Performance Research Articles

A Probe into the Form of Dance Performance in Drama Performance

China's traditional culture, as the spirit that has lasted for thousands of years, has shown brand-new vitality internationally in recent years. As the quintessence of China, drama condenses the cultural and spiritual traditions of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, and comprehensively embodies the aesthetic feeling of China's art. Dancing on the stage of drama can not only contribute to the visual experience of drama, but also further reflect the culture of drama works.

The Application of Humanistic Theory in Drama Performance for Grade 10 Art Students in China

Background and Aim: This study aims to investigate the use of Humanistic Theory as a teaching method to compare grade 10 art students’ achievement in drama performance before and after applying Humanistic Theory and investigate grade 10 art students’ attitudes towards the application of Humanistic Theory in drama performance class. Materials and Methods: The group consisted of 20 Chinese students studying in grade 10 in Yunnan Province, China. The data were collected through the use of four lesson plans, a pretest and posttest, and a questionnaire, and analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis and paired sample t-test. The data collection lasted for four weeks and the teaching experiment was conducted at a high school in Yunnan Province. Results: The results of the pretest and post-test showed that the students in the sample group improved their drama performance achievement, with a mean difference of 4.55 points between the post-test score and the pretest score. The data collected from the questionnaire indicated that all items in the questionnaire were rated highly. The majority of the students in the sample group expressed a positive attitude toward the application of the Humanistic Theory to drama performance learning. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the use of the Humanistic Theory provided an alternative and effective way of learning drama performance.

Colloid synthesis of Ni12P5/N, S-doped graphene as efficient bifunctional catalyst for alkaline hydrogen evolution and triiodide reduction reaction

Designing high-efficient bifunction catalysts with excellent catalytic activity and enhanced charge-transfer capability in both alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and triiodide reduction reaction (IRR) is of utmost significance to advance the development of green hydrogen production and photovoltaics, respectively, yet remains a crucial challenge. Here, highly dispersed and small-sized Ni12P5 nanocrystals with narrow size distribution was well attached on the surface of N, S co-doped graphene (Ni12P5/NSG) by the facile hot-injection method. As expected, the optimized Ni12P5/NSG requires a relatively low overpotential of 132.94 ± 0.08 mV to deliver a current density of 10 mA cm−2 in alkaline condition, accompanied with remarkable long-time durability with negligible attenuation over 50 h. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the positively synergic effect between Ni12P5 and NSG are in favor of modulating the rate determining step of the dissociation of H2O to *(OH-H), thereby upgrading its HER activity. When used as the counter electrode catalyst for IRR in DSSCs, the resultant Ni12P5/NSG exhibits extraordinary Pt-like catalytic activity and well electrochemical stability in iodide-based electrolyte, delivering a high photoelectric conversion performance (PCE) comparable to Pt. The improved PCE can be attributed to the accelerated interfacial charge-transfer capability around active sites for facilitating the reaction kinetics of IRR, as demonstrated by DFT calculations. This work provides an effective strategy for synthesizing cost-effective composites with multi-active sites and offering valuable insight into the structure-performance relationship, which is conducive to guide the synthesis of promising catalysts in the energy conversion field.

Peningkatan Kemampuan Memerankan Tokoh Drama Dengan Menggunakan Teknik Bermain Drama Rendra

