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Kobeissi, Meriana. "A conversational AI Framework for Cognitive Process Analysis." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Institut polytechnique de Paris, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023IPPAS025.
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Les processus métier (BP) sont les piliers fondamentaux des organisations, englobant toute une gamme d'activités structurées visant à atteindre des objectifs organisationnels distincts. Ces processus, caractérisés par une multitude de tâches, d'interactions et de flux de travail, offrent une méthodologie structurée pour superviser les opérations cruciales dans divers secteurs. Une découverte essentielle pour les organisations a été la reconnaissance de la valeur profonde inhérente aux données produites pendant ces processus. L'analyse des processus, une discipline spécialisée, explore ces journaux de données, facilitant une compréhension plus profonde et l'amélioration des BP. Cette analyse peut être catégorisée en deux perspectives : le niveau d'instance, qui se concentre sur les exécutions individuelles de processus, et le niveau de processus, qui examine le processus global.Cependant, l'application de l'analyse des processus pose des défis aux utilisateurs, impliquant la nécessité d'accéder aux données, de naviguer dans les API de bas niveau et d'utiliser des méthodes dépendantes d'outils. L'application dans le monde réel rencontre souvent des complexités et des obstacles centrés sur l'utilisateur.Plus précisément, l'analyse de niveau d'instance exige des utilisateurs qu'ils accèdent aux données d'exécution de processus stockées, une tâche qui peut être complexe pour les professionnels de l'entreprise en raison de l'exigence de maîtriser des langages de requête complexes tels que SQL et CYPHER. En revanche, l'analyse de niveau de processus des données de processus implique l'utilisation de méthodes et d'algorithmes qui exploitent les données d'exécution de processus extraites des systèmes d'information. Ces méthodologies sont regroupées sous le terme de techniques d'exploration de processus. L'application de l'exploration de processus confronte les analystes à la tâche complexe de sélection de méthodes, qui consiste à trier des descriptions de méthodes non structurées. De plus, l'application des méthodes d'exploration de processus dépend d'outils spécifiques et nécessite un certain niveau d'expertise technique.Pour relever ces défis, cette thèse présente des solutions basées sur l'IA, mettant l'accent sur l'intégration de capacités cognitives dans l'analyse des processus pour faciliter les tâches d'analyse tant au niveau de l'instance qu'au niveau du processus pour tous les utilisateurs. Les objectifs principaux sont doubles : premièrement, améliorer l'accessibilité des données d'exécution de processus en créant une interface capable de construire automatiquement la requête de base correspondante à partir du langage naturel. Ceci est complété par la proposition d'une technique de stockage adaptée et d'un langage de requête autour desquels l'interface doit être conçue. À cet égard, nous introduisons un méta-modèle graphique basé sur le graphe de propriétés étiquetées (LPG) pour le stockage efficace des données. Deuxièmement, pour rationaliser la découverte et l'accessibilité des techniques d'exploration de processus, nous présentons une architecture orientée services.Pour valider notre méta-modèle graphique, nous avons utilisé deux ensembles de données de processus accessibles au public disponibles à la fois au format CSV et OCEL. Ces ensembles de données ont été essentiels pour évaluer les performances de notre pipeline de requêtes en langage naturel. Nous avons recueilli des requêtes en langage naturel auprès d'utilisateurs externes et en avons généré d'autres à l'aide d'outils de paraphrase. Notre cadre orienté services a été évalué à l'aide de requêtes en langage naturel spécialement conçues pour les descriptions de services d'exploration de processus. De plus, nous avons mené une étude de cas avec des participants externes pour évaluer l'expérience utilisateur et recueillir des commentaires. Nous fournissons publiquement les résultats de l'évaluation pour garantir la reproductibilité dans le domaine étudiéBusiness processes (BP) are the foundational pillars of organizations, encapsulating a range of structured activities aimed at fulfilling distinct organizational objectives. These processes, characterized by a plethora of tasks, interactions, and workflows, offer a structured methodology for overseeing crucial operations across diverse sectors. A pivotal insight for organizations has been the discernment of the profound value inherent in the data produced during these processes. Process analysis, a specialized discipline, ventures into these data logs, facilitating a deeper comprehension and enhancement of BPs. This analysis can be categorized into two perspectives: instance-level, which focuses on individual process executions, and process-level, which examines the overarching process.However, applying process analysis in practice poses challenges for users, involving the need to access data, navigate low-level APIs, and employ tool-dependent methods. Real-world application often encounters complexities and user-centric obstacles.Specifically, instance-level analysis demands users to access stored process execution data, a task that can be intricate for business professionals due to the requirement of mastering complex query languages like SQL and CYPHER. Conversely, process-level analysis of process data involves the utilization of methods and algorithms that harness process execution data extracted from information systems. These methodologies collectively fall under the umbrella of process mining techniques. The application of process mining confronts analysts with the intricate task of method selection, which involves sifting through unstructured method descriptions. Additionally, the application of process mining methods depends on specific tools and necessitates a certain level of technical expertise.To address these challenges, this thesis introduces AI-driven solutions, with a focus on integrating cognitive capabilities into process analysis to facilitate analysis tasks at both the instance level and the process level for all users. The primary objectives are twofold: Firstly, to enhance the accessibility of process execution data by creating an interface capable of automatically constructing the corresponding database query from natural language. This is complemented by proposing a suitable storage technique and query language that the interface should be designed around. In this regard, we introduce a graph metamodel based on Labeled Property Graph (LPG) for efficient data storage. Secondly, to streamline the discovery and accessibility of process mining techniques, we present a service-oriented architecture. This architecture comprises three core components: an LPG meta-model detailing process mining methods, a service-oriented REST API design tailored for these methods, and a component adept at matching user requirements expressed in natural language with appropriate services.For the validation of our graph metamodel, we utilized two publicly accessible process datasets available in both CSV and OCEL formats. These datasets were instrumental in evaluating the performance of our NL querying pipeline. We gathered NL queries from external users and produced additional ones through paraphrasing tools. Our service-oriented framework underwent an assessment using NL queries specifically designed for process mining service descriptions. Additionally, we carried out a use case study with external participants to evaluate user experience and to gather feedback. We publically provide the evaluation results to ensure reproducibility in the studied area
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Boudreault, Amélie. "Étude comparative de l'efficacité d'un système automatisé d'assistance versus une intervention humaine pour la réalisation d'une activité de la vie quotidienne chez les traumatisés craniocérébraux : exploration des liens avec le profil cognitif." Master's thesis, Université Laval, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/66881.
