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ΕΥ ΖΩΩΝ: Σχεδιάζοντας και εφαρμόζοντας εκπαιδευτικές δραστηριότητες για την ευαισθητοποίηση παιδιών προσχολικής ηλικίας απέναντι στα ζώα συντροφιάς
Authors: Μαρκοδημητράκη Μαρία , Κυπριωτάκη Μαρία , Λιναρδάκης Μιχάλης , Σπανάκη Ειρήνη , Καλεσίου Μαρία , Ζυμονοπούλου Μαρίζα 
Published: May 2023

Η Περιβαλλοντική Εκπαίδευση στην προσχολική ηλικία, σύμφωνα με το Πρόγραμμα Σπουδών του νηπιαγωγείου, στοχεύει μεταξύ άλλων στην ανάπτυξη και την καλλιέργεια φιλοζωικής συνείδησης. Σκοπός της παρούσας εργασίας ήταν αφενός να παρουσιάσουμε τις δομημένες δραστηριότητες του εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος ΕΥ ΖΩΩΝ για την ευαισθητοποίηση των παιδιών προσχολικής ηλικίας σε θέματα ευζωίας και αφετέρου να διερευνήσουμε τους άξονες στους οποίους οι νηπιαγωγοί βασίζουν την αποτελεσματικότητα των δραστηριοτήτων αυτών. Το εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα εφαρμόστηκε σε τέσσερις φάσεις. Στην τέταρτη φάση του εκπαιδευτικού προγράμματος οι 21 από τις 135 νηπιαγωγούς που εφάρμοσαν τις 13 δραστηριότητες και ολοκλήρωσαν το πρόγραμμα συμμετείχαν στην αξιολόγηση των δραστηριοτήτων αυτών. Ο βαθμός υλοποίησης και η αξιολόγηση των δραστηριοτήτων από τις νηπιαγωγούς διερευνήθηκαν με ερωτηματολόγιο μετά το πέρας των δραστηριοτήτων, το οποίο τους χορηγήθηκε ηλεκτρονικά. Οι νηπιαγωγοί αξιολόγησαν τις δραστηριότητες με μία 10/βαθμη κλίμακα τύπου Likert, ενώ για κάθε δραστηριότητα απάντησαν και σε ανοικτή ερώτηση σχετικά με την αποτελεσματικότητά της. Τα αποτελέσματα έδειξαν ότι οι νηπιαγωγοί στην αξιολόγηση των δραστηριοτήτων έδωσαν έμφαση στον ενθουσιασμό των παιδιών για τους ήρωες του προγράμματος και τα θέματα που πραγματεύονται, καθώς και στον βαθμό στον οποίο οι δραστηριότητες ευαισθητοποίησαν τα παιδιά απέναντι στην κακοποίηση των ζώων, στα δικαιώματά τους αλλά και στην καλλιέργεια αισθήματος ευθύνης για αυτά. Γενικά, η αξιολογική κρίση των νηπιαγωγών για τις δραστηριότητες αυτού του προγράμματος σημείωσε θετικό πρόσημο, ενώ συνέβαλε και στη βελτίωση των εκπαιδευτικών δραστηριοτήτων.
Does Employee Happiness Have an Impact on Productivity?
Authors: Bellet Clément S. , De Neve Jan-Emmanuel , Ward George 
Published: May 2023

This paper provides evidence from a natural experiment on the relationship between positive affect and productivity. We link highly detailed administrative data on the behaviors and performance of all telesales workers at a large telecommunications company with survey reports of employee happiness that we collected on a weekly basis. We use variation in worker mood arising from visual exposure to weather—the interaction between call center architecture and outdoor weather conditions—to provide a quasi-experimental test of the effect of happiness on productivity. We find evidence of a positive impact on sales performance, which is driven by changes in labor productivity—largely through workers converting more calls into sales and to a lesser extent by making more calls per hour and adhering more closely to their schedule. We find no evidence in our setting of effects on measures of high-frequency labor supply such as attendance and break-taking. This paper was accepted by Yuval Rottenstreich, behavioral economics and decision analysis. Supplemental Material: The data files and online appendices are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4766 .
Naive Feature Selection: A Nearly Tight Convex Relaxation for Sparse Naive Bayes
Authors: Askari Armin , d’Aspremont Alexandre , El Ghaoui Laurent 
Published: May 2023

