scholarly journals The effect of paternalistic alternatives on attitudes toward default nudges

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM HAGMAN ◽  
ARVID ERLANDSSON ◽  
STEPHAN DICKERT ◽  
GUSTAV TINGHÖG ◽  
DANIEL VÄSTFJÄLL
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Intervention ◽  
General Public ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Policy Alternative ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Policy Alternatives ◽  
The World

Abstract Nudges are increasingly being proposed and used as a policy tool around the world. The success of nudges depends on public acceptance. However, several questions about what makes a nudge acceptable remain unanswered. In this paper, we examine whether policy alternatives to nudges influence the public's acceptance of these nudges: Do attitudes change when the nudge is presented alongside either a more paternalistic policy alternative (legislation) or a less paternalistic alternative (no behavioral intervention)? In two separate samples drawn from the Swedish general public, we find a very small effect of alternatives on the acceptability of various default nudges overall. Surprisingly, we find that when the alternative to the nudge is legislation, acceptance decreases and perceived intrusiveness increases (relative to conditions where the alternative is no regulation). An implication of this finding is that acceptance of nudges may not always automatically increase when nudges are explicitly compared to more paternalistic alternatives.

scholarly journals The properties of hot household hygroscopic materials and their potential use for non-medical facemask decontamination

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0255148
Author(s):  
Marie-Line Andreola ◽  
Fréderic Becquart ◽  
Wahbi Jomaa ◽  
Paul O. Verhoeven ◽  
Gérard Baldacchino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Viral Load ◽  
General Public ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Facial Mask ◽  
The World ◽  
Transmit Disease ◽  
Potential Use

The widespread use of facemasks throughout the population is recommended by the WHO to reduce transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As some regions of the world are facing mask shortages, reuse may be necessary. However, used masks are considered as a potential hazard that may spread and transmit disease if they are not decontaminated correctly and systematically before reuse. As a result, the inappropriate decontamination practices that are commonly witnessed in the general public are challenging management of the epidemic at a large scale. To achieve public acceptance and implementation, decontamination procedures need to be low-cost and simple. We propose the use of hot hygroscopic materials to decontaminate non-medical facemasks in household settings. We report on the inactivation of a viral load on a facial mask exposed to hot hygroscopic materials for 15 minutes. As opposed to recent academic studies whereby decontamination is achieved by maintaining heat and humidity above a given value, a more flexible procedure is proposed here using a slow decaying pattern, which is both effective and easier to implement, suggesting straightforward public deployment and hence reliable implementation by the population.

Water Recycling: Review and Background

1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (9-11) ◽  
pp. 1385-1392
Author(s):  
K D Linstedt
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Reuse ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Institutional Constraints ◽  
Water Recycling ◽  
Quality Cost ◽  
The World ◽  
Resource Situation

A review is provided of the world water resource situation. Water reuse is discussed as a means of augmenting conventional supplies, with types of potential reuse applications identified. Considerations of water quality, cost, public acceptance, and institutional constraints are discussed for their impact on decisions regarding implementation of water reuse.

scholarly journals IUPAC Periodic Table Challenge

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Juris Meija ◽  
Javier Garcia-Martinez ◽  
Jan Apotheker
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Periodic Table ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
Global Competition ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The World

AbstractIn 2019, the world celebrated the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (IYPT2019) and the IUPAC centenary. This happy coincidence offered a unique opportunity to reflect on the value and work that is carried out by IUPAC in a range of activities, including chemistry awareness, appreciation, and education. Although IUPAC curates the Periodic Table and oversees regular additions and changes, this icon of science belongs to the world. With this in mind, we wanted to create an opportunity for students and the general public to participate in this global celebration. The objective was to create an online global competition centered on the Periodic Table and IUPAC to raise awareness of the importance of chemistry in our daily lives, the richness of the chemical elements, and the key role of IUPAC in promoting chemistry worldwide. The Periodic Table Challenge was the result of this effort.

