bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nanocasting synthesis of Fe3O4@HTC nanocapsules and their superior electromagnetic properties
Authors: Yang Zhihong , Xue Tong , Yu Linghui , Ji Guangbin , Xu Guoyue , Xu Zhichuan J.
Published: February 2016

Fe3O4@HTC nanocapsules synthesized using a nanocasting method exhibited enhanced electromagnetic wave attenuation properties.
A triPEG-boron based electrolyte membrane for wide temperature lithium ion batteries
Authors: Xu Junyi , Li Jie , Zhu Yuewu , Zhu Kai , Liu Yexiang , Liu Jin
Published: February 2016

A wide operating temperature electrolyte membrane is fabricated for all-solid-state lithium ion batteries.
Heteronanowires of MoC–Mo2C as efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction
Authors: Lin Huanlei , Shi Zhangping , He Sina , Yu Xiang , Wang Sinong , Gao Qingsheng , Tang Yi
Published: February 2016

MoC–Mo2C heteronanowires accomplished via controlled carbonization are efficient in the hydrogen evolution reaction due to a synergistic enhancement.
Construction of homogeneous antibody–drug conjugates using site-selective protein chemistry
Authors: Akkapeddi Padma , Azizi Saara-Anne , Freedy Allyson M. , Cal Pedro M. S. D. , Gois Pedro M. P. , Bernardes Gonçalo J. L.
Published: February 2016

The use of site-selective chemical drug-conjugation strategies enables the construction of antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) with superior therapeutic efficacy.”
From curiosity to applications. A personal perspective on inorganic photochemistry
Authors: Ford Peter C.
Published: February 2016

Described is an odyssey beginning with interest in colors of ruthenium(ii) complexes and evolving into photochemical uncaging of potent bioregulatory molecules.
A high energy density full lithium-ion cell based on specially matched coulombic efficiency
Authors: Zou Bangkun , Hu Qiao , Qu Danqi , Yu Ran , Zhou Yuting , Tang Zhongfeng , Chen Chunhua
Published: February 2016

Li-rich cathodes and MnxCo1−xO anodes are selected to construct a full-cell by specially matched coulombic efficiency, which delivers particularly high energy density.
All solid state flexible supercapacitors operating at 4 V with a cross-linked polymer–ionic liquid electrolyte
Authors: Ahn Yong-keon , Kim Bokyung , Ko Jieun , You Duck-Jea , Yin Zhenxing , Kim Hyunjin , Shin Dalwoo , Cho Sanghun , Yoo Jeeyoung , Kim Youn Sang
Published: February 2016

4 V-operated all solid symmetrical supercapacitors that employ mixtures of various weight compositions with c-P4VPh and EMITFSI electrolytes have been demonstrated and characterized.
Fabricating SiO2-coated V2O5nanoflake arrays for high-performance lithium-ion batteries with enhanced cycling capability
Authors: Xu Haitao , Chen Jida , Zhang Huijuan , Zhang Yan , Li Wenxiang , Wang Yu
Published: February 2016

SiO2-coated V2O5nanoflake arrays were designedly fabricated to substantially enhance the overall lithium-ion battery cycling performance.
Non‐invasive, home‐based electroencephalography hypoglycaemia warning system for personal monitoring using skin surface electrodes: a single‐case feasibility study
Authors: Clewett Christopher J. , Langley Phillip , Bateson Anthony D. , Asghar Aziz , Wilkinson Antony J.
Published: February 2016

Aims: Hypoglycaemia unawareness is a common condition associated with increased risk of severe hypoglycaemia. The purpose of the authors’ study was to develop a simple to use, home‐based and non‐invasive hypoglycaemia warning system based on electroencephalography (EEG), and to demonstrate its use in a single‐case feasibility study. Methods: A participant with type 1 diabetes forms a single‐person case study where blood sugar levels and EEG were recorded. EEG was recorded using skin surface electrodes placed behind the ear located within the T3 region by the participant in the home. EEG was analysed retrospectively to develop an algorithm which would trigger a warning if EEG changes associated with hypoglycaemia onset were detected. Results: All hypoglycaemia events were detected by the EEG hypoglycaemia warning algorithm. Warnings were triggered with blood glucose concentration levels at or below 4.2 mmol/l in this participant and no warnings were issued when in euglycaemia. Conclusion: The feasibility of a non‐invasive EEG‐based hypoglycaemia warning system for personal monitoring in the home has been demonstrated in a single case study. The results suggest that further studies are warranted to evaluate the system prospectively in a larger group of participants.
Virtual electrode design for increasing spatial resolution in retinal prosthesis
Authors: Loizos Kyle , Cela Carlos , Marc Robert , Lazzi Gianluca
Published: February 2016