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Le traumatisme craniocérébral (TCC) est une condition médicale sérieuse qui découle des suites d’un accident et entraîne son lot de complications dans différentes sphères de fonctionnement, bouleversant entre autres la dynamique familiale en inversant les rôles de chacun. Les personnes vivant avec les séquelles (tant physiques que neuropsychologiques) d’un TCC sont de plus en plus nombreuses en raison des avancées médicales et de la rapidité avec laquelle on dispense désormais les soins préhospitaliers d’urgence. De ce fait, bon nombre de victimes, souvent de jeunes adultes, nécessitent de l’assistance pour des tâches courantes et ce, sur une base quotidienne (Lefebvre et al., 2005). En raison des atteintes neuropsychologiques conséquentes à un traumatisme modéré ou sévère, cuisiner de façon autonome représente une activité de la vie quotidienne pouvant s’avérer difficile pour des personnes ayant subi un traumatisme craniocérébral. L’objectif de ce projet était de comparer le taux d’efficacité d’une assistance technologique, en l’occurrence une cuisinière intelligente, avec celle d’une intervention humaine dans un contexte de réalisation d’une tâche de cuisine. Le protocole de recherche impliquait la réalisation d’une recette à deux reprises, soit une fois avec chaque mode d’assistance. Au total, cinq participants âgés entre 34 et 70 ans ont complété les expérimentations et ont démontré de l’ouverture en regard de cette technologie. Les résultats ont démontré que le prototype de cuisinière intelligente utilisé pour réaliser cette étude était bel et bien en mesure de fournir l’assistance nécessaire aux personnes TCC et ce, peu importe leur profil cognitif. Cette recherche a permis de constater l’efficacité de l’outil technologique, bien que d’autres recherches seront nécessaires dans le futur afin de fournir une cuisinière qui soit sécuritaire et fiable à d’autres populations présentant diverses atteintes cognitives.
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Baudry, Claire. "Interactions mère-enfant et le développement durant la petite enfance : un lien causal? : méta-analyse : Les interventions offertes aux mères adolescentes favorisent-elles le développement cognitif de leur enfant? Un examen critique du lien de causalité entre la qualité des interactions mère-enfant et le développement cognitif." Thesis, Université Laval, 2012. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2012/28850/28850.pdf.
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St-Hilaire, Alexandre. "Utilisation des services de santé chez les aînés ayant un trouble cognitif sans démence et influence de la dépression et de l'anxiété : une étude longitudinale." Doctoral thesis, Université Laval, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/27361.
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Objectifs: Peu de données objectives et représentatives au niveau national rapportent l’influence d’un trouble cognitif sans démence (cognitive impairment no dementia; CIND) sur l’utilisation des services de santé. L’objectif principal de l’étude était de comparer sur une période de trois ans le patron d’utilisation des services de santé des aînés ayant un CIND prévalent ou incident à celui des aînés sans CIND. Un deuxième objectif était d’examiner l’effet modérateur de la dépression et de l’anxiété sur l’utilisation des services. Méthode: Des données ont été recueillies auprès d’un échantillon de 2265 personnes âgées vivant dans la communauté de la province de Québec. Le CIND était apparié aux données médicales (utilisation des services de santé) de la Régie d’assurance maladie. Des régressions logistiques multinomiales ajustées pour l’influence de plusieurs variables sociodémographiques, de santé et du réseau social ont été réalisées pour chaque service de santé. L’effet de l’interaction entre le CIND et la dépression/anxiété était également examiné. Résultats principaux: Le CIND prévalent était associé à un plus grand nombre de jours de consommation d’un anxiolytique/sédatif/hypnotique. Le CIND incident menait à de plus longues hospitalisations. La dépression augmentait la probabilité de consulter un gériatre, un psychiatre ou un neurologue, de même que de se rendre à l’urgence. Toutefois, la dépression diminuait la probabilité de consulter un médecin généraliste. La présence de dépression ou d’anxiété, couplée à un CIND incident, n’augmentait pas la probabilité de consommer un antidépresseur, alors que la présence de CIND sans ces conditions psychiatriques augmentait cette probabilité. Discussion: En comparaison aux personnes âgées ayant un fonctionnement cognitif normal, les aînés ayant un CIND ont un patron d’utilisation des services de santé distinct. L’évaluation de la cognition et des conditions psychiatriques à des moments clés pourrait favoriser une utilisation plus optimale de certains services de santé.Objectives: Little objective and nationally representative data are available concerning the influence of cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND) on utilization of healthcare services. The main objective was to compare the use of healthcare services over three years, between elders with current or incident CIND and those without CIND. A second objective was to evaluate the moderating effect of depression and anxiety on utilization of healthcare services. Methods: Cross-sectional and longitudinal data from a population-based survey of 2265 older adults living in Quebec were used. CIND was linked with medical records from public health insurance plan. Multinomial logistic regressions adjusted for relevant socio-demographic, social network and health-related confounders were conducted for each service. Interaction between CIND and depression/anxiety was also examined. Main results: Current CIND was a predictor of longer anxiolytic/sedative/hypnotic medication use. Incident CIND led to longer hospital stay. Depression raised the likelihood of frequenting geriatricians, psychiatrists or neurologists and emergency department, but lessened the likelihood of visiting general practitioners. The addition of the psychiatric conditions to the incident CIND did not increase the likelihood of consuming antidepressants, while the incident CIND cases without psychiatric conditions increased this likelihood. Discussion: Compared to older adults without CIND, older adults with CIND have a distinct utilization of healthcare services. Evaluation of cognition and psychiatric conditions at key moments could allow a more efficient use of health resources.
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Tiberghien, Thibaut. "Strategies for context reasoning in assistive livings for the elderly." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Evry, Institut national des télécommunications, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013TELE0026.
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Tirant parti de notre expérience avec une approche traditionnelle des environnements d'assistance ambiante (AAL) qui repose sur l'utilisation de nombreuses technologies hétérogènes dans les déploiements, cette thèse étudie la possibilité d'une approche simplifiée et complémentaire, ou seul un sous-ensemble hardware réduit est déployé, initiant un transfert de complexité vers le côté logiciel. Axé sur les aspects de raisonnement dans les systèmes AAL, ce travail a permis à la proposition d'un moteur d'inférence sémantique adapté à l'utilisation particulière à ces systèmes, répondant ainsi à un besoin de la communauté scientifique. Prenant en compte la grossière granularité des données situationnelles disponible avec une telle approche, un ensemble de règles dédiées avec des stratégies d'inférence adaptées est proposé, implémenté et validé en utilisant ce moteur. Un mécanisme de raisonnement sémantique novateur est proposé sur la base d'une architecture de raisonnement inspiré du système cognitif. Enfin, le système de raisonnement est intégré dans un framework de provision de services sensible au contexte, se chargeant de l'intelligence vis-à-vis des données contextuelles en effectuant un traitement des événements en direct par des manipulations ontologiques complexes. L’ensemble du système est validé par des déploiements in-situ dans une maison de retraite ainsi que dans des maisons privées, ce qui en soi est remarquable dans un domaine de recherche principalement cantonné aux laboratoiresLeveraging our experience with the traditional approach to ambient assisted living (AAL) which relies on a large spread of heterogeneous technologies in deployments, this thesis studies the possibility of a more “stripped down” and complementary approach, where only a reduced hardware subset is deployed, probing a transfer of complexity towards the software side, and enhancing the large scale deployability of the solution. Focused on the reasoning aspects in AAL systems, this work has allowed the finding of a suitable semantic inference engine for the peculiar use in these systems, responding to a need in this scientific community. Considering the coarse granularity of situational data available, dedicated rule-sets with adapted inference strategies are proposed, implemented, and validated using this engine. A novel semantic reasoning mechanism is proposed based on a cognitively inspired reasoning architecture. Finally, the whole reasoning system is integrated in a fully featured context-aware service framework, powering its context awareness by performing live event processing through complex ontological manipulation. the overall system is validated through in-situ deployments in a nursing home as well as private homes over a few months period, which itself is noticeable in a mainly laboratory-bound research domain
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Tiberghien, Thibaut. "Strategies for context reasoning in assistive livings for the elderly." Phd thesis, Institut National des Télécommunications, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01048698.
