A Review of the Restorative Environment Research in the Mainland of China

More and more Chinese experts focus on the research field of the restorative environment and public health. We reorganized the theories of restorative environment and proposed a theory framework which consists of Attention Restorative Theory(ART) and psycho-evolutionary theory and other three auxiliary hypothesis included Biophilia Theory, Prospect-Refuge Theory and Stress: The "fight or flight" response We classified the experiments methods into three types; the psychological, subjective evaluation, physiological objective indicators, and behavior improvements .We could figure out some shared questions at the current research in mainland China, such as limited research methods, limited senses used in the current research.© 2016.The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords : Restorative; Theory;Questionnaire;Experiments

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A Review of the Restorative Environment Research in the Mainland of China

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal ◽

10.21834/e-bpj.v1i3.358 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 135

Author(s):

Meng Ruoxi ◽

Xu Leiqing

Keyword(s):

Subjective Evaluation ◽

Publishing House ◽

Mainland China ◽

Research Field ◽

Restorative Environment ◽

International Publishing ◽

Fight Or Flight Response ◽

And Behavior ◽

Objective Indicators ◽

Theory Framework

More and more Chinese experts focus on the research field of the restorative environment and public health. We reorganized the theories of restorative environment and proposed a theory framework which consists of Attention Restorative Theory(ART) and psycho-evolutionary theory and other three auxiliary hypothesis included Biophilia Theory, Prospect-Refuge Theory and Stress: The "fight or flight" response We classified the experiments methods into three types; the psychological, subjective evaluation, physiological objective indicators, and behavior improvements .We could figure out some shared questions at the current research in mainland China, such as limited research methods, limited senses used in the current research.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords : Restorative; Theory;Questionnaire;Experiments

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Understanding Emotions: Origins and Roles of the Amygdala

Biomolecules ◽

10.3390/biom11060823 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 823

Author(s):

Goran Šimić ◽

Mladenka Tkalčić ◽

Vana Vukić ◽

Damir Mulc ◽

Ena Španić ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sensory Information ◽

Anterior Cingulate ◽

Central Nucleus ◽

Subcortical Structures ◽

Neuronal Populations ◽

Efferent Projections ◽

Short And Long Term ◽

Understanding Emotions ◽

Fight Or Flight Response ◽

And Behavior

Emotions arise from activations of specialized neuronal populations in several parts of the cerebral cortex, notably the anterior cingulate, insula, ventromedial prefrontal, and subcortical structures, such as the amygdala, ventral striatum, putamen, caudate nucleus, and ventral tegmental area. Feelings are conscious, emotional experiences of these activations that contribute to neuronal networks mediating thoughts, language, and behavior, thus enhancing the ability to predict, learn, and reappraise stimuli and situations in the environment based on previous experiences. Contemporary theories of emotion converge around the key role of the amygdala as the central subcortical emotional brain structure that constantly evaluates and integrates a variety of sensory information from the surroundings and assigns them appropriate values of emotional dimensions, such as valence, intensity, and approachability. The amygdala participates in the regulation of autonomic and endocrine functions, decision-making and adaptations of instinctive and motivational behaviors to changes in the environment through implicit associative learning, changes in short- and long-term synaptic plasticity, and activation of the fight-or-flight response via efferent projections from its central nucleus to cortical and subcortical structures.

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ANALYSIS ON NON-PROFIT ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON CULTURAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHINA AND UNITED STATES

10.12783/dtem/mebit2021/35622 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

QIAN WANG

Keyword(s):

Cultural Difference ◽

Economic Status ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Cultural Background ◽

Research Field ◽

Consumer Perceptions ◽

Non Profit ◽

Social Economic Status ◽

And Behavior ◽

Consumer's Perception

The research field of consumer behavior is not a new one. In fact, many researchers have conducted surveys and experiments in this field. Also, the topic on how advertisement influences consumer perceptions has been explored. It is obvious that culture background and social economic status are different between developed countries and developing countries. This can vary consumers’ perception and behaviors. Non-profit advertisement will influence consumer’s perception and behavior on the basis of cultural background. Thus, it will also be extremely crucial for non-profit advertisements to study cultural differences to learn more about consumers. This study focuses on cultural background, aiming to find the differences on how different non-profit advertisement between China and U.S., and provide useful strategies to plan non-profit advertisements.

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Building a Framework of Evaluating Human–Environment Relationships: Considering the Differences between Subjective Evaluations and Objective Assessments

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12010167 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 167

Author(s):

Ying Liu ◽

Wei Deng ◽

Li Peng

Keyword(s):

Subjective Evaluation ◽

Objective Assessment ◽

Human Environment ◽

Subjective Evaluations ◽

The Matrix ◽

The Difference ◽

Objective Basis ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior ◽

The Relationship

The human–environment relationship is bidirectional, meaning that human attitudes and behavior to nature are at the root of environmental change, while changes in the environment affect human attitudes and behavior. It is necessary to analyze the human–environment relationship from two aspects: (a) Whether there is a good objective basis for maintaining an environment, and (b) whether people report that they are satisfied with that environment. This study attempted to construct a framework to evaluate the human–environment relationship considering these two aspects. The framework consists of three parts: Traditional evaluation, indicator construction, and evaluation considering the relationship between subjective and objective assessment. Traditional evaluations consist of subjective evaluations and objective assessments. Indicator construction focuses on putting forward indicators that quantitively evaluate the human–environment relationship, considering the results of objective assessments and subjective evaluations. The indicators introduced in this study include MD (match degree) and OSC (objective assessment and subjective evaluation comparison) to explain the difference and the relationship between objective assessments and subjective evaluations of the environment. Then, based on the indicator value, a matrix containing four situations (Match-H, Match-L, H-L, and L-H) was constructed to explore why a human–environment relationship may not be harmonious. Since the upper Minjiang River basin is a typical area, because of its intensive human activity, as well as its fragile ecological environment, this study chose it as a case study and used it to verify the framework. Through the framework construction and application, this study found that: (1) The framework of this study provided a more comprehensive method to evaluate the human–environment relationship; (2) as the subjective evaluation was based on individual comprehensive tradeoffs, the evaluation combining the subjective and objective assessment was more accurate; (3) environmental conditions were the basis, and human activities were the key factors, for the coordination of human–environment relationships; so the matrix put forward in this study was necessary for finding the cause of human–environment incongruity.

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“Study Natural” without Drugs: An Exploratory Study of Theory-Guided and Tailored Health Campaign Interventions to Prevent Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants in College Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17124421 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (12) ◽

pp. 4421

Author(s):

Zhaohui Su ◽

Michael Mackert ◽

Xiaoshan Li ◽

Jiyoon (Karen) Han ◽

Brittani Crook ◽

...

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Online Survey ◽

Research Field ◽

Health Campaign ◽

Prescription Stimulants ◽

Effective Strategies ◽

Nonmedical Use ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

Nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) among college students continues to rise. While some anti-NMUPS campaigns are available, little is known about the campaign development process and how well college students evaluate these messages. To bridge this gap, we developed theory-guided anti-NMUPS campaign interventions that are tailored to college students’ characteristics and evaluated students’ response towards them. A total of 445 college students (74.4% female; Meanage of 20; 18 to 35 years old) reviewed the campaign interventions and offered their evaluation via an online survey. Findings indicate that students responded to the campaigns positively. Results also indicate that female students are more likely to perceive the campaigns as effective than their male counterparts. Overall, the findings of this study suggest that theory-guided and tailored anti-NMUPS campaigns have great potential in changing students’ attitudes and behavior towards NMUPS. While this study fills critical gaps in the literature, considering the progress needed to strengthen the research field, more research is needed to further identify effective strategies that could prevent college students’ participation in NMUPS activities.

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Religious Involvement, Suicidal Ideation and Behavior in Mainland China

The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine ◽

10.2190/pm.48.4.e ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 299-316 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Z. Wang ◽

G. Koenig Harold ◽

W. Ma ◽

L. Liu

Keyword(s):

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Mainland China ◽

Religious Involvement ◽

And Behavior

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Efektivitas low light emitting diode sebagai lampu pengumpul ikan untuk perikanan bagan tancap

DEPIK ◽

10.13170/depik.9.2.15582 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 365-376

Author(s):

Adi Susanto ◽

Sugeng Hari Wisudo ◽

Mulyono Sumitro Baskoro ◽

Mochammad Riyanto ◽

Fis Purwangka

Keyword(s):

