Dissertations / Theses: 'Sensory studies'

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Narain, Chanchal. "Consumer and sensory studies of filter coffee." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.405520.

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Noble, Ronald. "Sensory methods used in meat lipid oxidation studies." Kansas State University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/38563.

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Master of Science
Food Science Institute
Kadri Koppel
Oxidation of meat decreases consumer acceptance and reduces market value making it an important problem for the meat industry. Odor and flavor of meat are significantly affected by lipid oxidation and researchers continue to explore new ways to control meat oxidation. Natural antioxidants, irradiation and oxygen treatments are major areas of research in meat lipid oxidation. In recent studies researchers have been exploring ways to extend shelf life of meat and in many case rely on sensory results. This report deals with sensory methods used to measure changes associated with treatments and outlines how researchers are using these methods.

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Shamil, S. H. "Physical, chemical and sensory studies of sapid molecules." Thesis, University of Reading, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.376781.

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Brown, Rachel Christine, and rcbrown@adam com au. "gamma-Lactones in wine: Synthesis, quantification and sensory studies." Flinders University. School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, 2007. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au./local/adt/public/adt-SFU20080226.234630.

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gamma-Lactones are found in a wide variety of food and beverage products, in particular grapes and wine. This thesis details the work completed on some gamma-lactones in wine: their synthetic preparation, development of quantification methodologies and sensory studies. Chapter 1 outlines the history of the Australian wine industry from the arrival of the first vines on the First Fleet in 1788 with Captain Arthur Philip. This chapter provides: an overview of Australias position in the world of grape and wine production; an analysis of the export arm of the industry; and a look at the different wine producing regions around the country. The latter part of the chapter focuses on the different volatile compounds found in wine. Part A: Chapter 2 provides an overview on the history of barrel manufacture and the use of oak wood in cooperage, with an emphasis on oaks well known ability to impart desirable characteristics to wine through the extraction of volatile aroma compounds. This chapter provides a summary of these odorants with a particular emphasis on the oak lactones. Previous sensory studies and synthetic work are discussed. Of great importance to this work are the recent advancements in 1,2-dioxine chemistry, highlighted in this chapter. Chapter 3 details the synthetic work completed for the preparation of all four possible oak lactone stereoisomers. A suitably substituted racemic 1,2-dioxine featured as the common intermediate and enabled preparation of the gamma-lactone moiety upon reaction with a chiral malonate diester and separation of the diastereomers by column chromatography. A key step involved the decarboxylation of the ester cleaved gamma-lactone diastereomers, which could be directed to give either the cis- or trans-products. Standard chemical transformations were then utilised to produce the desired stereoisomers of oak lactone. Chapter 4 describes the results from the sensory studies that were completed on the synthetic oak lactone samples. Odour detection thresholds were measured in both a white and a red wine. The thresholds in the former medium were calculated to be 24 ug/L, 172 ug/L, 132 ug/L and 305 ug/L, while in the latter medium the thresholds were calculated to be 57 ug/L, 380 ug/L, 175 ug/L and 285 ug/L, for (4S,5S)-cis-, (4S,5R)-trans-, (4R,5R)-cis- and (4R,5S)-trans-oak lactone, respectively. Difference testings were completed on the pairs of enantiomers and also on mixtures of the nature-identical isomers: between the cis-enantiomers a significant difference was found at the 99% confidence level, while between the trans-enantiomers and also the mixtures of cis- and trans-isomers little difference was observed. Chapter 5 contains the experimental procedures for Part A. Part B: Chapter 6 discusses the sensory properties of some gamma- and delta-lactones, with the focus on a series of five-alkyl substituted gamma-lactones: gamma-octalactone, gamma-nonalactone, gamma-decalactone and gamma-dodecalactone. Topics covered in this chapter include chirality, biosynthetic pathways and quantification results in wine from previous studies for these gamma-lactones. Chapter 7 concerns the method development for the quantification of gamma-lactones in wine using a stable isotope dilution assay (SIDA). Deuterated analogues were prepared from commercially available racemic gamma-lactones for use as internal standards. Initially a head space solid-phase microextraction (HS SPME) method was developed using d5-standards; however, analysis of bottled wine samples revealed the presence of co-eluting compounds that contained several of the selected ions. Thus an alternative method was developed using d7-standards, with a specific focus on sample clean-up, via solid-phase extraction (SPE). Using this procedure, 44 white and 120 red wines were analysed for their gamma-lactone content. The lactones were found to be significantly more common in the red wines, with gamma-nonalactone the most abundant lactone in this series. Chapter 8 deals with the extension of the SIDA method, as developed in Chapter 7, for use with a chiral gas chromatography column. Optically pure standards were prepared, from either L- or D-glutamic acid, and used to determine the order of elution of the enantiomers. A method was developed for the quantification of the individual enantiomers of gamma-octalactone, gamma-nonalactone, gamma-decalactone and gamma-dodecalactone. The enantiomeric distribution of gamma-nonalactone was investigated in 34 red wines; the (R)-stereoisomer was found to be dominant with an average of 59%, although there were wines analysed that did contain the (S)-stereoisomer in greater amounts. Chapter 9 describes the results from the sensory studies that were completed on the individual enantiomers of the gamma-lactones. Odour detection thresholds were measured in a red wine. The thresholds were calculated to be 238 ug/L, 285 ug/L, 34 ug/L and 8 ug/L for the (R)-enantiomers, while the thresholds were calculated to be 135 ug/L, 91 ug/L, 47 ug/L and 39 ug/L for the (S)-enantiomers, of gamma-octalactone, gamma-nonalactone, gamma-decalactone and gamma-dodecalactone, respectively. Chapter 10 contains the experimental procedures for Part B. Chapter 11 contains the appendices, followed by the references in Chapter 12.

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Ali, Abdel Hay Mohamed. "Studies on the sensory innervation of the rat stomach." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.386850.

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Techakriengkrai, Ittipon. "Sensory and chemometric studies of flavours in lager beer." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.423882.

