Selecting a suitable embedding space is a key issue in modelling nonlinear dynamics. In classical phase-space reconstruction, which relies on time-delay vectors, the embedding space is highly dependent on two discrete parameters (for the univariate case), the values of which greatly affect model performance. They also determine the complexity of the dynamics topology. In consequence, the parame...

Drowsiness and fatigue are serious problems in all transportation systems. One persistent issue is the lack of an agreed definition of these respective energetic states. Here we review the theoretical approaches (cognitive versus physiological) framing the driver fatigue problem. Known contributing factors to drowsiness include sleep debt, circadian rhythm, and shift work. However, we also sugg...

Many previous studies have revealed that people’s decision-making may differ depending on message framing—whether the same content is presented with an emphasis gain or loss. However, almost nothing known about preschooler responses according to framing. This study aimed identify characteristics of framing effect in preschoolers and examine influence age, issue involvement, delivery method this...

Accentuate the positive or accentuate the negative? The literature has been mixed as to how the alternative framing of information in positive or negative terms affects judgments and decisions. We argue that this is because different studies have employed different operational definitions of framing and thus have tapped different underlying processes. We develop a typology to distinguish betwee...

BACKGROUND Neural processes within the medial prefrontal cortex play a crucial role in assessing and integrating emotional and other implicit information during decision-making. Phylogenetically, it was important for the individual to assess the relevance of all kinds of environmental stimuli in order to adapt behavior in a flexible manner. Consequently, we can in principle not exclude that env...

A framing of an oriented trivial bundle is a homotopy class of sections of the associated oriented frame bundle. This paper is a study of the framings of the tangent bundle τM of a smooth closed oriented 3-manifold M , often referred to simply as framings of M .1 We shall also discuss stable framings and 2-framings of M , that is framings of ε1 ⊕ τM (where ε1 is an oriented line bundle) and 2τM...

Self-monitoring technologies have proliferated in recent years as they offer excellent potential for promoting healthy behaviors. Although these technologies have varied ways of providing real-time feedback on a user's current progress, we have a dearth of knowledge of the framing effects on the performance feedback these tools provide. With an aim to create influential, persuasive performance ...

This paper attempts to determine if consumers realistically behave rationally when making choices under cognitive framing illusions. In addition, we demonstrate how cognitive framing illusions can be utilized by firms to earn profit. The paper furthermore details why the framing 7illusion variable cannot be displayed by itself – to work, it must be shown with the rest of the bargain. The double...

Numerous studies have demonstrated the robustness of the framing effect in a variety of contexts, especially in medical decision making. Unfortunately, research is still inconsistent as to how so many variables impact framing effects in medical decision making. Additionally, much attention should be paid to the framing effect not only in hypothetical scenarios but also in clinical experience.