The ability of communication technologies to favor certain societal concerns, such as privacy, is widely recognized. This paper argues a central factor in how a technology favors a societal concern stems from its institutional origin. A case study of the cookies technology, which allows web sites to maintain surveillance on their visitors, shows the differing influences of universities, firms, ...

Web browsers are the most common tool to perform various activities over the internet. Along with normal mode, all modern browsers have private browsing mode. The name of the mode varies from browser to browser but the purpose of the private mode remains same in every browser. In normal browsing mode, the browser keeps track of users’ activity and related data such as browsing histories, cookie...

Health benefits of whole wheat products are partially attributed by their unique phenolic compounds. This study investigated effect simulated gastrointestinal digestion and probiotic fermentation on releasing acids from foods (bread, cookie, pasta). Kinetics results showed that more were released within the first hour gastric intestinal digestions compared to prolonged digestion. Lactobacillus ...

We extend the work of Koehler, Skvortsov, and Vos (2013) to measure cross-device online audiences. The method performs demographic corrections in the usual way device-by-device. A new method that converts cross-device cookie counts to user counts is introduced. We provide practical recipes for fitting this transformation function and then demonstrate its use using online panel data from Japan.

Abstract Over the last few years, interest on alternative protein sources, such as edible insects, has been growing rapidly. However, Western consumers’ acceptance of insects a food source is very low, mainly due to unfamiliarity with insect-based food. We investigate attitude and behavior estimate their willingness pay (WTP) premium for three products that vary between-subjects basis, direct o...

In human adults, judgment errors are known to often lead to irrational decision-making in risky contexts. While these errors can affect the accuracy of profit evaluation, they may have once enhanced survival in dangerous contexts following a "better be safe than sorry" rule of thumb. Such a rule can be critical for children, and it could develop early on. Here, we investigated the rationality o...

People battling celiac disease are at a disadvantage because of their inability to consume glutencontaining products (Mezaize, 2009). Also, one of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines is to consume adequate protein (United States Department of Agriculture, 2010). Almond flour is high in protein, which is the structural part of all cells in the body and aids in the functioning of enzymes and hormones. Th...

Although the α-glucosidase inhibitor miglitol (MG) has been reported to have anorexigenic effects, the mechanism remains to be elucidated. The objective of this study was to explore the effects of MG on appetite in relation to concomitant changes in postprandial gut hormone levels. This randomized open-label crossover study included 20 healthy volunteers. The effects of 50 mg MG on glucagon-lik...