bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Meditative State Scale (MSS): Psychometric Validation and Exploration of Gamma-Band Correlates
Authors: López Elena , Jódar Rafael , Halty Lucía , Rodríguez-Carvajal Raquel 
Published: September 2022

Abstract

Objectives
The present research was intended to validate a new psychometric instrument—the Meditative State Scale (MSS)—designed from a novel approach that integrates knowledge from the foundational pillars in which meditation practices were grounded with recent neuroscientific and psychological findings.

Methods
The research was divided into two studies. Study 1 (n = 241) comprised the development and validation of the MSS. Its factor structure was evaluated through the conduction of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Measurement invariance of the MSS across groups of naïve and experienced meditators was also tested. A selection of additional instruments were used to further assess its convergent and discriminant validity. In study 2, additional validity of the MSS was investigated with an experimental design (n = 12) in which the electroencephalographic (EEG) signal was recorded while the participants were meditating. Next, the correlations between EEG activity and reported MSS scores were explored.

Results
Study 1 established psychometric reliability and validity of the MSS, supporting a three-factor structure encompassing a first factor of “transcendence,” a second factor of “difficulties,” and a third factor of “mental quietening.” The MSS also shows configural, metric, and partial scalar invariance across beginners and experienced meditators. In study 2, we found associations between reported MSS scores and changes in EEG gamma activity in parietal and occipital areas while engaging in meditation practice.

Conclusions
We expect that the MSS can contribute to synergistically explore meditative states, combining reliable psychometric measures of the meditative state with neurophysiological data. Thus, it may be possible to reach a better understanding of the complex mechanisms that are involved in meditation practice and a more grounded and rigorous application of meditation-based programs in research, educational, and clinical contexts.
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: results from a single surgical bariatric centre
Authors: Polese Lino , Prevedello Luca , Belluzzi Amanda , Giugliano Emilia , Albanese Alice , Foletto Mirto 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) procedure. Patients ineligible for bariatric surgery due to comorbidities or low Body Mass Index (BMI) were offered ESG. Gastric tubularization was carried out via multiple multi-bite sutures across the greater curvature of the stomach. The patients underwent a water-soluble swallow test on post-operative day 1 (POD-1) to assess gastric emptying and were placed on a soft diet if upper GI tract function was confirmed. From January 2019 to March 2022, 27 patients underwent ESG: 14 for severe obesity with comorbidities, including liver transplant, end-stage kidney disease, severe cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The mean BMI before treatment was 36 ± 9 kg/m2. Two patients (7%) who developed gastric bleeding were successfully treated with packed red blood cells (PRBC) transfusions. After a mean follow-up of 18 months, the percentage of total body weight loss (%TBWL) and the percentage of excess weight (%EWL) were 11 ± 7 and 39 ± 27, respectively. The latter was significantly higher in the patients with an initial BMI < 40 kg/m2 (50 vs 22, p < 0.05). The patients whose gastric sleeve extended for more than a third of the length of the stomach (p < 0.05) had better results. ESG was found to be effective and safe in high-risk surgical patients whose initial BMI was (< 40). Studies characterized by larger number of patients and longer follow-up periods will be able to confirm these results.
Gemeinsam verschieden. Organisation und Bildung im semantischen Feld erziehungswissenschaftlicher Prozessbegriffe
Authors: Wendt Thomas , Manhart Sebastian 
Published: September 2022

