Increased losses of green areas in cities reduce people's experience of flora and fauna. Earlier studies have shown that biodiversity has benefits for urban inhabitants but the influence of animal sounds on people's experience of green space is poorly known. A sample of young urban people (N=227)...

Cultural diplomacy is often described as one tool in a nation's diplomatic toolbox. But the term 'cultural diplomacy' encompasses many different activities. Which of these are pursued, why, and with what consequences, are important, yet often ignored questions. Using the 2018 and 2019 Eurovision...

Noise is a pollutant of emergent concern for ecologists and conservation biologists. Recreational noise pollution, especially unpredictable and intermittent sounds, and its effects on wildlife and biodiversity have been poorly studied. Researchers have paid very little attention to the effect of...

Paraty (RJ, Brazil) is a city composed of many tourist attractions and a calendar of events that occur throughout the year. The Birds of Paraty Festival is an event aimed at promoting the awareness of the local community about bird care. The present work aims at analyzing the Festival and the Birds ...

Falconry (or hawking), a centuries-old method of hunting, survives in the Altaic Kazakh pastoralist community in Bayan Ulgii Aimag (Province), in Western Mongolia. The hunters specialise in hunting foxes with female golden eagles. Over the last decade, the spread of heritage tourism has brought...

Objective: This research was carried out to determine the Traditional and Complementary Medicine (TCM) practices used by women experiencing Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). Methods: The sample of this descriptive study comprised 357 women who applied to the "Health Practice and Research Center...

The effects of noise pollution caused by an additional motorbike event in May 2010 and 2011 on the breeding bird populations were investigated. This Natura 2000 area (481 ha) in the province of Drenthe, Netherlands, has as one of its aims 'maintaining the necessary rest for fauna'. Breeding...

An attempt was made to analyze the impact of seasonal changes, disease scare situations and festivals on the prices of broilers across India. Prices of broilers were collected for the period from 2017 to 2021 from the various secondary sources like Karnataka Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association ...

People sometimes experience a strong emotional response to artworks. Previous studies have demonstrated that the peak emotional experience of chills (goose bumps or shivers) when listening to music involves psychophysiological arousal and a rewarding effect. However, many aspects of peak emotion...

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where expatriates constitute 82 percent of the total population, heritage is used to promote Emirati identity and protect it from a perceived threat of foreign influence and globalization. Emirati heritage is often presented as icons of tangible and intangible...