Scenes Of Life Research Articles

Gender, Ethnicity, and Age on TikTok: Content Analysis of Ecuadorian Tiktokers

The social network TikTok has seen significant growth since its launch in 2016. It currently has more than one billion users worldwide. In the case of Ecuador, the platform experienced an increase of more than 30% in users from September 2022 to the first quarter of 2024. Given this revealing panorama, this study aims to know what type of content is being disseminated and what differences in relation to gender, age and ethnicity, are found in the videos uploaded by Ecuadorian tiktokers. Using the content analysis methodology, 1,865 videos from 19 Ecuadorian TikTokers, between 18 and 36 years old, with more than 800,000 subscribers, were studied. Likewise, the Pearson correlation coefficient was applied with the Chi Square test to analyze whether there is a correlation between the three variables and the types of content. The results show that the most popular content corresponds to the categories of music, humor and scenes of everyday life. There is a presence of Tiktokers over 30 years old, which means that TikTok is ceasing to be a platform exclusively for teenagers, evolving towards more adult generations. The results revealed that female TikTokers have a greater following in relation to the number of subscribers and content. The data in relation to ethnicity reflects a statistical correlation that allows us to confirm that there are differences in the productions between indigenous and mestizo tiktokers.

‘To Make Britain Concrete Minded’: Peter László Peri’s <em>London Life in Concrete</em> (1938)

In 1938, sculptor Peter László Peri staged a solo exhibition in London titled London Life in Concrete, a selection of sculptural works fabricated out of concrete. Contemporaneous critics enthused about Peri’s experiments with the exciting new medium. Multi-coloured relief works, set on a high ledge that encircled the room, showed scenes of everyday life in the capital: figures of shoppers, builders, and commuters arrayed across flattened backgrounds. The simple format of these sculptures belied the political entanglements of Peri’s chosen material. Rough finishes typify Peri’s concrete works, both those exhibited in London Life in Concrete and those later commissioned to decorate a post-war public housing complex in London. Their explicitly modelled surfaces present the medium as one tied to human labour and equate the work of builder and of artist. London Life in Concrete was sponsored by the Cement and Concrete Association (CCA), a new trade group established to promote the use of concrete in building projects in Britain. This paper traces the history of Peri’s concrete sculptures and the relationship between Peri and the CCA. It reveals the role that Peri’s work played in the commercial project to establish concrete as the architectural material best suited—both practically and ideologically—to the homes of the British working class.

Application of LIBS and LA-ICP-MS analysis to Hellenistic tableware

Greek and Hellenistic painted vases have attracted scholars of classical archaeology for centuries, either because of the artistic value of the painted decorations or because of the depicted scenes of ancient everyday life. Due to the application of thin slips on the surface, different methods are used for the chemical characterisation of the slips and the body of the same vase. The slips are commonly analysed by X-ray microanalysis, offering point-by-point analysis of mostly major elements, while different tools, such as X-ray fluorescence (XRF), inductively coupled mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), are used for bulk body analysis. This can cause difficulties in comparing the bulk composition and thus in determining the similarities and differences in the preparation process of the clay paste for the slips and bodies of an object. Given the artistic value of these objects, museum curators tend to be reluctant to provide samples for invasive characterisation. Micro-destructive laser ablation methods offer a robust solution to addressing both the relationships between ceramic body and surface treatment chemistry and destructive sampling. To provide a proof-of concept, we analysed slips and bodies of a small sample of Hellenistic fine wares from the Greek colony of Issa in modern Croatia with Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and Laser ablation-ICP-MS. Results show remarkable diversity in the use of clay types and processing techniques.