ZusammenfassungDer Beitrag diskutiert das Verhältnis von allgemeiner und beruflicher Bildung mithilfe einer pädagogischen Theorie der Organisation. Allgemeine Erwachsenen- und berufliche Bildung treffen sich darin, Prozess und Ergebnis der wechselseitigen Auseinandersetzung zwischen Organisationen und Individuen zu sein. Organisationen sind nicht nur Kontext von Bildung, sie sind selber gebildet und wirken pädagogisch. Der Beitrag erschließt die Funktion und Eigenlogik der Organisation in ihrem Verhältnis zu den Grundbegriffen der Erziehungswissenschaft. Der Vorschlag ermöglicht es, Lernen, Sozialisation, Erziehung, Bildung und Kompetenz in ihrer Geltung für die ineinander verflochtene Strukturdynamik von Organisation und Subjekt zu differenzieren. Als Alternative zur geläufigen Organisationsvergessenheit der Pädagogik integriert die differenzierende Ordnung dieser Begriffe eine erziehungswissenschaftliche Perspektive auf Individuum und Organisation.
Legal Scholars Engaging with Social Anthropology: Hardships and Gains
Authors: Foblets Marie-Claire , Gaudreault-DesBiens Jean-François , Graziadei Michele 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThis special issue of the German Law Journal showcases through concrete examples the conceptual and methodological toolbox that social anthropology has to offer and the added value of applying an anthropologically informed approach to legal thinking, argumentation, and practice. The contributions address a wide variety of highly topical, controversial social issues that are at the heart of the human condition, including gender recognition for non-binary people, family disputes brought before international courts, non-majoritarian language use in administrative settings, forced migration, and the impact of climate change and infrastructural development on local communities worldwide. This introduction outlines the research program into which the contributions gathered here fit; the choice of topics; and finally, the challenges the authors face in the process of integrating their intellectual encounter with anthropology into their reflections on law. The article concludes that taking recourse to anthropology can help jurists trained in state law to develop a more refined understanding of today’s societal complexity and challenges and, ultimately, to reach more nuanced, sensitive, and just decisions.
Democracy in Brazil: Change, Continuity, and Crisis
Authors: Mainwaring Scott 
Published: September 2022

This essay reviews the following works:Persuasive Peers: Social Communication and Voting in Latin America. By Andy Baker, Barry Ames, and Lúcio Rennó. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2020. Pp. xxiv + 369. $32.00 paperback. ISBN: 9780691205779.Lula and His Politics of Cunning: From Metalworker to President of Brazil. By John D. French. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2020. Pp. 520. $32.50 hardcover. ISBN: 9781469655765.Modern Brazil: A Social History. By Herbert S. Klein and Francisco Vidal Luna. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2020. Pp. xv + 419. $36.99 paperback. ISBN: 9781108733298.State-Sponsored Activism: Bureaucrats and Social Movements in Democratic Brazil. By Jessica A. J. Rich. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Pp. 256. $29.99 paperback. ISBN: 9781108456807.From Revolution to Power in Brazil: How Radical Leftists Embraced Capitalism and Struggled with Leadership. By Kenneth P. Serbin. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2019. Pp. 462. $60.00 hardcover. ISBN: 9780268105853.Religion and Brazilian Democracy: Mobilizing the People of God. By Amy Erica Smith. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Pp. 222. $105.00 hardcover. ISBN: 9781108482110.Decadent Developmentalism: The Political Economy of Democratic Brazil. By Matthew M. Taylor. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2020. Pp. 340. $99.99 hardcover. ISBN: 9781108842280.Dano colateral: A intervenção dos militares na segurança pública. By Natalia Viana. Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva, 2021. Pp. 348. ISBN: 9788547001292.
Down Panama Way: A Twenty-First-Century Renaissance
Authors: Gudmundson Lowell 
Published: September 2022

This essay reviews the following works:Modern Panama: From Occupation to Crossroads of the Americas. By Michael L. Conniff and Gene E. Bigler. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Pp. vii + 346. $32.99 paperback. ISBN: 9781108701198.The Maritime Landscape of the Isthmus of Panamá. By James P. Delgado, Tomás Mendizábal, Frederick H. Hanselmann, and Dominique Rissolo. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2016. Pp. viii + 283. $84.95 hardcover. ISBN: 9780813062877.Erased: The Untold Story of the Panama Canal. By Marixa Lasso. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2019. Pp. 344. $35.00 hardcover. ISBN: 9780674984448.The Panama Railroad. By Peter Pyne. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2021. Pp. 418. $50.00 hardcover. ISBN: 9780253052070.Esperanza Speaks: Confronting a Century of Global Change in Rural Panamá. By Gloria Rudolf. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2021. Pp. viii + 195. $26.95 paperback. ISBN: 9781487594695.The Singer’s Needle: An Undisciplined History of Panamá. By Ezer Vierba. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2021. Pp. vii + 323. $30.00 paperback. ISBN: 9780226342450.
Longitudinal associations of fast foods, red and processed meat, alcohol and sugar-sweetened drinks with quality of life and symptoms in colorectal cancer survivors up to 24 months post-treatment
Authors: Kenkhuis Marlou-Floor , Mols Floortje , van Roekel Eline H. , Breedveld-Peters José J. L. , Breukink Stéphanie , Janssen-Heijnen Maryska , Keulen Eric , van Duijnhoven Fränzel J. , Weijenberg Matty P. , Bours Martijn 
Published: September 2022

