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Willem H. Vanderburg's book, "Rescuing Humanity: Transcending the Limits of Mathematics, Science, and Technology," examines the impact of the digital stream of images on society. Vanderburg argues that understanding the differences between cultural and technical connections is crucial in assessing the benefits and drawbacks of our digital realities. He uses the development of a child into adulthood as an example to illustrate the increasing reliance on technical mediation and the displacement of previous forms of connection. Vanderburg challenges false beliefs and religious commitments, aiming to provide readers with a fresh perspective on the world. The second half of the book explores the failure and potential of integrating technical knowledge and participation. The author asserts that math is fundamental for comprehending and engaging with the world, but it is not universally applicable. The text also emphasizes the importance of reconnecting science to lived experiences in order to adapt to a changing context. Vanderburg suggests that reevaluating the belief in a secular society is necessary to address economic, social, and environmental crises. The text concludes by examining the role of myth in society and the potential for living without myths. Overall, the text encourages readers to contemplate the interconnectedness of all things and the transformative possibilities of living with faith. [Extracted from the article]

Metamaterials are artificially engineered materials that exhibit naturally unavailable properties like negative electric permittivity and magnetic permeability. The key role lies in the advancement of meta-devices according to engineered micro-architectures. This review encompasses the characteristics of meta-materials in the progress of devices like implantable antennas in Medical Implant Communication System (MICS) with the range of 401–406 MHz (where the core band range is of the order of 402–405 MHz communication link of the network, wearable tunable, with sensing functionalities to the body worn biosensors. It also suggests the knowledge of targeted patients' inclination towards implantables rather wearables, and relevant surveys captured on wearable devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The poem "Towards the Infinite" by Manas Bakshi is presented. First Line: Seeking the reason behind; Last Line: Towards the infinite.

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Accurate and timely injection of insulin doses in accordance with the treatment protocol is very important in the follow-up of insulin-dependent diabetes patients. In this study, a new smart mobile apparatus (SMA) has been developed. The SMA can be attached to insulin pens and record and transfer data by detecting the patient's dose of insulin and the time at which it was provided. The SMA can detect the dose determined in the insulin pen through linear capacitive sensors. Electronic parts and sensor mechanism are located on the designed SMA body. The insulin pen's two-part mechanical construction of the body senses movement during dosage adjustment while also making sure the dose information is recorded in the control unit. The dose and time information recorded in the SMA internal memory are transmitted to the patient's smartphone via the developed mobile application. The developed SMA prototypes were evaluated by a team of doctors in a hospital setting for three months. As a result of the three-month study, it was observed that the insulin dose and administration times could be accurately sent to the smartphone application via SMA. The SMA was created in the laboratory environment and was prepared for pilot research with insulin-dependent diabetes patients in a hospital setting. It was observed that the SMA prototype successfully identified and recorded the dose and timing of the patient's self-administered insulin.   • A Smart Mobile Apparatus (SMA) was developed to track diabetics' insulin injections. • SMA helps users to control blood sugar levels by recording insulin dosages. • SMA provides information to doctors and allows them to optimize treatment protocols. • SMA is user-friendly, modular, and reusable in design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the Epilepsy which is the propensity of a person to have unprovoked epileptic seizures because of an underlying neurological or somatic condition. It discusses that for each paroxysmal episode it is important to establish the sequence and progression of events, whether consciousness was impaired, and how much control the patient felt over the events; and mentions that treatment should ideally be started and managed by tertiary care epilepsy specialists.

