Intifada 3.0? Cyber colonialism and Palestinian resistance

Palestine “exists” on Google and increasingly in various other “virtual” ways. But are “Palestine” on Google or the acquisition of the google.ps domain name in 2009 examples of political resistance on the internet? For Palestinian politicians, virtual presence has historical significance. Consider, for example, the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology’s (MTIT) suggestion that “ICTs information and communications technology] contribute directly to the national goal of establishing and building an independent state.”3 Within that context, Sabri Saydam, adviser to Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas and a former MTIT minister himself, posited Google’s 2013 move as “a step towards...liberation.” 4 For Israeli politicians, as quoted above, the emergence of (a virtual) “Palestine” poses ideological and practical dangers. Both camps ascribe power to the internet. Their only disagreement is over the ends to which the internet is a means: The internet is a threat to the existence of the state of Israel or a step toward a future state. At heart, however, both views are a form of technological determinism. They remove the internet from human, historical, and geopolitical contexts, and posit it as agent of political, social, or economic change. We contend that neither position is valid

Baždarno polje U(1) u 6d prostoru-vremenu s nekomutativnim dimenzijama: pristup koherentnih stanja

We consider the U(1) gauge field defined over a six dimensional space-time with extra dimensions compactified on a noncommutative toroidal orbifold, within the context of coherent state approach to the noncommutative spaces. We demonstrate that the fuzzines of extra dimensions can lead to the cancelation of the part of electrostatic interaction mediated by the massive KK modes.Razmatramo baždarno polje U(1) definirano u šest-dimenzijskom prostoru-vremenu s dodatnim dimenzijama i zbijeno u nekomutativnom toroidnom staznom umotu, u svezi pristupa s koherentnim stanjima nekomunitativnim prostorima. Pokazujemo da neodređenost dodatnih dimenzija može voditi poništenju dijela elektrostatskog međudjelovanja koje prenose masivni KK modovi

Deactivation of tannins in raisin stalk by polyethylene glycol-600: Effect on degradation and gas production in vitro

An experiment was conducted to assess the effects of polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000) and urea on dry and organic matter digestibility (IVDMD and IVOMD, respectively) and gas production in vitro. Raisin stalk contained 8.6% crude protein, 85% dry matter, 7% ash, 13.95% total extractable phenol (TEPH) and 2.13% total extractable tannin (TET). The experimental treatments were: raisin with no supplementation as control (C); supplemented with 3% urea (U 3%), 5% urea (U 5%) or 3% urea plus 5% PEG (U-PEG) per DM. The rumen liquor fluid was obtained from two ruminal-cannulated fat-tailed sheep. TEPH and TET were determined and in vitro incubation was also conducted. The results indicated that the PEG increased IVOMD and IVDMD. The gas produced from time 0 to 3 and 3 to 6 h of incubation were significantly higher in PEG treatment than that of other groups (P < 0.05). The U-PEG treatment increased the total gas production in 96 h, but it was not statistically significant (P = 0.06) Gas production in 96 h incubation using 300 mg fresh sample was significantly higher than 200 mg sample (P < 0.05). It is concluded that the negative effect of tannin on DM and OM digestibility and also gas production of raisin stalk in vitro could be alleviated by PEG treatment.Key words: Raisin stalk, tannin, polyethylene glycol (PEG), urea, gas production, digestibility, in vitro

Capturing Manufacturing Knowledge Using Augmented Reality Technologies

19th International Conference in Manufacturing Research ICMR 2022Manufacturing is a knowledge-intensive business in which companies are distinguished for their ability to deliver products and services using numerous forms of information and knowledge. Various information and communication technologies and systems have been created throughout the years to effectively manage information and knowledge in industry. However, capturing knowledge, particularly tacit knowledge, remains a challenge. Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies for industrial tasks have been developed by the research and practitioner communities. For example, in manufacturing, VR/AR have been used to aid in different machining and assembly tasks. This paper presents a proposed an AR equipment ‘Head Mounted Device (HMD)’ under development, as a tool for capturing manufacturing expertise’s knowledge. The technology intends to capture tacit knowledge using a 3D camera installed on the operator's HMD. The proposed approach also supplies the operator with information on production and ongoing processes.The EU Interreg V France Channel England Programme provided funding for this research (CoRoT, Ref: 99)