Science and society: a dialogue without communicators?

To give a good public speech is art; but definitely more difficult is to organize a productive exchange of points of views between scientists, experts, non-experts and policy-makers on controversial issues such as a scenario workshop or a consensus conference. Many skills and a deep knowledge both of the topic and of the methodology are required. But this is the future of science communication, a field where the dialogical model will impose new and complex formats of communication and a new sensibility, using also the most traditional media. But are science communicators prepared for that? What is the state of the art of science communicator training?

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Behavioral Insights for Development from Mobile Network Big Data: Enlightening Policy Makers on the State of the Art

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2522814 ◽

2014 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sriganesh Lokanathan ◽

Roshanthi Lucas Gunaratne

Keyword(s):

Big Data ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Mobile Network ◽

The State ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Network Big Data

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Peer Review in Academia

Peer review in an Era of Evaluation ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-75263-7_1 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 3-36

Author(s):

Eva Forsberg ◽

Lars Geschwind ◽

Sara Levander ◽

Wieland Wermke

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Academic Profession ◽

The State ◽

Science And Society ◽

Individual Contributions

AbstractIn this chapter, we outline the notion of peer review and its relation to the autonomy of the academic profession and the contract between science and society. This is followed by an introduction of some key themes regarding the practices of peer review. Next, we specify some reasons to further explore different practices of peer review. Briefly, the state of the art is presented. Finally, the structure of this volume and its individual contributions are presented.

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College of American Pathologists Consensus Conference XXXVI: Diagnostic Issues in Thrombophilia

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine ◽

10.5858/2002-126-1277-coapcc ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 126 (11) ◽

pp. 1277-1280 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

John D. Olson

Keyword(s):

Clinical Studies ◽

Laboratory Testing ◽

Medical Literature ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Data Extraction ◽

Consensus Conference ◽

The State ◽

Data Sources ◽

Level Of Evidence ◽

Thrombotic Risk

Abstract Objectives.—To review the state of the art relating to laboratory testing for thrombophilia, as reflected by the medical literature and the consensus opinion of recognized experts in the field, and to make recommendations regarding laboratory testing (whom to test, when to test, what tests to perform, rationale for testing, and other issues) in the assessment of thrombotic risk in individual patients and their family members. Data Sources.—Review of the medical literature (primarily from the last 10 years) and the experience and opinions of experts in the field were used as data sources. Data Extraction and Synthesis.—Participating authors evaluated the medical literature and prepared manuscripts with specific proposed recommendations. Drafts of all of the manuscripts were prepared and circulated to every participant in the College of American Pathologists Conference XXXVI: Diagnostic Issues in Thrombophilia prior to the conference. Each of the conclusions and associated recommendations was then presented for discussion. Recommendations were accepted if a consensus of 70% or more of the 27 experts attending the conference was reached. The results of the discussion were then used to revise the manuscripts and recommendations into final form. Conclusions.—Consensus was reached on 179 recommendations, all of which are presented in articles in this issue of the Archives. Detailed discussion of the rationale for each of these recommendations is found in the text of the respective articles, along with citations to justify the level of evidence for the recommendations. This is an evolving area of research, and it is certain that further clinical studies will change many of the recommendations, cause some to be deleted, and add others in the future.

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Place marketing in the policy makers' perspective: testing a holistic model to unfold the state of the art

International Journal of Business and Globalisation ◽

10.1504/ijbg.2016.078841 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 423

Author(s):

Barbara Masiello ◽

Francesco Izzo ◽

Enrico Bonetti ◽

Raffaele Fedele

Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

Place Marketing ◽

Holistic Model ◽

Policy Makers

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Practical Picture Processing

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100051700 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 338-339

Author(s):

T. A. Welton

Keyword(s):

Radiation Damage ◽

Coherence Length ◽

Spatial Information ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Coherent Radiation ◽

The State ◽

Energy Spread ◽

Electron Micrograph ◽

Picture Processing ◽

Molecular Skeleton

Various authors have emphasized the spatial information resident in an electron micrograph taken with adequately coherent radiation. In view of the completion of at least one such instrument, this opportunity is taken to summarize the state of the art of processing such micrographs. We use the usual symbols for the aberration coefficients, and supplement these with £ and 6 for the transverse coherence length and the fractional energy spread respectively. He also assume a weak, biologically interesting sample, with principal interest lying in the molecular skeleton remaining after obvious hydrogen loss and other radiation damage has occurred.

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