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Cognitive and emotional responses to viewing mummies in an Egyptian museum. [PDF]

Front Neurosci
Iosa M, Scaramozzino V, Benente M, Minucciani V, Franzò M.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Harnessing the benefits of herbarium specimen digitisation for inferring recent and ongoing plant extinctions

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary Evidence for the ongoing biodiversity crisis rests on assessment of a small fraction of described species, with major knowledge gaps for most organisms, including plants. Here, we highlight how digitised herbarium specimens can be used to accelerate and improve estimates of recent and ongoing plant extinctions.
Aelys M. Humphreys, Diana O. Fisher, Naomi A. Witts, Daniele Silvestro, Alexandre Antonelli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A high-resolution 3D reconstructed skeleton of the extinct dwarf whale Cetotherium riabinini from Ukraine. [PDF]

Sci Data
Davydenko S, Kovalchuk O, Otriazhyi P, Gol'din P.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The double promise of virtuality: on the social function of culture in the case of Virtueel Museum Zuidas [PDF]

, 2011
Meroz, Joana, Vervoort, Stefaan
core   +2 more sources

Transfer cells in Horneophyton lignieri illuminate the origin of vascular tissues in land plants

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary Recent fossil discoveries and advances in plant phylogeny have renewed debate about the most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of land plants and the evolution of its fundamental organs and tissues. We re‐investigate the vascular system of Horneophyton lignieri, an exceptionally preserved Rhynie Chert fossil central to understanding early plant ...
Paul Kenrick, Emma J. Long
wiley   +1 more source

The relevance of museum 3D neuroanatomical models in contemporary neurosurgical practice. [PDF]

Surg Neurol Int
Saba NU, Faheem M, Shakya P, Singh H, Kumar N.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Conflict Resolution in the 21st Century: A South Asian Perspective

Pacific Focus, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Conflicts in the contemporary international system have increasingly shifted from state‐centric power struggles to deeply rooted human needs crises. This study applies John Burton's Human Needs Theory to explain the persistence of the Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan, focusing on the deprivation of identity, recognition, and ...
Hafeez Ullah Khan
wiley   +1 more source

Factors influencing visitors' use of augmented reality technology in museum guided tours. [PDF]

PLoS One
He Y, Wang W.
europepmc   +1 more source

Justifying Futile Climate Resistance

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many have attempted to justify certain acts of disruptive climate activism by appealing to, at least in part, their effectiveness. Accordingly, they help raise awareness, assure others that many will participate in the collective action, pressure politicians, call for change in governmental policies, and/or directly frustrate environmentally ...
Ten‐Herng Lai, Edmund Tweedy Flanigan
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing Immersive and Non-Immersive VR: Effects on Spatial Learning and Aesthetic Experience in Museum Settings. [PDF]

Brain Sci
Piccardi L, Massidda M, Travaglini L, Pescarin S, Giancola M, Palmiero M, Deflorian M, Apollaro S, Lista R, Nori R.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source