The evolution and transformation of Baju Kurung in the Peninsular of Malaysia / Asliza Aris by Aris, Asliza

“…The research looks at historical study of the Baju Kurung through references of historical literature, journals and visual evidence (photographic documentations) obtained from the libraries, museums, National Archive Malaysia and personal collections. …”
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Tekat as a Malaysian heritage: a study of motif, form and meaning / Saemah Yusof by Yusof, Saemah

“…If nothing is done to arrest this decline, the art will only be relegated to only a few treasured pieces kept by the museums or collectors. As such, this study is intended to document the art of tekat as a means to continue and preserve this art before its demise. …”
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Advancing remote sensing methods to monitor wildlife by Duporge, I

“…Historically, natural history museums have collected and preserved specimens to provide data on the occurrence and distribution of wildlife populations. …”

Community interventions for anxiety and depression in adults and young people: a systematic review by Buechner, H, Toparlak, SM, Ostinelli, EG, Shokraneh, F, Nicholls-Mindlin, J, Cipriani, A, Geddes, JR, Syed Sheriff, R

“…We included interventions delivered at and/or by museums, art galleries, libraries, gardens, music groups/choirs and sports clubs.…”

Interpreting digital images beyond just the visual: crossmodal practices in medieval musicology by Eden, G, Jirotka, M, Meyer, E

“…The scholarly study of medieval music manuscripts has traditionally required that musicologists travel to libraries and museums where the artefacts of interest, the complete manuscript or fragments of manuscripts, are physically held. …”

Tailoring cultural offers to meet the needs of older people during uncertain times: a rapid realist review by Tierney, S, Libert, S, Gorenberg, J, Wong, G, Turk, A, Husk, K, Chatterjee, HJ, Eccles, K, Potter, C, Webster, E, McDougall, B, Warburton, H, Shaw, L, Roberts, N, Mahtani, KR

“…Method A rapid realist review was conducted to explore how the cultural sector (in particular public/curated gardens, libraries and museums), as part of social prescribing, can support the holistic well-being of older people under conditions imposed by the pandemic. …”

Exceptional diversity of Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) from a single tropical forest site in Belize, Central America by Stonis, JR, Diškus, A, Remeikis, A, Lewis, OT

Unveiling the Fecal Microbiota in Two Captive Mexican Wolf <i>(Canis lupus baileyi)</i> Populations Receiving Different Type of Diets by Sergio I. Barraza-Guerrero, César A. Meza-Herrera, Cristina García-De la Peña, Verónica Ávila-Rodríguez, Felipe Vaca-Paniagua, Clara E. Díaz-Velásquez, Irene Pacheco-Torres, Mónica A. Valdez-Solana, Quetzaly K. Siller-Rodríguez, Luis M. Valenzuela-Núñez, Juan C. Herrera-Salazar

“…This is a canine whose individuals survive in specialized facilities, zoos, and museums as part of captive-breeding programs. In order to contribute to the improvement of the management of this species and favor its long-term conservation in Mexico, we aimed to evaluate the diversity and abundance of the fecal bacterial microbiota in two populations exposed to different types of diet: (1) Michilia (23° N, 104° W); kibble daily and raw meat sporadically, and (2) Ocotal (19° N, 99° W); raw meat daily and live animals periodically. …”
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Productive art engagement in a hybrid format: effects on emotions of older adults during COVID-19 pandemic by Magali Payne, Magali Payne, Magali Payne, Kevin Galery, Alexandra Plonka, Alexandra Plonka, Alexandra Plonka, Justine Lemaire, Alexandre Derreumaux, Alexandre Derreumaux, Roxane Fabre, Roxane Fabre, Aurélie Mouton, Aurélie Mouton, Guillaume Sacco, Guillaume Sacco, Olivier Guerin, Olivier Guerin, Valeria Manera, Valeria Manera, Philippe Robert, Philippe Robert, Philippe Robert, Olivier Beauchet, Olivier Beauchet, Olivier Beauchet, Olivier Beauchet, Auriane Gros, Auriane Gros, Auriane Gros

“…In this study, we investigated the effects of art-producing activities in a hybrid format (in-person and online) in a context of lockdown compared with previous studies taking place in museums and their effects on wellbeing, quality of life, physical frailty, and apathy in older adults.MethodsWe conducted a randomized unicentric control trial on a sample of 126 seniors older than 65 years (mean age 71.9 ± 2.3, 81% women) living in Nice (France). …”
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Review and interlaboratory comparison of the Oddy test methodology by Ivan Díaz, Alba Alvarez-Martin, Josep Grau-Bové, Sara Norrehed, Barbara Salvadori, Ida Kraševec, Daniel Duran-Romero, Emilio Cano

“…Abstract Since the introduction of the Oddy test in 1973, many museums and cultural institutions have put the method in use, developing their own versions and protocols. …”
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How does learning about the future of the ocean impact children's emotional wellbeing? Insights from ocean literacy educators in Aotearoa New Zealand by Linda Murray, Mary Breheny, Romilly Cumming, Bevan Erueti, Maureen Mooney, Kirsty L. Nash, Christina Severinsen, James Shanly

