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Intelligent Infrastructure and Construction: A New Transdisciplinary Journal Focusing on the Use of Information Technologies in Civil Engineering

The field of infrastructure and construction engineering is evolving to address economic, social, and environmental resilience, facing numerous challenges along the way [...]

A scoping review of the legal and ethical challenges with the use of normothermic regional perfusion in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death from 2005 to 2023

Use of normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) to enable organ reconditioning and assessment in donation after circulatory determination of death is controversial. We conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed articles, news media, legal literature, and professional society position statements addressing ethical and/or legal issues in use of NRP in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death from January 1, 2005, to January 5, 2024. Thematic analysis, assessing the 4 principles of bioethics (autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice) and subthemes identified within each, was conducted for the 112 publications meeting inclusion criteria. More than 30 publications addressed the topic in each of 2022 and 2023, vs ≤6 per year previously. Nonmaleficence was the most frequently addressed bioethical principle (111/112 publications), and the most varied, with 14 subthemes. Attitudes toward NRP differed by type of NRP: of 72 publications discussing thoracoabdominal NRP, 22 (30.6%) were “In Favor,” 39 (54.2%) were “Neutral,” and 11 (15.3%) were “Against”; of 44 discussing abdominal NRP, 23 (52.3%) were “In Favor,” 20 (45.5%) were “Neutral,” and 1 (2.3%) was “Against.” Attitudes differed by authors’ country, degree, and affiliation, and by the clinical focus of the publishing journal. Overall, our review shows that the ethical and legal issues raised by NRP remain unresolved, and the debate centered on nonmaleficence.

The creative economy in Africa: The focus and scope of the African Journal of Creative Economy

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Editorial: Special issues in March and May TAPPI Journal focus on the latest pulp manufacture and engineering research

This issue, organized by Editor-in-Chief Peter Hart, features content from the 2023 PEERS/IBBC Conference that has been peer reviewed for publication in TAPPI Journal. The papers encompass a range of topics:œ Two papers, from researchers Suarez et al. at WestRock, examine pulp from nonwoods like wheat straw and sugar-cane bagasse using a holistic life cycle analysis approach to project environmental performance in packaging products. The results can help mills make decisions about which fibers ensure a low carbon footprint.

Innovation in finance: a bibliometric and content-analysis study

PurposeFinance continuously evolves as the technological innovation progresses in the society. Numerous prior studies have discussed emerging financial services due to this innovation. However, limited scholarly work has evaluated the trends and state of the art of financial innovation. Therefore, this study aims to review recent literature on financial innovation by using a bibliometric and content-analysis approach.Design/methodology/approachDocuments for this study are sampled from financial innovation, a journal focusing on recent innovations in finance. A total of 354 peer-reviewed articles published in eight years (2015–2022) are first examined and mapped using the bibliometrix package in RStudio software. Furthermore, content analysis was performed to investigate the adopted research methods and types, and produce directions for future studies.FindingsThe trend of financial innovation research kept increasing, with China as the leader in publication quantity, affiliation productivity and paper citation acquisition. Topics related to “FinTech,” “Bitcoin” and “Covid-19” have been the most discussed topics by financial innovation researchers. FinTech and Bitcoin studies are expected to grow in emerging countries like China, India and Pakistan. The study also indicates that most financial innovation studies use quantitative research methods and are categorized as empirical papers.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the finance literature by comprehensively evaluating current research on financial innovation using one specific journal in the field. Also, this study examines financial innovation literature using different approaches from previous bibliometric financial innovation studies.

PENGEMBANGAN KETERAMPILAN BERFIKIR KRITIS PADA REMAJA MELALUI PENERAPAN METODE DEBAT

In a research journal focusing on community service programs aimed at developing critical thinking skills through debate methods in high schools, the research results indicate that this program has significantly enhanced the critical thinking abilities, speaking skills, and argumentation skills of male and female students. The program has provided valuable experiences in research, teamwork, and a deeper understanding of complex issues. Participants in the program have also reported improvements in their ability to communicate clearly and assertively, boosting their confidence in expressing their opinions and effectively responding to questions and counterarguments.Throughout the debate process, students have had the opportunity to delve into specific topics, aiding them in better comprehending complex issues. This, in turn, contributes to more critical assessments and better decision-making across various aspects of life.Expanding the implementation of this program to various high schools is expected to assist more students in developing crucial critical thinking skills vital for both education and daily life. Continuous monitoring and evaluation are essential to continually enhance the program's effectiveness. Additionally, providing more supportive resources, such as books, access to literature, and in-depth training for educators, is necessary to elevate the program's quality.Consequently, this community service program has brought about significant positive impacts by enhancing the critical thinking skills, speaking abilities, and argumentation skills of high school students, preparing them to face future challenges.

Development of a microcosting protocol to determine the economic cost of diagnostic genomic testing for rare diseases in Australia

IntroductionGenomic testing is a relatively new, disruptive and complex health technology with multiple clinical applications in rare diseases, cancer and infection control. Genomic testing is increasingly being implemented into clinical...

