Intermediate Format Research Articles

Bridging Data Models in Health Care With a Novel Intermediate Query Format for Feasibility Queries: Mixed Methods Study.

To advance research with clinical data, it is essential to make access to the available data as fast and easy as possible for researchers, which is especially challenging for data from different source systems within and across institutions. Over the years, many research repositories and data standards have been created. One of these is the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard, used by the German Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) to harmonize and standardize data across university hospitals in Germany. One of the first steps to make these data available is to allow researchers to create feasibility queries to determine the data availability for a specific research question. Given the heterogeneity of different query languages to access different data across and even within standards such as FHIR (eg, CQL and FHIR Search), creating an intermediate query syntax for feasibility queries reduces the complexity of query translation and improves interoperability across different research repositories and query languages. This study describes the creation and implementation of an intermediate query syntax for feasibility queries and how it integrates into the federated German health research portal (Forschungsdatenportal Gesundheit) and the MII. We analyzed the requirements for feasibility queries and the feasibility tools that are currently available in research repositories. Based on this analysis, we developed an intermediate query syntax that can be easily translated into different research repository-specific query languages. The resulting Clinical Cohort Definition Language (CCDL) for feasibility queries combines inclusion criteria in a conjunctive normal form and exclusion criteria in a disjunctive normal form, allowing for additional filters like time or numerical restrictions. The inclusion and exclusion results are combined via an expression to specify feasibility queries. We defined a JSON schema for the CCDL, generated an ontology, and demonstrated the use and translatability of the CCDL across multiple studies and real-world use cases. We developed and evaluated a structured query syntax for feasibility queries and demonstrated its use in a real-world example as part of a research platform across 39 German university hospitals.

ProtoCode: Leveraging large language models (LLMs) for automated generation of machine-readable PCR protocols from scientific publications

Protocol standardization and sharing are crucial for reproducibility in life sciences. In spite of numerous efforts for standardized protocol description, adherence to these standards in literature remains largely inconsistent. Curation of protocols are especially challenging due to the labor intensive process, requiring expert domain knowledge of each experimental procedure. Recent advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) offer a promising solution to interpret and curate knowledge from complex scientific literature. In this work, we develop ProtoCode, a tool leveraging fine-tune LLMs to curate protocols into intermediate representation formats which can be interpretable by both human and machine interfaces. Our proof-of-concept, focused on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocols, retrieves information from PCR protocols at an accuracy ranging 69–100 % depending on the information content. In all tested protocols, we demonstrate that ProtoCode successfully converts literature-based protocols into correct operational files for multiple thermal cycler systems. In conclusion, ProtoCode can alleviate labor intensive curation and standardization of life science protocols to enhance research reproducibility by providing a reliable, automated means to process and standardize protocols. ProtoCode is freely available as a web server at https://curation.taxila.io/ProtoCode/.

Modal and fatigue characteristics analysis of key components of tower crane

In order to ensure good stability and safety of the tower crane under long-term heavy load conditions, modal analysis and fatigue analysis were conducted on its key components, including standard section and frame section. The connection points of each truss structure were regarded as indivisible common nodes, and the model was simplified and parameterized, resulting in improved mesh quality and computational efficiency. Based on Pro/E, standard section and frame section models were established and imported into Workbench through intermediate data formats for simulation calculations in modal and static structural modules. By calculation, the natural frequency and modal shape of the standard section, as well as the lifespan, damage, and safety factor of the frame section, were obtained. It can be seen that the standard section has good structural stability and can maintain relative balance under excitation in different directions and degrees of freedom. If the safety factor of the web components is high and the service life is improved from a structural perspective, it can be considered to increase the thickness of the chord members.

