scholarly journals Investigating Confidence Judgments using Reviews in Human and Monkeys

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic M. Stoll ◽  
Emmanuel Procyk
Keyword(s):  
Human Studies ◽  
Crucial Aspect ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Macaque Monkeys ◽  
Confidence Judgments ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Metacognitive Abilities ◽  
Review Option ◽  
Cognitive Cost

AbstractConfidence judgments are self-assessments of the quality of one’s own performance, and are a crucial aspect of metacognitive abilities. The underlying neurobiological mechanisms are poorly understood. One approach to understanding these mechanisms would be to take advantage of putative metacognitive abilities in non-human models. However, many discrepancies exist between human and non-human studies on metacognition due to the mode of reporting judgements. We here present an attempt to directly compare human and non-human primates’ metacognitive abilities using a protocol assessing confidence judgments. After performing a categorization test, subjects could either validate their choice or review the test. We could assess whether subjects detected their errors and how they corrected them according to their confidence, and importantly did so in both human and non-human primates. 14 humans and 2 macaque monkeys were tested. Humans showed a well-adapted use of the review option by reviewing more after incorrect choices or difficult stimuli. Non-human primates did not demonstrate a convincing use of the review or validate opportunity. In both species, reviewing did not improve performance. This study shows that decisions to review under uncertainty are not naturally beneficial to performance and is rather perturbed by biases and alternative low-cognitive cost strategies.

Behandeling van spasticiteit met enkele overwegingen naar sport toe

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. DECLERCK ◽  
F. HEISTERCAMP ◽  
K. SLABBYNCK ◽  
A. BOSMANS
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Crucial Aspect ◽  
Limited Function ◽  
Sporting Activities ◽  
Interventional Therapies

Treatment of spasticity with some considerations regarding sport Spasticity is a possible side effect in patients with a central nervous system pathology and it affects more than 12 million people worldwide. Spasticity can have an important impact on the quality of life and sporting activities. Spasticity only needs to be treated if there is spasticity associated pain and/or (expected) limited function. Primarily triggering factors of spasticity must be treated. A multidisciplinary approach containing a combination of medication and physical therapy is recommended in the treatment of spasticity. If this approach remains insufficient, interventional therapies can be taken into consideration, although they should always be combined with rehabilitation to reduce (the) spastic tone/spasticity. Sports and exercising should not be merely seen in the context of therapy and/or rehabilitation but also as a crucial aspect of a healthy lifestyle, in particular for people ‘at risk’ for inactivity. Therefore, it is important to fill the gap between rehabilitation and sustainable sports practice for the rehabilitator.

scholarly journals Hubungan Antara Kualitas Guru dengan Prestasi Belajar Siswa pada Mata Pelajaran Housekeeping

Media Wisata ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Larasati
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Teacher Quality ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Moment Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Employment Practices ◽  
The Relationship

Teacher Quality is one factor that determines student achievement, the research to find out the relationship and contribution to the quality of teachers to student achievement in subjects Housekeeping. This Reseach is expected to expective to be useful for teachers to improve performance. To measure student achievement are used Pearson Product Moment analysis method. Of test data analysis can be seen that there is asignificant relationship with the teacher quality anatara student achiement, which toount (7.09423) is greater than ttable (2.021). Whereas the contribution of teacher quality on student achiement is the amount of KP 46.64% while the remaining 53.36% is determinedby other variables is one of the largest employment practices in the industry.

scholarly journals Strategi Peningkatan Kompetensi Aparatur Sipil Negara Melalui Peningkatan E-Literasi dan Edukasi Kebijakan Publik

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Apandi Apandi
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Performance Results

E-literacy and education are important components in improving the quality of human resources needed in an organization. The purpose of this study is to reveal the importance of e-literacy and public policy education. The State Civil Apparatus (ASN) requires e-literacy and education to improve performance results so that public services can be maximized. This becomes interesting research in the development of science-based on the real events that occur in Indonesia. Where so far, e-literacy and education is only intended for the public, especially millennial generation. The research method used is the study of literature where data is obtained through various secondary sources that are relevant to theoretically strengthen research results. The findings explain that e-literacy and education are effective and efficient strategies in overcoming budget constraints and low levels of ASN competence. With e-literacy and public policy education, it is hoped that the professionalism of the ASN bureaucracy will increase and the quality of public services will be better.

scholarly journals Profile and contour grinding of compressor blade butts

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
В. Полетаев ◽  
V. Poletaev ◽  
Е. Цветков ◽  
E. Tsvetkov
Keyword(s):  
Surface Layer ◽  
Coordinate System ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Compressor Blade ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Compressor Blades ◽  
Part Surface ◽  
Required Quality ◽  
Blade Production

The existing technologies of production of compressor blade butts related with traditional machining methods, including broaching and milling. Application of these machining methods requires further superfinishing operations to ensure the required quality of compressor blades. The automated highly-productive grinding of blade butts is an effective method to improve performance and quality of blade production. The technologies of profile and contour grinding of blades of a rotor and a compressor stator provide an automated machining of the outer parts contour in the same coordinate system, implement machining based on 3-D models of theoretical blade surfaces, ensure the required quality parameters of the part surface layer without additional finishing operations.

scholarly journals Show cave websites in Serbia: Evaluation and potential improvements

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-25
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Antić ◽  
Nataša Dragović ◽  
Nemanja Tomić
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Website Design ◽  
Crucial Aspect ◽  
Website Evaluation ◽  
Cave Management ◽  
Show Caves ◽  
Show Cave ◽  
Negative Factors

Show caves and speleotourism can have a major impact on the tourism industry as well as the local and regional economic development. Promotion is a crucial aspect of generating plans and strategies for tourist caves. In the case of speleotourism, promotion needs to be professional, attractive and continuous because caves are often considered to be dangerous and inaccessible places. The main goal of this paper is to determine the quality of official show cave websites in Serbia. The assessment included the application of modified Website evaluation model. Website design techniques were also assessed, including the performance and the degree of optimization for search engines SEO. The results show extreme deficiencies and weaknesses regarding the level of internet promotion of Serbian show (tourist) caves. These results are of great importance for cave management teams and tourist organizations because they point out the negative factors of cave promotion in Serbia that need to be revised.

