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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"target selection"”.
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DNA target selection by calichemicin
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Toxicology, 1998.
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Extreme Ideologies, Situational Factors, and Terrorists’ Target Selection
… ideology and situational factors shape terrorist target selection in the United States. While a growing number of studies have examined target selection by terrorists, the current study is the first to consider how combinations of factors present situated opportunities for terrorists to select …
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Prediction of user action in moving-target selection tasks
<p>Selection of moving targets is a common task in human–computer interaction (HCI), and more specifically in virtual reality (VR). In spite of the increased number of applications involving moving–target selection, HCI and VR studies have largely focused on static-target selection. Compared to its …
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An examination of how attention influences exposure effects: target selection, distractor devaluation and mere exposure
… selective attention, for stimuli that are not targets (distractors), the positive mere exposure effect may be eliminated. The study examined the relationship between attention and exposure effects under three situations, mere exposure, target selection and distractor devaluation. Attitude …
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Social Comparison Theory in the Context of Chronic Illness: Predictors and Consequences of Target Selection among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
… prior to selecting from four comparison targets (descriptions of other patients with T2DM). Patients then rated their motivations for selection, read a description of their chosen patient, and reported on their response (e.g., current affect, motivation to improve self-care). Patients who …
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EGFR signaling regulates synaptic connectivity via Gurken
… mutant, happyhour, with defects in synaptic target selection. Synaptic target selection is critical for establishing functional neuronal circuits. The mechanisms regulating target selection remain incompletely understood. I describe a role for the EGF receptor and its ligand Gurken in target …
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The Benefits of Mandatory Disclosure: Evidence from Regulation S-X Article 11
… post-acquisition forecast errors and improve target selection. The improvement in forecast accuracy (target selection) is concentrated in acquirers with low analyst following (acquisitions involving third-party advisors), suggesting that benefits to mandated pro forma disclosure depend on the …
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Vibrotactile Guidance Cues For Target Identification
… palmer versus dorsal surface of the hand, and targets appearing left versus right of center. Results suggest that tactile cues provided on the left side of the medial line of the hand afford moving the hand to the left, while tactile cues provided on the right side of the medial line afford …
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Reinforcement learning for telescope optimisation
… use of reinforcement learning for telescope target selection and scheduling in astronomy with the hope of effectively mimicking the choices made by professional astronomers. This is relevant as next-generation astronomy surveys will require near realtime decision making in response to …
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A prefrontal source of visual target enhancement in the macaque area V4
… found to play an important role in feature-based selection of visual targets in the context of a naturalistic free-gaze visual search task. While VPA neuronal activation was found to be necessary for behavioral performance as well as target selection in the FEF, its role in the broader context of …
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SSVEP-based BCI performance in children
… in our study were asked both to complete a target selection task and to play the game. Our results show participants perform better when playing the game (88.6% accuracy rate) than when completing the target selection task (82.5% accuracy rate). Performance in both conditions was better than …
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The effect of intermediate concepts in hierarchical relational learning
… Quinlan's First Order Inductive Learner to learn target selection for a real-time strategy game and did cross-validation tests with varying levels of intermediate concept support. The results show that including intermediate concepts does not always improve performance and accuracy.
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Il ruolo del collicolo superiore nell'orientamento spaziale
… task (Experiment 1 and 2) and a visual target selection task (Experiment 3). To investigate this topic in humans, we took advantage of neurophysiological finding revealing that retinal S-cones do not send projections to the collicular and magnocellular pathway. In the Experiment 1, …
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Framework for the selection of acquisition targets applied in the commercial aerospace industry
… it is critical to be confident in the initial selection, when investing capital and resources to carry out the lengthy investigation process. However, while there is exhaustive research on the detailed evaluation of a target, there is very little published about the preliminary selection …
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Assertiveness in boys: evaluating the construct using template matching procedures
… of the template matching method in empirical target selection and validation was underscored.
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Handling ambiguous user input on touchscreen kiosks
… to provide a better estimate of the intended selection. The second technique, gestural drawing, allows users to draw particular shapes onscreen to execute actions as an alternative means of input that is largely unaffected by issues of miscalibration. Results from a user study indicated that …
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Exploring Bidirectional Interfaces and Precise Input with Personal Devices in Extended Reality
… magnification and motion damping to improve target selection precision in virtual environments. Additionally, we introduce dynamic calibration algorithms that significantly enhance touch accuracy by reducing alignment errors between virtual and physical hands. Furthermore, we explore the …
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Advancing Small Molecule Drug Discovery by Targeting Biomolecular Condensates and Evaluating Novel Chemical Scaffolds
… new small molecules by combining improved target selection with novel drug modalities. In Chapter 1 of this thesis, I describe the identification of small molecule modulators of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein condensation. These compounds exhibit pan-human coronaviral N condensation …
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