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BOOK HERE Abstract Several developmental studies have demonstrated that rational thinking is measurable in children and youth. In this study, we examined five measures of rational thinking in an adolescent sample. The mean age of the participants was 15.4 years (SD=1.2 years; range 13-18 years of age). The rational thinking tasks included probabilistic and statistical...
BOOK HERE Abstract The integration of machine learning for decision-making in intelligent manufacturing has revolutionised the industrial sector. This innovation has not only optimised production processes, reduced costs, and enhanced product quality but has also fundamentally reshaped how decisions are made in manufacturing operations. In this presentation, Dr. Peizhi Shi will highlight his research findings...
BOOK HERE Abstract An excessive consumption of Saturated Fats (SAF) can lead to weight gain and increased risk of heart disease. Despite these negative consequences, consumption of SFA in the UK is considerably higher than dietary recommendations, making its reduction an important public health goal. But changing eating habits is not easy. In this study,...
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Abstract Pressures to work long hours are widespread in professional workplaces, and contribute to the persistence of gender inequality. We build and test novel theory about the gendered ways that people monitor and make attributions about others’ time use at work. Analyzing a qualitative survey of 300 managers, we identify a phenomenon we label time...
BOOK HERE - Please click here to register to join us on campus or here to register to join via Zoom. Abstract: Personal autonomy has been argued to be fundamental to well-being and is often discussed as an important driver of economic and political behavior. Yet, preferences for autonomy are not well understood, because their...
BOOK HERE Abstract This paper studies the admission and capacity allocation problem for a leasing system with two types of equipment and three kinds of batch demands: elementary-specified, premium-specified, and unspecified demands. The demands arrive following mutually independent Poisson distributions and their rental durations follow a negative exponential distribution. The lessor can admit partially the...
BOOK HERE Abstract People make comparisons every day. Sometimes these comparisons are mundane—such as comparing between menu items to decide what to eat. Other times, they are more meaningful—such as when people consider whether their peers seem happier, healthier, wealthier, and wiser. Prevailing wisdom suggests that “Comparison is the thief of joy”, but is it? ...
BOOK HERE Abstract Climate scientists have long been warning that climate change will bring more frequent severe weather events around the world. International organizations such as the IPCC, United Nations Foundation and others face the challenge of communicating about climate scientists' projections with policy makers, practitioners and members of the general public who don't have...
BOOK HERE Abstract In this seminar, I will present a recent collaborative case study where big data from street-level images were applied to analyze how the built environment impacts the survival rate of neighborhood-based social organizations in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. These organizations are essential building blocks for social life in urban neighborhoods. Examining these organizations’...