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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dietram A. Scheufele, Nicole M. Krause, Isabelle Freiling, Dominique Brossard
Summary: The paper discusses advances in gene editing technologies for human, plant, and animal applications and calls for broad public engagement in decision-making. It points out the limited understanding among groups calling for public engagement on the goals, modes, and effectiveness of such engagement. Finally, the paper outlines three pathways forward that deserve close attention from the scientific community.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Communication
Friederike Hendriks, Rainer Bromme
Summary: Outreach activities can facilitate researchers' boundary crossing between science and society, as well as between different disciplines, resulting in positive retroactive effects on learning and reflection at both individual and organizational levels. Despite some differences in willingness to engage, researchers generally reported that outreach activities benefited interdisciplinary communication and networking within research programs.
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
(2022)
Article
Communication
Benjamin W. Mann, Madison A. Krall, Melissa M. Parks, Emily Krebs, Kourtney Maison, Robin E. Jensen
Summary: This article explores the significance of place-making in establishing communicative relationships between technical scientific communities and lay publics, using the National Historic Chemical Landmark Program as a case study to demonstrate how different types of relationships with nonexperts are built through the utilization of place. The findings reveal that specific strategic place-making gestures can either encourage or limit public engagement in scientific work and outreach processes.
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Aoi Sugimoto, Hidetomo Tajima, Takuma Sugaya, Shingo Watari
Summary: Many countries have governmental fisheries science organizations that play a critical role in achieving ocean sustainability. Understanding the interface of science, policy, and public interest around fisheries is important for effective knowledge exchange and co-creating desired futures. This study focuses on Japan as a case study to illuminate this interface and guide better outcomes in the UN Decade of Ocean Science.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ching Jin, Yifang Ma, Brian Uzzi
Summary: Scientific topics associated with a scientific prize exhibit extraordinary growth in productivity, impact, and new entrants. Prizewinning topics produce more papers and citations, retain more scientists, and attract more new entrants and star scientists compared to non-prizewinning topics. The growth of prizewinning topics is positively related to the discipline specificity of the prize, recent research, and prize money.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kelsey E. McKee, Daniel Serrano, Michelle Girvan, Gili Marbach-Ad
Summary: The COMBINE interdisciplinary graduate program at the University of Maryland focuses on network science methods applied to biological systems. The program integrates three models for interdisciplinary training and provides core coursework, discipline-bridging elective courses, and broadening activities. Through interactions with faculty and other participants, as well as students' research outputs, the program supports students' growth in various areas.
Review
Ecology
Clemence Moreau, Julien Blanco, Josoa Randriamalala, Anne-Elisabeth Laques, Stephanie M. Carriere
Summary: Participatory Landscape Sustainability Assessments (PLSA) are developing rapidly in line with inter- and transdisciplinary approaches. However, the lack of a coherent framework and poor substantive theorization can limit PLSA research. PLSA studies lie at the intersection of ecology, landscape planning, and sociocultural approaches. Stakeholders are rarely involved in indicator choice and assessment design, with diverse viewpoints mainly taken into consideration through indicators rather than discussions. Three types of PLSA study can be differentiated: the participation-oriented approach, the contributive approach, and the collaborative approach.
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Jyoti Dua, Vivek Kumar Singh, Hiran H. Lathabai
Summary: Scientific collaboration at international level has significantly increased over the past 20 years, with positive correlation to research productivity and impact. Policymakers in different countries have implemented programs to promote international collaboration. This paper analyzes the international collaboration patterns in Indian scientific research from 2001 to 2020, showing a growth rate of 12.27% in international collaboration. While the USA, Germany, England, and China remain top collaborating partners, collaboration intensity with South Korea and Saudi Arabia has increased. About 50% of internationally collaborated papers have an Indian researcher as lead author, and more than 50% of authors in these papers are from India. The study discusses the factors shaping Indian international collaboration and its policy implications.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Sharon Brownie, Denise Blanchard, Isaac Amankwaa, Patrick Broman, Marrin Haggie, Carlee Logan, Amy Pearce, Kesava Sampath, Ann-Rong Yan, Patrea Andersen
Summary: Increasingly, interprofessional teamwork is required for the effective delivery of public health services in primary healthcare settings. This study reviews existing tools utilized by teaching faculty for the assessment of interprofessional competencies in pre-licensure healthcare students. The findings highlight a limited number of suitable assessment tools reported in the literature, and further research is needed for the development of appropriate teaching and assessment tools for healthcare students.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kieran Findlater, Robert Kozak, Shannon Hagerman
Summary: Climate change poses risks to the benefits of forest-dependent communities worldwide. The use of genomics-based assisted migration may help protect these benefits, but it also generates new risks and uncertainties. Different stakeholders have different perspectives on the risks and uncertainties associated with this strategy. The health and integrity of the forest ecosystem is considered the highest priority in forest management.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Martin McKee, Danny Altmann, Anthony Costello, Karl Friston, Zubaida Haque, Kamlesh Khunti, Susan Michie, Tolullah Oni, Christina Pagel, Deenan Pillay, Steve Reicher, Helen Salisbury, Gabriel Scally, Kit Yates, Linda Bauld, Laura Bear, John Drury, Melissa Parker, Ann Phoenix, Elizabeth Stokoe, Robert West
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the intricate relationship between science and policy. In the UK, the establishment of Independent SAGE, an informal group of multidisciplinary scientists, has provided valuable insights and evidence-based recommendations for policy-making, emphasizing the importance of public health approaches and public engagement.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Philip R. Berke, Steven M. Quiring, Francisco Olivera, Jennifer A. Horney
Summary: Resilient communities are those less impacted by natural disasters and possess the ability to recover quickly. Building resilience involves accurately assessing hazards, understanding vulnerabilities, and engaging the community in proactive planning, while also collaborating across disciplines and incorporating data from different fields.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nicole E. Heller, Kelly McManus Chauvin, Dylan Skybrook, Anthony D. Barnosky
Summary: To address the ecological crises and social inequities of the Anthropocene, a new conservation paradigm is rising that recognizes the importance of humans in nature and their positive impact on ecosystem health through land stewardship. This study explores the emergence of this new model and discusses the methods needed for researching and coordinating stewardship as part of conservation landscape planning. Updating conservation frameworks to include the positive roles people play in ecosystem health can catalyze more effective and equitable nature conservation and other societal transformations for just sustainability.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Matthias Eberl, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Claire Nollett, Jim Fitzgibbon, Sarah Hatch
Summary: In biomedical research, public engagement and public involvement are crucial for researchers to demonstrate the value of science to society and improve the research process. This article outlines the benefits of public engagement and involvement for researchers, the public, and society as a whole. It provides solutions for overcoming challenges and encourages a cultural shift towards embedding public engagement and involvement in the academic environment.
IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Peiqi Ye, Xionghu Xu
Summary: Critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity are essential skills for students in the 21st century. Interdisciplinary thematic learning, focused on real-world challenges, can effectively foster these skills. This study examined the development of students' 4C skills through problem-solving tasks related to visual disaster weather, and found that the interdisciplinary thematic learning environment promotes creative thinking, group communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
