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The role of spatial information in an approximate cross-modal number matching task
Authors: Ziegler Marco Carlo , Stricker Luisa Karoline , Drewing Knut
Published: January 2023

The approximate number system (ANS) is thought to be an innate cognitive system that allows humans to perceive numbers (>4) in a fuzzy manner. One assumption of the ANS is that numerosity is represented amodally due to a mechanism, which filters out nonnumerical information from stimulus material. However, some studies show that nonnumerical information (e.g., spatial parameters) influence the numerosity percept as well. Here, we investigated whether there is a cross-modal transfer of spatial information between the haptic and visual modality in an approximate cross-modal number matching task. We presented different arrays of dowels (haptic stimuli) to 50 undergraduates and asked them to compare haptically perceived numerosity to two visually presented dot arrays. Participants chose which visually presented array matched the numerosity of the haptic stimulus. The distractor varied in number and displayed a random pattern, whereas the matching (target) dot array was either spatially identical or spatially randomized (to the haptic stimulus). We hypothesized that if a “numerosity” percept is based solely on number, neither spatially identical nor spatial congruence between the haptic and the visual target arrays would affect the accuracy in the task. However, results show significant processing advantages for targets with spatially identical patterns and, furthermore, that spatial congruency between haptic source and visual target facilitates performance. Our results show that spatial information was extracted from the haptic stimuli and influenced participants’ responses, which challenges the assumption that numerosity is represented in a truly abstract manner by filtering out any other stimulus features.
“Reliable organisms from unreliable components” revisited: the linear drift, linear infinitesimal variance model of decision making
Authors: Smith Philip L.
Published: January 2023

Diffusion models of decision making, in which successive samples of noisy evidence are accumulated to decision criteria, provide a theoretical solution to von Neumann’s (1956) problem of how to increase the reliability of neural computation in the presence of noise. I introduce and evaluate a new neurally-inspired dual diffusion model, the linear drift, linear infinitesimal variance (LDLIV) model, which embodies three features often thought to characterize neural mechanisms of decision making. The accumulating evidence is intrinsically positively-valued, saturates at high intensities, and is accumulated for each alternative separately. I present explicit integral-equation predictions for the response time distribution and choice probabilities for the LDLIV model and compare its performance on two benchmark sets of data to three other models: the standard diffusion model and two dual diffusion model composed of racing Wiener processes, one between absorbing and reflecting boundaries and one with absorbing boundaries only. The LDLIV model and the standard diffusion model performed similarly to one another, although the standard diffusion model is more parsimonious, and both performed appreciably better than the other two dual diffusion models. I argue that accumulation of noisy evidence by a diffusion process and drift rate variability are both expressions of how the cognitive system solves von Neumann’s problem, by aggregating noisy representations over time and over elements of a neural population. I also argue that models that do not solve von Neumann’s problem do not address the main theoretical question that historically motivated research in this area.
High–low Kelvin probe force spectroscopy for measuring the interface state density
Authors: Izumi Ryo , Miyazaki Masato , Li Yan Jun , Sugawara Yasuhiro
Published: January 2023

The recently proposed high–low Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) enables evaluation of the effects of semiconductor interface states with high spatial resolution using high and low AC bias frequencies compared with the cutoff frequency of the carrier transfer between the interface and bulk states. Information on the energy spectrum of the interface state density is important for actual semiconductor device evaluation, and there is a need to develop a method for obtaining such physical quantities. Here, we propose high–low Kelvin probe force spectroscopy (high–low KPFS), an electrostatic force spectroscopy method using high- and low-frequency AC bias voltages to measure the interface state density inside semiconductors. We derive an analytical expression for the electrostatic forces between a tip and a semiconductor sample in the accumulation, depletion, and inversion regions, taking into account the charge transfer between the bulk and interface states in semiconductors. We show that the analysis of electrostatic forces in the depletion region at high- and low-frequency AC bias voltages provides information about the interface state density in the semiconductor bandgap. As a preliminary experiment, high-low KPFS measurements were performed on ion-implanted silicon surfaces to confirm the dependence of the electrostatic force on the frequency of the AC bias voltage and obtain the interface state density.
A Reaction of N-substituted Succinimides with Hydroxylamine as a Novel Approach to the Synthesis of Hydroxamic Acids
Authors: Tretyakov Bogdan , Gadomsky Svyatoslav , Terentiev Alexei
Published: January 2023

We describe a new reaction for the synthesis of compounds with a hydroxylamide group (hydroxamic acids) which are widely known for their biological activity (histone deacetylase inhibitors, matrix metalloproteinases inhibitors and others). The reaction involves the interaction between N-substituted succinimides and hydroxylamine in aqueous solution. A novel two step approach to the synthesis of hydroxamic acids was developed based on the new reaction. The first stage is the synthesis of N-substituted succinimide via the reaction of aromatic amine or carboxylic acid hydrazide with succinic anhydride. The second step involves the imide ring opening reaction in the presence of hydroxylamine. For the both stages, universal synthetic methods have been developed that exclude additional purification stages for the target compounds. Sixteen hydroxamic acids were synthesized using the developed approach. Most of the compounds were obtained for the first time.
SPIRITUALITY: THE LIFE SUSTAINING FORCE DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Dutta Rima , Sthapak Sonia
Published: January 2023

