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Skukauskaite, Audra, Patricia Noske, and Melissa Gonzales. "Designing for Discomfort." International Review of Qualitative Research 11, no. 3 (August 2018): 334–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/irqr.2018.11.3.334.

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In this article we explore discomforts two doctoral students experienced in a qualitative research methods class designed to introduce the diversity of qualitative research. The discomforts, purposefully facilitated by the teacher, created opportunities for students to consider their roles as professionals and scholars. We use student class posts, reflection journals, and audio-recorded conversations from our yearlong research to focus on the discomfort of nonsingularity of qualitative research. We make visible how this discomfort became instrumental in our understanding of the polyphony of qualitative research and of our responsibilities as scholars. We argue that discomforts, when part of a class design, can open doors for deeper understandings of our learning and of qualitative research.
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Attwood, Dennis. "Evaluation of Discomfort Experienced while Operating Cadd Worksystems." Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting 30, no. 6 (September 1986): 543–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193128603000608.

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The study reported herein compared the design of workstations used by Computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) operators and those used by each of two other occupational groups against reports of physical and visual discomforts. Evaluation Procedures included subjective reports of discomfort and objective analyses of individual workstations. Results indicated that body discomfort varied among occupational groups and that particular discomforts could be linked to specific aspects of workstation design.
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Kim, Miok, Tai-Gyu Kim, and Su-Hee Beom. "Physical and Psychological Discomfort Experienced by Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Donors." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 7 (March 30, 2020): 2316. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072316.

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This study investigates the types and degrees of physical and psychological discomfort experienced by hematopoietic stem cell donors before, during, and after the donation process in order to provide helpful information for developing education programs that can help donors to cope with their discomforts. One hundred and thirty-one individuals who donated hematopoietic stem cells from 2017 to 2019 were asked to self-report the types and degrees of physical and psychological discomfort they felt in the process, and the results were analyzed using SPSS. All participants donated peripheral blood stem cells; the most commonly reported physical discomfort was myalgia (72.5%), followed by bone pain (62.6%), fatigue (60.3%), and headache (55.0%). Of the donors, 88.5% responded that they experienced psychological discomforts, including fear (44.3%), anxiety (44.3%), stress (39.7%), depression (31.3%), loneliness (31.3%), regret (29.8%), and ambivalence (23.7%). In particular, female donors experienced more discomfort than males in rash (Z = −2.123, p = 0.034), fear (Z = −2.851, p = 0.004), and anxiety (Z = −1.861, p = 0.044). Therefore, it is necessary for healthcare providers and experts to make efforts to educate and help donors to prepare and mitigate their discomfort throughout the donation process, and to strategically manage donors’ well-being by monitoring and evaluating their discomfort levels and providing interventions if necessary.
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Chauhan, Hullash, Suchismita Satapathy, and Ashok Kumar Sahoo. "Farmer Workplace Discomfort Levels Leading to Adverse Mental Health." International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development 13, no. 1 (January 2022): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijsesd.290314.

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Musculoskeletal discomforts and disorders cause serious health related problems that affect the mental well-being of farmers reducing their work efficiency. The objective of this study was to evaluate the discomfort levels of farmers in Indian agriculture leading to mental stresses, and for this, the discomfort questionnaire has been applied after carrying out a detailed literature review. With the help of discomfort questionnaire and “Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21)”, the farmers discomfort levels and their mental stress levels were evaluated. Further by the application of ANFIS, an effort has been made to predict the mental stress of farmers during their work activities in hot-climatic conditions based on the associated parameters like “kcal burnt, Pulse rate, High BP, Low BP, and Temperature”, respectively
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Brander, Nickie. "Discomfort breaks." Nursing Standard 19, no. 5 (October 13, 2004): 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ns.19.5.26.s47.

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Beardall, Theresa Rocha, and Carrie Freshour. "Structured Discomfort." Contexts 21, no. 1 (February 2022): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15365042221083017.

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We know that teaching sociology can be difficult in an era of extreme polarization. By engaging “structured discomfort” as a teaching strategy, we can empower students to think critically about how multiple social institutions interact and interlock to create social inequality. This approach uses three key organizing principles to activate learning on controversial topics: 1) build intentional classroom culture that promotes respect and empathy; 2) cultivate critical thinking by scaffolding sociological studies, multimedia, and other creative works; and 3) use high- and low-stakes assignments, strategic debates, and community interviews to explore a controversial topic from multiple sociological vantage points.
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Shim, Chan Sup. "Epigastric Discomfort." Journal of the Korean Medical Association 40, no. 7 (1997): 894. http://dx.doi.org/10.5124/jkma.1997.40.7.894.

