ASSESSMENT TOOL TO MEASURE AND EVALUATE THE RISK POTENTIAL OF GAMBLING PRODUCTS ASTERIG

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-87
Author(s):  
Carlos Blanco ◽  
Alex Blaszczynski ◽  
Reiner Clement ◽  
Jeffrey Derevensky ◽  
Anna E. Goudriaan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Slot Machines ◽  
Gambling Behaviour ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Addictive Potential ◽  
Risk Potential ◽  
Financial Losses

Although most individuals who gamble do so without any adverse consequences, some individuals develop a recurrent, maladaptive pattern of gambling behaviour, often called pathological gambling or gambling disorder, that is associated with financial losses, disruption of family and interpersonal relationships, and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Identifying whether different types of gambling modalities vary in their ability to lead to maladaptive patterns of gambling behaviour is essential to develop public policies that seek to balance access to gambling opportunities with minimizing risk for the potential adverse consequences of gambling behaviour. Until recently, assessing the risk potential of different types of gambling products was nearly impossible. ASTERIG, initially developed in Germany in 2006-2010, is an assessment tool to measure and to evaluate the risk potential of any gambling product based on scores on ten dimensions. In doing so, it also allows a comparison to be drawn between the addictive potential of different gambling products. Furthermore, the tool highlights where the specific risk potential of each specific gambling product lies. This makes it a valuable tool at the legislative, case law, and administrative levels as it allows the risk potential of individual gambling products to be identified and to be compared globally and across 10 different dimensions of risk potential. We note that specific gambling products should always be evaluated rather than product groups (lotteries, slot machines) or providers, as there may be variations among those product groups that impact their risk potential. For example, slot machines may vary on the amount of jackpot, which may influence their risk potential.

ASSESSMENT TOOL TO MEASURE AND EVALUATE THE RISK POTENTIAL OF GAMBLING PRODUCTS: ASTERIG

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-22
Author(s):  
Franz W Peren
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Poten Tials ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
The Status ◽  
Federal Constitutional ◽  
Addictive Potential ◽  
Risk Potential ◽  
Charité Berlin

Within an elementary decision of March 28th, 2006 the German Federal Constitutional Court implemented the following: “According to the status quo of research it is certain, that gambling and bets can result in morbid addictive be-haviour. ... However different gambling products exhibit different addictive poten-tials.” Up to now a specific identification of the addictive potential of a concrete gambling product was nearly impossible. This being said, the Wissenschaftliches Forum Glücksspiel (Gambling Scientific Forum) developed a globally applicable assessment tool to measure and evaluate the risk potential of gambling products. AsTERiG is developed by the Gambling Scientific Forum in the years 2006-2010. At the completion of this final version as well as in the composition of this survey the following scien-tists were involved: Prof. Dr. Reiner Clement, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University; Prof. Dr. Jörg Ennuschat, University of Konstanz; Prof. Jörg Häfeli, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts; Prof. Dr. Gerhard Meyer, University of Bremen; Chantal Mörsen, Charité Berlin; Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz W. Peren, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University; Prof. Dr. Wiltrud Terlau, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University.

scholarly journals The costs of being consequentialist: Social inference from instrumental harm and impartial beneficence

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Albert Charlton Everett ◽  
Nadira Sophie Faber ◽  
Julian Savulescu ◽  
Molly Crockett
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Political Leader ◽  
Total N ◽  
Relational Context ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Economic Exchanges ◽  
Different Dimensions

Previous work has demonstrated that people are more likely to trust “deontological” agents who reject harming one person to save many others than “consequentialist” agents who endorse such instrumental harms, which could explain the higher prevalence of non- consequentialist moral intuitions. Yet consequentialism involves endorsing not just instrumental harm, but also impartial beneficence, treating the well-being of every individual as equally important. In four studies (total N = 2,086), we investigated preferences for consequentialist vs. non-consequentialist social partners endorsing instrumental harm or impartial beneficence and examined how such preferences varied across different types of social relationships. Our results demonstrate robust preferences for non-consequentialist over consequentialist agents in the domain of instrumental harm, and weaker – but still evident – preferences in the domain of impartial beneficence. In the domain of instrumental harm, non-consequentialist agents were consistently viewed as more moral and trustworthy, preferred for a range of social roles, and entrusted with more money in economic exchanges. In the domain of impartial beneficence, preferences for non-consequentialist agents were observed for close interpersonal relationships requiring direct interaction (friend, spouse) but not for more distant roles with little-to- no personal interaction (political leader). Collectively our findings demonstrate that preferences for non-consequentialist agents are sensitive to the different dimensions of consequentialist thinking and the relational context.

