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1964 • 100 citations

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1976 • 37 citations

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1977 • 37 citations

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1977 • 24 citations

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Effects of signal and stimulus rates on vigilance performance.

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Effect of time and space uncertainty on a vigilance task

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1978 • 11 citations

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1979 • 9 citations

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1977 • 6 citations

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1970 • 5 citations

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1970 • 4 citations

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1970 • 1 citations