The spreader is worked laterally (side to side, hence the term “lateral condensation” for this procedure) to compact the Gutta-percha that’s already been placed up against the walls of the canal. An “accessory point” (a Gutta-percha point smaller than the master point) is then dipped ...
Harry Brignull coined the term “dark patterns” in 2010. Dark patterns existed in the physical world long before the Internet came along, but the Internet has made dark patterns so much more powerful, Although you may not have heard the term before, you've surely seen countless examples of...
In the Sasanian and early Islamic period, the term “Dehqân” was used for minor landowners directly involved in agriculture, who was the manager of local affairs on the village scale, and whom peasants were forced to obey. Later, the term “Kadkhoda” replaced this word. In 1976, the...
The paper is organised as follows. The next section introduces the conceptual framework used in the paper, including a discussion of what is considered under the umbrella of emerging technologies and the plastic materials value chain. Section 3 details how the literature review was conducted. Section...
An elevator pitch is a memorable, succinct summary of who you are, what you do, what you want to do, or what you sell. Sometimes called an elevator speech, an elevator pitch can be about you, your company, your product, or your personal brand. The term elevator pitch comes from the ...
Hansel Moore's home office "wasn't cutting it" — so he found another place to be creative. By Amanda Breen Living How the Sleep Industry Has 'Awakened' The flourishing science of snooze is inspiring a variety of businesses, bringing potential perks for everyone. ...
24. A suggested remedy is to take a break from the task and spend time in natural environments22. Attention restoration theory (ART)6,23is one theory that provides an explanation for this effect. It proposes that nature, which is full of intriguing stimuli, grabs attention in a bottom-up ...
Nicolas Aguzin is to leave his role as chief executive of Hong Kong’s stock market operator HKEX at the end of a three-year term during which the exchange has struggled to maintain its status as an important global destination for listings. Aguzin, a former JPMorgan banker known as “Gucho...
Thus, the move to forced WFH conditions during the pandemic and any associated emotional burden (see Zapf, 2002) could profoundly impact well-being perceptions. In addition to affective well-being, Duffy et al. (2016) refer to the importance of developing work experiences that are “personally...
According to Van Asselt et al., 2017, the term ‘crisis’ is defined as “an urgent, dynamic situation that is rapidly changing with unpredictable outcomes, poorly understood, and has an impact on society and politics.” Crises are considered negative changes in security, economic, political, ...