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Whitehouse, David, and Michael Kenward. "Cold discomfort." Physics World 6, no. 3 (March 1993): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2058-7058/6/3/16.

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Marx, J. "Cosmopolitan Discomfort." Novel: A Forum on Fiction 43, no. 2 (June 1, 2010): 340–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00295132-2010-010.

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Cossins, Andrew R., and Brian Barnes. "Southern discomfort." Nature 382, no. 6592 (August 1996): 582–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/382582a0.

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Ferguson, Dorothy Helen. "Channelling discomfort in learning." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.443129.

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Varikooty, Jalaiah. "Ocular Discomfort Upon Tear Drying." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/1239.

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Purpose: Assess the relationship between tear film drying and sensation between blinks. Methods: MATLAB sampled a slitlamp video camera, a potentiometer and a microphone while subjects kept one eye open for as long as possible. 23 subjects rated the intensity of the ocular sensation while video and voice data were collected simultaneously. The tear drying on the cornea was measured. Results: The sensation was triphasic. Two linear functions described the latter 2 parts of the data (r ≥ 0. 95). The correlation between TBUT and the elbow in the time-discomfort function was 0. 72. Extent of tear film drying was linearly correlated to time (median correlation = 0. 88). The correlation between the discomfort elbow and image elbow was 0. 93 with single data pair for each subject. Analysis of sensation characteristics showed significant differences between itching and burning for both intensity and time (p = 0. 03 and p = 0. 02 respectively). Conclusions: Simultaneous recording of ocular surface appearance, discomfort intensity and attributes of sensation provide novel information about the development of discomfort during ocular surface drying. The rapid increase in discomfort proceeding blinking has been quantified and the relationship between the time course of drying and discomfort is elucidated.
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Haigh, Sarah. "Visual discomfort and cortical hyperexcitability." Thesis, University of Essex, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.573696.

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Natural images contain statistical regularities that the human visual system is adapted to. Images that contain excess contrast energy at mid-range spatial frequencies are particularly aversive and can cause a variety of adverse effects including seizures, headaches and illusions. Some individuals experience more pattern-induced discomfort and illusions than others. However, the physiological mechanisms associated with the discomfort are unknown. Several well-known visual illusions appear to be caused by weak accommodation to the target. Individuals who experience pattern-induced discomfort and illusions show a weaker accommodative response suggesting that there may be a relationship between accommodation and discomfort. The aversion to chromatic and achromatic grating patterns that were either static or moving was investigated. Both sets of patterns varied in how epileptogenic they were. It was found that discomfort was not dependent on the epileptogenic properties of the pattern. Ocular accommodation to the patterns was then measured to see if the parameters of the patterns that induced discomfort produced a weaker accommodative response. There was no effect of the pattern on accommodation, suggesting that the discomfort is not caused by problems in accommodating to the pattern., Migraineurs and patients with photosensitive epilepsy show a heightened cortical response to uncomfortable grating patterns, suggesting that the discomfort might be cortical in origin. The haemodynamic and electrophysiological responses to the grating patterns were measured. The uncomfortable patterns produced a large change in the haemodynamic response, and a larger decrease in alpha power than the less uncomfortable patterns, both of which suggest that the discomfort is associated with an increase in cortical excitability I Page 1 Abstract Natural images contain statistical regularities that the human visual system is adapted to. Images that contain excess contrast energy at mid-range spatial frequencies are particularly aversive and can cause a variety of adverse effects including seizures, headaches and illusions. Some individuals experience more pattern-induced discomfort and illusions than others. However, the physiological mechanisms associated with the discomfort are unknown. Several well-known visual illusions appear to be caused by weak accommodation to the target. Individuals who experience pattern-induced discomfort and illusions show a weaker accommodative response suggesting that there may be a relationship between accommodation and discomfort. The aversion to chromatic and achromatic grating patterns that were either static or moving was investigated. Both sets of patterns varied in how epileptogenic they were. It was found that discomfort was not dependent on the epileptogenic properties of the pattern. Ocular accommodation to the patterns was then measured to see if the parameters of the patterns that induced discomfort produced a weaker accommodative response. There was no effect of the pattern on accommodation, suggesting that the discomfort is not caused by problems in accommodating to the pattern., Migraineurs and patients with photosensitive epilepsy show a heightened cortical response to uncomfortable grating patterns, suggesting that the discomfort might be cortical in origin. The haemodynamic and electrophysiological responses to the grating patterns were measured. The uncomfortable patterns produced a large change in the haemodynamic response, and a larger decrease in alpha power than the less uncomfortable patterns, both of which suggest that the discomfort is associated with an increase in cortical excitability. The discomfort may be a homeostatic warning that the cortex is showing a heightened response to the images. Increased neural firing comes at a metabolic cost, and so the discomfort may signal that prolonged exposure to the stimulus will produce a greater demand on the body's food and oxygen.
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O'Hare, Louise. "Some aspects of visual discomfort." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3551.

