Outlook

in König, Ariane (Ed.) Sustainability science: Key issues (2018)

Exploring alternative futures with scenarios

in König, Ariane (Ed.) Sustainability Science: Key issues (2018)

Gender differences in gambling preferences and problem gambling: a network-level analysis

in International Gambling Studies (2018), 18(3), 512-525

Most gambling studies have a gender-blind research approach, although a large body of scientific evidence suggests that gambling in females is on the rise and that males and females have different ... [more ▼]

Most gambling studies have a gender-blind research approach, although a large body of scientific evidence suggests that gambling in females is on the rise and that males and females have different gambling behaviours and experience specific gambling-related harm. This study addressed these gender differences using a network analysis, an innovative approach considering disorders/concepts as dynamic systems of interacting symptoms/items. Data on gambling activities, problem gambling, substance use and mental health were collected in a representative sample of French adult gamblers (n = 8805). The study capitalized on the network analysis directly to compare associations of specific gambling activities with gambling disorder symptoms separately for both genders. The network analysis revealed that problem gambling was strongly associated with gambling machines among females, whereas it was related to sports betting, poker and casino games among males. The networks that included substance use and mental health showed that substance use was related to specific gambling activities. These findings confirm the links between various gender specific gambling patterns and problem gambling and suggest a need to consider these gender differences to improve prevention efforts. More broadly, the present study further supports the importance of gender differences for gambling research and policy. [less ▲]

Does “forced abstinence” from gaming lead to pornography use? Insight from the April 2018 crash of Fortnite’s servers

in Journal of Behavioral Addictions (2018), 7(3), 501-502

In April 2018, the servers of the popular video game “Fortnite” crashed for 24 hr. During this period, Pornhub (a popular pornographic website) analyzed trends in pornography access, finding that: (a) the ... [more ▼]

In April 2018, the servers of the popular video game “Fortnite” crashed for 24 hr. During this period, Pornhub (a popular pornographic website) analyzed trends in pornography access, finding that: (a) the percentage of gamers accessing Pornhub increased by 10% and (b) the searches of pornographic videos using the key term “Fortnite” increased by 60%. In this letter, we discuss these observations in the context of ongoing debate regarding the validity of “withdrawal” when applied to problematic involvement in video gaming and the potential use of pornography as a “compensation behavior” during the periods of “forced abstinence” from gaming. [less ▲]

An efficient algorithm for unit-modulus quadratic programs with application in beamforming for wireless sensor networks

in IEEE Signal Processing Letters (2018)

'Rationale Trennung' or 'Marriage d'Amour'? History and Philosophy of Educational Research

in Espacio, Tiempo y Educacion (2018), 5(2),

This article focuses on disciplinary interrelationships between philosophy and history within the framework of educational sciences. It deals with the epistemological, material, political, and categorical ... [more ▼]

This article focuses on disciplinary interrelationships between philosophy and history within the framework of educational sciences. It deals with the epistemological, material, political, and categorical conditions of permeability, some of which initiate a separation of historical science from philosophy, whereas others allow, on the one hand, for history to profit from philosophy and, on the other, for philosophy to profit from history. The article illustrates how both history and philosophy benefit through reciprocal openness within education as an academic field. Permeability between history and philosophy in educational research may draw attention to lacunae on both sides and challenge methodological stereotypes and seemingly unavoidable dispositions of reasoning, the recognition of which may contribute to an enrichment of educational research. [less ▲]

Transcending ambivalence: Overcoming the ambiguity of theory and practices

in Albert, Isabelle; Abbey, Emily; Valsiner, Jaan (Eds.) Trans-generational family relations: investigating ambivalences (2018)

Ambivalence is a deeply ambiguous concept. Contributions to the present book, viewed all together, exemplify that verdict, as they are situated in the intellectual space among theory, phenomena, research ... [more ▼]

Ambivalence is a deeply ambiguous concept. Contributions to the present book, viewed all together, exemplify that verdict, as they are situated in the intellectual space among theory, phenomena, research practices, and basic assumptions about the world... [less ▲]

Hidden Beneath the Surface: Origin of the Observed Enantioselective Adsorption on PdGa(111)

in Journal of the American Chemical Society (2018), 140(4), 1401-1408

Gibt es bei Hegel das Problem des Realismus?

in Illeterati, Luca (Ed.) Wirklichkeit. Ein Stichwort der Philosophie Hegels (2018)

The paper examines whether Hegel, in his philosophy, assigns realism a systematically relevant place or whether, in the face of absolute idealism, he takes realism to be obsolete. Following a systematic ... [more ▼]

The paper examines whether Hegel, in his philosophy, assigns realism a systematically relevant place or whether, in the face of absolute idealism, he takes realism to be obsolete. Following a systematic specification of the realism issue, it will be demonstrated that Hegel provides an astute analysis of certain types of realism and, in the Phenomenology of Spirit, argues against immediate or direct realism in particular. Although Hegel views the idealism-realism debate as philosophically futile, the doctrine of essence of the Science of Logic stands for the realist notion according to which actuality is to be conceived as the unity of essence and existence. In the Phenomenology of Spirit and in the Science of Logic he demonstrates that realism has skeptical implications on the basis of which this theory is untenable, although not unreasonable as such. [less ▲]

An Experience Report On Applying Software Testing Academic Results In Industry: We Need Usable Automated Test Generation

in Empirical Software Engineering (2018), 23(4),

What is the impact of software engineering research on current practices in industry? In this paper, I report on my direct experience as a PhD/post-doc working in software engineering research projects ... [more ▼]

What is the impact of software engineering research on current practices in industry? In this paper, I report on my direct experience as a PhD/post-doc working in software engineering research projects, and then spending the following five years as an engineer in two different companies (the first one being the same I worked in collaboration with during my post-doc). Given a background in software engineering research, what cutting-edge techniques and tools from academia did I use in my daily work when developing and testing the systems of these companies? Regarding validation and verification (my main area of research), the answer is rather short: as far as I can tell, only FindBugs. In this paper, I report on why this was the case, and discuss all the challenging, complex open problems we face in industry and which somehow are ``neglected'' in the academic circles. In particular, I will first discuss what actual tools I could use in my daily work, such as JaCoCo and Selenium. Then, I will discuss the main open problems I faced, particularly related to environment simulators, unit and web testing. After that, popular topics in academia are presented, such as UML, regression and mutation testing. Their lack of impact on the type of projects I worked on in industry is then discussed. Finally, from this industrial experience, I provide my opinions about how this situation can be improved, in particular related to how academics are evaluated, and advocate for a greater involvement into open-source projects. [less ▲]