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In his vast corpus of madrashe, Ephrem sometimes makes seemingly inconsistent valuations of the body and its senses, praising them as vehicles for experiencing God on the one hand and degrading them as foul, lowly, and incapable of understanding God on the other. This article compares Ephrem's different assessments of the body and senses in his Madrashe contra haereses 42-44 and Madrashe de fide 27, 41, 70, and 75. It will offer a twofold solution to understanding their conflicting views of human corporeality by attending to Ephrem's polemical rhetoric and epistemological underpinnings. I argue that, while Ephrem shifts his valuation of the body and its senses in accordance with his polemical agenda, his recognition of the body's centrality in acquiring knowledge remains consistent. This argument advances our understanding of the perception-centered epistemologies of many late ancient Christians, who drew from broader Greek and Syrian philosophical contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper describes different ways in which emotions are felt by the body-Based on phenomenological philosophy, an enactive approach in the cognitive sciences, and contemporary psychology, the article puts forward three arguments for the corporeality of emotion. Emotion is bodily because 1. bodily sensations provide context to an emotional situation; 2. the basic form of expression of emotion is the bodily readiness to act; 3. the full form of expression of emotion is either bodily movement or is based on a movement. The common element of these arguments is a conception of the sensing and moving body, which cannot be reduced either to a physiological machine or a bodily localized sensation in the focus of attention. The article is framed by a critique of the sharp cognitivist distinction between the nature and expression of emotion, which it replaces with the concept of mutual sense-bestowal between behavior and experience on the one hand and situation on the other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper reflects on a conversation between narrative practice and Anangu (Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people) culture, specifically with Anangu women from the Ernabella community. The focus is on amplifying the voices and perspectives of Anangu in relation to the effects of Western therapeutic practices, including narrative therapy. The Tree of Life metaphor was introduced to a group of Elders living on Country. These senior women provided insights into cultural resonances and adaptations that could be applied when working with Anangu to ensure the Tree of Life process aligns with Anangu cultural values and beliefs. To help piranpa (non-Aboriginal) practitioners better understand Anangu, the paper introduces the key cultural concepts of Tjukurpa and connection to Country, and outlines the effects of colonisation on Anangu. It also introduces the Anangu arts of kulini (listening, reflecting and sensing with the body) and milpatjunanyi (storytelling in the sand). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Our bodies sense changes in temperature, pain, and touch through ion channel proteins called Transient Receptor Potential (TRPs) and Piezos that are expressed in the sensory neurons. TRPs are polymodal sensors that can detect changes in temperature, pH, and pungent chemicals to elicit the sensation of itch or burning pain. Piezo channels are predominantly mechanosensitive that open upon the application of physical force, enabling sensations of change in pressure, stretch, or touch. These ion channels are important targets for designing therapeutics for diseases that cause chronic pain. The scientists who discovered these receptors—David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian-were awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. In this brief review, we describe how TRPs and Piezo channels were discovered as the molecular sensors of temperature change and mechanical stimuli. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Postural balance, which has a big role in daily life, is generally known as one's strength to retain stability. Balance takes advantage of the integration of multisensory inputs that work together to stabilize one's standing. Understanding the duty of each body part in postural balance has led us into modeling the human postural control system paying attention to the vestibular system in addition to other body parts and senses. Via updating the model both for the young and old adults, it is possible to mathematically understand the differences between the vestibular system of the young healthy adults and of the healthy elderly. Also, using linear control modeling, we provide quantitative predictions of the balance behavior depending on changes in sensorimotor behavior of different parts of the body and sensorimotor system. The results of this study help to understand better why the elderly tend to feel dizzy more often and why they would use other strategies compared to the ankle strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In mathematics education, studies reveal difficulties in the teaching-learning of trigonometry in secondary and higher education, due to the fact that students are not encouraged to achieve a deep conceptual understanding of abstract concepts. Several studies demonstrate that incorporating digital technologies has a positive impact on students' learning. However, most of the existing technologies do not consider the use of the body and multiple senses. Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) in contrast, can host bodily interactions that have the potential of enhancing learning. Nonetheless, there is a lack of applications of TUIs for trigonometry education. This study consisted of designing and validating a tangible interface for the teaching-learning of basic concepts of trigonometry. The interface hosts a pedagogical experience that privileges exploration through physical manipulation and fosters intuitive and collaborative learning. A Pre-Test was applied to 121 students to determine previous knowledge, yielding a 29.1% performance. After two sessions using the interface, the results of a Post-Test reveal an increase of 37.1%, confirming the educational effectiveness of the interface and the pedagogical experience to facilitate learning of basic concepts of trigonometry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I Epistenology i prioritizes a philosophical approach to wine, taste, and what rethinking the body's role in learning wine might mean for our conceptions of the human. While centered on wine, Perullo rejects falling into typical enophile works, including the single-commodity approach (as Kyla Wazana-Tompkins has called it), this book is not a history of wine (Tompkins [4]). Nicola Perullo's I Epistenology i is a unique text that builds a new philosophical approach to the experience of wine through his proposed concept of Epistenology. [Extracted from the article]

