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Introduction to Empirical Aesthetics

Aesthetic Investigations, 2020
Introduction by the guest editor to the special issue on empirical aesthetics.
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Label size design : aesthetics and effeciency [PDF]

, 2012
Considering label as one of the important map component, this paper is an attempt to provide empirical evidence of label size design rules and frames which is based on the design aesthetics and efficiency.
De Maeyer, Philippe, Deeb, Rasha, Ooms, Kristien   +2 more
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Aesthetic Comprehension of Abstract and Emotion Concepts: Kant’s Aesthetics Renewed [PDF]

, 2018
In § 49 of the Critique of the Power of Judgment Kant puts forward a view that the feeling of pleasure in the experience of the beautiful can be stimulated not merely by perceptual properties, but by ideas and thoughts as well.
Küplen, Mojca
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Activism in the arts: Co‐researching cultural inequalities with young people during the COVID‐19 pandemic

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the growing influence of young people's activism in UK museums and its educational implications. It draws on a five‐year collaborative programme (2019–2023) with young people of colour (16–28) in a university museum setting, focusing on a Young Collective established to address cultural inequalities.
Sadia Habib
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The affective underpinnings of soft power [PDF]

, 2014
The concept of soft power occupies a prominent place in International Relations, foreign policy, and security studies. Primarily developed by Joseph S.
Solomon, Ty
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Form flows function: Learner‐centered game Re‐design in a STEM classroom

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Re‐designing games facilitates interest‐driven learning and immerses learners in systems thinking. However, there are limited studies exploring how the form and function of tabletop games influence learners' design decisions and learning experiences. To address this gap, we conducted a mixed‐methods study in a STEM classroom in western Canada.
Farzan Baradaran Rahimi, Beaumie Kim, Shima Dadkhahfard   +2 more
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Timbral effects on consonance disentangle psychoacoustic mechanisms and suggest perceptual origins for musical scales

Nature Communications
The phenomenon of musical consonance is an essential feature in diverse musical styles. The traditional belief, supported by centuries of Western music theory and psychological studies, is that consonance derives from simple (harmonic) frequency ratios ...
Raja Marjieh, Peter M. C. Harrison, Harin Lee, Fotini Deligiannaki, Nori Jacoby   +4 more
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Perception of Nigerian Dùndún Talking Drum Performances as Speech-Like vs. Music-Like: The Role of Familiarity and Acoustic Cues

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
It seems trivial to identify sound sequences as music or speech, particularly when the sequences come from different sound sources, such as an orchestra and a human voice.
Cecilia Durojaye, Cecilia Durojaye, Lauren Fink, Lauren Fink, Tina Roeske, Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann, Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann, Pauline Larrouy-Maestri, Pauline Larrouy-Maestri   +8 more
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Cognitive Interpretation of Kant’s Theory of Aesthetic ideas [PDF]

, 2019
The aim of my paper is to argue that Kant’s aesthetic ideas can help us to overcome cognitive limitations that we often experience in our attempts to articulate the meaning of abstract concepts. I claim that aesthetic ideas, as expressed in works of art,
Kuplen, Mojca
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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