Retinal prostheses systems are currently used to restore partial vision to patients blinded by degenerative diseases by electrically stimulating surviving retinal cells. To obtain likely maximum resolution, electrode size is minimised, allowing for a large quantity on an array and localised stimulation regions. Besides the small size leading to fabrication difficulties and higher electrochemical charge density, there are challenges associated with the number of drivers needed for a large electrode count as well as the strategies to deliver sufficient power to these drivers wirelessly. In hopes to increase electrode resolution while avoiding these issues, the authors propose a new ‘virtual electrode’ design to increase locations of likely stimulation. Passive metallisation strategically placed between disk electrodes, combined with alternating surrounding stimuli, channel current into a location between electrodes, producing a virtual stimulation site. A computational study was conducted to optimise the passive metal element geometry, quantify the expected current density output, and simulate retinal ganglion cell activity due to virtual electrode stimulation. Results show that this procedure leads to array geometry that focuses injected current and achieves retinal ganglion cell stimulation in a region beneath the ‘virtual electrode,’ creating an alternate stimulation site without additional drivers.
Flexible quality of service model for wireless body area sensor networks
Authors: Liao Yangzhe , Leeson Mark S. , Higgins Matthew D.
Published: February 2016

Wireless body area sensor networks (WBASNs) are becoming an increasingly significant breakthrough technology for smart healthcare systems, enabling improved clinical decision‐making in daily medical care. Recently, radio frequency ultra‐wideband technology has developed substantially for physiological signal monitoring due to its advantages such as low‐power consumption, high transmission data rate, and miniature antenna size. Applications of future ubiquitous healthcare systems offer the prospect of collecting human vital signs, early detection of abnormal medical conditions, real‐time healthcare data transmission and remote telemedicine support. However, due to the technical constraints of sensor batteries, the supply of power is a major bottleneck for healthcare system design. Moreover, medium access control (MAC) needs to support reliable transmission links that allow sensors to transmit data safely and stably. In this Letter, the authors provide a flexible quality of service model for ad hoc networks that can support fast data transmission, adaptive schedule MAC control, and energy efficient ubiquitous WBASN networks. Results show that the proposed multi‐hop communication ad hoc network model can balance information packet collisions and power consumption. Additionally, wireless communications link in WBASNs can effectively overcome multi‐user interference and offer high transmission data rates for healthcare systems.
Analytical design of a generalised predictor‐based control scheme for low‐order integrating and unstable systems with long time delay
Authors: Chen Yueling , Liu Tao , García Pedro , Albertos Pedro
Published: February 2016

In this study, the problem of controlling integrating and unstable systems with long time delay is analysed in the discrete‐time domain for digital implementation. Based on a generalised predictor‐based control structure, where the plant time delay can be taken out of the control loop for the nominal plant, an analytical controller design is proposed in terms of the delay‐free part of the nominal plant model. Correspondingly, further improved control performance is obtained compared with recently developed predictor‐based control methods relying on numerical computation for controller parameterisation. The load disturbance rejection controller is derived by proposing the desired closed‐loop transfer function, and another one for set‐point tracking is designed in terms of the H2 optimal control performance specification. Both controllers can be tuned relatively independently in a monotonic manner, with a single adjustable parameter in each controller. By establishing the sufficient and necessary condition for holding robust stability of the closed‐loop control system, tuning constraints are derived together with numerical tuning guidelines for the disturbance rejection controller. Illustrative examples taken from the literature along with temperature control tests for a crystallisation reactor are used to demonstrate the effectiveness and merit of the proposed method.
Mean‐square filtering for polynomial discrete‐time systems with Poisson noises
Authors: Hernandez‐Gonzalez Miguel , Basin Michael V. , Jose Maldonado Juan
Published: February 2016

The discrete‐time state estimation problem for a class of stochastic non‐linear polynomial systems confused with Poisson noises over linear observations is presented in this study. The filtering problem is solved computing the time‐update and measurement‐update equations for the state estimate and error covariance matrix. A finite number of filtering equations can be obtained by expressing the conditional expectations of polynomial terms as functions of the estimate and error covariance. The finite‐dimensional filtering equations are explicitly derived in a closed form for third degree polynomial systems. Numerical simulations are performed for a third degree polynomial system and the performance of the designed filter is compared to the performances of the filter designed for polynomial systems confused with additive white Gaussian noises and the extended Kalman filter.
Distributed output feedback consensus tracking prescribed performance control for a class of non‐linear multi‐agent systems with unknown disturbances
Authors: Zhang Liuliu , Hua Changchun , Guan Xinping
Published: February 2016

This paper studies the problem of distributed output feedback consensus tracking control for leader–following non‐linear multi‐agent systems in strict‐feedback form under a directed graph topology with prescribed performance requirement. The unknown external disturbances are considered in the followers. First, the authors design reduced‐order observers to estimate the unmeasured state variables of the followers online. Then, the novel controllers are designed with prescribed performance control based on backstepping method. The dynamic surface control technique is used to deal with the calculating explosion problem. It is strictly proved that the resulting whole system is stable in the sense of semi‐globally uniformly ultimately boundedness and both transient and steady‐state performance of consensus tracking errors are preserved based on Lyapunov stability theory. Finally, a simulation example is presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed techniques.
Sexual Assault as Trauma: A Foucauldian Examination of Knowledge Practices in the Field of Sexual Assault Service Provision
Authors: Egan Suzanne
Published: February 2016

