Two mega-trends of modern culture, the rapid aging of the population and the inexorable advances in technology, have fueled the development of gerotechnology the use of technology to sustain individual autonomy to an advanced age. This expansive book encompasses state-of-the-art research in gerotechnology and promising new technologies, products, as well as services that can improve activities of daily living, general health, and wellbeing of older individuals. It addresses current and future applications in such crucial areas as mobility and transportation, assistive devices, smart homes for senior citizens, in-home technologies, safety and privacy, and research and development highlighting - among others - design.
Topics include, but are not limited to: virtual environments as a research tool, sensation, perception, and cognition research advancements, novel accessibility challenges to information and communication technology, as well as the evolving characteristics of the elderly. These are among the welcome developments addressed in the book. Contributors from around the globe, including the UK, Germany, Japan, Canada, the Netherlands, Korea, the US, and more, bring unprecedented cross-cultural insight to the intersections of aging phenomena and technology.
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Disseminates empirically proven findings and evidence-based theories, models, and concepts
Written by world-recognized leaders in the field of technology and aging
Reflects the global usage of gerotechnological applications
Includes new technologies, research, and applications for virtual environments, smart homes, assistive technology care, and robotics
Discusses computer-assisted social engagement, technology-facilitated caregiving, business case examples, and more "
Language acquisition research is challenging--the intricate behavioral and cognitive foundations of speech are difficult to measure objectively. The audible components of speech, however, are quantifiable and thus provide crucial data. This practical guide synthesizes the authors' decades of experience into a comprehensive set of tools that will allow students and early career researchers in the field to design and conduct rigorous studies that produce reliable and valid speech data and interpretations.
The authors thoroughly review specific techniques for obtaining qualitative and quantitative speech data, including how to tailor the testing environments for optimal results. They explore observational tasks for collecting natural speech and experimental tasks for eliciting specific types of speech. Language comprehension tasks are also reviewed so researchers can study participants' interpretations of speech and conceptualizations of grammar. Most tasks are oriented towards children, but special considerations for infants are also reviewed, as well as multilingual children.
Chapters also provide strategies for transcribing and coding raw speech data into reliable data sets that can be scientifically analyzed. Furthermore, they investigate the intricacies of interpretation so that researchers can make empirically sound inferences from their data and avoid common pitfalls that can lead to unscientific conclusions.
Автор: Doy Shirley Название: Crop Production: Principles and Practices ISBN: 1632397838 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781632397836 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 11955.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most complex advancements in the field of crop production. This book presents the complex subject of crop production in the most comprehensible and easy to understand language. The book covers the fundamentals of the topic and critically addresses the advancements in the field of crop production. The objective of this book is to give a general view of the different areas of crop production. As this field is emerging at a rapid pace, the contents of this book will help the readers understand the modern concepts and applications of the subject.
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