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Showing 1 to 20 of 436 for “"the natural environment"”.
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Regenerative Leisure Experiences in the Natural Environment
This research thesis aims to explore how nature-based experiences can foster nature connectedness and the development of ecological identity, theorized to enhance participants' health and wellbeing. In addition, the research thesis investigates Regenerative Nature-Based Experiences (RNBE) in …
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Sensory representations optimized for the natural environment
The limited resources available to the visual system must be allocated efficiently to support its function. To achieve this, our brain needs to take advantage of the statistical regularities of our visual environment. In this thesis, I systematically explore how different aspects of natural …
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Color characteristics of the natural environment: a case study
Color is an element of the natural environment that contributes to the identity of places. Different regions exhibit different colors according to their unique physiographic characteristics, such as vegetation, topography, climate, and soils. When designing places, it is important to consider the …
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Domesticity, Manhood, and the Natural Environment in Antebellum American Literature
Discussions of masculinity, the natural environment, or domestic culture are relatively common in antebellum literary scholarship, but this dissertation explores the less commonly discussed connections among these three areas of study. Likewise, ecofeminist scholars have done groundbreaking work …
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Modeling and Evaluating Human Sound Localization in the Natural Environment
Humans locate sounds in their environment to avoid danger and identify objects of interest. In a ten-minute bike ride, a person might take note of a car approaching from behind, a tree where a bird is singing, and pedestrians walking from around a blind corner. Research on human sound localization …
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Umbanda's relationship with the natural environment & religious intolerance
… most important syncretic religion, Umbanda. The first chapter focuses on how Umbanda and umbandistas relate and interact with the natural environment in its various forms. One of the main themes of this section is the importance of the orixás for the religion’s relationship with nature. This …
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Where Canadian social work educators situate the natural environment – an exploration
This study explores the level of importance and the degree of inclusion social work educators give to the natural environment in Canadian social work university courses and curricula. Social work education and environmental intersections are explored through the reports submitted by 121 Canadian …
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Designing change--transforming cultural attitudes towards the natural environment through design
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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Co-variation of blood pressure and mood in the natural environment
… to an V over-identification of hypertension. The lack of a comprehensive assessment may also lead to difficulty in timing cognitive-behavioral interventions to coincide with periods when blood pressure is most elevated. The goals of the current study were (a) to determine if a laboratory …
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Nature as Nurture: Rural Older Women's Perspectives on The Natural Environment
The natural environment is a dynamic context for human development, but current lifestyles and activities are threatening the quality and supply of natural resources, and changing the conditions of the atmosphere. Older adults in the United States have been called upon to contribute their energy to …
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Novel Methods For The Analysis Of Organometallic compounds For The Natural Environment
The biogeochemical cycling of numerous metals in the environment has been shown to include inorganic and organometallic forms of the metal. Metals are ubiquitous in the environment and are often used by man in tonnage quantities. Organometallic compounds have found a multiplicity of uses in both …
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Effect of contextual variables on mealtime problem behavior in the natural environment
… mealtime problem behavior and increasing the amount and variety of food accepted. To date, two published studies have examined the effects of specific contextual variables (food type and texture or session pre-feeding) on mealtime behavior. Research with problem behavior occurring outside …
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Children’s perceptions of the natural environment: creating child and environmentally friendly cities
A child friendly city (CFC) is the embodiment of the rights of the child manifested in the policies, programs, and laws of a city. A critical aspect in the creation of a CFC is the consideration of the natural environment (NE). Premised upon a child participatory perspective, this study explored …
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Examination of the impact of the natural environment on levee sustainability, An
… protection, and fresh water storage. Extending the life and status of levees reduces the potential for levee failures and enhances their benefits. The objective of this study was to improve our ability to predict the sustainability of a levee by examining the character of the environment …
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Ibuyambo: reconnecting rural Xhosa people with the natural environment in the contemporary time
In the history of rural Xhosa people lies a rich connection between the people and the natural environment. Access to the natural environment provided a sense of wellbeing, a link to ancestral spirits, a location for religious rituals and a wealth of culturally inspired uses within the landscape. …
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ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The functions of modern organizations continually pressure the natural environment. Although the concept of sustainability has been widely accepted in the business world, environmental problems, rather than disappearing, still linger and even deteriorate. The problems reside in the …
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Aesthetic Appreciation of the Natural Environment: Scientific Knowledge & the Extension from Aesthetics to Ethics
Aesthetics has played an influential role in how we ascribe value to the environment. Yet, it seems that if we are to take the beauty of the natural world seriously, certain aesthetics judgments must be better than others. The scientific cognitive model posits that the natural world must be …
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Aesthetic Appreciation of the Natural Environment: Scientific Knowledge & the Extension from Aesthetics to Ethics
Aesthetics has played an influential role in how we ascribe value to the environment. Yet, it seems that if we are to take the beauty of the natural world seriously, certain aesthetics judgments must be better than others. The scientific cognitive model posits that the natural world must be …
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The effects of the natural environment on attention and family functioning: an experimental study
… body of research has shown that exposure to the natural environment improves attention for individuals; yet few studies have explored whether a walk in nature is restorative for family members walking together and the aftereffects of the walk on family relationships. The current study …
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