Development and Validation of the Emergency Medical Technicians Occupational Stress Scale

Introduction. The population of interested workers for this study included Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in the United States. This group of workers was chosen because of the nature of their work, which requires their presence at the scenes of life and death situations. Certainly, their work conditions can have an effect on their psychological well-being. Yet, the work of these workers, with all of its stressors, has not been adequately studied through the use of appropriate measuring instruments. Emergency Medical Technicians are not unknown in occupational stress research. This report discusses previous studies on EMT workers and occupational stressors and explains the curative process through the development and validation of an EMT Occupational Stress Scale. The report also highlights the psychometric investigation of this scale. Paramedics/EMTs face increased risk of physical and psychological stress due to the nature of their work. It is crucial to understand the stressors affecting their well-being in order to develop appropriate management strategies. Research suggests that EMTs may lack preparation for their roles, requiring additional training in empathy and emotional intelligence. The relationship between stressors experienced and clinical service provided needs further investigation. Standardized measures of stress for paramedics/EMTs are lacking and more comprehensive instruments are needed. This report aims to develop a comprehensive stress scale specifically for EMTs/paramedics, addressing validation concerns and incorporating environmental stress within a larger theoretical framework. Methods. This study was This study was conducted using a mixed-methods approach to develop and validate the Emergency Medical Technicians Occupational Stress Scale. The scale was pilot tested with a sample of EMTs to ensure reliability and validity. by the ethics committee and is based on a literature review. The Canadian EMT Job Satisfaction Questionnaire was used to measure organizational stress levels of EMTs. The questionnaire was reviewed by professionals and academics, resulting in the inclusion of five new items. The final item list consisted of 58 questions. Permission was obtained. Results. The outcomes and findings obtained from the comprehensive study conducted on the Development and Validation of the Emergency Medical Technicians Occupational Stress Scale have shed light on significant discoveries pertaining to the intricate realm of stress levels experienced by our dedicated EMT professionals. Conclusion. The rapidly evolving scope of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) practice has placed increasing demands on the relatively small professional community that consists of EMTs and paramedics. An Occupational Stress model was developed to examine interpersonal work stressors unique to the EMT role, and a measure was developed to assess the construct. Initial results suggest that the OSM is an accurate, reliable, and potentially valuable assessment tool. High levels of interpersonal stress may influence the EMTs to cope with their daily activities by seeking outlets for tension and depression through increased use of alcohol, legal drugs, and caffeine. Alcohol is used more frequently than other legal drugs are to modify interpersonal stress symptoms. The EMTs are in a prime position to help each other identify these symptoms when arising and offer assistance. Staff stress management programs are essential in solving and preventing occupational stress. A move toward prevention rather than reaction to such stress, which for many results in alcoholism, drug addiction, or job related emotional illness, will serve to preserve the health of the EMTs. The medical community has a vested interest in the health of these dedicated professionals. Not only does such prevention attempt to manage the human tragedy of alcoholism, legal drug addiction, and job related emotional illness, but it also prevents the more tangible, but no less important cost factors to the EMT.

Application of Chinese Ethnic Minority Themes in Contemporary Figurative Sculpture Creation

In the field of contemporary sculpture creation, the rich culture and historical depth of Chinese ethnic minorities have attracted the widespread attention of artists. These creations not only emphasize external features such as ethnic costumes, totems, or life scenes but also touch deep spiritual contents including historical stories, religious beliefs, and living habits of ethnic minorities. This paper discusses the integration process of Chinese ethnic minority themes in figurative sculpture creation and the inheritance of the profound spirit of ethnic groups in this process. At the same time, this paper also places the diversified expression and innovative practice of these themes in sculpture art in the context of the new era for investigation and explores the far-reaching influence of its development on promoting cultural inheritance and artistic innovation.

O entre-lugar do sujeito cambiante em o antigo futuro de Luiz Ruffato

The novel The Old Future by Luiz Ruffato presents a refined narrative, both from a linguistic perspective — as is characteristic of the writer, since the acclaimed They Were Many Horses — and in terms of the literary representation of socially marginalized groups, thus exposing unhealed wounds in society. Additionally, the plot includes political events and social crises that reveal the complex scene of Brazilian life from the 20th century to the early decades of the 21st century. The book tells the story of four men from the Bortoletto family, who, coming from Italy, settled in Rodeiro-MG and sent descendants to Cataguases-MG, São Paulo, and the USA. The one hundred chapters refer to the one hundred years of this saga, marked by family fragmentation, ruptures, disillusions, and a constant state of uprootedness.

