Degree Of Active Participation Research Articles

Research on mode adjustment control strategy of upper limb rehabilitation robot based on fuzzy recognition of interaction force

In the process of robot-assisted training for upper limb rehabilitation, a passive training strategy is usually used for stroke patients with flaccid paralysis. In order to stimulate the patient's active rehabilitation willingness, the rehabilitation therapist will use the robot-assisted training strategy for patients who gradually have the ability to generate active force. This study proposed a motor function assessment technology for human upper-limb based on fuzzy recognition on interaction force and human-robot interaction control strategy based on assistance-as-needed. A passive training mode based on the calculated torque controller and an assisted training mode combined with the potential energy field were designed, and then the interactive force information collected by the three-dimensional force sensor during the training process was imported into the fuzzy inference system, the degree of active participation σ was proposed, and the corresponding assisted strategy algorithms were designed to realize the adaptive adjustment of the two modes. The significant correlation between the degree of active participation σ and the surface electromyography signals (sEMG) was found through the experiments, and the method had a shorter response time compared to a control strategy that only adjusted the mode through the magnitude of interaction force, making the robot safer during the training process.

Statistics Education in the Era of COVID-19

The present survey explores the changes in the teaching of statistics modules during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact of these changes on the students of the Department of Statistics and Insurance Science of the University of Piraeus. A questionnaire was prepared and administered online. The survey involved a total of 88 participants aged between 18 and 23. The main questions that were asked addressed: (i) the online structure of the statistics courses compared with the structure of the lifelong courses; (ii) the psychological adjustment of the participants to the contents and obligations of the regular courses; (iii) internet-based communication within the scope of the statistics modules and its role in developing skills relating to the use of statistical software and programming languages (i.e., SPSS, RATS, and R); and (iv) the degree of active participation in the online courses. Based on the outcomes of the survey, we concluded that the students did not notice any significant difference regarding their interest in the course or the transfer of knowledge between the online modules and the lifelong courses. Moreover, we found that courses using games and computers were more effective in terms of learning objectives, though they were more costly than conventional courses. Finally, we discovered that the students preferred the online courses over the regular ones, probably because they were richer and more versatile in structure.

Language brokering by young adults

Abstract This study explores the “who, what, where, and how” of language brokering as performed by young adults. Given that the backgrounds of child language brokers merge with the socialization processes that encompass early adulthood, their potentially unique experiences may reveal valuable information about language brokering that can contribute to the advancement of academic, professional, and educational endeavors. This study examines the ontological narratives of 21 college-age language brokers in the United States to illustrate if and how their insights expand the limits of traditional views of interpreter-mediated interaction (e.g., in terms of settings, communication channels, degree of active participation).

Effects of Servant leadership by principals and Positive psychological capital of teachers on the Degree of Active participation in the Teacher learning community

Effects of Servant leadership by principals and Positive psychological capital of teachers on the Degree of Active participation in the Teacher learning community

GEOPARKS MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT

Established in 2000, the European Geoparks Network (EGN), comprising 35 members (November 2009), aims to protect geodiversity, to promote geological heritage to the general public as well as to support sustainable economic development of geopark territories primarily through the development of geological tourism. All requests for recognition as a “European Geopark” must be submitted by the organisation in charge of managing the area. The application dossier includes precise information dealing with identification of the zone, scientific description of the existing geoheritage, management body, management plan, infrastructure, educational and promotional activities, sustainable development policy instituted and geo-tourism. Membership of the EGN is for a period of four years after which membership is reviewed and assessed. The first revalidation procedure occurred during 2004 and since then has helped to keep all Geopark operations, infrastructure and services at a high quality level. The revalidation process involves a field visit by two independent evaluators nominated by the EGN and UNESCO. Assessment methodology examines the progress in geological heritage protection and promotion as well as the development of sustainable economic activity within each territory. However it also takes into account the Geopark’s degree of active participation in international collaboration and networking.

