bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Storytelling in Travel Vlogs: Scale Development, Validation, and Application
Authors: Li Max Wenliang , Kim Yoo Ri , Liu Anyu , Scarles Caroline , Chen Jason Li
Published: January 2025

Travel vlogs are inherently storytelling-centric videos. However, the ways in which travel vloggers can craft engaging stories and whether their storytelling effectively influences audiences’ travel decision-making have not been fully explored. To address this gap, this research developed a scale for measuring storytelling in travel vlogs using a three-phase exploratory sequential design. In Study 1, key storytelling elements in travel vlogs were identified through semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 38 vloggers and audience members. In Studies 2 and 3, these elements were examined through exploratory factor analysis ( n = 314) and confirmatory composite analysis ( n = 544), resulting in the establishment of a 29-item scale across eight factors. Grounded in the Stimulus-Response theory, this scale effectively predicts audiences’ perceived destination image and destination visit intention. Practically, this research offers a comprehensive toolkit for travel vloggers on effective storytelling and provides destination marketers with actionable recommendations on leveraging travel vlog storytelling in destination promotion.
Measuring spiritual, religious, and existential constructs in children: A systematic review of instruments and measurement properties
Authors: Bloch Sebastian Boesgaard , Stripp Tobias Anker , Nissen Ricko Damberg , Wallin Johan Albert , Hvidt Niels Christian , Viftrup Dorte Toudal
Published: January 2025

Sparse knowledge exists about measuring spiritual, religious, and existential (SRE) constructs in children. Well-validated questionnaires measuring such concepts are necessary when researchers want to quantitatively investigate the spiritual lives of children. We aimed to identify questionnaires measuring SRE constructs in children and assess their psychometric properties. We conducted literature searches in four electronic databases. Studies were included if they described the use of a questionnaire measuring SRE constructs in children under 12 years. Systematic data extraction and assessment of the studies using standardized COSMIN guidelines were performed. A total of 17,681 records were screened. Twenty-seven articles assessing 18 different questionnaires met the inclusion criteria. In total, 16 structural validity, 20 internal consistency, 4 measurement invariance, and 16 construct validity studies were found. We identified no high-quality content validity studies. The Meaning in Life in Children Questionnaire by Shoshani and Russo-Netzer showed promising measurement properties. However, all included instruments need further content validity testing before being recommended for use.
Innocent Addictions: Discourse Analysis of Media Coverage of Pharmaceutical Dependence in Australia
Authors: Dertadian George Christopher , Keane Helen , Sherlock Harriet
Published: January 2025

Media coverage of non-medical pharmaceutical use has consistently presented it to be a “different” kind of drug problem, one that involves substances not typically thought of as drugs of abuse or addiction and among people not normally associated with illicit drugs and the “criminal addict.” Though differential media treatment of dependence on criminalized drugs versus pharmaceutical products is well documented in the North American context, less is known about how the Australian media covers the issue of pharmaceutical dependence. In this study, we conducted a discourse analysis of Australian media articles between 2018 and 2023 that covered dependence on pharmaceuticals. We found that media accounts use discursive frameworks to speak about pharmaceutical dependence that differentiate it from “drug addiction,” or from the way dependence on criminalized substances are typically constructed as a social issue. Media stories present pharmaceutical dependence as a “hidden problem,” made up of those unlikely to become addicted to drugs, people who are suffering genuine physical pain and for whom medical systems of care have failed. These emphasized differences are notable in part because they contradict the claims made by the now popularized bio-medical model of addiction, that addiction does not discriminate, that it is a disease that can impact anyone, and that its effects on individuals are universal. This paper draws on critical addiction studies and the sociological concept of iatrogenesis in order to highlight the power relations and political judgments involved in media representations of pharmaceutical dependence, especially that which arises in the context of medical treatment. Despite seemingly progressive attempts to destigmatize addiction in this media reporting, we demonstrate how the examples used to illustrate the issue draw on long discursive histories which associate whiteness with innocence and reinforce the unquestioned benefit of contact with the medical establishment.
Fabrication and multi-aspect characterization of polymer composite reinforced with differently stacked flax-fiber and steel-wire meshes
Authors: Bhoi Subham Kumar , Satapathy Alok
Published: January 2025

This study focuses on developing a new type of multi-fiber reinforced multi-layer polymer composite using natural and metal fibers. Flax fiber has shown potential as a fairly good reinforcement, but its mechanical weaknesses have led researchers to explore hybridization in composites for better performance. The paper reports on the fabrication and characterization of a unique kind of hybrid composite that uses the advantages of stainless steel along with flax fiber, resulting in a lightweight material suitable for engineering uses. In this research, SS-304 wire mesh is used along with flax fibers to make three different composites, with varying stacking arrangements. Experimental results indicate that, although the inclusion of steel wire mesh slightly reduces interlaminar shear strength, significant improvements are observed in tensile strength, flexural strength, hardness and impact resistance. Stereo-microscopy is utilized to analyze surface features and stacking sequences, while scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveals fracture surfaces in tensile and flexural specimens. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) mapping helps to identify the elemental compositions present in the composites. This study demonstrates that metal reinforcement can enhance the mechanical properties of flax-reinforced polymer composites, providing a lightweight and sustainable solution for engineering applications.
Empowering the shift: Understanding influential factors in electric vehicle switching behavior
Authors: Wang Shanshan , Li Yan , Yu Yudong , Ruangkanjanases Athapol , Chen Shih-Chih
Published: January 2025

