bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Role of Family Support and Dyadic Adjustment on the Psychological Well-being of Transgender Individuals: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Lampis Jessica , De Simone Silvia , Lasio Diego , Serri Francesco 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Introduction
This study aimed to measure dyadic adjustment, social support, and psychological well-being.

Methods
A research protocol composed of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, the Outcome Questionnaire 45.2, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support was administered to a sample of 109 Italian transgender individuals.

Results
Higher levels of global psychological distress, symptom severity, and interpersonal relationship distress were associated with lower levels of family support and dyadic adjustment. In addition, transgender women and younger transgender individuals reported higher levels of interpersonal relationship distress.

Conclusions
The results indicate that the support and acceptance of one’s partner and family of origin play a crucial role in promoting well-being. It represents an important protective factor with respect to negative psychological health outcomes.

Policy Implications
The findings emphasize the need to develop specific clinical and social practices for transgender individuals and their families. Building family and partner-centered policies and programs is particularly important to enable transgender individuals to avoid paying the emotional and psychological costs associated with rejection and non-acceptance.
What Impact Does Participation in a Communication Skills Training Program Have on Health Professionals’ Communication Behaviors: Findings from a Qualitative Study
Authors: White V. , Chiswell M. , Webber E. , Martin P. , Piper A. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractCommunication skills training can enhance health professionals’ knowledge and repertoire of effective communication practices. This paper describes the conceptual model underlying a 3-day retreat communication skills training program, methods used for training, and participant perception of outcomes from the training using qualitative interviews. Repeated qualitative telephone interviews (approximately 6 months apart) with participants of a 3-day Clinical Consultation Skills Retreat. Fourteen participants (70% response, 57% doctors) took part at Time 1, with 12 participating at Time 2. Semi-structured interviews were recorded and transcribed, and directional content analysis was conducted to assess themes in areas of key learnings, implementation of skills, and barriers. The training was received very positively with participants valuing the small group learning, role play, and facilitator skills. Key learnings were grouped into two themes: (i) tips and strategies to use in clinical practice and (ii) communication frameworks/methods, with the second theme reflecting an awareness of different communication styles. Most participants had tried to implement their new skills, with implementation reported as a more deliberate activity at T1 than at T2. Those implementing the new skills noted more open conversations with patients. Practical barriers of lack of time and expectations of others were mentioned more often at T2. A 3-day retreat-based communication training program was positively received and had a positive impact on the use of new communication skills. While further work is needed to determine whether effects of training are evidenced in objective clinical behaviors, the positive longer-term benefits found suggest this work would be worthwhile.
Corporate Restructuring Laws Under Stress: The Case of Spain
Authors: Tirado Ignacio 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe COVID-19 crisis caused an unprecedented global disruption of economic activity, which was especially intense in Spain due to the nature of its economy. Many legal and institutional reforms were adopted, and extraordinary economic measures implemented. As interim reforms are lifted and economic incentives wear off, Spain will need to grapple with the economic damage caused by the pandemic. Arguably, the reform of the insolvency system recently approved, which precedes and is independent of the measures enacted to stave off risks caused by the pandemic, provides an enhanced and improved framework to deal with business insolvency. Spain now counts on a state-of-the-art hybrid restructuring system and a modern regulation to deal with the financial and economic distress of micro enterprises. However, the special legislation approved during COVID, and the side effects of the economic measures came with a cost and are already interfering with the day-to-day application of the new insolvency system, especially concerning public claims and public guarantees. Further, the Spanish legal framework has still some shortcomings which might prove a real hindrance to resuming access to credit at adequate levels.
Observations on the Leaching of Milled Black Mass with Additives
Authors: Porvali Antti , Mäkelä Tuomo , Bachér John 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIn this work, previously produced black mass was treated in sequence by milling, water leaching, and sulfuric acid leaching. Two goals were set: first, whether milling, with reductive additives, could impart reductive phase changes which would allow Li extraction to water in the water leaching; second, co-leaching of the black mass with the additive, CoS, was explored as to ascertain whether synergistic effects could be detected in a leaching system composed of reductive (CoS) and oxidative (NMC oxides) materials in the presence of redox mediator (Fe2+/Fe3+ redox pair). It was found out that in all experiments, similar Li concentration was obtained despite milling. Fluoride analysis indicated high F concentrations in the water solution and implicated formation of insoluble products such as LiF(s). Water-soluble fluoride ended up in all fractions: water leaching filtrates (ca. 500 mg/L), acid leaching filtrates (ca. 800–1700 mg/L), and leach residues (ca. 68–382 mg/kg). In acidic leaching, CoS appeared to enhance extraction of elements from cathode-active materials, improving extraction from 78 to 92% for Ni under relatively mild leaching conditions (T = 30 °C, solid conc. = 100 g/L, [H2SO4] = 1.4 M).
Graphical Abstract
Bauer werden
Authors: Schildmann Mareike 
Published: May 2023

