scholarly journals The Goddess on the Vezirhan Stele

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamás Péter Kisbali
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Image ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Human Figure ◽  
Banquet Scenes ◽  
Funerary Reliefs ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Creative Effort

The stele from Vezirhan (Istanbul Archaeological Museum, inv. 6219+71.27) is best known for its Old Phrygian and Greek inscriptions (B-05). However, its reliefs also pose an interesting challenge. They include a boar hunt, a ritual banquet scene, and a human figure, commonly identified as a goddess, with lions, birds, and a palmette-like motif “sprouting” from her head. The stele is dated to the late 5th–early 4th century BC. The hunt and banquet scenes clearly belong to this time (and find many parallels on votive and funerary reliefs and seals of Hellespontine Phrygia). The image of the goddess, however, continues a different tradition, one that possibly stems from an earlier period. The Vezirhan goddess doesn’t have a singular prototype, but displays connections to a wide variety of iconographical schemes and details. Most are found in the 7th–6th centuries BC arts of Anatolia and the Aegean. By examining this corpus, with special focus on the Potnia theron iconographic type, we understand that the Vezirhan goddess is related to other deities attested in Anatolia (in fact, her name might have been a variation of Artemis, according to line 3 of the Phrygian inscription). Yet, she cannot be identified with any of them directly. For all matches, there are also differences. A certain creative effort was made to distinguish the goddess from her peers, possibly to reflect her local cult. In my talk, I would like to unfold this synthetic image, examine its components, and try to put them back together – and hopefully gain some insight into how the Vezirhan goddess’ iconographic scheme came to be.

scholarly journals GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING SAND NOURISHMENT ON LOW TO VERY EXPOSED COASTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Henrik Vinge Karlsson ◽  
Britt Gadesboll Larsen ◽  
Per Sorensen
Keyword(s):  
Natural Variation ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Protection Scheme ◽  
Coastal Cliff ◽  
Sand Nourishment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Privately Owned ◽  
Insight Into

Danish law establishes a common right of passage on foot along the Danish shoreline, even though beaches are often privately owned. The law also states that coastal protection must not hinder this. Therefore, sand nourishment should be part of every coastal protection scheme against erosion. Sand nourishments can be designed in numerous ways depending on their objectives. As part of the European Interreg project, Building With Nature (BWN), guidelines will be developed by the Danish Coastal Authority (DCA) in end-2020. This abstract presents these guidelines with special focus on the coasts of Denmark. Special emphasis will be on insight into the natural variation of the coasts, as this is vital both when designing effective coastal protection schemes and when evaluating the impact of the nourishment. In this project, the pathway along which sediment is being transported spans from offshore at the outer bar to the coastal cliff. The aim is to be able to determine the along- and cross-shore paths, along which the nourishment sand is transported, the diffusion velocity of the nourishment and the impact on the surrounding coasts. Based on the results of the multiple analysis, the primary objective is to produce guidelines on how to use sand nourishment to counteract erosion in a sustainable and socioeconomic way.Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/nIrFFmH98V8

scholarly journals The emergence of complex sentences in a French child's language from 0;10 to 4;01: causal adverbial clauses and the concertina effect

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTINE SEKALI
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
First Language ◽  
Spontaneous Speech ◽  
Linguistic Analysis ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
First Language Acquisition ◽  
Integration Path ◽  
Complex Sentences ◽  
Adverbial Clauses ◽  
Insight Into

ABSTRACTThis article tests Diessel's ‘integration’ path of development of adverbial clauses (cf. Diessel, 2004), with special focus on the acquisition of ‘causal’ adverbial clauses, in the context of the overall development of grammatical/semantic complexification in a French child's longitudinal corpus of spontaneous speech (Madeleine, Paris Corpus) from 10 months to 4;01 years old. Three main patterns are retrieved in the child's uses of parce que constructions in interactional contexts. Linguistic analysis of these constructions reveals a dynamic pattern of syntactic expansion, integration and diversification, here called the concertina effect, which may provide an insight into the cognitive and pragmatic motives for syntax development in first language acquisition of French.

scholarly journals Abstract depiction of human figures in impressionist art and children's picture books

