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Connecting Families with Nature: A Nature Connectedness Activity Handbook [PDF]

Research shows that spending time in nature is good for us. It is good for our wellbeing and for our physical and mental health. The closer we feel to nature, the happier we are, and the more likely we are to look after wildlife and the environment ...
Harvey, C., Holland, F., Barnes, C.
core  

Systematic Review of Explicit Instruments Measuring Nature Connectedness: What Do We Know and What is Next? [PDF]

This systematic review assesses the methodological quality of manuscripts focusing on scales that explicitly measure nature connectedness. A literature search in six electronic databases was conducted using a search strategy based on PICO guidelines ...
Tiscareno-Osorno, X., Peralta, M., Demetriou, Y., MacIntyre, D., Jones, M. V., Marques, A., Sheffield, D., Beckmann, J., Jorge, R., MacIntyre, T. E., Smith, S., Schönbach, D.   +11 more
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Green mind, healthy mind: investigating nature's role in students’ health-related quality of life in China

BMC Psychology
Background Connectedness to nature is a psychological concept describing an individual's emotional and cognitive bond with the natural environment. The relationships between Big Five personality traits and environmental connectedness have emerged as a ...
Jingjing Wu
doaj   +1 more source

Temporal Interference Stimulation of Centromedian‐Parafascicular Complex in Disorders of Consciousness: A Pilot Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Treatment of disorders of consciousness (DoC) remains a major clinical challenge, and noninvasive, targeted modulation of deep brain structures has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility/safety and preliminary effects of thalamic temporal interference stimulation (TIS) targeting centromedian‐
Gengyao Hu, Changgeng Song, Dianwei Wu, Xiaoqian Niu, Jianmin Hao, Lijuan Liu, Xiaogang Kang, Wen Jiang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pain and Patient‐Reported Physical Function Did Not Differ Among Body Composition Profiles in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To explore whether higher body fat and lower lean mass are associated with greater pain and worse patient‐reported physical function in individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA). A secondary aim was to examine whether pain and patient‐reported physical function differ according to four body composition profiles: high body fat, low lean mass ...
Alexandra Ryan, Boliang Wang, Fiona Dobson, Ben Kirk, Travis Haber, Kim L. Bennell, Shirley P. Yu, Kim Allison, Ricardo J. S. Costa, Gabrielle Knox, Michelle Hall   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Gut–Heart Axis in Systemic Sclerosis: Evidence From a Large Prospective Early Disease Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Cardiac involvement significantly impacts prognosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc), highlighting the need for early risk stratification. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common and often manifest early. Emerging data suggest a link between GI and cardiac manifestations, possibly through shared mechanisms like dysautonomia.
Francesca R. Di Ciommo, Ashish P. Balar, Aidan K. Strother, Subhash Kulkarni, Michael Hughes, Brian Skaug, Maureen D. Mayes, Shervin Assassi, Ali Y. Ayla, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Connectedness to Nature Does Not Explain the Variation in Physical Activity and Body Composition in Adults and Older People. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Teixeira A, Gabriel R, Martinho J, Pinto G, Quaresma L, Faria A, Oliveira I, Moreira H.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Anorectal Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Phenotypes and Functional Patterns

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to characterize specific physiologic defects in anorectal dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) using anorectal manometry (ARM), evaluate associations with gastrointestinal (GI) and extraintestinal clinical phenotypes, and explore potential serologic markers for risk stratification.
Timothy Kaniecki, Alireza Amindarolzarbi, Tsion Abdi, John Clarke, Michael Hughes, Ami A. Shah, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Contact With Nature During Outdoor Environmental Education on Students' Wellbeing, Connectedness to Nature and Pro-sociality. [PDF]

Front Psychol, 2021
Pirchio S, Passiatore Y, Panno A, Cipparone M, Carrus G.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Clinical Validation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐based Cartilage Segmentation Predicting Knee Replacement

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective For cartilage morphology to serve as a scalable endpoint in clinical trials, analyses should be performed automatically without human interaction. To clinically validate artificial intelligence (AI)‐based analysis, we studied cartilage loss from MRI prior to knee replacement.
Felix Eckstein, David J. Hunter, C. Kent Kwoh, Wolfgang Wirth   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source