Entrepreneurship - the Need for Interdisciplinary Research

HANDBOOK OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH Interdisciplinary Perspectives

The Need for Interdisciplinary Research in Ocean Science

of the Fujiwara Medal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, is an expert on lightning, clouds, and rain. A professor at Obirin University, Japan, Takahashi visited the IPRC during May and June 2003 to collaborate with ShangPing Xie, co-leader of the IPRC Indo-Pacific Ocean Climate Team, on studies of tropical rain and its structure using in situ and satellite observations as well as modeling ...

The Response to and Impact of the Ebola Epidemic: Towards an Agenda for Interdisciplinary Research

Background The 2013-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa was the largest in history and resulted in a huge public health burden and significant social and economic impact in those countries most affected. Its size, duration and geographical spread presents important opportunities for research than might help national and global health and social care systems to better prepare ...

The need for interdisciplinary pediatric sleep clinics.

The purpose of this study was to describe the function and structure of an interdisciplinary outpatient pediatric sleep clinic. In addition, the frequency of individual and comorbid sleep diagnoses, the prevalence of comorbid medical or psychiatric disorders, and the types of treatment recommendations and referrals provided to patients at the end of their clinic visits was examined. Over a 4-mo...

The Need for Interdisciplinary Research and Education for Sustainable Human Development to Deal with Global Challenges

Major issues in society developing alternate sources of energy and a sustainable environment, improving health, and minimizing the effects of climate change require a collective effort by different disciplines working in interdisciplinary groups. Indeed, the boundaries between the different disciplines are becoming increasingly blurred. Society’s responses to major social challenges must be inf...