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Lupo, Eleonora. "Design e Cultural driven innovation." i+Diseño. Revista científico-académica internacional de Innovación, Investigación y Desarrollo en Diseño 14 (December 5, 2019): 120. http://dx.doi.org/10.24310/idiseno.2019.v14i0.7085.
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Il saggio si propone di inquadrare il concetto di Cultural Driven Innovation nel discorso su design e patrimonio culturale contemporaneo, inteso come l’heritage continuum attivabile dal design tramite le tecnologie digitali e mobile. In questo approccio il Cultural Heritage non è considerato solo leva per uno sviluppo più sostenibile ma vera e propria fonte di innovazione, grazie al suo ri-uso creativo non soltanto in nuovi prodotti culturali fruibili da utenti finali, ma in strategie e strumenti, abilitati dal design, di co-creazione di valore per tutta la filiera.
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Abdelmoumni, Ouadie, and Noureddine Chenfour. "ICHC Framework." International Journal of Software Innovation 10, no. 1 (January 2022): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsi.293272.
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The Goal in this paper is to propose a cultural heritage data model and evolve towards the creation of a framework based on MongoDB that will allow to manage a JSON model representing the cultural heritage of a city ICHC (Intelligent Cultural Heritage of a City). This manuscript per the authors noticed that during the census of cultural heritage, the presence of human resources linked to heritage is not something that is represented in a smart engine of a framework. Which is why the goal is to integrate the human resource and therefore add a relational aspect to the NoSql documents so that the resulting framework can have a smart engine to link data.This model is a set of ICHD (Intelligent Cultural Heritage Document) which are JSON documents that represent of the different types of cultural heritage entities. Those documents will be managed in a MongoDB repository architecture that will allow to them, so that the microservices-based ICHC framework can offer a big data context that can handle a huge variety, volume and velocity of data and be based on distributed operations.
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Boujdad Mkadem, Abdelhamid, Abderrahman Zakriti, and Paul Nieuwenhuysen. "Pay or preserve: a new approach to valuing cultural heritage." Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 8, no. 1 (February 6, 2018): 2–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jchmsd-11-2014-0040.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to initiate a new approach to cultural heritage value through the highly revealing example of Chefchaouen city, Morocco. This study relates to approaching the valuation of cultural heritage per se. It does not evaluate or assess the economic value or the economic impacts of the cultural heritage. It tries to assess and measure the “culturality” of heritage based on local population opinion about urban heritage of the medina. This paper aims at obtaining information about their feeling and perceptions in respect of this heritage which may be useful for people democratic participation in decision making about heritage. Design/methodology/approach A survey using direct interviews with a sample of lower middle-class citizens coupled with direct administration of a questionnaire is carried out. The medina (but not the city) of Chefchaouen is the basis of the surveys conducted recently. The interviews are centered on the idea of preservation and participation instead of any monetized valuation. Findings The study has shown that there is a strong commitment of social category to participate in any type of activity leading to preserve the medina because it is their source of living and a source of profound affection. Therefore, this “willingness to preserve” may be seen as a key to define a new variable or attribute to measure the intrinsic value of heritage assets and justify the introduction in the national and international heritage list. Research limitations/implications This study should have been achieved with much larger target population and preferably through a funded project destined to preserve work and training. Funding for better experiences is severely lacking. Practical implications Local authorities may use this research and be inspired by it new and open dimensions. Serious collaboration between authorities and people should have the most promising results. Social implications Local authorities are more sensitive to population; therefore, they may include them in preservation planning and create employment by using the available funding. Originality/value This paper tries to enhance heritage study field at methodological level. It suggests a parameter shift to a more simple approach based on the local population opinion toward their heritage. Decision making about heritage should include people opinions and not people’s wishes.
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Kurniati, Rina, Wakhidah Kurniawati, Diah Intan Kusumo Dewi, and Endah Kartika Syahri. "Landscape Design Toward Covid-19 in the Old Town Semarang, Indonesia." International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability 9, no. 2-3 (July 14, 2022): 9–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v9.n2-3.1032.
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A significant increase in Covid-19 cases worldwide disrupted many sectors. The virus transmission through the air requires that people limit outdoor activities and apply social distancing. However, outdoor activities cannot be avoided because it is how people meet their daily needs. The urban landscape design arrangement is crucial, especially in public spaces. Old Town Semarang is a location with the potential for high outdoor activities, especially tourism. CCTV data shows that tourists could reach up to 500 people per day, and the average visitor does a comply with health protocols. This is worsened by the unadopted landscape conditions in this area to the current pandemic conditions. Therefore, a landscape design approach is needed to adapt to visitors' needs and minimize virus transmission. This research examined the effect of landscape design on Covid-19 in the Old Town area. Data were collected on the existing landscape conditions, cultural heritage, and the distribution of positive Covid-19 cases and analyzed using spatial analysis, design simulation, and quantitative descriptive. The results were presented as simulation or landscape design recommendations according to cultural heritage elements and health protocols. The recommendations are a division of activity zones with a visitor quota system, and optimization of health facilities, signage for physical distance, as well as a clean and healthy lifestyle for visitors.
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Li, Yifei. "A Design Method of Virtual Folk Museum Roaming System Based on Visual Interaction Technology." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2022 (May 14, 2022): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5059511.
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The effective display of museums can greatly improve the attention of museums. The traditional museum display methods are old and old-fashioned. Aiming at the lack of vivid and immersive display in folklore museums, based on augmented reality technology and artificial intelligence, a virtual folklore museum roaming system based on visual interaction technology is proposed for 3D visualization of cultural heritage. The method applies the 6D pose estimation algorithm of objects to the display of museum objects. 6D pose estimation of objects refers to detecting objects present in an image and estimating their 3D position and orientation relative to the observer. In the field of augmented reality, 6D pose estimation is used to measure the pose of objects in the real environment and add virtual objects to it with the correct pose, thereby realizing augmented reality applications on the mobile side. The experimental results show that the 6D pose estimation method proposed in this paper has an accuracy rate of 93.3% and a running speed of 30 frames per second, which meets the needs of augmented reality applications and can be used in augmented reality museum display systems to provide them with vivid interactive content. Breaking through the time and space limitations of cultural heritage objects, it brings an immersive visiting experience to the audience.
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Woyo, Erisher, and Edith Woyo. "Towards the development of cultural tourism as an alternative for tourism growth in Northern Zimbabwe." Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 9, no. 1 (February 4, 2019): 74–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jchmsd-08-2016-0048.
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Purpose Zimbabwean tourism, whose draw-card is wildlife, has been on the decline since land invasions that occurred in 2000. Due to the farm invasions, wildlife-based tourism is no longer a viable option. In cases where traditional industries are declining, cultural tourism has been found to be an effective alternative source of revenue. Cultural and heritage tourism represents a growing special interest market whose demand is very high; however, this sector is yet to be sufficiently explored in the empirical context of Northern Zimbabwe. The purpose of this paper is to explore the development potential of the sector. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative methodology was applied in this study. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire that was distributed to 500 international tourists who visited Northern Zimbabwe’s cultural and heritage attractions between October 2013 and February 2014. Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 19.0 was employed in data coding and analysis. Descriptive statistics, independent t-tests and one way analysis of variance were used in this study. Findings On the whole, the study found that there is potential to develop cultural tourism as an alternative for tourism growth in Northern Zimbabwe. Results showed that there exists a certain demand for cultural and heritage tourism in Northern Zimbabwe and should be developed. Cultural and heritage tourists’ spending is high per visit, despite the fact that Zimbabwe is an expensive destination. The intention to repeat visitation was found to be significant with the age, level of qualification and nationality of respondents. Originality/value The findings provides insights for cultural and heritage tourism managers in Northern Zimbabwe and similar places around the country to invest in this special interest tourism. The development of cultural and heritage tourism will contribute towards the diversification of the seasonal and threatened nature-based tourism in Zimbabwe. With a better understanding of the motivations, trip behaviour characteristics and perceptions of Northern region, this paper presents insights that are important in developing the cultural and heritage tourism sector. Research on tourism growth in Zimbabwe has predominantly focused on nature-based tourism, suggesting a clear relegation of the contribution that cultural and heritage resources can make towards tourism growth; thus, this study provides a significant contribution in the Zimbabwean context with regards to literature.
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Joseph Greenberg, Charles. "Opening cultural heritage in the age of OAI-PMH: finding Armenia in the OATD discovery service." Library Management 35, no. 4/5 (June 3, 2014): 320–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-09-2013-0091.
