One version of the argument for design relies on the assumption that the apparent fine-tuning of the universe for the existence of life requires an explanation. I argue that the assumption is false. Philosophers who argue for the assumption usually appeal to analogies, such as the one in which a person was to draw a particular straw among a very large number of straws in order not to be killed....

Analogy is a powerful boundary-transcending process that exploits a conceptual system's ability to perform controlled generalization in one domain and re-specialization into another. The result of this semantic leap is the transference of meaning from one concept to another from which metaphor derives its name (literally: to carry over). Such generalization and re-specialization can be achieved...

In this work, an analytical study on the bending stiffnesses of corrugated board has been performed. Formulations to calculate the bending stiffnesses D11, D22, D12, and D66 of the equivalent plate representing the corrugated board have been established, and then compared to expressions suggested by other investigators. Several methods for modeling the shape of the corrugated orthotropic medium...

Electric behavior of biological cells is driven by ion transport through the membrane induced by specific proteins. The cable model classically describes the membrane potential dynamics by analogy with an electrical circuit. We show the failure of this description when the various ion species get different diffusion times. The pertinent parameter which describes the membrane electrical stabilit...

The performance of the linear consensus algorithm is studied by using a Linear Quadratic (LQ) cost. The objective is to understand how the communication topology influences this algorithm. This is achieved by exploiting an analogy between Markov Chains and electrical resistive networks. Indeed, this permits to uncover the relation between the LQ performance cost and the average effective resist...

Analogies between mechanical and electrical systems have been developed applied for almost a century, they proved their usefulness in the study of systems. The development new elements such as inerter or memristor is clear example. However, applications possibilities using these analogues still remain to be explored. In this work, different vehicle models are presented analyzed. A not previousl...

In this paper we propose a new technique for image segmentation based on contour detection using image analogies principle. A set of artificial patterns are used to locate contours of any query image. Each pattern allow the location of contours corresponding to specific intensity variation. Boundaries are extracted based on the properties of located contours. In addition, elementary regions der...