bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Mindfulness Interventions and Surveys as Tools for Positive Emotional Regulation During COVID-19: A Scoping Review
Authors: López-Ramón María Fernanda , Moreno-Campos Verónica , Alonso-Esteban Yurena , Navarro-Pardo Esperanza , Alcantud-Marín Francisco 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Objectives
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused high mortality rates worldwide, as well as consequent psychological and physical stress. The present study aimed to review the main existing scientific research studies conducted since the onset of the COVID-19 that have used mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) as tools for emotional regulation, aiming to improve individuals’ ability to cope with general stress caused by pandemic periods and their consequences (e.g., contagion, confinement, loss of loved ones or job stability) especially related with anxiety, stress, depression, or emotional dysregulation.

Method
To this aim, six databases (i.e., PubMed, Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct) were consulted and analyzed following PRISMA-Sc guidelines.

Results
Of the 16 studies selected, 7 are clinical trials that used MBIs, and 9 are online surveys in which mindfulness and emotional regulation variables were assessed to explore their interrelations. Generally, the analysis suggested that the cultivation of MBI strategies for treating anxiety and depression during COVID-19 confinement periods resulted in improved psychological well-being.

Conclusions
MBI techniques can be considered useful intervention tools in current and future worldwide changing situations, in which personal development and resilience should be considered an urgent issue for both educational and preventive health practices. Conversely, there are also some limitations that arose from the field of MBI research that hopefully might be addressed in future research (such as the diversity of intervention techniques used across studies).

Pre registration
This study is not preregistered.
Reduction of the welding fume emission rate of gas-shielded cored wires by the MAG pulse welding process variant
Authors: Hoefer Kevin , Kusch Mario , Hensel Jonas 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe aim of the study is to reduce welding fume emissions from flux-cored wires using pulse technology. Low-alloyed cored wires of the rutile, basic, and metal powder types were selected for this purpose. The analyses were carried out on a DIN EN ISO 15011–1:2010 compliant test rig. In addition, high-speed recordings of the material transition mode and metallographic cross-sections were made to interpret the results. Using characteristic curves developed in pre-tests, the influence of pulse time, pulse frequency, and trigger current on the welding fume emission potential of the rutile cored wire was first determined. Short pulses, medium trigger current, and medium pulse frequency were found to have a positive influence on the emission rate.Finally, the welding fume emissions of the conventional characteristic are compared with the emission-optimized pulse characteristic. For all three filling types, emission reductions of up to 41% were found when using the pulse technology. When considering the ratio of fume generated to the mass of the weld metal produced, with the associated greatly reduced economy of the process, it became apparent that pulse welding is not suitable for welding cored wires without restrictions.In summary, the suitability of pulse GMAW technology for reducing welding fume emissions can also be confirmed for flux-cored wires.
A strong secure path planning/following system based on type-3 fuzzy control, multi-switching chaotic systems, and random switching topology
Authors: Tian Man-Wen , Alattas Khalid A. , Guo Wei , Taghavifar Hamid , Mohammadzadeh Ardashir , Zhang Wenjun , Zhang Chunwei 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThis paper studies the synchronization and control of chaotic systems while proposing a novel chaotic-based path-tracking application for mobile robots (MRs) to ensure their safety and security. In security-based applications that use MRs, such as patrol MRs, the path of the MRs must be complex enough to prevent easy prediction. Multiple chaotic systems with a chaotic switching mechanism are introduced for secure path planning. The main challenges are that the dynamics of MRs are entirely unknown. The modeled dynamics of the MRs are unreliable in practice due to a broad range of uncertainties related to the parameters, operating conditions, environmental impacts, time delays, unmodeled frictions, noisy sensors, and faulty actuators. Also, the chaotic switching of reference signals between chaotic signals imposes a high dynamic perturbation. The main novelties are as follows: (1) a strong secure path is introduced for MRs. (2) A powerful fractional-order predictive controller using type-3 (T3) fuzzy-logic systems (FLSs) is developed. (3) The estimation and prediction errors of T3-FLSs are compensated by a designed parallel compensator. (4) T3-FLSs are tuned online, such that stability is ensured, and prediction accuracy is guaranteed. (5) The suggested scheme is implemented on a real-world MR, and the results demonstrate the feasibility and accuracy of the proposed method. Also, in several simulations, the efficacy of the introduced controller is examined.
The School Preparedness Toolkit: Building Systemic Resilience in Ukrainian Schools Through a Self-Assessment Digital Platform
Authors: Lordos Alexandros , Christou Georgia , Yarema Bohdan , Dryga Andrii , Petrou Anastasios , Symeou Maria 
Published: October 2023

