bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cryptocurrency Trading and Associated Mental Health Factors: A Scoping Review
Authors: Jain Lakshit , Velez-Figueroa Luis , Karlapati Surya , Forand Mary , Ahmed Rizwan , Sarfraz Zouina
Published: February 2025

Background:

Cryptocurrency trading seemingly mirrors the high-risk, high-reward nature of gambling, and may cause significant psychological challenges to traders. As cryptocurrency trading becomes mainstream, this scoping review aims to synthesize evidence from empirical studies to understand the emotional, cognitive, and social influences on cryptocurrency traders, and identify associated mental health traits/attributes influencing their behaviors.

Methods:

This review adhered to PRISMA-ScR guidelines, pooling in 13 studies involving 11,177 participants across multiple countries. A detailed literature search was conducted up to August 4, 2024, and was rerun on October 9, 2024 using databases including PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Embase, and Scopus. Keywords used included psychiatry, psychology, mental health, cryptocurrency, trading behavior, mental health, substance use, gambling, investment, and/or emotional impact. These terms were refined through iterative searches to retrieve the most relevant studies.

Results:

The scoping review found several key psychological factors affecting cryptocurrency trading behaviors. Many traders exhibited addiction-like behaviors, compulsively trading even when it leads to financial losses. Social media was found to have a strong influence, encouraging herd behavior and impulsive decision-making to follow trends. High levels of psychological distress, including anxiety and depression, were found to be linked to the market’s volatility and risks. Overconfidence bias was observed to make traders underestimate risks and overestimate their ability to predict the market. Cognitive biases like confirmation bias and the disposition effect caused traders to hold onto losing investments and sell winning ones too early.

Conclusion:

Due to the shared psychological traits between cryptocurrency trading and gambling, it is imperative to implement targeted early interventions to mitigate the risk of its progression into a pathological condition. Tools like the Problematic Cryptocurrency Trading Scale may help identify and manage risky behaviors. Ongoing research is crucial to identify both positive and negative impact of cryptocurrency trading to develop effective support systems and regulatory policies to address traders’ mental well-being.
The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Acute Diabetes Complication by Care Delivery Settings
Authors: Kulbak Danielle , Dinh Dang , Larson Annie E. , Suchocki Andrew , Springer Rachel , Marino Miguel , DeVoe Jennifer E. , Hwang Jun , Huguet Nathalie
Published: February 2025

Objective:

This study evaluates whether gaining Medicaid following the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expansion led to changes in the rate of acute diabetes complications diagnosed in primary care settings, relative to in inpatient, emergency department (ED), or urgent care (UC) settings.

Methods:

This retrospective cohort study used Medicaid administrative claims data linked to electronic health records for 3767 patients, aged 19 to 64 years, who experienced acute preventable complications of diabetes between 2014 and 2019 diagnosed in inpatient, ED, UC, or primary care settings in the state of Oregon. These patients were classified as either continuously Medicaid-insured or having gained Medicaid.

Results:

Annual rates of acute complications diagnosed in primary care and inpatient/ED/UC settings increased for both continuously [Adjusted Rate Ratio (aRR) = 2.20, 95% CI = 1.65-2.91] and newly Medicaid-insured patients (aRR = 2.67, 95% CI = 2.05-3.47) after the ACA. Among newly Medicaid-insured, annual rates of abnormal blood glucose diagnosed in primary care settings significantly increased with time while those diagnosed in inpatient/ED/UC decreased (2014 vs 2016 aRR = 3.36, 95% CI = 1.60-7.09).

Conclusion:

We found a significantly greater rate of abnormal blood glucose diagnosed in primary care clinics among patients who gained Medicaid post-ACA and a corresponding decline in diagnosis in inpatient/ED/UC settings.
Optimizing Resilience in Sports Science Through an Integrated Random Network Structure: Harnessing the Power of Failure, Payoff, and Social Dynamics
Authors: Park Chulwook
Published: February 2025

This study focuses on understanding risk-aversion behaviours in sports science by examining system dynamics and network structures. Various network models for real-world sports were analyzed, leading to the development of a comprehensive computational algorithm that captures the interactive properties of networked agents. This algorithm dynamically estimates the likelihood of systemic risk propagation while optimizing principles related to failure, reward, and social learning within the network. The findings suggest that despite the inherent risks in sports-centric network structures, the potential for protection can be enhanced through strategically developed, interconnected methods that emphasize appropriate investment. Strong social learning interactions were found to reduce the probability of failure, whereas weaker interactions resulted in a broader distribution of eigenvector centrality, increasing the risk of failure propagation. The study highlights key conceptual and methodological advancements in applying system dynamics to sports science. Furthermore, advanced agent-based network simulations offer deeper insights into the protective potential of interconnected management strategies, offering solutions to mitigate instability and cascading risks in sports.
Research into Transition to Adulthood in Persons with Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review
Authors: Backman Ellen , Andersz Caroline , Tideman Magnus
Published: February 2025

