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Communication
Kristen E. Okamoto
Summary: Risk is not only a way to forecast future behavior, but also a social construction rooted in narrative understanding and experiential behaviors. By emphasizing aesthetic sensibilities, we can expand current scholarship on risk and discover participants' aesthetic approaches to risk.
HEALTH COMMUNICATION
(2021)
Article
Communication
Jamie Foster Campbell
Summary: This study, framed by expectancy violation theory, investigates why couples create communication rules for their technology use and what happens if these expectations are violated. Through joint interviews, the study found that rules are performative, reduce conflict, and guide modality weaving. When expectations are violated, the violator defends their behavior and the couple reframes the rule based on the appraisal process. The study concludes that rules are fluid and develop naturally over time, transforming the dynamics of romantic relationships.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Togla Aymard Aguessivognon
Summary: In developing countries, negotiation between couples regarding contraception is crucial for married women's uptake of medical contraception. Specific factors influencing this negotiation can act as either levers or obstacles. Understanding and addressing these factors may help increase contraceptive usage among married women in developing countries.
Article
Oncology
Amy S. Porter, Cameka Woods, Melanie Stall, Srilakshmi Velrajan, Justin N. Baker, Jennifer W. Mack, Erica C. Kaye
Summary: Most cancer patients and their caregivers want transparent and clear communication about prognosis, but oncologists often fail to discuss it consistently. This becomes more difficult when disease progression is unclear. Current understanding of how oncologists approach uncertain disease findings is limited.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Katharina Weitkamp, Fabienne Feger, Selina A. Landolt, Michelle Roth, Guy Bodenmann
Summary: This study summarized the state of research on dyadic coping in couples with chronic physical illnesses, finding that dyadic coping was associated with beneficial outcomes in physical health, well-being, and relationship satisfaction. Differential effects were observed for different chronic conditions, potentially depending on disease characteristics.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Yaron Leitner, Basil Williams
Summary: Should regulators reveal the stress-testing models they use for banks? Public disclosure leads to gaming, while secrecy can result in underinvestment by banks. However, some disclosure may still be optimal, depending on banks' risk appetite and cost of capital shortfalls. This paper explores optimal disclosure rules and discusses policy implications and broader applications.
JOURNAL OF FINANCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sam Zhang, Patrick R. Heck, Michelle N. Meyer, Christopher F. Chabris, Daniel G. Goldstein, Jake M. Hofman
Summary: Traditionally, scientists have placed more emphasis on communicating inferential uncertainty rather than outcome variability. However, this study reveals that solely focusing on inferential uncertainty can lead to significant misunderstandings about the implications of scientific results. In contrast, visualizing both inferential uncertainty and outcome variability provides a more accurate perception of results without altering other subjective impressions.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Bo Wang, Yu-Ping Tian
Summary: This paper investigates the consensus problem of multi-agent systems with uncertainties and communication delays, presenting conditions for achieving non-stochastic consensus and quantifying the convergence rate of the consensus protocol in terms of the decay rate of uncertainties. Simulation results are provided to validate the conclusions reached.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michelle McDowell, Astrid Kause
Summary: Communicating uncertainties in scientific evidence is crucial for accurately reflecting scientific knowledge and increasing public understanding. This study investigated how different types of uncertainty influence responses to medical evidence communication and found that communicating uncertainty does not have detrimental effects, and may even lead to more favorable responses compared to communicating a lack of evidence. Additionally, the study suggests that the format of communication may not significantly impact outcomes, if well-designed.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Paul K. J. Han, Elizabeth Scharnetzki, Aaron M. Scherer, Alistair Thorpe, Christine Lary, Leo B. Waterston, Angela Fagerlin, Nathan F. Dieckmann
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate whether an uncertainty-normalizing communication strategy can reduce ambiguity aversion caused by communicating scientific uncertainty, and found that communicating scientific uncertainty about COVID-19 can lead to ambiguity aversion, but doesn't impact behavior. The uncertainty-normalizing strategy is effective in reducing the negative effects of uncertainty communication.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jonathan Simm, Ben Gouldby, Darren Lumbroso, Tom Matthewson
Summary: This paper focuses on identifying coastal climate change responses of interest for decision-making, recommending the use of Bayesian frameworks for better investment decisions, covering all climate change influences and providing concurrent time series, and adopting a consistent approach for guidance on climate information by official bodies. Recommendations also include clear narrative description of transition from science to guidance and careful consideration of form and communication for climate services information.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Danyang Wang, Peihan Qi, Yue Zhao, Chenxi Li, Wen Wu, Zan Li
Summary: In this study, a covert wireless transmission strategy in vehicular networks was proposed, utilizing improper Gaussian signaling to enhance data transmission efficiency and reduce the risk of detection. The research first analyzed the warden's false alarm probability, and jointly optimized the signal power and IGS factor under constraints of service quality and covert requirements.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
J. Padarian, A. B. McBratney
Summary: Uncertainty assessment is crucial for spatial modelling, not only analytically but also as a means of communication. However, end users often struggle to understand uncertainty maps alongside prediction maps. This study proposes an approach to integrate prediction and uncertainty into a single, variable resolution digital map, where uncertainty is encoded as pixel size. The quadtree algorithm is used to recursively partition the map, aggregating pixels with high uncertainty. The resulting maps allow users to easily identify areas with high uncertainty.
COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Courtney A. Polenick, Kira S. Birditt, Angela Turkelson, Helen C. Kales
Summary: The study found that discordance in chronic conditions between individuals and their spouses can affect physical activity levels and changes over time. Inconsistency in managing chronic conditions at the individual level is associated with lower initial moderate activity, while inconsistency between spouses does not significantly impact physical activity.
Article
Business, Finance
Andreas Oehler, Jonas Tobias Schmitz
Summary: The study found that hedge funds' activist actions typically lead to positive reactions, however, intensified communication is not the sole reason behind this.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
(2021)