Personal Space Research Articles

MODELING OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATIONAL SPACE AT ESTABLISHMENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF DIGITALIZATION OF THE PROCESS OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS’ PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

The article attempts to model the process of foreign language communication, which takes place in the conditions of an artificial educational environment, when the learner is distanced from the natural environment of the language being studied and the speakers of this language and culture.In the course of the conducted research, the main reasons that have a negative impact on the process of developing students’information competence have been singled out. These include: inability toconcentrate, lack of readiness for long-term intensive study loads, mosaic fragmentary perception; reluctance to remember (“they don’t see the point in it”) and to make sense of knowledge, therefore asimplified perception of information occurs, they see only what lies on the surface, and, as a result, areprone to simple decisions; underdeveloped critical thinking, i.e. inability to analyze, to make logical chains, to identify cause-and-effect relationships, to relate new and old concepts to each other.At the same time, the following reasons for the appearance of new qualities of modern students were revealed: the variety and speed of information, its availability –any information can be found ontheInternet without making great efforts; students increasingly question the assignments given bytheteacher without explaining the purpose and outcome of the performance, especially if they donotsee their connection to the real world.It is emphasized that the renewal of the content of the foreign language educational space ofanestablishment of higher education is currently determining the transition from traditional language learning to blended learning. Blended learning is considered to be a combination of traditional forms ofclassroom learning with elements of e-learning, which uses special information technologies, such ascomputer graphics, audio and video, interactive elements, etc. The principles of blended learning include support (scaffolding): in the distance learning system, a student can always ask a question totheteacher and promptly receive an answer, without waiting for the next face-to-face class. Moreover, the innovative model of the “flipped class” in education moves knowledge into the student’s personal space, which is convenient and effective, acceptable for the digital educational space.Key words: foreign language communication, educational environment, information competence, institution of higher education, traditional language learning, blended learning, classroom learning, electronic learning, information technologies, interactive elements, distance learning.

Study of Pedestrian Avoidance Method by DWA Considering Personal Space

Study of Pedestrian Avoidance Method by DWA Considering Personal Space

Personal Space and Touching Acceptance Among Japanese Female Students

Personal Space and Touching Acceptance Among Japanese Female Students

Online Learning Platform Analysis During COVID- 19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Covid-19 forces Indonesia's education institutions to operate learning online. The continuity of online learning is influenced by several factors, such as personal space, environment, and learning system. Out of all categories, Learning Management System (LMS) has the most impact on online learning. LMS has a role in facilitating several activities, starting from scheduling classes to assignment collection. There are several choices when choosing LMS that are publicly available. The authors chose three LMSs that are the most popular: Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, and Edmodo. This research aims to know the factors that affected the online learning process in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic and what influenced the selection of LMS. This research uses a Systematic Literature Review and PRISMA to identify factors that affect the online learning process and learning management system selection. From this research, the authors have found that internet connection is the most discussed factor related to things that affect the online learning process. Next are Learners’ and Instructors’ Engagement and LMS. The authors have also found that easy use, class management, assignment, file sharing, and communication features are the main factors in LMS selection. From this result, the authors hope that this research can increase the quality of online learning in Indonesia. This research can be further developed by discussing more LMS that covers several scopes.

Gen Z Self-Portrait: Vitality, Activism, Belonging, Happiness, Self-Image, and Media Usage Habits

Gen Z Self-Portrait: Vitality, Activism, Belonging, Happiness, Self-Image, and Media Usage Habits

Exploring the difference in social etiquette in China and Russia

The purpose of this article is to study China and Russian‘s different social etiquette so as to avoid culture shock when communicating, and to help Chinese who first come to Russia get a landscape of Russian social manners and better integrate their lives into the Russian society. This article provides a comprehensive comparison between the two countries‘ social norms in different aspects including greetings and addressing, personal space, and dining. Drawing upon the difference in core values and national characteristics, a conclusion of the main differences in Russian and China‘s social etiquettes is made. And some strategies for Chinese learners of Russian to reduce communication barriers are offered.

