Artistic and aesthetic principles of German expressive dance in the context of the development of modern dance in the XXI century

The purpose of the article is to identify the artistic and aesthetic features and leading trends in the development of German expressive dance of the first half of the twentieth century. and determine their impact on the development of modern dance in the first decades of the XXI century. Methodology. The system method is applied, thanks to which the peculiarities of German expressive dance are considered; the method of comparative analysis, which helped to identify common and distinctive features in the central concepts of dance K. Joss, M. Wingman, and P. Bausch; method of art history and artistic and stylistic analysis, through which identified and substantiated trends in the development of German modern dance and modern dance). Scientific novelty. The artistic and aesthetic principles of German expressive dance are studied on the basis of the analysis of choreography, aesthetics, and discourse of movement K. Joss, M. Wingman, and P. Bausch; the basic theatrical concepts of the range of emotions of the leading representatives of the German expressive dance motivating physical movement are revealed; determined that P. Bausch, M. Wingman and K. Yosse work with emotional space, which is directly related to physical movement and configures their own unique aesthetics of movement experience - dancers aestheticize the human body, covered and subject to strong emotions. Conclusions. The characteristic interest of German expressionist dance to inconspicuous, accidental, or natural manifestations of corporeality, the focus on violating previously established boundaries of art, the search for innovative ways to approach the chaos of reality, causing the formation of certain models of corporeality, and others. can be clearly seen in the modern dance of the early XXI century – phenomena, representing a unique way of artistic and bodily modeling of the world, become one of the important dancers and generators of current cultural and artistic values ​​and meanings. Key words: German expressive dance, modern dance, artistic and aesthetic principles, K. Joss, M. Wigman, P. Bausch.

Steps to Development and Increase of Physical Movement and Health Literacy

According to the WHO, healthis a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being while maintaining the body's ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions. The definition is concise, but it is important to be aware of the es- sential facts that affect people of the 21st century. Is it possible to adapt to rapidly changing environmental conditions? Mus- culoskeletal conditions are considered a global epidemic as their incidence and severity increase worldwide. Consideration should be given to the fact that musculoskeletal conditions, such as back pain (diagnosis of M54: dorsalgia), are beginning to be epidemiological in developed countries. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the most common causes of years lived with disability (YLDs) in the Slovak Republic from 2005 to 2015 were non-communicable diseases. In 1st place were musculoskeletal deformities; 2nd place men- tal disorders and addictions; 3rd place other unspecified non- infectious diseases (Source: GBD, 2015). It is important to tackle this issue not only because of its permanent growth but especially for the frequent complications that cause higher morbidity. Various postural deformities caused by poor posture, which affect the relationships between internal organs and the musculoskeletal system/viscero-vertebral relationships but also vice versa. The prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases has an increasing trend in Slovakia, and therefore it is important to look for a way to raise awareness of the possibilities of these diseases’ prevention. It is essential to revise outdated plans for physical development and adapt them to today's people. After all, the movement literacy of our children has a significantly declining tendency. Such intervention gives meaning to the public health; there should be a focus on the primary support of the health of the population where one of the possibilities may be the spiral mobilization method SM system. This method is intended for a person living in current times, who sits to a large extent and performs movements that are monot- onously loading the muscles. The SM system is a simple and effective exercise that on the principle of spiral muscle chains pulls the spine upwards and stabilizes the balance of the spine. When performed in an optimal way, they relax overloaded parts of the spine; reduce muscle imbalance; contribute to over- all health. The priority for proper physical movement should be a desire for a healthy body without pain and disease. The path to health leads through cognition and education because the most important result of any education is self-knowledge.

Students’ Skill in Performing A Speech in SMA Negeri 6 Pinrang

The aims from this research are to know how is students’ skill in performing a speech, and to know the students’ deprivation in performing a speech. This research is mix method design to answer the problem of this thesis. The research took place at SMA N 6 Pinrang. The population was the students from eleventh grade, the sample of this research were 34 students who are from class XI MIPA 1 by used purposive sampling technique. The researcher used test and interview as instrument for this research. The speech performance used manuscript speech delivery method. The results of this research find that the students’ skill in performing speech are not fully fill up with the criteria of assessment, where the mean score from the performance is 189.79. Additionally, in analyzing the interview, the researchers conclude that there are some deprivations when the students perform their speech, the factors that been found over the interview were the use of English as a language used it selves in performing a speech. Moreover, the use of vocal variety and physical movement also mentioned with the students as their deprivation in performing a speech.

