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Hollow cylindrical components of longer length are a crucial necessity in industries catering to products like gun barrels, cylinder liners of ship and locomotive engines, pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders, etc. A highly finished inner surface improves resistance to corrosion, wear, and friction. Conventional magnetorheological (MR) finishing techniques typically use axis-based CNC setups, which are limited in their ability to finish longer components (>30 cm) due to the Z-axis tool restriction. In this work, a novel MR finishing method has been designed and developed that is based on the pneumatic cylinder and has extremely high reach for the length of the hollow cylindrical workpiece thereby successfully mitigating the limitation of conventional CNC-based MR finishing techniques. Using mild steel as the material, the new technique achieved a significant reduction in surface roughness, with a minimum average roughness of 0.059 µm after 150 minutes of finishing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Batik is one of the motifs used in interpreting traditional identity and values used in urban or modern interiors. The application of batik motifs in the interior can be an alternative in preserving and promoting Indonesian culture to the general public and tourists from outside. The revitalization of Sarinah Building Jakarta represents Indonesian culture by applying Indonesian batik motifs to its interior elements. Sarinah is an international style building with a modern character without any motifs or ornaments in its architecture or interior. The purpose of this research is to describe the implementation of batik motifs in the interior of Sarinah Building and their relationship to the cultural representation of Sarinah Building and Indonesian culture. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach by conducting observations, interviews, documentation, and literature studies that discuss motifs in the interior. The motifs are applied by lifting the meaning and philosophy of batik and the philosophy of the Sarinah building. However, after the revitalization, Sarinah Building does not support the purpose of the original construction of Sarinah which is standing up for the small people regardless of their social status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AbstractCrisis times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the martial law in Ukraine have actualized the creation of various exhibitions in academic libraries to reach and attract users. In particular, to overcome social isolation, anxiety, and emotional and mental exhaustion. This study discusses the authors’ practical experience of building a partnership between the academic library and the Graphic Design Department of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts (Ukraine). The cooperation aims to create a physical and online exhibition space to reach and attract students to the library. The study provides examples of the joint creation of a library thematic exhibition space with students and teachers for interaction and moral support, formation of common values, self-realization, and motivation, as well as examples of using the exhibition space to hold exhibitions of students’ artwork as part of the library’s engagement program in times of crisis. The examples confirm that the university library, in times of crisis during martial law, positions its exhibition space as a place that unites the university community, inspires, promotes cultural development, supports successful initiatives, and presents the achievements of university students and teachers. The results of this article complement previous research on library exhibitions as a means of reaching, engaging, highlighting collections, and educating students. It also informs practitioners about the Ukrainian experience of creating an exhibition space to attract students to the academic library in times of crisis. This article may be helpful to library practitioners looking for ideas and experience organizing exhibitions in academic libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We study the long-term variation of the zonal and meridional flows from Solar Cycle 23 to 25 derived with ring-diagram analysis applied to Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) and Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) Dopplergrams. We focus mainly on the subsurface flows averaged over depths from 2.0 Mm to 11.6 Mm since their long-term variations are sufficiently similar. First, we examine their temporal variations for systematic artifacts. We find that the GONG-derived zonal flows increase almost linearly with time until about 2020, which we correct with a linear regression. Then we determine the average differences between the GONG- and HMI-derived flows. The average offset is 0.15 ± 0.53 m s−1 for the zonal flow and 0.65 ± 0.08 m s−1 for the meridional flow within ± 30.0 ∘ latitude. The average difference of the meridional flow is nearly constant with latitude in this range, whereas that of the zonal flow varies similarly to that of the magnetic activity. At latitudes of 45.0∘ and higher, the differences increase and are larger than those at lower latitudes, which is most likely due to the combined effect of different spatial resolution between GONG and HMI and geometric projection effects. Finally, we combine the GONG- and HMI-derived flows and find, as expected, that the solar-cycle variation is the dominant long-term variation. At each latitude within ± 30.0 ∘ , the meridional-flow pattern appears ahead of the zonal-flow pattern by an average lag of 0.926 ± 0.126 years. The equatorward and poleward branches of the solar-cycle variation occur at 52.5∘ with the poleward branches present near 60.0∘ and the equatorward ones at lower latitudes. The zonal flows at 52.5∘ and 60.0∘ show an additional trend and decrease by 2.9 ± 0. 