EFFICIENCY OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENT FOR IMPROVING PEOPLE'S HEALTH

Improving the Indoor Environment for Health, Well-being and Productivity

This paper selectively reviews scientific research on the positive effects on building occupant’s health, well-being and productivity that result from the presence of indoor plants in the workplace. Case studies show improvement in indoor air quality, (with a reduction in the levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), improved productivity by up to 12%, and reduced absenteeism and staff turno...

modification of nanoclay for improving the physico-mechanical properties of dental adhesives

هدف اصلی این مطالعه تهیه یک سامانه نوین چسب عاجی دندانی بر پایه نانورس پیوند شده با پلی متاکریلیک اسید، نانورس پیوند شده با پلی اکریلیک اسید، مخلوط نانوسیلیکا و نانورس پیوند شده با پلی متاکریلیک اسید، مخلوط نانوسیلیکا و نانورس پیوند شده با پلی اکریلیک اسید و نانورس پیوند شده با کیتوسان اصلاح شده با گلایسیدیل متاکریلات است. پیوند پلی متاکریلیک اسید و پلی اکریلیک اسید بر ری سطح نانورس در حضور و ...

Improving Health System Efficiency

Reconceptualizing determinants of health: barriers to improving the health status of First Nations peoples.

Comparing the key determinants of health articulated by the Public Health Agency of Canada (the Agency) with the spiritual and cultural knowledge systems of First Nations peoples, as expressed by the Four Worlds International Institute for Human and Community Development (Four Worlds) and their 14 determinants of well-being and health, reveals differing philosophical perspectives. The key deter...

Health-based guideline values for the indoor environment

Health-based guideline values for the indoor environment Exposure to chemicals, biological agents and physical factors, such as noise and radiation, can be harmful to human health. Health-based guidelines for indoor environments establish the tolerance levels of residential dwellers to these environmental stressors. The primary aim of the guidelines is to enable meaningful assessment of the ind...