| Improving Work Outcomes for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury |
Sep 2009 |
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| Authors:
Elizabeth W Twamley; VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION SAN DIEGO CA
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 | This paper reports on a 12-month randomized controlled trial that compared supported employment plus Cognitive Symptom Management and Rehabilitation Therapy (SE-Cog) to enhanced supported employment (ESE) for OEF/OIF veterans with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) who are unemployed and want to return to work. CogSMART is a manualized, 12-week compensatory cognitive training intervention designed to provide the following: (1) psychoeducation; (2) strategies to address sleep problems, fatigue, headaches, ... |
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| The Timing of Social Comparison in Crowds |
18-Aug-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Natalie Fridman; Gal A Kaminka; BAR-ILAN UNIV RAMAT-GAN (ISRAEL) COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPT
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 | Models of crowd behavior facilitate analysis and prediction of the behavior of large groups of people, who are affected by each other's presence and actions. For instance, in defense and security applications, generative models of crowd behaviors are used for decision-support, simulation, and training. Most existing approaches for modeling crowd behavior have focused on algorithmic and mathematical approaches, which generate simulations which are qualitatively or visually appealing, but have not ... |
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| Report on the Grant Support for the 15th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology |
14-Aug-2009 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
John M Flach; Panela S Tsang; WRIGHT STATE UNIV DAYTON OH DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY
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| The 15th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology was held April 27-30, 2009 on the campus of Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. The Symposium Program consisted of a Keynote Address presented by Dr. Christopher Wickens, a speech by the AFRL Commander, Major General Curtis M. Bedke, two Plenary Panel Sessions, two Panel Sessions, two Symposium Sessions, 76 papers presented in 28 paper sessions, 48 posters presented in two poster sessions, ... |
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| Enabling a Collaborative Problem-Solving Framework Through User Intent Modeling of the Analytic Process |
Aug-2009 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
HIEN NGUYEN; Eugene Santos; DARTMOUTH COLL HANOVER NH
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| The research team during the CASE project was working on the problem of modeling an analyst's intent in order to improve tacit collaboration among analysts. The actions of an analyst are captured, and their goals and commitment to achieve them are inferred in order to improve effectiveness in collaborative tasks by building a user model to predict an analyst's intent. The targeted sharing of knowledge among analysts assists to reduce ... |
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| The Impact of Knowledge on Team Development |
Aug-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Handel; Paul R Jackson; Marie Murray; BOEING CO SEATTLE WA
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| Successful teamwork requires development of trust (as well as appropriate distrust) among the team members, and understanding how trust develops in newly formed teams is essential for the development of new team-building methodologies. Research on trust formation in teams has primarily been conducted in either a lab or a classroom, which ignores factors important in the real world such as reputation/prior knowledge of teammates, knowledge of the role played on ... |
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| Innovative Methods to Acquire and Adapt Soldier Skills (INMASS) in the Operational Environment |
Aug-2009 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer K Phillips; William A Ross; Carl W Lickfeig; Jeffrey D Livingston; DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORP RADCLIFF KY
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| This report documents an effort initiated by the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) to 1) specify a set of high-priority competencies required in counter-insurgency (COIN) missions, and 2) identify innovative training methodologies to help Soldiers acquire cognitive competencies for COIN. The analysis focused only on high-priority cognitive competencies. Following the analysis of COIN cognitive competencies, faculty from the Consortium Research Fellows Program (CRFP) identified ... |
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| Review of Literature on High Power Microwave Pulse Biological Effects |
Aug 2009 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald L Seaman; GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS BROOKS CITY-BASE TX
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| Biological effects of pulsed-modulated microwave radiation published in the open scientific literature and unclassified technical reports are reviewed. The effects of short exposures to unmodulated microwaves are included for their possible relevance to exposure to high peak power exposures. |
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| The Effects of Observation and Intervention on the Judgment of Causal and Correlational Relationships |
