Olympic legacy and cultural tourism: Exploring the facets of Athens' Olympic heritage [PDF]
This study examines the effects of the Olympic Games on Athens’ cultural tourism and the city’s potential to leverage the Olympic legacy in synergy with its rich heritage in order to enhance its tourism product during the post-Games period.
Vassilios Ziakas +8 more
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Broadening the semiaquatic scene: Quantification of long bone microanatomy across pinnipeds
Abstract Investigations of bone microanatomy are commonly used to explore lifestyle strategies in vertebrates. While distinct microanatomical limb bone features have been established for exclusively aquatic and terrestrial lifestyles, identifying clear patterns for the semiaquatic lifestyle remains more challenging.
Apolline Alfsen +10 more
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How do political coups disrupt Fiji's tourism? Impact assessment on ecotourism at Koroyanitu National Heritage Park (KNHP), Abaca. [PDF]
Kundra S, Alam M, Alam MA.
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An osteohistological analysis of Triceratops (Ornithischia: Ceratopsidae) cranial ornamentation
Abstract Ceratopsids are among the most distinctive and well known extinct Cretaceous vertebrates, yet many details regarding the growth and composition of their cranial features are still not fully anatomically described or understood. In particular, striking cranial adornments such as the postorbital horns and parietal‐squamosal frill of Triceratops ...
Kyle D. Obuszewski +2 more
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Documente istorice vechi româneşti – din secolele XIV–XIX – în fondurile Bibliotecii Naţionale a României [PDF]
The National Library of Romania, as one of the most important national heritage forums of the Romanian culture and civilization in our country and abroad, holds within its Special Collections a considerable number of old historical documents, issued or ...
Elena Cojuhari
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A Study on the Development of a 3D Digital Twin Model for the Safety Diagnosis of Natural Heritage [PDF]
The objective of this study was to quantitatively diagnose the structural stability of old-giant-trees by establishing a finite element analysis (FEA) method.
C. Kim, J. Lee, C. Kim
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The largest silesaurid known from South America is described here, demonstrating that silesaurids reached large body sizes in southwestern Gondwana. This discovery further underscores the widespread geographic distribution and temporal persistence of large silesaurids across Pangea, despite faunal turnovers and environmental events such as the Carnian ...
Rodrigo Temp Müller
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Realistic and Interactive Virtual Museum Representation Using 3D Gaussian Splatting [PDF]
This study presents the development of a virtual museum utilizing 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS), a novel real-time rendering technique, and evaluates its experiential quality and effectiveness in comparison with a conventional 360-degree panoramic image ...
O. Kwon, J. Yu
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World Heritage Sites in Sweden
This book describes Sweden’s fifteen World Heritage sites. A World Heritage site is a site of special cultural or natural value that relates the history of the Earth and its people.
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The fossil record stays silent: Confusions and conundrums for hominin pelvis evolution
Abstract The evolution of the hominin pelvis is commonly modeled as a series of stages driven largely by the requirements of bipedal locomotion, reproduction, thermoregulation, and pelvic floor muscular support. These patterns are complicated by variation in canal dimensions in relationship with different changes in overall pelvic breadths. To quantify
Helen K. Kurki, Cara M. Wall‐Scheffler
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