scholarly journals The impact of facemasks on emotion recognition, trust attribution and re-identification

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Marini ◽  
Alessandro Ansani ◽  
Fabio Paglieri ◽  
Fausto Caruana ◽  
Marco Viola
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Emotional Expressions ◽  
Mouth Region ◽  
Visual Access ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Face Reading ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Identity Processing

AbstractCovid-19 pandemics has fostered a pervasive use of facemasks all around the world. While they help in preventing infection, there are concerns related to the possible impact of facemasks on social communication. The present study investigates how emotion recognition, trust attribution and re-identification of faces differ when faces are seen without mask, with a standard medical facemask, and with a transparent facemask restoring visual access to the mouth region. Our results show that, in contrast to standard medical facemasks, transparent masks significantly spare the capability to recognize emotional expressions. Moreover, transparent masks spare the capability to infer trustworthiness from faces with respect to standard medical facemasks which, in turn, dampen the perceived untrustworthiness of faces. Remarkably, while transparent masks (unlike standard masks) do not impair emotion recognition and trust attribution, they seemingly do impair the subsequent re-identification of the same, unmasked, face (like standard masks). Taken together, this evidence supports a dissociation between mechanisms sustaining emotion and identity processing. This study represents a pivotal step in the much-needed analysis of face reading when the lower portion of the face is occluded by a facemask.

Face masks bolsters the characteristics from looking at a face even when facial expressions are impaired

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wee Kiat Lau
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Expressions ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Emotional Expressions ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Face ◽  
Full Face ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
The Impact

Face masks impact social interactions negatively because emotion recognition is difficult due to the occlusion by the masks. But is this enough to associate face masks to negative social interactions? We investigated the impact of face masks on invariant characteristics, trait-like characteristics, and emotional expressions for faces with and without face masks. Participants completed an online survey and rated masked and no-masked faces. Participants never saw the same face with and without masks. According to the results, when compared to no-masked faces, emotional expressions for masked faces were rated poorer. However, ratings for other characteristics were rated better for masked faces. This suggested that, while some aspects such as emotional expressions, were negatively impeded by face masks, other aspects were not affected the same way. Post-hoc modelling for trait-like characteristics also revealed that for some characteristics, the non-occluded region of the face helped us understand certain information about a person. Likewise, for other characteristics, the full face helped us gather certain information about the person. Collectively, the results, together with the literature, hinted at greater acceptance of face masks. There were better ratings for certain characteristics with face masks, despite worser ratings for emotion expressions. Therefore, face masks did not necessarily impact social interactions negatively. Future directions were proposed to expand the research.

scholarly journals ТНЕ WORLD OIL MARKET: THE SEARCH FOR BALANCE IN THE NEW "OIL" REALITY

2016 ◽  
pp. 115-124
Author(s):  
T. A. Malova ◽  
V. I. Sisoeva
Keyword(s):  
Price Volatility ◽  
Future Market ◽  
Oil Market ◽  
The World ◽  
Competitive Relations ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Analysis Of Dynamics ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
The Impact

The article provides an analysis of change of the world oil market in the face of new "oil" reality. Factors of formation of new "oil" reality in the global world defined. Scientific background and current state of research of the problem are described. It is shownthat in the Russian and foreign literature the considerable attention is paid to the analysis of dynamics of the quantitative variables characterizing fluctuations and shocks in the oil market. At the same time the search for balance in the new "oil" reality are not considerably investigated yet. The proposed approach allows toreveal the substance of the transformation of the world oil market, to assess the changes in the oil market with the development of rhenium in terms of efficiency and functioning of the mechanism, the prospects of price volatility in the oil market. The main directions of transformation of the oil market are follows. Development of a subject basis of the oil market due to changes of a role of the main market players whose structure includes the USA, Saudi Arabia, Russia now. The impact of regulatory factors complex in the oil market towards equilibrium, which include activity of OPEC, supply of shale oil, future market,activity of the uniform regulator and national regulators. Transformation of the oil market in the direction of perfection of the competitive relations, achievement of optimum market balance as a result of coordination and interaction of interests of participants of the global oil market.

scholarly journals Social isolation and quarantine in the COVID-19 pandemic: impacts on mental health and quality of population life

