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View article: Kinh nghiệm phát triển đô thị thông minh của các quốc gia Đông Nam Á: Hàm ý cho Việt Nam
Kinh nghiệm phát triển đô thị thông minh của các quốc gia Đông Nam Á: Hàm ý cho Việt Nam Open
Phát triển đô thị thông minh là giải pháp tốt để giải quyết các vấn đề quá tải ở đô thị ở Việt Nam hiện nay. Phát triển đô thị thông minh là một trong những động lực quan trọng để thực hiện mục tiêu đưa Việt Nam trở thành một nước công ngh…
View article: Evaluation of the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy on proliferation of fibroblasts isolated from chronic wounds in human in vitro
Evaluation of the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy on proliferation of fibroblasts isolated from chronic wounds in human in vitro Open
Chronic wounds pose significant challenges in healthcare due to impaired healing mechanisms. Fibroblast cells play a crucial role in wound healing by orchestrating proliferation and migration. This study aimed to assess fibroblast cells de…
View article: ADIEU TO CASH: A TRANSITION IN VIETNAM UNDER COVID-19 PANDEMIC, EVIDENCES FROM E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS
ADIEU TO CASH: A TRANSITION IN VIETNAM UNDER COVID-19 PANDEMIC, EVIDENCES FROM E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS Open
The global COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the world economy, including Vietnam, yet the crisis has also levered the increase in the cashless payment rate, thereby giving rise to new consumer behaviour. The study aims to develop …
View article: Correction: Artificial intelligence as the new fire and its geopolitics
Correction: Artificial intelligence as the new fire and its geopolitics Open
View article: From the eco-calypse to the infocalypse: the importance of building a new culture for protecting the infosphere
From the eco-calypse to the infocalypse: the importance of building a new culture for protecting the infosphere Open
View article: Book Review: Populism, Nationalism and the South China Sea Dispute: Chinese and Southeast Asian Perspectives
Book Review: Populism, Nationalism and the South China Sea Dispute: Chinese and Southeast Asian Perspectives Open
View article: Factors Affecting Consumers’ Impulsive Purchasing Behavior in Circle K Convenience Stores in Hanoi, Vietnam
Factors Affecting Consumers’ Impulsive Purchasing Behavior in Circle K Convenience Stores in Hanoi, Vietnam Open
Impulsive purchasing behavior has been observed as one of the important studies conducted by marketers and researchers, as impulse buying has become a prevalent phenomenon in every retail format. The study was conducted to assess factors a…
View article: Law and (Dis)order in the South China Sea: Analyzing Maritime Law-Enforcement Activities in 2010–22
Law and (Dis)order in the South China Sea: Analyzing Maritime Law-Enforcement Activities in 2010–22 Open
executive summary: This article assesses the role of maritime law-enforcement (MLE) vessels in an apparent trend of heightened competition in the South China Sea and identifies patterns in the maritime policing by MLE vessels of the disput…
View article: The Impact of Digital Transformation on Customer Satisfaction to Digital Banking Service of Commercial Banks in Vietnam
The Impact of Digital Transformation on Customer Satisfaction to Digital Banking Service of Commercial Banks in Vietnam Open
The present study focuses on examining the interplay and correlation between the digital transformation process as assessed by the digital banking service quality components (Ease of use, Effectiveness, Interoperability, Privacy/ Security,…
View article: Sociocultural factors influence young people’s attitude towards the harvesting of non-conscious emotional data
Sociocultural factors influence young people’s attitude towards the harvesting of non-conscious emotional data Open
This paper first reviews the worrying trend of increasing use of emotion-sensing devices and non-conscious data collection through AI technologies. Next, it examines university students’ attitudes towards non-conscious harvesting of emotio…
View article: Book Review: Order, Contestation and Ontological Security-Seeking in the South China Sea
Book Review: Order, Contestation and Ontological Security-Seeking in the South China Sea Open
View article: Affective computing scholarship and the rise of China: a view from 25 years of bibliometric data
Affective computing scholarship and the rise of China: a view from 25 years of bibliometric data Open
Affective computing, also known as emotional artificial intelligence (AI), is an emerging and cutting-edge field of AI research. It draws on computer science, engineering, psychology, physiology, and neuroscience to computationally model, …
View article: 文化可加性
文化可加性 Open
据报道，越南人每年焚烧大约 5 万吨香纸，不仅是纸纸形式， 还有 iPhone、汽车、衣服， 甚至是 管家形，希望取悦死者。 这这做法被错错地归因于传传的佛教教义，但大多数越南人都不知道它 的起源來自于中国。 在生活的其他方面，越南也有许多类似的例子， 他们们于對自己的文化增添 新的规范、价值和信仰，甚至相互矛盾的東西。 这这被称为“文化可加性”的现象促使我们研究 越南民间故事所显示的三教(儒教、佛教和道教)的核心价值值和规范之间的共存、相互作用和 影响。通过过用贝叶斯逻逻…
View article: Presentation for ICAS 2021 - The South China Sea Disputes: A Systematic Review
Presentation for ICAS 2021 - The South China Sea Disputes: A Systematic Review Open
Since its first emergence as a flash point in the Asia-Pacific region in the late 1970s, the South China Sea disputes have become more complicated and attracted significant attention from both academics and policymakers worldwide. This stu…
View article: Presentation for NIICE 2021 - On the Code of Conduct for the South China Sea
Presentation for NIICE 2021 - On the Code of Conduct for the South China Sea Open
This presentation reviews the decades-long efforts at formulating a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea (COC) between the ASEAN and China. Changes in China's approach to the South China Sea disputes can be observed through its recent m…
View article: Probing Vietnam's Legal Prospects in the South China Sea Dispute
Probing Vietnam's Legal Prospects in the South China Sea Dispute Open
