scholarly journals Snapshots of Tradition: Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Georgia

1998 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Britt
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Wave ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Religious Discourse ◽  
Virgin Mary ◽  
Wave Measurements ◽  
Modern Technologies

ABSTRACT: On the thirteenth of each month, from October 1990 until May 1994, Nancy Fowler appeared on the porch of a farmhouse in Conyers, Georgia, to deliver the message she had received from an apparition of the Virgin Mary. On apparition days, up to 80,000 people brought rosaries and cameras to the grounds of the farm. This essay analyzes the use of traditional religious discourse and modern technologies such as photography by participants in the Conyers gatherings. Participants have also employed electronic mail and electromagnetic wave measurements to verify and legitimate the monthly apparitions. My analysis suggests that Conyers brings together traditional Marian discourse and modern technology to create a dynamic and popular religious setting.

MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN DUNE COMPLEXES MONITORING ON THE VISTULA SPIT

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Danchenkov ◽  
Aleksandr Danchenkov
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Coastal Processes ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Widespread Application ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Modern Technologies

Modern technologies, which provide fast and accurate acquisition of high-resolution spatial data, have found widespread application in the monitoring of coastal processes. This paper reports the results of four years’ monitoring of a huge deflation/blowout/wind-scour basin dynamics at the Vistula Spit (southeast coast of the Baltic Sea). Information about the volume and size dynamics together with deflation/accumulation schemes and 3D elevation maps is presented. Basing on the obtained results, forecast of the deflation basin dynamics for 2016 was proposed. This paper implements the Terrestrial Laserscanning (TLS) method to the coastal processes investigation and demonstrates its high potential in this field.

MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN DUNE COMPLEXES MONITORING ON THE VISTULA SPIT

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Danchenkov ◽  
Aleksandr Danchenkov
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Coastal Processes ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Widespread Application ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Modern Technologies

Modern technologies, which provide fast and accurate acquisition of high-resolution spatial data, have found widespread application in the monitoring of coastal processes. This paper reports the results of four years’ monitoring of a huge deflation/blowout/wind-scour basin dynamics at the Vistula Spit (southeast coast of the Baltic Sea). Information about the volume and size dynamics together with deflation/accumulation schemes and 3D elevation maps is presented. Basing on the obtained results, forecast of the deflation basin dynamics for 2016 was proposed. This paper implements the Terrestrial Laserscanning (TLS) method to the coastal processes investigation and demonstrates its high potential in this field.

scholarly journals Preserving and Promoting Malay Folklores and Legends Using Interactive Motion Comic: The Fang King (Raja Bersiong)

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 07001
Author(s):  
Norfarizah Mohd Bakhir ◽  
Mohamad Omar Bidin ◽  
Ahmad Amirul Bin Abdul Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Western Culture ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Modern Technologies ◽  
Western Media

The Malay folklore is something that our ancestor inherits to us for so long now. Nowadays, Malaysian folklore is beginning to fade from the face of our country due to the western media that’s beginning to dominate the world. Youngsters nowadays prefer to watch western movies and western related stories rather than our own folklore. Not only that, youngsters nowadays is keen towards the western culture due to the innovation of modern technology such as tablets, smartphones, and other devices. There are three important objectives in this research. First is to determine the suitable Malaysian folklore to be converted into an interactive comic. Second is to give a new experience to the audience to enjoy and attract youngsters nowadays. The third is to test the effectiveness of this interactive comic to the young generation from age 13 to 15 years old. This interactive comic is for youngsters who nowadays don’t know about the Malaysian folklore and to prevent it from fading from the eyes of our country. As a conclusion, this research is to help preserve and protect our Malaysian folklore from extinction by using modern technologies.

MODERN TECHNOLOGIES OF RECEIVING DIETARY FIBERS FROM SECONDARY PRODUCTS OF PROCESSING OF VEGETABLE RAW MATERIALS

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
М.Ю. ТАМОВА ◽  
Е.В. БАРАШКИНА ◽  
Р.А. ЖУРАВЛЕВ ◽  
Н.Р. ТРЕТЬЯКОВА ◽  
Е.С. ФРАНЧЕНКО
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Dietary Fibers ◽  
Secondary Products ◽  
Adsorption Activity ◽  
Vegetable Raw Materials ◽  
Ultrahigh Frequencies ◽  
Modern Technologies

Рассмотрены перспективы получения пищевых волокон (ПВ) из вторичных продуктов АПК. Приведены результаты анализа опубликованных исследований о перспективах получения ПВ, проявляющих детоксикационную и адсорбционную активность, с целью обогащения ими продуктов питания. Рассмотрены современные технологические решения получения ПВ из продуктов переработки сахарной свеклы и яблок. Признано целесообразным дальнейшее проведение научно-экспериментальных разработок новых технологий получения ПВ из растительного сырья с применением электромагнитного поля крайне низких и сверхвысоких частот. The prospects of obtaining dietary fibers (DF) from secondary products of agriculture are considered. Results of the analysis of sources on the prospects of receiving the DF showing detoxification and adsorption activity for the purpose of enrichment of food by them are given. Modern technology solutions of receiving DF from products of processing of sugar beet and apples are given. Further carrying out scientific and experimental developments of new technologies of receiving DF from vegetable raw materials with application of the electromagnetic field of extremely low and ultrahigh frequencies is perspective.

