scholarly journals Special Issue on “Smart Homes”: Editors’ Notes

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Freddi ◽  
Sauro Longhi ◽  
Andrea Monteriù
Keyword(s):  
Technology Diffusion ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Smart Homes ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Smart Technology ◽  
Comprehensive Collection ◽  
Current State

In this editorial, we provide an overview of the content of the Special Issue on “Smart Homes”. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a comprehensive collection of some of the current state-of-the-art technologies in the context of smart homes, together with new advanced theoretical and technological solutions that enable smart technology diffusion into homes.

scholarly journals Multifaceted origins of sex differences in the brain

2016 ◽  
Vol 371 (1688) ◽  
pp. 20150106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret M. McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Biological Variable ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Brain

Studies of sex differences in the brain range from reductionistic cell and molecular analyses in animal models to functional imaging in awake human subjects, with many other levels in between. Interpretations and conclusions about the importance of particular differences often vary with differing levels of analyses and can lead to discord and dissent. In the past two decades, the range of neurobiological, psychological and psychiatric endpoints found to differ between males and females has expanded beyond reproduction into every aspect of the healthy and diseased brain, and thereby demands our attention. A greater understanding of all aspects of neural functioning will only be achieved by incorporating sex as a biological variable. The goal of this review is to highlight the current state of the art of the discipline of sex differences research with an emphasis on the brain and to contextualize the articles appearing in the accompanying special issue.

scholarly journals Polymer Clay Nano-Composites

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1445
Author(s):  
Stefano Leporatti
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Polymer Composite ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Environmental Water ◽  
Water Remediation ◽  
Nano Composites ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Current State ◽  
Exciting Area

Clay–polymer composite materials is an exciting area of research and this Special Issue aims to address the current state-of-the-art of “Polymer Clay Nano-Composites” for several applications, among them antibacterial, environmental, water remediation, dental, drug delivery and others [...]

Special Issue on Multiaxis Control and Multitasking Machine Tools

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshimi Takeuchi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tools ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Numerical Control ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Precision Machining ◽  
Accuracy Evaluation ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Complex Products ◽  
Current State ◽  
Control Machine

Machine tools using numerical control (NC) devices are typical mechatronics products and a powerful way to automate plant production. The introduction of multiaxis control and multitasking machine tools to workshops is growing to meet the requirements of highly efficient, precision machining of a variety of complex products and mold dies. The increase in the number of control axes and multitasking capability in one chucking process enable machine tools to manufacture complex products efficiently and accurately. Given the strong attention and interest multiaxis control and multitasking machine tools are attracting, it is about time to introduce the current state of the art of these tools and their practical and applicable technologies, especially in Japan. This special issue covers the development of 5-axis control machining centers, machine tools having multispindle heads with 5-axis control, 5-axis control CAMs, accuracy evaluation for 5-axis control machine tools, and more. We thank the authors for their interesting papers to this special issue, and are certain that both general readers and specialists will find the information they provide both interesting and informative.

scholarly journals Digital Archiving in Archaeology: The State of the Art. Introduction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian D. Richards ◽  
Ulf Jakobsson ◽  
David Novák ◽  
Benjamin Štular ◽  
Holly Wright
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
History Of Archaeology ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Digital Archiving ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

The articles in this special issue demonstrate significant differences in digital archiving capacity in different countries. In part these reflect differences in the history of archaeology in each country, its relationship to the state, whether it is centralised or decentralised, state-led or commercially driven. They also reflect some of the different attitudes to archaeology across the world, most recently explored in a survey conducted under the auspices of the NEARCH project. They reflect a snapshot in time, but our aim is to record the current state-of-the-art in each country, to inform knowledge, stimulate discussion, and to provoke change.

scholarly journals Special Issue: Protein Simulations – Current State of the Art

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 654-654
Author(s):  
Ran Friedman ◽  
Yaakov Levy
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Current State

Functions and Kinds of Art Works and Other Artifacts

2019 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Amrei Bahr ◽  
Massimiliano Carrara ◽  
Ludger Jansen
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
General Philosophy ◽  
Philosophical Discourse ◽  
Current State ◽  
Art Works

Currently, there is not yet a full-fledged philosophical sub-discipline devoted to artifacts. In order to establish such a general philosophical discourse on artifacts, two topics are of special importance: artifact functionality and artifact categorization. Both are central to the question of what artifacts are in general and in particular. This introduction first presents the current state of the art in the debates on functions, both in general and in the domain of artifacts in particular. It then unfolds the three debates relevant for artifact kinds, namely the ontological, epistemological and semantic debates on artifact categorization, and presents the most important theory options currently under scrutiny in these fields. It proceeds by introducing the contributions in this special issue on the functions and kinds of art works and other artifacts, and discusses possible perspectives for a general philosophy of artifacts.

The Oxford Handbook of Gossip and Reputation

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Stock Options ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Social Mechanisms ◽  
Complex Interplay ◽  
Comprehensive Collection ◽  
Current State ◽  
Industrial Societies

Reputations can make or break citizens, communities, or companies. Reputations matter for individual careers, for one’s chances of finding a partner, for a profession’s credibility, or for the value of a firm’s stock options – to name but a few. The key mechanism for the creation, maintenance, and destruction of reputations in everyday life is gossip – evaluative talk about absent third parties. Reputation and gossip are inseparably intertwined, but up until now have been mostly studied in isolation. The present Handbook closes this gap, drawing on cutting edge insights from a multitude of disciplines, ranging from psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology and economics to philosophy, neurobiology and computer science. Being the first integrated and comprehensive collection of studies on both phenomena, each of the 25 chapters explores the current state of the art on the antecedents, processes and outcomes of the gossip-reputation link in contexts as diverse as online markets, non-industrial societies, modern firms, social networks, or schools. The volume is organized into seven parts, each of them devoted to the exploration of a different facet of gossip and reputation. Highly international in scope, the volume brings together some of the most eminent experts on gossip and reputation. Their contributions do not only help us to better understand the complex interplay between two of society’s most delicate social mechanisms. By pointing to new problems and a newly emerging cross-disciplinary solutions, the book also sketches the contours of a long term research agenda.

scholarly journals Special Issue: “Fatigue of Welded Joints - Current State-of-the-Art”

2020 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 105640
Author(s):  
Özler Karakaş ◽  
Jörg Baumgartner ◽  
Filippo Berto ◽  
Paolo Livieri ◽  
Luca Susmel
Keyword(s):  
Welded Joints ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Current State

What Is The Future Of Educational Gerontology

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Glendenning
Keyword(s):  
Guest Editor ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
University Of Oklahoma ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Educational Gerontology ◽  
The University

Educational gerontology is a comparatively new field of study. In British terminology, it concerns learning in the later years and the methodology relating to this. This special issue of the American journal Educational Gerontology provides an opportunity for reflection on the current state of the art on both sides of the Atlantic. Huey B. Long of the University of Oklahoma, as Guest Editor, invited contributors (eight American and one British) to speculate on likely developments in the field of educational gerontology during the period 1990 to 2010. Not all the authors accepted the challenge and four of the nine papers are considered here.

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