Human Personality Assessment Based on Gait Pattern Recognition Using Smartphone Sensors

Human personality assessment using gait pattern recognition is one of the most recent and exciting research domains.Gait is a person’s identity that can reflect reliable information about his mood,emotions,and substantial personality traits under scrutiny.This research focuses on recognizing key personality traits,including neuroticism,extraversion,openness to experience,agreeableness,and conscientiousness,in line with the bigfive model of personality.We inferred personality traits based on the gait pattern recognition of individuals utilizing built-in smartphone sensors.For experimentation,we collected a novel dataset of 22 participants using an android application and further segmented it into six data chunks for a critical evaluation.After data pre-processing,we extracted selected features from each data segment and then applied four multiclass machine learning algorithms for training and classifying the dataset corresponding to the users’Big-Five Personality Traits Profiles(BFPT).Experimental results and performance evaluation of the classifiers revealed the efficacy of the proposed scheme for all big-five traits.

Communalism as a Theory of Justice and the Human Person in African Culture

Discussions about justice in cross-cultural context give rise to assorted theories. In this paper, issues surrounding communalism as a theory of justice in African culture will be examined with a view to show that its principles of care and fellow feeling could be worked out to address the problem of alienation from society characterizing some members of the contemporary African society. Recognition of the social dynamics of human society and relationships is of essence to communalism. As a theory of justice and a world view, communalism describes the human being as ＂being with others＂ and what that should be. The expression, ＂I am because we are, and because we are, I am＂ is the driving force of the communalistic society. Such a society is characterized by care, love, belongingness, solidarity, and interconnectedness. The aim of this paper is to highlight the manifestations of the idea of justice in communalism using leadership or governance, consensus in decision making, moral rules, punishment for wrong doing, and the equitable distribution of resources. It also aims to show that the communalist idea of justice is integrationist in outlook being constitutive of political and socio-economic elements, which the individual enjoys in practical terms as opposed to the paper rights, which citizens in much of the contemporary societies enjoy. The paper notes that drastic changes have occurred in the socio-economic relations within African societies as a consequence of acculturation subsequent to European colonization and these have had far reaching consequences.

Pencil in the Hand of the Creator?An Igbo Hermeneutic Rebuttal of Wale Adenuga’s Concept of the Human Person

The thesis of this paper is a refutation of Wale Adenuga’s claim that the human person is nothing but a pencil in the hand of the creator.The paper adopts a hermeneutical approach from an Igbo conception of the human person.It posits that in Igbo worldview,the human person occupies a central position because mankind is at the very centre of existence;hence is seen as the goodness or beauty of life(mma ndu)or the good or beauty that is(mma du{di}).While conceding the plausibility of a pencil being capable of doing great things when guided by a good hand,the paper maintains that from the point of view of Igbo ontology,the human person is distinctively more than a mere pencil in the hand of the creator because mankind is endowed with high intellectual capacity,freedom,and creativity on the basis of which it seen as both the beauty that is(mma du)or the beauty or goodness of life(mma ndu).Thus,the paper concludes that the fact that the human person is endowed with these attributes provides rational grounds to render Wale Adenuga’s concept of the human person as“nothing but a pencil in the hand of the creator”futile.

Humanities in Oliver's Personality

Dickens, a great realist novelist in his time, captured the popularity as no other novelist had done. And Oliver Twist,one of his successful works, greatly displays his genius in the novel. Oliver is a perfect figure created by Dickens. In this paper, we will discuss the humanities by analyzing Oliver's personality and thus build a better understanding of the novel and the great writer Dickens.

On the Identity of Personality and the Concept of Human

The concept of"human"is essential in bioethics.Generally speaking,the concept of"human"is related to the identity of personality.This paper systematically discusses the concept of"personality identity"and"human"by Locke,Parfit and Kant.In comparison,Locke views self-awareness or reason as the key element of any appropriate concepts of"human".On the basis of Locke's viewpoint,Parfit makes explanation of the identity of personality,and points out that personality identity should be connected with physical and psychological continuity.This view has been a progress but still has a utility thought.Therefore,the understanding of the concept of"human"is not entirely out of its species,and should be deeply based on our own as the main body of the concept.

