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Autistic traits and perceptual decisions made in response to motion
No full textnterpreting the world around us requires integrating incoming sensory signals with prior information. Autistic individuals have been proposed to rely less on prior information and make more cautious responses than non-autistic individuals. Here we investigated whether these purported features of autistic perception vary as a function of autistic-like traits in the general population. We used a diffusion model framework, whereby decisions are modelled as noisy evidence accumulation processes towards one of two bounds. Within this framework, prior information can bias the starting point of the evidence accumulation process. Our pre-registered hypotheses were that higher autistic-like traits would relate to reduced starting point bias caused by prior information and increased response caution (wider boundary separation). 222 participants discriminated the direction of coherent motion stimuli as quickly and accurately as possible. Stimuli were preceded with a neutral cue (square) or a directional cue (arrow). 80% of the directional cues validly predicted the upcoming motion direction. We modelled accuracy and response time data using a hierarchical Bayesian model in which starting point varied with cue condition. We found no evidence for our hypotheses, with starting point bias and response caution seemingly unrelated to AQ scores. Alongside future research applying this paradigm to autistic individuals, our findings will help refine theories regarding the role of prior information and altered decision-making strategies in autistic perception. Our study also has implications for models of bias in perceptual decision-making, as the most plausible model was one that incorporated bias in both decision-making and sensory processing
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
None in Three Centre: Global Challenges Research Fund qualitative interviews and focus group transcriptions - United Kingdom
No full textInterview and focus group transcripts pertaining to various aspects of gender-based violence in the United Kingdom: 52 female survivors of intimate partner violence; 19 male perpetrators of intimate partner violence; 3 male survivors of intimate partner violence. The transcripts from this qualitative research are not being made publicly available since this would not comply ethically with the consent given by participants, to share their reflections and experiences for the specific purpose of the Ni3 GCRF project. If you would like to find out more about the project or about this data, you can email [email protected]. Dataset linked to the report entitled: "Young Women’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence in the UK and Voices of Men who Perpetrate it: A Qualitative Study". Related review article entitled: "Intimate Partner Violence and Barriers to Help-Seeking Among Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Immigrant Women: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Global Research"
None in Three Centre: Global Challenges Research Fund qualitative interviews and focus group transcriptions - Jamaica
No full textInterview and focus group transcripts pertaining to various aspects of gender-based violence in four countries: Jamaica: 15 individual interviews with female survivors of child sexual abuse; One focus group with 5 male survivors of child sexual abuse; one focus group with 5 professionals who have worked with child sexual abuse survivors. The transcripts from this qualitative research are not being made publicly available since this would not comply ethically with the consent given by participants, to share their reflections and experiences for the specific purpose of the Ni3 GCRF project. If you would like to find out more about the project or about this data, you can email [email protected]. Dataset linked to report entitled: “It Affects You For a Lifetime”! Perspectives on Child Sexual Abuse in Jamaica: a qualitative study
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
None in Three Centre: Global Challenges Research Fund qualitative interviews and focus group transcriptions - India
No full textInterview and focus group transcripts pertaining to various aspects of gender-based violence in India: Individual interviews about gender bias and gender-based violence with 42 women and 7 focus groups with a total of 42 men. The transcripts from this qualitative research are not being made publicly available since this would not comply ethically with the consent given by participants, to share their reflections and experiences for the specific purpose of the Ni3 GCRF project. If you would like to find out more about the project or about this data, you can email [email protected]. Dataset linked to report entitled: The Role of Gender Bias in Gender-based violence: a qualitative study in Mumbai, India
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
None in Three Centre: Global Challenges Research Fund qualitative interviews and focus group transcriptions - Uganda
No full textInterview and focus group transcripts pertaining to various aspects of gender-based violence in Uganda: 45 women who were married as children, including 12 who had been abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army; 112 men and youth; 40 female community members, and 11 key informants from support services and third sector organisations. The transcripts from this qualitative research are not being made publicly available since this would not comply ethically with the consent given by participants, to share their reflections and experiences for the specific purpose of the Ni3 GCRF project. If you would like to find out more about the project or about this data, you can email [email protected]. Dataset linked to the reports entitled: "Curriculum To Support The Prevention Of Child Marriage And Gender-Based Violence In Uganda: A Curriculum Framework developed by the None in Three Research Centre for the Global Prevention of Gender-based Violence" and "Issues, beliefs and experience of child marriage and gender-based violence in Uganda: A Qualitative Study". Related journal article entitled: "Leaving a Violent Child Marriage: Experiences of Adult Survivors in Uganda"
Teacher talk on designing inclusive anti-violence learning resources
No full textThere are many visions of global teacher education emerging in an increasingly interconnecting world. Innovative educational strategies which recognise the changing world we live within and involve teacher educators, teachers and learners in creating norms that address inequalities, support nonviolence, promote social responsibility, and foster equitable relationships are crucial if we are to achieve lasting change. Gender-based violence is endemic across the globe. Though a global problem, certain types of violence are considered more widespread. Informed by research findings from a GCRF project, led by the None in Three Centre for the Global Prevention of Gender-based Violence, this presentation outlines a participatory and collaborative approach, to co-creating globally relevant and inclusive learning resources, that teachers and teacher educators can use to engage learners with challenging gender-based violence constructively. This presentation features an inclusive approach to designing learning resources for tackling and preventing child marriage and sexual coercion in Uganda, child sexual abuse in Jamaica, and gender bias as an enabler of violence against women and girls in India. Aligned with principles of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3, 4 and 5, we focus on holistic development through education provision and the enhancement of learners’ skills, knowledge, attitude, and capability, rooted in their lived experience. In a global context for lifelong learning, this presentation considers how integration of such learning resources may speak to teachers and teacher educators about possibilities for collaborative learning, co-creation, and embedding wellbeing, self-care, social justice and social responsibility in inclusive teaching and learning practice
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