Development of cognitive architecture where the agents at different levels exhibit different levels of thinking. The paper primarily focus on building the skill tree at the learning layer of the architecture. These include the discovery of one’s own body, including its structure and dynamics. Also the acquisition of associated cognitive skills such as self and non-self-distinction. This can be ...

In this paper a comprehensive framework for pre-operative planning, procedural skill training, and intraoperative navigation is presented. The goal of this system is to integrate surgical simulation with surgical planning in order to improve the individual treatment of patients. Various surgical approaches and new, more complex procedures can be assessed using a safe and objective platform that...

The Teacher Education Institutions plays a crucial role in improving the system of education by training, educating and inspiring the future student teachers. A teacher requires understanding and mastering of skills to make his classroom interactive. For this purpose the exercise of instructional designing or lesson planning becomes very essential. Although innovative lesson plans based on beha...

Change in behavior and neural activity in skill acquisition suggests that control is transferred from cortical planning areas (e.g., the prefrontal cortex, PFC) to the basal ganglia (BG). Planning has large computational and representational requirements but requires little experience with a task. The BG are thought to employ a simpler control scheme and reinforcement learning; these mechanisms...

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Objective: Identify the evaluation methods being used in academic medical libraries that are engaged in strategic planning, where in the planning and implementation process evaluation is being incorporated, and how the evaluation data are collected, analyzed, and incorporated into future strategic planning processes. Methods: Using the multi-case approach (five), data collection included docume...

Shipbuilding Industry has undergone major changes in the past two decades. Maritime sector has grown rapidly and so has the competition. In order to survive in this competitive environment shipyards have to organize and utilize their resources at optimum capacity and efficiency. Planning and management of resources is a very crucial aspect of shipbuilding industry. There are many constraints on...

Characterize the social representations of nurses regarding the planning of nursing care for people with cancer, by determining the central nucleus and of the peripheral system. Qualitative study conducted in a specialized hospital in Salvador, Bahia, between July 2008 and March 2009. Data collection was made by free association of words, with forty-one nurses. The data were processed by the so...