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Closing the Feedback Loop

Author : Björn-Sören Gigler
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464801924
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Book Synopsis Closing the Feedback Loop by : Björn-Sören Gigler

Download or read book Closing the Feedback Loop written by Björn-Sören Gigler and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2014-05-29 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of articles, written by both academics and practitioners as an evidence base for citizen engagement through information and communication technologies (ICTs). In it, the authors ask: how do ICTs empower through participation, transparency and accountability? Specifically, the authors examine two principal questions: Are technologies an accelerator to closing the “accountability gap” – the space between the supply (governments, service providers) and demand (citizens, communities, civil society organizations or CSOs) that requires bridging for open and collaborative governance? And under what conditions does this occur? The introductory chapters lay the theoretical groundwork for understanding the potential of technologies to achieving intended goals. Chapter 1 takes us through the theoretical linkages between empowerment, participation, transparency and accountability. In Chapter 2, the authors devise an informational capability framework, relating human abilities and well-being to the use of ICTs. The chapters to follow highlight practical examples that operationalize ICT-led initiatives. Chapter 3 reviews a sample of projects targeting the goals of transparency and accountability in governance to make preliminary conclusions around what evidence exists to date, and where to go from here. In chapter 4, the author reviews the process of interactive community mapping (ICM) with examples that support general local development and others that mitigate natural disasters. Chapter 5 examines crowdsourcing in fragile states to track aid flows, report on incitement or organize grassroots movements. In chapter 6, the author reviews Check My School (CMS), a community monitoring project in the Philippines designed to track the provision of services in public schools. Chapter 7 introduces four key ICT-led, citizen-governance initiatives in primary health care in Karnataka, India. Chapter 8 analyzes the World Bank Institute’s use of ICTs in expanding citizen project input to understand the extent to which technologies can either engender a new “feedback loop” or ameliorate a “broken loop”. The authors’ analysis of the evidence signals ICTs as an accelerator to closing the “accountability gap”. In Chapter 9, the authors conclude with the Loch Ness model to illustrate how technologies contribute to shrinking the gap, why the gap remains open in many cases, and what can be done to help close it. This collection is a critical addition to existing literature on ICTs and citizen engagement for two main reasons: first, it is expansive, covering initiatives that leverage a wide range of technology tools, from mobile phone reporting to crowdsourcing to interactive mapping; second, it is the first of its kind to offer concrete recommendations on how to close feedback loops.

Closing the Feedback Loop

Author : Björn-Sören Gigler
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464801916
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Closing the Feedback Loop written by Björn-Sören Gigler and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhanced transparency, accountability, and government or donor responsiveness to people needs are imperative to achieve better and more sustainable development results on the ground. The rapid spread of new technologies is transforming the daily lives of millions of poor people around the world and has the potential to be a real game changer for development. Improved accountability and responsiveness are critical for reaching the goals of eliminating extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity with a focus on improving the well-being of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in society. Within the broader political economy context, many questions remain unanswered about the role that new technologies can play to act as an accelerator for closing the accountability gap. Within this context, this report brings together new evidence from leading academics and practitioners on the effects of technology-enabled citizen engagement. The report aims to address the following four main questions: how do new technologies empower communities through participation, transparency, and accountability?; are technologies an accelerator for closing the accountability gap - the space between supply (governments, service providers) and demand (citizens, communities,civil society organizations) that must be bridged for open and collaborative governance?; under what conditions does this occur?; and what are the experiences and lessons learned from existing grassroots innovators and donor-supported citizen engagement and crowdsourcing programs, and how can these programs be replicated or scaled up?. The report presents a theoretical framework about the linkages between new technologies, participation, empowerment, and the improvement of poor people's human well-being based on Amartya Sen's capability approach. The book provides rich case studies about the different factors that influence whether or not information and communication technology (ICT)-enabled citizen engagement programs can improve the delivery and quality of public services to poor communities. The report analyzes in depth both the factors and process of using new technologies to enhance the delivery of primary health services to pregnant women in Karnataka, India, and of several community mapping and crowdsourcing programs in Guinea, Haiti, Kenya, Libya, Sudan, and other countries.

