城市形象视觉识别系统对广府古城文化产业发展的影响

城市形象识别系统是城市文化的重要载体,对城市文化的塑造与传播起着重要的作用。城市视觉识别系统是通过具体的视觉化手段,有组织、有计划、有条理地传达城市理念。把城市视觉识别系统应用于广府古城的文化产业开发将会有深远的意义。     

Δ-distance: A family of dissimilarity metrics between images represented by multi-level feature vectors

This article presents the Δ-distance, a family of distances between images recursively decomposed into segments and represented by multi-level feature vectors. Such a structure is a quad, a quin or a nona-tree resulting from a fixed and arbitrary image partition or from an image segmentation process. It handles positional information of image features (e.g. color, texture or shape). Δ-distance is the generalized form of dissimilarity measures between multi-level feature vectors. Using different weights on tree nodes and different distances between nodes, distances between trees or visual similarity between images can be computed based on the general definition of Δ. In this article, we present three Δ-based distance families: two families of distances between tree structures, called -distance( for Tree) and -distance ( for Segment), and a family of visual distances between images, called ( for Visual). The -distance visually compares two images using their tree representation and the other two distances compare the tree structures resulting from image segmentation. Moreover, we show how existing distances between multi-level feature vectors appear to be particular cases of the Δ-distance     

图像资源数字加工标准及其应用

介绍图像资源数字加工标准的内容及其特色,探讨图书馆图像数字资源加工标准的应用,并主要就加工流程中的关联环节,例如元数据加工标准与元数据规范、文件命名规则与数字对象唯一标识符规范的关系等问题进行深入研究,以期为图书馆的图像数字资源加工工作提供理论和实践参考。     

Parental experiences of dealing with disputes in Additional Support Needs in Scotland: why are parents not engaging with mediation?

Partnerships with parents, particularly in the field of education, have featured prominently in policy rhetoric for many years, but routes of redress have not had much attention until relatively recently. The development of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the UK reflects the situation in several jurisdictions (e.g. Norway, Germany, the Netherlands) where citizens can choose not to go to court to resolve administrative disputes. Under the Education (Additional Support for Learning [ASL]) (Scotland) Act 2004 local authorities must establish and publicise procedures for identifying and meeting the needs of children requiring additional support for learning. The Act and Code of Practice advocate early intervention to prevent disagreements about the provision for additional support from escalating into more serious disputes, with local authorities required to provide information about, and access to, independent mediation for parents. In Scotland the ASL Act 2004 has resulted in four routes available for redress in the area of Additional Support Needs which include both mediation and litigation type processes: ? Informal mediation

? Formal mediation

? Adjudication

? Tribunal

This article uses case study information from parents in three local authorities in Scotland to explore why independent mediation is being under-used by schools and parents, and what factors influence this. Questions are raised regarding the large numbers of parents who are unaware of mediation, the attitudes towards and use of independent mediation by local authorities and the suitability of independent mediation, particularly when the dispute is over resources.     

The reality of living with AD/HD: children's concern about educational and medical support

A diagnosis of AD/HD may tell us that the child has the core characteristics of inattentiveness, impulsivity and or hyperactivity, but it fails to convey the extent to which the social context of the child's environment manipulates these characteristics. This article reports on how children with a diagnosis of AD/HD view the impact their social environment has on their behaviour; providing us with insight into how educational and medical intervention strategies are failing to achieve their potential. The findings suggest that if children with AD/HD and their families are to benefit from educational and medical intervention then stakeholders need to work together to provide coordinated and consistent support.     

Adventure education and resilience: The double-edged sword

Abstract

Adventure education philosophers have argued that controlled exposure to challenge can enhance participants' psychological resilience. This study supports this claim, demonstrating significantly greater gains in psychological resilience for 41 young adults participating in 22-day Outward Bound programs than in a control group. All Outward Bound participants reported positive changes in their resilience and their overall change effect size was large. Perceived levels of social support predicted 24% of the variance in resilience gain scores, with participants' ratings of the least supportive group member being the best predictor. The findings for enhanced resilience and the important role of social support warrant wider investigation. In promoting psychological resilience adventure educators are alerted to the importance of facilitating positive interpersonal relations and minimising the detrimental impact of the diverse needs of group members.     

A study of the difficulties of care and support in new university teachers’ work

This paper discusses some findings from a small‐scale qualitative study involving ‘new’ teachers in a medium sized, regional English university. Using Grounded Theory methods to inform and guide the research, the study explores participants’ views on working as both teachers and researchers whilst also managing considerable amounts of ‘caring work’ with a diverse body of students who often need academic and pastoral support in excess of that assumed within the university academic timetables or support networks. The voices of these teachers suggest that care is an overlooked aspect of university teachers’ work, yet it plays an important part in maintaining their and their students’ sense of scholarly endeavour. Further, our findings suggest that within the university at large there is a ‘discourse of difference’ in the way that many academics conceptualize and represent the student body and students’ needs to be supported. This discourse impacts on the development of new teachers’ identities and aspirations. Some implications of these findings for implementing strategies for supporting teachers to develop both academic and pastoral roles within universities are discussed.     

《太阳帝国》中的中国形象分析

英国作家詹·格·巴拉德在《太阳帝国》中塑造了沉默的中国人形象,他对战争阴霾下的上海的描写,是为了借对"他者"的否定和批判肯定自身。巴拉德对中国形象的塑造采取了意识形态化的策略,在他建构的中国形象背后,则是对自身民族身份的认同困惑,还有隐蔽的帝国主义思想和殖民意图。     

基于视觉暂留的验证码设计

验证码能够有效抵御网络中机器程序的自动登录行为,防止机器程序群发垃圾邮件和自动投票等非法行为。但是随着图像识别技术和人工智能的发展,传统的验证码面临着被机器程序自动破解的危险。文章在分析不同验证码的优缺点后,提出一种基于人眼视觉暂留现象的动态验证码,利用有效字符和干扰字符混合组成多帧动态图像,普通用户可以轻易识别,而机器程序难以区分,理论分析和模拟实验证明该验证码简单有效。     

析徐灿词中的“燕子”意象

"燕子"意象是中国古典诗词中的一个经典意象,有着多重的文化涵义。徐灿是明末清初著名的女词人,其词意象丰富,其中,"燕子"意象是她最常用的意象之一。徐灿以其善感的心灵、敏感的才思赋予"燕子"这一常见意象不同的精神内涵,"燕子"成为含蓄地表达她内心思绪、情感意趣的借用之物。