Because of its linear complexity, naive Bayes classification remains an attractive supervised learning method, especially in very large-scale settings. We propose a sparse version of naive Bayes, which can be used for feature selection. This leads to a combinatorial maximum-likelihood problem, for which we provide an exact solution in the case of binary data, or a bound in the multinomial case. We prove that our convex relaxation bounds become tight as the marginal contribution of additional features decreases using a priori duality gap bounds derived from the Shapley–Folkman theorem. We show how to produce primal solutions satisfying these bounds. Both binary and multinomial sparse models are solvable in time almost linear in problem size, representing a very small extra relative cost compared with the classical naive Bayes. Numerical experiments on text data show that the naive Bayes feature selection method is as statistically effective as state-of-the-art feature selection methods such as recursive feature elimination, l1-penalized logistic regression, and LASSO while being orders of magnitude faster (a python implementation can be found at https://github.com/aspremon/NaiveFeatureSelection ). Funding: A. d’Aspremont acknowledges support from the Fonds AXA Pour la Recherche and Kamet Ventures [Machine Learning and Optimisation Joint Research Initiative] and a Google-focused award as well as funding from Agence Nationale de la Recherche [Grant ANR-19-P3IA-0001]. L. El Ghaoui acknowledges support from Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research and the Tsinghua–Berkeley–Shenzhen Institute.
‘Nothing about us, without us’: involving people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage – learning from the Fulfilling Lives programme
Authors: Wilson Sophie 
Published: May 2023

This paper presents learning and insights drawn from the Fulfilling Lives (FL) programme – an eight-year programme funded through the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) and delivered across 12 sites in England. The programme aimed to improve services for people facing multiple disadvantage (MD) and was delivered by 12 partnerships, each led by voluntary sector organisations (VSOs).
The findings were supplemented by interviews carried out with delivery partners, stakeholders and people with lived experience (LE) from one of the 12 projects, Birmingham Changing Futures Together (BCFT). The review and supplementary interviews were conducted as part of a ‘scoping exercise’ designed to help the author shape and refine research questions at the outset of her doctoral study.
The focus of this paper is the involvement of people with LE in the delivery of the NLCF FL programme. The research questions explored the mechanisms used to involve people with LE of MD, the impact that their involvement was found to have on effecting ‘systems change’ and some of the limiting factors to this involvement. The paper sets out the conditions needed to facilitate better involvement and considers what these insights offer for the future design and delivery of services for VSOs seeking to develop their approach to involving people with LE.
Effects of high-intensity interval training on physical morphology, cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic risk factors of cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Men Jie , Zou Shuangling , Ma Jia , Xiang Chenmin , Li Shufeng , Wang Junli 
Published: May 2023

Objective
To systematically evaluate the safety and efficacy of high-intensity interval training in children and adolescents.

Methods
Eight databases were searched. Descriptive analysis of the efficacy and safety of high-intensity interval training on body shape, cardiorespiratory fitness, and metabolic risk markers of cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents. Subgroup analysis was performed using age, participants, intervention time, and exercise frequency as covariates.

Results
47 studies included 2995 children and adolescents. The results of the meta-analysis showed that high-intensity interval training significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness indicators (VO2max, SBP, DBP and HRmax) and cardiovascular disease biomarkers (TC and HDL-C). HIIT had no significant effect on body shape indicators (BMI, BF% and WC) or cardiovascular disease biomarkers (TG and LDL-C).

