Eco-feedback aims at increasing awareness of resource use to encourage conservation. A growing area concern in sustainable living is food waste, and many new institutional waste receptacles incorporate sorting recycling instructions for management. However, little attention has been paid the design encouraging home, particularly point waste. We explored challenges effectiveness novel eco-feedba...

The present study investigated the effects of room amenities and rules addressing the physical space of the room on sense of control, sense of community, student relationships, and academic achievement. Participants in this study were 118 Connecticut College students (25 men, 92 women, and 1 not specified). The study indicates that different room amenities and rules may influence student reside...

Every so often meningitis and its vaccine receive quite a bit of media attention. It's great that you both are asking these questions because relying solely on media reports may not give you all the information needed to make educated decisions on whether or not to vaccinate. An in-depth look at the causes, the risk of contracting it, and the effectiveness of the vaccine may be considered when ...

To achieve the full benefits of the Smart Grid, end users must become active participants in the energy ecosystem. This paper presents the Kukui Cup challenge, a serious game designed around the topic of energy conservation which incorporates a variety of energy feedback visualizations, a multifaceted serious game with online educational activities, and real-world activities such as workshops a...

According to many documents issued by the European Union soft skills are closely connected with employability, particularly with regard to the transition of young people into the labour market. Nevertheless the programmes of most European universities are still focused on teaching traditional scientific skills rather than paying attention to soft and complementary skills. This article illustrat...

VERY little has been published in this country on mortality and morbidity among students. The present survey is the first to present figures from Oxford University, and has been made possible by the friendly cooperation of the college authorities. Twenty-six colleges and halls have supplied information about undergraduates’ mortality and prolonged illness (i.e., illness causing the loss of at l...

Every so often meningitis and its vaccine receive quite a bit of media attention. It's great that you both are asking these questions because relying solely on media reports may not give you all the information needed to make educated decisions on whether or not to vaccinate. An in-depth look at the causes, the risk of contracting it, and the effectiveness of the vaccine may be considered when ...

Every so often meningitis and its vaccine receive quite a bit of media attention. It's great that you both are asking these questions because relying solely on media reports may not give you all the information needed to make educated decisions on whether or not to vaccinate. An in-depth look at the causes, the risk of contracting it, and the effectiveness of the vaccine may be considered when ...

This study examined college freshmen who intentionally drink alcohol to get drunk (DTGD). Survey data from 307 incoming freshmen college students living in freshmen residence halls who reported drinking alcohol in the last 30 days were analyzed. The majority (76.9%) of these self-reported drinkers reported DTGD. Relative to other freshmen drinkers, those who reported DTGD were significantly mor...