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Purpose – Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD) distinguishes itself from other ETD databases by providing immediate access to theses that are freely available online. The Republic of Armenia is a small geographical area in Central Asia with a population of only three million, yet an estimated total of five to seven million people of Armenian ancestry live outside of Armenia. What knowledge of Armenian cultural heritage can be discovered by searching OATD for open access theses that relate to Armenian history and culture?. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The OATD database was searched for the terms Armenia or Armenian. Discovered thesis records were exported into citation management tools and analysed for subject content, year of publication, institutional repository source, and a determination of whether Armenia was a primary or secondary topic. Access to theses was also tested to verify their open access. The remaining thesis records (n=152) were exported into an Excel spread sheet for numerical analysis and graphic production. Findings – From the records getting enhanced metadata (n=152), slightly more (52 per cent) were master's theses. Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) used the Republic and culture of Armenia as a primary theme. English was the predominant author language (85 per cent) with Portuguese and French represented less than 5 per cent. World history and social sciences research were the most represented subjects. Most open access theses on Armenia or Armenian culture date from after 2000. All enhanced records, along with their abstracts and direct links, are available in a searchable RefWorks shared folder. Originality/value – The OATD database was evaluated for scholarly representation of a particular country and culture.
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Maulana, Fairuz Iqbal, Bening Insaniyah Al-Abdillah, Ruth Rade Awang Pandango, Andini Putri Maharani Djafar, and Frihandhika Permana. "Introduction to Sumba’s traditional typical woven fabric motifs based on augmented reality technology." Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 29, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 509. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v29.i1.pp509-517.
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<span>Sumba woven cloth is one of the points of pride in East Sumba and West Sumba. The process of making Sumba woven cloth is not easy, making the patterned cloth is really valuable. These various motifs have their own stories behind them. Sumba woven fabric is one of the cultural heritages that must be preserved. One way to preserve this cultural heritage is implementing technological developments, such as augmented reality (AR) technology on smartphones. The combination of culture and technology can play a role in preserving Indonesia's cultural diversity. In applying this technology, we use the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) method starting from the stages of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. In an implementation, there will be a woven fabric catalog book that becomes a marker to bring up a 3D model of Sumba woven fabric that has been knitted in the form of clothes. The results revealed that the shortest distance between the marker and the camera at which 3D objects may be displayed is 20 cm, and the marker's reading angle is just approximately 0°-45°. The average duration observed is 0.056 seconds, and the average speed obtained is 8.92 meters per second.</span>
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Nikolopoulou, Konstantina. "Grass-Roots Initiatives and Bottom-Up Musealisation Mechanisms in Urban Space: The Case of Heraklion Crete." Heritage 2, no. 3 (July 11, 2019): 1912–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/heritage2030116.
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Heraklion is gradually transforming into the newest tourist destination in Crete, which is one of the most popular island destinations in Greece. The regional statutory and local tourist bodies aim to develop Heraklion as a destination per se, overcoming the “gateway to the rest of the island” identity that the city currently holds. At the same time, grass-roots initiatives are active in the city context, defending public space and urban cultural heritage, in idiosyncratic, bottom-up ways. This paper investigates the role undertaken by three such initiatives, currently active in Heraklion, to better comprehend their possible impact on the urban landscape and cultural heritage, within this gradually developing tourist landscape. The structure, aims and vision of the initiatives were documented through semi-structured interviews. Their actions, despite being diverse, are compared to the wider activity of similar initiatives in Greece, especially against neoliberal politics, culminating in defending public space, activating bottom-up musealisation mechanisms and participating in urban design in their own ways.
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Xiaofan, Huang. "China’s Experience of Protecting the Great Wall: The Giant Linear Cultural Heritage." Journal of Heritage Management 1, no. 2 (December 2016): 126–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2455929616684437.
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The Great Wall of China is a cultural and spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation, and occupies an irreplaceable position in the hearts and minds of the people. It is an integrated system composed of a series of walls, beacons, watch towers, forts and castles and so on. The ancient Chinese incorporated rivers and precipitous mountains and cliffs into the design of the Great Wall as natural barriers. In 2005, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of P.R. China launched a 10-year national Great Wall research and protection plan, called the ‘Great Wall Protection Project (2005–2014)’. The work has included comprehensive field survey, protection legislation, documentation, management responsibilities, educational outreach, implementing special laws and a series of protection projects of sections of the Wall.
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Agbabiaka, Hafeez Idowu, Abiodun Adebola Omoike, and Emmanuel Olufemi Omisore. "Factors influencing patronage of traditional festivals in Sub-Saharan Africa." International Journal of Tourism Cities 3, no. 4 (December 4, 2017): 363–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-07-2017-0038.
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Purpose Festivals in many regions of the world are sources of attraction to tourists. Festivals have become of great significance to many people especially in areas where tradition, norms and values of the society are still being upheld of which Yoruba land in Nigeria is not an exception. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to examine the patronage and factors influencing patronage of Olojo and Ojude Oba festival, in Southwestern Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach Purposive sampling technique was used to select Ojude Oba and Olojo festivals based on popularity among other identified festivals in the study areas. Convenience sampling technique was employed to select 210 and 114 Patrons from Ojude Oba and Olojo festivals, respectively. Preliminary survey showed that there were 4,294 and 3,124 buildings around the venues of the festivals in Ijebu-Ode and Ile-Ife, respectively. Therefore, systematic sampling technique was employed to select one out of every 40th buildings (2.5 per cent) where a household head will be sampled for questionnaire administration. Consequently, 107 and 78 household heads were sampled, respectively, from Ijebu-ode and Ile-Ife. This gave a total of 324 patrons and 185 residents for the study. Findings Findings established that the factors influencing patronage of cultural festival comprises festival anxiety, promotion of community cultural heritage, socio-cultural development, infrastructural development, improved town liveability, ethno-cultural unity, entertainment, income generation and public enlightenment factors accounting for 14.78, 13.20, 10.44, 6.20, 5.68, 5.59, 5.00, 4.93 and 4.88 per cent variations of the total factors that influenced patronage of Olojo and Ojude Oba festival. Originality/value The implication of the findings is that patrons attended the festival and events for leisure purpose, whereas the aspiration, promotion of community cultural heritage, socio-cultural development, infrastructural development, improved town liveability, ethno-cultural unity, entertainment, income generation and public enlightenment are the underlining factors of motivation to purchase and repurchase the festival.
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Morena, Sara, and Laura Barrale. "La digitalizzazione del patrimonio come strumento per la conoscenza, un’esperienza sull’architettura ferroviaria siciliana." Mimesis.jasd 2, no. 1 (December 28, 2022): 16–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.56205/mim.2-1.2.
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The process of digitisation of the artistic and cultural heritage has enriched the possibilitiesof representation and communication of architecture, increasing the modes of reproduction,fruition as well as the possibilities of protection and preservation. The study of this researchdraws attention on the continuous progress of technology in the cultural fi eld and highlightsthe important collaboration that exists between digital and analog representation, identifying,with this synergy, a virtuous path that allows, through the use of different methodologies, tobe able to know and analyze the historical phases of a building. In particular, the attentionwas directed to the Caltanissetta Centrale station, a signifi cant junction of the Sicilian railwaynetwork both for the connection of the island and for the sulfur trade. With its late modernism,the station under study is part of the story of Art Nouveau stations in Sicily, and it becomes awitness to economic and social changes in the region, thus making itself an asset to be protectedand disseminated. Through the study of iconographic documents, historical photos, and graphicanalysis it was possible to retrace, through a backward process from the laser scanning survey tothe study of photographic restitution, the main historical phases that characterised the evolutionand extension of the factory. Through such 3D graphic representations, it was also possible toreproduce the characteristics of the building and highlight the changes that occurred over timeand the evident divergences that existed between the building and the original design idea.
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Della Lucia, Maria, and Giovanna Segre. "Intersectoral local development in Italy: the cultural, creative and tourism industries." International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research 11, no. 3 (August 7, 2017): 450–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijcthr-03-2016-0032.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of intersectoriality within the cultural, creative and tourism industries in Italian local development. Design/methodology/approach The research design builds on the literature on culture-led development and adapts the established body of empirical research on industrial districts to tourism and cultural development. The quantitative analysis of intersectoral specialization and the clustering of cultural, creative and tourism industries in Italian local labour systems (LLSs) combines specialization indexes with principal component analysis and cluster analysis. Findings About 50 per cent of Italian LLSs specialize in the economy of culture and tourism, mostly in material culture, although tourism has the highest level of specialization. There are three main patterns of agglomeration and clustering. The largest cluster is that of the cultural heritage and content and information industries, which coincides with the systems of medium-sized and large cities, followed by systems of tourism monoculture. The smallest is made up of material culture, typically made-in-Italy sectors. The tourism and material culture industries are monocultures – where tourism agglomerates, but material culture does not. Research limitations/implications The analytical approach is quantitative and based on Istat’s Industry and Trade (2012) data set. Further studies are needed on the interaction between agglomerated specialized industries. Originality/value This paper contributes to the theoretical and political debate on the value generation and innovation potential of culture and creativity, and bridges the knowledge domains of local development and managerial studies. Novel statistical evidence on intersectoral specialization and the clustering of the cultural, creative and tourism sectors in Italy at the inter-municipal level is provided. This study helps to identify an Italian model of the economy of culture and tourism.
