Aid Of Technology Research Articles

Transformation of Robotics Education in the Era of Covid-19: Challenges and Opportunities

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted many aspects of our social and professional life. To this end, Higher Education institutions reacted rather vastly to this unpreceded situation although many issues have been reported in the international literature since the emergence of the first global lockdown. As we are now transitioning back to the ‘normality’, universities and businesses consider the so-called ‘blended’ or ‘hybrid’ model as a means of facilitating the transition phase. In view of this decision, several studies can be identified wherein blended learning scenarios are proposed and described. The present work constitutes such an effort. Precisely, while adjusting the lens to the didactic of Robotics courses, we propose a blended learning model via which the laboratory activities are performed without the physical presence of the students in the physical context. The aforementioned objective is attained under the aid of the Virtual Reality technology coupled with the Digital Twin model. We hope that the ideas presented in this manuscript will motivate and inspire more researchers, instructional designers, and educators to consider the adoption of such alternative instructional techniques to mitigate the shortcomings that the remote education setting brings and further to improve the overall learning experience.

Ni2+-activated MgTi2O5 with broadband emission beyond 1200 nm for NIR-II light source applications

An information restoration system, which can recover the secret information covered by ink with the aid of NIR-II spectroscopy technology.

A Systematic Review of the Benefits of Automation Inspection Tools for Quality Housing Delivery

Efficient and effective inspection is vital for the quality delivery of housing construction. Houses are being inspected less frequently due to incapacitated inspectorates, high cost, and the long duration of the current inspection process. Furthermore, traditional inspection processes often contribute to poor quality housing delivery are inspector dependent and complex and unsafe working environment is exposed to inspectors. Automated inspection technologies play a vital role in the inspection of housing construction. Automation-assisted technologies such as laser scanners, drones and Augmented Reality (AR)-based inspection equipped with multiple imaging and sensing systems have been developed to mitigate some of these issues with the traditional method of inspection processes. This paper reviews relevant peer-reviewed articles to explore automation inspection process tools and technologies and highlight their benefits in the housing construction process. Following the systematic literature assessment methodology, five (5) databases were queried, based on the specific search string. Specifically, 26 journal articles satisfying a set of inclusion criteria were reviewed, its results highlighting the benefits of adopting an automated inspection process for quality housing delivery. The review of the journal articles revealed that the automation inspection process is available with several benefits demonstrating the potential to improve the quality housing delivery with the aid of tools and technologies like Augmented Reality (AR)-based inspection, 3D laser scanning, Drones, and BIM-based inspection. Benefits such as time-saving, limited human intervention during the construction process, inspection accuracy, reduced resource requirements, and improved collaboration between stakeholders. This study also revealed that while new technologies are evolving with benefits to improve the inspection process, there is still a gap in the practical application of these automated inspection process technologies during housing construction. The outcome of this study would benefit both the housing owners (clients), building inspection entities, building construction researchers, and the industry professionals to realise the potential of the automation inspection process and understand the requirements and benefits for their successful implementation.

Reengineering the “Oil and Gas of Russia” Software to Meet the Requirements of Current Resilience Studies in the Gas Industry

Research into energy models often has to rely on the functionality provided by legacy software that cannot correctly satisfy the needs of the researcher due to the request to perform tasks that were not provided by the developer during the creation of these products. To solve these problems, reengineering of legacy software is used. In particular, it was decided to reengineer software to solve the problem of flow distribution in the gas transmission system (GTS) and find bottlenecks in it with the aid of geographic information technology. The main disadvantages of the legacy software were the inability to add a new calculation scheme or modernize it, and the inability to use geocode. The reengineering methods applied involve: 1) analysing legacy software for module connectivity; 2) choosing a framework with the capability to develop geographic information systems; 3) reworking the architecture of the software module to implement the function of adding objects of the calculation model; 4) integrating software with an embedded database management system for compactness and the ability to save changes made. These solutions made it possible to update the software and give the researcher a convenient tool for creating and correcting calculation schemes using geographic information technologies for help. Geocoding support enables the expansion of the existing energy models by adding objects based on the data provided by geographic information services for the requested tag and the research to determine new optimal solutions for transporting energy resources.

