scholarly journals Hawai‘i in Focus: Navigating Pathways in Global Biocultural Leadership

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Chang ◽  
Kawika B. Winter ◽  
Noa Kekuewa Lincoln
Keyword(s):  
Native Hawaiians ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Global Sustainability ◽  
Global Trend ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Biocultural Conservation ◽  
Biocultural Restoration

As an introduction to the special issue on “Biocultural Restoration in Hawai‘i,” this manuscript provides background for term ‘biocultural restoration,’ and contextualizes it within the realms of scholarship and conservation. It explores two key themes related to the topic. First, “Earth as Island, Island as Earth,” scales up an island-borne concept of sustainability into a global context. Second, “Hawai‘i as a Biocultural Leader,” examines the reasons behind the global trend of looking to the most isolated landmass on the planet for solutions to global sustainability issues. We conclude by summarizing the content of the special issue and pointing out the historic nature of its publication. It is the largest collection to date of scientific papers authored by Native Hawaiians and kama‘āina (Hawai‘i-grown) scholars, and more than 50% of both lead and total authorship are women. This Special Issue, therefore, represents a big step forward for under-represented demographics in science. It also solidifies, as embodied in many of the papers in this Special Issue, indigenous methodologies that prioritize working relationships and practical applications by directly involving those on the front lines of biocultural conservation and restoration.

scholarly journals Editorial of Special Issue “Differential Diagnosis for Dry Eye”

Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 910
Author(s):  
Georgi As. Georgiev ◽  
Norihiko Yokoi
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Dry Eye ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Scientific Papers

This editorial aims to summarize the scientific papers that contributed to the Special Issue “Differential Diagnosis for Dry Eye” [...]

scholarly journals Graphene-Based Materials: Biological and Biomedical Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 672
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Papi
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Scientific Papers

This editorial aims to summarize the eleven scientific papers published in the Special Issue “Graphene-Based Materials: Biological and Biomedical Applications” [...]

scholarly journals Leisure and China in the global context: Introduction to the special issue

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-400
Author(s):  
Monika Stodolska ◽  
Erwei Dong ◽  
Garry Chick
Keyword(s):  
Special Issue ◽  
Global Context

Comments on the special issue

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-212
Author(s):  
Paul McGhee
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Sense Of Humor ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
The Brain

Abstract This article includes comments on each contributing author’s article in this special issue of Humor. The articles represent an assessment of McGhee’s research, work on practical applications or influence in the following areas: 1) the development of children’s humor, 2) construction and validation of the Sense of Humor Scale (SHS), 3) usefulness of specific subscales of the SHS, including “playfulness” and “laughing at yourself,” 4) development and evaluation of the 7 Humor Habits Program—a training program for learning to use humor to cope with stress, 5) humor’s impact on physical health and emotional well being, 6) impact on the field of nursing, and 7) humor and the brain. McGhee provides here his response to each contributed article.

scholarly journals Towards developing multimodal literacies in the ESP classroom: methodological insights and practical applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda Crawford Camiciottoli ◽  
Inmaculada Fortanet-Gómez
Keyword(s):  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Knowledge Dissemination ◽  
Multimodal Approach ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Multimodal Literacy ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Innovative Research ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Literacy Research

Abstract In this article, we provide an introduction to this special issue of Multimodal Communication entitled “Multimodal approaches in ESP: Innovative research and practice”. The Special Issue showcases innovative research presented at the 2019 International Conference on Knowledge Dissemination and Multimodal Literacy: Research Perspectives on ESP in a Digital Age. After briefly discussing the multimodal approach in language teaching and specifically in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and its key role in developing multimodal competence, each of the five featured contributions is previewed. The contributions offer theoretically grounded and research-informed applications of the multimodal approach in the ESP classroom.

Work-Groups Conflict at PetroTech-Italy, S.R.L.

2013 ◽  
pp. 272-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo Camillo ◽  
Loredana Di Pietro ◽  
Francesca Di Virgilio ◽  
Massimo Franco
Keyword(s):  
Work Groups ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Going Concern ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Multicultural Workforce

Field experts take numerous approaches to modeling how culture influences groups in dealing with interpersonal conflict and its dynamics. Researchers investigate cultural traits that may predict a range of cultural conflict behaviors. In addition, anecdotal evidence shows that researchers continue to take up a constructivist approach of identifying the centrality of cultural influence that causes work related conflicts. This study attempts to determine the different types and levels of conflicts within a multicultural workforce by considering various factors such as ethnicity and geographic and lingual diversities within the global context. The scope is to find possible solutions to reduce and/or eliminate group related and, to a certain extent, individual conflicts within the work place, which have become a matter of concern for any international organization. The findings reveal systematic conflicts between and within work-groups and suggest that regardless of type, relationship, and process, conflicts are detrimental to the operation and total outcome. Those conflicts have a negative impact on performance in the production, especially when they escalate. Displays of interpersonal hostility (yelling, name-calling, throwing things at people and making derogatory inferences about others’ own cultures) prevent productive work in all groups, which are inefficient and do not seem motivated to complete their tasks. Increased bickering and hostile behaviour inhibits talking about and working on the immediate task. To a certain extent, the situation could be described as a “toxic working environment.” A key finding reveals through interviews and participative and non-intrusive observations demonstrated that members of these work-groups are psychologically distressed when there are frequent arguments about interpersonal issues. Consequently, the intrinsic problems which escalate over a five year period, together with extrinsic economic problems due to the global economic downturn, cause the company to have high cost of labor and material. With less than expected sales and, operational destruction due to distress about going concern, PTI is put to challenge. Hence, PTI faces a serious test in solving the existing group conflicts. Failure to improve the working relationships could jeopardize the strategic going concern of the company.

scholarly journals Applied Sciences Special Issue: Ultrasonic Guided Waves

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 3869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford J. Lissenden
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
Guided Waves ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Waves ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Material State ◽  
Characterization Of Materials ◽  
Nondestructive Characterization

The propagation of ultrasonic guided waves in solids is an important area of scientific inquiry due primarily to their practical applications for the nondestructive characterization of materials, such as nondestructive inspection, quality assurance testing, structural health monitoring, and for achieving material state awareness [...]

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