简介:Biomimetics(orbionics)istheengineeringdisciplinethatconstructsartificialsystemsusingbiologicalprinciples.Theidealfinalresultinbiomimeticsistocreatealivingmachine.Butwhatarethedesirableandnon-desirablepropertiesofbiomimeticproduct?Wherecannaturalprototypesbefound?Howcantechnicalsolutionsbetransferredfromnaturetotechnology?CanweuselivingnaturelikeLEGObricksforconstructionourmachines?Howcanbiologyhelpus?Whatisalivingmachine?Inbiomimeticpracticeonlysome"part"(organ,partoforgan,tissue)oftheobservedwholeorganismisutilized.Apossibletemplateforfuturesuper-organismextensionforbiomimeticmethodsmightbedrawnfromexperimentsinholisticecologicalagriculture(ecologicaldesign,permaculture,ecologicalengineering,etc.).ThenecessarytranslationoftheserulestopracticalactioncanbeachievedwiththeRussianTheoryofInventiveProblemSolving(TRIZ),specificallyadjustedtobiology.Thus,permaculture,reinforcedbyaTRIZconceptualframework,mightprovidethebasisforSuper-OrganismicBionics,whichishypothesizedasnecessaryforeffectiveecologicalengineering.Thishypothesisissupportedbyacasestudy-thedesignofasustainableartificialnaturereserveforwildpollinatorsasalivingmachine.
简介:继去年以城市为题的唱片《UrbanEmotions))之后,2009年张敬轩回归他的感情、生活世界,以多首细腻感人之作来唱出他的(Love&Living))。首支主打歌“披星戴月”由ChristopherChak作曲、林夕填词,这首抒情之作唱出都市人只寄情爱情和工作,却忽视了对人的关爱之感慨。
简介:<正>Inalivingstatue,justasthenameimplies,somebodytransformshimselforherselfintoastatue.Lastyear,IcameacrossanarticleinamagazinedescribinglivingstatuesinthestreetsofsomeAustraliancities.Thearticlewasvividlywritten,exceptthattherewasnotevenasinglepicture;onecouldonlyimaginewhatasceneitwouldhavebeen!Alltheharder,then,tobelievethatIranintothe’wonder’inBarcelonathisyear.Theperformers-thelivingstatues-werestreetartistsatLasRamblas.
简介:AFemaleLivingBubdhainQinghaiDOJERINQENThebeautifulQinghaiLake.Atthefootofthemountainisaglisteningmonastery,theGyayiOicaTazhan...
简介:Inrecentdevelopmentsinchemistryandgeneticengineering,thehumbleresearcherdealingwiththeoriginoflifefindsher(him)selfinagreyareaoftacklingsomethingthatevendoesnotyethaveacleardefinitionagreedupon.Aseriesofchemicalstepsisdescribedtobeconsideredasthelife-nonlifetransition,ifoneadherestotheminimalisticdefinition:lifeisself-reproductionwithvariations.ThefullyartificialRNAsystemchosenfortheexplorationcorrespondssequence-wisetothereconstructedinitialtripletrepeats,presumablycorrespondingtotheearliestprotein-codingmolecules.Thedemonstratedoccurrenceofthemismatches(variations)inotherwisecomplementarysyntheses("self-reproduction"),inthisRNAsystem,opensanexperimentalandconceptualperspectivetoexploretheoriginoflife(anditsdefinition),ontheapparentedgeoftheorigin.
简介:Thedataofdielectricpropertiesofhumantissuesmainlycomefromanimaltissuesorhumancorpseatpresent.Uptonow,therehasnotbeenareportofdielectricpropertiesofhumanlivingliver.Ourobjectiveistostudythedielectricpropertiesofhumanlivingliverandcomparetheresultswiththoseofanimallivingliveraswellasthehumannon-livingliver.Invitromeasurementsoflivingandnon-livingliversfromhumanandrabbitsareshowninthe10Hzto100MHzrange.Analysisoftheconductivity,permittivityandcharacteristicparametersfromthedataweremade.Theconductivityofthreekindsofliverweremarkedlydifferentatlowfrequencyof0.06s/m(livingrabbitliver),0.13s/m(livinghumanliver)and0.24s/m(non-livinghumanliver).TheColeparametersthatbestcharacterizetheliverofhumanandrabbitareR0,fc1,R1,andR∞TheColeparametersthatbestcharacterizethelivingandnonlivingliverofhumanareR0,fc1,ΔR1,ΔR2andR∞.Inconclusion,wecan’tsubstitutethedielectricpropertiesofanimalorhumancorpseliverforthelivinghumanliver.Theresultssuggestthatthedielectricpropertiesoflivinghumantissueshasgreatsignificanceonstudying.
简介:ThepromulgationoftheRulesrepresentsacrucialsteptowardinstitutionalizationandstandardizationoftheminimumcostoflivingprogram,whichmarkstheendofthearbitrarinessinthetraditionalreliefbehavior.Inacountry,towhatdegreethecitizensenjoyhumanrights,itdependsonthelaw.Theminimumcostoflivingsystemhastobeensuredbylawinitsprogresstowardinstitutionalizationandstandardization.Thishasbeentestifiedbythehistoryofthedevelopmentofthesocialsecuritysystems,eitherinGermany,whichisregardedasapioneerinmodernsocialsecuritysystemsortheUnitedStates.