РУССКОЕ ГОСТЕПРИИМСТВО

The article examines different cultural values of hospitality in Russia and the Western world, tracing their origins and how they are reflected in cultural identity. It is noted that in Russia hospitality is rooted in the tradition of generosity toward guests, when hosts accept guests without expecting anything in return. In contrast, the Western notion of hospitality is associated with a commercial exchange, when hosts expect a certain benefit from their guests. The study also showed that cultural identity plays a significant role in shaping attitudes towards hospitality: Russians have a stronger sense of community and collectivism, while Western Europeans emphasize individualism and personal space. The author claims that understanding these cultural differences is important for to understanding tensions between the West and other cultures, and emphasizes how the traditions of hospitality continue to shape social customs and attitudes toward foreigners, and why Russia continues to uphold traditional values and the general world order, while the Europeans only stand up for their personal benefits.The results of the study have significance for the hospitality industry because they emphasize the importance of cultural awareness and sensitivity when providing services to guests from different regions. It is necessary to understand the differences in guest preferences in order to provide them with a positive experience. The study also contributes to the literature on cross-cultural psychology and sheds light on differences in attitudes toward hospitality among different cultural groups.

Whose Time Are: We Speaking In?

Whose Time AreWe Speaking In? Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi (bio) For as long as I can remember, I have been obsessed with the question of time. When I was a young adult, sixteen or seventeen, I can’t recall exactly, my fixation on time grew to such dramatic proportions that the only exit route I had left was blanket denial of its existence. I was living in Irvine, California, then and, for very grave reasons I will get to, I was reading the existentialists, their writings on suicide and nothingness—Sartre and Dostoevsky and Nietzsche—without understanding a lick of what they were saying. But I read on, convinced that understanding was not the point. I was confident that the landscape was being transformed through my immersion in their words. I can see now with the backward glance adulthood offers that I was right to keep reading even if their sentences remained somewhat opaque and illegible to me. What I learned by enduring the feebly lit forests of language is that if we persevere in our search for truth or for a sense of justice—or, in my case, for an axis around which to organize an [End Page 192] itinerant life—literature will show up in our lives as if alerted to metamorphose our consciousness. Sentences, whether beautifully crafted or brutal and assaultive in their revelatory ambitions, have the power to elevate us out of bitterness, shield us from the icy burn of numbness. What is clear to me now, on the cusp of forty, is that literature saved me from forever folding the little immigrant’s kiosk that was my life, so utterly exhausted was I from the repeat injury of watching those whom I most intimately love collapse under the weight of their own psyches. Literature offered me a dwelling place to sort out my troubled intimacies. I was living with my mother when I first developed a reading practice. It was just the two of us, and she had stopped speaking. She had been that way since my brother, two years older than me, had been assaulted and nearly died two years earlier, when we lived, briefly, in Reno, Nevada. We had moved to Reno from Tehran in the mid-nineties. Our mother was a Sai Baba follower at the time, and she had met an Iranian family who shared her beliefs at the Sai Baba Ashram in India. With the exception of their yearly trips to India, the family my mother had befriended lived in Reno, and they’d invited us to set down roots near them so that we could be in community together. They were one of two Iranian families we knew and the only people we socialized with when we weren’t in school. We often meditated together and ate vegetarian food and drove to Lake Tahoe for a swim or gathered for large family meals at their home, which was so huge I couldn’t understand how they found one another in it. The scale of the houses, grocery stores, and schools, the “personal space” people kept between them when they spoke to one another, the vast empty spaces between houses—it all seemed strange to us. My brother and I were accustomed to Tehran’s intimacy; its crowds and its rambunctious warmth, its narrow backstreets lined with poplars, the bazaar-e-Tajrish with its arched passageways and pressed bodies where we bought groceries, the [End Page 193] unspoken shared feeling among most citizens that we were living under siege. In Reno, we were entirely out of step with our surroundings, a feeling perpetuated by the confused gaze of others as they took in our bodies, our presence, our manner of speech. We’d arrived in Reno dressed in clothes we’d purchased in Turkey en route to America; we hadn’t spoken English since we were children, when our father still lived with us, and had grown accents in the interim. Farsi’s rhythms coated our English and our mannerisms had become distinctly Iranian. My brother got the worst of it. I had a certain self-possessed take-me-as-I-am-or-don’t attitude that...

