scholarly journals Holographic anniversaries: a tribute to holographic pioneers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Kujawińska
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Digital Holography ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Special Volume ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Computer Generated Holograms

This editorial presents shortly the holographic timeline and the most important holographic pioneers. This is the background to an overview of the contents of this special volume of the Photonics Letters of Poland, devoted mainly to digital holography. The published papers from international research groups present a wide range of approaches and applications including metrology, displays, computer-generated holograms, and biomedicine.

scholarly journals Preface. The XIV International Research and Practice Conference “Ukrainian School of Mining Engineering” (USME 2020)

2020 ◽  
Vol 201 ◽  
pp. 00001
Author(s):  
Gennadiy Pivnyak ◽  
Volodymyr Bondarenko ◽  
Iryna Kovalevska ◽  
Roman Lysenko ◽  
Olha Malova
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mining Engineering ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
Labor Safety ◽  
Important Means ◽  
New Generation

The XIV International Research and Practice Conference “Ukrainian School of Mining Engineering” once again has made an important contribution to the mining industry, science and education. In the course of the conference, a wide range of problems was discussed: theoretical aspects of mining; domestic and foreign experience; personnel training in modern realities; problems of mineral deposits development; fundamental concepts of labor safety, etc. Fruitful dialogue and exchange of experience among conference participants contribute to the generation of new ideas, discoveries, technologies that will find their application in the nearest future. The formation of a new generation of scientists and engineers is taking place today, and therefore this representative conference is an important means of creating a new intellectual environment. The conference promotes the establishment of effective contacts between representatives of different scientific schools and directions, and the acquisition of invaluable experience and practice by researchers.

scholarly journals Added value of combining health examination surveys and human biomonitoring studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Tolonen ◽  
A M Andersson ◽  
S Agergaard Holmboe ◽  
S Namorado ◽  
L Rambaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Biological Samples ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Human Biomonitoring ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract Background In many European countries, parallel to health examination surveys (HES), human biomonitoring (HBM) studies are conducted to monitor chemical exposures of the population. HES and HBM studies use survey based data collection with similarities in sample selection and recruitment, ethics and data protection, collection of data by questionnaire and through biological samples. Methods In the framework of European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU), evaluation of opportunities and potential obstacles related to combining HES and HBM surveys has been conducted. Experiences and expectations of principal investigators (PI) of studies from 19 European countries have been evaluated. Results The most common reasons for omitting an HBM module from a HES were lack of knowledge related to chemical measurements, lack of funding and capacities for chemical analysis. Many PIs feared that adding an HBM module to their survey would increase the participant burden and decrease participation rate. In surveys where these two different modules were already combined, the biggest benefits were seen on use of same infrastructure for recruitment of survey invitees, collection of questionnaire information and biological samples, and additional information on health, resulting more cost-effective data collection with more information on each participant. Combining these two modules had challenges on fitting together needs from the two study objectives. While survey content broadens, balancing participant burden and research interest of both HES and an HBM module is challenging. The amount of collected biological samples such as blood samples is limited. Coordination of the activities between several research groups can be challenging and time consuming. Conclusions Several examples have shown that combining HBM and health surveys is possible and provide several benefits. However, it requires a good preparation and planning and sufficient coordination capacity to be successful. Key messages Combining HES and HBM is possible but requires detailed planning and good collaboration between research groups. Combined HES and HBM studies provide a wide range of information about population health status and its determinants as well as chemicals levels of exposure.

Lacks and needs of R&D on wastewater treatment in small populations

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Aragón ◽  
J. J. Salas ◽  
E. Ortega ◽  
Y. Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Small Populations ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
National Plan ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
New Treatment

Wastewater treatment in small communities, with less of 2,000 population equivalent, is one of the priorities of the new Spanish National Plan for Water Quality: Sanitation and Purification (2007-2015). Due to the peculiarities of the small agglomerations, the treatment solutions used in medium and large cities usually do not give satisfactory results if they are implanted directly into those communities. It is therefore necessary to adapt these technologies to the small towns or to search for new treatment solutions. In this regard, R&D activities play a key role. In fact, many research groups address their activities to the study of sanitation and treatment of small populations. In relation to the technologies studied there is a wide range that includes both extensive and intensive technologies. In the case of Spain, as in other countries, constructed wetlands seem to be the most studied technology in the recent years to sewage treatment in small settlements. However, there are still areas of study to be promoted in order to solve the current problems of sanitation and wastewater treatment in small settlements.

scholarly journals Crowdsourced assessment of common genetic contribution to predicting anti-TNF treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Solveig K. Sieberts ◽  
◽  
Fan Zhu ◽  
Javier García-García ◽  
Eli Stahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Heritability Estimate ◽  
Predictive Performance ◽  
Genetic Contribution ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Snp Data ◽  
Genetic Heritability ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects millions world-wide. While anti-TNF treatment is widely used to reduce disease progression, treatment fails in ∼one-third of patients. No biomarker currently exists that identifies non-responders before treatment. A rigorous community-based assessment of the utility of SNP data for predicting anti-TNF treatment efficacy in RA patients was performed in the context of a DREAM Challenge (http://www.synapse.org/RA_Challenge). An open challenge framework enabled the comparative evaluation of predictions developed by 73 research groups using the most comprehensive available data and covering a wide range of state-of-the-art modelling methodologies. Despite a significant genetic heritability estimate of treatment non-response trait (h 2=0.18, P value=0.02), no significant genetic contribution to prediction accuracy is observed. Results formally confirm the expectations of the rheumatology community that SNP information does not significantly improve predictive performance relative to standard clinical traits, thereby justifying a refocusing of future efforts on collection of other data.