Close the Loop

Author : Raghbir Sehgal
Publisher : Hachette Originals
ISBN 13 : 1538735385
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Close the Loop written by Raghbir Sehgal and published by Hachette Originals. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller The inspiring true story of one man's journey to achieve the American Dream, and the wisdom he gained about what it takes to find success. Raghbir (R.K.) Sehgal left his native India as a teenager with little money in his pocket. He worked factory jobs in the United Kingdom and eventually moved to the United States. Living in the Deep South in the 1960s, Sehgal experienced discrimination and that redoubled his desire to succeed. He started as a junior engineer at Law Engineering and rose to become Chairman & CEO. Close the Loop is his story told through the voice of his son Kabir Sehgal. This is a profound and personal meditation on hope, persistence, diligence, and resilience. Raghbir also shares his five lessons for success, which you can use to optimize your life.

Closed Loop Neuroscience

Author : Ahmed El Hady
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128026413
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Closed Loop Neuroscience written by Ahmed El Hady and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Closed Loop Neuroscience addresses the technical aspects of closed loop neurophysiology, presenting the implementation of these approaches spanning several domains of neuroscience, from cellular and network neurophysiology, through sensory and motor systems, and then clinical therapeutic devices. Although closed-loop approaches have long been a part of the neuroscientific toolbox, these techniques are only now gaining popularity in research and clinical applications. As there is not yet a comprehensive methods book addressing the topic as a whole, this volume fills that gap, presenting state-of-the-art approaches and the technical advancements that enable their application to different scientific problems in neuroscience. Presents the first volume to offer researchers a comprehensive overview of the technical realities of employing closed loop techniques in their work Offers application to in-vitro, in-vivo, and hybrid systems Contains an emphasis on the actual techniques used rather than on specific results obtained Includes exhaustive protocols and descriptions of software and hardware, making it easy for readers to implement the proposed methodologies Encompasses the clinical/neuroprosthetic aspect and how these systems can also be used to contribute to our understanding of basic neurophysiology Edited work with chapters authored by leaders in the field from around the globe – the broadest, most expert coverage available

Closed Loop Management in Mineral Resource Extraction

Author : Jörg Benndorf
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030409007
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Closed Loop Management in Mineral Resource Extraction written by Jörg Benndorf and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes an innovative closed-loop concept that allows the feedback of online data from operational monitoring to create mining intelligence. The application of this concept promises significant improvements in economic and environmental key performance indicators for any mining operation. Combining theory with industrial case studies, the book guides readers through this process by providing theoretical background, addressing practical issues related to operational implementation, and illustrating the impact on selected examples. This new concept is presented using the example of a bulk and gold mining application, but is applicable at any mine where grade control is important. The book is of interest to industrial professionals involved in operational monitoring, mining intelligence, and mine planning optimization, as well as to researchers and academics in the field of applied geostatistics.

Responsive Teaching

Author : Harry Fletcher-Wood
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351583867
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Responsive Teaching written by Harry Fletcher-Wood and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential guide helps teachers refine their approach to fundamental challenges in the classroom. Based on research from cognitive science and formative assessment, it ensures teachers can offer all students the support and challenge they need – and can do so sustainably. Written by an experienced teacher and teacher educator, the book balances evidence-informed principles and practical suggestions. It contains: A detailed exploration of six core problems that all teachers face in planning lessons, assessing learning and responding to students Effective practical strategies to address each of these problems across a range of subjects Useful examples of each strategy in practice and accounts from teachers already using these approaches Checklists to apply each principle successfully and advice tailored to teachers with specific responsibilities. This innovative book is a valuable resource for new and experienced teachers alike who wish to become more responsive teachers. It offers the evidence, practical strategies and supportive advice needed to make sustainable, worthwhile changes.

The Impact of Feedback in Higher Education

Author : Michael Henderson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030251128
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Impact of Feedback in Higher Education written by Michael Henderson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book asks how we might conceptualise, design for and evaluate the impact of feedback in higher education. Ultimately, the purpose of feedback is to improve what students can do: therefore, effective feedback must have impact. Students need to be actively engaged in seeking, sense-making and acting upon any information provided to them in order to develop and improve. Feedback can thus be understood as not just the giving of information, but as a complex process integral to teaching and learning in which both teachers and students have an important role to play. The editors challenge us to ask two fundamental questions: when does feedback make a difference, and how can we recognise that impact? This volume draws together leading international researchers across diverse disciplines, offering promising directions for both research and practice.

