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Connection between urban green areas and visitors' physical and mental well-being
(Elsevier Gmbh, Munich, 2019)
Frequent visits to urban green areas have been widely demonstrated to bring notable health benefits to city residents and helped them to maintain contact with nature. Empirical evidence strongly supports the positive ...
Balloons and bavoons versus spikes and shikes: ERPs reveal shared neural processes for shape-sound-meaning congruence in words, and shape-sound congruence in pseudowords
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego, 2015)
There is something about the sound of a pseudoword like takete that goes better with a spiky, than a curvy shape (Kohler, 1929:1947). Yet despite decades of research into sound symbolism, the role of this effect on real ...
Does self-control modify the impact of interventions to change alcohol, tobacco, and food consumption? A systematic review
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon, 2018)
Low self-control is associated with increased consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy food. This systematic review aimed to assess whether individual differences in self-control modify the effectiveness of interventions ...
Evidence on global medical travel
(World Health Organization, Geneva 27, 2015)
The potential benefits of travelling across national borders to obtain medical treatment include improved care, decreased costs and reduced waiting times. However, medical travel involves additional risks, compared to ...