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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper presents an exploratory analysis of contemporary curricular and professional qualification policies in the Scottish education system, focusing on minimum qualification thresholds for mathematics teaching. The study examines how veteran secondary mathematics practitioners perceive the structural and pedagogical implications of using ...
Paul Argyle McDonald
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 Over the last 20 years, visual illusions, like the Ebbinghaus figure, have become widespread to investigate functional segregation of the visual system.
Hester eKnol +9 more
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Animal empathy reconsidered: a multidimensional profile account
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Empathy is the glue that holds societies together and yet several fundamental questions about empathy persist. What is empathy (the definitional question)? Is it uniquely human and, if not, which nonhuman animals possess empathy (the distribution question)? Which type or quality of empathy is realized in different species (the quality question)
Albert Newen +5 more
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A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
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From Confusion to Clarity: A Multi‐Stage Process Framework for Understanding Consumer Confusion
Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper reconceptualizes consumer confusion as a multi‐stage temporal process rather than a static outcome, addressing theoretical fragmentation in existing antecedent‐consequence models. By integrating cognitive appraisal, contextual amplification, and adaptive coping within a unified framework, we explain how confusion unfolds rather than
Fatih Celik, Erdogan Koc
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i-Perception, 2018 Past research has used the phi phenomenon to create the illusion of one object moving through another. This article presents three optical illusions that are conceptually similar, yet little known within academic psychology.
Richard Wiseman, Will Houstoun
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Optical Illusion and the Magnetic Hills in Koya Region (Kurdistan-Iraq) [PDF]
Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2009 A few of so-called magnetic hills that appear in some regions of Kurdistan-Iraq were studied.These kinds of hills are downhill but look like an uphill slope and have names like(Hunted Hill),(Magnetic Hill) or(Anti-gravity Hill)in literatures,reflecting ...
Perykhan M.Jaf
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Artificial structures for human‐machine interfaces with closed‐loop interaction
FlexMat, EarlyView.Artificial structures bridge sensing and feedback in closed‐loop human‐machine interfaces by providing geometry‐enabled mechanical and functional programmability. This review maps the role of artificial structures in diverse sensing modalities and feedback strategies, and illustrates their integration into closed‐loop interaction systems, highlighting ...
Taiqi Hu +4 more
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Modeling optimizes the effect of the vertical stripe illusion for foot clearance on upstairs
Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 2018 A fall can result in fractures, sequelae, or even death in the worst-case scenario. Falls often occur because people misjudge step height and do not lift their feet sufficiently.
Satoshi MIURA +3 more
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