Study on Depositional Environment of Soil Based on Multi-Fractal Theory

2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 3530-3534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Dong Cai ◽  
Ding Ceng Yu ◽  
Ya Dong Chen ◽  
Qing You
Keyword(s):  
Earth Science ◽  
Fractal Theory ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Sedimentary Environments ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Fractal Properties ◽  
Geomorphic Features ◽  
The Difference

Fluvial action is the most universal erosion process in geological history. Rivers in the surface of the Earth had molded different kinds of geomorphic features and varied landforms; also they had great effect on the human beings. Evaluating the fluvial landforms correctly and objectively will help people to exploit the living space adequately and utilize natural environment reasonably. Moreover studying on the spatial distribution of the rivers in a local area will help people to understand the situation of the river at present and forecast the development of the river in the future. Fractal and multi- fractal theory is a new and developing subject in modern science; it is widely used in many fields of earth science. Static Cone Penetrate Test is an exploration technology which can obtain the physical indices of soil. A study had found that specific penetration resistances varied with the buried depth of the strata and the curves of test values have characteristics of fractal. In this paper, with the assistance of fractal and multi-fractal theory, we analyzed the simple dimension and multi-fractal properties of these curves. Results suggested that simple dimension as well as the multi-fractal spectrum can tell the difference between the soils deposited in distinct sedimentary environments.

Algorithm of Color Detection for Moving Video Objects Based on Mode Matching

2012 ◽  
Vol 239-240 ◽  
pp. 1000-1003
Author(s):  
Zhao Quan Cai ◽  
Hui Hu ◽  
Tao Xu ◽  
Wei Luo ◽  
Yi Cheng He
Keyword(s):  
Background Subtraction ◽  
Moving Objects ◽  
Color Matching ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Current Image ◽  
Color Recognition ◽  
Recognition Ability ◽  
Color Identification ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Background Image

It is urgent to study how to effectively identify color of moving objects from the video in the information era. In this paper, we present the color identification methods for moving objects on fixed camera. One kind of the methods is background subtraction that recognizes the foreground objects by compare the difference of pixel luminance between the current image and the background image at the same coordinates. Another kind is based on the statistics of HSV color and color matching which makes the detection more similar to the color identification of the human beings. According to the experiment results, after the completion of the background modelling, our algorithm of background subtraction, statistics of the HSV color and the color matching have strong color recognition ability on the moving objects of video.

scholarly journals GENETINIS DISKURSAS MEDIJŲ KULTŪROJE: GUNDYMAS PREKINIU NEMIRTINGUMU

Problemos ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 52-65
Author(s):  
Vytautas Rubavičius
Keyword(s):  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Private Property ◽  
World View ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Proper Form ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Universe

