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Precise, High-throughput Analysis of Bacterial Growth
Published on: September 19, 2017
まとめ
社会的資源と期待が指数関数的な技術的成長を促しています. この成長は,知識が制限されるか,資源が意図的に制限されるか,人口制御の必要性を強調しない限り,停止する可能性は低い.
科学分野:
- システムダイナミクス システムダイナミクス
- テクノロジーの予測
- 社会的影響分析
背景:
- 技術の進歩は,社会の発展の主要な原動力である.
- 以前の世界シミュレーションモデルは,様々な成長パラメータの相互作用を調査してきました.
- テクノロジーの軌道を理解することは,長期的なグローバルモデリングに不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- テクノロジーの成長の主な原動力を分析する.
- 世界シミュレーションモデルの技術に対する指数関数の成長関数の適性を評価する.
- 社会的パラメータと生活の質に対する技術的成長の影響を評価する.
主な方法:
- 社会的資源と期待を主要パラメータとして分析する.
- 指数関数を使って技術の成長をモデル化する.
- 既存の世界ダイナミクスモデルのレビュー (Meadows et al., Forrester) と修正 (Boyd).
主要な成果:
- 社会的資源と期待は,指数関数的な技術的成長の主な原動力として特定されています.
- 指数関数の成長関数は,世界シミュレーションモデルの技術的要素を正確に表しています.
- 技術的成長は強力ですが,過密化などの負の影響を完全に軽減することはできません.
結論:
- 指数関数的な成長は,世界モデルにおけるテクノロジーの強固な仮定である.
- 人口増加の減少は,生活の質を改善するための重要な要因です.
- テクノロジーは,世界的にますます重要になってきている,継続的に拡張可能な資源です.
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