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Soga, Masashi, and Kevin J. Gaston. "The ecology of human–nature interactions." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287, no. 1918 (January 15, 2020): 20191882. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1882.
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The direct interactions between people and nature are critically important in many ways, with growing attention particularly on their impacts on human health and wellbeing (both positive and negative), on people's attitudes and behaviour towards nature, and on the benefits and hazards to wildlife. A growing evidence base is accelerating the understanding of different forms that these direct human–nature interactions take, novel analyses are revealing the importance of the opportunity and orientation of individual people as key drivers of these interactions, and methodological developments are increasingly making apparent their spatial, temporal and socio-economic dynamics. Here, we provide a roadmap of these advances and identify key, often interdisciplinary, research challenges that remain to be met. We identified several key challenges, including the need to characterize individual people's nature interactions through their life course, to determine in a comparable fashion how these interactions vary across much more diverse geographical, cultural and socio-economic contexts that have been explored to date, and to quantify how the relative contributions of people's opportunity and orientation vary in shaping their nature interactions. A robust research effort, guided by a focus on such unanswered questions, has the potential to yield high-impact insights into the fundamental nature of human–nature interactions and contribute to developing strategies for their appropriate management.
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Kobayashi, Hill Hiroki. "Research in Human-Computer-Biosphere Interaction." Leonardo 48, no. 2 (April 2015): 186–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/leon_a_00982.
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Currently human-computer interaction (HCI) is primarily focused on human-centric interactions. However, people experience many non-human-centric interactions every day. Interactions with nature can reinforce the importance of our relationship with nature. This paper presents the author’s vision of human-computer-biosphere interaction (HCBI) to facilitate non-human-centric interaction with the goal of moving society towards environmental sustainability.
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Yerbury, Rachel M., and Samantha J. Lukey. "Human–Animal Interactions: Expressions of Wellbeing through a “Nature Language”." Animals 11, no. 4 (March 29, 2021): 950. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11040950.
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Human–animal interactions (HAIs) can be beneficial for humans in a number of ways, and interactions with wild animals may contribute to human mental wellbeing, partly through nature connectedness. This study applies the “Nature Interaction Pattern” approach (proposed by Kahn and colleagues) to characterize the structure of meaningful human engagement with nature and animals, and to consider the wellbeing outcomes. This qualitative, retrospective study uses open responses from 359 participants who describe how their wild animal encounters affected their nature connectedness. Thematic analysis explores five nature Interaction Patterns and four resulting Psychological Descriptions that occur in the portrayals of the marine animal encounters and these are described using representative quotes. Feelings of love, belonging, positive feelings, fulfillment and the gaining of perspective, were linked with the human–animal experience and the Interaction Patterns. These findings suggest that when people encounter and interact with animals in their natural environment, their mental health and wellbeing may be enhanced. Further, through connecting with nature and animals, reciprocity may occur, that is, when people connect with nature and animals, they can also give back. Within this interaction there becomes an entanglement of experiences thereby encouraging caring for nature and animals.
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Aisher, Alex, and Vinita Damodaran. "Introduction: Human-nature interactions through a multispecies lens." Conservation and Society 14, no. 4 (2016): 293. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-4923.197612.
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Ibrahim, Filzani Illia, Dasimah Omar, and Nik Hanita Nik Mohamad. "Human Interaction In Urban Open Spaces." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 4, no. 10 (March 1, 2019): 188. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i10.1590.
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The aim of this paper is to evaluate the multi-dimensional human interaction experienced in the open spaces and develop the ranking of human interaction in relation to the typological of open spaces. The analysis in this paper addresses human-human interaction and human-nature interaction in five selected open spaces of Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The findings show that all four research domains namely socio-demographic domain, the human-human interactions in open spaces domain, the human-nature interactions in open spaces domain and perceived benefits domain significantly influence the human interactions in the Shah Alam open spaces area.Keywords: open spaces; sustainability; human interaction; landscapeeISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i10.1590
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Li, Yu, Mingjun Gao, Zhansen Zhang, Junjie Duan, and Yaxin Xue. "Phased human-nature interactions for the past 10 000 years in the Hexi Corridor, China." Environmental Research Letters 18, no. 4 (April 1, 2023): 044035. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acc87b.
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Abstract Located in the eastern section of the ancient Silk Road, the Hexi Corridor is a crucial area where eastern and western civilizations met. Previous studies mainly explore human-nature interactions at a particular period, and there is a lack of phased human-nature interaction studies at long time scales. Here we present the relationships and patterns of interaction between humans and nature in the region over the past 10 000 years and distinguish the stages and mechanisms of interaction, which can be divided into three periods in the region. 10 000–4000 a BP is a period of weak interaction when human activities and natural processes are primarily non-interactive. The evolution of culture advances in its way rather than by environmental changes, and those early cultures do not strongly impact the natural environment. During 4000–2000 a BP, climate change becomes the dominant factor in human adaptation, mitigation, and migration in the region, and extreme short-term changes often impact the social system, intensifying the impact of nature on humans. Therefore, it is a strong interaction period (nature domination). From 2000 to 0 a BP, humans dominate environmental change manifested by surface processes, lake evolution, and regional water resource changes. At the same time, environmental change can backfire on humans, causing a series of social crises. Overall, it is a strong interaction period (human domination). We propose a Hexi model, a weak interaction—strong interaction (nature domination)—strong interaction (human domination) model, validated in other regions of the world for long time scale human-nature interactions.
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Hawkins, Melissa, and Chris James. "Developing a perspective on schools as complex, evolving, loosely linking systems." Educational Management Administration & Leadership 46, no. 5 (June 1, 2017): 729–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741143217711192.
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The rationale for this article is to give complexity the central place it warrants in school leadership, management and organisational practice and research. We analyse the relevant literature, particularly that relating to complex human systems and their loose coupling nature. The analysis reveals the dimensions of complex human systems and consequences that emanate from those dimensions, which include system evolution. We use the dimensions, together with notions of interactional capability, opportunities for interaction, the legitimacy of interactions and the extent to which the institutional primary task conditions interactions, to create an organisational/institutional perspective on schools as complex, evolving, loosely linking systems (CELLS). Five main systems of a school as a whole-school system are identified: the teaching staff system; the ancillary staff system; the student system; the parent system; and significant other systems in the wider system. In the article, we illustrate the nature of the teaching staff system from a CELLS perspective. We discuss issues arising from our analyses: interaction, influence and leadership; ontological issues; the nature of ‘the school’; the significance of the parent system; the special nature of interactions between the members of the teaching staff system and the student system; and institutional performance.
