The Existence of Cone Critical Point and Common Fixed Point with Applications by Wei-Shih Du

“…We first establish some new critical point theorems for nonlinear dynamical systems in cone metric spaces or usual metric spaces, and then we present some applications to generalizations of Dancš-Hegedüs-Medvegyev's principle and the existence theorem related with Ekeland's variational principle, Caristi's common fixed point theorem for multivalued maps, Takahashi's nonconvex minimization theorem, and common fuzzy fixed point theorem. …”
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Polyphonies coloniales by Caroline Déodat

“…Thus, using the concept of polyphony is heuristic in order to show the irreducibly indexical dimension of this social practice — a poetic, musical and danced ritual — in that it refers to other discourses that have preceded it in history and belong to other enunciative times and spaces — i.e., the archives of the slavery and colonial period.…”
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Film music and construction of tourist imaginaries in Hollywood blockbusters by Marie-Hélène Chevrier, Chloé Huvet

“…This paper aims to show how the music composed for these movies contributes to the creation of topoi by promoting exoticism and orientalism, notably through the use of local instruments and musical motifs and through the representation, on screen, of traditional musical and artistic practices (singing, dancing, etc.). We analyze the music that accompanies the hero's travels to emblematic “exotic” places, by studying the tourist imaginaries that they convey, help to reinforce or reconfigure.…”
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Corps singuliers et corps collectif by Laurent Gabail

“…The article examines two choreographic systems by means of which the effectiveness of the ritual is made visible to the public: group dances by men of the same age set, and masked performances. …”
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« Je la regarde et je danse » by Elena Nesti

“…In this article, I analyse the onstage danced movements of a singer-songwriter who is a non-dancer. …”
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DIE PRÄSENZ DER WERTLICHEN CHARAKTERISTIK MACABRE-OBSTINÉ IN DEN SPÄTEN KLAVIERWERKEN VON FRANZ LISZT by Miklós FEKETE

“…The analyzed opuses are four piano dances, dating from Liszt’s late composition period. …”
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“EQUINOXES” BY TIBERIU OLAH by Răzvan METEA

“…He thoroughly researched and applied very well the expressive means of popular and classical instruments, as well as those of the human voice, but he especially explored Romanian folk dances and mainly their rhythm, suggestively expressed by the hidden language of modern percussion. …”
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Human Development IX: A Model of the Wholeness of Man, His Consciousness, and Collective Consciousness by Søren Ventegodt, Tyge Dahl Hermansen, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Erik Rald, Maj Lyck Nielsen, Joav Merrick

“…These phenomena are explained based on the concept of deep quantum chemistry and infinite dancing fractal spirals making up the energetic backbone of the world. …”
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Cielesność dywergencyjna – komponent integralnej edukacji wychylonej w przyszłość by Katarzyna Krasoń

“…Each element of art (music, dancing as a system of signs may change its code, as the same symbols may be conveyed in another semiotic code, for example: a system of sounds in kinetic-spatial exemplification. …”
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Votian Village Feasts in the Context of Russian Orthodoxy by Ergo-Hart Västrik

“…This phenomenon of celebrating collectively certain days of church calendar, which included ritual activities in village chapels or other local sanctuaries, common meals and heavy drinking as well singing and dancing in the course of 3–4 days, was a part of common Russian Orthodox tradition shared by several ethnic groups throughout North-West Russia in the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. …”
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Going Through the Motions: American Bodies in Pharrell Williams’s “24 Hours of Happy” by Claude Chastagner

“…The video promoting Pharrell Williams’s 2013 hit “Happy” is unusual: it runs continuously for 24 hours and displays a succession of around 400 people dancing to the song and often singing its lyrics and displaying with their bodies and facial expressions the spirit of happiness that the song epitomizes. …”
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“De Moelijike Middenweg”: Association Politics between the Dutch East Indie and the Netherlands through Indische Toneel, 1913-1933 by Khairana Zata Nugroho, Singgih Tri Sulistiyono, Dhanang Respati Puguh

“…Through historical method, this anomaly is examined through the performances of two Indische toneel namely Karina Adinda and Boeddhakind, Indische toneel that combined West dramaturgy with Javanese performances such as gamelan and traditional dances. The performances were produced in cooperation with organizations such as Vereeniging Oost en West, Het Nederlandsch-Indonesisch Verbond van Jongeren-Organisaties (NIVJO), and other Indonesian students in the Dutch East Indies and the Netherlands. …”
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Smoking Hot: the Odalisque’s eroticizing Cigarette by Liesbeth Grotenhuis

“…Hidden in the harem, the painting made the odalisque available for western eyes: lounging, dancing and above all, blatantly smoking. The Orient was “nicotinized”: fumes evoked dreams and hallucinations, as well as steamy sexual suggestions. …”
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Creating a place for us: an overview of the FICE young people's conference 2004 by Irene Stevens

“…Throughout the last three days I’ve laughed, danced, played sport and, most importantly, learnt so much about different cultures and nationalities. …”

Intelligent System of Somatosensory Music Therapy Information Feedback in Deep Learning Environment by Nan Zhao

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Pantropical Jumping Spiders in Florida by Glavis B. Edwards, Jr.

“…Many are marked with contrasting colors or bands, especially the males who display this ornamentation while dancing before females to win acceptance for mating. …”
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Pantropical Jumping Spiders in Florida by Glavis B. Edwards, Jr.

“…Many are marked with contrasting colors or bands, especially the males who display this ornamentation while dancing before females to win acceptance for mating. …”
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Affects of Resistance: Candomblé Rituals in Contemporary Brazilian Fiction by Parvathi M. S.

“…These eco-ancestral rituals emerge as sites of expressive emotions in which the drumming, singing, and dancing bodies of the performers are embedded. The proposed paper situates the candomblé rituals in Crooked Plow (2023), a contemporary Brazilian novel, within the socio-cultural and political matrices of the plantation communities of the twentieth century. …”
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Integrating feedback control for improved human-structure interaction analysis by Santiago A. Lopez, Daniel Gomez, Albert R. Ortiz, Sandra Villamizar

“…., standing, sitting) or active (e.g., walking, dancing, jumping), considerably impact the dynamic response of structures such as grandstands, slender slabs, and pedestrian bridges, highlighting the necessity for their consideration in design. …”
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Orality in the cultural area of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Ćurguz Jelena

“…Most customs are permeated with verbal and non-verbal ritual communication - established greetings and congratulations, toasts, jokes, songs, dances, processions, shared meals, gift-giving and decorations, and sometimes piercing sounds. …”
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