OBJECTIVE To understand the meaning of care management attributed by faculty members of a nursing course from the viewpoint of complex thinking. METHODS Qualitative and comprehensive research with case studies, and individual interviews with 17 faculty members of a nursing course of a public university in southern Brazil. The data were subjected to comprehensive analysis based on the principl...

In the sight of difficulty in segmentation of armor plate surface defects, visual attention mechanism is applied to segment defects images of steel strip surface, the key step of visual attention mechanism-fusion method of saliency images is improved, thinking of the contribution of salient area size, number and distribution to the comprehensive salient image, gray level consistency and GLCM’s ...

We analyze the hypothesis that some individuals on the autism spectrum may use visual mental representations and processes to perform certain tasks that typically developing individuals perform verbally. We present a framework for interpreting empirical evidence related to this “Thinking in Pictures” hypothesis and then provide comprehensive reviews of data from several different cognitive task...

Schools of business can benefit from adoption of geographic information systems (GIS). A brief overview of GIS technology is presented along with an example showcasing how it can be presented in a business school. GIS benefits for business schools, their students, and faculty are discussed. A comprehensive approach for promoting such spatial thinking is presented. The goal is to empower faculty...

We analyze the hypothesis that some individuals on the autism spectrum may use visual mental representations and processes to perform certain tasks that typically developing individuals perform verbally. We present a framework for interpreting empirical evidence related to this "Thinking in Pictures" hypothesis and then provide comprehensive reviews of data from several different cognitive task...