scholarly journals Sustainability of Lakes and Reservoirs: Multiple Perspectives Based on Ecosystem Services

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 2763
Author(s):  
Long Ho ◽  
Peter Goethals
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Water Purification ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Lakes And Reservoirs

This special issue consists of fourteen selected articles, that cover a wide spectrum of Ecosystem Services (ES) of lakes and reservoirs, including: (1) water purification [...]

Building Cultural Bridges Between China and India

2021 ◽  
pp. 097133362199045
Author(s):  
Dharm P. S. Bhawuk
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural Psychology ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Indian Culture ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
China And India ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
Social Behaviours

Employing one of the established theories from cross-cultural psychology and sociology, first it is shown that both China and India are collectivist cultures. Then the Chinese and Indian worldviews are compared to highlight fundamental similarities between the two cultures. Finally, it is shown how self-cultivation is emphasised in both China and India. Effort is made to show how ideas presented by Confucius and Lao Tsu are captured in the Indian culture and social behaviours. A number of issues are raised for the development of indigenous knowledge from multiple perspectives using various paradigms and methodology. It is hoped that the special issue and this article will stimulate researchers to bridge Chinese and Indian psychologies which may pave the path towards peaceful prosperity.

scholarly journals Preface to special issue: lightweight and practical formal methods in the design and analysis of safety-critical systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 675-675
Author(s):  
AZER BESTAVROS ◽  
ASSAF KFOURY
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Formal Methods ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Critical Systems ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Mathematical Structures ◽  
Safety Critical ◽  
Safety Critical Systems ◽  
Final Selection

The papers included in this special issue of Mathematical Structures in Computer Science were selected from a larger set we solicited from leading research groups on both sides of the Atlantic. They cover a wide spectrum of tutorials, recent results and surveys in the area of lightweight and practical formal methods in the design and analysis of safety-critical systems. All the papers we received were submitted to a rigorous process of review and revision, based on which we made our final selection.

scholarly journals Virtual and Other Learning Spaces: Introduction to the Special Issue

2016 ◽  
pp. 110-114
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Access Management ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Physical Spaces

Welcome to issue 7(2) of SiSAL Journal, which is a special issue on virtual and other learning spaces. The idea for putting together this special issue arose for two reasons. Firstly, we were inspired by the of submissions for the Self-Access Stories project edited by Katherine Thornton whose aim was to “highlight specific experiences of various areas of self-access management in practice, with a view to providing multiple perspectives on each issue” (Thornton, 2015). Some of the submissions and the ensuing discussion on the topic of virtual and other learning spaces prompted the editorial team to do a further call for papers for this special issue. The second reason for putting together this issue reason is that our own institution is currently preparing for a move to a larger, brand new purpose-built facility and this has inevitably resulted in our reevaluating interpretations of self-access for our own context. We wanted the opportunity to learn from others and invite them to the conversation. Environmental factors play a role in students’ learning both inside and outside the classroom and through this special issue we hoped to explore physical spaces, virtual spaces, and even metaphorical spaces in learning, e.g. Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development – ZPD, or Murphey’s Zones of Proximal Adjusting – ZPA (Murphey, 1996; 2013) from both the practical and theoretical perspectives. This issue contains four full papers, one discussion article edited by Hisako Yamashita, and three papers that form the fifth part of the language learning spaces column edited by Katherine Thornton.

scholarly journals Multiple Perspectives on ‘Researching Difference’

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotte Bloksgaard ◽  
Madeleine Kennedy-macfoy ◽  
Helene Pristed Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Special Issue ◽  
Multiple Perspectives

Introduction to the Special Issue

scholarly journals Special Issue: Novel Advances and Approaches in Biomedical Materials Based on Calcium Phosphates

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Mucalo
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Cell Attachment ◽  
Calcium Phosphates ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Dolomitic Marble ◽  
Biomedical Materials ◽  
Surface Contaminants ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Enhance Cell Attachment

