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Space and Characters: The Construction of Individual Experiences in D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover [PDF]

open access: yesIncursiuni în imaginar, 2018
The word proxemics was coined by the American anthropologist Edward T. Hall in 1963 (“A System for the Notation of Proxemic Behaviour”). Whereby he meant “the interrelated observations and theories of humans’ use of space as a specialized elaboration of ...
Corina Mariana Mitrulescu
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Enhancing Description and Interpretation of Qualitative Interviews With People With Intellectual Disabilities Through Nonverbal and Paraverbal Data Collection and Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 39, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Qualitative research involving interviews typically includes transcribing verbal data. However, insights about meaning can also be ascertained from nonverbal and paraverbal communications. Transcribing nonverbal data allows researchers to include and analyze this additional data whilst ensuring participants' confidentiality ...
Lynette Harper   +3 more
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Alice’s Adventures andProxemics – a PossibleApproach [PDF]

open access: yesIncursiuni în imaginar, 2018
In E. T. Hall’s theory on proxemics, space is perceived in light of the way in which human beings use it as a specific cultural product. We intend to analyze the way in which Lewis Carroll’s Alice engages herself in the discovery of new worlds from this ...
Rodica Gabriela Chira
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Integrating Virtual Reality Into a Structural Geology Curriculum: Two Longitudinal Case Studies of Blended Immersive Learning in Practice

open access: yesHuman Behavior and Emerging Technologies, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This article concerns two 9‐week longitudinal case studies of the integration of an immersive blended‐learning structural geology curriculum at an Australian university. Immersive learning environments (ILEs) have the capacity to enhance learning outcomes in STEM through their inherent ability to represent 3D concepts and embed their users in real ...
Cael Gallagher   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A literary analysis: “Between the shades of gray” and “The book thief” [PDF]

open access: yesIncursiuni în imaginar, 2018
In The Crowd: a “Study of the Popular Mind” (1895), Gustavele Bon wrote: “It is only the uniformity of the environment that creates the apparent uniformity of characters.
Ovidiu Ivancu
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Improvisational Music Therapy in the Metaverse: Assessing the Feasibility of an Immersive VR Support System

open access: yesHuman Behavior and Emerging Technologies, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Improvisational music therapy, a form of art therapy that relies on using musical instruments in a shared space with a music therapist, currently lacks suitable digital tools for conducting remote sessions. This limitation hinders the possibility of conducting the therapy in conditions where in‐person sessions are impractical.
Christian Corrò   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Bal Masques to Masked Balls

open access: yesJournal of Festive Studies, 2020
The lifting of COVID-19-related-lockdown was greeted cautiously in Paris on May 11, 2020. There was some tentative singing, drinks with friends at a nearby café, a few cameras to immortalize the moment… Yet, barely an hour after the beginning of this ...
Emmanuelle Lallement, Aurélie Godet
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A Systematic Review of Human‐Aware Systems in Manufacturing and Logistics: Overcoming Obstacles With Advanced Modeling Techniques

open access: yesEngineering Reports, Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2025.
This study investigates human‐aware optimization in manufacturing and logistics using the ARCH model (2014–2024), focusing on China. It highlights how adaptive technologies and predictive analytics can enhance human–machine collaboration, reduce cognitive burden, and improve operational efficiency in digitally transforming industries.
Chunyan Li, Hong Zhu, Dan Li
wiley   +1 more source

New Ways of Life: Cultivating Balance at a Tech Start‐Up During Lockdown

open access: yesAnthropology of Work Review, Volume 46, Issue 2, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This article draws on digital ethnographic fieldwork to examine how the pandemic‐induced shift to remote work prompted workers at a London tech start‐up to engage in ethical reflections on their new work–life arrangements. Workers imagined becoming a more “balanced” worker—autonomous but connected, productive but not burnt out, balanced but ...
Lily Rodel
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual Obstacle Avoidance Strategy: Navigating through a Complex Environment While Interacting with Virtual and Physical Elements

open access: yesSensors
Robotic walking devices can be used for intensive exercises to enhance gait rehabilitation therapies. Mixed Reality (MR) techniques may improve engagement through immersive and interactive environments.
Fabiana Machado   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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