Special Issue Volume Research Articles

Introduction to the Special Issue on Realistic Synthetic Data: Generation, Learning, Evaluation

This is the foreword of our special issue volume on Realistic Synthetic Data: Generation, Learning, Evaluation organized with the ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications. It presents the target of the special issue that relates to synthetic data for various modalities, e.g., signals, images, volumes, audio, etc., controllable generation for learning from synthetic data, transfer learning and generalization of models, causality in data generation, addressing bias, limitations and trustworthiness in data generation, evaluation measures/protocols and benchmarks to assess quality of synthetic content, open synthetic datasets and software tools, and ethical aspects of synthetic data. The call for papers received a record number of 40 submissions out of which 15 were finally accepted for publication. This introduction provides an overview of the topics of each of the articles.

Introduction to Salt Basins Special Issue Volume 2: Evaporite precipitation, physical modeling, basin evolution in honor of Bruno Vendeville

Introduction to Salt Basins Special Issue Volume 2: Evaporite precipitation, physical modeling, basin evolution in honor of Bruno Vendeville

Introduction to Salt Basins Special Issue Volume 1: Diapirism, deformation, dating, and exploration in honor of Bruno Vendeville and all the unsung heroes

Introduction to Salt Basins Special Issue Volume 1: Diapirism, deformation, dating, and exploration in honor of Bruno Vendeville and all the unsung heroes

Reviewers of the Special Issue Volume 30 (2021)

International Journal on Artificial Intelligence ToolsVol. 30, No. 06n08, 2197002 (2021) Free AccessReviewers of the Special Issue Volume 30 (2021)https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218213021970022Cited by:0 PreviousNext This article is part of the issue: Special Issue on The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare Data Analytics Guest Editors: Tu N. Nguyen, Nam P. Nguyen, Claudio Savaglio, Ying Zhang and Braulio Dumba AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Remember to check out the Most Cited Articles! Check out Notable Titles in Artificial Intelligence. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Recommended Vol. 30, No. 06n08 Metrics Downloaded 13 times History PDF download

CPI Special Issue "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

Introduction to the CPI Special Issue Volume 12, Number 1, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" inspired by the poem by Maya Angelou. The introduction describes the inspiration and evolution of this issue which includes more than 30 works by national and international individuals whose voices, generally, resonate with Maya Angelou’s (1993/1983) poem. The four main themes of the issue and their contributing authors are described.

Guest Editorial for Special Issue Volume 74S

Special Issue: Fourth International Workshop on European Fruit Tree Canker and Resilient Orchards 2–6 November 2020, New Zealand, online via Zoom

Preface

ABSTRACT This Special Issue includes selected research papers expanded from work that was presented at the 27th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (ICDERS), held July 28–August 2, 2019, in Beijing, China. The topics at this colloquium, as customary for all prior ICDERS, comprise two general categories: the dynamics of explosions, exploring the interrelationship between energy deposition in compressible media and the flow field, as occurs typically in detonations; and the dynamics of reactive systems, studying the steady and nonsteady coupling between flow systems and exothermic reactions occurring within them, as occurs typically in deflagrations. In the 26th Colloquium, the results of analytical, computational, and experimental research from around the world on these topics were presented. This special issue volume includes representative works from the Colloquium.

Foreword

One of the fairly common practices for scientic research journals and scienti c research periodicals is to publish special issues as well as conference proceedings. Quite frequently, these special issues are devoted exclusively to specic topics and/or are dedicated respectfully to commemorate and celebrate the works of one or the other chosen research scientists.It is a great pleasure for me to write the Foreword of this Special Dedica- tion Issue of the European Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics (EJPAM), which is dedicated to me on the occasion of my 80th birthday. I am overwhelmed to see so many nice and noteworthy contributions toward the success of this Special Dedication Issue from all over the world.The main emphasis of this Special Dedication Issue was to include some selected peer-reviewed papers which stemmed from the International Conference on Advances in Mathematics and Computing (ICAMC 2020) (Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha, India; February 07-08, 2020) for which I was invited to be the Chief Guest. The relevant details of ICAMC 2020 can be accessed in the following link:http://icamc.co.in/h1.htmlThis Special Dedication Issue has chosen also to include a few other invited papers which were not connected directly with ICAMC-2020.The European Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics (EJPAM) also published another Special Dedication Issue (Volume 3, Number 6, 2010) on "Complex Analysis: Theory and Applications", which was dedicated to me on the occasion of my 70th birthday.Finally, on my own behalf as well as on behalf of the Members of the Organizing Committee of ICAMC 2020 (including the Convener, Dr. Susanta Kumar Paikray), I am exceedingly delighted to thank all of the participating authors and the referees for their invaluable contributions toward the remarkable success of this Special Dedication Issue. My special thanks are due to the Editors-in- Chief, Prof. Eyup Cetin and Dr. Baris Kiremitci.I do also greatly appreciate the editorial help and assistance provided efficiently by many colleagues and associates in the Editorial Office of the European Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics (EJPAM).Hari Mohan Srivastava Advisory Editor, European Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics (EJPAM)

Reviewers of the Special Issue Volume 29 (2020)

International Journal on Artificial Intelligence ToolsVol. 29, No. 07n08, 2097001 (2020) Free AccessReviewers of the Special Issue Volume 29 (2020)https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218213020970015Cited by:0 PreviousNext This article is part of the issue: Special Issue on Intelligent Information Processing and Analysis Guest Editor: Fenghua Huang AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Remember to check out the Most Cited Articles! Check out Notable Titles in Artificial Intelligence. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Recommended Vol. 29, No. 07n08 Metrics History PDF download

Erratum

In the cover and Contents page of ST&HV special issue (Volume 45, issue 2) on Peopling Europe through Data Practices, there has been a typo in the special issue title. The word “Europea” should have been “Europe.” Here is the correct special issue title: Peopling Europe through Data Practices The online version of the issue has already been corrected.

