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The Impact of ICT on Sen's Social Welfare Index on Iranian Provinces [PDF]
Faslnāmah-i Pizhūhish/Nāmah-i Iqtisādī, 2021 Nowadays, Information and Communications Technology is growing rapidly due to the considerable increase in using knowledge-based theories in all countries, especially in developing economies such as Iran.
Ali Asqhar Salem +2 more
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Tariffs, Technology Transfer, and Welfare [PDF]
Journal of Political Economy, 1982 It is found that the welfare gain per unit of revenue raised is maximized for an export tariff on technology transfer, followed by an import tariff on goods, with an export tariff on goods the poorest policy alternative. These results are derived within a monopolistic competition model, where the production of any good requires some initial research ...
Feenstra, Robert C, Judd, Kenneth L
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Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2021 Although wheelchair is useful as hardware for moving purposes such as the elderly and disability person, it is not suitable for driving in environments other than flat ground such as steps and ditches, and so there is a problem that the range of ...
Fumiaki TAKEMORI
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Welfare technologies (WT) for older people is a rapidly expanding sector that offers a way to tackle the challenge of an aging population. Despite their promise in terms of advances in care services and financial savings, their use is still limited ...
Silvia Bruzzone, Lucia Crevani
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Discourses of Digitalisation and the Positioning of Workers in Primary Care: A Norwegian Case Study
Social Inclusion, 2023 Primary health services are subjected to intensified digitalisation to transform care provision. Various smart and assistive technologies are introduced to support the growing elderly population and enhance the opportunities for independent living among ...
Monika Nerland, Mervi Hasu, Miria Grisot
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Amphibian reproductive technologies: approaches and welfare considerations [PDF]
Conservation Physiology, 2021 Abstract Captive breeding and reintroduction programs have been established for several threatened amphibian species globally, but with varied success. This reflects our relatively poor understanding of the hormonal control of amphibian reproduction and the stimuli required to initiate and complete reproductive events.
Silla, Aimee J +2 more
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Review: Using animal welfare to frame discussion on dairy farm technology
Animal, 2023 The use of technology on dairy farms has increased dramatically over the last half-century. The ways that scientists describe the potential benefits and risk of technology are likely to affect if it is accepted for use on farms.
Daniel M. Weary +1 more
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The Policies of Provision of Assistive and Welfare Technology—A Literature Review
Societies, 2020 Background: Due to the increasing ageing population worldwide, humanity is facing global demographic challenges. For many people, their later years are often lived with changed functioning and the need for support in daily living activities.
Katarina Baudin +3 more
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Nordisk Välfärdsforskning, 2019 Patient@home was the largest Danish project within health and welfare technology. The aim was to support the health and care sector with innovative technologies to meet the increasing demands of an aging and more chronically ill population.
Uffe Kock Wiil
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2019 Welfare technologies are introduced to increase the quality and efficiency of the delivery of welfare services, due to its ‘time-saving’ capacities.This study will examine that even though this might be the case, new technologies such as electronic floors, intelligent beds and electronic diapers, do more than this, they also introduce a time ...
Anders La Cour, Holger Højlund
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