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Trends in Digital Financial Literacy Research on the Indonesian Millennial Generation: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Nurkholik Adam
Published: September 2023

The primary objective for the millennial generation in Indonesia in the Digital Age is to increase digital financial literacy about financial technology services. This study intends to look into key data from numerous studies addressing digital financial literacy for Indonesia's millennial population. The millennial generation in Indonesia is highlighted in this study's systematic literature review of the contents of many studies from the Scopus and Google Scholar databases between 2020 and Mid-2023. According to this study, peer-reviewed articles that are primarily focused on national-level research are the most often undertaken sort of research. Due to their visualization in bibliographic mapping, the identified keywords for Indonesia's millennial young generation are still hardly ever researched. The number of studies on digital financial literacy for the millennial generation in Indonesia has grown during the last two years. Among the many studies, quantitative research design is the most popular. The most favourite subject areas for study concentration are financial technology and financial behaviour. Several recommendations have been made in light of the study's findings for future research concentrating on digital financial literacy, particularly for Indonesia's millennial age. These suggestions range from aggressively boosting the number of international research publications to enhancing the range of research designs with a wider topic area.
Adapting the Supportive Work Environment Measurement Tool: Assessing Organizational Support in Generation Z
Authors: Komalasari Shanty , Handoyo Segar , Herachwati Nuri
Published: September 2023

A supportive work environment is an environment that makes employees feel comfortable working and supports employee retention. A supportive work environment in the workplace consists of a desirable climatic environment, healthy and mutually constructive relationships between colleagues and superiors and available organizational support. A supportive work environment has four dimensions: perceived climate, peer group interaction, supervisory support, and organizational support. Using instruments with different cultural backgrounds requires an adaptation process so that the measurement results are valid and reliable. Still, until now, there has yet to be any research on the adaptation of supportive work environment measurement tools in Indonesia. This study aimed to obtain and test the standardized Indonesian version of the supporting work environment instrument. The adaptation process is carried out using the International Test Commission 2016 reference. The analysis model used is the Structural Equation Model / SEM; it can be concluded that according to theory, the dimensions of perceived climate, peer group interaction, supervisory support, and perceived organizational support have a good fit model with several omitted adjustments. It is explained that the resulting model can describe the actual conditions but with a few notes to consider.
The Resilience of Micro and Small-Scale Entrepreneurs
Authors: Widiasih Puti Archianti , Suhariadi Fendy , Handoyo Seger
Published: September 2023

Entrepreneurs often face significant work challenges, such as financial issues, managing team members, external shocks, and rapidly changing business trends. Therefore, it is not surprising that resilience as a concept is needed by entrepreneurs in order to ensure the sustainability of their businesses. The purpose of this study is to describe the level of resilience among entrepreneurs, particularly in small and micro enterprises. A total of 143 entrepreneurs in the Jabodetabek area were part of the study, of which 83 were entrepreneurs in the culinary sector, and 60 were entrepreneurs in other sectors. Measuring Entrepreneurial Resilience uses an adapted Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) version. Based on the analysis, the majority of those participating were found to exhibit moderate resilience. Higher levels of resilience were found among entrepreneurs with longer tenure. This study may have implications for further research and interventions that are effective in improving entrepreneurial resilience.
Knowledge Sharing: Antecedent and Consequences Literature Review
Authors: Silfia Annisa , Purwono Rudi , Herachwati Nuri
Published: September 2023

Knowledge dissemination is a core component of Knowledge Management (KM) that profoundly influences the efficacy of KM initiatives. Numerous scholarly research underscores the pivotal role of KM and its procedures in affording organizations a competitive advantage. External entities such as consumers, vendors, advisors, rivals, or newly-inducted employees' previous employers can be sources of knowledge. With the increasing emphasis on a knowledge-driven economy, disseminating knowledge has emerged as a high-efficiency organizational behaviour. Rapidly transmitting and sharing knowledge, compared to one's competitors, is perceived as a crucial competitive benefit. This article seeks to consolidate prior research insights regarding the influencers and consequences of knowledge dissemination within firms. This review was orchestrated in a tripartite manner: establishing a review methodology, undertaking the review, and elucidating the review findings. Cultivating a culture that values knowledge dissemination is critical to optimized knowledge management. Earlier research has delved into knowledge dissemination through lenses like technological, organizational, and individual behavioral facets. The precursors to knowledge dissemination encompass Technology, Behavioral and Motivational aspects, Incentive Mechanisms, Organizational Configuration, and Corporate Culture. Evidence-based research implies that knowledge dissemination exerts a spectrum of effects across individual, group, and organizational echelons. At the singular level, it influences efficacy, educational acquisition, innovation, and mental implications. In a group context, it affects group efficacy, innovative tendencies, and the overall environment. On an overarching scale, the knowledge exchange among staff members plays a role in determining organizational outcomes.
Transformational Leadership and Performance in Bank UMKM Jawa Timur
Authors: Maharani Yudhi Wahyu
Published: September 2023

