DocumentCode :
3208714
Title :
The Graphical modeling of the physiological and psychological effects of odors on the human body during a footbath
Author :
Kamimura, Hironobu ; Kaneki, Noriaki ; Koike, Takayuki ; Yamada, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Sci. Res. Unit, Muroran Inst. of Technol., Muroran, Japan
fYear :
2010
fDate :
8-10 Oct. 2010
Firstpage :
69
Lastpage :
74
Abstract :
This research examined the effect of two different odors (Lemon and Hinoki) on the human body whilst the subjects took a footbath. The subjects were ten healthy college students (male). The experiment was divided into two periods. The first was the baseline period of 5 minutes during which the students merely remained seated. During the second period the students continued to remain seated but immersed their feet in a footbath for 11 minutes. At the same time the students were exposed to different odors. Lemon was used for the odor termed `pleasant´ and Hinoki was used for the odor termed `Japanese bath´. The results of our experiments showed that the use of both lemon and Hinoki odors significantly increased body temperature (36 degree). Using Graphical modeling we found a correlation between the use of different odors and subjects´ impressions of the heat of the water in the footbath. Use of both the pleasant and Japanese bath odors showed a notable effect on the subjects´ physiological and psychological performance. Especially at 36 degree Hinoki odor has a lot of relationship to physiological parameter, at 40degree lemon odor has a lot of relationship to physiological parameter. Based on the results of this experiment, we designed a preliminary graphical model of the effects of the different odors on the human body.
Keywords :
human factors; physiology; psychology; solid modelling; body temperature; college students; foot bath; graphical modeling; human body; odor effect; physiological effect; psychological effect; Biochemistry; Blood flow; Correlation; Heart rate; Psychology; Temperature measurement; Water heating; Footbath; Graphical Modeling; Metabolism; Odor;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications (CISIM), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Krackow
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7817-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CISIM.2010.5643687
Filename :
5643687
Link To Document :
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