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Atividades Musicais Ubíquas e suas Tecnologias
No full textInternational audienceMusic production has been done predominantly through face-to-face interactions. In an opposite direction, the ubimus research aims to propose more accessible ways of making music combined with a search for new modalities of artistic practice, which includes the theoretical and technical apparatus so that musical activities can be done, for example, asynchronously and remotely. In this sense, we have appropriated the Internet of Things (IoT) concepts in the context of ubiquitous music to enable creative ubimus activities to take advantage of the IoT infrastructure, resulting in a research area called IoMusT - Internet of Musical Things. In line with this idea, studies on the incorporation of robots as active partners in ubiquitous musical ecosystems are proposed. Overcoming musical interaction based on synchronous, face-to-face exchanges, predominantly (and often exclusively) restricted to the environments of concert halls and similar spaces, has been one of the constant concerns of ubimus practice. In this sense, recent experiences of ubimus question the convenience of using synchronous interaction at any cost. The ubimus research targets several collaborative musical creation processes involving the use of remote resources. We maintain that the interaction between distant and interconnected agents is one of the priorities since the beginning of the ubimus research). Still, the social isolation motivated by the Covid-19 pandemic, encouraged musicians to adapt inefficient systems such as web conferencing for group musical activities. However, note that if support systems are unable to induce our senses to believe that we are in the presence of other participants with whom we share resources on the basis of multiple exchanges (involving refined synchronization mechanisms throughout the history of human evolution), this sharing is ineffective. Thus, the pandemic has leveled the way we make music, restricting the range of technologies useful for this purpose. In this paper, we discuss how ubimus research can contribute to the renewed musical needs of a confined society.A produção de música tem sido feita predominantemente por meio de interações presenciais. Em caminho oposto, a pesquisa ubimus objetiva propor formas mais acessíveis de fazer música aliadas a uma busca por novas modalidades da prática artística, o que inclui o arcabouço teórico e aparatado técnico para que atividades musicais possam ser feitas , por exemplo, assincronamente e remotamente. Nesse sentido, apropriamo-nos dos conceitos da Internet das Coisas (IoT) no contexto da música ubíqua para habilitar que atividades criativas de ubimus possam usufruir da infraestrutura IoT, resultando em uma área de pesquisa denominada IoMusT – Internet of Musical Things. Alinhado a essa ideia, propõe-se estudos da incorporação de robôs como parceiros ativos em ecossistemas musicais ubíquos. A superação da interação musical baseada em trocas síncronas, presenciais, predominantemente (e frequentemente exclusivamente) restritas aos ambientes de salas de concerto e espaços semelhantes, tem sido uma das preocupações constantes da prática do ubimus. Nesse sentido, experiências recentes de ubimus questionam a conveniência do uso da interação síncrona a qualquer custo. A pesquisa ubimus tem como alvo diversos processos colaborativos de criação musical envolvendo o uso de recursos remotos. Sustentamos que a interação entre agentes distantes e interconectados é uma das prioridades desde o início da pesquisa ubimus). Ainda assim, o isolamento social motivado pela pandemia de Covid-19, estimulou os músicos a adaptarem os sistemas ineficientes como os de webconferência para as atividades musicais em grupo. No entanto, note que se os sistemas de suporte são incapazes de induzir nossos sentidos a acreditar que estamos na presença de outros participantes com os quais compartilhamos recursos na base de múltiplas trocas (envolvendo mecanismos de sincronização refinados ao longo da história da evolução humana), esse compartilhamento é ineficaz. Sendo assim, a pandemia nivelou a maneira como fazemos música, restringindo o leque de tecnologias úteis para esse propósito. Nesse artigo discutimos como a pesquisa do ubimus pode contribuir para as necessidades musicais renovadas de uma sociedade em confinamento
Phaistos disc. A look from the 21st century.
