Context Of Interactions Research Articles

Rethinking honor, cultural (mis)understanding, and conflict: broadening how honor and honor culture individuals are studied in Western contexts and beyond

Purpose The concept of honor, a tension and balance between a focus on the internal and the external for validation of one’s sense of worth and standing in a social group, captures the attention of scholars because it offers a way of understanding the motivations of proud and often violent people belonging to these cultures. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how this focus has led to conceptual and empirical path dependence in the study of honor that has dramatically limited our understanding of this important phenomenon in workplaces and other social interaction contexts, and to suggest a number of alternative paths forward. Design/methodology/approach The author draws on extant work on honor and related concepts independent of violence, aggression or conflict, to posit that honor be conceptualized more broadly – and less negatively – as a culturally influenced system of behavioral guidelines to determine what is acceptable and moral in a given context. This conceptual paper presents a novel, understudied approach to honor research in international and cross-cultural studies. Findings The study discusses critical implications of this useful rebalancing for theory, measurement and practice going forward. Originality/value By reconceptualizing and rebalancing the historical path-dependent trajectory of honor research, this analysis adds relevant nuance to our understanding of an influential cultural difference and helps explore new implications of honor for research and practice.

The impact of customer value co-creation in online medical consultation on customer service well-being

PurposeThis study focuses on the context of interactions in online medical-consultation services. It integrates theories of value co-creation and social support, and it introduces customer-perceived doctor’s contribution behaviors (DCBs) as mediators to investigate the impact of customer value co-creation behavior (CVCB) on customer service well-being (CSW). This study also explores the moderating roles of communication and task characteristics of interactive medical interfaces.Design/methodology/approachA survey of 353 patients with online consultation experience were conducted. Structural equation modeling and PROCESS macro technology were used to test the hypotheses.FindingsCVCB positively affects CSW through the mediating role of DCBs, including cure-based knowledge contribution behavior (KCB) and care-based emotional supportive behavior (ESB). The difference in task-oriented communication styles between customers and doctors weakens the positive effect of CVCB on perceived doctor’s cure-based KCB and care-based ESB. However, task complexity diminishes the positive effect of CVCB on perceived doctor’s cure-based KCB.Practical implicationsManagers of online medical-consultation platforms can optimize service design and enhance positive doctor–patient interactions to improve CSW and promote sustainable platform growth. This can effectively address social equity issues associated with the uneven distribution of medical resources and enhance societal well-being.Originality/valueThere is insufficient attention to the perceived well-being caused by the service context and customer–employee interactions, especially in online environments. This study contributes to value co-creation theory and customer well-being research by exploring factors influencing CSW in online medical care.

Contextual Interaction via Primitive-based Adversarial Training for Compositional Zero-shot Learning

Contextual Interaction via Primitive-based Adversarial Training for Compositional Zero-shot Learning

Efficient Personalization in E-Commerce: Leveraging Universal Customer Representations with Embeddings

E-commerce has grown into a billion-dollar industry in recent times with an ever-increasing number of individuals using it regularly. Thus, e-commerce companies can gather interaction data from their customers and analyze it to create focused and personalized marketing campaigns. For large companies, it is possible to tap into these data for personalization using deep learning-based methods that require enormous computing resources. Small companies, on the other hand, cannot afford this. Furthermore, this level of tailor-made addressing necessitates an accurate customer representation. Nevertheless, the exploration of universal representations applicable across various tasks has been limited despite the advantages they offer. We propose a universal customer representation learned only from customer interaction data. We demonstrate that self-supervised trained embeddings of the customer interaction context are a suitable universal customer representation for various e-commerce tasks. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach, we conducted experiments comparing four different state-of-the-art approaches and their capabilities in different prediction tasks. Not only do we show that our method outperforms others in most cases, but it also meets other important criteria for real-world applications. It is particularly important to emphasize that our approach does not require a significant amount of resources, and furthermore, is data protection compliant by not using personal information.

