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Photometric Stereo Techniques for 3D Reconstruction of Paintings and Drawings Through Measurement of Custom-Built Repro Stands
Marco Gaiani,
Elisa Angeletti,
Simone Garagnani
Posted: 17 March 2025
Environments That Boost Creativity: AI-Generated Living Geometry
Nikos A. Salingaros
Posted: 17 March 2025
The “Agong” Resonates: Paradoxical and Oxymoronic Legacy of Duterte’s Stewardship
Edgar Eslit
Posted: 17 March 2025
Augmented Reality As An Educational Tool: Transforming Teaching In The Digital Age
Miluska Odely Rodriguez Saavedra,
Luis Gonzalo Barrera Benavides,
Iván Cuentas Galindo,
Luis Miguel Campos Ascuña,
Antonio Víctor Morales Gonzales,
Jiang Wagner Mamani López,
Ruben Washington Arguedas Catasi
Augmented reality (AR) is revolutionising education by integrating virtual elements into physical environments, enhancing interactivity and participation in learning processes. This study analyses the impact of AR in higher education, examining its influence on ease of adoption, student interaction, academic motivation and educational sustainability. A quantitative and explanatory design was employed, applying structural equation modelling (SmartPLS) to a sample of 4,900 students from public and private universities. The results indicate that AR significantly improves the ease of adoption (β = 0.867), favouring its implementation. In addition, student interaction increases academic motivation (β = 0.597), impacting on perceived academic performance (β = 0.722) and educational sustainability (β = 0.729). These findings highlight the need to design effective learning experiences with AR to maximise their impact. However, challenges such as technological infrastructure, teacher training and equitable access must be addressed to ensure sustainable adoption. This study provides empirical evidence on the potential of AR to enhance motivation, learning and educational transformation. Future research should explore its effectiveness in diverse contexts to optimise pedagogical strategies and institutional policies.
Augmented reality (AR) is revolutionising education by integrating virtual elements into physical environments, enhancing interactivity and participation in learning processes. This study analyses the impact of AR in higher education, examining its influence on ease of adoption, student interaction, academic motivation and educational sustainability. A quantitative and explanatory design was employed, applying structural equation modelling (SmartPLS) to a sample of 4,900 students from public and private universities. The results indicate that AR significantly improves the ease of adoption (β = 0.867), favouring its implementation. In addition, student interaction increases academic motivation (β = 0.597), impacting on perceived academic performance (β = 0.722) and educational sustainability (β = 0.729). These findings highlight the need to design effective learning experiences with AR to maximise their impact. However, challenges such as technological infrastructure, teacher training and equitable access must be addressed to ensure sustainable adoption. This study provides empirical evidence on the potential of AR to enhance motivation, learning and educational transformation. Future research should explore its effectiveness in diverse contexts to optimise pedagogical strategies and institutional policies.
Posted: 14 March 2025
An Aurignacian Assemblage From The Island Of Lemnos (Greece): Some Aspects Of The Beginning Of The Upper Palaeolithic In The Northeast Aegean
Paolo Biagi,
Elisabetta Starnini,
Yulia Agafonova,
Nikos Efstratiou,
Nicola Campomenosi,
Roberto Cabella
The discovery of an Aurignacian lithic assemblage along the northern coast of the Island of Lemnos in the northeast Aegean Sea has opened new perspectives to the study of the beginning the Upper Palaeolithic in Greece. The site is located some 93 m from the present seashore. It was discovered in the summer of 2020 ca 2 km west of the Pournias Bay. The lithics were exposed in a well-defined oval concentration, ca 25x10 metres wide, buried by a Holocene sand dune. They were uncovered after sand removal by a bulldozer for the construction of a parking place. The knapped stones are made almost exclusively from hydrothermal siliceous rocks, a raw material available on the island. Raman spectroscopy and optical observations confirmed that this raw material is chalcedony. The surfaces of most artefacts are weathered due to deposition in an environment rich of marine salt which did not preserve any organic material suitable for radiocarbon dating. The knapped stone assemblage consists of diagnostic artefacts among which are different types of carinated end scrapers, cores, and a few bladelets. The discovery of an Aurignacian site plays an important role in the study of the Palaeolithic peopling of Lemnos and the northeast Aegean in general, a period which was previously known only through Epipalaeolithic sites discovered and exca-vated mainly along the eastern coast of the island.
The discovery of an Aurignacian lithic assemblage along the northern coast of the Island of Lemnos in the northeast Aegean Sea has opened new perspectives to the study of the beginning the Upper Palaeolithic in Greece. The site is located some 93 m from the present seashore. It was discovered in the summer of 2020 ca 2 km west of the Pournias Bay. The lithics were exposed in a well-defined oval concentration, ca 25x10 metres wide, buried by a Holocene sand dune. They were uncovered after sand removal by a bulldozer for the construction of a parking place. The knapped stones are made almost exclusively from hydrothermal siliceous rocks, a raw material available on the island. Raman spectroscopy and optical observations confirmed that this raw material is chalcedony. The surfaces of most artefacts are weathered due to deposition in an environment rich of marine salt which did not preserve any organic material suitable for radiocarbon dating. The knapped stone assemblage consists of diagnostic artefacts among which are different types of carinated end scrapers, cores, and a few bladelets. The discovery of an Aurignacian site plays an important role in the study of the Palaeolithic peopling of Lemnos and the northeast Aegean in general, a period which was previously known only through Epipalaeolithic sites discovered and exca-vated mainly along the eastern coast of the island.
Posted: 13 March 2025
A Brief Discussion on the Russian and Soviet Literature Influence on the Chinese-ness of Modern Chinese Literature
Shuoyun Jing
This study examines the transformation of modern Chinese literary discourse following the May Fourth Movement's repudiation of Confucianism, focusing on the substantial influence of Russian literature. Through the lens of Even-Zohar's polysystem theory, it analyzes how Chinese intellectuals, particularly prominent translators like Lu Xun, Ba Jin, and Yu Dafu, assimilated Russian literary models during the formative stage of modern Chinese literature. The research demonstrates how the translation and adaptation of works by Chekhov, Turgenev, and Tolstoy led to the displacement of traditional Chinese characteristics by Russian literary elements in both form and creative conceptualization. Employing an indirect methodological approach, the study investigates the absence of Chinese-ness in modern literary texts through the interpretation of Russian influences, offering insights into the complex process of literary modernization in China.
This study examines the transformation of modern Chinese literary discourse following the May Fourth Movement's repudiation of Confucianism, focusing on the substantial influence of Russian literature. Through the lens of Even-Zohar's polysystem theory, it analyzes how Chinese intellectuals, particularly prominent translators like Lu Xun, Ba Jin, and Yu Dafu, assimilated Russian literary models during the formative stage of modern Chinese literature. The research demonstrates how the translation and adaptation of works by Chekhov, Turgenev, and Tolstoy led to the displacement of traditional Chinese characteristics by Russian literary elements in both form and creative conceptualization. Employing an indirect methodological approach, the study investigates the absence of Chinese-ness in modern literary texts through the interpretation of Russian influences, offering insights into the complex process of literary modernization in China.
Posted: 13 March 2025
Water Lost: Revisiting the Significance of Water in Iranian Architecture
Ali Esmaeilpour,
Seyed Yahya Islami,
Farzin Ghadami
Posted: 11 March 2025
Artificial Intelligence: A Kalam and Sufi Perspective
A. M. Khalili
Posted: 11 March 2025
Simulation-Based Prediction of Office Buildings Energy Performance Under RCP Scenarios Across All U.S. Climate Zones
Sepideh Niknia,
Mehdi Ghiai
Posted: 06 March 2025
The Application of HBIM in Chinese Architectural Heritage: Sustainability Assessment and Prospects
Chaoran Xu,
Cong Wu,
Lifeng Tan,
Hanfang Liu
HBIM is a digital modeling technology applied to cultural heritage buildings. It has achieved remarkable development in data integration and management, digital protection of historical buildings, parametric and semantic modeling, multi-source data fusion, and interdisciplinary cooperation platforms. However, the sustainability of this technology has not been discussed yet. This paper analyzes nearly a hundred relevant research findings from 2010 to 2024 and discovers that not only is there a lack of reviews on the development and application of HBIM technology in China, but also there is a severe shortage of discussions and explorations regarding its sustainability. Therefore, this paper takes the development and application of HBIM technology in China as the research scope, uses relevant practical projects and research results in China, along with a small number of the latest foreign achievements as cases, focuses on the "sustainability" of HBIM as the research question, and adopts review research and comparative research as methods. It identifies five development directions and dilemmas in the development of HBIM in China and puts forward constructive suggestions for sustainable development. The aim is to provide a reference path for the sustainable development of HBIM technology in China.
HBIM is a digital modeling technology applied to cultural heritage buildings. It has achieved remarkable development in data integration and management, digital protection of historical buildings, parametric and semantic modeling, multi-source data fusion, and interdisciplinary cooperation platforms. However, the sustainability of this technology has not been discussed yet. This paper analyzes nearly a hundred relevant research findings from 2010 to 2024 and discovers that not only is there a lack of reviews on the development and application of HBIM technology in China, but also there is a severe shortage of discussions and explorations regarding its sustainability. Therefore, this paper takes the development and application of HBIM technology in China as the research scope, uses relevant practical projects and research results in China, along with a small number of the latest foreign achievements as cases, focuses on the "sustainability" of HBIM as the research question, and adopts review research and comparative research as methods. It identifies five development directions and dilemmas in the development of HBIM in China and puts forward constructive suggestions for sustainable development. The aim is to provide a reference path for the sustainable development of HBIM technology in China.