With rising concerns over environmental pollution and energy scarcity, electric vehicles (EVs) have attracted increasing attention as an eco-friendly alternative. Yet, despite societal and governmental support, EVs still face lower market acceptance compared to traditional fuel vehicles. This research examines the primary determinants influencing consumers’ propensity to switch to electric vehicles, drawing on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and customer experience concepts. Based on a survey of 425 participants, we explore how factors such as perceived behavioral control, attitude, and driving experience shape consumers’ intention to switch to EVs. Findings indicate that policy support indirectly shapes consumer attitudes, while EV-related services and product innovations influence the switching decision through enhanced driving experiences. Notably, subjective norms show no significant effect on consumer willingness to switch. These results offer essential direction for policymakers and marketers to foster electric vehicle uptake and contribute to sustainable transportation research.
The Dual Effect of Work Rumination in the Relationship Between Challenge Stress and Innovative Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model of Information Literacy
Authors: Yao Lifeng , Li Siqi , Yao Liping , Fang Yanyu , Gao Chu , Chai Yufei , Yi Xiaoyan , Jia Qin , Dai Jing
Published: January 2025

Innovation in healthcare is crucial for enhancing patient care and operational efficiency. Nurses often experience stress that may impede the process of innovation. This study utilizes the Job Demands-Resources model and Cognitive Appraisal Theory to investigate the impact of challenge stress, work rumination, and information literacy on the expression of innovative behaviors among nurses. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in China in June 2024, involving a sample of 533 nurses. Participants were required to complete online questionnaires designed to evaluate challenge stress, work rumination, information literacy, and innovative behavior. The data collected were analyzed using the PROCESS macro in SPSS. Challenge stress exhibited a statistically significant positive correlation with innovative behavior (r = 0.142, p < .01) and work rumination (r = 0.348, p < .01). The relationship between challenge stress and innovative behaviors was partially mediated by work rumination. Affective rumination was found to exert a negative influence, while problem-solving pondering demonstrated a positive impact. The relationship between work rumination and innovative behaviors was moderated by information literacy (β = 0.069, p = .019), indicating that the effects were more pronounced at higher levels of information literacy among nurses. Challenge stress enhances innovative behaviors through work rumination. The presence of information literacy further amplifies these positive effects, particularly via problem-solving pondering. However, it is important to note that affective rumination impede this process.
Factors Influencing the Self-Reported Palliative Care Practices of Acute Care Nurses
Authors: Kotula Keshia , Dingley Catherine , Feng Du , Candela Lori , Lippe Megan Pfitzinger
Published: January 2025

Background:

Provision of palliative care in acute care settings is significantly lacking despite evidence that early integration leads to better patient/family-related outcomes and improved healthcare cost and efficiency.

Objective:

This study investigated influencing factors that affect the nature and frequency of palliative care practices of acute care nurses.

Methods:

A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used to examine the effects of personal and environmental factors on nurses’ palliative care practices in the acute care setting. Registered nurses ( N = 325) completed an electronic survey including a demographic questionnaire and 6 other measures to measure the study variables (palliative care practices, palliative care knowledge, self-efficacy, perceived competency, attitudes toward care of the dying, and perceived barriers). Hierarchical multiple linear regression evaluated the degree to which each set of variables explained the variance in self-reported frequency of palliative care practices while controlling for the others.

Results:

The final regression model with demographics, personal factors, and environmental factors accounted for 32.1% of the variance in the frequency of nurses’ self-reported palliative care practices and was significant ( F[14, 238] = 8.050, P < .001). Step one (demographics) explained 12.3% of the variance ( F[7, 245] = 4.916, P < .001). Step two (personal factors) explained 19.4% ( F[5, 240] = 13.678, P < .001). Step three (environmental factors) explained 0.4% ( F[2, 238] = 9.053, P = .519).

