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Young children's perspectives of time: New directions for co‐constructing understandings of quality in ECEC

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Children's relationship with time in preschools is an under‐researched area. Young children rarely know how to measure time using a clock, but their experiences of time may contribute to understanding children's well‐being and debates about quality in preschools.
Kristín Dýrfjörð   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rain water harvesting management system in Zoo Negara, Selangor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Water is a key requirement either to human, animal or plant. Rainwater Harvesting System (RWH) is a technology used to collect and store rainwater from the roof for reuse.
Md Yassin, Azlina   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Widespread Behavioral Responses by Mammals and Fish to Zoo Visitors Highlight Differences between Individual Animals

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
The impact that humans have on zoo animals can vary based on the species of animal, exhibit design, and individual differences in behavioral responses.
Sarah A. Boyle   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pakistan Zoo Visitors’ Perceptions toward Zoos and Large Native Carnivores

open access: yesJournal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022
A primary goal of zoos is to educate their visitors about global conservation efforts. Studying visitors’ perceptions and attitudes towards captive and wild endangered species helps target conservation messaging. This is especially important in countries,
Abid Ali   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The zoo as ecotourism attraction – visitor reactions, perceptions and management implications: the case of Hamilton Zoo, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This paper reports results from a survey of 359 visitors to Hamilton Zoo, New Zealand. The questionnaire comprised items relating to motives for visiting the zoo, and evaluations of attributes, thereby permitting an importance-evaluation approach.
Ryan, Chris, Saward, Jan
core   +2 more sources

zoo: S3 Infrastructure for Regular and Irregular Time Series [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
zoo is an R package providing an S3 class with methods for indexed totally ordered observations, such as discrete irregular time series. Its key design goals are independence of a particular index/time/date class and consistency with base R and the "ts ...
Grothendieck, G., Zeileis, A.
core   +5 more sources

The Economic Value Zone of Semarang Zoo Using Travel Cost and Contingent Valuation Method

open access: yesJournal of Applied Geospatial Information, 2023
Semarang City is one of the cities in Central Java which has a lot of potential and tourist attractions that can be developed further. The city offers diverse destinations, including Semarang Zoo.
Hana Sugiastu Firdaus   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who reviews what you do at the zoo? Considerations for research ethics with captive exotic animals

open access: yesResearch Ethics Review, 2023
Research in zoos is an important scientific endeavor that requires several complex considerations in order to occur. Among those many considerations are the ethics involved in conducting zoo research.
Eduardo J Fernandez, Todd J McWhorter
doaj   +1 more source

series E - practice 4b [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Interaksi manusia dan komputer merupakan komunikasi dua arah antara pengguna dengan sistem komputer yang saling mendukung untuk mencapai suatu tujuan tertentu.
Martono, K. T. (Kurniawan)   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Effects of Crowd Size, Composition, and Noise Level On Pool Use in a Mixed-Species Penguin Colony [PDF]

open access: yesAnimal Behavior and Cognition, 2021
Studies on how visitors affect penguins in human care report a mixture of negative, neutral, and positive impacts on behavior and physiology. Swimming is a highly motivated behavior that may promote positive welfare in penguins.
Ashley N. Edes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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