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Book Enhancement in Performance Studies

Download or read book Enhancement in Performance Studies written by Rahmah Bujang and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Constructing a Bridge

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eda Kranakis
  • Publisher : MIT Press
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN : 9780262112178
  • Pages : 482 pages

Download or read book Constructing a Bridge written by Eda Kranakis and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical look at styles of technological research and design. If it is true, as Tocqueville suggested, that social and class systems shape technology, research, and knowledge, then the effects should be visible both at the individual level and at the level of technical institutions and local environments. That is the central issue addressed in Constructing a Bridge, a tale of two cultures that investigates how national traditions shape technological communities and their institutions and become embedded in everyday engineering practice. Eda Kranakis first examines these issues in the work of two suspension bridge designers of the early nineteenth century: the American inventor James Finley and the French engineer Claude-Louis-Marie-Henri Navier. Finley--who was oriented toward the needs of rural, frontier communities--designed a bridge that could be easily reproduced and constructed by carpenters and blacksmiths. Navier--whose professional training and career reflected a tradition of monumental architecture and had linked him closely to the Parisian scientific community--designed an elegant, costly, and technically sophisticated structure to be built in an elite district of Paris. Charting the careers of these two technologists and tracing the stories of their bridges, Kranakis reveals how local environments can shape design goals, research practices, and design-to-construction processes. Kranakis then offers a broader look at the technological communities and institutions of nineteenth-century France and America and at their ties to technological practice. She shows how conditions that led to Finley's and Navier's distinct designs also fostered different systems of technical education as well as distinct ideologies and traditions of engineering research.The result of this two-tiered, comparative approach is a reorientation of a historiographic tradition initiated by Tocqueville (and explored more recently by Eugene Ferguson, John Kasson, and others) toward a finer-grained analysis of institutional and local environments as mediators between national traditions and individual styles of technological research and design.

Book Faith in the Digital Divide

Download or read book Faith in the Digital Divide written by Oheta Sophia and published by . This book was released on 2024-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Faith in the Digital Divide: Bridging Technology and Tradition" explores the transformative intersection of spirituality and technology in the modern era. This insightful book delves into how digital tools and platforms are reshaping traditional spiritual practices, offering new opportunities for personal growth and global connection. Through a series of comprehensive chapters, it examines the benefits and challenges of integrating digital innovations with age-old spiritual traditions. Readers will discover practical strategies for leveraging meditation apps, virtual communities, and other digital resources to enhance their spiritual journey while maintaining the depth and authenticity of traditional practices. Addressing ethical considerations, mindfulness, and the future of digital spirituality, this book provides a thoughtful guide for navigating the evolving landscape of spiritual development. Ideal for anyone seeking to harmonize their spiritual practices with the digital age, it offers a balanced perspective on embracing technology while honoring timeless spiritual wisdom.

Book Bridging Tradition and Technology

Download or read book Bridging Tradition and Technology written by Prince Edward Island. Office of the Premier and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Tradition of Technology

Download or read book The Tradition of Technology written by Leonard C. Bruno and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First editions from the pens of many of the most well-known names in the development of technology - Gutenberg, Fulton, Watt, Marconi, Leeuwenhoek, Mercator, Fahrenheit, Daguerre, Bell, Goddard, Babbage, and Wright - are encountered on this tour through the technology collections of the Library of Congress. A narrative blend of history and bibliography, this book looks at significant first editions and other notable works from the technology collections.

Book 2 5D Printing

Download or read book 2 5D Printing written by Carinna Parraman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide that examines the history and current state of 2.5D printing and explores the relationship between two and three dimensions 2.5D Printing: Bridging the Gap Between 2D and 3D Applications examines the relationship between two- and three-dimensional printing and explores the current ideas, methods, and applications. It provides insights about the diversity of our material culture and heritage and how this knowledge can be used to design and develop new methods for texture printing. The authors review the evolving research and interest in working towards developing methods to: capture, measure and model the surface qualities of 3D and 2D objects, represent the appearance of surface, material and textural qualities, and print or reproduce the material and textural qualities. The text reflects information on the topic from a broad range of fields including science, technology, art, design, conservation, perception, and computer modelling. 2.5D Printing: Bridging the Gap Between 2D and 3D Applications provides a survey of traditional methods of capturing 2.5D through painting and sculpture, and how the human perception is able to judge and compare differences. This important text: Bridges the gap between the technical and perceptual domains of 2D and 3D printing Discusses perceptual texture, color, illusion, and visual impact to offer a unique perspective Explores how to print a convincing rendering of texture that integrates the synthesis of texture in fine art paintings, with digital deposition printing Describes contemporary methods for capturing surface qualities and methods for modelling and measuring, and ways that it is currently being used Considers the impact of 2.5D for future technologies 2.5D Printing is a hands-on guide that provides visual inspiration, comparisons between traditional and digital technologies, case studies, and a wealth of references to the world of texture printing. Please visit the companion website at: www.wiley.com/go/bridging2d3d

Book Bridging the Technological Gap

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  • Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Empowerment
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 96 pages

Download or read book Bridging the Technological Gap written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Empowerment and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bridging Cultures

Download or read book Bridging Cultures written by Glen Aikenhead and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grade level: 9, 10, 11, 12, i, s.

