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Dividing lines: evolving mental maps of the Bay of Bengal

open access: yes, 2014
Our mental maps of the world, including our perceptions of where regions begin and end, can have profound consequences on strategic behavior. For decades there has been a sharp division between what we understand to be the regions of South Asia and ...
Brewster, David
core   +1 more source

High diversity of Phytophthora species in natural ecosystems and nurseries of Portugal: Detrimental side effect of plant introductions from the age of discovery to modern globalization

open access: yesPlant Pathology, Volume 74, Issue 2, Page 330-362, February 2025.
High diversity of known and new, mostly exotic Phytophthora species in forests, nurseries and streams across Portugal and numerous associated forest tree declines are a consequence of long‐term plant introductions and outplantings. Abstract Between 2010 and 2015, an extensive survey of Phytophthora diversity was performed across Portugal.
Marília Horta Jung   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sobre arquiteturas suaves [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This text explores relationships between political action and enunciation of rights over the use of spaces. The empirical context is directed towards practices of collective action in Malacca’s Portuguese Settlement (West Malaysia). Based on ethnographic
Pires, Ema
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Ship Formation Control Using Nonlinear Model Predictive Control With Safe Speed Constraints and Tidal Elevation Variations

open access: yesIET Intelligent Transport Systems, Volume 19, Issue 1, January/December 2025.
1. An adaptive speed control method is proposed to execute the ship formation trajectory tracking task more efficiently and safely while entering port with tidal elevation variations. 2. A distributed ship formation controller based on the leader‒follower structure is designed to govern the coordinated motion of formation members more flexibly. 3.
Fanglie Wu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Influences Visitor Mindfulness at World Heritage Sites? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Mindfulness refers to a state of mind in which a person selectively and actively processes information gathered from their surrounding environment. This concept may be helpful for enhancing visitor learning at heritage sites.
Ganesan, Vithya   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Exploring Game‐Based Inquiry Learning Application in a Maritime Science Museum: A Visitors’ Perspective

open access: yesHuman Behavior and Emerging Technologies, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
This article brings together the concepts of emerging technologies, game‐based learning (GBL), and inquiry learning to conduct a research study undertaken in a maritime science museum. Over the last decade, the potential benefits of emerging technologies have enabled game‐based inquiry activities in formal and informal pedagogical contexts.
Sohaib Ahmed   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eyeing DNA barcoding for species identification of fish larvae

open access: yesJournal of Fish Biology, Volume 105, Issue 6, Page 1784-1799, December 2024.
Abstract Identification of fish larvae based on morphology is typically limited to higher taxonomic ranks (e.g., family or order), as larvae possess few morphological diagnostic characters for precise discrimination to species. When many samples are presented at any one time, the use of morphology to identify such specimens can be laborious and time ...
Wan Wen Rochelle Chan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Importance of Scientific Tests In Masonry Heritage Building Conservation In Malaysia

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2018
Since the Portuguese era in Malacca in the 16th century, many authentic colonial heritage buildings were built in Malacca and other parts of Malaysia, most of which were masonry structural buildings. After Melaka and George Town received recognition from
Chin Ling Tan, Ghafar Ahmad A
doaj   +1 more source

Sufi Warriorism in Muslim Southeast Asia

open access: yesSociology Lens, Volume 37, Issue 4, Page 502-516, December 2024.
Abstract Sufism (tasawwuf) has been characterized in the extant literature as a pacifist strand in Islam that has shaped the landscapes of Muslim Southeast Asia (also known as the Malay World) since the last five hundred years. This article challenges such historiographical interpretation by examining the multifarious circumstances that motivated Sufis
Khairudin Aljunied
wiley   +1 more source

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