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Cultural Studies Review, 25:2, 307-310. https://doi.org/10.5130/csr. v25i2.6935 ISSN 1837-8692 | Published by UTS ePRESS | https://epress. lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index. php/csrj CULTURE REVIEW Swimming-Glancing Penelope Rossiter Western Sydney University Corresponding author: Penelope Rossiter: P.Rossiter@westernsydney.edu.au DOI: https://doi.org/10.5130/csr.v25i2.6935 Article history: Accepted 01/11/2019; Published 22/11/2019 Th e road to the local municipal pool winds down through the bush. A Study of Swimming, Community and Experiences of Place at a Local, Seasonal Outdoor Pool, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney, 2015. A Study of Swimming, Community and Experiences of Place at a Local, Seasonal Outdoor Pool, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney, 2015. [Extracted from the article]

Octagonal and rectilinear reciprocal coupling in space creating non-zero mass and spin-1 according to Lorentz's interpretation, creates a template for earth's cavity and transverse lightening shock waves according to Tesla from an extrapolation of non-zero space. The consequences of non-zero-positive mass are explored. Obolensky from this inspiration created a miniature Tesla Magnifying Transmission which organizes water, creates emanations of acupuncture points, and improves disease conditions. Bose-Einstein condensation parallels of inorganic Helium at low temperatures and organic human global physiological measurements of Zen Master meditators show properties of Oneness. European science does not have a philosophical history of curvilinear and rectilinear understanding of the human mind/body consciousness to the aether field, internal organs and energy flow within the body. Turning to the Natural philosophy of the Orient provides a way that the fragmented physiological and mental habits can be changed to a more unconditioned or phase change natural state through Qigong curvilinear and transverse breathing practices both inside the organism and interacting with the outside to gain energy and overcome disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study quantitatively assesses the association between age and cervical joint position error (JPE) and compares JPE between young and older asymptomatic subjects. Subjects ( n = 230) ranging in age from 17 to 70 years volunteered to participate in the study. Cervical JPE was measured for all subjects with the active movement angle reproduction test in degrees using a digital inclinometer; testing was done in all cervical movement directions (flexion, extension, side-bending right and left, rotation right and left). Subjects were divided into two groups: young ( n = 169, mean age: 32.4 years; range 17–49 years) and older ( n = 61, mean age: 61.9 years; range 50–70 years) and JPE was compared. Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficients were significant and positive for the association of age on cervical JPE in flexion ( r = 0.71), extension ( r = 0.81), side-bending right ( r = 0.77), side-bending left ( r = 0.84), rotation right ( r = 0.84), and rotation left ( r = 0.84). JPE was significantly larger (for all movement directions) in the older subject group ( P < 0.001). Advancing age was significantly associated with the increasing cervical JPE and older subjects showed greater errors when compared to younger subjects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since 2015, there has been a rapid increase in academic libraries focusing their services on artificial intelligence (AI), immersive technologies (XR), big data, and other technologies that align their interests with corporations in the tech industry. However, there are broad ethical failures within this industry that libraries are not equipped to manage and instead risk importing those failures and discriminatory thinking into library services and technologies. This paper draws on the authors' research on XR accessibility in academic libraries to illustrate how broader trends in technocratic thinking in academia are producing socio-technical configurations that often exclude disabled library users. It argues that critical failures in designing and implementing accessibility programs for emerging technologies in academic libraries point to the broader technocratic imperatives of contemporary universities operating under the logics of neoliberalism. Accessibility is an afterthought in this context, forcing users to adjust their bodies and senses to conform to the master plans of technology designers and evangelists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information about the Second International Conference of Dalcroze Studies: The Movement Connection" held July 26-29, 2015 in Vienna, Austria on Dalcroze Eurhythmics developed by musician Émile Jaques-Dalcroze is presented. Topics include use of rhythmics for having a viable dance experience by making music; use of rhythmics for dance therapy and body consciousness; and the development potential related to rhythmics.

