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The affective benefits of nature exposure [PDF]
Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2021 Abstract Mounting evidence demonstrates that nature exposure can have affective benefits. These include behavioral and psychophysiological responses consistent with (a) decreases in stress and negative affect; and (b) increases in subjective well‐being and positive affect.
Gregory N. Bratman +2 more
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Environment International, 2020 Coal is a primary energy source in the world. Potentially toxic metals (PTMs) emission from coal mining and combustion are posing a serious public health concern.
Ana He +12 more
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Virtual Reality Nature Exposure and Test Anxiety [PDF]
Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2020 The number of students affected by exam anxiety continues to rise. Therefore, it is becoming progressively relevant to explore innovative remediation strategies that will help mitigate the debilitating effects of exam anxiety. The study aimed to investigate whether green environment exposure, delivered by virtual reality (VR) technology, would serve as
Alison O’Meara +3 more
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Ionizing radiation in buildings: Situation and dealing with problems
Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 2005 Among many artificial and natural sources of exposure the exposure which is received indoors is very important both from the point of view of its magnitude and necessity of optimization.
Donatas Butkus +2 more
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Public Exposure to Natural Radioactivity Near Uranium Deposits in Manyoni Area, Central Tanzania
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2023 Assessment of public exposure to background radiation was performed in Manyoni, Tanzania to address public concerns following the discovery of uranium deposits in their neighborhoods. Results show that the highest concentrations of radionuclides are 112,
Shovi Sawe
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Effect of ionizing radiation on the male reproductive system
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2019 Introduction and objective In the light of current data concerning the growing exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) originating from atrificial sources, especially from medical ones, and also related to occupational exposure, it is justifiable to ...
Artur Wdowiak +3 more
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Risky Development: Increasing Exposure to Natural Hazards in the United States
Earth's Future, 2021 Losses from natural hazards are escalating dramatically, with more properties and critical infrastructure affected each year. Although the magnitude, intensity, and/or frequency of certain hazards has increased, development contributes to this ...
Virginia Iglesias +11 more
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Радиационная гигиена, 2018 The article presents the results of the generalized analysis of the data on staff, patient, and public doses from ionizing radiation obtained from the Unified System of Individual Dose Control for 2017.
A. N. Barkovsky +12 more
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Occupational Noise Exposure in Natural Stone Proccesing Plants
Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 2020 Occupational noise exposure is a serious physical risk factor leading to occupational diseases including hearing loss. In this study, occupational noise measurements taken at seven natural stone processing plants operating in Sivas, Turkey and its ...
Tuğba Doğan +2 more
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Estimation of Natural Radioactivity and Radiation Exposure in Environmental Soil Samples of Golestan, Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2017 Introduction: Considering the risk of radiation, the measurement of the natural radiation sources seems to be necessary. In this study, the concentrations of the natural radionuclides, namely 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K, were measured in the soil samples taken
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