Method for prevention of Campylobacter cross-contamination of poultry carcasses at water cooling

Campylobacteriosis is one of the main causes of food poisoning with insufficient thermal treatment of poultry meat products. Raw poultry meat may be largely contaminated by campylobacteriae, including pathogenic strains. In this regard, the authors developed the method to prevent cross-contamination of the surface of carcasses at water cooling. The study concerns the antimicrobial properties of a technological processing aid containing: 15±2% peracetic acid, 18±2% hydrogen peroxide (TPA) during 25 minutes of exposure. C. jejuni was used as a test culture. Sampling, microbiological, organoleptic and physicochemical studies were carried out according to standard procedures. It was found that the use of 0.03% TPA solutions for cooling carcasses allows inactivating C. jejuni in a cooling medium and preventing cross-contamination of carcasses. TPA solutions of 0.1% concentration reduce QMA&OAMO, prevent cross-contamination and inactivate C. jejuni on the surface of poultry carcasses. In terms of physicochemical and organoleptic parameters, broiler chicken carcasses cooled in 0.1% TPA solution meet the requirements of GOST 31962-2013. Compared to control samples the treated carcasses are characterized by the change in the color of the carcass surface and internal fat - the color becomes paler.

New Evidence-Based Therapies for Complex Diabetic Foot Wounds

This treatise includes reviews of both of these new therapies by members of our author group (F.L.G. and M.E.E.) who participated in the clinical trials of the respective agents. Additionally, the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), which is also supported by evidence from RCTs, is reviewed. The final two sections of this compendium explore putative new, evidence-based therapies for DFUs that are in the pipeline and, most importantly, how we might engage digital technology and other aids to facilitate the prevention of DFU recurrence.

Visual systematization in tech diffusion management

The aim of this article is to structure additive technology aids of visual systematization, to determine the impact of visual systematization on innovation diffusion management. The authors deals with scenarios for managing the technologies diffusion in enterprises of various industries, including the construction industry, using a system and an additive technologies matrix that allow for the optimal choice of technology in existing production conditions. The main advantages provided by the use of additive technologies in industrial production are determined. The system and matrix of additive technologies developed by the authors make it possible to obtain a comprehensive view of existing additive technologies and evaluate their applicability for obtaining business effects. The types of business effects that company managers can get when using matrices are systematized. The use of visual systematization tools allows companies and their managers to improve the labor productivity, increase the company's production potential, and ensure economic.

Intersection of Technology and Online Gender Violence in India

This study deals with online gender violence in India which is done with the aid of new advanced technology, its various forms and its causes. Online gender violence is the result of blend of digital revolution in the form of access of internet and social evil prevailing in society. Gender based violence is quite common in India. It is a harsh reality that the women in India have been ill-treated for ages in our male dominated society. She is not only robbed of her dignity and pride by way of seduction by the men outside, but also, has become a victim of cruelty by her saviors, within the four walls of her own house. The phenomenon of violence against women arises from patriarchal notions of Indian society. Gender violence is not a new concept in India it has been around in the Indian society for a long time only with the advancement of society it has changed its nature with its characteristics. Technological development has given rise to various new inventions in the virtual world especially in the field of Information technology in the form of digital communication which is considered to be one of the paramount gifts of modern day development of technology and science. But these gifts are being misused for harassing women in cyber space known as online violence against women. Online gender violence in India is another type of violence against women which is encouraged by internet and information technology which has given birth to new kind of crime against women called as cyber or online crime against women. Women who are often seen as at risk or who experience high volume of online harassment and are easily targeted via new avenues of harassment and violence such as cyber stalking, morphing, pornography, online defamation, blackmailing. Technology has integrated into pre-existing forms of criminal violence and harassment against women. This shows that women are not only subject to physical gender violence but are also subject to online gender violence which is increasing day by day with great extent. These online gender violence shows that there was a change to the background or scenery of crime and criminal justice system. In spite of several of legislations, efforts of government and judiciary the percentage of online gender violence is increasing day by day. So there is an urgent need to find the measure to cope up with the menace of online gender violence.

