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Przestrzeń biblioteki uczelnianej w warstwie wizualnej serwisu Instagram. Studium przypadku wybranych polskich bibliotek
Get PDFTekst został poświęcony prezentacji przestrzeni sześciu wybranych bibliotek uczelnianych w serwisie Instagram w ciągu roku, od 1 czerwca 2021 do 31 maja 2022 r. Profile stanowią próbę celową, zaś analizę formalno-treściową warstwy wizualnej przeprowadzono z autopsji w dniach 7–13 lipca 2022 r. Celem przeprowadzonych badań była identyfikacja materiałów graficznych zawierających określoną treść na profilach bibliotek i sprawdzenie, jaką funkcję pełnią. Posłużono się tu częściowo kategoryzacją dokonaną przez Lva Manovicha, którą zaprezentowano we wprowadzeniu. Tekst zawiera także próbę odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy wizerunek przestrzeni bibliotecznej na Instagramie może być częścią strategii prowadzenia konta biblioteki uczelnianej w tym serwisie społecznościowym. Ważnym uzupełnieniem rozważań jest dołączony materiał ilustracyjny z przykładami kategorii postów wyróżnionych przez autorkę
Gas Discharge Visualization (Electrophotonic Imaging, Kirlianography). Theoretical and Applied Aspects, 189 s.
Get PDFThe monograph highlights the results of priority clinical-physiological studies of the relationships between gas discharge visualization (electrophotonic imaging, kirlianography) parameters, on the one hand, and electroencephalograms, heart rate variability, immunograms, phagocytosis, the content of the main adaptation hormones (cortisol, aldosterone, testosterone, triiodothyronine, calcitonin) in the blood as well as acupuncture points - on the other hand. It is shown that the GDV/EPI method reliably reflects the state of the body's neuro-endocrine-immune complex as well as others parameters and has the right to take its place in the arsenal of physiological/biophysical methods.
For biophysicists, physiologists, psychophysiologists, endocrinologists, immunologists, medical rehabilitation specialists.
INTRODUCTION
Advances in biophysics, biology, functional genomics, neuroscience, psychology, psychoneuroimmunology, and other fields suggest the existence of a subtle system of “biofield” interactions that organize biological processes from the subatomic, atomic, molecular, cellular, and organismic to the interpersonal and cosmic levels. Biofield interactions may bring about regulation of biochemical, cellular, and neurological processes through means related to electromagnetism, quantum fields, and perhaps other means of modulating biological activity and information flow. The biofield paradigm, in contrast to a reductionist, chemistry-centered viewpoint, emphasizes the informational content of biological processes; biofield interactions are thought to operate in part via low-energy or “subtle” processes such as weak, nonthermal electromagnetic fields (EMFs) or processes potentially related to consciousness and nonlocality. Biofield interactions may also operate through or be reflected in more well-understood informational processes found in EEG and ECG data. Recent advances have led to the development of a wide variety of therapeutic and diagnostic biofield devices, defined as physical instruments best understood from the viewpoint of a biofield paradigm [Muehsam D et al, 2015].
Biofield devices comprise physical instruments that may be most clearly understood from the viewpoint of a biofield paradigm, and a large and diverse number of devices have been developed to measure or manipulate biofield interactions. These include both diagnostic devices (to measure biofield properties) and therapeutic devices (to manipulate biofield interactions). The study of biofield devices is at a nascent stage of development, and much further research is needed to determine clinical efficacy and elucidate the underlying mechanisms of action for many of the devices mentioned here. The biofield devices operate through a variety of modalities rather than a single mechanism. Some biofield devices function through well-understood mechanisms and are already widely used in clinical settings: for example, electroencephalography (EEG)- and electrocardiography (ECG)-based heart rate variability (HRV). Other devices appear to operate through mechanisms that are novel or incompletely understood. However, all of these devices share a common property: rather than functioning primarily in a reductionist, chemistry-centered manner, biofield devices function via the informational content of biological processes and can interact via low-energy or “subtle” processes, including those potentially related to consciousness and nonlocality [Muehsam D et al, 2015].
Here Muehsam D et al [2015] provide a brief overview of the broad categories of biofield devices, with the goal being to stimulate further discussion and research. Authors describe those devices for which thay deemed that sufficient evidence exists to warrant mention. They chose to focus upon devices for which peer-reviewed scientific reports suggesting efficacy are available rather than conference proceedings or manufacturers' white papers. However, in the few cases that specific devices with sufficient promise and relevance lacked a peer-reviewed basis, authors have presented whatever evidence was available. Here, devices are organized according to mode of operation and these modalities include electromagnetic field (EMF)-light, EMF-heat, EMF-nonthermal, electrical current, vibration and sound, physical and mechanical, intentionality and nonlocality, gas and plasma, and other (mode of operation not well understood).
