The Sumatran tiger is one of the keystone species increasingly under threat. Several traditional communities perceive has an essential role in a broader aspect life; animal constitutes integral part their culture. This study discusses interaction between Malay community around Kerumutan Wildlife Reserve (KWR) Riau, Sumatra, and tigers. We collected data through in-depth interviews with several ...

background and purpose: responsibility among adolescents is of great significance, and families can influence sense of responsibility by creating purpose in life and developing social competence. herein, we aimed to investigate the structural model of the relationship of family functioning and social competence with sense of responsibility and mediating role of purpose in life in this relations...

Background and Purpose: Responsibility among adolescents is of great significance, and families can influence sense of responsibility by creating purpose in life and developing social competence. Herein, we aimed to investigate the structural model of the relationship of family functioning and social competence with sense of responsibility and mediating role of purpose in life in this relations...

Background: Considering the necessity of studying the phenomenon of work-life balance and the individual initiatives of the employees of the organizations in order to achieve it, the present research pursues the goal of discovering and representing the cognitive strategies of work-life balance among the academic staff members of the university. Government agencies of Northeast Iran have tried t...

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The potential of Second Life as a teaching/learning platform was explored in the context of a multidisciplinary and international project spanning several courses. In less than three months students were able to achieve high quality recreations of historical buildings, learning about history, multimedia production and 3D modeling in virtual worlds in the process.

This paper presents two algorithms that enables the MemoryLane system to support persons with mild dementia through creation of digital life stories. The MemoryLane system consists of a Logging Kit that captures context and image data, and a Review Client that recognizes activities and enables review of the captured data. The image filtering algorithm is based on image characteristics such as b...