Bad Experiences Research Articles

Getting In: Status Stratification and the Pursuit of the Good College Party

How do social hierarchies emerge from symbolic boundaries? Based on an ethnography of a college party scene, we consider “Who parties with whom” as a way to trace the micro-interactional bases of status stratification. Based on field observations and 60 interviews with college women and men in Boston, USA, we identify two main modes of partying: “crawling” and “climbing.” Crawling is the search for a low-status house party to attend, often leading to subpar experiences in poorly-maintained frat houses. Climbing, in contrast, describes the aspirational movement into superior parties at elite institutions, an experience potentially marked with feelings of shame. Regardless of their frequently bad experiences, students continue to go out with the goal of “getting in,” which we analyze as an exchange of capitals—bodily, cultural, and social—for access to exclusive spaces. The pursuit of college parties, we discovered, forces students to position themselves in hierarchies of desirability, and through this process, they learn to connect wealth, status, and campus affiliation.

Healing Effect of Hydroalcoholic Extracts of Thymbra Spicata and Ferulago Angulata on Second-degree Burn Wounds in Rats

Objective: Burns can be physically and mentally painful, making them one of the worst experiences. In this study, hydroalcoholic extracts of Thymbra spicata and Ferulago angulata were investigated as treatments for second-degree burns in male Wistar rats. Methods: To create the burn wounds, a circular metal tool with a diameter of 2 cm was used, followed by treatment with prepared ointments including Ferulago angulata (1%), Thymbra spicata (1%), Thymbra spicata plus Ferulago angulata (1%), and Adib derm ointment. The wound area was measured and the wound tissue was examined histopathologically on days 1, 7, 14, and 21 in each group. The ointments were applied every day for 21 days to determine the wound healing rate. Results: The experiment showed that on the sixth and eleventh days, the groups treated with a combination of Ferulago angulata and Thymbra spicata, and Ferulago angulata alone, demonstrated significant reductions in wound area. According to histopathology, both Ferulago angulata alone and in combination with Thymbra spicata significantly improved the inflammatory condition, epithelialization process, fibroplasia, arrangement, and density of collagen fibers when compared to the other groups. Conclusion: The study showed that Ferulago angulata extract, either on its own or in combination with Thymbra spicata extract, has significant healing and restorative effects on seconddegree burn wounds in animal models.

Reverse mentoring – a useful tool for integrating into the system and making a change

Introduction: Reverse mentoring is useful for closing the generational gap,improving inclusion, and developing skills. Here, a junior team membermentors a senior team member. The scheme run by the Future LeadersProgram is open to International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in Yorkshireand Humber. The aim is to close the differential attainment gap byencouraging Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) conversations.Method: Matching is done by MentorNet®. Mentor training consists ofhandbook, induction, and supervision meetings. We planned for threevirtual meetings within 6 months.• Session 1 – Aims and lived experience.• Session 2 – What does it take to feel safe, valued, and accepted?• Session 3: Setting up IMGs to succeed and the impact of the first placementon their careers.Discussion: Reverse mentoring is beyond sharing bad experiences as itcreates avenues for reflection and insights on how to better integrate intothe system.We do not need to have a bad experience before we advocate for EDIin our workplace. Sharing positive experiences is a powerful tool.Pairing Nigerian Junior doctors in the UK with senior doctors inNigeria would reduce the impact of ‘brain drain’ and be a positive toolfor exchanging knowledge and skills with the Nigerian workforce.’

Optimizing resource allocation in UAV-assisted ultra-dense networks for enhanced performance and security

The deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in ultra-dense networks (UNDs) has significantly advanced network capabilities in 5G/6G environments, addressing coverage enhancement and security concerns. Our research presents a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) based approach designed to manage the increasing data traffic demands and limited communication resources in UAV-assisted UNDs. Traditional DRL methodologies often struggle with challenges like low sample efficiency and energy wastage, which can indirectly impact network security and stability. To address these concerns, we introduce the Stabilizing Transformers based Potential Driven Reinforcement Learning (STPD-RL) framework. STPD-RL optimizes critical network operations such as transmission link selection and power allocation, directly contributing to improved energy efficiency and robust network performance. Initially, we have refined the potential driven experience replay and implemented it into resource allocation in UAV-assisted UDN for the inaugural time. By assigning a potential energy function to each state in experience replay, users can employ intrinsic state supervision to learn from a spectrum of good and bad experiences. Subsequently, we have employed stabilizing transformers to hasten the learning trajectory for resource allocation policies, thereby enhancing the stability of model training. Furthermore, we have integrated potential driven experience replay and stabilizing transformers within the Proximal Policy Optimization algorithm, thus formulating our uniquely tailored STPD-PPO. In simulations with many users and base stations, STPD-PPO outperformed traditional PPO in metrics such as entropy loss, policy loss, and value loss. Results suggest that our STPD-PPO surpasses traditional DRL algorithms in several respects, including convergence rate, energy efficiency, total power consumption, and exploration capacity.

