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Folsom, Al, Arn M. Heggers, Peyton Coleman, and Gary Merrick. "Using Human Performance Technology to Improve Performance in Ten ICS Positions1." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 1999, no. 1 (March 1, 1999): 443–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1999-1-443.
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ABSTRACT Most performance improvement efforts focus on training which provides skill and knowledge interventions. This focus neglects many of the other factors that impact performance such as environmental support, tools, resources, consequences, incentives, rewards, motives, expectations, individual capacity, data, information, and feedback. The U.S. Coast Guard, in its efforts to implement the Incident Command System (ICS), chose to take that broader systematic and systemic approach found in Human Performance Technology (HPT). Using the Harless Accomplishment Based Curriculum Design (ABCD), Front-End Analysis (FEA) process, the Coast Guard Performance Technology Center, in partnership with the Coast Guard Marine Safety Schools, conducted New Performance Planning FEA's for ten of the major ICS positions. By interviewing experienced performers in each of the positions, the FEA's were able to identify the major accomplishments and outcomes produced, as well as what actions make a spill response exemplary. Probably the most enlightening aspect of the FEA's was the identification of both the contributing and inhibiting factors to good performance. This paper will explain the principles of HPT applied to this project, the ABCD-FEA process, and discuss the results of the FEA's, outlining the major accomplishments for each position and the various interventions identified for improving performance.
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Pullen, William, Yvon De Champlain, and Graham Muir. "Improving Police Performance with Human Performance Technology (HPT): Watch One, Do One, Teach One." Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles 79, no. 2 (June 2006): 152–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1350/pojo.2006.79.2.152.
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Pullen, William, and Wayne Gallant. "Embedding HPT: Improving police performance by implementing human performance technology in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police." Performance Improvement 48, no. 3 (March 2009): 7–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pfi.20056.
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Rodríguez, Jesús Manuel Gutiérrez, and Ernesto Alonso Lagarda Leyva. "La Tecnología Del Desempeño Humano Y Cómo Influye En La Mejora Del Desempeño De Las Organizaciones, Una Reflexión Sobre Los Modelos De Procesos." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 12, no. 20 (July 30, 2016): 60. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2016.v12n20p60.
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The present study explains the different models of performance improvement based on the Human Performance Technology (HPT) model, which is a diagnostic and strategy tool to increase organizational effectiveness in the workplace. The conceptual elements are based on studies conducted by the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). Therefore, it is concluded that it is possible to know the fundamental characteristics of a model to improve organizational performance including the detection requirements of opportunity areas in an organization.
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Pershing, James A., Ji-Eun Lee, and Jing Li Cheng. "Current status, future trends, and issues in human performance technology, part 1: Influential domains, current status, and recognition of HPT." Performance Improvement 47, no. 1 (2007): 9–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pfi.174.
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Sunyoto, Sunyoto, Robinson Situmorang, and Etin Solihatin. "The Importance of Training Need Assessment on Competency-Based Training of Technical Guidance of Energy Auditor in Cement Industry." JETL (Journal of Education, Teaching and Learning) 5, no. 1 (March 31, 2020): 127. http://dx.doi.org/10.26737/jetl.v5i1.1097.
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Training needs assessment or training needs analysis is a move made prior to training and a part in the design of integrated training in order to obtain a comprehensive picture of the material, the allocation of time, and learning strategies that should be applied in conducting Technical Guidance Training of Energy Auditor. In this case, identifying training needs (Training Needs Analysis) is the second step after identify desired result (SKKNI Comply) in the development of a training model Technical Guidance of energy Auditor. Identification of training needs carried out by the training institutions in the cement industry is micro case, namely the identification process to find out the "gap" the competence that is owned by the labor force with the requirements of the position. Program Technical Guidance Training of Energy Auditor prepared based on Standard of Competence Workplace of Indonesia (SKKNI) in the field audits of energy audit as desired field workforce performance which is refer to Human Performace Technology (HPT) model.
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Danso, Andrew, Rebekah Rousi, and Marc Thompson. "Novel and Experimental Music Technology Use in the Music Classroom: Learning Performance, Experience, and Concentrated Behavior." Human Technology 17, no. 1 (June 29, 2021): 81–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.17011/ht/urn.202106223979.
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In recent years, music technology in the classroom has relied on general devices such as the iPad. In the current study, we used a mixed-methods approach to examine the learning performance, learning experience, and behavior of two class groups of primary school music students (N = 42), using established music technology (i.e., the iPad with the Keyboard Touch Instrument app) and novel music technology (KAiKU Music Glove). Results show a significant difference of change in test scores during learning (p = <.01) and a medium effect-size is found (d = .75), indicating use of the iPad and Keyboard Touch Instrument app contributed to increased learning when compared to the KAiKU Music Glove. Perceived ease of use ratings of both technologies and observable levels of concentration exhibited by the students are also discussed in the paper. Implications provide insights into the usage and development of embodied music technology in the music classroom.
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Kannampallil, T. G., and V. L. Patel. "Human Factors and Health Information Technology: Current Challenges and Future Directions." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 23, no. 01 (August 2014): 58–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.15265/iy-2014-0005.
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Summary Objectives: Recent federal mandates and incentives have spurred the rapid growth, development and adoption of health information technology (HIT). While providing significant benefits for better data integration, organization, and availability, recent reports have raised questions regarding their potential to cause medication errors, decreased clinician performance, and lowered efficiency. The goal of this survey article is to (a) examine the theoretical and foundational models of human factors and ergonomics (HFE) that are being advocated for achieving patient safety and quality, and their use in the evaluation of health-care systems; (b) and the potential for macroergonomic HFE approaches within the context of current research in biomedical informatics. Methods: We reviewed literature (2007-2013) on the use of HFE approaches in healthcare settings, from databases such as Pubmed, CINAHL, and Cochran. Results: Based on the review, we discuss the systems-oriented models, their use in the evaluation of HIT, and examples of their use in the evaluation of EHR systems, clinical workflow processes, and medication errors. We also discuss the opportunities for better integrating HFE methods within biomedical informatics research and its potential advantages. Conclusions: The use of HFE methods is still in its infancy - better integration of HFE within the design lifecycle, and quality improvement efforts can further the ability of informatics researchers to address the key concerns regarding the complexity in clinical settings and develop HIT solutions that are designed within the social fabric of the considered setting.
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Murnita, Reni, Eko Sediyono, and Cahya Tri Purnami. "Evaluasi Kinerja Sistem Informasi Manajemen Farmasi Di Rs Roemani Muhammadiyah Dengan Metode Hot Fit Model." Jurnal Manajemen Kesehatan Indonesia 4, no. 1 (December 1, 2016): 11–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/jmki.4.1.2016.11-19.
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Performance evaluation of Pharmacy Management Information System (PMIS) at Roemani Hospital was done because a policy of pharmacy system operation had not been fully implemented, a finance manager was difficult to predict expenditures to buy stock of medicines, information about amount of medicine on the pharmacy information system was different from amount of medicine which was available in repository, and quality of pharmacist was still low. Analysis model of HOT - Fit put important components on information system namely Human, Organization, and Technology. This research aimed to find out about performance of pharmacy information system at Muhammadiyah Roemani Hospital viewed from users’ perceptions using indicators of Hot Fit Model. This was descriptive research using quantitative approach. Population was all officers (40 persons) who were involved in PMIS. Research instruments consisted of a questionnaire, an observation sheet, and guidance interview. Furthermore, data were analyzed using descriptive statistics continued by categorizing to be good (e”mean/median) and bad (<mean/median) using data normality. The result of observation revealed that overall; viewed from total score of all aspects, mostly respondents had good performance of PMIS (75%). In addition, viewed from the aspects of human and organization, most of them had bad performances (55%) and (57.5%) respectively. In contrast, viewed from the aspect of technology, most of them had good performance (55%). As a conclusion, the performance of PMIS had been categorized as good. It had fulfilled the aspects of timeliness of receiving information and completion of the information. In addition, the aspects of information quality had fulfilled criteria of completeness and relevance but have not fulfilled accuracy of information. The aspect of technology was categorized as good performance whereas performances of the other aspects, namely human and organization were not good. These factors caused inaccuracy and quickness of providing information. As a suggestion, further pieces of follow- up research need to be conducted to examine recommendation (SOP of a pharmacist, SOP of a MIS officer, a training schedule, and master plan of pharmacy IS) which is provided to identify effects of a PMIS use. In addition, supervision by head of pharmacy needs to be done to monitor performance of pharmacist related to the implementation of SOP.
