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Interpersonal Distance in the SARS-CoV-2 Crisis
2020
Background Mandatory rules for social distancing to curb the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic require individuals to maintain a critical interpersonal distance above 1.5 m. However, this contradicts our natural preference, which is closer to 1 m for non-intimate encounters, for example, when asking a stranger for directions. Objective This review addresses how humans typically regulate interpersonal distances, in order to highlight the challenges of enforcing atypically large interpersonal distances. Method To understand the challenges posed by social distancing requirements, we integrate relevant contributions from visual perception, social perception, and human factors. Results To date, research on pr…
Distance learning of university tutoring. Brief analysis of an experience
2022
The paper focuses on peer training in the period of the pandemic in which even university tutoring took place remotely. The activated involvement and co-construction of the path allow students to feel an active and proactive part of their growth path by portraying them from the passive role that the DAD entails. Peer tutoring is proposed as a strategic educational device to improve the quality of learning processes. In addition, peer support can activate social, emotional, and methodological skills that are fundamental for students' academic career. After a brief examination of the distance peer-tutoring, the analysis of a tutoring experience carried out at the University of Palermo is pres…
Valutazione formativa e didattica a distanza all’Università
2021
La valutazione per l’apprendimento (assessment for learning) e la valutazione come apprendimento (assessment as learning) sono concetti che recentemente hanno assunto un ruolo centrale nella letteratura sull’argomento. Il contributo illustra, dopo una esplicitazione delle caratteristiche dei due approcci, un’esperienza di valutazione per l’apprendimento e come apprendimento in Università. La ricerca si propone di descrivere come 125 studenti del corso di Laurea Magistrale di Scienze della Formazione Primaria dell’Università di Palermo partecipino abitualmente al processo di valutazione e percepiscano l’utilità della valutazione formativa e i benefici del ricevere feedback. I dati raccolti …
Characterization of the Magnetic Induction Field produced by Secondary Substations
2014
The aim of this paper is to develop a methodology for measuring the magnetic field distribution around the prefabricated secondary substations in vibrated reinforced concrete, as well as the definition of a methodology to determining the maximum value of magnetic induction produced by the substations in correspondence to nominal current of the transformer. As proposed has been developed in conformity with laws and standards and can be applied to active and passive secondary substations. The experimental validation of the proposed methodology, carried out by a measurements campaign whose results are reported, confirms the validity and returns a versatile and simple tool for the verification …
High-intensity endurance training increases nocturnal heart rate variability in sedentary participants
2015
The effects of endurance training on endurance performance characteristics and cardiac autonomic modulation during night sleep were investigated during two 4-week training periods. After the first 4-week training period (3 x 40 min per week, at 75% of HRR) the subjects were divided into HIGH group (n = 7), who performed three high-intensity endurance training sessions per week; and CONTROL group (n = 8) who did not change their training. An incremental treadmill test was performed before and after the two 4-week training periods. Furthermore, nocturnal RR-intervals were recorded after each training day. In the second 4-week training period HIGH group increased their VO2max (P = 0.005) more …
Nebanku kredītu ietekme uz Latvijas ekonomiku
2018
Bakalaura darba mērķis ir izpētīt nebanku kreditēšanas attīstības ietekmi uz Latvijas ekonomisko situāciju. Darba ietvaros tiek izvērtēta nebanku kredītu vēsturiskā un objektīvā nepieciešamība, nebanku kredītu tiesiskais regulējums, kā arī apkopotas metodes, kādā veidā novērtēt nebanku nozares kredītu ietekmi uz ekonomiku un pozitīvas ietekmes faktori. Praktiskās daļas ietvaros ir veikts nebanku kredītu sektora statistiskais novērtējums, kā arī veikts nebanku kredītu lomas novērtējums Latvijas ekonomikā, un veikta respondentu anketēšana. Darba nobeigumā ir apkopoti secinājumi un priekšlikumi par veikto pētījumu.
Datortomogrāfijas protokols sagatavojot priekšdziedzera vēža pacientus distances staru terapijas metodēm
2022
Bakalaura darba tēma ir „Datortomogrāfijas protokols sagatavojot priekšdziedzera pacientus distances staru terapijas metodēm”. Priekšdziedzera vēzis ir visizplatītākais vēzis vīriešu vidū. Visā pasaulē 2020. gadā priekšdziedzera vēzis tika diagnosticēts aptuveni 1 414 259 cilvēkiem. Tas ir ceturtais visbiežāk diagnosticētais vēzis pasaulē. Darba mērķis ir noskaidrot datortomogrāfijas protokolu, sagatavojot priekšdziedzera vēža pacientus distances staru terapijas metodēm. Pētniecības uzdevumi ir analizēt literatūru par priekšdziedzera anatomiju un fizioloģiju; priekšdziedzera vēža patomorfoloģiju un klasifikāciju, diagnostikas un ārstēšanas metodēm; par staru terapijas metodēm un distances s…
On the Visual Distraction Effects of Audio-Visual Route Guidance
2016
This is the first controlled quantitative analysis on the visual distraction effects of audio-visual route guidance in simulated, but ecologically realistic driving scenarios with dynamic maneuvers and self-controlled speed (N = 24). The audio-visual route guidance system under testing passed the set verification criteria, which was based on drivers’ preferred occlusion distances on the test routes. There were no significant effects of an upcoming maneuver instruction location (up, down) on the in-car display on any metric or on the experienced workload. The drivers’ median occlusion distances correlated significantly with median incar glance distances. There was no correlation between driv…
Visual Distraction Effects between In-Vehicle Tasks with a Smartphone and a Motorcycle Helmet-Mounted Head-Up Display
2018
Besides motorists, also motorcyclists need safer user interfaces to interact with useful applications on the road. In this paper, distraction effects of in-vehicle tasks conducted with a head-up display (HUD) for motorcyclists were compared to smartphone tasks with 24 participants in a driving simulator. Compared to the smartphone tasks, the head-up display tasks decreased the percentage of inappropriately long glances by 45 percent. The head-up display tasks were also experienced as less demanding than the smartphone tasks. Additionally, the use of head-up display for navigation did not lead to gaze concentration effects compared to baseline driving. The head-up display is concluded to be …
Refining distraction potential testing guidelines by considering differences in glancing behavior
2021
Driver distraction is a recognized cause of traffic accidents. Although the well-known guidelines for measuring distraction of secondary in-car tasks were published by the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 2013, studies have raised concerns on the accuracy of the method defined in the guidelines, namely criticizing them for basing the diversity of the driver sample on driver age, and for inconsistent between-group results. In fact, it was recently discovered that the NHTSA driving simulator test is susceptible to rather fortuitous results when the participant sample is randomized. This suggests that the results of said test are highly dependent on the s…