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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 19

October-1 2021 - 622 articles

Cover Story: From regulating our hormones to influencing how we sleep at night and function during the day, our circadian rhythms play a critical role in overall health. Daylight is the primary external cue that aligns our internal clock to solar time, yet our indoor lifestyles limit exposure to this natural source. Our study explores how smart windows affect indoor daylight exposure and, ultimately, physiological, behavioral, and subjective measures of circadian health. Residents exhibited consistent melatonin onset, earlier sleep onset, and higher sleep regularity when exposed to daylight through smart windows while exhibiting a delayed circadian phase when exposed to daylight through blinds. The study stresses the importance of designing buildings that optimize daylight for human health and wellbeing. View this paper.
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Articles (622)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,356 Views
18 Pages

Adaptation, Student Participation and Gradual Withdrawal by Researchers as Sustainability Strategies in the High School-Based Young and Active Intervention: School Coordinators’ Perspectives

  • Stine Kjær Wehner,
  • Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen,
  • Katrine Sidenius Duus,
  • Louise Ayoe Sparvath Brautsch,
  • Andreas Jørgensen,
  • Camilla Thørring Bonnesen and
  • Rikke Fredenslund Krølner

Ensuring the sustainability of school-based public health intervention activities remains a challenge. The Young and Active (Y&A) intervention used peer-led workshops to promote movement and strengthen students’ sense of community in 16 Danish hi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,934 Views
16 Pages

A Survey of Potentially Pathogenic-Incriminated Arthropod Vectors of Health Concern in Botswana

  • Mmabaledi Buxton,
  • Malebogo Portia Buxton,
  • Honest Machekano,
  • Casper Nyamukondiwa and
  • Ryan John Wasserman

Arthropod vectors play a crucial role in the transmission of many debilitating infections, causing significant morbidity and mortality globally. Despite the economic significance of arthropods to public health, public knowledge on vector biology, eco...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,642 Views
11 Pages

Increased Risk of Neurodegenerative Dementia after Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

  • So Young Kim,
  • Dae Myoung Yoo,
  • Chanyang Min and
  • Hyo Geun Choi

The aim of the present study was to estimate the risk of dementia in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), using a population cohort. Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort for the populatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,680 Views
13 Pages

This study investigates age and cultural differences in the negative effects of senders’ wearing masks on receivers’ readabilities of senders’ facially expressed emotions in interpersonal interactions. An online experiment was thus conducted with Kor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,996 Views
12 Pages

Factors Associated with Healthcare Workers’ (HCWs) Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccinations and Indications of a Role Model towards Population Vaccinations from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Greece, May 2021

  • Konstantinos Fotiadis,
  • Katerina Dadouli,
  • Ioanna Avakian,
  • Zacharoula Bogogiannidou,
  • Varvara A. Mouchtouri,
  • Konstantinos Gogosis,
  • Matthaios Speletas,
  • Michalis Koureas,
  • Eleni Lagoudaki and
  • Sofia Kokkini
  • + 13 authors

A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) study was conducted at the end of May 2021 engaging 1456 healthcare workers (HCWs) from 20 hospitals throughout Greece. Acceptance of vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was estimated at...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
8,119 Views
15 Pages

This paper explores, analyses, and documents the experiences of Afghan-Australians who arrived in Australia as refugees and were granted citizenship after living in Australia for several years. This research adopted a mixed method of qualitative and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,473 Views
10 Pages

The Impact of Mobility Restriction Strategies in the Control of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Modelling the Relation between COVID-19 Health and Community Mobility Data

  • Adil Al Wahaibi,
  • Amal Al Maani,
  • Fatma Alyaquobi,
  • Abdullah Al Manji,
  • Khalid Al Harthy,
  • Bader Al Rawahi,
  • Abdullah Alqayoudhi,
  • Sulien Al Khalili,
  • Amina Al-Jardani and
  • Seif Al-Abri

Background: Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), particularly mobility restrictions, are mainstay measures for the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. We evaluated the effects of Oman’s mobility restriction strategies to highlight their efficacy in cont...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,400 Views
28 Pages

Perception and Experience of Transcultural Care of Stakeholders and Health Service Users with a Migrant Background: A Qualitative Study

  • Benjamin Gaya-Sancho,
  • Valérie Vanceulebroeck,
  • Nuran Kömürcü,
  • Indrani Kalkan,
  • Antonio Casa-Nova,
  • Elena Tambo-Lizalde,
  • Margarida Coelho,
  • Evy Present,
  • Seda Değirmenci Öz and
  • Teresa Coelho
  • + 5 authors

Introduction: While European health policies do frequently take into consideration the ideas and experiences of their users, the voices of minority and marginalized communities are not often heard. European healthcare services must address this issue...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,846 Views
9 Pages

Who Is Doing What in Home Care Services?

  • Berit Irene Helgheim and
  • Birgithe Sandbaek

(1) Background: This paper investigates the distribution of work hours by activity, for the main staff categories in home care services in three rural Norwegian municipalities. In Norway these categories are registered nurses, assistant nurses and as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,174 Views
6 Pages

Limonene Emissions: Do Different Types Have Different Biological Effects?

  • Neda Nematollahi,
  • Perran A. Ross,
  • Ary A. Hoffmann,
  • Spas D. Kolev and
  • Anne Steinemann

Limonene is one of the most abundant pollutants indoors, and it contributes to the formation of additional pollutants, such as formaldehyde and photochemical smog. Limonene is commonly used in fragranced consumer products, such as cleaning supplies a...

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