AbstractUnhealthy dietary habits can contribute to the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). Such habits may also be associated with post-treatment symptoms experienced by CRC survivors. Therefore, we aimed to assess longitudinal associations of post-treatment unhealthy dietary habits, i.e. intake of ultra-processed foods (UPF), red and processed meat, alcohol and sugar-sweetened drinks, with health-related quality of life (HRQoL), fatigue and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in CRC survivors from 6 weeks up to 24 months post-treatment. In a prospective cohort among stage I-III CRC survivors (n 396), five repeated home visits from diagnosis up to 24 months post-treatment were executed. Dietary intake was measured by 7-d dietary records to quantify consumption of UPF, red and processed meat, alcohol and sugar-sweetened drinks. HRQoL, fatigue and CIPN were measured by validated questionnaires. We applied confounder-adjusted linear mixed models to analyse longitudinal associations from 6 weeks until 24 months post-treatment. We applied a post hoc time-lag analysis for alcohol to explore the directionality. Results showed that higher post-treatment intake of UPF and sugar-sweetened drinks was longitudinally associated with worsened HRQoL and more fatigue, while higher intake of UPF and processed meat was associated with increased CIPN symptoms. In contrast, post-treatment increases in alcohol intake were longitudinally associated with better HRQoL and less fatigue; however, time-lag analysis attenuated these associations. In conclusion, unhealthy dietary habits are longitudinally associated with lower HRQoL and more symptoms, except for alcohol. Results from time-lag analysis suggest no biological effect of alcohol; hence, the longitudinal association for alcohol should be interpreted with caution.
Examples of multiparameter CCR flows with non-trivial index
Authors: Sarkar Piyasa , Sundar S. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractIn this paper, we construct uncountably many examples of multiparameter CCR flows, which are not pullbacks of$1$-parameter CCR flows, with any given index. Moreover, the constructed CCR flows are type I in the sense that the associated product system is the smallest subsystem containing its units.
Modeling farmers' preference and willingness to pay for improved climate services in Rwanda
Authors: Tesfaye Abonesh , Hansen James , Kagabo Desire , Birachi Eliud , Radeny Maren , Solomon Dawit 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThis study aims to understand how Rwandan farmers value the improved characteristics of climate services introduced to them in a choice experiment setting. Data were collected from 1,525 household heads in November 2019. A random parameters logit model was used to analyze the data. Results suggest that Rwandan farmers value forecast accuracy, dissemination through a combination of extension agents and the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture process, and bundling with market price information. This study suggests that to improve agricultural management planning and food security of farmers through the provision of climate services, these services need to be accurate, user-tailored, and accessible.
Three Approaches for Representing the Statistical Uncertainty on Atom-Counting Results in Quantitative ADF STEM
Authors: De wael Annelies , De Backer Annick , Yu Chu-Ping , Sentürk Duygu Gizem , Lobato Ivan , Faes Christel , Van Aert Sandra 
Published: September 2022

AbstractA decade ago, a statistics-based method was introduced to count the number of atoms from annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (ADF STEM) images. In the past years, this method was successfully applied to nanocrystals of arbitrary shape, size, and composition (and its high accuracy and precision has been demonstrated). However, the counting results obtained from this statistical framework are so far presented without a visualization of the actual uncertainty about this estimate. In this paper, we present three approaches that can be used to represent counting results together with their statistical error, and discuss which approach is most suited for further use based on simulations and an experimental ADF STEM image.
Estimating Spectral Effects of Absorbing Aerosols on Backscattered UV Radiation
Authors: Jethva Hiren , Haffner David P. , Bhartia Pawan K. , Torres Omar 
Published: September 2022

