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Applied Theatre: Aesthetics [PDF]

, 2015
Applied Theatre: Aesthetics re-examines how the idea of 'the aesthetic' is relevant to performance in social settings. The disinterestedness that traditional aesthetics claims as a key characteristic of art makes little sense when making performances ...
White, Gareth
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Reverse Engineering and Performance Evaluation of a Pump Impeller Fabricated With Additive Manufacturing

Chemie Ingenieur Technik, EarlyView.
This study explores the process chain for reverse engineering and additive manufacturing of a water pump impeller in a process plant. Key aspects include digital twin creation, CAD redesign, material certification, Hirtisation postprocessing, and performance testing. Insights highlight iterative design for improved precision and reliability.
Michael Stadler, Kati Schatz, Sebastian Rehfeldt, Harald Klein   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Abstraction: Aesthetics, Institutions and Acousmatic Composition [PDF]

, 2011
This work aims to explore the relationship between institutions, aesthetics and acousmatic music. It highlights how important academic institutions are to the development of electroacoustic music in the UK, and establishes the benefits of being attached ...
Bentall, Robert David
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Blurring the Boundaries: An Investigation of Eating Disorder Recovery Content on TikTok

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Eating disorder recovery content is widely circulated on TikTok. We thematically analyzed recovery content on TikTok, examined its associations with symptom severity among individuals with eating disorders, and assessed its co‐occurrence with pro‐eating disorder material within their TikTok feeds.
Scott Griffiths, Isabel Martyn, Harish Kannan, Ben Stone, Emma Austen, Edoardo Tescari, Usha Nattala, Wesley Grey, Noa Brittain, Deborah Mitchison, Jake Linardon, Jasmine Fardouly, Emily Harris   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermochromic Radiative Cooling Coatings with Robust Superhydrophobicity for Energy‐Efficient Buildings

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
A scalable, color‐adaptive radiative cooling coating is developed to enable dynamic spectral regulation via a reversible thermochromic transition at ~45 °C and a high solar reflectance of 91.7%. The coating achieves 4.44 °C outdoor sub‐ambient cooling while providing robust superhydrophobicity and environmental durability through its micro/nano ...
Ziqi Li, Akbar Bashir, Chak‐Yin Tang, Gary Chi‐Pong Tsui, Yan Chen, Jie Cui, Xing Ouyang, Chen Liu, Dazhu Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eye Tracking and Human Influence Factors’ Impact on Quality of Experience of Mobile Gaming

Future Internet
Mobile gaming accounts for more than 50% of global online gaming revenue, surpassing console and browser-based gaming. The success of mobile gaming titles depends on optimizing applications for the specific hardware constraints of mobile devices, such as
Omer Nawaz, Siamak Khatibi, Muhammad Nauman Sheikh, Markus Fiedler   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Novel Multilevel Conceptual Framework for Flood Risk Governance

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globally, flood risk is increasing as climate change progresses. Contemporary flood risk management practice often utilises hydrodynamic modelling (for hazard risk assessments), social vulnerability assessments, and risk communications in silo, which fragments evidence‐based decision‐making for effective flood risk management. We hence develop
Aiperi Stambekova, Avidesh Seenath
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptual (but not acoustic) features predict singing voice preferences

Scientific Reports
Why do we prefer some singers to others? We investigated how much singing voice preferences can be traced back to objective features of the stimuli. To do so, we asked participants to rate short excerpts of singing performances in terms of how much they ...
Camila Bruder, David Poeppel, Pauline Larrouy-Maestri   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Back to the Future: Aesthetics Today [PDF]

, 2012
This paper originated as the keynote address at the conference “Aesthetics Today” organized by the Finnish Society of Aesthetics to mark its 40th anniversary and was delivered at the University of Helsinki on March 1, 2012.
Shusterman, Richard
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Charring Behaviour of Mass Timber: A Comparison of Thin Intumescent Coatings and Plasterboard

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study compares the charring behaviour of mass timber under varied heating conditions when protected by either different thin intumescent coating types or fire‐rated plasterboard layers. Bench‐scale fire experiments were conducted using the Heat‐Transfer Rate Inducing System (H‐TRIS).
Stavros Spyridakis, Anwar Orabi, Cristian Maluk, David Barber, Felix Wiesner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source