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DESIGN E TRANSIZIONE DIGITALE : nuove sfide design-driven per l’innovazione tecno-sociale
2022
How can it be possible to work salvifically on an asphyxiated society that is beingdragged down by turbo-capitalism, the ‘soft tyranny’ of algorithms and ‘data-cracy’and marked by hegemonic and centralised socio-technical systems? Starting from the-oretical reflections and multidisciplinary contributions, this paper focuses on the strate-gic importance of techno-social innovation, critically illustrating some significant design-driven experiences that outline innovative lines of development in the field of design re-search: WASP’s experimental activity (3D printing), Manzini’s reflections on hybrid localcommunities and cities in chaotic mutation, the projects of hacktivists Persico and Ia-c…
Are quality management practices enough to improve process innovation?
2015
The popularity of quality management as a system for continuous improvement has not been accompanied by deep theoretical understanding of its effects on process innovation. In this work, the resource-based view serves as the basis for the construction of a model designed to explain the effects of quality management practices (QMP) on process innovation performance and the mediating role of dynamic capabilities in this relationship. The empirical data were analysed using the structural equation modelling technique by examining 6 competing models that represent full, partial mediation and non-mediation relationships on a sample of 550 Spanish industrial companies. The findings indicate that t…
Il design della Tecno-Natura. Nuovi scenari del design sostenibile nell'epoca delle nanotecnologie.
2011
PERMANENZE E VARIAZIONI DEL PAESAGGIO TECNOLOGICO
2019
Il saggio presenta i risultati di un lavoro di ricerca condotto sulle emergenze tecnologiche della città di Palermo che si caratterizzano come elementi del paesaggio urbano. In particolare i sistemi di trasporto dell'acqua e dell'energia del gas per l'illuminazione delle strade hanno contribuito a definire l'immagine del paesaggio urbano costruendo un sistema di relazioni che anche dopo la demolizione di alcuni di questi baluardi hanno mantenuto una riconoscibilità. La trattazione contribuisce a delineare il tema comune a tutti i saggi che caratterizzano la pubblicazione della comunicazione del paesaggio attraverso diversi sistemi di trasmissione delle informazioni.
Injury and Throwing Distance in Teenage Cyclist- Vehicle Crash
2016
The study of the injury caused by vehicle-teenage cyclist crash is presented in this paper. The results of the crash with three vehicles: sedan, SUV and Pick up are compared. Three different positions are analyzed: front, rear and lateral position. The injury on the cyclist head is examined by HIC criterion, in the way indicated by the rules. A comparison is done between the results of the simulations for Pick up, SUV and sedan, concluding that the injury of the head is more dangerous for Pick-up impact than SUV or the sedan, but only at greater speed than 40 km/h. Teenage cyclist is more likely to suffer an injury to the chest in rear impacts with the sedan, because 3 ms values remain abov…
Teenage cyclist - Pick up crash by multibody simulation; HIC evaluation and comparison with previous results
2016
The study of the injury caused by Pick-up vehicle-teenage cyclist crash is presented in this paper. The vehicle has high frontal part, in order to compare the results with those obtained previously in the sedan and SUV - teenage cyclist crash. No variation is executed on the model of the teenage cyclist and the bike. Three different positions are analyzed: front, rear and lateral position. The injury on the cyclist head is examined by HIC criterion, in the way indicated in the rules. Correlation HIC – AIS is used to calculate the lethality of the injuries. A comparison is made between the results of the simulations for Pick up, SUV and sedan, concluding that the injury of the head is more d…
Biomechanics Parameters in Teenage Cyclist – SUV Accident and Comparison with the Pedestrian
2015
The study of the injury caused by the vehicle-teenage cyclist crash is presented in this paper. The vehicle is a SUV, with high frontal part, in order to compare the results with those obtained previously in the sedan- teenage cyclist crash and begin a study of the influence of the frontal shape of the vehicle. No variation is executed on the model of the teenage cyclist and the bike. Three different positions are analyzed: front, rear and lateral position. The injury on the cyclist head is examined by HIC criterion, in the way indicated in the rules. Correlation HIC – AIS is used to calculate the lethality of the injuries. The principal conclusion is done that the injury of the head is mor…
A New Theoretical Approach on Teenage Cyclist-Vehicle Crash
2016
Data obtained in teenage cyclist impact against three vehicles (sedan, SUV and Pick Up), tested in previous works, are analyzed to verify the theoretical results by the coupling of momentum conservation principle and energy conservation principle. The speed of vehicle and thorax are compared with theoretical ones, obtaining an excellent agreement. Following the results found in the literature, particular emphasis is done on teenager cyclist thorax and head speeds, indicating that the cyclist speed can be theoretically until 1,41 times the impact speed, while greater values, until 2, are obtained in the simulations. A small slowing of the vehicle is found theoretically and in the simulations…
Mäntän kaupungin muutos tehdaskaupungista taidekaupungiksi
2011
Metsäteollisuuden deindustrialisaatio on aiheuttanut uudelleen rakenteistumista, mikä vaikuttaa pieniin asutuskeskuksiin jotka aiemmin ovat olleet riippuvaisia paperi- ja selluloosatehtaista. Pro gradu –työssäni olen kuvaillut ja analysoinut tapoja joilla Mänttä, pieni paperiteollisuuskaupunki, on selvinnyt suurista muutoksista. Mänttä on vastannut muutoksiin pyrkimällä investoimaan kulttuuriin ja taiteeseen. Mänttä pyrkii nykyään profiloitumaan ”taidekaupunkina”, sillä siellä järjestetään lukuisia taidenäyttelyitä ja kulttuuritapahtumia. Vuonna 2006 Mänttä haki Euroopan kulttuuripääkaupungin titteliä mutta ei saanut sitä. Olen analysoinut Mäntän muutosprosessia tehdaskaupungista taidekaupu…
The Use of Multimodal Resources by Technical Managers and Their Peers in Meetings Using English as the Business Lingua Franca
2020
Background: Engineers increasingly work and advance their careers in international business settings. As technical managers, they need management and technical skills when working with different stakeholders with whom they may not share a common first language. Studies have revealed that informal oral communication skills are of prime importance for global engineers who face challenges in building shared meaning and formulating clear messages in meetings with non-native speakers of English. This article proposes that studying the use of multimodal resources (spoken language, gaze, gestures, and objects) in meetings can unpack how work tasks are accomplished in business through different com…