Essays about: "senses"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 341 essays containing the word senses.
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11. Tänk på döden : en undersökning av minneslunden som helande plats i möte med den multifunktionella kyrkogården
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : During the last couple of years there has been articles in the news about people, around Sweden, using our cemeteries for recreational purposes. There have been people drinking beer, sledding and having picnic and cities that have defined cemeteries as green areas to be able to fulfil the environmental goals in a new neighbourhood. READ MORE
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12. Riesling In Rock : A quantitative study about how music affects the sensory perception of wine
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kost- och måltidsvetenskapAbstract : Abstract Aim. To see if different auditory conditions affect the perceived intensity of the sensory attributes scent, acidity, sweetness, fruitiness, minerality and liking of wine, additionally the aim is to see if the effect is the same for different wines made from the same grape. Background. READ MORE
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13. Analysing and Teaching the Optics of the Eye
University essay from KTH/LärandeAbstract : Human vision is one of the most important senses, but recently near-sightedness is growing among the population. To investigate this progression, the pheripery of the eye is being studied. Therefore, new methods are developed to examine peripheral vision. READ MORE
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14. Do Women Smell Better than Men? : Gendered Expectations in Olfactory Perception
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Learned expectations shape behaviours, thoughts, and thus the way the world is perceived. Olfactory perception is one of the less studied senses. One of the seminal issues regard possible differences in olfactory functioning between men and women. READ MORE
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15. Change in the Meaning of the Word Cool : A study comparing the 1890s, the 1950s and the 2010s
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierAbstract : The aim of this thesis was to study change in the meaning of the word cool, comparing the 1890s, the 1950s and the 2010s. Examples where the word cool was used were obtained from the Corpus of Historical American English, which is created by Mark Davies, and analyzed in terms of in which senses and text types they were used. READ MORE