scholarly journals Research ethics: a safeguard for advanced technologies

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 1787-1792
Author(s):  
Hepeng Jia
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Research Ethics ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Beijing China

Abstract With the fast development of cutting-edge technologies and their greater integration into human life, more ethical challenges emerge. The problem became more salient when the world's first genetically edited babies were born in China in violation of existing ethical rules. Although the responsible researcher He Jiankui was sentenced for imprisonment for three years last December, it is still necessary to examine the current status of research ethics and the challenges in China. Has China set up a sophisticated research ethics system? For research ethics and their implementation in China, are there unique national characteristics? Can the dominant ethics principles primarily developed from life science research be equally adopted in the emerging artificial intelligence research and development? At an online forum organized by National Science Review (NSR) and through subsequent correspondences among forum participants, NSR Executive Editor-in-Chief Mu-ming Poo and guest moderator Hepeng Jia asked three scientists and three bioethicists or philosophers of science and technology in the field to examine the dynamic development of research ethics in China. Weiwen Duan Philosopher of Science and Technology at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China Junjiu Huang Life scientist focused on genetics at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China Renzong Qiu Bioethicist at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China Qiang Sun Life scientist and the principal investigator (PI) of clone monkey program at Shanghai Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China Yi Zeng Artificial intelligence scientist at Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Xiaomei Zhai Bioethicist at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China Mu-ming Poo (Chair) Neurobiologist at Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China Hepeng Jia (Co-chair) Professor of Science Communication at Soochow University, Suzhou, China

scholarly journals Science communication in China: a critical component of the global science powerhouse

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 824-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
American Association ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Editorial Content ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Beijing China

Abstract China has attached a great significance to bringing science to the public—known as kepu (科普, ‘science popularization’) or kexue chuanbo (科学传播, ‘science dissemination’)—in recent years, partly in response to its unprecedented push for innovation in science and technology. In 2018, it spent 16 billion yuan (US$2.3 billion) on such endeavours, nearly 80% of which was government funding, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Science and Technology. With one science-education venue for every million people, approximately 76 million visits were made to the country's 518 general-science museums and 142 million visits were made to 943 museums dedicated to a specific subject matter, such as the Geological Museum of China. In a forum chaired by National Science Review’s executive editor-in-chief, Mu-ming Poo, scientists, journalists and public-information officers discussed the differences in science communication between China and developed nations, the challenges and opportunities of raising scientific literacy in China, how it has played out in a wide range of controversial topics, from stem-cell research to climate change, and the importance of international collaboration. Tao Deng Director of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Hepeng Jia Science journalist and science-communication scholar at Soochow University, Suzhou, China Brian Lin Director of the Editorial Content Strategy, EurekAlert!, American Association of the Advancement of Science, Washington DC, USA Joy Ma Manager of the Editorial Content, EurekAlert!, American Association of the Advancement of Science, Washington DC, USA Lai Xu Former chief editor of Guokr.com, Beijing, China Shi Yan Deputy director of the China Research Institute for Science Popularisation, Chinese Association of Science and Technology, Beijing, China Mu-ming Poo (Chair) Director of the Insitute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

scholarly journals Safeguarding China's water resources

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
And Control ◽  
Beijing China

Abstract Water is scarce in China. The country ekes by with only one-quarter of the global average for water per person. The scarcity is exacerbated by rampant pollution—with devastating consequences on ecosystems, food supply and public health. In the face of growing population, water pollution threatens the very survival of the Chinese nation. In his speech at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China last October, President Xi Jinping repeatedly emphasized the importance to redress the balance between economic development and environmental protection. One of his most frequently cited phrases is ‘clean waters and lush mountains are gold and silver’. And he has matched his rhetoric with action. In April 2015, the State Council, China's cabinet, issued the Water Pollution and Control Action Plan (known as Shuishitiao or Water Ten Plan)—widely hailed as the toughest and most comprehensive water policy to date. Last October, it announced a five-year plan to tackle water pollution, with a budget of 700 billion yuan (US$106 billion). The country's top legislature has also revised the Water Prevention and Control Law, which will go into effect in early 2018. In a forum chaired by National Science Review’s Executive Editor-in-Chief Mu-ming Poo, a panel of experts of diverse backgrounds and perspectives discussed the current status of China's water resources, their views on the comprehensive policy package, how national initiatives have been going, what the challenges are and why information transparency and public participation are absolutely essential in environmental protection. Weijiang Liu Hydrologist at the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Beijing, China Ji Shen Environment scientist at Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China Chunmiao Zheng Hydrologist at Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China Jun Ma Founder and director of the non-governmental organization Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, Beijing, China Tao Tao Environment scientist at the College of Environmental Science and Engineering and the Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment at Tongji University, Shanghai, China Mu-ming Poo (Chair) Director, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China

Two new species of the spider genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Pakistan

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4820 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-185
Author(s):  
TIANQI LAN ◽  
ZHIYUAN YAO ◽  
ABID ALI ◽  
GUO ZHENG ◽  
SHUQIANG LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Type ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Gilgit Baltistan ◽  
First Time ◽  
Beijing China

The genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 is reported from Pakistan for the first time. Two new species of the Pholcus nenjukovi species-group are described: Pholcus hamuchal Yao & Li sp. nov. (Gilgit Baltistan, male and female) and Pholcus kalam Yao & Li sp. nov. (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, male and female). Type material is deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing, China.