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Booth, David. "Sensory ecology of nocturnal insects : two evolutionary case studies." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.404156.

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Sikandar, S. "Neuropharmacological studies on supraspinal modulation of visceral sensory transmission." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2010. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/20193/.

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Pain from internal or cutaneous structures is an unpleasant and sensory emotional experience that accompanies disease or trauma, although there is a developing awareness towards treating pain independently as a syndrome itself rather than a by-product of illness. Pain from internal organs is one of the most common reasons for seeking medical attention, and there is accordingly growing interest in pre-clinical and clinical literature to investigate the peripheral and central mechanisms of nociceptive signalling. However, the wealth of knowledge of somatic pain signalling is contrasted by a great lack of understanding of the mechanisms in visceral nociception, which produces a great challenge in successfully treating visceral pain syndromes such as functional gut disorders. The central brainstem mechanisms mediating visceral nociceptive signalling are investigated here using electrophysiological and immunohistochemistry techniques in a model of acute visceral pain, which involves colorectal distension in normal rats and in rats with acute visceral hyperalgesia. Using pharmacological antagonism of spinal 5-HT3 receptors, a descending facilitatory serotonergic drive is shown to play a role in mediating evoked visceral pain responses monitored by electromyography. Single unit electrophysiological recordings in the serotonin-rich rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) verify that the brainstem neuronal processing of somatic and visceral stimuli differs. Manipulation of pro-nociceptive RVM ON-cells coupled with immunohistochemistry and electrophysiology reveal an important role in regulating spinal excitability to visceral stimuli. Differential brainstem processing of noxious somatic and visceral stimuli may underlie the unique lack of state-dependent actions of the neuropathic pain drug, pregabalin, in this visceral pain model, as it produces analgesic effects in animals lacking pathophysiology and in the absence of pro-nociceptive brainstem neurones. These results illustrate differences in the central processing of visceral and somatic stimuli, yet a common role for descending modulation by brainstem activity in mediating evoked pain measures partly through serotonergic facilitations. A better understanding of the mechanisms of visceral nociception can advance translational research for producing effective analgesic treatments for the variety of visceral pain disorders.

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Sawano, Shoko. "Studies on sensory mechanism of bitter taste in mice." Kyoto University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/145051.

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Kyoto University (京都大学)
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博士(農学)
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京都大学大学院農学研究科農学専攻
(主査)教授松村康生, 教授内海成, 教授伏木亨
学位規則第4条第1項該当

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Doucet, Cynthia. "On the biological bases of extraversion, sensory and motor considerations." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0012/NQ38781.pdf.

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Klade, Stefan [Verfasser]. "Molecular and Sensory Studies on Coffee Bitter Taste / Stefan Klade." München : Verlag Dr. Hut, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1202168299/34.

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Kiasalary, Reineh Zahra. "Anatomical and functional studies on TRPV1- expressing primary sensory neurons." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.420426.

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Edoff, Karin. "Sensory nerve fibres, neuropeptides and cartilage : experimental studies in the rat /." Linköping : Univ, 2001. http://www.bibl.liu.se/liupubl/disp/disp2001/med712s.pdf.

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Jones, Christopher M. "Expression and folding studies of the ankyrin repeat domain of the capsaicin receptor." Click here for download, 2006. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/villanova/fullcit?p1432833.

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Steel, Gary Daniel. "Relaxed and alert : patterns of T-wave amplitude and heart rate in a REST environment." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28297.

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Thirty-six subjects participated in a restricted environmental stimulation technique (REST) study investigating the psychophysiological effects of flotation. Subjects floated for one hour under differing expectations regarding duration of a float session and the physical properties of the environment that was to follow. EMG and two measures of cardiac activity (T-wave amplitude and heart rate) were recorded for the entire session; however, EMG was dropped as a variable due to an excessive noise-to-signal ratio. It was found that neither durational expectations nor beliefs about a dissimilar environment had any significant effects on the patterns of response of the two remaining variables. Subjects did show a significant within-subjects trend when considered as a whole group. Further research in the area of cardiovascular and muscle activity patterns in the flotation tank is suggested.
Arts, Faculty of
Psychology, Department of
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Hofstetter, Christoph. "Cell therapy for spinal cord injury, studies of motor and sensory systems /." Stockholm, 2005. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2005/91-7140-382-5/.

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Bergman, Christine Joy 1960. "Soft wheat pasta supplemented with cowpea: Nutritional, sensory and cooking quality studies." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291602.

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Pasta was produced from soft wheat supplemented with cowpea. Acid detergent fiber values increased from 0.4% in the soft wheat pasta (SWP) to 1.1% in the 30% cowpea pasta (CP). Cowpea supplementation provided an increase in total and available lysine from 42 to 113% and 39 to 117%, respectively. Chemical scores for preschool children increased from 56 in the SWP to 89 in the 30% CP. For school children the 20% CP provided a score of 102. The in vitro protein digestibility (IVPD) of cowpea was lower than that of soft wheat; as a result cowpea reduced the IVPD of SWP from 84% to a value of 78% for the 30% CP. The protein content of SWP was 10.9% while the CP ranged from 11.3 to 14.2%. Considering IVPD values, SWP contained 9.2% digestible protein and CP from 9.2 to 11.1%. After cooking, only the 30% CP displayed trypsin inhibitor activity. Upon visual examination, cowpea improved the color of SP making it comparable to the durum semolina control (DSC) but lacking its translucency. A sensory panel reported no difference in acceptability among treatments. Cooked weights were similar to the SWP, except with 30% replacement when a decrease was observed. CP, after 10 minutes of cooking demonstrated reduced loss as supplementation was increased. After 20 minutes all treatments had similar cooking loss compared to the SP. All treatments displayed cooking quality results significantly different from the DSC.

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Renvall, Hanna. "Temporal processing of sensory information in developmental dyslexia neuromagnetic and psychophysical studies." Helsinki : University of Helsinki, 2003. http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/laa/kliin/vk/renvall/.

