Third-party Individuals Research Articles

The promoting effect of the absence of second-party's punishment power on third-party punishment in maintaining social fairness norms: An EEG hyper-scanning study

Third-party punishment (TPP) plays an irreplaceable role in maintaining social fairness. Punishment power is a significant area of study within economic games. However, the impact of whether or not the second-party possesses punishment power on TPP remains unexplored. The present study utilizes the high temporal resolution of EEG and time-frequency analysis, intra-barin functional connectivity analysis, inter-brain synchronization (IBS) analysis, and granger causality analysis(GCA) to comprehensively explore the neural mechanism of TPP from the perspective of third-party individual's decision-making and IBS in the real-time social interaction. Time-frequency results found that, the absence of the punishment power activated more theta-band and alpha-band power compare to when second-party has punishment power. When second-party has no punishment power, functional connection results observed stronger functional connectivity in theta band for medium unfair offers between rTPJ and PFC. Dual-brain analysis revealed that when the second-party has no punishment power, there is a significantly higher IBS in the alpha band between the frontal and frontal-central lobes of the second-party and the parietal and parietal occipital lobes of the third-party. GCA results further showed that the direction of IBS from third-party to second-party was significantly stronger than from second-party to third-party. This study demonstrates that the absence of the second-party's punishment power promote TPP, and similar cognitive process of thinking on how to maintain social fairness enhances IBS. The current study emphasizes the influence of punishment power on TPP, broadens the research perspective and contributes crucial insights into maintain social fairness.

Prioritizing privacy and presentation of supportable hypothesis testing in forensic genetic genealogy investigations.

Investigative leads are not generated by traditional forensic DNA testing, if the source of the forensic evidence or a 1stdegree relative of unidentified human remains is not in the DNA database. In such cases, forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) can provide valuable leads. However, FGG generated genetic data contain private and sensitive information. Therefore, it is essential to deploy approaches that minimize unnecessary disclosure of these data to mitigate potential risks to individual privacy. We recommend protective practices that need not impact effective reporting of relationship identifications. Examples include performing one-to-one comparisons of DNA profiles of third-party samples and evidence samples offline with an "air gap" to the internet and shielding the specific shared single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) states and locations by binning adjacent SNPs in forensic reports. Such approaches reduce risk of unwanted access to or reverse engineering of third-party individuals'genetic data and can give these donors greater confidence to support use of their DNA profiles in FGG investigation.

Examining the Impact of Live Streaming, Affiliate Marketing, and Flash Sale Programs on Purchase Intentions in the TikTok Shop: An Empirical Study Focused on Generation Z

Live streaming has become the latest strategy in marketing products as it provides consumers with a sense of experiencing direct shopping. In live streaming, sellers and buyers can interact directly through real-time video streaming. Marketing strategies involving third-party individuals, known as affiliate marketing, are engaged in marketing activities. Several e-commerce platforms utilize this approach as it brings benefits to all parties involved. Live streaming has become a popular promotional method, especially after the pandemic. Flash sales, with their attractive offers, are highly favored by consumers as they allow them to purchase high-quality products or services at significantly low prices, but within specific time and quantity constraints. The author is interested in understanding the most influential marketing strategies that impact consumer Purchase Intention in e-commerce, particularly on new platforms like TikTok Shop. The research method employed is descriptive statistics based on the results of statistical calculations using SEM-PLS, with primary data obtained from 96 respondents through a questionnaire.

Unraveling how the third-party brain under stress responds to injustices.

How third-party individuals respond to injustices is important for resolving conflict in society. A study in PLOS Biology shows that individuals experiencing acute stress prefer to aid victims over punishing offenders, an opposite pattern to non-stress conditions.

Obscurity and nonbindingness in the regulation of labor migration

Abstract Labor migration is often regulated internationally through bilateral treaties signed between states, determining the conditions under which migrants from one state (or both) may travel to the other state and reside there in order to work. These instruments are sometimes designated as memoranda of understanding and regarded as nonbinding agreements. Many remain unpublished and undisclosed. This Article assesses these design choices critically. It considers the interaction between bilateralism, obscurity and nonbindingness. It evaluates and rejects possible justifications for obscurity and nonbindingness. Finally, it argues that these design choices should be resisted. Since bilateral labor agreements do not regulate strictly the bilateral relationship between two states, but rather create rights and obligations for various third-party individuals, they should be required to meet a rule of law requirement of transparency.

