Building Personalized Trust: Discovering What Makes One Trust and Act on Facebook Posts

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Michelle X. Zhou ◽  
Huahai Yang ◽  
Gloria Mark ◽  
Mengdie Hu ◽  
Jalal Mahumd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prior Work ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Subjective Perceptions ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Potential Risks

What makes one trust or distrust a post on Facebook? What makes one willing to take an action on the post, such as sharing it with friends, following its advice, or even making a donation for its cause? We hypothesize that personal factors in addition to the characteristics of a post would be associated with one's trust and willingness to take actions on the post. To test our hypothesis, we have examined the relationships between a wide variety of personal factors and how users perceived the credibility of a post on Facebook and their associated behavior—willingness to act on the post with the acceptance of potential risks. Our results from a study involving 400 participants reveal several new findings. Notably, beyond message properties, we have discovered that personal factors are significantly associated with how users perceived the credibility of Facebook posts. Not only do our findings extend prior work on studying the relationships between information properties and users' trust in Facebook posts, but they also indicate the potential of tailoring intended messages to an audience based on their personal factors for establishing desired trust. Moreover, we have found that a combination of personal factors is associated more with users' willingness to act on a post than their perceptions of credibility alone. This finding deepens the understanding of users' behavior on Facebook beyond learning their subjective perceptions. It also informs how to potentially tailor intended messages to an audience based on the audience's personal factors so that the audience can act on the messages beyond just perceiving the credibility of the messages. We also discuss the implications of our findings for building personalized trust between message authors and readers on Facebook and beyond.

scholarly journals Potential pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (04) ◽  
pp. 434-446
Author(s):  
Taha Bin Arif ◽  
Javeria Saquib ◽  
Ayman Iqbal ◽  
Shajeea Arshad Ali ◽  
Farea Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measures ◽  
World Health ◽  
Pharmacological Interventions ◽  
Plasma Therapy ◽  
Pharmacological Agents ◽  
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy ◽  
Medical Interventions ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Health Organization

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated in Wuhan, China, and subsequently spread to 215 countries and territories. Due to the high transmission rates of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the disease has been declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Scientists are striving to investigate and contribute new findings of the disease to the literature, especially related to the treatments and preventive measures that can be undertaken to curb its transmission. Multiple studies regarding medical interventions such as antivirals use, mesenchymal stem cell therapy, and convalescent plasma therapy have been published to date. Furthermore, non-pharmacological measures including the usage of personal protective equipment, undertaking proper hand hygiene, and social distancing has been reported to suppress the spread of this infection. However, a definite cure has not been discovered yet. In this review, we have summarized the effectiveness, potential risks, and side effects of all pharmacological agents and non-pharmacological preventive strategies as well as the prospects of possible vaccine for COVID-19.

scholarly journals Near-Native Sociolinguistic Competence in French: Evidence from Variable Future-Time Expression

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aarnes Gudmestad ◽  
Amanda Edmonds ◽  
Bryan Donaldson ◽  
Katie Carmichael
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Prior Work ◽  
Future Time ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Sociolinguistic Competence ◽  
Linguistic Constraints

This study aims to advance the understanding of sociolinguistic competence among near-native speakers and to further knowledge about the acquisition of variable structures. We conduct a quantitative analysis of variable future-time expression in informal conversations between near-native and native speakers of French. In addition to examining linguistic constraints that have been investigated in previous research, we build on prior work by introducing a new factor that enables us to consider the role that formality of the variants plays in the use of variable future-time expression. We conclude by comparing these new findings to those for the same dataset and other variable structures (namely, negation and interrogatives, Donaldson, 2016, 2017) and by advocating for more research that consists of multiple, complementary analyses of the same dataset.

Factors Influencing Attitude and Intention Towards Adoption of Mobile Banking in Myanmar

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Tun Tun Aung
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
New Findings

Constructs related to an individual's mobile banking (MB) adoption were identified from previous studies as the commonly used factors: perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, trust, and social influence. A theoretical model was proposed with these factors directly affecting an individual's attitude and intention to use MB. Personal factors (gender, age, education, and income) were included in the model as moderators of those direct effects. As reported in previous studies perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, trust, and social influence were found to have important effects on attitude and intention. The new findings related to the investigation of moderating effects due to personal factors have not been mentioned in the earlier MB research. The findings identified groups of individuals where personal motivations have significant effects on attitude and intention to use MB, and importantly, groups where the effects are not significant but may be increased by recommended practical actions.

