bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The dynamics of appraisal: a review of 20 years of research using the Fortitude Questionnaire
Authors: Pretorius Tyrone Brian , Padmanabhanunni Anita
Published: September 2020

Fortitude refers to the psychological strength to manage adversity and stay well. It is derived from adaptive cognitive appraisals of self, family, and social supports and has consistently been identified as a protective factor in psychological well-being. This study undertakes a scoping review of empirical research on the Fortitude Questionnaire, which was developed to assess levels of fortitude. The aims of the study were to categorize and catalogue studies that have used the Fortitude Questionnaire, identify the variables that have been linked to the scale, and determine the extent to which prior research has replicated the Fortitude Questionnaire’s psychometric properties. Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage framework for scoping reviews was followed to review studies published between January 1999 and March 2020. A total of 51 studies met the inclusion criteria. The scoping review found that the Fortitude Questionnaire has been used in different contexts and among various sample groups across the lifespan, including vulnerable and high-risk populations. The scale has demonstrated sound reliability and studies have confirmed its factor structure. The scale has also been used as an independent, dependent, and intervening variable. Fortitude has been linked to positive and negative indicators of well-being, and intervention studies have indicated that fortitude is amenable to change. The findings of this scoping review provide a foundation for the development of appraisal restructuring programmes and interventions.
The Challenge of Assessing Character: Measuring APA Goal 3 Student Learning Outcomes
Authors: Halonen Jane S. , Nolan Susan A. , Frantz Sue , Hoss Rebecca A. , McCarthy Maureen A. , Pusateri Thomas , Wickes Katherine
Published: September 2020

Goal 3 of the APA Goals for Undergraduate Major in Psychology specifies three dimensions of character development deemed central to the major. The purpose of this article is to review the current state of practice that addresses how we measure student learning in ethical reasoning, interpersonal relationship-building, and diversity-related skills, including globally. Deemed the most difficult goal to measure by the organizers of the Summit on National Assessment in Psychology, Goal 3 still generated a variety of strategies to assist in teaching and assessing aspects of the major dedicated to character development; however, this category remains one of significant untapped potential. We conclude by evaluating what gaps in assessing these goals exist and still need to be addressed.
Yes, You Can Get a Job With That Major! Goal 5 Strategies for Facilitating, Assessing, and Demonstrating Psychology Students’ Professional Development
Authors: Vespia Kristin M. , Naufel Karen Z. , Rudmann Jerry , Van Kirk Jaye F. , Briihl Deborah , Young Jason
Published: September 2020

The Summit on the National Assessment of Psychology was held on June 2016 to chart a path for assessing student achievement of the goals of the undergraduate psychology major. Our subcommittee was charged with identifying evaluation strategies and tools for students’ professional development, which included applying psychology to various careers; engaging in effective self-regulation, project management, and teamwork; and developing lifelong professional skills. In this article, therefore, we not only review a wide range of assessment tools for facilitating and evaluating professional development in psychology, but we also discuss the larger importance of the learning goal both to students and to public perceptions of psychology.
Robust dynamic sliding mode observer design for a class of nonlinear systems
Authors: Shajiee Mahnoosh , Hosseini Sani Seyed Kamal , Naghibi-Sistani Mohammad Bagher , Shamaghdari Saeed
Published: September 2020

In this paper, a novel method for the design of robust nonlinear observer in the [Formula: see text] framework for Lipschitz nonlinear systems is proposed. For this purpose, a new dynamical structure is introduced that ensures the stability of observer error dynamics. Design innovation is the use of dynamic gain in the sliding mode observer. The additional degree of freedom provided by this dynamic formulation is exploited to deal with the nonlinear term. The performance of this stable [Formula: see text] observer is better than conventional static gain observers and the dynamic Luenberger observer. The compensator is designed in such a way that, while ensuring the stability of the closed-loop system, it prevents performance loss in the presence of the nonlinearities. By the proposed approach, the observer is robust to nonlinear uncertainties because of increasing the Lipschitz constant. Also, the design procedure in the presence of system and measurement noises is addressed. Finally, the simulation of our methodology is conducted on a nonlinear system to illustrate the advantage of this work in comparison with other observers.
Association between Family History of Stroke and Stroke Risk: A Community Survey
Authors: Claeys Jane , Gurvich Olga , Hadidi Niloufar Niakosari
Published: September 2020

Approximately 20% of the annual 795,000 stroke occurrences in the United States are fatal, and survivors face high-risk of long-term disability. The purpose of this secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey data was to explore the association between individuals’ family history of stroke and their stroke risk among Minnesota adults attending the State Fair. The primary study sample (n=207) completed a nine-part survey addressing medical history, stroke risk factor knowledge, and the American Stroke Association stroke risk score. Analysis used descriptive summaries and McNemar’s Chi-square test. McNemar’s test indicated a significant association between family history of stroke and an individual’s stroke risk score ( χ2=38.09, p<.001, (n=194)). Of those with and without family history of stroke, 87.1% and 95.5% correctly identified at least one stroke risk factor, respectively. Implications of this secondary data analysis is for nurses to target high-risk populations using primary prevention strategies to reduce stroke occurrence.
The millennia-long use history of triangular bifaces
Authors: Stewart R Michael
Published: September 2020