3 m s−1 over 11 years. This decrease might nevertheless be related to the solar cycle and imply that the flow amplitudes are anticorrelated with the strength of the associated solar cycle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A controversy about the possibility of dynamic effects in nuclear screening has been around for several decades. On the one hand, there is the claim that there are no dynamic effects and that the classic Salpeter correction based on static Debye screening is all that is needed for astrophysical applications. The size of the correction is on the order of 5% in typical solar fusion reactions. On the other hand, numerical simulations have shown that there is a dynamical effect, which essentially cancels the Salpeter correction. The results of the numerical simulations were later independently confirmed. The astrophysical community, however, has so far largely ignored the possibility of dynamical screening. The present paper is meant to serve as a reminder of the controversy. Not only does the claim of an absence of a dynamical effect equally warrant an independent confirmation, but there is motivation for further investigation, such as the assessment of current laboratory experiments and a quantitative study of the dynamical effect in case it will turn out to be real. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aging process is characterized by a decline in living abilities that can affect the physical and mental well-being of the elderly. The various problems experienced by the elderly require facilities that provide comfort and interior design that supports their physical and mental health. This study aims to analyze the relationship between physical health, psychological health, and space comfort in improving the quality of life of the elderly at the Elderly School of Happy Culture House (SLRBB) in Depok City. The research method used is a qualitative method with data collection techniques through interviews and observations. Data was also obtained through a review of literature relevant to the research topic. Analysis was conducted using triangulation techniques, where data from various sources were compared and put together to obtain more comprehensive results. The results showed that there is a mutually influential relationship between physical health, psychological health, and spatial comfort in the elderly. Good physical health allows the elderly to carry out activities independently, while positive psychological health supports mental well-being. Spatial comfort, including elderly-friendly interior design, increases safety and comfort, and creates a more supportive environment that improves the overall quality of life of the elderly. The implications of this study show the importance of creating a holistic environment for older adults, which not only focuses on physical health, but also psychological well-being and spatial comfort. This can be applied to various programs or facilities that aim to improve the quality of life of the elderly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the research is to examine the distinctive characteristics of the process of filming television programmes in the interior and their impact on visual art and audience perception. In order to gain insight into the crucial elements that shape the quality of the resulting television content, this study will investigate the use of light, shot composition and mise-en-scène. Furthermore, this study will examine the factors that influence the choice of interior locations for filming, including financial constraints, availability of resources and equipment, and the specifics of the programme content itself. Research methodology. The following methods were employed: a theoretical approach was used to analyse existing scientific literature and publications within the field of media studies. This enabled the concepts that reveal the essence and functionality of camera crews filming television programmes to be systematised and organised. The empirical method was employed to conduct practical research, collect data and conduct interviews with experts. The resulting data was then processed and analysed to study the impact of these programmes on the audience and their perception. The system-analytical method was used to analyse the relationships between various elements of authoring television programmes and their effect on viewers. The scientific novelty. The article presents a novel scientific contribution to the field. The study emphasises the necessity of comprehending and considering these elements for professionals producing television programmes and visual arts. It also identifies potential avenues for enhancing the quality of television content and optimising its impact on the audience, ultimately determining the programme's success. Conclusions. The study highlights the necessity for further advancement and enhancement of knowledge in the domain of television programme production within interior settings. Examining the author’s programmes illustrates the significance of lighting and shot composition for creating premium television content. A comprehensive comprehension of the constraints and prospects of interior filming is a pivotal element in enhancing its quality and impact on viewers.

This study was conducted to evaluate the auditory comfort level of Western art music performances performed in natural acoustic conditions in multi-purpose performance halls, which are widely preferred today, on the listener. In this context, first the reverberation time, one of the acoustic comfort parameters, is expressed and the Sabine formula, which is the empirical method used in the study, is explained. Subsequently, the table "absorptivity coefficients of various materials at different frequencies" is presented, as it will be used in the calculation of reverberation time, and the graph "recommended optimum reverberation time for volume-dependent speech and music" is presented to make comparisons at the end of the calculation. Then, information was given about the geometry of performance spaces and acoustic defects that may occur due to structural errors in closed volumes were explained. After explaining why this study was conducted in Izmit district of Kocaeli province, the selection criteria of the three selected performance halls were explained. After giving brief information about the historical background of each place, the reverberation time of the halls was calculated. As a result of the calculations, the acoustic comfort conditions of the halls in natural acoustics and when used for musical purposes are presented comparatively in the table, and it has been revealed that all three halls will not provide a suitable acoustic comfort experience to the audience. The improvement suggestions that can be made to ensure acoustic comfort during the Western classical music performance without the use of an electro-acoustic system are presented in tables for each hall.

The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) of ESA was launched on 14 April 2023 and will arrive at Jupiter and its moons in July 2031. In this review article, we describe how JUICE will investigate the interior of the three icy Galilean moons, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa, during its Jupiter orbital tour and the final orbital phase around Ganymede. Detailed geophysical observations about the interior of the moons can only be performed from close distances to the moons, and best estimates of signatures of the interior, such as an induced magnetic field, tides and rotation variations, and radar reflections, will be obtained during flybys of the moons with altitudes of about 1000 km or less and during the Ganymede orbital phase at an average altitude of 490 km. The 9-month long orbital phase around Ganymede, the first of its kind around another moon than our Moon, will allow an unprecedented and detailed insight into the moon's interior, from the central regions where a magnetic field is generated to the internal ocean and outer ice shell. Multiple flybys of Callisto will clarify the differences in evolution compared to Ganymede and will provide key constraints on the origin and evolution of the Jupiter system. JUICE will visit Europa only during two close flybys and the geophysical investigations will focus on selected areas of the ice shell. A prime goal of JUICE is the characterisation of the ice shell and ocean of the Galilean moons, and we here specifically emphasise the synergistic aspects of the different geophysical investigations, showing how different instruments will work together to probe the hydrosphere. We also describe how synergies between JUICE instruments will contribute to the assessment of the deep interior of the moons, their internal differentiation, dynamics and evolution. In situ measurements and remote sensing observations will support the geophysical instruments to achieve these goals, but will also, together with subsurface radar sounding, provide information about tectonics, potential plumes, and the composition of the surface, which will help understanding the composition of the interior, the structure of the ice shell, and exchange processes between ocean, ice and surface. Accurate tracking of the JUICE spacecraft all along the mission will strongly improve our knowledge of the changing orbital motions of the moons and will provide additional insight into the dissipative processes in the Jupiter system. Finally, we present an overview of how the geophysical investigations will be performed and describe the operational synergies and challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The primary goal of this study is to propose the concept of an operation ɩ on δ-preopen subsets in topological spaces. Here we defined the concepts of ɩ-open sets, ɩ-regular spaces and some topological properties such as ɩ-closure, ɩ-interior, closureɩ of sub sets and ɩ-derived were analysed. ɩ-g.closed sets and ɩ-T1/2 spaces were studied. And a new set called (ɩ)-open sets are studied along with its properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines Sinya Okayama’s 1975-1979 interiors using cloth. By analyzing the 1975 coffee shop Mahoroba, the 1976 coffee shop Seiburu, and the 1976 beauty salon White House as examples, the study clarified the reasons for Okayama’s use of cloth for interior design and presented the historical significance of Okayama’s approach to interior design. First, Okayama used cloth in order to create an unusual space as an “object of light.” For him, cloth was a more suitable material for mediating light than the usual materials such as acrylic panels, glass, or metal. Second, the use of cloth for partitions, which are usually made of hard materials, and the printing of the three-dimensional patterns of mokumen (wood wool) and perforated plywood on cloth as two-dimensional images, showed that cloth can be used to create designs that play tricks on people’s assumptions about things. In these ways, Okayama brilliantly pioneered the use of cloth as a traditional material in the late 1970s to play a leading role in avant-garde experimental spaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The importance of work environments stems from their central role in inclusive and sustainable economic growth, which is important in advancing the process of progress and achieving the eighth goal of sustainable development, as well as the importance of environments Internal work in its area, the number of occupants, whether employees or an audience, means these buildings and the number of hours spent by the individual within his work environment and its reflection on the "health- safety- comfort" of the occupants of the vacuum and raising the level of competence of the workers, so attention had to be paid The design aspect of the work environment and thinking at a level, which is certainly reflected in the choice of direction design solution that suits each work area and the role it plays. The design trends of the work environments have evolved upwards and downwards, negatively and positively as a result of the many political, economic and social conditions and conditions prevailing in each time contract. One of the most important contemporary design trends has been "sustainable design - environmentally friendly design", because of its positive impact on the environment, individual health and economic development. Hence the problem of researching how to apply sustainability principles and standards within internal work environments? How can modern digital technology be used to achieve a sustainable interactive work environment, so that we can keep up with the rapid development in this area? The importance of research lies in the study of the digital technology and technology that is needed in the design of work environments on the energy and environmental design system (LEED). Therefore, the research aims to achieve the concept of sustainability within work environments to reduce harmful emissions, energy consumption, and the research has reached the use of marginal technologies within work environments that play an important role in achieving many of the requirements of Internal design and in accordance with the system of water and environmental design (LEED) as it works to provide energy and water and improve the environment and achieve the required human, organic and psychological comfort.

The child uses movement from the early stages, and expresses his needs, feelings before the ability to speak. So movement is a social means by which an individual deals with his world around him just like language; Movement occurs either by the influence of one body on another body, i.e. an external force, or it is inside the body by the influence of muscle strength, and the intended movement is the purposeful movement that leads to the noticeable activity of skeletal muscles. The research deals with a study of the effect of interior design elements on the dynamic movement of a child with learning difficulties, by identifying the motor skills of children with learning difficulties in early childhood and the factors that affect this movement within the educational environment and the relationship of motor efficiency within the educational environment with the associated characteristics With learning difficulties and the accompanying attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the researcher has listed some motor activities that can be integrated into the educational spatial environment to help develop the fine and gross motor skills of children with learning difficulties and their development. Thus, the importance of the interior design of the educational environment for children with learning difficulties appears; To control his behavior, productivity, and learning to gain experience and skills, provide appropriate spaces and spaces, and devise a design for the spatial space for children with excessive activity on the basis of reducing the number of external stimuli they have, and providing them with the opportunity to direct this activity, and to benefit from the excessive movements by investing them in a motor activity It benefits the child's body and rid it of random excess activity.

The need to create a Metropolitan Region arises with the conurbation of the cities, through the growth of municipalities with the core, interconnecting through flows of goods, services, capital and people. The Metropolitan Region of Cariri (RM Cariri), established in 2009, is the study area of this work, which aims to analyze the migratory flow and spatial distribution to and from the RM Cariri, in the interregnum 2005/2010. Microdata from the 2010 Demographic Census (IBGE), sample are the main source of information. The main results show the low economic dynamism, lack of infrastructure, work and study opportunities, in most municipalities in the RM Cariri, with the excepcion of CRAJUBAR triangle (Crato, Juazeiro do Norte and Barbalha), growing more and more, and attracting migrants, and the other municipalities lose. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sleeper train should be designed to facilitate passengers' states of relaxed wakefulness and relaxed alertness. In this context, employing color stimulation to induce a relaxed ambiance may be an effective approach. This study aims to determine the most effective color for creating a sense of relaxation in a sleeper train. The EEG Muse device has been employed to measure frontal alpha waves, while VR simulation has been utilized to immerse participants in the environment of a sleeper train. The results of this study indicate that warm colors, particularly red, elicited a higher level of relaxation compared to the other three colors tested, namely yellow, blue, and green. These findings suggest that incorporating red color virtually into the interior of the train car could enhance passengers' experience by fostering a higher sense of relaxation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the punching shear behavior of GFRP-RC interior slab–column connections. The parameters tested included the column–aspect ratio (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0), perimeter-to-depth ratio for square column stubs with side lengths of 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, and 0.7 m, and span-to-depth ratios of 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. A review of the literature revealed that no previous study has investigated the effect of these parameters or their interactions on this type of connection. Numerically, twenty-five slabs were created using finite element (FE) software (V3), each with square dimensions of 2.5 m and a constant thickness of 0.2 m. The central column extended 0.3 m from the top and bottom of the slab. All four sides of the slabs were supported, and the specimens underwent pure static shear load testing. The test results demonstrated that all slabs failed due to punching shear. Increasing any parameter value reduced the punching shear stresses. Additionally, the results indicated that Canadian (CSA-S806-12) and Japanese (JSCE-97) standards for FRP-RC materials generally provided the closest predictions of punching shear capacity compared to the American guideline, ACI 440.1R-22. However, all standards exhibited shortcomings and require enhancement and modifications, particularly to consider the impact of the span-to-depth ratio. Therefore, three equations were developed to predict the shear strength of the connections, yielding better results than those prescribed by the North American and Japanese standards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to evaluate the physical and mechanical properties of particleboards fabricated from Vernonia arborea Buch.-Ham and Eleocharis sp. fibers with PVAc adhesive based on the SNI 03-2105-2006. A two-factor factorial in completely randomized design was used with adhesive contents of 10% and 20% as the first, and ratios of V. arborea Buch.-Ham to Eleocharis sp. of 30/70, 50/50 and 70/30 as the second factor. The materials were V. arborea Buch.-Ham wood shaving (mesh size of 4), Eleocharis sp. (chop length of 1-2cm), and PVAc adhesive. The parameters were moisture content, density, water absorption, and thickness swelling for physical properties, and modulus of elasticity, modulus of rupture, internal bond strength, and screw holding strength for mechanical properties. However, both properties do not meet the SNI 03-2105-2006 (except for thickness swelling), allegedly caused by imprecise concentration and uneven distribution of PVAc. Additionally, 3h boiling of Eleocharis sp. is not able to remove its wax layer, causing less optimal adhesion between materials. Particleboard with 20% PVAc shows the best result. Principally, the adhesive concentration has significant effects, while the combination between V. arborea Buch.