Written Out of History: Collective Reflection with Oral History Narrators on Pakistan’s Women Constitution-Makers

Abstract This Comment derives from a group discussion, generously funded by the Transactions Workshop Grant in 2023, to reflect retrospectively on the nature and degree of interaction among six trailblazing women members of Pakistan’s constituent assembly of 1972–3 (‘women constitution-makers’) within and without the assembly against the backdrop of their life histories. I refer to this group discussion as a ‘collective reflection’ to describe its open-ended structure of snowballing conversations among a small cohort of oral history narrators on the women constitution-makers as well as archivists whose work engages with material on or related to Pakistan’s enduring Constitution of 1973. The objective of the collective reflection was twofold: to provide an interactive mnemonic context for storytelling on the women constitution-makers and their personal and political associations; and to explore the extent to which these six women acted in concert in their constitution-making role on the question of women’s political representation. In relation to the former, the collective reflection yielded valuable observations. With respect to the latter, however, it presented a mixed picture and struck a note of caution in reading strong inferences into documentary archives – in this case, the constituent assembly debates.

Towards A More Blended Language Learning With Web 2.0

ABSTRACTWhile educational environments are swiftly evolving to embrace and offer increased accessibility to technological resources, the inquiry into the appropriate utilisation of Web 2.0 tools in education persists. Thus, this study investigates the efficiency of a blended language learning environment that incorporates Web 2.0 technologies in accordance with a specifically framed instructional design in enhancing English language learning outcomes and social presence. It seeks to explore the impact of incorporating Padlet in English classes on high school students' academic performance and social presence using a mixed‐method approach. The standard English test, postinterviews, social presence scale and needs analysis provided the data. Findings indicate that the integration of Padlet into language classes fosters more collaborative language learning settings that result in increased performance in some language skills and social presence. Accordingly, this study is expected to offer valuable insights for educators regarding creating more interactive classroom contexts via Web 2.0 technologies.

Exploring ChatGPT's communication behaviour in healthcare interactions: A psycholinguistic perspective.

Conversational artificial agents such as ChatGPT are commonly used by people seeking healthcare information. This study investigates whether ChatGPT exhibits distinct communicative behaviors in healthcare settings based on the nature of the disorder (medical or psychological) and the user communication style (neutral vs. expressing concern). Queries were conducted with ChatGPT to gather information on the diagnosis and treatment of two conditions (arthritis and anxiety) using different styles (neutral vs. expressing concern). ChatGPT's responses were analyzed using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) to identify linguistic markers of the agent's adjustment to different inquiries and interaction modes. Statistical analyses, including repeated measures ANOVA and k-means cluster analysis, identified patterns in ChatGPT's responses. ChatGPT used more engaging language in treatment contexts and psychological inquiries. It exhibited more analytical thinking in neutral contexts while demonstrating higher levels of empathy in psychological conditions and when the user expressed concern. Wellness-related language was more prevalent in psychological and treatment contexts, whereas illness-related language was more common in diagnostic interactions for physical conditions. Cluster analysis revealed two distinct patterns: high empathy and engagement in psychological/expressing-concern scenarios, and lower empathy and engagement in neutral/physical disease contexts. These findings suggest that ChatGPT's responses vary according to disorder type and interaction context, potentially improving its effectiveness in patient engagement. Through context and user-concern language adaptation, ChatGPT can enhance patient engagement.

Theoretical Basis for The Formation of Communication Skills in Preschool Children Through Role-Playing Games

This paper discusses the theoretical foundations of developing communication skills in preschool children through role-playing games. It provides an in-depth analysis of key concepts such as "communication skills" and "role-playing games," drawing on the theories of E.O. Smirnova and D.B. Elkonin. The study highlights the significance of role-playing games as an effective means of developing communication skills and fostering positive social interaction in young children. The paper examines the process of communication skills development within the context of peer interactions, the influence of roles and rules on children's behavior, and the role of adults in guiding and supporting the play.

