Disgust Research Articles

AESTHETICS: FROM NATURE TO ENGINEERING AND BACK

Aesthetics rises in XVIII Century involving the inner and the senses of the subject. The bipolar couple beautiful/ugly is no more enough to define new emerging aesthetic experiences of agreeable, charming, interesting, sublime... Traditional models of Perfection (based on metron, nomos, logos, eurhythmy, symmetry, once centrepieces of the metaphysics of beauty) are soon overruled: irrational, disgusting, ugliness, darkness, mystery, shadow, troubled, dreadful, perturbing gain wide and independent spaces. Time, body, proximity senses, geographic, naturalistic and technological discoveries and inventions are among the factors of this turning point that go with the development of aesthetics. Rising and growing modern science, new technology and engineering determine a deep crisis in the aesthetic vision of nature, art, world, but also offer the references to build a new cultural and existential frame. In particular, actual engineering contributes to quality of life and offer explanations and demonstrations about how and because a thing or an action can satisfy our aesthetic sense, meant in a wide acceptation. As example we use the geometry of road and its curves and we compare this with structures we find in Nature. We use curves whose curvature changes along their development. They are very suitable to show how science and technology have dispelled the classic idea of perfection (based on quite, simple, exactly defined shapes as circle or square) and have contributed to build a new kind of aesthetic taste that understands and appreciates less defined and more problematic ones, coming from different laws.

A study on visual P300 evoked by facial expression stimulus in social anxiety disorder

Objective To explore the changing indications of visual P300 evoked by facial expression stimulus in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Methods 30 patients with SAD were consecutively recruited, and matched with 30 normal controls (NC). They were evaluated by self-designed demographic questionnaire and Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), Meanwhile the examination of the visual P300 evoked by five facial expression stimulus included sad, happy, surprise, angry and disgust was administrated to SAD patients and normal controls. Results Compared with NC group, SAD group had higher target P2 amplitudes ( ( 3.73 ± 3.06 ) μV )and higher target P3 amplitudes( ( 9.43 ± 4.01 ) μV ) evoked by angry facial expression (P＜ 0.05 ) and higher target P3 amplitudes( (9.57 ±4.42) μV) evoked by disgust facial expression (P＜0.05). The scores of LSAS in SAD was positively correlated with target P2 amplitudes (P＜0.05). Conclusion SAD group has abnormal changing indications of visual P300 evoked by facial expression stimulus. Key words: Social anxiety disorder; Facial expression stimulus; Visual P300

Disgusting appetite: Two-toed sloths feeding in human latrines

Disgusting appetite: Two-toed sloths feeding in human latrines

Revisiting our social justice roots in population health intervention research.

ublic health has its roots in social justice. Descriptions of public health work in the early 20 th century reveal the appalling living conditions of the poor and the inequities that were predominant at the time. Class distinctions were apparent in life expectancy, and in differential rates of access to sanitation, clean water, education, food and adequate housing. Although there have been many improvements in the overall health of Canadians during the past century, substantial inequities remain. Canadian and international reports 1,2 have implored us to take action on these inequities. In this knowledge age, when we are working to build population health interventions on a solid foundation of theory and rigorous methods, it is important to revisit the social justice roots of population health interventions and consider why, as practitioners and scientists, we have sometimes deviated from these values. Historical accounts indicate several important eras for population health interventions in Canada. The early part of the 20 th century was a period when many basic public health regulations were being put into place to improve sanitation, safely preserve food, and reduce communicable disease transmission. 3 Community health workers, who were primarily nurses, were particularly active in school settings and in conducting home visits in poor and underserved communities. 3,4 Efforts to address deplorable social living and working conditions among vulnerable populations are prominent in descriptions of these early public health programs. Early descriptive epidemiological studies documented important socio-economic differences in health status, but did not consistently interrogate underlying issues of class and power. Post World War II marked the beginning of an information era. Health education efforts were reinforced with the production of communication materials that could reach all Canadians. 5 Lt. Col.

Primary schooling in a tribal district of Maharashtra: Some policy relevance

The situation of primary schooling is indeed appalling in backward districts because education planning in India does not take into account the educational needs and aspirations of the poor people. The study focuses the situation of primary education in some tribal villages of a backward district of Maharashtra, India with the help of qualitative and quantitative data. Besides infrastructural improvements, the study strongly favors introduction of tribal languages for basic education, provision of personnel for clerical works and proper maintenance of records that reflects the reality of primary schooling. Economic uncertainty and financial hardship are the contributing factors for the age-old disinterest in education among the tribes. Thus increasing the sources of income is the only way to encourage willing participation in basic education. Key words: India, primary schooling, Maharashtra

