This paper presents two studies constituted within two funded design research projects that are intended to develop tools which can support the transfer of specialized knowledge between an older generation of art, craft, and design practitioners and present-day students of art and design. The first study concerns a digital archiving and education platform designed to promote both research and practice in the area of traditional Portuguese manufacturing. It aims to aid in the conservation and continuity of local cultural and industrial heritage with a vision to ensure an effective access to the associated skills, techniques, and empirical wisdom for present and future patrons. The second study is about an interactive infographic that aims to synthesize and unravel complex systems of information relative to the creative and academic legacies of retired art and design teachers. The work is based on the documentation and analysis of testimonies from 30 key individuals, wherein, relevant information has been extrapolated and structured within the framework of an educational resource aimed for use in design research and pedagogy. Both studies seek to build knowledge-based connections between distinct generational and disciplinary segments. The respective interfaces are also meant to showcase the criticality of digital media in the rescue and re-inscription of artistic and creative legacies, and for fostering greater possibilities.
Background. Melnick-Needles Syndrome is rare congenital hereditary skeletal dysplasia caused by mutations in the FLNA gene, which codifies the protein filamin A. This condition leads to serious skeletal abnormalities, including the stomatognathic region. Case Presentation. This paper describes the case of a 13-year-old girl diagnosed with Melnick-Needles Syndrome presenting with different forms of skeletal dysplasia, such as cranial hyperostosis, short upper limbs, bowed long bones, metaphyseal thickening, genu valgum (knock-knee), shortened distal phalanges, narrow pelvis and shoulders, rib tapering and irregularities, elongation of the vertebrae, kyphoscoliosis, micrognathia, hypoplastic coronoid processes of the mandible, left stylohyoid ligament suggesting ossification, and dental development anomalies. Conclusion. Knowledge of this rare syndrome on the part of dentists is important due to the fact that this condition involves severe abnormalities of the stomatognathic system that cause an impact on the development of the entire face as well as functional and esthetic impairments.
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