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Experimental Philosophical Aesthetics as Public Philosophy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Experimental philosophy offers an alternative mode of engagement for public philosophy, in which the public can play a participatory role. We organized two public events on the aesthetics of coffee that explored this alternative mode of engagement.
Liao, Shen-yi, Meskin, Aaron
core  

Evaluation of Roughening Mar Resistance of Glossy Ductile Thermoplastics

open access: yesJournal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mar is a type of subtle surface damage caused by sliding objects, visible to the human eye, and critically impacts the esthetics of polymeric surfaces. Despite its critical importance, no standardized method exists for quantifying roughening mar resistance.
Xiuzhu Zhu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Commentary on Poudrier's "Tapping to Carter: Mensural Determinacy in Complex Rhythmic Sequences"

open access: yesEmpirical Musicology Review, 2018
This paper is a brief commentary on Poudrier's (2017) research article titled "Tapping to Carter: Mensural Determinacy in Complex Rhythmic Sequences." Poudrier's study aimed "to explore the relative salience of an implied beat in two contrasting rhythmic
Timo Fischinger   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Television aesthetics, media and cultural studies and the contested realm of the social [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This article seeks to intervene in the ‘television aesthetics’ versus ‘media and cultural studies’ debate. It argues that aesthetic evaluation does not necessarily rely upon bad textual others or result in canon construction.
Zborowski, James
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In Situ Construction of Flexible Low‐Dimensional van der Waals Material Photodetectors

open access: yesAdvanced Physics Research, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the progress in directly constructing low‐dimensional van der Waals material photodetectors on flexible substrates, including developing low‐melting‐point materials, electron‐beam‐enabled crystallization, photonic crystallization, modified chemical vapor deposition, and pulsed‐laser deposition, with a keen eye on fundamental ...
Yu Chen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Image Aesthetics Assessment Using Composite Features from off-the-Shelf Deep Models

open access: yes, 2019
Deep convolutional neural networks have recently achieved great success on image aesthetics assessment task. In this paper, we propose an efficient method which takes the global, local and scene-aware information of images into consideration and exploits
Fan, Cien, Fu, Xin, Yan, Jia
core   +1 more source

Epicurus and Aesthetic Disinterestedness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
: Aesthetic disinterestedness is one of the central concepts in aesthetics, and Jerome Stolnitz, the most prominent theorist of disinterestedness in the 20th century, has claimed that (i) ancient thinkers engagement with this notion was cursory and ...
Aiste, Celkyte
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The art and craft of anatomy

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Understanding human anatomy is crucial for improving public health outcomes; however, effective methods of engaging the public in this domain remain underexplored. This report investigates four hands‐on, creative, and accessible methods for enhancing anatomical knowledge during public engagement events: drawing, clay modeling, needle felting ...
Janet Philp, Joan Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Modal Aesthetic Assessment for MObile Gaming Image [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2021
With the proliferation of various gaming technology, services, game styles, and platforms, multi-dimensional aesthetic assessment of the gaming contents is becoming more and more important for the gaming industry. Depending on the diverse needs of diversified game players, game designers, graphical developers, etc. in particular conditions, multi-modal
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Evolving stories of self: Informational transitions and tattoos

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Throughout history, tattoos have served as a means of expressing identity, culture, and preserving information. Beyond their visual appeal, tattoos continue to be used in the modern world as a way for individuals to showcase their identity, honor and remember others, and mark significant events. In this paper, we explore the connection between
Maja Krtalić   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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