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Dodgson
Keyword(s):  
Human Brain ◽  
Book Illustration ◽  
Children's Book ◽  
Children's Picture Books ◽  
Levels Of Detail ◽  
Tiny Amount ◽  
The World ◽  
Human Figure ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Insight Into

© 2019 The Author The human figure is important in art. I discuss examples of the abstract depiction of the human figure, from both impressionist painting and children's book illustration, and the challenge faced in algorithmically mimicking what human artists can achieve. I demonstrate that there are excellent examples in both genres that provide insight into what a human artist sees as important in providing abstraction at different levels of detail. The challenge lies in the human brain having enormous knowledge about the world and an ability to make fine distinctions about other humans from posture, clothing and expression. This allows a human to make assumptions about human figures from a tiny amount of data, and allows a human artist to take advantage of this when creating art. The question for the computer graphics community is whether and how we could algorithmically mimic what a human artist can do. I provide evidence from both genres to suggest possible ways forward.

scholarly journals Līdzsvara meklējumi starp pamattiesību ievērošanu un valsts drošības aizsardzību Satversmes tiesas praksē

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 56-73
Author(s):  
Dita Plepa
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
National Security ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Insight Into

Rakstā atspoguļotas Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesas nolēmumos ietvertās atziņas par Latvijas Republikas Satversmes regulējumu un tā interpretāciju valsts drošības jautājumos. Īpaša uzmanība veltīta tiesu prakses analīzei, aplūkojot metodoloģiju, kas palīdz panākt līdzsvaru starp nepieciešamību novērst valsts drošības apdraudējumus un nepieciešamību aizsargāt pamattiesības. The article provides an insight into the findings by the Constitutional Court regarding the regulation established by the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia and the interpretation thereof on issues of “national security”. Special focus is placed upon the analysis of the Case Law which reflects the methodology for reaching balance between threat to national security and the necessity to protect human rights.

scholarly journals The contribution of the teaching contents of primary and secondary education to the development of the security culture of young people

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-186
Author(s):  
Slađana Ćurčić
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Security Culture ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Comparative Systems ◽  
Insight Into

The paper considers teaching contents in comparative systems of primary and secondary education, which are important for the development of security culture of young people and based on the expanded security agenda and new educational needs in that context. Methodologically, the paper is based on a review of the existing literature and the analysis of certain strategic documents in the field of education and security. Special focus was placed on the practice in the Republic of Serbia and previous activities in this field. The initial aim was to gain insight into certain foreign experiences and experiences of the Republic of Serbia, regarding the representation of security contents in primary and secondary education, and - on the basis of this - to try to consider the development of security culture in the educational context. It was found that among the analyzed countries Poland, Slovenia and Russia have a special subject dedicated to security topics within their education systems and it is noticeable that there is such an effort in other countries, but for now, security contents are mostly implemented in the existing subjects. Regarding the Republic of Serbia, it is concluded, that the potential introduction of a special subject dedicated to security topics in secondary schools and the enrichment of existing subjects with the security content in primary schools, may result in the improvement of general security of the youth.

scholarly journals Issues in separation of criminal procedural functions

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 01010 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kaija
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Criminal Procedure ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Criminal Procedure Law ◽  
The Law ◽  
Insight Into

The term ‘criminal procedural function’. has historically been used by scientists. In order to identify primary issues in procedural functions, the competition principle was analyzed. This strengthened such important issues as separation of prosecution and court functions, parties’ equality, independence of courts etc. Therefore, the concept of three concept functions – prosecution, defence and adjudication - was developed in criminal proceedings. In the context of the Criminal Procedure Law having taking effect, this term was included into the law, including the principle of separation of criminal procedural functions. The aim of this paper is to offer the insight into interpretation of the concept of the criminal procedural function with the special focus on specific issues in function separation. Section 17 of Criminal Procedure Law determines the function of control of restrictions of human rights in a pre-trail. The functions of prosecution, defence and adjudication do not determine their priority over all other criminal procedural functions. These functions are claimed to be separate and therefore cannot be applied to the same person. This paper examines the equivalence of procedural functions as one of the most fair of the court elements. In the end, key conclusions are summarized.

scholarly journals Pharmaceutical Prospects of Bee Products: Special Focus on Anticancer, Antibacterial, Antiviral, and Antiparasitic Properties

