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The purpose of the study is to study the impact of digital design on the communicative interaction between the consumer and the manufacturer. The study involved two groups of respondents. The first group included 47 digital design professionals (26 men and 21 women) involved in websites development. The second group included 49 consumers of these goods and services (25 men and 24 women). For the survey of respondents, a validated questionnaire was developed that included characteristics of the main digital design tools used to develop websites and aimed at attracting consumers of goods. The research has shown that the main factors of digital site design, affecting the communication between a manufacturer and consumers, are loading speed, security, usability, and the possibility of feedback. At the same time, designers prioritize the technical parameters of the site and the presence of the target audience, while consumers prioritize user-friendliness, site design, and information security. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Times have changed and we are experiencing a real demographic and technological revolution, in which the single person, also known as the single, is not only a synonym for free, happy and rich, but also has a high consumption of Internet and social networks. In Spain, the growth of this social group has turned it into a community with consumer behaviour that is relevant for companies. The analysis of communication and marketing strategies, especially those related to online shopping and social media consumption, is key for brands to connect with this target group and offer them what they need. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The COVID-19 pandemic placed the field of vaccinology squarely at the center of global consciousness, emphasizing the vital role of vaccines as transformative public health tools. The impact of vaccines was recently acknowledged by the award of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their seminal contributions to the development of mRNA vaccines. Here, we provide a historic perspective on the key innovations that led to the development of some 27 licensed vaccines over the past two centuries and recent advances that promise to transform vaccines in the future. Technological revolutions such as reverse vaccinology, synthetic biology, and structure-based design transformed decades of vaccine failures into successful vaccines against meningococcus B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Likewise, the speed and flexibility of mRNA vaccines profoundly altered vaccine development, and the advancement of novel adjuvants promises to revolutionize our ability to tune immunity. Here, we highlight exciting new advances in the field of systems immunology that are transforming our mechanistic understanding of the human immune response to vaccines and how to predict and manipulate them. Additionally, we discuss major immunological challenges such as learning how to stimulate durable protective immune response in humans. Vaccines are transformative health tools that have saved lives from otherwise deadly pathogens. This review provides a historical perspective on the field of vaccinology, focusing on vaccine development and innovations, and calls for a framework to better understand determinants of protection and durability to prepare us for future outbreaks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Summary: Food processing is seen as a double‐edged sword. It is argued to have helped to provide a stable and safe food supply to urbanised societies, however with NOVA definition of ultra‐processed foods it has now been linked to disease. Food science and technology has arguably been a major contributor to both. These potential harms are not a deliberate act, they simply meet the legal and market obligations placed on food businesses to be successful. So how food science and technology be pivoted back to improve health needs exploration, which will need to be consider within other issues including sustainability. Additionally, the increasing demand for plant‐based meat alternatives and the role of fortification along with sustainable packaging and logistics to either enhance the physical properties and nutritional value of foods alongside minimising the need to process to transport them from farm to plate are further challenges. Finally, it will be considered how our food system might be supported to go through its next scientific and technological revolution to deliver a food environment and supply that has its primary objective of supporting human and planetary health, but in a way that is economically successful for all members of society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emergence of ChatGPT has significantly impacted the field of education. While much of the existing research has predominantly examined the theoretical implications of ChatGPT, there is a notable absence of empirical studies substantiating these claims. As pivotal stakeholders in education and primary users of ChatGPT, exploring the willingness and influencing factors of higher education students to use ChatGPT can offer valuable insights into the real-world needs of student users. This, in turn, can serve as a foundation for empowering education with intelligent technologies in the future. This study focuses specifically on the demographic of students in Chinese higher education who have utilized ChatGPT. Using semi-structured interviews and grounded theory methodology, we aim to comprehensively understand the extent to which students embrace new technologies. Our objective is to elucidate the behavioral inclinations and influencing factors of student users. The findings of this study will contribute practical insights for refining policy frameworks, expanding the dissemination of quality resources, optimizing and upgrading products for an enhanced user experience, and fostering higher-order thinking skills to adeptly navigate evolving technological landscapes. In conclusion, this research endeavors to bridge the gap between theoretical discussions and practical applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Developmental biology—the study of the processes by which cells, tissues, and organisms develop and change over time—has entered a new golden age. After the molecular genetics revolution in the 80s and 90s and the diversification of the field in the early 21st century, we have entered a phase when powerful technologies provide new approaches and open unexplored avenues. Progress in the field has been accelerated by advances in genomics, imaging, engineering, and computational biology and by emerging model systems ranging from tardigrades to organoids. We summarize