Humans can deliberately activate different parts of the brain to stimulate different kinds of creativity in drawing and design. While most pedagogy has focused on right brain / left brain differences, for this research, we stimulated different levels of the brain - the cortical and the subcortical. Experiential anatomy, somatics, and neuroscience provided the theoretical framework for our study. This quasi-experimental research compares and contrasts sets of drawings of handles and lamps produced by 136 subjects in eight trials. Each set included one drawing produced after stimulating the neocortex and one drawing produced after stimulating subcortical parts of the brain. The two different cognitive states produced design differences as predicted: small, straight, two-dimensional drawings morphed into large, curvilinear, threedimensional drawings of the same objects. Implications for design pedagogy, "organic architecture," and creativity more broadly are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper considers the body ownership of nonhuman animals, related to the body con-sciousness problem. The issue of nonhuman animal consciousness is based on Donald R. Griffin's work and is narrowed down to body-consciousness with the addition of arguments from Richard Shusterman's Body Consciousness and neurobiology. The attempt to set a boundary between animals which have body awareness and those which do not is inconclusive. However, it was possible to locate animal body-consciousness among the different types of awareness and to distinguish between body-awareness and higher degree body-consciousness. The latter type does not need self-awareness to be recognized. This means that many more species than only those that are able to pass Gallup's test may have this kind of consciousness. The article ends by pointing out which type of consciousness/awareness is sufficient for determining whether animals have a right to their bodies and are their rightful owners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The High Court decision of Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 is understood to lay down certain principles in relation to the civil standard of proof, that is, that the facts in issue must be proved to the satisfaction of the decision maker on the balance of probabilities. One of those principles relates to the state of mind of the decision maker and to the nature and quality of the decision-making process leading to the obtaining of the requisite satisfaction. In Briginshaw, the judges held that, in cases where serious and grave allegations have been made, a "reasonable satisfaction" of mind will not be achieved unless the decision maker "feels an actual persuasion", feels "comfortably satisfied", and is not "oppressed" with reasonable doubt. With this, the judges have suggested that what a judge feels and somatically experiences contributes to, and in fact may be decisive of, the decision-making outcome. These judicial insights from 1938 are intriguing from a neurobiological perspective, given what is currently known about the participation of mental processes and somatic sensations in decision making. This article will review the decision in Briginshaw and the principles discussed therein. In particular however, the aim is to examine the decision-making processes described by the judges in order to determine whether the processes outlined are consistent with what is scientifically known today about decision-making processes and their neurobiological underpinnings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Mechanisms of Dohsa-hou (a holistic psycho-rehabilitation method) were investigated by comparing the effects of attention to body sensation and muscular relaxation. Participants were randomly divided into the following three groups. The Dohsa + Attention (D + A) group practiced Dohsa-hou by focusing attention on somatic sensations. The Dohsa (D) group practiced Dohsa without focusing attention. The control group did not practice Dohsa. All the participants were assessed using the Decentering Scale, the Self-Acceptance Scale, and the Depression and Anxiety Mood Scale before and after the intervention. The results indicated that both the D + A and D groups had increased self-acceptance and decreased anxiety scores. However, in comparison to the control group, the decentering score increased in the D + A group (p< .05), whereas the Depression score decreased in the D group (p<.05). These findings suggest that attention to body sensations is effective in increasing decentering, whereas muscular relaxation is effective in decreasing depressed mood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between subtypes of social anxiety and distorted cognition of bodily sensations. The package of questionnaires including the Social Phobia Scale (SPS) and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS/ was administered to 582 undergraduate students. To identify subtypes of social anxiety, cluster analysis was conducted using scores of the SPS and SIAS. Five clusters were identified and labeled as follows: Generalized type characterized by intense anxiety in most social situations. Non-anxious type characterized by low anxiety levels in social situations, Averaged type whose anxiety levels are averaged, Interaction anxiety type who feels anxiety mainly in social interaction situations, and Performance anxiety type who feels anxiety mainly in performance situations. Results of an ANOVA indicated that individuals with interaction type fear the negative evaluation from others regarding their bodily sensations whereas individuals with performance type overestimate the visibility of their bodily sensations to others. Differences in salient aspects of cognitive distortion among social anxiety subtypes may show necessity to select intervention techniques in consideration of subtypes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The posterior interosseous sensory nerve innervates the dorsal capsule of the wrist, which may provide nociceptive and proprioceptive sensation. Posterior interosseous sensory neurectomy (PISN) is commonly used as a primary or adjunctive procedure to provide wrist analgesia for a variety of wrist conditions. Currently, there is little information in the literature regarding the proprioceptive role of the posterior interosseous sensory nerve and the resultant effects of PISN on wrist proprioception. The purpose of our investigation was to examine the effect of PISN on wrist proprioception. Methods: For 23 consecutive patients who had posterior interosseous sensory neurectomy, proprioception of their surgical wrists was compared to their nonsurgical wrists as well as to the normal wrists of 23 healthy volunteers. Using a custom testing device, wooden dowels were used to set subjects'' wrists at specific angles within the testing jig, and then subjects were asked to mimic the position with their other hand at the following angles: neutral (0°), flexion (20°, 40°, 60°), extension (20°, 40°, 60°), 10° of radial deviation, and 10° of ulnar deviation. The following statistical comparisons were made: patients'' surgical versus controls'' assessed wrists and patients'' surgical wrists versus patients'' nonsurgical wrists. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in wrist proprioception except in 40° of extension with more accurate estimations by surgical wrists when compared to control wrists. Conclusions: Posterior interosseous sensory neurectomy does not appear to be associated with decreased proprioception of the wrist as measured by a custom testing device. Type of study/level of evidence: Therapeutic IV. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

