cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Public Health emergencies and quarantine: virtual patient engagement as challenge and opportunity for Mental Health strategy
Creators: name: Di Giacomo, Dina
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Clinical psychology; COVID-19; Virtual patient engagement.

description: Quarantine consists of the strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of infectious disease: it is the separation among people and their social isolation adopted who have been exposed a contagious disease to ascertain if they become unwell, so reducing the risk of them infecting other. Priorities of National Actions for Mental Health should be based on following pillars: a) providing a virtual support to the patients who had COVID-19 (symptomatic and asymptomatic) diagnosis; b) monitoring the psychological needs addressing supportive strategies; c) boosting the mental health of quarantined patients for reinforcement of adherence to the medical prescriptions.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Polarization properties of a symmetrical and asymmetrical nonreciprocal chiral photonic bandgap structure with defect
Creators: name: Tuz, Vladimir R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The polarization properties of perfectly periodical and defective one-dimensional photonic bandgap structures with nonreciprocal chiral (bi-isotropic) layers are studied. The method of solution is based on the 2x2-block-representation transfer-matrix formulation. Numerical simulations are carried out for different type of structures (symmetrical or asymmetrical) in order to reveal the dependence of the reflection and transmission coefficients on frequency, chirality, nonreciprocity parameters, and the angle of wave incidence.
description: 23 pages, 7 figures
Features of the perception and understanding of emoji by adolescents with different levels of intelligence
Creators: name: Zashchirinskaia, Oksana
name: Nikolaeva, Elena
name: Udo, Hagedorn
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Intellectual disturbances; Social competence; Non-verbal communication of children; Patterns of perception of emojis; Schematic image emoji.

description: The present study aims at the comparative analysis of the patterns of the identification of images that reflect basic and complex emotions by adolescents with mild intellectual disturbances and by normatively developing peers. The research involved two groups of adolescents. Author's technique was developed and further applied, containing seven multiple choice tasks to study the non-verbal information perception patterns in adolescents with mild intellectual disturbances. It was determined that during saccadic eye movements, all adolescents, regardless of the level of intellectual development, better define such emotions as “joy” and “fear”. For normatively developing adolescents, the zone of interest corresponds to the mouth area as the most moving part of the face, while peers with mild intellectual disturbances take longer to examine the eye area, which is inherent in children in the early stages of ontogenesis. Data indicate that normatively developing adolescents can combine individual image elements into a single whole, while adolescents with intellectual disabilities, lingering on individual image elements, are incapable of creating a single image of it.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Distribution functions for the Milky Way
Creators: name: Binney, James
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Analytic distribution functions (DFs) for the Galactic disc are discussed. The DFs depend on action variables and their predictions for observable quantities are explored under the assumption that the motion perpendicular to the Galactic plane is adiabatically invariant during motion within the plane. A promising family of DFs is defined that has several adjustable parameters. A standard DF is identified by adjusting these parameters to optimise fits to the stellar density in the column above the Sun, and to the velocity distribution of nearby stars and stars ~1 kpc above the Sun. The optimum parameters imply a radial structure for the disc which is consistent with photometric studies of the Milky Way and similar galaxies, and that 20 per cent of the disc's luminosity comes from thick disc. The fits suggest that the value of the V component of the Sun's peculiar velocity should be revised upwards from 5.2 km/s to ~11 km/s. It is argued that the standard DF provides a significantly more reliable way to divide solar-neighbourhood stars into members of the thin and thick discs than is currently used. The standard DF provides predictions for surveys of stars observed at any distance from the Sun. It is anticipated that DFs of the type discussed here will provide useful starting points for much more sophisticated chemo-dynamical models of the Milky Way.
description: 14 pages accepted by MNRAS
The new-look of PubMed: A brief description of the changes in PubMed
Creators: name: Frisone, Fabio
name: Micali, Rosaria
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Pubmed; Scientific Information; Web Retrieval; Innovation; Technology; Clinical Psychology.

description: The advancement of technology has made it possible to obtain discrete results in terms of scientific information. Among the many innovations made recently, there is the possibility of accessing the changes and improvements offered by the new updated PubMed. This brief description aims at highlighting the main innovations operated by PubMed to make the field of scientific information more practical and reachable by everyone.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Childhood trauma, attachment and psychopathology: A correlation network approach
Creators: name: Midolo, Laura Rosa
name: Santoro, Gianluca
name: Ferrante, Erika
name: Pellegriti, Paola
name: Russo, Santi
name: Costanzo, Antonino
name: Schimmenti, Adriano
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Childhood trauma; Psychopathology; Attachment; Correlation network.

