Traditional Means Research Articles

Imaginative expression of visual design of non-traditional traditional culture based on data analysis

Abstract To eliminate the impact on the original data, the visual design sample set is subjected to mathematical transformation in this paper. The Gini coefficient is calculated based on an attribute, the decision tree is trained, and a set of functions is taken to obtain the final output by averaging all decision trees to obtain an unbiased data set estimate and help construct the decision tree. The data analysis resulted in a significant increase in the overall indicators, with the imagery concept visual elements increasing from 60% to 100%, and the overall indicators were above 50%. More visual elements with traditional Chinese cultural meanings should be created in visual design practice and made to become a new carrier for the inheritance and regeneration of non-heritage traditional culture in visual design development.

Virtual overdose monitoring services/mobile overdose response services: estimated number of potentially averted drug poisoning fatality events by various telephone and digital-based overdose prevention/harm reduction services in North America.

Virtual overdose monitoring services or Mobile Overdose Response Services (MORS) are novel virtual harm reduction tools which have gained popularity as an adjunct public health intervention especially for those who cannot access harm reduction resources through traditional means. At this time, relatively little is known about their ability to reach their goals of reducing overdose mortality. Our study aims to summarize the potential effectiveness of various MORS collectively to avoid potential mortality from a drug poisoning event/drug overdose. Utilizing publicly available data from various MORS alongside some usage data provided by these services for this study, we model the impact of these services on fatal drug poisoning/overdose. In order to calculate the number of deaths averted, a Monte Carlo simulation was used to calculate point estimates with 95% confidence for fatal drug poisonings/drug overdose potentially averted through the utilization of various MORS. From the earliest mention of MORS in current literature (2019), a total of 299 drug poisoning/overdose events occurred across these services. Noting the broad range of mortality statistics available in current literature, these technologies have potentially prevented between 33 to 243 deaths. Our Monte Carlo estimates 135 potentially fatal drug poisonings/overdose were overall averted by the various MORS. While there is yet to be a robust data set proving the effectiveness of these services, conservative estimates show that MORS can reduce mortality associated with substance use and therefore should be considered as a viable harm-reduction strategy but as an adjunct to more established harm reduction services such as supervised consumption sites and supervised injection facilities. While more research is needed, clinicians and practitioners should consider the suggestion of these tools for patients who use drugs.

Understanding the Function of Folk Media as Popular Culture During the Indian Liberation Fights

Folk media refers to traditional means of information and message dissemination through demonstration of native songs, dance, plays, stories, myths or symbols in a visually appealing and entertaining manner performed in front of local audience aware of the context and the background of performance art. The outreach of modern media was severely limited in pre-independence era with limited and exclusive access to print and electronic media. However, the folk media was ingrained deep into the local culture like a bestowed legacy passed from one generation to next. Local plays (Natak Mandali) were a hot-spot for deliberation and diffusion of ideologies popularising need for armed-struggle or subtle non-cooperation. Songs of valour and courage were sung and dramatised on stage in a hope that people develop resistance and defiance against the ruling monarch. Bahurupiya (Master of disguise) was one of the most ancient folk media practice prevalent during British era and is even practiced in modern times. They (Bahuripyas) were skilled in art of mimicry and imitation and this practice was used by the legendry freedom fighter Azaad. His comrade Bhagat Singh was known to mobilise people through stage and role plays where the bravery of native warriors was praised and celebrated through patriotic poetry and songs. Gandhi took a local folk symbol Charkha and established it as epitome of boycott and non- cooperation and a beacon of self-reliance in an attempt to reduce the country’s economic burden. Historical evidences suggest that such events were quite popular means to mingle with people and prepare them to revolt or disturb the ruling regime. It also helped in development of new materials of resistance through a sort of cascading effect. This study makes an attempt, through extensive literature survey and anecdotal evidence, to investigate the role of folk media during freedom struggle with particular focus on plays/drama, bhajan/kirtan and native symbols centered on the Bengal province (Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal) and how it helped in restoring the native pride and eventually preparing them to stand up and fight against the English.

Ethnographic Study of Symbolic Meanings in the Ma'nene' Toraja Ritual Series

In an ethnographic study of the "Toraja Ma'nene' Ritual," the Toraja people follow the Aluk Todolo beliefs which involve symbols, religion, and cultural preservation. The Ma'nene' ritual is a funeral ceremony that honors ancestors and is related to symbols that have meaning in the life of the Torajan people. The Toraja people believe in the Aluk Todolo belief, which combines elements of local beliefs and elements of Christianity. The Ma'nene' ritual is understood as a way to respect ancestors, care for them, and preserve culture. The traditional meaning, rooted in the Aluk Todolo belief, has experienced a shift to a modern meaning that emphasizes love, gratitude, respect and care for ancestors. This study reveals the complexity of interactions between tradition, religion and cultural preservation in Toraja society. The Ma'nene' ritual is a symbol of changes in meaning and implementation that reflects the combination of Aluk Todolo beliefs and the influence of Christianity, with the aim of preserving cultural heritage.

