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History of the Arts in Health
No full textAn explication of theories about the origin and evolution of the arts for health is presented, acknowledging that these ideas are contested. Ancient Greek theatre is mentioned, followed by a section on art in asylums. The main ways that the arts were conceptualised as therapeutic is summarised, with historical evidence from physicians. The history and development of community arts, in the British context, is presented, including analysis of the foundational ideas for Arts Council, England. Arts in hospitals are then further discussed, highlighting the role of the British Red Cross and the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis (NAPT) in the development of arts for health in the 20th century. Ideas about the expressive potential of the arts are interrogated, illustrating polarised perspectives on expressive art evident at the beginning of the 20th century. A clear link between Surrealism and the formation of a professional arts and health endeavour is shown. Arts-based therapeutic communities and the social psychiatry movement receive brief attention. Withymead is singled out as particularly influential to the British context. Finally, arts on prescription and professional arts therapies are outlined in brief, as well as arts in health promotion and in public health training, as these will receive further attention in the text itself
Tailor-made solar desalination and salt harvesting from diverse saline water enabled by multi-material printing
Full text linkSolar-powered interfacial evaporation offers a sustainable, low-carbon solution to freshwater scarcity. Aerogels, hydrogels and foams are common photothermal materials, yet their isotropic 3D structures from conventional fabrication constrain performance optimization, integrated functionality and user-defined applications. Herein, photothermal matrices are fabricated via multi-material 3D printing, precisely depositing diverse photothermal inks at designated spatial locations. Synergistic engineering of ink formulations, cation-modulated cross-linking, printing fidelity, hierarchical porosity and matrix integration enables compositional, structural and functional heterogeneity for high-performance solar desalination and solute separation across a broad salinity range (3.5 − 25%). Under 1 sun, 3D steam generators (SGs) attain the highest water evaporation rate of 17.9 kg m−2 h−1 in seawater under 2 m s−1 airflow — 10.5% higher than in freshwater and over six times that under calm air. Even in 25% brine, evaporation rates of 6.6 kg m−2 h−1 are retained. Strategic rearrangement of matrix units further produces 3D solar crystallizers (SCs) for localized salt harvesting. Our work demonstrates, for the first time, the use of multi-material printing for the flexible fabrication of both SGs and SCs, delivering application-specific photothermal materials that not only enhance evaporation in seawater compared to freshwater, but also operate effectively under extreme salinity with record-level performance
A Novel Levant’s Differentiator-Based Descriptor for EEG-Based Motor Intent Decoding
No full textMotor intent (MI)-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have been extensively studied to improve the
performance and clinical realization of assistive robots for motor recovery in stroke patients. However, challenges arise in their
low decoding performance. This can be attributed to the low spatial resolution and signal-to-noise ratio of
electroencephalography (EEG), particularly in accurately deciphering hand movements, which reduces classification performance. Therefore, we have developed a novel feature extraction technique that exploits Levant’s differentiators to
extract distinct patterns in EEG signals and employs symmetric positive definite matrices (SPD) to effectively leverage the spatial-temporal properties of the EEG signal. Results from nine post-stroke patients and fifteen normal subjects showed an
improved decoding accuracy of 99.16±0.64% and 99.30±0.69%, respectively in classifying twenty-four hand motor intents, significantly outperforming existing related methods. Thus, the proposed technique has the potential to greatly enhance the
reliability and effectiveness of EEG-based control systems for post-stroke rehabilitation
Recycled right-wing rhetorics of post-October 7 left-wing antisemitism
Full text linkThe year since October 7, 2023 has brought not only increases in antisemitic violence and rhetoric but also intense feelings of isolation for American and British Jews. As protest against Israel’s military response has grown, progressive academics and left-wing activists have increasingly relied upon and reproduced right-wing antisemitic tropes, stereotypes, and discourses, creating a troubling convergence of antisemitic rhetoric that has already endangered Jewish people. Drawing upon rhetorical content analysis employing conceptual frameworks of antisemitism, the authors explore how the often covert usage of antisemitic tropes and stereotypes by the progressive left mirrors the overt usage of the same among right-wing antisemites. While progressive activists’ motivations may be different from those of their white supremacist counterparts, their rhetoric, as well as their methods of protest and intimidation, follow similar patterns and reinforce similar narratives that are detrimental to Jews and, more broadly, to all who proclaim to be social justice advocates
Laura Bates
No full textLaura Bates is a key figure in the contemporary popular feminist landscape, with her work spanning the Internet and social media, non-fiction, and YA fiction. Across these mediums, Bates challenges sexism and double discrimination, exploring phenomena ranging from rape jokes to the #MeToo movement, Tweets to tabloid journalism, and digital activism to the Supreme Court
The Future of Travel Technology: Foundations and Conceptual Underpinnings
No full textThe future of travel is on the brink of a technological revolution, and this chapter aims to unravel the intricacies of the transformative journey ahead. As we stand at the intersection of innovation and exploration, this contribution delves into the cutting-edge technologies that are set to redefine the travel landscape. From artificial intelligence and augmented reality to sustainable travel solutions, the chapter navigates through promising developments that promise to enhance the traveler’s experience. This exploration includes the broader impact of technology on future modes of transportation including automated pods. Furthermore, the role of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence shaping tourism infrastructure to the integration of robots and automation streamlining processes, the chapter unveils a tapestry of efficiency and convenience in the travel ecosystem. Smart Tourism emerges as a beacon, harnessing technology to provide location-based recommendations and personalized itineraries, tourism chatbots as well as Nonfungible tokens (NFTs)potential in tourism while the metaverse beckons as a digital frontier where the boundaries between the physical and digital realms blur, offering immersive exploration. This chapter also include a gaze towards the cosmos, exploring the potential of space tourism as the final frontier in human exploration for ultimately, "Navigating Tomorrow" and serves as a roadmap for researchers, industry professionals, and enthusiasts alike, offering a detailed exploration of the dynamic future awaiting the world of travel technology
Eile {Border-Fictioning}
Full text linkEile {Border Fictioning} is the name of an exhibition produced by the authors’ art and spatial research practice (a place of their own), at Bloc Projects in Sheffield, UK, in 2022. The exhibition comprised an assemblage of artworks that we made over several years within the long-term research project ‘Eile’; bringing together material created since 2013 (including three films and performances) with new pieces made specifically for the exhibition (sculptures, sound work, digital prints and writings).