Teaching the User By Learning From the User:Personalizing Movement Control in Physical Human-robot Interaction

This paper proposes a novel approach for physical human-robot interactions(pHRI), where a robot provides guidance forces to a user based on the user performance. This framework tunes the forces in regards to behavior of each user in coping with different tasks, where lower performance results in higher intervention from the robot. This personalized physical human-robot interaction(p2HRI) method incorporates adaptive modeling of the interaction between the human and the robot as well as learning from demonstration(LfD) techniques to adapt to the users' performance. This approach is based on model predictive control where the system optimizes the rendered forces by predicting the performance of the user. Moreover, continuous learning of the user behavior is added so that the models and personalized considerations are updated based on the change of user performance over time. Applying this framework to a field such as haptic guidance for skill improvement, allows a more personalized learning experience where the interaction between the robot as the intelligent tutor and the student as the user,is better adjusted based on the skill level of the individual and their gradual improvement. The results suggest that the precision of the model of the interaction is improved using this proposed method,and the addition of the considered personalized factors to a more adaptive strategy for rendering of guidance forces.

元宇宙下虚拟数字人信息保护的困境与解决路径

元宇宙下虚拟数字人信息与元宇宙用户信息实时传递,具有同步性,但相较于以自然人为主体的个人信息保护,虚拟数字人信息缺少相应的监管与保护措施,泄露风险加剧。现有立法无法对虚拟数字人信息保护的适用范围、责任认定等核心内容提供精细指引。基于此,当前应立足民法保护、算法技术归责以及行业规范三维路径。首先,确定虚拟数字人法律主体地位、厘清虚拟数字人信息保护范围;其次,建立算法数字技术归责体系,明确责任承担方式;最后,确定元宇宙平台的准入标准、明晰企业的权利义务。

同步课堂中基于多模态数据的专注度分析

同步课堂是践行“三个课堂”的主要方式,已成为促进教育均衡发展的重要举措。及时、准确地掌握学习者的专注度情况并采取有效的措施进行干预,对提升同步课堂教学质量具有重要的意义。然而当前同步课堂中存在异地学生专注状态难反馈、难调节等困境,亟需从技术角度提供精准的专注度分析与反馈方案。为达成同步课堂中学习者专注状态的精确反馈,同步课堂专注度分析要依次解决基于学习者数据的专注度计算、专注度特征间的关联,以及针对不同成因的专注度干预策略等“建模”“关系”“应用”三大核心问题,以实现对学习专注度的调节。为此,可先基于同步课堂中学习者个体的视觉、生理等多模态数据构建数据集,从中提取动作及情感特征,形成专注度评估模型;然后分析群体专注度的内在动态演化机理,构建群体专注度演化自适应模型;最后建立“问题—干预策略”知识图谱,搭建人机智能协同的专注度干预模型以及同步课堂精准教学模型,形成“数据感知—问题诊断—干预策略匹配”的个性化学习服务完整链路,帮助教师找准学习者问题,提升课堂教学效果。后续还需在实际同步课堂场景中对建模指标、分析模型、干预策略的适应性以及师生的接受度等进行检验与优化。

Religious Education in Authentic Human Development: A Theological-Ethical Consideration

