Call for papers/Topics
Topics of interest for submission include any topics related to:
I. Nursing Sciences
- Innovations in Nursing Practice: Advanced practice nursing, telehealth, remote patient monitoring, digital health in nursing.
- Nursing Education & Pedagogy: Competency-based education, simulation, interprofessional education, technology in nursing education.
- Patient-Centered Care: Person-centered approaches, patient safety, quality improvement, shared decision-making.
- Public Health Nursing: Community health, health promotion, disease prevention, disaster preparedness and response, health equity.
- Specialty Nursing: Critical care, emergency nursing, mental health nursing, geriatric nursing, pediatric nursing, oncology nursing.
- Nursing Leadership & Policy: Healthcare policy, advocacy, ethical considerations, nursing workforce development.
- Evidence-Based Practice: Translating research into practice, clinical guidelines, nursing research methodologies.
- Nursing Informatics: Electronic health records, data management, health information systems.
II. Medical Sciences
- Advances in Diagnosis & Treatment: Precision medicine, personalized therapies, genomics, regenerative medicine, targeted drug delivery.
- Digital Health & Telemedicine: Teleconsultations, remote diagnostics, AI in medical imaging, wearable health technologies.
- Emerging Infectious Diseases: Surveillance, prevention, treatment, vaccine development, global health security.
- Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Prevention, management, and public health strategies for chronic diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer).
- Mental Health & Neuroscience: Neurobiology of mental disorders, novel therapies, integrated mental health care, mental well-being across the lifespan.
- Biotechnology & Biomedical Engineering: Medical devices, bio-sensors, tissue engineering, pharmaceutical advancements.
- Public Health & Epidemiology: Disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, health disparities, population health interventions.
- Surgical Innovations: Robotic surgery, minimally invasive procedures, pre- and post-operative care.
III. Environmental Sciences
- Climate Change & Health Impacts: Air and water quality, extreme weather events, vector-borne diseases, mental health impacts of climate change.
- Pollution & Toxicology: Air, water, and soil pollution, emerging contaminants, environmental toxicology, human exposure assessment.
- Waste Management & Circular Economy: Sustainable waste management, resource recovery, recycling innovations, eco-design.
- Water Resources Management: Water scarcity, sustainable water use, wastewater treatment and reuse, water quality monitoring.
- Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services: Ecosystem health, conservation, nature-based solutions, impact of human activity on biodiversity.
- Environmental Policy & Governance: International agreements, national regulations, environmental impact assessment, green technologies.
- Sustainable Cities & Infrastructure: Green building, urban planning for resilience, sustainable transportation, smart urban systems.
- Environmental Monitoring & Sensing: Remote sensing, IoT for environmental data, real-time pollution monitoring.
IV. Food Sciences
- Food Security & Sustainability: Global food systems, sustainable agriculture, food loss and waste reduction, food access and equity.
- Nutrition & Public Health: Dietary guidelines, nutrient deficiencies, malnutrition, diet-related diseases, nutritional epidemiology.
- Food Processing & Engineering: Novel processing technologies, food preservation, food packaging innovations, food safety engineering.
- Food Safety & Quality: Microbial food safety, chemical contaminants, allergen management, quality assurance systems, traceability.
- Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals: Development and health benefits of enhanced food products.
- Alternative Proteins & Future Foods: Plant-based meats, cultivated meat, insect proteins, sustainable protein sources.
- Food Biotechnology: Genetic modification in agriculture, fermentation technologies, enzyme applications in food.
- Consumer Behavior & Food Choices: Influences on food preferences, sustainable diets, food education and literacy.
- Food Supply Chain Resilience: Managing disruptions, optimizing logistics, ensuring food availability in crises.
V. Cross-Cutting Themes (Emphasizing the Intersections)
- Environmental Justice & Health Equity: Disproportionate impacts of environmental hazards on vulnerable populations and equitable access to healthcare and nutritious food.
- Disaster Preparedness & Resilience: Integrated strategies for health, environmental, and food systems in the face of natural disasters or other emergencies.
- Sustainable Healthcare Systems: Reducing the environmental footprint of healthcare, green hospitals, sustainable procurement in medical settings.
- Food-Water-Energy Nexus in Health: The interconnectedness of these critical resources and their implications for human health and environmental sustainability.
- Ethical Considerations: Ethical dilemmas arising from new technologies in medicine, food production, environmental interventions, and nursing practice.
- Policy and Regulatory Frameworks: Developing integrated policies that address the complex interdependencies of these fields.
- Education and Workforce Development: Training the next generation of interdisciplinary professionals capable of tackling complex global challenges.
- Community Engagement and Citizen Science: Empowering communities in health, environmental protection, and food system resilience.