169 research outputs found
Virtual Reality Games for Motor Rehabilitation
This paper presents a fuzzy logic based method to track user satisfaction without the need for devices to monitor users physiological conditions. User satisfaction is the key to any productâs acceptance; computer applications and video games provide a unique opportunity to provide a tailored environment for each user to better suit their needs. We have implemented a non-adaptive fuzzy logic model of emotion, based on the emotional component of the Fuzzy Logic Adaptive Model of Emotion (FLAME) proposed by El-Nasr, to estimate player emotion in UnrealTournament 2004. In this paper we describe the implementation of this system and present the results of one of several play tests. Our research contradicts the current literature that suggests physiological measurements are needed. We show that it is possible to use a software only method to estimate user emotion
Aerospace medicine and biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes (supplement 376)
This bibliography lists 265 reports, articles and other documents introduced into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information System during Jun. 1993. Subject coverage includes: aerospace medicine and physiology, life support systems and man/system technology, protective clothing, exobiology and extraterrestrial life, planetary biology, and flight crew behavior and performance
Job evaluation model of major public hospitals in China
The current economic climate has contributed to an increasingly competitive
environment among organizations. In order to ensure competitive advantage, they must be
able to promote high levels of professional performance. This research is part of this theme
and aims to analyze how the job characteristics, professional knowledge, skills, competencies,
training and work engagement influence the job evaluation and, consequently, the
performance of employees of six public hospitals, China.
The sample consists of 546 subjects aged between 21 and 58 years (M = 37.9; SD =
8.73), with the majority being females (55.5%). For the collection of data, such scales were
used as the Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS), the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Personal
Characteristics Scale (KSAOS), the Competencies and Training Scale (CTS) and the Utrecht
Work Engagement Scale (UWES).
The results obtained show that the job characteristics, the professional knowledge, the
skills, the training and the work engagement influence the job evaluation. It was also found
that the male respondents, those belonging to the older age group, those with higher academic
qualifications and those with higher positions present higher average performance in all
dimensions under study.
It was also possible to verify that Autonomy is the JDS variable with greater effect on the
Job evaluation and the bigger the Autonomy, Skill variety and Feedback given to the
employees, the more positive their perception of Job evaluation. Data analysis also reveals
that KSAO moderate the relations between job characteristics and job evaluation and the
dimension with the most effect on Job evaluation is Professional Ethics and Health Law. On
the other hand, the higher the competencies and professional training in the area of
Organization and finance, the greater the Job evaluation. Finally, it was verified that Vigor is
the only variable with significant effect on Job evaluation.
It is hoped that these results may inspire further research that contributes to a better
understanding of these relationships; and at the practical level, it is intended to alert the
justified investment by the organizations in the implementation of a performance evaluation
model. Taking into account the current competitiveness at the organizational level, it is
considered that the analysis of the relationships between these dimensions is crucial to an organization. In this way, this project is intended to build a new process of performance
evaluation in public hospitals in China, based on the competencies identified for each job.Atualmente, o clima econĂłmico contribuiu para um ambiente cada vez mais competitivo entre as organizaçÔes e para garantir a vantagem competitiva, as organizaçÔes devem ser capazes de promover altos nĂveis de desempenho profissional. Esta investigação insere-se nesta temĂĄtica e tem como objetivo estudar como as caracterĂsticas da função, o conhecimento profissional, as habilidades, as competĂȘncias e o envolvimento no trabalho influenciam a avaliação do trabalho e, consequentemente, o desempenho dos funcionĂĄrios de seis hospitais pĂșblicos . China.
A amostra Ă© composta por 546 sujeitos com idades compreendidas entre os 21 e os 58 anos (M = 37.9; DP = 8.73), sendo a maioria do sexo feminino (55.5%). Os dados foram recolhidos atravĂ©s das seguintes escalas: Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS), Escala de Conhecimento, Habilidades, AptidĂ”es e Outras Escalas Pessoais (KSAOS), Escala de CompetĂȘncias e Formação (CTS) e Escala de Envolvimento no Trabalho de Utrecht ( UWES).
Os resultados obtidos mostram que as caracterĂsticas da função, o conhecimento profissional, as habilidades, a formação e o envolvimento no trabalho influenciam a avaliação do trabalho. Constatou-se tambĂ©m que os entrevistados do sexo masculino, os que pertencem Ă faixa etĂĄria mais avançada, os que possuem maior qualificação acadĂ©mica e que ocupam posiçÔes hierĂĄrquicas mais elevadas, apresentam um desempenho mĂ©dio superior em todas as dimensĂ”es em estudo.
TambĂ©m foi possĂvel verificar que a Autonomia Ă© a variĂĄvel do JDS com maior efeito na avaliação do trabalho e que quanto maior Ă© a Autonomia, a variedade de competĂȘncias e o feedback dado aos funcionĂĄrios, mais positiva Ă© a sua perceção da avaliação do trabalho. A anĂĄlise dos dados tambĂ©m revelou que o KSAO modera a relação existente entre as caracterĂsticas da função e a avaliação do trabalho e que a variĂĄvel com maior efeito na avaliação do trabalho Ă© a Ătica Profissional e a Lei da SaĂșde. Por outro lado, quanto maiores sĂŁo as competĂȘncias e a formação profissional na ĂĄrea de Organização e Finanças, melhor Ă© a avaliação do trabalho. Por Ășltimo, verificou-se que o Vigor Ă© a Ășnica dimensĂŁo do envolvimento no trabalho com efeito significativo na avaliação do mesmo.
Espera-se que esses resultados possam inspirar pesquisas futuras e que possam contribuir para uma melhor compreensĂŁo dessas relaçÔes; a nĂvel prĂĄtico pretende-se alertar os gestores para a implementação de um modelo de avaliação de desempenho. Considerando a atual competitividade a nĂvel organizacional, considera-se que a anĂĄlise da relação entre estas dimensĂ”es Ă© crucial para qualquer organização. Esta investigação pretende assim construir um novo processo de avaliação do trabalho nos hospitais pĂșblicos na China, com base nas competĂȘncias identificadas para cada função
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Gender differences in navigation dialogues with computer systems
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Gender is among the most influential of the factors underlying differences in spatial abilities, human communication and interactions with and through computers. Past research has offered important insights into gender differences in navigation and language use. Yet, given the multidimensionality of these domains, many issues remain contentious while others unexplored. Moreover, having been derived from non-interactive, and often artificial, studies, the generalisability of this research to interactive contexts of use, particularly in the practical domain of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), may be problematic. At the same time, little is known about how gender strategies, behaviours and preferences interact with the features of technology in various domains of HCI, including collaborative systems and systems with natural language interfaces. Targeting these knowledge gaps, the thesis aims to address the central question of how gender differences emerge and operate in spatial navigation dialogues with computer systems.
To this end, an empirical study is undertaken, in which, mixed-gender and same-gender pairs communicate to complete an urban navigation task, with one of the participants being under the impression that he/she interacts with a robot. Performance and dialogue data were collected using a custom system that supported synchronous navigation and communication between the user and the robot.
Based on this empirical data, the thesis describes the key role of the interaction of gender in navigation performance and communication processes, which outweighed the effect of individual gender, moderating gender differences and reversing predicted patterns of performance and language use. This thesis has produced several contributions; theoretical, methodological and practical. From a theoretical perspective, it offers novel findings in gender differences in navigation and communication. The methodological contribution concerns the successful application of dialogue as a naturalistic, and yet experimentally sound, research paradigm to study gender and spatial language. The practical contributions include concrete design guidelines for natural language systems and implications for the development of gender-neutral interfaces in specific domains of HCI
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