The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation

Sustainability in Cultural Heritage (CH) is a complex question that needs to be addressed by a group of experts tackling the different issues. In this light, the present work wishes to provide a multi-level analysis of the sustainability in CH, using as an example a recent European H2020 project (CrossCult) and the lessons learnt from its design, implementation and evaluation. The sustainability of CH has qualitatively changed over the last few years, under the developments in digital technology that seems to affect the very nature of the cultural experience. We discuss sustainability in venues using digital technologies, covering a span of needs of small/unknown and large/popular venues, which try to enhance the visitor experience, attract visitors, form venue networks, etc. Moreover, we explore issues of sustainability of digital content and its re usability through holistic design. Aspects of technology, human networks and data sustainability are also presented, and we conclude with the arguments concerning the sustainability of visitor reflection, the interpretation of social and historical phenomena and the creation of meaning.

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/4/1666/pdf

On how technology-powered storytelling can contribute to cultural heritage sustainability across multiple venues. Evidence from the CrossCult H2020 Project

THE USE OF TIME AS A MEASURE OF VISITOR BEHAVIOR AND EXHIBIT EFFECTIVENESS : John H. Falk, Associate Director for Education, Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies, Edgewater, Maryland

OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to explore the feasibility of ultrasonography (US) for clinical imaging of peri-implant tissues. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients with ≥1 implant, a cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan, an US scan, and clinical photographs taken during the surgery were included. The crestal bone thickness (CBT) and facial bone level (FBL) were measured on both US and CBCT modalities, and direct FBL measurements were also made on clinical images. US measurements were compared with CBCT and direct readings. RESULTS A total of eight implants from four patients were included. For FBL measurements, US and direct (r2 = 0.95) as well as US and CBCT (r2 = 0.85) were highly correlated, whereas CBCT correlated satisfactorily with the direct reading (r2 = 0.75). In one implant without facial bone, CBCT was not able to measure CBT and FBL accurately. The estimated bias for CBT readings was 0.17 ± 0.23 mm (p = .10) between US and CBCT. US blood flow imaging was successfully recorded and showed a wide dynamic range among patients with different degrees of clinical inflammation. CONCLUSION US is a feasible method to evaluate peri-implant facial crestal bone dimensions. Additional US features, for example, functional blood flow imaging, may be useful to estimate the extent and severity of inflammation.

Comprehensive peri-implant tissue evaluation with ultrasonography and cone-beam computed tomography: A pilot study

As we know that Internet, a rebellion innovation has transformed everything, Internet of Things has made a hope for excellent future of Internet with Machine-Machine (M2M) type of communication This review paper has also shown that it is possible and affordable to construct these smart systems based on Internet of Things (IoT) IoT delivers exceptional advancement in the healthcare domain This paper explores the roles of IoT that revolutionize the healthcare domain by providing enormous healthcare benefits to the mankind by offering affordable and practical healthcare solutions The main focus of this paper is to discuss the role of IoT in smart hospitals and its significance to deal with pandemics is also highlighted For serving the community-specific needs during spread of pandemic, various smart devices can be utilized that can provide varied functionalities including proper monitoring of high-risk patients, tracking their bio-metric measurements and capturing real-time data We have also studied various blueprints which can sense unforeseen happenings using numerous sensors and reveal the facts accumulated on LED display Observational outcomes have shown good agreement with the hypothetical statements © 2021 Institute of Physics Publishing All rights reserved

Application of IoT in Current Pandemic of COVID-19

The Horizon 2020 project CrossCult aims to highlight historical and cultural associations between different characters, locations, events, venues, or artworks, to develop new strategies with which to promote intercultural and cross-border aspects of history and heritage. This paper presents a pilot app that provides graph-based visualizations of those associations, arranged by Humanities experts in relation to several reflective topics, and glued together by narratives that may present the same facts from diverse points of view. After querying a knowledge base that brings together several Linked Data resources, the associations are curated by the experts using a dedicated tool, to ensure that only meaningful associations appear on the mobile app. In turn, the app users can contribute new associations in the form of written text, which the experts can turn into new concepts and properties in the knowledge base. Here, we present the design of the mobile app and the experts’ tool, together with the results of early experiments aimed at assessing the instructional value of the proposal.

A mobile app to learn about cultural and historical associations in a closed loop with Humanities experts

Recent advances in semantic web and deep learning technologies enable new means for the computational analysis of vast amounts of information from the field of digital humanities. We discuss how some of the techniques can be used to identify historical and cultural symmetries between different characters, locations, events or venues, and how these can be harnessed to develop new strategies to promote intercultural and cross-border aspects that support the teaching and learning of history and heritage. The strategies have been put to the test in the context of the European project CrossCult, revealing enormous potential to encourage curiosity to discover new information and increase retention of learned information.

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/11/3/367/pdf

Technology-Powered Strategies to Rethink the Pedagogy of History and Cultural Heritage through Symmetries and Narratives

The European CrossCult project, dedicated to the enhancement and dissemination of European cultural heritage thanks to new technologies, has offered the possibility to compare different research fields and, at the same time, to develop new methodological approaches. IT experts, computing engineers, historians, art historians and archaeologists have worked in four pilots for developing semantic knowledge and technological tools useful to create meaningful interactive experiences, both for individuals and groups. This paper provides an overview of the tools developed to display interactive visualizations of cultural and historical facts and associations.

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Maddalena Bassani

Papers

On how technology-powered storytelling can contribute to cultural heritage sustainability across multiple venues. Evidence from the CrossCult H2020 Project

A mobile app to learn about cultural and historical associations in a closed loop with Humanities experts

Technology-Powered Strategies to Rethink the Pedagogy of History and Cultural Heritage through Symmetries and Narratives

Advanced Visual Interfaces to Represent Cultural and Historical Facts and Associations in the CrossCult EU project.