the protection and use of recreational areas as a sustainable resource can be a very significant issues, especially when they are located within a protected areas. different management approaches such as limits of acceptable changes (lac) can be performed to provide the balance between the use and the protection of resources. lac method is one of the planning frameworks that are used in tourism...

isfahan province is located in central of iran. it has different climate conditions including arid in the east, central and north of the province, mediterranean climate to humid in the west and southern part. generally, this province has a hot and dry climate in summer and cold in winter.this province has natural and cultural attractions, it has a high potential in attracting visitors. but this...

Patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are placed in contact precautions. We surveyed 31 visitors of CDI patients to understand their compliance, knowledge, and perceptions of contact precautions. Although most visitors knew where to find the required personal protective equipment, only 42% were fully compliant with gown and gloves. Family members accounted for 90% of visitors, and...

OBJECTIVE To describe the views of general practitioners, health visitors, and clinical medical officers on child health surveillance, recent changes, perceptions of each other's roles, and attitudes to audit. DESIGN Postal questionnaire survey. SETTING Three health districts in North West Thames health region. SUBJECTS All 602 general practitioners, 272 health visitors, and 42 clinical m...

We explore the tradeoff between player autonomy and designer intent by simulating a system of autonomous museum tour guides. Visitors may have different art preferences or may wish to visit different exhibits on multiple visits. Often, these desires conflict. For example, visitors may wish to see the museum’s most popular work, but that could cause congestion, ruining the experience. Thus, our ...

Tourists and visitors represent a valuable and appreciated element of many countries and many communities. Anecdotal evidence suggests that these tourists and visitors are at great risk of being victims of violent and property crimes in the cities they visit. This paper assesses the relationship between the number of visitors to various cities and the types and patterns of crimes, over time, in...

While the layout of a museum exhibition is largely prescribed by the curator, visitors to museums view connections between exhibits in ways unique to themselves. With the assistance of a large-scale survey of museum visitors we identify that the view taken by museum visitors of a collection of exhibits can be represented by similarity over documents associated with each exhibit. We show that ev...

Introduction We demonstrate an intelligent tutor that detects the content of collaborative behavior and offers relevant domain level interventions. Rashi is a domain independent intelligent tutor providing visitors with practice using inquiry skills. When working on human biology, visitors interact with a virtual sick patient whom they must successfully diagnose. Rashi supports visitors as they...

Urban green spaces provide important recreational, social and psychological benefits to stressed city residents. This paper aims to understand the importance of parks for visitors. We focus on Delhi, the world’s second most populous city, drawing on 123 interviews with park visitors in four prominent city parks. Almost all respondents expressed the need for more green spaces. Visitors valued pa...

Although institutions of informal learning, such as museums, science centers, and zoos, seek to convey knowledge, they also seek to influence visitors’ interest, attitudes, and feelings about the topics they address. Upon entering an informal learning environment, visitors are surrounded by choices: they decide what to see, where to invest their time, and how long to stay. The quality of the ex...