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Fandoms — Communities of the Digital Age: Hybrid Culture in the “NearSports” Dimension
Социология властиThe article is devoted to the consideration of actual trends in the study of fandoms as a phenomenon of the media culture expansion era, and in particular, fandoms related to sports. The intensive development of digital technologies has shifted the focus
Irina M. Bykhovskaya +1 more
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Using rhetorical criticism to track Twitch Plays Pokémon fans' attachment to sacrifice
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2018 This expansion of the existing literature on fan discourse analyzes rhetorical form as a tool and constraint. By analyzing the rhetorical forms used to develop the cult neoreligious styles of Twitch Plays Pokémon fan art, I track the evolution of ...
Eric Andrew James
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Pattern Formation in Non‐Equilibrium Architected Materials
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This article demonstrates an artificial mechanical system ‐ a robotic metamaterial ‐ as an accessible and versatile platform within which to explore and prescribe the reaction‐diffusion driven pattern formation hitherto associated with comparatively less accessible and versatile non‐equilibrium biological and chemical systems.
Vinod Ramakrishnan, Michael J. Frazier
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Soft multimaterial optical fibers integrate multiple functionalities—such as waveguiding, side emission, sensing, drug delivery or actuation—into a single filament for wearable, implantable, and tissue‐integrated devices for diagnostics and phototherapy.
Zahra Kafrashian +2 more
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Fabric‐Based Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Gloves: Advancements and Challenges
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review highlights interdisciplinary technological advances in fabric‐based robotic gloves, focusing on progress in design, fabrication, actuation, sensing, control, and power and energy requirements. It also addresses performance testing and validation, including biomechanical, strength, functional, user experience, and durability assessments, to ...
Ayse Feyza Yilmaz +2 more
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Time for Action: Incidents of Discrimination in Russian Football [PDF]
, 2015 This monitoring report presents the first ever systematic assessment of the problem of racism and discrimination in Russian football. Prepared as a joint undertaking of the Moscow-based SOVA Center for Information and Analysis and the Fare network, it ...
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.An in situ electroplating approach for MEX 3D printing is proposed, enabling copper deposition during the fabrication of conductive polymers. The method combines a printer‐integrated plating head, ML‐based g‐code control, and stop‐and‐go printing, achieving near‐bulk copper conductivity and enabling fully embedded, assembly‐free electronic components ...
Gianluca Percoco +5 more
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A brief history of fan fiction in Germany
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2015 Because the history of fan fiction in Germany is not congruent with the more dominant Anglo-American history of fan fiction, it requires separate revision and evaluation.
Vera Cuntz-Leng, Jacqueline Meintzinger
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Radiative Cooling by Green(er) Solvents‐Upcycled Polyvinyl Chloride From Drug Blisters Waste
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.This study explores upcycling poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) from used pharmaceutical blisters into sustainable radiative cooling materials. Using solvent separation and membrane fabrication, PVC was converted into white membranes paired with aluminum foil.
Andrea Lanfranchi +2 more
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Event Planning and Promotion, Blog 5 [PDF]
, 2015 Student blog posts from the Great VCU Bike Race ...
van Leeuwen, Victoria
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