how revolutionary technologies have led to remarkable progress in understanding animal development. We describe how classic questions in gene regulation, pattern formation, morphogenesis, organogenesis, and stem cell biology are being revisited. We discuss the connections of development with evolution, self-organization, metabolism, time, and ecology. We speculate how developmental biology might evolve in an era of synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, and human engineering. As developmental biology enters a new golden age, this Review summarizes how revolutionary technologies have been integral to the advancement of the field over the last five decades and speculates on how developmental biology might evolve with the changing landscape of cutting-edge technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Marked by artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, revolutionary biotechnology, etc., the fourth scientific and technological revolution and industrial revolution are accelerated. In this new situation, China's higher engineering education is increasingly closely related to the Industrial Revolution, and it is urgent to train new engineering talents with innovation and entrepreneurship abilities, cross-border integration abilities and comprehensive quality to meet the needs of economic and social development. Entrepreneurial engineering talents have become an important force in promoting industrial progress and social development. Training entrepreneurial engineering talents takes engineering practice training as the driving force of teaching reform. To conduct more scientific and effective evaluation research on college students' engineering entrepreneurship ability, this study proposes the TOPSIS method based on combining CRITIC and entropy weight methods. It constructs a comprehensive evaluation index system of college students' engineering entrepreneurship ability composed of 21 indexes from four dimensions, including self-motivation ability, team management ability, technical management ability and market management ability. A questionnaire based survey was conducted among 360 college students in 6 Zhejiang Province, China universities. The results show that the improved TOPSIS model proposed in this study can make weight determination more scientific and reasonable. The improved TOPSIS model can effectively distinguish the level of engineering entrepreneurship ability of different college students. The engineering entrepreneurship ability of the students in the six universities is generally at the middle level. The years of engineering education significantly affect technical management ability (F = 4.455, p = 0.004) and market management ability (F = 19.174, p = 0.000) at a 1% level. The research conclusion has important reference value for developing engineering entrepreneurship's curriculum and practical activity systems based on the ability structure, constructing the entrepreneurship teacher system, and strengthening the cross-departmental cooperation, coordination and integration of engineering entrepreneurship education in schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The field of developmental metabolism is experiencing a technological revolution that is opening entirely new fields of inquiry. Advances in metabolomics, small-molecule sensors, single-cell RNA sequencing and computational modeling present new opportunities for exploring cell-specific and tissue-specific metabolic networks, interorgan metabolic communication, and gene-by-metabolite interactions in time and space. Together, these advances not only present a means by which developmental biologists can tackle questions that have challenged the field for centuries, but also present young scientists with opportunities to define new areas of inquiry. These emerging frontiers of developmental metabolism were at the center of a highly interactive 2023 EMBO workshop 'Developmental metabolism: flows of energy, matter, and information'. Here, we summarize key discussions from this forum, emphasizing modern developmental biology's challenges and opportunities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Second Quantum Revolution refers to a contemporary wave of advancements and breakthroughs in the field of quantum physics that extends beyond the early developments of Quantum Mechanics that occurred in the 20th century. One crucial aspect of this revolution is the deeper exploration and practical application of quantum entanglement. Entanglement serves as a cornerstone in the ongoing revolution, contributing to quantum computing, communication, fundamental physics experiments, and advanced sensing technologies. Here, we present and discuss some of the recent applications of entanglement, exploring its philosophical implications and non-locality beyond Bell's theorem, thereby critically examining the foundations of Quantum Mechanics. Additionally, we propose educational activities that introduce high school students to Quantum Mechanics by emphasizing entanglement as an essential concept to understand in order to become informed participants in the Second Quantum Revolution. Furthermore, we present the state-of-art developments of a largely unexplored and promising realization of real qubits, namely the molecular spin qubits. We review the available and suggested device architectures to host and use molecular spins. Moreover, we summarize the experimental findings on solid-state spin qubit devices based on magnetic molecules. Finally, we discuss how the Second Quantum Revolution might significantly transform law enforcement by offering specific examples and methodologies to address the evolving challenges in public safety and security. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