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 822
Author(s):  
Firzan Nainu ◽  
Ayu Masyita ◽  
Muh. Akbar Bahar ◽  
Muhammad Raihan ◽  
Shajuthi Rahman Prova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Progression ◽  
Royal Jelly ◽  
Chemical Compounds ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Bioactive Components ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Traditional Healing Practices ◽  
Viral Proliferation ◽  
Insight Into

Bee products have long been used in traditional healing practices to treat many types of disorders, including cancer and microbial-related diseases. Indeed, several chemical compounds found in bee products have been demonstrated to display anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, and antiparasitic properties. With the improvement of research tools and in view of recent advances related to bee products, this review aims to provide broad yet detailed insight into the pharmaceutical prospects of bee products such as honey, propolis, bee pollen, royal jelly, bee bread, beeswax, and bee venom, in the domain of cancer and infectious disease management. Available literature confirms the efficacy of these bee products in the alleviation of cancer progression, inhibition of bacterial and viral proliferation, and mitigation of parasitic-related symptoms. With such potentials, bioactive components isolated from the bee products can be used as an alternative approach in the long-run effort to improve humans’ health at a personal and community level.

scholarly journals Abstract depiction of human figures in impressionist art and children's picture books

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Dodgson
Keyword(s):  
Human Brain ◽  
Book Illustration ◽  
Children's Book ◽  
Children's Picture Books ◽  
Levels Of Detail ◽  
Tiny Amount ◽  
The World ◽  
Human Figure ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Insight Into

© 2019 The Author The human figure is important in art. I discuss examples of the abstract depiction of the human figure, from both impressionist painting and children's book illustration, and the challenge faced in algorithmically mimicking what human artists can achieve. I demonstrate that there are excellent examples in both genres that provide insight into what a human artist sees as important in providing abstraction at different levels of detail. The challenge lies in the human brain having enormous knowledge about the world and an ability to make fine distinctions about other humans from posture, clothing and expression. This allows a human to make assumptions about human figures from a tiny amount of data, and allows a human artist to take advantage of this when creating art. The question for the computer graphics community is whether and how we could algorithmically mimic what a human artist can do. I provide evidence from both genres to suggest possible ways forward.

scholarly journals The "Face with Tears of Joy" Emoji. A Socio-Semiotic and Multimodal Insight into a Japan-America Mash-Up

2016 ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Moschini
Keyword(s):  
Digital Culture ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Multimodal Approach ◽  
Sign Systems ◽  
Digital Discourse ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Many ◽  
First Time ◽  
Insight Into

 The blog site of the Oxford Dictionaries features a post dated November 16 2015, which announces that, “for the first time ever”, their “Word of the Year” is not a word, but a pictograph: the “Face with Tears of Joy” emoji. The term emoji, which is a loanword from Japanese, identifies “a small digital image or icon used to express an idea or emotion in electronic communication” (OED 2015). The sign was chosen since it is the item that “best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015”. Indeed, the Oxford Dictionaries’ President, Caspar Grathwohl declared that emojis are “an increasingly rich form of communication that transcends linguistic borders” and reflects the “playfulness and intimacy” of global digital culture. Adopting a socio-semiotic multimodal approach, the present paper aims at decoding the many semantic and semiotic layers of the 2015 “Word of the Year”, with a special focus on the context of cultures out of which it originates. More in detail, the author will focus on the concept of translation as “transduction”, that is the movement of meaning across sign systems (Kress 1997), in order to map the history of this ‘pictographic word’ from language to language, from culture to culture, from niche discursive communities to the global scenario. Indeed, the author maintains that this ‘pictographic word’ is to be seen as a marker of the mashing up of Japanese and American cultures in the discursive practices of geek communities, now gone mainstream thanks to the spreading of digital discourse.  

scholarly journals In search for hidden repertoire gems: A performer´s approach to Russian and Soviet clarinet music

Trio ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-85
Author(s):  
Anne Elisabeth Piirainen
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Clarinet Music ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Insight Into

In her doctoral research, Anne Elisabeth Piirainen sheds light on a little known aspect of the clarinet repertoire – clarinet music from Russia and the former Soviet Union. This performance-based research gives insight into a large variety of very valuable yet quite forgotten compositions with a special focus on clarinet works with Jewish themes. The thesis is published as a website and includes an extensive clarinet composition database that aims to close the research gap on this topic.

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