Role of Panchakarma in management of Gridhrasi

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imlikumba . ◽  
Parappagoudra Mahesh ◽  
BA Lohith ◽  
K Singha ◽  
S Lalravi
Keyword(s):  
Modern Science ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Lateral Aspect ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Main Complaint ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Back Ache ◽  
Different Dimensions

Panchakarma is a fruitful measure and its extensive efficacies are classified in different dimensions to cure different types of complicated diseases. Vamana, Virechana, Niruha, Anuvasana and Nasya are the five procedures and subsequently even Vamana, Virechana, Basti, Nasya and Rakta Mokshana are broadly termed as Panchakarma in day to day practices.The new diseases are evolving with intense gravity and therefore to combat those, Panchakarma is a very effective measure. In present era competition and advancement have led to hectic and stressful life, man has eventually forgotten the absolute enjoyment and solitary affection of nature and as a result is facing many health problems. Gridhrasi is no exception, it is correlated to sciatica in modern science where low back ache radiating to toes in the lateral aspect of the thigh associated with stiffness is the main complaint.

Circles on the Complex Plane

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
A. Girsh
Keyword(s):  
Euclidean Space ◽  
Complex Plane ◽  
Euclidean Plane ◽  
Complex Space ◽  
Radical Center ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
The Given ◽  
Made In

The Euclidean plane and Euclidean space themselves do not contain imaginary elements by definition, but are inextricably linked with them through special cases, and this leads to the need to propagate geometry into the area of imaginary values. Such propagation, that is adding a plane or space, a field of imaginary coordinates to the field of real coordinates leads to various variants of spaces of different dimensions, depending on the given axiomatics. Earlier, in a number of papers, were shown examples for solving some urgent problems of geometry using imaginary geometric images [2, 9, 11, 13, 15]. In this paper are considered constructions of orthogonal and diametrical positions of circles on a complex plane. A generalization has been made of the proposition about a circle on the complex plane orthogonally intersecting three given spheres on the proposition about a sphere in the complex space orthogonally intersecting four given spheres. Studies have shown that the diametrical position of circles on the Euclidean E-plane is an attribute of the orthogonal position of the circles’ imaginary components on the pseudo-Euclidean M-plane. Real, imaginary and degenerated to a point circles have been involved in structures and considered, have been demonstrated these circles’ forms, properties and attributes of their orthogonal position. Has been presented the construction of radical axes and a radical center for circles of the same and different types. A propagation of 2D mutual orthogonal position of circles on 3D spheres has been made. In figures, dashed lines indicate imaginary elements.

Industrial Technology Pedagogy

2011 ◽  
pp. 400-405
Author(s):  
Heshium Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Industrial Technology ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Technological Skills ◽  
Technology Pedagogy

Interpersonal relationships and communication are always developed in a specific cultural context that has its own values, norms, and even institutions to cope with different types and levels of interpersonal relationships (Mamali, 1996, p. 217). Since the dawn of mankind, what separates man from beast is man’s ability to use and develop tools and technology. The use of technology has become so prevalent that it permeates all aspects of our lives, schools, business, and our personal lives. Businesses especially have to broaden and improve their technological skills in order to survive in technology-dependant environments.

Conceptualising the Indicators of Walkability for Sustainable Transportation

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzaneh Moayedi ◽  
Rozana Zakaria ◽  
Yeoh Bigah ◽  
Mushairry Mustafar ◽  
Othman Che Puan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Development Stages ◽  
Different Types ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

Walkability is becoming a popular buzzword in planning cities that suffers high level of pollution due to, amongst others, emission from automobiles are embracing walkability in order to reap its benefits. In addition to that, walkability is the measure of how satisfactorily the transportation system meets the need of walking of the community. Several studies around the world have put great efforts to highlight the importance of walkability in urban as it is an important measure in determining a better environment. There is a strong relationship between walkability, sustainable transportation and the environment. In addition to that, walkability is a concept that is consistent with sustainable development and transportation system due to its economic, social and environmental benefits. Walkability satisfaction rating within a localized neighborhood can be measured at the macro level with the aid of GIS at the initial development stages. The methods and techniques used are varying and no single walkability assessment tool can be designed to suit different environmental conditions. Different groups of societies for whom the theoretical and practical perception of cities development vary, or different types of neighborhoods with different needs would warrant different approaches. Therefore, this paper examines the methods, techniques and indicators that have been used to measure walkability and highlights the important benefits of improving walkability in the built environment. Moreover it also describes the relationship between walkability, sustainable transportation and environment.