Through the exhibition, we were able to bring the mostly site-specific art works generated by the Eile project into the gallery space, to create a diegetic space with which to tell the story of Eile, both in terms of its origins and how the many practices of fictioning manifest across the space and time of the research
The affordances of pragmatism for a postdigital citizen social science
Full text linkIn efforts to inform a postdigital citizen social science, this paper argues that the traditions of pragmatism are a rich resource for enacting a postdigital citizen social science’s commitment to dialogue and collaboration. Claims as to the value of pragmatism for informing a postdigital citizen social science are rehearsed and assessed through an extension of the Human Data Interaction framework to an engagement with the ‘small’ data and associated regimes that constitute a global governing complex in education. A datafication of education policy and practice offers an unprecedented challenge and opportunity for a postdigital citizen social science, to not only contend and reconfigure the forms and functions of data regimes but also seek to (re)open a neglected epistemological terrain for exploring how data could and should be used to inform education policy and practice. It is asserted that an encounter between pragmatism and a postdigital citizen social science practice, affirms and enriches efforts to enact dialogue with diverse publics, with the aim of generating actionable insights, where what works is itself, a question open to scrutiny and revision
Situation networks : the emotions and activities that are central to nature-connectedness experiences
Full text linkMany of the psychological phenomena that are relevant to the environmental crises facing the globe are determined by a complex set of interrelated constructs—that is, they are determined by a network of factors. In recognizing that these factors form a network and do not work in isolation, the need for research that captures the holistic interrelations between variables becomes obvious. As a way of exploring the value of such an approach for other areas of environmental psychology, we tested the utility of treating nature-connectedness experiences as a network using principles adapted from social network analysis. In Study 1, we look at the affective situation network concerning nature-connectedness experiences. In Study 2, we draw upon the pathways to nature framework to investigate the activity situation network for nature connectedness experiences. In Study 1, we find that awe, inspiration, and love are all important and central to nature-connectedness experiences. In Study 2, we find that meaningful (e.g., meaning-making) and deliberate engagement (e.g., noticing) are important and central to nature-connectedness experiences. More importantly, the results from this pair of studies indicate that using this network approach is a useful exploratory tool that is both generative and flexible and can yield important insights that can catalyse novel lines of confirmatory research. Thus, we suggest that research in other areas of environmental psychology consider this approach
Are lead independent directors greener? Evidence from climate change commitment and ESG performance
Full text linkPurpose
This paper sheds light on how appointing a lead independent director (LIDIR) affects a firm’s commitment to climate change and to what extent environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance is affected by a firm’s commitment to climate change in the presence of a LIDIR.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors utilise ordinary least squares (OLS) and a sample of 12,236 firm-year observations in the United States (US) over the 2002-2019 period to test the predictions. The authors also apply alternative research designs such as propensity score matching, Heckman two-step and instrumental variable techniques to address endogeneity concerns.
Findings
The authors find that a LIDIR representation on the board is positively associated with a firm’s commitment to climate change. The authors also find that the association between a LIDIR representation on the board and a firm’s commitment to climate change is more pronounced in firms with a combined Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and board chair positions than firms with both positions separated. Additional analysis suggests that increased commitment to climate change in the presence of a LIDIR improves ESG performance.
Originality/value
While the effect of a LIDIR on firm financial outcomes has received much attention, there is lack of empirical evidence on whether lead independent directors are greener. The authors provide new and important contribution to the literature by investigating the relationship between a LIDIR representation on the board and non-financial outcomes from the perspective of climate change commitment and ESG performance. The findings may be informative to policymakers seeking to deal with climate change impacts on society to encourage the appointment of a LIDIR