Auditory attention: listening to the soundscape of Between the Acts as a literary cocktail party

ABSTRACT The cocktail party problem refers to people’s auditory scene analysis in the complex auditory scene of everyday life in acoustics, which has also been addressed in modern literature. In this article, I define the literary cocktail party as a literary soundscape characterised by noise, with the dynamics of attention motivating its sound events and overall material relationality. Taking Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts as an example, this article analyses how the interaction of words and sounds works with the dynamics of passive and active attention – two types of attention working in the bottom-up and top-down neural processes of the brain respectively. In different stages of the literary cocktail party, the development of sound events incorporates sonic materiality into the understanding of literary form, promotes the literary effect of defamiliarisation and creates relations in the soundscape. In the end, the article proposes ‘dip listening’ as a productive listening method for modern literary soundscape that is capable of not only generating an embodied sense of epiphany in daily experience but also creates the betweenness among various agencies in a shared tiredness.

Human action recognition based on smart sensors

Abstract This paper focuses on human activity recognition using LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) for handling time series data issues. Because LSTM can better deal with the correlation and long-term correlation of time-series data, the model is utilized to build a human-computer interaction action recognition system. The experimental steps include the following: first, the bracelet sensor obtains the human body acceleration signal to obtain a data set containing a variety of motion postures and preprocesses the data. Then, LSTM is used to extract the features of the dataset, and the feature vector is utilized as the input to train the model iteratively. Finally, to improve the accuracy of recognition, a variety of machine learning models will be applied to compare the performance with the LSTM model. The experimental results indicate that the proposed model can better capture the acceleration changes of human motion in various life scenes, and can accurately distinguish various sudden action patterns of the human body in daily life. This also makes the human movement behavior recognition system proposed in this study more comprehensive.

Ethnofolklore representations in moldovan painting of the 1970s

The article demonstrates that during the 1970s, Moldovan painting focused deeply on rural life and folk traditions, expressing them profoundly. Plastic artists depicted the beauty and authenticity of rural landscapes on canvas, highlighting the close connection between people and nature. Portraits and everyday life scenes brought to the forefront authentic faces and moments experienced by ordinary people. Realism and decorative elements harmoniously intertwined in their creations. Dances and folk traditions were represented in various forms, conveying the energy of traditional events. Folk motifs and symbols underscored Moldova’s cultural and historical identity. Mythology and the legend served as sources of inspiration, bringing forth the metaphorical visions of the artists. Ornamental elements and specific technical principles of Moldovan mural painting emphasized the importance of faith and folklore. Overall, these themes and motifs contributed to shaping an authentic image of Moldovan culture in the painting of the 1970s.

REFLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ARTISTIC LITERATURE (AN EXAMPLE FROM THE WORKS OF SHUKUR KHOLMIRZAEV)

This article examines the realistic depiction style in artistic literature, the art of creating images, and the unique methods of conveying social life scenes in a credible manner to the reader, using the works of Shukur Khomirzaev as an example.

Application of 3-dimensional visualization and image fusion technology in liver cancer with portal vein tumor thrombus surgery.

