Search results for "Human Life"
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Calm Down – Exploiting Sensorimotor Entrainment in Breathing Regulation Application
2011
Various phenomena in human life are related to different kinds of rhythms. Not only are our bodily functions based on rhythms, but also much of the interaction with our environment is related to them. In this study, we explore breathing regulation and how it could be supported with an interactive application. The application is based on the concept of entrainment, in which two interacting entities adjust to a common rhythm. The focus is in the design of interaction elements which support entrainment process. A user study of a prototype application is also reported in the paper. The results indicate that the approach is promising and has potential in opening new perspectives to humancomputer…
Epilogue: Designing for Life
2016
The main criterion for HTI design is that it should not only concern the development of a technical artefact and the design of the immediate usage situation, but also help illustrate how technologies can advance the quality of human life. People should be motivated to adopt and use technology by the added value it can bring to everyday life to help them accomplish their goals. The question of how much a technology can improve the quality of human life defines the worth of the particular technology.
Los derechos y las etades de la vida humana
2013
the author proposes a vision for the human right based in the different stages of the natural human life that overcomes the abstract and ahistorical visión of them. In front of the universal justification insufficiency from the theories of the will and interest, the consideration based in the different truly universal and common stages, gives an universal justification of the human rights and specially of the human of the children and elder but not as special human rights but as essential human rights of every human being.
Hetkiä elämän virrasta : kerronnallinen ja kokemuksellinen aika Joki-elokuvassa
2016
Hetkia elaman virrasta. Kerronnallinen ja kokemuksellinen aika Joki -elokuvassa Jarmo Lampelan elokuvassa Joki (Suomi 2001) kerrotaan kuusi samanaikaista, toisiaan sivuavaa tarinaa, joissa joukko pikkukaupungin ihmisia joutuu valintojen eteen tai kohtaamaan elaman mullistavia asioita. Eri-ikaisten henkilohahmojensa kautta Joki piirtaa esiin koko elamankaaren. Artikkelissa Jokea tarkastellaan ajan nakokulmasta kiinnittamalla huomiota ajan eri tasoihin ja ulottuvuuksiin. Aikaa tarkastellaan yhtaalta osana elokuvan muotoa ja toisaalta katsojan ja elokuvan valisessa kohtaamisessa syntyvana ilmiona. Lisaksi kysytaan, miten Joki filosofisen sisaltonsa kautta tematisoi aikaan liittyvia kysymyksia.…
The Challenges and Opportunities of Human Technology
2005
Technology is for human use. It is designed to satisfy some human needs and to aid people in reaching their goals. Technology, therefore, is a part of human activities and, for this reason alone, it should always be considered within the context of human life, the human experience. This basic credo forms the foundation for the concept of human technology. Instead of seeing technology as a construction following the laws of nature, the challenge of human technology is to explore and understand how humanist and social research can contribute to the conceptualization and implementation of technology.
Umowa czy harmonia społeczna
2017
There are some well-known critiques of social contract undertaken from the traditionalist, communitarian and Marxist perspectives. This article suggests a different, rationalist approach: the return to classical rationality. I show that the idea of the social contract has its basis in the mistaken modern assertions concerning human nature, identifying human beings as individuals moved by desires and the will to power, and the phenomenon of life as an endless conflict. I argue that cooperation is essential to human life. It is cooperation and the presence of ethics in the public and private spheres that makes us fully human and civilized beings. The community organized according to the requi…
Methods of Condition Monitoring and Fault Detection for Electrical Machines
2021
Nowadays, electrical machines and drive systems are playing an essential role in different applications. Eventually, various failures occur in long-term continuous operation. Due to the increased influence of such devices on industry, industrial branches, as well as ordinary human life, condition monitoring and timely fault diagnostics have gained a reasonable importance. In this review article, there are studied different diagnostic techniques that can be used for algorithms’ training and realization of predictive maintenance. Benefits and drawbacks of intelligent diagnostic techniques are highlighted. The most widespread faults of electrical machines are discussed as well as techniques fo…
A Methodology for Protection of Trees Against Lightning Strikes as a Measure to Prevent Fires and Loss of Human Life
2021
Some regions may be characterized by a very low annual lightning ground flash density, and yet lightning strikes seem to have been in those areas the cause of widespread wildfires in forested areas. Due to global climate change, these occurrences seem to be an increasing threat. In this paper, the authors discuss the withstand capability of trees against lightning and introduce the criteria for the deployment of tree lightning protection systems (TLPS) to protect forested areas, where deemed necessary by the tree risk assessment. This work analytically identifies the critical trunk radius of the tree below which the tree may explode in the case of a lightning strike and ignite the surroundi…
Protection of Trees against Lightning Strikes as a Measure to Prevent Fires and Loss of Human Life
2021
Lighting strikes have been the catalyst of massive uncontrolled fires in areas of combustible vegetation. In some regions, lightning strikes may be a relatively unusual occurrence (e.g., California), but instead they seem to have become a major contributor to the propagation of wildfires, as a byproduct of climate change. Given such unusual weather, wildfires originating from lightning are an increasing threat. In this paper, the authors discuss the withstand capability of trees against lightning and introduce a proactive approach to prevent wildfires by the deployment of tree lighting protection systems (TLPS) to protect forested areas, where deemed necessary by the tree risk assessment.
Znaczenie prenatalnego okresu życia dla rozwoju tożsamości płciowej
2022
Płeć możemy różnicować na podstawie płci genetycznej, gonadalnej, genitalnej i hormonalnej, odmiennych zachowań kobiety i mężczyzny, różnic w budowie ciała oraz narządów płciowych, tego, czy dany osobnik czuje się kobietą czy mężczyzną. Niniejszy artykuł jest jedynie próbą spojrzenia na płeć ludzką z kilku perspektyw. Próbą pokazania kształtowania się płci oraz czynników, które mogą zaburzyć ten proces.