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Marques, J. A. L., Gois, F. N. B., Xavier-Neto, J., & Fong, S. J. (2020). Forecasting COVID-19 Time Series Based on an Autoregressive Model. In Predictive Models for Decision Support in the COVID-19 Crisis (pp. 41–54). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-030-61913-8_3

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Marques, J. A. L., Gois, F. N. B., Xavier-Neto, J., & Fong, S. J. (2020). Nonlinear Prediction for the COVID-19 Data Based on Quadratic Kalman Filtering. In Predictive Models for Decision Support in the COVID-19 Crisis (pp. 55–68). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-030-61913-8_4

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Marques, J. A. L., Gois, F. N. B., Xavier-Neto, J., & Fong, S. J. (2020). Predicting the Geographic Spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from Brazil. In Predictive Models for Decision Support in the COVID-19 Crisis (pp. 89–98). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-030-61913-8_6

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Marques, J. A. L., Gois, F. N. B., Xavier-Neto, J., & Fong, S. J. (2020). Prediction for Decision Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In Predictive Models for Decision Support in the COVID-19 Crisis (pp. 1–13). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-030-61913-8_1

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Lan, K., Liu, L., Li, T., Chen, Y., Fong, S., Marques, J. A. L., Wong, R. K., & Tang, R. (2020). Multi-view convolutional neural network with leader and long-tail particle swarm optimizer for enhancing heart disease and breast cancer detection. Neural Computing and Applications, Neural Computing and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-020-04769-y

Marques, J. A. L., Cortez, P. C., Madeiro, J. P. V., Albuquerque, V. H. C., Fong, S. J., & Schlindwein, F. S. (2020). Nonlinear characterization and complexity analysis of cardiotocographic examinations using entropy measures. Journal of Supercomputing, Journal of Supercomputing, 76(2), 1305–1320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-018-2570-8

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Arraut, I., Au, A., Tse, A. C., & Marques, J. A. L. (2020). On the probability flow in the Stock market I: The Black-Scholes case. arXiv.Org, 1, 1–10. https://search.proquest.com/docview/2332255379?pq-origsite=primo

It is known that the probability is not a conserved quantity in the stock market, given the fact that it corresponds to an open system. In this paper we analyze the flow of probability in this system by expressing the ideal Black-Scholes equation in the Hamiltonian form. We then analyze how the non-conservation of probability affects the stability of the prices of the Stocks. Finally, we find the conditions under which the probability might be conserved in the market, challenging in this way the non-Hermitian nature of the Black-Scholes Hamiltonian.

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Marques, J. A. L., Gois, F. N. B., Xavier-Neto, J., & Fong, S. J. (2021). Predictive Models for Decision Support in the COVID-19 Crisis. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61913-8

COVID-19 has hit the world unprepared, as the deadliest pandemic of the century. Governments and authorities, as leaders and decision makers fighting the virus, enormously tap into the power of artificial intelligence and its predictive models for urgent decision support. This book showcases a collection of important predictive models that used during the pandemic, and discusses and compares their efficacy and limitations. Readers from both healthcare industries and academia can gain unique insights on how predictive models were designed and applied on epidemic data. Taking COVID19 as a case study and showcasing the lessons learnt, this book will enable readers to be better prepared in the event of virus epidemics or pandemics in the future.

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Kuok, A. C. H. (2020). Are Work Engaged Employees Perceive Career Success? A Study of Hospitality at Macau. Journal of Hospitality, 2(1–2), 30–48. http://htmjournals.com/jh/index.php/jh/article/view/19

This study examined 206 casino dealers in hospitality at Macau to investigate the extent of their subjective career success and work engagement. Casino dealers were work engaged, but their subjective career success was fairly low, with significant difference between them, which indicates they have cognitive dissonance about their jobs. Several personality variables (emotional suppression and work ethic), organizational variables, i.e., organizational socialization (training, understanding, coworker support, future prospects), and distributive justice, were assessed in relation to subjective career success and work engagement. Organizational socialization, work ethic, and distributive justice were positively correlated with and predictors of subjective career success and work engagement; while emotion suppression was negatively correlated with and predictor of work engagement. This study provides evidence of extending the theories of subjective career success and work engagement in Chinese society and hospitality. Also, it identifies factors that could resolve the employees’ cognitive dissonance, and implementations for management were discussed.

