scholarly journals Bat research efforts in the Philippines: a post-millennium review to identify future research prospects and priorities

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krizler C Tanalgo ◽  
Alice C Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Area ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Numerous Species ◽  
Conservation Policies ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The Status ◽  
Bat Conservation ◽  
Research Types ◽  
Effective Conservation

Empirical evidence is important to develop effective conservation policies. The documentation and assessment of the status and threats towards a species and its habitat are essential steps toward developing appropriate policies to protect its population and mitigate existing to prevent future extinction. Bats are the example of taxa imperilled with the changing environment coupled with continuous human encroachment on its known habitats. Here, we summarize recent bat research in the Philippines using a bibliographic approach to assess progress and gaps both in different bat research areas and efforts towards each species in the post-millennia period (2000-2017). We examined 145 reports and peer-reviewed articles, including species records and research types. Our analysis revealed that regardless that most of the bat research in the Philippines are directed towards surveys in a certain geographic area, which generally limited in species inventories. Numerous species remain understudied and taxonomically unresolved. While other aspect of bat research especially on bat ecology and ecosystem services are not well understood. Remarkably, there is a growing effort in bat conservation initiatives in the Philippines involving the academe, NGO’s, and conservationists aiming to protect threatened population and habitats.

scholarly journals Bat research efforts in the Philippines: a post-millennium review to identify future research prospects and priorities

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krizler C Tanalgo ◽  
Alice C Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Grey Literature ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Community Surveys ◽  
Conservation Policies ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Status ◽  
Bat Conservation ◽  
Taxonomic Studies ◽  
Effective Conservation

Empirical evidence is crucial to develop effective conservation policies. Documenting and assessing the status and threats towards a species and its habitat are essential steps towards developing appropriate policies to protect its population and mitigate existing threats to prevent future extinction. Here, we summarize recent bat research in the Philippines using a bibliographic approach to assess progress and gaps in different aspects of bat research species in a period of post-millennia to present. Overall, an average of 7.9 bat studies was reported per year including grey literature. Our analysis revealed that majority of bat studies conducted have been directed at community surveys (i.e., species inventories, rapid assessments). However, we found a disparity in terms of an average number of study per group; the “insectivorous bats” (6.15 study/yr) remain understudied compared to “fruit bats” (13.78 No study/year) for the past 18 years reflecting the lack of taxonomic studies in the country. While bat ecology research is still uncommon for most species. Interestingly, despite the lack of studies in many areas of bat research, there is a growing collaborative effort in bat conservation initiatives in the Philippines focused on the protection of many endemic and threatened species (e.g., flying foxes) and their habitats.

International Innovation Collaboration in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 501-524
Author(s):  
Kaihua Chen ◽  
Ze Feng ◽  
Xiaolan Fu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The Status ◽  
Innovation Cooperation

At present, China is in the critical period of economic growth transformation and structural adjustment. Strengthening international innovation cooperation is becoming extremely important. However, there are distinctive characteristics of international innovation collaboration that differ from domestic research collaboration, so that international innovation collaboration meets more challenges compared with other kinds of research collaboration. This chapter attempts to analyze China’s international innovation cooperation from a more macro level. Combining theory with practice, the chapter analyzes the necessity of international innovation cooperation, China’s practice and experience, and the status quo of China’s international cooperation. The chapter provides suggestions for solving the problems existing in the present stage. It also collates and forecasts the future research areas of international innovation cooperation.

scholarly journals Important but not a priority? Conservation concerns and priorities for the Philippine bats in the Anthropocene

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krizler C Tanalgo ◽  
Alice C Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Conservation Education ◽  
Species Vulnerability ◽  
Bat Conservation ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
Effective Conservation

Anthropogenic environmental changes coupled with rapid population growth are altering the Earth’s biota at an unprecedented rate, posing an alarming threat to the long-term persistence of many species of both animals and plants. The Philippine archipelago includes over 7000 islands, and of its diverse mammalian biota bats make up a significant proportion, and fulfil vital roles to maintain ecosystem health. Given the high species richness, endemism, vulnerability, and disparity in efforts, the Philippines is a conservation priority for bats. In this study, we aim to determine the vulnerability of Philippine bat species from different threats in order to establish effective conservation decision making and prioritisation in the future. Habitat loss and direct human-driven factors (e.g., hunting) are the main threats to more than half of Philippine bat species. We found that body size and number of threats are important correlates of species vulnerability. While there is no correlation in neither threat levels nor body size with research effort and allocation. We suggest that priorities should consider multiple facets of knowledge gaps, levels of threats and species vulnerability for effective conservation. Carefully looking at the emerging threats, increasing conservation education, and forging equitable partnerships and capacity building to bolster bat conservation in the Philippines.

scholarly journals A Thematic Literature Review on Business Process Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
C.R. Oruthotaarachchi ◽  
W M J I Wijayanayake
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Business Process Management ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Process Mining ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The Status ◽  
Future Research Directions

Business Process Management (BPM) is considered as a management approach that primarily focuses on analyzing and continuously improving business processes. It has been a key strategy adapted by organizations to manage their businesses successfully along with information technology. In the past few decades BPM has been one of the promising research areas. This paper adds knowledge to the existing research by answering following questions: (1) what is the status of BPM research domain? And (2) what are the possible future research directions on BPM? A thematic review was conducted focusing a series of literature on BPM which have been published between 2001 and 2020. The findings highlight that the integration of BPM into new digital innovations, such as process mining, is essential for an effective and efficient organization. More research on BPM and IT management needs to be conducted to support this integration between BPM and digital innovations.

Report on the status of research on homœopathy with recommendations for future research

1989 ◽  
Vol 78 (02) ◽  
pp. 86-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverley Rubik
Keyword(s):  
Healing Process ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Contemporary Science ◽  
The Status ◽  
Scientific Validation

AbstractMedicine has its roots in the art of practice, but scientific validation is of increasing importance in the incorporation of new therapeutics. There have been a number of well-designed research studies on homœopathy, but much remains to be done toward understanding its modus operandi and its relationship to the healing process. An examination and understanding of homœopathy by contemporary science would undoubtedly lead to its wider acceptance and use. For a critical and comprehensive review of research on homœopathy, the reader is referred to Scofield's two-part reviews, 1,2 This report addresses results from the most experimentally promising and rigorous studies in the modern literature and addresses some areas of proposed investigation. It highlights important research areas that are cost-effective at three distinct levels from the fundamental to the applied: (1) the physics and chemistry of homœopathy preparations, (2) laboratory studies using homœpathic preparations on cells and organisms, and (3) clinical trials using homœopathic medicines.

Sustainability reporting at EU level: leading by example?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Bryan
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Eu

PurposeThis paper aims to contribute to research on public sector sustainability reporting, by focussing on the sustainability reporting of EU institutions and agencies. It seeks to examine to what extent the EU is leading by example in this area and to highlight the challenges for developing sustainability reporting at EU level.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on the European Court of Auditors’ (ECA) review on reporting on sustainability and presents the results of qualitative research, including a survey conducted among EU institutions and agencies. Additional secondary literature analysis puts the review's findings into the current research context on sustainability reporting.FindingsThe paper provides an overview of how the EU and its institutions and agencies report on sustainable development. It finds that the EU, as well as its institutions and agencies, are not yet leading by example on sustainability reporting. Of the 53 EU institutions and agencies surveyed, only 2 published sustainability reports. Additionally, the paper identifies key challenges for sustainability reporting in the public sector and highlights future research areas.Originality/valueThis is the first academic article on sustainability reporting of EU institutions and agencies. It contributes to our understanding of the status and challenges of public sector, supranational sustainability reporting and the auditing of such activities.

scholarly journals Important but not a priority? Conservation concerns and priorities for the Philippine bats in the Anthropocene

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krizler C Tanalgo ◽  
Alice C Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Conservation Education ◽  
Species Vulnerability ◽  
Bat Conservation ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
Effective Conservation

Anthropogenic environmental changes coupled with rapid population growth are altering the Earth’s biota at an unprecedented rate, posing an alarming threat to the long-term persistence of many species of both animals and plants. The Philippine archipelago includes over 7000 islands, and of its diverse mammalian biota bats make up a significant proportion, and fulfil vital roles to maintain ecosystem health. Given the high species richness, endemism, vulnerability, and disparity in efforts, the Philippines is a conservation priority for bats. In this study, we aim to determine the vulnerability of Philippine bat species from different threats in order to establish effective conservation decision making and prioritisation in the future. Habitat loss and direct human-driven factors (e.g., hunting) are the main threats to more than half of Philippine bat species. We found that body size and number of threats are important correlates of species vulnerability. While there is no correlation in neither threat levels nor body size with research effort and allocation. We suggest that priorities should consider multiple facets of knowledge gaps, levels of threats and species vulnerability for effective conservation. Carefully looking at the emerging threats, increasing conservation education, and forging equitable partnerships and capacity building to bolster bat conservation in the Philippines.

