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The Aesthetics of Theory Selection and the Logics of Art [PDF]

, 2018
Philosophers of science discuss whether theory selection depends on aesthetic judgments or criteria, and whether these putatively aesthetic features are genuinely extra-epistemic.
McCallum, Kate, O’Loughlin, Ian
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Addressing racialised awarding gap in higher education: Insights from personal tutors

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Situated within a wider cross‐institutional research project, this article provides an in‐depth case study of one higher education (HE) institution, focusing on how personal tutors make sense of racialised degree awarding disparities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, how they perceive their responsibilities, the challenges and ...
Benjamin Ajibade, Rick Hayman, Angela Hibbs, Josephine Gabi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of: Nick Zangwill, Music and Aesthetic Reality. Formalism and the Limits of Description, Routledge, 2015, [PDF]

, 2015
Review of: Nick Zangwill, Music and Aesthetic Reality: Formalism and the Limits of ...
Czarnecki, JAN WAWRZYNIEC
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Marine silicon for biomedical sustainability

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Schematic illustrating marine silicon for biomedical engineering. Abstract Despite momentous divergence from oceanic origin, human beings and marine organisms exhibit elemental homology through silicon utilization. Notably, silicon serves as a critical constituent in multiple biomedical processes.
Yahui Han, Zhibo Yang, Wei Xia, Chengtie Wu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolving Aesthetic Maps for a Real Time Strategy Game [PDF]

, 2013
Artículo publicado en congreso SEED'2013 (I Spanish Symposium on Entertainment Computing), Septiembre 2013, Madrid.This paper presents a procedural content generator method that have been able to generate aesthetic maps for a real-time strategy game ...
Cotta, Carlos, Fernández-Leiva, Antonio José, Lara-Cabrera, Raúl   +2 more
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aesthetic evaluation and the perceived properties of Chinese characters.

PLoS ONE
Previous studies have indicated that the visually perceived properties of geometrical figures influence aesthetic evaluations. However, it is unclear whether findings based on geometrical figures can be extended to artworks such as paintings and ...
Qinjing Zhang, Hiroyuki Mitsudo
doaj   +1 more source

From Compliance to Circularity: A Design‐Led Approach to Recyclable Packaging

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to recyclable packaging is a strategic priority for the Fast‐Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector, aligning with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Adapting to regulatory uncertainty and integrating evolving recyclability criteria require not only technical innovation but also organisational transformation ...
Tessa Bronsky, Shahrokh Nikou, Pien Jager   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Francis Hutcheson, George Turnbull and the intersection of aesthetics and morals [PDF]

, 2016
Hutcheson holds that the aesthetic and the moral can be prised apart in the course of an analytic exercise, and this is in fact something that Hutcheson himself accomplishes when he analyses beauty in terms of unity amidst diversity and analyses moral ...
Broadie, Alexander
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Transforming Procurement: The Dynamic Capabilities and Microfoundations to Buy Circular

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular Procurement (CP) integrates Circular Economy (CE) principles into purchasing decisions to close material loops and retain value across product life cycles. Yet, its adoption remains limited due to persistent barriers within procurement processes.
Francesco Cafforio, Ilaria Giannoccaro
wiley   +1 more source