Perception Of Beauty Research Articles

A Missing Site of Black Beauty History: The Black Beauty Supply Store

With(in) retail spaces, Black Americans operate in a space with historical ties to inequality, dehumanization, and exclusion. This qualitative study situates the Black beauty supply store within these political and culturally relevant histories. Millennial perceptions of beauty, relationship to their hair, and the history of Black beauty supply stores are briefly covered in the literature review. Black feminist thought and Black feminist geographies informed the data analysis of interview transcripts from 20 millennial Black women. The findings reveal that millennial Black women shop at the Black beauty supply store due to convenience and the variety in product assortment. Yet, the in-store surveillance and assumptions of criminality affect their psyche, resulting in disengagement from the store. Participants realized that fully satisfying beauty retail experiences do not exist for Black women. Despite this, millennial Black women continue to return to the store where they embrace and cultivate Black stylistic and beauty innovations.

The Attitude and Perception of Dental and Medical Interns Toward Dental Smile Enhancing Treatments

Background: Perception of beauty is different from one individual to another, and this may influence their desire for aesthetic treatment. There are many studies that compared dentists to the general population’s perception of smile treatments. However, only a few studies were carried out to compare the perception of fresh graduate dentists with a comparable group of another medical medical background. Objective: This study aimed to compare how medical and dental interns perceive dental smiles and how much they ask for dental enhancement treatments. Methods: A cross-sectional study targeting dental and medical interns in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia using an online survey. An online questionnaire was formulated and distributed through social media. Comparisons between groups were made using the Chi-square test with a p-value of significance kept under 0.05. Results: 204 participants responded to the survey, 107 dental and 97 medical interns (52.5%, 47.5%), respectively. When the participants were asked to rate their satisfaction with their smiles, almost 60% of the dental interns rated their smiles 8/10 or more on a scale of (1-10). When they were asked about the cause of the dissatisfaction, their responses were varying. About 84% of dental interns reported having complications of varying sources because of the smile-enhancing treatment, compared to only 50% of the medical interns. Conclusion: Dental and medical interns interacted in the same manner toward smile-enhancing treatments. Dental interns seem to show more satisfaction with their smiles. They also showed more ability to spot and identify the harmful effects of those procedures.

Mindfulness through agency in health consumption: Empirical evidence from committed dietary supplement consumers

AbstractDue to individuals' increasing demand for health promotion, various health‐related consumer goods, like dietary supplements (DS), have flourished in the marketplace as magical solutions to consumers' life problems. Inevitably influenced by various marketplace stakeholders and information sources such as family, friends, brands, and social media influencers, consumers may encounter difficulties making well‐informed health decisions. Based on empirical evidence gleaned from in‐depth interviews with DS consumers, this research contributes to consumer wellness and health promotion research by confirming the role of mindfulness as an agency in distancing individuals from external social noises and enabling them to respond flexibly to inner experiences and desires. We contribute to mindful consumption research by identifying the positive impact of mindfulness on facilitating conscious and independent DS consumption decisions and health practices. Moreover, the daily practices that enable individuals to accumulate mindfulness and the impact of mindfulness on females' perception of beauty are discussed.

Aesthetic considerations for treating the Middle Eastern patient: Thriving in Diversity international roundtable series.

The Middle East has a significant influence on the global aesthetic market. Within the United States and globally, patients with Middle Eastern heritage have a wide range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds that affect their perceptions of beauty and motivations to seek cosmetic treatment. The aim of this roundtable was to discuss similarities and differences in anatomy and treatment preferences of Middle Eastern patients and explore how these differences may influence aesthetic practices. In support of clinicians who wish to serve a diverse patient population, a 6-part international roundtable series focused on diversity in aesthetics was conducted from August 24, 2021, to May 16, 2022. The results of the fourth roundtable in the series, the Middle Eastern Patient, are described here. A discussion of treatment preferences is included, and specific procedural information is provided for commonly treated areas in this population (forehead, infraorbital area, and jawline). Middle Eastern patients have a variety of aesthetic preferences, which are influenced by a wide range of cultural backgrounds, making it difficult to develop general statements about this demographic. There is an unmet need for research into this diverse group of patients to help physicians understand and incorporate their unique needs and desires into clinical practice.

An interpretable machine learning framework for measuring urban perceptions from panoramic street view images

The proliferation of street view images (SVIs) and the constant advancements in deep learning techniques have enabled urban analysts to extract and evaluate urban perceptions from large-scale urban streetscapes. However, many existing analytical frameworks have been found to lack interpretability due to their end-to-end structure and "black-box" nature, thereby limiting their value as a planning support tool. In this context, we propose a five-step machine learning framework for extracting neighborhood-level urban perceptions from panoramic SVIs, specifically emphasizing feature and result interpretability. By utilizing the MIT Place Pulse data, the developed framework can systematically extract six dimensions of urban perceptions from the given panoramas, including perceptions of wealth, boredom, depression, beauty, safety, and liveliness. The practical utility of this framework is demonstrated through its deployment in Inner London, where it was used to visualize urban perceptions at the Output Area (OA) level and to verify against real-world crime rate.

Beauty Inside Out: Examining Beauty Product Use Among Diverse Women and Femme-Identifying Individuals in Northern Manhattan and South Bronx Through an Environmental Justice Framework.

The disproportionate use of chemical straighteners and skin lighteners by women of color is a growing public health concern given the link between product use and adverse health effects. Prior studies examined product use as an individual choice but neglected social-structural factors, which influence beauty perceptions and personal decisions around product use. We used a community-based participatory research approach to characterize product use by demographics and investigated how racialized beauty norms impact use among 297 women and femme-identifying individuals in Northern Manhattan and the South Bronx. Product use varied by race/ethnicity, nativity, and messaging from family and peers. Black respondents were more likely to ever use chemical straighteners than non-Black respondents (OR = 2.0; 95% CI = 1.2-3.2), as were respondents who heard that family members express a preference for straight hair compared with respondents whose family members expressed mixed preferences about hairstyles (OR = 2.0; 95% CI = 1.1-3.7). Compared with non-Asian respondents and respondents born in the United States, Asian respondents and respondents born in other countries, respectively, had threefold higher odds of ever using skin lighteners (Asian: OR = 3.2; 95% CI = 1.4-7.0; born in other countries: OR = 3.4; 95% CI = 1.9-6.1). Respondents' perceptions that others believe straight hair or lighter skin confer benefits such as beauty, professionalism, or youth were associated with greater use of chemical straighteners and skin lighteners. These findings highlight the pervasiveness of racialized beauty norms and point to the need to reduce the demand for and sale of these products through community education, market-based strategies, and public policy.

Naïve Observers and Art Experts Rate Irregular Stochastic Pictures More Dynamic and Beautiful

Abstract Several artists, neuroscientists, and art psychologists have investigated the existence of a relationship between perceived motion and beauty in figurative and abstract paintings. In our study, we created stimulus pictures by combining the same matrices, consisting of modular stochastic polygons, to obtain regular (translational symmetry) and irregular (non-symmetry) combinations. Some of these combinations consisted of many small matrices, making it difficult to read the ‘shapes’ of stochastic polygons. Our sample consisted of both art experts and non-art experts. We hypothesised that irregular combinations, with fewer and greater numbers of the same matrices, would have stimulated more perception of motion, complexity and beauty than regular compositions. Results showed that stochastic irregular combinations are generally dynamic, more complex, and more aesthetically pleasing than stochastic regular compositions. Perhaps the greater dynamism of irregular combinations influences beauty evaluation for compositions with stochastic matrices. Research has shown that specific artistic competence influences the assessment of irregular or asymmetrical stimuli as beautiful. Our study, on the other hand, shows that irregular stochastic combinations are more beautiful for both art experts and non-experts.

Multidimensional Indicators as Enablers on Perception of Facial Beauty and Appearance among Indian Population: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study.

Facial appearance has been a flagbearer of "beauty" since time immemorial. Perception of beauty is highly influenced by cultural, interpersonal, and intra-personal variations. This study aimed to assess the perception of facial beauty and appearance through multidimensional influencing indicators among the Indian population, and to determine whether the physically attractive person possesses more personal and socially desirable traits than the comparatively less attractive individual. A study population of 474 with equal male and female population of Indian origin was selected. Their perception was assessed based on the prevalidated, self-administered questionnaire using a tool with five major multidimensional indicators. Six images were selected, three each of male and female subjects, and labeled as A, B, and C, in descending order of attractiveness. The multidimensional influencing indicator tool was self-administered to the participants and the responses were recorded individually. Photograph A scored the highest out of the three grading scales in both males and females. The most attractive photograph, in both males and females, was deemed to be associated with higher scores of attractiveness and success.

