Usage Of Advanced Technologies Research Articles

Micro/Nanorobotics in In Vitro Fertilization: A Paradigm Shift in Assisted Reproductive Technologies.

In vitro fertilization (IVF) has transformed the sector of assisted reproductive technology (ART) by presenting hope to couples facing infertility challenges. However, conventional IVF strategies include their own set of problems such as success rates, invasive procedures, and ethical issues. The integration of micro/nanorobotics into IVF provides a prospect to address these challenging issues. This article provides an outline of the use of micro/nanorobotics in IVF specializing in advancing sperm manipulation, egg retrieval, embryo culture, and capacity future improvements in this swiftly evolving discipline. The article additionally explores the challenges and obstacles associated with the integration of micro/nanorobotics into IVF, in addition to the ethical concerns and regulatory elements related to the usage of advanced technologies in ART. A comprehensive discussion of the risk and safety considerations related to using micro/nanorobotics in IVF techniques is likewise presented. Through this exploration, we delve into the core principles, benefits, challenges, and potential impact of micro/nanorobotics in revolutionizing IVF procedures and enhancing affected person outcomes.

Cultural psychology of english translation through computer vision-based robotic interpretation

Computer Vision-based English translation approaches pledge robots to master complicated functions. Conversely, the debate remains unanswered as to how to extend persuasion skills to real-world relationships. The stable operation of robots in English translation is an upcoming development in the educational field. The development of science and technology in the form of robots helps in computer vision technology for object detection and learning. In education, the usage of advanced technology is still facing challenges in English translation based on the computer vision of robots. In the article, researchers investigate robotic simulation, movement identification, and target tracking in computer vision, learning from one illustration of the third person's perspective. Researchers consider using a previous information basis like a text repository to deduce the feature to be dealt with as part of a robot to promote its generalization through object detection and learning. A Robot translation based on computer vision of English translation (RT-CV) framework is proposed in the research. Robots' word recognition, facial expression, speech, and movement are captured and based on computer vision; the translation is permitted with the basic functions. RT-CV is implemented in real-world applications with manipulative functions with generalized outcomes. The results are obtained as emotional interaction with robots’ ratio is 87.6%, improving computer vision ratio is 88.7%, the Estimation of translating speed ratio is 84.5%, the efficiency of English translation ratio is 93.8%, and anxiety reduction through communication ratio is 82.2%.

Preparation for Digital Transformation: A Case and Empirical Findings of South Korean Multinational Corporations

Purpose - Digital transformation is the key to success for recent multinational corporates. Ample studies have paid attention to the effectiveness of digital transformation and usage of advanced technology, but there is a lack of research related to how to prepare for digital transformation. The main purpose of this study is to organize specific case of preparation for digital transformation from a management perspective. In addition, the empirical results are presented to examine the impact of the preparation of the digital transformation.
 Design/Methodology/Approach - The study first reviews previous literature about digital transformation to organize antecedents, theory, contingency, and outcomes. Second, based on the resource-based view, a case is explained the company’s context, processes, and methodology. Lastly, empirical analysis is conducted to investigate how effective the digital transformation is prepared, and results are presented with data from 50 affiliations and 1,059 employees.
 Findings - This study finds the key to successful digital transformation is well-prepared talent, and suggests how multinational corporates can be ready for talent selection and development. Furthermore, readiness in digital transformation in talent varies by industry, company, and employee characteristics. Then, the study implies successful digital transformation should consider a contingency.
 Research Implications - The current study expands the knowledge on digital transformation by suggesting an actual case of South Korean multinational corporations, which allows researchers and practitioners to understand the process and methodology. Second, this research extended the discussion of digital transformation to talent selection preparation since previous literature has focused only on recent technology. Lastly, the study introduces the empirical results of preparation for digital transformation and helps practitioners initiate digital transformation in their organizations.

‘Artificial Intelligence’ as an Intelligent Tool for the Future Animal Production and Better Management: A Review

With the tremendous increase in human population the demand of milk and meat is also increasing. This necessitates the centralization of animal husbandry sector both in developed and developing countries. More production has to be taken from fewer animals which seem to be possible only with the usage of advanced technologies. Earlier this seems to be impractical due to non-availability of such technologies to the farmers. Nowadays, computational power is very cheap and easily available. Artificial intelligence is one such field of computer science devoted to creating computing machines and systems that perform operations analogous to human learning and decision-making. Artificial intelligence includes the machine learning, deep learning and predictive analytics. With the implementation of various software and algorithms, the production has been increased from the farm animals along with better management and welfare. This paper illustrates the application domains and maneuvering of artificial intelligence in the animal husbandry sector.