A CASE REPORT ON VAGINISMUS - AN UNTOLD STORY

Introduction: Vaginismus is common but less notified condition in women. It is defined as recurrent or persistent involuntary spasm of the musculature of the outer third of the vagina, which interferes with coitus and causes distress and interpersonal difficulty. The condition is noted in approximately one in two hundred young women. The reasons for vaginismus are not always clear. Various causative factors are reported like fear in the mind that the vagina is too small ,a bad first sexual experience ,an unpleasant medical examination ,believing sex is shameful or wrong and associated painful medical condition, like fungal infection of vagina. Materials and Methods: A case report of 25 years old married woman, who presented with primary vaginismus. She did not have any predisposing factors for vaginismus. Results: The report revealed that there were emotional and psychological disturbances in the woman and her spouse due to severe vaginismus. She was successfully treated by Gynaecologist and Psychologist using bimodal therapy. The report demonstrates a successful approach towards managing vaginismus in a clinical setting. Conclusion: Multi-modal therapy includes psycho sexual therapy, a type of therapy that aims to help woman understand and change her feelings about her body and sex ,pelvic floor exercises -squeezing and releasing exercises to gain control of the vaginal muscles, mindfulness and relaxation techniques that include breathing and gentle touching exercises to help woman learn to relax the vaginal muscles. Sensate focus exercises to help with relaxation during sex and increase in sex drive. Treatment is initially done under the guidance of specialised therapists. Woman is expected to practise some of the exercises at home. Treatment usually works in a matter of few week time.

Good, bad and ugly experiences of non-binary gender inclusion at the workplace to frame employee value proposition

PurposeThe present study aims to gauge the experience of gender non-binary (NB) employees in the context of employee value propositions (EVP) in Indian enterprises and make suggestions for organizations to align their gender-aligned interventions with the EVP framework.Design/methodology/approachQualitative methodology was used for collecting data through semi-structured interviews and subsequent analysis of the transcripts. The data was gathered from 10 NB participants working in Indian enterprises with the use of non-probabilistic purposive snowball sampling.FindingsThe analysis revealed eight themes representing the good, bad and ugly experiences of NB individuals within the context of EVP. These findings underscore the potential of enriching value propositions for employees to promote gender inclusion in corporate settings, contributing to long-term organizational success.Practical implicationsThe study offers both theoretical and practical implications for fostering inclusivity at the workplace. It suggests that policymakers and organizations should align EVP with diversity and inclusion initiatives, re-evaluate hiring processes and promotion policies to ensure equal opportunities for NB individuals, provide regular staff training to address biases and implement inclusive insurance policies and representation in employee resource groups (ERGs).Originality/valueThis study provides unique insights into the experiences of NB employees within the framework of EVPs in Indian organizations.

Their bad experiences make me think twice: Customer‐to‐colleague incivility, self‐reflection, and improved service delivery

AbstractPrior research has shown that customer incivility impacts targeted employees' performance. Yet, whether such experiences also influence bystander employees has been overlooked. In this work, we take a third‐party perspective and suggest that observed customer‐to‐colleague incivility may have a positive impact on bystander employees' service performance. Drawing on social learning theory, we develop a model where we study the consequence of observed customer‐to‐colleague incivility on service performance through self‐reflection. A two‐week experience sampling study with data collected from 99 nurses revealed that, observed daily customer‐to‐colleague incivility was positively related to bystander employees' daily self‐reflection, which in turn was positively associated with their daily service performance. Moreover, we identified performance‐based self‐esteem (i.e., the importance of performance to self‐esteem) as a key boundary condition that explains for whom witnessing customer‐to‐colleague incivility is more likely to engender higher self‐reflection. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