Reviewers of the Special Issue Volume 28 (2019)

International Journal on Artificial Intelligence ToolsVol. 28, No. 08, 1997001 (2019) Free AccessReviewers of the Special Issue Volume 28 (2019)https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218213019970017Cited by:0 PreviousNext This article is part of the issue: Special Issue on Selected Papers from AIAI/EAIS 2018 Conferences on Applications of Data Mining Operations Guest Editors: Yannis Manolopoulos and Vassilis Plagianakos AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Remember to check out the Most Cited Articles! Check out Notable Titles in Artificial Intelligence. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Recommended Vol. 28, No. 08 Metrics History PDF download

Central China Orogen along the Silk Road (Part I): Tectono‐thermal evolution and its links

This Special Issue volume on the Central China Orogen includes 35 papers involving the geology along the Ancient Silk Road in China. All the papers focus on tectono‐thermal evolution and its links.

Natural Resources Product Prospects - International Conference on Fluids and Chemical Engineering-FluidChE 2017, Malaysia

The 2nd edition of Fluids and Chemical Engineering conference, FluidsChE 2017 held in April 2017 at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah is organised by the Center of Excellence for Advanced Research in Fluid Flow (CARIFF) Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia. FluidsChE 2017 covers a wide area of engineering and sciences with the theme Advancing Fluids Engineering for A Sustainable Future. Over 200 submissions were received from countries such as India, Iraq, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Kazakhstan and Qatar. More than 100 full papers were submitted for the special issue. After an extensive peer-review process, 66 papers were finally selected for publication. The current special issue volume consisted of natural resources product lifecycle, polymer technology and pharmaceutical technology

Chinese Labour in the Global Economy: An Introduction

This Introduction outlines the main purpose of this special issue volume: to analyse new forms of resistance by Chinese workers against conditions of super-exploitation. After an assessment of the new international division of labour, we provide an overview of Chinese production in the global economy, followed by an introduction of the contributions to this volume.

Unheard Voices: The Need for HIV Research and Prevention Priorities for YMSM in the Global Context

This commentary considers the AIDS Education and Prevention special issue (volume 28, number 3) entitled "Behavioral HIV Prevention Interventions for Diverse Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)." The research presented in this special issue highlights the importance of addressing sub-populations of young MSM in order to better understand the unique realities and risk-factors affecting HIV epidemics and intervention needs. Here, we focus on several broad topics raised in this special issue and comment on their implications for HIV research and practice targeting young MSM in low- and middle-income countries. We consider issues relevant to reaching hidden populations, tailoring interventions, and integrating new communications and bio-medical technologies in research and practice in low-resource settings.

PlaNext

This volume marks an important stage in plaNext. It publishes original works following an open call, as the special-issue inaugural volume was dedicated to selected contributions from the 8th AESOP-YA annual conference. With the growing interest in plaNext, we see a bright future as a leading open access journal in planning and other related fields. Thanks to the generous contribution of AESOP, all articles are openly available at AESOP’s digital platform, InPlanning, and authors do not pay any article processing fee. In this respect, we envision plaNext as an effort by the young academic community of AESOP to help free the dissemination of knowledge from any unjust global academic system.

Reviewers of the Special Issue Volume 24 (2015)

International Journal on Artificial Intelligence ToolsVol. 24, No. 06, 1597001 (2015) No AccessReviewers of the Special Issue Volume 24 (2015)https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218213015970015Cited by:0 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Remember to check out the Most Cited Articles! Check out Notable Titles in Artificial Intelligence. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Recommended Vol. 24, No. 06 Metrics History PDF download

Preface to the Japanese Special Issue Volume 14; 3rd International Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment

Preface to the Japanese Special Issue Volume 14; 3rd International Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment

Call for Papers for Special Issue Volume 2(3) of Communication Research and Practice

Call for Papers for Special Issue Volume 2(3) of Communication Research and Practice

Vulnerable work and strategies for inclusion: an introduction

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to introduce this special issue volume on vulnerable work and strategies for inclusion. Definitions, measurement, analysis and policy responses to vulnerable work and strategies for inclusion are addressed before the key aspects of the nine papers included in the special issue are summarised.Design/methodology/approach– The topic of vulnerability at work is explored, before the distinguishing features of jobs that generate vulnerable conditions and the characteristics of vulnerable workers are identified.Findings– Vulnerable work is insecure and irregular with few protections accorded to the vulnerable workers who are often characterised by their age, ethnic status, gender and skill profiles. The consequences include: poor job quality, low and irregular incomes and personal/family hardship. Vulnerability is widespread across the workforce, with workers subject to work intensification, employment insecurity and poor work-life balance.Social implications– Vulnerable work and workers constitute a growing and global phenomenon. Consequently, governments and employers need to work together on programmes, such as the ILO’s decent work agenda, to ensure that basic human rights at work are widely recognised and provision to ongoing employment, safe working conditions and regular hours are offered across a variety of industries/sectors.Originality/value– This volume examines the conceptual, empirical and policy aspects of vulnerability in employment. It documents the international dimensions of vulnerability, the different forms it takes, those groups that are at risk of vulnerable employment and the underlying factors that generate and support vulnerability.