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Publication date: 1 October 2003

Anna Bellini and Selçuk Güçeri

Layered manufacturing is an evolution of rapid prototyping (RP) techniques where the part is built in layers. While most of the previous applications focused on building…

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Layered manufacturing is an evolution of rapid prototyping (RP) techniques where the part is built in layers. While most of the previous applications focused on building “prototypes”, recent developments in this field enabled some of the prototyping methods to achieve an agile fabrication technology to produce the final product directly. A shift from prototyping to manufacturing of the final product necessitates broadening of the material choice, improvement of the surface quality, dimensional stability, and achieving the necessary mechanical properties to meet the performance criteria. The current study is part of an ongoing project to adapt fused deposition modeling to fabrication of ceramic and multi‐functional components. This paper presents a methodology of the mechanical characterization of products fabricated using fused deposition modeling.

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Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 9 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2546

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Publication date: 14 May 2024

Emanuele Bellini and Anna Maria Tammaro

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Digital Library Perspectives, vol. 40 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2059-5816

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Publication date: 1 September 2005

Anna Bellini, Lauren Shor and Selcuk I. Guceri

To shift from rapid prototyping (RP) to agile fabrication by broadening the material selection, e.g. using ceramics, hence improving the properties (e.g. mechanical properties) of…

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Purpose

To shift from rapid prototyping (RP) to agile fabrication by broadening the material selection, e.g. using ceramics, hence improving the properties (e.g. mechanical properties) of fused deposition modeling (FDM) products.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper presents the development of a novel extrusion system, based on the FDM technology. The new set‐up, consisting of a mini‐extruder mounted on a high‐precision positioning system, is fed with bulk material in granulated form, instead that with the more common filament.

Findings

Previous research showed that the applications of new materials with specific characteristics in a commercial FDM system are limited by the use of intermediate precursors, i.e. a filament. The new design described in this paper overcomes the problem thanks to the new feeding system.

Research limitations/implications

The work presented in this paper is only the starting point for further development. The new system design was tested and encouraging improvements of the final product were achieved. However, several parameters, e.g. size of the feeding granules, still need to be optimized.

Practical implications

This configuration opens up opportunities for the use of wider range of materials, making the FDM to become a viable alternative manufacturing process for specialty products.

Originality/value

The mini‐extruder deposition system developed in this study exploits the advantages of the RP technologies: ability to shorten the product design and development time; suitability for automation; and ability to build many geometrically complex shapes. Hence, applying the described technology, it will be possible to manufacture customer‐driven product with important cost and time (from design to final product) savings.

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Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 11 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2546

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Publication date: 25 January 2022

Namita Roy and Ulrike Gretzel

Luxury has received attention from tourism researchers as an important element of the gastronomic tourism experience. With recent research suggesting food and wine tourism being…

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Luxury has received attention from tourism researchers as an important element of the gastronomic tourism experience. With recent research suggesting food and wine tourism being connected to luxury, it is important to explore how gastronomic tourism experiences are marketed to create such perceptions and feelings of luxury. This chapter aims to understand marketing strategies that support luxury gastronomic tourism experiences. In contrast to the definition of luxury as a performance or a value, this research conceptualises luxury as an affect which is sensed and felt in gastronomic tourism experiences. How this conceptualisation translates into marketing practice is explored for a particular gastronomic region. An in-depth analysis of the website of a destination marketing organisation in the Hunter Valley gastronomic region of Australia shows that the gastronomic tourism experience is marketed as bucolic luxury using marketing strategies of connection, congregation and repetition, all of which channel and maintain the affect of bucolic luxury. The chapter contributes to the literature on luxury marketing in the tourism context by identifying marketing strategies that can augment the affect of luxury for the gastronomy tourist.

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The Emerald Handbook of Luxury Management for Hospitality and Tourism
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-83982-901-7

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Publication date: 14 May 2024

Anna Maria Tammaro

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Digital Library Perspectives, vol. 40 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2059-5816

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Publication date: 12 September 2024

Cristina Maxim

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International Journal of Tourism Cities, vol. 10 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2056-5607

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Publication date: 17 August 2015

Anna Maria Colavitti and Alessia Usai

Literature on cultural districts has repeatedly pointed out the role of place branding as a tool to upgrade the image of urban environment as an indicator of meaning and…

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Literature on cultural districts has repeatedly pointed out the role of place branding as a tool to upgrade the image of urban environment as an indicator of meaning and significance. Throughout the case of UNESCO’s mining heritage district in Sardinia (Italy), the purpose of this paper is to investigate on the role that Place Branding Organizations (PBOs) has and/or may have in the construction of coherent images for landscape and cultural heritage in the design of “sustainable” cultural districts in connection with local authorities’ agenda. At this purpose, the authors propose an operative definition of “partnership building strategy” and a new analytic framework to evaluate PBO’s activity within place branding theory.

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Considering what recently expressed by UNESCO about the integration between spatial and cultural planning, the authors focus the research on cultural heritage districts protected by this organization. Starting from the definition of strategy proposed by Anholt (2011) and the participation-based approach outlined by Hankinson (2010), the authors propose a new analytic framework to evaluate PBO’s activity and the authors try to apply it to the experience of mining heritage in Sardinia (Italy), comparing the activity of local PBOs (the Consortium for the UNESCO’s Sardinian Geo-mining Park and the Local Tourism System) with the Development Plan of the Carbonia-Iglesias Province. In the final part of the work, the authors discuss the outcomes of the comparative analysis in terms of partnership building strategy and its influence on cultural heritage district design.