28-Jul-2009 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Amanda M Kelley; Jeremy R Athy; ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL WARFIGHTER PERFORMANCE AND HEALTH DIV
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| Recent theories of causal judgment describe it as a two-stage process involving a heuristic stage and an analytic stage. The present study evaluated discrimination of causal and correlational relationships using observation and intervention tasks. Results show that participants' causal judgments reflected the objective sample correlations in the observation tasks rather than the probabilities in the intervention tasks. This suggests that people are more sensitive to objective correlations than underlying causal ... |
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| Affect, Rick and Uncertainty in Decision-Marking an Integrated Computational-Empirical Approach |
26-Jul-2009 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Eva Hudlicka; Gerald Matthews; PSYCHOMETRIX ASSOCIATES INC BLACKSBURG VA
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| We summarize a cross-disciplinary effort exploring affective biases in decision-making. The work consisted of an empirical and a computational modeling study, within the same synthetic task: a search-and-rescue task. The empirical study assessed effects of anxiety on decision-making (route selection). Participants were more sensitive to probabilities of costs and benefits, than to their quantitative values. Both threat and anxious mood induction (under low threat) appeared to increase sensitivity to loss. ... |
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| Homosexuals and the U.S. Military: Current Issues |
22-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
David F Burrelli; Jody Feder; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In 1993, new laws and regulations pertaining to homosexuals and U.S. military service came into effect reflecting a compromise in policy. This compromise, colloquially referred to as don't ask, don't tell, holds that the presence in the armed forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion ... |
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| Collective Inference with Learned and Engineered Knowledge |
17-Jul-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
David Jensen; MASSACHUSETTS UNIV AMHERST DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| A persistent goal of research in artificial intelligence has been to enable learning and reasoning with probabilistic models in complex domains. Much of this work has been directed toward systems that complement, rather than replace, human abilities and knowledge. Models that fuse engineering knowledge (knowledge from human sources) with learned information (information gained algorithmically) can take advantage of the strengths of both approaches, yielding more accurate predictions. A particularly fruitful ... |
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| Overcoming Information Overload in the Cockpit |
15-Jul-2009 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
Robert H Kewley; Thomas Deveans; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY OPERATIONS RESEARCH CENTER
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| This study is focused on finding new technologies that will convey the most important information to pilots, when they need it, and in a more efficient and effective way than is currently being done across Army Aviation. The ever increasing complex nature of flying and managing an aircraft, especially during an event which degrades pilot awareness, demands a constant search for better ways of portraying aircraft data to the crew ... |
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| Fluctuations in Alertness and Sustained Attention: Predicting Driver Performance |
Jul-2009 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn Gunzelmann; Kevin A Gluck; Moore; L R Jr; Dario D Salvucci; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB MESA AZ WARFIGHTER READINESS RESEARCH DIVISION
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| Fatigue has been implicated in an alarming number of motor vehicle accidents, costing billions of dollars and thousands of lives. Unfortunately, the ability to predict performance impairments in complex task domains like driving is limited by a gap in our understanding of the explanatory mechanisms. In this paper, we describe an attempt to generate a priori predictions of degradations in driver performance due to sleep deprivation. We accomplish this by ... |
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| Determining a Critical-Skill Hierarchy for Command Post of the Future (CPOF) |
Jul-2009 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Richard L Wampler; Martin L Bink; Richard Catrambone; GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA
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| The Command Post of the Future (CPOF) is a dynamic visualization tool that supports collaborative decision-making in tactical units. The system uses a customizable workspace based on the user's needs rather than a static format. While such an approach to digital-systems design offers flexibility and generality of use, it might also increase the complexity of learning to use the interface. As a precursor to examining alternative training approaches for CPOF, ... |
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| Cross-Cultural Strategies for Improving the Teaching, Training, and Mentoring Skills of Military Transition Team Advisors |
Jul-2009 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Linda Roan; Kimberly A Metcalf; Andi O'Conor; Kenneth Cushner; ECROSSCULTURE CORP BOULDER CO
