East-Indian college student’s perceptions of family strengths

The Family Strengths Inventory (FS I), and a demographic questionnaire were distributed to 218 college students (120 women and 98 men), enrolled at a large university in Western India to determine their attitudes toward family strengths. A second objective was to determine whether ten demographic variables : age, gender, type of parental marriage, family type, parental socioeconomic status, religiosity, maternal employment, number of siblings, familial decision-making patterns, and parental marital satisfaction were related to perceived family strengths. A third objective was to determine if the six factors identified as strengths in an American sample when using the Family Strengths Inventory were the same in the Indian sample. Results indicated that three demographic variables were significantly related to family strengths: gender, type of parental marriage, and familial decision-making patterns. Factor analyses showed that five factors explained 40% of the variance in FSI scores for the Indian sample. Implications for studying Indian family strengths using the Family Strengths Inventory are discussed. </jats:p

The integrated project for the redevelopment of a Historic Building

In a scenario influenced by innovation and new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) that have projected us towards industry 4.0, the digital revolution has involved the construction sector and the entire building process. This research activity aims to deepen the tools at the base of the design and management processes to an effective development and respect for the environment. The text will illustrate the example of redevelopment of an existing building in response to new market needs and in line with the circular economy vision. The redevelopment foresees the integrated development of the renovation project and the management of the building during his entire life cycle. The innovation we intend to achieve aims to combine building automation with the quality of life through management techniques that exploit the best use of space and control of the eco-system of the building and the services provided