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Kinds of Beauty Terms modified by Beauty Selected AbstractsFUNCTIONAL BEAUTY: SOME APPLICATIONS, SOME WORRIES1ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY, Issue 1 2009OTÁVIO BUENO First page of article [source] Judging Life: From Beauty to Experience.CONSTELLATIONS: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRITICAL AND DEMOCRATIC THEORY, Issue 2 2000From Kant to Chaim Soutine First page of article [source] From CR-psychopaths to responsible corporations: waking up the inner Sleeping Beauty of companiesCORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, Issue 2 2006Tarja Ketola Many large companies seem to fulfil the psychiatric criteria for psychopaths in their corporate responsibility (CR) practices. Are they really incurable psychopaths, or is it possible that they could be counselled into accepting their responsibilities? CR studies have so far paid little attention to the variations in the CR emphases between different companies. This article, based on a conference paper (Ketola, 2005b), presents a CR emphasis model, pinpointing eight different approaches to corporate responsibility. Some companies do not voluntarily take any responsibilities. Companies acting like psychopaths need a Prince of Virtues to kiss awake their inner Sleeping Beauty from its 100-year irresponsibility sleep. All companies could take advantage of virtue ethics, which present the values shared by all humans, and hence exemplify the natural law (lex naturae). Counselling top managers and key individuals on their personal and professional values enables all personnel to integrate virtues into the company's CR practices. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. [source] An environment for prosperity and quality living accommodating growth in the Thames ValleyCORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, Issue 1 2004Hugh Howes The Thames Valley is seen as the powerhouse of the British economy, and one of the best performing regions in Europe. This economic base offers opportunities for expansion with the potential for it to become the knowledge capital of Europe. Business interests view the area as a highly desirable location, not only because of its markets, skills and proximity to the City and Heathrow but also because of its high quality environment. Companies, however, complain of skills shortages, traffic congestion, lack of suitable premises and housing that is affordable to the workforce. Much of the Thames Valley is either Green Belt or Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Furthermore, the availability of future water supplies, the maintenance of the quality of water in the rivers and managing flood risk are also likely to act as constraints on development in the future. How economic growth is to be achieved with minimal additional development and without detriment to the environment is the central question that is likely to dominate planning in the this region over the next few years. Is it possible to achieve more with existing resources? Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. [source] Beauty Versus Medicine: The Nonphysician Practice of Dermatologic SurgeryDERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, Issue 4 2003Harold J. Brody MD Background This investigation was initiated because of a growing concern by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery about the proliferation of nonphysicians practicing medicine and its impact on public health, safety, and welfare. Objective Prompted by an alarming rise in anecdotal reports among dermatologic surgeons, the study sought to determine whether there was a significant increase in the number of patients seeking corrective treatment due to complications from laser and light-based hair removal, subsurface laser/light rejuvenation techniques, chemical peels, microdermabrasion, injectables, and other cosmetic medical/surgical procedures performed by nonphysicians without adequate training or supervision. Methods A survey of 2,400 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery members in July 2001 and in-depth phone interviews with eight patients who experienced complications from nonphysicians performing cosmetic dermatologic surgery procedures were conducted. Results Survey data and qualitative research results attributed patient complications primarily to "nonphysician operators" such as cosmetic technicians, estheticians, and employees of medical/dental professionals who performed various invasive medical procedures outside of their scope of training or with inadequate or no physician supervision. Conclusion The results underscore the need for improved awareness, legislation, and enforcement regarding the nonphysician practice of medicine, along with further study of this issue. [source] Kant on Recognizing BeautyEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, Issue 3 2010Katalin Makkai This essay takes up the question of what this might mean and whether it can be taken seriously. It is often supposed that Kant's denials of ,objectivity' to the judgment of beauty express a rejection of realism about beauty. I suggest that Kant's thought is not to be understood in these terms,that it does not properly belong in the arena of debates about the constituents of ,reality',motivating the suggestion by first considering a pair of opposing views on the question of whether Kant can be understood to develop a real alternative to realism about beauty at all. [source] DNA methylation of Sleeping Beauty with transposition into the mouse genomeGENES TO CELLS, Issue 8 2005Chang Won Park The Sleeping Beauty transposon is a recently developed non-viral vector that can mediate insertion of transgenes into the mammalian genome. Foreign DNA elements that are introduced tend to invoke a host-defense mechanism resulting in epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation, which may induce transcriptional inactivation of mammalian genes. To assess potential epigenetic modifications associated with Sleeping Beauty transposition, we investigated the DNA methylation pattern of transgenes inserted into the mouse genome as well as genomic regions flanking the insertion sites with bisulfite-mediated genomic sequencing. Transgenic mouse lines were created with two different Sleeping Beauty transposons carrying either the Agouti or eGFP transgene. Our results showed that DNA methylation in the keratin-14 promoter and Agouti transgene were negligible. In addition, two different genomic loci flanking the Agouti insertion site exhibited patterns of DNA methylation similar to wild-type mice. In contrast, high levels of DNA methylation were observed in the eGFP transgene and its ROSA26 promoter. These results indicate that transposition via Sleeping Beauty into the mouse genome may result in a significant level of de novo DNA methylation. This may depend on a number of different factors including the cargo DNA sequence, chromosomal context of the insertion site, and/or host genetic background. [source] Sublime Hunger: A Consideration of Eating Disorders Beyond BeautyHYPATIA, Issue 4 2003Sheila Lintott In this paper, I argue that one of the most intense ways women are encouraged to enjoy sublime experiences is via attempts to control their bodies through excessive dieting. If this is so, then the societal-cultural contributions to the problem of eating disorders exceed the perpetuation of a certain beauty ideal to include the almost universal encouragement women receive to diet, coupled with the relative shortage of opportunities women are afforded to experience the sublime. [source] Truth, Beauty, and the Social Function of ArtJOURNAL OF CHINESE PHILOSOPHY, Issue 1 2004Tom Rockmore [source] Beauty as a ,visual pheromone'JOURNAL OF COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY, Issue 3 2002John Savin [source] What Leads to Romantic Attraction: Similarity, Reciprocity, Security, or Beauty?JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY, Issue 4 2009Evidence From a Speed-Dating Study ABSTRACT Years of attraction research have established several "principles" of attraction with robust evidence. However, a major limitation of previous attraction studies is that they have almost exclusively relied on well-controlled experiments, which are often criticized for lacking ecological validity. The current research was designed to examine initial attraction in a real-life setting,speed-dating. Social Relations Model analyses demonstrated that initial attraction was a function of the actor, the partner, and the unique dyadic relationship between these two. Meta-analyses showed intriguing sex differences and similarities. Self characteristics better predicted women's attraction than they did for men, whereas partner characteristics predicted men's attraction far better than they did for women. The strongest predictor of attraction for both sexes was partners' physical attractiveness. Finally, there was some support for the reciprocity principle but no evidence for the similarity principle. [source] Carotenoids in pungent and non-pungent peppers at various developmental stages grown in the field and glasshouse,JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, Issue 6 2002M Russo Abstract Carotenoids in edible portions of plants can provide health benefits to humans. How growing conditions affect levels of carotenoids in pepper fruits as they mature is not well known. Five cvs of bell pepper (Bell Captain, Melody, North Star, Ranger, Red Beauty) and five cvs of pungent-type peppers (Anaheim, Ancho, Cayenne, Pimento, Red Cherry) were grown in a glasshouse and in the field. Fruits were harvested at the green, turning (50% green) and mature red stages and analysed for levels of the carotenoids ,-cryptoxanthin, ,-carotene, ,-carotene, capsanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin and totals of these carotenoids. Levels of provitamin A: retinol equivalents (RE) were derived from levels of ,-cryptoxanthin, ,-carotene and ,-carotene. Levels of most carotenoids and RE were significantly higher in glasshouse-grown plants, and most were higher in fruits at the red stage. Fruits of Ancho type had the most ,-cryptoxanthin, ,-carotene, ,-carotene, total carotenoids and RE, while fruits of Red Cherry type had the most capsanthin and zeaxanthin, and fruits of Bell Captain had the most lutein. Interactions of the main effects variables, ie location of production (field vs glasshouse), stage of development and cultivar, indicated differences in patterns of carotenoid levels and RE. The data indicated that growing conditions influenced carotenoid levels. The more consistent and protected conditions in the glasshouse may have caused carotenoid levels to be increased, especially at the red stage. Published in 2002 for SCI by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd [source] Beauty and the Economist: The Role of Aesthetics in Economic TheoryKYKLOS INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, Issue 1 2005Cassey Lee SUMMARY The importance of aesthetic considerations is widely acknowledged in mathematics and the natural sciences. Beauty motivates mathematical and scientific discoveries and serves as a criterion for their acceptance by the scientific community. In contrast, there is little attention to beauty in the models, theorems and other objects of economic theory. This holds even though mathematics is an important tool of economic analysis. The pure theory of international trade provides useful examples to discuss the role of aesthetics in economic theory. The central feature of the discipline of economics which distinguishes it from the natural sciences and appears to explain the paucity of beauty in economics is that economic models lack generality. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Die Bedeutung ästhetischer Überlegungen ist in der Mathematik und den Naturwissenschaften aner-kannt. Schönheit motiviert mathematische und naturwissenschaftliche Entdeckungen und dient als Kriterium für deren Akzeptanz in der wissenschaftlichen Gemeinschaft. In den Modellen, Theore-men und anderen Fragestellungen der ökonomischen Theorie wird hingegen kaum auf Schönheit ge-achtet; dies, obwohl Mathematik ein wichtiges Instrument der ökonomischen Analyse ist. Die reine Theorie des internationalen Handels bietet brauchbare Beispiele, um die Rolle der Ästhetik in der ökonomischen Theorie zu diskutieren. Was die Wirtschaftswissenschaften am deutlichsten von den Naturwissenschaften unterscheidet und den Mangel an Schönheit zu erklären scheint ist die Tatsache, dass ökonomische Modelle nicht allgemeingültig sind. [source] The Quest for Beauty against the Arrogance of ArtMUSEUM INTERNATIONAL, Issue 4 2009Masahiro Hamashita Thanks to national policy incentives and the demands of consumer society, art is enjoying a peak in prosperity. However, the premium placed on artistic production today belies a lack of attention to beauty. Aesthetics , not beauty , has the stranglehold on our imaginations, illusions and representations , in one word, our phantasma. Aesthetics underpins the full range of human activity, from the investment economy to the fabrication of mass-media idols and the televised contrivance of alluring virtual realities. This article argues that art, to be meaningful, has to engage in a quest for beauty. But the further removed aesthetics are from reality, the harder it is for art to cultivate an idea of beauty. [source] The Place of authority in our Judgments of Truth, goodness and BeautyNEW BLACKFRIARS, Issue 988 2003J. C. O'Neill First page of article [source] Violence to Eternity: Death and the Displacement of Beauty, vol.RELIGIOUS STUDIES REVIEW, Issue 2 2010By Grace M. Jantzen No abstract is available for this article. [source] Reclaiming the Sacredness and the Beauty of the BodyTHE ECUMENICAL REVIEW, Issue 3 2002Children from a Church Leader's Perspective, The Sexual Abuse of Women First page of article [source] Saving Beauty: Form as the Key to Balthasar's Christology.THE HEYTHROP JOURNAL, Issue 3 2009By Veronica Donnelly No abstract is available for this article. [source] Eating Beauty: The Eucharist and the Spiritual Arts of the Middle Ages.THE HEYTHROP JOURNAL, Issue 5 2008By Ann W. Astell No abstract is available for this article. [source] The Heart of Reality: Essays on Beauty, Love, and Ethics by V.S. Soloviev.THE HEYTHROP JOURNAL, Issue 1 2007Edited, translated by Vladimir Wozniuk No abstract is available for this article. [source] A History of Human Beauty , By Arthur