scholarly journals Static and Dynamic Cues to Male Attractiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 190-197
Author(s):  
Wilma Latuny
Keyword(s):  
Computational Study ◽  
Video Sequences ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Male Attractiveness ◽  
Facial Information ◽  
Thin Slices ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Combined Images ◽  
Computational Analyses

Abstract Most studies on facial attractiveness have relied on attractiveness judged from photographs rather than video clips. Only a few studies combined images and video sequences as stimuli. In order to determine static and dynamic cues to male attractiveness, we perform behavioural and computational analyses of the Mr. World 2014 contestants. We asked 365 participants to assess the attractiveness of images or video sequences (thin slices) taken from the profile videos of the Mr. World 2014 contestants. Each participant rated the attractiveness on a 7-point scale, ranging from very unattractive to very attractive. In addition, we performed computational analyses of the landmark representations of faces in images and videos to determine which types of static and dynamic facial information predict the attractiveness ratings. The behavioural study revealed that: (1) the attractiveness assessments of images and video sequences are highly correlated, and (2) the attractiveness assessment of videos was on average 0:25 point above that of images. The computational study showed (i) that for images and video sequence, three established measures of attractiveness correlate with attractiveness, and (ii) mouth movements correlate negatively with attractiveness ratings. The conclusion of the study is that thin slices of dynamical facial expressions contribute to the attractiveness of males in two ways: (i) in a positive way and (ii) in a negative way. The positive contribution is that presenting a male face in a dynamic way leads to a slight increase in attractiveness rating. The negative contribution is that mouth movements correlate negatively with attractiveness ratings.

scholarly journals Normalized Sombor Indices as Complexity Measures of Random Networks

Entropy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 976
Author(s):  
R. Aguilar-Sánchez ◽  
J. Méndez-Bermúdez ◽  
José Rodríguez ◽  
José Sigarreta
Keyword(s):  
Random Matrix ◽  
Adjacency Matrix ◽  
Matrix Theory ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Random Networks ◽  
Geometric Graphs ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Complexity Measures ◽  
Random Geometric Graphs ◽  
Highly Correlated

We perform a detailed computational study of the recently introduced Sombor indices on random networks. Specifically, we apply Sombor indices on three models of random networks: Erdös-Rényi networks, random geometric graphs, and bipartite random networks. Within a statistical random matrix theory approach, we show that the average values of Sombor indices, normalized to the order of the network, scale with the average degree. Moreover, we discuss the application of average Sombor indices as complexity measures of random networks and, as a consequence, we show that selected normalized Sombor indices are highly correlated with the Shannon entropy of the eigenvectors of the adjacency matrix.

scholarly journals Impacts of AMSU-A, MHS and IASI data assimilation on temperature and humidity forecasts with GSI–WRF over the western United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 4231-4242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Bao ◽  
J. Xu ◽  
A. M. Powell Jr. ◽  
M. Shao ◽  
J. Min ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Data Assimilation ◽  
Lower Troposphere ◽  
Western United States ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Infrared Observation ◽  
Forecast Bias ◽  
Infrared Data

Abstract. Using NOAA's Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation (GSI) data assimilation system and NCAR's Advanced Research WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) (ARW-WRF) regional model, six experiments are designed by (1) a control experiment (CTRL) and five data assimilation (DA) experiments with different data sets, including (2) conventional data only (CON); (3) microwave data (AMSU-A + MHS) only (MW); (4) infrared data (IASI) only (IR); (5) a combination of microwave and infrared data (MWIR); and (6) a combination of conventional, microwave and infrared observation data (ALL). One-month experiments in July 2012 and the impacts of the DA on temperature and moisture forecasts at the surface and four vertical layers over the western United States have been investigated. The four layers include lower troposphere (LT) from 800 to 1000 hPa, middle troposphere (MT) from 400 to 800 hPa, upper troposphere (UT) from 200 to 400 hPa, and lower stratosphere (LS) from 50 to 200 hPa. The results show that the regional GSI–WRF system is underestimating the observed temperature in the LT and overestimating in the UT and LS. The MW DA reduced the forecast bias from the MT to the LS within 30 h forecasts, and the CON DA kept a smaller forecast bias in the LT for 2-day forecasts. The largest root mean square error (RMSE) is observed in the LT and at the surface (SFC). Compared to the CTRL, the MW DA produced the most positive contribution in the UT and LS, and the CON DA mainly improved the temperature forecasts at the SFC. However, the IR DA gave a negative contribution in the LT. Most of the observed humidity in the different vertical layers is overestimated in the humidity forecasts except in the UT. The smallest bias in the humidity forecast occurred at the SFC and in the UT. The DA experiments apparently reduced the bias from the LT to UT, especially for the IR DA experiment, but the RMSEs are not reduced in the humidity forecasts. Compared to the CTRL, the IR DA experiment has a larger RMSE in the moisture forecast, although the smallest bias is found in the LT and MT.

