196,227 research outputs found
Ernobius mulsanti Kiesenwetter 1877
No full textErnobius mulsanti Kiesenwetter, 1877 (Fig. 1F) • 1 ex., Stalden (VS), 920 m, 4.4.2009, leg. & coll. Chittaro Y., det. Büche B. • 1 ex., Vex (VS), 845 m, 21.3.– 11.4.2014, leg. & coll. Chittaro Y., det. Büche B., PINT. • 1 ex., Zeneggen (VS), 1506 m, 26.4.– 15.5.2014, leg. & coll. Chittaro Y., det. Büche B., PINT. Mis à part un spécimen de la collection de Charles Maerky au MHNG, qui ne peut en aucun cas être retenu au vu des problèmes de provenance inhérents à cette collection (Monnerat et al. 2015), il n’existait pas à notre connaissance de spécimen valide de l’espèce pour la Suisse. Les captures ci-dessus, toutes réalisées dans des pinèdes du Valais, constituent les premières preuves indubitables de sa présence en Suisse.Published as part of Chittaro, Yannick & Sanchez, Andreas, 2017, À propos de quelques Coléoptères rares ou nouveaux pour la Suisse, pp. 45-53 in Entomo Helvetica 10 on page 50, DOI: 10.5169/seals-986069, http://zenodo.org/record/795748
Tailoring web pages for persuasion on prevention topics: Message framing, color priming, and gender
No full textOn the Web, as in more traditional influence contexts, the most effective persuasive strategies often depend on the individual characteristics of the message recipient. Unfortunately, most persuasive technology applications currently employ a one-size-fits-all approach to interventions. The study we illustrate investigates two different techniques (message framing and color priming) that can be used in tailoring a persuasive Web page about a prevention topic. The findings of our study highlight interactive effects between message framing and color priming, and advance the results in the literature by showing that red enhances the effects of framing in a gender-based fashion. The obtained results also provide practical guidance for automatic tailoring of persuasive Web pages about prevention topics, suggesting a strategy based on gender, an information about the user that is typically readily available in social network profiles, and other Web sites to which people register
Leioderes kollari L. Redtenbacher 1849
No full textLeioderes kollari L. Redtenbacher, 1849 (Fig. 4) 1 ex., Martigny (VS), 570/108, 465 m, 13.6– 22.7.2012, leg. Y. Chittaro. 3 ex., Martigny (VS), 570/109, 550 m, 13.7– 28.7.2010, leg. Y. Chittaro. 1 ex., Martigny (VS), 571/108, 550 m, 13.7– 28.7.2010, leg. Y. Chittaro. 1 ex., Fully (VS), 576/111, 580 m, 13.7– 28.7.2010, leg. Y. Chittaro. 1 ex., Fully (VS), 577/111, 580 m, 28.6– 13.7.2010, leg. Y. Chittaro. Espèce extrêmement localisée en Suisse, uniquement présente dans région du coude du Rhône où elle a été découverte au début des années 1990. Ces captures confirment sa présence et précisent sa distribution, ainsi que la période d’activité des adultes.Published as part of Chittaro, Yannick, Sanchez, Andreas, Blanc, Mickaël & Monnerat, Christian, 2013, Coléoptères capturés en Suisse par pièges attractifs aériens: bilan après trois années et discussion de la méthode, pp. 101-113 in Entomo Helvetica 6 on page 109, DOI: 10.5169/seals-986046, http://zenodo.org/record/805719
Hymenophorus doublieri Mulsant 1851
No full textHymenophorus doublieri Mulsant, 1851 1 ex., Sierre (VS), 27.7– 2.8.2012, PINT, leg. Y. Chittaro, det. M. Geiser, coll. Y. Chittaro; 1 ex., Sierre (VS), 4– 16.7.2013, PINT, leg., det. & coll. Y. Chittaro. Redécouvert en Suisse et nouveau pour les AiOc. Cette espèce n’était jusqu’alors connue que par deux spécimens du Sud du Tessin capturés en 1928 et 1929 par Fontana.Published as part of Sanchez, Andreas, Chittaro, Yannick & Monnerat, Christian, 2015, Coléoptères nouveaux ou redécouverts pour la Suisse ou l'une de ses régions biogéographiques, pp. 119-132 in Entomo Helvetica 8 on page 130, DOI: 10.5169/seals-985940, http://zenodo.org/record/775668
Virtual reality in autism: state of the art
No full textAutism spectrum disorders are characterized by core deficits with regard to three domains, i.e. social interaction, communication and repetitive or stereotypic behaviour. It is crucial to develop intervention strategies helping individuals with autism, their caregivers and educators in daily life. For this purpose, virtual reality (VR), i.e. a simulation of the real world based on computer graphics, can be useful as it allows instructors and therapists to offer a safe, repeatable and diversifiable environment during learning. This mini review examines studies that have investigated the use of VR in autism
