Artificial Intelligence Prediction of One-Part Geopolymer Compressive Strength for Sustainable Concrete

Alkali-activated materials/geopolymer(AAMs),due to their low carbon emission content,have been the focus of recent studies on ecological concrete.In terms of performance,fly ash and slag are preferredmaterials for precursors for developing a one-part geopolymer.However,determining the optimum content of the input parameters to obtain adequate performance is quite challenging and scarcely reported.Therefore,in this study,machine learning methods such as artificial neural networks(ANN)and gene expression programming(GEP)models were developed usingMATLAB and GeneXprotools,respectively,for the prediction of compressive strength under variable input materials and content for fly ash and slag-based one-part geopolymer.The database for this study contains 171 points extracted from literature with input parameters:fly ash concentration,slag content,calcium hydroxide content,sodium oxide dose,water binder ratio,and curing temperature.The performance of the two models was evaluated under various statistical indices,namely correlation coefficient(R),mean absolute error(MAE),and rootmean square error(RMSE).In terms of the strength prediction efficacy of a one-part geopolymer,ANN outperformed GEP.Sensitivity and parametric analysis were also performed to identify the significant contributor to strength.According to a sensitivity analysis,the activator and slag contents had the most effects on the compressive strength at 28 days.The water binder ratio was shown to be directly connected to activator percentage,slag percentage,and calcium hydroxide percentage and inversely related to compressive strength at 28 days and curing temperature.

Research on Improvement Strategies of Psychological Training and Stage Expressiveness in Percussion Performance

With the continuous development of music education,percussion,as an important form of performance,has led to growing attention to the psychological training of its performers.This study aims to explore how psychological factors in percussion performance impact stage expressiveness and to propose corresponding psychological training strategies.By analyzing relevant domestic and international literature,we found that psychological training not only enhances performers’confidence and alleviates performance anxiety but also contributes to an overall improvement in performance quality.This study shows that methods such as emotional management and cognitive restructuring exhibit promising application potential in practice.Therefore,exploring a systematic psychological training program is significant for improving the stage expressiveness of percussion performers.

Analysis on the Technique of Expression of Electronic Music in Yanni's If I Could Tell You

New Age Music, which appeared in late 1920 s, is unstylish, non-classical and practical. It is called The Third Voice.Yanni is a world famous composer, performer and master in trendy music. The song which is included in Yanni's album—If I Could Tell You(2000) —is analyzed in this paper to explore the technique of expression and the characteristics of New Age Music.

On the Artistic Expressions of The Color Purple

Black female writer, Alice Walker is always misunderstood as a writer who attaches more attention to the contents and thoughts in her works. But the success of her work The Color Purple fully demonstrates her ability of exquisitely adopting artistic expressions to realize the integration of contents and form. So this paper aims to study three artistic expressions applied in this novel, that is, the epistolary style, symbolism of the real objects and psychological transformation of the characters. Furthermore, it's illustrational to show in this thesis that Alice Walker is not only a writer with deep thoughts, but also an imaginative and creative master of excelling in her writing techniques.

Dynamic analysis of gene expression and determination of chemicals in agarwood in Aquilaria sinensis

Agarwood is the resinous heartwood of Aquilaria species.However,low yields and high costs of existing stimulation methods have led to the need for new techniques to produce agarwood rapidly and effectively.We developed a biological agarwood-inducing technique(Agar-Bit)that produces high yields and quality within 6 months.To better understand agarwood formation by Agar-Bit,dynamic gene expressions of key synthetases pathways of sesquiterpenes and chalcone-related enzymes at different times were determined after both Agar-Bit and the traditional burning chisel drilling(BCD)stimulation on Aquilaria sinensis trees.The qRT-PCR results show that some characteristic synthase genes were expressed at greatly different levels and times compared with the controls.For the Agar-Bit technology,main changes were after the 3rd or 5th month,while BCD expression clearly changed at the 5th month.Essential oils and total chromone contents were simultaneously determined.In the Agar-Bit group,both were higher and similar to natural levels.The Agar-Bit methodology is a new option for producing agarwood as demonstrated by genetic and chemical aspects.The differences in gene expression within 6 months for both groups indicates that the mechanisms of the two methods are different.These findings provide information on genetic variation during the process of agarwood formation.

