Collective Ionic Transport in Fast-Ion-Conductors Let us once more consider Ba2In2O5. The energetic preference for certain structural entities discussed above necessarily has implications for ionic transport due to restraints imposed by local symmetry. The conventional vacancy jump mechanism would for Ba2In2O5 allow different types of local short-range order that we here show are of high energy...

In this work, we consider the problem of manipulating a polygonal object through an obstacle-filled environment using only push interactions, or nudges. For this problem, we propose a manipulation planner that could handle multiple queries and offer solutions with a higher probability of success than traditional planners, especially in the face of uncertainty. We have implemented our approach i...

When productivity is fostered by both the individual’s human capital and by the average level of human capital in the economy, individuals under-invest in human capital. A strictly positive probability of migration to a richer country, by raising both the level of human capital formed by optimizing individuals in the home country and the average level of human capital of non-migrants in the cou...

The study used newly introduced soymilk product to explore the effects of familiarity, exposure and product information on product usage. The results showed that familiarity affected usage, exposure positively influenced usage decisions but product information did not have effect on acceptability. The study suggests that the experience derived from product trial may have a greater effect on int...

Social media continues to lead imprudent users into oversharing, exposing them to various privacy threats. Recent research thus focusses on nudging the user into the ‘right’ direction. In this paper, we propose Comparison-based Privacy (CbP), a design paradigm for privacy nudges that overcomes the limitations and challenges of existing approaches. CbP is based on the observation that comparison...

O ncology is ever more patient-centric, and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) is setting standards to that end. The organization, which has been accrediting oncology clinics since 1933, has expanded its focus beyond oncology and treatment standards to include several complementary supportive-care programs designed to enhance a patient's cancer experience. These new sta...

The effectiveness of nudges in raising the welfare of the population hinges on the policymakers employing them. A frequent criticism based on a logical inconsistency questions policymakers' immunity from the psychological biases of individuals that are the very foundation of nudging interventions. We argue that, rather than being concerned about policymakers' incapacity to raise the population'...

With the increasing proliferation of smartphones, enforcing privacy of smartphone users becomes evermore important. Nowadays, one of the major privacy challenges is the tremendous amount of permissions requested by applications, which can significantly invade users’ privacy, often without their knowledge. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of approaches that can be used to report ...

This study aims to improve the dietary habits of university students by planting an easy choice.First, we captured the dietary habits of university students by analyzing their purchasing behavior with the data from their meal cards (a prepaid food voucher). As a result of analysis, we found that the dietary habits of meal card users are unbalanced and have many areas for improvement. we also fo...

Game elements like points and levels are a popular tool to nudge and engage students and customers. Yet, no theory can tell us which incentive structures work and how to design them. Here we connect the practice of gamification to the theory of reward shaping in reinforcement learning. We leverage this connection to develop a method for designing effective incentive structures and delineating w...