Effects of Communication Modality and Speaker Identity on Metaphor Framing

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-152
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Flusberg ◽  
Mark Lauria ◽  
Samuel Balko ◽  
Paul H. Thibodeau
Keyword(s):  
Communication Modality

Impact of communication modality on caregiver ratings for deaf and hard of hearing children

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Evelyn L. Fisher ◽  
Lia K. Thibodaux ◽  
Danielle Previ ◽  
Jennifer Reesman
Keyword(s):  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Communication Modality ◽  
Hearing Children

scholarly journals Inter-body coupling in electro-quasistatic human body communication: theory and analysis of security and interference properties

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayukh Nath ◽  
Shovan Maity ◽  
Shitij Avlani ◽  
Scott Weigand ◽  
Shreyas Sen
Keyword(s):  
Channel Capacity ◽  
Body Surface ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Area ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Communication Modality ◽  
Conductive Properties ◽  
Human Body Communication

AbstractRadiative communication using electromagnetic fields is the backbone of today’s wirelessly connected world, which implies that the physical signals are available for malicious interceptors to snoop within a 5–10 m distance, also increasing interference and reducing channel capacity. Recently, Electro-quasistatic Human Body Communication (EQS-HBC) was demonstrated which utilizes the human body’s conductive properties to communicate without radiating the signals outside the body. Previous experiments showed that an attack with an antenna was unsuccessful at a distance more than 1 cm from the body surface and 15 cm from an EQS-HBC device. However, since this is a new communication modality, it calls for an investigation of new attack modalities—that can potentially exploit the physics utilized in EQS-HBC to break the system. In this study, we present a novel attack method for EQS-HBC devices, using the body of the attacker itself as a coupling surface and capacitive inter-body coupling between the user and the attacker. We develop theoretical understanding backed by experimental results for inter-body coupling, as a function of distance between the subjects. We utilize this newly developed understanding to design EQS-HBC transmitters that minimizes the attack distance through inter-body coupling, as well as the interference among multiple EQS-HBC users due to inter-body coupling. This understanding will allow us to develop more secure and robust EQS-HBC based body area networks in the future.

scholarly journals Uptake and patient and provider communication modality preferences of virtual visits in primary care: a retrospective cohort study in Canada

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e037064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vess Stamenova ◽  
Payal Agarwal ◽  
Leah Kelley ◽  
Jamie Fujioka ◽  
Megan Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Secure Messaging ◽  
Communication Modality ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Virtual Care ◽  
Virtual Visits

ObjectivesTo evaluate the uptake of a platform for virtual visits in primary care, examine patient and physician preferences for virtual communication methods and report on characteristics of visits and patients experience of care.DesignA retrospective cohort study.SettingPrimary care practices within five regions in Ontario, Canada after 18 months of access to virtual care services.Participants326 primary care providers and 14 291 registered patients.InterventionsProviders used a platform that allowed them to connect with their patients through synchronous (audio/video) and/or asynchronous (secure messaging) communication.Main outcome measuresUser-level data from the platforms including patient demographics, practice characteristics, communication modality used, visit characteristics and patients’ satisfaction.ResultsAmong the participants, 44% of registered patients and 60% of registered providers used the platform at least once. Among patient users, 51% completed at least one virtual visit. The majority of virtual visits (94%) involved secure messaging. The most common patient requests were for medication prescriptions (24%) and follow-up from previous appointment (22%). The most common provider request was to follow-up on test results (59%). Providers indicated that 81% of virtual visits required no follow-up for that issue and 99% of patients reported that they would use virtual care services again.ConclusionsWhile there are a growing number of primary care video visit services, our study found that both patients and providers in rostered practices prefer secure messaging over video. Despite fears that virtual visits would be overused by patients, when patients connected with their own primary care provider, many virtual visits appeared to replace in-person visits, and patients did not overwhelm physicians with requests. This approach may improve access and continuity in primary care.