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| Military doctrine currently provides guidance on various methods to train host-nation security forces (FM3-24); yet U.S. advisors typically have little training in teaching methods, particularly in a cross-cultural environment. This report presents a conceptual framework that identifies individual advisor and counterpart differences, as well as the situational and cultural factors that impact the success and failure of training, coaching, or mentoring. The report includes a comprehensive literature review and data ... |
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| Training Soldiers to Decode Nonverbal Cues in Cross-Cultural Interactions |
Jul-2009 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Teresa L Russell; Douglas B Rosenthal; Julisara Mathew; Lee Ann Wadsworth; Hillary A Elfenbein; Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks; Gregory A Ruark; JOB PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS INC ALEXANDRIA VA
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| The objective of this effort was to obtain information to increase Soldiers' ability to decode nonverbal cues (NVCs) in cross-cultural interactions. Iraq was selected as the target location for this effort. The authors conducted a literature review, ran two focus groups with Soldiers, and videotaped Iraqi actors hired to display a series of emotions, actions, and gestures that are exhibited in Iraqi culture. The findings paint an unclear picture of ... |
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| Ranking Activities Based on Their Impact and Threat |
Jul-2009 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
John J Salerno; George P Tadda; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| Many say we live in the information age, but in reality if you ask any analyst today they would say we live in the data age. The amount of data being presented and displayed to the analyst is overwhelming - to a point that in many cases they are missing the salient of key activities of interest. Analysts are spending the majority of their time filtering through the data rather ... |
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| Experimental Evaluation of Collaborating Teams (EECT) |
Jul-2009 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Tamera R Schneider; Pamela Dowling; Gaea M Payton; Charlene K Stokes; WRIGHT STATE UNIV DAYTON OH
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| This report documents the results of research activities conducted as part of this task order. The Experimental Evaluation of Collaborating Teams (EECT) research effort sought to investigate psychosocial factors that might impact performance in virtual, distributed teams. Although computer-mediated interactions can limit the social context and depth of discussion about team tasks, their benefits include that they can obscure status differences, and increase team member participation and team coordination. The ... |
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| Temporal Investigations Into the Relationship Between Affect and Discretionary Work Behavior |
Jul-2009 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
Howard M Weiss; Reeshad S Dalal; Holly Lam; Eric R Welch; PURDUE UNIV LAFAYETTE IN
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| After a long hiatus, mood and emotions (collectively known as affect) are enjoying a strong resurgence in many areas of psychology. Vis-a-is the workplace, Affective Events Theory predicts that stochastic workplace events influence workplace affect, which in turn influences various workplace behaviors relevant to job performance. Moreover, like the events and affect that precede them, these behaviors are highly volatile within persons over time. The present set of research projects ... |
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| The Use of a Context-Based Information Retrieval Technique |
Jul-2009 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Agata McCormac; Kathryn Parsons; Marcus Butavicius; Simon Dennis; Lael Ferguson; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE DIV
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| Since users are faced with an ever increasing amount of data, fast and effective retrieval of required information is of vital importance. This aim of this study was to examine whether the results provided by a keyword-based technique would be improved through the use of two Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) techniques. Participants were required to highlight query terms from within documents; one LSA technique utilized the sentence of the query ... |
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| 3D Facial Pattern Analysis for Autism |
Jul 2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Ye Duan; MISSOURI UNIV-COLUMBIA
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| The goal of this project is to use recently developed 3D shape acquisition technologies and advanced computational techniques to define the autism face and determine whether there is a statistically significant facial phenotype. During this report period, we had generated a set of precise, highly replicable 3D anthropometric data for core ASD children and age-matched, typically developing controls, which has not previously been done. We had conducted preliminary facial pattern ... |
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| Predictors of Treatment Response to Fluoxetine in PTSD Following a Recent History of War Zone Stress Exposure |
Jul 2009 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Paul B Hicks; Michael L Adams; Brett Litz; Keith Young; Jed Goldart; Tom Velez; Walter Penk; Kathryn Kotrla; TEMPVA RESEARCH GROUP INC TEMPLE TX