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e30510212535
Author(s):  
Gabriel Kiaro Leite Nunes ◽  
Karinne Alice Santos de Araújo ◽  
Thais Ranielle Souza de Oliveira ◽  
Marcelina da Conceição Botelho Teixeira ◽  
Ieler Ferreira Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Definitive Treatment ◽  
World Population ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about major changes in the lifestyle of the world population. Due to the lack of vaccines or a definitive treatment for disease, governments around the world have adopted social isolation and quarantine as methods to control the spread of the virus. Objective: Thus, the objective of this study was to discuss how social isolation and quarantine periods affected people's mental health and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An integrative literature review was carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic between March and September 2020, establishing the following guiding question: How did social isolation and quarantine affect the mental health and quality of life of the population in the COVID-19 pandemic? Results: The final sample consisted of nineteen (19) articles, two (2) addressed depression during the pandemic period, three (3) presented the pandemic and the relationship with sociodemographic aspects, five (5) analyzed mental health in the pandemic, four (4) reported the impact of COVID-19 on the population's style and quality of life and the last five (5) demonstrated the quality of human relationships and emotional aspects in the face of the pandemic. Conclusion: It was demonstrated that isolation and the quarantine period had a negative impact on the population's quality of life and long-term mental health.

Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Townshend
Keyword(s):  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
Religious Extremism ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Freedom Fighter ◽  
Terrorist Violence

Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction examines the historical, ideological, and local roots of terrorist violence and explores terrorism in relation to revolutionary power, nationalism, and religious extremism. Is one person’s terrorist another’s freedom fighter? Is terrorism crime or war? What can we do to stop it? For many, the terrorist attacks of September 2001 changed the face of the world, pushing terrorism to the top of many political agendas. This VSI considers recent changes in terrorism, such as the emergence of ISIS and upsurge in individual suicide action, looking at the impact and consequences of several recent terrorist attacks, and outlining the complex issues related to antiterrorist and counterterrorist measures.

scholarly journals Most Preferred Business Banking Product of HDFC Bank in Trichy City

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 177-185
Author(s):  
Uma Rani T.
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Constant Factor ◽  
Asset Liability Management ◽  
Liability Management ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Rapid Transformation

Change is the only constant factor in this dynamic world and banking is not an exception. The changes staring in the face of bankers relates to the fundamental way of banking-which is undergoing rapid transformation in the world of today, in response to the forces of completion productivity and efficiency of operations, reduced operating margins better asset/liability management, risk management, any time and any where banking. The major challenge faced by banks today is to protect the falling margins due to the impact of competition. Another significant impact of banks today is the technology issue. In this study the business banking products of HDFC bank, that best suits the needs of the borrower were analysed. The Customer feels that loans to be obtained require a process that is extremely complicating and time consuming. This calls for an ombudsman setup separately for the domain. The observation and findings of the study have helped to give useful recommendation to bank. The implementation of the suggestion can help to improve strategies and build competencies over that of their competitors. This study has there by helped me by giving exposure into new concepts in today’s banking scenario as the interface shifts from service to products. There has also been some insight into competency recognition.

scholarly journals THE STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY IN THE WELFARE OF PEOPLE AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN THE FACE OF COVID-19 FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS

1970 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-198
Author(s):  
Serlika Aprita ◽  
Lilies Anisah
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Problem Solver ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Government ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

The Covid-19 pandemic was taking place in almost all countries around the world. Along with the increasingly vigorous government strategy in tackling the spread of the corona virus that was still endemic until now, the government had started to enforce the Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) with the signing of Government Regulation (PP) No. 21 of 2020 about PSBB which was considered able to accelerate countermeasures while preventing the spread of corona that was increasingly widespread in Indonesia. The research method used was normative prescriptive. The government put forward the principle of the state as a problem solver. The government minimized the use of region errors as legitimacy to decentralization. The government should facilitated regional best practices in handling the pandemic. Thus, the pandemic can be handled more effectively. The consideration, the region had special needs which were not always accommodated in national policies. The government policy should be able to encourage the birth of regional innovations in handling the pandemic as a form of fulfilling human rights in the field of health. Innovation was useful in getting around the limitations and differences in the context of each region. In principle, decentralization required positive incentives, not penalties. Therefore, incentive-based central policies were more awaited in handling and minimizing the impact of the pandemic.    