Acquisition of Inducing Policy in Collaborative Robot Navigation Based on Multiagent Deep Reinforcement Learning

To avoid inefficient movement or the freezing problem in crowded environments, we previously proposed a human-aware interactive navigation method that uses inducement, i.e., voice reminders or physical touch. However, the use of inducement largely depends on many factors, including human attributes, task contents, and environmental contexts. Thus, it is unrealistic to pre-design a set of parameters such as the coefficients in the cost function, personal space, and velocity in accordance with the situation. To understand and evaluate if inducement (voice reminder in this study) is effective and how and when it must be used, we propose to comprehend them through multiagent deep reinforcement learning in which the robot voluntarily acquires an inducing policy suitable for the situation. Specifically, we evaluate whether a voice reminder can improve the time to reach the goal by learning when the robot uses it. Results of simulation experiments with four different situations show that the robot could learn inducing policies suited for each situation, and the effectiveness of inducement is greatly improved in more congested and narrow situations.

Exploring student teachers’ experiences of vulnerability in higher education spaces

Recently, scientific interest in higher education students’ wellbeing has increased. The highlighted issues include professional development, professional identity, and personal behaviour. The significance of this study relates specifically to supporting students’ wellbeing by gaining an understanding of factors contributing to their experiences of vulnerability. Through the arts-informed methodology of Photovoice, which emerges from community-based participatory research, 16 student teachers explored the concept of vulnerability in the context of a higher education institution. The research project required student teachers to take photos of that which represents what they perceive as vulnerability. Student teachers explored their personal, school and campus space with this project. Ultimately, this research speaks to the Sustainable Development Goal of good health and wellbeing, which seeks to promote wellbeing across the individual life span, and ensure healthy lives, as well as the Sustainable Development Goal of quality education, which emphasises the need to improve quality of life and quality teacher training.

Time and social space in South Australian rural health social work practice

AimsTo gain a deeper understanding of rural health social workers' professional judgement and decision-making in the complex rural and regional environments within which they work. Methods: In-depth semi-structured interviews were undertaken with South Australian rural health social work leadership team members (n = 10), with focus groups (n = 14) before and after the interviews. Findings: Rural health social workers drew on both spatial and temporal understandings of their professional judgements and decision-making when explaining their rural health social work practice. Concepts of rural time, rural social space and acts of resistance were identified within the rich descriptions of professional judgement and decision-making in practice provided by the rural health social workers. ‘Rural time’ refers to the additional work that is done by rural health social workers across both their rural personal and professional social spaces. Conclusions: Institutional, systemic and spatial factors, constituted as they are of power dynamics, have implications for the skills needed to maintain a social justice practice. Clear-sighted analysis of these complexities, in the context of social power, can support this ongoing and longer-term project.

Application of Artificial Intelligence Algorithm in Indoor Virtual Display System

In recent years, virtual exhibition technology has been continuously developed and extended. Indoor virtual exhibition is assisted by various information technologies, and artificial intelligence algorithms are more and more used. Indoor virtual exhibition can gradually create a more infectious and personalized exhibition space, and through this space, the contents to be displayed are displayed to the audience in a purposeful and planned way. With the continuous evolution and development of artificial intelligence, the space and application fields of indoor virtual display are becoming more and more extensive. From various science and technology museums, museums, exhibition halls to game venues, fashion design, interior design and many other fields, we can see the integration of artificial intelligence and indoor virtual display. This paper studies and analyzes the development of artificial intelligence algorithm, focusing on its integration with indoor virtual display system, hoping to provide some reference for the development of indoor virtual display technology.

