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Training and assessing numerical abilities across the lifespan with intelligent systems: The example of Baldo
Authors: Ponticorvo Michela , Schembri Massimiliano , Miglino Orazio 
Published: September 2021

AbstractBaldo is an intelligent system that can be used to assess and train numerical abilities across the lifespan, especially for children and elderly. Baldo includes digital and tangible materials to propose activities, built on the game‐based learning approach, strongly grounded on well‐known and experimentally supported theories about numerical and mathematical cognition. Moreover, Baldo has a special module devoted to motivational and affective dimensions related to mathematic cognition and a tutoring system to select specific activities that are adequate to the actual and potential level of the people involved in the training pathway.
Workplace Predictors of Family Educators' Technology Acceptance Attitudes
Authors: Walker Susan K. , Lee Sun‐Kyung , Hong Seonghee 
Published: September 2021

ObjectiveThe purpose of the study was to examine workplace conditions as influences on professional parent and family educator technology acceptance attitudes and to describe their technology use.BackgroundThe rise of new media and information and communications technologies (ICT) has significantly affected the field of parenting and family education in the first part of the 21st century.MethodsOn the basis of responses from a national sample to an online survey (N = 631 participants), information search and communications technologies (e.g., email) were employed most frequently; social media, texting, and online learning platforms were used infrequently. Structural equation modeling tested a hypothesized model of influences based on a modified technology acceptance model (TAM, Davis, 1989).ResultsTechnology attitudes were related directly to perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of technology. Workplace encouragement and workplace infrastructure indirectly influenced acceptance attitudes as mediated by perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, respectively. Workplace encouragement also showed a small but direct influence on technology acceptance.ImplicationsAdequate technology resources, supports, training, and working in a culture that values technology use offer tangible ways to promote competence and comfort in technology adoption by parenting and family educators, thus helping the profession address necessary and changing needs of families.
COVID‐19 pandemic‐related transition to telehealth in child and adolescent mental health
Authors: Moorman Leslie K. 
Published: September 2021

AbstractIntroductionThis article explores one mental health company's urgent response to the global COVID‐19 pandemic, and the multifaceted implications of quickly transitioning to telehealth services.ObjectivesThe purpose of this article is to share information with interdisciplinary professionals about the planning, implementation, and results of transitioning to telehealth services during a pandemic.ProceduresWe compiled practice‐related data regarding company attendance rates and customer and employee satisfaction with telehealth. Data include feedback from more than 40 clinicians and 60 families.ResultsThe data suggest there are both benefits and limitations to engaging in telehealth services within a mental health company. Attendance rates increased dramatically, engagement improved with adolescents but proved challenging with the younger children. Telehealth helped overcome many typical barriers to mental health treatment. Concerns remain regarding confidentiality, assessment of abuse and neglect, and ability to read nonverbal social cues.ConclusionFamilies and practitioners experienced the convenience and benefits of telehealth but also expressed concerns over certain limitations. Finding a responsible way to incorporate telehealth into practice postpandemic is a priority for mental health practitioners, both now and in the immediate future.
Increasing the spatial and temporal impact of ecological research: A roadmap for integrating a novel terrestrial process into an Earth system model
Authors: Kyker‐Snowman Emily , Lombardozzi Danica L. , Bonan Gordon B. , Cheng Susan J. , Dukes Jeffrey S. , Frey Serita D. , Jacobs Elin M. , McNellis Risa , Rady Joshua M. , Smith Nicholas G. , Thomas R. Quinn , Wieder William R. , Grandy A. Stuart 
Published: September 2021

AbstractTerrestrial ecosystems regulate Earth's climate through water, energy, and biogeochemical transformations. Despite a key role in regulating the Earth system, terrestrial ecology has historically been underrepresented in the Earth system models (ESMs) that are used to understand and project global environmental change. Ecology and Earth system modeling must be integrated for scientists to fully comprehend the role of ecological systems in driving and responding to global change. Ecological insights can improve ESM realism and reduce process uncertainty, while ESMs offer ecologists an opportunity to broadly test ecological theory and increase the impact of their work by scaling concepts through time and space. Despite this mutualism, meaningfully integrating the two remains a persistent challenge, in part because of logistical obstacles in translating processes into mathematical formulas and identifying ways to integrate new theories and code into large, complex model structures. To help overcome this interdisciplinary challenge, we present a framework consisting of a series of interconnected stages for integrating a new ecological process or insight into an ESM. First, we highlight the multiple ways that ecological observations and modeling iteratively strengthen one another, dispelling the illusion that the ecologist's role ends with initial provision of data. Second, we show that many valuable insights, products, and theoretical developments are produced through sustained interdisciplinary collaborations between empiricists and modelers, regardless of eventual inclusion of a process in an ESM. Finally, we provide concrete actions and resources to facilitate learning and collaboration at every stage of data‐model integration. This framework will create synergies that will transform our understanding of ecology within the Earth system, ultimately improving our understanding of global environmental change, and broadening the impact of ecological research.
Improving predictions of invasive fish ranges combining functional and ecological traits with environmental suitability under climate change scenarios
Authors: Schickele Alexandre , Guidetti Paolo , Giakoumi Sylvaine , Zenetos Argyro , Francour Patrice , Raybaud Virginie 
Published: September 2021

AbstractBiological invasions represent one of the main threats to marine biodiversity. From a conservation perspective, especially in the context of increasing sea warming, it is critical to examine the suitability potential of geographical areas for the arrival of Range‐Expanding Introduced and Native Species (REINS), and hence anticipate the risk of such species to become invasive in their new distribution areas. Here, we developed an empirical index, based on functional and bio‐ecological traits, that estimates the Invasive Potential (IP; i.e. the potential success in transport, introduction and population establishment) for a set of 13 fishes that are expanding their distributional range into the Mediterranean Sea, the most invaded sea in the world. The IP index showed significant correlation with the observed spreading of REINS. For the six species characterized by the highest IP, we calculated contemporary and future projections of their Environmental Suitability Index (ESI). By using an ensemble modelling approach, we estimated the geographical areas that are likely to be the most impacted by REINS spreading under climate change. Our results demonstrated the importance of functional traits related to reproduction for determining high invasion potential. For most species, we found high contemporary ESI values in the South‐eastern Mediterranean Sea and low to intermediate contemporary ESI values in the Adriatic Sea and North‐western Mediterranean sector. Moreover, we highlighted a major potential future expansion of high ESI values, and thus REINS IP, towards the northern Mediterranean, especially in the northern Adriatic Sea. This potential future northward expansion highlights the risk associated with climate‐induced impacts on ecosystem conservation and fish stock management throughout the entire Mediterranean Sea.
Relationships between overactive bladder and cerebral white matter hyperintensity in outpatients at a memory clinic
Authors: Komiya Hitoshi , Umegaki Hiroyuki , Ogama Noriko , Sakurai Takashi , Kuzuya Masafumi 
Published: September 2021

AimCerebral small vessel disease and lower urinary tract symptoms are common in older people. However, the association between white matter hyperintensity (WMH) and overactive bladder (OAB) is not fully understood. We aimed to identify the relationship between WMH and OAB.MethodsWe carried out neuropsychological testing and head magnetic resonance imaging (T2‐weighted and fluid‐attenuated inversion recovery) of 72 outpatients at a memory clinic and evaluated their Overactive Bladder Symptom Score. WMH was assessed using the Fazekas scale, and WMH volumes were determined using Software for Neuro‐Image Processing in Experimental Research. OAB was diagnosed based on a urinary urgency score (the third question of the Overactive Bladder Symptom Score) of two or higher and a total Overactive Bladder Symptom Score of three or higher. Multivariate logistic analysis was carried out, with the presence/absence of overactive bladder as the outcome variable, and age, sex, body mass index and diabetes mellitus as covariates.ResultsOf the 72 participants, 17 (24%) were diagnosed with OAB. WMH assessed by the visual rating scale was not associated with OAB. However, participants with OAB showed significantly higher WMH volume than those without OAB. Regionally, participants with OAB showed high WMH volume in the frontal, occipital and parietal lobes. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that WMH was significantly associated with OAB (OR 1.82, 95% CI 1.11–2.98), after adjustment for clinically important confounders.ConclusionsCerebral WMH volume is associated with OAB, independent of age, sex, body mass index and diabetes mellitus. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; 21: 996–1002.
MULTI‐AGENT PERSUASION: LEVERAGING STRATEGIC UNCERTAINTY
Authors: Hoshino Tetsuya 
Published: September 2021

