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A review of green roof incentives as motivators for the expansion of green infrastructure in European cities

Burszta-Adamiak Ewa, Fiałkiewicz Wiesław

Przegląd Naukowy Inżynieria i Kształtowanie Środowiska

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2019

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Vol. 28, No. 4

641--652

EN

Nowadays green roofs play a key role in alleviating the negative effects of urbanization. Despite investors awareness of the advantages of green roofs, there are still some barriers that hinder investments on a large scale. As a result a financial and non-financial incentives are implemented. The review presented in this paper allowed to identify the most popular initiatives and to formulate recommendations for creating incentive supporting implementation of green roofs in urban areas.

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Analiza porównawcza reakcji na bodźce wzrokowe i słuchowe w badaniach potencjałów wywołanych EEG

Tyburcy Łukasz, Plechawska-Wójcik Małgorzata

Journal of Computer Sciences Institute

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2018

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Vol. 7

172--177

PL

Artykuł opisuje badania polegające na porównaniu czasów reakcji na bodźce wzrokowe i słuchowe przy pomocy potencjałów wywołanych EEG. Do realizacji badań wykorzystano dwa eksperymenty. Pierwszy badał czasy reakcji na bodźce wzrokowe, drugi badał czasy reakcji na bodźce słuchowe. Po przeprowadzeniu analizy danych uzyskane rezultaty pozwoliły określić, że bodźce wzrokowe wywołują szybszą reakcję niż bodźce słuchowe.

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The paper describes results of comparison of reactions times to visual and auditory stimuli using EEG evoked potentials. Two experiments were used to applied. The first one explored reaction times to visual stimulus and the second one to auditory stimulus. After conducting an analysis of data, received results enable determining that visual stimuli evoke faster reactions than auditory stimuli.

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Motivating Ergonomic Computer Workstation Setup: Sometimes Training Is Not Enough

Sigurdsson S. O., Artnak M., Needham M., Wirth O., Silverman K.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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2012

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Vol. 18, No. 1

27--33

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Musculoskeletal disorders lead to pain and suffering and result in high costs to industry. There is evidence to suggest that whereas conventional ergonomics training programs result in knowledge gains, they may not necessarily translate to changes in behavior. There were 11 participants in an ergonomics training program, and a subsample of participants received a motivational intervention in the form of incentives for correct workstation setup. Training did not yield any changes in ergonomics measures for any participant. Incentives resulted in marked and durable changes in targeted workstation measures. The data suggest that improving worker knowledge about ergonomically correct workstation setup does not necessarily lead to correct workstation setup, and that motivational interventions may be needed to achieve lasting behavior change.

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Fall Protection Incentives in the Construction Industry : Literature Review and Field Study

Winn G. L., Seaman B., Baldwin J. C.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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2004

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Vol. 10, No. 1

5--11

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Safety literature confirms that incentives such as money or sunglasses seem to improve safety conditions over the short run. However, no studies could be found which tested the effect of incentives on fall protection for a period longer than a few days. In our research we found that after 6 months, the use of non-material incentives significantly improved on-time delivery and completion rates of a special inspection form (both p < .005). In addition, a questionnaire with embedded critical questions showed that even though workers said that they preferred material incentives, we conclude that their behavior was changed by the treatment (incentives). We further conclude that the use of natural reinforcers seems to influence worker behaviors and perception of management's commitment to safety over the long run, even though workers still say that they prefer tangible rewards. Future work should replicate these findings and explore why workers respond to natural incentives but express a preference for material incentives.