Conclusions:

Personal factors, especially self-efficacy and attitudes toward care of the dying, are the most significant influencing factors to the frequency of acute care nurses’ palliative care practices.
Exploring the experiences of parents of gifted students regarding bullying
Authors: Aslan Halil
Published: January 2025

Bullying in schools remains a significant issue that affects all students involved, particularly the parents of gifted students. While the prevalence of bullying among gifted students has been examined, the experiences of parents whose gifted children have been victims of bullying have largely been overlooked. This study explores the bullying experiences of gifted students from the perspectives of their parents. A total of 13 parents of gifted students (11 mothers and 2 fathers) participated in semi-structured interviews to share their insights. Thematic analysis identified three key themes: victimization, factors influencing the bullying of gifted students, and parental responses to their children’s victimization. The findings emphasize the importance of understanding the experiences and reactions of parents of bullied gifted students in order to effectively prevent and address bullying incidents. The implications of this study are discussed in the context of strategies for preventing bullying victimization among gifted students.
“Dominating the battlespace”: Right-wing tactical performances and the spatial politics of postdemocracy
Authors: Valayden Diren , Moore Alexandra S
Published: January 2025

In this paper, we argue that the political right is a coherent object of analysis and a powerful presence in US politics, because it possesses a spatially-informed alternative theory and practice of society. We thus propose the concept of battlespace as an analytic to understand the political right’s project. The right constructs its alternative theory and practice of society, we argue, through spatial tactics that seek to generate collective experience around the feeling of embattlement. We then analyze the ways in which this collective experience is constructed for and with participants through tactical performances. We understand tactical performances as a constellation of creative, improvised, and adversarial actions that spatially create shared experiences among participants. We then trace three modalities of action – hostility, frontierization, and validation – that characterize the tactical performances of the political right. What unites the right against racial, gender, and sexual self-determination is its ability to forge a common identity and experience through an alternative vision of society. Tactical performances are enacted to nullify and threaten such heterogeneity and processes of pluralization. Finally, using the concept of postdemocracy, we discuss how these spatial tactics undermine democracy’s conditions of possibility.
Churches Political Participation in Indonesia: The Case Study of GKII
Authors: Ronda Daniel , Darmawan I Putu Ayub , Diman Hussain Shahz
Published: January 2025

Indonesian churches face challenges and opportunities to engage in politics in certain situations. Responding to those, GKII through its teaching and discipleship demonstrates the political attitudes, beliefs and ethics regarding its political involvement in Indonesia. This research was conducted using a qualitative research approach to achieve the research objectives. The results show that GKII, as a church institution, is starting to be involved in nation-building after being inactive decades before. Practically, politics is the formation and distribution of power in society, which includes, among other things, the decision-making process, especially in state life. Therefore, GKII acknowledges and realises that its people, as church members and Indonesian citizens, have political rights, responsibilities and obligations towards the state. Every aspect of social, national, and state life is regulated by the political process in which the results are implemented accordingly. Politics is an integral part of humans as moral and social creatures with a divine mandate to rule. This implies that humans are both political and spiritual creatures. Religious institutions, such as churches, can mobilise people politically and act as intermediaries between individuals and the state. GKII also believes that the involvement of the past biblical figures in their world of politics can be a strong example for church members today. Those biblical figures and teachings have been deemed models by some Christians for their political involvement.
Metamorphosis of Healing: Medicine, Divine Healing and Divine Health, the Place of Faith and the Word among African Pentecostals and Charismatics
Authors: Ayivor Samora Harry
Published: January 2025

Divine healing is the belief in receiving healing of an illness through God's supernatural power without biomedicines or herbs. However, the concept of health and healing has evolved over the years. Many Pentecostals and Charismatics now advocate for seeking God's ‘best’ and believe that divine healing is God's ‘good’ will for His children. However, divine health, a state of constant well-being without illness, is God's ‘perfect’ will for his children. Based on research conducted in Accra, Ghana, between May and June 2024, this study examines how Pentecostals have broadened the scope of healing. The findings demonstrate that while Pentecostals believe in divine healing, they aspire to achieve a higher state of well-being – divine health. The paper also reveals that Pentecostals rely on faith in the Word of God as the primary means to pursue divine health and incorporate practices such as prayer, meditation, “soaking” the Word, and positive confession.
Phase transformation at low temperature during low cycle fatigue and its Reversion in SS316L: An experimental and MD simulation study
Authors: Dongarwar Rubal , Maharaja Hitarth , Kapoor Rajeev , Mote Rakesh , Singh Amit , Mishra Sushil
Published: January 2025

The present study investigates the phase transformation processes in SS316L during Low Cycle Fatigue (LCF) and reversion heat treatment. The LCF tests were carried out at different strain amplitudes (0.6%, 0.8%, 1%, and 1.2%) at −80°C and 10−3 s−1 strain rate, which transforms γ-austenite phase to deformation induced martensite (DIM). Subsequently, all the deformed samples were annealed at 700°C for an hour to retransform DIM to the γ-austenite phase. Extensive microstructure analysis was performed using Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) techniques to understand the phase transformation and reversion processes. Molecular dynamics simulated the DIM formation during LCF, revealing fcc to hcp (ε-martensite) and bcc (α’-martensite) phases in compression but no phase transformation during the tensile cycle.
Toward effective oxytocin interventions in autism: Overcoming challenges and harnessing opportunities
Authors: Ricchiuti Grazia , Tuerlinckx Elise , Taillieu Aymara , Prinsen Jellina , Steyaert Jean , Boets Bart , Alaerts Kaat
Published: January 2025