AbstractWe examine the spectral effects of tropospheric absorbing aerosol types on backscattered UV radiation from 300 to 400 nm. First, using satellite observations, we show a non‐linear spectral dependence below 340 nm for scenes with significant aerosol absorption. Lambert‐equivalent reflectivity also follows a non‐linear behavior and may become negative, therefore non‐physical, at shorter wavelengths. We then present radiative transfer calculations of UV radiances accounting for ozone and aerosol attenuation. The effects are quantified as spectral residuals, calculated by comparing radiances simulated with aerosols to those with a molecular atmosphere assuming spectrally independent Lambert‐equivalent surface reflectivity. Simulations are carried out for carbonaceous smoke and mineral dust aerosols using the present‐day optical models applied successfully in the Ozone Monitoring Instrument aerosol algorithm, OMAERUV. The spectral residual has a complex dependence on wavelength, aerosol optical and physical properties, and surface conditions. In all simulated cases, the spectral residual has a maximum around 320 nm and then diminishes rapidly at shorter wavelengths due to increased photon absorption by ozone in the stratosphere. However, we find the relationship between the spectral residual and that at 340 nm nearly linear for a wide range of these conditions. The relationship depends somewhat on the total column ozone. The theoretical results presented offer a means for correcting the effects of UV‐absorbing aerosols in trace gas retrievals without a priori knowledge of aerosol and surface properties. Since our technique of estimating spectral effects of aerosols applies to radiance residuals, and not a specific retrieval algorithm, it may be used broadly to correct the effects in various retrieval algorithms.
Anti-obesity effects of the dual-active adenosine A2A/A3 receptor-ligand LJ-4378
Authors: Kim Kyungmin , Im Hyeonyeong , Son Yeonho , Kim Minjae , Tripathi Sushil Kumar , Jeong Lak Shin , Lee Yun-Hee 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Background and objectives
A2A adenosine receptor (A2AAR)-mediated signaling in adipose tissues has been investigated as a potential target for obesity-related metabolic diseases. LJ-4378 has been developed as a dual-acting ligand with A2AAR agonist and A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR) antagonist activity. The current study aimed to investigate the anti-obesity effects of LJ-4378 and its underlying molecular mechanisms.

Methods
Immortalized brown adipocytes were used for in vitro analysis. A high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity and cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector A reporter mouse models were used for in vivo experiments. The effects of LJ-4378 on lipolysis and mitochondrial metabolism were evaluated using immunoblotting, mitochondrial staining, and oxygen consumption rate analyses. The in vivo anti-obesity effects of LJ-4378 were evaluated using indirect calorimetry, body composition analyses, glucose tolerance tests, and histochemical analyses.

Results
In vitro LJ-4378 treatment increased the levels of brown adipocyte markers and mitochondrial proteins, including uncoupling protein 1. The effects of LJ-4378 on lipolysis of adipocytes were more potent than those of the A2AAR agonist or A3AR antagonist. In vivo, LJ-4378 treatment increased energy expenditure by 17.0% (P value < 0.0001) compared to vehicle controls. LJ-4378 (1 mg/kg, i.p.) treatment for 10 days reduced body weight and fat content by 8.24% (P value < 0.0001) and 24.2% (P value = 0.0044), respectively, and improved glucose tolerance in the HFD-fed mice. LJ-4378 increased the expression levels of brown adipocyte markers and mitochondrial proteins in interscapular brown and inguinal white adipose tissue.

Conclusion
These findings support the in vivo anti-obesity effects of LJ-4378, and suggest a novel therapeutic approach to combat obesity and related metabolic diseases.
Non-sedative cortical EEG signatures of allopregnanolone and functional comparators
Authors: Lambert Peter M. , Ni Richard , Benz Ann , Rensing Nicholas R. , Wong Michael , Zorumski Charles F. , Mennerick Steven 
Published: September 2022

