Computational methods for the assessment of empathic synchrony by Bizzego, Andrea, Gabrieli, Giulio, Azhari, Atiqah, Setoh, Peipei, Esposito, Gianluca

“…We adopted physynch to study the synchrony of the electrodermal activity in 61 male-female dyads with different types of relationship: strangers (18 dyads), friends (23 dyads) and lovers (20 dyads). The findings confirm previous results on Heart Rate Variability synchrony and suggest that synchrony is influenced by the type of relationship and is stronger in dyads of strangers. physynch is made available for download and use for researchers interested in measuring physiological synchrony.…”
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Who attacks America? Islamist attacks on the American homeland by Saiya, Nilay

“…In this article, the author evaluates a number of proposed causes of terrorism against the empirical record of 60 individuals who, claiming to have been motivated by their understanding of Islam, have plotted or carried out attacks against the American homeland. The analysis finds that while many theories of terrorism fail to explain the phenomenon of Islamist, anti-American terrorism, these terrorists do share a few traits, namely that they tend to be well-educated, young men reared in countries characterized by government repression, many of which happen to be security partners of the United States. …”
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The paradox of technology innovativeness and risk perceptions – a profile of Asian smartphone users by Wang, Xiaohui, Lee, Kwan Min

“…Theoretical and practical implications are discussed based on these findings.…”
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Crystalline olefin-linked chiral covalent organic frameworks as a platform for asymmetric catalysis by He, Ting, On, Ivan Keng Wee, Bi, Shuai, Huang, Ziyue, Guo, Jingjing, Wang, Zhifang, Zhao, Yanli

“…Moreover, the heterogeneous chiral catalysts are conveniently recycled and could maintain the performance after ten catalytic cycles. Our findings expand the scope to construct stable and crystalline chiral COFs for the asymmetric catalysis.…”
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Hamiltonian non-Hermicity: accurate dynamics with the multiple Davydov D2 Ansätze by Zhang, Lixing, Shen, Kaijun, Yan, Yiying, Sun, Kewei, Gelin, Maxim F., Zhao, Yang

“…As illustrative examples, three systems of interest have been studied, a non-Hermitian system of dissipative Landau-Zener transitions, a non-Hermitian multimode Jaynes-Cummings model, and a dissipative Holstein-Tavis-Cummings model, all of which are shown to be effectively described by the mDA method. Our findings high light the versatility of the mDA as a powerful numerical tool for investigating complex many-body non-Hermitian systems, which can be extended to explore diverse phenomena such as skin effects, excited-state dynamics, and spectral topology in the non-Hermitian field.…”
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Distributed model predictive control for active air suspension systems of autonomous vehicles by Wang, Muyun

“…The proposed method effectively maintains system response time and control accuracy while also improving these parameters. The simulation findings indicate that the DMPC control algorithm enhanced the performance of the connected suspension relative to the passive suspension and the traditional MPC method. which would increase the vehicle's handling stability and comfort.…”
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Engineering of anti-cancer g-quadruplex nucleic acids and anti-bacterial protein fibers by Truong, Thi Hong Anh

“…In the first project, structural conformation and bioactivity of G-quadruplex-forming sequences, derived from a well-known aptamer AGRO100, was explored. Our findings on the novel G-quadruplex structures and their anti-proliferative activity against cancer cells might contribute in the development of oligonucleotides for therapeutic treatment. …”
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Nonprofit managers' motivational styles: a view beyond the intrinsic-extrinsic dichotomy by Chen, Chung-An

“…By testing variables from the NASP-III data set and employing self-determination theory (SDT), the author obtained the following findings. First, nonprofit managers’ motivational styles fall into five different categories as suggested in SDT. …”
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (MoS2, MoSe2, WS2 and WSe2) exfoliation technique has strong influence upon their capacitance by Ambrosi, Adriano, Eng, Alex Yong Sheng, Sofer, Zdeněk, Pumera, Martin, Mayorga-Martinez, Carmen Clotilde

“…We found that both the metal/chalcogen composition and the type of intercalator strongly affect the capacitance of the exfoliated materials. These findings shall have profound implications on the construction of high-performance energy storage devices based on TMD.…”
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Lie, cheat, and steal: how harmful brands motivate consumers to act unethically by Rotman, Jeff D., Khamitov, Mansur, Connors, Scott

