scholarly journals Design of a Huggable Social Robot with Affective Expressions Using Projected Images

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 2298
Author(s):  
Eleuda Hirokawa ◽  
Kenji Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Affective Feedback ◽  
And Function ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Affective Interaction ◽  
Affective Expressions

We introduce Pepita, a caricatured huggable robot capable of sensing and conveying affective expressions by means of tangible gesture recognition and projected avatars. This study covers the design criteria, implementation and performance evaluation of the different characteristics of the form and function of this robot. The evaluation involves: (1) the exploratory study of the different features of the device, (2) design and performance evaluation of sensors for affective interaction employing touch, and (3) design and implementation of affective feedback using projected avatars. Results showed that the hug detection worked well for the intended application and the affective expressions made with projected avatars were appropriated for this robot. The questionnaires analyzing users’ perception provide us with insights to guide the future designs of similar interfaces.

SISTEM PENILAIAN PRESTASI KERJA PEGAWAI KOMISI PENYIARAN INDONESIA DAERAH ACEH

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Said Firdaus
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Individual Evaluation ◽  
The Law ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Function ◽  
Good Behaviour

Aceh Indonesian Broadcasting Commision is an independent institution and has authority according to the law to manage the running of broadcasting in Aceh. In performing it tasks and function, KPID has been assisted by a secretariat where the personnels are outsourcing staff. To evaluate the performance of staff, KPID carried out performance evaluation system.Performance evaluation system at KPID is in form of individual evaluation where a superior directly evaluate behaviour and performance of his/her subordinates. For behaviour evaluation, the results of evaluation is in form of good, middle, and less good behaviour. While for performance, the results is in form of the achievement of job volume. The results would then be base for the decision of the institution.According to evaluation been done and compared with the theory, it can be concluded that in the staff job performance evaluation within KPID, the system used has been complied with the regulation. It can be seen from the administration of staff job performance evaluation at KPID where the method used was the same as the theory. 

scholarly journals Exploring the form and function of dissident Irish Republican online discourses

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Bowman-Grieve ◽  
Maura Conway
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Support Function ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Political Extremism ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Irish Republicanism ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
And Function ◽  
Significant Support

This article seeks to contribute to broadening the focus of research in the area of violent online political extremism by examining the use of the internet by dissident Irish Republicans and their supporters. The argument here is not that the internet substitutes face-to-face contacts amongst Irish Republicans, including violent dissidents, nor that it currently plays a central role in processes of radicalisation into violent dissident groups, but that it has an important support function in terms of providing an ‘always-on’ space for discussion, consumption, and production of Irish Republicanism and thus a potentially educative role in terms of introducing ‘newbies’ to violent dissident Republicanism while also acting as a ‘maintenance’ space for the already committed. This exploratory study considers the importance of these functions in the context of repeated suggestions that the dissidents have no significant support base or constituency as internet activity certainly gives the appearance of some such support.

The response of plants to temperature change

1990 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Pollock
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Change ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Sense And Respond ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Function

In general, the form and function of living plants reflect a requirement to maximize their interaction with the environment in order to harvest more effectively the energy and materials they require (Corner 1964). Thus, fluctuations in the aerial environment exert a considerable effect upon the physiology of the plant and lead to initiation of a range of responses. Changes in temperature are known to exert a pronounced effect on the growth of plants, and hence upon their productivity (Ong & Baker 1985). Most temperate species spend the majority of their life at mean temperatures below the optimum for their growth, and there are marked genetic differences between plant species in their ability to tolerate nonoptimal temperatures (Pollock & Eagles 1988). This review summarizes some of the ways in which plants are known to sense and respond to temperature change and discusses the potential for improving growth and performance at nonoptimal temperatures. Discussion concentrates upon temperate grasses and cereals because of their suitability as experimental material and because of their economic importance. Consequently, this review is largely concerned with responses to low temperatures, but some responses of tropical cereals to high temperatures are also described.

Thinking in place: Picturing the Knowledge University as a politics of refusal

2018 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55
Author(s):  
Amy Scott Metcalfe
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Research Context ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
Multimodality Image ◽  
And Function

In a research context marked by performance evaluation and knowledge commodification, attempts to visualize a future Knowledge University might be understood as a “politics of refusal” in that an emphasis on multimodality (image/text) confronts assumptions about the form of academic critique, calling into question the “publish-ability” of such engagements. This essay asserts a different way of thinking about the Knowledge University in both form and function.

scholarly journals Five Year Safety and Satisfaction With the Lightweight Breast Implant

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orel Govrin-Yehudain ◽  
Noam Calderon ◽  
Jacky Govrin-Yehudain
Keyword(s):  
Breast Implant ◽  
Capsular Contracture ◽  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
Silicone Implants ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Kaplan Meier ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
And Function ◽  
Surgeon Satisfaction

