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LIFELONG INTERACTIONSEmbodied child computer interaction: why embodiment matters

Wensveen. " But how, Donald, tell us how? On the creation of meaning in interaction design through feedforward and inherent feedback. " When I first read Paul Dourish, I was intrigued and compelled to learn more about the nature of embodied cognition. I was also interested in finding ways to apply embodied cognition to my research in child-computer interaction—where goals often involve the facilitation of engaged and playful learning rather than supporting adult work practices. After reading several more books, numerous articles, and having many conversations with colleagues , I came to that familiar place in human computer interaction research where I asked, but how do I apply these ideas? I was reminded of a paper on physical affordances entitled, " But How, Donald, Tell Us How? " [1]. Only this time, it was " But how, Paul, tell us how to use ideas about embodiment in interaction design for children? " The first answer to this question came up in cases in which embodied cognition was used as an analytic lens to view users' interactions with existing products and systems. Consideration was given to a larger unit of analysis than a single mind; the social and physical environment, both computational and noncomputational, were scrutinized. However, I was not satisfied. I wanted to understand what embodied cognition meant for me as a designer and a design researcher. What were the consequences for design? This article presents some of my ideas on how embodiment matters to those who design children's interactive technologies. Embodied Cognition and Children There has been a rethinking of the nature of cog-nition for more than 50 years in philosophy and about 15 in human computer interaction research. Embodiment means how the nature of a living entity's cognition is shaped by the form of its physical manifestation in the world. An embodied perspective on human cognition foregrounds the role of the body, physical activity, and lived experience in cognition. Put simply, embodied cogni-tion emphasizes how the particulars of human bodies acting in complex physical, social, and cultural environments determine perceptual and cognitive structures, processes, and operations. In contrast to traditional views of cognition, an embodied approach suggests that humans should be considered first and foremost as active agents rather than as disembodied symbol processors. This shift is an extremely important development , one that has been underappreciated in human computer interaction research in general and in child-computer interaction …
Depression and Anger Trajectories During the Transition to Adulthood

The current study examined within-person (transitions in living situation and parent status) and between-persons (age, gender, parent education) predictors of trajectories of depressive and angry symptoms in 577 university graduates (ages 20 to 29) tracked for 7 years. Multilevel models determined that depressive and angry symptoms declined on average. Depressive symptoms were associated with leaving home when younger and living with parents when older. Becoming a parent was associated with increased anger, especially in mothers. These results were obtained after controlling for the effects of marriage and unemployment. Leaving home and parenthood may be turning points that are associated with shifts in trajectories of well-being, depending on stable characteristics such as age and gender.
Joint angle, moment and power compensations in dogs with fragmented medial coronoid process

Summary Fragmented medial coronoid process (FMCP) is the most common cause of forelimb lameness in juvenile medium and large breed dogs; however methods of assessing the disruption to their gait remain subjective. The purpose of this study was to objectively quantify the mechanical disruptions to gait in dogs with arthroscopically confirmed unilateral FMCP. Seven dogs underwent full inverse dynamic analysis at the time of diagnosis. Kinematic and force data were collected from both forelimbs at trot. Stance phase joint angles, net joint moments and net joint powers were calculated using custom software. There were gross differences in kinetic and kinematic patterns between FMCP affected and compensating forelimbs. Stance time was 0.24 sec on the lame side and 0.26 sec on the compensating side. The shoulder and the elbow were more flexed at ground contact, and elbow, carpal and MCP joints had smaller ranges of motion on the lame side. Net joint moments were significantly reduced (P<0.05) in the elbow, carpal and MCP joints of the FMCP affected limb. Net joint powers were likewise significantly smaller (P<0.05). However, the overall moment and power patterns persisted. Total limb support moment was significantly smaller on the affected side (P<0.05). Total limb power was significantly reduced on the affected side (P<0.05) being most affected in its propulsive phase in the second half of stance. Inverse dynamic analysis of this clinical condition is an objective means by which to assess the mechanical disruption to gait.
Talking about motion

This is a corpus-based study of lexicalization of motion events in Serbo-Croatian and English, with contrasting examples from Spanish, French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese and Albanian. Talmy’s typology (1985) provides the backdrop for the analysis and the focus is on intratypological differences that affect habitual presence or absence of information in motion expressions crosslinguistically as well as “pattern clashing” in translation. This fresh look at issues regarding linguistic typology, lexical and construction meaning and spatio-temporal construals in language and experience results in a more finely grained classification of verbalized motion events. The study offers an eclectic overview of different theoretical approaches and insists on theoretically unbiased set of tools and principles that can be used in studies of any cognitive domain in any language. It provides an in-depth discussion of current issues in cognitive linguistics in particular and suggests systematic implementation of the research findings in applied and interdisciplinary studies of language.
Developing a real-time emulation/simulation capability for the control architecture to the ramp fms