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Soga, Masashi, and Kevin J. Gaston. "Extinction of experience: the loss of human-nature interactions." Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 14, no. 2 (March 2016): 94–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fee.1225.
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Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., and Tadeusz Janicki. "Human and Nature: Between Destruction and Creation." Studia Historiae Oeconomicae 42, no. 1 (May 22, 2024): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/sho.2024.42.1.001.
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The problem of interaction between man and nature throughout history is, relatively, rarely addressed by classical historiography. The session entitled Man and Nature: Between destruction and creation, organized and chaired by Prof. Tadeusz Janicki (Faculty of History, UAM, Poznań, Poland) and Prof. Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz (Department of Forest Protection, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland) on 24 August 2022 as part of the XXIII International Congress of Historical Sciences Poznań 2022, was an attempt to change this tendency and broaden the existing research perspective. The papers delivered during the occassion were the starting point for the preparation of a special issue of the journal Studia Historiae Oeconomicae (SHO), the primary purpose of which is interdisciplinary reflection by specialists from various scientific disciplines on the problem of destruction of natural landscapes and creation of cultural landscapes, along with other issues concerning the interaction between humans and the natural environment from prehistoric times to the present.This special issue of SHO consists of seven articles on diverse topics, analysing human interactions with nature through different historical periods, meanwhile taking into account their economic, civil, social and climatic conditions. The result is a multifaceted mosaic of topics that constitutes an original and interdisciplinary analysis of man’s relationship with nature, which may be a source of inspiration for readers and perhaps further research in this field.
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Paudel, Shankar. "Human Interaction with Nature: Ritus and Forests of the Himalayas." KMC Research Journal 5, no. 5 (December 31, 2021): 119–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kmcrj.v5i5.53580.
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The pivotal concern of my research is to explore the ranges of human interaction with forests and rivers in six different Ritus2 (seasons) in the context of Nepal in general and Morang and Chitwan Districts in particular. People are constantly engaged in various kinds of contact with nature according to the changing seasons. On one level, it is the interaction that occurs between any life form and nature. And on the other hand, especially in the case of humans, it extends towards the variety of causes, i.e. political, religious, and economic/ educational, that shape the interactions between humans and nature. My research aims to explore the nuances of those dialogues between humans and forests that are shaped by natural forces and the religious, socio-economic, aesthetic and common reasons during different Ritus.
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Li, Yu, Mingjun Gao, Zhansen Zhang, Yuxin Zhang, and Simin Peng. "Time-scale effects in human-nature interactions, regionally and globally." Journal of Geographical Sciences 33, no. 8 (August 2023): 1569–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11442-023-2143-5.
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Priyanayana, S., B. Jayasekara, and R. Gopura. "Adapting concept of human-human multimodal interaction in human-robot applications." Bolgoda Plains 2, no. 2 (December 2022): 18–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/bprm.v2(2).2022.4.
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Human communication is multimodal in nature. In a normal environment, people use to interact with other humans and with the environment using more than one modality or medium of communication. They speak, use gestures and look at things to interact with nature and other humans. By listening to the different voice tones, looking at face gazes, and arm movements people understand communication cues. A discussion with two people will be in vocal communication, hand gestures, head gestures, and facial cues, etc. [1]. If textbook definition is considered synergistic use of these interaction methods is known as multimodal interaction [2]. For example, , a wheelchair user might instruct the smart wheelchair or the assistant to go forward, as shown in Fig. 1(a). However, with a hand gesture shown in the figure, he or she might want to go slowly. In the same way as of Fig. 1(b), a person might give someone a direction with a vocal command ‘that way’ and gesture the direction with his or her hand. In most Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) developments, there is an assumption that human interactions are unimodal. This forces the researchers to ignore the information other modalities carry with them. Therefore, it would provide an additional dimension for interpretation of human robot interactions. This article provides a concise description of how to adapt the concept of multimodal interaction in human-robot applications.
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Ip, T. "A New Form of Biophilic Design for Human-nature Interactions in High-density, High-rise Contexts." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1363, no. 1 (June 1, 2024): 012007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1363/1/012007.
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Abstract Urban dwellers are characterised by a more affluent living style, resulting in patterns of routine that reduce opportunities for unplanned chances of human-nature interactions and increasingly foster a sense of detachment from the natural world. This study aims to explore nature-centric architectural design and investigate a new form of biophilia in high-density urban contexts. The hypothesis is that human-nature interactions are significant in urban living, and communal green spaces facilitate these interactions. The research findings affirm the significance of human-nature interactions in urban living, reveal urban dwellers’ multi-faceted interpretation of nature, and identify key substances for interactions with nature, extending the biophilic design theories to the high-density high-rise contexts. A hypothetical “SOA” model composed of space, object and activity is proposed to interpret direct and indirect human-nature interactions and establish a framework of biophilic design for multi-level communal green spaces in urban contexts.
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Goh, Adalia Y. H., Shu Min Chia, Nadyanna M. Majeed, Nicole R. Y. Chen, and Andree Hartanto. "Untangling the Additive and Multiplicative Relations between Natural Scenery Exposure and Human–Animal Interaction on Affective Well-Being: Evidence from Daily Diary Studies." Sustainability 15, no. 4 (February 6, 2023): 2910. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15042910.
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Built nature spaces have been increasingly integrated into our urban environments in recent years with the aim of reaping their psychological benefits. However, despite numerous works of research on the relationship between nature exposure and well-being, most studies have looked into the benefits of well-being from the lens of isolated elements of nature, such as natural scenery or animal exposure. This study aims to fill in the gaps by examining the additive and multiplicative relationships between natural scenery exposure and human–animal interaction on affective well-being (i.e., positive affect, negative affect, and stress) through a daily diary study. Over seven days, natural scenery exposure, human–animal interactions, and affective well-being of 514 young adults were assessed. Through multilevel modelling, we found that natural scenery exposure was associated with increased positive affect at the within- and between-person levels. Moreover, human–animal interaction was associated with increased positive affect at the within-person level. No evidence was found for human–animal interaction as a moderator of the relationship between natural scenery exposure and affective well-being. Our findings support the additive, but not multiplicative, relations between natural scenery exposure and human–animal interactions on their influence on affective well-being. The exploratory analysis showed the lack of multiplicative relationship which can be attributed to the distinct mechanism of the effect between natural scenery exposure and human–animal interactions on affective well-being.
