Cross-cultural similarities and differences of social touch : a literature review by Tan, Zheng Yee

“…However, current literature has yet to provide conclusive answers, partly due to fewer studies examining this psychological phenomenon than well-understood ones (e.g., facial expressions). Could biological mechanisms explain for psychological phenomenon of social touch, or could a more complex cultural perspective provide a better understanding? …”
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From demonetisation to Covid-19: Insights on the dynamics between informality and financial inclusion from the city of Kolkata, India by Ma, T

“…</p> <p>Empirical research finds that while Demonetisation and Covid-19 managed to reduce some forms of financial informality associated with the use of cash in saving, payment, and borrowing through their catalytic effects on digitalisation, other informal financial practices persisted or even increased, serving as substitutes for or supplements to insufficient and dysfunctional formal ones. There also persisted economic and urban informality, intersecting social inequalities, and systemic failures as barriers to broad-based financial inclusion. …”

Rediscovering Homo sapiens in international politics: evolution and rationality’s missing link by Johnson, D

“…An evolutionary perspective suggests: (1) rational choice is not always the most effective or efficient solution to decision-making problems; (2) cognitive biases are not mistakes, but adaptive “strategic instincts,” which evolved because they helped us make good decisions, not bad ones; (3) these “non-rational” dispositions follow a systematic pattern, allowing predictions about how people are likely to react under given conditions; (4) a theory for the origins of preferences; (5) an explanation for why humans can sometimes seem rational and sometimes non-rational (because adaptive behavior depends on context); and finally (6) error management theory suggests that cognitive biases evolved precisely because of uncertainty, as a way of minimizing costs over time. …”

A multimodal neural signature of face processing in autism within the fusiform gyrus by Floris, DL, Llera, A, Zabihi, M, Moessnang, C, Jones, EJH, Mason, L, Haartsen, R, Holz, NE, Mei, T, Elleaume, C, Vieira, BH, Pretzsch, CM, Forde, NJ, Baumeister, S, Dell’Acqua, F, Durston, S, Banaschewski, T, Ecker, C, Holt, RJ, Baron-Cohen, S, Bourgeron, T, Charman, T, Loth, E, Murphy, DGM, Beckmann, CF

“…Multimodal components outperformed unimodal ones in differentiating groups. In autistic individuals, multimodal components were associated with cognitive and clinical features linked to social, but not nonsocial, functioning. …”

Assessing serial recall as a measure of artificial grammar learning by Jenkins, HE, de Graaf, Y, Smith, F, Riches, N, Wilson, B

“…Previous research has shown that when sequences of phonemes can be chunked into ‘words’, participants are better able to recall these sequences than random ones. Here, in two experiments, we investigated whether serial visual recall could be used to effectively measure the learning of a more complex artificial grammar that is designed to emulate the between-word relationships found in language. …”

Adaptive social networks promote the wisdom of crowds by Almaatouq, Abdullah, Noriega-Campero, Alejandro, Alotaibi, Abdulrahman, Krafft, P. M., Moussaid, Mehdi, Pentland, Alex

“…Social networks continuously change as new ties are created and existing ones fade. It is widely acknowledged that our social embedding has a substantial impact on what information we receive and how we form beliefs and make decisions. …”
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Uncertainty Quantification of Spatiotemporal Travel Demand With Probabilistic Graph Neural Networks by Wang, Qingyi, Wang, Shenhao, Zhuang, Dingyi, Koutsopoulos, Haris, Zhao, Jinhua

“…We found that the probabilistic assumptions (e.g. distribution tail, support) have a greater impact on uncertainty prediction than the deterministic ones (e.g. deep modules, depth). Among the family of Prob-GNNs, the GNNs with truncated Gaussian and Laplace distributions achieve the highest performance in transit and ridesharing data. …”
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Semantic embedding for quantum algorithms by Rossi, Zane M, Chuang, Isaac L

“…The methods used, based in category theory, establish a theory of semantically embeddable quantum algorithms, and provide a new role for QSP/QSVT in reducing sophisticated algorithmic problems to simpler algebraic ones.…”
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From Opinion Dynamics to Collective Action: How Identity-Based Tolerance Leads to Political Extremism by Liang, Chen E.

