bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Student Trust in Higher Education Institutions: How the Pandemic Influenced Undergraduate Trust
Authors: Calderone Shannon M. , J. Fosnacht Kevin
Published: September 2022

This article examines trust perceptions among college/university students before and after COVID-19 campus closures in spring 2020. Using a special NSSE set of trust items, we measured students’ trust in key campus actors and social institutions. Our interests included examining trust level differences across student subgroups and the impact of these shifts in sentiment on their relationship with their campus and sense of belonging. We found a trivial change in trust in colleges and social institutions before and after the pandemic. However, this overall result masks important differences between student subgroups. We offer recommendations for educational scholars and practitioners.
Practicing Online During COVID-19: Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Therapists’ Experiences
Authors: Aafjes–van Doorn Katie , Békés Vera , Prout Tracy A. , Hoffman Leon
Published: September 2022

During the Covid-19 pandemic, psychotherapists quickly transitioned to provide online therapy, while facing many challenges. This study aimed to explore psychodynamic and psychoanalytically oriented therapists’ ( N = 1450) experiences with online therapy during the first weeks of the pandemic and two months later. Results showed that therapists had little pre-pandemic experience with providing online therapy and even less training in it, and that younger therapists reported more challenges in the transition to online therapy. During the first weeks of the pandemic, most therapists thought that online therapy was less effective than in-person therapy, and they reported a wide range of relational and technical challenges, feeling more tired, less confident and competent, and less connected and authentic in online sessions, compared to previous in-person sessions. At follow-up, therapists viewed online therapy as more comparable to in-person therapy; the majority felt connected and authentic as they had during the initial weeks of the pandemic, or more so, but were still as tired as before. The most challenging aspect of online therapy was distraction in sessions, which increased over time. This study demonstrates the professional adaptability of therapists and highlights the need for more training and professional support for clinicians providing remote psychotherapy.
Beyond Money Whitening: Racialized Hierarchies and Socioeconomic Escalators in Mexico
Authors: Roth Wendy D. , Solís Patricio , Sue Christina A.
Published: September 2022

A core sociological claim is that race is a social construction; an important illustration of this is how racial classifications are influenced by people’s socioeconomic status. In both Latin America and the United States, someone with higher SES is more likely to be classified as White than others of similar appearance, a pattern epitomized by the expression “money whitens.” However, recent studies of the effect of SES on racial classifications show inconsistent results, sometimes depending on the measures used. We develop a broad theorization of societies as having multiple racialized hierarchies with different socioeconomic escalators potentially bringing people to higher-status locations in each one. Yet racialized hierarchies differ across societies, and some non-White classifications may reflect a process of upward movement while others may not. We assess this process in Mexico using the 2019 Project on Ethnic-Racial Discrimination in Mexico, a nationally-representative survey including highly accurate digital skin-color ratings, perceived skin-color assessments, and ethnoracial classifications by respondents and interviewers. We find that having higher education increases respondents’ self-classification as Mestizo. Yet those with greater wealth are “whitened” by interviewers. Simultaneously, respondents and interviewers “lighten” respondents with greater wealth. We argue that SES can differentially affect mobility in different racialized hierarchies, showing how race is constructed partly by other social constructs like class.
Financial Leverage, Innovation and Cournot Output: Limited Liability Effect Under Demand Uncertainty
Authors: Saxena Mohina , Bhattacharyya Surajit
Published: September 2022

We address the strategic interdependence among capital structure, firm-level (process) innovation, and subsequent output decisions. In the backdrop of the limited liability effect, the interlinkage among financial and real variables is established through a three-stage game. The levered duopolist produces higher output and earns a larger profit than its unlevered counterpart. Even the industry output is higher when one of the duopolists is levered. However, if the levered duopolist undertakes investment in (process) innovation, then the debt-financed innovation induced output is larger than the innovation-led output of a completely equity financed firm. The levered innovative firm eventually becomes a monopolist by driving out the unlevered innovative duopolist.

JEL Codes: D21, G32, L13, O31
Burnout prevalence and degree among undergraduate medical students in Indonesia during 1 month of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional descriptive survey
Authors: Cipta Darien Alfa , Wijovi Felix , Melisa Leslie , Lili Rossalina , Marcella Elizabeth , Tancherla Angeline , Siswanto Febby Gunawan , Adiya Dewa Ayu Kalista Liani , Chen Sharon , Dermawan Gabriel Julio Caesar Ika , Louis Mellybeth Indriani , Citraningtyas Theresia , Molodynski Andrew
Published: September 2022

Background:

Medical students are under high pressure to perform academically and also face the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting them at risk of developing burnout.

Aims:

This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and degree of burnout among medical students in Indonesia during 1 month of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods:

From April to May 2021, we conducted an online survey of Indonesian medical students to assess burnout (using Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey, MBI-SS).

Results:

A total of 1,947 students from 27 universities participated in the study. About 35.5% had burnout, 41.7% with a moderate to high level of emotional exhaustion, 45% had moderate to high level of depersonalization and 66.7% had a low level of personal accomplishment.

Conclusion:

A total of 35.5% of medical students in our sample experienced burnout. We suggest further research to explore and identify factors related to these findings and the need for potential interventions at global and national level to enhance the well-being of medical students.
A comparative study on adding chopped kenaf fibers to the core of glass/epoxy laminates under quasi-static indentation: Experimental and numerical approaches
Authors: Montazeri Amin , Safarabadi Majid
Published: September 2022

Implementation of natural fibers like kenaf in composite laminates has been the focus of many researchers. The considerable price of Low-Velocity Impact (LVI) testing, as well as the time constraints imposed by the short duration of this experiment, and prior reports of the obedience of Quasi-Static Indentation (QSI) test findings to LVI test results, have encouraged researchers to employ QSI instead of LVI. This work compares the mechanical characteristics of composite laminates consisting of chopped glass and kenaf fibers as a core and investigates the effect of hybridizing the mentioned chopped fibers as the core of a laminate. Three types of laminates with different core materials were fabricated to do this research. The results showed that among the laminates with the same weight, kenaf core laminate has the highest resistance against indentation and has the best performance in terms of absorbed energy, peak load, and damaged region. Using chopped kenaf fiber instead of chopped glass fiber can increase the absorbed energy and the peak load by 36% and 17%, respectively. Also, hybridizing the mentioned chopped fibers has not fully maximized the properties of the composite laminate during the QSI test. Finally, finite element modelling of the laminates was performed, and the numerical and experimental results were pretty aligned.
Filicide in South Asia: Demography, risk factors, psychiatric, and legal aspects
Authors: Shoib Sheikh , Saleem Tamkeen , Menon Vikas , Ali Syeda Ayat-e-Zainab , Arafat S.M. Yasir
Published: September 2022

Background & Objective: Filicide is an act of killing a child up to the age of 18 years committed by his or her parent(s) or parental figure(s), including guardians and stepparents. There is absence of data and research regarding filicide in South Asia. The present study aimed to address the empirical lacuna in South Asia and to expand the literature in order to broaden the understanding of filicide. Method: The search was conducted in the databases of PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, and Google Scholar. The original articles, quantitative studies, case studies, and full-length articles were included for the present review. Publications in only the English language, which clarified that the child was killed by parent(s) in eight South Asian countries from 2000 to 2020 were included. Results: A total of 13 reports of filicide were found in the eight South Asian countries; 12 from India and 1 from Pakistan. The most common method of filicide was by administering poisonous substances and burning by parents, depression was responsible for 7 cases of filicide, schizophrenia was responsible for one case. Conclusion: The review identified that there is a scarcity of research on filicide in South Asia. Rigorous research and investment for the compilation of data on filicide are needed to reduce it in South Asia. This may further help in the protection of lives of children as well as for taking steps for rehabilitation of parents and society.
India’s Evolving Neoliberal Regime of Dispossession: From the Anti-SEZ Movement to the Farm Law Protests
Authors: Nielsen Kenneth Bo , Nilsen Alf Gunvald
Published: September 2022

What do the protests against the farm laws of the Modi regime tell us about the trajectory of neoliberalisation in India? In this article, we address this question through a comparative analysis of the farm law protests and movements against land dispossession that mushroomed in many parts of India in the wake of the passing of India's SEZ Act in 2005. Both movements have explicitly targeted neoliberal policies that aggressively sought to remove obstacles to capitalist accumulation. However, the two movements are separated by roughly 15 years, and in effect target two distinctly different forms of dispossession—one predominantly coercive, the other predominantly market-driven. This begs questions as to whether the emergence of the farm law protests is indexical of new shifts in Indian neoliberalism? We argue that the answer to this question is a qualified yes. Through comparison and discussion of anti-dispossession struggles and the anti-farm laws protests, carried out in dialogue with the literature on regimes of dispossession, we develop a heuristic periodisation of Indian neoliberalisation and argue that the now-repealed farm laws and the strong farmers' resistance to them are indexical of India moving towards a 'rollover' form of neoliberalism.
Radicalising ‘Learning From Other Resisters’ in Decolonial Feminism
Authors: Paramaditha Intan
Published: September 2022