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Dunning-Davies, Bryony Mary. "Studies into the regulation of the sensory mechanism in rabbit urinary bladders." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.608399.

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Inoue, Keiichi. "Studies on signal transduction dynamics between sensory rhodopsin 2 and transducer protein." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/136784.

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Cselényi, Zsolt. "Development, validation and application of advanced neuroimaging analysis tools for in vivo neuroreceptor studies /." Stockholm, 2005. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2005/91-7140-261-6/.

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Mura, Emi. "Studies on the sensory perception and oral function of aversive stimuli in food." Kyoto University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/233849.

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Bostock, Mark John. "Solution-state NMR spectroscopy method development and functional studies of sensory rhodopsin II." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2014. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.708148.

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Birrell, Graham James. "Pharmacological studies of prostanoids and other substances on sensory nerves in arthritic rats." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/26331.

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Intra-arterial (i.a.) injection of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), excited articular nociceptors from normal and arthritic joints. Responses consisted of two components: (a) a fast transient burst of activity mediated by a 5-HT3-receptor, followed by (b) a delayed, longer-lasting excitation mediated by a 5-HT2-receptor. These responses were shown to occur both in vivo and in vitro. 5-HT also increased the mechanical responsiveness of articular mechanonociceptors via a 5-HT3-receptor. Sensory receptors in arthritic joints were more sensitive to 5-HT to those from normal joints. Administration of the 5-HT3- or 5-HT2-receptor antagonists caused short-lasting reductions in background activity in arthritic joints, as well as in normal joints in which activity had increased following administration of 5-HT. In normal joints, i.a. injection of PGE2, PG12 or the selective IP-receptor agonist cicaprost, excited and caused mechanical sensitization of articular mechanonociceptors. Potentiation of the short-lived excitatory and sensitizing effects of i.a. injected bradykinin on these receptors was also shown. Examination of the effects of PGE2, PG12 and cicaprost in vivo or PGE2, cicaprost, PGD2, and PGF2 alpha in vitro, produced a rank order of potency of PG12 = cicaprost > > PGE2 > > PGD2 = PGF2 alpha In arthritic rats injection of cicaprost and, to a lesser extent, PGE2 was effective in increasing the mechanical responsiveness and resting discharge of articular mechanonociceptors previously depressed by i.v. lysine acetylsalicylate. These results provide evidence for the involvement of IP-receptors, and perhaps EP-receptors, in the excitatory and sensitizing actions of the prostanoids on articular nociceptors, and suggest that PGI2 is the major endogenous prostanoid responsible for the mechanonociceptor sensitization seen in arthritic rat ankle joints. Overall the results suggest that more than one mediator is required to produce conditions of mechanonociceptor sensitization seen in arthritic rat ankle joints. However, as modulators of the responsiveness of nociceptors to other mediators, and as potent excitants themselves, the prostanoids, and in particular PGI2, probably play a major role in the alterations in nociceptor sensitivity seen in arthritic joints.

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Titus, Jeffery B. "The prediction of cognitive ability from sensory/motor performance : examining the role of sensory/motor performance in the Dean-Woodcock Cognitive Neuropsychology Model." Virtual Press, 2002. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1239213.

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The present study investigated the relationship between sensory/motor skills and cognitive abilities in psychiatric and neurologically impaired patients to determine how sensory/motor skills are associated with cognitive abilities. Previous research has demonstrated a significant relationship between performance on sensory/motor tasks and cognition but has failed to examine how well sensory/motor skills can predict specific cognitive performance. Because brain functioning is hierarchical with simpler processes being foundational to the development of more complex functions, it is likely sensory/motor skills can aid in the prediction of specific cognitive abilities. If this is true, then investigation of the relationship between sensory/motor performance and cognition should provide insight into the role of sensory/motor skills in the Dean-Woodcock Cognitive Neuropsychology Model.This study examined the relationship between scores on the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability - Revised (WJ-R COG) and scores on the Dean-Woodcock Sensory and Motor Battery (D-WSMB). Participants included 458 patients referred for neuropsychological consultation with neurological and/or psychiatric diagnoses. Results indicated a significant correlation among cognitive scores and sensory/motor scores. Moreover, factor analysis revealed 7 overall factors that account for approximately 65% of the variance. These factors were identified as being thinking ability and processing speed, subcortical functioning, verbal working memory, peripheral processes, tactile kinesthetic thinking (Gtk), visual processing, and simple sensory/motor.Integration of sensory/motor factors into the Dean-Woodcock Cognitive Neuropsychology Model revealed the significant role sensory/motor performance plays in predicting higher-order cognitive abilities. From the analysis it appeared that certain sensory/motor functions were significant contributors to the prediction of specific cognitive abilities. That is, subcortical functioning aided in the prediction of all measured areas of cognition; visual processing contributed to visual-spatial thinking, novel reasoning, and crystallized knowledge; tactile-kinesthetic thinking helped predict visual-spatial thinking, auditory processing, and crystallized knowledge; and simple sensory/motor functioning aided in the explanation of long-term storage-retrieval.These results offer a beginning point for further investigation into the relationship between specific sensory/motor skills and cognitive abilities. Research in this area can provide further insight into the functional organization of the brain and offer application to cognitive outcome in rehabilitation as well as preschool screening.
Department of Educational Psychology

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Castorena, Sohnya Sierra. "REMEMBERING AND PERFORMING HISTORY, TRADITION, AND IDENTITY: A MULTI-SENSORY ANALYSIS OF DANZA AZTECA." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2012. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/195376.