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Troynikov, Olga, Nazia Nawaz, and Irena Yermakova. "Materials and Engineering Design for Human Performance and Protection in Extreme Hot Conditions." Advanced Materials Research 633 (January 2013): 169–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.633.169.
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The level of protective material performance attributes are well defined and highly regulated, however the attributes related to the thermo physiological comfort of materials are not. In this chapter, the application of new materials to firefighting protective clothing systems used in extreme heat is addressed, with a focus on thermo physiological comfort. The new generation of protective textile materials and their structures are evaluated through use of both objective laboratory testing and mathematical modeling methods. In addition, 3D body imaging technology is utilized to demonstrate a method of assessing the fit of protective garments and its potential impact on the thermal status of the wearer. The proposed engineering approach could be used in other areas where the balance between clothing performance and wear comfort is critical, e.g. sport, work wear etc.
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Roth, Emilie M., Christen Sushereba, Laura G. Militello, Julie Diiulio, and Katie Ernst. "Function Allocation Considerations in the Era of Human Autonomy Teaming." Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making 13, no. 4 (November 4, 2019): 199–220. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1555343419878038.
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Function allocation refers to strategies for distributing system functions and tasks across people and technology. We review approaches to function allocation in the context of human machine teaming with technology that exhibits high levels of autonomy (e.g., unmanned aerial systems). Although most function allocation projects documented in the literature have employed a single method, we advocate for an integrated approach that leverages four key activities: (1) analyzing operational demands and work requirements; (2) exploring alternative distribution of work across person and machine agents that make up a human machine team (HMT); (3) examining interdependencies between human and autonomous technologies required for effective HMT performance under routine and off-nominal (unexpected) conditions; and (4) exploring the trade-space of alternative HMT options. Our literature review identified methods to support each of these activities. In combination, they enable system designers to uncover, explore, and weigh a range of critical design considerations beyond those emphasized by the MABA–MABA (“Men are better at, Machines are better at”) and Levels of Automation function allocation traditions. Example applications are used to illustrate the value of these methods to design of HMT that includes autonomous machine agents.
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Pearlstein, Richard. "HPT and team performance." Performance Improvement Quarterly 24, no. 3 (2011): 3–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/piq.20120.
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Xu, Can, Jing Ru Zhang, Ben Chen, and Tao Xie. "Robot Teleoperation System Based on Web and Kinect." Advanced Materials Research 1006-1007 (August 2014): 618–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1006-1007.618.
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The technologies of Web-based teleoperation and somatosensory Human-Computer Interaction have become a hot technology in recent years. Combining with these two technologies, this paper is based on the web server, using Kinect as the front-end of the robot teleoperation human-computer interaction equipment to acquire human-interactive data. Data transfer by using the WebSocket based on HTML 5 and establish the model by using WebGL to realize the remote teleoperation of robot. After the test of the function and performance of the system, indicating the practicality of the system.
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Zhang, Chun Fen, Hong Wei Chen, Bao Yong Wang, and Yom Zong Fan. "Research on Miniature Bio-Mimetic Robot Detection System for Gastrointestinal Tract and Motion Compatibility." Applied Mechanics and Materials 716-717 (December 2014): 1072–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.716-717.1072.
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Gastrointestinal micro-bionic robot checkups system in clinical applications has very broad prospects and important significance, which has become one of the hot research fields of medical equipment at home and abroad. In this paper, based on the micro machining technology, micro actuation technology, microelectronics technology, wireless communication technology, wireless power transfer technology and clinical medical technology, this study focused on the system design and the locomotion compatibility of a miniature biomimetic robotic examination system for gastrointestinal tract. The aim is to provide a new effective approach and reference for the design of robotic endoscope system. The result shows that the miniature bionic creeping robotic system runs stably and has good move performance. This generation of miniature bionic creeping robotic system is very important for the further research. Development of the gastrointestinal tract considers running checkups micro-robots its efficacy and safety analysis of the compatibility of that robot and the human gastrointestinal tract.
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Deng, Wei‐Jaw. "Fuzzy importance‐performance analysis for determining critical service attributes." International Journal of Service Industry Management 19, no. 2 (April 25, 2008): 252–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09564230810869766.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose a novel approach of fuzzy importance‐performance analysis (FIPA) to replace conventional importance‐performance analysis (IPA) for determining critical service attributes those really need to improve for achieving superior customer satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachFirst, referring numerous studies, conventional IPA has some erroneous assumptions, the customer satisfaction of attribute performance has the characteristic of three‐factor theory and the novel approach which integrates natural logarithmic transformation and partial correlation analysis is feasible for acquiring the implicitly derived importance of attributes. Second, according the fact and nature of fuzziness in human perception, this study applies fuzzy set theory to revise conventional IPA. Finally, the FIPA is proposed and subsequently implemented in a Taiwanese hot spring hotel case study.FindingsThe implementation of FIPA shows the determined critical service attributes are almost completely different from those attributes acquired by conventional IPA. Hence, the application of conventional IPA may cause practitioners make incorrect decisions of improvement priorities for service attributes and direct unsuitable quality‐based marketing strategies.Originality/valueThe proposed FIPA which integrates fuzzy set theory, three‐factor theory, partial correlation analysis and natural logarithmic transformation avoids the erroneous assumptions of conventional IPA, considers the nature of fuzziness in human perception and includes the actual importance of service attributes. Therefore, the proposed FIPA can effectively assist business managers in determining critical service attributes to improve service quality or customer satisfaction and to achieve competitive advantage.
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Jiang, Lin, Jia Chen, Hiroyoshi Todo, Zheng Tang, Sicheng Liu, and Yang Li. "Application of a Fast RCNN Based on Upper and Lower Layers in Face Recognition." Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience 2021 (September 24, 2021): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9945934.
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With the development of society, deep learning has been widely used in object detection, face recognition, speech recognition, and other fields. Among them, object detection is a popular direction in computer vision and digital image processing, and face detection is a focus of this hot direction. Although face detection technology has gone through a long research stage, it is still considered as one of the more difficult subjects in human feature detection technology. In addition, the face detection technology itself has two sides, imperceptibility and complexity of the environment, and other defects cause the existing technology to be unable to accurately recognize faces of different proportions, obscured and different postures. Therefore, this paper adopts an advanced deep learning method based on machine vision to detect human faces automatically. In order to accurately detect a variety of human faces, a multiscale fast RCNN method based on upper and lower layers (UPL-RCNN) is proposed. The network is composed of spatial affine transformation components and feature region components (ROI). This method plays a vital role in face detection. First of all, multiscale information can be grouped in detection, so as to deal with small areas of the face. Then, the method can use the inspiration of the human visual system to perform contextual reasoning and spatial transformation, including zooming, cutting, and rotating. Through comparative experiments, the analysis results show that this method can not only accurately detect human faces but also has better performance than fast RCNN. Compared with some advanced methods, this method has the advantages of high accuracy, less time consumption, and no correlation mark.
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Campoy-Quiles, Mariano. "Will organic thermoelectrics get hot?" Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 377, no. 2152 (July 8, 2019): 20180352. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2018.0352.