description: Consistent evidence supports the view that childhood trauma is linked with insecure attachment styles and psychopathology. However, it is a matter of debate how different forms of child maltreatment may relate with dimensions of anxiety and avoidance in attachment relationships and may foster specific configurations of clinical symptoms. Accordingly, examining the associations between childhood trauma, insecure attachment and psychopathology from a correlation network perspective may serve to fill a relevant gap in the literature. Three-hundred fifty-two adults aged between 18 and 73 years old (M= 32.70; SD = 11.72) completed measures on child maltreatment, attachment styles and psychopathology. A regularized partial correlation network was estimated to examine the relationships between the three constructs. The network showed 101 out of 190 nonzero correlations linking childhood traumatic experiences, anxious and avoidant attachment dimensions, and clinical symptoms. The analysis of the network showed that being exposed to emotional abuse and emotional neglect increased the risk of being exposed to other types of childhood trauma, such as physical abuse. Anxious attachment was more strongly linked to child maltreatment and psychopathology than avoidant attachment. Suicidal ideation and maladaptive personality functioning were the clinical symptoms most strongly connected with the other variables in the network. These findings might be relevant for the assessment and treatment of individuals who display clinical problems related to insecure attachment and early relational trauma.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Thermodynamic Limit of a Nonequilibrium Steady-State: Maxwell-Type Construction for a Bistable Biochemical System
Creators: name: Ge, Hao
name: Qian, Hong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We show that the thermodynamic limit of a bistable phosphorylation-dephosphorylation cycle has a selection rule for the "more stable" macroscopic steady state. The analysis is akin to the Maxwell construction. Based on the chemical master equation approach, it is shown that, except at a critical point, bistability disappears in the stochastic model when fluctuation is sufficiently low but unneglectable. Onsager's Gaussian fluctuation theory applies to the unique macroscopic steady state. With initial state in the basin of attraction of the "less stable" steady state, the deterministic dynamics obtained by the Law of Mass Action is a metastable phenomenon. Stability and robustness in cell biology are stochastic concepts.
description: 12 pages, 2 figures
Small camera aerial photography in forest and wildland recreation
Creators: name: Turner, Melvin Howard
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: This thesis traces the acquisition and potential applications of 35 mm aerial photography as a tool in helping to make decisions in the allocation of land to forest recreation. The advantages of the 35 mm aerial system, including its versatility, simplicity, applicability, and relatively low cost, were tested and applied to the field of forest and wildland recreation. Dealing first with the technology and equipment available, methods of acquiring the imagery were investigated, experimented with, and adopted. Then, working with the results of eleven hours of flying time, photogrammetric and photointerpretive techniques were applied to the reflected attributes of the physiographic, edaphic, hydrologic, and vegetative environments. In addition, the use of the system was investigated for recording recreational use on existing sites. The 35 mm aerial system can help identify those attributes of the land important to forest recreation. In addition it has benefit in the closely related fields of archaeology, protection, and wildlife and in evaluating hazard potential. Used in conjunction with either the small scale imagery soon becoming available through the Earth Resources Technology Satellite Program or existing air photos, the 35 mm system can accurately capture and monitor changes in the natural and artificial environments at a relatively low cost and assist the forest manager in decisions relating to the allocation of forest land to recreational use.
Development of the DERS-20 among the Italian population: a study for a short form of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale
Creators: name: Lausi, Giulia
name: Quaglieri, Alessandro
name: Burrai, Jessica
name: Mari, Emanuela
name: Giannini, Anna Maria
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Emotion regulation; Short form; Self-report; DERS; Italian population.

description: The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) (Gratz Roemer 2004) is one of the most widely used measures to investigate individual differences in the ability to identify, accept and manage emotional experiences. This scale facilitates the understanding of the disorders underlying emotional dysregulation. However, its length may require a shorter version to create more flexible study protocols. The original scale has demonstrated good psychometric properties and has been shown to be a useful measurement instrument for emotion regulation. For this reason, i.e., to develop a short form, in Study 1, an Italian version of the DERS-36 (Sighinolfi et al., 2010) was administered to n = 520 subjects. Based on the strongest items from the six-factor structure, a 20-item form of the DERS was obtained, and reliability analysis showed good results both on scales and factors. In Study 2, the DERS-20 was administered to n = 262 subjects who also completed the DERS-36, the Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), the Positive And Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) to examine the construct validity. These findings replicate the good results of Study 1 and confirm the reliability and validity of the DERS-20 construction.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
The impact of epilepsy on adolescence: a quali-quantitative investigation using focus group
Creators: name: Ragni, Benedetta
name: Cappelletti, Simona
name: De Stasio, Simona
name: Tondo, Ilaria
name: Specchio, Nicola
name: Vigevano, Federico
name: Gentile, Simonetta
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Epilepsy; Adolescence; Psychology; Focus group.