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Anthropology
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This dissertation investigates the production and reception of a modern transnational pan-indigenous ideology and multi-plex identity, through the acquisition of Danza Azteca expressive cultural practices. My research is situated within the Quetzalcoatl-Citlalli Danza Azteca group, based in Sacramento, California. I argue that through the embodied act of dancing, danzantes are able to access, reconstruct, and express socio-historical memories, feelings, and their sense of space and place, effectively creating a Mexica identity and way of life based in a pan-indigenous ideology, a decolonized consciousness. I explore the expressive cultural practices and the processes that each danzante participates in to create this pan-indigenous ideology and identity. I explore the transformative power and habitus of Danza Azteca, an emergent social movement, and I investigate its ability to act as a vehicle for self-representation for individual danzantes as well as the larger Chicana/o and Native communities in which it is situated. Danza encompasses more than just the physical act of dancing. Danzantes are engaged in the movement, music, as well as the multiple visual representations of danza. A danzante may utilize one or more of danza's expressive cultural practices to produce and express the various manifestations of their multi-plex indigenous identities. Danza is seen not as a dance or a religion, it is viewed among the danzantes as a way of life: as prayer, tradition, heritage, history and dancing identity. I argue that through the expression and reception of danza at Danza Azteca dance events, the indigenous ideology acquired, and the expressive cultural practices shared by the danzantes, grant them the power to construct, produce and express a highly politicized pan-indigenous identity. The production of this pan-indigenous identity and ideology confronts past geo-political and ethnic boundaries and is grounded in the specific socio-political relationships the Quetzalcoatl-Citlalli group is embedded in and the corresponding ideology of the Maestro of the Danza group. I explore how the danzantes connect with socio-historical memories via movement, as well as in Danza art vis-`a-vis the images and symbols on their trajes and armas. I show how danzantes employ Nahua art and symbolism as representations of their gendered, social and cultural identity. I focus upon the body as the site where memories are stored, accessed, and expressed. The performance, experience, and reception of dance is a particularly powerful site for the embodiment, expression and reception of identity and memory.
Temple University--Theses

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Eriksson, Annika. "Sensory nerve conduction studies in young adults for the expansion of a reference material." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-8046.

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Neurography is the most objective and reliable measure of the peripheral nerve function, and it is used to diagnose both local and generalized neuropathies. Neurography can measure both motor and sensory nerve functions. The principle for sensory neurgraphy is to stimulate over the nerve and record proximal or distal from the stimulated electrode.

At the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital Uppsala, a problem has been identified, in that young adult patients tend to show unexpected abnormal neurography values in relation to the expected, indicated by the reference limits, without clinical correlates. This concerns foremost the sensory amplitudes in median and ulnar nerves. The hypothesis is that the requirement of young adults’ amplitudes is too high. A reference material better including more subjects in this age group may solve the problem.

Sensory nerve conduction studies were performed in 33 subjects, aged 15-30. The nerve functions were tested on median, ulnar and radial nerves. Surface electrodes were used for both recording and stimulation.

The result shows that the presently used reference material for some nerves indeed has too high requirement for young adults. After increasing the reference material for younger age groups, the new reference limits has been changed and this should cause fewer false positive findings.

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Dawidson, Irena. "Studies on the influence of sensory stimulation (acupuncture) on neuropeptide release in the saliva /." Stockholm, 1999. http://diss.kib.ki.se/1999/91-628-3719-2/.

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Hagemann, Carla-Rae. "A sensory-motor integration programme for boys with autism spectrum disorder : two case studies." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96084.