Agree to Disagree: Perception of Beauty in Gwendolyn Brooks’s Maud Martha

Maud Martha, a 1953 novel written by the award-winning, African American, female poet Gwendolyn Brooks, is a richly told exploration of beauty, people’s perceptions of it, and its consequences. Brooks explores the connection between being ordinary and being beautiful, and how such descriptions can affect each other. Maud Martha, the novel’s titular character, spends her formative years in 1940s urban and mostly black Chicago, thinking about the beautiful things around her and far away from her. Through her story and growth as a person, Brooks asks us to question our own perceptions of beauty, as well as our categorizations of it.

Beauty perception: A historical and contemporary review.

The power of beauty influences many aspects of modern society and daily life-perceptions surrounding beauty date back to ancient philosophers and have evolved significantly throughout history. Still, there appear to be universally accepted physical characteristics of beauty that span different cultures. Human beings have an inherent ability to distinguish between attractive and nonattractive based on physical features that include facial averageness, symmetry, skin homogeneity, and sexual dimorphism (sex-typical characteristics). Although beauty standards have changed over time, youthful appearance has remained a permanent influential component of facial attractiveness. Each person's perception of beauty is influenced by environment and perceptual adaptation, an experience-based process. Perception of beauty varies by race and ethnicity. We discuss typical features of White, Asian, Black, and Latino beauty. We also review the effects of globalization on spreading foreign beauty culture and discuss how social media change traditional beauty stereotypes within the different races and ethnicities.

Use and Success Rate of Lasers in the Treatment of Gingival Melanin Pigmentation: A Systematic Review

The pigmentation of oral soft tissues is predominantly an aesthetic problem because lifestyle, media, and social influences impact people's perception of beauty, which in turn affects their self-esteem as well as their relationships. The melanin pigmentation of the gingiva has become a real concern in the Gulf region, especially for younger people and females, who seek aesthetic solutions to remove the pigmentation. The pigmentation caused by melanin can be removed by surgical blades, diamon

Psychology of aesthetics: Beauty, social media, and body dysmorphic disorder.

The perception of beauty is fluid within society and can morph based on cultural practices and societal interaction, such as social media exposure. The exposure to digital conference platforms has increased significantly, leading users to check their appearance constantly and find flaws in their perceived virtual appearance. Studies have shown that frequent social media use may lead to unrealistic body image ideals, a significant concern with appearance, and anxiety. Also, social media exposure can worsen body image dissatisfaction, social networking site addiction, and comorbidities of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) such as depression and eating disorders. Additionally, excessive social media use can increase preoccupation with imagined image defects among BDD patients leading them to pursue minimally invasive cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures. This contribution aims to provide an overview of the evidence surrounding the perception of beauty, cultural aspects of aesthetics, and social media's consequences, especially on BDD's clinical specifics.

Study of the comfort of urban visual environments in the city of Cheboksary

The current research highlights the problem of ecology of the urban visual environment of a large city on the example of the capital of the Republic of Chuvashia, the city of Cheboksary (Cheboksary). Given the saturation of the city with complex geometric forms and objects of architecture of different styles and epochs, the authors considered it important to study the issue of the perception of the city by the population as a generator of natural influences on the visual sense organs. The subject of the study is the influence of architectural forms of buildings of urbanized space on the psychophysiological comfort of a person, as well as the level of noise pollution by vehicles of the city under study. As the objects of research the authors defined the buildings and architectural ensembles of the city. As a research method, the authors used testing with systematically selected formulations of questions to assess the general perception of aesthetic beauty in cities by residents. The main task of the authors was to define recommendations for creating visual and psychological comfort in the artificial urbanized environment of Cheboksary, as well as to develop a system for identifying irritants and factors of "urban stress".

Physical activity, lifestyle, sociocultural factors and prevalence of excess weight gain among postmenopausal women: A cross-sectional study.