- Ham and Eleocharis sp. has insignificant effects on the physical and mechanical properties of particleboards. The evaluated composition is recommended for interior uses (partition walls, wall panels, information boards, and lightweight ceilings), with the addition of coating to improve durability and decorative value. As an additional material, Eleocharis sp. has a high sustainability value due to its availability in nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The standard image of First World War soldiers is of men in open trenches: waiting to attack or be attacked; walking, sitting, sleeping, dead. Ford's Parade's End includes such scenes. But it is a different kind of image which predominates in his war writings and often produces its most memorable passages: images of houses or house-like shelters. The mind seeks protection in such structures; but they offer little security against the destructiveness outside, against the bombardments, gas, shrapnel, bullets. Ford wrote that the experience of war revealed: 'men's dwellings were thin shells that could be crushed as walnuts are crushed. ... all things that lived and moved and had volition and life might at any moment be resolved into a scarlet viscosity seeping into the earth of torn fields [...]'. This realisation works in two ways. The soldier's sense of vulnerability provokes fantasies of home, solidity, sanctuary, while for the returnee soldier, domestic architecture summons war-visions of its own annihilation: 'it had been revealed to you', adds Ford, 'that beneath Ordered Life itself was stretched, the merest film with, beneath it, the abysses of Chaos'. It is now customary to read war literature through trauma theory. Building on analyses of Ford's use of repression, but drawing instead on object relations theory, I argue that Ford's houses of war are not screen memories but images of the failure of repression to screen off devastating experiences. The abysses of Chaos can be seen through the screen or projected upon it. Attending to Ford's handling of this theme enables a new reading of his war writing and a new case for its coherence. The essay will connect the opening of No More Parades (in a hut, during a bombardment) with the war poem 'The Old Houses of Flanders'; the postwar poem A House; the memoir It Was the Nightingale (quoted above); and the otherwise puzzling, fictionalised memoir No Enemy, structured in terms of 'Four Landscapes' and 'Certain Interiors'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Color has the function of conveying information and presenting psychological feelings. Different space colors are matched with 3D models to present different interior design styles. The interior space color is a 3D color expression. Psychological perception effects. The theme of this study is the color matching emotion of interior space design color, and the 3D model design and bedroom design experiment is used to study the emotional design elements and various emotional evaluations of 3D model design and bedroom color. It is divided into 2 experiments: Experiment 1, The most suitable 3D model design furniture experiment, test the most suitable 4 kinds of 3D model design samples. Experiment 2, Bedroom color suitability experiment, study the most suitable bedroom color, and finally experiment and analyze the results to determine the most suitable bedroom color design. The research results show that the most suitable bedroom room color design is Cream, followed by Dark gray, Baby blue, and Pale Denim. Although this study takes 3D model and bedroom as the experimental object, the results of the experiment have more theoretical and practical reference basis for the future color and furniture style design of other interior spaces, and provide reference directions for researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cyprus with its rich cultural heritage has been the showcase of ornamentation throughout history with a rich variety of materials, details, and narratives. Integrating ornamentation with its body architecture can be seen as one of the storytellers of these narratives through design elements. After the mid-1990s when casinos had been banned in Turkey, five-star casino hotels became one of the main investment areas in North Cyprus. Together with this new building type and new users' expectations with a new understanding of holidays, the 21st century brought the changing use of ornamentation in hotel interiors and, hence, decoration came to the fore more than before. Hotel lobbies welcoming the users to their second homes and introducing the hotels' identities have always been seen as the most important area of hotels by investors, designers, and hotel managers. Sometimes the reception areas were perceived as the living room of the hotel customers where they feel attached culturally, socially, or economically, and sometimes it could be a place where they can feel themselves as one of the characters of ancient history, a king or a queen for a while. Hence, hotel interiors, in general, and hotel lobbies, in particular, acted as a cultural representative, a social status symbol, and a political image of the story told. The aim of this paper is to examine five-star hotel lobbies within the framework of ornamentation through a reading model created with the concepts used by theoreticians. Together with the site visits and visual recordings, the analysis conducted in this paper is based on qualitative data incorporated by a rich theoretical background on ornamentation. The paper tries to highlight the representational value of ornamentation that can help to understand and interpret the spatial transformation of hotel interiors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The fundamental research inquiry in this study revolves around wood materials' diverse facets, including structural identities, contextual considerations, interior and external spatial applications, and their user experiences. To address this research, a comprehensive literature review, case study, and survey were conducted. The