Liver cancer with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) is a frequent finding and is related to poor prognosis. Surgical resection provides a more promising prognosis in selected patients. The purpose of this study was to explore the application of 3D (3-dimensional) visualization and image fusion technology in liver cancer with PVTT surgery. 12 patients were treated with surgery between March 2019 and August 2022. The preoperative standard liver volume (SLV), estimated future liver remnant (FLR), FLR/SLV, 3D visualization models, PVTT classification, operation programs, surgical results, and prognosis were collected and analyzed. Twelve patients who had complete data of 3D visualization and underwent hemihepatectomy combined with portal vein tumor thrombectomy. The operation plan was formulated by 3D visualization and was highly consistent with the actual surgery. The SLV was 1208.33 ± 63.22 mL, FLR was 734.00 mL and FLR/SLV was 61.62 ± 19.38%. The accuracy of classification of PVTT by 3D visualization was 100%, Cheng type Ⅱa (4 cases), Ⅱb (2 cases), Ⅲa (4 cases), and Ⅲb (2 cases). The 3D visualization model was a perfect fusion with the intraoperative live scene and precise guidance for hepatectomy. No patient was suffering from postoperative liver failure and without procedure‑associated death. 6 patients died of tumor recurrence, and 2 patients died of other reasons. The 12-month cumulative survival rate was 25.9%. 3D visualization and image fusion technology could be used for precise assessment of FLR, classification of PVTT, surgery navigation, and which was helpful in improving the safety of hepatectomy.

쑤저우 원림에 나타난 원림디자인의 특성 연구

The space of Suzhou classical gardens is rich and varied, and they are often known for being small but large, staggered and fluid. By using the four elements of mountains, water, architecture and plants, and through the design methods of combining the real and the imaginary, poetry and painting into the garden, Suzhou gardens have accomplished the expression and manifestation of the rich cultural connotations of Suzhou gardens, and demonstrated the narrative space of the gardens in the scenes of the literati's life, realising the multifarious expression of the space of historical memories and the spirit of the scenes, and providing rich design ideas and examples for the contemporary architectural and landscape design.

Справедливость для детей и подростков: критическая теория и антиэйджистские веб-сообщества в соцсети «ВКонтакте»

This article discusses the production of a critical anti-ageism project. In this case ‘anti-ageism’ is an emic name for a small-scale web community of several readerships and groups that emerged in 2012 in VK social media. Its participants aim to stand against ageism, meaning discrimination against children and adolescents based on their age. Anti-ageists identify themselves as innovators who produce new ways of imagining children’s roles and challenging the social order. In 2015 their rhetorical strategies changed from producing evidence about personal trauma to formulating texts in the technique of critical social theory. The last ones include condemning ageism as a total system, and various situations and social relations as oppression, exploitation, or domination of children and adolescents, whatever the forms in which they occur. With oppression as a key strategically deployed rhetorical trope the discourse of anti-ageist VK web communities invites comparison with the tendencies of the academic and activist critique of dominant and repressive categorical apparatus. At the same time, the anti-ageists redefine the collective understanding of justice by proposing new visions of children’s agency and scenarios of children’s behaviour. The mechanisms of transfer of interpretive techniques of critical theory, especially the choice of cultural allies of anti-ageism, are presented from the perspective of digital ethnography and placed in the context of sociopolitical changes with attention to the material or technological landscapes and the modes of sociality of specific web fragments. The second part of the article demonstrates how anti-ageism is not only articulated on the internet but also embodied in the social imagination of participants in anti-ageist web communities. Transferring the oppression of children and adolescents from a textual motif into a technique that anti-ageists use in imagining and representing themselves and others opens up the prospect for a discussion about the place of critical theory in the scenes of everyday life.

Individual Approaches to the Philosophical Interpretation of Successful Settlements, Their Evaluation

Settlements are complex systems that operate on the basis of many dimensions and aspects and the active participation of local communities, settlement leaders and residents is essential for successful development and ensuring a sustainable futureinfluencing the identity, power relations and community relations of the people living there. The task of local organizations is to help building the community and the support of local initiatives. Public services and infrastructure support the operation ofsettlements and the quality of life of the population, while economic segments such as retail trade, industry and tourism have their highlighted importance in terms of economic development. Settlements are multifaceted entities that are defined not onlyby residences, but also by community life, the economy, the environment and local institutions. Cities are centers of economic activity, where jobs are created, businesses operate and develop. The settlement philosophy can help to create economic structures that are diversified, resistant to crises and support local economic growth. So the importance of the ideas of settlement philosophy and their necessary exmination related to the fact that settlements are the scene of human life, such areas that are environmentally sustainable, socially just and economically prosperous. The leaders of the settlement, residents and local organizations must conduct an open dialogue and strive for cooperation in matters affecting the settlement, thereby ensuring the pursuit of sustainable economic, social and environmental development. The principles of transparency, responsibility, equality and integrity must be respected by all involved participants, but ethical thinking and value-oriented decisions can help the development of settlements and promoting the well-being of the community.