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Antinozzi, Sara, Andrea di Filippo, and Daniela Musmeci. "Immersive Photographic Environments as Interactive Repositories for Preservation, Data Collection and Dissemination of Cultural Assets." Heritage 5, no. 3 (July 9, 2022): 1659–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/heritage5030086.
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The proposed work deals with the generative process of high-resolution 360° spherical photographs for the creation of an information container in the form of a virtual tour for the immersive fruition of the archaeological area of Abellinum. The development of the tool aims at the promotion and dissemination of the research results obtained so far within the project “Abellinum. Piano per la conoscenza, la tutela e la valorizzazione dell’antico centro irpino”, as well as a first expeditious approach for the digitisation of an area that is still difficult to access. This procedure, born out of a health emergency but also an economic-social one, acts as a suitable and valid alternative to more time-consuming methodologies, imposing a reflection on the resources to be deployed in relation to the purposes of the cultural offer. After describing the technical approach enacted, the study of the virtual tour interface design and the basic functions adopted in this first phase are investigated, hinting at possible implementations. What emerges is a progressive transdisciplinary enhancement between academic and professional skills for the promotion and preservation of cultural heritage, with the development of new tools and the transformation of existing ones on the basis of a technological process that is in its full rise.
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Gallo, Anna, and Sergio Leon Guerrero. "Juan María Montijano." Revista Eviterna, no. 10 (September 28, 2021): 55–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.24310/eviternare.vi10.12956.
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A partire da una riflessione maturata da Juan María Montijano riguardo la natura metafisica del design, intesa quale custode del reale significato degli oggetti che ci circondano, lo studio approfondisce il ‘valore immateriale dei prodotti materiali' con l’intento di invitare a porre attenzione non solo sul binomio forma-funzione ma anche sulla stratificazione intangibile che lo sostiene. Una dimensione considerata privilegiata in quanto qui si incontrano il processo progettuale e l’esperienza d’uso contribuendo entrambi a liberare gli oggetti dall’anonimato della standardizzazione e dai rischi della spersonalizzazione, dotandoli di una sorta di ‘biografia’. In questo modo le cose si trasformano in storie, linguaggi, relazioni.
A supporto della tesi della ‘metafisica del disegno’, il terzo paragrafo indaga il pensiero di studiosi del Novecento – da Barthes, Baudrillard, Selle, Kopytoff, De Fusco, le cui ricerche convergono da prospettive differenti verso l’idea di una dimensione culturale del quotidiano costruita mediante i significati e i segni appartenenti alle sue componenti piccole e grandi. In tal senso anche il termine ‘patrimonio’ viene considerato nell’accezione inglese di Cultural Heritage, ovvero come giacimento attivo da continuare ad alimentare nel tempo attraverso strumenti in grado di valorizzarne i contenuti aggiornandoli e rendendoli accessibili e fruibili.
Tra questi la tecnica dello storytelling, canale narrativo che pone in evidenza in particolar modo l’immateriale, ritrovando quindi nei contenitori culturali come archivi e biblioteche delle dimensioni in grado di favorire lo sviluppo di azioni strategiche finalizzate a incrementare conoscenza e cultura. Da qui la parte finale del testo è dedicata ad esaminare l’opera di valorizzazione portata avanti da Juan María Montijano per oltre quindici anni nella Biblioteca e nell’Archivio del san Carlo alle Quattro Fontane a Roma al fine di tutelare, raccontare e trasmettere nel tempo la memoria storica custodita al suo interno.
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Morabito, A., M. Scisciò, S. Veltri, M. Migliorati, and P. Antici. "Design and optimization of a laser-PIXE beamline for material science applications." Laser and Particle Beams 37, no. 4 (September 25, 2019): 354–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263034619000600.
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AbstractMulti-MeV proton beams can be generated by irradiating thin solid foils with ultra-intense (>1018 W/cm2) short laser pulses. Several of their characteristics, such as high bunch charge and short pulse duration, make them a complementary alternative to conventional radio frequency-based accelerators. A potential material science application is the chemical analysis of cultural heritage (CH) artifacts. The complete chemistry of the bulk material (ceramics, metals) can be retrieved through sophisticated nuclear techniques such as particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE). Recently, the use of laser-generated proton beams was introduced as diagnostics in material science (laser-PIXE or laser-driven PIXE): Coupling laser-generated proton sources to conventional beam steering devices successfully enhances the capture and transport of the laser-accelerated beam. This leads to a reduction of the high divergence and broad energy spread at the source. The design of our hybrid beamline is composed of an energy selector, followed by permanent quadrupole magnets aiming for better control and manipulation of the final proton beam parameters. This allows tailoring both, mean proton energy and spot sizes, yet keeping the system compact. We performed a theoretical study optimizing a beamline for laser-PIXE applications. Our design enables monochromatizing the beam and shaping its final spot size. We obtain spot sizes ranging between a fraction of mm up to cm scale at a fraction of nC proton charge per shot. These results pave the way for a versatile and tunable laser-PIXE at a multi-Hz repetition rate using modern commercially available laser systems.
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Bodle, Kerry, Mark Brimble, Scott Weaven, Lorelle Frazer, and Levon Blue. "Critical success factors in managing sustainable indigenous businesses in Australia." Pacific Accounting Review 30, no. 1 (February 5, 2018): 35–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/par-02-2016-0017.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate success factors pertinent to the management of Indigenous businesses through the identification of points of intervention at the systemic and structural levels. Through this approach, the economic and social values that First Nations communities attach to intangible Indigenous cultural heritage (ICH) and Indigenous cultural intellectual property (ICIP) may be both recognised and realised as assets. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopts a multidisciplinary approach to address a global issue of economic and social significance to First Nation peoples, their businesses and the Australian Aboriginal communities. The authors adopt a First Nation epistemological standpoint that incorporates theoretical perspectives drawn from a diverse range of fields and theories (Preston, 2013), as well as advocate the use of Indigenist methodology for research with First Nation peoples as it is underpinned by critical race theory. Findings The authors argue conceptually that accounting, accountability and auditing consideration are required to fully identify what is impacting the successful management of Indigenous enterprises. Specifically, in relation to accounting, Elders should be included to assist in valuing the intangible ICH and ICIP assets. Furthermore, the authors emphasise the need to improve the financial and commercial literacy levels of Indigenous entrepreneurs. Practical implications The authors prescribe the use of tools for the accounting treatment of ICH and ICIP as intangible assets within an Australian regulatory environment and define an auditing process and accountability model incorporating cultural, social and environmental measures. A central tenet of this model relates to improving levels of personal and commercial financial literacy in the First Nation participants. Collectively, these factors promote informed participation and decision-making, and may promulgate more sustainable outcomes. Social implications Integrated thinking requires all these factors to be considered in a holistic manner, such that a First Nation enterprise and the wider Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can understand, and make decisions based on, the overall impact it has on all their stakeholders and generally on the society, the environment and the economy. Originality/value This paper contributes to Australia’s strategic research priorities of maximising social and economic participation in society and improving the health and well-being of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The authors address the inability of current Western accounting standards, practices and models to suitably account for communally held and protocol-bound intangible Indigenous cultural heritage and Indigenous cultural intellectual property assets.
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Smirnov, Anton, Evgeniy Smolokurov, Olga Smolina, and Lia Gareeva. "Problems and prospects for the development of the Saint-Petersburg metro system." E3S Web of Conferences 363 (2022): 01008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202236301008.
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The Saint Petersburg Metro was opened on 15 November 1955. It is the second largest subway in Russia after the Moscow Metro. The St. Petersburg Metro has stagnated since the early 2000s. This causes many problems for the transport network, such as high congestion of surface transport, especially in new areas of the city where there is no underground line. Also, the misallocation of underground traffic, the small number of regular and interchange stations per multi-million city. And what stops the development of the St. Petersburg metro is insufficient state funding, inefficient budget spending and poor construction quality. Development plans are shifted in terms of timing and in the end remain only on paper. The solution to these problems will allow Saint Petersburg to distribute the load on the surface and underground transport network, improving the quality of life of residents of St. Petersburg. Also, metro is a cultural heritage, and exclusive technologies were used to build it back in the USSR, and the central stations have their own design code.
