Introduction Of Smart Technologies Research Articles

Remote monitoring system as a tool for calving management in Mediterranean Buffalo heifers (Bubalus bubalis).

Buffalo breeding is common in Southern Italy. Dystocia compromises dam's and newborn health and welfare. Difficult parturition could be solved through prompt calving assistance, even if the identification of the beginning of delivery is challenging. Herein, we aimed to evaluate a remote calving alarm system in 15 Mediterranean buffalo heifers. An intravaginal probe was placed close to the external cervical os once premonitory signs of delivery were observed. No vaginal discharge nor signs of discomfort were notified in the days following the insertion of the probe. Heifers calved from 48 to 72hr after the alarm was activated. The system correctly warned the farm personnel at the beginning of stage II of parturition, except for 2 cases. In the former, the intravaginal probe was expelled but the poor carrier network coverage negatively affected phone's signal quality; in the latter, recurrent vaginal prolapse was responsible for non-retention of the probe. Overall median expulsive phase was 68±8min, while the expulsion of a female calf took 54±22.0min and 90±34.0min in males, with significant difference (p=.02). Deliveries were homogeneously distributed across a 24-hr interval. No retention of foetal membranes nor metritis was identified at postpartum clinical examination. The calving alarm system used in this work was well tolerated in buffalo heifers. The introduction of smart technology in buffalo farming could contribute to the overall farm net return by reducing calf losses, especially for calves born from sexed-sorted semen, and by increasing animal welfare through quick resolution of dystocia. Further studies will be necessary to evaluate the net return in buffalo farms which will implement a remote calving alarm system on a wider population.

Застосування smart-технологій у підготовці майбутніх фахівців

The article considers the use of smart technologies in the training of future professionals. The functions of smart-technologies are covered. It is emphasized that smart-technologies are successfully used in the field of education and training. A special place is occupied by computer educational multimedia systems, which allow to deepen knowledge, reduce the duration of training, increase the number of students per teacher. Improving the effectiveness of training in modern free economic education is impossible without the introduction of smart-technologies in the organization of the educational process. The function of smart-technologies and multimedia technologies is that they use a source of new content information, take on certain functions of both teacher and student, have the characteristics of different types of visualization. If interactive information is presented through a multimedia projector on an interactive whiteboard, the effectiveness of learning is significantly improved Multimedia systems are successfully used today in the field of education and training. A special place is occupied by computer educational multimedia systems, which allow to deepen knowledge, reduce the duration of training, increase the number of students per teacher. Improving the efficiency of education in modern free economic education is impossible without the introduction of new forms of organization of the educational process. Thus, future professionals will constantly use multimedia technologies in their professional activities. It is important to teach students to use them correctly, to acquaint them with the maximum benefits of these learning tools and valuable information resources. High school teachers need to be clear that multimedia technology is a powerful and effective learning tool that allows for more diversified methods of involving students in education.

Smart choices? An experimental study of smart meters and time-of-use tariffs in Ireland

The introduction of smart technology and dynamic tariffs (such as time-of-use tariffs) provides multiple potential benefits for electricity markets. However, time-of-use tariffs generate additional complexity for consumer tariff choices in electricity markets. How well consumers can choose between tariffs, and whether certain tools improve these choices, are therefore important questions for energy regulators and policy makers. This paper presents an exploratory study that used experimental behavioural science to investigate consumer choice in electricity markets with time-of-use tariffs. A representative sample of consumers (n = 145) were given information about smart meters and time-of-use tariffs. A sequence of experimental tasks measured attitudes towards smart meters, comprehension of tariffs and quality of decisions between different types of electricity tariffs, where quality was judged against participants’ own perceptions of their electricity usage. The findings suggest that consumers struggle to match tariffs to usage accurately, with a general aversion to time-of-use tariffs that may lead to sub-optimal choices between tariff types. When participants chose between different priced time-of-use tariffs via an experimental price comparison site, decisions were significantly improved by a tool that personalised estimated costs. Policy implications include the importance of pre-testing interventions designed to improve consumer decisions.

STUDENT CENTRISM AS A SYSTEM-FORMING PRINCIPLE OF TRAINING FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN EDUCATIONAL AGE

