Actions Of Actors Research Articles

People can reliably detect action changes and goal changes during naturalistic perception.

As a part of ongoing perception, the human cognitive system segments others' activities into discrete episodes (event segmentation). Although prior research has shown that this process is likely related to changes in an actor's actions and goals, it has not yet been determined whether untrained observers can reliably identify action and goal changes as naturalistic activities unfold, or whether the changes they identify are tied to visual features of the activity (e.g., the beginnings and ends of object interactions). This study addressed these questions by examining untrained participants' identification of action changes, goal changes, and event boundaries while watching videos of everyday activities that were presented in both first-person and third-person perspectives. We found that untrained observers can identify goal changes and action changes consistently, and these changes are not explained by visual change and the onsets or offsets of contact with objects. Moreover, the action and goal changes identified by untrained observers were associated with event boundaries, even after accounting for objective visual features of the videos. These findings suggest that people can identify action and goal changes consistently and with high agreement, that they do so by using sensory information flexibly, and that the action and goal changes they identify may contribute to event segmentation.

Calculation of Charge Transport Phenomena and Mobility Analysis in the Insulating Oil Using First Principle and Marcus Theory.

Oil-paper insulation is widely used as a reliable composite insulation system in power transformers. The dielectric property of oil insulation plays an important role in the reliable operation of power equipment. To recognize the charge transfer process in composite insulation, the mobility of the charge in aged insulating oil is studied. However, few studies have been conducted on the microscopic mechanism of charge transport phenomena at the molecular level. In this research, we have studied the molecular electronic structure and the distribution of holes and electrons in the insulating oil by first-principles calculation. By combining with Marcus theory, the corresponding electron coupling energy, reorganization energy, and free energy are obtained. The corresponding charge hopping model is chosen by the parameter relation, and the hopping rate is calculated. At last, the mobility of holes and electrons in insulating oil within the insulation is simulated by the Monte Carlo method. Other possible charge migration methods are also studied and discussed for the comparison. It is observed that the transfer integral of electrons is 2 orders of magnitude larger than that of holes, which is mostly due to the localization of lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMO). The hole and charge transfers accord with Marcus hopping, the adiabatic charge transfer model, and the charge hopping rate is obtained. The actual free energy action under an external electric field is obtained by calculating polarizability and permittivity. Monte Carlo simulation is used to obtain the charge transfer image and mobility under an actual electric field. Possible types of traps and mobility of ions and clusters in the insulating oil are also studied.

Neural correlates of an illusionary sense of agency caused by virtual reality.

Sense of agency (SoA) is the sensation that self-actions lead to ensuing perceptual consequences. The prospective mechanism emphasizes that SoA arises from motor prediction and its comparison with actual action outcomes, while the reconstructive mechanism stresses that SoA emerges from retrospective causal processing about the action outcomes. Consistent with the prospective mechanism, motor planning regions were identified by neuroimaging studies using the temporal binding (TB) effect, a behavioral measure often linked to implicit SoA. Yet, TB also occurs during passive observation of another's action, lending support to the reconstructive mechanism, but its neural correlates remain unexplored. Here, we employed virtual reality (VR) to modulate such observation-based SoA and examined it with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). After manipulating an avatar hand in VR, participants passively observed an avatar's "action" and showed a significant increase in TB. The binding effect was associated with the right angular gyrus and inferior parietal lobule, which are critical nodes for inferential and agency processing. These results suggest that the experience of controlling an avatar may potentiate inferential processing within the right inferior parietal cortex and give rise to the illusionary SoA without voluntary action.

Mobile Identity Protection: The Moderation Role of Self-Efficacy

The rapid growth of mobile applications and the associated increased dependency on digital identity raises the growing risk of identity theft and related fraud. Hence, protecting identity in a mobile environment is a problem. This study develops a model that examines the role of identity protection self-efficacy in increasing users’ motivation intentions to achieve actual mobile identity protection. Our research found that self-efficacy significantly affects the relationship between users’ perceived threat appraisal and their motivational intentions for identity protection. The relation between mobile users’ protection, motivational intentions, and actual mobile identity protection actions was also found to be significant. Additionally, the findings revealed the considerable impact of awareness in fully mediating between self-efficacy and actual identity protection. The model and its hypotheses are empirically tested through a survey of 383 mobile users, and the findings are validated through a panel of experts, thus confirming the impact of self-efficacy on an individual’s identity protection in the mobile context.

