In this paper we present our ideas about using simulation and animation techniques to improve the understanding and the quality of architectures. We discuss the meaning of validation and verification for architectures and the value of simulation and animation in this context. We give an outline of what is needed in order to simulate systems based on their architecture and what can be accomplish...

Memory reconsolidation is a central process enabling adaptive memory and the perception of a constantly changing reality. It causes memories to be strengthened, weakened or changed following their recall. A computational model of memory reconsolidation is presented. Unlike Hopfield-type memory models, our model introduces an unbounded number of attractors that are updatable and can process real...

The aim of this study is to determine the word frequency for all thirty letters of the Croatian alphabet and to collect normative data for the letter fluency task in Croatian speakers. Ninety two healthy participants were given each of the Croatian letters, and asked to generate as many words as possible in 60 seconds for each letter Results suggested that participants generated most frequently...

Receiving informative, well-structured, and well-designed instructions supports performance and memory in assembly tasks. We describe IBES, a tool with which users can quickly and easily create multimedia, step-by-step instructions by segmenting a video of a task into segments. In a validation study we demonstrate that the step-by-step structure of the visual instructions created by the tool co...

Iconic memory is best assessed with the partial report procedure in which an array of letters appears briefly on the screen and a poststimulus cue directs the observer to report the identity of the cued letter(s). Typically, 6-8 cue delays or 600-800 trials are tested to measure the iconic memory decay function. Here we develop a quick partial report, or qPR, procedure based on a Bayesian adapt...

A method is derived to detect and localize linear damage in a structure using the measured modal vibration parameters. This method is applicable when the vibration strain energy is stored in the axial or torsional modes, which differentiates it from previously derived strain-energy-based methods. The new method is compared to the previously derived flexibility-change method for comparison. Both...

Many different Parallel kinematic machine architectures have been proposed, but few have actually been used in production environments. The class of machine structures referred to as hybrid parallel kinematic machines have been more successful than most and have been employed in a wide variety of applications. These machines are however still affected by many of the limitations associated with ...

conclusions the present study showed that the 59-item meavdq was a valid and reliable questionnaire for the assessment of women’s attitudes toward medical ethics application in vaginal childbirth. this tool might assist specialists in making a judgment and plan appropriate for women in vaginal delivery management. patients and methods this methodological study was carried out in iran in 2013 - ...

conclusions we concluded that the fcchl scales are valid and reliable, and can be used to measure health literacy among iranian diabetic patients. however, further research is needed to establish stronger psychometric properties for the use of this questionnaire in iran. results exploratory factor analysis (efa) identified three main factors with 27.07%, 22.46%, and 16.23% of extracted variance...