AIM To examine the role of night time lighting and myopia in children in Singapore METHODS A cross sectional study was conducted on 1001 children in two Singapore schools. Cycloplegic refraction and A-scan biometry measurements were made in both eyes. A detailed questionnaire was completed by the parents to obtain information on night time lighting, near work activity, educational and demogra...

Most commercial spaces have enough daylight next to windows to eliminate the need for electric lighting. Daylight harvesting systems automatically dim or switch electric lights depending on daylight availability, offering significant energy savings. Most important they offer significant peak demand reduction, since peak demand usually occurs during the highest levels of daylight availability. D...

It is accepted that the visual comfort in schools depends on the quality of the whole visual environment. This leads to the concern upon the quality and quantity of lighting. Currently in Iran, in order to calculate energy transfer for public buildings a coefficient is usually used. This coefficient considers the rate of sunlight energy absorption in these kinds of buildings. To increase the ...

purpose: this research evaluates the quality of the “saraye ahle qalam” educational workshops held at the twenty-second tehran international book fair.design/methodology/approach: the applied research method was a descriptive-survey and the information gathering tool was a questionnaire which was randomly presented to 284 people participating in different educational workshops.findings: this re...

Abstract Immersive virtual reality offers a wide range of applications. in particular can play an important role lighting design, thanks to its ability allow quick assessment between different design choices based on spaces, colours and light. However, immersive has guarantee correct reproduction light behaviour from photometric visual points view, order be effectively used for analysis. This p...

Full-spectrum fluorescent lighting has been credited with causing dramatic improvements in a wide variety of behaviours, mental health outcomes, and physical health effects. These effects include reduction in dental caries, improved classroom behaviour in schoolchildren, enhanced academic achievement, more efficient visual performance, more attractive appearance of both people and spaces, and i...