Results 61 to 70 of about 69,661 (286)

Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shamanic Rites Seen from a Shamanic Perspective

open access: yesScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1993
Most of the previously practiced methods of investigating the shamanic rite have only shown half the picture. For a deeper understanding, it is also necessary to examine the rite's content.
Jonathan Horwitz
doaj   +1 more source

Current Trends and Future Research in Management Control for Sustainability in Retail

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing emphasis on sustainability in the retail sector, driven by regulatory frameworks, market trends and consumer demand, has placed management control at the forefront of facilitating sustainability practices. Despite increasing academic interest in this area, the literature is fragmented and provides limited sector‐specific insight ...
Miguel Gil, Mart Ots, Timur Uman
wiley   +1 more source

ANALYSIS OF RITES AND NATIONAL CEREMONIES IN CEREMONIAL EXCITEMENT PERSPECTIVE

open access: yesUlakbilge Dergisi, 2015
It has been long known that human communities conduct a series of activities like worshipping, entertainment and commemorative ceremony from the ancient ages. These activities have been continued under names such as rite, ceremony, commemoration, festival, national festival. Every community chose belief and life-style according to their period.
openaire   +1 more source

Investigating the Customer Journey in Second‐Hand Fashion Platforms: Implications for Luxury Brand Management

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Behaviour, Volume 24, Issue 2, Page 655-672, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Consumers' increasing environmental concerns are prompting a shift in fashion consumption, fueling the remarkable growth of the second‐hand market. Over the last decade, this trend has spurred the emergence of a plethora of online platforms dedicated to the resale of pre‐loved fashion items.
Gabriele Murtas, Giuseppe Pedeliento
wiley   +1 more source

Waiting for a Release: The Expectation in Virtual Gaming Communities

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how virtual gaming communities influence and maintain player expectations before, during, and after a game's release. A mixed‐methods study was conducted, comprising a netnography followed by an experiment. First, a netnographic study was conducted over 12 months, tracking communities to understand player behavior and ...
Lucas Lopes Ferreira de Souza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Le masque katotoshi des Bena-Mitumba (province du Lualaba, République Démocratique du Congo)

open access: yesAfrique Archéologie Arts, 2012
An unknown drumstick mask from the MRAC collection (Tervuren) raises ethnical and geographical challenges. This paper concentrates on its precise use and specific iconographical attributes (the drumsticks).
Julien Volper
doaj   +1 more source

Art, Music and Religious Experience in Libation Pouring of Akan Religion

open access: yesScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1996
The Akans of Ghana are traditionally accustomed to celebrating different rituals which are enshrined in their cultural life. Libation pouring, which accompanies the celebration of great rituals, amidst the subsidence of the sound of music and dance, can ...
Desmond Ayim-Aboagye
doaj   +1 more source

Ritual and Rightness in the Analects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Li (禮) and yi (義) are two central moral concepts in the Analects. Li has a broad semantic range, referring to formal ceremonial rituals on the one hand, and basic rules of personal decorum on the other.
Sarkissian, Hagop
core  

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy