“Thank heavens for the lease”: histories of shared ownership

Drawing on and developing Kingdon’s multiple streams analysis, this article examines the development of one aspect of the UK’s low cost home ownership programme: shared ownership. We demonstrate how key human and non-human policy entrepreneurs were able to set the agenda from 1973–1983 in favour of shared ownership; they neutralized the alternatives, while retaining some of their instruments; and solved a number of early problems by bringing key players into the programme. Our data-sets include a range of archival material and elite interviews. The policy entrepreneurs included John Stanley (who was the housing minister in the First Thatcher government), the National Federation of Housing Associations, and the Building Societies Association. Our development of the multiple streams analysis is to argue that documents, including the lease, act as policy entrepreneurs in their own right. The lease was central to the development of shared ownership and its transformation into a model lease enrolled other organizations, most critically the building societies.     

Non-Intrusive Monitoring of Everyday Behavioral Activities in an Indoor Environment

A non-intrusive design for monitoring everyday activities of an elderly person is presented. The proposed system is intended to be used in the bedroom, allowing the elders to stay at home in a safe environment. The required hardware design is simple in structure and cost effective. The sensor design is implemented by using capacitive sensors and an Arduino microcontroller unit. And a real time graphical user interface is implemented to monitor the elderly person. The performance analysis shows that the sensor design is able to differentiate between a human body and a house pet.     

基于ZigBee技术的家用安防系统设计

随着人们日常生活水平的逐步提高,对家居的安全也越来越重视。但是,绝大多数的住宅在设计之初都没有将安防系统考虑进去,而传统的家用安防系统绝大多数又都是有线的,这就为安防系统的加装带来很多困难。为此,本设计基于Zig-Bee无线通讯技术和嵌入式技术设计出了一套无线家用安防系统,将为安防系统的组建和安装带来极大的便利,将极大改善广大家庭的家居环境。     

基于用户体验的家用灯具设计研究

在家居环境、家居照明设计以及用户体验分析的基础上,对家居灯具设计中的用户体验进行详细的阐述,提出了以家居环境中游戏娱乐体验、功能体验、情感体验、环境体验等为主的灯具设计理念,以营造出充满人情味的室内空间。     

探讨矿山企业职工宿舍家庭火灾的预防措施

职工宿舍是企业职工家属生活居住的重要场所,关系千家万户生命财产的安全,既是企业消防工作的重点,也是企业安全和社会安宁的重要因素.因此,探讨矿山企业职工宿舍家庭火灾的发生原因、采取的预防举措,对于提高职工家属的消防安全意识,积极配合企业加强消防工作,促进企业安全发展有着良好的作用和意义.     

浅析国内信用证支付的现状

介绍了国内信用证支付的特点,对国内信用证与银行承兑汇票进行了比较,分析了国内信用证支付的现状及发展机遇。     

基于物联网的智能家居控制系统设计

物联网是当前应用热点之一,已引起广泛关注。提出了基于物联网技术的智能家居控制系统实现方案,详细阐述了软硬件设计过程并给出了软硬件设计框图、原理图及部分软件代码。     

浅谈数字机顶盒的利弊和发展

阐述了数字机顶盒在城市家庭收视使用过程中的优缺点,机顶盒使用的技术参数特性,针对机顶盒使用缺陷的具体改进方案,以及数字机顶盒技术在未来的发展趋势。     

90°阶梯扭波导设计

应用跳变理论及二项式匹配原理,分析、研制了90°阶梯扭波导,相对于扭管波导,90°阶梯扭波导具有结构紧凑、体积小巧等优点,特别对在要求小巧的空间结构中转换极化方向是非常有利的。利用HFSS电磁场仿真软件对该波导进行了仿真计算,通过调整阶梯扭转角及阶梯长度,实际制作了1个90°阶梯扭波导并对其进行了测试,电性能参数优良,在相对带宽40%的频率范围内实现了驻波VSWR〈1.05,损耗｜α｜〈0.04。计算结果与实测结果基本一致,表明该实现方法是正确和有效的。     

基于74LS162数字钟设计及时间校准研究

数字钟电路一般设有校时功能。本文基于不截断正常的计数通路和加入校时脉冲信号对数字钟进行校时。采用了将所有计数器芯片74LS162的计数时钟输入端CP端均接同一个CP信号、将所有计数器芯片的置数端连在一起的方法。所设计的电路仅通过开关的接通或断开便可调整数字钟的时间值,而且时、分、秒的校时操作是任意的和互不干扰的。电路的...