In The Face of Death

In a collaborative project between Falmouth University and Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, entitled In the face of death. Communication students were asked to design a graphic system of symbols, creating meaningful and applied visual language to print, artifacts, digital and social media platforms. It focused on ideas and beliefs at the end of life, (the moment at which we die) and the consequences of tha

In The Face of Death

In the face of death is about the creation of a meaningful graphic system of symbols, which focus on ideas and beliefs at the end of life, (the moment at which we die) and the consequences of that. Using the four immortality narratives as a vehicle to establish systems; Elixir: staying alive, life extension stories; Resurrection: life, death and rebirth, science, faith and fiction; The Soul: the non-material part of the body that is ‘the real me’, and Legacy: cultural, genetic and meme. _ begin to create dialogue and understanding to unhide death using design. (critical context, research practice, design exploration, expression and production) _ create a meaningful and applied visual language: print, artefacts, digital and social media platforms _ explore how this system could be applied to the bespoke design of personal items, which, for example could act as amulets, talisman, memento mori, ritualistic objects or personal memorials. _ challenge existing formal conventions of death, which are predominantly homogenized and inadequate in expressing complexities surrounding death narratives and belief systems; (secular and non secular). - document the research and design process, to exhibit, publish and disseminate information. - take part in a collaborative practice with students and staff from Augsburg University of Applied Sciences and Falmouth University, School of Communication Design, with a residential weeks in both institutions

Determinants and Specificities of Eco-innovations – An Econometric Analysis for the French and German Industry based on the Community Innovation Survey

Many recent papers deal with exploring and explaining the determinants of eco-innovations for different countries supporting the formulation of efficient policy measures to trigger eco-innovation activities of firms. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of cross-country analyses allowing recognizing “international” stylized facts, but also regional characteristics of eco-innovations. Based on data from the fourth Community Innovation Survey (CIS) for France and Germany, the present paper tries to contribute to fill this gap. Using econometric methods, we are able to detect remarkable similarities between the different determinants of eco-innovation in the two countries. The results confirm the central role of regulation and cost savings as motivations for eco-innovation. Furthermore, eco-innovative activities seem to require more external sources of knowledge and information than innovation in general.Eco-Innovation, Industry, Discrete Choice Models

In The Face of Death

In a collaborative project between Falmouth University and Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, entitled In the face of death. Communication students were asked to design a graphic system of symbols, creating meaningful and applied visual language to print, artifacts, digital and social media platforms. It focused on ideas and beliefs at the end of life, (the moment at which we die) and the consequences of that.   The project aims to create of a meaningful graphic system of symbols, which focus on ideas and beliefs at the end of life, (the moment at which we die). Using the four immortality narratives (as described in Stephen Cave’s Book Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How it Drives Civilization); Elixir, Resurrection, The Soul and Legacy, as vehicles to establish these systems

In The Face of Death

In a collaborative project between Falmouth University and Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, entitled In the face of death. Communication students were asked to design a graphic system of symbols, creating meaningful and applied visual language to print, artifacts, digital and social media platforms. It focused on ideas and beliefs at the end of life, (the moment at which we die) and the consequences of that

Contextual differences in the interpretation of thermal perception scales – a large-scale international questionnaire study

Within the IEA EBC Annex 69 on Strategy and Practice of Adaptive Thermal Comfort in Low Energy Buildings (http://annex69.org/), we are conducting an international questionnaire study related to thermal comfort scales. Our objective is the analysis of influences on the perception of thermal comfort scales. In particular, we are looking at the effect of the current thermal state, peoples climatic background, and level of adaptation on the relationship between thermal sensation, thermal comfort, and thermal acceptance

Contextual differences in the interpretation of thermal perception scales – the data base from a large-scale international questionnaire study

Within the IEA EBC Annex 69 on Strategy and Practice of Adaptive Thermal Comfort in Low Energy Buildings (http://annex69.org/), we are conducting an international questionnaire study related to thermal comfort scales. Our objective is the analysis of influences on the perception of thermal comfort scales. In particular, we are looking at the effect of the current thermal state, peoples climatic background, and level of adaptation on the relationship between thermal sensation, thermal comfort, and thermal acceptance

Metadata record for: The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales

This dataset contains key characteristics about the data described in the Data Descriptor The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales. Contents: 1. human readable metadata summary table in CSV format 2. machine readable metadata file in JSON format Versioning Note:Version 2 was generated when the metadata format was updated from JSON to JSON-LD. This was an automatic process that changed only the format, not the contents, of the metadata

Metadata record for: The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales

This dataset contains key characteristics about the data described in the Data Descriptor The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales. Contents: 1. human readable metadata summary table in CSV format 2. machine readable metadata file in JSON format Versioning Note:Version 2 was generated when the metadata format was updated from JSON to JSON-LD. This was an automatic process that changed only the format, not the contents, of the metadata