Transition to adulthood involves challenges for young adults, especially for persons with disabilities: finding a meaningful occupation, developing relationships, and taking responsibility for one’s health. The aim of this scoping review was to map and analyse literature on transition to adulthood for persons with cerebral palsy. Eight databases were searched for studies published between 2010 and 2023. Twenty-seven studies were analysed, both descriptively and through the Indicators of Integration Framework, IIF. Results show that a medical, individualised view of adulthood dominate. The review identifies important gaps. These include insufficient attention paid to digital participation and to communicative abilities of participants. Most articles lack theoretical foundation. By using the IIF in the analysis, a theoretical framework was tested that is deemed to be a valuable tool that offers a common language for researchers, support services and organisations working to ensure an adult life on equal terms for all citizens.
Improving Nursing Care in Long-Term Care Facilities for Older Adults by Addressing the Social Diversity of the Nursing Staff
Authors: Roitenberg Neta
Published: February 2025

Nursing education and administration at long-term care (LTC) facilities do not pay sufficient attention to the socioeconomic and cultural diversity of the nursing staff. This commentary raises specific issues, such as lack of representation of marginalized staff members in nursing leadership and training that require immediate attention. Ignoring these issues can have detrimental effects on nursing staff and patients in LTC facilities, leading to cultural misunderstandings, biases, reduction in the quality of care, and more. This commentary adds to the current Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) efforts in healthcare, and suggests specific measures for LTC workplaces, which are characterized by intersectionality and multiple marginality. The paper presents the CARE strategy for diversity, which encompasses: 1. C onfronting Inequality: Acknowledging inequality and discrimination at institutional and personal levels; 2. A dvancing Inclusive Nursing Curriculum through reform; 3. R epresenting Diversity in Nursing Leadership; and 4. E nhancing Nursing Staff Training and Mentorship Initiatives for marginalized staff members in LTC. There are many benefits to diversity in nursing leadership and training in LTC facilities. In the first place, attending to the special needs of senior adults from various backgrounds improves patient outcomes. Second, encouraging inclusive practices improves employee morale, builds a feeling of community of practice, lowers employee turnover, and eventually ensures the continuity of care by reducing employee disengagement. Third, healthcare professionals who undergo diversity and inclusion training acquire increased cultural sensitivity, which decreases prejudices and stereotypes and enhances relationships and communication with coworkers and patients. In conclusion, the CARE strategy for diversity presented here addresses these issues, offering actionable measures for nursing educators and LTC administrators. Because societies are aging and the nursing workforce is in great demand worldwide, it is necessary to establish a vision of LTC that transforms the marginality of the workforce by promoting the ethos of diversity and inclusion.
Changes in conscientiousness during adolescence – the role of intelligence
Authors: Friedrich Teresa Sophie , Schütz Astrid
Published: February 2025

Do adolescents become more conscientious to compensate for a lack of intelligence, or does conscientiousness change independent of intelligence? The reasons for personality changes in adolescence have rarely been studied thus far, and in particular, the possible role of intelligence in that process has been neglected. The present study aims to close this research gap. In a large nationwide longitudinal sample of German adolescents (NEPS SC3; N = 7122), changes in conscientiousness and the question of whether fluid intelligence influences these changes were investigated. Latent change models indicated that conscientiousness increased in late adolescence, while the trajectories were less clear in early adolescence. Reasoning had a negative effect on changes in conscientiousness in early adolescence, which was more pronounced in boys than in girls.
Exploring eye-movement changes as digital biomarkers and endophenotypes in subclinical eating disorders: an eye tracking study
Authors: Navas-León Sergio , Sánchez-Martín Milagrosa , Tajadura-Jiménez Ana , De Coster Lize , Borda-Mas Mercedes , Morales Luis
Published: February 2025

Objective

Previous research has indicated that patients with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) exhibit specific eye movement changes, identified through eye tracking sensor technology. These changes have been proposed as potential digital biomarkers and endophenotypes for early diagnosis and preventive clinical interventions. This study aims to explore whether these eye movement changes are also present in individuals with subclinical eating disorder (ED) symptomatology compared to control participants.

Method

The study recruited participants using convenience sampling and employed the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire for initial screening. The sample was subsequently divided into two groups: individuals exhibiting subclinical ED symptomatology and control participants. Both groups performed various tasks, including a fixation task, prosaccade/antisaccade task, and memory-guided task. Alongside these tasks, anxiety and premorbid intelligence were measured as potential confounding variables. The data were analyzed through means comparison and exploratory Pearson’s correlations.

Results

No significant differences were found between the two groups in the three eye tracking tasks.

Discussion

The findings suggest that the observed changes in previous research might be more related to the clinical state of the illness rather than a putative trait. Implications for the applicability of eye movement changes as early biomarkers and endophenotypes for EDs in subclinical populations are discussed. Further research is needed to validate these findings and understand their implications for preventive diagnostics.

Registration

https://jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40337-022-00573-2
Health related quality of life (HRQOL) from the perspective of patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) in Sweden
Authors: Dalal Koustuv , Peterson Gunnel , Peolsson Anneli
Published: February 2025

Background

The current study investigated Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) and health related quality of life (HRQOL) from the perspective of Swedish patients. Another aim was to assess medicine consumption and income loss due to WAD.

Method

The present study was a planned secondary analysis using baseline data from a prospective, multicentre randomized controlled trial. The study participants were WAD patients, victims of four-wheel motor vehicle collisions at least six months but not more than five years ago. Neck Disability Index and HRQOL were measured. HRQOL was measured by the EQ-5D instrument. Cross tabulations, Box Plots, and regression analyses were performed.

Trial registration section

The study was registered before data collection started (ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol ID: NCT03022812, initial release 12/20/2016).

Results

There were 137 WAD participants (78.8% women), and almost three-fourths (74.5%) were married. The majority (54.7%) of the WAD patients were in white-collar jobs, followed by blue-collar jobs (35%) and students /unemployed (10.2%). Both consumption of medicine for neck pain and income loss due to WAD have a negative relation with the Neck Disability Index (NDI). On average, EQ-VAS for WAD women is 58.21 (± 17.625), and for men, it is 61.11 (± 16.444). WAD patients with a university education have the highest EQ-VAS average of 60.42 (± 17.738).

Conclusions

The low HRQOL seen in WAD patients in this study should warrant the attention of the medical fraternity, researchers and policymakers.
Effect of add-on therapy with leukotriene receptor antagonists and Chungsangboha-tang in patients with asthma: a protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel, multicenter trial
Authors: Kang Sung-Woo , Nam Hae-Seong , Park Yang-Chun , Choi Jun-Yong , Kim Ki-Tae , Ha Seo-Jung , Kim Kwan-Il , Jung Hee-Jae , Lee Beom-Joon
Published: February 2025

Background

Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by airway inflammation and obstruction. Treatment aims to control symptoms with minimal medication, using disease-controlling and symptom-relieving drugs. Inhaled steroids and beta2 agonists are common treatments; however, their long-term use can cause side effects. Leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) are used in combination with inhaled steroids to manage asthma because of their anti-inflammatory and bronchodilatory effects. Combining LTRAs with Chungsangboha-tang (CSBHT), a Korean medicine, may enhance their efficacy. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of CSBHT as an adjunctive therapy for asthma management in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial.

Methods

This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, multicenter study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CSBHT as an additional treatment for patients with asthma, particularly for those with LTRAs. Overall, 198 participants will be randomly divided into intervention and control groups, with the former receiving CSBHT thrice daily and the latter receiving a placebo. Follow-ups at weeks 0, 4, and 8 will include outcome measurements, medication dispensation, and adverse reaction monitoring. The primary outcome is the mean change in forced expiratory volume in one-second scores, with secondary outcomes including changes in peak expiratory flow, forced vital capacity, forced expiratory flow 25–75%, fractional exhaled nitric oxide, Asthma Control Test, Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, serum IgE, eosinophil count, C-reactive protein, rescue medication usage, and a descriptive analysis of the questionnaire on asthma symptoms in Korean medicine. Safety assessments will be conducted using laboratory tests, vital signs, and monitoring of adverse events. Economic evaluations will be conducted using either cost-minimization analysis or cost-utility analysis.

Discussion

This trial will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of CSBHT as an add-on therapy to LTRAs to establish its potential as an adjuvant therapy in asthma management.

Trial registration

This study was registered in the Clinical Research Information Service of Korea (KCT0006005), on March 16, 2021.
The impact of polycystic ovary syndrome on attention: an empirical investigation
Authors: Redkar Maitreyi , Khan Azizuddin
Published: February 2025

Background

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrinal dysfunction characterized by androgen excess, irregular or absent menstruation, and polycystic ovarian morphology. While extensive research is conducted on the biochemical and medical ramifications of PCOS. However, there is not much research on cognitive mechanisms, especially attention. Attention is the fundamental cognitive ability that influences other cognitive and psychological phenomena. Therefore, the present study attempts to investigate the effect of PCOS on attention.

Methods

Flanker’s task examining focussed attention and Posner’s cueing task measuring divided attention was administered to 173 female participants, of which 101 constituted the PCOS group and the remaining were control. The Analysis of Variance was used to analyze the data.

Results

These findings demonstrated that the PCOS group took longer in focused attention, 557.21 milliseconds (SD = 169.70), compared to the reaction time of 462.88 milliseconds (SD = 120.80) in divided attention. Concerning accuracy, the PCOS group made more errors in the focused attention task at 0.98 (SD = 0.41), while for the divided attention task, it was 0.99 (SD = 0.27).

Conclusions

Women with PCOS showed more error and slower reaction time in focused attention.
High albumin leakage rather than increased dialysis dose can increase the α1-microglobulin reduction ratio in patients on predilution online hemodiafiltration
Authors: Okada Kazuyoshi , Tashiro Manabu , Michiwaki Hiroyuki , Yamaguchi Sumiyo , Inoue Tomoko , Minakuchi Jun
Published: February 2025

Background

When increasing the reduction ratio (RR) of α1-microglobulin (α1MG) to improve symptoms, the dialysis dose is usually increased. However, no studies on its effectiveness have been reported.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 113 patients on predilution online hemodiafiltration (pre-OHDF) as of 1 July 2023. Univariate and multiple regression analyses were performed to investigate factors associated with the RR of α1MG.