Communication Skills in Preschool Children Through Innovative Methods

This paper discusses the theoretical foundations of developing communication skills in preschool children through role-playing games. It provides an in-depth analysis of key concepts such as "communication skills" and "role-playing games," drawing on the theories of E.O. Smirnova and D.B. Elkonin. The study highlights the significance of role-playing games as an effective means of developing communication skills and fostering positive social interaction in young children. The paper examines the process of communication skills development within the context of peer interactions, the influence of roles and rules on children's behavior, and the role of adults in guiding and supporting the play.

The Dictionary of Musical Terminology (1930) as an Artifact of Culture of the First Third of the 20th Century and a Historical Source of Modern Musical and Lexicographic Research

One of the first Ukrainian music dictionaries is analyzed in the article. Such books have marked collectively the formation of musical lexicography as a separate section of Ukrainian musicology. This is A Dictionary of Musical Terminology, prepared and published by the Institute of Ukrainian Scientific Language of the All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (1930). The article is aimed at the to understanding of the mentioned work as the monument of science, through which the content of Ukrainian musical culture of the first third of the 20th century is read – the state of its structure, contacts and typological kinship with contemporary European trends and achievements in music and musicology, peculiarities of one’s own musicological tradition, etc. At the same time, the chosen text is analyzed as a historical source of modern musical and lexicographical studies. The specified special analisys of this outstanding monument of Ukrainian musicology has not been carried out before. This determines the novelty of the submited research. The following methods are used in the work: phenomenological – in the differentiated study of various aspects of the lexical content of the Dictionary of Musical Terminology in its synchronous and diachronic connections with the processes of the development of culture and science; historical – in the interpretation of the chosen musicological text as an artifact of culture of the first third of the 20th century; new historicism in the intertextual analysis and reinterpretation of the analyzed text as well as relevant textual and contextual interactions taking into account the current state of Ukrainian musical lexicography. The conclusions of the conducted research are related to the understanding of the importance of the analyzed Dictionary of Musical Terminology for modern musical and lexicographic research, the unity of the history of Ukrainian musicological science.

The Performative Body in the Virtual Environment of Video Games

This study focuses on the analysis of corporeality and its performativity in video games within the context of the player's interaction with digital nature. It examines games where nature acts as an active agent, influencing the bodily experiences of the character, such as fatigue, hunger, and adaptation to weather conditions. The application of Judith Butler's performativity theory helps to understand how corporeality in games is constructed through repetitive actions and interactions with the environment. The analysis includes the examination of gender representations, the deconstruction of binary oppositions, and the influence of interfaces on the player's perception of the body. The research demonstrates that corporeality in video games is a dynamic process that changes through interactions with nature and game mechanics, shaping unique forms of bodily experience. The findings contribute to understanding video games as a platform for rethinking corporeality and cultural norms.

Social interaction of people living with dementia in residential long-term care: an ecological momentary assessment study

Abstract Background The importance of social health is increasingly recognized in dementia research. For most people living with dementia, their social environment changes as the disease progresses, especially when they move into a long-term care facility. However, maintaining social interactions in the new living environment contributes significantly to health and quality of life. Staff and other residents are the most readily available interaction partners to provide this. The aim of this study is to investigate the frequency, contexts, partners and influencing factors (personal and contextual) of social interactions of people living with dementia in residential long-term care. Methods Participants were observed for two days in 20-min slots (from 7 am to 7 pm) in 12 long-term care facilities in Germany. The Maastricht Electronic Daily Live Observation Tool (MEDLO-tool) was used for ecological momentary assessment. Age, gender, functional status, cognitive status and length of stay at the facility were recorded. Generalized linear mixed-effect models were used for the data analysis. Results In all, 106 people living with dementia (average age: 85.16 ± 7.42 years, 82.9% female) were observed at 6134 time points. No social interaction take place in 71.9% of the observations. The place where the participants spend their time influences the occurrence of social interaction (p < 0.001), with a significantly higher probability of social interaction in communal spaces. Most frequently, interaction takes place with staff (43.4%), closely followed by other residents (40.9%), with the context (location, p < 0.001; time of day, p < 0.001) and functional status (care level, p < 0.001) influencing which of the two groups people living with dementia interact with. Conclusion A better understanding of the context of social interactions and its influencing factors provide a basis for more targeted interventions. As the increasing staff shortage will further limit the opportunities for social interaction with staff, future concepts should focus on other residents. Meaningful activities that enable people living with dementia to co-operate and share responsibility can provide a stimulating framework for this. In addition, social assistance robots and the application of peer-mentoring/leading represent promising approaches for creating a socially interactive environment.

