Social and Sustainable Society with Multidisciplinary Research
The Social and Sustainable Society is based on multidisciplinary study and serves as a dynamic, collaborative hub for pioneering research that goes beyond traditional academic boundaries to solve real-world challenges. We recognize that today's most complex global problems require the deep integration of insights from diverse fields—combining expertise from the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and emerging technologies.
Aplastic anemia, a blood disorder that is rare and deadly, affects ~300-900 people in the U.S., with 30 to 40. Although this has specific treatments, there are no treatments from an organic source. As a result of this, the research aims to investigate whether arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) could ...
Language suppression has been an issue and a concern for both Taiwan and Australia. Compared to other countries, Taiwan has taken a more assertive and legislatively supported approach to language revitalization. Taiwan’s response to preventing language loss has been quite methodical, experienc...
"Water is life." Since the time of the Pharaohs, Egypt has faced the challenge of flooding. This made it important to take advantage of floods rather than letting them cause disasters. Dams are effective in storing water resources while resisting floods. Therefore, to address the issue of ...
Bone fractures are a common injury that is often accompanied by ischemia or broken blood vessels. Blood vessels are essential for bone repair as they supply oxygen to surrounding cells. Thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) is understood to inhibit angiogenesis (blood vessel development). However, the effects of ...
This research focuses on the role of uncertainty in explaining gender disparities in entrepreneurship by testing a behavioral decision model. It examines how misperceptions and ambiguity affect men’s and women’s decisions on founding startups or maintaining established firms in developed...
The Indigenous peoples of Taiwan maintained their valuable cultural and ecological understanding before colonial and post-colonial authorities started their systematic efforts to exclude them through land theft and enforced cultural assimilation and economic limitations during the last hundred years...
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe mental disorder identified as one of the most common mental illnesses. For 50 years, there has not been a full understanding of the brain’s biology when depression occurs. To reach a conclusive outcome, 86 MDD patients were surveyed, giv...
Nationwide, nearly 37.9 million U.S. households fall into the Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) population which consists of households making incomes above the Federal Poverty Line (FPL) but below the financially-secure ALICE Household Survival Budget, rendering them ineligible fo...
Noonan syndrome affects 1 in 1,000 to 2500 births yearly and results in short stature and congenital heart defects. Mutations in the developmental Ras/Raf/mitogen-activated protein kinase Ras/MAPK) pathway generate Noonan syndrome. Many studies have found case reports in which leucine zipper–l...
As the world pushes towards net zero emissions, demand for metals and minerals has increased, prompting discussions regarding deep-sea mining to meet this need. Although there is a good understanding of the effect of copper and other metals found in sediment plumes produced by deep-sea mining on aqu...