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Sample structure according to the age of the respondents.. Source: authors own calculations.
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And, 65 being the retirement age, there are only a few persons who are still researching/applying for funds after this age, as we can notice in Fig 1. This result is also confirmed by the graphical representation in Fig 1.
Fundamental areas of interest of the respondents.. Source: authors own calculations.
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In an analysis of fundamental areas of research, we notice (Fig 2) that the respondents are divided more or less evenly.
Specific areas of interest of the respondents.. Source: authors own calculations.
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Fig 3 shows the specific areas of interest of the respondents.
Number of competitions in which respondents participated in the last 5 years and number of applications that obtained funding.. Source: authors own calculations.
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