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Marketing implications of traditional and ICT-mediated leisure activities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This study investigates the role of traditional and information and communication technology (ICT)-mediated leisure activities in consumer behaviour.
Lee, R.Y., Murphy, J., Zorn, S.F.
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Wine Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Legitimacy and Green Innovation

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decentring leisure: rethinking leisure theory [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Leisure Research, 2016
Leisure studies is like an old clock that stops ticking from time to time and needs to be shaken to get it working once again, and if that does not do the trick, opened up and disassembled, its gea...
openaire   +1 more source

The psychological benefits of participation in leisure pursuits for adolescents [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper looks to better understand the effects leisure has on adolescents. Leisure is an important past time for adolescents since they have so much free time to pursue activities.
McKay, Caitlyn
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Climate Change Mitigation in the Dairy Sector: Uncovering Heterogeneity Through Eco‐Efficiency Clubs

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Combining climate change goals with economic targets is crucial for the dairy sector, which is a significant contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. In this paper, we assess economic and climate change implications of dairy production with panel data of Irish dairy farms from 2013 to 2021.
Doris Läpple   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Without leisure … ‘it wouldn’t be much of a life’: The meaning of leisure for people with mental health problems living in the community [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Previous research has explored the occupational engagement of people with mental health problems. This study set out to establish the meaning and value of leisure for people with enduring mental health problems living in the community.
Craik, C, Pieris, Y
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Prevalence and characteristics of tinnitus after leisure noise exposure in young adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The main goal of this study was to assess the prevalence and characteristics of tinnitus among students after exposure to leisure noise. In addition, the effects of tinnitus on otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) in participants suffering from chronic tinnitus ...
Corthals, Paul   +3 more
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Context Awareness and Human–Robot Interaction Optimization for Museum Intelligent Guide Robot

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a context‐aware human–robot interaction framework designed for intelligent museum guide robots. The system features a three‐layer architecture—perception, understanding, and behavior execution—that enables adaptive and meaningful interactions with museum visitors.
Anna Zou, Yue Meng, Shijing Tong
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative physiology and transcriptome analysis reveals that chloroplast development influences silver-white leaf color formation in Hydrangea macrophylla var. maculata

open access: yesBMC Plant Biology, 2022
Background Hydrangea macrophylla var. Maculata ‘Yinbianxiuqiu’ (YB) is an excellent plant species with beautiful flowers and leaves with silvery white edges.
Xiangyu Qi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Young people's leisure and risk-taking behaviours: changes in gender patterning in the West of Scotland during the 1990s [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Until the 1990s, the literature on youth leisure characterized that of females as home-based, passive and largely absent from male-dominated subcultures.
Sweeting, H., West, P.
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