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Xu, Xia. "A study of mass transfer in cryopreservation of living tissues." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.275199.
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Ho, Chi-kwan May, and 何芷君. "Coca-cola's brand marketing in the carbonated soft drinks industry: a living thing or on the ropes?" Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31267932.
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Ho, Chi-kwan May. "Coca-cola's brand marketing in the carbonated soft drinks industry : a living thing or on the ropes? /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B1883162X.
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PERSSON, ALEXANDER. "Internet of Things and connected home living : -A case study on how manufacturing firms in thekitchen and furniture industry is implementing and developing IoT products and services." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-232442.
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Yann, Jessica L. "In search of the Indiana Lenape : a predictive summary of the archaeological impact of the Lenape living along the White River in Indiana from 1790-1821." CardinalScholar 1.0, 2009. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1540712.
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When they resided along the White River in Indiana from 1790 to 1821, the Lenape culture exhibited a blend of traits created by contact with European and other Native American groups. This has made observing the Lenape culture archaeologically problematic, especially the village of Wapicomekoke. In searching for this site, several research questions were addressed including who the Lenape were during this time period and what type of material culture would be associated with them. By compiling a brief history of the Lenape, the archaeological evidence associated with these encounters, and ethnohistoric data pertaining to the life of the Lenape at Wapicomekoke, it can be predicted that the archaeological site associated with this historic location would show evidence of log cabins, a large central longhouse, and of daily activities such as food preparation, dress, and trade goods use as well as Lenape specific items such as the “Delaware dolls.”Theory and methods -- The Lenape history of contact -- Lenape archaeology -- Settlement patterns and material life -- The Lenape in Indiana, synthesizing the data -- Historic Lenape.
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Jaworska, Persson Alexander. "Internet of Things and connected home living : - A case study on how manufacturing firms in the kitchen and furniture industry is implementing and developing IoT products and services." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-209844.
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This thesis provides insight to the dynamics that come with the emergence of IoT in the furniture and kitchen manufacturing industry. The study is empirically grounded in an explorative case study that involves interviews with six manufacturing companies in the different industry sectors. The purpose has been to shed light on how incumbent companies adapt and implement IoT and the study highlight product features, aspects and challenges that companies are investigating and dealing with as they set out to work with IoT and connected products. The results indicate that companies are viewing IoT as an enabler that better can respond to customer needs and provide users with new experiences. By implementing the concept of IoT companies are currently evaluating how internal knowledge and skillsets correspond to the new technical requirements that the emerging digital setting outlines and by directing internal research they are learning more about IoT and connected products as they proceed. One current major problem is that there are no open protocols that can connect all products regardless of supplier. Nevertheless, implementation of IoT does not solely involve technical aspects and companies are also faced with the dilemma on how to design and develop corresponding commercial processes. To this point early product implementations have arrived on the consumer markets and the future vision is to achieve full integration that imbeds connectivity and interaction among all products in the home.
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Isaksson, Felicia, and Hanngren Hanna Östmann. "Val av inköpskanal : Hur kan köparpersonligheter påverka?" Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för handel och företagande, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-17023.
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Problembakgrund och problemformulering: Sverige är ett av de länder i världen där ehandel förekommer mest frekvent, dock inte av dagligvaror. Detta är ett problem för de matbutiker som väljer att erbjuda e-handel då det inte är lönsamt. Från ett konsumentperspektiv kan detta bero på bland annat livssituation, vanebeteende och köparpersonlighet. Frågan blir då i vilken utsträckning dessa faktorer påverkar val av inköpskanal. Syfte och frågeställning: Syftet med uppsatsen är att beskriva hur attityder mot en rad butikskomponenter ser ut hos olika konsumenter med olika köparpersonligheter och vilka köparpersonligheter som regelbundet handlar dagligvaror online samt vilka som inte gör det. Frågeställningen som uppsatsen utgår ifrån är därför: “Hur kan attityder till butikskomponenter och köparpersonligheter påverka val av inköpskanal hos konsumenter som regelbundet handlar dagligvaror online via en matbutik respektive konsumenter som handlar dagligvaror i fysisk butik?” Metod: En kvalitativ metod användes i den aktuella uppsatsen. Djupintervjuer utfördes med 14 respondenter från Sverige i två olika grupper: de som regelbundet handlar dagligvaror via en matbutik och de som inte gör det. Frågorna som ställdes handlade om attityder, attribut, vanor, livssituation, erfarenheter och val av inköpskanal. För att behandla alla frågor teoretiskt skapades en analysmodell som verktyg för skrivandet av uppsatsen. Slutsats och förslag till framtida forskning: Inga övergripande skillnader mellan de respondenter som regelbundet handlar dagligvaror online via en matbutik och de respondenter som inte gör det fanns genom studien. Dock sågs nyansskillnader inom respektive grupper och mellan grupperna. Vidare fanns att konsumenters köparpersonligheter och utomstående faktorer såsom livssituation hade ungefär samma grad av påverkan på valet av inköpskanal. Det var omkring samma antal respondenter som påverkats till att välja den kanal de valt på grund av utomstående faktorer som det antal som valt inköpskanal på grund av sin köparpersonlighet. Förslag till framtida forskning skulle kunna vara en mer extensiv studie med respondenter från hela Sverige, då den aktuella studien utfördes i Jönköping och Göteborg samt forskning om hur matbutikerna kan få sin e-handel att öka.Problem background and problem formulation: Sweden is one of the countries in the world where e-commerce is the most present. This is however not the case within groceries. The problem occurs for the supermarkets that chooses to offer e-commerce of groceries when it is not profitable. From a consumer perspective this can depend on living conditions, habits and buyer personality. The question then is to what degree these factors influence the choice of purchase channel. Purpose and research question: The purpose of this essay is to describe how attitudes toward a range of store components look among consumers with different shopping typologies and personalities and which of these personalities that regularly shop for groceries online through a supermarket and which ones does not. The research question therefore is: “How can attitudes to store components and buyer personalities influence the choice of purchasing channel of consumers that regularly shop for groceries online through a grocery store in difference to those consumers who shop for groceries in a physical store?” Method: A qualitative method was used in the present essay. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 respondents from Sweden in two groups: the ones who regularly shop for groceries online through a supermarket and the ones that do not. The questions asked was about attitudes, attributes, habits, living conditions, experiences and choice of buying channel. In order to treat every question theoretically an analysis model was created as a tool for the essay. Conclusion and recommendations for further research: No general differences between the respondents that shop for groceries online through a supermarket and those who shop in a physical supermarket was found through the present study. However, differences in nuances was seen within both groups and between the groups. Furthermore the analysis showed that consumers’ buyer personalities and external factors such as living conditions had more or less the level of impact on the choice of purchasing channel. It was about the same number of respondents that had been affected to choose the channel that they chose do to external factors, as the number of respondents that had chosen purchasing channel because of their buyer personality. Recommendations for further research could be a more extensive study with respondents from all of Sweden since the present study was conducted in two Swedish cities: Jönköping and Göteborg. Additionally, research about how supermarkets could make their e-commerce efforts be profitable could be of interest.
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Sepahpour, Ghazaleh. "Everyday objects as living things: The application of Transactional Analysis to understand and design product-person relationships." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/229267/1/Ghazaleh_Sepahpour_Thesis.pdf.
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This research investigated the application of Transactional Analysis (TA) in the Design field. As a theory about interpersonal relationships to understand relationships between people and products, the use of TA in Design led to identifying the main factors influencing people’s relationships with the objects, which are products’ function, facilitation, perceived performance, and evoked emotions. The findings of co-discovery and interview sessions resulted in a framework that can help designers to design products that support enhanced user-product relationships through understanding personality of products and the emotions they evoke. E.g., applying “helpful” and “efficient” personalities to products’ function creates positive emotions.
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Drobnis, David S. "Implementing innovation in real estate development : co-living as an innovative product." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120656.
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Thesis: S.M. in Real Estate Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, 2018.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-61).
The real estate industry is very conservative and risk averse, yet innovation is critical to its long term viability. While innovation does occur in real estate development, it is often discouraged and not the standard approach. This thesis focuses on understanding the motivations and obstacles facing real estate developers who decide to pursue innovative products, processes and systems. The study explores the challenges of developing co-living, a recent innovative real estate product in order to understand why this product is taking off across the country, and how it has been implemented in Boston and New York City. Insight into the innovation processes are derived from site visits and multiple interviews with professionals from different sectors of real estate: developers, consultants and regulatory authorities. The thesis concludes by describing five principles of innovative real estate development, relating to: Market Demand, Vision, Adoption, External Forces and X-Factors. While these principles are derived from experience in creating co-living projects, they are illustrative and important for the innovation process in all types of real estate products.
by David S. Drobnis.
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Roda, Sales Alba. "Contributions to hand kinematics characterisation during product manipulation in activities of daily living." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Jaume I, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/672248.
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This thesis presents contributions to the characterisation of hand kinematics during product
manipulation in activities of daily living (ADLs). The main contributions have been: (í) providing
quantifiable data of several technical aspects regarding the use of instrumented gloves for motion
capture of hand kinematics during ADLs: their effect on manual skills, fitting problems, etc., (ii)
providing an outline of the kinematic requirements of feeding and cooking tasks for a healthy
population, identifying task groups requiring extreme postures or velocities in specific joints, as
well as providing extensive data and making it available to the research community in a public
repository, and (iíí] presenting an overview of the effects of the design characteristics of assistive
devices (ADs) on hand kinematics, as a basis for the selection of the most suitable AD depending
on the patient's impairments.L'objectiu d'aquesta tesi és contribuir a la caracterització de la cinemàtica de la mà durant la manipulació de productes en activitats de la vida diaria (AVDs). Les principals contribucions d'aquesta tesi han sigut: (i) proporcionar dades quantificables sobre diversos aspectes tècnics de l'ús de guants instrumentals com a sistema de captura de moviment en AVDs: el seu efecte en la destresa manual, problemes d'ajust a la mà, etc ., (ii) presentar en línies generals els requisits cinemàtics de les tasques d'alimentació cuina per a la mà sana, i identificant grups de tasques que requereixen postures o velocitats extremes en articulacions específiques, així com proporcionar una base de dades extensa i posar-la a disposició de la comunitat científica en un repositori públic, i (íii) presentar una visió general de l' efecte de les característiques dels dispositius d'assistència (DAs) en la cinemàtica de la mà, proporcionant una base per a la selecció del DA més apropiat en funció dels impediments del pacient.
Programa de Doctorat en Tecnologies Industrials i Materials
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Mateus, Américo da Conceição. "Product/Brand co-creation methodology crossing marketing, design thinking, creativity and management: ideas(r)evolution." Doctoral thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/19162.
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This thesis introduce a new innovation methodology called IDEAS(R)EVOLUTION that was developed
according to an on-going experimental research project started in 2007. This new approach to innovation
has initial based on Design thinking for innovation theory and practice.
