Green Exercise Linking Nature, Health and Well-being

The concept of Green Exercise has now been widely adopted and implies a synergistic health benefit of being active in the presence of nature. This book provides a balanced overview and synthesis text on all aspects of Green Exercise and integrates evidence from many different disciplines including physiology, ecology, psychology, sociology and the environmental sciences, and across a wide range of countries. It describes the impact of Green Exercise on human health and well-being through all stages of the lifecourse and covers a wide spectrum from cellular processes such as immune function through to facilitating human behavioural change. It demonstrates the value of Green Exercise for activity and education purposes in both schools and the workplace, as well as its therapeutic properties. Green Exercise is an effective intervention for vulnerable groups and promoting healthy ageing, with activities including wilderness therapy, therapeutic horticulture and the use of forests and water. Chapters also integrate cross-cutting key themes which are relevant to all stages of the lifecourse and have significantly contributed to the Green Exercise research base, such as forest bathing and blue exercise. The book also explores the future of Green Exercise, the way in which research can be used to influence green design and planning and how health, social care and environmental agendas can be integrated to enable Green Exercise to be more widely used as a mechanism for improving health

Model Data Fusion: developing Bayesian inversion to constrain equilibrium and mode structure

Recently, a new probabilistic "data fusion" framework based on Bayesian principles has been developed on JET and W7-AS. The Bayesian analysis framework folds in uncertainties and inter-dependencies in the diagnostic data and signal forward-models, together with prior knowledge of the state of the plasma, to yield predictions of internal magnetic structure. A feature of the framework, known as MINERVA (J. Svensson, A. Werner, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 50, 085022, 2008), is the inference of magnetic flux surfaces without the use of a force balance model. We discuss results from a new project to develop Bayesian inversion tools that aim to (1) distinguish between competing equilibrium theories, which capture different physics, using the MAST spherical tokamak; and (2) test the predictions of MHD theory, particularly mode structure, using the H-1 Heliac.Comment: submitted to Journal of Plasma Fusion Research 10/11/200

Professional Quality of Life and Mental Health among Doctors in Tamil Nadu during COVID19 Pandemic

Background: The pandemic COVID19, a serious global threat has led to elevated levels of pressure on medical professionals. The research shows that occupational stressors has been significantly associated with the pandemic.Objective: To estimate the professional quality of life of doctors in Tamil Nadu and their mental health during the COVID19 pandemic. Settings andDesign: Cross-sectional study in Tamil Nadu, South India. Method: Among 318 doctors from both private and government sectors in Tamil Nadu, South India during April 9th - May 10th 2021, the study was conducted to estimate the professional quality of life [Compassion Satisfaction (CS), Secondary Traumatization (ST) and burnout] using ProQOL-5 scale. Depression and Anxiety were estimated using PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scales respectively. Statistical analysis used: Association between the variables was found using Chi-square test. Results: Among the 318 respondents (170 males and 148 females), CS and ST levels were high in 77(24.2%), and 10(3.1%) respondents respectively. Severe depression and anxiety were among 36(11.3%) and 109(34.3%) respectively. Statistically significant association was found for Burnout (?2=55.671; OR=15.135; 95% CI=6.361-36.013 and ?2=57.518; OR=18.014; 95% CI=7.054-46.007) and ST (?2=56.701; OR=15.432; 95% CI=6.486-36.717 and ?2=26.281; OR=4.558; 95% CI=2.476-8.390) with both depression and anxiety (p<0.05). Conclusions: Doctors of Tamil Nadu, South India are challenged with adverse mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic with a significant association between the quality of life at work and psychological distress

Evaluation of a dynamic freeway ramp entry guidance system

Notes: Shelved in basement archive. Please ask library staff for assistanceNotes: "Final Report."Notes: NCHRP contract "Optimizing Freeway Corridor Operations Through Traffic Surveillance, Communication and Control"American Association of State Highway Officials, Washington, D.C.Bureau of Public Roads, Washington, D.C.Wayne County Road Commission, Detroit, Mich.Michigan Department of State Highways, Lansinghttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/1463/2/96420.0001.001.pd

The effects of dynamic routing information signs on route selection and freeway corridor operations

Notes: Shelved in basement archive. Please ask library staff for assistanceNotes: "Final Report."Notes: NCHRP contract "Optimizing Freeway Corridor Operations Through Traffic Surveillance, Communication and Control"American Association of State Highway Officials, Washington, D.C.Bureau of Public Roads, Washington, D.C.Wayne County Road Commission, Detroit, Mich.Michigan Department of State Highways, Lansinghttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/1464/2/96421.0001.001.pd

