scholarly journals Why real citizens would turn to artificial leaders

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Spatola ◽  
Karl MacDorman
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Explanatory Models ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Artificial Agents ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
The World ◽  
Disappointment Theory ◽  
Technological Fix

Robots and other artificial agents are increasingly present in eldercare, education, and at work. They are designed to help humans with tasks and to meet labor shortages?a technological fix for our times. In two experiments and a follow-up study, we investigate factors that influence the acceptance of artificial agents in positions of power, using attachment theory and disappointment theory as explanatory models. We found that when the state of the world provokes anxiety, citizens perceive artificial agents as a reliable proxy to replace human leaders. Moreover, people accept artificial agents as decision-makers in politics and security more willingly when they deem their leaders or government to be untrustworthy, disappointing, or immoral. Finally, we discuss these results with respect to theories of technology acceptance and the delegation of duties and prerogatives.

2. Psychopathology and social performance in a cohort of patients with schizophrenic psychoses. A seven-year follow-up study

1991 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Mignolli ◽  
C. Faccincani ◽  
S. Platt
Keyword(s):  
Social Performance ◽  
Psychiatric Reform ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
The World

The Italian psychiatric reform has attracted much interest and controversy around the world. While quantitative evidence on its implementation has already been provided (Tansella et al. 1987; de Girolamo, 1989), studies of the effects of the reform on patients are lacking.

scholarly journals Comparison of Interpreting Teachers’ Use and Perceptions of Distance Interpreter Training (DIT) Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interview-Based Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 197-223
Author(s):  
Mianjun Xu ◽  
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Tianyuan Zhao ◽  
Juntao Deng ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
The World ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Interpreter Training ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Different Parts

The study indicates that before the COVID-19 pandemic, despite its importance, distance interpreter training (DIT) was not positively perceived or widely used in higher education institutions that offer Bachelor of Translation and Interpreting (BTI) and/or Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) programs in China. However, the pandemic has changed almost everything in the world, with no exception of DIT, prompting the authors to have a follow-up study in August 2020 of the same 14 full-time interpreting teachers from different BTI and MTI institutions in different parts of China who had been interviewed right before the pandemic. This interview-based comparative study shows that all the interviewees used DIT during the pandemic shutdown and their perceptions of DIT have altered greatly, becoming more objective than subjective and more positive than negative. The pandemic has, to some extent, boosted the further development and acceptance of both the online and blended approaches to interpreter training.

scholarly journals One Craniotomy at the Highest Altitude in the World and Follow-up Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 128 (7) ◽  
pp. 993-994
Author(s):  
Hai-Ning Zhen ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Jin-Yin Zhu ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Zai-Hua Gan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Follow Up Study ◽  
The World

FRAMEWORK OF A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR APPLYING PROGRAM-FOR-RESULTS FUNDING MECHANISM

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kareem Zahran ◽  
A. Samer Ezeldin
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Executive Directors ◽  
Funding Mechanism ◽  
The World ◽  
Financing Mechanism ◽  
The Government

Following the introduction of the Program-For-Results funding mechanism, in year 2012, The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors requested a follow-up review of the instrument to be performed two years later. A report titled “Program-For-Results: Two-Year Review” was issued by the operations policy and country services department in the World Bank. One of the main conclusions of the report is the lack of knowledge and experience of the stakeholders involved in the application of the Program-For-Results (P4R) funding mechanism. This leads to the need for further guidance and support for future P4R operations. This research aims to fill the gap between any in-pipeline programs planned to be financed through P4R and previous experiences within the same sector or financing mechanism. It is planned to summarize all P4R experiences to-date and other sectoral experiences in a detailed framework that guides new governments through the life-cycle of P4R. This is achieved by developing the main framework of a Decision Support System (DSS) that guides governments/decision makers throughout the lifetime of the P4R program. It provides guidance for the government in each stage of the P4R starting from the borrowing preparation stage up to the closing stage.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WEIGHT CHANGE AND CHANGES IN 3D ACCELERATION SIGNALS GENERATED BY WALKING

