This research examines the role of geospatial and ancillary technologies in the erosion of privacy in contemporary society. The development of Remote Sensing, GIS, and GPS technologies are explored as a means of understanding both their current and predicted uses and capabilities. Examination is also made of the legal basis and current status of privacy rights in the United States. Finally, current and predicted uses and capabilities of geospatial and ancillary technologies are critically examined in light of existing privacy protections as a means of determining the ways in which these technologies are impacting privacy currently and what their effects may be in the future.

After the reformation and opening-up of the ecomonic system in Mainland China, the first special economic zone was established in 1979. Because the first special economic zone was very successful, the first series of Economic - Technological Development Areas were approved by the State Council in May, 1984. So far many companies have chosen the Technological Development Areas as their manufacturing bases. This study sampled 15 companies which had taken Technological Development Areas into their considerations. This study is based on three Development Areas:Tianjin Economic - Technological Development Area, Qingdao Economic - Technological Development Area, and Hangzhou Economic - Technological Development. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to analyze the selection strategies of Investing in the Economic & Technology Development Areas in China. According to the result of AHP¡Athe conclusions are as follows¡G 1.The most important factor in the second level is ¡§Government Management¡¨. 2.The top one criteria in the third level is ¡§the supply, quality, and price of local energy¡¨¡Athe second is ¡§ the convenience of obtaining materials¡¨¡Aand the third is ¡§the convenience of obtaining professional workers¡¨. 3.The best alternative is Hangzhou Economic - Technological Development Area.

Due to a weak industrial base coupled with devastation from the Korean War, South Korea was a latecomer in industrialization, and formal economic development began during the 1960s under heavy state intervention. Within this broader context of industrial development, this research examines the role of state in the development of South Korea’s semiconductor industry. The results show that government support for semiconductors has gradually shifted from full-fledged intervention through both initial technology procurement and commercialization during the 1960s, to a minimal role of developing human capital and promoting private sector investment in R&D at present. But despite the importance of adhering to principles of free trade, the Hynix crisis of 2003 and the recent economic crisis of 2008 demonstrate the continued importance of the government’s role in protecting and promoting strategic industries such as semiconductors. / text

The current technological development has led to an increase in the complexity of reality which in turn has complicated the task of the education leader as manager. The education leader has become a personnel manager responsible for the management of both staff and pupil activities in order to realize the school's objectives effectively. These tendencies indicate that the education leader must be capable of adapting his management style to the needs of his staff in order to be able to increase the producti= vity of his staff. The education leader must also have the necessary flexibility to select from a variety of management styles according to the demands of the specific situation. Situational Leadership is ideally suited to meet the demands of the task of the education leader, because it accommodates the level of task maturity of each staff member. The emphasis is placed on the relationship between the leader and the follower with the needs of the follower as the most crucial factor in the relationship. Three aspects are essential for successful Situational Leadership, viz., the correct amount of task behaviour or direction by the leader; the correct amount of relationship behaviour or support by the leader cor= relating with the level of task maturity of the followers. However, other situational variables, such as superiors, the organization and time must also be taken into consideration. Situational Leadership also makes prov1s1on for contracting for a leadership style whereby the education leader and the teacher come to an agreement about the appropriate leadership style to be used to help the teacher accomplish his/her objectives. The developmental aspect of Situational Leadership provides the means by which the education leader can contribute meaningfully to the development of his staff, e.g. leadership potential, motivation, morale, commitment to objectives, decision-makirrg, communication and problem solving. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 1986. / gm2013 / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

This thesis will, in the main, deal with the more important technical developments of the automobile. It will attempt to report these developments as they affected the evolution of the motor vehicle, to show how they came about, and to set forth the conditions that influenced them.

XIX Congresso da Sociedade Ibero-americana de Gráfica Digital 2015. De 23 a 27 de Novembro de 2015. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis/SC, Brasil / The article presents a mapping of digital fabrication laboratories in South America from the architecture and urbanism field. First, it draws a brief context of implementation of facilities and growing of expertise highlighting economic, academic and cultural aspects. Second, it presents some data mapped from 31 laboratories of the region, as infrastructure, and correlations between uses and applications. Third, it organizes the mapped laboratories in two significant approaches for the region’s context: works focused on technological development and actions directed to the social and environmental development. Fourth, it infers some possible steps of the field in the region in the near future.

Diss. Uppsala : Uppsala universitet, 2009.

