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I. Lohr and Caroline H. Pearson-Mims
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Architecture
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Impact of interior plants on human stress and=20 productivityWhen plants were added to the lab, the subjects were more = productive=20 (12% quicker reactions on the computer task) and less stressed = (systolic=20 blood pressure lower). They also reported feeling more = attentive=20 when the plants were present. The following article discusses this research, which was = partially=20 supported by the American = Floral=20 Endowment and the Horticultural=20 Research Institute.
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Caroline H. Pearson-Mims (E-mail: pearson@wsu.edu) = Department of = Horticulture and=20 Landscape Architecture Washington State = University=20 Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A. = Updated May 30, 2001 |