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Abstract The paper focuses on the emerging area of wearable assistive exoskeletons which has been receiving considerable attention over the past 30 years or so. Exoskeleton technology has been widely assessed as having great potential to meet several societal challenges and major investments have been made to advance research and development (R&D), and to open new commercialisation opportunities via investment to develop exoskeleton products. However, to date, little impact has been made despite the technological developments and large number of startups that have been created globally only to disappear very quickly. We review the sector holistically and present evidence-based rationale why meaningful progress is not being made to progress the sector so that it is able to meet the expectations of stakeholders. This under-performance stems from a basic misunderstanding of the demanding requirements for success coupled with the non-availability of high-quality exoskeleton parts at an appropriate cost; in fact, most are at low technology readiness level (TRL). The paper presents details of the challenging requirements for the main exoskeleton sectors and the TRLs of available exoskeleton components by reviewing the literature and using personal expertise and experience of the authors. After understanding the technology and commercial landscapes for exoskeletons, a commercially viable strategy is proposed to focus on how the emerging and growing global healthy-aging applications can be successfully addressed via creation of consumer exoskeleton products able to meet the high quality/affordable cost challenges based on recent ISO robot modularity guidelines.

The study examined the current trend in cybercrime awareness and the relationship such trend has with cybercrime vulnerability or victimization. Selecting a sample of 1104 Internet users from Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria, We found that: 1) awareness of information security was high in that about 2 in every 3 (68%) participants demonstrated a favorable awareness of information security and cybercrime. It was, however, revealed that such a high level of awareness could be partial and weak. 2) most Internet users demonstrated the awareness of fraud-related cybercrime categories (39%), e-theft (15%), hacking (12%), and ATM theft (10%). However, they were rarely aware of sexually related offenses, cyber-terrorism, malware attacks, spam emails, and identity theft as their proportion hovered around 8% and below. 3) Internet users significantly demonstrated more awareness of computer-assisted (M = 2.5; SD = 1.7) than that of computer-focused cybercrime categories (M = 2.2, SD = 1.3), t(1103) = 2.9, p=.000, r =.2. 4) Internet users significantly demonstrated more awareness of property cybercrime (M = 2.54; SD = 1.6) than that of violent cybercrime categories (M = 1.82, SD = 1.2), t(1103) = 5.94, p=.000, r =.3. 5) cybercrime awareness is positively correlated to cybercrime victimization experiences in that participants who demonstrated more awareness of cybercrime experienced significantly more cybercrime victimization (M = 1.66; SD = 1.7) than those who did not demonstrate awareness of cybercrime (M = .73, SD = 1.4), t(1103) = 7.55, p=.000, r =.52.

Book Review| June 01 2021 Review: The New Farm: Contemporary Rural Architecture Daniel P. Gregory The New Farm: Contemporary Rural Architecture New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2020, 192 pp., 150 color illus. $45 (cloth), ISBN 9781616898144 Sarah Rovang Sarah Rovang Thoma Foundation Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (2021) 80 (2): 240–242. https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2021.80.2.240 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Sarah Rovang; Review: The New Farm: Contemporary Rural Architecture. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 1 June 2021; 80 (2): 240–242. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2021.80.2.240 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentJournal of the Society of Architectural Historians Search Although Daniel P. Gregory's The New Farm was slated for publication long before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, I have encountered no book that better evokes the longings so many of us have felt under lockdown: for fresh air, real solitude, and uncluttered and intentional spaces to inhabit. Enjoyed in the crowded confines of a suburban home office amid interruptions from family and pets, the book presents a seductive vision of modern farm life, of agrarian simplicity sheltered and structured by buildings whose modern lines are tempered with reassuring vernacular precedents. In the course of a thematic introduction and sixteen lushly illustrated case studies, Gregory presents an argument for a new organic style that architecturally materializes the literal translation of agriculture as “care of the soil” (14). Gregory's prose, honed to a rhythm of cozy familiarity at Sunset magazine, is approachable and amiable, inviting the reader to ride shotgun on a... You do not currently have access to this content.

espanolLa innovacion es fundamental para conseguir el exito y la competitividad en cualquier empresa, y hace posible que esta pueda responder a los cambios del entorno manteniendo una posicion competitiva. El exito al implantar una estrategia de innovacion en una organizacion dependera de varios factores: el ciclo economico, las cinco fuerzas de Porter, el mercado, etc. y sobre todo los recursos humanos de la empresa. Cuando se pretende incluir la innovacion como estrategia empresarial, los recursos humanos seran la clave para conseguirlo. La mezcla exacta de liderazgo, cultura, comportamiento organizativo, estructura jerarquica, etc. conllevara a considerar la innovacion como la principal estrategia de la empresa. EnglishInnovation is essential to achieve success and competitiveness in any company and makes it possible for it to respond to changes in the environment while maintaining a competitive position. Success in implementing an innovation strategy in an organization will depend on several factors: the economic cycle, Porter’s five forces, the market, etc. and above all the human resources of the company. When it is intended to include innovation as a business strategy, human resources will be the key to achieving it. The exact mix of leadership, culture, organizational behavior, hierarchical structure, etc. It will lead to consider innovation as the main strategy of the company.

O presente trabalho consistiu em um estudo da gestão da Propriedade Intelectual na Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV). Foi utilizado o portfólio de patentes depositadas pela UFV entre 1999 e 2013. Foram utilizados também dados obtidos junto a diferentes órgãos da Instituição e na plataforma Thomson Innovation, com os objetivos de identificar a natureza das invenções, o status dos pedidos, suas classificações, a interação da UFV com outras instituições e seu potencial
\ntecnológico. A UFV se encontra entre as 10 universidades brasileiras mais inovadoras, no entanto ainda existe uma grande discrepância entre seu potencial tecnológico e o número de depósitos de pedidos de patente. Destaca-se a importância da Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG), tanto como cotitular dos pedidos de patente da UFV quanto como fomentadora do seu Núcleo de Inovação Tecnológica.

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