Fantastic Ideas Research Articles

Application of Digital Cameras Toward Children Development Domain

This research was carried out to create awaereness on the benefits of camera applications to young children development like social, language, and cognitive development. The initiative to introduce camera as teaching tool in preschool and home was one of fantastic ideas in effort of making children’s learning more interactived and improved. Digital cameras provide children with a medium to express their creativity, capture and share moments, and engage in storytelling. This studies proved that the digital camera seccussfuly encouraged children to observe and appreciate the world around them, enhancing their visual literacy and observation skills. Furthermore, digital cameras foster social interactions and collaboration as children work together on photography projects, share their creations, and connect with others who share their interests.

Neurodiversity: Making a difference

neurodiversity: Making a difference

This is Not My Story by Ryan Uytdewilligen

Reviewed by: This is Not My Story by Ryan Uytdewilligen April Spisak Uytdewilligen, Ryan This is Not My Story; illus. by David Huyck. Kids Can Press, 2023 [40p] Trade ed. ISBN 9781525303432 $19.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R Gr. 1-3 In this clever book that successfully plays around with dismantling the fourth wall and exploring all the best bits of metafiction, a boy and an author grapple with whose story is actually being told. The author has what they are sure are fantastic ideas for the boy's role, such as dragon-slayer, vampire victim, or kid going on a date. The unnamed boy has entirely different opinions about all of the ideas as they are presented rapid fire—no, absolutely not, gross, too weird, and most importantly, not the right story for our protagonist. The illustrator gets a nod for their key work in building this narration, and the visual impact of pages being crumpled or panels being ignored, wildly different color choices, and characters from other concepts creeping across into new plot ideas all add significant fun and depth. It's a happy ending for all involved, but this is a quintessential example of the journey being far more important than the destination. The pace is quick and bouncy, as the two discard topics and bicker about who should have more say in the story: the author or the main character? An accessible and engaging author's note explains what genres are in general, and which ones are represented in this book; the genre descriptions will likely inspire some literary deep dives into the ones most appealing to the listener. [End Page 309] Copyright © 2023 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Various topological phases and their abnormal effects of topological acoustic metamaterials

AbstractThe last 20 years have witnessed growing impacts of the topological concept on the branches of physics, including materials, electronics, photonics, and acoustics. Topology describes objects with some global invariant property under continuous deformation, which in mathematics could date back to the 17th century and mature in the 20th century. In physics, it successfully underpinned the physics of the Quantum Hall effect in 1984. To date, topology has been extensively applied to describe topological phases in acoustic metamaterials. As artificial structures, acoustic metamaterials could be well theoretically analyzed, on‐demand designed, and easily fabricated by modern techniques, such as three‐dimensional printing. Some new theoretical topological models were first discovered in acoustic metamaterials analogous to electronic counterparts, associated with novel effects for acoustics closer to applications. In this review, we focused on the concept of topology and its realization in airborne acoustic crystals, solid elastic phononic crystals, and surface acoustic wave systems. We also introduced emerging concepts of non‐Hermitian, higher‐order, and Floquet topological insulators in acoustics. It has been shown that the topology theory has such a powerful generality that among the disciplines from electron to photon and phonon, from electronic to photonics and acoustics, from acoustic topological theory to acoustic devices, could interact and be analogous to fertilize fantastic new ideas and prototype devices, which might find applications in acoustic engineering and noise‐vibration control engineering in the near future.

The State and Revolutions. Part VII. Formation of the consolidated, socially protected society as the main function of the state, which guarantees its existence, stable development and national security

