Ming Kuo

Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? A systematic review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity‐focused urban greening

Erica N. Spotswood, Myla F. J. Aronson, Micaela Bazo, Erin E. Beller et autres

Abstract There is growing interest in using urban greening projects to support biodiversity. While there are many potential co‐benefits, the health outcomes resulting from biodiversity‐supporting activities have yet to be synthesized. We conducted a systematic review of health outcomes associated with seven …

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Moving to greener neighborhoods and healthcare costs in Northern California

Matthew H. E. M. Browning, Jun Shan, Stacey Alexeeff, Douglas A. Becker et autres

Background: Environmental drivers of healthcare costs are mainly unknown. Studies that account for changes in longitudinal, within-individual changes accompanying changes in residential addresses have not been conducted. In the current study, we tested whether moving to a greener neighborhood was associated with …

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Enhancing Deep Knowledge Tracing via Diffusion Models for Personalized Adaptive Learning

Ming Kuo, Shouvon Sarker, Lijun Qian, Yujian Fu et autres

In contrast to pedagogies like evidence-based teaching, personalized adaptive learning (PAL) distinguishes itself by closely monitoring the progress of individual students and tailoring the learning path to their unique knowledge and requirements. A crucial technique for effective PAL implementation is knowledge tracing, …

Editorial: Nature-based learning and development: maximizing the returns on investment, volume II

Ming Kuo, Ulrich Dettweiler, Andrea Faber Taylor, Catherine M. Jordan et autres

• CONVEY THE "ROI." Capturing both costs and benefits of a nature-based intervention in a single sentence helps practitioners decide whether an intervention is feasible and worth implementing, e.g., "a difference of 20% points of green space… is associated with an over …

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Association between Residential Green Space and Healthcare Utilization

Stephen Van Den Eeden, Matthew H. E. M. Browning, Jun Shan, G. Tom Ray et autres

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Prior studies have shown greenness to be associated with beneficial health outcomes. We sought to determine if residential greenness correlated with healthcare utilization within an integrated health delivery system. METHODS We linked 5,189,303 members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California …

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Association between residential green cover and direct healthcare costs in Northern California: An individual level analysis of 5 million persons

Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Matthew H. E. M. Browning, Douglas A. Becker, Jun Shan et autres

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Prior studies have shown higher green cover levels are associated with beneficial health outcomes. We sought to determine if residential green cover was also associated with direct healthcare costs. METHODS: We linked residential Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) satellite …

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Refueling Students in Flight: Lessons in Nature May Boost Subsequent Classroom Engagement

Ming Kuo, Matthew H. E. M. Browning, Milbert L. Penner

Abstract Teachers wishing to offer lessons in nature may hold back for fear of leaving students keyed up and unable to concentrate in subsequent, indoor lessons. This study tested the hypothesis that lessons in nature have positive—not negative—aftereffects on subsequent classroom engagement. …

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Do Experiences with Nature Promote Learning? Converging Evidence of a Cause-And-Effect Relationship

Ming Kuo, Michael R. Barnes

Abstract Do experiences with nature—from wilderness backpacking, to plants in a preschool, to a wetland lesson on frogs, promote learning? Until recently, claims outstripped evidence on this question. But the field has matured, not only substantiating previously unwarranted claims but also deepening …

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Nature inequity and higher COVID-19 case rates in less-green neighbourhoods in the United States

Erica N. Spotswood, M. Bolker Benjamin, Lauren Stoneburner, Megan M. Wheeler et autres

Abstract Urban nature—such as greenness and parks—can alleviate distress and provide space for safe recreation during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, nature is often less available in low-income populations and communities of colour—the same communities hardest hit by COVID-19. In analyses of two …

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Who has nature during the pandemic? COVID-19 cases track widespread inequity in nature access across the United States

Erica N. Spotswood, M. Bolker Benjamin, Lauren Stoneburner, Megan M. Wheeler et autres

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Greening for academic achievement: Prioritizing what to plant and where

Ming Kuo, Samantha E Klein, Matthew H. E. M. Browning, Jaime Zaplatosch

Converging evidence from hundreds of studies suggests that contact with nature enhances learning in elementary and high school students –– could greening in and around schoolyards improve academic achievement in sixth grade students, many of whom are negotiating the transition from elementary …

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Green Cover and Direct Health Care Costs

Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Matthew H. E. M. Browning, Douglas A. Becker, Judy Shan et autres

Background/Aims Prior studies have shown higher green cover levels to be associated with numerous beneficial health outcomes. We sought to determine if residential green cover was associated with direct health care costs. Methods We studied 5,189,303 members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California …

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