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A bibliometric analysis of published literature on healthcare facilities' wayfinding research from 1974 to 2020

Heliyon, 2022
Objectives: Wayfinding in complex environments is a public issue facing the world and has become a hot research topic in recent years. This article reviews and quantitatively analyzes the literature on wayfinding in healthcare facilities and collates the
Lujie Deng, Nurul Hanim Romainoor
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Strategies for Greater Inclusion of Indigenous Students in College Science Programs

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The substantial underrepresentation of American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiʻian (AI/AN/NH) students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors at United States colleges and universities results from systemic barriers in higher education.
Jonathan D. Baker, Nievita Bueno Watts, Devon S. Isaacs, Matthew D. Johnson, DenYelle B. Kenyon, Racheal Killgore, Catherine Peltier, Jesse L. Peltier, Sasheen Shailee C. Raymond, Alan H. Savitzky, Hugh E. Smeltekop, Amy E. Sprowles, Melissa Tehee, Jennifer Yazzie, Mary Jo Ondrechen   +14 more
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Forecasting Airport Passenger Flows Using Mobile Network Data: Insights for Sustainable Mobility and Strategic Infrastructure Planning

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Airports are strategic and environmental nodes in global transport systems where rapid passenger growth challenges capacity, sustainability, and resilience. This study uses anonymized mobile network data to analyze and forecast passenger dynamics at Lisbon Airport, Portugal, linking data‐driven insights to sustainable mobility and ...
João Carlos Ferreira, Carlos M. P. Sousa, Marco Esperança, Babak Taheri   +3 more
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From Ad Hoc to Function: Vancouver Foundation's Journey to Learning Through Evaluation

New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This case narrative details the Vancouver Foundation's (VF) journey from ad‐hoc reporting to a core internal learning and evaluation function. Catalyzed by the pandemic and motivated by the increasing need, VF established the Engagement Department to house evaluation independently.
Vincent Tom
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Wayfinding in immersive virtual environments as social activity supported by virtual agents

Frontiers in Virtual Reality
Effective navigation and interaction within immersive virtual environments (IVEs) rely on thorough scene exploration. Therefore, wayfinding is essential, assisting users in comprehending their surroundings, planning routes, and making informed decisions.
Andrea Bönsch, Jonathan Ehret, Daniel Rupp, Torsten W. Kuhlen   +3 more
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Aftasten/Tantear: A sensorial, coalitional wayfinding among Muslim runners

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Muslim recreational runners in Muslim‐minority settings that take up running as their preferred form of leisure indicate that they feel they have to navigate a sense of exclusion when running outdoors. This article explores the process of exploration and sensing in public, represented by the Dutch verb aftasten, to investigate the way Muslim ...
Jasmijn Rana
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Wayfinding Strategy and Gender – Testing the Mediating Effects of Wayfinding Experience, Personality and Emotions

Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2020
Magdalena Mendez-Lopez,1 Camino Fidalgo,1 Jorge Osma,1 M-Carmen Juan2 1Departamento de Psicología y Sociología, Universidad de Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, Teruel, Spain; 2Instituto Universitario de ...
Mendez-Lopez M, Fidalgo C, Osma J, Juan MC   +3 more
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A Gamification-Based Approach on Indoor Wayfinding Research

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020
Indoor environments can be very complex. Due to the challenges in these environments in combination with the absence of mobile wayfinding aids, a great need exists for innovative research on indoor wayfinding.
Dries De Leeuw, Philippe De Maeyer, Laure De Cock   +2 more
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Botanic and heritage gardens as living laboratories in the age of the polycrisis

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement Cities face intertwined crises of climate, biodiversity loss and social disconnection. We show how botanic and heritage gardens can help address these challenges as living laboratories to generate place‐based evidence and public engagement.
Kevin Frediani
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A wayfinding aid to increase navigator independence

Journal of Spatial Information Science, 2011
Wayfinding aids are of great benefit because users do not have to rely on their learned geographic knowledge or orientation skills alone for successful navigation. Additionally, cognitive resources usually captured by this activity can be spent elsewhere.
Wilfred Waters, Stephan Winter
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