scholarly journals Innovation in research: the challenge and activities in progress/ L'innovazione nella ricerca: la sfida e l'attività in corso

2009 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Round Table ◽  
Fourth Edition ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Final Round ◽  
Opening Up

The fourth edition of the Osdotta seminar, was held in Turin from 10-13 September 2008. The Seminar, set up as a moment of reflection about the tendencies that characterize the internal research of the Technology of Architecture, expanded its area of interest, opening up to different and wider horizons for new objectives of research. The program of the three days of meetings developed, as in the preceding editions, with an organic series of thematic tables merging in the final round table that hosted the discussions and the verification of the three external valuators.

Development of an Unmanned Helicopter for Vertical Replenishment

2015 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 63-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Wang ◽  
Peidong Liu ◽  
Shiyu Zhao ◽  
Ben M. Chen ◽  
Swee King Phang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Helicopter ◽  
Moving Platforms ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
National University ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Control ◽  
Rotary Wing ◽  
Final Round ◽  
Navigation Scheme

This paper presents an intelligent and robust guidance, navigation and control solution for a rotary-wing UAV to carry out an autonomous cargo transportation mission between two moving platforms. Different from the conventional GPS/INS-only navigation scheme, this solution also integrates sophisticated Lidar and vision systems capable of precisely locating cargo loading and unloading positions. Besides, another complementary GPS/INS system is set up on the moving platforms with communication to the unmanned helicopter so that the controlled UAV is able to follow the dynamic platforms with good tracking performance. The whole system has been successfully implemented, and with its superb performance the Unmanned Systems Research Group from the National University of Singapore won the first place in the final round of the rotary-wing category competition of the 2nd AVIC Cup — International UAV Innovation Grand Prix 2013.

Transforming Walras Into a Marshallian Economist: A Critical Review of Donald Walker's Walras's Market Models

1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel De Vroey
Keyword(s):  
Recent Book ◽  
System Of Equations ◽  
Fourth Edition ◽  
Market Models ◽  
Main Thrust ◽  
History Of Economics ◽  
Mature Phase ◽  
World Markets ◽  
History Of ◽  
Set Up

The history of economics can be compared to a calm sea that once in a while happens to be shaken by heavy storms. This arises when works come out aimed at turning upside down the received interpretation of a great bygone economist's views. Professor Donald A. Walker's recent book, Walras's Market Models (1996), is likely to be among them. Its main thrust is that the view present-day economists have of Léon Walras is incorrect. The basic reason, he claims, is that to date all interpretations of Walras have been based on the last (posthumous) edition of the Eléments d' économie pure (henceforth the Elements), itself a slightly amended version of its fourth edition. To him this is a pity because Walras's most interesting theoretical ideas are to be found in its second and third editions—the embodiment of what he calls Walras's mature phase of theoretical activity—yet were abandoned by him when he revised his work for the fourth edition. The aim of Walker's book, then, is to bring to the fore the picture of what he considers to be the real Walras: an economist interested in the functioning of real-world markets and abiding by a realistic methodology who is attentive to the institutional set-up underlying his system of equations, and who is keen to provide his readers with disequilibrium models. In other words, Walker is trying to make the same claim apropos Walras as Axel Leijonhufvud (1968) did thirty years ago about Keynes when defending the view of a breach between the economics of Keynes and Keynesian economics. To Walker, modern Walrasian economics, or neo-Walrasian theory as it is more often called, is a betrayal of Walras's economics.

scholarly journals Looking Thru the Nano Lens: Art, Science and Nature

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara O’Reilly ◽  
Alice Motion ◽  
Chiara Neto
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Set Up ◽  
New Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Opening Up

In 2018, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the School of Chemistry, Sydney Nano and the Department of Art History at the University of Sydney set up a pilot project called the Nano Lens. Our project set out to examine and experiment with what it means to look closely at the natural world and inviting us, as colleagues, into a discussion and collaboration, drawing on our different perspectives. The Nano Lens also gave agency to a group of scientists in training (undergraduate and postgraduate students), and a sense of ownership of the science, which was then transmitted to the public. Taking inspiration from the artwork of the prominent Australian painter Margaret Preston (1875-1963) and the flora she depicted, the Nano Lens has opened up new research that intersects science and the arts; celebrating the value of collaboration and offering opportunities for staff and students to engage in and lead interdisciplinary discussions with the public. This paper will discuss our pilot project and the initial findings of our research together and discuss the benefits that our alliance has had in fostering collaboration and outreach activities where academics and students work together to share their research with the public. We seek to reflect on what we have learnt from the project and from opportunities to share our work and approaches. What does it mean to look like a scientist or to look like an artist and how has this enriched student learning? What value is there in opening up opportunities for informal learning about science and collaboration outside your disciplines?

Deepening the Reform of State-Owned Enterprises and Accelerating the Revitalization of Old Industrial Bases

2011 ◽  
Vol 58-60 ◽  
pp. 642-646
Author(s):  
Cheng Bo Hu ◽  
Xiaoou Liu
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Innovation ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
Socialist Market Economy ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Reform And Opening Up ◽  
Key Industries ◽  
New Industrialization ◽  
Mechanism Innovation ◽  
Opening Up

The key and prerequisite of realizing the revitalization of old industrial bases are to further deepen the reform of state-owned enterprises and try the best to promote the institutional innovation and the mechanism innovation. The revitalization of old industrial bases is carried out under the condition of reform and opening up as well as the development of socialist market economy. Therefore, it must follow the requirements of new industrialization and make a fuss in the “new”. Deepening the reform, expanding the opening up and promoting the institutional innovation, they are considered as the important symbols for realizing the revitalization of the Northeast Division. It is necessary to actively promote the strategic adjustment of the layout of state-owned economy and speed up the restructuring of key industries. Accelerating the development and achieving the revitalization require us to hold high the banner of reform and opening up and firmly set up the ideas of relying on reform and opening up and market mechanisms to realize the revitalization. Continuing to deepen the reform and expanding the opening up have provided a powerful driving force for revitalizing the old industrial bases.

Modelling Nature-based Solutions: an application to mitigate coastal erosion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Unguendoli ◽  
Andrea Valentini ◽  
Luis Germano Biolchi ◽  
Umesh Pranavam Ayyappan Pillai ◽  
Alessandri Jacopo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Erosion ◽  
Wave Model ◽  
Time Range ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Wavewatch Iii ◽  
Morphodynamic Modelling ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Morphological Modelling ◽  
Set Up

<p>Nature based solutions (NBSs) address key societal challenges through the protection, sustainable management and restoration of both natural and modified ecosystems. In this work we present a modeling application of this innovative approach, inspired by nature, with the goal of mitigating coastal erosion. Within the framework of the OPEn-air laboRAtories for Nature baseD solUtions to Manage environmental risks (OPERANDUM) project, the natural reserve of Bellocchio in Lido di Spina (Italy) faces frequent marine floods and intense erosive phenomena, hence being chosen as Open-Air Laboratory for the NBS implementation. The project aims to mitigate coastal erosion through the realization of an artificial sand dune made of natural materials, such as sand, wood, geotextiles and geomembranes and covered by native herbaceous and shrubby vegetation. We present the modeling activities carried out in the context of the project, aiming on the performance and efficiency evaluation  of the designed NBS, with a specific focus on the coastal morphological modelling. Thus, a numerical modeling chain has been set-up to simulate a long-term current scenario with and without the NBS. The chain is composed of the wave model WAVEWATCH III, the oceanographic model SHYFEM and the morphodynamic model XBeach for the coastal area.</p><p>XBeach was validated with available and specific (for the project) topo-bathymetric surveys of the area of interest as means to define the more accurate set-up of the model parameters. The 10 years period 2010-2019 was defined as the time range for modelling simulations. Sea level outputs from SHYFEM and wave outputs from WAVEWATCH III for the 10 years simulations are used to force the coastal model XBeach. Given the huge computational costs related to long-term simulations, an input-schematization was applied (so called “input reduction”). The approach followed for the long-term morphodynamic modelling of the NBS-XBeach setting will be shown. Moreover, the chosen coastal model domain, the model set-up and the input reduction applied will be presented.</p>

scholarly journals Why You Should Participate in HHS (Health and Human Services) Regional Epi Groups

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Colettta
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Syndromic Surveillance ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
National Level ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Regional Data ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Set Up

Objective: Within the BioSense Platform, users have the ability to view HHS Region level data that can provide insight into what may be happening around the country. Epidemiologists can examine this information for changes in trends of subsyndromes or other potential issues of public health concern and compare it to their local data. However, the insight that regional data can provide is limited without better understanding of what is happening in the jurisdictions that make up the region. This round table will discuss the benefits of engaging with other jurisdictions within regions and attempt to define rules of engagement that can be used to facilitate interactions.Introduction: One of the early successes for the National Syndromic Surveillance Program’s (NSSP’s) BioSense Platform was community agreement on what should make up national and regional picture of the data. For NSSP to meet program objectives, National level surveillance and situational awareness had to be made available – not just to CDC, but to the entire community. To make this possible, the community had to agree on a limited dataset that would be sufficient to produce national and regional picture. Currently when NSSP staff at CDC or a particular program review HHS Regional data, they can only see trends at high levels. Although, this information is proving useful, when very unusual data spikes occur there is insufficient information to determine its public health significance. CDC would like to set up HHS Regional Epi groups made up of syndromic surveillance practitioners within regions in order to communicate about potentially unusual findings and discuss implications for local jurisdictions.Description: This round table will use case examples of data spikes for sub-syndromes in HHS Regions and discuss the following:- What observations might warrant communications with local sites and potentially even warrant further investigation- How the information should be communicated- Ideas for ways that jurisdictions could collaborate on an investigation- Any challenges to the current concept of operations.How the Moderator Intends to Engage the Audience in Discussions on the Topic: The moderator will lay out two or three real world examples that might have benefited from having an HHS Regional Epi group to address the issue. Then the audience will be asked to comment on the following questions:- What are the potential pros of such HHS regional epi groups?- What are the potential cons of such HHS regional epi groups?- What are best practices for communicating with HHS Regional epi groups (i.e. through list serve, forum, Event Communications System within ESSENCE, etc.)?- What are the best ways to keep these HHS Regional Epi groups properly engaged and responsive without overwhelming them with requests?- How can these HHS Regional Epi groups be used by other HHS Regions that are looking to collaborate?

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