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Indoors or Outdoors? An International Exploration of Owner Demographics and Decision Making Associated with Lifestyle of Pet Cats

Animals, 2021
Simple Summary Owners may consider many factors when deciding whether to provide an indoor-only or indoor-outdoor lifestyle for their cats. These include safety, mental and physical health, exposure to parasites or disease, and depredation of wildlife ...
Rae Foreman-Worsley, Lauren R Finka, S. Ward, M. Farnworth   +3 more
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Does greenery experienced indoors and outdoors provide an escape and support mental health during the COVID-19 quarantine?

Environmental Research, 2020
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed people's ability to recreate in public green spaces, which is likely to exacerbate the psychological impacts of the pandemic. In the current study, we seek to understand whether greenery can support
A. Dzhambov, P. Lercher, M. Browning, D. Stoyanov, Nadezhda Petrova, S. Novakov, D. Dimitrova   +6 more
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XDMOM: A Real-Time Moving Object Detection System Based on a Dual-Spectrum Camera

Sensors, 2022
A low-cost and power-efficient video surveillance system, named XDMOM, is developed for real-time moving object detection outdoors or in the wild. The novel system comprises four parts: imaging subsystem, video processing unit, power supply, and alarm ...
Baoquan Shi, Weichen Gu, Xudong Sun
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The Instagrammable outdoors – Investigating the sharing of nature experiences through visual social media

People and Nature, 2021
1. Despite the growing popularity of Instagram as a medium to portray nature and the outdoors, there remains limited research available exploring its influence on people's experiences in nature.
Irma Arts, Anke Fischer, Dominic Duckett, René Wal   +3 more
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Outdoor activities promoting mental and physical health and well-being in Sámi Early Childhood Education and Care institutions

Journal of Childhood, Education & Society, 2023
This article explores the current situation of outdoor play for children in Sámi Early Childhood Education and Care institutions (ECECs) in Norway. The main objective is to discover how Sámi ECEC practices contribute to outdoor play and learning in early
Monica Bjerklund, Ingvild Åmot
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Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus Adults Found Coexisting in Urban and Semiurban Dwellings of Southern Chiapas, Mexico

Insects, 2023
Tapachula, Mexico, a tropical city, is an endemic area for dengue, in addition to several outbreaks in the last decade with chikungunya and zika. As part of the migratory corridor from Central to North America and the risks of scattered infectious ...
Alma D. Lopez-Solis, Francisco Solis-Santoyo, Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez, Daniel Sanchez-Guillen, Alfredo Castillo-Vera, Rebeca Gonzalez-Gomez, Americo D. Rodriguez, Patricia Penilla-Navarro   +7 more
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Perovskite Solar Cells go Outdoors: Field Testing and Temperature Effects on Energy Yield

Advanced Energy Materials, 2020
Perovskite solar cells (PSC) have shown that under laboratory conditions they can compete with established photovoltaic technologies. However, controlled laboratory measurements usually performed do not fully resemble operational conditions and field ...
M. Jošt, B. Lipovšek, B. Glažar, A. Al‐Ashouri, K. Brecl, Gašper Matič, A. Magomedov, V. Getautis, M. Topič, S. Albrecht   +9 more
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Are park availability and satisfaction with neighbourhood parks associated with physical activity and time spent outdoors?

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background There is substantial scope for enhancing population health through increased park visits and active use of parks; however, a better understanding of factors that influence park visitation is needed.
J. Veitch, L. Rodwell, G. Abbott, Alison Carver, Elliott P Flowers, D. Crawford   +5 more
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Associations of Children’s Close Reading Distance and Time Spent Indoors with Myopia, Based on Parental Questionnaire

Children, 2022
Purpose: To study the association of parents’ reports about their children’s near work and outdoor habits with myopia in their children. Methods: Data from a questionnaire study conducted in 1983 among Finnish schoolchildren were reanalyzed.
Olavi Pärssinen, Essi Lassila, Markku Kauppinen   +2 more
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The health benefits of the great outdoors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of greenspace exposure and health outcomes

Environmental Research, 2018
Background: The health benefits of greenspaces have demanded the attention of policymakers since the 1800s. Although much evidence suggests greenspace exposure is beneficial for health, there exists no systematic review and meta‐analysis to synthesise ...
Caoimhe Twohig-Bennett, Andy P. Jones
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