This study seeks to (1) characterize the stakeholders involved in agro-pastoral dam use and management, (2) identify important institutional and technical impediments and opportunities related to dams as perceived by the stakeholders, and (3) identify a coherent set of domains for research in support of improved dam management and ecosystem rehabilitation.
Previous consensus-based efforts have been made to define sets of outcome measures or domains for research purposes (Deyo et al. 1998, Pincus et al. 2008, Chiarotto et al. 2014, Deyo et al. 2014).
While the knowledge gap related to female firefighters was clearly identified and general domains for research have been enumerated, over a decade later there remains no published research on any of the domains identified as important to women in the fire service.
Our paper summarises currently available data defining sarcopenia cut-off points by age and gender; suggests an algorithm for sarcopenia case finding in older individuals based on measurements of gait speed, grip strength and muscle mass; and presents a list of suggested primary and secondary outcome domains for research.
However, they may not be applicable to illiterate or socially disadvantage groups, given the limits of our search, indicating an important domain for more research.
To our knowledge, the effect of anti-VEGF therapy on tumour pH and its correlation with uptake of anticancer drugs has not been consistently studied, and is a very interesting domain for further research.
The domain of physiological expression of emotions is a fertile area for research.
Interoperability is a key issue and a long-term domain of research for distributed healthcare information systems.
The exclamation point on "Trilobite!," the new book by the British paleontologist Richard Fortey, could merely reflect a private enthusiasm, that of a scientist for his domain of research.
