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1	Cultural tourism as memories : cultural representations as memories of European holiday making among Edinburgh residents Thornycroft, Fiona Marjorie Elizabeth January 2000 (has links) No description available. 796
2	Sensory Integration During Goal Directed Reaches: The Effects of Manipulating Target Availability Khanafer, Sajida 19 October 2012 (has links) When using visual and proprioceptive information to plan a reach, it has been proposed that the brain combines these cues to estimate the object and/or limb’s location. Specifically, according to the maximum-likelihood estimation (MLE) model, more reliable sensory inputs are assigned a greater weight (Ernst & Banks, 2002). In this research we examined if the brain is able to adjust which sensory cue it weights the most. Specifically, we asked if the brain changes how it weights sensory information when the availability of a visual cue is manipulated. Twenty-four healthy subjects reached to visual (V), proprioceptive (P), or visual + proprioceptive (VP) targets under different visual delay conditions (e.g. on V and VP trials, the visual target was available for the entire reach, it was removed with the go-signal or it was removed 1, 2 or 5 seconds before the go-signal). Subjects completed 5 blocks of trials, with 90 trials per block. For 12 subjects, the visual delay was kept consistent within a block of trials, while for the other 12 subjects, different visual delays were intermixed within a block of trials. To establish which sensory cue subjects weighted the most, we compared endpoint positions achieved on V and P reaches to VP reaches. Results indicated that all subjects weighted sensory cues in accordance with the MLE model across all delay conditions and that these weights were similar regardless of the visual delay. Moreover, while errors increased with longer visual delays, there was no change in reaching variance. Thus, manipulating the visual environment was not enough to change subjects’ weighting strategy, further i sensory integration sensory weighting sensory reweighting remembered visual target maximum-likelihood estimation
3	Sensory Integration During Goal Directed Reaches: The Effects of Manipulating Target Availability Khanafer, Sajida 19 October 2012 (has links) When using visual and proprioceptive information to plan a reach, it has been proposed that the brain combines these cues to estimate the object and/or limb’s location. Specifically, according to the maximum-likelihood estimation (MLE) model, more reliable sensory inputs are assigned a greater weight (Ernst & Banks, 2002). In this research we examined if the brain is able to adjust which sensory cue it weights the most. Specifically, we asked if the brain changes how it weights sensory information when the availability of a visual cue is manipulated. Twenty-four healthy subjects reached to visual (V), proprioceptive (P), or visual + proprioceptive (VP) targets under different visual delay conditions (e.g. on V and VP trials, the visual target was available for the entire reach, it was removed with the go-signal or it was removed 1, 2 or 5 seconds before the go-signal). Subjects completed 5 blocks of trials, with 90 trials per block. For 12 subjects, the visual delay was kept consistent within a block of trials, while for the other 12 subjects, different visual delays were intermixed within a block of trials. To establish which sensory cue subjects weighted the most, we compared endpoint positions achieved on V and P reaches to VP reaches. Results indicated that all subjects weighted sensory cues in accordance with the MLE model across all delay conditions and that these weights were similar regardless of the visual delay. Moreover, while errors increased with longer visual delays, there was no change in reaching variance. Thus, manipulating the visual environment was not enough to change subjects’ weighting strategy, further i sensory integration sensory weighting sensory reweighting remembered visual target maximum-likelihood estimation
4	Utility of pain states : what influences the value people give to being in pain? Marciniak, Anne Marie January 2016 (has links) Pain has a significant burden on individuals and society; however challenges remain in the measurement of pain-related utility. Research was conducted to design a measurement framework for valuing pain states, for use in policy making. Within the theoretical framework of utility theory, the bio-psychosocial model of pain was used to select co-variates impacting the pain-utility relationship. The applicability of two utility theories (prospect theory and hedonist theory) to pain was evaluated, with EQ-5D-5L and utility values for scenarios of different pain intensities elicited using time-trade-off (TTO) and willingness-to-pay (WTP). Prospect theory was tested using the pain-utility relationship in 600 members of the general population (‘genpop’) by examining the presence of a reference point and the relationship between pain decreases/increases (gains/losses) and utility. Hedonist theory was tested through examination of predicted, experienced and remembered utilities, and ‘peak-end’ effects, principally using data from 56 university athletes experiencing training pain. Pain intensity had the greatest influence on EQ-5D values, with present and worst pain showing