The classical notion of how things are seen is that perception is passive, that the eyes are windows, and in floods reality. Physiological work of the 19th century cast doubt on this view that perception is passive acceptance of reality. Perception is not...

In this text we present the studies made by the IPSN (Institute of Protection and Nuclear Safety) on the nuclear risks perception by the public and we compare this perception of risks with other industries. (Atomindex citation 27:048942)

Public acceptance of radioactive waste management alternatives depends in part on public perception of the associated risks. Three aspects of those perceived risks were explored in this study: (1) synthetic measures of risk perception based on judgments o...

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... Title : Power, Performance, and Perception (P3): Integrating Usability Metrics and Technology Acceptance Determinants to Validate a New Model ...

... Title : The Effects of Compression-Induced Distortion of Graphical Weather Images on Pilot Perception, Acceptance, and Performance. ...

... It is no secret that the Army senior leadership is seeking ways to improve ... we accept the premise that attitudes and perceptions are the secrets to AC ...

... the perception of competence and the acceptance of influences# ... by Willis, which specifies three response modes in a social influence situation. ...

Research on acceptance, perception and assessment of risks clearly shows that perception of risk by the public is based more on subjective assessments than on scientifically objective risk values. Risk perception by the public is influenced by a number of...

The author surveys what is known about how the human auditory system responds to acoustic stimulation and discusses current studies in the field of psychoacoustics. He organizes his review of the literature into four main chapters: how humans perceive int...

Surfaces of acceptance are defined in general terms followed by definitions for polygons and ellipses. Each case is then treated separately using the program "GAUUA ET" BULL. (T.R.H.)

Examined perceptions of people with disabilities regarding their roles related to social acceptance and leisure experience. Interviews with disabled adolescents and young adults indicated that respondents played a role in constructing social acceptance, either proactively or reactively, within inclusive leisure contexts. They ...

This paper is concerned with public perception and response to the various risks associated with nuclear power. This paper reviews the results, to date, of research on risk perception and acceptance and attempts to show their relevance to problems pertaining to nuclear power generation and nuclear waste management. The author argues ...

In a sample of 53 at-risk pregnant adolescents, the relationship between their perceptions of maternal acceptance-rejection in childhood and the nature of their social supports was examined. Perception of acceptance-rejection was significantly correlated with both frequency of interaction with social network ...

The study demonstrates that people can be motivated to utilize and, in fact, eagerly accept the use of upper torso restraint equipment for the prevention of head and chest injuries induced by flailing during crash decelerations, provided that specific des...

, No Intervention and ijn_00445611,version1-10Jan2010 #12;Lay perception Crisis 8 Economists, indicate a potential are cyclical, ijn_00445611,version1-10Jan2010 #12;Lay perception Crisis 11 Factor 3: Intervention The major from intervention is not acceptable to the public. Important causes of the crisis are considered

The central purpose of the study was to determine whether prospective clients were influenced to accept or resist help by their perceptions of certain behaviors of significant persons in their immediate environment. In addition, information was also sough...

... participation; their perceptions and acceptance of the zoning strategy and the process of its design; and the expected outcomes of the zoning strategy. Many responses show significant differences among the...

A scale to measure perceptions regarding health status (current health, prior health, and resistance to illness) and response to health state (lack of health anxiety and acceptance of the patient role) was administered to a sample of adults living in Illi...

Texture is an important food quality attribute affecting consumer acceptance. Consumers characterize texture as either crispy or crunchy, and the moisture content and internal structure of the products are significant factors in its perception. Exposing an extruded corn snack (ECS), an extruded biod...

BackgroundThe literature on preferences for behavioral interventions is limited in terms of understanding treatment-related factors that underlie treatment choice. The objectives of this study were to examine the direct relationships between personal beliefs about clinical condition, perception of treatment acceptability, and preferences for behavioral ...

The expectations, moods, and prior experiences of human beings can affect how they interpret new perceptions orideas. People tend to ignore evidence that challenges their beliefs and to accept evidence that supports them.

We examined how forest factors influenced public perceptions of three fuels management alternatives: prescribed burns, mechanical thinning, or no artificial ... ...

... differences were found in the relative effects of contextual factors on perceptions across the three geographic regions. ...