From a theological ethical moral view,it seems obvious that adequate religious moral education is a sine qua non for authentic human development necessary for a solid nation-building.Although,state and religion are separated from each other,this should not imply a total dichotomy of religious influence on socio-political matters.A pure secularised world that has nothing to do with God,a society devoid of any form of religious affiliation,a society purely human having neither to do with God nor the spirits,such a society seems inconceivable and unrealistic and may not even be human.Experience shows that to be human demands some form of acknowledgment of a superior being,whose influence may inform one’s basic choices.The nature of the human person shows that there is nothing of the material that does not take its bearing from the religious-spiritual disposition of the person.Experience also confirms that a good moral life or virtuous life draws faith.St James the apostle implies this,when he says faith without good works or good moral life is dead(James 2:18).This can also be applicable to Abraham who is judged righteous because of his faith in God,i.e.,because he obeyed God’s command.Without faith,it is impossible to do God’s will,i.e.live a good moral life(Hebr 11:6).On the other hand,there are many forms of development,for instance:economic development,agricultural development,scientific,rural or urban development,which narrow into the human development that seems to determine their level.However,to have a solid sustainable development demands an adequate religious-moral education of the people,which functions both in the informal and formal forms of education.In as much as religious moral education gives solid grounding for adequate formation of the human person,the end result,and the development of the human person should at the same time reflect the national development.Development thus understood is holistic embracing the good of the individual as well as the nation.This article argues that authentic human development that may produce a national development worthy of the name draws from adequate religious moral education imparted on the citizens.It shows also that a worthy national development is a fore test of the development of the citizens of that nation,which in turn indicates their commitment to the common good.It is through the application of the common good that individuals reach their desired goals and so be able to contribute to the enrichment of the nation.This article suggests that good moral life is the manifestation of virtue learnt and practiced,which leads to adequate human development that eventually brings about solid national development.This type of development can be compared to what Pope Benedict XVI calls true social development,which respects the dignity of the all human beings.

The Role of the Church in Promoting Human Rights in Nigeria

This article discusses the role of the Church in promoting human rights in Nigeria. This is anchored on the fact that the Church must live according to what it proclaims to the world especially against an avalanche of serious abuse of human rights in Nigeria. Cases abound how innocent citizens die in the hands of terrorist groups or communal clashes. This implies that it must live by the standards of the Gospel of Christ, striving vigorously to make the Christian values of love, honesty, truth, forgiveness, justice, self-sacrifice, solidarity and compassion guide the dealings with members with others in their private and public lives. It must be a Church that upholds the dignity and rights of human person and denounces what is essentially inhuman. Using descriptive and analytical methods, the paper underscores that the Church especially the canonists must courageously fight against forces of evil and iniquity engaging all stakeholders to a continuous dialogue that enhances mutual understanding and cooperation. In this way, all stakeholders will respect and uphold the sanctify of human rights in Nigeria and beyond.

Sub-Grouping Healthy Subjects’ Sensitivity to Pain and Its Relationship to Personality Traits: Results of a Cluster Analysis

Objective: Individual differences in the sensitivity to pain and the factors that may contribute to these differences are well studied. Nevertheless, there is no single test that can reliably classify subjects as being sensitive or insensitive to pain. Methods: In the present study, hierarchical clustering and K-means cluster analysis was used to identify subgroups among 191 healthy subjects (105 females, 86 males) according to their sensitivity to pain. Group determination was based on the subjects’ response to experimental noxious stimuli of heat (pain intensity), cold (cold pain threshold, tolerance, and intensity), and conditioned pain modulation (CPM, tested by co-administering repeated short painful heat stimuli and a conditioning tonic cold pain stimulation). In addition, in order to determine if the subjects in these subgroups differed on personality traits scores on Cloninger’s Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ, outcome measure) for the three dimensions of personality: Novelty Seeking (NS);Harm Avoidance (HA);and Reward Dependence (RD) were calculated. Results: Based on pain scores, subjects were grouped as low pain (57%) with a low level of sensitivity in pain parameters, or high pain (43%) cluster members. The high pain had significant higher scores of HA (p = 0.05) and RD (p = 0.05) than the low pain group. Conclusions: This method of sub-grouping may be useful for identifying the mechanisms underlying individual variability in the sensitivity to pain and may point to groups at risk for experiencing high levels of clinical pain.

