The GAIA model is one of the first holistic approaches of the Earth System, seen as a cybernetic system (with feedback and feed-before specific to the conservation of a homeostasis in the Living – Dead relation) and as a real bioreactor allowing for the birth and conservation of Life.( Lovelock & Margulis , 1974 . Lovebock 1988; Lenton 1988 ) . This model holds true that : -life affects the environment: all living organisms alter the environment by extracting free energy and by excreting waste with high entropy, a metabolic process that secures the production of negenthropy (life perpetuation , Schrodinger 1944).
- the growth , reproduction included, of Life is made according to exponential laws; - the inorganic environment constraints the emergence and perpetuation of life: for each environment variable there is a value for which a specific organism is developing at a maximum rate; -once Life has emerged under several forms that multiply according to the given conditions , the development of each species in the context of a limited environment with finite resources is subject to natural selection; the outcome is that species able to best adapt to a specific context become dominant species.
This description of the Gaia system points to a hierarchical structure of systems and sub-systems , that are at different levels of organization; among them, there are exchanges of energy, matter and information (messages), with the end product of dynamic stability being achieved. (the system’s homeostasis ).
In this ecosystem, that is based on its own regulatory laws at the level of the whole, man has become a particular being, especially by its capacity to construct exomatic (artifact) extensions involving an accelerating free energy consumption and obviously, an associated entropy production. The entire ensemble of infrastructure constructions has now a global character (global transport networks of electricity, roads, railroads, cars etc ) and the life style imposes the consumption of electricity, water and food in amounts that are growing exponentially. This “diffusion” of the artificial universe all over the Earth, supported by economic globalization has created a new ensemble, defined by the subtle interwoven dichotomy : Natural – Artificial; the diffusion is likely to contribute to possible fluctuations of the whole GAIA , with unpredictable consequences for the evolution of life in general and of the human species in particular. Hence, it becomes strategically important to understand how such a complex system functions and to conceive methods to monitor and model interactions that develop at so different levels in order to give coherence to specific entities ( atom, cell, organ , organism , group, society); it becomes strategically important to find methods capable to watch “the health status of the environment“, to signal crisis situations and hereby contribute to limiting the negative effects of the anthropic develo
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The Chaos Theory or the Science of Complexity presents an interesting perspective from the viewpoint of their application to the economy especially in explaining phenomena that seem to have a disruptive behavior. Behind the apparent disorder in the economy, there is a dynamic that can be explained through mathematical techniques and appropriate, typical statistics of this theory. In dynamic systems such as the economy, constantly changing over time, small changes at a given time, may be the cause of great importance in the future.
Study of the Conceptions Related to Learning of Complex Concepts: The Case of the Ecosystem ............................ 1
Lamjed Messoussi, André Giordan and Mohamed Hédi El Aouni
A Comparison of Experimental Designs for Assessment and Research in Higher Education................................... 14
Jack T. Tessier, Nana-Yaw Andoh, Kristin DeForest, Matthew W. Juba, Akira Odani, John J. Padovani, Elizabeth F. Sova,
and Lisa M. Tessier
Designing Teaching Methods in Curriculum of Iran‟s Higher Education based on Development of Social Capital
................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Forouzan Tonkaboni, Alireza Yousefy and Narges Keshtiaray
Autocratic and Participative Coaching Styles and Its Effects on Students’ Dance Performance .............................. 32
Desiree B. Castillo, Martina Alexandria V. Balibay, Jhuzel M. Alarcon, Justine M. Picar, Raniel R. Lampitoc, Ma.
Crizandra Baylon
Impact of Teacher-Gender on Primary Students‟ Achievement: A Case Study at Bangladesh Standpoint............. 45
Dr. Kazi Enamul Hoque and Mosa Fatema Zohora
Problem-Based Learning in Construction Engineering within a South African context............................................. 69
Pauline Machika (Dr) and Chris Abrahams
Teaching Competency of Secondary School Teachers In Relation To Emotional Intelligence ................................... 83
Dr. Mandeep Kaur and Mrs. Arti Talwar
Realitatea este descriptibila printr-un sistem neliniar evolutiv, in care fiecare element este legat/ definit/ dependent/ corelat …mai direct sau mai subtil de un alt element… formand o Unitate dinamica.
Consecinte:
A analiza si gestiona doar firma, indendent de context si evolutia acestuia si a nevoilor HR, pe termen mediu este o greseala majora!
Modul actual de management, derivat din insasi esenta productiei de bunuri materiale, nu este capabil sa asigure sustenabilitatea firmei si implicit a structurii sociale asociate.