Relatively small, triangular bifaces often considered to be projectile points have a demonstrable use history that includes the Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Early Woodland, late Middle Woodland, Late Woodland, and Contact periods of regional archaeology. Radiocarbon dates and other data are used to document this extensive history using the Upper Delaware Valley of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York as a case study. Observed trends are evaluated in a broader regional context. The degree to which triangles of different ages can be distinguished from one another is addressed and suggestions for future research are made.
Humanitarian Assistance and Permanent Settlement of Asylum Seekers in Greece: The Role of Sympathy, Perceived Threat, and Perceived Contribution
Authors: Thravalou Elisavet , Martinovic Borja , Verkuyten Maykel
Published: September 2020

During the recent inflow of asylum seekers from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe, the native population in Greek frontier islands largely offered humanitarian assistance to these immigrants, while support for their permanent settlement in the area was low. To explain this discrepancy, we investigated whether sympathy toward asylum seekers, perceptions of threat posed by asylum seekers, and asylum seekers’ perceived societal contributions relate differently to native Greeks’ self-reported provision of humanitarian assistance and to their support for asylum seekers’ permanent settlement in Greece. Using data from a representative sample of 1,220 Greek participants, we found that Greeks who showed more sympathy toward asylum seekers were more likely to report having offered humanitarian assistance. Further, participants who felt more sympathy and those who perceived higher asylum seekers’ contributions were more positive toward asylum seekers’ permanent settlement, whereas participants who perceived more threat from asylum seekers showed less support for their permanent settlement. We conclude that policies geared toward motivating people to provide humanitarian aid to asylum seekers should focus on generating sympathy, whereas policies geared toward increasing long-term acceptance of asylum seekers need to additionally consider lowering threat perceptions and highlighting asylum seekers’ contributions.
The right to an urban history: The Gaza Master Plan, 1975–1982
Authors: Abreek-Zubiedat Fatina , Nitzan-Shiftan Alona
Published: September 2020

Accepting frameworks promulgated by the Israeli occupation, public discourse has often debated Gaza as a “problem” to be solved, treating it more like a political quandary than a concrete city. Recent scholarship on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict explicitly problematized this approach and resisted the subsumption of Gaza city into the larger geopolitical unit of the eponymous Strip. This article contributes to this new body of critical work by addressing the dispossessory dynamics stitched into Gaza’s urban fabric through an episode from its urban and architectural history. It argues that everyday issues cannot be ignored when analyzing Gaza within the colonial paradigm: indeed, under colonial conditions, these everyday issues inevitably become a site of conflict. Based on archival materials and interviews with key actors involved in the Gaza Master Plan, the article discusses Gaza as a material city with urban institutions and a cast of professional actors. The planning process reveals fundamental tensions regarding the urban status of Palestinian refugees, who became captives in the clash between Palestinian nationalism and Israeli occupation as it played out in the politics of Israeli urban and regional development.
Evaluation of the enhanced upper limb therapy programme within the Robot-Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke trial: descriptive analysis of intervention fidelity, goal selection and goal achievement
Authors: Bosomworth Helen , Rodgers Helen , Shaw Lisa , Smith Leanne , Aird Lydia , Howel Denise , Wilson Nina , Alvarado Natasha , Andole Sreeman , Cohen David L , Dawson Jesse , Fernandez-Garcia Cristina , Finch Tracy , Ford Gary A , Francis Richard , Hogg Steven , Hughes Niall , Price Christopher I , Ternent Laura , Turner Duncan L , Vale Luke , Wilkes Scott , Krebs Hermano I , van Wijck Frederike
Published: September 2020

Objective:

To report the fidelity of the enhanced upper limb therapy programme within the Robot-Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after stroke (RATULS) randomized controlled trial, the types of goals selected and the proportion of goals achieved.

Design:

Descriptive analysis of data on fidelity, goal selection and achievement from an intervention group within a randomized controlled trial.

Setting:

Out-patient stroke rehabilitation within four UK NHS centres.

Subjects:

259 participants with moderate-severe upper limb activity limitation (Action Research Arm Test 0–39) between one week and five years post first stroke.

Intervention:

The enhanced upper limb therapy programme aimed to provide 36 one-hour sessions, including 45 minutes of face-to-face therapy focusing on personal goals, over 12 weeks.

