Everything about Couch
Furniture for seating multiple people
A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, chesterfield, or davenport, is a cushioned piece of furniture that can seat multiple people. It is commonly found in the form of a bench with upholstered armrests and is often fitted with springs and tailored cushion and pillows. Although a couch is used primarily for seating, it may be used for sleeping. In homes, couches are normally put in the family room, living room, den, or lounge. They are sometimes also found in non-residential settings such as hotels, lobbies of commercial offices, waiting rooms, and bars. Couches can also vary in size, color, and design. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: CouchA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Laser weeding: opportunities and challenges for couch grass (Elymus repens (L.) Gould) controlInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: From a Cornish windowThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Real-time intra-fraction-motion tracking using the treatment couch: a feasibility studyCited 194 times
- Go sideways: LoveseatA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Davenport (sofa)A closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
Noun A bed, a resting-place.
Noun The den of an otter.
Noun A preliminary layer, as of colour or size.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Real-time intra-fraction-motion tracking using the treatment couch: a feasibility study
OUTCOME UNCERTAINTY AND THE COUCH POTATO AUDIENCE
Couch kids: Correlates of television viewing among youth
An amino acid polymorphism in the couch potato gene forms the basis for climatic adaptation in Drosophila melanogaster
Couch potatoes or French fries: Are sedentary behaviors associated with body mass index, physical activity, and dietary behaviors among adolescents?
The Elephant on the Couch: Side-Effects of Psychotherapy
Couch potatoes to jumping beans: A pilot study of the effect of active video games on physical activity in children
Spine Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Utilizing Cone-Beam CT Image-Guidance With a Robotic Couch: Intrafraction Motion Analysis Accounting for all Six Degrees of Freedom
🆕 Influential since 2022
Laser weeding: opportunities and challenges for couch grass (Elymus repens (L.) Gould) control
Who Is Couch-Surfing and Who Is on the Streets? Disparities Among Racial and Sexual Minority Youth in Experiences of Homelessness
Promoting Social Relationships Using a Couch Cooperative Video Game
Artificial Intelligence on The Couch. Staying Human Post-AI
Canine on the Couch: The New Canary in the Coal Mine for Environmental Health Research
📚 Books worth reading
From a Cornish windowArthur Quiller-Couch · 1906
Boundary layer climatesT. R. Oke · 1978
Memories & opinions, an unfinished autobiography by Q, edited, with an introductionArthur Quiller-Couch · 1944
Q's legacyHelene Hanff · 1985
Thin-layer chromatographyEgon Stahl · 1965
Nanostructured Energy DevicesJuan Bisquert · 2011
Protecting the ozone layerStephen O. Andersen, K. Madhava Sarma · 2005
Chemical solution deposition of semiconductor filmsGary Hodes · 2002
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🔗 Related topics
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