additive effects. Duration of the pain episode, general health, mood, age and gender also had significant impacts. In addition to pain intensity, TTO ‘genpop’ models included age, income, experienced pain and general health; WTP ‘genpop’ models included residual pain, age and income. The TTO and WTP models did not fit the athletes’ data well and alternative models were developed. The data did not confirm prospect theory: a reference point could not be identified (‘genpop’ and athletes) and the shape of the utility curve contradicted theory (athletes). Results for hedonist theory were inconclusive: predicted utility was consistently higher than experienced utility in athletes but the relationship depended on pain levels in ‘genpop’; remembered and experienced utility differed despite being consistent for pain levels; peak-end effects were not found. Further research in controlled environments is recommended for further theory testing. 616
5	Sensory Integration During Goal Directed Reaches: The Effects of Manipulating Target Availability Khanafer, Sajida January 2012 (has links) When using visual and proprioceptive information to plan a reach, it has been proposed that the brain combines these cues to estimate the object and/or limb’s location. Specifically, according to the maximum-likelihood estimation (MLE) model, more reliable sensory inputs are assigned a greater weight (Ernst & Banks, 2002). In this research we examined if the brain is able to adjust which sensory cue it weights the most. Specifically, we asked if the brain changes how it weights sensory information when the availability of a visual cue is manipulated. Twenty-four healthy subjects reached to visual (V), proprioceptive (P), or visual + proprioceptive (VP) targets under different visual delay conditions (e.g. on V and VP trials, the visual target was available for the entire reach, it was removed with the go-signal or it was removed 1, 2 or 5 seconds before the go-signal). Subjects completed 5 blocks of trials, with 90 trials per block. For 12 subjects, the visual delay was kept consistent within a block of trials, while for the other 12 subjects, different visual delays were intermixed within a block of trials. To establish which sensory cue subjects weighted the most, we compared endpoint positions achieved on V and P reaches to VP reaches. Results indicated that all subjects weighted sensory cues in accordance with the MLE model across all delay conditions and that these weights were similar regardless of the visual delay. Moreover, while errors increased with longer visual delays, there was no change in reaching variance. Thus, manipulating the visual environment was not enough to change subjects’ weighting strategy, further i sensory integration sensory weighting sensory reweighting remembered visual target maximum-likelihood estimation
6	Approche exploratoire de l’expérience de repas gastronomique - éléments mémorisés et familiarité client : Le cas des Grands Chefs Relais & Châteaux / Exploratory research on gourmet meal experience - remembered elements and guest’s familiarity : The case of Grands Chefs Relais & Châteaux Bayet-Robert, Philomène 16 December 2011 (has links) Cette recherche exploratoire s’articule autour du concept d’expérience client et de sa mémorisation dans le contexte de la restauration gastronomique, spécifiquement dans les restaurants des Grands Chefs Relais & Châteaux. Cette thèse a pour objectif de comprendre ce qui constitue une expérience de repas gastronomique via l’étude des éléments mémorisés par les clients. Un dispositif méthodologique en trois temps est mis en place : deux phases d’entretiens qualitatifs (n=65) et une phase quantitative (questionnaire administré en ligne, n=1855). Les échantillons sont structurés autour du critère de langue (francophone, anglophone et germanophone) et de la fréquence de consommation. L’analyse des données collectées permet de dégager d’une part les rubriques qui composent l’expérience mémorisée par les clients, d’autre part de mesurer l’influence de la familiarité individuelle sur l’interprétation des composantes de l’expérience de repas. Ce travail aboutit à l’élaboration d’un outil opérationnel à destination des Grands Chefs et des managers de restaurants. / This research is integrated into the guest experience concept and its memorization in the area of Grands Chefs Relais & Châteaux’ restaurants. This thesis aims to understand the constitution of a gourmet meal experience according to guests’ memories. A three-step methodological approach is set up: a double qualitative phase (interviews, n=65) and a quantitative phase (on-line questionnaire, n=1855). Samples are structured regarding languages (French, English and German) and consumption frequency. Data analysis permits to identify categories describing a meal experience as memorized by guests, and to measure the influence of individual familiarity on the interpretation of experiential components. This work leads to the elaboration of an operational tool dedicated to Grands Chefs and restaurant managers. Repas gastronomique Expérience client Éléments mémorisés Familiarité client Gourmet meal Guest experience Remembered elements Customer familiarity
7	On the evaluation of temporally extended experiences Cojuharenco, Irina 27 June 2007 (has links) La evaluación de las experiencias extendidas en el tiempo se puede hacer de muchas formas. El paradigma --hedometer' en economía sugiere que la evaluación global de la experiencia se puede explicar por las impresiones de satisfacción durante la experiencia. Hay una creciente evidencia empírica sobre una simple ley de Pico-Final. Se ha demostrado que el Pico (la impresión mas extrema) y el Final (la ultima impresión) pueden explicar la evaluación global de la experiencia sin tener en cuenta las demás impresiones. Presento pruebas empíricas de la ley de Pico-Final utilizando datos recolectados en estudios de campo en aulas universitarias y en estudios de laboratorio con imágenes afectivas, e investigo, además, la capacidad de esta ley de explicar la intensidad del estado de animo posterior a la experiencia. Revelo, utilizando una novedosa tarea de estimación intuitiva, las opiniones de las personas sobre la composición de las evaluaciones globales de las experiencias. Finalmente, demuestro las condiciones que dificultan el aprendizaje de la ley Pico-Final, lo que explica porque las personas creen que sus evaluaciones globales representan el promedio de todas las impresiones sin excepción. / There are different ways of evaluating experiences lived across time. The --hedometer' paradigm in economics suggests that momentary impressions determine overall evaluations of experiences. There is a mounting empirical evidence for a simple Peak-End rule. Peak (the most extreme) and End (the very last) impressions have been shown to explain overall evaluations without the need to account for other impressions. I test the Peak-End rule using field data from university classrooms and lab data from image-viewing experiments, as well as explore its ability to predict post-experience mood valence. I elicit, using a novel guessing task, lay intuitions about overall evaluations of experiences. Finally, I demonstrate why decision-makers may find it difficult to learn the Peak-End rule and believe rather, that overall evaluations reflect average impressions. experienced utility remembered utility temporally extended experiences dinámica de la utilidad la ley Pico-Final memoria satisfacción teorías intuitivas utilidad experimentada utilidad recordada experiencias extendidas en el tiempo lay intuitions satisfaction memory Peak-End rule utility dynamics 159.9 334
8	Tillgängliggörande av sekretessbelagd arkivinformation om enskilda personer : Rörande hälsa och sociala förhållanden Andersson, Lena January 2018 (has links) Den här uppsatsens fokus ligger på lagstiftningen och hanteringen av sekretessbelagd information om enskilda personer gällande hälsa och sociala förhållanden. Att tolka lagar är inte lätt och vilket ansvar vilar på arkiven kring utlämnande av sådana handlingar. Med studien vill jag få fram hur arkiven praktiskt arbetar med detta för att få fram ett underlag om hur man kan tänka kring hanteringen vid utlämnande av sådana uppgifter. Appraisalmetoden som använts och sekretessen påverkar vad som finns tillgängligt från arkiven. Urvalet av det som bevaras av handlingar speciellt rörande barn som har kommit i kontakt med Socialstyrelsen har kritiserats då det framkommit att dessa har gallrats för mycket utifrån de förfrågningar som kommit till arkiven om utlämnande av dessa då de inte funnits. För att få fram detta har jag använt mig av två metoder där det ena är litteraturstudier och den andra är intervjuer av två arkivinstitutioner som har hand om sådana handlingar, ett kommunarkiv och ett landstingsarkiv. Resultatet av studien har blivit ett underlag till en vägledning utifrån rådande lagstiftning där hanteringen och frågor som kan vara bra att ha med sig för att kunna avgöra om en handling kan lämnas ut eller inte. Det har också kommit fram att sekretesstiden kan ha blivit för kort i Sverige med sina 70 år jämfört med till exempel Norge och Kanada som har 80 år och mer beroende på handlingstypen. Detta utifrån att vi lever längre än tidigare och lagen borde anpassas efter det. Forgotten/ remembered macroappraisal privacy use security records secret OAIS Sekretess sekretessprövning tillgänglighet enskilda personer GDPR personuppgifter OAIS-modellen mikrohistoria Computer and Information Sciences Data- och informationsvetenskap
9	Du souvenir de l'expérience à la relation à l'enseigne : une exploration théorique et méthodologique dans le domaine du commerce de détail / From the memory of the experience to the relationship with the retailer : a theoretical and methodological exploration in the field of retail Flacandji, Michaël 09 December 2015 (has links) Notre recherche propose un enrichissement du paradigme expérientiel en s’intéressant aux conséquences de l’expérience. Nous soutenons la thèse qu’une approche par le souvenir de l’expérience peut, en partie, pallier les limites de la satisfaction pour comprendre la relation unissant le consommateur à l’enseigne. Notre revue de la littérature s’intéresse à l’articulation existant entre expérience, souvenir de l’expérience et expérience de souvenir. La conduite de deux études longitudinales permet de : [1]. conceptualiser les dimensions constitutives du souvenir de l’expérience de magasinage ; [2]. de comprendre l’évolution du souvenir au fil du temps ; et [3]. d’étudier ses effets sur la satisfaction du client, son attitude et son attachement à l’enseigne, ainsi que sur ses comportements. Nos résultats confirment que le souvenir de l’expérience semble être un meilleur prédicteur de la relation à l’enseigne que ne l’est la satisfaction, que l’expérience soit vécue dans un magasin, un centre commercial ou sur un site internet. Notre travail se termine par la suggestion de pistes opérationnelles permettant d’aider les enseignes dans leur « management du souvenir de l’expérience client » (Customer Experience Memory Management - CEMM). / Our research proposes an enrichment of the experiential paradigm by focusing on the consequences of experience. We support the view that an approach by the memory of the experience can partly compensate for the limitations of satisfaction in understanding the retailer-customer relationship. Our literature review leads us to a better understanding of the relationship between experience, memory of the experience and remembered experience. The completion of two longitudinal studies helps to: [1]. conceptualize dimensions of the memory of the shopping experience; [2]. understand the evolution of memory over time; [2]. study its effects on satisfaction, retailer attitude, retailer commitment, and consumer behaviors. Our results confirm that the memory of the experience seems to constitute a better predictor of the retailer-customer relationship than satisfaction, no matter whether the experience occurs in a store, in a mall or on a website. Our work concludes on the suggestion of operational avenues to assist retailers in their “customer experience memory management” (CEMM). Expérience de magasinage Expérience client Souvenir de l’expérience Expérience de souvenir Relation à l’enseigne Shopping experience Customer experience Memory of the experience Remembered experience Customer experience memory management Retailer-customer relationship 658.8
10	Om jag inte kan göra nog så gör jag istället ingenting / If I can´t do enough I do nothing instead. Westergren, Gisela January 2018 (has links) It`s blameful to do nothing. You should catch the day and its possibilities. Every second, minute and day, you have the potential to be constantly productive. Do not lose a second of time that you can use to create an imprint of your existence. Do not waste your time when you have the opportunity to create something measurably valuable. Soon you are gone and the competition is great. Doing nothing is a task that fewer and fewer are devoted to, to a lesser extent. We are expected to always be accessible and keep up to date with what is happening around us. There is a constant occupation of our sense of mind, thoughtfulness and rest is unprioritized. We try to maximize the part of our time when we are productive and active to absurdity. The goal seems to make as big imprint of our existence as possible. Fast and more is applauded until the day we burn ourselves out. In my work, I investigate passivity as backlash in a faster world, in a world where focus is on production, efficiency and results. A world where everything worth valuing is measurable. What is really a desired result and is it always possible to measure? Who really gets that gain from our fast life? Can passivity and slowness act as an activist act? Can one passively create something measurable? Is burning time perhaps our time´s most provocative act? With my work, I want to question my constant bad conscience about being insufficient and my feeling of not doing enough. If I can´t do enough, I do nothing instead. / Det är skuldbelagt att göra ingenting. Du bör fånga dagen och dess möjligheter. Varje sekund, minut och dag har du potential att vara konstant produktiv. Förlora inte en sekund av tid som du kan använda till att skapa ett avtryck av din existens. Slösa inte med din tid när du har möjlighet att skapa något mätbart värdefullt. Snart är du borta och konkurrensen är stor. Att göra ingenting är en syssla som allt färre ägnar sig åt. Vi förväntas alltid vara tillgängliga och hålla oss uppdaterade om vad som händer runt oss. Det sker ständigt en ockupation av våra sinnesintryck. Eftertänksamhet och vila prioriteras bort. Vi försöker att maximera den del av vår tid då vi är produktiva och aktiva till absurditet. Målet verkar vara att hinna sätta ett så stort avtryck av vår existens som möjligt. Snabbare och mer applåderas till den dagen då vi bränner ut oss. I mitt arbete undersöker jag passivitet som motreaktion till en snabbare värld, i en värld där fokus ligger på produktion, effektivitet och resultat. I en värld där endast det som är mätbart ges ett värde. Vad är egentligen ett önskat resultat och är det alltid möjligt att mäta? Vem är det egentligen som får vinsten av vårt snabba liv? Kan passivitet och långsamhet fungera som en aktivistisk handling? Kan man passivt skapa något mätbart? Är ”att bränna tid” kanske vår tids mest provokativa handling? Med mitt arbete vill jag ifrågasätta mitt konstanta dåliga samvete om att vara otillräcklig och min känsla av att jag inte gör tillräckligt. Om jag inte kan göra nog så gör jag istället ingenting. Passivity Slowness Measurability Productivity Efficiency Faster Fragmentation Self-fulfilling Guilt Burnout Depression Rest Doing Nothing Anxiety Existence Imprint Remembered Valuable Refusal Passivitet Långsamhet Mätbarhet Produktivitet Effektivitet Fortare Splittring Självuppfyllande Skuld Utbränd Depression Vila Göra ingenting Ångest Existens Avtryck Ihågkommen Värde Vägran Arts Konst

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