Theory underlying the peripheral vision horizon device

Peripheral Vision Horizon Device (PVHD) theory states that the likelihood of pilot disorientation in flight is reduced by providing an artificial horizon that provides orientation information to peripheral vision. In considering the validity of the theory, three areas are explored: the use of an artificial horizon device over some other flight instrument; the use of peripheral vision over foveal vision; and the evidence that peripheral vision is well suited to the processing of orientation information

The Ursinus Weekly, April 24, 1944

New swing band plays sweet and hot as large student audience approves • Haines to head Lantern; new staff will take over • Betty Umstad rules as queen of prom at junior dance • Author tells theme of May pageant • Students will try out for operetta this week • Max Lerner to speak on May 10 at forum • Youth of today have same courage as did heroic pioneers of yesteryear • Dr. Leinbach describes recent surgical progress • English Club members hear review of the American • Pastor vacations in Florida • IRC hears Pan American talk • Freshmen entertain club with take-offs on members • Baby buffalo learn manners at college • Navy flier writes about importance of knowing weather for all pilots • Ursinus nine loses to Swarthmore, 8-3 • Day study defeats Shreiner sextette for basketball cup • Tennis team looks ahead to another good season • McClure releases figures on post-war prospectshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1730/thumbnail.jp

ELVIS: Entertainment-led video summaries

© ACM, 2010. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of ACM for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 6(3): Article no. 17 (2010) http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1823746.1823751Video summaries present the user with a condensed and succinct representation of the content of a video stream. Usually this is achieved by attaching degrees of importance to low-level image, audio and text features. However, video content elicits strong and measurable physiological responses in the user, which are potentially rich indicators of what video content is memorable to or emotionally engaging for an individual user. This article proposes a technique that exploits such physiological responses to a given video stream by a given user to produce Entertainment-Led VIdeo Summaries (ELVIS). ELVIS is made up of five analysis phases which correspond to the analyses of five physiological response measures: electro-dermal response (EDR), heart rate (HR), blood volume pulse (BVP), respiration rate (RR), and respiration amplitude (RA). Through these analyses, the temporal locations of the most entertaining video subsegments, as they occur within the video stream as a whole, are automatically identified. The effectiveness of the ELVIS technique is verified through a statistical analysis of data collected during a set of user trials. Our results show that ELVIS is more consistent than RANDOM, EDR, HR, BVP, RR and RA selections in identifying the most entertaining video subsegments for content in the comedy, horror/comedy, and horror genres. Subjective user reports also reveal that ELVIS video summaries are comparatively easy to understand, enjoyable, and informative

Fluorescence emission as an early indicator of coral health and as a visual cue for symbiotic algae: The effect on STEM interest after a field trip to a public aquarium

Scleractinian coral rely on the photosynthetic byproducts gained from their dinoflagellate endosymbiont. Bleaching events break down the symbiosis leaving the coral with reduced fecundity or dead. Examining the symbiotic relationship is crucial for continued coral survival. This research tested the change in coral fluorescence emission as an indicator of coral stress. The findings were variable and suggest fluorescent emission intensity could be an indicator of coral health, only in response to light and temperature stress. Emission measurement was not found to be a reliable indicator of coral health in response to salinity and pH manipulations. Once a coral has bleached, coral needs to repopulate their tissues with one or many species of endosymbionts. This research found a positive phototactic response of three dinoflagellates in response to a green fluorescing coral, suggesting an adaptive function of fluorescence as a mechanism to attract symbionts for repopulation after a coral has been subject to bleaching. Continued research today and in the future is key to understanding and sustaining coral reef systems. Unfortunately, the number of students who pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields will not meet the demands for future researchers. Informal science learning has been indicated as the necessary factor in inspiring student interest in science, facilitating increased interest to pursue a STEM field. The Oklahoma Aquarium was utilized to explore the impact of a field trip to a science center on a student's interest in STEM. Students who participated in a field trip believed that science was more "fun" after the field trip as compared to the commencement. Students who participated in an additional educational program indicated their increased desire to pursue a STEM field in addition to their change in attitude regarding science

M.I.T./Canadian Vestibular Experiments on the Spacelab-1 Mission. Part 1: Sensory Adaptation to Weightlessness and Readaptation to One-G: An Overview