Construction and application of interactive platform of art design based on multimedia technology

Contemporary art design not only pursues the quality of the work itself, but also pays attention to the sensory aspects of people’s needs for art design. Traditional art design methods can be limited by time, space and other objective conditions, and often fail to achieve the designer’s expected effect, and visitors’ experience is not strong. The usage of multimedia technology in art and design can enrich its expression and enhance visitors’ experience. In order to increase the sense of interaction between the platform and users, multimedia technology is incorporated into the interactive art design platform generated by VR technology in this paper. This article combines multimedia technology with interactive technology to construct an interactive platform for art and design, and applies it to the display of Dunhuang murals. Through the analysis of user experience feedback, the effectiveness of art and design display and interaction is verified. Display and interact with Dunhuang murals as interactive platform applications. This test is to extract women’s clothing colors from the same tradition in different times in the color extraction exploration module of the interactive platform, so as to provide accurate information for displaying women’s clothing color changes and comparing interactions. The findings show that the platform is capable of extracting and recognizing the color characteristics of the murals, accurately identifying user signals, and noticing 3D modeling of images via VR technology. This capability provides solid technical and data support for the platform’s interaction module. The interaction design, platform functionality, and layout can support the majority of users in terms of cognition, perception, and interaction, pique their interest, and enhance their experience, according to evaluation of trial user information. The interaction ends abruptly, according to a small percentage of users, and they had a bad experience overall.

Community psychiatric care for people with mental disorder and homelessness, with the involvement of peer support. Cooperation of the Awakenings Foundation and BMSZKI

IntroductionA person diagnosed with a psychiatric illness, must face labels and discriminiation most of the time. Fear of these undermines the motivation of people in need to seek help. A special example of this phenomenon is the case of people experiencing homelessness and mental disorder, avoiding the additional stigma of homelessness and therefore do not seek any help for their mental ill-health. Availability of the specific services complicates their problem.Fear of stigma, trauma, and previous bad experiences of using services also keep people experiencing homelessness away from services.In Hungary, the February Third Working Group (F3) Report on the 2020 Homelessness Survey After the Penal Code - Before the Pandemic Homelessness - Services Perspectives by Péter Győri shows in his summary paper that only 29% had received psychiatric treatment.ObjectivesMethodology Center of Social and Its Institutions (BMSZKI), in collaboration with the Awakenings Foundation, developed a complex rehabilitation service for people experiencing homelessness and mental disorder. This presentation aims to present this good practice.MethodsComplex rehabilitation based on the methodology of community psychiatric care with the involvement of peer support.Results-provision of community psychiatric care for people experiencing homelessness and mental disorder,-introduction of screening for effective care of undiagnosed persons with mental disorders,-provision of outpatient and day hospital care-focus of care in accommodation services on persons with mental disorders,-the involvement of peer-support work in the service,-building a network of contact points, organizing case conferences,-developing and organizing training on recovery-based rehabilitation for people with mental disorders in cooperation between the two organizations,-telemedicine, making digital mental health available-presence of resources represented by self-help groups -running a working group to promote improvements based on practical experience homelessness and mental disorder.Conclusionsextra-institutional teamwork multiplies the resources for people experiencing homelessness and mental disorder.Keywordsmental disorder, homelessness, community psychiatric care, peer support, collaborationDisclosure of InterestNone Declared

Have we bothered to ask? Exploration of the attitude of teachers toward participating in inclusive education research

ObjectiveThe importance of research cannot be overemphasized. Research findings serve as a guide for the enactment of development policies and legislation. However, not all members of the target population willingly participate in a study. The current study explored the reasons why some individuals refused to partake in inclusive education research in a developing country, Ghana. The journaling helped to capture the voices of 87 participants who refused to take part in a larger inclusive education survey study.ResultsThe study found that the participants did not take part in the research because of reasons such as lack of financial gain, bad experience with previous research, lack of direct benefit, and lack of time. The findings of the study and its implication for policymaking in Ghana and research studies in sub-Saharan Africa are discussed.