The concept of design thinking for innovation has received much attention in recent years. This
innovation approach has climbed from the design and designers knowledge field towards other knowledge
areas, mainly business management and marketing. Human centered approach, radical collaboration,
creativity and breakthrough thinking are the main founding principles of Design thinking that were adapted
by those knowledge areas due to their assertively and fitness to the business context and market complexity
evolution. Also Open innovation, User-centered innovation and later on Living Labs models emerge as
answers to the market and consumers pressure and desire for new products, new services or new business
models. Innovation became the principal business management focus and strategic orientation.
All this changes had an impact also in the marketing theory. It is possible now to have better strategies,
communications plans and continuous dialogue systems with the target audience, incorporating their insights
and promoting them to the main dissemination ambassadors of our innovations in the market.
Drawing upon data from five case studies, the empirical findings in this dissertation suggest that
companies need to shift from Design thinking for innovation approach to an holistic, multidimensional and
integrated innovation system. The innovation context it is complex, companies need deeper systems then
the success formulas that “commercial “Design thinking for innovation “preaches”. They need to learn how
to change their organization culture, how to empower their workforce and collaborators, how to incorporate
external stakeholders in their innovation processes, hoe to measure and create key performance indicators
throughout the innovation process to give them better decision making data, how to integrate meaning and
purpose in their innovation philosophy. Finally they need to understand that the strategic innovation effort it
is not a “one shot” story it is about creating a continuous flow of interaction and dialogue with their clients
within a “value creation chain“ mindset; RESUMO:
Metodologia de co-criação de um produto/marca cruzando Marketing, Design Thinking, Criativity
and Management - IDEAS(R)EVOLUTION.
Esta dissertação apresenta uma nova metodologia de inovação chamada IDEAS(R)EVOLUTION, que foi
desenvolvida segundo um projecto de investigação experimental contínuo que teve o seu início em 2007. Esta
nova abordagem baseou-se, inicialmente, na teoria e na práctica do Design thinking para a inovação.
Actualmente o conceito do Design Thinking para a inovação “saiu” do dominio da area de conhecimento
do Design e dos Designers, tendo despertado muito interesse noutras áreas como a Gestão e o Marketing.
Uma abordagem centrada na Pessoa, a colaboração radical, a criatividade e o pensamento disruptivo são
principios fundadores do movimento do Design thinking que têm sido adaptados por essas novas áreas de
conhecimento devido assertividade e adaptabilidade ao contexto dos negócios e à evolução e complexidade do
Mercado. Também os modelos de Inovação Aberta, a inovação centrada no utilizador e mais tarde os Living
Labs, emergem como possiveis soluções para o Mercado e para a pressão e desejo dos consumidores para
novos productos, serviços ou modelos de negócio. A inovação passou a ser o principal foco e orientação
estratégica na Gestão.
Todas estas mudanças também tiveram impacto na teoria do Marketing. Hoje é possivel criar melhores
estratégias, planos de comunicação e sistemas continuos de diálogo com o público alvo, incorporando os seus
insights e promovendo os consumidores como embaixadores na disseminação da inovação das empresas no
Mercado
Os resultados empiricos desta tese, construídos com a informação obtida nos cinco casos realizados,
sugerem que as empresas precisam de se re-orientar do paradigma do Design thinking para a inovação, para
um sistema de inovação mais holistico, multidimensional e integrado. O contexto da Inovação é complexo, por
isso as empresas precisam de sistemas mais profundos e não apenas de “fórmulas comerciais” como o Design
thinking para a inovação advoga. As Empresas precisam de aprender como mudar a sua cultura
organizacional, como capacitar sua força de trabalho e colaboradores, como incorporar os públicos externos no
processo de inovação, como medir o processo de inovação criando indicadores chave de performance e obter
dados para um tomada de decisão mais informada, como integrar significado e propósito na sua filosofia de
inovação. Por fim, precisam de perceber que uma estratégia de inovação não passa por ter “sucesso uma vez”,
mas sim por criar um fluxo contínuo de interação e diálogo com os seus clientes com uma mentalidade de
“cadeia de criação de valor”
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Soukupová, Barbora. "Compatibility of luxury and the concept of simply living." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-76574.
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Is luxury consumption incompatible with simple living? ... or not? For most of the people the question and the answer are obvious. On the first sight, it seems that there is no compatibility at all. How can luxury that is often connected and used as a synonym for opulence, excessive useless things and so on be even placed in one sentence with such a frugal concept as simple living? The purpose of this thesis is to define the framework and the issues that arise when putting the two concepts together. The findings of the thesis can be treated in deeper research that can follow and be inspired by this thesis. In order to prove and explain the analytical part, the findings are applied on real life examples. The theoretical part defines what luxury is, what its specific attributes are and why it stands apart from the "traditional" marketing approach. What is more, the impact of internalization and globalization on the luxury products and services is particular and cannot be treated in the same manner as for the mass consumption brands. The second analytical part treats the concept of simple living, the common misunderstandings and the philosophy of the concept. The two concepts are then put together in order to search for some for the points in common and the incompatibilities. The last chapter is dedicated to a practical illustration of the theory stated. Five star spa hotel and forest retreat Chateau Mcely is used as an example of luxury meeting simple living in some areas. The hotel is briefly introduced starting with the history of the building and then the modern history of the today's hotel after it was acquired by the actual owners, Inéz and James Cusumano. The mission statement and the principal idea of the project are detailed same as is the marketing mix of Chateau Mcely. And finally, the sustainability and ways of creating it are presented in order to underline the symbiosis of luxurious hotel and simple living, at least in some domains.
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Haukipuro, L. (Lotta). "User-centric product and service development in a multi-context living lab environment:case OULLabs and PATIO." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2019. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526221588.
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Abstract The purpose of this thesis is to increase understanding and provide new knowledge on the applicability and value of the living lab approach in user-centric product and service development in public and private sector. Research has been carried out within the authentic living lab environment of the Oulu Urban Living Labs (OULLabs) and the PATIO user community and user involvement tool in 2011–2018. Empirical evidence is gathered from qualitative living lab case studies conducted in multiple contexts: public service development, commercial product and service development, business accelerating, innovation instruments, public procurement and urban planning. The primary source of information are the 70 in-depth interviews with the customer companies and organizations. Both general and context-specific value of the living lab approach for public and private sector customers are identified. The living lab approach provides an effortless process for user-centric development. Knowledge and practice of user involvement are transferred into customers. The living lab approach supports the development of usable and desirable products and services. The diverse context-specific value of the living lab approach includes, e.g., information for the development and decision making, learning and knowledge, new customer and end-user contacts, increased efficiency, improvement of organizational culture and communication, enhanced quality of products and services, gaining visibility, involvement of citizens and increased productivity. PATIO is perceived as a fast, easy and efficient digital tool to involve users regardless time and location in a living lab environment. The main contribution of the thesis is the new knowledge of less researched long-term and partly novel living lab studies in a remarkable breadth. The findings of the thesis support the adoption of the living lab approach as a natural and continuous practice in a variety of product and service development activities, especially in local innovation ecosystems but also in international environmentsTiivistelmä Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on lisätä ymmärrystä ja tuottaa uutta tietoa living lab -toimintatavan soveltuvuudesta ja arvosta yritysten ja julkisen sektorin tuote- ja palvelukehityksessä. Tutkimus on toteutettu autenttisessa Oulu Urban Living Labs (OULLabs)- ja PATIO living lab -ympäristössä vuosina 2011‒2018. Tutkimuksen empiiriset todisteet perustuvat laadulliseen tapaustutkimukseen, jossa living lab -menetelmiä ja -työkaluja on hyödynnetty eri konteksteissa: julkisten palvelujen kehittäminen, kaupallisten tuotteiden ja palvelujen kehittäminen, yrityskiihdyttämö, innovaatioinstrumentit, julkiset hankinnat ja kaupunkisuunnittelu. Tutkimuksen pääaineisto koostuu 70:stä yritysten ja muiden sidosryhmien edustajien haastattelusta. Tutkimuksessa on tunnistettu sekä yleisiä että kontekstisidonnaisia living lab -toiminnan hyötyjä julkisen ja yksityisen sektorin asiakkaille. Living lab -toimintatapa tarjoaa vaivattoman prosessin käyttäjäkeskeiseen kehittämiseen sekä lisää uutta tietoa ja uusia käytäntöjä käyttäjien osallistamisesta. Living lab -toimintatapa tukee käytettävien ja haluttujen tuotteiden ja palveluiden kehittämistä. Living labin monet kontekstisidonnaiset hyödyt ovat esimerkiksi informaatio tuote- ja palvelukehityksen ja päätöksenteon tueksi, tiedon ja oppimisen lisääntyminen, prosessien tehostaminen, uudet asiakas- ja loppukäyttäjäkontaktit, tuottavuuden lisääntyminen ja taloudelliset hyödyt, organisaatiokulttuurin ja kommunikaation parantaminen, tuotteiden ja palveluiden parempi laatu, näkyvyyden lisääminen sekä kuntalaisosallistaminen. Digitaalinen käyttäjäyhteisö ja käyttäjien osallistamistyökalu PATIO on nopea, helppo ja tehokas tapa aktivoida käyttäjiä tuote- ja palvelukehitykseen living lab -ympäristössä. Tutkimus tuo uutta tietoa vähän tutkituista pitkän aikavälin living lab -toiminnan tuomista hyödyistä ja uudenlaisista living lab -tutkimuksista merkittävässä laajuudessa. Tulokset tukevat living lab -toiminnan omaksumista luonnolliseksi ja jatkuvaksi osaksi tuotteiden ja palveluiden kehittämistoimintoja paikallisissa innovaatioekosysteemeissä, mutta myös kansainvälisissä toimintaympäristöissä
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Trauth, Braden W. "Symbiotic Design: Building Resilience & Liberating Economies Through Product Design; Beyond the Circular Economy." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491558533324546.
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Pitroipa, Anatole France Rayanesalgo. "Do market-oriented rural producer organizations improve living conditions for poor households in Burkina Faso?" Connect to Electronic Thesis (CONTENTdm), 2010. http://worldcat.org/oclc/647751982/viewonline.
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Henderson, Lucia. "Producer of the living, eater of the dead : revealing Tlaltecuhtli, the two-faced Aztec earth /." Oxford : Archaeopress, 2007. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0801/2007408618.html.
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Kee, Jasmin. "Process characterisation of a manufactured living dermal equivalent (ICX-SKN) and use of ultrasound for product improvement." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2009. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/12537.
