Grand Challenges (and Great Opportunities) in Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Diagenesis Research

Grand challenges: Grand opportunities

This document is intended to stimulate debate and discussion in preparation of the Escience Scoping Study Expert Seminar for archaeology and the historic environment. It is a tentative, partial and therefore controversial delineation of the challenges and opportunities which the E-science agenda presents archaeologists and the historic environment sector. It proposes areas of specific activity ...

Grand Challenges and Opportunities for Molecular Psychiatry Research: A Perspective

Molecular psychiatry is a still nascent fi eld, aspiring to imitate the great development of revolutionary tools and techniques achieved elsewhere. The rapid development of new methods such as high-throughput genomic and bioinformatics technologies has greatly advance our understanding of the pathology and etiology of most, if not all, psychiatric disorders, far beyond what we would have expect...

Islam; Challenges and Opportunities

Undoubtedly Islamic Revolution of Iran has been the source of Islamic awakening in the middle-east. Therefore Islamic Republic of Iran plays the role of an example and a director of political developments in the region. Islamic awakening in Arab countries has been able to question the dominant discourse of dictators in the middle-east region and topple their regimes. These developments include ...

New Hopes and Challenges for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Great Opportunities for Young Neuroscientists

Grand challenges and opportunities in basic soil science research and the discipline of soil science

Contributions in basic soil science research have immensely benefited humankind, including enhanced agricultural production and the quality of our environment. This review focuses on recent breakthroughs in the fields of soil properties and processes and delineates frontiers for the present decade and beyond. Frontiers will undoubtedly involve multiple spatial and temporal scale investigations,...