scholarly journals Collaborative Forest Management in Uganda: Benefits, Implementation Challenges and Future Directions

10.5772/28906 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelson Turyahabwe ◽  
Jacob Godfrey ◽  
Mnason Tweheyo ◽  
Susan Balaba
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Implementation Challenges

Future Directions in Robotic Neurosurgery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R Wagner ◽  
Timothy Phillips ◽  
Serge Roux ◽  
Joseph P Corrigan
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Implementation Challenges ◽  
Image Guided ◽  
Robotic Neurosurgery ◽  
Specific Technology ◽  
Technology Trends

Abstract In this paper, we highlight promising technologies in each phase of a robotic neurosurgery operation, and identify key factors affecting how quickly these technologies will mature into products in the operating room. We focus on specific technology trends in image-guided cranial and spinal procedures, including advances in imaging, machine learning, robotics, and novel interfaces. For each technology, we discuss the required effort to overcome safety or implementation challenges, as well as identifying example regulatory approved products in related fields for comparison. The goal is to provide a roadmap for clinicians as to which robotic and automation technologies are in the developmental pipeline, and which ones are likely to impact their practice sooner, rather than later.

scholarly journals Learning from community forestry experience: Challenges and lessons from British Columbia

2009 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Bullock ◽  
Kevin Hanna ◽  
D. Scott Slocombe
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Forest Community ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Implementation Challenges ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Document Review

A multiple case study approach is used to investigate community forest implementation challenges in British Columbia, Canada. Stakeholder interviews, document review and visits to the case sites (Denman Island, Malcolm Island, Cortes Island and Creston) were used to collect data on events occurring between 1990 and 2005. In addition to case-specific challenges, our analysis confirmed common challenges related to a lack of support, consensus, and organizational resources as well as poor forest health and timber profiles, resistance from conventional forest management, and competition for land and tenures. Development pressure emerged as a challenge for communities without land use decision making authority. The final section offers some lessons and recommendations. Key words: community forest, community forestry, forest management, community-based natural resource management, local control, challenges, case studies

scholarly journals Remote Sensing Applied in Forest Management to Optimize Ecosystem Services: Advances in Research

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 969
Author(s):  
Emilio Abad-Segura ◽  
Mariana-Daniela González-Zamar ◽  
Esteban Vázquez-Cano ◽  
Eloy López-Meneses
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Multispectral Sensors

Research Highlights: the wide variety of multispectral sensors that currently exist make it possible to improve the study of forest systems and ecosystem services. Background and Objectives: this study aims to analyze the current usefulness of remote sensing in forest management and ecosystem services sciences, and to identify future lines of research on these issues worldwide during the period 1976–2019. Materials and Methods: a bibliometric technique is applied to 2066 articles published between 1976 and 2019 on these topics to find findings on scientific production and key subject areas. Results: scientific production has increased annually, so that in the last five years, 50.34% of all articles have been published. The thematic areas in which more articles were linked were environmental science, agricultural, and biological sciences, and earth and planetary sciences. Seven lines of research have been identified that generate contributions on this topic. In addition, the analysis of the relevance of the keywords has detected the ten main future directions of research. The growing worldwide trend of scientific production shows interest in developing aspects of this field of study. Conclusions: this study contributes to the academic, scientific, and institutional discussion to improve decision-making, and proposes new scenarios and uses of this technology to improve the administration and management of forest resources.

Does the Canadian forest sector have a viable future? Is current forest management acceptable to the general public? Would you advise your kids to take forestry?

2007 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A MacLean
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Land Management ◽  
General Public ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Declining Enrollment ◽  
Forestry Programs

The forest sector in Canada is in the midst of some major changes, with mill closures and rationalization, major public reviews of Crown land management in several provinces, and declining enrollment in forestry programs across Canada and internationally. I will address the three questions in my title, provide some information, as well as my opinions regarding the answers (yes, no, and yes, respectively). Key words: forest industry competitiveness, public consultation, future directions of Crown land management, public perception, forestry enrollment

On Future Directions in Pathology

1982 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 274-277
Author(s):  
Benjamin F. Trump ◽  
Irene K. Berezesky ◽  
Raymond T. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Clinical Pathology ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Diagnostic Pathology ◽  
The Past ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Organ Systems ◽  
The Many

The role of electron microscopy and associated techniques is assured in diagnostic pathology. At the present time, most of the progress has been made on tissues examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and correlated with light microscopy (LM) and by cytochemistry using both plastic and paraffin-embedded materials. As mentioned elsewhere in this symposium, this has revolutionized many fields of pathology including diagnostic, anatomic and clinical pathology. It began with the kidney; however, it has now been extended to most other organ systems and to tumor diagnosis in general. The results of the past few years tend to indicate the future directions and needs of this expanding field. Now, in addition to routine EM, pathologists have access to the many newly developed methods and instruments mentioned below which should aid considerably not only in diagnostic pathology but in investigative pathology as well.

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