NOT ALL VERBAL LABELS GREASE THE WHEELS OF ODOR CATEGORIES

Not all verbal labels grease the wheels of odor categories

Language is known to play a crucial role in influencing how humans perceive and categorize sensory stimuli, including odors.This study investigated the impact of linguistic labeling on odor categorization among bilingual participants proficient in Chinese (L1) and English (L2).We hypothesized that L1-like linguistic labels would more robustly prope

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Sunlight alone is not a disinfectant: Consent and the futility of opening Big Data black boxes (without assistance)

In our attempts to achieve privacy and reputation deliverables, advocating for service providers and other data managers to open Big Data black boxes and be more transparent about consent processes, Connect IR algorithmic details, and data practice is easy.Moving from this call to meaningful forms of transparency, where the Big Data details are ava

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Vulnerability Analysis of Harbor Oil Pipeline Affected by Typhoon

The integrity of oil pipelines has received considerable attention.Pipeline leakage accidents cause environmental pollution and casualties.Analysis of accident data in recent years shows that the harbor oil pipeline is prone to natural disasters such as typhoons.The vulnerability analysis of the pipeline was conducted from three perspectives: typho

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