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WASTELAND ACTIVISM: Political Weeds and Ecological Imaginaries in Montreal

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Montreal, this article examines the ways in which urban dwellers and activists engage with the living materialities of wastelands to illuminate evolving ecological imaginaries and their political potentials.
Daniela Giudici
wiley   +1 more source

Proposal of a New Therapeutic Classification in Gingival Smiles Focused on Treatment with Semi-Permanent Infiltrations

Dentistry Journal
A gummy smile, defined as excessive gingival exposure while smiling, is an esthetic and functional condition affecting an individual’s quality of life.
Gema Angulo-Manzaneque, María Baus-Domínguez, Gonzalo Ruiz-de-León, María-Ángeles Serrera-Figallo, Fátima S. Aguilera, Daniel Torres-Lagares   +5 more
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Behind Closed Doors: Interaction Rituals and the Building of Social Ties in Private Company‐Investor Meetings À huis clos : rituels d'interaction et construction de liens sociaux lors des réunions privées entre sociétés et investisseurs

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines private meetings between company managers and institutional investors as part of the broader financial reporting environment. Using direct observations of 39 such meetings across four large, listed companies—complemented with the study of preparatory work and internal documents—the paper investigates how these meetings help
Per Ahblom, Carl Henning Christner, Andrea Mennicken   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spectacle and Spy Stories: The 1954 Royal Commission on Espionage

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Menzies government's 1954 royal commission, established to investigate Soviet espionage in Australia, is well known as the backdrop to the Labor Party split. It saw opposition leader H.V. Evatt's demise and ushered in an almost 20‐year period of Liberal Party governance.
Ebony Nilsson
wiley   +1 more source

(Non)belonging and (un)freedom

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This article centers on the concept of “belonging” to argue that belonging and freedom are fundamentally related, and that this relationship cannot be easily captured in formal terms alone. I contend that experiences of incomplete belonging among citizens deserve attention from political science because, in addition to their more obvious ...
Yuna Blajer de la Garza
wiley   +1 more source

Breathing in Plants and Chaos—Cosmic Tree Events in Cameroon and Beyond

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contemporary practices of tapping into the wisdom of ancestral trees are described through three entangled recent events lived within the context of Bantu practices in Cameroon. In the three instances, the steered or chance encounters with high potency trees were serendipitous telling moments which brought something new to the horizon.
Julie Laplante, Armel Lekeufack, Nina Tamara Barbosa Ponce, Roger Amos Kañaa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Health and Well‐Being: Insights From Personal Narratives of Losing Teeth and Living With Dentures

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To explore how individuals who have lost or have missing teeth and subsequently received dentures make sense of the factors influencing their oral health and well‐being. Methods Thematic and structural narrative analysis was used to evaluate 19 semi‐structured interview transcripts from a secondary dataset of United Kingdom adults ...
Heba Ramadan Salama, Jennifer Burr, Claire Elcock, Barry John Gibson   +3 more
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Analysis of Lip Pressure and Quality of Life Following Gummy Smile Treatment [PDF]

Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects
Introduction: A gummy smile is an aesthetic condition that can negatively impact self-esteem and quality of life. This longitudinal study aimed to evaluate the effects of gummy smile treatments with botulinum toxin type A and/or hyaluronic acid on lip ...
Paula Amaral Salgado Poliseli, Marcelo Palinkas, Nicole Barbosa Bettiol, Bianka Jurca Gonçalves da Motta, Paula Napolitano Gonçalves, Pedro Bastos Cruvinel, Selma Siéssere, Simone Cecilio Hallak Regalo   +7 more
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A Case Study Exploring Opportunities to Strengthen Supportive School Systems for Expectant and Parenting Adolescents

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2021, Maryland Bill HB0401—Pregnant and Parenting Students Policies and Reports was passed, requiring school districts to create policies around excused absences, childcare and wraparound services for expectant and parenting youth. Despite existing policies, there are often inconsistencies in how expectant and parenting youth (EPY) are ...
Asari Offiong, Emily Young
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the efficacy of three distinct lip repositioning techniques and identification of the approach associated with the lowest relapse rate. A six-month follow-up case report

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases
Background: A beautiful smile is a key element of facial aesthetics, with an average gingival display of 1–3 mm in smile position. When gingival visibility exceeds this range, it is defined as a gummy smile.
Mohamad A. Alhomsi, Issa B. Wehbeh
doaj   +1 more source