Fostering Literacy Culture at SD Negeri Tanah Merah: Success of Educational Seminar and Its Positive Impact on the Community

This community service aims to increase awareness and implementation of literacy culture at Tanah Merah State Elementary School, Aceh Tamiang. By holding a one-day seminar on January 10 2024, this program brings together participants from various parties, including teachers, students and parents, in a united effort to create awareness of the importance of literacy as the main foundation of education. Keynote lectures and interactive discussions in seminars dive deeper into the concept of literacy, which includes not only reading and writing skills but also critical thinking skills, interpretation, and thorough knowledge of various types of texts. This seminar also provides a platform to produce actual action plans, which reflect participants' commitment to integrating literacy culture in everyday life. Evaluation and reflection findings revealed that this activity was successful in providing positive changes in attitudes and understanding, with awards given at the end of the event as appreciation for the participants' commitment. By expressing the conclusions of this service, this abstract shows the success of the initial steps in improving literacy culture at Tanah Merah State Elementary School. This aims to ensure that the enthusiasm and understanding that emerges from this activity can become a catalyst for sustainable change at the school level and in the local community.

Action Research and Transformation: Lessons from Three Decades of Practice

In this paper I look back over three decades of doing participatory action research and extract some lessons that bear upon the pressing issues of our time—namely, how to act in the face of unsustainable socio-economic growth trajectories and cascading environmental degradation. I start with my circuitous journey into action research and to the importance of human subjectivity to transformation processes. I then trace the thinking that shaped a postmodern feminist social research agenda. Next follows an account of developing a research design for poststructuralist participatory action research (PPAR) that foregrounds understanding ‘ways of living’ in place. Drawing on actual action research projects, the lessons that emerge concern the importance of 1) inventory and bearing witness to difference; 2) new techniques of resubjectivation that encourage transformation; and 3) shifting the action focus from human subjects to socio-technical assemblages in which humans, material infrastructures, habits and experimentation are interwoven. Throughout my three decades of involvement with action research I have learnt about the limits to the durability of subjectivity change and the need to work on support from wider ecosystems of governance, infrastructure, health and social expectation.

An Accurate Prediction Method of Human Assembly Motion for Human–Robot Collaboration

In the process of human–robot collaborative assembly, robots need to recognize and predict human behaviors accurately, and then perform autonomous control and work route planning in real-time. To support the judgment of human intervention behaviors and meet the need of real-time human–robot collaboration, the Fast Spatial–Temporal Transformer Network (FST-Trans), an accurate prediction method of human assembly actions, is proposed. We tried to maximize the symmetry between the prediction results and the actual action while meeting the real-time requirement. With concise and efficient structural design, FST-Trans can learn about the spatial–temporal interactions of human joints during assembly in the same latent space and capture more complex motion dynamics. Considering the inconsistent assembly rates of different individuals, the network is forced to learn more motion variations by introducing velocity–acceleration loss, realizing accurate prediction of assembly actions. An assembly dataset was collected and constructed for detailed comparative experiments and ablation studies, and the experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Neural underpinnings of the interplay between actual touch and action imagination in social contexts.

While there is established evidence supporting the involvement of the sense of touch in various actions, the neural underpinnings of touch and action interplay in a social context remain poorly understood. To prospectively investigate this phenomenon and offer further insights, we employed a combination of motor and sensory components by asking participants to imagine exerting force with the index finger while experiencing their own touch, the touch of one another individual, the touch of a surface, and no touch. Based on the assumption that the patterns of activation in the motor system are similar when action is imagined or actually performed, we proceeded to apply a single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation over the primary motor cortex (M1) while participants engaged in the act of imagination. Touch experience was associated with higher M1 excitability in the presence and in the absence of force production imagination, but only during force production imagination M1 excitability differed among the types of touch: both biological sources, the self-touch and the touch of one other individual, elicited a significant increase in motor system activity when compared to touching a non-living surface or in the absence of touch. A strong correlation between individual touch avoidance questionnaire values and facilitation in the motor system was present while touching another person, indicating a social aspect for touch in action. The present study unveils the motor system correlates when the sensory/motor components of touch are considered in social contexts.