This study aimed to determine the significance of the influence of transformational leadership style on performance. The level of influence of transformational leadership on performance in a company differs from one company to another; therefore, researchers want to apply and see the implementation of the influence of transformational leadership in banks, namely in Bank UMKM Jawa Timur (East Java MSME Bank). In addition to transformational leadership, innovation also plays an important role because without innovation, the applied transformation cannot run well, and the expected performance cannot run as expected. This study also aims to see the effect of transformational leadership on branch performance in Bank UMKM Jawa Timur. This study uses a quantitative approach by examining branch performance achievements. The study results also show that companies, especially banks, need to implement a transformational leadership style strategy and a willingness to innovate. Practically, this research means that without good leadership who is willing to change according to the surrounding circumstances and is willing to develop and implement good innovations, it is highly likely that a company will be successful in achieving performance and maintaining corporate sustainability. With these innovations, performance will increase as well as sustainability from the company or banking will be stronger. Moreover, what is more important is that the optimization of services to customers will be better maintained, and customers will not move to other companies or banks.
The evolution of piano education: from the teacher-student relationship in the Baroque period to the development of the modern piano education system
Authors: Jing Wang
Published: September 2023

In the article the author analyzes the history of piano education and finds out exactly how it has evolved from the Baroque period to the present day.
CYC1 is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that cytochrome c-1, encoded by CYC1, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. CYC1 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of CYC1 in primary tumors was correlated with patient overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of CYC1 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
On the origin of the extinction of the (human) species
Authors: da silva Diana Ribeiro
Published: September 2023

Several unicellular species exist since the beginning of life on Earth, around 3.8 billion years ago, surviving to the five mass extinction events. Humans emerged some 300000 years ago in Africa, rapidly spreading to world’s continents, growing up exponentially to 8 billion people, causing catastrophic changes in the planet and living species. All species the same basic instincts to survive, thrive, and reproduce as well as the universal ability to perceive/integrate multiple stimuli, to make decisions, and to behave accordingly. Evolutionary Theory argues that these instincts/abilities are fueled by communication skills and intra/interspecies interactions, being invariant across species, time, and space due to their adaptive value. Despite this, humans seem to be making trade-off decisions that maximize thrive at the expense of the survival of other species and even at the expense of their own survival. As a social species, humans seem also to be making trade-off decisions that increase thrive at the expense of relationships with others. This work sums up insights from multiple fields of knowledge, through the lens of the Evolutionary Theory, bridging a non-anthropogenic perspective on the origin of the extinction of the human (and other) species. These insights aim to ground future scientific knowledge to guide us to answer specific research questions: What is causing our extinction and the extinction of other species? When, where, and why this started to happen? How has it evolved? Disentangling these answers might allow us to search for solutions that allow us to stop this process towards extinction.
Vannevar Bush's biography (Supplement III:18)
Authors: Akmut Camille
Published: September 2023

(Supp. to the History of computer science and technology)
CDR2L is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that cerebellar degeneration related protein 2-like, encoded by CDR2L, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. CDR2L mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of CDR2L in primary tumors was correlated with overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of CDR2L expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
ZNF695 is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that zinc finger protein 695, encoded by ZNF695, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. ZNF695 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of ZNF695 in primary tumors was correlated with patient recurrence-free survival. Modulation of ZNF695 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Receptor-mediated transcytosis of macromolecules across the blood-brain barrier
Authors: Baghirov Habib
Published: September 2023