O RECOVERY E O WRAP COMO AÇÕES DESPATOLOGIZANTES EM SAÚDE MENTAL, ÁLCOOL E OUTRAS DROGAS

Recovery is presented as a de-pathologizing practice because it does not focus on the illness and its symptoms. It promotes the protagonism of individuals experiencing psychological distress in the care processes, as they become actively involved through mutual support groups and peer support. Support tools have been developed for users to sustain self-care processes and peer support. One of the most widely disseminated tools is the WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan), which is undergoing cultural adaptation in Brazil. It involves the creation of plans that help the person develop responses to everyday challenges, in order to promote well-being. Recovery and WRAP, when applied to individuals with problematic alcohol and other drug use (AD), represent an expanded clinical approach, as they focus on the individual rather than drug use. Their goal is the (re)discovery of autonomy, self-management, and improvement in quality of life without necessarily imposing a goal of "cure," abstinence, or "recovery" in its traditional meaning. The aim is to discuss possibilities for applying the principles of Recovery and the WRAP Program as de-pathologizing actions to assist the necessary transformations in the field of mental health care, particularly in the AD field. Recovery and WRAP, being tools that directly align with the principles of Psychosocial Care and the Unified Health System, as well as with Harm Reduction, promote mental health among users, strengthening their processes of citizenship.

2D brain MRI image synthesis based on lightweight denoising diffusion probabilistic model

In recent years, brain health has received increasing attention, but conventional acquisition of brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) images still suffer from issues such as missing data, artifacts, and high costs, which hinders research and diagnosis. With the application of deep learning in medical image synthesis, low-cost, efficient, and high-quality medical MRI synthesis techniques have become a prominent research focus and have gradually matured. However, traditional methods for synthesizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) mostly rely on generative adversarial networks, which require fine-tuning of parameters and learning rates to achieve stringent Nash equilibrium conditions, leading to problems such as gradient explosions and mode collapse. Building upon the latest research in synthetic models DDPM (denoising diffusion probabilistic model), we propose a novel approach for 2D brain MRI image synthesis based on a lightweight denoising diffusion probabilistic model. This method improves the attention module in the denoising diffusion probabilistic model to make it more lightweight. Additionally, we adopt the smooth L1 loss function as a replacement for the traditional mean absolute error (L1 loss) by comparing the error between the 2D brain MRI images with added noise and the real noise for training the model. Finally, we validate the proposed model on the MRI Brain Tumor Classification dataset, demonstrating that it achieves high-quality synthesis results while significantly reducing the parameter count of the DDPM model.

On the extension of the Voronin universality theorem for the Riemann zeta-function

In the paper, we prove a general universality theorem for the Riemann zeta-function ζ (s) on approximation of a class of analytic functions by generalized shifts ζ (s + ia(τ)). Here a(τ) is a real-valued continuous increasing to +∞ function, uniformly distributed modulo 1 and such that |ζ(σ + ia(τ) + it)|2, for σ > 1/2, has a traditional mean estimate for every t ∈ ℝ. For example, the function tv (τ), v > 0, where t(τ) is the Gram function, satisfies the hypotheses of the proved theorem. For the proof, the method of weak convergence of probabilistic measures in the space of analytic functions is developed.

From a Native Worldview: The Concept of the Traditional in Contemporary Native American Art Practices

This article explores tradition and ceremony in contemporary Native American art. Indigenous scholars and artists use traditional knowledge to navigate contemporary contexts. Shared perspectives challenge binaries, problematic due to Indigenous peoples’ relationship to colonization. The study used Indigenous research incorporating critical theory (Grande, 2015), decolonizing and Indigenous Research Methodologies (Tuhiwai Smith, 2021), and Indigenous research rooted in relationality (Wilson, 2008). We examined traditional meanings for Native Americans in contemporary art through reflection and dialogue. Research components included a historical overview, an examination of literature, interviews, and oral histories. Transforming Our Practices: Indigenous Art, Pedagogies, and Philosophies (Ballengee Morris & Staikidis, 2017) was consulted, in which Indigenous artists described artmaking as regenerating collective memory. Suggestions were made to reconsider traditions in Native American art to promote new outcomes in visual arts research and pedagogy informed by Indigenous epistemologies.