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Visual discomfort is the adverse sensations, such as headaches and eyestrain, encountered on viewing certain stimuli. These sensations can arise under certain viewing conditions, such as stereoscopic viewing and prolonged reading of text patterns. Also, discomfort can occur as a result of viewing stimuli with certain spatial properties, including stripes and filtered noise patterns of particular spatial frequency. This thesis is an exploration of the stimulus properties causing discomfort, within the framework of two theoretical explanations. Both of the explanations relate to the stimuli being difficult for the visual system to process. The first is concerned with discomfort being the result of inefficient neural processing. Neural activity requires energy to process information, and stimuli that demand a lot of energy to be processed might be uncomfortable. The second explanation revolves around uncomfortable stimuli not being effective in driving the accommodative (focussing) response. Accommodation relies on the stimulus as a cue to drive the response effectively - an uninformative cue might result in discomfort from an uncertain accommodative response. The following research investigates both these possibilities using a combination of psychophysical experimentation, questionnaire-based surveys on non-clinical populations, and computational modelling. The implications of the work for clinical populations are also discussed.
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Shen, Wenqi. "Surface pressure and seated discomfort." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1994. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/11126.

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This thesis presents experimental studies on the relationship between external surface pressure and the perceived discomfort in seated body areas, in particular those under the ischial tuberosity and the mid-thigh. It consists of three parts. Part one provides a comprehensive review of the existing knowledge concerning seated discomfort. The current assessment methods of seated discomfort are summarised, with the emphasis on the validity and reliability of the rating scale methods. The implications of surface pressure to seated people are outlined from the perspective of clinical, sensory and perceptual, and ergonomics domains. A brief review of current technologies for pressure measurement is also provided. Part two presents the experimental work. It starts with an exploratory assessment model of seated discomfort, based on pressure measures. Two preliminary experiments were conducted to test the feasibility of the model. Three further psychophysical experiments were carried out to test the validity and reliability of the selected six rating scales, and to investigate the effects of surface pressure levels on perceived pressure intensity and discomfort in the seated mid-thigh and ischial tuberosity areas. Surface pressure stimuli were applied to a seated body area of 3,318 mm2• Subjects judged three items of sensations: pressure intensity, local discomfort, and the overall discomfort. The main results are: I) A 50-point category partitioning scale was identified to be most sensitive and reliable for scaling pressure intensity and discomfort; 2) Sensations of pressure intensity and discomfort linearly increase with the logarithm of the pressure stimulus level; 3) Thresholds for pressure intensity and discomfort in the seated ischium and thigh areas were derived; 4) The sensitivity of intensity and discomfort to the stimuli differs between the locations .The mid-thigh is more sensitive to surface pressure than the ischium. It is considered that this is due to differences in load adaptation, body tissue composition and deformation; 5) Local pressure discomfort dominates the overall discomfort, and ratings of the local discomfort are higher than those of overall discomfort. Part three discusses the findings from this research. Four integration models of the overall discomfort from local discomfort components were proposed. The Weighted Average model asserts that the overall discomfort is a linear combination of local discomfort components, and that the weight of each local discomfort is the proportion of this component out of the arithmetic sum of all local discomfort components. The mechanisms of discomfort were analysed. The fundamental research presented herein uniquely contributes to the knowledge on the human perception of seated pressure discomfort. Although this is not application based, the findings contribute to the methods of seating comfort evaluation as well as provide criteria by which seat designers may formulate design requirements.
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GRACA, RODRIGO ORDINE. "AMONG MEMORIES, THE MEMORY OF DISCOMFORT." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2011. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=34462@1.