Therapeutic Applications of Native and Engineered Saccharomyces Yeasts

Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii (Sb) is currently receiving significant attention as a synthetic probiotic platform due to its ease of manipulation and inherent effectiveness in promoting digestive health. A comprehensive exploration of Sb and other S. cerevisiae strains (Sc) would shed light on the refinement and expansion of their therapeutic applications. This review aims to provide a thorough overview of Saccharomyces yeasts from their native health benefits to recent breakthroughs in the engineering of Saccharomyces yeasts as synthetic therapeutic platforms. Molecular typing and phenotypic assessments have uncovered notable distinctions, including the superior thermotolerance and acid tolerance exhibited by Sb, which are crucial attributes for probiotic functions. Moreover, parabiotic and prebiotic functionalities originating from yeast cell wall oligosaccharides have emerged as pivotal factors influencing the health benefits associated with Sb and Sc. Consequently, it has become imperative to select an appropriate yeast strain based on a comprehensive understanding of its actual action in the gastrointestinal tract and the origins of the targeted advantages. Overall, this review underscores the significance of unbiased and detailed comparative studies for the judicious selection of strains.

Improving Students’ Motivation to Collaborate Using Instagram: An Action Research in SMAN 1 Depok Yogyakarta

This research aimed to show how Instagram could be used to improve students' motivation to collaborate and how discussing with friends could influence their motivation to be involved in collaborating. This research was conducted knowing that the students’ low motivation in collaboration impacted their activeness in class participation, work results, and low quality of social interactions. This study was classroom action research in two Grade 11 classes as the actual action sites. To collect the data, the researchers interviewed six students in both classes. The ARCS Model by Keller (2023) was used as a framework to answer the research questions: ‘How can Instagram be used to enhance students' collaboration motivation in an interactive online discussion forum? and ‘How can discussions with friends on social media influence student motivation and involvement in collaborative English language learning? The framework was chosen because it was designed to increase students' learning motivation and focused on attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction. This study found that Instagram could improve students’ motivation to collaborate in online discussion forums. Further, the platform transformed passive participants or shy students into active participants to were involved in class collaborations.

Citizen blame attributions for government fiscal crises: Experimental evidence from China

AbstractThis study conducts a randomized survey experiment to examine the impact of budgeting professionalism, environmental shocks, and fiscal transparency on citizen blame attributions during government fiscal crises. Theoretically, we distinguish between two logics of responsibility attribution: causal responsibility stresses the causal link between an actor's actions and specific phenomena; functional responsibility underlines an actor's legal, moral, or social obligations in relation to such phenomena. Our experiment focuses on empirically testing causal responsibility. Moreover, fiscal transparency may shape citizens' perceptions regarding government fiscal performance and subsequently influence blame attributions. The experimental results show that citizens attribute less blame to government leaders when professional experts play a more important role in the budgeting process, when localities experience severe environmental shocks, or when governments exhibit greater fiscal transparency. These findings support inferences based on the logic of causal responsibility and establish a clear relationship between fiscal transparency and citizen perceptions of government performance.

Студенты-актеры разных поколений: инвариантность и изменчивость личностных характеристик

