Essays about: "Distraction"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 98 essays containing the word Distraction.
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16. Prediction Accuracy And Autonomy : Assessing how recommender systems objectives can align with user autonomy
University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : Entertainment recommender systems have been criticised by journalists and tech-industry insiders for undermining individuals’ autonomy. These systems might exercise unwanted control over peoples’ lives, not through coercion but rather through distraction. READ MORE
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17. Nikāḥ as precondition for paradise? Spiritual corporeality and al-Ghazālī’s theology of marriage in the Kitāb ādāb al-nikāḥ
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskapAbstract : With the 11th century text Kitāb ādāb al-nikāḥ, the “Book on the Proper Conduct of Marriage”, the Islamic thinker al-Ghazālī (1056 –1111/447–504) replies to a contemporaneous debate within Sufi asceticism with a theology of nikāḥ. The text is part of his opus magnum, the “Renaissance of the Knowledge of dīn”, which aims at a renewal of Muslim piety and provides practical guidance to the male audience addressed. READ MORE
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18. Data Driven Adaptive Autonomy
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknikAbstract : Manual work in hazardous environments puts the operators at a great risk.Developing autonomous robots specialized for the task is one way to removethe need for human operators to be present at the scene makes but still lacksthe reasoning and expert knowledge of a human operator. READ MORE
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19. Indirect subjective measurements of applied reappraisal and distraction : An online study
University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskapAbstract : The struggle to regulate one's emotions can sometimes be difficult. Two emotion regulation strategies are to reappraise an emotional stimulus or to distract oneself from the stimulus. While there have been many investigations of both strategies, previous research suffers from methodological problems. READ MORE
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20. You, Your Music and Your Work : A quantitative study into the relationship between listening to music, task performance and individual differences
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknikAbstract : Simultaneously listening to music whilst doing other tasks has become more common with the development of mobile technology and the rise of streaming platforms, but what affect does listening to music have on task performance? There have been several theories on this both advocating for and against the effects of music. This study has two primary questions to answer. READ MORE