... and S. Jonker. 2001. Demographic influences on environmental value orientations and normative beliefs about national forest management. Society and Natural ... ...

... Rutledge and Mitchell (2002) found a significant positive relationship between college credit hours in biology and the acceptance of ... ...

This study reviews the history, evolution and sources of accepted 'warrior' norms, behaviors and values as they exist in today's Army. This is set against sociological, legislated and evolutionary developments that have lead to the perception of a 'kinder...

This Provisional PDF corresponds to the article as it appeared upon acceptance. Fully formatted PDF and full text (HTML) versions will be made available soon. Risk perception after genetic counseling in patients with increased risk of cancer

... UK in the 1990s. Among the available technologies wind power is at the forefront. Public perceptions of the ... reduce environmental impacts and make the development of wind energy more acceptable to loca...

The author examines China's perception of the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK). He believes continued acceptance of the status quo is not guaranteed and that developments in the Sino-American relationship and the course o...

To assess the magnitude of sodium reduction that can be made without significantly hanging the perception of saltiness and acceptability of a broad range of common food tems. The investigation was carried out in two phases. Military and civilian volunteer...

The perception of risk takes place within a cultural context that is affected by individual and societal values, risk information, personal experience, and the physical environment. Researchers have found that measures of {open_quotes}voluntariness of risk assumption,{close_quotes} of {open_quotes}disaster potential,{close_quotes} and of {open_quotes}benefit{close_quotes} are ...

Papers, all in French, presented at a conference on linguistics include: "Machine Translation: Historic Aspects" (Ghada Attieh); "Translation and Conditioning" (Stephanie Bedard); "Semantic or Pre-Semantic Structures? From Perception to Causation" (Denise Belanger); "Presentation of Poetry Sung in Maroc" (Samira Belyazid); "There Is 'la' and 'la'--A Prosodic Study of the ...

Among the numerous nineteenth-century sorties into particular aspects of the Darwinian debate are two 1877 publications. The first, Die Geschichtliche Entwickelung des Farbensinnes, was a treatise on the evolutionary development of human colour vision by Hugo Magnus, an obscure German ophthalmologist. The other, The Colour-Sense, was an article by William Ewart Gladstone, the ...

The study of people`s perception and acceptability of risk is important in understanding the public reaction to technology and its environmental and health impact. The perception of risk depends on several factors, including early experiences, education, controllability of the risk, the type of consequence, and the type of person(s) ...

R�SUM�La d�couverte du microchim�risme dans la transplantation de rein et de foie a permis de mieux comprendre � l�acceptation � des allogreffes, l�analyse des probl�mes de conditionnement et la recherche de nouvelles orientations dans le traitement des greffes. En fonction de ce nouveau concept, ...

Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) is assumed to be one of the key technologies in the mitigation of climate change. Public acceptance may have a strong impact on the progress of this technology. Benefit perception and risk perception are known to be important determinants of public acceptance of CCS. In this ...

L-297 MESURE DE LA DENSIT� DES IONS M�TASTABLES D'ARGON DANS UN PLASMA FORTEMENT IONIS� J. JOLLY, revise le 30 septembre 1975, accepte le 3 octobre 1975) R�sum�. 2014 On mesure la densit� des ions produire ces reactions a temperature ambiante [3]. Si l'importance des ions metastables a ete constatee par

Public acceptance of radioactive waste management alternatives depends in part on public perception of the associated risks. Three aspects of those perceived risks were explored: (1) synthetic measures of risk perception based on judgments of probability and consequences; (2) acceptability of hypothetical ...

Public acceptance of radioactive waste management alternatives depends in part on public perception of the associated risks. Three aspects of those perceived risks were explored in this study: (1) synthetic measures of risk perception based on judgments of probability and consequences; (2) acceptability of ...

PURPOSE.? The study aims to identify Minnesota nurses' perceptions regarding nursing diagnoses and to examine how these perceptions have changed over time. METHODS.? Five hundred sixty-four out of 2,000 randomly selected registered nurses in Minnesota responded to the Perceptions of Nursing Diagnosis Survey. FINDINGS.? Nurses have ...

