scholarly journals Editorial for Special Issue “Critical Metals in Hydrothermal Ores: Resources, Recovery, and Challenges”

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 299
Author(s):  
Lingli Zhou ◽  
Hongrui Fan ◽  
Thomas Ulrich
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Critical Metals ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Global Population

The consumption of resources has rapidly increased over the last few decades, driven by the continuous growth of the global population and technological innovations [...]

scholarly journals Genetic Improvement of Cereals and Grain Legumes

Genes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1255
Author(s):  
Muhammad Amjad Nawaz ◽  
Gyuhwa Chung
Keyword(s):  
Abiotic Stresses ◽  
Genetic Improvement ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Grain Legumes ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Biotic And Abiotic Stresses ◽  
Yield Improvement ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Genetic Technologies ◽  
Global Population

The anticipated population growth by 2050 will be coupled with increased food demand. To achieve higher and sustainable food supplies in order to feed the global population by 2050, a 2.4% rise in the yield of major crops is required. The key to yield improvement is a better understanding of the genetic variation and identification of molecular markers, quantitative trait loci, genes, and pathways related to higher yields and increased tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Advances in genetic technologies are enabling plant breeders and geneticists to breed crop plants with improved agronomic traits. This Special Issue is an effort to report the genetic improvements by adapting genomic techniques and genomic selection.

scholarly journals Genomics of Avian Viral Infections

Genes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smith
Keyword(s):  
Viral Infections ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Host Susceptibility ◽  
Host Responses ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Poultry Industry ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Viral Pathogens ◽  
Genetic Mechanisms ◽  
Global Population

The poultry industry currently accounts for the production of around 118 million metric tons of meat and around 74 million metric tons of eggs annually. As the global population continues to increase, so does our reliance on poultry as a food source. It is therefore of vital importance that we safeguard this valuable resource and make the industry as economically competitive as possible. Avian viral infections, however, continue to cost the poultry industry billions of dollars annually. This can be in terms of vaccination costs, loss of birds and decreased production. With a view to improving the health and welfare of commercial birds and to minimizing associated economic losses, it is therefore of great importance that we try to understand the genetic mechanisms underlying host susceptibility and resilience to some of the major viral pathogens that threaten the poultry species. Some avian viruses, through their zoonotic potential, also pose a risk to human health. This Special Issue will present papers that describe our current knowledge on host responses to various viral pathogens, the genetics underlying those responses and how genomics can begin to provide a solution for resolving the threat posed by these infections.

scholarly journals Internet of Things (IoT) Operating Systems Management: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solution

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 1793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousaf Bin Zikria ◽  
Sung Won Kim ◽  
Oliver Hahm ◽  
Muhammad Khalil Afzal ◽  
Mohammed Y. Aalsalem
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Standard Set

Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly growing and contributing drastically to improve the quality of life. Immense technological innovations and growth is a key factor in IoT advancements. Readily available low cost IoT hardware is essential for continuous adaptation of IoT. Advancements in IoT Operating System (OS) to support these newly developed IoT hardware along with the recent standards and techniques for all the communication layers are the way forward. The variety of IoT OS availability demands to support interoperability that requires to follow standard set of rules for development and protocol functionalities to support heterogeneous deployment scenarios. IoT requires to be intelligent to self-adapt according to the network conditions. In this paper, we present brief overview of different IoT OSs, supported hardware, and future research directions. Therein, we provide overview of the accepted papers in our Special Issue on IoT OS management: opportunities, challenges, and solution. Finally, we conclude the manuscript.

scholarly journals Special issue on training in psychogeriatrics

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 851-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy A. Pachana
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Mental Health Workers ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Expected Number ◽  
Demographic Trends ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Population ◽  
Social Affairs

The need to train more health workers, and particularly mental health workers, in the care of older adults, has been highlighted by a variety of disciplines including psychiatry (Jeste et al., 1999), psychology (Knight et al., 1995), social work (Rosen et al., 2002) and nursing (Hirst et al., 1996). This rise in attention paid to geriatric health care is partly driven by demographics. Over the next 50 years, the global population of people aged 60 years and over is expected to triple to 2 billion by 2050 (U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2007). This same UN report states that the expected number of centenarians is set to increase globally by a factor of 20. Worldwide, the demographic trends in aging suggest that the number of people in the world aged 65 years and over will surpass the number aged 5 years or less in approximately 2017 (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2005). The issues concerning who will care for older adults are faced by a growing number of nations throughout the world.

scholarly journals Special Issue on Advanced Applications for Smart Energy Systems Considering Grid-Interactive Demand Response

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (19) ◽  
pp. 4088
Author(s):  
A.H.M.E. (Angèle) Reinders
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Demand Response ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Fuel Demand ◽  
Smart Energy Systems ◽  
Advanced Applications ◽  
Related Increase

The continuous growth of our fossil fuel demand for energy consumption and the related increase in CO2 emissions [...]

scholarly journals Innovative, sustainable, and circular agricultural systems for the future

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerold Rahmann ◽  
Khalid Azim ◽  
Irena Brányiková ◽  
Mahesh Chander ◽  
Wahyudi David ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Food Culture ◽  
Agricultural Systems ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Broad Array ◽  
Global Population

AbstractThis special issue presents the outcomes from “Designing sustainable and circular agricultural systems for the year 2100,” the joint scientific workshop of ISOFAR, the Thünen-Institute, and INRA-Morocco, which was held from November 14 to 16, 2019 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Nineteen scientists from a broad array of background and nationalities came together with the understanding that food security globally is at risk, especially in the post-2050 timeframe. Current concepts, strategies, measures, and scientific efforts carried out by governments, NGOs, businesses, and societies do not deliver satisfying solutions for how to sustainably produce enough healthy and affordable food to support the global population. With the economic and social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, it became even more evident that food security is a challenge. This workshop took an innovative approach to addressing the challenges of future agriculture by considering sustainable, circular agricultural systems. Participants presented research results on algae-based food, edible insects, mushrooms, novel concepts for nutrient management, bioreactor-based farming, sustainable food culture, as well as sensor- and remote-controlled automatic food production. This special issue presents the papers contributed to the workshop and the results of the discussions.

Introduction to emerging technologies in plant science

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher N. Topp ◽  
Joseph M. Jez
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Critical Time ◽  
Plant Science ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Global Population

In recent years, an array of new technologies is propelling plant science in exciting directions and facilitating the integration of data across multiple scales. These tools come at a critical time. With an expanding global population and the need to provide food in sustainable ways, we as a civilization will be asking more of plants and plant biologists than ever before. This special issue on emerging technologies in plant science brings together a set of reviews that spotlight a range of approaches that are changing how we ask questions and allow scientific inquiry from macromolecular to ecosystem scales.

scholarly journals Selected Papers from IEEE ICASI 2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 964
Author(s):  
Teen-Hang Meen ◽  
Shoou-Jinn Chang ◽  
Stephen D. Prior
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Mechanical Systems ◽  
System Innovation ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Engineering Designs ◽  
Scientific Principles ◽  
Practical Engineering

This Special Issue on “Selected Papers from IEEE ICASI 2018” includes excellent papers presented at the IEEE ICASI 2018 regarding the “applied system innovation” topic. Mechanical engineering and design innovations are both academic and practical engineering fields, which involve systematic technological materialization through scientific principles and engineering designs. Technological innovations in mechanical engineering include IT-based intelligent mechanical systems, mechanics and design innovations, and applied materials in nanosciences and nanotechnology. The aim is to encourage the attendees at the IEEE ICASI 2018 to publish their experimental and theoretical research relating to applied system innovation.

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