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Evolutionary history and taxonomy of the genus Zea
American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Taxonomic differentiation of teosinte species (Zea spp.), the closest relatives of maize (Z. mays) is crucial for understanding their distribution, ecology, and evolutionary history. Resolving the taxonomic uncertainties is of scientific interest and has practical implications for biodiversity management, preservation, and utilization.
José de Jesús Sánchez González +4 more
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Smart and sustainable: collecting urban transport and mobility innovation in the 2020s
Science Museum Group Journal, 2022 How can museums collect transport objects to reflect the changes that we can see happening on the streets around us today? Much of what is changing relates to behaviour and integrated transport systems, both of which lack material ‘objects’ to collect ...
Meredith Greiling
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Importance of Olfaction Questionnaire Using Item Response Theory
International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.Key Points The IOQ measures the value patients place on olfaction, a construct distinct from disease burden. The IOQ is most precise across the central trait range typical of routine ENT patients. Association items carry most measurement information, enabling a brief affective screen.
Alexander Lein +3 more
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Museum Management and private Museums in EGYPT [PDF]
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Architecture and Cultural Heritage, 2020 In Egypt, the museums are run by the government while Lack of Financial resources for running costs and purchasing budgets threatens to derail the objectives of even the museum and mission of these institutions, so many countries have moved to Involve the private sector in the field of museums, While many private museums run by people have been ...
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Comparative research into the museum governance systems of national museums in the UK and Taiwan [PDF]
, 2009 This research is a pioneering study focusing on the museum governance system. Governance in museums has been under-researched; however, recent disputes and development have drawn the public’s attention to this subject.
Tzeng, Shin-Chieh
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Retrospective Thinking: Decolonizing Minerals at National Museums Scotland
Museum & SocietyThis paper explores the mineral specimens held by the Science and Technology department at National Museums Scotland (NMS). It examines what these objects and their provenance reveal about the Museum’s collecting methods and how they reflect and ...
Georgina Grant, Ellie Swinbank
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Virtual Museums – A Plea [PDF]
Digital technologies have opened up new possibilities for the cultural sector. Many museums are represented on the internet with various materials. Augmented reality and virtual reality offer immersion experiences even for existing museums.
Böhmer, Otmar +2 more
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ArtsIn recent years, the call for the return of Africa’s tangible cultural heritage has increased, leading to the repatriation of cultural objects, and Nigeria is no exception.
Ogechukwu Elizabeth Okpalanozie +1 more
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Turning a new leaf: PhenoVision provides leaf phenology data at the global scale
Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Plant phenology dictates many aspects of community function and ecosystem dynamics. Yet, global phenology data are still limited, especially in areas lacking monitoring programs. Here we present a new data resource, PhenoVision–Leaf, which extends a computer vision pipeline utilizing iNaturalist digital image vouchers to produce global‐
Erin L. Grady +6 more
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International Journal for Educational IntegrityThe aim of this project was to understand student perspectives on generative artificial intelligence (GAI) technologies such as Chat generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT), in order to inform changes to the University of Liverpool Academic ...
Heather Johnston +4 more
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