Search results for "Outdoor activities"
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Nature trips and traditional methods for food procurement in relation to weight status
2013
Author's version of an article in the journal: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494812471446 Aims: The purpose of this study is to assess the relationships between trips in nature, gathering of wild plants, fishing and hunting and weight status. Methods: Data from a cross-sectional questionnaire survey of 996 parents of sixth- and seventh-graders from 38 randomly chosen schools in two Norwegian counties. All data are self-reported: Weight and height (participants were considered as overweight if BMI were 25 or higher), family trips in nature (dichotomized into ayenonce a week vs. less than once a week), gathering of w…
Ārā pavadītā laika ietekme uz miopijas progresēšanu
2021
Bakalaura darbs ir uzrakstīts angļu valodā uz 25 lapaspusēm. Tas satur 13 attēlus, 5 tabulas un 16 literatūras atsauces. Darba mērķis ir novērtēt āra aktivitāšu ietekmi uz miopijas attīstības kavēšanu. Dati tika iegūti ar jautājumu anketu palīdzību. Rezultāti rāda, ka āra aktivitātes šajā pētījumā nav nozīmīgs faktors, kurš kavē miopijas veidošanos (p<0.05). Nozīmīgs miopijas veidošanās faktors ir iedzimtība.
Cultural differences in nature park management and visitor experiences in a French-Hungarian comparison
2016
Cross-cultural investigations in management prevail over those on for-profit organizations, while intercultural studies on protected natural areas is a relatively untapped field of research. This thesis proposes cross-cultural models (adapted from the existing model of Hofstede, along with marketing and management concepts) for the analysis of the park management and visitor experiences at (protected) European natural parks. Among the various methods used, the most relevant were the semi-directed interviews with actors of the park management and the visitor survey, while document analysis and observations also completed our findings. Using our analysis of the park management, stakeholders, …
Holidays? Not for all. Eagles have larger home ranges on holidays as a consequence of human disturbance
2019
Human-wildlife conflicts are the object of raising concern in conservation biology. People living in urban areas are rapidly increasing worldwide and consequently the temporal pattern of occupation of natural areas for recreation is changing as well, resulting in an ever-increasing concentration of people during weekends and holidays. This is particularly evident in affluent societies, where more recreationists visit natural areas on holidays and weekends, causing disturbance to wildlife in the so-called “weekend effect”. Here, we tested the response to disturbance of 30 Bonelli's eagles tracked by high-frequency GPS/GSM telemetry. We analysed daily home-range size, a measure of changing be…
Luonnossa liikkumisen kulttuuriset representaatiot : diskurssianalyysi suomalaisten luonnossa liikkumista käsittelevistä haastatteluista
2012
The Italian paediatric society raccomandations on children and adolescents extra-domestic activities during the SARS COV-2 emergency phase 2
2020
Abstract Background Due to novel coronavirus infection emergency, restricting measures have been imposed in Italy. As well as adults, also children are limited in their daily routine. Main text As the lockdown period is expected to end on 3rd May 2020, we discuss the opportunity for children to practice safely recreational or physical activity outdoor. Conclusion The Italian Paediatric Society recommends specific recreational and physical activities according to the age of the children and respecting social distancing.
Associations of Children’s Close Reading Distance and Time Spent Indoors with Myopia, Based on Parental Questionnaire
2022
Purpose: To study the association of parents’ reports about their children’s near work and outdoor habits with myopia in their children. Methods: Data from a questionnaire study conducted in 1983 among Finnish schoolchildren were reanalyzed. Vision screening had been performed for all the schoolchildren (n = 4961) in the 1st, 5th, and 8th grades (7-, 11-, and 15-year-olds) in an area of Central Finland. The questionnaire, including information about myopia, was returned by 4305 (86.7%) participants. Items concerned parents’ estimates of their child’s habitual reading distance, time spent indoors as compared with age peers, daily near work, outdoors time, and parents&…
Profiles of Nature Exposure and Outdoor Activities Associated With Occupational Well-Being Among Employees.
2018
This research addresses the profiles of nature exposure and outdoor activities in nature among Finnish employees (N = 783). The profiles were formed on the bases of nature exposure at work and the frequency and type of outdoor activities in nature engaged in during leisure time. The profiles were investigated in relation to work engagement and burnout. The latent profile analysis identified a five-class solution as the best model: High exposure (8%), Versatile exposure (22%), Unilateral exposure (38%), Average exposure (13%), and Low exposure (19%). An Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was conducted for each well-being outcome in order to evaluate how the identified profiles related to occupa…
Stundas brīvā dabā angļu valodas vārdu krājuma apguvei 9. klases skolēniem
2015
Diplomdarba mērķis ir noskaidrot kā dažādas aktivitātes brīvā dabā atvieglina vārdu krājuma mācīšanos 9.klases skolniekiem. Darba autore vēlējās atrast jaunas metodes un tās prezentēt diplomdarbā. Skolotāji Ziemeļeiropā labprāt iesaista āra nodarbības mācību procesā. Lai gan Latvijā tas nav kļuvis vēl ļoti populāri, viss ir sācis attīstīties, piemēram, „Latvijas Valsts Meži” ir izdevuši grāmatu, ar gatavām aktivitātēm lai mācītu angļu valodu brīvā dabā. Neraugoties uz progresu tehnoloģijās, kas ienāk skolās, drīz skolotāji sāks koncentrēties uz āra nodarbībām. Tas nepavisam nav dārgi, diezgan veselīgi un noderīgi laikā, kad bērni jau tā pavada pārāk ilgu laiku ar elektroniskajām ierīcēm. Ar…