The article considers the essence and features of the student-centered approach as a system-forming principle of organization of the educational process of future social workers in the conditions of modern educational realities. The implementation of innovative institutional tools that can help train highly qualified professionals in demand in the labor market has been focused. The system-forming nature of the principle of student-centered approach and the improvement of the system of student training in accordance with the samples of the best foreign experience have been emphasized. An essential aspect of this educational process is the recognition of equal partners in the management of students with a balance between cross-border cooperation and competition in 59 higher education. This is the involvement in global dialogue at all levels of teachers and future social workers in order to remove barriers to the formation of the ability to independently acquire and develop the necessary knowledge (self-growth), to develop information and social skills. The possibilities of using network technologies in the organization of training according to the student-centered approach have been outlined. Competency, student-centered and SMART-educational models have been focused. The article clearly sets out the priorities and emphasis on the formation of the future social worker's ability to organize communications in social networks, select useful information, work with electronic sources, compile personal knowledge bases, which were gained during practical activities. The views of scientists on the impact of online education on the preparation of students majoring in «Social Work» for professional activities have been suggested. Particular attention is paid to SMART-education, which is based on an interactive educational environment with the involvement of information resources from around the world. An important achievement is the introduction of smart technologies in the educational process: mobility and continuity of access to educational information; autonomy of teachers and students through the use of Internet networks, mobile devices with access to educational information; flexible learning in terms of student interests and professional orientation, support for the trajectory of personal development of each student; creation of motivational models of learning; the constant relationship between the requirements of the employer and the content of education; teaching students to work effectively with a wealth of information. At the same time, this model of education involves the organization of individual learning processes of students. The results of an empirical study to identify the attitude of future social workers to the introduction of student-centered network education are the following: the creation of communications in social networks; autonomy of teacher and student with the help of Internet resources; competent use of electronic sources; solving theoretical and practical problems through the use of network technologies. Key words: pedagogical training, educational process, future social workers, students, student-centered approach, network education, communications, smart technologies.

Anthropological measurements of smart society: theoretical and conceptual experience

Purpose. The relevance of anthropological measurements of smart-community unfolds in plane of the evolution of society from industrial to post-industrial, and then from the informational to the smart-society. In the context of this evolution, were analyzed the relationship between «human and society» and presented conceptualization of anthropological measurements of smart-society as a smart, intelligent and highly technological. In the basis of smart-society, it turns out that very sought-after becomes the smart-man, who works in the highly innovative environment that is determined by information and communication technologies. In this article, was substantiated the introduction of smart-technologies, which require the development of smart-management, smart-business, smart-State, which are based on new interaction of man and society. Methodology – anthropological, systematic, informatiological, synergistic methods and approaches that give an opportunity deeply penetrate into this type of society, which coming to replace the informational type of society. Anthropological and socio-axiological approaches allows to reveal the socio-anthropological and socio-axiological surveys of smart-society, based on person, education, knowledge and progression of society to the society of knowledge and innovation. Scientific innovation of the research is that, that in this research in the first time was presented the conceptualization of smart-society in the philosophical and anthropological survey and developed conceptual-categorical apparatus. It is concluded, that smart-man is the subject of smart-society, based on the digital economy as the result of high-tech society. Conclusio ns. Breakthrough in the ICT system determined deep meaningful changes in all areas of professional and social activities, so today there is every reason to talk about the evolutionary transformation of the information society

Integrating demand flexibility with distributed generation – renewable energy sources (DG-RES) at the residential household and commercial customer level in electricity grids

Commercial and operational use of residential and commercial user demand-side flexibility in energy grids will play an important but, as yet, not disclosed role in realising the required increase in the penetration of DG-RES. An increased embedding potential is needed to satisfy ambitious energy efficiency and carbon dioxide emission targets. Introduction of smart technologies is seen as a facilitator but also encounters technological, operational, market and regulatory challenges. From assessing a number of technologies and field test projects, task 17 of the IEA/DSM program has explored the nature of this demand-side flexibility and the stakeholder context. It was found that a portfolio of services and control strategies for coordinating flexibility in an efficient, safe, reliable and scalable manner can be found. The boundary conditions, valuation and practical implementation are also discussed. © 2017 The Institution of Engineering and Technology. All rights reserved.

Blending Social Learning System into Foreign Language Educational Platform

This paper is to address the changes of educational platform with the introduction of smart technology. In particular, it investigates the blending of social learning system into the traditional structured classroom. Schoolfy is used to transform the structured classroom for the blending. The effects were looked into for the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the single group pre/post test result comparison. The effects in all skills were big in effect size, but it demonstrates issues of teacher participation for the interaction. Educational platform is a second teacher who helps enhance the interaction between teacher and students by introducing rich resources and inviting students for a deep engagement of exploration. Educational platform provides the basis of experiencing 21 st century skills.

Quality of experience: Beyond the user experience of smart services

With the introduction of smart technologies, increasing attention is being paid to user experience. User experience encompasses customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. While user experience regarding most physical goods and services has been well researched, only little research has been done on these factors with respect to advanced mobile services such as smartphones. This study presents a model for measuring the quality of experience (QX) of smartphone services. It measures the users' QX in order to derive practical implications for providers and to offer suggestions related to the improvement of service. Using survey data, the QX model and its hypotheses were tested, using structural equation model analysis and index calculation. The findings indicate that perceived value and customer satisfaction are two significant variables that mediate the relationship between quality and customer loyalty. The proposed model demonstrates strong explanatory power, with satisfactory reliability and validity. The results of the study provide useful information for the forging of effective policies and competitive strategies by the telecom industry and policy-makers. The smartphone QX model also establishes a foundation for future smart service categories, on the basis of providing a powerful tool for quality assessment.