ملتان کی تاریخی، تہذیبی و ثقافتی عکاسی: سرائیکی ناول "بیڑی وچ دریا''

Saraiki Novel''بیڑی وچ دریا''(River in a Boat) which has come out to highlight the history, Civilization and Culture of Multan. This Novel is authored by Dr. Aslam Ansari, it is a journey of both body and Soul. The title of the novel also indicates that the tree is a metaphor for the heart and the river is the emotions, feelings and thoughts, contained in it. Characterization, Scenes, Dialogues, Emotions and details in the novel are of high quality. The author's grip on the plot seems very strong. His artistic and intellectual qualities are Saraiki. Dr. Aslam Ansari's novel "River in a Boat" has made a conscious effort to preserve the centuries-long history of Multan. So, he has to risk his life. Sanwal has to Travel to Delhi and Ajmer to fulfill his promise to rescue Heer Dikhan Vasu from the mire of sin. Sher Khan, a representative of the class, forcibly picks her up and marries her. But the same Sher Khan is killed by his nephews; references to the play are an important part of the novel. Sanwal is deeply saddened when sarang is killed in a battle with the British. There is a time that even after finding love the grief of the death of his friend Sarang due to the British occupation, the pain of injustice forces Sanwal to throws himself in to the river. The plot of the "River in the Boat" is fast and beautifully decorated. The language of the novel is convoluted and confused. The Style is charming and reminiscent of the general tone of ancient Times. The Scenes of urban life are good, while the rural scenes have a sense of thirst. In the first part of the novel, an attempt has been made two draw a map of 150 years old Multan.Sarang's innocence is proved due to Sanwal testimony during the moul Raj brutal treatment of the residents of Multan in 1888 has been made clear. Later, the account of British captured Multan.

Valda Rūmnieka un Andreja Miglas romāni latviešu biogrāfiskās literatūras kontekstā

The article evaluates the biographical novels of the creative tandem of Valdis Rūmnieks (b. 1951) and Andrejs Migla (1940–2021) about the poet Aleksandrs Čaks (“Čaks”, 2010) and the sculptor Kārlis Zāle (“Trīs zvaigznes” ‘Three Stars’, 2013). Both novels are viewed in the context of the history of Latvian biographical novels and contemporary trends in biographical literature. The article aims to reveal the peculiarities of the biographical novels created in cooperation by the two authors and clarify the connections between traditional and new approaches. An attempt was made to classify biographical texts of different natures (documental, scientific and popular scientific biographies, and fictional biographical texts in diverse variations). The biographical novels of Rūmnieks and Migla are evaluated as works based on objective facts, where the creative imagination of authors also plays an important role, and episodes of hypothetical possibilities also have their place. The scenes of private and public life are interwoven in the narrative of both novels, marking the coordinates of the events of various historical periods and broadly expanding the contexts of cultural-historical processes. In the novel “Čaks”, the authors have experimented with the composition of the text, creating a particular form of acrostic novel. In the structure of their narrative, the authors have integrated the characteristic style elements of the poet Čaks, the characteristic texture and the artistic methods of his expression. The novels of Rūmnieks and Migla can be recognised as culturally significant and artistically interesting examples of Latvian biographical novels of the 21st century. The research used a combined methodology, cultural historical and biographical methods, and elements of literary mapping, marking the coordinates of the artistic expanse of the novels’ characters.