The rhetoric of decolonising feminism has been increasingly connected to reformism rather than a radical intervention. Problematising the idea of finality in the calls to decolonise, I suggest that decolonial feminism should be understood as an experiment, a risky, unfinished project rather than a fixed location, and I argue that it should be based on a more radicalised notion of what María Lugones calls ‘learning from other resisters’. I draw on my experience working with feminists across the vast and diverse Indonesian nusantara (archipelago) and reflect on Lugones’s concept of ‘other resisters’ in her essay ‘Toward a decolonial feminism’. Learning from feminists from places such as Nusa Tenggara and West Papua who challenge the singular imagination of the Global South, I advocate shifting the debate away from Euro-American academia as the locus of knowledge production by centring other resisters on the path towards decolonial feminism. I propose three aspects in learning from other resisters: actively engaging in the process of creating feminist linkages, acknowledging borders and friction within the Global South and interrogating the notion of resistance.
Robust preview control of nonlinear uncertain discrete-time time-delayed singular systems via sliding mode approach
Authors: Lin Bing , Ren Junchao
Published: September 2022

This paper addresses the problem of preview sliding mode control for a class of nonlinear uncertain discrete-time singular systems with time-delays. A difference operator approach is used to deal with the controlled system such that the derived augmented systems including preview information of reference signal can be constructed. A suitable surface is proposed in the sense of admissibility by the free-weighed matrix technique. Based on this, a sliding mode controller with preview information is constructed incorporating with the tracking error to ensure that the closed-loop control system reaches the designed sliding mode surface within finite time. To apply the proposed control scheme to the practical engineering systems, the sliding mode tracking controller with preview information is developed for a DC motor based on the proposed control approach. The comparative experiment results demonstrate that the preview information of reference signal can improve the tracking performance.
Rumors in Retweet: Ideological Asymmetry in the Failure to Correct Misinformation
Authors: DeVerna Matthew R. , Guess Andrew M. , Berinsky Adam J. , Tucker Joshua A. , Jost John T.
Published: September 2022

We used supervised machine-learning techniques to examine ideological asymmetries in online rumor transmission. Although liberals were more likely than conservatives to communicate in general about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings (Study 1, N = 26,422) and 2020 death of the sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein (Study 2, N = 141,670), conservatives were more likely to share rumors. Rumor-spreading decreased among liberals following official correction, but it increased among conservatives. Marathon rumors were spread twice as often by conservatives pre-correction, and nearly 10 times more often post-correction. Epstein rumors were spread twice as often by conservatives pre-correction, and nearly, eight times more often post-correction. With respect to ideologically congenial rumors, conservatives circulated the rumor that the Clinton family was involved in Epstein’s death 18.6 times more often than liberals circulated the rumor that the Trump family was involved. More than 96% of all fake news domains were shared by conservative Twitter users.
Assistive Technology Education: Experiences of Preservice Special Education Teachers Within an Instructional Material Development Project
Authors: Başer Derya , Arslan-Ari Ismahan
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this study was to explore preservice special education teachers’ experiences within an instructional material development project for students with disabilities during a semester-long technology integration course. Data were collected from 61 preservice special education teachers through an open-ended questionnaire, instructional design reports, and instructional materials. The findings indicated that working with students with disabilities in a real-life environment helped the preservice teachers realize the importance of assistive technology in education to support these students’ needs. This experience also helped the teachers to ascertain what barriers may exist to assistive technology use in education, such as insufficient technology knowledge and skills, and inadequate infrastructure of classrooms, etc. The preservice teachers emphasized that following an instructional design process facilitated the development of effective instructional materials. They also stressed that the instructional material development project contributed to their professional development in different ways, such as practical skills through real-life experiences and technology-related skills.
Remembering for Relationships: Brief Cognitive-Reminiscence Therapy Improves Young Adults’ Perceptions About Self and Others in Social Relationships
Authors: M. F. Pilon , D. J. Hallford , S. Hardgrove , M. Sanam , S. Oliveira , G. C. Karantzas , D. Tyler
Published: September 2022

Reminiscence-based interventions involve the guided recall and interpretation of autobiographical memories to promote adaptive thinking. This study involved secondary analyses of a recent trial of a positively focused, group-based, three-session version of cognitive-reminiscence therapy (CRT) on perceptions of general relationship quality and interpersonally related psychological resources in young adults. A community sample ( N = 62, Mage = 24.6 ( SD = 3.1), 71% identified as cisgender women and 29% identified as cisgender men) of young adults were randomised into a CRT and wait-list condition. Participants completed assessments measuring perceived general relationship quality (relationship satisfaction, emotional intimacy, commitment, and trust) and perceptions of self and others within relationships (relationship self-esteem, relationship self-efficacy, relationship optimism and meaning in relationships). The CRT group, relative to the control group, scored significantly higher on perceived relationship quality ( d = .62), and higher on generalized relationship self-efficacy ( d = .70), relationship self-esteem ( d = .59), and relationship optimism ( d = .57) at the follow-up. Group differences for relationship meaning were not statistically significant (small to moderate). A brief, positive-focused intervention of guided recall of autobiographical memories led to more adaptive perceptions about self and others within the context of relationships in young adults. Replication studies with larger samples are needed, and outside of a pandemic lockdown context. Future research may expand CRT to target other relationship variables, assess the impacts of different doses, explore relationships in specific populations, and better understand the mechanisms for change.
(Re)discovering interpersonal relationships and self-authorship in STEM Graduate school through mindfulness
Authors: Lausch Sarah , Rossetto Kelly
Published: September 2022

In this study, we utilized self-authorship theory to investigate how mindfulness practices support the connection between identity development and interpersonal relationships in STEM graduate students. In an 8-week self-led mindfulness intervention, 10 women from computer science and engineering graduate programs completed a variety of mindfulness exercises, including meditation, yoga, drawing and mindful daily activities (e.g., mindful dishwashing). We utilized a qualitative approach to gather an in-depth picture of each participant’s individual progress. Data analysis showed that students’ experiences, including supportive relationships and sense of identity in STEM, were influenced by interpersonal (dis)connections in and beyond academia. Mindfulness offered space and tools for students to reflect on their relationships and STEM identity and, if needed, modify them. Three themes are discussed: academic relationships with peers and advisors, including negotiating social comparisons; personal relationships with family and friends, including academia-life balance; and the relationship to their STEM identity.
Visualizing classification of drugs used in psychotic disorders: A ‘subway map’ representing mechanisms, established classes and informal categories
Authors: Zhou Crystal , Nutt David J , Davies Simon JC
Published: September 2022

Drugs used to treat psychotic disorders (‘antipsychotics’) have been widely used in psychiatry since the introduction of chlorpromazine in the mid-1950s. The categorization of these drugs evolved in a piecemeal way, relying initially on grouping by chemical structure (e.g. phenothiazines, butyrophenones), then by epoch of introduction (e.g. first generation (‘conventional’) vs second generation (‘atypical’)). As psychopharmacological expertise has advanced, it has become possible to quantify affinities for each drug in this class for relevant receptors including dopamine D2, 5HT2A, 5HT2C, histamine H1 and others. However, until the recent emergence of a new generation of agents known collectively as dopamine D2 receptor partial agonists (e.g. aripiprazole, brexpiprazole and cariprazine), there had been little reference in drug classification to specific pharmacological properties. An overview of data on receptor affinities across multiple drugs and receptor types would permit categorization according to binding affinities and putative pharmacological mechanisms. In this paper, we have attempted to construct a ‘subway map’ of 32 drugs used for treatment of psychotic disorders. This design allows a visualization of both the historical classifications by structure and epoch of introduction, and of the binding affinities for key receptors based on appraisal of scientific literature. The map represents a step towards categorization by mechanism, allowing prescribers and patients to understand which drugs share common biological features and the extent to which drugs may have similarities and differences in their mechanisms. In addition, this approach may encourage more logical groupings of drugs to be used in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Adolescent Females’ Dyadic Conversations About Body, Weight, and Appearance
Authors: Darling Katherine E. , Warnick Jennifer , Guerry Whitney B. , Rancourt Diana
Published: September 2022

Body talk among adolescent females has been associated with negative outcomes, including depressed mood, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction. Yet, little work has investigated the manifestation of body talk in actual conversations between adolescent females or explored pathways through which body talk is spread (e.g., co-rumination). The present study examined body talk among adolescent female dyads ( N = 23 dyads) ages 13 to 17 ( Mage = 15.12) using an observational design. Reciprocally nominated dyads were recruited from a high school in the southeastern United States. Conversations between dyads were qualitatively coded using an applied thematic analysis approach. Identified themes were related to weight, appearance, and personality. Results provide insight into the social context in which sociocultural norms of weight stigma, body dissatisfaction, and eating-related psychopathology may be reinforced. Findings have implications for informing the development of interventions to reduce co-rumination of negative weight- and appearance-related body talk and to promote positive body image and healthy weight among adolescent girls.
Disciplinary Contributions to Nonprofit Studies: A 20-Year Empirical Mapping of Journals Publishing Nonprofit Research and Journal Citations by Nonprofit Scholars
Authors: LePere-Schloop Megan , Nesbit Rebecca
Published: September 2022

In celebration of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly’s 50th anniversary, we present a bibliometric analysis of nonprofit research published between 1999 and 2019, within and outside of three core nonprofit journals— NVSQ, NML, and Voluntas. We seek to understand which journals, across scientific domains and social science disciplines, inform nonprofit research in one of three ways, by (a) publishing articles, (b) citing the three core journals, or being cited in these core journals. We found that nonprofit research published in economics and social sciences journals has kept pace with a large increase in indexed research. Meanwhile, though the core nonprofit journals robustly cite and are increasingly cited by business and management and public administration journals, they are less engaged with other social science disciplines. We discuss ways that the core journals could increase their visibility and penetration into these other disciplines and highlight perspectives potentially missing from the core journals.
Valtrate antagonizes malignant phenotypes of lung cancer cells by reducing SLC7A11
Authors: Xu Wei , Yu Huan
Published: September 2022

Objectives

This research explored the efficacy of valtrate (Val) in lung cancer (LC).