The article is devoted to the problems of formation of the consolidated, socially protected society as the main function of the state, which guarantees its existence, stable development and national security.
 It was found that the power of state, state apparatus, military and security services, but not the fantastic revolutionary ideas and innovations, are the real fundament of the statehood, because they give the opportunity to keep the power as well as to realize the political will.
 The authors tell about the advantages of the aristocratic and meritocratic rule, and, at the same time, say that even the rule of the “bad” ruler is better that the adventurous attempt to overthrow him.
 The vitality of the new regimes, which came to the power with the help of the popular revolution and the military coup, was characterized.
 The authors say that the state contributes to the formation of the nation as the unitary political community. The realization of this mission demands the creative activity of the state and the development of the internal trans-regional business and economic ties, which should unite the society and guarantee its welfare. At the same time, the liberal line of policy of the “minimal” state is harmful, because it prevents the creation of these ties, excludes the ability of the state to development, makes the state dependence on foreigners and is advantageous to kleptocracy and oligarchy. It was noted that the experience of many countries shows the advisability of anti-liberal policy.
 It was substantiated that the formation of the middle class and the social state, as the important grounds of the social stability, are connected with the ideas of the welfare state, paternalistic and etatistic state. The main aspects of the etatistic state activity were disclosed.
 It was emphasized that it is inadmissible of glorify the revolutions. The authors say that the civic consciousness should be formed on the principles of etatism and conservatism. The main grounds of the formation of the consolidated, socially protected society and the prevention of revolutions, etc. were covered and summarized

ФЕНОМЕНЫ ПОГРЕБЕНИЯ, ПОГРАНИЧЬЯ, ПЕРЕХОДА В КОНТЕКСТЕ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ ДРУГИХ В ГРЕЧЕСКОЙ ВАЗОПИСИ

Greek perception of the Others was syncretic: real facts were mixed with fantastic ideas; in their view the Others lived on the outskirts of the oikumene, that is on the border with the other worlds – in the broad sense – real and fantastic, the world of alive and dead – this connected them with the phenomena of borders, transition, burial, etc. Due to this, the Others in Greek art were often represented in mythological subjects and as mythological characters. Also, some subjects where the Others were represented were connected with the phenomena of transition and burial – war, preparations for war, hunt, etc. Also, some details of such images were connected with these phenomena. The semantics of the Greek vase painting was controversial and multilayered therefore interpretation of many of such images is disputable. Besides, the phenomena studied might be examined in a more narrow or more broad sense. Moreover, the connection of many characters represented with the other world, other gods and myths is much more complicated and outgoes far beyond the borders of the thematic connected with the Otherness.

Футурология и настоящее: от улучшения качества жизни человека к его бессмертию

Analyzed is the prospects for further development of humankind in future in the field of medical technologies. Trend “The science of the future” began to develop actively in the second half of the twentieth century. Futurology as a scientific and philosophical direction always actualizes the possible and alternative future, the ways of implementing the most fantastic ideas so far. Identifying possible lines of development and outlining the sphere of moral responsibility, futurology together with philosophy looks for opportunities to achieve immortality as a long-term goal. Then we consider the latest scientific medical projects to achieve a technical progress in improving quality and length of human life, bringing us closer to real immortality. While the first steps are being taken new methods of disease prevention are being tested, the causes of various pathologies are reconsidered and strategies for overcoming them are being developed. As a subject of study, the authors of the article review the role of medicine in the social life in the future as one of the most cutting-edge and high-demand areas of high-tech business, requiring philosophical reflection and fragmentation of the zone of responsibility on the way to real immortality.

Structure and Features of Audiovisual Content Design of Architectural 3D‑mapping

A large number of global architectural 3D mapping projects are reviewed and systematized in the article. The research vocabulary is adjusted in the introductory part of the article. The fact is that the “3D” prefix of “3D mapping” term refers to work with three-dimensional surfaces as well as three-dimensional technologies and content visualization tools. In addition, it is proposed to abandon the particle “video” in the term “video mapping” as video technology, as such, is used in this type of multimedia design much less common than different types of animation. A review of the research literature has shown that works devoted to the research topic are fragmentary and do not cover the topic of architectural 3D mapping diversity. The main body of the article systematizes the design concepts of audiovisual content of 3D projections in a number of thematic areas in which this industry of multimedia design is currently developing. A significant part of such topics is dictated by organizing committees of international competitions and festivals of 3D mapping. First of all, these are topics that demonstrate ideas and logic of architectural design. Facades are also used as canvases to display animated art works. They reproduce color and spatial abstractions developed in technologies of three-dimensional and generative animation. Audiovisual shows on buildings reveal philosophical concepts of designers, raise issues of technical and technological progress and environmental issues. Illustration of historical events on the facades of houses with rich past is traditional in architectural 3D mapping. Mythological scenes are also revealed in audiovisual projections and fantastic ideas are realized. Architectural 3D mapping finds its practical use in brand advertising. This study will allow organizers of festivals and contests, designers working in this field to have greater understanding of thematic diversity of 3D mapping projects. The present study may serve the basis for deepening the consideration of a particular topic of architectural 3D mapping in the areas of analysis of project design features and complexity of audiovisual concepts.

