Toxic utopia: Unseen ideology and “Le Politique” in China Miéville's The City & The City
Abstract What if ideology were not just hidden—but aesthetic? This article reads China Miéville's The City & The City not as a metaphor for division, but as a speculative blueprint for how politics operates through enforced invisibility. By threading Derrida's Absolute Other and Rancière's le politique through Miéville's uncanny urban layering, we ...
Bo Kampmann Walther, Rune Graulund
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Trade-offs and synergies of ecosystem services in the yellow river basin: spatial dynamics and driving factors. [PDF]
Ma W, Zhao Z, Zhang J, Xun M.
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Middlebrow Aesthetics: An Explanation and Defense
ABSTRACT We offer a philosophical account of the middlebrow as a theoretical category to do explanatory and critical work in aesthetics. On our account, the middlebrow ought to be understood as aspirational popular art. That is, it is art which aspires both to be popular (in a distinctive sense), and at the same time to be something more than popular ...
Aaron Meskin, Jonathan M. Weinberg
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Da art of storytellin': hip-hop epistemology, hip-hop theorization, and the discursive continuity of black cultural expression in/through sport. [PDF]
Foster SJL, Klein M.
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Abstract Objectives To quantify long‐term (≥ 5 years) implant survival after lateral sinus floor elevation (LSFE) and to identify clinical predictors of long‐term survival using conventional and machine‐learning meta‐analytic techniques. Methods A systematic search was conducted through MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus.
Hamoun Sabri +5 more
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Iranian version of child health-friendly neighbourhood checklist: an application in Tehran. [PDF]
Akhbari P +4 more
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Long‐term stability of vertical bone augmentation in implant dentistry: A domain‐based review
Abstract Objectives Vertical ridge deficiency remains one of the most challenging conditions in preimplant surgery. Several techniques aim to restore lost vertical alveolar height, each with specific indications and limitations. Although these procedures often yield favorable short‐term outcomes with stable bone levels, their long‐term performance is ...
Istvan Urban +7 more
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Psychological mechanisms through which classical tang and song poetry moves contemporary readers: a qualitative study based on the aesthetics of reception. [PDF]
He Q, Zhang R, Liang Z.
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Affects and assemblages:Reassembling the aesthetics of urban space
Affects and assemblages are Deleuzian Guattarian notions related to aesthetics and spatial territories. In recent urban geography and urban studies these notions are increasingly gaining more impact (Amin & Thrift 2002, Pile 2008, Farías & Bender
Samson, Kristine; id_orcid
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Surgical considerations based on oral and periodontal vascularization
Abstract Objectives To synthesize current evidence on vascular and anastomotic patterns, emphasizing their operative implications for optimizing flap perfusion, neovascularization, and wound healing in periodontal and implant surgery, while accounting for anatomical variability and collateral circulation. Materials and Methods A comprehensive review of
Arvin Shahbazi +5 more
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