an optimal desirability function method is proposed to optimize multiple responses in multiple production scenarios, simultaneously. in dynamic environments, changes in production requirements in each condition create different production scenarios. therefore, in multiple production scenarios like producing in several production lines with different technologies in a factory, various fitted res...

background: there is a significant proportion of workers with mental disorders who either are struggling at work or who are trying to return to work from a disability leave. objective: using a population-based survey of working adults in ontario, canada, this paper examines the perceptions of workers towards mental disorders in the workplace. methods: data are from a sample of 2219 working adul...

Addressing the mental health professional shortage and increasing access to quality behavioral care, particularly during a time of heightened need, are at core new telebehavioral certificate program launched this month by American Board Telehealth. The curriculum reviews current evidence best practices from field experts through interactive content, video integrated scenarios, say officials.

We present results of situation assessment that: i) uses type 1 fuzzy logic (T1FL) for decision making/fusion in some aviation scenarios, ii) uses modified situation assessment (pilot’s mental-) models, and iii) can have noisy inputs to the situation assessment models. The results indicate that some existing fuzzy logic implication functions in decision making/fusion work very well. This beacon...

Theory of Mind (ToM) has received significant research attention. Traditional ToM research has provided important understanding of how humans reason about mental states by utilizing shared world knowledge, social cues, and the interpretation of actions; however, many current behavioral paradigms are limited to static, "third-person" protocols. Emerging experimental approaches such as cognitive ...

Some emotions, described as “basic” in the literature, are almost reflexes. Other emotions are triggered via pattern matching mechanisms operating on specific mental states (most often epistemic and motivational) to determine the (in)congruence of these states. Yet other emotions come from more or less complex cognitive mechanisms (and we thus call them complex emotions) such as counterfactual ...

In his article, Dr. Edward Foulks describes a series of events which have been acted out, in varying forms, many times on many reservations and in numerous Native villages. Those of us who have worked in the area of Indian mental health have all witnessed and, in some cases, have become involved in such scenarios and debates. The use of research results, data, and interpretation have presented ...

MHP/GOMS is used to examine the user effort involved in reissuing commands with and without using history tools. Compared to typing, using a history tool for command specification requires more mental effort but less physical effort. However, non-expert typists expend less overall effort using history tools. Also, based on our experiences with using MHP/GOMS to explore ‘‘what if’’ scenarios, we...

Development of more complex cognitive systems during evolution is sometimes viewed in relation to environmental complexity. In more detail, growth of complexity during evolution can be considered for the dynamics of externally observable behaviour of agents, for their internal cognitive systems, and for the environment. This paper explores temporal complexity for these three aspects, and their ...

The use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in assessing decision-making capacity in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is inconsistent. We believe this may stem from persisting confusion regarding the nosological status of personality disorder and also a failure to recognise the fact that emotional dysregulation and characteristic psychodynamic abnormalities may cause substantial ...