Long-term habitation in space leads to physiological alterations such as bone loss, muscle atrophy, and cardiovascular deconditioning. Two predominant factors-namely space radiation and microgravity-have a crucial impact on oxidative stress in living organisms. Oxidative stress is also involved in the aging process, and plays important roles in the development of cardiovascular diseases includi...

The photosymbiotic ascidian fauna at Changi Beach, Pulau Semakau, Sentosa and St. John's Island, Singapore were surveyed. A total of five species, Diplosoma simile, Lissoclinum bistratum, Lissoclinum punctatum, Lissoclinum timorense and Trididemnum cyclops, were recorded, with Lissoclinum timorense and Trididemnum cyclops being newly recorded in Singapore. However, no photosymbiotic species wer...

organization of living environment is possible through a clear definition of private and public arenas and determinationof a spatial hierarchy. such defined arenas increase the sense of belonging to the environment which personalizesresidential environments. enclosure is among the quantities that play a significant role in defining the spaces. in fact,enclosure is the factor that defines a spac...

Public space is an essential element of human wellbeing and the overall development city society. This paper presents a brief outlook past present situations related to planning use public spaces in urban environments. In doing so, this addresses finding that gradually lose focus quality them, as time goes by, these are reshaping even human-unfriendly places. The purpose presented research find...

Smart homes are intelligent integrated environments, which provide residents with various and convenient automated service based on wired or wireless network using interface of home appliances, sensors and systems in living space. Context-awareness technology is essential to recognize the inhabitants’ context of in smart home research. This paper presents a simulator in a virtual space with vir...

Sit-to-stand (STS) movement is a frequently performed activity of daily living. The analysis STS can lead to the early detection decline in physical functioning. There thus interest home-based monitoring systems. present study (1) extracted universal differences by age group common movements life and (2) clarified where between groups lie sequence movements. We experimented measure three patter...

The authors introduce the Personal Living Space Cue Inventory (PLSCI), designed to document comprehensively features of personal living spaces (PLSs); common examples of PLSs include rooms in family households, dormitories, or residential centers. The article describes the PLSCI’s development and provides evidence for its reliability and sensitivity. Next, the authors employ case-study comparis...