Quantitative Definitions of Collaborative Research Fields in Science and Engineering

Abstract The research environment of science and technology is going to change rapidly (dramatically) with the change of Japanese society change at the turn of the century. In this article, a discussion on what kind of academic policy put into the effect aiming to enhance collaborative research in Japanese universities and to foster interdisciplinary research between separate established organizations is attempted. A typical example of a successful system, The Advanced Research Institute of Science and Engineering at Waseda University, will be described.

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A revised framework for the investigation of expectation update versus maintenance in the context of expectation violations: the ViolEx 2.0 model

10.31234/osf.io/vxs7y ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Christian Panitz ◽

Dominik Endres ◽

Merle Buchholz ◽

Zahra Khosrowtaj ◽

Matthias F.J. Sperl ◽

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Keyword(s):

Collaborative Research ◽

Life Sciences ◽

Research Fields ◽

Research Perspectives ◽

Advance Research ◽

Interdisciplinary Exchange ◽

Model Features ◽

New Evidence ◽

Collaborative Efforts ◽

Beliefs About The Future

Expectations are probabilistic beliefs about the future that shape and influence our perception, affect, cognition, and behaviour in many contexts. This makes expectations a highly relevant concept across basic and applied psychological disciplines. When expectations are confirmed or violated, individuals can respond by either updating or maintaining their prior expectations in light of the new evidence. Moreover, proactive and reactive behaviour can change the probability with which individuals encounter expectation confirmations or violations. The investigation of predictors and mechanisms underlying expectation update and maintenance has been approached from many research perspectives, however, in many instances with little exchange between different research fields. To further advance research on expectations and expectation violations, collaborative efforts across different disciplines in psychology, cognitive (neuro)science, and other life sciences are warranted. For fostering and facilitating such efforts, we introduce the ViolEx 2.0 model, a revised framework for interdisciplinary research on cognitive and behavioural mechanisms of expectation update and maintenance in the context of expectation violations. To support different goals and stages in interdisciplinary exchange, the ViolEx 2.0 model features three model levels with varying degrees of specificity in order to address questions about the research synopsis, central concepts, or functional processes and relationships, respectively. The framework can be applied to different research fields and has high potential for guiding collaborative research efforts in expectation research.

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Research on the Advanced Glasses and Glass-Ceramic Materials in Central South University

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.11-12.57 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 11-12 ◽

pp. 57-60

Author(s):

An Xian Lu ◽

S.J. Liu ◽

Z.B. Ke

Keyword(s):

Materials Science ◽

Ceramic Materials ◽

Oxide Glass ◽

National Defense ◽

Science And Engineering ◽

Research Fields ◽

Glass Ceramic Materials ◽

New Material ◽

Materials Science And Engineering ◽

Central South

Based on the results in glass scientific research fields such as the National Natural Science Foundation project—forming and structure of heavy metal oxide glass, national defense new material projects and various other research projects, the new achievement and the present progress on the investigation in non-crystalline science exploration and the development for new kinds of glass materials in the school of Materials Science and Engineering of Central South University are briefly introduced in this paper.

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Medical Engineering: Meetings on Research Priorities

Engineering in Medicine ◽

10.1243/emed_jour_1983_012_037_02 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 143-144

Author(s):

E A Mason

Keyword(s):

Collaborative Research ◽

Research Council ◽

Research Priorities ◽

Medical Engineering ◽

General Level ◽

Science And Engineering ◽

Engineering Research ◽

The Past ◽

Research Programmes

The importance of ‘workshop’ type meetings to determine research priorities in a range of medical engineering topics has been demonstrated by means of a series of such meetings organised by the Science and Engineering Research Council. Four workshop-type meetings have been held in the past 2 years on topics ranging from incontinence to body access, and these have resulted in new, collaborative research programmes and an increase in the general level of interest in the topic. Further meetings of this type are planned in the coming twelve months.

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