This paper examines the deployment of the concept of psychological trauma in the field of sexual assault service provision, a field in which a feminist understanding of sexual violence has achieved a position of ‘truth’. Using a Foucauldian methodological approach, the investigation centred on service provision in New South Wales, Australia, and analysis focused on the everyday practices of workers illuminated through documents collected from the field, in particular the interview texts produced from interviews with thirty sexual assault practitioners. The paper focuses on the adult survivor of child sexual assault who emerged in the study as the most traumatised category of victim. I lay out how ‘trauma’, specifically the concept of ‘complex trauma’, operates as the conceptual (emotional, relational, neurobiological) link between past abuse and current problems, redefining them not as ‘problems’ but as the symptoms or effects of untreated childhood trauma. I argue that in the local field this deployment is simultaneously enabling and problematic. The production of a subject position of ongoing ontological vulnerability has the effect of repositioning the ‘adult survivor’ outside the socio-political context of their current lives and as such appears misaligned with a feminist ‘regime’ centred on enabling practices and structural gender inequality. However, I demonstrate how this same knowledge of the neurobiological, relational and emotional effects of trauma on the survivor self is used by practitioners as part of their established feminist practices of enabling victims to regain a sense of power and control, of interrupting blame and working for victims at a broader systemic level. The research adds to feminist research and commentary that has drawn critical attention to uptake of trauma in sexual assault work by showing the specificity of how trauma operates in a specific location, and illustrating both the potential and the problematic aspects of trauma as a feminist knowledge practice.
The Ripples of Violence
Authors: Bufacchi Vittorio , Gilson Jools
Published: February 2016

The received view in mainstream philosophy is that violence is an ‘act’, to be defined in terms of ‘force’ and ‘intentionality’. This approach regrettably and inexcusably tends to prioritise the agent performing the act of violence in question. This paper argues that we should resist this tendency, in order to prioritise the victim or survivor of violence, and her personal experience, not that of the perpetrator. Starting from an analysis of the devastating impact of violence that characterises the experience of sexual violation and its aftermath, based on the memoirs of Susan Brison (philosopher) and Alice Sebold (novelist), we will then proceed to argue that violence should not be thought of merely in terms of an ‘act’, but also as an ‘experience’, the difference being that an act is temporally determinate while an experience is temporally indeterminate. With the help of a phenomenological approach, we will argue that violence has time-indeterminate intended and unintended consequences; these are the ripples of violence. Finally, some of the moral, legal and political implications of acknowledging the temporal indeterminacy of violence will be highlighted.
Same Old Story? Children and Young People's Continued Normalisation of Men's Violence against Women
Authors: McCarry Melanie , Lombard Nancy
Published: February 2016

Globally, nationally and locally men's violence against women is an endemic social problem and an enduring human rights issue within all societies and cultures. Challenging attitudes that condone violence both at the individual and community level is a key priority in its prevention. This paper brings together findings from two separate studies based on children's and young people's understandings of men's violence against women. Both studies were located in Glasgow, Scotland, and used qualitative methods to explore children's and young people's views of men's violence against women. The two studies, conducted nearly ten years apart, involved children aged 11 and 12 and young people aged 15 to 18. Despite the differences in age and the interval between them, there are remarkable similarities identified within both studies centring around children and young people's normalisation of men's violence against women. This paper presents a discussion of three of the key themes identified from these studies: the construction of men's violence; gender roles and the naturalisation of difference; and the normalisation of men's violence. In both studies the techniques of normalisation were employed by the participants to minimise both the seriousness of the violence and the significance of it to the victims. The findings clearly illustrate the widespread justification of gendered violence by both boys and girls. Thus, while the development and implementation of domestic violence/abuse education programmes need to take into account gender differences, targeting only boys’ attitudes fails to acknowledge an important component in reducing domestic violence/abuse: the internalisation of patriarchal norms by girls and women.
Naming and Defining ‘Domestic Violence’: Lessons from Research with Violent Men
Authors: Kelly Liz , Westmorland Nicole
Published: February 2016

In this paper we draw on data from in-depth interviews with men who have used violence and abuse within intimate partner relationships to provide a new lens through which to view the conceptual debates on naming, defining and understanding ‘domestic violence’, as well as the policy and practice implications that flow from them. We argue that the reduction of domestic violence to discrete ‘incidents’ supports and maintains how men themselves talk about their use of violence, and that this in turn overlaps with contentions about the appropriate interventions and responses to domestic violence perpetrators. We revisit Hearn's 1998 work The Violences of Men, connecting it to Stark's later concept of coercive control, in order to develop and extend understandings of violence through analysis of the words of those who use it. We conclude by exploring the implications of these findings for recent legal reform in England and Wales and for policies on how we deal with perpetrators.
Evidence for spin to charge conversion in GeTe(111)
Authors: Rinaldi C. , Rojas-Sánchez J. C. , Wang R. N. , Fu Y. , Oyarzun S. , Vila L. , Bertoli S. , Asa M. , Baldrati L. , Cantoni M. , George J.-M. , Calarco R. , Fert A. , Bertacco R.
Published: February 2016

