Stimulus-Response Analysis of Spatial Behaviour Pattern in Hospital Public Waiting Room

AbstractThis study presents the first documented observations of a brachyuran crab's proactive fishing behaviour in conjunction with mangrove pneumatophores which are employed as prey-localization devices. All ecological data were recorded in situ using simple behavioural observations, visual census and field experiments. Field experiments were based on stimulus-response and ecological surveys on random displacement. Assemblages of Metopograpsus messor were observed daily performing a foraging/predatory tide-related cyclic behaviour pattern in an arid mangrove ecosystem which experiences challenging environmental conditions. Prey-localizing behaviour was observed during the flood tide when pneumatophore-borne vibrations were used to identify potential prey. The prey simulation field experiment (where a single pneumatophore was stimulated by knocking) showed that in >93% of instances a crab approached the exact pneumatophore being stimulated. As water levels increased during the tidal cycle M. messor was observed climbing pneumatophores. The crabs anchored themselves to the pneumatophore just above the water level with their pereiopods. The chelipeds were positioned in a pincher-like trap, and remained in a ‘capture-position’ waiting for prey to move within striking range. This characteristic fishing behaviour was performed daily by a population of M. messor. Ecological observations suggest that both these predatory behaviours are associated with the fish Aphanius dispar dispar in a direct prey–predator relation. Evidence suggests that these fishing behaviours evolved due to characteristics within the M. messor phylogeny (foraging in intertidal zones; daily displacement following tidal levels; high sensitivity to vibrations; and an opportunist diet) and its associated environment (presence of pneumatophores and high availability of a fish resource).

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A stimulus-response analysis of the interaction of cue-producing and instrumental responses.

Psychological Review ◽

10.1037/h0039949 ◽

1955 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 20-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Albert E. Goss

Keyword(s):

Response Analysis ◽

Stimulus Response

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A Stimulus-Response Analysis of Letter Reversals

Journal of Reading Behavior ◽

10.1080/10862967509547152 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 329-340 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Rosemery O. Nelson ◽

Arthur Peoples

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Error Analysis ◽

Grade Level ◽

Similar Pattern ◽

Normative Data ◽

Kindergarten Children ◽

Response Analysis ◽

Stimulus Response ◽

Lower Case ◽

Response Modes

Kindergarten, first, second, and third grade children (n = 36 per grade level) gave eight types of responses to five categories of letter stimuli, including high and low confusion capital and lower-case letters and frequently reversed letters. An error analysis of these normative data revealed that reversal letters produced more errors than other types of graphic stimuli only for kindergarten children. There was a similar pattern of errors in response to both reversal and other types of letter stimuli: Number of errors deceased as grade level increased; there were no sex differences; and the eight response types produced differing numbers of errors. It was suggested that letter reversals be remediated by first ascertaining the response modes in which letter reversals occur for each child.

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Architecting safety-critical decision-support systems for nuclear emergency management

it - Information Technology ◽

10.1515/itit-2015-0018 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tudor B. Ionescu ◽

Walter Scheuermann

Keyword(s):

Decision Support ◽

Emergency Management ◽

Simulation Software ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Response Analysis ◽

Functional Requirements ◽

Safety Critical ◽

Stimulus Response ◽

Reliability Performance ◽

Nuclear Emergency

AbstractWe present the architecture of the new ABR-KFUE decision-support system for nuclear emergency management used in Germany. Such systems assist decision makers in taking countermeasures in case of releases of radioactive materials into the environment. The specificity of these systems is that they use simulation software in a safety-critical application context. The new architecture of the system thus aims at fulfilling non-functional requirements for improved reliability, performance, availability, and maintainability. The proposed solutions are evaluated using a stimulus/response analysis.

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An Empirical Investigation on Tourism Attractive Destinations and Spatial Behavioral Tourist Pattern Analysis in Tehran

Asian Journal of Geographical Research ◽

10.9734/ajgr/2020/v3i130097 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 18-27

Author(s):

Ali Movahed ◽

Kamran Jafarpour Ghalehteimouri

Keyword(s):

Stopping Time ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Cultural Tourism ◽

Behaviour Pattern ◽

Spatial Behaviour ◽

Mental Maps ◽

The South ◽

Tourist Destinations ◽

Tourism Resources ◽

The City

Cities are important tourist destinations and tourism has affected the urban environment. Urban tourism space is where tourism resources are located. The behavioural pattern of tourists also subordinates of tourism resources. Therefore, behavioural geography explains the spatial patterns of the behaviour of tourists as a cognitive-perceptual process. The behavioural school has attended to areas such as mental maps of behaviour, spatial behaviour of tourism, and perception of the environment. The main objective of this research is identifying the spatial behaviour of tourists in Tehran. The research method is descriptive-analytic and used secondary data, which are available in different reports, drafts, and related institutes and questionnaire to collect the research data. The research results show that the behaviour pattern of foreign tourists depends on tourism resources. These tourism resources are located in the central part of Tehran. In addition, the south entrance of the city (Imam Khomeini airport) is the most important entrances for foreign tourists and transporting pattern is from the south to the centre and north of Tehran. Since Tehran city has located between ways so stopping time is short in this city. In other words, visiting the city's attractions has focused on the type of historical-cultural tourism in the central part of Tehran.

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