Energy as the Mediator between Natural and Supernatural Realms by Kristel Kivari

“…Tuhala Nõiakaev (the Witch’s Well) as a peculiar natural sight in the north of Estonia has drawn together many reports of energy columns that are linked to underground rivers and cultic stones. …”
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Polar codes decoding algorithm based on convolutional neural network by Rui GUO, Fanchun RAN

“…In order to solve the problem that the existing Polar code decoding algorithm based on neural network can only decode short codewords (codewords length N≤64),a new decoding algorithm using convolution neural network for long codewords (N≥512) was put forward.Instead of using a fixed drawn from the data sample proportion as training set and test set,the neural network parameters epoch and batch were used to control the neural network input,and the data explosion problem caused by the long codewords was solved.In addition,the influence of batch and epoch parameters on the decoding performance of convolution neural network was explored and the performance difference of neural network using different activation functions were investigated.Simulation results show that with the traditional SCL (successive cancellation list,L=2) decoding algorithm,convolution neural network in low signal-to-noise ratio on the performance is better than that of SCL (L=2),in high signal-to-noise ratio and SCL (L=2) algorithm of similar performance,and the larger the training data set,the better the decoding performance of neural network.…”
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Application analysis of MBTI occupational personality types in classroom group project teaching by Zongyi Zhang

“…By analyzing theinfluence of different professional personalities of group members on project-based courseactivities, the following conclusions are drawn: lNFP is the most common type of studentpersonality type, ESFl is the least. lNFl and ENFl students have better grades, ET type students havea stronger willingness to be group leaders, while EF type students have a better willingness to begroup leaders; in terms of the composition of group members, the more complex the type, whenthe proportion of certain personality type is about50%, the group performance isrelatively bette.…”
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Weaker Regularity Conditions and Sparse Recovery in High-Dimensional Regression by Shiqing Wang, Yan Shi, Limin Su

“…We study the behavior of our new condition for design matrices with independent random columns uniformly drawn on the unit sphere. Moreover, the present paper shows that, under a sparsity scenario, the Lasso estimator and Dantzig selector exhibit similar behavior. …”
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Human studies and user studies: a call for methodological inter-disciplinarity (Brenda Dervin) by Brenda Dervin

“…For library and information science, which as a field has traditionally drawn on multi-disciplinary sources, the author cautions that as the field sets itself to the task of assisting the inter-disciplinary needs of its constituencies, it is especially important that the field also attend to inter-disciplinary needs within its own walls, between its many disparate and disconnected discourse communities.…”
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Information limits and Thouless-Anderson-Palmer equations for spiked matrix models with structured noise by Jean Barbier, Francesco Camilli, Yizhou Xu, Marco Mondelli

“…In this paper, using tools from statistical physics (replica method) and random matrix theory (generalized spherical integrals) we establish the characterization of the information-theoretic limits for a noise matrix drawn from a general trace ensemble. Remarkably, our analysis unveils the asymptotic equivalence between the rotationally invariant model and a surrogate Gaussian one. …”
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Performance and Exhaust Emission Characteristics of C.I Engine Using Biofuels and Its Diesel Blend with Nano-Additives by S. Jacob, L. Karikalan, J. Isaac JoshuaRamesh Lalvani, Aman Sharma, Maghalengam Kannappan

“…Performance parameters like BTE and SFC with different load conditions are analyzed for various blends, and then final results are drawn.…”
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In Search of Lost Weather: Temporal Reflexivity and Ecological Awareness in Participatory Performance by Jamie Harper

“…An alternative aesthetics of temporal reflexivity is presented through discussion of participatory performance projects using live action role-play drama that were designed and facilitated by the author during 2017-2018. Insights drawn from these projects suggest that a depth perspective on time can heighten participants’ awareness of relational connections within the atmospheric conditions of their play and expand their creative capacities to make their own atmospheres. …”
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Doing Justice to the Future: A global index of intergenerational solidarity derived from national statistics by Jamie McQuilkin

“…This is measured by examining changes to the value and stability of various capital flows and stocks. Nine indicators are drawn from national-level statistics: forest degradation rate, share of low-carbon energy consumption, and carbon footprint in the environmental dimension; adjusted net savings, current account balance, and wealth in equality in the economic dimension; and primary pupil-teacher ratio, fertility rate, and GDP-adjusted child mortality in the social dimension. …”
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Val d’Hérens (Suisse) : une histoire des transitions (touristiques) manquées by Marjolaine Gros-Balthazard, Caterina Franco, Anouk Bonnemains

