Writing Tests for This Higher-Order Function First

Author(s):  
Yisen Xu ◽  
Xiangyang Jia ◽  
Jifeng Xuan
2017 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. T. (Xiao-Tian) Wang

AbstractA higher-order function may evolve phylogenetically if it is demanded by multiple domain-specific modules. Task-specificity to solve a unique adaptive problem (e.g., foraging or mating) should be distinguished from function-specificity to deal with a common computational demand (e.g., numeracy, verbal communication) required by many tasks. A localized brain function is likely a result of such common computational demand.


1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Farhang ◽  
A. Midha ◽  
A. K. Bajaj

This paper deals with the first and higher-order function-generation problems in the synthesis of linkages with relatively small input cranks. Such linkages tend to produce nearly simple harmonic motions at the output members. Owing to this distinction, the generality of the conventional synthesis techniques is no longer applicable. Thus, in function generation, only harmonic functions of the input motion may be expected to be synthesized for output motions.


1991 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 379-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. P. McKeown ◽  
V. J. Rayward-Smith ◽  
H. J. Turpin

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amira Desouky Ali

<p>This mixed-methods research was carried out to investigate the effect of screencast video feedback on the writing of freshmen, studying academic writing course at a university in Egypt, and explore their perception towards receiving screencast feedback. Two classes of 63 students were chosen to participate in this study and were assigned into two groups; an experimental group (33 students) and a control one (30 students). While the control group received written comments, the experimental group received video feedback to the higher order concerns of writing (content, organization and structure) and written feedback to the lower order concerns (accuracy) of their writings. Two writing tests were administered to the two groups before and after the experiment. To investigate the perception towards screencast feedback, an online questionnaire was applied to the experimental group after the experiment. Results showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group in the higher order concerns of writing as well as the overall writing skill in the writing posttest. Findings also revealed that the majority of students in the experimental group perceived screencast feedback positively for being clear, personal, specific, supportive, multimodal, constructive, and engaging. However, they reported few challenges such as slow loading time and inability to download videos to their computers. The research concludes with implications for practitioners and researchers.</p>


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-301
Author(s):  
Kiyotaka Nakamagoe ◽  
Shiori Yamada ◽  
Rio Kawakami ◽  
Tadachika Koganezawa ◽  
Akira Tamaoka

Background: Classified as saccadic intrusions, Square-Wave Jerks (SWJs) have been observed during Visual Fixation (VF) in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). However, the pathological significance of this phenomenon remains unclear. Objective: The present study analyzed the characteristics of SWJs in patients with AD with their eyes open in the dark without VF. Methods: Fifteen patients with AD and 15 healthy age- and sex-matched controls were investigated and compared. Saccadic intrusions with and without VF were detected as SWJs and measured using an electronystagmogram. Results: No significant difference in the frequency of SWJs was observed between control and AD groups with VF, but significantly more SWJs were observed in the AD group than in the control group in the absence of VF (p<0.01). In the control group, the frequency of SWJs was significantly higher with VF as compared to without VF. Conversely, the frequency in the AD group was significantly higher without VF. Furthermore, a directly proportional relationship was observed between the frequency of SWJs and higher-order function (R>0.55) in the AD group. Conclusion: SWJs without VF may have pathological significance in AD. In healthy individuals, SWJs are generated by VF and suppressed without VF. Conversely, in AD, SWJs are generated rather than suppressed in the absence of VF. These pathognomonic SWJs without VF also appear to be correlated with higher-order dysfunction, reflecting AD-related cortical damage. These findings suggest that pathological SWJs without VF observed in AD derive from cortical damage and may constitute an important marker of a higher-order function.


Author(s):  
K. Farhang ◽  
A. Midha ◽  
A. K. Bajaj

Abstract This paper deals with the first- and higher-order function generation problems in the synthesis of linkages with relatively small input cranks. Such linkages tend to produce nearly simple harmonic motions at the output members. Owing to this distinction, the generality of the conventional synthesis techniques is no longer applicable. Thus, in function generation, only harmonic functions of the input motion may be expected to be synthesized for output motions.


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