Cultura

Teaching Methods and Strategies that Integrate Cultural Ideas in Piano Education: Exploration from a Global Perspective

VOLUME 22, 2025

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Ge Gao
International College, ZhengZhou University, Zhengzhou, He Nan, 450000, China

Abstract

In today's interconnected world, students are increasingly exposed to diverse cultures. The rise of multiculturalism in education opens doors to a richer piano learning experience for students and beyond mastering fundamental playing skills, students can now explore a wider range of learning content. This study aims to explore innovative teaching methods and strategies that integrate cultural ideas into piano education. The study involved 73 participants, with a nearly even gender distribution and ages primarily between 16-20. Culturally, the group was diverse, with representation from African, American, Chinese, and European backgrounds. Survey results indicated that over half the participants encountered music from diverse cultures "Sometimes" or "Often" in their piano lessons, and Alfred emerged as the most preferred method for cultural integration. Students generally agreed that cultural integration methods enhanced music appreciation, with the highest score for learning music from different cultures. The Kruskal-Wallis test revealed no significant difference in how students perceived the effectiveness of the four specific cultural integration techniques presented. Our findings suggest that cultural integration can be a valuable tool for enhancing student engagement and music appreciation in piano lessons.

Keywords : Culture, Piano, Alfred, Student, Learning and Education.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty