Integration Of Different Elements Research Articles

Application research of traditional elements in architectural decoration design under the background of big data and IoT

Under the background of big data and the Internet of Things, different design elements in domestic architectural design are becoming more and more abundant. During the integration of different elements, traditional elements are an important part of the domestic building decoration industry. In the integration of the entire architectural style, it is integrated with the entire architectural style. It reflects the deep heritage of traditional culture. Many scholars have conducted in-depth research on this phenomenon, but how to better apply big data technology to promote the application of traditional elements in the field of architecture is still blank. This paper establishes a scientific evaluation model according to the different proportions in the application of traditional architectural elements and its proportion in the external display of actual buildings, which opens up new ideas for research in this field. This article studies the application and development prospects of the traditional elements of the architectural decoration industry in my country, and explores the innovative development of traditional decorative elements in the modern architectural decoration industry. Study the development needs of modern aesthetic design in the current stage of the building decoration industry. Through the rich and innovative application survey of traditional elements, the vitality in modern architectural decoration that stimulates traditional culture, and continuously enriches the extensive development and innovative development of the domestic building decoration industry. Stimulates the importance of traditional architectural decoration elements. This article conducts statistics and analysis of the big data and decoration requirements of the domestic decoration industry, applies the computing and evaluation model in the field of architecture, and evaluates the application of traditional elements in the field of architectural decoration more coordinated development. Looking at the existing research results, they all put forward suggestions for development at a macro level, but there is a blank on how to choose the ratio of various traditional factors more scientifically. In order to solve this problem, the research has created a scientific calculation model. Traditional factors are used for assignment and big data is used for calculation, which provides new ideas for research in this field.

Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated With an eHealth System Designed to Reduce Depressive Symptoms Among Patients With Breast or Prostate Cancer: Prospective Study.

BackgroundeHealth interventions have become a topic of interest in the field of mental health owing to their increased coordination and integration of different elements of care, in treating and preventing mental ill health in patients with somatic illnesses. However, poor usability, learnability, and user engagement might affect the effectiveness of an eHealth intervention. Identifying different sociodemographic characteristics that might be associated with higher perceived usability can help improve the usability of eHealth interventions.ObjectiveThis study aimed to identify the sociodemographic characteristics that might be associated with the perceived usability of the NEVERMIND (Neurobehavioural Predictive and Personalised Modelling of Depressive Symptoms During Primary Somatic Diseases) eHealth system, comprising a mobile app and a sensorized shirt, in reducing comorbid depressive symptoms in patients with breast or prostate cancer.MethodsThe study included a total of 129 patients diagnosed with breast (n=80, 62%) or prostate (n=49, 38%) cancer, who received a fully automated mobile app and sensorized shirt (NEVERMIND system). Sociodemographic data on age, sex, marital status, education level, and employment status were collected at baseline. Usability outcomes included the System Usability Scale (SUS), a subjective measure that covers different aspects of system usability; the user version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (uMARS), a user experience questionnaire; and a usage index, an indicator calculated from the number of days patients used the NEVERMIND system during the study period.ResultsThe analysis was based on 108 patients (n=68, 63%, patients with breast cancer and n=40, 37%, patients with prostate cancer) who used the NEVERMIND system for an average of 12 weeks and completed the study. The overall mean SUS score at 12 weeks was 73.4 (SD 12.5), which indicates that the NEVERMIND system has good usability, with no statistical differences among different sociodemographic characteristics. The global uMARS score was 3.8 (SD 0.3), and women rated the app higher than men (β=.16; P=.03, 95% CI 0.02-0.3), after adjusting for other covariates. No other sociodemographic characteristics were associated with higher uMARS scores. There was a statistical difference in the use of the NEVERMIND system between women and men. Women had significantly lower use (β=–0.13; P=.04, 95% CI −0.25 to −0.01), after adjusting for other covariates.ConclusionsThe findings suggest that the NEVERMIND system has good usability according to the SUS and uMARS scores. There was a higher favorability of mobile apps among women than among men. However, men had significantly higher use of the NEVERMIND system. Despite the small sample size and low variability, there is an indication that the NEVERMIND system does not suffer from the digital divide, where certain sociodemographic characteristics are more associated with higher usability.Trial RegistrationGerman Clinical Trials Register RKS00013391; https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00013391

Hacia un replanteamiento del modelo de irritabilidad de Doxey con base en las actitudes del residente local hacia el visitante

Objetivo: realizar una propuesta para el análisis de las actitudes del residente local hacia el visitante a través de una reconstrucción crítica del índice de irritación de Doxey.Diseño metodológico: en primera instancia, se realizó una búsqueda de bibliografía sobre documentos que pusieran a prueba de manera empírica el modelo de Doxey, identificando sus virtudes y limitaciones, para después generar una propuesta con base en éste.Resultados: el índice de irritación de Doxey ayuda a identificar la actitud de la comunidad local con respecto al turismo; sin embargo, ha recibido críticas a partir de su visión heterogénea de las actitudes, el proceso lineal y secuencial de sus etapas; y, por último, su visión a corto plazo.Limitaciones de la investigación: al ser una propuesta, es necesaria la prueba empírica en diferentes destinos turísticos.Hallazgos: la propuesta generada trata de mitigar las limitaciones del índice de irritación de Doxey, con la integración de diferentes elementos; proponiendo una nueva posibilidad para explicar y analizar los impactos de la actividad turística y las actitudes de los residentes.