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Ferguson, T. J., Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa, and Maren P. Hopkins. "Co-Creation of Knowledge by the Hopi Tribe and Archaeologists." Advances in Archaeological Practice 3, no. 3 (August 2015): 249–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.7183/2326-3768.3.3.249.
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AbstractFor two decades, the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office has worked with archaeologists to co-create knowledge about the past and document contemporary values associated with heritage sites. Much of this work has been accomplished within the framework of research mandated by the National Historic Preservation Act and National Environmental Policy Act. Here we describe a case study that illustrates the processes of this community-based participatory research, including research design, implementation of fieldwork, peer review of research findings, and reporting. The case study is a project conducted in 2014 by the Hopi Tribe in partnership with Anthropological Research, LLC, to investigate traditional cultural properties associated with an Arizona Public Service Company transmission line. The Hopi Tribe’s collaborative research with archaeologists provides intellectual benefits for the management of archaeological resources and the humanistic and scientific understanding of the past.
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Chantre Astaiza, Angela Rocio, Claudia Patricia Burbano Astaiza, and Mario Fernando Solarte Sarasty. "Challenges of Converting an In-person Dance Course to a MOOC Course." Revista Ingenierías Universidad de Medellín 20, no. 38 (March 15, 2021): 119–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.22395/rium.v20n38a7.
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This article presents the design experience of the “Folk dance as cultural heritage” course, which is offered to undergraduate students from University of Cauca the “massive online course” modality. It shows the main challenges faced in the exercise of the integration of two in-person courses, one practical and one theoretical, and its process of transformation into a MOOC. The course was designed for two academic credits with six hours of dedication per week and is offered as an elective (non-mandatory) class of the Integral Social and Human Formation (FISH) component, through a space in the MOOC Open edX platform. The integration process of the two in-person courses and their transformation into a MOOC, brought with it several challenges related to the adjustment of contents, academic activities and evaluation. This article presents how these challenges were faced in this experience. It is worth mentioning that one of the results obtained in this research is associated with the contribution of the research to the first folk dance course in MOOC modality in Latin America, what makes it an innovative educational proposal that allows the rescue of culture through the adaptation of traditional educational contents.
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Said, Shahrul Yani. "Urban Regeneration and Conservation of Historic Areas in Malaysia." Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies 3, no. 11 (May 20, 2018): 201. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v3i11.115.
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Heritage cities in the developing nations, including Malaysia, currently face intensified urban problems as a result of rapid population growth, economic development and population growth. The introduction of new townships at the edge of many historic cities in Malaysia has exposed them to severe pressure of commercialization, poor design and cultural uniformity that has faded away their place identity. Thus, regeneration initiatives should be introduced to restore the wealth of the prestigious past of the historic cities and to improve the lifestyle of its population, as the vibrancy of a heritage site is only significant when its original community remainsKeywords: Urban conservation, regeneration, character of place, urban environmenteISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v3i11.115
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Piccioni, Sara, Mariapia D’Angelo, and Maria Chiara Ferro. "I Corpora SEAH di comunicazione specializzata nel settore dell’Architettura e delle Costruzioni." Linguistica 61, no. 2 (December 30, 2021): 97–122. http://dx.doi.org/10.4312/linguistica.61.2.97-122.
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La mancanza di competenze nel linguaggio accademico-disciplinare costituisce spesso un ostacolo alla mobilità degli studenti. Questo è particolarmente vero nel campo dell’Architettura e delle Costruzioni (AC), in cui il percorso formativo comprende una serie di sotto-domini tecnici che sono spesso definiti da pratiche professionali, tradizioni culturali e quadri giuridici specifici di un dato paese. Con l’obiettivo di favorire la partecipazione ai programmi di scambio, il progetto Erasmus+ SEAH (Sharing European Architectural Heritage: Innovative language teaching tools for academic and professional mobility in Architecture and Construction) mira a creare corpora specializzati nel campo dell’AC e moduli linguistici open access basati sui suddetti corpora in lingua francese, tedesca, italiana, russa e spagnola. Il contributo presenta il quadro teorico di riferimento, le metodologie e le finalità del progetto SEAH, soffermandosi sui criteri e sulle procedure generali del corpus design, con esemplificazioni della compilazione e impiego dei corpora per la lingua spagnola, italiana e russa.
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Tiwari, Purvi, A. K. Shrivastava, and A. K. Dave. "Anthropometry of Tribal Farm Women to Improvise Hand Tool Designs for Bastar District of Chhattisgarh." Journal of Agricultural Engineering 58, no. 03 (September 30, 2021): 205–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.52151/jae2021581.1746.
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Bastar district is a cultural heritage of Chhattisgarh and tribal dominated (66.3%) area. The population comprises of 42 tribes, the prominent tribes being Muria, Abhujmaria, Dandami, Gond, Maria, Dorla, Bhattra, Halba, Dhurwa, and Kawar. The economy of this region is primarily agriculture based, followed by forest-produces. Use of traditional tools like wooden mallet (khotla), indigenous plough and sickle are overwhelming while improved tools and equipment are negligible. Traditional equipment generates early fatigue, callus in hands, and drudgery for tribal women largely involved in farming. Anthropometric data of 100 tribal women between the age group of 18-45 years were measured. Statistically analysed data revealed that tribal women of Bastar had maximum stature of 1,870 mm and 1,400 mm as minimum with a mean of 1,523 mm. The standard deviation and CV were 80.6 mm and 5.29%, respectively. The maximum hand (right) pull strength for 5th and 95th percentile was 36.6 N and 117.6 N, respectively. Anthropometric data was utilized to improvise the design of khotla and indigenous plough. The maximum length of khotla handle was decided to be 2,105 mm, while that of minimum length was 1,620 mm. The total weight of khotla could be reduced by 23 per cent. Consequently, ΔHR reduced by 20-25 bpm from earlier value of 40 bpm. The weight of indigenous plough could also be reduced by 16% (3.8 kg) by shortening the length of the handle and the beam
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Dulecha, Tinsae G., Filippo A. Fanni, Federico Ponchio, Fabio Pellacini, and Andrea Giachetti. "Neural reflectance transformation imaging." Visual Computer 36, no. 10-12 (July 17, 2020): 2161–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00371-020-01910-9.
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Abstract Reflectance transformation imaging (RTI) is a computational photography technique widely used in the cultural heritage and material science domains to characterize relieved surfaces. It basically consists of capturing multiple images from a fixed viewpoint with varying lights. Handling the potentially huge amount of information stored in an RTI acquisition that consists typically of 50–100 RGB values per pixel, allowing data exchange, interactive visualization, and material analysis, is not easy. The solution used in practical applications consists of creating “relightable images” by approximating the pixel information with a function of the light direction, encoded with a small number of parameters. This encoding allows the estimation of images relighted from novel, arbitrary lights, with a quality that, however, is not always satisfactory. In this paper, we present NeuralRTI, a framework for pixel-based encoding and relighting of RTI data. Using a simple autoencoder architecture, we show that it is possible to obtain a highly compressed representation that better preserves the original information and provides increased quality of virtual images relighted from novel directions, especially in the case of challenging glossy materials. We also address the problem of validating the relight quality on different surfaces, proposing a specific benchmark, SynthRTI, including image collections synthetically created with physical-based rendering and featuring objects with different materials and geometric complexity. On this dataset and as well on a collection of real acquisitions performed on heterogeneous surfaces, we demonstrate the advantages of the proposed relightable image encoding.
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Solomón-Montijo, Bladimir, Paola Yazmel Rivera-Aguirre, Yulisa Rodríguez-López, Herendira Flores-Almeida, Roberto Carlos Cárcamo-Arechiga, and Juan Fernando Pío-León. "Sociocultural and economic significance in the harvest of the pitaya sahuira (Stenocereus montanus) in Sinaloa, Mexico." Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development 24 (August 17, 2022): 149–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.56890/jpacd.v24i.502.