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The generally low energy density from most heat sources—the Sun, Earth as well as most human activities—implies that solid-state thermoelectric devices are the most versatile heat harvesters since, unlike steam engines, they can be used on a small scale and at small temperature differences. In this opinion piece, we first discuss the materials requirements for the widespread use of thermoelectrics. We argue that carbon-based materials, such as conducting polymers and carbon nanotubes, are particularly suited for large area and low-temperature operation applications, as they are abundant, low-toxicity and easy to process. We combine experimentally observed macro-trends and basic thermoelectric relations to evaluate the major performance limitations of this technology thus far and propose a number of avenues to take the thermoelectric efficiency of organic materials beyond the state of the art. First, we emphasize how charge carrier mobility, rather than charge density, is currently limiting performance, and discuss how to improve mobility by exploiting anisotropy, high persistence length materials and composites with long and well-dispersed carbon nanotubes. We also show that reducing thermal conductivity could double efficiency while reducing doping requirements. Finally, we discuss several ways in which composites could further boost performance, introducing the concept of interface engineering to produce phonon stack-electron tunnel composites. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue ‘Energy materials for a low carbon future'.
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Chen, Qimei, Yan Wang, Jianhan Zhang, and Zhifeng Wang. "The Knowledge Mapping of Concentrating Solar Power Development Based on Literature Analysis Technology." Energies 13, no. 8 (April 17, 2020): 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13081988.
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Decreasing the levelized cost of renewable energy and improving the stability of power systems are the key requirements for realizing the sustainable growth of power production capacity. Concentrating solar power (CSP) technology with thermal energy storage can overcome the intermittent and unstable nature of solar energy, and its development is of great significance for the sustainable development of human society. In this paper, topic discovery and clustering were studied using bibliometric, social network analysis and information visualization technology based on the Web of Science database (SCI-Expanded) and the incoPat global patent database. The technology searched for papers and patents related to CSP technology to reveal the development trends of CSP technology and provide the references for related technical layout and hot spot tracking. The results show that the global output of CSP technology papers has continued to grow steadily, whereas the number of patent applications showed a significant downtrend. CSP technology, which is at the initial stage of commercialization, still needs technological breakthroughs. Technological innovation that integrates thermal engineering, control engineering, physics, chemistry, materials, and other disciplines may become an effective path for CSP technology development in the future. CSP technology research shows increasing research and development trends in high-temperature receivers, phase-change thermal energy storage, the overall performance of thermal power generation systems, and a development trend from a single technology to multi-energy complementary systems.
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Priya, A. Saravana, and Dr Rajeswari Mukesh. "GA based Feature Selection for Multimodal Biometric Authentication." Indian Journal of Computer Science and Engineering 12, no. 2 (April 20, 2021): 526–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.21817/indjcse/2021/v12i2/211202163.
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Multi-modal biometric authentication effectively replaces uni-modal biometric authentication system towards addressing a wide range of technical glitches in identity management and authentication. Legitimacy is playing a vital role in banking, military, and healthcare sectors where highly secure, strategic and confidential data transmission is involved. By integrating many independent biometric systems, one can overcome the problems of spoofing. However, there is lack of a simple, efficient and sufficient biometric authentication. Hence, the present study focuses on designing and implementing a multi-modal biometric authentication using a Genetic Algorithm (GA) based feature extraction method. The proposed research focuses on extracting human Skeleton and Human face feature using 3D Imaging technology. This modelling technique is used to capture human joints including the depth data to improve the efficiency of the system. The proposed research is subdivided into three phases. These are, image preprocessing (MinMax method), feature extraction using Heuristic Optimization Techniques (HOT), and Personnel recognition via the Artificial Neural Network (ANN). The Performance of the proposed method is evaluated based on the measure of FAR, FRR and accuracy. Finally, the performance of proposed approach is compared with existing techniques like GA, Neural network, etc. Combined Biometric is done in an unobtrusive way whereas other human recognition needs physical contact.
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Nuyts, J., C. Michel, L. Brepoels, L. De Ceuninck, C. Deroose, K. Goffin, F. M. Mottaghy, S. Stroobants, J. Van Riet, and R. Verscuren. "Performance of MAP Reconstruction for Hot Lesion Detection in Whole-Body PET/CT: An Evaluation With Human and Numerical Observers." IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 28, no. 1 (January 2009): 67–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tmi.2008.927349.
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Feng, Junmei, Xiaoyi Feng, Liming Deng, and Jinye Peng. "Recommending Multimedia Information in a Virtual Han Chang’an City Roaming System." Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 26, no. 3 (May 1, 2018): 322–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/pres_a_00299.
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This article presents a roaming system of Han Chang’an City, with both virtual reality (VR) technology and information recommendation technology. Nowadays, some new research issues in the cultural heritage domain can be achieved with the rapid development of VR technology. The ancient site of Han Chang’an City, as one of the most valuable and significant cultural heritages in China, attracts more and more attention around the world. To let more people understand Han Chang’an City and reproduce its beauty, in this article, we propose a virtual roaming system combined with information recommendation technology. First, Unity3D is selected as the three-dimensional platform to design the scenario model of Han Chang’ an City, and the virtual scene is reconstructed with VR technology, according to real historical data; then, the dynamic information recommendation module is designed to recommend hot topic information and personalized information. The former is obtained through web crawlers, including the latest released news related to Han Chang’an City for users. The latter is generated by the proposed hybrid recommendation algorithm, which combines explicit and implicit feedback. The performance of the proposed algorithm is validated on two datasets. Finally, we show some results of our system test. Our proposed system is released online now, and users can wander in the scene any time.
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Essmiller, Kathy, Penny Thompson, and Frances Alvarado-Albertorio. "Performance Improvement Technology for Building a Sustainable OER Initiative in an Academic Library." TechTrends 64, no. 2 (December 26, 2019): 265–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11528-019-00467-2.
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AbstractIn keeping with its land grant mission, a university campus library partnered with several OER advocacy efforts on both national and state levels to promote the creation and use of OER at the university. While the program had some initial success in inspiring faculty to create and use OER in their courses, the effort proved difficult to sustain. This paper presents the application of the Performance Improvement/HPT model to an Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative in a university library. This paper focuses specifically on three phases of the process: organizational analysis, environmental analysis, and gap analysis We share results of that application and discuss how the HPT model might effectively be applied to other similar programs.
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Huhtala, Juho-Petteri, Antti Sihvonen, Johanna Frösén, Matti Jaakkola, and Henrikki Tikkanen. "Market orientation, innovation capability and business performance." Baltic Journal of Management 9, no. 2 (April 1, 2014): 134–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bjm-03-2013-0044.
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Purpose – The paper aims to examine the role of market orientation (MO) and innovation capability in determining business performance during an economic upturn and downturn. Design/methodology/approach – The data comprise two national-level surveys conducted in Finland in 2008, representing an economic boom, and in 2010 when the global economic crisis had hit the Finnish market. Partial least square path analysis is used to test the potential mediating effect of innovation capability on the relationship between MO and business performance during economic boom and bust. Findings – The results show that innovation capability fully mediates the performance effects of a MO during an economic upturn, whereas the mediation is only partial during a downturn. Innovation capability also mediates the relationship between a customer orientation and business performance during an upturn, whereas the mediating effect culminates in a competitor orientation during a downturn. Thus, the role of innovation capability as a mediator between the individual market-orientation components varies along the business cycle. Originality/value – This paper is one of the first studies that empirically examine the impact of the economic cycle on the relationship between strategic marketing concepts, such as MO or innovation capability, and the firm's business performance.
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Ye, Qing, Haoxin Zhong, Chang Qu, and Yongmei Zhang. "Human Interaction Recognition Based on Whole-Individual Detection." Sensors 20, no. 8 (April 20, 2020): 2346. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20082346.
