scholarly journals Arctic entomology in the 21st century

2013 ◽  
Vol 145 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toke T. Høye ◽  
Derek S. Sikes
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Ideal Model ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Abiotic Environment ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Recent Developments

AbstractResearch interest in the Arctic is accelerating because of observed and anticipated dramatic climate change and its impacts on societies and ecosystems. Arthropods form a major part of the terrestrial species diversity in the Arctic, and are particularly sensitive to changes in the abiotic environment. Hence, increased research activity on Arctic arthropods would help towards conservation of Arctic biodiversity as well as in understanding the role of Arctic arthropods in ecosystem functioning. In this introduction to the special issue on Arctic entomology in the 21st century, we identify trophic interactions, biodiversity assessments, and taxonomic revisions as three important research fields in Arctic entomology. We also point to ways in which Arctic entomology could take advantage of recent developments in other research fields and we place the contributions to the special issue in a broader context. Arthropods form ideal model organisms in global change studies and there is a particular need for entomological studies from the dramatically changing Arctic. It is our hope that the papers within this special issue will be a valuable source of inspiration and may stimulate novel insights and achievements in Arctic entomology during the 21st century.

The Role of the Arctic Council from an International Law Perspective: Past, Present and Future

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 349-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshinobu Takei
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Council ◽  
Treaty Negotiations ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Law Making

Established in 1996, the Arctic Council has played an essential role in promoting pan- Arctic cooperation on various issues concerning the Arctic. Increasingly, its activities have contributed to the development of international law relating to the Arctic in terms of law-making and implementation. Recent developments make it pertinent to investigate the possibilities and challenges faced by the Arctic Council in developing legally binding instruments and otherwise contributing to the development of international law relating to the Arctic. How has the Council been engaged in activities that contribute to the development of international law? What factors have affected these activities? This article describes the structure of the Arctic Council and its status under international law; analyzes important developments relating to this issue in the period before the 2009 Ministerial Meeting held in Tromsø, Norway; examines the processes in which two legally binding instruments were negotiated and eventually adopted as well as elements common to these agreements; and discusses Arctic Council processes relevant to the development of international law other than treaty negotiations under its auspices.

scholarly journals Introduction to the special issue: Yezidism and Yezidi Studies in the early 21st century

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Kreyenbroek ◽  
Khanna Omarkhali
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Academic Discourse ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Early 21St Century

The articles in this volume deal with recent developments concerning the Yezidis. They focus on the consequences of IS’s attempted genocide of Yezidis in the Sinjar region, and on aspects of the current public and academic discourse on Yezidis and their religion.ABSTRACT IN KURMANJIDestpêk bo hejmara taybet: Êzdiyatî û Lêkolînên li ser êzdiyan di serê sedsala 21an deDanasîna hejmara taybet: Êzdiyatî û xebatên li ser êzdiyan di destpêka sedsala 21em de. Nivîsarên vê hejmarê berê xwe didine têgihiştina rûdanên dawî yên derbarê êzidiyan de. Ev xebat dêneke taybet didine ser encamên hewla DAIŞê ya qirkirina êzdiyan li herêma Şengalê û cîhetên gotara/dîskûra giştî û akademîk li ser êzdiyan û dînê wan.ABSTRACT IN SORANI

scholarly journals The role of education in human nature and future human design according to Edgar Morin

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 18-29
Author(s):  
Funda Demirel
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Philosophy Of Education ◽  
Integrated Education ◽  
Science Culture ◽  
Contemporary Philosopher ◽  
The Future ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Subject

Understanding the structure of human nature is an important element in determining educational practices. Recent developments in the field of science, culture and technology today require us to reconsider the developments and changes in human nature. Therefore, while determining the qualifications and principles that should play a role in the education of the future, it is necessary to first evaluate how human that is both the subject and object of education in perceived in the 21st century. While all the disciplines are essentially examining human being from different perspectives and trying to understand its nature, Edgar Morin, a contemporary philosopher and sociologist, considers the issue from a different perspective and thinks that the reality of human nature can be reached only when the disciplines are considered as a whole. Morin, who thinks that uncertainties will be clarified with an integrated education, has suggestions for the education of the future. Keywords: Edgar Morin, philosophy of education, education of future, human nature.

scholarly journals Prologue: Language Challenges in the 21st Century

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 428-437
Author(s):  
Megan E. Birney ◽  
Janin Roessel ◽  
Karolina Hansen ◽  
Tamara Rakić
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Linguistic Landscape ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Linguistic Backgrounds ◽  
Shed Light

As immigration and mobility increases, so do interactions between people from different linguistic backgrounds. Yet while linguistic diversity offers many benefits, it also comes with a number of challenges. In seven empirical articles and one commentary, this Special Issue addresses some of the most significant language challenges facing researchers in the 21st century: the power language has to form and perpetuate stereotypes, the contribution language makes to intersectional identities, and the role of language in shaping intergroup relations. By presenting work that aims to shed light on some of these issues, the goal of this Special Issue is to (a) highlight language as integral to social processes and (b) inspire researchers to address the challenges we face. To keep pace with the world’s constantly evolving linguistic landscape, it is essential that we make progress toward harnessing language’s power in ways that benefit 21st century globalized societies.

scholarly journals 21st century skills, individual competences, personal capabilities and mind-sets related to sustainability: a management and education perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-17
Author(s):  
Wim Lambrechts
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
General Introduction ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Basic Assumptions ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
Recent Developments

