Download or read book The Annoying Difference written by Peter Hervik and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2011-07-30 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Muhammad cartoon crisis of 2005−2006 in Denmark caught the world by surprise as the growing hostilities toward Muslims had not been widely noticed. Through the methodologies of media anthropology, cultural studies, and communication studies, this book brings together more than thirteen years of research on three significant historical media events in order to show the drastic changes and emerging fissures in Danish society and to expose the politicization of Danish news journalism, which has consequences for the political representation and everyday lives of ethnic minorities in Denmark.
Download or read book The Annoying Difference written by Peter Hervik and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies three moments in Danish journalism history (1997, 2001 (the Mona Sheikh story), and 2005-6 (the Muhammad cartoon crisis)).
Download or read book Annoying written by Joe Palca and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-03-25 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two crackerjack science journalists from NPR look at why some things (and some people!) drive us crazy It happens everywhere?offices, schools, even your own backyard. Plus, seemingly anything can trigger it?cell phones, sirens, bad music, constant distractions, your boss, or even your spouse. We all know certain things get under our skin. Can science explain why? Palca and Lichtman take you on a scientific quest through psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and other disciplines to uncover the truth about being annoyed. What is the recipe for annoyance? For starters, it should be temporary, unpleasant, and unpredictable, like a boring meeting or mosquito bites Gives fascinating, surprising explanations for why people react the way they do to everything from chili peppers to fingernails on a blackboard Explains why irrational behavior (like tearing your hair out in traffic) is connected to worthwhile behavior (like staying on task) Includes tips for identifying your own irritating habits! How often can you say you're happily reading a really Annoying book? The insights are fascinating, the exploration is fun, and the knowledge you gain, if you act like you know everything, can be really annoying.
Download or read book Comparison of Predictors of the Annoyance of Commuter Stage II and Stage III Aircraft Overflights as Heard Outdoors written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Urban Sound Environment written by Jian Kang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades there have been many major new developments in the field of urban sound environment. Jian Kang introduces and examines these key developments, including: the development of prediction methods for urban sound propagation establishment and application of noise-mapping software new noise control measures and design methods. Also covered is the new EU directive on noise and the substantial actions it has brought about across Europe. As the importance of soundscape, acoustic comfort and sound environment design have become widely recognized, Urban Sound Environments is a thoroughly useful book for students and practitioners in a wide range of fields, from urban planning and landscape through to architecture and acoustics.
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Download or read book 99 Annoying Attributes of God written by Gary Stanley and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder why God doesn't behave the way you think the Creator of the universe should? Or why God's agenda seems to be at odds with yours? In case you haven't noticed, God can be rather, well, annoying at times. 99 Annoying Attributes of God lists his troublesome traits and helps to explain why the two of you don't always see eye-to-eye, so to speak.
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Download or read book User Acceptance of Mobile Notifications written by Tilo Westermann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an alternative approach to studying smartphone-app user notifications. It starts with insights into user acceptance of mobile notifications in order to provide tools to support users in managing these. It extends previous research by investigating factors that influence users’ perception of notifications and proposes tools addressing the shortcomings of current systems. It presents a technical framework and testbed as an approach for evaluating the usage of mobile applications and notifications, and then discusses a series of studies based on this framework that investigate factors influencing users’ perceptions of mobile notifications. Lastly, a set of design guidelines for the usage of mobile notifications is derived that can be employed to support users in handling notifications on smartphones.
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