Response of sunflower plants to physical injury

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 763-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Schneiter ◽  
B. L. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Helianthus Annuus ◽  
Reproductive Development ◽  
Physical Injury ◽  
Helianthus Annuus L ◽  
Terminal Bud ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Established Plant ◽  
Total Crop ◽  
Financial Losses ◽  
Bud Removal

Injury to sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) caused by hail and pests can result in financial losses to producers. This field study was conducted to determine the response of sunflower to different types and levels of physical injury. The information will assist producers in deciding whether to replant or maintain a crop. Studies were conducted at four North Dakota locations. Treatments consisted of stand reduction, terminal bud removal, and top one third of the plant cut off, imposed on either 25 or 50% of an established plant population at five stages of plant development. Plant response to injury varied among treatment stages. When plants were injured at vegetative stages V4 and V8, 98.2 and 93.2% of the treated plants produced multiple branches and heads. When plants were injured during the transition from vegetative to reproductive development (V12, R1), a greater proportion (26.1 and 20.6%, respectively) of the plants died. The majority of the plants injured at stages R1 and R3 neither died nor branched (55.5 and 96.1%, respectively); they continued to live but did not produce seed. Living injured plants reduced total crop yield more than the injured plants that died, since living injured plants continued to compete with uninjured plants for space, light, nutrients and moisture but did not contribute toward yield. Key words: Sunflower, Helianthus annuus L., hail, crop injury

Construire un Espace Sémantique Pour Représenter la Polysémie D'un Marqueur Grammatical

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Victorri ◽  
Catherine Fuchs
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Space ◽  
Computer Implementation ◽  
Continuous Space ◽  
Space Analysis ◽  
General Methodology ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Mathematical Formalization ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Abstract Operation ◽  
General Method

The study presented here constitutes an important part of a general project of modeling polysemy, which involves three steps: linguistic theory, mathematical formalization, and computer implementation. In this approach, two continuous spaces are to be constructed to model the behaviour of a polysemous expression: a contextual space to represent the context in which the expression appears and a semantic space to represent the different values that can be taken by this expression. We focus here on the problems involved in the construction of the semantic space, illustrating our general method on the example of the French adverb encore. After a brief description of our framework, we present a general methodology to represent the different meanings of the polysemous expression as regions of a continuous space. Analysis of a real corpus of utterances containing encore revealed a small number of typical values. There appear to be both (1) a unique semantic kernel of the expression, which defines the basic abstract operation associated with the expression, and (2) different features which have to be instanciated in every occurrence of the expression in context, and which determine the different dimensions of the semantic space. Then we show how different types of interpretative figures of a polysemous expression can be represented in this space.

Sources of Disagreement Among Public and Private Agency Paramedics

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-95
Author(s):  
Carol S. Federiuk ◽  
Kerth O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Patient Treatment ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Public Agency ◽  
Patient Transport ◽  
Private Agency ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Types

AbstractIntroduction:The purpose of the study was to document the occurrence and causes of disagreements between paramedics in a tiered-response emergency medical services (EMS) system.Methods:This cohort analysis of disagreements between paramedics sampled 63 male public agency, 90 male private agency, and 41 female private agency paramedics. Paramedics responded to Likert-type items and one open-ended item concerning the occurrence of conflict between paramedics.Results:On-scene conflict between EMS personnel from public and private agencies was reported by 70% of the respondents. Conflicts that interfered with patient care were reported to occur more frequently between paramedics from different types of agencies. The most commonly mentioned subject of disagreement was patient treatment, followed by patient transport, interpersonal and interagency conflicts, and patient assessment.Conclusion:A majority of paramedics have experienced on-scene disagreements with other paramedics. Disagreements occur more frequently between paramedics from different agencies and encompass a wide range of issues concerning patient care and interpersonal relationships.

Stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and other stigmatizing conditions in China using two cultural-sensitive measures of stigma: interpersonal distance and occupational restrictiveness

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Xiong ◽  
Michael R. Phillips ◽  
Zhizhong Wang ◽  
Yuhong Zhang ◽  
Hui G. Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Distance ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Core Components ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract Background Reducing stigma is a perennial target of mental health advocates, but effectively addressing stigma relies on the ability to correctly understand and accurately measure culture-specific and location-specific components of stigma and discrimination. Methods We developed two culture-sensitive measures that assess the core components of stigma. The 40-item Interpersonal Distance Scale (IDS) asks respondents about their willingness to establish four different types of relationships with individuals with 10 target conditions, including five mental health-related conditions and five comparison conditions. The 40-item Occupational Restrictiveness Scale (ORS) asks respondents how suitable it is for individuals with the 10 conditions to assume four different types of occupations. The scales – which take 15 min to complete – were administered as part of a 2013 survey in Ningxia Province, China to a representative sample of 2425 adult community members. Results IDS and ORS differentiated the level of stigma between the 10 conditions. Of the total, 81% of respondents were unwilling to have interpersonal relationships with individuals with mental health-related conditions and 91% considered them unsuitable for various occupations. Substantial differences in attitudes about the five mental health-related conditions suggest that there is no community consensus about what constitutes a ‘mental illness’. Conclusions Selection of comparison conditions, types of social relationships, and types of occupations considered by the IDS and ORS make it possible to develop culture-sensitive and cohort-specific measures of interpersonal distance and occupational restrictiveness that can be used to compare the level and type of stigma associated with different conditions and to monitor changes in stigma over time.

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