Experiments on human spatial orientation were conducted on four crewmembers of Space Shuttle Spacelab Mission 1. The conceptual background of the project, the relationship among the experiments, and their relevance to a 'sensory reinterpretation hypothesis' are presented. Detailed experiment procedures and results are presented in the accompanying papers in this series. The overall findings are discussed as they pertain to the following aspects of hypothesized sensory reinterpretation in weightlessness: (1) utricular otolith afferent signals are reinterpreted as indicating head translation rather than tilt, (2) sensitivity of reflex responses to footward acceleration is reduced, and (3) increased weighting is given to visual and tactile cues in orientation perception and posture control. Results suggest increased weighting of visual cues and reduced weighting of graviceptor signals in weightlessness

The Ursinus Weekly, March 20, 1944

Hudson stresses Christian division from rest of world • YM-YWCA to welcome frosh and Navy at Holiday Inn • Lorelei scores a hit with everyone as girls catch men for dance dates • List of new students includes 13 civilians and 9 fleet sailors • Delta Tau pledges twelve new members • Freshman girls get colors at ceremony • Girls vote tomorrow for 1944 May queen • Y\u27s to present musicale with theme of holy week • Mr. D. L. Helfferich heads post-war planning group • WSGA launches drive for Red Cross here • Old man experience gives pointers to both sexes for next turn-about • Betsy Schumaker \u2746, leads Wednesday Lenten service • Ursinus debaters to meet Moravian men on Friday • Justine Richards to report on pan-American highway • German Club will have banquet at Kopper Kettle in April • Coeds down Drexel in low-scoring tilt on Ursinus court • Basketball girls win close contest with college of Chestnut Hill team • Sextette will meet Temple team Thursday • Shirley Klein paces J.V.\u27s against Chestnut Hill • Captain Halbruegge leads second team in easy win • Shreiner and Glenwood win in intramural basketballhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1727/thumbnail.jp

The Ursinus Weekly, May 1, 1944

Senate proposes government plan with revised laws • Whelan describes sinking of Wasp • Characters selected for May Day pageant • Junior Miss, former Broadway success, to be presented here May 19 and 20 • Max Lerner to talk here next week • Haines gives views about immortality • Thespians present The Streets of Hell • Carol Swartley married Saturday to Frank Miller • Lantern reorganizes Creative Writing Club • Mrs. F. I. Sheeder addresses prospective college girls • Martha Franklin, friend of campus boys, is awarded good neighbor orchid • Women\u27s dorm committee to take corsage orders • Mrs. May H. Rauch dies after 18 years at college • Intersorority dance, May 13 • Students to see Beau Geste • Tennis courts • Physical education majors attend conference in New York City • Bears bow before Muhlenberg team 7-4 in first home game on Saturday • Roy Walz killed in Texas accident • Ursinus nine blasts Hill • Social work scholarship open to college grads • Co-eds to review books • IRC to discuss the Orient • Floor show lures students to mealshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1731/thumbnail.jp

Falls Sensei: A serious 3D exploration game to enable the detection of extrinsic home fall hazards for older adults

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Falls are the main cause of death and injury for older adults in the UK. Many of these falls occur within the home as a result of extrinsic falls risk factors such as poor lighting, loose/uneven flooring, and clutter. Falls education plays an important role in self-management education about extrinsic hazards and is typically delivered via information leaflets, falls apps, and educational booklets. Serious games have the potential of delivering an engaging and informative alternative to traditional methods but almost exclusively, these are currently delivered as exergaming applications that focus solely on intrinsic falls risk factors. This study presents 'Falls Sensei' a first-person 3D exploration game that aims to educate older adults about extrinsic falls risk factors within the home environment. After presenting Falls Sensei, game usability and older adults' perceptions and attitudes towards using the game in practice are explored. Methods: This study involved 15 community dwelling older adults. After playing the Falls Sensei game, participants completed a Systems Usability Scale (SUS) questionnaire and post task interview, and follow-up interviews three weeks later. Inductive and deductive thematic template analysis, informed by the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model, was used to analyse the think-aloud, post-task and follow-up interview transcripts. Descriptive statistical analysis and one-sampled t-tests were used to analyse log-file data and SUS responses. Results: Three high-level themes emerged from the analysis of transcriptions: Performance Expectancy; Effort Expectancy; Social Influence. The SUS score was 77.5/100 which indicates 'Good' levels of usability. Interestingly, reported usability of the game increased with participant age. Participants were positive about the usability of the game (p < = 0.05 for 9/10 items). The most memorable fall hazards were those most commonly encountered in the game or those most challenging to participants. Conclusions: The results support the use of serious games as an engaging tool for educating older adults about extrinsic falls risk factors. Awareness of home hazard detection was raised by the game, and some older adults became more aware for the need to adapt their own homes after gameplay. Further research would be needed to draw comparisons with established interventions