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Open AccessThe Multiple Object Avoidance (MOA) task measures attention for action: Evidence from driving and sport
Performance in everyday tasks, such as driving and sport, requires allocation of attention to task-relevant information and the ability to inhibit task-irrelevant information. Yet there are individual differen...
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Open AccessProof-of-Concept Study: a Mobile Application to Derive Clinical Outcome Measures from Expression and Speech for Mental Health Status Evaluation
This proof-of-concept study aimed to assess the ability of a mobile application and cloud analytics software solution to extract facial expression information from participant selfie videos. This is one compon...
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Predicting criminal incidents on the basis of non-verbal behaviour: The role of experience
Do experienced police officers have a superior ability to detect impending criminal acts? In order to test this Hypothesis 10 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) clips were collected from real criminal events tha...
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Open AccessJourney decision making: the influence on drivers of dynamic information presented on variable message signs
In many highways environments electronic media such as variable message signs are increasingly being used to provide drivers with up-to-date dynamic information in order to influence driving decision making du...
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‘STISIM-Drive’ Meets ‘MotorcycleSim’: Using Driving Simulation Software to Develop a Unique Motorcycle Simulator for Rider Behavior Research
In order to compare groups of road users who have fundamentally different skills, attitudes and behaviours, one of the first in-depth motorcycle simulation studies of its kind was conducted. The project was de...
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Mobile phone use while driving: a major public health problem in an Arabian society, State of Qatar—mobile phone use and the risk of motor vehicle crashes
The aim of the present study was to assess the rate of mobile phone use among drivers who were involved in road traffic crashes and to determine the factors associated with mobile phone use in Qatar.
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Attentional and automatic processes in line tracing: Is tracing obligatory?
When comparing two target elements placed on the same convoluted curve, response times are dependent on the distance between the targets along the curve, despite being separated by a constant Euclidean distanc...
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Does attention move or spread during mental curve tracing?
There are two theories that attempt to explain how attention is deployed when lines are traced. Initially, it was believed that a covert zoom lens moved along the line. Recent evidence has, however, suggested ...
