scholarly journals Novel Waveguide Technologies and Its Future System Applications

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shotaro Ishino
Keyword(s):  
Future System

NATURAL SCIENTISTS AND RUSSIAN SCIENTIFIC FILMMAKING IN THE PRE-REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD (SCIENCE DIVISION OF THE A.A. KHANZHONKOV COMPANY)

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-368
Author(s):  
YEVGENIY ALEKSANDROV
Keyword(s):  
Information Transfer ◽  
Delayed Reaction ◽  
Russian Scientific ◽  
Physical Problems ◽  
Education Community ◽  
Future System ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Spectator ◽  
Revolutionary Period

The aim of the article is to recall the fi steps of comprehension by the scientific community of possibilities of a newly born means of the reality reflection. The means was initially oriented for obtaining reliable information and supposing a delayed reaction of the spectator in the process of communication. Recollection and understanding become more important under the distance education condition. Pre-revolutionary Russia lived anticipating changes, and the filmmaking was considered by the society as one of those progressive phenomena evidencing the coming of a new age. The scientists’ activity during the development of scientific fi in pre-revolutionary Russia was long hushed up and wasn’t considered as forming a basis for the future system of educational audio-visual communication. In this process there participated striking, creative personalities, mostly belonged to the community of Imperial Moscow University, which activity was during the age of changes. The significant contribution of pleiad of eminent scientists’ activity to the new direction formation was a reason to unify in one paper both their whole professional life data and information about their time-limited period of scientific fi In the future a more profound study of their achievements are considered to be promising. In the introduction the anterior period of the Russian fi appearance, where the scientific and education community of Russia was exploring the possibilities of a new means of information transfer for education purposes, is considered. Two main units are dedicated to the role of scientists in the development of scientific filmmaking for research and popularization of biomedical and physical problems.

Steam replacement strategy using microwave resonance: A future system for continuous-flow heating applications

2020 ◽  
pp. 116300
Author(s):  
Huayu Yang ◽  
Yuhao Zhang ◽  
Wenhua Gao ◽  
Bowen Yan ◽  
Jianxin Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Flow ◽  
Replacement Strategy ◽  
Microwave Resonance ◽  
Future System

Selection and evaluation of materials for future system-on-package (SOP) substrate

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Markondeya Raj ◽  
K. Shinotani ◽  
Mancheol Seo ◽  
S. Bhattacharya ◽  
V. Sundaram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Future System

Price structures for electricity supply and potential consequences for building services systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 014362442199081
Author(s):  
Roger Hitchin
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Electricity Supply ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Price Structure ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Future System ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Supply Systems ◽  
Effective Design

Policies to reduce carbon emissions are leading to substantial changes in the demand for electricity and to the structure of electricity supply systems, which will alter the cost structure of electricity supply. This can be expected to result in corresponding changes to the price structure faced by customers. This note is an initial exploration of how possible new price structures may impact on HVAC system and building design and use. Changes in the price structure of electricity supply (separately from changes in price levels) can significantly affect the cost-effective design and operation of building services systems; especially of heating and cooling systems. The nature and implications of these changes can have important implications for future system design and operation.

scholarly journals Calculating the True Costs of Food Service in Long-Term Care: Development of a Costing Methodology

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 88-88
Author(s):  
Mikaela Wheeler ◽  
Karen Abbey ◽  
Sandra Capra
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Oral Nutrition ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Real Cost ◽  
Future System ◽  
Care Development

Abstract As population’s age and the need for long term care (LTC) increases, so too does the focus on the costs to provide that care. Providing food, oral nutrition supplements and meals, can be a considerable expense to a home. The objective of this research was to develop a valid foodservice costing tool (FCT), to calculate the real cost of providing foods and meals in LTC. Current costing methodologies are not specific to LTC and do not account for all costs of a foodservice, including staff, procurement and nutrition supplements. An initial tool was developed using the systems approach in conjunction with literature and professional knowledge. This was piloted in real world contexts, using volunteer LTC homes. Four iterations of the tool were completed to assess its feasibility in calculating costs and useability. Managers were interviewed after completing the tool to gather an understanding of how the tool was interpreted and to refine completion. Following feedback, the resulting tool consists of nine sections, measuring both costs incurred in meal production and service as well as analysis of staff workloads. Preliminary results show consistency between homes within Australia, indicating that the true cost is much higher than that reported in the literature to date. The development of a comprehensive, usable tool which captures the total cost of foodservice allows homes to accurately report and understand costs from a systems level. This information can be used to demonstrate cost effectiveness of a foodservice and the potential to justify and plan future system changes.

scholarly journals Potential Chemicals from Plastic Wastes

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 3175
Author(s):  
Ravindra Prajapati ◽  
Kirtika Kohli ◽  
Samir K. Maity ◽  
Brajendra K. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Chemical Production ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Medical Apparatus ◽  
Plastic Materials ◽  
Future System ◽  
Plastic Wastes ◽  
The U.S