Most women experienced postmenopausal symptoms during the menopause transition, and they are a common reason for seeking medical attention and lifestyle modification during this phase of life. This study assessed the physical activity, lifestyle, and sociocultural levels-associated prevalence of excess weight (overweight and obesity) among postmenopausal women (PW) in Bono-East (Techiman) region, Ghana. This is cross-sectional study. This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Bono-East regional capital, Techiman in Ghana over 5 months. Self-administered questionnaires were used to obtain sociodemographic data, physical activity, lifestyle, and sociocultural associated prevalence of excess weight. Anthropometric indices including ((body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)) were assessed. A total of 393 postmenopausal women with a mean age of 60.09 ± 6.24 years participated in the study. When reporting prevalence, obesity, and overweight were distinguished. Using the anthropometric parameters (BMI, WHtR, and WHR) as measured for being overweight, the prevalent rates were 35.7%, 21.7%, and 9.0% respectively. Also, when using obesity, the prevalent rate was 37.8%, 70.1%, and 82.0% using BMI, WHtR, and WHR, respectively. Over 55 (55.2%) of the study participants engaged in moderate physical activities, 23.1% were low and 21.7% with high physical activities. Housewives and unemployed participants are shown to have a higher risk of gaining weight (obese) especially when assessed with WHR and WHtR. Most participants responded that cultural beliefs prevent them from losing weight. Most participants had a poor attitude toward their eating habits. According to the findings, postmenopausal Ghanaian women showed a high level of obesity and a moderate level of being overweight. The cultural perception of beauty influences Ghanaian postmenopausal women's physical activity level and dietary habits.

Historical and cultural analysis of ideas on the formation of aesthetic culture of the individual

The article highlights some issues related to the formation of aesthetic culture of the individual through the historical and cultural prism. The analysis of philosophical ideas on the category of culture and aesthetics of the individual from the ancient era to the present is chronologically presented, which led to the derivation of basic research positions. The definition of the concept of aesthetic culture of the individual is presented, which is an instrument of holistic and conscious perception of beauty in art and reality, the ability to creative self-expression inherent in man. Attention is focused on the exclusivity of this property of personality as a natural and culturally appropriate human need, but which requires conscious, purposeful and systematic formation with prospective development. The author emphasizes that the primary goal in the formation of aesthetic culture is to rely on the identification of artistic and aesthetic characteristics of the individual with their prospective development to the level of aesthetically appropriate human ability to master the surrounding reality. It is assumed that such a level is manifested both in the integrated development of all segments of the aesthetic consciousness of the individual and in the development of skills and abilities of active transformative activity in art, work, life, and socio-cultural processes. It is substantiated that the main task of forming aesthetic culture is not only to expand the range of artistic perception, the number of books read, musical pieces heard, etc. but also to consciously generate feelings, spiritual growth of the individual, regulation and correction of behavior. In this context, the tasks of aesthetic education are specified, which are the development of sensory (sensual culture), the education of aesthetic tastes and value judgments, and the development of artistic creativity.

Global Beauty Hazard: Assessing Mercury in Skin-Lightening Products.

Global Beauty Hazard: Assessing Mercury in Skin-Lightening Products.

Neighborhood Beauty and the Brain in Older Japanese Adults.

People have a preference for, and feel better in, beautiful natural environments. However, there are no epidemiological studies on the association between neighborhood beauty and neuroimaging measures. We aimed to determine association between neighborhood beauty and regional brain volume. Participants were 476 community-dwelling older adults from the Neuron to Environmental Impact across Generations (NEIGE) study. Subjective neighborhood beauty was assessed through participants’ perception of beautiful scenery within 1 km of their home. Objective measures of neighborhood indicators (green spaces, blue spaces, and plant diversity) within 1 km of participants’ homes were obtained using a geographic information system. Volumes of brain regions associated with experience of beauty were measured using magnetic resonance imaging. We estimated associations between neighborhood beauty and regional brain volume using linear regression. Of the participants, 42% rated their neighborhoods as very beautiful, and 17% rated them as not at all beautiful. Higher subjective neighborhood beauty was associated with larger bilateral medial orbitofrontal cortex and insula volumes (all p for trend < 0.01). Brain volume was not associated with objective neighborhood measures. Subjective neighborhood beauty was associated with brain regions related to rewards and decision making, suggesting that these brain regions underpin the perception of neighborhood beauty.

