Essays about: "olfactory"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 116 essays containing the word olfactory.
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16. Exploring nature’s influence on the olfactory urban landscape experience : an explorative research on the influences of urban nature on the urban smellscape experience and preference and possible contributions of the olfactory perception of nature in the urban living environment on wellbeing
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Impairment of mental wellbeing in urban areas can be explained through landscape experience. Interactions with urban nature have found to positively influence wellbeing through landscape experience. However, research has focussed on the sense of vision, while humans are multisensory beings in essence. READ MORE
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17. Puzzle Solving Through Smell : Designing Smell-Based Interactions for Escape Rooms
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This project aims to find how, why and by which means the sense of smell can create meaningful interactions in the field of escape rooms, by taking a main role in the interactions that occur in said games, by adding an additional layer of complexity and embodiment. The project finished with the finding that it is not only possible to create meaningful interactions and expand on the possibilities of smell interaction, but also by encouraging future exploration and discussion of the sense of smell as an interactive medium and material. READ MORE
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18. Den äldre katten och dess beteende och behov : vad är ålder och vad är sjukdom?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Many cat owners are not aware of how their cats change while aging nor how to differentiate illness from natural aging. This can result in unnecessary suffering and insufficient veterinary care. READ MORE
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19. Orphan G-Protein Coupled Receptors : Can we deorphanize the remaining orphans despite all the challenges?
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a key role in a broad range of biological processes by binding to a wide variety of signaling molecules, which have resulted in 34% of all FDA-approved drugs which target GPCRs. The human genome encodes for approximately 800 GPCR members of which about 140 non-olfactory receptors remain orphans with an unknown function and endogenous ligand. READ MORE
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20. Brain morphology and behavioural variation in relation to habitat and predation risk in minnows (Phoxinus phoxinus)
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Limnologi; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : So far, research on inter- and intraspecific teleost brain plasticity across different freshwater environments has been widely conducted. However, insights of brain morphological variation on social and predator avoidance behaviours are lacking. READ MORE
