Intelligence quotient(IQ)and adaptive behavior are the influencing factors of autism spectrum disorder(ASD)in children entering mainstream schools.This study explored the association between parental education level,I...Intelligence quotient(IQ)and adaptive behavior are the influencing factors of autism spectrum disorder(ASD)in children entering mainstream schools.This study explored the association between parental education level,IQ,and adaptive behavior in ASD groups.A total of 257 school-age ASD children were enrolled in our study from January 2017 to June 2021.Their parents completed a standard demographic form,including age at autism diagnosis,gender,school placement,and parents’educational background.The Chinese version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children,Fourth Edition(WISC-IV)was completed by a certified assessor for each enrolled child.Parents were interviewed on adaptive behavior using the Chinese version of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System,Second Edition(ABAS-II).The average IQ of school-age ASD children was 76.88(standard deviation(SD)=22.62)and boys had higher IQ levels than girls.The IQ was positively correlated with age.The General Adaptive Composite(GAC)score was 82.47(SD=15.86)and adaptive behavior did not increase with age.ASD children who attended mainstream schools had better adaptive behavior profiles than other children.The mother’s education level showed a significant correlation with the IQ and adaptive behavior of autistic children,while the father’s education level did not.Consequently,better training and support for parents may help autistic children enter mainstream schools,with adaptive training being the most urgently required skill for parents.展开更多
The problem of cooperative circular formation with limited target information for multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)system is addressed in this paper.A pigeon-inspired circular formation control method is proposed ...The problem of cooperative circular formation with limited target information for multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)system is addressed in this paper.A pigeon-inspired circular formation control method is proposed to form the desired circular distribution in a plane based on the intelligent pigeon behavior during hovering.To reach the goal of prescribed radius and angular distribution,the controller is designed consisting of a circular movement part and a formation distribution part.Therein,the circular movement part is designed to make each UAV rotate around the speci-ed circle at the same angular speed only using the relative position between the UAV and the target.The formation distribution part could adjust the angular distance between each UAV and its neighbors with the jointly connected network to reduce communication cost.To smooth the speed variation,nonlinear PID-type method is delivered throughout the evolution of the system.The convergence analysis of the proposed control protocol is presented using Lyapunov theory and graph tools.The e®ectiveness of the proposed control strategies is demonstrated through numerical simulations.展开更多
基金supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.LGF20H090015)。
文摘Intelligence quotient(IQ)and adaptive behavior are the influencing factors of autism spectrum disorder(ASD)in children entering mainstream schools.This study explored the association between parental education level,IQ,and adaptive behavior in ASD groups.A total of 257 school-age ASD children were enrolled in our study from January 2017 to June 2021.Their parents completed a standard demographic form,including age at autism diagnosis,gender,school placement,and parents’educational background.The Chinese version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children,Fourth Edition(WISC-IV)was completed by a certified assessor for each enrolled child.Parents were interviewed on adaptive behavior using the Chinese version of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System,Second Edition(ABAS-II).The average IQ of school-age ASD children was 76.88(standard deviation(SD)=22.62)and boys had higher IQ levels than girls.The IQ was positively correlated with age.The General Adaptive Composite(GAC)score was 82.47(SD=15.86)and adaptive behavior did not increase with age.ASD children who attended mainstream schools had better adaptive behavior profiles than other children.The mother’s education level showed a significant correlation with the IQ and adaptive behavior of autistic children,while the father’s education level did not.Consequently,better training and support for parents may help autistic children enter mainstream schools,with adaptive training being the most urgently required skill for parents.
基金This work was partially supported by Science and Technology Innovation 2030-Key Project of\New Generation Arti-cial Intelligence"under the Grant No.2018AAA0102405National Natural Science Foundation of China under the Grant Nos.91948204,U20B2071,U1913602,and U19B2033.
文摘The problem of cooperative circular formation with limited target information for multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)system is addressed in this paper.A pigeon-inspired circular formation control method is proposed to form the desired circular distribution in a plane based on the intelligent pigeon behavior during hovering.To reach the goal of prescribed radius and angular distribution,the controller is designed consisting of a circular movement part and a formation distribution part.Therein,the circular movement part is designed to make each UAV rotate around the speci-ed circle at the same angular speed only using the relative position between the UAV and the target.The formation distribution part could adjust the angular distance between each UAV and its neighbors with the jointly connected network to reduce communication cost.To smooth the speed variation,nonlinear PID-type method is delivered throughout the evolution of the system.The convergence analysis of the proposed control protocol is presented using Lyapunov theory and graph tools.The e®ectiveness of the proposed control strategies is demonstrated through numerical simulations.