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Virtual Human: A Comprehensive Survey on Academic and Applications
IEEE Access, 2023 As a creative method for virtual human individuals based on multiple fusion technologies such as artificial intelligence, computer graphics, and speech synthesis, virtual human technology has developed rapidly since its birth, and continuous discussions ...
Lipeng Cui, Jiarui Liu
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid growth of packaging waste has recently intensified the search for sustainable alternatives. Edible packaging, developed from biodegradable materials safe for consumption, represents a promising innovation that combines environmental responsibility with food preservation.
Donata Tania Vergura +2 more
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From Confusion to Clarity: A Multi‐Stage Process Framework for Understanding Consumer Confusion
Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper reconceptualizes consumer confusion as a multi‐stage temporal process rather than a static outcome, addressing theoretical fragmentation in existing antecedent‐consequence models. By integrating cognitive appraisal, contextual amplification, and adaptive coping within a unified framework, we explain how confusion unfolds rather than
Fatih Celik, Erdogan Koc
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Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Highlighting diversity‐related attributes has become an increasingly prominent marketing communication strategy in virtual influencer endorsement practices. Prior research has largely focused on commercial endorsement contexts, conceptualized diversity as a homogeneous and single‐dimensional construct, and emphasized its predominantly positive
Chi‐Cheng Luan, Su Zhang, I‐Lien Li
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Graph Neural Network‐Based Prediction of Building Energy Consumption
Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.A graph neural network that encodes a multi‐zone building as a graph accurately predicts hourly cooling and heating loads across three distinct climates, outperforming Random Forest and XGBoost baselines and serving as a fast surrogate to EnergyPlus simulations for scalable building energy management.
Ali Maboudi Reveshti +4 more
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Educational Technology & SocietyThe integration of large language models and digital humans in multi-agent collaborative learning creates tension between technological advancement and human-centered design.
Jian Liao, Hui Li, Yaping Zuo, Linrong Zhong, Ming Liu, Tao Xie and Geping Liu
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The clone devaluation effect: A new uncanny phenomenon concerning facial identity.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Technological advances in robotics have already produced robots that are indistinguishable from human beings. This technology is overcoming the uncanny valley, which refers to the unpleasant feelings that arise from humanoid robots that are similar in ...
Fumiya Yonemitsu +3 more
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Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2021 The role of affect has been long studied in human–computer interactions. Unlike previous studies that focused on seven basic emotions, an avatar named Diana was introduced who expresses a higher level of emotional intelligence.
Heting Wang +3 more
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Human Resource Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Organizational scholars have begun to recognize the importance of social cohesion, but we know little about how it can lead to broader social impact, and even less about the role of human resource management (HRM) in these processes. To investigate this link, we examined corporate community co‐development as a particularly impactful HRM ...
Cristina B. Gibson +3 more
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Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce ResearchDespite rapid growth in the AI endorser market, the psychological mechanisms governing their effectiveness remain theoretically fragmented. This study proposes the AHICC (AI–Human Interface in Consumer Cognition) model—integrating the Stereotype Content ...
Zheng-Jun Jin +3 more
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