Against utilitarianism in animal testing law by Eva Bernet Kempers

“…In this article, I will critique this ‘standard algorithm’ of animal testing law, arguing that it undermines the implementation of the 3R-principles. Exploring non-utilitarian ways of thinking about animals in a laboratory setting based on ‘the animal turn’, the article proposes some recommendations for how to think differently about lab animals, providing a starting point to a multi-dimensional legal approach to the use of animals for scientific purposes.  …”
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Synderesis vs. Consequentialism and Utilitarianism in Workplace Bullying Prevention by Jolita Vveinhardt, Mykolas Deikus

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ABO-incompatible liver transplantation – exploring utilitarian solutions to restricted access and organ shortages: A single-centre experience from Johannesburg, South Africa by E U Wessels, J Loveland, H Maher, P Gaylard, B Bobat, A D Mahomed, D Parbhoo, M R Beretta, C Hajinicolaou, P Walabh, S Berkenfeld, D Demopoulos, S Rambarran, B Ströbele, F van der Schyff, J Fabian, L Brannigan

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Using AI chatbots (e.g., CHATGPT) in seeking health-related information online: The case of a common ailment by Pouyan Esmaeilzadeh, Mahed Maddah, Tala Mirzaei

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An Analysis of the Hierarchy of Goals that Guides the Consumer’s Decision to Attend Shopping Malls: a Contrast Between Men and Women by Silvana Taschek Hastreiter, Renato Zancan Marchetti

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Indonesian E-Commerce: Examining E-CRM, Browsing, Satisfaction and Loyalty by Suyanto Suyanto, Widarto Rachbini, Harimurti Wulandjani, Aully Grashinta, Emi Rahmawati

Subjects: “…Electronic Customer Relationship Management, Hedonic Browsing, Utilitarian Browsing, e-Satisfaction, e-Loyalty, Online Shopping…”
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Indonesia's Land Bank Authority: Aligning with Agrarian Law or Facilitating Land Grabbing? by Nur Hidayani Alimuddin, Dyah Ayu Widowati, Riezka Eka Mayasari, Rizki Febrisari, Jusafri Jusafri

“…The study's novelty lies in its focus on assessing the compatibility of land bank policies with Indonesia's agrarian legal framework through the lens of legal utilitarianism. By employing normative research methods, including theoretical and regulatory analysis, the study identifies significant legal flaws in both the legislative process and the content of the regulations. …”
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The Instrumentalization of Metaphors in the Management Field: Reflections from the use of the Book “The Art of War” on Business by Luiz Gustavo Lara, Fabio Vizeu, Elizeu Barroso Alves

“…From a hermeneutic-critical perspective, we argue that the use of metaphors in managerial literature sometimes reflects a utilitarian and anachronistic distortion of the contexts originating in metaphorical symbolic forms. …”
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EVALUATION OF INDONESIAN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FOR THE NINTH GRADERS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL “THINK GLOBALLY ACT LOCALLY” FROM EFL TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES by Sri Handayani, Bambang Suwarno, I Wayan Dharmayana

“… The purpose of the study was  to investigate the EFL teachers’ perceptions concerning the textbook of “Think Globally Act Locally” on these criteria: (1) physical and utilitarian attributes, (2) efficient outlay of objectives and supplementary material, (3) learning- teaching content, (4) language skills and aspects. …”
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Late Neolithic tethering or trapping stones from Bargat el-Shab (Western Desert of Egypt). Function and meaning by Przemysław Bobrowski, Maciej Jórdeczka

“…Discovered in a variety of contexts, these originally utilitarian items with multiple functions occasionally gained importance in rituals performed by Middle Holocene pastoral communities. …”
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L’utilisation des tournures antiques et bibliques dans Salammbô by Walid Ezzine

“…Flaubert’s use of documents, including ancient ones, is not merely utilitarian, but the style of these works have influenced Flaubert’s writing of Salammbô. …”
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Sortir du nihilisme : Nietzsche, Mill et l’individualité comme clé de transformation morale et civilisationnelle by Camille Dejardin