Book Bridging Tradition and Technology   an Economic Development Strategy for Prince Edward Island

Download or read book Bridging Tradition and Technology an Economic Development Strategy for Prince Edward Island written by Prince Edward Island. Department of Development and published by Charlottetown, P.E.I. : Department of Development. This book was released on 2000* with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bridging the Education Divide Using Social Technologies

Download or read book Bridging the Education Divide Using Social Technologies written by Somprakash Bandyopadhyay and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-06 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains the concept of education divide in rural India and identifies various factors that shape and sustain such a divide. In doing so, it also discusses a range of attempts undertaken to bridge the education divide. Subsequently, the book has attempted in providing a socio-technical framework towards optimally deploying social technologies for addressing the issue of education divide of marginalized communities. The proposed framework offers a transition from traditional content-centric, teacher-centric and centralized education ecosystem to a connection-centric, learner-centric and decentralized education ecosystem of the socio-digital age. It demonstrates how Internet-enabled digital platforms, based on the principles of sharism and mass collaboration using social technologies, could help to solve one of the greatest problems facing the world: mitigating the extant education divide by delivering quality education to underprivileged sections of society. The book also presents empirical validation of the proposed framework to show how a community-driven blended learning platform can mobilize the dormant knowledge capital of domain experts to teach underprivileged rural Indian children, as well as help form communities of practice to enable lifelong learning for the rural adult population. The book closes by pointing out the challenges involved in building an equitable education ecosystem using social technologies and ultimately the possibility of creating a fair and equitable society. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers and practitioners in the domain of education who want to transform education ecosystems by using technological and process-related innovations to improve educational practices for underprivileged sections of society.

Book Handbook of Research on Cross Disciplinary Uses of Gamification in Organizations

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Cross Disciplinary Uses of Gamification in Organizations written by Bernardes, Oscar and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-01-28 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaming is increasingly prevalent in our society and everyday lives as a form of leisure or competition. The typical aim of gaming is to gain a pleasant experience from the game. Because of the saturation of gaming in global society, the gamification concept and its operationalization in non-gaming contexts has become a growing practice. This technological novelty is the basis for an innovative change in many types of environments such as education, commerce, marketing, work, health, governance, and sustainability, among others. The service sector especially has shown widespread adoption of the method as it seeks to increase and motivate audiences and promote brands. However, little research is available on the adoption of gamification in organizations, leading to a need for literature that investigates best practices for utilization and implementation. The Handbook of Research on Cross-Disciplinary Uses of Gamification in Organizations is a comprehensive and timely reference book that explores the field of gamification for economic and social development. This book provides dynamic research from this emerging field. Covering topics such as distance learning, health behaviors, and workplace training, this book is a valuable reference for researchers, marketing managers, students, managers, executives, software developers, IT specialists, technology developers, faculty of P-12 and higher education, teachers, professors, government officials, and academicians.

Book Retooling Manufacturing

Download or read book Retooling Manufacturing written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Department of Defense continues development of the future warrior system, the difficulty of moving rapidly from design to manufacturing for complex technologies is becoming a major concern. In particular, there are communication gaps between design and manufacturing that hinder rapid development of new products important for these future military developments. To help address those concerns, DOD asked the NRC to develop a framework for "bridging" these gaps through data management, modeling, and simulation. This report presents the results of this study. It provides a framework for virtual design and manufacturing and an assessment of the necessary tools; an analysis of the economic dimensions; an examination of barriers to virtual design and manufacturing in the DOD acquisition process; and a series of recommendations and research needs.

Book Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy

Download or read book Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Smart Energy written by S. Manoharan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bridging archaeological and information technology cultures for community accessibility

Download or read book Bridging archaeological and information technology cultures for community accessibility written by Giovanna Bagnasco Gianni and published by L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER. This book was released on 2008 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Tower and the Bridge

Download or read book The Tower and the Bridge written by David P. Billington and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildings What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to The Tower and the Bridge, all are striking examples of structural art, an exciting area distinct from either architecture or machine design. Aided by stunning photographs, David Billington discusses the technical concerns and artistic principles underpinning the well-known projects of leading structural engineer-artists, including Othmar Ammann, Félix Candela, Gustave Eiffel, Fazlur Khan, Robert Maillart, John Roebling, and many others. A classic work, The Tower and the Bridge introduces readers to the fundamental aesthetics of engineering.

Book Japan  IS Struggles to Bridge Tradition and Technology

Download or read book Japan IS Struggles to Bridge Tradition and Technology written by Glenn Rifkin and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Library Journal

Download or read book The Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.