Impact Of Technological Advances Research Articles

Sexuality and Affection in the Time of Technological Innovation: Artificial Partners in the Japanese Context

Recent years have witnessed an increase in the number of academic studies on the impact of technological advancements on human life, including possible transformations and changes in human sexuality following the development of sex-related devices, such as sex robots. In this context, terms such as posthuman sexuality, digisexuality, and techno-sexuality have emerged, signaling possible new understandings of sexual, intimacy, and emotional practices. It is important to note that ancient history shows that humankind has for a long time been fascinated with their relationship to non-living things, mostly human-like figures, such as dolls. The Ningyo (人形, the Japanese term for doll) has a long history of usage, and has deep religious and animistic significance in the Japanese context—there are records of sexual use as early as the 18th century. With this context in mind, this paper focuses on three Japanese examples, aiming to shine a light on beyond-human relationships, which include a Japanese man’s marriage to a digital character, sex dolls, and communicative robots, from both a sexual and emotional perspective. In a new horizon of sexual and romantic possibilities, how will humans respond, and what can emerge from these interactions?

Sustainable aquaculture development: a review on the roles of cloud computing, internet of things and artificial intelligence (CIA)

AbstractEach year, there is a significant rise in demand for global food production due to population increase and a rise in demand for protein food sources. This puts pressure on capture fishery as fish is a preferred protein source worldwide. However, the more resources we put into the capture fisheries to obtain maximum catch, the faster the fisheries stock becomes depleted. The best option left to produce enough fish to meet demand is relying on advanced aquaculture. Unfortunately, the impact of technological advancement in the aquaculture sector is not profound compared to the agricultural and manufacturing sectors. The advent of Cloud computing, Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence (CIA) has expanded numerous possibilities for applying and integrating information technology in all works of life. This article reviews the emergence of research development on CIA and the potential to revolutionize the aquaculture industry. The use of CIA techniques and tools such as drones, nano and micro‐sensors, bionic robots, remote cameras, intelligent sorting, energy‐saving processing equipment, statistical modules, and algorithms will reduce human intervention and increase aquaculture productivity. Also, the application of CIA in the aquaculture value chain to ensure effectiveness in traceability, feeding, disease detection, growth prediction, environmental monitoring, market information, and others is key to increasing aquaculture productivity and sustainability. Therefore, the future of aquaculture operations with less human labour, effective maintenance, and resource utilization largely depend on innovative technologies. Here, we outlined the need for adopting innovative technologies and the limiting factors that hinge on CIA adoption in the aquaculture industry.

Analysis and perspectives of the level of enterprises digitalization (Lithuanian manufacturing sector case)

The impact of technological advances in all industry sectors is being felt and, thus, there is no doubt that digital transformation will have significantly affect Lithuanian manufacturing sector. In order to assess the extent to which Lithuanian processing industry companies are digitalized, an in-depth descriptive analysis of installed digital technologies in these companies was executed. The goal of this analysis – to determine whether Lithuanian companies of processing industry has been sufficiently digitalized and are ready to completely adopt the principles of Industry 4.0 in the installation of digital solutions within all segments of the value-chain creation. The research on already-applied digital tools and technologies in those companies was made during the phase of analysis. There was also an attempt to define the most digitalized processes of operation and the least or non-digitalized processes of operations in those companies. After the assessment of a current digitalization level in the company was made, there was an attempt to clarify the strengths and problematic challenges as well as the underlying reasons for its challenges. After the above-mentioned data was collected, recommendations on which additional tools and means to apply in order to encourage the process of digitalization in the companies were formulated and passed on to the companies.

