Essays about: "affekt"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the word affekt.

  1. 6. The Everyday Performing Textiles

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Frida Nordenlöw; [2021]
    Keywords : textiles; home; everyday; relation; affect; materiality; material culture; ready-mades; reconstruction; installation; textil; hem; vardag; relation; affekt; materialitet; materiell kultur; ready-mades; rekonstruktion; installation;

    Abstract : Living as a human being in the 21st century is a more or less constant three-dimensional textile experience. Textiles have a continuous proximity to our bodies as clothing but also as an essential material in our dwellings, both with practical and emotional functions. READ MORE

  3. 7. Simple Affective Hapticons using Web Technologies

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

    Author : Axel Hultman; [2019]
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    Abstract : This paper concerns the creation of short haptic signals called hapticons and how they can be used to build affective haptic interfaces. Previous research in the area of Affective Hap-tics have mainly been focused on experiments in controlled environments using custom hardware purpose built for the study. READ MORE

  4. 8. Subjective Well-Being and Biomarkers of Health : The Relationship between Subjective Well-Being, The immune system and Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenal Axis Activation

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Sanda-Wictoria Catibusic; [2017]
    Keywords : Subjective well-being; Positive affect; biomarkers; inflammatory cytokines; HPA axis; Interleukin 6; C-reactive protein; Cortisol; Subjektivt välbefinnande; Positiv affekt; biomarkörer; inflammatoriska cytokiner; HPA- axeln; Interleukin-6; C-reaktivt protein; Kortisol;

    Abstract : An association between inflammation and mood deterioration has been proposed as a potential explanatory mechanism underlying many pathologies. Previous research attributes this consistently reoccurring connection between inflammation and psychopathology that is often reported within the literature, to a relationship between the HPA axis, the body’s stress response system and the immune system. READ MORE

  5. 9. the Moral Institute of Higher Fiction

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Olga Tengvall; [2015]
    Keywords : ficto-criticism; institute; fiction; fact; Stockholm; herstories; loneliness; fear; xenophobia; islands; real; imaginary; plausibility;

    Abstract : The Moral Institute of Higher Fiction is an independent institute acting on urban issues in the city of Stockholm through critical spatial experiments that operate on the threshold between fact and fiction, challenging our assumptions about architectural realities. The work of the institute dates back through history and also contributes the critical projections of possible futures. READ MORE

  6. 10. Pursuing Flourishing: : Living a Life of Pleasure, Engagement or Meaning

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Adam Yngve; Zackarias Edwall; [2015]
    Keywords : Orientations to Happiness; psychological well-being; happiness; flourishing; hedonia; eudaimonia.; Orientations to Happiness; psykologiskt välbefinnande; lycka; flourishing; hedonism; eudaimonism.;

    Abstract : To be happy is an ultimate goal for most people, yet people may beunable to express what happiness really means. This study examinedthe relationship between three orientations to happiness as predictorsof flourishing and affectivity. A convenience sample of Swedishuniversity students (n = 355) answered a cross-sectional survey. READ MORE