AbstractDuring the COVID-19 outbreak, schools around the world faced major challenges and were required to adapt to new educational practices while supporting students’ learning and well-being. This study outlines the development of School Preparedness Toolkit (SPT), an online interactive checklist launched from January to March 2021 among 273 Ukrainian schools. SPT was a dual-use tool, aiming to inform and support efforts of school administrations in implementing effective strategies to address challenges arising from COVID-19 and to inform related public health and educational policies at regional and national levels. The toolkit focused on resilience against COVID-19 challenges across five main domains: Access to Education Provision of Quality and Inclusive Learning, Well-Being, Safety, Nutrition, and School Feeding. Completion of SPT was a collaborative process among school administrators. Chi-square tests were conducted to examine differences across schools’ geographical locations and between urban and rural areas. Results indicated that most schools were already adapting to the challenges, to the extent of implementing mandated safety and online education protocols, communicating these with families, and providing a psychosocial safety net for children in extreme distress. However, resilience could be further strengthened through a greater emphasis on school cohesion, connectedness, and solidarity, as well as on preventive psychosocial interventions. The SPT methodology was shown to be a promising approach in assisting schools to reflect and plan for greater resilience, not just in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic but also in other extreme adversities that school systems—in Ukraine and around the world—might be facing.
Implementation of Standardized Outcome Measures for Motor Function in a Neurorehabilitation Hospital
Authors: Lundquist Camilla Biering , Lillelund Susanne , Hansen Gunhild Mo , Knudsen Vibeke Dalgaard , Pommerich Uwe M. , Pallesen Hanne , Brunner Iris Charlotte 
Published: October 2023

AbstractInternational guidelines recommend the use of standardized outcome measures post-stroke. The aim of this study was to delineate and evaluate the implementation of four motor function outcome measures. This study describes the application of a multifaceted strategy that integrates various approaches to augment implementation. The study was conducted among physical therapists in a sub-acute neurorehabilitation hospital. The implementation process was guided by the Knowledge-to-Action Cycle, and a taxonomy for implementation outcomes was systematically employed to analyze and evaluate the implementation process. Focus group interviews were conducted both prior and 6 months subsequent to an implementation period. Additionally, data from healthcare records were extracted to monitor the penetration of the new procedures. All 70 employed physical therapists underwent training on the application of the four selected outcome measures. Barriers identified in the focus group interviews encompassed perceived acceptability and appropriateness of the outcome measures, time consumption for testing, and perceived lack of relevance for certain patients. These barriers were mitigated through local adaptions. However, 6 months post-implementation, the adoption and penetration of the new procedures were only partially satisfactory. Some physical therapists still expressed reluctance toward employing outcome measures, and findings from the healthcare records corroborated the interview results. Specifically, adherence to testing procedures surpassed the pre-defined threshold of 75% for only one outcome measure at one pre-defined time point. A persistent effort is required to enhance acceptability, adoption, penetration, and to ensure the sustainability of the new procedures.
Higher uniformity of arithmetic functions in short intervals I. All intervals
Authors: Matomäki Kaisa , Shao Xuancheng , Tao Terence , Teräväinen Joni 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
We study higher uniformity properties of the Möbius function

