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The article presents the discussion on enlightenment values requiring complex defenses of public reasoning. Topics include numerous inequalities of power and resources inevitably influencing scholarly proceedings; linguistic competencies in ancient and modern languages might wondering an article in biblical studies normally authored by an individual; and languages associated with the history of Christian colonialism.

Network and service management is an established research field within the general area of computer networks. A few years ago, an initial taxonomy, organizing a comprehensive list of terms and topics, was established through interviews with experts from both industry and academia. This taxonomy has since been used to better partition standardization efforts, identify classes of managed objects and improve the assignment of reviewers to papers submitted in the field. Because the field of network and service management is rapidly evolving, a biyearly update of the taxonomy was proposed. In this paper, a large-scale questionnaire is presented which was answered by experts in the field, evaluating the relevance of each individual topic for the next five years. Missing topics, which are likely to become relevant over the next few years, are identified as well. Furthermore, an analysis is performed of the records of papers submitted to major conferences in the area. Based on the obtained results, an updated version of the taxonomy is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper offers an extensive literature review on the field of Resilience Engineering (RE), encompassing 472 contributions, including journal articles, conference proceedings and book chapters. Adopting the numbers of co-citations as a metric of conceptual proximity, this paper details the application of Factor Analysis and Multi-Dimensional Scaling, as groundbreaking means to extract relevant research factors. A temporal analysis in a multi-variate two-dimensional space confirms the significance and relevance of the identified research factors. An in-depth analysis of the five research factors, labeled as the need of RE , RE for modelling , defining and exploring RE , reflecting on RE , RE and improvisation , guides the definition of future research paths and open research questions within the field and across several domains, suggesting the need for multi-disciplinary future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 2016 update of the discovery of nuclide project is presented. Only 12 new nuclides were observed for the first time in 2016. A large number of isotopes are still only published in conference proceedings or internal reports. No changes to earlier assignments were made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Systematic reviews (SRs) are an important source of information about healthcare interventions. A key component of a well-conducted SR is a comprehensive literature search. There is limited evidence on the contribution of non-English reports, unpublished studies, and dissertations and their impact on results of meta-analyses.Methods: Our sample included SRs from three Cochrane Review Groups: Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI), Infectious Diseases (ID), Developmental Psychosocial and Learning Problems (DPLP) (n = 129). Outcomes included: 1) proportion of reviews that searched for and included each study type; 2) proportion of relevant studies represented by each study type; and 3) impact on results and conclusions of the primary meta-analysis for each study type.Results: Most SRs searched for non-English studies; however, these were included in only 12% of reviews and represented less than 5% of included studies. There was a change in results in only four reviews (total sample = 129); in two cases the change did not have an impact on the statistical or clinical significance of results. Most SRs searched for unpublished studies but the majority did not include these (only 6%) and they represented 2% of included studies. In most cases the impact of including unpublished studies was small; a substantial impact was observed in one case that relied solely on unpublished data. Few reviews in ARI (9%) and ID (3%) searched for dissertations compared to 65% in DPLP. Overall, dissertations were included in only nine SRs and represented less than 2% of included studies. In the majority of cases the change in results was negligible or small; in the case where a large change was noted, the estimate was more conservative without dissertations.Conclusions: The majority of SRs searched for non-English and unpublished studies; however, these represented a small proportion of included studies and rarely impacted the results and conclusions of the review. Inclusion of these study types may have an impact in situations where there are few relevant studies, or where there are questionable vested interests in the published literature. We found substantial variation in whether SRs searched for dissertations; in most reviews that included dissertations, these had little impact on results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A list of the 14 sections of the literature search of the journal's current awareness service which covers British and international publications, conference proceedings and multimedia products related to nondestructive testing (NDT).

The article the importance of terminology in the domain of grey literature. It discusses how Natural Language Processing tool are being used for processing the corpus created out of grey literature conference proceedings' digital papers. It also discusses the sensibility of grey literature to technological innovation and its ability of keeping pace with the changes.