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| Although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are routinely prescribed for acute stress disorder and early PTSD and recommended in the VA-DoD best practice guidelines, the efficacy of SSRIs as an early intervention for PTSD in service members returning from war-zone duty has still not been determined. Consequently, this study was designed to conduct a controlled trial of fluoxetine as an early intervention for recently redeployed soldiers, as well as to ... |
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| Situational Behavior Modeling |
30 Jun 2009 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher J Matheus; Brian Ulicny; Mieczyslaw M Kokar; Kenneth Baclaawski; Won Ng; Lena Lau; Jerzy Letkowski; Jerzy Weyman; Robert Dionne; Douglas Parent; VISTOLOGY INC FRAMINGHAM MA
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| Behavior modeling for military applications needs to consider systems in which all kind of entities participate - machines, humans, human organizations (like platoons or companies) as well as such complex entities like countries, industries and societies. The variety and the structure of entities participating in behaviors in the military domain require the use of representations and tools appropriate for this kind of complexity. Ontological modeling seems to be the best ... |
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| The Deployment of Visual Attention |
15-Jun-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremy M Wolfe; BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON MA
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| AIM 1: Transcending the serial/parallel dichotomy in visual search: Guided Search, our model of human visual search behavior, has proposed that preattentive visual processes guide the deployment of attention from item to item in a serial, item-by-item fashion. Other have proposed parallel models of search. Our new model, Guided Search 4.0 and our data attempt to reconcile these views. It is a hybrid model in which a serial bottleneck governs ... |
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| Operation Anaconda: Lessons Learned, or Lessons Observed? |
12-Jun-2009 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
David J Lyle; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Operation Anaconda, a subordinate operation to Operation Enduring Freedom in 2002, was notable for difficulties in integrating US air and ground forces in order to bring combat power to bear on a stronger than originally anticipated foe. In the seven years of study and debate since 2002, key players from both sides have for the most part agreed that with better preliminary coordination, the operation could have been executed less ... |
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| Public Affairs: Inform, Educate, and Influence |
12-Jun-2009 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey S Pool; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| As operations in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate, America's adversaries are capable of manipulating the domestic and international media with lies, distortion, and propaganda disseminated via the internet or media outlets. The U.S. military's inability to dominate the global information environment, as it does on conventional battlefields, represents a strategic and operational weakness that must be addressed. This study investigates the roles and responsibilities of deployed military public affairs officers as ... |
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| Enhancing the Effectiveness of Ad Hoc Units: A Revised Training Model |
01-Jun-2009 |
123 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn J Woodson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| To meet the personnel shortfalls resulting from the Global War on Terror, the United States Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command developed an integrated approach to strength management - use of the ad hoc unit. This came at a cost however, generally in terms of lost efficiency and decreased capabilities to conduct tactical and operational Civil Affairs Operations. This thesis encapsulates fifteen months studying eight United States Army Civil Affairs ... |
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| Next-Generation Strategic Communication: Building Influence through Online Social Networking |
01 Jun 2009 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Gendron; Gerald R Jr; Herminio Blas-Irizarry; Jesse W Boggs; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| Social networks existed long before MySpace and Facebook hit the headlines. Sociologists and researchers have used the term social networks for over a century to describe complex sets of relationships between members of social systems at all levels. At its core, a social network -- whether face-to-face or web-based -- is a map of relevant ties among participants in the network. Within this social network map, individuals in a particular ... |
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| Applications of Psychophysiological Measures in Uninhabited Air Vehicle Tasks |
Jun-2009 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Krystal Thomas; Glenn Wilson; James Christensen; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS DIRECTORATE
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| To enhance the performance of Air Force systems, we must keep the human operator in mind during our development and testing. The work performed has kept this thought at its forefront evidenced by the studies performed. Our objectives have included developing methodologies, tools, and algorithms for real-time psychophysiological assessments and application of operator functional state as well as applying muti-sensory and adaptive interfaces to improve total system performance. |