To evaluate the effectiveness of cloud computing in hospital

Objective: Today, Growth, expansion, increased network speed and large-scale epidemic during recent years has been a shift in various aspects of human life, and the impact of advances in technology on the sciences, arts and business leads to emergence of new areas such as e-Government, e-Learning and e-Health. Methodology: The importance of knowledge and information in one hand and very high volume growth and the need to constantly update on the other hand leads to create new tools and solutions for processing and access to information. Networks development and their functionality enhancement has a significant role in advance of this field. One of the new emerging ways is cloud computing system. Cloud computing as a new IT infrastructure and new web solutions could have significant benefits in providing electronic medical services. The use of this technology in e-health needs to consider several factors. The main objective of this study is to identify and rank the effective factors on the adoption of cloud computing in e-health. In this thesis, a model based on cloud computing is designed to integrate patient`s information and makes them available for patients and doctors. Results: This comprehensive system significantly reduces processing time and service to the patient and also the display of patient records, including all the problems and diseases such as cardiovascular problems, allergies, lack of vitamins, etc., quality of care and also reduces the risk of diagnostic errors. Conclusion: In This system by using an intelligent module which protects evaluation and selection of proper emergency helps to patients and store patient`s information record by contacting cloud in common storage space. Using this model, we can divide the space between the patient and doctor, and doctor become responsible from the beginning up to end of complete recovery.

A educação digital no ensino básico como direito fundamental implícito na Era dos Algoritmos

O artigo possui como escopo demonstrar que em tempos de Quarta Revolução Industrial, também intitulada de Era dos Algoritmos ou de Era 4.0, marcada pela velocidade, amplitude e impacto sistêmico dos avanços tecnológicos, a educação digital no ensino básico deve ser qualificada como um direito fundamental implícito. Apresenta-se uma análise sobre a essencialidade da utilização da tecnologia por parte dos cidadãos na Era 4.0, apresentando-se os impactos que as Revoluções Industriais proporcionaram e continuam a proporcionar até os dias de hoje. Na sequência, é realizada reflexão sobre a importância da dinamicidade dos direitos fundamentais e o dever do Estado em concretizar os anseios sociais contemporâneos. Ao final, o artigo defende a fundamentalidade da educação digital no processo de aprendizagem do ensino básico. Foi utilizado o método dedutivo.

Narrative Review on Health-EDRM Primary Prevention Measures for Vector-Borne Diseases.

Climate change is expanding the global at-risk population for vector-borne diseases (VBDs). The World Health Organization (WHO) health emergency and disaster risk management (health-EDRM) framework emphasises the importance of primary prevention of biological hazards and its value in protecting against VBDs. The framework encourages stakeholder coordination and information sharing, though there is still a need to reinforce prevention and recovery within disaster management. This keyword-search based narrative literature review searched databases PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase and Medline between January 2000 and May 2020, and identified 134 publications. In total, 10 health-EDRM primary prevention measures are summarised at three levels (personal, environmental and household). Enabling factor, limiting factors, co-benefits and strength of evidence were identified. Current studies on primary prevention measures for VBDs focus on health risk-reduction, with minimal evaluation of actual disease reduction. Although prevention against mosquito-borne diseases, notably malaria, has been well-studied, research on other vectors and VBDs remains limited. Other gaps included the limited evidence pertaining to prevention in resource-poor settings and the efficacy of alternatives, discrepancies amongst agencies’ recommendations, and limited studies on the impact of technological advancements and habitat change on VBD prevalence. Health-EDRM primary prevention measures for VBDs require high-priority research to facilitate multifaceted, multi-sectoral, coordinated responses that will enable effective risk mitigation.

The past, present, and future of innovation research

The goal of a business is to enhance profitable revenue. Often this mission is accomplished by innovation, commonly by the process of bringing new products or services to market. This paper identifies major trends in the literature and practice and provides a perspective on how these trends may guide future research on innovation. Specifically, we document six themes that have appeared in research on the innovation process and discuss how scholars have developed ways to measure, predict, and explain each of these processes. Lastly, we offer our perspectives on future research topics on innovation reflecting on the impact of technological advancements.

Ergonomics in the Future World: Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand.

The International Ergonomics Association is a professional association for human factors and ergonomics (HFE) professionals. Australia and New Zealand are two of 52 Federated Societies within the IEA. This paper describes an Ergonomics and the Future World (EFW) workshop held at the IEA Triennial Congress in 2018 (IEA2018), and reports the findings of the Australia / New Zealand (Southern Cross) Cluster (SCC). Four questions were developed by the IEA EFW committee to evaluate the ergonomics state-of-play in various world regions. Southern Cross delegates (N = 17) participated in a 90-minute workshop discussion at IEA2018 (45% participation rate for SCC delegates). A summary was presented during the IEA2018 closing ceremony and as a written report for the IEA. Three themes emerged from the SCC discussions: (i) the impact of technology advances on HFE professional practice;(ii) communication with internal and external stakeholders; and (iii) HFE education. The workshop findings are similar to issues raised at local discussions in Australia and New Zealand over past decades and mirror comments and opinions published by authors in the HFE profession. They provide a benchmark for current SCC opinion and may provide direction for future discussion of these recurring issues.

