Early-Blind Subjects' Spatial Representation of Manipulatory Space: Exploratory Strategies and Reaction to Change

Perception ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Gaunet ◽  
Jean-Luc Martinez ◽  
Catherine Thinus-Blanc
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Representation ◽  
Visual Experience ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Learning Effects ◽  
Performance Levels ◽  
Detection And Identification ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Types Of Change ◽  
Early Blindness

The present study was aimed at analysing the effects of a lack of visual experience in human subjects on the detection and identification of a spatial change brought about to a configuration of objects displayed in manipulatory space. Exploratory patterns and performance levels were recorded. Learning effects were observed in different types of change and condition of presentation only in the early-blind and blindfolded sighted groups, but not in the late-blind group. Early blindness affected both exploratory patterns and performance levels. In addition, significant correlations were found between performance level and the use of systematic patterns of exploration. These data are discussed in relation with the importance of early vision during the development of spatial cognition.

Characteristics of Physicians Referred for a Competence Assessment: A Comparison of State Medical Board and Hospital Referred Physicians

2010 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. Grace ◽  
Elizabeth J. Korinek ◽  
Zung V. Tran
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Competence ◽  
Competence Assessment ◽  
Average Performance ◽  
Medical Board ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Specialty Board ◽  
And Performance ◽  
State Medical Boards ◽  
State Medical Board

ABSTRACT This study compares key characteristics and performance of physicians referred to a clinical competence assessment and education program by state medical boards (boards) and hospitals. Physicians referred by boards (400) and by hospitals (102) completed a CPEP clinical competence assessment between July 2002 and June 2010. Key characteristics, self-reported specialty, and average performance rating for each group are reported and compared. Results show that, compared with hospital-referred physicians, board-referred physicians were more likely to be male (75.5% versus 88.3%), older (average age 54.1 versus 50.3 years), and less likely to be currently specialty board certified (80.4% versus 61.8%). On a scale of 1 (best) to 4 (worst), average performance was 2.62 for board referrals and 2.36 for hospital referrals. There were no significant differences between board and hospital referrals in the percentage of physicians who graduated from U.S. and Canadian medical schools. The most common specialties referred differed for boards and hospitals. Conclusion: Characteristics of physicians referred to a clinical competence program by boards and hospitals differ in important respects. The authors consider the potential reasons for these differences and whether boards and hospitals are dealing with different subsets of physicians with different types of performance problems. Further study is warranted.

An Enhanced Two Stage MMSE Equalizer for Coded FBMC/OQAM Systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rizk Assaf ◽  
Abdel-Nasser Assimi
Keyword(s):  
Error Propagation ◽  
Channel Model ◽  
Error Correcting Codes ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Probability Of Error ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Mmse Equalizer ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Ici Cancellation

In this article, the authors investigate the enhanced two stage MMSE (TS-MMSE) equalizer in bit-interleaved coded FBMC/OQAM system which gives a tradeoff between complexity and performance, since error correcting codes limits error propagation, so this allows the equalizer to remove not only ICI but also ISI in the second stage. The proposed equalizer has shown less design complexity compared to the other MMSE equalizers. The obtained results show that the probability of error is improved where SNR gain reaches 2 dB measured at BER compared with ICI cancellation for different types of modulation schemes and ITU Vehicular B channel model. Some simulation results are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed equalizer.

Alliance experience and performance outcomes: A meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 147612702098287
Author(s):  
Peng Wang ◽  
Xu Jiang ◽  
Maggie Chuoyan Dong
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Alliance ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Performance Consequences ◽  
Controversial Topic ◽  
Alliance Experience ◽  
And Performance

Alliance experience has been a frequent topic in strategic alliance research in recent decades. Nonetheless, its performance consequences, either as a whole or differentiated into general versus partner-specific alliance experience, are neither theoretically clear nor empirically consistent. We use a range of meta-analytic techniques to integrate the empirical findings of 143 studies and provide a more conclusive assessment compared to prior research. Our study thus addresses a long-standing, understudied, and controversial topic: the distinction between the two types of alliance experiences. Going beyond traditional sub-group analysis, we reveal the contextual contingencies by examining how different types of alliance experiences and performance outcomes jointly affect the alliance experience–performance relationship. Moreover, we identify critical country-level institutional contingencies that moderate the focal effect.

scholarly journals The Ways of Knowing the Pandemic With the Help of Prompted Autoethnography

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780042096013
Author(s):  
Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Performance

This article discusses how different forms of autoethnographic production prompted by diverse forms of academic self-expression can lead to different types of knowing. Utilizing five examples from the Massive_Microscopic project, where participants responded to 21 different prompts inviting autoethnographic reflections about COVID-19 global pandemic, the article explores the responses from the perspective of alternative ways of knowing, reflecting on questions of motherhood, self-care, and performance in academia. Whether visual, rhythmic, or text produced from the perspective of things, the different modalities of the prompts allowed unexpected knowledge to emerge and supported deeper and more colorful reflections. Exploring the personal experience with the pandemic is expanded by the qualitative inquiry supported by different (self-)expression formats.

scholarly journals Design and Implementation on Auto Test Set of an Airborne Radar

2013 ◽  
Vol 756-759 ◽  
pp. 489-492
Author(s):  
Fu Lu Jin ◽  
Yun Peng Li ◽  
Hong Rui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Software Design ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Airborne Radar ◽  
Automatic Test ◽  
Test Set ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Test Process

To automatic test the function and performance of an airborne radar, changeable test adapter is adopted to implement the hardware and software design of the automatic test set of the antenna, transceiver and indicator of the radar based on AT89C52. Problems such as t the different types of interfaces, the various kinds of signals and the test of microwave signal are solved successfully and the objectives of resource sharing and automatic test are realized. The test software is designed by modular structure, and with the help of automatic test set hardware, the required test items of the radar system are experimented and the test process control succeeded. Experiment results show that the automatic test set performs steadily and the results meet the requirements of the airborne radar. The set has the advantages of intelligent, manageable and reducing artificial errors. It provides effective guarantees for radars maintenance, fault diagnosis and fault detection, and has a wide application prospect with low cost.

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