Haulage contractors are companies that are responsible for delivery of goods with use of trucks and vans. Previous research focus more on the haulage contractor industry in general. This study focuses on what challenges the haulage contractor industry is facing from the view of managers working in local area distribution in Sweden. We also examine what key tools and solutions are used to meet the challenges the industry is facing and what are the reasoning behind these actions.   We propose two research questions. The first question is what challenges the Swedish haulage contractor industry is facing. The second examines what strategies and tools are used by management to adapt to changes in the industry. The study is based on 5 interviews with management in haulage contractor firms and 2 interviews with representatives from industry organizations, for a total of 7 interviews. The interviews were qualitative and performed over phone and face-to-face. By analyzing interviews using thematic analysis we find that the ownership, age and size of a firm impact how it adapts to changes. The adaptation is among others in terms of investments in technologies and collaboration. Another finding is that the industry representatives perceive that customers and legislators do not understand the crucial role the haulage contractor industry plays in the economy which has its negative impacts on the industry.

A hidrocefalia ainda é um desafio no que diz respeito ao diagnóstico, tratamento e acompanhamento na população pediátrica. O tratamento, por meio das derivações ventriculares ou ventriculostomias endoscópicas, está bem estabelecido. Contudo, o diagnóstico de mau funcionamento das derivações, associado à hipertensão intracraniana, permanece um problema, especialmente em crianças menores e com fontanelas não patentes. Os exames radiológicos, tais como: ultrassonografia, tomografia computadorizada e ressonância magnética, possibilitam apenas o acesso indireto à pressão intracraniana, enquanto os métodos para sua avaliação direta podem apresentar riscos e raramente são utilizados em crianças. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar um dispositivo não invasivo para acessar alguns parâmetros da curva de pressão intracraniana em crianças portadoras de hidrocefalia. Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo descritivo-analítico, não experimental, prospectivo. A amostra foi composta por indivíduos menores de 18 anos, incluindo 28 pacientes portadores de hidrocefalia e 28 crianças em seguimento rotina de puericultura (grupo controle). Os participantes foram divididos em quatro grupos: grupo A: hidrocefalia compensada clinicamente; grupo B: pacientes com hidrocefalia, sem sinais clínicos sugestivos de hipertensão intracraniana e já submetidos à cirurgia para tratamento da hidrocefalia; grupo C: pacientes com hidrocefalia aguda e hipertensão intracraniana; grupo D: crianças sem qualquer doença neurológica (controle). Os dados foram coletados entre 2014 e 2016, por meio da instalação de um sensor extracraniano de deformação, acoplado sobre o couro cabeludo, com registro da curva de pressão intracraniana não invasiva. A análise dos dados foi realizada com software Freemat® 4, Origin Pro® 8 e R® 3.1.3. Foram analisados parâmetros obtidos na curva de pressão intracraniana como \"relação P2/P1\", \"classificação de P1 e P2\" (P1>P2 ou P2>P1) e \"inclinação de P1\". Os resultados apontaram, que na amostra estudada, o índice P2>P1 apresentou sensibilidade de 80% e especificidade de 100%, a \"classificação de P1 e P2\" sensibilidade de 100% e especificidade de 80% para predição de hipertensão intracraniana em hidrocefalia, sendo que a \"inclinação de P1\" não apresentou relação estatística. Conclui-se que, apesar de limitações operacionais, o método de monitorização não invasiva da pressão intracraniana se mostrou útil na detecção de hipertensão intracraniana e apresenta perspectivas de aplicação clínica futura. / Hydrocephalus is still a challenge regarding diagnosis, treatment and monitoring in the pediatric population. Currently, treatments by ventricular or endoscopic ventriculostomies are well established. However, to date, the diagnosis of malfunctioning shunts associated with intracranial hypertension remains a problem, especially in young children and without patent fontanelles. Radiological examinations, such as ultrasonography, computerized tomography and magnetic resonance, allow only an indirect access to the intracranial pressure, whilst methods for direct assessment may present risks and therefore are rarely used in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate a noninvasive device to assess some parameters of the intracranial pressure curve in children with hydrocephalus. For this, we performed a prospective and non-experimental descriptive-analytic study. The sample consisted of children (under 18 years), including 28 patients with hydrocephalus and 28 children following routine child care (control group). Participants were divided into four groups; Group A: children with clinically compensated hydrocephalus; B: patients with hydrocephalus, but with no clinical signs of intracranial hypertension and no history of medical surgery for the treatment of hydrocephalus; C: patients with acute intracranial hypertension due to hydrocephalus, and D: children without neurological disease (control). Data were collected between 2014 and 2016, through the installation of an extracranial deformation sensor, coupled to the children\'s scalp, which allowed registration of non-invasive intracranial pressure curves. Data analysis was performed using Freemat® 4, Origin Pro® 8 and R® 3.1.3 software. Parameters obtained from the intracranial pressure curves were analyzed, such as \"ratio P2 / P1\", \"classification P1 and P2\" (P1> P2 or P2> P1) and \"P1 slope.\" The results showed that P2>P1 index had a sensitivity of 80% and specificity of 100%, while the \"classification of P1 and P2\" had 100% of sensitivity and 80% of specificity for predicting intracranial hypertension. \"P1 slope\" presented no statistical difference. In summary, despite some operational limitations, this study showed an useful and non-invasive method for monitoring intracranial pressure, which was able to indicate the intracranial hypertension in children with hydrocephalus and, thus, should be further investigated for clinical applications.