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (05) ◽  
pp. 1550080
Author(s):  
ERKKI VIHRIÄLÄ ◽  
ANNELI RINTA-PAAVOLA ◽  
HANNU SORVOJA ◽  
TIMO JÄMSÄ ◽  
RISTO MYLLYLÄ
Keyword(s):  
Weight Change ◽  
Test Subject ◽  
The Other ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Signal Parameters ◽  
Weight Problem ◽  
The World ◽  
Working Day ◽  
Acceleration Signals

This study set out to investigate if a relationship exists between weight change and changes in 3D acceleration signals associated with walking. In addition to giving biomechanical information, this relationship could be applied in conjunction with new weight management solutions to address the excess weight problem currently plaguing the world. The study was conducted with 15 subjects. For a period of two months, they were weighed every morning and carried a 3D accelerometer during the working day. Daily accelerometric signals were recorded and signals recognized as walking were analyzed. To obtain information in a more controlled situation and higher weight change, a separate follow-up study was carried out involving one test subject performing controlled walking exercises. Our results show that a relationship does exist between weight change and 3D acceleration signals. The obtained correlation coefficient between weight change and the acceleration-related parameter was 0.21 for the combined result of all test subjects (n = 147, p = 0.01). Higher correlations were recorded for individual subjects (r = 0.97, p < 0.001). Also the follow-up with controlled walking exercises showed a high correlation (r = 0.89, p < 0.001). On the other hand, statistically significant results were not obtained for all subjects, and identical signal parameters did not always produce similar results.

scholarly journals PEMURIDAN PEMBERDAYAAN BAGI JEMAAT DISABILITAS DALAM PELAYANAN MIMBAR DI GEREJA INKLUSIF

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-119
Author(s):  
Innawati Innawati
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Local Church ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
The World ◽  
The Church

Abstract: The Church belongs to the Lord and is the extension of the Lord's hand in the world. The Church is open to all people, but in church’s services, there are still discriminations, especially against members with disabilities. This research conducted in the Jemaat Kristen Indonesia (JKI) Bukit Sion Mangliawan is a follow-up study of the previous research, namely “The Discipleship for Congregations with Disabilities in Church M Malang”. The method used is experimental research that observes and analyzes changes resulting from X treatment on Y in controlled situations. The conclusions of the experimental research in the JKI Bukit Sion Mangliawan proved the hypothesis that member with disability was able to serve well like non-disabled ones in the service of the Word at local church. This proved that empowerment of discipleship in an inclusive church was a solution to the problem of marginalization of the empowerment of congregations with disabilities in the service of the Word at local church. Empowering discipleship in an inclusive church was most appropriate for anyone, whether the members of congregations with disabilities or not. Keywords: service of the Word, discipleship, empowerment, congregation with disability, inclusive church.   Abstrak: Gereja adalah milik Tuhan dan perpanjangan tangan Tuhan di dunia. Gereja terbuka untuk semua manusia, tetapi di dalam pelayanan gereja masih terjadi diskriminasi, khususnya terhadap jemaat penyandang disabilitas. Penelitian ini yang dilaksanakan di gereja Jemaat Kristen Indonesia (JKI) Bukit Sion Mangliawan, merupakan penelitian lanjutan dari penelitian sebelumnya yaitu “Pemuridan bagi jemaat penyandang disabilitas di Gereja M Malang”. Metode yang digunakan adalah penelitian eksperimen; mengamati dan menganalisa perubahan akibat perlakuan X terhadap Y dalam situasi yang terkendalikan. Simpulan dari hasil penelitian eksperimen di gereja JKI Bukit Sion Mangliawan membuktikan hipotesa bahwa jemaat penyandang disabilitas mampu melayani dengan baik seperti orang non-disabilitas dalam pelayanan mimbar di dalam gereja lokal. Hal ini membuktikan bahwa pemuridan pemberdayaan di gereja inklusif sebagai solusi bagi masalah marjinalisasi pemberdayaan jemaat penyandang disabilitas dalam pelayanan mimbar di gereja lokal. Pemuridan pemberdayaan di gereja inklusif adalah yang paling tepat bagi siapa saja, baik jemaat penyandang disabilitas maupun bukan. Kata-kata kunci: pelayanan mimbar, pemuridan, pemberdayaan, jemaat penyandang disabilitas, gereja inklusif.

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