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  Effects of Augmented Reality (AR) Game on Human Health Abstract The Augmented Reality (AR) game, Pokémon GO, has the potential to improve human health on a global scale. This paper reviews the effects of AR game on players’ physical, mental, and social health. Keywords:  Augmented Reality (AR) Game; Pokémon GO; Human Health; Physical Health; Mental Health; Social Health Introduction Playing game is important to humans. Game players learn knowledge, acquire living capabilities, and enjoy the excitement through playing game. In the old days, people focused on physical games. Thanks to the advancement of computer technology, both hardware and software, electronic and video games globally had attracted a very large population of people [ 1 ]. These games were often accused of causing negative impacts, such as physical inactivity and game addiction, on human health. Nowadays, 60– 85% of people in the world lead a sedentary lifestyle [ 2 ]. However, the success of Pokémon GO showe...

  Protein Complex as Indicator of Seed Recalcitrance Introduction Late stage of seed ripening and storage compounds accumulation is accompanied with maturation drying, seeds become desiccation tolerant, and may survive for a long time in the dry state. These seeds are named orthodox. However, part of species, especially originated from tropics, produces so-called recalcitrant seeds. Recalcitrant seeds do not dry at the end of maturation, they have high moisture content and active metabolism; recalcitrant seeds remain desiccation sensitive. Seed recalcitrance is often found in moist, warm climatic zones, without seasonal changing [ 1 , 2 ]. In tropical rainforests seed recalcitrance and fast germination of moist seeds gives preference to a species [ 3 ]. But recalcitrant seeds are not storable for a long time, and it is a problem for agriculture. Predicting of seed storage behavior is very important for seed preservation, seed banks, for developing an ex-situ conservation strategy. ...

 

  Impact of Fertilizer Subsidy Programme on Maize Income in the Northern Region of Ghana Abstract This study principally assessed the impact of fertilizer subsidy programme on maize income in the Northern Region. Sample sizes of 400 respondents were interviewed using questionnaires. Secondary data was also collected for the study and the results analyzed. Simple random sampling techniques was used in selecting respondents. The data was analyzed using appropriate descriptive statistics and Propensity Score Matching (PSM). The study revealed that majority of smallholder participated in the fertilizer subsidy programme. High level of participation in the fertilizer subsidy programme among smallholder farmers can be partly due to high poverty level in Northern region of Ghana. In establishing the relationship between smallholder farmers’ participation in fertilizer subsidy programme and maize income. The propensity scores matching results revealed a significant effect between smallhold...

  Use of High-Frequency Radar to Capture Gait Parameters Abstract Features related to gait can be fundamental metrics of human motion. Gait speed and stride length are increasingly being recognized as a measure a person’s health status; changes in these parameters from a person’s normal values often indicates changes in health. However, variations in gait characteristics as a result of cognitive or other conditions may go undetected as the effect can be gradual and often goes unnoticed during clinic visits. Technologies that detect changes in the gait of older adults could support detection, evaluation, and monitoring of parameters related to changes in mobility, cognition, and frailty. For better biomedical applications, it is extremely vital to extract crucial gait parameters with high accuracy while maintaining ease of use for practical implementation. We have been developing an ultrahigh-frequency radar sensor that can measure walking speed and stride length in range of indoor ...