Conclusion
Currently, there is insufficient evidence that HIIT with interval running as the predominant form improves physical indicators in children and adolescents. However, HIIT can be promoted in children and adolescents to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and reduce some metabolic risk of cardiovascular disease.
What is the impact of ongoing statin use on cognitive decline and dementia progression in older adults with mild-moderate Alzheimer disease?
Authors: Murphy Claire , Dyer Adam H. , Lawlor Brian , Kennelly Sean P. ,   for the NILVAD study group
Published: May 2023

BackgroundIn addition to the clear cardiovascular benefit, there has been renewed interest in the potential of statins in the prevention of cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults. However, whether ongoing statin use can delay cognitive decline or dementia progression in those with established Alzheimer dementia, is unclear.MethodsUsing data from NILVAD, we analysed the association between ongoing statin use and cognitive decline (Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subsection [ADAS-Cog])/dementia progression (Clinical Dementia Rating Scale [CDR-Sb]/Disability Assessment for Dementia [DAD]) over 18 months in older adults with mild-moderate AD. Additionally, we assessed the association between ongoing statin use and adverse events in mild-moderate AD.ResultsOver one-third (34.9%) of 510 older adults with mild-moderate AD (aged: 72.9 years; 61.9% female) used a statin for the 18-month study duration. Statin use was not associated with the rate of cognitive decline (β: -0.67; 95% CI: -1.71, 0.36, p = 0.20) or dementia progression (β: -0.34; 95% CI -0.71, 0.02; p = 0.07 for CDR-Sb/ β: -2.00; -5.70, 1.70; p = 0.29 for DAD). Further, ongoing statin use was not associated with adverse events, serious adverse events, unscheduled GP visits, or unscheduled hospitalisation.ConclusionOngoing statin use was not associated with cognitive decline or dementia progression in mild-moderate AD. Similarly, use was not associated with adverse events including abnormal liver function tests or falls. Whilst safe in those with AD, the current results suggest ongoing statin use does not delay cognitive decline or clinical progression in established AD.
The association between HIV diagnosis disclosure and adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Mengesha Melkamu Merid , Teshome Awugchew , Ajema Dessalegn , Tura Abera Kenay , Hallström Inger Kristensson , Jerene Degu 
Published: May 2023

Introduction
Nine in ten of the world’s 1.74 million adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus (ALHIV) live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and poor viral suppression are important problems among adolescents. To guide intervention efforts in this regard, this review presented pooled estimates on the prevalence of adherence and how it is affected by disclosure of HIV status among ALHIV in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods
A comprehensive search in major databases (Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE), PubMed, Ovid/MEDLINE, HINARI, and Google Scholar) with additional hand searches for grey literature was conducted to locate observational epidemiologic studies published in English up to November 12, 2022 with the following inclusion criteria: primary studies that reported disclosure of HIV status as an exposure variable, had positive adherence to ART as an outcome, and conducted among adolescents and children. The COVIDENCE software was used for a title/abstract screening, full-text screening, the JBI quality assessment checklist, and data extraction. Random effects model was used to pool estimates. Furthermore, sensitivity analysis and subgroup analysis were also conducted by age groups and type of adherence measures used.

Results
This meta-analysis combines the effect estimates from 12 primary studies with 4422 participants. The prevalence of good adherence to ART was 73% (95% CI (confidence interval): 56 to 87; I2 = 98.63%, P = <0.001), and it was higher among adolescents who were aware of their HIV status, 77% (95% CI: 56 to 92; I2 = 98.34%, P = <0.001). Overall, knowledge of HIV status was associated with increased odds of adherence (odds ratio (OR) = 1.88, 95% CI: 1.21 to 2.94; I2 = 79.8%, P = <0.001). This was further supported in a subgroup analysis by age (seven studies, pooled OR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.06 to 3.37; I2 = 81.3%, P = <0.0001) and whether primary studies controlled for confounding factors (six studies provided adjusted estimates, pooled OR = 2.61, 95% CI: 1.22 to 5.57; I2 = 88.1%, P = <0.001) confirmed this further.

Conclusions
Our meta-analysis and systematic review revealed that knowledge of one’s HIV status was associated with adherence to ART, particularly among adolescents. The findings underscored the importance of encouraging disclosure in order to enhance adherence among adolescents.
Patient perspectives on the use of mobile apps to support heart failure management: A qualitative descriptive study
Authors: Sivakumar Bridve , Lemonde Manon , Stein Matthew , Mak Susanna , Al-Hesayen Abdul , Arcand JoAnne 
Published: May 2023

Background
Adherence to diet and medical therapies are key to improving heart failure (HF) outcomes; however, nonadherence is common. While mobile apps may be a promising way to support patients with adherence via education and monitoring, HF patient perspectives regarding the use of apps for HF management in unknown. This data is critical for these tools to be successfully developed, implemented, and adopted to optimize adherence and improve HF outcomes.