Role and Influence of Communication Modality in the Process of Resistance to Persuasion

2000 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Pfau ◽  
R. Lance Holbert ◽  
Stephen J. Zubric ◽  
Nilofer H. Pasha ◽  
Wei-Kuo Lin
Keyword(s):  
Communication Modality ◽  
Resistance To Persuasion

Role Stress and Effectiveness in Horizontal Alliances

2002 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arne Nygaard ◽  
Robert Dahlstrom
Keyword(s):  
Role Conflict ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Competing Values Framework ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
Communication Modality ◽  
Role Stressors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Horizontal arrangements are increasingly deployed in organizational networks, yet research has rarely examined the effectiveness of these alliances. The coalition of disparate corporate cultures yields appreciable levels of role stress for people in boundary-spanning positions. Dedicated assets and communication modality are factors that influence the level of role ambiguity and conflict. The authors implicate these facets of role stress as antecedents to four forms of effectiveness drawn from the competing values framework. The authors present alternative perspectives that examine the relationship between stress and performance. The received view frames role stressors as linear, negative antecedents to organizational outcomes. The authors contrast this perspective with theories that espouse triphasic, parabolic, and interactive influences of stressors on organizational outcomes. Data gathered with 218 managers of dual-branded retail oil outlets indicate that the relevance of these alternative perspectives is mitigated by the form of effectiveness pursued by the organization. The results support a linear relationship between role conflict and bargaining efforts, yet they also offer evidence of nonlinear influences of role ambiguity on contributions to sales, customer satisfaction, and competence. The study concludes with a discussion of relevance of the findings to the management of horizontal alliances and to interorganizational theory.

Team Size, Team Role, Communication Modality, and Team Coordination in the Distributed Operation of Multiple Heterogeneous Unmanned Vehicles

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Fincannon ◽  
Joseph R. Keebler ◽  
Florian Jentsch ◽  
Elizabeth Phillips ◽  
A. William Evans
Keyword(s):  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Target Identification ◽  
Unmanned Vehicles ◽  
Object Localization ◽  
Distributed Teams ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Team Size ◽  
Communication Modality ◽  
Urban Terrain ◽  
Over Time

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of team size, communication modality, and team role on measures of team process over time. As the use of semiautonomous, unmanned vehicles increases, it is pertinent to investigate issues associated with the human teams that will control them, including consideration of team roles and the design of systems to support these roles. Using a 1:35 scale facility for military operations in urban terrain, distributed teams of two or three operators used a simulated, unmanned aerial vehicle and a scaled, unmanned ground vehicle to complete two distinct phases of a mission. The teams used either audio or instant messaging for communication, and the analysis of communication assessed their discussion of target identification, target classification, object localization, and vehicle navigation. Findings indicate that the addition of a third teammate resulted in greater role specificity, and the use of audio increased communication of task-relevant content. The proper assignment of team roles can improve the ability of a team to both acquire and synthesize information from remote environments. Furthermore, proper system design can improve the flow of information between teammates over time.

CRT text VS. VHF voice: Effects of Communication Modality in Single-Pilot Cockpits

1998 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan F. Stokes ◽  
Joshua Downs
Keyword(s):  
Text Messages ◽  
Communication Modality ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Ground Station ◽  
Voice Communications ◽  
Flight Operations ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Integrated Communications

Communications datalink, the transmission of messages as screen-displayed text between cockpits and ground stations, appears to offer both advantages and disadvantages compared to conventional VHF voice communications. The study reported here examines both the communication and performance of integrated communications datalink in single pilot instrument flight operations. Sixteen pilots flew two cross-country instrument flights in an AST complex-aircraft flight simulator with a moving map, traffic, and datalinked message display. In the conventional voice condition experimenters played the role of ATC controllers speaking over the radio. In the datalinked condition, controllers operated a computerized ‘ground station’, sending and receiving text messages on screen. Pilot communications, control and performance data were monitored for each phase of flight, as well as the interaction of pilot expertise and workload. The results suggest that communications datalink may widen the performance gap between experienced and inexperienced aviators, and that delayed responses are such that operational difficulties could occur, not least in busy airspace.

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