The Didactic Use of Animal Images in Southern Song Buddhism: The Case of Mount Baoding in Dazu, Sichuan

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik H. Sørensen
Keyword(s):  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Southern Song ◽  
Increased Sensitivity ◽  
Animal Images ◽  
The Many

This presentation revolves around the sculptural art of Southern Song Buddhism at Mt. Baoding in Dazu, Sichuan. Among the many sculptural groups imaged, both actual renditions of animals and divinities with animal attributes occur in great numbers. As such animals and animal themes are fully integrated into the overall sculptural program at the site. A number of these sculptural groups reveal an increased sensitivity for animals and pastoral sceneries that is new to Buddhist sculptural art of the Southern Song. Here it is expressed in a stylized form of naturalism.

scholarly journals A half-century of innovation in technology—preparing MRI for the 21st century

2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (1111) ◽  
pp. 20200113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Börnert ◽  
David G. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Imaging ◽  
Quality Improvements ◽  
Half Century ◽  
Scanning Time ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Tissue Contrast ◽  
125Th Anniversary ◽  
Increased Sensitivity ◽  
The Many ◽  
Huge Variety

MRI developed during the last half-century from a very basic concept to an indispensable non-ionising medical imaging technique that has found broad application in diagnostics, therapy control and far beyond. Due to its excellent soft-tissue contrast and the huge variety of accessible tissue- and physiological-parameters, MRI is often preferred to other existing modalities. In the course of its development, MRI underwent many substantial transformations. From the beginning, starting as a proof of concept, much effort was expended to develop the appropriate basic scanning technology and methodology, and to establish the many clinical contrasts (e.g., T1, T2, flow, diffusion, water/fat, etc.) that MRI is famous for today. Beyond that, additional prominent innovations to the field have been parallel imaging and compressed sensing, leading to significant scanning time reductions, and the move towards higher static magnetic field strengths, which led to increased sensitivity and improved image quality. Improvements in workflow and the use of artificial intelligence are among many current trends seen in this field, paving the way for a broad use of MRI. The 125th anniversary of the BJR is a good point to reflect on all these changes and developments and to offer some slightly speculative ideas as to what the future may bring.

What do hospital labs really need to streamline diagnostic testing: Apple vs. Microsoft environment?

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Doug Millar ◽  
John Melki
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Testing ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Molecular Diagnostic ◽  
Testing System ◽  
Pathology Laboratory ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Open Platform ◽  
Current Setting ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Cost

Molecular diagnostic (MDx) tests are now commonplace in virtually every hospital and pathology laboratory, however many questions have arisen, such as “What do diagnostic laboratories require from the MDx revolution in order to better improve patient care?” and “Is a fully integrated ‘black-box’ device the answer to simple rapid diagnostic testing or do mainstream laboratories require more in terms of available testing menu and streamlined workflow?”  With more and more ‘black-box’ devices available on the market, laboratories need to first decide if they need to make such an investment, and if so, in which to make the most appropriate investment, whilst also considering the cost of consumables.  Currently the associated costs of an integrated solution can be prohibitive for small to medium sized laboratories, however this does not necessarily mean that they need to miss out on the many benefits that MDx testing can bring. Here we examine what role an open-platform suite of MDx assays can play in the MDx testing landscape. In order to be successful we assume that open-platform tests will utilise a universal sample preparation method for all sample types and be compatible with a broad range of existing Real-Time PCR hardware.  This is in effect the ‘Microsoft’ model, which provides software compatible with existing hardware, compared to the ‘Apple black-box’ model of supplying both the hardware and software.  Clearly there is a place for both approaches in the clinical diagnostic sector, but until the ‘black-box’ systems broaden their testing menu for all sample types and reduce the cost of consumables, their use may be limited to single analyte niche testing rather than being a central workhorse in the mainstream hospital and pathology laboratories. The goal for testing laboratories is to provide rapid and definitive identification of pathogens in order to aid optimal patient management.  In the current setting this is only available by using a battery of tests from different manufacturers, or by relying on traditional methods that can take several days to generate a result.  It is proposed that a true open-platform MDx testing system may bring the benefits of rapid and accurate testing to many small to medium laboratories without the need for a large upfront investment and associated high consumable costs.

