Tapio Hakanen (born 1977), better known by his stage name DJ Orkidea (predominantly shortened to Orkidea), is a Finnish electronic music artist.
He has been one of Scandinavia’s top DJs for over 10 years and has been voted twice “Most Popular Nordic DJ” in the Swedish/Danish Megamind’s voting and elected five times as “Best DJ” at the Finnish Club Awards.
Orkidea has made remixes for big trance labels like Anjunabeats or Hooj Choons and for artists like Tiësto, Tilt, and Way Out West.
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The physiological processes associated with an acute psychological stress response produce changes in human breath and sweat that dogs can detect with an accuracy of 93.75%, according to a new study.
In the new study, the researchers collected samples of breath and sweat from non-smokers who had not recently eaten or drank. Samples were collected both before and after a fast-paced arithmetic task, along with self-reported stress levels and objective physiological measures: heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP).
Samples from 36 participants who reported an increase in stress because of the task, and experienced an increase in HR and BP during the task, were shown to trained dogs within three hours of being collected. Four dogs of different breeds and breed-mixes had been trained, using a clicker as well as kibble, to match odors in a discrimination task. At testing, dogs were asked to find the participant’s stress sample (taken at the end of the task) while the same person’s relaxed sample (taken only minutes before, prior to the task starting) was also in the sample line-up.
Overall, dogs could detect and perform their alert behavior on the sample taken during stress in 675 out of 720 trials, or 93.75% of the time, much greater than expected by chance (p<0.001). The first time they were exposed to a participant’s stressed and relaxed samples, the dogs correctly alerted to the stress sample 94.44% of the time. Individual dogs ranged in performance from 90% to 96.88% accuracy.
The authors conclude that dogs can detect an odor associated with the change in Volatile Organic Compounds produced by humans in response to stress, a finding that tells us more about the human-dog relationship and could have applications to the training of anxiety and PTSD service dogs that are currently trained to respond predominantly to visual cues.
The authors add: “This study demonstrates that dogs can discriminate between the breath and sweat taken from humans before and after a stress-inducing task. This finding tells us that an acute, negative, psychological stress response alters the odor profile of our breath/sweat, and that dogs are able to detect this change in odor.”
Back in the day, those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of it to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death.
This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle and the guests got the top, or “Upper Crust.”
Tomas Skyldeberg is a Swedish composer most known for his electronic music, which contains an inimitable balance of dreamy vibes and epic house.
Born in Gothenburg, on the west coast of Sweden, Tomas enjoyed singing and listening to music throughout his childhood, but didn’t start to develop a deep understanding of it until he received some basic music software from his friend at the age of 17.
For the next two years he created music with his friends, subsequently releasing tracks with the aim of masterminding a big hit. Continuing his musical interest alongside a full-time career, it wasn’t until 2016, when he released the albums “Falling Stars” and “Streets of Paris”, that his work began to gain appreciation.
After a relatively quiet 2017, Tomas re-emerged in March 2018 releasing five soft house tracks in the form of the EP “Everything Shines”, subsequently following this up with the singles “Feel The Breeze” and “Moving Up” and the album “Love Like Gold”.
Today he lives in Gothenburg where he continues to compose and produce music, consistently adding to a back-catalog that has already been heard over a billion times on YouTube.
Tomas has been involved in creating tracks that have found their way into notable compilations and music platforms. His work includes songs like “Spaceboy From The 90’s Decade – Radio Edit”, which has a tempo of 140 BPM, reflecting a style that might appeal to those interested in danceable, yet melancholic tunes. His track “Ibiza Sunrise” was featured in “A State of Trance 2010”, a significant compilation by Armin van Buuren, indicating his connection to the trance music community.
