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Formal and Informal Social Care in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Cross‐Sectional Multicenter Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro, Karen Durrant, William G. Dixon, John McBeth, Alex MacGregor, Max Yates, Jenny H. Humphreys   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE EVOLUTION OF OLD SHOPPING CENTRES IN THE TOWN CENTRE OF BRAGA, PORTUGAL [PDF]

Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis, 2018
Cities are innovative places. Retail is one of the key features that better define them. In this paper, we study one of the most dynamic retail concepts ― shopping centres.
Pedro GUIMARÃES
doaj  

Le modèle économique du centre commercial chinois en Europe

M@ppemonde, 2019
Starting at the turn of the 21st century, Chinese shopping centres have rapidly developed in Europe’s major cities. Be it Paris, Rome, Madrid or Moscow, these centres, through the spatial concentration of shops, have become one of the modalities of China’
Li Minghuan
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Texoskeletons: Developing the Fundamental Technologies for Creating Intelligent Soft Robotic Clothing With Integrated 1D Sensors and Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traditional wearable exoskeletons rely on rigid structures, which limit comfort, flexibility, and everyday usability. This work introduces the fundamental technologies to create the first soft, lightweight, intelligent textile‐based exoskeletons (Texoskeletons) built using 1D sensors and actuators.
Amy Lukomiak, Rameesh Bulathsinghala, Jack Varga, Shuxin Meng, Kalana Marasinghe, Imaad Refai, Biyon Fernando, Amitkumar Patel, Chamika M. Halloluwa‐Arachchige, Carlos Oliveira, Arash M. Shahidi, Zahra Rahemtulla, Alexander Turner, Ziyun Ding, Bernard X. W. Liew, Andy Kerr, Ezio Preatoni, Theo Hughes‐Riley, Ishara Dharmasena, Pasindu Lugoda   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anticompetitive Consequences of Exclusivity Clauses Contained in Shopping Centres’ Lease Agreements

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
This article discusses the impact of commercial lease agreements concluded in shopping centres that contain exclusivity clauses on competition. It assesses whether these clauses restrict equitable retailer participation in shopping centres, thereby ...
Motseotsile Clement Marumoagae
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Healthy shopper? Blood pressure testing in a shopping centre Pop-Up in England

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Improving detection of elevated blood pressure (BP) remains a public health need. We present results from a Pop-Up health check stationed in shopping centres in England.
Laura A. Edwards, Peter Campbell, Deanna J. Taylor, Rakhee Shah, David F. Edgar, David P. Crabb   +5 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shopping Centres and Intangible Consumption in Global Cities

Symphonya, 2011
In global markets, shopping centres are becoming important agents, defining the kind and quality of intangible features of supplies, not only establishing the assortments, but also affecting the consumption behaviour atmosphere that they determine in all
Margherita Corniani
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Ethical and Frugal Approaches to Animal Experimentation in Bioelectronics and Neural Engineering—An Invertebrate Renaissance?

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
Invertebrates are the classic neuroscience models and should make a comeback. Invertebrate organisms can be a more ethical and cost‐effective way to move bioelectronics research forward more rapidly. ABSTRACT The accelerating development of bioelectronic neural interfaces has brought increased attention to ethical considerations surrounding in vivo ...
Eric Daniel Głowacki
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the impact of peripheral mega retail centres on traditional urban shopping centres

Belgeo, 2006
Recently, retail planning policy in the Netherlands has become much more liberal, probably stimulating the development of new (types of) out-of-town retail centres.
Aloys Borgers, Sanne van Swaaij, Ingrid Janssen   +2 more
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