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Ada Lovelace’s Legacy for Computation History

This scientific and academic paper aims to make a historical review of the female contribution to the history of computing, through a bibliographic research by qualitative methodology of data analysis. So this story begins with Augusta Ada King, Countess Ada Lovelace, a precursor to the field of development and programming in the field of computer technology by developing the first machine-executable algorithm, in this case the Charles Babbage Analytical Engineer. Thus, there is the redemption of female names that have made a major contribution to the development of computer history and which are of utmost importance to connoisseurs of computer science today. It then presents aspects of Ada Lovelace's life, which shows her story from the variations that have reached family relationships and moments of dedication in mathematics studies, as well as her writing talent manifested through poetic science that has resulted in a futuristic vision and that led to imagine the potential of machines long before being used or displayed, thus showing them a human being far ahead of her time and with fantastic ideas for her time, considering that at that time as women they had no rights and no spaces they have today. Thus, she demonstrated that her imagination about artifacts went beyond her usefulness to humans. Finally, we analyze or analyze Ada's thinking left to science and technology, as well as some curiosities about who is a memorable person for humanity to the present day in the field of use, including being celebrated and acclaimed using a date that how to recover. Its memory and have a great worldwide repercussion, as well as a programming language that bears her name and other expressions of rescue of her memory, characterizing a social recognition for a person.

Gene Therapy: The Current Codon Status

Scenes of scientists exploiting the genetic material from an amber trapped mosquito which had apparently sucked the blood of a ferocious dinosaur to finally create a monster had captured the imagination of audience world wide. Genetic engineering has since then gradually emerged from the shadows of fantastic and novelistic ideas depicted in the wildly successful Jurassic Park to the box-office flop Alien: Resurrection . The image of creating a seemingly flawless piece of genetic thread finely entwined following years of research spent in solving the genetic jigsaw has captured the imagination of the world. The implications are huge and often exaggerated but never thought to be beyond the reach of the ever-so impatient man. The impact of genetic engineering on the society is often debated but a final decision will unfortunately have to wait.

Syndrome of «delusional fantasies» in the concept of K. Birnbaum

The author analyzes the features of the syndrome of «delusional fantasies» (delusion-like fantasies) in the concept of K. Birnbaum. According to this concept, psychopathic constitutions, due to the presence in the structure of dissociation, are the basis for the development of delusions per se. «Dreamer» and «vershroben» types are predisposed to the syndrome of «delusional fantasies». It is emphasized that initially the syndrome of «delusional fantasies» was described as a peculiar phasic episode of delusions in psychopaths, aged between 20-30 years. In the current domestic literature, delusion-like fantasies are regarded as non-delusional bizarre fantastic ideas in children and adolescent patients.

What do bizarre delusions mean in schizophrenia?

Background: Bizarre delusions are a hallmark of schizophrenia. The symptom “Unusual Thought Content” (G9) of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (Kay, S.R., Flszbein, A., & Opfer, L.A. (1987). The positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 13, 261–276.) is defined as “thinking characterized by strange, fantastic, or bizarre ideas, ranging from those which are remote or atypical to those which are distorted, illogical and patently absurd”. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between symptom severity as assessed by PANSS component G9 and the delusional content communicated by the patient. Methods: We compared the G9 PANSS scores between patients with 2, 3, 4, and 5 types of delusions. After that, clinical and demographic variables were compared between patients with G9 ≤ 4 (absent to moderate severity score) and patients with G9 ≥ 5 (severe to extreme severity score). Result: Patients with more types of delusions tended to have higher G9 mean scores. Patients at first episode of psychosis (P = 0.033), and with early response to antipsychotic (P = 0.001) tended to present lower G9 scores. Conclusions: This finding suggests that the clinical notion of “bizarreness” is more associated with a chaotic diversity of delusional themes out of context than with a single systematized delusional core.