This paper tries to find out the inclination towards spirituality during COVID 19 pandemic. Information is collected from various teaching and non-teaching professionals online through google forms. 122 participants participated in this online survey, majority of them are from Chhattisgarh. The findings of this survey indicates that during COVID 19 pandemic spirituality reemerged as the life sustaining force and people are again harnessing themselves to spirituality in search of strength, positivity and peace of mind.
AN ARTIFICIAL AGE FOR APES: EDUCATION IN METAVERSE AND BEYOND
Authors: Vellaiparambill Alan
Published: January 2023

The paper aims to throw light on possible developments in education in the age of the technology boom of web 4.0. Rather than being driven by technology as always, giving a well-framed conceptual backing for programmers and developers can produce a better niche for the higher education sector. The current education setting is evolved from the world's necessities and is often tailored for the whims and fancies of associated industries. Interestingly, the possibility to frame a world with choices being heard can fetch sustainable models in practice and further reduce trial and error time lag. Even an utopian framework is better than a weakened system in practice with ailing stakeholders.
The capabilities of simulation modelling and case study analysis[13] can be incorporated into a dynamic system with multiple options for teaching, and learning is expected in a crafted Metaverse. An online hands-on approach is no more a myth. Beyond the prevalent system, creating curiosity and coordination in the academia who need to take a stand, unlike the current passive cooperation, can be well-orchestrated with the right people at the right time. This conceptual paper aims to foresee the future with technology as the frontrunner to aid the overwhelmed ed-sector struggling to make the impact in real or virtual life ahead.
Sistem Rekomendasi Wisata Kuliner di BSD untuk Menaikan Rating Penjualan dengan Metode Item – Based Collaborative Filtering
Authors: Sidik Achmad , Nurmaesah Nunung , Carsoyo Yoyo
Published: January 2023

Salah satu teknik rekomendasi yang telah sukses dan banyak digunakan yaitu collaborative filtering. Collaborative filtering dapat dibagi menjadi dua metode utama yaitu user based dan item based. Pada umumnya kedua metode tersebut belum memiliki fitur untuk mengakomodasi item baru. Oleh karena itu digunakan metode alternatif yang disebut user-item based collaborative filtering. Metode ini memberikan rekomendasi berdasarkan urutan teratas nilai prediksi rating yang dihasilkan oleh sistem. Metode ini menggunakan algoritma missing-value pada perhitungan prediksi rating dan tidak memerlukan proses pembentukan neighborhood. Kelemahan dari metode user-item based collaborative filtering adalah ketika pengujian dilakukan dengan pengukuran error menggunakan normalized mean absolute error (NMAE), hasil yang diperoleh NMAE cukup tinggi. Dengan melakukan perbaikan pada rumus prediksi missing value algorithm (MVA) menjadi adjusted MVA, metode user-item based collaborative filtering, dalam pengujian terbukti dapat menurunkan NMAE dan mengurangi jumlah prediksi diluar range nilai rating. Sebagai studi kasus metode user-item based ini diterapkan pada sistem rekomendasi wisata kuliner di BSD. Hasil pengujian yang telah dilakukan diperoleh prediksi yang cukup akurat dengan akurasi 83 % (6 neighbor).
State Power Balance In Governing Land: Law And Regulation Of Vietnam
Authors: NGA Pham Thanh
Published: January 2023

Currently, Vietnam’s National Assembly is collecting opinions from relevant organizations and individuals to finalize the draft and prepare to promulgate the revised 2022 Law of Land. In this article, the author and clarifies the issue of state power control when expropriating land in Vietnam. From there, the author proposes solutions to improve the legal system on land when amending and drating the new land law, further enhancing the legitimate rights and balancing the interests of the state, and people in Vietnam for the next time.
Implications Of Control Of Coastal Lands By Foreigners In The Tourism Business
Authors: UTAMA I Wayan Kartika Jaya , SUJANA I Nyoman , WESNA Putu Ayu Sriasih , RIBEIRO Leonito
Published: January 2023

The focus of the study in this paper is the legal aspects of coastal land control by foreigners in Bali to benefit the tourism business. In analyzing these legal issues, the author uses empirical legal research methods with a statutory approach, a conceptual approach, a sociological approach, and a case approach. Based on the theory of authority, the theory of expediency, and the theory of legal protection as an analytical knife, the tourism business in Bali cannot be separated from the existence of foreigners. Similarly, the control of coastal land in Bali-pun does not escape the control of foreigners, both through legal investment and some illegal, by utilizing mutually beneficial cooperation between residents and with prajuru Indigenous Villages on the basis of sharing profits.It is in this philosophy that the principle of good faith in investing is reflected so that the possession of coastal lands by foreigners for the benefit of the tourism business is obliged to respect this very noble principle; however, in empirical facts, it turns out that the control of coastal lands in Bali by foreigners under the guise of mutually beneficial cooperation is likely to harm the use of indigenous villages in carrying out the religious values attached to these coastal lands. So that in this case, the concept of mutually beneficial cooperation is contained in the lousy faith of foreigners to control the land of Bali to get personal benefits at the expense of Balinese nature wrapped in mutually beneficial Works.
PREDICTING FRAUDULENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT USING CASH FLOW SHENANIGANS
Authors: Tarjo Tarjo , Prasetyono Prasetyono , Sakti Eklamsia , Pujiono  , Mat-Isa Yusarina , Safkaur Otniel
Published: January 2023