$\mu $

, the von Mangoldt function

$\Lambda $

, and the divisor functions

$d_k$

on short intervals

$(X,X+H]$

with

$X^{\theta +\varepsilon } \leq H \leq X^{1-\varepsilon }$

for a fixed constant

$0 \leq \theta < 1$

and any

$\varepsilon>0$

.
More precisely, letting

$\Lambda ^\sharp $

and

$d_k^\sharp $

be suitable approximants of

$\Lambda $

and

$d_k$

and

$\mu ^\sharp = 0$

, we show for instance that, for any nilsequence

$F(g(n)\Gamma )$

, we have

$$\begin{align*}\sum_{X < n \leq X+H} (f(n)-f^\sharp(n)) F(g(n) \Gamma) \ll H \log^{-A} X \end{align*}$$

when

$\theta = 5/8$

and

$f \in \{\Lambda , \mu , d_k\}$

or

$\theta = 1/3$

and

$f = d_2$

.
As a consequence, we show that the short interval Gowers norms

$\|f-f^\sharp \|_{U^s(X,X+H]}$

are also asymptotically small for any fixed s for these choices of

$f,\theta $

. As applications, we prove an asymptotic formula for the number of solutions to linear equations in primes in short intervals and show that multiple ergodic averages along primes in short intervals converge in

$L^2$

.
Our innovations include the use of multiparameter nilsequence equidistribution theorems to control type

$II$

sums and an elementary decomposition of the neighborhood of a hyperbola into arithmetic progressions to control type

$I_2$

sums.
Industrial-organizational psychologists and volunteer work
Authors: Tippins Nancy , Hakel Milton , Grabow Karen , Kolmstetter Elizabeth , Moses Joel , Oliver David , Scontrino Peter 
Published: October 2023

AbstractMany of the larger employers in this country and abroad have benefited from industrial-organizational (I/O) psychologists’ evidence-based practice. However, charitable and not-for-profit organizations have not always been aware of our services or able to afford them when cognizant of them. Volunteering professional services to charitable organizations provides an opportunity to extend these benefits. In addition, volunteers reap the intrinsic rewards of service, acquire opportunities to hone their skills, and learn from others, and pro bono work has the potential of informing our understanding of the science and practice of I/O psychology. This paper provides five case studies from five I/O psychologists who share their volunteer experiences in their own words. Each case study describes what the I/O psychologist did for the organization, how he or she became involved, and what he or she got out of the experience and learned. The paper offers ways SIOP and the SIOP Foundation might facilitate volunteer activities and concludes by inviting readers to share their own volunteer experiences and suggestions for encouraging volunteer work.
The Italian historiographical debate and the Fact Checkers movement
Authors: Greppi Carlo , Falanga Gianluca , Gobetti Eric 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe ‘Fact Checking’ series of titles published by Laterza since 2020 is, in the first place, a response to the proliferation of historical fake news, which has grown exponentially as a consequence of social networks. But it is also a response to an increasingly systematic political abuse of history – not only in Italy. The authors and the public firmly believe in the necessity of restoring complexity and value to historical research, as well as in the importance of playing a significant role in the public debate about our past. In many ways the political use of history works in an authoritarian and anti-democratic manner, spreading erroneous and dangerous convictions among broad sections of society. Among the examples which appear in various sections of the article, we discuss the books in the series which problematise the ‘official’ and victimist version of events which took place on the Italian-Yugoslavian border at the end of the Second World War. Other parts of the article examine the instrumental readings of the history and experience of twentieth-century communism.
Inequalities concerning maximum modulus and zeros of random entire functions
Authors: Li Hui , Wang Jun , Yao Xiao , Ye Zhuan 
Published: October 2023