Transgressive Gestures: Women and Violin Performance in Eighteenth-Century Europe

<p>Studies concerning eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century women musicians abound within recent musicological scholarship, but the focus on singers and keyboard players – whose musical activities are understood to have “affirmed” their femininity – has had the effect of obscuring players of less typical instruments. Violin-playing, frequently cast as a man’s activity and imbued with indecent associations, was a case in point. Yet despite the connotations of the instrument, a small but significant group of women did play the violin: it is these violinists that this thesis takes as its central focus. Looking first at the complex reasons behind objections to women’s violin performance, a number of factors that restricted women’s access to the violin – including the influence of the male gaze and limits placed on women’s physical movement – are revealed. Particular conditions nevertheless enabled certain women to play the violin, namely the personal, educational, and economic support available from diverse sources such as family members, patrons, and institutions like convents and the Venetian ospedali. In addition to placing women violinists in their historical context, this thesis centres on an analysis of a violin concerto by one of the most well-known female violinists of the era, the Italian virtuoso Regina Strinasacchi. The analysis of Strinasacchi’s Violin Concerto in B flat major is strongly performance based and focuses on the issue of gender and physical movement (performance gesture), topics which were of much interest to eighteenth-century commentators who witnessed women violinists performing. As such the analysis engages with concepts from “embodied” musicology. In exploring Strinasacchi’s concerto we see that female violinists could experiment with a variety of gendered roles through violin performance, embodying both masculinity and femininity through their transgressive gestures. By taking a closer look at women’s violin performance and experiences, this thesis aims to show that these violinists were not as peripheral to the workings of the wider musical community as is sometimes implied. Furthermore, it aims to put women violinists more firmly at the centre of their own stories, challenging the tendency to treat female violinists as novel anomalies.</p>

Transgressive Gestures: Women and Violin Performance in Eighteenth-Century Europe

<p>Studies concerning eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century women musicians abound within recent musicological scholarship, but the focus on singers and keyboard players – whose musical activities are understood to have “affirmed” their femininity – has had the effect of obscuring players of less typical instruments. Violin-playing, frequently cast as a man’s activity and imbued with indecent associations, was a case in point. Yet despite the connotations of the instrument, a small but significant group of women did play the violin: it is these violinists that this thesis takes as its central focus. Looking first at the complex reasons behind objections to women’s violin performance, a number of factors that restricted women’s access to the violin – including the influence of the male gaze and limits placed on women’s physical movement – are revealed. Particular conditions nevertheless enabled certain women to play the violin, namely the personal, educational, and economic support available from diverse sources such as family members, patrons, and institutions like convents and the Venetian ospedali. In addition to placing women violinists in their historical context, this thesis centres on an analysis of a violin concerto by one of the most well-known female violinists of the era, the Italian virtuoso Regina Strinasacchi. The analysis of Strinasacchi’s Violin Concerto in B flat major is strongly performance based and focuses on the issue of gender and physical movement (performance gesture), topics which were of much interest to eighteenth-century commentators who witnessed women violinists performing. As such the analysis engages with concepts from “embodied” musicology. In exploring Strinasacchi’s concerto we see that female violinists could experiment with a variety of gendered roles through violin performance, embodying both masculinity and femininity through their transgressive gestures. By taking a closer look at women’s violin performance and experiences, this thesis aims to show that these violinists were not as peripheral to the workings of the wider musical community as is sometimes implied. Furthermore, it aims to put women violinists more firmly at the centre of their own stories, challenging the tendency to treat female violinists as novel anomalies.</p>

Pemberian Terapi Senam Kaki Pada Pasien Diabetes Mellitus Di Desa Gunung Labuhan Sungkai Selatan Lampung Utara