Daily Life Scenes and Europeanization in the Foundation of Modern Turkish Short Story Writing

Daily Life Scenes and Europeanization in the Foundation of Modern Turkish Short Story Writing

Development of students' communicative culture in the context of artistic practices

Relevance. The relevance of the research is conditioned upon the problem of developing a communicative culture among students, considering the influence of the artistic component, both its professional part and the social one, explained by the introduction of the presented artistic image into the life of the younger generation.Purpose. The purpose of the article is to develop a model for the development of communicative culture among students.Methodology. The leading method to investigate this problem is the B.I. Dodonov method, studying the emotional, motivational component of the personality, considering the emerging emotional background as a value on which the health and quality of life of a person depend.Results. Depending on being in a certain artistic component, an individual has various experiences at the psycho-emotional level, which form a motivational environment for perceiving the world and the course of personal actions based on getting into various life situations. The article presents a model of the development of communicative culture among students, which includes aspects of contemplation and creation of formed objects from various artistic practices based on beautiful cultural, aesthetic and ethical components, and reflecting the best moments, scenes of life that will develop an image of decent life and show an example of creative, respectful behaviour and activity based on motivational, value, cognitive, sociable, emotionally respectful, cultural and aesthetic criteria.Conclusions. This model, based on artistic practices, creates conditions for the holistic development of the individual, aimed at preserving psychological and physical health, both personal and others, which is of practical importance for the education and well-being of society.

Light‐field image super‐resolution with depth feature by multiple‐decouple and fusion module

AbstractLight‐field (LF) images offer the potential to improve feature capture in live scenes from multiple perspectives, and also generate additional normal vectors for performing super‐resolution (SR) image processing. With the benefit of machine learning, established AI‐based deep CNN models for LF image SR often individualize the models for various resolutions. However, the rigidity of these approaches for actual LF applications stems from the considerable diversity in angular resolution among LF instruments. Therefore, an advanced neural network proposal is required to utilize a CNN‐based model for super‐resolving LF images with different resolutions obtained from provided features. In this work, a preprocessing to calculate the depth channel from given LF information is first presented, and then a multiple‐decouple and fusion module is introduced to integrate the VGGreNet for the LF image SR, which collects global‐to‐local information according to the CNN kernel size and dynamically constructs each view through a global view module. Besides, the generated features are transformed to a uniform space to perform final fusion, achieving global alignment for precise extraction of angular information. Experimental results show that the proposed method can handle benchmark LF datasets with various angular and different resolutions, reporting the effectiveness and potential performance of the method.

Audience of traditional art in Kazakh steppe

This article considers the evolution of the stage art audience formation in the traditional society of the Kazakh steppe civilization, linking it to the ancient historical, cultural, and ritual processes of our people, as well as to the very origin of the earliest form of stage art. We regard the future improvement of the artistic culture of today's spectator on the assumption that cultural and spiritual continuity between different generations of spectators of the Kazakh steppe will not be broken. Consequently, it becomes obvious that this position is a trend characteristic of the world history of art. For example, folk art activities in other countries are based on the traditional entertainment of the gathered audience. In general, the origin of art is closely intertwined with folk art. They are inextricably related and cannot develop without each other. This phenomenon is confirmed by numerous facts from the history of world theater. There is every reason to come to a scientific conclusion that this position is applicable to the formation of artistic public. We can say that various kinds of entertaining folk games and festive performances, originating in real scenes of nomadic life of the Kazakh people, developed on the basis of national customs and were the initial stage of formation of spectators and listeners of arts and crafts of the traditional Kazakh civilization. Examining the rich cultural history of the steppe, we believe that the study of the audience of the performing arts in the traditional Kazakh society is of great scientific theoretical and practical importance. This issue is still in the category of topics not considered in the framework of scientific research of the national culture philosophy. It is known from history that centuries-old cultural heritage of the steppe region and Kazakh people has a diverse and rich content, along with its own unique style. It is culture that plays a huge role in the vitality of any nation. If we consider the identification of a nation through the prism of its contribution to the development of mankind, then national art is just that distinctive feature that helps defining the nation. Thus, the spiritual contribution of the Kazakh people to world culture is determined, first of all, by its national art.