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The Effect of BAP and NAA Combination on Callus Induction of Aglaonema Siam Aurora Leaf Explants in Vitro
Authors: Anjani Dianita Dewi , Ratnawati
Published: June 2024

This research aims to determine the effect of the Naphthalene Acetic Acid and Benzyl Amino Purine combination on callus growth of Aglaonema Siam Aurora leaf explants and to determine the combination level at the most optimal concentration on the callus growth of Aglaonema Siam Aurora leaf explants. Observation variables included callus emergence time, explants percentage of formed callus, callus length, and explant life percentage. The explants that where used were the first young leaves explants from shoots that were opened, with 2x2 cut size. Results show that the addition of a NAA and BAP combination had an effect on . Combination of 1.2 ppm BAP + 1 ppm NAA treatment is the most optimum treatment for callus growth with a callus percentage of 87.5%, the callus start time at week 3, the average callus length is 0.77 mm and the percentage number of survived explants is 100%
The Effect of Combination Psophocarpus Tetragonolobus and Pisum sativum Extract on The Histological Structure of The Liver, Kidney and Stomach of Rattus norvegicus
Authors: Elfidariani Ratih , Triharjana
Published: June 2024

This research aim to determine the effect of the extract of winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) and peas (Pisum sativum) toward histological structure of the liver, kidneys, and stomach of white rats (Rattus norvegicus).
The objects of this research are twenty (20) white rats female wistar strain with ±100-200 grams of weigh which had never been pregnant. White rat samples are divided into 1 group as a control (P0) and 3 treatment groups with P1 25 mg/kgBB of winged bean extract + 75 mg / kgBB of peas extract, P2 50 mg / kgBB of winged bean extract + peas extract 50 mg / kgBB, and P3 winged bean extract 75 mg / kgBB + peas extract 25 mg / kgBB given for 21 days. Each group consist of 5 repetitions. The analysis used the One Way Anova test, it the results were significant, and then proceed with the Duncan's Multiple Range Test (DMRT) test. To determine the trend of the effect of winged bean seed extract and pea on the histological structure of the liver, kidneys, and stomach, descriptive analysis was performed.
The results showed that the extract of  winged bean and pea had no significant effect (p> 0.05) on the histological structural damage of the liver and kidneys of white rats. Giving  winged bean extract) and peas extract on the histological structure of the stomach of white rats in all treatment groups was under normal conditions.
Epidemic Characteristics and Meteorological Risk Factors of Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome in 151 Cities in China From 2015 to 2021: Retrospective Analysis
Authors: Luo Yizhe , Zhang Longyao , Xu Yameng , Kuai Qiyuan , Li Wenhao , Wu Yifan , Liu Licheng , Ren Jiarong , Zhang Lingling , Shi Qiufang , Liu Xiaobo , Tan Weilong
Published: June 2024

Background

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) continues to pose a significant public health threat to the population in China. Previous epidemiological evidence indicates that HFRS is climate sensitive and influenced by meteorological factors. However, past studies either focused on too-narrow geographical regions or investigated time periods that were too early. There is an urgent need for a comprehensive analysis to interpret the epidemiological patterns of meteorological factors affecting the incidence of HFRS across diverse climate zones.

Objective

In this study, we aimed to describe the overall epidemic characteristics of HFRS and explore the linkage between monthly HFRS cases and meteorological factors at different climate levels in China.

Methods

The reported HFRS cases and meteorological data were collected from 151 cities in China during the period from 2015 to 2021. We conducted a 3-stage analysis, adopting a distributed lag nonlinear model and a generalized additive model to estimate the interactions and marginal effects of meteorological factors on HFRS.

Results

This study included a total of 63,180 cases of HFRS; the epidemic trends showed seasonal fluctuations, with patterns varying across different climate zones. Temperature had the greatest impact on the incidence of HFRS, with the maximum hysteresis effects being at 1 month (–19 ºC; relative risk [RR] 1.64, 95% CI 1.24-2.15) in the midtemperate zone, 0 months (28 ºC; RR 3.15, 95% CI 2.13-4.65) in the warm-temperate zone, and 0 months (4 ºC; RR 1.72, 95% CI 1.31-2.25) in the subtropical zone. Interactions were discovered between the average temperature, relative humidity, and precipitation in different temperature zones. Moreover, the influence of precipitation and relative humidity on the incidence of HFRS had different characteristics under different temperature layers. The hysteresis effect of meteorological factors did not end after an epidemic season, but gradually weakened in the following 1 or 2 seasons.

Conclusions

Weather variability, especially low temperature, plays an important role in epidemics of HFRS in China. A long hysteresis effect indicates the necessity of continuous intervention following an HFRS epidemic. This finding can help public health departments guide the prevention and control of HFRS and develop strategies to cope with the impacts of climate change in specific regions.
Characterizing Mental Health Status and Service Utilization in Chinese Americans With Type 2 Diabetes in New York City: Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Shi Yun , Wu Bei , Islam Nadia , Sevick Mary Ann , Shallcross Amanda J , Levy Natalie , Tamura Kosuke , Bao Han , Lieu Ricki , Xu Xinyi , Jiang Yulin , Hu Lu
Published: June 2024

Background

Emerging evidence indicates that individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are more prone to mental health issues than the general population; however, there is a significant lack of data concerning the mental health burden in Chinese Americans with T2D.

