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Effectiveness of the MyDiaMate application in reducing diabetes distress in adults with type 1 diabetes: Study protocol of the multi‐national, randomised‐controlled MyREMEDY trial
Authors: Mohr Theresa C. , de Wit Maartje , Embaye Jiska , Ehrmann Dominic , Hermanns Norbert , Lehmann Gina , Anarte Ortiz María Teresa , Torreblanca Murillo Laura , Winkley Kirsty , Famiglietti Alexandra , Pouwer Frans , Snoek Frank J. 
Published: October 2024

AbstractAimsDiabetes distress is common among people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), negatively affecting quality of life, self management, and diabetes outcomes. E‐health‐based interventions could be an effective and low‐cost way to improve the psychological care for people with T1D experiencing diabetes distress. The MyREMEDY study aims to test the effectiveness of the online unguided self‐help intervention MyDiaMate in decreasing diabetes distress in adults with T1D. MyDiaMate is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and consists of eight modules, each focusing on a different aspect of living with T1D that is often experienced as burdensome (e.g. hypoglycaemia, fatigue).MethodsThe effectiveness of MyDiaMate will be tested through a randomised‐controlled trial across four European countries (the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom). Six hundred and sixty adults (N = 165 per country) with T1D will be recruited and randomised with a balance of 2:1 into the intervention and care as usual groups. Intervention group members receive access to MyDiaMate for 6 months, care as usual group members receive access after 3 months for 3 months. Participants fill in questionnaires at 0 (baseline), 3 (effectiveness) and 6 months (follow‐up). Primary outcome is diabetes distress at 3 months. Secondary outcomes are emotional well‐being, psychological self‐efficacy in relation to diabetes, social engagement, fatigue, and glycaemic outcomes. Moreover, logdata of MyDiaMate use is passively collected. Linear mixed model analyses will be used to test the effectiveness of MyDiaMate along with identifying which user subgroup benefits most from MyDiaMate use.Trial RegistrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT06308549.
Partial chemogenetic inhibition of the locus coeruleus due to heterogeneous transduction of noradrenergic neurons preserved auditory salience processing in wild‐type rats
Authors: Kabanova Anna , Yang Mingyu , Logothetis Nikos K. , Eschenko Oxana 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThe acoustic startle reflex (ASR) and prepulse inhibition of the ASR (PPI) assess the efficiency of salience processing, a fundamental brain function that is impaired in many psychiatric conditions. Both ASR and PPI depend on noradrenergic transmission, yet the modulatory role of the locus coeruleus (LC) remains controversial. Clonidine (0.05 mg/kg, i.p.), an alpha2‐adrenoreceptor agonist, strongly reduced the ASR amplitude. In contrast, chemogenetic LC inhibition only mildly suppressed the ASR and did affect the PPI in virus‐transduced rats. The canine adenovirus type 2 (CAV2)–based vector carrying a gene cassette for the expression of inhibitory receptors (hM4Di) and noradrenergic cell–specific promoter (PRSx8) had high cell‐type specificity (94.4 ± 3.1%) but resulted in heterogeneous virus transduction of DbH‐positive LC neurons (range: 9.2–94.4%). Clozapine‐N‐oxide (CNO; 1 mg/kg, i.p.), a hM4Di actuator, caused the firing cessation of hM4Di‐expressing LC neurons, yet complete inhibition of the entire population of LC neurons was not achieved. Case‐based immunohistochemistry revealed that virus injections distal (> 150 μm) to the LC core resulted in partial LC transduction, while proximal (< 50 μm) injections caused neuronal loss due to virus neurotoxicity. Neither the ASR nor PPI differed between the intact and virus‐transduced rats. Our results suggest that a residual activity of virus‐non‐transduced LC neurons might have been sufficient for mediating an unaltered ASR and PPI. Our study highlights the importance of a case‐based assessment of the virus efficiency, specificity, and neurotoxicity for targeted cell populations and of considering these factors when interpreting behavioral effects in experiments employing chemogenetic modulation.
Examining the Psychometric Impact of Targeted and Random Double‐Scoring in Mixed‐Format Assessments
Authors: Xu Yangmeng , Wind Stefanie A. 
Published: October 2024