Bridging Modernity by Improving Informal Sector for Substantially Industrialized Construction in Developing Countries

2018 ◽  
pp. 1706-1735
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
Labor Cost ◽  
Decision Models ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Construction Productivity

We have argued in Chapters 1-3 that the construction industry in developing countries is dominated by the strong presence of SMEs and “jobbers”. The informal sector workers constitute the essential provider of human resources construction industry. So far, the weaknesses of the construction industry in developing countries have been identified. As a result, various decision models were proposed for largely improving labor cost management and scheduling (time) with the aim of improving productivity. In a single volume like this, it is unrealistic to cover all aspects to improve performance. This chapter will now provide ideas on how quality of projects can also be improved so as to maintain a balance between cost, time and quality. Furthermore, the management of onsite workshops that can lead to construction productivity will be examined.

scholarly journals Can prospective systematic reviews of animal studies improve clinical translation?

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pandora Pound ◽  
Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Animal Studies ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Human Studies ◽  
Clinical Knowledge ◽  
Safety And Efficacy ◽  
High Quality Evidence ◽  
Animal Data

AbstractSystematic reviews are powerful tools with the potential to generate high quality evidence. Their application to animal studies has been instrumental in exposing the poor quality of these studies, as well as a catalyst for improvements in study design, conduct and reporting. It has been suggested that prospective systematic reviews of animal studies (i.e. systematic reviews conducted prior to clinical trials) would allow scrutiny of the preclinical evidence, providing valuable information on safety and efficacy, and helping to determine whether clinical trials should proceed. However, while prospective systematic reviews allow valuable scrutiny of the preclinical animal data, they are not necessarily able to reliably predict the safety and efficacy of an intervention when trialled in humans. Consequently, they may not reliably safeguard humans participating in clinical trials and might potentially result in lost opportunities for beneficial clinical treatments. Furthermore, animal and human studies are often conducted concurrently, which not only makes prospective systematic reviews of animal studies impossible, but suggests that animal studies do not inform human studies in the manner presumed. We suggest that this points to a confused attitude regarding animal studies, whereby tradition demands that they precede human studies but practice indicates that their findings are often ignored. We argue that it is time to assess the relative contributions of animal and human research in order to better understand how clinical knowledge is actually produced.

scholarly journals WHAT FAMILY CAREGIVERS THINK AND FEEL WHEN PROXY ASSESSING FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S977-S977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Egan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Care Recipients ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Affective Experiences ◽  
Service Agencies

Abstract Dementia family caregivers are routinely enlisted as proxy assessors of care recipient quality of life (QOL). Proxy assessment is not ideal because proxy assessments differ systematically from self-assessments and the assessment process can elicit negative affect from family caregivers. Prompting adoption of the care recipient’s perspective can enhance assessment congruence and may improve the emotional experience for assessors. This study explored family caregivers’ cognitive and affective experiences during QOL proxy assessments made from both their own and care recipients’ perspectives. Thirty-six dementia family caregivers were recruited from senior service agencies. Subjects completed the Quality of Life-Alzheimer Disease (QOL-AD), Caregiver Version using standard instructions to assess QOL across thirteen domains of their care recipient’s life without specifying the perspective to be used. Subjects were next asked to repeat the QOL-AD with instructions to adopt the perspective of their care recipient, as they imagined it to be. Subjects were then interviewed about what they thought and felt during each proxy assessment experience. Content analysis indicated that spontaneous perspective shifts and response shifts frequently occurred. Most subjects (91.7%) reported changed thinking for one or more QOL-AD domains when they were prompted to switch perspectives. Over half (61.12%) reported changed affect when switching perspectives and 90.9% of those experiencing changed affect reported affective improvement. Little or no affective change was reported by 38.89%. Findings suggest awareness of perspective can enhance clinical interpretation of proxy assessed QOL and can inform clinical response to dementia family caregivers who experience negative emotions while proxy reporting QOL.

scholarly journals Publicly Reported Quality-Of-Care Measures Influenced Wisconsin Physician Groups To Improve Performance

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 536-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey C. Lamb ◽  
Maureen A. Smith ◽  
William B. Weeks ◽  
Christopher Queram
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Improve Performance

scholarly journals Implementation of Web Services for Data Integration to Improve Performance in The Processing Loan Approval

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-138
Author(s):  
Ford Lumban Gaol ◽  
Rudy Fridian
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Response Time ◽  
Web Service ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Core System ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Customer Services ◽  
Loan Approval

AbstractThis research is to compare the performance of Loan Approval System Web Services using SOAP Web Service and REST Web Service. There are 3 parameters that will be used in this study based on Quality of Services parameter, throughput, response time and latency. There are 4 different services will be tested to get the result of quality of services, Installment Services, Customer Services, Blacklist Customer Services and Account Services. The result of analysis showed that there was significant difference in the Quality of Services between Loan Approval System Web Services using SOAP Web Service and REST Web Service. The results can be concluded that REST Web service is more appropriate to be used in the integration between Loan Approval System and Core system.

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