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Interactive architecture
No full textInteractive architecture The world today is constantly dynamically changing. Along with the world, the environment in which people live is changing as well. Architecture, which has been focused on improving and enhancing the surrounding environment for the benefit of mankind since the beginning of humanity, now has the opportunity to come to life and become interactive thanks to technological advancements. Interactive architecture, which dynamically adapts to changing conditions and human needs, can lay the foundation for a robust and adaptable solution that could contribute to more resilient and sustainable architecture in the future. In this work, the use of contemporary digital design techniques will allow the potential of the ancient art of origami - the art of folding paper - to be combined with today’s technology. Thanks to this connection, it is possible to create architecture that will be able to change and adapt to various human needs. This thesis focuses on the digitisation of origami, the development of structures inspired by the Miura origami pattern, the transition from paper shells to kinetic movable shells, and the development of a digital tool capable of designing and controlling the behaviour of interactive shells. The behaviour of the interactive components will be tested through digital simulations
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The acoustic environment in certified buildings : an introduction to acoustic design and the implementation of sustainable protocols with emphasis on sound performance
No full textLAUREA MAGISTRALEOggi, le persone trascorrono oltre il 90% delle loro ore di veglia al chiuso, soprattutto in casa e in ufficio. L'impatto dell'acustica ha importanti implicazioni sugli utenti negli ambienti di lavoro, che sono pensati per supportare le attività intellettuali dei lavoratori del sapere. L'acustica è uno dei fattori più cruciali che influiscono sulla produttività e sul comfort dei dipendenti. Pertanto, il comfort dei dipendenti non può essere sottovalutato in quanto influisce sulla concentrazione, sul rendimento e sulla produttività. Tuttavia, controllare le condizioni acustiche negli edifici moderni è diventato sempre più sfidante, specialmente negli edifici dominati da layout a pianta aperta. Studi indicano che circa il 70% dei dipendenti è insoddisfatto dell'ambiente acustico sul luogo di lavoro. Tuttavia, sembra che gli architetti stiano ancora parzialmente trascurando questa importante questione, anche se dedicano sempre più attenzione alle certificazioni edilizie, la maggior parte delle quali include un certo controllo delle prestazioni acustiche.
Questo studio mira a portare in primo piano il ruolo degli architetti nel campo dell'acustica e dell'acustica negli uffici. Lo fa, innanzitutto, raccogliendo ed analizzando i protocolli di sostenibilità che dovrebbero fungere da linee guida per la sostenibilità acustica e la qualità acustica negli edifici e negli uffici per sostenere il dialogo e l'impegno formale tra i vari stakeholder coinvolti nella pianificazione, in particolare BREEAM, LEED e WELL. In dettaglio, i suddetti protocolli e standard di sostenibilità vengono esaminati attentamente, con un particolare focus sull'aspetto acustico. Successivamente, viene fornita un'analisi critica dei diversi protocolli e dei loro effetti sul benessere degli utenti attraverso una revisione accurata: vari studi scientifici che confrontano edifici per uffici certificati e non certificati (poiché gli uffici cercano tipicamente certificazioni) o quelli con doppie certificazioni, accompagnati da corrispondenti sondaggi di valutazione degli utenti.
Alla fine, questo lavoro evidenzia le lacune e le sfide affrontate dagli architetti e suggerisce un approccio innovativo all'acustica negli uffici. Questo approccio è pensato su misura per gli architetti o gli aspiranti architetti che non hanno avuto l'opportunità di approfondire un aspetto cruciale della progettazione architettonica: il design acustico. Questo approccio aspira a fornire loro la possibilità di esplorare l'argomento e acquisire conoscenze pratiche su come i parametri acustici vengono ricercati, categorizzati e applicati.Nowadays, people spend over 90% of their waking hours indoors (especially at homes, and the office). The impact of acoustics has major implications on users in work environments, which are meant to support the intellectual tasks of knowledge workers. Acoustics is one of the most important factors affecting the productivity and comfort of employees. Therefore, employee comfort cannot be underestimated as it affects concentration, performance, and productivity. However, controlling acoustic conditions in modern buildings has become increasingly challenging, especially in buildings dominated by open-plan layouts. Studies indicate that approximately 70% of employees are dissatisfied with the acoustic environment in their workplace. However, architects seem to be still partially overlooking this important matter, even if they devote increasing attention to building certifications, most of which include some control of acoustic performance.
This study aims to bring at the forefront the role of architects in the field of acoustics and office acoustics. It does this, first, by collecting and analyzing sustainability protocols that should serve as guidelines for acoustic sustainability and acoustic quality in buildings and offices to support dialogue and formal commitment between the various stakeholders involved in the planning, in particular BREEAM, LEED, and WELL. In more detail, the aforementioned sustainability protocols and standards are carefully examined, with a particular focus on the acoustic aspect. Subsequently, a critical analysis if the different protocols and their effects on user well-being is provided through careful review of: various scientific studies comparing certified and non-certified office buildings (as offices typically seek certifications) or those with dual certifications, accompanied by corresponding user evaluation surveys.
Eventually, this work highlights the gaps and challenges faced by architects and suggest a novel approach to office acoustics. This approach is meant to be tailored to architects or aspiring architects who have not had the opportunity to delve deeply into a crucial aspect of architectural design: acoustic design. This approach aspires to provide them with the chance to explore the subject and gain practical insights into how acoustic parameters are researched, categorized, and applied
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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