bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
How the physical appearance of companions affects females with high or low social physique anxiety: a virtual reality exercise study
Authors: Kroon Rianca , Neumann David L. , Piatkowski Timothy M. , Moffitt Robyn L. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractTechnologies such as virtual reality (VR), an immersive computer-based environment that induces a feeling of mental and physical presence, are becoming increasingly popular for promoting participation in exercise. The purpose of this study was to explore changes in motivation and other psychological states when the physique of an exercise companion was altered during a VR-based exercise task, and whether trait social physique anxiety (SPA) altered these effects. Using a mixed experimental design, female participants (N = 43) categorised as high or low in SPA participated in two counterbalanced 10-min running tasks within a VR environment where the exercise companion was either overweight or in-shape. Across both running tasks, individuals with high SPA reported higher negative affect, pressure and tension, and lower perceived competencies, than those with low SPA. Pressure and tension were also higher when exercising with an in-shape companion than with an overweight companion for all participants. In addition, participants with high SPA reported a stronger preference to exercise with an overweight companion than those with low SPA in a real exercise setting, but not in a VR setting. The findings suggest that the physique of an exercise companion and the SPA of an exerciser have important, but independent, psychosocial effects during exercise. That an in-shape physique of a virtual exercise companion was not a deterrent among those with high SPA has provided preliminary evidence that VR-based exercise may be helpful among females who worry about their appearance or feel self-conscious while exercising.
Cost-effectiveness of metabolic surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity: a systematic review of economic evaluations
Authors: Jordan Karen , Fawsitt Christopher G. , Carty Paul G. , Clyne Barbara , Teljeur Conor , Harrington Patricia , Ryan Mairin 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Aim
To systematically identify and appraise the international literature on the cost-effectiveness of metabolic surgery for the treatment of comorbid type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity.

Methods
A systematic search was conducted in electronic databases and grey literature sources up to 20 January 2021. Economic evaluations in a T2D population or a subpopulation with T2D were eligible for inclusion. Screening, data extraction, critical appraisal of methodological quality (Consensus Health Economic Criteria list) and assessment of transferability (International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research questionnaire) were undertaken in duplicate. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was the main outcome. Costs were reported in 2020 Irish Euro. Cost-effectiveness was interpreted using willingness-to-pay (WTP) thresholds of €20,000 and €45,000/quality-adjusted life year (QALY). Due to heterogeneity arising from various sources, a narrative synthesis was undertaken.

Results
Thirty studies across seventeen jurisdictions met the inclusion criteria; 16 specifically in a T2D population and 14 in a subpopulation with T2D. Overall, metabolic surgery was found to be cost-effective or cost-saving. Where undertaken, the results were robust to sensitivity and scenario analyses. Of the 30 studies included, 15 were considered high quality. Identified limitations included limited long-term follow-up data and uncertainty regarding the utility associated with T2D remission.

Conclusion
Published high-quality studies suggest metabolic surgery is a cost-effective or cost-saving intervention. As the prevalence of obesity and obesity-related diseases increases worldwide, significant investment and careful consideration of the resource requirements needed for metabolic surgery programmes will be necessary to ensure that service provision is adequate to meet demand.
The effects of anatomical errors on shoulder kinematics computed using multi-body models
Authors: Lavaill Maxence , Martelli Saulo , Gilliland Luke , Gupta Ashish , Kerr Graham , Pivonka Peter 
Published: July 2022

AbstractJoint motion calculated using multi-body models and inverse kinematics presents many advantages over direct marker-based calculations. However, the sensitivity of the computed kinematics is known to be partly caused by the model and could also be influenced by the participants’ anthropometry and sex. This study aimed to compare kinematics computed from an anatomical shoulder model based on medical images against a scaled-generic model and quantify the effects of anatomical errors and participants’ anthropometry on the calculated joint angles. Twelve participants have had planar shoulder movements experimentally captured in a motion lab, and their shoulder anatomy imaged using an MRI scanner. A shoulder multi-body dynamics model was developed for each participant, using both an image-based approach and a scaled-generic approach. Inverse kinematics have been performed using the two different modelling procedures and the three different experimental motions. Results have been compared using Bland–Altman analysis of agreement and further analysed using multi-linear regressions. Kinematics computed via an anatomical and a scaled-generic shoulder models differed in average from 3.2 to 5.4 degrees depending on the task. The MRI-based model presented smaller limits of agreement to direct kinematics than the scaled-generic model. Finally, the regression model predictors, including anatomical errors, sex, and BMI of the participant, explained from 41 to 80% of the kinematic variability between model types with respect to the task. This study highlighted the consequences of modelling precision, quantified the effects of anatomical errors on the shoulder kinematics, and showed that participants' anthropometry and sex could indirectly affect kinematic outcomes.
Ethik und Institutionen der wissenschaftlichen Politikberatung
Authors:   Überblick
Published: July 2022