ZusammenfassungDer Aufsatz stellt Wilhelm Raabes Stopfkuchen (1891) in den Kontext einer bürgerlichen Faszination für das Bäuerliche im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert und untersucht die Funktion agrarischer Existenz‑, Wirtschafts- und Wissensformen für den Roman sowie für die Lebenswege der beiden Protagonisten und Kindheitsfreunde Stopfkuchen und Eduard. Die ›Eroberung‹ des lokalen Bauernhofs »Rote Schanze«, der von Stopfkuchen einer neuen agrarindustriellen Bewirtschaftung zugeführt wurde, sowie die koloniale Aneignung und agrarische Nutzung fremden Landes in Südafrika durch den Auswanderer Eduard werden als zwei komplementäre Seiten eines agrar-ökonomischen Transformationsprozesses im 19. Jahrhundert lesbar gemacht, der durch die Kapitalisierung, Industrialisierung und Globalisierung der Landwirtschaft geprägt ist. In der unterschiedlichen Nutzung bzw. Ausbeutung des agrarischen Bodens und seiner Ressourcen (vertikal vs. horizontal, Ackerbau vs. Viehzucht) liegt zugleich ein soziales, existentielles und rechtliches Konfliktfeld verborgen, das den Roman durchzieht und einen – bislang in der Forschung unbeachteten – Schlüssel zu dem in ihm verhandelten Kriminalfall bereitstellt. In Raabes Roman wird die im nomos-Begriff etymologisch verbürgte Idee eines ›erdgebundenen‹ Rechts (C. Schmitt) aufgegriffen und vor dem Hintergrund der sozialökonomischen Umbrüche des ländlichen Raums im 19. Jahrhundert aktualisiert. Es ist der Ackerbauer und Hobby-Paläontologe Stopfkuchen, der dank eines spezifisch materialistischen Wissens vom Boden das agrarisch-irdische Maß des Rechts neu und folgenreich austariert.
High-Performance Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery Based on Laser-Induced Graphene
Authors: Yang Chengjuan , Tong Yuchun , Yang Zhen , Xiao Hui , Qi Huimin , Chen Faze 
Published: May 2023

AbstractZn-ion batteries (ZIBs) have a broad application prospect because of their advantages of high power, large capacity, and high energy density. However, the development of high-capacity, long-lifespan ZIBs is challenging because of the faster dendrite growth and the occurrence of the hydrogen evolution reaction. Laser-induced graphene (LIG) is a material with many defects and heteroatoms. Because of these characteristics, it plays an important role in improving nucleation. A simple and effective method for preparing LIG was proposed in this paper, and the LIG was covered on the surface of Zn foil to form a composite structure. This structure substantially reduces the nucleation overpotential of Zn and slows down the dendrite growth of Zn by improving the nucleation behavior of Zn2+. Simultaneously, the three-dimensional porous structure increases the specific surface area of the electrode, so the battery has a larger specific capacity. Compared with the bare Zn electrode, the composite electrode possesses lower overpotential and longer cycle life. In addition, the full battery using activated carbon as the active material exhibits great rate and cycle performance. This facile and scalable approach may solve the problem of Zn dendrite growth, which is crucial for the large-scale application of ZIBs.
The Peridigm Meshfree Peridynamics Code
Authors: Littlewood David J. , Parks Michael L. , Foster John T. , Mitchell John A. , Diehl Patrick 
Published: May 2023