Phyllosphere, Front and Center: Focus on a Formerly ‘Ecologically Neglected’ Microbial Milieu

The phyllosphere encompasses leaves and other aerial tissues of plants, which together provide diverse habitats for micro- and macro-organisms. In this editorial for the Phytobiomes Journal Focus Issue on the Phyllosphere, we celebrate the tremendous growth and impact of phyllosphere science as a discipline by introducing and providing context for 14 articles by nearly 100 authors from over 40 institutions. These articles collectively highlight the current status of the field and offer ideas for future directions. They explore topics related to phyllosphere biodiversity, community assembly and dynamics, and the adaptive capacity of species, populations, and communities on leaf surfaces and other phyllosphere compartments. The articles also delve into the multipartite relationships that phyllosphere colonizers have with each other and with their host, and issues of global concern such as food security, food safety, and climate change. This collection of work illustrates the international, transdisciplinary and collaborative nature of phyllosphere science, the challenges that the discipline faces, and the importance of recruiting and training the next generation of phyllosphere scientists.

Measuring private tutoring: methodological lessons and insights from Francophone Africa

ABSTRACT This paper examines and builds on an earlier contribution to this journal focusing on private supplementary tutoring – widely known as shadow education – in Francophone West and Central Africa. Drawing on wider literature about research methods in this domain, it examines the basis for the numerical estimates presented in the original article and supplements those statistics with data from a subsequent survey. The paper stresses the significance of the topic, and highlights methodological lessons not only for these African settings but also more widely. In this way it contributes to further research agendas relating not only to private tutoring but also to methods in cross-national surveys of educational achievement.

Guide for Authors

The National Open Journal of Medicine (NOJM) is a multidisciplinary open peer-reviewed journal focusing on impactful clinical and foundation medical research. NOJM publishes original articles, reviews, protocols, clinical cases, and commentary. All submitted works must be understandable, authentic, educational, and relevant to an international audience of clinicians and surgeons in related specialties. All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed and if accepted for publication in the Journal, Authors will be notified of this decision. Authors will NOT be required to pay processing fees. Upon publication, articles will be made universally available at no charge through the journal’s website, www.nojm.io. In addition to the article appearing on the NOJM website, NOJM will send to PubMed Central (PMC) the final authoritative version of the published article. NOJM will authorize its public posting on PMC, and PMC mirror sites, immediately, and these sites will also link directly to the journal article which will be made universally accessible on NOJM’s websites Online. Submission and peer review of all papers is conducted entirely online, increasing efficiency for editors, authors, and reviewers, and enhancing publication speed. Authors requesting further information on online submission are strongly encouraged to view the system. You may also provide the names and contact addresses (including e-mail) of two potential reviewers that have not been involved with the case and are not a co-worker. These may or may not be used at the Editor’s discretion.

UKRAINE AND THE WORLD IN CONDITIONS OF WAR: THE ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC, PROFESSION AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS

UKRAINE AND THE WORLD IN CONDITIONS OF WAR: THE ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC, PROFESSION AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS

Cultural Journalism in Pakistan: Decline of Literary Content in National Urdu Newspapers

The crisis of cultural journalism is a contemporary debate in many countries. Various research explores that the media’s focus of cultural journalism is increased on the coverage of pop cultural content (service and entertainment) instead of serious traditional high art forms like theatre and literature. The present study examines the space and coverage of literary content in national Urdu newspapers of Pakistan in the last 6 years (2013 – 2018) through quantitative content analysis. Moreover, findings show a huge decline in the daily national Urdu newspaper’s attention to literature as the size of literary content decreased by 37% from 13824 cm in 2013 to 8848 cm in 2018. The study also gives insights to understand the approaches of newspapers towards the coverage of literary content which are based on their ideological & political alliances and set agendas that as a result used intermittently to shift cultural trends and decline of literary coverage.

The Intersection of Media and Policy: A Case Study.

From October 2008 through 2010, journalists Charles Ornstein and Tracey Weber produced for the Los Angeles Times and ProPublica a series of investigative reports on the performance of the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), finding that it took an average of 3.5 years to act on complaints of professional misconduct by registered nurses, including sexual assault of patients, substance use, and repeat medication errors that resulted in patients dying. In June 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he was firing members of the BRN. Its executive officer resigned shortly thereafter. This case study analyzes interviews with nine participants, including the journalists and individuals who were public and nurse members of the BRN in 2009. Four themes emerged: (1) There is a tension between what are perceived to be the public's interests versus nursing's interests; (2) Political naiveté about government and organizational culture can lead to the personalization of actions directed at institutions; (3) A sense of fatalism may be reinforced by organizational culture; and (4) The role and use of media in a free society may be obscured when one is the focus of investigative journalism. Nurses who seek to operate in the public sector must be grounded in the political realities of complex governmental forces that may appear to be illogical or personally offensive. Media, particularly news media, is a powerful tool for influencing these forces. Nurses should employ strategic approaches to the use of media in order to advance their voices as advocates for the public's interests.

Equity in primary health care provision: more than 50 years of the inverse care law.

