Food Web Patterns: Trivial Flaws or the Basis of an Active Research Program?

Ecology ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 1669-1672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart L. Pimm ◽  
Roger L. Kitching
Keyword(s):  
Food Web ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Active Research Program

Issues Faced by Faculty in an Industrial-Organizational Master’s Program

2020 ◽  
pp. 96-114
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Sachau ◽  
Barbara A. Fritzsche
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
Successful Program ◽  
Industrial Organizational Psychology ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Active Research Program ◽  
Research Service

This chapter identifies challenges faculty face when teaching in a terminal industrial-organizational psychology master’s program. The authors discuss how faculty, particularly new/junior faculty, can deal with these issues to become productive in teaching, research, service, consulting, and shaping program culture. The authors offer suggestions for creating a successful program tailored to the needs of different types of students (recent graduates versus experienced students), strategies for maintaining an active research program, and ways to integrate consulting into a master’s program. This chapter includes a discussion of the challenges of offering both a master’s and doctoral program, managing administrators, and building a program culture.

Political Science Research on International Law: The State of the Field

2012 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie M. Hafner-Burton ◽  
David G. Victor ◽  
Yonatan Lupu
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Science Research ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Active Research Program ◽  
State Of The Field

The discipline of political science has developed an active research program on the development, operation, spread, and impact of international legal norms, agreements, and institutions. Meanwhile, a growing number of public international lawyers have developed an interest in political science research and methods. For more than two decades, scholars have been calling for international lawyers and political scientists to collaborate, and have suggested possible frameworks for doing so. Some prominent collaborations are under way—sharing research methods and insights.

scholarly journals The ideological use and abuse of Freiburg’s ordoliberalism

Public Choice ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malte Dold ◽  
Tim Krieger
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Game ◽  
Academic Discourse ◽  
The Political ◽  
Eurozone Crisis ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Active Research Program ◽  
Policy Proposals ◽  
Freiburg School

AbstractIn the aftermath of the Eurozone crisis, a battle of ideas emerged over whether ordoliberalism is part of the cause or the solution of economic problems in Europe. While German ordoliberals argued that their policy proposals were largely ignored before, during and after the crisis, critics saw too much ordoliberal influence, especially in form of austerity policies. We argue that neither view is entirely correct. Instead, we observe that the battle of ideas is largely independent of the countries’ actual responses to the Eurozone crisis: pragmatic self-interest on behalf of governments rather than their ideological convictions played a crucial role in political reactions. We explain this dynamic game-theoretically and highlight a number of reasons for the decoupling of the political-pragmatic debate from the ideological-academic discourse. In addition, we argue that ordoliberals themselves contributed to the ideological misuse of their own program: the ordoliberal Freiburg School ceased to be an active research program and instead grew to resemble a tradition which all too often disregarded the international academic discourse, in particular in macroeconomics. As a result, ordoliberal thinking was abused by its proponents and critics alike to emphasize their preconceived Weltanschauung (worldview). We end our paper with some thoughts on how a contemporary ordoliberalism can be constructively used to react to some of the challenges of the ongoing Eurozone crisis.

scholarly journals Feasibility study for interspecialistic collaboration in active research of urothelial neoplasms of professional origin

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-180
Author(s):  
Roberta Stopponi ◽  
Enrico Caraceni ◽  
Angelo Marronaro ◽  
Andrea Fabiani ◽  
Stefania Massacesi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Occupational Exposure ◽  
Bladder Neoplasms ◽  
Epidemiological Surveillance ◽  
Regional Registration ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Active Research Program ◽  
Medical History Collections ◽  
First Interview

Introduction: In Italy only a small fraction of cancer is reported to the supervisory body and recognised as professional by the insurance institution. Among the causes of this sub-notification, especially for lowgrade etiologic fractional cancers such as bladder cancers are the lack of knowledge of carcinogenicity in the occupational field and the consequent incomplete medical history collections. Objectives: Diagnosis of occupational bladder neoplasms and activation of systematic surveillance of tumors of professional origin through an "active research" program. Methods: From July 2010 to July 2017, all patients diagnosed with Bladder Cancer in the departments of Urology of Area Vasta 3 ASUR Marche underwent a first interview and a further anamnestic study in selected cases.When an occupational exposure was recognised, more information for preventive, social security and criminal justice has been acquired. Results: The study highlighted 18 cases of bladder tumors due to occupational exposure to aromatic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are the most important risk factor for BC after tobacco smoking. Conclusions: Our study confirmed that active research is an useful tool both for the activation of epidemiological surveillance and for the regional registration of professional tumors. In addition active research of occupational exposure allow obtaining information that can be used for preventive purposes, for criminal justice and for the initiation of medico-legal actions and improvement of working conditions aimed at guaranteeing workers' rights.