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Justifying small-nresearch in scientifically amazing settings: challenging the notion that only “big-n” studies are worthwhile

if you have ever competed for external research support, you know the drill. Every grant starts with some fantastic ideas that are honed, filtered, and shaped into a grant proposal. Primary aims lead to hypothesis statements, definitions of primary outcomes, and a statistical analysis section. At

Five Fast Fixes

If you’re like me, Five Fast Fixes may be one of your favorite benefits of being an INACSL member. Logging in to check out the latest edition of Clinical Simulation in Nursing, I scroll down to the bottom of the page to read the fantastic ideas compiled by Nancy Kreger. It is with excitement and enthusiasm that I continue the momentum that Nancy started by bringing our readers the wisdom and creativity we are sharing in our simulation centers. If you are looking for great ideas or have a tight budget and need innovative ways to produce just the right effect without spending a great deal of money, this is the place.

Engineering the global ecosystem

In 1952, Isaac Asimov wrote a vivid tale about human explorers engineering the ecosystem of Mars to make it habitable for humans (Asimov 1952). In science fiction, engineers use terraforming machines to modify the atmosphere, landscape, and hydrology of Mars to create ecosystems that sustain earth-based life-forms. Since that time, rapid advances in population density, combined with ideas concerning engineering and finance, have allowed us to recreate the ecosystem of our home planet. However, our Earth-based ‘‘terraforming’’ efforts have not sufficiently included ecosystem function in our engineering designs and, as a result, a number of negative consequences are occurring. Engineering has had a great history of achievement in designing and building hydrologic structures and actualizing fantastic ideas, such as the Roman aqueducts, the canals of Angkor Wat, or the Bhakra Nangal dam. Engineering over the ages has transitioned from a focus on structural greatness to engineering the manipulation of natural cycles and systems, including the hydrologic cycle. These designs and manipulations typically regard only the immediate application (e.g., flood control, water supply), not the needs of the regional and global ecosystem, and therefore impart unintended consequences as a result of this oversight. In the last 50 years, the world population has more than doubled, from less than 3 billion people to an estimated 6.8 billion people today (United States Census Bureau 2010). Current projections are for the world population to reach nine billion within the next generation. Despite the potential for disaster, arguably the human condition has improved as population density increased. The Human Development Index (HDI), a measurement that incorporates life expectancy, access to education, and standard of living, has risen for all of the 82 UN member states for which there is comparative data between 1980 and 2007 (United Nations Development Programs, 2009). The average increase for states ranked as having low development (scores less than 0.50) in 1980 was almost 140%, with ten out of 21 states moving from the low development to medium development categories. The HDI also increased in countries ranked in 1980 as medium development (120%) and high or very high development (110% of the 1980 values). Other measurements of the human condition, such as access to drinking water, undernourishment, and poverty rates, show trends that indicate the human condition is improving (United Nations 2008; United Nations Environmental Programs 2010). The human condition has been uplifted in large part due to engineering that has transformed our landscape and hydrology on a local, regional, and global scale. W. T. Stringfellow (&) R. Jain Ecological Engineering Research Program, School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95211, USA e-mail: wstringfellow@pacific.edu

A conference calls…

Welcome to the October edition of Dental Nursing. I would like to welcome a new editor, Dawn Powell, to the journal. It is an exciting time for us all as Dawn is joining us with some fantastic ideas. Welcome Dawn!

Modern alchemy: occultism and the emergence of atomic theory

Alchemists are generally held to be the quirky forefathers of science, blending occultism with metaphysical pursuits. Although many were intelligent and well-intentioned thinkers, the oft-cited goals of alchemy paint these antiquated experiments as wizardry, not scientific investigation. Whether seeking to produce a miraculous panacea or struggling to transmute lead into gold, the alchemists radical goals held little relevance to consequent scientific pursuits. Thus, the temptation is to view the transition from alchemy to modern science as one that discarded fantastic ideas about philosophers stones and magic potions in exchange for modest yet steady results. It has been less noted, however, that the birth of atomic science actually coincided with an efflorescence of occultism and esoteric religion that attached deep significance to questions about the nature of matter and energy. Mark Morrisson challenges the widespread dismissal of alchemy as a largely insignificant historical footnote to science by prying into the revival of alchemy and its influence on the emerging subatomic sciences of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Morrisson demonstrates its surprising influence on the emerging subatomic sciences of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Specifically, Morrisson examines the resurfacing of occult circles during this time period and how their interest in alchemical tropes had a substantial and traceable impact upon the science of the day. Modern Alchemy chronicles several encounters between occult conceptions of alchemy and the new science, describing how academic chemists, inspired by the alchemy revival, attempted to transmute the elements; to make gold. Examining scientists publications, correspondence, talks, and laboratory notebooks as well as the writings of occultists, alchemical tomes, and science-fiction stories, he argues that during the birth of modern nuclear physics, the trajectories of science and occultism--so often considered antithetical--briefly merged.