“…Current sociological theories attribute the recent surge in political extremism to mechanisms of opinion “homophily” (i.e., like-minded individuals interact more while dissimilar ones might distance) and “assimilation (i.e., interactions homogenize opinions),” which collectively suggest a social world dominated by extreme views. …”
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Development of a uniform-droplet spray apparatus for high melting temperature metals by Joumaa, Hady K

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Wearable technology and fashion as a defence mechanism by Mathews, Rachel Ann

“…People tracking solutions not only enable real-time location information and a peace of mind for families and loved ones, but also empower users to signal the need for urgent attention and assistance should an emergency occur. …”
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Blind detection of interleaver parameters for non-binary coded sequence by He, Pan.

“…For binary data, we count the number of ones in each column of a rank-deficient matrix. Threshold is set to categorize dependent and independent columns. …”
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Raman spectroscopic study of the effects of dissolved NaCl and temperature on water structure by Wang, Yanan.

“…When in liquid state, there exist various local hydrogen-bond networks through which the water molecule interacts with its neighboring ones. Although the peak values of FT-IR Spectroscopies of water under different temperatures shows the consistent movement trend with NaCl solutions, the theory behind is quite different. …”
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Development and application of novel proteomics methods in proteomics research by Hao, Piliang

“…However, characterization of protein post-translational modifications remains challenging, especially those less studied ones. Protein deamidation is reported to be involved in aging and many diseases, but so far is less studied due to technical challenges. …”
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A study on the impacts caused by developments in the arctic region by Yeo, Melisa Hui Mei

“…Over the years, there have been many changes in the Arctic and there are still plenty of on-going developments and potential ones on the way. Developments in the Arctic are affecting the environment, and potentially have a far-reaching economic and technological impact on the world. …”
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A study on sensor placement and robotic grippers - improvisation on the wall climbing robot for indoor applications by Subramaniam, Srinivasan

“…Once the increased payload capacity in the robot is taken care of, the bulk of content in this report would be about designing new gripping assemblies or getting ones that are already available and testing out every single permutation and combination which gives an ideal result in sensor placements. …”
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A phenomenology of kenosis: Jean-Luc Nancy after the theological turn by Deketelaere, N

“…Moreover, I argue, an accurate understanding of the theological terms (revelation and incarnation) would itself indicate their divergence from the philosophical ones (givenness and embodiment). In short, only by turning to theology, can phenomenology come into its own as philosophy: by exploring the theological dimension, we can correct phenomenology’s structural theological inclination; only by passing through the theological, can phenomenology be de-theologised.…”

Political championship: understanding African state effectiveness and Sino-African infrastructure development by Wang, Y

“…This research also challenges the conventional belief and shows that short-term electoral institutions can be as effective as long-term centralized ones in generating leadership commitment to developmental projects or policies. …”

A comparative machine learning study of schizophrenia biomarkers derived from functional connectivity by Shevchenko, V, Benn, RA, Scholz, R, Wei, W, Pallavicini, C, Klatzmann, U, Alberti, F, Satterthwaite, TD, Wassermann, D, Bazin, P, Margulies, DS

“…Additionally, we demonstrated that the edges which contribute the most to classification performance are the ones connecting primary sensory regions. Functional connectivity within the primary sensory regions showed the highest discrimination capabilities between subjects with schizophrenia and neurotypical controls. …”

Predictive model for heat stress-related symptoms among steel mill workers in East Java, Indonesia by Nurhartonosuro, Imam Munajat, Md Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Suadi Nata, Dayana Hazwani, Karuppiah, Karmegam, Ng, Yee Guan, Pramudya Ananta, Gede

“…Conclusion: With these values in hand, ones can predict whether workers will be exposed to heat stress work environment. …”
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