Annotations and the collaborative digital library: Effects of an aligned annotation interface on student argumentation and reading strategies

Recent research on annotation interfaces provides provocative evidence that anchored, annotation-based discussion environments may lead to better conversations about a text. However, annotation interfaces raise complicated tradeoffs regarding screen real estate and positioning. It is argued that solving this screen real estate problem requires limiting the number of annotations displayed to users. In order to understand which annotations have the most learning value for students, this paper presents two complementary studies examining the effects of annotations on students performing a reading-to-write task. The first study used think-aloud protocols and a within-subjects methodology, finding that annotations appeared to provoke students to reflect more critically upon the primary text. This effect was particularly strong when students encountered pairs of annotations presenting different viewpoints on the same section of text. Student interviews suggested that annotations were most helpful when they caused the reader to consider and weigh conflicting viewpoints. The second study used a between-subjects methodology and a more naturalistic task to provide complementary evidence that annotations encourage more reflective responses to a text. This study found that students who received annotated materials both perceived themselves and were perceived by instructors as less reliant on unreflective summary strategies than students who received the same content but in a different format. These findings indicate that the learning value of an annotation lies in its ability to provoke students to consider and weigh new perspectives on the primary text. When selected effectively, annotations provide a critical scaffolding that can support students’ critical thinking and argumentation activities. Collaborative digital libraries and applications for the Web 2.0 should be designed with this learning framework in mind.     

扫描式X光机及DDS在其运动控制中的应用

扫描式X光机是一种高精度，高性能的新型医疗设备，其显著优点在于大大降低了患者所受X光辐射剂量，可直接得到患者清晰的X光数字图像，缩短出片时间，X光片资料存储方便，便于实现远程诊断，该设备对运动控制部分的匀速性，平稳性和多次扫描的位置重复性的要求均很高。本文主要针对其运动控制部分的结构特点，分析了影响运动性能的主要原因，并将直接数字频率合成器应用于调速，从而实现了对其运动控制部分的要求。     

Development of intelligent multisensor surveillance systems with agents

Intelligent multisensor surveillance systems consist of several types of sensors, which are installed on fixed and mobile devices. These components provide a huge quantity of information that has to be contrasted, correlated and integrated in order to recognize and react on special situations. These systems work in highly dynamic environments, with severe security and robustness requirements. All these characteristics imply the need for distributed solutions. In these solutions, scattered components can decide and act with some degree of autonomy (for instance, if they become isolated), or cooperate and coordinate for a complete tracking of special situations. In order to cope with these requirements and to better structure the solution, we have decided to design surveillance system control as a multiagent system. This is done by applying an agent-orientated methodology, which is assessed with concrete scenarios.     

Assessing pre- and post-deformation in the southern Arava Valley segment of the Dead Sea Transform, Israel by differential interferometry

Differential radar interferometry, using archived ERS data over the region of the Dead Sea Transform, allows to detect ground movement (subsidence or uplift) in playas within the southern Arava Valley segment of the Dead Sea Rift. These measurements are consistent with a mean displacement rate of about 0.4 cm/month, in the direction of the radar beam, during the 8-month period preceding the Nuweiba earthquake of 22 November 1995. In the 3 years following the earthquake, the measured rate was smaller by a factor of 10. These movements are not related to salt diapirs or water pumping activities in the area. The exact location, along faults, suggests a possible correlation with pre-seismic and post-seismic fault deformation.A simple fault model consistent with the observed phenomena associates the observed subsidence/uplift to right and left stepping en-echelon fault patterns related to inter-seismic tensional accumulation along the faults. Further observations are necessary on this site and similar fault areas to corroborate the correlation between seismic activity and the observed phenomena. Monitoring of these sites should continue with differential Global positioning system (GPS) measurements and radar interferometric analysis using Envisat and Radarsat as well as archived data (including J-ERS).     

硅微板条谐振式传感器谐振频率分析及计算

对硅微机械谐振式传感器的谐振频率计算提出了新的物理模型—两端固支薄板条模型，该模型不同于常说的硅桥（梁）或硅弦模型。计算结果表明该模型更符合实际，优于有关文献结果。     

一种按时间切换的最速控制方法

基于初始状态空间下的子空间概念，提出了一种按时间进行切换的最速控制方法，不需要求取开关线或开关面。数字仿真结果表明，采用这一方法是完全可行的。     

实时跟踪控制系统中的数字滤波技术

在高精度的实时跟踪控制系统中，由探测器等其他一些因素给系统带来的噪声将不容忽视，数字滤波将是滤除噪声的有效手段，，由于系统实时性和采样频率的要求，本文介绍几种时跟踪系统中常用的数字滤波方法，并对它们在实时跟踪系统中的作用进行了和比较。     

Aeromagnetic compensation using neural networks

Airborne magnetic surveys in geophysical exploration can be subject to interference effects from the aircraft. Principal sources are the permanent magnetism of various parts of the aircraft, induction effects created by the earth's magnetic field and eddy-current fields produced by the aircraft's manoeuvres. Neural networks can model these effects as functions of roll, pitch, heading and their time derivatives, together with vertical acceleration, charging currents to the generator, etc., without assuming an explicit physical model. Separation of interference effects from background regional and diurnal fields can also be achieved in a satisfactory way.     

基于公共存储器进行数据交换的高速数字图象处理系统

本文介绍了一种基于公共存储器进行数据交换的高速数字图象处理系统．给出了公共存储器的设计，描述了处理器对公共存储器的进程同步控制．     

精密数显转台研制

光电传感和精密刻划技术 ,是开发精密数显转台的主要技术基础。本文详细介绍基本原理、结构要求、功能特点、工艺试验和精度测试等。样机系列表明 ,其精度和性能基本达到和部分指标超过 (国家 )部颁一级精度的标准。