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Exploring sketch beautification techniques
Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCHI New Zealand chapter's international conference on Computer-human interaction making CHI natural - CHINZ '05, 2005 Beautification of vague, imprecise sketchy ink input is an interesting area for exploration, especially with the emergence of pen-based systems, such as the Tablet PC. Fifty percent of the total time spent creating drawings on a computer is on formalisation operations [3], why waste this time when the same result is achievable via recognition and ...
Beirong Wang, Jian Sun, Beryl Plimmer
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Where's the beef? The feminisation of weight‐loss dieting in Britain and Scandinavia c.1890–1925
Gender &History, EarlyView.Abstract Representations of the slim body have traditionally been at the centre of scholarly interest in dieting culture, whereas food often remains a shadowy presence compared with more persistent themes of body discipline, slenderness and anti‐fat messages.
Emma Hilborn
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Gendering Late Ottoman Society and Reconstructing Gender in the Women's Press
Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article analyses the construction of gender differences in the late Ottoman Empire through women's periodicals, which acted as a key medium in the redefinition of gender roles. It examines how new understandings of gender roles emerged amid rapid transformations in traditional societal structures, particularly in the women’s press.
Tuğba Karaman
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Submuscular Gluteal Augmentation and Lipoplasty for Buttock Beautification
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021 Background:. The number of gluteal augmentation procedures with implants has increased in the last years. However, due to high complication rates related to the placement of the implants, surgeons have started to avoid using implants.
Selçuk Aytaç, MD
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the nineteenth century, American agricultural fairs often featured ladies’ equestrian exhibitions. At these events, women constructed an athletic femininity based on skill and competitiveness that challenged traditional ideals of womanhood.
Gabrielle McCoy
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STREETS AS STAGES: Traffic Enforcement and the Competition for Cultural Growth in China
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In keeping with China’s desire to build soft power to parallel its economic growth, the policing of city streets has moved to the forefront as a mechanism for moral regulation and improving urban prestige. Under pressure to civilize their citizenry, many Chinese cities have become entrepreneurial cities within a type of cultural growth ...
Gregory Fayard
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Marketplaces, crucial sites for low‐income populations as sources of affordable goods and social interaction, are at a critical juncture. They are experiencing decline due to the rise of shopping centres and neglect by public authorities, while at the same time being rediscovered as tourist attractions, sources of profit and tools for urban ...
Francesca Ru
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Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2023 Matheus dos Santos Teodoro,1 David Di Sessa,2 João Henrique da Fonseca Armada Barros,1 Rossana Cantanhede Farias de Vasconcelos,3 Hélio Amante Miot4 1Instituto Corpo e Pele, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; 2Clinica David Di Sessa, São Paulo, SP, Brazil ...
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Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how reluctant female employees discuss and respond to the inessential esthetic demands that they receive from their bosses through an anonymous online forum as well as in real‐life work settings. Substudy 1 analyzes the corpus “r/antiwork” to identify the hidden transcripts of employees after inessential esthetic demands ...
Lakshmi Balachandran Nair
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