description: Adolescents with epilepsy live with a chronic illness that influences their relationships with peers and the development of their autonomy. Questions have been raised as to whether quantitative research approaches can adequately capture patients' experiences of living with epilepsy. By comparison, qualitative research methodologies support a more in-depth exploration of patients' personal experiences, enabling epilepsy researchers to obtain meaningful and valuable insights into patients' unique point of view. Participants in the present study were eight adolescents with epilepsy (five females, three males) aged between 15 and 20 years. The data were collected via a standard focus group procedure and self-report measures (Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression; PHQ-9; Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale; GAD-7 and Quality of Life Inventory for Adolescents; QOLIE-AD-48). Qualitative analysis of the focus group data yielded four key categories defining the psychosocial impact of epilepsy on adolescence: "Peer relationships and acceptance", "Autonomy", "School," and "Future". These outcomes suggest that epilepsy research may be significantly enhanced by the use of mixed-method approaches: adopting qualitative techniques such as focus group discussions to explore epileptic adolescents' thoughts and feelings and the psychosocial impact of epilepsy during adolescence, can inform clinical practice and promote the empowerment and quality of life of teenagers with epilepsy.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Sexting categories
Creators: name: Dodaj, Arta
name: Sesar, Kristina
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Sexting; Motivation for sexting; Elements of sexting; Typology.

description: Sexting has recently become a relatively widespread and devastating problem among youth, and its complex nature and consequences are increasingly arousing the interest of current scientific and professional practice. Although researchers have made substantial efforts to provide the definition of the sexting there is no general consensus among them on the meaning of the sexting. In this review, we proposed a simple theoretical framework of sexting that seeks to refine the operationalization of sexting from previous research. Following a systematic review of sexting research from Sesar, Dodaj and Šimić (2018) which postulated a theoretical model of sexting, as well as previous researchers, we suggest that sexting behaviour has four forms: relational sexting, reactive sexting, forced sexting and violent sexting. We define this operationalization of sexting by focusing on the motivation for sexting and underlying sexting elements (such as the content of sexts etc.). This paper describes all forms of sexting behaviour proposed and closes by encouraging future researchers to investigate our understanding of sexting behaviour.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Element Abundance Determination in Hot Evolved Stars
Creators: name: Werner, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The hydrogen-deficiency in extremely hot post-AGB stars of spectral class PG1159 is probably caused by a (very) late helium-shell flash or a AGB final thermal pulse that consumes the hydrogen envelope, exposing the usually-hidden intershell region. Thus, the photospheric element abundances of these stars allow us to draw conclusions about details of nuclear burning and mixing processes in the precursor AGB stars. We compare predicted element abundances to those determined by quantitative spectral analyses performed with advanced non-LTE model atmospheres. A good qualitative and quantitative agreement is found for many species (He, C, N, O, Ne, F, Si, Ar) but discrepancies for others (P, S, Fe) point at shortcomings in stellar evolution models for AGB stars. Almost all of the chemical trace elements in these hot stars can only be identified in the UV spectral range. The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer and the Hubble Space Telescope played a crucial role for this research.
description: To appear in: Recent Advances in Spectroscopy: Theoretical, Astrophysical, and Experimental Perspectives, Proceedings, Jan 28 - 31, 2009, Kodaikanal, India (Springer)
Predictors of resilience in first-year university students
Creators: name: House, JE
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: Recent research focussed on student adaptation to university has shown that resilience is an important attribute for students. As such, this study aimed to identify the concurrent demographic, intrapersonal and interpersonal factors predicting resilience in first year university students. A further aim was to investigate whether there were differences in the experience of full-time versus part-time students in resilience. Participants were 420 students enrolled in a variety of courses at the University of Tasmania, who completed questionnaires measuring resilience and predictors thereof. The hypothesis that higher levels of personal growth initiative, optimism and social adjustment would predict higher levels of resilience was supported. Psychological distress negatively predicted resilience. Contrary to expectations, attachment to university and social support were not found to positively predict resilience. Part-time students reported higher levels of resilience, personal growth initiative and optimism, as well as lower levels of psychological distress compared to full-time students. No differences were found between part-time and full-time students in social adjustment. It was concluded that resilience in first year university students encompasses intrapersonal, interpersonal and demographic factors.
Direct and indirect self-injury: Is it really all the same?
Creators: name: D'Agostino, Alessandra
name: Boni, Marco
name: Aportone, Antonella
name: Pepi, Raffaele
name: Rossi Monti, Mario
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Self-injury; Direct self-injury; Indirect self-injury; Cutting; Eating disorders.

description: Nonsuicidal self-injury commonly refers to the direct and deliberate destruction of body tissue without intent to die (e.g., cutting and burning). However, people may also use indirect ways to mistreat or abuse themselves without altering bodily tissue (e.g., eating disorders and substance abuse). The objective of this study is to explore similarities and differences between direct and indirect forms of self-injury in order to see if a psychopathological continuum of self-injurious behaviors can be observed. Participants were adult psychiatric patients presenting: (a) direct (e.g., cutting) and indirect (e.g., eating disorders) self-injury (Group 1); (b) only indirect (e.g., eating disorders) self-injury (Group 2); (c) neither direct nor indirect self-injury (Group 3). A group of healthy controls (Group 4) was also added, reaching a total of 144 participants. Direct self-harming behaviors, eating disorders, personality disorders, and clinical symptoms were assessed. No significant differences were observed between patients with direct and indirect self-harm and patients with only indirect self-harm in any clinical or personality variable, except for histrionic personality disorder. Results support evidence for the hypothesis that direct and indirect self-harm are related behaviors lying on a same psychopathological continuum, even if, on closer inspection, those who engage in NSSI, in addition to indirect self-injury, do seem to have “something more” from a clinical point of view. More research on larger samples is needed.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Colored Group Field Theory
Creators: name: Gurau, Razvan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Group field theories are higher dimensional generalizations of matrix models. Their Feynman graphs are fat and in addition to vertices, edges and faces, they also contain higher dimensional cells, called bubbles. In this paper, we propose a new, fermionic Group Field Theory, posessing a color symmetry, and take the first steps in a systematic study of the topological properties of its graphs. Unlike its bosonic counterpart, the bubbles of the Feynman graphs of this theory are well defined and readily identified. We prove that this graphs are combinatorial cellular complexes. We define and study the cellular homology of this graphs. Furthermore we define a homotopy transformation appropriate to this graphs. Finally, the amplitude of the Feynman graphs is shown to be related to the fundamental group of the cellular complex.
Additional file 2 of SRSF1 regulates primordial follicle formation and number determination during meiotic prophase I
Creators: name: Sun, Longjie
name: Lv, Zheng
name: Chen, Xuexue
name: Wang, Chaofan
name: Lv, Pengbo
name: Yan, Lu
name: Tian, Shuang
name: Xie, Xiaomei
name: Yao, Xiaohong
name: Liu, Jingjing
name: Wang, Zhao
name: Luo, Haoshu
name: Cui, Sheng
name: Liu, Jiali
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 2: Table 1. Differential genes were analysed in this study.
The Impact of Anxiety and Depression on the Pediatric Patients with Diabetes
Creators: name: Moroianu, Lavinia Alexandra
name: Motofei, Ion G.
name: Cecilia, Curis
name: Barbu, Raisa-Eloise
name: Toma, Alexandra
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Pediatric patients; Anxiety; Depression; Diabetes; Pediatric psychiatric disorders.

description: Diabetes mellitus represents a vast pathology which attestation is known since ancient times and research made in the recent years reveals increasingly clear data on the connection between diabetes and psychiatric disorders. Diabetes can cause psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, acute stress response and adjustment disorders, as well as organic personality disorders and/or affectivity disorders. There is an increase in diabetic patients worldwide and in the same time for the pediatric cases with diabetes. Moreover, there is an association between the development of anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with diabetic comorbidity and the association of these three entities represents an interesting subject in the medical world. The main purpose of this study is to deepen the knowledge about the association of three diseases in children, in order to establish a working algorithm applicable in current clinical practice. We were able to identify the severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients with diabetes mellitus insulin dependent and no other psychiatric pathologies diagnosed before the study by applying the Hamilton A questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory and Children’s Depression Inventory. There were analyzed correlations between their scale’s scores and the values of our patient’s glycemia, glycosylated hemoglobin, number of insulin doses per day and the calories consumed per day. This study makes an important contribution highlighting the psychological aspects in the context of medical conditions, referring to the therapeutic relationship and approaching of the pediatric patient in a bio-psycho-social context, recognizing the complexity of the factors that contribute to a medical success in the pediatric field related to the type of special relationship in which several persons are involved incuding the relatives of the patients. Given the particularities of the individual with normal mental development during adolescence, recognized as a period of psychobiological crisis, it is important to realise a pattern of therapeutic interaction with this category of patients who associates anxiety- depression- diabetes.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Editorial: Didactic innovation
Creators: name: Settineri, Salvatore
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Clinical Psychology; Covid-19; Didactic; Education; Innovation.

