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Toying with relations: Speculative toys for children and sustainability

open access: yesNordic Design Research Conference
Toys are situated within the relational ontologies of children, which includes how more-than-human relations are imagined and valued through play. Motivated by a concern for a damaged environment, we critique a selection of existing toys intended for outdoor play and fabulate other versions based upon alternative relations.
Helms, Karey   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Operations Research‐Based Formalisation and Design of Sustainable Reverse Logistics for E‐Waste Supply Chains

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study demonstrates how a profitable, lean, and environmentally responsible e‐waste reverse logistics system can be designed using integrated Operations Research (OR) techniques. Addressing the growing urgency of responsible consumption (UN SDG 12) and the projected rise of the e‐waste sector to USD 137.60 billion by 2029, the research ...
Sheeba Pathak, Hajar Fatorachian
wiley   +1 more source

Preface [to TUET - Toys & games Usability Evaluation Tool. Manual, Questionnaire]

open access: yes, 2018
The Toys & games Usability Evaluation tool (TUET) offers a new perspective on an under-evaluated subject: the usability of toys and games for children with disabilities.
Besio, Serenella (ORCID:0000-0002-5525-8581)
core   +1 more source

Consumers Behavior and Awareness on Packaging Waste Management for Circular Economy: Theoretical vs. Empirical Analysis

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transition of consumption models towards a circular economy is fundamental, particularly in the food packaging sector, which generates a high proportion of waste. In this context, consumers play a fundamental role, especially at the domestic level through separate waste collection, to limit the use of virgin materials and facilitate the reuse ...
Maria Vittoria Rizzo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Boundaries of Aromaticity in Complex Structures and Excited States Through Computational Analysis

open access: yesChemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
Understanding aromaticity has evolved from benzene‐centric concepts to a broad multidimensional framework spanning organic, inorganic, and excited‐state systems. This review highlights ambiguities between magnetic, electronic, geometric, and energetic descriptors, emphasizing the need for unified, multi‐criteria approaches.
Sílvia Escayola   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

One century of teaching, research, and innovation in chemical engineering in Mexico: The role of chemical engineering in the background and future of polymer science and industrial production in Mexico

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Timeline of key academic milestones and individuals that shaped chemical engineering at FQ‐UNAM and in Mexico. Abstract One hundred years after the beginning of the teaching of Chemical Engineering in Mexico, which started in 1925 in the former National School of Chemical Sciences, currently Faculty of Chemistry (FQ) at National Autonomous University ...
Patricia Pérez‐Salinas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Irregular visits in longitudinal studies: Comparing inverse intensity of visit weighting and imputation in a causal analysis of antidepressant therapeutic treatment

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract Irregular observation times are common in longitudinal observational studies and can affect causal inferences. We use data from electronic health records of Kaiser Permanente Washington patients in the United States who initiated an antidepressant medication between 2008 and 2018, with a confirming diagnosis of depression. We are interested in
Janie Coulombe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peculiarities of identification and customs commodity examination of children’s goods

open access: yesBulletin of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs
Special attention is paid to the issue of identification and safety of children's products, which is aimed at ensuring the safety and quality of this category of goods.
H. V. Tyshchenko, R. V. Kravchenko
doaj   +1 more source

Introducing the Internet of Toys

open access: yes, 2019
This introduction aims to contextualise The Internet of Toys (IoToys) within the tradition of media and communications, set out the theoretical foundations for this volume, and explore the notions of mediatization, datafication and robotification. First,
Donell Holloway   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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