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A new approach to incisor retention--the lingual spur retainer.

, 1996
Late lower incisor crowding and incisor rotations remain a problem in orthodontics. We describe a new fixed retainer which is simple to use, allows physiological tooth movement, but prevents rotational and labio-lingual relapse ...
McNamara, T G, Sandy, J R, McNamara, T
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Peranti retensi pasca perawatan ortodonti (Retainer after orthodontic treatment) [PDF]

, 2015
Backgrounds: After orthodontic treatment has finished, treatment result must be maintained in order to prevent relapse. Retainers must be worn to avoid the tendency of going back to the previous condition.
Elly Rusdiana, Sianiwati Goenharto
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Teaching Enjoyment and Vitality as Mediators of Cognitive Flexibility and Reflective Teaching in EFL Teachers: A Mixed‐Methods Serial Mediation Analysis

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Reflective teaching (RT) is influenced by a range of cognitive, pedagogical, and psycho‐affective factors in second/foreign language (L2) education. However, empirical evidence on the influence of psycho‐affective variables on teachers' reflectivity remains limited.
Lili Qin, Hossein Nassaji, Ali Derakhshan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementing Argument‐Based Validity in Second Language Research on Individual Differences

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Quantitative meta‐syntheses focusing on the psychometric properties of measurement tools in second and foreign language (L2) individual differences (ID) research have drawn scholars' attention to the quality of data collection instruments (Plonsky & Derrick, 2016; Sudina, 2023).
Katalin Piniel, Ekaterina Sudina
wiley   +1 more source

Language Teacher Educator Identity, Wellbeing and Agency Nested in a Community of Practice: A Collaborative Autoethnography

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
In this collaborative autoethnography, we, as three university‐based language teacher educators in Türkiye, explore how our community of practice (CoP) acted as a catalyst in navigating our identity tensions, boosting our wellbeing and contributing to our agency.
Yasemin Tezgiden‐Cakcak, Aycan Demir‐Ayaz, Işıl Günseli Kaçar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Country That Never Sleeps? A Web Scrapping Analysis of the 24‐h Economy Policy in Ghana

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In light of revitalizing Ghana's economic landscape through sustainable job creation underpinned by 24‐h operations across all key sectors, the National Democratic Congress proposed the ‘24‐h economy’ policy proposal. This study employs the web‐scraping technique through text mining and python codes to analyse 1820 comments from Facebook, X ...
Pius Gamette, Eric Shynada Loglo, Francis Tawiah Anaisie, Simplice A. Asongu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Thriving for More Collapses the System: The Academic Reproduction of Uncaring Structures

British Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay argues that the widening gap between aspirational aims and visionary orientations and the prevailing practices in neoliberal academia stems from deeper, historically rooted, market‐based logics shaping our institutions, increasingly governed by economic values and academic subjectivities therein.
Lara Pecis, Florian Bauer
wiley   +1 more source

Anterior Teeth Splinting After Orthodontic Treatment: 3D Analysis Using Finite Element Method.

Frontiers in Dentistry, 2012
Retention after orthodontic treatment is still an important part of the treatment. Splints are considered as an alternative for removable retainers. The main goal of this study was to assess splinting biomechanically.Three dimensional finite element ...
A Geramy, J M Retrouvey, F Sobuti, H Salehi   +3 more
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‘Why didn't you bring us a pumpkin?’ Relational recognition of caste, class, and tribe in rural Andhra Pradesh, India « Pourquoi ne nous as‐tu pas apporté de citrouille ? » Reconnaissance relationnelle de la caste, de la classe et de la tribu dans les zones rurales de l'Andhra Pradesh (Inde)

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
This article analyses the ways characteristics associated with the ‘Schedule Tribe’ (‘ST’) category in India shape situated acts of relating to others with either deference or assumed superiority. Ethnography shows how within an indigenous Adivasi community the traits that determine identification within the group generate feelings of entitlement and ...
Thomas Herzmark
wiley   +1 more source

Modern theatrics of love: desires and consumption in the Indian middle class Le théâtre moderne de l'amour : désirs et consommation dans la classe moyenne indienne

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
This article analyses class construction amongst the urban Indian middle class, through a novel prism of romantic love, specifically performances of romantic love which in turn highlight anxieties of being middle class. The article explains how a performance of romantic love before marriage is used as a basis by the middle class to claim being global ...
Parul Bhandari
wiley   +1 more source