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Noncognitive Deliberation: The Political Legacy of Logical Empiricism
Authors: Damböck Christian 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Based on a survey of original sources representing the respective views of logical empiricists and their allies at different stages of the movement’s development, this paper argues that logical empiricism, seen in a broader context that includes the democratic views of Max Weber and Hans Kelsen as well as Austrian social democracy, reveals a powerful, if hitherto underappreciated, side of twentieth-century democratic thought. This conception, which I call “noncognitive deliberation,” is set in the context of debates about deliberative democracy that typically make no reference to logical empiricism. I argue that noncognitive deliberation, along with American pragmatism and current views of deliberative democracy, replaces the earlier Habermasian notion of universal consensus, which condemns those who do not share it as irrational, with the notion of compromise, which leaves room for unresolved conflict.
Community Formation in the Chulmun (Neolithic) and Mumun (Bronze Age) Periods of Korea
Authors: Kim Jangsuk , Conte Matthew , Oh Yongje 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Despite its importance, exploring prehistoric community formation presents significant epistemological and methodological challenges. In Korean archaeology, these issues have rarely been addressed primarily due to the longstanding dominance of the culture-historical paradigm. However, extensive archaeological investigations and the accumulation of radiocarbon dates in recent decades have led to the gradual emergence of new research trends. This paper introduces and reviews recent studies on community formation during Korea’s Chulmun (Neolithic) and the subsequent Mumun (Bronze Age) periods. While community and the village should not be equated, in order to archaeologically approach community formation, we examine the formation, growth, and dissolution of villages and their relationship with broader spatio-temporal population dynamics by analyzing a large radiocarbon dataset from Korea. We then discuss current conceptual and methodological issues related to the study of prehistoric community formation in Korea. Our discussion reveals the fluidity and flexibility of communities in the hunter-gatherer societies of the Chulmun period and the emergence of large villages and multilevel communities in the Mumun period following the transition to a sedentary agricultural economy and increasing social complexity. Finally, we highlight current research trends and future directions for the study of communities in prehistoric Korea.
Spectral submanifolds in time delay systems
Authors: Szaksz Bence , Orosz Gábor , Stepan Gábor 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The concept of spectral submanifolds, a powerful method of model order reduction of nonlinear systems, is extended to time delay systems that have infinite dimensional phase space representation. The proposed sun-star calculus based algorithm results in system reduction to manifolds which are constructed corresponding to either a real eigenvalue or to a pair of complex conjugate eigenvalues of the linearized system. Furthermore, it allows an improved approximation of self-excited oscillations exactly at the parameter point of interest, which could be further away from the corresponding Hopf bifurcation point. The paper includes case studies that demonstrate the capabilities of the algorithm.
A Three-stage Cooperative Game Model for Water Resource Allocation Under Scarcity Using Bankruptcy Rules, Nash Bargaining Solution and TOPSIS
Authors: Janjua Shahmir , An-Vo Duc-Anh , Reardon-Smith Kathryn , Mushtaq Shahbaz 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The global water security situation is deteriorating due to unequal distribution of water resources and changing climate, leading to increased conflicts in many regions. This article proposes and develops a three-stage collaborative water resource allocation model and applies this to the Indus River basin in Pakistan, where water resources are shared by four provinces (agents): Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). The model uses bankruptcy rules, Nash bargaining theory, and TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) to allocate water resources. The model considers various factors, such as water risk and water satisfaction to achieve the best possible (most equitable and acceptable) outcome. Water allocation was conducted under three scenarios of ‘median’, ‘maximum’ and ‘low’ river flows. In the first stage of water allocation, the positive and negative ideal solutions were defined for all agents (in this case, provinces). These initial ideal solutions provided a baseline for the negotiation process. In the second stage, water allocation ratios of the four provinces Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and KPK, using the Nash bargaining solution, under the median flows were 57.61%, 29.91%, 6.24% and 6.24%. In the third stage, water allocation ratios demonstrated the reduction in the allocation for those provinces facing high risks and having high satisfaction rates. The final allocations under the median flow conditions for the four provinces were 54.92%, 28.95%, 8.50% and 7.63%, respectively. The developed three-stage water allocation model considers the multi-dimensional attributes of water resources and is expected to support the cooperation of water agents, enabling collective bargaining and group negotiation and improving the acceptability and stability of allocations.
Fear of cancer recurrence in long-term colorectal cancer survivors: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Authors: Lyhne Johanne Dam , Jensen Lars Henrik , Fink Per , Timm Signe , Frostholm Lisbeth , Smith Allan ‘Ben’ 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Purpose
Knowledge about fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) among recurrence-free long-term colorectal cancer survivors (CRCS) is limited. This national cross-sectional study aimed to (1) assess the prevalence and correlates of FCR among CRCS; (2) investigate associations between colorectal cancer-specific symptoms and FCR; and (3) identify predictors of interest in engaging in FCR treatment.

