L’Observatoire photographique national du paysage : transformations d’un modèle et hypothèses renouvelées de paysage by Frédérique Mocquet

“…“Paysages usagés, Observatoire photographique du paysage depuis le GR2013” (“Used Landscapes, A Photographic Observatory of the Landscape from the GR2013 Trail”), which was born of the initiative of a critical reinterpretation of the method by photographers Bertrand Stofleth and Geoffroy Mathieu, proposes a re-evaluation of the perspectives of photographic observation focusing on the aesthetic experience of the landscape as a plural mediation placing an artistic project at the heart of territorial planning.…”
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A Model for Managing the Performance of CMMS Deployment in High-Rise Office Buildings: A View from Lagos, Nigeria by Shamsudeen Musa, Zairul Nisham Musa, Shirley Jin Lin Chua

“…The development of high-rise buildings is a current trend in developed cities to answer the challenges of population growth, adding aesthetic value, and optimal use of land. Lagos particularly is one of the fastest growing cities in the world with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in Nigeria, which suggests the need for multiple complex buildings, and the need for their maintenance cannot be overemphasised. …”
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Evaluating Visual Satisfaction in Urban Sculpture Spaces: A Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach by Dianwei Zou, Liping Pan

“…The assessment of visual satisfaction in urban sculpture spaces has emerged as a topic of paramount interest due to the increased emphasis given to aesthetic quality and the general quality of urban environments. …”
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The application of grey statistical method and analytic hierarchy process in the evaluation of community park rehabilitation landscapes by Qingtao Cheng, Qiuping Li

“…The results are as follows: (1) Out of the 30 indicator factors, 13 were not selected through the GST method. (2) The weights of the criteria layer, from highest to lowest, are as follows: physical rehabilitation (D1) with a weight of 0.6370, psychological rehabilitation (D2) with a weight of 0.2583, and spiritual rehabilitation (D3) with a weight of 0.1047. (3) The highest and lowest values in the indicator layer are as follows: D1 (P14: illumination duration 0.2359, P17: hydrological conditions 0.0197); D2 (P21: sense of security 0.1433, P23: human-environment interaction 0.0162); D3 (P34: sense of pleasure 0.0400, P36: aesthetic value 0.0045). This research reduces the subjectivity in the evaluation indicators and provides valuable guidance for the design of rehabilitation landscapes in community parks.…”
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Words to Avoid During Wide-awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet Surgery to Enhance Patient Experience by Jean Paul Brutus, MD, Natasha Barone, MDCM, MSc, Kira Stolberg, RN, Patricia Russell, RN, Donald H. Lalonde, MD, MSc, FRCSC

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EXPLORING THE TEMOKAN TRADITION IN JAVANESE WEDDINGS: AN ANTHROPOLINGUISTIC APPROACH by Nanda Ramadhayani, Alemina br Perangin-angin, Rozanna Mulyani

“…These elements are further embedded with values and norms, including religious, logical, ethical, and aesthetic dimensions. Norms such as etiquette, customary practices, legal expectations, and habitual behaviors further reflect the tradition's cultural significance. …”
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Research on glass imitation jade culture in the ancient Chinese Silk Road by Sai Huang, Ziyi Wang, Junyi Zhu

“…As a gem of ancient Chinese craft art, the glass imitation jade culture offers valuable insights into understanding the aesthetic features of ancient cultures, cultural exchange patterns, and the evolution of craft technologies. …”
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Effect of different surface treatments on the roughness of porcelain layer for all ceramic restoration. by Maryam Jawad Challo, Shatha Abdulla Salih

“… Background: porcelain layered zirconia restoration fractures are serious and create an aesthetic and functional dilemma for the patients and the dentist. …”
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Ueji, le précurseur du jardin japonais moderne et les hommes qui l’ont influencé by Yagasaki Zentarō

“…Thus, the theory presented in this article is that it is by trying to take hold of the typically Chinese aesthetic and vision of nature that the Japanese have created the architecture and the gardens “in the Japanese style”.…”
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Modeling and leveling of categories affecting the geographical landscape form of the world by Leyla Meshkani, Jamile tavakolinia, mohamad taghi Razavian

“…Landscapes cannot be explained only by obscure geographical frequencies that can be described by objective methods, but they are real subjective observations and experiences that can be inferred by artistic and aesthetic perception, analysis and comparison. Thus, recognizing the elements of the emergence, formation and development of any perspective can be considered as a mirror of the whole picture of human knowledge, culture and perceptions in geography. …”
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Alveolar Ridge Preservation Using Xenogeneic Collagen Matrix and Bone Allograft by Andreas O. Parashis, Charalampos J. Kalaitzakis, Dimitris N. Tatakis, Konstantinos Tosios

“…When fixed partial dentures were placed, restorations fulfilled aesthetic demands without requiring further augmentation procedures. …”
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THE DEATH OF ART IN ADORNO'S THEORY OF ANTINOMOUS NATURE OF THE WORKS OF ART by Rūta Marija Marija Vabalaitė

“… The article deals with the concept of the death of art in Adorno's "Aesthetic Theory". The peculiarity of the concept in comparison with the hegelian one and with traditional interpretations of it consists in that it is to mean the negative relations in the works of art and antinomous nature of art that are the conditions of artistic quality of the work. …”
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Ovid Among the Floating Garbage: Derek Mahon on Recycling and Exile by Peter Kelly

“…Mahon’s late work and Ovid’s exilic literature develop an aesthetic of displacement that is grounded in the recycling and reuse of their previous work. …”
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Preparing future psychologists to develop motivational systems by P. Bleshmudt

“…This study aimed to investigate the process of developing motivational systems in aesthetic medicine, as undertaken by future psychology graduates. …”
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Thermal performance evaluation of phase changing materials in double glazing units for office buildings in Egypt by Omar Abdel-Rahman, El Rouby, Mohamed Moemen Afify

“…Abstract Nowadays glass curtain walls are used widely in modern buildings as they offer a significant aesthetic appearance and provide the building with natural lighting. …”
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bachs Fantasien, oder: Von der »Wissenschaft der Harmonie« by Ralph Bernardy

“…Their foundation is therefore a highly rationalized harmonic language, the comprehension of which was an essential element of the aesthetic experience of its contemporaries. The analysis of selected fantasies will seek to decipher their harmony and to identify it as the decisive formal force.…”
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Awareness of the Consumption of Dietary Supplements among Students in a University in Saudi Arabia by Jozaa Z. AlTamimi

“…They took supplements primarily for aesthetic reasons (e.g., hair and skin health) and preferred purchasing supplements at pharmacies. …”
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Water Quality Credit Trading: General Principles by Tara Wade, Tatiana Borisova

“…., lakes, rivers, and streams) can be linked to fish kills, changes in the color and aesthetic appeal of the resource, changes in the quality of habitat for aquatic plant and animal life (leading to changes in the plant and animal communities), and to human health issues. …”
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Reverse Cast Metallic Core Based on the Original Prosthetic Crown by Eliana de Souza Bastos Mazuqueli Pereira, Fernando Accetturi, Rachel Gomes Eleutério, Daniela Vieira Buchaim, Rogério Leone Buchaim, Juliana Trindade Clemente-Napimoga

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Caring for Form: Ali Smith and Contemporary Refugee Life-Writing by Miriam Nandi

“…Drawing on Caroline Levine’s social formalism, the article investigates the interplay between political and aesthetic forms. In this collision of forms, “The Detainee’s Tale” unmasks and contests the inhumane side of the British asylum system, but it also carefully gestures towards possible ethical alternatives. …”
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