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Technology Focus Topics Reflect Industry Growth, Evolution Over 25+ Years

No matter your field of expertise or geographical area of operations, JPT’s Technology Focus feature addresses your career and research paths. During the more than 25 years of its appearance in the magazine, the feature has presented synopses of important papers in summarized form. A review of the Technology Focus topical calendar through the years reflects milestones in industry developments and innovations, and the magazine’s ability to adapt to meet the needs of its readers. Indeed, the inception of the feature was a response to such a challenge. Each year, thousands of high-quality technical papers are presented at SPE conferences and the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). These papers are the embodiment of SPE’s mission to collect, disseminate, and exchange technical knowledge about the world of upstream E&P. In the late 1990s, JPT staff recognized a need to expand the intersection of SPE’s members with the crucial work outlined in the technical papers written by their colleagues. While SPE’s stable of peer-reviewed journals had always played a critical role in its mission, the rigorous review structure meant that these papers, published in full, might not see audiences for some time. Annual proceedings volumes collected the year’s research literature, but time constraints also limited the number of members who could explore these publications. The solution was the Technology Focus feature, in which conference papers dedicated to a broad spectrum of industry topics were chosen by subject-matter experts and condensed by SPE staff to convey key findings and illustrative case studies. The Tech Focus concept meant that SPE readers could find the best research and industry innovation at their fingertips each month. These papers were not peer reviewed, but the members of the JPT Editorial Review Board charged with their selection were recognized experts who reviewed hundreds of abstracts in order to choose only a few papers for inclusion. Since the feature’s launch, hundreds of SPE members from a wide range of major operators, service companies, technology specialists, academic institutions, and research facilities have served as reviewers. Tech Focus’ first decade-plus of publication, from 1997 through 2010, established and refined the pattern by which tech papers were selected, synopsized, and organized for presentation. Before 1997, JPT had run Technology Briefs that had the same idea, but these were irregular, applied only to tech papers with a length that would make publication in JPT impractical. For the first couple of years of the Tech Focus, however, each issue of JPT contained between two and three topical groupings of synopsized papers. The initial topics were broad, familiar ones (EOR, Drilling Technology, Fracturing, Offshore Development, Stimulation, and Reservoir Management, for example) as JPT Technology Editor Dennis Denney, who was responsible for the development of the feature, tested the waters and built a review board of industry volunteers to assist with the task of reviewing abstracts, reading full papers of interest, and selecting papers for synopsis.

Role of Perioperative Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.

We aim to describe and highlight the current use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in the muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) treatment landscape, particularly focusing on the perioperative setting. We provide a comprehensive review of key trials of the use of ICI in the perioperative setting, discussing trial outcomes and limitations and reviewing the role of biomarkers. ICIs have recently been integrated into the treatment algorithm for metastatic urothelial carcinoma. More than 30 published studies have investigated the role of these agents in the radical treatment of MIBC. Some studies have demonstrated conflicting results, affecting widespread adoption in clinical practice. We performed a narrative overview of the literature from databases including PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, European society of Medical Oncology/American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Proceedings, and clinicaltrials.gov databases up until December 2021. We described the results of key trials in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant setting, some of the reasons for conflicting study results, and the implications for clinical practice. Relevant biomarkers in the field are discussed, alongside a brief overview of the immune microenvironment in bladder cancer. Perioperative ICIs have shown promising efficacy with low toxicity in the neoadjuvant setting. The two large trials in the adjuvant setting have been contradictory. The efficacy of perioperative ICIs combined with favorable tolerability and better toxicity profile compared with chemotherapy, with the potential for biomarker-driven patient selection, may lead to a change in future practice. There is, however, a lack of long-term survival and toxicity data for those treated with ICIs, and this needs to be developed further to demonstrate an added survival benefit by using ICIs.

Judicial Efficiency and Banks Credit Risk Exposure

We exploit the outset of a regulation seeking to improve judicial efficiency through the rearrangement of courts’ geography in Italy to provide causal evidence on the relationship between judiciary structural reforms and banks financial stability. To this end, we apply a difference-in-differences approach on a dataset on annual proceedings handled by each court over the period 2010-2017, complemented by banks balance sheet information. Our findings yield a negative effect of the reform on both judicial efficiency and Non-Performing Loans ratio. Furthermore, we identify heterogeneous effects based on the existing capacity of the courts to dispose of pending proceedings and geographical location. Digging deeper into this mechanism, we set up a causal mediation analysis to prove that the judicial system affects banks credit risk exposure both indirectly (through judicial efficiency) and directly, thereby influencing borrowers who react to the perceived enforcement.

The conference “A step into science” 2020 by the Petnica Science Center

The Petnica Science Center (PSC) organized the regular Conference ?A Step into Science?, BOOK AND EVENT REVIEW December 7-12, 2020 online. PSC is an independent, nonprofit organisation for extracurricular, formal, and informal, science education. For the past 38 years, it has been a place of free thinking and innovative ideas for students with strong interests in science and the scientific method. PSC utilizes a peer-to-peer education system, where university students are the tutors of high school students, providing a more informal learning setting to foster the development of scientific ideas. Peer to peer education, as an important aspect of the PSC model is highly beneficial for both young tutors (university students) and their slightly younger students. The primary philosophy is to promote scientific literacy and help high school students to understand the scientific method. By using hands-on approaches to research and science, students are taught how to read appropriate literature, trained in basic research methods, and encouraged to develop their own scientific questions. As students progress through the program, they engage in training and activities that enable them to create their own independent research project proposals. After the project proposal is reviewed and approved, the students have the opportunity to conduct their own research, analyze the results, and write a final peer-reviewed manuscript. The selected manuscripts are traditionally presented at the Petnica annual conference as poster and oral presentations, this time carried out online with great success. More than 100 participants joined the daily presentations and joined in lively discussions on the presented works. The manuscripts are also published in annual proceedings by PSC.

Abstract 4194: Rare cancer’s ‘valley of death’: Critical gaps in data, research, and funding

Abstract Over 370 forms of rare cancer compose at least 29.7% of all U.S. cancer diagnoses, or over 500,000 Americans per year. And yet, available data, research, and public funding related to these indications is insufficient in comparison with the 20 forms of non-rare cancers. Rare cancer is defined by the American Cancer Society as a cancer having an incidence of <6 per 100,000 per year. A review of the AACR Annual Proceedings 2018 showed that at least 150 rare cancers were not the focus of any abstract. Non-rare forms of breast cancer, expected to represent 11.9% of new cancer cases in 2018, had almost the same coverage (1081 abstracts, 25.6%) as all rare cancers combined (1155 abstracts, 27.3%). Rare cancers which were included in AACR 2018 were the focus of an average of 5 abstracts each, while the 20 non-rare cancers were the focus of an average of 154 each. That gap in basic science is also visible in broader data sources. A computational review of the 10,000 most recent cancer-related publications in PubMed showed that over 100 rare cancers had no publications, while that was true of only 1 non-rare cancer. Included rare cancers had an average of 3.2 mentions in PubMed abstracts, while non-rare cancers had an average of 115. Adequate patient-derived tumor gene expression data is critical for targeted drug development. Analysis of the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) repository demonstrated that, while all 20 non-rare cancers had DataSets, over 100 rare cancers had none. On average, each rare cancer included in GEO had 1.04 DataSets, while each non-rare cancer had 22.8. Government grants to companies are an important tool for bridging the drug development “valley of death” between basic science and the clinic. Between 2013 and 2017, 781 SBIRs and STTRs related to cancer research, development, or treatment were identified. 489 of them related to a specific cancer or cancers. Of those grants, 41.5% were related to breast, lung, or prostate cancers. 22.3% were related to rare cancers. Among rare cancers, glioblastoma was the specific focus of the most grants (18). 356 forms of rare cancer were not the specific focus of any grant. Pediatric cancers, which are all rare, were the focus of 8 grants (1%). These data highlight a significant gap in rare cancer-focused data, research, and public funding which contributes to lower availability of clinical trials and therapeutics for over half a million U.S. patients per year. Citation Format: Robert L. Treuting, Sean Murphy, Niall Murphy, Bovey Rao, Anekha Goyal, Nico Tuccillo, Ryan Ki-Hoon Kim, Dylan Parker, Katherine Arline. Rare cancer’s ‘valley of death’: Critical gaps in data, research, and funding [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019; 2019 Mar 29-Apr 3; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 4194.

Examining the development of action learning practice in South Korea

ABSTRACTThis year marks the 25th anniversary since action learning (AL) was first introduced in 1993 in South Korea. Although AL has greatly contributed to meeting organizational needs so that it would result in its strong presence as an organizational learning tool, there is no single review study on the development of AL practice in Korea. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to examine the development of AL practice in Korea to understand its current state and envision the future. To that end, two research questions guided our inquiry: What are the distinctive features of the development of AL practice in Korea? What is unique about the development of AL practice in Korea? To answer the two research questions, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 13 AL practitioners who have experienced AL practice for many years, analyzed 13 annual AL conference proceedings published since 2005, and reviewed Korean publications on AL published since 2000. Based on the triangulated data analysis, we discuss the uniqueness of the development of AL practice in Korea and implications for research and practice.

Introduction to the 2017-18 ADEA Annual Proceedings.

Introduction to the 2017-18 ADEA Annual Proceedings.

Analysis of Academic Meetings Using Meeting Proceedings Publications

The future of the academic meetings is highly dependent upon their perceived quality and impact on member’s career. In an age of tight travel budgets, the sustainability of academic associations is even more dependent upon the annual meetings’ ability to service member needs to share research, incubate ideas for future research, and network with colleagues. One measure of the annual meeting’s ability to service its membership is the quality of its proceedings issues. This report examines the annual Proceedings of the Academy of Finance’s over its first fifteen years in terms of authors, employers, and topics. Both recent participation and authorship trends are examined. Information will help academic administrators and authors gain fresh insight to this type of intellectual contribution. Furthermore, readers who are members of other professional organizations can put their association’s proceedings publication into perspective.

Introduction to the 2016-17 ADEA Annual Proceedings.

Introduction to the 2016-17 ADEA Annual Proceedings.

Does Percutaneous Vertebroplasty or Balloon Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures Increase the Incidence of New Vertebral Fractures? A Meta-Analysis

Background: Because of an aging population,osteoporotic vertebral fractures are becoming more frequent. Conservative therapy was considered the gold standard for treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) in the past. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) or balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) as minimally invasive techniques are new treatments that arewidely used for painful OVCFs. However, an increase in new vertebral compression fractures at non-treated levels following augmentation is of concern. There is no convincing evidence that new fractures are inevitable after augmentation compared to after conservative treatment, and it is still unclear whether further fractures are the consequence of augmentation ora result of the natural progression of osteoporosis. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the new-level fracture risk after PVP or BKP compared with conservative (non-operative) treatment and to determine the dominant risk factor associated with new OVCFs. Study Design: A meta-analysis of comparative studies was performed to evaluate the incidence of new vertebral fractures between vertebral augmentation, such as vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, and no operation. Setting: The PubMed,ISI Web of Science, ELSEVIER ScienceDirect, and Cochrane Library databases and abstracts published in annual proceedings were systematically searched.In addition, we also retrieved data from references when titles met our inclusion criteria. Methods: Detailed searches of a number of online databases comparing operative and non-operative groups were performed. We included randomized controlled trials,clinical controlled trials,and prospective clinical studies to provide available data. All studies were reviewed by 2 reviewers independently, and all the references that met our inclusion criteria were searched for additional trials, using the guidelines set by the QUOROM (Quality of Reporting of Meta-analysis) statement. Results: We evaluated 12 studies encompassing 1,328 patients in total,including 768 who underwent operation with polymethylmethacrylateand 560 who received non-operative treatments. For new-level vertebral fractures, our meta-analysis found no significant difference between the 2 methods, including total new fractures (P = 0.55) and adjacent fractures (P = 0.5).For pre-existing vertebral fractures, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups (operative and non-operative groups) (P = 0.24). Additionally,there was no significant difference in bone mineral density, both in the lumbar (P = 0 .13) and femoral neck regions (P = 0.37), between the 2 interventions. Limitation: All studies we screened were published online except for unpublished articles. Moreover, only a few data sources could be extracted from the published studies. There were only 5 randomized clinical trials and 7 prospective studies that met our inclusion criteria. Conclusion: Vertebral augmentation techniques, such as vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, have been widely used to treat osteoporotic vertebral fractures in order to alleviate back pain and correct the deformity, and it has been frequently reported that many new vertebral fractures occurred after this operation. Our analysis did not reveal evidence of an increased risk of fracture of vertebral bodies, especially those adjacent to the treated vertebrae, following augmentation with either method compared with conservative treatment. Key words: Vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, new osteoporotic compression vertebral fracture, meta-analysis

