Harbor construction is the most important basic development in fishery. To sustain harbor tranquility and prevent entrance from siltation are essential for maintaining normal operations of a harbor. Although the number of fishing harbors in Taiwan is said to be as many as the car parks on the land, there are numerous reports of poor tranquility that required urgent public attention. Supported by recent development in science and technology, research advances in numerical modeling have produced accurate results from a range of numerical schemes. Comparing to the conventional hydraulic models that require long executive time and large budget, numerical modeling on computer is a most effective alternative. In this study, the wave analysis system¡ÐCATWAVES developed by Professor Shigeaki Tsutsui at University of the Ryukyu in Okinawa, Japan is adopted to simulate the wave motions around a fishing harbor, in order to evaluate the tranquility of a harbor basin. CATWAVES calculates the transformation of surface gravity waves in the ocean using a mild-sloped equation of elliptic type. A finite-element scheme is used effectively to handle arbitrary bottom bathymetry and irregular boundary. This report first provides an outlines of the CATWAVES system, followed by verification of wave height distribution for two classic cases, being waves passing a semi-infinite breakwater in constant depth and waves propagating over a submerged circular shoal on a sloping beach, respectively. The CATWAVES system is then applied to assess the harbor tranquility at two prototype fishing harbors in Taiwan. The first case is to verify the results of several improvement options tested in hydraulic models elsewhere to improve the tranquility at Badoutz, a class one fishing harbor in northeastern Taiwan. The second case is to provide a better alternative plan of breakwater extension at Mito, a class three harbor in the southwestern part of Taiwan, where excessive wave heights have been experienced by local fishermen. It is believed that Tsutsui¡¦s CATWAVES system has made a great breakthrough in handling irregular bottom bathymetry and arbitrary outline of harbor plan. From the two prototype cases examined in this study, this system is found to be highly adaptive for calculating wave motions around any fishing harbor in Taiwan.

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No / Tranquility has a number of facets. Given the role that tranquility plays in societies, it is increasingly seen as an environmental indicator. Earlier, some have identified tranquility as contributing to health and wellbeing of individuals and the society, making it to be rooted in the context of sound natural ecosystems as a desirable environmental characteristic. Previous studies have identified tranquility places as having links to nature and natural features, wild landscapes, naturally behaving wildlife and natural sounds. The question of how tranquility can be evaluated and the perception of tranquility by visitors is a continuous recurrence. This study therefore selected seven green open spaces in Hong Kong in an attempt to answer these and other questions that are arising. Although results vary, it however provides a perspective on how people perceive tranquil spaces as part of their leisure and recreation indulgence, given rise to the concept of eco-leisure. / Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (RGC/GRF, CUHK449612)

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 20-23, 2003 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / While the transition to IP internetworking in space-based applications has a tremendous upside, there are significant challenges of communications efficiency and compatibility to overcome. This paper describes a very high efficiency, low-risk, incremental architecture for migrating to IP internetworking based on the use of proxies. In addition to impressive gains in communications bandwidth, the architecture provides encapsulation of potentially volatile decisions such as particular vendors and network technologies. The specific benchmarking architecture is a NetAcquire Corporation COTS telemetry system that includes built-in TCP-Tranquility (also known as SCPS-TP) and Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction capabilities as well as a specialized proxy-capable network stack. Depending on network conditions, we will show that the effective bandwidth for satellite transmissions can be increased as much as a factor of one hundred with no external changes to existing internetworking equipment.

Many philosophers have long presented happiness as a complex phenomenon that has been difficult to define. Different perspectives have been discussed as central to the idea of wellbeing and thus several different concepts of happiness have been presented. When different ideas have been presented regarding the components of a happy life, the idea of tranquility has in several cases been disputed. This paper is conducted in the field of well-being to study the role of tranquility in happiness. This is done by answering the question: Is tranquility acomponent of a happy life? In exploring this research question, the three main well-being theories in the field of happiness will be presented. These theories are hedonism, the objective-list theory, and the desire theory. It is evident through the study that tranquility is a part of all three welfare theories. However, the role of tranquility is varied within the different theories. In hedonism, tranquility is described as the ultimate form of pleasure - what we seek. In objective-list theory, tranquility becomes a metric for assessing the impact of other factors on well-being. Finally, we see that in desire theory, tranquility is the state of not crossing the threshold of attitudes. According to well-being theories, it appears that tranquility enables or creates an enjoyable state. Thus, it becomes clear that tranquility has a positive impact on people. Through this, a conclusion can be presented where tranquility is part of a happy life.

Yes / There is increasing concern with protecting quiet and tranquil areas from intrusive noise. Noise reduction at source and barriers to transmission are mitigation measures often considered. An alternative is to attempt to mask or distract attention away from the noise source. The masking or distracting sound source should be pleasant so that it does not add to any irritation caused by the noise source alone. The laboratory measurements described in this paper consisted of capturing under controlled conditions the third octave band spectra of water falling onto water, gravel, bricks and small boulders and various combinations. These spectra were then matched with typical traffic noise spectra to assess the degree of masking that could be expected for each option. Recordings were also taken during each measurement and these were used later to enable the subjective assessment of the tranquility of the sounds. It was found that there were differences between water sounds both in terms of masking and their subjective impact on tranquility.

The creative process offers me an escape and tranquility worthy of sharing. When creating art, I reflect on the people, places, and things that move me. I convey my frame of mind through the brush to the canvas. The result is intense strokes of color that deliver clarity of emotion for others to experience. The intention of my work is to share a world that satisfies the eyes, mind, and soul. There is something about each piece that I hope will keep the viewer returning to absorb, contemplate, and enjoy.

no / The number of people visiting their local parks and countryside is increasing according to a recent survey published by Natural England [1]. An important reason given for visiting green spaces was to “relax and unwind” and these areas can be considered restorative or tranquil environments giving relief from cognitive overload and reduction of stress. Our green spaces can be a refuge from the din of city life and the green environment can provide shelter for wildlife and bird song can be heard. But are they suffi- ciently tranquil and what guidance do we have for improving such spaces if they are not?

科学研究費補助金 研究種目:一般研究(C) 課題番号:05801001 研究代表者:金山 弥平 研究期間:1993-1995年度

The theme of dissertation is to create the architectural study of a Roman bath and sauna World. Spa are part of a complex aqvapark. There is a defined a part of the aqvapark. Dedicated to recreation and clearing the body. I propose a new open space, allowing penetration of light and air. THe area comprising the impression of kontinuity and at the same time the idea of intimacy. Using simple geometric forms allows capturing the important principles of operation.