1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783883403321

Autore

Vincent John A. <1947, >

Titolo

Inequality and old age / / John A. Vincent

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : St. Martin's Press, , 1995

ISBN

1-135-36793-0

0-203-29220-0

1-135-36794-9

1-280-06798-5

0-203-21475-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

305.26

305.260973

Soggetti

Aging - Social aspects - United States

Equality - United States

Older people - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-212) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Social inequality and the ageing process; Being old in different societies: varieties of ways to be an elderly person; Changing life-course patterns; Old age and the symbolic order; Social theories of inequality: gender, race, class and age; Numbers and justice: who's afraid of an ageing population?; Social theories of ageing; The reproduction of inequality: power, structured dependence and the life course; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An analysis of ageing in relation to identity formation, inequality and stratification. The book outlines a theory of social inequality which encompasses those inequalities associated with old age - in addition to class, gender, race and ethnicity.; This book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate sociology courses in social stratification and social theory, as well as students and researchers in social policy, social welfare and health with an interest in the study of ageing.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910864191103321

Autore

Mishra Ashutosh

Titolo

Transforming Industry using Digital Twin Technology / / edited by Ashutosh Mishra, May El Barachi, Manoj Kumar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9783031585234

9783031585227

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

El BarachiMay

KumarManoj

Disciplina

621.38

Soggetti

Cooperating objects (Computer systems)

Industrial engineering

Automation

Automotive engineering

Cyber-Physical Systems

Industrial Automation

Automotive Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Digital Twins in Industry: Real-world Applications and Innovations -- Chapter 2. Artificial Intelligence in Digital Twins for Sustainable Future -- Chapter 3. The Place and Role of Digital Twin Applications: Directions for Energy and Education Sector -- Chapter 4. The Role of Digital Trust in Enhancing Cyber security Resilience -- Chapter 5. From Reactive to Proactive: Predicting and Optimizing Performance for Competitive Advantage -- Chapter 6. An Efficient Digital Twin Assisted Deep Learning-based Blockchain Framework for Patient Discomfort Detection in Smart HealthCare System -- Chapter 7. Smart Factory Digital Twin for Performance Measurement, Optimization and Prediction -- Chapter 8. BLOCKCHAIN AND DIGITAL TWIN -- Chapter 9. Personalize Learning Experience in Education using Digital Twins with Human-Centered Design and Pedagogy -- Chapter 10. HUMAN DIGITAL TWIN PROCESSES AND ITS FUTURE -- Chapter 11. Digital Twin Application in Various Sectors -- Chapter 12. A REVIEW OF



DIGITAL TWIN APPLICATIONS IN VARIOUS SECTORS -- Chapter 13. Digital Twin-Enabled Solution for Smart City Applications -- Chapter 14. Integrating Digital Twin Technology and Intelligent Transportation System for Smart Mobility.

Sommario/riassunto

This book enables readers with varying backgrounds to understand the need for Digital Twin technologies. The authors describe how digital twin amounts to the convergence of the physical and the virtual worlds where each industrial process, asset, service, or product gets a digital replica and dynamic digital blueprint and representation, from the design phase to the deployment phase. Through this book, readers will be enabled to work on Digital Twin techniques and gain from experience. The book will provide a high level of understanding of the emerging technologies and why Digital Twin offers the potential of acquiring and processing a tremendous amount of data from the physical world. Discusses innovative features of Digital Twin and how it can improve economic efficiency Includes case studies of successful implementation across numerous domains Provides state-of-the art information on digital twin technologies, as well as applications in various domains.