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CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO
Esta tese propõe-se a desenvolver o conceito de memória do desconforto como um articulador de sentido em obras literárias contemporâneas em contraposição à noção de memória apaziguada, buscando apontar que o primeiro conceito enfatiza o caráter disruptivo da memória, demonstrando que muitas lembranças numa narrativa de uma história de vida servem justamente à incompreensão, insatisfação e desconforto, enquanto a outra enfoca uma postura de apaziguar as lacunas da memória forjando um conceito ilusório de segurança e paz. Para tanto, foram analisadas e comparadas obras literárias de José Saramago (As pequenas memórias), Pedro Nava (em especial Baú de Ossos e Beira-Mar), Amadou Hampâté Bâ (Amkoullel: o menino fula) e Antônio Lobo Antunes (A morte de Carlos Gardel e O manual dos inquisidores), tendo como pano de fundo proposições teóricas da Sociologia do Conhecimento, dos Estudos Culturais e dos Estudos de Memória.
This thesis proposes to develop the concept of memory of discomfort as an articulatory tool of meaning in contemporary literary works as opposed to the notion of pacified memory, pointing that the first concept emphasizes the disruptive nature of memory, showing that many memories in a narrative of a life story serve better to misunderstanding, dissatisfaction and discomfort, while the other focuses on an attitude of pacifying the gaps of memory forging an elusive concept of security and peace. Thus, this thesis analyzes and compares some literary works namely José Saramago (As pequenas memórias), Pedro Nava (especially Baú de ossos and Beira-Mar), Amadou Hampâté Bâ (Amkoullel: o menino fula) and António Lobo Antunes (A morte de Carlos Gardel and O manual dos inquisidores), with the backdrop of theoretical propositions of Sociology of Knowledge, Cultural Studies and Memory Studies.
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Gyi, Diane E. "Driver discomfort : prevalence, prediction and prevention." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1996. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/25294.

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This research is concerned with exploring the relationship between car driving and musculoskeletal troubles and following on from this investigating methods which could aid the automotive industry in the design and evaluation of car seats. The thesis is divided into two parts. Part I describes the development and results of an epidemiological survey undertaken with data obtained from two sample groups. Study 1 was an interview survey (based on the Nordic Questionnaire) of 600 members of the British public, randomly selected within the strata of age and gender. Study 2 used the same interview, but with two carefully chosen groups of police officers (n=200). The results indicated that car drivers (especially those who drove as part of their job) appeared to be at risk in terms of reported discomfort and sickness absence due to low back trouble. Evidence from this and other studies has also indicated that drivers with the most adjustable driving packages may benefit in terms of both reduced discomfort and reduced sickness absence. This provided the background for the subsequent research in Part II and some impetus for car manufacturers to consider health issues in the design of car workstations. Part II involved a series of three experiments designed to investigate methodologies which could be used by manufacturers to predict car seat discomfort The literature was reviewed to identify suitable predictive techniques which would be robust enough to provide information to the automotive industry in 'real world' situations. The technique of interface pressure measurement had already generated interest in some seat manufacturers and was therefore selected for investigation. As a result of the findings in experiment 1, established guidelines for a comfortable driving posture may need to be modified. The other two experiments were designed to create discomfort in subjects firstly by varying foam hardness and secondly by varying posture. A clear, simple and consistent relationship between interface pressure and discomfort in realistic driving situations was not identified. Future studies using this technique should provide information regarding such factors as gender, the body mass index, anthropometric data, posture and foam hardness due to the confounding nature of these variables.
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Karpicka, Edyta. "Visual discomfort whilst viewing 3D stereoscopic stimuli." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2015. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/20417.