Detection of fraudulent financial stewardship in the cash flow section is an exciting thing and is rarely studied. This research empirically tests the discovery of fraudulent financial statements based on basic cash flow shenanigans. The sample of this study amounted to 470 data mining companies in Indonesia, Malaysia, China, and Japan. The analysis method used is a positive approach. The results show that all ratios used can predict fraudulent financial statements. Three ratios of cash flow shenanigans, namely change in receivable to cash flow operations, days payable outstanding, and change in inventory to cash flow operations, significantly affect the F-Score. Meanwhile, the six cash flow shenanigans ratios, namely cash flow operations to current liability, operating cash flow ratio, free cash flow, cash flow operations to total liability, days payable outstanding, and change in inventory to cash flow operations, have a significant effect on the M-Score.
Kinetic Scale Magnetic Reconnection with a Turbulent Forcing: Particle-in-cell Simulations
Authors: Lu San , Lu Quanming , Wang Rongsheng , Li Xinmin , Gao Xinliang , Huang Kai , Sun Haomin , Yang Yan , Artemyev Anton V. , An Xin , Jia Yingdong
Published: January 2023

Turbulent magnetic reconnection has been observed by spacecraft to occur commonly in terrestrial magnetosphere and the solar wind, providing a new scenario of kinetic scale magnetic reconnection. Here by imposing a turbulent forcing on ions in particle-in-cell simulations, we simulate kinetic scale turbulent magnetic reconnection. We find formation of fluctuated electric and magnetic fields and filamentary currents in the diffusion region. Reconnection rate does not change much compared to that in laminar Hall reconnection. At the X-line, the electric and magnetic fields both exhibit a double power-law spectrum with a spectral break near local lower-hybrid frequency. The energy conversion rate is high in turbulent reconnection, leading to significant electron acceleration at the X-line. The accelerated electrons form a power-law spectrum in the high energy range, with a power-law index of about 3.7, much harder than one can obtain in laminar reconnection.
Linear and Circular Polarimetry of the Optically Bright Relativistic Tidal Disruption Event AT 2022cmc
Authors: Cikota Aleksandar , Leloudas Giorgos , Bulla Mattia , Dai Lixin , Maund Justyn , Andreoni Igor
Published: January 2023

Tidal disruption events (TDEs) occur when a star orbiting a massive black hole is sufficiently close to being tidally ripped apart by the black hole. AT 2022cmc is the first relativistic TDE that was observed (and discovered) as an optically bright and fast transient, showing signatures of nonthermal radiation induced by a jet that is oriented toward the Earth. In this work, we present optical linear and circular polarization measurements, observed with the Very Large Telescope/FORS2 in the R band (which corresponds to the blue/UV part of the spectrum in the rest frame), ∼7.2 and ∼12.2 rest-frame days after the first detection, respectively, when the light curve of the transient had settled in a bright blue plateau. Both linear and circular polarizations are consistent with zero, p
lin = 0.14% ± 0.73%, and p
cir = −0.30% ± 0.53%. This is the highest signal-to-noise ratio linear polarization measurement obtained for a relativistic TDE and the first circular polarimetry for such a transient. The nondetection of the linear and circular polarizations is consistent with the scenario of AT 2022cmc being a TDE where the thermal component (disk+outflows) is viewed pole-on, assuming an axially symmetric geometry. The presence and effect of a jet and/or external shocks are, however, difficult to disentangle.
Redder than Red: Discovery of an Exceptionally Red L/T Transition Dwarf
Authors: Schneider Adam C. , Burgasser Adam J. , Bruursema Justice , Munn Jeffrey A. , Vrba Frederick J. , Caselden Dan , Kabatnik Martin , Rothermich Austin , Sainio Arttu , Bickle Thomas P. , Dahm Scott E. , Meisner Aaron M. , Kirkpatrick J. Davy , Suárez Genaro , Gagné Jonathan , Faherty Jacqueline K. , Vos Johanna M. , Kuchner Marc J. , Williams Stephen J. , Gagliuffi Daniella Bardalez , Aganze Christian , Hsu Chih-Chun , Theissen Christopher , Cushing Michael C. , Marocco Federico , Casewell Sarah ,   The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Collaboration
Published: January 2023

