scholarly journals Character Visualization on Kumbakarna Wanda Macan Wayang Kulit Purwa Surakarta Style

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-149
Author(s):  
Herliyana Rosalinda

This article discusses the visual analysis of one type of Wanda character Kumbakarna wayang kulit purwa Surakarta style. Kumbakarna is one of the younger siblings of Dasamuka (Rahwana) in the Ramayana story. His face and figure are the same as his brother's in the form of a giant (blind) but his soul and heart are contradictory, he has a knight's soul even though it is on the antagonist's side. These two opposites rarely occur in puppet characters. In general, the giant character has a ferocious nature, evil and not callous, but this does not apply to the character of Kumbakarna. This article tries to describe and analyze the Kumbakarna figure from the side of his wanda, looking for distinguishing elements in terms of the anatomical features of the Kumbakarna wanda that symbolize the good figure and knight behind the sinister physical features.

Author(s):  
Herliyana Rosalinda

This article discusses a visual analysis of wanda macan in the Kumbakarna wayang kulit purwa Surakarta style. Kumbakarna is the younger brother of Dasamuka (Rahwana) in the Ramayana story. His face and figure are gigantic but his soul and heart are contradictory, he has a knight's soul even though two contradictory things rarely occur in this wayang character. In general the giant character has a ferocious nature, evil and not callous, but this does not apply to the character of Kumbakarna. This article tries to describe and analyze the Kumbakarna figure from the side of his wanda, looking for distinguishing elements in terms of the anatomical features of the Kumbakarna wanda that symbolize the striking figure and knight behind the sinister physical features. The method used is qualitative with a hermeunitic approach.


Author(s):  
Alexander Protasyevich ◽  
Elena Foygel

The article presents an overview of modern possibilities of criminalistic habitoscopy in the conditions of global digitization. Methodological recommendations on the investigation and solution of cybercrimes should have a serious research and methodological basis, and criminalistic habitoscopy could provide such a basis. In the situation of global digitization and the use of virtual channels of communication (video conference calls), the characteristics of a persons outward features should include perceptibility, or the ability of the subject of perception (human sense organs or technical devices) to identity specific features of that persons look. In connection with this, the authors claim that a persons outward features are a complex system of elements that together form his or her appearance - an image that is visually perceived by other people or by devices. Taking into account the perceptibility of a persons outward look, his or her general physical features, besides the traditional ones, will include the geometry of hands, the vein structure on palm surfaces, finger thermogram, face and skull geometry, etc., all of which have a high criminalistic value. However, considering the current sanitary and epidemiology measures undertaken in Russia (wearing medical masks and gloves), climate (covering faces with scarves and kerchiefs) and cultural (women wearing national clothes that cover their faces, men with stubble or a beard) specifics, as well as the methods of falsifying anatomical features and counteracting criminalistic technologies already developed by the criminals, the authors view the research of the dynamic characteristics of a persons outward appearance in the form of digital behavior as the most perspective area. These characteristics primarily concern stylometry (keyboard handwriting) - a set of dynamic characteristics of pressing keys on a computer keyboard, which includes a system of subconscious automatic actions habitual to the user. Besides, the most relevant features of digital behavior should include digital handwriting, gestures, facial expression and lip movement.


Author(s):  
Jerome J. Paulin

Within the past decade it has become apparent that HVEM offers the biologist a means to explore the three-dimensional structure of cells and/or organelles. Stereo-imaging of thick sections (e.g. 0.25-10 μm) not only reveals anatomical features of cellular components, but also reduces errors of interpretation associated with overlap of structures seen in thick sections. Concomitant with stereo-imaging techniques conventional serial Sectioning methods developed with thin sections have been adopted to serial thick sections (≥ 0.25 μm). Three-dimensional reconstructions of the chondriome of several species of trypanosomatid flagellates have been made from tracings of mitochondrial profiles on cellulose acetate sheets. The sheets are flooded with acetone, gluing them together, and the model sawed from the composite and redrawn.The extensive mitochondrial reticulum can be seen in consecutive thick sections of (0.25 μm thick) Crithidia fasciculata (Figs. 1-2). Profiles of the mitochondrion are distinguishable from the anterior apex of the cell (small arrow, Fig. 1) to the posterior pole (small arrow, Fig. 2).


Author(s):  
W. Engel ◽  
M. Kordesch ◽  
A. M. Bradshaw ◽  
E. Zeitler

Photoelectron microscopy is as old as electron microscopy itself. Electrons liberated from the object surface by photons are utilized to form an image that is a map of the object's emissivity. This physical property is a function of many parameters, some depending on the physical features of the objects and others on the conditions of the instrument rendering the image.The electron-optical situation is tricky, since the lateral resolution increases with the electric field strength at the object's surface. This, in turn, leads to small distances between the electrodes, restricting the photon flux that should be high for the sake of resolution.The electron-optical development came to fruition in the sixties. Figure 1a shows a typical photoelectron image of a polycrystalline tantalum sample irradiated by the UV light of a high-pressure mercury lamp.


2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 693-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Holyfield ◽  
Sydney Brooks ◽  
Allison Schluterman

Purpose Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is an intervention approach that can promote communication and language in children with multiple disabilities who are beginning communicators. While a wide range of AAC technologies are available, little is known about the comparative effects of specific technology options. Given that engagement can be low for beginning communicators with multiple disabilities, the current study provides initial information about the comparative effects of 2 AAC technology options—high-tech visual scene displays (VSDs) and low-tech isolated picture symbols—on engagement. Method Three elementary-age beginning communicators with multiple disabilities participated. The study used a single-subject, alternating treatment design with each technology serving as a condition. Participants interacted with their school speech-language pathologists using each of the 2 technologies across 5 sessions in a block randomized order. Results According to visual analysis and nonoverlap of all pairs calculations, all 3 participants demonstrated more engagement with the high-tech VSDs than the low-tech isolated picture symbols as measured by their seconds of gaze toward each technology option. Despite the difference in engagement observed, there was no clear difference across the 2 conditions in engagement toward the communication partner or use of the AAC. Conclusions Clinicians can consider measuring engagement when evaluating AAC technology options for children with multiple disabilities and should consider evaluating high-tech VSDs as 1 technology option for them. Future research must explore the extent to which differences in engagement to particular AAC technologies result in differences in communication and language learning over time as might be expected.


2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 3397-3412
Author(s):  
Michelle I. Brown ◽  
David Trembath ◽  
Marleen F. Westerveld ◽  
Gail T. Gillon

Purpose This pilot study explored the effectiveness of an early storybook reading (ESR) intervention for parents with babies with hearing loss (HL) for improving (a) parents' book selection skills, (b) parent–child eye contact, and (c) parent–child turn-taking. Advancing research into ESR, this study examined whether the benefits from an ESR intervention reported for babies without HL were also observed in babies with HL. Method Four mother–baby dyads participated in a multiple baseline single-case experimental design across behaviors. Treatment effects for parents' book selection skills, parent–child eye contact, and parent–child turn-taking were examined using visual analysis and Tau-U analysis. Results Statistically significant increases, with large to very large effect sizes, were observed for all 4 participants for parent–child eye contact and parent–child turn-taking. Limited improvements with ceiling effects were observed for parents' book selection skills. Conclusion The findings provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of an ESR intervention for babies with HL for promoting parent–child interactions through eye contact and turn-taking.


2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evinç Doğan ◽  
Ibrahim Sirkeci

This study examines the ways in which the city image of Istanbul is re-created through the mega-events within the context of the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) 2010. Istanbul “took the stage” as one of the three ECoC cities (Essen for the Ruhr in Germany and Pécs in Hungary), where the urban spaces were projected as the theatre décor while residents and visitors became the spectators of the events. Organisers and agents of the ECoC 2010 seemed to rebrand Istanbul as a “world city” rather than a “European capital”. With a series of transnational connotations, this can be considered as part of an attempt to turn Istanbul to a global city. In this study we examine posters used during the ECoC 2010 to see whether this was evident in the promoted images of Istanbul. The research employs a hermeneutic approach in which representations, signs and language are the means of symbolic meaning, which is analysed through qualitative methods for the visual data (Visual Analysis Methods), namely Semiotics and Discourse Analysis. The analysed research material comes from a sample of posters released during the ECoC 2010 to promote 549 events throughout the year. Using stratified random sampling we have drawn 28 posters (5% of the total) reflecting the thematic groups of events in the ECoC 2010. Particular attention is also paid to the reflexivity of the researchers and researchers’ embeddedness to the object of research. The symbolic production and visual representation are therefore investigated firstly through the authoritative and historically constituted discourses in the making of Istanbul image and secondly through the orders of cultural consumption and mediatisation of culture through spectacular events. Hence enforcing a transnationalisation of the image of the city where the image appears to be almost stateless transcending the national boundaries. Findings and methodology used in this study can be useful in understanding similar cases and further research into the processes of city and place branding and image relationships. 


Author(s):  
D.B. Wright

The physical features, climate and soils of the West Coast are described. Expansion since 1964 of dairy production, sheep and beef cattle numbers, and areas of improved grassland are highlighted, as is the role of the Crown in land development and settlement. While isolation and distance, development costs, river problems, and farmer attitude and knowledge are considered limitations, great scope exists for increased production by the adoption, of more intensive techniques, including horticulture on the best coastal soils, and by development of waste land.


Fitoterapia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
I. Yu. Posochova ◽  
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O. P. Khvorost ◽  
Yu. A. Fedchenkova ◽  
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