Graphical Language Research Articles

Martyrdom in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

A tradition of martyr photography flourished during Mexico’s religiously motivated Cristero War (1926–29). Graphic photographic prints and postcards depicting executed Catholic activists and priests circulated widely during the conflict as a form of antigovernment propaganda, justifying comparisons of the Cristeros to the earliest persecuted Christians. Taking into account the iconographic and material features of these photographs as well as the medium’s particular ontological qualities, I explore how Cristero martyr images fulfilled comparable functions to early martyr narratives and relics by providing a compelling visual testimony and material trace of the martyr’s sacrifice. In these photographic images, the testimonial value and heightened verisimilitude of the early martyr text finds a parallel in a graphic documentary visual language that emerged with the increased mediatization of violence during the Revolution (1910–17). At the same time, these visual mementos sought to appeal to viewers on an affective level by drawing from long-standing iconographic vocabularies and material modes of devotional experience, most notably the tactile intimacy of the portable relic. Approaching the Cristero conflict from the analytical perspectives of visual culture and material religion, my research sheds new light on how Catholic activists conceptualized and justified violent sacrifice in their struggle for religious freedom while also making novel contributions to the history of Mexican photography. These complex visual artifacts reveal how Cristero propagandists utilized familiar religious images and concepts to provide a meaningful religious framework for their activism while also adapting strategies of martyr memorialization to the age of mechanical reproduction.

Artificial Intelligence Prediction Tool for Hydrogen Production from Renewable Energy Aimed at Reducing the Impact on the Environment

Hydrogen production from renewable energy sources is a sustainable idea both in the field of energy storage and for environmental protection. Still, the fluctuations of production levels can become an impediment and may attract risks or additional production costs. In order to predict hydrogen production from such sources, an Artificial Intelligence prediction tool was implemented as a measure of control for future forecasts and evolutions. In the reason of resilience for further developments, this tool was made in the LabVIEW programming environment, using the easy but also capable graphical programming language. The results of this work found a periodically fluctuations in the hydrogen production but a general stability of the hydrogen marketplace. Into account of the further development of the clean energy to protect the environment, the use of hydrogen from renewable energy can be found as a good strategy.

Modeling the process of determining the appropriate location for a network sectioning point

The article presents a model combining theoretical methods of mathematical optimization, as well as additional re-quirements and conditions for practical realization of preliminary obtained results. The model is built on the functional-hierarchical principle and implements the process approach, which includes the coordination of individual operations through their combination and interaction in a hierarchical structure with a certain number of levels. In the first part of the model, a graph analytical method of mathematical optimization is used to pre-determine the location of the net-work sectioning point. Further on the basis of the obtained data, additional requirements and conditions of regulatory documents, an appropriate point for installation in the electrical network is selected. IDEF0-model is described with the help of a graphical language with the possibility of computerized execution of algorithmic actions and calculations. The model provides a combination of flexible means of representing information flows and strict regulatory requirements for generating output results.

Quantum computing with time-travelling quantum gates

Quantum computing can solve problems that are difficult to solve in classical computing, expanding the range of problems that can be effectively computed within the allowable range of classical physical principles, and posing a challenge to the extended Church-Turing thesis in classical computing. Here, we discuss an interesting question: how to achieve more powerful computers by breaking through the limitations of physical principles, further enhancing the capabilities of quantum computers. To extend quantum computing, novel operations related to relativistic physics are a crucial candidate. Among them, the concept of closed time-like curve has aroused widespread interest, and it introduces the ability for time travel. Mathematically, quantum state along the closed time-like curve is determined through self-consistent equations, which has been demonstrated in simulations. Here, we consider a novel manipulation capability that allows quantum computing to achieve time-travelling quantum control gate. This is an intuitive extension of the graphical language of quantum circuits. Explaining quantum circuits as tensor networks, we first explain how to experimentally simulate the output of such a circuit in a system without time-travel capability. Then, we take an example to demonstrate an extended quantum algorithm that can efficiently solve SAT problems, indicating that with the involvement of time-travelling quantum gates, the computational complexity class P = NP. We also anticipate that the time-travelling quantum gates will play a facilitating role in accomplishing other quantum tasks, including achieving deterministic non-orthogonal quantum state discrimination, and quantum state cloning. Our results contribute to a more in-depth understanding of the relationship between computation and physical principles.