AbstractPeridigm is a meshfree peridynamics code written in C++ for use on large-scale parallel computers. It was originally developed at Sandia National Laboratories and is currently managed as an open-source, community driven software project. Its primary features include bond-based, state-based, and non-ordinary state-based constitutive models, bond failure laws, contact, and support for explicit and implicit time integration. To date, Peridigm has been used primarily by methods developers focused on solid mechanics and material failure. Peridigm utilizes foundational software components from Sandia’s Trilinos project and was designed for extensibility. This paper provides an overview of the solution methods implemented in Peridigm, a discussion of its software infrastructure, and demonstrates the use of Peridigm for the solution of several example problems.
Investigation of wear and friction behavior of stir rheocast AA2024/TiB2 composite using Taguchi approach
Authors: Lemessa Semegn Cheneke , Karunakar D. Benny , Bonger Tilahun Tadesse 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThis study presents wear and friction behaviour of AA2024/TiB2 composite developed in semi-solid temperature region of the alloy. The experiment is conducted based on full factorial design of experimental technique with three factors and three levels. Load, reinforcement amount, and sliding distance are the process parameters varied, and their influence is investigated using analysis of variance. Additionally, the correlation between the process parameters and the responses are determined using multiple linear regression equation. For wear rate, the load is the most influencing factor followed by sliding distance and reinforcement ratio. Similarly, for the coefficient of friction, the applied load is the most influencing factor, followed by the reinforcement ratio and sliding distance. The reinforcement ratio showed a negative effect on the wear and coefficient of friction. This shows that both decrease with an increase in the proportion of the particles in the base matrix. The wear mechanisms of the worn surfaces are also investigated using a scanning electron microscope, and it is noticed that the depth of grooves increased, and microcracks are noticed with an increase in the applied load. The developed composites can be used in application areas exposed to wear and friction.
Asymptotic results on tail moment and tail central moment for dependent risks
Authors: Li Jinzhu 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIn this paper, we consider a financial or insurance system with a finite number of individual risks described by real-valued random variables. We focus on two kinds of risk measures, referred to as the tail moment (TM) and the tail central moment (TCM), which are defined as the conditional moment and conditional central moment of some individual risk in the event of system crisis. The first-order TM and the second-order TCM coincide with the popular risk measures called the marginal expected shortfall and the tail variance, respectively. We derive asymptotic expressions for the TM and TCM with any positive integer orders, when the individual risks are pairwise asymptotically independent and have distributions from certain classes that contain both light-tailed and heavy-tailed distributions. The formulas obtained possess concise forms unrelated to dependence structures, and hence enable us to estimate the TM and TCM efficiently. To demonstrate the wide application of our results, we revisit some issues related to premium principles and optimal capital allocation from the asymptotic point of view. We also give a numerical study on the relative errors of the asymptotic results obtained, under some specific scenarios when there are two individual risks in the system. The corresponding asymptotic properties of the degenerate univariate versions of the TM and TCM are discussed separately in an appendix at the end of the paper.
A Cross-Sectional Study and Observational Assessment of Shoppers’ COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors in Southwestern Ontario, Canada
Authors: Thaivalappil Abhinand , Young Ian , Pearl David L. , Zhang Ruijia , Papadopoulos Andrew 
Published: May 2023

Abstract

Objective:
The aim of this study was to observe the level of alcohol-based sanitizer, mask use, and physical distancing across indoor community settings in Guelph, ON, Canada, and to identify potential barriers to practicing these behaviors.