Optimizing Facial Expression Recognition through Effective Preprocessing Techniques

Analyzing human facial expressions using machine vision systems is indeed a challenging yet fascinating problem in the field of computer vision and artificial intelligence. Facial expressions are a primary means through which humans convey emotions, making their automated recognition valuable for various applications including man-computer interaction, affective computing, and psychological research. Pre-processing techniques are applied to every image with the aim of standardizing the images. Frequently used techniques include scaling, blurring, rotating, altering the contour of the image, changing the color to grayscale and normalization. Followed by feature extraction and then the traditional classifiers are applied to infer facial expressions. Increasing the performance of the system is difficult in the typical machine learning approach because feature extraction and classification phases are separate. But in Deep Neural Networks (DNN), the two phases are combined into a single phase. Therefore, the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models give better accuracy in Facial Expression Recognition than the traditional classifiers. But still the performance of CNN is hampered by noisy and deviated images in the dataset. This work utilized the preprocessing methods such as resizing, gray-scale conversion and normalization. Also, this research work is motivated by these drawbacks to study the use of image pre-processing techniques to enhance the performance of deep learning methods to implement facial expression recognition. Also, this research aims to recognize emotions using deep learning and show the influences of data pre-processing for further processing of images. The accuracy of each pre-processing methods is compared, then combination between them is analysed and the appropriate preprocessing techniques are identified and implemented to see the variability of accuracies in predicting facial expressions. .

Alienation of the soul ,Interpretation of The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock

The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock is known as the first masterpiece of modernism poetry. Its protagonist Prufrock is not a concrete single person, but an abstraction of all modem men in trouble. He is alienated by women, time and space, and hence he is paralyzed and helpless. The use of dramatic monologue and stream of consciousness, quotation and allusions, objective correlative and startling imagery, irony and anti-climax, refrain and rhythm, fragmentation and juxtaposition not only deepens the theme, but also establishes Eliot＇s reputation as a leading modernist poet.

基于BRUTHER“建筑机器”理念的建构手法研究

BRUTHER建筑事务所的“建筑机器”理念将建筑视为动态的、与环境和使用者相互作用的机器,这在其一系列建构手法上有所显现。首先,在结构层面上表现为对主体性的隐匿,使建筑得以满足人群动态的使用需求;其次,在材料上表现为对特质性的表达,使建筑得以满足建筑空间自身的动态需求;最后,在形式上表现为对延展性的超越,使建筑得以满足环境的综合动态需求。

Real-Time PCR Technique and Its Application in Quantification of Plant Nucleic Acid Molecules

Real-time PCR is a closed DNA amplification system that skillfully integrates biochemical, photoelectric and computer techniques. Fluorescence data acquired once per cycle provides rapid absolute quantification of initial template copy numbers as PCR products are generated. This technique significantly simplifies and accelerates the process of producing reproducible quantification of nucleic acid molecules. It not only is a sensitive, accurate and rapid quantitative method, but it also provides an easier way to calculate the absolute starting copy number of nucleic acid molecules to be tested. Together with molecular bio-techniques, like microarray, real-time PCR will play a very important role in many aspects of molecular life science such as functional gene analysis and disease molecular diagnostics. This review introduces the detailed principles and application of the real-time PCR technique, describes a recently developed system for exact quantification of AUX/IAA genes In Arabidopsis, and discusses the problems with the real-time PCR process.

A Brief Introduction of Black Humor as A Writing Technique

As a writing technique , black humor has exerted great influence upon modern literature . In this paper , the following issues will be discussed : the differences between traditional humor and black humor , the social reasons which lead to the emergence and development of black humor , the form of expression of black humor .

Measuring Ca^(2+) influxes of TRPC1-dependent Ca^(2+) channels in HL-7702 cells with Non-invasive Micro-test Technique

AIM： To explore the possibility of using the Noninvasive Micro-test Technique （NMT） to investigate the role of Transient Receptor Potential Canonical 1 （TRPC1） in regulating Ca^2＋ influxes in HL-7702 cells, a normal human liver cell line.METHODS： Net Ca^2＋ fluxes were measured with NMT, a technology that can obtain dynamic information of specific/selective ionic/molecular activities on material surfaces, non-invasively. The expression levels of TRPCl were increased by liposomal transfection, whose effectiveness was evaluated by Western-blotting and single cell reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.RESULTS： Ca^2＋ influxes could be elicited by adding 1 mmol/L CaCl2 to the test solution of HL-7702 cells. They were enhanced by addition of 20 μmol/L noradrenalin and inhibited by 100 μmol/L LaCl3 （a non-selective Ca^2＋ channel blocker）; 5 μmol/L nifedipine did not induce any change. Overexpression of TRPCl caused increased Ca^2＋ influx. Five micromoles per liter nifedipine did not inhibit this elevation, whereas 100 μmol/L LaCI3 did.CONCLUSION： In HL-7702 cells, there is a type of TRPCl-dependent Ca^2＋ channel, which could be detected v/a NMT and inhibited by La^3＋.

Protective and Constructive Strategies of Rural Landscape Elements in Local Landscape Planning

As a carrier of traditional techniques and local culture, local landscape contains profound theofies of garden aesthetics and landscape ecology. Creating a local landscape is not only important to modem urban landscape design and utban planning, but also an. important part of the construction of current distinctive towns. Based on the analysis of the application of native landscape elements in urban gardens, the research points out the innovative design and application of the local landscape elements. Moreover it uses the artistic expression techniques of extracting the native landscape elements into the garden landscape as the entry point, and analyzes the designing principle and planning key points in die ptocess of creating a local landscape of the cultural square park in charactenstic towns, providing constructing and protecting strategies for creating a landscape of rural landscapes in China＇s landscape planning.