Abstract Background The B-Lite® lightweight breast implant (LWBI), weighs ~ 30% less than traditional silicone implants, while maintaining an equivalent size, form and function. The LWBI thus places less stress on breast tissues, preserves tissue stability and integrity over time, reducing weight-related complications and reoperation rates. Objectives To assess the long-term (over 5 year) safety and performance of the LWBI in primary and revision augmentation procedures. Methods Retrospective single-center, single surgeon analysis of prospectively collected data, was performed on 827 consecutive primary and revision augmentation patients operated between December 2013 and January 2019. 1653 implants (250-835 cc, mostly round, textured, extra high-profile) were implanted using standard surgical techniques. Direct physician-to-patient follow-up ranged from 6 to 67 months. Chart data on reoperations and overall complications as well as patient and surgeon satisfaction, were analyzed. Results The 5 year Per Patient Kaplan–Meier reoperation free rate was very high (97.1%). Only 2 out of 5 total cases of capsular contracture grade III required reoperation (KM rate 0.2%, CI- 0.1-1.0). No cases of rupture or BIA-ALCL were recorded. 94.9% of patients rated the aesthetic outcome, and 95.5% of patients rated the natural look and feel of their breasts, at 4-5 (Satisfied-Very Satisfied). Similarly, the surgeon rated 4-5 on 95.4% of the patients’ aesthetic outcomes. Conclusions The extremely favorable safety profile, high patient and surgeon satisfaction, and inherent benefits of reduced weight, in the largest known study of B-Lite® implant surgeries, should make the LWBI a strongly considered strategic alternative to traditional implants.

scholarly journals Cognitive Perspectives on SLA

AILA Review ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 100-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick C. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
First Language ◽  
Cognitive Learning ◽  
Human Knowledge ◽  
Stable States ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Function ◽  
Cognitive Perspectives

This paper outlines current cognitive perspectives on second language acquisition (SLA). The Associative-Cognitive CREED holds that SLA is governed by the same principles of associative and cognitive learning that underpin the rest of human knowledge. The major principles of the framework are that SLA is Construction-based, Rational, Exemplar-driven, Emergent, and Dialectic. Language learning involves the acquisition of constructions that map linguistic form and function. Competence and performance both emerge from the dynamic system that is the frequency-tuned conspiracy of memorized exemplars of use of these constructions, with competence being the integrated sum of prior usage and performance being its dynamic contextualized activation. The system is rational in that it optimally reflects prior first language (L1) usage. The L1 tunes the ways in which learners attend to language. Learned-attention transfers to L2 and it is this L1 entrenchment that limits the endstate of usage-based SLA. But these limitations can be overcome by recruiting learner consciousness, putting them into a dialectic tension between the conflicting forces of their current stable states of interlanguage and the evidence of explicit form-focused feedback, either linguistic, pragmatic, or metalinguistic, that allows socially scaffolded development. The paper directs the reader to recent review articles in these key areas and weighs the implications of this framework.

scholarly journals ADAPTATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE SRI MANGANTI HALL AT YOGYAKARTA’S KERATON PALACE COMPLEX

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 35-52
Author(s):  
Clarissa Jesslyn Soma - Alwin S. Sombu
Keyword(s):  
Added Value ◽  
Architectural Theory ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
Local Conservation ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Impact

Abstract - Yogyakarta’s Keraton palace forms part of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) that has architectural values of high standing. Apart from this, the hall called Sri Manganti takes specific pride of place in this palace. The purpose of this research project is to reveal these architectural aspects through establishing their cultural significance, meaningful architectural elements and the conservational measures applied to this particular hall. The theories employed for this piece of research include the Capon theory, the Orbasli theory, the Feilden theory, the Forsythe theory, and finally the Javanese Tradition Architectural theory. The methods used consist of the descriptive and the qualitative method along with the architectural approach to the matter of the building’s form and function, and the local conservation of the various cultural meanings. The cultural significance of the Sri Manganti hall lies in the application of the Javanese architectural concept of Joglo Mangkurat (referring to the roof’s steep upper section) along with the hanging structure known as Lambung Gantung, aesthetic appreciation of Javanese culture and tradition and exhibition and performance of Javanese art. The architectural and aesthetic values can be discerned in its architectural components consisting of the fundament, floor, poles/pillars, supporting and upper wooden beams called ander & molo, ceiling, roof, various decorations and the general lay-out. A valuable building like this has apparently suffered from loss of quality in the components of its construction. This decline in quality could have been caused by the impact of the tropical climate, faulty maintenance and certain questionable human measures taken. On the other hand, it turns out that the change of function into an exhibition venue for art has actually brought added value in terms of the building’s usefulness.This building falls under the essential buildings that make up the Keraton palace, so its general condition needs to be properly maintained, both with the measures taken to adapt and conserve it for the future.Keywords: architectural value, aesthetic value, conservation, adaptation, preservation

scholarly journals Cultural divergence and performance evaluation systems: A comparative study of three Serbian companies

2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (180) ◽  
pp. 40-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biljana Bogicevic-Milikic ◽  
Nebojsa Janicijevic
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Performance

Many authors have argued that human resource systems are the business practices most likely to be affected by the cultural context within which they are applied. Among other HRM practices cultural differences significantly affect performance evaluation, causing various difficulties and inefficiencies in the implementation of performance evaluation systems (PES). In order to provide for a deeper understanding of difficulties in the implementation of PES within specific cultural contexts, this paper therefore intends to explore the design and implementation of performance evaluation systems in three Serbian companies. The research findings point out the importance of building more culturally sensitive PES, calling attention to some possible directions, particularly in Serbia.

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