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The routine use of regenerative medicine products in patients requires cost-effective manufacturing processes and products that meet business and customer needs. The dermal skin substitute lCX-SKN, produced by lntercytex for the treatment of acute wounds, completed Phase I clinical trials in 2007. lCX-SKN is manufactured by seeding neonatal human dermal fibroblasts in a fibrin matrix and culturing for 49 days to form a collagen matrix synthesised by the cells. The results captured by this thesis demonstrate an integrated engineering and biological science approach to improve the current lCX-SKN process model and identify methods for process and product improvement. Measurement of the changes in the biochemical, mechanical and physical properties of lCX-SKN during the 49 day manufacturing period produced an improved four-phase process model describing cell proliferation, matrix compaction, fibrin degradation, collagen synthesis and matrix remodelling. Ultrasound was identified as a scalable form of mechanical stimulation for product improvement particularly as it does not require physical coupling to the constructs. A custom-built ultrasound device was used to investigate the effect of ultrasound on collagen synthesis and mechanical properties. A design of experiments showed that different combinations of ultrasound intensity (0.5-2.5W/cm2 ), duty cycle (5-80%) and duration (5-30minutes) affected the shear storage modulus (G') and collagen content. However, a significant effect on G' only resulted from combinations of duty cycle and duration. Further experiments to improve the properties of the construct, using 0.5W/cm2 intensity, 50% duty cycle and 14 minute duration resulted in a 73% increase in G' primarily through increased collagen deposition. The results showed that further work is required to minimise process variation through control of the input raw materials. Optimisation of the fibrin matrix and diffusion of the culture media were identified as key areas to improve manufacturing cost-effectiveness. Enhanced understanding of the physical and molecular mechanisms by which ultrasound elicits cell responses will enable further optimisation of the ultrasound process for product improvement.
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Kajzer, Ingrid. "An inquiry into the 'taken-for-granted' and emergent paradoxes : exploring the idea of the living product." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.405488.
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Birkehammar, Martina. "BÄDDSOFFAN GENERATIONS : Produktutveckling för compact living." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Innovation och produktrealisering, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-53533.
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In Sweden, there are students who live in small student apartments. These apartments can be called compact living as a student apartment can be as small as 16 square meters. To take advantage of the place that is in small homes, it would be good if larger furniture could be combined into a piece of furniture. On behalf of Husmuttern AB, this work has been aimed at exploring furniture concepts with sleeping and their functions in a compact living environment for students. The issues being examined are: - What functions are desirable in a multifunctional seating and sleeping furniture for students and people living in compact living environments? - How can a multifunctional seating and sleeping furniture be designed, that is applied to students living in a compact-living environment? Human Centered Design was used as a method and thus a qualitative data collection was carried out in the form of observations. The respondents were in the primary target group and were observed in their everyday lives in their homes. A focus group was involved in generating ideas and concepts. Functional prototypes were built, and 3D models were created in SolidWorks. Digital testing of the concepts was carried out and the development of the Generation Sofa Bed was realized. There is a discussion about how reliable this study is, when the results became situational. However, the respondents were from a limited audience and had different views on what they wanted from a sofa bed, which provided rewarding information for the development of the furniture. The conclusion is that while the Generation Sofa Bed needs to be further developed through testing and evaluation of storage facilities, it has great potential to become a finished product.I Sverige bor det studenter i små studentlägenheter. De lägenheterna kan kallas för compact living då en studentlägenhet kan vara så liten som 16 kvadratmeter. För att ta vara på den plats som finns i små hem vore det bra om större möbler kunde kombineras till en möbel. På uppdrag av Husmuttern AB har detta arbete haft som syfte att utforska möbelkoncept med sov- och sittfunktioner i en compact living miljö för studenter. De frågor som undersöks är: 1. Vilka funktioner är önskvärda i en multifunktionell sitt- och sovmöbel för studenter och personer som bor i compact living miljö? 2. Hur kan en multifunktionell sitt- och sovmöbel konstrueras, som är tillämpad för studenter som bor i compact-living miljö? Human Centered Design användes som metod och därmed genomfördes en kvalitativ datainsamling i form av observationer. Respondenterna var med i den primära målgruppen och observerades i sin vardag i sina hem. En fokusgrupp var med och genererade idéer och koncept. Funktionsprototyper byggdes och 3D modeller skapades i SolidWorks. Digital testning av koncepten genomfördes och utvecklingen av Bäddsoffan Generations blev förverkligad. Det finns en diskussion om hur pålitlig denna studie är, då resultaten blev situationsbaserade. Dock var respondenterna från en begränsad målgrupp och hade olika syn på vad de ville ha av en bäddsoffa, vilket gav givande information till utvecklingen av möbeln. Slutsatsen är att medan Bäddsoffan Generations behöver vidareutvecklas genom testning och utvärdering om förvaringsmöjligheter, så har den stor potential att bli en färdig produkt.
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Strege, Julia, and Johanna Ljungquist. "Produktutveckling med helhetsperspektiv - Framtagning av interiörsartikel : Från idé till färdig produkt." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-35305.
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Denna rapport, utförd av Johanna Ljungquist och Julia Strege, redogör för examensarbetet på högskoleingenjörsnivå för företaget Storefactory. Arbetet ligger inom ämnet produktutveckling och innovation. Företaget har sin bas i Jönköping och arbetar huvudsakligen med att designa och utveckla interiörsartiklar för privatpersoner. Företaget har idag omkring 120 återförsäljare runtom i Sverige.Projektets syfte har varit att med hjälp av de ingenjörskunskaper och verktyg som studenterna förvärvat under sin utbildning, formge en interiörsartikel för företaget. Arbetet ska resultera i ett konkret förslag på en produkt med ett komplett produktionsunderlag; materialspecifikation, vald tillverkningsmetod, ritningar och kostnadsuppskattning. Målet med arbetet har varit att produkten ska kunna leda till produktion och försäljning via Storefactorys återförsäljare.Arbetet och utvecklingen av produkten skalades ner och koncentrerades till tre målsättningar och fokusområden: Storefactorys vision, hållbarhet och samhällets trender. Dessa fokusområden har tagits i akt och hänsyn till, under samtliga delar av produktutvecklingsarbetet. Arbetet har bland annat innefattat en omfattande förstudie, idégenerering, konceptutvärdering, prototypbyggen samt kontakt med relevanta samarbetspartners.Resultatet av detta arbete är en vägghängd plåthylla som tillverkas genom tre bearbetningsmoment: stansning, bockning och pulverlackering. Plåthyllan Vikner är idag klar för produktion och studenterna är mycket nöjda med resultatet. Nyckelord: hållbarhet, framtida bostäder, produktutveckling och hållbar produktion.This thesis, performed by Johanna Ljungquist and Julia Strege, outlines the thesis in Bachelor of Science in Design and Product Development for the interior company Storefactory. The company is situated in Jönköping, working mainly with designing and developing interior design products for the household. The company has currently around 120 retailers across Sweden.The aim of the thesis has been, with the help of the engineering knowledge and tools that the students acquired during their education, to design and form an interior design product for the company.The work should result in a tangible proposal with a complete production documentation: material specification, selected manufacturing method, mechanical drawings and cost estimation. The purpose of this work has been to lead the product to production and sale through the retailers of Storefactory.The work and the development of the product were early scaled down and concentrated to three objectives and areas of focus: Storefactory’s vision, sustainability and trends of the society. These areas of focus have been taken into consideration during all aspects of developing the product. The work has included a comprehensive feasibility study, generation of ideas, evaluation of concepts, prototyping and contact with relevant partners and suppliers.The result of this work is a wall mounted shelf in sheet metal manufactured in three steps: punching, bending and powder coating. The shelf, named Vikner, is today ready for production, and the students are very satisfied with the results. Keywords: sustainability, future housing, product development and sustainable production.
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Casais, Mafalda Marques da Silva. "Design for the" new consumer". The green kitchen as a catalyst for sustainable living." Master's thesis, Faculdade de Arquitectura de Lisboa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/3939.
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Tese de Mestrado em Design de ProdutoA presente dissertação é um estudo exploratório sobre o habitar sustentável. Nesta investigação pretende-se compreender o que pode ser o habitar sustentável urbano (no contexto das sociedades ocidentais), tendo como elemento estruturante uma “Cozinha Verde”. Para além da caracterização do habitar urbano sustentável, o trabalho foca-se também na identificação e descrição do seu ‘habitante’ – aqui chamado de “Novo Utilizador / Consumidor”. O desenvolvimento destes dois conceitos (a Cozinha Verde e o Novo Consumidor) é feito com recurso à análise de estilos de vida vigentes e de tendências, e tem a intenção de criar – a partir do processo de construção mútua entre espaço e utilizador – reais soluções de design para a alteração do modo como o habitar é experienciado. Ao longo do trabalho argumenta-se que estes dois conceitos centrais podem ser apresentados como possíveis soluções para a questão de investigação: como pode o design, no contexto da cozinha como centro da habitação, agir como ferramenta e catalisador para uma mudança de mentalidades e comportamentos e provocar o debate sobre o habitar sustentável? O estudo baseia-se nos dois conceitos estratégicos - a "Cozinha Verde" e o "Novo Consumidor" – e divide-se em duas partes: uma parte introdutória de definição de uma série de conceitos básicos que sustentam as variáveis presentes na questão de investigação – incluindo Ecologia, Permacultura, Sustentabilidade, Sustentabilidade Afectiva, Espaço, Cultura Material e Necessidades Humanas –, e uma segunda e principal parte relativa à definição, elaboração e desenvolvimento dos dois conceitos centrais – a Cozinha Verde e o Novo Consumidor – à luz do actual contexto económico, social e ambiental. As duas partes baseiam-se na revisão da literatura, e na segunda parte é apresentado um projecto prático de uma Cozinha Verde e a validação do projecto é proporcionada pelo do input de vários especialistas. No que concerne à metodologia de investigação utilizada, opera-se com um tipo misto, não-intervencionista e intervencionista: a revisão da literatura em conjunto com a informação do Estado da Arte seguem-se de uma análise de dados das áreas da demografia, sociologia, ecologia, etnologia, etnografia e antropologia de modo a substanciar a definição dos conceitos supracitados e apresenta-se um projecto de intervenção de design, no qual através de investigação activa se exploram os conceitos mencionados.
ABSTRACT - The present dissertation is an exploratory study on sustainable living. The goal of this investigation is to envision how urban living (in western societies) can be sustainable, having a “Green Kitchen” as a structuring element. Besides the characterization of this sustainable urban living, the works also focuses on the identification and description of its ‘inhabitant’, which has been named the “New User / Consumer”. The development of these two concepts (the Green Kitchen and the New Consumer) is done by analyzing existing lifestyles and trends, and it has the intention of creating – from the process of mutual construction between space and user – real design solutions that change the way living is experienced. The dissertation is based on the research question how can design, within the context of the kitchen as the core of the household, act as a tool and a catalyst for a change in mentalities and behaviour and provoke a debate on sustainable living? The study builds on the two strategic concepts – the Green Kitchen and the New Consumer – and it is divided into two parts: an introductory first part regarding a definition of a series of basic concepts that support the variables in the research question – including Ecology, Permaculture, Sustainability, Affective Sustainability,Space, Material Culture and Human Necessities –, and the second and main part concerning the definition, development and detailing of the two central concepts – the Green Kitchen and the New Consumer – in the light of the present economical, social and environmental context. Both parts are based on literature study, while in the second part a practical project of a Green Kitchen is presented and validation of the project is provided by expert input. Throughout the dissertation we argue that these two central concepts can be presented as potential solutions for the abovementioned research question. As for the research methodology, we decided to use mixed methods of approach, both non-interventionist and interventionist: the literature together with the State of the Art information are followed by an analysis of data from the fields of demography, sociology, ecology, economy, ethnology,
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Gysel, Libra Jan Cleveland. "Whisper out loud!: Spirochete, a living newspaper, 1937-1939, produced by the Federal Theatre Project: an instrument for public health education in the war on syphilis." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54183.
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This historical case study examined the Federal Theatre's Living Newspaper Spirochete, a dramatized history of syphilis, and its relationship to public health education during the late 1930s. The materials for this historical case study were found in the Library of Congress Federal Theatre Project Special Collection, Fenwick Library, George Mason University, and in materials from the Records of the Works Projects Administration located in the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D. C. The study sought to examine and establish Spirochete as an example of a special relationship among government, health, education and the arts. An investigation of SpIrochete's relationship to public health education and an inquiry into Spirochete as a dramatic form provided the basis for the study. The study found that Spirochetes origins lay in the unique socioeconomic and political environment of Chicago, and of the nation, during the mid to late 1930s. Spirochete was similar to other Living Newspapers in its goal to inform audiences about a pressing social problem, to present facts and information, and then to motivate action resulting in social change. Spirochete 's form and techniques incorporated many of those found in other Federal Theatre Living Newspapers including many short scenes separated by Black Outs, experimental staging, and the innovative use of light, sound and spectacle to underscore and forward the dramatic action. Spirochete, however, was unique in its subject, syphilis, in its historical perspective, and its use of dramatized case histories juxtaposed with on-stage demonstrations of medical and scientific progress.
The study determined that the more than 100 performances of Spirochete in five cities made significant contributions to health issues and attitudes in the War on Syphilis. Spirochete helped break the silence that surrounded the nation's number one preventable killer and crippler. Spirochete imparted facts about syphilis in dramatic vignettes and with creative, innovative stagecraft. Although Spirochete cannot be considered great theatre, according to the criteria of most theatre authorities, Spirochete was a vibrant, viable form of education. Spirochete was propaganda, presenting a definite idea for a definite purpose. Conclusions drawn from the study indicate that Spirochete was an intentional, unique, and vital weapon in the War on Syphilis.Ed. D.
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Dutra, Fab?ola Canal Merlin. "Desenvolvimento de prot?tipo de cadeira de banho para indiv?duos com paralisia cerebral tetrapar?tica esp?stica." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2008. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/14921.
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Previous issue date: 2008-08-18This study proposes to develop an equipment that attends the demands of tetraplegic people due to cerebral palsy and that promotes an adequate caregivers postural biomechanics during the shower activity of daily living. First, a bibliographic review was performed to define the terms refering to cerebral palsy, activity of daily living (specifically shower), and assistive technology, besides listing the wheelchairs made on the mainly national assistive technology companies. Therefore, this is a descriptive-exploratory study based on a literature review and on a based-field exploration research. On the field research a survey was adopted as a methodological procedure as it is related to a direct investigation related to a phenomenon, on the case, represented by the current shower situation of the people investigated in this study. Data were collected with the application of a form to the caregivers and consumers of the medical-therapeutic treatment and place used by the participants. Such form, which was made up of open and close questions, tried to identify, besides the personal data of evaluated users and consumers, the characteristics of the current shower activity, such as the place where it takes place in the house, the used equipmentS, in the case there is any, and how often it occurs. The form also was used to identify the caregivers and consumers desires and perceptions in relation to the present characteristics of the new dispositive besides the users and consumers anthropometric data. The evaluation of the results obtained through the form, together with the practice and clinical experience of the researchers and engineers involved in this study, made it possible to develop and make up a real shower chair prototype with the specific adjusts destined to adequate the equipment to be used according to the needs of each user and consumer
Esta pesquisa tem como proposta desenvolver um equipamento que atenda as exig?ncias motoras de indiv?duos com paralisia cerebral tetrapar?tica esp?stica e promova biomec?nica postural adequada aos cuidadores para a atividade da vida di?ria referente ao banho. Inicialmente, o levantamento bibliogr?fico buscou definir os termos referentes ? paralisia cerebral, atividade da vida di?ria especificando o banho, e tecnologia assistiva, al?m de listar cadeiras de banho fabricadas nas principais ind?strias de produtos de tecnologia assistiva do mercado nacional. Desta forma, o trabalho tem sua forma??o baseada na pesquisa do tipo descritiva-explorat?ria atrav?s de investiga??o em fontes bibliogr?ficas e em pesquisa de campo. Na pesquisa de campo foi adotado como procedimento metodol?gico o levantamento, por se tratar de uma investiga??o direta relativa a um fen?meno que se deseja aprofundar, no caso, representado pela situa??o atual do banho dos indiv?duos deste estudo. Os dados foram coletados com a aplica??o de formul?rio junto aos cuidadores/consumidores em locais de tratamento m?dico-terap?utico freq?entados pelos indiv?duos participantes. O formul?rio, atrav?s de perguntas abertas e fechadas buscou identificar, al?m dos dados pessoais dos usu?rios e consumidores, as caracter?sticas da atividade do banho atual, como o local da casa onde o banho ? realizado; qual o equipamento utilizado, no caso de haver algum; e com que freq??ncia este ocorre. Tamb?m buscou identificar os desejos e percep??es dos cuidadores/consumidores em rela??o ?s caracter?sticas presentes no novo dispositivo, al?m de dados antropom?tricos dos usu?rios e consumidores. A avalia??o dos resultados obtidos atrav?s do formul?rio, somada a experi?ncia pr?tica-cl?nica do pesquisador e da equipe de engenheiros envolvidas no projeto, possibilitou o desenvolvimento e confec??o do prot?tipo real da cadeira de banho, com ajustes espec?ficos destinados a adequar o equipamento ao uso de acordo com as necessidades individuais de cada usu?rio e consumidor
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Skiba, Nathalie. "Processus d'innovation centré sur l'utilisateur : identification des besoins et interprétation des données issues de l'integration de l'utilisateur dans le processus de co-conception." Thesis, Université de Lorraine, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014LORR0027/document.
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Jamais nos modes de vie et les produits qui nous entourent n'ont évolué aussi rapidement. Cette évolution est un facteur nouveau à prendre en compte dans le développement de produits pour s'assurer de leur appropriation par les utilisateurs. C'est ainsi que les approches de conception s'orientent petit à petit vers l'intégration des usages. L'approche Living Lab est axée autour de quatre principes : le réalisme de la situation d'usage étudiée ; la continuité de la collaboration avec les utilisateurs ; la collecte de données d'usage spontanées ; l'augmentation de la capacité des utilisateurs à influencer le développement du produit. Ces principes facilitent le passage de la conception centrée-utilisateurs vers la conception centrée-usages, mais sont difficiles à réaliser concrètement. Pour accompagner et inspirer les concepteurs, nous proposons une méthode de pilotage de projet Living Lab composée de dix-huit opérations visant chacune l'atteinte d'un de ces principes. La méthode proposée est représentée sous forme de diagrammes NIAM-ORM, facilement compréhensibles car proche du langage naturel binaire. Deux projets urbains et deux projets industriels ont permis de tester notre méthode. La pertinence des opérations sur l'atteinte des principes est évaluée par le biais des réseaux bayésiens : selon les résultats obtenus, les opérations sont validées, ajustées ou reformulées puis ré-implémentées dans le modèle NIAM-ORMOur way of life and the products that surround us have never evolved so quickly. This evolution is a new factor to take into account in the product development to ensure the product appropriation by the users. For that reason the design approaches try to integrate usages. The Living Lab approach is organised around four principles: the realism of the studied situation; the continuity in the collaboration with the users; the collection of spontaneous usage data; the empowerment of users in the design process. These principles facilitate the path from "user-centred design" to "usage-centred design" but are difficult to realise practically. To guide and inspire the designers we propose a Living Lab project method made of eighteen operations; each operation is supposed to reach one of the four principles. The proposed method is represented with NIAM-ORM diagrams which are easily understandable because of its similarity with natural language. We tested our method on two urban projects and two industrial projects. The relevance of the tested operations on the principle realisation is evaluated according to bayesian networks: depending on the results the operations are validated, adjusted or rephrased and implemented again in the NIAM-ORM model
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Charrier, Marjorie. "Ergonomie et design dans une démarche de conception de produits centrée sur les besoins des personnes." Thesis, Belfort-Montbéliard, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016BELF0300/document.
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Lévolution des modes de vie conduit à une évolution des besoins et des souhaits des personnes, en quête «d'expérience », de « bien-être » et de « plaisir » à travers les produits qu'elles utilisent. Les entreprises doiventaujourd'hui satisfaire et séduire ces personnes de plus en plus exigeantes, en étant source d'innovation et denouveauté. Ainsi, elles s'intéressent de plus en plus dans leur démarche de conception de produits à une meilleureprise en compte du facteur humain. Faire vivre aux personnes des expériences positives et de qualité, demandeune démarche spécifique qui les placent au centre des préoccupations des acteurs-métier de la conception deproduits. Dans ce contexte, le processus de conception requiert l'intervention de différentes disciplines sensiblesjustement au facteur humain. Ainsi dans le cadre de nos travaux de recherche, nous nous sommes intéressés aurapprochement de l'ergonomie et du design, deux disciplines sensibles aux personnes qui évoluent vers denouvelles pratiques : le design pour « des besoins » et l'ergonomie prospective. Nous axons nos travaux derecherche sur les pratiques de ces deux disciplines qui convergent vers une vision commune, prospective et «humaniste » de la conception de produits, pour une meilleure prise en compte des personnes. Le principal enjeuscientifique de notre travail est de mieux cerner les pratiques actuelles, de l'ergonomie et du design dans uncontexte de conception de produits. Ceci, pour proposer à ces acteurs-métier une démarche (IDLifeS) et des outils(Guides de Connaissances), interdisciplinaires, qui correspondent à l'évolution de leurs pratiques respectives et quileur permettent de co-concevoir des produits et des situations de vie qui correspondent aux besoins, aux souhaits etaux caractéristiques des personnesLifestyles change led to the development of the needs and wishes of people who are looking for "experience", "wellbeing"and "pleasure" through the products they use. Companies must now satisfy and seduce these people whoare increasingly exigent, by being a source of innovation and new ideas. Thus, companies are more and moreinterested in their product design process, in order to better take into account, the human factor. It requires aspecific approach to make people have positive and quality experiences. In this approach, people are at the heart ofthe concerns of the product design actors. In this context, the design process requires the intervention of differentdisciplines rightly sensitive to human factor. In our research, we focused on ergonomics and design, two disciplinessensitive to people who are moving towards new practices: design for "needs" and the prospective ergonomics. Ourresearch is focus on the practices of these two disciplines that converge on a common vision, which is a prospectiveand "humanist" one, of the product design for a better integration of people. The main scientific challenge of ourwork is to better understand ergonomics and design current practices in a product design context. This, to suggestto these actors an approach (IDLifeS) and tools (Knowledge Guides), interdisciplinary, which correspond to thedevelopment of their practices and offer them to co-design products and life situations which correspond to theneeds, wishes and characteristics of people
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Ferreira, João Manuel Silva Loureiro Alves. "Exploração de subprodutos de maçã como matérias-primas alternativas em formulações para Columba livia." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/17171.
