A NEUROPHYSIOLOGY-BASED MODEL TO ESTIMATE VISIBILITY IN ACTUAL LIGHTING ENVIRONMENT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Yoshizawa ◽  
H. Shida
Keyword(s):  
Visual Information ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Gain Control ◽  
Great Accuracy ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Experimental Room ◽  
Subjective Evaluations ◽  
Lighting Environment ◽  
Quantitative Indexes ◽  
Made In

Visibility is one of the fundamental factors for explaining the lighting environment, and various quantitative indexes for these have been made in such a manner that directly finds the formulae that best match the numerous subjective evaluations. Recently neurophysiology-based models have been paid attention as the complementary or alternative methods to these conventional indexes. In this paper we will introduce the normalization and gain control models, which are generally accepted theories in the visual information processing, to estimate the visibility, and verify the validity of this algorithm by comparing with the subjective evaluation in the experimental room. The result showed that the algorithm in this research could estimate the visibility of the simple objects in the experimental space with a pseudo window with great accuracy, however, it is desirable and necessary to publicly discuss various algorithms and clarify their reliability based on the verification results under various situations.

scholarly journals Examination and Comparison of Theta Band Connectivity in Left- and Right-Hand Dominant Individuals throughout a Motor Skill Acquisition

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 728
Author(s):  
Jessica McDonnell ◽  
Nicholas P Murray ◽  
Sungwoo Ahn ◽  
Stefan Clemens ◽  
Erik Everhart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skill Acquisition ◽  
Information Integration ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Parietal Lobe ◽  
The United States ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Population Difference ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Right Hand ◽  
Neurological Differences

The majority of the population identifies as right-hand dominant, with a minority 10.6% identifying as left-hand dominant. Social factors may partially skew the distribution, but it remains that left-hand dominant individuals make up approximately 40 million people in the United States alone and yet, remain underrepresented in the motor control literature. Recent research has revealed behavioral and neurological differences between populations, therein overturning assumptions of a simple hemispheric flip in motor-related activations. The present work showed differentially adaptable motor programs between populations and found fundamental differences in methods of skill acquisition highlighting underlying neural strategies unique to each population. Difference maps and descriptive metrics of coherent activation patterns showed differences in how theta oscillations were utilized. The right-hand group relied on occipital parietal lobe connectivity for visual information integration necessary to inform the motor task, while the left-hand group relied on a more frontal lobe localized cognitive based approach. The findings provide insight into potential alternative methods of information integration and emphasize the importance for inclusion of the left-hand dominant population in the growing conceptualization of the brain promoting the generation of a more complete, stable, and accurate understanding of our complex biology.

Study on Subjective Evaluation of Comfort of Lighting Environment in Nursing Institutions

2016 ◽  
Vol 858 ◽  
pp. 262-266
Author(s):  
Yuan Yuan Zhou ◽  
Wang Da Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
Switch Control ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
Lighting Environment ◽  
Main Factors

This paper investigated and determined the subjective evaluation indicators of comfort in lighting environment for elderly in nursing institutions. Factor analysis method was utilized and the result showed that the recognition of space and figures, sense of security from even illumination, convenience of switch control and no glare were the main factors. The conclusion of the study was not only used to evaluate the lighting environment quality, but also used to guide the design of lighting environment in nursing institutions.

Social and Psychological Effects of Major Craniofacial Deformity

1992 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 578-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Pruzinsky
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Family Factors ◽  
Facial Deformity ◽  
Social Stressors ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Made In

This paper discusses the social and psychological experiences of patients with the most severe forms of craniofacial deformity. The paper concludes that individuals with the most severe forms of craniofacial deformities are at risk for experiencing social and psychological stress and for having their quality of life negatively impacted by the experience of having a facial deformity. Much of the stress experienced by these individuals is the result of the negative social response to their facial deformity. It is emphasized that many patients will not develop psychopathology, because of intervening personality and family factors that may ameliorate these negative social stressors. The excellent progress made in assessing, preventing, and treating the negative psychosocial impact of facial deformity is noted. Finally, in attempting to understand the impact of facial deformity on quality of life, emphasis is placed on the subjective evaluation of these factors by each individual patient and family.