“… Nietzsche’s criticism of the masses could have looked hackneyed at the end of the XIXth century, had it not the originality of moving onto psychological and biological levels what others previously elaborated only at a social scale: a "herd instinct" explaining both the lack of social cohesion and the loss of possible individual affirmation in democratic and egalitarian ages. As he sees the utilitarian promotion of happiness and empathy as part of the problem, he fiercely condemns John Stewart Mill’s philosophy – as he understands it. …”
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Repurchase Intention Conditioned to Economic Confidence in Main Street Retail Districts by Eliane Tanabe Deliberali, Marcelo Moll Brandão, Flávio Santino Bizarrias

“…Consumer assessments can be adjusted to economic confidence, leading to more utilitarian values or decreasing the hedonic value of buying experiences. …”
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Géohistoire environnementale : contours sémantiques et conceptuels. Discussions sur les héritages et patrimoines reconnus aux zones humides fluviales by Delphine Gramond

“…The recent strategies of management of wetlands, aiming to maintenance or to the reconquest of these ecosystems, focus on the ecosystemic functions - translated into terms of ecosystems services according to the Millenium Ecosystem Assesment conceptual Framework - on the one hand, and by underlining more and more strongly on the other hand the values, in particular the heritage values, that we can recognize to them; this approach, broadly utilitarian, asks the question of the natural environment readjustement potentiality and de facto requires to interpret their(s) “trajectories” put rhythm into by biophysics and humans dynamics, which have temporalities and spatialities quite complex and intricate. …”
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En forêt domaniale du Flamand by Yogan Muller

“…After demonstrating the existence of a “geohistorical” link between Flandre, Médoc and the notion of the landscape, we reflect on the interlocking utilitarian and iconic dimensions of the forest through its emblematic maritime pine by using our photographs. …”
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Theranos: the Ethics of Innovation and Deception in Healthcare Technology by Edgar Manuel Cambaza

“…Utilizing a multi-faceted ethical analysis—incorporating utilitarian, deontological, virtue ethics, and rights-based perspectives—this study explores the failures of corporate leadership in adhering to professional and ethical obligations. …”
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Motivators for using on-demand vehicle sharing services in Brazil by Fábio Violin

“…The five major regions of Brazil were considered in this research, totaling 2150 interviews, indicating the existence of fourteen motivators for use involving the economic, social, environmental, and technological dimensions, however, only six variables comprise the structuring nucleus of demand and are based on an element of economic order (Reduced Tariff), one of a socioeconomic nature (Expectation of Benefits) and four technological drivers (Technological Availability, Convenience of Time and Boarding in addition to Data Security), which figure as utilitarian indicators, corroborating the results of international studies and contrasting those that signal hedonistic elements as relevant. …”
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Media immersion and acceptance of technologies: Exploring the influence of virtual reality, video, and photo-based presentations using the case of air taxis by Mikael Bagratuni, Jan Silberer, Patrick Planing, Patrick Müller

“…These findings highlight the usefulness of both emotional and utilitarian factors when considering technology acceptance and, therefore, the potential of VR to increase user engagement despite a lack of impact on immediate usage intention. …”
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Looking closer: the eastern gate of the Early Bronze Age fortifications on Zyndram’s Hill and its relation to ritual practices by Marcin S. Przybyła, Jan Ledwoń, Magdalena Makiel, Aleksandra Wójcik

“…Various features of this structure suggest that its function was not purely utilitarian, instead being to some extent related to ritual practices. …”
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The Older Gamer in Games Studies: Marginalised or Idealised? by Wu Huan, Guo Chen

“…These compulsory systems not only put older gamers and disabled gamers into a passive treatment-receiving position but also exclude them from a non-utilitarian style of game playing. Moreover, we recognise there are images of so-called ideal game players in current studies about older gamers and disabled gamers. …”
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