| Human Dimensions in Future Battle Command Systems: A Workshop Report |
Apr-2008 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Celestine A Ntuen; NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURE AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIV GREENSBORO NC CENTER FOR HUMAN MACHINE STUDIES
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 | This is an event report on a workshop on human dimensions in future battle command systems with the objectives to: inform the relevance of human dimensions in future modular forces with network-enabled Battle Command System (BCS); identify design and analysis requirements for human-technology collaborative work systems for future network-enabled BCS; inform requirements for commander-centric doctrine and training developments. The workshop used subject matter experts. The workshop recommendations do not advocate ... |
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| Asian Security Following PRC Unification with Taiwan |
18-Mar-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Peter J Mattes; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The possibility of the use of coercive action by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to unify with Taiwan cannot be ignored given the continuing priority placed upon the Taiwan issue by the PRC. China's regional and global rise to prominence will make dealing with the aftermath of forced unification a sensitive subject for all nations. This paper will address the potential reactions and policies of four countries in the ... |
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| A Computational Model of Spatial Visualization Capacity |
07-Mar-2008 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn Gunzelmann; Kevin A Gluck; Don R Lyon; L3 COMMUNICATIONS MESA AZ
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| Visualizing spatial material is a cornerstone of human problem solving, but human visualization capacity is sharply limited. To investigate the sources of this limit, we developed a new task to measure visualization accuracy for verbally-described spatial paths (similar to street directions), and implemented a computational process model to perform it. In this model, developed within the Adaptive Control of Thought-Rational (ACT-R) architecture, visualization capacity is limited by three mechanisms. Two ... |
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| Army Transformation: A Cultural Change |
01-Mar-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Rick T King; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Over the past seven years the Army has undergone one of the most aggressive periods of change in its long history. While almost completely engaged with the Global War on Terrorism, the Army has simultaneously modernized its legacy fleet, developed and deployed an interim force, spent billions of dollars on the research and development of the Objective Force and the Future Combat System (FCS), and began the immense transition to ... |
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| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Military: A Selected Bibliography |
01-Mar-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Lori M Sekela; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Over the past several years, the topic of military mental healthcare has received renewed attention, both inside and outside the Armed Forces. This selected bibliography focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its presentation in military personnel. Included are references to books, documents, periodical articles, multimedia, and web sites related to this topic. A separate section concentrates on PTSD in members of the military and its relationship to age, gender, ... |
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| Influencing the Forgotten Half of the Population in Counterinsurgency Operations |
01-Mar-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Laura C Loftus; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the Army continues to operate in complex environments, involving extended kinetic and non-kinetic contact with indigenous populations, it is critical for the Army to understand and appreciate the capabilities and potential of indigenous women as peacemakers and peacekeepers. The Army would be well served to support indigenous women in active efforts to bring a moderate voice into the public dialogue, as well as to positively influence women so they ... |
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| Models for Evaluating and Improving Architecture Competence |
01-Mar-2008 |
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| Authors:
Len Bass; Mark Klein; Rick Kazman; Paul Clements; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST
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 | Software architecture competence is the ability of an individual or organization to acquire, use, and sustain the skills and knowledge necessary to carry out software architecture-centric practices. Previous work in architecture has concentrated on its technical aspects: methods and tools for creating, analyzing, and using architecture. However, a different perspective recognizes that these activities are carried out by people working in organizations, and those people and organizations can use assistance ... |
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| The Taliban Divide: Baitullah Mehsud and Mission Creep |
01-Mar-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Harold Ingram; Alec E Metz; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| The Taliban is a fractious organization. In their drive for post-9/11 power, they have set aside a number of ideological positions to defeat a common enemy. As this month's actions have shown, even the identity of that common enemy is a subject of debate and friction. This, in turn, has led to a fracturing of the Taliban itself. Within the Taliban, despite earlier pledges to drive foreign forces out of ... |
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| Strategic Vision: A Selected Bibliography |
01-Mar-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Jeanette Moyer; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Strategic Vision is an enduring theme at the U.S. Army War College. Compiled in support of this theme, this selected bibliography reflects books, documents, periodical articles, and a number of web sites. Please note that the majority of references to military-related materials on vision may be found in the third part of the bibliography titled "The U.S. Military and the Future." With a few notable exceptions, the materials in this ... |
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| Self Managing the Consequences of Major Limb Trauma |
01-Mar-2008 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Ellen J MacKenzie; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD
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| The objective of this research is to develop and evaluate the efficacy of a computer-based self management program (heretofore referred to as NextSteps Program) for reducing secondary conditions and improving function following major lower limb trauma. The intervention will build on widely accepted self-management programs developed for persons with arthritis as well as components of a face-to-face self-management program for civilians with long-standing limb loss. It will be necessary, however, ... |
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| Treatment of PTSD-Related Anger in Troops Returning From Hazardous Deployments |
01-Mar-2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
M T Shea; BROWN UNIV PROVIDENCE RI
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| Objective: The long-term goal of the research is to provide an effective intervention for the prevention of secondary and escalating effects of poor anger control associated with trauma-related anger problems. The specific objectives are to adapt an existing evidenced-based cognitive-behavioral intervention (CBI) for the treatment of anger to specific needs of military personnel returning from hazardous deployments, and to conduct a pilot study providing preliminary data on the adapted intervention. ... |
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| Efficacy of Adjunctive Sleep Interventions for PTSD |
01-Mar-2008 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
SaAnne Germain; Eric A Nofzinger; PITTSBURGH UNIV PA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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| Since the last report we have successfully achieved all goals initially set in our statement of work and task timeline for the first 24 months of the award. Recruitment has been delayed and accrued at a slower pace than initially anticipated for clinician-initiated referrals. However we have rapidly changed our recruitment strategy and continue to seek opportunities to collaborate effective with our colleagues at the VAPHS to facilitate and enhance ... |
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| A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Prazosin vs. Paroxetine in Combat Stress-Induced PTSD Nightmares and Sleep Disturbance |
Mar-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Murray Raskind; Elaine Peskind; Miles McFall; Kris Peterson; Michael Doyle; Charles Engel; SEATTLE INST FOR BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH SEATTLE WA
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| The primary goal of this proposal is to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the alpha-1 adrenergic antagonist prazosin compared to placebo for combat trauma-related nightmares, sleep disturbance and overall function in recently combat-exposed returnees from OIF and OEF. A secondary goal is to evaluate the effects of the SSRI paroxetine on behavioral symptoms and overall function in this population. Specific hypotheses (described below) will be tested in a three ... |
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| Srebrenica: The Impossible Choices of a Commander |
Mar-2008 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
De; Peter J Vin; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| This paper examines the moral dimension of the events in Srebrenica, and explore whether Lieutenant Colonel Thom Karremans took the correct moral and ethical approach, as he decided not to defend the enclave of Srebrenica during the first five days of the attack on it by Bosnian Serbs. When faced with an ethical or moral dilemma, decisions are extremely difficult. But commanding officers need to make split-second decisions in circumstances ... |
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| 2006 Gender Relations of Active-Duty Members |
Mar-2008 |
1000 pages |
| Authors:
Rachel N Lipari; Paul J Cook; Lindsay M Rock; Kenneth Matos; DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER ARLINGTON VA
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| This report presents the results of the 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (WGRA2006). The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) conducted the survey as part of the quadrennial cycle of human relations surveys outlined in Title 10 U.S. Code Section 481 which directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct cross-Service surveys on gender issues and discrimination among members of the Armed Forces. DMDC conducted the mainly ... |
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| 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members: Report on Scales and Measures |
Mar-2008 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher D Nye; Maria C Lytell; Alayne J Omerod; Sadie E Larsen; L A Perry; C V Wright; L F Fitzgerald; F Drasgow; DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER ARLINGTON VA
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| This report documents the scale development process and properties for the 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (WGRA2006). This report describes advances from previous surveys and presents results on scale development as obtained from respondents to this survey. The body of the report is comprised of a description of each scale, including individual items, background information, and psychometric analyses. Statistics are reported for men and women ... |
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| The Well of Fortitude |
26-Feb-2008 |
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| Authors:
Schiller; J L II; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The Well of Fortitude (WoF), introduced by Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman in his book On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society, is the spark of a greater concept that needs to be taken further. The WoF serves as the metaphor for self-development and the development of subordinates. Grossman articulates, emotional stamina on the battlefield [is] a finite resource... [under stress] each man draws steadily ... |
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| Changing the Department of Defense's Policy on Homosexuals |
19-Feb-2008 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