Portfolio analysis of petroleum fields and prospects: a robust statistical method

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 572
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Vujovic ◽  
Ritu Gupta ◽  
Gregory C. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Portfolio Analysis ◽  
Petroleum Geology ◽  
Statistical Methodology ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Robust Statistical Method ◽  
Petroleum Fields ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Active Research Program

Portfolio analysis of several prospects, fields or assets is an important part of economic analysis routinely done by most exploration, development and production companies, often for large dollar amounts. Yet the methods used have not changed for decades, most are done in complicated and difficult to audit spreadsheets, and commonly they are not statistically robust, meaning they sometimes give incorrect results. The Curtin University Petroleum Geology Group has an active research program working with the Curtin Statistical Group to improve assessment of petroleum volumetrics, risking, scenario and portfolio analysis. This note provides a simple case study of portfolio analysis using an area in the North West Shelf in which we have quickly mapped several leads, prospects and drilled traps. They span a range of risk outcomes from undrilled to drilled, of which some were dry and some were successful to varying degrees. The results allow us to demonstrate how to calculate and aggregate the volumes and dependencies for each structure, correctly add the results using a new statistical methodology and formulate the aggregated volumetric distribution for the portfolio. This workflow can be used for any portfolio in the petroleum and other industries.

scholarly journals The life cycle of a genome project: perspectives and guidelines inspired by insect genome projects

F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexie Papanicolaou
Keyword(s):  
Genome Project ◽  
Reference Sequence ◽  
Model Species ◽  
Manual Curation ◽  
Computational Capability ◽  
A Genome ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Active Research Program ◽  
Genome Projects

Many research programs on non-model species biology have been empowered by genomics. In turn, genomics is underpinned by a reference sequence and ancillary information created by so-called “genome projects”. The most reliable genome projects are the ones created as part of an active research program and designed to address specific questions but their life extends past publication. In this opinion paper I outline four key insights that have facilitated maintaining genomic communities: the key role of computational capability, the iterative process of building genomic resources, the value of community participation and the importance of manual curation. Taken together, these ideas can and do ensure the longevity of genome projects and the growing non-model species community can use them to focus a discussion with regards to its future genomic infrastructure.

Air Stripping of Volatile Organics

1985 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
Robert Stallings ◽  
Tony Rogers ◽  
Michael Mullins
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Air Stripping ◽  
Packed Tower ◽  
Research Triangle ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Gas Liquid Flow ◽  
Active Research Program

The Air Force's Installation Restoration Program includes an active research program into treatments for contaminated groundwater. Packed-tower air stripping of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from groundwater has proven to be a costeffective and efficient method of treatment. The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has recently participated in a packed-tower air-stripping test program for the Air Force in which 16 organic compounds in a groundwater plume were identified, and the air-stripping behavior of each was examined. The performance of four different commercial packing materials was evaluated for each of the 16 contaminants over a range of gas-liquid flow ratios. The mass transfer coefficients for each of the contaminants were subsequently calculated, and the most effective operating conditions were determined.

Tinkering with cognitive gadgets: Cultural evolutionary psychology meets active inference

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Benjamin Badcock ◽  
Axel Constant ◽  
Maxwell James Désormeau Ramstead
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Psychology ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Active Inference ◽  
Innovative Research ◽  
Cognitive Faculties ◽  
Cultural Evolutionary ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Cognitive Gadgets offers a new, convincing perspective on the origins of our distinctive cognitive faculties, coupled with a clear, innovative research program. Although we broadly endorse Heyes’ ideas, we raise some concerns about her characterisation of evolutionary psychology and the relationship between biology and culture, before discussing the potential fruits of examining cognitive gadgets through the lens of active inference.

Outcomes assessment of a predoctoral research program

1994 ◽  
Vol 58 (11) ◽  
pp. 836-839
Author(s):  
S Rosen ◽  
KE Alley ◽  
FM Beck
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
Outcomes Assessment

Postgraduate Specialization Fellowship Training for Audiologists: Survey Results From Educators, Supervisors, and Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-299
Author(s):  
Julie G. Arenberg ◽  
Ray H. Hull ◽  
Lisa Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Fellowship Training ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Academic Affiliation ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Funding Opportunities ◽  
Exceptional Patient

Purpose From the Audiology Education Summit held in 2017, several working groups were formed to explore ideas about improving the quality and consistency in graduate education in audiology and externship training. The results are described here from one of the working groups formed to examine postgraduate specialization fellowships. Method Over the course of a year, the committee designed and implemented two surveys: one directed toward faculty and one toward students. The rationale for the survey and the results are presented. Comparisons between faculty and student responses are made for similar questions. Results Overall, the results demonstrate that the majority of both students and faculty believe that postgraduation specialization fellowships are needed for either 1 year or a flexible length. There was a consensus of opinion that the fellowship should be paid, as these would be designed for licensed audiologists. Most believed that the fellowships should be “governed by a professional organization (e.g., American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, American Academy of Audiology, American Doctors of Audiology, etc.),” or less so, a “separate body for this specific purpose.” Potential topics for specialization identified were the following: tinnitus, vestibular, cochlear implants, pediatrics, and intraoperative monitoring. The highest priority attributes for a specialization site were “abundant access to patient populations,” “staff of clinical experts,” and “active research.” The weight put toward these attributes differed between faculty and students with faculty prioritizing “university/academic centers,” and “access to academic coursework in the fellowship area.” The faculty rated “caseload diversity,” “minimum hours,” “research,” and “academic affiliation” as requirements for a fellowship site, with less weight for “coursework” and “other.” Finally, the students valued “improved personal ability to provide exceptional patient care,” “the potential for increased job opportunities,” and the “potential for a higher salary” as benefits most important to them, with lower ratings for “recognition as a subject matter expert” or “potential pathway to Ph.D. program.” Conclusions As a result of the survey, further exploration of a postgraduate specialization fellowship is warranted, especially to determine funding opportunities to offset cost for the sites and to ensure that fellows are paid adequately.

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