We present the discovery of CWISE J050626.96+073842.4 (CWISE J0506+0738), an L/T transition dwarf with extremely red near-infrared colors discovered through the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 citizen science project. Photometry from UKIRT and CatWISE give a (J − K)MKO color of 2.97 ± 0.03 mag and a J
MKO − W2 color of 4.93 ± 0.02 mag, making CWISE J0506+0738 the reddest known free-floating L/T dwarf in both colors. We confirm the extremely red nature of CWISE J0506+0738 using Keck/NIRES near-infrared spectroscopy and establish that it is a low-gravity, late-type L/T transition dwarf. The spectrum of CWISE J0506+0738 shows possible signatures of CH4 absorption in its atmosphere, suggesting a colder effective temperature than other known, young, red L dwarfs. We assign a preliminary spectral type for this source of L8γ–T0γ. We tentatively find that CWISE J0506+0738 is variable at 3–5 μm based on multiepoch WISE photometry. Proper motions derived from follow-up UKIRT observations combined with a radial velocity from our Keck/NIRES spectrum and a photometric distance estimate indicate a strong membership probability in the β Pic moving group. A future parallax measurement will help to establish a more definitive moving group membership for this unusual object.
Molecular investigation on diversity of the land snail genus Aegista (Gastropoda, Camaenidae) in South Korea
Authors: Kimura Kazuki , Chiba Satoshi , Pak Jae-Hong
Published: January 2023

Aegista Albers, 1850 is a large genus of the land snail family Camaenidae Pilsbry, 1895 and distributed in south, southeast and east Asian countries (from India and Nepal to Korea and Japan). Fourteen species and subspecies of Aegista are known from South Korea. They were described, based only on shell morphology during 1887–1943 and our knowledge on diversity of Korean Aegista has seldom been updated since then. In this study, we provide the report on the first molecular investigation of diversity of Aegista in South Korea, which unmasked some of overlooked diversity of this group.
Eastern Colombian Páramo Liodessus Guignot, 1939 diving beetles are genetically structured, but show signs of hybridization, with description of new species and subspecies (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae)
Authors: Balke Michael , Neven Katja , Villastrigo Adrián , Ospina-Torres Rodulfo , Prieto Carlos , Gutierrez Rubiano Nicolas , Lotta Ingrid , Dueñas Luisa F. , Hendrich Lars
Published: January 2023

We studied Liodessus diving beetles from six eastern Colombian Páramo areas, as well as from the Altiplano. We discovered a highly characteristic new species, based on male genital morphology, Liodessus santarositasp. nov., in the Páramo de Guantiva-Rusia. Specimens from the Altiplano around Bogotá, and the Páramos of Almorzadero, Chingaza, Matarredonda, Rabanal y Rio Bogotá and Sumapaz form one clade of genetically similar populations based on mitochondrial Cox1 sequence data. The individuals of this clade are sub-structured according to their geographic distribution. The populations differ from each other mainly in terms of body size and coloration and, at most, subtly in their genital morphology. In two cases, we find putative hybrid populations between Altiplano and Páramo areas. We suggest that the different Páramo populations are in an early phase of speciation, and perhaps already genetically isolated in some cases. They are here assigned subspecies status to highlight these ongoing processes pending more comprehensive geographic sampling and use of genomic data. We refer to this clade as the Liodessus bogotensis complex, containing Liodessus b. bogotensis Guignot, 1953; Liodessus b. almorzaderossp. nov.; Liodessus b. chingazassp. nov.; Liodessus b. lacunaviridis Balke et al., 2021, stat. nov.; Liodessus b. matarredondassp. nov., and Liodessus b. sumapazssp. nov.
All that she wants: the role of cultural gender norms, career and family for professional migrant women in the Big Four
Authors: Langinier Hélène , Pereira Pündrich Aline , Al Ariss Akram
Published: January 2023

Notre objectif est de comprendre la façon dont les normes culturelles de genre influencent la possibilité pour les professionnelles migrantes venant d’Asie et des pays d’Europe de l’Est de s’impliquer dans la sphère professionnelle dans le secteur des Big Four. Pour cela, nous avons interviewé 40 femmes et leurs superviseurs de différentes nationalités au sein des quatre acteurs principaux du secteur de l’audit et du conseil à Luxembourg. Cet environnement extrêmement multiculturel présente un contexte organisationnel nécessitant une implication souvent difficile à concilier avec la vie familiale. Nous mobilisons le cadre théorique de l’intersectionnalité multi-niveaux (Winker & Degele, 2011) pour suggérer que les normes culturelles de genre croisent le statut hiérarchique et familial des femmes professionnelles migrantes quand elles arrivent à Luxembourg ainsi que leurs motivations pour migrer. Cette interaction permet d’expliquer leur capacité à prendre de la distance par rapport à leurs normes culturelles de genre et à s’investir dans la sphère professionnelle. Nous contribuons à la littérature sur les carrières féminines en soulignant que l’influence des normes sociales de genre sur les carrières des femmes, en interaction avec d’autres facteurs, peuvent mener au succès.
Learning from Nursing Home Infection Prevention and Control Citations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Kelly Sayuri , Kaehny Meg , Powell Martha C.
Published: January 2023

