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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Human qualities"”.
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The acquisition of essential characteristics required for a contemporary graphic design career
… – or more profoundly, the essential human qualities -‐ required for a contemporary graphic design career through which the quality of life for all will be enhanced. The study is a participatory action research study involving the second and third year graphic design students at …
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Power to the people : a framework for enhancing environmental stewardship through community design
… and other environmentally-related threats to humankind. Currently, the negative impacts of these actions are most commonly addressed through "green" design strategies that utilize largely technological solutions to increase the resource efficiency of the built environment. However, "green" …
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Morphisms.
… consists of works that address the projection of human qualities on domesticated animals and the projection of animal qualities onto mythological deities. Discussion also includes the process involved in creating the artwork as well as artistic influences in technical concepts.</p>
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Who serves our public servants? : centering core administration in government 2.0
… to stability and dignity? By recognizing the human qualities of digital transformation, this thesis advocates for digital governance that better engages the administrators, public workers, and 'middle management' who remain core to government operations beneath the veil of digital …
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Thomas Jefferson: Life lines
… The material presented focuses on the intimate, human qualities of the man. The musical treatment of this material illuminates and amplifies different aspects of the inner Jefferson. The music is as diverse and varied as Jefferson's interests. The style, tone and form of the music are directly …
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Relational learning for a sustainable future: An eco -spiritual model
… challenges as we enter the new millennium as human choices and practices have repeatedly led to environmental degradation. Increasingly there are individuals and groups seeking to address this environmental crisis and move toward more sustainable patterns of living. But in order to make …
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Design and implementation of a projection seeking robot
… the projection surface was designed to mimic human qualities, with an abstract head, neck, and organic body. This thesis encompasses the design and documentation of the physical robot, as well as the design and programming of one series of interactions that could be performed by this robot. …
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Making decisions in mental healthcare : a phenomenological study
… causal theories, the embodied, interpersonal and human qualities of decisions should be recognised. Theoretical models are needed, within which notions of freewill and autonomy are understood and promoted. I highlight the value of phenomenological methods in understanding the complex, often …
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They Knew Full Well
… remains plausible because of the very</p> <p>human tendencies of its characters as well as the factually-based descriptions in its setting. As</p> <p>the story progresses, it becomes clear that accommodating for an overwhelming number of</p> <p>people ultimately requires the sacrifices of …
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The walking Buddha: the premier image of Sukhothai classicism
… art. Walking would have emphasized the Buddha's human qualities at the expense of his supernatural and royal character. Since Indian art is the primary source of religious models for Southeast Asia, the conception of such an image must be examined in light of the prevailing politico-religious …
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Finding the ‘human’ in the ‘posthuman’: The representation of the technologically enhanced posthuman in Young Adult fiction
… become an increasingly significant element of humans’ lives in recent years, and it continues to shape them in ways hitherto only imaginable in science-fiction. Moving beyond humanism, the human/technology relationship has caused the question of what it means to be human to be considered …
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Medical Vulnerability in Natural Disasters: The Ethics of Responsibility and Response
… workers often exhibit some of the most noble of human qualities, including concern for others, generosity, dedication, and even bravery in the face of extreme circumstances. Perhaps because of our admiration, disaster relief activities have largely escaped the scrutiny of bioethics; there are …
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Com-post-humanism: implications for foundation phase environmental education in South Africa
… 1 in the Foundation Phase in South Africa), posthuman frameworks are mostly used without explicitly making the connection to issues of climate change and environmental education/sustainability education. Within the context of the Anthropocene where natural and human forces are visibly entangled, …
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Neugotik in Aachen - die Werkstatt Götting
… by the "Kulturkampf" but present a wide range of human qualities and Christian values. In contrast, the heavy and monumental Cologne statues evoke a different impression: Their expression seems to be limited to pathos and magnitude, which stress the Catholic Church´s pretensions of power and …
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Evidence of Language Prerequisites in Pan: Orofacial-Motor and Breath Control in Chimpanzees and Bonobos
<p>Human spoken language requires the concomitant utilization of numerous cognitive and motor skills. Two particularly relevant skills are orofacial-motor control (OFM), the ability to purposefully move one’s facial muscles, and breath control (BC), subglottal air pressure that fuels sound …
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How teens learn teamwork: agentic and constructive peer processes
… their shared features. Youth acknowledging the human qualities of their peers was a pivotal motivation for accommodating and accepting in the Peers-as-People learning episodes. This allowed youth to restrain judgment and collaborate successfully with peers. For the Peers-as-Exemplars category, …
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Auf der Suche nach dem verlorenen Subjekt : der Stellenwert des Ästhetischen im Kontext der Geschichtsphilosophie der kritischen Theorie
… attributes which are otherwise solely so-called human qualities. A closer look, however, reveals that those features transposed onto the works of art represent, for Adorno exactly that which the subject of enlightenment – that is, the Self – has lost or is lacking. This leads on to the …
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Centering Primary Health Care (PHC) Nurses' experiences in their practice of policy implementation - TB diagnostic policy reform in the Western Cape, South Africa
… to which software issues - particularly the human qualities of the system – mediates policy implementation. It centres the experiences of frontline workers in local implementation contexts as imperative because of frontline workers’ have discretionary power and influence in their practice. …