AbstractA principal wishes to persuade multiple agents to take a particular action profile. Each agent cares about both a payoff‐relevant state and other agents' actions. The principal discloses information about the state to control the agents' behavior by using their strategic uncertainty. We show that for any nondegenerate prior, the principal can persuade the agents to take an action profile as a unique rationalizable outcome if that action profile satisfies a generalization of risk dominance. Moreover, this result remains true even if each of the agents is allowed to strategically choose whether to receive information from the principal or not.
Lymphocytoma cutis (cutaneous B‐cell pseudolymphoma): study of 102 cases with emphasis on the histological characteristics and immunohistochemistry of the miliarial type
Authors: Villalobos‐Ayala Romina A. , Espinoza‐Gurrola América A. , Guevara‐Gutiérrez Elizabeth , Solís‐Ledesma Guillermo , Ramos‐Suárez Marina , Rodríguez‐Castellanos Marco A. , Tlacuilo‐Parra Alberto 
Published: September 2021

AbstractBackgroundLymphocytoma cutis (LC) is a benign reactive lymphoproliferative B‐cell process. It has two variants: localized type with solitary lesions and miliarial type with numerous lesions. The objective was to investigate the characteristics of LC with emphasis on the miliarial type.MethodsRetrospective study, patients with clinical and histopathological diagnosis of LC were included. Age, sex, evolution time, affected site, and type of treatment were investigated. In miliarial‐type LC, the histological and immunohistochemical characteristics were also investigated.ResultsIn an 18‐year period, there were 102 patients found with LC: 72 (71%) corresponded to females, the median age was 45 years, the median evolution time was 4 months, and the face was the most predominant affected area in 81 (79%) cases. Localized‐type LC corresponded to 88 (86%) cases, and miliarial type in 14 (14%). The most common treatment was surgery, which was used in 32 (31%) patients, all of whom had localized type (P < 0.01). The most frequent treatment for miliarial‐type LC was corticosteroids in five (36%, P = 0.32), the predominant histopathological pattern was nodular in 10 (71%) specimens, and immunohistochemistry was performed in 11 (79%), where all were positive for CD20 with polyclonality to kappa and lambda light chains.ConclusionsThe importance of LC lies in that it can be clinically and histopathologically confused with cutaneous lymphoma and that it is a rare entity, with its miliarial variant being rarer still. This study provides information on the clinical‐histological characteristics of LC and its immunohistochemistry.
Redundancy within hospital‐related harm prediction tools
Authors: Moran Chris , Bingham Gordon , Tuck Michelle , Crabtree Amelia 
Published: September 2021

AbstractThe predictive ability and efficiency of inpatient harm screening tools is unclear. We performed a retrospective analysis of approximately 25 000 people admitted to our hospital in 2019. We found that the discriminatory ability of the harm screening tools was at best moderate and could be attributed to one or two questions that overlapped with each other in the harm they predicted.
Terahertz probing of low‐temperature degradation in zirconia bioceramics
Authors: Ahmed Shafique , Zhang Man , Koval Vladimir , Zou Lifong , Shen Zhijian , Chen Riqing , Yang Bin , Yan Haixue 
Published: September 2021

