scholarly journals Editorial for the Special Issue on “Nanoalloy Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Devices”

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
César A. C. Sequeira
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Materials Synthesis ◽  
Exciting Field ◽  
The World ◽  
Electrochemical Devices ◽  
Nanoscale Science

Nanoscale science and technology dealing with materials synthesis, nanofabrication, nanoprobes, nanostructures, nanoelectronics, nano-optics, nanomechanics, nanodevices, nanobiotechnology, and nanomedicine is an exciting field of research and development in Europe, the United States, and other countries around the world [...]

International approaches to school-based mental health: Intent of the Special Issue

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney L. McLaughlin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Health It ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
School Based ◽  
The World

This article provides an overview of the special issue on international approaches to school-based mental health. It introduces the significance of the issues associated with mental health across the world and introduces the reader to the four articles highlighting different aspects of school-based mental health. Across these four articles, information about school-based mental health (SBMH) from the United States, Canada, Norway, Liberia, Chile, and Ireland are represented. The special issue concludes with an article introducing new methodology for examining mental health from a global perspective.

Study on Walking Machines With Decoupled Freedoms

1989 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Kaneko ◽  
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Minoru Abe ◽  
Kazuo Tanie
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Research Results ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Near Future

Motives for the Publication of the ""Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics"" and Fundamental Coverage Kazoo Yamafuji Several successful results of research and technology attained for the last two decades in the fields of high-level science and technology have produced a considerable effect all over the world. Their infiltration into industrial fields has led to the promotion of high economic growth in several countries. Above all, the accelerated economic progress seen in the East Asian countries is noteworthy. It is however regrettable that these countries have functioned up to date as recipients of technological information, but as unimportant suppliers of information. It is noted in particular that total number of researchers and engineers in Japan is equal to that of all the EC countries, and is next to the United States in respect of the huge scale of funds allotted to research and development. Recently in Europe and America, the research results in such a situation are not only highly appreciated but also taken many times as a warning of Japan's challenge in the field of high-technology. Meanwhile, Korea, Taiwan and China, with their efforts in accordance with their national policy formulated with a view to attaining a high-degree of industrial structure and promoting education related to science and technology, will become possibly formidable industrial countries in the near future not only for Japan but also for the Occidental countries. The emergence of East Asian countries in the fields of science and technology cannot be neglected. In spite of that, their results in the fields is unfortunately not thoroughly known to the world. The main cause being the linguistic difficulty, coupled with unfamiliarity or unskillfulness, we Japanese are hesitant in making research results public in English. However, the economic upswing in the East Asian countries is an important aspect in world history, leading to expectations in the West of a greater share of responsibility for these nations. In view of this situation, we, engaged in research and development of robotics and mechatronics, are now determined to be senders or dispatchers of information related to this field. It is not permissible to confine this information within specific countries or areas. Accordingly, we intend to make a worldwide contribution by publishing a journal, although based on the situation in Japan, containing excellent results and information sources related to robotics and mechatronics. Encouraged by the strong support and encouragement for our project by a number of prominent researchers and engineers in several countries including those in Europe and America, we decided to launch this journal on the following basic lines. (1) This is an English journal on robotics and mechatronics, and from Japan, covers the whole world. (2) We intend to develop this magazine into one of the most important information resources among those who are interested in robotics and mechatronics. (3) It covers highly practical technologies as well as the latest academic research. (4) Research papers and development reports are screened by more than one editor. (5) Priority is given to creative syntheses and technological developments, rather than to analytic theses. (6) Latest topics, exciting news, statistics-based industrial technology trends and other interesting articles are carried frequently. (7) This magazine is a bimonthly, in which several special editions will be complied a year, featuring important technological developments. For the present, this magazine focuses on major R&D and technological advances in Japan. In the near future, however, we intend to include overseas information, too. Our goal is to develop this specialist magazine into a highly rated worldwide magazine. We hope that you will participate in the development by contributing to this magazine on your research results and news.