Review on Application of Augmented Reality (AR) in The Eco-Tourism Sector

There is a tendency at this moment to see augmented reality (AR) application to be used in eco-tourism sector. In this day and age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the way we communicate with the aid of technology has already been revolutionized, making things easier and quicker than ever before. The advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have allowed us to broaden the scope of their functional implementations to include advanced, personalized, and more 'human' areas. This research paper shares findings form a study of augmented reality characteristics in the eco-tourism sector. Quantitative data from existing augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality characteristics and previous research in the market provide a significant perspective on the topic of characteristics of AR for eco-tourism sector. Four major practices in eco-tourism sector were examined to understand more on AR characteristics: Local community involvement, nature literacy, income-generating and natural environment. Findings from this research paper show that much more needs to be achieved not only in the creation and implementation of AR in eco-tourism sector but also, more precisely, in order to ensure that the process of familiarizing and normalizing the use of AR with eco-tourism is more aggressive.

94 Phygital Simulation for a Large Group of Learners in a Regional Teaching

Over the years, knowledge-based simulation has been a valuable way of delivering certain content of the syllabus in medical education. There have been challenges to undertake any form of educational activities during the COVID-19 pandemic due to a global shutdown The aims of the study were to deliver an inclusive and effective simulation session to a large cohort of trainees in emergency medicine and to provide an immersive learning environment to learners by enhancing their feeling of being present in the simulation hub.We delivered a phygital simulation with the aid of digital technology in a way that encouraged participation from all attendees. We sought to overcome known challenges of simulation teaching during the peak period of COVID-19 and identified newer challenges unique to the situation and suggestions for future improvements or simulation.During the simulation, we utilized a standardized patient (SP) (who did not require further training for our method) and various equipment/components of the room including cameras for the different views required. The room had a limit of five persons (as per COVID-19 restrictions) so we designed a teaching method that enabled us to cater efficiently for the remaining 33 participants of the scheduled regional teaching session. A volunteer candidate was chosen from the online audience to lead in the simulation. Prior to selection, all candidates were shown the brief which explained the expectation of leading and the different camera views available to aid their performance. They viewed the whole room with separate focuses on the SP, the device required to perform a procedure, and their appointed physical presence (PP) who they will instruct to perform the procedure. We identified advantages, challenges and areas of future development and believe that this type of teaching can be applied to a wide range of simulations that required demonstration.

S2k-Guideline for Teledermatology.

S2k-Guideline for Teledermatology.

Enhancing Autonomy, Authenticity And Selecting The Child With The Best Moral Life

In the human enhancement literature, there is a recurrent fear that biomedical technologies will negatively impact the autonomy and authenticity of moral agents, even when the agents would end up having better capacities and an improved life with the aid of these technologies. I will explore several ways in which biomedical enhancement may improve the autonomy of moral agents and try to show that biomedical methods are, all things considered, beneficial to our autonomy and authenticity. I will argue that there are instances when it’s desirable to limit the autonomy of moral agents and that strict regulations are to be put in place if a great number of people will have easy access to powerful, genetic-altering technologies which can impact the life of future children. I will advocate for using assisted reproductive technologies in order to select the child with the best chance of the best moral life and in doing so I will analyse several procreative principles which have been proposed by different scholars in the genetic enhancement debate and try to determine which one would be best to adhere to. Usually, people place high value on the concept of autonomy and there are many cases in which they end up overestimating autonomy in relation to other moral values. While autonomy is important, it’s also important to know how to limit it when reasonable societal norms require it. Sometimes autonomy is defined in strong connection with the concept of authenticity, in the sense that it’s not sufficient for our choices to be autonomous if they are not also authentic. I will try to defend the idea that authenticity can be enhanced as well with the aid of enhancement technologies which can actually prove beneficial in our quest to improve our own self.

Intergenerational Virtual Program: Promoting Meaningful Connections Across the Lifespan During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Intergenerational programs have long been identified as a way of promoting health and well-being for participants. Continuing such programs during pandemic restrictions is challenging and requires a novel approach. This community case study describes the use of co-design to create a high-level intergenerational program model, adapt it to specific community needs, and deliver it virtually with the aid of modern communication technology. Interviews conducted after the program had finished indicated that despite the challenges and limitations of the virtual environment, meaningful connections were achieved across three generations. The high-level program model may serve as a basis for other programs wanting to explore this area.