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Thesis (MScSportSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been described as a neuro-developmental disorder influencing the social interaction and communication skills of individuals. Those with ASD have been observed to experience sensory input challenges, which could result in motor delays. Descriptive research was conducted with two case studies, who were boys aged 6- and 8-years, diagnosed with ASD. The purpose of the study was to design and implement a Sensory-Motor Integration (SMI) programme for each boy and to assess the effect it had on the sensory motor skills of the boys over time. At the start of the intervention, the boys were assessed with three neuro-developmental and diagnostic evaluations (Social Communication Questionnaire, Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2nd Edition) conducted by a psychiatrist to re-affirm their previous ASD diagnoses. The two boys (Subject A and Subject G) participated in individualised sessions of 30 minutes each, twice a week for seven months. The SMI programme focused on vestibular and somato-sensory (proprioceptor) variables. The Quick Neurological Screening Test-3 (QNST III) and the Sensory Input Systems Screening Test (SISST) were used to evaluate the latter at baseline. These were repeated regularly, every 4 to 5 weeks, over the 7-month period and included a retention test of 5 weeks. Based on the results from the subtests of the motor skill tests, a self-designed SMI programme was integrated into the planning of the intervention programme for each boy according to their sensory-motor needs. Subject A showed improvement in the following vestibular subtests in the QNST-III: Stand on one leg (67%) and Tandem walk (83%) and retaining his standard from the Post-test to the Retention test. For muscle tone ability and proprioception, the Arm and leg extension subtest also demonstrated improvement (67%) from the Pre-to the Post-test. The results of the subtest were not retained over the retention period and increased only slightly being 33% from the baseline score. The proprioceptive function of Subject A showed great improvement in the following QNSTIII subtests: Finger to nose (67%), Rapidly reversing repetitive hand movements (88%) and Left and right discrimination (67%). The results of vestibular-related subtests for Subject G showed improvement in the following: Stand on one leg (33%) and the Arm and leg extension task (33%). Some of the scores of Subject G started in the functional category of “severe discrepancy”; however there was improvement in the following proprioceptionrelated subtests: Finger to nose (43%), Thumb and finger circles (20%), and Reversing repetitive hand movements (86%). Although Subject G showed gradual improvement over time, his two sensory systems struggled to integrate with the more complex tasks. The outcome of the individualised SMI programmes showed that the sensory-motor skills improved by enhancing the stimulation of their vestibular and somato-sensory (proprioception) function. Regarding the SISST, Subject A progressed from a ‘fail’ to ‘pass’, in the following test items: the Tonic Labyrinthine Supine (TLS), Tonic Labyrinthine Prone (TLP), Positive Support Reflex (PSR) and the Ocular Alignment test items. Results from the Vestibular test for both Subject A and Subject G appeared to be ‘hypo-vestibular’ (under-stimulated) according to the Post- Rotary Nystagmus test (PRN) score at baseline. These scores were inconsistent during the intervention. The only test item to show positive improvement for Subject G was the Equilibrium Reactions. Lastly, both Subject A and Subject G remained in the ‘fail’ category for Kinaesthesis, which may indicate their ongoing poor proprioception and spatial orientation. There is a need for further research in the area of sensory-motor individualised programmes for children with ASD. Suggestions for future research interventions are to conduct the individualised programmes either over a longer period of time and more frequently at three times a week.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Outisme Spektrum Versteuring (OSV) word beskryf as 'n neuro-ontwikkelingsversteuring wat die sosiale interaksie en kommunikasie van individue beïnvloed. Daar is waargeneem dat diegene met OSV, uitdagings met betrekking tot sensoriese insette ervaar, wat kan lei tot motoriese agterstande. Beskrywende navorsing is toegepas met twee gevalle-studies. Die ouderdom van die twee seuns wat met outisme gediagnoseer was, was 6- en 8-jaar oud. Die doel van die studie was om ŉ Sensories-Motoriese Integrasie (SMI) program te ontwikkel en te implementeer as intervensie wat op elk van die seuns spesifiek toegespits is. Die intervensie-program het voorsiening gemaak om aan die uitvoering van bepaalde motoriese vaardighede aandag te skenk en om die uitwerking daarvan oor die 7-maande tydperk te assesseer. Die twee seuns (Geval A en Geval G) het individuele sessies van 30 minute elk twee keer per week bygewoon. Die SMI program het op die vestibulêre en somato-sensoriese (proprioseptor) sisteme gefokus om hul vermoë en vordering waar te neem. Aan die begin van die studie is drie neuro-ontwikkelings- en diagnostiese meetinstrumente (SCQ, ADIR-R en ADOS) deur 'n psigiater gelei om die vorige OSV diagnose van die seuns te bevestig. Die “Quick Neurological Screening Test” (QNST III) en die “Sensory Input Systems Screening Test“ (SISST) is benut om hul aanvangsvermoë as basislyn te bepaal. Hierdie toetse was gereeld herhaal, elke 4 tot 5 weke oor ŉ tydperk van 7 maande en het ŉ retensie toets van 5 weke ingesluit. Op grond van die resultate van die sub-toetse van die vermelde motoriese vaardigheidstoetse, is die self-ontwerpte SMI intervensie-program vir elke seun, volgens sy persoonlike sensoriese-motoriese behoeftes, beplan. Geval A het verbetering getoon in die volgende QNST-III sub-toets: Staan op een been (67%) en Tandemloop (83%), en handhaaf sy standaard vanaf die na-toets tot en met die retensie toets. Vir spiertonus en propriosepsie, het die Arm- en been-ekstensie sub-toets ook ŉ verbetering (67%) van die voor-toets tot die na-toets getoon. Die resultaat van hierdie subtoets is nie oor die hele tydperk gehandhaaf nie, en het net effens verhoog (33%) van die basislyn telling. Die proprioseptiewe funksie van Geval A het 'n groot verbetering in die volgende QNST-III sub-toetse getoon: Vinger na neus (67%), Vinnige omkeer, herhalende hand bewegings (88%) en Links en regs diskriminasie (67%). Geval G se resultate vir die vestibulêre-verwante sub-toetse het verbetering in die volgende getoon: Een been staan (33%) en Arm- en Been-ekstensie (33%). Sommige van die resultate van Geval G het op 'n ernstige diskripansie begin, maar daar was verbetering in die volgende proprioseptiewe verwante sub-toetse: Vinger na neus (43%), Duim en vinger sirkels (20%) en Vinnige omkeer, herhalende hand bewegings (86%). Ten spyte daarvan dat Geval G ŉ geleidelike verbetering oor tyd getoon het, het sy twee sensoriese stelsels gesukkel om met die meer komplekse take met mekaar te integreer. Die uitkoms van die geïndividualiseerde SMI programme het getoon dat die sensoriesemotoriese vaardighede by beide seuns verbeter as gevolg van die verbeterde stimulering van hul vestibulêre en somato-sensoriese (proprioseptiewe) funksie. Die SSIST resultate toon dat Geval A van ‘druip’ na ‘slaag’ in die volgende toetsitems gevorder het: Tonic Labyrinthine Supine (TLS), Tonic Labyrinthine Prone (TLP), Positive Support Reflex (PSR) en die Ocular Alignment toetsitems. Resultate van die vestibulêre toets, blyk dit dat sowel Geval A as Geval G ‘hipo-vestibulêr’ (onder-gestimuleer) was volgens die “Post-Rotary Nystagmus toets” (PRN) meting wat by die basislyn toetsing behaal is. Hierdie tellings was veranderlik tydens die intervensie. Die enigste toetsitem wat ŉ positiewe verbetering by Geval G getoon het, was die Ekwilibriumsreaksie. Laastens, beide Geval A en Geval G het in die ‘druip’ kategorie vir Kinestese gebly wat daarop dui dat hul swak propriosepsie en ruimtelike oriëntasie steeds teenwoordig was. Daar is 'n behoefte aan verdere navorsing op die gebied van sensoriese-motoriese individuele programme vir kinders met OSV. Toekomstige navorsing wat individuele programme benut, moet oorweeg om die intervensie oor ŉ langer tydperk (bv. een jaar) te laat geskied met meer sessies per week (bv. drie sessies).

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Mannix, Paul Anthony. "Studies of the effects of sensory stimuli on the heart rate variability in infants." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.417686.

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Abazi, Jeton, and Armin Sohani. "Enticing consumers to enter fashion stores : a sensory marketing perspective." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-15753.

