GIS-Based Analysis to Identify the Distribution and Accessibility of Urban Green Space in Dhaka Metropolitan City, Bangladesh

Urban Green Space (UGS) plays an important role in minimizing the negative effects of urbanization on city dwellers, which is predominantly factored into the accessibility to UGS. This study elucidated the distribution and accessibility of UGS in Dhaka, Bangladesh considering the paucity of such important scientific studies in the given area. The methodological structure of this study employed a multispectral Landsat satellite image from 2020 for identifying the logically defined UGSs, as well as a minimum proxy distance being the parameter to estimate accessibility to the UGS through a primary survey scheme and literature review. Considering UGS as a public area, we adopted a hybrid (combination of supervised and unsupervised classification) method followed by post-classification for UGS distribution assessment. The unsupervised classification identified the overall distribution of green spaces, whereas the anomalies of generated classes were rectified during the post-classification. Following the study findings, UGS in Dhaka metropolitan city accounts for only 602 ha or 1.9% of the total geographical space, with Ramna thana ranked as the highest contributor of 111 ha. However, in terms of accessibility to the UGS by city residents, 19.9% of the buildings in Dhaka metropolitan city were computed to be within the determined proxy distance of 500 m around the UGS. Also, parallel to UGS distribution, green space in Ramna thana (111 ha) exhibited the highest accessibility rate (64%) to the UGS compared with other thanas in Dhaka metropolitan city. The baseline findings will contribute to the long-term sustainable urban planning and development of more accessible green spaces in the study area.

Fixed Point Results by Altering Distances in Fuzzy Metric Spaces

We establish fixed point theorems in complete fuzzy metric space by using notion of altering distance, initiated by Khan et al. [Bull. Austral. Math. Soc. 30 (1984), 1-9]. Also, we find an affirmative answer in fuzzy metric space to the problem of Sastry [TamkangJ. Math., 31(3) (2000), 243-250].

Investigation of Patients’ Mood on Their Distance from the Pharmacist during Medication Instruction

Background: Pharmacists must adjust their distance from patients to facilitate communication during interviews and gain their trust. The distance between the patients and the pharmacists varies depending on many factors, such as gender, posture and the patients’ mood. Only a few of these papers have actually measured and validated distance with patients. In this study, we validated our method of assessing mood and measuring distance before beginning a survey with patients. Methods: We measured comfortable interpersonal distance among men and women using an ecological scenario, in which a pharmacist approaches the subject, and the subject is asked to stop the pharmacist at the distance he/she feel comfortable with. Five pharmacists and 33 subjects participated in the study. The Japanese version of the Brief Mood Questionnaire Checklists (BMC-J) was used to quantify the subject’s mood for the day, and then the distance from the pharmacist that the subjects considered comfortable was measured at the bedside. The relationship between the mood and distance obtained was examined. Results: The comfortable distance of subjects was influenced by gender, posture, and mood. The shortest distance was 94.7 ± 11.1 cm (mean ± SD), for the male subjects versus the female pharmacists in the sitting position. The distance of male subjects shorted when they had positive emotions and lengthened when they were worried. Female subjects maintained a long distance from both male and female pharmacists when they had positive emotions and a short distance when they were worried. Conclusion: Findings show that the distance changes depending on the subjects’ mood at the time of measurement. It was found that the present measurement method can be used to determine the psychological state of the patient and measure the comfort distance at that time, and can be used as a simple method to examine these relationships. Therefore, it is also considered a practical method for the next step, which is a clinical study on patients.

Fixed Point Theorems of Hegedus Contraction Mapping in Some Types of Distance Spaces

In the present paper, we prove some fixed point theorems of Hegedus contraction in some types of distance spaces, dislocated metric space, left dislocated metric space, right dislocated metric space and dislocated quasi-metric metric space which are generalized metrics spaces where self-distances are not necessarily zero.

Common Fixed Point Results for Quasi-contractions Involving Altering Distance Functions in Ordered Cone Metric Spaces

Some common fixed point results for mappings satisfying a quasi-contractive condition which involves altering distance functions are obtained in partially ordered complete cone metric spaces. A sufficient condition for the uniqueness of common fixed point is proved. Also, an example is given to support our results.