ZusammenfassungDie deutsche Politikberatung ist eingebettet in einen institutionellen Rahmen, der aus Universitäten, Forschungsinstituten, Sachverständigen und Beiräten besteht. Hin und wieder ist Kritik an der deutschen Beratungslandschaft zu vernehmen, beispielsweise, dass die wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Politikberatung in Deutschland zu wenig am Stand der Forschung orientiert sei oder Partikularinteressen (z. B. von Arbeitgeber:innen bzw. Arbeitnehmer:innen) zu viel Gehör fänden. Zudem haben die Fortschritte in der empirischen Ökonomik, die Forderung nach „evidenzbasierter Politikberatung“ verstärkt. Welche Anreize haben Wissenschaftler:innen, sich am politischen Diskurs zu beteiligen und mit welchem wissenschaftlichen Ethos sollten sie dies tun? Es stellt sich die praktische Frage, wie die Politikberatung in Deutschland verändert werden kann, um den verschiedenen Stimmen aus der Wissenschaft insgesamt mehr Gehör zu verschaffen und einen offenen Dialog zwischen Forscher:innen und Politik zu fördern. Welche Reformen im Wissenschaftssystem und in den die Politik beratenden Gremien sind sinnvoll, um die Politik zu beraten?
Use of Brain Biomechanical Models for Monitoring Impact Exposure in Contact Sports
Authors: Ji Songbai , Ghajari Mazdak , Mao Haojie , Kraft Reuben H. , Hajiaghamemar Marzieh , Panzer Matthew B. , Willinger Remy , Gilchrist Michael D. , Kleiven Svein , Stitzel Joel D. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractHead acceleration measurement sensors are now widely deployed in the field to monitor head kinematic exposure in contact sports. The wealth of impact kinematics data provides valuable, yet challenging, opportunities to study the biomechanical basis of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and subconcussive kinematic exposure. Head impact kinematics are translated into brain mechanical responses through physics-based computational simulations using validated brain models to study the mechanisms of injury. First, this article reviews representative legacy and contemporary brain biomechanical models primarily used for blunt impact simulation. Then, it summarizes perspectives regarding the development and validation of these models, and discusses how simulation results can be interpreted to facilitate injury risk assessment and head acceleration exposure monitoring in the context of contact sports. Recommendations and consensus statements are presented on the use of validated brain models in conjunction with kinematic sensor data to understand the biomechanics of mTBI and subconcussion. Mainly, there is general consensus that validated brain models have strong potential to improve injury prediction and interpretation of subconcussive kinematic exposure over global head kinematics alone. Nevertheless, a major roadblock to this capability is the lack of sufficient data encompassing different sports, sex, age and other factors. The authors recommend further integration of sensor data and simulations with modern data science techniques to generate large datasets of exposures and predicted brain responses along with associated clinical findings. These efforts are anticipated to help better understand the biomechanical basis of mTBI and improve the effectiveness in monitoring kinematic exposure in contact sports for risk and injury mitigation purposes.
The CADM2 Gene and Behavior: A Phenome-Wide Scan in UK-Biobank
Authors: Pasman Joëlle A. , Chen Zeli , Smit Dirk J. A. , Vink Jacqueline M. , Van Den Oever Michel C. , Pattij Tommy , De Vries Taco J. , Abdellaoui Abdel , Verweij Karin J. H. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe cell adhesion molecule 2 (CADM2) gene has appeared among the top associations in a wide range of genome-wide association studies (GWASs). This study aims to: (1) examine how widespread the role of CADM2 is in behavioural traits, and (2) investigate trait-specific effects on CADM2 expression levels across tissues. We conducted a phenome-wide association study in UK Biobank (N = 12,211–453,349) on 242 psycho-behavioral traits, both at the SNP and the gene-level. For comparison, we repeated the analyses for other large (and high LD) genes. We found significant associations between CADM2 and 50 traits (including cognitive, risk taking, and dietary traits), many more than for the comparison genes. We show that many trait associations are reduced when taking geographical stratification into account. S-Predixcan revealed that CADM2 expression in brain tissues was significantly associated with many traits; highly significant effects were also observed for lung, mammary, and adipose tissues. In conclusion, this study shows that the role of CADM2 extends to a wide range of psycho-behavioral traits, suggesting these traits may share a common biological denominator.
Voluntary ‘donations’ versus reward-oriented ‘contributions’: two experiments on framing in funding mechanisms
Authors: Adena Maja , Huck Steffen 
Published: July 2022