scholarly journals Influence of Local Tax and Zakat Infaq Maslahah Through to Regional Income (Overview of New Trends in Sustainable Development)

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Chablullah Wibisono ◽  
Indrayani ◽  
Iskandar Muda
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Religious Leader ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Regional Income ◽  
Local Taxes ◽  
Variable Pay ◽  
Variable Contribution ◽  
Regional Variable

Conditions Batam Island, Indonesia, economic growth declined from 5.4% in 2016, to under 2% percent in 2017, the disparity is difficult to increase revenue growth in Batam. It is necessary to look beyond the local revenues of local taxes, such as zakat and donation, to contribute to Maslahah through local revenue. Which research aimed at contributing to the Regional Income and Maslahah by using samples taken from the Department of Revenue at Batam City, Amil Zakat Agency (BAZ), Indonesia Religious Leader (MUI), Public Welfare with respondents 190. This study used software AMOS version 23 with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The result shows that the variable contribution of local taxes to regional variable income is a significant positive contribution to variable regional Infaq variable income is not notable positive. Tithe variable contribution towards regional variable pay is a significant positive contribution of the variable to variable Maslahah local tax is not significant positive contribution of geographical variables to variable Maslahah income is not a significant negative contribution to mutable Maslahah title variable is significantly positive, Infaq variable contribution towards Maslahah variable is significantly positive, regional changes in contributions by local income tax, donation, charity amounted to 55.2%, a shift Maslahah given by local tax contribution, Infaq, welfare, and regional income amounted to 53.6%. For the local contribution, Maslahah significant positive income to the charity and donation should be maximized not a tax.

Influences of alexithymia and assertiveness in the self-concept - study of women's situation in Portugal

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1669-1669
Author(s):  
R. Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Female Students ◽  
The Self ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Portuguese Population ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Expression Of Emotions ◽  
Psychopathological Disorders

The self-concept, its importance has been widely investigated in different areas of knowledge and involved in numerous clinical situations, and is considered an entity in different vulnerable psychopathological disorders in women.We conducted a study aiming to identify some psychological characteristics that influence and / or predictors of self-concept in women, specifically, alexithymia and assertiveness. In this study, descriptive, correlational and cross, the instrument of data collection was composed of scales (validated in the Portuguese population); Self-concept Clinical Inventory (SCCI) Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS20) and Rathus Assertiveness Scale (RAS).The convenience sample consisted of 104 female students in the Bachelor of Nursing, aged between 18 and 35 years, mean age 19,32 years and standard deviation 1,7. The self-concept varied between 58 and 94 (minimum-maximum), with an mean of 74,06 and 72,00 of mode.Correlational study found that alexithymia (TAS20) (rho =−,426; p = ,000) and its factors: identifying feelings (F1-TAS20) (rho =−,270; p = ,006), describe feelings (F2-TAS20) (rho =−,392; p = ,000) and externally oriented thinking (F3-TAS20) (rho = ,372; p = ,000) correlated negatively and highly significantly with self-concept. Assertiveness correlated positively and highly significantly with self-concept (rho = ,412; p = ,000).Through hierarchical multiple regression predictor variables emerged as the self-concept: alexithymia (2,25%;p = ,000 negative contribution), assertiveness (2,64%; p = ,002 positive contribution) externally oriented thinking (2,92%; p = ,008 negative contribution).We conclude that the implementation of strategies which promote personal and social development and personal and social skills of women, particularly assertiveness and expression of emotions are essential to a better self-concept and consequently to the mental health of women.