The devastating effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) highlight the critical need for effective infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in nursing homes. Nursing management and infection preventionists should be cognizant of the most common reasons underlying federal IPC citations during the pandemic. Analysis of IPC citation data from the first 7 months of the public health emergency identified that adherence to personal protective equipment (PPE) and mask use, appropriate transmission-based precautions, and hand hygiene were the most common reasons for COVID-19–related F880 citations, including those that placed a person at immediate risk for serious injury or death. More specific staff practices and other factors leading to a citation are also highlighted. Although nursing homes may have limited control over factors such as PPE supply and staffing resources, nursing management and infection preventionists can use these results to help ensure that operational mechanisms, staff training, and adherence monitoring efforts effectively address the areas most associated with COVID-19 IPC noncompliance. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 49
(2), 36–42.]
Effects of a Continuous Adductor Canal Block After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Authors: Visser Timothy G. , Cross Andrew S. , Mason Mark W.
Published: January 2023

This retrospective cohort study analyzed the short-term outcomes of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty receiving periarticular anesthetic injections (PAIs) with and without continuous adductor canal blocks (CACBs) regarding early postoperative narcotic use, pain scores, and range of motion with otherwise similar postoperative regimens. Two hundred ninety-four patients were included: 120 received PAIs with CACBs, and 174 received PAIs only. Matched analysis was performed for type of anesthesia. There were substantial decreases in early inpatient narcotic use with the addition of CACBs to PAIs with general and spinal anesthesia without an adverse effect on pain, knee range of motion, or length of stay. [
Orthopedics
. 2023;46(3):185–191.]
“Holding Space”: A Phenomenological Exploration of Mindfulness-Based Practice With Veterans Who Have Experienced Trauma
Authors: Nosek Marcianna , Meade Vanessa E.
Published: January 2023

The current phenomenological study examined the lived experiences of Veterans who completed a 4-month mindfulness program. One-on-one interviews were conducted with 12 Veterans using a Socratic method of interviewing, which yielded rich contextual narratives. Analysis was guided by a hermeneutic process to disclose concealed meanings. Findings demonstrate how holding space allowed deep healing and are presented under two distinct themes:
It's a We Thing!
encompasses what being in a community with nonjudgmental others afforded participants; and
Quiet Your Mind, Quiet Yourself, Your Body
is related to how practices of mindfulness taught participants to cope with daily challenges. Nurses working with Veterans may use mindfulness and peer support interventions to help transform trauma into profound healing and help Veterans find new meaning in life. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 61
(7), 47–55.]
Calibrated deep attention model for 3D pose estimation in the wild
Authors: Jiang Longkui , Wang Yuru , Ji Xinhe
Published: January 2023

Three-dimensional human pose estimation is a key technology in many computer vision tasks. Regressing a 3D pose from 2D images is a challenging task, especially for applications in natural scenes. Recovering the 3D pose from a monocular image is an ill-posed problem itself; moreover, most of the existing datasets have been captured in a laboratory environment, which means that the model trained by them cannot generalize well to in-the-wild data. In this work, we improve the 3D pose estimation performance by introducing the attention mechanism and a calibration network. The attention model will capture the channel-wise dependence, so as to enhance the depth analysis ability of the model. The multi-scale pose calibration network adaptively learns body structure and motion characteristics, and will therefore rectify the estimation results. We tested our model on the Human 3.6M dataset for quantitive evaluation, and the experimental results show the proposed methods with higher accuracy. In order to test the generalization capability for in-the-wild applications, we also report the qualitative results on the natural scene Leeds Sports Pose dataset; the visualization results show that the estimated results are more reasonable than the baseline model.
Factors Influencing Suicidal Ideation According to the Deprivation Indices of Different Regions in Korea
Authors: Kim Yun-Young , Park Hyung-Joo
Published: January 2023

Objectives: This study examined how deprivation differed by region and the effect those differences had on suicidal ideation among the local population.Methods: Data collected over 10 years (2012-2021) in the Korea Welfare Panel Study were organized into 3 categories: metropolitan, city, and rural. A panel analysis was conducted on the impact of deprivation indices, socio-demographic characteristics, and life satisfaction on suicidal ideation in each category.Results: Income, divorce status, family relationship satisfaction, and medical deprivation had a significant impact on suicidal ideation in metropolitan areas, whereas these variables did not have significant effects in rural areas. In other words, income, family, and medical support were more impactful in city areas.Conclusions: Although the deprivation index was higher in rural areas than in city areas due to an aging population and reduced income levels, the mental health of rural residents was found to be generally better than that of city residents. The possibility that this is related to the strength of relationships within the respective communities should be considered in light of recent discussions on relational welfare.
COVID-19 and Cognitive vs. Emotional Consumer Variations on Decision Making
Authors: Prasad Saraju
Published: January 2023

