Fractals: an eclectic survey, part-I

A Husain, MN Nanda, MS Chowdary, M Sajid - Fractal and Fractional, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fractals are geometric shapes and patterns that may repeat their geometry at smaller or
larger scales. It is well established that fractals can describe shapes and surfaces that …

Investigation of desiccation cracking in unsaturated clays improved by recycled micro-concrete particles

W Ye, X Zhao, G Xie - Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the …, 2024 - Springer
Soil improvement techniques can effectively improve the structural properties of soil,
suppress soil cracking, and have a wide range of applications. This study found by …

Preferences of the facade composition in the context of its regularity and irregularity

M Malewczyk, A Taraszkiewicz, P Czyż - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is to determine the preferences of Polish society towards building
facades depending on the degree of the composition regularity of the facade elements. The …

Social sustainability and Alexander's living structure through a new kind of city science

T Levin, S Sjöberg, B Jiang, S Barthel - Urban Planning, 2023 - cogitatiopress.com
The disputed endorsement of inherited visceral and universal aesthetic preferences justifies
the scientific validity of Alexander's living structure. Apart from implying a resource-efficient …

Bringing nature indoors: characterizing the unique contribution of fractal structure and the effects of Euclidean context on perception of fractal patterns

KE Robles, N Gonzales-Hess, RP Taylor… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Imbuing the benefits of natural design into humanmade spaces, installations of fractal
patterns have been employed to shape occupant experience. Previous work has …

Visual Perception of Regularity and the Composition Pattern Type of the Facade

M Malewczyk, A Taraszkiewicz, P Czyż - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
The present study investigates the degree of visual regularity perceived by viewers in
architectural compositions, specifically concerning the type of pattern used. The research is …

Self Images: An Empirical Enquiry into Rembrandt's Self-portraits and Portraits

E Bettelheim, J Liu, P Dazzan, F Turkheimer - 2024 - preprints.org
Many have speculated that events of personal and financial loss in Rembrandt's life caused
depression and that this is revealed by examination of his self-portraits particularly those …

The Role of Fractal Fluency on Visual Perception

K Robles - 2023 - search.proquest.com
From quarks to galaxies, the natural world is organized with fractal geometry. Fractal fluency
theory suggests that due to their omnipresence in our visual world, fractals are more fluently …

The Grounding Problem of Equal Respect: A Theistic Alternative to Constitutivism

K Jung - De Ethica, 2023 - de-ethica.com
In this paper, I explore three theories of value to illuminate how nontheistic and theistic
accounts may differ in grounding human dignity: neo-Aristotelian ethical naturalism, Kantian …

How to Lay Bricks: Local-Global Alignment Predicts Preference for Shifted Tile Patterns

J Friedenberg, P Martin, A Khurram, M Kvapil - Perception, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
We examine the aesthetic characteristics of row tile patterns defined by repeating strips of
polygons. In experiment 1 participants rated the perceived beauty of equilateral triangle …