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Phillips, Rob, and Naho Matsuda. "Engaging design for ecological citizenship: Informing approaches to human‐nature interactions." Journal of Design, Business & Society 8, no. 1 (March 1, 2022): 39–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/dbs_00032_1.
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The COVID-19 pandemic forefronted public urban and suburban nature interactions. ‘Human‐nature interactions’ produce positive health impacts, knowledge production, risk perception, sustainable behaviour, engagement in conservation and more. Governmental and charitable reporting documents ‘nature deficit disorder’. The Design Economy report (2021) highlights that social, environmental and economic design must engage communities. Ergo, building community empowerment, is paramount to catalyse and embed sustainable design practices. The authors define a contemporary design space, unpick strategies and present ‘approaches to human‐nature interactions’ insights. The My Naturewatch (NW) project features an accessible DIY camera trap, fostering beneficial nature engagements regardless of location, technological and/or wildlife expertise. NW is central within the outlined design space. The article reports on NW deployment(s) and catalysing organizations and communities. Three studies include: (1) The Wildlife Trusts #30dayswild, digital campaign, (2) The Durrell Trust, placed-based activity and (3) Nova New Opportunities, working with re-located communities. The authors acknowledge communities are sacrosanct and a substantial sustainable design asset for regeneration. The work leverages contemporary ‘phy-digital’ engagements, highlighting practices of social, environmental and public design spaces. The findings insights benefit cultural institutions, practitioners, conservation projects and more.
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O'Connor, Charmian J., and Robert G. Wallace. "Hydrophobic Interactions of Human Milk Lipase." Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 4, no. 3 (June 1985): 446–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1536-4801.1985.tb08877.x.
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The hydrolysis of a series of n‐alkyl esters of 4‐nitrobenzoic acid, and of isopropyl 4‐nitrobenzoate, 4‘‐nitrophenyl 4‐nitrobenzoate, and 4‐nitrobenzoyl 1‐mono‐glycerol, catalyzed by human milk lipase in the absence and presence of cholate stimulation, has been measured at pH 7.3, 37.5°C. It has been shown that the enzyme possesses a specific alkyl binding site which is hydrophobic in nature and wide enough to accommodate two fatty acid chains lying side by side or a phenyl ring lying flat. The hydrophobic nature of this site is affected by bile salt stimulation of the enzyme. Hydrophobicity parameters have been calculated for hydrocarbon chains lying in the acyl and alkyl binding sites of human milk lipase. A mechanism is suggested for the role of bile salts in stimulating the enzyme in its activity against water soluble esters and water soluble triacylglycerols.
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Cox, Daniel T. C., and Kevin J. Gaston. "Human–nature interactions and the consequences and drivers of provisioning wildlife." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 373, no. 1745 (March 12, 2018): 20170092. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2017.0092.
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Many human populations are undergoing an extinction of experience, with a progressive decline in interactions with nature. This is a consequence both of a loss of opportunity for, and orientation towards, such experiences. The trend is of concern in part because interactions with nature can be good for human health and wellbeing. One potential means of redressing these losses is through the intentional provision of resources to increase wildlife populations in close proximity to people, thereby increasing the potential for positive human–nature experiences, and thence the array of benefits that can result. In this paper, we review the evidence that these resource subsidies have such a cascade of effects. In some Westernized countries, the scale of provision is extraordinarily high, and doubtless leads to both positive and negative impacts for wildlife. In turn, these impacts often lead to more frequent, reliable and closer human–nature interactions, with a greater variety of species. The consequences for human wellbeing remain poorly understood, although benefits documented in the context of human–nature interactions more broadly seem likely to apply. There are also some important feedback loops that need to be better characterized if resource provisioning is to contribute effectively towards averting the extinction of experience. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Anthropogenic resource subsidies and host–parasite dynamics in wildlife’.
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Adegun, Olubunmi, Shakirudeen Odunuga, and Olalekan Ajayi. "Human-Nature Interactions in the Owo River Catchment, South-West, Nigeria." Journal of Environmental Protection 10, no. 02 (2019): 130–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jep.2019.102009.
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Chopra, Kanchan. "Analysing Human–Nature Interactions: allowing for Multiple Agents and Power Structures." Ecology, Economy and Society–the INSEE Journal 1, no. 2 (July 2, 2018): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.37773/ees.v1i2.30.
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Fischer, Anke, and Antonia Eastwood. "Coproduction of ecosystem services as human–nature interactions—An analytical framework." Land Use Policy 52 (March 2016): 41–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.12.004.
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Timmermann, Cristian. "Embracing the nature of complex interactions: climate change and human survival." Metascience 27, no. 1 (November 9, 2017): 155–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11016-017-0273-z.
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C., Rosell, and F. Llimona. "Human–wildlife interactions." Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 35, no. 2 (December 2012): 219–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.32800/abc.2012.35.0219.