scholarly journals Alternative methods for clinical nursing assessment and evaluation

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-30
Author(s):  
M M Chabeli
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Evaluation ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Nursing Assessment ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Clinical Nursing ◽  
Made In

The recommendations made in the article on nurse educators’ perceptions of OSCE as a clinical evaluation method (Chabeli, 2001:84-91) are addressed in this article.OpsommingIn hierdie artikel word daar gefokus op die aanbevelings wat gedoen is met betrekking tot die persepsies van verpleeg- opvoedkundiges ten opsigte van die OGKE as ‘n kliniese evalueringsmetode (Chabeli, 2001:84-91). *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

scholarly journals SVScore: An Impact Prediction Tool For Structural Variation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liron Ganel ◽  
Haley J Abel ◽  
Ira M Hall
Keyword(s):  
Structural Variation ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Purifying Selection ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Impact Prediction ◽  
Pathogenicity Prediction ◽  
Type Gene ◽  
Tandem Duplications ◽  
Made In

Motivation: Structural variation (SV) is an important and diverse source of human genome variation. Over the past several years, much progress has been made in the area of SV detection, but predict-ing the functional impact of SVs discovered in whole genome sequencing (WGS) studies remains extremely challenging. Accurate SV impact prediction is especially important for WGS-based rare variant association studies and studies of rare disease. Results: Here we present SVScore, a computational tool for in silico SV impact prediction. SVScore aggregates existing per-base single nucleotide polymorphism pathogenicity scores across relevant genomic intervals for each SV in a manner that considers variant type, gene features, and uncertainty in breakpoint location. We show that in a Finnish cohort, the allele frequency spectrum of SVs with high impact scores is strongly skewed toward lower frequencies, suggesting that these variants are under purifying selection. We further show that SVScore identifies deleterious variants more effectively than naive alternative methods. Finally, our results indicate that high-scoring tandem duplications may be under surprisingly strong selection relative to high-scoring deletions, suggesting that duplications may be more deleterious than previously thought. In conclusion, SVScore provides pathogenicity prediction for SVs that is both informative and meaningful for understanding their functional role in disease. Availability: SVScore is implemented in Perl and available freely at {{http://www.github.com/lganel/SVScore}} for use under the MIT license. Contact: [email protected]

scholarly journals Building a Framework of Evaluating Human–Environment Relationships: Considering the Differences between Subjective Evaluations and Objective Assessments

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Ying Liu ◽  
Wei Deng ◽  
Li Peng
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Subjective Evaluations ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Objective Basis ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

The human–environment relationship is bidirectional, meaning that human attitudes and behavior to nature are at the root of environmental change, while changes in the environment affect human attitudes and behavior. It is necessary to analyze the human–environment relationship from two aspects: (a) Whether there is a good objective basis for maintaining an environment, and (b) whether people report that they are satisfied with that environment. This study attempted to construct a framework to evaluate the human–environment relationship considering these two aspects. The framework consists of three parts: Traditional evaluation, indicator construction, and evaluation considering the relationship between subjective and objective assessment. Traditional evaluations consist of subjective evaluations and objective assessments. Indicator construction focuses on putting forward indicators that quantitively evaluate the human–environment relationship, considering the results of objective assessments and subjective evaluations. The indicators introduced in this study include MD (match degree) and OSC (objective assessment and subjective evaluation comparison) to explain the difference and the relationship between objective assessments and subjective evaluations of the environment. Then, based on the indicator value, a matrix containing four situations (Match-H, Match-L, H-L, and L-H) was constructed to explore why a human–environment relationship may not be harmonious. Since the upper Minjiang River basin is a typical area, because of its intensive human activity, as well as its fragile ecological environment, this study chose it as a case study and used it to verify the framework. Through the framework construction and application, this study found that: (1) The framework of this study provided a more comprehensive method to evaluate the human–environment relationship; (2) as the subjective evaluation was based on individual comprehensive tradeoffs, the evaluation combining the subjective and objective assessment was more accurate; (3) environmental conditions were the basis, and human activities were the key factors, for the coordination of human–environment relationships; so the matrix put forward in this study was necessary for finding the cause of human–environment incongruity.

