bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Productivity Benchmarking and Burnout in Psychosocial Oncology: Creating a Sustainable Care Model
Authors: Wells‐Di Gregorio Sharla , Dixon Beth , Flowers Stacy , Ashton Kathy , Muenks Elizabeth , Deshields Teresa 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTObjectivePsychosocial oncology specialists in academic medical centers are at risk for burnout as they deliver a wide range of clinical, research, educational, and administrative services in high demand work environments. No national productivity benchmarks exist for this specialty. This study examines factors contributing to burnout among academic psychosocial oncology psychologists (PSOP), presents viable productivity standards, and a sustainable care model to mitigate burnout.MethodsPsychosocial oncology specialists recruited from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society membership were surveyed to determine frequency of burnout as measured by the Mini Z, professional fulfillment via the Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index, as well as demographic, clinical practice, and systems predictors of burnout. We examine salary discrepancies by gender and race. We focus on psychologists providing services in academic medical centers.ResultsBurnout was reported by 37%–44% of psychologists and was associated with high clinical volumes, mid‐career status, and less than 10% administrative time. There were no differences in burnout by gender or race. However, females earned significantly less than men at each academic rank.ConclusionsPSOP report high levels of burnout consistent with other oncology professionals. Critical predictors include patient volume and lack of administrative time. Mid‐career providers are more vulnerable to burnout, suggesting an inflection point at which individuals may be more likely to leave the field. We recommend a benchmark for clinical volume and sufficient administrative time to support the tripartite mission (education, research, patient care) and quadruple aim (patient experience, population health, cost, worker well‐being) of academic medical centers.
Roots of resilience: Optimizing microbe‐rootstock interactions to enhance vineyard productivity
Authors: Francioli Davide , Strack Timo , Dries Leonie , Voss‐Fels Kai Peter , Geilfus Christoph‐Martin 
Published: November 2024

Societal Impact StatementGrape production relies signifcantly on agrochemicals, such as fertilizers and pesticides, to sustain vine health and yield. However, excessive or improper use of these inputs leads to detrimental environmental effects, including soil degradation, water contamination, and biodiversity decline. To address this, research must explore sustainable alternatives. Enhancing the symbiotic interactions between grapevine rootstocks and beneficial soil microorganisms offers a viable pathway. By fostering these natural relationships, producers and scientists can develop environmentally sustainable viticulture practices that strengthen vine resilience without compromising productivity. This approach also supports the broader transition to regenerative, ecologically balanced agricultural systems.SummaryThe productivity and resilience of vineyards are influenced by complex interactions between grapevine rootstocks and the surrounding soil microbiome. Emerging research has highlighted the pivotal role of these microbe‐rootstock alliances in modulating nutrient acquisition, water‐use efficiency, and pathogen resistance. By leveraging the symbiotic potential of beneficial soil microorganisms, viticulturists can optimize vineyard management practices to enhance overall productivity, stability, and sustainability. Through the strategic selection of rootstocks with enhanced mycorrhizal associations and the targeted introduction of plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria, growers can support the grapevine in adapting to challenging soil conditions. Aditionally, manipulating the rhizosphere microbiome, through techniques such as biofertilization and reverse microdialysis, can foster the development of robust, disease‐suppressive communities that safeguard the vines against biotic and abiotic stressors. Integrating these microbiome‐centric approaches into comprehensive vineyard management strategies, and potentially in future rootstock genetic improvement programs, holds promise for improving grape yield, quality, and the long‐term resilience of viticultural systems.
Enhancing collaboration quotient in crop protection research and development – multi‐disciplinary cross‐learning to promote sustainability
Authors: Mandal Sunil Kumar , Singhal Mayank 
Published: November 2024

