Sökning: "Olfaction"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 42 uppsatser innehållade ordet Olfaction.

  1. 1. Do Women Smell Better than Men? : Gendered Expectations in Olfactory Perception

    Magister-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Författare :Alina Sheppard-Bujtor; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Olfaction; Gender; Expectations;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Invisible Landscapes : Signs and Illusions in the Perfumery of Jean-Claude Ellena

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Victor Langer; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Perfumery; Semiotics; Olfaction; Jean-Claude Ellena; Hermès; Roland Barthes;

    Sammanfattning : This study explores the potential of semiotics in the non-visual realm of perfumery, focusing on the work of French perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena. Utilizing Roland Barthes’ three levels of signification as a theoretical framework – as presented in his essay Rhétorique de l’image – it analyzes the linguistic, denotative and connotative aspects of three perfumes created by Ellena for the French luxury house Hermès: Un Jardin en Méditerranée, Un Jardin sur le Nil and Un Jardin Après la Mousson. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Methodologies for training detection dogs and scent sample storing

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Författare :Rebecka Clern; [2022]
    Nyckelord :detection dogs; scent training; canine scent detection; search dogs; scent samples;

    Sammanfattning : Dogs’ spectacular sense of smell has been used as a detection tool by humans in many areas. Their olfaction was first used as a hunting tool, but dogs’ detection skills have been shown to also be applicable in, for example, detection of drugs, explosives, and firearms as well as disease detection. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Understanding subjective measures of olfaction and cognition : A study on the occurrence of subjective olfactory and/or cognitive decline and their effect on future behavioral performance

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Kognitiv psykologi

    Författare :Andrea Aejmelaeus-Lindström; [2022]
    Nyckelord :subjective olfactory decline; subjective cognitive decline; olfaction; anosmia; cognition; aging;

    Sammanfattning : Dementia is a growing burden for society, and it is of interest to discover it at an early stage. Both subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and subjective olfactory decline (SOD) has been associated with future cognitive decline and dementia. However, subjective measures have often been criticized and are still not fully understood. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Art Class Stinks : Exploring Olfactory Interaction Design and Its Potential to Enrich Learning in Art Education

    Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Författare :Maria Nikoli; [2022]
    Nyckelord :embodied; olfactory interaction; physical computing; art; education; olfactory display;

    Sammanfattning : The sense of smell is crucial to everyday activities that make life pleasurable, such as eating, and it is also key to detecting danger, such as fire or rotten food. In addition, it is strongly linked with memory retrieval, it can induce affective states, and may even enhance the sense of presence in immersive environments. LÄS MER