From individual characters to large crowds: augmenting the believability of open-world games through exploring social emotion in pedestrian groups [PDF]
Crowds of non-player characters improve the game-play experiences of open-world video-games. Grouping is a common phenomenon of crowds and plays an important role in crowd behaviour.
Dickinson, Patrick+2 more
core +1 more source
Marañón and historical social psychology: some theoretical questions.
If one takes a multidisciplinary, integrative perspective on historical social psychology, one sees that it is a vital thread not only in the theoretical weave of social psychology as such, but in any social science which studies the social being.
Almagro González, Andrés
doaj
Label‐Free Dual‐Modal Photoacoustic/Ultrasound Localization Imaging for Studying Acute Kidney Injury
This work develops a 3D label‐free photoacoustic/super‐resolution ultrasound imaging system as a comprehensive non‐invasive tool for acute kidney injury (AKI) study. This technique visualizes the intricate structure of renal microvessels and provides critical physiological insights, including renal hemodynamics and oxygenation.
Shensheng Zhao+5 more
wiley +1 more source
Simulating dynamic systems in health psychology : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
Despite their advocacy of the biopsychosocial model, health psychologists use a relatively narrow repertoire of techniques for developing and testing theory.
Street, Susan Elizabeth
core
Intratracheal neomycin alters pulmonary microbiota, activating the vagus nerve via lung brain‐derived neurotrophic factor/tropomyosin receptor kinase B (BDNF/TrkB) pathway, further projecting to nucleus of solitary tract (NTS), then dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN), where activated serotoninergic neurons increase brain serotonin, alleviating migraine.
Biying Liu+7 more
wiley +1 more source
The Social Psychology of Software Security (Psycurity) [PDF]
This position paper explores the intricate relationship between social psychology and secure software engineering, underscoring the vital role social psychology plays in the realm of engineering secure software systems. Beyond a mere technical endeavor, this paper contends that understanding and integrating social psychology principles into software ...
arxiv
Psychological Determinants and Consequences of Complex Networks [PDF]
This paper presents two models that exemplify psychological factors as a determinant and as a consequence of social network characteristics. There is an endogeneity considered in network formation: while the social experiences have impacts on people, their current psychological states and traits affect network evolution.
arxiv
Salivary metabolic signatures associated with lung cancer are systematically characterized through a self‐developed high‐throughput mass spectrometry Lab‐on‐a‐Chip platform. Utilizing these metabolic fingerprints, SalivaMLD, an integrated machine‐learning‐driven classification model is developed and demonstrates superior performance in detecting lung ...
Shuang Lin+17 more
wiley +1 more source
Network Science in Psychology [PDF]
Social network analysis can answer research questions such as why or how individuals interact or form relationships and how those relationships impact other outcomes. Despite the breadth of methods available to address psychological research questions, social network analysis is not yet a standard practice in psychological research.
arxiv
Insurgency, Theoretical Decolonization and Social Decolonization: Lessons From Cuban Psychology
This paper describes how Cuban Psychology is related to the longstanding process of social insurgency against colonialism in Cuba. The paper suggests that the emergence of critical ideas in Psychology does not depend only upon intellectual developments ...
Fernando Lacerda
doaj +1 more source