AbstractIn an artefactual field experiment, we implemented a crowdfunding campaign for an institute’s summer party and compared donation and contribution framings. We found that the use of the word ‘donation’ generated higher revenue than the use of ‘contribution.’ While the individuals receiving the donation framing gave substantially larger amounts, those receiving the contribution framing responded more strongly to reward thresholds and suggestions. An additional survey experiment on MTurk indicated that the term ‘donation’ triggers more positive emotional responses and that emotions are highly correlated with giving. It appears that making a donation is perceived as a more voluntary act and is thus more successful at generating warm glow than making a contribution. We surmise that this extends to other funding mechanisms.
Thriving in the neoliberal academia without becoming its agent? Sociologising resilience with an early career academic and a mid-career researcher
Authors: Yin Yue Melody , Mu Guanglun Michael 
Published: July 2022

AbstractIn educational research, there has been much stricture of neoliberalism as a scourge. In the higher education sector, the neoliberal turn has been observed as eroding academic freedom and deprofessionalising academics. Early career academics are often described as victims of neoliberalism. In this paper, we take a positive perspective through a deep dive into resilience that enables self-transformation and, potentially, system change. Our paper is situated in the Chinese higher education context where the “up-or-out” system has been put in place, mirroring the neoliberal university at a global range. We — a mid-career researcher and an early career academic — analyse our collective narratives generated through WeChat text and voice message. Drawing insight from Bourdieu’s reflexive sociology, our narratives lead to four themes: capital accumulation and self-transformation, shaping the publication habitus, emancipation from symbolic violence, and resilience to symbolic domination. We conclude the paper with a call for sociology of resilience and recommendations for deneoliberalising higher education.
Flexible humidity sensor based on light-scribed graphene oxide
Authors: Ouda Emtinan , Yousf Nehad , Morsy Mohamed , Duraia El-Shazly M. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe light scribe (LS) technique has been applied to reduce graphene oxide (LSGO) over a flexible substrate to be used as a humidity sensor. Graphene oxide (GO) suspension was drop casted over Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate and then reduced inside a conventional light scribe digital video disc (DVD). Interdigitated electrode was precisely fabricated with dimensions of the finger length of 450 μm and width of 20 μm. The prepared material was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Raman spectroscopy. The results confirm the reduction process of GO using the LS technique. Moreover, the humidity sensing properties of the LSGO was evaluated. Results showed that the present light-scribed humidity sensor has many advantages including rapid response, highly precise due to light scribe technique, and more importantly sensors can be fabricated directly on flexible substrates which are highly favorable for future wearable smart electronics.
High school mathematics teachers' changes in beliefs and knowledge during lesson study
Authors: Nguyen Duyen Thi , Tran Dung 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThis research investigates how a lesson study (LS) on designing and implementing challenging tasks impacts Vietnamese high school mathematics teacher knowledge and beliefs. Its contribution highlights cultural considerations when adopting LS to the forefront to contextualize the impacts. The results show that the teachers developed their specialized content knowledge by attending to students’ mathematics and creating cognitive conflicts building on student responses. The teachers changed their curriculum knowledge from implementer to transformer, improved knowledge about content and students attending to difficulties and misconceptions, and enhanced their knowledge about content and teaching in ways they designed, sequenced, and evaluated approaches that fit student learning. Finally, they changed their beliefs about mathematics to a comprehensive view of knowledge, mathematical proficiency, and sophisticated beliefs of teaching and learning. Discussion about the essence of LS when adopting it to different cultures is included.
Normal surface singularities with an integral homology sphere link related to space monomial curves with a plane semigroup
Authors: Martín-Morales Jorge , Vos Lena 
Published: July 2022

AbstractIn this article, we consider an infinite family of normal surface singularities with an integral homology sphere link which is related to the family of space monomial curves with a plane semigroup. These monomial curves appear as the special fibers of equisingular families of curves whose generic fibers are a complex plane branch, and the related surface singularities appear in a proof of the monodromy conjecture for these curves. To investigate whether the link of a normal surface singularity is an integral homology sphere, one can use a characterization that depends on the determinant of the intersection matrix of a (partial) resolution. To study our family, we apply this characterization with a partial toric resolution of our singularities constructed as a sequence of weighted blow-ups.
Two-Weight Inequalities for Multilinear Commutators in Product Spaces
Authors: Airta Emil , Li Kangwei , Martikainen Henri 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThis article is devoted to establishing two-weight estimates for commutators of singular integrals. We combine multilinearity with product spaces. A new type of two-weight extrapolation result is used to yield the quasi-Banach range of estimates.
A qualitative study to examine meaningful change in physical function associated with weight-loss
Authors: Poon Jiat-Ling , Marshall Chris , Johnson Chloe , Pegram Hannah C. , Hunter Maile , Kan Hongjun , Ahmad Nadia N. 
Published: July 2022

Abstract
Purpose
This study explored perceptions of meaningful weight-loss and the level of change on two patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures, the 36-item Short Form Health Survey® [SF-36v2®] and Impact of Weight on Quality of Life Lite-Clinical Trials© [IWQOL-Lite-CT©], that individuals living with overweight or obesity consider to be meaningful and indicative of treatment success.

