Historical Development Research Articles

The development history and future prospects of artificial intelligence in facial recognition technology

In recent decades, with the fast development of various algorithms and the rapid improvement of computer hardware performance, the development of facial recognition technology has been very rapid. This technology used to only appear in science fiction movies, but now it has been widely used in mobile payments, identity recognition, and other fields, and it also has very reliable performance. This article introduces the different facial recognition methods used in different periods of facial recognition technology from the 1960s and 1970s to the present day, to help people understand the development process of facial recognition technology. Among them, the focus is on early methods based on geometric features, grayscale information, and feature extraction, as well as recent applications based on deep learning and convolutional neural networks. In response to some challenges faced by current technology, some speculations on possible future development directions are proposed.

A Related Study between Language and Gender

Nowadays as we all know, English is one of the most widely used languages in the world and Chinese is also the language that is used by most population in the world. English is a part of the Indo-European while Chinese belongs to Han-Tibetan languages. They have different historical development trajectories and choose different written systems. English and Chinese are both important representatives of Eastern and Western cultures. If you conduct comparative study of these two languages, it is helpful to understand the essential features of the language and reveal the deep structure of the Eastern and Western cultures. Studying gender discrimination in English and Chinese languages comprehensively and systematically, which is contrasting the similarities and differences between languages and cultures of English and Chinese, can provide a reference for understanding language, culture, thinking and national psychology. It can also improve the understanding of languages and cultures.

Development and Unfolding of the Life Course Movement in the Field of Maternal and Child Health: An Oral History.

A life course perspective in maternal, child, and family health allows for integrated exploration of outcomes, incorporating multifactorial determinants of health to interrogate sources of inequity and identify opportunities for intervention. This article explores the historical development, integration, and implications of the contemporary life course perspective in the field of maternal and child health (MCH), and particularly the people and events which institutionalized the framework as central to national and local MCH practice and research over the last decades. Drawing on an oral history approach, key leaders of the life course movement in MCH were interviewed. Lived experiences and personal recollections of six interviewees were recorded and synthesized using a narrative descriptive approach to portray the social ecology of the movement's origins. We documented systematic efforts made in the first two decades of the 21st century to consciously promote life course through convening a National MCH Life Course Invitational Meeting, incorporating life course as a foundational framework for strategic planning at the Maternal Child Health Bureau, and development of tools and resources by MCH professional organizations. The integration of life course theory into the MCH field signified a major shift towards addressing protective and social factors, which aligns with the field's historical emphasis on social justice and rights-based approaches, and parallels the broader public health movement towards social determinants of health and the need to address structural racism. The ongoing relevance of the life course approach in promoting reproductive justice and addressing inequities in health underscores the historical importance of its adoption and use in the current mainstream of MCH research, policy, and practice.

A review on the current status of dye‐sensitized solar cells: Toward sustainable energy

AbstractDye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are among the most attractive third‐generation photovoltaic technologies due to their low toxicity, versatility, roll‐to‐roll compatibility, ultralightness, and attractive power conversion efficiencies (PCEs). However, their transition from the laboratory scale to the industrial scale has been slow due to their inability to compete with silicon‐based cells in terms of efficiencies and stabilities. Research activities on DSSCs have been ongoing for several decades to improve the efficiency and cost‐effectiveness of photovoltaics but these attempts are still inadequate. Their chemical and physical properties must be refined to increase efficiency and commercialization. This review provides a concise overview of the recent advances taking place in the DSSCs research field, including molecular engineering technologies, the quest for superior carrier transport materials (CTMs), efficient sensitizers, and better electrodes. Also, this review compiles knowledge of the historical development of DSSCs, the current advancements such as control of surface morphologies, doping strategies, modeling and simulation, characterization, and recent cutting‐edge research happenings in photovoltaic research. Finally, nanostructured materials that have been used as photoelectrodes and the practical applications of DSSCs in internet of things (IoT) and portable electronics are examined to identify challenges and future advancements. The main aim of this work is to be a pathfinder for scientific researchers in this field exploring various energy harvesting materials and optimization strategies of different components of DSSCs.

