Introduction to the Special Issue “Functional monitoring in megadiverse tropical ecosystems”

Land-use and climate change are major threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Most of the current biodiversity monitoring systems are based on periodic records of the populations of a set of threatened or popular ‘flagship’ indicator species. In contrast to the abundance-based monitoring of species, also specific indicators of processes and functional interactions in an ecosystem may become targets of a more functional monitoring which can unveil early responses of an ecosystem to environmental changes at different spatial and temporal scales. The contributions of this Special Issue present such functional indicators for assessing and predicting responses to environmental changes of ecosystem functions in a hotspot of tropical biodiversity.     

Introduction to Special Issue on “Frontiers in Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019”

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology -     

Preface to the Special Issue “Presynaptic Dysfunction and Disease”

The synapse is formed between a presynapse (which releases neurotransmitter) and the postsynapse (which transduces this chemical signal). Over the past decade, presynaptic dysfunction has emerged as a key mediator of a series of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. This special issue will highlight some of the important presynaptic molecules and mechanisms that are disrupted in these conditions and reveal potential routes for therapy.     

Introduction: Special Issue in Honor of Eva Syková

Neurochemical Research -     

Introduction to the Special Section on “Modeling Sustainable Risk Management”

In recent years, risk management has attracted a great deal of attention from both researchers and practitioners. Risk management practice has required new tools to achieve sustainability when dealing with loss exposure. Sustainable risk management is studied from different silo disciplinary perspectives.     

Introduction to the Special Section on “Chinese Earthquake Risk Management”

Natural disasters by definition are surprises, causing a great deal of damage and inconvenience. Earthquakes are among the most terrifying and destructive natural disasters threatening humans. Emergency management has been described as the process of coordinating an emergency or its aftermath through communication and organization for deployment and the use of emergency resources. This special section of HERA provides the state of the art studies of risk and emergency management related to the Wenchuan earthquake that occurred in China in May 2008.     

Introduction to Special Issue on ‘Statistical Methods for Cancer Immunotherapy’

Statistics in Biosciences -     

Introduction to the Special Section on “Optimizing Risk Management: Methods and Tools”

In recent years, risk management has attracted a great deal of attention from both researchers and practitioners. Complexity and uncertainty in many practical problems require new methods and tools. Risk management can be used as a tool for greater rewards, not just control against loss. Enterprise risk management has become an important topic in today's more complex, inter-related global business environment, replete with threats from natural, political, economic, and technical sources. Risks are studied from different silo disciplinary perspectives, with a discussion of how various methods and tools are used to optimize risk management.     

Addition to Special Issue “Transient interactions in biology”

Publisher's Note

Addition to Special Issue “Transient interactions in biology”     

Coming next:Special Issue on “microRNAs”

The journal Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics(GPB) is now processing a special issue on the topic of microRNAs(to be published in the 5th issue of 2012) for compilation.This special issue was organized by Dr.Tongbin Li from LC Sciences,LLC and Dr.William Chi-Shing Cho from Queen Elizabeth Hospital,Hong Kong.