Thanks for the Feedback

Author : Douglas Stone
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143127136
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Thanks for the Feedback written by Douglas Stone and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coauthors of the New York Times–bestselling Difficult Conversations take on the toughest topic of all: how we see ourselves Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen have spent the past fifteen years working with corporations, nonprofits, governments, and families to determine what helps us learn and what gets in our way. In Thanks for the Feedback, they explain why receiving feedback is so crucial yet so challenging, offering a simple framework and powerful tools to help us take on life’s blizzard of offhand comments, annual evaluations, and unsolicited input with curiosity and grace. They blend the latest insights from neuroscience and psychology with practical, hard-headed advice. Thanks for the Feedback is destined to become a classic in the fields of leadership, organizational behavior, and education.

Closed-loop Interfaces for Neuroelectronic Devices and Assistive Robots

Author : Loredana Zollo
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889760278
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Closed-loop Interfaces for Neuroelectronic Devices and Assistive Robots written by Loredana Zollo and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Closed-Loop Systems for Next-Generation Neuroprostheses

Author : Timothée Levi
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889454665
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (894 download)

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Book Synopsis Closed-Loop Systems for Next-Generation Neuroprostheses by : Timothée Levi

Download or read book Closed-Loop Systems for Next-Generation Neuroprostheses written by Timothée Levi and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2018-04-26 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of people worldwide are affected by neurological disorders which disrupt the connections within the brain and between brain and body causing impairments of primary functions and paralysis. Such a number is likely to increase in the next years and current assistive technology is yet limited. A possible response to such disabilities, offered by the neuroscience community, is given by Brain-Machine Interfaces (BMIs) and neuroprostheses. The latter field of research is highly multidisciplinary, since it involves very different and disperse scientific communities, making it fundamental to create connections and to join research efforts. Indeed, the design and development of neuroprosthetic devices span/involve different research topics such as: interfacing of neural systems at different levels of architectural complexity (from in vitro neuronal ensembles to human brain), bio-artificial interfaces for stimulation (e.g. micro-stimulation, DBS: Deep Brain Stimulation) and recording (e.g. EMG: Electromyography, EEG: Electroencephalography, LFP: Local Field Potential), innovative signal processing tools for coding and decoding of neural activity, biomimetic artificial Spiking Neural Networks (SNN) and neural network modeling. In order to develop functional communication with the nervous system and to create a new generation of neuroprostheses, the study of closed-loop systems is mandatory. It has been widely recognized that closed-loop neuroprosthetic systems achieve more favorable outcomes for users then equivalent open-loop devices. Improvements in task performance, usability, and embodiment have all been reported in systems utilizing some form of feedback. The bi-directional communication between living neurons and artificial devices is the main final goal of those studies. However, closed-loop systems are still uncommon in the literature, mostly due to requirement of multidisciplinary effort. Therefore, through eBook on closed-loop systems for next-generation neuroprostheses, we encourage an active discussion among neurobiologists, electrophysiologists, bioengineers, computational neuroscientists and neuromorphic engineers. This eBook aims to facilitate this process by ordering the 25 contributions of this research in which we highlighted in three different parts: (A) Optimization of different blocks composing the closed-loop system, (B) Systems for neuromodulation based on DBS, EMG and SNN and (C) Closed-loop BMIs for rehabilitation.

Sustainable Management

Author : Georg Müller-Christ
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031457919
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Management written by Georg Müller-Christ and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-03 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second edition of this book, the concept of resource-based sustainability has once again been expanded to include further references to modern management theories. The author shows that overcoming the dilemmas that sustainability creates for companies and all organizations leads to more complex decisions that also require higher levels of awareness. The concept of sustainable leadership is closely related to the resource approach. Finally, readers will learn how to tell a compelling transformation narrative toward sustainability.

Child Rights in Humanitarian Crisis

Author : Rigmor Argren
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000849716
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Child Rights in Humanitarian Crisis written by Rigmor Argren and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates how a focus on children’s rights can help practitioners to safeguard children during humanitarian crisis. Child Rights in Humanitarian Crisis focuses on understanding and advancing child rights through practical applications of a child rights perspective in crisis response. The book establishes that with accessible, child-friendly participatory means, crisis response can improve from a child rights perspective and even advance children’s rights whilst also supporting and furthering the development of a child’s agency. The volume presents the reader with a clear focus on children from a range of backgrounds, including those most marginalised, such as children with disabilities. Drawing on expertise from the field as well as academia, and providing practical examples which link case studies to legal policies in recent and protracted humanitarian responses, such as in Turkey and at the Lithuania–Belarus border, this book is a treasure trove of advice from some of the humanitarian and development sector’s most experienced professionals. Combining insights from both research and practice, this book will be an essential read for humanitarian students and practitioners.

