scholarly journals Special Issue on Disaster Storytelling, in Commemoration of 2020 TeLL-Net Forum, Kobe, Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-126
Author(s):  
Shingo Nagamatsu ◽  
Masahiro Sawada ◽  
Yuichi Ono ◽  
Naoto Tanaka ◽  
Mayumi Sakamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Community ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Disaster Research ◽  
Deep Appreciation ◽  
The World ◽  
Art And Culture ◽  
Scientific Value

This special issue of the Journal of Disaster Research focuses on disaster storytelling, an emerging concept in disaster risk reduction. Despite its popularity and importance, its individual practices and activities, as they tend to be spontaneous and local, have received only limited attention from academia and have not been given special attention by the disaster research community. The papers included in this volume contain multi-dimensional discussions on disaster storytelling, including ones that focus on concepts and theory, the functions of disaster museums, tourism, local communities, UNESCO geoparks, disaster ruins and heritage, art and culture, and disaster education. The readers can understand the variety of disaster storytelling activities that exist around the world and their potential contribution to building resilience in society. We believe this issue is the first academic publication to focus specifically on disaster storytelling, and we hope that this volume contributes to creating scientific value, attracts additional attention, and develops further discussions about the role of disaster storytelling within the disaster research community. We also believe that such discussions will help various individuals and entities reidentify the importance and significance of their activities of disaster storytelling as well as contribute to continuing or strengthening such activities around the world. All of the contributors to this issue participated in the International Forum on Telling Live Lessons from Disasters (TeLL-Net Forum), held January 24–26, 2020 in Kobe, Japan. The articles included in this issue include ones that were inspired by discussions during and after the forum. Readers interested in this forum can obtain the official report from the TeLL-Net website: https://tell-net.jp/forum2020/pdf/00_Tell_Net2020_Report_print.pdf. We, the editorial board of this special issue, would like to express our deep appreciation to the Hyogo Earthquake Memorial 21st Century Research Institute for the research grant on disaster storytelling. We also would like to express our gratitude to the Kobe Machizukuri Rokko Island Fund Charitable Trust (Tokyo, Japan) and AIG Institute (Osaka, Japan) for financial contributions that supported the publication of the issue.

Graham W. Mainwood (1929–1990)

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (11) ◽  
pp. 1655-1655
Author(s):  
George P. Biro ◽  
David J. Parry
Keyword(s):  
Early Retirement ◽  
Muscle Metabolism ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The University

Canada's biomedical research community was deeply saddened by the untimely death of Graham Mainwood on June 10, 1990, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.A native of Birmingham, U.K., Graham joined the Physiology Department at the fledgling Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa in 1955. Since then, he has been a tireless force in building the reputation of the Department and of the Faculty. He became well known beyond Canada's borders for his studies on the electrophysiology and energetics of muscle and the mechanism of fatigue. His work on the effects of lactate flux and the role of changes in intracellular pH in muscle fatigue (e.g., Mainwood and Worsley-Brown 1975; Mainwood and Cechetto 1982; Renaud, Allard, and Mainwood 1986) is still cited in virtually every paper in this area. These studies, together with an ongoing interest in cardiac muscle, formed a natural platform from which he moved into the area of the elucidation of muscle metabolism by means of magnetic resonance spectroscopy–work he was actively pursuing up to the time of his death. Indeed, he had taken early retirement to be able to spend more time at the bench at the National Research Council of Canada. Three of the papers in this special issue arise from this work.All of us have been greatly touched by his sparkling intellect and generous helpfulness. We felt that the most appropriate way to recognize Graham's contributions to science and to our personal scientific development was to dedicate to his memory a special issue of the Journal which he served with distinction as a member of the Editorial Board for many years.

scholarly journals Presentation Special Issue: Cognitive science a special issue in cognitive science and the implementation of a comprehensive reviewing system

1969 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
The World

This special issue brings together the work that researchers around the world are currently carrying out on diverse topics in cognitive science and presents it to the research community in Latin America. The purpose behind this special issue is to motivate researchers on the continent to continue the studies presented herein and, ideally through networking with international researchers to initiate a rigorous research agenda in specific topics in cognitive science. This special issue offers a qualitatively comprehensive reviewing system to qualitatively, and a quantitatively assess of the manuscripts submitted. The following sections consider these two aspects.

