scholarly journals Editorial for the Special Issue on Micro/Nanofabrication for Retinal Implants

Micromachines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1005
Author(s):  
Maesoon Im
Keyword(s):  
Special Issue ◽  
Retinal Implants ◽  
Technological Advances

The retinal prosthetic community has witnessed tremendous technological advances during the last two decades since the emergence of pioneering work [...]

scholarly journals Introduction to special issue about election reporting: Why journalism (still) matters

Journalism ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 985-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Cushion ◽  
Daniel Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
News Media ◽  
Election Campaigns ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Campaign Coverage ◽  
Election Coverage ◽  
Social Media Platforms

This introduction unpacks the eight articles that make up this Journalism special issue about election reporting. Taken together, the articles ask: How has election reporting evolved over the last century across different media? Has the relationship between journalists and candidates changed in the digital age of campaigning? How do contemporary news values influence campaign coverage? Which voices – politicians, say or journalists – are most prominent? How far do citizens inform election coverage? How is public opinion articulated in the age of social media? Are sites such as Twitter developing new and distinctive election agendas? In what ways does social media interact with legacy media? How well have scholars researched and theorised election reporting cross-nationally? How can research agendas be enhanced? Overall, we argue this Special Issue demonstrates the continued strength of news media during election campaigns. This is in spite of social media platforms increasingly disrupting and recasting the agenda setting power of legacy media, not least by political parties and candidates who are relying more heavily on sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to campaign. But while debates in recent years have centred on the technological advances in political communication and the associated role of social media platforms during election campaigns (e.g. microtargeting voters, spreading disinformation/misinformation and allowing candidates to bypass media to campaign), our collection of studies signal the enduring influence professional journalists play in selecting and framing of news. Put more simply, how elections are reported still profoundly matters in spite of political parties’ and candidates’ more sophisticated use of digital campaigning.

scholarly journals How Data Curation Enables Epistemically Responsible Reuse of Qualitative Data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Karcher ◽  
Dessislava Kirilova ◽  
Christiane Pagé ◽  
Nic Weber
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Data Curation ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Recent Trends

Data sharing and reuse are becoming the norm in quantitative research. At the same time, significant skepticism still accompanies the sharing and reuse of qualitative research data on both ethical and epistemological grounds. Nevertheless, there is growing interest in the reuse of qualitative data, as demonstrated by the range of contributions in this special issue. In this research note, we address epistemological critiques of reusing qualitative data and argue that careful curation of data can enable what we term “epistemologically responsible reuse” of qualitative data. We begin by briefly defining qualitative data and summarizing common epistemological objections to their shareability or usefulness for secondary analysis. We then introduce the concept of curation as enabling epistemologically responsible reuse and a potential way to address such objections. We discuss three recent trends that we believe are enhancing curatorial practices and thus expand the opportunities for responsible reuse: improvements in data management practices among researchers, the development of collaborative curation practices at repositories focused on qualitative data and technological advances that support sharing rich qualitative data. Using three examples of successful reuse of qualitative data, we illustrate the potential of these three trends to further improve the availability of reusable data projects.

scholarly journals Innovative Technology Based Interventions for Psychological Treatment of Common Mental Disorders

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 3075
Author(s):  
Tara Donker ◽  
Annet Kleiboer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Technological Advances

The present Special Issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine includes a series of important papers that aim to further the evidence base of innovative technological advances in the screening and treatment of mental health, and to further our understanding of their implications for mental health care [...]

scholarly journals Technology-Enhanced Learning and the Pursuit of Sustainability

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 4022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Visvizi ◽  
Linda Daniela
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Approaches To Teaching ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Technological Revolution ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Entire Society ◽  
Enhanced Learning ◽  
Key Questions

The inroads of sophisticated technologies and related applications in the field of education trigger several developments related not only to the processes of managing education institutions across levels and domains but also pertaining to approaches to teaching and learning. As advances in technology impact all aspects of life, when adopting and adapting to these advances, the education sector is expected to respond to issues and processes that current technological revolution triggers in the entire society. Hence, effective and forward-looking manner of managing technological advances in the education sector today is a necessity to ensure sustainability of that sector in the future. The objective of this Special Issue was to reflect on these issues, to identify the key questions that have to be addressed in this context, and to encourage new critical insights into these developments.