Analysis of Waterscape Engineering Skills of Classical Chinese Gardens

In classical Chinese gardens,the waterscape has its own unique style of expression,which is to highlight the simulation of the natural water landscape and its combination with the elements of the garden.As a pole of classical garden theory,waterscape plays an important role in organizing space and creating the overall landscape effect.In addition to the landscape concept and water management method,the combination of engineering practices and landscape aesthetics involved guarantees Artistic presentation of water bodies in gardens.Based on the existing research,this study cut in from the perspective of engineering technology,and conducted detailed research on engineering techniques,materials application and artistic expression under different water body functions and forms,and explored the fusion of "making" "technique" and "art" in the waterscape construction.

基于产学研协同育人模式的“刺绣工艺”课程教学改革

通过产学研并举的教学模式改革,将传统刺绣工艺融入时尚产品设计,以研促教,推动学生创新能力和实践动手能力的提高,是改革与创新“刺绣工艺”课程教学的主要目的。通过学习刺绣工艺和制作,学生能自主设计制作产品,这不仅能激发学生的学习兴趣和热情,提升动手能力,而且能提高创新思维和实际应用能力,避免人才培养与行业需求脱节,从而为企业培养更多优秀的设计人才。

传统文化视觉设计数字化、动态化的实现路径

分析动态视觉设计和传统文化的动态视觉设计元素,进一步研究动态视觉设计中传统文化的表现手法,提出了传统文化视觉设计向数字化、动态化实现的具体策略,旨在为传统文化的现代化传承与创新提供新的思路与方法。

水浒人物图像造型中日审美比较——以陈洪绶与歌川国芳为例

水浒人物图像在中日广泛流传,版本众多,尤以陈洪绶的版画《水浒叶子》和江户时期歌川国芳的浮世绘《通俗水浒传豪杰百八人》最有代表性。通过对陈洪绶与歌川国芳水浒人物图像造型手法、意境表现的审美对比,探究两者之间审美取向的同一性与差异性以及内在文化渊源,剖析中国四大名著之一《水浒传》在日本传播过程中所表现出来的不同受容方式,了解中日文化之间的相互影响和交流及中国传统文化对日本文化艺术的影响。

从工艺到美术:陶瓷绘画的重新定位

陶瓷绘画经历了漫长的发展,不再只是停留于传统的陶瓷装饰,而是迸发出了新的生机。陶瓷绘画不再是将中国水墨或是西方油画照搬到陶瓷上,而是拥有了自己的绘画本体语言。同时也开辟了许多新的表达方式,丰富了陶瓷绘画的语言,形成了自己独立的门类。

莫高窟148窟药师经变中的建筑图像表达分析

净土经变是敦煌壁画盛唐时期的流行题材之一,其中大型建筑群成为讲经场面的重要背景。本文以148窟主室东壁北侧的药师经变为例,探讨敦煌大型经变壁画中建筑图像的绘制特征,从图面表现手法以及叙述特征的角度探讨该壁画中建筑物的位置关系。发现“正面—平行法”以及飞鸟投影法被同时运用到建筑图像的表达之中。配合“视阶”和多重视角的成熟运用,建筑群的庄重以及层层递进的环境感受得以凸显。

摄影艺术在现代海报设计中的运用探究

摄影在1839年达盖尔发明银版摄影术后逐步发展,摄影在最初被大众认为是一种技术,但由于摄影的真实性和便利性,人们将其辅助于绘画和设计作品,逐渐认同摄影是一门艺术。摄影艺术的广泛应用为海报设计提供了新的表现形式,使其不再局限于绘画表现,丰富了现代海报的内涵。通过对摄影艺术与现代海报设计的关系进行探究,可为未来的商业海报设计寻找新的发展契机。摄影作为海报设计的辅助元素,在未来也会结合人工智能技术更好地服务于设计创作。

基于“戏仿”视域下的服装设计思维表现研究

后现代主义背景下的艺术作品常常通过挪用或篡改经典作品或文化来表现作者自己的一种对经典作品或文化的把玩、戏虐的态度,经典作品通过解构主义表现技法常常表现与原作不同的形态或含义。随着经典作品的被重新解构也会被再次赋予新的含义,这个过程不仅仅是简单的模仿或恶搞,而是作者对经典文化的重新认知。本研究以现代服装设计中出现的戏仿表现为研究对象,通过文献分析法和案例分析法,探析现代服装设计中关于戏仿技法的思维表达。通过对服装设计中出现的戏仿技法的研究,本研究认为戏仿不仅有助于革新人们的审美性和促进后现代主义时期服装设计创作的创新性表达。