ABSTRAK Data Riskesdas Provinsi Lampung tahun 2013 jumlah penderita diabetes mellitus yang terdiagnosis dokter sebesar 0,7%. Prevalensi penderita diabetes mellitus di Lampung utara berada di posisi kelima terbanyak dengan jumlah 0,8%. Sementara jumlah penderita di Lampung yang terdiagnosis dan yang tidak terdiagnosis tetapi selama sebulan terakhir mengalami gejala-gejala diabetes mellitus berjumlah lebih besar yaitu 0,8% dengan prevalensi di Lampung utara sebesar 0,8%. Penatalaksanaan diabetes mellitus terdiri dari 5 pilar utama olahraga atau latihan fisik merupakan salah satu dari penatalaksanaan tersebut selain dari diet, obat-obatan, edukasidan pemantauan, Olah raga dalam arti gerak fisik atau kerja otot dapat meningkatkan metabolisme atau pembentukan dan pengeluaran energi tubuh, salah satunya yaitu senam kaki. Tujuan setelah penyuluhan dan demonstrasi, diharapkan pemberian senam kaki dapat untuk menurunkan kadar glukosa pada klien diabetes melitus. Adapun kegiatan yang dilakukan berupa penyuluhan menggunakan leaflet dan demonstrasi senam kaki. Terdapat penurunan kadar glukosa pada klien diabetes melitus setelah pemberian akupresur selama 7 hari di Desa gunung labuhan sungkai selatan, Lampung Utara. Dengan demikian, pemberian senam kaki pada klien diabetes melitus sangat efektif dalam menurunkan glukosa. Kata Kunci: Senam kaki, diabetes melittus ABSTRACT Lampung Province Riskesdas data in 2013 the number of people with diabetes mellitus diagnosed by doctors (0.7%). The prevalence of people with diabetes mellitus in northern Lampung is in the fifth position (0.8%). While the number of sufferers in Lampung who were diagnosed and those who were undiagnosed, during the last month experiencing symptoms of diabetes mellitus was greater, namely (0.8%) with a prevalence in northern Lampung (0.8%). Management of diabetes mellitus consists of 5 main pillars of sports or physical exercise is one of these treatments apart from diet, drugs, education, and monitoring, Sports in the sense of physical movement or muscle work can increase metabolism or the formation and expenditure of the body's energy, one of which is foot exercise. The aim after counseling and demonstration is expected to provide foot exercises to reduce glucose levels in clients with diabetes mellitus. The activities were carried out in the form of counseling using leaflets and foot exercises. There was a decrease in glucose levels in diabetes mellitus clients after giving acupressure for 7 days in the village of Gunung Labuhan, South Sungkai, North Lampung. Thus, giving foot exercises to diabetes mellitus clients is very effective in reducing glucose. Keywords: Foot exercises, diabetes Mellitus

Brain–Computer Interfaces for Movement

This chapter describes differences between passive and active brain–computer interfaces (BCIs). It explains how active BCIs enable users to move a prosthetic arm or limb, or a computer cursor, and gives them a certain degree of control over these movements. There is shared control between the user and the interface, and this restores the user’s capacity for agency. In normal voluntary bodily movements, one does not have to think about performing them. In BCI-mediated movements, the user must plan how to use the system in activating and directing brain signals to the computer to perform them. There are two intentions: intending to perform an action; and intending to perform it with a BCI. There are two mental acts: activating and directing signals to the computer to produce the motor output. The fact that there are two intentions and two mental acts resulting in a physical movement could motivate a revision of moral and legal criteria of responsibility for BCI users. It could influence judgements of responsibility for actions, omissions, and their consequences.

Deep Learning for Classifying Physical Activities from Accelerometer Data

Physical inactivity increases the risk of many adverse health conditions, including the world’s major non-communicable diseases, such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and breast and colon cancers, shortening life expectancy. There are minimal medical care and personal trainers’ methods to monitor a patient’s actual physical activity types. To improve activity monitoring, we propose an artificial-intelligence-based approach to classify physical movement activity patterns. In more detail, we employ two deep learning (DL) methods, namely a deep feed-forward neural network (DNN) and a deep recurrent neural network (RNN) for this purpose. We evaluate the two models on two physical movement datasets collected from several volunteers who carried tri-axial accelerometer sensors. The first dataset is from the UCI machine learning repository, which contains 14 different activities-of-daily-life (ADL) and is collected from 16 volunteers who carried a single wrist-worn tri-axial accelerometer. The second dataset includes ten other ADLs and is gathered from eight volunteers who placed the sensors on their hips. Our experiment results show that the RNN model provides accurate performance compared to the state-of-the-art methods in classifying the fundamental movement patterns with an overall accuracy of 84.89% and an overall F1-score of 82.56%. The results indicate that our method provides the medical doctors and trainers a promising way to track and understand a patient’s physical activities precisely for better treatment.