Objective
To determine patients’ needs, motivations, and challenges on the use of mobile apps to support HF management.

Methods
A qualitative descriptive study using focus groups (n = 4,60 minutes) was conducted among HF patients from outpatient HF clinics in Toronto, Canada. The Diffusion of Innovation theory informed a ten-question interview guide. Interview transcripts were independently coded by two researchers and analyzed using content analysis.

Results
Nineteen HF patients (65 ± 10 yrs, 12 men) identified a total of four key themes related to the use of mobile apps. The theme ‘Factors impacting technology use by patients’ identified motivations and challenges to app use, including access to credible information, easy and accessible user-interface. Three themes described patients’ needs on the use of mobile apps to support HF management: 1) ‘Providing patient support through access to information and self-monitoring’, apps could provide education on HF-related content (e.g., diet, medication, symptoms); 2) ‘Facilitating connection and communication’, through information sharing with healthcare providers and connecting with other patients; 3) ‘Patient preferences’, app features such as reminders for medication, and visuals to show changes in HF symptoms were favoured.

Conclusions
HF patients perceive several benefits and challenges to app use for HF self-management. Capitalizing on the benefits and addressing the challenges during the app development process may maximize adoption of such tools in this patient population.
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women, Inger Burnett-Zeigler (2021)
Authors: Mqwathi Zandile , Daniels Lauren , Chisirimunhu Kathemba Tendai 
Published: May 2023

Review of: Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women, Inger Burnett-Zeigler (2021)
New York: HarperCollins, 257 pp.,
ISBN 978-0-06295-984-3, e-book, $17.69
A numerical Haar wavelet-finite difference hybrid method and its convergence for nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equation
Authors: Lei Weidong , Ahsan Muhammad , Khan Waqas , Uddin Zaheer , Ahmad Masood 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIn this research work, we proposed a Haar wavelet collocation method (HWCM) for the numerical solution of first- and second-order nonlinear hyperbolic equations. The time derivative in the governing equations is approximated by a finite difference. The nonlinear hyperbolic equation is converted into its full algebraic form once the space derivatives are replaced by the finite Haar series. Convergence analysis is performed both in space and time, where the computational results follow the theoretical statements of convergence. Many test problems with different nonlinear terms are presented to verify the accuracy, capability, and convergence of the proposed method for the first- and second-order nonlinear hyperbolic equations.
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Authors: Shi Zheng , Zhang Zhongyu , Han Bing , Li Yunyun 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
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Semiotic ladder: the schema of producing meanings in narrative
Authors: Mahmoodi Mohammad Ali , Savab Fatemeh 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
A model called the “semiotic ladder,” which consists of “consecutive semiotic squares,” is proposed in this paper, through which the meanings of the deep structure of a narrative can be depicted as fluid and dynamic. It shows the stages of producing meanings in the narrative, from beginning to end. To see this, several narratives in the epic and mythological genres are analyzed in order to discover their abstract and deep structural meanings, and to prove the dynamic nature of meaning in the semiotic ladder. According to the analysis, the process of the semiotic ladder depicts the displacement and fluidity of narrative meanings using consecutive semiotic squares, and this pattern can be applied to and implemented in all narratives. Also, the semiotic ladder allows us to clearly observe the pattern of movement of the narrative subject schema in the path of accomplishing the object.
Quantum image processing on real superconducting and trapped-ion based quantum computers
Authors: Geng Alexander , Moghiseh Ali , Redenbach Claudia , Schladitz Katja 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
The size and number of images and the amount of data we process every day have grown rapidly over the last years. Quantum computers promise to process this data more efficiently since classical images can be stored in quantum states. Experiments on quantum computer simulators prove the paradigms this promise is built on to be correct. However, currently, running the very same algorithms on a real quantum computer is often too error-prone to be of any practical use. We explore the current possibilities for image processing on real quantum computers. We redesign a commonly used quantum image encoding technique to reduce its susceptibility to errors. We show experimentally that the current size limit for images to be encoded on a quantum computer and subsequently retrieved with an error of at most 5 % is 2 × 2 pixels. A way to circumvent this limitation is to combine ideas of classical filtering with a quantum algorithm operating locally, only. We show the practicability of this strategy using the application example of edge detection. Our hybrid filtering scheme’s quantum part is an artificial neuron, working well on real quantum computers, too.
Aβ-CT Affective Touch: Touch Pleasantness Ratings for Gentle Stroking and Deep Pressure Exhibit Dependence on A-Fibers
Authors: Case Laura K. , Madian Nicholas , McCall Micaela V. , Bradson Megan L. , Liljencrantz Jaquette , Goldstein Benjamin , Alasha Vincent J. , Zimmerman Marisa S. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractGentle stroking of the skin is a common social touch behavior with positive affective consequences. A preference for slow versus fast stroking of hairy skin has been closely linked to the firing of unmyelinated C-tactile (CT) somatosensory afferents. Because the firing of CT afferents strongly correlates with touch pleasantness, the CT pathway has been considered a social-affective sensory pathway. Recently, ablation of the spinothalamic pathway- thought to convey all C-fiber sensations- in patients with cancer pain impaired pain, temperature, and itch, but not ratings of pleasant touch. This suggested integration of afferent A and CT fiber input in the spinal cord, or mechanoreceptive A-fiber contributions to computations of touch pleasantness in the brain. However, contribution of mechanoreceptive A-fibers to touch pleasantness, in humans without pain, remains unknown. In the current, single-blinded study, we performed two types of peripheral nerve blocks in healthy adults to temporarily eliminate the contribution of A-fibers to touch perception. Our findings show that when mechanoreceptive A-fiber function is greatly diminished, the perceived intensity and pleasantness of both gentle stroking and deep pressure are nearly abolished. These findings demonstrate that explicit perception of the pleasantness of CT-targeted brushing and pressure both critically depend on afferent A-fibers.
Skin and bones: systemic mastocytosis and bone
Authors: Wang Mawson , Seibel Markus J 
Published: May 2023