Neural-tube defects (NTDs) are considered to be the most common congenital malformations. As Shanxi Province, a poor region in the North of China, has one of the highest reported prevalence rates of NTDs in the world, folate fortification of rice is an excellent alternative to low intake of folate acid pills in this region. This paper investigates the relations between socio-demographic ...

Organizations are introducing biometric devices into various sections of the economy for various reasons. What began as a security feature for a limited number of government organizations has been adapted to such diverse uses as paying for school children�s lunches to tracking employees� work attendance. From an organizational perspective, justifications for use of biometric devices are ...

commercial photography to color transmission. 1. Introduction Human perception excels at constructing was conceived by Edwin Land 2, 3, 4 as a model of the lightness and color perception of human vision in human visual perception, so some level of illuminant color dependency is acceptable provided it is much

This study examined whether children's biased self-perceptions of peer acceptance are associated in a linear or curvilinear fashion with aggression, whether associations are moderated by peer rejection status, and whether associations apply uniquely to reactive aggression. Children in the 4th through 7th grades completed a self-report measure on their ...

This study examined whether children's biased self-perceptions of peer acceptance are associated in a linear or curvilinear fashion with aggression, whether associations are moderated by peer rejection status, and whether associations apply uniquely to reactive aggression. Children in the 4th through 7th grades completed a self-report measure on their ...

Presentations were made on institutional experiences at Nuclear Fuel Services, the framework for an acceptable nuclear future, the Price-Anderson Indemnity Act, Congress and nuclear energy policy, human dimension, and risk perception. The supplemental testimony and materials submitted for the record included information of the nuclear waste at West Valley, ...

... Dans la grande majorit6 des exp6riences, les effets induits par les stimulations visuelles sont nettement plus importants lorsque la tete est inclin6e ...

This study examines the relationship between college students� perceptions of their campus� multicultural climate and their acceptance of racial/ethnic diversity. A two-mediator model, based on acculturation principles, was successfully fit to survey data from 434 college students of diverse racial/ethnic heritage. Results showed that valuing positive ...

A survey of 88 journalists from metropolitan newspapers found a low level of knowledge about food biotechnology. Most considered genetic modification of plants acceptable, of animals somewhat acceptable. They trusted university scientists as sources and believed farmers would accept food biotechnology sooner than consumers would. ...

Assessed the effects of exposure to nonviolent rap videos on black adolescents' perceptions of teen dating violence. Results from 60 black adolescents and teenagers indicate a significant interaction between gender and video exposure: male acceptance of the use of violence was not a function of viewing the videos, whereas video-viewing females showed ...

People usually base risk decisions on their own perceptions of the risks involved, when they engage in any activity. This is equally true of management decisions on the job and individual decisions off the job. It is also true regardless of how well, or how poorly, those perceptions match reality. Safety professionals often need to make risk decisions or ...

We study individuals � decisions to decline or accept preventive health care interventions such as flu shots and mammograms. In particular, we analyze the role of perceptions of the effectiveness of the intervention, by eliciting individuals ' subjective probabilities of sickness and survival, with and without the interventions. Respondents appear to be ...

This report describes an application of unsupervised neural networks for eddy currents Non Destructive Testing (NDT) inspection of steam generator tubes. As a matter of fact conventional neurocomputing techniques (multilayer perceptions) fail to achieve d...

education were more aware of the greenhouse gas debate and supportive of CCS, whilst younger Australians Boissieu. Rapport du groupe Facteur 4: La division par quatre des �emissions de gaz `a effet de serre de la and Minist`ere de l'�economie des finances et de l'industrie, November 2006. URL http: //www.effet

This paper examines potential differences between Korean and American students in terms of their perception levels regarding online education support service quality, online learning acceptance, and satisfaction. Eight hundred and seventy-two samples, which were collected from students in online classes in the United States and Korea, were analyzed using ...

Objective:Uncontrolled high blood pressure leads clinicians to wonder about adherence degree among hypertensive patients. In this context, our study aims to describe and analyze patients' experience of antihypertensive drugs in order to shed light on the multiple social and symbolic logics, forming part of the cultural factors shaping personal medication practices.Methods:The medical inductive and ...