The Australian Journal of Primary Health is published by CSIRO PUBLISHING on behalf of the Australian Institute for Primary Care and School of Public Health, La Trobe University in association with the Primary and Community Health Network. The Journal is a refereed, international journal designed to publish articles on a range of issues influencing community health services and primary health care. The focus of the Australian Journal of Primary Health is on the integration of theory and practice in primary health utilising perspectives from a range of disciplines. The Journal publishes research articles, policy reports and analyses, book reviews, case reports, the views of practitioners, consumers, carers, students, and special interest groups, and descriptions of professional practice initiatives in the field of primary health care

Economic Recovery: A Bibliometric Study

Abstract: Purpose: This study aims to determine the characteristics of previous studies on economic recovery Research Methodology: This research is a bibliometric study using the charting the field method developed by Hesford et al., (2006). Results: 46 articles from 2021-2022 were obtained from the Sinta accredited journal with the keyword economic recovery. The majority articles are from 2021, Sinta 5, economic journal, used qualitative research, secondary data sources. Last, three strategies most discussed were empowerment of MSMEs, the provision of social assistance, and the use of Islamic financial instruments. Limitations: This study uses only two of the three classifications developed by Hesford et al (2006). Contribution: The novelty in this research is to propose a new classification based on the focus and scope of journals, Sinta's accreditation rating, types of research, types of data sources, data collection methods, and economic recovery strategies discussed. Keywords: 1. Econometric Recovery 2. Covid-19 3. Bibliometrics

Famine in the Kazak ASSR in the 1930s: A Historiographical Drift

The famine in the USSR in the early 1930s as a historical fact has been the focus of scholarly journals over last 30 years; the media are especially active in Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The article analyzes historiography of famine in Kazakhstan by Kazakh and foreign (Russian, Ukrainian, American, Italian and German) scholars. A noticeable increase in special publication activity took place in the first half of the 1990s; a new surge of interest in the topic emerged in the 2010s, especially among Western European and American historians. In Kazakhstan, it continues to this day and is increasingly acquiring a political connotation. Some Kazakh historians interpret asharshylyk (famine in Kazakh) as famine, that is, following the Ukrainian interpretation of famine as genocide, ethnocide of the Kazakh people. Such publications are characterized by the neglect of available historical documents on the topic and a descriptive method of research, when the main emphasis is placed on suffering of the starving people. The article focuses on the analysis of three debatable issues: the time of the famine, losses in manpower, and mass resettlement of the population. Currently in historiography there are different interpretations of the chronological framework; the scale of the catastrophe; various estimations of the losses and population migration (migration, as a result of sedentarization and collectivization) in the Autonomous Republic under conditions of famine; there is no clear definition of the geography of famine. The article attributes it to different methodological approaches. The greatest results in the study of the topic can be obtained by means of approaches proposed by the Russian researcher P. A. Sorokin and the Irish scholar Komrak O’Grad. Further research is impossible without a thorough study of the already published documents and expanding the source base.

The political journalism and PR in the communication sphere of society

Scientific reflection on the processes taking place in the political life of societies involves the identification of significant links between journalism and real political reality. The author notes that, in general, the qualitative focus of political journalism contributes to its categorization as a fundamental concept as a political category, as a subject and object of the political process. It is concluded that political journalism is a broad branch of journalism that includes coverage of all aspects of politics, political processes and political science, including political PR. It is emphasized that political journalism, including PR, is carried out in all types of mass media. At the same time, political journalism is the widest field of journalism, and its subject area can be any sphere of not only political, but also social life – from political PR to disputes and discussions on the topic of disqualification of athletes at international championships and directly political life itself at different levels of society functioning. It is proved that the main direction of political journalism is political ideas, PR activities in the field of political and building political guidelines of society.

Progress and Focus of Journal of Remote Sensing in 2021–2022

Progress and Focus of Journal of Remote Sensing in 2021–2022

Systematic Review on Chinese Special Education and Inclusive Education: China's Solution in Globalization

Purpose This study provides a comprehensive review of the highlights and developmental trends in special education in China over the past decade. Design/Approach/Methods CiteSpace was used to analyze 1,564 academic papers published in the Chinese Journal of Special Education ( CJSE), the only academic journal focusing on special education in China. Findings Analysis revealed that the research highlights covered areas of special education governance, inclusive education (including learning in regular classrooms), teachers and the curriculum, the traditional “three basic disability types,” and the newly recognized category of Special Education Needs (SEN). The scope of research has expanded from a limited range of disability types to a wide range of SEN, policymaking has accelerated the development of China's special education, and curriculum reform has played a key role in facilitating the integration of general and special education systems. Originality/Value The published papers fully reflect international frontier research in the field of inclusive education over the past decade, revealing the discursive system and practice mode of inclusive education with Chinese characteristics.

Investment Behavior among Accounting / Finance Professionals in Sri Lanka

The South Asian Journal of Finance is an international open access and double-blind peer reviewed journal focusing on the areas of finance in South Asian region. It is published bi-annually (June and December).