The Covid-19 crisis has propelled no small extent of changes in the attitude and behavior of people all over the world. This has created a challenge for the consumers' consumption on different categories of products. Consumers' behavior on the basis of their personalities, like emotional and cognitive, is the key area to study during the pandemic. Affect and cognition have profound impacts on behavioral pattern of consumers in all times. The pandemic changed purchase behavior and made consumers behave with cognition and emotion. The study has verified a deviation in consumer behavior on consumption of essential goods. The result is based on the brand consciousness and price sensitivity of both cognitive and emotional consumers during the purchase of essential commodities. Structural equation modeling utilized to study the extent of deviations in behavior during the purchases.
Customer Empowerment, Customer Retention, and Performance of Firms
Authors: Mishra Manoj Kumar , Singh Leena
Published: January 2023

This study looked into how customer empowerment affects a company's performance (i.e., a bank). The relationship between customer empowerment and the firm's performance of banks in India's Delhi and NCR region has been studied, and innovation and customer satisfaction have been found to mediate this relationship. 439 bank employees, both male and female, were chosen for this study. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to analyze the data, and it was discovered that the variables met the requirements of path analysis. Customer empowerment has been found to have a significant impact on firm performance (i.e., a bank) as well as a negligible impact on customer satisfaction and customer retention. Therefore, this research differs from earlier studies that demonstrate that customer empowerment has a significant impact. It suggests a comprehensive framework that explains the connections between customer empowerment, innovation, customer satisfaction, customer retention, and business performance.
To Study the Service Gap Between Customer Perceptions and Expectations in Services Provided by Cab Aggregators
Authors: Singh Amandeep , Bathla Devesh , Singh Amrinder
Published: January 2023

The most important objective of service quality is the retention of the customer to provide repeatability of services through customer satisfaction. Since customer perceptions and expectations affect the service quality, this study helps to understand and identify the service quality gaps in services provided by cab aggregators to customers in India using SERVQUAL Gap Analysis between perception and expectation. The main objective of this chapter is to understand, study, and compare the customer perception and expectations from customers using services of the cab aggregators within India to identify the areas of service quality gaps. Primary data was collected from 495 respondents from various cities across different demographic variables such as gender, age, income, education, and occupation. The responses were taken using Google Forms, which is consolidated in an Excel sheet. It is suggested to also create a service quality framework for cab aggregators on the basis of service quality gaps identified in the current study.
Examining the Moderating Effect of Green Product Knowledge on Green Product Advertising and Green Product Purchase Intention
Authors: Sayal Anu , Pant Mayank
Published: January 2023

Green products are essential for future and present generations, as they are safe for the environment and once disposed will easily get recycled. The world has recognised this fact and there has been lot of research on this as it is the future. The present study is an attempt to understand how much of knowledge about green products and its association with green product advertising leads to green product purchase, and how much of knowledge and attitude effect purchase intension. Prior research on this model has been conducted by Dr Suki, entitled “Green product purchase intention: impact of green brands, attitude, and knowledge,” in Malaysia, this research focuses on consumers of Uttarakhand in India. Results were similar except the moderating effect was not significant in prior research, but this research revealed that moderating effect was statistically significant.
Designing Audience Participation and Gamification in Intermedia Performance
Authors: Suhr H. Cecilia
Published: January 2023

“Humanity: From Survival to Revival” (“Dystopia to Utopia”) is a participatory survival game and audiovisual performance work that depicts the transformation of the dystopian state of humanity to utopianism in both the visual and sonic realms. Audience members are invited to participate in humanity's interactive survival games and to contribute their photographic facial outlines as visual content for the performance. This paper explores the theoretical framework behind designing audience participation and interaction by reflecting on the notion of dystopia as related to the COVID-19 pandemic, while also reflecting on this event's outcomes and challenges. In doing so, this study showcases the process of visual transformation, depicting the transition from dystopian to utopian paradigms via audience participation and musical performance.
Personality Antecedents of EWoM in Determining Online Customer Purchase Behavior
Authors: Vijayabanu C.  , Karthikeyan S.  , Gayathri R.
Published: January 2023

Electronic word of mouth (EWoM) is similar to the standard word of mouth- the only difference is, the use of Internet as a base in EWoM. By understanding the personality antecedents of EWoM, the consumer buyer beahviour could be analysed more specifically. The current study has the objectives of understanding the influence of the personality antecedents and EWoM, and of the consumer towards consumer purchase behaviour. The data were collected from 200 respondents in different districts of TamilNadu through a structured questionnaire. The data is analyzed by using the structural equation model in determining the relationship towards the purchase behaviour. It is evident from the study that EWoM determinant influent purchase behaviour with significant R square value of 0.41, and equally the personality of the customer influence with R square value 0.58. The model fit well and has greater alignment of fit also. The personality antecedents of EWoM have become an integral part of the current generation while making a purchase decision.
Top-K Pseudo Labeling for Semi-Supervised Image Classification
Authors: Jiang Yi , Sun Hui
Published: January 2023

