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The Effects of Fatigue on Cognitive Performance in Police Officers and Staff During a Forward Rotating Shift Pattern

  • Taylor, Yvonne;Merat, Natasha;Jamson, Samantha
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.67-74
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    • 2019
  • Background: Few studies have examined the effects of a forward rotating shift pattern on police employee performance and well-being. This study sought to compare sleep duration, cognitive performance, and vigilance at the start and end of each shift within a three-shift, forward rotating shift pattern, common in United Kingdom police forces. Methods: Twenty-three police employee participants were recruited from North Yorkshire Police (mean age, 43 years). The participants were all working the same, 10-day, forward rotating shift pattern. No other exclusion criteria were stipulated. Sleep data were gathered using both actigraphy and self-reported methods; cognitive performance and vigilance were assessed using a customized test battery, comprising five tests: motor praxis task, visual object learning task, NBACK, digital symbol substitution task, and psychomotor vigilance test. Statistical comparisons were conducted, taking into account the shift type, shift number, and the start and end of each shift worked. Results: Sleep duration was found to be significantly reduced after night shifts. Results showed a significant main effect of shift type in the visual object learning task and NBACK task and also a significant main effect of start/end in the digital symbol substitution task, along with a number of significant interactions. Conclusion: The results of the tests indicated that learning and practice effects may have an effect on results of some of the tests. However, it is also possible that due to the fast rotating nature of the shift pattern, participants did not adjust to any particular shift; hence, their performance in the cognitive and vigilance tests did not suffer significantly as a result of this particular shift pattern.

A Study on the Measurement of Motion Accuracy for Feed Drive System of Multi-task Machine Tool (복합공작기계의 이송계 운동정밀도 측정의 연구)

  • Ko, Hai-Ju;Jung, Yoon-Gyo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.112-118
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    • 2007
  • Recently, the machine tools called multi-task machines, which mounted rotary axes on the table or spindle are used increasingly. Accordingly, multi-task machine tool takes a growing interest on the motion accuracy of feed drive system. In this study, measurement and diagnosis of motion errors ware attempted from circular pattern obtained by using DBB (Double ball bar) device. Those were obtained at both clockwise and counter clockwise motions in mutually perpendicularly intersecting three planes. The reliability of error measurement system for multi-task machine tool was verified by the direct test cutting.

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A Study on the Measurement of Motion Accuracy for Feed Drive System of Multi-task Machine Tool (복합공작기계의 이송계 운동정밀도 측정의 연구)

  • Ko, Hai-Ju;Jung, Yoon-Gyo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 2007
  • Recently, the machine tools called multi-task machines, which mounted rotary axes on the table or spindle are used increasingly. Accordingly, multi-task machine tool takes a growing interest on the motion accuracy of feed drive system. In this study, measurement and diagnosis of motion errors ware attempted from circular pattern obtained by using DBB (Double ball bar) device. Those were obtained at both clockwise and counter clockwise motions in mutually perpendicularly intersecting three planes. The reliability of error measurement system for multi-task machine tool was verified by the direct test cutting.

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A Study on Performance of Micro-server System in Relation to Execution Task Pattern (실행 Task 패턴에 따른 마이크로서버 시스템 성능 연구)

  • Kim, Sang-Young;Song, Jun-Seok;Song, Byung-Hoo;Kim, Kyung-Tae;Youn, Hee-Yong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2017.01a
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    • pp.1-2
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    • 2017
  • IT 융합서비스의 발전은 각종 대용량 미디어 컨텐츠의 폭발적인 수요를 요구하면서 저전력 고집적 서버인 마이크로서버에 대한 수요가 증가하고 있으며 기존 서버 패러다임을 효과적으로 개선하기 위한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 마이크로서버 시스템의 기능적, 구조적 구성 방안을 제시하기 위한 실행 Task 패턴에 따른 마이크로서버 시스템 성능비교 연구를 제안하여 요구에 맞는 적합한 네트워크 구조 및 구성에 따른 전체 인프라 개선에 대한 기준 결과를 제시한다.