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The experience of the Sardinia district proves that partnership building strategy has a relevant role both in place branding and cultural heritage district design but it is not sufficient to make this letter really functioning. It confirms also that a place brand can survive to political regime changes on a periodic basis only if the PBO establishes an appropriate institutional framework for the creation of a cooperative network that can take the branding process forward. The research finding about place branding of UNESCO’s mining heritage sites, outline the demand for a new and more integrated approach in the district design, inspired to the geographic studies on “cultural basin.”

Research limitations/implications

The analytical framework which the authors provide on the basis of a new operative definition of partnership strategy building, has proved to be a useful tool to assess PBO’s activity but, despite this, it represents only a partial result because the theoretical model of the relationships between PBOs, local and supra-local actors requires further developments to describe the effective type and nature of this links.

Practical implications

The research finding about place branding of UNESCO’s mining heritage sites, outline the demand for a new and more integrated approach in the district design, inspired to the geographic studies on “cultural basin.” To achieve a real sustainable development and a shared enhancement of identity and landscape, the authors propose as a possible solution the abandonment of administrative boundaries in cultural planning through a correspondence between cultural district and historic region, this latter defined according to the methods and tools developed by the geographical sciences for the “cultural basin.” At this scope the authors propose a new methodological framework which takes the participation-based place branding into the “cultural heritage chain” for the district design, setting a future research agenda.

Originality/value

The authors propose an operative definition of “partnership building strategy” for the participation-based approach outlined by Hankinson (2010) and, on this base, the authors test a new analytic framework to evaluate PBOs’ activity which combines the traditional activities of promotion and marketing with PBOs’ partnership strategies. Finally, the authors propose a methodological frame which brings the participation-based place branding into the “cultural heritage chain” setting a future research agenda in cultural heritage district’s design.

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Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, vol. 5 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2044-1266

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Publication date: 28 June 2024

Subaveerapandiyan A., Abid Fakhre Alam, Sujin Butdisuwan, Amreen Taj and Sanjay Kataria

This study aims to assess the awareness, interest, and challenges faced by Librarians in Thailand regarding Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and the Metaverse…

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This study aims to assess the awareness, interest, and challenges faced by Librarians in Thailand regarding Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and the Metaverse. Specifically, it investigates librarians' current proficiency levels, interests, perceptions of future impacts, and ethical considerations associated with these emerging technologies in the context of Library and Information Science (LIS).

Design/methodology/approach

A quantitative survey approach was employed, utilising a structured questionnaire distributed to Thai librarians across various library types. The questionnaire aligned with the study objectives and incorporated Likert-scale and multiple-choice questions. The analysis involved descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS version 29.

Findings

The study reveals varying levels of awareness and competence among librarians in AR, VR, and the Metaverse technologies. While interest levels are high across various aspects of these technologies within LIS, challenges such as cost, expertise, ethics, and infrastructure hinder their integration into library services. Respondents anticipate a moderate to significant impact of the Metaverse on future library services, with concerns and optimism regarding ethical implications and innovative opportunities.

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This study contributes to understanding the landscape of emerging technologies within library settings in Thailand, shedding light on librarians' awareness, interest, challenges, and ethical perspectives. The findings underscore the importance of targeted training programmes and strategic planning to facilitate the effective integration of AR, VR, and Metaverse technologies into library services, ensuring ethical considerations are prioritised alongside innovation.

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Digital Library Perspectives, vol. 40 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2059-5816

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Publication date: 3 June 2022

Massimo Ciambotti, Federica Palazzi and Francesca Sgrò

This paper aims to investigate the link between accounting, religion and art to understand the managerial approach of the Confraternity of Corpus Domini of Urbino and the…

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This paper aims to investigate the link between accounting, religion and art to understand the managerial approach of the Confraternity of Corpus Domini of Urbino and the phenomenon of art commissioning between 1465 and 1513.

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This study is based on the interpretive historical method used to understand, through accounting, the managerial role of confraternities within the economic activity of art commissioning. To this purpose, the present analysis is based on a primary source, represented by the book of revenues and expenses, named B1 (1465–1513).

Findings

The analysis has provided evidence of the role of Urbino’s Confraternity in supporting art commissioning and its capacity to invest significant resources in favor of the social, religious and institutional environment of the time. Results show the connection between Urbino’s Confraternity and painters based on their commissioning agreements, the relation between painters and the Ducal Court and, finally, the role of the Duke of Urbino in funding the Confraternity’s initiatives for painters. Thus, this study highlights the major role played by Urbino’s Confraternity in art commissioning, an instrumental part of the Confraternity’s mission.

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This paper presents a unique case study that brings out the managerial approach in art commissioning through accounting documents which make activities and links visible.

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Journal of Management History, vol. 29 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1751-1348

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Publication date: 1 March 2000

William Baker

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Reference Reviews, vol. 14 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0950-4125

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