Social determinants of health and treatment center affiliation: analysis from the sickle cell disease implementation consortium registry

BackgroundAdults with sickle cell disease (SCD) suffer early mortality and high morbidity. Many are not affiliated with SCD centers, defined as no ambulatory visit with a SCD specialist in 2 years. Negative social determinants of health (SDOH) can impair access to care. Hypothesis: Negative SDOH are more likely to be experienced by unaffiliated adults than adults who regularly receive expert SCD care.MethodsCross-sectional analysis of the SCD Implementation Consortium (SCDIC) Registry, a convenience sample at 8 academic SCD centers in 2017–2019. A Distressed Communities Index (DCI) score was assigned to each registry member’s zip code. Insurance status and other barriers to care were self-reported. Most patients were enrolled in the clinic or hospital setting.ResultsThe SCDIC Registry enrolled 288 Unaffiliated and 2110 Affiliated SCD patients, ages 15-45y. The highest DCI quintile accounted for 39% of both Unaffiliated and Affiliated patients. Lack of health insurance was reported by 19% of Unaffiliated versus 7% of Affiliated patients. The most frequently selected barriers to care for both groups were “previous bad experience with the healthcare system” (40%) and “Worry about Cost” (17%). SCD co-morbidities had no straightforward trend of association with Unaffiliated status. The 8 sites’ results varied.ConclusionThe DCI economic measure of SDOH was not associated with Unaffiliated status of patients recruited in the health care delivery setting. SCDIC Registrants reside in more distressed communities than other Americans. Other SDOH themes of affordability and negative experiences might contribute to Unaffiliated status. Recruiting Unaffiliated SCD patients to care might benefit from systems adopting value-based patient-centered solutions.

Effectiveness and reliability of hypnosis in stereotaxy: a randomized study

BackgroundPatients suffering from Parkinson’s disease (PD) may experience pain during stereotactic frame (SF) fixation in deep brain stimulation (DBS). We assessed the role of hypnosis during the SF fixation in PD patients undergoing awake bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) DBS.MethodsN = 19 patients were included (N = 13 males, mean age 63 years; N = 10 allocated to the hypnosis and N = 9 allocated to the control groups). Patients were randomly assigned to the interventional (hypnosis and local anesthesia) or non-interventional (local anesthesia only) groups. The primary outcome was the pain perceived (the visual analogue scale (VAS)). Secondary outcomes were stress, anxiety, and depression, as measured by the perceived stress scale (PSS) and hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS). Procedural distress was measured using the peritraumatic distress inventory (PDI-13).ResultsIn the hypnosis group, VASmean was 5.6 ± 2.1, versus 6.4 ± 1.2 in the control group (p = 0.31). Intervention and control groups reported similar VASmax scores (7.6 ± 2.1 versus 8.6 ± 1.6 (p = 0.28), respectively). Both groups had similar HADS scores (6.2 ± 4.3 versus 6.7 ± 1.92, p = 0.72 (HADSa) and 6.7 ± 4.2 versus 7.7 ± 3, p = 0.58 (HADSd)), so were the PSS scores (26.1 ± 6.3 versus 25.1 ± 7, p = 0.75). Evolutions of VASmean (R2 = 0.93, 95% CI [0.2245, 1.825], p = 0.03) and PDI-13 scores (R2 = 0.94, 95% CI [1.006, 6.279], p = 0.02) significantly differ over follow-up with patients in the hypnosis groups showing lower scores.ConclusionIn this unblinded, randomized study, hypnosis does not influence pain, anxiety, and distress during awake SF fixation but modulates pain memory over time and may prevent the integration of awake painful procedures as a bad experience into the autobiographical memory of patients suffering from PD. A randomized controlled study with more data is necessary to confirm our findings.

What makes cooperation precarious?

Although most people are not outright selfish, cooperation frequently fails. Fischbacher and Gächter (2010) explain the well-established decline of contributions in repeated public good games with a genuine imperfection in conditional cooperation. Reanalyzing their data, we offer a more nuanced explanation. Conditional cooperators are nearly perfect, when others cooperate as well. Yet conditional cooperators strongly react to negative experiences, chiefly caused by selfish individuals. These bad experiences are the main driver for the imperfection in conditional cooperation and thus of the downward trend in contributions in repeated public good games.

