Multi-view visualizations for emergency communities of volunteers

Information and communication technologies might empower emergency communities of volunteers by assisting community participation and improving their capacity to respond to unexpected events. However, designing technology for such purpose places unique visualization challenges that go beyond the current state of research on public participation tools and related technologies. Empowering these communities requires developing representations that enable collaborative reflection, promote mutual visibility of volunteers’ efforts and sustain a shared view of the community. Similarly, it is necessary to envision visualizations that facilitate sense making of large, simultaneous and distributed pieces of heterogeneous information with different levels of credibility and priority. Accordingly, this paper identifies and characterizes these challenges to propose a multi-view and multi-abstraction-level visualization approach for emergency communities of volunteers. In particular, it combines time-oriented visualizations, space-filling visualization techniques, interaction mechanisms and coordinated maps to support community participation as well as collaborative and individual sense making. The application of these visualization techniques is discussed through the development of a set of design prototypes.     

Puzzle: A mobile application development environment using a jigsaw metaphor

ObjectiveCreate a visual mobile end user development framework, named Puzzle, which allows end users without IT background to create, modify and execute applications, and provides support for interaction with smart things, phone functions and web services.MethodsDesign of an intuitive visual metaphor and associated interaction techniques for supporting end user development in mobile devices with iterative empirical validation.ResultsOur results show that the jigsaw is an intuitive metaphor for development in a mobile environment and our interaction techniques required a limited cognitive effort to use and learn the framework. Integration of different modalities and usage of smart things was relevant for users.ConclusionPuzzle has addressed the main objective. The framework further contributes to the research on mobile end user development in order to create an incentive for users to go beyond consuming content and applications to start creating their own applications.PracticeUsage of a mobile end user development environment has the potential to create a shift from the conventional few-to-many distribution model of software to a many-to-many distribution model. Users will be able to create applications that fit their requirements and share their achievements with peers.ImplicationsThis study has indicated that the Puzzle visual environment has the potential to enable users to easily create applications and stimulate exploration of innovative scenarios through smartphones.     

用CCD摄像法测量下喷环流反应器内的气泡行为

本文开发了一种集高速视频分析系统和计算机数字图像处理技术于一体的具有普适性的动态高速ＣＣＤ摄像系统，并利用该系统测定了两相三维下喷环流反应气内的环境气泡行为，考察了不同喷咀和操作条件对气泡行为及平均传质比表面积的影响。     

Electrocatalytic activity of tungsten trioxide microspheres, tungsten carbide microspheres and multi-walled carbon nanotube-tungsten carbide composites

Tungsten trioxide micropheres were prepared by spray pyrolysis, and tungsten carbide microspheres were produced by spray pyrolysis-low temperature reduction and carbonization technology. Multi-walled carbon nanotube-tungsten carbide composites were prepared by the continuous reduction and carbonization process using multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and WO₃ precursor by molecular level mixing and calcination. The morphology and structure of the samples were characterized by scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope. Furthermore, the crystal phase was identified by X-ray diffraction. The electrocatalytic activity of the sample was analyzed by means of methanol oxidation. Tungsten carbide microspheres were catalytic active for methanol oxidation reaction. Nevertheless tungsten trioxide microspheres and multi-walled carbon nanotube-tungsten carbide composites were not catalytic active for methanol oxidation reaction. These results indicate that tungsten carbide micropheres are promising catalyst for methanol oxidation.     

从德国功能翻译理论看时政新词英译

本文以翻译理论与实务为基础,从德国功能翻译理论的角度,用丰富的实例讨论分析了时政新词的文本类型、翻译原则及策略。本文认为时政新词属于＂表达型＂功能文本,以反映国家政策和领导人思想为主要目的,翻译时以服务于原文政治立场和目的为原则,应在充分理解原文政治内涵和外延的基础上,慎重选词,再现原文语义。     

气动螺丝刀传动活块加工工艺分析与加工工艺

通过对气动螺丝刀传动活块加工工艺进行分析,提出了该零件的加工工艺,在普通立式铣床上加工出合格的零件,解决了进口气动工具无配件的问题。     

EPS板外墙保温系统的施工工艺

本文总结了EPS板薄抹灰外墙外保温系统施工工艺,根据施工程序提出了注意的事项、具体措施.     

印刷原理与工艺课程的教改探讨

结合印刷专业的特点,提出了印刷原理与工艺课程教学改革的几点建议:转变教育理念、革新教学内容、改进课堂教学方法及改革实践教学。这些教学改革与实践将对印刷专业的发展起到一定的推动作用。     

家用电器远程电话控制器的设计

为了适应快节奏的现代社会对生活品质的要求,设计了一套基于单片机和电信网络的多功能家用电器远程控制器。该控制器可以实现电话远程遥控家用电器的功能。用户可以在户外通过任意一部手机或固定电话,根据语音提示对家用电器（如电饭煲、电暖风、空调、电热水器等）进行远程开启、关闭、延时开／关等控制的设定。该系统具有成本低、功能强、易扩展等优点。     

不同混纺比甲壳素/长绒棉混纺纱工艺与性能研究

应用东华大学自行研制的小型环锭纺纱整套系统纺出10/90、20/80、30/70、40/60、50/50等5种不同混纺比的19.5 tex甲壳素/棉混纺纱,阐明了各个工序的工艺参数,测定了混纺纱的断裂强度、断裂伸长率、条干CV值和毛羽,分析了混纺比对混纺纱性能的影响.结果表明,10/90甲/棉混纺纱的强伸度最好;20/...