Emotion understanding and performance during computer-supported collaboration

Individuals collaborating around and through computers benefit from receiving information that helps them understand one another, which is often termed awareness. This article explores what collaborators understand about each other’s emotions and the potential benefits for performance that might come from raising this understanding. In Experiment 1 co-located collaborators judged each other’s emotions after playing a game that required cooperative data collection and analysis. Their judgements were largely inaccurate and based on their own emotions, suggesting limited emotion understanding. Experiment 2 explored if this could be overcome by making collaborators aware of each other’s emotions. Co-located and remote collaborators played a cooperative puzzle-solving game under conditions of awareness or no awareness. Awareness was manipulated by making collaborators share their self-reported emotions during key moments of their game play. Both remote and co-located collaborators improved their performance after sharing their emotions. However, unlike co-located collaborators, remote collaborators also improved their understanding of each other’s emotions and experienced more positive affect. We conclude by discussing the content of collaborators’ emotion understanding and the probable mechanisms underlying the observed effects of being made aware of a partner’s emotions.     

A longitudinal study of emoticon use in text messaging from smartphones

Our goal in the present study was to understand how emoticons are used in text messaging and, in particular, how genders differed in the frequency and variety of emoticons used via this medium. Previous research has found small and sundry differences in emotive expression online suggesting that technology has closed the gender gap. However, the data collected in these studies were public. In this study, we collected real portions of private communications data from individuals’ smartphones over a 6-month period. SMS messages, in general, were not used very much overall, with only 4% of all messages containing at least one emoticon. Still, differences between genders manifested in the amount and variety of emoticons used. Females sent more messages with emoticons; however, surprisingly, males used a more diverse range of emoticons.     

Contactless hybrid sensor for simultaneous detection of light reflectance and eddy currents

We demonstrate a contactless hybrid sensor for the simultaneous detection of light reflectance and eddy currents. The sensor is based on combining an optical system with an RLC self-resonator, wherein the reflected light intensity and resonance frequency are measured. We demonstrate that the hybrid sensor can be used for monitoring metals coated with non-metallic films. Whereas the self-resonator can efficiently distinguish between metals and non-metals, the optical subsystem is sensitive to changes in the reflectance of light. A systematic investigation of the detector response as a function of distance to the material under test is undertaken to characterize its behavior.     

System reduction using eigen spectrum analysis and Padé approximation technique

A mixed method is proposed for deriving reduced-order models of high-order linear time invariant systems using the combined advantages of eigen spectrum analysis and the Padé approximation technique. The denominator of the reduced-order model is found by eigen spectrum analysis, the dynamics of the numerator are chosen using the Padé approximation technique. This method guarantees stability of the reduced model if the original high-order system is stable. The method is illustrated by three numerical examples.     

The new neighbourhood in the internet era: network communities serving local communities

The past two decades have witnessed many attempts to transform online communities in new neighbourhoods of the Internet era. In particular, one of the most interesting applications of Internet Technologies in this field have been ‘network communities’, that differ from online communities because they refer to a specific territory and, for this reason, serve as a social catalyst for the corresponding territorial community. Network communities, as virtual neighbourhoods, have the purpose of allowing a better understanding of physical ones, contributing to the creation and the proliferation of services most suited to the needs of residents. For this reason, municipalities and local governments should consider the opportunity to exploit network communities as useful tools for local community management. Following this lead, this article analyses a real case study and highlights the existence of a positive correlation between a constructive utilisation of a network community by its members, their sense of community and the degree of their involvement in local problems.     

嵌入式Modem在专线模式下的数据通信研究

为实现低成本、高可靠且传输距离达几千米的数据通信,提出一个以嵌入式Modem和单片机为核心的通信方案。单片机通过AT指令对嵌入式Modem MT9234模块进行设置。PC通过电平转换接口电路与MT9234模块相连,MT9234模块之间利用双绞线相连,并经过3个阶段的握手过程建立数据通信,从而实现PC与远方单片机间的通信。硬件仿真结果表明,与传统Modem相比,专线模式下的数据通信传输距离更远、速度更快。     

小型无人直升机地面控制站设计与实现

通过分析小型无人直升机对地面控制站的需求,介绍地面控制站的结构和功能,分析开发地面控制站涉及的关键技术和解决方案,控制站采用基于面向对象的VC++开发环境和嵌入式Matlab混合编程技术。通过在某小型无人直升机飞行实验中的应用,证明该系统具有实时性强、稳定性好、人机界面友好、可扩展能力强等优点。     

一种基于电子测量带宽500MHz以下数字示波器脉冲频谱分析

对基于电子测量带宽500MHz以下数字示波器的视频测试、嵌入式系统、射频测试进行了研究,通过实例着重进行了脉冲频谱分析。     

基于通用采集卡的伽玛能谱仪设计与测试分析

基于通用数据采集卡,采用虚拟仪器法设计纯软件的脉冲幅度分析器,进而实现了一套功能完备的伽玛能谱仪系统．完成系统性能测试、比较及分析,结果表明该设计满足参数性能要求,实现了伽玛能谱仪的计算机化进程,为核素测量应用提供了新的研究空间．     

锆钛酸铅95/5薄膜的介电性能与弛豫特征

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备锆钛酸铅95/5（PZT95/5）薄膜,通过分析介电温度谱、介电频谱研究薄膜的介电性能.研究结果表明：介电常数-温度曲线ε（T）的相变峰随着频率的增加而逐渐变得平坦.同时,介电常数倒数与温度曲线ε-1（T）在高频不符合居里外斯定律;采用普适弛豫定律公式,对不同温度下的介电频谱曲线ε（f）进行拟合,得到弥散系数随着温度的变化曲线,该曲线在铁电-顺电转变以及反铁电-铁电转变这两个特征温度附近出现异常,结合材料反铁电-铁电-顺电相变的微观结构变化规律对此现象进行了讨论.