Set Of Digital Tools Research Articles

Towards digitalization in higher education: conceptual and bibliometric paradigm

Objetive: The aim is to study the foundations of the scientific literature in this area, the different intellectual structures, the conceptual and social structure and the trends of the analysed field. Methodology: The research is carried out through a bibliometric network analysis and graphical mapping of the field under investigation. Results: Firstly, the field is relatively recent and shows a collaborative network of inter-institutional character and with important synergies between countries and authors. In the intellectual structure, there is a cluster of strategies to follow in the implementation of DT in HEIs, with its possible drivers and obstacles, at technological, social, pedagogical and organisational levels; the implementation of DT in a concrete and practical way, alerting that DT is more than a set of digital tools; a more theoretical and conceptual line of thought on the concept of DT in HEIs and, finally, sustainable DT in the impact on HEIs. In the thematic structure, the block of theoretical and conceptual foundations that reveals COVID19 as the main accelerating factor of DT, the cluster that investigates the learning process through digital teaching and the third one that highlights the importance of cultural change management and people in the process stand out. Practical implications: This study allows us to have a general vision of the intellectual, conceptual and social structure of the DT and HEIs process and its impact on the different dimensions. Furthermore, the findings have implications for the management of TD processes in HEIs.

METHODS, DATA AND TOOLS FOR FACILITATING A 3D CULTURAL HERITAGE SPACE

Abstract. In recent years, the cultural heritage (CH) sector has experienced a rapid evolution due to the introduction of increasingly powerful digital technologies and ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) solutions. As for many other domains, digital data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Extended Reality (XR) are opening up extraordinary opportunities for expanding heritage knowledge capabilities while boosting the research on innovative solutions for its valorisation and preservation. Being aware of the fundamental and strategic role of CH in the history and identity of the European countries, the European Commission has assumed a central role in fuelling the policy debate and putting together stakeholders to take a step forward in CH digitization and use, primarily through initiatives, programs, and recommendations. Within this framework, the ongoing European 5DCulture project (https://www.5dculture.eu/) has been funded to enrich the offer of 3D CH digital assets in the common European Data Space for Cultural Heritage by creating high-quality 3D contents and to foster their re-use in several sectors, from tourism to education. Through 8 re-use scenarios around historic buildings and cityscapes, archaeology, and fashion, the project aims to deliver a set of digital tools and increase the capacity of CH institutions to more effectively re-use their 3D digital assets.

Smart value chain tool advancing sustainability in the FoodBev manufacturing industry

The world is evolving towards sustainability and optimum resource management, with a rapid evolution towards a circular economy (CE). The focus on sustainability in the food and beverage (FoodBev) sector is a priority due to the close association and dependency on natural resources. The evolution of digitalization has accelerated sustainable development of the FoodBev sector and helped preserve sectorial natural resources dependencies. Digital skills are a key component of sustainable development, as skills are used to identify and implement sustainable solutions. Digitalization and the CE in the FoodBev sector are considered critical solutions for food waste and food loss, and potential drivers of sustainability. This study seeks to deploy a smart value chain tool for food waste and food loss management, and a digital mechanism for the sustainability of the FoodBev sector. The research team designs, develops, and demonstrates a python-enabled digital toolset, configured to construct a specific global search for sustainable alternates for waste and other streams of the FoodBev industry. The toolset adopts a combination of Artificial Intelligence techniques including data analytics and Natural Language Processing. The results provide for rapid technological alternatives identification for the sector. The paper provides technological alternatives for 18 FoodBev value streams.

Digitalization and Smartification of Urban Services to Enhance Urban Resilience in the Post-Pandemic Era: The Case of the Pilgrimage City of Makkah

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted human socioeconomic activities, leaving an everlasting impact on urban systems. As a result, there is a growing scholarly focus on exploring how urban planning strategies and tools can help create resilient cities. In Saudi Arabia, the pilgrimage city of Makkah, which has always faced the challenge of managing crowds during the annual pilgrimage, was left deserted due to lockdowns and social distancing measures. To quickly revive socioeconomic and pilgrimage activities in the city, a set of digital tools and communication technologies were deployed to manage crowds and enforce social distancing to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This study examines the role of digitalization and smartification in reviving the city and the importance of context in building urban resilience. This study used desktop research and case study analysis to highlight the transformation to the new normal and the development of future smart technologies for the city. Smart solutions provided valuable support in reducing the impacts of the pandemic and restarting Makkah’s economy. Although most activities have been restored, some facilities and services are still operating below capacity. Digitalization and smartification of urban services could play a major role in improving service delivery and urban resilience.

Impact of Digital Tools and Technologies on The Effectiveness of Financial Control

The article presents dwells on the legal consolidation of the principles of public financial control in the era of digitalization and used as part of the control of digital tools and technologies in the Russian legal field. The study materials include the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Russian and international legal acts (laws and standards), and the websites of Russian public authorities with powers in the field of financial control. To process such materials, the authors used technical and legal analysis as the main method. They conclude that the legal regulation of the principles of public financial control in the Russian Federation is fragmentary. Based on the study of network information resources of Russian public authorities, there is a set of digital tools and technologies used to organize and conduct financial and control activities in a non-contact form. This system includes three main blocks: information systems, personal accounts, and registers. According to the authors, the legal relations that arise in connection with the use of digital tools in financial control are heterogeneous: some are directly related to particular digital technologies (tools); others do not consider a digital product an object of legal relations and assign it an auxiliary value.

Effectiveness of Digital Health Tools to Prevent Bullying among Middle School Students

Bullying is a widespread public health problem with significant behavioral and mental health consequences. The current study tested the effectiveness of combining interactive digital material for students, educators, and parents with class sessions to prevent bullying among middle school students. Fourteen middle schools were randomly assigned to intervention and comparison conditions. Both conditions received a classroom-based drug and violence prevention program that taught social skills, self-management skills, and social resistance skills. The intervention condition included class material on bullying and an educational video game for students that reinforced the classroom program; it also included digital material on bullying for parents and school staff. All students completed online pre- and post-test surveys to assess bullying-related behavior, knowledge, and life skills. Results indicated that students in the intervention schools reported significantly less bullying and cyberbullying perpetration and increased life skills knowledge relative to comparison schools. This study provides evidence that a school-based drug abuse and violence prevention program, when enhanced with a set of digital tools for students, parents, and school staff, holds considerable potential for addressing bullying among middle school adolescents.

THE IMPA CT OF DIGITALISATION ON THE HR MANAGEMENT PROCESS

The efficiency of using information and communication technologies directly depends on how effectively a company implements these technologies. This highlights the need to develop a comprehensive strategy to achieve a successful digital transformation. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of digitalisation on the processes of recruitment, training and development management, as well as to identify changes in the motivation and remuneration system. The article has a theoretical foundation based on modern concepts of the theory of updating the process of personnel management in the context of digitalisation. The article uses general scientific methods such as cognition, generalisation, system analysis and synthesis. The study takes into account the scientific works of domestic and foreign scholars related to the analysis of trends in personnel management. The article is concerned with the impact of digitalisation on the process of personnel management. The main trends and tools of digitalisation in the process of personnel management are allocated. The digital technologies in the process of personnel management are presented, which include: HRM system; analytics and artificial intelligence in HR; electronic learning management platforms; electronic time tracking systems; electronic information exchange systems; electronic reward and motivation systems. The article provides recommendations aimed at creating an optimal environment for the use of digital opportunities in the field of HRM. It is determined that for effective personnel management it is necessary to constantly monitor all technological changes, study new methods and innovative digital tools. It is highlighted that the priority task is to study the best practices of using digital technologies by other enterprises. It is noted that it is important to cooperate with the technical support specialists of your own enterprise to determine the optimal set of digital tools that will be most effective for the activities of HR departments. It is also recommended to create a motivational strategy aimed at encouraging employees who use the latest technologies in the performance of their duties. Thus, the use of digital technologies and online tools is a promising direction in the work of HR professionals. However, it is noted that there are open questions regarding the protection of information in cyberspace.