How do technological revolutions affect the rise and fall of great powers? Scholars have long observed that major technological breakthroughs disrupt economic power balances, yet they rarely investigate how this process occurs. Existing studies establish that a nation's success in adapting to revolutionary technologies is determined by the fit between its institutions and the demands of these technologies. The standard explanation emphasizes institutions suited for monopolizing innovation in new, fast-growing industries (leading sectors). I outline an alternative pathway based on general-purpose technologies (GPTs), foundational advances that boost productivity only after an extended diffusion process across many sectors. Specifically, GPT diffusion demands institutional adaptations that widen the base of engineering skills associated with a GPT. To test this argument, I set the GPT mechanism against the leading-sector mechanism across three cases, which correspond to past industrial revolutions: Britain's rise to preeminence in the early nineteenth century; the United States's overtaking of Britain before World War I; Japan's challenge to US technological dominance in the late twentieth century. The findings support a novel explanation for technology-driven power transitions, directly bearing on how emerging technologies like AI, which some regard as driving a fourth industrial revolution, could influence a possible US–China power transition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Carl von Clausewitz's political theory of war was the source of many disagreements over readings of its most popular theses. Foucault viewed it as part of a broader political-legal discourse of sovereignty, which underlies modern biopower. Foucault's contemporary commentators try to develop his position by arguing the analogy between the discourse prevailing in Clausewitz's time and the contemporary neoliberal discourse and technological revolution on the battlefield, which create a new order of power. However, postmodernists focusing on showy stylistics in their assessments rely on a mythologized narrative about Clausewitz, reducing his theories to a discourse of war as a way for nation-states to conduct foreign policy. In this article, Clausewitz shows that his theory goes much deeper and provides a critical perspective on the relationship between war and politics. The dialectical structure makes it possible to understand war as a historically variable but constantly policy-dependent phenomenon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The wireless sensor network (WSN) is one of the most important achievements of the modern technological revolution and greatly affects human life. These networks suffer from some limitations that affect their performance, such as the limited power of their devices. Clustering technology is one of the effective power conservation techniques that improves the performance of WSNs, so this article focuses on developing aggregation technology by proposing an Energy Saving, Multi-hops, Clustering, and Hierarchy (ESMCH) protocol for homogeneous WSNs. The proposed protocol improves clustering technology in several directions. The first direction is by determining the ideal number of cluster head nodes (CHs) suitable for the network, and the second is through the perfect choice of nodes that will represent CHs. The third trend is the selection of secondary CHs. The last trend is the formation of clusters, which depends on an important parameter (distance to CHs). The proposed system uses the TDMA method to schedule the data transfer process to CHs (inside the cluster) and the CSMA method to organize the exchange of data packets between CHs (outside the clusters) for delivery to the base station. The results of simulation experiments in MATLAB R (2020 a) show that the proposed protocol extends network lifetime by 32% compared to the LEACH algorithm and by 26% compared to the SEP algorithm. The results also display that the ESMCH protocol increased the throughput of the WSN by 16.8% compared to its throughput when using the SEP algorithm and by 30% when using the LEACH algorithm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• The long waves of Kondratiev and Schumpeter have been absent from the current debate on declining business dynamism. • Based on extensive microeconomic data from 1986 to 2018, the study examines how the ICT revolution has influenced business dynamism. • There are two structural breaks in industrial dynamics in Portugal: an upswing in 1993 and a downturn in 2003. • Counterfactual estimates show that entry and survival become more stringent in the mature stage of a technological revolution, thereby reducing entrepreneurship's long-term disruptive potential. Following Schumpeter, several scholars have shown that development follows long-term waves. These waves are prompted by radical innovations, which, until their full potential is exhausted, spread through incremental innovations and continuous learning and imitation processes. However, the discontinuity of technological progress often goes unnoticed in current debates on productivity slowdown, declining business dynamism and increasing market concentration. Our study, based on extensive microeconomic data from 1986 to 2018, examines how the ICT revolution has influenced business dynamism in Portugal. The Bai–Perron estimates show two structural breaks in industrial dynamics: an upswing in 1993 and a downturn in 2003. Our research also shows that during the late 20th century creative destruction was mainly driven by the expanding ICT sector. After 2003, however, firm dynamics became less turbulent, with less entry and job reallocation. Moreover, despite the increasing performance of a typical high-growth young firm, the incidence of startups has declined in the new century. Our results, therefore, suggest that reduced entry and increased exit risk have likely undermined the long-term disruptive potential of transformative entrepreneurship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The invention of agriculture 12,000 years ago has been called the worst mistake in human history. Alongside the social, political, and technological innovations that stemmed from it, there came a litany of drawbacks ranging from social inequality, a decline in human health, to the concentration of power in the hands of a few. Millennia after the invention of agriculture, another revolution—the digital revolution—is having a similar impact on humanity, albeit at a scale and speed measured in decades. Despite the tremendous advances brought about by this revolution, there is today a rapidly expanding gulf within and between societies along technological lines; alarming effects on sociality and cognition due to a persistent online presence; and a concentration of power in the form of wealth and data within a handful of tech companies, the likes of which has never been seen before. While the effects of agriculture can now be discerned with thousands of years of hindsight, those of the digital revolution can be witnessed in real time. Is the digital revolution paving the way for a more equitable and stable world, or is it leading humanity down a road that will prove to be more detrimental the more ensconced in technology we become? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This exploration employs the generalized supremum augmented Dickey-Fuller (GSADF) approach to explore whether there are digital tech bubbles in China. The empirical results suggest the existence of multiple digital tech bubbles, which are mostly accompanied by an excessive rise. However, the appearance of digital tech bubbles is curbed since 2016, mainly due to the increasing mature regulations in relevant fields. Besides, bubbles in different digital technologies are similar during the same period, which could be attributed to the close relationships among them. Additionally, we further investigate the factors influencing the explosive behaviours, and find that the Chinese stock market positively affects digital tech bubbles, while economic policy uncertainties and situations negatively influence such explosive behaviors. In the context of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, these conclusions provide valuable implications to achieve the target of constructing a "Digital China" by becoming moderately cautious about potential bubbles in the digital tech industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work deals in particular with the impacts that the technological revolution has played in accounting, a vital role in redefining the operational and strategic practices of accounting companies. The shift to automation in accounting offers a chance for professionals to delve deeper into complex analysis, moving away from tedious tasks. An immediate and pressing requirement for accounting companies to remain competitive and up to date is Digital Transformation. Digital transformation dominates various business spheres, showing its multifaceted influence. The accounting domain, in particular, is subject to critical scrutiny in terms of its processes and insights. Accounting and financial management are reinforced by the application of innovative technologies, automation and digitalization of processes that allow us to thrive in a changing environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article provides an overview of the development of electronic journalism in Algeria, specifically focusing on the transition from print media to electronic media. The study examines the political, economic, technological, and media aspects of each stage. It concludes that electronic journalism has gained prominence in Algeria, particularly due to the widespread use of smartphones and social media platforms. The article also discusses the challenges faced by electronic journalism in Algeria, such as technical issues and a lack of websites. Additionally, it explores the experiences of national newspapers in adopting electronic journalism and highlights the factors contributing to its development, including technology, legal regulations, economic challenges, and the influence of the Arab electronic press on public opinion. [Extracted from the article]

Against the background of the accelerated evolution of the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial change, scientific and technical talents, as essential innovation resources, play an important role in promoting the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2012 to 2021, the article constructs a fixed-effects model and systematically researches the impact of scientific and technological talents on the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry. The results show that scientific and technical talents play a significant role in promoting the high-quality development of the manufacturing industry, and the upgrading of the consumption structure and the accumulation of productive service industries play a mediating role. Heterogeneity analysis found that the promotion effect of scientific and technical talents is more favorable in the eastern region, medium-technology level manufacturing, and labor-intensive manufacturing. Among the three sub-dimensions of scientific and technological talents, the scale of scientific and technical talents has the most significant impact on the development of the manufacturing industry. The analysis of the spatial spillover effect finds that scientific and technological talents will have a positive spillover effect on the development of the manufacturing industry in neighboring areas. The study provides a basis for relevant departments to formulate effective strategies and policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We are living in the midst of a great technological revolution in history—the energy transition from today's fossil fuel‐dominated civilization to low‐carbon economies and industries. Geoscientists will significantly contribute to energy science, policy and technologies by advancing our knowledge base of the complex interacting processes and substances in Earth's lithosphere, oceans and atmosphere. Mapping the flow of energy in various forms and intensities in Earth systems, exploration of energy resources and minerals and evaluating the environmental impacts of energy technologies from upstream to downstream will be increasingly embedded in geoscience education, research and workforce development. This article outlines major pathways of how geoscience will contribute to various components of the energy transition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Slowing down or stopping the natural process of cataractogenesis is certainly a challenge for those who today propose an option other than surgery. Addressing the same problem in different ways constitutes a new approach to solving what is today the number one cause of reversible blindness worldwide. The technological revolution, as well as the advances in the biological sciences, allows us to conceive mechanisms never thought of before to stop the process that, as a common pathway, constitutes opacification of the crystalline lens. A new dawn for cataracts is coming through molecular, newly-discovered mechanisms. Cataractogenesis and molecular pathways have reactive free oxygen species as a common pathway. Surgical removal is today's gold standard, but perhaps not for much longer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a composite article which brings together the international perspectives of the editorial board of the Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning to explore the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on the field of adventure education and outdoor learning (AE/OL). Building on the AE/OL profession's response to the impacts of COVID-19 on outdoor and environmental education in 2020, this article includes authors from 10 countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Japan, Kenya, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Wales. The statements discuss the impacts and opportunities of AI for the AE/OL professions, researchers, the nature of being in and with the outdoors, and Indigenous knowledges. The intention of this article is not to present a definitive summary of the state of the profession, but to provide examples of the ways in which diverse people are responding to the challenges and opportunities of AI. By sharing these views, and identifying some commonalities, we hope that AE/OL educators, practitioners, researchers and managers can creatively and