Results:

7877/9324 (84%) sessions were attended; a median of 34 [IQR 29–36] per participant. A median of 127 [IQR 70–190] repetitions were achieved per participant per session attended. Based upon the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, goal categories were: self-care 1449/2664 (54%); productivity 374/2664 (14%); leisure 180/2664 (7%) and ‘other’ 661/2664 (25%). For the 2051/2664 goals for which data were available, 1287 (51%) were achieved, ranging between 27% by participants more than 12 months post stroke with baseline Action Research Arm Test scores 0–7, and 88% by those less than three months after stroke with scores 8–19.

Conclusions:

Intervention fidelity was high. Goals relating to self-care were most commonly selected. The proportion of goals achieved varied, depending on time post stroke and baseline arm activity limitation.
Contact-space resolution model for a physically consistent view of simultaneous collisions in articulated-body systems: theory and experimental results
Authors: Ganguly Shameek , Khatib Oussama
Published: September 2020

Multi-surface interactions occur frequently in articulated-rigid-body systems such as robotic manipulators. Real-time prediction of contact-interaction forces is challenging for systems with many degrees of freedom (DOFs) because joint and contact constraints must be enforced simultaneously. While several contact models exist for systems of free rigid bodies, fewer models are available for articulated-body systems. In this paper, we extend the method of Ruspini and Khatib and develop the contact-space resolution (CSR) model by applying the operational space theory of robot manipulation. Through a proper choice of contact-space coordinates, the projected dynamics of the system in the contact space is obtained. We show that the projection into the dynamically consistent null space preserves linear and angular momentum in a subspace of the system dynamics complementary to the joint and contact constraints. Furthermore, we illustrate that a simultaneous collision event between two articulated bodies can be resolved as an equivalent simultaneous collision between two non-articulated rigid bodies through the projected contact-space dynamics. Solving this reduced-dimensional problem is computationally efficient, but determining its accuracy requires physical experimentation. To gain further insights into the theoretical model predictions, we devised an apparatus consisting of colliding 1-, 2-, and 3-DOF articulated bodies where joint motion is recorded with high precision. Results validate that the CSR model accurately predicts the post-collision system state. Moreover, for the first time, we show that the projection of system dynamics into the mutually complementary contact space and null space is a physically verifiable phenomenon in articulated-rigid-body systems.
Measurement Data-Driven Life-Cycle Management of Railway Track
Authors: Neuhold Johannes , Landgraf Matthias , Marschnig Stefan , Veit Peter
Published: September 2020

Track engineers face increasing cost pressure and budget restrictions in their work today. This leads to growing difficulty in legitimizing crucial maintenance and renewal measures. As a result, infrastructure managers must ensure they invest all available financial resources as sustainably and efficiently as possible. These boundary conditions require an objective tool enabling both a component-specific condition evaluation and preventive maintenance with renewal planning. The present research introduces such a tool for railway tracks based on innovative track data analyses. This tool includes time-series analyses for predicting future quality behavior. Consequently, the technical necessity of maintenance actions can be derived for every specific track section. In addition, these technical evaluations are combined with economic and operational considerations to plan reasonable maintenance lengths for different track components in the next few years. In a further step, business evaluations by means of annuity monitoring are executed to determine whether ongoing track maintenance or complete track renewal is the most economical solution. This methodology also allows calculating the economic damage caused by neglecting the ideal point in time for reinvestment. On the basis of this economic damage, it is possible to rank projects by priority in the case of insufficient budgets and to ensure that all available resources are invested in the most reasonable manner possible. Furthermore, such analyses clearly show that when a specific degradation level of railway track is reached track renewal is more economic in relation to life-cycle costs than ongoing maintenance.
Analysis of Thermal Runaway Incidents Involving Lithium Batteries in U.S. Commercial Aviation
Authors: Kapp E. Andrew , Wroth David S. , Chapin J. Thomas
Published: September 2020

Thermal runaway incidents involving lithium batteries as cargo, in luggage, or as personal property in the cabin have been associated with fatalities, the destruction of cargo, and even the loss of entire aircraft. This research represents the first examination of the incidence of lithium battery thermal runaway incidents involving a variety of rechargeable lithium-ion and lithium metal batteries on commercial flights in the U.S.A. The objective is to examine the occurrence of these thermal runaway incidents and the circumstances surrounding them from the best available data source, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) hazardous material incident database. Using descriptive statistics, the frequency of incidents and the circumstances surrounding these incidents, including incident characteristics, device type, preceding event, activity of device, and location of incident between 1996 and July 2019, are examined. There were records of 274 thermal runaway incidents in U.S. commercial air transportation during the approximately 23-year period., with 76% of these incidents reported since 2015. Fire was the most commonly reported characteristic and loose lithium batteries not otherwise specified were the most common device involved in these thermal runaways. Missing information on the circumstances surrounding incidents among was a common condition, and “Not Specified” represented the largest categorization of preceding events, activity of device and the second largest category of location. The focus of this paper is aviation, but it is expected that some of the insights and lessons learned from incidents in aviation can be extended to other modes of transportation as well.
Deep Learning-Based Lane Marking Detection using A2-LMDet
Authors: Lin Chunmian , Li Lin , Cai Zhixing , Wang Kelvin C. P. , Xiao Danny , Luo Wenting , Guo Jian-gang
Published: September 2020

