Fiona J. Ferguson
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View article: Where the wild things are! Do urban green spaces with greater avian biodiversity promote more positive emotions in humans?
Where the wild things are! Do urban green spaces with greater avian biodiversity promote more positive emotions in humans? Open
Urban green space can help mitigate the negative impacts of urban living and provide positive effects on citizens’ mood, health and well-being. Questions remain, however, as to whether all types of green space are equally beneficial, and i…
View article: Inhibition of PI-3-K and AKT Amplifies Kv1.3 Inhibitor-Induced Death of Human T Leukemia Cells
Inhibition of PI-3-K and AKT Amplifies Kv1.3 Inhibitor-Induced Death of Human T Leukemia Cells Open
These studies indicate that Jurkat leukemia cells respond to low doses of the mitochondria-targeted Kv1.3 inhibitor PCARBTP with an activation of survival signals counteracting cell death. Inhibition of these T cell survival signals sensit…
View article: A Smartphone App for Improving Mental Health through Connecting with Urban Nature
A Smartphone App for Improving Mental Health through Connecting with Urban Nature Open
In an increasingly urbanised world where mental health is currently in crisis, interventions to increase human engagement and connection with the natural environment are one of the fastest growing, most widely accessible, and cost-effectiv…
View article: Opening doors to nature: Bringing calm and raising aspirations of vulnerable young people through nature-based intervention.
Opening doors to nature: Bringing calm and raising aspirations of vulnerable young people through nature-based intervention. Open
This qualitative study explores the experiences of YMCA residents who participated in a nature-based intervention designed to support wellbeing run by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and YMCA Derbyshire. The intervention ran over 9 weeks and inv…
View article: Analyzing Objective and Subjective Data in Social Sciences: Implications for Smart Cities
Analyzing Objective and Subjective Data in Social Sciences: Implications for Smart Cities Open
The ease of deployment of digital technologies and the Internet of Things, gives us the opportunity to carry out large scale social studies and to collect vast amounts of data from our cities. In this work we investigate a novel way of ana…