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| Methodology for Evaluating Transfer of Learning from the U.S. Army's Advanced Leaders Course |
Jun-2009 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Richard L Wampler; Robert J Pleban; Bruce C Leibrecht; NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COLUMBUS GA
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| The research reported here established the foundation for a unit-focused evaluation of the new Infantry Advanced Leaders Course (ALC, formerly known as the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course), with the emphasis on transfer of training. The work produced an Evaluation Design Plan, a Data Collection and Management Plan, measures of ALC impact, the architecture for data collection instruments, and a Data Collector's Guide. This document describes and characterizes each product, and ... |
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| Russia and NATO Enlargement: The Assurances in 1990 and Their Implications |
Jun-2009 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Adam R Heller; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the alleged assurances made to Moscow during German unification discussions in 1989-1990. Specifically, Moscow alleges that Western governments offered assurances to the Soviet Union that NATO would not expand beyond its then current borders if Moscow agreed to allow a unified Germany to join NATO as a full member. Since the first post-Cold War round of NATO expansion in 1997-1999, Moscow has raised the issue of broken ... |
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| Identifying the Core Content and Structure of a Schema for Cultural Understanding |
Jun-2009 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Allison Abbe; Joan R Rentsch; Ioana Mot; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ARLINGTON VA
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| Multicultural perspective taking skills enable Army leaders to adapt quickly when encountering individuals or groups from unfamiliar cultures and to function effectively in multinational alliances. In previous research, a schema for cultural understanding was identified as a key component of multicultural perspective taking. The primary objective for the present research was to identify core content and structure of a schema for cultural understanding that can be used to inform training ... |
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| Raptor: An Empirical Evaluation of an Ecological Interface Designed to Increase Warfighter Cognitive Performance |
Jun-2009 |
197 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel S Hall; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| A prototype interface was developed to support military practitioners with enhanced levels of situation awareness and better decision making as they conduct command and control activities during tactical operations. A laboratory experiment was conducted to evaluate the capability of this interface?s cognitive systems engineering and ecological interface design principles to support critical activities (i.e., assess anticipated enemy actions on friendly force operations). Qualitative tactical simulations and an alternative interface (an ... |
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| The Leader AZIMUTH Check: Factor Structure of Common Competencies |
Jun-2009 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Sena Garven; John P Steele; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Enhancing the leadership skills of Soldiers is of primary importance to the U.S. Army. A critical step in the process of leader development is self-awareness through self-assessment. Such insight is important because identifying and assessing trainable competencies that facilitate maximum leadership effectiveness creates a strategic advantage. This report describes the psychometric properties and common competencies assessed by the Leader AZIMUTH Check, a 360-degree feedback instrument for Army leaders. The AZIMUTH ... |
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| Detention Operations, Behavior Modification, and Counterinsurgency |
Jun-2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
James B Brown; Erik W Goepner; James M Clark; NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND PETERSON AFB CO
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| Influencing the population is critical in a counterinsurgency, and the detainee population in Iraq represents a particularly salient demographic in that endeavor. Can an Iraqi detainee's extremist behavior be influenced and modified during detention, thereby making him a lesser threat to coalition forces upon release? This question is crucial for Iraq's future. The lengthy insurgency has resulted in a large number of detainees, and of those who are still being ... |
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| Nimitz and Goleman: Study of a Civilian Leadership Model |
Jun-2009 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Derrick A Dudash; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Within weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz took command of the Pacific Fleet and held that command until the Allied Forces won the war in the Pacific almost 4 years later. Admiral Nimitz was selected for the position over 28 other senior admirals. He went on to hold the highest office in the U.S. Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations. Nimitz's ability as ... |