Posted: 03 March 2025
Architectural Education for Sustainability – Case Study in Higher Education Institution from Poland
Anna Bać,
Kajetan Sadowski,
Magdalena Strauchmann,
Lea Kazanecka-Olejnik,
Krzysztof Cebrat
Posted: 27 February 2025
Affect, Digital Heritage and Circular Economics; the Fate of Dennys Lascelles Wool Store in Geelong
Md Mizanur Rashid,
Chin Koi Khoo,
Donya Masoomakhameneh
Posted: 27 February 2025
Research on Multi-Sensory Experience Design of Interior Space from the Perspective of Spatial Perception: A Case Study of Suzhou Coffee Roasting Factory
Haochen Xu,
Changjiang Jin,
Ye Chai,
Jinxiang Zhao
Posted: 25 February 2025
Digital Twins and the Stendhal Syndrome
Franco Niccolucci,
Achille Felicetti
Posted: 25 February 2025
Education in the World of AI
Robert Asperis
Posted: 24 February 2025
In Search of an Encounter with the Sacred: The Taoist Hermits in Contemporary China
Saiping An
Posted: 24 February 2025
Literary Depictions of the Shoah as a Means of Familiarizing Primary School Pupils with Relevant Facts
Milan Mašát
Posted: 21 February 2025
When Past Meets Present: Transference, Art, and Affectivity in Reflexive Research
Debbie Michaels
Posted: 21 February 2025
The Potential of Cultural Elements in Sensory and Cognitive Stimulation of Persons with Dementia: An Exploratory Study Through Textile Artefacts
Cláudia Lima,
Susana Barreto,
Catarina Sousa
Background/Objectives: This article addresses an exploratory design study in the framework of the research REMIND, focused on the importance of cultural and biographical components for cognitive and sensory stimulation of persons with dementia. Through a case study held at a Day Centre from Alzheimer Portugal association, it envisages to demonstrate the relevance of including cultural elements in sensory stimulation artefacts for persons with dementia. It is hypothesised that the inclusion of cultural elements transversal to the biographical stories of these persons will have greater potential to stimulate their senses and reminiscences. This hypothesis in the context of this study was explored through textile artefacts. Methods: Methods included participant observation, sensory and visual ethnography, interviews, focus groups, and participatory design involving women with moderate and advanced Alzheimer’s disease and health professionals. Due to the severely compromised verbal communication abilities of part of the women, beyond-verbal communication strategies were adopted. Results: The results showed that textiles with a cultural presence tend to elicit greater reactions and reminiscences of events associated with women’s life stories. Crochet artefacts were of particular relevance: women's involvement in activities with crochet artefacts was substantially higher and, in certain cases of women with moderate dementia, these artefacts activated positive memories of the person suggesting the potential of crochet for sensory stimulation. Conclusions: The results support the hypothesis, however, further research is needed exploring other cultural elements and involving a broader demographic. Based on the results obtained, a sensory blanket was developed and is already in use at the Centre.
Background/Objectives: This article addresses an exploratory design study in the framework of the research REMIND, focused on the importance of cultural and biographical components for cognitive and sensory stimulation of persons with dementia. Through a case study held at a Day Centre from Alzheimer Portugal association, it envisages to demonstrate the relevance of including cultural elements in sensory stimulation artefacts for persons with dementia. It is hypothesised that the inclusion of cultural elements transversal to the biographical stories of these persons will have greater potential to stimulate their senses and reminiscences. This hypothesis in the context of this study was explored through textile artefacts. Methods: Methods included participant observation, sensory and visual ethnography, interviews, focus groups, and participatory design involving women with moderate and advanced Alzheimer’s disease and health professionals. Due to the severely compromised verbal communication abilities of part of the women, beyond-verbal communication strategies were adopted. Results: The results showed that textiles with a cultural presence tend to elicit greater reactions and reminiscences of events associated with women’s life stories. Crochet artefacts were of particular relevance: women's involvement in activities with crochet artefacts was substantially higher and, in certain cases of women with moderate dementia, these artefacts activated positive memories of the person suggesting the potential of crochet for sensory stimulation. Conclusions: The results support the hypothesis, however, further research is needed exploring other cultural elements and involving a broader demographic. Based on the results obtained, a sensory blanket was developed and is already in use at the Centre.
Posted: 20 February 2025
Designing Co-located Social Interaction: The Role of Multimodal Media in Facilitating Sociability
Yanjun Lyu,
Lauren Hayes,
Xin Wei Sha
Posted: 20 February 2025
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