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Leveraging our experience with the traditional approach to ambient assisted living (AAL) which relies on a large spread of heterogeneous technologies in deployments, this thesis studies the possibility of a more "stripped down" and complementary approach, where only a reduced hardware subset is deployed, probing a transfer of complexity towards the software side, and enhancing the large scale deployability of the solution. Focused on the reasoning aspects in AAL systems, this work has allowed the finding of a suitable semantic inference engine for the peculiar use in these systems, responding to a need in this scientific community. Considering the coarse granularity of situational data available, dedicated rule-sets with adapted inference strategies are proposed, implemented, and validated using this engine. A novel semantic reasoning mechanism is proposed based on a cognitively inspired reasoning architecture. Finally, the whole reasoning system is integrated in a fully featured context-aware service framework, powering its context awareness by performing live event processing through complex ontological manipulation. the overall system is validated through in-situ deployments in a nursing home as well as private homes over a few months period, which itself is noticeable in a mainly laboratory-bound research domain
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Segelström, Fabian. "Service Design and Cultural Expectations on Services : Applying Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions to Services." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Computer and Information Science, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-15536.
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The notion of service design as a design field has emerged during the last 10-15 years and seems to be growing more and more; a 2007 textbook on interaction design states: “The new frontier of interaction design is services” (Saffer, 2007, p. 174). Since the field is so young, there still are areas which hardly have been explored. One of these is cultural effects on service expectations. This thesis aims to help to fill in the knowledge gap by applying a model of cultural differences. The model used is the one developed by Geert Hofstede, which has been proved to be valid within a large number of varyingfields. This was done through the research question “Is Hofstede’s model applicable to service design in general, and individualization of services in particular?”.
The question was explored through two parallel research processes; a quantitative questionnaire distributed via the web and a qualitative evaluation of 47 different service web sites. The qualitative evaluation was done through a new method called Cultural Walkthrough. Four key countries were chosen; the questionnaire was aimed at natives of these countries and the web sites all came from these countries. The countries in question were Germany, India, the United Kingdom and the USA.
The results indicate that Hofstede’s model can’t be applied to service design straight off. Neither can they be used as a basis to deem the want for the possibility to individualize services, which seems to be dependent on the individual. The results indicate a large number of interesting questions for further research.
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Dalakas, Vassilis. "The interaction of cognition and affect in consumption experiences : implications for services marketing /." view abstract or download file of text, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9947975.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 1999.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-156). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users. Address: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p9947975.
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Gerstheimer, Oliver. "Service Design = Kognitives Design [Präsentationsfolien]." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-213988.
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Feldman, Moshe. "CONTROLLING OUR EMOTION AT WORK: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERPERSONAL AND COGNITIVE TASK PERFORMANCE IN A CUSTOMER SERVICE SIMULATION." Doctoral diss., Orlando, Fla. : University of Central Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002225.
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Husband, Hilary J. "The assessment of mental capacity in older people with known or suspected cognitive impairment." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.273497.
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Johnson, Devon Samuel. "Cognitive and affective trust in service relationships." Thesis, London Business School (University of London), 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.299997.
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Gan, Huat Tatt. "Cognitive scripts in computer-based service settings." Thesis, London Business School (University of London), 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.404249.
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Michel, Julienne. "Etude de la complexité des services de télécommunications convergents et recommandations pour la conception de ces services." Paris 8, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA083538.
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Les services de télécommunications convergents connaissent un essor important depuis le début des années 2000 auprès du grand public. L’utilisateur est confronté à de nouveaux services de plus en plus complexes. Dans cette étude, nous soutenons l’hypothèse qu’il est possible d’avoir un service de télécommunications convergent complexe et malgré tout d’une utilisabilité simple. C’est ce que nous appelons la simplexité. La première partie est consacrée à l’étude théorique des services de télécommunications convergents et à leur complexité. Nous avons établi deux principales caractéristiques de ces services : ils se développent sur plusieurs types de terminaux (Ordinateur, Téléphone mobile, Télévision, etc. ) et regroupent de plus en plus de services autrefois distincts (Courriel, SMS, Appel téléphonique, Partage de documents, etc. ). Nous avons étudié l’impact de leur complexité sur la difficulté et la complication de leur utilisation. De la littérature, nous avons extrait des sources potentielles de cette complexité. Notamment, deux caractéristiques ont été retenues pour étudier la simplexité de ces services : les modèles mentaux et l’homogénéité. La deuxième partie de cette thèse présente les trois expériences que nous avons mis en place dans le but de tester la validité de notre hypothèse. La première expérience vise à étudier les modèles mentaux des utilisateurs afin de déterminer lesquels sont les plus adaptés pour conserver une complexité ainsi qu’une utilisation simple. La deuxième expérience cherche à déterminer le degré d’homogénéité à garder pour obtenir un service complexe et simple d’utilisation. La dernière expérience cherche à obtenir des données exploratoires dans le domaineThe convergent telecommunication services are expanding significantly since the 2000’s on the mass market. The user is confronted with new, increasingly sophisticated, services. In this study, we defend the hypothesis that it is possible to have a complex convergent telecommunication service with a simple usability. That is what we call the simplexity. The first part is dedicated to the theoretical study of the convergent telecommunication services and their complexity. We have established two main characteristics of these services: they are developed on several types of devices (Computers, Mobilephones, Televisions, etc. ) and they merged more and more features previously separated (Email, SMS, Phone call, File sharing, etc. ). We studied the impact of their complexity on the difficulty and the complication of their usage. We have extracted from literature the potential sources of this complexity. In particular, two characteristics have been kept to study the simplexity of these services: mental models and homogeneity. The second part of this thesis presents three experiments that we created in order to test the validity of our hypothesis. The first experiment studies the user’s mental models. We want to determine which of them would be the most suitable to maintain complexity and a simple usage. The goal of the second experiment is to determine the degree of homogeneity needed to obtain a complex service with a simple usage. The last is an exploratory experiment in this field
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Ellis, Katherine Rebecca. "Social cognition in genetic syndromes." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2018. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8401/.
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The distinct profiles of sociability and the development of social cognitive abilities was investigated in Cornelia de Lange (CdLS), Fragile X (FXS) and Rubinstein-Taybi (RTS) syndromes. An observational study demonstrated differences in the quality of broad social interaction skills and behaviours during a semi-structured social interaction with an examiner between individuals with CdLS, FXS and RTS. Individuals with FXS and RTS showed lower quality of eye contact, and individuals with FXS showed less person-focused attention, than those with CdLS. Associations between specific behaviours with age and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptomatology differed across groups. A second study assessing participant's performance on two scaled batteries of tasks assessing early (intentionality abilities) and later developing (ToM abilities) social cognitive abilities indicated that these groups do not develop these abilities in the same order as typically developing children. Different strengths and weaknesses observed between groups highlighted factors that may lead to disrupted social cognitive development in these groups. A third study showed that intentionality abilities predicted social enjoyment and social motivation, whereas ToM abilities predicted social enjoyment and ASD symptomatology in all groups. These fmdings were synthesised with previous literature to develop a preliminary model of sociability in CdLS, FXS and RTS.
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Marquié, Laetitia. "Les mécanismes cognitifs du diagnostic médical dans un service d'urgences." Toulouse 2, 2004. http://www.theses.fr/2004TOU20046.
