Muslim believe that each Islam practice has its advantages and benefits in many different ways. This paper discussed an analysis of Electroencephalogram (EEG) signal of the resting state and calming mind during reading (reciting) Quran. The data collection of this study involves four different conditions, which are before reciting the Quran, before reading a book, during reciting the Quran and ...

People have positive aesthetic, emotional, and physiological responses to nature. Why is this so? The "savanna hypothesis," proposed by Gordon Orians, predicts that some human responses are based on innate knowledge of productive human habitats. To test this, researchers have examined particular aspects of nature that should be associated with productive human habitats to see if they trigger po...

Research has overwhelmingly shown that spending time in nature can be beneficial. Yet the field is dominated by studies which compare built and manicured natural environments. Therefore relatively little is known about experiences in wild or untamed natural environments and what personal factors may affect these experiences. This study compares visitor experiences, measured as affective apprais...

It has been demonstrated that treatment of hyperactive mice with psychostimulants produced a calming effect depending on serotonergic neurotransmission. Our previous study also showed that hyperactivity in mice lacking pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) was ameliorated by amphetamine in a serotonin (5-HT)(1A)-dependent manner and that amphetamine calmed wild-type mice gi...

This paper investigates how bicycling can be promoted as a safe and feasible means of transport for everyone and for all trip purposes. The policies and programs needed to encourage a broad spectrum of social groups to cycle are the same policies and programs that encourage high overall levels of cycling: extensive systems of separate cycling facilities, intersection modifications and priority ...