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The influence of plant diversity on people’s perception and aesthetic appreciation of grassland vegetation [PDF]

Biological Conservation, 2010
Abstract The conservation of biodiversity critically depends on the value that humans attach to it. Apart from an ecological and economic value, an aesthetic value has often been assigned to biodiversity. However, it is not known whether lay people appreciate the diversity of species and not just certain individual species or nature as a whole.
Lindemann-Matthies, P, Junge, X, Matthies, D   +2 more
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Fruit and vegetable intake and mental health among family caregivers of people with dementia in Uganda

Mental Health & Prevention, 2021
Consumption of fruits and vegetables is correlated with improved mental wellbeing. Although this growing body of research has been recognized by researchers and clinicians in high-income countries, fewer studies examining this relationship have been conducted in low- and middle-income settings.
Herbert E. Ainamani, Wilson M. Bamwerinde, Godfrey Z. Rukundo, Sam Tumwesigire, Valence Mfitumukiza, Everd M. Bikaitwoha, Alexander C. Tsai   +6 more
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Disentangling the effects of climate and people on Sahel vegetation dynamics [PDF]

Biogeosciences, 2009
The Sahel belt of Africa has been the focus of intensive scientific research since the 1960s, spurred on by the chronic vulnerability of its population to recurring drought and the threat of long-term land degradation. But satellite sensors have recently
J. W. Seaquist, T. Hickler, L. Eklundh, J. Ardö, B. W. Heumann   +4 more
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Fruit and vegetable intake and cardiovascular risk factors in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes [PDF]

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2016
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The cardiovascular benefit of increasing fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake following diagnosis of diabetes remains unknown. We aimed to describe how quantity and variety of F&V intake, and plasma vitamin C, change after diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and examine whether these changes are associated with improvements in ...
Lamb, M. J E, Griffin, S. J., Sharp, S. J., Cooper, A. J M   +3 more
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The influence of preconceptions on perceived sound reduction by environmental noise barriers [PDF]

, 2010
The paper presents research that answers three main questions: (1) Do preconceptions held about the constituent materials of an environmental noise barrier affect how people perceive the barrier will perform at attenuating noise?
Aylor, Bailey, Cohn, Cohn, Cohn, Dénes, European Parliament, Golding, Hall, Holm, Jennifer L.R. Joynt, Jian Kang, Kragh, Kryter, Meredith, Mulligan, Nilson, Nilson, Orsman, Pallant, Pendakur, Perfater, Stevens, Verbruggen, Viollon, Viollon, Walsgrove, Warren, Watts, Watts   +29 more
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Spatial analysis of vegetation using GIS and remote sensing data

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment, 2023
The agricultural sector is one of the most important sectors in Iraq, as it supports the Iraqi economy and provides food security for people in Baghdad.
May Adnan Mahmood, M. Al-Rawe
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Mountain Vegetation, Indigenous People and Medicinal Plants

Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, 2012
Plants and plant communities survive at the edge of life in high mountains all over the world; these are also ecosystems where climatic change is more visible and where species extinction is very rapid. Mountains are the most remarkable land forms on the earth’s surface with prominent vegetation zones based mainly on altitudinal and climatic ...
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An iconic traditional apiculture of park fringe communities of Borena Sayint National Park, north eastern Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Traditional apiculture has been practised in Ethiopia over a long historical period and still remains a benign means to extract direct benefits from natural ecosystems.
Adal, Hussien, Asfaw, Zemede, Demissew, Sebsebe, Van Damme, Patrick, Woldu, Zerihun   +4 more
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Urban vegetation and well‐being: A cross‐sectional study in Montreal, Canada

People and Nature
As urbanisation continues to accelerate, urban green spaces are increasingly recognised as key elements for enhancing people's health and well‐being.
Rita Sousa-Silva, Y. Kestens, Zoé Poirier Stephens, B. Thierry, Daniel Schoenig, D. Fuller, Meghan Winters, A. Smargiassi   +7 more
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Monitoring and mapping vegetation greenery in residential communities using street view images and a Normalized Vegetation Greenery Index: a case study in Beijing, China

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023
Vegetation greenery is essential for the sensory and psychological wellbeing of residents in residential communities. To enhance the quality of regulations and policies to improve people’s living environments, it is crucial to effectively identify and ...
Jiaxuan Song, Xicun Zhu, Xinyang Yu
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