Integrated Thermal Management in System-on-Package Devices

Thanks to the System-on-Package technology (SoP) the integration of different elements into a single package was enabled. However, from the thermal point of view the heat removal path in modern packaging technologies (FCBGA) goes through several layers of thermal interface material (TIM) that together with the package material create a relatively high thermal resistance which may lead to elevated chip temperature which causes functional error or other malfunctions. In our concept, we overcome this problem by creating integrated microfluidic channel based heat sink structures that can be used for cooling the high heat dissipation semiconductor devices (e.g.: processors, high power transistor or concentrated solar cells). These microchannel cooling assemblies can be integrated into the backside of the substrate of the semiconductor devices or into the system assemblies in SoP technology. In addition to the realization of the novel CMOS compatible microscale cooling device we have developed precise and valid measurement methodology, simulation cases studies and a unique compact model that can be added to numerical simulators as an external node. In this paper the achievements of a larger research are summarized as it required the cooperation of several experts in their fields to fulfil the goal of creating a state-of-the-art demonstrator. Thanks to the System-on-Package technology (SoP) the integration of different elements into a single package was enabled. However, from the thermal point of view the heat removal path in modern packaging technologies (FCBGA) goes through several layers of thermal interface material (TIM) that together with the package material create a relatively high thermal resistance which may lead to elevated chip temperature which causes functional error or other malfunctions. In our concept, we overcome this problem by creating integrated microfluidic channel based heat sink structures that can be used for cooling the high heat dissipation semiconductor devices (e.g.: processors, high power transistor or concentrated solar cells). These microchannel cooling assemblies can be integrated into the backside of the substrate of the semiconductor devices or into the system assemblies in SoP technology. In addition to the realization of the novel CMOS compatible microscale cooling device we have developed precise and valid measurement methodology, simulation cases studies and a unique compact model that can be added to numerical simulators as an external node. In this paper the achievements of a larger research are summarized as it required the cooperation of several experts in their fields to fulfil the goal of creating a state-of-the-art demonstrator.

МЕТОД СТРУКТУРИЗАЦИИ ЗАДАЧИ ПРОЕКТИРОВАНИЯ ЭЛЕМЕНТОВ СЕТЕЙ ДОСТУПА НА ОСНОВЕ ОПТИЧЕСКИХ ТЕХНОЛОГИЙ

With the development of data transmission networks Internet service providers implement solutions of the OSS/BSS class (Operations Support Systems / Business Support Systems) every year. The integration of different elements of the information and communication network takes place due to the system data, but some issues require further development. Integrated accounting of the technical and socio-economic information is being considered while solving problems of data transmission network design. The aim of the work is structuring the design process of the optical access networks of the Internet provider. Optical access networks based on PON and FTTB technologies have been chosen as the object of study. When executing projects, many factors are to be considered, such as: subjectivity of the designers, level of their competence, interest in using certain technologies by specific groups of designers. To reduce the influence of such factors, it is recommended to apply methods of accumulating and processing information associated with successful or unsuccessful experience of implementing previous projects. Using the system analysis methods and IDEF0 diagrams, a similar design task is structured in the form of diagrams of a draft project and a detailed design, for which groups of variables have been identified. The output values of the diagrams are the intermediate and final assessments of the project, which allows the decision maker to determine feasibility of the subsequent stages of the project implementation. Realizing the proposed provisions shows the opportunities for further development of OSS/ BSS systems in terms of automation of the decision-making support process associated with the selection and practical implementation of access network projects.

An integrated and collaborative approach to developing and scripting questionnaires for longitudinal cohort studies and surveys: experience in Life Study

Efficient development of questionnaires for longitudinal surveys and cohort studies as computer-assisted survey instruments usually entails close collaboration between scientific and fieldwork teams. We describe a system based on the use of a Structured Query Language (SQL) database established to maximise efficiency, minimise error and ensure clear communication of requirements across teams for ‘Life Study’, a UK-wide cohort study designed to recruit mothers, their babies, partners and non-resident fathers, with whom further contacts were planned at the outset. The use of the SQL database enabled construction and integration of different elements of the study, initially through creating a master copy of each variable. This supported swift and accurate creation of a range of outputs enabling, for example, review and approval of successive drafts and final specifications of questionnaires, efficient implementation of changes to variables, re-use of metadata specified at the outset, reduction of ambiguities for survey programmers, and efficient and accurate automation of questionnaire scripting. The SQL database was also used to generate the syntax to transform pilot data into formats specified for data archiving and for associated publication quality questionnaires. This innovative use of an SQL database for questionnaire development and scripting, and subsequent data processing and documentation, highlights the value of this approach in improving the quality and efficiency of longitudinal surveys.

ORGANIZATIONAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF DEONTOLOGICAL PREPARATION OF THE EDUCATION MANAGERS IN A HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT

The article deals with the organizational and methodological conditions of deontological preparation of the education managers in a higher educational establishment. They are represented as complex of circumstances which activate the interaction of factors of the educational environment of a higher education establishment in order to solve the problem of deontological preparation of the candidates for Master’s degree in the educational program «Management of an educational institution». It is mentioned that the realization of these conditions provides the effective implementation of the model of deontological preparation of the senior management of educational establishments on the second cycle of higher education and the achievement of the expected result – the appropriate level of formation of the deontological competence. There have also been described the results of the analysis of the notion of «the organizational condition» in the philosophical, psychological and pedagogical literature. A set of principles (methodological, special and specific) has been substantiated. It forms the basis for selection of the organizational and methodological conditions of the deontological preparation of the education managers in a higher educational institution. There has been given a detailed characterization of such organizational and methodological conditions. Their correlation and creation of deontologically abundant educational environment which represents a multi-leveled system of conditions (circumstances, factors, possibilities) provides the optimal parameters for educational activity of educational subjects; ensuring the cross-subject integration which contributes to the formation of an integral system of preparation of the senior management of educational institutions on the second cycle of higher education. It is noted that the deontological preparation of the senior management of educational institutions is grounded on the systemized integration which represents the social and economical basis for the integration of different elements into a single structure providing the productivity and steadiness of the professional training process in a higher educational establishment.

Short Food Supply Chains, Long Working Days: Active Work and the Construction of Professional Satisfaction in French Diversified Organic Market Gardening

AbstractThis article analyses professional satisfaction of farm managers of organic diversified market garden farms selling through short food supply chains, in the south of France. Faced with strong economic and agronomic constraints, the cropping arrangements on these farms result in very tense experiences, both spatially and temporally. However, our analysis shows that while diversified organic market gardening is a demanding farm work environment, it paradoxically can create high professional satisfaction as a result of the complex integration of different elements, including social support and decision latitude. Indeed, the diversity of tasks, farmers’ autonomy, their role in decision‐making, and the challenging dimensions of organic farming contribute to what Karasek and Theorell call ‘active work’. Nevertheless, our research concludes that social support appears to be necessary to reach a good level of work satisfaction. Our findings also identify future research opportunities to examine, for example, how diversification impacts the work and the professional satisfaction of hired workers in organic market gardening contexts.

Lessons Learned From the Development of Courses on Gas Turbine Multidisciplinary Conceptual Design

Despite the need for highly qualified experts, multidisciplinary gas turbine conceptual design has not been a common study topic in traditional postgraduate curriculums. Although many courses on specialized topics in gas turbine technology take place, limited attention is given on connecting these individual topics to the overall engine design process. Teaching conceptual design as part of a postgraduate curriculum, or as an intensive short course, may help to address the industrial need for engineers with early qualifications on the topic, i.e., prior to starting their careers in the gas turbine industry. This paper presents details and lessons learned from: (i) the integration of different elements of conceptual design in an existing traditional Master of Science (MSc) course on gas turbine technology through the introduction of group design tasks and (ii) the development of an intensive course on gas turbine multidisciplinary conceptual design as a result of an international cooperation between academia and industry. Within the latter course, the students were grouped in competing teams and were asked to produce their own gas turbine conceptual design proposals within a given set of functional requirements. The main concept behind the development of the new design tasks, and the new intensive course, has been to effectively mimic the dynamics of small conceptual design teams, as often encountered in industry. The results presented are very encouraging in terms of enhancing student learning and developing engineering skills.