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Human interaction recognition technology is a hot topic in the field of computer vision, and its application prospects are very extensive. At present, there are many difficulties in human interaction recognition such as the spatial complexity of human interaction, the differences in action characteristics at different time periods, and the complexity of interactive action features. The existence of these problems restricts the improvement of recognition accuracy. To investigate the differences in the action characteristics at different time periods, we propose an improved fusion time-phase feature of the Gaussian model to obtain video keyframes and remove the influence of a large amount of redundant information. Regarding the complexity of interactive action features, we propose a multi-feature fusion network algorithm based on parallel Inception and ResNet. This multi-feature fusion network not only reduces the network parameter quantity, but also improves the network performance; it alleviates the network degradation caused by the increase in network depth and obtains higher classification accuracy. For the spatial complexity of human interaction, we combined the whole video features with the individual video features, making full use of the feature information of the interactive video. A human interaction recognition algorithm based on whole–individual detection is proposed, where the whole video contains the global features of both sides of action, and the individual video contains the individual detail features of a single person. Making full use of the feature information of the whole video and individual videos is the main contribution of this paper to the field of human interaction recognition and the experimental results in the UT dataset (UT–interaction dataset) showed that the accuracy of this method was 91.7%.
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Bain, Christopher, Aniruddha Goswami, Sheree Lloyd, and Laura Davis. "Post-implementation Evaluation of a Digital Dictation System in a Large Health Service Using HOT-Fit Framework." Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management 15, no. 4 (November 25, 2020): 60–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v15i4.339.
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Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate a digital dictation system (DDS) that has been implemented in a large health service. The data collected in this study was used to understand the overall uptake and performance of the system and consequently improve the quality of care delivered by the organisation. Methods: A mixed method research design was used in this study. Clinicians and Medical Transcriptionists using the DDS across the two campuses of the health service over a period of four months, were surveyed to assess the extent to which the implementation of the DDS is fulfilling its purpose. In addition, system usage statistics, project implementation documents and user support emails were also analysed. Results: This study utilised an existing comprehensive and validated evaluation framework, the Human, Organisation and Technology Fit (HOT-Fit) framework. Human fit: 79.55% (n=35) of Clinicians and 33.33% (n=2) of MTs reported an overall satisfaction with the DDS. Organisation fit: The document analysis revealed that the DDS selected aligned best with current organizational IT strategies and was an easy fit with existing practices. Technology fit: An overall satisfaction of 53.49% (n=23) from the Clinicians and 16.67% (n=1) from the MTs was reported on the DDS. Out of 22 issues lodged regarding the system, 77.27% (n=17) issues met the Service Level Agreement (SLA). Conclusions: The overall findings of the study suggest that, the DDS was a good fit within the organisation in terms of Human fit and Organisation fit. In terms of Technology fit there existed some technical issues on the end-user level due to the system being new to the end users. To overcome this and facilitate the smooth functioning of the DDS, effective communication with the vendor and other relevant stakeholders was recommended so that end users i.e. the Clinicians and MTs understand the system, its functionality and their role in providing timely and high-quality information for clinical care.
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Takeya, K., and H. Yasui. "Performance of the Integrated Gas and Steam Cycle (IGSC) for Reheat Gas Turbines." Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 110, no. 2 (April 1, 1988): 220–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3240107.
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In 1978, the Japanese government started a national project for energy conservation called the Moonlight Project. The Engineering Research Association for Advanced Gas Turbines was selected to research and develop an advanced gas turbine for this project. The development stages were planned as follows: first, the development of a reheat gas turbine for a pilot plant (AGTJ-100A), and second, a prototype plant (AGTJ-100B). The AGTJ-100A has been undergoing performance tests since 1984 at the Sodegaura Power Station of the Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TEPCO). The inlet gas temperature of the high-pressure turbine (HPT) of the AGTJ-100A is 1573 K, while that of the AGTJ-100B is 100 K higher. Therefore, various advanced technologies have to be applied to the AGTJ-100B HPT. Ceramic coating on the HPT blades is the most desirable of these technologies. In this paper, the present level of development, and future R & D plans for ceramic coating, are taken into consideration. Steam blade cooling is applied for the IGSC.
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Wang, Jiankang, Zhijian Li, and Hongwei Lu. "Current Research and Patents of Plant Fiber Composites." Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering 12, no. 1 (February 20, 2019): 37–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212797611666181119105203.
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Background: With the improvement of environment protection awareness, human beings have gradually become aware of that the plastic products, waste are harmful to the human living environment. Therefore, research and application of biodegradable materials that do not rely on petroleum resources have become hot topics. Researchers have accelerated the development and promotion of plant fiber because they are good flexibility, relatively rough surface and biodegradable. Objective: The development of plant fiber composites is reviewed, including composition ratio, interfacial modification, processing technology, and the effects of these technologies on the properties of plant fiber composites. Methods: The paper reviews various patents and research developments about plant fiber composite materials. It also analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of various patents and technologies from the aspects of biodegradable ability, mechanical properties, dispersing performance, processing properties, cost, and so on. Results: The component proportion, interface modification, and processing technology of plant fiber composite materials are prospected to improve the quality and application of the plant fiber composite materials in the future development. Conclusion: The considerable attention has been paid on the technology of biodegradable plant fiber composite. The recent patents and technologies have shown us a wider application in biodegradable plant fiber composite. The problems how to improve the mechanical properties of plant fibers, the dispersion properties of plant fibers and resins, and the processing properties of composite materials, will need more and more methods and equipment to solve or simplify.
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Tegegne, Zerihun Gedeb, Carlos Viana, Marc D. Rosales, Julien Schiellein, Jean-Luc Polleux, Marjorie Grzeskowiak, Elodie Richalot, and Catherine Algani. "An 850 nm SiGe/Si HPT with a 4.12 GHz maximum optical transition frequency and 0.805A/W responsivity." International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies 9, no. 1 (October 22, 2015): 17–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1759078715001531.
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A 10 × 10 μm2SiGe heterojunction bipolar photo-transistor (HPT) is fabricated using a commercial technological process of 80 GHz SiGe bipolar transistors (HBT). Its technology and structure are first briefly described. Its optimal opto-microwave dynamic performance is then analyzed versus voltage biasing conditions for opto-microwave continuous wave measurements. The optimal biasing points are then chosen in order to maximize the optical transition frequency (fTopt) and the opto-microwave responsivity of the HPT. An opto-microwave scanning near-field optical microscopy (OM-SNOM) is performed using these optimum bias conditions to localize the region of the SiGe HPT with highest frequency response. The OM-SNOM results are key to extract the optical coupling of the probe to the HPT (of 32.3%) and thus the absolute responsivity of the HPT. The effect of the substrate is also observed as it limits the extraction of the intrinsic HPT performance. A maximum optical transition frequency of 4.12 GHz and an absolute low frequency opto-microwave responsivity of 0.805A/W are extracted at 850 nm.
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Camacho, Jhon, Manuela Zanoletti-Mannello, Zach Landis-Lewis, Sandra L. Kane-Gill, and Richard D. Boyce. "A Conceptual Framework to Study the Implementation of Clinical Decision Support Systems (BEAR): Literature Review and Concept Mapping." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 8 (August 6, 2020): e18388. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/18388.
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Background The implementation of clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) as an intervention to foster clinical practice change is affected by many factors. Key factors include those associated with behavioral change and those associated with technology acceptance. However, the literature regarding these subjects is fragmented and originates from two traditionally separate disciplines: implementation science and technology acceptance. Objective Our objective is to propose an integrated framework that bridges the gap between the behavioral change and technology acceptance aspects of the implementation of CDSSs. Methods We employed an iterative process to map constructs from four contributing frameworks—the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF); the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR); the Human, Organization, and Technology-fit framework (HOT-fit); and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)—and the findings of 10 literature reviews, identified through a systematic review of reviews approach. Results The resulting framework comprises 22 domains: agreement with the decision algorithm; attitudes; behavioral regulation; beliefs about capabilities; beliefs about consequences; contingencies; demographic characteristics; effort expectancy; emotions; environmental context and resources; goals; intentions; intervention characteristics; knowledge; memory, attention, and decision processes; patient–health professional relationship; patient’s preferences; performance expectancy; role and identity; skills, ability, and competence; social influences; and system quality. We demonstrate the use of the framework providing examples from two research projects. Conclusions We proposed BEAR (BEhavior and Acceptance fRamework), an integrated framework that bridges the gap between behavioral change and technology acceptance, thereby widening the view established by current models.