体育教师信念的国际研究现状与趋势——基于CiteSpace的文献计量分析

高质量教师是高质量教育发展的中坚力量。教师信念作为教师专业素养构成的关键要素,对促进教师专业发展、提升教师质量具有重要作用与影响。为借鉴国际体育教师信念研究的成果与经验,促进国内对体育教师信念的研究,研究利用CiteSpace软件,对Web of Science核心合集数据库中1960—2022年的英文文献进行可视化研究。发现:体育教师信念研究高潮出现于2021年,载文数量最多的期刊是Journal of Teaching in Physical Education;研究中心度最高的国家是美国,核心圈层的代表学者是Richards KAR、Kulinna PH和Curtner-smith MD等人;研究热点趋势集中于体力活动促进、职业社会化、批判性教学法、职前体育教师、专业发展等方面。启示:国内未来研究应重点关注体育教师信念对课程改革的影响以及促进职前、职后阶段体育教师信念的发展。

基于Cite Space对近5年发酵领域的研究进展与热点分析

近年来,我国生物产业快速发展,且发酵对身体和胃肠道健康具有很多益处,有关微生物发酵的研究逐渐增多。为探讨发酵领域近5年的研究现状与发展前景,对中国知网和Web of Science数据库中2019—2023年发表的文献进行检索并筛选,使用Cite Space软件对文章发文量、研究团队、研究热点进行图谱分析。结果表明,近5年国内发酵领域发文量偏少,年发文量平稳上升;国外发文量较多,年发文量超过100篇,2023年发文量达到200篇;国内外研究群体主要是中医药高校和研究机构;国内外研究热点集中在抗氧化和肠道菌群,国内研究重点为发酵技术,而国外研究范围较广,重点为益生菌的研究;国内外学者间合作较为密切,但研究机构间尚未形成紧密的合作关系。高校和研究机构应突破地区间的限制,促进发酵研究领域的融合。肠道菌群是近5年发酵的研究热点,也是未来发酵研究深入的对象。

Inter-Row Spacing of PV Power Plant

When designing a solar power plant, it is much more important to avoid the shadow on the PV Panels. As the shadow falls on the PV Panels;it significantly reduces the generation of required power as planned and designed. This research paper and case study will help a lot to avoid shadow, especially when selecting inter-row spacing between the strings of solar power plants.

Indexing the bit-code and distance for fast KNN search in high-dimensional spaces

Various index structures have recently been proposed to facilitate high-dimensional KNN queries, among which the techniques of approximate vector presentation and one-dimensional (1D) transformation can break the curse of dimensionality. Based on the two techniques above, a novel high-dimensional index is proposed, called Bit-code and Distance based index (BD). BD is based on a special partitioning strategy which is optimized for high-dimensional data. By the definitions of bit code and transformation function, a high-dimensional vector can be first approximately represented and then transformed into a 1D vector, the key managed by a B+-tree. A new KNN search algorithm is also proposed that exploits the bit code and distance to prune the search space more effectively. Results of extensive experiments using both synthetic and real data demonstrated that BD out- performs the existing index structures for KNN search in high-dimensional spaces.

A Study about the Effect of Space Size on the Individual Distance

This study is the design guidelines for the living space with robots. The study can be applied to the architectural planning and focused on the basic environmental primary factor. The authors focused on space size, specifical distance from the wall in the front direction, position, and distance between an individual as factors affecting individual distance. The authors research the distances a small mobile robot moves to a six mats space compared with that toward a distances 5 m or more （space less physical factors）. The following three results were obtained： （1） The individual distance is smaller than 30 cm in both the approach angle in the experiment space of six mats; （2） The distance from the wall in the front increased, and the individual distance between a participant and a robot also increased; （3） In terms of body position, the upright positioning was clarified and the individual distance was small.

Common Fixed Point Theorems for Commuting Maps on a Complete Metric Space

The concept of w distance on a metric space is introduced and three common fixed points theorems for commuting maps on a complete metric space are proved. These results extended fixed point theorems of Jungck and Ciric.

A Method for Spatial Heterogeneity Evaluation on Landscape Pattern of Farmland Shelterbelt Networks:A Case Study in Midwest of Jilin Province,China

On the basis of landscape ecology, combining the Spot 5 high resolution satellite imagery with GIS, a method evaluating the spatial heterogeneity of shelterbelts distribution at landscape scale is put forward in this paper. The distance coefficients of reasonable and existing landscape indexes of farmland shelterbelt networks were com-puted, and then through the classification of the distance coefficients, and the establishment of evaluation rules, the spatial heterogeneity of farmland shelterbelts was evaluated. The method can improve the evaluating system of previ-ous studies on shelterbelts distribution, resolve the disadvantages of lacking spatiality of overall evaluation, and make the evaluation results have more directive significance for shelterbelt management. Based on this method, spatial het-erogeneity of shelterbelt networks was evaluated in the midwest of Jilin Province, China. The results show that the re-gions with fewer shelterbelts and no closed network account for 34.7% of the total area, but only 4.9% of the area has relative reasonable pattern of shelterbelt networks. Many problems exist in the distribution pattern of shelterbelts, therefore, much attention should be paid to construct farmland shelterbelts in the study area.