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore the comorbid mental health status, health-seeking behaviors, and mental service utilization among Chinese Americans with T2D.

Methods

A cross-sectional telephone survey was performed among 74 Chinese Americans with T2D in New York City. We used standardized questionnaires to assess mental health status and to gather data on mental health–seeking behaviors and service utilization. Descriptive statistics were applied for data analysis.

Results

A total of 74 Chinese Americans with T2D completed the survey. Most participants (mean age 56, SD 10 years) identified as female (42/74, 57%), were born outside the United States (73/74, 99%), and had limited English proficiency (71/74, 96%). Despite nearly half of the participants (34/74, 46%) reporting at least one mental health concern (elevated stress, depressive symptoms, and/or anxiety), only 3% (2/74) were currently using mental health services. Common reasons for not seeking care included no perceived need, lack of information about Chinese-speaking providers, cost, and time constraints. The cultural and language competence of the provider was ranked as the top factor related to seeking mental health care.

Conclusions

Chinese Americans with T2D experience relatively high comorbid mental health concerns yet have low service utilization. Clinicians may consider team-based care to incorporate mental health screening and identify strategies to provide culturally and linguistically concordant mental health services to engage Chinese Americans with T2D.
The Influence of Short Length Video (Reels) Marketing on Generation Z Consumer’s Purchase Intentions (In the Case of Mongolia)
Authors: Davaasuren Batsukh , Bibish Uuganbayar , Batbaatar Chuluunbaatar
Published: June 2024

As the world develops rapidly, the number of Internet users, especially social media users and the main marketing tool is based on social media. It was considered important to highlight Reels videos, especially the generation Z, and include them in the research work due to the fact that users watch videos a lot and get most of their information from them. A correlational model was used between how daily videos affect their purchase motivation and how they perceive the brand. This research is motivated by the large number of internet users in Mongolia, as well as the use of Instagram with a variety of useful features provided, one of which is the Reels feature. The purpose of this study is to find out how the influence of the Reel feature on Instagram and other social media platforms can have a direct effect on consumer’s purchase intentions can also be influenced indirectly through brand attitudes. The results of this study indicate that variables based on independent scenarios, user participation, perceived benefits, attractiveness of influencers involvement directly have a positive and significant effect on consumer brand attitudes, and brand attitudes also play a positive and significant role in influencing consumer’s purchase intentions.
Less But Better—Pork Meat Will Become One of the Luxury Foods of the Future
Authors: Hinrichsen Lars L. , Støier Susanne
Published: June 2024

The global demand for meat is projected to rise, necessitating a transformative shift in the meat industry towards sustainable and emission-neutral production models. For decades, price competition has driven intense rivalry among meat packers, with a focus on cost control and product differentiation. However, anticipated increases in input costs and challenges to meat supply present a unique opportunity for innovation. Meat production faces mounting pressures, particularly in Northern Europe, to transition from traditional industrialized systems to sustainable practices that address climate impacts. Despite substantial investments in alternative proteins, livestock remains an efficient converter of low-value inputs into high-value human nutrition. As meat becomes scarcer, its historical status as a luxury food is poised to resurface, offering a business opportunity for meat packers while prompting Western consumers to adopt more plant-rich diets. Technological advancements such as automation and AI have revolutionized meat production, enabling efficient processes, enhanced meat quality, and reduced environmental impacts. The future of meat production hinges on adopting circular and emission-neutral practices. The industry’s sustainability will depend on balancing efficiency with ecological harmony, transforming meat from a ubiquitous commodity to a luxury symbol of quality. Through technological innovation and a paradigm shift in production philosophy, the meat industry can meet the nutritional needs of a growing global population while adhering to stringent environmental standards.
Silhouettes en Dentelle
Authors: Burkinshaw Mal
Published: June 2024

Silhouettes en Dentelle is a series of eight transparent tailored jackets, designed by Burkinshaw. The jackets were made in response to historic ideals of beauty presented in the collection of Renaissance portraits at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Burkinshaw’s research explores the ways in which contemporary fashion design can learn from changing historical perceptions of body-image and ideals of beauty. Challenging normative approaches to design by directly addressing questions of gender and body shape through design and production process, it invests fashion design to stimulate discussion around contemporary issues of diversity within the fashion industry – an industry that has historically been notoriously impervious to diversity.
Becoming Animal
Authors: Davie Emma
Published: June 2024