Teaching Tracheostomy Tube Changes: Comparison of Operant Learning Versus Traditional Demonstration.

Tracheostomy tube change is a multistep skill that must be performed rapidly and precisely. Despite the critical importance of this skill, there is wide variation in teaching protocols. An innovative operant conditioning teaching methodology was employed and compared to traditional educational techniques. Medical student volunteers at a tertiary care academic institution (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) were recruited and randomly distributed into 2 groups: operant vs traditional (control). Following the educational session, each group was provided with practice time and then asked to perform 10 tracheostomy tube changes. Performance was recorded and scored by blinded raters using deidentified video recordings. The operant learning group (OLG) demonstrated greater accuracy in performing a tracheostomy tube change than the traditional demonstration group. Twelve of 13 operant learners performed the skill accurately each time compared to 3 of 13 in the traditional group (P = 0.002). The median lesson time was longer for the OLG (535 seconds) than for the traditional group, (200 seconds P < 0.001). The average time per tracheostomy change was not significantly different between the 2 groups (operant learners mean 7.1 seconds, traditional learners mean 7.5 seconds, P = 0.427). Although the operant conditioning methodology necessarily requires a greater time to teach, the results support this methodology over traditional learning modalities as it enhances accuracy in the acquired skill. Operant learning methodology is under consideration for other skills and education sessions in our program. Future steps include the application and adaptation of this education model to students and residents in other settings and fields. Operant learning is effective for teaching multistep skills such as tracheostomy tube changes with decreased error rates.

An inexpensive method for reliable recovery of stream temperature data

AbstractObjectiveWater temperature is perhaps the single‐most important environmental driver of fish populations. The strong relationship between fish and water temperature allows fisheries managers to make predictions about the influence of temperature on fishes under both current and future climatic conditions. These predictions are more robust if based on year‐round and long‐term data. However, water temperature data are commonly compromised or lost altogether when data‐logging temperature sensors are damaged or go missing. In recognition of the need for reliable ways to collect long‐term, year‐round temperature data, we designed, implemented, and tested a durable but cryptic logger deployment and retrieval system.MethodsWe used metal housings and stakes to protect and anchor temperature loggers on the streambed and, when necessary, used a metal detector to assist with logger recovery. We then evaluated logger recovery rates across 12 years and 312 deployments at 85 sites in first‐ to ninth‐order Rocky Mountain streams and rivers.ResultAlthough we recovered only 73% of loggers with traditional means of retrieval (e.g., GPS or photo), presumably owing to the inconspicuous nature of our metal housings and streambed anchor stakes, we recovered 96% of loggers when a metal detector was also used. Ordinal and binary logistic regression revealed that a metal detector was especially beneficial when trying to recover loggers from unfamiliar monitoring sites or those deployed for long periods of time (years).ConclusionOur methods could be replicated for a reliable and inexpensive approach to acquiring year‐round stream temperature data.

CHAMBER-INSTRUMENTAL CREATIVE WORKS OF UKRAINIAN COMPOSERS OF THE LATE 20TH AND EARLY 21ST CENTURIES: AN EXPERIMENTAL DISCOURSE

The study is devoted to the analysis of modern Ukrainian banduristics on the base of instrumental and vocal-instrumental music for bandura of the late 20th -21st centuries in the context of the latest performing and expressive means and techniques. The authors claim that among the varieties of modern musical content, bandura creativity is one of the most active and intensively developing areas, in particular, due to changes in the design of the instrument. One of the key theses of the article is that the rapid development of bandura music creativity in the second half of the 20th - 21st centuries is connected not only with the improvement of traditional ways of playing, but also with the expansion of the sphere of expressive possibilities of bandura due to the emergence of new performance techniques and means. Using the example of the work of modern Ukrainian composers, it is shown that modified traditional and modern means of expression are a relevant topic of modern banduristics. Nowadays, a concert bandurist has a significant set of technical tools in his arsenal, which make it possible to solve the multi-component tasks of reading the author's idea of a work.

