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The relationship between disaster resilience and household food security in a disaster-prone area in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
Authors: Han Shuyu , Keeni Minakshi , Fuyuki Katsuhito 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis study explores the relationship between residents’ disaster resilience and potential household food security in the context of natural disasters. Disaster resilience capacity consists of absorptive capacity, adaptive capacity, and transformative capacity, while household food security is composed of food availability, accessibility, and utilization. Based on data from 539 questionnaires administered to residents in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, this study examines households’ disaster resilience capacity and food security conditions. The entropy method is adopted as a quantitative assessment approach to integrate the data, and a Tobit model is constructed to detect the correlation between households’ disaster resilience capacity and food security. We draw five main findings from the results. (1) Over half of the respondents do not have good food security; moreover, food accessibility is the poorest dimension, as reflected by low scores for water purification capacity and facility preparedness. (2) Most of the respondents do not have high disaster resilience capacity; their transformative capacity is the lowest, followed by absorptive and adaptive capacity. (3) There is a significant positive correlation between disaster resilience and household food security. (4) Disaster damage experience restrains residents’ food utilization. (5) The elderly and senior population may be exposed to food-borne diseases because of their low food utilization. This study provides insights into the influence of disaster resilience activities on household food security before a disaster hits. The study informs the debate on the association between disaster resilience and household food security so as to aid future disaster risk reduction management.
Dynamical systems for remote validation of very high-resolution ocean models
Authors: García-Sánchez Guillermo , Mancho Ana M. , Ramos Antonio G. , Coca Josep , Jiménez Madrid Jose Antonio 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis paper presents and investigates a novel methodology for validating high-resolution ocean models using satellite imagery. High-resolution ocean models provide detailed information in coastal areas where other available data products are too coarse. Models are usually fitted by comparing them with observations; However, accessing in situ data in all small coastal areas is not feasible, as in situ observations are scarce and obtained through dedicated ships or instruments in limited and selected regions. Our work aims to use alternative remote sensing information to overcome this challenge. The approach involves establishing connections between the satellite observations and the outcomes of various computational experiments carried out using the Regional Ocean Modeling System, which allows the selection of different parameters to run the ocean model. These choices are not fully determined a priori and each one produces distinct outputs, which are then linked to the images through dynamical systems objects. By defining a performance index, we are able to quantify which experiment provides a better representation of the local ocean state.
Long-term radiological assessment of a Mediterranean freshwater ecosystem surrounding a nuclear power plant
Authors: Corbacho José Ángel , Guillén Javier 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe radionuclide concentration of man-made radionuclides on non-human biota in freshwater ecosystems has been extensively studied in environments affected by the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents, in both humid continental and subtropical climates, respectively. However, there are very few studies that assess the long-term effects of operating nuclear facilities in Mediterranean environments. In the present study, a temporal analysis of the impact on carp, cattail, and bulrushes in the cooling pond of the currently operating Almaraz nuclear power plant was investigated for the period 2000–2020. The results do not show a general trend in man-made radionuclide concentrations. Instead, depending on their availability and the type of organism, trends decrease over time. This is also reflected in the effective half-lives obtained, which are lower than the physical half-life for some radionuclides. Transfer coefficients for the main man-made radionuclides detected were obtained, and it was found that these were significantly lower than the typical ranges found for benthic fish and vascular plants in freshwater ecosystems. Finally, the internal and external doses received by the carp have been evaluated using ERICA tool, and it has been observed that the main contribution to the total dose is due to the internal dose (0.65–7.04) × 10−4 µGy/h.
Environmental performance of an autonomous laser weeding robot—a case study
Authors: Krupanek Janusz , de Santos Pablo Gonzales , Emmi Luis , Wollweber Merve , Sandmann Hendrik , Scholle Karsten , Di Minh Tran Duc , Schouteten Joachim Jietse , Andreasen Christian 
Published: April 2024

AbstractPurposeChallenges in sustainable development envisioned in the European Union for the agricultural sector require innovation to raise the efficiency of production and safety of farming processes for farmers and ensure food safety for consumers. One of the key productivity factors in plant production is effective weeding. The WeLASER project aimed to develop a high-power autonomous vehicle with lasers to control weeds. To be sustainable, the invention should have a high environmental performance in the whole life cycle perspective, including its production, use in agriculture, and end-of-life phase. In the publication, a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the WeLASER weeding robot is presented. The aim was to identify weak and strong aspects of the invention in environmental terms and provide suggestions for its improvement.MethodsThe machinery was characterized based on technical data provided by the developers, relevant literature, Ecoinvent 3.8 database, and own calculations. The quantitative assessment of environmental impacts was performed using the Simapro tool. For interpretation Recipe 2016 method (egalitarian perspective) was applied.ResultsThe results show that the energy issue related to autonomous laser-based weeding machine operations is the most challenging. It is related to impacts on climate change indicators and fossil fuel depletion. Production phase is characterized with impacts on human toxicity and is related to extensive application of electronic and electric components in the robot.ConclusionIn comparison with other weeding techniques, the high-power autonomous vehicle with lasers to control weeds shows potential for environmentally efficient use of the machinery in practice. Achieving high performance in the life cycle perspective requires improvements in the design, operational features, and smart application in agricultural practice enhanced through expertise, guidance, and advice.