AbstractAfter a decade of consolidation with a focus on top market players, global crop protection research is undergoing a paradigm transition by integrating new cutting‐edge technologies originating from established and new research organizations. Both development and distribution organizations are working together to make these innovations available to the global farming community. For this, excellent crop protection products are in demand, creating value for farmers and society with superior biological performance and at the same time very high product safety profiles. However, the enormous constraints researchers are exposed to, require the discovery and development of innovative solutions in the shortest possible time frame, while embracing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives as the new normal across the whole industry. Today, fully integrated research and development (R&D) companies are addressing the whole plethora of agrochemistry, biologicals and plant health products, organic farming, seeds and traits, new application technologies, digital farming, improved diagnostics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML)‐based approaches. However, there is still a strong need for further innovations from a wide range of sources. Targeted collaboration across various market players is key to combining required activities. This mandates a high level of discipline to frame the proprietary and knowledge environment across the industry. Furthermore, the cooperation of industry and academia will enable an extra push for innovation in the crop protection landscape. Current trends and suggestions are given of how collaborations need to be framed within the industry as well as within the public sector. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
Revolutionizing High‐Temperature Electrical Properties of Epoxy Resin via Tailoring Weak Conjugation Rigid Structures
Authors: Li Jie , Zhang Boya , Zhang Xuanjie , Li Yixuan , Li Kaixuan , Wang Tianyu , Li Xingwen 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe escalating demand for high‐power and compact‐size advanced electronic devices and power systems necessitates polymers to exhibit superior electrical properties even under harsh environments. However, reconciling the seemingly contradictory attributes of excellent electrical properties and thermal stability poses a formidable challenge for current epoxy polymer (EP) materials and their applications. To meet the need, here two classes of bi‐aryl diamine curing agents are described that enable polymers to exhibit well‐balanced thermal and dielectric properties with functional bridging groups. A weak conjugation system in highly thermally stable polymers with an aromatic backbone is constructed, using electron‐modulating bridging groups to immobilize intramolecular free carriers by tailoring trap sites, and bulky bridging groups to prevent molecular stacking to inhibit intermolecular charge transport. The resultant polymer exhibits a volume resistance of 7.45 × 1012 Ω m and a direct current breakdown strength of 368.74 kV mm−1 at 120 °C, which are 2.2 and 2.4 times higher than that of commercial anhydride‐cured EP, respectively. It is demonstrated to be due to the inhibition of charge injection and transport. The proposed aromatic amine multimolecule approach, combined with diverse functional bridging groups, is a promising direction for exploring next‐generation EP insulation materials suitable for extreme conditions.
Stability of Sharp Fourier Restriction to Spheres
Authors: Carneiro Emanuel , Negro Giuseppe , e Silva Diogo Oliveira 
Published: November 2024

AbstractIn dimensions $$d \in \{3,4,5,6,7\}$$

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, we prove that the constant functions on the unit sphere $$\mathbb {S}^{d-1}\subset \mathbb {R}^d$$

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maximize the weighted adjoint Fourier restriction inequality $$\begin{aligned} \left| \int _{\mathbb {R}^d} |\widehat{f\sigma }(x)|^4\,\big (1 + g(x)\big )\,\textrm{d}x\right| ^{1/4} \leqslant \textbf{C} \, \Vert f\Vert _{L^2(\mathbb {S}^{d-1})}, \end{aligned}$$

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, for a suitable class of bounded perturbations $$g:\mathbb {R}^d \rightarrow \mathbb {C}$$

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. In such cases we also fully classify the complex-valued maximizers of the inequality. In the unperturbed setting ($$g = \textbf{0}$$

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) and by the first and third authors ($$d \in \{4,5,6,7\}$$

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) in 2015. Our methods also yield a new sharp adjoint restriction inequality on $$\mathbb S^7\subset \mathbb {R}^8$$