A Study on the Impact of Technology on Human Emotions Authors

This study investigates the complex interaction between technology and human emotions, to provide insights into how technological improvements affect numerous aspects of emotional experiences in today's society. The study investigates the complexity of this connection using a mixed-methods approach that includes quantitative surveys as well as qualitative interviews, providing light on both the positive and negative aspects. Quantitative analysis indicated a disturbing pattern, demonstrating a negative relationship between high levels of technology use and participants' self-reported emotional well-being. Excessive screen time was linked to increased tension, anxiety, and feelings of social isolation, emphasizing the negative consequences of technology-induced social separation. Qualitative interviews revealed further levels of this phenomenon, as individuals recounted personal stories of loneliness and emotional alienation caused by an overreliance on technology, particularly social media platforms. Interpersonal relationships suffered dramatically, with disagreements and misunderstandings resulting from digital diversions and emotional distance infiltrating real-life ties. Furthermore, participants reported experiencing technostress and digital exhaustion as a result of modern technology's constant connectedness and information overload. Despite these bad experiences, some individuals reported positive emotional results such as enjoyment, connection, and productivity, highlighting the complexities of the link between technology and human emotions. Based on these findings, numerous recommendations are made to encourage healthier technology use and emotional well-being. These include educational campaigns to promote awareness about digital well-being, advocating for balanced technology use, developing digital literacy skills, creating technology with emotional well-being in mind, and supporting offline activities and meaningful human interactions. Finally, this study contributes to a better understanding of the impact of technology on human emotions, influencing interventions and strategies for using technology to improve rather than subtract from emotional well-being in an increasingly digital society.

Farmer Preferences Regarding Andean Fruit Crops Across Six Municipalities in the Department of Nariño, Colombia

Understanding the dynamics of crop choices in different regions is critical to designing effective strategies for sustainable agriculture and rural development. The experiment was carried out in six municipalities in the Andean region of the department of Nariño, Colombia. The correspondence analysis was used to explore the association between the preferences of farmers and cultivated fruit species. On farms of 90 fruit growers, seven Andean fruit crops were planted, including Solanum betaceum, S. quitoense, Physalis peruviana, Passiflora pinatistipula, P. ligularis, P. edulis, R. fruticosus. At the end of the experiment, a structured survey was carried out to ask the producers which crop they preferred to implement on their farm, and which one produced the worst experience. In addition, a general diagnosis of the main phytosanitary problems they had throughout the cultivation period was carried out. Arboleda and Sandoná farmers demonstrate a distinctive inclination towards S. betaceum, while Ipiales exhibits a preference for P. peruviana. Conversely, La Florida, Providencia, and El Peñol distinctly favor S. quitoense, with widespread acceptance for R. glaucus and P. ligularis. Farmers do not have a preference for planting P. pinatistipula in Ipiales. S. betaceum was intensified Anthracnosis and Potyvirus-related issues, affecting crop periods and fruit quality. S. quitoense faces altitude-dependent pathogen susceptibility, while R. fruticosus contends with downy mildew. Passion fruit confronts Fusarium sp., gray mold, and dieback. Tailored interventions are crucial for sustainable agriculture amidst diverse challenges. This research contributes valuable insights for informed agricultural planning and regional development policies.

Joint green dynamic order batching and picker routing problem using PSO with global worst experience

With the increasing importance of various countries’ initiatives on reducing carbon emissions (e.g., carbon border adjustment mechanism, CBAM), intelligent order picking systems have assisted electronic retailers in realizing a green supply chain. Previous studies on picker routing operations focused on adopting offline static customer order information to carry out operational decisions. However, in practice, the customer order information is updated dynamically; and high-efficiency warehouse layouts have been increasingly concerned. Therefore, this study creates a mixed-integer programming model for minimizing both the total carbon footprint and the total penalty cost for delayed orders in the joint order batching and picker routing problem with dynamic arriving orders and shipping time constraints in a high-efficiency fishbone warehouse layout. To solve this complex problem, a particle swarm optimization algorithm that integrates the swarm’s previous global and local worst experiences and a migration mechanism is further proposed to increase solution quality and computing efficiency. In addition, a three-dimensional space for the warehouse floorplan and shipping time constraints is designed to divide orders into batches to address the constraints. Theoretical analysis of this algorithm is conducted, and experimental analysis shows that this algorithm finds superior solutions than current practical strategies, to offer a valuable reference for carbon emission reduction in greening warehousing.