Coordination of Speaking Opportunities in Virtual Reality: Analyzing Interaction Dynamics and Context-Aware Strategies

This study explores the factors influencing turn-taking coordination in virtual reality (VR) environments, with a focus on identifying key interaction dynamics that affect the ease of gaining speaking opportunities. By analyzing VR interaction data through logistic regression and clustering, we identify significant variables impacting turn-taking success and categorize typical interaction states that present unique coordination challenges. The findings reveal that features related to interaction proactivity, individual status, and communication quality significantly impact turn-taking outcomes. Furthermore, clustering analysis identifies five primary interaction contexts: high competition, intense interaction, prolonged single turn, high-status role, and low activity, each with unique turn-taking coordination requirements. This work provides insights into enhancing turn-taking support systems in VR, emphasizing contextually adaptive feedback to reduce speaking overlap and turn-taking failures, thereby improving overall interaction flow in immersive environments.

Teachers’ enactment of Freirean democratic pedagogies in primary school physical education

ABSTRACT Background: Despite its ubiquity in education discourses, social justice is a highly contested concept that can be framed in different ways [Dowling, F., H. Fitzgerald, and A. Flintoff. 2012. Equity and Difference in Physical Education, Youth Sport and Health: A Narrative Approach. Routledge]. The ‘social’ element of social justice is always framed by broader cultural and socio-political contexts. Therefore teaching for social justice cannot be conceptualised as a single pedagogy that can be enacted without regard for the learning content and the learning context. Purpose: The rationale for this research is to bridge the gap between advocacy for pedagogies for social justice and practices done in the name. The specific aim of this paper was to explore how specialist primary school physical education teachers in Spain enact democratic practices that promote social justice by engaging students in decision making in ways that ensure their voices are heard and considered. Method: The research was informed by Critical Incident Technique (CIT) methodology. Data were generated through six classroom observations and stimulated recall interviews with three Spanish primary PE teachers. Data analysis was informed by Paulo Freire’s [1970. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Seabury Press] democratic pedagogy and associated concepts of dialogue, problem posing and critical consciousness. Findings: The findings demonstrate how the teachers’ PE teachers’ practices have strong roots in democratic principles that are consistent with the scholarship of Freire. The two themes; (1) ‘Student-led dialogical encounters’ and (2) ‘Pedagogy of questioning and exploration’ provide insight into how the Spanish primary school PE specialists in this study teach for and about social justice in contextually relevant ways. Discussion: These findings remind us that PE provides a fertile educational context for implementing democratic pedagogies due to its interactive activity-based context and curricular focus on holistic development. The findings provide insight into both how democratic pedagogies in PE are possible even with very young students. Conclusion: We argue that democratic pedagogies are essential to social justice outcomes in school PE. They can enhance student participation, foster relationships, and empower individuals to become active agents of change. Democratic pedagogies in primary schools provide a sound foundation for scaffolding a critical consciousness in secondary school PE contexts.

Minaeans at Ḥimā: The Epigraphic Corpus and Its Historical, Linguistic and Cultural Implications

ABSTRACTThis study explores over 150 inscriptions and graffiti left by Minaean traders in Ḥimā, a key stopover on the trans‐Arabian caravan route. The inscriptions provide valuable data on Minaean onomastics, revealing the use of individual names and lineage indicators. They also suggest varying levels of literacy and linguistic adaptation among the authors, who used writing closely mirroring their spoken language, distinct from formal urban inscriptions. The study addresses the authors' literacy and social status, indicating the presence of notable individuals with higher ranks or specific roles within the trading caravans. It situates the inscriptions within the broader context of ancient trade routes and cultural interactions in the Arabian Peninsula, emphasizing the integration of Minaean families across different regions and the significant role of trade in their social organization.