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.
Population connectivity of the European squid Loligo vulgaris along the West Iberian Peninsula coast: comparing mtDNA and SNPs
Authors: García-Mayoral Elsa , Silva Catarina N. S. , Ramilo Andrea , Roura Álvaro , Moreno Ana , Strugnell Jan M. , González Ángel F. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractUnderstanding genetic diversity and population connectivity in marine organisms is essential for fisheries management. In the present study, we examined the population genetics of the European squid, Loligo vulgaris, along the western Iberian Peninsula at two genetic resolutions using the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (COI) and genomic markers obtained via double digest restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (ddRADseq). The results obtained revealed 79 haplotypes out of 160 COI sequences, while the SNP data set included 86,431 loci after filtering for 38 individuals with 86,319 neutral data. Mitochondrial COI analyses revealed high haplotype (0.961) and nucleotide (0.010) diversities, and the haplotype network reveals complex sub-structure in Turkish waters within a panmictic population. Both Tajima’s D and Fu’s Fs tests suggest that the population of L. vulgaris analysed is evolving neutrally. Pairwise Fst for neutral SNPs were low (0 < Fst<0.002) and not significant showing high homogeneity among populations, while pairwise comparations for candidate adaptive SNPs (112 loci) showed Fst values ranging from 0.026 to 0.234. While neutral SNPs showed admixture, the candidate adaptive SNPs showed a moderate significant structure with a latitudinal discrimination. Overall, both genetic approaches showed homogeneity and strong genetic flux identifying a unique population along the Western Iberian Peninsula.
Assessment of soil CO2, CH4, and N2O fluxes and their drivers, and their contribution to the climate change mitigation potential of forest soils in the Lublin region of Poland
Authors: Walkiewicz Anna , Bulak Piotr , Khalil Mohammad I. , Osborne Bruce 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
Forests can play a key role in the mitigation of climate change, although there have been limited regional scale assessments that account for variations in soil type and tree species. Most of the focus has been on their ability to sequester atmospheric CO2, while there is less information on the two other major greenhouse gases (GHGs), N2O and CH4. We examined the GHG budgets of ten forest soils in Poland, considering all three major GHGs, where no previous long-term measurements had been made, which encompassed different tree species, stand age, and contrasting edaphic conditions. In addition to the quantification and assessment of seasonal variability in the major soil GHG fluxes over two years, the aims of the present study were (i) the identification of the main drivers of the soil-based GHG fluxes, (ii) the determination of the contribution of each gas to the Global Warming Potential (GWP), and (iii) to assess the mitigation potential of these fluxes over different forest systems. All the forest soils were sources of CO2 and N2O and sinks for atmospheric CH4 with pronounced seasonal variations in CO2 and CH4 driven by soil moisture and temperature. The soils showed significant differences in annual GHG fluxes, with average values of 16.7 Mg CO2 ha−1, − 3.51 kg CH4 ha−1, and 0.95 kg N2O ha−1. The annual total GWP ranged from 13.1 to 22.0 Mg CO2 eq ha−1 with CO2 making the highest contribution, and forest-specific CH4 uptake resulting in a reduction in GWP, ranging from − 0.08% (in the youngest forest) to -0.97% (in the oldest forest). Mixed forests showed the greatest potential for climate change mitigation, with the highest soil C sequestration, and the lowest GWP values when compared to sites with monocultures. The results suggest that a mixture of tree species could eventually be incorporated into management plans to increase the effectiveness of forests in climate change mitigation.
Clinical Validation of Non-invasive Simulation-Based Determination of Vascular Impedance, Wave Intensity, and Hydraulic Work in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Authors: Brown Jonathan Y. , Fernandez Gabriela Veiga , De La Torre Hernández Jose M. , Murphy Michael , Wessler Benjamin S. , Edelman Elazer R. 
Published: November 2024

Abstract

Purpose
The impact of Aortic Stenosis (AS) on the left ventricle (LV) extends beyond the influence of the pressure drop across the stenotic valve, but also includes the additional serial afterload imposed by the vascular system. Aortic input impedance is the gold standard for comprehensively studying the contribution of the vascular system to total myocardial afterload, but in the past measurement has been challenging arising from the need for invasive catheterization or specialized equipment to precisely record time-resolved blood pressure and flow signals. The goal of this work was to develop and validate a novel simulation-based method for determining aortic input impedance using only clinically available echocardiographic data and a simple blood pressure measurement.