Design Criterion for Fixture Layout Based on the State Space Model in M ultistation Assembly Processes

The fixture layout is crucial to assure the product quality in a multistation assembly process （MAP）. A well-designed fixture layout will make the final product＇s variability be insensitive to the fixture variation inputs. As the basis of the fixture layout design, the design criterion plays an important role in the effectiveness of a solution and the optimization efficiency. In this paper, an effective and efficient design criterion is proposed for the fixture layout with a fixed reference point （FRP） in an MAP. First of all, a state space model for the individual port＇s variation propagation and accumulation is developed, which is the mathematical foundation of the proposed criterion. Then, based on this model, a novel design criterion used to evaluate the performance of the fixture layout is proposed for the fixture layout with an FRP. Finally, a method extracted from the proposed design criterion is developed for quick fixture layout design. A four-station assembly process is used to validate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed models and methods.

A Study on the Individual Distance of a Small RobotMoving towards Adult Male and Female

In Japan, robots are a regular feature of daily life and in rehabilitation support care and reporting on any emergencies involving the elderly. This study is on design guidelines for the living space with robots and can be applied to the architectural planning and focused on the basic environmental primary factor. The key terms were space, people-adult male and female, positions, and the robot-size, speed-settings and approaching angles. This research is the distances a small mobile robot moves to an adult male compared with that toward an adult female. The authors focus on a small mobile robot and identify the distances from which the robot can approach individuals, and also clarify how the distances to individuals change as the robot＇s speed and angle of approach varies. The study did this experiment to analyze 30 patterns per person and also when at an angle of the difference of male and female, two position standing/seated and three speed-settings0.08 m/sec, 0.24 m/sec and 0.48 m/sec and five directions--0°, 45°, 90°, 135° and 180°.

Study on Individual Distance of the Non-Japanese for the Small Mobile Robot

This study seeks to establish techniques of architecture planning for living robots and human together. This experiment is elemental step to search relations between a small mobile robot and human. This experiment is ＂How can a small mobile robot approach to individuals distances of foreigners （non-Japanese） up to the point where foreigners （non-Japanese） do not feel like approaching any more＂. It focuses on a small mobile robot and identifies distances at which the robot can approach to individuals, particularly adult foreign male. This paper clarifies how the individual distances change by the robot＇s speed and angle of approach varies.

STRONG CONVERGENCE THEOREMS FOR EQUILIBRIUM PROBLEM AND BREGMAN TOTALLY QUASI-ASYMPTOTICALLY NONEXPANSIVE MAPPING IN BANACH SPACES

In this paper, we propose a new hybrid iterative scheme for finding a common solution of an equilibrium problem and fixed point of Bregman totally quasi-asymptotically nonexpansive mapping in reflexive Banach spaces. Moreover, we prove some strong convergence theorems under suitable control conditions. Finally, the application to zero point problem of maximal monotone operators is given by the result.

Analysis of Water Environmental Space in Ancient Villages in Huizhou in China

By taking the design of water system and water environment of ancient residences in Huizhou as the research objects and applying relevant theories,the paper has deeply discussed and analyzed components of the water environment of Huizhou ancient residences from the perspective of the design of environmental art.It considers that the water environment of Huizhou ancient villages is composed of linear factors,spot factors and surface factors,and each factor is related with each other.By combining with comparative researches on water environmental spaces in Huizhou ancient residences,it aims to explore some reference for characteristic,ecological and sustainable development of the design of modern residential water environmental space.

A Study on the Distances of Small Mobile Robot Moves towards Infants

In recent years, it is remarkable that various robots are being developed, and the development of robot technology is beginning to be taken into an actual living space. There are still many questions that we will have to answer for the harmonization of living together with a robot. This study is focused on ＂the study of how to plan and design a living space in harmonizing with robots＂, and focused on the effects of infants （subjects） along with the distance between robots and themselves. The study is to seek for the minimum distance for the subjects who felt that ＂I do not want a robot to be any closer being approached to me＂. This experiment was conducted among 30 infants at the kindergarten, utilizing a small experimental robot. A small robot whose dimension is 120 mm （W） ×130 mm （D） × 70 mm （H）, approaching infants as is to see if it would make any differences to the infant＇s reactions.

An Improvement in Ordered Cone b-metric Spaces Over Banach Algebras

The purpose of this paper is to improve some famous theorems for contractive mapping from ρ(α + β) ∈ [0,1/s) to ρ(α + β) ∈ [0, 1) in ordered cone b-metric spaces over Banach algebras with coefficient s ≥ 1(ρ(x) is the spectral radius of the generalized Lipschitz constant x). Moreover, some similar improvements in ordered cone b-metric spaces are also obtained, which from α + β∈ [0,1/s) to α + β∈ [0, 1). Some examples are given to support that our new results are genuine improvements and generalizations.

Mass Distribution in Space-Time and Conception about Space-Time-Mass Continuum

There is a relation between space and time, which is called space-time continuum. With the help of some mathematical equations, we can establish an alternative relation between space-time and mass, treating mass as a fifth dimension. There is the concept about mass being a property of any inertial or gravitational object in space. Mass can create distortion in space. As a result of that, space-time curvature will be bent towards the massive object.