ELEPHANTS - A CONSERVATION OVERVIEW

Elephants - a conservation overview

Loss of habitat is one of the most significant problems facing elephants worldwide, leading to clashes over resources between wildlife and humans where elephants receive the largest part of blame - defined as Human Elephant Conflict (HEC).The sub-Saharan region of Africa contains an approximate population of 500,000 elephants that occupy 37 range c

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Empowering Knowledge With Virtual and Augmented Reality

Recent global advancements in ICT technologies have motivated our research to assess the impact of Virtual and Augmented Reality on teaching and learning.In particular, we conducted a rigorous study on the effects on learning by subjecting classes of students to an experience of these emerging technologies and measuring their feelings before and af

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Illegal markets: Estimates of global proceeds

Illegal markets represent a phenomenon of considerable economic, political and social significance whose annual income exceeds the Wooden Blocks value of a thousand billion USD.Illegal market participants are beyond the reach of government institutions and rule of law while social connections and personal acquaintances play an important role of fun

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Proper Dissemination of Information to Improve People Awareness on Flood Disaster: A Case Study of 2011 Flood in Thailand

The study aims are to investigate the people perception on flood response, flood awareness and information dissemination during 2011 flood, to discuss the proper information needed for flood preparedness, and to understand drinking water preferences during emergency periods.A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect information on flood awaren

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