Личностно-групповые детерминанты прощения в ситуации меж- и внутриэтнического взаимодействия

This study is relevant due to growing inter- and intra-group tensions, which can be alleviated through forgiveness. The aim of the study is to identify how personality and group factors influence forgiveness in inter- and intra-ethnic interactions among representatives of different ethnic and language groups. Hypothesis: Personality and group factors – represented by subjective qualities aligned with the mentalities and cultural values of representatives from different ethnic and language groups – significantly influence forgiveness in inter- and intra-ethnic interactions. Participants: Students of Korolenkov University (Glazov, Udmurt Republic) aged from 17 to 30 years (N = 249, M = 20.3; SD = 2.8, 88 men, 161 women), grouped into three samples based on their ethnicity and language: Slavic (n = 105), Finno-Ugric (n =7 1), Turkic (n = 73). Methods (tools): The study employed multiple methodologies, including “Methodology for Diagnosing Manifestation of Ethnicity” (V. Yu. Khotinets) to assess objective criteria related to ethnicity, a Russian-language version of the Heartland Forgiveness Scale (adapted by S. K. Nartova-Bochaver, A. A. Adamyan) to diagnose the ability to forgive in inter- and intra-ethnic interaction. Additionally, the research utilized several methodologies to explore personality and group factors, including “Methodology of Self-Attitude Analysis” (S. R. Pantileev), “Short Dark Triad Test” (D. Paulhus, K. Williams, adapted by M. S. Egorov, M. A. Sitnikov, O. V. Parshikov), “PEN” questionnaire (H. Eysenck, S. Eysenck adapted by A. G. Shmelev), “Self-Actualization Test” (E. Shostrom, adapted by L. Ya. Gozman, M. V. Croz), “Tolerance to Uncertainty” (S. Budner, adapted by G. U. Soldatova), “The Differential Type of Reflection” (D. A. Leontiev, E. N. Osin). Results: Acceptance of self-actualizing personality values and systemic reflection are universal determinants of forgiveness in inter-ethnic interaction. The specific determinants of forgiveness of “others” in the Slavic ethnic and language group are agency, activity, integrity; in the Finno-Ugric group – independence of traditional values and behaviors from outside influences; in the Turkic group – the level of maturity of personality and systemic reflection. In the intra-ethnic interaction context, the determinants of forgiveness are proactivity and agency in the Slavic group; in the Finno-Ugric – prosocial orientation; in the Turkic – emotional self-control, prosocial orientation and reflexivity. Main conclusions: Forgiveness that aligns with the mentalities and cultural values of the reference ethnic group manifests proactive behavior of a reflective personality. Practical Significance: The research results can aid specialists involved in the sociocultural and socio-psychological adaptation of refugees and relocated people.

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR AN OFFICIAL AND SYTEMATIC CONTACT BETWEEN STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAMMES “APPLIED MODERN LANGUAGES” AND “ROMANIAN LANGUAGE PREPARATORY YEAR”

The present article is a plea for the creation of contexts of direct interaction between students belonging to two foreign language programs conducted in parallel, in the Bucharest University of Economic Studies: the Romanian Language Preparatory Year for Foreign Students (Anul Pregătitor de Limba Română, i.e. APLR) and the Applied Modern Languages program (Limbi Moderne Aplicate, i.e. LMA). My goal is to argue in favor of the need to add to the usual activities of explaining and practicing foreign languages, to the grammar and communication classes, practical activities, typical for what in specialized language is called “la perspective actionnelle”, which gives students the opportunity for a natural, spontaneous communication. Once this type of communication is started, through a common institutional project, it will certainly continue, to the obvious benefit of both categories of students: foreigners and Romanians.

