Large-scale soil-structure physical model (1g) - assessment of structure damages

International audienceThe paper presents a new large small-scale physical model (6 m3) for studying the damage to structures owing to underground movements: settlement, subsidence and sinkhole. The aim of the research is to study the soil-structure interaction effect of large vertical displacement owing to underground mines. The soil used in the physical model is Fontainebleau sand. The simple masonry structure was built using different materials: polycarbonate, silicone, wood and sugar. The vertical displacement was applied by an electric jack. The physical model is used to reproduce ground surface displacement profiles and the displacement measurement system is based on digital image correlation. Image processing was carried out to analyse the soil and structure displacements. The model allowed comparing the behaviour of soil and structure under different conditions: greenfield and with structure (different positions). Tension cracks appear when the applied subsidence reaches the structure's bearing capacity. The structure damage (cracks) depends on the structure position and the transfer of soil movement to the structure. These results also highlight the importance of the structure position in the development of cracks and damage to the masonry structure. The physical model presents an excellent tool for understanding the behaviour of real buildings and facilities

EVALUATION OF THE VULNERABILITY OF THE COASTAL SOCIO-NATURAL SYSTEMS (EXAMPLE FROM KHANH HOA COASTAL ZONE)

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IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON COASTAL RESOURCE IN VIETNAM

Joint Research on Environmental Science and Technology for the Eart

INFLUENCES OF SOME HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT OF THAI BINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM

Joint Research on Environmental Science and Technology for the Eart

Enhancing Visual Marketing through Neural Style Transfer Techniques: A Study in Image Processing for FIT's Brand Differentiation

Cilem této práce je snaha posilit korporátni identitu a diferenciaci značky prostřednictvim metod přenosu uměleckého stylu. Tyto metody prolináji obsah jednoho obrázku s uměleckým stylem jiného obrázku. Několik algoritmů je vybráno a využito ke generováni stylizovaných obrázků pro marketingové účely FITu. Každý algoritmus využivá bud' pomalý optimalizačni proces, nebo rychlou neuronovou sit' s dopřednou vazbou. Výsledky každého algoritmu jsou vizualizovány, vyhodnoceny a diskutovány. Na základě těchto výsledků je navržen vhodný postup pro generováni stylizovaných obrázků.The aim of this thesis is to enhance corporate identity and brand differentiation through the application of neural style transfer (NST) techniques. These techniques involve blending the content of one image with the artistic style of another image. Several NST algorithms are assessed, each employing either a slow optimization process or a fast feed-forward neural network to generate stylized images for FIT's marketing purposes. The results of each algorithm are visualized, evaluated, and discussed. Based on these results, a suitable approach to style transfer is proposed

IDENTIFICATION OF THE ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI SAMPLE DL0069 BY COMBINATION OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES

Species of Simplicillium are biological control agents against certain plant diseases caused by insects and nematodes due to their ability to parasite and kill the host. Recently, this anamorphic genus is classified under Cordycipitaceae as a monophyletic group apart from the type genus Cordyceps. In this current research, we reported the combination of morphological data and molecular phylogenies to identify an entomopathogenic fungal sample (DL0069) found in the mountainous regions of Langbian mountain, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam. Through formation of phialides and conidial chains, DL0069 was most likely a member of Simplicillium genus. From molecular phylogenetic analyses of a portion of the nuclear large ribosomal unit (nrLSU), it was confirmed that DL0069 was most closely related with Simplicillium chinense, a recently found Simplicillium species with a high potency as a biocontrol of nematodes parasiting plants

The Media’s Role in Making the 2013 Constitution of Vietnam

The mass media have an important influence on law-making, but there is little empirical research on its role in making of Constitution in Vietnam. This paper analyzes the role of media in the legislative process that resulted in the legal regulation of human rights, and fundamental rights in the Constitution. The analysis of claims made in the media and in parliament shows that during the legislative process, political actors responded to media attention directly and indirectly. Long-term trends in media coverage for specific topics contributed to the introduction of and support for amendments to the Constitution. The mass media have made a public forum for all the social classes to contribute their opinions on the draft constitution. At the same time, the mass media give feedback and comments of scientists and people for law-making activities. On that base, legislators gather information and selectively absorb relevant opinions for the purpose of amending, supplementing and increasingly completing legal documents.The Constitution of Vietnam through the Lenses of Cognitive Constitutionalismdepartmental bulletin pape

A multi-dimensional framework of interactive value formation within complex, prolonged and technology-based self-services

Firms attempt to co-create superior perceived value and/or avoid value co-destruction. There is, however, no guarantee of success especially within the consumption of complex, prolonged and technology-based self-services. In such services, the process of value co-creation and co-destruction may operate simultaneously to generate a multitude of tensions in each direction. As such, a multitude of interacting factors maybe at play during this interactive value formation (IVF) process. Adopting a grounded theory approach and in-depth interviews of users of such services, the author investigates for the first time the IVF process during an indirect service interaction process and introduce the role of operant resources as mediators during the inter-play between value co-creation and co-destruction process, i.e. during the IVF process. This study’s findings also identify factors that reduce and increase IVF intensity (customers’ subjective perception of the extent of effort and time invested in the IVF process), suggesting strategies to mitigate IVF intensity. This is meaningful since high IVF intensity results in value co-destruction and low level of loyalty while low IVF intensity might bring about value co-creation and high level of loyalty. Therefore, managers who offer complex, prolonged and TBSSs, especially wellness apps should, for instance, not only position services with low IVF intensity which can generate self-efficacy, but also encourage users to involve in more resource integration activities to achieve medium/high level of resource integration, hence higher value co-created and consequently increasing level of loyalty. This study represents an initial foray into the complexity between co-creation and co-destructive factors during prolonged and complex services