Views of nature are part of human world views, and take part in defining the way people perceive themselves in relation to the natural environment, i.e. views of nature influence their environmental ethics. It is hypothesised in this paper that a deep emotional bond with nature positively influences a person’s environmental awareness. The thesis investigates if this hypothesis can be maintained...

Although lead pollution has long been known as a cause of poisoning, it has remained a challenge to reliably diagnose it due to its common symptoms in various diseases. In this article, we report two cases of acute loss of consciousness due to the ingestion of opium-contaminated with lead. The reported cases share patterns of symptoms similar to meningitis and encephalitis which are usual etiol...

Employees’ pro-environmental behaviors contribute to environmental sustainability. Drawing on social exchange theory, this research extends corporate responsibility (CSR) literature by investigating the positive effect of perceived CSR employees’ and exploring mediating mechanisms consciousness commitment between behaviors. Survey data were collected from 301 employees working in textile manufa...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To evaluate in disorders of consciousness (DOC) circadian variations in motor patterns and their possible synchronization with physiologically regulated light variations and/or a social environmental factor, i.e. presence and actions of other persons. METHODS Actimetric and ambient light levels recordings were obtained during 4-9 days in two patients with traumatic brai...

This paper models a negative impact on the environment as one of the attributes of transport mode. By this modeling, we are able to examine whether individual environmental consciousness of this impact has a significant effect on his/her choice of transport mode. A survey data from Saito and Onohara Area in Northern Osaka of Japan is used to estimate the model with the Heteroscedastic Extreme V...

This paper reports about pervasive interventions at a university campus to increase the pro-environmental awareness, consciousness, and learning of employees. Based on an assessment of the research gaps in this problem area we present results and design implications from three intervention iterations. While in the first intervention the focus was on increasing awareness through information dist...

In this study, the relationship between environmental innovation and sustainability is analyzed in 168 handicraft businesses in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, and Tlaxcala. The results show a direct, positive relationship between environmental innovation and sustainability in three dimensions: economic, social, and environmental. In terms of determination, the variables that best explain...

c CONSCIOUSNESS Consciousness is a state characterised by awareness of self and environment and an ability to respond to environmental factors. Normal consciousness can be regarded as having two separate but closely interrelated components. The first of these is the arousal component of wakefulness. It is this that keeps the patient awake and which relates to the physical manifestations of awak...