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The Physical Environment Within Forests

By: Karina V. R. Schäfer (Rutgers University Newark, NJ) & Dirk W. Vanderklein (Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ) © 2011 Nature Education All plant growth ...
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Worksite Built Environment and Objectively Measured Physical Activity While at Work: An Analysis Using Perceived and Objective Walkability and Greenness

The role of worksite environments in promoting physical activity (PA) remains largely unexplored. With workers in the U.S. spending half of their waking day in their work environment, the workplace ...
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Theoretical Stances and Environmental Debates: Reconciling the Physical and the Symbolic

The American Sociologist, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Spring, 2000), pp. 44-61 (18 pages) Several sociologists are currently debating the relationship of sociology to the physical environment. Their debates beg a ...
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Physical work environment in hospitals affects nurses' job satisfaction, with implications for patient outcomes, health care costs

Architecture, interior design, and other physical aspects of their work environments can enhance early-career nurses’ job satisfaction, a study has shown. The research team conducted a nationwide ...