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3D stereoscopic technology intensifies and heightens the viewer s experience by adding an extra dimension to the viewing of visual content. However, with expansion of this technology to the commercial market concerns have been expressed about the potential negative effects on the visual system, producing viewer discomfort. The visual stimulus provided by a 3D stereoscopic display differs from that of the real world, and so it is important to understand whether these differences may pose a health hazard. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the effect of 3D stereoscopic stimulation on visual discomfort. To that end, four experimental studies were conducted. In the first study two hypotheses were tested. The first hypothesis was that the viewing of 3D stereoscopic stimuli, which are located geometrically beyond the screen on which the images are displayed, would induce adaptation changes in the resting position of the eyes (exophoric heterophoria changes). The second hypothesis was that participants whose heterophoria changed as a consequence of adaptation during the viewing of the stereoscopic stimuli would experience less visual discomfort than those people whose heterophoria did not adapt. In the experiment an increase of visual discomfort change in the 3D condition in comparison with the 2D condition was found. Also, there were statistically significant changes in heterophoria under 3D conditions as compared with 2D conditions. However, there was appreciable variability in the magnitude of this adaptation among individuals, and no correlation between the amount of heterophoria change and visual discomfort change was observed. In the second experiment the two hypotheses tested were based on the vergence-accommodation mismatch theory, and the visual-vestibular mismatch theory. The vergence-accommodation mismatch theory predicts that a greater mismatch between the stimuli to accommodation and to vergence would produce greater symptoms in visual discomfort when viewing in 3D conditions than when viewing in 2D conditions. An increase of visual discomfort change in the 3D condition in comparison with the 2D condition was indeed found; however the magnitude of visual discomfort reported did not correlate with the mismatch present during the watching of 3D stereoscopic stimuli. The visual-vestibular mismatch theory predicts that viewing a stimulus stereoscopically will produce a greater sense of vection than viewing it in 2D. This will increase the conflict between the signals from the visual and vestibular systems, producing greater VIMS (Visually- Induced Motion Sickness) symptoms. Participants did indeed report an increase in motion sickness symptoms in the 3D condition. Furthermore, participants with closer seating positions reported more VIMS than participants sitting farther away whilst viewing 3D stimuli. This suggests that the amount of visual field stimulated during 3D presentation affects VIMS, and is an important factor in terms of viewing comfort. In the study more younger viewers (21 to 39 years old) than older viewers (40 years old and older) reported a greater change in visual discomfort during the 3D condition than the 2D condition. This suggests that the visual system s response to a stimulus, rather than the stimulus itself, is a reason for discomfort. No influence of gender on viewing comfort was found. In the next experiment participants fusion capability, as measured by their fusional reserves, was examined to determine whether this component has an impact on reported discomfort during the watching of movies in the 3D condition versus the 2D condition. It was hypothesised that participants with limited fusional range would experience more visual discomfort than participants with a wide fusion range. The hypothesis was confirmed but only in the case of convergent and not divergent eye movement. This observation illustrates that participants capability to convergence has a significant impact on visual comfort. The aim of the last experiment was to examine responses of the accommodation system to changes in 3D stimulus position and to determine whether discrepancies in these responses (i.e. accommodation overshoot, accommodation undershoot) could account for visual discomfort experienced during 3D stereoscopic viewing. It was found that accommodation discrepancy was larger for perceived forwards movement than for perceived backwards movement. The discrepancy was slightly higher in the group susceptible to visual discomfort than in the group not susceptible to visual discomfort, but this difference was not statistically significant. When considering the research findings as a whole it was apparent that not all participants experienced more discomfort whilst watching 3D stereoscopic stimuli than whilst watching 2D stimuli. More visual discomfort in the 3D condition than in the 2D condition was reported by 35% of the participants, whilst 24% of the participants reported more headaches and 17% of the participants reported more VIMS. The research indicates that multiple causative factors have an impact on reported symptoms. The analysis of the data suggests that discomfort experienced by people during 3D stereoscopic stimulation may reveal binocular vision problems. This observation suggests that 3D technology could be used as a screening method to diagnose un-treated binocular vision disorder. Additionally, this work shows that 3D stereoscopic technology can be easily adopted to binocular vision measurement. The conclusion of this thesis is that many people do not suffer adverse symptoms when viewing 3D stereoscopic displays, but that if adverse symptoms are present they can be caused either by the conflict in the stimulus, or by the heightened experience of self-motion which leads to Visually-Induced Motion Sickness (VIMS).
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Jia, Y. "A study of mechanisms for discomfort glare." Thesis, City, University of London, 2014. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/15721/.

