A Comparative Study of Colour Effects on Cognitive Performance in Real-World and VR Environments

This research explores the influence of colour on cognitive performance and intellectual abilities (i.e., logical and lateral thinking abilities and people’s attention to detail) in a conventional laboratory setting and an approximately identical virtual reality (VR) environment. Comparative experiments using psychological methods were carried out in both settings to explore the impact of immersive colour experience. This work builds on earlier studies that suggest that the VR environment enhances user experiences, with results evidencing that a considered approach to colour design can trigger a positive impact on user engagement. The experiments further evaluated the positive effects of immersive colour stimuli in VR by evaluating participants’ logical and lateral thinking abilities, as well as their attention to detail. Their response time and error rate when completing each psychometric test were recorded with different hue backgrounds in both environments. The data collected from participants reveal the differential impacts of colour between the reality setting using standard colour imaging displays and in an approximately identical VR environment. Analysis of the psychometric tests shows the differential influence of colours on logical and lateral thinking abilities and people’s attention to detail between the physical environment and the VR environment. Our findings add to the data demonstrating that a well-designed immersive colour experience in VR can trigger positive user engagement and, as explored in this study, improve cognitive performance. This again positions immersive colour experience as an important design tool to be fully considered in the creation of effective VR research and applications.

Enhancing Gas Injection Compressors Performance by Lateral Thinking Resulting in 0.62 Million Barrels Oil Per Year Additional Production Capacity at Zero Cost

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4.0) in Oil & Gas Industry creates a dynamic landscape where Operational Excellence (OE) strives for stability, quality, and efficiency while continuing to serve an increasingly demanding customer. Operational excellence is a journey, not a sole destination. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Onshore, one of the South East Fields, oil production capacity was constrained due to the limitation of associated gas handling capacity of the compressors. Gas flow towards the compressor was not steady due to natural flowing wells non-steady behavior and this disturbance cannot be removed from the system. The situation was quite complicated. In order to produce oil, associated gas must be handled to avoid flaring. It was more than a challenge to increase the compressors effective capacity without any hardware modification. Since flaring is not permitted in ADNOC and running of huge capacity standby compressor was not economically viable, therefore, Field Operations by lateral thinking transformed this challenging situation into an opportunity and enhanced compressor effective capacity by expanding its operating envelope to handle additional gas. One innovative solution proposed by Field Operations was to expand the pressure-operating envelope of the machine to withstand high pressures without tripping. The idea was to increase the machine throughput by elevating the machine high-pressure trip set point along with Pressure Safety Valve (PSV) set point elevation. This submission shares success story of an oil field Operations in house efforts to enhance the gas injection compressor effective capacity by 600 MSCFD which subsequently increased the oil production capacity by 1700 bopd or 0.62 million barrels oil per year by Operational Excellence. Operational Excellence played its role with a value improvement objective. Rather than replacing successful practices and programs, Operational Excellence knitted them into a larger, fully integrated tapestry woven to increase value produced within the overall business strategy which is very evident in this scenario. This case study is blend of Operations Excellence and innovation representing Management support to employee to solve complex problems. Such support is always beneficial for the company and employee. Management of change process for followed to study, analyze and implement the idea.