The Single-Rotor Helicopter with Rigidly-Mounted Blades

1963 ◽  
Vol 67 (634) ◽  
pp. 651-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Heppe
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
World War ◽  
Mass Market ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Second World

For many years, studies of various light aircraft designs have been carried on by the Lockheed-California Company in search of a vehicle that had the potential of truly generating the “air age”—a vehicle which would perform a useful service to many people, in many jobs. Shortly after the Second World War, these studies were directed along the lines of present-day light aeroplanes, but were eventually discarded upon recognition of the limited utility of these vehicles when related to general public acceptance. However, in 1959, spurred by recent developments in VTOL craft, the Lockheed research team again raised the question, “Is it possible today to develop a vehicle of low cost and with sufficient utility to reach the mass market?”

Design and Application about System of Plant Science Popularization Based on the QR Code

2015 ◽  
Vol 738-739 ◽  
pp. 1303-1308
Author(s):  
Jing Hua Han ◽  
Ming Jia Li
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
General Public ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Plant Science ◽  
Qr Code ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Science Popularization ◽  
The World

Plant is not only closely related to human beings’ life, but also an integral part of raw materials in production. Protection of nature and plant resources is an increasingly urgent needs around the world. Cognition is a prerequisite for the protection of plant. But the way of plant science popularization is old, the knowledge of plant is too obscure to the general public. The system of plant science popularization based on the QR code spreads the knowledge of plant with illustrations interactively, to facilitate ordinary users to learn, understand and identify plant species. The article will detail all aspects of development of the system, allowing more scholars to understand the digitized plant science popularization under the new media.

PERANCANGAN ARSITEKTUR RUANG LIMINAL ANTARA SEBUAH DUALISME (BERTANI DAN MELAUT)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1087
Author(s):  
Michael Gideon Josian ◽  
Maria Veronica Gandha
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Common Space ◽  
Special Character ◽  
Ideal System ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Letting Go

The future of dwelling has a very board context and will continue to be discussed, it is possible that the discussions about “dwelling” is come from the environment of farming and fishing. Things that are not much cared for but still have a role in the survival of the world. Therefore this matter will be discussed using the role of architecture as space, to be able to create an ideal system by paying attention to the quality of farming and fishing for the future, and leaving a trace or memory to be able to carry messages for the future. Talking about the future of an interaction that occurs between the general public and farmers and fishermen, especially considering that farmers and fishermen themselves can be compared to two different poles, a liminal space is needed, which may already exist indirectly in the environment. By letting go of individual egos and emphasizing ego to the point of view of farmers and fishermen. To present a common space, or a place that contains a special character of a city that contains a message for the future. Keywords:  dualism; hope; liminal; trace;  Abstrak Masa depan cara berhuni memiliki konteks yang sangat luas dan akan terus diperbincangkan. Tidak menutup kemungkinan datang dari pembahasan mengenai cara berhuni dengan bertani dan melaut. Hal yang tidak banyak dipedulikan tetapi tetap memiliki peran dalam kelangsungan dunia. Oleh karena itu, masa depan berhuni ini akan dibahas dengan menggunakan peran arsitektur sebagai ruang, untuk dapat menciptakan sistem yang ideal dengan memperhatikan kualitas bertani dan melaut bagi masa depan, dan meninggalkan sebuah jejak atau kenangan untuk dapat membawa pesan bagi masa depan. Berbicara mengenai masa depan dari sebuah interaksi yang terjadi antara masyarakat umum dengan para petani dan nelayan, apalagi mengingat para petani dan nelayan itu sendiri dapat diibaratkan berada pada kedua kutub yang berbeda, maka dibutuhkanlah sebuah ruang liminal, yang mungkin sudah hadir secara tidak langsung pada lingkungan masyarakat. Dengan cara melepaskan ego individual dan menekankan ego kepada sudut pandang para petani dan nelayan. Untuk menghadirkan sebuah ruang bersama, atau sebuah tempat yang mengandung sebuah karakter tersendiri dari sebuah kota yang berisi pesan bagi masa depan.

scholarly journals Writing in the World and Linguistics

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter T. Daniels
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Past Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
And Linguistics

