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Thinking outside the blocks
This paper outlines an ongoing PhD research with the aim to develop an alternative fashion design and garment construction process for the initial design stages, using a practice initiated in three dimensions. The paper was partly triggered by views that meanwhile, especially in design education, there is a need to underline more the practical aspects of the design and making process, for example pattern cutting skills. One industry commentator said: “We have often taken on ex-fashion students either as staff or for work experience, and the majority have never been taught pattern-cutting, yet expecting glittering careers in design” (Everett, 2008)
The nature of this design practice research utilizes tacit knowledge. It was therefore necessary to find a method to express such tacit knowledge in a tangible form.
Due to its exploratory nature and the need for substantial iterative practical work, the reflective, practice-oriented approach of Action Research was used as lead methodology
N-(4-Chlorophenyl)-4-methylpiperazine-1-carboxamide
In the title compound, C12H16ClN3O, the piperazine ring has a chair conformation. Within this ring, the N-methyl nitrogen atom has a pyramidal geometry and the N-carboxamide nitrogen atom is almost planar (bond-angle sum = 359.8°). In the crystal, the molecules are linked by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into C(4) chains propagating in [010]
Optimal View Angle in Collective Dynamics of Self-propelled Agents
We study a system of self-propelled agents in which each agent has a part of
omnidirectional or panoramic view of its sensor disc, the field of vision of
the agent in this case is only a sector of a disc bounded by two radii and the
included arc. The inclination of these two radii is characterized as the view
angle. Contrary to our intuition, we find that, the non-omnidirectional-view
for swarm agents with periodic boundary conditions in noiseless Vicsek model
can accelerate the transient process of the emergence of the ordered state. One
consequent implication is that, there are generally superfluous communications
in the Vicsek Model, which may even obstruct the possible fast swarm emergence.
This phenomenon may invoke further efforts and attentions to explore the
underlying mechanism of the emergence in self-propelled agents.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figure
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