Muehsam D et al [2015] deemed that gas discharge visualization (GDV) is an important example of the use of plasma in biofield science.
Back in 1880 Nikola Tesla demonstrated that when placing the man in the high-frequency field around the body there is a bright glow [cit. by Korotkov KG, 2001]. In 1892 Nardkevych-Yodko YO recorded glow human hands on photographic plate [cit. by Ciesielska I, 2009]. However, a well-known method of "high-frequency photography" was due to spouses Kirlian SD&VH who in 1939 independently discovered this phenomenon [Kirlian SD & Kirlian VKh, 1961], later called "Kirlian’s effect". This technique has been called corona discharge photography [Boyers DG & Tiller WA, 1973], electrophotography [Earle L, 1975], electrography [Konikiewicz LW, 1979], GDV [Bankovskii NG et al, 1986].
In 1996 Korotkov KG created a new scientific approach, based on the digital videotechnics, modern electronics and computer processing quantitative data, called as method gas discharge visualization (GDV bioelectrography). Parallel uses the terms Kirlianography and Electrophotonic imaging (EPI) [Korotkov KG, 2001; 2007; 2014; Korotkov KG et al, 2002; Wisneski LA & Anderson L, 2009; Jakovleva E & Korotkov K, 2013].
Method of GDV, essence of which consists in registration of photoelectronic emission of skin, induced by high-frequency electromagnetic impulses, allows to estimate integrated psycho-somatic state of organism. The first base parameter of GDV is Area of Gas Discharge Image (GDI) in Right, Frontal and Left projections registered both with and without polyethylene filter. The second base parameter is a coefficient of form/shape (ratio of square of length of external contour of GDI toward his area), which characterizes the measure of serration/fractality of external contour. The third base parameter of GDI is Entropy, id est measure of chaos. It is considered that GDI, taken off without filter, characterizes the functional changes of organism, and with a filter characterizes organic changes. Program estimates also Energy and Asymmetry of virtual Chakras [Korotkov KG, 2001; 2007; 2014].
Nearly 1000 papers have been published (mostly in Russian) on GDV research and a few hundred more in the West. These intriguing data suggest that informatics based upon biofield measurement devices such as the GDV may be useful for gaining deeper understanding of disease states and guiding practitioners and their patients towards states of greater wellness [Muehsam D et al, 2015].
Without regard to the wideuse enough of method in medicine, psychology, valeology and others like that, he yields to the just criticizing for an insufficient physiology ground. There fore we put before itself sweep to analyse relationships between the parameters of GDV - from one side, and by the row of neurodynamics, endocrine, immune. psychophysiological, and other parameters - on the other hand.607666-CREA-1-2019-1-AT-CULT-COOP
Projection of climate change impacts on extreme temperature and precipitation in Central Poland
Get PDFClimate change is exacerbating the risk of the occurrence of extreme weather. This study has projected the change in mean and extreme climate conditions in Central Poland during near-future (2026–2050), mid-term (2051–2075), and far-future (2076–2100) periods under two climate-change scenarios in six General Circulation Models (GCMs) from Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). The results showed that, compared to the historical reference period (1990–2014), Central Poland will experience an increase in temperature and precipitation by the end of the twenty-first century. It is expected that the mean annual temperature and mean annual precipitation totals will increase by 1–4.8 °C and 2–7.5%, respectively. Furthermore, it is projected that the average number of hot, very hot days and extremely hot days (Tmax > 25 °C, > 30 °C, and > 35 °C), tropical nights (Tmin > 20 °C), and extremely high daily precipitation (> 10 mm, > 20 mm and > 30 mm) will also increase, while the average number of slight frost days (Tmin < 0 °C), and frost and severe frost days (Tmax < 0 °C, Tmax < − 10 °C) will decline on average by the end of the twenty-first century. Therefore, it is essential for policymakers to take some appropriate measurements and strategies in advance to strengthen resilience to extreme climate events.This research was funded by a grant obtained from the National Science Centre, Poland, project (No: 2020/37/B/ST10/00710) and the Initiative of Excellence at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń for Research Group “Weather and Climate: Reconstructions and Future Scenarios (WERS)”
Analogy and the Evolution of the Cognitive Foundations of Metaphor: A Comparative and Archaeological Perspective