Trial of a desktop virtual reality application as a method of exposure for test anxiety: a qualitative study
No full textTest anxiety involves feelings of discomfort, fear and worry, impacting students’ wellbeing and academic performance. Virtual reality exposure (VRE) shows promise in mitigating test anxiety, but existing applications concern only written exams. Few VRE applications simulate one-on-one interviews with examiners, and applications for public speaking focus on formal presentations before an audience. This paper concerns a trial of a VRE application that deals with oral exams, presenting a qualitative study of a sample of undergraduate students who autonomously used the VRE application in their homes over three weeks. The application exposes students to scenarios in which a virtual examiner displays friendly, partially friendly, or unfriendly behaviour while asking questions selected from a pool defined by the student. Participants were interviewed to investigate their perceptions of and experience with the application. Thematic analysis of participants’ interviews indicates that they perceived the VRE application as valuable not only for studying and practicing oral exams but also for handling emotional aspects associated with the exam. Moreover, the application helped to increase confidence and awareness of preparation level among some participants. Finally, the paper describes participants’ suggestions emerged from the study that can be used to inform the design of this type of applications
Procedure assistenziali a rischi ad esse correlati. Quale qualità è richiesta nelle Aziende Sanitarie
No full textUsing a general theory of time and change in patient monitoring: experiment and evaluation
No full textInternational audienceIn this paper, we propose to use one of the well-known general theories of time and change, namely the Event Calculus (Kowalski and Sergot, New Generation Computing 4, 67-95, 1986), to represent temporal aspects in intelligent medical monitoring systems. In particular, we explore the application of CEC (Chittaro and Montanari, Computational Intelligence 12, 359-382, 1996) (an efficient implementation of the Event Calculus) to the management of mechanical ventilation. First, we present the prototype we have built, which has been extensively tested on patient's data from real clinical cases. Then, we provide a thorough evaluation of the obtained results, pointing out both strengths and weaknesses of the approach, and identifying a number of extensions which can be extremely useful to scale up the medical application of the approach
Behavioral Programming of Autonomous Characters based on Probabilistic Automata and Personality
No full textAnitys rubens
No full textAnitys rubens (J. J. Hoffmann, 1803) (Ptinidae, Dorcatominae) (Fig. 2b) – 1 ex. (mort) et nombreuses larves, Orvin (BE), 876 m, 5.4.2017, leg., det. & coll. Chittaro Y. – 20 ex. et quelques larves, Orvin (BE), 876 m, 1.6.2017, leg. & det. Chittaro Y., coll. Chittaro Y. & Sanchez A. Tous les exemplaires ont été découverts dans la carie sèche du tronc d’un vieux chêne (Fig 4a) en bordure d’un pâturage boisé. Ils étaient localisés sur une petite surface d’environ 10 x 10 cm de carie sèche pulvérulente rougeâtre, issue de l’activité du polypore Laetiporus sulphureus, située environ 1 cm sous la surface du tronc (Figs 4b, c). De nombreux Pentaphyllus testaceus (Hellwig, 1792) (Tenebrionidae) colonisaient ce même habitat, troué de galeries larvaires, alors que plusieurs Mycetophagus piceus (Fabricius, 1777) (Mycetophagidae) se trouvaient à quelques centimètres de distance. Les autres parties du tronc ne présentaient pas ce degré de décomposition très particulier, correspondant aux indications de la littérature (Möller & Schneider 1992), et aucun autre Anitys rubens n’a été trouvé lors des quelques pointages effectués.Published as part of Chittaro, Yannick & Sanchez, Andreas, 2018, Limoniscus violaceus (P. W. J. Müller, 1821), Anitys rubens (J. J. Hoffmann, 1803) et Philothermus evanescens (Reitter, 1876), trois Coléoptères « reliques de forêts primaires » nouveaux pour la Suisse, pp. 9-15 in Entomo Helvetica 11 on page 12, DOI: 10.5169/seals-986019, http://zenodo.org/record/803375
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