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Pitayas (Stenocereus spp.) are one of the most important wild plants in Mexico; however, there are few studies that evaluate the harvest value and commercialization of local species. This research records the sociocultural and economic importance of the harvest of pitaya sahuira (Stenocereus montanus) in two localities of the state of Sinaloa, Mexico: 1) San José del Llano, Badiraguato, and 2) several small communities in the municipality of Choix. Semi-structured surveys and participatory evaluation were carried out with different people who harvest and market the pitaya fruits during the production season to document the harvest method, productivity, commercial value, fruit destination, cultural perceptions, and the differences between both regions. In both localities, daily harvests are made, and it constitutes the main economic activity during the production season, about 40 to 50 days between May and July. In San José, the harvest is carried out by men and women, while in Choix, it is practically exclusive by men. Higher productivity was recorded in San José, reflected by a greater amount of daily fruit harvested in a workday; however, in Choix, the fruit has a higher sales value, which balances the estimated annual earnings of around 1,940 dollars per harvester (~40,000.00 Mexican pesos). Given its great commercial value, it is necessary to implement cultivation and domestication strategies at the local level, as a regional economic alternative and to reduce the pressure on native populations. This work incorporates additional evidence on the great cultural and economic importance of the genus Stenocereus in Mexico and motivates the design of better strategies for sustainable use and the revaluation of this biocultural heritage.
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Beato Bergua, Salvador, Miguel Ángel Poblete Piedrabuena, Daniel Herrera Arenas, José Luis Marino Alfonso, and Felipe Fernández García. "Carreteras paisajísticas y realidad aumentada en la Sierra del Aramo (Macizo Central Asturiano) / Scenics roads and augmented reality in the Sierra del Aramo (Asturian Central Massif)." Ería 2, no. 2 (July 13, 2020): 145–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.17811/er.2.2020.145-166.
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Se formula una propuesta geográfico-turística a partir del diseño de un itinerario por carreteras paisajísticas en la Sierra del Aramo y sus estribaciones, que disponen de un gran patrimonio natural y cultural, con la finalidad de promover un turismo científico atraído por el conocimiento y disfrute de la naturaleza del paisaje. La metodología empleada ha consistido en la combinación de la visión panorámica y escénica ofrecida por las carreteras paisajísticas y la realidad aumentada, herramienta tecnológica que facilita la interpretación y comprensión de la complejidad del paisaje. Como resultado se distinguen 7 tramos de carretera paisajística y una red de 6 miradores, a través de los cuales se revelan no solo los principales valores patrimoniales del paisaje de la Sierra del Aramo, sino que además sirven de modelo y embrión para el fomento del desarrollo ecoturístico.Une proposition géographique-touristique est formulée sur la base de la conception d'un itinéraire à travers de routes panoramiques dans la Sierra del Aramo et ses contreforts, qui ont un grand patrimoine naturel et culturel, afin de promouvoir le tourisme scientifique attiré par la connaissance et le plaisir de la nature du paysage. La méthodologie utilisée a consisté en la combinaison de la vision panoramique et scénique offerte par les routes paysagères et la réalité augmentée, un outil technologique qui facilite l'interprétation et la compréhension de la complexité du paysage. Ainsi, 7 tronçons de route et un réseau de 6 belvédères sont distingués. Ils permettent de révéler les principales valeurs patrimoniales du paysage de la Sierra del Aramo, tout en servant également comme modèle et embryon pour le développement écoturistique.A geographic-tourist proposal is formulated based on the design of an itinerary through scenic roads in the Sierra del Aramo and its foothills, which have a great natural and cultural heritage, in order to promote scientific tourism attracted by knowledge and enjoyment of the nature of landscape. The methodology used has been the combination of the panoramic and scenic vision offered by the parkways and the application of augmented reality, a technological tool that facilitates the interpretation and understanding of the complexity of landscape. As a result, 7 strechts of scenic roads and a network of 6 overlooks are distinguished, through which the main heritage values of the Sierra del Aramo landscape are revealed, also serving as a model and germ for the ecotourism development.
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Mainit, Karen Pedernal, and John Angelo Vinuya De Leon. "Comparative Analysis of Teaching Strategies Used in Lessons on Culture and Lessons on Heritage of a Selected Chinese-Filipino School." Journal of Education and Learning 11, no. 4 (May 26, 2022): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jel.v11n4p41.
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This paper seeks to identify the teaching strategies used in Grade 4 Culture and Heritage lessons in a Chinese-Filipino School. Further, it is important to effectively address these with constructivist-based teaching strategies to help maximize the learning experience. This study used qualitative method where Ethnographic research design and Descriptive method were used to conduct classroom observations. The instruments used to obtain the results were patterned and modified from Craig Kissock’s (1981) Curriculum Planning for Social Studies Teaching: A Cross-cultural Approach, a self-made Teachers’ Self-evaluation form and Peer Observation form participated by nine teachers of a Chinese-Filipino School in Quezon City, Philippines. The analysis of the results identified five teaching strategies with Discussion and Lecture strategy as the most applied alongside Game strategy, Question and Answer strategy, and Project method. Other activities that strengthened the Culture and Heritage awareness were integrated through a collaborative effort with other subject areas. As a result, the study supported that Social Development theory affects the teaching-learning process where opportunities for social interaction helps in the development of a child. Using various teaching strategies encouraged students to interact with one another, to freely express their thoughts, and to participate in fun and healthy competition. It also encouraged students to think and to unleash their creativity and imagination. At the same time, the use of tools and other resources helped increase student engagement.
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Zhitomirsky-Geffet, Maayan, and Eden Shalom Erez. "Maximizing agreement on diverse ontologies with “wisdom of crowds” relation classification." Online Information Review 38, no. 5 (July 7, 2014): 616–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-03-2014-0073.
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Purpose – Ontologies are defined as consensual formal conceptualisation of shared knowledge. However, the explicit overlap between diverse ontologies is usually very low since they are typically constructed by different experts. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to suggest to exploit “wisdom of crowds” to assess the maximal potential for inter-ontology agreement on controversial domains. Design/methodology/approach – The authors propose a scheme where independent ontology users can explicitly express their opinions on the specified set of ontologies. The collected user opinions are further employed as features for machine classification algorithm to distinguish between the consensual ontological relations and the controversial ones. In addition, the authors devised new evaluation methods to measure the reliability and accuracy of the presented scheme. Findings – The accuracy of the relation classification (90 per cent) and the reliability of user agreement annotations were quite high (over 90 per cent). These results indicate a fair ability of the scheme to learn the maximal set of consensual relations out of the specified set of diverse ontologies. Research limitations/implications – The data sets and the group of participants in our experiments were of limited size and thus the presented results are promising but cannot be generalised at this stage of research. Practical implications – A diversity of opinions expressed by different ontologies has to be resolved in order to digitise many domains of knowledge (e.g. cultural heritage, folklore, medicine, economy, religion, history, art). This work presents a methodology to formally represent this diverse knowledge in a rich semantic scheme where there is a need to distinguish between the commonly shared and the controversial relations. Originality/value – To the best of the knowledge this is a first proposal to consider crowd-based evaluation and classification of ontological relations to maximise the inter-ontology agreement.
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Shyntyapina, Ye S. "ART IMAGERY OF THE FACADE DECOR OF THE SANATORIUM "ENERGETIK" IN YALTA." Arts education and science 2, no. 31 (2022): 128–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.36871/hon.202202017.
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The article considers the uniqueness of the architectural and artistic design of the facade decoration of the main building of the sanatorium "Energetik", built in 1950 in the city of Yalta, the Republic of Crimea, according to the project of Moscow architects K. K. Lopyalo and S. G. Deminsky. Archival and author's photographic images of the main building, bas-relief and plastic plot compositions, demonstrating the historical and cultural significance of the object, make it possible to conduct a multi-stage analysis to identify the compositional, artistic, and stylistic characteristics of the object under consideration. The study of decorative compositions reveals the orientation, historical and subject relationships, artistic features of the plot compositions in the facade decor of the main building of the sanatorium. The analysis also allows to determine the figurative and symbolic meaning of the exterior decoration, the cultural and stylistic connection with the architectural trends of the Soviet period, as well as the originality of the author's solution. The provisions identified during the analysis give grounds to distinguish the "Energetik" sanatorium complex among other Crimean health resorts, and put this object on a par with other outstanding recreational projects of the Soviet heritage built in southern Russia in the period from 1930s to 1950s.
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Zijlstra, Hielkje. "Spatial Building Typology – Function Follows Form." European Journal of Architecture and Urban Planning 1, no. 5 (September 19, 2022): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejarch.2022.1.5.13.
