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Area of Science:

  • Multidisciplinary research
  • International collaboration
  • Open Science

Background:

  • Environmental challenges necessitate global cooperation.
  • Effective international, multidisciplinary, and multilingual research teams face significant hurdles.
  • Disparities in understanding terminology across diverse backgrounds impede innovation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To empirically examine sources of terminological confusion in a multinational, multilingual research project.
  • To identify and classify terminological obstacles and their impact on innovation.
  • To provide recommendations for improving success in similar collaborative research endeavors.

Main Methods:

  • Guided reflection on participant experiences in two contrasting research teams.
  • Analysis of terminological incongruities in projects using Deep Learning (Artificial Intelligence) and Open Science practices.
  • Classification of obstacles including language fuzziness, disciplinary differences, and multiple terms for single meanings.

Main Results:

  • Identified several types of terminological incongruities, impacting workflow speed.
  • Found that novel or technical terms were not always understood or adopted across domains.
  • Observed that active collaboration and mutual trust accelerated the resolution of incompatibilities.

Conclusions:

  • Terminological differences are a significant impediment in international research.
  • Resolving these differences requires proactive strategies and fostering team trust.
  • Six recommendations are proposed to enhance the success of future multinational, multilingual, and multidisciplinary projects.