In learning drama materials and drama performances in class XI AKL1, there are several problems faced by students, such as difficulties in playing characters in dramas, and a lack of active involvement in the learning process. To overcome this problem, it is necessary to use more creative learning techniques and media. One of the solutions adopted in this study is the use of rendra drama techniques and technology in learning. The use of rendra drama techniques in learning has the potential to increase students' interest and learning motivation in playing drama characters. The purpose of this study was to improve students' speaking skills in playing drama characters by paying attention to the building elements of a drama performance. This study has two objectives, namely (1) to describe Rendra's drama playing techniques and (2) to apply the use of Rendra's drama playing techniques to drama learning for class XI AKL-1 for the 2022/2023 academic year. The method used is a qualitative description. Descriptive based on Class action research (CAR). The data validity technique used in this research is data triangulation (source) and method triangulation. The data analysis technique used is qualitative data analysis used to analyze data that occurs in the teaching and learning process. Based on the research results, two conclusions can be drawn. Action research class (CAR) was conducted in two cycles, namely cycle 1 and cycle 2. Each cycle experienced an increase in student learning outcomes. At the pre-cycle stage, the percentage of students who achieved learning mastery was 57.43%. Then, in cycle 1, this figure increased to 66.28%. After going through cycle 2, the percentage of students who achieved learning mastery increased again to 89.14%. Thus, Rendra's drama playing technique can be chosen as a superior and appropriate learning technique in playing drama which can lead students to have the ability to play drama characters according to various techniques. applied in the learning process.

On the Role of Emotional Experience in Music Teaching

This article mainly starts from the structure of high school music curriculum, analyzes the emotional experience in each module, understands the role of music emotional experience in music teaching, helps to learn music and feel the beauty of music. The six modules of music appreciation, singing, performance, creation, music and dance, and music and drama performance are relatively independent and interrelated, and cannot be confused or replaced. The six modules of music appreciation are the foundation of music emotional experience and an important form of music expression, forming independent and distinctive modules in music teaching. The emotional experience of music runs through these six modules, effectively linking music courses together and integrating different art genres, making them mutually penetrate and integrate, reflecting the new development of the music discipline.

Global Ireland and the Digital Footprint: The Abbey Theatre Archives in the Digital Repository of Ireland

While digital technologies were initially seen as harbingers of globalization, scholars increasingly acknowledge their role in the rise of nationalism. This paper argues that the policies and practices of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) simultaneously resonate with national as well as global opportunities in light of the vision of Global Ireland 2025. As a trusted national digital repository for Ireland’s humanities, the DRI can be a celebration of the Abbey Theater collection as a prototype of these national and global opportunities. This paper outlines the earlier attempt of the Abbey Theater Digitizing Archive Project at the National University of Ireland, Galway’s library (NUIG) and its limitations, as well as the policies and Practices of open access, collaboration, and metadata management in the Digital Repository of Ireland. In doing so, the paper draws on the conceptual framework in light of Global Ireland's objectives and the publications of some of the stakeholders and directors of the DRI, such as Sha- ron Webb and Aileen O’Carroll. The outcomes of this paper are that the DRI globally contributes to representing the national position of Abbey Theatre by ingesting and visualizing the scenes that express the Irish struggle for freedom and identity, illuminating the importance of Irish literary discourse over time and place. Also, the use of the interdisciplinary approach uncovers how the use of digital tools highlights the opportunities that the DRI can offer to disseminate, discover, and visualize the dramatic performances of Abbey Theatre as an Irish literary heritage and as an essential part of the Irish national canon.

Psychometric properties of the "Kenny-Music Performance Anxiety Inventory" modified for general performance anxiety

Psychometric properties of the "Kenny-Music Performance Anxiety Inventory" modified for general performance anxiety

Tire and Engine Sources Contribution to Vehicle Interior Noise and Vibration Exposure Levels

The main objective of the research presented in this paper is to enhance driver-passengers comfort of a vehicle that in turn leads to better vehicle safety and stability. The focus was put on studying the interior vibration and noise contributions originated from tire-road and engine-transmission subsystems, due to their significant impact on the dynamic performance of the vehicle. The noise and vibration measurements were recorded at the driver’s head position and on the driver legs room. Furthermore, the influence of different tire types and road surface textures on the vehicle interior noise and vibration were considered. The results indicate that the widely used conventional engine mounts and tires in commercial vehicles cannot fulfill the conflicting requirements for the best isolation concerning both road surface and engine-transmission induced excitations. The values of driver’s head position sound pressure level and floor vibration acceleration broadband averages originate for engine-transmission are lower than that for tire-road interaction. Furthermore, the values of RMS, crest factor, kurtosis and IRI for the vehicle waveform were estimated for vehicle speeds, tire types and road surface textures. Moreover, the percentage contribution for both interior noise and vibration originated from tire-road interaction is higher than the one from vehicle engine-transmission system in all the vehicle speed range, tire type and road surface texture considered.