A Study on the Luminance of Landscape Lighting of Chinese Classical Architectures Based on Mesopic Vision

2011 ◽  
Vol 224 ◽  
pp. 175-178
Author(s):  
Li Ye Sun ◽  
Gang Liu ◽  
Hong Hai
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Qualitative Description ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Mesopic Vision ◽  
Cultural Connotation ◽  
Low Luminance ◽  
Quantification Analysis ◽  
Lighting Environment ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Chinese Classic

Landscape lighting of Chinese classic architectures can reappearing the historical, cultural connotation and artistic appeal of architectures at night. Most of these scenes are low luminance and weak contrast, and the visual level is in mesopic vision. Taking the Summer Place as an example, considering the characteristics of vision in different luminance levels, this research obtains a series of simulant scenes with low luminance and weak contrast in mesopic vision by using physical quantity relations between the luminance of actual scene and reappearance scene. Utilizing experiment observation, computer simulation, quantification analysis and subjective evaluation, the research relate the quantitative index and the qualitative description and then realize the synthetically consideration of the relationship between the physics and the psychology stimulation in the lighting environment. Through the statistical analysis of experimental result, it suggests the satisfactory scope of the luminance and the luminance ratio. Similarly, the results of this research have significance to energy saving and the development of green lighting.

scholarly journals Detection of Salmonella in Food Matrices, from Conventional Methods to Recent Aptamer-Sensing Technologies

Foods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paniel ◽  
Noguer
Keyword(s):  
Food Processing ◽  
Foodborne Pathogen ◽  
High Specificity ◽  
Food Samples ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
High Throughput Analysis ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Conventional Culture ◽  
Consumer Safety ◽  
Made In

Rapid detection of the foodborne pathogen Salmonella in food processing is of crucial importance to prevent food outbreaks and to ensure consumer safety. Detection and quantification of Salmonella species in food samples is routinely performed using conventional culture-based techniques, which are labor intensive, involve well-trained personnel, and are unsuitable for on-site and high-throughput analysis. To overcome these drawbacks, many research teams have developed alternative methods like biosensors, and more particularly aptasensors, were a nucleic acid is used as biorecognition element. The increasing interest in these devices is related to their high specificity, convenience, and relative rapid response. This review aims to present the advances made in these last years in the development of biosensors for the detection and the quantification of Salmonella, highlighting applications on meat from the chicken food chain.

An Ergonomic Evaluation of the Effects of Veiling Reflection on the Human Visibility

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (21) ◽  
pp. 3-501-3-501
Author(s):  
Jae-Min Park ◽  
Sang-Do Lee ◽  
Young-Sook Kim
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Visual Target ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Luminance Contrast ◽  
Visual Sensitivity ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Daily Newspapers ◽  
Human Sensibility

Man perceive and react around him through the five senses. Also man give rise to the human sensibility and maintain his emotion. This study doesn't limit working environment to VDT environment, but considers the universal working environment acquiring information by eyesight stimulation. In this respect, designed and made is experimental equipment such as an external light for veiling reflection, visual target suggesting system, and visual target considered luminance contrast level. And reading the visual target is selected as work after excerpting the editorials from daily newspapers in Korean and Chinese letter and making target for experimental condition. In case of forming an abnormal veiling reflection we consider the form; a vertical (25%, 50%, 75%)and a horizontal (25%, 50%, 75%). The results from the subjective evaluation are analyzed by SD (Semantic Differential) methodology of 5 point scale for visibility and nuisance when an abnormal veiling reflection forms on target. In addition, the results of the objective evaluation are suggested by measuring and analyzing EEG (Electroencephalogram) of bio-signal for visual sensitivity. The results of this study can apply to basic data which create a guideline of a visual operation. In particular, it can be designed as an illumination environment concerning an ergonomic factor on visual operations, mental stress such as a visual inspection operation, visual information search operation, etc. As a result, we can expect to reduce the visual nuisance and contribute to the improvement of the performance and the uplift of the competitive power.

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