IntroductionThe blood-brain barrier (BBB) restricts brain access of virtually all therapeutic macromolecules. Receptor-mediated transcytosis (RMT) is one strategy to deliver those molecules into the brain. In this strategy, targeting ligands conjugated to a therapeutic payload or decorating particles containing the payload interact with one or several molecules on brain capillary endothelial cells (BCEC), triggering internalization, trafficking through and release from BCEC. Knowledge about this process can improve the design of BBB-crossing constructs.Areas coveredRMT at the BBB has leveraged multiple formats of macromolecules and large particles. Interactions between those and BCEC have been studied primarily using monoclonal antibodies, with findings applicable to the rational design of larger particles decorated with targeting ligands. BBB-penetrant constructs have also been found in screening campaigns and directed evolution, and subsequently found to interact with RMT targets on BCEC. In addition, BCEC targeted by constructs incorporating genomic payload can be made to produce and secrete therapeutic proteins.Expert opinionWhile brain targeting and RMT may not be strictly necessary to reach a therapeutic effect for all macromolecules and in all conditions, they can improve the molecule’s transport across the BBB, giving it access to the entire brain parenchyma and potentially enhancing its therapeutic effect. Constructs with better BCEC transcytosis may be designed rationally, leveraging knowledge about trafficking within BCEC, and found in large screening campaigns, where this knowledge can reduce the search space and improve iterative refinement. Identification of new shuttle targets may also help generate constructs with better transcytosis potential.
Integrating Machine Learning with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Spatial Data Mining
Authors: Hayat Zara
Published: September 2023

Unveiling Material Characteristics from Microstructure to Macroscopic Behavior
Different status, same demands? The social policy preferences of gig workers in OECD countries
Authors: Chueri Juliana , Busemeyer Marius
Published: September 2023

Gig work has introduced a new dimension of precarity, as gig workers face high labor market risks and limited access to social protection. The expansion of this employment status raises the question of whether gig workers have distinct social policy preferences from workers with similar socioeconomic backgrounds who are not employed in the gig economy. This paper empirically examines how and under what circumstances the social policy preferences of gig workers differ from those of other workers. We find that gig workers are more likely to demand compensation-type and social investment-type labor market policies. We also find evidence for contextual effects: Whereas welfare state generosity is associated with weaker demand from gig workers for compensation-type labor market policies, it is not associated with any differences in support for social investment. The latter result suggests a wider dealignment between gig and non-gig workers’ preferences for social investment in generous welfare states.
Exploring New Horizons: Uniting Machine Learning and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Enhanced Spatial Data Mining
Authors: Johnson Danny , Oroy Kurez
Published: September 2023

Exploring New Horizons: Uniting Machine Learning andUnmanned Aerial Vehicles for Enhanced Spatial Data Mining
HN1 is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that hematological and neurological expressed 1, encoded by HN1, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. HN1 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of HN1 in primary tumors was correlated with overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of HN1 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Industrial Internet of Thing in Prospective of Multi-Layer V2X Communication Network and Distributed Cell Clustering
Authors: Liu Chris
Published: September 2023

Industrial Internet of Thing in Prospective of Multi-Layer V2X Communication Networkand Distributed Cell Clustering
The art of abbreviation (TAOA)
Authors: Moustafa Khaled
Published: September 2023

Abbreviations in scientific writing (AISW) can be helpful (CBH) to save time and space (TAS). However (HWVR), the overuse of abbreviations (TOUAs) can lead (CL) to confusion and misunderstandings (CAM). When a manuscript (MS) is filled with too many abbreviations (TMAs), it can make the reading process difficult and frustrating (DAF).
How welfare states shape the platform economy: Analyzing cross-country variation in the composition of platform labor across Europe
Authors: Chueri Juliana , Törnberg Petter
Published: September 2023

This study assesses how welfare and labor market institutions influence the size and skill composition of the online platform economy. We conduct a cross-country comparison using comprehensive data from workers registered on upwork.com, combined with country-level variables from 34 European countries. Consistent with previous studies, our results reveal that lower-income countries tend to dominate the supply of low-skilled labor in the online platform economy. In contrast, countries with higher national salaries have a more balanced distribution of platform workers engaged in both low- and high-skilled jobs. However, our analyses challenge a purely market-driven perspective and demonstrate that welfare generosity is associated with a lower prevalence of low-skilled platform work. Our research highlights the significant role of the welfare state in shaping the online platform economy and underscores the importance of further comparative research on the impact of institutions on the platform economy.
HYPK is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that huntingtin interacting protein K, encoded by HYPK, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. HYPK mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of HYPK in primary tumors was correlated with overall, distant metastasis-free and recurrence-free survival. Modulation of HYPK expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Integrating Machine Learning Techniques for Spatial Data Mining in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Applications
Authors: Butt Osama , Hussain Shahzab
Published: September 2023