Methods
We identified 9638 living Danish CRCS, age above 18 years, diagnosed between 2014 and 2018 through the Danish Clinical Registries. Electronic surveys were distributed between May 2023 and May 2024. FCR was measured on the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory – Short Form (FCRI-SF). Associations with colorectal cancer-specific physical symptoms and psychological symptoms were analyzed using logistic regression models.

Results
Of 5480 respondents (56.9%; mean age: 73, range (30–99; 42% female), 5.3% of survivors reported clinical FCR (cFCR). In multivariate analyses, having severe abdominal pain (OR 8.7 (95% CI 4.8–15.8)), abdominal bloating, tension, or heaviness (OR 10.0 (95% CI (6.1–16.3)) and tiredness (OR 7.1 (95% CI (4.1–12.1)) were associated with increased odds of cFCR, as were psychological symptoms (health anxiety; OR 19.7 (95% CI (13.5–28.6)), anxiety; OR 11.2 (95% CI (6.4–19.6)), depression; OR 5.5 (95% CI (2.6–11.9)) compared to no FCR. Among those with cFCR, 75% were interested in treatment, with higher interest among males and chemotherapy recipients.

Conclusion
FCR severity is strongly associated with specific colorectal symptoms, tiredness, and psychological symptoms.

Implications for Cancer Survivors
Addressing cancer-specific physical symptoms may be a promising strategy for reducing FCR.
The indirect effect of communication skills on the relationship between emotional maturity and mental health disorders among a sample of Egyptian university students
Authors: Abdelaziz Abdelaziz Mahmoud , Sallam Sara 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the indirect effect of communication skills on the relationship between emotional maturity and mental health disorders (anxiety and depression) among a sample of Egyptian university students, while also examining potential differences based on gender (male/female) and academic specialization (scientific/literary). A total of 236 undergraduate and postgraduate students were recruited from two faculties at Ain Shams University. The findings revealed: (1) a significant negative correlation between emotional maturity and mental health disorders, as well as between communication skills and mental health disorders; (2) a statistically significant indirect (partial mediating) effect of communication skills on the relationship between emotional maturity and both anxiety and depression; and (3) notable differences in emotional maturity and communication skills across academic specializations. Specifically, students in scientific disciplines demonstrated stronger communication skills yet reported higher depressive symptoms, whereas those in literary disciplines exhibited higher emotional maturity alongside elevated anxiety symptoms. These results underscore the importance of fostering both emotional maturity and communication skills to support better mental health outcomes among Egyptian university students.
Connectivity on multi-pretopological structures and decision-making for COVID-19
Authors: Osman H. Saber , El-Seidy E. , Radwan A. E. , Kozae A. M. , El-Sheikh S. A. , El-Atik Ab̧delfattah 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Pretopology and multisets have an essential role in mathematics, especially, in some real-life applications. This paper aims to establish a recombination between multisets and pretopology. In addition, some new types of multi-pretopological structures are constructed and some of their properties are investigated. Multi-pre-open sets and multi-pre-closure operator are investigated. Moreover, for the isotonic multi-pretopological structures, and the multi-pre-minimal closed subsets are introduced and studied. Also, the concept of m-pre-connected structures are established as an application of given results and some types of strongly connected structures are investigated. Finally, the effect of multisets in medical information systems has been studied.
Characterizations of second-order differential operators
Authors: Fechner Włodzimierz , Gselmann Eszter , Świa̧tczak-Kolenda Aleksandra 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Let N, k be positive integers with

$$k\ge 2$$

k
≥
2

, and

$$\Omega \subset {\mathbb {R}}^{N}$$

Ω
⊂

R

N

be a domain. By the well-known properties of the Laplacian and the gradient, we have

$$\begin{aligned} \nabla ^2(f\cdot g)=g \nabla ^2 f+f \nabla ^2 g+2\langle \nabla f, \nabla g\rangle \end{aligned}$$

∇
2

(
f
·
g
)

=
g

∇
2

f
+
f

∇
2

g
+
2

⟨
∇
f
,
∇
g
⟩

for all

$$f, g\in {\mathscr {C}}^{k}(\Omega , {\mathbb {R}})$$

f
,
g
∈

C

k

(
Ω
,
R
)

. H. König and V. Milman showed that the converse is also true, i.e. this operator equation characterizes the Laplacian and the gradient under some assumptions. Thus the main aim of this paper is to provide an extension of this result and to study the corresponding equation

$$\begin{aligned} T(f\cdot g)= fT(g)+T(f)g+2B(A(f), A(g)) \qquad \left( f, g\in P\right) , \end{aligned}$$

T

(
f
·
g
)

=
f
T

(
g
)

+
T

(
f
)

g
+
2
B

(
A

(
f
)

,
A

(
g
)

)

f
,
g
∈
P

,

where Q and R are commutative rings, P is a subring of Q and

$$T:P\rightarrow Q$$

T
:
P
→
Q

and

$$A:P\rightarrow R$$

A
:
P
→
R

are additive, while

$$B:R\times R\rightarrow Q$$

B
:
R
×
R
→
Q

is a symmetric and bi-additive. Related identities with one function will also be considered.
Assessment of depression, PTSD, and insomnia symptoms in a cohort of Palestinian migrants residing in Jordanian camps during the outbreak of the War on Gaza: occurrence and correlates
Authors: Gammoh Omar , Bazi Saleh , Al Akash Ruba , Sayaheen Bilal , Alsous Mervat , Alomari Albara 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The present study sought to examine the occurrence and correlates of depression, PTSD, and insomnia in a cohort of Palestinian refugees residing in camps located in Jordan during the outbreak of the War on Gaza on Oct.7th.This is a cross-sectional cohort study that employed the convenient sampling method to recruit Palestinian refugees residing in Irbid and Azmi Almufti camps for Palestinian refugees. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scale. The self-reported PTSD symptoms were evaluated using the brief PTSD scale, and insomnia severity was assessed using the Insomnia Severity Index -Arabic scale (ISI-A). The data analysis from 258 participants showed that severe depression was reported in 178 participants (69%). Additionally, 127 participants (49.2%) reported severe PTSD symptoms, and 156 participants (60.5%) reported severe insomnia symptoms. Regression analysis revealed that “Residents of Azmi Almufti camp” was a significant correlate for severe depression (OR = 2.22, 95% 1.28–3.85, p = 0.004) and severe PTSD (OR = 1.81, 95% CI = 1.10–2.99, p = 0.02). The use of over-the-counter antihistamines as a sleep aid was a significant correlate severe insomnia (OR = 3.19, 95%CI = 1.17–8.71, p = 0.02) and PTSD (OR = 3.32, 95% CI = 1.34–8.21, p = 0.01). The conflict in Gaza has been observed to correlate with mental health challenges, particularly among Palestinian refugees residing in Jordan.
Caring at the transition: success and financial barriers of fidaxomicin discharge prescriptions for inpatients with Clostridioides difficile infection
Authors: Earle Ellen , Mehta Jigar , Blecher Alexis , Lee Matthew Shou Lun 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This retrospective cohort study evaluated the proportion of inpatients initiated and successfully discharged on fidaxomicin for Clostridioides difficile infection. Nearly, all patients (96.4%; 27/28) were able to obtain fidaxomicin to complete their treatment course, although there was variability in copays among patients with Medicare.
Correlation between carbapenem susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and modified antibiotic heterogeneity index: a multicenter observational study using a surveillance platform
Authors: Sawada Keisuke , Kato Takaaki , Kono Shuji , Kaneko Hiromi , Nakano Hayato , Inada Shinobu , Isogawa Tatsuya , Shimizu Tadahiro , Takahashi Namiko , Takano Haruki , Chiba Hiroaki , Sugimoto Makoto , Inose Ryo , Muraki Yuichi , Araoka Hideki 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Objective:
This study focused on exploring the relationship between antimicrobial use indicators, including the modified antibiotic heterogeneity index (mAHI), and the carbapenem susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Design:
Survey-based observational study conducted across multiple facilities.