Determination of Advanced Technology Usage Level of Physicians Working in Hospitals in a Province

Amaç: Günümüzde insan hayatının her alanında hızlanan teknolojik değişimlerin etkisi sağlık sektörüne de yansımış durumdadır. Sürdürülebilir bir sağlık sisteminde hastalıkların önlenmesi, tanısı, tedavi süreci ve hastaların rehabilitasyonu için sağlık/tıbbi teknolojileri önem arz etmektedir. Bu araştırma, bir ildeki hastanelerde çalışan hekimlerin ileri teknoloji kullanım düzeyinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma üniversite, devlet ve özel hastanede çalışan hekimler (n=313) üzerinde yapılmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve Hekimlerin İleri Teknoloji Kullanım Görüşleri formu kullanılmıştır. Veriler frekans, ortalama, minimum ve maksimum değerler, standart sapma, Mann Whitney U testi, Kruskal-Wallis kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Hekimlerin yaş ortalaması 36.22±10.02’dir. Katılımcıların %57.5’i erkek, % 40.6’sı 1-5 ve 11 yıl ve üzerinde hizmet süresine sahiptir. Hekimlerin İleri Teknoloji Kullanım Görüşleri toplam puan ortalaması 77.16±12.62(34-102) olarak bulunmuştur. Cerrahi bölümlerde çalışan hekimlerin dahili bölümlerde çalışan hekimlere göre, kamu hastanesinde çalışan hekimlerin özel hastanede çalışan hekimlere göre, akademik ünvanı araştırma görevlisi olan hekimlerin, şu andaki kurumunda çalışma süresi 11 yıl ve üzeri olan hekimlerin ileri teknoloji kullanımına ve teknolojinin getireceği sorunların farkında olunduğuna ilişkin görüş puan ortalaması anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksek bulunmuştur.Sonuç: Hekimlerin ileri teknoloji kullanımına yönelik olumlu görüşlerinin orta düzeyde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu sonuç doğrultusunda, teknolojiyi tedavide kullanmak ve değerlendirmek için uygun yöntemlerin belirlenmesinin önem arz etmesinin yanı sıra ileri teknolojinin yaygınlaşması ile koruyucu hekimlik uygulamalarının ikinci plana itilmesinin önlenmesi, tıp eğitiminin teknoloji bağımlı hekimler yetiştirecek biçimde yapılanmasının önüne geçilmesi büyük önem taşıyacağı düşünülmektedir.Anahtar Kelimeler: Hekim, İleri Teknoloji, Tıp

Assessing farmers' perception to Agriculture 4.0 technologies: A new interval‐valued spherical fuzzy sets based approach

Agriculture 4.0 is the usage of advanced technologies for ensuring sustainability and efficient use of resources in agriculture, which can be accepted one of the biggest challenges of mankind. With Agriculture 4.0 technologies, it is aimed to raise productivity, reduce waste and costs. To ensure that agriculture 4.0 technologies are adopted by farmers as soon as possible, the perspective and perception of farmers to these technologies should be analyzed firstly. For this purpose, we propose a decision-making framework to measure farmers' view of Agriculture 4.0 technologies and to perform a prioritization study based on the perception of use among these technologies. Multicriteria decision analysis is also utilized to deal with all qualitative and quantitative factors in the decision process. Within the scope of this study, interval-valued spherical fuzzy numbers are used to model the vagueness in the process in the best manner and to be able to reflect the uncertainty arising from the usage of linguistic variables in the decision process. The SWARA and MAIRCA multicriteria decision making (MCDM) methods, which have been used frequently in the literature and are applied very successfully in MCDM problems, have been firstly extended by spherical fuzzy sets (SFSs) and the advantages for these methods have been utilized within the framework of fuzzy logic. The proposed method allows decision-makers to mirror their hesitations in decision-making using a linguistic evaluation scale established upon interval-valued SFSs. A comparative analysis based on the ordinary fuzzy sets is also performed for the obtained results and the clear superiority of the proposed approach is presented. In addition, the robustness of the model is tested with sensitivity analysis. After these analyzes it is obtained that this paper provides a unique perspective to the literature due to its originality in both the subject and adopted fuzzy methodology.