cautiously seize the opportunities of this technological revolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bitcoin and its peers have set off a technological revolution that will transform money, finance, and society. However, the future of cryptocurrencies as financial assets is far from certain – as can be seen from Bitcoin's halving in value in six months since November 2021; the total value of all cryptocurrencies fell from $3 trillion to $1.3 trillion over this period. Rather, it is the underlying technology that enables cryptocurrency – the blockchain – that is likely to prove its true legacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The technological revolution experienced in today's society has led educational organisations to assume the responsibility of training skills and abilities for this new context. Despite the high degree of complexity within technology-mediated ecosystems, the scientific literature seems to agree that the development of teachers' digital competence is identified to be a key variable of success. The definition of digital competence is however not clearly delineated. Moreover, direct and indirect interactions within this technologymediated teaching and learning process are not clearly identified. The objective of this study is to define the concept of Digital Teaching Competence through a Systematic Literature Review published between 2017 and 2022, using the Scopus and Dialnet databases. A total of 316 references in English and Spanish were identified, of which 32 were selected for the final analysis, following the PRISMA protocol guidelines. The results confirm the existence of a high degree of conceptual fragmentation, as well as the lack of agreement on the terminology to be used. There is a need to reach a consensus on a taxonomy that facilitates, on one hand, the analysis of the elements that make up Digital Teaching Competence, and on the other hand, the improvement of the capacity to analyse specific contextual variables that contribute to enhancing technology-mediated teaching and learning processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the world by “surprise” due to the lack of regulation over this technological innovation which, while promising application opportunities in different fields of knowledge, including education, simultaneously generates concern, rejection and even fear. In the field of Health Sciences Education, clinical simulation has transformed educational practice; however, its formal insertion is still heterogeneous, and we are now facing a new technological revolution where AI has the potential to transform the way we conceive its application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author questions the extent to which the problems that were identified as current in the first issue of Derechos y Libertades remain challenges to the human rights discourse. The conclusion she reaches is that even today it is necessary to discuss universality, participation, inequalities, the degradation of social rights, the role of rights in international relations and the environment. In addition, to the above problems are added the threat of terrorism and the response to this threat, as well as the rise of right-wind populism, and the impact of the technological revolution. Currently, a context marked by the Anthropocene, climate change and the impact of new technologies makes the discourse of rights and, above all, the extension of this beyond academic environments through education in rights, peremptory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Industrial Revolution is an important achievement in human history. Its development has gone through machinery, energy, communication, computer, internet, and digital revolutions. This study analyzes this stagewise evolution of technology-driven innovation in human society using the theory of self-organization developed after the 1970s. The authors argue that these major technological breakthroughs all follow the self-organization regularities that take the Principle of Conditional Causality at its core. Self-organizing is the driving force behind history's silent revolution, 'taking the technological development environment as the condition and the industrial structure as the system'. It represents the invisible hand, while the establishment of the laws and regulations represent the acquired visible hand, and in combination they form a rich driving force for the evolution of human society. We advocate continuing to develop organizational management theories that meet modern needs based on the organic and systematic perspectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the new round of technological revolution and industrial change, industrial robots have an important role to play in the fight against climate change and in achieving the goal of "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality." Based on the panel data of the application level of industrial robots in Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2019, this study examines the impact of industrial robots on carbon emission performance and discusses specific ways industrial robots can affect carbon emission performance. The results show that industrial robots can significantly improve carbon emission performance. Mechanism analysis shows that industrial robots can improve carbon emission performance through productivity and competition effects. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the application effect of industrial robots varies based on enterprise nature, regional location, and carbon emission intensity. The study can make potential contributions. First, this study systematically analyzes the impact of artificial intelligence technology on carbon emissions from the perspective of carbon emission performance, which can supplement the research on carbon emission performance. Second, this study calculates application levels of artificial intelligence technology at the enterprise level and uses panel and linear intermediary effect models to analyze the transmission mechanism between the application of artificial intelligence technology and carbon emission performance. Third, the heterogeneity analysis results can provide empirical support for formulating differentiated artificial intelligence carbon reduction strategies and be used as a reference to further promote the green development of artificial intelligence technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to show how Generation Z, referred to as 'digital natives', see technology as inextricably linked to their existence, having grown up in the midst of the technological revolution. The article also highlights that this generation values self-directed learning, creativity and adaptability, utilising online