description: The purpose of this editorial is suggested by two themes born at different times, but both current. The first is linked to the didactic experiences dictated by the necessary strategies to cope with covid19. The second issue is related to technological innovation in teaching, born in a more remote time, which represented a possibility of continuity in teaching.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Evidence for Infrared-Faint Radio Sources as z > 1 Radio-Loud AGN
Creators: name: Huynh, M. T.
name: Norris, R. P.
name: Siana, B.
name: Middelberg, E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Infrared-Faint Radio Sources (IFRSs) are a class of radio objects found in the Australia Telescope Large Area Survey (ATLAS) which have no observable mid-infrared counterpart in the Spitzer Wide-area Infrared Extragalactic (SWIRE) survey. The extended Chandra Deep Field South now has even deeper Spitzer imaging (3.6 to 70 micron) from a number of Legacy surveys. We report the detections of two IFRS sources in IRAC images. The non-detection of two other IFRSs allows us to constrain the source type. Detailed modeling of the SED of these objects shows that they are consistent with high redshift (z > 1) AGN.
description: 10 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
You've Got MOXSI Kid! Reopening the Cold Case of the "Smoking Gun" of Impulsive Heating with Slitless Soft X-ray Spectroscopy
Creators: name: Barnes, Will
name: Parker, Jake
name: Shih, Albert
name: Athiray, Subramania
name: Caspi, Amir
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Models of impulsive heating in non-flaring active region loops have long predicted the presence of faint, very hot (>4 MK) plasma, the so-called "smoking gun" of impulsive heating. Unambiguous observations of such plasma have remained elusive, due in part to the sparsity of observations of high-temperature spectral lines, particularly in the soft X-ray range. The Multi-Order X-ray Spectral Imager (MOXSI) aboard the CubeSat Imaging X-Ray Solar Spectrometer (CubIXSS), to be launched in 2025, is a slitless imaging spectrograph that will observe the entire solar disk over the spectral range 1--60 Å. Because this range contains a number of key high-temperature diagnostic lines, MOXSI is well-positioned to place unprecedented constraints on this faint, hot plasma. In this talk, we present a series of full active region simulations composed of many hundreds of impulsively heated loops with varying amounts of very hot plasma as produced by low-frequency impulsive heating. From these simulations, we forward model a series of MOXSI images, including the effect of the dispersive grating, the point spread function, and other instrumental effects. We then invert this simulated spectrograph data using the instrument response and a linear regression model in order to recover the underlying emission measure distribution. We demonstrate that MOXSI will be able to place tighter constraints on this faint hot plasma than current observations allow, due primarily to its novel spectral range and slitless design.
A narrative review on alexithymia in adolescents with previous adverse experiences placed for adoption, in foster care, or institutions. Prevalence, gender differences, and relations with internalizing and externalizing symptoms
Creators: name: Muzi, Stefania
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Alexithymia; Adolescents; Institutionalized children; Foster care; Emotional-behavioral problems.

description: Alexithymia is a recognized risk factor for psychopathology, showing relationships with internalizing and externalizing symptoms. The prevalence of alexithymia ranges from 7-21% in low-risk community adolescents, especially girls. Further, few retrospective studies suggest a higher incidence in individuals with past traumatic experiences, but they are mostly on clinical adults. Therefore, the current narrative review aimed to examine the state-of-art of literature on alexithymia (in terms of prevalence, gender differences, and relationships with internalizing-externalizing symptoms), in non-clinical adolescents potentially at “high-risk” for alexithymia because placed for adoption, in foster care or institutions due to adverse and potentially traumatic experiences (parental abandonment, neglect, abuse, etc). The review of the literature was computed on documents retrieved through electronic databases (ProQuest, PsycInfo, PsycArticles, PubMed, WOS, Scopus, Google Scholar), included according to their pertinence and type (empirical studies). Of 6379 documents, only 6 studies (0.2%) on institutionalized adolescents met the inclusion criteria, none in adopted and foster care groups. Main results revealed: 1) higher prevalence of alexithymia in institutionalized adolescents (38-85%) compared to community peers; 2) institutionalized girls as more alexithymic, showing more difficulty in identifying and describing feelings than boys, like in community groups; 3) Higher alexithymia was related to more total, internalizing and externalizing problems through similar mechanisms of risk than in community groups. Methodological limits and future directions of research are discussed for each topic, highlighting the need to bridge the research gap on adolescents with adverse backgrounds, potentially at “high-risk” for alexithymia and its negative consequences.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
3S RECIPE – Smart Shrinkage Solutions: Zonguldak (TR) Policy Brief #2. Compact Connected City
Creators: name: Özatağan, Güldem
name: Eraydin, Ayda
name: Mykhnenko, Vlad
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: smart
solutions
shrinking
cities
urban
futures
resilience
intervention