Evolutionary Trends and Hotspot Analysis of Livelihood Strategy for Agricultural Residents Based on Bibliometrics

Livelihood strategies are an effective response to survival risks and stress shocks. Agricultural residents engaged in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery, who are extremely dependent on natural resources, are vulnerable to various livelihood risks. Therefore, the livelihood strategies of agricultural residents are increasingly receiving attention from researchers around the world. However, research on the livelihood strategies of agricultural residents has not yet been systematically analyzed through bibliometrics. Our study was based on 1424 publications in the Web of Science Core Collection database (WoSCC) from 2014 to 2023 to analyze the development history, research hotspots, and trends in the field. Bibliometric analysis was conducted on publications, countries, institutions, authors, journals, and keywords, as well as cited journals and cited references using Excel and CiteSpace software. The number of publications has steadily increased and showed an upward trend. The United States and China were the countries with the most contributions, and Chinese institutions were more active. Cooperation between authors was relatively weak. Sustainability was one of the most productive and highly cited journals. The research hotspots mainly included the relationship between climate change and the livelihood strategies of agricultural residents, the relationship between the land and the livelihood strategies of agricultural residents, the sustainable development of livelihood strategies of agricultural residents, and the characteristics of livelihood strategies of agricultural residents. This is the first time that bibliometric and visual analyses have been conducted on the livelihood strategies of agricultural residents, which may further promote development of the field and lay a foundation for future research.

Rechargeable alkali metal-chlorine batteries: advances, challenges, and future perspectives.

The emergence of Li-SOCl2 batteries in the 1970s as a high-energy-density battery system sparked considerable interest among researchers. However, limitations in the primary cell characteristics have restricted their potential for widespread adoption in today's sustainable society. Encouragingly, recent developments in alkali/alkaline-earth metal-Cl2 (AM-Cl2) batteries have shown impressive reversibility with high specific capacity and cycle performance, revitalizing the potential of SOCl2 batteries and becoming a promising technology surpassing current lithium-ion batteries. In this review, the emerging AM-Cl2 batteries are comprehensively summarized for the first time. The development history and advantages of Li-SOCl2 batteries are traced, followed by the critical working mechanisms for achieving high rechargeability. The design concepts of electrodes and electrolytes for AM-Cl2 batteries as well as key characterization techniques are also demonstrated. Furthermore, the current challenges and corresponding strategies, as well as future directions regarding the battery are systematically discussed. This review aims to deepen the understanding of the state-of-the-art AM-Cl2 battery technology and accelerate the development of practical AM-Cl2 batteries for next-generation high-energy storage systems.

ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF PRESCHOOL PEDAGOGY

Preschool pedagogy has a rich history of development: in the 20 th century, a large number of fundamental and applied problems were studied and investigated. Numerous theoretical, experimental and applied researches have made it possible to form the theoretical foundations of preschool pedagogy, to justify the methods and technologies of studying the education and development of children in the preschool age. However, there are still a number of current problems and promising directions for research. The main reasons for their emergence are mainly changes in the political, economic and other spheres of social life. The transition to new socio-economic conditions significantly changes the new view of the pre-school education system, the characteristics of childhood and the child's position in the system of social relations. The development of preschool pedagogy requires the need to further develop new technologies for training and education of children, concepts that are acceptable for modern life conditions and can enrich the experience of preschool education.

ÜNSİYYӘTİN KOMMUNİKATİV MODELİ

The Communıcatıve Model of Communıcatıon Summary The article is about the communicative model of communication. The article presents communication as a complex process. A more complete and clear presentation of the communication model has recently been of interest not only to linguists, but also to other specialists involved in speech activity. Psychologists and physiologists try to unravel the psychological and physiological basis of communication with this model. The article compares the communication model with modern communication systems. It is noted that the units of the phonological level of the language are usually reflected in sounds. For this, in the process of historical development, the means of communication were formed in man, and man succeeded in pronouncing different sounds. Key words: communication, model, speech, phonological, brain, voice

The Quality of Master of Translation and Interpreting Education Abroad: History, Problems and Implications

After more than a decade of development, the scale of Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) education has continuously expanded, yet its teaching and management have also revealed several issues that have affected the quality of cultivating translation talents. This article outlines the development history of MTI education abroad, pointing out the dilemmas and problems it faces, such as lagging curriculum settings, inadequate faculty resources, and insufficient practical ability training. To address these issues, the article puts forward several key insights: first, MTI education should keep up with industry development; second, it should focus on enhancing practical abilities and strengthening professional awareness of students; third, it is necessary to strengthen the construction of faculty resources and improve teaching quality. These insights serve as significant references for improving the quality of MTI education in China.

