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Weight loss is associated with improvements in cognitive function among overweight and obese people: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2017
Whilst obesity is associated with a higher risk of cognitive impairment, the influence of weight loss on cognitive function in obese/overweight people is equivocal. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and longitudinal studies evaluating the influence of voluntary weight loss on cognitive function in obese/overweight individuals. Articles were acquired from a systematic search of major databases from inception till 01/2016. A random effect meta-analysis of weight loss interventions (diet, physical activity, bariatric surgery) on different cognitive domains (memory, attention, executive functions, language and motor speed) was conducted. Twenty studies (13 long…
Virtual reality as a recovering environment - Implications for design principles
2020
In this study, a simulated, VR-based environment was built and analyzed to explore if a VR environment can possess recovering effects. 61 university students tested a VR application depicting a forest and answered survey questions about the experience. The results showed that VR-environment can indeed have recovering effects. Moreover, when comparing to previous studies in real forests, the recovery effects were at similar levels. The study results suggest that as the VR-based environments can possess recovery effects, they can work as recovery environments at schools or similar environments. The study results offer implications for the designers and propose design principles to build recov…
La inhibición, el autocontrol emocional, la memoria de trabajo y la supervisión ¿predicen las manifestaciones típicas de adultos con TDAH?
2019
Introducción. Los déficits en inhibición, control emocional, memoria de trabajo y supervisión se han evidenciado en numerosas investigaciones focalizadas en el trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad (TDAH), pero la información sobre su posible influencia diferencial en las manifestaciones características del trastorno es escasa. Objetivos. El presente estudio se propuso analizar las relaciones de las funciones ejecutivas de regulación (inhibición y control emocional) y metacognitivas (memoria de trabajo y supervisión) con manifestaciones del TDAH y determinar el poder de predicción de esas cuatro funciones ejecutivas en dichas manifestaciones. Método. Sesenta y un jóvenes adul…
Saliency in spectral images
2011
International audience; Even though the study of saliency for color images has been thoroughly investigated in the past, very little attention has been given to datasets that cannot be displayed on traditional computer screens such as spectral images. Nevertheless, more than a means to predict human gaze, the study of saliency primarily allows for measuring infor- mative content. Thus, we propose a novel approach for the computation of saliency maps for spectral images. Based on the Itti model, it in- volves the extraction of both spatial and spectral features, suitable for high dimensionality images. As an application, we present a comparison framework to evaluate how dimensionality reduct…
Speed-accuracy trade-off and its consequences in a scramble competition context.
2014
Abstract: Animals foraging in groups commonly respond to the presence of others by increasing their foraging rate, an increase that could come at the expense of prey detection accuracy. Yet the existence and consequences of such so-called 'speed-accuracy trade-offs' in group-foraging animals remain unexplored. We used group-feeding zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata, to determine how search speed affects food detection accuracy and how a potential speed-accuracy trade-off influences feeding success. We found significant between-individual differences in hopping speed as well as evidence that faster individuals were more likely to overlook food, demonstrating the existence of a trade-off bet…
Hollywood et l’ergonomie des vidéos pour la formation: Effet de la continuité des points de vue de la caméra dans l’apprentissage d’une procédure méd…
2021
International audience; La conception de vidéos éducatives selon des principes cinématographiques peut affecter leur efficacité potentielle pour l'apprentissage. L'objectif de la présente expérience était d'étudier l'effet de la continuité filmique dans l'apprentissage d'une procédure médicale dans la formation aux soins infirmiers. Nous avons testé l'effet de la violation de la règle des 180° qui propose que la caméra doit rester du même côté d'un axe imaginaire de 180° lorsqu'un événement en cours est filmé. Dans une expérience de type pré-post tests, 56 étudiants en soins infirmiers ont été répartis en deux groupes pour apprendre une procédure de réanimation cardiopulmonaire à partir d'u…
Understanding the low consumption of pulses among French non vegetarian consumers : combining direct and indirect approaches to identify barriers and…
2020
The objective of this thesis was to understand the barriers related to the consumption of pulses by French non-vegetarian consumers, by combining direct, indirect and implicit approaches.After showing that the social representations of consumers towards pulses are very different from those of professionals of the industry, we explored the mental representations, beliefs and knowledge about pulses among consumers. We showed that, even if the participants in our study had knowledge regarding pulses, they did not choose them frequently and associated them mostly with meat, which holds the central place of their meal. The difficulty of preparation of pulses seems to be a major obstacle to their…
Effet des messages de sécurité routière sur la détection des cyclistes par les automobilistes dans un environnement dynamique : implication des proce…
2018
The aim of the present project is to provide a better understanding of how safety messages can control drivers' vulnerable road user detection abilities. Safety messages provide both vulnerability information and elicit emotion with persons that are exposed to it. This thesis deals with how vulnerability information and emotions respectively affect vulnerable road user detection performances. A special focus was placed on cyclists because of the lack of studies that address cyclist detetcion issues. The project also focused on physiology, especially emotion identification through physiological patterns.