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During the past years, there has been a re-emergence of sensory marketing in the paradigm of marketing. However, there is a lack of empirical studies done on the subject. Furthermore, the previous literature has focused on whether senses affects, rather than how they affect. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to study how sensory stimuli affects the consumers’ choice of entering physical fashion stores. This thesis is based on sensory marketing, consumer behaviour, and retail marketing theory. The theoretical framework in this thesis consists of an adapted sensory-stimuli-response model with the five main senses of sensory marketing as stimuli, emotional response of arousal and pleasure as organism, and entering or not entering as response. A qualitative research strategy was used to study the phenomenon. The empirical findings and the analysis showed that touch, sight, and sound were effective in enticing the consumer to enter by affecting their arousal. Furthermore, scent was on the opposite side as it was only affective in creating disinterest when bad. Lastly, taste displayed potential which warrants further research. This thesis might be of value for companies looking to implement sensory marketing as part of their marketing plan.

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Janusz, Anna. "Studies on a plant-based, high protein fruit beverage." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för kemi och biomedicin (KOB), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-57315.

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Introduction and Background Aventure AB has created a "between-meal beverage" with high protein and energy content aimed at older and/or physically active individuals. Aventure AB wished to transform this high energy drink to a plant-based product, because of the growing trend of plant-based diets. Aim The aim of this project was to replace the protein source in the beverage ”Skaka & smaka - strawberry taste”, while maintaining good flavour and texture. The original beverage contains whey protein, which was to be replaced with a vegetable source. Materials and methods A new plant-based beverage was developed from the original recipe. Four different alternative protein sources were added and evaluated with regard to taste, visual look, pH, dry matter, viscosity, brix, protein and energy content. To beverages based on different protein sources, four different juice concentrates were added in varying combinations and concentrations. Aromas were also added and a change of the fruit-purée recipe was made. The salt concentration was modified. The final product was evaluated through a consumer sensory analysis at a sports centre in Lund. The participants were asked to judge it by first impression, colour, odour, flavour, texture and overall impression on a 9-point hedonic scale. 76 individuals participated and compared the original beverage with the new plant-based one. Results and Discussion A beverage containing pea protein with a combination of a new fruit purée with a reduced amount of strawberries but an increased amount of bananas was selected as the most promising candidate. Further improvement of this beverage included addition of a juice concentrate mixture (6 mL/100 g), containing 50 % apple concentrate + 50 % lime concentrate. The salt content in the beverage was 0.03 g salt/100 g beverage. The sensory analysis revealed a significant difference regarding the first impression and flavour in favour of the original beverage, while a significant difference in colour appeared in favour of the new one containing pea protein. 19.6 % of the participating women, and 22.5 % of the men claimed that they would buy the new plant-based beverage. Conclusion A plant-based version of Skaka & smaka has been developed, and the sensory analysis indicates that the new product has potential on today's market. However, the beverage requires further development to satisfy all the needs within the target group.

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Li, Y. "The objective assessment of comfort of knitted sportswear in relation to psycho-physiological sensory studies." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.234331.

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Eriksson, Elin, and Niklas Larsson. "A Multi-Sensory Brand-Experience : Sensorial interplay and its impact on consumers' touch behaviour." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-12153.

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The purpose of this thesis is to explore to what extent different styling elements can be used within a retail store and how sensorial cues can affect customers buying behaviour by creating a multi-sensory brand-experience. Further, this project aims at contributing to the development of new knowledge regarding a multi-sensory brand-experience through the performance of an experiment. A quantitative research method with a deductive research approach has been used for this study, where theoretical concepts have been described and from which a number of hypotheses have derived as means to test the theoretical framework. In order to test our hypotheses, a research strategy in the form of experiments has been performed in the computer department at Media Markt, Kalmar. General assumptions have then been drawn from the analysis of the results in order to provide sound recommendations for marketers regarding sensory marketing in general and foremost the multi-sensory brand-experience. The result of our study shows that it is beneficial for marketers to use styling elements and sensorial cues as means to connect with customers and enhance their emotional response. The study also shows that a combination of the sensorial cues of sight and sound together contributes to an experience that is positive and memorable for the customers. Additionally, the results of this study shows that a combination of these sensory cues leads to a change in customers behaviour and create approach behaviour through awareness of products that otherwise could be missed.

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Spolén, Monica. "En narrativ analys av Joh 11:1-44 med inspiration från sensory criticism." Thesis, Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm, Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologi, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ths:diva-1413.

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Williams, Lisa E. "Reduced multisensory integration in individuals with schizophrenia evidence from psychophysical studies /." Diss., [La Jolla] : University of California, San Diego, 2009. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3356176.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009.
Title from first page of PDF file (viewed July 7, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Phoka, Elena. "Sensory induced long-lasting modification of spontaneous activity in the somatosensory cortex : electrophysiological and modelling studies." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/9602.

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Emerging evidence suggests that spontaneous neocortical activity is not merely noise but can be modulated and/or engaged by sensory stimulation. We examined whether naturalistic sensory stimulation can induce specific long-term changes in spontaneous cortical state dynamics in the mouse somatosensory cortex, using both in vivo electrophysiology and modelling. Repetitive, high-frequency multi-whisker stimulation using sandpaper resulted in spontaneous ring rate increase of layer IV and Vb multi-units. The ring rate increase in these layers was sustained for at least 25 minutes following the stimulus. The ring rate increase was accompanied by an increase in layer IV sink amplitude. Increase in spontaneous activity was found also in excitatory single-units in layers IV and Vb. Neither the depth of anaesthesia nor stimulus-induced desynchronization could account for this effect. Finally, we found that elimination of lateral inputs, achieved by trimming away all but the principal whisker, abolished the effect. Single-whisker stimulation resulted in a decrease of activity in layers II/III, IV, Vb and VI, and was accompanied by a decrease in layer IV sink amplitude. In parallel, to study whether Spike-Timing-Dependent-Plasticity (STDP) can explain modifications in spontaneous synaptic dynamics, we developed a biologically inspired large-scale model of rodent barrel layers II, III and IV. Our model consists of approximately 4000 spiking neurons, 1.7 million synapses and 2.2 million dynamical variables. Repetitive sensory stimulation induced long-lasting changes in synaptic weights. The initial state of the network, described by a spontaneous attractor, shifted to a post-stimulus stable state following several repetitions of the same structured stimulation pattern. Furthermore, we found that STDP mediated modifications enabled our network to distinguish between structured and shuffled stimuli. Our experimental and modelling results show that sensory experience induces long-term modification of spontaneous activity in the somatosensory cortex. They suggest that lateral projections and time-dependent plasticity mechanisms play an important role in this process.