The Role of Information Technology on the Muslim Community in the Era of Globalization and Digitalizatio

In the era of globalization and standardization, Information Technology (IT) brought many changes in people’s lives, it also influenced people's behaviour, communication, and lifestyle. The ability of IT in the business and community is to sustain in an increasingly competitive and global environment which largely influenced their capacity to access information as a resource and usage of advanced technologies. This paper analyzing the impact of IT on the Muslim community in the era of Globalization and Islamization. Several types of research have been done on IT and Islam, IT and behavioural and so on, while this paper specifically focusing on the Muslim community in the era of Globalization and Islamization. Information technology has undoubtedly become the central drive for the evolution of a modern Muslim society globally. The Muslim world or society, like the rest of the ‘world’, participates in the evolution, as well as the usage of using IT to obtain Islamic materials. Such materials include among others the translation of the Qur’an, Tajweed, Hadith, and Tafseer, which are available in word, audio, and video forms through digital content or via interactive chat rooms and forums. This paper focuses on Islamic literature globally accessible and assumes a vital role in spreading Islam all over the world. The paper recommends initiatives policy by government and NGO to promote IT technologies among Muslims around the world for a viable impact on society

PERSPECTIVE TRENDS OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF LIVING ENVIRONMENT ERGODESIGN FORMATION

The article provides definitions of the concepts of "residential infrastructure" and "ergodesign of living environment". It was determined that residential infrastructure is a set of residential units designed for household activities with a system of appropriate services. The article describes the features of architectural and design formation of the modern living environment. Perspective tendencies of ergodesign infrastructure of living environment creation for the purpose of methodological bases of its formation development are revealed. It is established that the infrastructure of the living environment in the future will be improved taking into account the peculiarities of the determining factors, but the architectural environment of local residential units will be more developed. The directions of the architectural environment development of local residential formations are connected. It was determined that they are connected with application of innovative technologies and new building materials, functional intensification of living environment infrastructure, creation of multifunctional residential complexes, development of scale characteristics of buildings and emergence of vertical megastructures. Concepts and directions of architectural designing objects of residential environment infrastructure with use of means of ergodesign are revealed. The methods of forming the ergodesign residential infrastructure formations, which are aimed at creating a humane psychologically and aesthetically comfortable environment of human life, are determined. It is revealed that the main perspective methods of local residential formation include creation of multifunctional residential buildings and structures, maximum usage the natural (water, relief, vegetation) and artificial elements in the structure of residential formations to achieve stylistic unity, creation of universal spaces with the possibility of changing them in time, creation living environment as a single energy system, the usage of advanced technologies, architectural and artistic and engineering achievements to create its unique artistic image, the introduction of automatic "intelligent" systems in the infrastructure of living environment, etc.

Society 5.0: balancing of Industry 4.0, economic advancement and social problems

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report about research how Society 5.0 balances Industry 4.0, responsible economic development and resolution of social problems by advancement of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in organizations.Design/methodology/approachDrawing from organization, sustainable development and social functionalism theories, the authors designed an integral model of CSR in line with goals of a forward-looking and socially responsible society. This study includes analyzing of present governing principles, multidisciplinary and multifunctional consideration and developing of integral framework for CSR in organizations.FindingsThis study’s findings suggest incorporation of technology in models of CSR, a regionally grounded solving of individuals’ social problems and changing of CSR’s environmental, social and economic dimensions according to circumstances of Society 5.0.Practical implicationsThis study has created guidance for improvement of CSR practice in organizations through its responsible operating and behavior grounded on the governing environmental and social circumstances in modern society. It also revealed new possibilities for interest-based usage of human-centered society among individuals and organizations.Originality/valueThe reported study proposed an integral model of CSR for solving the main social problems with usage of advanced technologies in responsible economic growth founded on circumstances of Society 5.0, previously not considered in literature.

Recent Advances in Sensing Technologies for Smart Cities

Generally, in smart cities, a group of sensing devices, cameras, data centers will exist that enables the civilian administrators to offer needed services in a rapid and efficient way. The effective usage of advanced technologies assists to the creation of intelligent transportation, smart healthcare, smart buildings, and so on. In case of smart building, holds the nature of gathering rainwater for future system, smart control, the probable enhancements allowed by the sensing technologies is high. The ubiquitous sensing offers various limitations which are technical or social in nature. In this chapter, an explanation of the different concepts involved to the topic of sensing in smart cities is provided. This chapter comprises a brief history, sensing platform, sensing technologies, challenges and its applications in a broader view. At the end of this chapter, it will enable the readers to clearly understand the concept of advanced sensing technologies in smart cities.

Optimization of capital repair of rod pumps by advanced technologies

The designs of rod pumps, produced by domestic factories, have a significant repair resource. It allows us to make repeatedly a deep overhaul of the plunger pair with usage of advanced technologies. This technologies include mechanical treatment of deep holes (cylinder rod pump L = 3 m or more); thermochemical treatment of the cylinder in shaft furnaces in a carbon dioxide environment; hot spraying with wear-resistant powder grade PRNH16SRZ. Application of the above-mentioned advanced technologies during overhaul of rod pump allows optimizing the costs of its repair, increasing the service life and getting the pump after overhaul with the same technical parameters, and even higher, when compared with new designs.