Presenting the Second JDR Award

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-223
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Takahashi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
State University ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Disaster Research ◽  
Construction Engineering ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Disaster Control ◽  
First Time ◽  
Oregon State University

The Journal of Disaster Research (JDR) has published many special issues in addition to its regular issues. These special issues have included various papers that have covered disasters comprehensively. Among them, the Special Issue on “Tsunami Forces and Effects on Structures” in Vol.4 No.6, 2009 and the Special Issue on “Uncertainties in Tsunami Effects” in Vol.11 No.4, 2016 include practical papers on tsunami disasters which are sure to contribute greatly to tsunami disaster control. The members of the JDR editorial board have unanimously agreed to present this second JDR Award to the editor of the special issues: Harry Yeh Professors, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, USA I met Professor Harry Yeh for the first time while doing a field survey on the earthquake and tsunami that struck Flores Island, Indonesia in December 1992. He was already a world-renowned researcher, known for his theoretical tsunami research based on accurate hydraulic experiments. I remember that I was deeply impressed with his energetic attitude towards the survey as he worked to reveal phenomena on the disaster site. Since then, I have accompanied him on various disaster surveys, and I have listened to his unique and significant opinions on tsunami studies at many conferences. The two special issues mentioned above reflect his broad range of knowledge and experience. On behalf of the JDR editorial board, I wish to thank Professor Harry Yeh for his efforts and to congratulate him as the winner of the second JDR Award. Tomoyuki Takahashi Professor, Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University, Japan

Special Issue on Understanding Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-371
Author(s):  
Fumiko Kasuga
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Disaster Research

Recent developments in medicine and anti-microbial treatment based on intensive research on basic microbiology have successfully been controlling many infectious diseases to be nonfatal. As stated by Dr. Nobuhiko Okabe in the first section of this issue, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases still threaten human lives and health both in developing and industrialized countries. A multiprefectural outbreak of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) O111 and O157 due to raw beef consumption took the lives of victims, including young children, earlier this year in Japan, following which people worldwide were panicked by news from Europe of a huge outbreak of EHEC O104. Infectious diseases result from interaction between pathogens and humans including our behaviors. The Journal of Disaster Research has already drawn readers’ attention to infectious diseases in its special issue on “Our Social Activities Are Always Related to Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases,” with Guest Editor Dr. Masayuki Saijo in JDR Vol.4, No.5, October, 2009. That issue reviewed the background behind infectious disease emergence and reemergence using examples of viral diseases that could cause serious public health concerns, and emphasized the need for preparedness and responses, including against bioterrorism. The present issue again reminds readers of the threat of infectious diseases by demonstrating bacterial and viral infections, focusing more on basic knowledge about these pathogens. Disease history, and epidemiology and the microbiological nature of pathogens and infection pathways are summarized. Treatment, vaccination and other control measures, and law and other social systems for controlling disease are also reviewed. We believe that a better understanding of pathogens will enable society to build better strategies for overcoming problems with emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, such as appropriate preventive measures, treatment and control for preventing outbreaks from expanding. We also hope that such considerations are also useful to disaster control experts in other areas. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the authors and reviewers for their great contributions to this issue, and to the Editorial Board and the Secretariat of the Journal of Disaster Research for their continuous encouragement and assistance.

scholarly journals Overview of the Special Issue on the Development of Disaster Statistics Part 2

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1010-1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Sasaki ◽  
◽  
Yuichi Ono
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
International Studies ◽  
River Engineering ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Disaster Research ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys

A year has passed since the first special issue on the development of disaster statistics was published in the Journal of Disaster Research. The attempt to improve and utilize disaster statistics throughout the world is still in progress, although it is steadily moving forward. Under such circumstances, the Global Centre for Disaster Statistics (GCDS) at Tohoku University has also made advances in this area. The Centre participates in the Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) launched by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). This second special issue on the development of disaster statistics aims to publish the research results from the latest studies related to this topic. For the SFVC, the GCDS has committed to publishing this special issue of the Journal of Disaster Research towards the development of disaster statistics as for academic contributions. In addition, the publication of the special issue itself has a positive impact on the acceleration of research activity at the GCDS. In this issue, there seems to be two main categories of research questions; namely “development of the existing disciplined-based research,” and “analyzing various issues by means of questionnaire surveys.” Under the umbrella of the development of the existing disciplined-based research by means of disaster statistics, two disciplines are covered: river engineering, and international studies. The large number of studies based on questionnaire surveys acts as an excellent reminder of the effectiveness of a questionnaire survey when adopted as a methodology of disaster statistics. The guest editors hope that this second special issue on the development of disaster statistics would also contribute to the literature of disaster statistics and accelerate their development.

scholarly journals Focus on Translational Research

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-195
Author(s):  
John M. McDowell ◽  
John Carr ◽  
Matteo Lorito
Keyword(s):  
Translational Research ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Fundamental Knowledge ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Fundamental Understanding ◽  
Microbe Interactions ◽  
Mechanistic Understanding

Readers of this journal are well aware how far our field has progressed towards mechanistic understanding of pathogenesis and immunity. Almost concurrently, this new fundamental knowledge is being translated into new tools for reducing disease losses in crops. This is obviously exciting for our research community and our varied stakeholders. Thus, the MPMI editorial board decided that the time is right for a special issue devoted to the topic of Translational Research. This issue comprises reviews, invited by the editors, and primary reports submitted in response to an open call. We are gratified to introduce articles that collectively encompass a wide range of applications and clearly illustrate the practical value of fundamental understanding of molecular plant-microbe interactions. Click on Next Article or Table of Contents above to view the articles in this Focus Issue. (From the mobile site, go to the MPMI March 2014 issue.)

EDITOR'S FOREWORD

2004 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Harding
Keyword(s):  
Associate Editor ◽  
Major Event ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Theatre History ◽  
Single Issue ◽  
Deep Appreciation ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Millennium

When I first approached my colleague Jody Enders about the possibility of doing a special issue of Theatre Survey during her tenure as Associate Editor, I had no idea that she would translate my offer into a major event in the journal's history. We at Theatre Survey have long been blessed with a steady stream of excellent scholarship from theatre historians around the world, but seldom have we been able to amass, in a single issue, as prestigious a collection of scholars as those whose work grace the pages of our November issue. I am grateful to each and every one of them for their contributions. But I am especially grateful to Jody Enders for her (nothing short of) magical ability to recruit so many prominent voices in our profession and to place them in a dialogue about the future of theatre history in this new millennium. She well deserves our acknowledgment and admiration for the amazing work that she had done here, and I am delighted to have the occasion of this special issue of Theatre Survey to express my deep appreciation of the work that she has been doing for the journal since she became Associate Editor almost two years ago. Soon Jody's tenure as Editor will begin, and as you read the collection of essays she has compiled for this issue, I suspect your thoughts will concur with my own about what this transition in Editors means: while the future of theatre history in the new millennium may be subject to debate, the future of Theatre Survey looks very promising indeed.

scholarly journals EDITORIAL

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. i-iii
Author(s):  
A.K.M.A. Islam
Keyword(s):  
Coming Out ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Interdisciplinary Nature ◽  
Special Mention