A bibliometric analysis of low carbon related publications is reported in this study in order to depict existing research activities and to identify future directions in this research field. These publications were retrieved from various databases such as: Science Citation Index (SCI), Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), Conference proceedings Citation Index-Science (CPCI-S) and Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH). There is a notable growth associated with the body of knowledge on low carbon research. A total of 5445 records were obtained from these four major academic databases. Journal articles and proceedings papers are two frequently used document types representing 93.24% (5077 records) of the records and English is the dominant language with 5250 records (96.42%). The most productive subject is Energy & Fuels (1282 records) and the most productive journal is Energy Policy (313 records). China has largest number of publications related to low carbon. However, the USA accounts for the highest H-index (50). The Chinese Academic of Science is the organization with the most records (100 records) and the highest H-index (15). Four clusters are identified according to the analysis of co-occurrence keywords. Topics from Cluster (I) (central nodes as “climate change” and “renewable energy”) are still vital to the low carbon research. However, their relative popularities declined over the past decade compared to other topics. This indicates more diverse topics from Cluster (II) (central nodes as “low carbon economy”), Clusters (III) (central nodes focusing on “low carbon”, “energy” and “sustainability”), and Cluster (IV) (central node as “smart grid” interrelate with Cluster (I)) will be foci of future research endeavor in the coming decade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, there is a great opportunity for alternative energies and specifically for hydrogen technologies to flourish within Mexico. The opportunity for the hydrogen production research to contribute to the advance and viable application of the related technologies is today of paramount importance. The present paper is aimed to present a review of research activities in the field of hydrogen production in Mexico. Main research activities are reflected in journal publications and conference proceedings within the last seven years. These resulted in the following topics and contributions: Hydrogen production (HP) from biological processes and wastes 40.4%, followed by HP through conventional and non-conventional fuels (CO 2 capture and Catalysis) 22.4%, HP by photocatalysis and photo-electrocatalysis 14.1%, HP systems and controls 12.2%, theoretical and thermodynamic studies for HP 7.7%, and HP by electrolysis 3.2%. A wide variety of potential applications can be followed by these contributions, while the spread of this research can be a key for future national or international collaborations that may strengthen this important area to take advantage of the upcoming opportunities in the country and worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 6th ITI Consensus Conference was held in Amsterdam on 17–19 April 2018. In preparation for the conference, 21 systematic reviews were written. They were divided into five main topics in dental implantology—surgery, prosthodontics, patient‐reported outcomes, complications/risk and digital technologies. Based on these review papers, the working groups prepared consensus statements, clinical guidelines and recommendations for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 2015 update of the discovery of nuclide project is presented. Twenty new nuclides were observed for the first time in 2015. An overall review of all previous assignments was made in order to apply the discovery criteria consistently to all elements. In addition, a list of isotopes published so far only in conference proceedings or internal reports is included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper points out the availability of many published proceedings declared as unavailable in a recently published article; giving a brief background; lists and reviews in detail the contents of the published 1965 conference proceedings reported by the authors of the articles as not found. It gives details in terms of authors, their regional representation, subjects covered, length of papers, etc. It also identifies and comments on four papers from the proceedings that were different from others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the Forschungsgruppe Poetik und Hermeneutik, a German research group whose proceedings have been documented in series of 17 huge volumes in monumental white covers. It states that the group is the first to collect results or remain of a conference and practice theory as regular routine. It mentions that the group practice on thematically-focused theory.

This article was originally performed as a solo (tripartite) conference paper at the 2014 Joint Australian Association for Research in Education/New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference, held in Brisbane, Australia, in December 2014. In preparing our contributions for publication as an article we create an assemblage of the desires and resistances shaping our academic identities which we express as sometimes piecemeal, inadequate and powerless. We assemble, through movements of falling away and coming together, the situations which almost derailed the paper's delivery as we work back along what we had planned, what we encountered, and how three presenters became one. In the inter-meshing of our communication we explore ways of becoming academic and performing academia which open us to the productive possibilities of a stronger commitment to pleasure through re-assembling Deleuze's desiring machine. The texts presented in this paper include online links to video clips played at the conference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study considers the cost-per-use of recently purchased print books on STEM subjects. The aim was to find out whether books published by certain STEM publishers were more or less likely to circulate than their subject areas would lead one to expect. This would indicate the presence of a “publisher effect,” related to content, format, or other non-subject criteria, that influences how often a book will be used. The findings indicate that there may be a positive publisher effect in the case of Wiley; however, the other publishers in the study did not seem to vary significantly in this regard. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The author addresses some issues concerning the publication of grey literature. She enumerates 25 kinds of grey literature, which include working papers, theses, press releases, blogs, meeting reports and government documents. Also discussed are the issue of quality in grey literature, the archiving of valuable information and the concern for references in the journal "Learned Publishing."

The article reviews the journal of the Analysis and Policy Observatory (APO) website which has considered series of conference proceeding presented at Australian Cities Research Network (ACRN) and mentions issues associated with introducing carbon neutral transport to Adelaide.

The article focuses on a cooperation agreement signed between publisher EDP Sciences and Technischen Informationsbibliothek (TIB) library for the publication of conference reports in technical and scientific sectors.

The article reports on the public disclosure of inventions. Topics discussed include the forms of public disclosure like presentations and lectures, conference proceedings, and posters. Also being discussed are the topics like exception to the of no grace period, permissive grace periods, and grace periods for disclosures.

The article offers information on various papers published in technical journals which includes amplitude transfer function, polarization-division multiplexed (PDM), and unrepeatered transmission through optical fiber.

The article presents an overview of the papers published in technical journals and conference proceedings. Papers discussed include an analysis of question-answer pairs for 6 personae from H. Sugiyama and colleagues published at the 14th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, and the development of a method that would reduce mutual radio wave interference by M. Inomata and colleagues at the 25th International Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communication.

The article presents on the Pisa Declaration two years on. It says that the Pisa Declaration, an abbreviation for Pisa Declaration on Policy Development for Grey Literature Resources, is a document composed and endorsed by the international grey literature community. It adds that this document is published and is composed of a fifteen point roadmap with the intention to benefit open access to research and information for scholarship, government, civil society, education, and the economy.

The author reflects on the role of presenters at the SPIE conference. The author mentions the encouragement to presenters to give serious consideration in publication of articles related to optical engineering, concern of presenters with the overlap between conference proceedings and journal papers, and requirement to presenters to write a short and comprehensive description of information about proceeding issues.