Low Power ◽

Light Emitting Diode ◽

Research Field ◽

Main Zone ◽

Fishing Activity ◽

Great Opportunity ◽

White Leds ◽

Swimming Pattern ◽

Imaging Sonar ◽

And Behavior

The effectiveness of the artificial lights on fishing activity with a fixed lift net is significant influences on the success of fishing operations. The used of color and intensity must be adjusted to the preferences, response and behavior of the target fish, due to the fish can be more quickly attracted and concentrated in the catchable area. The development of LED technology as an energy-saving lamp has a great opportunity to be applied as a fishing lamp for fixed lift net fisheries. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of low power LEDs as a fishing lamp based on fish behavioral response. The study was conducted on a research field laboratory that was built in the waters of the Banten Bay in July - August 2018. Test fish were collected from catches of the guiding barrier around the research vehicle. Data on response and behavior of fish to fluorescent lights, blue, green and white LEDs were recorded using 360 ° sonar and side imaging sonar. The results showed the green LEDs had better effectiveness in attracting, focusing and concentrating fish in the main zone than other types of lights. The fish gather more quickly, form groups and have a stable and consistent swimming pattern in the main lighting zone. Green LED is more appropriate to be used as a fishing lamp on fixed lift net fishing with an optimum intensity range of 4-20 μW cm².Keywords: Light, Intensity, Optimum, Response, BehaviorABSTRAKEfektivitas lampu yang digunakan pada proses penangkapan dengan bagan tancap sangat berpengaruh terhadap keberhasilan operasi penangkapan ikan. Intensitas dan warna yang digunakan harus disesuaikan dengan preferensi, respons dan tingkah laku ikan target sehingga ikan lebih cepat terkumpul dan terkonsentrasi pada catchable area. Perkembangan teknologi LED sebagai lampu hemat energi berpeluang besar digunakan sebagai fishing lamp untuk perikanan bagan tancap. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan efektivitas low power LED sebagai lampu pemikat ikan berdasarkan aspek respons dan tingkah laku ikan. Penelitian dilakukan pada wahana penelitian yang dibangun di perairan Teluk Banten pada bulan Juli - Agustus 2018. Ikan uji diperoleh dari hasil tangkapan sero yang berada di sekitar wahana penelitian. Data respons dan tingkah laku ikan terhadap lampu neon, LED biru, hijau dan putih direkam menggunakan sonar 360° dan side imaging sonar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan LED hijau memiliki efektivitas yang lebih baik dalam memikat, mengumpulkan dan mengkonsentrasikan ikan pada main zone dibandingkan jenis lampu lainnya. Ikan lebih cepat berkumpul, membentuk kelompok serta memiliki pola renang yang stabil dan konsistem di zona utama pencahayaan. LED hijau lebih tepat digunakan sebagai fishing lamp pada bagan tancap dibandingkan jenis lampu lainnya dengan intensitas optimum antara 4-20 μW/cm².Kata kunci: Cahaya, Intensitas, Optimum, Respons, Tingkah laku

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Evolutionary Family Sociology

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190299323.013.39 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Anna Rotkirch

Keyword(s):

Genetic Relatedness ◽

Family System ◽

Research Field ◽

Hominid Evolution ◽

Focused Attention ◽

Sexual Selection Theory ◽

History Of ◽

Family Sociology ◽

Intimate Relations ◽

And Behavior

Evolutionary family sociology studies how genetic relatedness and psychological predispositions shape intimate relations. It approaches human families in comparison to other species and the history of hominid evolution. This chapter outlines the main assumptions and recent advances in evolutionary family sociology. The study of parenting and mating is of interest to both sociologists and evolutionists. Our understanding of couple relations, gender equality, and involved fatherhood, deepens as sexual selection theory is combined with family system theories. Grandparenting is another research field for which an integration between Darwinian theory and mainstream family sociology is underway. Questions of helping, conflicts, and kin lineages are central for such studies on cross-generational relations. The Darwinian perspective has focused attention on the effects of genetic relatedness on familial sentiment and behavior and also on the universal patterns characterizing family dynamics. Sociological insights have helped specify cases in which evolutionary predictions need elaboration in order to better capture the variety and complexity of human families.

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Cultural Neuroscience

The Handbook of Culture and Psychology ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190679743.003.0021 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 695-723

Author(s):

Joan Y. Chiao ◽

Katherine D. Blizinsky

Keyword(s):

Functional Organization ◽

Global Mental Health ◽

Cultural Influences ◽

Human Mind ◽

Research Field ◽

Cultural Variation ◽

Cultural Neuroscience ◽

Brain And Behavior ◽

The Mind ◽

And Behavior

Cultural neuroscience is a research field that investigates the mutual influences of cultural and biological sciences on human behavior. Research in cultural neuroscience demonstrates cultural influences on the neurobiological mechanisms of processes of the mind and behavior. Culture tunes the structure and functional organization of the mind and the nervous system, including processes of emotion, cognition, and social behavior. Environmental and developmental approaches play an important role in the emergence and maintenance of culture. Culture serves as an evolutionary adaptation, protecting organisms from environmental conditions across geography. Cultural variation in the human mind, brain, and behavior serves to build and reinforce culture throughout the life course. This chapter examines the theoretical, methodological, and empirical foundations of cultural neuroscience and its implications for research in population health disparities and global mental health.

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