Academic Articles & Research Papers

Decolonising cinematography education: experimenting with lighting ratios and textures for Black and Asian skin tones

Cinematographers are trained to control and measure the relative difference in brightness between two parts of a scene, or a face, for expressive purposes. Painting is often referred to for inspiration as practitioners learn to compose and ...

The use of tear ferning test in cats for evaluation of ocular surface

Abstract Background The tear film is a trilaminar fluid composed mainly of lipids, electrolytes, proteins and water. It is responsible for lubrication, nutrition and protection against microbial and toxic agents. Disruption of any these com...

Organic Waste Bio-Based Materials for 3D Extrusion

This study explores bioplastics fabrication based on alginate polymer with added glycerine as a plasticizer, creating flexibility, and organic waste was used as a filler avoiding shrinkage. Exploratory, observational and experimental, Lit...

Development and validation of the Customer Engagement Orientation scale: Assessing firms’ customer engagement orientation and its impact on performance

Objective: The article aims to develop and validate a new scale – Customer Engagement Orientation (CENOR) – to measure a firm’s customer engagement orientation and to provide evidence of its impact on firm performance. Although customer eng...

Fashion Concept as Culturally Projected Within Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) Beauty Pageant in Ghana

The orientation toward continuous change can be found in the modern society through beauty pageants. Fashion is one of the most visible media of change which is reflected in aesthetics, politics, economics, cultural and social life. The Gha...

An interdisciplinary team communication framework and its application to healthcare 'e-teams' systems design

Abstract Background There are few studies that examine the processes that interdisciplinary teams engage in and how we can design health information systems (HIS) to support those team processes. This was an exploratory study with two purpo...

Key driver of textile and apparel industry management: fashion brand ESG and brand reputation

The aim of this study was to develop and validate multidimensional criteria that can be used to evaluate fashion brand ESG management. This research used both qualitative and quantitative research methods to derive multi-dimensional and wid...

The Aesthetic Characteristics of the Trompe L'oeil Art in Fashion Design

The purpose of this study is to make a contribution to the development of creative fashion culture through the expansion of creative fields in the fashion design area and also the combination of fashion and art techniques, by classifying th...

RETHINKING PROCESSES: THE UPCYCLING METHOD FOR SUSTAINABLE APPAREL

The concepts of sustainability highlight the importance of socio-environmental responsibility, and fashion companies have been adopting more conscious production models to reduce environmental impact. In this context, upcycling has gained p...

A Qualitative Study of Preventive Behaviors Among Patients Considered at High Risk of Lower Limb Lymphedema After Gynecological Cancer Surgery Using the Theoretical Domains Framework.

Geriatric Patients' Experiences with Dietary Patterns and Medication Behaviours in Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Exploration.

Women’s perception about the discovery of breast cancer amid the covid-19 pandemic

Background Breast cancer is considered a health problem at a worldwide level. In Brazil, the South and Southeast regions have the highest mortality rates. Understanding how they dealt with the diagnostic of a stigmatized disease amid the CO...

Commercialism in Medical Education in Low- and Middle-Income Countries through a Neo-colonial Lens: A Qualitative Evidence Meta-synthesis (2015-2025).

Nurses' experiences of expanded responsibilities, independent decision-making and action in specialized outpatient palliative care: a qualitative interview study.

Immigrant parents' perspectives on healthy growth in children: a qualitative study.

Facilitators and barriers to the early implementation of speaking valves in intensive care: a qualitative study using normalisation process theory.

Barriers to and facilitators of gestational diabetes mellitus service utilization in Kenya: a qualitative analysis of women's and healthcare workers' perspectives.

Awareness as a path to inner strength: a qualitative study on women living with heart failure.

Co-Designing Alongside Midwifery Units to Promote Maternal Health Equity: A Qualitative Study with Black Pregnant Individuals Receiving Prenatal Care in a Safety-Net Hospital Setting.

Understanding How Information Sources Shape Perceptions of HIV Among Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) in Tajikistan: A Qualitative Study.