Methods

A549 and H1299 cells were dealt with Val. SLC7A11 was overexpressed by cell transfection. Xenograft model was established in nude mice. Cell viability, proliferation and apoptosis were measured by CCK-8, EdU and Annexin-V and propidium iodide staining, respectively. Ferroptosis was assessed by iron assay kit. reactive oxygen species level was tested by ROS assay kit. Histopathological changes in tumor tissues were analyzed by HE staining. Protein expression was analyzed employing Immunohistochemical staining and western blot.

Results

A549 and H1299 cell viability were notably lowered by Val in a concentration-dependent way. Cell proliferation was markedly repressed by 10 and 20 μM of Val, while apoptosis and ROS generation were markedly augmented. SLC7A11 and GPX4 expression was both distinctly lowered, while Fe2+ level was remarkably improved by 10 and 20 μM of Val. However, 20 μM of Val-triggered effects were distinctly counteracted by SLC7A11 overexpression. In vivo assay revealed that both tumor volume and weight were distinctly declined by 10 mg/mL Val. The variations of proliferation, apoptosis and ferroptosis-related proteins were in line with the results in vitro assay.

Conclusion

Val might antagonize malignant phenotypes of LC cells by reducing SLC7A11.
Effects of acupuncture on microglial polarization and the TLR4/TRIF/MyD88 pathway in a rat model of traumatic brain injury
Authors: Cao Lu-Xi , Lin Shu-Jun , Zhao Si-Si , Wang Shi-Qi , Zeng Hai , Chen Wen-An , Lin Zhuo-Wen , Chen Jia-Xu , Zhu Ming-Min , Zhang Yi-Min
Published: September 2022

Objective:

Neuroinflammation caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to neurological deficits. Acupuncture can inhibit neuroinflammation and promote nerve repair; however, the specific mechanism is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to explore whether acupuncture could modulate the M1 and M2 phenotypic polarization of microglia in a rat model of TBI via the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/intracellular toll-interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain-containing adaptor inducing interferon-β (TRIF)/myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) pathway.

Methods:

A total of 90 adult male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, SPF grade, were randomly divided into a normal group, model group and acupuncture group. Each group was further divided into three subgroups (first, third, and fifth day groups) according to the treatment time ( n = 10 rats/subgroup). We used the modified neurological severity score (mNSS) method to quantify neurological deficits before and after modeling. We used Nissl staining to observe the pathological changes in brain tissue, flow cytometry to detect the proportion of M1 and M2 polarized microglia in the injured area on the first, third and fifth day, and co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) to examine TLR4/TRIF/MyD88 expression in microglia on the first, third and fifth day, as well as expression of the amount of binding of TLR4 with TRIF and MyD88.

Results:

Compared to the model group, mNSS in the acupuncture group gradually decreased and pathological morphology improved. The proportion of CD11b/CD86 positive cells was decreased, while that of CD11b/CD206 was increased in the acupuncture group. Expression of IP TLR4, IP TRIF and IP MyD88 also decreased in the acupuncture group.

Conclusion:

The results of this study demonstrate that one of the mechanisms through which acupuncture mitigates neuroinflammation and promotes nerve repair in TBI rats may be inhibition of M1 phenotypic polarization and promotion of M2 phenotypic polarization through inhibition of the TLR4/TRIF/MyD88 signaling pathway.
Cultural governance within and across cities and regions: Evidence from the English publicly funded arts sector
Authors: O’Brien Dave , Rees Griffith , Taylor Mark
Published: September 2022

There are significant inequalities in the publicly funded arts sector in England, including significant spatial inequalities. If anything, the critique of spatial inequalities in this ecology do not go far enough. This article uses a unique dataset of the boards of directors of Arts Council England’s national portfolio, derived from Companies House. While a majority of national portfolio organisations do not share board members with any other organisation, the analysis demonstrates that London-based organisations are significantly more likely to share board members with other companies than organisations outside London – and that, where an organisation outside of London does share a board member with a company in another region, it is more likely to be with a company in London than all other regions put together. It further demonstrates that this effect is most pronounced where these organisations are part of the same artform. Crucially, the organisations connected to London have more than double the portfolio income of other organisations, whether they share board members or not. This illustration of the concentration of power in London in the publicly funded arts sector, over and above the distribution of organisations in general, demonstrates the conceptual value of a cultural economy that emerges from interconnections within a local or national ecosystem. At the same time, the analysis and findings push the cultural ecology literature to centre inequality as a core issue as the concept is developed. Even the local cultural ecosystem is not exempt from the impact of the nation’s uneven (cultural) geography.
Embodying the (Dis)embodiment: Narrating Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder
Authors: Watson Olivia
Published: September 2022

Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder is an under-researched condition that is often left out of the larger discourse surrounding mental health and mental illness. This autoethnography examines the material and discursive tensions that are a product of my experience with Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder. In this critical self-exploration, I use communication privacy management theory, communication theory of resilience, and stigma management communication theory to unpack the communicative negotiations that accompany my disembodied experience, with the overarching goal of spreading awareness about Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder to help others make sense of their own diagnosis.
Karl Barth: A Catholic Appraisal
Authors: Marshall Bruce D.
Published: September 2022

At least two of Barth's main claims are incompatible with basic commitments of Catholic theology, though in neither case does seeing the problem in Barth depend on accepting uniquely Catholic beliefs. If carried through consistently (which Barth does not do) his claim that God has his being in his act of revelation proves incompatible with the insistence of Nicene trinitarianism that three distinct persons are one God, and that one divine person contingently became flesh as a free gift for our salvation. In soteriology, Barth's doctrine of election proves incompatible with the belief that we are participants in our own salvation, and not merely spectators of it.
Covid-19 and Marital Dissolution in West Java, Indonesia
Authors: Puspitasari Mardiana Dwi , Gayatri Maria
Published: September 2022

The most common reason for divorce in West Java, Indonesia, shifted from financial difficulties prior to the Covid-19 pandemic to marital conflicts throughout the outbreak. A theoretical explanation of the rising percentage of couple fight was required to inform predictions about how the present pandemic might damage the couple's relationship and avert marital dissolution. The narrative study used a conceptual framework that combined the family stress model and the stress divorce model to postulate that couples who were already vulnerable prior to the pandemic were more likely to experience relationship instability and, eventually, marital dissolution after being exposed to inherent pandemic risks. Couple relationship stability during the pandemic could be achieved by the development of a positive dyadic coping strategy. A coordinated couple task allocation and high-quality communication among each other were crucial in fostering bonadaptation and resilience in a married relationship. Future research can use quantitative and qualitative methods to determine the underlying cause of the change in the primary reason for divorce during the pandemic.
Seeking Nash Equilibrium in Non-Cooperative Differential Games
Authors: Zahedi Zahra , Khayatian Alireza , Arefi Mohammad Mehdi , Yin Shen
Published: September 2022

This paper aims at investigating the problem of fast convergence to the Nash equilibrium (NE) for N-Player noncooperative differential games. The proposed method is such that the players attain their NE point without steady-state oscillation (SSO) by measuring only their payoff values with no information about payoff functions, the model and also the actions of other players are not required for the players. The proposed method is based on an extremum seeking (ES) method, and moreover, compared to the traditional ES approaches, in the presented algorithm, the players can accomplish their NE faster. In fact, in our method, the amplitude of the sinusoidal excitation signal in classical ES is adaptively updated and exponentially converges to zero. In addition, the analysis of convergence to NE is provided in this paper. Finally, a simulation example confirms the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Stability of coagulation factors in feline fresh frozen plasma intended for transfusion after 1 year of storage
Authors: Blasi-Brugué Carles , Ferreira Rui RF , Sanchez Ignacio M , de Matos Augusto JF , Ruiz de Gopegui Rafael
Published: September 2022

Objectives

The most common use of plasma transfusion is for haemostatic purposes, but coagulation factor activities in stored feline plasma are unknown. The concentration and stability of coagulation factors I (fibrinogen), II, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI and XII in feline fresh frozen plasma (fFFP) stored for 1 year were studied.

Methods

Fifty-five units of fFFP were produced from 55 fresh whole-blood donations obtained from indoor healthy blood donor cats. Twenty-one units were stored for <2 weeks (T0) and 34 were stored for 1 year (T1). After the completion of storage, specific coagulation factor activities for factors II, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI and XII were tested using modified one-stage activated partial thromboplastin or prothrombin time assays. Fibrinogen was determined using the Clauss method.

Results

Significantly decreased activities were observed for factors II (T0: 101.94% ± 19.06%; T1: 73.23% ± 39.06% [ P = 0.001]), VII (T0: 102.78% ± 24.69%; T1: 60.08% ± 38.17% [ P <0.001]), VIII (T0: 77.52% ± 30.39%; T1: 50.32% ± 23.8% [ P = 0.001]), XI (T0: 88.76% ± 22.73%; T1: 66.28% ± 22.2% [ P = 0.001]) and XII (T0: 89.50% ± 21.85%; T1: 55.46% ± 23.18% [ P <0.001]) when comparing units at time 0 and after 1 year of storage. No significant difference was observed for factors IX (T0: 84.86% ± 29.35%; T1: 71.37% ± 22.23% [ P = 0.064]) and X (T0: 96.24% ± 25.1%; T1: 83.91% ± 49.54% [ P = 0.236]). Unexpectedly, a significant increase was observed for factor V (T0: 71.94% ± 24.14%; T1: 97.89% ± 62.33%; P = 0.046). Fibrinogen was 2.76 ± 1.09 g/l at T1. Factors VIII, XII and VII had the lowest mean activities after 1 year.

