Shifting to a high impact practice-centered student worker staffed research desk: a Hispanic serving institution perspective
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DOI: 10.1108/rsr-09-2022-0051
Abstract: PurposeThe authors seek to demonstrate, from a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) perspective, the importance of utilizing High Impact Practices (HIPs) for not only more meaningful student employment initiatives, but to benefit the campus community and prepare… read more here.
Keywords: student; desk; research desk; high impact ... See more keywords
Transmembrane Prolines Mediate Signal Sensing and Decoding in Bacillus subtilis DesK Histidine Kinase
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02564-19
Abstract: Signal sensing and transduction is an essential biological process for cell adaptation and survival. Histidine kinases (HK) are the sensory proteins of two-component systems that control many bacterial responses to different stimuli, like environmental changes.… read more here.
Keywords: transmembrane; membrane fluidity; desk; bacillus subtilis ... See more keywords
Effect of desk materials on affective states and cognitive performance
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DOI: 10.1186/s10086-020-01890-3
Abstract: Visual and tactile properties of materials can influence human emotional and cognitive functioning. Existing studies indicate that exposure to wood may lead to more favourable outcomes than contact with other common materials, but evidence is… read more here.
Keywords: desk; cognitive performance; states cognitive; wood ... See more keywords
“Why would you want to stand?” an account of the lived experience of employees taking part in a workplace sit-stand desk intervention
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-8038-9
Abstract: Background Sit-stand desk interventions have the potential to reduce workplace sedentary behaviour and improve employee health. However, the extent of sit-stand desk use varies between employees and in different organisational contexts. Framed by organisational cultural… read more here.
Keywords: desk; sit stand; workplace; stand desk ... See more keywords
May I Borrow a Stapler? Is This All Students Ask at the Service Desk in a University Library?
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DOI: 10.18438/eblip29883
Abstract: Objective – The objective of the study is to increase the knowledge about what questions students ask at the library desk and what the purpose is of their use of the desk. Our focus has… read more here.
Keywords: desk; service desk; study; library desk ... See more keywords
Potential of a Small Indoor Plant on the Desk for Reducing Office Workers’ Stress
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DOI: 10.21273/horttech04427-19
Abstract: In modern society, stress reduction in the workplace is a pressing issue. Although many studies have been done on the psychological and physiological effects of indoor plants, the majority of them have been conducted in… read more here.
Keywords: desk; office; plant; small indoor ... See more keywords
Impact of Sit-to-Stand and Treadmill Desks on Patterns of Daily Waking Physical Behaviors Among Overweight and Obese Seated Office Workers: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
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DOI: 10.2196/43018
Abstract: Background Sit-to-stand and treadmill desks may help sedentary office workers meet the physical activity guideline to “move more and sit less,” but little is known about their long-term impact on altering the accumulation patterns of… read more here.
Keywords: min bout; treadmill desk; desk; term ... See more keywords
Worker acceptability of the Pennington Pedal Desk™ occupational workstation alternative.
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DOI: 10.3233/wor-182753
Abstract: BACKGROUND Active workstation alternatives (e.g., treadmill desks and pedal desks) have the potential to elevate workplace energy expenditure by replacing occupational sedentary behavior with opportunities to generate low-intensity non-exercise physical activity, but only to the… read more here.
Keywords: desk; workstation; pennington pedal; pedal desk ... See more keywords