Intranasal administration of oxytocin is emerging as a potential pharmacological option for mitigating social difficulties and regulating stress in autism spectrum disorder. However, initial single-dose and multiple-dose trials showed mixed results, with some demonstrating improvements in social and repetitive behavior and others showing no benefit over placebo. This perspective aims to elucidate factors contributing to this variability and to highlight pitfalls and opportunities in the field. We identified two major factors: design-related elements and individual participant characteristics. Pertaining to design-related elements, optimal dosing regimens have yet to be established, but appear to favor moderate intervention durations (i.e., 4–6 weeks) with intermittent and intermediate dosing (i.e., 24–32 IU every other day). Also, the context of the intervention seems crucial, as enhanced outcomes are mainly observed when oxytocin administration is paired with a socially stimulating and supporting environment. In addition, more adequate outcome measures have to be established to effectively assess oxytocin’s impact, including behavioral scales and objective biophysiological markers tapping into stress and neurophysiological regulation. Future research should also account for individual participant differences in biological sex, developmental stage and cognitive and adaptive functioning, and incorporate (epi)genetic screening to identify responders. Overall, refining study designs and personalizing intervention protocols are essential for optimizing oxytocin’s prosocial and anxiolytic effect in autism.
Where Did the Money Go? Assessing the Distribution of the Community Development Block Grant - Disasters Recovery Funds
Authors: Miao Qing , Best Kelsea , Reilly Allison , Davlasheridze Meri
Published: January 2025

In recent years, the U.S. federal government has increasingly used the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as a vehicle for distributing aid to disaster-affected communities. In this study, we compile a unique dataset of CDBG-DR awards across U.S. counties between 2001 and 2017 to present the first comprehensive assessment of the aid distribution from this program. We empirically examine the factors associated with a county's receipt of CDBG-DR grants, including disaster damage, receipt of other disaster aid, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, local government capacity, political ideology, and local geographic risk attributes. We utilize a double-hurdle approach to estimate both the likelihood of a county receiving CDBG-DR grants following a disaster and the amount of aid it received. Results show that both the receipt and amount of CDBG-DR funding positively correlate with other federal disaster assistance, while their relationship with disaster damage is more ambiguous. Counties with lower housing values are more likely to receive CDBG-DR grants. After controlling for income and other economic factors, counties with a higher percentage of Black populations receive less aid from this program, suggesting a potential racial bias in CDBG-DR fund allocation. We also find that counties in states with a legislator serving on a CDBG oversight committee are significantly more likely to receive CDBG-DR aid after a disaster.
The Impact of Pseudo-Profound Bullshit Titles on Memory for Artist-Created and AI-Generated Art
Authors: Hupbach Almut , Janger Arielle
Published: January 2025

Research has shown that pseudo-profound bullshit titles increase the perceived profundity of art. The current study asks whether this effect extends to memory. Participants rated the liking and perceived profundity of artist-created and AI-generated paintings, paired with mundane or pseudo-profound bullshit titles. Approximately 24 h later, participants completed an old/new recognition test, including both old and new AI-generated and artist-created images. Pseudo-profound bullshit titles increased perceived profundity. However, recognition performance was neither affected by titles nor rated profundity. Instead, liking predicted recognition performance, and paintings created by artists were better recognized than AI images. These findings show that although pseudo-profound bullshit titles may initially seem more profound, they do not encourage people to engage in deep meaningful analysis of the artwork. In addition, our study suggests that paintings created by artists are more memorable than AI-generated ones, yet the underlying mechanisms of this effect still need to be uncovered.
A rare case of culture-negative infective endocarditis following cataract surgery
Authors: Jayasinghe Gayashani K. , Dinusha Logeswaran , Perera Udara S. , Jegarajah Indrakumar
Published: January 2025

A 70-year-old man developed intermittent fever with chills, severe anorexia, generalized weakness, and mild exertional difficulty in breathing following posterior chamber intraocular lens replacement surgery for a mature white cataract in the left eye. Laboratory tests revealed persistent negative blood cultures, normocytic and normochromic anemia, neutrophilia, and elevated inflammatory markers despite multiple courses of antibiotics. All other investigations conducted to identify the cause of prolonged fever, including transthoracic echocardiography, were negative. However, transesophageal echocardiography detected an aortic valve vegetation. The patient had no history of valvular disease or any predisposing condition for infective endocarditis. The bacteremia was strongly suspected to have resulted from cataract surgery, although no obvious signs of eye infection were observed during the postoperative period. The patient was treated with empirical antibiotics, including vancomycin and ceftriaxone, which led to significant improvement. Because infective endocarditis remains a significant public health concern with increasing incidence rates, we present this unusual case of culture-negative infective endocarditis following cataract surgery, highlighting the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges encountered.
Duration adaptation depends on the perceived rather than physical duration and can be observed across sensory modalities
Authors: Chen Hao , He Sheng
Published: January 2025