Automatic evaluation of planners in dynamic scenes during human–robot interaction

AbstractThe evaluation of planners is essential to guarantee the efficiency and performance of trajectories executed by collaborative robots in human–robot interaction (HRI) contexts. The main objective of this research is to develop a method that allows obtaining an automated assessment of the performance of planners widely used in robotic environments. In addition to analyzing specific metrics such as planning time, path length, smoothness, and clearance, this paper introduces novel contributions, including a unique method for dynamic scene evaluation and a new comprehensive and global performance index, named Total Performance Index (TPIx), which encompasses all the aforementioned metrics. The system proposed is composed of a collaborative robot and an RGB-D sensor to monitor the environment using 3D data to perform safe trajectories during multiple tasks. In this quantitative evaluation, two single-query planners (RRT, KPIECE) and two multiple-query planners (SPARS, PRM) were analyzed. The results obtained demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method to automatically evaluate the planners used by collaborative robots. Therefore, this study contributes to the advancement of collaborative robotics by introducing updated methods for planner evaluation and aims to facilitate the development of more efficient and adaptive systems in light of recent advancements in robotic technologies.

Seeing Through a “Nuclear” Glass Darkly: Envisioning Irreversible Nuclear Disarmament in the Middle East

ABSTRACT Applying the concept of “Irreversible Nuclear Disarmament” (IND) to the Middle East presents several challenges. Conceptually, the key frameworks for addressing the nuclear challenge in the region – namely the establishment of a zone free from all weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East (MEWMDFZ) – lacks a robust disarmament pillar to anchor IND. A further challenge is structural and relates to the markedly different nuclear context prevailing in the Middle East to that which governed the evolution of the IND concept. Although still at a nascent stage, the conceptual and political frameworks underpinning irreversibility at the global level have evolved within the relatively stable context of strategic interactions between the Nuclear Weapons States and a well-defined global discourse regarding nuclear arms control and disarmament. Attempting to transpose frameworks of irreversibility as they have developed in this relatively stable context to the more complex, unstable and fluid regional setting of the Middle East is fraught with difficulty. This paper presents a “first-cut” attempt to address these challenges. It argues that the most viable approach for applying IND to the Middle East is through a regional multilateral framework embedded in the MEWMDFZ. However, the zone framework as it has been formulated thus far, requires further development. Specifically, there is a need to incorporate a viable disarmament pillar, as well as provisions aimed at mitigating regional nuclear hedging and latency dynamics in order to provide for a more conducive regional nuclear environment to achieve high levels of irreversibility.

Self-other distinction modulates the sense of self-agency during joint actions

In daily life interactions, we achieve goals with partners through tight temporal coordination or sequential joint efforts. Is our individual sense of control over shared outcomes (sense of self-agency) the same as the one experienced when we act alone? Do we explicitly and implicitly feel like we are fully in control of the motor act even if the goal is finally achieved by our partner? To address these questions, we measured explicit and implicit sense of self-agency in individual and (coordinated or sequential) interactive contexts. We studied 42 healthy adult participants during active/passive button presses aimed at turning on a light bulb. This goal could be achieved individually (Solo condition) or by interacting with a partner (Joint condition) synchronously (joint Coordination task) or sequentially (joint Sequential task). We collected trial-by-trial explicit judgments of self-agency. To quantify the intentional binding phenomenon, an index of implicit sense of agency, we also measured the perceived compression of the time interval between the active or passive movements and their outcomes. Explicit sense of agency: we observed decreased judgments of self-agency in Joint trials compared with the Solo ones in both the Coordination and Sequential tasks. Implicit sense of agency: in the Coordination task, we found a significant intentional binding effect only in Solo trials but not in Joint ones. For the Sequential task, however, a significant intentional binding was also present in the Joint condition. Our results indicate that the individual sense of agency is reduced during joint actions, yet this can be restored at an implicit level when the format of the motor interaction makes the individual contribution to goal achievement more obvious. We discuss these results considering current cognitive theories on motor awareness and interactions.