Becoming Animal is a feature documentary film, co-directed by Emma Davie and Peter Mettler which set out to challenge the traditional nature documentary and its structure. This film is set in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, over the course of a journey with cult writer and eco-philosopher David Abram. The documentary was filmed and edited over a 4 year period from 2014 to 2018. The aim was to find a different relationship between the viewer and ‘nature’ as represented on film: one which used the tools of cinema to explore the act of observation itself. The research objectives centered on the following questions: • How can we use documentary film to go beyond an anthropocentric worldview? • Can film give an insight into how the current environmental crisis might be rooted in a crisis of perception which has evolved over time in how we see ‘nature’? • How can the documentary essay form be combined with a more experiential, immersive aesthetic to involve an audience in a sensorial understanding of the themes of the film? The film emerged from a rigorous process of interdisciplinary research involving collaborations across many disciplines ranging from philosophy, eco-phenomenology, to vision mixing. It involved bringing together disciplines which describe the world in radically different ways: the literary, philosophical writing of Abram was to meet the experimental cinematography and directing style of Davie and Mettler whose work explores the immersive characteristic of cinema and its ability to re-create a haptic of sense of experience. It attempted to create a somatic experience for an audience which also included an awareness of the act of looking at representations of nature on film.
Maggie’s Lanarkshire
Authors: Fraser Kenny
Published: June 2024

The project is an enclosed walled garden for the Maggie’s Centre at Lanarkshire Hospital in Airdrie. Maggie’s Centres provide the physical space for practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer, their family and friends. The garden has several distinct components comprising an entrance courtyard, a woodland garden, and a series of four small external courts which are embedded within the building plan, all of which are enclosed and linked seamlessly and cohesively to the building by a finely articulated perimeter wall of Danish bricks which also embraces two detached stands of mature lime trees. Fraser’s practice-based research over 4 years involved all stages of the design and construction of the project. It enhances knowledge associated with designing outdoor environments to improve human well-being in a cancer caring environment via design team, client and stakeholder engagement, design development and iteration. The research also establishes a model for future centres by emphasising the relationship of building and walled garden (internal and external spaces) as a cohesive overall environment in contrast to many of the earlier centres, in which building and garden remained detached from one another. The research contributes further knowledge to the delivery of projects via the technical resolution of the walled garden/hortus conclusus concept which allowed the retention of the existing mature trees despite the associated boundary wall foundations on a site with Japanese knotweed present. Both the wall and the presence of Japanese knotweed would typically require the removal of the mature trees and the dilution of the concept. The retention of these trees suggests a dialogue between them, the series of enclosed gardens and the building itself. Significance has been recognised by a wide variety of awards, reviews, publications and peer reviewed website and exhibition inclusion. The project was also shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2015.
Metis : On the Surface
Authors: Dorrian Mark , Hawker Adrian
Published: June 2024

Metis : On the Surface is an exhibition of seven projects that range from installations to large urban restructuring proposals. The exhibition and the projects are by Metis, an atelier for art, architecture and urbanism founded by Mark Dorrian and Adrian Hawker at the University of Edinburgh in 1997. The projects aim to connect architectural research, teaching and practice. As this exhibition attests, the projects research the city and the complex ways in which it is imagined, inhabited, and representationally encoded. The research produces rich, multi-layered outputs that resist immediate consumption and that are instead gradually unfurled over time through interaction with them. The work demonstrates a poetic but critical approach to the city that is sensitive to the city’s cultural memory but is also articulated in relation to its possible futures. Working between two contrasting scales, the exhibition itself constitutes an original research output. The seven projects have been redrawn, crafted, reinterpreted and combined into a complex topographical surface. Visitors entering the exhibition encounter a vast drawing on which they walk, carpeting the floor of the gallery. Through this, an internal terrain is inserted within the display space, which is then inhabited by glass display tables that hold detailed drawings and models. The viewers of the exhibition thus not only see a series of projects, but find themselves – as they travel across scale and space – active participants in a speculative architectural imaginary, one in which the architectural object is always in communication with the broader historical, cultural, material and representational conditions of the city or landscape within which it is positioned. The exhibitions ran from: 10 October – 14 November 2014. Arkitektskolen Gallery, Aarhus, Denmark. 27 March – 6 April 2015. Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art, (ECA), Edinburgh, UK.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Authors: Isaacs Dee
Published: June 2024

The BASCA-nominated Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a 3-act site-specific opera for large ensemble, SATB choir, and children’s chorus involving multi-staged performance and video projection, performed in the University of Edinburgh’s Old College Quad and Playfair Library.A collaborative project by composer Dee Isaacs, writer Gerda Stevenson, theatre director John Bett, and film-maker Ian Dodds, the project was conceived and produced as part of the University of Edinburgh’s Music in the Community programme in collaboration with teachers and pupils of Leith Walk Primary School and two professional musicians from West Africa, Gibril Camara and Aboubacar Sylla. Isaacs and Stevenson retell the story of Coleridge’s epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner for our times. The opera explores the issues raised by the current refugee crisis in partnership with 25 university music students and 60 school children in a multi-lingual primary school with a high proportion of immigrants in an area of deprivation within the City of Edinburgh. In this multi-cultural environment, the participants’ experiences became an integral part of the production process, allowing a complex of interactions to arise through the media of music and theatre. The video and scenic components were devised to immerse both audience and participants in contemporary experiences of flight and diaspora. The production process was monitored and a final evaluation report was produced, allowing the stake-holders to assess the social and educational impacts of the project.
Imitate
Authors: Kelly Jessamy
Published: June 2024