Previous research has indicated that exposure to sensory stimuli of short or long durations influences the perceived duration of subsequent stimuli within the same modality. However, it remains unclear whether this adaptation is driven by the stimulus physical duration or by the perceived duration. We hypothesized that the absence of cross-modal duration adaptation observed in earlier studies was due to the mismatched perceived durations of adapting stimuli. To address this issue, we conducted two experiments to explore cross-modal adaptation and its dependence on perceived duration versus physical duration. Our findings reveal that the duration aftereffect from adapting to a visual stimulus aligns more closely with the perceptually matched stimulus duration rather than the physical duration. Moreover, adapting to a subjectively matched visual stimulus produced a significant aftereffect when the test stimulus was auditory, indicating the existence of the cross-modal adaptation. Thus, duration adaptation relies on perceived duration and can occur across sensory modalities. These results suggest a distinct neural representation of perceived duration, likely located at a convergence point for multisensory information, contributes to a unified temporal experience across different sensory channels.
Achieving excellent properties in high-speed steel by hot isostatic pressing and heat treatment using PREP and EIGA powders
Authors: Jiang Jipeng , Li Shaoqiang , Lai Yunjin , Liang Shujin
Published: January 2025

The powder metallurgy T15 high-speed steels (PM T15 HSS) with the powders of plasma rotating electrode process (PREP) and electrode induction-melting inert gas atomisation (EIGA) were successfully prepared by hot isostatic pressing (HIP) at 960°C (960-EIGA), 1130°C (1130-EIGA, 1130-PREP) and 1200°C (1200-EIGA), respectively, and the effect of heat treatment (HT) including quenching and tempering on PM HSS has been studied. The microstructures including the average size, sphericity and volume fraction of the carbides, the mechanical properties and wear properties were visibly modified after HT. The hardness of more than HRC67, the fracture toughness of exceeding 25 MPa·m1/2, the wear depth of 0.644 μm, the width of 0.455 μm and the wear rate of 0.98 × 10−6 mm3·N−1·m−1 were achieved in PM HSS after HT. Mechanisms about microstructure evolution and strengthening were discussed. The total strengthening contributions of 613 MPa for grain boundary strengthening of ∼173 MPa, carbides strengthening of ∼244 MPa and solute strengthening of ∼196 MPa were calculated for 1130-EIGA. The current study offers ideas for the high performance of HIP and HT samples can be implemented equally by high-quality PREP and EIGA powders.
Damage assessment of 30Cr1Mo1V rotor steel based on the misorientation parameters during high-temperature fatigue process
Authors: Han Jian , Wan Yu , Wang Xiao , Zhang Fubao , Wen Enlai , Liu Houyao
Published: January 2025

This article reports the fatigue damage assessment of 30Cr1Mo1V rotor steel using the misorientation parameter method. During the high-temperature fatigue process, the average misorientation parameters such as KAMave, GRODave, and GNDave presented an overall increasing tendency. KAMave and GNDave increased smoothly, but GRODave displayed a non-monotonic and oscillatory change. The decrease of GROD value in the early fatigue stages could be due to the effect of applied stress on grains, which results in a “constraint” effect and leads to lattice rotation toward a certain direction. Since KAMave increased obviously (i.e., 27.85%) in the 0%–60% Df fatigue stage, while GRODave increased the most (i.e., 96.85%) in the 80%–100% Df stage. Therefore, a mixed parameter assessment method is proposed to assess fatigue damage of 30Cr1MolV steel by combining these two parameters.
Impact of CGRP monoclonal antibody treatment on blood pressure in patients with migraine: A systematic review and potential clinical implications
Authors: van der Arend Britt W.H. , van Welie Floor C. , Olsen Michael H. , Versijpt Jan , Van Den Brink Antoinette Maassen , Terwindt Gisela M.
Published: January 2025

Background

Monoclonal antibodies targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or the CGRP-receptor have revolutionized the prevention of migraine. Despite their effectiveness, worries have surfaced regarding potential unwanted cardiovascular effects linked to the vasodilation function of CGRP, suggesting a potential influence on blood pressure (BP).

Methods

Studies were systematically retrieved from PubMed, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Web of Science, MEDLINE and EMBASE up to 1 May 2024. We focused on randomized controlled trials and observational cohort or case-control studies examining the impact of anti-CGRP(R)-monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) compared to control treatments on BP in patients with migraine. Two reviewers independently conducted study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment.

Results

The literature search yielded 693 articles. After removing duplicates and conducting screening, 22 full-text articles were evaluated, with only four studies meeting the inclusion criteria. Among these, only one study had a low risk of bias and reported elevated BP following initiation of anti-CGRP(R)-mAb treatment.