Revisiting Loïc Wacquant's Urban Outcasts

AbstractLoïc Wacquant's Urban Outcasts compares poor and working‐class neighborhoods in Chicago and Paris, and concludes that American racism has combined with advanced capitalism to create hyperghettos, whereas Parisian banlieues are heterogeneous anti‐ghettos that are nonetheless destabilized by labor market and political forces that render low‐skilled workers simultaneously superfluous and without a state safety net. This review revisits Chicago in the 2000s and argues that Wacquant both overstates the collective revulsion directed at disadvantaged neighborhoods and understates contemporary processes of erasure. It also suggests that using Chicago's marginalized neighborhoods as archetypes masks the diversity of race and class settlements in the US. This review agrees with the importance of uncovering the role of the state in shaping cities, and ultimately highlights areas of convergence and divergence in US and French housing policy as it relates to urban public and social housing.RésuméUrban Outcasts (Parias urbains) de Loïc Wacquant compare les quartiers déshérités et ouvriers de Chicago et de Paris, concluant que le racisme américain s'est conjugué au capitalisme avancé pour créer des hyperghettos, tandis que les ‘banlieues’ parisiennes constituent des anti‐ghettos hétérogènes qui sont néanmoins déstabilisés par les mécanismes du marché du travail et de la politique, lesquels rendent superflus les ouvriers peu qualifiés et les privent du filet de sécurité de l'État. Ce commentaire critique revisite le Chicago des années 2000 et affirme que, d'une part, Wacquant exagère la répugnance collective à l'encontre des quartiers défavorisés et, d'autre part, qu'il minimise les processus contemporains d'effacement. De plus, prendre pour archétypes des quartiers marginalisés de Chicago dissimule la diversité d'implantation des races et des classes aux États‐Unis. Convenant qu'il est important de révéler le rôle de l'État dans la conformation des villes, cette critique termine en soulignant les domaines de convergence et de divergence en matière de politique du logement aux États‐Unis et en France pour ce qui est du logement public et social dans les villes.

The Limit of Sympathy and the Aesthetics of Disgust

The Limit of Sympathy and the Aesthetics of Disgust

Disgust: From the Evolutionary to the Disordered

Disgust: From the Evolutionary to the Disordered

Percepção dos insetos pelos graduandos da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil

Study developed on the perception of insects by 533 undergraduates from 20 courses of the Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, has shown that, in general, the term “insect” is assigned to not systematically related organisms. Data were obtained through a simple questionnaire from October to December 1999. The construction of the “insect” ethnocategory has been determined according to ambiguous perceptions, since students have shown reactions of fear, disgust, and disdain toward those organisms included in the “insect” ethnozoological domain, and have attributed ecological, esthetical, and utilitary roles to them. The emotional meaning associated with this dominion may contribute to the understanding of both individual perception and cognitive information process

The Reception and Rejection of Art and Technology: Exclusions and Revulsions

April 01 2008 The Reception and Rejection of Art and Technology: Exclusions and Revulsions Edward A. Shanken Edward A. Shanken Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Edward A. Shanken Online ISSN: 1530-9282 Print ISSN: 0024-094X © 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2008 Leonardo (2008) 41 (2): 160–161. https://doi.org/10.1162/leon.2008.41.2.160 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Edward A. Shanken; The Reception and Rejection of Art and Technology: Exclusions and Revulsions. Leonardo 2008; 41 (2): 160–161. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/leon.2008.41.2.160 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsLeonardo Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2008 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law

Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law

The language of disgust in Japanese

The language of disgust in Japanese

Neo-Sentimentalism and Disgust

Neo-Sentimentalism and Disgust

Current concepts in acne management.

Acne vulgaris is a nearly universal phenomenon among adolescents in the western world and continues to remain problematic for a significant proportion of adults. During adolescence, emotional and physical changes must be successfully integrated into the emerging sense of self, and skin disorders such as acne, which alter that self-image, may engender distressing feelings of embarrassment, shame, and disgust. While most patients eventually achieve spontaneous remission, approximately one quarter of teenagers will show evidence of permanent acne scarring by 18 years of age. This article reviews current information regarding the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis, and therapy of the adolescent patient who has acne, and emphasizes recent advances in acne management.

Facial Expression Classification Using PCA and Hierarchical Radial Basis Function Network

Intelligent human-computer interaction (HCI) integrates versatile tools such as perceptual recognition, machine learning, affective computing, and emotion cognition to enhance the ways humans interact with computers. Facial expression analysis is one of the essential medium of behavior interpretation and emotion modeling. In this paper, we modify and develop a reconstruction method utilizing Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to perform facial expression recognition. A framework of hierarchical radial basis function network (HRBFN) is further proposed to classify facial expressions based on local features extraction by PCA technique from lips and eyes images. It decomposes the acquired data into a small set of characteristic features. The objective of this research is to develop a more efficient approach to discriminate between seven prototypic facial expressions, such as neutral, smile, anger, surprise, fear, disgust, and sadness. A constructive procedure is detailed and the system performance is evaluated on a public database ”Japanese Females Facial Expression (JAFFE).” We conclude that local images of lips and eyes can be treated as cues for facial expression. As anticipated, the experimental results demonstrate the potential capabilities of the proposed approach.

Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame and the Law

Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame and the Law

Book Review: Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law

Book Review: Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law

I'm Ugly and Disgusting: Do I Look Okay?

I'm Ugly and Disgusting: Do I Look Okay?

Appalled by student’s attitude to washing patients

Appalled by student’s attitude to washing patients

Review: Hiding From Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law

Review: Hiding From Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law