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Rumambi, Frendy Rocky, Salahudin Robo, and Citra Amalia. "Identifikasi Dampak Penggunaan Sistem Informasi Rumah Sakit (SIRS) Terhadap Pelayanan Kesehatan Menggunakan Hot-Fit Model 2006." JURNAL MEDIA INFORMATIKA BUDIDARMA 4, no. 1 (January 29, 2020): 216. http://dx.doi.org/10.30865/mib.v4i1.1973.
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Hospital Information System (SIRS) is an integrated information system that aims to handle all hospital management processes, ranging from diagnostic services, medical data measures, medical records, pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical warehouses, billing, personnel databases, payroll, and accounting to the control management. Based on Indonesian Constitution No. 44 Article 52 year 2009, paragraph 1 states that "Indonesian hospitals are required to record and report all activities that occur within a hospital". On the Indonesia ministry regulation, PERMENKES No. 1171 year of 2011, Article 1 paragraph 1 states that "Each hospital is required to apply SIRS". Therefore Dr. Samratulangi Tondano District Hospital of Minahasa Regency in the North Sulawesi uses SIRS to improve employee performance in providing health services to the community. The paper discussed how to identify the impact of the use of Hospital Information Systems (SIRS) on health services. The purpose of this study is to look at the impact of the use of the SIRS system based on four indicators contained in the 2006 Human Organizational Technology (HOT-Fit) method in addition to the DeLone and McLean Success 2003 methods. By taking 150 respondents of SIRS users randomly, data were collected and analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software.The four hypotheses derived from three components namely "Technology", "Human" and "Organization" have a positive impact and provide a net benefit to the use of the system. In short, the majority of users SIRS only focuses on functions for registration and administration rather than clinical functions. The availability of IT units and IT personnel influences the use of SIRS as well.
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Zhou, Shu. "The Design of Embedded Systems GUI Message Based on Mobile and Intelligent Materials." Advanced Materials Research 460 (February 2012): 210–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.460.210.
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Research and development of embedded systems is the hot information technology and the graphical user interface (GUI) is the most important part of human-computer interaction interface. These embedded GUI system has been widely used because of its strong and powerful functionality. But many times , it is necessary to sacrifice performance for its versatility. In this paper, the embedded GUI systems based on the message mechanism is study considering the short of current embedded GUI systems. The novel method of a message-driven application framework is suggested to solve the problem of the current message mechanisms for the implementation. Meanwhile, a circular queue algorithm is given in order to achieve messaging unit. Then, the message has been classified considering of efficiency. In the end, the design example of personal assistant is given.
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Alay, Nada, and Heyam H. Al-Baity. "Deep Learning Approach for Multimodal Biometric Recognition System Based on Fusion of Iris, Face, and Finger Vein Traits." Sensors 20, no. 19 (September 27, 2020): 5523. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20195523.
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With the increasing demand for information security and security regulations all over the world, biometric recognition technology has been widely used in our everyday life. In this regard, multimodal biometrics technology has gained interest and became popular due to its ability to overcome a number of significant limitations of unimodal biometric systems. In this paper, a new multimodal biometric human identification system is proposed, which is based on a deep learning algorithm for recognizing humans using biometric modalities of iris, face, and finger vein. The structure of the system is based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) which extract features and classify images by softmax classifier. To develop the system, three CNN models were combined; one for iris, one for face, and one for finger vein. In order to build the CNN model, the famous pertained model VGG-16 was used, the Adam optimization method was applied and categorical cross-entropy was used as a loss function. Some techniques to avoid overfitting were applied, such as image augmentation and dropout techniques. For fusing the CNN models, different fusion approaches were employed to explore the influence of fusion approaches on recognition performance, therefore, feature and score level fusion approaches were applied. The performance of the proposed system was empirically evaluated by conducting several experiments on the SDUMLA-HMT dataset, which is a multimodal biometrics dataset. The obtained results demonstrated that using three biometric traits in biometric identification systems obtained better results than using two or one biometric traits. The results also showed that our approach comfortably outperformed other state-of-the-art methods by achieving an accuracy of 99.39%, with a feature level fusion approach and an accuracy of 100% with different methods of score level fusion.
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Yuan, Leilei, Jun Liu, Ying Kan, Jigang Yang, and Xufu Wang. "The diagnostic value of 11C-methionine PET in hyperparathyroidism with negative 99mTc-MIBI SPECT: a meta-analysis." Acta Radiologica 58, no. 5 (September 30, 2016): 558–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0284185116661878.
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Background 99mTc-sestamibi (MIBI) parathyroid SPECT is generally regarded as the best preoperative localizing method in patients with hyperparathyroidism (HPT). However, 99mTc-MIBI SPECT is false negative in approximately 25% of adenomas. 11C-methionine positron emission tomography (PET) has been used in HPT with negative 99mTc-MIBI SPECT scan results. Purpose To systematically review and conduct a meta-analysis of published data on the performance of 11C-methionine PET in patients with HPT with negative 99mTc-MIBI SPECT. Material and Methods A comprehensive review of the literature was performed. Pooled sensitivity and specificity of 11C-methionine PET in patients with HPT and a negative 99mTc-MIBI SPECT was calculated on a per-patient basis using receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) methodology. Results Nine studies that met all inclusion and exclusion criteria were included into our meta-analysis, comprising a total sample size of 137 patients. Pooled sensitivity and specificity of 11C-methionine PET in patients with HPT with negative or inconclusive 99mTc-MIBI SPECT scans was 86% and 86%, respectively. The area under the ROC curve was 0.87. Conclusion By merit of the high overall sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, 11C-methionine PET can potentially complement the diagnostic workup of patients with HPT and negative or inconclusive 99mTc-MIBI SPECT. 11C-methionine PET appears to be a promising diagnostic modality in complicated cases with HPT.
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Shibata, Shigeki Suganoand Takanori. "Special Issue on Toward Establishment of Entertainment and Amusement Machine Technology." Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 14, no. 1 (February 20, 2002): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2002.p0001.