M Suhre; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| Throughout its existence, the United States military has viewed homosexuality as being incompatible with military service. The military identified sodomy as grounds for a dishonorable discharge under the Articles of War adopted in 1776, though it did not identify homosexuality as a status until 1942. During the Carter Administration, the no exception policy was adopted, officially banning homosexuals from military service. In 1992, Bill Clinton promised to change the policy ... |
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| The Impact of Operation Iraqi Freedom on Building Future Coalitions |
11-Feb-2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Henri C Lambert; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Following years of conflict in Iraq, the initial "Coalition of the Willing" has dwindled with the loss of Spain, Britain, and Italy among others. The methods used by the United States in conducting Operation Iraqi Freedom, including perceived illegitimate preemptive war over Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), third country renditions, and torture have inflicted what may be irreparable damage to the United States' ability to generate coalition support in the ... |
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| Determinants of Mental Health Services Utilization Among Deployed Service Members and Their Families |
11-Feb-2008 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Tracy Michael; BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| The stress associated with extended separations due to military deployment can create significant emotional problems for service members and their families. The current sustained combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan by the U.S. military requires a continual assessment of the mental health of service members who have deployed to combat and to understand if there is a difference in service use among this population. This study analyzed the determinants of ... |
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| The Time is Now to Remove the Ban |
08-Feb-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Dana M Capozzella; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The upcoming presidential election in 2008 provides renewed focus on the controversial topic of removing the ban on gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military. In addition, as the United States continues to fight the Long War against terrorism, the military faces a growing military personnel turnover and shortage. Removal of the ban precluding homosexuals from openly serving in the military increases the pool of eligible recruits, ... |
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| Monaural Speech Segregation by Integrating Primitive and Schema-Based Analysis |
03-Feb-2008 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
DELIANG WANG; Nicoleta Roman; Guoning Hu; Soundar Srinivasan; Yang Shao; OHIO STATE UNIV COLUMBUS DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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| The natural auditory environment typically contains multiple simultaneous events. A remarkable feat of auditory perception is the ability to disentangle the acoustic mixture and group the components of the same event into a stream. This aspect of human audition is called auditory scene analysis (ASA), which has a primitive (bottom-up) process and a schema-based (top-down) process. A major task of auditory scene analysis is monaural segregation of speech from interfering ... |
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| Training Effectiveness Assessment of Red Cape: Crisis Action Planning and Execution |
01-Feb-2008 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jeff Beaubien; Peter S Schaefer; Scott B Shadrick; Brian T Crabb; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT KNOX KY
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| The crisis response training program Red Cape: Crisis Action Planning and Execution uses theme-based training and multimedia scenarios to instill expert thinking patterns in crisis response personnel. The training program was assessed in workshops conducted with the Army National Guard. Quantitative data indicate that cognitive performances, reflected in both independent and self assessments, improves as a function of training. Furthermore, as training progressed, inflation in self-assessments decreased, indicating more accurate ... |
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| A Lessons-Learned Legacy |
01-Feb-2008 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Howard R Champion; UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIV OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES BETHESDA MD
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| The combat casualties of war have always provided society with substantial advances in knowledge and care of injury. The casualties of Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF) are no exception. A serious sampling of the lessons learned from caring for these wounded soldiers and Marines and subsequent research initiatives are published in this Supplement to the Journal of Trauma as a result of the endeavors of the young ... |
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| LGIST: Learning Generalized Image Schemas for Transfer |
Feb-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Carole Beal; Paul Cohen; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MARINA DEL REY INFORMATION SCIENCES INST
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| This research was funded under a Thrust D award to develop algorithms for gist memory. Gists are abstractions that preserve the important causal events in activities or episodes, eliding details. The point of this research was to develop a new kind of representation, image schemas, and associated learning methods. The learning agent was called Jean. Jean is a model of early cognitive development based loosely on Jean Piaget's theory of ... |
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| Trait Anxiety and Salivary Cortisol During Free Living and Military Stress |
Feb-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Jared P Reis; Marcus K Taylor; Kenneth P Sausen; Eric G Potterat; Genieleach A Padilla; Amanda E Markham; Sean P Drummond; Amanda E Miller; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Accumulating evidence suggests that negative affect is associated with elevated cortisol. Limited research has investigated this association in young, highly functioning, and stress-resilient populations. Methods: We examined the relation of trait anxiety with total and diurnal salivary cortisol during free-living conditions and during a stressful military exercise in 26 military men ages 19 -30 yr (M = 21.6, SD = 2.3). Salivary cortisol was assessed at five time points over ... |