A New Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm for Assembly Line Balancing

Abstract The aim of this work is to enable a step towards a self-adapting digital toolset for manufacturing planning focusing on minimally constrained assembly line balancing. The approach includes the simultaneous definition of the optimum number of workstations, the optimum cycle time and the assignment of tasks to workstations. A bespoke genetic algorithm (GENALSAS) is proposed and demonstrated which focuses on examining the simple assembly line balancing problem (SALBP). The proposed genetic algorithm (GA) has been shown to consistently deliver detailed production plans for SALBP problem forms with minimum inputs. Neither the number of workstations nor the system cycle time is assumed/fixed as in previous work in the field. The work simultaneously attains better performing solutions compared with previous studies both in terms of time to converge and the quality of the solution.

Tie a knot: human–robot cooperative workflow for assembling wooden structures using rope joints

In recent years, research in computational design and robotic fabrication in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) has made remarkable advances in automating construction processes, both in prefabrication and in-situ fabrication. However, little research has been done on how to leverage human-in-the-loop processes for large-scale robotic fabrication scenarios. In such processes, humans and robots support each other in fabrication operations that neither of them could handle alone, leading to new opportunities for the AEC domain. In this paper, we present Tie a knot, an experimental study that introduces a set of digital tools and workflows that enables a novel human–robot cooperative workflow for assembling a complex wooden structure with rope joints. The system is designed for a dually augmented human–robot team involving two mobile robots and two humans, facilitated by a shared digital-physical workspace. In this shared workspace, digital spatial data informs humans about the design space and fabrication-related boundary conditions for decision-making during assembly. As such, humans can manually place elements at locations of their choice, following a set of design rules that affect the gradual evolution of the structure. In direct response to such manually placed elements, the cooperating robots can continue the assembly cycle by precisely placing elements and stabilizing the overall structure. During robotic stabilization, the humans make rope connections, which require high dexterity. The concept and workflow were physically implemented and validated through the cooperative assembly of a complex timber structure over five days. As part of this experimental investigation, we demonstrated and evaluated the performance of two tracking methods that allowed the digitization of the manually placed elements. In closing, the paper discusses the technological challenges and how a hybrid human–robot team could open new avenues for digital fabrication in architecture, accelerating the adoption of robotic technology in AEC.

Mediatization of tabletop role-playing: The intertwined cases of Critical Role and D&D Beyond

Tabletop role-playing has grown from a niche of analog gaming into a mainstay of popular culture. The original face-to-face way of playing has been complemented by online play using dedicated digital tools, and play itself has become spectator entertainment. In this article, I explore the process of mediatization of tabletop role-playing on the example of Critical Role – the most successful ‘actual play’ show, in which performers broadcast tabletop role-playing to audiences. I highlight the importance of commodification as a force in the process of mediatization, involving licensing, merchandising, and advertising. Empirically, the article is grounded in an analysis of Critical Role’s sponsorships and embodied player practices, focusing on the political-economic aspects of the show. While Critical Role presents a profoundly mediated form of tabletop role-playing, it promotes a traditional face-to-face way of playing using physical accessories both by cast members’ preference of such accessories (except for the digital toolset D&D Beyond) and sponsorships from manufacturers of these products. Mediatization of tabletop role-playing thus happens through an economic-driven process of addition – new mediated options for players with new opportunities for commodification exist alongside analog modes of consumption. As shown on the example of Critical Role, the digital and mediated forms of the analog hobby can be harnessed to promote physical consumerism.

User Requirements for Comanaged Digital Health and Care: Review.