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Advances in society have enriched lifestyles, making them more comfortable and increasing spare time. People spend more time and money on entertainment 'and amusement, purchasing more than basic necessities and spending time at recreational facilities. Devices used in entertainment and amusement frequently interact with people, making it important to design them emphasizing subjective evaluations by people who interact with them rather than objective evaluations such as speed and accuracy. This makes technologies on entertainment and amusement interdisciplinary, going beyond the scope of conventional engineering with consideration of human sensitivities. Sugeno describes this interdisciplinary technology and discusses its possibilities in ""Engineering and Amusement."" This special edition presents information on Japanese mechatronics technologies for entertainment and amusement to overseas people. Included are papers on scholarly- and technologically-de novo research and developments and technologies already put into practical use as commercially available products. Devices for entertainment and amusement must interact with people in different ways, and as such, they take a wide variety of shapes and have a broad array of controllers to suitably accommodate different human needs. It is therefore of critical importance to give special consideration to human sensitivity, which makes this area of engineering difficult to standardize and generalize. It is, however, becoming increasingly important in different fields of engineering to take interaction between machinery and people into consideration. This special edition provides perspectives and technologies that hold clues for the field of entertainment and amusement and also for many other areas of research and development. Kuroki et al. discuss the structure and the control architecture of SDR-X, a humanoid robot developed for entertainment, and detail the dancing performance of this robot in ""A Small Biped Entertainment Robot."" Shibata et al. statistically analyze the findings of subjective evaluation of the Mental Commit Robot Paro, a robot shaped like a baby seal developed to provide positive psychological effects such as pleasure and comfort to people through interaction, and considers the results in ""Subjective Evaluation of Seal Robot Paro."" Mitsui et al. tell about the results of physiological experiments and subjective evaluations of psychophysiological effects of interactions with a seal-shaped Mental Commit Robot on people in ""Psycho-physiological Effects by Interaction with Mental Commit Robot."" Nakata et al., in ""Analysis of Impression of Robot Bodily Expression,"" suggest a method for setting up physical characteristics of movements based on the theory of Laban in Choreologia as a way of quantitatively evaluating impressions of movement of a robot a person gets during interaction, and discuss the method's effectiveness. Tanaka et al., in ""Principle of Stable Running of A Unicycle Robot,"" describe the research and development of a unicycle robot modeled after the movement of a person riding a unicycle. They analyzed the mechanism of complex and skillful movements to have the robot make comical human-like movements. These findings could be applied to controlling robots in general. Kobayashi et al., in ""A New Concept of the Robotic Technology Applicable to Human Physical Support,"" describe a muscle suit to support human muscles with the help of air tube actuators. Because this suit enables people to move about naturally, its technology is applicable as component technology for new types of entertainment. Yamamoto et al., in ""Conversation with a Communication Robot Named Wonder - for the Mental Support of the Elderly Living Alone,"" discuss results of a validation experiment for a robot developed with several objectives, including the 'reduction of the psychological burden on elderly people who live alone and applications as a pet and/or a speech partner and as an interface for outside communication through CATV to make their daily life safer. Fuj ita, in ""Personal Robot PaPeRo,"" tells about the objective of the development, design, function, and structure of the autonomous robot PaPeRo developed for communication with people in private households and reports the results of an experiment in which 12 families lived together with the robot for about 2 months. Miyake et al., in ""Interactive Simulation Ride System,"" present a simulation system with a high degree of virtual sense capability being achieved by a 3-6 mensional audiovisual perception data display using virtual reality technology and a ride system with 4 degrees of freedom. This system is already being used in amusement facilities and museums. Haga, in ""WonderBorg and BN-l,"" describes the concept of development, system structure, and control of an insect-shaped robot ""WonderBorg"" and a cat-like robot BN-I developed with the objective of offering interactive entertainment to people through assembling and programming robot. Nagasu, in ""Dream Force O1,"" tells about the concept of development and the structure of Dream Force 01, a bipedal locomotion robot that can be operated by the user for pleasure with the help of a robot controller. Omshi, in ""POO-CHI,"" discusses the design and the function of a dog-shaped robot toy POO-CHI that has become a hot seller all over the world. We thanks Japan Toy Culture Foundation on supports for preparation of developments reports.
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Grimm, David A., Mustafa Demir, Jamie C. Gorman, Nancy J. Cooke, and Nathan J. McNeese. "Layered Dynamics and System Effectiveness of Human-Autonomy Teams Under Degraded Conditions." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 63, no. 1 (November 2019): 165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1071181319631307.
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Project overview Teamwork can be defined as dynamic team interaction between two or more interdependent members to achieve a shared goal. Many studies have examined how coordination dynamics are associated with team effectiveness in the context of all-human teams (Gorman, Amazeen, & Cooke, 2010), and later, in human-autonomy teams (HAT)s (Demir, Likens, Cooke, Amazeen, & McNeese, 2018). HATs must have autonomous agents that act as effective teammates and help enable HATs to function as collaborative systems. Synergistic relationships among a system’s human and technological components provide the basis for emergent systems-level outcomes. Layered dynamics, a recent empirical modelling technique aimed at achieving this objective (Gorman et al., 2019), considers reorganization of the sociotechnical system across individual components and the overall system. The current study examined layered dynamics of HATs during automation and autonomy failures and addresses how members of HATs interact with each other and technological aspects of the system. Design and Method We utilized a simulated Remotely Piloted Aircrtaft System (RPAS) Synthetic Task Environment with three heteregeneous and interdepedent roles: (1) a navigator, who created a dynamic flight plan and provided waypoint related information; (2) a pilot, who used this information to monitor and adjust settings. The pilot also communicated with the photographer to negotiate settings and enable proper conditions to obtain a good photograph; and (3) a photographer, who monitored and adjusted the camera to take good target photos, and provided feedback to the team. This study utilized a Wizard of Oz paradigm, in which the navigator and photographer were instructed that the pilot was a synthetic agent. However, the pilot was a highly-trained experimenter, in a separate room, who simulated an autonomous agent using limited vocabulary. There were 22 teams, and two participants were randomly assigned to the navigator and photographer roles. This task was comprised of ten 40-minute missions, and teams needed to take as many good photos as possible while avoiding alarms and rule violations. The primary manipulation was the application of three degraded conditions: (1) automation failure - role-level display failures, (2) autonomy failure - autonomous agent’s abnormal behavior, and (3) malicious cyber-attacks - the hijaking of the RPAS, with the synthetic agent providing false, detrimental information. We symbolically represented RPAS using layered dynamics, and calculated entropy measures for each (Gorman et al., 2019): (1) communications: team members interacting within the chat system; (2) vehicle: states of the RPA, including airspeed/altitude, turns, fuel, battery, remaining film, and termperature level; and (3) controls: the interface controls between the RPA and the team members. To measure team performance, we used a time and coordination based metric for each target in each mission. Results and Discussion Our main findings were: 1) vehicle and communication entropy were higher than control entropy and were associated with better adaptation to both failures, and 2) control entropy had a negative association with initial status on team performance, while vehicle entropy had a positive association. These findings describe the tendency of low performing teams to anticipate targets poorly. This was due to a failure to interact with the technology in a timely manner. This lagged effect can be attributed to teams taking too long to interact with the technology. These findings shed light on how the layered dynamics approach can help understand team behavior under degraded conditions. Acknowledgements This research is supported by ONR Award N000141712382 (Program Managers: Marc Steinberg, Micah Clark). We also acknowledge the assistance of Steven M. Shope, Sandia Research Corporation who integrated the synthetic agent and the testbed.
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Su, Mu-Chun, Tat-Meng U, Yi-Zeng Hsieh, Zhe-Fu Yeh, Shu-Fang Lee, and Shih-Syun Lin. "An Eye-Tracking System based on Inner Corner-Pupil Center Vector and Deep Neural Network." Sensors 20, no. 1 (December 19, 2019): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20010025.
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The human eye is a vital sensory organ that provides us with visual information about the world around us. It can also convey such information as our emotional state to people with whom we interact. In technology, eye tracking has become a hot research topic recently, and a growing number of eye-tracking devices have been widely applied in fields such as psychology, medicine, education, and virtual reality. However, most commercially available eye trackers are prohibitively expensive and require that the user’s head remain completely stationary in order to accurately estimate the direction of their gaze. To address these drawbacks, this paper proposes an inner corner-pupil center vector (ICPCV) eye-tracking system based on a deep neural network, which does not require that the user’s head remain stationary or expensive hardware to operate. The performance of the proposed system is compared with those of other currently available eye-tracking estimation algorithms, and the results show that it outperforms these systems.
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Keerthika, P., and N. Kasthuri. "An Efficient Grid Scheduling Algorithm with Fault Tolerance and User Satisfaction." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2013 (2013): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/340294.