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Cette thèse s'inscrit dans l'interrogation suivante : " Comment décrire des mécanismes cognitifs du diagnostic médical chez le médecin dans la situation complexe d'un service d'urgences ? ". Pour répondre à cette question nous avons testé un modèle théorique proposé par Raufaste (2001) appelé " le modèle des trois valeurs de rationalité " et portant sur la description des mécanismes cognitifs mis en jeu lors de l'élaboration du diagnostic. La première étude est un test empirique réalisé à partir des erreurs diagnostiques. Ce test empirique se révèle concluant car il montre l'existence de ces trois valeurs. Les deux dernières études se centrent sur l'investigation d'une parmi cinq valeurs, la "flexibilité ". Cette valeur se définit comme la capacité du sujet à remettre en question sa représentation compte tenu de nouvelles informations. Nous démontrons qu'une information peut donc être transformée, modifiée et ajustée en fonction de sa cohérence avec les autres informations de la représentation mais également en fonction de la nature de l'activité que le médecin accomplitThe main interrogation of this thesis is: "How to describe cognitive mechanisms of the physician's medical diagnosis in the complex situation of an emergency department? ". To answer this question, we test a model suggested by Raufaste (2001) called "the model of the three values of rationality" describing the cognitive mechanisms during the diagnosis. The first empirical study is a based on diagnostic errors that occurred in Toulouse hospitals. This test appears conclusive because it shows the existence of these three values. The two last studies carry out more detailed investigation of one among five values, "flexibility". This value is defined as the capacity of the subject to change its representation taking into account new information. We show that information can thus be transformed, modified and adjusted according to its coherence with other information of the representation but also according to the nature of the activity which the physician achieves
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Pacheco, Natália Araújo. "Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral reactions to service failures." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/141224.
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Devido à natureza onipresente das falhas de serviço e suas consequências nocivas, é importante compreender como os clientes reagem a elas. Esta tese de doutorado explora algumas das reações cognitivas, emocionais e comportamentais dos clientes em relação a falhas de serviço. De maneira mais específica, a tese investiga atribuições causais, avaliações e controle percebido dos clientes como reações cognitivas, assim como uma ampla variedade de reações emocionais (p.ex., arrependimento, raiva, decepção, etc.) e comportamentais (p.ex., troca, reclamação, boca-a-boca negativo, entre outros). Esta tese apresenta três diferentes pesquisas dentro do escopo de reações do cliente a falhas de serviço. A primeira pesquisa traz o modelo temporal de controle percebido da psicologia para a área de serviços e compara o seu poder de explicar reações emocionais e comportamentais do cliente com o poder explanatório dos modelos de atribuição e de avaliação amplamente utilizados. Três surveys e um experimento são realizados. Os resultados mostram que, para algumas reações dos clientes (p.ex., arrependimento e troca), o modelo temporal de controle percebido tem poder explanatório superior ao poder dos modelos de atribuição causal e de avaliação tradicionalmente utilizados. Esta pesquisa também demonstra que o modelo temporal de controle percebido pode ser combinado aos modelos de atribuição causal e de avaliação para atingir maior poder explanatório. A segunda pesquisa investiga se falhas em serviços coproduzidos levam a uma atribuição causal mais interna ou externa (i.e., se a culpa é atribuída ao cliente ou ao prestador de serviço) e como isto afeta arrependimento, decepção e insatisfação do cliente. Dois experimentos são realizados. Os resultados indicam que falhas em serviços coproduzidos levam a uma atribuição mais interna que falhas em serviços não coproduzidos. Falhas em serviços coproduzidos também resultam em menores níveis de decepção e insatisfação sem elevar o nível de arrependimento do cliente. Os resultados também apontam que, em caso de incerteza causal (i.e., quando o cliente não está seguro sobre quem causou a falha), clientes que coproduzem sentem o mesmo alto nível de arrependimento de clientes que causaram a falha, contradizendo a literatura que afirma que incerteza causal leva à redução da intensidade emocional. A terceira pesquisa investiga se a velocidade do pensamento dos clientes afeta a atribuição de lócus causal para falhas de serviço bem como as reações emocionais e comportamentais dos clientes. Quatro experimentos são conduzidos. Os resultados sugerem que clientes que pensam mais rápido fazem atribuições causais mais externas que clientes que pensam mais devagar. Aparentemente, a velocidade do pensamento não tem efeito nas reações emocionais e comportamentais dos clientes. De acordo com os resultados, as diferenças de velocidade de pensamento que foram induzidas tendem a ter curta duração. Em geral, estas três pesquisas oferecem insights sobre algumas das coisas que os clientes pensam, como eles se sentem e agem em resposta a falhas de serviço. Implicações teóricas e gerenciais são discutidas ao final de cada pesquisa e sintetizadas no capítulo de conclusões.Given the pervasive nature of service failures and their harmful consequences, it is important to understand how customers react to them. This doctoral dissertation addresses some of the customers’ cognitive, emotional, and behavioral reactions to service failures. More specifically, it investigates customers’ causal attributions, appraisals, and perceived control as cognitive reactions, as well as a wide range of emotional (e.g., regret, anger, disappointment, etc.) and behavioral reactions (e.g., switch, complaint, negative word-of-mouth, and others). This dissertation presents three different researches within the scope of customers’ reactions to service failure. The first research introduces the temporal model of perceived control from psychology to service research and compares its explanatory power for customer emotional and behavioral reactions with the ones of the widely used causal attribution and appraisal models. Three surveys and one experiment are conducted. The results show that for some customers’ reactions (e.g., regret and switch), the temporal model of perceived control has explanatory power over and above the traditionally used causal attribution and appraisal models. This research also shows that the temporal model of perceived control may be combined with the causal attribution and appraisal models to achieve higher explanatory power. The second research investigates whether failed co-produced services lead to more internal or external causal attribution (i.e., whether the blame is attributed to the customer or the service provider) and how it affects customers’ regret, disappointment, and dissatisfaction. Two experiments are conducted. The results indicate that failed co-produced services lead to more internal attributions than failed services that were not co-produced. Failed co-produced services also lead to lower levels of disappointment and dissatisfaction without elevating customer’s regret level. The results also show that in case of causal uncertainty (i.e., when the customer is not sure about who caused the failure), customers who co-produced experience the same high level of regret of customers who have caused the failure, contradicting the literature that states that causal uncertainty leads to reduced emotional intensity. The third research investigates whether customers’ thought speed affects causal locus attribution for services failures as well as customers’ emotional and behavioral reactions. Four experiments are conducted. The results suggest that customers who think faster make more external attributions for service failures (i.e., attribute more blame to the service provider) than customers who think slower. It seems that thought speed has no effect on customers’ emotional and behavioral reactions though. According to the results, the induced differences in thought speed tend to be short-lived. Overall, these three researches offer insights into some of the things that customers think, how do they feel and act in response to service failures. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed at the end of each research and recapitulated in the conclusions chapter.
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Bozeman, Marci L. "The impact of service-learning on cognitive development." Thesis, This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-171324/.
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Stelljes, Andrew D. "Service-learning and cognitive development: An exploratory study." W&M ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1550154171.
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Baker, Amanda R. Baker. "Epistemic Profiles, Dissonance Negotiation, and Postsecondary Service-Learning Outcomes." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1499792402490622.
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Gress, Leslie Anne. "Adult Use of Longitudinal Genetic Services." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1336507935.
