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Executable Behaviour and the π-Calculus (extended abstract) [PDF]

open access: yesEPTCS 189, 2015, pp. 37-52, 2015
Reactive Turing machines extend classical Turing machines with a facility to model observable interactive behaviour. We call a behaviour executable if, and only if, it is behaviourally equivalent to the behaviour of a reactive Turing machine. In this paper, we study the relationship between executable behaviour and behaviour that can be specified in ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Security awareness and affective feedback:categorical behaviour vs. reported behaviour [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A lack of awareness surrounding secure online behaviour can lead to end-users, and their personal details becoming vulnerable to compromise. This paper describes an ongoing research project in the field of usable security, examining the relationship ...
Archibald, Jacqueline   +1 more
core   +4 more sources

Impact of reducing portion sizes in worksite cafeterias: a stepped wedge randomised controlled pilot trial

open access: yesInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2018
Background Reducing the portion sizes of foods available in restaurants and cafeterias is one promising approach to reducing energy intake, but there is little evidence of its impact from randomised studies in field settings.
Gareth J. Hollands   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Being there: a brief visit to a neighbourhood induces the social attitudes of that neighbourhood [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2014
There are differences between human groups in social behaviours and the attitudes that underlie them, such as trust. However, the psychological mechanisms that produce and reproduce this variation are not well understood.
Daniel Nettle   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Romantic and sexual behavior in young adolescents : repeated surveys in a population-based cohort [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Adverse outcomes of teenage sexual activity are common in the United Kingdom. We used a computer-assisted interview to ask young adolescents aged 11-12 years (N = 6856) and 12 -13 years (N = 6801) who were part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents ...
Andrea E. Waylen   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Personalised relaxation practice to improve sleep and functioning in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and depression: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

open access: yesTrials, 2018
Background Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are both debilitating but heterogeneous conditions sharing core features of fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, and impaired functioning.
Claire L. Macnamara   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wine glass size and wine sales: four replication studies in one restaurant and two bars

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2019
Objective Previous research suggests that wine glass size affects sales of wine in bars, with more wine purchased when served in larger glasses. The current four studies, conducted in one restaurant (Studies 1 and 2) and two bars (Studies 3 and 4) in ...
Natasha Clarke   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vicarious ratings of social touch the effect of age and autistic traits

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Tactile sensitivities are common in Autism Spectrum Conditions (autism). Psychophysically, slow, gentle stroking touch is typically rated as more pleasant than faster or slower touch.
Connor J. Haggarty   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A new open, high-resolution, multishell, diffusion-weighted imaging dataset of the living squirrel monkey

open access: yesScientific Data, 2023
Although very well adapted to brain study, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) remains limited by the facilities and capabilities required to acquire data, especially for non-human primates. Addressing the data gaps resulting from these limitations requires
Thomas Orset   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Behavioural present value [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal 2011, 2013
Impact of chosen behavioural factors on imprecision of present value is discussed here. The formal model of behavioural present value is offered as a result of this discussion. Behavioural present value is described here by fuzzy set. These considerations were illustrated by means of extensive numerical case study.
arxiv   +1 more source

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