resources, social media and visual language as natural forms of expression. Their proactive attitude also extends to entrepreneurship and embodies a do-it-yourself ethos, making them unique individuals who are constantly striving to improve themselves and acquire new skills. The study also seeks to highlight that most educators, especially those with some experience in the teaching profession, seek to adapt and update their teaching strategies because they are aware that technology can be used as a tool to increase learner engagement and improve learning outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Philosophy of Film course at la Universidad del Zulia offers a deep dive into the intersection of cinema and philosophy. This field connected to the meaning of being human, explores human complexities through the seventh art, going beyond traditional philosophical theory. From the early days of cinema to the digital era, it delves into global cinematic movements and technological revolutions. The competency-based approach enables students to develop practical and theoretical skills, analyzing cinematic works through the lenses of philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Bergson, and Deleuze. Additionally, it examines Latin American cinema, connecting it with regional philosophies and scrutinizing social and political aspects. The course encourages knowledge generation through research, debates, critical analyses, and presentations, molding students into critical thinkers capable of unraveling philosophical messages in diverse films. This contributes to the academic field and provides a deeper understanding of humanity and the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction/purpose: The first industrial revolution used the power of steam and water for the mechanization of manufacturing. The second one used electricity for mass production. The third one used electronics and information technologies for the automation of production, while the fourth industrial revolution aims to enable erasing of the boundaries between the physical, digital and biological spheres in order to reach smart automation and increase the interconnection of system elements. Thus, previous industrial revolutions changed the way we work, the next one is changing the way we think. Our generation is privileged of being a contemporary of tectonic technological changes, a witness to changes that fundamentally convert production processes and relations in production, but also a witness to the changes that those products bring to the functioning of the mankind, from individuals to state organizations, including the military as well. The main goal of this paper is to indicate to the wider military academic community the need for coordination and interdependent development of combat systems, doctrine and structure of defence organizations. Methods: This paper will use general scientific methods that are used, or can be used, to acquire scientific knowledge in all scientific fields and disciplines. We highlight the hypothetical-deductive method, the analyticaldeductive method and the comparative method. Results: (Increased) Еquipping with weapons and military equipment generated from the current technological revolution requires radical changes in the defence area, both in the combat component, i.e. changes of basic combat units that should optimally use these weapons (their doctrines, tactics, organization, training, etc.) as well as the administrative-bureaucratic component of the national defence system that deals with the procedures of weapons development, production and procurement, which should follow the fastest pace of innovation ever in the commercial industry area. Conclusion: The authors would like to point out the interdependence between the emerging challenges of the 4IR and the directions of transformation of modern armed forces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The great transformations of humanity in the last decades can be attributed to the use of technology, which has been gaining more and more space at all levels of society, for facilitating and accelerating the execution of the most varied types of activities. The extension of its application in the jurisdiction and in the process proved to be inexorable, bringing with it not only the advantages of its use, but also the inherent risks. The possibility of violating rights such as access to new technologies and algorithmic non-discrimination results in a context of digital exclusion, which needs to be considered and analyzed by procedural science, in the search for the construction of a democratic and inclusive theory of the digital process, which is the purpose of this article. Through the descriptive method and from a bibliographical research, it was understood that the structuring of a theory along these lines necessarily passes through the unrestricted assimilation of the theoretical contributions of José Alfredo de Oliveira Baracho, from which it is possible to establish a constitutional model of the process digital, centralizing it as an autonomous guarantee provided for in the Constitution, aimed at building a participatory, inclusive and isonomic space for the consolidation of rights and, therefore, of citizenship itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AI integration in media newsrooms is changing professional routines, required profiles and journalistic products. The acceleration in the development of this technology since the end of 2022 makes it necessary to review these tools in order to analyse their uses and risks, as well as their possible applications in the journalistic field. OpenAI launched Chat-GPT in November 2022 open to the public. This tool has been a key element in this technological revolution. This paper analyses ChatGPT applications in journalistic newsrooms through its introduction during a working day in the routine of different professionals. A mixed methodology was used to carry out this experience: a benchmarking of AI tools applied to journalism was created, a walkthrough experience was carried out with ChatGPT and, based on the results obtained in these first two phases, the experiment with journalists was designed. A total of 12 journalists of different ages and sectors with little or no previous contact with technological tools based on artificial intelligence, as the aim of the study is to observe the application in newsrooms without the need for technical training, participated in this research. The results show the usefulness of the tool to automate mechanical processes, rewrite texts, analyse data and even serve as a content idea creator. On the other hand, journalists have also perceived significant risks such as inaccuracy of AI as well as lack of 