<p>The task of the study: a comparative analysis of the personal characteristics of student actors of different generations so we can identify vectors of change and invariant personality structures. The study used data from 172 respondents: student-actors, of Russian Institite of Theatre Arts, GITIS, study period 1976-1979 (3rd year, N=14); student-actors, Moscow Theater College, study period 2010-2018 (3rd year, N=91); student-actors, Russian Institite of Theatre Arts, GITIS, study period 2022 (4th year, N=38); student-actors, Institute of Contemporary Art, study period 2023 (3rd year, N=49). We used the Kettell 16 PF questionnaire. We compared mean personality profiles of students who studied in 1976-1979 with student-actors who studied in 2010-2018, 2022, 2023.. Factor analysis was conducted to identify structural features. We revealed trends of changes in the expression of personality characteristics of student-actors who studied in the 1970s compared to those who studied in 2010-2018, 2022, 2023: a decrease in the indicators of the F (expressiveness), M (dreaminess) scales and an increase in the indicators of the H (courage) scale, significance level p≤0.05. Invariant combinations of scales common to all subsamples were described as following: "anxiety - emotional stability", "normativity of behavior - dreaminess", "emotional leadership", "radicalism - diplomacy", "public communication - nonconformism". The study reveals the interpretations of these combinations from the point of view of specifics of professional training and actor's activity.</p>

Legal Nature and Characteristics of Administrative Act (in the Comparative Context of Latvia and Ukraine)

The topicality of the topic is due to the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine "On Administrative Procedure", which establishes unified rules for making decisions by the public administration, which are generally called administrative acts. The purpose of the article is to study the nature of administrative acts by highlighting their features, which will have not only theoretical, but also practical significance. The research uses methods of legal analysis and synthesis, comparative-legal, systemic-structural. It has been established that the external orientation of an administrative act means that the administrative body addresses its prescriptions to a person who is outside the public administration and does not have a labor or official relationship with it. It was established that the administrative act is a legal act, as it is based on the prescriptions of legislative acts; on this basis, it differs from actual actions. The difference between administrative and technical acts or simple acts in the field of public law is indicated. It was determined that the decision to refuse to meet the requirements of a person is a negative administrative act. It is emphasized that an administrative act is a decision in the field of public law; the theory of interests, the theory of subordination, and the theory of subjects were used to distinguish between public and private law. The subject of the adoption of an administrative act is the body performing the functions of public administration. It is noted that the functional approach embedded in his understanding allows him to consider both subjects of delegated powers, specially created commissions, and private individuals, if the legislator has empowered them to carry out public administration. It is emphasized that the legislator determines which acts are not administrative. On the basis of the conducted research, conclusions were formulated regarding the features of administrative acts, which include the following: external orientation, legal act, sphere of public law, adopted by the body, applies to an individually determined person or persons, establishes, changes or terminates legal relations or establishes the actual state, is not one from the decisions specified in the negative part of the definition of an administrative act or the adoption of which is not covered by the law. Recommendations are given regarding the use in practice of the features of an administrative act as criteria for determining the nature of the body's decision/action.

Implementation of subjective family rights

In a scientific paper, the author explores the concept, principles and limits of the exercise of subjective family rights.
 The concept of the exercise of family rights is defined as the actual actions of subjects of family legal relations, consist in the management of their personal non-property and property subjective rights, which are defined by the norms of family law.
 It is noted that the peculiarities of the exercise of rights by subjects of family legal relations are evident in determining the moment from which the process of implementation of subjective law will begin. Subjects of family legal relations exercise subjective rights independently and at their own discretion.
 In the exercise of family rights, subjects of legal relations are guided by societeoretic principles, ideas that in science have been called «principles of the exercise of subjective rights.»
 The author highlights the basic principles of the exercise of subjective family rights: 1) participants in family legal relations have different subjective rights; 2) rights and obligations exist in connection with the family; 3) subjects of family legal relations exercise their rights freely, at their own discretion, without violating the rights, freedoms and interests of others; 4) the subject of family legal relations may not lose family law; 5) in the exercise of family subjective rights, participants of legal relations must observe the moral foundations of society; 5) the exercise of family rights may take place depending on the nature of the right by one-time, periodic actions or continuous activities.
 An important issue that requires research in the context of the exercise of rights by subjects of family relations is the notion of «limits on the exercise of subjective rights.» As a general rule, participants in family legal relations exercise family rights at their discretion, but this does not indicate absolute freedom in their actions.

Evaluation of Occupational Health Safety Management System in Hospitals in Banda Aceh City

The most dominant hospital activity actors at risk of occupational safety accidents (SMK3) are hospital employees such as nurses, cleaning services, patients and visitors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the application and factors affecting the implementation of occupational health and environmental safety management systems at dr. Zainal Abidin Regional General Hospital, Meuraxa Hospital and Banda Aceh Mother and Child Hospital. The data collection technique uses a mix method that combines quantitative and qualitative data with sequential explanatory strategies. The legal basis is Permenkes No. 66 of 2016, and the data was analyzed using the Likert scale method points 1-5 through SPSS version 26. The results of research at RSUDZA, RSIA, and RSUDM Banda Aceh show that the application of SMK3 is good to very good. However, there are several inhibiting factors that need to be considered by the hospital in order to improve the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Management System (SMK3) at RSUDZA, RSIA, and RSUDM Banda Aceh, some improvements can be recommended. First, RSUDZA needs to ensure the stability of K3 field officers and improve the marking of K3 signs. In addition, the unification of the drug room with pharmacy employees must be separated to be more effective. RSIA needs to obtain budget for ceiling repairs so as to block various small dirt falling from roof gaps, avoid splashing rainwater falling through the roof insulators or regulators of heat and cold coming from the roof, roof frame covers to make the space neater and cleaner, sound dampers, both generated by rainwater and other sounds and rearrange the right material placement. RSUDM needs to overcome solid waste piles, improve the marking of K3 rooms, and improve the arrangement of parking areas. In addition, it is important to hire additional security personnel in the ER. All these improvements are expected to improve occupational safety and health conditions in hospitals.

Challenges of Legal Guarantees for the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in International Commercial Cases

Background: The historical determinants of the appearance of international arbitration correspond to the general tendency of the complication of legal relations of highly developed civilisations, where business processes are its drivers. It is expected that a complex transnational business layered on different levels of civilisation is characterised by an increase in the probability of misunderstandings regarding the proper fulfilment of obligations, the resolution of which is referred to as international arbitration, which, by nature, is more effective than national courts. In this regard, within legal doctrine and among legal practitioners, there is an ongoing discourse on strategies to mitigate risks associated with the execution of international arbitration decisions and related issues. Methods: The research employed a methodological toolkit encompassing formal and dialectical logic, a synergistic methodological approach. The primary method within this framework was the synergistic analysis of the transformation of formal-legal sources and the corresponding application practices. Additional methods included historical-legal, comparative-legal, formal-dogmatic methods and contextual analysis. Results and Conclusions: Formal-legal guarantees for the execution of international arbitration decisions represent a system of requirements governing the procedural and actual actions of state- authorised persons (bodies) that ultimately lead to such execution. The basis of such guarantees is the adequacy of the subject to which the method is applied. Firstly, the arbitrators must make the decision. Secondly, this concerns a property (commercial) dispute. Thirdly and fourthly, enforcement of arbitral awards made in the territory of a State other than the State where the recognition and enforcement of such awards are sought and arising out of differences between persons, whether physical or legal. These signs follow from the corresponding specific acts of private international law. The enforceability of an arbitral award depends on the timely and appropriate actions of the parties to the contract. Even during the negotiation of a foreign economic agreement, the result of an audit of the business partner’s reliability in terms of its ability to fulfil its financial and/or other obligations properly should be obtained.

ARCS Learning Model in Offline and Online Learning: A Narrative Literature Review

The Covid-19 pandemic requires the implementation of offline learning to change to online. This condition is a challenge for teachers and students in generating learning motivation when studying online. This narrative literature review aims to empirically compare the ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction) learning model with offline learning before the pandemic and online learning during the covid-19 pandemic. This article reviews and compares empirical research on the ARCS model in offline and online learning. The review of this article focuses on: (1) The ARCS model in offline learning before the covid-19 pandemic; (2) The ARCS model in online learning during the covid-19 pandemic and (3) a comparison of ARCS models in offline and online learning. The authors' findings show that the ARCS model consistently improves student motivation, learning outcomes, and activity in both offline and online learning. While other variables that are improved have differences between the ARCS model in offline and online learning, namely offline learning increases participation, collaboration, and persistence. Online learning successfully increases confidence, attention, and academic achievement. The Media used in offline learning places students as the subjects of learning activities, while in online learning the media used places students as actors in learning activities.