O desenvolvimento tecnológico é fundamental para a competitividade das empresas, especialmente em setores dependentes da inovação como o de telecomunicações. E, na busca por melhores condições para o desenvolvimento tecnológico, cada vez mais, pesquisa e desenvolvimento nas companhias globais são realizados por equipes localizadas em diferentes países. A participação ativa de vários países no Desenvolvimento Global de Produtos (DGP) pode possibilitar o crescimento desses países, uma vez que, para estarem inseridos no desenvolvimento mundial, eles recebem investimentos locais para se capacitarem. Dessa forma, este trabalho analisa a participação das equipes brasileiras das companhias transnacionais estrangeiras fabricantes de equipamentos de telecomunicações no DGP e apresenta um modelo para tal envolvimento, a fim de que seja possível traçar tendências e discutir mecanismos para potencializar essa participação e, consequentemente, o desenvolvimento local. Para atender aos objetivos deste trabalho, a metodologia utilizada engloba estudos de casos e análises de dados quantitativos. Essas duas abordagens metodológicas foram combinadas e serviram para melhor análise dos resultados obtidos. Entre os resultados desta pesquisa, três se sobressaem. Primeiro, a análise dos fatores que influenciam as empresas quando localizam P&D fora de seus países de origem, em especial no Brasil. Segundo, após identificar que há envolvimento das subsidiárias brasileiras no DGP, analisou-se como essas atividades ocorrem, com o intuito de avaliar possíveis dinâmicas em comum, o que caracteriza o segundo resultado desta pesquisa. Essa análise é apresentada sob três diferentes aspectos: características do envolvimento das equipes brasileiras; cooperação entre as companhias e os demais agentes de inovação no setor; e dinâmica para formação e interações da equipes no DGP, com a apresentação de um modelo que retrata as estruturas de P&D Internacional mais utilizadas no setor de telecom. Terceiro, a avaliação dos resultados da participação brasileira no DGP em termos de análises quantitativas de dados secundários e do levantamento de dois indicadores de C&T para as companhias: dados de patentes e dados bibliométricos. / Technological development is used as means of boosting competition for industrial companies especially in technological innovation sectors like the Telecommunication. Intending to be more competitive, companies spread their Research and Development activities worldwide, involving team members who work overseas. The involvement of different countries in the Global Product Development (GPD) activities may let them to grow technologically because, in order to sustain their participation in GPD processes, investments must be done in the development of their local capacity. Thus, this work analyses the involvement in GPD of Brazilian subsidiaries of transnational telecommunication equipment suppliers and presents a model for depicting such involvement, aiming to draw tendencies and to discuss mechanisms to improve this participation. The methodology used for reaching the goals combines case studies (qualitative analysis) and quantitative studies. Among the results of this research, three of them stand out. First, an analysis of the factors which influence companies when they are localizing R&D activities abroad, especially in Brazil, once it was proved the existence of Brazilian involvement in GPD activities. Second, an analysis of this activities considering three issues: characteristics of niches of products developed by local teams; cooperation between the companies’ subsidiaries and other local innovation players (especially universities and research centers); the dynamics for composition of international GPD units and the interactions between them, presenting a model developed during this research, which represents the most applied structures of international R&D in telecom industry. Finally, the third result of this work attempts to evaluate the Brazilian participation in GPD in terms of quantitative data. For thus, it was used secondary data from other researches and analyzed two S&T indicators from the studied companies: patents and bibliometrical data.