Optimisation of the performance of a pyrolysis reactor for G50 chips

Optimisation of the performance of a pyrolysis reactor for G50 chips

Verbal and visual memory performances of children with moderate-into-severe asthma

Verbal and visual memory performances of children with moderate-into-severe asthma

Learned Helplessness in Sports: The role of repetitive failure experience, performance anxiety and perfectionism

Learned Helplessness in Sports: The role of repetitive failure experience, performance anxiety and perfectionism

Ghostly Reception and Translation ad spiritum: The Case of Nicholas Grimald’s Archipropheta (1548)

When considering the landscape of drama and theatre performance in the sixteenth century in terms of classical reception, original plays written in Latin have not been accorded full attention. The many hundreds of Latin plays written and performed in England alone in this century were potentially vital locations for experimentation and for the reception not only of obvious Roman models but also of ancient Greek plays. In this article, one example, the biblical Latin drama Archipropheta by the scholar, poet, and playwright Nicholas Grimald (1519–1562), is examined to show how it is haunted by ancient Greek tragedy. This haunting speaks to the anti-chronological way in which reception of this kind might have worked, with audiences’ first encounters with Greek tragedy as such being shaped by the receptions of Greek tragedy they had already witnessed in original Latin plays such as this.

VIRTUAL DRAMA PERFORMANCE: IS IT A NEED DUE TO PANDEMIC OR TECHNOLOGICAL ERA?

This study aims to address the needs of students in drama and drama performances in the Literature in ELT course. Since the occurrence of a national disaster, namely the spread of the covid-19 virus, the output of the Literature in ELT courses in the form of drama performances cannot be carried out due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The solution offered through this research is to perform virtual drama performances. The data were obtained through the use of a questionnaire. The data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The result of the need analysis showed that: 1) Literature in ELT course was important for the students, 2) students’ English proficiency was at the intermediate level, 3) students still had some difficulties in drama performance, 4) the topic was English legend, 5) there was a need of integrating drama with an online application, 6) students still sometimes learn Literature in ELT with technology. Due to the needs, it was necessary to develop virtual drama performance through online application because 55.5% of students thought that it would increase their knowledge and understanding of the topic in learning Literature in ELT course in university. When offering Literature in ELT course online, it can be noted that the necessary adjustments were made to the theater activities and the drama education program, and the Zoom digital platform was mostly utilized in the online classes.

Mediating Effect of the Adoption of Industry 4.0 Technologies on the Relationship between Job Involvement and Job Performance of Millennials

Despite recent interest in Industry 4.0, little is known about the relationship between job involvement and job performance of millennial workers in companies. The present study addresses this knowledge gap by exploring the mediation of the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies (IND) between job involvement (INV) and job performance (PRF). Data was collected from 241 employees of large Canadian companies. The structural equation model was used to test the mediation effect of IND and the relationship between INV and PRF. Results based on this model (SEM) revealed differences by gender. It was found that in men, INV was positively related to PRF and that in women, INV was positively related to IND, although it was also evident that millennial employees showed egalitarian gender attitudes by strongly perceiving IND positively with PRF. Furthermore, IND fully measured the relationship between INV and PRF in manufacturing firms but not in service firms. Years of work experience was also found to affect the mediation effect of IND between INV and PRF, while it was not significant for education level. This study also highlights demographic criteria such as the age, income, and status of millennial employees. Implications of these findings are discussed, and useful insights are provided on new I4.0 approaches that improve industrial processes. This research contributes to developing the Theory of Planned Behaviour and proposes that managers use current continuous improvement approaches, human-centred and consistent with new I4.0 technologies.

