Strobe Lights, Pillow Shakers and Bed Shakers as Smoke Alarm Signals

Strobe Lights, Pillow Shakers and Bed Shakers as Smoke Alarm Signals

This paper assesses the waking effectiveness of strobe lights and pillow and bed shakers as smoke alarm warning devices and compares them to an auditory signal. The signals were activated at increasing intensity levels during slow wave (deep) sleep in two groups, (i) 38 adults aged 18-77 years with hearing loss of 2570 dBA in both ears, and (ii) 32 young adults aged 18 -26 years impaired with a...

Movers and Shakers

Most projects, in most walks of life, require the participation of multiple parties. While it is difficult to unite people in a common endeavor, some people, whom we call “movers and shakers,” seem able to do it. The paper specifically examines moving and shaking of an investment project. We analyze a model with a large number of ex ante identical agents. Agents form social connections, bid to ...

Productivity of a Commune : The Shakers , 1850 - 80

How does the productivity of a commune compare with that of a conventional firm? This paper addresses this question quantitatively by focusing on the history of a religious commune called the United Society of Believers, better known as the Shakers. We utilize the information recorded in the enumeration schedules of the US Manufacturing and Agriculture Censuses, available for the period between...

Prayers for Our Protection and Prosperity at Court: Shakers, Children, and the Law

Shakers and Maracas: Action-Based Categorisation Choices in Triads Are Influenced by Task Instructions

The forced-choice triad task has become increasingly popular in use over recent years. While it is seen as being a categorisation task (Lin & Murphy, 2001) variation in task instructions often leads to different results. Shipp, Vallée-Tourangeau, and Anthony (2014) used the triad task to show that when participants are asked to choose an option that ‘goes best with the target’, they are more li...