AbstractLet $f(z)=\sum\limits_{j=0}^{\infty} a_j z^j$ be a transcendental entire function and let $f_\omega(z)=\sum\limits_{j=0}^{\infty}\chi_j(\omega) a_j z^j$ be a random entire function, where $\chi_j(\omega)$ are independent and identically distributed random variables defined on a probability space $(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, \mu)$. In this paper, we first define a family of random entire functions, which includes Gaussian, Rademacher and Steinhaus entire functions. We prove that, for almost all functions in the family and for any constant C > 1, there exist a constant $r_0=r_0(\omega)$ and a set $E\subset [e, \infty)$ of finite logarithmic measure such that, for $r \gt r_0$ and $r\notin E$,
\begin{equation*}
|\log M(r, f)- N(r,0, f_\omega)|\le (C/A)^{\frac1{B}}\,\log^{\frac1{B}}\,\log M(r,f) +\log\,\log M(r, f), \qquad a.s.
\end{equation*}where $A, B$ are constants, $M(r, f)$ is the maximum modulus and $N(r, 0, f)$ is the integrated zero-counting function of f. As a by-product of our main results, we prove Nevanlinna’s second main theorem for random entire functions. Thus, the characteristic function of almost all functions in the family is bounded above by an integrated counting function, rather than by two integrated counting functions as in the classical Nevanlinna theory. For instance, we show that, for almost all Gaussian entire functions fω and for any ϵ > 0, there is r0 such that, for $r \gt r_0$,
\begin{equation*}
T(r, f) \le N(r,0, f_\omega)+\left(\tfrac12+\epsilon\right) \log T(r, f).
\end{equation*}
Canine parasitoses in north Patagonia (Argentina): comparison between different social and environmental factors
Authors: Ritossa Luciano , Viozzi Gustavo , Lazzarini Lorena , Pierangeli Nora , Flores Verónica 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
In many countries, urban areas are commonly contaminated with canine feces that spread parasites, a situation related to the natural and social environment. Dogs having free access to public areas therefore constitutes a health risk. Because in Patagonia there are no records of city comparisons that consider the number of free-roaming dogs and the local environmental and socioeconomic characteristics, in this study we analyse and compare canine parasitoses in two cities of Rio Negro province, Argentina. Canine feces were collected from public areas of El Bolsón and Cipolletti cities and examined using enrichment methods, Kinyoun stain and immunoassay (Copro-Elisa). The total percentage of positive feces in El Bolsón was 68.95% and 16 parasite taxa being identified, whereas in Cipolletti the total positive feces was 41.1%, with 11 taxa. Both cities presented more helminth species than protozoans. The variables that explained the occurrence of all parasites were rainfall and socioeconomic stratum with the highest values being found in low-income areas.
Soil moisture is conditioned by rainfall. This study highlights the presence of the zoonotic Echinococcus sp. in dogs in urban areas of the Rio Negro province. The occurrence of this parasite in Cipolletti is unexpected, given that this city is not considered an endemic zone for this disease, which is not included in local monitoring and control plans.
Does young adulthood caring influence educational attainment and employment in the UK and Germany?
Authors: King Markus Klaus , Xue Baowen , Lacey Rebecca , Di Gessa Giorgio , Wahrendorf Morten , McMunn Anne , Deindl Christian 
Published: October 2023

AbstractInformal care plays an important role in the provision of care. However, previous research has mainly focused on middle- or older-aged informal carers and less is known about informal care among young adults, its consequences on educational achievement and employment transitions and whether this varies across country contexts. Using data from the 2009–2018 waves of the UK Household Longitudinal Study (N= 25,856) and the German Socio-Economic Panel (N= 16,666), we investigated the influence of informal care responsibilities of 17–29 year olds on their chances of achieving a university degree using logistic regression and employment transitions using Cox proportional hazard regression models. Our results revealed that young adulthood caring was negatively associated with the likelihood of obtaining a university degree, reduced the likelihood of entering employment and increased the likelihood of unemployment. These associations were more pronounced if people reported caring for more weekly hours (especially in the UK) or caring for longer durations (especially in Germany). The potential negative influence of caring in young adulthood on education was stronger for women than for men in Germany, and the influence of caring on entering unemployment was stronger for women than for men in the UK.
Agency control through the appointed hierarchy: presidential politicization of unilateral appointees
Authors: Hollibaugh Gary E. , Rothenberg Lawrence S. 
Published: October 2023

