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Bakhtinian Dialogic and Vygotskian Dialectic: Compatabilities and contradictions in the classroom? [PDF]

, 2011
This article explores two central notions of ‘dialectics’ and ‘dialogics’ based on the work of Vygotsky (drawing on philosophers such as Hegel, Spinoza, Engels and Marx) and Bakhtin (drawing on members of the Bakhtin Circle and writers such as Dostoevsky
White, Elizabeth Jayne
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Merging Psychological, Social, and Rational Perspectives: A Study of the Determinants of Consumer Choices for Sustainable Furniture

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines consumer purchase intentions for a sofa produced through industrial symbiosis (IS), utilizing recycled textiles and fibers. As a high‐investment product, the IS sofa requires a significant financial commitment and involves complex decision‐making, an area less studied compared with other sustainable goods categories.
Rosa Maria Dangelico, Luca Fraccascia, Valerio Schiaroli   +2 more
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EDITORIAL: Aesthetics and participation … [PDF]

, 2015
Does it ever happen that a theoretical perspective is articulated, accepted and then sealed from further debate? There is a process of development, application, critique and assessment.
Conroy, Colette
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From Compliance to Circularity: A Design‐Led Approach to Recyclable Packaging

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to recyclable packaging is a strategic priority for the Fast‐Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector, aligning with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Adapting to regulatory uncertainty and integrating evolving recyclability criteria require not only technical innovation but also organisational transformation ...
Tessa Bronsky, Shahrokh Nikou, Pien Jager   +2 more
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Circular Design Strategies Unleashed: Competitiveness and the Journey Towards Circular Manufacturing Businesses

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy (CE) remains hindered by the lack of practical strategies that simultaneously secure competitiveness and deliver sustainability outcomes for manufacturing organisations. While circular design is often cited as a cornerstone of CE, its concrete role in driving competitive advantage and organisational ...
Shamaila Ishaq, Umair Tanveer, Thinh Gia Hoang, Stefan Seuring   +3 more
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Symbiots: Conceptual interventions into energy systems [PDF]

, 2009
Symbiots set out to examine values such as ease-of-use, comfort, and rationality assumed within conventions of ‘good design’, in order to expose issues related to energy consumption and current human- (versus eco-) centered design paradigms. Exploring re-
Bergström, J., Mazé, Ramia, Redström, Johan, Vallgårda, Anna   +3 more
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Management of post‐implant fibrous dysplasia in the maxilla: A case study

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Fibrous dysplasia is generally rare, and even rarer in older adults. Special care is needed when altering the alveolar bone in these cases, especially if an implant is involved. This case study highlights such a scenario. Methods This case study details the experience of a 63‐year‐old African American female who presented with a ...
Yousef Taha Y. Amrou, Anass M. Koleilat, Abdusalam E. Alrmali, Felipe Nor, Hom‐Lay Wang   +4 more
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Concluding dialogue [PDF]

, 2013
This is a chapter in a book with the overall description: This is a critical time in design. Concepts and practices of design are changing in response to historical developments in the modes of industrial design production and consumption.
Mazé, Ramia, Plöjel, Matilda, Redström, Johan, Zetterlund, Christina   +3 more
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Determinants of impact : towards a better understanding of encounters with the arts [PDF]

, 2007
The article argues that current methods for assessing the impact of the arts are largely based on a fragmented and incomplete understanding of the cognitive, psychological and socio-cultural dynamics that govern the aesthetic experience.
Abercrombie N., Atkins B., Averill J. R., Belfiore E., Belfiore E., Bennett S., Berleant A., Berleant A., Bishop C., Bondora J. T., Boruah B., Bourdieu P., Bourdieu P., Bourriaud N., Budd M., Butler C., Car[ugrave] A., Carey J., Cole S., Crawford M., Csikszentmihalyi M., Csikszentmihalyi M., Csikszentmihalyi M., Danto A. C., De Bolla P., Denzin N. K., Duffy E., Eleonora Belfiore, Elkins J., Eversmann P., Fannin H. A., Feagin S. L., Fechner G. T., Fisher J. L., Goldie P., Heelas P., Hjort M., Hogan P. C., Jowell T., Katz-Gerro T., Kennard J. E., Kershaw B., Kesner L., Kiell N., Kreitler H., LeVasseur J. J., Lupton D., Maclagan D., Maquet J., McGrath J., McMahon J. A., Miesen H., Mitias M. H., Mittleman L. B., Mortensen P., Motion A., Mullan J., Nell V., Nosek M. A., Nozick R., Oatley K., Oliver Bennett, Parkinson B., Parsons M. J., Phillips D. P., Pirkis J., Price K., Radway J., Ramachandran V. S., Reason M., Richards I. A., Sarland C., Sartre J. P., Sauter W., Segel E., Shweder R. A., Solso R. L., Sparshott F., Storey J., Tompkins J. P., Tulloch J., Valkenburg P. M., Wood D., Yanal R. J., Young K., Zeki S., Zeki S.   +86 more
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In vitro ultrastructure and biodegradation of activated plasma albumin gel derived from human samples: A prospective observational study

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background In soft tissue regeneration, the clinical efficacy of fibrin membranes has been a pressing concern. The key to this efficacy lies in the stability of membrane and its controlled absorption. Human serum albumin, with its influence on the formation and stability of fibrin networks, could hold the key to developing a more stable ...
Behzad Houshmand, Mohammadreza Talebi Ardakani, Farshad Armandei, Anahita Moscowchi, Ahmad Nazari, Jafar Ai, Mehdi Ekhlasmand Kermani, Hamoun Sabri   +7 more
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