The ephemeral aesthetic of spontaneous design on the streets of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
There are few opportunities when the poor and prosperous can be spoken about with respect to the same, shared cultural experience. And yet, visual culture, and the design process that contributes to its materialisation in specific contexts, offers an ...
Harland, Robert+1 more
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An Order-Complexity Aesthetic Assessment Model for Aesthetic-aware Music Recommendation [PDF]
Computational aesthetic evaluation has made remarkable contribution to visual art works, but its application to music is still rare. Currently, subjective evaluation is still the most effective form of evaluating artistic works. However, subjective evaluation of artistic works will consume a lot of human and material resources. The popular AI generated
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The King's Evil Without the King: The Royal Touch during the Interregnum
This article examines how far, and in what ways, the traditional belief that English monarchs could cure scrofula (the “King's Evil”) by royal touch survived during the eleven years of the Interregnum (1649–1660). Charles I had been executed and the monarchy abolished, and Charles II was in exile for the vast majority of this period. It might seem that
David L. Smith
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Based on dynamic monitoring data on China’s population, by using complex networks, spatial analysis and mathematical measurement, this study reveals the spatial characteristics and influencing factors of the network of flows of highly educated talents in
Wentian Shi+3 more
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“Bears in the city”: visual aesthetics of Perm’s urban environment
Yuliya Viktorovna Dianova
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AbstractThe rates of mental health hospitalisations in Australia are rising. This paper presents the findings of a study undertaken in a regional mental health unit. The aim of the study was to obtain user perspectives to inform the redesign of the unit, which provides inpatient mental health services to rural and regional adults.
Rhonda L. Wilson+2 more
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Does malaga city have green and blue infraestructures? analysis of their ecological connectivity, population accesibility and potential ecosystem services [PDF]
Ecosystem services (ES) are defined as “benefits people obtain from ecosystems”, and classified as provisioning, regulation and maintenance, and cultural services.
Hueso-Gonzalez, Paloma+2 more
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Variational Formulation of the Log-Aesthetic Surface and Development of Discrete Surface Filters [PDF]
The log-aesthetic curves include the logarithmic (equiangular) spiral, clothoid, and involute curves. Although most of them are expressed only by an integral form of the tangent vector, it is possible to interactively generate and deform them and they are expected to be utilized for practical use of industrial and graphical design.
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LANGUAGE AESTHETICS OF CONCEPT “CITY” IN POETIC TEXTS BY B.-I. ANTONYCH
Olha Senkovych
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Political Memory and the Aesthetics of Care: The Art of Complicity and Resistance. By Mihaela Mihai. Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press, 2022. 312p. $90.00 cloth, $28.00 paper. [PDF]
William James Booth
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