Flocking motion in swarms with limited sensing radius and heterogeneous input constraints     

Eber Jafet Ávila-Martínez  Juan Gonzalo Barajas-Ramírez 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》2021,358(4):2346-2366

This paper addresses the flocking motion problem for swarms of agents with two restrictions: limited communication/detection ranges and different input constraints. In this problem, the distance between pairs of agents determines if a communication/detection link exists among them, while each agent has a different control action bound. We use the notion of proximity graph to model communication/detection between agents and provide distributed controllers designed for leaderless and leader-followers flocking motion scenarios. Our proposed designs preserve the connectivity of the proximity graph while the control effort satisfies the bound of each particular agent. Unlike previous results, our protocols take advantage of the group’s input heterogeneity to use agents with a greater capacity to compensate for neighbors that are less capable of meeting the group’s requirements. Additionally, our designs are based only on local state errors and are robust to non-modeled edge failures. To illustrate the effectiveness of our proposal, we use numerical simulations of different flocking scenarios.  相似文献   

Development and initial validation of the Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence Questionnaire     

Macnamara Á  Collins D 《Journal of sports sciences》2011,29(12):1273-1286

The development of talent is a complex process mediated by a host of psychological, social, physical, and environmental variables. Unfortunately, the multiple processes involved in talent development are frequently ignored by the systems and protocols employed in sport. Modern approaches to talent development are beginning to stress the initial possession, then subsequent development, of generic psychological characteristics (e.g. psychological characteristics of developing excellence; MacNamara, Button, & Collins, 2010a , 2010b ) as the best way to realize latent potential. Accordingly, this paper describes the development and initial validation of the Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence Questionnaire (PCDEQ). In the first phase, an initial list of 160 items was developed. A combination of expert panel reviews, cognitive interviews, and a pilot test was used to assess the relevance, representativeness, and validity of each item. Ninety-six items were retained following these steps. Exploratory factor analysis, with a sample of 363 athletes, revealed an interpretable 59-item, 6-factor solution with good internal consistency (0.870, 0.866, 0.847, 0.741, 0.749, and 0.701 respectively). The Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence Questionnaire would appear to hold promise as a useful tool to provide coaches and athletes with information about the psychological characteristics of developing excellence that are being properly addressed or neglected during different stages of development or in different contexts.  相似文献   

Implementation of the flipped classroom and its longitudinal impact on improving academic performance     

Torres-Martín  César  Acal  Christian  El-Homrani  Mohammed  Mingorance-Estrada  Ángel C. 《Educational technology research and development : ETR & D》2022,70(3):909-929

Educational technology research and development - The objective has been to know the impact of the flipped classroom methodology on the academic performance of students during their training...  相似文献   

Who is blocking access to PubMed? Educational ‘Escape Room’ for medical residents     

Noelia lvarez‐Díaz  Eullia Grifol‐Clar 《Health information and libraries journal》2021,38(1):72-76

Teaching students how to conduct bibliographic searches in health sciences’ databases is essential training. One of the challenges librarians face is how to motivate students during classroom learning. In this article, two hospital libraries, in Spain, used Escape rooms as a method of bringing creativity, teamwork, communication and critical thinking into bibliographic search instruction. Escape rooms are a series of puzzles that must be solved to exit the game. This article explores the methods used for integrating escape rooms into training programmes and evaluates the results. Escape Rooms are a useful tool that can be integrated into residents’ training to support their instruction on bibliographic searches. This kind of learning stablishes competences like logical thinking and deductive approaching. These aspects aid participants to make their own decision and to develop social and intellectual skills.  相似文献   

Are determining factors of municipal E-government common to a worldwide municipal view? An intra-country comparison     

Isabel Gallego-Álvarez  Luis Rodríguez-Domínguez  Isabel-María García-Sánchez 《Government Information Quarterly》2010

The implementation of E-government aims at simplifying and improving the transactions between public administrations and their users or customers. The objective of this study is to analyze whether the factors behind the level of development of E-government among municipalities of a specific country are common to the improvement of digital administration in the largest municipalities from 81 countries worldwide. While previous studies provide evidence that municipalities from the same country, mainly those governed by left-wing parties, focus on differentiating themselves in the content of their Web sites, our findings emphasize that internationally, in the most important municipalities worldwide, all the political parties attempt to promote the development of a dynamic and participatory E-government.  相似文献   

Evaluating implementation of the International Classification of Functioning,Disability and Health in Portugal's special education law     

Manuela Sanches-Ferreira  Rune J. Simeonsson  Mónica Silveira-Maia  Sílvia Alves 《International Journal of Inclusive Education》2013,17(5):457-468

This paper reports the results of a national two-year project, commissioned by the Portuguese Ministry of Education, to investigate the implementation of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) under Decree-Law 3/2008. The Decree-Law also introduced the principle that the documentation of students' functioning profiles should be the basis for eligibility decision-making – replacing the need of a diagnosis. Of specific interest was the study of the ICF implementation in the assessment, eligibility and intervention processes of students in need of specialised supports. To that end, the study was based on a document analysis of case records of 214 students. The analysis of functioning profiles showed that the ICF use promoted a functional approach in students' assessment. In addition, the use of the ICF contributed to the differentiation of eligible and non-eligible students based on their functioning profiles and addressed the most suitable educational interventions within the Individualised Education Plans.  相似文献   

Media Accountability and Journalists: To Whom Do Spanish Professionals Feel Responsible?     

María-Ángeles Chaparro-Domínguez  Juan-Carlos Suárez-Villegas  Ruth Rodríguez-Martínez 《Journalism Practice》2020,14(7):812-829

ABSTRACT

This paper analyses to whom Spanish journalists feel responsible. To achieve this objective, we sent out a survey to Spanish journalists to ascertain their opinion on this question. The journalists’ point of view was then compared with that of the general public though six focus groups consisting of Spanish citizens from six cities in Spain (Barcelona, Castellón, Madrid, Sevilla, Mondragón and Santiago de Compostela). Lastly, five in-depth interviews were conducted with journalism experts (e.g., directors of professional journalist associations). The main results show that the journalists feel particularly responsible to their conscience, the journalism code of ethics and their sources. The citizens, in contrast, believe that journalists should be responsible to the audience. We contextualised the Spanish finding in the European context by comparing our results with those derived from a study among European journalists.  相似文献   

Families' digital media use: Intentions,rules and activities     

Lars Eichen  Sigrid Hackl-Wimmer  Marina Tanja Waltraud Eglmaier  Helmut Karl Lackner  Manuela Paechter  Karoline Rettenbacher  Christian Rominger  Catherine Walter-Laager 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2021,52(6):2162-2177

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Adapting educational practices in emergency remote education: Continuity and change from a student perspective     

Stefania Manca  Manuela Delfino 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2021,52(4):1394-1413

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Domain analysis and information retrieval through the construction of heliocentric maps based on ISI-JCR category cocitation     

Flix de Moya-Anegn  Benjamín Vargas-Quesada  Zaida Chinchilla-Rodriguez  Elena Corera-lvarez  Victor Herrero-Solana  Francisco J. Munoz-Fernndez 《Information processing & management》2005,41(6):1520-1533

We propose the use of ISI-JCR categories as units of cocitation and measurement for the construction of heliocentric maps. The use of a spatial metaphor allows us to illustrate, analyze and compare domains in terms of the categories and their interconnections or links. We can also move around within the structure of these domains for further analysis, and access the documents associated to the categories and to the links that cocite or relate them.  相似文献