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Kuok, A. C. H., Teixeira, V., Forlin, C., Monteiro, E., & Correia, A. (2020). The Effect of Self-Efficacy and Role Understanding on Teachers’ Emotional Exhaustion and Work Engagement in Inclusive Education in Macao (SAR). International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/1034912X.2020.1808949

This study examined responses from 508 full-time teachers working in inclusive schools in Macao (SAR). The intention was to understand the teachers’ perceptions about their roles and how they responded to inclusive practices in their school. Teachers’ perceived levels of emotional exhaustion and cognitive work engagement were assessed in relation to several professional competencies (self-efficacy with using inclusive instruction, collaborating with parents and paraprofessionals, and managing disruptive behaviours), as well as the organisational variable of role understanding. Regression analysis showed that teachers’ self-efficacy with using inclusive instruction was found to be the most powerful negative predictor of emotional exhaustion; while self-efficacy for managing disruptive behaviours was a positive predictor of teachers’ cognitive work engagement. Teachers’ level of understanding of their role and that of their schools was a negative predictor of emotional exhaustion and a positive predictor of cognitive work engagement. Moreover, it further confirmed that the concept of co-existence between work engagement and burnout can be applied to inclusive teachers. Results were interpreted in relation to management in inclusive schools in Macao and were followed by a discussion on the implications of enhancing inclusive education.

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Silva, M. C. da, Canário, A. V. M., Hubbard, P. C., & Gonçalves, D. (2021). Physiology, endocrinology and chemical communication in aggressive behaviour of fishes. Journal of Fish Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14667

Fishes show remarkably diverse aggressive behaviour. Aggression is expressed to secure resources; adjusting aggression levels according to context is key to avoid negative consequences for fitness and survival. Nonetheless, despite its importance, the physiological basis of aggression in fishes is still poorly understood. Several reports suggest hormonal modulation of aggression, particularly by androgens, but contradictory studies have been published. Studies exploring the role of chemical communication in aggressive behaviour are also scant, and the pheromones involved remain to be unequivocally characterized. This is surprising as chemical communication is the most ancient form of information exchange and plays a variety of other roles in fishes. Furthermore, the study of chemical communication and aggression is relevant at the evolutionary, ecological and economic levels. A few pioneering studies support the hypothesis that aggressive behaviour, at least in some teleosts, is modulated by “dominance pheromones” that reflect the social status of the sender, but there is little information on the identity of the compounds involved. This review aims to provide a global view of aggressive behaviour in fishes and its underlying physiological mechanisms including the involvement of chemical communication, and discusses the potential use of dominance pheromones to improve fish welfare. Methodological considerations and future research directions are also outlined.

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Zuev, D., & Hannam, K. (2020). Anxious immobilities: an ethnography of coping with contagion (Covid-19) in Macau. Mobilities, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2020.1827361

In February 2020, Macau became one of the first regions where the pandemic of coronavirus or Covid-19 affected the totality of social and economic life leading to increased anxieties over movement and distance. Although Macau has had very few actual cases of the virus – 46 in total –and no deaths from it, the Macau government rapidly instituted a lock down. The aim of this article is to reflect on how the social experience of being in lockdown can provide insights into understanding the type of experience or condition that we provisionally term ‘anxious immobility.’ Such a condition is characterized by a total disruption of everyday rhythms and specifically anxious waiting for the normalization of activity while being the subject of biosocial narratives of quarantine and socially responsible. The paper is based upon 3 months of ethnographic research conducted by two researchers based in Macau. We also reflect upon some aspects of the politics of mobilities in the light of disruptions and friction points between Hong Kong, Macau, mainland China, and the rest of the world.

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Morgan, S. (2020). Ogień zapalony niegdyś na górze Moria: Woltyła i Newman o warunkach dla propozycju Chrystusa’=The fire once kindled on Moriah: Wojtyła and Newman on the conditions for the proposal of Christ. In Jan Paweł II: Komunikacja i Kultura (pp. 83–95). Wydawictwo Arsarti.

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