AbstractZrO2‐based ceramics are widely used in biomedical applications due to its color, biocompatibility, and excellent mechanical properties. However, low‐temperature degradation (LTD) introduces a potential risk for long‐term reliability of these materials. The development of innovative nondestructive techniques, which can explore LTD in zirconia‐derived compounds, is strongly required. Yttria stabilized zirconia, 3Y‐TZP, is one of the well‐developed ZrO2‐based ceramics with improved resistance to LTD for dental crown and implant applications. Here, 3Y‐TZP ceramic powders were pressed and sintered to study the LTD phenomenon by phase transition behavior. The LTD‐driven tetragonal‐to‐monoclinic phase transition was confirmed by XRD. XPS analysis demonstrated that induced LTD reduced the oxygen vacancies which supports these findings. It is proved that after the degradation, the 3Y‐TZP ceramics show the decreased dielectric permittivity at terahertz frequencies due to the crystallographic phase transformation. Terahertz nondestructive probe is a promising method to investigate LTD in zirconia ceramics.
Assessment of PTSD and posttraumatic symptomatology in very young children: A systematic review
Authors: Moner Nina , Soubelet Andrea , Barbieri Lucrezia , Askenazy Florence 
Published: September 2021

AbstractContextVery young children are said to be a vulnerable group for exposure to trauma, and for a psychopathological response (e.g., PTSD) after a risk‐exposure. The specific assessment of young children is necessary to enable them to be enrolled in an appropriate care pathway.ObjectiveThe objective was to identify the instruments available in the English language for the assessment of posttraumatic symptoms in very young children (from 0‐ to 5‐year old).DesignThis article reports on a systematic review, conducted using the search engines Google Scholar, Science Direct, PsycArticles, and PubMed.ResultsNine instruments are available to specifically assess traumatic symptomatology in very young children (0–7‐year old), five instruments are available for the broader assessment of very young children (1–6‐year old), six instruments are available for the assessment of traumatic symptoms in very young children and in older children (2–18‐year old), one instrument did not correspond to any category. These 21 tools are adapted to different ages, built according to different objectives, and do not rely on the same diagnostic algorithm.ConclusionFuture research should compare the instruments quantitatively to identify those most specific and sensitive to the assessment of trauma symptoms in young children.
Quality of life and patient‐perceived symptoms in patients with psoriasis undergoing proactive or reactive management with the fixed‐dose combination Cal/BD foam: A post‐hoc analysis of PSO‐LONG
Authors: Jalili A. , Calzavara‐Pinton P. , Kircik L. , Lons‐Danic D. , Pink A. , Tyring S. , de la Cueva P. , Gooderham M. , Segaert S. , Nyholm N. , Thoning H. , Petersen B. , Thaçi D. 
Published: September 2021

AbstractBackgroundPsoriasis has important physical and psychosocial effects that extend beyond the skin. Understanding the impact of treatment on health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) and patient‐perceived symptom severity in psoriasis is key to clinical decision‐making.ObjectivesThis post hoc analysis of the PSO‐LONG trial data assessed the impact of long‐term proactive or reactive management with fixed‐dose combination calcipotriene 50 µg/g and betamethasone dipropionate 0.5 mg/g (Cal/BD) foam on patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with psoriasis vulgaris.MethodsFive hundred and twenty‐one patients from the Phase 3, randomized, double‐blind PSO‐LONG trial were included. An initial 4‐week, open‐label phase of fixed‐dose combination Cal/BD foam once daily (QD) was followed by a 52‐week maintenance phase, at the start of which patients were randomized to a proactive management arm (Cal/BD foam twice weekly) or reactive management arm (vehicle foam twice weekly). Patient‐perceived symptom severity and HRQoL were assessed using the Psoriasis Symptom Inventory (PSI), the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and the EuroQol‐5D for psoriasis (EQ‐5D‐5L‐PSO).ResultsStatistically and clinically significant improvements were observed across all PRO measures. The mean difference (standard deviation) from baseline to Week 4 was −8.97 (6.18) for PSI, −6.02 (5.46) for DLQI and 0.11 (0.15) for EQ‐5D‐5L‐PSO scores. During maintenance, patients receiving reactive management had significantly higher DLQI (15% [p = 0.007]) and PSI (15% [p = 0.0128]) and a numerically lower EQ‐5D‐5L‐PSO mean area under the curve score than patients receiving proactive management (1% [p = 0.0842]).ConclusionsCal/BD foam significantly improved DLQI, EQ‐5D‐5L‐PSO and PSI scores during the open‐label and maintenance phases. Patients assigned to proactive management had significantly better DLQI and PSI scores and numerically better EQ‐5D‐5L‐PSO versus reactive management. Additionally, baseline flare was associated with worse PROs than the start of a relapse, and patients starting a relapse also had worse PROs than patients in remission.
Influence of the resin‐coating technique on the bonding performance of self‐adhesive resin cements in single‐visit computer‐aided design/computer‐aided manufacturing resin restorations
Authors: Oda Yutaro , Takahashi Rena , Nikaido Toru , Tagami Junji 
Published: September 2021