Cryptography: Data Encryption, Decryption and Compression, Database Privacy and Security, Zero Knowledge of Proof

Abstract: Evolution and modernization have brought about progress in technology and this has led to the reduction in privacy & internet security due to an increase in cybercrime and threats. As a result of this turn of events, Cryptography is now being used as a means of keeping information of any kind safe from third party individual(s). Research has shown that with the Encryption of information, third party individual(s) have no chance or less chance of getting past this security measure. Hence, Cryptographers keep improving algorithms to make it impossible for a third party to decrypt this information without the key which is where database Privacy and Security come in. The database contains all the information which is a major asset, there are encryptions which can be used at different levels to provide security. Lastly, for encryption algorithms which are breached by unknown third-party individual(s), the zero knowledge of proof helps to figure out the identity of this individual. They are an extremely interesting and useful construct. They are fascinating because of their definition, which is mutually opposed, their applicability is very vast in cryptography; they are used to restrict the malevolent users to work according to the protocol. Zero-knowledge serve as a good medium to understand the problems regarding cryptographic protocols. Keywords: Cipher, Encryption, Decryption, Key, Security, Database, Zero-Knowledge

Third-party assessment of contestants during fallow deer fights increases with resource abundance and dominance rank

The decision to engage in escalated fighting involves an interplay between the individual's estimate of the value of the resource under dispute and the ability of the combatants to invest sufficient time and energy in the contest. Although fallow deer, Dama dama , contests usually take place between pairs of individuals, they are sometimes terminated by the intervention of dominant third-party individuals. Theory argues that these interventions prevent subordinates from gaining a competitive boost via a winner effect; thus, interveners benefit by removing this threat to their status. Prior to intervention, third-party individuals often approach and closely follow the competing dyad before either abandoning their interest in the contest, or physically targeting one of the contestants. This study investigated the possibility that third-party following is an assessment process whereby individuals monitor the quality of fighting rivals during the annual rut. We tested three hypotheses: (1) that third-party followers are socially dominant individuals, that (2) follow contests to assess the current quality of high-ranking rivals (3) when resource abundance (i.e. the number of oestrous females) is high. Our results show that socially dominant individuals are most likely to follow contests; however, contrary to expectation, third-party males tended to follow dyads consisting of low-ranking rivals. We also show that as resource abundance increased in the population there was an increased tendency for males to follow contests, and a reduction in the probability of engaging in a third-party intervention of the contest. As expected by theory, dominance and resource abundance were important correlates of third-party following. Our results support the idea that socially dominant males monitor subordinate males that possess sufficient resources to expend in fighting, and that thus may be a threat to their status. • Dyadic contests are frequently followed by third-party males. • Following increases as the number of oestrous females increases. • Third-party individuals tend to follow dyads with low-ranking rivals. • Following contests facilitates assessment of rivals when resources are available.

Winning the new channel war on Amazon and third-party platforms

The top online marketplaces in the world, including Alibaba, Amazon, and eBay, sold $2.7 trillion in 2020, or 62% of global web sales that year. Despite the promise of unfettered access to customers, the reality is that most sellers struggle with unprecedented and unauthorized rogue resellers. These often anonymous, third-party individuals and firms may not provide the quality experiences aligned with customers’ expectations of a brand and often market their goods in competition with trusted partners. This requires a systematic battle plan to effectively protect the seller’s brand equity, service promise, and authorized distribution network. We describe the channel war that is at work and the forces fueling its development. We explain how rogue reseller activities drive down pricing, increase channel competition and conflict, impact the customer experience, and harm brand equity. We recommend revising product policies, procedures, and agreements to begin to differentiate products from those sold by unauthorized parties. We also recommend a legal strategy to complement these efforts. Critical steps include regular and active enforcement as well as implementing services, benefits, and quality controls for the brand’s products that cannot be replicated by unauthorized sellers and requiring authorized distributors and retailers to maintain those benefits and controls.

