Mindfulness is the ability of an individual to actively process information surrounding them with the aim of using that information to draw distinctive or novel conclusions. By facilitating mindfulness, businesses can benefi t from having a stronger competitive advantage, increased loyalty, and provide a more meaningful experience to their customers. Mindfulness is a state of awareness that can...

As visitors to national parks diff er in terms of their profi les and needs, an empirical evaluation of the quality of their experiences, if based on a homogeneous sample, may lead to false conclusions and, hence, inappropriate management decisions. Using Paklenica National Park as a case study, this paper aims to provide a more heterogeneous perspective on the defi nition of the quality of vis...

Peace is commonly considered as 'absence of war'. Nevertheless, peace the so called 'positive peace' (Galtung, 1996) – implies a lot more than this. It implies the creation of a society based on social justice through equal opportunity, a fair distribution of power and resources, equal protection and impartial enforcement of law, and above all, mutual cultural understanding and respect. Th us, ...

Russell et al. (2006b) evaluated 18 of the coupled IPCC models by comparing the relationship between the pre-industrial westerly winds and the strength of the ACC, and we use this as our starting point. We compared the wind stress and ACC strength for the last 20 years of the 20th century for each model run (Fig. A1). Several of the models clustered close to the observations: these include the ...

Th is paper provides an economic analysis of a proposed zoning change that will enable the City of Treasure Island, Florida, to attract more tourists. Th e proposed zoning change would result in hotel renovations and new hotel construction in Treasure Island, Florida. Th e study uses tax analysis to see how the change would increase taxable property values as well as increase revenues from the ...

Surface heterogeneity in Ar ion bombarded samples of (001) oriented KTaO3 was studied using (in-situ) electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Ion bombardment results in surface damage as well as in offstoichiometry of K and Ta due to the large differences in atomic radii of the two constituent elements and hence different dry etching rates. Subsequent annealing of such samples reduces ...