Why and How to Implement Strategic Competence Management in Manufacturing SMEs?

To become and remain competitive, manufacturing companies need to be highly flexible and offer a high quality/price ratio. One of the crucial prerequisites for achieving this goal is the adoption and effective usage of advanced technologies in manufacturing processes. This calls for strategic competence management, which characterizes the company’s capability to adjust organizational and employees’ competences to new requirements. However, only very few German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector currently use systematic and strategic competence management in their processes. Our paper addresses this issue by providing empirical evidence on the awareness and current usage of strategic competence management tools in German manufacturing SMEs based on recent data from the German Manufacturing Survey, which is conducted by the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI. Following this, we introduce a conceptual, process-based approach for managing competencies in manufacturing SMEs strategically and systematically. This approach was developed and tested over the course of a three-year research project. In addition, we present a case study of a company that successfully implemented this approach.

Combined experimental and computational investigations of a device for respiratory organs protection at low air temperatures

Investigation of the Arctic region is a crucial task and comprises various geopolitical, economical, technological and ecological activities at a global scale. In the course of intensification of the geopolitical struggle for resources usage, the Arctic region has now brought under new scrutiny. The known development strategies for the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation are based on the usage of advanced technologies. They are aimed at the creation of supply systems for emergency-rescue and other urgent works at specific severe conditions and critically important objects, including oil and gas production, power and communal facilities. These tasks might be accomplished using modern heat-protective devices, which provide effective and sustainable usage of human energy resources. Among the vast variety of individual safety gear for workers, there are some devices which are highly-efficient at extremely low-temperature conditions. These devices are based on thermal energy regeneration process of the exhaled air. Air temperature under the mask is increased driven by the heat of expired air and heating of incoming cold air while passing through the regenerative heat exchange unit. This heat-exchange unit was previously heated during expiration. This paper presents a survey concerning the following themes: a review of scientific researches, concerning tools for human respiratory organs protection at low air temperatures, patent documents and commercially-viable technical devices used for this purpose, as well as mathematical models of regenerative heat exchange. The devices and methods were compared, their advantages and disadvantages were revealed. It was stated that the most effective heat-exchange device is not that made of tissue material, but that is a solid-state composite construction of an irregular shape with internal channels for air transport. The presented thermal mask cap is designed so that vertically oriented channel rows do not connect with each other. The developed mathematical model is based on Newton-Richmann law. This model includes equations with efficiency coefficients for regenerative cap material at accumulation and regeneration heat stages. For various external air temperatures, we have calculated temperature oscillations between regenerative heat exchange unit input and output. These values were plotted together with the experimental temperature values and compared. Mathematical model adequacy and energy efficiency coefficients for thermal masks were determined. An engineering technique for device efficiency determination was proposed. The conducted combined experimental and computational investigations allowed us to carry out the efficiency analysis of the existing heat-protective masks which are based on thermal energy regeneration process of the exhaled air for inhaled air heating. The numerical values for the efficiency coefficients were obtained, and we made some conclusions concerning further device improvements on behalf of the Arctic region development.

Student’s beliefs about using worked–example based video podcast in mathematics courses

The goal of the study is to explain the behavioral, normative and control beliefs of vocational college students about their intentions in using worked –example based video podcast (WEBVP) technology in mathematics courses. The research is based on the framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). It was carried out on 110 students of Computer Programming Department of Erzurum Vocational College during the spring semestre of 2014- 2015 academic year. Data were collected by employing a questionnaire form (n=110) containing open-ended and close-ended questions developed by the researcher and semi-structured interviews (n=25). The results showed that the students’ intentions to use WEBVP in mathematics course are under the influence of their behavioral beliefs such as convenience to individual learning, repeatability and usage of advanced technology and their normative beliefs having social support. In addition, the control beliefs in which conceptual structure of mathematics, academic proficiency and individual learning differences are determined to be forcing factors, and the opportunity to reach information, elasticity in space and time and saving of time are determined to be facilitating factors also significantly affect the students’ intentions to use WEBVP.

