Moral dilemmas arise at the intersection of one's core moral beliefs. This descriptive qualitative study delves into the complex moral world of adolescents to examine and draw parallels between the ...context, conflict and content of their moral dilemmas in real life and social media environments. A purposive sampling method was employed with a total of 130 Slovenian adolescents (average age of 17.3 years). The data was analyzed using a deductive and inductive approach. Commonalities of moral dilemmas emerged in the context (largely involving friends) and content (primarily rooted in the care/harm foundation). However, when the conflicts were analysed, remarkable differences emerged, shaped by the unique dynamics of social media. As the realm of morality on social media remains largely unexplored from an adolescent perspective, our findings offer a novel perspective on this complex issue. Our study can also open the way for more effective moral education in the context of social media.
The aim of this study was to assess the personal experience and attitudes of Slovenian pet owners regarding cannabinoid (CBD) use and to identify the predictors of the first use and reuse of CBDs in ...dogs and cats. We hypothesized that positive attitudes toward CBDs, postmodern health values, and personal experience would be significant predictors of CBD use in animals. An open online survey targeted randomly selected Slovenian dog and cat owners, regardless of their experience with cannabis products. The questionnaire consisted of six sections related to demographic data and personal experience with CBD use, information about the participant's animal, experience with CBD use in the participant's animal, reasons for not using CBDs in their animal, attitudes toward CBD use in dogs and cats, and postmodern health values. Descriptive statistics were performed to analyze demographics, personal experience with CBD use, and experience with CBD use in dogs and cats. Hierarchical multiple regression using the enter method was performed to analyze the important predictors of CBD use. A total of 408 completed questionnaires were included in the statistical analysis. A substantial proportion (38.5%) of owners had already used CBDs to treat their animal. Positive attitudes and previous personal experience were significant (
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predictors of first use and reuse of CBDs in pets, while postmodern health values were not. In conclusion, the decision to use CBDs for medicinal purposes is based on acquired information and personal experience. Veterinarians should be informed and familiar with CBDs as a treatment option. However, further research is essential to establish the use of CBDs in veterinary medicine. Improved laws and regulations are also needed to ensure that only high-quality medications are prescribed to dogs and cats.
Collaborative robotics is one of the main drivers of the fourth industrial revolution, where humans and robots work in a shared workspace. The robot movement trajectory and speed significantly affect ...perceived safety which plays an essential role in successful collaboration. The study aimed to measure absolute and differential sensitivity for the perception and discrimination of a collaborative robot arm movement speed and to study how robots' speed and trajectory influence the perception of pleasure, arousal, perceived unsafety, and humans' intention to collaborate with the robot. The study was performed using the Universal Robots UR5e robotic arm. Participants were assessing the perceived safety of the robot's movement for eight different TCP speeds (0.3 m/s - 1 m/s) under three conditions: (i): standing, (ii) sitting, and (iii) standing on a podium (0.3 m high) in front of the robot. For measuring the differential threshold, the participants were presented with 18 speed pairs. Each pair had one of the reference speeds (0.25 m/s, 0.5 m/s, 0.75 m/s), and the participants were asked to report if they perceived a difference in two consecutive movements. Different combinations of movement speed (slow, fast) and movement trajectory (linear, random) were evaluated. The results showed that the absolute threshold for feeling unsafe when standing in front of the robot (and the robot was operating at chest level) was higher than the one in the sitting condition and lower than the absolute threshold in the podium condition. The results also showed that the differential threshold was higher for higher speeds, meaning that participants were more sensitive to differences at lower speeds. Movement trajectories had the most substantial effect on the perceived safety parameters. Participants reported a higher sense of pleasure with a linear movement and a lower sense of arousal and unsafety than they reported with the random movement. Fast robots' movements arouse more negative feelings in participants than slow robotic movements and safe tools.
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