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THE EFFECT OF TOYS ON FAST-FOOD PRODUCT PREFERENCES

open access: yesMehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 2020
The aim of the study is to examine the role of toys in 10-14 age group consumers being affected by fast food products. For this purpose, menu images of Burger King with toys, which include gender-oriented Barbie and car toys, and without toys, and menu ...
Sabiha Kılıç   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fans, Play Knowledge, and Playful History Management

open access: yesTransformative Works and Cultures, 2022
Three empirical case studies with an interest in character toys—Barbie dolls, Star Wars action figures, and Forest Families figurines—provide insight into the practices of prime players of contemporary toy cultures focusing on their activities as fans ...
Katriina Heljakka
doaj   +1 more source

Trouble in Toyland: The 23rd Annual Toy Safety Survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Details findings on deaths and injuries from and toxic chemicals in toys, with a focus on lead and phthalates. Includes tips for consumers and recommendations for policy makers and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Edmund Mierzwinski, Liz Hitchcock
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Towards a Multimodal Adaptive Lighting System for Visually Impaired Children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Visually impaired children often have difficulty with everyday activities like locating items, e.g. favourite toys, and moving safely around the home. It is important to assist them during activities like these because it can promote independence from ...
Brewster, Stephen   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Inflammation and Central Nervous System in Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune demyelination disease that is seen especially in the young population and has a progressive course, causing motor, sensory, and cognitive deficits. In the literature, the pathogenesis of MS disease and the interconnection between the immune and central nervous system in the disease have not been fully ...
Gamze Ansen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benjamin, os brinquedos e a infância contemporânea Benjamin, the toys and the childhood in contemporary days

open access: yesPsicologia & Sociedade, 2003
O presente artigo traz reflexões acerca do brincar e da infância na contemporaneidade, tendo como eixo as contribuições de Walter Benjamin em seus escritos sobre os brinquedos.
Ana Marta Meira
doaj   +1 more source

Trouble in Toyland: The 24th Annual Survey of Toy Safety [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Details findings on toys that may pose choking hazards, are excessively loud, or contain lead and phthalates. Offers recommendations for consumers, policy makers, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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Network Localization of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fatigue is among the most common symptoms and one of the main factors determining the quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying fatigue are not fully understood. Here we studied lesion locations and their connections in individuals with MS, aiming to identify brain networks ...
Olli Likitalo   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Philosophical Toys Today [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The article introduces a thematic issue of the journal Theory of Science that attempts to revive the category of "philosophi- cal toys" - objects and instruments designed for experimental scientific research that simultaneously played crucial role in the
Dvořák, Tomáš
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OCTOID: A Soft Robotic System Featuring Programmable Shape Morphing and Dynamic Structural Coloration

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by octopuses, actuating legs based on soft materials are fabricated with programmed chiroptical properties and mechanical behaviors to achieve dynamic color modulation and reversible shape morphing, and these legs are developed into a modular OCTOID system.
Seung Hui Han   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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