Imitate is a body of twelve glass works that was exhibited at the exhibition Like a Rolling Stone which opened at the Museum Reich der Kristalle, as part of the Schmuck International Jewellery Fair, Munich (2017). The exhibition toured to Edinburgh, Scotland (2018) and Padua, Italy (2020). Imitate interrogates the capacity of glass to act as a medium of imitation. It experiments with the way glass can imitate materials and media including ceramic, paper, metal, wood, stone, plastic and semi-precious stones. Kelly situates this research in a lineage dating back to the 12th century, when Venetian glassmakers used imitative techniques to imitate semi-precious stones. She extends this historical method as a living mode of inquiry and experimentation, bringing new dimensions to the contemporary practice of glass.
Naked Craft Network
Authors: MacDonald Juliette
Published: June 2024

The Naked Craft Network (NCN) was a multi-component, international collaborative research project (2014–2017) that investigated topical issues in contemporary craft practice in Scotland and Canada. Through an innovative combination of practice and theoretical reflection, bridging design history and theory, practice-based research and public engagement, the project brought together an international network of practice- based researchers, writers, curators and industry partners. They questioned the value of craft as a practice, an historical phenomenon and a contemporary experience. The main outputs from the project were a cluster of interlinking research events, including residencies, workshops, a public education programme and accompanying symposia. The research was disseminated to the public through a touring exhibition of Canadian and Scottish craft that was accompanied by a catalogue with commissioned essays. Led by craft historian and theorist Juliette MacDonald and Dr Sandra Alfoldy, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Canada, NCN was the first major craft partnership between Scotland and Canada and involved four academics, 23 professional craftspeople, five curators, and three research assistants. The Make workshop and symposia brought together individual makers from local craft communities, and researchers from academic institutions from Canada and Scotland. 20 June – 6 September 2015 Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, Canada. 26 September – 28 November 2015 Centre Materia, Quebec City, Canada. 14 January – 10 April 2016 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada. April – May 2016 Thurso Gallery and Iona Gallery, Kingussie, Scotland. Both galleries at once with one month in each, but it was counted as one exhibition venue. June – August 2016 Barony Centre Craft Town, West Kilbride, Scotland. October 2016 – February 2017 Peebles Art Gallery, Peebles, Scotland. April – June 2017 An Lanntair, Stornaway, Orkney, Scotland. The legacy of the research lies in the way it has opened up channels of communication between the two communities to establish a space for reflecting upon and re-evaluating the traditional roles of craft practice for the future.
Iron: Mapping Material Practice
Authors: Munro Gordon
Published: June 2024

The output consists of a body of 19 sculptural works made of iron, produced by Gordon Munro in collaboration with Ewan Robertson. The works were presented in two solo exhibitions – Iron: Origins and Destinations at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, 2017, and Iron: Artefacts and Actions at Park Gallery, Callendar House, Falkirk, 2018. The research explores the historical, geological, social, cultural and aesthetic registers of iron and brings these findings to the contemporary practice of sculpture. By examining iron’s multiple facets and roles within and beyond art, Munro and Robertson map the diverse territories that tie the art object into an expanded domain of inquiry. The research seeks to unveil diverse perspectives on and understandings of the physical world and bring new light to the complex creative potential of a singular material. The exhibition Iron: Origins and Destinations was accompanied by a series of public events including a symposium, publication, practice workshops, archival film screenings and a documentary film about Munro and Robertson’s practice (see Appendix, page 28). The artists were subsequently invited to stage Iron: Artefacts and Actions at the historic Callendar House in Falkirk. The brief was to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Falkirk’s iron industry and its global impact by creating work that responded to and explored Falkirk Community Trust’s extensive Carron Works archive. A publication and public workshops accompanied the exhibition.
Limology
Authors: Nelson Peter
Published: June 2024

