scholarly journals Recent Advances in Smellscape Research for the Built Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieling Xiao ◽  
Francesco Aletta ◽  
Antonella Radicchi ◽  
Kate McLean ◽  
Larry E. Shiner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Odour Control ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Control And Management

The interrelationships between humans, smells and the built environment have been the focus of increasing numbers of research studies in the past ten years. This paper reviews these trends and identifies the challenges in smellscape research from three aspects: methodological approaches, artistic design interventions and museum practices, and odour policy making. In response to the gaps and challenges identified, three areas of future research have also been identified for this field: smell archives and databases, social justice within odour control and management, and research into advanced building materials.

Older age as a time to contribute: a scoping review of generativity in later life

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Feliciano Villar ◽  
Rodrigo Serrat ◽  
Michael W. Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Abstract Research on later-life generativity has promoted a new view of older persons that, far from the traditional images of disability, dependence and frailty, recognises their capacities, and potential to continue growing, while underlining their participation and contributions to families, communities and society. The goal of this study was to carry out a scoping review on later-life generativity, the first one conducted on this topic as far as we know, to show how studies in this area have evolved, which aspects of generativity in later life have been studied, and the methodological and epistemological approaches that are dominant in this area of inquiry. Our scoping review shows that research into generativity in later life has grown steadily over the past 30 years, and particularly during the last decade. However, our results also show how such growing interest has focused on certain methodological approaches, epistemological frameworks and cultural contexts. We identify four critical gaps and leading-edge research questions that should be at the forefront of future research into generativity in later life, gaps that reflect biases in the existing literature identified in the study. These are classified as methodological, developmental, contextual and ‘dark-side’ gaps.

scholarly journals Guidance on Design and Construction of the Built Environment Against Wildland Urban Interface Fire Hazard: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 1853-1883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Intini ◽  
Enrico Ronchi ◽  
Steven Gwynne ◽  
Noureddine Bénichou
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Fire Protection ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Wildland Urban Interface ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Design And Construction

Abstract Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, a worldwide problem, are gaining more importance over time due to climate change and increased urbanization in WUI areas. Some jurisdictions have provided standards, codes and guidelines, which may greatly help planning, prevention and protection against wildfires. This work presents a wide systematic review of standards, codes and guidelines for the design and construction of the built environment against WUI fire hazard from North American, European, Oceanic countries, alongside with trans-national codes. The main information reviewed includes: the definition of WUI hazards, risk areas and related severity classes, the influence of land and environmental factors, the requirements for building materials, constructions, utilities, fire protection measures and road access. Some common threads among the documents reviewed have been highlighted. They include similar attempts at: (a) defining WUI risk areas and severity classes, (b) considering land factors including the defensible space (also known as ignition zones), (c) prescribing requirements for buildings and access. The main gaps highlighted in the existing standards/guidelines include lacks of detailed and widespread requirements for resources, fire protection measures, and lacks of taking into account environmental factors in detail. The main design and construction principles contained in the reviewed documents are largely based on previous research and/or good practices. Hence, the main contributions of this paper consist in: (a) systematically disseminate these guidance concepts, (b) setting a potential basis for the development of standards/guidelines in other jurisdictions lacking dedicated WUI fire design guidance, (c) highlighting gaps in existing standards/guidelines to be addressed by current and future research.

scholarly journals Recent advances in biochar application for water and wastewater treatment: a review

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e9164
Author(s):  
Xiaoqing Wang ◽  
Zizhang Guo ◽  
Zhen Hu ◽  
Jian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Water And Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
Contaminants Removal ◽  
Sorption Mechanisms

In the past decade, researchers have carried out a massive amount of research on the application of biochar for contaminants removal from aqueous solutions. As an emerging sorbent with great potential, biochar has shown significant advantages such as the broad sources of feedstocks, easy preparation process, and favorable surface and structural properties. This review provides an overview of recent advances in biochar application in water and wastewater treatment, including a brief discussion of the involved sorption mechanisms of contaminants removal, as well as the biochar modification methods. Furthermore, environmental concerns of biochar that need to be paid attention to and future research directions are put forward to promote the further application of biochar in practical water and wastewater treatment.