Amereida: An Ever-Expanding Archive

The journey of Amereida and the poem Amereida can be read as a project of poetic refoundation of the American continent, which is the foundation of the Open City. They also form the basis of an aesthetic, political and formative project in full force and originate an extensive archive. This article analyzes different dimensions of Amereida in relation to a vast archive of writings, images, displacements and supports in intermediate formats. From this perspective, it is proposed that Amereida exceeds the idea of the archive associated with the preservation of memory to expose a performative condition (Taylor) integrated to the utopian dimension (Groys) with an open character that is projected to the present day. Following these orientations, this article analyzes displacement and travel writing as an archive-repertoire with a performative and digital character. Likewise, the poem Amereida is interpreted as a poetics that reactivates the archive of Latin American literature, at the same time that it elaborates a new literary and visual cartography of the continent. Finally, it addresses the utopian impulse of the foundation of the Open City, from which new media archives derive from gender perspectives. The integration of these dimensions projects the actuality of Amereida and its power to shape an expanding archive.

Structured Queries to AQL: Querying OpenEHR Data Leveraging a FHIR-Based Infrastructure for Federated Feasibility Queries.

In digital healthcare, data heterogeneity is a reoccurring issue caused by proprietary source systems. It is often overcome by utilizing ETL processes resulting in data warehouses, which ensure common data models for interoperability. Unfortunately, the achieved interoperability is usually limited to an institutional level. The broad solution space to achieve interoperability with different health data standards is part of the problem, resulting in different standards used at various institutions. For cross-institutional use cases like federated feasibility queries, the issue of heterogeneity is reintroduced. This work showcases how the existing German infrastructure for federated feasibility queries based on Hl7 FHIR can be extended to support openEHR without further data transformation. By utilizing an intermediate query format that can be transferred to FHIR Search, CQL, and AQL.

Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Hydraulic Turbines Based on BIM for Sustainable Development

Hydropower is considered to be an important way to achieve the sustainable development goal of human progress. The performance of turbines is very important to the safety and stability of hydropower stations. Most of the hydraulic turbine performance studies only use Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for performance simulation, lacking the integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology and CFD. Therefore, a performance analysis model of a Francis turbine based on BIM was put forward in this paper. The BIM software OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition Update 10 was used to build the hydraulic turbine model, and then the BIM model was transferred to the CFD numerical simulation platform ANSYS through the intermediate format conversion. In the ANSYS environment, the numerical simulation of different working conditions was carried out with the help of Fluent 2021 R1 software. The numerical simulation results show that the fluid velocity gradient in the volute was 2~3 m/s under the three working conditions, which was relatively stable. The water flow could progress the guide vane mechanism at a higher speed, and the drainage effect of the volute was better. There were some negative pressure areas at the back of the runner blades and the inlet of draft tube, and the negative pressure value was as high as −420,000 Pa and −436,842 Pa under maximum head conditions, which were prone to cavitation erosion. It is proven that BIM supported the hydraulic turbine performance analysis and provided a geometric information model for hydraulic turbine CFD numerical simulation, meaning that the performance analysis model based on BIM is feasible. This study can expand the application value of BIM and provide guidance for the study of hydraulic turbine numerical simulation using BIM technology in combination with CFD methods.

Model-Based Testing Approaches using UML Diagrams: A Systematic Literature Review

Software Unit Testing (SUT) is the starting point for Model-Based Testing (MBT), a testing method. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has become the standard for modelling software in professional and academic settings. There are various uses for the modelling language known as UML. The findings of an SLR on UML-based model-based testing methodologies are presented in this paper. Thirty-five primary articles about six research issues were examined using selection and exclusion criteria. Methods, model class, intermediate format use, and testing methodology are the primary points of examination. The review outcomes identify future research needs and avenues of inquiry.