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Deutsch, Ruth Marion. "Reliability, validity and educational use of the Cognitive Abilities Profile." Thesis, City, University of London, 2017. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/21479/.
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The Cognitive Abilities Profile (CAP) (Deutsch and Mohammed, 2010) is a collaborative tool for psychologists and teachers. The CAP is based on principles of Dynamic Assessment (DA) and uses a consultative model for rating pupils' cognitive abilities in various cognitive domains and for planning interventions to facilitate pupils' progress accordingly. The CAP was developed in response to a perceived need for educational psychologists (EPs) to have access to alternative assessments to standardised psychological tests, particularly in the case of learning disadvantaged and ethnic minority pupils. Using DA as one possible approach creates a need for EPs to have access to training and to receive support with the implementation of DA-based intervention methods within local services. However, surveys of EP use of DA indicate limitations in training, inadequate support and difficulties in wider application of DA. In the present work, a quantitative methodology has been used to examine the validity and reliability of the CAP in overcoming the above-noted difficulties in the implementation of DA by EPs. The methodology involved the collection and analysis of data from three groups of EPs, two of which conducted consultations with teachers using the CAP and the third group of EPs used its own choice of consultation methodology and functioned as a control group. The findings of the present work provide evidence of good construct validity of the CAP cognitive domains, adequate inter-rater reliability between CAP users and evidence of advantage for pupils in some areas of functioning between pre- and post-use of the CAP, as validated by independent standardised tests. Analysis of perceptions of EPs of the utility of the CAP, based on the results of feedback questionnaires, addresses issues of user friendliness of the CAP. CAP users agreed on the need for initial training for psychologists and support for practitioners. The findings have implications for adoption of a novel approach in EP and teacher related work.
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Jenny, Robert. "Postures cognitives des apprenants : enjeux dans les plans de formation de service." Aix-Marseille 1, 2004. http://www.theses.fr/2004AIX10010.
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A partir de la mise en place et de l'analyse d'un dispositif de formation-action en direction d'un public d'agents gérant les activités sociales des industries électriques et gazières, nous distinguons trois modes différents d'entrée dans la formation de la part de ces mêmes agents : un mode "initiative personnelle", un mode "négocié" et un mode "injonctif". Il en ressort que le projet négocié du plan individuel de formation se matérialisant par un entretien formel avec la hiéarchie ne garantit pas une meilleure appropriation de la formation : il s'agit davantage pour l'apprenant de se mettre en conformité avec l'institution et/ou le service attendu. Nous montrons dans cette recherche, inspirée d'une théorie socio-constructiviste, que, suivant ces modes de négocation, les postures cognitives des apprenants salariés sont différentes. L'objet du savoir et la médiation cognitive se déplacent en référence au triangle didactique redéfini, dans notre cas comme "zone de professionnalité élargie". Ils attestent d'un style professionnel (apprenants relevant de l'intiative personnel), d'un genre professionnel (apprenants relevant de l'injonction) et d'un référent formateur (apprenants relevant de la négociation).
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Lopatka, Harold. "An evaluation of a community pharmacy reimbursement model for cognitive services." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape4/PQDD_0010/NQ59990.pdf.
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Nicoli, Gina Tagliapietra. "The impact of co-curricular involvement on college students' need for cognition." Diss., University of Iowa, 2011. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2753.
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The purpose of this research was to examine the influence of co-curricular involvement on the need for cognition. Using multiple regression, I analyzed the relationship between co-curricular involvement and the need for cognition while controlling for sex, race, pretest, precollege academic motivation, SES, precollege academic ability, high school involvement, institutional type, work, residence, major, non-classroom interactions with faculty, and the kind of instruction. I also analyzed whether race, sex, or the type of institution students' attend further influenced the effect of involvement on the need for cognition
The main effects model found the impact of involvement on the need for cognition to be statistically non-significant. While looking at conditional effects, I found being involved had a small, but positive, statistically significant impact on the need for cognition for non-white students. Also during this exploration I found sex and institutional type did not significantly impact the effects of involvement on the need for cognition. The suggestions for future research include replicating the current study and examining the impact of specific co-curricular involvement opportunities; following-up this study with a qualitative study to discover what students are gaining from co-curricular involvement; looking for additional conditional effects; and exploring what other college experiences impact the need for cognition.
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Carr, David Jasun. "An investigation into the comparative cognitive impact of conventional television advertising and product placement." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 2005. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Thesis (M.S. )--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2005.Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2705. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as 2 leaves (iii-iv). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-75).
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Groussard, Pierre-Yves. "SAMI, Services d'assistance mobiles et intelligents." Thèse, Université de Sherbrooke, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/6548.
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Au Canada, le nombre de personnes atteintes de troubles cognitifs n'est pas négligeable et les conséquences de ces troubles sur les activités de la vie quotidienne (AVQ) de ces personnes sont dramatiques. Suivant la sévérité des troubles, les personnes sont capables de réaliser leurs activités avec quelques difficultés ou sont totalement incapables de les faire, ce qui conduit souvent au placement de ces personnes dans des centres spécialisés. Ce placement, ainsi que le suivi de ces personnes, sont particulièrement onéreux pour la société. Pour cette raison, les gouvernements visent à favoriser des solutions de maintien à domicile. Une des pistes de solutions est de fournir aux personnes atteintes de troubles cognitifs un ensemble de services d'assistance technologiques, disponibles en tout temps et en tous lieux, capables de s'adapter aux différents outils technologiques présents dans l'environnement pour offrir une assistance continue. L'objectif de cette thèse est de concevoir une telle solution d'assistance en menant une recherche sur deux axes entrecroisés. Le premier axe concerne les solutions d'assistance d'un point de vue technologique, le second les aborde d'un point de vue plus clinique. Sur le plan technologique, à partir des solutions d'assistance déjà existantes ainsi que de leurs limitations, nous avons identifié un ensemble de services essentiels et les avons regroupés au sein de trois catégories. Nous présentons un modèle d'architecture logicielle pour la conception de ceux-ci visant à favoriser leur adaptation à différents contextes, leur évolution ainsi que l'intégration de nouveaux services. Enfin, nous présentons notre solution d'assistance baptisée SAMI. Au niveau clinique, nous montrons l'importance d'impliquer les personnes atteintes de troubles cognitifs, ainsi que leurs intervenants, tout au long du processus de conception de telles solutions. Nous présentons notre protocole de conception participative ainsi que sa mise en oeuvre dans le cadre de la conception de SAMI. La conception de cette solution a impliqué quatre patients ainsi que leurs intervenants professionnels et a été testée durant huit semaines. Les résultats montrent tout d'abord la possibilité de mettre en oeuvre de telles méthodes de conception, les patients ainsi que les intervenants ayant grandement participé tout au long du processus de conception. Ils montrent également la capacité des patients à apprendre à utiliser l'assistant élaboré ainsi que leur capacité à l'utiliser dans leur quotidien.
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Chen, Hsinchun, and Vasant Dhar. "Reducing Indeterminism In Consultation: A Cognitive Model of User/Librarian Interactions." AAAI, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106096.