Improving Occupant Thermal Comfort through Personalized Space Recommendation

Improving Occupant Thermal Comfort through Personalized Space Recommendation

Ecology of personal boundaries among youth

The article examines the problem of the ecological nature of personal boundaries among youth. It is emphasized that personal boundaries separate the inner world of a person from the outside world, from other people, because life is almost impossible without boundaries. It is noted that the optimal boundaries of the individual give the right to openly express their feelings, to be themselves, ensuring the environmental friendliness of the personal space of young people. The psychological boundary is important in the process of interpersonal communication and people's perception of each other. It is highlighted that without clearly defined comfortable boundaries, people experience significant problems in everyday life, in relationships with relatives and friends, colleagues, environment, etc. The author also draws attention to the fact that a person feels well in the environment with normal and healthy personal boundaries. Such a person is able to communicate, enter into relationships, develop and support them. Healthy boundaries are flexible; a person easily understands and determines at what level they is comfortable communicating, and whether they wants this communication at all. A person is able to get closer or, on the contrary, move away if they understand that something is not working out in the relationship.The article contains the conducted empirical research. The results of the correlation analysis confirm the relationship between self-esteem and personal boundaries in adolescence. That means that a person with low self-esteem has a high probability of difficulty distancing themself from other people. According to the results of the empirical research, we determined that the ecology of personal boundaries depends on self-esteem of adolescents. The ecology of personal boundaries is a psychological formation that arises as a result of the interaction or establishment of relationships between the desire to preserve spontaneity and authenticity and the need for social adaptation. A person protects their own ecological space from aggressive invasion attempts.

Основні напрями і специфіка використання політичної символіки в сучасній Україні

The proposed article examines the main directions and specifics of the use of symbols in modern Ukraine. The essence and features of the use of state symbols are considered. The process of formation of national identity by symbolic means is characterized. The systematic development of military symbols as a factor in resisting external aggression is clarified. The process of affirming the symbols of the indomitability of the Ukrainian nation in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war is meaningful. The specificity of the formation of toponymy, adequate to the needs of ensuring state sovereignty and national development, has been revealed. On the basis of the study of the current symbolic reality in Ukraine, it was found that its study allows in modern conditions to reveal the ability to interpret and emotionally perceive political phenomena and processes, to deeply learn the true essence of a certain political order. Delineation of symbolic ways of implementing political activity, transformation of existing reality, construction of reality, formation of a new worldview allows a deeper understanding of the possibilities and difficulties of the process of national identification and resistance to external influences. Ideology, in the absence of pluralism, does not leave a person space for his own ideas and arguments, divides people into "own" and "strangers". Mass symbolization, carried out through symbolic control, allows to distort the consciousness of the masses. This is confirmed by the Russian population’s support for the criminal war against Ukraine. In accordance with this, Ukrainian symbolism, which reflects the peculiarities of the past and present history of the Ukrainian people, is capable of serving as a powerful weapon that brings Ukraine closer to victory in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Coordinating and sharing gesture spaces in collaborative reasoning

Abstract In collaborative reasoning about what causes the seasons, phases of the moon, and tides, participants (three to four per group) introduce ideas by gesturing depictively in personal space. Other group members copy and vary these gestures, imbuing their gesture spaces with similar conceptual properties. This leads at times to gestures being produced in shared space as members elaborate and contest a developing group model. Gestures in the shared space mostly coincide with conversational turns; more rarely, participants gesture collaboratively as they enact a joint conception. An emergent shared space is sustained by the joint focus and actions of participants and may be repositioned, reoriented, or reshaped to meet changing representational demands as the discourse develops. Shared space is used alongside personal spaces, and further research could shed light on how gesture placement and other markers (such as eye gaze) contribute to the meaning or function of gestures in group activity.

Airflow Distribution of Hall and Classroom as Temporary Evacuation Centers: A Case Study in Melaka

During floods, the Malaysian Department of Welfare (JKM) oversees the opening and assigning of victims to evacuation centres. Public buildings such as school classrooms and community halls act as Temporary Evacuation Centers (TEC) that can last up to two weeks. The foldable tents will be provided to each family at the evacuation centres to assure that the victims have personal space. For privacy and separation, they were confined in a temporary tent with only a few fans from the building to keep their comfort. Therefore, the thermal comfort level within the temporary tent is usually affected by the airflow distribution from naturally ventilated buildings from building layout and design. In this study, two independent public buildings were hall (School A) and a classroom (School B) in Melaka, Malaysia, were investigated to simulate the airflow distribution accordingly. In-situ air sampling measures were performed using indoor air sampling techniques for 24 hours to measure the air velocity, air temperatures, and relative humidity in the building. Airflow distribution throughout the floor was used to simulate the airflow with the Computer Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model to identify the airflow direction. The average airflow rate between Schools A and B was 0.19 ms-1 and 0.27 ms-1, respectively, after the data collection. Meanwhile, the average air temperature between Schools A and B was 30.3℃ and 29.4℃, respectively. Therefore, School B's classroom layout is the best model for forecasting airflow rate, air velocity, and temperature for the evacuation center.

