Emerging Technologies in Distance Education is an open access book showcasing how emerging participatory technologies have been used in online distance education. In this session, the editor will discuss current issues and future directions for using emerging technologies with special attention to pedagogical, technological, cultural, and social factors that influence the adoption and successfu...

How can policy process research help to address and policymaking problems? This special edition of the Journal European Public Policy seeks that question by examining theory practice analysis. The call for papers sought state art articles conceptualise politics analysis, empirical studies use theoretical insights analyse real world problems. Contributions could draw on mainstream theories expla...

This article discusses the current social policy reform process in Turkey from a gender perspective. Until now, social security and labour regulations have provided women with special benefits and protections. Depending on the particular case, these gender-specific policies can be interpreted differently – as positive discrimination, satisfying practical gender interests, or as a reinforcement ...

The American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) Journal of Clinical Apheresis (JCA) Special Issue Writing Committee is charged with reviewing, updating, and categorizing indications for the evidence-based use of therapeutic apheresis in human disease. Since the 2007 JCA Special Issue (Fourth Edition), the Committee has incorporated systematic review and evidence-based approaches in the grading and ca...

−27− Synthesiology English edition Vol.6 No.1 pp.27-37 (Jun. 2013) the Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes (hereinafter, Large-Scale Earthquake Act) established in 1978, GSJ, AIST was in charge of the groundwater observation, and thereinafter, the observation and research of groundwater for earthquake prediction was deemed to be the social responsibili...

We’ve all tried things that didn’t work. We’ve enthusiastically introduced a flipped classroom format that the learners didn’t flip over. We’ve carefully crafted research projects only to realize that the hypothesis was woefully ill-conceived. We’ve implemented new assessment strategies that generated lots of data, but left us with little insight into student performance. We’ve all been there. ...

This special issue of Palliative Medicine considers different approaches to palliative care evaluation. It has its origin in a meeting organised in 2010 by the Capacity Building and Methodology Themes of the Cancer Experiences Collaborative (see next editorial), in light of an increasing recognition that the traditional randomised controlled trial (RCT) design does not always provide the best a...

Although the American Psychiatric Association (APA) ultimately decided not to include Hypersexual Disorder in the upcoming DSM-5, we chose to dedicate a special edition to this model because of the important contributions those who have been involved in the research related to Hypersexual Disorder have made to the field. The evolution of Hypersexual Disorder represents a long journey that clear...