A Qualitative Evaluation of Tobacco Consumption in the Rural Context

Objectives: Understanding what rural adult tobacco users think about tobacco use, tobacco control policies and health may help create acceptable policies and interventions. Methods: We completed 8 focus groups in rural Michigan from winter 2016 through summer 2018. Interviews were transcribed and an iterative thematic analysis was completed during fall 2018. Results: Although our primary themes of Independence, Respect, Social Context, Economic Calculus, and Policy with an underlying theme of health were similar to themes that typically arise in tobacco control research, their application and social context appear to be unique in rural communities. Issues of respect for tobacco users, and well as third-party individuals affected by tobacco use, were paramount for participants. They viewed tobacco use as an individual choice and not a structural or policy-relevant issue, although they accepted restrictions on tobacco use in most settings where non-smokers are present. Conclusions: Participants understood that smoking is problematic and seem to be open to anti-smoking messaging and policies when correctly framed. Participants blame themselves for their smoking (ignoring industry responsibility) and used language that can be found in tobacco marketing. Framing tobacco control as a way to protect children while respecting smokers as people may be successful.

Naloxone Training From Nonmedical Personnel: Benefits Before, During, and After Overdose Events.

Drug overdose death rates in the United States have increased exponentially over the past 2 decades, primarily driven by fatal opioid overdoses. To combat this epidemic, naloxone training programs have become prevalent, but still remain widely underutilized. The purpose of the current study was to assess the benefits of a brief training with differing educational approaches (individual training versus training in dyads) as well as the outcomes following overdose reversals. Persons who use opioids (N = 448) were recruited from 4 sites including treatment facilities, inpatient hospitals, and criminal justice locations over a 3-year period. Training was delivered by nonmedical personnel and focused on safe naloxone usage and recognizing overdose signs. Overdose and naloxone knowledge were assessed before and following training with a 10-item questionnaire. Participants were trained individually, in a dyad with a partner who used opioids (PO), or in a dyad with a partner who did not use opioids (PNO). All training groups displayed an increased knowledge of naloxone and overdose situations following training. Approximately 11% of participants (n = 47) reported using their naloxone kit and 97.7% of those resulted in successful overdose reversals. Kits were primarily used by the trained participant on a third-party individual. The results of the current study substantiate the effectiveness of naloxone in reversing overdose symptoms. A brief, 15-minute naloxone training delivered by nonmedical personnel enhanced overdose knowledge and led to positive reversal outcomes. Training persons who use opioids in dyads may offer additional benefits and improve follow-up reporting.

Privacy Preserving Data Access To Cloud

The current systems stress on protection of data stored in the cloud servers without giving much thought and consideration to the protection of data during user access. Encryption of data is a technique that is popularly used to protect stored data. Encryption essentially scrambles the data and stores it in a form which makes no sense unless decrypted with the suitable key. Every cloud service provider ensures data is stored in an encrypted form in its servers. Encryption of data is not sufficient to protect user data as acquiring the appropriate key can result in decrypting of the data. Encrypting the data before uploading the data to the cloud can help to an extent to preserve data. To access the data it would need to be encrypted twice- once by the cloud service provider and then by the user. Cloud service provider is prevented from accessing user data and also other third-party individuals. However, this approach too is not efficient and sufficient to protect user data. ORAM algorithm is used to enable access to user data stored on distributed file systems that comprises of multiple servers stored either at a single location or multiple locations across the globe in a manner which ensures the user privacy is protected when accessing the data. Reshuffle of data blocks stored in third party servers ensures the access pattern of the user remains hidden. ORAM algorithm does not cause any hindrance to the data access and does not lead to any major drop in data access rate. To ensure security, we propose a load balancing technique to guarantee smooth and safe approach for data access.

Redirected aggression as a conflict management tactic in the social cichlid fish Julidochromis regani.

Conflict management consists of social behaviours that reduce the costs of conflict among group members. Redirected aggression-that is, when a recently attacked individual attacks a third party immediately after the original aggression-is considered a conflict management tactic, as it may reduce the victim's probability of being the object of further aggression. Redirected aggression has been reported in many vertebrates, but few quantitative studies have been conducted on this behaviour in fishes. We examined the function of redirected aggression in Julidochromis regani, a social cichlid fish. Behavioural experiments showed that redirected aggression functioned to divert the original aggressor's attention towards a third party and to pre-empt an attack towards the victim by the third-party individual, specifically among females. We found, however, that redirected aggression did not delay the recurrence of aggression by the original aggressor. These results suggest that a primary function of redirected aggression is to maintain the dominance of its actor against a subordinate occupying an adjacent rank. This study provides, to our knowledge, the first evidence that redirected aggression functions to manage conflict in social fish.

Strong and strategic conformity understanding by 3- and 5-year-old children.

'Strong conformity' corresponds to the public endorsement of majority opinions that are in blatant contradiction to one's own correct perceptual judgements of the situation. We tested strong conformity inference by 3- and 5-year-old children using a third-person perspective paradigm. Results show that at neither age, children spontaneously expect that an ostracized third-party individual who wants to affiliate with the majority group will show strong conformity. However, when questioned as to what the ostracized individual should do to befriend others, from 5years of age children explicitly demonstrate that they construe strong conformity as a strategic means of social affiliation. Additional data suggest that strong and strategic conformity understanding from an observer's third-person perspective is linked to the passing of the language-mediated false belief theory of mind task, an index of children's emerging 'meta' ability to construe the mental state of others. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? 'Strong conformity' corresponds to the public endorsement of majority opinions that are in blatant contradiction to one's own correct perceptual judgements of the situation. Asch's (1956, Psychological Monographs: General and Applied, 70, 1) classic demonstration of strong conformity with adults has been replicated with preschool children: 3- to 4-year-olds manifest signs of strong conformity by reversing about thirty to forty per cent of the time their correct perceptual judgements to fit with contradictory statements held unanimously by other individuals (Corriveau & Harris, 2010, Developmental Psychology, 46, 437; Corriveau etal., 2013, Journal of Cognition and Culture, 13, 367; Haun & Tomasello, 2011, Child Development, 82, 1759). As for adults, strong conformity does not obliterate children's own private, accurate knowledge of the situation. It is in essence a public expression to fit the group and alleviate social dissonance. What does this study add? In three experiments, we explored the developmental emergence in the preschool years of strong conformity inference from a third-person perspective. Results show that by 5years of age, and not earlier, children begin to construe strong conformity as a strategy that someone should use to gain social affiliation, even though they do not anticipate that a third-party individual would necessarily resort to such strategy. Additional data suggest that strong and strategic conformity understanding from an observer's third-person perspective is linked to the passing of the language-mediated false belief theory of mind task.

Audience effects and aggressive priming in agonistic behaviour of male zebrafish, Danio rerio

Animals communicate through the exchange of signals. However, third-party individuals can detect and intercept signals not directly sent to them, a phenomenon known as eavesdropping, and the presence of bystanders can influence the signalling behaviour of interacting conspecifics, a phenomenon named the audience effect. So far, research done on audience effects and eavesdropping has been mainly focused on their function, rather than on their proximate mechanisms. For this reason, we were interested in testing the occurrence of audience effects on male zebrafish, a genetically tractable model organism that is emerging as a major candidate for the study of the neural basis of social behaviour. Here, pairs of males were exposed to a mixed-sex shoal, which was used as an audience, at two different times: (1) during a contest between them, to test for an audience effect and (2) before the contest, to test whether this prior exposure influences subsequent agonistic behaviour (i.e. aggressive priming). We analysed the pairs' aggressive signalling during the contest by measuring variables that characterize both the individuals' behaviour and the interaction, and found that pre-exposure to an audience induced a shorter latency to display, an increase in the time dominants spent chasing subordinates and a shorter time to resolve the agonistic interaction. Also, exposure to the audience during the interaction led to a higher number of interactions in which displays occurred, a higher number of resolved interactions with displays and a decrease in the escalation of aggression for resolved interactions. These results add zebrafish to the literature on the audience effect and, most importantly, open the way for the study of the neural mechanisms involved in the processing of social information in a model organism.

Blame attribution in sexual victimization

The current study explored how victims and third-parties attribute blame and perpetrator motivation for actual sexual victimization experiences. Although we do not assert that victims are responsible for perpetrators’ behavior, we found that some victims do not allocate all blame to their perpetrator. We sought to examine how victims and third-parties allocate blame in instances of actual completed and attempted sexual victimization and how they perceived perpetrator motivations. Victims of completed rape (n=49) and attempted sexual assault (n=91), and third-parties who knew a victim of sexual assault (n=152) allocated blame across multiple targets: perpetrator, self/victim, friends, family, and the situation. Participants also described their perceptions of perpetrator’s motivation for the sexual assault. Victims tended to assign more blame to themselves than third-parties assigned to victims. Furthermore, victims perceived perpetrators as being more sexually-motivated than third-parties did, who viewed perpetrators as more power-motivated. Results suggest that perceptions of rape and sexual assault significantly differ between victims and third-party individuals who have never directly experienced such a trauma.