Hierarchical organization in the hemostatic response and its relationship to the platelet-signaling network

AbstractAchieving hemostasis following vascular injury requires the rapid accumulation of platelets and fibrin. Here we used a combination of confocal intravital imaging, genetically engineered mice, and antiplatelet agents to determine how variations in the extent of platelet activation following vascular injury arise from the integration of different elements of the platelet-signaling network. Two forms of penetrating injury were used to evoke the hemostatic response. Both produced a hierarchically organized structure in which a core of fully activated platelets was overlaid with an unstable shell of less-activated platelets. This structure emerged as hemostasis was achieved and persisted for at least 60 minutes following injury, its organization at least partly reflecting agonist concentration gradients. Thrombin activity and fibrin formation were found primarily in the innermost core. As proposed previously, greater packing density in the core facilitated contact-dependent signaling and limited entry of plasma-borne molecules visualized with fluorophores coupled to dextran and albumin. Blocking contact-dependent signaling or inhibiting thrombin reduced the size of the core, while the shell was heavily influenced by adenosine 5′-diphosphate and regulators of Gi2-mediated signaling. Thus, the hemostatic response is shown to produce a hierarchical structure arising, in part, from distinct elements of the platelet-signaling network.

Model integration in agent-oriented development

Each current agent-oriented methodology focuses on some aspects of multi-agent systems and may leave others aside. For this reason, a developer may find it useful to apply different specialised methods and tools for each aspect of the system under development. Nevertheless, the integration of different elements into a specification is not trivial. This paper proposes addressing this issue by using mappings between different modelling languages and an intermediate language. The use of this intermediate language called Unified Modelling Language for Activity Theory (UML-AT), reduces the number of required mappings. Being rooted in the Activity Theory (AT) framework, which comes from social sciences, UML-AT supports most of the key agent-related concepts found in literature. The application of this integration approach is illustrated with a case study about the implementation of Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents (FIPA) protocols. The case study involves the use of a software support tool for the translation.

Status of the Guadiana Estuary (south Portugal) during 1996-1998: An ecohydrological approach

Abstract The aims of this study were to monitor basic hydrological and ecological characteristics of the Guadiana Estuary (1996-1998) before the construction of the Alqueva dam. This work was carried out to determine how environmental factors affect seasonal and tidal variations of plankton populations in the estuary. The available information on the subcatchment of the estuary (e.g., urban, agricultural and forested areas) was integrated into a geographic information system-based software program. Mean monthly river flow varied markedly on a seasonal and yearly basis. River flow near Mértola (ca 50 km upstream from the mouth) reached 3400 2 10 6 m 3 in winter and decreased to 42 2 10 6 m 3 in summer. With respect to nutrients, nitrogen to phosphorus ratios indicated some limitation by phosphorus, except at the end of summer, when nitrogen limitation appeared. During this period, cyanobacterial blooms usually occurred in the upper/middle estuary. Estuarine Turbidity Maximum may significantly influence the retention of zooplankton in the estuary. The fish larval life cycle, especially sensitive to environmental alterations, showed high ratios of ribonucleic to desoxyribonucleic acids indicating good physiological condition. It was concluded that an ecohydrological approach, allowing integration of different elements from the cellular to the habitat level into a geographic information system, can contribute to a better understanding of the processes that influence the aquatic biota of the estuary. The approach will be a useful assessment tool for monitoring the estuary following dam completion.

From the Heights of Metaphysics:

I felt I should reply to Andy Pickering's short Response to my long Review of his book; I did not want to leave it uncontested in the literature.1 I will pick up a couple of points from his comments to indicate just what it is that he has failed to grasp about my Review. If these points are understood, then all else falls into place. Though Pickering writes that my critical remarks 'form a disconnected series' [AP, 307], I think on the contrary that the seven sections of my Review raised questions about each of the central themes of his book.2 Of course, for the sake of clarity and to respect the property of a language that is written linearly from left to right and from top to bottom all could not be 'mangled' together, and they were presented in sequence, which may explain their apparent unconnectedness from Pickering's 'point of view'. So let us briefly recall the content of those sections, answering his comments along the way. In the first section, I pointed out that the 'dialectic of resistance and accommodation', which is the central analytical tool proposed in the book, was reminiscent of Piaget's theory of knowledge acquisition, but with one major difference: Piaget was explicitly structural in his analysis (via the concept of'scheme'), whereas Pickering is purely phenomenalist. I thought a comparison of the two would make clear the limitations of Pickering's dialectic, which offers no way (except verbal) to make possible a real integration of different elements of practice through their incorporation into a practical scheme of action, which orients (and thus limits) future action [YG, 319-20]. The second section discussed Pickering's return to realism, and showed that his approach was simply a restatement, in a new language, of classical positions, using terms too loose to effect a 'renewal' of the debate. But on these sections, Pickering has nothing to say. The third section, on agency, again focused on a concept central to Pickering and followed in detail the way in which this 'agency' supposedly works. I concluded that since things 'just happened' (as Pickering writes so many times in his book), agency was in fact a kind of inertia that just resists action, instead of acting by itself. For if words have meaning, 'agency' must be more than 'resistance'. It is in this context that I sketched out the example of the blind man. I insisted that I thought this discussion purely metaphysical, but that it could not be passed over, given the importance it