Static Analysis for IoT Security: A Systematic Literature Review - Dataset

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Discrete and systematic communication in a continuous signal-meaning space

Human spoken language uses a continuous stream of acoustic signals to communicate about continuous features of the world, by using discrete forms — words — that segment the world into categories. Here we investigate how discreteness (the segmentation of a continuous signal space into discrete forms) and systematicity (the consistent alignment of these forms with what they refer to in the world) can emerge under communicative pressure. In an exploratory study, participants were paired with one another and played a game in which they varied the pitch of auditory signals to communicate about a continuous color space, generalizing from a small, shared set of signal-color pairings. The emergent systems exhibited both discreteness and systematicity, but only systematicity robustly predicted successful communication. These findings offer insight into the cognitive strategies that could support the creation and evolution of language, highlighting how pressures for effective communication can shape continuous signal spaces into structured, learnable systems

Therapeutic drug monitoring for antimicrobial agents for people living with HIV (TAP)

The Therapeutic drug monitoring for antimicrobial agents for people living with HIV (TAP) project aims to determine the concentrations of selected antibiotics in people living with HIV and to assess how useful it is to monitor the amount of the antibiotics in blood while adjusting the dose. This study will enroll adults living with HIV receiving amoxicillin, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, rifampicin, isoniazid, or ceftriaxone. Concentrations of these antibiotics will be measured, and for those on TB drugs, doses will be adjusted until the participant achieves suitable amounts of the drug in blood. We anticipate that the findings from this research will help us to know how much of the antibiotics is in the body and if people respond as expected to the treatment

The effects of challenge and threat states on performance outcomes: An updated review and meta-analysis of recent findings

The biopsychosocial model (BPSM) of challenge and threat provides a framework for understanding stress responses in motivated performance situations, including how stress relates to performance. In this model experiences of challenge—characterized by appraisals of resources exceeding demands—elicit approach-oriented patterns of physiological responding and tend to facilitate performance, whereas threat—characterized by demands exceeding resources—elicit avoidance-oriented patterns of physiological responding and tend to impair performance. Extant systematic reviews and meta-analysis support the idea that challenge facilitates performance relative to threat (Behnke & Kaczmarek, 2018; Hase et al., 2019). The present systematic review and meta-analysis builds on this base by examining whether conclusions replicate in recent research (post 2017), which is important given seismic cultural shifts tied to a worldwide pandemic, civil unrest, and skyrocketing mental health problems tied to stress. The analysis included 47 studies published between 2017 and 2024 (total N = 5,483 participants). The meta-analytic findings indicate that individuals experiencing challenge type stress responses exhibit better performance outcomes than those in a threat state across multiple domains (e.g., education, sport). While effect sizes were small, the risk of bias was generally low. These results reaffirm the utility of the BPSM and emphasize the importance of stress responses in influencing performance outcomes. These data also have the potential to inform future research on this topic by shedding light on expectable effect sizes and highlighting potential influences of publication bias and replicability issues

From Parenthood to Prejudice: Associations Between Parenthood and Anti-Immigrant Sentiments in 38 Industrialized Nations

Anti-immigrant sentiments are a challenge to maintaining the cohesion of modern industrialized societies. In this paper, we ran a pre-registered analysis of the European Social Survey fielded across 38 industrialized nations over the 2002–2018 period (n = 277,466) to investigate whether anti-immigrant sentiments are amplified by the experience of parenthood. Drawing on evolutionary theories of group relations, we predicted that parenthood would increase threat-avoidance motivations, leading to greater anti-immigrant sentiments (H1). We further anticipated stronger effects of parenthood on anti-immigrant sentiments among women than men due to their greater parental investment (H2). Both hypotheses were confirmed in our pooled data analyses with ethnic majority members: whether parenthood was operationalized as having given birth to/fathered a child (biological parenthood) or as having a child living at home (residential parenthood), being a parent was associated with greater anti-immigrant sentiments among both sexes, and larger effects were observed among women than men. By-country analyses revealed cross country variations in the size of the positive association between parenthood and anti-immigrant sentiments. Complementary analyses further showed a stronger effect of parenthood among younger parents (who were more likely to have young, dependent children) than among older parents. Overall, although statistically significant on members of ethnic majorities in the countries surveyed, positive effects of parenthood on anti-immigrant sentiments were modest. This may be due to high levels of safety in contemporary industrialized societies limiting the activation of threat-avoidance mechanisms. Limitations regarding possible confounds are discussed

Exploring How the Hairstyle Choices Impact Impressions of Black Women in Tech Among Black Female Participants (Study 2)

The primary goal of this experiment is to examine whether different hairstyle choices impact Black female participants impression of Black women working in tech. For the current study, we will use 4 sets of well-matched pictures, featuring a Black women with either curly hair, braids, or straight hair (i.e., 12 total pictures). The Black women will all be described as working in the technology sector. Black female participants will rate all 12 pictures and thus, this study will have a 4 (picture set) by 3 (hairstyle) within-subjects design. We are interested whether prototypicality of hairstyles (i.e., braids, straight hair, curly hair) affect Black female participants’ perceptions of the Black women

Enhancing Resource Use (vs. Disposal) by AI - Mediation

The objective of the study is to provide evidence for the underlying mechanism of the differential effects of AI-based waste mitigation

Who Cares More About Having Moral Traits? Evidence from 67 Countries

The self-importance of moral identity reflects the relevance of possessing moral traits as part of self (internalization) and of being seen by others as moral (symbolization). We examined gender, age, and cultural differences in both components across 67 countries using Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and Uz’s tightness–looseness indices. We fit linear mixed-effects models with individuals nested within countries. Women scored higher than men on internalization and symbolization, and age showed small, positive within-country associations with both components of moral identity. Symbolization was higher in countries characterized by greater power distance, stronger collectivism (lower individualism), and greater masculinity – but only among younger participants. Symbolization was also higher in culturally tighter contexts, but only when tightness–looseness was indexed using a combination index. Internalization was higher in countries with lower power distance, stronger collectivism (lower individualism), and lower uncertainty avoidance. Its association with tightness–looseness depended on operationalization: internalization was higher in culturally tighter countries on the domain-general and combination indices, but lower in tighter countries on the domain-specific index. Overall, these findings provide a cross-national portrait of the self-importance of moral identity, revealing robust demographic gradients and component-specific cultural patterns in how people value moral traits privately and in social self-presentation

Measuring anticipated attitudes and behavior towards a new medical treatment in Lesotho

The proposed project is a randomized survey experiment to examine how the level of uncertainty towards a new medical treatment changes in patients when a close other person supports and is willing to be involved in the patient’s treatment. The proposal is a collaboration between researchers in Lesotho and Switzerland. Data collection and participant enrollment will take place entirely in Lesotho at Butha Buthe Hospital