This paper first discusses an object-oriented, control architecture and then applies the architecture to produce a real-time software emulator for the Rapid Acquisition of Manufactured Parts (RAMP) flexible manufacturing system (FMS). In specifying the control architecture, the coordinated object is first defined as the primary modeling element. These coordinated objects are then integrated into a Recursive, Object-Oriented Coordination Hierarchy. A new simulation methodology, the Hierarchical Object-Oriented Programmable Logic Simulator, is then employed to model the interactions among the coordinated objects. The final step in implementing the emulator is to distribute the models of the coordinated objects over a network of computers and to synchronize their operation to a real time clock. Specialized displays have also been developed to allow one to monitor the detailed, real-time operation of each coordinated object. The research will also convert the real-time emulation model into a real-time simulation model for the RAMP FMS. Both the real-time emulation and simulation capabilities will be demonstrated at the presentation.
Children's Distress in Anticipation of Radiation Therapy Procedures

We investigated levels of anticipatory distress in 80 pediatric patients, 2 to 7 years old, awaiting their initial radiation therapy (RT) procedure, and we examined demographic, medical, and psychosocial variables associated with their distress. Both observed behavior and heart rate outcomes were employed as measures of distress. Sixty-five percent of patients exhibited at least some degree of anticipatory behavioral distress prior to their RT simulation procedure. Thirty-four percent of patients displayed high levels of anticipatory behavioral distress; 16.3% exhibited high behavioral distress as well as high heart rates. Younger age and higher parent expectations of child distress were characteristic of children who displayed both high anticipatory behavioral distress and high heart rates. Child demographic factors, particularly younger age, were found to contribute significantly to the prediction of parent expectations of child distress. Implications for at-risk children in need of preparatory interventions for RT procedures are discussed.
Awareness and knowledge about human papillomavirus among high school students in China.

OBJECTIVE To investigate awareness and knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among high school students and to provide a basis for health education on HPV infection for high school students in China. STUDY DESIGN A questionnaire on HPV awareness and knowledge was administered to 900 high school students in Xiangtan City of Hunan Province in China by layer cluster sampling. A total of 848 anonymous valid questionnaires were received from volunteers who completed the questionnaire correctly. RESULTS Only 10.1% had heard of HPV, and of those only 18.6% knew that HPV could lead to cervical cancer. Single factor analysis indicated that home address, age, grade, academic achievement, sex history, gender, father's education level and mother's education level were impact factors for HPV knowledge of high school students. Multiple regression analysis showed 4 independent risk factors associated with HPV knowledge: academic achievement, sex history, gender, and mother's education level. The limited knowledge came primarily from television and radio broadcasts (59.3%), the Internet (57.0%), parents (25.6%), medical workers (20.9%), and teachers (18.6%). CONCLUSION High school students lack HPV knowledge, which is affected by multiple factors. Targeted health education of all sorts must be provided. Both schools and families are responsible for reinforcing HPV education provided to high school students.
Social and Environmental Influences on Children's Attitudes toward Pets

Children's experiences with others' pets, animal-related school assignments, movies, television, books, and visits to wildlife parks and zoos as influences on children's attitudes toward pets were investigated. 300 children between the ages of 3 and 18 yr. were individually interviewed. Analysis indicated that children with pets liked and discussed pets and had contact with others' pets, reported animal-related school assignments, enjoyed animal-related movies and television programs, read animal-related stories and texts, and enjoyed zoos and wildlife parks significantly more than children without pets. Also, boys watched animal-related TV programs and read animal-related stories and texts significantly more than did girls, and grade schoolers had contact with nonfamily pets, had animal-related school assignments, and liked pets significantly more than preschoolers or high schoolers. Only 10 or 3% of these subjects reported no contact with animals or animal-related information.
Mechanisms used by inulin-type fructans to improve the lipid profile.

AIMS The consumption of prebiotics has been associated with improvement in the lipid profile. Thus, this review aims to describe the main mechanisms by which inulin-type fructans improve the lipid profile and thereby reduce the cardiovascular risk. DATA SYNTHESIS Inulin-type fructans have been demonstrated to improve the lipid profile through a number of mechanisms. These mechanisms include: decrease in gene expression of hepatic enzymes responsible for de novo synthesis of lipids; increase of muscle lipoprotein lipase enzyme activity, enhancing the production of short-chain fatty acids; altered production of polyamines which increases the production of satiogenic peptide; altered blood glucose and insulinemia; increase of fecal excretion of bile salts and cholesterol and increase of the Bifidobacterium population. CONCLUSIONS The consumption of inulin-type fructans enhances lipid profile. Generally, the mechanisms vary according to the physiologic state of the individual and the type of diet to which the inulin-type fructans are added. Thus, inulin may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
PROCEEDINGS of the HUMAN FACTORS SOCIETY 35th ANNUAL MEETING-I991 S-R COMPATIBILITY EFFECTS WITH ORTHOGONAL STIMULUS AND RESPONSE DIMENSIONS

An experiment was conducted to assess the relative influence of several factors on performance with orthogonal stimulus-response arrays. Subjects responded to the onset of one of three aligned light circles with a press of one of three aligned response keys. The response array was aligned parallel, angled, or orthogonal to the stimulus array. The results indicated that performance with orthogonal arrays is worse than with parallel or angled S-R arrays. For the orthogonal arrangements, the results also indicate that each hand prefers a mapping directly opposite to the other hand, and that this mapping reverses when the orientation of the stimulus and response arrays are transposed. In addition, the results also revealed that the relative costs of orthogonal S-R arrangements are somewhat attenuated when the assigned mapping associates (i.e, colocates) a given display with its closest control.
The Present of the English Future: Grammatical Variation and Collocations in Discourse

We use the variationist method to elucidate the expression of future time in English, examining multiple grammaticalization in the same domain (will and going to). Usage patterns show that the choice of form is not determined by invariant semantic readings such as proximity, certainty, willingness, or intention. Rather, particular instances of each general construction occupy lexical, syntactic, and pragmatic niches. While putative differences in meaning are largely neutralized in discourse, grammaticalization paths are reflected in particular constructions of different degrees of lexical specificity, which bear different nuances of meaning or tenacious patterns of distribution inherited from once-meaningful associations. We conclude that collocations contribute to the shape of grammatical variation.
Role of sequence encoded κB DNA geometry in gene regulation by Dorsal

Many proteins of the Rel family can act as both transcriptional activators and repressors. However, mechanism that discerns the ‘activator/repressor’ functions of Rel-proteins such as Dorsal (Drosophila homologue of mammalian NFκB) is not understood. Using genomic, biophysical and biochemical approaches, we demonstrate that the underlying principle of this functional specificity lies in the ‘sequence-encoded structure’ of the κB-DNA. We show that Dorsal-binding motifs exist in distinct activator and repressor conformations. Molecular dynamics of DNA-Dorsal complexes revealed that repressor κB-motifs typically have A-tract and flexible conformation that facilitates interaction with co-repressors. Deformable structure of repressor motifs, is due to changes in the hydrogen bonding in A:T pair in the ‘A-tract’ core. The sixth nucleotide in the nonameric κB-motif, ‘A’ (A6) in the repressor motifs and ‘T’ (T6) in the activator motifs, is critical to confer this functional specificity as A6 → T6 mutation transformed flexible repressor conformation into a rigid activator conformation. These results highlight that ‘sequence encoded κB DNA-geometry’ regulates gene expression by exerting allosteric effect on binding of Rel proteins which in turn regulates interaction with co-regulators. Further, we identified and characterized putative repressor motifs in Dl-target genes, which can potentially aid in functional annotation of Dorsal gene regulatory network.
Toward a Reflective Feminist Theory

The essay begins with a statement of what is necessary in order to develop a logic of social explanation which can account for the creation of female identity, public and private: explore female speech and language; redescribe social reality in a manner that allows for, and sustains, critical reflection: conceptualize plausible alternatives to the prescnt; and avoid repetition of the compulsions of the past. One strong example of a feminist analysis that articulates a discourse for, by, and about women, and a second that ignores the vantage point of the female subject in speaking of or down-ro her from an abstract distance are brought forward and assayed. For the analyst who incorporates the self-understanding of social participants into her explanatory framework, one contenlporary social movement, and one mode of militant reaffirmation of a traditional female identity, both explicitly or implicitly anti-feminist, are offered as challenges to the theoretical imagination. The argument is made and exemplifi.
A Smart Skin PVC Foil Based on FBG Sensors for Monitoring Strain and Temperature

Electronic products, including sensors, are often used in harsh environments. However, many parameters, such as severe weather conditions, high electronic noise, or dangerous chemical compounds in situ, may compromise the required high reliability. Therefore, development of a reliable sensing solution for monitoring those extreme conditions may become a very challenging task. This paper presents a smart skin foil developed to meet this specific need. Fiber Bragg grating sensors, one of the most reliable sensor solutions nowadays, were embedded in a thin foil made of polyvinyl chloride, giving rise to a smart structure with high durability and high resistance, and a dimensional stability above 99%. In addition, the fabrication processes used are based on a technology that allows the development of large sensing areas. The sensing foil shows a linear stretching profile, with a slope of 7.8 nm per 1% elongation. After submitting the developed structure to temperature cycles, it revealed a thermal behavior of 0.1 nm/°C. Since the smart sensing structure was fabricated using available industrial fabrication processes, it is a feasible and ready-to-market solution.
An Analytical Scale for Judging Handwriting