Methods:
Shoppers were observed in June 2022 across 21 establishments. Discrete in-person observations were conducted and electronically recorded using smartphones. Multilevel logistic regression models were fitted to identify possible covariates for the 3 behavioral outcomes.

Results:
Of 946 observed shoppers, 69% shopped alone, 72% had at least 1 hand occupied, 26% touched their face, 29% physically distanced ≥ 2 m, 6% used hand sanitizer, and 29% wore masks. Sanitizer use was more commonly observed among people who wore masks and in establishments with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) signage posted at the entrance. Mask use was more commonly observed during days without precipitation and in establishments with some or all touch-free entrances. Shoppers more commonly physically distanced ≥ 2 m when they were shopping alone.

Conclusions:
This supports evidence for environmental context influencing COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Intervention efforts aimed at visible signage, tailored messaging, and redesigning spaces to facilitate preventive behaviors may be effective at increasing adherence during outbreaks.
The Cessation of Zheng He's Voyages and the Beginning of Private Sailings: Fiscal Competition between Emperors and Bureaucrats
Authors: Siu Yiu 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe Ming court launched its famous expeditions overseas in the early fifteenth century and suddenly terminated these voyages after 1436. This article attempts to reassess the driving force of this event and its termination in the context of the Ming's domestic financial system, revealing that both the initiation and the cessation of Zheng He's voyages could be explained by the political and fiscal tension between emperors and bureaucrats. This article will also discuss how the cessation of Zheng He's voyages contributed to the onset of private sailings after the mid-fifteenth century.
Grief is a family affair: examining longitudinal associations between prolonged grief in parents and their adult children using four-wave cross-lagged panel models
Authors: Lenferink L. I. M. , O'Connor M. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractBackgroundLosing a parent or spouse in adulthood may result in prolonged grief disorder (PGD) symptoms. PGD levels in parents may affect PGD levels in their adult offspring and the other way around. However, research on transmission of PGD in parent–child dyads is lacking. Consequently, we aimed to examine temporal associations between PGD levels in parent and adult children.MethodsIn doing so, we analyzed longitudinal self-report data on PGD levels (using the PG-13) assessed at 2, 11, 18, and 26 months after loss in 257 adult parent–child dyads from Denmark. Cross-lagged panel modeling was used for data-analyses.ResultsChanges in PGD levels in parents significantly predicted PGD levels in adult children, but not vice versa. Small through moderate cross-lagged effects (β = 0.05 through 0.07) were found for PGD levels in parents predicting PGD levels in adult children at a subsequent time-point. These cross-lagged effects were found while taking into account the association between PGD levels in parents and adult children at the same time-point as well as the associations between the same construct over time and relevant covariates.ConclusionsPending replication of these findings in clinical samples and younger families, our findings offer tentative support for expanding our focus in research and treatment of PGD from the individual to the family level.
Decreased cortical gyrification in major depressive disorder
Authors: Kang Youbin , Kang Wooyoung , Kim Aram , Tae Woo-Suk , Ham Byung-Joo , Han Kyu-Man 
Published: May 2023

