89 research outputs found
Memory Compression, Predictive Coding, and Temporal Overlap as a Computational Basis for Déjà Vu
No full textThis project develops a computational memory framework explaining déjà vu using established principles from predictive coding, memory compression, and hippocampal pattern completion. The account proposes that déjà vu arises when current perceptual input partially overlaps with compressed mnemonic representations, producing a false familiarity signal in the absence of a corresponding episodic memory. A slight predictive lead or temporal overlap in processing can amplify this effect, creating the brief but vivid impression of prior occurrence.
The attached whitepaper outlines the formal mechanism, including pattern collision and temporal compression, and provides falsifiable predictions for behavioral and neuroimaging studies. The framework avoids speculative explanations and situates déjà vu within standard models of cortical prediction and hippocampal computation.
Author: Tyler J. Goodell
Independent Researcher in Memory & Perceptio
Public assistance in redevelopment of historic Goodell Mill in Antrim, New Hampshire
No full textThis project spearheaded the local community's involvement in redeveloping the privately owned Goodell Mill and attempted to secure funding for a renovation that addresses the needs of small businesses and residents in the neighborhood, town, and region. It was initiated by the Downtown Antrim Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District, with labor and input from neighborhood and town residents. To provide meaningful and necessary assistance to the private redevelopment project, the TIF District Administrator applied for a feasibility study and identified construction funding sources. The administrator and board, serving as the town's agent, will now seek funding from regional, state, federal, non-profit, and private business-development and historic preservation organizations while continuing to work in close partnership with the owner. The TIF district also investigated whether to recommend purchase by the town or a nonprofit. The project would be deemed successful if the feasibility study, ownership recommendation, and funding for redevelopment were delivered by April 2004. (Author abstract)Essex, D. (2004). Public assistance in redevelopment of historic Goodell Mill in Antrim, New Hampshire. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduMaster of Science (M.S.)School of Community Economic Developmen
'Crisis in Ohio' article
No full textArticle titled "The Crisis in Ohio" by Maria G. Frost, which calls for a revision of the Ohio Constitution in favor of women's suffrage. Frost couches her argument in religious and patriotic terms in support of "self government" for women. Maria Goodell Frost (1826-1899) was the daughter of William Goodell, a noted abolitionist and temperance advocate from New York. She supported both of these reform movements, and was active in support of women's suffrage.
This item comes from the Frances Jennings Casement Papers, a manuscript collection comprised of letters and association records related to the founding and leadership of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association. Casement (1840-1928) was born in Painesville, Ohio, and graduated from Painesville Academy and Willoughby Female Seminary. Her father, Charles Casement, supported abolition and women's suffrage and encouraged Frances to be active in social causes. Frances Casement established the Painesville Equal Rights Association in 1883, and shortly after became involved in the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, serving as its president from 1885 to 1888
A history of the town of Keene from 1732, when the township was granted by Massachusetts, to 1874, when it became a city. With events of interest in the history of the city from 1874 to 1904, by Frank H. Whitcomb. And an introductory sketch of the author by O. Applegate, Jr.
No full textCompleted and published by authority of the city councils, after the death of the author
Three Satirists of snobbery: Thackeray, Meredith, Proust with an introd. chapter on the history of the word snob in England, France and Germany
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Plantation medicine in Hawaii 1840 to 1964: a patient's perspective.
No full textThe first contract laborers arrived from China in 1852, but little attention was paid to their medical needs. In 1886 a physician from Japan arrived to minister to the health and medical needs of the Japanese immigrants. After 1900 most physicians caring for immigrant plantation workers were Western trained from the Mainland. Many advances in medicine were started on plantations such as the second x-ray machine in Hawaii. The 1950s brought rapid changes in plantation medicine with the closing of plantation facilities on Oahu. The author describes her personal experience as a patient in the plantation medical system
Chapter Introduction
No full textThis introduction to the book provides a conceptual and historical overview of learning engineering. Although its formal definition is still evolving, learning engineering aims to optimize specific learning solutions--from the learning sciences to human-centered design methodologies to data-informed decision-making--in order to understand under what conditions and with what learners a current design is optimal or not, and to develop and test alternative more robust, or more refined, solutions that are more scalable. The author makes the case for learning engineering as a multidisciplinary approach that complements related professional practices and fields of study such as instructional design, learning sciences, data analytics, instructional systems design, and more. After a brief exploration of the differences between science from engineering, this introduction goes on to address the theoretical and professional origins of learning engineering as well as its inherently team-based process, using as examples the language-learning platform Duolingo and the Carnegie Mellon University spinoff Carnegie Learning, Inc. to discuss effective techniques
Statistical forecasting for inventory control
No full text233 p., fig., ref. bib. : 6 p.3/4This book explains how to design an economical, efficient inventory-control system through better routine short-range forecasting, with suggestions for adapting the system to your specific needs. Practical methods based on sound mathematical theory are given for computing the average rate of demand and the maximum reasonable demand during a lead time. Moving averages, exponential smoothing, and averages with optimum weights are developed and described in detail, including the adaptation to secular trends, to abrupt changes in the market, and to seasonal patterns. The author clearly shows how the concept of the Z-transform can be applied to the analysis and solution of inventory control problems. Techniques for measuring the uncertainty in a forecast are explained as a guide to the necessary and sufficient allowance for protective inventories. Direct measurements of the average and of the uncertainty are combined into effective ordering rules. The beginning of each chapter develops the concepts in non-technical terms that can be readily understood by readers in management. The main part of the book presents the methods with a minimum of mathematics, but in sufficient detail to be useful to industrial engineers. The appendixes give rigorous mathematical developments. Included in the appendixes is material on how to develop a simulation of a system to evaluate it, an analytical technique for studying the response of the system, and statistical methods for estimating in advance the impact of any control system on total costs, total inventories, and total service
Expanded Understanding of the Western Antarctic Peninsula Sea-Ice Environment Through Local and Regional Observations at Palmer Station
No full textThe Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) has been experiencing rapid regional warming since at least the 1950s, however, the impacts of this warming at the local scale are variable and nuanced. Previous studies that have linked sea-ice variability to biogeochemical cycles and food web dynamics often combine local-scale biogeochemical data with coarse-resolution regional satellite sea-ice data, which may not adequately capture local sea-ice conditions. In this study, we analyzed local-scale in situ sea-ice observations collected as part of a 28-year record (1992–2020) from the Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research site at Anvers Island, mid-WAP, in conjunction with isotopically-derived sea-ice meltwater (SIM) fractions and satellite-derived sea-ice motion and concentration, to quantify the variability and long-term trends in local sea-ice behavior. In situ sea ice observations at Palmer Station displayed higher variability than satellite observations and showed no significant declines over this time, despite region-wide declines identified in prior studies. Higher spring SIM fractions were attributed to strong northward sea-ice motion throughout the winter. Applying these local-scale sea-ice insights to similarly scaled stratification and chlorophyll-a measurements, we found that a longer-lasting, more consistent sea-ice pack led to greater water column stratification following the spring sea-ice retreat. Greater sea-ice persistence and stronger stratification led to larger peaks in chlorophyll-a, though sea-ice metrics did not explain the positive temporal trends in either stratification strength or chlorophyll-a. Through this study, we identify how local sea-ice observations and meltwater data can enhance satellite data to build an understanding of the intricate connections between ice, water column dynamics, and phytoplankton
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