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Mestrado em Bioquímica - Bioquímica AlimentarO crescimento da população humana deverá continuar até 2050. Por este motivo, a competição por matérias-primas entre a nossa alimentação e a alimentação animal será inevitável, tornando importante o recurso a matérias-primas alternativas, provenientes dos excedentes da indústria alimentar, como o bagaço de maçã e o resíduo da filtração do sumo concentrado denominado por retentato de maçã. Dentro das gamas de produtos fabricados pela indústria da alimentação animal, temos as rações para pombo-correio. Estas rações estão adaptadas à prática do desporto columbófilo, separando os seus produtos de acordo com os diferentes períodos do ano: (i) concursos; (ii) criação; (iii) muda; (iv) defeso. A alimentação do pombo-correio baseia-se em misturas simples de sementes. Contudo, existem subprodutos da indústria alimentar que são utilizados na indústria das rações como os bagaços de oleaginosas, de frutos, e as sêmeas de cereais, com teores de proteína, fibra e matéria gorda adequados à dieta do pombo-correio. Contudo, a inclusão direta destes subprodutos não é aceite por parte dos criadores e dos pombos. Por este motivo, foi necessário adotar metodologias alternativas à inclusão direta, como a extrusão. Este método de processamento permite criar um alimento nutricionalmente uniforme, formulado a partir de diversas matérias-primas, tanto as convencionais como as provenientes de subprodutos. Com base nestes conhecimentos foram desenvolvidas formulações para alimentos extrusados, com incorporação de retentato de maçã, direcionados para os diferentes períodos do ano competitivo do pombo-correio. As percentagens de incorporação do subproduto foram de 5% para a ração depurativa, 10% para a ração da muda de pena e 15% para as rações de concursos e criação. A formulação para concursos apresentou 55% de hidratos de carbono, 20% de proteína e 10% de matéria gorda. A formulação de criação possui 58% de hidratos de carbono, 18% de proteína e 10% de matéria gorda. A formulação para a muda apresentou 58% de hidratos de carbono, 20% de proteína e 6 % de matéria gorda. Por último, a formulação para o defeso apresentou 71% de hidratos de carbono, 12% de proteína e 5% de matéria gorda. Todas as formulações continham 6-7% de fibra e 3-6% de cinzas. As rações produzidas mantiveram o equilíbrio nutricional comparativamente às misturas de sementes, habitualmente comercializadas.
The growth of the human population is expected to continue until 2050. For this reason, competition for raw materials between food and feed is expected, therefore is important the use of alternative raw materials from the by-products of food industry, such as apple pomace and the residue of concentrate apple juice filtration called apple retentate. The racing pigeon feed is one of the many products made by the animal feed industry. These feeds are adapted to the practice of pigeon racing, separating their products according to the different periods of the pigeon racing: (i) competitions; (ii) breeding; (iii) moulting; (iv) resting. The usual feed for pigeon is composed solely by seeds, however, some food industry by-products, such as soybean meal, canola meal, apple pomace and cereal brans, have a protein, fat and fiber content adequate to the pigeon diet. However, direct inclusion of such by-products cannot be done directly, because it wouldn’t be accepted by both breeders and animals. For this reason, it is necessary to adopt alternative methods to direct inclusion, such as extrusion. This method allows the creation of a nutritionally uniform feed, made from several raw materials, both conventional for this type of feed and by-products. Based on this knowledge, formulations for extruded feeds, targeting all the different periods of the pigeon racing year and including apple retentate were developed. The percentages of incorporation of the by-product were 5% for the resting feed, 10% for the moulting feed and 15% for the competitions and breeding feed. The formulation for contests had 55% carbohydrates, 20% protein and 10% fat. The breeding formulation had 58 % carbohydrates, 18% protein and 10% fat. The formulation for moulting had 58% carbohydrates, 20% protein and 6% fat. Finally, the formulation for the resting period had 71% carbohydrates, 12% protein and 5% fat. All the feeds had between 6-7% of fiber and 3-6% of ashes. The produced feeds maintained the nutritional balance in comparison with the usually marketed mixtures of seeds.
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Silveira, Neto Osvaldo José da. "Perfil soroepidemiológico e detecção molecular de Toxoplasma gondii em Gallus gallus e Columba livia da região metropolitana de Goiânia, Goiás." Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2013. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/3797.
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The objective of this work was to evaluate the epidemiological situation of T. gondii in domestic and synanthropic birds in the metropolitan region of Goiânia, Goiás, by means of serological and molecular tests. By using modified agglutination and indirect hemagglutination techniques, samples from 450 domestic poultry (Gallus gallus) were evaluated, of which 150 birds were free-range (subsistence conditions), 150 were laying hens and 150 were broiler fowl. Research was also carried out, using direct agglutination (MAT) and PCR, on the occurrence of T. gondii in 80 free-range hens sold in open markets and on 150 common pigeons (Columba livia) in the Goiânia region. Antibodies for the parasite were found in all types of birds investigated, and there was a statistical difference in relation to positivity (p<0.05), which ranged in ascending order, thus: broilers (4.7%), layers (11.3%) and free-range fowl (38%). As regards birds sold at fairs, positivity was high, increasing proportionally with the number of fragments tested, without differences (p>0.05) in heart or brain samples (38.75% positive in MAT and 70 % positive in PCR). There was an association between chickens found positive in the modified agglutination and PCR tests, and it was noted that the higher the titer in the serology, the greater was the chance of positivity in the PCR. The pigeons presented positivity of 22.6% in the serology and low positivity in PCR (2%), with cysts only detected in brain samples. Occurrence of T. gondii was detected in all types of birds and rearing systems analyzed. Research into T. gondii in domestic chickens and in pigeons in this work proves the importance of these birds as indicators of environmental contamination, as well as providing evidence of the potential risks that they bring to public health in the region of Goiânia, Goiás.
O objetivo da realização deste trabalho foi avaliar a situação epidemiológica do T. gondii em aves domésticas e sinantrópicas da região metropolitana de Goiânia, Goiás, através de testes sorológicos e moleculares. Pelo uso das técnicas de aglutinação modificada e hemaglutinação indireta foram avaliadas amostras de 450 aves domésticas (Gallus gallus), sendo 150 aves criadas na forma de subsistência, 150 galinhas de postura e 150 frangos de corte. Também foi pesquisada através do uso da aglutinação direta (MAD) e da PCR a ocorrência de T. gondii em 80 galinhas caipiras vendidas em feiras livres e em 150 pombos domésticos (Columba livia) da região de Goiânia. Anticorpos para o parasito foi encontrado em todos os tipos de aves pesquisadas, sendo que houve diferença estatística em relação a positividade (p<0,05), sendo a mesma crescente quando se analisou frangos de corte (4,7%), galinhas de postura (11,3%) e galinhas de criações de subsistência (38%). Em relação às aves vendidas em feiras, a positividade foi elevada, aumentando proporcionalmente ao número de fragmentos testados, não tendo diferenças (p>0,05) em amostras de coração ou cérebro (38,75% positivas na MAD e 70 % positivos na PCR). Houve associação de galinhas positivas no teste de aglutinação modificada e na PCR, constatou-se que quanto mais elevado o título da ave na sorologia maior a chance de positividade na PCR. Os pombos apresentaram positividade de 22,6% na sorologia e baixa positividade na PCR (2%) sendo detectados parasitos apenas em amostras de cérebro. A ocorrência de T. gondii foi detectada em todos os tipos de aves e criações analisadas. A pesquisa de T. gondii em galinhas domésticas e em pombos neste trabalho comprova a importância destas aves como indicadoras da contaminação ambiental, assim como evidencia o risco potencial que as mesmas impõem a saúde pública na região de Goiânia, Goiás.
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Meunier, Christophe. "Quand les albums parlent d'Espace. Espaces et spatialités dans les albums pour enfants." Thesis, Lyon, École normale supérieure, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014ENSL0964/document.
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Le travail présenté dans cette thèse s’inscrit dans le champ de la géographie culturelle et veut participer à prouver qu’il existe un tournant spatial tel qu’il a été défini par Edward Soja en 1996, qui permet de porter un regard autre sur les sociétés en les analysant à partir des objets culturels qu’elles produisent. Les albums pour enfants, ces livres conçus pour le jeune public qui combinent images, supports et très souvent textes dans un rapport d’interdépendance, constituent les objets de ce travail de recherches. Envisagés comme des produits culturels géographiques, ils interrogent, disent, représentent et mettent en scène espaces et spatialités. S’intéressant à un corpus d’albums iconotextuels narratifs édités en France entre 1919 et 2012, ce travail s’emploie à démontrer qu’il existe une interdépendance entre trois instances narratives (textuelle, iconique et plastique) et que cette interdépendance génère et imagine non seulement de l’espace pour le lecteur mais également une intentionnalité spatiale, une transmission d’un habiter tel qu’il est pensé par l’auteur-illustrateur. La dernière partie de ce travail, plus exploratoire, propose de voir dans l’album pour enfants un lieu de communication dans lequel l’intentionnalité spatiale aiderait le lecteur-enfant à agir sur de l’espace. La réception, l’expérience esthétique, la lecture performative de l’album permettraient à l’enfant de se construire un capital culturel spatial dans lequel il pourrait puiser pour « faire avec » l’espace qu’il habite ou qu’il aura à habiterThe work presented in this dissertation fits in the field of cultural geography and hopes to prove that there exists a spatial turning point as defined by Edward Soja in 1996, which will allow a further look into societies, analyzing them by means of the cultural objects that they produce.Children’s picture books, these books conceived for the young public which combine images, props, and very often text in a relationship of interdependence, constitute the objects of this research work. Considered as geographic cultural products, they question, state, represent, and stage spaces and spatialities.Drawing from a body of narrative, iconotextual picture books published in France between 1919 and 2012, this work intends to demonstrate that there exists an interdependence among three narrative instances (textual, iconic, and plastic) and that this interdependence generates and imagines not only space for the reader but also a spatial intentionality, a transmission of living such as envisioned by the author-illustrator.The last part of this work, more exploratory, proposes seeing in children’s books a place of communication in which the spatial intentionality would help the child-reader to act on the space. The reception, the esthetic experience, the performative reading of the picture book would allow the child to construct for himself a spatial cultural capital in which he could delve to “play with” the space in which he lives or that he will have to live
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Lang, Ian William, and n/a. "Conditional Truths: Remapping Paths To Documentary 'Independence'." Griffith University. Queensland College of Art, 2003. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20031112.105737.