scholarly journals Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Influence of Troops Leading Procedure

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Drozd ◽  
Zdeněk Flasar
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Preparation Time ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
The World ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
The Military ◽  
Modern Technologies ◽  
Specific Impact

Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicles, drones and other similar equipment are having a boom nowadays. Moreover, the usage of those modern technologies is also significant within armies. Unmanned aerial vehicles are extensively use within most of the military activities all over the world mainly on the battalion level and above. This paper is focused to discuss the usage of this technology on tactical level, particularly by squad and squad size units. The paper deals mainly with influence of unmanned aerial vehicles on troops leading procedure. The main methods of this paper are outcomes from the realized experiment. It shows on examples specific impact on all steps of the troops leading procedure. The experiment revealed interesting data and some possible conclusion were made. The primarily target of this paper is experience military personnel dealing with this topic. The paper should open broad discussion focused on all steps of troops leading procedure and outline the possible way of troops leading procedure update. Unmanned aerial vehicles, drones and other modern technology providing almost online information to the squad leader could significantly influence all steps of the troop leading procedure, safe preparation time as well as lives of the troops.

Modern technology and customary use of wildlife: the harvest of Sooty Shearwaters by Rakiura Maori as a case study

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 280-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.O'B. LYVER ◽  
H. MOLLER
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
Modern Technologies

Rakiura Maori (a tribe of indigenous people in New Zealand) continue a centuries-old customary use of Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus, titi, muttonbird) chicks from islands adjacent to Rakiura (Stewart Island). Some muttonbirders pluck chicks by hand, while others have recently changed to a plucking machine. We compared traditional and modern processing methods to see if new technology stands to increase the efficiency, size and cost effectiveness of harvest. On average, chicks were plucked 6 seconds quicker with a machine, which could potentially increase the catch by up to 4%. Innovation by using wax rather than water to remove down left after plucking saved muttonbirders 29–97 minutes per day, potentially allowing up to a 15% increase in the number of chicks harvested. Both wax and plucking machines increased costs, which led to a modest financial gain from using wax, but a net loss from using a plucking machine. Modern technologies have been introduced mainly for convenience and to ease labour in this customary use of wildlife. New technology may erode traditional skills, but does not necessarily pose a risk to the sustainability of a resource. Financial investment in harvest technologies might provide an incentive to increase harvest levels, but could equally provide an incentive to manage for sustainable use. Preservation lobbies are not justified in presuming that new technologies will always threaten wildlife traditionally used by indigenous people.

scholarly journals Społeczna konstrukcja ryzyka technologicznego

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-67
Author(s):  
Magdalena Gadomska
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Technological Risk ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Modern Technologies

The decisions concerning post-modern technologies, which have many good and bad (and often hardly predictable) consequences that modify our world, involve difficult scientific, political and axiological questions. The management of technological risk ever more frequently leads to social conflicts where expert knowledge clashes with (not always manifested) preferences regarding the desirable socio-economic development of our world. These “technological conflicts”, being an area where the legitimization of both science and authority are questioned, create, nevertheless, the platform for the solution of this crisis. The article reviews the range of sociological problems related to the management and communication of technological risk as well as to its social representation (both in the form of common-sense and scientific knowledge). It also indicates the trans-disciplinary and philosophical dimensions of this issue and stresses the importance and social functions of the democratic debate on the risk and advantages of post-modern technology and their governance.

scholarly journals Analysis of Zakat System in High-Income Islamic Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Izlawanie Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
High Income ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Islamic Countries ◽  
Modern Technologies

Many Islamic countries are facing zakat governance issues including transparency, trust, inconsistency of zakat law with al-Quran and hadith, non-compliance and bureaucracy. Despite of the ongoing issues, little is known about zakat system in Islamic countries particularly the high-income Islamic countries. The high-income Islamic countries should be exemplary models to other Islamic countries as they have unlimited resources to build a dynamic zakat system that includes participation from renowned Islamic scholars to give opinions and fatwa on zakat law and the use of modern technologies to promote transparency and compliance. This study adopts a content analysis technique to analyse zakat system in seven high-income Islamic countries – Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. The data of zakat governance, zakat collection, zakat distribution, transparency, use of modern technology, issues and recognitions for each country were collected and analysed. This study added value to the minimal zakat system literature in Islamic countries. It is hoped that a harmonized zakat system can be adopted by Islamic countries and a strong commitment by all Islamic countries members to help asnaf particularly those who live in the under-developed countries.

scholarly journals The Development Trend of Modern Technology of Electronic Engineering

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Liu ◽  
Zhijun Cao ◽  
Liang Cheng ◽  
Yanfeng Liu ◽  
Haipeng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Electronic Engineering ◽  
The Development Trend ◽  
Modern Technologies ◽  
Universal Application

With the rapid development of science and technology in China, a large number of scientific and modern technologies have been developed and widely used. Among these technologies, electronic engineering technology has received great attention in many domestic industries and has been widely applied. Over the years, the technology of electronic engineering modernization not only is very common in many large-scale projects, but also in the production of household appliances facilities and intelligent integration of manufacturing facilities has a universal application. As one of the modern technologies, electronic engineering technology and modern society People's Daily life and work are closely related. According to the research achievements in this field over the years, the article focuses on analyzing the trend of the development of modern electronic engineering technology, to make contribution to further with the research and application of this technology.

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