This paper discusses the role of interpretation in innovative design and proposes an approach to providing computer support for interpretation in design. According to situated cognition theory, most of a designer’s knowledge is normally tacit. Situated interpretation is the process of explicating something that is tacitly understood, within its larger context. The centrality of interpretation t...

In recent years, embodied cognitive agents have become a central research focus in Cognitive Science. We suggest that there are at least three aspects of embodiment| physical, social and temporal|which must be treated simultaneously to make possible a realistic implementation of agency. In this paper we detail the ways in which attention to the temporal embodiment of a cognitive agent (perhaps ...

Operating systems today are created for two-dimensional systems. Virtual reality is the most logical possibility to replace current systems. Virtual Reality must prove to be a useful alternative that offers a more powerful way of interacting with the computer. The VR operating system has special design considerations. To create the system would cost an extravagant amount of money. The VR operat...

Stress has widespread effects on cognitive processes such as memory and learning. Studies show that in response to stress, animals and humans often switch from hippocampal-based spatial learning strategies to striatal-based stimulus-response learning strategies. While there is evidence that performance on striatal-based tasks is not impaired by stress, and in fact, may be optimal under stress c...

ion of logical arguments come into play on some occasions and not others. The authors appraise this argument by way of a systematic comparison of personal storytelling and reason-giving in public deliberation, the first such empirical study. Drawing upon an analysis of 1,415 claims made by 263 people in 12 discussion groups, the authors show that ordinary conventions of storytelling helped deli...

The occupational therapy services for adults with severe and persistent mental illness are concerned with their quality of life. A correlational study explored the relationship between the meaning of daily activities and the subjective quality of life of this group of people. In this study, the meaning of activities was defined by three elements, related to the Human Occupation Model: perceived...

Thirty-four randomly recruited first-time expectant fathers, ages 20 years to 40 years, were administered a battery of survey questions each trimester of their wives’ pregnancy. This study compared Behavior Assessment Measures (Clinical Anxiety Scale, Selfism-Scale, and the Index of Self-Esteem) to Behavior Specific Measures (Non-Physical Abuse of Partner Scale and the Aggression Inventory) to ...

This article explores some of the cultural, environmental and social impacts of the harmonisation of international accounting. Taking up Hopwood’s (1994) challenge postmodern and communitarian-republican frameworks are considered to investigate whether Transnational and Multinational Corporations benefit the most from the harmonisation of accounting approved by accounting standard-setting bodie...

............................................................................................... 4 – 5 Chapter 1: Deindividuation Introduced ........................................................... 5 – 6 Chapter 2: The Theory of the Crowd ............................................................... 6 – 7 Chapter 3: The Beginning of Deindividuation .............................................

......................................................................................... 3 Author Note....................................................................................... 4 Introduction..................................................................................... 5 Professional Communication and Patient Safety........................................ 6 Antecedents to I...