description: This policy brief introduces a successful solution to convert Zonguldak, a peripheral shrinking city in north-western Turkey, into a compact and connected urban area. Amongst many promising initiatives, recently identified by the local stakeholders, Zonguldak Harbour (Coastal Area) Recreation Project has been put forward as the exemplar of sustainable urban development, improved accessibility, and connectivity. This project, initiated by Zonguldak Governorship in 2012, is aimed at redeveloping the heavily industrialised coastal strip of Zonguldak for leisure, sports, recreation, and entertainment. The first implementation phase (2016-2018) involved drawing spatial design and architectural plans for the redevelopment of the coastal strip around Zonguldak harbour, cleaning up the harbour area, and demolishing unregistered buildings that were illegally constructed on public land. Zonguldak’s harbour redevelopment has been a transformational project that is changing the image of the city from a polluted coal-mining hub to a more liveable municipality, with attractive public amenities and recreational facilities. The key lesson learnt is that collaborative efforts of local stakeholders are imperative not only for favourably shifting the public perception of a shrinking city but also for giving its local inhabitants a sense of attachment, belonging, and pride.
description: 3S RECIPE is part of the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) Urban Europe's ERA-NET Cofund Smart Urban Futures Call (ENSUF). This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 857160.
The Psychological perspective of cosmetologist’s work
Creators: name: Nikolaeva, Natalya
name: Yakubovich, Andrey
name: Terekhova, Tatyana
name: Panchenko, Dina
name: Brovkina, Elena
name: Stepanova, Liudmila
name: Kondratieva, Larisa
Publisher: name: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Year: 2020
Subjects: Cosmetologist; Cosmetologist-patient interaction; Psychology; Skin physiology; Statistics.

description: Background: Cosmetic institutions are an important element in human life, providing the opportunity for personal development. The study aims to analyze psychologist’s competence of cosmetologists and client self-esteem to establish potential ways of psychological contact between a cosmetologist and his/her client. Methods: A survey of 156 cosmetologists of Irkutsk city and region was conducted to determine awareness and the need to obtain knowledge in the field of psychology and psychiatry for cosmetologists. A training program has been developed that will allow a cosmetologist to expand his/her knowledge in the field of psychological characteristics of patients with a dermatological profile and improve the quality of cosmetology services. Cosmetologists generally uncertainly assess their abilities in recognizing the psychological status, as well as the needs of a patient. A total of 259 female clients were exposed to a mirror gazing technique for psychological correction. Results: The psychological task of a cosmetologist is to constantly accompany and advise a client. The self-esteem survey revealed a positive shift towards accepting the presence of other people in one’s life and taking a confident and active position in problem-solving. Conclusions: Systematization of the obtained data will make it possible to distinguish different types of patient characteristics, which is a necessary and indispensable condition for successful correction, not so much cosmetological as psychological. A technique has been developed to deal with a depressive state in patients, including a comprehensive cosmetology-psychological approach divided into 5 stages.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 8, No 2 (2020)
Quantum Field Theory on Curved Backgrounds
Creators: name: Brunetti, Romeo
name: Fredenhagen, Klaus
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We review the status of (scalar) quantum field theory on curved spacetimes using a novel formulation in terms of non linear functionals over the smooth configuration fields. In particular, this entails also a new foundation of locally covariant classical field theory. For all that, methods from microlocal analysis combined with some methods from global analysis, namely differentiation on locally convex spaces, and category theory are crucially employed.
description: 19 pages, submitted for the Proceedings of the Kompaktkurs "Quantenfeldtheorie auf gekruemmten Raumzeiten" held at Universitaet Potsdam, Germany, in 8.-12.10.2007, organized by C. Baer and K. Fredenhagen
Continuous-Time Classical and Quantum Random Walk on Direct Product of Cayley Graphs
Creators: name: Salimi, S.
name: Jafarizadeh, M. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper we define direct product of graphs and give a recipe for obtained probability of observing particle on vertices in the continuous-time classical and quantum random walk. In the recipe, the probability of observing particle on direct product of graph obtain by multiplication of probability on the corresponding to sub-graphs, where this method is useful to determine probability of walk on complicated graphs. Using this method, we calculate the probability of continuous-time classical and quantum random walks on many of finite direct product cayley graphs (complete cycle, complete $K_n$, charter and $n$-cube). Also, we inquire that the classical state the stationary uniform distribution is reached as $t\longrightarrow \infty$ but for quantum state is not always satisfy.
description: 21, page. Accepted for publication on CTP
Numerical tests of causal relativistic dissipative fluid dynamics
Creators: name: Molnár, E.
name: Niemi, H.
name: Rischke, D. H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present numerical methods to solve the Israel-Stewart (IS) equations of causal relativistic dissipative fluid dynamics with bulk and shear viscosities. We then test these methods studying the Riemann problem in (1+1)-- and (2+1)-dimensional geometry. The numerical schemes investigated here are applicable to realistic (3+1)--dimensional modeling of a relativistic dissipative fluid.
description: 21 pages, 4 figures
Orthologic Tetrahedra with Intersecting Edges
Creators: name: Schröcker, Hans-Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Metric Geometry (math.MG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 51M04