Plastic is referred to as a “material of every application”. From the packaging and automotive industries to the medical apparatus and computer electronics sectors, plastic materials are fulfilling demands efficiently. These plastics usually end up in landfills and incinerators, creating plastic waste pollution. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2015, 9.1% of the plastic materials generated in the U.S. municipal solid waste stream was recycled, 15.5% was combusted for energy, and 75.4% was sent to landfills. If we can produce high-value chemicals from plastic wastes, a range of various product portfolios can be created. This will help to transform chemical industries, especially the petrochemical and plastic sectors. In turn, we can manage plastic waste pollution, reduce the consumption of virgin petroleum, and protect human health and the environment. This review provides a description of chemicals that can be produced from different plastic wastes and the research challenges involved in plastic waste to chemical production. This review also provides a brief overview of the state-of-the-art processes to help future system designers in the plastic waste to chemicals area.

Interactive System Based on Leap Motion for 3D Medical Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 131-140
Author(s):  
Ruo Xiu Xiao ◽  
Jia Yu Wang ◽  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Ke Meng ◽  
Li Qun Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Structure ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Interactive System ◽  
Leap Motion ◽  
Color Processing ◽  
Operating Environments ◽  
Future System ◽  
Gesture Control ◽  
Pseudo Color ◽  
Space Occupation

An interactive visualization of the patients’ 3D medical anatomical model as guide is often helpful for doctors during complex surgery. However, there are certain limitations according to the actual requirements of building sterile operating environment. Traditional human–computer interaction tools (mouse and keyboard) must be disinfected regularly and cannot be used in the process. A noncontact gesture control medical model based on Leap Motion is proposed in this study. The gesture is recognized and localized without using mouse and keyboards through a binocular camera assembled on Leap Motion. Hence, the model is directly controlled by the gesture to complete the operation of rotation, zoom, and other functions. In this study, a 3D heart model is combined with pseudo-color processing technology to enhance the observability of its 3D structure. Gesture recognition technology is then utilized to control the rendered model as rotation and zoom. Experimental results show that our system has an absolute accuracy in recognizing circle, swipe, and other actions. Thus, rotation is proposed as a new motion that can be identified steadily. Rotation plays an essential role in usability, intuition, and interactive efficiency of future system design. The system is applicable to sterile operating environments due to its stable recognition process and small space occupation.

scholarly journals Building technology trust in ICT application at a university

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 980-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Ejdys
Keyword(s):  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Measurement Scales ◽  
Content Type ◽  
General Trust ◽  
Future System ◽  
System Use ◽  
Trust In Technology ◽  
Acceptance Model

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to point out the importance of technology trust and relationships between technology trust and trust antecedents. The paper aims to seek answers to the following questions: what determines technology trust (technology trust antecedents) and how to measure it in the case of the University Student Service System (USSS) technology? Design/methodology/approach In this study, the survey method was used to collect data. The online survey engaged 413 students representing one Polish technical university. The USSS was the technology of interest. The USSS web is an IT system for managing the course of higher education. The USSS web evolved into a multipurpose platform, which is used by university students for many different purposes. Findings Positive verification of three accepted hypotheses H1, H3 and H5 shows that the ease of use, general trust level of respondents and institutional trust have a statistically significant influence on USSS technology trust. The diversification of regression coefficients indicates that the ease of use determines USSS technology trust more than general trust and institutional trust. Research limitations/implications An important limitation of the conducted study was the reduction of the sample group of students representing one university – the Bialystok University of Technology. The relationships between variables, however, have made it possible to explain the reasons for the existing dependencies from the perspective of a single university, which constitutes an important cognitive value in the context of motivating and disseminating information and communication technology solutions. A good adjustment of the developed theoretical model indicates that it can be used to a wider degree. Practical implications From the practical point of view, achieved results showed that there are many factors that can be influenced by managers within an organisation to build up technology trust relations. Institutional trust is one example of such factors. Also, considering that building trust is a process, managers should take into account that different factors can affect technology trust in different stages of this process. At the beginning phase, the ease of use of a particular technology seems to be most important for its users, and then the usefulness of the technology becomes the factor which determines the technology trust. Despite the fact that the conducted research did not show statistically significant relations between technology trust and the intention of future system use, results explained main factors affecting such situations. Also, the frequency of system use seemed to be the most important variable that determines the intention of future system use. Originality/value The scientific value of the study is an attempt to build a measurement scales relating to trust in technology and constructs determining that trust. According to a very popular technology acceptance model, which explains the behaviour of technology users, the author expanded the acceptance model and finally proposed the model consisting of five input variables (the ease of use, usefulness, institutional trust, general trust, trust in technology and science) and one output variable – the intention to use the system in the future. The novelty of the research results from the fact that it was the first research conducted in Poland on the topic of technology trust topic.

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