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Merighi, Adalberto. "Light and electron microscopical studies on the distribution of peptides and 'classical' neurotransmitters in dorsal root ganglion cells and in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/46446.

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Stockdale, Margaret E. "Teachers' use of sensory activities in primary literacy lessons : a study of teachers trained in Accelerated Literacy Learning." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002069.

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Stiber, Stephanie A. "Development of an End-effector Sensory Suite for a Rehabilitation Robot." Scholar Commons, 2006. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3796.

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This research presents an approach in assisting the control and operation of a rehabilitation robot manipulator to execute simple grasping tasks for persons with severe disabilities. It outlines the development of an end-effector sensory suite that includes the BarrettHand end-effector, laser range finder, and a low cost camera. The approach taken in this research differs greatly from the currently available rehabilitation robot arms in that it requires minimal user instruction, it is easy to operate and more effective for persons severely disabled. A thorough study of the currently available systems; Manus, Raptor and Kares II arm, is also presented. In order to test the end-effector sensory suite, experiments were performed to find the centroid of an object of interest to direct the robot end-effector towards it with minimal error. Analyses of centroid location data to ensure accurate results are also presented. The long term goal of this research is to significantly enhance the ability of severely disabled persons to perform activities of daily living using wheelchair mounted robot arms. The sensory suite developed through this project is expected to be integrated into a seven-degree of freedom wheelchair mounted robot arm currently under development at the Rehabilitation Robots Laboratory at the University of South Florida.

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Kar, Satyabrata. "Studies on neuropeptides in the nervous system with emphasis on their distribution on sensory and motor pathways in normal and experimental animal models of sensory and motor dysfunction." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/46381.

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Lee, Randall C. "Integration of analytical and consumer sensory data in cross-cultural studies for the prediction of consumer acceptance /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9953875.

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Sörensen, Hanna, and Johanna Tamker. "Doften i kommunikationens tjänst : - En studie av trenders utveckling." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1842.

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Dagens konsumenter är skickliga på att analysera och blockera stora delar av de reklammeddelanden de utsätts för dagligen. Marknadsförare och företag måste ideligen komma på nya metoder att tackla problemet med. Som svar på dessa svårigheter och den kontinuerligt ökande konkurrensnivån utvecklas ständigt nya metoder och strategier för detta. Metoderna avlöser sina föregångare i syftet att dessa skall förmedla företagens meddelanden mer verkningsfullt.

Den nyaste trenden på marknaden är Sense marketing som kombinerar det visuella intrycket med exempelvis musik eller doftintryck. Att marknadsföra varor och varumärken med doft kallas doftmarknadsföring och syftar till att ge kunden ökad upplevelse med köpeprocessen samt med produkten och varumärket i sig.

Metoden utnyttjar luktsinnets oförmåga att stänga av sig själv samt den undermedvetna processen som ständigt pågår i våra hjärnor i att vi analyserar alla doftintryck vi kommer i kontakt med. Till detta hör att forskning visar på att lukter är starkt sammankopplat med vårt minne och lukter kan återkalla minnen från långt bak i tiden. Att utnyttja denna styrka i marknadsföringssyfte är poängen med doftmarknadsföring.

I att doftmarkandsföring är nytt i Sverige som marknadsföringsmetod vill vi se på faktorer som driver den framåt mot att bli en trend, vilket leder till problemformuleringen.

 Vi vill undersöka doftmarknadsföring som fenomen och utifrån fenomenet utveckling förstå hur trender kan utvecklas i Sverige.

Trendutvecklings teori inom markandsföring är svag, därför undersöker vi även om trendutvecklings teorier från management området är överförbara på marknadsföring. Vi har valt att utföra intervjuer med konsulter på ämnet samt konsumenter av dessa tjänster. Att vi valt just intervjuer som datainsamlingsform beror på att vi är explorativa och söker meningen bakom som endast kommer fram i intervjuform.

Faktorer till användandet av doftmarkandsföring för konsumenter samt konsulter är i huvudsak varumärkesstärkande samt omsättningsökande som resultat av ökad upplevelse. Management teorin är överförbar i att marknadsförings nycker och trender föregås av samma faktorer som management trender. Exempel på detta är miljöfaktorer, flockbeteende, Gurun samt organisatoriska karaktärer.

Metoden ligger i startfållan men har under senaste tiden fått mer uppmärksamhet från dagspress samt högskolor som nu forskar på ämnet. Den drivs på av konsulterna samt talas varm om av konsumenterna som ser detta som en konkurrensfördel i att de kan differentierar sig på ett unikt sätt samt ge mervärde åt sina kunder.

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Motts, J. "Listening Beyond the Image: Toward a Trans-Sensory Cinema." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1501099367573869.

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Suhonen, Terhi, and Jenny Tengvall. "Branding in the air : A study about the impact of sensory marketing." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, EMM (Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Management), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-11507.

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Background: Previously, marketing has focused on audiovisual stimulus but as a result from the information overload of the modern society, companies find it harder to differentiate from the competitors through the traditional marketing channels. Consumers of today tend to take functional attributes for granted and seek for an emotional involvement in the purchasing process. Sensory marketing aims at strengthening the relationship between a brand and its consumers on a deeper level through the involvement of the human senses; sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Since the phenomenon is relatively new, the amount of studies concerning the eventual benefits on brand perception is limited.

Purpose: This study investigates how sensory branding can influence the perception of a brand for the consumer.

Method: The use of sensory branding was explored by conducting interviews with specialists within the field. The main basis for this research was an experiment, where the effect of using an ambient scent in the branding process was tested in order to investigate and analyze its effect on brand perception.