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219Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 35.2 (2012)© 2012 Museu de Ciències Naturals de BarcelonaISSN: 1578–665XRosell, C. & Llimona, F., 2012. Human–wildlife interactions. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 35.2: 219–220. The nature of wildlife management throughout the world is changing. The increase in the world’s human population has been accompanied by a rapid expansion of agricultural and urban areas and infrastructures, especially road and railway networks. Worldwide, wildlife habitats are being transformed and fragmented by human activities, and the behavior of several species has changed as a result of human activities. Some species have adapted easily to urban or peri–urban habitats and take advantage of the new resources available. These data provide the context for why human–wildlife interactions are increasing. At the 30th International Union of Game Biologists Congress held in Barcelona in early September 2011, in addition to two plenary presentations, 52 authors from 12 different countries and three continents presented 15 papers in the Interactions of Humans and Wildlife Session, three of which are included in this volume. To some extent, all the papers reflected the inherent difficulty in solving the complex problems caused either by rapidly increasing species that begin to inhabit urban and agricultural areas in numbers not seen previously (e.g. coyo-tes, Canis latrans, inhabiting big cities; wild boar, Sus scrofa, across western Europe; wood pigeons, Columba palumbus, in France), or species whose populations are threatened by human activities (e.g., Eurasian Lynx, Lynx lynx, in the Czech Republic). Some papers addressed the contentious issue of predator control (e.g., gamebirds in Great Britain), while others presented data regarding how human activities influenced animal behavior (e.g., pink footed geese, Anser brachyrhynchus; and red deer, Cervus elaphus, in Germany). The papers presented at the congress show how human activities affect the distributions and dynamics of wildlife populations and also change the behavior of some species. Wildlife causes social and economic con-flicts by damaging agricultural and forest resources, bringing about traffic collisions, and creating problems for residents in urban areas; while many are increasingly distant from nature and may not accept the presence of wildlife others may actively encourage the presence of wild animals. The first paper in this volume, by Cahill et al. (2012), analyzes the management challenges of the increasing abundance of wild boar in the peri–urban area of Barcelona. This conflict has arisen in other large cities in Europe and elsewhere. The presence of the species causes problems for many residents, to such an extent that it is considered a pest in these areas. Wild boar habituation has not only been facilitated by population expansion, but also by the attitudes of some citizens who encourage their presence by direct feeding. This leads to wild boar behavior modification and also promotes an increase in the fertility rate of habituated females, which are significantly heavier than non–habituated females. Public attitudes regarding the species and harvesting methods (at present most specimens are removed by live capture and subsequently sacrificed) are highlighted as one of the key factors in the management of the conflict. The second paper provides an example of how the distribution of irrigated croplands influences wild boar roadkills in NW Spain (Colino–Rabanal et al., 2012). By modeling the spatial distribution of wild boar collisions with vehicles and using generalized additive models based on GIS, the authors show that the number of roadkills is higher in maize croplands than in forested areas. This factor is the main explanatory variable in the model. The paper provides an excellent example of how the synergies of diverse human elements in the landscape (maize croplands and roads in this case) affect the location and dimensions of these types of conflicts. The third and final paper, by Belotti et al. (2012), addresses the effects of tourism on Eurasian lynx movements and prey usage at Šumava National Park in the Czech Republic. The monitoring of 5 GPS–collared lynxes and analyses of data regarding habitat features suggests that human disturbance (proximity of roads and tourist trails) can modify the presence of lynxes during the day close to the site where they have hidden a prey item, such as an ungulate, that can provide them with food for several days. In such cases, adequate management of tourism development must involve a commitment to species conservation. The analyses and understanding of all these phenomena and the design of successful wildlife management strategies and techniques used to mitigate the conflicts require a good knowledge base that considers informa-tion both about wildlife and human attitudes. The papers presented stress the importance of spatial analyses of the interactions and their relationship with landscape features and the location of human activities. Species distribution and abundance are related to important habitat variables such as provision of shelter, food, comfor-table spaces, and an appropriate climate. Therefore, it is essential to analyze these data adequately to predict where conflicts are most likely to arise and to design successful mitigation strategies. The second key factor for adequate management of human–wildlife interactions is to monitor system change. An analysis of the variety of data on population dynamics, hunting, wildlife collisions, and wildlife presence in urban areas would provide a basis for adaptive management. In this respect, in the plenary session, Steve Redpath mentioned the importance of the wildlife biologist’s attitude when interpreting and drawing conclusions from recorded data and stressed the importance of conducting clear, relevant, and transparent science for participants involved in the management decision process, which often involves a high number of stakeholders. All of the papers addressing the problems associated with human wildlife interactions were characterized by a common theme. Regardless of the specific nature of the problem, the public was generally divided on how the problem should be addressed. A particularly sensitive theme was that of population control methods, especially when conflicts are located in peri–urban areas. Several presenters acknowledged that public participation was necessary if a solution was to be reached. Some suggested, as have other authors (Heydon et al., 2010), that a legislative framework may be needed to reconcile human and wildlife interests. However, each problem that was presented appeared to involve multiple stakeholders with different opinions. Solving these kinds of problems is not trivial. Social factors strongly influence perceptions of human–wildlife conflicts but the methods used to mitigate these conflicts often take into account technical aspects but not people’s attitudes. A new, more innovative and interdisciplinary approach to mitigation is needed to allow us 'to move from conflict towards coexistence' (Dickman, 2010). Other authors also mentioned the importance of planning interventions that optimize the participation of experts, policy makers, and affected communities and include the explicit, systematic, and participatory evaluation of the costs and benefits of alternative interventions (Treves et al., 2009). One technique that has been used to solve problems like these is termed Structured Decision Making (SDM). This technique was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As described by Runge et al. (2009), the process is 'a formal application of common sense for situations too complex for the informal use of common sense', and provides a rational framework and techniques to aid in prescriptive decision making. Fundamentally, the process entails defining a problem, deciding upon the objectives, considering the alternative actions and the consequences for each, using the available science to develop a model (the plan), and then making the decision how to implement (Runge et al., 2009). Although complex, SDM uses a facilitator to guide stakeholders through the process to reach a mutually agreed–upon plan of action. It is clear that human–wildlife interactions are inherently complex because many stakeholders are usually involved. A rational approach that incorporates all interested parties would seem to be a productive way of solving these kinds of problems
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Zhu, Haibin, and Ming Hou. "Role-Based Human-Computer Interactions." International Journal of Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence 5, no. 2 (April 2011): 37–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jcini.2011040103.
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With increased understanding of cognitive informatics and the advance of computer technologies, it is becoming clear that human-computer interaction (HCI) is an interaction between two kinds of intelligences, i.e., natural intelligence and artificial intelligence. This paper attempts to clarify interaction-related terminologies through step-by-step definitions, and discusses the nature of HCI, arguing that shared models are the most important aspect of HCI. This paper also proposes that a role-based interaction can be taken as an appropriate shared model for HCI, i.e., Role-Based HCI.
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Chikere, Onyechigoziri, and Okachukwu Onuah Wosu. "Human-Nature Interactions in the New Normal World: A Study of Selected Pandemic Poems." European Journal of English Language and Literature Studies 10, no. 7 (August 15, 2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.37745/ejells.2013/vol10n718.
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The global outbreak of the Corona Virus disease in this 21st Century not only shocked the sensibilities of people but also introduced emerging patterns of behaviour and interactions that have become the new normal. One of such altered interactions is in the aspect of human-nature relations. Many scholars have churned out volumes on the scope and implications of human activities on the environment; others have linked human-induced environmental challenges to patriarchal social conditioning and proposed the dismantling of all forms of dualisms, especially the human-nature dualism. But not many have represented the disposition of humans to the natural environment in the new normal world. Hence, this paper examines the selected pandemic poems in the light of emerging patterns of interaction with the environment, using the eco-critical theory. The study concludes that the selected poets have presented the new normal as a panacea to the lingering environmental challenges which have defied many solutions in the past decades and recommends further foray into environmentally friendly adaptation discourse in the new normal world. It is important for promoting the study of content and style in eco-critical discourse and for raising consciousness towards environmental sustainability.