The Effect of Digitalization on Economic Development in Bengkalis Regency

Digitalization in the economic sector certainly cannot be separated from the term digital entrepreneurship, which is often associated with "digital entrepreneurship", "digital economy", "creative industry", and "start-up". According to Dedy Permadi, digital entrepreneurship is an entrepreneurial activity that is supported by the use of technology. This term also refers to the development of innovation and creativity within an organization. Digital entrepreneurship carries responsibility in the form of design and implementation. As well as generating sales value through the production process and developing economic activities. This process is carried out through the use of various technologies and products supported by technology, namely Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Researchers used descriptive qualitative research methods in this study. In this research, various events and events that occurred are described and their nature contains facts, is systematic and accurate. The result shows a using of information technology in the current era, understanding digital economic activity actors is very important, especially for business actors in Bengkalis Regency digitalization has become an intermediary medium that supports the development of more creative and innovative skills in the economic sector, especially the economy in Bengkalis Regency. And also, in order to minimize the dependence of the people of Bengkalis Regency on honorary salaries and reduce APBN expenditure, the Bengkalis Regency government has carried out several activities that benefit MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises).

Perlindungan Konsumen Terhadap Peredaran Produk Kosmetik Mengandung Bahan Berbahaya yang Merugikan Konsumen (Studi Analisis Produk Kosmetik Temulawak New Day & Night Cream Beauty Whitening)

The definition of cosmetics according to Article 1 number (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Minister of Health Regulation Number 176/MenKes/PER/VIII/2010 concerning Determination of the term Cosmetics is a material or preparation whose use is application outside the human body to change the appearance or improve and maintain the body. Women are required to have types of cosmetics such as powder, eyebrow pencil and lipstick. Apart from domestic cosmetic products, cosmetics markets from abroad can also enter Indonesia because of rapid globalization. Cosmetic products created as a result of the development of the pharmaceutical industry further bind women's desire to look beautiful and perfect, therefore all situations are exploited by a group of irresponsible entrepreneurs who produce or sell cosmetics that do not meet the requirements. The government promulgated Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection to ensure that consumers are fully protected and provide requirements for cosmetic products. Even though the above regulations have been confirmed and promulgated, there is still disobedience by business actors in trading activities regarding the cosmetics they produce containing dangerous ingredients. An example is the distribution of the Temulawak New Day & Night Cream Beauty Whitening cosmetic product which contains mercury. This also includes violating Article 4 letter c of the Consumer Protection Law (UUPK), cosmetic products that are bought and sold containing mercury-containing ingredients are an example of a lack of supervision by the government and the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) so that the products These cosmetic products can still circulate in the community. One product that is currently popular and in demand by many people is the Temulawak New Day & Night Cream Beauty Whitening cosmetic, which is known to be distributed throughout the Republic of Indonesia and is known to contain dangerous substances, namely mercury.

The Effect of digitalization on Economic Development in Bengkalis Regency

Digitalization in the economic sector certainly cannot be separated from the term digital entrepreneurship, which is often associated with "digital entrepreneurship", "digital economy", "creative industry", and "start-up". According to Dedy Permadi, digital entrepreneurship is an entrepreneurial activity that is supported by the use of technology. This term also refers to the development of innovation and creativity within an organization. Digital entrepreneurship carries responsibility in the form of design and implementation. As well as generating sales value through the production process and developing economic activities. This process is carried out through the use of various technologies and products supported by technology, namely Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
 Researchers used descriptive qualitative research methods in this study. In this research, various events and events that occurred are described and their nature contains facts, is systematic and accurate. The result shows a using of information technology in the current era, understanding digital economic activity actors is very important, especially for business actors in Bengkalis Regency digitalization has become an intermediary medium that supports the development of more creative and innovative skills in the economic sector, especially the economy in Bengkalis Regency. And also, in order to minimize the dependence of the people of Bengkalis Regency on honorary salaries and reduce APBN expenditure, the Bengkalis Regency government has carried out several activities that benefit MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises).