The current study focuses on the relationship between alerting and executive attention. Previous studies reported an increased flanker congruency effect following alerting cues. In the first two experiments, we found that the alertness-congruency interaction did not exist for all executive tasks (it appeared for a flanker task but not for a Stroop task). In Experiments 3 and 4, we show that ale...

This paper presents an automation-considered logic of authentication for reasoning about principals’ belief on authentication and key distribution protocols. The so-called ASVO logic is based upon the famous SVO logic but designed in the slightly different way that minimizes the protocol idealization needs. For the purpose, message receiving and message recognition are reformulated in the simil...

Background: Mobile phone is one of the most important necessary tools in today’s life which can threaten people’s health in some conditions. The present study was carried out to compare the effect of educational intervention by short message and pamphlet on the behavior of steel factory staff in Ardakan, Yazd province, Iran.Materials and Methods: The present study was experimentally carried out...

This note describes the problem of signature authentication for network mail, presents a general approach to the problem and proposes a specific implementation of that approach. 1. The Problem The problem we wish to consider is: How can the recipient of a network mail message be "certain" that the signature (e.g., the name in the "FROM" field) is authentic; that is, that the message is really f...

In the last years, alerting systems have gained strengthened attention. Several systems have been implemented. For the evaluation and cooperation of these systems, the following problems arise: The systems and their models are not compatible, and existing models are only appropriate for a subset of conceivable application domains. Due to modeling differences, a simple integration of different a...

In two studies, obese women were treated in a behavior modification program for overeating, in Study 1 for 8 weeks and in Study 2 for 12 weeks. In both studies, the behavior programs were accompanied by subliminal stimulation, with half of the subjects receiving the verbal message MOMMY AND i ARE ONE, intended to stimulate symbiotic gratification fantasies, and the other half, a control message...

Inducing people to get vaccinated is critical for controlling the spread of COVID-19. We explored effectiveness two text messaging strategies encouraging unvaccinated individuals their COVID-19 vaccination. One message emphasized social norms harness people's tendency act in ways that line up with society's expectations. The other underscored personal medical benefits Both messages indicated va...