An Appreciation of Professor Norman Jones’ Contributions to Impact Engineering

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. M. Li
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Royal Academy ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Research Networks ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Engineering Problems

This article summarises Professor Norman Jones’ academic career and his scholarly contributions to impact engineering. In the past 50 years, Professor Jones has performed profound research on a wide range of impact engineering problems, supervised postgraduate students, researchers and academic visitors from all over the world, initiated international research networks and conferences, and has played important roles in consulting government bodies and in generally serving the academic community. Due to his research excellence and achievements, Professor Jones has received numerous prestigious awards and titles including Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Foreign Fellowship of the Indian National Academy of Engineering.

scholarly journals Roadmap on Digital Holography-Based Quantitative Phase Imaging

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 252
Author(s):  
Vinoth Balasubramani ◽  
Małgorzata Kujawińska ◽  
Cédric Allier ◽  
Vijayakumar Anand ◽  
Chau-Jern Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Holography ◽  
Digital Holographic Microscopy ◽  
Phase Imaging ◽  
Quantitative Phase Imaging ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Numerical Computations ◽  
Quantitative Phase ◽  
Holographic Microscopy ◽  
2D And 3D

Quantitative Phase Imaging (QPI) provides unique means for the imaging of biological or technical microstructures, merging beneficial features identified with microscopy, interferometry, holography, and numerical computations. This roadmap article reviews several digital holography-based QPI approaches developed by prominent research groups. It also briefly discusses the present and future perspectives of 2D and 3D QPI research based on digital holographic microscopy, holographic tomography, and their applications.

scholarly journals Bioethics Research Group and Beyond: Three Decades of Studies in Ethics and Political Philosophy

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-161
Author(s):  
Nils Holtug ◽  
Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen ◽  
Jesper Ryberg ◽  
Peter Sandøe
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Research Group ◽  
International Research ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The University ◽  
Empirical Approaches ◽  
Empirical Turn

Abstract The aim of this paper is to present some important contributions to ethics, value theory and political philosophy the former members of the Bioethics Research Group have made. The group was established at the University of Copenhagen in 1992 and was formally dissolved in 1997, but the members continued to work in ethics and political philosophy and set up research groups and centres at four Danish universities. Within four research themes, contributions made over the years are described. Research outputs of the group have, in various ways, served to bring studies of ethics and political philosophy originating in Denmark into the wider international research arena. Members of the group have increasingly included empirical approaches in their research and have thereby participated in the more general “empirical turn” in analytic philosophy. Some members of the group can also be said to have participated in a “pluralist turn”.

scholarly journals Science maps for exploration, navigation, and reflection—A graphic approach to strategic thinking

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0262081
Author(s):  
Flemming Skov
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Scientific Progress ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Strategic Thinking ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Science Mapping ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Scientific Papers

The world of science is growing at an unprecedented speed with more and more scholarly papers produced each year. The scientific landscape is constantly changing as research specialties evolve, merge or become obsolete. It is difficult for researchers, research managers and the public alike to keep abreast with these changes and maintain a true and fair overview of the world of science. Such an overview is necessary to stimulate scientific progress, to maintain flexible and responsive research organizations, and to secure collaboration and knowledge exchange between different research specialties and the wider community. Although science mapping is applied to a wide range of scientific areas, examples of their practical use are sparse. This paper demonstrates how to use a topical, scientific reference maps to understand and navigate in dynamic research landscapes and how to utilize science maps to facilitate strategic thinking. In this study, the research domain of biology at Aarhus University serves as an example. All scientific papers authored by the current, permanent staff were extracted (6,830 in total). These papers were used to create a semantic cognitive map of the research field using a co-word analysis based on keywords and keyword phrases. A workflow was written in Python for easy and fast retrieval of information for topic maps (including tokens from keywords section and title) to generate intelligible research maps, and to visualize the distribution of topics (keywords), papers, journal categories, individual researchers and research groups on any scale. The resulting projections revealed new insights into the structure of the research community and made it possible to compare researchers or research groups to describe differences and similarities, to find scientific overlaps or gaps, and to understand how they relate and connect. Science mapping can be used for intended (top-down) as well as emergent (bottom-up) strategy development. The paper concludes that science maps provide alternative views of the intricate structures of science to supplement traditional bibliometric information. These insights may help strengthen strategic thinking and boost creativity and thus contribute to the progress of science.

scholarly journals Poster abstracts of the 25th German Conference on Bioinformatics

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Nieselt ◽  
Nico Pfeifer ◽  
Andrei Lupas ◽  
Oliver Kohlbacher
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Computational Biology ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Biomedical Data ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Max Planck ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
University City

The annual German Conference on Bioinformatics (GCB) has brought together renowned international scientists in bioinformatics, computational biology, biostatistics, biology and medicine since 1993. The 25th GCB was held in Tübingen from 18th to 21st of September 2017, making its second appearance at the vivid university city with its internationally renowned medical faculty as well as the faculty of science, and several top research institutes like the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology. This environment has created and attracted several internationally recognized research groups in bioinformatics, computational biology, and biomedical data science out of which many have contributed in organizing the GCB 2017. Following are the abstracts of posters accepted for presentation at the conference, showing the wide range of different areas from bioinformatics infrastructure to theoretical approaches in single cell analyses.

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