Este obligatorie schimbarea de mentalitate atat a salariatilor cat si a conducerii.
Supravietuirea unei afaceri, a unei industrii, a speciei umane in ansamblu devine dependeta de modul in care pot fi condusi ..oamenii destepti!
As we well know, there is a spectacular geometrical interpretation of the Fibonacci sequence provided by the golden cut, and also a structure generated by the golden geometrical progression. Of a great theoretical interest is occurrence of the golden number in esthetics, architecture, music, anatomy and botany, etc.
The rectangle obtained as a limit of succesive addition of a Fibonacci type is known from ancient times (the golden cut) and has remarkable properties.The golden rectangle, taken as a "nucleus" in an iterative process of a Fibonacci type, generates a geometrical golden structure which might be considered a mathematical formalization of some philosophical concepts describe the part-whole relationship.
From this point of view, we can raise a problem whether there are any geometrical bodies extended in n-D Euclidian spaces which might generate fundamental properties of the 2-D golden cut and structure, and whether there are geometrical interpretation of some n-linear recurrences of a Fibonacci type.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Development (IJERD)IJERD Editor
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yahoo journals, bing journals, International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, google journals, hard copy of journal
The Chaos Theory or the Science of Complexity presents an interesting perspective from the viewpoint of their application to the economy especially in explaining phenomena that seem to have a disruptive behavior. Behind the apparent disorder in the economy, there is a dynamic that can be explained through mathematical techniques and appropriate, typical statistics of this theory. In dynamic systems such as the economy, constantly changing over time, small changes at a given time, may be the cause of great importance in the future.
Study of the Conceptions Related to Learning of Complex Concepts: The Case of the Ecosystem ............................ 1
Lamjed Messoussi, André Giordan and Mohamed Hédi El Aouni
A Comparison of Experimental Designs for Assessment and Research in Higher Education................................... 14
Jack T. Tessier, Nana-Yaw Andoh, Kristin DeForest, Matthew W. Juba, Akira Odani, John J. Padovani, Elizabeth F. Sova,
and Lisa M. Tessier
Designing Teaching Methods in Curriculum of Iran‟s Higher Education based on Development of Social Capital
................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Forouzan Tonkaboni, Alireza Yousefy and Narges Keshtiaray
Autocratic and Participative Coaching Styles and Its Effects on Students’ Dance Performance .............................. 32
Desiree B. Castillo, Martina Alexandria V. Balibay, Jhuzel M. Alarcon, Justine M. Picar, Raniel R. Lampitoc, Ma.
Crizandra Baylon
Impact of Teacher-Gender on Primary Students‟ Achievement: A Case Study at Bangladesh Standpoint............. 45
Dr. Kazi Enamul Hoque and Mosa Fatema Zohora
Problem-Based Learning in Construction Engineering within a South African context............................................. 69
Pauline Machika (Dr) and Chris Abrahams
Teaching Competency of Secondary School Teachers In Relation To Emotional Intelligence ................................... 83
Dr. Mandeep Kaur and Mrs. Arti Talwar
Realitatea este descriptibila printr-un sistem neliniar evolutiv, in care fiecare element este legat/ definit/ dependent/ corelat …mai direct sau mai subtil de un alt element… formand o Unitate dinamica.
Consecinte:
A analiza si gestiona doar firma, indendent de context si evolutia acestuia si a nevoilor HR, pe termen mediu este o greseala majora!
Modul actual de management, derivat din insasi esenta productiei de bunuri materiale, nu este capabil sa asigure sustenabilitatea firmei si implicit a structurii sociale asociate.
Este obligatorie schimbarea de mentalitate atat a salariatilor cat si a conducerii.
Supravietuirea unei afaceri, a unei industrii, a speciei umane in ansamblu devine dependeta de modul in care pot fi condusi ..oamenii destepti!
As we well know, there is a spectacular geometrical interpretation of the Fibonacci sequence provided by the golden cut, and also a structure generated by the golden geometrical progression. Of a great theoretical interest is occurrence of the golden number in esthetics, architecture, music, anatomy and botany, etc.
The rectangle obtained as a limit of succesive addition of a Fibonacci type is known from ancient times (the golden cut) and has remarkable properties.The golden rectangle, taken as a "nucleus" in an iterative process of a Fibonacci type, generates a geometrical golden structure which might be considered a mathematical formalization of some philosophical concepts describe the part-whole relationship.
From this point of view, we can raise a problem whether there are any geometrical bodies extended in n-D Euclidian spaces which might generate fundamental properties of the 2-D golden cut and structure, and whether there are geometrical interpretation of some n-linear recurrences of a Fibonacci type.