Introduction to the 2015–16 ADEA Annual Proceedings

Journal of Dental EducationVolume 80, Issue 7 p. 747-747 Article Introduction to the 2015–16 ADEA Annual Proceedings First published: 01 July 2016 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.0022-0337.2016.80.7.tb06137.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume80, Issue7July 2016Pages 747-747 RelatedInformation

Book review: <i>James Hector. Explorer, Scientist, Leader</i>

This book is by a prominent New Zealand geologist and science historian about one of the leading 19th century scientists, James Hector (1834–1907). His influence on New Zealand’s science in the second half of the century was so dominant that one science historian called this period “Hector hegemony”. But contrary to his contemporary, the German-born scientist Julius Haast, the full story of Hector’s achievements for New Zealand’s science had never been told and his name survived mainly in connection with the Hector dolphin, an endangered endemic species that he was the first to describe. But as of now, Nathan’s book will fill this gap. This is a well written, aptly designed and richly illustrated chronological biography of Hector’s life and work. It is remarkable how many details were unearthed from a large number of archives and libraries and especially from the letters Hector exchanged with friends and colleagues, mostly with Julius Haast, director of the Canterbury Museum at Christchurch, and Joseph Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, UK; Nathan had previously edited the correspondence of Hector and Haast and a bibliography of Hector’s publications prior to the book under review (Nathan et al., 2012, 2015). James Hector was born in Edinburgh; he graduated from his home university in 1856 as a doctor of medicine and developed a strong interest in geology, biology and tramping. Consequently, his first involvement in a major scientific exploration led him to Western Canada, where he joined an expedition into the Canadian Rockies with the aim of finding a suitable pass for the railway to connect the western Prairies with the Pacific. The pass discovered by this expedition is still in use; its name “Kicking Horse Pass” recalls an incident which almost cost Hector his life. His reputation as a keen and successful explorer reached the distant colony of New Zealand. In the 1860s, the Otago Provincial Council at Dunedin initiated a geological survey of the province with the aim of detecting new mineral and coal deposits and a suitable route linking the province of Otago to the remote west coast. Hector was appointed as government scientist and arrived in Dunedin in 1862. After an effective exploration on land and sea he served as one of the curators for the New Zealand Exhibition in Dunedin in 1865. In the same year, he arrived in Wellington as a government employee. Nathan’s book marks the 150th anniversary of Hector’s appointment as New Zealand’s first government scientist, the year when the seat of government was moved from Auckland to Wellington. From this year on, Hector was the great organiser of New Zealand’s science. At first he was involved in the foundation of a colonial museum, the forerunner of Te Papa, which is now New Zealand’s National Museum; he organised the central New Zealand Institute, which included the publication of the annual and influential Transactions and Proceedings. He masterminded the first comprehensive New Zealand Geological Survey (now GNS Science), which resulted in the publication of the first Geological Map of New Zealand. Hector also became the conductor and supervisor of the Colonial Botanical Gardens, the Colonial Observatory and was director of the meteorological stations. He used the expanding telegraph network to establish a nationwide recording system for the location and intensity of earthquakes. Hector was a foundation member of the Council and Chancellor of the University of New Zealand, and he was knighted in 1887. All these and a number of various other achievements are the topic of separate chapters in Nathan’s book, and they underline the outstanding importance of a scientist whom a newspaper once called “a man who knows everything” (p. 12).

Introduction to the 2014–15 ADEA Annual Proceedings

Introduction to the 2014–15 ADEA Annual Proceedings

Evolution of treatment regimens in multiple myeloma: a social network analysis.

BackgroundRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard for assessing the efficacy of new treatments compared to standard treatments. However, the reasoning behind treatment selection in RCTs is often unclear. Here, we focus on a cohort of RCTs in multiple myeloma (MM) to understand the patterns of competing treatment selections.MethodsWe used social network analysis (SNA) to study relationships between treatment regimens in MM RCTs and to examine the topology of RCT treatment networks. All trials considering induction or autologous stem cell transplant among patients with MM were eligible for our analysis. Medline and abstracts from the annual proceedings of the American Society of Hematology and American Society for Clinical Oncology, as well as all references from relevant publications were searched. We extracted data on treatment regimens, year of publication, funding type, and number of patients enrolled. The SNA metrics used are related to node and network level centrality and to node positioning characterization.Results135 RCTs enrolling a total of 36,869 patients were included. The density of the RCT network was low indicating little cohesion among treatments. Network Betweenness was also low signifying that the network does not facilitate exchange of information. The maximum geodesic distance was equal to 4, indicating that all connected treatments could reach each other in four “steps” within the same pathway of development. The distance between many important treatment regimens was greater than 1, indicating that no RCTs have compared these regimens.ConclusionOur findings show that research programs in myeloma, which is a relatively small field, are surprisingly decentralized with a lack of connectivity among various research pathways. As a result there is much crucial research left unexplored. Using SNA to visually and analytically examine treatment networks prior to designing a clinical trial can lead to better designed studies.

Introduction to the 2013–14 ADEA Annual Proceedings

Introduction to the 2013–14 ADEA Annual Proceedings

An historical look at the Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium

The Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium (BGS) is an annual meeting held since 1970, usually in the U.S.A., on timely topics in the field of geomorphology. A special issue of this journal presents the papers from each meeting and provides an opportunity to disseminate to the international community research relevant to that year's theme written by key people in that field. In this paper, we review the history of the BGS, examine the academic disciplines of each year's organizers, compile a list of the researchers who have made multiple contributions to BGS, note the citation impact of papers published in the annual proceedings, map the spatial distribution of the meeting locations, and categorize the gender distribution of the contributors to the symposium. Contributions from female authors to the BGS have steadily increased since the 1970s; however, from 2003 to 2013, females still only accounted for 23.6% of the proceeding's papers, an increase of 16.4% from the 1970s. These numbers are not surprising when compared to the gender distribution of the top positions in specialty groups in the U.S. Between 1989 and 2010, over 7000 citations were from articles published in BGS special issues, indicating their contributions to the geomorphology field. When normalized by the number of years the articles have been available, papers from BGS whose themes combined geomorphology with other fields (i.e., natural hazards and geomorphology), rated higher numbers of citations. The dispersion of the location of BGS meetings illustrates how the series is maturing by moving away from its origin in the U.S. northeast.

The "original" AAV: the founding of the Association of Avian Veterinarians.

The Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV), which was founded in 1980, is a relatively young organization. Many of the founding members of AAV were also members of older groups, like the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) and the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP), and these 2 related organizations chronicle their histories in various ways. Founded in 1946, the AAZV displays a Web page on the organization’s history. The dates and locations of all past AAZV conferences are also posted online. More detailed information on the history of AAZV is written by Dr Murray Fowler and is available through a CD-ROM of annual conference proceedings from 1968 to 2011. Although the efforts of the AAZV on detailing their history are laudable, their work pales in comparison with those of AAAP. Founded in 1957, AAAP’s Web site boasts not only a page on the history of avian medicine, but an entire section that chronicles the history of their organization, as well as tributes, archives, and the ‘‘Biography Project,’’ a compilation of facts as well as the biographees’ thoughts about their careers. For some the project is an opportunity to set the record straight, and, for others, an opportunity to credit those who helped them along the way. This article chronicling the origin of AAV is based on research as well as telephone, e-mail, and written interviews of extant members of the original Board of Directors.

Editorial: Proceedings and Symposia in CORR ®: What They Are, and Why We Publish Them

Editorial: Proceedings and Symposia in CORR ®: What They Are, and Why We Publish Them

Introduction to the 2012–13 ADEA Annual Proceedings

Journal of Dental EducationVolume 77, Issue 7 p. 823-823 Article Introduction to the 2012–13 ADEA Annual Proceedings First published: 01 July 2013 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.0022-0337.2013.77.7.tb05534.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume77, Issue7July 2013Pages 823-823 RelatedInformation