Linguistic image of the Kazakh worldview in the national ornament

Introduction: Today a comprehensive study of the Kazakh craft is of great importance both for science and for life experience. In the third millennium, the self-identification of the peoples of the world reached a new level of research. National properties are not only monuments, but appear as objects of research through various spectrums of scientific perception. The purpose of our article is to study the linguistic representation of the Kazakh worldview in the national ornament. Materials and Methods: Along with the methods of accumulation and differentiation, the methods of comparative historical analysis are used in the research work. Results and Discussion: The problem of reflecting the linguistic picture of the world in the national ornament, which is a rich heritage of the people, a symbol of their culture, an example of the works of masters is considered in the article. Conclusions: The history, classification and elements of the art of ornamentation, which were created together with the people over the centuries and became their material and spiritual good were analyzed.Introducción: Hoy en día, un estudio exhaustivo de la artesanía kazaja es de gran importancia tanto para la ciencia como para la experiencia de vida. En el tercer milenio, la autoidentificación de los pueblos del mundo alcanzó un nuevo nivel de investigación. Los bienes nacionales no son sólo monumentos, sino que aparecen como objetos de investigación a través de diversos espectros de percepción científica. El propósito de nuestro artículo es estudiar la representación lingüística de la cosmovisión kazaja en el ornamento nacional. Materiales y Métodos: Junto con los métodos de acumulación y diferenciación, en el trabajo de investigación se utilizan los métodos de análisis histórico comparativo. Resultados y Discusión: En el artículo se considera el problema de reflejar la imagen lingüística del mundo en el ornamento nacional, que es un rico patrimonio de las personas, un símbolo de su cultura, un ejemplo de las obras de los maestros. Conclusiones: Se analizó la historia, clasificación y elementos del arte de la ornamentación, que fueron creados junto con el pueblo a lo largo de los siglos y se convirtieron en su bien material y espiritual

Imitating the Brain: Autonomous Robots Harnessing the Power of Artificial Neural Networks

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) imitate biological neural networks, which can have billions of neurons with trillions of interconnections. The first half of this paper focuses on fully-connected ANNs and hardware neural networks. The latter half of this paper focuses on Deep Learning, a strategy in Artificial Intelligence based on massive ANN architectures. We focus on Deep Convolutional Neural Networks, some of which are capable of differentiating between thousands of objects by self-learning from millions of images. We complete research in two areas of focus within the field of ANNs, and we provide ongoing work for and recommend two more areas of research in the future. A hardware neural network was built from inexpensive microprocessors with the capability of not only solving logic operations but to also autonomously drive a model car without hitting any obstacles. We also presented a strategic approach to using the power of Deep Learning to abstract a control program for a mobile robot. The robot successfully learned to avoid obstacles based only on raw RGB images not only in its original area of training, but also in three other environments it had never been exposed to before. Lastly, we contribute work to and recommended two applications of Deep Learning to a robotic platform. One application would be able to recognize and assist individuals based solely on facial recognition and scheduling. A system like this can serve as a personable, non-intrusive reminder system for patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s. The other recommended application would allow the capability of identifying various objects in rooms and pin pointing them with coordinates based on a map

Development of a surrogate bruising detection system to describe potential bruising patterns associated with common childhood falls.

Child abuse is a leading cause of fatality in children aged 0-4 years. An estimated 1,700 children die annually as a result of child abuse of which threequarters (75.7%) of the children were younger than 4 years old1. Infants (younger than 1 year) had the highest rate of fatalities among the group. Many of the serious injuries and fatalities could have potentially been prevented if clinicians and child protective services were able to better distinguish between injuries associated with abuse versus those caused by accidents. Missed cases of child abuse have been shown to be as high as 71% of all admitted cases, where children are presented at hospitals for their injuries and not evaluated as being abused 2. Additionally, when child abuse is legally pursued for criminal charges, a little more than half of the cases move forward to prosecution as opposed to being screened out for reasons including the need for further investigation or insufficient evidence 3. Therefore there is a need to provide clinicians, child protective services and law enforcement personnel with improved knowledge related to the types of injuries that are possible from common household accidents that are often reported to be the underlying cause of injury in child abuse. Bruising is an early sign of abuse, and can be an effective indicator of child abuse. Although not life threatening, bruising injuries or bruising patterns provide a “roadmap” documenting a child’s exposure to impact. Previous research has relied upon the use of instrumented anthropomorphic test devices, or test dummies, to investigate injury risk in common childhood falls and accidents in addition to head injury and bone fracture risk in children 4-7. However, the ability to predict bruising patterns occurring in association with falsely reported events in child abuse does not exist, and could prove extremely useful in the distinction between abusive and accidental injuries. This study required the modification of an existing pediatric test dummy to allow for the prediction of potential bruising locations and bruising patterns in children during common household fall events that are often stated as false scenarios in child abuse. The scope of this project included the development of a “sensing skin” that was adapted to a commercial pediatric test dummy. This modified test dummy was then used in mock laboratory experiments replicating common household injury events while the “sensing skin” measured and recorded levels of impact force and locations of impact on the human surrogate. The data from the “sensing skin” was acquired and compiled in a computerized visual body map image displaying the areas of contact or impact locations. This body map image provided a “roadmap” of the human surrogate’s contact exposure during the specific fall event and defined a compatible impact roadmap–specific event combination. Impact roadmap–event combinations for various common household falls provide an indication of where potential bruising could occur. This knowledge of potential bruising patterns could aid clinicians in distinguishing between abusive and accidental injuries for specific fall types

Treasures from Near Eastern Looms

The exhibition and catalogue held at Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Me., Sept. 11, 1981 to Nov. 22, 1981 and The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 1981 to Feb. 6, 1982 Photographs by Robert H. Stillwell.https://digitalcommons.bowdoin.edu/art-museum-exhibition-catalogs/1090/thumbnail.jp

New carpets for new markets: production and consumption of indo-persian carpets in 16th and 17th centuries

Contém um ficheiro de apêndices que não estão anexos. Estão disponíveis no CD na Biblioteca Mário Sottomayor CardiaCarpets belonging to the so-called ‘Indo-Persian’ type are among the most esteemed Islamic carpets from 17th-century Europe, based on their numerous representations that survive in 16th- and 17th-century European paintings and in the inventories of the great houses of many European countries. 1 The approximately 80 ‘Indo-Persian’ carpets extant in Portuguese collections support the perception that this carpet type was certainly being produced in great quantities.2 Their appropriation by the state in 1834, as a result of the abolishment of the convents3 where they had arrived during the 17th century, led to their incorporation in Portuguese public collections and, thus explains their survival in such high numbers. With the exception of two examples (84Tp and 26.277, Appendix D) that can be linked to the aristocracy and are included in this study, the provenance of about 90 percent of these 17th century objects is well recorded. They can be associated with convents or churches where they were used in the past, although the exact date of their import is unknown.4 Therefore, they present an exceptional opportunity to increase our knowledge about the ‘Indo-Persian’ carpet type, especially when compared with the small numbers of surviving carpets with 17th century provenance in collections from Europe, particularly the Netherlands5, or elsewhere in the world

Rhapsodic Objects

Circulation and imitation of cultural products are key factors in shaping the material world.The contributions explore how technical knowledge, immaterial desires, and political agendas impacted the production and consumption of visual and material culture in different times and places. They map a new a multidirectional market for cultural goods in which the source countries can be positioned at the center

Indoor Scene Reconstruction Using the Manhattan Assumption

Robots are being developed to be co-inhabitants to help the elderly people in an assisted environment. A semantic map can provide robots a lot of information in the environment they cohabit with people. So far, most mapping algorithms have been limited to build maps only based on visible points without much consideration on the occluded parts. This research is two-fold. First, it aims to develop a complete map to help robots gain a deeper insight of the house. The second goal is to reconstruct scenes by mimicking people�s indoor understanding. Based on the Manhattan assumption, we propose a technique that separates an indoor scene into major structures and indoor objects. The room structures are reconstructed with ideal planes to render each side of the room. The unseen regions of major structures and objects are generated by extending visible planes. Our system is applied to an artificial kitchen scene and a typical living-room scene. The results show that the generated maps are more complete and semantically meaningful than the ones created by traditional data-driven approaches. Our algorithm has great potential to improve robots� efficiency by accurately locating itself in a cluttered scene and finding useful objects.Electrical Engineerin

