Building eco-surplus culture among urban residents as a novel strategy to improve finance for conservation in protected areas

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9(1)

Published: Nov. 29, 2022

The rapidly declining biosphere integrity, representing one of the core planetary boundaries, is alarming. In particular, global numbers mammals, birds, fishes, and plants declined by 68% from 1970 to 2016. One most widely accepted measures halt rate biodiversity loss maintain expand protected areas that are effectively managed. However, doing so requires substantial finance derived nature-based tourism, specifically visitors urban areas. Using Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF) for conducting analysis on 535 Vietnamese residents, current study examined how their perceptions can affect willingness pay entrance fee conservation in We found perceived environmental degradation, economic growth, recreation opportunities, knowledge as consequences indirectly through mediation attitude towards conservation. Notably, also has a direct positive influence contrast, health negatively associated with Based these findings, we suggest building an eco-surplus culture among residents stimulating subjective cost-benefit judgments be promising way generate more tourism ease domestic government's international organizations' funding allocation problems. Eco-surplus set pro-environmental attitudes, values, beliefs, behaviors shared group people reduce negative anthropogenic impacts environment conserve restore nature.

Language: Английский

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Predictors of support for biodiversity loss countermeasure and bushmeat consumption among Vietnamese urban residents

Conservation Science and Practice, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 4(12)

Published: Nov. 11, 2022

Abstract Biodiversity loss is happening at an unprecedented rate, especially in countries like Vietnam, with rich biodiversity and a high population growth rate. One of the main causes Vietnam unsustainable bushmeat consumption rate urban areas. To help mitigate demand for bushmeat, this study aims to examine associations between perceptions, perception toward prohibition illegal wildlife consumption, behaviors among residents Vietnam. The investigation employed Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF)—an analytical framework that combines strengths mindsponge mechanism inference facilitate into psychological behavioral issues—on 535 respondents from areas across (mostly two centers Ho Chi Minh Hanoi). We found people perceiving environmental degradation, losses economic growth, nature‐based recreation opportunities, health, knowledge as consequences were more likely support consumption. Although tended consume less frequently if they perceived loss, degradation had opposite effect on behavior. Additionally, consuming supporting preventive measure seemed share similar features: income educational levels. These paradoxical results hint cultural additivity phenomenon—the willingness incorporate one's mind new values might or not logically contradict their existing core values—and its influence psychology behavior Vietnamese residents. Given additivity, it recommended put tougher measures (e.g., financial punishment) perspective so can recognize “cost” change perceptions accordingly. Apart that, social marketing, demarketing, campaigns should convey information receivers relate subjective cost‐benefit judgments rather than rarity species avoid triggering anthropogenic Allee effect—for example, emphasizing penalty negative impacts humans targeted knowledge).

Language: Английский

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Near-Suicide Phenomenon: An Investigation into the Psychology of Patients with Serious Illnesses Withdrawing from Treatment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(6), P. 5173 - 5173

Published: March 15, 2023

Patients with serious illnesses or injuries may decide to quit their medical treatment if they think paying the fees will put families into destitution. Without treatment, it is likely that fatal outcomes soon follow. We call this phenomenon "near-suicide". This study attempted explore by examining how seriousness of patient's illness injury and subjective evaluation family's financial situation after affect final decision on process. Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF) analytics were employed analyze a dataset 1042 Vietnamese patients. found more patients were, choose perceived heavily affected families' status. Particularly, only one in four most health issues who thought continuing would push themselves destitution continue treatment. Considering information-filtering mechanism using cost-benefit judgments, these chose well-being future family members over individual suffering inevitable death. Our also demonstrates mindsponge-based reasoning BMF can be effective designing processing data for studying extreme psychosocial phenomena. Moreover, we suggest policymakers implement adjust policies (e.g., insurance) following scientific evidence mitigate patients' likelihood making "near-suicide" decisions improve social equality healthcare system.

Language: Английский

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Ecomindsponge: A Novel Perspective on Human Psychology and Behavior in the Ecosystem

Urban Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(1), P. 31 - 31

Published: Feb. 24, 2023

Modern society faces major environmental problems, but there are many difficulties in studying the nature–human relationship from an integral psychosocial perspective. We propose ecomind sponge conceptual framework, based on mindsponge theory of information processing. present a systematic method to examine with frameworks system boundaries, selective exchange, and adaptive optimization. The theoretical mechanisms were constructed principles new evidence natural sciences. core mechanism ecomindsponge is subjective sphere influence, which limited mental representation received processed objective influence–actual interactions reality. sum two sub-spheres: influencing (proactive) being influenced (reactive). Maladaptation thinking behavior mind as collection-cum-processor results deviation reality, includes main types: “stupidity” “delusion”. Using Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF) analytics dataset 535 urban residents, we provide consistent statistical proposed properties spheres. dynamic framework can be used flexibly practically for research well other fields.