In this paper, a top-k pseudo labeling method for semi-supervised self-learning is proposed. Pseudo labeling is a key technology in semi-supervised self-learning. Briefly, the quality of the pseudo label generated largely determined the convergence of the neural network and the accuracy obtained. In this paper, the authors use a method called top-k pseudo labeling to generate pseudo label during the training of semi-supervised neural network model. The proposed labeling method helps a lot in learning features from unlabeled data. The proposed method is easy to implement and only relies on the neural network prediction and hyper-parameter k. The experiment results show that the proposed method works well with semi-supervised learning on CIFAR-10 and CIFAR-100 datasets. Also, a variant of top-k labeling for supervised learning named top-k regulation is proposed. The experiment results show that various models can achieve higher accuracy on test set when trained with top-k regulation.
Age in the Acceptance of Mobile Social Media
Authors: Vasudeva Savdeep
Published: January 2023

This paper focuses on determining the age-based differences among consumers in terms of the acceptance of mobile social media. In doing so, the younger age group is represented by Generation Y and the elderly by Baby Boomers. Further, the famous UTAUT2 model is applied, and relationships mentioned in it are evaluated for the two age groups. For this purpose, a sample of 249 respondents was obtained from the online survey conducted in the state of Punjab in India. The statistical technique of multi-group path analysis using structural equation modelling (SEM) is applied to the generated data. The findings of the study reveal that the young age and elderly groups differ significantly in terms of the impact of effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, hedonic motivation on behavioral intention, and facilitating conditions on use behavior. It may provide important implications for future research related to internet marketing and mobile social media.
Collaborative Bullwhip Effect-Oriented Bi-Objective Optimization for Inference-Based Weighted Moving Average Forecasting in Decentralized Supply Chain
Authors: Tliche Youssef , Taghipour Atour , Mahfod-Leroux Jomana , Vosooghidizaji Mohammadali
Published: January 2023

Downstream demand inference (DDI) emerged in the supply chain theory, allowing an upstream actor to infer the demand occurring at his formal downstream actor without need of information sharing. Literature showed that simultaneously minimizing the average inventory level and the bullwhip effect isn't possible. In this paper, the authors show that demand inference is not only possible between direct supply chain links, but also at any downstream level. The authors propose a bi-objective approach to reduce both performance indicators by adopting the genetic algorithm. Simulation results show that bullwhip effect can be reduced highly if specific configurations are selected from the Pareto frontier. Numerical results show that demand's time-series structure, lead-times, holding and shortage costs, don't affect the behaviour of the bullwhip effect indicator. Moreover, the sensitivity analysis show that the optimization approach is robust when faced to varied initializations. Finally, the authors conclude the paper with managerial implications in multi-level supply chains.
An Overview of Advancements in Lie Detection Technology in Speech
Authors: Zhou Yan , Bu Feng
Published: January 2023

Lie detection technology in speech is a process of lying psychological state recognition according speech signal analysis. Normally, the emotion of tension if felt when people lie. As a result, this tension leads to some subtle changes of the sound channel structure; for example, the semantic characteristics, prosodic characteristics, resonance peak, and the psychoacoustics parameters all can be different from before. In this paper, the development situation of current lie detection technology is presented. Several public speech databases for lie detection are also introduced. Then, the research situation of feature expression, selection, and extraction for lie detection is described. In addition, the research progress of lie detection algorithm is highlighted. Finally, the future direction and the existing problems of lie detection technology in speech are summarized.
An Optimal Neural Network for Hourly and Daily Energy Consumption Prediction in Buildings
Authors: Wahid Fazli , Ghazali Rozaida , Ismail Lokman Hakim , Aseere Ali M. Algarwi
Published: January 2023

In this work, hourly and daily energy consumption prediction has been carried out using multi-layer feed forward neural network. The network designed in the proposed architecture has three layers, namely input layer, hidden layer, and output layer. The input layer had eight neurons, output layer had one neuron, and the number of neurons in the hidden layer was varied to find an optimal number for accurate prediction. Different parameters of the neural network were varied repeatedly, and the prediction accuracy was observed for each combination of different parameters to find an optimized combination of different parameters. For hourly energy consumption prediction, a total of six weeks data (September 1 to October 12, 2004) of 10 residential buildings has been used whereas for daily energy consumption prediction, a total of 52 weeks data (January 2004 to December 2004) of 30 residential buildings has been used. To evaluate the performance of the proposed approach, different performance evaluation measurements were applied.
Supplier Selection in Family Small and Medium Enterprises
Authors: Mantos Tracy , Layon Honey Lou , Beduya Nikkithea , Gulbe Iris , Layon Hannibal , Layon Ledesma Romagos , Ocampo Lanndon
Published: January 2023

Current literature on family businesses and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) offers some disintegrated insights in view of managing supply chains, particularly the supplier selection agenda. The presence of distinct characteristics inherent to both enterprises calls for a new line of inquiry regarding supplier selection for family SMEs. This work advances the literature by (1) identifying a set of supplier selection attributes best encapsulating the interests of family SMEs, and (2) evaluating these attributes to guide relevant decision-making. With a case study in the food industry and previous lists of supplier selection attributes, ten attributes were considered relevant to family SMEs. Applying the hybrid entropy-MARCOS method yields the priority attributes in decreasing order: on-time delivery, total service quality, product quality, productivity, attitude, response to customer requests, problem-solving capacity, payment terms, price, and flexibility. An analysis with other comparable methods suggests high consistency of these findings. Theoretical insights were discussed.
Experiential Metafunctional Analysis of Liu Xijun's “Bei Chou Ge” and Its English Versions
Authors: Huaming Cheng
Published: January 2023