AbstractDouble‐scoring constructed‐response items is a common but costly practice in mixed‐format assessments. This study explored the impacts of Targeted Double‐Scoring (TDS) and random double‐scoring procedures on the quality of psychometric outcomes, including student achievement estimates, person fit, and student classifications under various conditions that reflect operational performance assessments. Using a simulation study, our results suggest no notable advantages for TDS over the random double‐scoring approach across various psychometric outcomes, regardless of conditions related to student misfit, rater misfit, and rater severity. This study holds significant implications for mixed‐format assessments, offering insights into a comprehensive evaluation of double‐scoring methods. We recommend that researchers consider these findings when considering among double‐scoring procedures.
Increasing access to justice for families through preventive legal advocacy
Authors: Finck Kara R. 
Published: October 2024

AbstractWhat is the role of preventive legal advocacy in promoting justice for families and redefining child welfare to focus on family and community‐based systems which prioritize community‐based support and to forego government oversight, regulation and punishment? Given the timeline for systemic reforms and the necessity of providing access to justice for families presently struggling to protect their family autonomy, preventive legal advocacy is a critical piece of reform efforts and scholarly attention. This article advocates for the expansion of existing preventive legal advocacy models and legislation codifying early access to counsel with the goal of disrupting the traditional pathways into the child welfare and family regulation system, enforcing the rights of parents and children to their family autonomy and meaningfully supporting families to thrive.
DASC‐21 score and risk of rehospitalization and all‐cause mortality after discharge in older patients with heart failure
Authors: Shimizu Ruri , Ishikawa Joji , Jyubishi Chihiro , Toba Ayumi , Futami Shutaro , Morozumi Ai , Saito Yoshihiro , Komatsu Shunsuke , Fujimoto Hajime , Ishiyama Taizo , Usui Shinichi , Tuboko Yusuke , Awata Shuichi , Akishita Masahiro , Harada Kazumasa 
Published: October 2024

AimThe impact of cognitive dysfunction‐associated activities of daily living (ADL) on mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure has not yet been evaluated.MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated DASC‐21, the incidence of all‐cause mortality, and rehospitalization for heart failure after discharge in 329 older patients with heart failure.ResultsThe mean age was 85.1 ± 7.4 years (62.6% women). There were 110 cases of death from any cause (33.4%) during 25.5 ± 16.1 months of follow‐up and 166 cases of rehospitalization from heart failure (50.5%) during 16.1 ± 15.2 months of follow‐up. The DASC‐21 score was not significantly associated with an increased risk of all‐cause mortality or rehospitalization. For each item of the DASC‐21 questionnaire, defective route‐finding (item 6) (HR = 2.631, P = 0.003), common sense and capacity for judgement (item 9) (HR = 1.717, P = 0.040), instrumental ADL (IADL) for shopping (item 10) (HR = 1.771, P = 0.020), and IADL for meal preparation (item 14) (HR = 1.790, P = 0.019) were significantly associated with an increased risk of all‐cause mortality. Disabilities in route finding (HR = 2.257, P = 0.005), IADL for shopping (HR = 1.632, P = 0.016), and IADL for transportation (HR = 1.537, P = 0.033) were significant risk factors for rehospitalization due to heart failure. Even in the multivariate‐adjusted model, disability in defective route‐finding was significantly associated with an increased risk of all‐cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.148, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.090–4.236; P = 0.027) and of rehospitalization for heart failure (HR = 2.138, 95% CI 1.153–3.963, P = 0.016).ConclusionsIn older patients hospitalized for heart failure, route disability was associated with all‐cause mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure after discharge. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 1130–1136.
Uncertainties of Temporary Protection: Forcibly Displaced People From Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Krilić Sanja Cukut , Zavratnik Simona 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThe experiences of displaced persons, currently particularly from Ukraine, are reflected in the concept of temporary protection as an immediate response to mass displacement. This article proposes a consideration of temporary protection from the perspective of ‘openness’, ‘in‐betweenness’ and the various forms of insecurities in people's lives in new societies and on their journeys. Refugees are connected in multi‐layered networks along their routes; forced migration goes in all directions; therefore, fluidity, situational dependency and macro factors determine its dynamics. The empirical data on Ukrainian refugees in Slovenia and the consideration of the situation of Bosnian refugees in the period of the Yugoslav wars show a complex interplay of structural and individual factors that determine the position of temporarily protected persons in larger transnational networks. The article also reflects on the relational question of international protection from the perspective of ‘deservedness’ and hierarchies among different migrant groups.
A step forward to gender equality: Breaking the political glass ceiling at local level
Authors: Ribeiro Bruna Filipa Gonçalves , Rodrigues Miguel Ângelo , Tejedo‐Romero Francisca 
Published: October 2024