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Mishra, Dr Upasana, Bihari Nandan Pandey, and Raghavendra P Singh. "CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE ON MAN, SCIENCE AND NATURE INTERACTIONS." International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology 8, no. 1 (May 1, 2023): 249–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.33564/ijeast.2023.v08i01.038.
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: Homo sapiens share a common dwelling place, the earth; and also, the resources, available on the planet. This association of man and nature is a fundamental reality of human civilization, and many scientific innovations were been made towards it, targeting a fulfilling life. But the paradox is that mechanization and scientific advancements are being proved as a great challenge to humanity and peace. The human species is witnessing an existential threat with exponentially growing scientific innovations and mechanization. Knowledge (education)is pivotal in guiding, understanding nature's inherent harmony, and aligning innovative mindsets towards continuous happiness and prosperity. The objective of the present communication is the critical analysis of our desire for harmony among humans, science and nature; and to unveil the current status of contrariness.
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Madangeng, Vicky Cadalig. "Human Nature Interaction in Ifugao Satoyama Landscape; UNESCO Inscribed Heritage Site and GIAHS." International Journal of Culture and History 2, no. 1 (June 24, 2015): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijch.v2i1.7850.
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<p>The photography of satoyama landscape was made to document and appropriately label the different heritage sites & GIAHS in Ifugao to include the various human interactions with regards to their series of activities in the rice terraces. Descriptive analyses of the photographs were presented in narrative form in a simple approach that can be understood and be appreciated by every audience.</p><p>Satoyama landscapes found in Ifugao were built and developed through prolonged interaction between humans and their surrounding ecosystems , as one of grounds that Ifugao is in the UNESCO Heritage Sites (In 1996, the Ifugao Rice Terraces was declared a World Heritage site by the UNESCO) and the only Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Site in the Philippines (GIAHS) and one of the few first listed GIAHS in the world . GIAHS are defined as “ Remarkable land use systems and landscapes which are rich in globally significant biological diversity evolving from the co-adaptation of a community with its environment and its needs and aspirations for sustainable development” (FAO 2002).</p>The researcher used the photos as resources of analysis, defined and labeled the landscapes and human interactions in the heritage sites. The five Ifugao world heritage clusters (Hungduan, Batad, Bangaan, Nagacadan, and Mayoyao,) were considered in this study.
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Tony, Ip. "Urban Living with Nature: Design for Human-nature Interactions in Communal Green Spaces at Residential High-rises." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 588 (November 21, 2020): 052002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/588/5/052002.
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Mayer, François L., and James W. Kronstad. "The Spectrum of Interactions between Cryptococcus neoformans and Bacteria." Journal of Fungi 5, no. 2 (April 12, 2019): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof5020031.
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Cryptococcus neoformans is a major fungal pathogen that infects immunocompromised people and causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis. C. neoformans does not occur in isolation either in the environment or in the human host, but is surrounded by other microorganisms. Bacteria are ubiquitously distributed in nature, including soil, and make up the dominant part of the human microbiota. Pioneering studies in the 1950s demonstrated antifungal activity of environmental bacteria against C. neoformans. However, the mechanisms and implications of these interactions remain largely unknown. Recently, interest in polymicrobial interaction studies has been reignited by the development of improved sequencing methodologies, and by the realization that such interactions may have a huge impact on ecology and human health. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the interaction of bacteria with C. neoformans.
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Loizaga, Erlantz, Leire Bastida, Sara Sillaurren, Ana Moya, and Nerea Toledo. "Modelling and Measuring Trust in Human–Robot Collaboration." Applied Sciences 14, no. 5 (February 26, 2024): 1919. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app14051919.
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Recognizing trust as a pivotal element for success within Human–Robot Collaboration (HRC) environments, this article examines its nature, exploring the different dimensions of trust, analysing the factors affecting each of them, and proposing alternatives for trust measurement. To do so, we designed an experimental procedure involving 50 participants interacting with a modified ‘Inspector game’ while we monitored their brain, electrodermal, respiratory, and ocular activities. This procedure allowed us to map dispositional (static individual baseline) and learned (dynamic, based on prior interactions) dimensions of trust, considering both demographic and psychophysiological aspects. Our findings challenge traditional assumptions regarding the dispositional dimension of trust and establish clear evidence that the first interactions are critical for the trust-building process and the temporal evolution of trust. By identifying more significant psychophysiological features for trust detection and underscoring the importance of individualized trust assessment, this research contributes to understanding the nature of trust in HRC. Such insights are crucial for enabling more seamless human–robot interaction in collaborative environments.
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Abdrafikov, R. R. "Model of Moral Foundations in Human Nature." Koinon 4, no. 1-2 (2024): 18–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.15826/koinon.2024.04.1.2.002.
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From the standpoint of universalism and the unity of biological and social nature, are considered the value-target structures of human activity. The article depicts an aspect of a general theoretical model of artificial consciousness and psyche, seminal for the development of a computer program. Algorithms for the emergence of human values, phenomena of will, faith, self-esteem, love, discrimination between good/bad, good/evil, etc. are explained. Existential experiences meet their rational explication. The novelty of the research drives from the fact that there are still no computer models that simulate human consciousness, psyche and social interactions. Aim: Starting from the “zero” level of culture, the program itself will reproduce the socio-cultural conditions for the development of human consciousness, morality and ideological systems. Such efforts are highly relevant for modeling social conflicts and studying their causes. The theoretical foundations of the study are: Platonic philosophy, “information aproach”, “interval aproach” by F. V. Lazarev, “social ontology” V. E. Kemerov, “post-non-classical rationality” by V. S. Stepin, the theory of “large-scale harmony of the Universe” by S. I. Sukhonos, “philosophy of process” by A. Whitehead, the theories of T. Nagel, M. Polanyi, the works of contemporary philosophers, psychologists and ethologists.
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Bittner, Alvah C., and Allen T. Bramwell. "Subjects in Human Factors: Evaluation of Subject-Condition (SxC) Interactions." Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting 36, no. 16 (October 1992): 1232–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193129203601611.
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The opportunities presented by subjects-condition (SxC) interactions are discussed after an introduction to their nature. Operator Strategy Differences (SDs), Scale-of-Measurement Effects (SOMs), and Condition Requirement Differences (CRDs) are each seen as potential sources of SxC interactions. It is shown that SxC interactions can (1) frequently be detected using an analysis of “error” variances approach, (2) be characterized in terms of their nature, and (3) enhance the utility of research results (once characterized). It is recommended that subjects-condition (SxC) interactions be routinely evaluated in human factors research.
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Xue, Bing, Yaotian Xu, and Jun Yang. "Remote Sensing of the Interaction between Human and Natural Ecosystems in Asia." Remote Sensing 16, no. 13 (June 21, 2024): 2255. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs16132255.
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Human and natural ecosystems refer to human–social–economic subsystems and natural–ecological subsystems and their interactions. Understanding the interactions between human and natural ecosystems is essential for regional sustainability. However, the coupled human–nature ecosystem is usually highly heterogeneous and both spatially and temporally complex, so it is difficult to accurately identify and quantify the interaction between human and natural ecosystems at a large scale. This results in a poor understanding and evaluation of its impact on regional sustainability. Therefore, given the increasing interaction between humans and the natural ecosystem, our Special Issue collated 11 contributions from Asian scholars focusing on the latest research advances in remote sensing technologies and their application to observing, understanding, modeling, and explaining the interaction between human and natural ecosystems. This research involves the development of innovative methods, indicators, and frameworks implementing different perspectives and spatio-temporal scales, covering urban, arid, plateau, watershed, and marine regions in Asia and promoting the sustainable development of regional human and natural ecosystems.
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MACNEA, Cristina Electra, Adrian ASANICA, Claudia FABIAN, Adrian PETICILA, and Julia Nerantzia TZORTZI. "URBAN HORTICULTURE INNER LIVING CITY, INTERACTIONS AND TRADE-OFFS." AgroLife Scientific Journal 10, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 136–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.17930/agl2021115.
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Life in a city with its own advantages and disadvantages it is an object of research and open discussions, multilayered and with many facades to approach. Human nature, which creates its material and mental needs, is considered the biggest cause of urban degradation. Intense industrial growth, rapid population growth, chaotic urban planning, reckless and exhaustive use of natural resources and environmental degradation are some of the causes of the global economic, climate and health crisis. Recognizing the special living conditions in the city, which have changed the balance of nature to a worrying level, such as poverty, lack of free public spaces, deteriorating quality of food and life, climate change, etc. it was considered necessary to research questionable conditions that require an answer, in order to highlight alternative solutions. Through approaches, therefore, an attempt is made to recover the human-nature relationship. An important alternative to this can be considered the institution of urban agriculture, as a military one with the aim of partially reversing the problems of the city and its consequences. Through the approaches, an attempt is made to recover the human-nature relationship. An important, alternative solution for this, can be considered the urban horticulture institution, as a strategy aiming the partial reverse of the city's problems and their consequences.
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Morse, Joshua W., Tatiana M. Gladkikh, Diana M. Hackenburg, and Rachelle K. Gould. "COVID-19 and human-nature relationships: Vermonters’ activities in nature and associated nonmaterial values during the pandemic." PLOS ONE 15, no. 12 (December 11, 2020): e0243697. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243697.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly modified Earth’s social-ecological systems in many ways; here we study its impacts on human-nature interactions. We conducted an online survey focused on peoples’ relationships with the non-human world during the pandemic and received valid responses from 3,204 adult residents of the state of Vermont (U.S.A.). We analyzed reported changes in outdoor activities and the values associated with human-nature relationships across geographic areas and demographic characteristics. We find that participation increased on average for some activities (foraging, gardening, hiking, jogging, photography and other art, relaxing alone, walking, and watching wildlife), and decreased for others (camping, relaxing with others). The values respondents ranked as more important during the pandemic factored into two groups, which we label as “Nurture and Recreation values” and “Inspiration and Nourishment values.” Using multinomial logistic regression, we found that respondents’ preferences for changes in activity engagement and value factors are statistically associated with some demographic characteristics, including geography, gender, income, and employment status during the pandemic. Our results suggest that nature may play an important role in coping during times of crisis, but that the specific interactions and associated values that people perceive as most important may vary between populations. Our findings emphasize for both emergency and natural resources planning the importance of understanding variation in how and why people interact with and benefit from nature during crises.
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Choi, Sang Hyun, Vikyath D. Rao, Tim Gernat, Adam R. Hamilton, Gene E. Robinson, and Nigel Goldenfeld. "Individual variations lead to universal and cross-species patterns of social behavior." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, no. 50 (November 30, 2020): 31754–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002013117.
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The duration of interaction events in a society is a fundamental measure of its collective nature and potentially reflects variability in individual behavior. Here we performed a high-throughput measurement of trophallaxis and face-to-face event durations experienced by a colony of honeybees over their entire lifetimes. The interaction time distribution is heavy-tailed, as previously reported for human face-to-face interactions. We developed a theory of pair interactions that takes into account individual variability and predicts the scaling behavior for both bee and extant human datasets. The individual variability of worker honeybees was nonzero but less than that of humans, possibly reflecting their greater genetic relatedness. Our work shows how individual differences can lead to universal patterns of behavior that transcend species and specific mechanisms for social interactions.
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Kukreja, Anjli, Aisha Hutchinson, Kavita Dhodapkar, Amitabha Mazumder, David Vesole, Revathi Angitapalli, Sundar Jagannath, and Madhav V. Dhodapkar. "Enhancement of clonogenicity of human multiple myeloma by dendritic cells." Journal of Experimental Medicine 203, no. 8 (July 31, 2006): 1859–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1084/jem.20052136.
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Infiltration by dendritic cells (DCs) is a common feature of most human tumors. Prior studies evaluating the interaction of DCs with tumors have focused largely on their immunologic properties (for review see Banchereau, J., and R.M. Steinman. 1998. Nature. 392:245–252). In this study, we show that the clonogenicity of several human tumor cell lines and primary tumor cells from myeloma patients is enhanced by their interactions with DCs. Myeloma cells cultured in the presence of DCs have an altered phenotype with an increased proportion of cells lacking terminal plasma cell differentiation marker CD138. DC–tumor interaction also leads to the up-regulation of B cell lymphoma 6 expression in myeloma cells. Effects of DCs on myeloma cells are inhibited by blockade of the receptor activator of NF-kB (RANK)–RANK ligand and B cell–activating factor–APRIL (a proliferation-inducing ligand)-mediated interactions. Together, these data suggest that tumor–DC interactions may directly impact the biology of human tumors, particularly multiple myeloma, and may be a target for therapeutic intervention.