Globalisation, climatic change and the exponential development of science and technology are compelling into the transition from Consumer Society to a Knowledge based Society, a society capable of developing itself durably in an enviroment which is limited in terms of matter and energy.
In the present context, supporting the young and guiding their intellectual and emotional development becomes crucial, for they are the ones who will actually conduct the implementation of this change. It will be their knowledge and their abilities to understand and to wisely manage the inherent crises of the globalisation process that the quality of our life, and maybe even the survival of human species, will depend on.
Without a coherent cooperation between family, school and social environment – in both its public and private dimensions – there is no means to ensure that critical mass of expertise, capable of managing coherently and equitably a social transformation of this scale.
In order to initialise such a process we need a „seed”, a place where the actors involved in this educational metamorphosis can meet on equal positions.
We have named this retort for the recrystallisation of the educational process „NEXUS” – a space for personal development, for motivation and for nurturing the abilities required by the features of a Knowledge based Society, a space for the awareness of the individual toward social, economic and cultural problems that affect humanity at regional and global level.
Fundamental Characteristics of a Complex Systemijtsrd
In this review basic concepts are presented, as well as the fundamental characteristics related to Complexity and some examples of their applications in organizations. It is an interdisciplinary area that is becoming increasingly important in the relentless pursuit of science to expand the limits of our knowledge and the laws governing the phenomena of nature. The main argument of this paper is that the understanding and consequent application of such approaches in the organizational process, provides an improvement in the decision making. Celso Luis Levada | Osvaldo Missiato | Antonio Luis Ferrari | Miriam De Magalhães Oliveira Levada "Fundamental Characteristics of a Complex System" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-6 , October 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd28098.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/other/28098/fundamental-characteristics-of-a-complex-system/celso-luis-levada
The Transcension Hypothesis: Sufficiently Advanced Civilizations Invariably L...Sérgio Sacani
The emerging science of evolutionary developmental (“evo devo”) biology can aid us in thinking about
our universe as both an evolutionary system, where most processes are unpredictable and creative, and a
developmental system, where a special few processes are predictable and constrained to produce farfuture-
specific emergent order, just as we see in the common developmental processes in two stars of an
identical population type, or in two genetically identical twins in biology. The transcension hypothesis
proposes that a universal process of evolutionary development guides all sufficiently advanced
civilizations into what may be called "inner space," a computationally optimal domain of increasingly
dense, productive, miniaturized, and efficient scales of space, time, energy, and matter, and eventually, to
a black-hole-like destination. Transcension as a developmental destiny might also contribute to the
solution to the Fermi paradox, the question of why we have not seen evidence of or received beacons
from intelligent civilizations. A few potential evolutionary, developmental, and information theoretic
reasons, mechanisms, and models for constrained transcension of advanced intelligence are briefly
considered. In particular, we introduce arguments that black holes may be a developmental destiny and
standard attractor for all higher intelligence, as they appear to some to be ideal computing, learning,
forward time travel, energy harvesting, civilization merger, natural selection, and universe replication
devices. In the transcension hypothesis, simpler civilizations that succeed in resisting transcension by
staying in outer (normal) space would be developmental failures, which are statistically very rare late in
the life cycle of any biological developing system. If transcension is a developmental process, we may
expect brief broadcasts or subtle forms of galactic engineering to occur in small portions of a few
galaxies, the handiwork of young and immature civilizations, but constrained transcension should be by
far the norm for all mature civilizations.
Jack Tuszynski From Quantum Physics to Quantum Biology in 100 Years. How long...Kim Solez ,
Jack Tuszynski presents "From Quantum Physics to Quantum Biology in 100 Years. How long to Quantum Medicine?" March 17 and 22, 2016 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
These slides are taken from a talk I gave on the debate about the value of model systems (microcosms) in modern ecology and evolution. I argue for their great value and explain this via epistemological arguments focused on the modeling relation.
Computation of Lyapunov Exponent for Characterizing the Dynamics of Earthquakeijrap
Earthquakes forecasting and prediction is a global challenge, several precursors and methods of
earthquake prediction have been proposed, but lack consistency and are not reliable for prediction hence
occurrence of earthquakes is sometimes assumed to be random. This study was designed to investigate and
characterise the occurrence of earthquakes using chaos theory. The Lyapunov Exponent and its spectrum
were obtained from earthquake data using modified two dimensional system method from Sprott’s
procedures. The results show that the values of the Lyapunov exponent were positive but the magnitude
varies for all regions considered and the Lyapunov exponent spectrum exhibit an asymptotic behaviour in
all the regions.This study showed that although seismicity exhibit apparent randomness but earthquake
occurrence is not stochastic but a non-linear deterministic dynamical process.
