A localist constraint satisfaction neural network model is presented to account for a broad collection of attitude and attitude change phenomena. Activations and weights among units in the recurrent network are used to vary the structure and properties of the attitude and a persuasive message. The model uses Hebbian learning to update weights, allowing it to represent long term changes in attit...

Neural networks are non-linear functional approximators, and natural candidates to be used in nonlinear systems control. Satellite nominal attitude control dynamics is an example of non-linear system where conventional control has been applied sucessfully since the early space age. However, conventional control like the PD (proportional and derivative of the error) can only guarantee robustness...

BACKGROUND Andropause in men refers to the clinical and biochemical syndrome associated with advanced age and characterized by a deficiency in serum testosterone levels. With the increase in aging male population and life span in Iran and focus on quality of life, andropause will become a major health issue that needs to be addressed in order to prevent disability. The results of some research ...

Background The inability to attract medical graduates to specialize in psychiatry has always been a serious challenge to psychiatry training programs. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the attitude of medical students towards psychiatry. Methods A comparative cross-sectional survey was conducted among 122 fourth year medical students of Jimma University. The attitude of medical s...

Adequate knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus empowers the community about good health seeking behavior, drug compliance and follow up care. Studies on the knowledge and attitude of the community dwellers are therefore important. This study seeks to access the knowledge and attitude towards Diabetes Mellitus. A descriptive cross sectional study of 384 adults was carried out at Okada in Edo State. Que...

In this paper, a mental attribute called attitude is introduced and its importance in agent problem solving is discussed. It also presents the various properties of agents describing how the attitudes of the agents affect the behaviour of the agents. The paper also discusses how the attitudes could be described computationally in terms of various attributes. This paper formalises the team as a ...

BACKGROUND Knowledge about assisted reproductive techniques (ART) and its procedures affect the attitude of infertile people. Making decisions about the use of ART is affected by one's perception and attitude. OBJECTIVE The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the attitude of infertile couples toward applying ART, and to investigate its related factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS A...

User’s attitude is a central construct in IT adoption models. Based on the Theories of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior the affect-based attitude scales adapted by Davis et al. 1989 in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) have remained basically unchanged ever since. However, scientometric results from MISQ and ISR from 1989-2010 resulting in a total of 37 articles indicate that 26% of att...