Results

In univariate analysis, the RR of α1MG was significantly correlated with age, normalized protein catabolism rate (nPCR), membrane surface area, blood flow rate, ultrafiltration volume, and albumin leakage, but not with body mass index, albumin, C-reactive protein, substitution volume, transmembrane pressure, or Kt/V.

In multiple regression analysis, the RR of α1MG remained significantly correlated with nPCR (P = 0.007) and albumin leakage (P < 0.001).

Conclusions

These findings suggest that in patients undergoing pre-OHDF with high protein intake, the use of high albumin leakage membranes rather than increasing the dialysis dose can significantly increase the RR of α1MG.

Trial registration UMIN Clinical Trials Registry, UMIN000055718. Prospectively registered 3 October 2024. https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-bin/ctr/ctr_view_reg.cgi?recptno=R000063229
Safety and Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Durvalumab Plus Gemcitabine/Cisplatin or Carboplatin in Patients With Operable High-Risk Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: The iNDUCT-GETUG V08 Trial
Authors: Houédé Nadine , Chevallier Thierry , Audenet François , Thibault Constance , Neuzillet Yann , Abraham Christine , Masson-Lecomte Alexandra , Gauthier Hélène , Gravis Gwenaëlle , Pignot Géraldine , Tartas Sophie , Ruffion Alain , Pouessel Damien , Roumiguié Mathieu , Laguerre Brigitte , Bensalah Karim , Xylinas Evanguelos , Jaffrelot Loïc , Droupy Stéphane , Luquiens Guillaume , Rouprêt Morgan
Published: February 2025

PURPOSE

After radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), prognosis is poor for high-risk patients. This study evaluated safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin + gemcitabine) in combination with durvalumab in these patients.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

This phase II trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier:
NCT04617756
) included patients with nonmetastatic, high-grade UTUC, on the basis of the ureteroscopic biopsy or urine cytology, and/or infiltrative aspect of the renal pelvis/ureteral wall by computed tomography imaging. Before RNU, patients received durvalumab plus gemcitabine/cisplatin (cohort 1) or durvalumab plus gemcitabine/carboplatin (cohort 2) once every 3 weeks for a total of four cycles (cohort choice on the basis of the glomerular filtration rate). The primary objective was the pathologic complete response (ypT0) rate in each cohort.

RESULTS

Fifty patients were enrolled between 2021 and 2024 (31 in cohort 1; 19 in cohort 2). Median age was 68 years (range, 38-79), and 59% were men. Forty-five patients received four cycles of treatment, three patients three cycles, and one patient two cycles. Five patients switched to carboplatin during treatment. At surgery (N = 45 patients), rates of pT0 were 13% (4/29) in cohort 1 and 5% (1/19) in cohort 2. Fifty percent (15/29) of patients were pTa/pT1 in cohort 1, and 42% (8/19) in cohort 2. No severe immunotherapy-mediated toxicity was observed. Four patients had chemotherapy-related grade 3 neutropenia, one grade 4; one patient had grade 3 thrombopenia, one grade 4; and four patients had grade 3 anemia.

CONCLUSION

Although our negative study did not meet its primary end point in either cohort, the combination of durvalumab and platin-based chemotherapy, especially cisplatin, showed promising results in terms of downstaging. The safety profile was good and the surgical risk was not increased.
Integral Roles of the TGFβ Signaling Pathway in Uterine Function and Disease
Authors: Unser Anna Catherine , Monsivais Diana
Published: February 2025

The uterus is a complex organ that requires precise signaling networks to mediate functions necessary for homeostasis and reproductive processes. The transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily regulates integral signaling pathways throughout many physiological processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation, and development. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of how the TGFβ signaling family controls key uterine functions, with a specific focus on the endometrium. These uterine functions include endometrial receptivity, implantation, decidualization, placentation, remodeling, and regeneration. Improving our understanding of the signaling networks that regulate these processes is integral to identifying, diagnosing, and treating uterine and reproductive diseases such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, recurrent pregnancy loss, and recurrent implantation failure.
Incorrectly Charted Operating Rooms, With Resulting Overlapping Times, Corrected Using Meta-Data From Monitors Transmitting Pulse Oximetry Measurements
Authors: Dexter Franklin , Pomeroy Michael G. , Marian Anil A. , Ituk Unyime S. , Epstein Richard H.
Published: February 2025

Recorded operating rooms (ORs) in electronic health records can differ from the actual anesthetizing locations. A retrospective cohort of cases revealed a 40% (846/2123) room location error rate in the obstetrical (OB) suite compared to 0.03% (18/56,044) in 3 large surgical suites. Using meta-data providing physical locations of monitors transmitting pulse oximetry measurements and technicians’ manual logs of replacement monitors, all actual ORs of the cases were determined. Simply identifying listed overlaps of cases in the same OR to identify potential location errors was insufficient for OB because surgical cases were infrequently ongoing simultaneously. We recommend overlap checking by suite.
A Settler-Colonial Genealogy of Modernism: Albert Camus and the Aesthetics of Elimination
Authors: Dalley Hamish
Published: February 2025