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| Al Qaeda as a Charismatic Phenomenon |
Jun-2009 |
165 pages |
| Authors:
Dushyant Singh; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the hypothesis that the presence of charismatic effect in terrorist or insurgent groups tends to make them more violent. Raymond Bradley's theory forms the backbone of the study. It focuses on identifying a charismatic effect in a group, measuring the level of the charismatic effect, and analyzing how the dimensions of the effect relate to the survivability or viability of the group. The theory envisages that endogenous ... |
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| Sleep and Performance Measures in Soldiers Undergoing Military Relevant Training |
Jun-2009 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Arthur Estrada; Thomas J Balkin; Robert M Wildzunas; Tiffany Rouse; William D Killgore; ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL
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| Inadequate sleep is known to impair a variety of cognitive capacities, including attention, vigilance, concentration, and aspects of higher order reasoning and judgment. The ability to unobtrusively measure fatigue and predict its effects on cognitive performance is vital to successful military operations. Wrist actigraphy's ability to accurately measure and predict performance in militarily relevant activities is not well validated. Healthy military volunteers (N = 108) wore wrist activity monitors while ... |
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| Managing the Reputation of DHS and its Components |
Jun-2009 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Bobbie L Johnson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and some of its components have gained less than favorable reputations since DHS was stood up in 2003. Based upon the available literature on reputation and data collected from a Delphi survey of public affairs officers within DHS and its components, this thesis addresses the value, measurement, and management of reputation for DHS and its components. It also looks at the relationship between the ... |
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| Strategic Objectives: Contextual Understanding of the Expanded Russian-Venezuelan Relationship |
Jun-2009 |
139 pages |
| Authors:
Nathaniel D Rightsell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The rise to power of Vladimir Putin and Hugo Chavez in the beginning of this century was accompanied by steady commodity price increases. Both leaders benefited enormously from the increased profit produced, as the gross domestic product of both countries is closely tied to the energy market, and especially to oil. The course of the recent relationship between Russia and Venezuela is marked by a steady increase in cooperation as ... |
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| Resourcing Movement Control Battalions during Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 |
Jun-2009 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Blumenfeld; Charles H III; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This investigation attempts to determine whether the Movement Control Battalions (MCB) during Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 were resourced adequately. Under current U.S. Army doctrine, the MCB is assigned to a Sustainment Brigade (SB), an Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) or a Theater Sustainment Command (TSC). During OIF 07-09, the MCB in Iraq was assigned to the Support Operations Section (SPO), a subordinate staff section within the 316th ESC, both organizations were ... |
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| Initial Research on Multitask Training and Transfer: Research Issues for the Future Force |
Jun-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Peter S Schaefer; Brian T Crabb; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT KNOX KY
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| New technologies currently under development will provide Soldiers with unprecedented amounts of information. However, these technologies will also require Soldiers to multitask (MT) under demanding circumstances. In two experiments, Soldiers were trained to complete isolated tasks, called single task (ST) training, or a combination of tasks, called multitask (MT) training. Working memory of the participants was measured in Experiment 2. The ability of both the single task and multitask trained ... |
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| Operational Assessment of Tools for Accelerating Leader Development (ALD): Volume 1, Capstone Report |
Jun-2009 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Sena Garven; Bruce C Leibrecht; David H McGilvray; Douglas L Tystad; NORTHROP GRUMMAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This report, in two volumes, describes the operational demonstration and assessment of an innovative tool kit resulting from a research program aimed at enhancing the self-development of junior leaders in the Army. The tool kit contains online diagnostic and training tools that build self-awareness, metacognitive abilities, critical thinking skills, and interpersonal skills. Soldiers in units and user juries provided feedback on the tools. The pressures of the operational environment seriously ... |
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| The Human Dimension of Advising: An Analysis of Interpersonal, Linguistic, Cultural, and Advisory Aspects of the Advisor Role |
Jun-2009 |
265 pages |
| Authors:
Kimberly A Metcalf; Michelle R Zbylut; Brandon McGowan; Michael Beemer; Jason M Brunner; Christopher L Vowels; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| A survey targeting interpersonal, cultural, language, and advisory activities was administered to 565 Army and Marine advisors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Advisors rated how frequently they engaged in 151 activities, as well as indicated how important those activities were to advisor performance. Results indicated that the most frequent activity engaged in by advisors was communicating through an interpreter, followed by role modeling behaviors, and behaviors demonstrating consideration and respect. ... |
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| Operational Assessment of Tools for Accelerating Leader Development (ALD): Volume 2, Appendices |
Jun-2009 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
Sena Garven; Bruce C Leibrecht; David H McGilvray; Douglas L Tystad; NORTHROP GRUMMAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This report, in two volumes, describes the operational demonstration of an innovative tool kit designed to enhance the self-development of junior leaders in the Army. The tool kit contains online diagnostic and training tools that build self-awareness, metacognitive abilities, critical thinking skills, and interpersonal skills. Volume I presents the body of the report, including an introduction to the demonstration, description of the tool kit, methods, findings and discussion, lessons learned, ... |
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| The Human Dimension of Advising: Descriptive Statistics for the Cross-Cultural Activities of Transition Team Members |
Jun-2009 |
247 pages |
| Authors:
Kimberly A Metcalf; Michelle R Zbylut; Brandon McGowan; Michael Beemer; Jason M Brunner; Christopher L Vowels; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| A survey targeting interpersonal, cultural, language, and advisory activities was administered to 565 Army and Marine advisors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Advisors rated how frequently they engaged in 151 activities, as well as indicated how important those activities were to advisor performance. This Research Note is a companion to ARI Technical Report 1248 (Ramsden Zbylut, Metcalf, McGowan, Beemer, Brunner, & Vowels, 2009), which presented analyses regarding the interpersonal, linguistic, ... |
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| Assessment of EEG Signal Quality in Motion Environments |
Jun-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Kaleb McDowell; Scott E Kerick; Kelvin S Oie; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| Assessing the neurocognitive demands of humans operating in real-world environments is critical for understanding Soldier performance. However, the capability to reliably measure brain dynamics of Soldiers in operational environments is a major challenge because of inherent artifacts in real environments. This study quantified the integrity of electroencephalographic (EEG) signals as a function of varied motion artifacts that are characteristic of realistic environments. Participants performed a standard auditory discrimination task in ... |
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| Assessment of the Warrant Officer Technical and Tactical Certification Course (WOTTC) |
Jun-2009 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Gonzalo Ferro; Robert Kilcullen; Scott A Beal; James W Lussier; Don Martin; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT BRAGG NC SCIENTIFIC COORDINATION OFFICE
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| In response to a request from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) initiated a research effort to assess the effectiveness of the new Warrant Officer Technical and Tactical Certification Course (WOTTC) in terms of producing Special Forces (SF) Warrant Officers (WO) who could perform effectively on the job. A behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) ... |
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| Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Diabetes Management in the Elderly: An Intervention Study |
Jun-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Medha N Munshi; JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER BOSTON MA
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| This study investigates whether short-term focused intervention by a geriatric multidisciplinary team with the addition of a geriatric life specialist is superior to usual care (with attention control) in improving glycemic control and quality of life parameters in elderly patients with diabetes, and whether these interventions will have persistent effects on outcome measures. The study also evaluates improvement in cerebral perfusion in elderly with type 2 diabetes following a 6-month ... |
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| A Psychophysiologic Study of Weakening Traumatic Combat Memories with Post-Reactivation Propranolol |
Jun-2009 |
6 pages |
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Roger K Pitman; GENERAL HOSPITAL CORP BOSTON MA
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| The objective of this project is to test whether the beta-adrenergic blocker propranolol, given following combat memory reactivation, results in a significantly greater weakening of traumatic memories than propranolol alone, supporting the proposition that this weakening is due to pharmacological blockade of memory reconsolidation, rather than nonspecific actions of propranolol. We hypothesize that subjects who undergo script preparation for the combat event(s) that caused their PTSD, followed by (post-reactivation) propranolol, ... |
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Psychology