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Buildings today are subject to change. New functions are accommodated in vacant buildings. This is a favorable development from both a sustainability point of view and a cultural-historical perspective. Originally, the volume and form of a building was dictated by its original function: form follows function. We now see that a spatial form is already present. Is it logical to conclude that the new functions adapt to the existing available form and space: function follows form? In order to gain insight into how the existing form and space relate to the possibilities of reuse, research into a spatial building typology is necessary. Existing typological studies of buildings are usually based on functions. An inventory of research that has already been done with regard to spatial characteristics of buildings and the way of translating it into analyzes is part of this research. Also, on the basis of two comparative spatial analyzes of two groups of buildings (Department Stores V&D’s and Police Stations in The Netherlands), a methodology is explored that maps the spatial characteristics of the locations. Eight locations per group of buildings were explored through analyzes on four scale levels: city, block, object and envelope and on the basis of twelve spatial aspects. After analysis per location the characteristics have been compared per aspect. Parallel twenty-four students worked on the redesign assignments during two graduation studios at Delft University of Technology (Heritage & Architecture). Their final designs were related to the existing spatial types of the locations in order to arrive at a redesign typology per building group in order to answer the question: can statements be made about the redesign possibilities of these buildings based on a Spatial Building Typology of buildings? Finally, some recommendations are made for further research.
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Rosado, A. C., J. M. Aladro-Prieto, and M. T. Pérez-Cano. "WINE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND VERNACULAR TYPOLOGIES IN SOUTH-WESTERN IBERIA: THREE CASE STUDIES IN ALENTEJO AND ANDALUSIA." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLIV-M-1-2020 (July 24, 2020): 87–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xliv-m-1-2020-87-2020.
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Abstract. In the Mediterranean scenery of the south-western Iberian Peninsula, vineyards and wine-making have consistently been key pieces of the man-made cultural landscape, influencing urban design and even housing. This paper compares wine production influence in the cities of Borba, in Portuguese Alentejo, Jerez de la Frontera and Bollullos Par del Condado, in Spanish Andalusia, throughout the spheres of territorial organization, urban layout, presence of production buildings inside urban areas, and winemaker and wineworker housing. The study is based on architectonic surveys of building types: wineries, dwellings and houses with integrated wine production on both sides of the Guadiana River. The information gathered in surveys is complemented with data from historical documents, such as transaction records from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The research analyses cycles of prosperity for the three case studies – which are often coincident and related, within the frame of pre-industrial global trade – and the effects of those in winery and housing typologies. Across the studied area, vernacular winery types adhere to the same two categories, or typological lines, of building: the domestic winery and the autonomous building. Wine related architecture is still a key asset in these cities' material and cultural heritage, as it provides scale and uniqueness to the urban and rural ensembles, despite the fact that wine production has been removed from cities’ centres to outer industrial wineries. The memory of wine-induced prosperity is imprinted on the cities’ physical realities, giving meaning to their collective memories and proving to be an asset to future development.
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Cao, Yuwei, and Marco Scaioni. "3DLEB-Net: Label-Efficient Deep Learning-Based Semantic Segmentation of Building Point Clouds at LoD3 Level." Applied Sciences 11, no. 19 (September 27, 2021): 8996. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11198996.
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In current research, fully supervised Deep Learning (DL) techniques are employed to train a segmentation network to be applied to point clouds of buildings. However, training such networks requires large amounts of fine-labeled buildings’ point-cloud data, presenting a major challenge in practice because they are difficult to obtain. Consequently, the application of fully supervised DL for semantic segmentation of buildings’ point clouds at LoD3 level is severely limited. In order to reduce the number of required annotated labels, we proposed a novel label-efficient DL network that obtains per-point semantic labels of LoD3 buildings’ point clouds with limited supervision, named 3DLEB-Net. In general, it consists of two steps. The first step (Autoencoder, AE) is composed of a Dynamic Graph Convolutional Neural Network (DGCNN) encoder and a folding-based decoder. It is designed to extract discriminative global and local features from input point clouds by faithfully reconstructing them without any label. The second step is the semantic segmentation network. By supplying a small amount of task-specific supervision, a segmentation network is proposed for semantically segmenting the encoded features acquired from the pre-trained AE. Experimentally, we evaluated our approach based on the Architectural Cultural Heritage (ArCH) dataset. Compared to the fully supervised DL methods, we found that our model achieved state-of-the-art results on the unseen scenes, with only 10% of labeled training data from fully supervised methods as input. Moreover, we conducted a series of ablation studies to show the effectiveness of the design choices of our model.
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Tibon, Noriza Revaula, and Raniel Mejia Suiza. "Quantification of seismic exposure and vulnerability of historic buildings in Metro Manila." International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment 9, no. 3 (June 11, 2018): 249–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijdrbe-01-2017-0010.
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Purpose Structures such as buildings are at risk to the natural hazards such as earthquakes. Damage and loss of these structures may cause not just human lives but cultural heritage to be lost as well. This study aims to look into the exposure and vulnerability that deal with how many historic buildings there are in Metro Manila, how they are classified and how susceptible these buildings are to damage because of a certain amount of ground motion. Design/methodology/approach Inventories for exposure were conducted according to structural material, height and vintage. The building typologies of HAZARDS US Multi-hazard and UPD Institute of Civil Engineering were used and modified in this study. Three buildings, specifically the Central United Methodist Church (CUMC), Ellinwood Malate Church and Ermita Church, were modeled and analyzed with the aid of ETABS. Using the performance points and capacity curves derived from the nonlinear analysis, vulnerability was quantified by coming up with a vulnerability curve that expresses damage as a function of ground motion. Findings It was concluded that there are 54 historic buildings present in Metro Manila as of 2012. Reinforced concrete moment frames comprised the majority of historic buildings at 44.5 per cent of the population. Among the three buildings, CUMC responded as the strongest and Ermita Church responded as the weakest. Originality/value This paper fulfils the need to quantify the seismic exposure and vulnerability of the historic buildings in Metro Manila, as the more vulnerable these structures are, the more they need to be strengthened against potential hazards.
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Parida, Yashobanta, Parul Bhardwaj, and Joyita Roy Chowdhury. "Determinants of tourism in Indian states: an empirical analysis." Tourism Review 72, no. 3 (August 21, 2017): 330–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tr-11-2016-0047.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the determinants of foreign and domestic tourist arrivals and revenue receipts from tourism using state-level panel data in 25 Indian states for the period 1995 to 2011. Design/methodology/approach The study uses IV-2SLS method to examine the determinants of foreign and domestic tourist arrivals in Indian states. Economic development (proxied by per capita income, PCI) is an endogenous variable. We have used the state-wise “liable to flood prone area” as an instrument for PCI to control for endogeneity. An inverse relationship exists between state-wise “liable to flood prone area” and real PCI, in a sense that states with greater proportion of area marked as liable to flood experience lower economic development. For robust analysis, the study has also used IV-Tobit model to examine the effects of economic development and crime on revenue receipts from tourism. Findings The empirical results based on IV-2SLS method suggest that, in addition to economic development, other factors such as the presence of world-class monuments, natural landscapes and cultural heritage also encourage both international and domestic visitors in Indian states. While crime activities adversely affect the inflow of foreign and domestic tourist arrivals, terror activities do not significantly impact tourist arrivals and tourism receipts. Finally, the estimates of IV-Tobit model show that economic development and government expenditure on tourism sector leads to a significant increase in tourism receipts. Originality/value To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study done in Indian context in which state-level panel data have been used to examine the impact of economic, social and cultural factors on tourist arrivals and revenue earnings from tourism. Hence, the present study not only contributes to existing tourism literature, but also makes an important contribution to structuring suitable tourism management policies for the Indian states.
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Rakhim, Dinah, Verly Veto Vermol, and Rafeah Legino. "Designing Movable Kitchen Cart through the Elements of Traditional Baba Nyonya House." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 6, SI5 (August 29, 2021): 41–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6isi5.2926.
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Malaysia is known for its multicultural diversity, which is heavily influenced by the ancient Malay culture, indigenous peoples and the cultures of Malaysia's second main ethnics groups - the Chinese and Indian. For centuries, our cultures have blended to create Malaysia's diverse heritage. Sadly, Malaysians are slowly losing their ancient culture due to modernisation. One particular culture of Malaysia that is close to extinction is the Peranakan culture. The researcher found it vital to implement our cultural motif into product design, so she has come out with a freestanding kitchen with an influence of the Peranakan motif. Keywords: Free-standing Cabinets, Kitchen, Peranakan. eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6iSI5.2926
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Tsai, William, Sumaiya Nusrath, and Ruidi Zhu. "Systematic review of depressive, anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms among Asian American breast cancer survivors." BMJ Open 10, no. 9 (September 2020): e037078. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037078.
