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A comparison of head and manual control for a position-control pursuit tracking task

Head control was compared with manual control in a pursuit tracking task involving proportional controlled-element dynamics. An integrated control/display system was used to explore tracking effectiveness in horizontal and vertical axes tracked singly and concurrently. Compared with manual tracking, head tracking resulted in a 50 percent greater rms error score, lower pilot gain, greater high-frequency phase lag and greater low-frequency remnant. These differences were statistically significant, but differences between horizontal- and vertical-axis tracking and between 1- and 2-axis tracking were generally small and not highly significant. Manual tracking results were matched with the optimal control model using pilot-related parameters typical of those found in previous manual control studies. Head tracking performance was predicted with good accuracy using the manual tracking model plus a model for head/neck response dynamics obtained from the literature

KTP Case Study 2 - Beacons Business Interiors

The knowledge transfer partnership collaboration between Beacons Business Interiors Ltd and the University of Gloucestershire provided the company with the opportunity to optimise their business processes. In particular, the project aimed to take advantage of current information systems and to leverage additional benefits through new on-line reporting systems and improved systems and data integration

KTP Case Study 3 - Dowty Propellers

The Knowledge Transfer Partnership collaboration between aerospace company Dowty Propellers and the University of Gloucestershire provided the company with the opportunity to implement a new integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system based on new database technology. It also supported and promoted the re-modelling of core business processes across the Dowty Propellers organisation

KTP Case Study 4 - Building Solutions

Building Solutions and the University of Gloucestershire worked together in this successful KTP project. The aim was to install upgraded information systems and technologies and to re-engineer business processes to reduce costs and increase company turnover

Response of Brood-Parasitic Bronzed Cowbird to Playback of the Song of Audubon\u27s Oriole

ABSTRACT—In the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, Audubon’s orioles (Icterus graduacauda) have declined substantially in the past 50 y, probably due to habitat loss, fragmentation, and brood parasitism by bronzed cowbirds (Molothrus aeneus). Tape playback of the song of Audubon’s oriole, originally intended to better survey the oriole, also attracted bronzed cowbirds. Bronzed cowbirds flew silently into the nearest tree in 14.1% of 234 playbacks, whereas Audubon’s orioles responded vocally or flew toward the recorder in 15.8% of playbacks. Bronzed cowbirds might use vocalizations of Audubon’s oriole as a cue to find breeding pairs or nests of this secretive species, which usually forages and sings within dense foliage. RESUMEN—En el Bajo Valle del Rı´o Grande del sur de Tejas, la poblacio´n de chorcha de cabeza negra (Icterus graduacauda) se ha disminuido de una manera substancial en los u´ltimos cincuenta an˜os. Esto se debe probablemente a la pe´rdida de habitats, fragmentacio´n, o quiza´s al empollamiento parasitario practicado por los pa´jaros vaqueros bronceados (Molothrus aeneus). Grabaciones emitidas del canto de la chorcha de cabeza negra, que inicialmente estaban destinadas a la inspeccio´n de estos pa´jaros, tambie´n llamaron la atencio´n de los vaqueros bronceados. Los resultados indicaron que los vaqueros bronceados volaron silenciosamente al a´rbol ma´s cercano en un 14.1% de las 234 emisiones de las grabaciones del canto de la chorcha de cabeza negra mientras que las chorchas de cabeza negra respondieron vocalmente o volaron hacia la fuente del sonido grabado en un 15.8% del total de las emisiones. Los pa´jaros vaqueros bronceados pueden usar sonidos de la chorcha de cabeza negra como una guı´a para encontrar pares de crı´a o nidos de esta especie de conducta reservada que se alimenta de forrajes y que canta en medio de densos follajes

Thai Massage and Commercial Sex Work: A Phenomenological Study

Many researchers have suggested that commercial sex work in Thailand has gone into massage establishments. This paper explores how the experience of receiving massage in Thailand differs by four types of establishment (street front, massage schools, spas, and high-end resorts) and whether or not unsolicited sexual services are offered. The current study aims to expand our understanding of both massage and prostitution in Thailand and the relationship between these activities. In order to explore this research question, we utilize a phenomenological approach and aim to relate the essence of the massage experience and whether or not unsolicited sexual services were offered. In total, 100 massage establishments were visited in major resort cities in Thailand over a period of several months. We suggest that massage establishments, especially street front establishments, offer clients more than massage especially if one requests an oil massage. Sexual services are much less likely to be offered to massage clients at spas and high-end resorts; however, the massage experience at these establishments is perhaps not as authentically Thai as at other venues. Further work might explore how sexual services differ within street front massage establishments as well as how much discretion therapists have in declining to participate in such activities

The Effects of Dual-Task Interference and Response Strategy on Stop or Go Decisions to Yellow Light Changes

Distractions can interfere with driving by causing central processing bottlenecks. In addition to performance decrements, central processing delays may also impair decision-making during critical driving maneuvers such as stop or go decisions at intersections. It was hypothesized that distractions would delay the stop or go decision leading to more go responses. Participants drove 4 simulated drives and made stop or go decisions at intersections with and without a distracting task. Distractions did not result in more go responses at intersections. Additionally, dual-task interference in braking responses was found to be dependent upon participants’ response strategies. Theoretical implications of response strategy on processing bottlenecks were discussed