Usefulness and ease of use proved to be key determinants of the acceptance and usage of e-learning. On the contrary, little is known about students' perceptions in a blended learning setting. In this paper, the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was utilised, in order to investigate Greek university students' attitudes toward blended ...

Uncertainty about the acceptability of the forest industry and its practices to the citizens of Mississippi provided the impetus for a study of the attitudes and perceptions of eight constituency groups toward the forest industry in the state. This study examines attitudes and perceptions of two of those groups, loggers and two ...

The Des Moines TCE site is located southwest of downtown Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Land use in the area is predominantly industrial and commercial, and part of the site lies within the floodplain of the Raccoon River. Water from the Des Moines Water Works north infiltration gallery was found to be contaminated with ...

in the design process, etc.), accepted ISO and CEN methodology would be more appropriate and accurate. 3 represented by Anderson, Southwall, Efl Auto chem., and Velux. The workshop was attended by more than 150

... Office International des �pizooties; PBS = phosphate buffered solution; RIA = radioimmunoassay Received: May 9, 2008; Accepted: September 11, 2008Keywords: ... ...

A study is presented of machines that accept, as inputs, finite connected embedded graphs. These are, roughly, Turing machines in which the Turing tape is replaced by such a graph. Relations of such machines to linear bounded automata are discussed. A des...

This report describes the development of training materials for operation of surface mining machines and the evaluation of the materials in the field. The objective was to determine the effectiveness and acceptability in surface mines of training aids des...

A review, including a definition of the risks related to dangerous atmospheres, a discussion of nationally and internationally accepted methods of evaluating and regulating risks, a discussion of how to identify risks, a discussion of how to determine and...

The SUBER SLS 21 flowmeters can be used for up to 8 knots, provided that moistening adapted to the stresses of using the flowmeter is conceived. Measurement errors are numerous, but they remain acceptable for the classical requirements of hydrography, wit...

This report presents a reliability-based procedure to determine the optimal allowable load on highway bridges considering both static and dynamic effects. A truck weight (bridge) formula was developed to provide acceptable levels of safety for bridges des...

The study sought to confirm the hypothesis that people use 'mental rotation'--that is, that they mentally shift figures toward their vertical axes--to perceive symmetry. Subjects indicated whether random polygons--some of them symmetrical, some locally as...

in modulating self-perception and interactions between individu- als. Artificial fragrances have been used- taining a formulation of fragrance and antimicro- bial agents or an otherwise identical spray that lacked^le important dans la modulation de la perception de soi et des interactions entre individus. Les fragrances

Most countries with civilian nuclear programs today are encountering difficulty in implementing a nuclear waste management policy that is both technically safe in the long term and accepted by the public. To meet both criteria, the solution most generally...

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The environmentally acceptable disposal of surplus munitions has become a major problem for NATO and others. The NATO Research Technology Organisation carried out a study of the problems and tried to identify both gaps and possible research directions to ...

Rules are presented for determining the minimum wall thickness of dilating bellows of accordian construction, number of expansion cycles the equipment can tolerate, and acceptable pressure variations. Two calculation methods are used. The first is an elas...

1453 �TUDE COMPARATIVE DES VIBRATIONS DE BASSES FR�QUENCES DE LA 03B2-HYDROQUINONE PAR INFRAROUGE 1976, accept� le 23 aofit 1976Jj R�sum�. 2014 La diffusion des neutrons lents par l'hydroquinone 03B2, Classification Physics Abstracts 7.340 - 8.822 1. Introduction. - Le spectre d'absorption infra- rouge de l'hydroquinone

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Acceptability of classroom interventions for behavior problems was assessed by having 180 preservice and student teachers read case studies involving intervention and then judged the intervention's acceptability by completing the Intervention Rating Profile, an assessment instrument designed to evaluate acceptability of an intervention ...

The revised Officer Evaluation System (OES) is designed to provide accurate performance feedback to subordinates, mission-oriented performance appraisals, and decentralized promotion recommendations. This study was designed to gauge officer acceptance of ...

The expectations, moods, and prior experiences of human beings can affect how they interpret new perceptions or ideas. People tend to ignore evidence that challenges their beliefs and to accept evidence that supports them. The context in which something is learned may limit the contexts in which the learning can be used.