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Artificial Intelligence Lab, Department of MIS, University of ArizonaIn information facilities such as libraries, finding documents that are relevant to a user query is difficult because of the indeterminism involved in the process by which documents are indexed, and the latitude users have in choosing terms to express a query on a particular topic. Reference librarians play an important support role in coping with this indeterminism, focusing user queries through an interactive dialog. Based on thirty detailed observations of user/librarian interactions obtained through a field experiment, we have developed a computational model designed to simulate the reference librarian. The consultation includes two phases. The first is handle search, where the userâ s rough problem statement and a user stereotyping imposed by the librarian are used in determining the appropriate tools (handles). The second phase is document search, involving the search for documents within a chosen handle. We are collaborating with the university library for putting our model to use as an intelligent assistant for an online retrieval system.
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Berlemann, Lars. "Distributed quality-of-service support in cognitive radio networks /." Aachen : Mainz, 2006. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=014915728&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Sethi, Amita. "Potential denial of service threat assessment for cognitive radios." Connect to online resource, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1453572.
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Blomkvist, Johan. "Representing Future Situations of Service : Prototyping in Service Design." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Interaktiva och kognitiva system, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-105499.
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This thesis describes prototyping in service design through the theoretical lens of situated cognition. The research questions are what a service prototype is, what the benefits of service prototyping are, and how prototypes aid in the process of designing services. Four papers are included. Paper one suggests that service prototyping should be considered from the perspectives of purpose, fidelity, audience, position in the process, technique, representation, validity and author. The second paper compares research about how humans use external representations to think, with reasons for using prototypes in service design and service design techniques. The third paper compares two versions of a service prototyping technique called service walkthrough; showing that walkthroughs with pauses provided both more comments in total and more detailed feedback. The fourth paper also contributes to our understanding of how prototypes aid in designing services, by connecting the surrogate situation with the future situation of service. The paper shows how the formative service evaluation technique (F-SET) uses the theory of planned behaviour to add knowledge to service prototype evaluations about the intention to use a service in the future. Taken together the research provides a deeper understanding of what prototypes are, and their roles in service prototyping. This understanding is further deepened by a discussion about service as a design material, suggesting that from a design perspective, a service consists of service concept, process and system. The service prototype acts as a surrogate for the future situation of service. The thesis describes what the benefits of using surrogates are, and shows how prototypes enhance the ability to gain knowledge about future situations. This leads to an understanding of prototyping as a way of thinking in design.Den här avhandlingen använder situerad kognition som lins för at beskriva prototypande i tjänstedesign. Genom den här beskrivningen undersöker avhandlingen vad en tjänsteprototyp är, vad fördelarna med att använda prototyper är samt hur prototypande kan användas för att designa tjänster. Fyra artiklar ingår i avhandlingen. Den första artikeln föreslår att tjänsteprototypande ska betraktas från perspektiven syfte, detaljgrad, publik, position i processen, teknik, representation, validitet och författare. Avhandlingens andra artikel jämför forskning om fördelarna med att använda externa representationer för tänkande, med anledningar för att externalisera i tjänstedesign, och tekniker för att göra externa representationer. Den tredje artikeln jämför två variationer av prototypningstekniken tjänstegenomgång, och visar att genomgångar med pauser ger mer kommentarer och mer detaljerad feedback. Den sista artikeln bidrar också till förståelsen av hur prototyper stöder design av tjänster, genom att den kopplar surrogatsituationen och den framtida tjänstesituationen. Artikeln visar hur en teknik kallad formative service evaluation technique använder theory of planned behaviour för att bidra med kunskap om att evaluera tjänster med avseende på intention att använda tjänsten i framtiden. Tillsammans bidrar forskningen till en djupare förståelse av vad prototyper är och deras roller i tjänsteprototypning. Denna förståelse fördjupas ytterligare genom en diskussion av tjänster som designmaterial och avhandlingen föreslår att arbetet att representera och designa tjänster innefattar både design av och för tjänster. Tjänsteprototyper fungerar som surrogat för den framtida tjänstesituationen. Avhandlingen beskriver föredelarna med att använda surrogat och visar hur prototyper stödjer möjligheten att skapa kunskap om framtida tjänstesituationer. Detta leder till att prototypande ses som ett sätt att tänka i design.
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Makasi, Tendai. "Cognitive computing systems and public value: The case of chatbots and public service delivery." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/230002/1/Tendai_Makasi_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis is an investigation of how cognitive computing system initiatives in the public sector can contribute towards creating public value. It focuses specifically on public service delivery through service channels that are supported by chatbots and proposes recommendations to ensure that the important public service value dimensions are supported. The thesis builds upon the discussions around public value creation and draws upon the interpretation of how chatbots can facilitate public value creation during chatbot-mediated service interactions from both the users of the chatbots and designers of the chatbots.
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Tian, Hongqiao. "Dynamic spectrum decision in multi-channel cognitive radio networks with heterogeneous services." IEEE, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31504.
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We study a dynamic channel selection framework for cognitive radio networks (CRNs) which support both delay sensitive and best effort services. Unlike existing works in the literature, we consider the effect of heterogeneous radio frequency characteristics and heterogeneous primary user activities on channel selection in multi-channel CRNs. Optimal spectrum decision policies are obtained to achieve minimum delay using dynamic programming techniques, such as Markov decision process (MDP) and reinforcement learning, under different assumptions. To address the computational complexity issue in the MDP solutions, a myopic scheme is proposed based on the estimated packet sojourn time.October 2016
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Blundell, James Michael. "Cognitive assessment of paediatric neurodegenerative disease." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6042/.
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Inherited metabolic diseases (IMD’s) are a large class of heterogeneous genetic disorders caused by dysfunction within a single pathway of intermediary metabolism. In many of these diseases, the dysfunction of metabolic enzymes leads to the accumulation of toxic metabolites which disrupts the normal development of the central nervous system. With the advent of treatments that positively influence neuropsychological outcomes, there is a need for sensitive and objective neuropsychological measures that allow patients to be systematically tracked in order to understand the efficacy of existing treatments. In this thesis, a neuropsychological test battery consisting of attention, language and oculomotor measures was developed to accurately describe individual and developmental differences between IMD patients and healthy developing controls. The functioning of five diseases was examined: Morquio syndrome (\(N\) = 12), Hurler syndrome (\(N\) = 3), Maroteux-Lamy syndrome (\(N\) = 2), Tyrosinemia type I (\(N\) = 13) and Tyrosinemia type III (\(N\) = 5). Findings indicated that disease effects were not homogeneous across tasks, and that performance on the same tasks was not uniform across diseases. The obtained data offers a promising basis for understanding how biological factors influence the severity and timecourse of developmental effects in future research.
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Keener, Harry Jones. "Promoting cognitive complexity of direct care workers in adolescent residential treatment: A deliberate psychological intervention." W&M ScholarWorks, 2006. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1550154105.
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Hawranik, Pamela. "Cognitive status and inhome service use among caregiver-elder dyads." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/nq23609.pdf.
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Ames, Catherine. "Developing a mindfulness based cognitive therapy service for young people." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2012. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/psychotic-like-experiences-in-children-an-examination-of-associated-psychological-factors(fd973136-e5d8-4f6e-88a4-6ace6eb89db0).html.