Language: Английский

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Improving Energy Literacy to Facilitate Energy Transition and Nurture Environmental Culture in Vietnam

Urban Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(1), P. 13 - 13

Published: Jan. 23, 2023

Concern about energy depletion has risen because of industrialization and consumerism, pushing a transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources. To this end, every group within society, especially the youth, should be made responsible for confronting and/or mitigating environmental problems. This study advances understanding young adults’ intentions learn conservation its influencing factors, as well contributes literature on management culture development. We used systematic random sample technique conduct large-scale online survey with 1454 students 48 different Vietnamese universities employed Bayesian regression model analyze data. The initial research indicates that adults are highly concerned environment, but more work done turn perceptions into actions. majority respondents—nearly 83%—want increase their energy-saving knowledge, around 50% interested in enrolling an course. Their decision regarding participation course is largely influenced by perception income. Women were inclined take courses, people who lived rural areas had stronger desire knowledge. Our various policy implications promoting transformation nurturing cultures associated education improvement Vietnam beyond.

Language: Английский

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Many‑objective meta-heuristic methods for solving constrained truss optimisation problems: A comparative analysis

MethodsX, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10, P. 102181 - 102181

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Many-objective truss structure problems from small to large-scale with low high design variables are investigated in this study. Mass, compliance, first natural frequency, and buckling factor assigned as objective functions. Since there limited optimization methods that have been developed for solving many-objective issues, it is important assess modern algorithms performance on these issues develop more effective techniques the future. Therefore, study contributes by investigating comparative of eighteen well-established algorithms, various dimensions, using four metrics challenging many objectives. The statistical analysis performed based function best mean standard deviation outcomes, Friedman's rank test. MMIPDE algorithm per overall comparison, while SHAMODE whale optimisation approach runners-up.•A test measure efficiency state-of-the-practice performed.•Small challenges proposed validation.•The measured

Language: Английский

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“Somewhere I belong?” A study on transnational identity shifts caused by “double stigmatization” among Chinese international student returnees during COVID-19 through the lens of mindsponge mechanism

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Oct. 18, 2022

Chinese international students who studied in the United States received "double stigmatization" from American and authorities because of "political othering" tactic during COVID-19. The research used a phenomenological approach to examine why how specifically transnational identity shifted double stigmatization. researcher conducted total three rounds interviews with 15 returned China between 2018 2020, which culminated 45 through longitudinal study probe identities this population before stigmatization; also examined mindsponge mechanism worked shifts interplay among stigmatization, shifts, mechanism. concluded that COVID-19, had been stigmatized both States. And there were clusters for students' identity: homestayers, wayfarers, navigators based on four dimensions: intercultural competence, relocation locality, diaspora consciousness, attachment US. all took individualism into their core values, whereas traditional such as nationalism, collectivism, obedience authority waned. In addition, corroborated trust evaluator's gatekeeper role substantiated validity effectiveness cost-benefit analysis an individual's decision accept or reject new information values.

Language: Английский

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Household-Level Strategies to Tackle Plastic Waste Pollution in a Transitional Country

Urban Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(1), P. 20 - 20

Published: Feb. 6, 2023

As one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Vietnam is tackling environmental pollution, particularly plastic waste. This study contributes to literature on culture and practical solutions by better understanding households’ behaviours motivations for (i) sorting waste, (ii) contributing fund (iii) relocating. The questionnaire-based interview method was used randomly collect information from 730 households in 25 provinces during February 2022. Bayesian regression models, coupled with mindsponge mechanism, were applied analyse data. results showed that people’s strategies responses waste pollution vary: 38.63% respondents at home, 74.25% agreed contribute fund, 23.56% had a plan relocate living place. intentions driven several structural contextual factors such as age household head, income, care about environment, perceived effects polluted More importantly, communication robust variable decisions, which suggested would help increase awareness real actions reducing ultimately improving environment. These findings will benefit ongoing green economy, circular growth transition toward more sustainable development, developing fast-population-growing countries.

Language: Английский

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Machines that feel: behavioral determinants of attitude towards affect recognition technology—upgrading technology acceptance theory with the mindsponge model

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: July 19, 2023

Abstract The rise of emotional AI signals a new era in human-machine relations where intelligent machines not only feel but also feed on human emotions as statistical fodder with the goal reshaping our behavior. Unlike many smart technologies, emotion-recognition systems sense, monitor, harvest and analyze data extracted from person’s non-conscious or psycho-physical state, often without their knowledge consent. As far more invasive manner surveillance capitalism, technological adoption is problematized by myriad legal, ethical, cultural, scientific issues. To better understand behavioral factors determining an individual’s attitude towards this emerging technology, we first identify five major tensions that may impinge adoption. Second, extend Technological Acceptance Model (TAM) (Davis, 1989) model insights mindsponge information filtering (Vuong Napier, 2015) along quantitative affordances offered Bayesian computational approach. Our analysis was conducted based multi-national dataset surveying perceptions 1015 young adults (age 18–27) regarding applications socio-cultural characteristics such income, region, religiosity, home country politics. These are fed into multi-level models varying intercepts so can systematically measure compare effects various determinants attitudes respondents harvesting government private sector actors. Critically, study finds who familiar with, perceive utilities well rate themselves restrained heated arguments social media, less threatened practice both findings offer fertile platform for further exploration intersection between psychology, culture, technologies important policymakers wishing to ensure design regulation technology serve best interests society.

Language: Английский

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Examining contributors to Vietnamese high school students’ digital creativity under the serendipity-mindsponge-3D knowledge management framework

Thinking Skills and Creativity, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 49, P. 101350 - 101350

Published: June 13, 2023

Language: Английский

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