Methods
A simulation-based method to determine vascular impedance was developed using echocardiographic data and a brachial blood pressure measurement. Simulation-based impedance was compared to impedance calculated from echocardiographic flow data and pressure data from a non-invasive central pressure measurement device.

Results
In validation analysis comparing patient-specific simulation-based vascular impedance to non-invasively measured impedance, correlation between methods across a range of vascular parameters varied between R
2 = 0.40 and 0.99. A tendency was seen toward underestimation of pressure waveforms in point-by-point comparison of measured and simulated waveforms with an overall mean difference of 4.01 mmHg.

Conclusions
Requiring only non-invasive clinical data that are widely available, simulation-based vascular impedance has the potential to allow for easier, more widespread, and larger-scale investigation of the effect of vascular impedance on total LV afterload.
‘Should I Tell?’ Moral Reflexivity in 14 Whistleblower Autobiographies
Authors: Olesen Thomas 
Published: November 2024

AbstractWho is the whistleblower, and how do they reach the difficult decision to blow the whistle? The article argues that the extant literature has not paid sufficient attention to the profound moral reflexivity in this transition from employee to whistleblower. What is missing, in particular, is a better, sociologically informed, understanding of the various social domains in which whistleblowers are embedded. These domains are important because they provide different kinds of resources for the whistleblower’s moral reflexivity. To pursue this idea, the article conducts a qualitative analysis of 14 whistleblower autobiographies. The analysis is structured around four social domains, which are prevalent in the material: Childhood and adolescence, professional ethics, organizational loyalty, and societal and civic duty values. The autobiographical data clearly demonstrate how whistleblowers actively draw on these domains, and often several of them, as they justify and give meaning to their actions. Such a multidimensional understanding of the whistleblower’s social embeddedness opens up to new ways of analysing the deep personal and moral challenges that most whistleblowers experience.
A comprehensive evaluation of eco-productivity of the municipal solid waste service in Chile
Authors: Mocholi-Arce Manuel , Sala-Garrido Ramon , Molinos-Senante Maria , Maziotis Alexandros 
Published: November 2024