Conclusions and relevance

Although a decrease in most coagulation factors activities was noted with storage, 1-year-old fFFP was haemostatically active in vitro. The most suitable factors for quality control assessment of fFFP are factors VII and VIII. Approximately 13–20 ml/kg of fFFP is required to administer a minimum of 10 IU/kg coagulation factor activity.
Fear of COVID-19 and the career maturity of Chinese international high school students: The mediating effect of the intolerance of uncertainty
Authors: Chen Qishan , Lu Liuying , Huang Huixin , Fang Yuan
Published: September 2022

This study examined the influencing mechanism underlying the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and Chinese international high school students’ career maturity by investigating the mediating role of the intolerance of uncertainty. The results indicated that the fear of COVID-19 and the intolerance of uncertainty are negatively associated with international high school students’ career maturity. Moreover, intolerance of uncertainty plays a mediating role in the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and career maturity. The findings contribute to the literature on mental health and have important practical implications for international high school students’ mental health and career development.
Social media exposure, interpersonal network, and tampon use intention: A multigroup comparison based on network structure
Authors: Yang Yin , Ma Xin , Myrick Jessica Gall
Published: September 2022

The scarcity of tampons in China has attracted scholarly attention. Extending the theory of planned behavior with social network structure, this cross-sectional online survey ( N = 763) found that exposure to tampon-related information on social media was positively related to Chinese women’s tampon use intentions. This association was mediated through attitudes, descriptive norms, and self-efficacy toward using tampons. Furthermore, the effects of social media exposure differed among people with different network structures. Our findings shed light on the promotion of nonconventional feminine hygiene products, which, in turn, may enhance Chinese women’s well-being and gender equity across the globe.
Older persons’ experience of eHealth services in home health care: A meta-ethnography eHealth services in home health care
Authors: Lindberg Terese , Sandström Boel , Andersson Ewa K , Borg Christel , Hjelm Markus , Nilsson Lina , Olsson Anki , Skär Lisa
Published: September 2022

This study aimed to describe older persons’ experiences of eHealth services in home health care. A meta-ethnographic approach was applied, and a systematic literature search was conducted in three databases. In total, 11 articles were included and analysed, which resulted in two themes and six sub-themes. The results show that for older persons to use the eHealth services, they must provide some additional value compared to current contacts with healthcare professionals. Those with regular healthcare contact do not experience the eHealth service as adding anything to the care they already receive. The introduction of eHealth services involves learning how to use the new technology, and some older persons experience the technology as motivating and inspiring. The eHealth service makes some feel safer while some do not trust the technology. In order to make the best use of eHealth services, it is important that the services are adjusted not only to each person’s needs but also to their personal capabilities and resources, while the older person must feel valued as an active partner in the care process. Thus, when using eHealth services, the older person’s perspective needs to be given priority and decisions should not only be based on organizational considerations.
Sociotechnical imaginaries of remote personal touch before and during COVID-19: An analysis of UK newspapers
Authors: Leder Mackley Kerstin , Jewitt Carey
Published: September 2022

This article considers newspapers’ role in shaping the sociotechnical imaginaries of touch, and emerging technologies that digitally mediate touch. It examines the discourses of touch and personal relationships at a distance that circulated in major British broadsheet newspapers during the 2020 outbreak of coronavirus disease-19, alongside dominant narratives of touch and remote communication in the previous 5 years. In doing so, the article demonstrates how existing discourses of touch and remote communication intensified during the pandemic, while imaginations of remote touch narrowed. The sociotechnical imaginaries of digital touch matter because they illuminate the kinds of social relations touch technologies are perceived to forge, maintain or deny.
Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) as an Adjunctive Treatment to Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Case Study
Authors: Maloney Gayle , Kelmendi Benjamin , Pittenger Christopher
Published: September 2022

