“…This open access book represents one of the key milestones of PoliVisu, an H2020 research and innovation project funded by the European Commission under the call “Policy-development in the age of big data: data-driven policy-making, policy-modelling and policy-implementation”. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction xiii Marc-Eric BOBILLIER CHAUMON -- Part 1 Towards an Overview of Digital Transformations... 1 -- Chapter 1 Emerging Technologies and Issues for Activity and Occupational Health 3 Marc-Eric BOBILLIER CHAUMON -- 1.1 Introduction 3 -- 1.2 From properties to the uses of emerging technologies 4 -- 1.3 Five paradoxes of the diffusion of technologies in/on the activity 8 -- 1.3.1 Sense of loss of control over the activity vs increased control over the activity 8 -- 1.3.2 Invisibility vs visibility of the activity 9 -- 1.3.3 Increase in virtual teams vs isolation of employees 10 -- 1.3.4 Nomadism vs a sedentary lifestyle at work 11 -- 1.3.5 Detachment from activity vs proximity of work 12 -- 1.4 Conclusion 14 -- 1.5 References 15 -- Chapter 2 Collaborative Work Platforms: Challenges for Business Development 21 Nadia BARVILLE-DEROMAS and Marc-Eric BOBILLIER CHAUMON -- 2.1 Introduction 21 -- 2.2 Two organizational challenges: empowering digital transformations and changing work practices 22 -- 2.2.1 The co-configuration of work 22 -- 2.2.2 Mobilizing social capital to make sharing more flexible 23 -- 2.3 Stakes for the development of activity: knowing how to give meaning to a poly-contextual and multi-mediated activity 24 -- 2.3.1 Networking, the power to act and meaning at work 24 -- 2.3.2 Sharing a degree of collaborative intentionality in a multi-mediated situation, a skill in its own right 26 -- 2.4 Conclusion 27 -- 2.5 References 27 -- Chapter 3 Virtual Reality: Definitions, Characteristics and Applications in the Workplace 31 Camille SAGNIER, ?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Colorants, Matte Finish -- Nucleating Agents, Clarifiers -- Antiblock, Slip, and Release Aids -- Antifog Additives -- Antistatic Agent -- Barrier Property Enhancement -- Composites -- 4.3.3 Alloys Extend the Application Field of Bioplastics (See Also Chapter 6) -- 4.4 Cellulose Derivatives -- 4.4.1 Cellulose Esters -- 4.4.1.1 Advantages -- 4.4.1.2 Drawbacks -- 4.4.1.3 Special Grades -- 4.4.1.4 Costs -- 4.4.1.5 Processing -- 4.4.1.6 Applications -- 4.4.1.7 Thermal Behavior -- 4.4.1.8 Optical Properties -- 4.4.1.9 Mechanical Properties -- 4.4.1.10 Dimensional Stability -- 4.4.1.11 Poisson's Ratio -- 4.4.1.12 Weathering -- 4.4.1.13 Chemicals -- 4.4.1.14 Permeability -- 4.4.1.15 Fire Resistance -- 4.4.1.16 Electrical Properties -- 4.4.1.17 Joining, Decoration -- 4.4.1.18 Specific ISO Standards Concerning Cellulosics -- 4.4.1.19 Specific ASTM Standard Examples -- 4.4.1.20 Trade Name Examples -- 4.4.1.21 Property Tables -- 4.4.2 Proprietary Grades of Ready-to-Use Cellulose-Based Plastics -- 4.5 Various Aliphatic Polyesters -- 4.5.1 Example of Mirel by Metabolix -- 4.5.2 Examples of Polyhydroxybutyrate and Polyhydroxybutyrate-Valerate Derivatives -- 4.5.3 Examples of Polyhydroxybutyrate-Hexanoate -- 4.5.4 Example of Poly(4-Hydroxybutyric Acid) -- 4.5.5 Example of Minerv Polyhydroxyalkanoate by BIO-ON -- 4.6 Liquid Wood Based on Lignin-Arboform by Tecnaro -- 4.7 Self-Reinforced Composite Produced From Cereals: VEGEMAT® by Vegeplast -- Further Reading -- Websites -- 5 - Biobricks: The Breakthrough of Drop-In Solutions -- 5.1 A Broad Panel of Biomonomers and Bioblocks "Similar" to Fossil Molecules -- 5.1.1 Hydrocarbons -- 5.1.2 Alcohol Routes -- 5.1.3 Acid Routes -- 5.1.4 Miscellaneous Routes -- 5.2 Brief Inventory of Renewable Polymers -- 5.3 Polyethylene -- 5.3.1 Renewable Polyethylene -- 5.3.2 Reminder of Fossil-Sourced Polyethylene General Properties…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…9.2.2 Graphene-Aerogels-Based Carbon Allotropes in Carbon Dioxide Capturing -- 9.3 Functionalized Graphene-Based Carbon Allotropes in Carbon Dioxide Capturing -- 9.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 Carbon Allotropes in Air Purification -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Historical and Chemical Properties of Some Designated Carbon-Based Allotropes -- 10.3 Structure and Characteristics of Carbon Allotropes -- 10.4 Uses of Carbon Nanotube Filters for Removal of Air Pollutants -- 10.5 Physicochemical Characterization of CNTs -- 10.6 TiO2 Nanofibers in a Simulated Air Purifier Under Visible Light Irradiation -- 10.7 Poly (Vinyl Pyrrolidone) (PVP) -- 10.8 VOCs -- 10.9 Heavy Metals -- 10.10 Particulate Matter (PM) -- 10.11 Techniques to Remove Air Pollutants and Improve Air Treatment Efficiency -- 10.12 Removal of NOX by Photochemical Oxidation Process -- 10.13 Chemically Adapted Nano-TiO2 -- 10.14 Alternative Nanoparticulated System -- 10.15 Photodegradation of NOX Evaluated for the ZnO-Based Systems -- 10.16 Synthesis and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes -- 10.17 Mechanism of Technologies -- 10.18 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11 Carbon Allotropes in Waste Decomposition and Management -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Management Methods for Waste -- 11.2.1 Landfilling -- 11.2.2 Incineration -- 11.2.3 Mechanical Recycling -- 11.2.3.1 Downcycling Method -- 11.2.3.2 Upcycling Method -- 11.3 Process of Pyrolysis: Waste Management to the Synthesis of Carbon Allotropes -- 11.4 Synthesis Methods to Produce Carbon-Based Materials From Waste Materials -- 11.4.1 Catalytic Pyrolysis -- 11.4.2 Batch Pyrolysis-Catalysis -- 11.4.3 CVD Method -- 11.4.4 Pyrolysis-Deposition Followed by CVD -- 11.4.5 Thermal Decomposition -- 11.4.6 Activation Techniques -- 11.4.6.1 Physical Activation Technique -- 11.4.6.2 Chemical Activation Technique…”

“…This book introduces promising applications of nano/micro-technologies, such as iron oxide nanoparticles, simvastatin-loaded porous microspheres, graphene-RGD nanoisland composites, bioreducible poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(amino ketal) micelles, reduced graphene oxide-coated biphasic calcium phosphate bone graft material, amorphous nano/micro polyphosphate, cilostazol ophthalmic nanodispersions, carbonic anhydrase-IX anchored albumin-paclitaxel nanoparticles, peptide liposome incorporated citron extracts, turmeric extract-loaded nanoemulsions, and inkjet-printed nanofibrous membrane, in different tissue engineering or cancer treatment applications. …”