This article explores the influence of settler colonialism on the emergence and development of literary modernism in the mid-twentieth century. It focuses on Algeria-born Albert Camus's first novel, L’étranger (1942), questioning the critical tendency to read this work solely in relation to metropolitan literary and philosophical trends. Recontextualizing L’étranger with regard to a largely forgotten corpus of French-Algerian colonial fiction, including novels by Louis Bertrand, Robert Randau, and Paul Achard, reveals parallels between Camus's “absurd hero” and the hypermasculine and violent protagonists often idealized in this cultural milieu. Reading L’étranger within a French-Algerian context suggests that Meursault's “existential” transcendence of conventional morality emerges within the ideological nexus of settler colonialism—a situation defined by the need to eliminate the indigenous population while disavowing responsibility for doing so. This analysis suggests tantalizing connections between the aesthetic innovations commonly called modernism and the material-affective structures of settler violence. Such parallels make it important to consider the frontier as a space that is central to the cultural developments of modern literary history.
Generic Gayness: Andrew Holleran's Dancer from the Dance and a Not-So-Grand Theory of the Gay Novel
Authors: Davidson Guy
Published: February 2025

The novel has been widely acknowledged as a historically significant factor in the construction of gay identities, and the novel is central to queer literary studies. Yet the genre of the gay novel is curiously undertheorized. Scholars seldom address the transformations wrought on the novel by engagements with queerness, generally treating it as simply a delivery system for queer representation and queer affect. This essay addresses this gap in queer literary studies through an analysis of Andrew Holleran's Dancer from the Dance (1978) as a hyperparadigmatic example of the gay novel. Deploying novel theory and genre theory, this article argues that Dancer indicates how gayness transforms the novel and how the novel enables the lived experience of gay identity. Dancer, and the gay novel generally, complicate novel theory's assumption that the genre always privileges the individual over the collective. The “marked” form of individuality that is gay identity is often suffused by collectivity in a way that is not the case in novels with “unmarked” protagonists. The simultaneously personal and collective dimensions of gay life are also evident in the reception of gay novels. Like other examples of what Lauren Berlant calls the “minoritized arts,” Dancer provides “a complex of consolation, confirmation, discipline, and discussion about how to live as an x.” Dancer has been the focus of intense and enduring forms of “discussion about how to live” as a gay man, and it therefore provides a particularly informative instance of the gay novel's cultural work.
“She Knew She Ought to Be Happy”: Socialized Subjects in Emma
Authors: Stasi Paul
Published: February 2025

This article argues that we have consistently misunderstood Jane Austen's subjects by assimilating them to a political liberalism in which she was uninterested. What matters in Austen is not subjective interiority so much as social status; her presentation of character resists the abstract equality characteristic of liberalism, which separates individuals from their social worlds. In contrast, Austen's subjects are almost entirely social. Tying Austen's presentation of the subject to the famous theses by Tom Nairn and Perry Anderson about the particular class compromise characteristic of English society, this article reads socialization in Emma as ideological and utopian in equal measure, suggesting a positive side to the socialization that a critical tradition invested in liberalism can only see as ideological inscription.
Constructing Attachment: Persistent and Elided Speech in Jane Austen's Novels
Authors: Menon Tara K.
Published: February 2025

This article argues that theorists of the novel have consistently overlooked direct speech even though it proliferates in realist fiction. Using the novels of Jane Austen as a case study, I show how close attention to direct speech can improve our understanding of both major and minor characters as well as the complex relations between characters. Using computational tools alongside close analysis of scenes in Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, and Mansfield Park, I identify two recurrent features in the representation of direct speech across Austen's novels: what I call “persistent” and “elided” speech. By identifying and analyzing the effects of persistent and elided speech, I provide new answers to long-standing questions about affective responses to literary characters such as: What are the narrative mechanisms that create readerly affect? How is it that readers feel for or about fictional characters? Why do readers dislike or like specific characters?
Teacher professional development in educational dialogue: lessons from a massive open online course
Authors: Brugha Meaghan , Ahmed Farah
Published: February 2025

Online Teacher Professional Development (oTPD) courses have become increasingly prevalent and may offer continued support for the formation and sustainability of teacher communities of practice. This study explores the format and structure of one form of oTPD delivery through the analysis of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) designed for educators on the fundamentals of educational dialogue. Drawing on course data that includes questionnaire responses, semi-structured interviews, discussion forum contributions, and reflective reports, this study uses a combination of descriptive statistical analysis and thematic analysis using constant comparison methods. Findings indicate that dialogic engagement in the course was influenced by having an accessible and flexible course structure, creating accountability through dialogue and collaboration, and using reflective inquiry as a guiding framework. The impact on perspectives and practice resulting from participation in the course include a deepened understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of educational dialogue, metacognitive change, and a long-term commitment to embedding and improving practice. This research examines and reconsiders the ways in which we learn, teach and commune as professionals and learners online. It also explicitly builds on previous research conducted by Brugha and Hennessy (2022), which offers ten design principles for scalable and sustainable online professional learning programmes that promote practitioner reflection, agency and empowerment.
Zainteresowanie wolnością, odpowiedzialnością i bezpieczeństwem
Authors: Misztal Wojciech
Published: February 2025

INTEREST IN FREEDOM, RESPONSIBILITY AND SECURITY: THE CASE OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE USERS OF “WIKIPEDIA”
The study concerns the interest of the creators of “Wikipedia” and those looking for information in it: freedom, responsibility and security. The position of “Wikipedia” as a currently very popular and therefore influential source of knowledge was pointed out. This was done in relation to the issue of freedom of information, responsibility for the consequences of information and the related safety of those seeking information among other issues. Then, the Wikipedia article “Freedom” was discussed, paying attention to the authorship of this text in connection with freedom, responsibility for the information provided and related security. The topic of Internet users’ interest in freedom was also discussed, based on the popularity of the topic of freedom compared to other issues.
The News on Selected National Television Channels on the Macedonian National Holiday, October 11th, Day of Uprising of the Macedonian people
Authors: Jovanova-Grujovska Elena , Antevska Marija
Published: February 2025

In this research we examined the news on the four most-watched Macedonian national television channels broadcasting in the Macedonian language according to the Annual Report for 20221 by the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services2. We analysed the news from the above television channels presented on October 11th, Day of the Uprising of the Macedonian People, which is one of the most important Macedonian National Holidays for the Macedonian state. Going through the news flow and selection of information, we get the picture of the attitude of the television channel towards daily political events and the eventual political inclination. Consequently, the composition of the editorial team, the language employed, presentation style, and target audience all play pivotal roles in shaping the conveyed media messages. Especially, it is crucial to consider how the audience will react to the messages. This research shows that the editorial team plays a significant role in the final product of the programme, they decide on what information will be placed in the news, guided by the established editorial policy, which is assumed to be complying, i.e. should be complying to professional criteria: timeliness, relevance, truthfulness, completeness, and objectivity of the message3. Through production, i.e., creating media content, each medium creates a different representation  of the same event. It is especially important to know who owns the medium.Each television channel uses a different linguistic expression, combining image, sound, text, film, etc. In this way, a different representation of reality is created in the media.
Основны переміны в обшыри лемкознавчого дискурсу за остатнє 25 років
Authors: Duć-Fajfer Helena
Published: February 2025

GŁÓWNE PRZEMIANY W OBSZARZE DYSKURSU ŁEMKOZNAWCZEGO W OKRESIE OSTATNICH 25 LAT
W artykule podjęta została próba szerokiego oglądu procesów zachodzących w łemkoznawstwie w XXI w. pod kątem odnotowania najistotniejszych zmian w stosunku do stanu z końca XX w. Ma on formę refleksji na bazie formułowanych opinii, u podłoża których leżą obserwowane fakty wydawnicze i projektowe. Sprowadzają się one do odnotowania czterech głównych tendencji. 1. Pojawienie się „masowej produkcji” tekstów mało oryginalnych, ze słabym warsztatem badawczym, „przepisujących” stały repertuar informacji o Łemkach, w niektórych przypadkach wręcz plagiatów. 2. Zacieranie różnicy między tekstem naukowym a popularnym czy popularnonaukowym. Na to zjawisko ma wpływ zarówno obniżenie się jakości prac akademickich, jak i ambicje wydawnicze określonych organizacji społecznych czy lokalnych wydawnictw, które nie są w stanie sprostać wymogom publikacji naukowej. 3. Kontynuowanie, choć w nieco zmienionej formie, upolitycznionych wydań z tezą ideologiczną. Charakter zmiany polega na zauważalnej i komunikowanej w tych pracach „obronie zagrożonej twierdzy”. Głównym wydawcą takich prac o Łemkach są instytucje w Ukrainie, ale i w Polsce czy na Słowacji można natrafić na ten typ publikacji. Tu jednak częściej spotyka się bardziej zakamuflowaną formę przemycania tezy ideologicznej. 4. Rozwój łemkoznawstwa wewnętrznego, uwzględniającego perspektywę łemkocentryczną, generującego sporo publikacji łemkowskojęzycznych. Przestrzenią dla rozwoju i prezentowania tego typu badań jest „Rocznik Ruskiej Bursy” oraz Centrum Zaangażowanych Badań nad Ciągłością Kulturową przy Wydziale „Artes Liberales” Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. Ta perspektywa jest też obecna w badaniach i publikacjach odrębnych badaczy. W podsumowaniu określona została pozycja badawcza autorki lokująca ją w symptomatyczny sposób wobec obserwowanych zjawisk i mająca wpływ na formułowane opinie.
Позначкы ку 30-ій рочніці кодіфікації русиньского языка на Словакії
Authors: Fejsa Mihajlo
Published: February 2025

NOWE TENDENCJE W ROZWOJU WSPÓŁCZESNEJ LINGWISTYKI W SERBIIW zależności od teorii pochodzenia Rusinów/Rusnaków oraz ich języka w Baczce, baczko-sremski wariant rusińskiego był traktowany jako dialekt języka rosyjskiego, dialekt języka słowackiego, dialekt języka ukraińskiego lub jako odrębny język rusiński.W pierwszej części artykułu autor przedstawia przegląd dotychczasowych badań nad językiem rusińskim, natomiast w drugiej części zaprezentowane są współczesne badania, których przeprowadzenie możliwe było dzięki nadaniu kodu ISO (RSK). W wyniku uzyskania tego kodu stworzono warunki do przypisania językowi rusińskiemu kodu numerycznego, na podstawie którego bibliotekarze w kraju i za granicą będą klasyfikować książki w języku baczko-sremskich Rusinów. Havrijil Koljesar poświęcił się dostarczeniu niezbędnej liczby haseł do Wikipedii w języku rusińskim, a Mihajlo Fejsa zajmował się tworzeniem niezbędnej literatury leksykograficznej do tłumaczenia z angielskiego na rusiński i z rusińskiego na angielski. Na podstawie swojej dysertacji, w której porównał struktury czasownikowe w języku angielskim i rusińskim (Фејса 2005), Fejsa opublikował wyniki porównania konstrukcji zdań w języku angielskim i rusińskim (Fejsa 2015в), spełniając pierwszy warunek realizacji tłumaczenia maszynowego między językiem angielskim a rusińskim. Publikując Słownik angielsko-rusiński (Фейса, Шлемендер, Чельовски 2022), spełniono drugi z trzech niezbędnych warunków. Trzecim warunkiem jest publikacja „Słownika rusińsko--angielskiego”.
CONVENIÊNCIA DA CULTURA: UMA ANÁLISE DOS FINANCIAMENTOS DE PROJETOS CULTURAIS POR INSTITUIÇÕES BANCÁRIAS
Authors: Sousa Joiciane Rodrigues de , Paiva Júnior Fernando Gomes de , Oliveira Felipe Moura
Published: February 2025

Este estudo tem o objetivo de compreender como o financiamento de projetos culturais por instituições bancárias pode ser visto em termos de conveniência da cultura. O arcabouço metodológico se caracteriza como qualitativo-descritivo,  os dados foram obtidos em sites oficiais e editais de financiamentos culturais de cinco instituições bancárias, em que foram analisados pela técnica de análise de conteúdo temática definida por Bardin (2016). Os artefatos contemplados pelos editais correspondem aos artefatos definidos pelo Ministério da Cultura, os proponentes são pessoas físicas e jurídicas, têm-se uma concentração das regiões beneficiadas e apresenta-se benefícios para os proponentes e financiadores. Com isso, observa-se uma conveniência da cultura em vista de os artefatos culturais se caracterizarem como um recurso estratégico para atingir os objetivos dos proponentes e financiadores. O estudo traz como avanço para o campo da cultura, a análise de financiamentos culturais sobre a ótica de conveniência da cultura proposta por Yúdice (2006).
"Other Queer People Are my Entire Sense of Belonging": Plurisexual Undergraduates' Sense of Belonging at a Regional University
Authors: Copeland Olivia M. , Nguyen David J. , Cooley Luvina D.
Published: February 2025

Abstract: Of the research examining undergraduate students' belongingness, monolithic approaches to LGBTQ+ student studies are common. Bisexual, pansexual, and other multi-gender attracted students (also known via umbrella terms such as plurisexual, bisexual+, or multi-sexual spectrum) are relatively understudied, despite calls for a more thorough understanding of the unique experiences of LGBTQ+ student sub-populations. This study addresses this gap by examining 19 plurisexual undergraduate students' sense of belonging at a regional university, utilizing rich qualitative interviews. Findings evidenced simultaneous acceptance of bi+ identity and a permeation of monosexist stigma, ignorance, and erasure on campus. These factors contribute to a fluid sense of belonging, marked by peer interactions, LGBTQ+ resource contention, and faculty tensions. These findings have significant implications for inclusive practice/research focused on the nuance of m-spec experiences.
Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Contraceptive Use, and STI Testing during the COVID-19 Pandemic (January–June 2021)
Authors: Licitis Laima , Szucs Leigh E. , Oberholtzer Zach , Krause Kathleen H. , Smith Jennifer , Young Emily , Fodeman Ari , Pampati Sanjana
Published: February 2025

Abstract: Background. The COVID-19 pandemic affected adolescents' sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behaviors and access to services. Methods. We analyzed data from the 2021 Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (n=7,705) on sexual activity, condom and contraceptive use, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing. We tested differences in SRH outcomes by demographics, racism experience, and English proficiency. Results. Current sexual activity was higher among students reporting ever experiencing racism at school and self-rating how well they can speak English as "not well." Condom use differed by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts. Demographic differences in contraceptive use were also identified. Sexually active females (vs. males) and males with same-sex or both-sex contacts (vs. opposite-sex) had higher STI testing. Conclusion. Differences by students' demographic characteristics and experiences during the pandemic highlight needs to enhance accessibility and quality of adolescent SRH services and education in schools, clinics, and communities.
Exploring Factors Affecting Nurses' Actual Use of Electronic Health Records in Resource-Limited Settings in Botswana
Authors: Boitshoko Oabile Lesley , Zlotnikova Irina , Galani Malatsi , Sigwele Tshiamo
Published: February 2025

Abstract: This study investigates factors influencing nurses' actual use of electronic health record (EHR) systems in resource-limited settings in Botswana, with a focus on addressing barriers to EHR adoption and utilization. Despite the potential benefits of EHR systems, many nurses continue to rely on paper-based records, hampering health care delivery in underserved areas. Using a cross-sectional survey of 193 nurses from 55 health care facilities, this research identifies key predictors of EHR use. The modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model developed in this study highlights behavioral intention, facilitating conditions, and EHR experience as significant factors influencing EHR utilization. Effort expectancy and computer self-efficacy were found to be less impactful. The results suggest that targeted interventions focusing on improving behavioral intention, enhancing infrastructure, and increasing nurses' EHR experience can significantly boost EHR adoption. These findings offer actionable recommendations for health care organizations aiming to improve EHR implementation, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes in resource-limited environments.
Small Steps Toward Collegiate Recovery at Historically Black Colleges/Universities
Authors: Clemmons-James Dominiquie CJ
Published: February 2025

Abstract: Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have long been places where students of color have been able to find community, support, and a sense of home as they move through the college experience. Like most college experiences, challenges and concerns are present, including those surrounding substance use, addiction, and recovery. Today, HBCUs continue to provide refuge to students of color with added addiction and recovery support through the expansion into the realm of collegiate recovery. Collegiate recovery community programs (CRC/Ps) at HBCUs differ from those found at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) and may offer insight into engaging students of color on other campuses. This article is a brief overview of the first established CRC/P at an HBCU. Implications for research, development, and replication are discussed.
Research Infrastructure and Capacity in Federally Qualified Health Centers
Authors: Walter Eve , O'Brien Matthew
Published: February 2025

Summary: Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) constitute the primary system of ambulatory care for underserved populations, and therefore represent an important setting for clinical research. Our team sought to understand barriers in these environments impeding their engagement in clinical research.
Volumetric optical properties of alumina clusters with the number of monomers following the lognormal distribution in plume
Authors: Li Jingying , Fan Shanshan , Mu Qinghe
Published: February 2025

The volumetric scattering properties of particles play a crucial role in the study of radiative transfer problems involving particles. In this paper, we introduce a methodology for calculating the volumetric optical properties of alumina clusters in plume with the number of monomers obeying the lognormal distribution. We utilize the multi-sphere T matrix theory to calculate the optical properties of a single alumina cluster. Additionally, we compute the bulk optical properties of alumina clusters within 1 g/cm3 of plume through the statistical average algorithm. The results show that at the wavelength of 280nm, the volumetric scattering coefficients of alumina clusters with the number of monomers following the lognormal distribution and spherical alumina particles differ by approximately three times. The degrees of linear polarization and circular polarization of volumetric scattering of alumina clusters exhibit a relatively smooth distribution in relation to the scattering angle, while the distribution of spherical alumina particles with the scattering angle presents a violent oscillation phenomenon. At 2.7µm and 4.3µm, there is little difference in the volumetric optical properties between the two.
Asynchronous equal optical path difference sampling method for MEMS-based Fourier transform spectrometers
Authors: Zhao Ruifan , Xue Yuan , Liu Qiangqiang , Chen Qian , Xie Huikai
Published: February 2025

In a MEMS micromirror-based Fourier transform (FT) spectrometer (FTS) working in the near-infrared (NIR) range, a laser with a NIR wavelength is usually used to accurately detect the position of the MEMS mirror plate in real-time. The interference signal generated by the NIR laser for position measurement is acquired synchronously with the broadband interference signal from the sample under test, causing strong coupling of the laser signal into the sample signal. In this work, an asynchronous equal optical path difference (AEOPD) sampling method is proposed to avoid the optical coupling due to the synchronous signal acquisition. In this method, the sample interference signal is acquired when the laser is turned off, i.e., the laser is turned on periodically. A MEMS FTS system based on an electrothermal MEMS micromirror has been built to verify the feasibility of this method. Experimental results show that the period of the laser pulses can be as long as 12.5 minutes when maintaining the MEMS FTS with its spectral repeatability within 0.0005. Experiments also demonstrate that the laser coupling is eliminated and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is increased. Thus the method proposed in this work can be applied in MEMS-based FTS spectrometers in the future.
Publication bias in the social sciences since 1959: Application of a regression discontinuity framework
Authors: Jerke Julia , Velicu Antonia , Winter Fabian , Rauhut Heiko
Published: February 2025

While publication bias has been widely documented in the social sciences, it is unclear whether the problem aggravated over the last decades due to an increasing pressure to publish. We provide an in-depth analysis of publication bias over time by creating a unique data set, consisting of 12340 test statistics extracted from 571 papers published in 1959-2018 in the Quarterly Journal of Economics. We, further, develop a new methodology to test for discontinuities at the thresholds of significance. Our findings reveal, that, first, in contrast to our expectations, publication bias was already present many decades ago, but that, second, bias patterns notably changed over time. As such, we observe a transition from bias at the 10 percent to bias at the 5 percent significance level. We conclude that these changes are influenced by increasing computational possibilities as well as changes in the acceptance rates of scientific top journals.