An Introduction to the Human Dynamics Matrix

An Introduction to the Human Dynamics Matrix
Author: David John Sheridan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2013-03-21
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781482391336

Have you ever wondered why you can't achieve the results you want in life or why your life isn't better?Have you ever wondered why the experts keep making the same mistakes and never seem to learn from their mistakes?Have you ever wondered why all these smart people keep getting us into a mess?Over many years of working with problematic and difficult problems I have developed an eye for the structures of Success and failure.This book is about how you can achieve successful outcomes rather than unsecussful outcomes.This book explores the actual structures of Human Dynamics, Human Behaviour, Problems and Solutions.It does this from the position of: How do we better understand the structure of problems so that we can create and provide more effective solutions?In this book I introduce new concepts such as Symptom Solutioning and the AcceptableSpace concept.These new concepts help someone to understand problems and the application of solutions in a new way; a more productive and beneficial way.I also introduce a new methodology for working with, understanding and resolving difficult issues.This is work based on my own experiences, observations and understanding of HumanDynamics. This is an original work created and developed by me: David John sheridan.This is innovative and cutting edge material which is subject to licensed use.David John Sheridan: He's like a cross between Oprah Winfrey, Anthony Robbins, Stephen R. Covey and Spencer Johnson MD: Insightful, Understanding, Innovative, Focused and Relevant.

Bursty Human Dynamics

Bursty Human Dynamics
Author: Márton Karsai
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319685406

This book provides a comprehensive overview on emergent bursty patterns in the dynamics of human behaviour. It presents common and alternative understanding of the investigated phenomena, and points out open questions worthy of further investigations. The book is structured as follows. In the introduction the authors discuss the motivation of the field, describe bursty phenomena in case of human behaviour, and relate it to other disciplines. The second chapter addresses the measures commonly used to characterise heterogeneous signals, bursty human dynamics, temporal paths, and correlated behaviour. These definitions are first introduced to set the basis for the discussion of the third chapter about the observations of bursty human patterns in the dynamics of individuals, dyadic interactions, and collective behaviour. The subsequent fourth chapter discusses the models of bursty human dynamics. Various mechanisms have been proposed about the source of the heterogeneities in human dynamics, which leads to the introduction of conceptually different modelling approaches. The authors address all of these perspectives objectively, highlight their strengths and shortcomings, and mention possible extensions to them. The fifth chapter addresses the effect of individual heterogeneous behaviour on collective dynamics. This question in particular has been investigated in various systems including spreading phenomena, random walks, and opinion formation dynamics. Here the main issues are whether burstiness speeds up or slows down the co-evolving processes, and how burstiness modifies time-dependent paths in the system that determine the spreading patterns of any kind of information or influence. Finally in the sixth chapter the authors end the review with a discussion and future perspectives. It is an ideal book for researchers and students who wish to enter the field of bursty human dynamics or want to expand their knowledge on such phenomena.

Statistical Methods for Modeling Human Dynamics

Statistical Methods for Modeling Human Dynamics
Author: Sy-Miin Chow
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135262594

This interdisciplinary volume features contributions from researchers in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, statistics, computer science, and physics. State-of-the-art techniques and applications used to analyze data obtained from studies in cognition, emotion, and electrophysiology are reviewed along with techniques for modeling in real time and for examining lifespan cognitive changes, for conceptualizing change using item response, nonparametric and hierarchical models, and control theory-inspired techniques for deriving diagnoses in medical and psychotherapeutic settings. The syntax for running the analyses presented in the book is provided on the Psychology Press site. Most of the programs are written in R while others are for Matlab, SAS, Win-BUGS, and DyFA. Readers will appreciate a review of the latest methodological techniques developed in the last few years. Highlights include an examination of: Statistical and mathematical modeling techniques for the analysis of brain imaging such as EEGs, fMRIs, and other neuroscience data Dynamic modeling techniques for intensive repeated measurement data Panel modeling techniques for fewer time points data State-space modeling techniques for psychological data Techniques used to analyze reaction time data. Each chapter features an introductory overview of the techniques needed to understand the chapter, a summary, and numerous examples. Each self-contained chapter can be read on its own and in any order. Divided into three major sections, the book examines techniques for examining within-person derivations in change patterns, intra-individual change, and inter-individual differences in change and interpersonal dynamics. Intended for advanced students and researchers, this book will appeal to those interested in applying state-of-the-art dynamic modeling techniques to the the study of neurological, developmental, cognitive, and social/personality psychology, as well as neuroscience, computer science, and engineering.

Sociophysics: An Introduction

Sociophysics: An Introduction
Author: Parongama Sen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2014
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0199662452

This book discusses the study and analysis of the physical aspects of social systems and models, inspired by the analogy with familiar models of physical systems and possible applications of statistical physics tools. Unlike the traditional analysis of the physics of macroscopic many-body or condensed matter systems, which is now an established and mature subject, the upsurge in the physical analysis and modelling of social systems, which are clearly many-body dynamical systems, is a recent phenomenon. Though the major developments in sociophysics have taken place only recently, the earliest attempts of proposing "Social Physics" as a discipline are more than one and a half centuries old. Various developments in the mainstream physics of condensed matter systems have inspired and induced the recent growth of sociophysical analysis and models. In spite of the tremendous efforts of many scientists in recent years, the subject is still in its infancy and major challenges are yet to be taken up. An introduction to these challenges is the main motivation for this book.

The Cultural Dynamics of Shell-Matrix Sites

The Cultural Dynamics of Shell-Matrix Sites
Author: Mirjana Roksandic
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2014-05-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0826354572

The excavation of shell middens and mounds is an important source of information regarding past human diet, settlement, technology, and paleoenvironments. The contributors to this book introduce new ways to study shell-matrix sites, ranging from the geochemical analysis of shellfish to the interpretation of human remains buried within. Drawing upon examples from around the world, this is one of the only books to offer a global perspective on the archaeology of shell-matrix sites. “A substantial contribution to the literature on the subject and . . . essential reading for archaeologists and others who work on this type of site.”—Barbara Voorhies, University of California, Santa Barbara, author of Coastal Collectors in the Holocene: The Chantuto People of Southwest Mexico

Human Dynamics

Human Dynamics
Author: Michael Herlache
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2018-03-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781986847766

Human Dynamics details a model for the human experience and positive change. Happiness and success begin with knowledge of human behavior. This text seeks to be a definitive text in human dynamics Leading thinkers in human dynamics What triggers human dynamics? You shape your experience of life or someone shapes it for you. You do what you want to do or respond to someone else's plan for you. The ultimate power is the ability to produce the state and results you desire in life. Power is the ability to control your state and control your outcomes. To change your experience of life as well as your outcomes in life.

Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra

Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra
Author: Stephen Boyd
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 477
Release: 2018-06-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1316518965

A groundbreaking introduction to vectors, matrices, and least squares for engineering applications, offering a wealth of practical examples.

Statistical Methods for Modeling Human Dynamics

Statistical Methods for Modeling Human Dynamics
Author: Sy-Miin Chow
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135262586

This interdisciplinary volume features contributions from researchers in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, statistics, computer science, and physics. State-of-the-art techniques and applications used to analyze data obtained from studies in cognition, emotion, and electrophysiology are reviewed along with techniques for modeling in real time and for examining lifespan cognitive changes, for conceptualizing change using item response, nonparametric and hierarchical models, and control theory-inspired techniques for deriving diagnoses in medical and psychotherapeutic settings. The syntax for running the analyses presented in the book is provided on the Psychology Press site. Most of the programs are written in R while others are for Matlab, SAS, Win-BUGS, and DyFA. Readers will appreciate a review of the latest methodological techniques developed in the last few years. Highlights include an examination of: Statistical and mathematical modeling techniques for the analysis of brain imaging such as EEGs, fMRIs, and other neuroscience data Dynamic modeling techniques for intensive repeated measurement data Panel modeling techniques for fewer time points data State-space modeling techniques for psychological data Techniques used to analyze reaction time data. Each chapter features an introductory overview of the techniques needed to understand the chapter, a summary, and numerous examples. Each self-contained chapter can be read on its own and in any order. Divided into three major sections, the book examines techniques for examining within-person derivations in change patterns, intra-individual change, and inter-individual differences in change and interpersonal dynamics. Intended for advanced students and researchers, this book will appeal to those interested in applying state-of-the-art dynamic modeling techniques to the the study of neurological, developmental, cognitive, and social/personality psychology, as well as neuroscience, computer science, and engineering.

Mathematical Study of Human Dynamics with Modeling of Collective Motion and Social Media

Mathematical Study of Human Dynamics with Modeling of Collective Motion and Social Media
Author: Hye Rin Lindsay Lee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2020
Genre: Collective behavior
ISBN:

We present three projects with the underlying theme of human dynamics. In this work, we especially focus on the collective behavior and communication aspects of human dynamics. First, we mimic a real-life evacuation using the Social Force model. The Social Force model is a seminal model for the collective dynamics of pedestrian crowds, and it has been widely applied. We evaluate the Social Force model by comparing the results with experimental data. We find that changing the model's interaction parameters is essential when fitting the model to the experimental data, indicating that a more nuanced application of the social force model might be necessary in evacuation scenarios. Following the theme of collective behavior, we next perform numerical experiments to explore the open question of whether it is possible to obtain the same behavior from a particle model as the number of particles changes, by scaling the parameters, as proposed by Barbaro et al. in 2009. We focus on the Vicsek model with and without repulsion. We find that scaling does not necessarily preserve the same behavior. Lastly, we examine the communication aspect of human dynamics through social media. We work with Twitter data from the 2015 Baltimore protests to build a tool, using quantiles and Nonnegative Matrix Factorization, that shows promise for predicting civil unrest in real-time. In addition to introducing the tool, we provide thorough explanations of background on the event, the data cleaning process, and the data itself.