This article discusses the residential rental sector as a market for the energy conservation efforts of utilities. Topics include customer behavior, information dissemination and education, financial incentives, the perception and acceptance of energy conservation or efficiency technology, marketing techniques, and implications for conservation programs.

Two studies were conducted to investigate assumptions made by contingent leadership theorists about subordinates. Paper-and-pencil instruments provided situations in which a leader followed or failed to follow the prescription of Vroom's contingency theor...

We technologists generally only address risk magnitudes in our analyses, although other studies have found nineteen additional dimensions for the way the public perceives risk. These include controllability, voluntariness, catastrophic potential, and trus...

Ambrose Bierce's well-known definition of a diplomat as a man 'sent to lie abroad for his country' illustrates the widely-accepted perception of diplomats as secretive, deceptive manipulators who operate exclusively behind the scenes. In fact, most diplom...

Organoleptic properties of drinking water (i.e., characteristics perceptible to the senses) can affect the acceptance of water by the public. In this paper we present a risk-analysis methodology, along with supporting data, that can be used for assessing ...

The study of food texture encompasses sensory, physiological, and structural aspects. Research in this area must be multidisciplinary in nature, accounting for consumer perception and acceptability, rheology, and structural aspects. This brief review of the field covers sensory panels, instrumenta...

Research suggests that fairness perceptions matter to people who are asked to evaluate the acceptability of risks or risk management. Two separate national random surveys (n?= 305 and?n?= 529) addressed Americans' concerns about and acceptance of nanotechnology risk management in the context of the degree to which they view scientists ...

The perception of risk takes place within a cultural context that is affected by individual and societal values, risk information, personal experience, and the physical environment. Researchers have found that measures of 'voluntariness of risk assumption...

Discusses teletraining as an instructional delivery system and provides recommendations for making it more effective. Topics discussed include distance education; research on teletraining; instructional effectiveness; motivational factors; acceptance of technological innovations; perception of teletraining by adult learners; and the importance of printed ...

of people living with HIV/AIDS globally, it is vital that the determinants leading to vulnerability people living with AIDS act as further deterrents to VCT and hence effective HIV prevention. Perceptions becomes more accepting of the reality of HIV/AIDS in the country, disclosure of status should

Contrast sensitivity, acuity through binoculars, depth perception, and riflery were measured as subjects looked through goggles with various degrees of optical distortion. The amount of distortion necessary to produce a statistically significant degradati...

This research sought to better understand the antecedents of consumers' perceptions of health and safety risks, and the relationship between the perceived risk of an option, and judgments about its acceptability. The specific objective was to build a model of risk perception and risky option acceptability ...

Scientific literacy as a goal of a science education reform remains an important discourse in the research literature and is a key component of students' understanding and acceptance of emergent technologies like nanotechnology. This manuscript focuses on undergraduate engineering students' perceptions of the risks and benefits posed by nanotechnology as ...

Environmental managers are increasingly charged with involving the public in the development and modification of policies regarding risks to human health and the environment. Involving the public in environmental decision making first requires a broad understanding of how and why the public perceives various risks. The Savannah River Stakeholder Study was conducted with the purpose of ...

It is widely recognised that public acceptability often poses a barrier towards renewable energy development. This article reviews existing research on public perceptions of wind energy, where opposition is typically characterized by the NIMBY (not in my back yard) concept. The objectives of the article are to provide a critical assessment of past research ...

Investigated student evaluations of the quality of their women's and gender studies experiences and predictors of experience quality. Student surveys indicated that higher initial appreciation/acceptance of diversity, capacity for interpersonal relationships, and class expectations predicted more positive experience ratings. These relationships were mediated by students' ...

sound structure and patterns of non-native language speech production and perception. Moreover, models of perception and production that various sound contrasts present for various native language (L1) and target sound less similar to a na�ve observer than two languages, C and D, that both have lexical tone systems

2 Risk perceptions of arsenic in tap water and consumption 3 of bottled water 4 Paul M. Jakus,1 W; accepted 3 March 2009; published XX Month 2009. 6 [1] The demand for bottled water has increased rapidly over the past decade, but bottled 7 water is extremely costly compared to tap water. The convenience