Exploring sketches as conceptual data: a semiological experiment on moods visualisation among architectural students

PurposeSketching is a creative skill that most architects develop over their long period of study and is considered an effective medium for communicating imaginative thinking and conceptual ideas in architecture. As a concept, mood is generally associated with imagining specific ambiance and spatial experience during the schematic phase of the architectural design process. While most architectural research on mood revolves around post-occupancy evaluation, colour effect and lighting comfort, few studies have been conducted to systematically investigate conceptual issues related to mood imagination. Besides, there has been little attempt to appreciate sketches as a reliable conceptual data source for architectural research.Design/methodology/approachTo bridge this knowledge gap, this paper explores a semiological analysis of mood visualisation using architectural sketches. By framing the experiment within the architecture education context, the paper begins by discussing the relationship between sketching, mood and semiology in architecture. The discussion continues by highlighting methodological issues in the design of our experiment. The experiment comprised architecture students from undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Following the visual and textual data derived from the experiment, two semiological analyses, namely, mood sign analysis and mood signifier analysis, were conducted to understand their imaginative thinking.FindingsThe results revealed significant preferential differences between the students on the use of specific semiotic representation and design language to conceptualise their mood idea.Originality/valueAs a preliminary experiment, this study constitutes an early attempt to further explore potential research related to architectural sketches and the creative imagination that may be beneficial to designers, art psychologists, educators and researchers alike.

Linguocultural Anatomical Code: Concept of Sacredness

The article examines the Kazakh people’s linguocultural anatomical code, which has developed due to nomadic culture over the centuries and reflected their beliefs, rituals, rites, and traditions. The linguocultural code is viewed as a secondary modeling semiotic system, or as a connotative semiotics. Certain anatomical concepts, i.e. body parts, bones, and internal organs serve as the cultural code’s elements. Culturally conditioned sacral significance, tracing to pagan magic, myths, and legends, is revealed in their lexical and phraseological representations in the connotative meaning. Thus, the article analyzes such concepts as 12 (on eki) múshe, jauyryn, ókpe. 12 (on eki) múshe serves as the basic concept of the Kazakh anatomical code, defining views on human and animals’ anatomy, the role and functions of certain anatomical concepts in spiritual, religious, and ritual-rite culture. A high degree of sacredness of the named concepts, depending on the level of linguistic unit total number and cultural sacred meaning units, was identified as well. Thus, the purpose of our article is to identify the specifics of the Kazakh anatomical linguocultural code by analyzing certain sacred concepts, verbalized in the names of skeleton, bones, some inner organs, as well as to define the degree of their sacredness, preserved in the modern Kazakh language. We have developed the methodology for studying these concepts, based on the secondary semiotic sign analysis, i.e. lexical and phraseological verbal units and their semantics: denotative and connotative, and defined certain concepts’ sacredness degree.

A Vital Sign Analysis System Based on Algorithm Block Broker for Interoperability between Algorithm Development Tools

With the recent development of artificial intelligence and data mining technology, various and intelligent vital sign analysis technologies have been developed. Vital sign analysis algorithms and technologies are primarily developed using MATLAB and open source technologies, such as Python and R. The analysis algorithms developed with such programming languages can only be employed and run in their own respective development environments and, hence, are unfortunately not considered as platform independent. In that respect, the interoperability between development tools is needed to ensure efficiency in terms of development time and efforts and reusability between analysis technologies and algorithms developed in different languages. This paper presents the development of a vital sign analysis system that ensures interoperability, which leads to one common environment connecting different development platforms. To maintain the interoperability between MATLAB and R programming, we designed and implemented the Algorithm Block Broker (AB Broker). AB Broker is composed of AB Adapter and AB Broker. Here, the AB Broker uses AB Adapter to request execution of analysis algorithms developed in different languages, such as MATLAB, R, and Python. It also searches and runs the algorithm, helping implement the requested analysis technique. The AB Broker-based vital sign analysis system enables the integrated management of analysis and data mining technologies developed in different languages. From a developer’s point of view, therefore, it is convenient and efficient to develop techniques using existing different programming technologies.

Reception of Bicultural Identity in Arabic Diaspora Literature: The Works of Elia Abu Madi in Qisshat Al-Adabi Al-Mahjary

Literature by the Arab diaspora in the United States has promoted dialectical interpretations of authors' cultural identities, balancing their ancestral cultural identities with those of their new country. In regards to the bicultural identity found in the Arabic-language poetry of Elia Abu Madi, it can be seen that the poet produced several discourses portraying a bicultural reality. The historical essence of Arabic diaspora literature is found not only in its social expressions and representations, but also in the interactions of Arabic and American culture that have produced a bicultural identity. It consists of five key concepts: sign analysis, which functions to reveal the meaning of signs or symbols in the material object; interpreter analysis, which functions to discover the correlations between authors' intents and readers' horizons of expectation; effect analysis, which functions to reveal the influence of literary works on their readers; reference analysis, which functions to reveal authors' repertoires; and context or conditions analysis, which functions to reveal the bicultural identity of authors. This research concludes that, in the author's bicultural identity, the United States is positioned as a prosperous country of dynamic multiculturalism, where people are passionate in their work and art. Meanwhile, Lebanon is positioned as a country where people live mechanically, facing hardship and minimal productivity owing to their lack of security. Conversely, although the United States is prosperous and safe, owing to its orientation towards religious pluralism, its people are more positivistic and material in their lives. They thus tend to ignore spiritual aspects.

