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The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.AbstractInterdisciplinary teaching and learning in the humanities (Humanities ITL) has gained prominence in recent decades. Yet to date, empirical research has largely emphasised its benefits and affordances, with far fewer studies examining the challenges it poses.
Etan Cohen
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Acoustic Shell Optimization in Opera Houses for Concert Halls
Applied SciencesOpera houses are often used as concert halls with the use of a temporary acoustic shell set on stage. In most cases, the shell shape and its position in the fly tower are decided by theatre technicians, after evaluating the concert programme and ...
Umberto Derme +2 more
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Thinking with trees: Responding to sympoietic plant relations through visual art
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Amid escalating climate crises, this paper explores how we might rethink our relationship with the natural world, particularly with plants and trees, through the perspectives of visual art. This paper reveals how art invites us to see trees and other plant life not as passive background scenery, but as living beings with their own forms of experience ...
Xiaoyu Yang
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HeritageThis study presents the on-site public evaluation of Notre-Dame Whispers, a geolocated audio-guided tour that explores the sonic history of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.
Julien De Muynke +2 more
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Poem meter classification of spoken Arabic poetry: integrating high-resource systems for a low-resource task [PDF]
PeerJ Computer ScienceArabic poetry is a cornerstone of Arab cultural and linguistic heritage, yet the computational analysis of spoken Arabic poetry remains critically underexplored.
Maged S. Al-Shaibani +3 more
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In situ acoustic analysis of two 20th-century heritage carillons [PDF]
, 2020 Abstract Carillons are a diverse and global form of musical and civic heritage: musical instruments comprised of a series of 23 or more bells, typically hung in a tower-like structure, tuned chromatically and played from a touch-sensitive manual and pedal console using an elaborate mechanical action.
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Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.In this study, we developed AnuraSearch, an open‐source classifier for 11 Ukrainian amphibian species, by repurposing the avian BirdNET algorithm via transfer learning to process over 18,000 h of autonomous acoustic recordings. Although the model demonstrated high precision and successfully reconstructed detailed seasonal and diel vocal activity ...
Vasylyna Strus +5 more
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Acoustical Traditions and Cultural Identity: Exploring Kunqu’s Contribution to Collective Memory
AcousticsKunqu Opera, hailed as the “ancestor of all Chinese operas”, plays a crucial role in preserving cultural identity and collective memory in the Jiangnan region. This research examines the acoustical traditions of Kunqu.
Zihan Ding, Francesco Aletta
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Concrete in architecture: Redefining form, space, function, and insights from bibliometric analysis
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract Concrete has become a cornerstone in architectural and engineering innovation, as it seamlessly integrates structural performance with artistic expression. Its evolution from ancient opus caementicium to contemporary ultra‐high‐performance concrete illustrates its adaptability to the change in technological, environmental, and design paradigms.
Mouhcine Benaicha +2 more
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Possible Merits of the Orchestra Pit Covering for Speech Activities in Baroque Theatres
Applied SciencesAcoustically, Baroque theatres have prove remarkably appropriate for opera, and, in the past, little distinction was drawn in design between drama and opera use, except for the inclusion of an orchestra pit, because both music and words were audible and ...
Silvana Sukaj +2 more
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