Integrating Machine Learning Techniques for Spatial DataMining in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Applications
Garnet fracturing reveals ancient unstable slip events hosted in plate interface metasediments
Authors: Angiboust Samuel , Ioannidi P. Io , Muldashev Iskander
Published: September 2023

A paradox exists between the great number of intermediate-depth earthquakes occurring along active subduction interfaces worldwide and the extreme scarcity of paleo-seismic events recorded in exhumed metasedimentary rocks from ancient subduction zones. Recrystallization, shearing as well as exhumation-related overprinting generally contribute to the nearly-complete erasing of markers of unstable slip events in metamorphic rocks. We herein focus on a sample from an ancient deep thrust from a Cretaceous High-Pressure paleo-accretionary complex in Chilean Patagonia. A representative, moderately foliated micaschist exhibits broken garnet crystals that host a dense network of healed micro-fractures. While garnet fragments appear thoroughly disaggregated along the main foliation, the matrix that has completely recrystallized hardly records brittle deformation. We employ a 2D visco-elasto-plastic numerical modelling approach in order to investigate the mechanical conditions that enable the fracturing of isolated garnet grains in a relatively weak matrix. The rupture of these stiff grains is achieved in our models at strain rates faster than 10-10 /s to 10-12 /s for elevated pore fluid pressures (80 to 99% of the lithostatic value, respectively). Since high pore fluid pressures prevail in deep subduction interface settings, it is suggested that the rupture of these garnet crystals occurred through cataclastic deformation via (transient) slip rate acceleration, perhaps as a consequence of localized slip associated with slow to normal earthquakes. Upon slip rate deceleration, viscous disaggregation of the broken garnet clasts occurred along with the erasing of the matrix cataclastic fabric.
The Role of Normal Fault Growth History in Influencing Fault Seal Potential, Samson Dome, Offshore Norway
Authors: Alghuraybi Ahmed , Bell Rebecca , Jackson Christopher
Published: September 2023

The growth of normal faults can influence subsurface fluid flow and entrapment within rift basins. However, fault seal studies typically view faults as static structures, with their growth and the potential related temporal changes in hydraulic properties being ignored. In this study, we use borehole data and a high-quality 3D full-stack depth migrated seismic reflection volume to analyse the growth history of the normal fault network in the Samson Dome area, SW Barents Sea. We specifically focus on how the kinematic history of normal faults impacts their sealing properties, whilst also considering their origin and implications for regional salt tectonics. We show that the faults formed during two distinct phases in the Late Triassic and Middle Jurassic-to-Early Cretaceous, and two phases of dome growth occurred in the Late Triassic and Late Cretaceous, challenging existing proposals for the timing of the development of structure. The salt-tectonic origin of the Samson Dome itself remains enigmatic, although mechanical considerations suggest existing models require refinement. Our fault seal analysis reveals a correlation between displacement patterns and sealing potential, as reflected in the Shale Gouge Ratio (SGR) values of different fault groups. More specifically, faults that grew via vertical linkage of initially isolated segments and experienced potential reactivation exhibit lower SGR values, implying a higher likelihood of across and along-fault leakage. Conversely, faults lacking evidence for reactivation or vertical linkage show higher SGR values, suggesting better sealing potential. Notably, the accuracy of our fault seal analysis is greatly influenced by the calculation methods used for Vshale, particularly for faults with low displacement. Our study provides valuable insights into the faulting, development, and sealing potential of the Samson Dome area. We also highlight the importance of careful consideration of Vshale calculation methods when conducting fault seal analysis.
An Accuracy Self-Nudge to Reduce Misinformation Sharing Online
Authors: Stock Friederike , Hertwig Ralph , Lorenz-Spreen Philipp
Published: September 2023