GeTe has been predicted to be the father compound of a new class of multifunctional materials, ferroelectric Rashba semiconductors, displaying a coupling between spin-dependent k-splitting and ferroelectricity. In this paper, we report on epitaxial Fe/GeTe(111) heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Spin-pumping experiments have been performed in a radio-frequency cavity by pumping a spin current from the Fe layer into GeTe at the Fe ferromagnetic resonance and detecting the transverse charge current originated in the slab due to spin-to-charge conversion. Preliminary experiments indicate that a clear spin to charge conversion exists, thus unveiling the potential of GeTe for spin-orbitronics.
Molecular features in complex environment: Cooperative team players during excited state bond cleavage
Authors: Thallmair Sebastian , Roos Matthias K. , de Vivie-Riedle Regina
Published: February 2016

Photoinduced bond cleavage is often employed for the generation of highly reactive carbocations in solution and to study their reactivity. Diphenylmethyl derivatives are prominent precursors in polar and moderately polar solvents like acetonitrile or dichloromethane. Depending on the leaving group, the photoinduced bond cleavage occurs on a femtosecond to picosecond time scale and typically leads to two distinguishable products, the desired diphenylmethyl cations (Ph2CH+) and as competing by-product the diphenylmethyl radicals (Ph2CH•). Conical intersections are the chief suspects for such ultrafast branching processes. We show for two typical examples, the neutral diphenylmethylchloride (Ph2CH–Cl) and the charged diphenylmethyltriphenylphosphonium ions (Ph2CH−PPh3+) that the role of the conical intersections depends not only on the molecular features but also on the interplay with the environment. It turns out to differ significantly for both precursors. Our analysis is based on quantum chemical and quantum dynamical calculations. For comparison, we use ultrafast transient absorption measurements. In case of Ph2CH–Cl, we can directly connect the observed signals to two early three-state and two-state conical intersections, both close to the Franck-Condon region. In case of the Ph2CH−PPh3+, dynamic solvent effects are needed to activate a two-state conical intersection at larger distances along the reaction coordinate.
Determination of the flexoelectric coefficient (e1–e3) in nematic liquid crystal by using fully leaky optical-guided mode
Authors: Zheng Guili , Zhang Hui , Ye Wenjiang , Zhang Zhidong , Song Hong-wei , Xuan Li
Published: February 2016

Fully leaky optical-guided mode was employed to determine the difference in the splay and bend flexoelectric coefficient (e1–e3) in negative nematic liquid crystal MS-N01300-000. The experimental curves of reflectivity versus internal angle (angle of incident light to the liquid crystal) were obtained when a laser beam passed through the hybrid-aligned nematic in-plane switching liquid crystal cell; the cell was embedded in pyramid-coupled waveguide with different alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) voltages. The curves of the applied DC with voltage similar to that of AC shift to the left or the right. Experimental results were then compared with theoretical results derived from elastic continuum theory and multi-layer optical theory of liquid crystals. The approximate value of the flexoelectric coefficient (e1–e3) of MS-N01300-000 is 9.0 × 10−11 C/m.
Dynamical picture of spin Hall effect based on quantum spin vorticity theory
Authors: Fukuda Masahiro , Ichikawa Kazuhide , Senami Masato , Tachibana Akitomo
Published: February 2016

It is proposed that the dynamical picture of the spin Hall effect can be explained as the generation of the spin vorticity by the applied electric field on the basis of the “quantum spin vorticity theory”, which describes the equation of motion of local spin and the vorticity of spin in the framework of quantum field theory. Similarly, it is proposed that the dynamical picture of the inverse spin Hall effect can be explained as the acceleration of the electron by the rotation of the spin torque density as driving force accompanying the generation of the spin vorticity. These explanations may help us to understand spin phenomena in condensed matter and molecular systems from a unified viewpoint.
In situ measurement of the particle size distribution of the fragmentation product of laser-shock-melted aluminum using in-line picosecond holography
Authors: Li Ying-Hua , Zhao Yu , Li Xue-Mei , Zhang Zu-Gen , Ye Xiang-Ping , Zhong Jie , Cai Ling-Cang , Zhang Lin
Published: February 2016

The dynamic fragmentation of shock-melted metal is a topic of increasing interest in shock physics. However, high-quality experimental studies of the phenomenon are limited, and data that are essential for developing predictive models of the phenomenon, such as the mass and particle sizes distributions, are quite sparse. In-line holography is an effective non-contact technique for measuring particle size distribution, but critical technical requirements, in particular, particle density limits, complicate its application to the subject phenomenon. These challenges have been reasonably overcome in the present study, allowing for successful in situ measurements of the size distribution of the fragmentation product from laser-shock-melted aluminum. In this letter, we report on our experiments and present the measured data.
Flow angle dependent photoacoustic Doppler power spectra under intensity-modulated continuous wave laser excitation
Authors: Tong Yu , Zhao Hongcai , Fang Hui , Zhao Youquan , Yuan Xiaocong
Published: February 2016

