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Coping with Poverty: Impacts of Environment and Attention in the Inner City by Kuo, Frances E.

“…Considerable evidence suggests that exposure to “green” environments can enhance human effectiveness and make life’s demands seem manageable. Does this…”
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Environment and Crime in the Inner City: Does Vegetation Reduce Crime? by Kuo, Frances E., Sullivan, William C.

“…Although vegetation has been positively linked to fear of crime and crime in a number of settings, recent findings in urban residential areas have hinted at a…”
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Fertile Ground for Community: Inner‐City Neighborhood Common Spaces by Kuo, Frances E., Sullivan, William C., Coley, Rebekah Levine, Brunson, Liesette

“…Research suggests that the formation of neighborhood social ties (NSTs) may substantially depend on the informal social contact which occurs in neighborhood…”
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Aggression and Violence in the Inner City: Effects of Environment via Mental Fatigue by Kuo, Frances E., Sullivan, William C.

“…S. Kaplan suggested that one outcome of mental fatigue may be an increased propensity for outbursts of anger and even violence. If so, contact with nature,…”
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Coping with add: The Surprising Connection to Green Play Settings by Taylor, Andrea Faber, Kuo, Frances E., Sullivan, William C.

“…Attention Restoration Theory suggests that contact with nature supports attentional functioning, and a number of studies have found contact with everyday…”
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VIEWS OF NATURE AND SELF-DISCIPLINE: EVIDENCE FROM INNER CITY CHILDREN by TAYLOR, ANDREA FABER, KUO, FRANCES E., SULLIVAN, WILLIAM C.

“…Children growing up in the inner city are at risk of academic underachievement, juvenile delinquency, teenage pregnancy, and other important negative outcomes…”
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Resident Appropriation of Defensible Space in Public Housing: Implications for Safety and Community by Brunson, Liesette, Kuo, Frances E., Sullivan, William C.

“…Defensible space (DS) theory proposes that the built environment can promote neighborhood safety and community by encouraging residents’ appropriation of…”
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HORTICULTURE, WELL-BEING, AND MENTAL HEALTH: FROM INTUITIONS TO EVIDENCE by Kuo, F.E.

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A Potential Natural Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Evidence From a National Study by Kuo, Frances E, Faber Taylor, Andrea

“…We examined the impact of relatively "green" or natural settings on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms across diverse subpopulations of…”
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The Fruit of Urban Nature: Vital Neighborhood Spaces by Sullivan, William C., Kuo, Frances E., Depooter, Stephen F.

“…What makes a neighborhood space vital? This article explores the possibility that the presence of trees and grass may be one of the key components of vital…”
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Systemic contact allergy from occupational contact with ethyl ethoxymethylene cyanoacetate by Hsu, C K, Sun, C C, Su, M S, Kuo, E F, Wu, Y C

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