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IET Networks, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Sensor technology advancements have provided a viable solution to fight COVID and to develop healthcare systems based on Internet of Things (IoTs). In this study, image processing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are used to improve the IoT framework.
Noor M Allayla +2 more
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The economic benefits of whale watching in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
Economía, Sociedad y Territorio, 2016 This paper attempts to determine the economic value generated by whale watching at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve/Lower California. Based on a representative sample survey, the analysis focuses on identifying specific visitor segments, their respective ...
Ludger Brenner +2 more
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, 2021 Whale watching has long been marketed as a whale conservation-oriented form of sustainable tourism. However, inappropriate management practices are endangering whales, the marine environment, and the tourist experience. This situation highlights the need
González Hernández, Matías M. +5 more
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Current perceptions and the need for a strategic plan for the whale watching industry in Mirissa, Sri Lanka [PDF]
African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2019 Marine mammal watching is a sub-category of wildlife tourism and has shown continual growth as a global industry. Sri Lanka is an island nation in the south of the Indian Ocean with one of the busiest whale watching industries.
T.G. Supun Lahiru Prakash +2 more
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Conformal Coating and Transfer of 2D Nanomaterials via Dynamic Interface Engineering
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.This review discusses conformal coating and transfer of two‐dimensional (2D) nanomaterials with a focus on dynamic interface engineering. By actively regulating nanosheet transport and interfacial contact during film formation, recent dynamic coating strategies overcome the limitations of conventional passive approaches and enable geometry‐adaptive ...
Seungyeon Kim +4 more
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3D‐Printed Actuator Powered by Liquid Crystal Elastomer Muscles at the Water–Air Interface
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Soft robots for unstructured environments require responsive, durable actuators. Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) provide large reversible deformations under thermal or optical stimuli. Direct ink writing enables fabrication of LCE actuators integrated with silicone, with mesogen chemistry and oligomers optimized for printable inks.
Cecilie Ryberg +5 more
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Whale-watch vessel noise levels with applications to whale-watching guidelines and conservation
Marine Policy, 2021 The number and size of whale-watching and swim-with-cetacean vessels are increasing worldwide, but the noise impact on targeted species depends on vessel source characteristics, which remain largely unquantified. Here, we report the acoustic characteristics from 13 whale-watching vessels from Australia and Canary Islands.
Patricia Arranz +3 more
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The Future of Research in Cognitive Robotics: Foundation Models or Developmental Cognitive Models?
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Research in cognitive robotics founded on principles of developmental psychology and enactive cognitive science would yield what we seek in autonomous robots: the ability to perceive its environment, learn from experience, anticipate the outcome of events, act to pursue goals, and adapt to changing circumstances without resorting to training with ...
David Vernon
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Whale-watching experts’ questionnaire.
Each question from the whale watching operators’ questionnaire (Table 1) is referred to the corresponding identifier in the whale-watching operators’ questionnaire (ID). Questions whose results were shown to experts are indicated with an asterisk.
Chiara Scaini (691141) +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Standardized measures of behavior can be powerful tools for assessing the impact of whale watching activities on natural populations of cetaceans. To determine the possible impact of tourism on dolphins between a period without whale watching (1989–1992)
Frederick Toro +18 more
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