BackgroundThe sustainability of health and social care has led to an imperative to shift the balance of care to communities and support person-centered, integrated, preventive, comanaged, and sustainable care. The digital tool set can support this shift; however, it must extend beyond a clinical focus to include broader personal, social, and environmental needs, experiences, and outcomes. The existing digital health and care design and user requirements literature focuses mainly on specific digital products or design methods. There is little whole-system or whole-of-life consideration, which is crucial to enacting more significant transformations that span different groups and domains.ObjectiveThis study aimed to present a set of recurring user requirements and themes for comanaged digital health and care services derived from the body of co-design projects within a digital health and care program. This study aimed to enable people and organizations looking to reorient their approach to health and care research and delivery from a system-led and condition-specific approach to a more person-centric, whole-of-life model.MethodsParticipatory design formed the core methodological approach in underlying the design research, from which user requirements were derived. The process of surfacing requirements involved a selection framework for the identification of eligible projects and a structured review process to consolidate user requirements.ResultsThis paper presents a set of 14 common user requirements that resulted from a review of co-design projects. The findings demonstrate overlapping and reinforcing sets of needs from citizens and care professionals related to how data are comanaged to improve care and outcomes. This paper discusses the alignment, contrasts, and gaps with broader, comparable literature. It highlights consensus around requirements for personal health storytelling, sharing data on care experiences and how this can support personalized guidance, visualize trends to support decision-making, and generally improve dialog between a citizen and care professionals. These findings identify gaps around how groups and networks of people engage, posing difficult questions for people designing support services as some of the user requirements are not easily met by organizations operating in silos.ConclusionsThis study proposes future recommendations for citizens as active, informed, and consenting partners using new forms of privacy-preserving digital infrastructure that puts the citizen in firm control. It is also recommended that these findings be used by people developing new digital services to ensure that they can start with knowledge of the broader user requirement context. This should inform domain-specific research and development questions and processes. Further work is needed to extend these common requirements to more explicitly consider the trust framework required when citizens comanage their data and care across a broad range of formal and informal actors. Consideration of how authority, delegation, and trust function between members of the public will be critical.

A Representation Protocol for Traditional Crafts

A protocol for the representation of traditional crafts and the tools to implement this are proposed. The proposed protocol is a method for the systematic collection and organization of digital assets and knowledge, their representation into a formal model, and their utilization for research, education, and preservation. A set of digital tools accompanies this protocol that enables the online curation of craft representations. The proposed approach was elaborated and evaluated with craft practitioners in three case studies. Lessons learned are shared and an outlook for future work is provided.

Navigating the Marketing Technology Landscape

Rapid technology advancements have changed the way customers research products and make purchases. This has led to an almost immeasurable increase in the number of customer touchpoints along the customer journey and a corresponding need for a richer set of digital tools that find and engage people on a global scale. The result has been a plethora of options that overwhelm most marketing teams. It is time for us to more carefully consider our approach to the tech frameworks we are creating in marketing.

Sustainable Hyperautomation in High-Tech Manufacturing Industries: A Case of Linear Electromechanical Actuators

Hyperautomation is a promising but sparingly implemented concept in intelligent manufacturing. One of the reasons for the suboptimal adoption of hyperautomation is the large gap between current theoretical frameworks and practical methodologies and tools that can be applied in a real industrial production scenario. This situation has become much more complicated in high-tech enterprises, which face a particular set of issues in terms of innovation, cost-effectiveness, and supply chain management in today’s globalized environment. This manuscript provides a new conceptual business framework and technological background for achieving sustainable hyperautomation in the manufacturing of linear electromechanical actuators (LEMA), a key component of several cyberphysical actuators. A set of digital tools and innovative concepts, such as intra-enterprise 3-level factory and definitive designs based on unified solutions, which enable mass customization and offer up to 1000 variants of the LEMAs, are introduced to achieve synergistic interaction between different business functions and provide significant cost and technological advantages. To make manufacturing more customizable, a modular design approach is used, and simultaneously, to facilitate mass production, the focus is given on roller screw transmission modules, representing approximately three-fourths of the added value of LEMA. Furthermore, the concept of synergetic forward integration is proposed and explained using an example of robotic resistance spot welding. This framework involves a closed loop of industrial mature digital tools that enables autonomous product design and manufacturing via Responsive R&D (Research and Development) and feedback-driven dynamic interactions with the marked and production system. These steps allow intelligent and automatic decision making throughout the digitally connected systems within the company and out of the company through a digital networked connected intra-enterprise world inside the supply chain with minimal human intervention.