뉴 미디어 아트에서 물리적 심미적 거리를 통한 관조의 재해석

동시대 예술(Contemporary Art )에서 예술 작품의 감상은 과거 전통적 미술과 뉴 미디어 아트(New Media Art)로 이분법적 감상방식을 요구한다. 이것은 뉴 미디어 아트의 수용방식인 능동적 참여와 소통에서 이루어지는 감상과 작품과 감상자의 물리적 심미적 거리를 갖고 있는 전통적 미술 감상방식과의 차이에서 찾아볼 수 있다. 이 차이는 작품의 완성에 감상자의 물리적 개입유무를 통하여 차이를 들어낸다. 다양한 동시대 예술에서의 감상이 양분화 되어 이해되는 것보다는 주요한 하나의 키워드가 동시대 예술의 감상방식에 중심에 있으면 동시대 예술의 이해가 용의 하지 않을까 한다. 해서 이런 이분화 된 감상이 감상자의 상호 작용성의 정도에 따라 달라지는 것이 아닌 하나의 감상법으로 감상하면 어떨까. 새로운 용어의 등장이 아닌 과거 예술 감상의 중요한 용어인 관조를 재해석을 통하여 전통적 미술과 뉴 미디어 아트의 공동감상 키워드로 제안해 보고자 한다. In contemporary art, the process of appreciating art works requires the dichotomy between traditional art and New Media Art. This difference can be witnessed in the contrasting ways of appreciating art works; in traditional art, a certain physical and esthetic distance is placed between viewers and works of art, and in New Media Art, art is appreciated by active involvement and communication. In other words, this disparity is based on whether viewers physically involve themselves in the completion of the art works. Perhaps contemporary art can be better understood and appreciated if a single primary keyword takes the center place of art appreciation rather than allowing the dichotomy. Thus, a new approach is welcome, where art appreciation is not adversely affected through such divided means based on the degree of active participation. This is not some new introduction of jargon but the reinterpretation of contemplation, the key word for art appreciation in the past, as the common key word for both conventional art and New Media Art.

The Relations Between Traumatic Experiences, Activity, and Cognitive and Emotional Responses Among Palestinian Children

The relations between the level of traumatic experiences, degree of active participation in the Intifada, and cognitive and emotional responses were studied among 108 Palestinian children of 11–12 years of age in the Gaza Strip. The results showed that the more traumatic experiences the children had and the more they participated in the Intifada, the more concentration, attention, and memory problems they had. Traumatic experiences also increased neuroticism and risk‐taking, and Intifada participation decreased self‐esteem. Children's active participation in the Intifada could not protect children from developing emotional problems, as was originally assumed. The highest level of neuroticism was found among active boys who were exposed to many traumatic experiences.

Some Implications of the Homogamy-Complementary Needs Theories of Mate Selection for Sociological Research

the inactive or latent participants, which may prove rewarding both individually and collectively. Although, as these data have indicated, a relatively small proportion of the community residents are participating at more than minimal level, the presence of favorable or neutral attitudes toward the organization on the part of the inactives may provide adequate stimulus for the successful operation of such a program. The fact that this particular organized community has been awarded prizes for its achievements and that it has persisted in its operation over a relatively long period of time despite the lack of active assistance from many local residents may in part be attributed to the favorable social climate in which it functions. Also, while the goal of many formal organizations is for universal active participation of members, it may be that the internal structure of the formal organizations themselves is such that it imposes limitations on'these goals. With its division of functions among relatively few of its members, the organization is able to achieve its aims with an active minority while the majority participates little or not at all. Thus restrictions which are inherent in the organizational structure may be contributing elements in the degree of active participation. Other possible limiting factors for greater participation in formally organized groups are the culturally prescribed obligations that the individual has to his occupation and to his conjugal family. No doubt the demand for allegiance to many groups creates a socially structured barrier deterring active participation in even those associations which are relevant to his interests.