scholarly journals ELAN Analysis Companion (EAC): A Software Tool for Time-course Analysis of ELAN-annotated Data

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Andersson ◽  
Olof Sandgren
Keyword(s):  
Time Domain ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Visual World ◽  
Visual World Paradigm ◽  
Free Data ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Over Time

LAN is a widely used and free (in both senses) annotation software for behavioral or other events that unfold over time. We report on and release a stand-alone program that expands on ELAN's capabilities in two ways: 1) it allows the researcher to plot and export time-course analysis data directly from ELAN's native annotation files, allowing for hassle-free data extraction in the time domain, e.g. for visual-world paradigm studies; and 2) it allows the researcher to weight ELAN's built-in annotator reliability rating based on the duration of the coded events. This software is released under an open license.

scholarly journals Illusory Conjunctions in the Time Domain and the Resulting Time-Course of the Attentional Blink

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Botella ◽  
Isabel Arend ◽  
Manuel Suero
Keyword(s):  
Attentional Blink ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Visual Presentation ◽  
General Outline ◽  
Focal Attention ◽  
Illusory Conjunctions ◽  
Time Courses ◽  
Stimulus Features ◽  
The Time Domain

Illusory conjunctions in the time domain are errors made in binding stimulus features presented In the same spatial position in Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) conditions. Botella, Barriopedro, and Suero (2001) devised a model to explain how the distribution of responses originating from stimuli around the target in the series is generated. They proposed two routes consisting of two sequential attempts to make a response. The second attempt (sophisticated guessing) is only employed if the first one (focal attention) fails in producing an integrated perception. This general outline enables specific predictions to be made and tested related to the efficiency of focal attention in generating responses in the first attempt. Participants had to report the single letter in an RSVP stream of letters that was presented in a previously specified color (first target, T1) and then report whether an X (second target, T2) was or was not presented. Performance on T2 showed the typical U-shaped function across the T1-T2 lag that reflects the attentional blink phenomenon. However, as was predicted by Botella, Barriopedro, and Suero's model, the time-course of the interference was shorter for trials with a correct response to T1 than for trials with a T1 error. Furthermore, longer time-courses of interference associated with pre-target and post-target errors to the first target were indistinguishable.

Protection Coordination and Anti Islanding Protection Solution for Biomass Power Plant Connected on Distribution Network

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 2526
Author(s):  
Srete N Nikolovski ◽  
Marko Vukobratović ◽  
Ljubomir Majdandzic
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Distribution Network ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Short Circuits ◽  
Distribution Generation ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Biomass Power Plant

<p>Protection coordination as well as anti-island protection play significant role in the process of biomass power plant connection on the distribution network. Distribution generation island operation in Croatia is unacceptable according to the existing National grid code Paper presents a protection coordination of all passive protections used in the real biomass power plant and connected distriubution network feeder. Short-circuits three phase, two phase and single line to ground faults and generator islanding simulations have been performed and simulated in the time domain at the different network  locations using DIgSILENT Power Factory software. The time-current plots coordination of protective devices are made using Smart PDC module in Easy Power Protector software tool.</p>

scholarly journals Evidence for serial coercion: A time course analysis using the visual-world paradigm

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Scheepers ◽  
Frank Keller ◽  
Mirella Lapata
Keyword(s):  
Time Course ◽  
Visual World ◽  
Visual World Paradigm

The time course of argument reactivation revealed: Using the visual world paradigm

Cognition ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loes Koring ◽  
Pim Mak ◽  
Eric Reuland
Keyword(s):  
Time Course ◽  
Visual World ◽  
Visual World Paradigm

scholarly journals Language and perception: Introduction to the Special Issue “Speakers and Listeners in the Visual World”

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Mila Vulchanova ◽  
Valentin Vulchanov ◽  
Isabella Fritz ◽  
Evelyn A. Milburn
Keyword(s):  
Language Production ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Perceptual Information ◽  
Visual World ◽  
Visual World Paradigm ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Novel Objects ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Language and perception are two central cognitive systems. Until relatively recently, however, the interaction between them has been examined only partially and not from an over-arching theoretical perspective. Yet it has become clear that linguistic and perceptual interactions are essential to understanding both typical and atypical human behaviour. In this editorial, we examine the link between language and perception across three domains. First, we present a brief review of work investigating the importance of perceptual features, particularly shape bias, when learning names for novel objects—a critical skill acquired during language development. Second, we describe the Visual World Paradigm, an experimental method uniquely suited to investigate the language-perception relationship. Studies using the Visual World Paradigm demonstrate that the relationship between linguistic and perceptual information during processing is both intricate and bi-directional: linguistic cues guide interpretation of visual scenes, while perceptual information shapes interpretation of linguistic input. Finally, we turn to a discussion of co-speech gesture focusing on iconic gestures which depict aspects of the visual world (e.g., motion, shape). The relationship between language and these semantically-meaningful gestures is likewise complex and bi-directional. However, more research is needed to illuminate the exact circumstances under which iconic gestures shape language production and comprehension. In conclusion, although strong evidence exists supporting a critical relationship between linguistic and perceptual systems, the exact levels at which these two systems interact, the time-course of the interaction, and what is driving the interaction, remain largely open questions in need of future research.