Conclusions

Although anti-CGRP(R)-mAbs offer substantial benefits for migraine prevention, the potential risk of increased BP requires attention. Despite the current limited evidence, clinicians are urged to monitor BP of migraine patients undergoing treatment with anti-CGRP(R)-mAbs and to remain aware of the increased risk of cardiovascular events in these patients.
Royal Treatment
Authors: Tarricone Paul
Published: January 2025

With the bridge reflecting in the lake below, and the lake, in turn, reflecting back on the bridge, the Sackler Crossing at the Royal Botanic Gardens complements its natural setting rather than intruding upon it
Testing 1,2
Authors: Brodrick James
Published: January 2025

Two U.S. Department of Energy LED demonstration projects in Oakland and Atlantic City will measure energy savings and user perceptions
Lighting People are from Mars Led Folks are from Venus
Authors: Roush Mark L.
Published: January 2025

Why does it sometimes seem like lighting professionals and the LED industry are from different planets? The author explains
Diamond in the Rough
Authors: Falzano Rebecca
Published: January 2025

The Hearst Tower proves that even a high-rise office building in New York City can take home the gold in green design
Skyline Statement
Authors: Barr Vilma
Published: January 2025

Illumination of the planning as it was in Georgia State Capitol dome was as much an exercise in urban lighting design
Seeing Red
Authors: Falzano Rebecca
Published: January 2025

Minimal lamp and fixture types and a unique light pipe system bridge the gap between old and new for the UPRR Bridge-one of the original links between the western and eastern U.S.
A Necklace for Her Majesty
Authors: Tarricone Paul
Published: January 2025

A pearl necklace chandelier anchors the restoration of the Park Hyatt Philadelphia-the legendary ‘Grande Dame of Broad Street'
From Gloom to Glow
Authors: Falzano Rebecca
Published: January 2025

A combination of new and historic lighting transforms the ambiance inside St. Paul's Church in Philadelphia
NASA and the NZEB
Authors: Tarricone Paul
Published: January 2025

NASA has taken a ‘just the facts’ approach as it strives for net-zero energy use at its new building at the Kennedy Space Center
The Case for Wireless
Authors: Dilouie Craig
Published: January 2025

Increasingly sophisticated wireless lighting controls can make sense for both new buildings and retrofits
LEDs + Color Quality: Seeing beyond CRI
Authors: Near Al
Published: January 2025

The industry faces a color quality challenge with the advent of LEDs
Tales from the Tar Heel State
Authors: Ventimiglia Diana
Published: January 2025

Merging existing and temporary museum space helps bring to life the story of North Carolina
Balancing Act
Authors: Ventimiglia Diana
Published: January 2025

The first lighting upgrade in decades softens the hard concrete details of the Oakland Museum of California
Ultra Modern
Authors: Tarricone Paul
Published: January 2025

With new lamps in place, MoMA's restaurant does its name proud
Newsmaker: Around the World and Back
Authors: Lowe Roslyn
Published: January 2025

Thirty years and countless projects later, lighting designer and native New Yorker Jeffrey Miller is back in the city where it all started
High on Higbee
Authors: Tarricone Paul
Published: January 2025

There's more to this local landmark's facade lighting than meets the eye
Toffee, Light and Sweet
Authors: Tarricone Paul
Published: January 2025

A deliciously named office building has come a long way since its days as—would you believe it?—a lard warehouse
Government for the People
Authors: Ventimiglia Diana
Published: January 2025

Two landmark buildings, two different purposes, one common thread
The Grand Presentation, the Grand Louvre
Authors: Engle Claude R.
Published: January 2025

The Pyramid, architecturally speaking, is all about light
The Carrot, the Stick, and the Flag
Authors: Davis Robert G.
Published: January 2025

Prodding technology to save energy
Why Do They Make it that Way?
Authors: Muller Henry
Published: January 2025

In luminaire design, form always follows function
Mobilizing for Reproductive Justice: Activists’ Perspectives on Fighting Abortion Stigma and Creating Social Transformation
Authors: McConocha Erin M. , Grzanka Patrick R.
Published: January 2025

Recent moves by the majority of U.S. states to restrict abortion rights marked a new stage in the movement for reproductive justice, the intersectional human rights framework inaugurated by Black feminists in the 1990s. Political organizing to engage voters and shift public opinion in favor of abortion rights implicates a number of key psychological processes, including prejudice and intergroup contact, despite a relative lack of attention to abortion stigma in mainstream psychology. Moreover, research on campaigns’ capacity to shift voter attitudes has largely focused on how such campaigns influence their targets; that is, potential voters. As part of a long-term collaboration with a statewide sexual and reproductive health advocacy group in Tennessee, we interviewed 18 canvassers who participated in a form of canvassing that focuses on dialogue and perspective-taking, rather than argumentation. These canvassers were trained in the reproductive justice framework and conducted hundreds of conversations in the months leading up to the landmark Dobbs decision. Thematic and situational analyses of our interviews yielded insight into how canvassers understand abortion stigma's multidimensional effects and the impact of deep values conversations on their own political views and life histories, as well as how political organizers can better engage their supporters and detractors.
Association Between Patient Characteristics and the Depth of Microvascular Penetration Into the Adult Human Meniscus
Authors: van der Lelij Thies J.N. , van Schie Peter , Weekhout Amber , Fiocco Marta , Munnik-Hagewoud Roelina , Keereweer Stijn , Hazelbag Hans Marten , van Arkel Ewoud R.A. , van Driel Pieter B.A.A.
Published: January 2025

Background:

Current knowledge on the microvascular anatomy of adult human menisci is based on cadaveric studies. However, considerable interindividual variation in meniscal microvascularization has been reported in recent studies with small sample sizes.