No full textThe Phaistos disk was made in the time following the expedition to the country of Punt, organized by Queen Hatshepsut. That is, in the Middle Kingdom, which coincides with the conclusions of other researchers of the artifact. The country of manufacture was most likely Egypt, which can be assumed, given the similarity of the disk signs and Egyptian hieroglyphs, as well as the presence of an outstanding sculptural and ceramic tradition in the country of the pharaohs. The manufacturing technology was the same for the disk, as for other clay products of the time, and there is no reason to consider the issue of seals (stamps) as a special form of processing this unique subject. Purpose of the disk: with caution, we assume that it was an object that serves to receive predictions. The signs most likely represent pictographic records, so the question of the language of the disc does not arise. For the same reason, it does not seem significant to consider the problem of the direction in which characters are read: in logograms, the order of the icons may not matter
Están con nosotros o con los terroristas. El efecto Al Qaeda y la Guerra de Iraq en América Latina
No full textInternational audienceEste libro aborda las relaciones entre EEUU y los países de América Latina después del atentado del 11 de septiembre en Nueva York. Se revisan los planteamientos, discursos, presiones, iniciativas de coordinación de las cancillerías latinoamericanas para enfrentar las posiciones norteamericanas a fin de hacer un frente común contra el islamismo y los países árabes
: Dairy Industry in India : Development and Challenge Assessment
No full textInternational audienceDairy plays an important role in many aspects of Indian society including food, religion, culture and economy. India has the largest dairy herd in the world with over 300 million cows. India ranks first in the world both in production and consumption of milk. Most of the milk produced is consumed domestically. Operation Flood transformed the Indian dairy industry into one of the largest in the world in the mid to late 20th century. Earlier milk production in India was mainly done at household level. Today we can see that the dairy industry in India has a great impact on the economic development. Most of the milk in the country comes from buffalo, followed by cow's milk and goat's milk. Through the relevant study, the dairy industry in India and its progress and the challenges ahead will be studied. Government efforts will be reviewed mainly through this medium
Higher education in a material world: Constraints to digital innovation in Portuguese universities and polytechnic institutes
No full textInternational audienceOver the past decade, the societal impact of digital transformation, with the prospects of a Fourth Industrial Revolution, has led to an innovation imperative in European policymaking regarding higher education institutions (HEIs). However, not only is the institutional strategic planning of HEIs still understudied, as the individual perceptions of faculty members about existing constraints to digital innovation have been particularly overlooked. This article examines Portuguese universities and polytechnic institutes, the two components of the national higher education system, to (1) characterize the quality of the available digital infrastructure and resources (hardware and software) and (2) identify the main constraints to digital innovation. The study conducts the most comprehensive online questionnaire available to date on these topics across Portuguese HEIs (N = 547). The main constraints to digital innovation correspond to limited infrastructure and resources, lack of funding opportunities, insufficient technological resources, a conservative academic culture, and a lack of technical support. These barriers impact Portuguese regional development, as discussed in this study, highlighting the need for the modernization of HEIs
How your students would like to be evaluated? A correlational study of Personality, Intelligence and Examinees' Preference for Assessment Method
No full textInternational audienceDoes personality has any impact on scores? What kind of tests preferred the most by intelligent learner? Students choose their way of learning and studying based on their perception of the assessment requirements (Birenbaum, 1994; Birenbaum & Feldman, 1998). Assessment type of measuring students' knowledge can therefore influence the learning process of the positive way. Hence, selecting an assessment instrument plays important role in the learning process (Dochy & McDowell, 1997; Wiliam, 2011). Students ' assessment preferences show their conceptions of the learning and their approach to learning (Birenbaum, 2003; Struyven, 2005). Investigating students ' assessment preferences is thus helping us extract the factors which drive the learning process. This research aimed to investigate the relationship between assessment preference and examinees' intelligence and personality types. The researcher revealed the role of personality and intelligence in assessment preference. The main point in this research is the validity of evaluation sustained. Multiple choice is the most preferred test by students. Multiple regression analyses were used and researcher found the best predictor for each type of test. Finding students' preference clarify the way of how teachers should choose their evaluation methods and this measuring methods must be fair. If the teacher knows the majority of his class, knows their personality and be aware of their intelligent he would be able to choose correct way of assessing his classes and gather true, pure and valid scores