Photoacoustic Doppler (PAD) power spectra showing an evident Doppler shift represent the major characteristics of the continuous wave-excited or burst wave-excited versions of PAD flow measurements. In this paper, the flow angle dependences of the PAD power spectra are investigated using an experiment setup that was established based on intensity-modulated continuous wave laser excitation. The setup has an overall configuration that is similar to a previously reported configuration, but is more sophisticated in that it accurately aligns the laser illumination with the ultrasound detection process, and in that it picks up the correct sample position. In the analysis of the power spectra data, we find that the background power spectra can be extracted by combining the output signals from the two channels of the lock-in amplifier, which is very useful for identification of the PAD power spectra. The power spectra are presented and analyzed in opposite flow directions, at different flow speeds, and at different flow angles. The power spectra at a 90° flow angle show the unique properties of symmetrical shapes due to PAD broadening. For the other flow angles, the smoothed power spectra clearly show a flow angle cosine relationship.
Spin-split bands of metallic hydrogenated ZnO (101¯) surface: First-principles study
Authors: Absor Moh. Adhib Ulil , Ishii Fumiyuki , Kotaka Hiroki , Saito Mineo
Published: February 2016

For spintronics applications, generation of significant spin transport is required, which is achieved by applying a semiconductor surface exhibiting metallic spin-split surface-state bands. We show that metallic spin-split surface-state bands are achieved on hydrogenated ZnO (101¯0) surface by using first-principles density-functional theory calculations. We find that these metallic surface-state bands with dominant Zn-s and p orbitals exhibit Rashba spin splitting with a strong anisotropic character. This finding makes spintronics devices using oxide electronics surface materials possible.
Ultrasound (US) transducer of higher operating frequency detects photoacoustic (PA) signals due to the contrast in elastic property
Authors: Singh Mayanglambam Suheshkumar , Jiang Huabei
Published: February 2016

We report our study that shows selection in operating frequency of US-transducer used for boundary detection of PA-signals, which result due to the contrast in elastic property distribution (E(r→)) in sample material other than that of optical absorption coefficient (μa). Studies were carried out, experimentally, in tissue-mimicking Agar phantoms employing acoustic resolution photoacoustic microscopy (AR-PAM) system as an imaging unit. In the experiments, various transducers having different operating frequencies, ranging from 1MHz to 50MHz, were employed for studying frequency response of the photoacoustic signals. The study shows that, for detecting photoacoustic signals due to the contrast in elastic property, ultrasound transducer with higher operating frequency (∼50MHz) is demanded.
Seed development following reciprocal crossing among autotetraploid and diploid Acacia mangium and diploid A. auriculiformis
Authors: Nghiem Q. C. , Griffin A. R. , Harwood C. E. , Harbard J. L. , Ha Huy T. , Koutoulis A.
Published: February 2016

As part of a program to breed sterile triploid varieties of tropical Acacia, a series of inter-and intra-specific crosses were made among clones of neo-tetraploid A. mangium (AM-4x) and diploid A. mangium (AM-2x) and A. auriculiformis (AA-2x). The present paper reports variation in seed-crop development from anthesis to harvest, in comparison with that after open pollination of the respective parent trees. Abscission of spikes and pods within spikes commenced soon after anthesis and was more rapid in inter-cytotype crosses than in open-pollinated controls. Less than 12% of spikes were retained to maturity in either cytotype, emphasising the likely importance of resource competition during development. Inter-cytotype crosses showed higher levels of abnormal ovule development at 7 weeks after pollination and more undeveloped seeds in those pods which did develop to maturity. No inter-cytotype combination produced more than one viable seed per pod on average, and all needed to be germinated in vitro to survive. A directional effect was apparent in the inter-cytotype crosses within AM but this was not obvious when the cross was inter-specific. The study contributes new knowledge of the post-anthesis timeline for ovule, pod and spike abscission and discusses the likely genetic and environmental causes of observed differences between inter-and intra-cytotype crosses as well as the implications for breeding.
The spontaneous-autobenefactive prefix in Japhug Rgyalrong
Authors: Jacques Guillaume
Published: February 2016

This paper documents the morphosyntactic and semantic properties of the autobenefactive-spontaneous prefixnɯ-. It describes the regular and irregular morphological and morphophonological alternations displayed by this prefix, as well as its three main semantic functions, namely spontaneous, autobenefactive and permansive. Finally, it discusses the historical relationship of the autobenefactive prefix with other derivations, in particular the vertitivenɯ-and the anticausative prenasalization.
Literary narrative as a cognitive structure in the brain
Authors: Garcia Mario
Published: February 2016