Exposure and response prevention (ERP), a specific type of Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, is well recognised as the first-line psychological treatment in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), either alone or in combination with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor pharmacotherapy. However, given that up to half of patients suffering from OCD do not experience a clinically significant reduction in symptoms following ERP, further treatment options for treatment-resistant OCD are needed. Initial research into using ImRs as a psychological adjunct for treatment-resistant OCD has been encouraging. We provide a detailed case study of a 61-year-old male who continued, following ERP treatment, to suffer debilitating OCD symptoms of compulsive checking to prevent making mistakes. Following ERP, the individual received two sessions of ImRs as a therapy adjunct, which resulted in a further reduction of 56% in OCD symptoms. The individual reported associated improvements in mood, life satisfaction, and occupational and interpersonal relationships. This case study describes how ImRs can be incorporated into ERP treatment for OCD. Details of the ERP and ImRs treatment are provided, along with transcript excerpts to highlight the ImRs process. Further research is needed to enhance understanding of mechanisms and optimal deployment of ImRs in treatment sequencing for OCD sufferers.
Predicting Prolonged Hospital Stays in Elderly Patients With Hip Fractures Managed During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile: An Artificial Neural Networks Study
Authors: Diaz-Ledezma Claudio , Mardones Rodrigo
Published: September 2022

Background: Prolonged length of stay (LOS) after a hip fracture is associated with increased mortality. Purpose: We sought to create a model to predict prolonged LOS in elderly Chilean patients with hip fractures managed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Employing an official database, we created an artificial neural network (ANN), a computational model corresponding to a subset of machine learning, to predict prolonged LOS (≥14 days) among 2686 hip fracture patients managed in 43 Chilean public hospitals during 2020. We identified 18 clinically relevant variables as potential predictors; 80% of the sample was used to train the ANN and 20% was used to test it. The performance of the ANN was evaluated via measuring its discrimination power through the area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC-ROC). Results: Of the 2686 patients, 820 (30.2%) had prolonged LOS. In the training sample (2,125 cases), the ANN correctly classified 1,532 cases (72.09%; AUC-ROC: 0.745). In the test sample (561 cases), the ANN correctly classified 401 cases (71.48%; AUC-ROC: 0.742). The most relevant variables to predict prolonged LOS were the patient’s admitting hospital (relative importance [RI]: 0.11), the patient’s geographical health service providing health care (RI: 0.11), and the patient’s surgery being conducted within 2 days of admission (RI: 0.10). Conclusions: Using national-level big data, we developed an ANN that predicted with fair accuracy prolonged LOS in elderly Chilean patients with hip fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main predictors of a prolonged LOS were unrelated to the patient’s individual health and concerned administrative and organizational factors.
Evaluation of factors affecting body mass index of children with intellectual disability
Authors: Öztürk Şahin Özlem , Topan Aysel , Aközlü Zeynep , Kolukisa Tuğçe
Published: September 2022

This study was conducted to evaluate the BMI of the children with intellectual disability and the factors affecting their BMI. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out between March 2016 and April 2016 in Turkey and consisted of 135 children. Children's anthropometric measurements were and their BMI values were calculated. Categorization of children by BMI percentile according to AAP reference values was performed. There was a significant difference between the BMI categories of the children ( p < 0.05) and the education level of children’s father ( x 2 = 8.960; p = 0.028), the degree of intellectual disability ( x 2 = 16.113; p = 0.008), the presence of other disabilities ( x 2 = 22.013; p = 0.000), type of disability ( x 2 = 21.359; p = 0.001), the nutrient intake ( x 2 = 38.935; p = 0.000) and the presence of nutritional problems ( x 2 = 7.687; p = 0.042). Father's education level, children's degree of disability, child’s having presence of other disabilities, child’s being dependent in the view of nutrient intake, and child’s having nutritional problems were determined as factors affecting BMI.
Peer-to-peer online video feedback with pedagogical activity improves the snatch learning during the COVID-19-induced confinement in young weightlifting athletes
Authors: Souissi Hichem , Souissi Mohamed Abdelkader , Trabelsi Omar , Ben Chikha Anis , Gharbi Adnene , Souissi Nizar
Published: September 2022

The lack of training caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could have significant consequences on the performance and health of athletes. The aim of the present study was to test the effects of two innovative distance education methods on improving motor skills in weightlifting. We randomized 35 children (aged 10 to 12) into groups of peer-to-peer online video feedback with a pedagogical activity (P-VF-PA), peer-to-peer online video feedback only (P-VF), and control group (CONT). Learners underwent a test one week before (T0) and one day after (T1) an eight-session training intervention and a retention test session a week later (T2). Kinovea was used to measure the kinematic parameters of the snatch performance. After the distance learning sessions, the training with the P-VF-PA method improved most of the kinematic parameters compared to the P-VF method, and the advantages derived from its application persisted in the retention test (e.g., the difference between the right side and left side distances of the bar trajectory Diff-Tr (T1 vs. T0: 42.32 ± 41.33%, Hedges’ g = 1.16, p < 0.01; T2 vs. T0: 37.82 ± 37.57%, Hedges’ g = 1.37, p < 0.05)). In conclusion, distance motor learning based on the P-VF-PA method improved performance and technical knowledge of the snatch in 10–12 years weightlifters.