scholarly journals Heterogeneous techniques for rescaling energy deposits in the CMS Phase-2 endcap calorimeter

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 04017
Author(s):  
Bruno Alves ◽  
Andrea Bocci ◽  
Matti Kortelainen ◽  
Felice Pantaleo ◽  
Marco Rovere
Keyword(s):  
Execution Time ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Performance Measurements ◽  
Linear Transformations ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Heterogeneous Architectures ◽  
Gpu Algorithms ◽  
The Many

We present the porting to heterogeneous architectures of the algorithm used for applying linear transformations of raw energy deposits in the CMS High Granularity Calorimeter (HGCAL). This is the first heterogeneous algorithm to be fully integrated with HGCAL’s reconstruction chain. After introducing the latter and giving a brief description of the structural components of HGCAL relevant for this work, the role of the linear transformations in the calibration is reviewed. The many ways in which parallelization is achieved are described, and the successful validation of the heterogeneous algorithm is covered. Detailed performance measurements are presented, including throughput and execution time for both CPU and GPU algorithms, therefore establishing the corresponding speedup. We finally discuss the interplay between this work and the porting of other algorithms in the existing reconstruction chain, as well as integrating algorithms previously ported but not yet integrated.

Cattle

1984 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 83-89
Author(s):  
Ian B. Howie
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Poultry Production ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Beef Producers ◽  
The Many

Matching production to the markets for meat makes the assumption that individual producers can have an influence on market forces. This may well apply nowadays to some of the very large scale poultry production units but, individually, beef producers can have little if any influence on the marketing scene. Although there are farmers who produce several hundred fat cattle a year, the bulk of the beef produced comes from fairly small scale producers. Much of beef production is on a fairly haphazard basis with little or no recording or budgeting.Nevertheless, small scale producers and feeders who move in and out of the market can exploit local or short-term, favourable, market fluctuations and, with skilful buying and selling, make good profits on a quick turnover. Larger scale producers who have pre-planned fully integrated production systems cannot react as quickly to any great extent to short-term marketing opportunities. I regard marketing as only one of the many variable factors to be taken into account when planning a beef enterprise within a whole farming system, in which it is likely to be one of a number of enterprises which have to be kept in balance.

scholarly journals A Critique and Discussion of the View That Shi Miyuan Proposed the Five-Mountain, Ten-Monastery System

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-66
Author(s):  
Lan Jih-chang
Keyword(s):  
Ming Dynasty ◽  
Song Dynasty ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
Cultural Interaction ◽  
Southern Song Dynasty ◽  
Song System ◽  
Southern Song ◽  
The Many

Abstract When Japan, during the Kamakura (1180-1333) and Muromachi (1336-1573) periods, imported Zen 禪 Buddhism from Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1279- 1368) China, it not only continually dispatched Zen monks on pilgrimages to China to seek materials for transmitting sectarian doctrine, but also introduced Zen temple architecture and monastic discipline to Japan, established the Five Mountain, Ten Monastery 五山十剎 system of government temples, and developed Five Mountain 五山 literature. This system of government temples is believed to have imitated the Song system of government temples of the same name. Moreover, it is the best example of Sino-Japanese cultural interaction in the field of Buddhism. In contrast with the ample materials we have on the operation of the Japanese system of the Five Mountain, Ten Monastery government temples, we lack sufficient materials to determine the time and impetus of the Song system of Five Mountain, Ten Monastery government temples and are at a loss to give a detailed accurate account of the Song system. Among the many views in circulation, the view most accepted by modern scholars is that Shi Miyuan 史彌遠 proposed to the court to establish this system of government temples during the reign of Emperor Ningzong (r. 1194-1224) of the Southern Song dynasty. But this theory comes down to us from Song Lian 宋濂 (1310-1381) of the early Ming dynasty, and no Song or Yuan sources mention this matter. Moreover, no Japanese Five Mountain Zen monks touch on this matter in any of their writings. Hence, whether Shi Miyuan actually proposed this system of government temples is a topic worth revisiting. This paper discusses whether Shi Miyuan proposed the Five Mountain, Ten Monastery system from the vantage point of materials related to Shi Miyuan and observations of Japanese Zen monks, and it reaches the conclusion that it is not credible that Shi Miyuan proposed the system to the court.

