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The petrification of bureaucracy, according to Max Weber, is a gradual realization of rationalization through which people become capable of mastering all kinds of information through more precise and effective computation. Though Weberian bureaucracy is an ideal type, it is undeniable that it can never...

Based on the analyses of the usage scenarios and limitations of the traditional NPV model, this paper aims to introduce and compare three kinds of the most practical and representative versions of the improved NPV models. In this study, the traditional NPV model is first introduced; followed by analyses...

Technological developments cause manga not only in print but also in digital form (デジタル漫画) and in the form of videos which are often called mangadouga (漫画動画). The development of manga can indirectly trigger manga to be more widely known and attract interest in learning Japanese. Manga as a cultural reflection...

A family of fuzzy mappings is called higher-order strongly preinvex fuzzy mappings (HOS-preinvex fuzzy mappings), which take the place of generalization of the notion of nonconvexity is introduced through the “fuzzy-max” order among fuzzy numbers. This family properly includes the family of preinvex...

As a sociologist on par with Karl Marx and Emile Dürkheim, Max Weber was particularly concerned with the relationship between religious thought and economic ethics, and his masterpiece The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism has attracted the attention of many scholars since its introduction...

A special resource constrained scheduling problem is proposed to satisfy the needs of an enterprise. The constraints of sites and the constraints among different resources are added. With a SSGS-based heuristic algorithm generating an initial solution for the proposed model, the max-min ant system is...

In large scenes, the types and quantities of objects are many, and the shapes are different. In the process of using 3ds Max to construct the large scale scene, if the modeling method is inappropriate, it will not only produce the problem of model points, the number of faces and the decrease of the degree...

Expert yellow page is the knowledge map of experts. When selecting experts for consulting, besides expertise, learners take personalized factors such as trust, background and familiarity into consideration. In order to fulfill personalized requirements of learners, the construction approach of personalized...

Design and development of virtual experiments has become one of the focuses of the current research, thus the development of virtual experiment using 3ds MAX and VRP-Builder editor technology will also be the development trend of virtual experiment development. And 3ds MAX technology can realize the...

Marriage is commonplace between men and women on the basis of consensual and then mutual betrothed. Areca nut culture in Indonesia varies, generally applications are made by parties male families. However, it is different from the Sasak ethnic group kidnapping women at night without informing their parents...

The public interest in interactive installation art has been unabated since its inception. With the involvement of digital technology, people can have a more novel and diverse experience while interacting with the installation. For this reason, the renewal of technical means is pushing art to break through...

Taking involute spur gear as the investigation subject, the parametric model of involute gear is established by module of ADAMS/Engine, which is set up with oil film fluid dynamics theory. According to the simulation result on the model, the relationship between minimum oil film thickness and gear meshing...

Ant Colony Optimization algorithm (ACO) is a viable method for attacking hard combinatorial optimization problems. In this paper, researchers applied adaptive method to the Max-Min ant system (MMAS). In every cycle of the search, researchers can determine the number of elite ants adaptively. In the search...

As a national intangible cultural heritage, the Olunchun “Mosukun” lacks the channel of integration with modern scientific and technological innovation, resulting in low communication efficiency, and is facing a severe problem of protection and inheritance. Therefore, this paper takes the Olunchun “Mosukun”...

With the development of the computer, BOW model and SC model are applied to a large number of image classifications, and exhibit excellent performance, which become a hot topic in the field of computer vision. In the paper, we proposed a new framework of dictionary learning. the objective function based...

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by German sociologist Max Weber is one of the most influential works of the 20th century. Based on the background of the rise of the protestant movement and the era of Martin Luther, this paper explains the reason why the reformation came into being in...

The original Extremal Optimization (EO) algorithm and its modified versions have been successfully applied to a variety of NP-hard optimization problems. However, almost all existing EO-based algorithms have overlooked the inherent structural properties behind the optimization problems, e.g., the backbone...

Web service composition optimization is a typical NP-hard problem to which the Ant Colony Optimization algorithm is applied appropriately for its excellent distributed computing capability and strong robustness. In this paper, we propose a new modified ant colony optimization algorithm called MACS and...

Condition monitoring can greatly reduce the cost of Pumping Station, To have reliable operation its condition must be monitored constantly. the paper presents a monitoring system of Pumping Station based on FPGA. The system uses EDA development software Max + plus to achieve modular design in FPGA, such...

the partition and hierarchy methods are the most popular clustering technology of the clustering algorithm. Providing that the k-means is sensitive to the initial clustering center and is likely to become partially optimal, an advanced clustering algorithm based on the partial swarm is presented in this...

with the increase in requirements on fiber-optical communication system by people, transmission quantity has been increased. In order to guarantee quick and effective fiber-optical communication, people have to use LDPC codes to implement correction modulation, of which, the ability of non-binary LDPC...

In the cloud computing environment, one of the hot spot of researches in cloud computing is how to accomplish the service request in numerous running tasks. This paper puts forward an improved hybrid particle swarm optimization, firstly using particle swarm algorithm as the main level algorithm, the...

Memory size occupation and memory access bandwidth are capital issues for high resolution video codec design because of the large scale of data, and the high power consumption especially for wireless terminals. An adaptive and random access-obeyed reference pictures memory compression (RPMC) scheme based...

Along with the development of industry 4.0 and the ongoing pandemic conditions, an interactive media is needed for learning that adapts to the times. Based on these problems, it is necessary to make an informative and attractive learning media. By using virtual reality technology that utilizes a 360-degree...

This work explored one effective modification method to improve dairy manure biochar’s ability to sorb lead. Dairy manure pyrolyzed at 300ºC for 4 h was dispersed into liquor sodium hydroxide to get sorption ability improved. The resulting biochar(NB300) was used for batch sorption studies to determine...

