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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Human health and well-being"”.
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Integration of daylighting and building design for human health and well-being
… at home. Daylight is the primary light source, and it is one of the most important factors that allow people to live and enjoy life. Besides, daylight has a positive influence on human health, wellbeing, sleep quality, school and work attendance or absenteeism, performance, and circadian cycles. …
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The Restorative Potential of Public Aquariums: Psychological and Physiological Effects of Viewing Sub-Aquatic Environments
… especially ‘green space’, in promoting human health and well-being is well-researched. However, less is known about the benefits of ‘blue space’ (e.g. the coast) or ‘managed’ nature (e.g. zoos). In this thesis, six studies investigated the restorative potential of sub-aquatic settings, …
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Housing in the City
… continue to be challenged to meet the high demand for housing in our growing cities. As we strive to meet this demand it is important that we fulfill these needs in a manner that supports human health and well being by providing the inhabitants with access to the outdoors and Biophilic …
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Inferring landscape preferences from social media using data science techniques
People and societies attribute different values to landscapes, which are often derived from their preferences. Such preferences are shaped by aesthetics, recreational benefits, safety, and other services provided by landscapes. Researchers have found that more appealing landscapes can promote human …
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Smart Applications and sensors in the Internet of Things
… promising solutions for home automation, in-home health care, food supply chain and security, which will significantly contribute to human health and well-being. In this thesis, I have investigated the technologies and architectures of the IoT for a home automation system and developed a …
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Awakening social work to the human/nature relationship: A proposed university education framework
… with a wide variety of issues pertaining to human health and well-being. However, the importance of the human/nature relationship has long been ignored, despite the field’s purported dual commitment to both ‘person’ and ‘environment.’ While recent literature challenges this tendency, minimal …
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Water management: distilling criteria for effective management at catchment level
… could be argued that water is the most important and essential to human health and well - being. Water is a scarce and finite resource and must therefore be used in such a manner as to preserve and protect it. Statistically, South Africa is a water scarce country and water demand is on the …
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Data-driven approaches for complex systems: leveraging machine learning, materials science, and manufacturing for new biomedical technologies
Many research efforts to advance human health and well-being involve interdisciplinary problem spaces and complex, poorly-understood systems. This thesis integrates both computational and experimental approaches to advance our understanding and control of complex systems at the interface of machine …
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The interaction of diet and mitochondrial DNA on mitochondrial function and organismal fitness
… diet on mitochondrial functions has been a longstanding question in evolutionary biology as well as human health and well-being. Discovering the interaction between diet and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) can facilitate a better understanding of organelle and organism evolution and may be a tractable …
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Social Support and Affectionate Communication in Animal-Assisted Interventions: Toward a Typology and Rating Scheme of Handler/Dog Messages
… a trained animal into a person's healing and learning process in order to benefit the person physically, emotionally and/or socially (Delta Society, 1996). From an interactional perspective, two mechanisms that may contribute to these health benefits are social support and affection …
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Effects of psychoactive trace minerals on glial cell development in vitro.
… tissues. These minerals may have both regulatory and structural functions in the body, and therefore play an important role in human health and well being. Many of these elements have psychiatric actions, including lithium, copper and zinc. Lithium is the most commonly prescribed psychoactive …
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Cumulative Effects on Human Health within the Hydroelectric Sector: A Case Study of Manitoba Hydro
The construction and operation of hydroelectric projects consist of multiple activities in a single watershed, which can generate significant impacts on the surrounding biophysical environment and on the health and well-being of local communities. The impacts of those activities may be …
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Subambient Passive Cooling Enabled by Polyethylene Aerogels
Subambient cooling is vital for promoting human health and well-being, driving sustainable economic growth, and minimizing food waste. Providing these benefits however, comes with major energetic and environmental costs. The over 1.6 billion air conditioning units currently in use around the world …
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Novel insights into fibre and lipid substrates on the microbiome
… a plethora of microorganisms that live with and inside us. There are some indications that a considerable part of the environmental influence on human health and disease is mediated by this microbial community and it is recognised that diet massively dictates the structure and function of …
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Green stormwater infrastructure, preference, and human well-being
… we know little about how GSI impacts human health and well-being. We know that urban nature, such as trees and parks, provides many human health benefits and is highly preferred. GSI, however, varies in shapes, sizes, and designs to support its unique stormwater functions. Its …
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DIETARY BIOACTIVES IN THE MODULATION OF METABOLIC, FUNCTIONAL AND AGING BIOMARKERS
Bioactive compounds and bioactive-rich foods play a crucial role in modulating key physiological pathways related to human health, including cardiometabolic regulation, intestinal function, and healthy aging. In particular, dietary (poly)phenols and xanthines have gained attention for their …
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Exploring the governance of post-mining restoration in Scotland in the demise of the opencast coal industry and finding the way forward
Despite the contributions to economic and social development, mining causes environmental degradation that can make significant and long-term impacts on ecosystems, biodiversity and human health and well-being. The impacts of mining projects on the surrounding environment have led to the tension …
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Plant diversity, preference, and psychological well-being
… green spaces that harbor a variety of vegetation and wildlife are vital for fostering residents’ health and well-being and for strengthening their connections with nature. Extensive research has indicated that higher vegetation cover is associated with elevated landscape preferences and improved …
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Education for sustainable healthcare: opportunities and barriers in undergraduate health professions education in South Africa
The escalating global crisis of climate change and environmental degradation is having severe public health impacts. One key response requires faculties of health sciences globally to review how they prepare their health professional graduates to address the changing needs of the communities they …
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Urban Restoration Ecology: Investigating environmental change, ecological function, and enrichment planting
Ecosystems worldwide are being degraded and destroyed by human actions on an unprecedented level. This continues despite growing evidence that intact, functioning ecosystems are critical to human health and well-being. The field of restoration ecology has rapidly developed as a response to …
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