scholarly journals CLOSING THE UNIVERSE BY RELAXING THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT

1994 ◽  
Vol 09 (30) ◽  
pp. 2755-2760 ◽  
Author(s):  
JORGE L. LOPEZ ◽  
D. V. NANOPOULOS
Keyword(s):  
Higgs Boson ◽  
String Theory ◽  
Cosmological Constant ◽  
Parameter Space ◽  
Vacuum Energy ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Cosmological Observations ◽  
The Universe

We consider a string-inspired no-scale SU (5) × U (1) supergravity model. In this model there is a negative contribution to the vacuum energy, which may be suitably canceled by a positive contribution typically present in string theory. One may then end up with a vacuum energy which brings many cosmological observations into better agreement with theoretical expectations, and a fixed value for the present abundance of neutralinos. We delineate the regions of parameter space allowed in this scenario, and study the ensuing predictions for the sparticle and Higgs-boson masses in this model.

Diurnal variations and source apportionment of ozone at the summit of Mount Huang, a rural site in Eastern China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinhui Gao
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Diurnal Variation ◽  
Source Apportionment ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Vertical Mixing ◽  
Diurnal Variations ◽  
Rural Site ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Negative Contribution

<p>Comprehensive measurements were conducted at the summit of Mount (Mt.) Huang, a rural site located in eastern China during the summer of 2011. They observed that ozone showed pronounced diurnal variations with high concentrations at night and low values during daytime. The Weather Research and Forecasting with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) model was applied to simulate the ozone concentrations at Mt. Huang in June 2011. With processes analysis and online ozone tagging method we coupled into the model system, the causes of this diurnal pattern and the contributions from different source regions were investigated. Our results showed that boundary layer diurnal cycle played an important role in driving the ozone diurnal variation. Further analysis showed that the negative contribution of vertical mixing was significant, resulting in the ozone decrease during the daytime. In contrast, ozone increased at night owing to the significant positive contribution of advection. This shifting of major factor between vertical mixing and advection formed this diurnal variation. Ozone source apportionment results indicated that approximately half was provided by inflow effect of ozone from outside the model domain (O<sub>3-INFLOW</sub>) and the other half was formed by ozone precursors (O<sub>3-PBL</sub>) emitted in eastern, central, and southern China. In the O<sub>3-PBL</sub>, 3.0% of the ozone was from Mt. Huang reflecting the small local contribution (O<sub>3-LOC</sub>) and the non-local contributions (O<sub>3-NLOC</sub>) accounted for 41.6%, in which ozone from the southerly regions contributed significantly, for example, 9.9% of the ozone originating from Jiangxi, representing the highest geographical contributor. Because the origin and variation of O<sub>3-NLOC</sub> was highly related to the diurnal movements in boundary layer, the similar diurnal patterns between O<sub>3-NLOC</sub> and total ozone both indicated the direct influence of O<sub>3-NLOC</sub> and the importance of boundary layer diurnal variations in the formation of such distinct diurnal ozone variations at Mt. Huang.</p>

scholarly journals Optimizing Urban Forest Landscape for Better Perceptions of Positive Emotions

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1691
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Zhi Yang ◽  
Zhuo Chen ◽  
Mengyuan Guo ◽  
Peng Guo
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Forest Landscape ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Mental Well Being

Interacting with urban spaces that are green and blue is believed to promote mental well-being and positive emotions. Therefore, there is an incentive to strategically design urban forest landscapes in a given space to evoke more positive emotion. In this study, we conducted a pilot study in Northeast China with 24 parks from 11 cities across 3 provinces. The subjects of the study are the visitors and a total of 1145 photos and selfies were collected from open micro-twitters in Sino Weibo (~50 individuals per park). Facial expressions of happy and sad emotions were recognized and rated as percent scores by FireFACE v1.0. Demographically, male adolescents smiled more than male visitors in other age groups and female teens. Females expressed more positive emotions than males according to their positive response index (PRI; happy-sad). Multivariate linear regression indicated positive contribution of green space to happy scores (estimate of 0.0040) and a stronger negative contribution of blue area to sad scores (estimate of −0.1392). Therefore, an urban forest landscape can be optimized by mapping green- and blue-spaces to predict spatial distributions of positive emotions. Male teens are recommended more as frequent visitors than people in other age ranges.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN MONETER DALAM MENGATASI INFLASI DI INDONESIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Fauziyah
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Forecast Error ◽  
Transmission Mechanism ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Monetary Policy Transmission ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Policy Transmission ◽  
Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism

This study aimed to analyze the transmission mechanism of monetary policy in   control the inflation in Indonesia, both in terms of sharia and conventional. The analytical  tools that used  in this research  is  the Autoregessive  Vector (VAR). This VAR research results conducted by Test Impulse Response Function (IRF)  and  the  Test  of  Forecast  Error  Variance  Decomposition  (FEVD).  IRF showed  that the yield on the conventional side (Model I) is variable SBI had a negative impact and bonds provide a positive impact on inflation, while on the sharia (Model II) have a positive impact in terms of reducing inflation. Fluctuation on Islamic monetary transmission mechanism more stable than the conventional monetary policy transmission mechanism. FEVD the model I give a negative contribution in raising inflation about 43.86%, while the second model of a positive contribution in the sense of lowering inflation about to 25.77%. Therefore we can conclude sharia monetary policy transmission mechanism is better than conventional transmission mechanism of monetary policyDOI: 10.15408/sjie.v4i1.2295

scholarly journals PERANAN PENYULUH PERIKANAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PRODUKSI DAN PENDAPATAN PEMBUDIDAYA TAMBAK DI KABUPATEN SINJAI

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Jumain ◽  
Hadijah ◽  
Sri Mulyani
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Family Burden ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Production Increase

This study aims to analyze the contribution of instruction towards income and fishers production increase. Also to analyze the variables which influenced by the increase of the income and fishers production in Sinjai District. This research was conducted in Sinjai District for 3 months long from December 2015 to February 2016. This study was designed using a combination of quantitative method with editing proccess and multiple linear regression analysis with tables. The result showed that instruction does effecting the increase of income and fishers production, and also effecting the education variable, farmer experience, connection with instructor, the amount of family burden, land area, and farming cost with positive contribution. The variable of farmers’ life span showed a negative contribution towards income and production which indicated that most of farmers categorized as unproductive labours.

scholarly journals The contribution of self determination and peer conformity to sexual harassment

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-167
Author(s):  
Weni Puspita Sari ◽  
Firman Firman
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Negative Contribution ◽  
Peer Conformity

This research is motivated by the rise of cases of sexual harassment that occur among teenagers. Sexual harassment by teenagers occurs in verbal, visual, and physical forms such as: sexual jokes, flirting and touching someone's sensitive area. Factors that influence adolescents to commit sexual harassment are due to peer group involvement and the inability of adolescents to make choices in actions that are reflected in peer conformity and self-determination. The aims of this study is to examine the contribution of self-determination to sexual harassment, to examine the contribution of peer conformity to sexual harassment, and to examine the contribution of self-determination and peer conformity together with sexual harassment. This research uses quantitative method with simple and multiple regression analysis. The study population is all students high school city of Padang who are active in 2020/2021. The number of samples in this study were 273 teenagers who were selected by cluster random sampling technique using the Slovin formula. Methods of data collection using self-determination scale, peer conformity scale, and sexual harassment scale with a Likert Scale model to then be tested for validity and reliability. The research findings show that: (1) there is a significant negative contribution between self-determination with sexual harassment shown by correlation coefficient of R= 0.736 and R Square of 0.542, which means that the contribution of self-determination to sexual harassment is 54.2%. (2) there is a significant positive contribution between peer conformity to sexual harassment shown by correlation coefficient of R = 0.767 and R Square of 0.588, which means that the contribution of peer conformity to sexual harassment is 58.8%. (3) there is a significant contribution between self-determination and peer conformity together to sexual harassment shown by correlation coefficient of R =  0.810 and R Square of 0.665, which means that the contribution of peer conformity to sexual harassment is 68.5%.

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