From the ethnographic turn to new forms of organizational ethnography

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Rouleau ◽  
Mark de Rond ◽  
Geneviève Musca
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
General View ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Methodological Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Environments ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Organizational Ethnography

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the context and the content of the six papers that follow in this special issue on “New Forms of Organizational Ethnography”. Design/methodology/approach – This editorial explains the burgeoning interest in organizational ethnography over the last decade in terms of several favourable conditions that have supported this resurgence. It also offers a general view of the nature and diversity of new forms of organizational ethnography in studies of management and organization. Findings – New forms of organizational ethnography have emerged in response to rapidly changing organizational environments and technological advances as well as the paradigmatic transformation of ethnography and ascendency of discursive and practice-based studies. Originality/value – The editorial highlights an “ethnographic turn” in management and organization studies that is characterized by a renewal of the discipline through the proliferation of new forms of organizational ethnography. A focus on new organizational phenomena, methodological innovation and novel ways of organizing fieldwork constitute the three main pillars of new forms of organizational ethnography. It encourages researchers to develop forums and platforms designed to exploit these novel forms of organizational ethnography.

scholarly journals An Introduction to Current Trends in Meat Microbiology and Hygiene

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Johler ◽  
Claudia Guldimann
Keyword(s):  
Meat Products ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Safety Assurance ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Meat Safety ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Microbial Risks ◽  
Editorial Review

Abstract Purpose of Review This editorial review aims to provide readers with an introduction to the Current Clinical Microbiology Report Special Issue “Meat Microbiology and Hygiene.” It will provide an overview of overarching trends and developments in this field, introduce the articles presented in this Special Issue, and attempt to offer a glimpse into the future of meat microbiology and hygiene. Recent Findings Meat production has been subjected to transformative changes within the last decade, and the focus of assuring meat safety has shifted to account for changing consumer demands as well as new microbial risks such as strains carrying antimicrobial resistance determinants. Summary Assuring that meat products meet high safety standards remains crucial to consumers worldwide. New risk-based meat safety assurance systems leveraging latest technological advances are needed to protect consumers and promote public health.

scholarly journals Special Issue “Analysis for Power Quality Monitoring”

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 514
Author(s):  
Juan-José González de-la-Rosa ◽  
Manuel Pérez-Donsión
Keyword(s):  
Power Quality ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
Electrical Network ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Industry Practice

We are immersed in the so-called digital energy network, continuously introducing new technological advances for a better way of life. As a consequence, numerous emerging words are relevant to this point: Internet of Things (IoT), big data, smart cities, smart grid, industry 4.0, etc. To achieve this formidable goal, systems should work more efficiently, a fact that inevitably leads to power quality (PQ) assurance. Apart from its economic losses, a bad PQ implies serious risks for machines and, consequently, for people. Many researchers are endeavouring to develop new analysis techniques, instruments, measurement methods, and new indices and norms that match and fulfil the requirements regarding the current operation of the electrical network. This book, and its associated Special Issue, offer a compilation of some of the recent advances in this field. The chapters range from computing to technological implementation, going through event detection strategies and new indices and measurement methods that contribute significantly to the advance of PQ analysis and regulation. Experiments have been developed within the frameworks of research units and projects and deal with real data from industry practice and public buildings. Human beings have an unavoidable commitment to sustainability, which implies adapting PQ monitoring techniques to our dynamic world, defining a digital and smart concept of quality for electricity.

scholarly journals Sustainable Lighting and Light Pollution: A Critical Issue for the Present Generation, a Challenge to the Future

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georges Zissis
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Night Vision ◽  
Stray Light ◽  
Light Pollution ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Artificial Lighting ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
High Level

Human beings’ poor night vision and primitive fear of the dark are reflected in an imperative need to use artificial light to illuminate their environment. Outdoor illumination undoubtedly contributes to the enhancement of practical opportunities for social and economic developments. Considered as a necessity, a means of security, and an attraction or valorization, city lighting growth has been literally exponential in the last half century. Beyond the financial and energy resources that it absorbs, the artificial lighting of urban spaces overflows its objective by polluting our nights to the point that, in our modern megacities, the stars disappear. Apart from the fact that stars are no longer visible, the scientific community is increasingly interested in the direct and indirect impacts of artificial lighting on biodiversity. In parallel, some studies have shown recently that stray light may have direct or indirect effects on human health and mood. The scope of this Special Issue, dedicated to the memory of Prof. Abraham Haim and Dr. Thomas Posch, is to put together a series of high-level papers treating light pollution in a holistic manner that goes from technological advances to policies, passing through impacts on biotopes and human health. Beyond its evident scientific interest, this Special Issue is also contributing to awareness raising, aimed at decision- and policy-makers.

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