Effect of multiple traffic information sources on route choice: A driving simulator study

With the arrival of new technologies more en-route traffic information sources have become available, especially in-car information sources. The aim of this study is to gain more insight into the effect of multiple, and possibly conflicting, sources of information on route choice and driver behaviour. In a driving simulator experiment,...

Erosive tooth wear: Knowledge among young adults and their preferred information sources

Objectives The aim of this study was to learn more about levels of knowledge relating to erosive tooth wear and about the most desirable way of disseminating dental information among young adults. Methods The research was a cross-sectional study of 331 young adults (20–25 years old) attending 25 dental care practices. Participants were asked to...

Adapting the interactive activation model for context recognition and identification

In this article, we propose and implement a new model for context recognition and identification. Our work is motivated by the importance of "working in context" for knowledge workers to stay focused and productive. A computer application that can identify the current context in which the knowledge worker is working can (among other things)...

METIS: Dependable Cooperative Systems for Public Safety

Much, if not most, information needed to assess a crisis situation originates these days from cooperative sources such as the Internet and social networks. Public safety authorities face the challenge to compile this information of uncertain origin and quality in their situation understanding and response planning. Time matters: the integration...

Effects of reliance support on team performance by advising and adaptive autonomy

Problems with estimating trust in information sources are common in time constraining and ambiguous situations and often lead to a decrease of team performance. Humans lack the resources to track the integrity of information and thus tend to over- or under-rely on advice from support systems. Two types of adaptive team support have been...

A we-centric telecom service for police officers to support communication

We-centric services are meant to stimulate and facilitate people to communicate and cooperate with others in dynamic or ad-hoc groups. Typically, a we-centric service provides hints and reasons to contact others, and, because these other people receive similar hints and reasons, stimulates and facilitates people to experience "we". The paper...

A we-centric service for mobile police officers to support communication in ad-hoc groups

We-centric services are meant to stimulate and facilitate people to communicate and cooperate with others in dynamic or ad-hoc groups. Typically, a we-centric service provides hints and reasons to contact others, and, because these other people receive similar hints and reasons, stimulates and facilitates people to experience "we". The paper...