Straipsnyje grindžiama nuomonė, jog postmodernybė yra iš modernybės kylantis kapitalizmo sistemos būvis, kuriam būdinga gyvybės suprekinimas ir suišteklinimas. Postmodernybę charakterizuoja populiariosios ir medijų kultūros išplitimas. Tos kultūros apima ne tik kultūros prekes, bet ir vartojimo būdus, įgūdžius ir jų lavinimą. Pastaruoju metu jos kuria nemirtingumo vaizdiniams bei nuojautoms palankią kultūrinę, intelektinę ir pasaulėvaizdinę terpę, kurioje struktūriškai įsitvirtina genetinis diskursas ir jo nustatomos žmogaus ir jo gyvenamo pasaulio aiškinimo gairės. Svarbus šio diskurso bruožas yra technologinis inžinerinis jo pobūdis, išryškėjęs susiejant nano ir biotechnologijas, kuriomis tikimasi įveikti gyvąją ir negyvąją gamtą skiriančią prarają, iš reikalingų atomų bei molekulių kuriant reikalingų ląstelių dalis ir klonuojant gyvas būtybes. Gyvybė suprekinama ir suišteklinama patentuojant gyvybės elementus – genus ir su jais susijusius procesus. Daroma išvada, jog visi genetikos, informatikos ir kitų mokslų laimėjimai, teikiantys žmogaus gyvenimo ilginimo galimybių, kurios palaiko gundančią nemirtingumo idėją, jau yra persmelkti prekinių santykių, tad ir pats nemirtingumas įmanomas tik kaip prekė. Aptariami kai kurie evoliuciniai ir religiniai techno sapiens sampratos aspektai. Detaliau gvildenamos dvi „nemirtingumo“ versijos: Z. Baumano, kuris nemirtingumo pažadą sieja su kompiuterinės technikos plėtra prasidėjus „Antrajai medijų erai“, ir J. Baudrillard’o, tegiančio, jog klonavimo technologijos „apgręžia“ evoliuciją ir žmogų gundo virusiniu ar vėžiniu belyčiu nemirtingumu.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: genetinis diskursas, klonavimas, medijų kultūra, nanobiotechnologijos, nemirtingumas, suprekinimas.Genetic Discourse in Media Culture: Temptation by Commodified ImmoralityVytautas Rubavičius   SummaryPostmodernity is maintained as a stage of the development of capitalism. The difference between modernity and postmodernity is explained in relation to the new sphere of commodification and resourcification, namely, that of life and of all natural living processes. Postmodern media culture, or popular culture, is peopled by signs of immortality and various kinds of immortals – cyborgs, clones, zombies, immortal human beings and others. Thus, culture accustoms a consumer to immortals and immortality which is concidered as the main goal of a human being and evolution. By nano-bio-technologies and genetic discourse this goal is made scientifically valid, thus reachable. Genetic discourse is becoming the fundamental world-view providing focal landmarks for the emerging future. Media culture supports the spreading of genetic discourse and facilitates its understanding. The temptation by immortality can be considered as a version of modernist ideology of human liberation from various natural, social and heavenly bonds. This liberation, and also secularization, is supported by a scientific genetic technological discourse which is becoming a stimulating factor of postmodern media production. The genetic explanation of the world is particularly handy for technological reflexivity: the entire world is as if encapsulated into human genes, which become the principle explaining the mystery of life, evolution and the future of humanity, thus rendering power to produce the human proper form and the future of people. All the possibilities stemming from the new genetic and biotech discoveries fell under the regulation of property relations by patenting, thus making “immortality” – as a temptation and brand – not only an exeptional commodity, but also a political tool and a commodifying force. As the relationships of private property have penetrated natural biogenetic diversity and, having turned it into a resource, the cognitive subject has reached the goal to secularise the Universe, which he has set for himself: only he as the owner and producer of genes lures people with the eternal shapes of the clones and their genetic information, which will be sustained in any location of the Universe. The temptation by “immortality” will become even stronger when the genetic code is mastered. The future of humanity is related to the mixed forms of life, trans-genic or otherwise genetically modified organisms and techno-human forms that will help to postpone, and later to conquer, death. Even thinkers with religious tendencies perceive the technological improvement of human beings as their evolution towards the techno sapiens and consider such a development as an advancement towards the Kingdom of God. The technologization of human beings is imagined in terms of their divination. Yet in this case the character of contemporary science secularising God and obliterating the perception of divinity is overlooked. Two versions of immortality are analyzed more closely – that of Z. Bauman, who links it with the development of computer technologies, and that of J. Baudrillard, who gives a warning that by cloning technologies humanity is trying to inverse the evolution and to return to the undifferentiated state of cells. The conclusion is drawn that regardless of how we understand ‘immortality,’ argue over its reality or unreality, all possibilities to prolong human life granted by genetics, informatics and other advances in science and technologies, which support the tempting idea of immortality, have already been penetrated by commodity relationships; therefore, “immortality” itself will be available only as a commodity.Keywords: cloning, commodification, genetic discourse, immortality, media culture, nano-bio-technologies.

scholarly journals Reorientasi Gerakan Feminisme Islam; Sebuah Upaya Membangun Kesetaraan Perempuan

FIKROTUNA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
ABD WARITS
Keyword(s):  
Skin Color ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Right ◽  
Arbitrary Action