Research on the Development of Architectural Conditions for Civil Repairs in Afghanistan

During the formation of fidalism, the culture of urbanization, which was considered the necessary link in the slave society, decreased, but the Centers of Buddhist culture in Afghanistan continued to operate even after the Arab conquests in the 7th century AD. At the beginning of the 5th century, from the depths of Central Asia, the Gochhanda Yaftali tribes invaded the territory of Afghanistan, which eventually led to the extinction of the Kushan Empire. Coexistence and interaction with neighbors in a peaceful and sometimes non-peaceful way of agricultural units with nomadic tribes is one of the main features of the historical development of the people of Afghanistan and Asia. By settling in the lands of Afghanistan and accepting the local culture and enriching it with their tribal traditions, the nomadic tribes helped a lot in the emergence of the process of a new social and cultural nature in the country. The conquests of the Arab caliphs, which began in the seventh century, and as a result of the interaction of their culture with the cultural traditions of the local people, led to the creation of a new culture. And Islamic religion replaced Buddhism and other religious beliefs. Buildings for worship were built called mosques, Eidgah’s, schools and caravanserais. The formation of large commercial and handicraft cities, which took place in the development of literary and architectural sciences, which took place in the middle of the centuries of the feudal period. The Ghaznavid dynasties (10th-12th centuries) and the Ghurids, the "king of the mountains" in the 12th century, had a significant impact on the history of the early Middle Ages. In the engineering of the cities of the Ghaznavid period, the buildings of the city (Ghazni, Qala-e-Bast, Lashkargah) and also in the engineering of most of the buildings of the Ghurid dynasty (a minaret in the mountainous region of Jam), the ideological characteristics of that era have been expressed in the language of engineering. In the modern era, after the wars and the destruction of cities and places in the country, the migrations that took place as a result of the civil wars and the return to the country, brought different cultures to the country. Also, by mixing new cultures with local traditions, it caused cities and places to take a new shape. Thus, it influenced the development of Afghan architecture and the growth of modern architecture. This will be of particular importance with the combination of local architectural culture and traditions in Afghanistan.

Aotearoa New Zealand’s new Government proposal to remove hard-won protection for waterways will worsen the country’s freshwater crisis

ABSTRACT Like many parts of the world, Aotearoa New Zealand’s waterways are under immense pressure from anthropogenic impacts that will be amplified by the effects of climate change. After decades of rising public concern, progress had been made on freshwater policy for the protection and restoration of the country’s waterbodies. However, a new Government elected at the end of 2023 threatens to undo that progress by implementing economic policies that will worsen the country’s freshwater crisis. This article was prompted by an open letter, signed by 51 freshwater experts and national and regional leaders on freshwater issues, urging the new Government not to reverse or undermine the progress made. It describes the state of the country’s waterways, provides a brief history of developments for freshwater in Aotearoa New Zealand, and highlights the influence of the country’s agricultural sector on its environmental policy.

Terpene-based novel invasomes: pioneering cancer treatment strategies in traditional medicine.

Health care workers have faced a significant challenge because of the rise in cancer incidence around the world during the past 10 years. Among various forms of malignancy skin cancer is most common, so there is need for the creation of an efficient and safe skin cancer treatment that may offer targeted and site-specific tumor penetration, and reduce unintended systemic toxicity. Nanocarriers have thus been employed to get around the issues with traditional anti-cancer drug delivery methods. Invasomes are lipid-based nanovesicles having small amounts of terpenes and ethanol or a mixture of terpenes and penetrate the skin more effectively. Compared to other lipid nanocarriers, invasomes penetrate the skin at a substantially fasterrate. Invasomes possess a number of advantages, including improved drug effectiveness, higher compliance, patient convenience, advanced design, multifunctionality, enhanced targeting capabilities, non-invasive delivery methods, potential for combination therapies, and ability to overcome biological barriers,. These attributes position invasomes as a promising and innovative platform for thefuture of cancer treatment. The current review provides insights into invasomes, with a fresh organizational scheme and incorporates the most recent cancer research, including their composition, historical development and methods of preparation, the penetration mechanism involving effect of various formulation variables and analysis of anticancer mechanism and the application of invasomes.

A review of bioinspired dry adhesives: from achieving strong adhesion to realizing switchable adhesion.