Exploring the Elements and Principles of Graphic Language in Visual Graphic Design

Exploring the Elements and Principles of Graphic Language in Visual Graphic Design

The application of abstract think and graphic language for diagrammatic thinking in space design

Environmental design as a practical major in the university, is concentrating on training students to become professional designers to fit the requirements of the design market today. Traditional design education that only construction documents with CAD technology training has no longer satisfied the needs of economy and the market today, so we have to explore new strategy to change the way of teaching. This article explores some examples of new strategy of how to set up lecture, studio practices, and competition workshop for environmental design course system in high education institute in China. The goal is to transform abstractive thinking in art and design perception to representational diagram in visual technique. We hope this new exploration can reform the atmosphere during studio education, with merging new technique such as new digital media, AI and IT technology, and therefore, change the learning technique and improve students to learn more.

CUMHURİYET SONRASI 1950 KUŞAĞI İLE ÇAĞDAŞLAŞAN TÜRK GRAFİK MİZAHI ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME: TURHAN SELÇUK ÖRNEĞİ

Considering the development of graphic humor in our country, it is seen that it is modernized parallel to the industrial and social developments after the Republic. Especially with İhap Hulusi Görey, the increase in graphic design productions before the state and the establishment of the Poster Workshop, the narrative of the graphic language also affected the art of caricature. In this process, graphic art productions became visible in the country's history. Modern cartoon lines, which began to appear with the works of Cemal Nadir Güler, Necmi Rıza Ayça, Kozma Togo, and Ratip Tahir, attracted attention in the world with Saul Steinberg's modern graphic humor style in the 1950s, and Turhan Selçuk, along with many cartoonists, began to give examples in our country. The word "Graphic Humor," which refers to the graphic values in his lines and the lines that gain meaning with the story of pure lines free from writing, has started to be used more frequently for his works. The artist, whose recognition significantly increased with the comic book "Abdülcanbaz," is one of the rare illustrators who can be recognized by his lines, even if he doesn't sign the works he produces in his style. The artist, whose recognition significantly increased with the comic book "Abdülcanbaz" is one of the rare illustrators that can be recognized by his lines, even if he doesn't sign the works he produces in his style. In addition, the artist, also known internationally, has made a name for himself among the press cartoonists with his lines interpreting social and political determinations. This study uses the systematic data scanning method to examine the artistic life of Turhan Selçuk, Türkiye's pioneering graphic humor artist, as the graphic representative of contemporary lines.

On large automata processing: towards a high level distributed graph language

On large automata processing: towards a high level distributed graph language

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TEACHING GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR FUTURE TEACHERS OF LABOR EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF IT EDUCATION

This article examines the importance of effectively integrating graphic design into computer science education, emphasizing the need for integrative curricula. It is emphasized that such an approach requires taking into account the specifics of both disciplines and contributes to the formation of a comprehensive understanding of the subject, the development of professional competencies, and the training of specialists capable of meeting the requirements of modern society. In the context of the rapid development of digital technologies, the article emphasizes the relevance of the integration of graphic design into IT education. The practical aspects of such integration are considered, including the usage of innovative technical tools, programs, and teaching methods aimed at improving the quality of education.
 Special attention is paid to project-oriented learning, which allows students to implement practical tasks, developing both graphic and computer skills. Examples are given of how students can be involved in the development of websites, mobile applications, and multimedia projects, using knowledge from both fields. Emphasis is also placed on the importance of software tools such as Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator for graphic design and programming languages and environments for web development, enabling students to acquire the necessary technical skills for their future careers.
 Special attention is paid to the role of integration in qualified teacher training capable of working effectively in a high-tech, information-oriented society. Specific examples of courses and projects that demonstrate the implementation of an interdisciplinary approach in education are provided, as well as recommendations for further improvement of educational programs are developed. The analysis emphasizes the potential and importance of integrated teaching of graphic design and informatics for the training of future teachers, aimed at their professional development and improvement of the educational process in general.

Teaching methodology for modeling the activities of company within the discipline “Design of information systems”

Problem statement . The topic of modeling the activity of a company within the discipline “Design of information systems” remains one of the most difficult for students to understand. Students quickly master CASE tools and the syntax of graphic languages, but this is not enough to build correct models. Difficulties are associated with the lack of clear criteria for the correctness of the model and the many alternative solutions. The purpose of the study is to develop a methodology for teaching modeling, which will allow students to form a deeper understanding of the topic. Methodology . Experimental work was carried out on the basis of the Donetsk Academy of Management and Public Administration. In the experiment took part 79 students of the second year of bachelor's degree in the direction of training 09.03.03 “Applied informatics”. The experiment consisted of an anonymous questionnaire and statistical processing of its results. Results. Based on the analysis of typical mistakes of students, a “worksheet” has been developed, consisting of a number of empirical rules, which is recommended to be issued to students before starting to independently perform the simulation. Students are encouraged to constantly check for compliance of the constructed models with the proposed rules. The results of the experiment showed significant qualitative changes in the implementation of individual projects by students who used the proposed “worksheets”. Conclusion . The use of the described methodology in teaching students of the direction of training 09.03.03 “Applied informatics” within the discipline “Information systems design” provided a more conscious approach of students to modeling and, as a result, more correct performance of tasks.

SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF STUDY GRAPHIC CULTURE AND DESIGN BY FUTURE TEACHERS OF TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION

The article analyzes the variety of interpretations of the concept of "culture" in the social sciences and the importance of understanding this concept. The concept of "design" and its various aspects, including graphic design, are also studied, the role of graphic design in creating a modern subject environment and in satisfying artistic and aesthetic needs is indicated, the role of graphic images in various contexts is considered, including their use for displaying data and creating technical drawings and drawings. Also highlighted is the problem of graphic training of future technology teachers and the importance of integrating graphic training with coaching tools, revealed graphic culture as a key aspect of communication and the use of graphic language in various spheres of life. It was determined that almost 90% of information is perceived by a person visually, thereby emphasizing the advantages of graphic information over text. The relationship between graphic and artistic culture was studied, and various components of graphic culture were identified, including motivational-value, cognitive, operational-activity and creative. The importance of the development of graphic culture is emphasized, as it is a necessary component of the professional activity of future technology teachers. The importance of the formation of graphic terminology and skills among students is highlighted, as well as the active use of information technologies in the educational process. It is noted that graphic culture is aimed at increasing the level of creativity and developing the abilities of students in the field of creating graphic images.

Generation and Polynomial Parsing of Graph Languages with Non-Structural Reentrancies

Abstract Graph-based semantic representations are popular in natural language processing, where it is often convenient to model linguistic concepts as nodes and relations as edges between them. Several attempts have been made to find a generative device that is sufficiently powerful to describe languages of semantic graphs, while at the same allowing efficient parsing. We contribute to this line of work by introducing graph extension grammar, a variant of the contextual hyperedge replacement grammars proposed by Hoffmann et al. Contextual hyperedge replacement can generate graphs with non-structural reentrancies, a type of node-sharing that is very common in formalisms such as abstract meaning representation, but that context-free types of graph grammars cannot model. To provide our formalism with a way to place reentrancies in a linguistically meaningful way, we endow rules with logical formulas in counting monadic second-order logic. We then present a parsing algorithm and show as our main result that this algorithm runs in polynomial time on graph languages generated by a subclass of our grammars, the so-called local graph extension grammars.

Digital Code as an Object Graphic Design for Dissemination and Promotion of Brand

Summary The article reveals the features of the graphic language of coded information by identifying, systematizing, and combining QR-codes and AR-codes at the present stage of graphic design development. The analysis of coded information in different types of graphic design is presented: advertising, environmental, motion, print, packaging, set prop, web, mobile app, art, and illustration graphic design. The role of a graphic designer in the development of digital codes of various types for various fields of application is described. It is proved that the coded information is a trigger between the online and offline worlds. The article also reveals the importance of using coded information for the formation, development, and improvement of the brand.

