scholarly journals Telecoupling Research: The First Five Years

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Kapsar ◽  
Ciara Hovis ◽  
Ramon Bicudo da Silva ◽  
Erin Buchholtz ◽  
Andrew Carlson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
The United States ◽  
Trade Flows ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ecological Research ◽  
Species Dispersal ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
The World

In an increasingly interconnected world, human–environment interactions involving flows of people, organisms, goods, information, and energy are expanding in magnitude and extent, often over long distances. As a universal paradigm for examining these interactions, the telecoupling framework (published in 2013) has been broadly implemented across the world by researchers from diverse disciplines. We conducted a systematic review of the first five years of telecoupling research to evaluate the state of telecoupling science and identify strengths, areas to be improved, and promising avenues for future study. We identified 89 studies using any derivation of the term telecoupling. These works emphasize trade flows, information transfer, and species dispersal at international, national, and regional scales involving one or a few countries, with China, Brazil, and the United States being the most frequently studied countries. Our review showed a rising trend in publications and citations on telecoupling, with 63% of identified telecoupling studies using the framework’s specific language (e.g., “flows”, “agents”). This result suggests that future telecoupling studies could apply the standardized telecoupling language and terminology to better coordinate, synthesize, and operationalize interdisciplinary research. Compelling topics for future research include operationalization of the telecoupling framework, commonalities among telecouplings, telecoupling mechanisms and causality, and telecoupled systems governance. Overall, the first five years of telecoupling research have improved our understanding of human–environment interactions, laying a promising foundation for future social–ecological research in a telecoupled world.

Promoting Savings for Financial Resilience: Expanding the Psychological Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Crystal C. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Financial Security ◽  
Psychological Perspective ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Personal Savings

In the United States, the lack of personal savings has been a perennial concern in the world of public policy. Policymakers and other practitioners constantly struggle with how to encourage families to accumulate funds in preparation for inevitable, but often unpredictable, financial emergencies. The field of applied behavioral science has attempted to address this challenge—often with mixed or modest results. I argue that psychological science (personality and social psychology in particular) offers underappreciated insights into the design and implementation of policy interventions to improve the rate of individual savings. In this article, I briefly discuss examples of prior interventions that have attempted to increase saving and then lay out some opportunities that have not been deeply explored. Future research in this area should broaden and deepen the way that psychology is leveraged as a tool to improve the financial security of the people who are the most vulnerable.

Digitizing Healthcare

2010 ◽  
pp. 31-41
Author(s):  
Yasin Ozcelik ◽  
Claire H. Carter ◽  
Maryann Clark ◽  
Alejandro Martinez
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Medication Administration ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Promote Patient Safety

Proliferation of the Internet and Information Technology (IT) has led to many innovations in the healthcare industry. Among such innovations are the Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR) and the Bedside Medication Verification (BMV), both of which have been widely implemented by hospitals around the world. In this regard, the goal of this chapter is three-fold. It first describes the underlying work-flow utilized in these systems by comparing it with traditional methods of medication administration. Then it investigates the adoption and implementation of eMAR and BMV in hospitals in the United States, the conversion from traditional medication administration to eMAR documentation, and how utilization of eMAR and BMV can promote patient safety. The chapter concludes with the exploration of future trends in medication administration through the utilization of eMAR and BMV, and highlights future research directions in the field.

Barcode Applications for M-Business

2011 ◽  
pp. 66-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eusebio Scornavacca ◽  
Stuart J. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Platform ◽  
The Uk

One pertinent area of recent m-commerce development is in methods for personal transaction and information transfer. Several companies around the world have begun to use barcodes for the provision of m-commerce services. This chapter provides background on the enabling technological platform for providing such services. It then continues with three cases where mobile barcodes have been used—in Japan, New Zealand, and the UK. Subsequently, these are used as the basis for a discussion and analysis of the key business models, and strategic implications for particular markets. The chapter concludes with predictions for the market and directions for future research.

On the essentials of drought in a changing climate

Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 368 (6488) ◽  
pp. 256-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toby R. Ault
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
The World

Droughts of the future are likely to be more frequent, severe, and longer lasting than they have been in recent decades, but drought risks will be lower if greenhouse gas emissions are cut aggressively. This review presents a synopsis of the tools required for understanding the statistics, physics, and dynamics of drought and its causes in a historical context. Although these tools have been applied most extensively in the United States, Europe, and the Amazon region, they have not been as widely used in other drought-prone regions throughout the rest of the world, presenting opportunities for future research. Water resource managers, early career scientists, and veteran drought researchers will likely see opportunities to improve our understanding of drought.

Going to extremes: Social identity and communication processes associated with gang membership

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 813-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liran Goldman ◽  
Howard Giles ◽  
Michael A. Hogg
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gang Membership ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Psychological Study ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

Gang violence, endemic to many communities in the United States and around the world is a very significant social problem. Given that the messages conveyed by, and the rivalries associated with, gang identities readily invoke constructs and processes familiar to the social psychological study of social identity, intergroup relations, and communication (Lauger, 2012), it is surprising that social psychologists have not advanced such an analysis of gangs. In attempt to fill this void and set a research agenda, this theoretical article examines the role social identity and identity-related communication play in promoting affiliation with gangs, particularly among youth who confront uncertainties and strive for family-like protection. The article discusses messaging communicated by gang members and reasons why youth adopt antisocial (e.g., violent) rather than prosocial behaviors. It also explores ways to diminish the allure of gang membership and raises questions for future research.

