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From Waste to Worth: The Case for Modular and Upgradable Electronics in a Sustainable Future

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid obsolescence of electronic products poses a major challenge to sustainable development due to rising e‐waste. Modular and upgradable product (MUP) architectures offer a promising approach to extend product lifetimes and reduce environmental impact. This study investigates how consumer perceptions and behaviours affect the adoption of
Mees Groothuis, Negin Salimi
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Levels in Classical and Romantic Keyboard Music: Effect of Musical Mode

Empirical Musicology Review, 2010
An analysis of dynamic markings in 140 works representing three musical periods (Classical, early Romantic, late Romantic) is reported. We tested the hypothesis that minor-mode music from the Romantic period is more likely to exhibit louder dynamic ...
Olivia Ladinig, David Huron
doaj   +1 more source

Bond Formation: Shaken, Not Stirred

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
Shaking of seismo‐molecules efficiently transforms kinetic energy into storable chemical potential, unlocking high‐utility Gibbs free energy. This innovative mechanism pioneers uncharted scientific frontiers, introducing fascinating phenomena like seismochemistry, seismochromism, and seismofluorescence that redefine the boundaries of molecular ...
Alexander D. Q. Li
wiley   +1 more source

Greenstone as a music digital library toolkit [PDF]

, 2004
Greenstone is an open source digital library system that has developed and matured since its inception in 1995. Today it is used in over 60 countries, with a strong emphasis on humanitarian aid.
Bainbridge, David, Downie, J. Stephen, Cunningham, Sally Jo   +2 more
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Heritage as curriculum: Intangible cultural heritage examined through a comparative study of visual art education across Japan, Australia and Finland

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract UNESCO mandates have spurred global interest in Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) as a response to global tensions and as a tool for peacebuilding, identity, reconciliation and resilience. The question arises as to how these living traditions might survive the transition into formal education curricula, especially Visual Art Education (VAE ...
Xian Zhao, Kathryn Grushka
wiley   +1 more source

Music deculturation: A traditional thai Music tool for Indonesian Music Adoption

International Journal of Creative and Arts Studies, 2018
There has been foreign music influence on traditional Thai music since Ayutthaya period. Pi Jawa ( Java flute), Klong Jawa ( Java drum) and some traditional Thai song with foreign title have been legally and literally evident in Ayutthaya era.
Surasak Jamnongsarn
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Consumption of Illicit Drugs and New Psychoactive Substances in Australia by Triangulating Drug Checking and Wastewater‐Based Epidemiology

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
First Australian study combining wastewater‐based epidemiology and drug checking, demonstrating how complementary data sources enhance monitoring of illicit drugs and emerging psychoactive substances during high‐use periods. ABSTRACT Consumption of psychotropic drugs is a major economic and public health challenge in Australia.
Muhammad Usman, Malcolm McLeod, Dhayaalini Nadarajan, Joseph Clokey, Pritesh Prasad, Rory Verhagen, Benjamin Tscharke, Maurizio Quinto, Richard Bade   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Onset Age of Musical Lessons and Levels of Sociability in Childhood

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
Previous studies have suggested that musical training in childhood is beneficial for sociability. However, it remains unclear how age of onset of group music lessons is associated with the late sociability of children from a long-term perspective.
Satoshi Kawase, Satoshi Kawase, Jun’ichi Ogawa, Satoshi Obata, Takeshi Hirano   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling and Output Optimization of Triboelectric Microphone for Acoustic Energy Harvesting

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This work elucidates the fundamental multiphysics coupling mechanisms governing acoustic T‐phone, providing a critical theoretical foundation and a predictive design paradigm for the future engineering and deployment of next‐generation, self‐powered acoustic sensors.
Dan Liu, Jie Zhu, Shilong Wang, Chaobin Jia, Tao Jiang, Guofei Zhou, Jiajia Shao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The association between music training and executive function in 6–7-year-old children

Frontiers in Education
Executive function development is especially important in the last year of the preschool period because this period precedes the transition to school.
Larisa Bayanova, Elena Chichinina, Margarita Aslanova, Margarita Aslanova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source