Cultural Concept in Furniture Design: Perceptions, Issues and Challenges

Sandwich Generation Issues and Challenges

Today, with the increase in the elderly population and life expectancy, the need to use care services for this significant part of the population is increasing. Beliefs, cultures, and social norms among different ethnicities and races are vital in the extent and nature of care. Two types of care exist, informal and formal. According to statistics by the Secretariat of the National Council on Ag...

Challenges & Design Issues in Wsn

Wireless Sensor Networks have become an important research topic in last years. WSN is a collection of tiny, large number of densely deployed sensor node; these sensor nodes are smart, effective which is very powerful and versatile networking where traditional wired and wireless networking is unable to deploy. These sensor nodes have limited transmission range, processing and storage capabiliti...

Ergonomic Design of School Furniture: Challenges for the Portuguese Schools

It can be observed an increased concern about the school classrooms, in particular about the study and design of school furniture fitting the students’ needs and anthropometrics characteristics. The main aim of this study was to perform an anthropometric survey, considering the main anthropometric dimensions and, in accordance, to define the dimensions and characteristics of school furniture fo...

Cultural Issues and Challenges of Informed Consent in Older Adults

Owing to the dramatic increase in an elderly population characterized by cultural diversity and changes in the aging process, performing informed consent in the elderly population can involve complex issues are a challenge for researchers. This article aims to discuss concepts and relevant information concerning informed consent in studies with cognitively intact older adults. A longitudinal st...

Cultural tourism: challenges and strategies