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Similarity visualization of soundscapes in ecology and music

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
The concept of a soundscape is found in both ecology and music studies. Nature soundscapes and soundscape compositions are analyzed by both disciplines, respectively, to understand their biological diversity and ecosystem functioning and to interpret ...
Adèle de Baudouin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

On Being Receptive: Listening and Compliance on a University Campus

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 249-258, June 2026.
ABSTRACT How should you listen when you hear about harms in interpersonal life, such as sexual harassment or anti‐Black racism? Across a range of sites on a university campus, from bystander intervention workshops to reporting systems for sex‐ and gender‐based misconduct, we spotlight the way “listening” is mobilized to address harms of various kinds ...
Michael Lempert   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Religio‐Governmental Infrastructures: Islam, Infrastructure, and Populist Mobilization in Turkey

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 272-283, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Turkish mosques are staffed by state‐appointed imams and callers to prayer whose practices are regulated through a complex bureaucratic network operating on an internet‐based data‐management and communication infrastructure. A centralized mosque loudspeaker network enables the broadcast of calls to prayer and other Islamic recitations across ...
Hikmet Kocamaner
wiley   +1 more source

Increased bird sound diversity in vineyards enhances visitors' tour experience

open access: yesPeople and Nature
Biodiversity is rapidly declining, reducing the quantity and quality of human interactions with nature and constraining its contribution to human health and well‐being.
Natalia B. Zielonka   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Creating Home Territories During Housing Relocation: Affects and Activity Rhythms

open access: yesArea, Volume 58, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper expands understandings of home by developing the concept of home territory to comprehend the experiences of older adults who experienced housing relocation and how they reconstituted a sense of home. The study draws on the experiences of 41 older adults who underwent the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) in Singapore ...
Siyao Gao, Elaine Lynn‐Ee Ho
wiley   +1 more source

Impressionistic techniques applied in sound art & design [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Sound art and design collectively refer to the process of specifying, acquiring, manipulating or generating sonic elements to evoke emotion and environment.
Sapp, Kaitlyn E. M.
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Rethinking the Race–Nation Nexus: Spatial Narratives of Racialised Italians in the United Kingdom

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Nation and race are often theorised as closely intertwined, with nationalism frequently positioned as a driving force behind racism. The article advances an empirically grounded argument that challenges this assumed relationship. In particular, it explores how space, understood as a socially constructed category, is discursively mobilised in ...
Marco Antonsich
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Computational Thinking Into Immersive Construction Education: A Framework for VR‐Based Learning

open access: yesComputer Applications in Engineering Education, Volume 34, Issue 3, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The rise of automation and robotics in construction demands educational shifts to develop core cognitive skills like computational thinking (CT). However, current learning environments often lack hands‐on, iterative problem‐solving opportunities due to safety, cost, and logistical constraints.
Rahat Hussain   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual Reality or Laptops? A Comparison of Two Formats for Developing Visualization Tools for Environmental Planning and Management

open access: yesComputer Animation and Virtual Worlds, Volume 37, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
A comparative evaluation of computer‐based and virtual reality visualization tools in environmental planning demonstrates that VR provides stronger experiential qualities, while both tools effectively communicate information, improve understanding of complex issues, and support informed decision‐making in watershed planning.
Bin Xu, Robert Newell, Brian White
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Live Sound Monitoring and Classification System Enabled by a Triboelectric Nanogenerator and Machine Learning Techniques

open access: yesENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, Volume 9, Issue 3, May 2026.
A high‐performance Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG) acoustic sensor using polyimine/graphite polypropylene (PI/GP) was developed for real‐time, sustainable sound monitoring and classification. The self‐powered device delivers 25.67 μW output power, 92.7% accuracy with MobileNet V1, and powers a wireless transmission circuit, demonstrating dual ...
Majid Haji Bagheri   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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