description: Two tetrahedra are called orthologic if the lines through vertices of one and perpendicular to corresponding faces of the other are intersecting. This is equivalent to the orthogonality of non-corresponding edges. We prove that the additional assumption of intersecting non-corresponding edges ("orthosecting tetrahedra") implies that the six intersection points lie on a sphere. To a given tetrahedron there exists generally a one-parametric family of orthosecting tetrahedra. The orthographic projection of the locus of one vertex onto the corresponding face plane of the given tetrahedron is a curve which remains fixed under isogonal conjugation. This allows the construction of pairs of conjugate orthosecting tetrahedra to a given tetrahedron.
description: Included additional reference and possible topics of future research (reflecting suggestions from the reviewing process)
A systematic review of indigenous caregiver functioning and interventions
Creators: name: Hokanson, L
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The global population is aging with concomitant and exponential growth in chronic, degenerative illnesses that require long-term intervention and support. The majority of these support needs are met by informal family caregivers. While there have been three decades of research focusing on caregivers generally, the extent to which research has focused on indigenous caregivers is unclear. Worldwide, indigenous peoples face severe economic and health disadvantages that may make them even more vulnerable to the negative aspects of informal caregiving. The current systematic review aimed to synthesize the extant literature on indigenous caregiver functioning and the interventions that are efficacious in alleviating indigenous caregiver distress. Inclusion criteria were peer-reviewed quantitative studies examining indigenous caregiver functioning or evaluating indigenous caregiver interventions. A total of 892 records were located; however only five studies met the inclusion criteria. Four of the five studies contained numerous methodological weaknesses that compromised the reliability and credibility of their findings. Future research in this area would benefit from greater adherence to the standards of research that contribute to a strong and reliable evidence base.
Studies on the probable origin of some European douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) plantations
Creators: name: Berney, Jean Louis Ami
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: In Europe, the origin of older Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) plantations is generally unknown. The tracing of the probable origin of one Swiss and twenty Polish Douglas-fir stands was attempted. Cone and seed characteristics were measured on material collected from all twenty-one European stands, and compared with the displayed variation of the same characteristics from Douglas-fir growing in its natural range on the Pacific Coast of North America. A seed morphology test, as described by Allen (1960), was used to indicate the Coastal or Interior origin of the samples. Based on this test, the stands from Boezingen/Switzerland and from Purda Lesna/ Poland proved both to be of Coastal origin. A direct comparison of averages of six cone characteristics (width and length of cone scale, width of bract, length of first and second prong, and rating of bract) with the ranges of averages of these characteristics as they vary in climatic seed collection zones of the natural range (Yao [1971]) did not allow an unequivocal assessment of origin. From these comparisons, it could be concluded that cone scale and bract width are more influenced by the environment than the other characteristics. The six characteristics of cone morphology, one thousand-seed weight (measured or assessed on 124 samples from the natural range) and relative DNA content (measured on thirty-six samples of the Coastal part of the natural range) were used concurrently to perform discriminant analyses based on different subspecies, climatic and latitudinal groupings. The discriminant functions obtained were then used to classify the twenty-one provenances of unknown origin. Their origin was assessed at the intersection of the groups to which they were attributed in the different analyses. The low number of provenances, when compared with the immense natural range, and the low number of characteristics taken into consideration, did not allow a complete separation of the groups of provenances. Therefore, the assessment of origin based on cone and seed morphology is still to be considered with caution. Pre-established curvilinear regressions of relative DNA content of embryo cells on latitude in both Coastal and Interior Douglas-fir (El-Lakany and Sziklai [1971, 1972]), were used for inverse estimation of the latitude of origin. It could be established, by this method, that the stand from Boezingen/Switzerland originates between lat. 44° and 47°N on the Coast. When samples are sufficient from the unknown stand, as was the case for provenance Boezingen, seed characteristics and relative DNA content gave promising indication of the probable origin.
The smooth cut-off Hierarchical Reference Theory of fluids
Creators: name: Parola, Alberto
name: Pini, Davide
name: Reatto, Luciano
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We provide a comprehensive presentation of the Hierarchical Reference Theory (HRT) in the smooth cut-off formulation. A simple and self-consistent derivation of the hierarchy of differential equations is supplemented by a comparison with the known sharp cut-off HRT. Then, the theory is applied to a hard core Yukawa fluid (HCYF): a closure, based on a mean spherical approximation ansatz, is studied in detail and its intriguing relationship to the self consistent Ornstein-Zernike approximation is discussed. The asymptotic properties, close to the critical point are investigated and compared to the renormalization group results both above and below the critical temperature. The HRT free energy is always a convex function of the density, leading to flat isotherms in the two-phase region with a finite compressibility at coexistence. This makes HRT the sole liquid-state theory able to obtain directly fluid-fluid phase equilibrium without resorting to the Maxwell construction. The way the mean field free energy is modified due to the inclusion of density fluctuations suggests how to identify the spinodal curve. Thermodynamic properties and correlation functions of the HCYF are investigated for three values of the inverse Yukawa range: z=1.8, z=4 and z=7 where Monte Carlo simulations are available. The stability of the liquid-vapor critical point with respect to freezing is also studied.
description: 23 pages, 15 figures, 1 table
What makes a woman choose such a life?
Creators: name: Knights Of Columbus.Supreme Council.
Publisher: name: University of Notre Dame
Year: 2023