A Scientometric Mapping of Contributions to Journal of Computer Science and Technology during 2012-2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-56
Author(s):  
Vimlesh Patel
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Authorship Pattern ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Prolific Authors ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

The paper presents a Scientometrics mapping of papers published inJournal of Computer Science and Technology, during 2012 to 2016 as reflected in Web of Science database. It attempts to analyze the growth and development of publications output of Journal of Computer Science and Technologyas reflected. Data for a total of 485 have been downloaded and analysed according to objectives. The study reveals thatThe year wise growth rate revel that highest no. papers published in 2015, No. of Papers: 106 (21.86%) Authorship pattern data reveals that most of the authors like to publish papers in collaborations and most preferred authorship pattern was four author i.e. no. publications for four authors were 125 (25.77 %). The Degree of Collaboration (DC) revel that DC is found highest in 0.95 Co-Authored Publication. The highly prolific authors and their publications revel that Zhang L, published highest numbers of papers (11 nos.), the geographical distribution contributions (International) is revel that Peoples R China is in the top with no. of publications is 371 (76.50%), it is found from institution-wise distribution of papers that highest contributed institutions was Chinese Academy of Sciences with 93 Publications (19.18%) is placed at 1st rank and the average of citations per year (2012-2016) were 205.

A review of Megachile (Chelostomoda) Michener (Megachilidae: Megachilini) known from China with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3267 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
ZE-QING NIU ◽  
YAN-RU WU ◽  
CHAO-DONG ZHU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Insect Collection

The Chinese species of Megachile (Chelostomoda) Michener, 1962, are treated in this paper. Megachile (C.) guangxiensesp. nov. is described and illustrated. A checklist of the known Chinese species, distribution records, and an updated iden-tification key are provided. The type specimens of M. guangxiense are deposited in the Insect Collection of the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (IZCAS, Beijing).

Aulacophoroides (Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae), a generic account, description of a new species from Hong Kong (China) and a key to species

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1299 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
GEXIA X. QIAO ◽  
LIYUN Y. JIANG ◽  
JON H. MARTIN
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
New Species ◽  
Zoological Museum ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
A New Species

The aphid genus Aulacophoroides Eastop and Hille Ris Lambers is reviewed. Aulacophoroides millettiae sp. nov. is described from Millettia sp. in Hong Kong, China. A key to the described species of Aulacophoroides is provided. The type specimens studied are deposited in the Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China and the Natural History Museum, London, U.K.

scholarly journals Five new species of Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 from China (Araneae, Macrothelidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1052 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Yejie Lin ◽  
Xunyou Yan ◽  
Shuqiang Li ◽  
Francesco Ballarin ◽  
Haifeng Chen
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Beijing China

Five new species of the genus Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 are described from China: Macrothele emei Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀, Sichuan), M. hanfeii Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀, Hainan), M. hungae Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀, Taiwan), M. limenghuai Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀, Sichuan), and M. nanning Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀, Guangxi). Types of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China.

One new species of Hemielimaea Brunner von Wattenwyl from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3252 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Xi-Ming Song ◽  
Li Yuan ◽  
Chun-Xiang Liu
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
One New Species

One new species Hemielimaea (Hemielimaea) adeviara sp. nov. from China is described. Characteristics of the stridulatory fileon underside of male left tegmen, male stridulatory area on left and right tegmen, and abdominal apex of male and female areprovided. Important and necessary illustrations of the new species are presented. The type specimens are deposited in Collections of Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (IZCAS).

scholarly journals Ten new species of the spider genus Althepus Thorell, 1898 from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 776 ◽  
pp. 27-60
Author(s):  
Fengyuan Li ◽  
Chang Liu ◽  
Shuqiang Li
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Beijing China

Spiders of the genus Althepus Thorell, 1898 are found throughout Southeast Asia, notable for their long walking legs. Ten new species are reported in this paper from China, Indonesia, Laos and Myanmar: A.chengmenensis Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.cheni Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.gouci Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.hongguangi Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.phousalao Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.qianhuang Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.qingyuani Li & Li, sp. n. (♀), A.sepakuensis Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.xuae Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀) and A.yizhuang Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀). These species were found in cave entrances and among tree-buttresses, indicating the spiders have a preference for dark and moist environments. All types are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China (IZCAS).

Description of a new species of Micrencaustes (subgenus Mimencaustes Heller) (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Encaustini) from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1176 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
JING LI ◽  
GUO-DONG REN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
First Time ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
One New Species ◽  
A New Species

The subgenus Mimencaustes Heller is recorded from mainland China for the first time. One new species, Micrencaustes (Mimencaustes) acridentata sp. nov., is described in this paper. Type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China and the Museum of Hebei University, Baoding, China.

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