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(Synopsis to introductory statement): An introductory statement to five documentary films made by Ian Lang in Australia between 1981 and 1997 exemplifying a 'democratising' model of sustainable and ethical documentary film production. This document critically reflects on the production process of these films to accompany their submission for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Publication at Griffith University. It finds that a contemporary tendency towards 'post-industrial' conditions allows an observational film-maker to negotiate a critical inter-dependence rather than a romantically conceived 'independence' traditional to the genre. [Full thesis consists of introductory statement plus six DVD videodiscs.]
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Weng, Pei-Zhi, and 翁培芝. "A Study of Applying Bionic Design on Products-Case Studies of Four Living Products." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9s8439.
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碩士嶺東科技大學
創意產品設計系碩士班
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The rapid development of industry has polluted the natural environment in past years. Concerning the climate change, modern people therefore advocate returning to the nature. Bionics theory is integrated into daily necessities in this study, tending to achieve the harmonious coexistence among human beings, the nature, and products with the intelligence in the nature. There has not been a definite and simple design procedure for modern bionic design that the process applicable to bionic design is investigated in this study. Bionic design is applied to discuss the origin and meaning of the harmony between human beings and the nature. Besides, the bionic principles and implications are derived from the overall analyses and proof, according to human thought and cognition properties. A perfect bionic design procedure is further planned with such analysis data for successive research. Daily necessities are the closest to people. In addition to transforming the image of natural resources into the design materials, organic characteristics are transformed for introducing the implications of bionic design into daily necessities. The design meaning has the works appeal to people and deliver the deep implication of natural maintenance to the users. Twenty works in four groups focusing on the harmonious coexistence among the nature, products, and human beings are accomplished in this study. They also deliver deeper ideas of being close to the nature and protecting the nature for the harmonious coexistence to the users.
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Yang, Ya-Zhu, and 楊雅筑. "The Application of the Patina in the Living Products." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8p4h2y.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
設計系
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From the creation of the inspiration, the inspiration comes from life. The thesis tried to apply the patina on living products which is regarded as the “stain” by people. Probably patina is a fresh aesthetic perspective because of its colorful and stunning color. The literature reviews on “copper” and “patina”. The first section is about metal forming and surface treatment technology, the last half of the literature is about the origin of patina and patination. Patina is not only inorganic oxide but also alive and vibrant. The third chapter starts from collecting creations of patina, and then presents the designers’ concept and creation approach. Afterwards, it summarizes some reference points for this thesis. This creation thesis presents three series : (1) Seed Vase, inspired by the texture of seed, moreover, applying the forging method in order that simulated texture. The design concept is that the vase looks as if a seed, and the flower as thought blossoming. (2) Elapsed Time, inspired by the oxidation etching. Because of the temperature from the lamp, the color of patina can vary gradually day by day. (3) Landscape. Owing to the vibrant color of patina, Landscape presents various pattern on the both sides. Landscape is a modular creation so that users could design their own unique “landscape” by themselves. Not only is it a storage tray, but it is also a scenery in our daily life.
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Bomela, Chubekile Cola. "Living the Brand : a case study of how management at Standard Bank can create brand ambassadors of their employees." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1476.
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In April 2006 the new brand positioning for Standard Bank was revealed to
staff and the general public. The new brand positioning focused mainly on
employees and customers and to a lesser extent operational efficiency. The
study attempts to find what meanings the employees of Standard Bank made
of this new brand positioning through a qualitative case study methodology.
As part of the study, theoretical models and concepts covering the brand,
brand positioning, living the brand, employee segmentation and the 3-phased
approach to implement the programme were reviewed. A qualitative research
study was conducted whereby one-on-one interviews were held with
managerial and non-managerial employees at Standard Bank. The research
is therefore a phenomenological investigation of the business problem
statement, that is, the re-positioning of the brand from simpler to better, faster
as well as inspired and motivated.
The research findings were that the brand repositioning did not have a
negative impact on employee perceptions. However, it was found that
employees did not understand what the brand stands for and were having
problems delivering on the new brand promise. To improve the level of
understanding by the employees so that the new brand positioning can
influence employee behaviour, the researcher recommended applying the 3-
phased approach in implementing an effective "living the brand" programme.Thesis (MBA)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2006.
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Huang, Jyun-Huei, and 黃竣暉. "Explore the Cost-Benefit of Living Wall Products from the Perspective of the Providers." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2y5ta7.
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碩士國立嘉義大學
園藝學系研究所
106
In densely developed, subtropical or tropoical cities, urban heat island effects are resulted by the shrinking area of vegetative cover and the increasing area of man-made pavement. Through the evaporating and shading functions of plants, green walls with plants on vertical facades of a bulding can help to stabilize indoor temperature and thus decrease the energy consumption of indoor cooling. Green walls can be devidided in to two types: green facades, which rely on the climbing ability of plants to create vertical greening effect, and living walls, which overcome the growing limitation of plants and create immediate greening on a vertical surface. Between the two types, living walls have a high greening efficiency and are valued in green wall markets. However, the study on living wall in Itatly has found that through life cycle analysis and cost-benefit analysis, it takes 47 years for living walls to have overall benefits deriving from energy saving larger than the cost deriving from the procution, assembly and mainanece. This idea has yet been fully addressed by the practitioners and accademics, and how the provides of green walls view the idea can influence how much green walls contribute to sustainable development. Thus, this study aims at exploring the perceptions of the providers on costs and benefits of living walls cross its life span. By using the qualitative approach, the research methods are second-hand data collection, field work and indepth interview. The results show that green wall providers prioritize the cost of maintence and management along the life span of green walls, and emphasize that due to the short life span of the living walls on a construction fence, minising its cost is the most important consideration of the type of green walls. Regarding disposal, most of the providers did not participate in the operation, so it is impossible to determine the results of the living walls in Taiwan in this respect. However, providers also believe that design, client, professional and non-professional, and policy in Taiwan are also worthy of an extended discussion. And for the concept of cost-benefit, respondents think that there should not be only quantifiable factors, and more qualitative factors should be taken into account.
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Po-HsuanWang and 王博玄. "The Influence of Product’s Identity Image on User Safety-Taking Products in Public Space of Women Living Alone as an Example." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/3b3j5y.
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碩士國立成功大學
工業設計學系
105
Users express their preference and value through what they use such as products. Likewise, products show owner’s or user’s personal image in addition to function and aesthetics. This concept is what the authors define as “Product Identity Image (PII)”. However, if a given product has its particular identity image, people are able to, through the product, speculate the user’s personal information such as gender, age, occupation, economic status, and beauty, all of which may induce to commit a crime. Therefore, this research studies PII, taking products in public space of five women each of which lives alone as an example. Based on interviews with 25 participants, this paper proposes three ways to ensure safety for the five female subjects. For ensuring safety, three ways can be applied: (1) placing several night out shoes with different styles or removing all of them to the inside; (2) placing at least one pair of male slippers; and (3) hiding seductive shoes. The result of tests examines that the first two ways effectively influence participants’ speculation on PII and still fit each subject’s fashion style. This research also concludes that (1) there is no significant difference between speculation done by male and female participants. (2) Men are more capable to identify cohabitation. (3) Age can be easily speculated. (4) It is difficult to speculate beauty through shoe products. (5) The number of different shoe styles reveal the number of tenants. And (6) a specific single style may reveal the fact that there is a woman living alone.
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Tsai, Yueh-Tao, and 蔡月桃. "Consumer’s Acceptance and Purchase Intentions for Corrugated Paper Products --- A case study of Ccpaper Living Museum." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/be5r5e.
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碩士國立虎尾科技大學
經營管理研究所在職專班
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the industrial structure in Taiwan. Under the influence of environmental protection issues, increasing importance has been attached to the development of green products. This research probes into paper products made of paper material, and investigates consumers’ acceptance towards paper products and attitude towards purchase intention. Among the numerous small and medium enterprises (SMEs), this research chose paper product enterprise, which is closely-related to the issue of environmental protection, as the target, and treated Ccpaper as the case study. Ccpaper is a newly established brand with a fresh service model, and innovative products in the emerging market. This research investigated consumers’ environmental behaviors and attitude towards environmental products, as well as their knowledge of the logo of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). As a pioneering research on the topic, this research aims to provide effective suggestions for enterprises and future researchers. The purpose of this research are to explore the influence of consumers’ identification with brands, overall satisfaction, product acceptance, information acquisition, and acknowledgment of environmental protection on their purchase intention. Moreover, it discussed whether consumers’ acceptance of products has a moderating effect on consumers’ overall satisfaction and purchase intention. The following null hypotheses are proposed: H1: The brand identification of the visitors of Ccpaper has no significant influence on their purchase intention; H2: The overall satisfaction of the visitors of Ccpaper has no significant influence on their purchase intention; H3: The product acceptance of the visitors of Ccpaper has no significant influence on their purchase intention; H4: The information acquisition of the visitors of Ccpaper has no significant influence on their purchase intention; H5: The acknowledgement of environmental protection of the visitors of Ccpaper has no significant influence on their purchase intention; H6: The product acceptance of the visitors of Ccpaper has no significant moderating effect on the overall satisfaction and purchase intention. The result indicated that the influence of brand identification, product acceptance, information acquisition, acknowledgement of environmental protection, and overall satisfaction, on purchase intention, had all reached a statistical significance level. Therefore, the null hypotheses H1, H2, H3, H4, and H5, were all rejected. Regression analysis was conducted to verify whether the overall satisfaction has a moderating effect on purchase intention, and found that H6 was not rejected. Based on the results, this research proposed suggestions for Ccpaper: (1) upholding the concept of environmental protection is conducive to consumers’ purchase intention; (2) strengthening brand marketing and increasing information dissemination channels; (3) developing unique characteristics; (4) continuing in innovation, and improving R&D. Moreover, as the market of paper products is an emerging topic, future researchers can increase the number of research samples, and compare a variety of paper products factories for a broader research.
