Introduction to this Special Issue

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHAN OEPEN ◽  
DAN FLICKINGER ◽  
HANS USZKOREIT ◽  
JUN-ICHI TSUJII
Keyword(s):  
Reference Data ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Language Engineering ◽  
Reference Grammar ◽  
Current State ◽  
Complete Survey ◽  
The Common ◽  
The University ◽  
Test Suites

This issue of Natural Language Engineering journal reports on recent achievements in the domain of HPSG-based parsing. Research groups at Saarbrücken, CSLI Stanford and the University of Tokyo have worked on grammar development and processing systems that allow the use of HPSG-based processing in practical application contexts. Much of the research reported here has been collaborative, and all of the work shares a commitment to producing comparable results on wide-coverage grammars with substantial test suites. The focus of this special issue is deliberately narrow, to allow detailed technical reports on the results obtained among the collaborating groups. Thus, the volume cannot aim at providing a complete survey on the current state of the field. This introduction summarizes the research background for the work reported in the issue, and puts the major new approaches and results into perspective. Relationships to similar efforts pursued elsewhere are included, along with a brief summary of the research and development efforts reflected in the volume, the joint reference grammar, and the common sets of reference data.

The Make or Buy Decision in the Context of Manufacturing Strategy Development

1993 ◽  
Vol 207 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
D R Probert ◽  
S W Jones ◽  
M J Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Integration ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Cost Model ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Manufacturing Strategy ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Current State ◽  
The University

This paper describes an approach to structuring the make or buy decision process, basing it firmly in the context of an overall manufacturing strategy. The work has been carried out jointly by the University of Cambridge Manufacturing Engineering Group and Lucas Industries. A review of the current state of ideas surrounding the linked issues of vertical integration and make or buy decisions is presented. Important features of the approach include identification of core manufacturing capabilities, assessment of the role of technology in manufacturing, the development of a cost model to support make or buy decisions and a review of the strategic implications of varying degrees of vertical integration. Further, the approach has been embodied in a practical methodology that has been applied within Lucas Aerospace. A brief review of this practical application is included.

International Governance, Responsibility and Management of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Freestone
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
International Governance ◽  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Current State ◽  
Ocean Governance ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
National Jurisdiction ◽  
The University

Abstract This article is a summary of a keynote address given at the Symposium held at the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea at the University of Utrecht on 8 July 2011, the articles from which are collected in this Special Issue. It considers the threats facing the high seas and open ocean, and it considers the defects of the current state of governance of areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), using the current efforts to protect the Sargasso Sea as an example. It then puts forward the case for the restatement of principles of ocean governance as part of a process within the UN to develop a new instrument to govern ABNJ.

Introduction: Wales, a new agenda for urban history

Urban History ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER BORSAY ◽  
LOUISE MISKELL ◽  
OWEN ROBERTS
Keyword(s):  
Urban History ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Current State ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
The University

The publication in 2000 of the three-volume Cambridge Urban History of Britain presented British urban historians with an ideal opportunity to take stock of the current state of research in their discipline. For Welsh urban historians it raised a number of particularly thorny issues. Whilst it contained some important chapters focused exclusively on the history of Welsh towns, it also identified Wales as one of the most under-researched areas of urban Britain. This special issue, dedicated specifically to Welsh urban history, has been conceived in part as a response to that finding. It also represents the collective efforts of scholars, new and established, whose research on urban Wales was presented at a conference on ‘Understanding Urban Wales’ at the University of Wales Swansea in September 2003. The event demonstrated the existence of a healthy ‘critical mass’ of scholarship, at both postgraduate and postdoctoral level, on Welsh towns and their development.

What Is The Future Of Educational Gerontology

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Glendenning
Keyword(s):  
Guest Editor ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
University Of Oklahoma ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Educational Gerontology ◽  
The University

Educational gerontology is a comparatively new field of study. In British terminology, it concerns learning in the later years and the methodology relating to this. This special issue of the American journal Educational Gerontology provides an opportunity for reflection on the current state of the art on both sides of the Atlantic. Huey B. Long of the University of Oklahoma, as Guest Editor, invited contributors (eight American and one British) to speculate on likely developments in the field of educational gerontology during the period 1990 to 2010. Not all the authors accepted the challenge and four of the nine papers are considered here.

scholarly journals Considering EU External Relations after Brexit: Introduction

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul James Cardwell ◽  
Rachael Dickson
Keyword(s):  
Special Issue ◽  
James Madison ◽  
Bilateral Agreements ◽  
External Relations ◽  
Departure Date ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Charitable Trust ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University

This special issue of Europe and the World: A law review consists of selected articles that were presented at a workshop on External Relations in the post-Brexit EU, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow in October 2018. The workshop was generously funded by the James Madison Charitable Trust and the New Professors Fund of the University of Strathclyde. The purpose of the workshop was to consider the multifaceted dimensions of Brexit on the European Union’s external relations, and in particular to consider how interdisciplinary perspectives can enrich our understanding of the law underpinning the subject. This includes the EU’s externally facing institutional frameworks; law and policy on foreign, security and defence policies; trade and the Common Commercial Policy; and bilateral agreements with third countries or regions. The workshop was held around the mid-point in time from the referendum of June 2016 until the eventual departure of the UK on 31 January 2020 (although the final departure date and exit arrangements were unknown at the time). As such, the workshop contributors based their analyses on what the future impact of Brexit might be. Drawing on the extensive scholarship on EU external relations that has blossomed over previous decades, the authors of this special issue have been able to comprehensively analyse what future EU external relations might look like.

scholarly journals The Legacy Lives on, a Year Later: Dr. Stan A. Kuczaj A Special Issue –Part 2