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The presence of a bright light source in the visual field, particularly when viewed against a dark background, can generate a form of discomfort, which is often described as ‘discomfort glare’. The mechanisms for discomfort glare remain poorly understood, even after 50 years of multidisciplinary research in this field. The aim of this investigation was to investigate a number of relevant parameters that can affect discomfort glare in order to gain insights into the corresponding mechanisms. We measured retinal illuminance levels for discomfort glare at threshold as a function of source size, eccentricity and surrounding background luminance. In addition, the pupil size was measured throughout and related to the measured thresholds for discomfort glare. A group of 50 subjects with normal visual acuity and no clinical signs of eye disease took part in the primary study that measured discomfort glare thresholds as a function of source size. A light ‘homogenizer’ was used to integrate the concentrated light output from a quad LED light source. Pulse frequency modulation was used to control the intensity of the source and continuous pupil size measurements made it possible to calculate retinal illuminance. Discomfort glare thresholds were estimated by measuring the retinal illuminance of the glare source at threshold using a staircase procedure. Discomfort glare thresholds were measured as a function of glare source area, eccentricity and background luminance. The amplitude of pupil constriction was also measured both below and above the discomfort glare threshold. A model of contrast vision with the filtering of a photoreceptor signal through centre-surround ganglion cells was developed to account for the small size dependence of discomfort glare thresholds that was observed experimentally. Another model for scattered light was applied to compute the corresponding pupil constriction amplitude caused by the integrated photoreceptor signals generated by the glare source both within and outside the stimulus area. The threshold for discomfort glare decreased gradually with glare source size and increased with background luminance and showed little dependence on glare source eccentricity. The effect of forward light scatter in the eye was also investigated and a model was developed to account for the continued increase in pupil response amplitude well above the discomfort glare threshold. The effect of glare source size on discomfort glare thresholds could be predicted by a model involving photoreceptor saturation and edge response. When the scattered light outside the stimulus area was also taken into account, the pupil constriction amplitude increased log-linearly with stimulus retinal illuminance both below and above discomfort glare thresholds. These findings suggest that discomfort glare depended largely on the localised retinal illuminance and could be accounted for by the saturation of photoreceptor signals in the retina. The results and the pupil modeling work also suggest that the pupil response to light flux increments continued well above the discomfort glare threshold, largely as a result of light scattered outside the area of the glare source.
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Cascioli, Vincenzo. "Objective assessment of sitting comfort and discomfort." Thesis, University of South Wales, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.575496.

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How do you know if the chair you are sitting on is comfortable or not?", is a question I asked my young son ol)e day, to which he replied, "just sit on it and see if it's comfortable!" Counting on his fingers, he ended with "Seriously, Dad, I could have done your PhD in 9 words!" Although measuring sitting comfort using subjective measures (comfort rating questionnaires) appears to be an intuitive, practical and cost effective method, it does have some limitations. For example, with purely subjective feedback it is difficult to reliably distinguish and rank well designed chairs with subtle design differences in terms of their comfort rating. From a chair designer or user perspective, if an objective, valid, sensitive and reliable method was available to assist in the design of the most comfortable seat, it would allow for better informed decisions to-be made about chair design factors that may in turn impact on innovation and ultimately user health. In terms of possible objective measures that warranted further investigation, in-chair movement (or lack thereof), temperature and humidity appeared to show most potential due to their roles within the current models of comfort and discomfort. For example, in-chair movements are understood to be a subconscious action performed to prevent or minimize the perception of discomfort. A lack of in- chair movements in a healthy unrestrained person may therefore be consistent with the existence of comfort. The studies presented in Chapters 2, 3, 4 focuses on the effects of specific chair design factors (legroom, cushion firmness, cushion contour) on in-chair movement and the subjective appreciation of comfort and discomfort. A high temperature or humidity at the user seat interface may result in the softening of the tissues in contact with the seat with the potential for macerative damage, skin or deeper tissue nociceptor stimulation and discomfort. In order to study the possible relationships between such physical modalities and the subjective domains of comfort and discomfort, it is therefore important to determine the number of sensors needed and the location for their placement in order to accurately measure these variables at the user-seat interface. The studies presented in Chapters 5 and 6 focus on the minimum number of sensors required and their placement, in orderto accurately assess temperature and humidity at the user-seat interface.
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Books on the topic "Discomfort"

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Maron, Margaret. Southern discomfort. New York: Mysterious Press, 1993.

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Merida, Kevin. Supreme Discomfort. New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2007.

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Radice, Giles. Southern discomfort. London: Fabian Society, 1992.