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ObjectivesThis paper aimed to review the experience of psychopathology symptoms (ie, depressive, anxiety and post-traumatic stress) and their social, cognitive and affective correlates among Asian American breast cancer survivors. Studies on psychosocial interventions for reducing psychopathology symptoms were also included in this review.DesignA systematic review was conducted.MethodsPubMed, PsycINFO and Web of Science were searched from database inception to November 2018. Empirical, peer-reviewed articles on adult women of Asian heritage residing in the USA with breast cancer diagnoses were included in this review. The methodological quality of the included articles was coded.ResultsThe search yielded 16 empirical articles, which were all deemed to be of high methodological quality. Eleven studies utilised a quantitative design, two studies utilised a qualitative design and three studies utilised a mixed-methods design. Thirteen were cross-sectional and three were longitudinal in design. Only two intervention studies were identified. Studies showed that Asian American breast cancer survivors endorsed moderate to high levels of depressive symptoms, anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms; those who are more acculturated demonstrated lower levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms. Asian American breast cancer survivors with social constraints were more likely to have intrusive thoughts and, in turn, have high levels of psychopathology symptoms. Intervention studies were limited, but the use of community-based participatory research approaches and cultural adaptations were noted strengths of the studies.DiscussionIn addition to discussing clinical implications, we highlight limitations of the literature, including a lack of longitudinal studies and the limited use of standardised diagnostic instruments for assessing psychopathology symptoms among this population. Clarifying the prospective relationships between psychopathology symptoms and their social, cognitive and affective correlates will help inform the development of culturally sensitive psychosocial interventions among Asian American breast cancer survivors.
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Gabr, Mostafa, Wael Kamel, and Ghada Gamal El-din Gaber. "Proposed Vernacular-Ecotourism Guidelines as A tool to Preserve Vernacular Architecture in Nubia, Egypt." Resourceedings 1, no. 2 (November 27, 2018): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.21625/resourceedings.v1i2.324.
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Nature and culture have always offered a variety of resources for tourism in different areas. Furthermore, the fact that these assets are key for choice makers whatsoever, levels on aggravate suitable arrangements for the enhancing of ecotourism. As per the World Tourism Organization, ecotourism has been estimated to account between 10% to 15% of all international travel expenditures, it seems to be even faster than the tourism industry, as it represents 20% of the world travel market. Research assumes that despite large portions of vernacular dwells exist in Egypt, (but desired) to package vernacular architecture traditions and quantitative design knowledge to modern building designers. The aim of this study is to develop and preserve the identity of vernacular architecture in ecotourism sectors in Nubia, Egypt so that they could develop the economy and urban texture as well, and to outline the role of natural and cultural Egyptian rural communities to protect and preserve their heritage and their ecotourism resources as well. This study will assess and analyse six different international, national and local ecotourism rating manuals and certifications as well to seek the common ecotourism criteria to preserve vernacular architecture, then outline preservation vernacular-ecotourism Guidelines passed on ecotourism criteria and indicators, then validate it with efficient scale like Likert scale to be easy to use by decision makers. The research main findings based on the performance of selected vernacular-ecotourism case studies in Nubia, Egypt, were the criteria of vernacular ecotourism preservation. The research will accentuate that the Nubian building technology could be useful for redesign ecotourism resorts in rural community in Egypt. Sustainable architecture planning is a capable apparatus for making ecotourism offices that encourage aware and widening social exchanges.
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Md Alui, Siti Eryza Aziera, Mazlina Pati Khan, Nurul Asyiqin Shafei @ Safri, and Nordiana Mohd Nordin. "Audio Visual Digital Preservation Strategies: A case study in National Broadcasting Agency." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 7, SI10 (November 30, 2022): 47–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7isi10.4100.
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This study discusses the digital preservation practice and challenges of the media repository in the broadcasting industry. This study covers the digital preservation practices in Wisma TV, Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) where it functioning as information hubs for media resources and assisting in the preservation of cultural heritage. However, these broadcasting archives have mostly gone unnoticed and neglected by those working in the archive sector. Qualitative research methodology is used by implementing the case study design in order to explored the challenges while performing the digital preservation work. This broadcasting organization media collective was envisioned as a distributed network of organizations that supported media production, exhibition, and study, functioning as resource centers for media and supporting regional preservation efforts. Keywords: Audiovisual Archiving, Digital Preservation, Broadcasting Industry eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behavior Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioral Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behavior Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
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Karovska Ristovska, Aleksandra, and Nikola Minov. "Universal Design and Cultural Heritage." Studia universitatis hereditati znanstvena revija za raziskave in teorijo kulturne dediščine 10, no. 2 (2022): 27–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.26493/2350-5443.10(2)27-33.
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Lawton, Aoife. "Digital Libraries that Demonstrate High Levels of Mutual Complementarity in Collection-level Metadata Give a Richer Representation of their Content and Improve Subject Access for Users." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 9, no. 4 (December 5, 2014): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8ns43.
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Zavalina, O. L. (2013). Complementarity in subject metadata in large-scale digital libraries: A comparative analysis. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 52(1), 77-89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2013.848316
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Objective – To determine how well digital library content is represented through free-text and subject headings. Specifically to examine whether a combination of free-text description data and controlled vocabulary is more comprehensive than free-text description data alone in describing digital collections.
Design – Qualitative content analysis and complementarity comparison.
Setting – Three large scale cultural heritage digital libraries: one in Europe and two in the United States of America.
Methods – The researcher retrieved XML files of complete metadata records for two of the digital libraries, while the third library openly exposed its full metadata. The systematic samples obtained for all three libraries enabled qualitative content analysis to uncover how metadata values relate to each other at the collection level. The researcher retrieved 99 collection-level metadata records in total for analysis. The breakdown was 39, 33, and 27 records per digital library. When comparing metadata in the free-text Description metadata element with data in four controlled vocabulary elements, Subject, Geographic Coverage, Temporal Coverage and Object Type, the researcher observed three types of complementarity: one-way, two-way and multiple-complementarity. The author refers to complementarity as “describing a collection’s subject matter with mutually complementary data values in controlled vocabulary and free-text subject metadata elements” (Zavalina, 2013, p. 77). For example, within a Temporal Coverage metadata element the term “19th century” would complement a Description metadata element “1850–1899” in the same record.
Main Results – The researcher found a high level of one-way complementarity in the metadata of all three digital libraries. This was mostly demonstrated by free-text data in the Description element complemented by data in the controlled vocabulary elements of Subject, Geographic Coverage, Temporal Coverage, and Object Type. Only one library demonstrated a significant proportion (19%) of redundancy between free-text and controlled vocabulary metadata. An example of redundancy found included a repetition of geographic information in both a Description and Geographic Coverage metadata elements.
Conclusion – The author reports high levels of mutual complementarity in the three cultural heritage digital libraries studied. The findings demonstrate that collection-level metadata which includes both free-text and controlled vocabulary is more representative of the intellectual content of the collections and improves subject access for users. The author maintains that there is no standard for collection-level metadata descriptions, and that this research may contribute to best practice guidelines in this area. It is unclear whether the digital libraries studied had written policies in place on how to describe collections and if those policies were adhered to in practice. The author expresses a need for further research to be conducted on collection-level metadata in other domains, such as science and interdisciplinary digital libraries, and on other scales (e.g., regional or state collections) and geographic regions beyond Europe and the United States.
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Dhahri, Amina, Sally Nneoma Adebamowo, and Clement Adebayo Adebamowo. "Systematic review of family studies of heritable breast cancer in Africa." Journal of Clinical Oncology 39, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2021): e22508-e22508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e22508.
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e22508 Background: The incidence of breast cancer (BC) in Africa (40.4 per 100,000) is 49% that of Europe and North America (81.9 per 100,000) but the mortality rate is 42% higher (19.4 versus 13.7 per 100,000). The high mortality is due to lack of screening. However, more targeted screening based on genomic risks are also missed because of stigmatization, poor family history, and limited information on BC susceptibility gene mutations. Internationally based family members are influencing cultural attitudes to BC in Africa leading to reduced stigmatization, increased better family history and uptake of genomic screening. Family-based studies of BC in Africa would provide useful information on prevalence of mutations that can inform genomic screening panels. We conducted systemic review of all family-based studies of BC in Africa to document state of the art, identify barriers and facilitators of this research method and methods of advancing the science. Methods: Using a comprehensive research strategy, we reviewed articles indexed in PubMed and African Journals Online (AJOL) to identify studies of familial BC in Africa. Specifically, we searched for family-based, study design papers on BC in each country in Africa using the following keywords: breast cancer, family-studies, hereditary, genetic, gene, mutations, and Africa. We excluded case-control, and registry studies, and clinical trials. We extracted relevant information from each study using standardized criteria: number of first- and second-degree relatives affected by BC, mutations, genetic variations, and polymorphisms. Results: A total of 12 out of 727 studies met our inclusion criteria. 80% of these studies were published after the year 2010. There were 9 publications from North Africa evaluating 191 families in total. One study reported novel breast cancer candidate genes: MMS19, DNAH3, POLK and KATB6 and nine publications investigated the mutation spectrum of BRCA genes. One publication from West Africa and one publication from Southern Africa included 1 and 219 families, respectively. All the studies done in these two regions reported targeted genomic screening for only BRCA genes. No study was done in Central and East Africa. Conclusions: There is paucity of family-based studies of breast cancer in Africa. Given the high level of heterogeneity in African genomes, these types of studies may be needed to identify high penetrance, germline mutations to better understand hereditary BC risk and ultimately develop a multigene panel testing to for diagnosis of heritable BC in this population.
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Bergamasco, Massimo, Perla Gianni Falvo, and Giovanni Valeri Manera. "Perceiving Cultural Heritage." Studies in Digital Heritage 2, no. 1 (September 28, 2018): II—V. http://dx.doi.org/10.14434/sdh.v2i1.27979.
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Over the years, we have undertaken research projects in the field of cultural heritage perception, trying to analyze the response of the human cognitive system when immersed in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality or other multimedia supports. Our goal has been to study how to improve design exhibition, utilizing these technologies in museums and cultural heritage sites and to study alternative ways to promote human development through deeper contact with art.
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Keliat, Rejeki Bastanta, Wahyu Utami, and Imam Faisal Pane. "DESIGN ON URBAN CULTURAL LANDSCAPE HERITAGE CONSERVATION." International Journal of Education and Social Science Research 05, no. 01 (2022): 165–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/ijessr.2022.5114.
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Historic urban conservation is a part of urban designing. However, in reality conservation efforts are still a very difficult stage. There is a conflict in conservation discussion which has a misunderstanding of the implementation for it, especially in urban heritage conservation. Heritage conservation is still seeing as a freezer of city and the urban historic area seeing as a pathology area. Actually, there are many charters, regulation and law regarding conservation, but debates still occur because of different points of view. In this paper will discuss a literature review of various theories in urban design and urban heritage conservation, charters, standards and regulation, included a case study for the best practice in urban heritage conservation.
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Hill, Heather, and Jen J. L. Pecoskie. "Information activities as serious leisure within the fanfiction community." Journal of Documentation 73, no. 5 (September 11, 2017): 843–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-04-2016-0045.
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Purpose Fanfiction communities are actively engaged in creating cultural products. These large online communities have created and developed conventions that guide their solutions to gathering and presenting their work. The purpose of this paper is to investigate those conventions looking for evidence of information-related pursuits as serious leisure (SL) (Stebbins, 2007). Design/methodology/approach A diverse collection of fanfiction publishing platforms, blogs, and associated websites were subject to a qualitative inductive analysis (Lincoln and Guba, 1985). Platforms included both generalist sites like Archive of Our Own and more focused sites such as Teen Wolf Fic Finder. Findings Findings show significant information-related activities around collecting, wayfinding, and organizing. Collecting centers on platform policies focused on scope. Wayfinding relates to peer review as well as various reference-like work including reader’s advisory, reference questioning, and the creation of pathfinders. Organizing looks to the unique organizational schema created and used by the fanfiction communities. Research limitations/implications The authors explore implications of these activities in reference to the fanfiction community and the library and information science (LIS) discipline. The fanfiction community is shifting out of an ephemeral existence and into one of a more permanent digital heritage. Fanfiction is an SL pursuit that also has much to offer for consideration to the LIS discipline. Practical implications With respect to the wayfinding and organizing conventions of fanfiction communities, these activities provide librarianship with the opportunity to consider traditional activities in new ways. Originality/value Fanfiction is a little studied phenomenon in SL and in LIS. This research provides connections to both areas.
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Tsvetkov, Konstantin, and Tatyana Volchenko. "Design quality assurance in cultural heritage restoration." MATEC Web of Conferences 251 (2018): 05043. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201825105043.
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This study addressed the problem of quality assurance of scientific design documentation intended for cultural heritage restoration projects. The quality assurance systems, currently used by restoration companies in Russia, were considered. Such systems have disadvantages, implicated by the specific nature of restoration projects. It was proposed to introduce an additional quality assurance element, namely, appraisal of design solutions by a scientific methodological council. The main purpose and principles of the council’s work were formulated. The proposal was tested by implementing such council in the quality assurance procedure of a Moscow restoration and design company in 2016-2018. The main criterion of the council’s efficiency was the percentage of positive conclusions of the Historical-Cultural State Expert Review, obtained on the first try. By the end of the second year of the council’s work, this indicator increased by 30% and approached 100%. The finding of this research can be of interest to restoration companies and specialised organization that develop quality management systems.
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Xie, Jing. "Innovative Design of Artificial Intelligence in Intangible Cultural Heritage." Scientific Programming 2022 (July 20, 2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6913046.
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Driven by artificial intelligence technology, the research of intangible cultural heritage innovative design is carried out. Firstly, the appearance modeling characteristics, decorative element characteristics, and composition form characteristics of typical intangible cultural heritage products are analyzed. According to the collected relevant data of intangible cultural heritage products and existing products, combined with the regional cultural characteristics of intangible cultural heritage products and other factors, the analysis Atlas of intangible cultural heritage product innovation design is constructed. Based on perceptual engineering, the elements of intangible cultural heritage product innovation design for user participation are determined according to the needs and perceptual images of users. The shape grammar is used to extract the elements of intangible cultural heritage products, deduce and deform them, and finally generate the preliminary design scheme.
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Baker, Kevin, and Steven Verstockt. "Cultural Heritage Routing." Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage 10, no. 4 (October 26, 2017): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3040200.
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Xu, Qi, Hubin Liu, Yulong Liu, and Shan Wu. "Innovative Design of Intangible Cultural Heritage Elements in Fashion Design Based on Interactive Evolutionary Computation." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2021 (June 7, 2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9913161.
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The application of intangible cultural heritage cultural elements and traditional crafts in modern design, especially in modern fashion design, is not to flatter the public but to integrate the artistic language of intangible cultural heritage into modern fashion on the basis of deeply understanding the connotation of intangible cultural heritage and mastering its traditional crafts, so as to meet people’s demand for fashion and aesthetics. It can also promote the inheritance and development of traditional intangible cultural heritage culture and technology. The purpose of this study is to analyze the intangible cultural heritage elements in the innovative design of fashion design by using interactive evolutionary computation. According to the composition characteristics of cultural elements, this research uses interactive evolutionary calculation to analyze the current status of intangible cultural heritage elements in clothing design. Then, 30 fashion designers are selected to evaluate the design situation and judge the effect of the method on the design. The results show that the neural network has evaluated 36 generations, that is, 256 times of moderate value. Compared with the general IGA algorithm, adding neural network IGA can reduce the fatigue caused by user reference score and improve the quality of the optimal solution, and the cultural image attributes whose perception frequency is more than 50% are favored. It is concluded that the research method in the intangible cultural heritage elements in fashion design can improve user satisfaction and the effect is good. This research contributes to the application of intelligent algorithm in the field of fashion design.
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Rushmeier, Holly, Francesca Samsel, and Jiawan Zhang. "Art and Cultural Heritage." IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 40, no. 3 (May 1, 2020): 17–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mcg.2020.2984927.
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Ozcinar, Assoc Prof Dr Zehra. "Message from editor." International Journal of Innovative Research in Education 4, no. 1 (August 20, 2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/ijire.v4i1.2309.
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Message from Editor
Dear Readers,
It is a great honor for us to publish fourth volume, first issue International Journal of Innovative Research in Education (IJIRE).
International Journal of Innovative Research in Education welcomes original empirical investigations and comprehensive literature review articles. The journal aims to promote new innovative ideas in all fields of education.
The journal provides an international platform for researchers, managers, scientists, professionals and professors of educational sciences to publish high quality refereed papers comprising comprehensive leading trends of education.
Topics on product design education, cultural heritage acquirements in social studies curriculum, teachers’ perspectives on using smart boards and tablet pc in teaching, attitudes of the teachers towards Fatih Project and the relationship between maternal acceptance-rejection levels and preschool children’s social competence and emotional regulation skills are included into this issue. The topics of the next issue will be different. We will be trying to serve you with our journal with a rich knowledge in which different kinds of topics are discussed in the next volume.
A total number of fifteen (15) manuscripts were submitted for this issue and each paper has been subjected to double-blind peer review process by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total number of five (5) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication for this issue.
We present many thanks to all the contributors who helped us to publish this issue.
Best regards,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zehra Ozcinar
Editor – in Chief