Aim: This editorial article provides a general introduction into the topic of this special issue. It highlights the attention given to, and the differences in interpretations of, 21st century skills, individual competences, personal capabilities and mind-sets related to sustainability, specifically in management and education contexts. Furthermore, the article gives an overview of the articles included in this special issue. Design/Research methods: Recent developments in the field are presented, based on a literature review. Differences in interpretations between management and education perspectives, as well as differences  and similarities in conceptualisations of these constructs are discussed. Findings: The article describes current issues that are being discussed in the debate around 21st century skills, individual competences, personal capabilities and mind-sets related to sustainability. Although different concepts are presented in the literature, they also have basic assumptions and characteristics in common, mainly the combined (holistic) approach of skills, competences, attitudes and values. However, the discussion has become blurred due to mixing interpretations of business context and education context. Originality/value of the article: The main value of this introductory article of the special issue, is that it outlines similarities and differences in interpretations of 21st century skills, individual competences, personal capabilities and mind-sets related to sustainability.

scholarly journals Absurdity and Revolt in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road

PhaenEx ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
MICHAEL KEREN
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
The Road ◽  
Relevant Today ◽  
The World ◽  
Recent Developments

Camus’ notions of absurdity and revolt remain relevant today, especially with respect to very recent developments in the growing role of electronic and digital mass media. Cormac McCarthy’s 2006 novel The Road, describing a father and child’s journey after the world as we know it has been destroyed, is used to highlight the nature of absurdity and revolt in their updated early 21st century version.

scholarly journals Tackling the scaling-up problem of digital health applications

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peggy Richter ◽  
Lorenz Harst
Keyword(s):  
Digital Health ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Health Applications

Abstract Aim The purpose of this editorial is to provide guidance for the readers concerning the broad realm of approaches towards successful implementation of digital health applications into the health care system. Recent developments due to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic are used as a current angle. Subject and Methods All contributions within the special issue were scanned for their most decisive contribution to the special issue and the field of implementation science, with a focus on digital health. Micro, meso, and macro layers of implementation processes, as well as the technological perspective itself, are used as broad categories for sorting the contributions and structuring the special issue. Results The ten contributions to this special issue cover micro (n = 1), technology (n = 1), meso (n = 4) and macro (n = 2) perspectives on the implementation process of digital health applications. Two further contributions also tackle the issue from a wider perspective when aiming to structure telemedicine application types and barriers encountered when implementing digital health. Conclusion Considering the wide array of research fields represented in this special issue, an emphasis is put on the importance of interdisciplinary work required for tackling the scale-up problem of digital health. As such, the special issue can assist in leveraging the full potential of digital health, not only when dealing with situations as out-of-the-ordinary as the current pandemic but also well beyond that, for example when dealing with the upcoming challenges of demographic change.

scholarly journals Special Issue “Recent Developments in Annexin Biology”

Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2477
Author(s):  
Ursula Rescher ◽  
Volker Gerke ◽  
Lina Hsiu Kim Lim ◽  
Jyoti K. Jaiswal
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Research ◽  
Basic Science ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Cellular Organization ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Over 40 Years ◽  
Initial Research

Discovered over 40 years ago, the annexin proteins were found to be a structurally conserved subgroup of Ca2+-binding proteins. While the initial research on annexins focused on their signature feature of Ca2+-dependent binding to membranes, over the years the biennial Annexin conference series has highlighted additional diversity in the functions attributed to the annexin family of proteins. The roles of these proteins now extend from basic science to biomedical research, and are being translated into the clinic. The research on annexins involves a global network of researchers, and the 10th biennial Annexin conference brought together over 80 researchers from ten European countries, USA, Brazil, Singapore, Japan and Australia for 3 days in September 2019. In this conference, the discussions focused on two distinct themes—the role of annexins in cellular organization and in health and disease. The articles published in this Special Issue cover these two main themes discussed at this conference, offering a glimpse into some of the notable findings in the field of annexin biology.

scholarly journals Developmental Signals in the 21st Century; New Tools and Advances in Plant Signaling

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1708
Author(s):  
Ignacio Ezquer ◽  
Paola Vittorioso ◽  
Stefan de Folter
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Abiotic Stresses ◽  
Plant Response ◽  
Signaling Cascades ◽  
Plant Signaling ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Biotic And Abiotic Stresses ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Developmental Processes

This special issue includes different research papers and reviews that studied the role of signaling cascades controlling both plant developmental processes and plant response mechanisms to biotic and abiotic stresses [...]

How do histone modifications contribute to transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in C. elegans?

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1019-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel M. Woodhouse ◽  
Alyson Ashe
Keyword(s):  
Histone Modifications ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Epigenetic Inheritance ◽  
Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans ◽  
Histone Methyltransferases ◽  
Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance ◽  
C Elegans ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Gene Regulatory

Gene regulatory information can be inherited between generations in a phenomenon termed transgenerational epigenetic inheritance (TEI). While examples of TEI in many animals accumulate, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has proven particularly useful in investigating the underlying molecular mechanisms of this phenomenon. In C. elegans and other animals, the modification of histone proteins has emerged as a potential carrier and effector of transgenerational epigenetic information. In this review, we explore the contribution of histone modifications to TEI in C. elegans. We describe the role of repressive histone marks, histone methyltransferases, and associated chromatin factors in heritable gene silencing, and discuss recent developments and unanswered questions in how these factors integrate with other known TEI mechanisms. We also review the transgenerational effects of the manipulation of histone modifications on germline health and longevity.

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