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Maron, Margaret. Southern discomfort. London: Headline, 1995.

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Illumination, International Commission on. Discomfort glare in interior lighting. Vienna: International Commission on Illumination, 1995.

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Gayle, Stephanie. My Summer of Southern Discomfort. New York: HarperCollins, 2008.

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Southern discomfort: A Deborah Knott mystery. Thorndike, Me: Thorndike Press, 2000.

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Franzen, Jonathan. The discomfort zone: A personal history. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.

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May, Jayne Lesley. Musculoskeletal discomfort and breast screening Radiographers. [Derby: University of Derby], 1999.

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Raquel José Abreu Viera Viula. Discomfort glare from daylight in classrooms. Delft: BK Books, 2022.

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Book chapters on the topic "Discomfort"

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Peplau, Hildegard E. "Unexplained Discomfort." In Interpersonal Relations in Nursing, 119–57. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10109-2_7.

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Abbasi, Adeel, Francis DeRoos, José Artur Paiva, J. M. Pereira, Brian G. Harbrecht, Donald P. Levine, Patricia D. Brown, et al. "Chest Discomfort." In Encyclopedia of Intensive Care Medicine, 546. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00418-6_1337.

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Imatz Ojanguren, Eukene. "Discomfort Analysis." In Springer Theses, 29–41. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02735-3_4.

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Meeker, Joy A. "Creative Discomfort." In Peace and Justice Studies, 11–27. New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351170604-2.

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Bede, Cuthbert. "An Editor’s Discomfort." In Trollope, 107–12. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18730-0_23.

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Apple, Michael W. "Education and Discomfort." In Leaders in Critical Pedagogy, 185–98. Rotterdam: SensePublishers, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-166-3_14.

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Dickenson, Rachelle. "Care Full Discomfort." In The Routledge Companion to Indigenous Art Histories in the United States and Canada, 284–95. New York: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003014256-31.

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Parsons, Ken. "Local Thermal Discomfort." In Human Thermal Comfort, 39–47. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group 2020.: CRC Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429294983-5.

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McElhaney, Joe. "A Nagging Physical Discomfort." In A Companion to Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 204–25. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118275733.ch11.

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"Discomfort." In Encyclopedia of Pain, 1039. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_100611.

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Umair, Muhammad, Miquel Alfaras, Hugo Gamboa, and Corina Sas. "Experiencing discomfort." In UbiComp '19: The 2019 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3341162.3354061.

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Blaszczak, Urszula J. "Discomfort glare measurement." In Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2009, edited by Ryszard S. Romaniuk and Krzysztof S. Kulpa. SPIE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.838176.

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Halbert, Helen, and Lisa P. Nathan. "Designing for Discomfort." In CSCW '15: Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2675133.2675162.

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Cutler, A. L. "29. Registering Discomfort." In AIHce 1998. AIHA, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.3320/1.2762903.

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Pierson, Clotilde, Magali Bodart, Jan Wienold, and M. B. Piderit. "DISCOMFORT GLARE FROM DAYLIGHTING: INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON DISCOMFORT GLARE PERCEPETION." In CIE 2017 Midterm Meetings and Conference on Smarter Lighting for Better Life. International Commission on Illumination, CIE, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.25039/x44.2017.op12.

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Karmaka, Soumi, and Tapan Kumar Rana. "IOT Based Air Discomfort Reliever." In 2020 IEEE International IOT, Electronics and Mechatronics Conference (IEMTRONICS). IEEE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iemtronics51293.2020.9216398.

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Fritzsche, Florian, and Heiner Bubb. "Discomfort Model for Arm Movements." In Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Symposium. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-1872.

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Weston, Tracy. "Practicing Discomfort in Teacher Education." In 2020 AERA Annual Meeting. Washington DC: AERA, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/1567101.

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Weston, Tracy. "Practicing Discomfort in Teacher Education." In 2022 AERA Annual Meeting. Washington DC: AERA, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/1885156.

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Hanada, Keiichi. "Comparison of Vibrational Ride Discomfort in Various Cars by New Quantitative Ride Discomfort Meter." In SAE 2003 Noise & Vibration Conference and Exhibition. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-1687.

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Reports on the topic "Discomfort"

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Ziemer, Doug K. American Military's Discomfort with Peace Operations. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, February 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada363217.

