感性重視SD法電子化アンケート手法の提案

Presently, with the reality of globalization, there are farther more opportunities for Japanese technicians and business persons to approach, learn about and perform traditional Japanese arts to a global audience. Predicting such fact, for the last 10 years, we have been researching the possibility to practice alone, Kana Strings and Kyougen (Noh plays) via Information Communication Technology (ICT). The implementation for the application of the above system is almost completed. In whatever way conducting a quantitative evaluation of the system, it has been shown and proven numerous difficulties. We have been using a semantic differential method of evaluation up until the moment. However, this method is considered inappropriate when we try KANSEI oriented evaluation. We introduced the characteristics of the above presented plan as a unique user interface. Additionally, we conducted a trial of the system to test how well it can be used to evaluate art forms. The results of the trial were conducted through applicable assessments, which validated and as well appropriate the system for the purposes we intende

Script Effects as the Hidden Drive of the Mind, Cognition, and Culture

This open access volume reveals the hidden power of the script we read in and how it shapes and drives our minds, ways of thinking, and cultures. Expanding on the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis (i.e., the idea that language affects the way we think), this volume proposes the “Script Relativity Hypothesis” (i.e., the idea that the script in which we read affects the way we think) by offering a unique perspective on the effect of script (alphabets, morphosyllabaries, or multi-scripts) on our attention, perception, and problem-solving. Once we become literate, fundamental changes occur in our brain circuitry to accommodate the new demand for resources. The powerful effects of literacy have been demonstrated by research on literate versus illiterate individuals, as well as cross-scriptal transfer, indicating that literate brain networks function differently, depending on the script being read. This book identifies the locus of differences between the Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans, and between the East and the West, as the neural underpinnings of literacy. To support the “Script Relativity Hypothesis”, it reviews a vast corpus of empirical studies, including anthropological accounts of human civilization, social psychology, cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, applied linguistics, second language studies, and cross-cultural communication. It also discusses the impact of reading from screens in the digital age, as well as the impact of bi-script or multi-script use, which is a growing trend around the globe. As a result, our minds, ways of thinking, and cultures are now growing closer together, not farther apart. ; Examines the origin, emergence, and co-evolution of written language, the human mind, and culture within the purview of script effects Investigates how the scripts we read over time shape our cognition, mind, and thought patterns Provides a new outlook on the four representative writing systems of the world Discusses the consequences of literacy for the functioning of the min

Effects of synaesthetic colour and space on cognition

A small proportion of the population experiences synaesthesia, in which a stimulus (the inducer) causes a percept (the concurrent) in its own sensory domain, and in another domain, or another sub-domain of the same sense. This thesis is concerned with synaesthesiae in which numbers and letters take on spatial locations or colours. In Paper 1, alphabet-form synaesthesia is investigated. The majority of alphabet forms belonging to native English speakers are straight, horizontal lines. Any breaks, gaps or direction changes tend to fall in line with the parsing of the Alphabet Song. Synaesthetes show greater inducer-concurrent consistency than controls; their spatial attention can also be cued by letters. In Paper 2, synaesthetes with alphabet forms and number forms took part in case or parity judgement tasks. Synaesthetes behave similarly to controls on the parity judgement tasks (i.e. both groups categorise small numbers more quickly with the left hand than the right hand). In the case judgement task neither group shows an equivalent effect for letters of the alphabet. Controls alone show a QWERTY effect, in which letters on the left of the keyboard are categorised more quickly with the left hand than the right hand. A large-scale study of letter-colour and number-colour synaesthesia in Paper 3 shows that correlations between letter frequency and saturation, alphabetical position and saturation, magnitude and luminance, magnitude and saturation are seen when luminance and saturation are considered as across-hue and within-hue variables. Papers 4 and 5 are concerned with synaesthetic bidirectionality, wherein concurrents can elicit implicit mental representations of their inducers. While no experiment in these papers shows evidence for bidirectionality, this may be due to the presentation of concurrent colours as graphemes instead of colour blocks. However, priming effects appear during a synaesthetic Stroop task when numbers are presented as digits, suggesting a stronger role for digits than other notations in number-colour synaesthesia

The Advanced Framework for Evaluating Remote Agents (AFERA): A Framework for Digital Forensic Practitioners

Digital forensics experts need a dependable method for evaluating evidence-gathering tools. Limited research and resources challenge this process and the lack of multi-endpoint data validation hinders reliability in distributed digital forensics. A framework was designed to evaluate distributed agent-based forensic tools while enabling practitioners to self-evaluate and demonstrate evidence reliability as required by the courts. Grounded in Design Science, the framework features guidelines, data, criteria, and checklists. Expert review enhances its quality and practicality

The Critic as Neurocosmopolite; Or, What Cognitive Approaches to Literature Can Learn from Disability Studies: Lisa Zunshine in Conversation with Ralph James Savarese

Have cognitive scientists misread autism? What happens if, instead of simply accepting such research, literary critics turned to the actual prose and poetry written by autistic authors, such as Tito Mukhopadhyay and Donna Williams? Literary theory may never be the same once it comes to terms with neurodiversity

An empirical examination of interdisciplinary collaboration within the practice of localisation and development of international software

Acceptance on international markets is an important selling proposition for software products and a key to new markets. The adaptation of software products for specific markets is called software localisation. Practitioner reports and research suggests that activities of developers and translators do not mesh seamlessly, leading to problems such as disproportionate cost, lack of quality, and delayed product release. Yet, there is little research on localisation as a comprehensive activity and its human factors. This thesis examines how software localisation is handled in practice, how the localisation process is integrated into development, and how software developers and localisers work individually and collaboratively on international software. The research aims to understand how localisation issues around the above-mentioned classifications of cost, quality and time issues are caused. Qualitative and quantitative data is gathered through semi-structured interviews and an online survey. The interviews focused on the individual experiences of localisation and development professionals in a range of relevant roles. The online survey measured cultural competence, attitude towards and self-efficacy in localisation, and properties of localisation projects. Interviews were conducted and analysed following Straussian Grounded Theory. The survey was statistically analysed to test a number of hypotheses regarding differences between localisers and developers, as well as relationships between project properties and software quality. Results suggest gaps in knowledge, procedure and motivation between developers and translators, as well as a lack of cross-disciplinary knowledge and coordination. Further, a grounded theory of interdisciplinary collaboration in software localisation explains how collaboration strategies and conflicts reciprocally affect each other and are affected by external influences. A number of statistically significant differences between developers and localisers and the relevance of certain project properties to localisation were confirmed. The findings give new insights into interdisciplinary issues in the development of international software and suggest new ways to handle interdisciplinary collaboration in general

Advances in Human-Robot Interaction

Rapid advances in the field of robotics have made it possible to use robots not just in industrial automation but also in entertainment, rehabilitation, and home service. Since robots will likely affect many aspects of human existence, fundamental questions of human-robot interaction must be formulated and, if at all possible, resolved. Some of these questions are addressed in this collection of papers by leading HRI researchers