Limology is an original 20 minute work in three sections for percussion ensemble, composed by Peter Nelson between 2017–18 during a fellowship from the Bogliasco Foundation, as part of a theatrical work in five parts, Nómadas conceived by Caribbean-born choreographer Henry Daniel. It was commissioned by Cambridge Music Conference for the Canadian ensemble Fringe Percussion. Nómadas is a collaborative work with composers Nigel Osborne (UK) and Owen Underhill (Canada), on the subject of the contemporary migration crisis. Preliminary discussions based on existing work by Daniel took place between the four principal collaborators, and one conceptual area was agreed for each of the three composers. Limology deals specifically with Mediterranean migration, using structural concepts from border theory. It forms the third part of the work, using images reflecting contemporary media representations. Swell portrays the surge of the Mediterranean, or any stormy crossing seen from a rubber raft or overcrowded vessel, passing from crisis to loss. Flight presents the imagined border between hope and terror, crossed and re-crossed in the mind of the migrant. Limbo evokes the temporary stasis of the refugee camp or detention centre. Thematic elements composed by Nelson for Limology were taken by Underhill as the basis for the final part of the work. The decision to work collaboratively was a conscious attempt to share concepts and materials emblematic of the cultural divides and reconciliations at the heart of the project. The place of performance, Squamish land in the heart of the city of Vancouver, was implicated from the start as a site of critical importance in the imagination of the work, as a site settled by immigrants. The cross-cultural imperatives of the creative process led to a work that presents its diverse materials as imagined in the contexts and contrasts of settler culture, and as recognising the encounters arising from contemporary migration.
Hybrid Soundscapes
Authors: O'Keefe Linda
Published: June 2024

Hybrid Soundscapes is a multi-component body of outputs investigating acoustic ecology. It is comprised of sound installation, an album, participatory community engagement activities and peer-reviewed publications.The output was the outcome of three years of practice-led research into the impact of renewable energy technology on rural and natural landscapes. O Keeffe investigated four sites where new types of renewable energies have had an impact on natural landscapes: the southern region of Iceland, the Northern Terra Alta region of Spain, Barrow-in-Furness in the UK and Beijing, China. The research also investigated graphic composition as a mode of mapping sensory, social and ecological sonic experiences over time. The research employed different methodologies including retreats in natural landscapes, participatory listening workshops with local communities and documentary research. Hybrid Soundscapes was commissioned by the curator Christine Eyene in 2016 (curator of the 2019 Moroccan Biennale) for a touring exhibition titled Sounds Like Her that would for the first time present established women artists who have expanded the field of sound art. For the exhibition, O Keeffe presented four large printed graphic scores/sound maps and an immersive audio composition for five speakers. The scores comprised photographic images and drawings of the sites in which O Keeffe conducted field research. The audio composition functioned both as a single immersive audio work and a spatialised site-specific performance. Hybrid Soundscapes I–IV was first presented in the exhibition Sounds Like Her at the New Art Exchange, Nottingham, 13 October 2017 – 3 January 2018. Subsequent exhibition presentations included: York Art Gallery, 12 July – 25 August 2019, and Gallery Oldham, 14 December 2019 – 7 March 2020.
Eraser Drawings
Authors: Owen Jonathan
Published: June 2024

The output consists of a group of fifteen drawings. To make the works, Owen developed and applied a distinctive process involving the careful erasure of ink from found photographic images. Drawing usually involves making marks by adding and accumulating material (graphite, ink, etc.) on a surface. In contrast, Owen's drawings are made purely by erasure; a gradual, irreversible process of removing the ink of the printed image by hand. This series was made using illustrated pages from books on cinema, usually large, ‘coffee table’ publications focusing on a particular genre, director or actor. The books were found and bought online, in bookshops and secondhand shops. In each drawing the central figure, usually an actor or director, is erased. This disables the Focal point of the photograph, bringing a new importance and directing attention to the peripheral details of the image. Drawings from this series have been exhibited in solo exhibitions at:
Untitled
Authors: Owen Jonathan
Published: June 2024

The output is a life-size figurative sculpture, produced as a publicly-funded commission for Edinburgh Art Festival, 2016, an annual city-wide festival of international contemporary art. It was made by carving into a section of a 19th century marble statue to alter its shape by replacing the torso with movable, interlinking forms. This intervention rendered the statue unstable, leaving it intact and upright but shifted into a new posture. The work is one of a series of deconstructions of neoclassical sculpture that Owen has made over the past five years. For the duration of the festival, the work was exhibited inside the Burns Monument, a neoclassical temple on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill. It received an audience of 13,058 people. The sculpture was subsequently exhibited at Frieze London, 2016, where it was acquired for the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. It was exhibited in the NGV Triennial 2017–2018, with an audience of 1,231,742 people.
Headspace App
Authors: Farquhar Keith
Published: June 2024

Headspace App was an exhibition of seventeen works by Farquhar at Cabinet Gallery, London, from 1 September – 10 November 2018. It consisted of a collection of mixed media works and adapted found objects inspired by Farquhar’s daily life in Edinburgh, such as the commute on public transport, the use of meditation apps, visits to the municipial sauna, childcare, shopping and visits to the gym. Farquhar employs painterly, sculptural and moving-image processes, together with conceptual strategies, to advance the artistic potential of the readymade object. The works explore the impact of contemporary capitalist and consumerist culture on human experience and demonstrate ways in which forms of adaption and resistance can manifest. They combine this conceptual critique with an investigation into the technical and aesthetic conditions of image making in the digital age and attempt to further imagine the everchanging status of appropriation within contemporary culture. Following the exhibition at Cabinet, one of the works was selected for the 25th anniversary of the art fair Artissima at the Oval, Turin, Italy (1 – 4 November 2018). The fair attracted 50,000 visitors. The international fashion house, Symonds Pearmain, subsequently invited Farquhar to collaborate with them on their Spring/Summer 2019 collection. In place of hosting a runway show, they filmed their collection against the backdrop of Farquhar’s Cabinet exhibition.
Eidolon
Authors: Hood Beverley
Published: June 2024

