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2019-10-13
Lei Zhang, Weimin Mou, Xuehui Lei, Yu Du
This study investigated when the Bayesian cue combination of piloting and path integration occurs in human homing behaviors. The Bayesian cue combination was hypothesized to occur in estimating the home location or self-localization. In Experiment 1, the participants learned the locations of five...
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Cue integration in spatial search for jointly learned landmarks but not for separately learned landmarks--Manuscript
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Mou, Weimin, Madan, Christopher R., Du, Yu, McMillan, Neil, Spetch, Marcia L.
We investigated how humans use multiple landmarks to locate a goal. Participants searched for a hidden goal location along a line between two distinct landmarks on a computer screen. On baseline trials, the location of the landmarks and goal varied, but the distance between each of the landmarks...
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Cue integration in spatial search for jointly learned landmarks but not for separately learned landmarks--Supplementary materials
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McMillan, Neil, Spetch, Marcia L., Du, Yu, Madan, Christopher R., Mou, Weimin
We investigated how humans use multiple landmarks to locate a goal. Participants searched for a hidden goal location along a line between two distinct landmarks on a computer screen. On baseline trials, the location of the landmarks and goal varied, but the distance between each of the landmarks...
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1998
Introduction: This article is concerned with the extent to which one party has a common law duty to disclose information to another, either antecedent to or during the life of a commercial contract.' Though the general rule for contractual negotiations is that there is no duty of disclosure, such...
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Cultural frames, qualities of life, and the aging self.
2014
Low, G., Kalfoss, M., Molzahn, A.
We used the Self-Concept Enhancement Tactician (SCENT) model to explore whether older Norwegians and Canadians would tactically self-enhance on qualities considered significant within their cultures in their self-perceptions of aging. Qualities were measured using the WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD....
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2011
Wilson, D.M., Hewitt, J.A., Thurston, A.J.
A descriptive-comparative study was undertaken to examine current end-of-life care needs and practices in hospital. A chart review for all 1,018 persons who died from August 1, 2008 through July 31, 2009 in two full-service Canadian hospitals was conducted. Most decedents were elderly (73.8%) and...
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Current Issues and Regulations in Tendon Regeneration and Musculoskeletal Repair with Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent stromal cells residing within the connective tissue of most organs. Their surface phenotype has been well described. Most commonly, mesenchymal stem cells demonstrate the ability to differentiate into mesenchymal tissues (bone, catailge, fat, etc...),...
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Current issues surrounding the definition of trans-fatty acids: Implications for health, industry and food labels
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The definition of trans-fatty acids (TFA) was established by the Codex Alimentarius to guide nutritional and legislative regulations to reduce TFA consumption. Currently, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is excluded from the TFA definition based on evidence (primarily preclinical studies) implying...