توظیف المُتحف الافتراضی فی تنمیة القیم البیئیة لدى طفل الروضة Using the virtual museum in developing environmental values for kindergarten child

Public Service, in popular culture, can be viewed through many artistic lenses. Although there has been a consistent negative portrayal of government through art forms such as film and television, this research looks to review how government institutions in the United States have used art to provide a positive portrayal of public service. Eight forms of public service art are outlined through a content analysis of the holdings at the Virtual Museum of Public Service. The findings show that government and public entities have historically and continually engaged in promoting public service through art. Many of these public art examples are accessible year round, without limitations, such as buildings, statues, and public structures.

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VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF IDAHO AND REACHING THE POTENTIAL OF THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION

10.1130/abs/2017am-307544 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Leif Tapanila ◽

Keyword(s):

Virtual Museum ◽

Digital Revolution

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Melite Civitas Romana in 3D: Virtualization Project of the Archaeological Park and Museum of the Domus Romana of Rabat, Malta

Open Archaeology ◽

10.1515/opar-2020-0126 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 51-83

Author(s):

Davide Tanasi ◽

Stephan Hassam ◽

Kaitlyn Kingsland ◽

Paolo Trapani ◽

Matthew King ◽

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Keyword(s):

Laser Scanning ◽

Structured Light ◽

Terrestrial Laser Scanning ◽

Archaeological Site ◽

South Florida ◽

Virtual Museum ◽

Current State ◽

Structured Light Scanning ◽

The University ◽

Archaeological Excavations

Abstract The archaeological site of the Domus Romana in Rabat, Malta was excavated almost 100 years ago yielding artefacts from the various phases of the site. The Melite Civitas Romana project was designed to investigate the domus, which may have been the home of a Roman Senator, and its many phases of use. Pending planned archaeological excavations designed to investigate the various phases of the site, a team from the Institute for Digital Exploration from the University of South Florida carried out a digitization campaign in the summer of 2019 using terrestrial laser scanning and aerial digital photogrammetry to document the current state of the site to provide a baseline of documentation and plan the coming excavations. In parallel, structured light scanning and photogrammetry were used to digitize 128 artefacts in the museum of the Domus Romana to aid in off-site research and create a virtual museum platform for global dissemination.

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How Does the Appeal of Environmental Values Influence Sustainable Entrepreneurial Intention?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18031070 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 1070

Author(s):

Huatao Peng ◽

Bingbing Li ◽

Chen Zhou ◽

Bert M. Sadowski

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Environmental Values ◽

Entrepreneurial Intention ◽

Equation Model ◽

Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽

Personal Attitude ◽

Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽

Entrepreneurial Activities

Global challenges posed by climate change and environmental deterioration are increasingly driving entrepreneurship with sustainable entrepreneurial intention as a key driver in predicting entrepreneurial activities. Together with experience, the environmental values of an entrepreneur are vital for sustainable entrepreneurial intention. However, the extent to which experience is a key factor to start up a sustainable enterprise is still rather unclear. To study the role of experience, we derive from the theory of planned behaviour three factors (personal attitude, social norm and self-efficacy) to examine their impact on environmental values and sustainable entrepreneurial intention. Based on a meta-analysis, the overall directions and effect intensity of the different factors in this relationship can be investigated. We develop a structural equation model to explore the mechanism behind the interaction between the different variables. We utilize information from 37 scientific articles using 40 empirical samples, 117 effect sizes and 192,015 observations. We found that environmental values are indeed positively related to a sustainable entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, the relationship between environmental values and sustainable entrepreneurial intention is moderated by experience, as well as personal attitude, social norms and self-efficacy. In addition, environmental values are more positively related to the intention to set up a sustainable venture for entrepreneurs with low-experience compared to those entrepreneurs with high-experience. For policy makers and managers, it becomes important to stimulate environmental values to promote sustainable entrepreneurial intentions in order to stimulate the growth of sustainable enterprises. By enhancing these three factors, sustainable entrepreneurial behaviour can be facilitated by increasing entrepreneurs’ sustainable intention.

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Predicting Energy-Saving Behaviour Based on Environmental Values: An Analysis of School Children’s Perspectives

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13147644 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 7644

Author(s):

Wan Nur Hafizah Wan Hussain ◽

Lilia Halim ◽

Mee Yeang Chan ◽

Norshariani Abd Rahman

Keyword(s):

Energy Saving ◽

Survey Design ◽

Environmental Values ◽

School Curriculum ◽

Behaviour Pattern ◽

Socioeconomic Background ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Environmental Behaviour ◽

Personal Experiences ◽

Mitigate Climate Change

Energy-saving behaviours are pro-environment behaviours that help mitigate climate change. Environmental values namely biospheric, altruistic, and egoistic one are related to one’s pro-environmental behaviour. Thus, this research examines the contribution of environmental values to the practice of energy-saving behaviour. This research employed the survey design, in which a questionnaire was administered on 341 children (aged 11 years old) in Malaysia. The data were analysed using descriptive and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that children possess all of the environmental values (biospheric, altruistic, and egoistic) and that energy-saving behaviour is found to be occasionally and often practiced in their daily lives. The students’ altruistic values contribute significantly to their energy-saving behaviour pattern compared to biospheric and egoistic values. It is argued that the children’s personal experiences with climate adversity and socioeconomic background underlie these findings. An implication of this study is that the school curriculum should allow for discourse on the connection between environmental values and pro-environmental behaviour. Relating the cause and impact of one’s action in everyday life on the environment should be inculcated across the curriculum, more importantly at the primary level.

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Making the Invisible Visible: Underwater Malta—A Virtual Museum for Submerged Cultural Heritage

Remote Sensing ◽

10.3390/rs13081558 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 1558

Author(s):

Timmy Gambin ◽

Kari Hyttinen ◽

Maja Sausmekat ◽

John Wood

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Public Access ◽

Human Interaction ◽

Underwater Cultural Heritage ◽

Virtual Museum ◽

Underwater Imaging ◽

Human Occupation ◽

The Public ◽

3D Photogrammetry ◽

Underwater Sites

The seabed can be considered as the world’s largest museum, and underwater sites explored and studied so far provide priceless information on human interaction with the sea. In recognition of the importance of this cultural resource, UNESCO, in its 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, determined that objects/sites should be preserved in situ, whilst also advocating for public access and sharing. The implementation of these principles is not without difficulties. Some states have opened up underwater sites to the public—mainly through diving, yet the vast majority of the world’s population does not dive. In Malta, 7000 years of human occupation is reflected in and on the landscape, and recent offshore surveys show that the islands’ long and complex history has also left an indelible mark on the seabed. Besides difficulties related to their protection and management, these sites also present a challenge with regard to sharing and communicating. Recent advances in underwater imaging and processing software have accelerated the development of 3D photogrammetry of submerged sites and the idea for a virtual museum was born. The virtual museum, UnderwaterMalta, was created out of a need to share the plethora of underwater sites located on the seabed of the Maltese Islands. A multitude of digital tools are used to share and communicate these sites, offering visitors a dry dive into submerged sites that would otherwise remain invisible to the vast majority of the public. This paper discusses the basic principle of the sharing of underwater cultural heritage and the difficulties that beset the implementation of such a principle. A detailed explanation and evaluation of the methods used to gather the raw data needed is set in the context of the particular and unique working conditions related to deep water sites. The workings of this paper are based on first-hand experiences garnered through the recording of numerous wrecks over the years and the creation and launch of The Virtual Museum-Underwater Malta—a comprehensive virtual museum specifically built for “displaying” underwater archaeological sites that are otherwise invisible to the general public.

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