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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Context Sensitivity"”.
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The Context-Sensitivity of Rationality and Knowledge
… as rational may change from one deliberative context to another. The argument rests on the premise that rational deliberation requires one to identify all the possibilities that are relevant to a decision problem. How does a decision maker accomplish this task? What impact does this …
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Truth in sentential structure: a critical analysis of standard semantic accounts of context sensitivity
… of accounting for the various ways in which contextual factors contribute to the determination of the truth-conditional content of sentences. The thesis will assess and evaluate three different approaches standard contemporary truth-conditional semanticists have set forth in response to what …
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Are Bicultures More Than the Sum of Their Parts? Exploring Context Sensitivity in Relation to Cultural Frame Switching and Well-Being
… engage different cognitive systems depending on contextual cues a phenomenon called cultural frame switching. Effective cultural frame switching likely requires biculturals to attend closely to the surrounding context, and as a result, biculturals may become especially context-sensitive. We …
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Regulatory Flexibility Mediates the Relationship Between Delay Discounting and Remission from Substance Use Disorder
… and adapting coping techniques based on contextual demands) is related to psychological resilience. However, studies have yet to examine associations between DD, RF, and remission from SUDs. Individuals (N = 148) in SUD recovery completed the Context Sensitivity Index (CSI), the Flexible …
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Consent and Concepts
… Chapter 1, "Framing Consent," argues for a context-sensitive account of the semantic content of consent claims, and presents an introductory model of consenting as a speech act. In particular, I argue for a contrastive model of consent claims, in which consent is given against a backdrop of …
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"Concept" and "Context": Toward modelling understanding in Physics Education research
"Context sensitivity" is a core issue in physics education research (PER). Why does student understanding of a concept depend so crucially on the context in which it is embedded? This dissertation attempts to answer this question by using a variety of theoretical tools to model understanding. We …
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Developing practical pointer analysis for large-scale software
… three-fold: First, Icon, a fully parameterised context sensitive Andersenʼs analysis, achieves context sensitivity by summarising the side effects of a procedure using one transfer function on virtual variables. Icon analyses large programs efficiently while being sufficiently precise to drive …
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Practical Analysis of the Dynamic Characteristics of JavaScript
… framework. Our second contribution is an novel context-sensitive points-to analysis for JavaScript that accurately models object property changes. This algorithm uses a new program representation that enables partial flow-sensitive analysis, a more accurate object representation, and an expanded …
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A context-sensitive meta-classifier for color-naming
Humans are sensitive to situational and semantic context when applying labels to colors. This is especially challenging for algorithms which attempt to replicate human categorization for communicative tasks. Additionally, mismatched color models between dialog partners can lead to a back-and-forth …
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Investigating the Development of a Global Measure of Organizational Justice
… ability to integrate findings from these diverse contexts is currently limited by the absence of a standardized operationalization of the justice construct. To compound this problem, little research has investigated the psychometric properties of existing organizational justice measures. For …
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Developing a method for a holistic design of mobile learning
… covered various aspects such as personalisation, context sensitivity, ubiquity and pedagogy. While existing theories and findings are valuable to the understanding of mobile learning, they are fragmented and separate, and need to be understood within the broader mobile learning paradigm. This …
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Software defect localization using explainable deep learning
… explanation method remains a challenge. The context-sensitivity of discovery models, or their ability to detect defects that span multiple modules or analyze code interprocedurally, also influences their detection capabilities. In the scope of this thesis, we explore and tackle the challenges …
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Unarticulated Constituents and Theories of Meaning
… by Jason Stanley, according to which all context- sensitivity (including unarticulated constituents) can be traced to covert variables in the syntax. I then use these findings to draw out important lessons for the philosophy of language, including a rejection of a long-standing Gricean …
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Implementing Cognitive Semantics
… them. Disambiguation, metaphor, metonymy, context-sensitivity and "Garden-Path" behaviour are only some of the many natural parts of this process. Anomalies are detected and many methods are outlined to resolve them. Part 2 of this book describes how the superimposition process could be …
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Interactions with context
My dissertation asks how we affect conversational context and how it affects us when we participate in any conversation -- including philosophical conversations. Chapter 1 argues that speakers make pragmatic presuppositions when they use proper names. I appeal to these presuppositions in giving a …
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New priorities for old roads : re-thinking roadway preservation
… (MSHA) as a case study. As a national leader in context-sensitive solutions and in commitment to sustainable development, MSHA is expected to exhibit innovative use of system preservation expenditures to support local plans for more balanced, less auto-intensive transportation systems. I find …
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE CONTROL DURING CHILDHOOD: A NEUROCOGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE
… related to proactive strategy use and increased context sensitivity. This study is the first to examine behavioral and neural measures of cognitive control strategy use on an AX-CPT task as well as the unique relations between cognitive control strategy and executive functioning.
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Predator-prey behavioural interactions on plants, with special emphasis on aphid dropping defence and ladybird search strategies
… in deployment, and so are expected to be context-sensitive. In this thesis, I use the ladybird-aphid predator-prey system to examine both prey defence behaviours and predator search strategies. Considering the prey, dropping – a widespread but understudied antipredator behaviour – is my …
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Aspects of confused speech: a study of verbal interaction between confused and normal speakers
… active speakers abrogate responsibility for context-sensitivity; moderately active speakers seem aware of context issues but may not act in a context-renewing way; while very active speakers seem not to be influenced by contextual issues but maintain a highly active part in the conversation. …
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Learning Context-Sensitive Control
… thought to underlie control-learning: its context-sensitivity, reward-sensitivity, and implicit nature. Two chapters use standard control-learning paradigms that manipulate the proportion of (easy) Stroop congruent trials within blocks and for specific stimuli. Here, I show that people can …
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