Die Geschichte der Windenergienutzung, 1890–1990 by Matthias Heymann

TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE Book Reviews 795 son immediately accepted, and Nixon did indeed keep Paine through the next two years. Webb’s resignation was a final sacrifice on the altar of Apollo. Lambright’s treatment ofWebb’s career is learned, informed, and interesting. Recognizing Webb’s imperfections, he clearly admires his administrative and political prowess and portrays him sympathet­ ically without glossing over his faults. Lambright writes for a general audience, with a bias toward scholars of “space history and public management.” Finding any problems with this excellent work is dif­ ficult; my only complaint is that he passes quickly over Webb’s later service to the Smithsonian Institution, a topic of interest to histori­ ans of science and technology. This minor point is far outweighed by his correct choice to make this a short and readable work. It is of interest to general historians, historians of science and technology, political scientists, and many others. It will surely be the standard biography of Webb for years to come. Stephen B. Johnson Mr.Johnson is the associate director of the Charles Babbage Institute at the Uni­ versity of Minnesota. He is currently completing his doctorate on the development of systems management in the American and European space programs. Die Geschichte der Windenergienutzung, 1890-1990. By Matthias Heymann . Frankfurt: Campus, 1995. Pp. 518; illustrations, figures, ta­ bles, notes, bibliography, index. DM88.00 (paper). The history of the use ofwind energy in the 20th century has been characterized by a paradoxical situation. Considerable efforts to im­ prove wind energy technology gradually transformed the old wind­ mill into the modern and vastly more powerful wind turbine. How­ ever, the significance ofwind as a source of energy diminished over the years. The first part of Matthias Heymann’s book on the history of wind energy discusses the downfall ofwindmills and wind motors between 1890 and 1930. He argues that this was caused by the expan­ sion of the centralized, large-scale production and distribution of electricity. However, as Heymann points out, the straightforward ex­ planation—a lower cost structure by the use of scale effects—does not apply in this case. For quite a long period autonomous wind motors remained a competitive option, at least in regions with a fa­ vorable wind regime. In later years, arguments as to the cost effectiveness ofwind energy were of a somewhat different nature. In the second part of the book, covering the period from 1930 to 1970, Heymann describes how cal­ culations of the price of a kilowatt-hour produced by wind energy were always very favorable, but, since most proposals never left the design table, entirely hypothetical. These very ambitious, sometimes 796 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE even downright unrealistic projects were not criticized by the energy establishment on this score. A relatively decentralized and by its na­ ture fluctuating and therefore unreliable source ofelectricity simply did not fit a centralized system based on large coal plants. This large technological system became the frame of reference for most wind energy pioneers in this period. The life and work of the German engineer Hermann Honneff (1878-1961) is exemplary in this regard. Honneff had an impressive career in the construction of large steel structures, such as radio towers. After going bankrupt in 1930, he devoted the rest of his life to the design and promotion of wind energy projects. In 1932 he presented for the first time a “sensational plan” that would change radically the economic struc­ ture of Germany. Enormous wind energy installations, each 430 me­ ters high with three 160-meter diameter turbines generating 60 megawatts, would provide Germany with cheap electricity, increase employment, and contribute to the self-sufficiency of the nation. All these promises fitted extremely well within the national-socialistic ideology coming to power. The large scale of the plan was essential in order to be able to compete with electricity from coal plants; also, the unproven assumption was that at higher altitudes the wind blew harder and more continuously. What is amazing about Honneff is the way he succeeded over an extended period of time in mobilizing interest and support for his fantastic ideas and inspired other inven­ tors. This is a...