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Problem Statement. The advances in human civilization lead to more complications in problem solving. Grid computing serves as an efficient technology in solving those complicated problems. In computational grids, the grid scheduler schedules the task and finds the appropriate resource for each task. The scheduler must consider several factors such as user demand, communication time, failure handling mechanisms, and reduced makespan. Most of the existing algorithms do not consider user satisfaction. Thus a scheduling algorithm that handles failure of resources and achieves user satisfaction gains more importance.Approach. A new bicriteria scheduling algorithm (BSA) that considers user satisfaction along with fault tolerance has been introduced. The main contribution of this paper includes achieving user satisfaction along with fault tolerance and minimizing the makespan of jobs.Results. The performance of this proposed algorithm is evaluated using GridSim based on makespan and number of jobs completed successfully within user deadline.Conclusions/Recommendations. The proposed BSA algorithm achieves reduced makespan and better hit rate with higher user satisfaction and fault tolerance.
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Lin, Xin, Ermelina Enriquez, Jigar Patel, Ruth Huang, Cindi Marks, Sunitha Vege, KL Billingsley, Joann M. Moulds, and Ghazala Hashmi. "Universal DNA Arrays for High-Throughput SNP Detection of Human Platelet Antigens (HPA)." Blood 116, no. 21 (November 19, 2010): 4403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v116.21.4403.4403.
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Abstract Abstract 4403 Background: DNA analysis of human platelet antigens is known to improve the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia and minimize the risks of post transfusion purpura and refractoriness to random donor platelet therapy. The availability of reliable molecular platforms such as HPA eMAP assays analyzing HPA-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -8, -9, -11, and -15, are routinely used and eliminate the need for reference sera or large platelet volumes. New generations of HPA assays (HPA eMAP-S Beadchip™ Kit) described here are developed by identification of specific allele in solution and detection of targets by a generic probe array called the Universal BeadChip™ by imaging, HPA-13 was also incorporated in the panel. These assays are easily automatable due to fewer protocol steps. Methods: The BioArray Solutions HPA eMAP-S BeadChip Kit uses the novel Elongation Mediated Multiplexed Analysis of Polymorphisms in Solution (eMAP-S) technology (Lin, X., et al., 2010) to identify the presence or absence of the selected alleles associated with a given phenotype. We amplified 10 DNA fragments covering 12 allele variants which are associated with 12 platelet antigens by using multiplex PCR and HPA gene specific primer pairs. PCR was followed by multiplex allele specific primer extension (ASPE) and Beadchip detection by using the AIS-400 Array Imaging System. To evaluate the overall performance of HPA eMAP-S BeadChip™ Kits, a total 552 clinical samples with known HPA eMAP phenotype and/or serology were analyzed to determine polymorphisms associated with common human platelet antigen (HPA-1, -2, -3, -5, -15) and less common human platelet antigen (HPA-4, -6, -7, -8, -9, -11, -13). For internal study, 176 clinical samples were analyzed at BioArray Solutions (BAS). For the external study, 186 and 190 (total 376) donor samples were tested at two sites and analyzed by BASIS™ software. Phenotype results obtained from the HPA eMAP-S Beadchip™ Kit during the studies were compared to the data generated from the HPA eMAP BeadChip™ Kit and/or serology. Results: For internal and external studies, the concordance between the HPA eMAP-S Beadchip™ kit and HPA eMAP Beadchip™ kit was 99.99%. The discordant call (0.01%) on HPA-1b antigen was investigated. One HPA-1 discordant sample was sent out for sequencing and re-analyzed by using increased amount of DNA from DNA precipitation. The result from sequencing is consistent with the result from HPA eMAP Beadchip™ Kit. The HPA eMAP-S result from higher concentration DNA is also consistent with the result of sequencing. The discordance in the original HPA eMAP-S assay was attributed to less DNA input in the multiplex PCR, which will be corrected in the Package Insert of HPA eMAP-S Beadchip™ Kit. Conclusion: HPA eMAP-S Beadchip™ Kit could be used reliably for the determination of human platelet antigens using DNA analysis. Disclosures: Hashmi: Immucor: Employment.
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Liu, Hairen, and Wei Zhang. "Data Analysis of Athletes’ Physiological Indexes in Training and Competition Based on Wireless Sensor Network." Journal of Sensors 2021 (September 18, 2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5923893.
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The application of physiological and biochemical indicators in athlete training and competition has become a hot research topic in related fields at home and abroad. Both coaches and scientific researchers hope to use quantitative physiological and biochemical indicators to study the load, fatigue, and recovery of athletes in training competitions and use them to scientifically guide athletes in training competitions, improve sports performance, and reduce injuries. This article introduces in detail the development status of wireless sensor network technology, energy consumption detection system, and ZigBee technology. On this basis, the focus is on the design of the detection terminal (coordinator and router node), the routing protocol of the ZigBee network, and the algorithm for the detection of human energy consumption. This subject proposes a design plan for the human exercise energy consumption detection system and researches and designs the wireless sensor network coordinator, router node, and host computer monitoring system. The microprocessors of the two types of network nodes use the single-chip microcomputer. Among them, the router node is composed of sensor modules, data transmission modules, and power modules; the software part is transplanted to ZigBee protocol Z-Stack, combined with the routing algorithm, and we add the corresponding node function code to achieve them. Based on the introduction of the development status and development points of the single-chip-based motion wireless sensor, this article focuses on the analysis of the single-chip-based motion wireless sensor network products. The common features of the single-chip microcomputer are wireless, huge low power consumption, and simple development. Engineering practice shows that the designed system is relatively good in terms of reliability and stability of data transmission; even in the case of severe noise interference and electromagnetic interference, the probability of network nodes malfunctioning is still very small. The router node processes and analyzes the collected motion data, calculates the energy consumption and motion state of human motion based on the acceleration value of each axis and extracts data characteristics, and transmits the obtained results to the coordinator for real-time display.
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Li, Hui Xing, Hong Yu Ding, Guo Hui Feng, and Xiao Xu Cai. "Analysis of Phase Change Energy Storage Material Selected Based on Rural Kang Body." Applied Mechanics and Materials 521 (February 2014): 699–702. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.521.699.
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Improving rural living thermal environment and rural residential energy-saving effect has becomes a hot society issue. As to two main problems of rural kang which are poor regenerative performance and surface temperature uneven,combined with the characteristics of phase change energy storage technologies,phase change energy storage technology was used in kang body. Grasping the properties and characteristics of different types of energy storage materials,according to the requirement of the human body comfort temperature of the kang surface,selecting phase transition temperature of the phase change energy storage materials which should be put forward kang surface comfort temperature between 24 ~ 35°Cphase change heat storage is particularly important. Through the phase change material selection, get three types of phase change thermal storage materials which are suitable for rural kang, which provides analysis method and basic reference for the selection of the phase change material to kang body, enhanced the heat storage capacity of kang,protected kang surface temperature uniformity and improved the energy-saving efficiency of housing in rural areas.
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Coscarelli, Bill. "Performance Improvement Quarterlyand Human Performance Technology." Performance Improvement Quarterly 1, no. 1 (October 22, 2008): 2–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1937-8327.1988.tb00001.x.
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Jang, Hwan Young. "Reconsidering human performance technology." Performance Improvement 47, no. 6 (July 2008): 25–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pfi.20006.
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Singh, Anvinder, and Varun Sharma. "DESIGN ANALYSIS AND CONSTRUCTION OF ENERGY HARVESTING COAXIAL HELICOPTER." Aviation 17, no. 4 (December 24, 2013): 145–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/16487788.2013.861230.
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With the growing need for technology, the tendency for errors has increased many times, which often results in loss of human lives. Our main aim of this paper is to show the implementation of a coaxial rotor aerial vehicle that can be controlled by a radio frequency transmitter. The helicopter is capable of manoeuvring in an area where real helicopters cannot. The area could be a flooded region, a place hit by an earthquake, or a building on fire. The main aim is to transmit video of that place to a base station by the camera attached to the helicopter. Various factors required to make a safe and successful coaxial helicopter are discussed and extensive flight testing proves that this flying machine is better in efficiency and performance than a traditional single rotor aerial vehicle. The relation of flight parameters like torque, induced power, rpm, pitch, and total power are discussed. A piezoelectric sensor is used to determine the vibrations occurring in the body so that they can be minimised. A successful attempt to convert the vibrations into a charge by piezoelectric energy harvesters is made.
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Austin, Steven J. "Physics and human performance technology." Performance Improvement 37, no. 4 (April 1998): 31–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pfi.4140370410.
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Svenson, Ray. "Human performance technology: Professional communities." Performance Improvement 44, no. 1 (January 2005): 6–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pfi.4140440105.
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Carliner, Saul. "Human Performance Technology and HRD." New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development 26, no. 1 (January 2014): 33–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nha3.20051.
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강정범 and 송해덕. "Relationship between Human Performance Technology Practitioners' Roles and Maturity of Strategic Human Performance Technology." Korean Journal of Human Resource Development Quarterly 11, no. 2 (June 2009): 49–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.18211/kjhrdq.2009.11.2.003.
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Krzyzanowski, Francisco Carlos, Sherlie Hill West, and José de Barros França Neto. "Drying soybean seed using air ambient temperature at low relative humidity." Revista Brasileira de Sementes 28, no. 2 (2006): 77–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0101-31222006000200010.
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Under subtropical and tropical environments soybean seed (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) are harvested early to avoid deterioration from weathering. Careful after-harvest drying is required and is an important step in maintaining the physiological quality of the seed. Soybean seed should be harvested when the moisture content is in a range of 16-20%. Traditional drying utilizes a high temperature air stream passed through the seed mass without dehumidification. The drying time is long because the system is inefficient and the high temperature increases the risk of thermal damage to the seed. New technology identified as heat pipe technology (HPT) is available and has the unique feature of removing the moisture from the air stream before it is passed through the seed mass at the same environmental temperature. Two studies were conducted to evaluate the performance of HPT for dry soybean seed. In the first study the seeds were dried from 17.5 to 11.1% in 2 hours and 29 minutes and in the second sudy the seeds were dried from 22.6 to 11.9% in 16 hours and 32 minutes. This drying process caused no reduction in seed quality as measured by the standard germination, tetrazolium-viability, accelerated aging and seedling vigor classification tests. The only parameter that indicated a slight seed quality reduction was tetrazolium vigor in the second study. It was concluded that the HPT system is a promising technology for drying soybean seed when efficiency and maintenance of physiological quality are desired.
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Krzyzanowski, Francisco Carlos, Sherlie Hill West, and José de Barros França Neto. "Drying peanut seed using air ambient temperature at low relative humidity." Revista Brasileira de Sementes 28, no. 3 (December 2006): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0101-31222006000300001.
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The moisture content of peanut kernel (Arachis hypogaea L.) at digging ranges from 30 to 50% on a wet basis (w.b.). The seed moisture content must be reduced to 10.5% or below before seeds can be graded and marketed. After digging, peanuts are cured on a window sill for two to five days then mechanically separated from the vine. Heated air is used to further dry the peanuts from approximately 18 to 10% moisture content w.b. Drying is required to maintain peanut seed and grain quality. Traditional dryers pass a high temperature and high humidity air stream through the seed mass. The drying time is long because the system is inefficient and the high temperature increases the risk of thermal damage to the kernels. New technology identified as heat pipe technology (HPT) is available and has the unique feature of removing the moisture from the air stream before it is heated and passed through the seed. A study was conducted to evaluate the performance of the HPT system in drying peanut seed. The seeds inside the shells were dried from 17.4 to 7.3% in 14 hours and 11 minutes, with a rate of moisture removal of 0.71% mc per hour. This drying process caused no reduction in seed quality as measured by the standard germination, accelerated ageing and field emergence tests. It was concluded that the HPT system is a promising technology for drying peanut seed when efficiency and maintenance of physiological quality are desired.
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Gumay, Naretha Kawadha Pasemah, Rahmat Gernowo, and Oky Dwi Nurhayati. "Analisis Pengaruh Model HOT-Fit Terhadap Pemanfaatan Sistem Informasi Kinerja Anggaran." Jurnal Teknologi Informasi dan Ilmu Komputer 7, no. 4 (August 7, 2020): 823. http://dx.doi.org/10.25126/jtiik.2020743410.
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<p class="Abstrak">Sistem informasi kinerja anggaran digunakan untuk memantau kinerja anggaran di fakultas Universitas Sriwijaya berdasarkan Indikator Kinerja Pelaksanaan Anggaran. Analisis pengaruh sistem menggunakan model <em>Human</em>, <em>Organization</em>, <em>and Technology-Fit</em> (HOT-Fit) dilakukan untuk menganalisis keberhasilan penerapan sistem, ketiga komponen penilaian tersebut mendapatkan <em>net benefit</em> berupa dampak sistem. Model HOT-Fit dalam penelitian ini memiliki delapan variabel, yaitu <em>System Development</em> (SD), <em>System Use</em> (SU), <em>User Satisfaction</em> (US), <em>Structure</em> (STR), <em>Environment</em> (LO), <em>System Quality</em> (SQ), <em>Information Quality</em> (IQ), dan <em>Service Quality</em> (SEQ). Jumlah sampel responden adalah 59, teknik analisis menggunakan PLS-SEM yang terdapat dua tahapan analisis. Pertama, <em>measurement model</em> digunakan untuk menguji reliabilitas dan validitas. Reliabilitas diambil dari nilai <em>loading factor</em> dan <em>composite reliability</em> yang memiliki nilai di atas 0,7, sedangkan validitas memiliki nilai di atas 0,5 dari AVE dan <em>cross-loading</em> indikator dimana nilai konstruk semua variabel lebih tinggi dari korelasi konstruk blok lain. Kedua, <em>structural model</em> diambil dari hasil uji <em>path </em><em>coefficient</em>, <em>coefficient of determination</em>, dan <em>t-test</em>. <em>Path coefficient</em><em> </em>terdapat empat jalur yang tidak signifikan (LO→SD, LO→SU, SD→SU, dan SQ→US) memiliki nilai dibawah 0,1. <em>Coefficient of determination</em> terdapat enam variabel dengan tingkat kuat dengan nilai sekitar 0,670 (LO, SD, SU, US, IQ, dan SQ) dan satu tingkat moderat dengan nilai sekitar 0,333 (STR). <em>T-test</em> terdapat dua belas hipotesis yang diterima dari sembilan belas hipotesis yang memiliki nilai lebih besar dari 1,96. Faktor-faktor yang paling kuat memengaruhi keberhasilan sistem adalah SU, US, STR, LO, dan SEQ.</p><p> </p><p class="Judul2"><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p class="Judul2"><em><em>Budgeting performance information system is used to monitor budget performance at the faculty of Sriwijaya University based on Budget Implementation Performance Indicator. An analysis using Human, Organization, and Technology-Fit (HOT-Fit) model is conducted to analize the system implementation, those components get a net benefit as impact. The studied model has eight variables, System Development (SD), System Use (SU), User Satisfaction (US), Structure (STR), Environment (LO), System Quality (SQ), Information Quality (IQ), and Service Quality (SEQ). With 59 respondents, two stage of PLS-SEM technique is used for analysis. Firstly, measurement models for reliability and validity. Reliability is set from loading factor and composite reliability which values above 0.7, </em><em>while the validity from AVE which values above 0.5 and cross-loading indicators where the block constructs from all variables higher than the correlation with others. Secondly, structural model, taken from the path coefficient, coefficient of determination, and t-test results, which have four insignificant pathways (LO→SD, LO→SU, SD→SU, SQ→US) which values below 0,1. The Coefficient of determination test has six variables with strong levels which values about 0,670 (LO, SD, SU, US, IQ, and SQ) and one moderate levels which values about 0,333 (STR). The T-test contained twelve accepted hypotheses from the nineteen hypotheses which values bigger than 1,96. The factors that strongly affect the success of the system are SU, US, STR, LO, and SEQ.</em></em></p><p class="Judul2"> </p>