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Exploring the causal relationship between campus walkability and affective walking experience: Evidence from 7 major tertiary education campuses in China

Journal of Urban Management
This study investigates the causal relationship between campus perceived walkability and the affective walking experiences of students, with a focus on their mental well-being.
Bojing Liao, Jie Zhu
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Open Data Supporting GIS-based Walkability Assessment: Case Study for City of Zagreb, Croatia [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
The study presented in this paper aims to contribute to the broader discourse on urban planning challenges by presenting a preliminary walkability assessment for the city of Zagreb, Croatia.
K. Kevic, A. Kuveždic Divjak, K. Zrno, M. Vilicic   +3 more
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Parental perceived neighborhood attributes : associations with active transport and physical activity among 10-12 year old children and the mediating role of independent mobility [PDF]

, 2014
Background: During the last decades, the use of active travel modes declined in all age groups. Childhood is a critical time to establish lifelong healthy patterns. To develop effective interventions in this age group, insight in the correlates of health
Cardon, Greet, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, De Meester, Femke, Van Dyck, Delfien   +3 more
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Frailty Exacerbates Disability in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To evaluate frailty in severe progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods This prospective, cross‐sectional, multicenter study enrolled a late severe PMS group requiring skilled nursing (n = 53) and an age, sex, and disease duration‐matched control PMS group (n = 53).
Taylor R. Wicks, Anna Wolska, Diala Ghazal, Dejan Jakimovski, Bianca Weinstock‐Guttman, Alexander Burnham, Niels Bergsland, Michael G. Dwyer, Alan T. Remaley, Robert Zivadinov, Murali Ramanathan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Planning Walkable Neighborhoods [PDF]

Journal of Planning Literature, 2017
Despite growing numbers of studies on planning walkable neighborhoods, few have included people with diverse abilities across the age spectrum. This article demonstrates a need for more inclusion of human diversity in walkable neighborhoods research to better inform policy, planning, and design interventions that are spatially and socially just for ...
Stafford, Lisa, Baldwin, Claudia
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Associations among neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation, physical activity facilities, and physical activity in youth during the transition from childhood to adolescence [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: This study aims to examine the longitudinal association of neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation (SED) with physical activity in youth during the transition from elementary to middle school, and to determine if access to physical activity ...
Clennin, Morgan N, Colabianchi, Natalie, Dowda, Marsha, Kaczynski, Andrew, Lian, Min, Pate, Russell R   +5 more
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Association of Corticospinal Tract Asymmetry With Ambulatory Ability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ambulatory ability after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is important to patients. We tested whether asymmetry between ipsi‐ and contra‐lesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) assessed by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is associated with post‐ICH ambulation.
Yasmin N. Aziz, Carl D. Langefeld, Mary E. Comeau, Miranda C. Marion, Tyler P. Behymer, Lee A. Gilkerson, Padmini Sekar, Weihong Yuan, Vivek Khandwala, Brady J. Williamson, Thomas Maloney, Achala Vagal, Pierce Boyne, Kari Dunning, Matthew L. Flaherty, Steven J. Kittner, Prachi Mehndiratta, Gunjan Y. Parikh, Michael L. James, David Roh, Fernando D. Testai, Farhaan S. Vahidy, James Thornton, Ranjit Bagga, Daniel Woo, Stacie L. Demel   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Walkable Communities and Adolescent Weight [PDF]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2013
Neighborhood design features have been associated with health outcomes, including the prevalence of obesity.This study examined the association between walkability and adolescent weight in a national sample of public secondary school students and the communities in which they live.Data were collected through student surveys and community observations ...
Sandy J, Slater, Lisa, Nicholson, Jamie, Chriqui, Dianne C, Barker, Frank J, Chaloupka, Lloyd D, Johnston   +5 more
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Age‐Related Characteristics of SYT1‐Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We describe the clinical manifestations and developmental abilities of individuals with SYT1‐associated neurodevelopmental disorder (Baker‐Gordon syndrome) from infancy to adulthood. We further describe the neuroradiological and electrophysiological characteristics of the condition at different ages, and explore the associations ...
Sam G. Norwitz, Josefine Eck, Joel S. Winston, Kate Baker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neighbourhood walkability and transportation and leisure physical activity by residency status: A cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative Canadian data

Journal of Migration and Health
Objective: We aimed to 1) estimate the differences in transportation (TPA) and leisure physical activity (LPA) participation and duration between Canadian-born and immigrant adults, and 2) examine whether associations between neighbourhood walkability ...
Hasti Masihay Akbar, Tanvir C. Turin, Dana Lee Olstad, Gavin R. McCormack   +3 more
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