A Comparison of Leisure Time Spent in a Garden with Leisure Time Spent Indoors: On Measures of Restoration in Residents in Geriatric Care

During the past 20 years, findings have indicated that nature plays an active role in helping people recover from stress and fatigue. Two of the most cited theories in this field are Rachel and Stephen Kaplan's theory of recovery from Directed Attention Fatigue in nature and Roger Ulrich's theory of aesthetic and affective responses to natural environments and stress recovery. One aim of the present study is to test whether being outdoors in a green recreational environment causes people to be more focused, compared to being in a room indoors (in line with hypotheses suggested by the Kaplans). Another aim is to test whether people experience stress reduction, i.e. as evidenced by changes in blood pressure and heart rate, if they are placed in an environment with many green elements (in line with hypotheses suggested by Ulrich). The overall study design is that of an intervention study. Fifteen elderly persons living at a home for very elderly people participated. Their powers of concentration, blood pressure and heart rate were measured before and after an hour of rest in a garden or in an indoor setting. Seven elderly people were randomly chosen to have their first series of tests in a garden, while eight elderly people had their first series of tests indoors. The results indicate that powers of concentration increase for very elderly people after a visit to a garden outside the geriatric home in which they live, compared to that after resting indoors in their favourite room. The results did not show any effects on blood pressure or heart rate. It is suggested that having a one-hour rest outdoors in a garden setting plays a role in elderly people's powers of concentration, and could thereby affect their performance of activities of daily living. One important factor in this study was that both the outdoor environment and the indoor environment at the home were highly valued by participants.     

Places that Support Human Flourishing: Lessons from Later Life

This review paper contends that by paying attention to the quality of life issues raised by older people, planners may promote better places for all. Recent research in the UK that asked older people to identify quality of life criteria revealed that health, income, social networks, community participation, information, activities, home, neighbourhood and mobility are key areas where old age can be enriched. The paper argues that of these, home, neighbourhood and mobility are paramount for four reasons. Firstly, older people are seen as situated, even fixed, in domestic environments; secondly, society has responded to later life by creating age-segregated spaces; thirdly, lessening mobility may increase the importance of the local arena and fourthly the interplay between the self and the environment underpins or undermines independence. The significance of place means that planners, even more than other professionals, need to be age aware. Drawing on recent national and international research this paper contemplates what a more age-friendly place might be like and considers how issues of age can interact with the broader planning agendas of sustainability, cohesion and liveability to create places that promote well-being for every member of the community.     

Young adults and the decline of the urban English pub: issues for planning

The numbers of English public houses or “pubs” have reduced significantly in the last two decades. Politicians have called on the planning system to resist their closure but, at the same time, demand further controls over high-street bars. This paper explores the reasons for the decline and the rationale for supporting the continuation of the “traditional” English pub. Using evidence drawn from a wider study of the relationships between places and youth drinking cultures, the paper discusses young adults' use of pubs. While recognising the adverse effects of heavy drinking, arguments are put forward in support of the traditional pub as a site for restrained and responsible social interaction for young adults. The paper discusses the issues this raises for the UK planning system in the context of responsibilities for social sustainability and public health.     

医疗建筑环境探索——张江镇社区卫生服务中心设计心得

本文研究医疗类建筑环境的设计思路．通过积极环境的塑造来满足相关患者心理和生理上的诉求,从而为病人痊愈提供额外帮助。积极环境蕴藏着更多正能量,应该成为此类建筑着重考虑的因素。     

不同采收期水冬瓜叶的主成分分析及抗炎镇痛谱效关系研究

为筛选水冬瓜叶抗炎镇痛活性成分,采用高效液相色谱(HPLC)建立不同采收期10批次水冬瓜叶药材指纹图谱,对其进行主成分分析,并基于皮尔逊相关分析法探讨不同采收期水冬瓜叶药材抗炎镇痛的谱效关系。结果显示,不同采收期水冬瓜叶药材HPLC指纹图谱中有17个共有峰,10批次药材的相似度为0.875~0.973。聚类分析将不同采收期水冬瓜叶药材分为3类。主成分分析共得到3个主成分。经皮尔逊相关分析,峰17、峰14、峰12、峰15、峰13、峰5、峰16和峰4可能为水冬瓜叶药材镇痛作用的物质基础,峰6、峰8(异槲皮苷)、峰11、峰7(金丝桃苷)、峰5、峰3、峰4、峰13、峰9和峰1可能为水冬瓜叶药材抗炎作用的物质基础。     

强化市政工程现状管理之我见

我国市政工程的工作量在不断增加，市政工程质量的好坏直接关系到人们的日常生活。所以，我们应该加强市政工程的管理。这样才能从根本上提升市政工程的施工质量，使其真正为人们的生活服务。     

Advances in research with sexual minority people: Introduction to the special issue.

Presents an introduction to a special issue of the Journal of Counseling Psychology. This editorial discusses advances in research with sexual minority people. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

在专业课教学中教书育人的思考与实践

专业课教师应充分认识并高度重视自己所承担的教书育人重任。作者在多年专业课教学过程中教书育人的主要作法和体会是：1．树立良好的教师形象；2．强化专业思想教育；3．精选知识点，随机渗透，水乳交融，润物细无声；4．关爱学生做学生的良师益友。     

论高校思想政治工作的“以人为本”

以人为本是思想政治工作的重要原则 ,是我党思想政治工作的优良传统。我们要研究教师和学生不同时期的特点 ,关心、爱护、尊重、服务教师和学生 ,满足不同层次的需求 ,以充分调动教师教书育人积极性和学生自觉成才使命感     

略论高校后进生的转化教育工作

后进生是高校学生中需要关怀的一个特殊群体，对他们的教育转化工作在高校思想政治工作中占有突出的重要地位．运用以人为本、交流沟通的育人理念，在对后进生存在的问题和产生原因进行深入分析的基础上，提出对其实施教育转化的对策．