In the early twenty-first century, extensive research has been conducted on geckos' ability to climb vertical walls with the advancement of microscopy technology. Unprecedented studies and developments have focused on the adhesion mechanism, structural design, preparation methods, and applications of bioinspired dry adhesives. Notably, strong adhesion that adheres to both the principles of contact splitting and stress uniform distribution has been discovered and proposed. The increasing popularity of flexible electronic skins, soft crawling robots, and smart assembly systems has made switchable adhesion properties essential for smart adhesives. These adhesives are designed to be programmable and switchable in response to external stimuli such as magnetic fields, thermal changes, electrical signals, light exposure as well as mechanical processes. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the development history of bioinspired dry adhesives from achieving strong adhesion to realizing switchable adhesion.&#xD.

История зарождения и развития геоинформатики как науки

The article examines the main reasons for the emergence of geoinformatics as a science, outlines the concept of this science, describes its research subject and object, methods, ontology system and tasks. The relevance of studying this area is justified. The article comprises several sections: "Inception of the science and origin of the geoinformatics as the term", "History of geoinformatics development" and "Geoinformatics in Russia. Brief history, challenges and development prospects". They consistently reveal historical events and features that have had the greatest impact on the current state of geoinformatics both as a basic science and as an field of applied research. The first part is largely dedicated to different ways to define the "geoinformatics" as a term, as well as the branches and directions into which this science has divided. The second part, i.e. "History of geoinformatics development", describes the stages that shaped geoinformatics. This part focuses on discoveries and achievements in geoinformatics, its connection with other sciences. The third part of the article highlights the issues of domestic research, as well as possible directions of its development. The conclusion summarizes the results and outcomes, collects and provides a concise overview of the key information addressed in the paper.

История зарождения и развития геоинформатики как науки

The article examines the main reasons for the emergence of geoinformatics as a science, outlines the concept of this science, describes its research subject and object, methods, ontology system and tasks. The relevance of studying this area is justified. The article comprises several sections: "Inception of the science and origin of the geoinformatics as the term", "History of geoinformatics development" and "Geoinformatics in Russia. Brief history, challenges and development prospects". They consistently reveal historical events and features that have had the greatest impact on the current state of geoinformatics both as a basic science and as an field of applied research. The first part is largely dedicated to different ways to define the "geoinformatics" as a term, as well as the branches and directions into which this science has divided. The second part, i.e. "History of geoinformatics development", describes the stages that shaped geoinformatics. This part focuses on discoveries and achievements in geoinformatics, its connection with other sciences. The third part of the article highlights the issues of domestic research, as well as possible directions of its development. The conclusion summarizes the results and outcomes, collects and provides a concise overview of the key information addressed in the paper.

Force, Inertia and Motion from Aristotle to nowadays didactics

Abstract This study delves into the historical development of the core principles of dynamics, namely the interplay between forces and motion. We explore the intricate and nonlinear transition from the Aristotelian framework, which held sway for eighteen centuries, to the Newtonian paradigm. We posit that the complexity of this transition largely stems from what we perceive as an inadequate understanding of force. Our focus lies particularly on the seminal contributions of Galileo and the subsequent remarkable advancements made by Newton. However, we also note that, somewhat surprisingly, the transition doesn't conclude with Newton himself. What is commonly known as Newtonian dynamics in modern textbooks diverges significantly from the original theory outlined in the Principia, and we endeavour to elucidate these disparities. In the concluding sections, we scrutinise the implications of these concepts for contemporary teaching methodologies. Specifically, we delve into various interpretations of the Principle of Inertia, the Second Law, and their interrelationship, pinpointing what we perceive as weak points in current didactic approaches and proffering some suggestions for effectively imparting these concepts.

Market Squares of Small Towns as Public Space of Opole Silesia on Selected Examples (Legal Status After 2015)

This paper presents the results of research on the diagnosis of the state of public space in the context of the evolution of its structure, on the example of market squares of small cities. The background to the research is the implementation of the Act on Ensuring Accessibility for Persons with Special Needs (The Accessibility Act, 2019) and the Revitalisation Act (2015), as documents with significant impact on the shape of public spaces in Polish cities. The multicultural and cross-border region of Opole Silesia was chosen as the research area. Six small towns in the region, whose market squares have undergone a revitalization in recent years, were selected for analysis: Biała, Dobrodzień, Korfantów, Otmuchów, Paczków, Ujazd. This article aims to diagnose the condition of public space, on the example of the market squares of small towns, based on the solutions adopted in the revitalization projects. The criteria adopted for the analyses are the identity of the place and continuity of development, accessibility, and adaptation to climate change. The research uses the method of comparative analysis of the morphological structure, the method of analyzing the physical parameters of space, and the analysis of historical iconography and cartography. Conducted analyses will make it possible to formulate an answer to the question of to what extent the introduction of the regulations as mentioned above has changed the approach to the revitalization process as a continuation of the historically formed way of building the urban fabric, and to what extent it has forced the introduction of solutions that violate the continuity of historical development. The result of the research will be a diagnosis of the problems in the revitalization processes of small towns in the multicultural area of the Opole region, in the context of current legal conditions, and sustainable development.

A Historical Approach to Understanding Differentiation of RYB vs RGB

This article defines the roles of colors and presents their historical development as a fundamental means of expression within artwork. It also introduces color theorists and practices, including the mixing of pigments, a necessary technique for artists-designers in creating tangible results. Modern artists-designers have used these theorists to express themselves in producing an aesthetic experience in the viewer through their artwork, starting with Sir Isaac Newton’s light-spectrum experiments using a glass prism and a beam of white light, and continuing through Johannes Itten’s color-wheel and creative color-matching exercises. This article objective defines the significance of color, its historical development on the basis of earlier perceptual theorists’ findings that color acquires dimension and meaning in response to cultural-historical context or psychological realities. As a result, this paper also explores how color affects our emotions, our psychic and spiritual manifestations. This psychic-spiritual manifestation is revealed through a process of visual perception and experimenting with color and its symbolic meaning. Artists such as Seurat, Munch, Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Josef Albers, Picasso, Joan Miro, or Mark Rothko demonstrated the expressive power of color-pigment. The authors hope that this paper will bring significant discussion, awareness, will assist general readers and academic researchers and truly advance knowledge.

A Historical Approach to Understanding Differentiation of RYB vs RGB

This article defines the roles of colors and presents their historical development as a fundamental means of expression within artwork. It also introduces color theorists and practices, including the mixing of pigments, a necessary technique for artists-designers in creating tangible results. Modern artists-designers have used these theorists to express themselves in producing an aesthetic experience in the viewer through their artwork, starting with Sir Isaac Newton’s light-spectrum experiments using a glass prism and a beam of white light, and continuing through Johannes Itten’s color-wheel and creative color-matching exercises. This article objective defines the significance of color, its historical development on the basis of earlier perceptual theorists’ findings that color acquires dimension and meaning in response to cultural-historical context or psychological realities. As a result, this paper also explores how color affects our emotions, our psychic and spiritual manifestations. This psychic-spiritual manifestation is revealed through a process of visual perception and experimenting with color and its symbolic meaning. Artists such as Seurat, Munch, Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Josef Albers, Picasso, Joan Miro, or Mark Rothko demonstrated the expressive power of color-pigment. The authors hope that this paper will bring significant discussion, awareness, will assist general readers and academic researchers and truly advance knowledge.

Fostering the All-Russian Civic Identity among Students While Teaching the History of the North Caucasus

This article focuses on the problems associated with shaping the civic identity among students in Russia as they study the history of the North Caucasian peoples. One of the powerful tools to overcome them is to develop a sense of historical consciousness in the younger generation of Russians. However, while the collective memory of the past can serve as a unifying force through shared national values, it can also ignite historical grievances, claims, and conflicts in the present. Here, the debates revolving around the conflicting interpretations of the events that took place in the North Caucasus during the 19th and early 20th centuries (the Caucasian War, the tactics and warfare methods of the Russian military commanders and mountain leaders, the Muhajir movement, and the actions of the imperial power structures) are considered. The questions are raised about how to effectively convey the history of the North Caucasus to the youth, as well as what approaches should be employed to explain the complex, contradictory, and sometimes tragic events of the region’s past so that it would contribute to the development of an all-Russian civic identity instead of fueling confrontations and divisions. Several approaches (recommendations) for teaching the history of the North Caucasus are outlined. They highlight the integrative tendencies in the history of the region, emphasizing the factors that unite its diverse peoples, cultures, and worldviews and define their common pathways for historical development.