The Application of Metacognition to Business Decision Making

<p>One of the challenges facing managers in modern-day business is the ability to make effective decisions amidst complexity. Complexity manifests in many aspects of business, in particular the competitive environment. Complexity causes uncertainty and ambiguity which force businesses to think creatively in order to be adaptive and responsive. Traditional practices of decision making are often inadequate to deal with the challenges of modern-day complexity. Recognition is growing that modern businesses need to enhance their decision-making processes and systems to better reflect the current business environment. Traditional models of decision making are based on rational and intuitive decision-making processes. The present study draws upon insights from the emerging field of neuroscience to explore cognitive processes of decision making. In particular, the process of metacognition (the ability to think about what one is thinking about) is examined. The central proposition underlying the study is that awareness of metacognition can improve decision-making ability at the individual level of analysis. The literature on metacognition and decision making provide a foundation for integrating across the two disciplines. Theoretical and operational models are developed from these literatures. The main aim of the research is to introduce the concept of metacognition, a phenomenon salient in the neuroscience literature, to the process of decision making within the modern business context. The study tests the influence of understanding metacognition in relation to decision making through an experimental design, including use of experimental and control groups. The experimental group receives advance exposure to metacognitive strategies, including thinking aloud and visualisation, whereas the control group approaches the decision making exercises without special instructions. Decision making is measured by three exercises: problem solving, memory retention and lateral thinking. Each exercise is examined and tested individually to determine the extent of the influence of metacognitive awareness. Baseline metacognitive ability is assessed through a Metacognitive Awareness Inventory for both groups as a control variable. Ninety students across four Victoria University of Wellington business school undergraduate courses voluntarily participated in the experiment. The students were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. Each participant was given a questionnaire requiring approximately 30 minutes to complete, with a number of problem statements and exercises that tested problem solving, memory retention and lateral thinking ability. The findings from the study demonstrate that the experimental group, who were cued in advance to apply metacognitive strategies, performed better at problem solving and memory retention. There was no significant difference in means between the experimental and control group for the lateral thinking exercise. These results are discussed in detail. The research suggests that teaching students about the concept of metacognition along with developing skills in the application of metacognitive strategies have the potential to enhance decision-making capacity, which in turn will address the challenges of complexity. It is proposed that the findings from this study may be relevant within the managerial context and that similar interventions might be considered for future management development programmes. These findings support the current literature which has primarily focused on the school sector. Limitations are recognised, including generalisability, and avenues for future research are proposed, including further applications of metacognition, along with other insights from neuroscience, to enhance processes of business decisio</p>

The Application of Metacognition to Business Decision Making

<p>One of the challenges facing managers in modern-day business is the ability to make effective decisions amidst complexity. Complexity manifests in many aspects of business, in particular the competitive environment. Complexity causes uncertainty and ambiguity which force businesses to think creatively in order to be adaptive and responsive. Traditional practices of decision making are often inadequate to deal with the challenges of modern-day complexity. Recognition is growing that modern businesses need to enhance their decision-making processes and systems to better reflect the current business environment. Traditional models of decision making are based on rational and intuitive decision-making processes. The present study draws upon insights from the emerging field of neuroscience to explore cognitive processes of decision making. In particular, the process of metacognition (the ability to think about what one is thinking about) is examined. The central proposition underlying the study is that awareness of metacognition can improve decision-making ability at the individual level of analysis. The literature on metacognition and decision making provide a foundation for integrating across the two disciplines. Theoretical and operational models are developed from these literatures. The main aim of the research is to introduce the concept of metacognition, a phenomenon salient in the neuroscience literature, to the process of decision making within the modern business context. The study tests the influence of understanding metacognition in relation to decision making through an experimental design, including use of experimental and control groups. The experimental group receives advance exposure to metacognitive strategies, including thinking aloud and visualisation, whereas the control group approaches the decision making exercises without special instructions. Decision making is measured by three exercises: problem solving, memory retention and lateral thinking. Each exercise is examined and tested individually to determine the extent of the influence of metacognitive awareness. Baseline metacognitive ability is assessed through a Metacognitive Awareness Inventory for both groups as a control variable. Ninety students across four Victoria University of Wellington business school undergraduate courses voluntarily participated in the experiment. The students were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. Each participant was given a questionnaire requiring approximately 30 minutes to complete, with a number of problem statements and exercises that tested problem solving, memory retention and lateral thinking ability. The findings from the study demonstrate that the experimental group, who were cued in advance to apply metacognitive strategies, performed better at problem solving and memory retention. There was no significant difference in means between the experimental and control group for the lateral thinking exercise. These results are discussed in detail. The research suggests that teaching students about the concept of metacognition along with developing skills in the application of metacognitive strategies have the potential to enhance decision-making capacity, which in turn will address the challenges of complexity. It is proposed that the findings from this study may be relevant within the managerial context and that similar interventions might be considered for future management development programmes. These findings support the current literature which has primarily focused on the school sector. Limitations are recognised, including generalisability, and avenues for future research are proposed, including further applications of metacognition, along with other insights from neuroscience, to enhance processes of business decisio</p>