Challenges and New Directions of Information Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities in China: From the Perspective of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Accessibility is the basis and prerequisite for persons with disabilities to enjoy and exercise all human rights and fundamental freedoms With the rapid development of the internet, providing and promoting information accessibility is considered an important obligation for the State In the process of transforming international human rights law into domestic law, how to deal with the human rights protection of persons with disabilities and the obligations of the private sector to ensure persons with disabilities receive services and products that meet the requirements and principles of information accessibility has become a development issue in the new era Against the backdrop of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in the context of the booming development of the cause of persons with disabilities in China, legal scholars, persons with disabilities, and organizations have jointly proposed the Beijing Initiative on the Principles of Information Accessibility for Science and Technology Products It clarifies that the private sector should embrace the human rights model advocated by the Convention in terms of information accessibility, and provide equal participation for persons with disabilities in the process of designing, producing and selling scientific and technological products The Initiative also states that the private sector should keep pace with the United Nation’s sustainable development goals and the basic national policy of building a well-to-do society in an all round way, ensuring persons with disabilities are included within a moderately well-off society It also provides civil opinions on the formulation and clarification of relevant laws in the future.

Stem cell technologies in human health: Boon or bane?

The stem cells of an organism only possess extraordinary capacity to change into different cell types during the early life and growth of an organism. When these stem cells divide into different new cells, these either remain as stem cells or develop to become other cells with specialized function. For this reason, stem cells offer direct relevance to human health, as theoretically, using stem cell technology, different organs are expected to be regenerated. To this, the Human Embryonic Stem Cells (HESCs) are natural pluripotent cell, but ethical issues covering many countries have put research work on a bit back-foot. However, the Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) technology has completely revitalized the world to use this technology universally and it therefore seems that more research on this technology will surely be of enormous help in public health. In addition, application of the stem cell technology in personalized-medicine has been started recently. In this concern, the stem cell banking facilities have provided new avenues for preserving the cord blood of the new-borne child and treat them in future by using her/his own preserved stem cells. However, like all new technologies, the output from stem cell research requires to be evaluated more closely. Furthermore, with proper guidelines on ethical issues and extended research following these strategies, the stem cell technology is expected to not only be of huge benefit to human health, but also the benefit can be extended to the survival of endangered animals as well.

人机协同的大学生个性化教育评价方法研究

大学生个性化培养是实现因材施教人才培养目标的重要内容,而个性化教育的智能化评价是衡量培养质量的有效手段,更是智能技术与教育结合的必然要求。针对传统个性化教育评价中数据采集获取难、评价过程环节多、指标数据粒度粗、实时反馈效果差,难以应对规模化、过程性、全方位、个性化发展评价难题,提出人机协同的大学生个性化教育评价方法。首先明确了人工智能技术赋能个性化教育评价的内容,然后提出了人机共建个性化教育评价指标体系与人机协同实施过程,最后展示了人机协同个性化教育评价的典型案例。人机协同的智能化评价手段,具有全天候、超时长的服务能力,可大幅提升评价的效率与质量,是新时代教育评价改革成功的重要手段,是实现教育评价现代化的有效途径。

X-Ray Vision: The Mental Genealogy of the Anatomy of the Interior of the Human Body

Background: The concepts of the Young Person and of an Elderly Person go through an evolutionary diversification during the Human lifecycle and are permeable to diverse biopsychosocial factors involved in the definition of the lifecycle stages. Therefore, assessing this subjectivity in different stages of development and population fringes may be a determinant key factor to assist the implementation of successful disease prevention and health promotion strategies. Aim: The aim of the present study was to discern how Fine Arts’ college students of the Anatomy class mentally represent the inner morphology of the human body of the Young Person and of an Elderly Person. Method: For such, 126 students were asked to draw the interior of the body of a Young Person and of an Elderly Person. In all, 252 drawings were collected and analysed, based on a coding data grid designed for this purpose. Hence, a comparative analysis of these two different vital lifecycle phases was achieved. Results: The results suggest anatomical differences in the pictorial representation of the Young Person and of the Elderly Person, namely in the accentuation of the curvatures of the vertebral column, retrusion of the lower jaw and muscle flaccidity. Conclusions: Although the body schema was the same for all individuals, the body image was singularly depicted and linked to each individual’s history, representing a synthesis of his idiosyncratic perceptions, experiences and particularities.