Techno-Economic Study of a Distributed Renewable Power System for a British Winery

This paper analyses and evaluates a design for a distributed renewable power system for a British winery. A winery in Wiltshire, England, is used for a case study. The consumption of this winery is first analysed, then potential means of generation are discussed. The resulting design is a combination of 156 1.6 × 1 m2 photovoltaic panels; a 2 × 12 m2 modular anaerobic digester using winery and farm waste to produce 0.00287 kg/s of biogas; and a biogas combined heat and power generator to supply 188 MWhe and 44 MWht per year. This was analysed technically, using ECLIPSE, and economically. The design would reduce the carbon footprint of a winery by 41,100 kgCO2/year. The techno-economic performance was compared with traditional power generation means; the designed system is technically viable, and financial incentives allow it to compete economically with alternatives. The cost of the design varies more with technology price than incentives, demonstrating that as technology improves incentives will quickly no longer be required.

Nonlinear Equalization for Performance Enhancement of FBMC Systems Using Walsh Transform

The Filter Bank Multi-Carrier (FBMC) is an interesting recent technology for next-generation wireless radio communication systems. Equalization is a fundamental technique for enhancing Bit Error Rate (BER) performance. The traditional Linear Zero Forcing (LZF) and Linear Minimum Mean Square Error (LMMSE) equalizers have large noise amplification and high complexity, respectively. As the estimated error of the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) grows, the BER performance of the LMMSE equalizer degrades. In this paper, we present a Joint Low Complexity Optimized ZF-Successive Interference Cancellation (JLCOZF-SIC) equalizer for FBMC communication systems that are based on the Walsh–Hadamard Transform (WHT) rather than the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). As in the MMSE-Successive Interference Cancellation (MMSE-SIC) equalizer, the proposed equalizer avoids the estimating error induced by average power per symbol estimation. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm improves the system performance more than the existing algorithms. Furthermore, the proposed equalization provides stability in the BER performance at high levels of the co-Carrier Frequency Offset (co-CFO). In terms of computational complexity, the proposed scheme has a lower computational complexity than traditional schemes.

THE WAYANG GOLEK PERFORMANCE AS ONE OF THE VARIETY OF THE ARTISTS OF THE PUP THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ISLAND OF JAVA

The Indonesian nation has diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. One form of cultural diversity that exists is wayang. The islands of Java and Bali have become places for the development of traditional wayang arts. The UN oversees an institution called UNESCO as an institution that focuses on issues regarding education, culture and science, which then records wayang as a work of cultural art in the international world. By giving this award, the Indonesian people should protect and preserve wayang.This study aims to examine, identify, and know the meaning of cultural traditions and symbols contained in wayang golek performances and their influence on the surrounding community and daily activities. In this study, the method used is the observation method, by collecting data from various sources of journals and the internet, while in analyzing using the phenomenological method.From the research that has been done, it is found that the wayang golek show contains teachings and good values conveyed by a dalang with his characteristics so that the messages to be conveyed can be easily accepted by the public watching the wayang performance. Wayang shows have an impact on several aspects including social, political, economic, and religious aspects.Keywords: Wayang Golek, Symbol, Value

Structural characterization of char during co-gasification from torrefied sludge and Yangchangwan bituminous coal

The present study aims to investigate the physico-chemical structural evolution characteristics of char structure of CO2 atmosphere torrefaction pretreated sludge with Yangchangwan bituminous coal (YC) during co-gasification. The co-gasification reactivity of torrefied sludge and YC was measured using a thermogravimetric analyzer. The co-gasification reactivity of torrefied sludge with YC was thoroughly explored in depth by in situ heating stage microscope coupled with traditional characterization means of char sample (Scanning electron microscope, nitrogen adsorption analyzer, laser Raman spectroscopy). The results show that the gasification reaction rate of sludge treated under CO2 atmosphere and coal blended char was better than other char samples at 1100–1200 °C. The torrefied sludge under CO2 atmosphere promoted its thermal decomposition to the maximum extent, so that it eventually was transformed into a large number of small broken particles. The specific surface area and ID1/IG ratio of blended char of torrefied sludge under CO2 atmosphere and YC were 1.70 and 1.07 times higher than that of YC, respectively. The in situ technique revealed that YC char with the addition of torrefied sludge undergo gasification by shrinking core modes and the presence of obvious ash melting flow phenomenon. It was more obvious than that of YC.