A number of experiences with the two handwriting scales which have been published led to the effort which is here described to construct a scale upon a somewhat different principle. The outstanding difficulty which was found with both the Thorndike and the Ayers scales is the lack of uniformity in the results which are obtained by their -use. The question then arose whether some means might not be found by which this lack of uniformity might be overcome, and this led to the question as to the source of the variability in the results obtained in using the scales. The critical statements which are made in this paper with reference to the Ayers and the Thorndike scales are not intended as a disparagement of their value for certain purposes; they are made rather for the purpose of pointing out the limitations in the use of these or similar scales. These scales are useful when it is desired
ANN BASED COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF SKIN CANCERS

This paper presents a Computer based early skin cancer detection system that involves preprocessing of noise removal and gray scale conversion, segmentation, feature extraction, and classification. The preprocessing step employs Median filter for removing thin hairs and other noises. The segmentation process extracts the suspicious region from the normal skin. The paper identifies 29 features that represent the unique features of skin images, and designs an ANN classifier based on the evaluated features to classify the skin images into malignant and benign. It discusses the results of sample skin images and compares them with those of existing methods with a view of exhibiting the superior performance of the proposed method.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder followed by psychotic episode in long-term ecstasy misuse

Aim. We report the case of two young subjects who developed an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during a heavy use of ecstasy. After several months of discontinuation of the drug, major depression with psychotic features developed in one subject and a psychotic disorder in the other individual. No mental disorder preceded the use of ecstasy in any subject. Findings. A familial and personality vulnerability for mental disorder was revealed in one subject, but not in the other, and all physical, laboratory and cerebral NMR evaluations showed normal results in both patients. Remission of OCD and depressive episode or psychotic disorder was achieved after treatment with a serotoninergic medication associated with an antipsychotic. Conclusions. The heavy long-term use of ecstasy may induce an alteration in the brain balance between serotonin and dopamine, which might constitute a pathophysiological mechanism underlying the onset of obsessive-compulsive, depressive and psychotic symptoms. The heavy use of ecstasy probably interacted with a vulnerability to psychiatric disorder in one subject, whereas we cannot exclude that an “ecstasy disorder” ex novo affected the other individual.
Assessment of marhame-mafasel pomade effect on knee osteoarthritis with non-compliance.

BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent chronic non-infective joint arthritis. In the present study, the effect of new herbal pomade (Marhame-Mafasel) on knee osteoarthritis was investigated in a randomized trial. The objective of this study was to assess efficacy of Marhame- Mafasel pomade, which was consisted of several medic herbs like Arnebia euchroma and Martricaria chamomilla in pri-mary osteoarthritis of the knee with non-compliance. METHODS The 2*2 crossover trial enrolled 42 osteoarthritis patients (Marhame-Mafasel versus pla-cebo) in 2006. The instrument of data collection was Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) LK3.1 standard questionnaires. We used conditional estimation to adjust non-compliance effect. RESULTS The participants in each group were 21 patients. About 30 (71.4%) were female. The partici-pants were between 40-76 years old. Positive analgesic effect of herbal pomade "Marhame-Mafasel" on knee osteoarthritis severity was considerable (P < 0.01). After adjusting results to compliance level, the estimators were sharper than crude results. CONCLUSION Herbal joint pomade "Marhame-Mafasel" has significant positive analgesic effect on pri-mary knee osteoarthritis.
Application of support vector regression in beamforming

Support vector machine (SVM) has shown several advantages in prediction, regression, and estimation over some of the classical approaches. The new approach that support vector regression (SVR) applied to the array beamforming is proposed in this paper. Training data and test data on the effects of SVR Beamforming are researched. The new method has been applied in the environment of noise and interference, and is compared with uniform weighted beamforming. It has found that the array beamforming using SVR has the ability of suppression interference. Finally, effectiveness of the new method is verified through computer simulation.
Status Characteristics and Performance: An Assessment of their Effects on Acceptance of Influence

According to the theory of status characteristics, both status characteristics and performance information are combined to arrive at a single evaluation of the group member (combining). In this paper, an alternative formulation is proposed which maintains that status characteristics are used as a means of forming evaluations of group members only when members do not have access to performance information. When such information is available, it is used in arriving at an evaluation for the person (balancing). Empirical assessment of these positions indicates that combining occurs when status characteristics and performance information are consistent and that balancing occurs when status characteristics and performance information are inconsistent. Implications for the empirical scope of the theory of status characteristics are considered.