HealthyPlan.City: A Web Tool to Support Urban Environmental Equity and Public Health in Canadian Communities
Authors: Doiron Dany , Setton Eleanor M. , Syer Joey , Redivo Andre , McKee Allan , Noaeen Mohammad , Patel Priya , Booth Gillian L. , Brauer Michael , Fuller Daniel , Kestens Yan , Rosella Laura C. , Stieb Dave , Villeneuve Paul J. , Brook Jeffrey R. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractUrban environmental factors such as air quality, heat islands, and access to greenspaces and community amenities impact public health. Some vulnerable populations such as low-income groups, children, older adults, new immigrants, and visible minorities live in areas with fewer beneficial conditions, and therefore, face greater health risks. Planning and advocating for equitable healthy urban environments requires systematic analysis of reliable spatial data to identify where vulnerable populations intersect with positive or negative urban/environmental characteristics. To facilitate this effort in Canada, we developed HealthyPlan.City (https://healthyplan.city/), a freely available web mapping platform for users to visualize the spatial patterns of built environment indicators, vulnerable populations, and environmental inequity within over 125 Canadian cities. This tool helps users identify areas within Canadian cities where relatively higher proportions of vulnerable populations experience lower than average levels of beneficial environmental conditions, which we refer to as Equity priority areas. Using nationally standardized environmental data from satellite imagery and other large geospatial databases and demographic data from the Canadian Census, HealthyPlan.City provides a block-by-block snapshot of environmental inequities in Canadian cities. The tool aims to support urban planners, public health professionals, policy makers, and community organizers to identify neighborhoods where targeted investments and improvements to the local environment would simultaneously help communities address environmental inequities, promote public health, and adapt to climate change. In this paper, we report on the key considerations that informed our approach to developing this tool and describe the current web-based application.
Public support for withdrawal from international organizations: Experimental evidence from the US
Authors: von Borzyskowski Inken , Vabulas Felicity 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe United States has helped create and lead many international organizations (IOs). Yet in the last six years, the US announced its withdrawal from several IOs including the World Health Organization, UNESCO, and the Universal Postal Union. Do Americans care about US withdrawals from IOs? When do Americans support withdrawing from IOs and support candidates who propose this? We argue that Americans’ support for multilateralism tends to divide along party lines, and that IO withdrawal can activate those preferences. We also argue that framing an IO withdrawal as benefiting US national interests can make Americans more likely to favor IO exit. Data from four US survey experiments during the 2016–2020 Trump administration support these arguments. Democrats tend to oppose IO withdrawals while Republicans tend to support them. Further, results show that IO withdrawal (and how it is framed) affects candidate choice and policy support. This suggests that announcing IO withdrawal can be used to rally domestic electoral support. Still, the data also show that a large proportion of the US public values remaining in IOs, even when IOs are imperfect or challenging. In these cases, we note that sunk cost fallacies, status quo bias, and loss aversion may pose friction points for supporting withdrawal. Our findings have important implications for research on public opinion about international cooperation, backlash against IOs, and their life cycles.
Werte in fachübergreifenden Lehrplantexten für das gegliederte Schulwesen in Bayern
Authors: Scheunpflug Annette , Abele-Brehm Andrea , Osterrieder Martina , Banze Anne-Christine 
Published: April 2024

ZusammenfassungIn diesem Beitrag geht es um Wertekonfigurationen in Lehrplantexten unterschiedlicher Schularten. Mit der empirischen Studie werden die fachübergreifenden Richtlinien von vier Lehrplänen in Bayern inhaltsanalytisch untersucht und die darin vorfindlichen Wertespektren nach Schulart verglichen. Die Studie knüpft an einen in den letzten Jahrzehnten kaum empirisch bearbeiteten Diskurs zu Werten in Lehrplänen an und ist in diesem Sinne explorativ. Das Kategoriensystem wurde auf Basis der Schwartzschen Theorie der „Basic individual values“ entwickelt. Im Ergebnis zeigt sich, dass über alle Schularten hinweg, die Werte der Selbstbestimmung, des Universalismus, der Benevolenz, der Leistung und der Konformität bedeutsam sind. Unterschiede lassen sich zwischen den Schularten im Stellenwert dieser Werte aufzeigen. In den fachübergreifenden Lehrplantexten bayerischer Gymnasien werden häufiger als in Realschulen und Mittel‑/Hauptschulen Werte der Selbstbestimmung thematisiert; hier steht im Vergleich die Entfaltung der eigenen Persönlichkeit häufiger im Mittelpunkt als die Orientierung am Gemeinsinn. Umgekehrt spielen für fachübergreifende Lehrplantexte an bayerischen Mittelschulen/Hauptschulen Benevolenzwerte eine größere Rolle. In den Texten werden für alle Schularten antagonistische Werte thematisiert; hier unterscheidet sich der Lehrplan für das Gymnasium leicht von den anderen dreien hinsichtlich einer häufigeren Nennung der Gleichzeitigkeit von Offenheit für Veränderungen und Erhaltung des Gegebenen sowie von persönlichem und sozialem Fokus. Die Befunde werden diskutiert und die methodischen Implikationen sowie der weitere Forschungsbedarf dieser explorativen Studie identifiziert.