Automated lane marking detection is essential for advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) and pavement management work. However, prior research has mostly detected lane marking segments from a front-view image, which easily suffers from occlusion or noise disturbance. In this paper, we aim at accurate and robust lane marking detection from a top-view perspective, and propose a deep learning-based detector with adaptive anchor scheme, referred to as A2-LMDet. On the one hand, it is an end-to-end framework that fuses feature extraction and object detection into a single deep convolutional neural network. On the other hand, the adaptive anchor scheme is designed by formulating a bilinear interpolation algorithm, and is used to guide specific-anchor box generation and informative feature extraction. To validate the proposed method, a newly built lane marking dataset contained 24,000 high-resolution laser imaging data is further developed for case study. Quantitative and qualitative results demonstrate that A2-LMDet achieves highly accurate performance with 0.9927 precision, 0.9612 recall, and a 0.9767 [Formula: see text] score, which outperforms other advanced methods by a considerable margin. Moreover, ablation analysis illustrates the effectiveness of the adaptive anchor scheme for enhancing feature representation and performance improvement. We expect our work will help the development of related research.
Case Study using Probe Vehicle Speeds to Assess Roadway Safety in Georgia
Authors: Ederer David J. , Rodgers Michael O. , Hunter Michael P. , Watkins Kari E.
Published: September 2020

Speed is a primary risk factor for road crashes and injuries. Previous research has attempted to ascertain the relationship between individual vehicle speeds, aggregated speeds, and crash frequency on roadways. Although there is a large body of research linking vehicle speeds to safety outcomes, there is not a widely applied performance metric for safety based on regularly reported speeds. With the increasingly widespread availability of probe vehicle speed data, there is an opportunity to develop network-level safety performance metrics. This analysis examined the relationship between percentile speeds and crashes on a principal arterial in Metropolitan Atlanta. This study used data from the National Performance Metric Research Data Set (NPMRDS), the Georgia Electronic Accident Reporting System, and the Highway Performance Monitoring System. Negative binomial regression models were used to analyze the relationship between speed percentiles, and speed differences to crash frequency on roadway sections. Results suggested that differences in speed percentiles, a measure of speed dispersion, are related to the frequency of crashes. Based on the models, the difference in the 85th percentile and median speed is proposed as a performance metric. This difference is easily measured using NPMRDS probe vehicle speeds, and provides a practical performance metric for assessing safety on roadways.
Intermodal Connection of High-Speed Rail with Interregional Bus Services in Japan
Authors: Yashiro Ryosuke , Kato Hironori
Published: September 2020

An intermodal transportation service consisting of high-speed rail (HSR) and an interregional bus service is one policy option for rural areas where interregional travel demand is too low to justify the construction of HSR. This study reviews current interregional bus services connecting with interregional rail, particularly HSR, in Japan, and analyzes the market potential for improving intermodal transportation by integrating HSR with an interregional bus service. It reviews the current interregional transportation network and related travel demand, including for air, rail, and bus. It also analyzes the connectivity of rail+bus intermodal transportation. The analysis showed poor connectivity of HSR and interregional bus services in Japan. Next, an interregional travel mode choice model is estimated with a nested-logit model using data from the Interregional Travel Survey 2010. Then, origin–destination pairs constituting the potential travel demand of the rail+bus option are identified using simple market analysis. This revealed that origin–destination pairs connecting prefectural cities along the Tohoku Shinkansen (HSR) with Kofu City could gain modal shift from other travel modes to rail+bus through improvement in the connection or introduction of a new interregional bus service connected with HSR. Expected changes in modal shares for rail+bus are estimated through a case study where a connection at the HSR station is hypothetically improved by a newly introduced interregional bus service. This suggests that improvements in connectivity at the HSR station could encourage the intermodal transportation service of rail+bus, even for areas not connected with the HSR network.
Hospital Readmission and Post-Acute Care Use After Intensive Care Unit Admissions: New ICU Quality Metrics?
Authors: Chesley Christopher F. , Harhay Michael O. , Small Dylan S. , Hanish Asaf , Prescott Hallie C. , Mikkelsen Mark E.
Published: September 2020

Objective:

Care coordination is a national priority. Post-acute care use and hospital readmission appear to be common after critical illness. It is unknown whether specialty critical care units have different readmission rates and what these trends have been over time.

Methods:

In this retrospective cohort study, a cohort of 53,539 medical/surgical patients who were treated in a critical care unit during their index admission were compared with 209,686 patients who were not treated in a critical care unit. The primary outcome was 30-day all cause hospital readmission. Secondary outcomes included post-acute care resource use and immediate readmission, defined as within 7 days of discharge.

Results:

Compared to patients discharged after an index hospitalization without critical illness, surviving patients following ICU admission were not more likely to be rehospitalized within 30 days (15.8 vs. 16.1%, p = 0.08). However, they were more likely to receive post-acute care services (45.3% vs. 70.9%, p < 0.001) as well as be rehospitalized within 7 days (5.2 vs. 6.0%, p < 0.001). Post-acute care use and 30-day readmission rates varied by ICU type, the latter ranging from 11.7% after admission in a cardiothoracic critical care unit to 23.1% after admission in a medical critical care unit. 30-day readmission after ICU admission did not decline between 2010 and 2015 (p = 0.38). Readmission rates declined over time for 2 of 4 targeted conditions (heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), but only when the hospitalization did not include ICU admission.

Conclusions:

Rehospitalization for survivors following ICU admission is common across all specialty critical care units. Post-acute care use is also common for this population of patients. Overall trends for readmission rates after critical illness did not change over time, and readmission reductions for targeted conditions were limited to hospitalizations that did not include an ICU admission.
Sociocultural and Institutional Constraints to Family Planning Uptake Among Migrant Female Head Porters in Madina, a Suburb of Accra, Ghana
Authors: Munemo Petronella , Boateng Alice , Dako-Gyeke Mavis
Published: September 2020

There are many impediments to family planning uptake by migrant women, which are likely to hinder their right to decide and use contraception. In this study, the authors investigated migrant women’s family planning practices. The researchers conducted 22 qualitative interviews with migrant female head porters in a suburban community in Ghana. Our analysis showed that a combination of social and cultural barriers impede effective family planning uptake by migrant female head porters. Further analysis revealed institutional challenges as constraining in access to and utilization of family planning services by migrant female head porters. Based on our analysis, we conclude that migrant female head porters face many barriers to family planning uptake and thus recommend that the government of Ghana (Ministry of Health), policy makers, and other stakeholders take measures to ensure universal access to sexual reproductive health services and reproductive rights.
The Role of Income on the Relationship Between the Brazilian Cash Transfer Program (Programa Bolsa Família) and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence From a Multigroup Path Analysis
Authors: Leite Tatiana Henriques , de Moraes Claudia Leite , Reichenheim Michael Eduardo , Deslandes Suely , Salles-costa Rosana
Published: September 2020

Several initiatives are being proposed to reduce the incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) worldwide. Actions aimed at women’s economic empowerment through income transfer programs are one of those. Still, the literature on their impact is scarce and controversial. This study attempts to shed some light on this matter assessing whether the Brazilian Conditional Cash Transfer Program ( Programa Bolsa Família [PBF]) is a protective factor for psychological and physical IPV against women in families of different levels of income. This is a cross-sectional, household-based study conducted in the city of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The sample comprised 807 women reporting some intimate relationship in the 12 months before the interview. Information on IPV and participation on PBF were collected through face-to-face interviews using the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) and a direct question, respectively. A multigroup path analysis was applied to study the relations between PBF and psychological and physical IPV, considering confounding factors, some mediators, and moderation by income. The prevalence of both psychological and physical IPV are high, be it in the poverty and the extreme poverty income strata (psychological IPV: 66.2% and 72.7%, respectively; physical IPV: 26.2% and 40.6%, respectively). Results also showed a positive and direct association between PBF and psychological violence, yet only among families above the poverty line (β = .287, p = .001). The same could be found regarding physical violence, but the effect of PBF was indirect, mediated by psychological violence (β = .220, p = .003). Findings suggest that actions aimed at preventing IPV should go hand in hand with the PBF and, perhaps, other income transfer programs. This is even more relevant in relation to the less extreme poverty group where cash transfer may further raise conflicts and violence.
Trick or Treat: Does a Microfinance Loan Induce or Reduce the Chances of Spousal Violence against Women? Answers from India
Authors: Sinha Debashree , Kumar Pradeep
Published: September 2020

It is a common belief that microfinance plays a dual role of poverty alleviation and socioeconomic upliftment of its women participants. However, there are enough researches that negates the positive impact of microfinance loans on spousal violence. Recognized as one of the most predominant social evils, violence against women is not only a violation of their human rights but also an act of exploitation and denial of freedom. In the present study, we have tried to investigate if microfinance loan takers experience more spousal violence as compared to their counterparts by analyzing the National Family Health Survey IV, 2015–16. Our results indicate that 40.8% of women microfinance participants experience spousal violence. Additionally, the likelihood of microfinance participants to experience spousal violence is much higher than the non-microfinance participants (odds ratio = 1.35, p value = .000). Microfinance programs are designed to increase the individual agencies of women participants, which, in turn, reduce the chances of them becoming victims of spousal violence. However, if the credit program participation induces the woman to be a victim of spousal violence together with becoming financially autonomous, then such hidden costs need to be taken into account while evaluating the effectiveness of the gendered policy design.
Effect of Employment Status on the Association Among Sleep, Care Burden, and Negative Affect in Family Caregivers
Authors: Ryuno Hirochika , Yamaguchi Yuko , Greiner Chieko
Published: September 2020

Objective:

To examine the effect of employment status on sleep, care burden, and negative affect among family caregivers (FCs) at home.

Methods:

An intensive longitudinal design was applied in which 25 FCs underwent in-home assessments for up to 56 days. At baseline, demographic data and employment status were collected. FCs wore a wrist-worn device with an accelerometer to assess objective total sleep time (TST) for consecutive 24-hour periods. FCs answered the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) every night before sleep. Linear mixed model analysis was used to examine the effect of objective sleep status on ZBI and PANAS scores the following day.

Results:

Mean participant age was 66.3 ± 10.8 years (72.0% female), and mean survey period was 29.1 ± 9.6 days (866 observations). Mean TST of FCs was 5.7 ± 1.4 hours. In total, 32.0% of FCs were employed either full- or part-time. TST of employed FCs was significantly associated with care burden and negative affect (B = −0.4 and −1.3, respectively); however, positive affect was not associated with TST. FCs who were unemployed experienced less care burden and negative affect (rate of change: −7.7 and −8.0, respectively). Additionally, TST of unemployed FCs was associated with negative affect; thus, when they slept 1 hour longer than their mean TST, they experienced less negative affect the following day.

Conclusion:

A reduction in TST could lead to increased care burden and more severe negative affect the following day, which may be moderated by employment status.
Completing Surveys With Different Item Formats: Testing Equivalence
Authors: Weigold Arne , Weigold Ingrid K. , Dykema Stephanie A. , Drakeford Naomi M.
Published: September 2020

Studies examining the similarity of online self-report survey responses using different item formats have yielded inconclusive results. Additionally, no studies have used appropriate methods for thoroughly and correctly examining equivalence across conditions. We examined the comparability of survey responses across four item formats—horizontal radio button, text box, drop-down menu, and vertical radio button—in two studies. The second study added two response categories: optional responding and forced responding. Participants were college students at two institutions of higher education who were randomly assigned to conditions. They completed measures of computer self-efficacy, personality, and social desirability. Results of both studies indicated quantitative (mean scores) and qualitative (internal consistency estimates and scale intercorrelations) equivalence. However, there were notable differences in auxiliary equivalence such that participants in the text box condition had lower amounts of missing data than those in the other conditions, those in the horizontal radio button condition completed the study in the shortest amount of time, and participants across conditions generally preferred to use drop-down menus compared to other item formats.
Ignatian Spirituality and Career Development: New Evidence for Age-Old Practices
Authors: Campanario Scott C. , Bikos Lynette H. , Kendall Dana L.
Published: September 2020

Given the importance of career discernment in emerging adulthood, we evaluated an understudied career development approach for higher education students. Specifically, we tested the relationship between spiritual discernment exercises and sense of purpose and calling through the indirect effects of self-concept clarity, career decision self-efficacy, and knowledge of occupational information. Participants ( N = 127) were randomly assigned to one of the three conditions and were surveyed at a 10-week interval. Results indicated significantly higher posttest scores for purpose ( B = .169, p = .026) and calling ( B = .134, p = .013) in the spiritual discernment condition compared to the general adjustment (i.e., control) and traditional career development conditions. Mediation analyses also revealed a significant indirect effect of self-concept clarity on sense of purpose ( Bab = .059, p = .033). These findings suggest that spiritual discernment practices can significantly enhance the effectiveness of career development interventions for discerning purpose and calling.
A Case Report of a Patient With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Transitioned From Inhaled Iloprost to Selexipag
Authors: Verlinden Nathan J. , Walter Claire , Raina Amresh , Benza Raymond L.
Published: September 2020

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease characterized by elevated pulmonary vascular resistance that can lead to right ventricular failure and death. The use of medications that affect the prostacyclin pathway is an important treatment strategy in PAH. Inhaled iloprost is a prostacyclin analogue, and selexipag is an oral, non-prostanoid, prostacyclin IP receptor agonist. Data are limited on transitioning patients from inhaled iloprost to selexipag. In this case report, we describe the successful transition of a 57-year-old female with heritable PAH from inhaled iloprost to selexipag over 8 weeks in an out-patient setting. After initiation of selexipag, the patient’s inhaled iloprost dose was gradually reduced and eventually discontinued. The patient tolerated the transition well with stable symptoms, 6-minute walk distance, and pulmonary hemodynamics. Additional studies are needed to better define the comparative efficacy and safety of inhaled iloprost and selexipag.
A promising Al-CeZrO4/HPW-incorporated SPEEK composite membrane with improved proton conductivity and chemical stability for PEM fuel cells
Authors: Wang Yingfeng , You Jiabin , Cheng Zhuowei , Jiang Kun , Zhang Linlin , Cai Wanli , Liu Yun-Quan , Li Shuirong
Published: September 2020

