Improving User Experience In Information Retrieval Using Semantic Web And Other Technologies

The need to find, access and extract information has been the motivation for many different fields of research in the past few years. The fields such as Machine Learning, Question Answering Systems, Semantic Web, etc. each tries to cover parts of the mentioned problem. Each of these fields have introduced many different tools and approaches which in many cases are multi-disciplinary, covering more than one of these fields to provide solution for one or more of them. On the other hand, the expansion of the Web with Web 2.0, gave researchers many new tools to extend approaches to help users extract and find information faster and easier. Currently, the size of e-commerce and online shopping, the extended use of search engines for different purposes and the amount of collaboration for creating content on the Web provides us with different possibilities and challenges which we address some of them here

When does priming justice promote forgiveness? On the importance of distributive and procedural justice for self and others

Two studies show that thinking about justice can both enhance and impede forgiveness, depending on whether thoughts about distributive and procedural justice for self and others are activated. In Study 1 (n = 197), participants expressed more forgiveness towards a prior transgressor when primed to think about justice for self or procedural justice for others, and less forgiveness when primed to think about distributive justice for others. Study 2 (n = 231) used an alternate priming method and replicated these effects by inducing an interpersonal transgression and measuring forgiveness intentions, emotions and behavior. Study 2 also showed that priming justice influences forgiveness especially when the perceived severity of an interpersonal offense is high. The current research shows that activating justice cognitions can enhance or impinge on forgiveness in predictable ways. We discuss contributions to emerging justice theory, potential implications, and future directions