Cultura

ISSN 1584-1057 (print)
ISSN 2065-5002 (online)

Image, Symbol, and Philosophy: Meaning Construction and Semiotic Analysis in Graphic Design

VOLUME 21, 2024

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

VOLUME 6, 2023

Yuan Huang
University of East Asia, Yamaguchi Shimonoseki 7518503,Japan
Chang Wang
University of East Asia, Yamaguchi Shimonoseki 7518503, Japan

Abstract

The justifications for design are different from those for art. Design education can be facilitated by establishing a solid theoretical foundation through scientific design processes. To determine whether the semiotic theories advanced by Saussure and Peirce may be used in poster design, we looked at graphic design curricula from these perspectives. Thirty students were divided using the matched groups design technique into a control group and an experimental group for the teaching experiment. The trial's findings showed that by incorporating semiotic theories into their designs, the experimental group's students outperformed the control group's students in terms of typography, image inventiveness, and total poster design score. The experimental group submitted four student-made posters to the 4th Block of the International Triennial of Ecological Posters, and four of those posters were chosen. The training experiment's findings show that introducing semiotic theories to students in graphic design classes improves their ability to perceive things, fosters the development of their poster-designing abilities, and intensifies the posters' visual tension.

Keywords : Poster Design, Teaching, Semiotic Theories, Graphic Design Instruction.
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