Black holes as tools for quantum computing by advanced extraterrestrial civil...Sérgio Sacani
We explain that black holes are the most efficient capacitors of quantum information. It is thereby expected that all sufficiently advanced civilizations ultimately employ black holes in their quantum computers. The accompanying Hawking radiation is democratic in particle species. Due to this, the alien quantum computers will radiate in ordinary particles such as neutrinos and photons within the range of potential sensitivity of our detectors. This offers a new avenue for SETI, including the civilizations entirely composed of hidden particles species interacting with our world exclusively through gravity.
From last four decades of research it is well-established that all electrophysiological signals are nonlinear, irregular and aperiodic. Since those signals are used in everyday clinical practice as diagnostic tools (EMG, ECG, EEG), a huge progress in using it in making diagnostic more precise and
É revisitada a famosa palestra de Niels Bohr em 1932 com o mesmo título, procurando atualizála. Os tópicos tratados são: 1) Intuição biológica. 2) Avanços básicos. 3) A origem da vida.
4) Dos procariontes aos eucariontes. 5) Luz solar e a vida. 6) A física quântica é relevante para a biologia? 7) Mecânica quântica, cérebro e mente. 8) A consciência. 9) Existe livre arbítrio? 10) A luz como arma da biologia: Pinças óticas. 11) Calibração absoluta das pinças. 12) Proteínas como demônios de Maxwell. 13) A catraca browniana. 14) Proteinas motoras: cinesina, miosina V e ATPsintase. 15) Mecanobiologia. 16) Nanotubos de tunelamento. 17) Comunicação à distância entre células e suas funções. 18) “Le hasard et la nécessité”.
J.M. Díaz Nafría: Science of Information: Emergence and evolution of meaningJosé Nafría
Seminary held within the course Research Methods in Natural Sciences and Engineering (CDT403) at Mälardalen University, Sweden, September 25th 2013
Based upon the work published in tripleC:
http://triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/334
Supported in the Newtonian laws of Physics described by differential equations, scientists have long believed that nature was determinist knowing that on that basis, it was possible to predict all phenomena. Around the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century, advances in the natural sciences and mathematics put serious doubts on the validity of Newtonian mechanistic view. Quantum Mechanics has questioned the determinist worldview introducing the uncertainty principle. In the traditional deterministic approach, the uncertainty was seen as a result of ignorance of the different causes involved in holding an event, and the complexity of it. Chaos Theory or the new Science of Complexity suggests that the world should not strictly follow the deterministic Newtonian model, predictable and certain, because it has chaotic aspects. The observer is not who creates instability or unpredictability due to their ignorance because these phenomena exist in nature. A typical example is the weather. The processes of reality depend on a huge set of uncertain circumstances that determine, for example, that any small change in one part of the planet, there will be in the coming days or weeks a considerable effect on the other side of the Earth. Chaos Theory or Science of Complexity represented one of the great advances in scientific research of the twentieth century ending with the dichotomy that existed in the traditional deterministic approach between determinism and randomness.
Identification of Superclusters and Their Properties in the Sloan Digital Sky...Sérgio Sacani
Superclusters are the largest massive structures in the cosmic web, on tens to hundreds of megaparsec scales. They
are the largest assembly of galaxy clusters in the Universe. Apart from a few detailed studies of such structures,
their evolutionary mechanism is still an open question. In order to address and answer the relevant questions, a
statistically significant, large catalog of superclusters covering a wide range of redshifts and sky areas is essential.
Here, we present a large catalog of 662 superclusters identified using a modified friends-of-friends algorithm
applied on the WHL (Wen–Han–Liu) cluster catalog within a redshift range of 0.05 z 0.42. We name the most
massive supercluster at z ∼ 0.25 as the Einasto Supercluster. We find that the median mass of superclusters is
∼5.8 × 10 15 Me and the median size ∼65 Mpc. We find that the supercluster environment slightly affects the
growth of clusters. We compare the properties of the observed superclusters with the mock superclusters extracted
from the Horizon Run 4 cosmological simulation. The properties of the superclusters in the mocks and
observations are in broad agreement. We find that the density contrast of a supercluster is correlated with its
maximum extent with a power-law index, α ∼ −2. The phase-space distribution of mock superclusters shows that,
on average, ∼90% of part of a supercluster has a gravitational influence on its constituents. We also show the mock
halos’ average number density and peculiar velocity profiles in and around the superclusters.
