ity communities, and to adapt site attributes to better reflect ethnic preferences, increased use by Hispanics and Asians is prompting managers to search for innovative ways to respond to the different natural resource values held by minority visitors (Tierney et al. 1998, Chavez 2001, Chavez 2002). For example, in southern California, some national forest recreation managers have implemented “...

background: radioactive iodine is widely used for the treatment of various thyroid disorders. safety issues are often a source of worry and anxiety for the patients, their families and comforters. the patients are advised to restrict their social and work related activities. the work presented in this study describes the results of a structured survey conducted on patients visiting our hospital...

We present an ambient intelligence environment as an edutainment exhibit for theme parks that combines ultimate robustness and simplicity with creativity and fun. The visitors can use instrumented 3D puzzle pieces to assemble a car. The key idea of our edutainment framework is that all actions of a visitor are tracked and commented by two life-like guides. Visitors get the feeling that the anth...

People adopt behavioral patterns consistent with events observed in their environments, including television portrayals. Although television programs frequently portray unhealthy styles of living, a vast potential exists for people to learn healthy patterns of behavior from media presentations. The purpose of this article is to examine interactions between the person and television that capital...

An Introduction to the Hunterian Museum. I passed through the regal Roman columns that grace the front entrance of the Royal College of Surgeons in London, England and collected my dark yellow “Museum Visitor” badge from a security guard at the front desk. Upon walking up the stairs to the second floor and then entering the museum, I was greeted by a volunteer working at the desk to the right, ...