Essays about: "visual discomfort"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words visual discomfort.

1. 1. Daylight qualities in student dorms in Sweden: computer simulations and subjective impressions.

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : Mathilde Jesiek; [2022]
   Keywords : Student housing; Visual perception; Daylight simulations; Useful Daylight Illuminance UDI ; Scandinavia;

   Abstract : Humans are less exposed to natural light during the day and less to darkness at night. Good daylighting provides visual comfort for performing tasks but also influences non-visual comfort. According to various studies, good daylight conditions can influence human physiology and behaviour, like sleep, alertness, mood and cognitive functions. READ MORE

3. 2. Using EEG in neurofeedbacktraining to decrease visual motionsensitivity and motion-sickness

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

   Author : Ódinn K. Rúnarsson; [2021]
   Keywords : EEG; vertigo; motion sickness; neurofeedback training; rehabilitation; EE-utrustning; visuell yrsel; åksjuka; neurofeedback träning; rehabilitering;

   Abstract : Patients who suffer from motion-sickness, visual vertigo and other conditions relating to visual hypersensitivity will often feel dizzy when exposed to rapid visual motion or cluttered fields-of-view. Previous studies indicate that attentiveness to these stimuli influence the intensity of discomfort for these individuals, which suggests that mentally ignoring visual stimuli might help make them more tolerable. READ MORE

4. 3. Assessing indoor environmental quality and occupant comfort in modern wood buildings with post-occupancy evaluation and building performance simulation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Henriikka Taipale; [2021]
   Keywords : Climate change; Post-occupancy evaluation; Building performance simulation; Residential; Wood buildings; Engineered wood products; Indoor environmental quality; Thermal comfort; Indoor air quality; Acoustics; Visual comfort; Case study; Denmark; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The European building sector is a source of significant negative environmental impacts, and large part of its carbon emissions can be attributed to heating, cooling and lighting of buildings – in other words, regulating buildings’ indoor environments. As people spend most of their lives indoors, there is a great challenge to create comfortable indoor environments, while also striving for further energy-efficiency and lower environmental impact. READ MORE

5. 4. Interactive Visual Exploration of Causal Structures for Neuropathic Pain Diagnosis

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Yuwen Hu; [2021]
   Keywords : Causal structures; causality visualization; neuropathic pain; discomfort drawing; healthcare; interactive technologies.;

   Abstract : Revealing causal structures from observational data is an essential task in many data analysis issues across various domains, such as natural sciences, business, and healthcare. In healthcare, neuropathic pain is one of the most common medical problems, whose diagnosis process has well-understood causal structures. READ MORE

6. 5. Glare, Daylight and View:“Exploratory study of the effect of patterns on glare and view in an indoor environment.”

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : Marzieh Nazari; [2019]
   Keywords : Glare; Daylighting; Window; Shading Devices; Architectural Façade Patterns; Visual Comfort; View.;

   Abstract : The dilemma of keeping the daylight quality and view to the outside or protecting our eyes from disturbing glare by covering the window is a moment that probably everyone has experienced in their life. Having access to daylight and enjoying the view to the outside when there is not visual comfort has been a problematic issue related to the window in space. READ MORE