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Chen, Si-Wen, and 陳思雯. "Exploring the Consumption Intention of Smart Living Technology Products - A Case Study of Medical Grade Mobile Health Device." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/bztxq5.
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碩士朝陽科技大學
企業管理系
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Wearable devices have been integrated into mobile medical applications. As the Internet of things continues to mature, demand for mobile health care increases. Moreover, with declining subreplacement fertility, aging populations, and increasing public opinion that prevention is better than cure, mobile medical technology is becoming increasingly crucial for health maintenance, health-related self-management, and delivering users’ customized information to inform the development of mobile health care. This study analyzed the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology to investigate the effects of technology readiness, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions on the usage intention of medical-grade wearables. In total, 306 questionnaires were distributed and returned. Of the returned samples, 297 were valid, yielding a valid return rate of 97%. Path analysis was performed on the research framework through structural equation modeling. The framework was modified based on the results of confirmatory factor and validity analyses. Innovativeness, optimism, safety, performance expectancy, and effort expectancy served as independent variables to examine the attitudes of surrogate consumers toward using medical-grade wearables and the effects of these attitudes on the intention to purchase such devices for older adults.The findings are as follows. First, innovativeness and safety negatively affected surrogate consumer attitudes toward using medical-grade wearables. Second, optimism positively affected surrogate consumer attitudes toward using medical-grade wearables. Third, consumer performance expectancy positively affected surrogate consumer attitudes toward using medical-grade wearables. Fourth, consumer effort expectancy negatively affected surrogate consumer attitudes toward using medical-grade wearables. Fifth, innovativeness and safety positively affected surrogate consumer behavioral intention to purchase such devices for older adults. Sixth, optimism negatively affected surrogate consumer behavioral intention to purchase such devices for older adults. Seventh, consumer performance expectancy negatively affected surrogate consumer behavioral intention to purchase such devices for older adults. eighth, consumer effort expectancy optimism affected surrogate consumer behavioral intention to purchase such devices for older adults. Ninth, surrogate consumer attitudes toward using medical-grade wearables positively affected their behavioral intention to purchase such devices for older adults. These findings could serve as a reference for the interface design or service process of medical-grade wearables.
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Mei-Yi, Lee, and 李美宜. "Craft Products Marketing：A Case Study of Taiwan Living Crafts Center and National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45603445836602250604.
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碩士亞洲大學
國際企業學系碩士在職專班
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With the expansion of craft market since 2000, the promotion to craft products requires a more organized strategy including exhibition plan, marketing, packaging and distribution channel to survive in the keen competition. Besides the existing National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute Shop, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute（NTCRDI）founded Taiwan Living Crafts Center in Park Lane by CMP in July 2008. This Center attracted the attention of craft industry ever since its opening and thus coming out the motive of this research. This research uses mainly the qualitative research methods to probe into the operation of these 2 outlets of NTCRDI by document analysis, participant observation and in-depth interview. And through the observation of their operation conditions and development to know how the government organization (NTCRDI) creating the added-value of craft product by the using its aesthetic and culture identity. After analyzed this case study, the conclusion propose some sales strategies for the craft market.
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Boceski, Dushko. "Customers’ Emotions and their Impact on Quality Development of Products : with Environmental Implications." Thesis, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-205299.
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The contemporary society reflects with countless of non-functional, i.e. luxurious, products which, with their redundant property, have a wasteful or negative impact on customers’ survival value and their living environment. Customers have a tendency to make biased judgments in the choice of the products they purchase, causing them to confuse many of such non-functional product features with the functional ones and constantly encourage their market production. This may reflect a variety of impacts on the market: decreasing the pace and course of development products’ actual, functional quality while increasing the pace and course of development for products’ non-functional, luxurious quality; constant increments of prices disproportionate to the product’s actual quality; discard of functional investments; utilization of wasteful resources; etc. This study will suggest a link between products’ price-quality disproportions in the development of new models and the customers’ biased emotional purchasing-decisions before buying a product. With that, it will indicate how customer’s emotions play a role in products’ future industrial quality developments and how biased emotional perceptions contribute to non-functional or luxurious quality developments. Consequently, implications are also found for the psychological and economical causalities behind our ubiquitously polluted environments.
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Yen, Bee-Hsia, and 嚴碧霞. "A Study on the Correlation between Living Style and R&D in Household Textiles: Using Carrefour’s Bedding Products as Examples." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/71637758569944593042.
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碩士銘傳大學
設計管理研究所碩士在職專班
95
Household textile products are the soul and the core of household articles. This study aims to explore the correlation between living style and the production of household textiles: using Carrefour’s bedding products in Taiwan as a case study. The essay will investigate what strategies Carrefour has used to promote its market, especially in relation to household textile market, what products Carrefour decides to manufacture to maintain its edge by staying away from the red sea of bloody competition and how these measures have affected the relationship between Carrefour and its local suppliers. In other words, the chain process of BTO (build-to-order) that Carrefour adopts will be studied and analyzed. Except for the quantitative reading of the questionnaires, the essay is in essence a qualitative research, using literature review, in-depth interviews and telephone interviews to collect the research data on Carrefour, its supplies and their symbiotic relationship. And my conclusion will focus on the following five issues: (1) the correlation between living style and household textile products, (2) the current domestic market of household textile products, (3) the process of the R&D (4) the analysis of Carrefour’s bedding products, and (5) a feasible new model to design and manufacture products. Tentative suggestions to improve current practice will be proposed in the essay together with prediction of some future developments and trends in Taiwan’s household textile industry.
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Yang, Chen-Ching, and 楊振慶. "A Study of Market Segmentation and Consumer Behavior in Music Products Market ~An Example of The Young People Living in Taipei Metropolitan." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92969134429010752699.
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碩士國立東華大學
企業管理學系
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The purpose of this study is two-fold: (1) To identify market segments base on the sources of information which people gather in music products market；and (2) To analyze consumer markets and buying behaviors. The music products of interest are divided into cassette, CD, MD and MP3, respectively. This research is aimed at consumers who are aged between 15 to 30 year-old and live in Taipei Metropolitan. First of all, this study identified the information people use to make buying decisions. Second, a market segmentation analysis is developed base on the findings. This analysis is examined according to the differences in demographics, consumer behaviors, lifestyles and four musical products. The characteristics of the market segments are identified and profiled according to the results revealed in this analysis. Finally, marketing strategies are initiated to tailor the differences between segments. Structured questionnaire are used. In Total, 422 valid questionnaires are collected. The researcher applied four statistical techniques including t-test, chi-square test, cluster analysis and factor analysis to test the hypotheses. The two major findings： 1.The majority of consumers in music product market can be identified as CD buyers. They prefer pop Chinese music, get information from television, and purchase music products in retailing stores, do not copy or download from Internet. 2.There are some significant differences in demographics, buying behaviors, lifestyles and all kinds of the music products. Due to the findings, the researcher suggests that effective marketing strategies could be designed base on the information analyzed from two market segments.
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LI, SIZ-HAN, and 李思翰. "A Study on Application of Emotional Design to the Design Elements of Life Products for Elderly Living Alone with Heart Flow Theory." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34q782.
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碩士國立雲林科技大學
創意生活設計系
106
In recent years, the population of Taiwan has been aging. According to 2017 statistics, the aging index in February was 100.18, an increase of 6.68 compared with February last year. In May last year, the number of elderly population accounted for 12.78% of the total population, and it grew to 13.33% in February this year. The aging situation in Taiwan has become more serious, and the aging rate has continued to increase. If this aging rate is exceeded, it will probably exceed 20% in 2060, becoming the same "hyper-aged society" as Japan. There are many phenomena worthy of attention in an aging society. In the case of elderly people living alone. it means that they live alone for a long time, that’s why they inevitably leads to psychological loneliness and alienation. In view of this, this study will explore the psychology of the elderly living alone through the theory of flow, use the theory of flow to make the elderly forget the passage of time, join the emotional design and develop the products of the elderly living alone, thus reducing the loneliness of the elderly living alone. The products that come into contact with life solve their psychological problems and achieve social phenomena such as suicide or loneliness. This study uses the theory of flow to explore the application of emotional design to the elderly products as the research main axis. Through emotional design and flow theory to give the soul of the elderly living alone, this study will find three experts to conduct interviews, and analyze the interview content. And look for four old people to play the game, observe the record from it, and use the questionnaire after the observation, to understand that this game can help the elderly living alone to enter the flow channel, to eliminate the extra time of the weekday, and collect the data, The improvement method is proposed to establish a set of merchandise design elements of emotional design, so that the public pays more attention to the problem of the soul of the elderly living alone.
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Tsung-Hsun, Yang, and 楊宗訓. "A Feasibility Analysis of Bed and Breakfast combine the local culture and Agricultural Products of Slow-Living-An Example of Shui Jing Rural Community of Yunlin County." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27cx2b.
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碩士稻江科技暨管理學院
休閒遊憩管理學系碩士班
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This study is intended to understand the process of combining in-situ culture, agricultural specialty and homestay environment to participate in slow leisure. Exploring the feasibility of the Shuijing Community B&B combined with local culture and agricultural specialties for slow leisure. Therefore, by understanding the opinions and suggestions of local residents and experts, these materials will be collected and provided to the industry and local governments for some opinions to enhance the feasibility of combining the real estate industry with the hotel and implementing slow travel. In response to the feasibility of the development of the hotel and the integration of local industries, as well as expert interviews, the local people in the Shuijing community used structured questionnaires to give advice. It is found that the combination of local culture and agricultural specialties and property development affects cognition with the highest awareness of damage to natural resources, indicating that local residents pay considerable attention to the preservation and maintenance of the natural environment. If the combination of local products and leisure homestays, it will increase the investment of foreign investment and government funds. In terms of the feasibility of the combination of local culture and agricultural specialties and property development, the local people support the topic of this paper, and especially agree that the positive impact of the development of the local cultural industry combined with the local cultural industry is more negative than negative. In addition, it is found that the age and residence time have different degrees for the development of the hotel and the local cultural industry. The older the age or the longer the living time in the area, the stronger the support. In particular, the recognition of the local culture combined with the B&B is deeper. The interviews described in the expert interviews are in the same consistency as the results of the survey. And there are the same insights on cultural issues and suggesting that the government needs more attention. Keywords: Bed and Breakfast, local culture, agricultural products, Slow-Living, feasibility
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Chiang, Chun-chun, and 江俊均. "Study how Facebook Fan Page''s users'' intention do influence to their purchase intention of direct selling products：Using U.S. Forever Living Products Company as an example." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/42917142853957522942.
