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Comparing temporal behavior of fast objective video quality measures on a large-scale database [PDF]

, 2016
In many application scenarios, video quality assessment is required to be fast and reasonably accurate. The characterisation of objective algorithms by subjective assessment is well established but limited due to the small number of test samples ...
Aldahdooh, Ahmed, Barkowsky, Marcus, Masala, Enrico, Van Wallendael, Glenn   +3 more
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Assessment of the Historical Gardens and Buildings Lighting Interaction through Virtual Reality: The Case of Casita de Arriba de El Escorial

Buildings
Green areas and parks are places where people’s quality of life improves, places of recreation and relaxation, in which to carry out various social activities.
Martina Gargiulo, Davide Carleo, Giovanni Ciampi, Massimiliano Masullo, Pilar Chìas Navarro, Andrea Maliqari, Michelangelo Scorpio   +6 more
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Enhancing Wind Farm Siting with the Combined Use of Multicriteria Decision-Making Methods

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The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal location for siting an onshore wind farm on the island of Skyros, thereby maximizing performance and minimizing the project’s environmental impacts.
Dimitra Triantafyllidou, Dimitra G. Vagiona   +1 more
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Attention, effort, and fatigue: Neuropsychological perspectives [PDF]

Models of attention, effort, and fatigue are reviewed. Methods are discussed for measuring these phenomena from a neuropsychological and psychophysiological perspective. The following methodologies are included: (1) the autonomic measurement of cognitive
Cohen, Ronald A., Odonnell, Brian F.
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A Lightweight Regression Method to Infer Psycholinguistic Properties for Brazilian Portuguese

, 2017
Psycholinguistic properties of words have been used in various approaches to Natural Language Processing tasks, such as text simplification and readability assessment.
Aluisio, Sandra M., Candido Jr., Arnaldo, Duran, Magali S., Hartmann, Nathan S., Paetzold, Gustavo H., Santos, Leandro B. dos   +5 more
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Clinical and video based evaluation of the Heel-to-toe Walking task in Movement ABC

Fysioterapeuten, 2010
Intention: The Movement ABC is a frequently used standardized test battery designed to identify motor difficulties in children. Although much research has been conducted, data on single task level is desirable.
Jannicke R. Jacobsen, Jennifer Asplund
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Client-specific outcome measure for chronic osteoarthritis pain assessment in horses

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionOsteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent cause of chronic pain and lameness in horses. Whereas lameness can be quantified using objective measures, the assessment of OA-associated pain remains challenging.
Eleonora Benetti, Adolfo Maria Tambella, Sabrina Nathalie Andreis, Stefan Witte, Caterina Di Bella, Claudia Spadavecchia   +5 more
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Test Scores, Subjective Assessment and Stereotyping of Ethnic Minorities [PDF]

We assess whether ethnic minority pupils are subject to low teacher expectations. We exploit the English testing system of “quasi-blind” externally marked tests and “non-blind” internal assessment to compare differences in these assessment methods ...
Ellen Greaves, Simon Burgess
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Differences between Daylighting and Electric Lighting in Affective Response

Buildings
Humans are spending more time indoors than ever due to urbanisation and industrialisation, leading to higher electricity consumption in lighting systems.
Nuria Castilla, Vicente Blanca-Giménez, Carlos Pérez-Carramiñana, Carmen Llinares   +3 more
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Why social policy needs subjective indicators [PDF]

There are many qualms about subjective indicators, and some people believe that social policy should better not use them. This paper consists of a review of these objections.
Veenhoven, Ruut
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