FINDING DEFECTS IN AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS BASED ON STRUCTURE SENSITIVITY FUNCTIONS AND ANALYSIS OF INTEGRAL ESTIMATES OF OUTPUT SIGNALS

The paper presents an algorithm for defects screening in a continuous dynamic system with a depth of up to dynamic block based on the structure sensitivity function and the sign analysis of integral esti-mates of the output signals deviations.

RELIEF MOTIF BURUNG MERAK PADA PESAREAN SUNAN SENDANG DUWUR PACIRAN LAMONGAN: KAJIAN BENTUK, MAKNA DAN ESTETIKA

This study aims to examine the relief of peacock motifs at the gate of Paduraksa I and PaduraksaII tomb complex of Sunan Sendang Duwur Paciran Lamongan which includes (1) visual reliefof peacock motifs, (2) the meaning of relief of peacock motifs, and (3) aesthetic value reliefof peacock motifs. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods with data collectiontechniques, observations, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis using sign analysis ortextual analysis. The results of this study include: visual relief forms of peacock motifs at thegate of Paduraksa I and Paduraksa II at the Sunan Sendang Duwur tomb are ornaments witha floristic style that has undergone Islamization, namely the shape of ornamentation informedof the flora motif into the shape of a peacock animal. The meaning of relief in the tombcomplex of Sunan Sendang Duwur basically gives a picture of how human relations with humans,human relations with nature and the relationship between humans and their Lord. This reliefalso provides a description of the symbols of life that is about courage, knowledge, protection,protection, greatness, strength and justice. This relief also gives us an idea that this tomb complexis a gathering of holy spirits, the final resting place from human to human journey to face Godin another sense that the Sunan Sendang Duwur tomb complex is a sacred/ sacred place, so wemust not carelessly take action or acts that violate the applicable ethics. The aesthetic valuescontained in the reliefs in the tomb complex of Sunan Sendang Duwur, which is a picture ofa journey to holiness and also a picture of the division of nature, that is physical, spiritual andconscience. From the analysis it can be concluded that the relief of the tomb complex of SunanSendang Duwur has a form of ornamentation with a floristic style that is Islamized both interms of visual form, meaning and aesthetic values contained therein connected with Islamicteachings in the form of the teachings about God.

Aspek radiografis dan biologis tulang dalam penilaian kualitas tulang pada osteoporosis

Objectives: This scientific paper discusses aspects of biological bone and radiograph examination in helping diagnose systemic diseases with a decrease in bone quality more accurately. Literature Review: Osteoporosis often occurs in postmenopausal women because of reduced estrogen. Sign analysis is related to four important factors to assess bone quality, namely bone density, bone turnover, bone size and bone architecture. Mineral Bone Examination Density is a gold standard examination by the World Health Organization for the diagnosis of osteoporosis and bone biomarkers can provide an overview of the renovation process being carried out. Conclusion: Panoramic radiographs are expected to be a potential checkpoint for early detection of systemic diseases that manifest in the maxillofacial region with bone conversations characterized by bone enlargement, changes in bone microstructure and trabeculae that indicate changes in bone quality.

ANALISIS TANDA PADA KARYA DESAIN KOMUNIKASI VISUAL

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui makna denotasi dan konotasi pada tanda visual karya desain komunikasi visual. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode semiotika dengan pendekatan semiotika Roland Barthes. Hasil dari penelitian ini, menunjukan bahwa Karya desain visual memiliki tanda berbentuk verbal (bahasa) dan visual, serta menunjukan bahwa penyajian karya desain komunikasi visual mengandung tanda sebagai ikon untuk menyampaikan pesan dalam sistem non kebahasaan yaitu bentuk visual yang mendukung sistem verbal dengan tanda bersifat peniruan kebentukansesuai kenyataan (similrarity). Semiotika sebagai metode analisis tanda guna membedah karya desain komunikasi visual layak untuk disikapi dengan menerapkannya secara proaktif sesuai konteksnya.The purpose of this research is to know the meaning of denotation and connotation in visual sign of visual communication design. This research uses semiotic method with Roland Barthes's semiotic approach. Result of this reseach, show that visual design art has a verbal (linguistic ) and visual sign, also show that presentation of visual communication design art containing signs as an icon to deliver messages in non-linguistic system is a visual form that support verbal system with signs of impersonation according to reality (similrarity). Semiotic as a sign analysis method to operate visual communication design art are appropriate to be addressed by applying them proactively according to the context.