Smart Technologies in Social Housing: Methodology and First Results of the HOST Project Experimentation Activities

2014 ◽  
pp. 303-312
Author(s):  
Luigi Biocca ◽  
Paolo Casacci ◽  
Assunta D’Innocenzo ◽  
Davide Di Pasquale ◽  
Filippo Fabbri ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Л.А. Дунаева ◽  
Г.М. Левина ◽  
А.Н. Богомолов ◽  
Т.В. Васильева

Статья посвящена проблемам обучения РКИ в новых информационных условиях, в которых все виды контента переходят из аналоговых форм в цифровые, одновременно становясь доступными, мобильными и персональными; получают распространение перспективные технологии (виртуализация, дополненная реальность, облачные сервисы, мобильный Интернет, миниатюрные устройства, искусственный интеллект); происходит переход к предельно простым и легко управляемым технологиям сетевой коммуникации. К результатам цифровизации сферы преподавания РКИ на современном этапе отнесены проекты по созданию открытых структурированных банков учебных интернет-ресурсов, первые шаги в организации дистанционного обучения русскому языку, трансформация бумажного учебника РКИ под влиянием смарт-технологий, новые направления исследований в области разработки и внедрения инновационных форм, педагогических инструментов и средств обучения РКИ. Одна из проблем, не получивших до сих пор адекватного решения, связана с созданием языковой среды при использовании дистанционных форм обучения русскому языку. The article is devoted to the problems of teaching Russian as a foreign language in new informational conditions, in which all types of content are moving from analog to digital forms, at the same time becoming available, mobile and personal; promising technologies are spreading (virtualization, augmented reality, cloud services, mobile Internet, miniature devices, artificial intelligence); there is a transition to extremely simple and easily manageable technologies of network communication. The results of digitalization of the sphere of teaching RFL at the present stage include projects to create open structured banks of educational Internet resources, the first steps in organizing distance learning of the Russian language, the transformation of a paper RFL textbook under the influence of smart technologies, new areas of research in the development and implementation of innovative forms, pedagogical tools and teaching aids for RFL.


1976 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 577-588
Author(s):  
C. Mégessier ◽  
V. Khokhlova ◽  
T. Ryabchikova

My talk will be on the oblique rotator model which was first proposed by Stibbs (1950), and since received success and further developments. I shall present two different attempts at describing a star according to this model and the first results obtained in the framework of a Russian-French collaboration in order to test the precision of the two methods. The aim is to give the best possible representation of the element distributions on the Ap stellar surfaces. The first method is the mathematical formulation proposed by Deutsch (1958-1970) and applied by Deutsch (1958) to HD 125248, by Pyper (1969) to α2CVn and by Mégessier (1975) to 108 Aqr. The other one was proposed by Khokhlova (1974) and used by her group.


1976 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 109-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Vauclair

This paper gives the first results of a work in progress, in collaboration with G. Michaud and G. Vauclair. It is a first attempt to compute the effects of meridional circulation and turbulence on diffusion processes in stellar envelopes. Computations have been made for a 2 Mʘstar, which lies in the Am - δ Scuti region of the HR diagram.Let us recall that in Am stars diffusion cannot occur between the two outer convection zones, contrary to what was assumed by Watson (1970, 1971) and Smith (1971), since they are linked by overshooting (Latour, 1972; Toomre et al., 1975). But diffusion may occur at the bottom of the second convection zone. According to Vauclair et al. (1974), the second convection zone, due to He II ionization, disappears after a time equal to the helium diffusion time, and then diffusion may happen at the bottom of the first convection zone, so that the arguments by Watson and Smith are preserved.


Author(s):  
H. Seiler ◽  
U. Haas ◽  
K.H. Körtje

The physical properties of small metal particles reveal an intermediate position between atomic and bulk material. Especially Ag has shown pronounced size effects. We compared silver layers evaporated in high vacuum with cluster layers of small silver particles, evaporated in N2 at a pressure of about 102 Pa. The investigations were performed by electron optical methods (TEM, SEM, EELS) and by Photoacoustic (PA) Spectroscopy (gas-microphone detection).The observation of cluster layers with TEM and high resolution SEM show small silver particles with diameters of about 50 nm (Fig. 1 and Figure 2, respectively). The electron diffraction patterns of homogeneous Ag layers and of cluster layers are similar, whereas the low loss EELS spectra due to plasmon excitation are quite different. Fig. 3 and Figure 4 show first results of EELS spectra of a cluster layer of small silver particles on carbon foil and of a homogeneous Ag layer, respectively.


Author(s):  
H.S. von Harrach ◽  
D.E. Jesson ◽  
S.J. Pennycook

Phase contrast TEM has been the leading technique for high resolution imaging of materials for many years, whilst STEM has been the principal method for high-resolution microanalysis. However, it was demonstrated many years ago that low angle dark-field STEM imaging is a priori capable of almost 50% higher point resolution than coherent bright-field imaging (i.e. phase contrast TEM or STEM). This advantage was not exploited until Pennycook developed the high-angle annular dark-field (ADF) technique which can provide an incoherent image showing both high image resolution and atomic number contrast.This paper describes the design and first results of a 300kV field-emission STEM (VG Microscopes HB603U) which has improved ADF STEM image resolution towards the 1 angstrom target. The instrument uses a cold field-emission gun, generating a 300 kV beam of up to 1 μA from an 11-stage accelerator. The beam is focussed on to the specimen by two condensers and a condenser-objective lens with a spherical aberration coefficient of 1.0 mm.


Author(s):  
W.W. Adams ◽  
G. Price ◽  
A. Krause

It has been shown that there are numerous advantages in imaging both coated and uncoated polymers in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) at low voltages (LV) from 0.5 to 2.0 keV compared to imaging at conventional voltages of 10 to 20 keV. The disadvantages of LVSEM of degraded resolution and decreased beam current have been overcome with the new generation of field emission gun SEMs. In imaging metal coated polymers in LVSEM beam damage is reduced, contrast is improved, and charging from irregularly shaped features (which may be unevenly coated) is reduced or eliminated. Imaging uncoated polymers in LVSEM allows direct observation of the surface with little or no charging and with no alterations of surface features from the metal coating process required for higher voltage imaging. This is particularly important for high resolution (HR) studies of polymers where it is desired to image features 1 to 10 nm in size. Metal sputter coating techniques produce a 10 - 20 nm film that has its own texture which can obscure topographical features of the original polymer surface. In examining thin, uncoated insulating samples on a conducting substrate at low voltages the effect of sample-beam interactions on image formation and resolution will differ significantly from the effect at higher accelerating voltages. We discuss here sample-beam interactions in single crystals on conducting substrates at low voltages and also present the first results on HRSEM of single crystal morphologies which show some of these effects.


VASA ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinhold ◽  
Haage ◽  
Hollenbeck ◽  
Mickley ◽  
Ranft

In February 2008 a multidisciplinary study group was established in Germany to improve the treatment of patients with potential vascular access problems. As one of the first results of their work interdisciplinary recommendations for the management of vascular access were provided, from the creation of the initial access to the treatment of complications. As a rule the wrist arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the access of choice due to its lower complication rate when compared to other types of access. The AVF should be created 3 months prior to the expected start of haemodialysis to allow for sufficient maturation. Second and third choice accesses are arteriovenous grafts (AVG) and central venous catheters (CVC). Ultrasound is a reliable tool for vessel selection before access creation, and also for the diagnosis of complications in AVF and grafts. Access stenosis and thrombosis can be treated surgically and interventionally. The comparison of both methods reveals advantages and disadvantages for each. The therapeutic decision should be based on the individual patients’ constitution, and also on the availability and experience of the involved specialists.


1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
IJmert Kant ◽  
Helga J. van den Elzen ◽  
Anna J. H. M. Beurskens ◽  
Ute Bultmann ◽  
Gerard M. H. Swaen

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