Science Teacher Education in the Twenty-First Century: a Pedagogical Framework for Technology-Integrated Social Constructivism

Changes in our global world have shifted the skill demands from acquisition of structured knowledge to mastery of skills, often referred to as twenty-first century competencies. Given these changes, a sequential explanatory mixed methods study was undertaken to (a) examine predominant instructional methods and technologies used by teacher educators, (b) identify attributes for learning and teaching in the twenty-first century, and (c) develop a pedagogical framework for promoting meaningful usage of advanced technologies. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected via an online survey, personal interviews, and written reflections with science teacher educators and student teachers. Findings indicated that teacher educators do not provide sufficient models for the promotion of reform-based practice via web 2.0 environments, such as Wikis, blogs, social networks, or other cloud technologies. Findings also indicated four attributes for teaching and learning in the twenty-first century: (a) adapting to frequent changes and uncertain situations, (b) collaborating and communicating in decentralized environments, (c) generating data and managing information, and (d) releasing control by encouraging exploration. Guided by social constructivist paradigms and twenty-first century teaching attributes, this study suggests a pedagogical framework for fostering meaningful usage of advanced technologies in science teacher education courses.

Roles of contract research organizations in translational medicine

SummaryTransitional medicine/science is shifting the medical research paradigm from compound-based to evidence-based drug/device discovery. It is increasing interdisciplinary collaborations, enhancing usage of advanced technologies, and facilitating therapeutics reaching patients faster. The fundamental theme of evidence-based discovery is to apply what is revealed in preclinical experimentation and to bring the resulting safety and efficacy to clinics. In the medical fields, a contract research organization (CRO) works like a hired agent who has corresponding knowledge and experience to conduct and complete tasks for a sponsor. The relationship is business, and the contract is for deliverables. The increasingly high volume of sponsored outsourcing work has made this for-profit business boom in the past decade. Location boundaries are being blurred under globalization in the sciences and cross-border regulatory reviews. Getting from bench to bedside is a winding road with many obstacles and high hurdles. Efficient teamwork becomes essential to materialize ideas and bring them to the market. The professionals within team communities include drug/device makers and CROs. It has become increasingly obvious that CROs play pivotal roles in the chain of discovery/design, developing product to market through in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo testing during preclinical experimentations and clinical trials. Project management teams are responsible for nurturing the materialization in a collaborative manner and enhancing the productivity of the pipelines. CROs have many functional aspects and specialties, and no one organization is fully capable of serving, i.e., integrated services, with expertise in each step of the chain to the needs of a variety of sponsors. Instead of competition among the CROs themselves, the continuously expanding market demands can be shared by Expertise-Based Integrated Services among allied CROs, in contrast to the few large CROs. Empirically, the data generated from the chosen CROs should meet the regulatory requirements for approval. A quality assurance unit from the sponsor should be vigilant in performing audits and inspections of the candidate CROs prior to contracting. Subsequently, close monitoring and well-organized project management guard the path to the successful filing of the applications. A strategic alliance of translational medicine with CROs ensures proven therapeutics for disease treatment and prevention to be connected with patient populations in a timely and cost-effective manner. The unbiased data generated through CROs' services can be used for a patient-driven approach in drug discovery and device control design. Thereafter, findings from the merged efforts can promote and complete the feedback loop for refining existing medicines and exploring new medicines. A matchmaking business may emerge and evolve from the procurement department of the inventor in translational medicine and the business development sector of the CROs to generate a new landscape in translational medicine.

Satellite based Technologies as Key Enablers for Sustainable Ict-based Agricultural Production Systems

This paper describes and stretches the perspective of achieving increasing agricultural productions system's sustainability through the usage of advanced information and communication technologies supported by satellite based navigation. Such a direction of development implies a renewed focus on the usage of these advanced technologies and increase the demand for a system approach that integrates advanced management tools (for planning, on-line coordination, route planning, mission planning, etc.) able to cope with the inherent dynamic nature of agricultural production systems. Selected key solution domains for enhanced production efficiency and decreased environmental degradation that involve satellite-based navigation are presented and discussed.

A flexible data acquisition board for nuclear detectors

For two-dimensional scintillation detectors based on position-sensitive photomultipliers, a new PCI or cPCI unit has been developed. It aims at fast signal and data processing by the usage of advanced technologies like digital signal processors and field-programmable gate arrays. The main features of this design are described in this paper. Digital test measurements were carried out showing that the chosen design complies with the requirements of nuclear pulse processing for such applications.

Plant Age and Technology use in U.S. Manufacturing Industries

In this article, I use a new dataset on advanced technology usage in U.S. manufacturing plants to describe how technology use varies by plant age and size. The data come from the 1988 Survey of Manufacturing Technology (SMT) and cover a wide range of technologies and a large group of fabrication and assembly industries. Both old and young plants appear to use advanced manufacturing technology at similar frequencies. As in previous studies, I find that larger plants are more likely to employ newer technologies than are smaller plants.