Perceiving Space and Optical Cues via a Visuo-Tactile Sensory Substitution System: A Methodological Approach for Training of Blind Subjects for Navigation

Because bioeconomics is born of the interaction between the biological activity system and its socio-economic activity system, a holistic methodological approach is essential to study the relations between them. However, it must search for increasing levels of reductionism within each discipline to delve into the ultimate nature of each one of the intervening forces, whether economic or biological. This paper explores the economic forces. Through the biological capacity to comprehend, man and by extension, society, accumulates knowledge, the fulcrum from which he is able to dominate over his natural habitat. From this ‘point d’appui’, man builds two basic tools to assist him in achieving the goal of bettering his social condition. On the one hand, he creates institutions that allow him to “live with others” and, on the other, he develops technology that helps him to “live better with others”. Institutions, also referred to as ‘social technology’, tend toward stability over time while technology or ‘material technology’, tends toward instability, which would suggest that, normally, the mechanics of change will originate in material technology and, from there, progress to social technology by way of the political market. The level of progress and development attained depends on the quantity and rate of growth of knowledge applied by a society. In the process, man and his collectivity are forced to adopt new views of their environment through new shared mental models. The concurrence of equipment and political market will ultimately become the prime mover of institutional and economic change as well as change in mentality. Both technologies must keep on an adaptive course of stable evolution since discrepancies arising between them can cause tension between the various social groups. Adequate management of technological shock is essential to avoid extreme situations of social conflict. Herein lie the most important political decisions that a government must confront over the long term.

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Biosorptive removal of cationic dye from aqueous system: a response surface methodological approach

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy ◽

10.1007/s10098-013-0701-8 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 1015-1025 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Bikash Sadhukhan ◽

Naba Kumar Mondal ◽

Soumya Chattoraj

Keyword(s):

Response Surface ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Aqueous System ◽

Cationic Dye ◽

System A

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A Real-Time Algorithm for Identifying Gait in a Sensory Substitution System

10.1109/urtc49097.2019.9660511 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Jamie E. Poole ◽

Jhon P. C. Casas ◽

Roberto A. Bolli ◽

Hermano I. Krebs

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Time Algorithm ◽

Sensory Substitution ◽

Substitution System

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Designing, Implementing And Evaluating A Cross-Modal Sensory Substitution System For The Effective Communication Of The Emotional And Informative Aspects Of Music

10.32920/ryerson.14650062.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Michael Pouris

Keyword(s):

Large Data ◽

Large Data Sets ◽

Sensory Substitution ◽

Data Sets ◽

Combined System ◽

Visualization System ◽

Substitution System ◽

Music Visualization ◽

Visualization Systems ◽

Visual Domain

Visualizations have existed for millennia as ways to communicate information. Visualizations are ubiquitous tools used every day to help navigate cities and aid in learning complex tasks. Tasks are made simpler when applying various visualization methods to large data sets to discover trends that are otherwise difficult to notice. More recently, music visualization systems have been created to convey music in the visual domain; however, they are not based on any psychological model of auditory and visual equivalents. This thesis discusses a music visualization system called MusicViz, which facilitates in the visual communication of the informative and entertainment aspect of music based on psychologically justified translation principals. MusicViz is combined with a vibro-feedback chair called the Emoti-Chair, which translates auditory music to vibrations along the user’s back. The combined system is coined VITA (Visually Immersive and Tactile Animation). A usability evaluation of the VITA showed it is an enjoyable experience.

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Written assignments in distance learning and communication with learners as part of the role of the lecturer in the distant education

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION METHODOLOGY ◽

10.24297/ijrem.v8i1.6432 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1420-1425

Author(s):

ANDREAS KARAOULANIS ◽

VASILIKI KOUKOUSOURI

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Literature Review ◽

Educational System ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

System A ◽

Modern Learning ◽

Research Questions ◽

Distant Education ◽

Written Assignments

In this paper the authors tried to underline the importance of distance learning as a means of distant education in the contemporary educational system. A literature review which explains why such a survey is very important in terms of this kind of modern learning was implemented. A short revision of some very important past surveys around the topic of distance learning was carried out, especially in terms of the research questions and the methodological approach that past researchers used in order to dig deeper into the topic. Finally, the results of such empirical researches were analyzed and some critical thoughts of the authors are presented.