executive summary: This article reviews dispute settlement procedures under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), discusses the application in two cases, and draws implications for the actionable legal procedur…
View article: A novel explanation of the psycho-religious mechanism behind suicide bombers and implications for dealing with terrorism
A novel explanation of the psycho-religious mechanism behind suicide bombers and implications for dealing with terrorism Open
The current study explores the psycho-religious mechanism behind the suicide bombers by examining deeper into the suicidal ideation process. Bayesian analysis was performed on a multinational dataset of 268 university students in Japan. Th…
View article: Alice in Suicideland: Exploring the Suicidal Ideation Mechanism through the Sense of Connectedness and Help-Seeking Behaviors
Alice in Suicideland: Exploring the Suicidal Ideation Mechanism through the Sense of Connectedness and Help-Seeking Behaviors Open
On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 s. However, extant studies have largely focused on the risk factors for suicidal behaviors, not so much on the formation of suicidal thoughts. Therefore, we attempt to explain how suicidal th…
View article: Affective computing at the edge: A bibliometric analysis of the period 1995-2020
Affective computing at the edge: A bibliometric analysis of the period 1995-2020 Open
Affective computing is one of the most dynamic, interdisciplinary researched topics that draw on computer sciences, engineering, psychology, physiology, and neuroscience to computationally model, track, and classify emotions and affective …
View article: Re-reading Yano (2006)'s “Monstering the Japanese Cute” after Harmony Land, Hiji
Re-reading Yano (2006)'s “Monstering the Japanese Cute” after Harmony Land, Hiji Open
This short essay follows our recent trip to Sanrio's theme park Harmony Land in Hiji, Oita, and my re-reading of Christine R. Yano's article titled “Monstering the Japanese Cute” (2006).
View article: Rethinking suicide: From pre-Durkheim suicidology to contemporary theories
Rethinking suicide: From pre-Durkheim suicidology to contemporary theories Open
This essay reviews the research on suicide from the pre-Durkheim period in the 18th century to modern day. It highlights major developments in suicidology--the study of suicide--and suggests a new proposal. The new approach, built on the m…
View article: The age-old puzzle of suicide: How does the mind get so dark that it wants total obliteration?
The age-old puzzle of suicide: How does the mind get so dark that it wants total obliteration? Open
This essay revisits the key concepts of four dominant theories on suicidal ideation-to-action, namely the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS), the Integrated Motivational–Volitional Model (IMV), the Three-step Theory (3ST), and the Flui…
View article: On the working of the mindsponge concept and the bayesvl R package
On the working of the mindsponge concept and the bayesvl R package Open
The usefulness of the mindsponge notion has been aided by the philosophical reasoning nature inherent in the Bayesian belief updating process.
View article: Toward Mindsponge-ism: institutionalizing information processing in an efficient and healthy manner
Toward Mindsponge-ism: institutionalizing information processing in an efficient and healthy manner Open
This essay suggests the need to build and nurture a healthy culture of information processing. One particular approach is to draw from the multi-filtering system of the mindsponge mechanism (Vuong, 2016; Vuong & Napier, 2015), the adop…
View article: On introducing young children to Japanese folk monsters
On introducing young children to Japanese folk monsters Open
A brief reflection on the widespread presence of yokai images in Japanese children picture books and storytelling, and the implications of teaching young children about mystical creatures.
View article: Cultural Additivity: An Overview
Cultural Additivity: An Overview Open
This essay provides the conceptual development of “cultural additivity.” It reviews three most relevant concepts namely syncretism, cultural hybridity, and creolization, and then makes a case for the usefulness of “cultural additivity” in …
View article: Alice in Suicideland: Exploring the Suicidal Ideation Mechanism through the Sense of Connectedness and Help-Seeking Behaviors
Alice in Suicideland: Exploring the Suicidal Ideation Mechanism through the Sense of Connectedness and Help-Seeking Behaviors Open
On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 s. However, extant studies have largely focused on the risk factors for suicidal behaviors, not so much on the formation of suicidal thoughts. Therefore, we attempt to explain how suicidal th…
View article: Alice in Suicideland: Exploring the Suicidal Ideation Mechanism through the Sense of Connectedness and Help-Seeking Behaviors
Alice in Suicideland: Exploring the Suicidal Ideation Mechanism through the Sense of Connectedness and Help-Seeking Behaviors Open
On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 s. However, extant studies have largely focused on the risk factors for suicidal behaviors, not so much on the formation of suicidal thoughts. Therefore, we attempt to explain how suicidal th…
View article: Alice in Suicideland: Exploring the Suicidal Ideation Mechanism through the Sense of Connectedness and Help-Seeking Behaviors
Alice in Suicideland: Exploring the Suicidal Ideation Mechanism through the Sense of Connectedness and Help-Seeking Behaviors Open
On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 s. However, extant studies have largely focused on the risk factors for suicidal behaviors, not so much on the formation of suicidal thoughts. Therefore, we attempt to explain how suicidal th…
View article: Cultural Additivity: An Overview
Cultural Additivity: An Overview Open
This essay provides the conceptual development of “cultural additivity.” It reviews three most relevant concepts namely syncretism, cultural hybridity, and creolization, and then makes a case for the usefulness of “cultural additivity” in …