URBAN GROWTH SIMULATION USING CELLULAR AUTOMATA MODEL AND MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS (CASE STUDY: TABRIZ METROPOLIS)

Urban growth simulation using cellular automata model and machine learning algorithms (case study: Tabriz metropolis)

Introduction: Urban growth has accelerated in recent decades, therefore, predicting the future growth pattern of the city is very important to prevent environmental, economic, and social problems.The city of Tabriz has also experienced rapid growth of urban lands due to significant demographic changes, which requires accurate simulation of urban gr

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Video Games as Objects and Vehicles of Nostalgia

Barely 50 years old, video games are among the newest media today, and still a source of fascination and a site of anxiety for cultural critics and parents.Since the 1970s, a generation of video gamers have grown up and as they began to have children of their own, video games have become objects evoking fond memories of the past.Nostalgia for simpl

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Development of nationalism in China

Nationalism in China emerged through historical experiences of greatness and humiliation.Until the 19th century, the Chinese were proud of its civilization and considered themselves as the centre of the world.Humiliation in the wars with Britain and Japan created new feelings of nationalism in China.The nature of the nationalism changed according h

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