Globalisation, climatic change and the exponential development of science and technology are compelling into the transition from Consumer Society to a Knowledge based Society, a society capable of developing itself durably in an enviroment which is limited in terms of matter and energy.
In the present context, supporting the young and guiding their intellectual and emotional development becomes crucial, for they are the ones who will actually conduct the implementation of this change. It will be their knowledge and their abilities to understand and to wisely manage the inherent crises of the globalisation process that the quality of our life, and maybe even the survival of human species, will depend on.
Without a coherent cooperation between family, school and social environment – in both its public and private dimensions – there is no means to ensure that critical mass of expertise, capable of managing coherently and equitably a social transformation of this scale.
In order to initialise such a process we need a „seed”, a place where the actors involved in this educational metamorphosis can meet on equal positions.
We have named this retort for the recrystallisation of the educational process „NEXUS” – a space for personal development, for motivation and for nurturing the abilities required by the features of a Knowledge based Society, a space for the awareness of the individual toward social, economic and cultural problems that affect humanity at regional and global level.
Fundamental Characteristics of a Complex Systemijtsrd
In this review basic concepts are presented, as well as the fundamental characteristics related to Complexity and some examples of their applications in organizations. It is an interdisciplinary area that is becoming increasingly important in the relentless pursuit of science to expand the limits of our knowledge and the laws governing the phenomena of nature. The main argument of this paper is that the understanding and consequent application of such approaches in the organizational process, provides an improvement in the decision making. Celso Luis Levada | Osvaldo Missiato | Antonio Luis Ferrari | Miriam De Magalhães Oliveira Levada "Fundamental Characteristics of a Complex System" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-6 , October 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd28098.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/other/28098/fundamental-characteristics-of-a-complex-system/celso-luis-levada
The Transcension Hypothesis: Sufficiently Advanced Civilizations Invariably L...Sérgio Sacani
The emerging science of evolutionary developmental (“evo devo”) biology can aid us in thinking about
our universe as both an evolutionary system, where most processes are unpredictable and creative, and a
developmental system, where a special few processes are predictable and constrained to produce farfuture-
specific emergent order, just as we see in the common developmental processes in two stars of an
identical population type, or in two genetically identical twins in biology. The transcension hypothesis
proposes that a universal process of evolutionary development guides all sufficiently advanced
civilizations into what may be called "inner space," a computationally optimal domain of increasingly
dense, productive, miniaturized, and efficient scales of space, time, energy, and matter, and eventually, to
a black-hole-like destination. Transcension as a developmental destiny might also contribute to the
solution to the Fermi paradox, the question of why we have not seen evidence of or received beacons
from intelligent civilizations. A few potential evolutionary, developmental, and information theoretic
reasons, mechanisms, and models for constrained transcension of advanced intelligence are briefly
considered. In particular, we introduce arguments that black holes may be a developmental destiny and
standard attractor for all higher intelligence, as they appear to some to be ideal computing, learning,
forward time travel, energy harvesting, civilization merger, natural selection, and universe replication
devices. In the transcension hypothesis, simpler civilizations that succeed in resisting transcension by
staying in outer (normal) space would be developmental failures, which are statistically very rare late in
the life cycle of any biological developing system. If transcension is a developmental process, we may
expect brief broadcasts or subtle forms of galactic engineering to occur in small portions of a few
galaxies, the handiwork of young and immature civilizations, but constrained transcension should be by
far the norm for all mature civilizations.
Jack Tuszynski From Quantum Physics to Quantum Biology in 100 Years. How long...Kim Solez ,
Jack Tuszynski presents "From Quantum Physics to Quantum Biology in 100 Years. How long to Quantum Medicine?" March 17 and 22, 2016 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
These slides are taken from a talk I gave on the debate about the value of model systems (microcosms) in modern ecology and evolution. I argue for their great value and explain this via epistemological arguments focused on the modeling relation.
Computation of Lyapunov Exponent for Characterizing the Dynamics of Earthquakeijrap
Earthquakes forecasting and prediction is a global challenge, several precursors and methods of
earthquake prediction have been proposed, but lack consistency and are not reliable for prediction hence
occurrence of earthquakes is sometimes assumed to be random. This study was designed to investigate and
characterise the occurrence of earthquakes using chaos theory. The Lyapunov Exponent and its spectrum
were obtained from earthquake data using modified two dimensional system method from Sprott’s
procedures. The results show that the values of the Lyapunov exponent were positive but the magnitude
varies for all regions considered and the Lyapunov exponent spectrum exhibit an asymptotic behaviour in
all the regions.This study showed that although seismicity exhibit apparent randomness but earthquake
occurrence is not stochastic but a non-linear deterministic dynamical process.
