Augmented Reality Smart Glasses (ARSG) visitor adoption in cultural tourism

A number of organizations in cultural tourism have started to explore the use of augmented reality (AR) to enhance visitor experience. While many studies have been conducted to identify adoption criteria of mobile AR applications, research exploring the adoption of augmented reality smart glasses (ARSG) is still limited. This paper contributes to the technology adoption literature by investigating attributes of visitor adoption of ARSG in cultural tourism. Twenty-eight interviews were conducted with visitors to a UK art gallery, where they experienced an ARSG application. Findings inform an ARSG adoption framework that integrates societal impact, perceived benefits, perceived attributes of innovation, and visitor resistance as the main themes of ARSG adoption in cultural tourism

Determinazione della carica di CMV in campioni di sangue essiccato su carta da filtro (DBS)

Introduzione. Un\u2019elevata carica virale in urine o sangue di neonati con infezione congenita da Cytomegalovirus (CMV) potrebbe rappresentare un marcatore di prognosi sfavorevole. Diversi studi hanno evidenziato i numerosi vantaggi legati all\u2019impiego del sangue essiccato su Guthrie card (DBS). Pertanto sarebbe molto utile determinare la carica di CMV-DNA in questo tipo di campione, raccolto routinariamente alla nascita. L\u2019obiettivo di questo lavoro preliminare \ue8 stato verificare la correlazione tra le cariche rilevate nel sangue fresco (SF) e nei corrispondenti DBS. Metodi. Sono stati esaminati 69 campioni di SF e DBS, appartenenti a soggetti con infezione da CMV, risultati positivi per CMV-DNA in nested-PCR. Il DNA virale \ue8 stato estratto con colonne di affinit\ue0 (QIAGEN) e quantificato mediante Real-time PCR commerciale (Nanogen). Risultati. La PCR quantitativa ha dato esito positivo in 64 campioni di SF ed in soli 25 DBS. La carica nei DBS (mediana: 1,09x103 copie/ml) \ue8 risultata significativamente inferiore (p<0,05) a quella del SF corrispondente (1,67x104 copie/ml). Anche le mediane delle cariche virali del SF dal quale sono stati ottenuti i 39 DBS negativi ed i 25 positivi (1,10x103 vs 1,67x104 copie/ml) sono risultate significativamente diverse. Conclusioni. I risultati ottenuti non solo hanno evidenziato una riduzione della quantit\ue0 di CMV-DNA tra SF e corrispondente DBS pari a circa 1 log, presumibilmente dovuta alla minore quantit\ue0 di sangue esaminato, ma anche una minore sensibilit\ue0 del sistema. Essendo l\u2019alta carica virale indice di insorgenza di sequele nei neonati congenitamente infetti, riteniamo che il metodo proposto consenta comunque di individuare i soggetti da monitorare in quanto maggiormente a rischio di complicanze tardive. Il nostro gruppo sta gi\ue0 applicando tale metodica a DBS di neonati con infezione congenita dei quali \ue8 possibile reperire le informazioni relative alla sintomatologia alla nascita ed al follow-up

Keragaman dan Potensi Makrofungi di Obyek Ekowisata Kaki Dian, Gunung Klabat-Minahasa Utara

Keanekaragaman makrofungi sangat menarik untuk diamati, sayangnya informasi keragaman makrofungi di wilayah Wallacea sangat terbatas. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui keragaman makrofungi dan potensi peluang penggunaannya di kawasan ekowisata Kaki Dian Gunung Klabat, Minahasa Utara. Kawasan ekowisata Kaki Dian Gunung Klabat lebih dipilih karena memiliki keanekaragaman hayati khas bioregion Wallacea dan memiliki banyak pengunjung yang datang untuk menikmati pemandangan alam. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode eksplorasi di sepanjang jalur pendakiandi kawasan ekowisata Kaki Dian, Utara Minahasa, Sulawesi Utara. Pengamatan dan identifikasi dilakukan berdasarkan karakteristik macrofungi antara lain: warna, diameter, bentuk tudung, bentuk batang, panjang dan diameter batang, ada tidaknya lamella atau pori dan cincin, jenis lamella dan jenis volva, serta habitat dan potensi pemanfaatannya. Data dianalisis secara deskriptifkualitatif. Sebanyak 61 spesies jamur makroskopik yang termasuk ke dalam pembagian ascomycota dan basidiomycota. Spesies ini termasuk dalam 23 famili, 7 ordo. Berdasarkan tempat tumbuh, 92% ditemukan tumbuh pada kayu yang membusuk dan 8% ditemukan tumbuh di tanah atau sarasah. Berdasarkan potensi penggunaannya, 3 jenis memiliki potensi industri, 10 jenis diidentifikasi sebagai jamur pangan dan 11 jenis diidentifikasi sebagai jamur berpotensi obat

資本主義はなぜ，集団スポーツを産んだのか（1/2）

1．課題設定 2．研究方法論：若干の前提 2．1運動欲求と文化的充足 2．2スポーツの誕生と本質 2．3余暇の所有 2．4スポーツの公共性 3．資本主義とスポーツの発展：先行研究 3．1E・ダニング 3．2R・ホルト，JA・マンガン 3．3T・ヒューズ 3．4A・ヴォール 3．5A・グットマン 3．6T・コリンズ 3．7先行研究のまとめ（以上本号） 4．封建制社会と「スポーツ競技会の消失」（以下次号） 5．イギリスの資本主義化 5．1マニュファクチュア化 5．218世紀の5大戦争勝利と更なる資本の蓄積 5．3産業革命化 5．4創られた伝統 6．「分業と協業」の発展 6．1道具と機械と身体 6．2マニュファクチュアから産業革命へ 7．近代スポーツはなぜ，イギリスで発祥したのか 7．1近代スポーツの2つの範疇 7．2マニュファクチュア期：近代スポーツ誕生の第1期 7．3産業革命期：近代スポーツ誕生の第2期 8．資本主義はなぜ，集団スポーツを産んだのか─分業と協業の発展に規定されて─ 8．1「創られた伝統」としてのスポーツ 8．2ブルジョアの身体的・精神的要請との一致 8．3パブリック・スクールの役

Brain indices of disagreement with one's social values predict EU referendum voting behavior

Pre-electoral surveys typically attempt, and sometimes fail, to predict voting behavior on the basis of explicit measures of agreement or disagreement with a candidate or political position. Here, we assessed whether a specific brain signature of disagreement with one's social values, the event-related potential component N400, could be predictive of voting behavior. We examined this possibility in the context of the EU referendum in the United Kingdom. In the five weeks preceding the referendum, we recorded the N400 while participants with different vote intentions expressed their agreement or disagreement with pro- and against-EU statements. We showed that the N400 responded to statements incongruent with one's view regarding the EU. Crucially, this effect predicted actual voting behavior in decided as well as undecided voters. The N400 was a better predictor of voting choice than an explicit index of preference based on the behavioral responses. Our findings demonstrate that well-defined patterns of brain activity can forecast future voting behavior

Dise?o de una estrategia did?ctica para optimizar el uso de las tic en el ?rea empresarial grado decimo de la Instituci?n Educativa T?cnica Empresarial Alberto Castilla de la ciudad de Ibagu?

216 p. Recurso Electr?nicoAs? como la sociedad se ha ido transformando, la educaci?n tambi?n ha presentado algunos cambios en cuanto a la forma de ense?ar y de ver el alumno, es all? donde las tecnolog?as de la informaci?n y la comunicaci?n dan un aporte significativo en la mejora de los procesos educativos, ya que aportan herramientas que contribuyen en pro de la calidad educativa siempre y cuando se utilicen de una forma adecuada, lo que conlleva a realizar una investigaci?n que tenga como objetivo principal el dise?o de una estrategia did?ctica para optimizar el uso de estas tecnolog?as en el ?rea empresarial del grado 10? de la Instituci?n Educativa T?cnica Empresarial Alberto Castilla de Ibagu?. En cuanto al sustento te?rico, la investigaci?n se fundamenta en Feo, (2010); D?az Barriga y Hern?ndez, (2002) y D?az, (2013) para la categor?a de Estrategia Did?ctica y Secuencia Did?ctica, respectivamente. La segunda categor?a est? relacionada con el uso pedag?gico y optimizaci?n de las TIC, aqu? se apoya en Ram?rez, (2006) Ramas, (2006) y Avalos, (2016). La tercera y ?ltima categor?a estudiada es el ?rea empresarial, la cual se fundamenta en las normas y leyes que rigen la educaci?n Media T?cnica en Colombia, Ley 115 de 1994, Ley 1014 de 2006, Gu?as 39 y 21 del Ministerio de Educaci?n Nacional y Plan Nacional Decenal de Educaci?n 2016-2026. Para llevar a cabo la investigaci?n se ha optado por un enfoque mixto, con predominancia cualitativa, y alcance descriptivo ? explicativo, considerando como mejor dise?o de investigaci?n la Investigaci?n acci?n; esta decisi?n se sustenta en los objetivos y caracter?sticas de la misma. En cuanto a las t?cnicas para recolecci?n y an?lisis de la informaci?n se hace uso de la encuesta a docentes y estudiantes, y la entrevista mediante un grupo focal a estudiantes. Los datos obtenidos a trav?s de la encuesta con preguntas cerradas fueron analizados con el programa estad?stico Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) y la de preguntas abiertas con el programa para an?lisis de datos cualitativos Atlas ti. Palabras claves: Estrategia did?ctica, TIC en educaci?n, ?rea empresarial.As society has been transformed, education has also presented some changes in the way of teaching and seeing the student, it is there where information and communication technologies give a significant contribution in the improvement of processes educational, as they provide tools that contribute to educational quality as long as they are used in an appropriate manner, which leads to carry out research that has as main objective the design of a didactic strategy to optimize the use of these technologies in the business area of the 10th grade of the Alberto Castilla Industrial Technical Education Institution of Ibagu?. With regard to theoretical sustenance, the research is based on Feo, (2010), D?az Barriga and Hern?ndez, (2002) and D?az, (2013) for the category of Teaching Strategy and Didactic Sequence, respectively. The second category is related to the pedagogical use and optimization of ICT, here it is supported by Ram?rez, (2006) Ramas, (2006) and Avalos, (2016). The third and last category studied is the business area, which is based on the norms and laws that govern technical media education in Colombia, Law 115 of 1994, Law 1014 of 2006, Guides 39 and 21 of the Ministerio de Eduaci?n Nacional and the National Ten-Year Plan. Education 2016-2026. To carry out the research, a mixed approach has been chosen, with a qualitative predominance, and descriptive - explanatory scope, considering as the best research design the action research. This decision is based on the objectives and characteristics of it. Regarding the techniques for collecting and analyzing the information, the survey of teachers and students is used, and the interview with a focus group of students. The data obtained through the survey with closed questions were analyzed with the statistical program Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and the open questions with the Atlas ti qualitative data analysis program. Keywords: Didactic strategy, ICT in education, business area

Opportunities and challenges for an Indonesian forest monitoring network

© 2019, INRA and Springer-Verlag France SAS, part of Springer Nature. Key message: Permanent sampling plots (PSPs) are a powerful and reliable methodology to help our understanding of the diversity and dynamics of tropical forests. Based on the current inventory of PSPs in Indonesia, there is high potential to establish a long-term collaborative forest monitoring network. Whilst there are challenges to initiating such a network, there are also innumerable benefits to help us understand and better conserve these exceptionally diverse ecosystems