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Biologic Response With and Without Acellular Dermal Matrix in Breast Reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) are biologic meshes commonly used in implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR) procedures to provide implant support and coverage.
Hani Sbitany, MD, Vivek Mukhatyar, PhD, Jason Hammer, MD, DDS, Amardeep Hoonjan, MS, Braden K. Leung, PhD, Maryellen Gardocki-Sandor, PhD   +5 more
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From Environmental Aesthetics to Urban Aesthetics [PDF]

, 2009
An interview with Arnold Berleant published in Chinese on environmental ...
Arnold Berleant, Cheng Xiangzhan
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Stakeholder Perspectives on Therapeutic and Safe Building Design in Residential Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Residential care is a form of out‐of‐home care that plays a critical role in supporting vulnerable young people in Australia. However, there is an evidence gap regarding the built environment in this context. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders in residential care in Victoria, Australia, regarding design that ...
Carmen Schroder, Olivia Crivari, Phillippa Carnemolla, Libby Callaway   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discourses of positionality and the challenges of democratization in the global south: The case of Nepal and Cameroon

MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research, 2012
In this article, we argue that to conceptually and empirically grasp the dynamics and challenges of processes of civic participation, i.e., the deliberation and empowerment of disenfranchised and marginalized populations in the Global South ...
Jacob Thorsen, Teke J Ngomba
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A randomized, controlled, split-face, double-blind comparison of a multimodality pigment-correcting serum containing lotus sprout extract versus hydroquinone for moderate to severe facial hyperpigmentation, including melasma, in a diverse populationCapsule Summary

JAAD International
Background: Hyperpigmentation results in uneven skin tone, with darker skin types disproportionately affected. Objective: Assess efficacy and safety of a novel, hydroquinone (HQ)-free, multimodal pigment-correcting serum (Advanced Brightening Treatment ...
Priscilla Huang, BA, Summer F. Acevedo, PhD, Tsing Cheng, PhD, Rahul C. Mehta, PhD, Elizabeth T. Makino, BS, CCRA, MBA   +4 more
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Beyond Theological Aesthetics: Aesthetic Theology

Religions, 2022
In this text, I explore what I have termed “aesthetic theology”. After noting the transference of religious content, function, etc., to art in Modernity, an act that has made art a locus theologicus once again, I analyse one of the main consequences of this phenomenon: art is progressively being considered through what was once purely theological ...
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Music is a distinct perceptual category with subjective grounds

Scientific Reports
Making sense of our auditory environments involves forming meaningful perceptual categories. While ‘music’ is culturally diverse, Western listeners seem to consistently distinguish it from other sounds.
Pauline Larrouy-Maestri, T. Ata Aydin, Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann   +2 more
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Non-surgical aesthetic procedures and eating behavior: A review of motivational and dietary changes associated with body image

Journal of Behavior and Feeding
Non-surgical aesthetic procedures have expanded steadily and raise important questions about their links to eating behavior. This narrative review synthesizes evidence from PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science (2014–2025) to examine how post-procedure ...
Jose Luis Fregoso Sandoval, Jose Roberto Espinoza Villegas, Jassive Sanchez Tovar   +2 more
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Meliorism and excess aesthetics [PDF]

, 2023
Meliorist pragmatism (or perfectionistic pragmatism), defended by Richard Shusterman, is a view in which ethical and political dimensions are intertwined with epistemological dimensions (Mathias Girel).
Stojanovic Prelevic, Ivana
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Aesthetic Gadgets: Rethinking Universalism in Evolutionary Aesthetics

Philosophies, 2022
There is a growing appetite for the inclusion of outcomes of empirical research into philosophical aesthetics. At the same time, evolutionary aesthetics remains in the margins with little mutual discussion with the various strands of philosophical aesthetics.
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