Measuring the impact of healthcare indicators on academic medical centers’ scientific production

2021 ◽  
pp. 161-165
Author(s):  
Corrado Cuccurullo ◽  
Luca D’Aniello ◽  
Massimo Aria ◽  
Maria Spano
Keyword(s):  
Research Productivity ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
The Public ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
The Many

The Italian public-owned Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) are hospitals where the activities of scientific research, teaching, and patients care are fully integrated. AMCs have an enormous impact on society and country health. Recently, policymakers and practitioners give more and more great importance to the AMCs’ scientific activity for both welfare and national competitivity. The scientific production and its impact on the research community could be obviously affected by different factors related to the structural and operational characteristics of each AMC. Healthcare institutions could be different for the typology of services that they offer, their geolocation, the presence/absence of Emergency Departments, the number of employees, and so forth. In this sense, our study aims to investigate and determine which are the possible factors impacting the research productivity of AMCs. We develop a model to assess the academic value of AMCs by taking into account these factors and how they are related to healthcare performance, measured in terms of scientific production (e.g. scientific publications) and impact on the research field (e.g. citations). To face this issue, for each of the public AMCs we collect data about research productivity from bibliographic indexing databases (e.g. Web of Science, PubMed) and we retrieve structural information mainly from their official websites. This work has been partially financed by the research project “Leading Change in Academic Medical Centers”, funded by the competitive call for projects V:ALERE 2019. The project aims to provide evidence, advice, and remarks to help the agents of the public health system to address the many challenges that they face.

scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of Knitted and Stitched Textile Strain Sensors

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (24) ◽  
pp. 7236
Author(s):  
Kaspar M.B. Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Gauge Factor ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Textile Fabrics ◽  
Conductive Yarns ◽  
The Many ◽  
Fashion Designers ◽  
Manufacturing Parameters

By embedding conductive yarns in, or onto, knitted textile fabrics, simple but robust stretch sensor garments can be manufactured. In that way resistance based sensors can be fully integrated in textiles without compromising wearing comfort, stretchiness, washability, and ease of use in daily life. The many studies on such textile strain sensors that have been published in recent years show that these sensors work in principle, but closer inspection reveals that many of them still have severe practical limitations like a too narrow working range, lack of sensitivity, and undesired time-dependent and hysteresis effects. For those that intend to use this technology it is difficult to determine which manufacturing parameters, shape, stitch type, and materials to apply to realize a functional sensor for a given application. This paper therefore aims to serve as a guideline for the fashion designers, electronic engineers, textile researchers, movement scientists, and human–computer interaction specialists planning to create stretch sensor garments. The paper is limited to textile based sensors that can be constructed using commercially available conductive yarns and existing knitting and embroidery equipment. Within this subtopic, relevant literature is discussed, and a detailed quantitative comparison is provided focusing on sensor characteristics like the gauge factor, working range, and hysteresis.

scholarly journals Re-Thinking an Educational Model Suitable for 21st Century Needs

2020 ◽  
pp. 465-482
Author(s):  
Tim Birtwistle ◽  
Robert Wagenaar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Market Society ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Transferable Skills ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Societal Changes ◽  
Learning Pathways ◽  
The Many