No full textMetaphor is central to human language and cognition. It has also been proposed to play an important role in language evolution. For these reasons, the evolution of metaphor and the cognitive processes supporting it are an important explanatory target for evolutionary accounts of human language. Here, we focus on the evolution of one particular capacity supporting metaphor, that of analogy. We integrate data from comparative psychology and cognitive archaeology to investigate the evolution of analogy as well as its evolutionary foundations. We present evidence that many aspects of analogy display evolutionary continuity between humans and non-human animals. In addition, we propose that analogical capacities can also be inferred from the archaeological record by looking at productional diversity in tool-making. Overall, we argue that analogy as an important cognitive process supporting metaphor has deep evolutionary roots.Michael Pleyer was supported by project No. 2021/43/P/HS2/02729 co-funded by the National Science Centre and the European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 945339
Experiencing virtual reality and visual memory
No full textThe number of studies investigating different aspects of the use of virtual reality and VR goggles is constantly growing. However, there is currently a lack of analyses related to the visual memory of resources learned in immersive VR. Therefore, a study was conducted to determine the level of memorisation of visual elements presented using VR headsets or a traditional computer. The study involved 120 students divided into three equal groups. In the first group, the participants used VR goggles and the presentation was supervised by a lecturer who drew attention to key elements and monitored the pace of the action. In the second group, users worked entirely on their own with the VR headsets, and in the third group they watched a narrated presentation on a computer screen. The main research objective was to determine the differences in the amount of elements memorised between the study groups. The study used both quantitative and qualitative data. The ANOVA analysis of variance showed that there was a statistically significant difference between all groups. The highest level of memorisation of visual elements was recorded in the group using VR goggles and supervised by a guide. The lowest was in the group that used VR headsets alone. Participants in the study noted that immersive VR is so fascinating that it is difficult for them to supervise their own time and activity in a way that ensures success. As a result, 70% of people working alone with VR goggles did not manage to familiarise themselves with all the material
Literackie portrety Mikołaja Kopernika dla młodych
Get PDFRok Mikołaja Kopernika stanowi doskonałą okazję do sięgnięcia nie tylko po współczesną, lecz także nieco starszą i zapomnianą twórczość kierowaną do młodych czytelników, która przybliża postać słynnego astronoma. Lektura tych utworów jest interesującą formą podróży przez biografię Kopernika, historię Polski i Europy oraz historię literatury. Literatura adresowana do młodego odbiorcy wbrew pozorom różnorodnie ukazuje życie i działalność Mikołaja Kopernika. Dzieje się tak dlatego, że utwory te nie tylko podają fakty z biografii słynnego astronoma, lecz także wzbogacają je mniej lub bardziej prawdopodobną fikcją, która rozbudza wyobraźnię i inspiruje czytelnika do samodzielnych poszukiwań związanych ze słynnym astronomem
It is much more complicated: The challenges of teaching about community archives in Poland
Get PDFCommunity archives (grassroots documentary initiatives) have existed in Poland for a long time, their history can be traced back even to the second half of the 19th century. However, it is only in the last decade or so that the movement of grassroots, independent archives has seen particular growth. They are becoming the subject of scholarly research and are also gaining interest from public archival institutions.
They have also been finding their way into archival studies programs.
The purpose of the conference poster is to present the context in which community archives are present in Polish archival studies curricula (the organization of the process of training archivists, the Polish landscape of archival institutions), as well as to discuss the challenges of teaching about community archives. Among these challenges are the following: there is no consensus on the community archives definition; the phenomenon is context-dependent and very diverse; community archives are/can be politically motivated and sensitive to changing social contexts; they challenge many basics of classical archival science (provenance, objectivity, social roles of archives.
The poster presentation is based extensiveley on the teaching experience of the author, who since 2019 has been teaching the course "Community Archives" at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland.
The poster was presented at the International Council on Archives Congress in Abu Dhabi (October 2023)
Light pollution of the night sky – towards interdisciplinary cognition, monitoring and counteraction
No full textWieloautorskie opracowanie monograficzne pt. Zanieczyszczenie światłem nocnego nieba – w stronę interdyscyplinarnego poznania, monitoringu i przeciwdziałania przedstawia doświadczenia wybranych środowisk, instytucji, organizacji i osób aktywnie uczestniczących w badaniach zjawiska zanieczyszczenia sztucznym światłem nocnego nieba, realizowanych w różnych miejscach naszego kraju, z wykorzystaniem dostępnych metod, narzędzi i często pionierskich pomysłów. Autorów monografii naukowej połączył jeden cel – potrzeba wnikliwszego oraz pełniejszego poznania skali, zasięgu, mechanizmów, uwarunkowań i konsekwencji zjawiska zanieczyszczenia światłem, a także skutecznych sposobów jego ograniczaniu i redukcji.Monografia naukowa przedstawia stan poznania, problematykę oraz aktualne wyniki badań, sposobów prowadzenia pomiarów i propozycji działań ograniczających skutki oraz opisuje podejmowane aktywności edukacyjno-popularyzatorskie w Polsce w zakresie zanieczyszczenie sztucznym światłem nocnego nieba. Przyczyną występowania tej coraz częściej obserwowanej, powszechnie odczuwalnej i dynamicznie postępującej formy degradacji środowiska geograficznego jest człowiek, jego niewłaściwa, nieprzemyślana i nader często wciąż nieświadoma konsekwencji działalność.
A konsekwencje tej działalności ponosi nie tylko sam człowiek, przyczyniając się do rozwoju tzw. chorób cywilizacyjnych, ale także otaczająca go przyroda, której degradację obserwujemy z coraz większym niepokojem. Wiedza o źródłach i mechanizmach powstawania, uwarunkowaniach występowania oraz sposobach ograniczania skutków zanieczyszczenia światłem wydaje się być niezwykle istotna dla życia, zdrowia i funkcjonowania człowieka w XXI wieku.Sfinansowano ze środków Narodowego Instytutu Wolności - Centrum Rozwoju Społeczeństwa Obywatelskiego w ramach Rządowego Programu Rozwoju Organizacji Obywatelskich na lata 2018 - 2030 PRO
Constraints on communicating the order of events in stories through pantomime
Get PDFPantomime is a means of bodily visual communication that is based on iconic gestures that are not fully conventional. It has become a key element in many models of language evolution and a strong candidate for the original human-specific communicative system (Zlatev et al. 2020). Although pantomime affords successful communication in many contexts, it has some semiotic limitations. In this study, we looked at one of them, connected with communicating the order of events in stories. We assumed that pantomime is well-suited for communicating simple stories, where events are arranged in chronological order, and less so for communicating complex stories, where events are arranged in a non-chronological order. To test this assumption, we designed a semiotic game in which participants took turns as directors and matchers. The task of the directors was to mime a story in one of two conditions: chronological or non-chronological; the task of the matchers was to interpret what was mimed. The results showed that the chronological condition was easier for the participants. In the non-chronological condition, we observed that initially, poor communicative success improved as the participants started to use various markers of event order. The results of our study provide insight into the early stages of conventionalisation in bodily visual communication, a potential first step towards
protolanguage.Narodowe Centrum Nauki, grant: UMO-2017/27/B/HS2/00642
Narodowe Centrum Wymiany Akademickiej, grant: PPN/BEK/2020/1/00319/U/0000
Single up-conversion nanocrystal as a local temperature probe of electrically heated silver nanowire
Get PDFLuminescence thermometry is a powerful technique for monitoring temperature in a sensitive, remote (through light), and minimally invasive manner. Up to now, many macroscopic and microscopic luminescence temperature probes exploiting different temperature sensing schemes have been investigated, with the majority of the studies using aggregates of nanothermometers. This work presents isolated single up-converting NaYF4:Er3+/Yb3+ nanocrystals as functional temperature indicators operating in a standard confocal microscopy configuration. More specifically, the nanocrystals were used to monitor the temperature of a single silver nanowire, whose temperature was controlled electrically via the Joule process. We demonstrate that individual nanocrystals placed near the nanowire can precisely determine the temperature distribution in its surroundings. These results, which combine nanoscopic heat generation with temperature readout using isolated nanocrystals, represent an essential step for the application of isolated single nanoprobes for luminescence thermometry at the nanoscale.This research was financed from Project No. 2018/31/G/ST3/
03596 (SM, DP, KW) founded by the National Science Centre
(NCN), Poland, and HA4405/10-1 (AH, RH) founded by the
German Research Foundation (DFG). KS was supported by
NCN Project No. 2021/41/N/ST7/03528. The AB and APW work
was financially supported with the statutory funds of the
Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish
Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland