Vigilance: Embodied Nowness? On the Relation of Mental Presence to Time and Energy

2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Georg Franck
Keyword(s):  
Time And Energy

The Recent Revolution in High Performance Computing

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
Horst D. Simon
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Computing ◽  
High Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Parallel Architecture ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Good News ◽  
Computing Industry ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Performance Computing

Recent events in the high-performance computing industry have concerned scientists and the general public regarding a crisis or a lack of leadership in the field. That concern is understandable considering the industry's history from 1993 to 1996. Cray Research, the historic leader in supercomputing technology, was unable to survive financially as an independent company and was acquired by Silicon Graphics. Two ambitious new companies that introduced new technologies in the late 1980s and early 1990s—Thinking Machines and Kendall Square Research—were commercial failures and went out of business. And Intel, which introduced its Paragon supercomputer in 1994, discontinued production only two years later.During the same time frame, scientists who had finished the laborious task of writing scientific codes to run on vector parallel supercomputers learned that those codes would have to be rewritten if they were to run on the next-generation, highly parallel architecture. Scientists who are not yet involved in high-performance computing are understandably hesitant about committing their time and energy to such an apparently unstable enterprise.However, beneath the commercial chaos of the last several years, a technological revolution has been occurring. The good news is that the revolution is over, leading to five to ten years of predictable stability, steady improvements in system performance, and increased productivity for scientific applications. It is time for scientists who were sitting on the fence to jump in and reap the benefits of the new technology.

E-Insurance :A Platform For Insurance Penetration In India

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 90-93
Author(s):  
L. Terina Grazy ◽  
Dr.G. Parimalarani
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Online Marketing ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
The People ◽  
Cost Effective Approach ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Work Done

E-commerce is a part of Internet Marketing. The arrival of Internet made the world very simple and dynamic in all the areas. Internet is the growing business as a result most of the people are using it in their day to day life. E-commerce is attractive and efficient way for both buyers and sellesr as it reduce cost, time and energy for the buyer. No surprise the insurance sector has become quite active within the internet sphere. Most insurance companies are offering policies to be brought online and also the portals for paying premiums. It actually saves from hassles involved in going to an insurance office and spend hours to get the insurance work done. Insurance has become an important and crucial aspect of life. Online insurance is the best and most cost effective approach of taking the insurance deal. This paper focused on influence of online marketing on the insurance industry in India, usage of internet in India , the internet penetration in India and the online sale of insurance product by the insurance sector.

PERUBAHAN PERILAKU BERBELANJA DARI PASAR TRADISIONAL KE PASAR MODERN DI KOTA MANADO DIPANDANG DARI ASPEK SOSIOLOGI

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjam M. Pontorondo
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Shopping Behavior ◽  
Behavior Changes ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
Traditional Market ◽  
Time And Energy

This study about shopping behavior changes from traditional markets to modern market in the  Manado city is viewed from the aspect of sociology. This study used a qualitative approach. The results showed that the shopping behavior of most citizens of Manado city has changed shopping habits in traditional markets into shopping habits in the modern market. Everyone in the economic measures based on efficiency considerations that revolve around efficiency of money and space also efficiency of time and energy. Before someone decides to shop, his views always consider the fourth aspect of it, and then decided to act. Thus the action is determined by the orientation to the person's environment that is tailored to the needs inherent in him. Then someone can act as he wishes. Most citizens of Manado city construct behavior of shopping habits in traditional markets into shopping habits in the modern market. The peoples leaving the characteristics of cooperation and confidence in social economy action trough activity in the traditional market began to fade, tend to behave consumerist, individualistic, laden competition, but innovation and creative. The pattern of this kind of action can be a collective action at the subjective macro level. This means that changes in individual behavior of Manado city residents at a certain level in line with the rapid development and progress of science and technology, will have implications on fundamental social changes in the structure of social behavior overall Manado city residents. Manado, will become a city inhabited by modern society with a consumption-oriented economic measures or commonly known as the consumerist society.

A Worthy Endeavor

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Dewar
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Significant Time ◽  
Traditional Research ◽  
Time And Energy

Chapter 0 calls for wide participation in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) by faculty at all types of institutions, including faculty active in traditional research. The chapter provides examples of many well-known scientists, engineers, and mathematicians who eventually devoted significant time and energy to improving education in their disciplinary fields. While acknowledging the difficulty of doing both traditional research and SoTL, it cautions against ruling out the possibility of undertaking a scholarly study of learning simply because of lack of expertise in education research. Numerous benefits that may accrue to instructors who do investigate learning in their own classrooms are described.

scholarly journals Economical Speed for Optimizing the Travel Time and Energy Consumption in Train Scheduling using a Fuzzy Multi-Objective Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Reza Jafarian-Moghaddam
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Travel Time ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Scheduling Problems ◽  
Train Scheduling ◽  
Multi Objective ◽  
Consumption Ratio ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Objective Model ◽  
Time And Energy

AbstractSpeed is one of the most influential variables in both energy consumption and train scheduling problems. Increasing speed guarantees punctuality, thereby improving railroad capacity and railway stakeholders’ satisfaction and revenues. However, a rise in speed leads to more energy consumption, costs, and thus, more pollutant emissions. Therefore, determining an economic speed, which requires a trade-off between the user’s expectations and the capabilities of the railway system in providing tractive forces to overcome the running resistance due to rail route and moving conditions, is a critical challenge in railway studies. This paper proposes a new fuzzy multi-objective model, which, by integrating micro and macro levels and determining the economical speed for trains in block sections, can optimize train travel time and energy consumption. Implementing the proposed model in a real case with different scenarios for train scheduling reveals that this model can enhance the total travel time by 19% without changing the energy consumption ratio. The proposed model has little need for input from experts’ opinions to determine the rates and parameters.

scholarly journals An Optimal Footprint Based Coverage Planning for Hydro Blasting Robots

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1194
Author(s):  
Thejus Pathmakumar ◽  
Madan Mohan Rayguru ◽  
Sriharsha Ghanta ◽  
Manivannan Kalimuthu ◽  
Mohan Rajesh Elara
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Mobile Robots ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Multi Objective Optimization ◽  
Metallic Surfaces ◽  
Industrial Sites ◽  
Experimental Trials ◽  
Time And Energy

The hydro blasting of metallic surfaces is an essential maintenance task in various industrial sites. Its requirement of a considerable labour force and time, calls for automating the hydro blasting jobs through mobile robots. A hydro blasting robot should be able to cover the required area for a successful implementation. If a conventional robot footprint is chosen, the blasting may become inefficient, even though the concerned area is completely covered. In this work, the blasting arm’s sweeping angle is chosen as the robot’s footprint for hydro blasting task, and a multi-objective optimization-based framework is proposed to compute the optimal sweeping arc. The genetic algorithm (GA) methodology is exploited to compute the optimal footprint, which minimizes the blasting time and energy simultaneously. Multiple numerical simulations are performed to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Moreover, the strategy is successfully implemented on our hydro blasting robot named Hornbill, and the efficacy of the proposed approach is validated through experimental trials.

scholarly journals Design and Optimal Control of a Multistable, Cooperative Microactuator

Actuators ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Michael Olbrich ◽  
Arwed Schütz ◽  
Tamara Bechtold ◽  
Christoph Ament
Keyword(s):  
Deflection Angle ◽  
Initial State ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Vertical Displacements ◽  
State Uncertainty ◽  
Stable Equilibria ◽  
Freely Moving ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Multiple Stable Equilibria ◽  
Optimal Trajectory Planning

In order to satisfy the demand for the high functionality of future microdevices, research on new concepts for multistable microactuators with enlarged working ranges becomes increasingly important. A challenge for the design of such actuators lies in overcoming the mechanical connections of the moved object, which limit its deflection angle or traveling distance. Although numerous approaches have already been proposed to solve this issue, only a few have considered multiple asymptotically stable resting positions. In order to fill this gap, we present a microactuator that allows large vertical displacements of a freely moving permanent magnet on a millimeter-scale. Multiple stable equilibria are generated at predefined positions by superimposing permanent magnetic fields, thus removing the need for constant energy input. In order to achieve fast object movements with low solenoid currents, we apply a combination of piezoelectric and electromagnetic actuation, which work as cooperative manipulators. Optimal trajectory planning and flatness-based control ensure time- and energy-efficient motion while being able to compensate for disturbances. We demonstrate the advantage of the proposed actuator in terms of its expandability and show the effectiveness of the controller with regard to the initial state uncertainty.

Resource Utilization by Desert Quail: Time and Energy, Food and Water

Ecology ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 378-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Goldstein ◽  
Kenneth A. Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Time And Energy

The Adoption of Health Promotion Programs by State Agencies

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nell H. Gottlieb ◽  
Linda E. Lloyd ◽  
Jean N. Bounds
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Diffusion Theory ◽  
General Interest ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Education Act ◽  
One Year ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Personnel Directors

Personnel directors of Texas state agencies were surveyed one month prior to and one year following the passage of the 1983 Texas State Employee Health Fitness and Education Act. This legislation allowed the agencies to use available funds and facilities for health promotion programs. Most of the personnel directors were aware of the Act and of the potential benefits of health promotion programs. There was general interest in learning more about health promotion, available community resources, and about the time and energy commitments in developing a program. Most believed they would implement programs in the future. In the year following the passage of the Act, 16 percent of the agencies, covering 30,852 employees, had received approval to begin programs. Size was positively related to plan development and approval. The results are discussed using diffusion theory.

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