It has been consistently demonstrated that people tend to perform more poorly on subsequent self-control tasks after completing an initial task that requires them to exert self-control (Hagger et al., 2010; Hagger and Chatzisarantis, 2014). The predominant explanation of such depletion effect claims that self-control taxes a limited resource that becomes drained with use (Muraven and Baumeister...

OBJECTIVE Obesity is largely attributable to excess caloric intake, in particular from "junk" foods, including salty snack foods. Evidence suggests that neurobiological preferences to consume highly hedonic foods translate (via implicit processes) into poor eating choices, unless overturned by inhibitory mechanisms or interrupted by explicit processes. The primary aim of the current study was t...

While research supports the use of graphic data representations in interfaces and control systems, work in this area has focused on relatively small systems with a limited number of variables. This paper describes an approach to designing a visual application for a semiconductor manufacturing plant. This is a complex, large-scale system requiring a structured design methodology. First, using co...

Currently there is little agreement about, or even discussion of, methodologies for taskbased evaluation of NLG systems. I discuss one specific issue in this area, namely the importance of control vs the importance of ecological validity (real-world context), and suggest that perhaps we need to put more emphasis on ecological validity in NLG evaluations.

Ecological environment is the key point of improving the flower’s quality and quantity. Due to China's flower production management at a lower level, there is no scientific method in real-time monitoring of the flower’s ecological environment. In order to solve the problem such as high costs; poor monitoring point scalability, poor mobility and other issues in traditional flower basement’s data...

Controversy exists over ecological risks in classical biological control. We reviewed 10 projects with quantitative data on nontarget effects. Ten patterns emerged: (a) Relatives of the pest are most likely to be attacked; (b) host-specificity testing defines physiological host range, but not ecological range; (c) prediction of ecological consequences requires population data; (d) level of impa...

Guiding by the view of science-based development, the ecological tax system which also possesses the benefits of encouragement and financing capital should be gradually established, so the material benefits can stimulate and drive that the social pollution costs are translated into production costs and market price, and the policy and law objectives to control ecological pollution and improve e...

Ecological network analysis is used to evaluate the impact of pesticide use on ecological systems in the context of agricultural farmland environments. The aim is to provide support for the design of effective and minimally damaging pest control strategies. The ecological network analysis can identify species that are important to the integrity of the ecological network. The methodology can be ...