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Laughing ‘With’ vs. ‘At’: Exploring Emotional Bonds in Media Strategies
This study examines the role of laughter in media strategies. The aim is to distinguish between laughter shared ‘with’ the audience and laughter directed ‘at’ the audience. The research briefly traces the historical evolution of laughter from a repressed
Abílio Almeida
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The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology
ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais +2 more
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A stance-taking study of wkwk as laughter in WhatsApp-based Indonesian-speaking youth conversation
Laughter, often overlooked as a mere emotional outlet, is a complex phenomenon with its unique charm. Online laughter, in particular, seems to differ significantly in terms of its paralanguage features from face-to-face laughter.
Edelleit Rose Widyatmoko +1 more
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Concentration and Detection Time of Nitrous Oxide in Blood Following Controlled Inhalation
In a study with controlled inhalation of nitrous oxide (N2O), elimination followed a two‐compartment model with half‐lives of 2.4 and 31 min, and N2O remained detectable in blood samples for 1–3 h after inhalation. ABSTRACT Recreational use of nitrous oxide (laughing gas, N2O) is becoming increasingly common and abuse is often seen in relation to ...
Angelica Ørregaard Lindholm +5 more
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Multi-layered analysis of laughter [PDF]
International audienceThis paper presents a multi-layered classification of laughter in French and Chinese dialogues (from the DUEL corpus). Analysis related to the form, the semantic meaning and the function of laughter and its context provides a ...
Ginzburg, Jonathan +2 more
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Researching Attitude–Identity Dynamics to Understand Social Conflict and Change
Abstract Societies undergo constant change, manifested in various ways such as technological developments, economic transitions, reorganization of cultural values and beliefs, or changes in social structures. Individuals play an active role in shaping social and societal change by interactively negotiating its manifestation.
Adrian Lüders +4 more
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Laughter down-regulates negative emotional arousal amongst friends
Mimi R. Borrelli +2 more
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Intradialytic Laughter Yoga therapy for haemodialysis patients: a pre-post intervention feasibility study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Laughter Yoga consists of physical exercise, relaxation techniques and simulated vigorous laughter. It has been associated with physical and psychological benefits for people in diverse clinical and non-clinical settings, but has not yet been
Ben-Moshe,R +9 more
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Detection of focal impaired awareness seizures using a biometric shirt
Abstract Objective In recent years, seizure detection using wearable technology has gained significant attention in research. Most studies, however, have focused on detecting generalized or focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures. This study evaluates the feasibility of using a biometric shirt to detect focal impaired awareness seizures (FIAS) by ...
Jérôme St‐Jean +6 more
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