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Charting the Future of Maritime Education and Training: A Technology-Acceptance-Model-Based Pilot Study on Students’ Behavioural Intention to Use a Fully Immersive VR Engine Room Simulator

Applied System Innovation
Fully immersive engine room simulators are increasingly recognised as prominent tools in advancing maritime education and training. However, end-users’ acceptance of these innovative technologies remains insufficiently explored.
David Bačnar, Demir Barić, Dario Ogrizović   +2 more
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Considerations on Maritime Watch Keeping Officers' Vocational Training [PDF]

TransNav, 2012
The activities on the board of the ships are based on competences and skills. In order to have competent people, you must to create them. This is the role of the maritime training system, to create competent persons for the maritime field.
Liviu Constantin Stan, Nicolae Buzbuchi
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Maritime Education and Training: A Simulation-Based Approach for Enhancing Ship Electric Load Management Competency Through Emergency Scenario Familiarizations Quo and Outlook [PDF]

TransNav
As ship automation advances, maritime training must adapt to ensure proficiency in manual operations during automation failures. Traditional Maritime Education and Training (MET) lacks standardized, simulator-based assessments for critical tasks such as ...
Reza Karimpour, Massimo Figari
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Scrutinizing the Wallacean shortfall: global gaps in snake occurrence data across space and environment

Ecography, EarlyView.
Occurrence records are fundamental for ecological and evolutionary research, providing key information on species' geographic ranges. However, these records are often taxonomically, spatially, and temporally biased, requiring caution in their use. Here, we analysed the spatial coverage of occurrence records for over 3500 snake species worldwide to ...
Lívia Frateles, Cristina Ronquillo, Gabriel Nakamura, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz‐Filho, Richard James Ladle, Joaquín Hortal   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nested Institutions and Overlapping Mandates: A Policy Analysis of Mangrove Governance in Ghana, Tanzania Mainland, and Zanzibar

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mangroves are critical resources in sustaining coastal communities by providing essential ecosystem goods and services. Occurring within the interface of land and sea, they serve as critical ecological zones shaped by dynamic interactions between terrestrial and marine systems.
Menelisi Falayi, Dorothy Khasisi Lukhabi, Linda Bana, Nanabanyin Okwentsie Ekumah, Vincent Cudjoe Egbenya, Denis Worlanyo Aheto, Nandera Juma Lolila, Hamidu Seki, Deo Shirima, Ibrahim Issifu, Mengyi Zhang, Terry Sunderland   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marine Macroalgae as a Safe Healthy Food While Meeting Food Security Challenges Arising From Climate Changes

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Planned harvesting and processing of marine macroalgae could meet future global food needs and mitigate fuel‐originated carbon dioxide responsible for climate change. Microalgal foods are nutritious and safe. The utilization of macroalgae would avoid environmental problems arising from the release of overgrowing macroalgae caused by heatwaves, which ...
Upali Samarajeewa
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a Typology of Korean Women Leaders' Resistance to Their Token Status in the Workplace

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite remarkable economic development in South Korea (Korea), there are only a few women leaders, and they face challenges in the gendered workplace where organizational constraints and traditional values coexist. In a reanalysis of narratives of Korean women leaders (KWLs), using an ideal‐type analysis as a novel qualitative research method,
Yonjoo Cho, Jiwon Park, Sumi Lee, Jieun You, Sokyum Yoon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of immersive virtual reality‐based interventions for alleviating peri‐ and post‐procedural pain and anxiety in gynecologic settings: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Non‐pharmacological and complementary therapeutic, notably immersive virtual reality‐based interventions (IVR), could alleviate pain and anxiety associated with gynecologic procedures. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of IVR in reducing peri‐ and post‐procedural pain and anxiety in gynecologic procedures.
Cristina González‐Lara, Marina Piñar‐Lara, Esteban Obrero‐Gaitán, Héctor García‐López, Irene Cortés‐Pérez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corticosterone and Mitochondrial Efficiency Are Associated With Changes in DNA Oxidative Damage During an Acute Stress Response in Leach's Storm‐Petrels (Hydrobates leucorhous)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ability of organisms to effectively respond to challenges is critical for survival. We investigated how an acute stressor affected corticosterone, mitochondrial function, and DNA oxidative damage in a wild population of Leach's storm‐petrels (Hydrobates leucorhous).
Kayla E. Lichtner, Jack K. Dziubek, Nicole A. Joseph, Sarah E. Chapman, Tori J. Chace, Dongxiao Sun, Zachary T. Bitzer, Antoine Stier, Robert A. Mauck, Patricia L. Jones, Mark F. Haussmann   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining and Promoting Chinese Seafarer Education and Training [PDF]

TransNav, 2008
China has potential to become a seafarer supply country for international labour market. The qualification and competency of Chinese seafarers is essential for the relief of the shortage of worldwide officer crew and to reduce human-related sea accidents,
Junzhong Bao, Mingqiang Xu
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