American Perspectives and Blind Spots on World Politics

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff D Colgan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
The World ◽  
Survey Experiments ◽  
Previous Scholarship ◽  
Blind Spots

AbstractScholars of international relations (IR) from the United States, like any country, view the world with particular perspectives and beliefs that shape their perceptions, judgments, and worldviews. These perspectives have the potential to affect the answers to a host of important questions—in part by shaping the questions that get asked in the first place. All scholars are potentially affected by national bias, but American bias matters more than others. This special issue focuses on two issues: attention and accuracy in IR research. While previous scholarship has raised principally normative or theoretical concerns about American dominance in IR, our work is heavily empirical and engages directly with the field's mainstream neopositivist approach. The collected articles provide specific, fine-grained examples of how American perspectives matter for IR, using evidence from survey experiments, quantitative datasets, and more. Our evidence suggests that American perspectives, left unexamined, negatively affect our field's research. Still, the essays in this special issue remain bullish about the field's neopositivist project overall. We also offer concrete steps for taking on the problems we identify, and improving our field's scholarship.

scholarly journals Mapping U.S. Multinationals' Global AI R&D Activity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxanne Heston ◽  
Remco Zwetsloot
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Artificial Intelligence Research ◽  
The World

Many factors influence where U.S. tech multinational corporations decide to conduct their global artificial intelligence research and development (R&D). Company AI labs are spread all over the world, especially in North America, Europe and Asia. But in contrast to AI labs, most company AI staff remain concentrated in the United States. Roxanne Heston and Remco Zwetsloot explain where these companies conduct AI R&D, why they select particular locations, and how they establish their presence there. The report is accompanied by a new open-source dataset of more than 60 AI R&D labs run by these companies worldwide.

China and the World

2020 ◽  
pp. 343-368
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
The United States ◽  
The World ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Development Spending ◽  
The Impact

This chapter speculates about the major factors in, and challenges to, China in its relations with the world between 2020 and 2030. It first considers several dimensions of China’s likely growth over the next two decades: GDP, energy consumption, research and development spending, and military expenditure. It then examines seven separate challenges—the impact of domestic politics, relations with the United States, governance, and soft power—and posits the likely trajectories in each category. China’s future relations with its neighbors and the United States will be particularly difficult for Beijing to manage.

scholarly journals Approaches and challenges to the study of loess—Introduction to the LoessFest Special Issue

2018 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall J. Schaetzl ◽  
E. Arthur Bettis ◽  
Onn Crouvi ◽  
Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons ◽  
David A. Grimley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
International Union ◽  
Ongoing Work ◽  
The World ◽  
Loess Deposits

AbstractIn September 2016, the annual meeting of the International Union for Quaternary Research’s Loess and Pedostratigraphy Focus Group, traditionally referred to as a LoessFest, met in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. The 2016 LoessFest focused on “thin” loess deposits and loess transportation surfaces. This LoessFest included 75 registered participants from 10 countries. Almost half of the participants were from outside the United States, and 18 of the participants were students. This review is the introduction to the special issue forQuaternary Researchthat originated from presentations and discussions at the 2016 LoessFest. This introduction highlights current understanding and ongoing work on loess in various regions of the world and provides brief summaries of some of the current approaches/strategies used to study loess deposits.

Introduction

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Olivier Zunz ◽  
Françoise Mélonio
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Modern History ◽  
Political Liberty ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Social Equality ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

Assembled to commemorate the bicentennial of Alexis de Tocqueville's birth, this special issue is more than a circumstantial celebration of a great writer's life and times. What makes it special is not only the anniversary date but the fascination Tocqueville inspires today among so many intellectuals of diverse backgrounds. All contributors to this volume find in Tocqueville a common mentor. They share a special appreciation for the way a young French traveler, after spending only nine months in the United States in 1831-32, brilliantly framed modern history as a continuous struggle between political liberty and social equality and produced a body of work that has helped Americans and others around the world think of themselves and their civil societ).

Sex Differences in Mass Media Preferences Across Four Asian Countries

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 186-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malini Ratnasingam ◽  
Lee Ellis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
The United States ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Evolutionary Explanation ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
Media Preferences

Background. Nearly all of the research on sex differences in mass media utilization has been based on samples from the United States and a few other Western countries. Aim. The present study examines sex differences in mass media utilization in four Asian countries (Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, and Singapore). Methods. College students self-reported the frequency with which they accessed the following five mass media outlets: television dramas, televised news and documentaries, music, newspapers and magazines, and the Internet. Results. Two significant sex differences were found when participants from the four countries were considered as a whole: Women watched television dramas more than did men; and in Japan, female students listened to music more than did their male counterparts. Limitations. A wider array of mass media outlets could have been explored. Conclusions. Findings were largely consistent with results from studies conducted elsewhere in the world, particularly regarding sex differences in television drama viewing. A neurohormonal evolutionary explanation is offered for the basic findings.

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