AbstractSchedule C and noncareer Senior Executive Service positions hold significant influence over policy outcomes, yet they have received limited scrutiny compared to advise and consent (PAS) appointments. Such appointments offer understudied avenues for presidential control over the bureaucracy. Through a comprehensive analysis of more detailed data than has been employed to date, we reveal that these appointments are responsive to broader political dynamics, particularly those relevant to PAS appointments, including inter- and intrabranch conflicts, agency ideology, Senate workload, and the political calendar. However, statutory constraints and agency characteristics – such as the managerial expertise of appointed agency leadership – also shape their utilization. While unilateral appointments provide an advantage to Presidents, executives are constrained when using them to overcome legislative opposition or reshape resistant agencies. These lower-level appointments reflect the wider political landscape, granting the President significant – but not unrestrained – opportunities to exert influence on both the bureaucracy and policy outcomes.
Boundary Upwelling of Antarctic Bottom Water by Topographic Turbulence
Authors: Baker L. E. , Mashayek A. , Naveira Garabato A. C. 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe lower cell of the meridional overturning circulation (MOC) is sourced by dense Antarctic Bottom Waters (AABWs), which form and sink around Antarctica and subsequently fill the abyssal ocean. For the MOC to “overturn,” these dense waters must upwell via mixing with lighter waters above. Here, we investigate the processes underpinning such mixing, and the resulting water mass transformation, using an observationally forced, high‐resolution numerical model of the Drake Passage in the Southern Ocean. In the Drake Passage, the mixing of dense AABW formed in the Weddell Sea with lighter deep waters transported from the Pacific Ocean by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is catalyzed by energetic flows impinging on rough topography. We find that multiple topographic interaction processes facilitate the mixing of the two water masses, ultimately resulting in the upwelling of waters with neutral density greater than 28.19 kg m−3, and the downwelling of the lighter waters above. In particular, we identify the role of sharp density interfaces between AABW and overlying waters and find that the dynamics of the interfaces' interaction with topography can modify many of the processes that generate mixing. Such sharp interfaces between water masses have been observed in several parts of the global ocean, but are unresolved and unrepresented in climate‐scale ocean models. We suggest that they are likely to play an important role in abyssal dynamics and mixing, and therefore require further exploration.
Impact of Lateral Gap on Flow Distribution, Backwater Rise, and Turbulence Generated by a Logjam
Authors: Schalko Isabella , Follett Elizabeth , Nepf Heidi 
Published: October 2023

AbstractLogjams may form at natural obstructions and are also used as nature‐based solutions for river restoration and natural flood management. Previous research has described backwater rise due to logjams that span the full channel cross‐section and logjams with a gap between the lower edge of the logjam and the bed. Logjams that fill the channel depth, but not its width, leaving a lateral gap between the logjam and the channel bank, are also common natural formations and the focus of this study. The flow distribution between the logjam and the lateral gap, backwater rise, and wake turbulence are key factors in determining the ecologic and flood risk impact of a logjam. Specifically, relative to a channel‐spanning logjam, the introduction of a lateral gap can reduce backwater rise and increase the potential for trapping particles, such as nutrients or microplastics, within the wake region, but may also promote erosion in the gap. The choice of logjam and gap widths can be used to maximize flow and habitat diversity in rivers, while reducing erosion risk. We present experimental results demonstrating that the flow distribution between the logjam and the lateral gap can be predicted by assuming equal resistance through the logjam and gap sections. Further, we show that backwater rise can be determined from the predicted discharge through the logjam using a momentum balance developed for channel‐spanning logjams. Finally, turbulence generated within the jam was observed directly downstream of the logjam, and, for the densities considered, increased with jam density.