An essay is presented on somaesthetics and the philosophy of music education in response to the arguments of critics. It presents the author's response to essays that challenge and argue his philosophical views. It examines the role of somaesthetics in the conversation on embodiment. It relates the author's concerns, arguments and experiences with the creation of his book and discusses misunderstandings on the variations of somatic philosophies.

An essay is presented on American pragmatist philosopher Richard Shusterman's concept of body conscious that reveals the connection among somaesthetic training, aesthetics, ethics, and the politics of difference. It explores the relationship of somatic training with self-awareness and transformation. It discusses the phenomenological experience of the body and examines how somatic training connects with aesthetics, ethics and politics of difference in music teaching and learning.

An essay is presented on somaesthetics of music. It discusses the aspects of somaesthetics that focus on musical performance and experience. It examines the role of embodiment and bodily movement in musical experience. It presents the author's comments on some analytics and pragmatic somaesthetic studies of music and explores the connections between embodiment and the aspects of musical meaning.

An essay is presented on somaesthetics and the somatic experience of American pragmatist philosopher Richard Shusterman. It offers the insights of philosopher John Dewey about Shusterman's experience and examines the role of the body in experience by going over the object of knowledge, the character of experience and the concept of knowledge. It presents views on the role of the body that Shusterman ignored and criticizes his concept of experience.

An essay is presented on body consciousness and somaesthetics. It offers philosophies presented in the book of American pragmatist philosopher Richard Shusterman and examines the somaesthetics in humanities and arts education. It discusses how meditation increases mindfulness and reflective experience and the possibilities of mindful somaesthetics in community and education.

An essay is presented on the implications of body consciousness and somaesthetics for music education. It offers comments and questions concerning phenomenology and examines the role of the body in music experience. It presents a philosophical interpretation of French phenomenological philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty and cites a case study that examines musical expression that displays bodily reflection.