Self-nudging interventions enable people to redesign their own environment to encourage choices that are in line with their goals and preferences. Self-nudging is particularly relevant online, where users’ autonomy is endangered by deceptive design and opaque algorithms. To date, experimental research on self-nudging interventions to confront online challenges is scarce. In this pre-registered experimental study (N = 965), participants in the self-nudge condition were informed about a nudge to reduce misinformation sharing and actively decided for or against its implementation during the study; participants in the nudge condition received the nudge without such information nor the option to choose. Both the self-nudge and the nudge increased sharing discernment, but the effect of the self-nudge was stronger. Beside developing an experimental methodology to test self-nudging in a controlled setting, this study provides evidence for the potential of self-nudging to avoid paternalism in the application of behavioral interventions online, without compromising on effectiveness.
Cognitive variability is ubiquitous and distinct from mean performance across eleven tasks with over 7 million trials
Authors: Judd Nicholas , Aristodemou Michael , Klingberg Torkel , Kievit Rogier
Published: September 2023

Our performance on cognitive tasks fluctuates: the same individual completing the same task will differ in their response’s moment-to-moment. For decades cognitive fluctuations have been implicitly ignored – treated as measurement error – with a focus instead on aggregates such as mean performance. Leveraging dense trial-by-trial data and novel time-series methods we explored variability as an intrinsically important phenotype. Across eleven cognitive tasks with over 7 million trials, we found highly reliable interindividual differences in cognitive variability in every task we examined. These differences are both qualitatively and quantitatively distinct from mean performance. Moreover, we found that a single dimension for variability across tasks was inadequate, demonstrating that previously posited global mechanisms for cognitive variability are at least partially incomplete. Our findings indicate that variability is a fundamental part of cognition – with the potential to offer novel insights into developmental processes.
Acting as we Feel: Which Emotional Responses to the Climate Crisis Motivate Climate Action
Authors: Kovacs Lilla Nora , Jordan Gesine , Berglund Frida , Holden Benedict , Niehoff Elena , Pohl Felicia , Younssi Mariem , Labarthe Maria Ines Zevallos , Ágoston Csilla , Varga Attila , Kökönyei Gyöngyi
Published: September 2023

The current study assessed emotional responses and emotion regulation strategies to the climate crisis, and their relationship to pro-environmental behaviour cross-sectionally using self-report online surveys. 1307 participants were recruited through convenience sampling from six European countries, alongside a distinct sample of 1040 participants representative of age, sex, and ethnicity in the United States. Our findings replicated the well-known association that stronger negative emotions to the climate crisis are associated with more pro-environmental behaviour. The relationship between climate emotions and pro-environmental behaviour was moderated by resignation in the U.S. sample, by cognitive reappraisal and other-blame in the European sample and mediated by rumination in both samples. Furthermore, latent profiles of emotional responses were identified. In both samples, there was one distinct class demonstrating strong climate emotions, and a group with very low or no climate emotions (alongside with two/three groups with moderate emotional intensity in the European and the US samples, respectively). Findings also revealed that members of the emotional group were more likely to take climate action and tend to engage more in emotion regulation than the unemotional group. Our results highlight the crucial role of emotions and emotion regulation strategies in mitigating the climate crisis by taking pro-environmental action.
A Neurocognitive Pathway to Social Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia: Inferring the Temporal Progression of Hippocampal Volume and Verbal Memory
Authors: Carling Hannah , Totzek Jana F. , Lepage Martin , Hawco Colin , Dickie Erin W , Thibaudeau Elisabeth , Young Alexandra L. , Raucher-Chéné Delphine , Lavigne Katie M.
Published: September 2023

Social cognitive deficits are key predictors of negative symptoms and poor functional outcome in schizophrenia. We propose a neurocognitive disease progression model of social cognitive deficits in psychosis, developing from hippocampal volume deterioration to impairments in verbal memory, emotion recognition and theory of mind. We characterized the progression and heterogeneity of hippocampal volume, verbal memory, emotion recognition and theory of mind using cross-sectional data of 207 patients and 137 healthy controls using an unsupervised machine learning algorithm, Subtype and Stage Inference (SuStaIn), which combines clustering and disease progression modelling. SuStaIn identified three progression patterns, (1) deteriorated bilateral hippocampal volume, verbal memory, emotion recognition, and theory of mind, (2) deteriorated bilateral hippocampal volume, verbal memory, and theory of mind, and (3) deteriorated bilateral hippocampal volume. We used these three progression patterns to divide our cohort into four subtypes – three subtypes corresponding to individuals assigned to progression patterns, and a Subtype 0 describing those with normal-range performance. Subtype 1 progressed from impaired verbal memory to emotion recognition, theory of mind, and bilateral hippocampal volume, Subtype 2 progressed from verbal memory to theory of mind, bilateral hippocampal volume, and emotion recognition, and in line with our model, Subtype 3 proceeded from bilateral hippocampal volume, verbal memory, theory of mind, to emotion recognition. Subtypes 1- 3 were associated with more severe motivational negative symptoms relative to Subtype 0. The present study supports the existence of heterogenous disease progression patterns in schizophrenia and aids in disentangling the neural mechanisms underlying social cognitive impairments in psychosis.
Word Order and Adjacency in the Processing of Nested Epistemic Expressions
Authors: Qiu Zhuang , Ferreira Fernanda , Morgan Emily
Published: September 2023

In this paper, we report three experiments investigating the cognitive mechanisms that underlie the semantic processing of a linguistic construction largely uninvestigated, namely, the nested structure of two epistemic modals in a single clause, as illustrated in the sentence “He may certainly have forgotten” (Lyons, 1977). Two theoretical approaches provide different account for the processing of this structure. Based on a formal linguistic account (Moss, 2015), the meaning of the second modal should be interpreted within the scope of the first modal, and thus, if the first and second modals switch their positions, a change in meaning would be expected. This account is referred to as the “scope account”. In contrast, a good-enough processing account (Ferreira & Lowder, 2016) predicts that the scope of nested modals may not be thoroughly processed, and thus, the order of the modals should not change interlocutors’ interpretation of the nested expression. We examined these two accounts in three experiments that elicited participants’ interpretation of nested epistemic expressions, focusing on whether or not the order and the adjacency of the component modals affected how the nested expressions are interpreted. The repeated absence of the order effect was observed in all three experiments regardless of the adjacency of the modals. This finding challenges the scope account and suggests a holistic processing mechanism in line with the “good enough” processing framework.
Visual perspective and body ownership modulate vicarious somatosensory processing: A systematic review
Authors: Lisi Matteo P. , Fusaro Martina , Aglioti Salvatore Maria
Published: September 2023

We conducted a systematic review investigating the influence of visual perspective and body ownership (BO) on vicarious somatosensation-the somatosensory resonance during the observation of pain and touch. Indeed, the way in which these sensations can be modulated by blurring the bodily boundaries of self-other distinction is still unclear.We screened Scopus and WebOfScience, and we identified 31 articles, published from 2000 to 2022. Results show that assuming an egocentric perspective enhances vicarious experiences. Studies on synaesthetes suggest that vicarious conscious experiences are associated with an increased tendency to embody fake body parts, even in the absence of congruent multisensory stimulation. Moreover, immersive virtual reality studies show that the type of embodied virtual body can affect high-order sensations such as appropriateness, unpleasantness, and erogeneity, associated with the touched body part and the toucher’s social identity. We conclude that perspective plays a key role in the resonance with others' somatosensation, and full-BO over virtual avatars allows investigation of complex aspects of pain and touch perception which would not be possible in reality.
Using natural language processing to facilitate the harmonization of mental health questionnaires: a validation study using real-world data
Authors: McElroy Eoin , Wood Thomas Andrew , Bond Raymond , Mulvenna Maurice D , Shevlin Mark , Ploubidis George , Scopel Hoffmann Mauricio , Moltrecht Bettina
Published: September 2023

Pooling data from different sources may help further mental health research by providing larger sample sizes and allowing cross-study comparisons; however, the heterogeneity in how variables are measured across studies poses a significant challenge to this process. This study explores the potential of natural language processing (NLP) to harmonize different mental health questionnaires by matching similar items based on their semantic content. Using the Sentence-BERT model, the content of 39 questions from 5 mental health scales was converted into numeric vectors representing their semantic content. These vectors enabled the calculation of cosine similarity scores, which served as a measure of the semantic similarity between items (N=741 item pairs). Using data from a representative UK sample of adults (N=2,058), Spearman rank correlations were also calculated for the same pairs of items. We then tested Pearson correlations between these two indices, and found a moderate overall correlation (r = .48, p <.001) between the cosine similarity scores and the Spearman correlation coefficients. In a holdout sample, these cosine scores exhibited the ability to predict real-world correlations with a mean error of +/- 0.05, suggesting the utility of NLP in identifying similar items for cross-study data pooling. This indicates that the semantic similarity score between two questions can predict the actual correlation of how participants would answer the same two items. However, NLP struggled to replicate more complex correlational structures (i.e. latent factors) found in real-world data. This research contributes to the burgeoning field of retrospective data harmonization by highlighting the potential of NLP to facilitate cross-study data pooling in mental health research. Nevertheless, researchers are cautioned to verify the psychometric equivalence of matched items, as NLP may not fully capture intricate data structures.
Age moderates associations between dementia worry and subjective cognition
Authors: Spalding David , Hart Rebecca , Henderson Robyn , Nicholls Louise A. Brown
Published: September 2023

Trait anxiety is associated with greater subjective cognitive difficulties. This relationship may increase with adult aging and relevance of the form of worry. The present study was aimed at assessing whether dementia worry is associated with adults’ subjective cognitive difficulties, and whether any effect is moderated by age. Participants were 477 adults aged 18-90 years. They completed standard, subjective measures of dementia worry and everyday cognitive difficulties (i.e., attention, language, verbal memory, visual-perceptual ability, and visual-spatial memory). Moderated regression analyses were conducted, including dementia worry as a predictor of specific cognitive difficulties, and age as a moderator. Covariates included gender, trait cognitive and somatic anxiety, general aging-related anxiety, depression, stress, current mental health treatment status, and general health status. Dementia worry predicted greater attentional difficulty in middle-aged and older adults, but not in young adults. This was also the case when specifically considering the subscales of more frequent dementia worry and greater emotional distress in response to the threat of developing dementia. Finally, frequent dementia worry and greater cognitions about developing dementia in reaction to memory lapses both predicted greater cognitive difficulties across the adult lifespan for multiple cognitive domains. This study highlights a robust relationship between dementia worry and subjective cognitive difficulties, especially in middle-aged and older adults and when considering attention. A cognitive mechanism, such as more limited cognitive resources due to dementia worry, may underlie the relationship across adult age groups. Worry frequency and the severity of emotional response are more influential with adult ageing.
Pupillary correlates of individual differences in n-back task performance
Authors: Robison Matthew Kyle
Published: September 2023

We used pupillometry during a 2-back task to examine individual differences in the intensity and consistency of attention and their relative role in a working memory task. We used sensitivity, or the ability to distinguish targets (2-back matches) and non-targets, as the measure of task performance; task evoked pupillary responses (TEPRs) as the measure of attentional intensity; and intraindividual pretrial pupil variability as the measure of attentional consistency. TEPRs were greater on target trials compared to non-target trials, although there was no difference in TEPR magnitude when participants answered correctly or incorrectly to targets. Importantly, this effect interacted with performance: high performers showed a greater separation in their TEPRs between targets and non-targets, whereas there was little difference for low performers. Further, in regression analysis, larger TEPRs on target trials predicted better performance, whereas larger TEPRs on non-target trials predicted worse performance. Sensitivity positively correlated with average pretrial pupil diameter and negatively correlated with intraindividual variability in pretrial pupil diameter. Overall, we found evidence that both attentional intensity (TEPRs) and consistency (pretrial pupil variation) predict performance on an n-back working memory task.
Expanding the translational science continuum: methodological implications and opportunities
Authors: Tractenberg Rochelle E.
Published: September 2023

Translational science is alternatively considered a research domain and a driver of research culture. The US National Institutes of Health introduced a translation- incentivizing paradigm 20 years ago with a new funding mechanism to promote an integrating perspective on basic (cellular/molecular), pre-clinical (animal), and human (clinical, public health, and policy) science. In this paper, a five-stage model of a translational continuum is explored to identify as-yet unrealized opportunities to build translational science research programs, training of translational scientists, and examination of how statistical, computational, and data science methodologies can contribute to both. A new dimension of translation is introduced, with "lateral translation" at one end and "knowledge translation"/implementation at the other end. Knowledge translation, also called "implementation", is recognized as the use of a method or knowledge developed in/for one discipline in the same or a different discipline, used or implemented according to its original intended purpose. On the other end of this dimension is the adaptation of a method, i.e., the lateral translation of that method or technique from one discipline to another. This new dimension can address some criticisms of the clinical-translational continuum, while also highlighting under-appreciated challenges of translational science. Conceptualizing lateral translation can lead to new opportunities for biomedical scientists and statistical scientists to ensure their science is rigorous and reproducible, while also encouraging investigators to forge programs that feature methodological work that can further disciplinary and multi-disciplinary work.
Roe v. Rates: Reproductive Healthcare and Public Financing Costs
Authors: Lu Runjing , Ye Zihan
Published: September 2023

