Bennett house: Aboriginal heritage as real estate in East Perth

Abstract

As the mansions materialised in refurbished East Perth on the Swan River, a battle between the East Perth Redevelopment Authority and Perth's indigenous community over a land swap culminated in demolition of a heritage building significant to the Stolen Generations. This case study unravels the complex relations and practices underpinning Bennett House's demolition, resonant of other planning decisions involving Aboriginal sites in Western Australia.     

Synthesizing Ornamental Typefaces

We present a method for creating ornamental typeface images. Ornamental typefaces are a composite artwork made from the assemblage of images that carry similar semantics to words. These appealing word‐art works often attract the attention of more people and convey more meaningful information than general typefaces. However, traditional ornamental typefaces are usually created by skilled artists, which involves tedious manual processes, especially when searching for appropriate materials and assembling them. Hence, we aim to provide an easy way to create ornamental typefaces for novices. How to combine users' design intentions with image semantic and shape information to obtain readable and appealing ornamental typefaces is the key challenge to generate ornamental typefaces. To address this problem, we first provide a scribble‐based interface for users to segment the input typeface into strokes according to their design concepts. To ensure the consistency of the image semantics and stroke shape, we then define a semantic‐shape similarity metric to select a set of suitable images. Finally, to beautify the typeface structure, an optional optimal strategy is investigated. Experimental results and user studies show that the proposed algorithm effectively generates attractive and readable ornamental typefaces.     

热电联产节能潜力分析及开发利用

本文针对齐鲁石化热电厂存在的二个制约热电联产经济性的问题进行了计算和分析，总结了该厂在节能潜力开发利用方面所做的工作，并提出了进一步提高热电联产经济性的建议及措施。     

Modern Drifts in Conjugated Polymers and Nanocomposites for Organic Solar Cells: A Review

In this article, various aspects of photovoltaic, organic solar cell and working principle involved have been reviewed. Moreover, different generations of solar cell, and use of an important class of organic materials, i.e., conjugated polymers and polymer-based nanocomposites and their properties were discussed. Convincingly, organic materials have vast future potential in solar cell to enhance its efficiency and durability of devices. In the review, current understandings of mechanisms that rule the photocurrent creation steps and define seek for alternate materials and device structure, have been focused. Foremost research efforts must focus cell efficiency improvement to speed up new material commercialization.     

儿童户外空间使用体验四维研究——以英国谢菲尔德三代人为例

儿童在城市空间中的自由出行范围是评判儿童友好型城市的基本要素之一。然而,儿童的自由出行范围通常由儿童的父母严格管控,在此情况下,"户外居家活动范围"(home range)这一概念为描述"在父母允许的情况下、儿童以家为起点可以独自前往活动的范围"提供了有效的方法。就此课题,世界范围内的研究都指出相似的结果:随着城市化进程深入,城市儿童的户外居家活动范围逐渐缩小。在这样的背景下,该研究于英国英格兰地区的谢菲尔德市进行,主要通过半构建式访谈的形式,辅以不同年代的地图档案,分别对居住在城郊的两个家庭的三代人进行了深入的采访。对比三代人描述的童年经历,结果显示,儿童的户外空间使用体验在以下四个维度均出现了消减:儿童的户外居家活动范围,儿童使用的户外空间类型,户外游戏的种类,以及户外游戏伙伴的数量。     

2010 Index of Articles

Abstract:

This article documents research examining commitment levels and follower behaviors across generations. Behavioral and commitment characteristics were measured and examined for relationships across different generations of employees in technical and non-technical occupations in separate studies. The results of the findings from both studies show relationships across generations in levels of commitment and follower behaviors. The results suggest that technical occupations show more association of follower behaviors and less association of commitment levels. Analysis indicates that non-technical occupations show less association of follower behaviors and more association of commitment levels across generations. Strategies for application in the workplace are provided.     

东边日出西边雨——《激流三部曲》和《四世同堂》的比较分析

巴金的《激流三部曲》和老舍的《四世同堂》是诞生于20世纪中国的两部长篇巨著.两部小说都讲述了一个封建大家庭的兴衰荣辱,展现了在封建制度奴役下,在战争的摧残下,中国人的国民性格.但是,由于作者的写作目的不同,故事发生的背景不同,两部小说在主题提炼和人物形象塑造上呈现出不同的风格特点.     

Technologies for fostering intergenerational connectivity and relationships: Scoping review and emergent concepts

BackgroundThe growing capabilities of technology are enabling increased support for communication and meaningful interactions that span distance, cultures, and generations. Interactions between youth (people younger than 19 years old) and older adults (people over 50 years old) have been shown to provide many benefits for both populations. Technology has a significant potential role to play in supporting intergenerational connectivity, however, little research has been done to specifically explore what role technology might have. This scoping review examines the literature to establish what technologies have been created or used to foster intergenerational interactions to infer overarching themes and propose directions for future research.MethodsA structured search was conducted through MEDLINE (PubMed), IEEE, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), ACM, and Scopus databases. Identified articles were screened first by title, then by abstract, and finally by full paper screening. Inclusion criteria were: written in English, contained both youth below 21 and adults over 50 years of age, peer-reviewed primary research (e.g. journal and conference publications) or published theses/dissertations, and presented design or use of a technology with the specific intention of fostering intergenerational connectivity. An inductive analysis was performed to identify emergent concepts related to the reviewed literature.ResultsA total of 36, 707 articles were identified; 77 were included in the review after the screening process. Five emergent concepts were identified: 1) Technology for intergenerational connectivity is an emerging field, 2) Interventions are primarily games-focused, 3) Research has been discipline-centric, 4) Lack of consistent vocabulary, and 5) Lack of consistent methodologies.ConclusionsThis review is the first of its kind to scope the body of research related to technology fostering intergenerational connectivity. The breadth of methods reflects the new and multidisciplinary nature of this field and underscores the importance of creating shared approaches and vocabulary to increase knowledge sharing. This, in turn, could support more rapid and targeted progress in this field.     

传承中的裂变 老一辈中国建筑师与50年代生建筑师的联系

从作为一门学科的建筑学被引入中国后,老一辈中国建筑师在20世纪30年代所致力的实践和构建的体系为中国现代建筑的发展奠定了基础。作为当今中国建筑实践的中坚力量,50年代出生的建筑师则是一个承前启后的群体,他们接受的建筑学教育来自老一辈建筑师所建立的建筑知识体系。由于历史原因,这个体系与外部和现实存在差距,这使得他们所继承的必然只是这个体系的一部分。反映在建筑实践上,80年代的中国建筑实践呈现出一种既有传承又有分裂的状态。文章试图将这两个建筑师群体放在中国的现代化进程中进行讨论,从而分析两个群体的思想及实践之间的关联。