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Oğrak, Zeynep, and Yener Altıparmakoğulları. "From human-centred to humanity-ecosystem centred design. How can we dialogue with AI?" Proceedings of the Design Society 4 (May 2024): 2169–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pds.2024.219.
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AbstractWith the swift entry of artificial intelligence (AI) into everyday life, human-product interactions are becoming increasingly complex. We suggest an ecosystem-minded, humanity-centered design approach to better understand this complexity. Simultaneously with the development of interaction types, discussions and developments on theories of mental models are crucial to understanding and improving the nature of these interactions. In this paper, we address the gap in mental model theories and extend Norman's conceptual model at three dialogue levels: dialogue in language, mind, and use.
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Miljanovic, Dragana. "A review of the complexity approach to the study human (society)-nature interactions." Glasnik Srpskog geografskog drustva 90, no. 2 (2010): 109–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/gsgd1002109m.
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Traditional approach to the study of society-nature interactions based on reductionism and linear causality is no longer fully capable of explaining complex dynamics of integrated socio-economic and natural systems. For this reason demands for complexity theory is growing. Understanding interactions between society and nature, human and their environment must come from the examination of how the two systems operate together, and not from examination of those systems themselves in isolation. Since our geographical community is not familiar enough with complexity theory, first part of article is devoted to outlining shift from reductionism to holism and complexity theory. In the second part, features of complex systems as it is human (society)-environment system are discussed. .
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Agarwal, Anil. "The fifth world conservation lecture: Human-nature interactions in a third world country." Environmentalist 6, no. 3 (September 1986): 165–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02240261.
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Adegun, Olumuyiwa Bayode. "When green is grievous: downsides in human-nature interactions in informal urban settlements." Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability 11, no. 3 (May 8, 2018): 347–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2018.1470102.
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Yerbury, Rachel M., and William E. Boyd. "Human–Dolphin Interactions: Relationships, Connections, and the Reinforcement of an Ongoing Nature Relationship." Anthrozoös 31, no. 4 (July 4, 2018): 443–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2018.1482116.
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Gurung, Dilu. "Human-Nature Interactions in the Poetry of Laxmi Prasad Devkota and Rabindranath Tagore." Outlook: Journal of English Studies 14 (July 17, 2023): 24–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ojes.v14i1.56654.
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This paper attempts to show what ecocriticism is and how it is applied to the poems of Laxmi Prasad Devkota, a great poet of Nepal, and Rabindranath Tagore, a great poet of Bengali in India. Although they belong to two different South Asian countries, they deal with love and concern of nature in their poems. In this study, I have explored some literary attributes and ecocritical aspects of the poems of these poets. Some of their similarities have been discussed in this paper. Even though both the poets are popular in other genres of literature, the focus of this paper is to analyze the poems from the perspective of ecocriticism. These poets wrote the poems about nature even before the word ‘Ecocriticism’ came into existence and got defined. However, Devkota and Tagore were using the ecocritical standpoint to write their poems before the term was coined. The two poems of Devkota: “The Swallow and Devkota” and “The Brook” have been undertaken for the textual analysis. Similarly, the two poems of Tagore: “The Tame Bird Was in a Cage” and “The Banyan Tree” have been selected for textual analysis. Overall, this paper has shown the connection between the human world and the natural world and the ecocritical aspect in the poems of Devkota and Tagore.
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Biswas, Camellia. "Reimaging Human-Nature Interactions and Reclaiming Marginal Identity through Folk Narratives of Sundarbans." Nidan : International Journal for Indian Studies 7, no. 2 (December 2022): 32–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.36886/nidan.2022.7.2.3.
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Wasielewska, Aleksandra, and Paweł Łupkowski. "Nieoczywiste relacje z technologią. Przegląd badań na temat ludzkich postaw wobec robotów." Człowiek i Społeczeństwo 51 (March 15, 2021): 165–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/cis.2021.51.9.
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This paper presents an overview of empirical studies concerning human attitudes towards robots. We start with explaining what attitudes towards robots are. It is followed by the overview of the aforementioned studies which is organized according to the factors related to the attitudes. These are human-related factors (sex, age, education, nationality, culture, belief in human nature uniqueness, religiousness), robot-related ones (external look, its purpose) and factors which arise from the human-robot interaction (earlier experiences with robots, interactions, designing robots).
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Fanuel, Ibrahim M., Damian Kajunguri, and Francis Moyo. "Modelling the Impact of Human Population and Its Associated Pressure on Forest Biomass and Forest-Dependent Wildlife Population." Journal of Applied Mathematics 2023 (January 12, 2023): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/4826313.
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Mathematical models have been widely used to explain the system originating from human-nature interaction, investigate the impacts of various components, and forecast system behaviour. This paper provides a profound reference to the current state of the art regarding the application of mathematical models to study the impact of human population and population pressure on forest biomass and forest-dependent wildlife. The review focused on two aspects, namely, model formulation and model analysis. In model formulation, the review revealed that socioeconomic status influences forest resource consumption patterns, thus, stratification of the human population based on economic status is a critical phenomenon in modelling human-nature interactions; however, this component has not been featured in the reviewed models. Regarding model analysis, in most of the reviewed work, single parameter approach was utilized to perform uncertainty quantification of the model parameter; this approach has been proven to be inadequate in measuring the uncertainty and sensitivity of the parameter. Thus, the use of correlation or variance based methods, which are multidimensional parameter space methods are of significant importance. Generally, despite the limitations of many assumptions in mathematical modelling, it is revealed that mathematical models demonstrate the ability to handle complex systems originating from interactions between humans and nature.
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Shelat, Shivang, Jessica J. Marquez, Jimin Zheng, and John A. Karasinski. "Collaborative System Usability in Spaceflight Analog Environments through Remote Observations." Applied Sciences 14, no. 5 (February 28, 2024): 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app14052005.
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The conventional design cycle in human–computer interaction faces significant challenges when applied to users in isolated settings, such as astronauts in extreme environments. Challenges include obtaining user feedback and effectively tracking human–software/human–human dynamics during system interactions. This study addresses these issues by exploring the potential of remote conversation analysis to validate the usability of collaborative technology, supplemented with a traditional post hoc survey approach. Specifically, we evaluate an integrated timeline software tool used in NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog. Our findings indicate that voice recordings, which focus on the topical content of intra-crew speech, can serve as non-intrusive metrics for essential dynamics in human–machine interactions. The results emphasize the collaborative nature of the self-scheduling process and suggest that tracking conversations may serve as a viable proxy for assessing workload in remote environments.
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Samuels, Amy, and Lars Bejder. "Chronic interaction between humans and free-ranging bottlenose dolphins near Panama City Beach, Florida, USA." J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 6, no. 1 (March 16, 2023): 69–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.47536/jcrm.v6i1.792.
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‘Swim-with’ activities, in which humans enter the water to interact with free-ranging cetaceans, are a popular form of nature tourism; however, there is considerable disagreement as to whether these encounters constitute a threat to the animals. At the request of the US Marine Mammal Commission, a systematic study was designed to quantify effects of swim-with activities on the behaviour of bottlenose dolphins in waters near Panama City Beach, Florida. Certain dolphin behaviours were identified as indicative of chronic interaction with humans, and based on presence of these behaviours, at least seven dolphins were identified that permitted people to swim nearby. Because these dolphins accepted food handouts from people, they were considered to be conditioned to human interaction through food reinforecement. Specific human-dolphin interactions that posed a risk for dolphins or humans were identified, and it was calculated that human interaction put a specific juvenile dolphin at risk once every 12 min, including being fed by humans once every 39-59 min. Humans interacting with that dolphin were estimated to be at risk once every 29 min. Although the study was of limited duration, the observations were so clear-cut and the nature of interactions so potentially hazardous it was concluded that food provisioning was the probable basis for swimming with free-ranging dolphins near Panama City Beach, Florida, and therefore, human interaction at this location was likely to be harmful to the dolphins and in clear violation of the US Marine Mammal Protection Act. Of equal importance to the findings of this study is the methodology. A systematic behavioural methodology was designed that can be adapted to study potential impacts of nature tourism on coastal communities of cetaceans in which individuals are readily distinguished. The focus was on the behaviour of individual animals in order to describe and quantify in-water interactions between dolphins and humans, to make behavioural comparisons for the same individual dolphins in the presence and absence of swimmers, and to make behavioural comparisons for individual dolphins in the same region that do and do not interact with swimmers. Coupled with standard photo-identification techniques, these methods can be used to identify the class of animals, or proportion of a local community, that is more likely to interact with, be detrimentally affected by, and/or avoid human interaction. Sequential observations of the same individuals taken over time can be used to document habituation or sensitisation to human interaction.
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Solnet, David, Mahesh Subramony, Robert C. Ford, Maria Golubovskaya, Hee Jung (Annette) Kang, and Murat Hancer. "Leveraging human touch in service interactions: lessons from hospitality." Journal of Service Management 30, no. 3 (August 15, 2019): 392–409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/josm-12-2018-0380.
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Purpose With the ever-increasing adoption of technology and automation radically changing the nature of service delivery, the purpose of this paper is to explore the role of human touch, introducing hospitable service as an enhancement for value creation in service organizations. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on management, social sciences and hospitality literatures, a four-configuration model is presented to illustrate dimensions which arise from the confluence of different degrees of relationship orientation – shared mental models held by the host organization (self- or other-oriented), and guests’ service preferences (transactional or relational). Findings A theoretically grounded model of configurations resulting from variations on three key dimensions is offered. These are: employee organization relationships – social exchange processes governing the interactions between employees and their employers; HRM systems – internally consistent combinations of HR practices; and tech-touch trade-off – prioritization of technology vs employees to deliver services. Research limitations/implications Embedding hospitable service as a construct to support the leveraging of human touch in service organizations opens up new research opportunities including avenues to further conceptualize the nature and dimensions of hospitable service. Future research that supports further understanding about the role of human touch and value creation in service organizations is proposed. Practical implications Through the value-enhancing capability of human in the service encounter, firms can be enabled to accurately position themselves in one of the four relational configurations on offer and then identify opportunities for managers to leverage human touch to combat the diminishing role of the human touch in a technology-ubiquitous service context. Originality/value This is among the first papers to explore the influence of technology on the degree of human touch in the interface between hospitality employee and customer, and to develop a configuration model through which researchers and practitioners can operate during this declining era of human to human service interactions.
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Муравьев, Алексей Станиславович. "THE NATURE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN HUMAN AND AIRCRAFT: ANALYTICAL, FLIGHT AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS." ПРОБЛЕМЫ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ ПОЛЕТОВ, no. 2 (April 4, 2024): 28–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.36535/0235-5000-2024-02-3.
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В статье представлены выводы из анализа природы взаимодействия человека и летательного аппарата, включая аналитические, летные и духовные аспекты. Предложена схема распределения ошибочных действий летного состава, которые могут повлечь за собой авиационное происшествие, авиационный инцидент или создать предпосылки к их возникновению, по иерархически организованным группам, связанным и не связанным с ошибками в пилотировании. Схема учитывает аналитические, летные и духовные аспекты взаимодействий в системе «экипаж - летательный аппарат - среда», методическое обеспечение безопасности полетов, определяя приоритеты ее совершенствования. The article presents conclusions from an analysis of the nature of interaction between a person and an aircraft, including analytical, flight and spiritual aspects. A scheme has been proposed for the distribution of erroneous actions of flight personnel, which may lead to an accident, an aviation incident or create the preconditions for their occurrence, into hierarchically organized groups related and not related to piloting errors. The scheme takes into account the analytical, flight and spiritual aspects of interactions in the «crew - aircraft - environment» system, methodological support for flight safety, defining priorities for its improvement.
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Schunko, Christoph, and Anjoulie Brandner. "Urban nature at the fingertips: Investigating wild food foraging to enable nature interactions of urban dwellers." Ambio 51, no. 5 (October 28, 2021): 1168–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01648-1.
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AbstractMeaningful human–nature interactions can counteract the extinction of experience and positively influence people’s nature relatedness, health and wellbeing. In this study, we explored urban wild food foraging to understand how best to enable human-nature interactions in cities by means of foraging. Using a structured questionnaire, a total of 458 residents of Vienna, Austria were surveyed. Sixty-four percent of visitors of public urban green spaces previously foraged for wild food species, whereas foraging frequencies were related to the targeted plant species and their life forms. People who foraged more frequently had greater nature relatedness, more childhood foraging experiences and lived on the outskirts of the city, but their socio-demographic backgrounds were heterogeneous. Social acceptance and lack of access to wild foods were perceived to be barriers. To promote nature relatedness through urban foraging, the legal framework, access to low-contamination foraging areas, availability of wild foods and social acceptance need to be improved.