scholarly journals The impact of face masks on emotion recognition performance and perception of threat

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melina Grahlow ◽  
Claudia Rupp ◽  
Birgit Dernt
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Recognition Performance ◽  
Recognition Task ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Perception Of Threat ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

Facial emotion recognition is crucial for social interaction. However, in times of a global pandemic, where wearing a face mask covering mouth and nose is widely encouraged to prevent the spread of disease, successful emotion recognition may be challenging. In Study 1, we investigated whether emotion recognition, assessed by a validated emotion recognition task, is impaired for faces wearing a mask compared to uncovered faces, in a sample of 790 participants between 18 and 89 years. Additionally, perception of threat for faces with and without mask was assessed. We found impaired emotion recognition for faces wearing a mask compared to faces without mask, especially for those depicting anger, sadness and disgust. Further, we observed that perception of threat was altered for faces wearing a mask. In Study 2, we compared emotion recognition performance for faces with and without face mask to faces that are occluded by something other than a mask, i.e. a bubble as well as only showing the upper part of the faces. We found that, for most emotions and especially for disgust, there seems to be an effect that can be ascribed to the face mask specifically, both for emotion recognition performance and perception of threat. Methodological constraints as well as the importance of wearing a mask despite temporarily compromised social interaction are discussed.

The Linking of the UTCV and the MSMEs in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact for the improvement of their processes

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Paula Rosalinda Antonio-Vidaña ◽  
Luz Del Carmen Muñoz-Palacios ◽  
Alejandro De Jesús Hernández-Peralta ◽  
Daniel Martínez-Navarrete
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Business Organization ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
Theoretical Support ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this article is an analysis of the speeches given in the face of the difficult link between MSMEs and HEIs, the UTCV case for the development of scientific projects and the completion of theses related to MSMEs, and thereby contribute to the strengthening the business organization in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic that occurred throughout the world and is present in different spaces, business, educational, among others, however, the study is limited in describing the problems given in technological higher education and their interaction with micro-entrepreneurs in the development of academic projects, the measures adopted for the fulfillment of academic and bonding activities, from a perspective on the insertion of information technologies, tools and means of organization as adjustments to educational models and processes. The methodology used is mixed with a correlational descriptive approach, through the use of bibliographic information sources for the realization of theoretical support, likewise the focus group tool was used, considering the teachers who stayed in May-August 2020. The results showed the perception of businessmen and teachers of stays linked to MSMEs, their impact and development in the face of the pandemic. The contribution is achieved once the literature and results obtained from the focus group have been reviewed, which allows establishing the degree of flexibility for the implementation of new processes to MSMEs, which allows an area of opportunity to generate interaction of scientific projects with MSMEs, as well as the forms of interaction given to COVID-19.

A Slap in the Face of American Taste: Transporting He Who Gets Slapped to American Audiences

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick H. White
Keyword(s):  
External Action ◽  
Psychological Development ◽  
Semiotic System ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

This chapter discusses the impact of Leonid Andreev’s 1915 play He Who Gets Slapped on the U.S., where it was adapted into three genres: film, novel, and opera. Andreev’s play represents an example of his invented genre of panpsyche theater, in which the external action is driven by inner, psychological struggle, in this case of a clown who runs from a failed marriage and tries to find solace in the world of the circus. Victor Sjöström’s 1924 film of the play, the first MGM production, emphasized motifs of romance and revenge rather than Andreev’s focus on psychological development. Later, the play was adapted into a novel by George Carlin (1925) and a 1956 opera by Robert Ward and Bernard Stambler. The semiotic system of the circus allowed this play to be transported successfully to American audiences.

The Impact of Emerging Technology on Nursing Care: Warp Speed Ahead

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Huston
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Nurse Leaders ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

While myriad forces are changing the face of contemporary healthcare, one could argue that nothing will change the way nursing is practiced more than current advances in technology. Indeed, technology is changing the world at warp speed and nowhere is this more evident than in healthcare settings. This article identifies seven emerging technologies that will change the practice of nursing; three skill sets nurses will need to develop to acquire, use, and integrate these emerging technologies; and four challenges nurse leaders will face in integrating this new technology.

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