'empathy'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Microfluidics and bioinspired superwetting materials, as two crucial branches of scientific research, are entering their golden age of development. As an emerging interdisciplinary subject of these two fields, bioinspired superwetting open microfluidics is triggering technological revolutions in many disciplines, including rapid medical diagnosis, biochemical analysis, liquid manipulation, 3D printing, etc. However, this new research area has yet to attract extensive attention. So, a timely review is necessary to organize the development process, summarize current achievements, and discuss the challenges or chances for the ongoing scientific trend. In this review, the evolution from closed to open microfluidics is combed first. Then, three typical bioinspired superwetting systems are introduced emphatically. Based on this, the bioinspired superwetting open microfluidics is divided into different categories according to the bionic objects as the focus of this study. Taking natural phenomena as the entry point, the research from the underlying mechanism to the application is systematically discussed and summarized. Several emerging applications are also mentioned. Finally, some views on major problems, existing challenges, and developing trends are briefly put forward in this field to guide future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The technological revolution and the evolution of technology have significantly facilitated the applicability of the IoT in various domains, such as healthcare, transportation, agriculture, retail, education, and, especially, higher education, which encompasses countless areas. Petri nets can be a useful tool to model the behavior of an IoT system. The main objective of this paper was to propose, model, and analyze a complex IoT system for higher education. The system involves the integration of IoT devices for monitoring data. An educational cloud was used as a support tool through which tracking, and control actions were implemented both internally, between the cloud and entities, and externally, between the cloud and the IoT. The system was modeled using Petri nets, which are systems with discrete events, and for simulation, we used the Visual Object Net++ package. Using this application, information was obtained in real time, and it was possible to intervene with changes even in the design phase. The diagrams were easy to read and interpret, which is an advantage for the decision-making system. The general structure of the application was based on n entities, where each entity represented a higher education field. In this paper, we discuss at least three fields: economics, computational linguistics, and engineering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the crisis in educational systems worldwide due to the digital technological revolution. The challenges faced by higher education are mentioned, such as the abundance of information, the obsolescence of knowledge, and the difficulty of adjusting the school curriculum to the speed of information production. The need to rethink the role of the university in this era of hypermodernity is highlighted, and the problem of generational change in the teaching staff at universities is analyzed in relation to recent technological transformations. The journal Reencuentro: Analysis of University Problems addresses these issues in its 86th edition, with articles by professors and researchers from various universities in Mexico. [Extracted from the article]

The technological revolution has made available a large amount of data with many irrelevant and noisy features that alter the analysis process and increase time processing. Therefore, feature selection (FS) approaches are used to select the smallest subset of relevant features. Feature selection is viewed as an optimization process for which meta-heuristics have been successfully applied. Thus, in this paper, a new feature selection approach is proposed based on an enhanced version of the Capuchin search algorithm (CapSA). In the developed FS approach, named ECapSA, three modifications have been introduced to avoid a lack of diversity, and premature convergence of the basic CapSA: (1) The inertia weight is adjusted using the logistic map, (2) sine cosine acceleration coefficients are added to improve convergence, and (3) a stochastic learning strategy is used to add more diversity to the movement of Capuchin and a levy random walk. To demonstrate the performance of ECapSA, different datasets are used, and it is compared with other well-known FS methods. The results provide evidence of the superiority of ECapSA among the tested datasets and competitive methods in terms of performance metrics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the work of philosopher Maurizio Ferraris on the philosophy of technology from the perspective of new realism. Ferraris proposes the neologism "Documentality" to understand the importance of documents and their relationship with human life on the web. His work seeks to understand the human way of being and the current technological revolution. Additionally, he highlights the importance of teleology and teleological motives in the knowledge produced by machines. The author criticizes contemporary philosophy for its "epistemological inflation" and emphasizes the importance of understanding the role and responsibility of human beings in the digital age. [Extracted from the article]

The history of capitalism in the last 250 years is intimately linked to the intensive use of science, and the impact of four technological revolutions. Marx's technological conception and two concepts of the philosophy of technology, technological phases and metatechnology, contribute to explain the macro-process of adaptation of science and technology to the needs of capital and imperialism today. Three distinctive features of direct social change produced in everyday life by the last two industrial revolutions are identified: the displacement of technology from the productive process to the medium through which human activity is carried out; the fundamental change with respect to the place of the subject in human activity; and the impact of technology turned into a medium, in communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the context of the current technological revolution and unprecedented major changes, countries are facing the situation of accelerating the development of key core technologies, which is caused by the transformation from the dispute over trade to the dispute over ecology and scientific and technological strength. Competitive situation analysis is an important link of key core technology innovation. The construction of a universal model of international competitive situation analysis