Conducting Ethical Field Research on Rape in West African Settings: Case Study of 2018 Liberian Field Survey

Background: Rape scholarship in West Africa is growing, but studies often utilize Westernized approaches. A 2018 study using a randomized survey design assessing rape among Liberian girls incorporated modified survey design methods to improve ethical data collection relevant to the cultural and contextual contexts. This article presents the findings of a thorough review of rape scholarship and design methods. Methods: Based on a qualitative analysis of field notes by the research team, we present lessons learned and best practices identified in the planning, pilot-testing, and implementation phases of the 2018 Liberian study. Results: This study helps inform innovative design methods striving to (1) avoid using obtrusively graphic language or labels prevalent in westernized studies, (2) authentically collaborate with African experts to adapt strategies to be culturally appropriate and contextually relevant, and (3) create respectfully transparent interactions with respondents and communities. Extensive research preparation and inclusive regional expertise inform compassionate methodological techniques, yielding improved Afro-centric participant experience, low participant attrition, and quality data use in policymaking. (4) Conclusions: This article offers innovative design methods to study rape, placing context, culture, and participants at the heart. Authentic collaboration with national-level experts is vital for conducting more reliable and ethical field research in the African region.

Tree-Based Generation of Restricted Graph Languages

Order-preserving DAG grammars (OPDGs) is a formalism for representing languages of structurally restricted graphs. As demonstrated in [17], they are sufficiently expressive to model abstract meaning representations in natural language processing, a graph-based form of semantic representation in which nodes encode objects and edges relations. At the same time, they can be parsed in [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are the sizes of the grammar and the input graph, respectively. In this work, we provide an initial algebra semantic for OPDGs, which allows us to view them as regular tree grammars under an equivalence theory. This makes it possible to transfer results from the field of formal tree languages to the domain of OPDGs, both in the unweighted and the weighted case. In particular, we show that deterministic OPDGs can be minimised efficiently, and that they are learnable under the “minimal adequeate teacher” paradigm, that is, by querying an oracle for equivalence between languages, and membership of individual graphs. To conclude, we demonstrate that the languages generated by OPDGs are definable in monadic second-order logic.

The exponential logic of sequentialization

Linear logic has provided new perspectives on proof-theory, denotational semantics and the study of programming languages. One of its main successes are proof-nets, canonical representations of proofs that lie at the intersection between logic and graph theory. In the case of the minimalist proof-system of multiplicative linear logic without units (MLL), these two aspects are completely fused: proof-nets for this system are graphs satisfying a correctness criterion that can be fully expressed in the language of graphs. For more expressive logical systems (containing logical constants, quantifiers and exponential modalities), this is not completely the case. The purely graphical approach of proof-nets deprives them of any sequential structure that is crucial to represent the order in which arguments are presented, which is necessary for these extensions. Rebuilding this order of presentation - sequentializing the graph - is thus a requirement for a graph to be logical. Presentations and study of the artifacts ensuring that sequentialization can be done, such as boxes or jumps, are an integral part of researches on linear logic. Jumps, extensively studied by Faggian and di Giamberardino, can express intermediate degrees of sequentialization between a sequent calculus proof and a fully desequentialized proof-net. We propose to analyze the logical strength of jumps by internalizing them in an extention of MLL where axioms on a specific formula, the jumping formula, introduce constrains on the possible sequentializations. The jumping formula needs to be treated non-linearly, which we do either axiomatically, or by embedding it in a very controlled fragment of multiplicative-exponential linear logic, uncovering the exponential logic of sequentialization.Comment: 17 pages, submitted to MFPS 2023