AbstractGender quota policies have the ability to alleviate the scarcity of women in politics. However, opponents of quotas argue that such policies may constitute, in the long term, a “glass ceiling.” In Portugal, although there is still a long way to go in terms of gender equality, some municipalities have been successful in electing many women. Therefore, the aim of this article is to investigate, through the lenses of historical institutionalism and contagion theory, the factors that help women break out of the glass ceiling trap at local level. The study is based on a dataset from the last local elections and uses a panel data regression to calculate the probabilities of electing more women to municipal councils. The results underline that left‐wing parties that have adopted voluntary quotas, municipal experience with women mayors, and competitive environments increase the likelihood of electing more women. Gender equality.
WHAT IS HISTORY IN A SETTLER COLONIAL SOCIETY? MAPPING THE LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES OF ETHICAL HISTORIOGRAPHY USING AN AUSTRALIAN CASE STUDY
Authors: CLARK ANNA 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTIn recent decades, the role of the history discipline as part of the architecture of colonization has become more visible and better understood. Such acknowledgement reflects foundational shifts in historical practice and theory prompted by transdisciplinary and transnational scholarship in fields such as postcolonial and settler‐colonial studies, First Nations knowledges, and historical perspectives and practices contextualized by transatlantic slavery. Their intervention in turn prompted a vital question: How do we map settler‐colonial historiography if the discipline has been complicit in the settler‐colonial project? Using Australian historiography as a case study, this article explores how History has been part of the architecture of colonization, policing whose stories can be told and by whom. Drawing on the work of Indigenous history‐makers and knowledge‐holders, it also points to ways that researchers might reach outside the traditional scope of historiography to map and contemplate the range of history‐making that comprises history in the settler colony.
Petrological and Geochemical Constraints on the Pelitic Hornfels of the Champaner Group, Western India: Implications for Its Origin and Evolution
Authors: Gorania Parita K. , Akolkar Gayatri N. , Joshi Aditya U. , Limaye Manoj A. , Singh Mahendra K. 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTThe granitic intrusions emplaced into a terrane causes several textural, chemical and compositional changes in the host rock by wall‐rock alteration and forms contact metamorphic rocks that is, hornfels. The low‐grade metasedimentary rocks of the Champaner Group exposed as horse‐shoe‐shaped map pattern have envisaged several pulses of granitic intrusion with granitoid ages ranging from 2.5 to 0.95–0.93 Ga enclosing its most peripheries. However, it has been observed that the contact metamorphic signatures are most prominent on the eastern periphery of Champaner fading away towards the west slicing up the Champaner Group into outer, middle, and inner zone rocks. The present work is focused on the detailed study of inner zone pelitic hornfels by providing new constraints on field characteristics, reaction textures, mineral chemical compositional analyses, geochemical signatures, and P–T conditions. Three distinguished varieties of pelitic hornfels that is, biotite hornfels, andalusite‐cordierite hornfels, and andalusite‐sillimanite hornfels with increasing proximity to granitic intrusion respectively were identified. Based on the mesoscopic features, textural and phase relations, and mineral compositions, biotite, andalusite, cordierite, and sillimanite isograds were demarcated. The development of distinct mineral assemblages in different pelitic hornfels is correlated to the varying Al2O3, FeO, and MgO content in the bulk rock composition of the rocks and the geometry of the intruding felsic pluton (Godhra granite) beneath the Champaner supracrustals. The geochemical constraints suggest K‐rich clay dominant shale protolith of post archean age comparable to Post‐Archean Australian Shales (PAAS) deposited in an active continental margin tectonic setting. The increase in temperature gradient rather than pressure induced by 0.95–0.93 Ga “Godhra granitic” intrusion is considered to be a significant factor controlling the development of the observed progressive mineral assemblages. The P–T conditions constrained through P–T pseudosections built in a KFMASHTi model system suggest LP/HT metamorphism with P–T range from 200 to 350 MPa and 530°C–600°C respectively.
Effect of heat‐treatment on the microstructure and room‐temperature mechanical properties of alumina–silica fiber
Authors: Chen Mo , Yang Xiang , Qing‐zhuang Han , Zhi‐hang Peng , Jin Wen , Ping Liu 
Published: October 2024

AbstractEffect of heat‐treatment (900°C∼1600°C) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of alumina–silica fiber was well investigated. The results indicated that the recommended temperature threshold for the use of the alumina–silica fiber was not more than 1100°C to maintain its mechanical integrity. Above this temperature, the elastic modulus of the fibers increased, and the tensile strength significantly decreased, mainly because of the transformation of the structure from γ‐Al2O3 and amorphous SiO2 to mullite. The tensile strength of the fiber was 0.87 GPa at 1200°C. Compared to the as‐received fibers, the strength retention was only 63.50%. Moreover, as revealed by Weibull statistical analysis, the formation of more defects due to mullite phase transformation resulted in higher dispersion of the fiber tensile strength. However, at this temperature, the Young's modulus of the fiber increased from the initial value 146.24 ± 5.19 GPa to 183.06 ± 5.83 GPa. Finally, the rate of mullite reaction was seen to be strongly temperature dependent. The higher the heat‐treated temperature, the shorter the time required for γ‐Al2O3 and amorphous SiO2 to completely transform into mullite grains.
Thermal shock stability and corrosion resistance to LiNixCoyMn1−x–yO2 of mullite–cordierite‐CA6 saggar materials
Authors: Cao Duoke , Li Shujing , Li Yuanbing , Tan Junfeng , Wei Changdong 
Published: October 2024

AbstractMullite–cordierite saggar materials commonly used in the industry are easily corroded by LiNixCoyMn1−x–yO2 (LNCM) materials during the synthesis of Li‐ion batteries. To extend their service life, the influence of varying the proportion of calcium hexaluminate (CA6) ranging from 0 to 12 wt% on the sintering behavior of the mullite–cordierite system was investigated. These samples were then tested to evaluate their physical characteristics, resistance to corrosion by LNCM materials, and thermal shock stability. The experimental results show that the open‐pore structure formed by the interstacking grains of CA6 effectively impedes further penetration of the corrosion phase. Moreover, the addition of CA6 resulted in the in situ formation of anorthite within the material, enhancing its sintering and bonding properties and significantly improving the material's corrosion resistance. Consequently, incorporating CA6 effectively enhances the saggar's thermal shock stability and corrosion resistance.
Effects of modifying hinotori™ surgical robot system on perioperative outcome of robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy
Authors: Teishima Jun , Wakita Naoto , Bando Yukari , Okamura Yasuyoshi , Suzuki Kotaro , Hara Takuto , Terakawa Tomoaki , Chiba Koji , Matsushita Kei , Nakano Yuzo , Kitatsuji Hiroaki , Miyake Hideaki 
Published: October 2024

