The Interdependence of Human Functions

On the Interdependence of Sounds and Prosodies in Communicative Functions

Sound segments have traditionally occupied a central place in phonetic science. Other sound aspects have been conceptualized in a broader, suprasegmental frame as prosodies, especially pitch, but also energy, voice quality, rhythm. This has resulted in the current dichotomous research paradigm of sounds and prosodies. This paper takes a new look at this division, as a useful initial heuristics ...

Functions of Human-to-Human Interpretation in Ethics

Anthropology is considered one of the most important philosophical issues and a platform for moral discussions. In this study, to explain the nature of man, three interpretations have been expressed: “interpretation of mankind as nature”, which took place in the period of modernism, according to which man is a creature equal to nature; “Interpretation of mankind as God” which arises from the te...

Indivisibility and Interdependence of Human Rights

The Third Age of Human Factors: from Independence to Interdependence

Since its beginning in the mid 1940s, human factors has tried to keep up with the ever increasing demands from technological and societal developments. Looking back, the development of human factors can be described as corresponding to three ages. In the first age, humans were seen as too too imprecise, variable, and slow to allow the full use of the technological potential. In the second age, ...

the effect of taftan pozzolan on the compressive strength of concrete in the environmental conditions of oman sea (chabahar port)

cement is an essential ingredient in the concrete buildings. for production of cement considerable amount of fossil fuel and electrical energy is consumed. on the other hand for generating one tone of portland cement, nearly one ton of carbon dioxide is released. it shows that 7 percent of the total released carbon dioxide in the world relates to the cement industry. considering ecological issu...