AGL: Incorporating behavioral aspects into domain-driven design

Domain-driven design (DDD) aims to iteratively develop software around a realistic domain model. Recent research in DDD has been focusing on using annotation-based domain-specific languages (aDSLs) to build the domain model. However, within current approaches behavioral aspects, that are often represented using UML Activity and State machine diagrams, are not explicitly captured in the domain model. The focus of this paper is to introduce a new approach for incorporating behavioral aspects into domain models within the Domain-Driven Design (DDD) approach. The proposed approach involves using a new activity graph language (AGL) as an aDSL for representing behavioral aspects within a unified domain model. This integration of AGL and the previously developed aDSL (DCSLto represent domain models) aims to achieve three important features of DDD: feasibility, productivity, and understandability. Our approach involves building a unified class model in DCSLwithin a domain-driven architecture, which uses the annotation attachment feature of the host programming language (such as Java) to attach AGL activity graphs directly to the activity class of the unified class model, resulting in a unified domain model. In this work, we define the abstract and concrete syntax of AGL. To demonstrate our method, we use a Java framework called jDomainApp and evaluate AGL through a case study to show that it is expressive and practical for real-world software. This paper presents two contributions. Firstly, it proposes a mechanism to include behavioral aspects in a unified domain model by introducing a new aDSL called AGL to represent domain behaviors. Secondly, it presents a unified modeling method for domain-driven software development. Our method significantly extends the state-of-the-art in DDD in two important fronts: constructing a unified domain model for both structural and behavioral aspects of domain models and bridging the gaps between model and code.

Writing without wordsSymbols: An Evolutionary History from the Stone Age to the Future Richard Sproat Springer Cham, 2023. 235 pp.

A computational linguist probes the relationship between graphical symbol systems and language.

“Health is a serious game”: Gamification as a tool for primary prevention in Public Health

Abstract Background Gamification, according to literature, is the use of game design elements in non-game contexts. Rewards (e.g. points, badges and rankings) are a gamification strategy to entice users to complete required tasks and could be useful for Public Health (PH) interventions to promote healthy lifestyles. This study aims to find out which gamification approaches are most useful in PH. Methods We investigated PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases to conduct our systematic review, including articles published up to February 3, 2023. Prisma Statement 2020 guidelines were used. No time limits were included. Only articles in Italian or English that discussed gamification interventions in PH, effectiveness and user satisfaction were taken into account. The quality of the studies will be assessed using the NIH quality assessment tool. Results 327 articles were found, 27 of which were included in the review. Pre-post studies were the most included (n = 12), conducted in Europe (n = 7) and USA (n = 6). The target population was mainly young adults and teens (n = 7). Most gamification interventions involved physical activity (n = 13), nutrition (n = 5) and smoking cessation (n = 2). Overall, the interventions proved to be all effective, but the ones about physical activity were the most useful, engaging and with longer-lasting results over time. Where satisfaction was assessed (n = 16), users gave positive feedback. Conclusions The research outcomes have shown how gamification may engage not only individuals, but masses, using game design elements in different Public Health areas. The implementation of gamification tools in PH is an innovative intervention that often uses graphic language to simplify and deliver messages to all kinds of users. Gamification is easy to use and could be a good strategy for primary prevention, to support a sustainable behavior change following the game period. More large scale controlled trials are needed in order to confirm these results. Key messages • Gamification is an important tool in public health useful for primary prevention. • The mass appeal of gamification can reach many users leading to healthier lifestyles, especially among young adults.

Exploring the innovation of visual communication design style based on artificial intelligence technology

Abstract By exploring the application of artificial intelligence technology in visual communication design, the design efficiency and innovation of visual communication can be effectively improved. In order to automatically arrange graphic language in visual communication design, a novel algorithm is proposed in this research, together with a functional model of artificial intelligence technology design. The minimum and maximum values of the number of orchestrated pages are used as the objective orchestration function for calculating the display size of buffer images in visual communication design. In visual communication design, an ant colony method is used to determine where graphics should be displayed best, and ASM semantics is used to describe the graphics language. The proposed algorithm is programmed and runs to achieve the innovation and development of visual communication design style by using the parallel selection mark to describe the graphic language and realize the automatic arrangement. The experimental results show that the visual saturation obtained based on artificial intelligence technology can reach up to 97%, the mean value of user satisfaction is 7.789, and the TGB consideration characteristics are evenly distributed. It can be seen that an innovative visual thinking mode can convey novel design concepts in visual communication design and optimize the visual communication design effect.