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Social sensing game to detect classroom bullies

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New York: A social computer game designed by researchers at the University of Illinois has been found to detect bullying behaviour that had eluded detection by traditional research methods or in cases when victims do not self-report, a study claims.

The game allows researchers to analyse the behaviour of children in real time and identify bullying behaviour, whether it occurs face to face or online.

It is an improvement over traditional research methods, such as questionnaires, which do not assess interactions between youth in real time, the researchers said.

“What we wanted was to have more real-time information and to include advancements in computer science to process the data and get more insights into it so we could understand the problem of bullying better and create interventions,” said lead author 164-researchersd.

The students playing the game must answer two sets of five trivia questions.

The researchers tested the game with 97 students in six classrooms.

The students, all fifth-graders, had earlier been surveyed about various types of bullying, fighting, leadership and domineering behaviour, as well as their attitudes and friends’ perceived attitudes toward victimising and defending peers.

Analysis of the 7,800 messages that the participants exchanged over the chat interface were compared to the survey data, and the researchers found that the game was effective at evaluating player interactions and detecting bullying.

“Bullies played the game very differently than their classmates who were non-bullies or victims,” co-author Dorothy Espelage pointed out.

Bullies sent more private messages, peeked at the correct answer more often and sent more negative nominations, Espelage added.

The findings appeared in the Journal of School Violence.

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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May 5, 2022

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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