COVID-19 상황을 경험한 미술치료사의 만다라를 통한 자기 돌봄에 관한 자전적 내러티브 탐구

The purpose of this study is to understand the experience and meaning of social and psychological changes experienced by art therapists infected with the COVID-19 virus through artistic narrative inquiry methods. The study period was total 16 months from January 2020 to April 2021, and the art therapist worked on mandara painting during the period focusing on the contents of 12 paintings related to the COVID-19 virus or including psychological confusion factors. The Mandara work, which began as part of self-care for emotional recovery and balance of work and personal life, unfolds with psychological flow and displays data collected by the time, place, and spatial meaning based on the five-step format of the narrative proposed by Connolly and Clandin. The results of this study are first, during the COVID-19 situation, the art therapist’s mandara work led to an experience of emotional circulation by expressing an internal world of freedom while minimizing negative factors of exposure to external risks through artistic activities in personal space. Second, during the COVID-19 situation, the art therapist’s self-care work had a positive effect on the control of psychological balance as he was given the opportunity to recognize and reflect on his feelings of meeting through his paintings and stories. Therefore, it can be seen that the mandara art therapy work can be a method of self-care in relieving the confusion from mental conflicts in social disaster situations, further maintaining life as an art therapist, coping with crises, and recovering.

변화하는 일의 형태에 따른 공유오피스 공간 디자인 연구 ╶ 국내 공유오피스 사례지를 중심으로╶

The purpose of this study is to know about the space design’s limitations of the shared office and the direction of the shared office space design according to the changing types of work is examined. Despite the economic downturn caused by the corona virus, the use of shared offices in Korea is increasing. As companies choose to work from home, the proportion of freelancers, including digital nomads, is increasing. In addition, according to the concept of work shifting from the center of the metropolis to the center of the region, it seems that more research on spaces with various meanings is needed. For the study, the current status and cases of shared offices were explored, and the space design was examined using field visits. First, the change in the form of work that is the background of the study was investigated. The current status of shared office was investigated through previous researched cases. Based on this, we analyzed the space design by examining the actual use of personal work space rather than public work space. A standard table for spatial design classification was created as a standard for case site visits. A total of four domestic shared office tour sites were selected and visited and used for a total of 7 days.
 They visited the office, Fast Five, WeWork, and Musinsa studios located in Seoul to summarize each feature, space design, and service. In addition, based on this, a diagram was created based on the previously prepared reference table so that the difference could be clearly identified.
 Through a comprehensive analysis, the growth and limitations of the workspace were identified, and in order to explore the future development direction of the shared office, a conclusion was drawn by classifying space elements into variability, mobility, and versatility.

Protocol for animal handling in pharmaceutical or medical fields

All persons working with experimental animals must receive training regarding procedures and equipment to ensure their safety and that of the animals. Training must occur prior to the handling of animals. The principal investigator/professor is responsible for ensuring that personnel working on the project are aware of any risks to health and safety and that proper precaution are in place to reduce or eliminate the risks. Many tasks in animal facilities require moderate to heavy physical labor, and performing these tasks may expose personnel to a variety of risks (e.g., moving heavy equipment (strains), slippery floors, electrical hazards when washing, noise). Each person must exercise due caution when performing such tasks. The flight zone is an animal's "personal space". The size of the flight zone varies with the tameness of the animal, and other animal-related factors. Completely tame animals have little or no flight zone and allow a person to touch them. An untamed animal, however, will begin to move away when the person enters the edge of the flight zone. Different species defend themselves in different ways. For example, a mouse, rat, hamster or dog may bite, a rabbit may struggle furiously and kick or sometimes bite to try and escape, a cat may scratch (with intent) or bite; a cow or horse may kick. The approach to restraining the animal, including any equipment used for restraint, is to prevent the animal from taking such action while ensuring it is safely and humanely restrained. Although the correct approach to handling and restraint can be understood from printed and audio-visual materials, practice is essential.