In the history of women's life, the woman has never cracked from the wild cry of helplessness. Woman always become victim of men’s egoism, marginalized, hurt, unfettered, fooled and never appreciated the presence and role. This situation troubles many intellectual Muslims who have perspective that Islam teaches equality, equality for all human beings in the world. The difference in skin color, race, tribe and nation, as well as gender does not cause them to get the status of the different rights and obligations. The potential and the right to life of every human being and the obligation to serve the Lord Almighty is the same. Indeed, all human beings, as caliph in the world, have the same obligation, namely to prosperity of life in the world. No one is allowed to act arbitrarily, destroying, or hurt among others. They are required to live side by side, united, and harmonious, help each other and respect each other. However, that "demand" never becomes a reality. The differences among human identities become a barrier and the cause of divisions. For them, those who are outside environment, different identities are "others" who rightly do not need them "know". The difference of identity has become a reason to allow "hurt" each other. Several intellectual Muslims who recognize the wrong (discrimination against women), and then they attempt to formulate a movement for women's liberation. All the efforts have been done on the basis of awareness that arbitrary action by any person can never be justified. They also realize, that the backwardness of women are "stumbling block" that will lead to the resignation of a civilization. However, this struggle found a lot of challenges; including the consideration of "insubordination" to conquer the power of men, despite it had done by using many strategies. Starting from the writing of scientific book and countless fiction themed women has been published in order to give awareness of equality between men and women. This paper seeks to reexamine the process of the empowerment struggle to give a brand new concept, so that the struggle of women empowerment is not as insubordination and curiosity process in an attempt to conquer the male. Through approach of literature review and observations on the relationship between men and women, the writer finally concluded that the movement of Islamic feminism is not a movement to seize the power of men, but an attempt to liberate women from oppression so that they get the rights of their social role, giving freedom for women to pursue a career as wide as possible like a man, without forgetting a main duty as a mother: to conceive, give birth and breastfeed their children.

scholarly journals Teologi Posmodern: Menimbang Konsep Naturalisme-Teistik

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Ghozi Ghozi
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
Direct Influence ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Islamic Theology ◽  
Indirect Influence ◽  
Postmodern Theology ◽  
External Dimension ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Universe

<p>This article will briefly discuss the problems of postmodern theology in the context of the relationship between God and nature. In this case, the author brings the conception of theistic naturalism in the view of classical theology of Islam. Theological conception of postmodernism (theistic naturalism) can be useful contributions to the refreshment of Islamic theology, particularly in the case <em>a</em><em>f</em><em>‘</em><em>â</em><em>l</em><em> </em><em>al</em><em>-</em><em>‘</em><em>ibâd</em> and its derivation. The concept of direct influence and indirect influence may help explain the intervention of God toward human beings without denying the law of causality, as the law that becomes standard of modern science. Nevertheless there are some things that need to be considered in this concept: <em>Firstly</em>, God is only the spirit of the universe, God has entrusted His power to the nature, and all the events occurred due to the co-creativity of God and nature. <em>Secondly</em>, God has no a direct influence on the external dimension, rather He is merely a Spirit of things who has influence on inner dimension.</p>

scholarly journals Komparasi model pembelajaran earth science community dan grup investigasi pada scientific approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Jailani Husain Saleh ◽  
Muhsinatun Siasah Masruri
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cognitive Aspect ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Science Community ◽  
The Difference

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk (1) menguji perbedaan hasil belajar model earth science community dan group investigation (GI); (2) menguji perbedaan hasil belajar model earth science community dan GI pada siswa dengan gaya belajar visual; (3) menguji perbedaan hasil belajar model earth science community dan GI pada siswa dengan gaya belajar auditorial;  dan (4) menguji interaksi pengaruh antara model pembelajaran dan gaya belajar siswa terhadap hasil belajar geografi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuasi eksperimen dengan desain faktorial 2x2. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa SMA Negeri di Kota Kupang yang tersebar pada 12 sekolah. Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah Simple Random Sampling dan terpilih 2 sekolah sebagai subjek penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: (1) tidak terdapat perbedaan hasil belajar model earth science community dan GI pada aspek kognitif  dengan p = 0,374 > 0,05; pada aspek afektif dengan p = 0,645 > 0,05, dan pada aspek psikomotor dengan p = 0,969 > 0,05; (2) terdapat perbedaan hasil belajar model earth science community dan GI pada siswa dengan gaya belajar visual, pada aspek kognitif dengan p = 0,009 < 0,05; pada aspek afektif dengan p = 0,014 < 0,05 dan pada aspek psikomotor dengan p = 0,024 < 0,05;  (3) terdapat perbedaan hasil belajar model earth science community dan GI pada siswa dengan gaya belajar auditorial, pada aspek kognitif dengan p = 0,042 < 0,05; pada aspek afektif dengan p = 0,026 < 0,05 dan pada aspek psikomotor dengan  p = 0,017 < 0,05; (4) terdapat interaksi pengaruh model pembelajaran dan gaya belajar siswa terhadap hasil belajar geografi, pada aspek kognitif dengan p = 0,008 < 0,05, pada aspek afektif  dengan p = 0,004 < 0,05 dan pada aspek psikomotor dengan p = 0,006 < 0,05. AbstractThis study aims to test: (1) the difference in the learning outcomes through the earth science community and group investigation (GI) models, (2) the difference in the learning outcomes through the earth science community and GI models among students with the visual learning style, (3) the difference in the learning outcomes through the earth science community and GI models among students with the auditory learning style, and (4) the interaction of the effects of the learning models and the students’ learning styles on the geography learning outcomes. The study employed the quasi-experimental method with a 2x2 factorial design. The research population comprised all students of state senior high schools (SHSs) in Kupang city in 12 schools. The sampling technique was the simple random sampling technique and 2 schools were selected as the research subjects. The results of the study are as follows. (1) There is no difference in the learning outcomes between the students learning through the earth science community and GI models in the cognitive aspect with p = 0.374 > 0.05, in the affective aspect with p = 0.645 > 0.05, and in the psychomotor aspect with p = 0.969 > 0.05.(2) There is difference in the learning outcome through the earth science community and GI models among the students with the visual learning style in the cognitive aspect with p = 0.009  < 0.05, in the affective aspect with p = 0.014 < 0.05, and in the psychomotor aspect with p = 0.024 < 0.05. (3) There is difference in the learning outcome through the earth science community and GI models among the students with the visual learning style in the cognitive aspect with p = 0.042 < 0.05, in the affective aspect with p = 0.026 < 0.05, and in the psychomotor aspect with p = 0.017 < 0.05.(4) There is  interaction of the effects of the learning models and the students’ learning styles on the geography learning outcomes in the cognitive aspect with p = 0.008 < 0.05, in the affective aspect with p = 0.004  < 0.05, and in the psychomotor aspect with p = 0.006 < 0.05.

scholarly journals 人工智能批判的話語悖論

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-137
Author(s):  
Fen LIN
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Social Nature ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Medical Accident ◽  
The Relationship

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract in English only.In the dominant discourse of the "human–machine relationship," people and machines are the subjects, with a mutually shaping influence. However, this framework neglects the crux of the current critical analysis of AI. It reduces the problems with new technology to the relationship between people and machines, ignoring the re-shaping of the relationship between "people and people" in the era of new technology. This simplification may mislead policy and legal regulations for new technologies. Why would a robot killing cause more panic than a murder committed by a human? Why is a robot's misdiagnosis more troubling than a doctor's? Why do patients assume that machines make more accurate diagnoses than doctors? When a medical accident occurs, who is responsible for the mistakes of an intelligent medical system? In the framework of traditional professionalism, the relationship between doctors and patients, whether trusted or not, is based on the premise that doctors have specialized knowledge that patients do not possess. Therefore, the authority of a doctor is the authority of knowledge. In the age of intelligence, do machines provide information or knowledge? Can this strengthen or weaken the authority of doctors? It is likely that in the age of intelligence, the professionalism, authority and trustworthiness of doctors require a new knowledge base. Therefore, the de-skilling of doctors is not an issue of individual doctors, but demands an update of the knowledge of the entire industry. Recognizing this, policy makers must not focus solely on the use of machines, but take a wider perspective, considering how to promote the development of doctors and coordinate the relationship between doctors with different levels of knowledge development. We often ask, "In the era of intelligence, what defines a human?" This philosophical thinking should be directed toward not only the difference between machines and people as individuals, but also how the relationship between human beings, i.e., the social nature of humans, evolves in different technological environments. In short, this commentary stresses that a "good" machine or an "evil" machine—beyond the sci-fi romance of such discourse—reflects the evolution of the relationships between people. In today's smart age, the critical issue is not the relationship between people and machines. It is how people adjust their relationships with other people as machines become necessary tools in life. In the era of intelligence, therefore, our legislation, policy and ethical discussion should resume their focus on evolutionary relationships between people.DOWNLOAD HISTORY | This article has been downloaded 41 times in Digital Commons before migrating into this platform.