AI人机交互用户个性化推荐中隐私信息披露影响因素研究

[目的/意义]以ChatGPT为代表的生成式人工智能的发展为人机交互带来颠覆性影响,也为数据安全与个人信息保护带来更大的冲击与挑战。对AI人机交互用户个性化推荐中隐私信息披露及个人信息保护问题的研究将具有重要的实践价值与意义。[方法/过程]文章通过对15名AI人机交互平台用户进行深度访谈,运用扎根理论研究方法进行编码分析,识别AI人机交互用户个性化推荐中隐私信息披露所涉及的个人信息类型和敏感信息类型,并对用户的隐私意识和影响用户隐私信息披露意愿的客观因素进行分析,进而提出加强隐私信息披露风险规制及个人信息安全保障的对策建议。[结果/结论]基于编码结果,将AI人机交互用户个性化推荐中隐私信息披露的影响因素归纳为用户因素、平台因素、社会环境因素、隐私权衡因素4个维度,以此建构理论分析模型,并作为强化AI人机交互用户个性化推荐中隐私信息披露风险规制及个人信息保护的重要指引。

Trinity of Devil, Human and Saint in Eula——A Psychoanalysis of the Heorine in The Hamlet

William Faulkner worte a great number of works taking American south as the setting.The Hamlet is one of these works.The paper is aimed to analyze its major female character Eula Varner based upon the theory of personality structure.There is a corresponding relationship between the id,the ego and the superego and Eula s different aspects of being devil,human and saint.According to the theory,the three parts of personality structure are unified and coordinated mutually.Therefore,It could be concluded that Eula is the trinity of devil,human and saint.

Hepatitis C virus control among persons who inject drugs requires overcoming barriers to care

Despite a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection,the vast majority of persons who inject drugs(PWID)have not engaged in HCV care due to a large number of obstacles.Education about the infection among both PWID and providers remains an important challenge as does discrimination faced by PWID in conventional health care settings.Many providers also remain hesitant to prescribe antiviral therapy due to concerns about adherence and relapse to drug use resulting in reinfection.Presently,however,as a result of improvements in treatment efficacy combined with professional society and government endorsement of HCV treatment for PWID,a pressing need exists to develop strategies to engage these individuals into HCV care.In this article,we propose several strategies that can be pursued in an attempt to engage PWID into HCV management.We advocate that multidisciplinary approaches that utilize health care practitioners from a wide range of specialties,as well as co-localization of medical services,are strategies likely to result in increased numbers of PWID entering into HCV management.Pursuit of HCV therapy after stabilization through drug treatment is an additional strategy likely to increase PWID engagement into HCV care.The full impact of direct acting antivirals for HCV will only be realized if innovative approaches are pursued to engage all HCV infected individuals into treatment.

基于数字人技术的个人信息归档探析

拥有人的外观、行为和思想特征的数字人技术,在个人信息归档领域具有巨大应用潜力和广阔发展前景。其技术优势为个人信息归档的管理、情感连接、知识服务带来新机遇,迎来构建数字纪念馆、管理数字遗产、再现逝者形象、创建数字副本、实现数字永生等前景。应用数字人技术面临归档素养与意识的能力挑战、技术抵触与依赖的心理挑战、用户隐私与安全的伦理挑战、公众接受与适应的社会挑战四重困难,应通过提升公众档案素养、改善社会归档环境、加强法律管理规范、共建科技伦理秩序进行应对。

基于深度学习的二维人体姿态估计研究进展

人体姿态估计在人体行为识别、人机交互、体育运动分析等方面有着广泛的应用前景,是计算机视觉领域的一个研究热点。在最近的十年中,得益于深度学习技术,大量的研究工作极大地推动了人体姿态估计技术的发展,但由于受训练样本不足、人体姿态的多变性、遮挡、环境的复杂性等因素影响,人体姿态估计仍然面临着诸多的挑战。文中对近年来基于深度学习的2D人体姿态估计方法进行归纳和总结,着重分析一些有代表性的人体姿态估计方法的思路及工作原理,以便研究人员了解当前的研究现状、面临的挑战以及今后的研究方向,拓展研究思路。