Abstract How should learning in higher education best meet the challenges posed by the many changes in society and employment? If graduates are knowledgeable in a particular field of studies and are trained in key generic competences/transferable skills to allow for autonomy and responsibility, is that enough? Is it being achieved? Or are new and diverse sets of learning models (Lifelong Learning or the 60 Year Curriculum) needed? Learners must be empowered to operate as responsible and active citizens in their society and be successful participants in a dynamic labour market. Society will require continuous (re-)training to handle rapid technological and societal changes. To stay relevant as autonomous educational providers, higher education institutions will have to change their formats of learning and teaching. A revised higher education model demands a highly flexible format to cater for individualised learning pathways, based on three key components: (1) a particular field of studies (thematic or disciplinary)—the core—(2) a fully integrated set of transferable skills and (3) a large set of learning units of various sizes covering a flexible curriculum. Can it respond to five societal challenges in each component: interculturalism; processes of information and communication; processes of governance and decision making; ethics, norms, values and professional standards and the impact of climate change? Measuring and Comparing Achievements of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education in Europe (CALOHEE), an EU funded project envisages a new model. The paper will partly be based on the (initial) findings of this project. International cooperation in the context of the EHEA is essential to engage all, and make a change.

Static Analysis of Single-Input/Multiple-Output Tendon-Driven Underactuated Mechanisms for Robotic Hands

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Baril ◽  
Thierry Laliberte´ ◽  
Franc¸ois Guay ◽  
Cle´ment Gosselin
Keyword(s):  
Static Analysis ◽  
Integrated Systems ◽  
Robotic Hands ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Experimental Platform ◽  
Input Multiple Output ◽  
Single Input ◽  
The Many ◽  
Anthropomorphic Hands

Considering the many advantages of underactuation in anthropomorphic hands, such as lightness, ease of control and compactness, it is of interest to develop mechanisms that aim at achieving underactuation between the fingers. This paper presents several tendon-driven underactuated mechanisms that can drive four outputs from one input. These mechanisms could typically be used to drive four fingers of an underactuated hand from a single input. Among these mechanisms, some are built by combining one-input/two-output differential mechanisms, while others are fully integrated systems of pulleys. For each mechanism, a static analysis is presented. Then, a discussion based on the static analysis and experimentation on models highlights their strengths and weaknesses. Finally a new anthropomorphic hand used as an experimental platform to test these mechanisms is introduced.

Bruwan Village Taroko

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Chien-Nan Chen ◽  
Wan-Hsien Hu ◽  
Chia-Wu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Market Positioning ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Tribal Culture ◽  
Natural Landscapes ◽  
Aboriginal Culture ◽  
The Many ◽  
Operation And Management

In 2003, in Taroko National Park’s planning, the upper plateau of Bruwan was commissioned for private operation and management (OT, Operation-Transfer). It was there that Ming-Gang Cheng, partnered with Leader Hotel Group, won the management rights to “Bruwan Village Taroko Vacation House”. Due to the location, limited room numbers, and the many restrictions, most people did not find Bruwan Village Taroko promising. After ten years of management by Ming-Gang Cheng, not only was Bruwan Village Taroko, a cultural and creative hotel rich with Taroko tribal culture, attracting many foreign and domestic visitors, it was also the best known OT project in Taiwan. Ming-Gang Cheng’s background and entrepreneurial process had been introduced in this case study. Throughout the process, he had made use of various relationship resources, displayed his creativity, and fully integrated the local natural landscapes with the Taroko tribe’s aboriginal culture. Not only had he overcome the difficulties presented when first starting the business under predetermined disadvantages in environmental conditions, his innovative and unique market positioning had brought Bruwan Village Taroko to the global stage. From Ming-Gang Cheng’s background and entrepreneurship of Bruwan Village Taroko, this case intends to investigate topics including entrepreneurial personalities and entrepreneurship, the effect of social capital in entrepreneurship, and innovation under disadvantages.

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