description:
 Cover title.
 I can tell you all about Catholic nuns -- Our common purpose-to strive for holiness -- But why do they wear such funny clothes? -- Come, see what life is like in a convent! -- If thou wilt be perfect...come follow me -- I have never regretted becoming a nun -- All right-what goes on behind convent walls? -- Show me a happier family-if you can -- And this is our reward.
Natural resource policy, law and administration with respect to mineral exploration in British Columbia
Creators: name: Hogg, James Lauder Ettrick
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Increasing pressures on British Columbia’s natural resources have led to a greater concern for overall planning of resource development in the Province. Good inventory data are essential for efficient planning, and, while this can he obtained relatively easily for most renewable resources, mineral resources present a serious problem because they cannot be readily identified. This has led to a general lack of consideration of the mining industry in natural resource planning. While the impact of mining upon the environment has been well documented, little effort has been made to determine what effects are attributable to mineral exploration. This shortcoming is very important because mineral exploration is unique among inventory processes in that, although it does not generally involve the use of surface resources on a large scale, it does involve occupancy and use of the land surface. Thus, because free miners may enter upon almost any land in the Province for the purpose of mineral exploration, there will be widespread interaction with other resource users. In this study, the nature of mineral exploration associated with hard-rock metal mining in British Columbia and its impact upon the environment described. Interactions with the traditional extractive industries such as forestry and ranching are discussed, and actual and potential sources of conflict are pinpointed. Attention is given to the possible need to withdraw land from mineral exploration in order to protect watershed, recreational, aesthetic and ecological values. There is almost no literature that deals specifically with the interaction of mineral exploration with other resources, and so it was necessary to gather information from individuals in government and industry who are directly involved with resource planning, administration and management in British Columbia. Attention is given to land-use regulation as it might be applied to mineral exploration. While reference is made to the possibility of introducing alternative forms of mineral tenure, the study was developed on the basis of the present system of mineral tenures because of the probability of widespread opposition by certain sections of the mining industry would appear to make any substantial change unlikely in the immediate future. It is concluded that, if the rights and responsibilities of all individuals are clearly defined and rigidly enforced, mineral exploration in British Columbia can co-exist with most forms of resource management. However, the mining industry must be brought into any discussions on resource policy and planning, because it is only through a mutual awareness of each other's problems and objectives that common ground can be found to settle operational problems and yet achieve the objectives which, in the long-term, will benefit the people of British Columbia.