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碩士國立中央大學
企業管理研究所
100
Facebook has been popular among personal internet users and enterprisessince it was lunched in 2004. Its most prospective and valuable function is fans group. Many enterprises start to manage its fans group and even take social media management into consideration in their marketing strategy. Besides, because of personal interest and observation financial crisis and global regression barely damaged global direct selling industry; what’s more, global direct selling companies’ revenue were growing up during recession, and to be a direct seller was a popular option as a part-time job. Most people positively perceive fans group marketing works out, but researches of fans group benefits estimation are rare and there is only one domestic thesis studying direct selling companies’ marketing strategy on the facebook. Therefore, this study adopts Forever Living Products as the study case and focuses on Forever Living Products’ fans group(FLP). This research attempts to examine determinants that affect facebook members’ intention of adopting FLP fans group and discuss effects that intention of adopting FLP fans group causes purchase intention of Forever Living Products. According to these findings, this study proposes some suggestions of fans group marketing strategy to direct selling companies. This study constructs a model based on the theory of Reasoned Action(TRA) and purchase intention. In addition, it applies structural equation modeling (SEM) to analyze the data collected from 240 facebook members who filled out questionnaire online. The results in this study show: 1. Subjective norm positively influence users’ intention of adopting the FLP fan page. 2. Users’ intention of adopting FLP fan page positively influence their purchase intention.
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Tseng, Hui-yu, and 曾卉瑀. "Living Experiences as Product Design Languages." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48751569243611267177.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
設計研究所
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As a way to cope with product differences from consumers as well as their needs for symbolic meanings, a lot of designers use their own experiences or understandings as the product design languages. To improve the added values of product symbolisms, new meanings of the products and the social identity were created by corresponding between users’ cognitions and their own internal emotions. Card sorting and qualitative interview were adopted to investigate the users’ associations, cognitions and logical thinking processes with product symbols from their daily lives. According to the results of card sorting and interviews, the study outlines ten kinds of living experiences people associate with products, ranging from“imitation of natural ecology”, “anthropomorphic”, “transfer of man-made products”, “derivatives from technologies”, “operational associations”, “common human behaviors”, “fabrication of stories and scenarios”, “local cultures”, “society and ideology”, as well as “contrast cognitions and feelings”. Not only all the experience aspects can intersect with each other, they can also present with three kinds of symbolic forms as icon, index and symbol. A questionnaire survey was then employed to understand what the correlation and discrepancies are on the degree of perception and preference according to products designed by different experience attributes. As the result of the study, the relation between the degree of product perception and the pleasure feeling is a positive correlation. While in comparison with the ranking on perception and preference of products with different experience attributes, there is no definite relationship between the two, in other words, the experience categories with high ranking on the degree of perception, the valuations on the degree of preference are not necessarily increased at the same time, and vice versa. This paper makes organization of living experiences, to translate them into process flow construct and design approaches on product symbols. This can be the basis of references for the related research developments, and offer some suggestions for product design with the living experiences as the direction. And in hope to assist designers on the idealization of product designs and to put emphasis on how to trigger connections on the users’ experiences, or to reinforce the impacts of emotions with the effective stimulations.
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Chen, Annie, and 陳安妮. "Enhancing the Lifestyle of Slow Living by Product Design." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/56520210821142733038.
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碩士實踐大學
產品與建築設計研究所
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The modern quick living style brings great negative consequences to human being. The slow living movement means not only to slow down and spend leisure time, but also to be more focused on aspects like “balance between body and mind”, “relationship between human being and environment” and “transformation of Lebensfuhrung”; in this way, the user can build up personal and social values. Currently, there is no clear definition and concrete studies about slow-living oriented product design; therefore, this paper pretends, through studying and synthesizing the related literature resources, addresses the six refrences to designers, based on the former aspects of slow living, which can be applied to product design with such lifestyle content. The six references are: the enhancement of personal self-mastery and ability; the function of recreation; the transformation of Lebensfuhrung; the enjoyment of process and experience; the development of mentality mode; and, finally, the establishment of connection. This paper uses the six references mentioned above in case analyzation to conclude design direction from different levels in life into four points: (1) level of slow-working: products should assist users and improve concentration in their work scenario. (2) level of leisure: the more leisure scenario means a better development in “slow-living”; and, focusing on user experiences and user consciousness, allows users to enjoy the scenarios in a more relaxing way. (3) level of establishing connection: sharing an experience with others through an activity improves a better connection between each user, thus improving the Lebensfuhrung. (4) level of user educational development: this level establishes a more meaningful connection and reflects a positive external development by improving self-determination and capability, in-depth experience process, and psychological state of the product.
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Wu, Chia-Chen, and 吳嘉真. "Interface Design and Usability Evaluation of Product for Elderly People Living Alone." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57349186895769622125.
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碩士銘傳大學
商品設計學系碩士班
101
Taiwan social and economic patterns are progressively changing, leading to modifications in the family structure. This results in an increase of a population of the elderly. This is also due to industrialization and a declining birthrate, therefore the surge in numbers of the elderly living alone has become a common lifestyle. For the old-aged living alone can lead to rapid physical mobility and a decline in mental competence. Furthermore the lack of social support can result in depression, thus seriously affect the quality of life of elderly people living alone and their well-being. This research followed "designed for User experience" concept, the system views the perspective of service design, conduct user needs survey, then uses current digital technology and computer technology, to assist elderly people living alone to improve their memory. Finally, the appropriateness of the design of the evaluation, period can enhance the usability of the product, and enhance the quality of life of elderly people living alone and lead to satisfaction. The research consists of three experiments. Experiments 1 explored the effects of stimulus color, background luminance, delay, and number of stimulus numeral on memory span of the elderly living alone. Results showed that the age, background luminance, as well as number of stimulus numeral significantly affected subject’s memory correct rate; however, the effect of delay and stimulus color was not found. Experiment 2 investigated the effects of position of stimulus, stimulus color, number of stimulus numeral, and delay on spatial memory. Analysis revealed that the age, position of stimulus, stimulus color, but there was no significant effect of time delays on spatial memory. Experiment 3 referred to the results of Experiment 1 and 2 and human factors design specifications, design four kinds of memory reminder device. A questionnaire used to assess the usability of above-mentioned reminder device. Results indicated that subjects prefer memory reminder device in the form of a voice recording reminder devices (to the menu to set the date and time), sounds reminder devices, voice reminder devices (with a number key to set the date and time), and text reminder devices. The results of this study can provide design reference of the product interface used for elderly persons living alone, for example, the vision-guided design or navigation system interface design.
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Su, Shiau-Chu, and 蘇筱筑. "A Study on the New Venture’s New Product Development from Living Lab Perspective." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/12175999534787079807.
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碩士國立臺灣科技大學
科技管理所
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Living Lab is a user-centred methodology that often operating in a real-life contexts, for validating and testing new product and service. The Living Lab concept was developed by Professor William J. Mitchell in 1995. The European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) is devoted mainly to promoting the concept of Living Lab. Historically there have been 370 accredited Living Labs in the ENoLL network around the world. The concept of Living Lab can be applied into various domains from national policy promotion to acadamic research and enterprise product developement. This study discussed the new venture’s new product developement from Living Lab perspective. We organized literature review related to Living Lab, then validated the key components and principles of Living Lab methodology. Then analyzed the Living Lab construction and interaction mechanism of the new venture’s new product development. The study found that new venture can build the territorial context for product evaluation based on the process of Living Lab step-by-step including context preparation, prototype development, context validation, business model operation and continuous test. In real-life contexts, new venture can communicate and interact with users closely through the mechanism of Living Lab and build the context to co-create the Living Lab to perform the product validation. Thorough the Living Lab construction and development, the user can get involved into the product development process before officially product launches. The Living Lab involves stakeholders into co-create innovation process, then the new venture can develop the product meets the users' needs, to raise the market acceptance of the new product.
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何明宗. "The producer Cost-Pushed effects to the Consumer living Indices：Empirical Study of Taiwan." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/64080243765995437034.
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Lin, Pei-yin, and 林培茵. "Product Attributes in Creative Living Goods- Using Kano Model in the Case of Bedding Textiles." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/pd8pug.
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碩士國立中山大學
劇場藝術學系研究所
106
After signing ECFA (Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement) with China, many textile-related SMEs in Taiwan have chosen to either - moved out of the country or directly closed their operations. As a result, the local textile industry chain is now faced with shortages and stagnation in raw materials, technology, and R&D capabilities. In the face of a large number of external product competitions, there are still textile companies tried to develop products with high sense of design and high added value, or took the direction of cultural and creative industries and programs that Taiwan has implemented. But, is it really the consumer''s attention that the bedding product is to be integrated with a unique design sense? This study uses the product attributes of bedding product and incorporates the concept of cultural creativity and design into a total of twenty-five attributes. Using the Kano model to analyze, and understand what attributes for bedding product are consumers considering importance in southern Taiwan. Results showed that: (1) The attributes of bedding product that consumers value most are functional and technical related. The attributes of the cultural and creative design concept do not have much impact on consumers choice. (II) There are significant differences among the gender, education, marriage, and income with respect to specific product attributes, which can be used as a reference for textiles industry and research in the future.
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Shi, Bo. "New aspects of product risk measurement and management in the U.S. life and health insurance industries." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-05-4976.
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Product risk is important to firms’ enterprise risk management. This dissertation focuses on product risk in the U.S. life insurance and health insurance industries. In particular, we add new dimensions to the measurement of product risk for these industries, and we explore how these industries manage product risk in a context of other enterprise risks.
In this dissertation, we identify new product risks, propose new measures, and study the management of these risks. In the life insurance industry, we identify a new type of product risk, the guarantee risk, caused by variable annuities with guaranteed living benefits (VAGLB). We propose a value-at-risk type measure inspired by the risk-based capital C3 Phase II to quantify the guarantee risk. In the health insurance industry, where the degree of uncertainty varies for different types of health insurance policies, we develop four exposure-based risk measures to capture health insurers’ product risks. Then we study how life and health insurers manage product risks (and asset risks) by using capital in the context of other risks and appropriate controls. We add to the literature in the life insurance industry by examining the relationship between capital and risks when the guarantee risk is accounted for. In the health insurance industry, to our knowledge, no similar research on the relationship between capital and risks has been conducted. In view of the current topicality of health insurance, our research therefore adds a timely contribution to the understanding of health insurer risk management in an era of health care reform.
Capital structure theories, transaction cost economics, and insurers’ risk-taking behaviors provide the theoretical foundation for our research. As to methodology, we implement standard capital structure models for the life and health insurance industries using data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) annual filings of life/health insurers and health insurers. Simultaneous equations modeling is used to model life and health insurers’ enterprise risk management. And the estimation is conducted by the generalized estimation equations (GEE).
We find that both U.S. life/health insurers and health insurers prudently build up capital as they experience more product risk and asset risk controlling for the other enterprise risks. We also find that life/health insurers may be using derivatives as a partial substitute for capital when managing new product risk caused by VAGLB, the guarantee risk.text