The status, challenges, and trends: an interpretation of technology roadmap of intelligent and connected vehicles in China (2020)

Purpose The rapid development of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (ICVs) has boomed a new round of global technological and industrial revolution in recent decades. The Technology Roadmap of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (2020) comprehensively analyzes the technical architecture, research status and future trends of ICVs. The methodology that supports the roadmap should get studied. Design/methodology/approach This paper interprets the roadmap from the aspects of strategic significance, technical content and characteristics of the roadmap, and evaluates the impact of the roadmap on researchers, industries and international strategies. Findings The technical architecture of ICVs as the “three rows and two columns” structure is studied, the methodology that supported the roadmap is explained with a case study and the influence of key technologies with proposed development routes is analyzed. Originality/value This paper could help researchers understand both thoughts and methodologies behind the technology roadmap of ICVs.

Big Data for Prediction

Technical field of big data for prediction lures the attention of different stakeholders. The reasons are related to the potentials of the big data, which allows for learning from past behavior, discovering patterns and values, and optimizing business processes based on new insights from large databases. However, in order to fully utilize the potentials of big data, its stakeholders need to understand the scope and volume of patenting related to big data usage for prediction. Therefore, this chapter aims to perform an analysis of patenting activities related to big data usage for prediction. This is done by (1) exploring the timeline and geographic distribution of patenting activities, (2) exploring the most active assignees of technical content of interest, (3) detecting the type of the protected technical according to the international patent classification system, and (4) performing text-mining analysis to discover the topics emerging most often in patents' abstracts.

Compiling method of automobile fault diagnosis information

Automobile fault diagnosis is the most technical content in automobile maintenance. The speed, accuracy and convenience of diagnosis directly affect the maintenance efficiency. Automobile fault diagnosis information is an important reference for finding and solving automobile faults. High quality information is the key to improve technical personnel's judgment and solving faults. In this paper, the methods and examples of fault diagnosis information compilation are given to guide the technical data writers to compile effective fault diagnosis information for automobiles.

Entre lugares e sujeitos da EJA: Mulheres erveiras e os seus saberes culturais no Ver-o-Peso

Objetiva-se, neste texto, discorrer sobre os ensinos e as aprendizagens vivenciadas por cinco mulheres erveiras que trabalham no Ver-o-Peso. Ao tratar-se de lugares da EJA (Educação de jovens e adultos) pontuam-se os cotidianos familiar e de trabalho em que são vivenciados ensinos e aprendizagens e são compartilhados saberes culturais. Diante disso, pondera-se que este trabalho resultou de uma pesquisa de mestrado no Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação da Universidade do Estado do Pará PPGED - UEPA, realizada no período de 2018 a 2020. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de campo, com abordagem qualitativa (MINAYO, 2009); observação in loco (MINAYO, 1994) e entrevistas semiestruturadas. Na sistematização e na análise dos dados foram construídas categorias analíticas e temáticas (OLIVEIRA; MOTA NETO, 2011). A construção das categorias teve como referência técnicas da análise de conteúdo, (BARDIN, 2011). Diante disso, a pesquisa indicou os seguintes resultados: no processo de manipulação das ervas medicinais destaca-se a conexão entre corpo e mente, nos momentos saber identificar, diferenciar e combinar raízes, cascas e suas propriedades medicinais, pela textura, pela cor, pelo aroma e pelo formato. Os ensinos e aprendizagens vivenciados por elas ocorrem por meio da oralidade, do registro escrito, da observação e da gestualidade. Assim, os ensinos, as aprendizagens e os saberes constituem as autonomias de ser erveira, referente à memória, à herança familiar e ao sustento material, a partir do trabalho no setor das ervas.Palavras-chave: Educação de Jovens e Adultos; Saberes Culturais; Mulheres erveiras.Between places and subjects of EJA: Women herb handlers and their cultural knowledge in Ver-o-PesoABSTRACTThe objective of this text is to discuss the teachings and learning experienced by five women herb handlers, who work at Ver-o-Peso. When dealing with EJA (Youth and Adult Education) places, the family and work routines are highlighted in which teaching and learning are experienced and cultural knowledge is shared. Therefore, it is considered that this work resulted from a master's research in the Postgraduate Program in Education of the State University of Pará PPGED - UEPA, carried out from 2018 to 2020. It is a field research, with a qualitative approach, (MINAYO, 2009); observation in loco (MINAYO, 1994) and semi-structured interviews. In the systematization and analysis of data, analytical and thematic categories were built (OLIVEIRA; MOTA NETO, 2011). The construction of the categories was based on technical content analysis (BARDIN, 2011). Therefore, the research indicated the following results: in the process of handling medicinal herbs, the connection between body and mind stands out, at times knowing how to identify, knowing how to differentiate and combine roots, bark and leaves and their medicinal properties, by texture, by color, by aroma, by shape. The teachings and learning experienced by them occur through orality, written record, observation, and gestures. Thus, teachings, learning and knowledge constitute the autonomy of being women herb handlers, referring to memory, family inheritance, and material support, from work in the herb sector.Keywords: Youth and Adult Education; Cultural Knowledge; Women herb handlers.Entre lugares y temas de EJA: Herbolarias y sus conocimientos culturales en Ver-o-PesoRESUMENEl objetivo de este texto es discutir las enseñanzas y el aprendizaje experimentado por cinco mujeres herbolarias que trabajan en Ver-o-Peso. Cuando se trata de lugares de EJA (Educación de Jóvenes y Adultos), se destacan las rutinas familiares y laborales en las que se vive la enseñanza y el aprendizaje y se comparte el conocimiento cultural. Por lo tanto, se considera que este trabajo es el resultado de una investigación de maestría en el Programa de Posgrado en Educación de la Universidad Estatal de Pará PPGED - UEPA, realizada de 2018 a 2020. Es una investigación de campo, con enfoque cualitativo, (MINAYO, 2009); observación in loco (MINAYO, 1994) y entrevistas semiestructuradas. En la sistematización y análisis de datos se construyeron categorías analíticas y temáticas (OLIVEIRA; MOTA NETO, 2011). La construcción de las categorías se basó en el análisis de contenido técnico (BARDIN, 2011). Por tanto, la investigación arrojó los siguientes resultados: en el proceso de manipulación de las hierbas medicinales se destaca la conexión entre cuerpo y mente, en ocasiones saber identificar, saber diferenciar y combinar raíces, corteza y hojas y sus propiedades medicinales, por textura, color, aroma, forma. Las enseñanzas y el aprendizaje experimentado por ellos ocurren a través de la oralidad, el registro escrito, la observación y los gestos. Así, la enseñanza, el aprendizaje y el conocimiento constituyen la autonomía de ser herbolaria, referida a la memoria, la herencia familiar y el apoyo material, del trabajo en el sector herbáceo. Palabras clave: Educación de Jóvenes y Adultos; Conocimiento cultural; Herbolarias.