Feedback Systems

Author : Karl Johan Åström
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069121347X
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Feedback Systems written by Karl Johan Åström and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential introduction to the principles and applications of feedback systems—now fully revised and expanded This textbook covers the mathematics needed to model, analyze, and design feedback systems. Now more user-friendly than ever, this revised and expanded edition of Feedback Systems is a one-volume resource for students and researchers in mathematics and engineering. It has applications across a range of disciplines that utilize feedback in physical, biological, information, and economic systems. Karl Åström and Richard Murray use techniques from physics, computer science, and operations research to introduce control-oriented modeling. They begin with state space tools for analysis and design, including stability of solutions, Lyapunov functions, reachability, state feedback observability, and estimators. The matrix exponential plays a central role in the analysis of linear control systems, allowing a concise development of many of the key concepts for this class of models. Åström and Murray then develop and explain tools in the frequency domain, including transfer functions, Nyquist analysis, PID control, frequency domain design, and robustness. Features a new chapter on design principles and tools, illustrating the types of problems that can be solved using feedback Includes a new chapter on fundamental limits and new material on the Routh-Hurwitz criterion and root locus plots Provides exercises at the end of every chapter Comes with an electronic solutions manual An ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate students Indispensable for researchers seeking a self-contained resource on control theory

Closing the Loop Around Neural Systems

Author : Steve M Potter
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 288919356X
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Closing the Loop Around Neural Systems written by Steve M Potter and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Closed-loop neurophysiology has been accelerated by recent software and hardware developments and by the emergence of novel tools to control neuronal activity with spatial and temporal precision, in which stimuli are delivered in real time based on recordings or behavior. Real-time stimulation feedback enables a wide range of innovative studies of information processing and plasticity in neuronal networks. This Research Topic e-Book comprises 16 Original Research Articles, seven Methods Articles, and seven Reviews, Mini- Reviews, and Perspectives, all peer-reviewed and published in Frontiers in Neural Circuits. The contributions deal with closed loop neurophysiology experiments at a variety of levels of neural circuit complexity. Some include modeling and theoretical analyses. New enabling technologies and techniques are described. Novel work is presented from experiments in vitro, in vivo, and in humans, along with their clinical and technological implications for improving the human condition.

Neural Computation in Embodied Closed-Loop Systems for the Generation of Complex Behavior: From Biology to Technology

Author : Poramate Manoonpong
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889456056
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book Neural Computation in Embodied Closed-Loop Systems for the Generation of Complex Behavior: From Biology to Technology written by Poramate Manoonpong and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can neural and morphological computations be effectively combined and realized in embodied closed-loop systems (e.g., robots) such that they can become more like living creatures in their level of performance? Understanding this will lead to new technologies and a variety of applications. To tackle this research question, here, we bring together experts from different fields (including Biology, Computational Neuroscience, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence) to share their recent findings and ideas and to update our research community. This eBook collects 17 cutting edge research articles, covering neural and morphological computations as well as the transfer of results to real world applications, like prosthesis and orthosis control and neuromorphic hardware implementation.

Assessing Student Achievement in General Education

Author : Trudy W. Banta
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0787995738
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (879 download)

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Download or read book Assessing Student Achievement in General Education written by Trudy W. Banta and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-02-26 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Standardized tests have been cyclically resurrected as assessment tools and repeatedly found wanting. This new issue looks at the broad range of skills; effective writing, information literacy, critical/analytical thinking, moral awareness, general communication ability, and more; desired in college graduates and explores the difficulties in designing successful measures of general education learning outcomes that satisfy all stakeholders. Click here to view all five installments of Trudy Banta's Assessment Update Collections.

Modern Dictionary of Electronics

Author : Rudolf F. Graf
Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 9780750698665
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (986 download)

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Download or read book Modern Dictionary of Electronics written by Rudolf F. Graf and published by Newnes. This book was released on 1999-06-30 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Included in this revised classic are terminologies from the worlds of consumer electronics, optics, microelectronics, communications, medical electronics, and packaging and production. 150 line drawings.