In this correspondence, we consider the sampled-data filtering problem by proposing a new performance criterion in terms of the estimation error covariance. An innovation approach to sampled-data filtering is presented. First, the definition of the estimation covariance for a sampled-data system is given, then the sampled-data filtering problem is reduced to the Kalman filter design problem for...

In order to examine the effects of personality and early life experiences on perceived social support, a total of 97 young Japanese women were investigated. Current interpersonal relationships were measured by an interview modified from Henderson et al.'s Interview Schedule for Social Interaction (ISSI). Personality was measured by Cloninger et al.'s Temperament and Character Inventory. Early l...

With the expansion of the Internet, Trust has attracted the attention of more and more researchers. This paper focuses on the trust transitivity problem and proposes a trust transitivity model based on Dempster-Shafer Theory. In our model, we show two types of trust relationship: Identity Trust and Behavior Trust based on Directness Trust and Recommendation Trust. Then we build the trust transi...

This study tested the success of communication strategies used by relationship partners (N = 61 romantic couples) who were videotaped while trying to produce desired changes in each other. Strategies varying in valence (positive vs. negative) and directness (direct vs. indirect) were differentially associated with postdiscussion perceptions of success as well as ratings of demonstrated change i...

The development of instrumental measures that do not only estimate the speech quality of modern telecommunication systems but also analyze it is a current issue in speech processing. Our work aims at an analytic quality measure for telephone-band speech that is based on the instrumental assessment of so-called quality dimensions. They describe different quality-relevant characteristics of speec...

BACKGROUND Research has demonstrated that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the most widely recognized mental disorders, but recognition is affected by trauma type. AIMS The current study investigated the effect of direct versus indirect exposure to traumatic event and trauma types on Mental Health Literacy (MHL) of PTSD. METHODS Two hundred and thirty-three participants were ...

One of the main problems of standards (e.g., DIN 66234, ISO 9241) in the context of usability of software quality is, that they can not be measured in product features. We present a new approach to measure user-interface quality in a quantitative way. First, we developed a concept to describe user-interfaces on a granularity level, that is detailed enough to preserve important interface charact...

The qualitative study examined the discursive devices in President Duterte’s speeches on controversial issues using Critical Discourse Analysis. This looked at ten given by Duterte between 2016 and 2019, including a hardline stance against drugs criminality, an end to graft corruption government, despotic policy drug pushers, making brash off-the-cuff remarks, extreme bravery, stepped-up attack...

Negotiating romantic relational dynamics is inherent to family caregiving situations, which continue be on the rise in United States. However, despite evidence that duties are linked a variety of negative outcomes, limited research examines communication processes contribute or alleviate burden caregiver relationships. Guided by psychological reactance theory (PRT), this study examined link bet...

Although spreadsheets can be argued to be the most widely-used end-user programming languages today, they are very limited compared to other programming languages, supporting only a few built-in types and offering only primitive support for code reuse. The inheritance mechanisms of object-oriented programming might seem to offer help for the latter problem, but incorporating these mechanisms in...