ObjectivesOne of the main advantages of the hinotori™ surgical robot system (HSRS) is that it can be easily adjusted. This study aimed to clarify the effects of modifying the HSRS on the perioperative outcomes of robotic‐assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).MethodsOverall, 158 cases of RARP using the HSRS were classified into three groups based on the modification to the system: group A (no modification, 70 cases), group B (addition of the ability to switch between two types of scopes and to adjust the arm base tilt back and forth, left and right, 42 cases), and group C (reduction of arm floating sensation, mitigation of emergency stop during arm collision, and addition of clutch function via hand switch in addition to foot pedal, 46 cases). The perioperative outcomes of each group were compared.ResultsThe median of operation time, cockpit time, and cockpit time excluding the time required for lymph node dissection of group C were 223, 146, and 135 min, respectively, where are significantly shorter than those of group A (308, 228, and 208 min, p < 0.0001, respectively) and group B (319, 241, and 214 min, p < 0.0001, respectively). There was no significant difference in the rate of positive margin rates and the pad‐free rate before the first follow‐up visit among these three groups. The complication rates in groups A, B, and C were 11.4%, 9.4%, and 8.4% (Clavien‐Dindo grades I–II), and 4.3%, 2.4%, and 0% (grade III), respectively.ConclusionsThe modifications to the HSRS have enabled smoother surgical procedures for RARP.
Use of a donor aortic cross for arterial reconstruction of the pancreaticoduodenal allograft
Authors: de Miranda Marcelo Perosa , Genzini Tércio , Gil Antonio Otero , Tacconi Marcos , Gama‐Rodrigues Joaquim 
Published: October 2024

Combined liver‐pancreas procurement generally requires back bench reconstruction of the arterial blood supply with a donor Y‐iliac graft to the pancreas graft.A modified vascular reconstruction that uses donor aortic cross including the brachiocephalic trunk and the left carotid artery as a single arterial patch is presented. This is useful when iliac grafts are unavailable or are being used as an alternative technique.
Procalcitonin in the early phase after renal transplantation – will it add to diagnostic accuracy?
Authors: Eberhard Oliver K , Langefeld Iris , Kuse Ernst R , Brunkhorst Frank M , Kliem Volker , Schlitt Hans J , Pichlmayr Rudolf , Koch Karl M , Brunkhorst Reinhard 
Published: October 2024

The determination of serum procalcitonin (PCT) was tested for its utility in detecting invasive bacterial infection and acute rejection during the first 6 wk after kidney transplantation.Fifty‐seven kidney graft recipients were prospectively included in the study. In 13/57 patients, 16 episodes of acute biopsy‐proven rejection occurred and were treated with high‐dose steroids (n = 14) or with OKT3 (n = 2). Seventeen out of 57 patients experienced 19 invasive bacterial infections; 2/57 had partial graft necrosis due to malperfusion. Twenty‐five out of 57 graft recipients experienced an uncomplicated postoperative course. A total of 116 samples were analyzed and the following data obtained: PCT, C‐reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell (WBC) count, corresponding body temperature and serum creatinine.Procalcitonin values for patients with rejection did not differ significantly from those of the healthy transplant recipients (p = 0.47). In contrast, PCT was clearly elevated with invasive bacterial infection or partial graft necrosis (p < 0.01). OKT3 treatment of rejection led to at more than 10‐fold increase in PCT. C‐reactive protein, unlike PCT, was elevated to a variable extent in patients with graft rejection, though CRP values were significantly more elevated in patients with infection than in those with rejection (p <0.01). The specifity for detection of invasive bacterial infection was 0.7 for PCT and 0.43 for CRP, whereas sensitivity was 0.87 for PCT and 1.0 for CRP. There was no correlation between PCT and serum creatinine (r = 0.06). Haemodialysis did not lower PCT serum concentrations. Procalcitonin values rose postoperatively to peak levels on the first and second days and mostly declined to normals within 1 wk.In conclusion PCT, not being influenced by acute kidney graft rejection but serving as a specific indicator of systemic bacterial infection, could help to discriminate between both types of inflammation.