So Much to Do Before I Sleep: Investigating Adolescent-Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Sleep

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 592-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna Gaarde ◽  
Lindsay T. Hoyt ◽  
Emily J. Ozer ◽  
Julie Maslowsky ◽  
Julianna Deardorff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Adolescent Sleep ◽  
Home Context ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Social Ecological Framework

Adolescent sleep deprivation is a pressing public health issue in the United States as well as other countries. The contexts of adolescents’ lives are changing rapidly, but little is known about the factors that adolescents themselves believe affect their sleep. This study uses a social-ecological framework to investigate multiple levels of perceived influence on sleep patterns of urban adolescents. Data were drawn from interviews and surveys conducted in three California public high schools. Most participants identified homework as their primary barrier to sleep, particularly those engaged in procrastinating, multitasking, or those with extracurricular demands. Results indicate that the home context has important implications for adolescent sleep, including noise, household rules, and perceived parent values. These findings identify important areas for future research and intervention, particularly regarding the roles of parents.

scholarly journals Development of Contextually-relevant Sexuality Education: Lessons from a Comprehensive Review of Adolescent Sexuality Education Across Cultures

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hildie Leung ◽  
Daniel Shek ◽  
Edvina Leung ◽  
Esther Shek
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
Future Research ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

As reported by the World Health Organization in 2017, there are 2 million+ young people living with HIV worldwide. The World Health Organization also reported that a third of all new HIV infections around the world are estimated to occur among youths (aged 15–25). and teen pregnancy rates are on the rise in many places. These worrying trends suggest that existing sexuality education programs and interventions may be inadequate and/or ineffective. Although the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development’s (ICPD) Programme of Action highlighted the roles of Governments to offer sex education to young people to promote teenage reproductive health, yet inconsistency exists in the related initiatives in the global context. The present article aims to provide a comprehensive literature review of the existing sexuality programs in selected places in both English-speaking (i.e., the United States of America, the United Kingdom) and Chinese-speaking contexts (i.e., Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan). Based on the review, observations and implications for sexuality education policy and practice, as well as recommendations for future research for youths are outlined.

Facilitating Application of the Multicultural Counseling Competencies

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 234-244
Author(s):  
Keith B. Wilson ◽  
Jenelle S. Pitt ◽  
Carrie L. Acklin ◽  
Jason E. Gines ◽  
Si-Yi Chao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Counseling ◽  
The United States ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Diverse Populations ◽  
Counseling Competencies ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Multicultural Counseling Competencies ◽  
Underrepresented Groups ◽  
The World

Diverse people living throughout the world have existed for many centuries. Perhaps, the United States may have one of the most diverse populations in recent memory. There are indications that human service organizations need to be more accessible when underrepresented groups either seek, or are in the pipeline of providers. To facilitate outcomes of all populations, we assert that the Multicultural Counseling Competencies (MCC) model that deals with awareness, knowledge, and skills should emphasize the application concept more. We operationalized cognitive, behavior and action, and application terms and applied these terms to the MCC in extensive examples. Additionally, we highlight that the use of the terms behavior and action are mistakenly conflated to mean application. Thus, decreasing application principles in the MCC. Future research and recommendations are highlighted.

For critical social-ecological system studies: integrating power and discourses to move beyond the right institutional fit

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
FLORIANE CLEMENT
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Institutional Fit ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
The World ◽  
Interdisciplinary Framework ◽  
The Right ◽  
Analytical Frameworks

SUMMARYOvercoming the ‘panacea problem’ has been a major challenge for scholars devoted to the study of social-ecological systems (SESs). Panaceas are overly simplified institutional prescriptions, which have recurrently misguided natural resource policies across the world. To address this challenge, SES-scholars have focused their efforts on identifying the right institutional fit for a particular system, and a major initiative to refine the analysis of human-environment interaction has been the development of a multi-tiered interdisciplinary framework, called the SES framework. SES studies and analytical frameworks need to go beyond their current focus on finding the right institutional fit by positing power and discourses as key components of the analysis of SESs.

scholarly journals Managing marine socio-ecological systems: picturing the future

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (7) ◽  
pp. 1965-1980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Thébaud ◽  
Jason S. Link ◽  
Bas Kohler ◽  
Marloes Kraan ◽  
Romain López ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Scientist ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
The World ◽  
Human Component

Abstract What do you get when a lawyer, a modeller, an economist, a social scientist and an ecologist talk about the ocean? Besides an interesting conversation, it is likely there will be some consideration of how to solve many of the problems facing marine ecosystems around the world. That is precisely what the MSEAS 2016 symposium on understanding marine socio-ecological systems aimed to do. From 30 May to 3 June in Brest, France, the symposium gathered over 230 participants from around the world and from multiple disciplines to discuss the challenge of explicitly considering the human component in producing synoptic assessments of marine social-ecological systems. The symposium fostered dynamic debates on the inter-disciplinary collaborations needed to support management of ongoing and anticipated growth in multiple ocean uses, with particular consideration of the triple bottom line of ecological, economic and social sustainability. Building on the illustrations produced by a professional cartoonist during the meeting, this graphic novel summarizes the key challenges ahead in understanding marine socio-ecological systems and draws a path for future research endeavours in this domain.

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