Black holes as tools for quantum computing by advanced extraterrestrial civil...Sérgio Sacani
We explain that black holes are the most efficient capacitors of quantum information. It is thereby expected that all sufficiently advanced civilizations ultimately employ black holes in their quantum computers. The accompanying Hawking radiation is democratic in particle species. Due to this, the alien quantum computers will radiate in ordinary particles such as neutrinos and photons within the range of potential sensitivity of our detectors. This offers a new avenue for SETI, including the civilizations entirely composed of hidden particles species interacting with our world exclusively through gravity.
From last four decades of research it is well-established that all electrophysiological signals are nonlinear, irregular and aperiodic. Since those signals are used in everyday clinical practice as diagnostic tools (EMG, ECG, EEG), a huge progress in using it in making diagnostic more precise and
É revisitada a famosa palestra de Niels Bohr em 1932 com o mesmo título, procurando atualizála. Os tópicos tratados são: 1) Intuição biológica. 2) Avanços básicos. 3) A origem da vida.
4) Dos procariontes aos eucariontes. 5) Luz solar e a vida. 6) A física quântica é relevante para a biologia? 7) Mecânica quântica, cérebro e mente. 8) A consciência. 9) Existe livre arbítrio? 10) A luz como arma da biologia: Pinças óticas. 11) Calibração absoluta das pinças. 12) Proteínas como demônios de Maxwell. 13) A catraca browniana. 14) Proteinas motoras: cinesina, miosina V e ATPsintase. 15) Mecanobiologia. 16) Nanotubos de tunelamento. 17) Comunicação à distância entre células e suas funções. 18) “Le hasard et la nécessité”.
J.M. Díaz Nafría: Science of Information: Emergence and evolution of meaningJosé Nafría
Seminary held within the course Research Methods in Natural Sciences and Engineering (CDT403) at Mälardalen University, Sweden, September 25th 2013
Based upon the work published in tripleC:
http://triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/334
Supported in the Newtonian laws of Physics described by differential equations, scientists have long believed that nature was determinist knowing that on that basis, it was possible to predict all phenomena. Around the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century, advances in the natural sciences and mathematics put serious doubts on the validity of Newtonian mechanistic view. Quantum Mechanics has questioned the determinist worldview introducing the uncertainty principle. In the traditional deterministic approach, the uncertainty was seen as a result of ignorance of the different causes involved in holding an event, and the complexity of it. Chaos Theory or the new Science of Complexity suggests that the world should not strictly follow the deterministic Newtonian model, predictable and certain, because it has chaotic aspects. The observer is not who creates instability or unpredictability due to their ignorance because these phenomena exist in nature. A typical example is the weather. The processes of reality depend on a huge set of uncertain circumstances that determine, for example, that any small change in one part of the planet, there will be in the coming days or weeks a considerable effect on the other side of the Earth. Chaos Theory or Science of Complexity represented one of the great advances in scientific research of the twentieth century ending with the dichotomy that existed in the traditional deterministic approach between determinism and randomness.
Identification of Superclusters and Their Properties in the Sloan Digital Sky...Sérgio Sacani
Superclusters are the largest massive structures in the cosmic web, on tens to hundreds of megaparsec scales. They
are the largest assembly of galaxy clusters in the Universe. Apart from a few detailed studies of such structures,
their evolutionary mechanism is still an open question. In order to address and answer the relevant questions, a
statistically significant, large catalog of superclusters covering a wide range of redshifts and sky areas is essential.
Here, we present a large catalog of 662 superclusters identified using a modified friends-of-friends algorithm
applied on the WHL (Wen–Han–Liu) cluster catalog within a redshift range of 0.05 z 0.42. We name the most
massive supercluster at z ∼ 0.25 as the Einasto Supercluster. We find that the median mass of superclusters is
∼5.8 × 10 15 Me and the median size ∼65 Mpc. We find that the supercluster environment slightly affects the
growth of clusters. We compare the properties of the observed superclusters with the mock superclusters extracted
from the Horizon Run 4 cosmological simulation. The properties of the superclusters in the mocks and
observations are in broad agreement. We find that the density contrast of a supercluster is correlated with its
maximum extent with a power-law index, α ∼ −2. The phase-space distribution of mock superclusters shows that,
on average, ∼90% of part of a supercluster has a gravitational influence on its constituents. We also show the mock
halos’ average number density and peculiar velocity profiles in and around the superclusters.
