Essays about: "Body Behaviour"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 267 essays containing the words Body Behaviour.
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6. Uncontrollable Bodies : Self-harm behaviour among male undocumented migrants detained in Southern Italian CPR
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : In response to the recent surge in migrants entering Italy, the Italian government has implemented several laws since early 2023 to expand the administrative detention system for migrants - mostly males - pending repatriation, commonly known as Centri di Permanenza per il Rimpatr io (CPR). Despite the large body of evidence provided by national humanitarian organizations and academic research concerning their overall detrimental effect - both on national budgets and detainees’ psychophysiological health –, these centers are still deemed as the best way to deal with the migration phenomenon. READ MORE
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7. Temperature dependent preening behaviour in common guillemots Uria aalge
University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic ResourcesAbstract : As global temperature increase, new thermal conditions may challenge the physiological limits of endotherms. Examining the direct effects of extreme temperatures is an important component in understanding how these physiological limits may impact an organism’s behaviour, breeding success and survival. READ MORE
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8. Pen-rotation scheme for growing pigs : effects on pig aggression and social affiliation
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : This master project aimed to assess if a pen-rotation scheme mitigated the effects of reuniting pigs after temporal separation. Six groups of crossbred (Yorkshire and Hampshire) growing pigs, (8 - 10 littermates per group) aged between 12 – 13 weeks, were video recorded separately in their original home pens for 2 h before a temporal separation to undergo the pen rotation scheme in pairs for 3 days. READ MORE
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9. Going To Bed Now: Dissociation Feminism and Implicit Critique in My Year of Rest and Relaxation
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this essay is to examine how the novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation (2018 / 2019) by Ottessa Moshfegh, through the lens of dissociative feminism, can be interpreted as a critique regarding commodification of the body. To explore this claim, I discuss the protagonist’s dissociative feminist behaviour in contrast to her friend Reva’s femcel-behaviour. READ MORE
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10. Let Us Put Our Brains in the Spotlight – Literally!
University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i molekylärbiologiAbstract : Neurons are the working force in each vertebrate’s nervous system. These small cells have the important task of transferring information in the form of electrical charges called action potentials. Neurons make it possible for us to sense touch, process our environment, and store memory. READ MORE