objective being to elucidate technical, functional, sensory, perceptual, and psychological impacts of wood in a sample structure where it is the primary material in the overarching user experience. The Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM), conceptualized by architect Kengo Kuma and inaugurated in 2019 in Eskişehir, stands as a testament to the historical significance of the timber trade in the region. The deliberate choice of wood as the primary construction material serves as a tribute to this historical narrative. The conspicuous incorporation of wooden lath materials into both the external and interior spaces signify a conscious reference to the region's historical heritage and aligns with sustainability principles in design. Factors such as form characteristics, dimensional distinctions, spatial arrangements, and the extent of surface interactions collectively contribute to the compelling effect of this integrative approach. Within the confines of the museum, unconventional partitioning is implemented, and the strategic arrangement of masses results in multiple facades, even in the absence of overt wooden surfaces. The exterior impact of the wooden shell complements its interior application. For this reason, OMM enabled the understanding and explanation of all dimensions of the wooden material, including physical, technical, and psychosocial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the integration of Arabic language with interior design, focusing on the case study of the Museum of the Future in Dubai. By analyzing the successful blending of these two distinct domains, the study aims to uncover the potential synergies and implications for cultural representation and immersive experiences in architectural spaces. The research adopts a qualitative approach, combining observations, and a thorough literature review. The findings reveal a seamless integration of Arabic language and interior design within the museum, with strategic placement of signage, calligraphy, and quotations. The paper discusses the cultural significance and symbolism associated with the incorporation of Arabic language, highlighting its role in fostering a sense of connection and belonging. Furthermore, it explores the enhanced user experiences resulting from this integration. The study contributes to a deeper understanding of the fusion of language and interior design, providing valuable insights for practitioners and opening avenues for future research in this emerging field.

Demographic changes, the growing number of people with disabilities, and the demands on architecture and design are posing new challenges for designers. The space in which older adults live should be safe, not only from a legal point of view but especially to facilitate their daily activities. Modern society prioritizes the integration of older adults into everyday life so that as people grow older, they are not forced to abandon their daily routines because of obstacles in the space. It is said that a person is not handicapped because of their illness, but because society fails to prepare conditions for them to be able to move and live without restrictions. Moving in space is a multisensory experience. People use most of their senses such as sight, hearing, smell, and touch in addition to moving their bodies. How we feel indoors depends on the indoor climate, lighting, surface colours, air quality, floor plan, and furniture layout. Studies show that the materials and colour of products have an impact on how we navigate a space, how we feel and, in some cases, they can even have healing effects. The aim of our study is to investigate the association between colours in the environment and the orientation of people, especially older adults, in the space they live in. Several studies, experiments, and observations of foreign researchers serve as the basis of the paper. The analysis of case studies proved that colours in the environment have a significant impact on orientation in space and can be an effective tool for spatial orientation and drawing attention to a particular place. In surveys that have been conducted with older adults, warm colour tones such as yellow, orange, and red are preferred over cold ones. Red tones are some of the most easily recognizable for older adults who suffer from loss of colour recognition. They have lower cognitive abilities as a result of aging. Therefore, the achromatic environment does not sufficiently stimulate their brain function, leading to longer reaction times. Colour and contrast indoors play a big role in the perception of space and can help in drawing attention to a particular place.

The article deals with analysis of the main elements of the Golden Horde house interior. The interior of a “Mongolian” house consists of an adobe bench – sufa, a hearth, most often a tandoor and a horizontal chimney – kang bed-stove. A washbasin – toshnau – could be made in the floor. These elements are present not only in poor one-room houses, but are required for any living space, including in rich aristocratic estates. The main “furniture” is a U-shaped or L-shaped sufa, which can occupy most of the room. Specialists associate it with the Mongolian tradition, but similar sufas have been widespread in Central Asia since the early Middle Ages. The heating system of Golden Horde houses is represented by kangs, which have been known in the Far East since the early Iron Age. The oven for baking flatbreads, the tandoor, is most likely of Central Asian origin, since similar ovens have been known in this region since the Bronze Age. The U-shaped sufa, kang and tandoor form a kind of “triad” that characterizes the interior of not only the simplest one-room “Mongolian” house, but also any living space in rich multi-room estates in the Golden Horde. In addition to these three elements, a washbasin – toshnau, which was also brought to the Golden Horde from Central Asia, can be made in the floor of living rooms. Thus, most of the living room elements of the Golden Horde house were borrowed from Central Asia. Only the heating system in the form of kangs can be considered unambiguously Mongolian. The combination of tandoor, kang and large U-shaped sufa is a Golden Horde tradition, which later became widespread.

This essay offers an insight to the contemporary inhabitant’s relationship to technology as a key to the transition toward a Post-Domestic realm. It does this by contemplating Transhumanism as a model for what I have termed the Trans-Domestic interior, positing that a Postdomesticity does not yet exist. To do this I consider discourses beyond design and domestic environments that have shaped the understanding of the inhabiting self. Using evidence derived from Christian teaching, evolutionary biology, historical fiction and contemporary film, I explore how deviations from traditional socio-spatial arrangements produce other modes of domestic life. Notably, it is Transhuman inhabitants, who are shaped by technologies of connectivity, enhancement and surveillance, that will edge us toward an unknowable realm – the Post-Domestic interior.

The inferred density of Enceladus' core, together with evidence of hydrothermal activity within the moon, suggests that the core is porous. Tidal dissipation in an unconsolidated core has been proposed as the main source of Enceladus' geological activity. However, the tidal response of its core has generally been modeled assuming it behaves viscoelastically rather than poroviscoelastically. In this work, we analyze the poroviscoelastic response to better constrain the distribution of tidal dissipation within Enceladus. A poroviscoelastic body has a different tidal response than a viscoelastic one; pressure within the pores alters the stress field and induces a Darcian porous flow. This flow represents an additional pathway for energy dissipation. Using Biot's theory of poroviscoelasticity, we develop a new framework to obtain the tidal response of a spherically symmetric, self-gravitating moon with porous layers and apply it to Enceladus. We show that the boundary conditions at the interface of the core and overlying ocean play a key role in the tidal response. The ocean hinders the development of a large-amplitude Darcian flow, making negligible the Darcian contribution to the dissipation budget. We therefore infer that Enceladus' core can be the source of its geological activity only if it has a low rigidity and a very low viscosity. A future mission to Enceladus could test this hypothesis by measuring the phase lags of tidally induced changes of gravitational potential and surface displacements.

Rethinking the processes accompanying spatial design from the correlation of the environment to the social, material, and spiritual aspects of its creation produce driving systems, even in the crisis period of wartime. In this regard, the study of the spatial design of art events is an urgent issue that requires a thorough study of the trends in the adaptation of spatial design to the modern demands of the artistic space of Ukraine. The purpose of the scientific work is to study the phenomenon of “spatial design”, as well as to study the problems of the crisis, in particular, the Ukrainian design of the space of the events of the artistic direction in the realities of martial law. To study the issues of the crisis state of the spatial design of Ukrainian artistic events, the method of analysis, the descriptive method of research, and the survey were used. As a result of the scientific research, the real state of the crisis of spatial design of artistic activities in Ukraine was studied and analysed, as well as the focus of the vision and trends introduced in the field of spatial design in the conditions of war were studied and described. The development of digital technologies and their use in the field of design has greatly reduced the material and time costs associated with the mobility of planning and creating a project of artistic space, but in order to create a universal modern project of spatial design of artistic events, the designer needs to understand the context of wartime. That is why the comfort of the atmosphere, where people will feel safe and comfortable, is one of the main requirements for the space of artistic events that take place during military operations. In the scientific work, in addition to studying the issues of the crisis of spatial design of Ukrainian art events, the requests of visitors to art events in Ukraine were investigated using a survey. Based on the answers and the wartime context, the main requirements for the spatial design of artistic events in Ukraine under the conditions of military aggression from Russia were formed.

This article explores the intersecting processes of construction of the home, social, and individual identities through domestic practices inside French housing. It examines the design and occupation of French homes as crucial moments for the consolidation of subjectivities, beliefs, and ideologies manifested through daily actions that are influenced by normative cultural systems. In specific, it looks at codified domestic behaviours and their aesthetic dimension, focusing on how the French “art of living” has influenced taste, design, appropriation, and decoration of domestic interiors. Architectural treatises along with etiquette manuals are analysed as they both represent—through the written word and architectural drawings—cultural and gender stereotypes as well as societal norms and expectations that inform housing design and domestic practices. These documents directly assist in the cultural construction of the domestic space, uncovering mechanisms of reproduction and representation that inform the use and design of residential architecture. By focusing on women’s lived experiences, this research looks at the consolidation of feminine domestic cultures and how they fostered small-scale physical transformations of dwellings’ interiors through daily negotiations that define self-identity and interpersonal power relations. These dynamics are referred to as “cultural domesticity.” The latter frames this study along with feminist literature, situating women’s contribution to the aesthetic and spatial development of French apartments. What emerges from this study is that the French state historically exercised a regulatory power that impacted daily life and housing design.

The article provides detailed information about the modern types of multidisciplinary sports facilities, their architecture and innovative solutions, as well as the requirements and proposals for modern sports facilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The dependence of the Rosseland Mean Opacity (RMO) on the equation of state and the number of included atomic levels of iron ions prevalent at the solar radiative/convection boundary is investigated. The 'chemical picture' Mihalas–Hummer–Däppen (MHD) equation-of-state (EOS), and its variant QMHD–EOS, are studied at two representative temperature–density sets at the base of the convection zone and the Sandia Z experiment: (2 × 106 K, 1023/cc) and (2.11 × 106 K, 3.16 × 1022/cc), respectively. It is found that whereas the new atomic data sets from accurate R-matrix calculations for opacities (RMOP) are vastly overcomplete, involving hundreds to over a thousand levels of each of the three Fe ions considered – Fe  xvii , Fe  xviii , Fe  xix – the EOS constrains contributions to RMOs by relatively fewer levels. The RMOP iron opacity spectrum is quite different from the Opacity Project distorted wave model and shows considerably more plasma broadening effects. This work points to possible improvements needed in the EOS for opacities in high-energy–density plasma sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The concept of a Q operation on a new class of δPs-open subsets was defined. The comparisons were made with all other existing open sets with this new open set. Here for the same topological space two different operations Q and Q'are defined and a new concept of bioperation was introduced. The concepts of [Q, Q']-open sets and [Q, Q']-regular spaces along with some topological properties were analysed. Two types of [Q, Q']-closures were studied with their properties, and the submaximal spaces were analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Demographic changes, the growing number of people with disabilities, and the demands on architecture and design are posing new challenges for designers. The space in which older adults live should be safe, not only from a legal point of view but especially to facilitate their daily activities. Modern society prioritizes the integration of older adults into everyday life so that as people grow older, they are not forced to abandon their daily routines because of obstacles in the space. It is said that a person is not handicapped because of their illness, but because society fails to prepare conditions for them to be able to move and live without restrictions. Moving in space is a multisensory experience. People use most of their senses such as sight, hearing, smell, and touch in addition to moving their bodies. How we feel indoors depends on the indoor climate, lighting, surface colours, air quality, floor plan, and furniture layout. Studies show that the materials and colour of products have an impact on how we navigate a space, how we feel and, in some cases, they can even have healing effects. The aim of our study is to investigate the association between colours in the environment and the orientation of people, especially older adults, in the space they live in. Several studies, experiments, and observations of foreign researchers serve as the basis of the paper. The analysis of case studies proved that colours in the environment have a significant impact on orientation in space and can be an effective tool for spatial orientation and drawing attention to a particular place. In surveys that have been conducted with older adults, warm colour tones such as yellow, orange, and red are preferred over cold ones. Red tones are some of the most easily recognizable for older adults who suffer from loss of colour recognition. They have lower cognitive abilities as a result of aging. Therefore, the achromatic environment does not sufficiently stimulate their brain function, leading to longer reaction times. Colour and contrast indoors play a big role in the perception of space and can help in drawing attention to a particular place. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It takes the importance of idealism through its philosophical advancement of human thought and what is reflected in the fact that it represents a practical philosophy that can advance the interior design of interior spaces through some artistic patterns that base its data on the aspects and institutions that brought about the philosophy of idealism from its founding until the moment, and what distinguishes those cognitive treatments in A field that specializes in the functional, performance, and aesthetic components of interior spaces that are based on what idealism brought about in literature, art, and culture in general, and design in particular. Idealism elevates design thought towards the spirituality of ideals in its appearance applications and embodies multiple features that every recipient feels within the elements of the interior space. The concept of idealism is the most applied because it aims to create a good design form free of external defects, and the interior designer succeeded in combining design and technology. To create strong designs that express idealism and promote change, as every designer seeks to achieve perfection in simplicity in interior spaces, presenting the ideal style free of chaos and using modern techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]