Desensitization Outcomes: Quantifying and Questioning

Quantifying stochastic outcomes.

A system consisting of two species in a fluctuating environment, when the interspecies competition for resources is strong, will have a stochastic outcome: only one of the species will survive, but there is no a priori way of knowing which one this will be. It is natural in such a situation to ask what will be the probability of one or another of the species surviving. This probability is calcu...

Quantifying Outcomes of Aging Face Surgery

Methods: Sixty patients undergoing various aging face surgical procedures were randomly chosen for analysis. Preoperative and postoperative photographs were evaluated. Raters were presented with photographs in a random assortment and were asked to estimate the age of the patient. Perceived age difference was defined as the difference between the chronological age and the estimated age, and the ...

Questioning Representations

The role of models in the design of computer systems to support interpersonal and cooperative work is examined. It is argued that the current generation of models over-emphasise determinism at the expense of interpretation in the work process. It is further argued that there are many cases in which designs pass between many different professional groups (office workers, managers, analysts, desi...

Entropic Questioning

Questioning Mashups

Mashups have been defined in earlier development stages of the web. Their main motivation is to build new services from existing resources. This principle is still productive. Assumptions on what mashups take in, which interfaces and services they provide and where they are networked need an overhaul. Focusing on a reuse of resources exploiting all their affordances while opening wider ranges f...