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| Effects of VX on Acoustic Startle Response and Acquisition of Operant Behavior in Rats |
Feb-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey L Langston; Kristina A Robinson; Lucille A Lumley; ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INST OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| This study evaluated the dose-response effects of subacute exposure to sublethal doses of VX on acoustic startle response (ASR) and operant behavior of rats. ASR baseline was established and rats were exposed to 2 consecutive daily doses of fractions (0.2, 0.4, and 0.6) of the established LD50 of VX (16 micrograms/kg). ASR testing continued for 4 days post-exposure. Subsequently animals were dietary restricted and trained to lever press for food ... |
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| New Onset and Persistent Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Self Reported after Deployment and Combat Exposures: Prospective Population Based US Military Cohort Study |
15-Jan-2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Tyler C Smith; Deborah L Wingard; Margaret A Ryan; Donald J Slymen; Jamesv F Sallis; D Kirtz-Silverstein; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Objective: To describe new onset and persistence of PTSD symptoms in a large population-based military cohort, many of whom deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Design, Setting, and Participants: Millennium Cohort Study baseline enrollment data (July 2001 to June 2003) were obtained before the current GWOT. Follow-up (June 2004 to January 2006) data on health outcomes were collected from over 50 000 participants. Main Outcome Measures: ... |
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| The 3rd ACR in TAL'AFAR: Challenges and Adaptations |
08 JAN 2008 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
David R. McCone; Wilbur J. Scott; George R. Mastroianni; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO DEPT OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND LEADERSHIP
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| The Third Armored Cavalry Regiment (3d ACR) is a self-contained, mobile reconnaissance force made up of Bradley fighting vehicles, Abrams tanks, Humvees, its own helicopters, and some 5,200 troops. Bristling with hi-tech weapons systems, its prototypical mission in conventional settings is to serve as a higher commander's eyes and ears by crossing the line of demarcation in search of enemy armor. Its full range of weaponry makes it perfectly capable ... |
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| Diel Variation in Beaked Whale Diving Behavior |
01 JAN 2008 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Robin Baird; Daniel L. Webster; Gregory S. Schorr; Daniel J. McSweeney; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Diel variation in beaked whale diving behavior is investigated using data from time-depth recorders deployed on six Blainville's (Mesoplodon densirostris) and two Cuvier's (Ziphius cavirostris) beaked whales. Deep foraging dives (>800 m) occurred at similar rates during the day and night for Blainville's beaked whales (daymean=0.38 h-1; nightmean=0.46 h-1), and there were no significant diel differences in depths, durations, ascent or descent rates for deep dives. Dives to mid-water depths ... |
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| Brain Imaging Research: The Detection of Deception Utilizing HD-ERP, |
01-Jan-2008 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer M Vendemia; SOUTH CAROLINA UNIV COLUMBIA
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| The goal of this project is to create a functioning laboratory at the University of South Carolina whose purpose was to conduct research on central nervous system mechanisms (with fMRI and HD-ERPs) involved in deceptive behavior. The most intensive part of the project was the construction of an fMRI facility within the Palmetto Health Hospital, and training for faculty and staff at the University of South Carolina who would use ... |
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| A Methodology for Simulation-based Job Performance Assessment |
01-Jan-2008 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Sowmya Ramachandran; Jeremy Ludwig; Eduardo Salas; STOTTLER HENKE ASSOCIATES INC SAN MATEO CA
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| Job performance measurement is of critical importance to any organization's health. It is important not only to recognize and reward good performance, but also to groom future leaders. Developing effective assessment techniques that are valid, effective and fair is an ongoing challenge. Assessing factual knowledge using multiple-choice test batteries is relatively inexpensive and tends to be commonly used. Hands-on assessment is the most effective in assessing task proficiency but is ... |
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| Enhancing the Performance of Senior Department of Defense Civilian Executives, Reserve Component General/Flag Officers, and Senior Noncommissioned Officers in Joint Matters |
01-Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ralph Masi; Steve Drezner; Herbert J Shukiar; Raymond E Conley; Bernard D Rostker; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| In recent years, there has been increasing recognition that leaders across the Total Force must have greater understanding of the various roles, boundaries, and functions assigned the combatant commanders, other services, combat support agencies, and interagency organizations. General and flag officers, political appointees, and SES members provide the executive leadership that must develop and execute the Department of Defense's (DoD's) strategy for the defense of the nation. Reserve component G/FOs ... |
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| Developing a Complete and Effective ACT-R Architecture |
01-Jan-2008 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Christian Lebiere; John R Anderson; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA
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| The Carnegie Mellon University team focused on extending their current cognitive architecture, ACT-R, to show how visual imagery, language, emotion and meta-cognition affect learning, memory, and reasoning. The architectural modules are associated with the processes of the basal ganglia, anterior cingulate, amygdala, and the motor, occipital, prefrontal, and parietal cortices. |