Purpose:

To assess the association between patient characteristics and the depth of microvascularization of the meniscus.

Study Design:

Descriptive laboratory study.

Methods:

Menisci from 174 patients who received total knee replacement between March 2021 and December 2023 were collected. A total of 174 lateral and 102 medial menisci were included. Three sections were made from each meniscus: the anterior horn, midbody, and posterior horn. Immunohistochemical staining (CD-31) was used to visualize the microvasculature. The 4 primary outcome measures were the correlation between the depth of microvascular penetration into the lateral meniscus (0%-100%) and (1) age, (2) smoking, (3) degree of osteoarthritis, and (4) history of cardiovascular disease. To account for repeated measurements within each patient, a linear mixed-effects model was estimated to study the association between microvascularization and the patient's characteristics previously introduced.

Results:

The depth of vascular penetration ranged from 0% to 78% into the lateral menisci and from 0% to 67% into the medial menisci. No significant correlations were found between age, smoking, degree of osteoarthritis, or history of cardiovascular disease and the degree of vascular penetration into the lateral meniscus. The linear mixed-effects model analysis, adjusted for location within the meniscus (anterior horn, midbody, or posterior horn) and meniscal side (lateral or medial), showed no significant associations between the same patient characteristics and meniscal microvascularization.

Conclusion:

The degree of microvascular penetration into the meniscus has a wide range among adults >50 years. However, the depth of microvascularization was not associated with age, smoking, degree of osteoarthritis, or history of cardiovascular disease.

Clinical Relevance:

Because no associations were found between depth of microvascular penetration into the meniscus and patient characteristics, the latter cannot be used to estimate the vascular status of a meniscal tear in clinical practice.
Survival of Patients with Solid Tumours and Sepsis Admitted to Intensive Care in a Tertiary Oncology Centre: A Retrospective Analysis
Authors: Smith Sam S. , Edwards Luke , Wigmore Timothy , Jhanji Shaman , Antcliffe David B. , Tatham Kate C.
Published: January 2025

Introduction

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Patients with cancer are at risk of developing sepsis and requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We aimed to assess survival of patients with a solid tumour admitted to ICU as an emergency with sepsis, and to identify predictors of 90-day survival at admission.

Materials and Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort survival analysis. We identified adults with a solid tumour admitted to ICU with sepsis between 01/01/2011 and 31/12/2020 at a tertiary oncology centre with two hospitals (London and Surrey, UK). We defined sepsis using the Sepsis-3 definition. The primary outcome was 90-day survival. We used the parametric accelerated failure time model for multivariate analysis to generate acceleration factors (AF).

Results

625 patients were identified and the 90-day survival rate was 59.5%(353/593).Multivariate analysis identified the presence of localized (AF 0.13, 95% CI 0.06–0.25) or regionalized disease (AF 0.21, 95% CI 0.12–0.36) compared to distant metastatic disease, unplanned surgery on the day of admission (AF 0.15, 95% CI 0.07–0.31), lactate (AF 1.25 95% CI 1.15–1.35), Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score (AF 1.19, 95% CI 1.12–1.27), previous radiotherapy (AF 1.89, 95% CI 1.14–3.125), previous systemic anti-cancer treatment (excluding hormonal therapy) (AF 1.49, 95% CI 0.93–2.38), bacteraemia (AF 0.47, 95% CI 0.27–0.81) and serum albumin (AF 0.94, 95% CI 0.91–0.98) as independent predictors of 90-day survival.

Conclusions

This study of solid tumour patients admitted to ICU is one of the largest providing survival data to inform clinicians and patients. This data provides information on factors that should be considered when deliberating the possible outcome of ICU admission for a patient with solid malignancy and sepsis and highlights that the presence of cancer itself should not limit ICU admission for sepsis.
Is the Victimization-Perpetration Association for School Bullying a Cycle of Bias?
Authors: Kurpiel Allison
Published: January 2025

It is well known that some youth are both victims and perpetrators of bullying. However, it remains unclear whether the victim-perpetrator overlap contains specific characteristics, such as bias. Using data from the United States Health Behavior among School-aged Children survey from 2009 to 2010 ( N = 8,739), this study investigated the victim-perpetrator overlap for school bullying, with emphasis on assessing whether the perpetrators of biased (i.e., bias-motivated or prejudicial) bullying are also victims of biased bullying. The analyses employed predictive modeling using cross-sectional data and multinomial logistic regression to examine whether perpetrating biased bullying is associated with a higher risk of experiencing biased victimization than nonbiased victimization (and no victimization). It was then determined among which demographic subgroup of students, the biased bullying victim-perpetrator overlap is most prevalent. Results indicated evidence of a type-specific victim-perpetrator overlap for biased bullying. The biased bullying victim-perpetrator overlap was most prevalent among females, students whose families have financial difficulties, and students not born in the United States. These findings suggest that bullying perpetrators are not only at risk of being victims of bullying generally, but they are specifically more likely to be victims of the type of bullying they perpetrate. School programming to combat biased bullying should be designed with the understanding that there are some students in both the victim and perpetrator roles. Initiatives should focus on potential avenues for breaking the cycle of bias, especially among the group of students most likely to be involved.
A Comparison of Prostate Cancer Screening Information Quality on Standard and Advanced Versions of ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Owens Otis L. , Leonard Michael
Published: January 2025

Purpose

Artificially Intelligent (AI) chatbots have the potential to produce information to support shared prostate cancer (PrCA) decision-making. Therefore, our purpose was to evaluate and compare the accuracy, completeness, readability, and credibility of responses from standard and advanced versions of popular chatbots: ChatGPT-3.5, ChatGPT-4.0, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Copilot Pro, Google Gemini, and Google Gemini Advanced. We also investigated whether prompting chatbots for low-literacy PrCA information would improve the readability of responses. Lastly, we determined if the responses were appropriate for African-American men, who have the worst PrCA outcomes.

Approach

The study used a cross-sectional approach to examine the quality of responses solicited from chatbots.

Participants

The study did not include human subjects.

Method

Eleven frequently asked PrCA questions, based on resources produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Cancer Society (ACS), were posed to each chatbot twice (once for low literacy populations). A coding/rating form containing questions with key points/answers from the ACS or CDC to facilitate the rating process. Accuracy and completeness were rated dichotomously (i.e., yes/no). Credibility was determined by whether a trustworthy medical or health-related organization was cited. Readability was determined using a Flesch-Kincaid readability score calculator that enabled chatbot responses to be entered individually. Average accuracy, completeness, credibility, and readability percentages or scores were calculated using Excel.

Results

All chatbots were accurate, but the completeness, readability, and credibility of responses varied. Soliciting low-literacy responses significantly improved readability, but sometimes at the detriment of completeness. All chatbots recognized the higher PrCA risk in African-American men and tailored screening recommendations. Microsoft Copilot Pro had the best overall performance on standard screening questions. Microsoft Copilot outperformed other chatbots on responses for low literacy populations.

Conclusions

AI chatbots are useful tools for learning about PrCA screening but should be combined with healthcare provider advice.
Survey on Deep Learning for Misinformation Detection: Adapting to Recent Events, Multilingual Challenges, and Future Visions
Authors: Khraisat Ansam , Manisha  , Chang Lennon , Abawajy Jemal
Published: January 2025

The proliferation of misinformation in the digital age has emerged as a pervasive and pressing challenge, threatening the integrity of information dissemination across online platforms. In response to this growing concern, this survey paper offers a comprehensive analysis of the landscape of misinformation detection methodologies. Our survey delves into the intricacies of model architectures, feature engineering, and data sources, providing insights into the strengths and limitations of each approach. Despite significant advancements in misinformation detection, this survey identifies persistent challenges. The paper accentuates the need for adaptive models that can effectively tackle rapidly evolving events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Language adaptability remains another substantial frontier, particularly in the context of low-resource languages like Chinese. Furthermore, it draws attention to the dearth of balanced, multilingual datasets, emphasizing their significance for robust model training and assessment. By addressing emerging challenges and offering a comprehensive view, our paper enriches the understanding of deep learning techniques in misinformation detection.
Research on biaxial tensile fracture prediction of 5052 aluminum alloy on electromagnetic sheet bulging
Authors: Deng Huakun , Liu Duanna , Jiang Hao , Li Guangyao , Cui Junjia , Zhang Xu
Published: January 2025

High-speed deformation fracture prediction of aluminum sheet, especially for biaxial tension state deformation, was a major problem in the development of electromagnetic bulging process. In this study, the biaxial tension failure limit of the AA5052 sheet was tested by the electromagnetic high-speed biaxial tensile testing equipment and quasi-static Nakazima experiment. A Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system was used to measure failure strain. Based on the tested data, a failure model considered stress state and strain rate coupling effect was established, which available for electromagnetic bulging failure prediction. Electromagnetic free bulging experiments were conducted to verify the failure criteria effectiveness. Results showed that the strain rate effects of the failure strain were influenced by the loading path. The strain rate effect of the sheet failure strain under plain strain state was higher than the loading stress triaxiality of uniaxial and biaxial tension state. Compared with the fracture prediction criterion ignored stress state effect on strain rate influence factor, the modified fracture model considered stress state and strain rate coupling effect could well predict the failure of electromagnetic bulging, which would exhibit different failure models at the rounded corner or the top under different discharge energies.