Conclusion: Sensory marketing changes brand perception positively when the stimulus is congruent with the other brand elements. It can thus be seen as a suitable tool for reinforcing the value of a brand. A congruent stimulus influences the consumer on an unconscious level and can affect preference positively hence triggering impulse buying behavior.Adding a sensory dimension to the marketing strategy can strengthen the brand equity implying a stronger bond between the brand and the consumer. However,the authors argue that a strong brand platform is required to benefit ultimately from an investment in sensory branding. The use of sensory branding is growing rapidly and it is predicted to be the future of strategic branding.

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Shi, Tie-Jun. "Regulation of signaling molecules in sensory neurons and spinal cord : studies on nerve injury models and transgenic mice /." Stockholm, 2001. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2001/91-628-4837-2/.

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Murphy, Moira Jane. "Behavioural and sensory aspects of predation in -mustelids : studies on the sensory capabilities of the weasel, Mustela nivalis L. and the polecat, Mustela putorius L., with particular reference to predatory behaviour." Thesis, Durham University, 1985. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/7048/.

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The relative importance of vision, audition and olfaction to weasels and polecats was determined by training the predators to find a mouse located in a predator-proof container within a small arena. The diversity of sensory information available to the predators had an effect on the time taken to find the mouse with this being shorter when three senses could be used compared to when one sensory modality was available. Vision and olfaction (air-borne scent) were equivalent, with audition being less important. The mouse was found quicker using substrate-scent cues than with air-borne olfactory cues. There was no difference in the relative importance of the senses between the predators. The removal of movement cues had a significant effect on the behaviour of the weasels. The visual movement discrimination ability of both species was investigated using a horizontally-moving spot on a cathode-ray oscilloscope screen. Thresholds were determined for the discrimination of the direction of a fast-moving stimulus and were equivalent in the polecat and weasel. The mean threshold for polecats was 292cms(^-1) and for weasels was 267cms(^-1). The movement detection ability of the weasel was consistent over a range of stimulus radiant intensities (35.4-2.0x10(^5) µWsteradian(^-l)) and discrimination distances (10-50cm), although there was a slight decrease in threshold at the furthest distance used and when the distance traversed by the stimulus was short. A relative velocity discrimination task was devised in which polecats were trained to discriminate differences in speed between identical objects moving in opposite directions in the horizontal plane. They could detect velocity differences of 20% and showed a tendency to select the slower-moving of the two stimuli. Polecats and weasels do not specialize in the use of a particular distance sense to locate potential prey. In terms of their movement detection ability and the relative importance of vision they are intermediate between strictly nocturnal and diurnal species, which is probably attributable to their predominately crepuscular activity pattern.

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Osmon, Amy L. "Investigation of visual fields and visually-mediated behavior in the bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002795.

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Symonds, Gene. "Play to promote development and learning in children infected with Human Immune Virus (HIV): Case studies of three children." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7428_1308638637.

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The aim of this study was to explore the use of play with toddlers who are HIV positive to facilitate play, playfulness and sensory-motor development. The objectives were to explore how the therapist facilitated play, to explore how the child responded to the intervention, to explore how playfulness manifested as a facilitatory strategy and to explore how playfulness manifested as a response. A qualitative approach framed the case study research method with three participants between the ages of twelve months and three years. The main source of data was a record of the play-based intervention with the three participants. Additional data was obtained from participant observation of the children&rsquo
s responses to the play-based intervention, and hospital and occupational therapy record notes. A theory analytical strategy was used by coding data using theoretic propositions inductively. Each case was first analyzed individually, and then an analysis was made across the cases. Qualitative analysis of the data was done manually by coding, seeking categories and eliciting emergent themes by using an analytical strategy of theoretical propositions and an analytical technique of explanation building. Coding was done inductively, using theoretical constructs from the occupation by design, namely the elements of appeal, intactness and accuracy. Signs of playfulness were coded according to evidence of the elements of playfulness, namely perception of control, intrinsic motivation, suspension of reality or framing were evident in the data. Findings of the study were reported under two themes: Playful enablement &ndash
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Lin, Jiun-Shian. "Applying sensory distortion devices in artistic production : practice-based studies of creating artefacts with perceptual devices which confuse artists' vision and kinesthesis." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/3760.

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When I was an art school student, I was trained to pursue the likeness of subjects in all my artworks. This practice-based research explores alternative forms of self-expression in art practice. The exploration starts by questioning the relationship between perceptual devices, artists’ perceptions and artistic production. Most perceptual devices are designed to enhance artists’ sensory capabilities and facilitate the creation of art. Their success is often based on enabling artists to achieve a likeness of the subject drawn or making the creation of artefacts easier. My research focuses on investigating the consequences and artistic potential of applying sensory distortion devices that confuse, mislead and distort artists’ vision and kinesthesis, increasing the difficulty of making art, and exploring the productive potential of such devices to engender new creative forms. In this research three visual distortion devices and two kinaesthetic distortion devices are prototyped and used in experimental calligraphy, painting and drawing exercises. After analysing the artists’ experience of using these devices, the influence and artistic potential of applying them are examined. It is discovered that distorted vision and kinesthesis can greatly influence the making of art by disrupting habitual eye-hand coordination and control over producing artefacts. Besides which, the use of visual and kinaesthetic distortion devices can be a technique for new forms of artistic expression. It can also be an effective technique for creating serendipitous opportunities in the visual arts and a way of exploring and provoking reflection upon artistic methodologies. Consideration of the attributes of visual and kinaesthetic distortion devices and distorted perceptions during the process of prototyping can benefit the generation of ideas, methods of production and the contents of artworks. Some practical implications for creating art with visual and kinaesthetic distortion devices are also explored. They are discussed in relation to theories of human performance, such as flow theory, and attitudes toward the conflict between habitual and unfamiliar perceptual experience. Keeping an open and uncritical mind toward unfamiliarity, chaos and the accidents caused by distorted perceptions and reduced control of drawing instruments is suggested to working artists. Finally, this research contributes to art education by demonstrating a possible way of achieving self-exploration through art making.

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