“…That is, consumers are more likely to lie, cheat, or steal to punish a harmful brand. Drawing on these findings, we advance implications for consumer psychologists and marketing practitioners and provide avenues for future research in the area.…”
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Corporate governance and the information content of earnings announcements : a cross-country analysis by Lau, Sie Ting, Shrestha, Keshab, Yu, Jing

“…Using firm‐level data from 23 developed markets, we document a positive association between overall firm‐level governance quality and the informativeness of earnings announcements measured by abnormal stock return variance. This finding is robust after controlling for the potential endogeneity of firm‐level corporate governance. …”
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Extraction of attribute concepts from Japanese adjectives by Kyoko, Kanzaki, Bond, Francis, Tomuro, Noriko, Hitoshi, Isahara

“…We describe various syntactic and semantic conditions for finding abstractnouns which refer to concepts of adjectives from a text, in an attempt to explore the creation of a thesaurus from text. …”
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Sustainable rural tourism in Iran : a perspective from Hawraman village by Henderson, Joan C., Ghaderi, Zahed

“…The focus is on the reactions of residents and their perceptions of tourism impacts and formal policies. Findings indicate that villagers are concerned about the use of local natural and cultural resources for tourism purposes, recognising negative consequences which seem to them to outweigh positive effects. …”
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Social computing in tourism websites by Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan

“…A total of 90 tourism-related websites was randomly drawn from Asia, American and Europe for analysis. The findings reveal that the order of prevalence among the different social computing tools is as follows: social tagging services, blogs, mashup, RSS and multimedia sharing services. …”
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Economic influence on rights issue announcement behavior in Malaysia by Salamudin, Norhana, Ariff, Mohamed, Md Nassir, Annuar

“…The term premiums, which decline (rise) during favourable (unfavourable) economic conditions, are correlated with announcement period returns. These findings support the good news hypothesis that the return is positive because investors expect the funds from issues to be used in profitable investment projects in a high growth emerging economy.…”
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Enhancing the resilience of supply chains in the fashion apparel industry through intelligent logistics—evidence from China by Cai, Junjie, Sharkawi, Ismawati, Taasim, Shairil Izwan

“…This study examines the impact of intelligent logistics on the resilience of supply chains in the fashion apparel industry, based on data from prefecture-level cities in China and A- share listed fashion apparel companies from 2008 to 2021. The findings show that intelligent logistics significantly enhance both the resistance and recovery capabilities of supply chains, promoting an overall improvement in supply chain resilience. …”
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Unveiling the enigma of blind box impulse buying curiosity: the moderating role of price consciousness by Gong, Xiyun, Yee, Choy Leong, Lee, Shin Yiing, Mohammad Saif, Abu Naser, Liu, Meilian, Anonthi, Fariah

“…Insights from an online survey of 306 Chinese respondents indicate that environmental factors and specific product characteristics positively influence consumer curiosity, while price consciousness has a negative moderate effect. The findings also show that customer curiosity stimulates impulse buying behavior and mediates the relationship between store atmosphere, surprise, and perceived novelty. …”
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Information Sources and Investment Decision among Malaysian Investors: Clarifying the Role of Gender and Product Knowledge by Yusuff, Noraini, Mansor, Fadillah, Ahmad Musadik, Siti Hajar Salwa, Abu Bakar, Azizi, Haji Hashim, Hydzulkifli

“…The result indicate that information sources strongly influence Islamic unit trust investment decision when the Muslim investors have low product knowledge. In addition, the finding also reveal that information sources strongly influence Islamic unit trust investment decision more for female investors than male investors…”
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Business Continuity Management Implementation in the Malaysian Public Sector by Abu Bakar, Zahari, Yaacob, Noorulsadiqin Azbiya, Mohamed Udin, Zulkifli, Hanaysha, Jalal R. M., Lee, Khai Loon

“…Out of 73 questionnaires distributed, 38 responses were found to be usable, representing an effective response rate of 55 percent. The finding revealed that all participating government departments and agencies have implemented a BCM program. …”
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Universal, Intuitive, and Permanent Pictograms : A Human-Centered Design Process Grounded in Embodied Cognition, Semiotics, and Visual Perception / by Bühler, Daniel, author 643113

“…Target audience Designers profit from this book because they will be able to further improve their designs Researchers profit because the findings contribute to research on universal and intuitive interaction Businesses profit because they will be able to adapt their processes, increasing suitability and profitability Dr. …”