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International Journal of Infectious DiseasesObjectives: This study assesses exposure to malaria vector mosquitos that is nonpreventable through use of nets, the contribution of outdoor and indoor biting towards residual vector exposure, and the risk factors for being bitten and for being infected ...
Michael Ooko +12 more
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MindSpaces: Art-driven Adaptive Outdoors and Indoors Design
Digital Presentation and Preservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage, 2019 MindSpaces provides solutions for creating functionally and emotionally appealing architectural designs in urban spaces. Social media services, physiological sensing devices and video cameras provide data from sensing environments.
Petros Alvanitopoulos +32 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a contested concept and has generally been conceptualised by inter‐related indicators such as staff qualifications, educational environment, policy or child‐to‐staff ratios. There has been a more limited emphasis on how young children might perceive and experience quality.
Nikki Fairchild, Éva Mikuska
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Floor positioning method indoors with smartphone’s barometer
Geo-spatial Information Science, 2019 This paper presents an indoor floor positioning method with the smartphone’s barometer for the purpose of solving the problem of low availability and high environmental dependence of the traditional floor positioning technology.
Min Yu, Feng Xue, Chao Ruan, Hang Guo
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Walking indoors, walking outdoors: an fMRI study
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 An observation/execution matching system for walking has not been assessed yet. The present fMRI study was aimed at assessing whether, as for object-directed actions, an observation/execution matching system is active for walking and whether the spatial
Riccardo eDalla Volta +7 more
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State Indoor Tanning Laws and Adolescent Indoor Tanning
American Journal of Public Health, 2014 Objectives. Recently, several state indoor tanning laws, including age restrictions, were promulgated to reduce indoor tanning among minors. We examined the effects of these laws on adolescent indoor tanning. Methods. We used nationally representative data from the 2009 and 2011 national Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (n = 31 835).
Gery P, Guy +6 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract To negotiate quality in early childhood education and care, we must ask from different perspectives what constitutes a good centre for children. The children themselves have only recently been identified as a resource to contribute to that discussion.
Katrin Macha +4 more
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Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This research investigates how consumers establish trust in ghost kitchens, a rapidly growing digital service format that eliminates physical interaction and redefines the boundaries of food consumption. Despite their growing popularity, ghost kitchens present a paradox of trust, as the absence of physical premises and direct interaction ...
Trang Huong Pham +4 more
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Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Rectal temperature (RT) is the gold standard for assessing body temperature in horses, but handling and welfare concerns limit its use. Thermography of the lacrimal caruncula (LC) has been proposed as a noncontact alternative, although its accuracy may be influenced by device characteristics and measurement distance.
Ömer Tarık Orhun +4 more
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2008 Objective Seasonal changes in mood and behavior are common in a general population, being of relevance to public health. We wanted to analyze whether the HRQoL is associated with the seasonal changes in mood and behavior. Because the shortage of exposure
Aromaa Arpo +4 more
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