THE DIPYLON OINOCHOĒ AND ANCIENT GREEK DANCE AESTHETICS

This article asks what the graffito incised on the Dipylon oinochoē (IG I2 919, eighth century b.c.e.) reveals about the nature of the dance competition that it commemorates. Through a systematic analysis of the evaluative and descriptive meaning of the adjective ἀταλός and its cognates in early Greek epic, it is argued that a narrower definition compared to previous suggestions can be established. The word refers to the carefreeness that is specific to a child or young animal, and its uses typically imply a positive evaluation which is connected not only to the well-being that this carefreeness entails but also to the positive emotion of tenderness and the sentiment of care that it engenders in a perceiver. It is concluded that, when used to specify the criterion by which a dance contest will be adjudicated, the term refers to an aesthetic property that is repeatedly praised in archaic Greek texts in other words: that of dancing with the adorable but short-lived carefree abandon of a child.

Pictorial balance is a bottom-up aesthetic property mediated by eye movements

Pictures evoke both a top down and a bottom-up visual percept of balance. Through its effect on eye movements, balance is a bottom-up conveyor of aesthetic feeling. Eye movements are predominantly influenced by the large effects of saliency and top-down priorities; it is difficult to separate out the much smaller effect of balance. Given that balance is associated with a unified and harmonious picture and that there is a pictorial effect known to painters and historically documented that does just that, it was thought that such pictures are perfectly balanced. Computer models of these pictures were created by the author and were found to have bilateral quadrant luminance symmetry with a lower half lighter by a factor of ~1.07 +/- ~0.03. A top weighted center of quadrant luminance calculation is proposed to measure balance. To show that this effect exists, two studies were done that compared identical pictures in two different frames with respect to whether they appeared different given that the sole difference is balance. Results show that with observers, mostly painters, there was a significant correlation between average pair imbalance and observations that two identical pictures appeared different indicating at a minimum that the equation for calculating balance was correct. A conventional study of preference could not be done because of the necessity of using LED pictures that increase overall salience, and so decrease the aesthetic effect while retaining the effects on eye movements. The effect is the result of the absence of balancing forces on eye movements. With painters who can disregard salience, the effect results from the absence of forces drawing attention to any part of the image. All parts of the picture including that in peripheral vision receive attention, and the eye seems to slide through rather than to jump from objet to object. The effect is being called pictorial coherency. Large tonally contrasting forms, geometric forms or many different forms that cannot be visually combined prevent the effect from being seen. Pictorial balance, an unaccustomed visual force, explains why viewing pictures cause fatigue. That pictures can evoke such a low level percept based on luminance would indicate that it belongs to a much earlier evolutionary development of the visual stream where it was possibly used to follow movement by defining a complex object as a simple vector.

HUBUNGAN LOKASI DAN PROMOSI DENGAN KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN RUMAH SUBSIDI PADA PT. GRAHA ESTETIKA PROPERTY BENGKULU

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between location and the decision to purchase a subsidy at PT. Graha Estetika Property Bengkulu and to find out the relationship of promotion with the decision to purchase a subsidized house at PT. Graha Estetika Property Bengkulu. The method of analysis uses Spearman rank correlation and hypothesis testing. Spearman rank correlation coefficient on location relationship (X1) with subsidized house purchase decision (Y) at PT. The Bengkel Property Aesthetic Graha is known that the value of rho count = 0.85 means the relationship between the location and the decision to purchase a subsidy at PT. Bengkulu's Graha Estetika Property is very strong, because the correlation value is in the coefficient interval of 0.800 - 1,000. The value of the Spearman rank correlation coefficient on the relationship of promotion (X2) with the decision to purchase a subsidized house (Y) at PT. Bengkel Property Aesthetic Graha is known the value of rho count = 0.68 the meaning of the promotion relationship with the purchase of a house subsidy decision at PT. Bengkulu's Graha Aesthetic Property is strong, because the correlation value is in the coefficient interval of 0.600 - 799.