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, states with abortion "trigger" bans tied to the decision see an increase in municipal bond yields relative to states with preexisting laws protecting abortion. The effects are stronger in counties where access to abortion services decrease more after the court ruling, where residents are more accepting of abortion, and which rely more on female workforce. Using the stock market’s reaction following the Court’s decision and the staggered state-level adoption of laws targeting abortion providers, we identify deteriorated firm value, worsening business dynamism, and net out-migration of residents as key factors underlying the rise in municipal bond yields. Together, our results highlight the importance of reproductive healthcare policies in driving local economies and public financing costs.
Gender and beyond. Employment patterns during the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy.
Authors: Brini Elisa , Scherer Stefani , Vitali Agnese
Published: September 2023

This paper investigates employment changes during the pandemic for women and men in a country characterized by notoriously low female employment: Italy. In particular, the paper explores to what extent previously existing inequalities in employment were further exacerbated during the pandemic. Using data from Italian Labor Force Surveys for the years 2018 to 2020, we find evidence of a limited decline of employment, but a strong increase of persons working zero hours during the lockdown periods. This result holds for both men and women. The pandemic highlighted how gender inequalities in employment intersect with other socio-economic disadvantages: single mothers and low-educated women were more affected than their male counterparts, while single and foreign men were hit stronger than women with the same characteristics. The pandemic thus came with differentiated consequences for groups of persons, generally affecting harder those already in less advantaged situations. At the same time, results support the idea that women’s employment was relevant to counteract job-loss in the family, and some became the only breadwinner for their families – also exposing themselves to risks by working during the pandemic. All in all, the pandemic greatly accentuated pre-existing social inequalities in the Italian labor market, yet with apparently transitory effect at least regarding employment participation. We discuss reasons of why this was the case.
Crisis accommodation in Australia: now and for the future
Authors: Batterham Deb , Tually Selina , Coram Veronica , McKinley Kelly , Kolar Violet , McNelis Sean , Goodwin-Smith Ian
Published: September 2023

This research explores the different crisis accommodation models operating in Australia, as well as the different approaches to case management and key principles for ensuring a supportive built environment. It documents what works and what doesn’t work, together with the needs and outcomes for those in crisis accommodation.Formal crisis accommodation supports a range of people experiencing acute housing need, and in particular: women and children experiencing domestic and family violence; children and young people; Aboriginal Australians; people experiencing repeat or chronic homelessness; people with mental health issues or problematic substance use; and an increasing number of older Australians.Crisis accommodation is concentrated in capital cities and major towns, with limited options available in regional and remote areas. On-site support is a significant element of many models, including congregate crisis supported accommodation services and youth and family violence refuges. To meet high demand, many SHSs across Australia also rely on purchasing short-term crisis accommodation from private operators of boarding houses, hotels, motels, hostels and caravan parks. This accommodation is often inappropriate and provides inadequate support for those who receive it.The research provides a number of guidelines for policy makers including that quality and safety standards are needed for all crisis accommodation; enhanced integration of primary and allied health services with crisis accommodation can better deliver the supports people need; purchased crisis accommodation that falls below standards should not be used; and evaluating models of different services facilitate sharing of good practice and learnings to support continuous improvement.
A Inteligência Artificial e sua Contribuição à Resolução de Conflitos no Sistema de Online Dispute Resolution (Jus Navigandi)
Authors: De Jesus Candeias Teresa
Published: September 2023

This essay discusses the paradigm of the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) system within the judicial context, highlighting the relevance of digital platforms for the efficient resolution of legal disputes. The influence of arbitration rules as the foundation for ODR is analyzed in detail, emphasizing how the effectiveness of these platforms is intrinsically linked to the strategic integration of a diverse range of functionalities. Special attention is given to the revolutionary power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in this scenario, examining how advances in AI have the potential to enhance decision-making and virtual mediation. By skillfully intertwining the principles of arbitration with technological possibilities and the capacity of AI, this study not only sheds light on the future of conflict resolution but also piques the interest of a broad audience interested in the intersection of law, technology, and innovation.