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Potes, Cristhian, Ricardo Von Borries, and Cristiano J. Miosso. Wavelet-Based Signal Processing for Monitoring Discomfort and Fatigue. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, June 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada494155.

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CIE. CIE 243:2021 Discomfort Glare in Road Lighting and Vehicle Lighting. International Commission on Illumination (CIE), January 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.25039/tr.243.2021.

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Garrison, Kirk. Lewis and Clark at Fort Clatsop: A winter of Environmental Discomfort and Cultural Misunderstandings. Portland State University Library, January 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/etd.7267.

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Hara, N., J. Akashi, C. Funke, L. Geerdinck, M. Iodice, S. Jost, M. R. Luo, et al. CIE 232:2019 Discomfort Caused by Glare from Luminaires with a Non-Uniform Source Luminance. International Commission on Illumination (CIE), June 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.25039/tr.232.2019.

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Hoffmann, Sabine, and Eleanor Lee. Potential energy savings with exterior shades in large office buildings and the impact of discomfort glare. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), April 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1248922.

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Rebollal, Julio, Dennis Guimarães, José Mauro Granjeiro, Érika Romanini, and Vittorio Moraschini. The most effective maneuver for pain control and surgical wound repair after removing a free gingival graft from the palate – A Systematic Review and meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.12.0077.

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Review question / Objective: What is the most effective procedure for pain control and surgical wound repair when removing a free gingival graft from the palate? Condition being studied: Different interventions (therapies) have been suggested to minimize postoperative pain and improve the epithelization of the palate following gingival graft harvestings, such as periodontal dressings hemostatic, absorbable gelatin sponges, photobiomodulation, LPRF, hyaluronic acid gel, ozonated oil, electrotherapy treatment, and cyanoacrylate glue. However, there is still limited information on which therapy would be best to minimize postoperative patient discomfort and accelerate wound healing.
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Almasri, Malaz, Amjad Ghareeb, Abdulrahman Ismaiel, Daniel-Corneliu Leucuta, and Simona Delia Nicoara. The role of Nepafenac in the prevention of macular swelling and its repercussions on visual outcome after cataract surgery - A systematic review and meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, September 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.9.0004.

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Review question / Objective: P – diabetic and non-diabetic patients undergoing phacoemulsification without macular edema; I – Nepafenac 0.1% or Nepafenac 0.3% in addition to topical steroids; C – topical steroids alone; O – Mean Differences of Foveal thickness (FT), total macular volume (TMV), best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and intraocular pressure (IOP); S – Randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Condition being studied: Macular swelling or macular edema after cataract surgery when uncontrolled may compromise the blood-ocular barrier and allow inflammatory cells and cytokines to enter the aqueous humor, resulting in discomfort for the patient, a slower rate of recovery, subpar visual results, and even more complications like the development of synechiae, increased IOP, macular edema (ME), corneal edema, and so forth.
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Liao, Xianhui, Beihai Ge, and Qiang Chen. The Effect of Mind-body Exercise on the Cervical Spine Mobility of People with Neck Discomfort: A Protocol for a Systemic Review and Meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2021.4.0126.

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Dyulicheva, Yulia Yu, Yekaterina A. Kosova, and Aleksandr D. Uchitel. he augmented reality portal and hints usage for assisting individuals with autism spectrum disorder, anxiety and cognitive disorders. [б. в.], November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/4412.

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The augmented reality applications are effectively applied in education and therapy for people with special needs. We propose to apply the augmented reality portal as a special tool for the teachers to interact with people at the moment when a panic attack or anxiety happens in education process. It is expected that applying the augmented reality portal in education will help students with ASD, ADHD and anxiety disorder to feel safe at discomfort moment and teachers can interact with them. Our application with the augmented reality portal has three modes: for teachers, parents, and users. It gives the ability to organize personalized content for students with special needs. We developed the augmented reality application aimed at people with cognitive disorders to enrich them with communication skills through associations understanding. Applying the augmented reality application and the portal discovers new perspectives for learning children with special needs. The AR portal creates illusion of transition to another environment. It is very important property for children with ADHD because they need in breaks at the learning process to change activity (for example, such children can interact with different 3D models in the augmented reality modes) or environment. The developed AR portal has been tested by a volunteer with ASD (male, 21 years old), who confirmed that the AR portal helps him to reduce anxiety, to feel calm down and relaxed, to switch attention from a problem situation.
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