Opportunities and challenges for circular economy in the Maldives: A stakeholder analysis of informal E-waste management in the Greater Malé Region.

In the Maldives, the contribution of the informal sector to e-waste management is significant as a formal e-waste management system is not yet established. The opportunities for advancing the circular economy in the Maldives' e-waste sector rely on the possibility of its formalization. This study aimed to examine the current and anticipated situations of e-waste management in the Greater Malé Region of the Maldives, with a specific focus on formalizing the informal sector.

The function of REM and NREM sleep on memory distortion and consolidation.

During rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, newly consolidated memories can be distorted to adjust the existing memory base in memory integration. However, only a few studies have demonstrated the role of REM sleep in memory distortion. The present study aims to clarify the role of REM sleep in the facilitation of memory distortion, that is, hindsight bias, compared to non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and wake states.

Memory load of information encoded amplifies the magnitude of hindsight bias.

Our recollections tend to become more similar to the correct information when we recollect an initial response using the correct information, known as the hindsight bias. This study investigated the effect of memory load of information encoded on the hindsight bias's magnitude. We assigned participants (N = 63) to either LOW or HIGH conditions, in which they answered 20 or 50 questions, which were their initial responses.

Effects of outdoor artificial light at night on human health and behavior: A literature review.

The quality of life of human beings has improved tremendously through improved productivity, convenience, safety, and livability due to nighttime lights that illuminate outdoor work, leisure, and mobility. Recently, however, concerns have been growing over outdoor artificial light at night (ALAN) and its effects on human beings as well as ecosystems including animals and plants. This literature review aims to deliver a critical overview of the findings and the areas for future research on the effects of outdoor ALAN on human health and behaviors.

Discrepancies Between Beliefs and Practices on Sleep as a Factor of Insomnia and Negative Feelings.

Two online surveys were conducted in Japan to develop and validate the Sleep Belief-Practice Index (SBPI) scales, a pair of new scales designed to measure beliefs (SBPI-B) and practices (SBPI-P) on sleep and its environment. Their discrepancies (SBPI-D) were calculated as differences between SBPI-B and -P. In Survey 1 (N = 400), survey data of the pilot version of the scales were entered into an exploratory factor analysis to obtain a meaningful set of scale items.

Positive associations of optimism-pessimism orientation with pro-environmental behavior and subjective well-being: a longitudinal study on quality of life and everyday behavior.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate associations of the balance of optimism and pessimism orientations as personal traits with pro-environmental behavior and subjective well-being, i.e., life satisfaction.