AbstractObjectiveThis in vitro study investigated the influence of resin coating on the bonding performance of self‐adhesive resin cements in single‐visit computer‐aided design (CAD)/computer‐aided manufacturing (CAM) resin restorations.Materials and methodCAD/CAM resin (1.5‐mm thick) was mounted on 20 noncoated and 20 resin‐coated human dentin surfaces using dual‐cured self‐adhesive resin cements (Panavia SA Cement Plus or Panavia SA Cement Universal, Kuraray Noritake Dental) in either self‐curing or dual‐curing mode. These specimens were sectioned into beam‐shaped sticks and subjected to microtensile bond strength tests after 24 h of water storage. The obtained data were statistically analyzed with three‐way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t tests (α = 0.05).ResultsThe three‐way ANOVA results revealed the significant influence of resin coating, resin cement, and curing mode. Resin coating and light curing led to higher bond strengths in almost all groups. Resin‐coated dentin with Panavia SA Cement Plus exhibited a mean bond strength greater than 35 MPa in both self‐curing and dual‐curing modes.ConclusionsIn single‐visit CAD/CAM resin restorations, resin coating, resin cement selection, and curing mode influenced the bonding performance of self‐adhesive resin cements. In addition, resin coating and light curing increased the bond strength of self‐adhesive resin cements. Resin coating and light curing are encouraged for predictable bonding performance of dual‐cured self‐adhesive resin cements in single‐visit CAD/CAM resin restorations.
Role of ethylene and proteolytic N‐degron pathway in the regulation of Arabidopsis seed dormancy
Authors: Wang Xu , Gomes Malaika Maraya , Bailly Christophe , Nambara Eiji , Corbineau Françoise 
Published: September 2021

AbstractPrimary dormant seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana did not germinate in darkness at temperature higher than 10–15°C. Ethylene improved the germination of dormant wild‐type (Col‐0) seeds at 25°C in darkness but seeds of the mutant affected in the proteolytic N‐degron pathway, proteolysis6 (prt6), were insensitive to ethylene suggesting that PRT6 was involved in dormancy release by ethylene. The substrates of the N‐degron pathway, the Ethylene Response Factors from group VII (HRE1, HRE2, RAP2.2, RAP2.3, and RAP2.12), were identified to be involved in this insensitivity with an increased germination in prt6 rap2.2 rap2.3 rap2.12 rather than in prt6 hre1 hre2, which also indicated that the three RAPs acted downstream of PRT6, while the two HREs acted upstream of PRT6. Ethylene reduced the expression of the three RAPs in Col‐0 seeds but they were maintained or induced by ethylene in prt6 seeds. The promoting effect of ethylene was associated with a down‐regulation of dormancy‐related genes in gibberellins (GAs) and abscisic acid (ABA) signaling, such as RGA, RGL2, and ABI5, and with a strong decrease in ABA/GA4 ratio in the presence of ethylene. In contrast, we show that the insensitivity of prt6 seeds to ethylene was mainly related to GA signaling disturbance.