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Purpose. The aim of the article is to analyse the digital technological achievements and assessment of their impact on social development and the general transformation of the economy, changing management priorities and prerequisites for accelerating the digital transformation of social development. Methodology of research. A systematic approach was used to conduct the research, which reflects the role of digital transformation at the global and national levels, as well as the impact of breakthrough technologies on branch penetration into digital and traditional segments of the economy, which include a number of specific methods: normative analysis, structuring, analogy, comparison and analytical generalization to identify the problems of digitization of the economy and find ways to solve them. Findings. The issue of the implementation of digital technologies and their importance in the modern system of social development, in particular the coverage of various sectors and branches of the economy, is revealed; the main advantages of digitalization for social and economic growth, the readiness of national business entities to use digital technologies and their integration into social programs were investigated. It was determined that the digitization of all industries and sectors of the economy should become a priority direction of the state, through the expansion of digital transformation tools, on the basis of which the dominant value of the digital economy in general will grow. And the integration of the economy of Ukraine into the global digital space is possible due to the strengthening of the role of information, communication and financial technologies, which can become determining factors of economic growth and improvement of the welfare of society. In general, the innovative and inclusive component of digital transformation is possible through taking advantage of digitization and building digital infrastructure. Given that digital technologies are not without challenges such as the "digital divide", data privacy and security, job displacement and digital overload (intoxication). It is important that society continues to work to mitigate these challenges. Accordingly, work on prevention is designed to eliminate negative phenomena and threats that can become a potential obstacle in the dynamic processes of development of digital technologies. Originality. Modern approaches to the construction of digital infrastructure have been identified as an integrated set of digital tools, including digital technologies that combine databases, information and analytical centres, and telecommunication networks. Addressing the challenges to societal development brought about by digital technologies, including the "digital divide," data privacy and security, job displacement, and digital overload (intoxication), are substantiated and suggest ways to overcome these challenges. An industry integration approach to the implementation of digitization directions and the advantages of digital technologies, through the function of disruption, is proposed. Practical value. The obtained results of the research will contribute to revitalization of social development and increasing productivity in the economy of Ukraine from the advantages of digitalization, in the context of its integration into the EU. Key words: digital technologies, digitalization, digital tools, digital infrastructure, digital intoxication, innovations

Digital soil science and beyond

AbstractDigital convergence is helping us to better understand and study the soil. Fixed and mobile sensors, and wireless communication systems aided by the internet produce cheap and abundant streams of digital soil data that can readily be used for modeling and information generation. Here, we explore the ways in which digital science and technology have affected soil science. We can call this digital soil science and define it as the study of the soil aided by the tools of the digital convergence. To some degree, all of our research and teaching had been enabled, enhanced, and expanded by the digital convergence. We outline how soil science has changed using illustrations of intellectual and technical developments enabled digitally. Digital soil sensors have been widely implemented, and new tools such as cell phones and applications, or metagenomics techniques are becoming available. There are also areas in soil science for which no major obstacles in the digital technologies exist, but which have not been thoroughly investigated—for example, to devise a truly digital soil field description or for building a formal digital quantitative system of soil classification. The soil science community will need to be alert to some of the dangers brought by digital convergence such as the lack of new theory and proprietary (black‐box) soil prediction. Finally, we discuss a whole set of digital tools that will, or might, gain the stage in the immediate future and take a stab in the dark on what may lie over the horizon of digital soil science.

Modelling liquid film in modern GDI engines and the impact on particulate matter emissions – Part 1

This paper presents the details of a Computational Fluid Dynamics methodology to accurately model the process of mixture preparation in modern Gasoline Direct Injection engines, with particular emphasis on liquid film as one of the main causes of Particulate Matter formation. The proposed modelling protocol, centred on the Bai-Onera approach of droplets-wall interaction and on multi-component surrogate fuel blend models, is validated against relevant published data and then applied to a modern small-capacity GDI engine, featuring centrally-mounted spray-guided injection system. The work covers a range of part-load, stoichiometric and theoretically-homogeneous operating conditions, for which experimental engine data and engine-out Particle Number measurements were available. The results, based on the parametric variation of start of injection timing and injection pressure, demonstrate how both fuel mal-distribution and liquid film retained at spark timing, may contribute to PN emissions, whilst their relative importance vary depending on operating conditions and engine control strategy. Control of PN emissions and compliance with future, more stringent regulations remain large challenges for the engine industry. Renewed and disruptive approaches, which also consider the sustainability of the sector, appear to be essential. This work, developed using Siemens Simcenter CFD software as part of the Ford-led APC6 DYNAMO project, aims to contribute to the development of a reliable and cost-effective digital toolset, which supports engine development and diagnostics through a more fundamental assessment of engine operation and emissions formation.