This study aims to determine the meaning of Beneficiary Families (BF) Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) choosing Independent Graduation. The subjects of this study were independent-graduation BF from the CCT program in 2019–2021 who came from underdeveloped areas in the Pagar Dewa sub-district. Independent...

Virtual reality technology taking the computer technology and the artificial intelligence technology as the core, can give people a feeling of being personally in the scene. Using 3D-Max and computer simulation technology, this paper designs a teaching system based on virtual reality technology, and...

With the increasing popularity of streaming services, it is essential to determine how major film studios such as Warner Bros. can gain advantages in the era of streaming services so that the studios can generate higher revenue by generating more profit from their streaming services. Utilizing literature...

This paper focuses on four aspects: the factors affecting the movement of refugees, the optimal migration path, the allocation of resources and relevant policies to support our refugee model. Firstly, we adopt analytic hierarchy process(AHP) to analyze the factors and got a criterion to measure the refugee...

Vegetation is the main indicator for the state and performance of the ecological environment change. In this study, we analyzed the spatio-temporal of vegetation variation in the Jinghe River Basin. MODIS NDVI (MOD13A2) data were adopted to monitor the dynamic changes. ArcGIS and ENVI software were used...

Background: In order to establish a scientific and reasonable intercropping pattern of Taxus chinensis var.mairei, allelopathic effects of the aqueous extracts from Taxus chinensis var.mairei on seed germination and seedling growth of rape (Brassica campestris L.), radish(Raphanus sativus L), soybean...

The objective of the work is to develop the technology for forecasting the region economy and budget revenues development on the basis of interindustry balance. The forecasting was done taking into account the dynamics of the interindustry balance, investments, resource expenses and capacities restrictions....

A new wearable sensor using millimetre-wave radar and electromagnetic technology provides 64 signals reflected from one radar sinusoidal signal beamed around the radial artery. It is non-invasive, can be non-contact, and is potentially simpler in acquiring the radial pulse then tonometry. This study...

Human activity recognition via triaxial accelerometers can provide valuable information to evaluate functional abilities. In this paper, we present an accelerometer sensor-based approach for human activity recognition. Our proposed recognition method uses a model of Activity Energy Expenditure to recognize...

In terms of investment decision making, it is vital for the decision makers, to be able to select the investment project that is the most profitable. Therefore, various models are established including the net present value (NPV) and the internal rate of return (IRR) for the investors to compare different...

The rapid development of science and technology requires the enterprise only rapid innovation, reform and transformation to survival and development in this information explosion society. Although traditional teaching teaches students to learn knowledge, the students lack the spirit of innovation. Education...

The research of this paper can help medical researchers or ordinary people understanding the internal structure of heart and providing anatomic basis for clinicopathologic analysis of heart, heart anatomy teaching, surgical planning and visible simulation surgery of heart. Based on the heart anatomy...

Around CRH380 EMU bogie assembly, considering the bogie structural characteristics, grouping, object-oriented modeling, 3D animation, multimedia technology combine design a set of virtual assembly bogie animation method using Pro/E, build three-dimensional parts assembly model and virtual assembly.3ds...

The aim of this paper is to present a novel approach for deriving weights of the decision criteria or alternatives in multi-attribute decision making (MADM) under intuitionistic fuzzy (IF) environment. In order to tackle the uncertainty and imprecision of the practical situations, decision makers’...

Under the background of global change, the internal relationship between forests' age and forests' carbon cycling is very important to study the position and function of forests in the global carbon cycle.Thus, the study employed field observations to inversely estimate the parameter of maximum light-use...

Traditional ant colony algorithm is applied to mobile robot path planning, existing to slowly solve, slowly convergence speed, easy to fall into local optimal .A kind of double ant colony optimization based on combined optimization is proposed. Forward ant searched path be combined with backward ant...

In this paper the three-dimensional design of animation which is based on computer software is studied. The method that is used to design the animation is introduced. Through the three-dimensional design of animation, the designers can use software like 3D-Max to animate the model and to exhibit the...

Whether there is a feasible flow of ventilation network that meets the demand of fixed airflow and the balance of airflow, when the number, quantities of fixed branches are all uncertain. It is called fixed airflow distribution problem, which was transformed into flow distribution problem. All branches...

Kema Malay language is a language of the people which must be preserved. The method used is descriptive qualitative. The purpose of the study was to uncover the meaning of funny stories; expressions; and terms of theKema Malay language. The conclusion of the research is the Kema Malay language is a symbolic...

With the accelerating pace of globalization, the original ecological environment of the intangible cultural heritage has deteriorated sharply, and plenty of precious cultural treasures are dying out. Cantonese opera, as the representative of Lingnan intangible cultural heritage, has been declining since...

The surface figure precision of the primary mirror in a large-aperture telescope is a key factor to the imaging quality. With the finite-element software, the finite-element model is set up base on optimization of the lateral support system. When the primary mirror is supported in the vertical position,...

Speaking as one of the productive language skills and is an important activity in daily activities as meaningful interaction between humans is still not optimal in the Japanese language study program; in terms of verbal communication using Japanese between students and students on campus still very lacking;...

This research was aimed at describing the forms (words) and functions of address terms in the Manado Malay used by the young male speakers to address both the older aged and the people of the same age as theirs. This research used a descriptive method. The observation and interview were also conducted....

With the development of science and technology as well as educational technology, people are paying more and more attention to the positive influence of emotional, humanistic, aesthetic and other elements of virtual experiment on the cognitive psychology of learners. The emotional design of virtual experiment...

This paper introduces the notion of safety and availability checking for user authorization query processing, and develop a recursive algorithm use the ideas from backtracking-based search techniques to search for the optimal solution. For the availability checking, we introduce the notion of max activatable...