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Establishing Rapport with a Virtual Dancer [PDF]
, 2006 We discuss an embodied agent that acts as a dancer and invites human partners to dance with her. The dancer has a repertoire of gestures and moves obtained from inverse kinematics and motion capturing that can be combined in order to dance both on the ...
Nijholt, Anton +2 more
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Culture and rapport promotion in service encounters: protecting the ties that bind [PDF]
, 2004 The present study aimed at investigating possible cultural effects on the perceived importance of interactional concerns in service encounters. Individual values were examined to establish an explanatory framework for any effects that might emerge.
Bond, Michael Harris +3 more
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Do the Generational Cohorts of CEOs Influence Corporate Travel Emissions?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT According to Mannheim's generational theory, each generation exhibits unique attitudes that shape its behaviour. This paper suggests that a CEO's generational background can shape their environmental views, which, in turn, influence the company's business travel policies.
Gbenga Adamolekun +2 more
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Elaborating the Motivations and Attitudes Driving Interest in Voluntary Biodiversity Credits
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Global biodiversity loss has prompted the search for new sources of conservation finance, such as voluntary biodiversity credits (VBCs). However, despite optimistic market projections, current uptake of VBCs is limited. Adopting an interpretive approach, we analyse 21 semistructured interviews with early market actors (buyers, sellers ...
Gamze Yakar‐Pritchard +5 more
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A Core Head, Neck, and Neuroanatomy Syllabus for Physical Therapy Student Education
Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Head, neck, and neuroanatomy are essential components of physical therapy education due to their broad clinical applications. Detailed syllabi exist for medical students, yet none have been developed for physical therapy. This study aimed to produce an International Federation of Associations of Anatomists core head, neck, and neuroanatomy ...
Stephanie J. Woodley +4 more
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Use of hand signals for communication during dental procedure
Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2016 Introduction: Fear of dental treatment and anxiety about dental procedures are highly prevalent and have an impact on the quality of dental treatment.
R Vignesh +2 more
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Supporting the Shift: Professional Development for Alternative Grading Practices
New Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Alternative grading (e.g., contract grading, ungrading, specifications grading) practices have emerged as a promising approach to enhance student success, improve students’ sense of belonging, and make higher education more accessible. This study explores the challenges faced by community college faculty when implementing alternative grading ...
Breana Bayraktar, J. Indigo Eriksen
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Поволжская археология, 2017 Results of scientific reconstruction of the archaeological materials of a young woman’s headdress from a burial in Bolgar dated 14th century are presented in the article.
Fedotova, Yulia V. +2 more
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CALIBRATION AND REFRAMING AS RAPPORT BUILDING TOOLS IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATION [PDF]
Annals of the University of Petrosani: Economics, 2021 The paper approaches business communication as an instance of social intercourse built around multiple levels of negotiation that go deeper than the obvious economic aspect.
GABRIELA DUMBRAVĂ
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Predicting cervical cancer DNA methylation from genetic data using multivariate CMMP
Canadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.Abstract Epigenetic modifications link the environment to gene expression and play a crucial role in tumour development. DNA methylation, in particular, is gaining attention in cancer research, including cervical cancer, the focus of this study.
Hang Zhang +5 more
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