Research On The Fractal and Percolation Characteristics of Coal-Based Porous Media For Filtration and Impregnation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qili Wang ◽  
Jiarui Sun ◽  
Yuehu Chen ◽  
Yuyan Qian ◽  
Shengcheng Fei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Fractal Structure ◽  
Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry ◽  
Fractal Theory ◽  
Fractal Dimensions ◽  
Infinite Cluster ◽  
Porous Graphite ◽  
Local Aggregation ◽  
Gradual Expansion ◽  
The Difference

Abstract In order to distinguish the difference in the heterogeneous fractal structure of porous graphite used for filtration and impregnation, the fractal dimensions obtained through the mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) along with the fractal theory were used to calculate the volumetric FD of the graphite samples. The FD expression of the tortuosity along with all parameters from MIP test was optimized to simplify the calculation. In addition, the percolation evolution process of mercury in the porous media was analyzed in combination with the experimental data. As indicated in the analysis, the FDs in the backbone formation regions of sample vary from 2.695 to 2.984, with 2.923 to 2.991 in the percolation regions and 1.224 to 1.544 in the tortuosity. According to the MIP test, the mercury distribution in porous graphite manifested a transitional process from local aggregation, gradual expansion, and infinite cluster connection to global connection.

Environmental aspects of mining geomechanics

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-7
Author(s):  
Yu. P. Galchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Strain Analysis ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Strain Behavior ◽  
Mineral Sector ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Nature And Society ◽  
Induced Changes

The modern technocratic civilization has grown in the conditions of perpetual and irresolvable antagonistic contradiction between the biological essence of human beings as elements of the natural biota of the Earth and the abiological methods used to obtain the needed energy through extermination of the natural biota and its replacement by the anthropogenic biota of different functional purposes. The material and energy basis of the technosphere as an artificial living space for a human being is the substance produced as a result of irreversible destruction of the lithosphere. Permanently increasing difficulty and deeper level of mining make mining geomechanics the top-priority area of research. The stress–strain analysis is a requisite component of studies aimed at selecting a geotechnology and determining its parameters. This analysis evaluates mining-induced stresses. The values of such stresses are determined mainly at critical points of boundaries of mining-caused voids with a view to ensuring stability of exposed surfaces and pillars. The feasibility of ecological evaluation of mining-induced changes in the stress–strain behavior of the disturbed lithosphere using the appropriate procedure being developed can make it possible to rank geotechnologies using the related criteria. This allows taking one more step towards an engineering framework for the concept of sustainable nature and society activity in the course of the mineral sector development. This study has been supported by the Russian Science Foundation, Project No. 19–17–00034).

scholarly journals THE FEASIBILITY OF USING COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS TO COUNSEL OLDER ADULTS ON FALL PREVENTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S291-S291
Author(s):  
Renae L Smith-Ray ◽  
Tanya Singh ◽  
Michael W Suwalski ◽  
Michael Taitel
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Fall Prevention ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Local Area ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
Pharmacy Chain

Abstract Despite recognition as a serious public health problem, older adults falls increased 30% between 2007-2016. Numerous evidence-based fall prevention programs exist, but may have inadequate reach. Pharmacists are highly trained and accessible clinicians who have potential to counsel on fall prevention. This study describes the reach of a fall prevention outreach conducted by a large national pharmacy chain in partnership with local area agencies on aging (AAAs). On August 7, 2018, the pharmacy chain held an outreach during which older patients were incentivized to speak with pharmacists about their fall risk and prevention strategies. In Ohio, AAAs provided pharmacists additional support and availability of AAA fall prevention programs. A random sample of pharmacists was sent a follow-up survey to assess the program’s reach, except in Ohio where all pharmacists received the survey. Response rates were 41% (N=111) and 59% (N=160) in Ohio and non-Ohio states, respectively. We estimate that pharmacists discussed fall prevention with an additional 57,642 on 8/7/2018. The difference in older patients counseled on fall prevention on 8/7/2018 vs. a typical day was significantly greater (p=0.03) for Ohio pharmacists (µ=9.28) compared to non-Ohio pharmacists (µ=5.94). The majority of pharmacists in Ohio and non-Ohio states were moderately or extremely confident in their ability to discuss fall prevention with older patients (69.82% vs. 72.72%) and play an important role in fall prevention (59.75% vs. 54.54%). This study demonstrates the feasibility of utilizing community pharmacists, in partnership with AAAs, to reach large numbers of older adults to counsel on fall prevention.

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