It is our pleasure to see the second issue of the Journal of Scientific Research coming out in time. From the trend in the submission of manuscript it seems that the journal is acting as a catalyst for the advancement of science both within and outside the Asian region. Increased submissions from the world research community will eventually fulfill our mission and aim for the journal with its interdisciplinary nature to stand for the international scientific publishing standards.  I hope that the journal will soon be recognised by the much wider research community as their forum for the dissemination of knowledge.We continue to recognize that the success of a journal depends on the quality of authors, reviewers and the editorial board. All the people involved in bringing out the issue of the journal should deserve thanks for their indispensable participation. Special mention should be made of the reviewers who voluntarily contributed their valuable time to complete reviews within a reasonable time. I should also acknowledge the International Network for the availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) for helping us publish via BanglaJOL. A K M A Islam Editor-in-Chief email: [email protected] website: www.banglajol.info/index.php/JSR© 2009 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.DOI: 10.3329/jsr.v1i2.2390

scholarly journals Editor's note

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-339
Keyword(s):  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Uruguay Round ◽  
Trade Negotiations ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
10Th Anniversary ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Direction

This special issue of the World Trade Review marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the World Trade Organization as part of the agreements reached during the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations. The Editorial Board is pleased to present the reflections of all the former Director-Generals of the WTO on the organization's achievements and shortcomings over the past decade, as well as their thoughts on its future direction.

EDITORIAL

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. i-iv
Author(s):  
A K M A Islam
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Science ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Editorial Policy ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Advisory Boards

Journal of Scientific Research EDITORIAL Do we need a new journal? The answer lies in the fact that currently no international journal (online and print) with interdisciplinary character which specifically caters to the academic needs of the international community operates from Bangladesh. This journal aims to fill this lacuna and to be a bridge for the scientists from the east and the west. This is the first issue of the Journal of Scientific Research (JSR). The idea of launching a journal that hopes to publish quality scientific works was planted in early 2008 during a science faculty meeting at Rajshahi University. Now it is our pleasure to see the idea blossom into the first issue of first volume (1 January 2009) that contains scientific work not only of Asian regions but of much beyond that. The inaugural issue indicates the type of journal we hope to become. It is wide ranging and interdisciplinary. Our contributors include scholars at every stage of their academic career. As regards editorial policy and scope the Journal of Scientific Research is a peer-reviewed international journal originally intended for publication annually. But due to a satisfactory flow of manuscripts since the first announcements the publication frequency has now been increased to 3 online issues (one print volume) per year.The journal is a unifying force, going across the barriers between disciplines, addressing all related topics and materials. An international Editorial Board (along with an Advisory Board) comprising of renowned academics from various fields guides our editorial policy and direction. The journal is devoted to the publication of original research (research paper, review paper, short communication) covering the following fields:Section A:  Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Geophysics, Computer, Environmental Science, Communications and Information Technology, Engineering and related branches.Section B:  Chemical and Biological Sciences: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Biology, Genetics, Fisheries and related branches.The articles selected for the first issue have been reviewed by two discipline-specialists, and their recommendations have been appropriately incorporated. Submissions from the world research community are encouraged to fulfill our mission and aim for the journal to stand for the international scientific publishing standards.    It was clear during the planning and development of this first issue that the Asian region needs a forum through which research could be shared and acknowledged. I hope that this journal will soon be recognised by the wider research community as their forum for the dissemination of knowledge. We hope that the journal will not simply act as a place for publication of material, though obviously this is important, but should act as a catalyst for the advancement of science both within and outside the region.The journal is being published both online and in print. Online publishing, unique in nature, is faster and far less expensive than traditional hard copy publishing. Access of online journals is easier and better images, storage and multimedia are other advantages. I must thank the International Network for the availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) for helping us publish via BanglaJOL – and the help of Ms. Sioux Cumming in this regard is worthy of mention.The success of a journal depends on the quality of its Editorial Board and the reviewers. The effort that I have seen from them speaks well for the future of the new born journal.  Both the Editorial and Advisory Boards should deserve thanks for their indispensable advice and support during the planning phases of the journal. I should also thank the reviewers who contributed their valuable time to complete reviews within a reasonable time. I truly hope that the diversity contained in this first issue of the journal will be the hallmark of future issues. A K M A Islam email: [email protected]  website: www.banglajol.info/index.php/JSR           © 2009 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.DOI: 10.3329/jsr.vlil.1703    

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