Openness and collaboration in scientific research are attracting increasing attention from scholars and practitioners alike. However, a common understanding of these phenomena is hindered by disciplinary boundaries and disconnected research streams. We link dispersed knowledge on Open Innovation, Open Science, and related concepts such as Responsible Research and Innovation by proposing a unifying Open Innovation in Science (OIS) Research Framework. This framework captures the antecedents, contingencies, and consequences of open and collaborative practices along the entire process of generating and disseminating scientific insights and translating them into innovation. Moreover, it elucidates individual-, team-, organisation-, field-, and society-level factors shaping OIS practices. To conceptualise the framework, we employed a collaborative approach involving 47 scholars from multiple disciplines, highlighting both tensions and commonalities between existing approaches. The OIS Research Framework thus serves as a basis for future research, informs policy discussions, and provides guidance to scientists and practitioners.

Abstract. Metal mining at great depths is associated with a high demand for fresh air required to cool down mine openings, evacuate noxious gases and contaminants, as well as to provide sufficient amounts of oxygen for miners. Diesel powered loadhaul-dump (LHD) machines, trucks and other mobile equipment used extensively by modern mines not only emit exhaust gases and diesel particulate matters (DPM), but constitute also an additional source of heat. As mine regulations get steadily more stringent with regard to air quality, the use of diesel engines has an increasingly adverse impact on ventilation costs. In this context, this paper examines electric drives (mainly those commercially available) as possible alternatives for diesel power trains. They are reviewed with regards to their principles, required infrastructure, as well as technical and operational issues. Their practicality and economic viability are also addressed. Moreover, their benefits and potential for implementation in the conditions of deep metal mines are discussed. The paper concludes with a resume of current and short-term potential of electric loading and haulage equipment as alternative to diesel-powered vehicles in deep metal mines. It underlines the growing interest in their application as means to improve sustainability of underground mining.

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