Methods
Thirty-three qualitative interviews were conducted in the US with adults living with overweight or obesity. Concept elicitation explored perceptions of minimally important/meaningful weight-loss using open-ended questions. Cognitive debriefing was used to understand thresholds for meaningful change on both measures.

Results
Most participants (n = 23/33) expected a 5% total body weight-loss to yield some benefit in physical functioning, while all participants expected a 10% weight-loss to provide a meaningful and noticeable improvement in their physical functioning. Participants indicated that an item-level 1-point score change on each measure would represent a noticeable improvement in physical functioning and indicate treatment success.

Conclusions
Participants expected moderate weight-losses to be noticeable, with ≥ 10% weight-loss yielding the most consistent results. The findings suggested that both measures provide strong opportunity to demonstrate treatment benefit in relation to physical functioning as a small change on the response scale would represent a noticeable improvement in participants’ daily lives.
Normativity, Legitimacy, and Strengthening Migration Justice Mechanisms: A Reply to My Critics
Authors: Brock Gillian 
Published: July 2022

AbstractMatthew Lindauer, Peter Higgins, Jiewuh Song, and Ana Tanasoca have engaged thoughtfully with the work I present in Justice for People on the Move. I am very grateful for their insightful comments, critical remarks, observations about areas of agreement, useful suggestions for progressing important conversations, and invitations to elaborate on core issues. I cannot possibly discuss all the important issues they cover here, but in this response essay I address some of their most prominent concerns in the next four sections. The first section engages with Matthew Lindauer’s critique. It covers the normative grounding for my account and its relationship with the human rights practice that I support. In the second section I discuss why legitimacy has such a prominent role in my argument, thus addressing Peter Higgins’s commentary. The third section reviews some points about the human rights practice. These clarifications help address Jiewuh Song’s and Ana Tanasoca’s queries about practical implications and strengthening implementation avenues. In the final section I cover how my contribution requirements function in judging state legitimacy. Drawing on this discussion I address points from Song’s and Tanasoca’s papers, such as epistemic challenges in assessing contributions to the legitimacy of the state system.
From induction to embryo proliferation: improved somatic embryogenesis protocol in grapevine for Italian cultivars and hybrid Vitis rootstocks
Authors: Capriotti Luca , Limera Cecilia , Mezzetti Bruno , Ricci Angela , Sabbadini Silvia 
Published: July 2022

AbstractSomatic embryogenesis is the most common regeneration method for the application of new genomic techniques like cisgenesis/intragenesis, genome editing, and RNAi. However, some local important genotypes show recalcitrance to this morphogenetic strategy, which represents an obstacle for the application of genetic engineering techniques. Whole flowers, stamens, and pistils of three different ItalianVitis viniferaL. cultivars (Ancellotta, Glera, and Lambrusco Salamino), and four hybrid rootstocks (110 Richter, 17.37, SO4, Star 50) have been tested in several culture media with changing basal salts (NN and MS), different combinations of growth regulators (BAP, 2,4-D, NOA, PIC, and NAA), and gelling agents, to initiate somatic embryogenesis. The formation of embryogenic calli was observed mainly from whole flowers cultured on PIV medium (NN salts, B5 vitamins, 3 g L−1gelrite, 60 g L−1sucrose, 8.9 µM BAP, and 4.5 µM 2,4-D), and stamens on MS1 medium (MS salts and vitamins, 7 g L−1plant agar, 20 g L−1sucrose, 4.5 µM BAP, and 5 µM 2,4-D), in the cv. Ancellotta, Lambrusco Salamino, and all the rootstocks, except for Star 50, which showed the best embryogenetic response from pistils placed on MS1. In a recalcitrant cv. as Glera, pistils placed on MS medium supplemented with 1 µM BAP, 5 µM 2,4-D, and gelrite as gelling agent, showed the highest percentage of embryogenesis. In addition, a two-step protocol was efficiently optimized for further induction of secondary embryo production for the above-listed grapevine genotypes, which guaranteed the long-term maintenance of embryogenic cultures from clusters or single somatic embryos.