“…Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 21 key informants from non‐government organisations (NGOs), Ministry of Education funded programmes, university‐community partnerships, youth‐led initiatives and local and national museums and aquariums. Transcripts were analysed using the six steps of Braun and Clarke's (2022) reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Session Recommendation via Recurrent Neural Networks over Fisher Embedding Vectors by Domokos Kelen, Bálint Daróczy, Frederick Ayala-Gómez, Anna Ország, András Benczúr

“…For instance, Web sites use Web data loggers, museums and shopping centers rely on user in-door positioning systems to register user movement, and Location-Based Social Networks use Global Positioning System for out-door user tracking. …”
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Fossiliferous sites of the southern coast of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil: geoheritage records of Quaternary sea-level, climate and environmental changes by Renato Lopes, Jamil Corrêa Pereira, Matias do Nascimento Ritter, Eduardo Guimarães Barboza, Felipe Caron, Sérgio Rebello Dillenburg, Maria Luiza Corrêa da Cãmara Rosa

“…Educational programs with schools and exhibits for the general public executed by the museums in the town of Santa Vitória do Palmar have contributed to public awareness about the importance of the regional paleontological heritage and have produced positive feedback and results that increased the number of known fossiliferous sites in the region thanks to communication by local people. …”
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Artistic Style Recognition: Combining Deep and Shallow Neural Networks for Painting Classification by Saqib Imran, Rizwan Ali Naqvi, Muhammad Sajid, Tauqeer Safdar Malik, Saif Ullah, Syed Atif Moqurrab, Dong Keon Yon

“…This study’s main goal is to create a useful software application for finding and classifying fine art photos in museums and art galleries. There is an increasing need for tools to swiftly analyze and arrange art collections based on their artistic styles as a result of the digitization of art collections. …”
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“Folk History” of the Battle of Stalingrad (Based on the Materials of the Research Project “Stalingraders in the Battle of Stalingrad”) by Aleksandr A. Ogarkov, Elena V. Ogarkova, Igor O. Tyumentsev

“…The database of sources that have never been published consists of materials of 80 museums and archives of Volgograd and 30 municipal subjects of the Volgograd region. …”
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Seismic and Fire Assessment and Upgrading Process for Historical Buildings: The Case Study of Palazzo Colonna in Caggiano by Andrea Miano, Donatella de Silva, Giovanni Chiumiento, Mario Luca Capasso

“…In fact, in many cases, the buildings such as the case study structure are intended for public activities such as museums, so specific fire requirements, like fire resistance, are necessary. …”
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Social Media and Its Role in Knowledge Exchange between Digital Preservation Experts based on Honeycomb Model by Mitra samiei

“…Methodology: This was an analytical qualitative study that was conducted using the Delphi method through 15 open questions among 20 experts who were members of a professional digital preservation group with different cultural backgrounds including libraries, museums, and archives. Findings: The findings indicated that 25% of the experts used Facebook; 22% used LinkedIn; 20% used Foursquare ; 15% used WIKIs; 10% used YouTube; and 8% used Twitter, while no one (0%) was familiar with Research Gate, which is a social network dedicated to professionals. …”
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A User-centric Approach to Optimize Visitor’s Experience in Exhibition Spaces Using Parametric Spatial Analysis by Nourhan Bassam El-Halawany, Hazem Talaat El-Daly, Sherif Abdelmohsen

“…Being the main user of any architectural product, the user's role in the designing process should be significant, especially in complex spatial spaces such as hospitals, museums, offices, and public-use buildings. This gives the users meta- roles such as communicators, performers, and interpreters. …”
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN UKRAINE: OPPORTUNITIES AND PROSPECTS by Y. Dashchuk, L. Matviichuk, М. Lepky, S. Sidoruk

“…The analysis of state strategic documents, in particular the S­­tate Strategy for Regional Development 2020, showed that the areas of probable common interests of tourism, culture and creative industries are quite clearly defined and relate to historical and cultural heritage, museums, historical and monumental arts, architecture, archeology; original folk culture, customs, traditions, rituals, including national minorities. …”
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Color's psychological impact and expressive connotations in human civilizations (a practical experience in artistic design) by hala mahdy

“…AS color plays an important role in different civilizations like Egyptian civilization and Islamic civilizations which occupied art museums and historical buildings with its unique art contain exhilarating colors expressing the artist idea and vision where colors can be represented as people, rivers and trees it is complete life artist could see-through color and lines forming lusty live images.Research Problem:Our life became less colored on the contrary previous civilizations put color in high stature consequently color became an important part of the design but currently, color is neglected.Streets, squares, and buildings have no color spirits like before that affect the people life, color is an important element in the composition, it’s a proof of spiritual values in nature so that we are in an urgent need to have art studies express the color role and help in enriching the society with art samples showing the role of color in design through consecutive civilizations and the impact of developing modern art design.…”
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