Search for dissertations about: "Cognitive Strategies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 294 swedish dissertations containing the words Cognitive Strategies.
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1. Artefactual Intelligence: The Development and Use of Cognitively Congenial Artefacts
Abstract : How can tools help structure tasks to make them cognitively easier to perform? How do artefacts, and our strategies for using them, develop over time in cognitively beneficial ways? These are two of the main questions that are explored in the five papers collected in this thesis. The first paper details an ethnographic study conducted on people cooking in their homes. READ MORE
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2. Model-Based Cognitive Radio Strategies
Abstract : Many frequency bands for wireless services are severely underutilized by the primary users (PU) to which these bands are assigned. This motivates a new class of wireless communication devices known as cognitive radios (CR), which identify vacant spectrum and transmit accordingly. READ MORE
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3. Cognitive Sensing and Transmission Strategies
Abstract : Many frequency bands for wireless services are severely underutilized by the primary users (PU) to which these bands are assigned. This motivates cognitive radios (CR), which identifies vacant spectrum and transmit accordingly. Many algorithms, some as simple as energy detection, are used to sense the spectrum. READ MORE
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4. I Don’t Want to Hear It : Cognitive Control Strategies in Response to Task-Irrelevant Sound
Abstract : An adequate capacity for cognitive control, the ability to maintain goal-directed behavior despite conflicting environmental demands, is a requirement for effective functioning. Whether it be the capacity to delay gratification or to effectively regulate emotions, various types of cognitive control allow us to function effectively despite the enormous complexity encountered in everyday life. READ MORE
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5. Essays on Cognitive Development and Medical Care
Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers.Essay I (with Linuz Aggeborn): Fluoridation of the drinking water is a public policy whose aim is to improve dental health. Although the evidence is clear that fluoride is good for dental health, concerns have been raised regarding potential negative effects on cognitive development. READ MORE