AbstractNeurosteroids that positively modulate GABAA receptors are among a growing list of rapidly acting antidepressants, including ketamine and psychedelics. To develop increasingly specific treatments with fewer side effects, we explored the possibility of EEG signatures in mice, which could serve as a cross-species screening tool. There are few studies of the impact of non-sedative doses of rapid antidepressants on EEG in either rodents or humans. Here we hypothesize that EEG features may separate a rapid antidepressant neurosteroid, allopregnanolone, from other GABAA positive modulators, pentobarbital and diazepam. Further, we compared the actions GABA modulators with those of ketamine, an NMDA antagonist and prototype rapid antidepressant. We examined EEG spectra during active exploration at two cortical locations and examined cross-regional and cross-frequency interactions. We found that at comparable doses, the effects of allopregnanolone, despite purported selectivity for certain GABAAR subtypes, was indistinguishable from pentobarbital during active waking exploration. The actions of diazepam had recognizable common features with allopregnanolone and pentobarbital but was also distinct, consistent with subunit selectivity of benzodiazepines. Finally, ketamine exhibited no distinguishing overlap with allopregnanolone in the parameters examined. Our results suggest that rapid antidepressants with different molecular substrates may remain separated at the level of large-scale ensemble activity, but the studies leave open the possibility of commonalities in more discrete circuits and/or in the context of a dysfunctional brain.
Physical activity partly mediates the association between cognitive function and depressive symptoms
Authors: Csajbók Zsófia , Sieber Stefan , Cullati Stéphane , Cermakova Pavla , Cheval Boris 
Published: September 2022

AbstractCognitive function, physical activity, and depressive symptoms are intertwined in later life. Yet, the nature of the relationship between these three variables is unclear. Here, we aimed to determine which of physical activity or cognitive function mediated this relationship. We used large-scale longitudinal data from 51,191 adults 50 years of age or older (mean: 64.8 years, 54.7% women) from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Results of the longitudinal mediation analyses combined with autoregressive cross-lagged panel models showed that the model with physical activity as a mediator better fitted the data than the model with cognitive function as a mediator. Moreover, the mediating effect of physical activity was 8–9% of the total effect of cognitive function on depressive symptoms. Our findings suggest that higher cognitive resources favor the engagement in physical activity, which contributes to reduced depressive symptoms.
Non-Hookean large elastic deformation in bulk crystalline metals
Authors: Xu Sheng , Odaira Takumi , Sato Shunsuke , Xu Xiao , Omori Toshihiro , Harjo Stefanus , Kawasaki Takuro , Seiner Hanuš , Zoubková Kristýna , Murakami Yasukazu , Kainuma Ryosuke 
Published: September 2022

AbstractCrystalline metals can have large theoretical elastic strain limits. However, a macroscopic block of conventional crystalline metals practically suffers a very limited elastic deformation of <0.5% with a linear stress–strain relationship obeying Hooke’s law. Here, we report on the experimental observation of a large tensile elastic deformation with an elastic strain of >4.3% in a Cu-based single crystalline alloy at its bulk scale at room temperature. The large macroscopic elastic strain that originates from the reversible lattice strain of a single phase is demonstrated by in situ microstructure and neutron diffraction observations. Furthermore, the elastic reversible deformation, which is nonhysteretic and quasilinear, is associated with a pronounced elastic softening phenomenon. The increase in the stress gives rise to a reduced Young’s modulus, unlike the traditional Hooke’s law behaviour. The experimental discovery of a non-Hookean large elastic deformation offers the potential for the development of bulk crystalline metals as high-performance mechanical springs or for new applications via “elastic strain engineering.”
Hardship at birth alters the impact of climate change on a long-lived predator
Authors: Sergio Fabrizio , Tavecchia Giacomo , Blas Julio , Tanferna Alessandro , Hiraldo Fernando , Korpimaki Erkki , Beissinger Steven R. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractClimate change is increasing the frequency of extreme events, such as droughts or hurricanes, with substantial impacts on human and wildlife communities. Extreme events can affect individuals through two pathways: by altering the fitness of adults encountering a current extreme, and by affecting the development of individuals born during a natal extreme, a largely overlooked process. Here, we show that the impact of natal drought on an avian predator overrode the effect of current drought for decades, so that individuals born during drought were disadvantaged throughout life. Incorporation of natal effects caused a 40% decline in forecasted population size and a 21% shortening of time to extinction. These results imply that climate change may erode populations more quickly and severely than currently appreciated, suggesting the urgency to incorporate “penalties” for natal legacies in the analytical toolkit of impact forecasts. Similar double impacts may apply to other drivers of global change.