Clasa produselor CONNECTUS a fost gandita astfel incat sa permita strapungerea unei bariere psihologice: FRICA de NOU, de NECUNOSCUT, bariera ce limiteaza evolutia fiecaruia dintre noi.
Concepute intr-o viziune modulara, produsele CONNECTUS asigura infrastructura si baza initiala de informatii necesara pentru a putea explora interactiv si in tihna de acasa lumea de dincolo de simturi. Mici variatii de temperatura, variatia circulatiei periferice, explozia electromagnetica a unei eruptii solare, variatiile curentilor telurici, infrasunetele produse de unduirea "plopilor fara sot" si multe altele pot capata semnificatie si mai ales pot conduce la noi teorii si evident produse.
Aventura Cunoasterii poate incepe din propria curiozitate sau odata cu asumarea unei tematici CONNECTUS, definite in jurul unei intrebari “tintite”, (a unei intrebari bine puse Naturii). Tematicile CONNECTUS vor forma obiectul unor Proiecte Deschise, a unor sesiuni de comunicari, cursuri si concursuri precum si a unor expeditii in zone "fierbinti" si care merita explorate.
experienta Centrului pentru studii complexe - centru UNESCO, acumulata in cei 16 ani de existenta, privind tehnici de motivare a tinerei generatii prin educatie nonformala si informala in cadrul proiectului NEXUS (www,terranexus.ro)
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
When stars align: studies in data quality, knowledge graphs, and machine lear...
Astro-bio-geodynamics
1. Astro-Bio-Geodynamics – a
transdisciplinary approach to
Lovelock’s Gaia Hypothesis
Dr. Florin Munteanu
Center for Complexity Studies
Romanian Academiy, Institute of Geopdynamics
“ Nuanţele raţiunii umane pot contribui la raţiunea
globală a umanităţii pentru constituirea unui model
ontologic care să explice mai corect lumea materială şi
să îndrume ştiinţa spre noi explorări şi cunoaştere
riguroasă.”
Blaga
2. In the framework of the Institute, activities
are performed by work groups directing
their efforts to:
•The study of space-time evolution of the relative displacements
between blocks which are in contact in the Vrancea
geodynamically active area, with a special concern for the
Tulnici-Gresu profile;
•The design of the methodology for an optimal emplacement of
sensors able to highlight physical parameters causally linked to
stress cumulating/ triggering in geodinamically active areas;
•The study of geomagnetic, gravity and geothermal fields space-
time evolution; implications in Geodynamics;
•The study of possibilities to use information provided by the
natural variations of the electromagnetic field, for a better
knowledge of the tectonic blocks geometry, concerning
especially certain geodynamically active areas;
•The study of the connections between volcanism and
geodynamically active processes, with a special concern for
connections with major tectonic sutures;
•Nonlinear analysis of geodynamic systems;
•Tectonic hazard studies.
3. Vreancea zone- a geophysical natural laboratory
Prediction = Position+ Intensity + Time
Short-term prediction (hours to
weeks) was successful in very few
cases where precursory phenomena
were evident
Intermediate-term prediction (one
month to 10 years) is considered fair
for well monitored regions.
Long-term prediction (10-30 years)
is considered good for high slip rate
faults but poor for very low slip rate
tectonic provinces.
4. Earthquakes are the expression of “geocomplexity”
“the existence of periodic and irregular temporal windows in a specific seismically
active region would imply that the degree of predictability itself changes with
time” (Goltz, 1997, p. 158). So earthquakes are the expression of
“geocomplexity” (Rundle et al., 2000) …..
Undecidability in earthquake faulting: a review
A. Ribeiro 1, 2; J. Cabral 1; R. Taborda 1; L. Matias3, R. Caranova 1
A new approach: Complexity science
“ Complexity is not a methodology or a set of tools (although it does provide
both). It certenly is not a “management fad”. The Science of Complexity
provides a conceptual framework, a way of thinking, a way of seeing
the World”
Eve Mitleton – Kelly,
Complexity Reasearch Programme, London school of Economics
5. Latin word complexus, which signifies
"entwined", "twisted together". This
may be interpreted in the following
way: in order to have a complex you
need two or more components,
which are joined in such a way that it
is difficult to separate them. Similarly,
the Oxford Dictionary defines
something as "complex" if it is "made
of (usually several) closely
connected parts".