Influence of Cooling Rate After Destabilization on Microstructure and Hardness of a High-Cr Cast Iron
Authors: Le Nué Charline , Gallo Santiago Corujeira , Vahid Alireza , Taherishargh Mehdi , Attar Hooyar , Fabijanic Daniel , Barnett Matthew 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis study investigates the impact of cooling rate after destabilization at 980 °C on the microstructure of 23 wt pct Cr–2.7wt pct C hypoeutectic high-Cr cast iron. Lowering cooling rate intensifies the secondary carbides formation, depleting carbon in austenite. This raises the martensite start temperature and lowers the bulk hardness. We thereby provide evidence explaining the origin of the sensitivity to cooling rate in high-Cr cast irons.
Lymphatic Chyle Duct Injury and Identification During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Preventing Postoperative Chylous Ascites
Authors: Abokhozima Ahmed , Zidan Mohamed H. , Abo Elmagd Ahmed , Alokl Mohammed , Altabbaa Hashem , Al Sayed Mohamed , Selim Aliaa 
Published: April 2024

AbstractWe present a case of intraoperative detection of an iatrogenic chyle duct injury during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. The chyle duct injury was identified and managed by ligature, preventing postoperative chylous ascites.
The key-roles of the expert during classroom discussions aimed at fostering formative assessment processes through the use of digital technologies
Authors: Cusi Annalisa , Morselli Francesca 
Published: April 2024

AbstractWe study the experts’ practices developed with the support of digital technologies (DT), when they take aware in-the-moment decisions during classroom discussions to promote the development of effective formative assessment (FA) processes. In this investigation, we complement a macro-analysis of paradigmatic examples of classroom activities, focused on the functionalities of DT and on the implemented FA strategies, with a micro-analysis, developed with reference to a theoretical construct useful for interpreting and analysing expert teachers’ roles during classroom discussions (the Model of Aware and Effective Attitudes and Behaviours, MAEAB). More specifically, we explore how the expert uses DT to empower these roles with the aim of promoting FA processes. This study has two implications: (1) at the theoretical level, the study will introduce a model aimed at characterising the ways in which the expert can promote FA during classroom discussions when they are mediated by the use of DT; (2) at the pragmatic level, the use of this model to analyse paradigmatic examples from teaching experiments will introduce potential guidelines for teacher professional development aimed at promoting teachers’ autonomous use of DT to carry out effective FA practices.
Arme Kinder und ihre Familien
Authors: Klundt Michael 
Published: April 2024

ZusammenfassungIn dem Beitrag geht es um mediale und politische Diskurse über Kinderarmut und über Konzepte zu einer Kindergrundsicherung. Problematisiert werden zunächst Vorgehensweisen verschiedener armuts-verzerrender Varianten in Medien und Wissenschaft sowie Ursachen mit Anlässen verwechselnde Armutsbetrachtungen einiger Forscher_innen und Journalist_innen. Ebenso untersucht der Beitrag die Frage, wie und warum bisherige Maßnahmen gegen Kinderarmut offensichtlich nicht erfolgreich gewirkt haben und, was nun z. B. mit der von der Bundesregierung versprochenen Kindergrundsicherung geplant und zu erwarten ist. Schließlich soll ergründet werden, welche Maßnahmen notwendig wären, um Kinderarmut wirklich abzubauen.
Detecting the Impact of Academics Self-Citations: Fi-Score
Authors: Fiorillo Luca 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe academic landscape has witnessed significant transformations in recent years, primarily attributed to advancements in IT tools, which have advantages and drawbacks in the world of publications. The transition from traditional university library searches to the digital era, with access to various information sources such as Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar, has revolutionized research practices. Thanks to technology, researchers, academics and students now enjoy rapid and vast information access, facilitating quicker manuscript preparation and boosting bibliometric parameters. To identify authors “self-distorted” bibliometric parameters, different indices following the Hirsch index (h-index) (based on citations) have been proposed. The new “fi-score” evaluates the reliability of citation counts for individual authors and validates the accuracy of their h-index, comparing the number of citations to the h-index value to highlight value that is not within the norm and probably influenced or distorted by authors themselves. It examines how authors’ citations impact their h-index, although they are not self-citing. The study calculated the fi-score on a sample of 194,983 researchers. It shows that the average value of the fi-score is 25.03 and that a maximum value admissible as good must not exceed 32. The fi-score complements existing indexes, shedding light on the actual scientific impact of researchers. In conclusion, bibliometric parameters have evolved significantly, offering valuable insights into researchers’ contributions. The fi-score emerges as a promising new metric, providing a more comprehensive and unbiased evaluation of scholarly impact. By accounting for the influence of citations and self-citations, the fi-score addresses the limitations of traditional indices, empowering academic communities to recognize better and acknowledge individual contributions.
Predicting psychological need satisfaction and frustration from early maladaptive schemas and DSM-5 and ICD-11 personality traits
Authors: Thimm Jens C. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe satisfaction of basic psychological needs is closely connected with an individual’s well-being and mental health. The purpose of the present study was to examine the associations of persistent and pervasive negative cognitions about oneself and others (early maladaptive schemas) and pathological personality traits (DSM-5 and ICD-11 personality traits) with the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs. To this aim, self-report measures of psychological need satisfaction (Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale), early maladaptive schemas (Young Schema Questionnaire – Short Form 3), and pathological personality traits (Modified Personality Inventory for DSM-5 and ICD-11 – Brief Form Plus), were administered in a community sample (N = 322, Mage = 35.3 years, SDage = 12.5 years, 66% female). The data were analyzed using correlation analysis, linear regression analysis, and a machine-learning approach (XGBoost). The results showed strong negative relationships of early maladaptive schemas and pathological personality traits with the satisfaction and frustration of the needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence, especially the disconnection/rejection and impaired autonomy/performance schema domains and the pathological personality traits of negative affectivity and detachment. Early maladaptive schemas predicted the frustration of the psychological needs for relatedness and competence above pathological personality traits. The study findings add to the understanding of current psychological need satisfaction.
Relationship among sleep quality, quality of life and academic self-efficacy of university students
Authors: Aydin Funda , Aydin Aylin 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis study aimed to explore the interconnections among quality-of-life, sleep quality, and academic self-efficacy as loads of researches have indicated a correlation between these elements, suggesting that they are intricately linked. The current investigation delved into the reciprocal relationships between these concepts, examining their bidirectional correlations with 410 students (Female = 267, Male = 143), (M = 22.04, SD = 3.367), and the findings indicated an interrelationship among the quality-of-life, academic self-efficacy, and sleep quality of university students. The results of the study revealed a continuous positive significant relationship between all sub-categories of the quality of life and academic self-efficacy (r = .396, p < .01) which is a novel result in the field. Another novel result is that decreasing sleep quality is associated with low academic self-efficacy (r=-.121, p < .01). Studies in the field were supported with this study in terms of revealing the existing correlation between quality of life and sleep quality measured with Richards – Campbell Sleep Scale (r = .341, p < .01) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (r = .439, p < .01) both of which indicate a relationship between an increasing sleep quality and high quality of life. On the other hand, the quality of life and sleep quality are found to be significant predictors of academic self-efficacy which is an important contributing result to the field (R2 = 0.226, p < .0,01), (R2 = 0.015, p < .0,05). These results must be taken into account when the role of sleep quality and quality-of-life on academic life of individuals is researched.
Impacts of family functioning on social avoidance and distress among people with disabilities: a moderated mediating model
Authors: Fengbo Liu , Ning Li , Yue Xi 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis study has conducted a questionnaire survey on 600 people with disabilities and 600 healthy people, compared their psychological characteristics, and examined the mediating effects of perceived social support and happiness on the relationship between family functioning and social avoidance and distress among people with disabilities, as well as whether this process is moderated by self-esteem. The results reveal that there are significant differences between people with disabilities and healthy people in terms of happiness and self-esteem; perceived social support and happiness have multiple mediating effects on the relationship between family functioning of people with disabilities and their social avoidance and distress; and the mediating effect of perceived social support is moderated by self-esteem, and self-esteem moderates the latter half path of the mediating process of family functioning - perceived social support - social avoidance and distress. Therefore, the impacts of family functioning of people with disabilities on their social avoidance and distress is a moderated mediating model. The findings from the study are of theoretical and practical significance for improving social skills of people with disabilities.