Evaluative Dichotomy in the Russian Language and its Reflection in Fiction&#x0D; Texts (Based on Alexander T. Tvardovsky’s Collection of Poems&#x0D; «Motherland and Foreign Lands»)

The article discusses the evaluative dichotomy in the Russian language and its realization in the fiction text. It determines the possibility of using the term «dichotomy» as regards linguistic assessment. The paper links dichotomy of assessment&#x0D; to the binary perception of the world by humans. The writer points out differences between the category of evaluation and modality, expressiveness and emotiveness. The article focuses on the main parameters of assessment, they are attachment&#x0D; to the subject of assessment, reliance on the norms of estimation of the world and conventional rules of conduct, a possibility of The writer states the asymmetry of evaluative resources of the Russian language and&#x0D; the broad presence of vocabulary with a pejorative component of assessment.&#x0D; In addition, the text highlights the correlation between assessment and the var-&#x0D; ious types of paradigmatic relations of words, mainly, antonymy. The writer states that&#x0D; antonymic oppositions largely determine the evaluative coloring of linguistic units in&#x0D; the literary text (words, thematic groups and semantic fields) and, on top of that,&#x0D; A. Tvardovsky’s emotions. It illustrates this postulation by examples from «Motherland&#x0D; and Foreign Lands».&#x0D; The essays that A. Tvardovsky wrote during World War II reveal the antonymic&#x0D; and evaluative opposition of images, which he unveils right in the title. These are&#x0D; peaceful life and war, Russia and foreign countries, Soviet power and «Germanity»,&#x0D; the Russians and the Germans, the specific features of their conduct and everyday hab-&#x0D; its, and perception of beauty. The poet’s antagonism of images and emotional sensations are revealed through units with evaluative components. He uses the general evaluative words, antonymy (including the contextual one), and evaluative oxymorons.intensification and de-intensification of eval-&#x0D; uative markers, and the implementation of assessment as a type of pragmatic meaning.

Beauty in the Eyes of Machine: A Novel Intelligent Signal Processing-Based Approach to Explain the Brain Cognition and Perception of Beauty Using Uncertainty-Based Machine Voting

The most mysterious question humans have ever attempted to answer for centuries is, “What is beauty, and how does the brain decide what beauty is?”. The main problem is that beauty is subjective, and the concept changes across cultures and generations; thus, subjective observation is necessary to derive a general conclusion. In this research, we propose a novel approach utilizing deep learning and image processing to investigate how humans perceive beauty and make decisions in a quantifiable manner. We propose a novel approach using uncertainty-based ensemble voting to determine the specific features that the brain most likely depends on to make beauty-related decisions. Furthermore, we propose a novel approach to prove the relation between golden ratio and facial beauty. The results show that beauty is more correlated with the right side of the face and specifically with the right eye. Our study and findings push boundaries between different scientific fields in addition to enabling numerous industrial applications in variant fields such as medicine and plastic surgery, cosmetics, social applications, personalized treatment, and entertainment.

The Aesthetic Aspects in Gerard Manley Hopkin’s Pied Beauty

Critics have given Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844 -1889) particular attention for his ability to describe nature as he watches it and transfers this description to the form of poems. His perception of beauty creates an aesthetic vision and he succeeds in expressing his concept of beauty through talking about nature in his poetry, and such a genuine expression enables his readers to share the vision of beauty with him. The current paper aims to trace the aestheticism theme in Hopkins’ poetry through analyzing and interpreting the previously mentioned concept in his poem Pied Beauty, which demonstrates the admiration of beauty in everything. i.e. it is worth admiring even the oddest things in this world. Without a doubt, Pater has an extensive influence on Hopkins’s art. Even though the current paper is not mainly concerned with the previously mentioned influence upon Hopkins. However, the researcher has paid a try to shed light on the aesthetic aspects and relate them to Hopkins’s life, i.e. how his own life plays a vital role in shaping those unique abilities. No one can deny the fact that the poet of this study is concerned with art, nature and God. Actually, his concept of beauty differs clearly from that presented by other poets. In other words, nature for him is beautiful because God creates it. Every single image in this poem attracts the reader’s attention towards nature’s simplified beauty.