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2024

Enhancing Object Detection in Maritime Environments Using Metadata

Autores
Fernandes, DS; Bispo, J; Bento, LC; Figueiredo, M;

Publicação
PROGRESS IN PATTERN RECOGNITION, IMAGE ANALYSIS, COMPUTER VISION, AND APPLICATIONS, CIARP 2023, PT II

Abstract
Over the years, many solutions have been suggested in order to improve object detection in maritime environments. However, none of these approaches uses flight information, such as altitude, camera angle, time of the day, and atmospheric conditions, to improve detection accuracy and network robustness, even though this information is often available and captured by the UAV. This work aims to develop a network unaffected by image-capturing conditions, such as altitude and angle. To achieve this, metadata was integrated into the neural network, and an adversarial learning training approach was employed. This was built on top of the YOLOv7, which is a state-of-the-art realtime object detector. To evaluate the effectiveness of this methodology, comprehensive experiments and analyses were conducted. Findings reveal that the improvements achieved by this approach are minimal when trying to create networks that generalize more across these specific domains. The YOLOv7 mosaic augmentation was identified as one potential responsible for this minimal impact because it also enhances the model's ability to become invariant to these image-capturing conditions. Another potential cause is the fact that the domains considered (altitude and angle) are not orthogonal with respect to their impact on captured images. Further experiments should be conducted using datasets that offer more diverse metadata, such as adverse weather and sea conditions, which may be more representative of real maritime surveillance conditions. The source code of this work is publicly available at https://git hub.com/ipleiria-robotics/maritime-metadata-adaptation.

2024

THE IMPACT OF COGNITIVE STIMULATION IN OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA

Autores
Teixeira, CM; T. Ribeiro, PA; Vasconcelos-Raposo, J;

Publicação
PSYCHTECH & HEALTH JOURNAL

Abstract
This study evaluated the impact of a cognitive stimulation program on older adults diagnosed with dementia. The sample comprised 22 participants aged 73-95, randomly assigned to an experimental group (N = 12) and a control group (N = 10). While no statistically significant decreases were observed in the studied dimensions, clinically relevant gains were noted: 41.70% in cognition, 41.60% in quality of life, and 8.3% in functional skills. Although no therapeutic interventions have successfully reversed dementia, healthcare providers reported improvements in participants’ social interactions, behaviors, and engagement in daily institutional routines. These observations suggest tangible benefits from program participation. It’s important to note that staff working closely with these patients daily observed these improvements despite the lack of statistically significant results. This discrepancy highlights the potential limitations of relying solely on quantitative measures to assess such interventions’ effectiveness. In conclusion, the cognitive stimulation program shows promise as a potential tool for slowing dementia-associated degenerative processes, particularly in areas that standard quantitative assessments may not fully capture. Further research with larger sample sizes and more sensitive measures may be warranted to fully understand the program’s impact.

2024

EYE MOVEMENT PATTERNS IN WEB-BASED TASKS: THE INFLUENCE OF TARGET POSITION, INDIVIDUAL POSITIONING, AND TASK TYPE ON VISUAL INFORMATION PROCESSING (Update)

Autores
Vasconcelos-Raposo, J;

Publicação
PSYCHTECH & HEALTH JOURNAL

Abstract
This paper is a conceptual and interpretative update of a previously published version. The main objective of this study was to understand how target position influences eye movements in navigational and informative tasks. The sample comprised 20 university students (13 females 7 males, aged 18-44). Participants completed a socio-demographic questionnaire and performed two tasks: navigational and informative. Eye movements were recorded during task performance. A 2x2 MANOVA was conducted to analyze linear combinations of dependent variables (blink duration, blink frequency, and fixation duration) across task types and target positions. Results revealed significant differences in eye movement patterns between tasks. The navigational task showed shorter average blink durations (204.236-1656.397 ms) and fewer blinks (1.987-9.786) compared to the informative task (553.598-1864.440 ms; 9.648-20.040 blinks, respectively). Strong interaction effects were observed between average fixation duration and individual position in both navigational (?p2 = .216) and informative (?p2 = .176) tasks. We conclude that target position in the navigational task significantly influences university students’ eye movements, while individual position affects eye movements in both navigational and informative tasks. These findings contribute to understanding how task demands modulate visual attention and potentially affect user interface design and educational technology.

2024

INFLUENCE OF TARGET POSITION ON EYE MOVEMENT IN NAVIGATIONAL AND INFORMATIVE TASKS: REINTERPRETATION OF DATA

Autores
Vasconcelos-Raposo, J;

Publicação
PSYCHTECH & HEALTH JOURNAL

Abstract
The main objective of this study is to understand how the target’s position influences eye movement in navigational and informative tasks. The study included 20 university students, 13 females and 7 males, aged between 18 and 44. Participants answered a socio-demographic questionnaire and performed two tasks: navigational and informative. Linear combinations of dependent variables were performed through the MANOVA (2x2) test, which maximized the differences between several conditions of the independent variables. The results indicate that the target’s position in the navigational task significantly influences the eye movement of university students. Additionally, the individual’s position influences eye movement in both navigational and informative tasks. It is concluded that both the target’s position and the individual’s position determine eye movement factors during navigational and informative tasks, highlighting the importance of considering these variables in studies of visual perception and human-computer interaction.

2024

NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND SELF-CONFIDENCE AMONG ATHLETES WITH DIFFERENT SPORTS EXPERIENCES: A META-ANALYSIS

Autores
Vasconcelos-Raposo, J; Palumbo, J; Carvalho, A; Borges, J; M. Teixeira, C;

Publicação
PSYCHTECH & HEALTH JOURNAL

Abstract
An athlete’s sporting experience is a factor associated with better-coping strategies and emotional regulation, especially concerning competitive anxiety and its symptoms. To verify whether more experienced athletes have lower rates of negativism and higher levels of self-confidence, we compared the means of these two variables between athletes with more and less experience. A meta-analysis was performed, following the PRISMA model. Seven articles were selected that measured, through the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory – 2 (CSAI-2 or its shortened version, CSAI-2R), the levels of self-confidence and negativism of high-performance athletes with different sports experiences. Significant statistical differences were found regarding the levels of negativism between athletes with more and less experience (p < .001). The same occurred with the levels of self-confidence between athletes with more and less sports experience (< .001). The results align with our initial hypothesis, formulated by Martens et al. (1990), that athletes with more experience would have higher self-confidence and lower negativism averages. One of the reasons may be using more effective coping strategies that are improved during the career years.

2024

Using Principal Component Analysis to Support Content Marketing Strategies

Autores
Matos, B; Garcia, JE; Correia, F;

Publicação
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS 2022, ICNAAM-2022

Abstract
After the pandemic we experienced, companies have felt the need to reinvent themselves and adapt to the present moment. The Internet and social networks have developed and increased their activity substantially. Users spend more time on social networks, shop more online, and feel more than ever a need for information and to view content. The main objective of this research is to define and implement a content marketing strategy for the social networks, through a quarterly content plan in the marketing services company Naive. In the first part of the research, presented in this paper, the work consisted of designing and implementing a questionnaire, obtaining a sample of 200 respondents to assess their perceptions and habits regarding social networks and the content offered on social networks, to study the results. The results obtained and analysis done will be used to develop a content strategy for Naive, which include studying the specific objectives for the company's different social networks, the actions to be developed and the content to be implemented.

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