The Preah Vihear monument in Cambodia, located close to the border with Thailand, was one of the Khmer temples registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a Cultural Property in 2008. It consists of masonry buildings constructed of siliceous sandstone blocks. In this study, the construction sequence of its buildings was inferred from the chemical composition, magnetic susceptibility, and si...

This review is about the discussion that followed my presentation at the UNESCO Bioethics Forum, Manipal. To contextualise, I begin with a brief account of the legal status of euthanasia in India, and then summarize the main argument of my presentation if the moral objective of euthanasia is to end a patient's suffering by ending his or her life in the best possible way, then the form of euthan...

The modern use of ancient heritage sites can be, to say the least, challenging from an acoustical perspective. In fact, modern needs may require acoustical interventions in contrast with the preservation issues of the cultural heritage. This paper deals with this topic in an UNESCO designated world heritage site, the Palatine Chapel of the Royal Palace in Caserta, Italy. Since this chapel is cu...

AN OPEN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT separation between the learner and the sources of learning Millions of people of different ages, all over the world, in This often involves the use of communication media developing and industrialized countries alike, remain Time deprived of the opportunity to learn. Some of them have Many people cannot learn because of time constraints. When never had the chance to...

Every two years, the French Society for Cell Biology (SBCF) organises an international meeting called 'Imaging the Cell'. This year, the 8th edition was held on 24-26 June 2015 at University of Bordeaux Campus Victoire in the city of Bordeaux, France, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Over the course of three days, the meeting provided a forum for experts in different areas of cell imaging. Its uni...

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UNESCO has had a standing commitment to fostering the development of higher education and research since its foundation almost 50 years ago. As we approach the end of this century and prepare to enter a new millennium, we are witnessing an unprecedented development of higher education and increased awareness of its vital role for economic and social development. Yet higher education is in a sta...

of biological diversity in tropical forest areas: methods for establishment and inventory of permanent plots (1992). Editor: Francisco Dallmeier. 12. Advanced data acquisition and analysis technologies for sustainable development (1992). The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNE...

This study presents the Turkish translation of IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Declaration 2022 published by IFLA and UNESCO