An improved sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) nanocomposite membrane was prepared by incorporating both phosphotungstic acid (HPW) and Al doped cerium-based oxides (Al-CeZrO4) in SPEEK matrix. The HPW was immobilized by Al-CeZrO4 so that firmly dispersed acid–base pairs were formed. The introduction of Al-CeZrO4 helped improve the chemical stability of the pristine (baseline) SPEEK membrane without compromising the conductivity, and the addition of HPW further enhanced the conduction of protons through acid–base interactions. Stability tests showed that when the SPEEK/Al-CeZrO4 nanocomposite membrane was immersed in a Fenton’s solution for 108 h at 80°C, a loss of 34.9% in proton conductivity was observed, which is 24.1% less than that of the pristine SPEEK membrane, indicating that the attenuation of membrane proton conductivity was inhibited. At the same time, the proton conductivity of the SPEEK/Al-CeZrO4/HPW nanocomposite membrane (that has already incorporated HPW) was increased by 15.5% compared to the SPEEK/Al-CeZrO4 nanocomposite membrane. Hence, Al-CeZrO4/HPW is considered as an effective inorganic nanofiller for improving both proton conductivity and chemical stability of SPEEK membranes, and the hybrid composite membrane is worth further studying.
Synthesis and characterization of poly(phthalazinone ether ketone ketone) copolymers with 4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyls
Authors: Dong Dalin , Bin Yuezhen , Jian Xigao
Published: September 2020

Meta-poly(phthalazinone ether ketone ketone) copolymers with 4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyls (meta-PPBEKK) was synthesized with 4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyls (BP), 1,3-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)benzene (meta-DFKK) and 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-diazaphthalene-1-one (DHPZ). The copolymers are high-temperature resistant and have good solubility in many solvents. With increasing molar ratio of BP to meta-DFKK from 0 to 0.2, the addition of BP improves number-average molecular masses, intrinsic viscosity, mechanical properties and fluidity of meta-PPBEKKs. When the molar ratio of BP to meta-DFKK is 0.2, the intrinsic viscosity reaches 1.14 dL g−1, the number-average molecular mass reaches 44700 g mol−1, the maximum thermal elongation ratio reaches 14 with strength of 127.1 MPa and Young’s modulus of 2.4 GPa. With increasing molar ratio of BP to meta-DFKK from 0 to 0.2, meta-PPBEKKs have improved comprehensive properties, and make sense in many fields.
Women and Nature in the Book of Job: An African Eco-Feminist Reading
Authors: Kangwa Jonathan
Published: September 2020

The realities of the current ecological crisis require us to develop a biblical hermeneutics that is life giving to both women and non-human nature. This paper does so by offering an African ecofeminist reading of the book of Job. The paper argues that traditional, patriarchal interpretations of the book of Job have contributed to the subjugation of women and the natural world. The paper analyses the book of Job, focusing on ways in which patriarchy and the theology of retribution have served to dominate women and the natural world. Finally, the paper shows how reading the book of Job from an African ecofeminist perspective can pave the way for interpreting the biblical text in a way that is empowering for women and the natural world in the context of the current ecological crisis.
When Women Reject Women’s Ordination: Reframing and Semanticizing in the Speeches of Two Female Seventh-day Adventists
Authors: Kim Eun-Young Julia
Published: September 2020

This study analyzes two public speeches of two North-American Seventh-day Adventist women who oppose women’s ordination, in order to understand how they reconcile inequity perpetuated by their religious position that denigrates women. The two women in this study address the apparent disadvantage by reframing the issue and reordering their reality. Whereas one speaker creates other formidable sub-issues that make exclusion of women from church leadership imperative, the other speaker resorts to the elusive notion of female privilege. I demonstrate how their discourse surrounding ministry and headship illuminates the fact that gender relations and religious convictions are ordered through permeable boundaries of arbitrary lexico-semantics.
Book review: Sujata Aishwarya, Israel’s Mediterranean Gas: Domestic Governance, Economic Impact, and Strategic Implications
Authors: Saraswat Deepika
Published: September 2020

Sujata Aishwarya, Israel’s Mediterranean Gas: Domestic Governance, Economic Impact, and Strategic Implications. New Delhi: Routledge, 2019. pp. 312. ₹1495. ISBN: 9781138099074 (Hardback), 978036720750 (Paperback)
Resistance to paclitaxel induces glycophenotype changes and mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition activation in the human prostate cancer cell line PC-3
Authors: da Fonseca Leonardo Marques , Calvalhan Danilo Macedo , Previato Jose Osvaldo , Mendonça Previato Lucia , Freire-de-Lima Leonardo
Published: September 2020