This paper attempts to analyze and compare transitivity processes of “Bei Chou Ge” and its five English versions from the perspective of experiential function of Halliday's systemic-functional linguistics and makes a comment on the similarities and differences between them. Through the analysis of the transitivity of the poem and its translations, it is found that there are 5 versions for the first line, 3 versions for the second, third and sixth lines, and 1 version for the fourth and fifth lines, in which the transitivity maintains a high consistency with the original poem. Spearman Correlation shows that there is a significant positive relationship of transitivity between the version by Watson and the original poem, and the translation by Watson is highly correlated with the transitivity of the original poem with the following coefficient, p = 0.890. This study can give clues to the study of poems and their translations of the transitivity processes, by exploring the differences of participants and circumstantial elements with the theoretical framework of functional grammar.
A Semantic Matching Method of E-Government Information Resources Knowledge Fusion Service Driven by User Decisions
Authors: Huang Xinping , Zhu Siyuan , Ren Yue
Published: January 2023

This study focuses on the knowledge fusion model of e-government information resources that supports user decision-making information needs, it discusses the user decision-making information needs model, the knowledge fusion service model, and the relationship between them. The inter-layer mapping matching mechanism realizes the ultimate value of knowledge fusion. Therefore, this paper analyses and studies the mapping mechanism between the user information demand model and the knowledge fusion service model. A semantic, similarity-based knowledge fusion service matching method for e-government information resources is proposed to address the problem of lack of semantics in traditional web service matching methods. This method uses the ontology description language OWL-S to map information requirement documents of user decisions and knowledge fusion service function documents into an ontology tree structure. The authors then use this as the basis to calculate the concept similarity and relationship similarity measures, and the service matching based on semantic similarity can be realized.
Adaptation and indication of forage crops for agricultural production in sandy soils in western Bahia State, Brazil
Authors: Simeão Rosangela Maria , Silva Dagma Dionísia da , Santos Flávia Cristina dos , Vilela Lourival , Silveira Márcia Cristina Teixeira da , Resende Anna Carolina , Albuquerque Paulo Emílio Pereira de
Published: January 2023

The diversity of soils and climate in Brazil imposes the need to evaluate the adaptation of fodder species to soil and climate conditions to guide producers and technicians in choosing the best alternatives for their region. The objective of this study was to evaluate and identify fodder cultivars for pasture and soil cover with tolerance to drought and high production in the sandy soils of southern Bahia, Brazil. The performance of 29 commercial cultivars of perennial and annual tropical forage species was evaluated in six cuts in 2019 and 2020. The green and dry mass yield per cut and the daily dry matter accumulation rate were evaluated considering the periods of water surplus and deficit and the drought tolerance index for each cultivar was estimated. Grass and legume cultivars showed differences in establishment, yield in the water surplus, and in the re-establishment after the water deficit. Based on the values of the drought tolerance index and in the dry mass daily yields before and after the water deficit, the cultivars adapted and indicated for regional continuous grazing were Xaraés, Marandu, Massai, Tanzânia, Paiaguás, and Zuri, in that order. The grasses B. ruziziensis and B. decumbens were indicated for use as cover plants after the harvest due to their high capacity of establishment and short-term production. The annual and perennial legume plants were also indicated for cover, and the combination of cultivars and their potential for straw in direct planting or use in integrated systems still need to be validated.
Indicators for evaluation of model performance: irrigation hydraulics applications
Authors: Sobenko Luiz Ricardo , Pimenta Bruna Dalcin , Camargo Antonio Pires de , Robaina Adroaldo Dias , Peiter Marcia Xavier , Frizzone José Antonio
Published: January 2023

Several mathematical models have been developed for applications in the hydraulics of irrigation systems and several performance indicators of these models are used and suggested by the literature. Thus, the objective of this work was to investigate the performance of statistical indicators for the evaluation of models in irrigation hydraulics. For this, three case studies which represent typical irrigation hydraulics modeling were used to assess the indicators. A set of indicators were analyzed: a) difference-based: mean absolute error, mean square error, root mean square error, scaled root mean square error, and percent mean absolute error; b) efficiency-based: Nash-Sutcliffe and Legates-McCabe; c) correlation coefficient ( ); d) coefficient of determination ( ); e) index of agreement index ( ); f) Camargo and Sentelhas index ( ); and g) graphical methods: regression error characteristic curve based on relative absolute error and 1:1 scatter plot. For the evaluated cases, which are physical phenomena, differentiable indicators are similar measures and it is appropriate to report either or both indices. The assessment of models must also be supported by graphical analysis, which shows the real scenario of errors in the model evaluation processes. Efficiency-based indicators, , , , and  are not recommended and should be avoided in modeling of irrigation hydraulics.