The Impact of Technological Advancement on Digital Addiction Level of Youth in India

As India is overrunning towards digitalization, and along with showing technological advancements and conveniences, it has also presented some unfortunate consequences for the youth. This research paper focuses on the serious concern of negative effects of technology on the teenagers and youngsters of the country. The researcher has attempted to identify the various factors having influence on youth’s digital addiction level and also analysis the impact of demographic variables on it. The study has been conducted through the structured questionnaire rolling among the people of different age groups to analyse the perception of the different occupation on the addiction level of the youth. With the sample size of 405 people, the finding has uncovered the facts of addiction level, and the mess between the youth and overuse of gadget. The results also suggest how the parents can tackle with the negative effects of technology for the well-being of their children.

Fourth Amendment Protections of Health Information After Carpenter v. United States: The Devil's In The Database.

Every day, companies collect health information from customers and analyze it for commercial purposes. This poses a significant threat to privacy, particularly as the Fourth Amendment protection of this deeply personal information is limited. Generally, law enforcement officers do not need probable cause and a warrant to access these private health information databases; only a subpoena is required, and sometimes nothing at all. The Fourth Amendment protections for health information may, however, have changed after the Supreme Court's 2018 decision in Carpenter v. United States, which held that the Fourth Amendment protects people from warrantless searches of historical cell-site location information possessed by their cell phone providers. The Court explained that, because of the nature of historical cell-site location information, individuals retain a reasonable expectation of privacy despite the information being in the possession of a third party. In reaching its holding, the Supreme Court considered the type of data, the uniqueness of cell-site location information, the impact of technological advancement on privacy, the voluntariness of the disclosure, and the property rights associated with the records. Many of these factors could support heightened Fourth Amendment protection for health information. This Article argues that Carpenter v. United States provides additional protections for future searches of health information in private databases.

A Critical Contrast between Technology and Society in Israel

The effects of technological change are creating immense transformations in the way nations organize their competitive structure. The research looks at the impact and role of governments in technological development as a means to examine the state of each country in terms of technological advancement and global competition. Israel is a prime example of the domination of technology over society. The country’s development is a product of the digital revolution and economic changes, which situate Israel as a developed country in terms of technology. The question that stands at the heart of this research is, based on the Israeli experience: how technology is changing society? In order to examine this, the research is looking at the impact of technological advancement and the role of the Israeli government in the development of technology. It examines the way Israel has developed to a “Start-Up Nation”, with the largest number of start-up companies globally, second only to the USA.

The impact of technological advancement on total factor productivity of cotton: a comparative analysis between Pakistan and India

Pakistan and India are the two major producers of the cotton, the most demanding crop of the world which is known as white gold. However, for some recent years, it deems that Pakistan’s share in the international textile market dwindles compared to India. Thereby, the study will investigate whether the productivity of the crop per hectare is the reason or area of the crop, in the countries which lead to a higher share of India in the international market. In addition, which country has a comparative advantage in terms of cotton yield kg per hectare, particularly due to technological advancement in India and Pakistan’s agriculture sector? And this study also examines which country has exploited natural and technological inputs most. The time-series data from 1954 to 2017 have been used in this study, the results of the study are drawn using two-stage analysis. At first, we get total factor productivity (TFPCc) for both the countries using Tornqvist–Theil Index: total factor productivity input–output method. Then, the obtained variable has been employed as a regress and variable on farm and non-farm regressors. The ARDL: autoregressive distribution lag regression model has been applied on [area of cotton, fertilizer consumption kg/ha, high yield varieties (HYV) seeds, electricity consumption in agriculture sector, agriculture labor force, and irrigation by canal water and tube well water, besides tractors] to find the technological advancement impact on the TFPC of cotton. The results explore that overall improvement in farm inputs has a more stable impact on the productivity of cotton in Pakistan, whereas HYV seeds, mechanization, and area are the real reason for the growth in India.