Eidolon is a multi-component practice output comprised of live immersive performance, video, installation, virtual reality and a fully illustrated monograph with texts by Hood and Dame Marina Warner. The research explores the relationship between the human body and technology through a focus on the manikins used in medical training. Eidolon drew on a hybridity of artistic genres and techniques to explore elemental questions provoked by the act of simulating a human being. The output raised questions about the limits of human identity, the relations between natural and technological humanity and the role of machines in the construction of selfhood. Through its broad dissemination and engagement, the project brought the general public into spaces usually only accessible to medical professionals. It also prompted reflection amongst medical practitioners on the function of art within clinical settings. Eidolon was developed at the Scottish Centre for Simulation & Clinical Human Factors (SCSCHF), Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert. Live performances were staged within NHS medical simulation centres around Scotland. It was integrated into a professional clinical learning module at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh and was well received amongst the medical community. The project has been presented in different iterations in national and international platforms and venues (Edinburgh International Festival 2016, The World Congress of Biomedical Ethics, 2016 and galleries in Stockholm and Madrid). Audiences for the live performance and installation were in excess of 3,000, and secondary audiences from social media were in excess of 64,000. The project was supported by a Wellcome Trust Arts Award (£29k), Creative Scotland (£5k) and the University of Edinburgh.
We began as a part of the body
Authors: Hood Beverley
Published: June 2024

We began as part of the body was a practice research project that interrogated the impact of technology and science on the body and human experience and ethical questions concerning these dynamics. It was developed with Professor Sara Brown, in the laboratory at the School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Scotland, and ASCUS Art & Science, Scotland’s first non-profit organisation connecting art and science. The project resulted in a multi-component body of outputs, including: 1. A 6 minute spoken word sound piece. 2. A set of thirty eight 3D printed skin cell models. 3. Three 360 degree photographs. 4. A Mixed Reality (MR) immersive experience for Magic Leap headset. 5. An 8 minute film. 6. An Augmented Reality app for iOS. The project sought to bring together scientific rigour with poetic methods, and make complex genetic research more accessible. It challenged audiences to think critically about science, their role and responsibility within genetic research, and the impact such engagement might have on our understanding of what it means to be human. We began as part of the body extends Hood’s interests in creating sophisticated, experimental and challenging, yet accessible creative research projects that explore the relationship between the body, technology and science, where research, practice and impact are intertwined.
A Place is a Space Remembered
Authors: Hunter Kenny
Published: June 2024

A Place is a Space Remembered consists of four monumental patinated and painted bronze sculptures. This public artwork addresses the identity, history, geology and economy of the Deux-Caps region in France through the use of sculptural symbols that are both meaningful and absurd. It is permanently installed within the courtyard of the Maison du Site des Deux-Caps, a venue situated near the the village of Audinghen, France, a key site in World War II. The work was commissioned in 2015 through the ‘Nouveaux Commanditaires’ programme, a prestigious French organisation that has commissioned over 300 artworks across Europe, working with internationally recognised artists including Vito Acconci, Ugo Rondinone and Erwin Wurm. This output belongs to Hunter’s longstanding investigation into the contemporary practice of public sculpture, particularly in relation to collective remembrance and war memorials.
Strip Horizon
Authors: Paredes Maldonado Miguel
Published: June 2024

Strip Horizon is an architectural and urban design for a flexible, scalable residential neighbourhood in the municipality of Runavík in the Faroe Islands. The work was shortlisted in an open, two-stage international competition. The final entry was presented to the jury and Faroese stakeholders in June 2016. The project developed multi-dimensional perspectives on architectural sustainability. The design incorporated environmental, economic and place-making components. It provided a theoretical reflection, a method of enquiry, and a case study. Critically, the design proposal experimented with a customised linear building typology unprecedented in the regional context of the Faroe Islands and the Nordic Countries. The design enquiry was repeatable and scalable in the Faroese context, but also in the broader context of the Nordic Countries. The stage 1 competition submission was amongst the top 4 finalists and received international press coverage (see Appendix, page 26). Relevant stakeholders in the Nordic Countries contributed to stage 2 development via public presentations (see Appendix, page 26). The project contributed to design debate within the regional context in co-operation with the other 3 finalist teams via workshops (see Appendix, page 26). The reflective critique initiated in stage 2 was further extended and redeployed in academic debate through the development of peer-reviewed conference papers. The project constituted substantial research incorporating multi-dimensional sustainability indicators synthesised in the form of an Urban Strategies Diagram (see page 22) that provided a novel methodological analysis tool that was both reflective and projective. Peer-review assessment was carried out twice during the competition process through an international jury in stages 1 and 2, with feedback from the jury following both stages. Academic publication provided further peer-review assessment.
Cloud Dialogue
Authors: Robertson Ewan
Published: June 2024