Understanding the Complexities of Community-Dwelling Older Adults’ Lived Experiences During COVID-19

Since December 2019, COVID-19 has spurred rapid and extensive research, but this research has focused on some perspectives with others understudied. In particular, studies have not yet explored the complexities of community-dwelling older adults’ lived experiences during the pandemic. This study aimed to address this gap. Community-dwelling older adults living in Central Texas (N = 200; age, 65–92 years, M = 73.6± 6.33) responded to open- and closed-ended questions over the telephone during June–August 2020. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. We identified three key themes. (1) Positive experiences, with 4 subthemes: perception that the pandemic has not changed one’s lifestyle; adjusting well—particularly with the aid of technology; being positive in perspective; and a “loner advantage” (being a “loner” pre-pandemic was advantageous during the pandemic). (2) Mixed experiences, with 4 subthemes: doing okay but unhappy about changing lifestyle routines; doing okay but unhappy about loss of in-person interactions with family and friends; doing okay but frustrated by witnessing absence of social distancing or facemask use by others; and maintaining physical health with fluctuating symptoms of depression or anxiety. (3) Negative experiences, with 3 subthemes: bitter about others/society/government not caring for older adults; feeling isolated, bored, and powerless; and worsening as time goes by. A thematic map was subsequently developed. These findings reveal the complexities of community-dwelling older adults’ lived experiences, illustrating effective coping and resilience during the pandemic and dissatisfaction owing to the pandemic’s effects on their lives and to their observations of others’ behaviors.

Optimal Common Job Block Table (CJBT) to improve the Performance in Hadoop framework

<p>By rapid transformation of technology, huge amount of data (structured data and Un Structured data) is generated every day. With the aid of 5G technology and IoT the data generated and processed every day is very large. If we dig deeper the data generated approximately 2.5 quintillion bytes.<br> This data (Big Data) is stored and processed with the help of Hadoop framework. Hadoop framework has two phases for storing and retrieve the data in the network.</p> <ul> <li>Hadoop Distributed file System (HDFS)</li> <li>Map Reduce algorithm</li> </ul> <p>In the native Hadoop framework, there are some limitations for Map Reduce algorithm. If the same job is repeated again then we have to wait for the results to carry out all the steps in the native Hadoop. This led to wastage of time, resources. If we improve the capabilities of Name node i.e., maintain Common Job Block Table (CJBT) at Name node will improve the performance. By employing Common Job Block Table will improve the performance by compromising the cost to maintain Common Job Block Table.<br> Common Job Block Table contains the meta data of files which are repeated again. This will avoid re computations, a smaller number of computations, resource saving and faster processing. The size of Common Job Block Table will keep on increasing, there should be some limit on the size of the table by employing algorithm to keep track of the jobs. The optimal Common Job Block table is derived by employing optimal algorithm at Name node.</p>

From occupants to occupants: A review of the occupant information understanding for building HVAC occupant-centric control.

Occupants are the core of the built environment. Traditional heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems operate with predefined schedules and maximum occupancy assumptions with no consideration of specific occupant information. These generalized assumptions usually do not align with the actual demand and result in over-conditioning and occupant discomfort. In recent years, with the aid of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) and Computer Science (CS), it is possible to acquire real-time and accurate occupant information to satisfy the exact thermal requirement through specific HVAC control in one particular built environment. This mechanism is called HVAC “Occupant-centric Control (OCC).” HVAC OCC strategy starts with collecting the occupant’s information (e.g., presence/absence) and then applies it to meet the occupant’s requirement (e.g., thermal comfort). However, even though some research studies and field pilot demonstrations have been devoted to the field of OCC, there is a lack of systematic knowledge about occupant data, which is the principal component of OCC for HVAC researchers and practitioners. To fill this gap, this review paper discusses OCC with a particular emphasis on occupant information and investigates how this information can assist HVAC operation in providing an acceptable built environment in required spaces during the required time. We provide a fine-grained, comprehensive picture of occupant information, discuss its features, the modalities of information feed-in into the HVAC control, and the application of commonly utilized occupant information for OCC.