AbstractBackgroundEarly neurodevelopmental deviations, such as abnormal cortical folding patterns, are candidate biomarkers of major depressive disorder (MDD). We aimed to investigate the association of MDD with the local gyrification index (LGI) in each cortical region at the whole-brain level, and the association of the LGI with clinical characteristics of MDD.MethodsWe obtained T1-weighted images from 234 patients with MDD and 215 healthy controls (HCs). The LGI values from 66 cortical regions in the bilateral hemispheres were automatically calculated according to the Desikan–Killiany atlas. We compared the LGI values between the MDD and HC groups using analysis of covariance, including age, sex, and years of education as covariates. The association between the clinical characteristics and LGI values was investigated in the MDD group.ResultsCompared with HCs, patients with MDD showed significantly decreased LGI values in the cortical regions, including the bilateral ventrolateral and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices, medial and lateral orbitofrontal cortices, insula, right rostral anterior cingulate cortex, and several temporal and parietal regions, with the largest effect size in the left pars triangularis (Cohen's f2 = 0.361; p = 1.78 × 10−13). Regarding the association of clinical characteristics with LGIs within the MDD group, recurrence and longer illness duration were associated with increased gyrification in several occipital and temporal regions, which showed no significant difference in LGIs between the MDD and HC groups.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that the LGI may be a relatively stable neuroimaging marker associated with MDD predisposition.
The adaptiveness of fear (and other emotions) considered more broadly: Missed literature on the nature of emotions and its functions
Authors: Clark Margaret S. , Adkins Chance , Hirsch Jennifer , Elizabeth Hannah S. , Reed Noah T. 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
We agree with Grossmann that fear often builds cooperative relationships. Yet he neglects much extant literature. Prior researchers have discussed how fear (and other emotions) build cooperative relationships, have questioned whether fear per se evolved to serve this purpose, and have emphasized that human cooperation takes many forms. Grossmann's theory would benefit from a wider consideration of this work.
Cultural evolution needed to complete the Grossmann theory
Authors: Kitayama Shinobu , Rossmaier Amelie 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Grossmann used evolutionary analysis to argue for the adaptive nature of fearfulness. This analysis, however, falls short of addressing why negative affectivity is maladaptive in contemporary Western societies. Here, we fill the gap by documenting the implied cultural variation and considering cultural (rather than biological) evolution over the last 10,000 years to explain the observed cultural variation.
More than fear: Contributions of biobehavioral synchrony and infants' reactivity to cooperative care
Authors: daSilva Elizabeth B. , Bertenthal Bennett I. 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
We present two challenges to the fearful ape hypothesis: (1) biobehavioral synchrony precedes and moderates the effects of fear on cooperative care, and (2) cooperative care emerges in a more bidirectional manner than Grossmann acknowledges. We present evidence demonstrating how dyadic differences in co-regulation and individual differences in infants' reactivity shape caregivers' responses to infant affect.
Are we virtuously caring or just anxious?
Authors: Kurth Charlie 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
According to Grossmann, the high levels of cooperation seen in humans are the result of a “virtuous caring cycle” on which the increased care that more fearful children receive brings increased cooperative tendencies in those children. But this proposal overlooks an equally well supported alternative on which children's anxiety – not a virtuous caring cycle – explains the cooperative tendencies of humans.
Under greater cooperative care, childhood fear is more accommodated, but less warranted
Authors: Shteynberg Garriy 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
The target article posits that caregiver cooperation rendered heightened expression of childhood fear an adaptive response to threat. I argue that caregiver cooperation rendered childhood fear expression less accurate as a signal of actual threat, and hence less effective for harm avoidance. Further, other emotional expressions that avoid unwarranted caregiver stress may be more likely to evoke needed care.
Narratives, environments, and decision-making: A fascinating narrative, but one to be completed
Authors: Marewski Julian N. 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
I encourage Johnson et al. to ground Conviction Narrative Theory in more detail in foundational, earlier decision-making research – first and foremost in Herbert Simon's work. Moreover, I wonder if and how further reflections about narratives could aid tackling two interrelated grand challenges of the decision sciences: To describe decision-making environments; to understand how people select among decision-strategies in environments.
Conviction Narrative Theory gains from a richer formal model
Authors: Caldwell Leigh 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Conviction Narrative Theory (CNT) is a convincing descriptive theory, and Johnson et al.'s formal model is a welcome contribution to building more precise, testable hypotheses. However, some extensions to the proposed model would make it better defined and more powerful. The suggested extensions enable the model to go beyond CNT, predicting choice outcomes and explaining affective phenomena.
How do narratives relate to heuristics?
Authors: Gigerenzer Gerd 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Narratives and heuristics are both tools for dealing with uncertainty, intractability, and incommensurability, that is, for all real-world situations outside the domain of Bayesian decision theory. But how do narratives and heuristics relate? I suggest two links: Heuristics select narratives to explain events, and “big” narratives select the heuristics that people live by, to execute their values and moral principles.