This study uses a large field experiment linked to actual behavior evaluate the effects of an information campaign with and without celebrity endorsement on use single-use plastics. We find that demand for single plastics, particularly plastic straws spoons, is very responsive when — only it coupled our endorsement. The effect sizeable. Subjects in treatment around 29% fewer spoons shop at end ...

Language-based information flow methods offer a principled way to enforce strong security properties, but enforcing noninterference is too inflexible for realistic applications. Security-typed languages have therefore introduced declassification mechanisms for relaxing confidentiality policies, and endorsement mechanisms for relaxing integrity policies. However, a continuing challenge has been ...

Blockchains offer trust and immutability in nontrusted environments, but most are not fast enough for latency-sensitive applications. Hyperledger fabric (HF) is a common enterprise-level platform that being offered as blockchain-as-a-service by cloud providers. In HF, every new transaction requires preliminary <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org...

This study was the first-ever experiment to test how ideal expressions in hypothetical online dating profiles and exposure to romantic media are related to profile attractiveness, romantic beliefs, and endorsement of ideal partner characteristics. The sample contained 249 undergraduate students from a small, southwestern university. The study is a one-way experiment, with five manipulations and...

We report a functional reflective polarizer that can be incorporated into a compact augmented reality system. The design principle of the functional reflective polarizer is explained and two design examples are illustrated. In the first example, with the specially designed functional reflective polarizer, the transmittance of the augment reality system is relatively high as compared to a polari...