Research on the Visualization of Railway Signal Operation and Maintenance Based on BIM + GIS

To adapt to the “fine” and “extensive” management characteristics of railway signal equipment operation and maintenance, achieving real-time and interactive monitoring of signal equipment operation status, and developing an integrated approach to equipment operation and maintenance, this paper takes a comprehensive management perspective. To create a lightweight BIM model, the Garland folding algorithm is utilized to simplify the IFC file format. Building on this approach, the data are divided based on building component division standards to obtain separate files containing geometric information and semantic attributes. The geometric information files are converted to a 3D Tiles format, combining BIM semantic attributes with semantic attribute files through an intermediate format. Dynamic data management is achieved by setting the octree space index structure in combination with a view-frustum culling algorithm. Then, the 3D Tiles target file is imported into the Cesium platform, and Node.js is used to achieve three-dimensional visualization of railway signal operation and maintenance. The proposed method is verified using an inbound signal as an example to assess its feasibility. The results demonstrate the potential of the proposed method to achieve stable integration between BIM equipment full lifecycle maintenance and GIS geographical space display. Railway signal equipment is endowed with comprehensive one-click information query functions for equipment positioning and spatial analysis, improving the efficiency and scientific decision-making level of equipment operation and maintenance.

Matryoshka-inspired continuous assembly of flexible silicon microribbons and photodetectors via selective transfer printing

Silicon microribbon (SiMR), as an intermediate structure format between silicon nanowire and silicon nanomembrane, is of great interest to serve as the functional material for flexible electronics, which represents an unusual electronic platform with widespread applications and promising future. However, the scalable production of SiMRs and/or devices on flexible substrates, in a deterministic assembly manner, still faces significant challenges. Herein, inspired by the matryoshka doll, referring to a set of dolls with decreased size and placed one inside another, we develop a universal and convenient approach to continuously and deterministically assemble flexible SiMRs and electronic devices through the selective transfer printing technique. By optimizing and repeating the selective transfer printing, continuous assembly of flexible SiMRs and devices are realized. Both theoretical calculation and simulation are performed to analyze the influence of the utilized viscoelastic stamp on the adhesive energy with SiMR, thus providing guidance for optimizing the design of stamp microstructure and enhancing the transfer efficiency of SiMRs. Finally, matryoshka-like flexible photodetectors, as an example, are fabricated by utilizing the sequentially prepared SiMRs via the proposed approach. This matryoshka-inspired assembly approach can be extended to prepare other functional semiconducting microribbons or devices in high controllability and yield, thus implying a promising future in the field of flexible electronics.

The Development of Microhistorical Databases in Norway. A Historiography

Norwegian work on microdata started out with the full count 1801 census and census and vital records from around the capital. Today, most census and ministerial records from 1801 until the mid-20th century have been scanned, transcriptions are being completed, much is encoded and made available via the websites of the Digital National Archives and UiT The Arctic University of Norway. This article complements a previous publication on empirical results from historical microdata. It is primarily organized by technical issues: digitization of source materials, encoding and standardization, building of the Historical Population Register for the period since 1800, record linkage and source criticism as well as GIS. Presently, partner institutions are building the Historical Population Register with prolonged support from the Norwegian Research Council. This will contain longitudinal records of the nine million persons who lived in Norway since 1800. The register increasingly makes it possible to follow the entire population. Unique personal IDs with corresponding URLs to the person page providing links to many sources introduce a new level of historical documentation. Cross-sectional and vital records are being interlinked with automatic and manual record linkage software. Longitudinal data is available for searching as timelines and in Intermediate Data Structure format from UiT The Arctic University and for searching at Histreg.no, which also caters for manual editing. We are well on the way to creating a database that can fill the void in the two centuries before the Central Population Register starts in 1964.