“…The originality of this work lies in its focus on a range of unfulfilled tourism development projects in a mountain valley drawn up between 1900 and 2020. The study of the relationships between the (material, ideal and institutional) dimensions within the concept of territory and constitutive of the projectual processes makes it possible to reveal the explanatory factors of the tourist transitions, which did not happen but were “missed”. …”
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Le travail de Gaignières sur les archives du Val Notre-Dame. Une porte d’entrée sur un chartrier bien conservé by Marlène Helias-Baron

“…Following its incorporation into the new Feuillants order at the turn of the seventeenth century, its archives were transferred to Paris, where several inventories were drawn up. In 1693 François-Roger de Gaignières, who witnessed this institutional transformation, wrote a “cartulary” that functioned as a catalogue of the abbey’s titles. …”
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Optimum Research of Planar 5R Symmetric Parallel Robot based on the Performance Indicator about GTW and GTI by Zeqi Wu, Jing He, Zhijun Wang, Liantao Du

“…First，the planar design spaces of the 5R symmetric parallel robot are drawn. Then，using the concept of transmission angle，the good transmission workspace （GTW） and global transmission index （GTI） are defined by reasonable range of LTI（Local Transmission Index）. …”
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Tethys and Apulia (Adria), 100 years of reconstructions by Jolivet, Laurent

“…Central to Tethyan tectonics, Apulia, or Adria, has been drawn with different geometries and dimensions from the first concepts by Emile Argand, Kenneth Hsü or John Dewey, to the recent reconstructions by Douwe van Hinsbergen or Paul Angrand. …”
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Kinematics Analysis of the Circuit Board Gripper Mechanism by Wan Qiuli, Ji Houhong, Liu Yu

“…The motion parameter curve is drawn with the Matlab software in order to verify the analysis results obtained by the analytical method. …”
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Yoruba Language Use in Lagos State Legislative Assembly: Challenges and Prospects by Hassan Biodun Suleiman

“…This study made use of an in-depth interview guide to elicit responses from research subjects, who were drawn from among the Legislative officers, aides, and assistants, totaling ten. …”
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Dwaj ludzie z lustrem. Metafory fotografii i fotograficzne motywy w etiudach Romana Polańskiego by Magdalena Szczypiorska-Chrzanowska

“…The theoretical framework of the analysis is provided by selected threads in the theory and philosophy of photography drawn from the works of Bernd Stiegler, Roland Barthes, Edgar Morin, Susan Sontag, John Szarkowski, and Edouard Pontremoli.…”
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Market-based pricing for road freight transportation by A. A. Aksentev

“…Regression equations useful for determining the average market value of tariffs have been drawn up, which, when compared to actual tariffs, may indicate the adequacy of freight transactions. …”
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Centralisme portalien, concepts schmittiens et carences de légitimité de la Constitution chilienne de 1980 by Cristian A. Zamorano-Guzmán

“…This movement had a considerable influence on the current Constitution, which was drawn up by the military regim in 1980. The Constitution - on which the country’s Institutions are based- is therefore to be questioned in terms of its legitimity.…”
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The Neglected Traditional Enset (Ensete ventricosum) Crop Landraces for the Sustainable Livelihood of the Local People in Southern Ethiopia by Newarinesh Feleke, Wondimagegnehu Tekalign

“…Enset (Ensete ventricosum, Musaceae) is a neglected traditional multipurpose crop plant critical for Ethiopian food security. It has drawn a lot of attention in the last few years. This study was undertaken on the morphological diversity among the enset landraces and their cultural use for the livelihood of the people in Southern Ethiopia. …”
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Finite Element Simulation Analysis of Aqueduct by Auxiliary Pier Reinforcement by TANG Yang, LIN Jinxia, XIONG Yan

“…With an aqueduct as the engineering background,this paper establishes a finite element model of spatial entity by auxiliary pier reinforcement,analyzes the force of each construction stage before and after the aqueduct reinforcement with consideration to the material nonlinearity of concrete,and compares and analyzes the influence of different jacking forces on the reinforcement effect.Through calculation and analysis,the following conclusions can be drawn:①The structural stress, deformation and crack width of the aqueduct can be significantly reduced by auxiliary pier reinforcement method.②The reinforcement effect can be enhanced with a suitable jacking force during aqueduct reinforcement.③When the jacking force is gradually increased from zero,the vertical displacement of the aqueduct after reinforcement is reduced first and then increased,the maximum principal tensile stress of the aqueduct after jacking and reinforcement also shows a trend of decreasing first and then increasing.④The jacking force should not be too large.Otherwise,the upper edge of the aqueduct will easily crack at the mid-span position and its adjacent position.Comparative calculation and analysis of the jacking force is required before reinforcement construction.…”
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