AbstractMoving toward a circular economy requires improvement of the economic and environmental performance of municipalities in their provision of municipal solid waste (MSW) services. Understanding performance changes over years is fundamental to support decision-making. This study employs the Luenberger-Hicks-Moorsteen productivity indicator to evaluate eco-productivity change and its drivers in the MSW sector in Chile over the years 2015–2019. The further use of decision tree and linear regression analysis allows exploration of the interaction between operating characteristics and eco-productivity estimations. The results of the eco-productivity assessment show that, although the Chilean MSW sector was still facing a transitional period, from 2015 to 2019, eco-productivity increased 1.28% per year. Gains in eco-productivity were due to technical progress and small gains in efficiency, whereas scale effect had an adverse impact. Other factors such as waste spending per inhabitant and the amount of waste collected and recycled per inhabitant had a significant impact on the eco-productivity of Chilean municipalities.
Growth rates in non-syndromic aneurysms of the ascending aorta: a systematic review
Authors: Cozijnsen Luc , Adriaans Bouke P. , Schermer Tjard R. , Groenink Maarten , Schalla Simon , Bekkers Sebastiaan C. A. M. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe maximum aortic diameter is the main risk predictor for type A acute aortic syndromes and understanding the growth rate of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms (aTAAs) is pivotal for risk assessment and stratification for pre-emptive aortic surgery. Prevailing guidelines recommend serial imaging of aTAA patients until the thresholds for prophylactic surgery are met. Based on early landmark studies, it was thought that the growth rate of aTAAs is substantially higher than that of the normal-sized aorta. However, more recent studies have reported that aTAA growth is generally slow, questioning the need for frequent imaging during follow-up. The current systematic review provides an overview of studies reporting annual diameter growth rates of non-syndromic aTAAs and explains differences in findings between early and recent studies.
The Ant and the Grasshopper: Does Biased Cognition Compromise Agency in the Case of Delusions and Conspiracy Theories?
Authors: Bortolotti Lisa 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThis paper starts from an observation of our practices: when people are ascribed delusional beliefs or conspiracy beliefs, they tend to be excluded from shared epistemic projects relevant to the content of their beliefs. What might motivate this exclusion? One possibility is that delusional beliefs and conspiracy beliefs are considered as evidence of irrationality and pathology, and thus endorsing them suggests that one’s epistemic agency is compromised, at least in some contexts. One common argument for the irrational and pathological nature of delusional beliefs and conspiracy beliefs lies in their being the outputs of faulty cognition. There are some areas of overlap in the cognitive antecedents of delusional beliefs and conspiracy beliefs as identified in the empirical literature. For instance, some biases and thinking styles have been correlated either with the adoption of delusional beliefs and conspiracy beliefs, or with the strength of conviction in such beliefs. The paper challenges the claim that, if delusional beliefs and conspiracy beliefs are the outputs of biased cognition, then it is justified to exclude people endorsing delusional beliefs and conspiracy beliefs from epistemic projects relevant to the content of their beliefs. The relevant biases and thinking styles are widespread in the non-clinical population, do not need to be part of a dysfunctional cognitive process, and can be adaptive in some contexts.
Mediterranean diet and spirituality/religion: eating with meaning
Authors: Dominguez Ligia J. , Veronese Nicola , Ragusa Francesco Saverio , Petralia Valentina , Ciriminna Stefano , Di Bella Giovanna , Schirò Piero , Sabico Shaun , Al-Daghri Nasser M. , Barbagallo Mario 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe interest in the Mediterranean diet has grown considerably due to its potential health benefits on the prevention of diverse age-related chronic diseases and its association with longevity. This dietary pattern, considered among the healthiest in the world, is not simply a combination of healthy foods but goes further in its historical and cultural roots. Mediterranean diet is not intrinsically tied to any specific religion or spiritual system, but its cultural and geographical context has influenced the dietary practices of its inhabitants, encompassing the history of Western civilization and of the three Monotheistic religions Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. These religions may have some impact on dietary choices due to religious customs and practices. In 2010 the Mediterranean diet was inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, highlighting it as a social and cultural expression of the different food cultures of the Mediterranean region and indicating that the importance of this dietary and lifestyle pattern lies not only in its specific foods and nutrients, but in the way in which its characteristic foods are produced, cooked, and eaten. In this narrative review we will discuss the possible connections between the main religions originated in the Mediterranean basin and their influence on the composition of the Mediterranean diet, and the links between spirituality/religion and this dietary pattern. This traditional model can represent a form of conscious healthy eating and lifestyle in contrast to the unhealthy Western lifestyle and ultra-processed food consumption widespread throughout the world.
Proteomics efforts for hepatocellular carcinoma drug development
Authors: Jia Dongling , Jiang Zongtai , Cui Minhui , Ding Xianting 
Published: November 2024

AbstractHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant tumor associated with high global incidence and mortality rates. Proteomics, as a platform technology of cellular protein expression, modification, and interaction, has provided innovative perspectives on early diagnosis, treatment, and targeted drug development for HCC. This review summarizes recent progress in proteomics for advancing HCC biomarker discovery, drug target identification, and understanding drug action mechanisms. Proteomic technologies, including mass spectrometry for specific protein signatures identification, protein microarrays for high-throughput analysis, and bioinformatics for data interpretation, have profoundly promoted the identification of liver cancer-specific biomarkers. These advancements not only facilitate early diagnosis but also improve prognostic assessment. Proteomics is pivotal in expediting the discovery and development of new drugs, providing more effective and personalized treatment options for HCC patients. This review offers a comprehensive overview of the applications of proteomics in anti-HCC drug research, serving as a reference to further advance the development of HCC research and treatment domains.