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Tourism studies

A Journey into the Places on Screen: Film-Induced Tourism

Film-induced tourism is travel to the filming locations of movies and dramas, or to studios and theme parks based on screen works. This article covers why it happens, famous exampl

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Design

Design Connections: Patterns Linking Form and Meaning

In visual design, patterns are elements that play an important role by bringing form and meaning into harmony. Patterns go beyond merely repeating forms and serve an important func

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Design

Modular Design: The Key to Efficiency and Consistency

Design does more than pursue visual beauty; it plays an important role in maximizing information communication and the user experience. In this process, the concept of a 'module' h

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Chemistry

Separating by Differences in Boiling Point: Distillation

Distillation heats a liquid mixture, sends the more volatile components off as vapor first, then cools that vapor back into liquid to separate what was mixed. We look at its histor

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Earth science

When the Ground Flows Like Water: Soil Liquefaction

Why does solid ground turn soft and flow like water during an earthquake? This article explains soil liquefaction, in which water-saturated sandy ground behaves like a liquid, cove

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Earth science

Why Cities Run Hotter: The Urban Heat Island

An urban heat island is when a city runs warmer than the countryside around it. This piece covers Luke Howard’s early records in London, why pavement and buildings trap heat, how t