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Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has been shown to be effective in preventing relapse of depression in adults who have experienced multiple episodes of depression and is recommended in the NICE guidelines (2009). More recent evidence has also indicated its efficacy in helping adults who are actively depressed. Increasing numbers of young people are diagnosed with depression. Depression is a disorder characterised by a recurrent course and there is notable continuity of depression into adulthood. Depression in children and young people is associated with significant impairment. This is of concern in terms of individual well-being and the future burden of a recurring mental health problem on the health and economic systems of the country. MBCT has been adapted for use with children and adolescents and has been shown to be feasible and acceptable in community and clinical settings. The research reported here examines the feasibility of establishing MBCT group therapy provision in National and Specialist CAMHS Mood Disorder Clinic for adolescents with depression. It also provides a pilot analysis of the efficacy of an MBCT group for young people who have received a course of psychological therapy but who present with residual symptoms and are at high risk of relapse. Treatment completers (n=3) report satisfaction with the therapy and qualitative analysis of feedback interviews with them provides areas for future development of this service. Pilot analysis revealed reduction in levels of depressive symptoms between pre and post treatment, alongside positive change in measures of mindfulness skills and cognitive processes such as rumination. Group MBCT was seen to be feasible and acceptable within this setting using quantitative and qualitative methodology. Information for the service on potential areas for future development is provided.
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Bendriss, Jaafar. "Cognitive management of SLA in software-based networks." Thesis, Evry, Institut national des télécommunications, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018TELE0003/document.
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L’objectif de la thèse est d’étudier la gestion de bout en bout des architectures à la SDN, et comment nos briques OSS (Operation Support System) doivent évoluer: cela implique d’étudier les processus métier associés, leurs implémentations ainsi que l’outillage nécessaire. Les objectifs de la thèse sont donc de répondre aux verrous suivants:1. Identifier les changements impliqués par l’émergence de ces réseaux programmables sur les architectures de gestions en termes d’exigences ou "requirements". L’étude peut être focalisée sur un type de réseau, mobile par exemple. 2. Identifier l’évolution à apporter aux interfaces de gestions actuelles: quelles alternatives aux FCAPS (fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security) ? Quels changements à apporter aux couches de gestions allant du gestionnaire d’équipement ou "Element Management System" jusqu’au OSS ?The main goal of the PhD activities is to define and develop architecture and mechanisms to ensure consistency and continuity of the operations and behaviors in mixed physical/virtual environments, characterized by a high level of dynamicity, elasticity and heterogeneity by applying a cognitive approach to the architecture where applicable. The target is then to avoid the "build it first, manage it later" paradigm. The research questions targeted by the PhD are the following: 1. Identify the changes on Network Operation Support Systems implementation when using SDN as a design approach for future networks. The study could be restricted to mobile networks for example, or sub-part of it (CORE networks, RAN, data centers, etc); 2.Identify the needed evolution at the management interfaces level: a. Shall we need alternative to the well-known FCAPS and do we still need the element management system? b. What will change to provision an SDN based service? c. How to ensure resiliency of SDN based networks?
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Kissane, Mark Richard Education Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences UNSW. "Managing levels of instructional guidance in financial services training: a cognitive load approach." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. Education, 2009. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/41510.
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Empirical studies within a cognitive load framework have determined that for novice learners, worked examples provide appropriate levels of instructional guidance. As learners advance in specific subject domains, worked examples should be gradually replaced by practice problems with limited guidance. These studies compared immediate and delayed performance in transfer from examples to practice problems using example-problems pairs and gradual fixed fading of worked examples as well as a control condition of pure problem solving. These studies were conducted with employees of a financial services company in a classroom environment. In Experiments 1 and 2, the fading condition indicated possible benefits over the other conditions on immediate and delayed performance measures (although results were not statistically significant). Experiment 3 used a modified fading method and demonstrated that the fading condition performed marginally better than the problem solving condition on delayed performance measures (although results were not statistically significant). Even though the fading condition did not demonstrate significant advantages in immediate post-test measures, over time learners benefited most from this condition. Experiment 4 investigated if the delayed fading effect found in experiment 3 would be observed using far transfer test performance measures. The results of this experiment indicated that the fading condition performed marginally better than the problem solving condition on delayed transfer post-test performance (although results were not statistically significant). Generally the results of this thesis favored the fading condition over the example-problem and problem solving conditions, and the advantage of this condition was enhanced with greater performance in delayed and transfer post-test measures.
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Janicke, David Michael. "Children's Primary Health Care Services: A Social-Cognitive Model of Sustained High Use." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37659.
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This study tested portions of a social-cognitive
model that explained the mechanisms involved in
the parent decision-making process that ultimately
drive and maintain children's health care use.
Eighty-seven primary caretakers of children ages
4 to 9 years completed measures of child health
and behavior, parental stress and functioning,
and social cognitive measures related to parenting
and health care use. Primary care use data over
the two-years prior to recruitment were collected
from primary care providers. Regression analysis
showed that social cognitive measures were
significant predictors of pediatric primary care
services. Specifically, parental stress interacted
with general parenting self-efficacy; parents with
high stress and high parenting self-efficacy were
more likely to use pediatric primary care
services. Self-efficacy for accessing physician
assistance and parental outcome expectations for
pediatric physician visits were positively related
to pediatric primary care use. These social
cognitive variables accounted for more variance
than variables traditionally included in health
care use research (i.e., child behavior,
parental distress, and parent health care use).
Best Subsets analysis resulted in an overall best
predictive model that accounted for 29.8% of the
variance in pediatric primary care use. In this
model, the interaction between parental stress
and general parenting self-efficacy was the best
predictor of use, accounting for 11.5% of the
variance in physician use. High internalizing
behavior scores, higher self-efficacy for
accessing physician assistance, use of medication,
and more parent health care visits were
associated with higher pediatric primary care
use in this overall model. While acknowledging
the role of child health and behavior, this study
extends the literature by demonstrating the
importance of considering parental perceptions
of burden, confidence, and ability to help
themselves and their family. Implications for
health care professionals and directions for
future research are discussed in light of these
finding.Ph. D.
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Rasnake, L. Kaye. "Anxiety reduction with children receiving medical care : cognitive developmental considerations /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487325740719711.
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Scicchitano, Dorothy. "A descriptive study of the relationship between Gardner's seven styles of learning and artistic ability in fourth grade children." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1994. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Thesis (M. Ed.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1994.Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2752. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as [3] preliminary leaves. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-50).
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Bendriss, Jaafar. "Cognitive management of SLA in software-based networks." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Evry, Institut national des télécommunications, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018TELE0003.
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L’objectif de la thèse est d’étudier la gestion de bout en bout des architectures à la SDN, et comment nos briques OSS (Operation Support System) doivent évoluer: cela implique d’étudier les processus métier associés, leurs implémentations ainsi que l’outillage nécessaire. Les objectifs de la thèse sont donc de répondre aux verrous suivants:1. Identifier les changements impliqués par l’émergence de ces réseaux programmables sur les architectures de gestions en termes d’exigences ou "requirements". L’étude peut être focalisée sur un type de réseau, mobile par exemple. 2. Identifier l’évolution à apporter aux interfaces de gestions actuelles: quelles alternatives aux FCAPS (fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security) ? Quels changements à apporter aux couches de gestions allant du gestionnaire d’équipement ou "Element Management System" jusqu’au OSS ?The main goal of the PhD activities is to define and develop architecture and mechanisms to ensure consistency and continuity of the operations and behaviors in mixed physical/virtual environments, characterized by a high level of dynamicity, elasticity and heterogeneity by applying a cognitive approach to the architecture where applicable. The target is then to avoid the "build it first, manage it later" paradigm. The research questions targeted by the PhD are the following: 1. Identify the changes on Network Operation Support Systems implementation when using SDN as a design approach for future networks. The study could be restricted to mobile networks for example, or sub-part of it (CORE networks, RAN, data centers, etc); 2.Identify the needed evolution at the management interfaces level: a. Shall we need alternative to the well-known FCAPS and do we still need the element management system? b. What will change to provision an SDN based service? c. How to ensure resiliency of SDN based networks?
