While previous studies have shown that human behavior adjusts in response to uncertainty, it is still not well understood how uncertainty is estimated and represented.As probability distributions are high dimensional objects, only constrained families of distributions with a low number of parameters can be specified from finite data.However, it is
Guided filtering for solar image/video processing
A new image enhancement algorithm employing guided filtering is proposed in this work for enhancement of solar images and videos, so that users can easily figure out important Cable Clamps/Clips fine structures imbedded in the recorded images/movies for solar observation.The proposed algorithm can efficiently remove image noises, including Gaussian
Association between problematic Internet use and specific Internet activities and COVID-19- and earthquake-related stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms among Croatian young adults
BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic and concomitant earthquakes in Croatia in 2020, increased Internet use (IU) and Internet-based addictive behaviors were associated with decreasing mental well-being.We determined the changes in IU, problematic IU (PIU), and problematic specific Internet activities in young adults during the prolonged stress ca
Empirical evidence of the effect of mandatory audit firm rotation on market concentration in South Africa
Background: The audit market in South Africa is dominated by the Big Four audit firms, which TriMethylGlycine (TMG) decreases competition and may result in reduced productivity, innovation and economic growth.Aim: This study analyses the auditor rotations from June 2017 to April 2023 to determine whether mandatory audit firm rotation (MAFR) has red
Modulation of the disordered conformational ensembles of the p53 transactivation domain by cancer-associated mutations.
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are frequently associated with human diseases such as cancers, and about one-fourth of Cocktail Napkins disease-associated missense mutations have been mapped into predicted disordered regions.Understanding how these mutations affect the structure-function relationship of IDPs is a formidable task that requi