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What Constitutes an Attractive Product‐as‐a‐Service Offer? Examining Consumer Preferences for (Circular) Business Patterns

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about consumer preferences for combinations of circular business model patterns, despite their potential to benefit the design of product services. This study examines consumer preferences for product‐as‐a‐service offers, combined with circular product attributes, across Sweden and the Netherlands.
Steven Sarasini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

ANTI-AGING COSMETIC PROCEDURES: BENEFITS AND RISKS

open access: yesAnti-Aging Eastern Europe
The rising demand for aesthetic interventions reflects a broader cultural trend toward enhancing physical appearance and rejuvenation, fueled by technological advancements and increased accessibility of invasive and non-invasive cosmetic procedures. Skin
Yuliya Fedorchenko
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to the Adoption of Circular Economy Business Models in the Indian Textile Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indian textile industry has significant negative impacts on the environment. This industry needs to adopt a circular economy approach to become more sustainable; however, progress on this has been limited. In this study, we report on the barriers to adoption of Circular Economy Business Models (CEBMs) in the Indian textile industry.
Himanshu Chandra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital impression accuracy of a novel scannable healing abutment: an in vitro study with three intraoral scanners

open access: yesBMC Oral Health
Background This in vitro study aimed to evaluate the digital impression accuracy of a novel scannable healing abutment (s-HA) compared to a conventional scan body (CSB) using three intraoral scanners (IOSs) on a single implant.
Xing Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corrections of Dental Anomalies in the Maxillary Incisors and Their Influence on Perceived Smile Esthetics: A Systematic Review

open access: yesBioengineering
Introduction: Dental anomalies present a significant challenge to clinicians due to their impact on both dental function and esthetics. The correction of these anomalies plays a critical role in improving the quality of life of our patients, highlighting
Nessa Rose McGarty   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correction of Sunken Upper Eyelids by Anchoring the Central Fat Pad to the Medial Fat Pad during Upper Blepharoplasty

open access: yesArchives of Plastic Surgery, 2015
Background Many methods have been proposed for the correction of sunken upper eyelids. These methods include surgical treatments, such as micro-fat, dermofat, or fascia-fat grafts, or the use of alloplastic materials.
Myeong Su Jeon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical effectiveness of orthodontic treatment on smile esthetics: a systematic review

open access: yes, 2019
Terpsithea Christou,1 Anna Betlej,1 Najd Aswad,1 Dorothy Ogdon,2 Chung How Kau11School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, USA; 2School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham ...
Betlej A   +4 more
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From Awareness to Action: Consumer Behaviour, Attitudes and Business Strategy in Sustainable and Circular Electronic Devices

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological change and the increasing use of electronic devices have made electronic waste one of the fastest‐growing waste streams worldwide, posing significant environmental and social challenges. Thus, understanding consumer behaviour regarding the purchase, use and disposal of electronic products is key to developing effective circular ...
Idiano D'Adamo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical short crowns: A report on perioplastic management of altered passive eruption of three cases

open access: yesIndian Journal of Dental Sciences, 2019
A gummy smile is a frequent encounter in patients requiring esthetic treatment. A common cause for it is a coronally situated gingival complex that failed to recede normally during eruption known as altered passive eruption (APE).
Ninad Milind Padhye   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Material Tensions to Organizational Paradoxes: How Manufacturers Cope With the Limits of Circular Product Design

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular product design (CPD) is central to advancing the circular economy by enabling the narrowing, slowing, and closing of resource flows. Yet, its implementation remains persistently challenging for firms. Prior research has largely framed these challenges as discrete barriers, overlooking the structural contradictions embedded in CPD ...
Vanessa Robertson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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