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This year we will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the development of plasmapheresis, a landmark moment in medicine. The procedure was developed by Josep Antoni Grifols-Lucas and was presented at the 4th International Congress of Blood Transfusion in Lisbon, Portugal, in July 1951 with a publication following soon after in the British Medical Journal.
Read MoreCOVID-19 is having a profound and continuing global impact. But while much of the media attention focuses on infection, mortality and morbidity, the effects are also profound at a social psychological level. Approaching the anniversary of WHO’s declaration of a pandemic, there is much to ask about what it means for the relationships between individuals and society, the role and importance of groups and intergroup relations, and the ways that people are understanding what has been happening.
Read MoreWomen play a pivotal role as role models to inspire the future generation of female leaders in education, whether it is in schools or in Higher Education. According to Hewitt (2020) and Osho (2018), 56.6% of the university student body is comprised of women. The Higher Education workforce, however, reflects a different picture where 45.3% of the workforce are women, as outlined by the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA) data.
Read MoreThe mobile phone has become an integral part of the everyday life of almost everyone in this world. Through the identification of differences in accessibility and use of technology including the mobile phone, a digital divide is seen to be emerging, and what is of great concern is the emergence of a digital gender divide.
Read MoreApart from our research project on a good day, the other thing that can potentially offer PhD students a sense of fulfilment is teaching. Teaching and learning, much like many other facets of our lives, have been deeply impacted by the ebbs and flows of this pandemic. As a doctoral researcher who has taught both before and during the pandemic, I've learnt a few things through experience as well as through the support of the teaching community at Sussex that has been a great resource for helpful tips.
Read MoreAs we move into the second year of a pandemic, with its associated limitations and influences on our work and personal lives, it seems important to continue talking about the process of self-care. This is especially relevant to those professionals (most of us!) who live with deadlines and requirements separate from our social isolation, our telecommuting, and our drastically different lifestyles.
Read MoreCoastal areas have experienced fast population growth due to their marine-based attractiveness as places to live, work, and visit. Today, approximately 53 percent of the global population lives in coastal areas in over 4,285 coastal cities and agglomerations across the world.
Read MoreLaboratory experiments help students understand science subjects effectively. They assist the students in gaining experience through concrete materials science subjects effectively; hence, these are an integral part of science education, improving students’ working habits and problem-solving skills. The laboratory is as important as theory.
Read MoreHigh-Involvement Management must be de-coupled from the High-Performance Work System concept. The narrative that links them in reviews of research on human resource management (HRM) practices are misleading. Distinguishing them is necessary as their underlying theory of performance and policy implications differ.
Read MoreHome health care is a fast-growing sector of the health care system, as a more attractive alternative to nursing home care, to both community-based patients and patients requiring care after a hospital stay. This trend has accelerated recently, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreEnvironmental issues have advanced through different stages, and the concern for the challenges they present has doubled with each passing decade. Increasing awareness of environmental issues has led policymakers to promote ‘green behaviour’, behaviour that has a meaningful impact on the environment, that will potentially reduce environmental impacts like waste reduction and behaving right or avoiding wrong.
Read MoreOn Thursday, January 28, I hosted SAGE’s very first Instagram Live from my boat in Los Angeles, not too far from SAGE’s headquarters. Over the course of 25 minutes, I shared insight on the article publishing process, providing tips and tricks to about 85 people from around the world.
Read MoreThe outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in long-term severe global disruptions which immensely affects the viability of the supply chain ecosystem. In recent times, these supply chain (SC) disruptions have affected all the elements of the economy and society and raised a serious concern for sustainable supply chain management..
Read MoreWhen publishing academic papers, it is very important that the research, peer review, and publication are carried out in an ethical manner. SAGE is committed to ethical peer review and is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This introduction to publishing ethics will explain how you can help a journal’s editorial team to ensure that peer review is ethical and independent.
Read MoreThe Indian food culture, known for its longstanding history of cultural exchanges among various groups, is one of the highly reflective artefacts of the Indian culture and sub-cultures.
Read MoreAt a time when peering ahead into the future seems overwhelming, looking back and indulging in activities that used to offer comfort in the past have been a source of some respite.
Read MoreIn Norway, as in the other Nordic countries, youth clubs were offered to young people as an alternative place for socializing outside often overcrowded urban flats and facilitating simple leisure activities like board games.vv
Read MoreThe SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted traditional forms of education and continues to create challenges for K-12 school systems in the United States and the students they serve. Districts attempted to transition academic and non-academic activities to remote settings in spring of 2020, and many continue to do so through the fall of 2020, with varying degrees of success.
Read MoreRecently, I wrote an article for Forbes magazine on why we need better design thinking. The short answer to this question is that designers, traditionally, were not paying much attention to research as a way to inform their work. As a result, the products and the services that they were designing were often self-serving and egocentric.
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