Further studies on the ultrastructure of the cochlea

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 440-441
Author(s):  
Zhixian Wang ◽  
Pinjin Zhu ◽  
Jianhe Sun ◽  
Xuezheng Song
Keyword(s):  
Hair Cells ◽  
Military Medicine ◽  
Outer Hair Cells ◽  
Apical Surface ◽  
Epithelial Surface ◽  
Hearing Research ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Fine Structures ◽  
Temporal Bones ◽  
Accurate Observation

Hearing research is important not only for clinical, professional and military medicine, but also for toxicology, gerontology and genetics. Ultrastructure of the cochlea attracts much attention of electron microscopists, (1―3) but the research lags far behind that of the other parts of the organnism. On the basis of careful microdissection, technical improvment and accurate observation, we have got some new findings which have not been reported in the literature.We collected four cochleas from human corpses. Temporal bones dissected 1 h after death and cochleas perfused with fixatives 4 h after death were good enough in terms of preservation of fine structures. SEM:The apical surface of OHCs (Outer hair cells) and DTs (Deiters cells) is narrower than that of IPs (Inner pillar cells). The mosaic configuration of the reticular membrane is not typical. The stereocilia of IHCs (Inner hair cells) are not uniform and some kinocilia could be seen on the OHCs in adults. The epithelial surface of RM (Reissner’s membrane) is not smooth and no mesh could be seen on the mesothelial surface of RM. TEM.

Insights into the biochemical and functional characterization of sortase E transpeptidase of Corynebacterium glutamicum

2019 ◽  
Vol 476 (24) ◽  
pp. 3835-3847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliyath Susmitha ◽  
Kesavan Madhavan Nampoothiri ◽  
Harsha Bajaj
Keyword(s):  
Protein Engineering ◽  
Cell Attachment ◽  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Protein Structures ◽  
Structural Similarity ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Sortase A ◽  
Peptide Cleavage ◽  
New Findings

Most Gram-positive bacteria contain a membrane-bound transpeptidase known as sortase which covalently incorporates the surface proteins on to the cell wall. The sortase-displayed protein structures are involved in cell attachment, nutrient uptake and aerial hyphae formation. Among the six classes of sortase (A–F), sortase A of S. aureus is the well-characterized housekeeping enzyme considered as an ideal drug target and a valuable biochemical reagent for protein engineering. Similar to SrtA, class E sortase in GC rich bacteria plays a housekeeping role which is not studied extensively. However, C. glutamicum ATCC 13032, an industrially important organism known for amino acid production, carries a single putative sortase (NCgl2838) gene but neither in vitro peptide cleavage activity nor biochemical characterizations have been investigated. Here, we identified that the gene is having a sortase activity and analyzed its structural similarity with Cd-SrtF. The purified enzyme showed a greater affinity toward LAXTG substrate with a calculated KM of 12 ± 1 µM, one of the highest affinities reported for this class of enzyme. Moreover, site-directed mutation studies were carried to ascertain the structure functional relationship of Cg-SrtE and all these are new findings which will enable us to perceive exciting protein engineering applications with this class of enzyme from a non-pathogenic microbe.

The Role of Shared Decision-Making in Audiologic Rehabilitation

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Pryce ◽  
Amanda Hall
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Shared Decision Making ◽  
Behavior Changes ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Treatment Information ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Audiologic Rehabilitation

Shared decision-making (SDM), a component of patient-centered care, is the process in which the clinician and patient both participate in decision-making about treatment; information is shared between the parties and both agree with the decision. Shared decision-making is appropriate for health care conditions in which there is more than one evidence-based treatment or management option that have different benefits and risks. The patient's involvement ensures that the decisions regarding treatment are sensitive to the patient's values and preferences. Audiologic rehabilitation requires substantial behavior changes on the part of patients and includes benefits to their communication as well as compromises and potential risks. This article identifies the importance of shared decision-making in audiologic rehabilitation and the changes required to implement it effectively.

Shared Responsibilities for Full Participation in Society: Planning Further Integration of the ICF Into AAC

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Blake Huer ◽  
Travis T. Threats
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Community Support ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Social Service Agencies ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Full Participation

The World Health Organization's (WHO's) 2001 International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) has as one of its central tenets the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in society. It acknowledges the need for medical and rehabilitation intervention in its biopscychosocial framework. However, the WHO realizes that society must do its part to facilitate this full participation and empowerment. Persons with complex communication needs (PWCCN) often need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in order to express themselves. However, in order to access and successfully use AAC, PWCCN need access to the necessary AAC devices and services, as well as a willing society to interact with them as full contributing members of society. The factors outside of a person's specific physical and/or cognitive functional limitations are addressed in the ICF via the Personal and Environmental Factors. Personal Factors include the individual's personality traits, lifestyle, experiences, social/educational/professional background, race, gender, and age. Environmental Factors include community support systems, social service agencies, governments, social networks, and those persons that interact with the PWCCN. This article addresses the sociopolitical influences on PWCCN and their functioning from a human rights perspective. The necessary introspective role of speech-language pathologists in this process is explored.

Consider Potential Risks of Newly Approved Therapeutics

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
ELIZABETH MECHCATIE
Keyword(s):  
Potential Risks
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