Research on calcium phosphate use in the development and clinical application of biomedical materials is a diverse activity and is genuinely interdisciplinary, with much work leading to innovative solutions for improvement of health outcomes. This Special Issue aimed to summarize current advances in this area. The nine papers published cover a wide spectrum of topical areas, such as (1) remineralisation pastes for decalcified teeth, (2) use of statins to enhance bone formation, (3) how dolomitic marble and seashells can be processed into bioceramic materials, (4) relationships between the roughness of calcium phosphate surfaces and surface charge with the effect on human MRC osteogenic differentiation and maturation being investigated, (5) rheological and mechanical properties of a novel injectable bone substitute, (6) improving strength of bone cements by incorporating reinforcing chemically modified fibres, (7) using adipose stem cells to stimulate osteogenesis, osteoinduction, and angiogenesis on calcium phosphates, (8) using glow discharge treatments to remove surface contaminants from biomedical materials to enhance cell attachment and improve bone generation, and (9) a review on how classically brittle hydroxyapatite based scaffolds can be improved by making fibre-hydroxyapatite composites, with detailed analysis of ceramic crack propagation mechanisms and its prevention via fibre incorporation in the hydroxyapatite.

scholarly journals Special Issue on Climate Change and Land Conservation and Restoration: Advances in Economics Methods and Policies for Adaptation and Mitigation

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
Sarah Cline ◽  
Sahan T. M. Dissanayake
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Timber Harvest ◽  
Land Conservation ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Welfare Impacts ◽  
Adaptation And Mitigation

Climate change will likely impact the ecosystem services and biodiversity generated from conserved land. Land conservation can also play a significant role in achieving cost-effective mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. In this special issue we feature seven papers from the 2017 NAREA Workshop, “Climate Change and Land Conservation and Restoration: Advances in Economics Methods and Policies for Adaptation and Mitigation.” The articles include papers furthering the methodological frontier; portfolio optimization, dynamic rangeland stocking, and global timber harvest models, and those highlighting innovative applications; climate smart agricultural practices in Nigeria and Vietnam, welfare impacts on birding, and carbon and albedo pricing.

scholarly journals Introduction

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Soheila Shahshahani
Keyword(s):  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Poetic Language ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Environmental Adaptations ◽  
Urban Contexts

In this special issue, not only is the human-environment relationship addressed with a few types of environmental adaptations in rural and urban contexts, including governmental measures and disaster situations, but also the process of culture making is explored through the use of vocabularies in forming mind sets. In this way, a wide spectrum of ideas and situations is portrayed, and the role of culture in making these processes meaningful is shown. The articles in this issue concern Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and they also consider migration. While environmental problems are partial causes for migration, yet symbolic reference to parts of that same environment can symbolise the lost land. The role of poetic language is seen here, while poetry itself becomes a means of better adaptation for a migrant.

scholarly journals Catchment effects of a future Nordic bioeconomy: From land use to water resources

AMBIO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (11) ◽  
pp. 1697-1709
Author(s):  
Eva Skarbøvik ◽  
Philip Jordan ◽  
Ahti Lepistö ◽  
Brian Kronvang ◽  
Marc I. Stutter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Systems ◽  
Water Quantity ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Renewable Biomass ◽  
The World ◽  
Biomass Resources

Abstract In the future, the world is expected to rely increasingly on renewable biomass resources for food, fodder, fibre and fuel. The sustainability of this transition to bioeconomy for our water systems depends to a large extent on how we manage our land resources. Changes in land use together with climate change will affect water quantity and quality, which again will have implications for the ecosystem services provided by water resources. These are the main topics of this Ambio special issue on “Environmental effects of a green bio-economy”. This paper offers a summary of the eleven papers included in this issue and, at the same time, outlines an approach to quantify and mitigate the impacts of bioeconomy on water resources and their ecosystem services, with indications of useful tools and knowledge needs.

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