of key core technology can provide scientific support for decision makers of science and technology innovation to solve technical difficulties. This study takes the new generation of information technology industry as an example, identifies key core technologies of the industry and evaluates the competitive situation of the major world countries. Studies indicate that in the field of new generation information technology, the US and Japan is in the leading position globally. In addition, China has active innovation activities in all fields, but overall there remains a considerable gap with the world-leading level, and its R&D quality needs to be further improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the exponential enhancement of manufacturing effectivity and the structural transformation of the software of manufacturing elements induced by using the new spherical of scientific and technological revolution, the sample of comparative gain of manufacturing elements in the worldwide manufacturing enterprise has passed through profound changes, progressively forming a transformation from the industrial chain to the price chain, therefore promoting the transformation of manufacturing mode and aid utilization mode. Based on the applicable theories of wise manufacturing, this paper proposes an clever manufacturing functionality assessment and prediction mannequin primarily based on utilized mathematical modelling, which integrates the contrast facts of agencies into a database, establishes the corresponding time sequence relationship of the comparison data, and establishes a relationship with the corresponding organization attributes, fashions the assessment data, and combines them into a total prediction mannequin through built-in learning. By functionality of migration learning, the prediction model applicable to large statistics is migrated to small information to recognize the distinction of the equal type alternatively special entities. Input the comparison facts of the organization to be evaluated into the prediction mannequin to reap the shrewd manufacturing functionality maturity fee of the enterprise. It realizes the automated comparison of shrewd manufacturing capability, saves human cost, and improves the accuracy of evaluation. It solves the troubles that manufacturing companies have no longer deep hold close and understanding of smart manufacturing, inaccurate identification of their very personal smart manufacturing enhancement stage, and unscientific self-evaluation and diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Modern medicine has been working to find a cure for cancer for almost a century, but thus far, they have not been very successful. Although cancer treatment has come a long way, more work has to be carried out to boost specificity and reduce systemic toxicity. The diagnostic industry is on the cusp of a technological revolution, and early diagnosis is essential for improving prognostic outlook and patient quality of life. In recent years, nanotechnology's use has expanded, demonstrating its efficacy in enhancing fields such as cancer treatment, radiation therapy, diagnostics, and imaging. Applications for nanomaterials are diverse, ranging from enhanced radiation adjuvants to more sensitive early detection instruments. Cancer, particularly when it has spread beyond the original site of cancer, is notoriously tough to combat. Many people die from metastatic cancer, which is why it remains a huge issue. Cancer cells go through a sequence of events known as the "metastatic cascade" throughout metastasis, which may be used to build anti-metastatic therapeutic techniques. Conventional treatments and diagnostics for metastasis have their drawbacks and hurdles that must be overcome. In this contribution, we explore in-depth the potential benefits that nanotechnology-aided methods might offer to the detection and treatment of metastatic illness, either alone or in conjunction with currently available conventional procedures. Anti-metastatic drugs, which can prevent or slow the spread of cancer throughout the body, can be more precisely targeted and developed with the help of nanotechnology. Furthermore, we talk about how nanotechnology is being applied to the treatment of patients with cancer metastases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Identity and its issues are among the modern problems in the human intellectual circulation. All cultures that make up human identity in this world are not separated from the question of identity and lineage. The issue of identity, and linguistic identity particularly, becomes a significant issue that raises many questions and discussions. The impact was seen directly on the tongues of young people because they are the group most affected by what is happening in their local and international environment. On that basis, comes this article to discuss the most important transformations that the world has witnessed, especially in light of the accelerating technological revolution in the field of communication and information technology and the widespread use of social media. This study also looked into the serious effects on the issue of identity in general, and linguistic identity in particular, among Arab youth and adolescents in particular. The research concluded that the issue of linguistic identity in its relationship to comprehensive development is a central and sensitive issue in order to achieve the general goal, which is to enhance the sense of belongingness and pride in the Arabic language, its culture, civilization and glorious heritage. In order to achieve comprehensive development in various fields of life would require young people to reconsider their homelands. The basis is that they are homelands that provide a decent life for them and for future generations. They have to believe that economic opportunities and the margin of freedom, self-expression and the exercise of human rights, which they only find in Western countries, can be found in their own countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The content of the study is socio-political development in Czechoslovakia, known as the so-called Prague Spring or "revival process." It started in January 1968, when A. Dubček became First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovak "revival process" found its theoretical expression in the concept of the scientific and technological revolution and the "Action Program of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia." In practical politics, Dubček's party leadership led to the strengthening of pro-capitalist tendencies and forces in society, which threatened to grow into the elimination of the fundamental pillars of Czechoslovak socialism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]