Impact of technology advancement on enhancing organizational performance with HRM practices

In present competitive era, the utilization of upgraded technology in the area of Human Resources is to enhance the performance with effective utilizations of available resources to competitive nature. Practices related to human resource management contribute to motivate employees and preparing psychologically them to creating a productive working environment. HRM practices have highly impact on building the employees self-values and explicit behaviors. Now a days, AI, Block chain and other updated techiest are very useful to manage the working environment with proper keeping the data. A lot of the work in the HR office is administrative in nature. By utilizing Information Technology, a hefty portion of the data can be robotized and the majority of people can be consume their time in research and development work. In most of the organizations, one of the most serious issue is to upkeep the present information record for future perspective. Human resource information system keeps the audit of human resource professionals in proper way. It is the method through which an organization collects, analyses and reports the information about the people working in the organizations. It has been demonstrated that one of the supporting columns which can add to the satisfaction of the individual approach is the utilization of Information Technologies in Human Resource Management and enhancing organizational performance.

The Impact of Technological Advancement On Entrepreneurship in an Organization

The Impact of Technological Advancement On Entrepreneurship in an Organization

The Impact of Technological Advances on our Understanding of the Dynamic Nature of Human Milk Cells: A Commentary About "Characterization of Stem Cells and Immune Cells in Preterm and Term Mother's Milk" (Li et al., 2019).

The Impact of Technological Advances on our Understanding of the Dynamic Nature of Human Milk Cells: A Commentary About "Characterization of Stem Cells and Immune Cells in Preterm and Term Mother's Milk" (Li et al., 2019).

Impact of Technological Advancements in Otolaryngology

Impact of Technological Advancements in Otolaryngology

Training in Endoscopy.

Progress towards the goal of high-quality endoscopy across health economies has been founded on high-quality structured training programmes linked to credentialing practice and ongoing performance monitoring. This review appraises the recent literature on training interventions, which may benefit performance and competency acquisition in novice endoscopy trainees. Increasing data on the learning curves for different endoscopic procedures has highlighted variations in performance amongst trainees. These differences may be dependent on the trainee, trainer and training programme. Evidence of the benefit of knowledge-based training, simulation training, hands-on courses and clinical training is available to inform the planning of ideal training pathway elements. The validation of performance assessment measures and global competency tools now also provides evidence on the effectiveness of training programmes to influence the learning curve. The impact of technological advances and intelligent metrics from national databases is also predicted to drive improvements and efficiencies in training programme design and monitoring of post-training outcomes. Training in endoscopy may be augmented through a series of pre-training and in-training interventions. In conjunction with performance metrics, these evidence-based interventions could be implemented into training pathways to optimise and quality assure training in endoscopy.

Impact of technological advances on future dental practice

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Working on holiday: the theory and practice of workcation

Work, leisure and sleep are the three core cyclical activities in our society. In the past work was distinct from non-work time, in fact ‘the 8-hour work, 8-hour leisure, 8-hour sleep day’ was at the very heart of past worker movements. So, the blur between work and leisure is a postmodern trend which has impacted the way we travel. This change is mainly due to the advances of technology, which have made work outside the workplace a reality even during holiday. Consequently, a hybrid tourism product called workcation has emerged and challenges the traditional concept of tourism. Both the theory and the practice of this phenomenon are in the focus of this research. Due to the lack of the tourism-focused theorization, the related literature is multidisciplinary and eclectic; therefore, this study takes a similar approach while embedding the topic into the tourism theory. The starting point is the change in work and leisure relationship, followed by the impact of technological advances on the work. Then I also formulate a tourism-focused workcation concept. For the empirical research an online survey was conducted with 340 participants. Based on the multidisciplinary literature and the result of my empirical research six types of workcation tourists were identified and described. Finally, a specific segment of workcation tourists is singled out as an attractive market for strategists and marketers planning sustainable tourism.

Foreword for the Special Issue on Impact of Technology Advances on ESD Design

Technology advances continue to pose significant challenges to electrostatic discharge (ESD) design, despite ESD being a mature and overall understood topic.