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The COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to psychological wellbeing, but how can we predict when people suffer or cope during sustained stress? Here, we test the prediction that specific types of momentary emotional experiences are differently linked to psychological wellbeing during the pandemic. Study 1 used survey data collected from 24,221 participants in 51 countries during the COVID-19 outbreak. We show that, across countries, wellbeing is linked to individuals’ recent emotional experiences, including calm, hope, anxiety, loneliness, and sadness. Consistent results are found in two age, sex, and ethnicity-representative samples in the United Kingdom (N = 971) and the United States (N=961) with pre-registered analyses (Study 2). A prospective 30-day daily diary study conducted in the United Kingdom (N = 110) confirms the key role of these five emotions, and demonstrates that emotional experiences precede changes in wellbeing (Study 3). Our findings highlight differential relationships between specific types of momentary emotional experiences and wellbeing, and point to the cultivation of calm and hope as candidate routes for wellbeing interventions during periods of sustained stress.

إإن اللون و الضوء بينهما علاقة ارتباط قوية نراها من خلال البيئة التي حولنا . ويعتبران من أهم العناصر البصرية لما بهم من طاقة بصرية مؤثرة للإدراک العقلي والحسي ، ونحس من خلالهم بجمال التصميم الداخلي و عناصره المتکاملة . ونجاح التصميم الداخلي يعتمد علي مقدرة المصمم ومعرفته بمبادئ وأساسيات تصميم اللون و الضوء وإختياره للخامات وحساب معاملات الإمتصاص والإنعکاس للخامات والألوان ، ومعرفته أيضا بالعوامل التي تؤثر علي کل منهم . اهتم البحث بمناقشة ودراسة اللون والضوء وخصائص کل منهم ، وتحليل للعوامل المؤثرة علي اللون و الضوء في التصميمات الداخلية ومعايير استخدام کل منهم الجمالية والنفسية ، ودراسة أساليب وأنواع وحدات الإضاءة ، وکيفية استخدام مصادر الإضاءة المختلفة. وقد خص البحث اللون والضوء بالفراغات السکنية لقضاء الإنسان حاليا معظم وقته في فراغات مغلقة خاصة الفراغات السکنية .وبتحليل عدد من الفراغات السکنية ثم المثال التطبيقي تم التوصل الي عدد من الأسس العامة لإختيار اللون والضوء بالفراغات السکنية .

Around the globe, people are living under the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many are experiencing curtailed opportunities for sustainable livelihoods and real-world social interactions. These conditions present a significant challenge to wellbeing1,2 and it is therefore essential to examine the factors associated with psychological wellbeing during this pandemic and other collective crises3. Here, we used survey data collected from 26,684 participants in 51 countries from 17 April to 15 May 2020 to examine the individual and societal factors that predict the degree of individuals’ suffering or thriving during the COVID-19 outbreak. We show that wellbeing is linked to an individual’s recent experiences of specific momentary positive and negative emotions, including calm, loneliness, love, and determination, as well as socioeconomic status. Around the world, calm, connection, and control were found to be central to wellbeing during the COVID-19 outbreak. The results are consistent with findings from two representative samples using pre-registered analyses, and a prospective 30-day daily diary study. Our findings highlight differential relationships between socio-affective processes and wellbeing during collective crises, and point to the importance of momentary experiences of calm, love and determination, particularly for those in less privileged positions in society. Funding Statement: This research was supported by ERC Starting grant 714977 awarded to D.A.S. Declaration of Interests: The authors have no competing interests to declare. Ethics Approval Statement: The study received approval from the University of Amsterdam Department of Psychology Ethics Committee and all participants provided digital informed consent.

Cultural heritage plays an important role in reshaping cities’ current morphologies, reinforcing public sense of belonging, cultural identity, and place authenticity. Port Said, the research case study, a former colonial city located at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal at the north east Egyptian coast, is struggling between new urban sprawl that obliterates its identity and urban heritage preservation. Port Said is an important logistic city distinguished by its unique urban heritage, facing a real threat of heritage obliteration. There is a continuous fight between nostalgic memories, modern life style dreams, and aimed economic benefit. Although there is an international developing agenda for the preservation of tangible urban heritage, the local community can barely interfere with reshaping of urban heritage in the modern society. It is urgent to create public awareness and heritage guardians in developing countries as the economic benefits strongly demolish heritage, ignoring their significance and peculiarity. This research aims to investigate the city’s historical and urban development with special emphasis on buildings’ visual characteristics and architectural features. Visual preference survey research methodology is used to study public perception influence toward reshaping city historical image. The current study employs both qualitative and quantitative tactics in data collection to examine the research hypotheses and to achieve organized and rational local perception about Egyptian building heritage development. Finally, conclusions are drawn about the joining of current public perception of the Port Said heritages, urban identity and city unique reshaping and development.