Setting:
Public community hospital institutions.

Methods:
This survey was conducted in 15 community hospitals in Japan. Indicators, such as the defined daily doses (DDDs), days of therapy (DOTs), antibiotic heterogeneity index (AHI), and mAHI, were analyzed for P. aeruginosa carbapenem susceptibility using Spearman’s rank correlation. The predictive accuracies of the AHI and mAHI for carbapenem susceptibility were compared using DeLong’s test for the 2 correlated receiver operating characteristic curves.

Results:
No significant correlations were observed between DDDs or DOTs and carbapenem susceptibility. However, a significant correlation was observed between carbapenem susceptibility and the mAHI (r = 0.261, P = .02), which also demonstrated a higher predictive accuracy for high susceptibility rates than that of the AHI (area under the curve: 0.75 vs 0.58, p < .01). The optimal mAHI cutoff value for predicting 90% susceptibility was 0.765, with a sensitivity of 67.7% and specificity of 76.5%.

Conclusions:
The mAHI may be a better predictor of carbapenem susceptibility than other commonly used indicators. This study underscores the utility of the mAHI as an effective indicator of antimicrobial usage patterns for managing carbapenem susceptibility in P. aeruginosa. Incorporating the mAHI into antimicrobial stewardship programs could enhance the effectiveness of antimicrobial interventions across diverse healthcare settings.
Opportunity for early de-escalation of antibiotics in Enterobacterales bacteremia with multiplex PCR rapid diagnostic technology
Authors: Deja Erin , Greenfield Adam , Sastry Sangeeta , Rittmann Barry 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Gram-negative bacteremia and antimicrobial resistance cause significant morbidity and mortality. Strategies are needed to optimize rapid and effective antimicrobial therapy with early de-escalation. In this brief, we describe the utilization of multiplex polymerase chain reaction rapid diagnostic technology for the early de-escalation of broad-spectrum antimicrobials in patients with Enterobacterales bacteremia.
The hidden economic and environmental costs of antimicrobial therapies: a call to action
Authors: Nelson Mildred , Green Sarah B. , Suchindran Sujit , Witt Lucy S. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The overuse and inappropriate use of antimicrobials have led to environmental waste and drug shortages. This challenges the ecological and economical sustainability of our healthcare system and worsens antimicrobial resistance.
Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) commonly consider the cost of drug acquisition but may be failing to recognize the hidden costs of multi-dose intravenous regimens including additional nursing administration time, tubing and fluids, and potentially increased hospital length of stay. They also rarely consider the environmental impact of medical waste creation and disposal, which contributes to the global antimicrobial resistance crisis. These costs are harder to calculate but crucial to a comprehensive assessment of a medication’s total impact. In this invited commentary, we provide an example of a stewardship evaluation at our institution focused on changing from meropenem (MER) to ertapenem (ETP) for infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing organisms. We found that despite an increase in acquisition costs, changing from MER to ETP is associated with overall savings and decreased waste production. A secondary analysis suggests that stay length may also be improved with this substitution.
We present a holistic approach to antimicrobial stewardship that considers the total cost of an antimicrobial. By broadening their view to include hidden costs and secondary effects, ASPs can further demonstrate their value to the healthcare system, reduce resistance, and improve their environmental impact.
Appropriateness of ambulatory antibiotic prescribing in South Carolina, 2012–2017
Authors: Bailey Pamela , Al-Hasan Majdi N , Royer Julie , Habicht Max , Justo Julie Ann , Bookstaver P. Brandon , Weissman Sharon , Winders Hana R 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This population-based cohort study examines the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in South Carolina via aggregated pharmacy claims data matched with diagnosis codes from medical claims. Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing decreased from 30.2% in 2012 to 22.6% in 2017 (P < 0.001) and was more common in adults >40 years old.
Carbapenem resistance in the Dominican Republic: clinical characteristics, genotypic profiles, and risk factors
Authors: Hernández-Landa Ricardo Ernesto , Rojas-Fermín Rita , Guzman-Marte Anel , Agramonte Katherine Peralta , Jiménez Cedano Missel María , Mora-Peralta Surelly Alexandra , Sanrregré-Oven Patricia , Mena Lora Alfredo J. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Objective:
To characterize the clinical and microbiological features of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) compared to carbapenem-susceptible Enterobacterales (CSE) in the Dominican Republic (DR), and to assess risk factors associated with CRE.