7. To improve the earthquake prediction
we need more information
ASTRO-GEOPHYSICS
- Electromagnetic survey (VAN)
- Ionospheric perturbations before an earthquake
- Earthquakes triggered by earth tide
8. To improve the earthquake prediction
we need MORE information… + BIO
10. Biology bring a new insight…
form energy and matter to… information
20th century life sciences have been characterised by two major trends:
molecular and genetic reductionism.
semiotisation of nature.
semiotic processes were prevalent at the biochemical level (endosemiotics)
semiotic processes linked to communications between organisms
(exosemiotics)
( data, information, meaning, knowledge, wisdom )
Semantic processor
Infodynamics – Brooks and Wiley, 1986; Weber, et al., 1989; Weber and Depew, 1995; Goodwin, 1989;
Salthe, 1993;
- Sahleanu, 1972 (eseu de biologie informationala), Draganescu 1973 (Ortofizica)
information capacity increases spontaneously in developing systems, being produced
along with physical entropy as the system grows and differentiates (the MEST law).
H + I = ct ????
The novelty is constantly and autonomously generated by the requirements of the
second law of thermodynamics
11. The role of the observer
a science of the subjective
For several centuries, achievements in comprehending and applying the principles and
mechanics of matter and energy had proceeded under the premise that subjective
experience was at best irrelevant and frequently an obstruction to the practice of
rigorous objective quantification.
Quantum physics + Artificial Inteligence + Complexity Science +
information controls system dynamics.
Cognitive Science = a transdisciplinary approach to Nature
A question that need an answer: how to accommodate the classical approach with issues of
context and meaning, both of which are inherently subjective yet critical aspects of
pragmatic information.
the observation of consciousness-related anomalies emerging in the behavior of complex
physical or biological systems has provided evidence that the prevailing models of these
regimes are inherently incomplete, and must be expanded to accommodate a
participatory role for the observing mind.
12. Astro & Geo & Bio
a holistic view named GAIA
Global self-regulation is a natural consequence of the
interactions between the biota and the physical world;
The holistic approach of viewing Gaia as one entity and
comparing Gaia to a living organism seems to be legitimate and
it has a practical use
Lovelock, J. E. 1987. Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth.
Remarks:
- Living organisms and especial the MAN, are crucial parts in the
behavior of GAIA (informational processors, quantum physics);
- Geodynamical events, ecological events, social and economic
behavior, are aspects of the GAIA life…
- Understanding the GAIA phenomenon is crucial for defining a
sustainable development on mankind.
13. To explore the Gaia, in a coherent info -
energo - mater frame, it is necessary:
To improve the quality of academic level by:
Promoting science of Complexity, computing techniques,
cognitive abilities ( a mind up-grade);
A special team training for scientists in order to
understand and apply in a creative way a pluri, inter
and trans-disciplinary approach (new skills)
UNESCO CHAIR in GEODYNAMICA
To develop new experimental setups, according to
this new vision.
14. The Geodynamic
Observatory -
CALDARUSANI
A laboratory for the studies of the Quality of a
Natural environment by the use of complexity
science tools
-Noise can synchronize biochemical reactions
-Synergic behavior of parts can define the quality of the
whole system
-Chaotic resonance can play an important role in the
biorhythms of living systems (an interesting coupling
between living and nonliving systems – the Gaia view)
15. Artificial Intelligence &
Seismic monitoring system
Obs:
Each seismic event modifies irreversibly the system’s
structure; a new re-assessment of the situation
and re-adaptation of the analytical model has to be
carried out permanently; MULTIMODEL
Multimodel – An assembly of models (dynamic
systems) and computational simulations employing
cellular automata (intelligent agents) capable to
discriminate/classify the data flux (streaming)
provided by the sensors from the monitored reality.
16. Artificial Intelligence &
Seismic monitoring system
Obs:
Each seismic event provides new initial conditions. The result is a
reduced predictability, yet not impossible;
ni
Log(ni)
Ni ~ miD
Per Bak statistics mi
(SOC)
Log(mi)
17. Artificial Intelligence &
Seismic monitoring system
Obs:
The energy discharged by each seismic event is radiated/transferred to
neighboring systems of equal or inferior hierarchical position.
To understand the evolution of a seismic region it is necessary a network
of complex monitoring system.
18. Artificial Intelligence &
Seismic monitoring system
Obs:
Gaia as a complex system; the nead of monitoring the energy
exchange, and other types of exchanges, between adjacent
and subordinated systems, both living or not; .
data acquisition + complex network of different types of sensors +
multimodel + processing block + neural network = an novel
type of monitoring system
(intelligent and self-adaptive, i.e. self-learning, capable to
dynamically evaluate the on-ground situation in real-time)
a system with artificial intelligence that itself behaves chaotically
will, under the influence of a specific flux of data/stimuli,
synchronize itself with the monitored Reality