Oxford Textbook of Rheumatoid Arthritis

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Disease Assessment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Drug Treatments

This new textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific and clinical aspects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Split into eight sections—history, diagnosis, and epidemiology; pathogenesis; clinical presentation; disease assessment; impact on life; non-drug treatments; drug treatments; and management and outcomes—it collects the contemporary ideas about RA and explains the revolutionary changes that have taken place over the past two decades, and indicates areas of future research. Witten by leading clinicians and scientists in the field, each chapter gives a detailed background, key recent advances, areas of doubt, and future directions of research.

Recent Advances in Tinnitus

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard S. Tyler ◽  
Jean-Marie Aran ◽  
René Dauman
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Animal Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Clinical Protocols ◽  
Hearing Impairments ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Psychological Techniques ◽  
The Past ◽  
Recent Advances

Tinnitus can be the most debilitating symptom faced by people with hearing impairments. In the past 10 years, there has been a large increase in tinnitus research and in the development of clinical protocols. New animal models and physiological procedures provide an important contribution to the understanding and measurement of tinnitus. The annoyance of tinnitus likely depends on its loudness and the psychological makeup of the patient. The loudness of a person's tinnitus can be compared with the equivalent loudness of a 1000 Hz tone in a normal ear. Several questionnaires have recently been introduced to quantify the handicap caused by tinnitus. Tinnitus maskers are apparently ineffective for most patients but they can be helpful in a few patients. Medications are largely ineffective in reducing tinnitus in most people. However, several psychological techniques for reducing the stress associated with tinnitus are currently under investigation, and preliminary results show some promise. Tinnitus can be reduced by electrical stimulation in a few patients, and this is also an important area for future research.

Atlantic Slavery and the Slave Trade: History and Historiography

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel B. Domingues da Silva ◽  
Philip Misevich
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Slave Trade ◽  
Feminist Movement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Plantation Slavery ◽  
Share Data ◽  
History Of ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Atlantic Slavery

Over the past six decades, the historiography of Atlantic slavery and the slave trade has shown remarkable growth and sophistication. Historians have marshalled a vast array of sources and offered rich and compelling explanations for these two great tragedies in human history. The survey of this vibrant scholarly tradition throws light on major theoretical and interpretive shifts over time and indicates potential new pathways for future research. While early scholarly efforts have assessed plantation slavery in particular on the antebellum United States South, new voices—those of Western women inspired by the feminist movement and non-Western men and women who began entering academia in larger numbers over the second half of the 20th century—revolutionized views of slavery across time and space. The introduction of new methodological approaches to the field, particularly through dialogue between scholars who engage in quantitative analysis and those who privilege social history sources that are more revealing of lived experiences, has conditioned the types of questions and arguments about slavery and the slave trade that the field has generated. Finally, digital approaches had a significant impact on the field, opening new possibilities to assess and share data from around the world and helping foster an increasingly global conversation about the causes, consequences, and integration of slave systems. No synthesis will ever cover all the details of these thriving subjects of study and, judging from the passionate debates that continue to unfold, interest in the history of slavery and the slave trade is unlikely to fade.

scholarly journals Institutional, Technology, and Policies of End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Industry and Its Indication on the Circular Economy- Comparative Analysis Between China and Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Wang ◽  
Lu Sun ◽  
Minoru Fujii ◽  
Yuke Li ◽  
Yonghe Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Recycling Rate ◽  
Vehicle Ownership ◽  
Recycling Industry ◽  
The Past ◽  
China And Japan ◽  
Laws And Regulations