Pengaruh Kompleksitas Audit, Locus Of Control, Risiko Kesalahan terhadap Penurunan Kualitas Audit dengan Perilaku Disfungsional Auditor sebagai Variabel Intervening (Studi Kasus pada Kantor Akuntan Publik di Sumatera Bagian Tengah)

The trust of audited financial statement users to the public accounting profession relies on the quality audit report . Audit Quality is assessment of the process in conducting the audit tasks performed by an auditor thus generating an audit report are assessed based on factors that may effect the audit quality. The reduced audit quality behaviour can cause the low users confidence of audit report thus becoming a threat to the audit profession. The purpose of this research was to analyze the direct effect of the complexity of audit variable, locus of control and risk of error toward the reduce audit quality, and to examine the indirect effect between the complexity of audit, locus of control and risk of error to the reduce audit quality with auditors dysfunctional behavior as the intervening variable. The data collection of this research was using questionnaire method that distributed to 85 auditors working at Public Accounting Firm (KAP) in central Sumatra. The numbers of auditors who became research sample were 52 auditors from 17 public accounting firms. The collected data were analyzed by using Partial Least Square (PLS). 10 hypotheses are used for get the final research. It showed that the complexity of audit, locus of control, and risk of error affect the reduce of audit quality. This study showed that the complexity of audit and locus of control had effect toward dysfunctional behavior, whereas the risk of error variable did not have any effect toward the audit dysfunctional behavior.This study also showed that the dysfunctional behavior affect the reduce audit quality. When the independent and dependent variables were mediated by dysfunctional behavior, it showed that the complexity of audit, locus of control, and risk of error indirectly affected the reduce audit quality with auditors dysfunctional behavior as the intervening variable.Keywords: complexity of audit, locus of control, risk of error, reduce audit quality, and auditors dysfunctional behavior

PENGARUH STABILISASI SEMEN TERHADAP SWELLING LEMPUNG EKSPANSIF

ABSTRAKLempung Ekspansif merupakan lempung yang memiliki potensi kembang susut yang tinggi apabila terjadi perubahan kadar air. Bila suatu konstruksi dibangun diatas tanah ekspansif maka akan terjadi kerusakan-kerusakan pada konstruksi tersebut. Salah satu cara yang digunakan untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut adalah menstabilkan tanah dengan meningkatkan daya dukung tanah asli dan mengurangi kembang susutnya. Penambahan semen merupakan salah satu cara stabilisasi tanah ekspansif yang efektif, karena semen dapat mengikat mineral lempung menjadi padat, sehingga mengurangi kembang susut tanah lempung ekspansif.Pengujian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui swelling berdasarkan nilai indeks plastisitas dan nilai daya dukung berdasarkan pengujian Kuat Tekan Bebas (UCT). Kadar air benda uji diambil dari hasil pemadatan proctor standar dengan variasi campuran semen 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, dan 20%.Dari hasil pengujian diperoleh, lempung ekspansif yang di stabilisasi dengan semen pada variasi 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, dan 20% menunjukkan adanya peningkatan nilai daya dukung tanah dan penurunan indeks plastisitas yang cukup signifikan. Pada campuran semen sebesar 20% terjadi peningkatan nilai daya dukung yang cukup tinggi yakni 767.01% dari daya dukung tanah asli, dan pada campuran semen sebesar 20% juga terjadi penurunan indeks plastisitas sebesar 56.4% dari indeks plastisitas tanah asli. Semakin kecil indeks plastisitas, nilai daya dukung semakin besar.Kata kunci : lempung ekspansif, stabilisasi semen, pemadatan, UC

The Wilderness Expedition: An effective life course intervention to improve young peoples well-being and connectedness to nature

It is well understood that wilderness expeditions improve well-being; however, there is little supporting quantitative data. The aim of this study was to measure the impact of wilderness expeditions on self-esteem (SE) and connectedness to nature (CN) and assess whether benefits varied according to participant and expedition characteristics. SE and CN were assessed pre– and post–wilderness expeditions in 130 adolescents using Rosenberg’s SE scale and the state CN scale. Two-way ANOVA revealed significant increases in SE and CN (p < .001) as a result of single expeditions. There was also an interaction effect of expedition and gender on SE (p < .05). Males had a higher SE at the start but female SE increased most. Linear regression revealed that living environment, gender, and the length and location of the expedition did not contribute to changes in SE and CN. Regular contact with natural environments will improve adolescent well-being, with the largest improvements in females