Moderating Role of Gender in the Relationship between Cognitive Errors and Anxiety among Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-102
Author(s):  
Tasnim Rehna ◽  
Rubina Hanif ◽  
Muhammad Aqeel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Adolescent Psychopathology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cognitive Errors ◽  
Adolescent Anxiety ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Status ◽  
Manifest Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Widespread social paradigms on which the status variances are grounded in any society, gender plays pivotal role in manifestation of mental health problems (Rutter, 2007). A hefty volume of research has addressed the issue in adults nonetheless, little is vividly known about the role of gender in adolescent psychopathology. Sample: A sample of 240 adolescents (125 boys, 115 girls) aging 12-18 years was amassed from various secondary schools of Islamabad with the approval of the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), relevant authorities of the schools and the adolescents themselves. Instruments: Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (Taylor & Spence, 1953) and Children’s Negative Cognitive Errors Questionnaire (CNCEQ) by Leitenberg et al., (1986) were applied in present study. Results: Multiple regression analysis revealed that cognitive errors jointly accounted for 78% of variance in predicting anxiety among adolescents. Findings also exhibited that gender significantly moderated the relationship between cognitive errors and adolescent anxiety. Implications of the findings are discoursed for future research and clinical practice.

Systematics of Hymenophyllum subgenus Mecodium (Hymenophyllaceae) in Taiwan

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 753-767
Author(s):  
Tian-Chuan Hsu ◽  
Yu-Fang Huang ◽  
Yi-Shan Chao
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Common Element ◽  
Morphological Investigation ◽  
Eastern Asia ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
The Status ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Independent Species

Abstract—Hymenophyllum subg. Mecodium, composed of the taxonomically notorious H. polyanthos and approximately 15 other closely related taxa, is a common element of filmy fern communities in the tropical and subtropical moist forests. In Taiwan, although only H. polyanthos and one or two closely related taxa were recognized in recent studies, considerable morphological variation has been observed among populations throughout the island. Thus, we conducted an extensive morphological investigation, as well as a molecular phylogenetic analysis, to clarify the specific diversity and phylogenetic relationships within Hymenophyllum subg. Mecodium in Taiwan. Field and herbaria surveys helped in recognizing five morphs in Taiwan, mainly differentiated by the combination of certain traits, viz., the presence or absence of stipe wings, general frond size and shape, degree of laminar crispation, sori position, and involucre shape. The different morphs had diverse ecological preferences. The phylogenetic tree, inferred from the sequences of the plastid loci rbcL and rps4-trnS, demonstrated that Hymenophyllum subg. Mecodium materials in Taiwan comprise several well-supported lineages, mostly corresponding to the classification based on morphology. Comparing with the protologues and type specimens of 34 related scientific names, the five morphs are herein recognized as five independent species. A new species, Hymenophyllum exquisitum, is described here. Also, the status of H. paniculiflorum is reconfirmed and that of H. fujisanense, H. parallelocarpum, and H. punctisorum reinstated. Only H. exquisitum and H. parallelocarpum are endemic to Taiwan among all the species studied. In addition, the names Hymenophyllum blumeanum, H. integrum, H. microsorum, H. polyanthos, H. tenellum, and H. wrightii are now excluded from the regional flora, and several related taxa from China, Taiwan, and the Philippines are treated as synonyms. This study unravels the deep phylogenetic relationships within Hymenophyllum subg. Mecodium in Taiwan and Eastern Asia.

A Review of Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) based on Bibliometry

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Gaurav ◽  
Abhay Sharma ◽  
G S Dangayach ◽  
M L Meena
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Minimum Quantity Lubrication ◽  
Citation Network ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Cutting Fluid ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Minimum Quantity ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Future Research Directions

Background: Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) is one of the most promising machining techniques that can yield a reduction in consumption of cutting fluid more than 90 % while ensuring the surface quality and tool life. The significance of the MQL in machining makes it imperative to consolidate and analyse the current direction and status of research in MQL. Objective: This study aims to assess global research publication trends and hot topics in the field of MQL among machining process. The bibliometric and descriptive analysis are the tools that the investigation aims to use for the data analysis of related literature collected from Scopus databases. Methods: Various performance parameters are extracted, such as document types and languages of publication, annual scientific production, total documents, total citations, and citations per article. The top 20 of the most relevant and productive sources, authors, affiliations, countries, word cloud, and word dynamics are assessed. The graphical visualisation of the bibliometric data is presented in terms of bibliographic coupling, citation, and co-citation network. Results: The investigation reveals that the International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture (2611 citations, 31 hindex) is the most productive journal that publishes on MQL. The most productive institution is the University of Michigan (32 publications), the most cited country is Germany (1879 citations), and the most productive country in MQL is China (124 publications). The study shows that ‘Cryogenic Machining’, ‘Sustainable Machining’, ‘Sustainability’, ‘Nanofluid’ and ‘Titanium alloy’ are the most recent keywords and indications of the hot topics and future research directions in the MQL field. Conclusion: The analysis finds that MQL is progressing in publications and the emerging with issues that are strongly associated with the research. This study is expected to help the researchers to find the most current research areas through the author’s keywords and future research directions in MQL and thereby expand their research interests.

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