The dark side of blogging: Digital metal communities and metal influencers

At the 2016 Dimebash event, Phil Anselmo made a Nazi salute and shouted ‘White power!’ at the end of his performance of the Pantera song ‘Walk’ onstage. The attendant YouTuber Chris R shared a video of the incident and thus provoked a discussion about racism in metal that also included widely discussed statements of Robb Flynn and Scott Ian, who both labelled Anselmo’s actions as racist. This is one of many examples that demonstrate changing information flows and increasingly fast-paced communication processes on social media platforms, including metal communities. Online platforms such as YouTube or Facebook not only enable musicians and bands to share videos, songs, tour dates or band gossip, but also to directly engage in discussions with their fans, which may also involve social and political issues. To provide an illustration of metal bands’ possibilities for online interaction, I have created a digital metal landscape that includes a set of digital tools, platforms and applications for different music- and non-music-related activities. Against this background, I discuss here contemporary metal musicians’ political and social engagement on social media and the reach of their comments within metal communities. Based on an analysis of Robb Flynn’s online presence in his The General Journals: Diary of a Frontman and Varg Vikernes’ Thulean Perspective, I will show that in the digital age, it is possible for metal musicians to become important influencers not only regarding music but also regarding social and political issues.

The Egas Moniz histology digital platform – a dream that came true

Introduction Histology knowledge is important to medical sciences as well as an important support to understand the pathology. However, teachers and students feel the need for innovative methods for teaching normal histology [1]. The project of the Histology Egas Moniz digital platform was born to involve our students of several curricular years and to dynamise the teaching of Histology. We believe that the interaction between teachers and students should be enhanced. The younger generations have a set of digital tools that teachers should seek to accompany and encourage. All the mechanisms that result in benefits for the academic formation of our students must be supported as well. The challenge was launched, and I invited students from the first year to the last year and we started to work. Same of the co-workers are now MDs. Materials and methods The samples were collected from our morphology laboratory. All the samples were processed to be observed by light microscopy. Then, the most didactic samples were selected and photographed. The identification and description of the photos were performed. Parallelly, we wrote the text about the main tissues that was included in the digital platform. We also prepared an interactive quiz with the questions and the answers to facilitate the study when our students are preparing for their exams. The existence of a team that has been working at long term moved by a common teaching pedagogical goal identified under the general mission of Egas Moniz and carrying its “DNA” for the future generations. Results For the time being, the base structure of the digital platform has a technical sheet, 5 chapters dedicated to the main types of tissues and they are all illustrated with original photographs prepared by the work team. Also, a QUIZ with 50 original questions has been prepared, with the answer to each question given interactively. Discussion and conclusions This is a pilot project inside our organisation and our study’s methodology, but it´s true that this kind of digital platforms have been performed in other Universities and seem to be a success [2]. We believe that the final product doesn`t have a stop because the dynamic is important, and the authors want to increase value and periodic improvements based on the student’s appreciations in the future. We believe that pedagogically it is a very relevant initiative that must continue its development.

Digital toolset for the response of the public authority institutions to destructive and deviant newsworthy occurrences

The subject of this research is the institutional, organizational and technical peculiarities of the functionality of the system of incident management as a digital toolset for the response of the Russian public authority institutions to destructive and deviant newsworthy occurrences in social networks, instant messengers and online platforms aimed at youth as most active digital citizens. The goal of this article lies in characterizing the current digital situation in Russia, and test the work of the incident management system from perspective of timely determination and processing by the institutional agencies of fake messages aimed or online posts that call to action aimed at young audience for the period from 2012 to 2021. The novelty consists in determining the total number of appeals or complains submitted by the citizens regarding the measures or complacence of the authorities, which have been processed by the incident management system of each of the 85 Regional Management Centers for 2021, as well as in using digital toolset of the incident management system applicable to the data array of the social networks, instant messengers and online platforms (messages that call minors to participate in unauthorized rallies) and deviant newsworthy occurrences (fake sociopolitical posts in social networks and instant messengers), and time interval of their processing by the institutional agencies.