This study aims to study the conditions for the architectural form of vernacular houses of Thai Korat,Laotian,and Tai Yuan ethnic groups living in the central Lamtakong watershed.Nineteen stilt houses with the age of ...This study aims to study the conditions for the architectural form of vernacular houses of Thai Korat,Laotian,and Tai Yuan ethnic groups living in the central Lamtakong watershed.Nineteen stilt houses with the age of fifty-three to one hundred years were incorporated in the case study.Data were meticulously gathered through methods such as observation,photography,surveying,architectural drawing,three-dimensional modeling,and interviews.The analysis,conducted within the frameworks of ethnic identity and cultural diffusion,involved morphological and comparative assessments.The findings showed that the houses in the present case study could maintain their ethnic identities as can be clearly seen in the space planning and the shapes of the houses passed down from generation to generation.In addition,there was cultural acceptance among these ethnic groups through exchanging,adopting,and borrowing house construction techniques,in order to express the common traits in the larger social context in a friendly and smoother way.This phenomenon indicates that the co-existence in a multicultural society is the key that makes different ethnic groups be able to maintain their ethnic identity and live with the larger society in a friendly way.Hence,the cultural significance of stilt vernacular houses in the study area is embedded in the dynamic process of exchanging house construction techniques,fostering harmony within the broader social context.This preservation simultaneously safeguards the essential elements and key attributes of ethnic identity in architecture.展开更多
We utilize the Novikov-Natterer algorithm for non-uniform attenuation to invert the backscatter projections formed by the scatter of X-rays. The backscatter signal is treated as an emitter in a non-uniformly attenuati...We utilize the Novikov-Natterer algorithm for non-uniform attenuation to invert the backscatter projections formed by the scatter of X-rays. The backscatter signal is treated as an emitter in a non-uniformly attenuating medium. This type of tomography has applications in radiology and dentistry for which metals effectively block the transmission of X-rays. Scanning for metals also has applications in security/baggage screening. The results show that when the forward scattering angle is zero, the algorithm, with a redefinition of the density function f, reduces to the PET attenuation correction.展开更多
By using baggage tags with embedded EPC Gen 2 tags,the airport has increased the number of bags it can process by 5 percent. May 12,2009—Hong Kong International Airport(HKIA), which serves approximately 48 million pa...By using baggage tags with embedded EPC Gen 2 tags,the airport has increased the number of bags it can process by 5 percent. May 12,2009—Hong Kong International Airport(HKIA), which serves approximately 48 million passengers per year on flights to 150 locations,is now using RFID baggage tags for 100 percent of the 40,000 bags that leave the airport every day.HKIA has upgraded its former bar-code-based system with radio frequency identification, at a cost of HK$50 million(US$6.5 million).展开更多
基金This work(Grant No.RGNS 63-097)was supported byOffice of the Permanent Secretary,Ministry of Higher Education,Science,Research and Innovation(OPS MHESl),Thailand,Thailand Science Research and Innovation(TSRI),Thailand,Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok(RMUTTO),Thailand.
文摘This study aims to study the conditions for the architectural form of vernacular houses of Thai Korat,Laotian,and Tai Yuan ethnic groups living in the central Lamtakong watershed.Nineteen stilt houses with the age of fifty-three to one hundred years were incorporated in the case study.Data were meticulously gathered through methods such as observation,photography,surveying,architectural drawing,three-dimensional modeling,and interviews.The analysis,conducted within the frameworks of ethnic identity and cultural diffusion,involved morphological and comparative assessments.The findings showed that the houses in the present case study could maintain their ethnic identities as can be clearly seen in the space planning and the shapes of the houses passed down from generation to generation.In addition,there was cultural acceptance among these ethnic groups through exchanging,adopting,and borrowing house construction techniques,in order to express the common traits in the larger social context in a friendly and smoother way.This phenomenon indicates that the co-existence in a multicultural society is the key that makes different ethnic groups be able to maintain their ethnic identity and live with the larger society in a friendly way.Hence,the cultural significance of stilt vernacular houses in the study area is embedded in the dynamic process of exchanging house construction techniques,fostering harmony within the broader social context.This preservation simultaneously safeguards the essential elements and key attributes of ethnic identity in architecture.
文摘We utilize the Novikov-Natterer algorithm for non-uniform attenuation to invert the backscatter projections formed by the scatter of X-rays. The backscatter signal is treated as an emitter in a non-uniformly attenuating medium. This type of tomography has applications in radiology and dentistry for which metals effectively block the transmission of X-rays. Scanning for metals also has applications in security/baggage screening. The results show that when the forward scattering angle is zero, the algorithm, with a redefinition of the density function f, reduces to the PET attenuation correction.
文摘By using baggage tags with embedded EPC Gen 2 tags,the airport has increased the number of bags it can process by 5 percent. May 12,2009—Hong Kong International Airport(HKIA), which serves approximately 48 million passengers per year on flights to 150 locations,is now using RFID baggage tags for 100 percent of the 40,000 bags that leave the airport every day.HKIA has upgraded its former bar-code-based system with radio frequency identification, at a cost of HK$50 million(US$6.5 million).