It seems to me that the study of writing is about where the study of language was before the development of linguistics over the past century-and-a-bit. Everyone we know knows how to write, and therefore everyone we know thinks they know about writing. This paper looks at how writing has been presented to the general public, and how it has been treated in linguistics since the first real textbook of 1933.

scholarly journals Issues of Electronic Waste on Life - A Reality

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Saurabh Mitra ◽  
Jayati Chatterjee Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
General Public ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Recent Decade ◽  
It Industry ◽  
The Real ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The World ◽  
Indian Data

<p>Electronic waste or e-squander is one of the quickest developing issues of the world. E-squander involves a large number of parts, some containing poisonous substances that can adversely affect human wellbeing and the earth if not dealt with legitimately. In India, e-squander the board expect more noteworthy essentialness not just because of the age of its own e-squander, yet additionally as a result of the dumping of e-squander from created nations. This is combined with India's absence of proper foundation and methods for its transfer and reusing. The generation of electrical and electronic gear (EEE) is one of the quickest developing worldwide assembling exercises. Quick monetary development, combined with urbanization and developing an interest for customer merchandise, has expanded both the utilization and the creation of EEE. The Indian data innovation (IT) industry has been one of the real drivers of progress in the economy in the most recent decade and has contributed essentially to the advanced unrest being experienced by the world. New electronic contraptions and machines have invaded each part of our everyday lives, furnishing our general public with more solace, wellbeing, and security and with simple data procurement and trade. The information society anyway is making its own poisonous impressions.</p>

scholarly journals Penciptaan Serial “AKURA-POPO” Episode “SAMPAH” Dengan Teknik Animasi Komputer 2D

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Abidin Syamsul Arifin ◽  
Arif Sulistiyono ◽  
Mahendradewa Suminto
Keyword(s):  
Computer Animation ◽  
General Public ◽  
Minimum Amount ◽  
Human Hand ◽  
Artistic Value ◽  
The World ◽  
2D Animation ◽  
Character Design

 Trash is actually not a new problem on the planet. However, the handling is still less effective in various places around the world. But at least how humans try to reduce the minimum amount of waste. It is the human hand that actually creates the waste itself.The serial animation "Akura-Popo Trash episode" wears the human hand-character design as a picture of the amount of chaos perpetrated by them. 2D computer animation techniques are applied to add artistic value and provide media variations of messengers to the general public Keywords: trash, 2D animation, environmentAbstrak Sampah sebenarnya bukan masalah baru di planet ini. Akan tetapi penanganannya masih kurang efektif di berbagai tempat di seluruh penjuru dunia. Namun setidaknya bagaimana manusia berusaha mengurangi seminimal mungkin jumlah sampah. Ulah tangan manusialah yang sesungguhnya menciptakan sampah itu sendiri.Animasi serial “Akura-Popo episode Sampah” memakai desain karakter tangan manusia sebagai gambaran banyaknya kekacauan yang dilakukan oleh mereka. Teknik animasi komputer 2D diterapkan untuk menambahkan nilai seni dan memberikan variasi media penyampai pesan kepada khalayak umum Kata kunci: sampah, animasi 2D, lingkungan 

scholarly journals Linguistic imperialism: a critical study

2005 ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula González Fernández
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Linguistic Imperialism ◽  
International Language ◽  
Linguistic Awareness ◽  
The World

Today, there is a rising need of an international language for infinite purposes and, so far, English seems to be that language. However, its use is being discriminative and unfair in different aspects. These have been discussed in the academic circles, but little is being considered of the general public's ideas. Furthermore, the different consequences that the notion of Linguistic Imperialism has, and all the various issues mentioned in the scholarly debate, do not seem to reach far beyond the academic spheres. The main goal of this study is to deal with perceptions of English Imperialism. Due to space limitations, we cannot present here the whole study. Hence, we will concentrate on the spread of English in the world and the agency behind it. We will first revise the opinion found in the literature, of scholars and linguists, to concentrate later on the feelings of the general public. To this end, we will use data collected both through a questionnaire and some personal interviews. The comparison of the two sources will show that what is being discussed by many authors is not generally reaching the general public and that the latter's opinion is rather complex and inconsistent, with little linguistic awareness.

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