scholarly journals Minimizing the Computational Effort to Optimize Solar Concentrators with the Open-Source Tools SunPATH and Tonatiuh++

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4412
Author(s):  
Manuel J. Blanco ◽  
Victor Grigoriev ◽  
Kypros Milidonis ◽  
George Tsouloupas ◽  
Miguel Larrañeta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Spatial Domain ◽  
Computational Effort ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Optical Efficiency ◽  
The Time Domain

Integrals that are of interest in the analysis, design, and optimization of concentrating solar thermal systems (CST), such as the annual optical efficiency of the light collection and concentration (LCC) subsystem, can be accurately computed or estimated in two distinct ways: on the time domain and on the spatial domain. This article explores these two ways, using a case study that is highly representative of the commercial CST systems being deployed worldwide. In the time domain, the computation of these integrals are explored using 1-min, 10-min, and 1-h solar DNI input data and using The Cyprus Institute (CyI)’s High-Performance Computing (HPC) system and an open-source ray tracer, Tonatiuh++, being actively developed at CyI. In the spatial domain, the computation of these integrals is explored using SunPATH, another open-source software tool being actively developed at CyI, in tandem with Tonatiuh++. The comparison between the time and spatial domain approach clearly indicate that the spatial domain approach using SunPATH is dramatically more computationally efficient than the time domain approach. According to the results obtained, at least for the case study analyzed in this article, to compute the annual energy delivered by the LCC subsystem with a relative error less than 0.1%, it is enough to provide SunPATH with 1-h DNI data as input, request from SunPATH the sun position and weights of just 30 points in the celestial sphere, and run Tonatiuh++ to simulate these 30 points using 15 million rays per run. As the test case is highly representative, it is expected that this approach will yield similar results for most CST systems of interest.

A review of the uses and reliability of food balance sheets in health research

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (12) ◽  
pp. 989-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan-Myae Thar ◽  
Rod Jackson ◽  
Boyd Swinburn ◽  
Cliona Ni Mhurchu
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Availability ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Dietary Factors ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
Global Comparison ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Context Food Balance Sheets (FBSs) are constructed by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and portray the food supply and utilization pattern of a country over time. Objective To examine and analyse the uses of FAO-FBS data in international studies of health and nutrition, and to identify the reported strengths, limitations and reliability of FBS. Data Sources PubMed, SCOPUS, EMBASE, Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA) and Google Scholar. Data Extraction Data extracted were author, year of publication, country/countries of the study, aim, study design, analysis, data collected, data sources and outcomes. Additional relevant information (e.g. strengths and limitations of the FBS), were also included. The bibliographies of all included studies were further searched, and any potentially relevant studies retrieved and assessed. Data Analysis 119 eligible studies (all study designs) published from the earliest available to the end of April, 2016 were collated into five categories of use: within-country analysis of food availability, nutrient availability and/or dietary trends (n = 17); inter-country, regional or global comparison of food groups, nutrient availability and/or dietary trends (n = 45); comparison of FBS with other national sources of dietary data (n = 7); association between FBS dietary factors and mortality or health outcomes (n = 45); and modelling studies (n = 5). Conclusion Studies indicate that FBS are useful for international comparison and analysis of trends over time, as they are standardized and updated regularly. FBS data are more reliable when averaged over several years; when results are reported as nutrient densities, trends, and percentage of energy or ratios, rather than absolute values. Also, users should be aware that the quality of FBS data depends on the reliability of national input data. The FBS is a vital source of global food composition data and is valuable for epidemiological studies when reported and analysed appropriately.

Processing delays

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 65-78
Author(s):  
Loes Koring ◽  
Hans van de Koot
Keyword(s):  
Eye Tracking ◽  
Sentence Processing ◽  
Word Order ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Visual World ◽  
Visual World Paradigm ◽  
Exact Time ◽  
On Line

Abstract An eye-tracking experiment using the Visual World Paradigm (VWP) shows that in on-line sentence processing in English the argument of an unaccusative verb reactivates late after verb offset. In contrast to previous studies, this VWP experiment establishes the exact time course of this effect, which matches the time course previously found for Dutch, despite differences in word order between the two languages. Furthermore, it uncovers an early reactivation of the argument of unergative verbs that has previously gone unnoticed. Such an effect has previously been observed for Dutch, but not for English. Moreover, the effect seems to occur earlier in English than in Dutch. We suggest that this difference may be due to the more rigid word order of English, which provides the parser with more informative cues.

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