The H2020 McSAFER Project: Main Goals, Technical Work Program, and Status

This paper describes the main objectives, technical content, and status of the H2020 project entitled “High-performance advanced methods and experimental investigations for the safety evaluation of generic Small Modular Reactors (McSAFER)”. The main pillars of this project are the combination of safety-relevant thermal hydraulic experiments and numerical simulations of different approaches for safety evaluations of light water-cooled Small Modular Reactors (SMR). It describes the goals, the consortium, and the involved thermal hydraulic test facilities, e.g., the COSMOS-H (KIT), HWAT (KTH), and MOTEL (LUT), including the experimental programs. It also outlines the different safety assessment methodologies applied to four different SMR-designs, namely the CAREM (CNEA), SMART (KAERI), F-SMR (CEA), and NuScale. These methodologies are multiscale thermal hydraulics, conventional, low order, and high fidelity neutron physical methods used to demonstrate the inherent safety features of SMR-core designs under postulated design-basis-accident conditions. Finally, the status of the investigations is shortly discussed followed by the dissemination activities and an outlook.

Editorial Note - Vol. 15., No. 2, 2021

Welcome to Issue 2 of DFI’s Journal Vol. 15. We are happy to introduce six publications which span a wide mix of manuscript types and technical content. While most published papers in the DFI Journal have historically been research papers and technical case histories, this issue introduces a forum paper and a book review in addition to valuable research publications. Forum papers, a new type of paper to the DFI Journal, encompass a much shorter manuscript style, and can include commentaries, opinions, research highlights (e.g., of work currently underway), and responses to previously published papers. Forum papers do not require a response from the author if they discuss another author’s manuscript. However, should the forum paper be closer to a discussion, and should the author of the discussed manuscript desire to provide a response, the submission will be converted into a formal “discussion.” Forum papers and book reviews first undergo a review within the editorial board, and are only subject to external peer review if the content is found to be technically controversial and/or should the area of expertise discussed in the manuscript lie outside the capacities of the editorial board. Hence the Forum Paper is a unique outlet with much technical and editorial flexibility and will, along with the newly introduced book review, enrich the palette of products offered by the DFI Journal.