The development of the multidrug resistance phenotype is one of the major challenges faced in the treatment of cancer. The multidrug resistance phenotype is characterized by cross-resistance to drugs with different chemical structures and mechanisms of action. In this work, we hypothesized that the acquisition of resistance in cancer is accompanied by activation of the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition process, where the tumor cell acquires a more mobile and invasive phenotype; a fundamental step in tumor progression and in promoting the invasion of other organs and tissues. In addition, it is known that atypical glycosylations are characteristic of tumor cells, being used as biomarkers. We believe that the acquisition of the multidrug resistance phenotype and the activation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition provoke alterations in the cell glycophenotype, which can be used as glycomarkers for chemoresistance and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition processes. Herein, we induced the multidrug resistance phenotype in the PC-3 human prostate adenocarcinoma line through the continuous treatment with the drug paclitaxel. Our results showed that the induced cell multidrug resistance phenotype (1) acquired a mixed profile between epithelial and mesenchymal phenotypes and (2) modified the glycophenotype, showing an increase in the level of sialylation and in the number of branched glycans. Both mechanisms are described as indicators of poor prognosis.
Managing Gender Care in Precarity: Trans Communities Respond to COVID-19
Authors: Edenfield Avery C.
Published: September 2020

Transgender (trans) people always already live with health care precarity, particularly concerning gender transition. During a pandemic, this precarity is heightened. Trans people find themselves without access to necessary cross-sex hormones or isolated with unaccepting or hostile family members. As a result, some engage in tactical technical communication, using the Internet to source knowledge and supplies to manage their transition. This article analyzes these do-it-yourself forms of tactical technical communication that support gender transition in the time of COVID-19.
Birth Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With CL/P in Thailand
Authors: Chowchuen Bowornsilp , Surakunprapha Palakorn , Winaikosol Kengkart , Punyavong Pattama , Kiatchoosakun Pakaphan , Pradubwong Suteera
Published: September 2020

Introduction:

The objectives of this study were to obtain the birth prevalence of cleft lips and/or cleft palates (CL±P) and to identify potential associated risk factors in the population of the Northeast (NE) region of Thailand.

Methods:

The data were collected from October 1, 2012, to September 30, 2013, for infant deliveries with nonsyndromic CL±P in all hospitals of 4 provinces in the region. Workshops were conducted to establish diagnostic criteria, treatment guidelines, referral systems, data collection, and data reporting. All patients included in this study, including a case (the child born with cleft lip and palate [CLP]) and 2 control cases (2 following children born without CLP in the same hospital), completed a questionnaire regarding demographics, cleft characteristics, and factors of interest such as alcohol intake, smoking, vitamin use, and medication. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio were presented for the magnitude of associations between proposed risk factors and CL±P along with 95% CIs.

Results:

The overall birth prevalence of CL±P was 1.93 per 1000 live births. There was a significant difference in percentages of infants with low birth weights ( P = .03), family history of CL±P ( P = .01) in cases than controls. Mothers who took self-medication or a menstrual regulation supplement were more likely to have the child with CL±P ( P = .01 adjusted).

Conclusions:

The prevalence of CL±P in the NE Thailand was high. Low infant birth weight, family history of CL±P, and the use of self-medication or menstrual regulation herbal supplement was significant factors.
Substance Use Disorders and Adoption Status: Implications for Counseling Practice
Authors: Branco Susan F. , Jones Connie T. , Stella Sanna
Published: September 2020

Adopted persons are at a higher risk to receive mental health and substance use treatment (Behle & Pinquart, 2016; Brodzinsky, 2013) and are also at a higher risk for a lifetime prevalence of substance use disorder (Kendler et al., 2012; Yoon et al., 2012). Despite the known risks for adopted persons, there remains a gap in counselor awareness and knowledge of the unique counseling needs of adopted persons and their families seeking substance use counseling (Atkinson et al., 2013; Brodzinsky, 2013; Lancaster et al., 2017). Therefore, we provide an overview of the related substance use research, describe the counseling needs of adopted persons and their families, and offer practice implications.
Symbols of Gentrification? Narrating Displacement in Los Angeles Chinatown
Authors: Hom Laureen D.
Published: September 2020

Los Angeles Chinatown is one of the oldest North American urban Chinatowns and experiencing changes that are redefining the neighborhood. Yet, not all community leaders label these changes as gentrification that directly displaces the community. This article examines how community leaders representing business, residential, and cultural interests engage in the politics of placemaking through their narratives of a new development, Blossom Plaza. Community leaders do not always view gentrification as a primary direct displacement, and instead emphasize how a secondary and symbolic displacement is happening historically, physically, economically, and politically in Chinatown. However, they also vary in whether they see these changes as ultimately reshaping the neighborhood to maintain its unique identity, which is linked to how they envision Chinatown as an ethnic space. The findings highlight the importance of considering symbolic displacement in gentrification studies about historic ethnic enclaves.