With economic development and accelerated industrialization, resource consumption has seen rapid increase. Against such a consumer boom, vehicle ownership has rocketed up, which also brings surging numbers of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). Thus, recycling and disposing those ELVs turn out to be a head-scratching issue. As a result, how to effectively collect, dismantle, and recycling ELVs grows into a global topic. In China, over the past two decades, the Chinese vehicle ownership had grown rapidly to 261.5 million in 2019. Likewise, the ELV recycling industry in China also faces mounting challenges, especially in policy-making, recycling system, and the remanufacturing industry. The key challenges in the sector are the loss of ELVs and illegal dismantling. In recent years, despite the emergency of a group of large-scale quality dismantling enterprises, the overall technological level in the industry and the recycling rate require further advancement. In contrast, countries with highly mature automobile industry have seen a different image. Japan, for instance, has been the pioneer in the field of ELV recycling, created well-rounded laws and regulations on the industry, and developed advanced know-hows to cope with technical challenges. Therefore, this study, firstly, tries to summarize the laws and regulations and the latest industrial status of ELVs recycling in China and Japan. The deviation, if any, shall be analyzed between Japan‘s existing system and policy design, and the possible causes. Secondly, the Material Flow Analysis (MFA) method is adopted to analyse the changes of Resource Input Intensity (RII) of steel and oil for vehicles over the past 10 years, which shall provide the basis for future research on material recycling and waste treatment. Thirdly, the overall recycling rate of China's automobile products is analyzed, with the prediction that as technologies advance and related policies evolve, the recycling rate shall increase from 90 to 98% within 5 years. Fourthly, against the backdrop of circular economy development, this paper tries to provide an enlightenment to ELVs recycling management in China and Asian countries, with the stage of social development, policy system, social awareness of resource recycling, market guidance and other factors combined in the research. As a whole, this study tries to facilitate the sustainable development of the ELV recycling industry, provides support for the policy-making, and contributes to the building of a resource-saving and recycling-oriented society.

Women and Employment: A Decade Review

2001 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCIA G. KILLIEN
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Social Roles ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Nursing Research ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
The Past ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Contemporary women fulfill multiple social roles: wife or partner, parent and caregiver to elders, worker in the labor force. This chapter focuses on women and employment. Nursing research from the past decade on women and their role in the work force, with emphasis on the relationships between paid work and women’s other social roles and their health is reviewed. Major categories of nursing research contributions are summarized, including populations studied, methodological approaches, and major findings. Suggestions for emphases in future research are included.

scholarly journals Recent advances in the chemistry of bicyclo- and 1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butanes

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 751-765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Fawcett
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Atom ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Highly Strained

AbstractBicyclo[1.1.0]- and 1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butanes are structurally unique compounds that exhibit diverse chemistry. Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane is a four-membered carbocycle with a bridging C(1)-C(3) bond and 1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butane is an analog of bicyclo[1.1.0]butane featuring a nitrogen atom at one bridgehead. These structures are highly strained, allowing them to participate in a range of strain-releasing reactions which typically cleave the central, strained bond to deliver cyclobutanes or azetidines. However, despite these molecules being discovered in the 1950s and 1960s, and possessing a myriad of alluring chemical features, the chemistry and applications of bicyclo[1.1.0]- and 1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butanes remain underexplored. In the past 5 years, there has been a resurgent interest in their chemistry driven by the pharmaceutical industry’s increasing desire for new methods to access cyclobutanes and azetidines. This short review intends to provide a timely summary of the most recent developments in the chemistry of bicyclo[1.1.0]- and 1-azabicyclo[1.1.0]butane to highlight the diverse chemistry they can access, their value as synthetic precursors to cyclobutanes and azetidines, and to identify areas for future research.

Policy Making Introduction

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina TERREY ◽  
Sabine JUNGINGER
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Design Management ◽  
Support Design ◽  
The Past ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Professional Impact

The relationship that exists between design, policies and governance is quite complex and presents academic researchers continuously with new opportunities to engage and explore aspects relevant to design management. Over the past years, we have witnessed how the earlier focus on developing policies for design has shifted to an interest in understanding the ways in which design contributes to policy-making and policy implementation. Research into policies for design has produced insights into how policy-making decisions can advance professional impact and opportunities for designers and the creative industries. This research looked into how design researchers and design practitioners themselves can benefit from specific policies that support design activities and create the space for emerging design processes.

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