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Scott, Neil Cameron. "The demographic profile of cognitive tests used in Civil Service selection." Thesis, City University London, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.441427.
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Oakes, Steve. "Cognitive and affective responses to music in ads and service environments." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/31251.
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This thesis examines the impact of music upon a range of dependent variables within advertising and service environment contexts. Chapter 1 introduces key theoretical concepts. Chapters 2 and 3 review previous empirical studies focusing upon cognitive and affective responses to music in advertising and service environments, and identify the positive influence of musical congruity upon consumers. Chapters 4-8 involve original experimental studies. The results of research reported in Chapter 4 show how slow-tempo music produces higher levels of ad recall than fast-tempo music, while musical presence reduces ad recall. Chapter 5 describes a study in which three music timbres are superimposed over a no-music version of another ad. Results reveal positive main effects of timbre congruity upon ad recall and affective responses. Chapter 6 describes a study that superimposes congruous dance and incongruous classical music over ads for a university. Results show how dance music enhances the attractiveness of the university, while classical music has the opposite effect. Musical presence inhibits or enhances ad recall depending upon its congruity. The results of research reported in Chapter 7 show how an incongruous ad narrator reduces the attractiveness of the advertised university, desire to apply to study at the university, and recall. The results of research reported in Chapter 8 show that perceived wait duration is related positively to musical tempo, and related negatively to musical liking, while musical presence reduces mean perceived duration estimates. Slow-tempo music produces more positive affective responses than fast-tempo music. Musical presence enhances positive affective response with low crowd density, but diminishes it with high crowd density. Chapter 9 proposes directions for future research, particularly regarding the potential benefits of using purposeful musical incongruity in advertising.
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Kazilas, Panagiotis. "Augmenting MPI Programming Process with Cognitive Computing." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-88913.
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Cognitive Computing is a new and quickly advancing technology. In thelast decade Cognitive Computing has been used to assist researchers in theirendeavors in many different scientific fields such as Health & medicine,Education, Marketing, Psychology and Financial Services. On the otherhand, Parallel programming is a more complex concept than sequentialprogramming. The additional complexity of Parallel Programming isintroduced by its nature that requires implementations of more complexalgorithms and it introduces additional concepts to the developers, namelythe communication between the processes (Distributed memory systems)that execute the parallel program and their synchronization (Share memorysystems). As a result of this additional complexity, a lot of novice developersare reserved in their attempts to implement parallel programs. The objectiveof this research project was to investigate whether we can assist parallelprogramming process through cognitive computing solutions. In order toachieve our objective, the MPI Assistant, a Q&A system has been developedand a case study has been carried out to determine our application’s efficiencyin our attempt to assist parallel programming developers. The case studyshowed that our MPI Assistant system indeed helped developers reduce thetime they spend to develop their solutions, but not improve the quality ofthe program or its efficiency as these improvements require features that areout of this research project’s scope. However, the case study had limitednumber of participants, which may affect our results’ reliability. As a nextstep in our attempt to determine if cognitive computing technologies are ableto assist developers in their parallel programming development, we movedto investigate if cognitive solutions can extract better and more completeresponses compared to our manually-created responses that we created forthe MPI Assistant. We have experimented with 2 different approaches to theproblem. An approach where we manually created responses for the MPIAssistant, and an approach where we investigated if cognitive solutions canautomatically extract better and complete responses. We compared the qualityof the latter automatic responses with the quality of the former which weremanually created.
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Smith, David Harold. "Medication compliance and cost and utilization outcomes associated with pharmacist's cognitive service interventions /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7941.
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McKenna, Laurence. "Psychological aspects of auditory disorders : cognitive functioning and psychological state." Thesis, City, University of London, 1997. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/17413/.
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This thesis presents six studies concerned with the psychological status of people with audiological disorders, particularly tinnitus and hearing loss. Study One (Part I of the thesis) employed a structured interview and the General Health Questionnaire to investigate the emotional status of subjects with a variety of audiological symptoms. Psychological disorder was found to be more prevalent among subjects complaining of vertigo (64%) than among those complaining of tinnitus (45%); the prevalence of psychological disorder among subjects complaining of hearing loss was lower than among tinnitus subjects (27%). A higher prevalence of disturbance was found among subjects with multiple symptoms. A previous history of psychological distress correlated with current ratings of disturbance. Studies Two and Three (Part II) are concerned with the psychology of cochlear implantation. Methodological issues concerning psychological assessment in this context are discussed. Study Two uses Repertory Grid Technique to assess the psychological consequences of using an implant. Eight out of ten subjects reported important changes in psychological well-being related to their use of the device. Study Three identifies a group of subjects applying for an implant while having a non-organic hearing loss. The implications for the use of standardised assessment procedures are discussed. Studies Four, Five and Six (Part III) assess the cognitive functioning of subjects with tinnitus. Tinnitus subjects' performance on neuropsychological tests is compared with that of hearing impaired control subjects. Subjects were also assessed using the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ). The emotional status of the subjects was assessed using the Speilberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The Beck Depression Inventory was also used in Study Six. The groups were not distinguished by a number of neuropsychological tests, however it was found, in Studies Four and Five, that Tinnitus subjects' performance on verbal fluency tests was Significantly poorer than the Control subjects, after hearing loss was controlled for. In Study Six it was found that both Tinnitus and Control subjects performed less well than expected on the STROOP test; this was more apparent in the Tinnitus group. The Tinnitus group also obtained higher CFQ scores in Studies Four and Five. Trait anxiety was a feature of the Tinnitus groups. The implications for the cognitive functioning of both tinnitus and hearing impaired subjects are discussed in terms of Baddeley's model of working memory. The importance of these findings for complaint about tinnitus and hearing loss are considered.
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Chase, Nicole Marie. "A cognitive development approach to professional ethics training for counselor education students." W&M ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618273.
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The study examined the effects of integrating a cognitive-developmental approach with professional ethics training on the moral and conceptual development, self-presentation styles, and ethical decision-making skills of graduate counseling students. The sample was comprised of students who enrolled in counseling courses at the College of William and Mary. The ethics intervention group was compared to two groups; one group who received the traditionally taught ethics course, and one group who had not taken the ethics course at William and Mary. Instruments used included the Defining Issues Test (DIT), Paragraph Completion Method (PCM), and Concern For Appropriateness scale (CFA). Students were also administered an adapted format of the Moral Judgment Interview that depicted ethical dilemmas in counseling. The intervention methodologies used included the components of Deliberate Psychological Education (DPE), moral discussions, and a Conceptual Matching Model approach.;The results failed to support expectations that students in the intervention group would obtain significantly higher DIT and PCM post-test scores than the other two groups. A significant inverse relationship was only found between CFA and PCM pre-test scores. Stages 3-3 /4 levels of reasoning were largely used in responding to ethical dilemmas. A qualitative analysis of interview and journal responses indicated that the intervention course did impact students' personal and professional growth.
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Jackson, Aaron Hugh. "The impact of cognitive development on compassion fatigue in emergency response personnel." W&M ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1550154098.