This paper proposes that literary narrative is the result of an unconscious computation in the brain, a computation that arises from the dynamical interaction of specific innate and representational lower-order neuronal circuits and mappings. It is also proposed that these specific circuits constitute the fundamental building blocks of literary narrative. The analysis further suggests that as literary narrative evolves in the brain, its development is influenced by an evolutionarily-biased broad class of attractors known as archetypes. In this context, a description of literary narrative is devised, and six phases leading to the production of literary narrative are then identified. The description presented here may have applications in the production of literary narrative by artificial systems.
How emotional content of memories changes in narrating
Authors: Fioretti Chiara , Smorti Andrea
Published: February 2016

The purpose of this study is to explore the link between autobiographical memories and personal narratives and to assess whether the emotions present in memories are maintained or transformed when memories are narrated. In a Memory Fluency Task a total of 72 Italian undergraduates (35 males and 37 females) were asked to recall memories from their last period of life (from adolescence to present), to select one of them and to choose the emotions connected to this memory from an eleven-item list. Then, they were requested to write this memory in detail and again to select the emotions connected to the narrative from the same list of emotions. The emotions were distinguished as simple positive, simple negative, simple neutral, and complex (positive and negative). The results showed, on the whole, that participants expressed more emotions and a greater number of complex emotions in narratives than in memories. The authors interpret these results using a Vygotskyan frame of reference and considering the narratives as a form of external speech that makes memories more explicit.
Migrant identities in narrative practice
Authors: Sabaté Dalmau Maria
Published: February 2016

From an interpretive, post-structuralist perspective, this paper analyzes the discursive constructions of fluid migrant identities through the lens of narrative practice. I describe the presentations of the Self /the Other which get inscribed in a series of truncated stories mobilized by three unsheltered Ghanaians who lived on a bench in a Catalan town. I explore their self-attributed /other-ascribed social categories and argue that these multifaceted identity acts are a lens into how heterogeneous migrant networks apprehend social exclusion in their host societies. I show that a narrative approach to the interactional processes of migrant identity construction may be revealing of these populations’ social structuration practices, which are ‘internally’ regulated in off-the-radar economies of meaning. I problematize hegemonic conceptions that present migrants as agency-less, decapitalized storied Selves, and suggest that stagnated populations may also be active tellers who act upon companions and rivals, when fighting for transnational survival in contexts of precariousness.
Using storytelling in culturally situated ways to persuade
Authors: Chang Yanrong (Yvonne)
Published: February 2016

This study examines how storytelling is manipulated in culturally meaningful ways for persuasive purposes by describing patterns of storytelling in Chinese criminal courts and analyzing ways in which the court manipulated the form and content of storytelling in order to accomplish multiple persuasive goals — to convince defendants of their guilt, to create an image of justice, and to educate the public about legal and moral conduct.
Acquisitional patterns of Spanish anticausative se
Authors: Gómez Soler Inmaculada
Published: February 2016

The acquisition of the Spanish morphemesehas proved to be problematic for L2 learners both because of its polyfunctionality and because of the restrictions regarding the types of predicates with which it can combine. This paper sheds light on this problem by focusing on a specific type ofse(anticausativese; e.g.,El jarrón se rompió‘The vase broke’) and exploring its acquisition across four proficiency levels. Results of a scalar grammaticality judgment task indicate that lower-proficiency participants’ performance is in line with previous research, which claims that this aspect of Spanish grammar is particularly challenging for L2 learners (as reflected in omission and overgeneralization errors). However, the near-native group shows sensitivity to the abstract features that uniquely characterize verbs that undergo the causative/inchoative alternation. Thus, the current findings suggest that L2 learners manage to overcome the problems experienced at lower levels and, in fact, do succeed at the level of ultimate attainment.
Hardness and compression resistance of natural rubber and synthetic rubber mixtures
Authors: Arguello J M , Santos A
Published: February 2016

This project aims to mechanically characterize through compression resistance and shore hardness tests, the mixture of hevea brasiliensis natural rubber with butadiene synthetic rubber (BR), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubber (EPDM). For each of the studied mixtures were performed 10 tests, each of which increased by 10% the content of synthetic rubber in the mixture; each test consisted of carrying out five tests of compression resistance and five tests of shore hardness. The specimens were vulcanized on a temperature of 160°C, during an approximate time of 15 minutes, and the equipment used in the performance of the mechanical tests were a Shimadzu universal machine and a digital durometer. The results show that the A shore hardness increases directly proportional, with a linear trend, with the content of synthetic BR, SBR or EPDM rubber present in the mixture, being the EPDM the most influential. With respect to the compression resistance is observed that the content of BR or SBR increase this property directly proportional through a linear trend; while the EPDM content also increases but with a polynomial trend.
Minimal thinness with respect to symmetric Lévy processes
Authors: Kim Panki , Song Renming , Vondraček Zoran
Published: February 2016

Minimal thinness is a notion that describes the smallness of a set at a boundary point. In this paper, we provide tests for minimal thinness at finite and infinite minimal Martin boundary points for a large class of purely discontinuous symmetric Lévy processes.
Associations of Apelin, Visfatin, and Urinary 8-Isoprostane With Severe Hypertension in African Americans: The MH-GRID Study
Authors: Horbal Steven R. , Seffens William , Davis Adam R. , Silvestrov Natalia , Gibbons Gary H. , Quarells Rakale C. , Bidulescu Aurelian
Published: February 2016

BACKGROUND

Apelin is an adipokine directly associated with adiposity, insulin resistance, and decreased blood pressure. Urinary 8-isoprostane is a marker of chronic oxidative endothelial stress. Visfatin, an adipokine that acts by binding and activating the insulin receptor, has been associated with hypertension. As severe hypertension (SH) is highly prevalent among African Americans (AA), we aimed to assess the association of these biomarkers with SH status.

METHODS

A sample of 250 AA participants (134 normotensive controls and 116 with SH (including 98 treatment controlled, SCH: severe controlled hypertension, and 18 treatment resistant, SRH: severe resistant hypertension)) from the Minority Health Genomics and Translational Research Bio-Repository Database (MH-GRID) in metro Atlanta had blood analyzed for apelin and visfatin and urine for 8-isoprostane. T -tests, sex-specific age-adjusted correlation coefficients, and multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the association of biomarkers with hypertensive status.

RESULTS

Levels of apelin and 8-isoprostane were not statistically different between controls and SCH or SRH. Statistically significant differences were present in levels of visfatin between controls (1.03±0.84 pg/ml), SCH (1.34±1.14 pg/ml), and SRH (1.59±0.85 pg/ml). After multivariable adjustment, categorization in the middle 2 quartiles of urinary 8-isoprostane were associated with SH. In similar models, categorization into the highest quartile of visfatin was associated with SH (odds ratio = 2.80; 95% confidence interval: 1.02–7.02). A continuous association of visfatin with SH was present.

CONCLUSION

In our community sample of AA, there were increased odds of SH with increased levels of urinary 8-isoprostane and visfatin, but not with apelin.
Exploring equivalence domain in nonlinear inverse problems using Covariance Matrix Adaption Evolution Strategy (CMAES) and random sampling
Authors: Grayver Alexander V. , Kuvshinov Alexey V.
Published: February 2016

This paper presents a methodology to sample equivalence domain (ED) in nonlinear partial differential equation (PDE)-constrained inverse problems. For this purpose, we first applied state-of-the-art stochastic optimization algorithm called Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy (CMAES) to identify low-misfit regions of the model space. These regions were then randomly sampled to create an ensemble of equivalent models and quantify uncertainty. CMAES is aimed at exploring model space globally and is robust on very ill-conditioned problems. We show that the number of iterations required to converge grows at a moderate rate with respect to number of unknowns and the algorithm is embarrassingly parallel. We formulated the problem by using the generalized Gaussian distribution. This enabled us to seamlessly use arbitrary norms for residual and regularization terms. We show that various regularization norms facilitate studying different classes of equivalent solutions. We further show how performance of the standard Metropolis–Hastings Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm can be substantially improved by using information CMAES provides. This methodology was tested by using individual and joint inversions of magneotelluric, controlled-source electromagnetic (EM) and global EM induction data.
A History of Psychotherapy Integration
Authors: Goldfried Marvin R. , Pachankis John E. , Bell Alissa C.
Published: February 2016

In this chapter, we begin with a historical review of past efforts at psychotherapy integration, covering the work that has been done through the end of the twentieth century. Finally, we describe the development of a professional reference group whose purpose is to support continued work in this area.
Outcome-Informed Clinical Work
Authors: Miller Scott D. , Duncan Barry L. , Hubble Mark A.
Published: February 2016

For a field as intent on identifying and codifying the methods of treatment as psychotherapy is, abandoning process in favor of outcome may seem radical indeed. Nevertheless, an entire tradition of using outcome to inform process exists. We begin by exploring the empirical antecedents of an outcome-informed approach to clinical practice. After this review, the development our own work and perspective is presented.
Data Analysis and Treatment Planning
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 3 discusses data analysis and treatment planning. Sleep schedules and habits are explored, along with a Sleep Intervention Questionnaire (SIQ).
Improving Bedtime
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 6 explores improvements that can be made to the bedtime routine. Intervention options are discussed, along with intervention selection, dealing with family resistance, and steps for graduated extinction and sleep restriction.
Night Waking Intervention
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 9 discusses night waking interventions, reviewing progress and modifications that can be made to each intervention approach to manage remaining night waking issues.
Reducing Nightmares and Sleep Terrors
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 10 explores nightmares and sleep terrors, differentiates between the two and presents intervention options for both. Steps for dealing with family resistance, utilising 'magic' treatments for nightmares, relaxation techniques, paradoxical intention, and scheduled awakening are also included.
Bedwetting Intervention
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 14 outlines follow-up sessions for bedwetting, which review progress and address remaining any remaining bedwetting issues.
Improving Other Sleep-Related Problems
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 15 discusses other sleep-related problems, such as sleepwalking, sleeping at the wrong times, excessive sleepiness, and nighttime problems related to anxiety, depression, headaches, rhythmic movement disorder and nighttime teeth grinding (nocturnal bruxism).
Interventions for Sleep-Related Problems
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 16 explores follow-up sessions for interventions for sleep-related problems, in which progress is reviewed, and remaining sleep-related issues are addressed.
Introductory Information for Therapists
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 1 provides introductory information for therapists on the background and purpose of this program, sleep disorders, diagnostic criteria for pediatric sleep problems, the evidence base of the treatment program, its limits and benefits and the role of medications are also discussed. An overview of sleep, its stages and schedules, is also included.
Pre-Intervention Assessment and Planning
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 2 discusses pre-intervention assessment and planning, using the Albany Sleep Problems Scale (ASPS), and a questionnaire covering sleep habits, night waking, sleepiness, medication use, nightmares and sleep terrors, hypersomnia and narcolepsy, breathing, sleepwalking, and bedwetting. The Sleep Diary and Behavior Log are introduced.
Good Sleep Habits
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 3 outlines the importance of good sleep habits, age-related sleep needs, improving sleep habits, and modifications that can be made to the sleep schedule to allow for the weekend.
Bedtime
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 4 explores bedtime, including intervention options (providing steps to perform graduated extinction and sleep restriction) and selection, along with common obstacles.
Nightmares and Sleep Terrors
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 6 explores nightmares and sleep terrors, the difference between the two, and intervention options for both nightmares and sleep terrors along with potential obstacles and modifications.
Bedwetting
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 7 considers bedwetting, the nature and causes of bedwetting, initial steps to take before trying specific interventions, the introduction of a bedwetting recording sheet, interventions and intervention selection, steps for home training and potential obstacles.
Other Sleep-Related Issues
Authors: Durand V. Mark
Published: February 2016

Chapter 8 discusses other sleep-related issues, and presents general strategies and potential intervention options for sleepwalking, sleeping at the wrong times, excessive sleepiness, anxiety, depression, sleep-related headaches, rhythmic movement disorder and teeth grinding.
Is This Treatment Right for You?
Authors: Chrestman Kelly R. , Gilboa-Schechtman Eva , Foa Edna B.
Published: February 2016

Chapter 2 encourages the client to consider if this treatment is right for them, make a list of their life domains that have been disrupted as a result of the trauma, to think about potential benefits and costs of participating in the therapy, and areas that they might find difficult.
Common Reactions to Trauma
Authors: Chrestman Kelly R. , Gilboa-Schechtman Eva , Foa Edna B.
Published: February 2016

Chapter 5 explores common reactions to trauma, including fear and anxiety, feeling on edge, re-experiencing, avoidance, emotional numbness, anger, guilt, feelings of losing control, depression, along with ways to understand reactions to trauma.
Recounting the Memory
Authors: Chrestman Kelly R. , Gilboa-Schechtman Eva , Foa Edna B.
Published: February 2016

Chapter 7 explores recounting the memory, the rationale for recounting memories and the positive effects it will have. The therapist will guide recounting the memory of the trauma and help process the memory.
Relapse Prevention
Authors: Chrestman Kelly R. , Gilboa-Schechtman Eva , Foa Edna B.
Published: February 2016

Chapter 9 outlines strategies for preventing relapse, including the identification of triggers, planning coping strategies, reviewing tools, and completing a final project before the completion of the therapy sessions.
End of Treatment
Authors: Chrestman Kelly R. , Gilboa-Schechtman Eva , Foa Edna B.
Published: February 2016

Chapter 10 explores the final unit of the treatment process, and discusses progress that has been made, the client's feelings about the end of the treatment program.
Common Ethical and Legal Challenges in Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
Authors: Nezu Christine Maguth , Martell Christopher R. , Nezu Arthur M.
Published: February 2016

Chapter 10 discusses how competence in professional psychology requires knowledge and adherence to the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct put forth by the APA, most recently revised in 2002, and how the challenges for psychologists who must navigate ‘grey’ areas and embrace these principles in day-to-day practice can differ from specialty to specialty. It also provides a unique view of these ‘grey’ areas frequently encountered in cognitive behavioural practice and offers insights regarding how best to direct clinical decisions toward these ethical issues.
Individual and Cultural Diversity
Authors: Nezu Christine Maguth , Martell Christopher R. , Nezu Arthur M.
Published: February 2016

Chapter 11 provides a focus on multicultural competencies related to the practice of cognitive and behavioural psychology consistent with the core foundational competencies in professional psychology, especially with regard to individual and cultural diversity. It provides a unique perspective for cultural competency focusing on the principle of self- awareness, as well as respect for how an individual’s past and current functioning is impacted by a wide breadth of multicultural and individual factors. It also discusses the implications for assessment, intervention, and therapeutic alliance.
Foundational Core Knowledge Areas of Counseling Psychology
Authors: Fuertes Jairo N. , Spokane Arnold R. , Holloway Elizabeth
Published: February 2016

Chapter 2 covers the fundamental knowledge and foundational competencies in counseling psychology, and includes content from the core academic areas in psychology, from the research core foundations, and from the theoretical and empirical bases of psychotherapy. It also cites sample foundational competencies that have been outlined in the literature, including personal and relationship competencies.