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METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO FORMATION OF A SYSTEM OF ECONOMIC AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF STABILITY OF THE BANKING SYSTEM

Financial and credit activity problems of theory and practice ◽

10.18371/fcaptp.v4i39.238592 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (39) ◽

pp. 29-34

Author(s):

H. Pohrishchuk ◽

N. Dobizha ◽

V. Myronchuk ◽

I. Lashchyk ◽

Yu. Kashpruk

Keyword(s):

Financial Stability ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Banking System ◽

Circulatory System ◽

Jel Classification ◽

Main Task ◽

Structural Elements ◽

System A ◽

Banking Institutions

Abstract. The heart of any market economy is its circulatory system. the complex of credit and banking institutions that serve their viability of structures (infrastructural elements), is a full-fledged banking system of the country. Modern dynamic processes of globalization of financial markets due to the acceleration of the free movement of capital, in addition to a positive impact on the development of national financial systems, create conditions for the spread of crisis trends, including contributing to the manifestation of the chain of "infection effect" of banking systems in the international financial space. A system of economic and legal support for the financial stability of the banking system has been developed. The feasibility of creating and achieving the effectiveness of which in modern conditions is due to the need to reboot the domestic banking system to solve existing internal financial problems and transform it in accordance with the European-oriented vector of development of the country’s economy. The existing system provides for the financial stability of the banking system at two levels: at the macro level - the banking system as an object with systemic properties; micro-level - banks as structural elements of the banking system. The study of the features of the formation of a system of economic and legal support for the financial stability of the banking system. The main task was to optimize the main elements of the system of economic and legal support for the financial stability of the banking system. The main goal of the study is to form a system of economic and legal support for the financial stability of the banking system. A methodology for structuring system elements was applied. Building an information model allows you to structure the elements of the system of economic and legal support for the financial stability of the banking system, see their relationship, highlight the main and secondary ones. Keywords: economic and legal support, stability, financial stability, banking system, banks. JEL Classification: G20, G21, E58 Formulas: 3; fig.: 1; tabl.: 2; bibl.:15.

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Designing, Implementing And Evaluating A Cross-Modal Sensory Substitution System For The Effective Communication Of The Emotional And Informative Aspects Of Music

10.32920/ryerson.14650062 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Michael Pouris

Keyword(s):

Large Data ◽

Large Data Sets ◽

Sensory Substitution ◽

Data Sets ◽

Combined System ◽

Visualization System ◽

Substitution System ◽

Music Visualization ◽

Visualization Systems ◽

Visual Domain

Visualizations have existed for millennia as ways to communicate information. Visualizations are ubiquitous tools used every day to help navigate cities and aid in learning complex tasks. Tasks are made simpler when applying various visualization methods to large data sets to discover trends that are otherwise difficult to notice. More recently, music visualization systems have been created to convey music in the visual domain; however, they are not based on any psychological model of auditory and visual equivalents. This thesis discusses a music visualization system called MusicViz, which facilitates in the visual communication of the informative and entertainment aspect of music based on psychologically justified translation principals. MusicViz is combined with a vibro-feedback chair called the Emoti-Chair, which translates auditory music to vibrations along the user’s back. The combined system is coined VITA (Visually Immersive and Tactile Animation). A usability evaluation of the VITA showed it is an enjoyable experience.

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The Mg/Fe ratio of silicate minerals in the meteoritic materials and in the circumstellar environment: A case study for the chondritic-like composition

Open Astronomy ◽

10.1515/astro-2021-0006 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 45-55

Author(s):

Péter Futó ◽

József Vanyó ◽

Irakli Simonia ◽

János Sztakovics ◽

Mihály Nagy ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar System ◽

Crystallization Process ◽

Planet Formation ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Optical Microscope ◽

Protoplanetary Disk ◽

Early Solar System ◽

System A ◽

Circumstellar Environment

Abstract Kaba meteorite as a reference material (one of a least metamorphosed and most primitive carbonaceous chondrites fell on Earth) was chosen for this study providing an adequate background for study of the protoplanetary disk or even the crystallization processes of the Early Solar System. Its olivine minerals (forsterite and fayalite) and their Mg/Fe ratio can help us to understand more about the planet formation mechanism and whether or not the metallic constitutes of the disk could be precursors for the type of planets in the Solar System. A multiple methodological approach such as a combination of the scanning electron microscope, optical microscope, Raman spectroscopy and electron microprobe of the olivine grains give the Fe/Mg ratio database. The analyses above confirmed that planet formation in the protoplanetary disk is driven by the mineralogical precursors of the crystallization process. On the other hand, four nebulae mentioned in this study provide the astronomical data confirming that the planet formation in the protoplanetary disk is dominated or even driven by the metallic constituents.

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