New Constructions in Cellular Automata

2003 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cellular Automata ◽  
Constructive Methods ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Universal Computation ◽  
Living Things ◽  
And Behavior

This book not only discusses cellular automata (CA) as accouterment for simulation, but also the actual building of devices within cellular automata. CA are widely used tools for simulation in physics, ecology, mathematics, and other fields. But they are also digital "toy universes" worthy of study in their own right, with their own laws of physics and behavior. In studying CA for their own sake, we must look at constructive methods, that is the practice of actually building devices in a given CA that store and process in formation, replicate, and propagate themselves, and interact with other devices in complex ways. By building such machines, we learn what the CA's dynamics are capable of, and build an intuition about how to "engineer" the machine we want. We can also address fundamental questions, such as whether universal computation or even "living" things that reproduce and evolve can exist in the CA's digital world, and perhaps, how these things came to be in out own universe.

ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING FOR WASTE PROCESSING IN SITI AISYAH HOSPITAL LUBUKLINGGAU CITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Keyword(s):  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Environmental Accounting ◽  
Environmental Cost ◽  
Environmental Costs ◽  
Administrative Costs ◽  
Government Accounting ◽  
Living Things ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Behavior

The concept of Green (environmental) Accounting (Kusumaningtias, 2013; Ratnaningsih et al., 2004; Suparmoko, 2005; Susilo, 2008) namely Environmental Accounting has actually begun to develop since the 1970s in Europe. However, until the mid 1990s, the concept of Environmental Accounting was not much spread. Based on the Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia Number 32 year 2009 concerning Protection and Management of the Environment, Environment is the unity of space with all objects, power, circumstances, and living things, including humans and behavior, which affect nature itself, sustainability and humans and other living things welfare. The focus of this study lies in the application of Environmental Accounting at Siti Aisyah Hospital in Lubuklinggau, based on Government Accounting Standards (SAP) Number 71 year 2010 on Waste Management (Government Accounting, 2011). The problem in this study is to find out whether the application of Environmental Accounting at Siti Aisyah Hospital is in accordance with the Government Standards. The results of this study have shown that Siti Aisyah Hospital in Lubuklinggau has implemented environmental cost accounting. These environmental costs are included in maintenance costs, but the hospital has not presented a specific report on Environmental Accounting in more detail. This hospital has carried out the process of identifying, measuring, recording, presenting, and also disclosing as already explained in Government Accounting Standards No. 71 year 2010, namely presenting environmental costs by including components of environmental costs on general and administrative costs. This hospital has also managed its waste properly and has also incurred environmental costs.

scholarly journals DESIGNING COMPLEX DYNAMICS IN CELLULAR AUTOMATA WITH MEMORY

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 1330035 ◽  
Author(s):  
GENARO J. MARTÍNEZ ◽  
ANDREW ADAMATZKY ◽  
RAMON ALONSO-SANZ
Keyword(s):  
Cellular Automata ◽  
State Transition ◽  
Complex Dynamics ◽  
Transition Function ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Time Dynamics ◽  
Controversial Topic ◽  
State Transition Function ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
With Memory

Since their inception at Macy conferences in later 1940s, complex systems have remained the most controversial topic of interdisciplinary sciences. The term "complex system" is the most vague and liberally used scientific term. Using elementary cellular automata (ECA), and exploiting the CA classification, we demonstrate elusiveness of "complexity" by shifting space-time dynamics of the automata from simple to complex by enriching cells with memory. This way, we can transform any ECA class to another ECA class — without changing skeleton of cell-state transition function — and vice versa by just selecting a right kind of memory. A systematic analysis displays that memory helps "discover" hidden information and behavior on trivial — uniform, periodic, and nontrivial — chaotic, complex — dynamical systems.

scholarly journals The Effect of Social Studies Courses on Digital Self Formation in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erol KOÇOĞLU ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Living Things ◽  
The World

The world, which includes all living things from the first human to the present, is based on the process of change and transformation with all its dimensions. It can be stated that this process of change and transformation affects the lives of many living things on earth, as well as remarkable effects on human life. In particular, the digital world, which is one of the important results of technology-based development, can be said to be effective in shaping human life cognitively, psychomotorically and emotionally. This shaping process takes place in educational institutions with the achievements transferred through various fields of study and disciplines. This study, in which the effect of social studies courses on the formation and development process of the digital self-concept, which is based on the cognitive effects of digitalization, was evaluated in line with the perceptions of teachers in Turkey, was designed according to the phenomenological approach, one of the qualitative research methods. The research data were analyzed with the descriptive analysis technique and thematic codes were created based on the findings. A semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers was used to collect data. The research data, the answers to the questions in the interview form, were collected through online interviews with social studies teachers due to the Covid-19 epidemic in the world and in Turkey. In the study supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of İnönü University with the Normal Research Project coded SBA-2019-1755, the data obtained were analyzed and the findings were presented in tables and figures. Considering the findings of the study, it can be said that the social studies teachers who make up the study group have different and remarkable perceptions about the effects of social studies lessons on digital self-creation.

RUANG KERJA DAN RELAKSASI BIOFILIK MASA DEPAN DI TUGU UTARA

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 979
Author(s):  
Yoseph Michael Chandra ◽  
Fermanto Lianto
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Connection To Nature ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Living Things ◽  
Applied Design ◽  
The Masses

In dwelling, humans will always adapt to all changes that occur to stay alive and exist. With the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been many changes, one of which is in the way we work. Responding from WFH (Work From Home) to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Work Trends (remote working) which cause various problems (anxiety, loss of restroom, etc.) and the need to work, there is a need for projects that can accommodate Work Near Home, Relaxation, Social Interaction, and Connection to Nature. The Project consists of two programs, namely active and passive leisure programs, and co-working. The project also responds primarily to the millennial generation and Gen Z workers. Where it is hoped that these two programs can maintain a work-life balance and balance between the realm, natural, and digital world. For the applied design concept, the project has a cluster typology. Each cluster consists of several masses, varied programs, and each space becomes its mass. The Biophilic concept is also applied to design. The first aspect is Visual & Non-visual Connection to Nature, by presenting vegetation elements around the site and around the mass of the building, which aims to create a new work experience and relaxation. The second aspect is Biomorphic Form & Pattern, where the patterns formed are representations of living things. The building masses is inspired by the leaves of the lotus plant which influence the shape, size, and placement of the masses. The water element is added to create a floating impression like a lotus. So that with the creation of this project, it can fulfill dwelling in work and relaxation. Keywords: Bio-Philic; Cluster; COVID-19; Work Near Home Abstrak Dalam ber-dwelling, manusia akan selalu beradaptasi terhadap segala perubahan yang terjadi agar dapat tetap hidup dan ada (exist). Dengan adanya Pandemi COVID-19, menciptakan banyak perubahan, salah satunya terhadap cara kita bekerja. Merespon dari WFH (Work From Home) akan Pandemi COVID-19 dan Trend Bekerja Masa Depan (remote working) yang menimbulkan berbagai masalah (anxiety, kehilangan ruang istirahat, dll) dan kebutuhan akan bekerja, maka muncul kebutuhan akan proyek yang dapat mewadahi Work Near Home Relaksasi, Interaksi Sosial serta Koneksi Ke Alam. Proyek ini terdiri atas dua program yaitu program Leisure aktif dan pasif serta Co-working. Proyek pun merespon terutama terhadap pekerja generasi milenial dan gen Z. Kedua program tersebut diharapkan dapat menjaga keseimbangan work life balance serta keseimbangan antara dunia realita, alam dan digital. Untuk konsep desain yang diterapkan, proyek memiliki tipologi kluster. Setiap kluster terdiri atas beberapa massa, program yang bervariasi dan setiap ruang menjadi massa sendiri. Konsep Biofilik juga diterapkan pada rancangan. Aspek pertama adalah Visual & Non visual Connection to Nature, dengan menghadirkan elemen vegetasi pada sekeliling tapak dan sekitar massa bangunan, yang bertujuan menciptakan pengalaman kerja dan relaksasi baru. Aspek kedua adalah Biomorphic Form & Pattern, melalui pola-pola yang terbentuk sebagai representasi dari makhluk hidup. Massa Bangunan terinspirasi dari daun tanaman teratai yang mempengaruhi bentuk, ukuran dan peletakan massa. Elemen air pun ditambahkan untuk menciptakan kesan mengambang layaknya teratai. Sehingga dengan terciptanya proyek ini, dapat memenuhi dwelling dalam bekerja dan relaksasi.

scholarly journals The Effect of Social Studies Courses on Digital Self Formation in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erol KOÇOĞLU
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Living Things ◽  
The World

The world, which includes all living things from the first human to the present, is based on the process of change and transformation with all its dimensions. It can be stated that this process of change and transformation affects the lives of many living things on earth, as well as remarkable effects on human life. In particular, the digital world, which is one of the important results of technology-based development, can be said to be effective in shaping human life cognitively, psychomotorically and emotionally. This shaping process takes place in educational institutions with the achievements transferred through various fields of study and disciplines. This study, in which the effect of social studies courses on the formation and development process of the digital self-concept, which is based on the cognitive effects of digitalization, was evaluated in line with the perceptions of teachers in Turkey, was designed according to the phenomenological approach, one of the qualitative research methods. The research data were analyzed with the descriptive analysis technique and thematic codes were created based on the findings. A semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers was used to collect data. The research data, the answers to the questions in the interview form, were collected through online interviews with social studies teachers due to the Covid-19 epidemic in the world and in Turkey. In the study supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of İnönü University with the Normal Research Project coded SBA-2019-1755, the data obtained were analyzed and the findings were presented in tables and figures. Considering the findings of the study, it can be said that the social studies teachers who make up the study group have different and remarkable perceptions about the effects of social studies lessons on digital self-creation.

scholarly journals EKSTRAK BUAH PEPAYA (Carica papaya L.) MENINGKATKAN KADAR CATALASE DAN GLUTATHIONE HATI TIKUS YANG TERPAPARLEAD ACETATE

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Marufah Marufah ◽  
M. Adib
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Lead Acetate ◽  
Carica Papaya ◽  
Natural Process ◽  
Environment Pollution ◽  
Living Things ◽  
Wistar Strain ◽  
Mice Liver ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Metal Induction

Pollution is an entry or inclusion living things, subtances, energy, and or other components into environment and or change of environment compositions because of human activity or natural process with the result that decrease of quality to certain level that causes doesn’t work environment. Pollution can be caused many subtances that is heavy metal, i.e. lead acetate (Pb). Lead acetate affect physiological aberration, biochemical, and behavior. Heavy metal induction induce ROS production act as destructive oxidants. Body capability to oxidant neutralize serviced by superoxyde dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catalase (CAT), glutathione (GSH), vitamin C, vitamin E, and other antioxidants in the cell. Antioxidants synthesized by plants, which is papaya (Carica papaya L.). Papaya (Carica papaya L.) effect on CAT and GSH levels was performed on male mice wistar strain. Mice induced by lead acetate 20 gr / Kg weight dose for 6 weeks, given papaya extract 100, 200, and 400 mg/Kg weight dose for 6 weeks. Further glutathione and catalase levels are measured on mice liver. This study proves, papaya extract increase catalase levels (p = 0,000) and glutathione levels (p = 0,000) on mice liver induced lead acetate. Papaya extract 400 mg/Kg/day most effective dose to increase catalase and glutathione levels on mice liver induced lead acetate.

scholarly journals Put on Your Game Face: Designing the Researcher Presence In immersive Digital Environments

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Banks ◽  
Rosa Mikeal Martey
Keyword(s):  
Video Game ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Online Game ◽  
Effective Parameters ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Threats To Validity ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Study Participants

Researchers’ appearance and behavior may influence study participants’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors during in-person data collection. However, investigators in online settings can manage this influence by leveraging platform affordances to craft purposeful, scripted presences. We argue for a revisioning of approaches to researcher presence in immersive digital environments. In particular, we draw on the metaphor of a video game non-player character (NPC) to position researchers as characters embedded in study narratives. The researcher-as-NPC is designed by purposefully selecting visual, verbal, and behavioral features in relation to the norms and requirements of both the research and the immersive digital environment. This balance allows an avatar to function as a more transparent research tool and as a character within both the research and world narratives, rather than as a mere extension of researcher agency. We offer two case studies – one in an open digital world of Second Life and one in a structured online game World of Warcraft – to illustrate how this framework can contribute to effective parameters for participant interaction that minimize potential threats to validity and advance specific research objectives.

scholarly journals The Antecedents of Mobile Repurchasing Intentions: An Empirical Investigation among Turkish Mobile Shoppers

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mutlu Yuksel Avcilar ◽  
Akin Alkevli
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Mobile Internet ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Hedonic Value ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Mobile Shopping ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Perceived Enjoyment ◽  
And Behavior

In today's digital world, consumers have progressively utilized the mobile Internet in their mobile shopping transactions. Mobile retailers are forcing themselves to impact consumers’ mobile shopping attitude and behavior by generating new shopping experiences on the purpose of their business life cycle under the threat of destructive competitive factors between retailers operating both in conventional and online stores. Considering the destructive competitive business conditions, it is crucial for mobile retailers to understand mobile shoppers’ beliefs, attitudes mobile shopping intentions, and behavior related to mobile shopping. Thus, the aim of this research is to examine an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Consumer Perceived Value and Flow theory that will ensure eloquent comprehension of making purchases via mobile devices. Indeed, utilitarian and hedonic value, perceived enjoyment and flow dimensions are added into the research model.In data collection phase, convenience sampling method was used and face-to-face interviews methods were exercised. The 400 valid questionnaires were collected from the mobile shoppers who willingly participate with our research in Adana, Turkey. In order to test the research model, we used Partial Least Squares (PLS-PM) analysis method. The study results enable significant support for the proposed research model. Analysis result reveals that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment, mobile shopping flow experience, mobile shopping attitude, mobile shopping satisfaction, perceived utilitarian value, and hedonic value dimensions positively affect mobile repurchase intentions.

scholarly journals Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 1547-1581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Tri Hoang Do ◽  
King-Wai Yau
Keyword(s):  
Retinal Ganglion Cells ◽  
Ganglion Cells ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Retinal Ganglion ◽  
Visual Functions ◽  
Rods And Cones ◽  
Living Things ◽  
Rotation Of The Earth ◽  
Life On Earth ◽  
And Behavior

Life on earth is subject to alternating cycles of day and night imposed by the rotation of the earth. Consequently, living things have evolved photodetective systems to synchronize their physiology and behavior with the external light-dark cycle. This form of photodetection is unlike the familiar “image vision,” in that the basic information is light or darkness over time, independent of spatial patterns. “Nonimage” vision is probably far more ancient than image vision and is widespread in living species. For mammals, it has long been assumed that the photoreceptors for nonimage vision are also the textbook rods and cones. However, recent years have witnessed the discovery of a small population of retinal ganglion cells in the mammalian eye that express a unique visual pigment called melanopsin. These ganglion cells are intrinsically photosensitive and drive a variety of nonimage visual functions. In addition to being photoreceptors themselves, they also constitute the major conduit for rod and cone signals to the brain for nonimage visual functions such as circadian photoentrainment and the pupillary light reflex. Here we review what is known about these novel mammalian photoreceptors.

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