Preschool children involve a third party in a dyadic sharing situation based on fairness

To investigate whether preschool children would involve third parties in dyadic sharing situations, we created unequal sharing situations in which one agent had no resources and a child participant and a third-party individual had unequal resources. We analyzed children’s tendency to share with the indigent agent and to involve the wealthy agent, whereas the indigent agent elicited sharing from them by means of progressive levels of request. The results showed that 5-year-olds involved the third party to a greater extent than 3.5-year-olds when they had fewer resources than the third party (Experiment 1). Yet, when 5-year-olds had the largest amount of resources, they were less likely to involve a third party but more likely to share themselves (Experiment 2). This study provides the first evidence that the tendency to involve third-party individuals in resource allocation situations develops at the preschool age and that it is based on fairness considerations.

HR Update: Recognise when it's harassment

Harassment of staff by third-party individuals such as parents can arise unexpectedly and place employers in a difficult position.

SPREADING THE WORD: THE ROLE OF SURROGATES IN CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP PROCESSES.

By integrating a social networks perspective with charismatic leadership theory, we attempt to explain how charismatic perceptions of leaders spread among distant followers through third-party individuals (surrogates). We propose a mediated model considering how individuals engage in surrogate behavior (promoting the leader, defending the leader, and modeling followership) that increases charismatic perceptions among distant followers. We consider the behaviors associated with this role, as well as antecedents and moderators that may explain motivation to engage in the role and effectiveness of the role in influencing followers.

Liability of the Sleep-Deprived Resident

Medical Legal Issues Clearly, a hospital or medical center that pays the salary of residents assumes the legal liability for negligent conduct committed by those residents if the conduct is related to the residents’ duties [3]. However, a hospital is not liable for negligent conduct committed by employed residents if that conduct is not related to the duties of the resident while working outside the hospital [4]. The issue presented in the lawsuit discussed here is unique, however, because the alleged act of negligence did not fall neatly into either one of these scenarios. Although at the time she caused the automobile accident the resident was neither on duty nor carrying out duties required by the residency, she was admittedly physically and mentally impaired because of work requirements that were imposed by the hospital when she had been on duty. The Illinois Appeals Court declined to hold the medical center liable or impose on it a legal duty to avoid injury to a third party even though the medical center was apparently responsible for the resident’s sleepdeprived condition when she caused the accident. Appeals courts in other states, however, have ruled differently on this issue. Although not specifically dealing with health care entities or patients, the legal issue presented in the following four cases—whether a business or other entity that has imposed on its employees working conditions that can cause the employees to remain physically or mentally impaired after going off duty, which in turn causes an injury to a third-party individual, can be held liable for that third party’s injury—was very similar to that ruled on by Liability of the Sleep-Deprived Resident

La doctrina de la Drittwirkung der Grundrechte en la jurisprudencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos

Through a study of the jurisprudence of the region over the last twenty years, it becomes possible to see that the CIDH has constructed an entire theory about the applicability of fundamental rights in relations between individuals in Latin America. Through this theory it has addressed the most important social problems in contemporary Latin American history, thus contributing to the transition to democracy for many countries in the region. The study will analyze the stages that the jurisprudence of the CIDH has passed through and which have led to the current criteria that this organization uses. The first stage consists of a series of rulings whose common denominator is the analysis of the obligation of respect and vigilance for fundamental rights by the states listed in article 1.1 of the American Convention on Human Rights. This principle, which is ever-present in its jurisprudence, brings the Inter-American Court to approaches that are similar to those proposed by the United States doctrine of state action, as it makes use of a good number of rulings made by the Supreme Court of the United States between 1960 and 1980. In the second stage, the importance originally placed on determining the characteristics of the agent who committed the violation of fundamental rights is replaced by a series of approaches in which the nature of the actual violation itself becomes the focus. In this phase, the Inter-American Court establishes the idea that the fundamental rights listed in the Convention are erga omnes obligations that are imposed not only in relation to the power of the State but also with respect to the actions of third-party individuals. Finally, the third stage in the evolution of the court’s jurisprudence is represented by the most pertinent case in this matter: Opinión Consultiva 18/03, requested by the United Mexican States regarding the legal status of immigrants. This resolution, which has established a trend up until today, definitively establishes the direct effectiveness of the fundamental rights in relations between individuals.