MPEG/H256 video encoder with 6T/8T hybrid memory architecture for high quality output at lower supply

The use of Multimedia video content is increased rapidly in the past decade, and most multimedia video content is used by mobile phone users. Multimedia video processing consumes significant power during video compression, and thus low power multimedia video compression is essential for battery operated devices. Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) Video encoding is giving a higher compression rate and low bandwidth requirement. Conventional MPEG Video encoding architecture uses the conventional 6T memory cells to store video frames for further compression processing. The failure probability of 6T cells is significantly large (0.0988 at 600 mV supply voltage), leading to a decrease in the output quality of the encoded video. From the hybrid memory matrix formulation, it is calculated that storing higher-order MSB bits in highly stable memory cells will provide high-quality video encoding processing as compared to the conventional technique because the human eye is more susceptible to higher-order luminance bits. Hence, in this research work instant of using conventional 6T memory cells during video encoding processing, a unique Hybrid 6T/8T memory architecture is proposed, where the 8-bit Luminance pixels are stored favourably in consonance with their effect on the output quality. The higher order luminance bits (MSB’s) require high stability and thus these bits are stored in the 8T bit cells and the remaining bits (LSB’s) are stored in the conventional 6T bit cells for high-quality video encoding processing. This research article also proposes a separate memory peripheral circuitry for hybrid memory architecture for video encoding techniques. In addition, this article proposes a unique architecture for parallel video processing with the use of a hybrid pixel memory array. The failure probability of 6T and 8T at the worst failure corner (FS corner for read and SF corner for write) is simulated for 30000 Monte-Carlo simulations points at 45 nm CMOS technology node using CADENCE EDA tool. For the simulation work here, a standard Common Intermediate Format/Quarter Common Intermediate Format (CIF/QCIF) Coastguard video sample is used and for output quality here average PSNR method is used and simulation work is performed using the MATLAB tool.The worst PSNR for conventional 6T memory array and Hybrid memory array at 600 mV supply voltage shows improvement in worst minimum PSNR as 6.43 dB is calculated. 30% less power consumption to conventional memory architecture.

An event display for the Transition Radiation Detector in ALICE

Particle collider experiments generate huge volumes of complex data, and event displays provide a useful visual representation to accelerate the learning process towards physics results. Event displays are also used to verify expected behaviour, identify anomalous data, or explain important results. They often have a steep learning curve, a high barrier to entry, or are tightly bound to a specific environment. The upgrade of ALICE in preparation for Run 3 of the LHC requires modifications to existing event displays. We present here a cross-platform, browser-based event display, focused on interactive 2-dimensional projections of collision data from ALICE, specifically focused on the operation of the Transition Radiation Detector (TRD). It is driven by a flexible intermediate JSON data format suitable for web-based displays, and a generic task to convert existing data acquired in previous runs to this format. The relationship between raw and reconstructed data in the TRD is illustrated through a novel pairing of raw and reconstructed data in a unified interactive view. A formal design study methodology was used to guide these choices, and the display was evaluated by both scientists and the public, through a series of case studies.

CONCEPTUAL PRINCIPLES OF INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN OF ECONOMIC DYNAMICS IN THE CONTEXT OF STABILIZATION OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY

Purpose. The aim of the article is to generalize the conceptual principles of institutional design and determine the elements of institutional support for the development of innovations in the national economy. Methodology of research. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research is the structural and functional analysis to determine the direct and indirect institutional elements of the regulation of economic dynamics; a systematic approach to the generalization of the conceptual foundations of institutional design of institutes of innovative direction; institutional analysis of the advantages and costs of institutional design of innovative institutions. Findings. It is emphasized that the implemented norms and institutions of innovative direction in the national economy are not able to produce positive effects due to the overwhelming imperfection of the institutional environment, which nullifies the introduction of incentives. Institutions and institutions that focus on the implementation of economic development are opposed by formal norms that hinder progress. It was established that institutional design is implemented through the adjustment of existing formal norms; introduction of new institutional norms, introduction of additional or new institutions or institutes; transplantation of economic institutions. It is argued that the transplantation of economic institutions from a more developed model is carried out with the help of "shock" therapy, "cultivation", introduction of the format of progressive changes through the creation of "intermediate institutions". Originality. It is substantiated that the technology of "growing" an economic institution is more attractive for the initial conditions that are characteristic of the national economy, because the time for adaptation of transplanted formats is shortened and the risks of dysfunctions are minimized, and the prospect of "rejection" of institutional elements due to relatively small design changes is limited. The only problem is the possibility of rapid "routinization" of intermediate forms of economic institutes, which will not contribute to the prompt implementation of the "desired" format of the institute and slows down economic dynamics. It is emphasized that the formation of intermediate institutes of innovation development in the economy must be implemented through successive forms of the institute of innovation within the stages of the implementation of the model of the innovation process. Thus, at the stages of providing financing for innovative activities, state financing can be supplemented by the introduction of such intermediate formats as state credit and state partnership; the stage of production of innovations – diversification and unification of various scientific structures into technoparks and clusters; the stage of innovation development can be strengthened by attracting state support for the innovation process (investment, infrastructure, communication, fiscal); for the stage of diffusion, the creation of scientific and innovative centres and the formation of innovative infrastructure are considered important. Practical value. The theoretical and methodological provisions of the study generalize and deepen the practical principles of institutional design of innovative development of the national economy. Key words: efficiency, innovation, innovative development, national economy, institutional dysfunction, institutional design, institute, stabilization of the national economy.

MUSICAL EKPHRASIS IN THE SERBIAN NOVEL OF THE LATE 20TH – EARLY 21ST CENTURY (THE EXPERIENCE OF A. GATALICA, M. PAVIĆ, G. PETROVIĆ AND G. ĆIRJANIĆ)

The multifaceted interrelationships of the various media are now considered to be a particular productive area of comparative strategy. The generalised typology among the types of intermedia at the present stage is considered to be the most fruitful and effective, in particular, ekphrasis and intermedia – a particular manifestation of intermedia, the phenomenon of specific expressive mediation of one media in the figurative field of another. Intermediate format, developed by the interaction of different sign systems and the content encoded by them, mainly – literature and other arts with emphasis on the sign and semantic correspondence of comparisons, has significant artistic effectiveness. A way to realise the ekphrasis of the reception as a description of the case is any kind of art in the literary text. At the same time, the preferred determinant of ekphrasis as a description of a work of art in a literary text is suggested to be its relation to a specific work of authorship, although it also assumes the spread of the ekphrasis to similar or non-existent but genre conventional art variants with a pre-eminent inheritance of the corresponding art. In determining the universal common principles of organising such sovereignty of sign systems, positioned in the status of local variants of different discursive practices in the process of their syncretic interaction in the literary dimension, effective for illuminating the raised issue are primarily the tendencies of the extracurricular direction of literary criticism, initiated by Lotman's semiotic concept, initiated by the first concept, the imposition and intersection of semantic spaces capable of generating new meaning. The empirical plan of ekphrasis is vividly and convincingly actualised in the novels of famous Serbian writers A. Gatalica, M. Pavić, G. Petrović, G. Ćirjanić. Innovative creative experience of artists testifies to a special sophistication, content, accuracy of design and diversity and comprehensibility of meaningful potential, which brings the manifestations of the poetics of syncretism of arts to the organisational components of the poetics of novels in general.

Leveraging ecocomDP as a Flexible Intermediate Data Pattern to Expose NEON Biodiversity Data in GBIF

The Environmental Data Initiative (EDI) and the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) have been developing a flexible intermediate data design pattern for ecological community data called “ecocomDP”, which is intended to promote FAIR data principles. Specifically, this effort will enhance the discoverability of and access to biodiversity data from NEON and EDI data holdings, including data from the United States Long Term Ecological Research (USLTER) program (O'Brien et al. 2021). The ecocomDP data model is applied in the ecocomDP R (programming language) library, which provides tools for independent researchers to format their data following the ecocomDP standard, as well as tools to search and visualize data from NEON and EDI data holdings in their R environment. The flexibility of the ecocomDP data model allows for much of the ancillary data associated with observation events to be preserved. Here we describe a modular workflow that is under development to expose ecocomDP-formatted data packages in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal (Fig. 1). Specifically, we highlight an effort to apply this workflow to create a pipeline to convert and submit NEON biodiversity data products to GBIF. EDI now has more than 70 data packages reformatted to the ecocomDP model, and has nearly finished developing a conversion of that intermediate format to a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A, event core) format (Wieczorek et al. 2012) for submission to GBIF. This workflow takes advantage of EDI’s dataset subscription service, which triggers creation of an updated DwC-A when an original dataset is revised. Because ecocomDP provides a standardized input to this submission process, any data package in the ecocomDP format can be exposed in GBIF through this workflow. Thus, we are working to leverage the EDI-managed conversion and submission process to expose NEON data in GBIF, which is possible because of the existing mappings of NEON data products to ecocomDP (Li et al. 2022). This will include data products representing terrestrial and aquatic organisms (Table 1) from all NEON sites, spanning the entire United States. The overall goal of this effort is to provide an automated, modular workflow with complete provenance to submit NEON and EDI datasets to GBIF, built in such a way that datasets can be properly updated as new samples are collected and the data are published. The development of such a submission pipeline will provide a standardized process to expose biodiversity data from two continental scale networks, NEON and the U.S. National Science Foundation's Long-term Ecological Research network in GBIF. Further, the modularity of the workflow will allow independent researchers to adapt tools developed in this effort for their data archiving and publishing needs.

Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Different Types of Walls for Residential Building

Decrement factor and time lag play an essential role in determining the thermal performance of a building envelope. Building walls, which form a major part of a building, have great influences on the energy consumption and indoor environment of a room. The indoor temperature considerably increases as the outdoor temperature increases. This scenario leads to excessive reliance on the mechanical cooling system, thereby increasing energy consumption. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the thermal performance and energy efficiency of different wall types. A building with a built-up area of 387.85m2 with six different wall materials is modelled and inputted in Energy Plus simulation software as an Intermediate Data Format file. The maximum and minimum surface indoor and outdoor temperatures are then obtained to determine the thermal performance of the wall material in terms of time lag and decrement factor. The energy efficiency of the wall materials is investigated by obtaining the annual cooling energy of the building made up of different wall materials. Results show that with the time lag of 1 hour, decrement factor of 0.86, annual cooling energy load of 9.52 GJ and cost consumption of RM 608.12, aerated lightweight concrete wall is the most suitable material amongst the six wall materials.

Generation of a Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)-based Ontology for Federated Feasibility Queries in the Context of COVID-19: Feasibility Study

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of making research data from all German hospitals available to scientists to respond to current and future pandemics promptly. The heterogeneous data originating from proprietary systems at hospitals' sites must be harmonized and accessible. The German Corona Consensus Dataset (GECCO) specifies how data for COVID-19 patients will be standardized in Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) profiles across German hospitals. However, given the complexity of the FHIR standard, the data harmonization is not sufficient to make the data accessible. A simplified visual representation is needed to reduce the technical burden, while allowing feasibility queries.ObjectiveThis study investigates how a search ontology can be automatically generated using FHIR profiles and a terminology server. Furthermore, it describes how this ontology can be used in a user interface (UI) and how a mapping and a terminology tree created together with the ontology can translate user input into FHIR queries.MethodsWe used the FHIR profiles from the GECCO data set combined with a terminology server to generate an ontology and the required mapping files for the translation. We analyzed the profiles and identified search criteria for the visual representation. In this process, we reduced the complex profiles to code value pairs for improved usability. We enriched our ontology with the necessary information to display it in a UI. We also developed an intermediate query language to transform the queries from the UI to federated FHIR requests. Separation of concerns resulted in discrepancies between the criteria used in the intermediate query format and the target query language. Therefore, a mapping was created to reintroduce all information relevant for creating the query in its target language. Further, we generated a tree representation of the ontology hierarchy, which allows resolving child concepts in the process.ResultsIn the scope of this project, 82 (99%) of 83 elements defined in the GECCO profile were successfully implemented. We verified our solution based on an independently developed test patient. A discrepancy between the test data and the criteria was found in 6 cases due to different versions used to generate the test data and the UI profiles, the support for specific code systems, and the evaluation of postcoordinated Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) codes. Our results highlight the need for governance mechanisms for version changes, concept mapping between values from different code systems encoding the same concept, and support for different unit dimensions.ConclusionsWe developed an automatic process to generate ontology and mapping files for FHIR-formatted data. Our tests found that this process works for most of our chosen FHIR profile criteria. The process established here works directly with FHIR profiles and a terminology server, making it extendable to other FHIR profiles and demonstrating that automatic ontology generation on FHIR profiles is feasible.

Intermediality of the Serbian novel of the end of the XX ‒ early XXI century

The relevance of the analysis is due to the fact that the poetics of literary trends, trends and styles of the late XX – early XXI century characterized by a variety of implementation methods. Intermediate is considered one of its modes. The modern history of the art of words in Serbia separately demonstrates a convincing statement of “new genre meanings of an expressed combined character.” Analytical coverage of the experience of the intermediate format of literary actualization of the poetics of fine art is the purpose of this article. The novelty of the presented material lies in the precedent systematization of individual manifestations of intermediality in the discourse of the Serbian novel. The study is
 based on the productivity of the method of structural analysis in combination with the culture-semiotic approach. In the novels by D. Kish “Klepsidra”, S. Basara “Fama about cyclists”, M. Pavich “Khazar Dictionary”, “Second Body” there is a separate form of intermediality, which is associated with formal-visual inclusion of graphic fragments in the space of prose text. Reproductions, integrated by the artists into their works, testify to the precedents of form and sense actualization according to the principle of psychologization of the visual image, which allows making a more detailed, virtuosic depiction of emotional movements of iconic characters, their spiritual evolution. In conclusion, it should be admitted that in images that are tangent to the intermedia field or appear in it are brought to the constructive level of worldview concepts established in postmodern philosophy. Thus, in the novels of well-known Serbian writers there is a separate precedent of formal and semantic activation of the expressive means of fine arts, in particular the genre of reproduction in the format of an intermedia canon. And its originality and meaning-creating inspiration in outlining the humanistic perspective testifies to the essential enrichment of the poetic discourse of the contemporary Serbian novel.

DSP TMS320C6678 Based SHVC Encoder Implementation and its Optimization

The programmable processors newest technologies, as for example the multicore Digital Signal Processors (DSP), offer a promising solution for overcoming the complexity of the real time video encoding application. In this paper, the SHVC video encoder was effectively implemented just on a single core among the eight cores of TMS320C6678 DSP for a Common Intermediate Format (CIF)input video sequence resolution(352x288). Performance optimization of the SHVC encoder had reached up 41% compared to its reference software enabling a real-time implementation of the SHVC encoder for CIF input videos sequence resolution. The proposed SHVC implementation was carried out on different quantization parameters (QP). Several experimental tests had proved our performance achievement for real-time encoding on TMS320C6678.

Developing an Integrated BIM+GIS Web-Based Platform for a Mega Construction Project

Construction projects are usually characterised by their large scale, complicated technologies, long periods of time to complete, and challenging collaboration efforts. The provision of digital representations that combine physical properties with geospatial information can help to solve some of these problems. Thus, the current study proposes a novel approach of integrating building information modelling (BIM) into the geographic information system (GIS) domain as a way of combining micro- and macro-level information into a unified domain without needing to convert between data standards or use any intermediate format. Moreover, this study provides an approach to automatic geo-referencing of the BIM model in the GIS domain without prior knowledge of the corresponding points. Based on the proposed integration approach, an integrated BIM+GIS web-based platform was developed that allows various stakeholders access to project information from different geographical areas, thereby enhancing information sharing and facilitating project management. To evaluate the functions and feasibility of the developed platform, it was employed for managing a mega construction project. The results indicate that the process of integrating BIM into the GIS domain was accurate and effective, and the developed platform can help to properly manage a mega-project by providing the required information and functions.