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The Interaction Of Body Armor, Low-Intensity Exercise, And Hot-Humid Conditions On Physiological Strain And Cognitive Function, Joanne N. Caldwell, Lian Engelen, Charles Van Der Henst, Mark J. Patterson, Nigel A.S Taylor
The Interaction Of Body Armor, Low-Intensity Exercise, And Hot-Humid Conditions On Physiological Strain And Cognitive Function, Joanne N. Caldwell, Lian Engelen, Charles Van Der Henst, Mark J. Patterson, Nigel A.S Taylor
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Objective: This project was aimed at evaluating the impact of combat armor on physiological and cognitive functions during low-intensity exercise in hot-humid conditions (36°C and 60% relative humidity). Methods: Nine males participated in three trials (2.5 hours), walking at two speeds and wearing different protective equipment: control (combat uniform and cloth hat); torso armor with uniform and cloth hat; and full armor (uniform, torso armor, and helmet). Results: As time progressed, core temperatures increased and deviated signifi cantly among trials, rising at 0.37°C h −1 (control), 0.41°C h −1 (torso armor), and 0.51°C h −1 (full armor). Heart rates also …
Strong Interaction And Self-Agency, Shaun Gallagher
Strong Interaction And Self-Agency, Shaun Gallagher
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
The interaction theory of social cognition contends that intersubjective interaction is characterized by both immersion and irreducibility. This motivates a question about autonomy and self-agency: If I am always caught up in processes of interaction, and interaction always goes beyond me and my ultimate control, is there any room for self-agency? I outline an answer to this question that points to the importance of communicative and narrative practices.
Scanning The Lifeworld: Toward A Critical Neuroscience Of Action And Interaction, Shaun Gallagher
Scanning The Lifeworld: Toward A Critical Neuroscience Of Action And Interaction, Shaun Gallagher
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
A recent report published in Neuron, a leading journal of neuroscience, by researchers at Japan's ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories (Miyawaki et al., 2008) has been the basis for a claim that new technology able to analyze signals in the brain "can reconstruct the images inside a person's mind and display them on a computer monitor." Although claims made in the actual research paper were much more modest, in the media the standard, optimistic predictions were quick to come. "These results are a breakthrough in terms of understanding brain activity. In as little as 10 years, advances in this field of …
Supporting Interaction And Collaboration In The Language Classroom Through Computer Mediated Communication, Mariolina Pais Marden, Jan Herrington
Supporting Interaction And Collaboration In The Language Classroom Through Computer Mediated Communication, Mariolina Pais Marden, Jan Herrington
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
This paper describes the design and implementation of a technology supported learning environment that enabled interaction and collaboration between a group of sixteen intermediate and advanced level university students of Italian and a group of seven Italian native speaker facilitators. For one semester students and facilitators worked together to complete two authentic tasks and interacted with each other through the communication tools and resources of an online learning management system. These resources included both asynchronous and synchronous communication tools such as an online threaded class discussion forum, a group discussion forum, chat and email. This paper discusses the theoretical underpinnings …