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View article: The NeuroDesign/NeuroArchitecture Index (NDIX): Development of a method to evaluate the impact of the built environment on health, cognitive performance, and wellbeing
The NeuroDesign/NeuroArchitecture Index (NDIX): Development of a method to evaluate the impact of the built environment on health, cognitive performance, and wellbeing Open
The built environment shapes physical and mental health. In this paper we use the term mental health as an overarching construct, defined here as encompassing both cognitive performance and affective wellbeing, explored in relation to envi…
View article: Effects of Route Complexity and Lighting on Route Following in Alzheimer’s Disease and Posterior Cortical Atrophy
Effects of Route Complexity and Lighting on Route Following in Alzheimer’s Disease and Posterior Cortical Atrophy Open
Objective: Visual processing deficits arising in dementia are associated with particular functional disability. This study aimed to investigate the effects of the built environment on mobility and navigation in people with dementia-related…
View article: Ecological brain: reframing the study of human behaviour and cognition
Ecological brain: reframing the study of human behaviour and cognition Open
The last decade has seen substantial advances in the capacity to record behaviour and neural activity in humans in real-world settings, to simulate real-world situations in laboratory settings and to apply sophisticated analyses to large-s…
View article: Discomfort in pedestrian-electric scooter interactions during frontal approaches
Discomfort in pedestrian-electric scooter interactions during frontal approaches Open
Background: As urban landscapes rapidly integrate e-scooters into their transportation ecosystems, understanding pedestrian-e-scooter interactions becomes paramount for safety and planning. This study investigates pedestrian discomfort lev…
View article: Optimizing Checkpoint-Restart Mechanisms for HPC with DMTCP in Containers at NERSC
Optimizing Checkpoint-Restart Mechanisms for HPC with DMTCP in Containers at NERSC Open
This paper presents an in-depth examination of checkpoint-restart mechanisms in High-Performance Computing (HPC). It focuses on the use of Distributed MultiThreaded CheckPointing (DMTCP) in various computational settings, including both wi…
View article: Real and virtual environments have comparable spatial memory distortions after scale and geometric transformations
Real and virtual environments have comparable spatial memory distortions after scale and geometric transformations Open
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View article: Book of Abstract. Proximity Planning International Congress
Book of Abstract. Proximity Planning International Congress Open
The International Congress on Proximity Planning (June 26 - 28, 2024) has presented original research papers that explore the thematic and empirical challenges and opportunities that arise in the application of proximity-based planning in …
View article: Ecological Brain: Reframing the Study of Human Behaviour and Cognition
Ecological Brain: Reframing the Study of Human Behaviour and Cognition Open
The last decade has seen substantial advances in the capacity to record behaviour and neural activity in humans in real-world settings, to simulate real-world situations in laboratory settings and to apply sophisticated analyses to large-s…
View article: Workflows Community Summit 2022: A Roadmap Revolution
Workflows Community Summit 2022: A Roadmap Revolution Open
Scientific workflows have become integral tools in broad scientific computing use cases. Science discovery is increasingly dependent on workflows to orchestrate large and complex scientific experiments that range from execution of a cloud-…
View article: Workflows Community Summit 2022: A Roadmap Revolution
Workflows Community Summit 2022: A Roadmap Revolution Open
Scientific workflows have become integral tools in broad scientific computing use cases. Science discovery is increasingly dependent on workflows to orchestrate large and complex scientific experiments that range from the execution of a cl…
View article: Effects of the visual environment on object localization in posterior cortical atrophy and typical Alzheimer's disease
Effects of the visual environment on object localization in posterior cortical atrophy and typical Alzheimer's disease Open
Introduction Visual processing deficits in Alzheimer's disease are associated with diminished functional independence. While environmental adaptations have been proposed to promote independence, recent guidance gives limited consideration …
View article: The Association between Physical Environment and Externalising Problems in Typically Developing and Neurodiverse Children and Young People: A Narrative Review
The Association between Physical Environment and Externalising Problems in Typically Developing and Neurodiverse Children and Young People: A Narrative Review Open
The physical environment is of critical importance to child development. Understanding how exposure to physical environmental domains such as greenspace, urbanicity, air pollution or noise affects aggressive behaviours in typical and neuro…
View article: The Association Between Physical Environment and Externalising Problems in Typically Developing and Neurodiverse Children and Young People: A Narrative Review
The Association Between Physical Environment and Externalising Problems in Typically Developing and Neurodiverse Children and Young People: A Narrative Review Open
The physical environment is of critical importance to child development. Understanding how exposure to domains of the physical environment such as greenspace, urbanicity, air pollution or noise affects externalising problems in typical and…
View article: STEP-UP: Enabling Low-Cost IMU Sensors to Predict the Type of Dementia During Everyday Stair Climbing
STEP-UP: Enabling Low-Cost IMU Sensors to Predict the Type of Dementia During Everyday Stair Climbing Open
Posterior Cortical Atrophy is a rare but significant form of dementia which affects people's visual ability before their memory. This is often misdiagnosed as an eyesight rather than brain sight problem. This paper aims to address the freq…
View article: Comparable human spatial memory distortions in physical, desktop virtual and immersive virtual environments
Comparable human spatial memory distortions in physical, desktop virtual and immersive virtual environments Open
Boundaries define regions of space and are integral to episodic memories. The impact of boundaries on spatial memory and neural representations of space has been extensively studied in freely-moving rodents. But less is known in humans and…
View article: Powered attendant-propelled wheelchair with assist-as-needed control based on individual physical capabilities
Powered attendant-propelled wheelchair with assist-as-needed control based on individual physical capabilities Open
This paper discussed if a powered attendant propelled wheelchairs (PAPW) with assist-as-needed control reduces energy consumption and maximise attendant's physical activity in powered system use. This study introduced a PAPW with force vel…
View article: The impact of a passenger-safety-driven acceleration limit on the operation of a bus service
The impact of a passenger-safety-driven acceleration limit on the operation of a bus service Open
Buses are a form of active transportation and can improve people's well-being. However, their high level of acceleration can make them less attractive to users. Even worse, they can be responsible for severe injuries that require hospitali…
View article: Validation of a Vision-Guided Mobility Assessment for <i>RPE65</i>-Associated Retinal Dystrophy
Validation of a Vision-Guided Mobility Assessment for <i>RPE65</i>-Associated Retinal Dystrophy Open
This assessment of vision-guided mobility, validated in a dedicated cohort of subjects with RPE65-RD, is a relevant and quantifiable outcome measure for RPE65-RD.
View article: Next-generation infrastructure for next-generation people
Next-generation infrastructure for next-generation people Open
The way in which people consider next-generation infrastructure needs to be rooted in the history of the planet and, in particular, its most troublesome inhabitant, Homo sapiens. This history has driven the development of infrastructure th…
View article: Background and Design of a Qualitative Study on Globally Responsible Decision-Making in Civil Engineering
Background and Design of a Qualitative Study on Globally Responsible Decision-Making in Civil Engineering Open
Organizations that regulate civil engineering have been pressing for integration of 'global responsibility' into higher education curricula since around 2006, with a goal of achieving environmental sustainability and social justice. In an …
View article: Effects of lighting variability on locomotion in posterior cortical atrophy
Effects of lighting variability on locomotion in posterior cortical atrophy Open
Introduction Clinical reports describe patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) exhibiting atypical adaptive walking responses to the visual environment; however, there is limited empirical investigation of such behaviors or factors modulati…
View article: Adaptive Governance as an Avenue for Delivering Public Purpose in the Wake of Financialization
Adaptive Governance as an Avenue for Delivering Public Purpose in the Wake of Financialization Open
The demand for infrastructure and utility services is an acute challenge for countries in middle- and low-income countries undergoing high levels of urbanization, demographic shifts, and civil and political reorganization. The demand for u…
View article: Detection and localisation of hesitant steps in people with Alzheimer's disease navigating routes of varying complexity
Detection and localisation of hesitant steps in people with Alzheimer's disease navigating routes of varying complexity Open
People with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have characteristic problems navigating everyday environments. While patients may exhibit abnormal gait parameters, adaptive gait irregularities when navigating environments are little explored or under…
View article: The Liveable Cities Method: establishing the case for transformative change for a UK metro
The Liveable Cities Method: establishing the case for transformative change for a UK metro Open
There is currently great interest in the creation of sustainable and liveable cities, both in the UK and globally. While it can be argued that good progress is being made in thinking about the needs of future cities, meeting these needs an…
View article: Environmental Effect of Bus Priority Measures Applied on a Road Network in Santiago, Chile
Environmental Effect of Bus Priority Measures Applied on a Road Network in Santiago, Chile Open
Air pollution is at the highest levels ever and there is currently a worldwide initiative by transport engineers and urban planners to redesign public transport modes and cities to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly. The …
View article: Navigational cue effects in Alzheimer's disease and posterior cortical atrophy
Navigational cue effects in Alzheimer's disease and posterior cortical atrophy Open
Objective Deficits in spatial navigation are characteristic and disabling features of typical Alzheimer's disease ( tAD ) and posterior cortical atrophy ( PCA ). Visual cues have been proposed to mitigate such deficits; however, there is c…