"Assessment of the Health System Performance in Ontario Major Cities (Canada)"

"This study aims to provide evidence to support policymaking by assessing health system perfor mance in the province of Ontario, Canada, and its major cities (Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, and Brampton). It reports on the performance of health care organizations and local health systems over the years 2012-2018. The performance indicators ana lyzed are grouped into two categories: health status and quality of service (Ontario Ministry of Health). The analysis reports health care waiting times for the year 2018, focusing on the most frequently re ported disease groups and procedures such as: pediatric, cancer, cardiac, orthopedic, eye, diagnos tic imaging, and emergency room. It also looks at government spending on health, the benchmark for surgical procedures, the number of physicians, the health status of the population, and rates of hospi talization and hospital admissions. As recommen dations, among policies to improve the health sys tem, the government should pay attention to health spending, increasing the number of doctors rather than beds, and introducing the privately-owned hos pitals that could coexist with the public ones."

Numerical investigation and parameter analysis of oblique-finned with square corrugations to improve heat transfer performance

Current investigation aims to introduce and analyze an oblique-finned corrugated to evaluate numerically an unique method for improving heat transfer. Vertical gap ratios (V) of 0.15, 0.20, and 0.25; horizontal gap ratios (H) of 0.03, 0.04, and 0.05 as well as oblique-angle (θ) values of 10°, 20°, and 40° are just a few of the design factors that are examined. The targeted channels are subjected to turbulent air flows that are simulated using the finite volume technique (FVM) and the κ-ε model under constant temperature circumstances (T = 300 K). The data show that the novel approach enhances fluid mixing, which enhances heat transfer and, ultimately, thermal-hydraulic performance (PEC). The outcomes also show that frictional loss was employed to stimulate the target system's overall performance in the way of reducing the impact of heat transfer. Additionally, the findings uncover that, in comparison to other gap ratios, a moderate vertical gap ratio and a large horizontal gap ratio have a greater impact on heat transfer rate and PEC, respectively. Accordingly, the Nusselt number enhances by 73 %, 74 %, and 72 % across the same range of Reynolds number at a group of gap ratios (V = 0.15, h = 0.04), (V = 0.2, h = 0.05), and (V = 0.25, h = 0.05), respectively. Besides, the design parameters V = 0.2, H = 0.05, andθ = 40° yielded the best PEC of 2.547. New correlations for the innovative oblique-finned corrugated model are also presented.

Improving Character Drama Competence in Drama Using Lottery Method

The drama performance was carried out by students from class XI MIA at SMA Darut Taqwa Purwosari who had issues with low self-confidence. To address this, the researcher implemented the lottery method combined with vocal exercises and expressive therapy. The aim of this study was to enhance the competence of students in expressing character dialogues in drama performances using the lottery method. The research sample consisted of 32 students from the Indonesian Language subject with the Basic Competency "Expressing Character Dialogues in Drama Performances" in the second semester of the academic year 2022-2023. Data were collected through questionnaires, observation notes, and evaluations conducted from the beginning of the research until Cycle II. Observation notes were used to assess improvement. The results showed that the lottery method could be used to enhance students' competence in expressing character dialogues in drama performances. The improvement in students' competence was evident in the quality of the process, as indicated by their sincerity, courage, and concentration during the learning and practice sessions, creating an enjoyable atmosphere. Students also did not feel bored as the activities in the lottery method were varied. The assessment of drama practice was based on four aspects: intonation, pronunciation, interpretation, and expression. The highest score for each aspect was 4, with a total score of 20. The improvement in the process and product was observed by comparing the average scores obtained in Cycle II with those obtained in Cycle I. The average score for student practice in Cycle I was 10.01, while in the final Cycle II, it increased to 14.55. This indicates an increase in the average score by 4.54 or 45.35%. This improvement demonstrates that the implementation of actions in Cycle I and Cycle II successfully enhanced students' competence in expressing character dialogues in drama performances.

