2021
Authors
Barbosa, B;
Publication
Strategies and Tactics for Multidisciplinary Writing - Advances in Linguistics and Communication Studies
Abstract
2021
Authors
Swartz, S; Barbosa, B; Crawford, I; Luck, S;
Publication
Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design
Abstract
2021
Authors
Ostic, D; Qalati, SA; Barbosa, B; Shah, SMM; Vela, EG; Herzallah, AM; Liu, F;
Publication
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Abstract
The growth in social media use has given rise to concerns about the impacts it may have on users' psychological well-being. This paper's main objective is to shed light on the effect of social media use on psychological well-being. Building on contributions from various fields in the literature, it provides a more comprehensive study of the phenomenon by considering a set of mediators, including social capital types (i.e., bonding social capital and bridging social capital), social isolation, and smartphone addiction. The paper includes a quantitative study of 940 social media users from Mexico, using structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings point to an overall positive indirect impact of social media usage on psychological well-being, mainly due to the positive effect of bonding and bridging social capital. The empirical model's explanatory power is 45.1%. This paper provides empirical evidence and robust statistical analysis that demonstrates both positive and negative effects coexist, helping to reconcile the inconsistencies found so far in the literature.
2021
Authors
Carvalho, CL; Barbosa, B;
Publication
Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations - Advances in Human Services and Public Health
Abstract
2021
Authors
Costa, P; Cerqueira, V; Vinagre, J;
Publication
CoRR
Abstract
2020
Authors
Saadallah, A; Moreira Matias, L; Sousa, R; Khiari, J; Jenelius, E; Gama, J;
Publication
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON KNOWLEDGE AND DATA ENGINEERING
Abstract
Massive data broadcast by GPS-equipped vehicles provide unprecedented opportunities. One of the main tasks in order to optimize our transportation networks is to build data-driven real-time decision support systems. However, the dynamic environments where the networks operate disallow the traditional assumptions required to put in practice many off-the-shelf supervised learning algorithms, such as finite training sets or stationary distributions. In this paper, we propose BRIGHT: a drift-aware supervised learning framework to predict demand quantities. BRIGHT aims to provide accurate predictions for short-term horizons through a creative ensemble of time series analysis methods that handles distinct types of concept drift. By selecting neighborhoods dynamically, BRIGHT reduces the likelihood of overfitting. By ensuring diversity among the base learners, BRIGHT ensures a high reduction of variance while keeping bias stable. Experiments were conducted using three large-scale heterogeneous real-world transportation networks in Porto (Portugal), Shanghai (China), and Stockholm (Sweden), as well as with controlled experiments using synthetic data where multiple distinct drifts were artificially induced. The obtained results illustrate the advantages of BRIGHT in relation to state-of-the-art methods for this task.
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