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| The Late Sheikh Abdullah Azzam's Books. Part 1: Strategic Leverage of the Soviet-Afghan War to Undertake Perpetual Jihad |
01-Jan-2008 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Youssef Aboul-Enein; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER
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| Sheikh Abdullah Azzam, more than any other cleric, is considered the strategic founder of al-Qaida. His calling to establish an "al-Qaida al-Sulba" (firm foundation) to export jihad where Muslims are being persecuted is the name Bin Laden finally chose when naming his organization "al-Qaida." To understand Bin Laden and those who harbor sympathies toward al-Qaida it is vital to rediscover Azzam's books. Part I of this series will look into ... |
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| The Late Sheikh Abdullah Azzam's Books. Part 2: Remedy for Muslim Victimization |
01-Jan-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Youssef Aboul-Enein; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER
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| Sheikh Abdullah Azzam is considered the strategic heart of al-Qaida. His writings and lectures on al-Qaida al-Sulba (the Firm Foundation) form the basis and origins of the organization. Azzam was assassinated on a Peshawar street by a massive car bomb in 1989. He is considered the founding father of the concept of interjecting a rapid reaction force of Arab volunteers into civil wars, crises, and small conflicts involving Muslims. It ... |
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| The Late Sheikh Abdullah Azzam's Books. Part 3: Radical Theories on Defending Muslim Land through Jihad |
01-Jan-2008 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Youssef Aboul-Enein; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER
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| Sheikh Abdullah Azzam is a name that only gets attention among true students of Islamist militancy, yet he has had a tremendous impact on Usama Bin Laden and left him with the tools needed to establish a global jihadist network. The subject of this essay are Assam's militant jihadist fatwas (religious edicts) that were created from the perspective of the Soviet-Afghan War as interpreted by Islamist radicals. Azzam's alteration of ... |
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| Toward an Operational Definition of Cross-Cultural Competence from the Literature |
01-Jan-2008 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
K G Ross; C A Thornson; DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INST PATRICK AFB FL
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| The task documented here is part of a project to support Cultural Readiness for the Department of Defense. The purpose of this project is to derive a preliminary operational definition of cross-cultural competence and test and validate related measures in the military population. We define measurement for this purpose as establishing an understanding of the level of expertise in the target population. Cross-cultural competence (CCC) is the expertise which enables ... |
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| Toward an Operational Definition of Cross-Cultural Competence from Interview Data |
01-Jan-2008 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
K G Ross; DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INST PATRICK AFB FL
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| The task documented here is part of a project to support Cultural Readiness for the Department of Defense. The purpose of this project is to derive a preliminary operational definition of cross-cultural competence and test and validate related measures in the military population. We define measurement for this purpose as establishing an understanding of the level of expertise in the target population. Cross-cultural competence (CCC) is the expertise which enables ... |
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| Identification of Measures Related to Cross-Cultural Competence |
01-Jan-2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
K G Ross; C A Thornson; DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INST PATRICK AFB FL
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| This task, the first of five tasks in a project to support Cultural Readiness for the Department of Defense, represents the first step in the development of a "paper and pencil" questionnaire measure of cultural competency. The purpose of this task was to identify measures that are reliable and valid for the measurement of cultural competency. Thus, our approach was to identify existing measures in published peer-reviewed literature to understand ... |
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| Stress on the Force: Measuring the Impact of Increased Operational Deployments Using Manpower Metrics |
Jan-2008 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Robert J Guice; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Accurate deployment data, when correlated with manpower metrics such as divorce, separation, and suicide rates, can provide a representative assessment of stress on the force. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is involved in a conflict that can potentially last a generation. Given this level of operational commitment, the Marine Corps is sensitive to the ramifications, both long- and short-term, of increased operational tempo. The negative ramifications are commonly referred ... |
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| Cyberskepticism: The Mind's Firewall |
Jan-2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy L Thomas; FOREIGN MILITARY STUDIES OFFICE (ARMY) FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This article explains the context within which cyber deception has fermented. It then offers several examples of the forms that cyber deception has taken in recent years. Topics discussed include social engineering, the internet -- a fertile playing field, cyber deception from an unlikely and trusted source, cyber linking the virtual world with the real world (especially romance), cyber deceptive visitors, cyber deceptive RFID tags, cyber deception to breach firewalls, ... |
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| Reducing Alcohol Harm. International Benchmark |
Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Lila Rabinovich; Jan Tiessen; Barbara Janta; Annalijn Conklin; Joachim van Krapels; Christian Stolk; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The National Audit Office (NAO) is undertaking a value for money (VfM) study to examine alcohol-harm prevention and treatment services that are supported by the Department of Health and the NHS in England, focusing specifically on NHS services for alcohol misusers. To supplement the evidence from England, the NAO has commissioned an international benchmark with the aim of providing lessons from international policy and practice which may be transferrable to ... |
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| 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members: Tabulations of Responses |
Jan-2008 |
750 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER ARLINGTON VA
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| This report contains tabulations of responses from the 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (2006 WGRA), conducted June 19 to September 5, 2006. This introduction (1) summarizes the survey content, (2) defines the total population surveyed and the subgroups used in tabulations of responses, (3) summarizes the survey methodology,1 and (4) provides details on how to use the tabulations. The tabulations and a copy of the ... |
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| Learning to Orient Using a Map Display: Evidence from Eye Tracking |
Jan-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn Gunzelmann; Scott Douglass; Peter Khooshabeh; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB MESA AZ HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS DIRECTORATE COGNITIVE MODELS AND AGENTS BRANCH
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| Eight individuals participated in an experiment requiring them to identify the position of a viewer on a map given the viewer's egocentric perspective of the space. Performance data indicated that response times decreased significantly over the course of the experiment, but accuracy did not improve. An analysis of eye tracking data showed that the speedup in participant performance was primarily a reflection of participants shifting attention between the two perspectives ... |
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| Barriers, Bridges, and Progress in Cognitive Modeling for Military Applications |
Jan-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin Gluck; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB MESA AZ WARFIGHTER READINESS RESEARCH DIVISION
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| The role of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), like the other service laboratories, is to conduct the basic and applied research and advanced technology development necessary to create future technology options for the Department of Defense. At the Warfighter Readiness Research Division of AFRL's Human Effectiveness Directorate, we have initiated a research program focused on mathematical and computational cognitive process modeling for replicating, understanding, and predicting human performance and ... |
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| The International C2 Journal, Volume 2 Number 1, 2008. Special Issue: Awareness. Tightly Coupling Cognition: Understanding How Communication and Awareness Drive Coordination in Teams |
Jan-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Eduardo Salas; Norman Warner; Michael Letsky; Michael A Rosen; Stephen M Fiore; Geoffrey N Hone; OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH ARLINGTON VA
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| The International C2 Journal was created in 2006 at the urging of an international group of command and control professionals including individuals from academia, industry, government, and the military. This issue discusses this topic: Modern and future visions of command and control (C2) pose new theoretical and practical issues. These adaptive, rapidly reconfigurable, and distributed organizational structures rely on developing and maintaining shared awareness between interdependent components (i.e., individuals or ... |
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| The Iraqization of Africa? Looking at AFRICOM from a South African Perspective |
Jan-2008 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Abel Esterhuyse; SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY ACADEMY SALDANHA
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| The South African government has openly expressed its opposition towards the creation of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). What's more, South Africa presents its position on AFRICOM as representative of the country as a whole, but particularly on behalf of a group of African countries -- the Southern African Development Community (SADC) -- that holds an aversive stance towards U.S. plans in this regard. This does not represent a radical ... |
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| Sensing, Navigation and Reasoning Technologies for the DARPA Urban Challenge |
31 DEC 2007 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Joel W. Burdick; Noel du Toit; Andrew Howard; Christian Looman; Jeremy Ma; Richard M. Murray; Tichakorn Wongpiromsarn; CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHNOLOGY PASADENA JET PROPULSION LAB
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| This report describes Team Caltech's technical approach and results for the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge. Our primary technical thrusts were in three areas: (1) mission and contingency management for autonomous systems; (2) distributed sensor fusion, mapping and situational awareness; and (3) optimization-based guidance, navigation and control. Our autonomous vehicle, Alice, demonstrated new capabilities in each of these areas and drove approximate 300 autonomous miles in preparation for the race. The ... |
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| Psychology of Terrorism |
14-Dec-2007 |
222 pages |
| Authors:
Randy Borum; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA TAMPA DEPT OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW AND POLICY
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| In compiling this annotated bibliography on the psychology of terrorism, the author has defined terrorism as acts of violence intentionally perpetrated on civilian noncombatants with the goal of furthering some ideological, religious or political objective. The principal focus is on nonstate actors. The task was to identify and analyze the scientific and professional social science literature pertaining to the psychological and/or behavioral dimensions of terrorist behavior (not on victimization or ... |
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Psychology