시각적 의도가 지배적인 공간을 위한 커뮤니케이션 디자인에 관한 연구

학위논문 (박사) -- 서울대학교 대학원 : 미술대학 디자인학부 디자인전공, 2021. 2. 김경선.This dissertation seeks to explore the possibilities of visual communication design within the field of spatial design. Spatial Graphics is defined as a means of communication in which the nature and intention of the space is effectively communicated through visual expression. The aim of this thesis, on the one hand, is to articulate practices and strategies of visual communication as legitimate spatial design, while at the same time expanding the understanding of space with dominant visual intent so that new interactions and forms of communication can be revealed. Countless graphic designers have utilized visual language as a means of organizing and designing space, resulting in interdisciplinary collaborations between architects, interior designers, and other artists. Thus, one can observe traces of aesthetic and cultural influences on the work of contemporary graphic designers, reflecting a development toward greater independence. In this context, design as a concept is no longer confined to static, closed forms, but is largely integrated with dynamic environments in which life is lived and experienced. This dissertation should be understood as a contribution to understanding how graphic design as a discipline can extend its potential to encompass spatial design. The latter is an area that has been relatively less examined within the graphic design field. Expanding the potential of graphic design, this dissertation seeks to explore the possibilities of reading the field as an articulation of a multi-sensory experience by paying particular attention to graphic designs contextual diversity in a variety of disciplinary contexts. The dissertation thus focuses on a central trend in the graphic design field: the ways in which the practice of graphic design as a communicative discourse constitutes crucial and aesthetic interventions into public space. These interventions illustrate, among other things, how central properties within graphic design methodologies and approaches can recite and intensify spatial strategies and potentials in the environmental framework inhabited by people. To this end, an important dimension for the conduction of this research was the professional background knowledge and diverse work experiences of the researcher as a seasoned practitioner within the field of graphic design. The specific methods of conducting research for this paper are as follows: First, the concepts, historical meaning, and components of space are examined and analyzed. Secondly, the method of spatial graphics is described through case analysis and spatial characteristics. The main purpose of this dissertation is to explore the possibilities of constructing a significant model that stages, frames, and enables the coordinates for future research on the relationship between graphic design and space consciousness, and more specifically a model that draws the coordinates of a new spatial interpretation and visualization within the field of graphic design.본 논문은 공간 디자인 영역에 내재하는 비주얼 커뮤니케이션 디자인의 가능성을 탐구한다. 공간 그래픽이란 시각적 표현을 통해 공간의 성격과 의도를 효과적으로 전달하는 의사소통 수단을 일컫는다. 본 연구의 목적은 공간 디자인으로서 비주얼 커뮤니케이션 디자인의 타당성을 표명하고, 나아가 시각적 의도가 지배적인 공간에 대한 이해를 확장함으로써 새로운 상호작용과 의사소통 형식을 발견하는 데 있다. 디자인은 우리가 삶을 경험하는 방식, 그러므로 물리적 공간을 경험하는 방식에 큰 영향을 미친다. 대다수의 그래픽 디자이너들은 공간을 구성하고 설계하는 수단으로 시각적 언어를 활용하여 건축가, 실내 디자이너, 그 밖의 다양한 예술가들과 함께 학제적 협업을 이루어 왔다. 이러한 동시대 그래픽 디자이너들의 작업은 더욱 발전된 독립성을 반영함으로써 미학적, 문화적 영향을 미쳤다. 이러한 맥락에서, 디자인이라는 개념은 고정되고 폐쇄된 형식으로 국한될 수 없으며, 오히려 우리가 살아가고 경험하는 역동적인 환경과 융합되어 있다고 할 수 있다. 이에 본 논문은 그래픽 디자인 연구에서 상대적으로 간과되어 온 공간 디자인으로서 그것의 확장 가능성을 규명하기 위해, 하나의 학문으로서 그래픽 디자인이 어떻게 공간 디자인 분야에 영향을 미치는지 다양한 사례를 통해 살펴본다. 특히 본고가 주목하는 지점은 다학제적 관점을 수용함으로써 생산되는 그래픽 디자인의 다양한 맥락이며, 이는 그래픽 디자인을 다감각적 경험의 표현으로 이해하는 데 필수적이다. 따라서, 본 연구는 오늘날 그래픽 디자인 분야에서 나타나는 중심적인 경향에 초점을 맞춰, 그래픽 디자인 실천이 담론적 기능을 수행함으로써 공공 공간에 비판적이고 미적으로 개입하는 방식을 탐구한다. 이러한 개입은 무엇보다도 그래픽 디자인의 방법론 및 접근 방식에 내재된 고유한 특성에 의한 것으로, 그래픽 디자인은 그 자체로 우리가 생활하는 환경 체제 내부의 공간적 전략과 잠재성을 상연하고 또 강화하는 방식을 명시하기 때문이다. 연구자가 그래픽 디자이너로 활동하면서 쌓은 전문적인 시각과 실무 경험은 이러한 연구를 수행하는 데 중요한 배경이 된다. 본 논문의 구체적인 연구 방법론은 다음과 같다. 먼저, 공간의 개념과 그것의 역사적 의미 및 구성요소를 검토하고, 이를 그래픽 디자인 연구의 관점에서 살펴본다. 둘째, 동시대 그래픽 디자인의 다양한 사례들에 대한 분석을 통해 공간 그래픽의 기법과 그것의 공간적 특성에 대해서 설명한다. 이러한 과정을 통해, 본 논문이 궁극적으로 목표하는 바는 그래픽 디자인과 공간 인식 사이의 관계를 상호작용의 맥락에서 파악하고, 이를 새로운 공간 해석 및 시각화를 가능하게 하는 환경 구성의 원리로 논하는 것이다. 나아가 후속 연구를 위한 기틀을 마련하고자 이를 상연하고, 생산하고 또한 작동시키는 주요한 모델의 구축 가능성을 탐구한다.1. Research Background 1 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. Terminology 4 1.3. Structure Of Thesis 12 2. Research Context 14 2.1. Formation Of Graphic Space 14 2.2. Graphic Design As Spatial Practice 20 2.3. Typography In Space 28 2.4. Color And Light In Space 33 2.5. Object And Display In Space 36 2.6. Study In Place Branding 41 2.7. Study In Art and Design 46 3. Research Methods 52 3.1. Case Studies 52 3.2. Precedent Research Project 60 4. Visual Exploration 66 4.1. Theme Of Nature 69 4.2. Exhibition Identity 72 4.3. 3d Model 74 4.4. Visual Vocabulary 78 5. Exhibition 81 5.1. Exhibition at Art Hae Gallery 81 5.2. Exhibition at SNU Museum Of Art 91 6. Conclusion 105 Bibliography/References 107Docto