The process of health behaviour change following participation in a randomised controlled trial targeting prediabetes: A qualitative study.

To explore how participating in a randomised controlled trial affected motivation, barriers and strategies in the process of health behaviour change among individuals with prediabetes. An extension to the PRE-D trial, a qualitative study investigated the efficacy of glucose-lowering interventions (metformin, dapagliflozin or exercise) compared with a control group among individuals with prediabetes and overweight/obesity. Data were collected through separate focus group interviews with participants using semi-structured interview guides inspired by health behaviour change theories. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis with an inductive-deductive approach. Four interrelated themes were generated from interviews: (1) 'self-construction of prediabetes', on how participants understood the term 'prediabetes', (2) 'altered health image', on how participants' health perceptions were affected, (3) 'personal strategies for health behaviour change', on different ways to attempt to implement behaviour changes and (4) 'the process of health behaviour change', on how participants progressed and relapsed while trying to change behaviour. Themes relate to the health belief model, self-determination theory, self-efficacy and the trans-theoretical model of change. Participants shared their experiences and thoughts during interviews and inspired each other, which led some participants to develop a new perspective on prediabetes severity and increased their motivation for behaviour change. How participants perceived and accepted, rejected or neglected prediabetes appeared to affect their health images and whether they realised a need for behaviour change. Their achievements during interventions, health literacy, self-efficacy and perceived support from their social networks, professionals and technological aids influenced the maintenance of health behaviour changes.

Technological Proficiency Level of English Faculty Members of a Philippine State University: Application of Cognition Learning Approaches

In today’s digital society, the role of teachers in the classroom has technologically challenged them over the past so many years. New technological tools including interactive videos, digital light processing projectors, and other significant appurtenances of digital learning have become more prevalent amidst its essential impulse to the millennial learners. In conjunction with this, teachers must delve into innovative teaching strategies and how to effectively integrate them into the classroom and adapt these methods with the new digital learning devices. The study notes that teacher technological performance can affect the meaningful change in the pedagogical setup and that learning with the aid of technology is a more interactive and effective process of learning acquisition. The effective use of modern equipment in teaching relies mainly on the exposure of a certain teacher in seminars, training, and other related professional skills of advanced technologies. Under this circumstance, many teachers are still using the conventional way of teaching and perhaps some of them will never intend to use technology as a supplement or rather as a core component of instruction. This study provided a modest understanding of the technological proficiency of the target respondents and the opportunity to know their proficiency level in the utilization of advanced technologies. Henceforth, the study revealed the technological proficiency level of the respondents through the use of digital devices and the integration of these available instructional tools in their classes.
 Keywords: Technological Proficiency, Situated Cognition, Distributed Cognition, Socially Shared Cognition, Cognition Learning Theory

New Technologies Aid Understanding of the Factors Affecting Adélie Penguin Foraging

New Technologies Aid Understanding of the Factors Affecting Adélie Penguin Foraging

Engineered Customizable Microvessels for Progressive Vascularization in Large Regenerative Implants.

Inspired by the rapid angiogenesis of natural microvessels in vivo, engineered customizable microvessels (ECMVs) are developed which can naturally angiogenic sprout and induce vascular network formation via combing a celluar coaxial microfluidic extrusion technique with microsurgery post-process. ECMVs can be used for customization of primarily pre-vascularized soft tissue regenerative implants with personalized shape and vascular density with the aid of sacrificial printing technology. After collaborating with surrounding cells, ECMVs angiogenic sprouted and formed daughter vascular networks. Through techniques such as injection and suturing, ECMVs can also be introduced into large bone repair implants for pre-vascularization and osteogenesis promotion. Furthermore, the microvessel networks with personalized shapes are customized by connecting the coaxial microfluidic system to a 3D printer. It is further demonstrated that the vascularization promotion and anastomose with host vessels of the ECMVs in vivo. Thus, ECMVs provide a simple engineering strategy for rapid vascularization of clinically large regenerative soft/hard tissue implants.