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holli C. Eskelinen ◽  
Heather M. Hill ◽  
Rachel T. Walker ◽  
Marie Trone
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
University Of Southern Mississippi ◽  
Scientific Legacy ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Common ◽  
The University ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Behavior And Cognition

The scientific community has mourned the loss of Dr. Stan Kuczaj, Professor at The University of Southern Mississippi and Director of the Marine Mammal Behavior and Cognition Laboratory, for the past year. In this time of grieving and reminiscing, his scientific legacy has continued to live on through students, collaborators and trusted colleagues. Stan’s passing has acted in part as a motivator to continue to publish works that he invested time and energy in as a tribute, seeing his visions through to fruition. In addition to publishing droves of literature, his colleagues within the development and comparative fields have bound together for the common goal of advancing the science through new collaborations, merged resources, and tackling innovative topics in comparative studies. This second commemorative special issue is a testament to the vast scope of Stan’s impact on the scientific community, as well as his legacy that each of his students and colleagues continues to cultivate. Ten additional papers round out our initial tribute to Dr. Stan Kuczaj in honor of his lifetime achievements.

Approaching minimal cognition: introduction to the special issue

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 401-405
Author(s):  
Nick Brancazio ◽  
Miguel Segundo-Ortin ◽  
Patrick McGivern
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bounds ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Cognitive Behaviors ◽  
Current State ◽  
Short Summary ◽  
The University

This special issue highlights the growing interdisciplinary interest in minimal cognition, bringing together a number of philosophers and scientists interested in investigating where, how, and why cognition arises. In what follows, we introduce the topic of minimal cognition by giving a brief look at debates and discussions about the lower bounds of cognition, minimally cognitive behaviors, and the possibility of life-mind continuity. Afterwards, we offer a short summary of each of the contributions to this issue. In the spirit of the Minimal Cognition conferences at the University of Wollongong at which the contributors participated, we hope this special issue will enrich the current state of minimal cognition research by putting a number of different disciplines and approaches into conversation.

Health and Medical Informatics Education

1994 ◽  
Vol 33 (03) ◽  
pp. 246-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Haux ◽  
F. J. Leven ◽  
J. R. Moehr ◽  
D. J. Protti
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Medical Informatics ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Academic Degree ◽  
The University

Abstract:Health and medical informatics education has meanwhile gained considerable importance for medicine and for health care. Specialized programs in health/medical informatics have therefore been established within the last decades.This special issue of Methods of Information in Medicine contains papers on health and medical informatics education. It is mainly based on selected papers from the 5th Working Conference on Health/Medical Informatics Education of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), which was held in September 1992 at the University of Heidelberg/Technical School Heilbronn, Germany, as part of the 20 years’ celebration of medical informatics education at Heidelberg/Heilbronn. Some papers were presented on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the health information science program of the School of Health Information Science at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Within this issue, programs in health/medical informatics are presented and analyzed: the medical informatics program at the University of Utah, the medical informatics program of the University of Heidelberg/School of Technology Heilbronn, the health information science program at the University of Victoria, the health informatics program at the University of Minnesota, the health informatics management program at the University of Manchester, and the health information management program at the University of Alabama. They all have in common that they are dedicated curricula in health/medical informatics which are university-based, leading to an academic degree in this field. In addition, views and recommendations for health/medical informatics education are presented. Finally, the question is discussed, whether health and medical informatics can be regarded as a separate discipline with the necessity for specialized curricula in this field.In accordance with the aims of IMIA, the intention of this special issue is to promote the further development of health and medical informatics education in order to contribute to high quality health care and medical research.

Can-Do descriptors – Realigning English Language Curriculum at Higher Education Institution to CEFR

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Erda Wati Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
English Curriculum ◽  
The Common ◽  
The University

The Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR) has become the standard used to describe and evaluate students’ command of a second or foreign language. It is an internationally acknowledged standard language proficiency framework which many countries have adopted such as China, Thailand, Japan and Taiwan. Malaysia Ministry of Education is aware and realise the need for the current English language curriculum to be validated as to reach the international standard as prescribed by the CEFR. The implementation of CEFR has begun at primary and secondary level since 2017 and now higher education institutions are urged to align their English Language Curriculum to CEFR as part of preparation in receiving students who have been taught using CEFR-aligned curriculum at schools by year 2022. This critical reflection article elucidates the meticulous processes that we have embarked on in re-aligning our English Language Curriculum to the standard and requirements of CEFR. The paper concludes with a remark that the alignment of the English curriculum at the university needs full support from the management in ensuring that all the stakeholders are fully prepared, informed and familiar with the framework.

Challenges to Foster Resilience

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Tania Maritza Díaz Macías ◽  
Leila María Álava Barreiro ◽  
Diana Stefani Velásquez García
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Current State ◽  
The University ◽  
Conceptual Evolution ◽  
Scientific Pedagogical

The work aims to provoke critical educational reflections on the current state of the scientific-pedagogical conception of inclusive education in the university context. In this sense, we are aware of the existence of an extremely positive conceptual evolution in recent times. It is necessary to articulate new discourses and teaching practices that project and illuminate the idea that inclusive education as a permanent process of change in education and for which the development of psychological activities outlined in resilience can play an important role. The Ecuadorian higher education system has experienced, for a few years, changes of great pedagogical interest. In this framework, a whole process of generating educational policies and inclusive education is shown, taking as a framework the professors and managers of the Technical University of Manabí (UTM) (Ecuador), to contribute to the greater inclusive development of the said university. The main challenges for university institutions regarding fostering the resilience of the academic process are presented.

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