Inovasi Pembelajaran Pantun Berbasis Kearifan Lokal

Pantun is a type of old poem that is written and usually uses a tone or song. Pantun consists of the elements of a sentence of four lines in a verse, which is based (a-b-a-b). Usually the first row and the second row are sampiran, the third and fourth rows are the contents. This research aims to test the effectiveness of an innovation of learning based on local wisdom pantun namely by using a dictionary of courses. This research is categorized into experimental research types. The method used by researchers in this study is quasi experiment with one group pretest posttest design model. The population is all students of class V sdn 331 Borongtellutahun 2020/2021. The population numbered 30 people as well as a sample of the study. This study uses tests to find out the ability to write the student guide The test is given twice, namely pre-action and post-action. The data in this study were analyzed using statistical techniques inference design analysis, simple linear regression. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the results of learning to write pantun students of grade V SD Negeri 331 Borongtellu using conventional techniques is an average of 67.74 in the range of 10-100 grades with a moderate category. After being treated using rhyming dictionaries and lateral thinking, the student's learning outcomes averaged 79.33in the range of grades 10-100 with a high category. Thus the use of rhyming dictionaries and lateral thinking effective in improving the results of writing local wisdom-based pantun learning in grade V students of SD Negeri 331 Borongtellu, because the t-count /empirical value is greater than the table/theoretical t-value (14.27>1.6709).

NEW FORMAT OF DIALOGUE PLATFORMS BASED ON TRANSLATERAL THINKING

The article describes the dynamics of the evolution of political thinking in international relations from binary oppositions to lateral thinking. This evolution is motivated by the new social reality of regional ecosystems that form the basis of globalization processes. Marlene Laruelle and Kazushige Kobayashi initiated an intellectual discussion on the specifics and prospects of transforming the thinking of political and economic elites at the beginning of the 21st century. The article shows that a new platform for the dialogue of non-like-minded people can play a constructive role in the implementation of the glocalization of ecosystems with the possibility of preserving the historically functioning international division of labor. In such a situation, relations between politics and economics are being transformed. The commercial priorities of transactions and the development of transnational digital platforms integrated into the space of the national regulator come to the fore. Groups of economic trans-regional interests can become the fundamental basis for the annihilation of the conflicting intentions of binary political thinking.

299 An Unusual Nasal Lump

A 70-year-old man received a few courses of various antibiotics for left dacrocystitis under the care of ophthalmologists. Despite the treatment, the lump was not improving. The patient, in the meantime, presented to his GP with recurrent left-sided epistaxis and it became apparent that he was also experiencing ipsilateral nasal blockage. He reported a 3-year history of left-sided tinnitus but no other red flag symptoms. He was subsequently referred as 2-Week-Wait to ENT and nasoendoscopy revealed complete blockage of the left nostril with the postnasal space fully obstructed by enlarged mucosal tissue and no palpable lymph nodes. CT showed an aggressive locally invasive sinonasal tumour and a necrotic posterior mediastinal lesion. MRI further defined the extent of invasion and revealed a significant level 2 lymph node. A gastroscopy and EUA nose were arranged to obtain histology to confirm the differential diagnosis of sinonasal SCC. This case highlights the importance of lateral thinking when presented with a refractory symptom, as a more sinister diagnosis can be detected earlier. It also reinforces the need for examination of surrounding anatomy that may influence the condition.