Design:
Retrospective case-control study.

Setting:
Hospital General Plaza de la Salud, a tertiary teaching hospital in Santo Domingo, DR, from January 2015 to June 2024.

Patients:
Patients with CRE infections were identified from microbiology records. For each year, a matched group of CSE cases was selected at a 2.5:1 ratio. A total of 101 CRE cases and 280 CSE cases were included.

Methods:
Data were collected on demographics, comorbidities, infection sources, hospital stay duration, antibiotic use, and microbiology results. Statistical analysis included univariate and multivariate logistic regression to identify independent risk factors for CRE.

Results:
CRE cases showed higher prevalence of Enterobacter (36.5%) and Klebsiella (38.5%), while Escherichia predominated in CSE (65.5%). CRE patients had longer hospital stays (mean 18.7 vs 4.6 days, P < 0.001), higher ICU admission rates (34.7% vs 3.6%, P < 0.001), and increased invasive procedure use (eg central venous catheters, 36.6% vs 5.4%, P < 0.001). Key risk factors included antibiotic use (OR 3.09, P < 0.001) and ICU stay (OR 3.60, P= 0.012). The peak CRE resistance rate was 3.47% in 2022, a 64% increase from pre-pandemic levels.

Conclusions:
CRE infections in the DR increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, associated with prolonged hospitalizations and critical care. Enhanced antimicrobial stewardship is essential to curb resistance.
A Defense of Doxastic Defeaters
Authors: Tiozzo Marco 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
A defeater is, very broadly, a consideration that reduces or completely takes away justification from a subject’s belief about a certain proposition. According to a widely endorsed view, justifiers and defeaters require evidential support. However, a number of philosophers argue that unjustified beliefs can serve as defeaters as well. Call the former type of defeater an ‘evidential defeater’ and the latter a ‘doxastic defeater’. Doxastic defeaters are highly controversial. First of all, they seem to be flatly incompatible with evidentialism. Moreover and more alarmingly, if we accept that unjustified beliefs can be defeaters, we have to accept that unjustified beliefs can serve as justifiers as well. A further unwelcome implication is that epistemically irresponsible subjects could immunise themselves from defeat by generating their own defeater-defeaters. Problems like these have led philosophers to reject doxastic defeaters altogether. This paper argues that doxastic defeaters are intelligible given a dualistic conception of rationality.
The women’s inclusion agenda: Gender and everyday practices across registers of finance
Authors: Kaushal Tanushree , Predmore Signe 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
Financial institutions spanning Global North and South are increasingly adopting an agenda of ‘women’s financial inclusion’. The women’s inclusion agenda in finance reflects dynamics of deep marketization that prescribe common economic policy solutions, transcending formerly significant distinctions of geography and social context. In this case, the closing of gender gaps is the universally proscribed policy. Yet this agenda elicits vastly different practices in ‘high’ finance registers where women are recruited as professionals, and microfinance registers where women are incorporated as borrowers. Relating multisited ethnographic materials from a US gender diversity organization and microfinance institutions in India, we ask: on what terms does inclusion take place? First, we examine how gender is constructed across finance institutions by essentializing women as virtuous. These constructions play out according to context-specific gender politics on questions of women’s economic empowerment – concerning neoliberal iterations of feminism in the US case, and financialization of social reproduction in India. Second, what do women’s everyday engagements with the inclusion agenda indicate about the terms of financial inclusion? Women contend with characterizations of themselves as risk-averse professionals and responsible borrowers, respectively, with ambivalence. Their contextually located ambivalent responses are points of both leverage and critique for the financial inclusion agenda.