From Tranquillity to Extra Effort. Some Notes on the Introduction and Conclusion of Maimonides’ Guide of the Perplexed

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-158
Author(s):  
Dong Xiuyuan
Keyword(s):  
Extra Effort ◽  
Guide Of The Perplexed

Modification in Aodv Protocol for Prevention from Black Hole Attack in Manets

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Divya Singh ◽  
Sumit Jalan
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Ad Hoc Network ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Source Node ◽  
Destination Node ◽  
Mobile Nodes ◽  
Black Hole Attack ◽  
Extra Effort ◽  
Adjacent Node ◽  
Aodv Protocol

In Wireless ad-hoc network, the infrastructure of MANET's differ to each other due to the topology of MANETs changes time to time because the mobile nodes of MANET's are movable. In MANETs protocols, if any node wants to communicate with another node then they establish a path with the help of adjacent node due to this the security in MANETs protocol is vulnerable. Thus, there are various types of attacks are try to break the security of MANETs protocol. AODV is a popular and most usable protocol of MANET and Black Hole Attack is a severe attack that affects the functionality of AODV protocol. The malicious node treat to the source node which have freshest and nearest path for the destination. In this work, my prime focus specifically is on follow the security against Black Hole Attack. I proposed AODV protocol capture some extra effort for source node and destination node which based on best possible effort (heuristic) with appropriate simulation using ns-2.35.

scholarly journals Perception and Willingness to Maintain Continuity of Care by Parents of Children with Asthma in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3600
Author(s):  
Christy Pu ◽  
Yu-Chen Tseng ◽  
Gau-Jun Tang ◽  
Yen-Hsiung Lin ◽  
Chien-Heng Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Continuity Of Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Exact Matching ◽  
Extra Effort ◽  
Referral Management ◽  
Children With Asthma ◽  
Outpatient Departments

To investigate caregivers’ attitudes toward continuity of care (COC) and their willingness to maintain continuity for their children with asthma under a national health insurance (NHI) system without strict referral management. We sampled 825 individuals from six pediatric outpatient departments in different parts of Taiwan from 2017 to 2018. We used a contingent valuation with a payment card method. Post-stratification weighting adjustment and coarsened exact matching were utilized. Multiple logistic regression was used to compare the willingness to pay and spend extra time maintaining continuity by parents. More than 80% of caregivers in the asthma group believed having a primary pediatrician was important for children’s health. Only 27.5% and 15.8% of caregivers in the asthma and control groups, respectively, believed changing pediatricians would negatively affect therapeutic outcomes. Regression analysis showed that the predicted willingness to pay for the asthma and non-asthma groups were NT$508 (SD = 196) and NT$402 (SD = 172), respectively, and there was a significant positive dose–response relationship between household income and willingness to pay for maintaining health care provider continuity. Caregivers’ free choices among health care providers may reduce willingness to spend extra effort to maintain high COC. Caregivers should be educated on the importance of COC.

scholarly journals Effort investment in uncontrollable situations: The moderating role of motivation toward closure

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-196
Author(s):  
Paulina Szwed ◽  
Małgorzata Kossowska ◽  
Marcin Bukowski
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Need For Closure ◽  
Extra Effort ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Energy Conservation Principle ◽  
Principle Of Energy Conservation ◽  
Investment Behaviour

AbstractAccording to the principle of energy-conservation principle, effort investment is usually reduced in situations that are perceived as uncontrollable. This is because when success is recognized as impossible, any effortful actions are no longer justified. However, we predicted that individual differences in uncertainty tolerance, i.e., the need for closure (NFC), may moderate effort investment in uncontrollable situations. We tested this prediction in two experimental studies in which we exposed participants with differing levels of NFC to uncontrollable events, and indexed effort through the assessment of systolic blood pressure (SBP) responses. As predicted, in the uncontrollability (vs. controllability) condition, effort investment decreased significantly among low- but not high-NFC participants. Since gaining certainty and achieving closure is not a critical epistemic goal for low-NFC individuals, exerting extra effort to gain certainty is therefore no longer justified. On the other hand, high-NFC participants do not withhold their efforts, as they are highly motivated to obtain certainty. These results may help to account for contradictory findings in effort-investment behaviour and add substantively to the literature concerning motivation toward closure.

Effort-Reward Imbalance and Post-Traumatic Stress After a Workplace Terror Attack

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-224
Author(s):  
Camilla Hem ◽  
Morten Birkeland Nielsen ◽  
Marianne Bang Hansen ◽  
Trond Heir
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Terrorist Attack ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Extra Effort ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Effort Reward Imbalance ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Reward Imbalance

AbstractObjectiveFollowing adverse work conditions, health consequences can be explained by an imbalance between the effort made and the reward received. We investigated the association between extra effort, perceived reward, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Effort-Reward Imbalance Model was used to examine whether extra effort at work in the aftermath of a workplace-related terrorist attack affected the risk of PTSD and the effects of reward for extra effort from a leader or colleagues.MethodsCross-sectional data were collected 10 months after a terrorist attack in Norway in 2011. Out of 3520 Ministry employees invited, 1927 agreed to participate. Employees reported any extra effort performed as a result of the bomb explosion and any reward received from a leader or colleagues. PTSD was assessed with the PTSD Checklist.ResultsEmployees who reported extra effort displayed increased risk for PTSD (odds ratio [OR]=1.71, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15-2.55, P=0.008). Perceived reward for extra effort from a leader was associated with lower risk for PTSD (OR=0.39, 95% CI: 0.23-0.64, P<0.001) but not perceived reward from colleagues.ConclusionsExtra effort may increase the risk of PTSD, but reward from a leader may mitigate this effect. The Effort-Reward Imbalance Model appears to be an appropriate approach that may contribute to understanding of the etiology of work-related PTSD. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10:219–224)

Astronomy education and culture

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (S367) ◽  
pp. 469-470
Author(s):  
Magda Stavinschi ◽  
Alexandra Corina Stavinschi
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
Extra Effort ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Specific Meaning ◽  
Practical Information

AbstractThe 2020 pandemics has brought about a revolution in education, thanks to the pervasiveness of online teaching. Contents, methods and techniques can now be rapidly shared across the globe. On the downside, a number of disciplines have been neglected or dropped altogether. Our paper aims to address the following questions: How has Astronomy in culture been affected? Why is it important to keep it alive? What are the solutions? We suggest that it has been dismissed for two reasons: first, it is perceived as a niche topic – some sort of erudite chatter about non-essential curiosities – that can be sacrificed in favour of more practical information; second, it is heavily culture-specific, meaning that it requires extra effort from the teachers, as it cannot be easily copied or translated from other sources.

Tackling online disinformation through media literacy in Spain: The project ‘Que no te la cuelen’

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nereida Carrillo ◽  
Marta Montagut
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Public Deliberation ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Extra Effort ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
Data Location ◽  
Detection Strategies

Media literacy of schoolchildren is a key political goal worldwide: institutions and citizens consider media literacy training to be essential – among other aspects – to combat falsehoods and generate healthy public opinion in democratic contexts. In Spain, various media literacy projects address this phenomenon one of which is ‘Que no te la cuelen’ (‘Don’t be fooled’, QNTLC). The project, which has been developed by the authors of this viewpoint, is implemented through theoretical–practical workshops aimed at public and private secondary pupils (academic years 2018–19, 2019–20 and 2020–21), based around training in fake news detection strategies and online fact-checking tools for students and teachers. This viewpoint describes and reflects on this initiative, conducted in 36 training sessions with schoolchildren aged 14–16 years attending schools in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona. The workshops are based on van Dijk’s media literacy model, with a special focus on the ‘informational skills’ dimension. The amount of information available through all kinds of online platforms implies an extra effort in selecting, evaluating and sharing information, and the workshop focuses on this process through seven steps: suspect, read/listen/watch carefully, check the source, look for other reliable sources, check the data/location, be self-conscious of your bias and decide whether to share the information or not. The QNTLC sessions teach and train these skills combining gamification strategies – online quiz, verification challenges, ‘infoxication’ dynamics in the class – as well as through a public deliberation among students. Participants’ engagement and stakeholders’ interest in the programme suggest that this kind of training is important or, at least, attract the attention of these collectives in the Spanish context.

scholarly journals Does Maimonides'sMishneh TorahForbid Reading theGuide of the Perplexed? On Platonic Punishments for Freethinkers

AJS Review ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-379
Author(s):  
Yehuda Halper
Keyword(s):  
Philosophical Inquiry ◽  
The City ◽  
Guide Of The Perplexed

AbstractIn one passage of theMishneh Torah, Maimonides explicitly forbids Jews from philosophical inquiry or even freethinking. This prohibition apparently includes a ban on reading or thinking about the topics of theGuide of the Perplexed. This paper argues that Maimonides'sMishneh Torahpresents a consistent rejection of open philosophical inquiry. However, what is prohibited in theMishneh Torahis not only permitted in theGuide, but the terms of the prohibition can be used as an outline of the structure of theGuide. That is to say, theGuidein a sense covers precisely the topics whose inquiry is forbidden to Jews in theMishneh Torah. In theMishneh TorahMaimonides does not suggest a punishment in this world for freethinkers, but in theGuidehe punishes freethinkers with more study, especially metaphysical inquiry. It is possible that theGuideitself is the punishment for freethinking as defined by theMishneh Torah. This kind of intellectual punishment has a parallel in Plato'sLaws, where freethinkers are sentenced to spend five years living in the center of the city, studying physics and metaphysics with city elders.

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