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Archeo‐Inspiration from the Cultural History of Glass: Historic Accounts, Anecdotes and Hard Facts as Challenges to Modern Material Science

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Glass, historically valued for its purity and durability, has long inspired artists and societies. This article introduces the concept of “Archeo‐Inspiration”, drawing on cultural and historical contexts of glass to guide future material innovations.
Eva von Contzen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tazkiyat Al-Nafs of Syekh Nawawi Al-Bantani (1814-1897 Ad) As an Antidote to Consumerism Culture

open access: yesJurnal Ushuluddin
Syekh Nawawi Al-Bantani is a great scholar and local Sufi of the archipelago. His Sufism teachings are widely studied by Muslims around the world, especially Indonesia.
Nur Hadi Ihsan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ultrasound in Women's Health: Mechanisms, Applications, and Emerging Opportunities

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
As healthcare moves toward decentralization, ultrasound technologies are evolving from strictly imaging tools in clinical settings into versatile diagnostic and therapeutic platforms, with growing roles addressing women's health needs. This review highlights how ultrasound's underlying physical mechanisms can be harnessed to reduce disparities in women'
Sarah B. Ornellas   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ideological State Apparatuses, Consumerism, and U.S. Capitalism: Lessons for the Left [PDF]

open access: yes
Althusser's pioneering concept of "ideological state apparatuses" is extended to the unique role of consumerism as a particular ideology enabling and supporting U.S. capitalism.
Richard D. Wolff
core  

Contemporary Representations of the Female Body: Consumerism and the Normative Discourse of Beauty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In the context of the perpetual reproduction of consumerism in contemporary western societies, the varied and often contradictory principles of third wave feminism have been misunderstood or redefined by the dominant economic discourse of the markets ...
Dimulescu, Venera
core   +1 more source

Large‐Area 2D Metasurface‐Based Triboelectric E‐Skin Arrays: Contact & Proximity Tactile Mapping with Broadband Acoustic Readouts

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Metasurface‐engineered NC‐TENG arrays integrate tactile pressure mapping, non‐contact gesture sensing, and acoustic signal readouts in one ultrathin module, and outperforms pristine PDMS in terms of electrical output and real‐time spatial mapping for next‐gen wearables.
Injamamul Arief   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Friend or Foe: Towards a Critical Assessment of Direct Payments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Direct payments enable individuals to purchase their own care rather than have directly provided services. This article unpacks the complexities involved in the implementation of direct payments by addressing the need to reconcile the strong evidence of
Spandler, Helen
core   +1 more source

Perspective on Aqueous Batteries: Historical Milestones and Modern Revival

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review retraces the development of aqueous batteries from classical Zn‐MnO2 chemistry to modern Zn and Ni systems, correlating voltage, capacity, and electrolyte formulation with practical performance. By mapping historical success and failure onto current and future research directions, it identifies guiding principles that steer the design of ...
Fangwang Ming   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Our First: Legality of Public Measures to Enhance Consumer Ethnocentrism from the EU and WTO Perspective

open access: yesZbornik Znanstvenih Razprav, 2019
Post-crisis economy on both sides of the Atlantic faces various protectionist strains. The paper investigates how various public campaigns and rules that boost consumer ethnocentrism, both at the national and EU level, come into line with free trade ...
Janja Hojnik
doaj   +1 more source

Globalization, consumerism and child labour [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper highlights the implication of consumerism on the incidence of child in a developing economy using a two-sector general equilibrium model.
Chaudhuri, Sarbajit, Dwibedi, Jayanta
core   +1 more source

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