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Understanding the Pattern of Mobile-phone Tasks on the 'Situational Context' : Focused on the ESR(Extend, Synchronize, Replace) Model (모바일폰 사용 영역과 상황 기반의 컨텍스트 정의 및 사용 행위의 구조 분석을 통한 테스크 모델 제안)

  • Cho, Yun-Jin;Lee, Eun-Jong
    • 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.02b
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    • pp.158-164
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    • 2008
  • This study was conducted for raising the considering the dynamical context of mobile phone use environment in the mobile-phone research. For this I identified the characteristic of the mobile phone use. The first characteristic is that the mobile phone is the context sensitive device. Also, it reflects the user's life pattern because it is the very personal device. I defined the context of mobile phone use with the basis on this identification of those characteristics. I referenced the definition, 'situational context', defining the mobile phone use context. Also, I set up the research scope within the user task that is influential from the situational context, I named this kind of task as the 'contextual task'. I developed the Contextual Task Model in this study. I named the model as the 'ESR Model'. The reason that I developed this contextual task model is that this model can help novice designers and designers unfamiliar with an application domain understand the user behavior and user centered design. And also this model can be effective to communicate each other, I identified the user's contextual tasks three kinds of model. First, the Extend Model includes user tasks that related to extending from user physical working space to the virtual level. Second model is Synchronize Model, which includes issues that lesson the blocking when use several functions at a time or sequentially. Third model is Replace Model, which is come from the characteristic of user life pattern to use the mobile phone. Finally, I proposed an application of this model, CIQ. Through the process to make CIQ I proved the effectiveness of this ESR Model.

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The Effects of Children's Metastrategic Activities on Strategies to Control Variables at a Scientific Reasoning Task

  • Jang, Myoung-Duk;Yang, Il-Ho;Jeong, Jin-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.154-165
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of metastrategic exercise on a scientific reasoning strategy to control variables, and investigate the developmental patterns in the strategy usage within a given period. Two groups composed of 90 fifth grade students engaged in a scientific reasoning task over six daily sessions. Additionally, one group engaged in metastrategic exercise on fictional students' strategies of controlling variables on the task, while the other spent equivalent time on an unrelated task. Based upon results of the study, the following conclusions can be drawn. First, the metacognitive exercise on the strategy to control variables has positive and long-standing effects on the strategy performance at the reasoning task. The exercise also takes effect of near-transfer. Taking into consideration only about sixty minutes of metastrategic practice, the results provide the validity of the activity in order to develop children's reasoning strategies. Second, in a scientific reasoning task, each child seems to go through one out of two developmental patterns in their usage of reasoning strategies: gradual change or fundamental change. Considering the ratio of pattern of fundamental change between the two groups, it is clear that the metacognitive exercise influences the developmental pattern of strategy usage.

The Effects of Task-Oriented Training for Left Trunk Flexion Pattern Using Real-Time Ultrasound Imaging -A Single-Subject Experimental Study- (편측무시 환자에게 실시간 초음파 영상을 이용한 왼쪽 몸통 굽힘 패턴을 적용한 과제지향적 훈련의 효과 -단일 사례 연구-)

  • Kim, Ji-Seon;Ki, Kyong-Il;Kang, Tae-Woo
    • PNF and Movement
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: This study investigates the effects of task-oriented training for a left trunk flexion pattern using real-time ultrasound imaging in a stroke patient with unilateral neglect symptoms. Methods: This study used the ABA experimental design, which is a single-subject research method among individual case research methods. For the ABA experimental design, changes in the degree of unilateral neglect, balance ability, and the thickness of the lateral abdominal muscle were visually analyzed during the baseline process, in the intervention period, and after the intervention. The experiments were performed 24 times in total for 8 times in each of the 3 periods. The unilateral neglect was measured using the Albert test, balance ability was measured using the Berg balance test, and the thickness of the lateral abdominal muscle was measured using ultrasound imaging. The subject was a 50-year-old male patient with unilateral neglect caused by right cerebral hemorrhage. He performed task-oriented training for a voluntary left trunk flexion pattern using real-time ultrasound imaging during the intervention period. Results: The result of comparing the data collected during the intervention period with the data point average of the baseline process showed that balance ability improved and the tendency line was above the baseline. The tendency line of unilateral neglect was below the baseline and showed a decreasing tendency. The thickness of the lateral abdominal muscle showed an increasing trend and the tendency line was above the baseline. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the task-oriented training for left trunk flexion pattern using real-time ultrasound imaging has a beneficial effect on balance ability, the degree of unilateral neglect, and the strength of the lateral abdominal muscle in unilateral neglect patients.

The Effects of Task-Oriented Training on Motor and Cognitive Function in Focal Ischemic Brain Injury Model of Rat

  • Heo, Myoung;Kim, Gye-Yeop;Kim, Tae-Yeul;Nam, Ki-Won;Kim, Jong-Man
    • Physical Therapy Korea
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.50-58
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the task-oriented training according to the application time with the change of motor and cognition function. Focal ischemic brain injury was produced in Sprague-Dawley rats (20 rats, $250{\pm}50$ g) through middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo). Before MCAo induction, all rats were trained in treadmill training and Morris water maze training for 1 week. Then they were randomly divided into groups: Group I : MCAo induction ($n_1$=5), Grop II: the application for simple treadmill task training after. MCAo induction ($n_2$=5). Group III: the application for Morris water maze cognitive task training after MCAo induction ($n_3$=5). Group IV: the application for progressive treadmill task training and Morris water maze cognitive task training after MCAo induction ($n_4$=5). Modified limb placing tests (MLPTs) and motor tests (MTs) were performed to test motor function and then Morris water maze acquisition test (MWMAT) and Morris water maze retention test (MWMRT) were performed to test cognitive function. For MTs, there were significant interactions among the groups with the time (p<.001). Group IV showed the steeper increasing pattern than those in other Groups on the 7th and 14th day. For MLPTs, there were significant interactions among the groups with the time (p<.001). The scores in Group III. IV had showed the more decreasing pattern than those in Group I, II since the 7th day and 14th day. For MWMAT, there were significant interactions among the groups with the time (p<.001). Group II found the Quadrant circular platform showed the steeper decreasing pattern than that in Group I on the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th day. Group III. IV found the quadrant circular platform showed the slower decreasing pattern than that in Group I, II, For MWMRT, there were significant differences among the four groups (p<.001). The time to dwell on quadrant circular platform in Group IV on the 13th day was the longest compared with other groups. These results suggested that the combined task training was very effective to improve the motor and cognition function for the rats affected on their focal ischemic brain injury.

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The Difference of Cortical Activation Pattern According to Motor Learning in Dominant and Non.dominant Hand: An fMRI Case Study (우성과 비우성 손에서의 운동학습으로 나타나는 뇌 활성도 차이: fMRI 사례 연구)

  • Park, Ji-Won;Jang, Sung-Ho
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: Human brain was lateralized to dominant or non-dominant hemisphere, and could be reorganized by the processing of the motor learning. We reported four cases which showed the changes of the cortical activation patterns resulting from two weeks of training with the serial reaction time task. Methods: Four right-handed healthy subjects were recruited, who was equally divided to two training conditions (right hand training or left hand training). They were assigned to train the serial reaction time task for two weeks, which should press the corresponding four colored buttons as fast as accurately as possible when visual stimulus was presented. Before and after two weeks of training, reaction time and function magnetic resonance image (fMRI) was acquired during the performance of the same serial reaction time task as the training. Results: The reaction time was significantly decreased in all of subjects after training. Our fMRI result showed that widespread bilateral activation at the pre scanning was shifted toward the focused activation on the contralateral hemisphere with progressive motor learning. However, the bilateral activation was still remained during the performance of the non-dominant hand. Conclusion: These findings showed that the repetitive practice of the serial reaction time task led to increase the movement speed and accuracy, as described by motor learning. Such motor learning induced to change the cortical activation pattern. And, the changed pattern of the cortical activation resulting from motor learning was different each other in accordance with the hand dominance.

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A Study on the Design of Operation and Control Solution for IED based Digital Switchgear Panel (IED기반 디지털 수배전반의 운전제어 솔루션 설계)

  • Ko, Yun-Seok
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2006.07a
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    • pp.141-142
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, DSPOCS(Digital Switchgear Panel Operation and Control Solution) is designed, which is the intelligent inference operation and control solution of substation based on IED. DSPOCS is designed as a scheduled monitoring and control task and a real-time alarm inference task, and is interlinked with BRES in the required case. The intelligent alarm inference task consists of the alarm knowledge generation part and the real-time pattern matching part The alarm knowledge generation part generates automatically alarm knowledge from DB and saves it in alarm KB. On the other hand, the pattern matching part inferences the real-time event by comparing the real-time event information furnished from IEDs of substation with the patterns of the saved alarm knowledge base.

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