Does TikTok Addiction exist? A qualitative study by Pasquale Caponnetto, Ines Lanzafame, Graziella Chiara Prezzavento, Abdulnaser Fakhrou, Vittorio Lenzo, Alberto Sardella, Mahmoud Ali Moussa, Maria C. Quattropani

“…Despite its addictive potential, participants acknowledged positive aspects of TikTok, such as its capacity to disseminate cultural, educational, and artistic content. However, negative effects, including procrastination, attention deficits, and exposure to harmful content, were also noted…”
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The Relevance of the Practice of Ifá Divination in Ola Rotimi’s The Gods are not to Blame by Olusegun Olu-Osayomi, Babatunde Adebua

“…Finally, while recognizing the enduring popularity and artistic forte of Rotimi’s magnum opus, the paper broadens spasmodically our perception of the pervasiveness and practical relevance of the practice of Ifá divination as means for rectifying evil destiny, regulating what the future holds and resolving problems of existence in Yorùbá culture and metaphysics. …”
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La hantise du précédent en photographie. Généalogies médiumniques et formes de revenances dans la photographie industrielle by Pierre LANNOY

“…To give an artistic dimension to his photographs, the photographer needs to build and hold a personal look at the world. …”
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Transferring Transnationally, Transforming Locally, Imagining Transnationally: The Transference of Interwar Poland’s Popular Culture to Israel and Its Rediscovery in the Last Decad... by Marcos Silber

“…The author analyzes various levels and forms of cultural transfer, considering the roles of artistic communities and audiences, individual initiatives and institutional infrastructure, and social and economic factors. …”
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THE MOTHER GOOSE PIANO SUITE - AN AESTHETIC PARADIGM OF RAVEL’S MUSIC by Attila FODOR

“… The Mother Goose suite is not only one of Ravel’s most beloved works, but also a paradigmatic manifestation of his artistic thought. Composed in his impressionistic period, these musical tales reflect the composer’s dialog with several contemporary trends, like symbolism, neoclassicism or futurism, trends manifested as distinct periods of his output. …”
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On the History of Creation of the Atlas of Tibetan Medicine (17th century): source aspects by Yumzhana Zh. Zhabon

“…The pictorial material and thematic range of the Atlas of Tibetan Medicine are not limited to medical sphere; its artistic and aesthetic aspects require further study. …”
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Mercados culturais no Brasil: o BNDES e o financiamento das empresas culturais brasileiras by Elder P. Maia Alves

“…Throughout the expansion of household expenditure on goods, services and cultural activities, especially between 2004 and 2014, the Brazilian Development Bank extended its actions, services, financial products for cultural undertakings, plotting this way to a branched financial and institutional network that directly involves those Brazilian companies in the cultural sector operating in certain chains of creation, production, distribution and commercialization of artistic and cultural, digital and entertainment activities, notably in the context of audiovisual, editorial and property segment. …”
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GEO GOIDACI. THE FUSION OF THE ARTS: SCULPTURE AND MUSIC; GRAPHIC, PHOTO AND DIGITAL ART - INTERVIEW - by Gabriela Coca

“…He became part of the Union of Professional Artists in 1981. He lives in Germany since 1984, in Munich, where he is a sculptor, freelance artist and professor. …”
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Definicja piękna w XII wieku a architektoniczna ekspozycja ołtarza w epoce gotyckiej by Mirosław Bogdan

“…With the definition of artistic types of beauty, a lot of attention is applied to the separation and coexistence of spiritual and corporeal beauty. …”
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“Wairon and Waimansusu”: War Boat and Trade Boat of The Biak People in Papua-Indonesia by Rumbekwan Albert, Sulistiyono Singgih Tri, Rochwulaningsih Yety, Susilowati Endang, Ali Ismail, Masruroh Noor Naelil

“…For the Biak Tribe, the Wairon and Waimansusu boats are not only functional, but also have artistic and symbolic value in the maritime history of the eastern region of the archipelago. …”
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Мотив искушений в драме Флобера «Искушение святого Антония» by Galina Modina

“…The drama can be read as the history of forming the creative individuality of Flaubert, with the temptation being a perquisite for self-knowledge of the Artist.…”
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Pekić's paradoxology and Serbian identity by Stanojević Dobrivoje Ž.

“…The research into Pekić's poetics of paradoxicality when dealing with the topic of Serbian identity is based on methods of interpretation that can reach the artistic and cultural meaning of the writer's civilizational insights. …”
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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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Pamela J. Olubunmi Smith’s Translation Style in The Freedom Fight and Treasury of Childhood Memories by Tolulope Ibikunle

“…Since the translation of literary work is also a form of adaptation and not pure language translation, attention will be placed on Smith's artistic prowess and translation techniques by analyzing two of her translated works. …”
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Digital technologies in music education. Using Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) with Project-Based Learning (PBL) by María Elena Cuenca-Rodríguez, Ignacio Pascual-Moltó, Raquel Pastor-Prada

“…The objective is to show how BandLab and Walk Band can contribute to the development of musical, artistic and digital proficiency in students as well as create collaborative learning communities. …”
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Acting Styles, Nuances and Linguistic Aesthetics: A Case Study of Ibrahim Chatta in Yoruba Films by Adejoke Adetoun Fadirepo, Adeyemi Oluwadamilare Oresanya

“… Acting style is the artistic feature and ingenuity of the actor exhibited over a long period of time acting in films. …”
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Livourne, ville de la diversité : un concours d’idées pour l’aménagement d’une zone portuaire by Simona Corradini, Francesca Morucci, Francesca Pichi

“…This led to the association organising a competition for the best artistic ideas for the development of a port area through the installation of a work of art in the port of Livorno. …”
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Le jardin alpino-japonais Les Roches Fleuries, un proto-manifeste in situ du mouvement de réforme belge Le Nouveau Jardin Pittoresque ? by Ursula Wieser Benedetti

“…Apart from a few articles from the period and a study published in a local historical journal, this garden, which was a botanical and artistic reference in Belgium and beyond until the 1930s, gradually fell into oblivion. …”
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Epistemic Roots, Universal Routes and Ontological Roofs of African “Ritual Archives”: Disciplinary Formations in African Thought by Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju

“…I reproduce and identify a number of these artistic forms and briefly elaborate on their aesthetic force and ideational power, clarifying the theoretical formations in which they are embedded and exploring the insights they could contribute to theory beyond their originating cultures. …”
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