Cloud Dialogue is a sculpture (approximate dimensions 7.5 x 11.5 x 2.6m ) which investigates the potentials of iron as a sculptural material. The work expands the expressive, associative and poetic potential of iron within the context of contemporary art. The work was conceived, made and installed by Ewan Robertson in collaboration with Scottish sculptor Gordon Munro. The research builds on the symbolism and the historical associations of iron, as a ubiquitous element of our lives. Through the creation of a large-scale sculpture and experimentation with techniques of fabrication, it challenges perceptions of iron as a utilitarian material. Cloud Dialogue has been made in several iterations, with different combinations of nodes and arms. Each form conjures different symbolic associations whilst responding to their different sites. As such, the research is also an extended experiment in site-specific installation.
Navigate the Blood
Authors: Williams Gareth
Published: June 2024

Navigate The Blood is an 80-minute opera conceived by Gareth Williams, co-composed by Williams and Admiral Fallow, with a libretto by Sian Evans. The work aims to find new partners, participants, collaborators and audiences for contemporary opera in Scotland, by developing a new methodology for creating work in this genre. The work was developed at NOISE Opera between 2015 and 2018, and produced in partnership with Glasgow Distillery, where the premiere took place on 2 November 2018. The work toured throughout November 2018 and 40% of the audience who attended performances were new to opera. Williams, opera composer and musical director of NOISE Opera, invited the indie folk band Admiral Fallow to collaborate on a concept opera that explored the industry and community of distilling in Scotland. After a series of research trips, interviews with distillers across Scotland, musical workshops, and readings of the libretto, a process was devised to mentor the new operamakers (Admiral Fallow) through the process of co-creating opera, creating a common language across the genres of indie folk/pop and opera, during the writing of this music theatre work. Through a new partnership with Glasgow Distilleries, seven distilleries across Scotland were secured as performance venues, and the whisky/gin making communities of Scotland were consulted and involved in the process of creating the libretto for the work. The work was performed in distilleries across Scotland: Glasgow Distillery, Oban Distillery, Glen Scotia Distillery, Campeltown, Ardnahoe Distillery, Islay, Blair Atholl Distillery, Pitlochry, Lost Loch Distillery, Aboyne, Summerhall Edinburgh and La Taverna Aviemore. The completed score is a collaborative document, where Williams placed the work of Admiral Fallow songwriters, Louis Abbot and Sarah Hayes, into the framework of the opera, alongside his own music, blending the different voices, gestures, genres and timbres into a cohesive, singular, dramatic piece.
An Adaptive Approach of Face Recognition for Low Intensity Images Using Texture Features
Authors: Kumar Abhishek , Chand Ashish
Published: June 2024

Abstract: Biometric recognition is the major field in the process of digitalization due to security. Face is an important biometric trait that can be used for security and authorization process. In this paper a novel approach has been proposed for face recognition process. Face recognition has major drawback of accuracy under low quality images that has improved in proposed approach. In this paper an approach of texture feature extraction has been hybrid with Dual cross pattern approach so that optimum set of feature can be computed. Experimental results have been extracted under variation in resolution. Proposed approach outperform to existing approaches.
Consistency of The Arrangements Granting Extensions of The Term of Building use Rights for Houses to Provide Legal Certainty
Authors: Putra Pangestu Hendy , Koeswahyono Imam , Sri Kawuryan Endang
Published: June 2024

There is ambiguity in the regulation for granting HGB term extensions. Article 35 of the UUPA do not recognize the granting of an extension "all at once", whereas in Article 145 of Law Act No. 6 / 2023 provides provisions for granting extensions “all at once”. There are two problems focuses. First, how are the current regulations regarding granting term extensions? Second, what will be the future regulations regarding granting an extension of the term of building use rights for flats that will provide more legal certainty? The main purpose in this research is to analyses inconsistency about the regulation on HGB. Using normative legal research, with statute approach and conceptual approach. The result in this research, current regulations for granting HGB periods, it turns out that there is a lack of clarity in the regulations. Moreover, what is regulated in Article 145 Law Act No. 6 / 2023 is not in line with Article 33 paragraph (3) UUD NRI 1945. Therefore, future regulations must be developed with linear consistency with the regulatory direction of Article 33 paragraph (3) of the UUD NRI 1945, UUPA, and even the Constitutional Court jurisprudence to provide legal certainty.
Expresión artística y emociones en el aula: la pintura como medio para la convivencia escolar.
Authors: Pabón Rodríguez Andry Faisury , Botero Urquijo Diego Alejandro
Published: June 2024

Este texto explora cómo la pintura en el aula puede crear un ambiente escolar seguro y acogedor, permitir que los estudiantes expresen sus emociones de forma creativa y desarrollar habilidades para resolver conflictos de manera pacífica. su estudio se basa en un paradigma sociocrítico y un enfoque cualitativo. Se utiliza el método de investigación acción participativa con estudiantes de 4° y 5° de primaria de la Institución Educativa Alejandro Gutiérrez Calderón, sede San Juan Bosco. Este trabajo evidencia el resultado de talleres de pintura con los estudiantes por medio de la sistematización de datos a través de diarios de campo, entrevistas y análisis de las creaciones artísticas. Los resultados sugieren que la pintura es una herramienta eficaz para que los estudiantes expresen sus emociones y mejoren la convivencia escolar. El estudio demuestra que la expresión artística, específicamente la pintura, mejora la convivencia escolar. Las intervenciones artísticas son valiosas para abordar los desafíos emocionales y sociales en el ámbito educativo. Desde allí, se recomienda integrar prácticas artísticas en la educación para fomentar una convivencia armoniosa y constructiva entre los estudiantes
Manejo de plantas daninhas na cultura do coentro
Authors:   , Pereira André José , Furquim Lucas Santos
Published: June 2024

O coentro (Coriandrum sativum), pertencente à família Apiaceae, é uma planta aromática utilizada na culinária como tempero, muito consumida na região norte e nordeste do Brasil, é produzida o ano todo em todo território por pequenos produtores. Devido a exigência e sofisticação dos pratos Brasileiros a sua demanda tem aumentado, assim a procura por aumento na produtividade e de interesse do produtor, um fator que interfere o rendimento e alcançar grande produtividades no campo são as interferências por plantas daninhas. Neste aspecto a remoção da mesma é necessária. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar diferentes manejos para plantas daninhas utilizando Cobertura morta, Plástico Mulching, Capina manual, Herbicida (Afalon) e uma testemunha para avaliar os diferentes métodos de controle na produção do coentro. O experimento foi realizado no sítio Hortifruti Pereira (-23.711997,-47.337442), localizada em Ibiúna-SP. O plantio do coentro aconteceu por sementes. Utilizou-se o delineamento em blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições. A semeadura do Coentro ocorreu no dia 15 de abril de 2023 e a colheita 50 dias após o plantio. A utilização do manejo com a cobertura morta se mostrou eficiente no controle das daninhas e na produção do coentro.
Enriquecimento ambiental em indivíduos de Iraras (Eira barbara) no zoológico de Sorocaba
Authors:   , Antunes Lais Mayumi , Santos Thamy Melissa Oliveti
Published: June 2024

O enriquecimento ambiental vem sendo difundido para a melhoria do bem-estar dos animais sob os cuidados humanos, principalmente nos zoológicos e aquários, com o propósito de aumentar a qualidade de vida dos animais selvagens. Com esse intuito, são introduzidos no ambiente estímulos que se assemelham ao habitat natural, como alimentos e materiais, para que seja estimulado seu instinto natural de defesa, caça, reprodução e busca por alimentos, podendo assim evitar ocorrências de estresse e possíveis comportamentos estereotipados. O presente estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o comportamento e bem-estar dairara (Eira barbara) no Parque zoológico de Sorocaba, através da introdução de alimentos e materiais. Constatou-se que através da comparação realizada antes e depois do enriquecimento, houve uma diminuição acentuada nos comportamentos de estereotipias permitindo sugerir que a realização do enriquecimento ambiental foi satisfatória. Com este resultado pode-se contribuir para a manutenção do bem-estar das iraras no Parque zoológico de Sorocaba, podendo os mesmos manifestar gradativamente seus comportamentos naturais e contribuir para a manutenção do bem-estar das iraras sob cuidados humanos.
Sangue, tinta e animação: o reflexo da violência nos animes e mangás (1963-1973)
Authors:   , Soares Vinícius Pleins
Published: June 2024

Com o desenvolvimento da pesquisa, pretende-se investigar a representação da violência em animes e mangás durante os anos de 1963 a 1973, analisando como essas obras incorporaram aspectos da realidade sócio-histórica japonesa. O objetivo da pesquisa visa uma análise aprofundada do papel da indústria cultural na transformação das mídias em produtos de massa e o contexto nacional após a Segunda Guerra Mundial e a Ocupação do Japão. O estudo observa as dinâmicas sociais a partir do processo de expansão econômica de formato capitalista e o estabelecimento dos primeiros estúdios de animação no país, notando as novas relações de trabalho e de distribuição dos produtos massificados, com a serialização das obras nas televisões. Além disso, pode-se identificar o surgimento de animes e mangás que refletem sobre a guerra e as suas cicatrizes duradouras na sociedade japonesa, devido ao trauma coletivo, a transformação sociopolítica, a ocidentalização e a procura por uma nova identidade nacional.