MarwickTHE HISTORIAN, Issue 1 2009Rebecca Sharpless No abstract is available for this article. [source] Beauty and Convenience: Architecture and Order in the New RepublicTHE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN CULTURE, Issue 3 2004Joy Sperling No abstract is available for this article. [source] ,Oh Rose, thou art sick!' Anti-individuation forces in the film American BeautyTHE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 5 2003David Hewison Abstract:, The film American Beauty is used as a vehicle to explore difficulties in the individuation process, to look at a particular aspect of couple relationships in which mourning is avoided, and to make a general comment about the relationship between film and psychological experience. The thesis of the paper is that the individuation process is both an intra-psychic experience and an inter-psychic one which relies on relationships with external figures to enable development. The adult couple relationship is taken as one of the key areas of emotional life for the individuation process and as an area that can best show up false starts, successes, or even retreats in psychological development. Using the poetry of William Blake and the work of Michael Fordham, I show a process of anti-individuation going on in the relationship between the characters of Lester and Carolyn Burnham in the film. [source] Monuments and Texts: Antiquarianism and the Beauty of AntiquityART HISTORY, Issue 4 2002Maria Grazia Lolla Maria Grazia Lolla has published articles in English and Italian on various aspects of antiquarianism, aesthetics and eighteenth,century culture, as well as on Caribbean poetry and literature. She received her PhD from the University of Cambridge, has been awarded fellowships from the British Council and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has held research fellowships at the Wesleyan University Center for the Humanities and the Huntington Library. Now at work on Rivers Unknown to Song: Antiquarian Explorations of the East and West Indies, she is an adjunct professor at New York University. From the beginning of the Renaissance antiquaries had been publishing monuments at such a pace that publishing as much as collecting or studying monuments could be counted amongst the defining features of antiquarianism. However widely and routinely practised, the publication of monuments revealed substantial divisions within the world of antiquarianism. Antiquaries were faced with the choice of either textualizing monuments , turning monuments from visual or tactile objects into reading material , or attempting to reproduce their materiality , even if the monument was a text. The paper analyses Johann Joachim Winckelmann's Monumenti antichi inediti (1767) as a significant example of the former and the discussion concerning the publication of Domesday Book that took place in the rooms of the London Society of Antiquaries in 1768 as a compelling example of the latter. Juxtaposed to one another, Monumenti antichi inediti and the projected facsimile of the Domesday Book provide mutually revealing accounts of the aesthetic and intellectual complexities of eighteenth,century antiquarian practice. Where Winckelmann patently sought to rid monuments of their materiality in an effort, perhaps, to nobilitate antiquarianism , while nevertheless keeping it in a suitably ancillary position to literature , the fellows of the Society of Antiquaries chose the facsimile as the vehicle of preservation and transmission best suited to conveying their admiration of texts as material objects, indeed, as non,representational art. As necessarily (and self,consciously) imperfect attempts to reproduce original monuments, facsimiles provide both a marker of deep scepticism about the possibility of ever really knowing the past and a precious trace of past versions of the past , of what could be seen and deemed worthy of preservation, scholarly investigation and aesthetic appreciation. [source] Ensemble Measurement of Diffusion: Novel Beauty and EvidenceCHEMPHYSCHEM, Issue 15 2009Christian Chmelik Dr. Abstract Recording the evolution of concentration profiles in nanoporous materials opens a new field of diffusion research with particle ensembles. The technique is based on the complementary application of interference microscopy and IR micro-imaging. Combining the virtues of diffusion measurements with solids and fluids, it provides information of unprecedented wealth and visual power on transport phenomena in molecular ensembles. These phenomena include the diverging uptake and release patterns for concentration-dependent diffusivities, the mechanisms of mass transfer at the fluid,solid interface and opposing tendencies in local and global concentration evolution. [source] Anhydrobiosis in tardigrades and its effects on longevity traitsJOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, Issue 3 2008S. Hengherr Abstract Living in harsh and variable environments that are prone to periodic desiccation, tardigrades exhibit remarkable tolerance against physical extremes through a state known as anhydrobiosis. To study the effect of this state on the longevity and hence the lifecycle in the taxon Tardigrada for the first time, we exposed a tardigrade species, Milnesium tardigradum, to alternating periods of drying and active feeding periods in a hydrated state. Compared with a hydrated control, the periodically dried animals showed a similar longevity, indicating that the time spent in anhydrobiosis was ignored by the internal clock. Thus, desiccation can produce a time shift in the age of tardigrades similar to the model described for rotifers that has been termed ,Sleeping Beauty'. [source] The place of beauty and the role of value in the world of artCRITICAL QUARTERLY, Issue 3 2000Alexander Nehamas First page of article [source] "We Don't Want No Haole Buttholes in Our Stories": Local Girls Reading the Baby-Sitters Club Books in Hawai,iCURRICULUM INQUIRY, Issue 4 2001Donna J. Grace This study investigates the place of popular cultural texts in the construction of the gendered and cultural subjectivities of seven eight-year-old girls growing up in Hawai,i. Within the context of weekly literature circles held over a period of four months, Grace and Lum sought to understand how these young "local" girls engaged with a book series privileging white, middle-class, mainland values, and how they located themselves within dominant ideologies related to race, culture, and gender. Using qualitative methods, the following questions were addressed: (1) In what ways did the girls identify with particular storylines, subject positions, and views of the world? (2) Were dominant messages accommodated, negotiated, or resisted? (3) What pleasures were produced and experienced in the reading? (4) How were meanings shaped and mediated by "local" culture and the reader's personal histories? The findings suggest that rather than being manipulated by the textual images of femininity, suburban living, and western notions of beauty, the girls had alternative social and cultural discourses with which to negotiate and resist them. These discourses related to notions of the family; gender relations; peer friendships and rivalry; perceptions of beauty; and cultural identity. The findings suggest the importance of local context in understanding textual readings and interpretations. [source] Novel Pretrichial Browlift Technique and Review of Methods and ComplicationsDERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, Issue 9 2009COURTNEY S. McGUIRE BS BACKGROUND The upper third of the face is integral to our perception of youth and beauty. While the eyelids anchor this facial cosmetic unit, the eyebrows and forehead are intrinsically linked to the upper eyelids, and their position and texture play an important role in creating pleasing eyes as well as conveying mood and youth. The most common browlifts are performed with endoscopic visualization. Yet, this technique requires special equipment and a prolonged learning curve. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate a novel pretrichial technique and to review different browlift methods and their potential adverse effects. METHODS Case series and review of the literature. RESULTS The pretrichial browlift results in a mild to moderate browlift with secondary smoothing of the forehead topography. Aside from bruising and swelling, it results in minimal adverse effects. Other techniques are also effective but may create a larger scar such as a direct browlift, may be more difficult in terms of approach such as the browpexy, or require endoscopes. CONCLUSION Browlifts are an important procedure in rejuvenating the upper third of the face and improving the overall facial aesthetic appearance. The pretrichial browlift is a less invasive open technique that is safe and effective for the appropriate patient. [source] Relevance of Cosmeceuticals to the Dermatologic SurgeonDERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, Issue 2005Harold J. Brody MD Background. The dermatologic surgeon is the dermatologist with special expertise in the surgical care of the health and beauty of the skin. Objectives, Methods, Results. There is no better arena for the use of topical regimens to preserve skin quality than in the time interval devoted to before and after care with respect to surgical procedures. Conclusion. Many of these regimens can be tailor devised with topical drugs and cosmeceuticals together in proper balance in the patient's best interest for affordable health care. HAROLD J. BRODY, MD, HAS INDICATED NO SIGNIFICANT INTEREST WITH COMMERCIAL SUPPORTERS. [source] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||