Making Scientific and Technical Materials Pervasively Accessible

In this paper, the question is explored of what policies, standards and practices are desirable to ensure that hardware, software and publications in the sciences and associated disciplines are created from the outset to be accessible to people with disabilities. Insight into this question can be obtained by considering the unique accessibility challenges that these materials pose, including complexities of notation, language, and graphical representation. Having analyzed what sets this problem apart from broader issues of accessibility, the advantages and limitations of current international standards are reviewed, and contemporary developments in standards and policies are considered from a strategic perspective. These developments include the establishment of accessibility requirements for e-books and e-readers under the European Accessibility Act, the potential role of process-oriented accessibility standards such as ISO/IEC 30071-1:2019, and opportunities for enhancing the standards applicable to scientific materials via future revisions of the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). The accessibility of scientific and technical content is ultimately supported by several interrelated human rights recognized in international disability rights law, which constitute a foundation for further evaluation and development of policies. It is argued that attaining pervasive accessibility in scientific and technical fields requires an unprecedented level of commitment and collaboration among educators, scientists, content and software producers, regulators, and people with disabilities.

Teacher perceptions of facilitating inquiry-based instruction following a 12-month professional development experience

Using inquiry-based learning instructional strategies as a way to integrate science into secondary classrooms is a common approach in education. This study documents agricultural teachers’ perceptions of science integration using inquiry-based learning as an instructional method when teaching animal science after participating in a on professional development program. A focus group (n = 10) was used to collect data which were analyzed using the constant comparative method. The following six themes emerged: (a) perceived value in inquiry-based learning, (b) alignment to state and local expectations, (c) value and challenges of a 12-month program, (d) challenges in engaging science teachers, (e) confidence in teaching technical content, and (f) integrating science concepts. Teachers in the focus group described positive experiences and attitudes when using inquiry-based learning techniques in their classrooms and described an appreciation for the 12-month program, including how the approach helped to meet state standards and local administrative requirements. Logistical challenges of a 12-month program existed, but also provided accountability for teachers. The program increased teachers’ confidence in both instruction of technical content and their ability to engage students while integrating science concepts.

Application of digital content marketing strategies to engage engineering students on social networks

With the popularization of internet access and smartphones, people spend much of their time accessing content through their cell phones. In this context, the way in which the individual interacts with organizations has also been changing significantly: the figure of the active consumer, who shares content and engages with brands, emerges. This work aimed to analyze different types of content as tools for engaging and creating an audience formed by engineering students. The initial stage of the methodology consisted of defining the target audience. After that, the brand was created, a logo was designed and the fonts and colors were chosen. After creating a page in a social network, different content creation strategies were adopted - varying parameters such as type, format and subject - to build an audience, and engagement metrics were evaluated - likes, comments, shares and "saves” – to see which are the most effective strategies for raising the number of followers. The chosen target audience was composed of young engineers and engineering students, under the age of 35, and the main channel chosen for sharing the content was Instagram. The characterization of the followers showed that most of them are between the 1st and 8th period of the engineering course, with the majority belonging to the mechanical engineering course (44%), followed by civil (22%) and production (11% ) engineering. The types of content that were most relevant, according to the engagement metrics, were: tips from courses, movies and books; curiosities; generic technical content and technical content for mechanical engineering, which may reflect the higher numbers of this course observed in followers. Furthermore, publications where the visual aspect presented a pattern, the authors showed themselves or that promoted some type of interaction with the public also obtained better results in general. Thus, it can be concluded that the best strategy for the growth of the page involved the creation of mixed content between tips for extracurricular activities, basic technical content and curiosities. The visual aspect and interaction with the public were also important.

Preparing Laboratories for Interconnected Health Care

In an increasingly interconnected health care system, laboratory medicine can facilitate diagnosis and treatment of patients effectively. This article describes necessary changes and points to potential challenges on a technical, content, and organizational level. As a technical precondition, electronic laboratory reports have to become machine-readable and interpretable. Terminologies such as Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC), Nomenclature for Properties and Units (NPU), Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM), and SNOMED-CT can lead to the necessary semantic interoperability. Even if only single “atomized” results of the whole report are extracted, the necessary information for correct interpretation must be available. Therefore, interpretive comments, e.g., concerns about an increased measurement uncertainty must be electronically attached to every affected measurement result. Standardization of laboratory analyses with traceable standards and reference materials will enable knowledge transfer and safe interpretation of laboratory analyses from multiple laboratories. In an interconnected health care system, laboratories should strive to transform themselves into a data hub that not only receives samples but also extensive information about the patient. On that basis, they can return measurement results enriched with high-quality interpretive comments tailored to the individual patient and unlock the full potential of laboratory medicine.