Summary
We report the case of a 69-year-old female with systemic mastocytosis, diagnosed based on widespread pigmented papules and macules, elevated serum tryptase levels and confirmatory skin and bone marrow biopsy, on a background of osteoporosis. A CT demonstrated multiple sclerotic lesions within lumbar vertebral bodies, sacrum and ileum, with surrounding osteolysis but no obvious compression fractures. She was treated with the RANK-L inhibitor denosumab, resulting in significant bone mineral density gain over the following 5 years. However, her serum tryptase levels gradually increased during this period despite treatment with the multikinase inhibitor, midostaurin. It is thus conceivable that her rapid increase in bone mineral density may be partly contributed by a predominance of pro-osteoblastic mediators released by abnormal mast cells, suggestive of more advanced disease. This case highlights the complexities of systemic mastocytosis-related bone disease and the interplay of numerous mediators contributing to a phenotype of both increased bone resorption and formation.

Learning points

Systemic mastocytosis is a neoplastic disease of mast cells characterized by abnormal proliferation and accumulation in the skin and other organs. It is most frequently associated with the somatic gain-of-function KIT D816V mutation.

Systemic mastocytosis should be suspected in patients presenting with not only cutaneous symptoms suggestive of mast cell degranulation such as anaphylaxis, flushing or urticaria but also unexplained osteoporosis and gastrointestinal and constitutional symptoms.

The prevalence of osteoporosis in systemic mastocytosis is high. Mast cell activation leads to the secretion of numerous chemical mediators which either promote or inhibit osteoclastic and/or osteoblastic activity, with the balance usually in favour of increased bone resorption. However, in advanced diseases with high mast cell burden, mast-cell-derived cytokines and mediators may promote osteoblastic activity, leading to osteosclerosis and apparent increases in bone mineral density.

Treatment of osteoporosis in systemic mastocytosis involves antiresorptive therapy with bisphosphonates and more recently, denosumab. There are limited data on the role of osteoanabolic agents.