Numerical analysis of the flow and heat transfer characteristics of oil-gas-water three-phase fluid in corrugated plate heat exchanger

The heat exchanger is the key device for waste heat recovery from oilfield wastewater, which is an oil, water, gas mixture. Therefore, this paper aims to numerically investigate the flow and heat transfer performance of the corrugated plate heat exchanger by using the oil-gas-water three-phase mixture as the working flowing. The multi-fluid Eulerian framework along with the population balance model is adopted and validated first. Then the effects of different factors on the flow and heat transfer performance of a corrugated channel are studied. The results indicate that the gas accumulation on the wall will deteriorate the local heat transfer performance of the corrugated channel. Increasing the inlet gas content could enhance the gas holdup near walls and decrease the local heat transfer performance, as well as the comprehensive heat transfer performance (PEF) of the corrugated channel. The corrugation height remarkably influences the average Nu and pressure drop of the corrugated channel. When the Re is small (Re < 3000), the corrugated plate channel with a large corrugation height exhibits the best heat transfer performance; however, when Re is large, the heat transfer decreases with the rise in the corrugation height. Besides, the results demonstrate that the inlet gas bubble size has almost no influence on the heat and flow performance of the present corrugated plate sewage heat exchanger.

Robust Feature Rectification of Pretrained Vision Models for Object Recognition

Pretrained vision models for object recognition often suffer a dramatic performance drop with degradations unseen during training. In this work, we propose a RObust FEature Rectification module (ROFER) to improve the performance of pretrained models against degradations. Specifically, ROFER first estimates the type and intensity of the degradation that corrupts the image features. Then, it leverages a Fully Convolutional Network (FCN) to rectify the features from the degradation by pulling them back to clear features. ROFER is a general-purpose module that can address various degradations simultaneously, including blur, noise, and low contrast. Besides, it can be plugged into pretrained models seamlessly to rectify the degraded features without retraining the whole model. Furthermore, ROFER can be easily extended to address composite degradations by adopting a beam search algorithm to find the composition order. Evaluations on CIFAR-10 and Tiny-ImageNet demonstrate that the accuracy of ROFER is 5% higher than that of SOTA methods on different degradations. With respect to composite degradations, ROFER improves the accuracy of a pretrained CNN by 10% and 6% on CIFAR-10 and Tiny-ImageNet respectively.

PROFILE GREEK TRAGEDY AND PERFORMANCE

Greek tragedy is easily one of the most dynamic fields in Classics. In addition to its perennial appeal and popularity among diverse audiences, every few years its study is reinvented and redefined as scholars and students apply new theories and critical lenses, many of which stem from contemporary concerns. In the last 50 years, for example, a rich body of work began to explore the manifold intersections between Greek tragedy and Athenian ritual and social practices, in line with rising interest in the social sciences. Over the past few decades scholars have slowly but steadily turned their gaze towards the performance and staging of tragedy and ancient Greek drama. To a large degree this interest has been fuelled by contemporary performance practice and experience, particularly as productions and adaptations of ancient plays have proliferated across the globe. Whereas the scholarship on the myriad ways in which Greek tragedy has been adapted and performed across the globe is itself a growing subfield deserving of its own profile, my focus here is on recent scholarly and creative work produced in the last ten years that illuminates Athenian performance practices. As I illustrate, we have come a long way since the seminal works of N.C. Hourmouziades (Production and Imagination in Euripides: Form and Function of the Scenic Space [1965]) and O. Taplin (The Stagecraft of Aeschylus: the Dramatic Use of Exits and Entrances in Greek Tragedy [1977]), who were among the first to draw attention to tragedy as a performed art.