Аналіз систем керування процесами горіння на основі засобів комп’ютерного зору та обробки зображень

Trends in the world market to increase the energy efficiency and environmental friendliness of traditional means of obtaining energy, such as industrial boiler units, have caused the need for widespread implementation and use of the latest means of optimal management of these objects. More than 60% of the world's energy generation occurs through the process of burning fuel. In the Ukrainian scientific space, considerable attention is paid to analytical, predictive and fuzzy regulators as means of optimal management, and the use of a newer and more promising field of computer vision, which, in connection with the high level of development of information technologies in the country, is almost not represented, is quite promising for the future development of energy efficiency technologies, including in the export market. The article examines the process of development and formation of the modern direction of using computer vision tools to optimize the process of burning different types of fuel. The path and modern trends of development are considered. Over thirty-five years of research, significantly higher speed and a fairly wide range of analytical information, which can be presented by systems of this type compared to others, were noted. Starting with relatively simple single-parameter monitoring and optimization systems, which due to their speed were able to improve the flow of transient processes and made possible the use of systems in extreme mode, thirty years ago, to complex and multi-parameter systems that perform optimization based on a set of parameters, already after twenty years of research. Computer vision systems provide a wide range of analytical information that can be used both in the process of automatic control and to determine the quality indicators of boiler unit use.

Evaluating AI Courses: A Valid and Reliable Instrument for Assessing Artificial-Intelligence Learning through Comparative Self-Assessment

A growing number of courses seek to increase the basic artificial-intelligence skills (“AI literacy”) of their participants. At this time, there is no valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to assess AI-learning gains. However, the existence of such a tool would be important to enable quality assurance and comparability. In this study, a validated AI-literacy-assessment instrument, the “scale for the assessment of non-experts’ AI literacy” (SNAIL) was adapted and used to evaluate an undergraduate AI course. We investigated whether the scale can be used to reliably evaluate AI courses and whether mediator variables, such as attitudes toward AI or participation in other AI courses, had an influence on learning gains. In addition to the traditional mean comparisons (i.e., t-tests), the comparative self-assessment (CSA) gain was calculated, which allowed for a more meaningful assessment of the increase in AI literacy. We found preliminary evidence that the adapted SNAIL questionnaire enables a valid evaluation of AI-learning gains. In particular, distinctions among different subconstructs and the differentiation constructs, such as attitudes toward AI, seem to be possible with the help of the SNAIL questionnaire.

Using Technology for Community Engagement: Four Key Web-Based Platforms for Adoption in Extension

Extension professionals engage with communities to present programming, find solutions, and disseminate research-based knowledge. While traditional means of communication and face-to-face meetings are still important, the COVID-19 pandemic shifted the ways these professionals connect to their communities. Web-based platforms can provide unique, alternative ways to engage communities in programs, evaluations, and information sharing. Our team of Extension professionals share platforms that create engaged communities by meeting virtual demands.

The Role of Immersive Arts in Interpreting Traditional Cultural Phenomena

Immersive art is a new form of media art that relies on the theory of stream of consciousness, on the stimulation of various human senses, often using light to achieve a deep psychological and physiological immersion of the audience in a trance-like empathy with the art. From the point of view of technical means it can be divided into virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and expanded reality. The article analyses the problems of using technical means of immersive art, considers the advantages and disadvantages of its application in various cultural expositions. The questions arising when applying the means of immersive art to traditional culture (in this case to shamanic culture) are considered. The study finds that works of immersive art demonstrate contemporary culture much more often than traditional culture. Using the example of four technical tools in analysing works of immersive art, the author describes the problems that exist at this stage of its application. The aim of the work is to identify and consider the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating traditional meanings into virtual reality. The tasks of the work include: analysing technical means of immersive art, peculiarities of embodiment of traditional meanings in immersive art (on the example of shamanism). The author argues that virtual spaces created by immersive art are currently gravitating towards purely sensory experience and are not able to carry information about the connotation of meanings. In the process of creating works of immersive art, artists have their own understanding of shamanic culture and cannot reproduce shamanic rituals, so there is a problem of inability to interpret the cultural connotation and show the depth of the rich traditional shamanic culture.

Egbé and Kánàkò traditional hunting methods: Implications for community policing and women’s involvement in socio-economic sustainability in South West Nigeria

Over the years, Nigerian society has the belief that given the potency of kánàkò (collision of time and space) and egbé (teleportation), it can only be applied by men while neglecting the role of women in its application for national safety. The study examines egbé and kánako and implications for community policing and women’s involvement in socio-economic sustainability in South West Nigeria. Three research questions were raised and answered to guide this study. The study adopts the qualitative research approach anchored on ethnographic research design. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 36 participants from six (6) communities in Ógun, Oyó, and Osun states. Recordings, observations, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions were used to gather qualitative data. Findings from the study revealed that egbé and kánàkò could be useful for military and paramilitary agencies if appropriately implemented to ensure community policing and national safety, amongst others. The study recommends, amongst others, that the hunters’ association and government should properly sensitize women in the hunting profession on their role to enhance the preservation of these traditional means of fortifications and not become weapons that will render these fortifications irrelevant.