Kajian Filsafiah dan Ilmiah Bimbingan Spiritual untuk Mengembangkan Welas Asih Mahasiswa Broken Home

This article contains a study of spiritual guidance to develop compassion in Broken Home students. Having an incomplete family makes some children become victims so they have bad experiences and cause problems both physically and psychologically, such as blaming themselves, trauma, blaming their parents, etc. The highest cognitive experience that has a major impact on individual psychology is meaning. Through meaning (spirituality), individuals find and believe in their life purpose, which has an impact on the way they live their lives, including the way they solve problems. Spiritual experiences can help individuals understand problems and make the best decisions to solve them, related to transcendent experiences and related to awareness of sacred and eternal things, thereby increasing feelings of compassion, love and affection towards oneself and others. The methodological procedure used is understanding literature from various sources. It is hoped that the results of this paper will contribute to research and development of spiritual guidance models to develop students' compassion.

Learning design thinking well: organizing (introductory) workshops for optimal participant experience

A better understanding of the implementation of design thinking (DT) as a means to increase the assimilation of its practices is an important concern for R&D and innovation managers because more frequent use of DT practices raises organizational innovative capabilities. Introducing DT practices in workshops is a common, but also challenging approach to learning DT. Participants often have little to no prior encounters with the tools, techniques and principles used to practice DT and often mistrust or misinterpret the DT concept after a bad experience during the first exposure. For that reason, a suboptimal experience in introductory workshops can prevent or reduce the assimilation of DT practices. This study investigates how participant experience during first exposure as a vital precursor to the assimilation of DT practices can be improved via the organization of introductory workshops. We examine flow as the core experience measure in a quantitative‐inductive, quasi‐experimental study of two 3‐day DT workshops and compare periods with step‐by‐step acquisition of DT practices under guidance, periods of flexible, independent application of DT practices and periods of recovery. Our research employs a segmented time series analysis on more than 1100 real‐time observations collected with the experience sampling method (ESM). This study contributes to the scarce empirical research on improving the implementation of DT practices by indicating that a positive initial experience depends on workshop length, the logic of guided periods, the combination of guided and unguided periods, timing and type of recovery, as well as on team formation. Our results lead to five organizing principles, which can be used as testable propositions for future research, as well as in the planning and execution of (introductory) DT workshops.

'I'm a bit of an invisible worker' - Health care and social sector students' experiences of casual and temporary agency work.

In the wake of national and global personnel shortages, it is becoming increasingly common for students to undertake casual and temporary agency work in the health care and social sectors. This phenomenon can have both advantages and disadvantages for these workers. The objective of this study was to describe health care and social sector students' experiences of such work. Students currently undertaking casual work in the health care and social sector in Finland were recruited (n = 28). Qualitative semi-structured interviews of these students were conducted in March to May 2021. The data were analysed using inductive content analysis. Respondents reported some positive aspects of casual work. In particular, they liked the freedom to choose the workplace and working times that suited them. However, respondents' experiences were mostly negative. They perceived the induction into work as being insufficient, felt they had too few opportunities to give and receive feedback and believed they were not accepted into the working community. Students who have bad experiences while undertaking causal work in the health care and social sectors may develop an aversion towards working in those sectors after graduating. In order to ensure the sectors are attractive to graduates, casual student workers' induction and experience of the workplace must be improved.

A new customer selection framework for time-based pricing program

Time-based pricing for residents is regarded as a critical component to facilitate integration of renewable energy, but it remains one of the significant barriers to target high potential customers. Randomly recruiting customers into time-based pricing may lead to customers' bad experiences and utility companies' economic losses. Focusing on this issue, this paper proposes a new customer selection framework for time-based pricing using the smart meter data. To utilize smart meter data effectively, a novel feature engineering procedure is designed, covering both of statistical characteristics and load patterns. Then, a Bayesian neural network (BNN) based prediction model is developed by integrating the Bayesian theory into neural networks for identifying high-potential customers. Finally, the prediction uncertainty is quantified to help utility companies to identify when to trust the prediction results. Case studies on an actual time-based pricing pilot demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed framework. As for the comprehensive metric F1-score, BNN is in the lead, which is 9.0 % higher than neural network, 6.0 % higher than convolutional neural network (CNN), and 3.3 % higher than long short-term memory (LSTM). In addition, by leveraging the quantified uncertainties, the percentage of low-potential households among selected customers drops by 8.92 %, compared to blindly trusting the prediction results. Furthermore, it's found that load pattern features contribute more to model performance than statistical features, revealing that it’s the shape, rather than the amplitude, of daily load curves that determines residential price responsiveness.© 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.