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In this work, we introduce the Materials Science Conceptual Evaluation (MSCE). This is a 31 item multiple choice test designed to complement the Materials Concept Inventory (MCI) developed in 2002 by Krause et al. In developing this assessment, we collected data from over 700 students, including over 100 interviews, focused on areas where students struggle or have misunderstandings. There are several...
The Dempster-Shafer evidence combination method will appear inconsistent conclusions for the conflict evidence. One new universal evidence combination method was proposed. According to the concept of the Pearson correlation coefficient. Evidence distances which represent the conflict degree were calculated, and then the weight coefficient were further converted. The evidences probability were redistributed...
Autonomous and semi-autonomous aerial systems (AES) as example of autonomous and semi-autonomous systems (AS) have to perform tasks in complex and dynamic environment, for example in logistics and transportation applications. In this context AS's behavior has to be verifyably safe. Traditionally, behavioral safety aspects are combined with mission-related tasks. The consequence of this combination...
Semantic clue discovering has been a significant issue for mining the form of correlation among concepts or things(Knowledge Entities). The correlation is seen as an important reference for improving information retrieval, knowledge reasoning or making decisions. At present, most searches on semantics focused on semantic relatedness computing rather than semantic clues discovering. To discover semantic...
User attitudes are a major predictor of the endogenous variables in ICT adoption models. However it is known in the community that the predictive validity of user attitudes on behavioral intention to adopt ICT suffers from inconsistencies. Being a basic predictor of behavioral intention in models like TRA or TPB, user attitudes turned out not to be predictive of behavior in other studies [1]. Some...
The virtual brand community (VBC) is a new brand phenomenon in Internet times. Drawing on social identity theory and the concept of the sense of community, this paper explores how the VBC impacts on consumer-based brand equity (CBBE) under the mediating effects of consumer participation, and puts forward some suggestions about building the VBC to enhance the CBBE.
How will information from online banks influence the choice of customers? This research uses information processing theory, WOM theory, perceived risk theory and trust theory, in order to find the flow of information from online banks to customers, and the relationships among those issues. Moreover, online banks in Mainland China are the targets of this research.
This paper describes the Tackle system and its model-based approach for analysis and correlation of fault- and performance-related problems in wireless networks. The Tackle system is intended to operate over tactical networks to help uphold communication requirements in the network that are critical to the success of a mission. It does this by producing and reasoning over executable models that adapt...
A fuzzy spatial Petri nets (FSPN) was proposed in order to describe spatial fuzzy knowledge and spatial associated effect between places and transitions. By introducing spatial associated factor, fuzzy Petri nets combined with spatial location was researched in depth to solve uncertainty factor associated with environment area and execute dynamic reasoning. Structure and signification of State associated...
Several systems have been proposed to objectively quantify the motor signs of Parkinson's disease. While validity has been investigated for a subset of these systems, test-retest reliability of automated assessments has been more neglected. We have created a protocol that uses a robotic system to measure force and position as the user performs tracking tasks with and without a simultaneous cognitive...
The brand loyalty is the important component of enterprise marketing strategy. So at first, this article proposes three dimensions which can influence brand loyalty based on the literature review and carry out the empirical study through the analysis of valid questionnaires. Finally, we can conclude that the brand cognition, quality of service and the customer satisfaction have a remarkable positive...
This article explores the relations of emotions and impulsivity. Impulsivity can induce pathological behaviors such as alcoholic, gambling, obesity, and other addictive behaviors. Past researches demonstrate people often feel regret and guilty after being impulsive. This article uses paper-and-pencil experimental method to measure respondentspsila emotions and provide a script to induce respondentspsila...
This study integrates cognitive process, emotional states and belief bases to establish userspsila continuous adoption intentional model of information systems. Portal Web sites are used as the objective system; and results of the study found that variance in continuous adoption intention can be explained by satisfaction. Among the five constructs that can affect satisfaction- perceived usefulness,...
The thesis puts forward an improvement method for the combination rule of Dempster-Shafer evidence theory based on the reliability of evidence and the correlation between evidences. Different from D-S theory, two key parameters are introduced, one is the reliability of evidence, and another is the correlation coefficient between evidences. By weighting the evidence based on its reliability, the negative...
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