Characterization of Zirconia- Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites for Orthopedic and Dental Applications

Zirconium oxide ceramic was proposed for different biomedical applications. It is used in orthopedic as hip and knee prostheses and in dentistry due to the good mechanical, biological high corrosion and wear resistance properties, addition to the aesthetic property owing to tooth like color. Zirconia stabilized with Y2O3 has the best properties for these applications. The present work aims to study the effect of (5 and 10)Wt.% hydroxyapatite (HA) as additives to 3 mol% yttria stabilized zirconia (3YSZ) nano powder matrix. The green body samples were shaped by powder technology using cold pressing then sintering at (1300 and 1400)ᵒC. The 3YSZ/ HA nanocomposites samples were characterized by XRD to investigate phase stability with varying percent's of HA and different sintering temperatures, the mechanical properties (maximum bending strength and hardness) were investigated as a function of the HA content, the changes of the thermal expansion coefficient for composite samples were investigated using Dilatometer. The experimental results proved that additions of (5 and 10)Wt.% HA to 3YSZ matrix reduce both hardness and max. bending strength, while increasing sintering temperature from 1300ᵒC to 1400ᵒC leading to an increase in the hardness and bending strength for all composite samples. The results of thermal expansion test showed a reduction in the thermal expansion coefficient with presence of HA%, however the coefficient of 3YSZ/ 10%HA is closer to 3YSZ from 3YSZ/ 5%HA. EDS analysis shows improvement in the bioactivity of inert 3YSZ with HA% additions represented by increasing Ca and P ions on the composite samples after immersing in SBF for 6 days.

Getting Practical

While the main argument for the network theory of aesthetic value is that it better explains the facts about aesthetic activity than does aesthetic hedonism, the two theories share some common assumptions. Aesthetic evaluations are mental representations that attribute aesthetic values to items. Aesthetic acts are acts based on aesthetic evaluations. Aesthetic values figure in aesthetic reasons, which are practical reasons. That is, an aesthetic reason lends weight to the proposition that an agent should perform some act—an act of aesthetic appreciation, for example. Hence, one task for a theory of aesthetic value is to state what makes some values aesthetic. A second is to state what makes it the case that an aesthetic property figures in a reason that lends weight to what an agent should do. Aesthetic hedonism and the network theory offer only to explain the practical normativity of aesthetic value.

Application of Eco-friendly Antimicrobial Finish Butea monosperma Leaves on Fabric Properties of Polyester and Cotton/Polyester

The study was aimed to check the effect of eco-friendly antimicrobial finish on 100% polyesterand 50/50 cotton/polyester woven fabrics. The leaves’ extract of Butea monosperma was used as an eco-friendly antimicrobial finish. The fabric was first desized, scoured, bleached and washed then antimicrobialfinish was applied by using pad dry cure method. The aesthetic, comfort and mechanical fabrics propertieswere checked before and after applying antimicrobial finish. Under aesthetic property stiffness andsmoothness appearance was checked, under comfort related property absorbency and air permeability waschecked and under mechanical property tear and tensile strength was checked. The antimicrobial finishwas checked by using ASTEM E2149 Shake Flask method. The AATCC and ISO standard testing methodswere used for checking fabric properties. One way ANOVA statistical test was applied for analysis ofresults. Antimicrobial finish has increased aesthetic (stiffness, smoothness appearance), comfort (absorbency,air permeability) and mechanical (tensile and tear strengths) properties of polyester and cotton/polyesterfabrics. The antimicrobial finish was effective on both 100% polyester and 50/50 cotton/polyester fabricsup to 25 washes. This study is beneficial to medical industry, paramedical staff, sports wears, homefurnishing as well as common people.

Autonomous Viewpoint Selection of Robot Based on Aesthetic Evaluation of a Scene

In this paper, we propose an optimal viewpoint selection system for monitoring robots to search for the optimal viewpoint of a scene with the highest aesthetic property. Using the information of the targets, we propose a novel method for predicting human aesthetic sense for a scene. We construct evaluation functions based on certain known composition rules using three factors, namely, target size, visual balance, and composition fitting value. Then a score, which is a reflection of human evaluation, will be obtained using these functions. The optimal viewpoint will be selected from a number of candidates around the target group, by evaluating the aesthetic properties of scenes for each candidate viewpoint. Finally, once the optimal viewpoint is confirmed, path planning and path following controls are implemented for the robots during the moving process.