![]() Lukasik, Stéphanie ![]() in Communication (2022), 39(1), The medical controversy stirred up by Professor Didier Raoult in France was an unprecedented communications challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. In today’s supermediatized world, the traditional ... [more ▼] The medical controversy stirred up by Professor Didier Raoult in France was an unprecedented communications challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. In today’s supermediatized world, the traditional framework of scientific controversies has shifted to the social media space where divided opinions and heated disputes pave the way for “fake news” and “alternative facts.” The authors begin by breaking down Professor Raoult’s “direct” communication strategy. Next they compile all the interactions sparked by posts to the “Didier Raoult officiel” Facebook page over a three-month period. Then after examining the content shared by the pages users/followers, the authors identify certain elements of homophily within the groups observed [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 24 (0 UL)![]() Tedgue Beltrao, Gabriel ![]() ![]() ![]() in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 30 (8 UL)![]() ; ; Baron, Alexandre ![]() in EMBO Reports (2022), 23(3), Decline in immune function during aging increases susceptibility to different aging‐related diseases. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms, especially the genetic factors contributing to imbalance ... [more ▼] Decline in immune function during aging increases susceptibility to different aging‐related diseases. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms, especially the genetic factors contributing to imbalance of naïve/memory T‐cell subpopulations, still remain largely elusive. Here, we show that loss of DJ‐1 encoded by PARK7/DJ‐1, causing early‐onset familial Parkinson’s disease (PD), unexpectedly diminished signs of immunoaging in T‐cell compartments of both human and mice. Compared with two gender‐matched unaffected siblings of similar ages, the index PD patient with DJ‐1 deficiency showed a decline in many critical immunoaging features, including almost doubled non‐senescent T cells. The observation was further consolidated by the results in 45‐week‐old DJ‐1 knockout mice. Our data demonstrated that DJ‐1 regulates several immunoaging features via hematopoietic‐intrinsic and naïve‐CD8‐intrinsic mechanisms. Mechanistically, DJ‐1 depletion reduced oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and impaired TCR sensitivity in naïve CD8 T cells at a young age, accumulatively leading to a reduced aging process in T‐cell compartments in older mice. Our finding suggests an unrecognized critical role of DJ‐1 in regulating immunoaging, discovering a potent target to interfere with immunoaging‐ and aging‐associated diseases. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 8 (0 UL)![]() Cuniberti, Gilles ![]() in Herald of Civil Procedure (2022) Европейский ордер на сохранение счетов (далее – ЕОСС), установленный Регламен- том ЕС 655/20141, представляет собой единую европейскую процедуру, которая позволяет кредиторам защитить будущее исполнение ... [more ▼] Европейский ордер на сохранение счетов (далее – ЕОСС), установленный Регламен- том ЕС 655/20141, представляет собой единую европейскую процедуру, которая позволяет кредиторам защитить будущее исполнение своих требований, не позво- ляя их должнику снимать или переводить средства, хранящиеся на банковских счетах. Средство является защитной мерой. Оно замораживает средства, хра- нящиеся на целевых банковских счетах. Это не принудительная мера. Положение о ЕОСС не регулирует преобразование обеспечительной меры в меру перехода пра- ва собственности на денежные средства к кредитору в целях удовлетворения его требования. Это полностью оставлено на усмотрение национального законода- тельства. Это всего лишь третья единая процедура, установленная в Европейском союзе, после Европейского платежного поручения2 и Процедуры мелких претензий3. Другие принятые постановления ЕС в основном направлены на улучшение координации национальных процедур государств-членов, например, путем установления единых правил юрисдикции и выбора права и упрощения признания судебных реше- ний между государствами-членами1. Основная цель Регламента ЕОСС заключалась в разрешении трансграничного замораживания активов. Согласно действующему европейскому праву о юрисдикции и приведении в исполнение иностранных судеб- ных решений (так называемый Регламент Брюссель I bis)2 меры защиты, предо- ставляемые ex parte, т.е. без заслушивания ответчика, не подпадают под действие упрощенного режима исполнения иностранных судебных ЕОСС решений. Напро- тив, Регламент ЕОСС применяется только к трансграничным делам3 и, в част- ности, позволяет судам одного государства-члена выдавать в одностороннем порядке ЕОСС с сохранением банковского счета, открытого в другом государстве- члене. Эта статья построена следующим образом: раздел I объясняет происхо- ждение Регламента ЕОСС. Раздел II предлагает обзор его основных особенностей. Наконец, в разделе III обсуждается один избранный вопрос. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 23 (0 UL)![]() ; Esposito, Massimiliano ![]() in J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2022), 144(44), 20153--20164 Detailed reference viewed: 14 (0 UL)![]() Menetrey, Séverine ![]() in Revue Critique de Jurisprudence Belge (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 42 (2 UL)![]() ; ; et al in 2D Mater. (2022), 9(4), 045009 Van der Waals layered materials with well-defined twist angles between the crystal lattices of individual layers have attracted increasing attention due to the emergence of unexpected material properties ... [more ▼] Van der Waals layered materials with well-defined twist angles between the crystal lattices of individual layers have attracted increasing attention due to the emergence of unexpected material properties. As many properties critically depend on the exact twist angle and its spatial homogeneity, there is a need for a fast and non-invasive characterization technique of the local twist angle, to be applied preferably right after stacking. We demonstrate that confocal Raman spectroscopy can be utilized to spatially map the twist angle in stacked bilayer graphene for angles between 6.5 and 8 degree when using a green excitation laser. The twist angles can directly be extracted from the moiré superlattice-activated Raman scattering process of the transverse acoustic (TA) phonon mode. Furthermore, we show that the width of the TA Raman peak contains valuable information on spatial twist angle variations on length scales below the laser spot size of ∼500 nm. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 42 (2 UL)![]() Pineda Jaramillo, Juan Diego ![]() in Journal of Safety Research (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 11 (0 UL)![]() Zetzsche, Dirk Andreas ![]() in Banking and Finance Law Review (2022), 39 Detailed reference viewed: 21 (1 UL)![]() Tian, Haoye ![]() ![]() ![]() in ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 71 (38 UL)![]() ; Gómez de Lope, Elisa ![]() in PLoS Computational Biology (2022), 18(8), 1010357 High-throughput experimental methods for biosample profiling and growing collections of clinical and health record data provide ample opportunities for biomarker discovery and medical decision support ... [more ▼] High-throughput experimental methods for biosample profiling and growing collections of clinical and health record data provide ample opportunities for biomarker discovery and medical decision support. However, many of the new data types, including single-cell omics and high-resolution cellular imaging data, also pose particular challenges for data analysis. A high dimensionality of the data in relation to small numbers of available samples, influences of additive and multiplicative noise, large numbers of uninformative or redundant data features, outliers, confounding factors and imbalanced sample group numbers are all common characteristics of current biomedical data collections. While first successes have been achieved in developing clinical decision support tools using multifactorial omics data, there is still an unmet need and great potential for earlier, more accurate and robust diagnostic and prognostic tools for many complex diseases. Here, we provide a set of broadly applicable tips to address some of the most common pitfalls and limitations for biomarker signature development, including supervised and unsupervised machine learning, feature selection and hypothesis testing approaches. In contrast to previous guidelines discussing detailed aspects of quality control, statistics or study reporting, we give a broader overview of the typical challenges and sort the quick tips to address them chronologically by the study phase (starting with study design, then covering consecutive phases of biomarker signature discovery and validation, see also the overview in Fig. 1). While these tips are not comprehensive, they are chosen to cover what we consider as the most frequent, significant, and practically relevant issues and risks in biomarker development. By pointing the reader to further relevant literature on the covered aspects of biomarker discovery and validation, we hope to provide an initial guideline and entry point into the more detailed technical and application-specific aspects of this field. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 82 (13 UL)![]() Heidemann, Dietmar ![]() in Topoi (2022) The paper argues that in the Critique of Pure Reason Kant develops two anti-sceptical strategies. In the Fourth Paralogism (CPR A) he believes himself able to refute the sceptic by demonstrating that ... [more ▼] The paper argues that in the Critique of Pure Reason Kant develops two anti-sceptical strategies. In the Fourth Paralogism (CPR A) he believes himself able to refute the sceptic by demonstrating that external perception is immediate. This strategy is rather unconvincing. In the Refutation of Idealism (CPR B) Kant promotes the material dependence of inner sense on outer sense. I show that Kant’s argument for material dependence has been widely overlooked, even though it is the strongest argument against external world scepticism he develops, since it anticipates mental content externalism while preserving transcendental idealism and empirical realism. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 33 (2 UL)![]() Wealer, Cyril ![]() in Reading and Writing (2022) The study explores whether foundational skills of reading and spelling in preschool (age 5–6) predict literacy skills cross-linguistically in an additional language in Grade 1 (age 6–7). A sample of ... [more ▼] The study explores whether foundational skills of reading and spelling in preschool (age 5–6) predict literacy skills cross-linguistically in an additional language in Grade 1 (age 6–7). A sample of linguistically diverse preschool children completed tasks of phonological awareness, letter-sound knowledge, verbal-short term memory, rapid automatized naming, and lexical knowledge in the language of preschool instruction Luxembourgish. The children were followed-up in Grade 1 where literacy skills were assessed in the language of schooling, i.e., German, after fve months of literacy instruction. German was a non-native language for all children. Longitudinal correlations confrm that individual diferences in single word/pseudoword reading and spelling in German in Grade 1 can be predicted by all the foundational literacy skills that were assessed in Luxembourgish. Path analyses showed that phonological awareness in Luxembourgish emerged as the strongest unique predictor of Grade 1 literacy skills in German. The second unique preschool predictor of Grade 1 literacy skills was letter-sound knowledge. Results are consistent with the view that literacy development in an additional language builds upon similar building blocks as literacy acquisition in a frst language, at least for languages that are typologically close. However, current fndings suggest that respective contributions between predictors and literacy skills in children learning to read in an additional language may vary from patterns observed in studies with children acquiring literacy in their frst language. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 65 (9 UL)![]() ; Kubler, Sylvain ![]() in Journal of cleaner production (2022), 368 Keywords Greenhouse gas emission; Energy efficiency; Photovoltaics; Battery; Edge computing; Linear programming Electricity produced and used in the residential sector is responsible for approximately 30 ... [more ▼] Keywords Greenhouse gas emission; Energy efficiency; Photovoltaics; Battery; Edge computing; Linear programming Electricity produced and used in the residential sector is responsible for approximately 30% of the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE). Insulating houses and integrating renewable energy and storage resources are key for reducing such emissions. However, it is not only a matter of installing renewable energy technologies but also of optimizing the charging/discharging of the storage units. A number of optimization models have been proposed lately to address this problem. However, they are often limited in several respects: (i) they often focus only on electricity bill reduction, placing GHGE reduction on the backburner; (ii) they rarely propose hybrid-energy storage optimization strategies considering thermal and storage heater units; (iii) they are often designed using Linear Programming (LP) or metaheuristic techniques that are computational intensive, hampering their deployment on edge devices; and (iv) they rarely evaluate how the model impacts on the battery lifespan. Given this state-of-affairs, the present article compares two approaches, the first one proposing an innovative sliding grid carbon intensity threshold algorithm developed as part of a European project named RED WoLF, the second one proposing an algorithm designed based on LP. The comparison analysis is carried out based on two distinct real-life scenarios in France and UK. Results show that both algorithms contribute to reduce GHGE compared to a solution without optimization logic (between 10 to 25%), with a slight advantage for the LP algorithm. However, RED WoLF makes it possible to reduce significantly the computational time ([almost equal to]25 min for LP against [almost equal to]1 ms for RED WoLF) and to extend the battery lifespan (4 years for LP against 12 years for RED WoLF). Author Affiliation: (a) Université de Lorraine, CNRS, CRAN, F-54000, France (b) Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, University of Luxembourg, L-1359 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (c) Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, 81 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623, United States (d) School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, LS1 3HE, UK * Corresponding author. Article History: Received 12 March 2022; Revised 3 June 2022; Accepted 8 July 2022 (miscellaneous) Handling Editor: Panos Seferlis Byline: Paul Ortiz [paul.ortiz@univ-lorraine.fr] (a,*), Sylvain Kubler [s.kubler@univ-lorraine.fr] (a,b), Éric Rondeau [eric.rondeau@univ-lorraine.fr] (a), Katie McConky [ktmeie@rit.edu] (c), Alexander Alexandrovich Shukhobodskiy [A.Shukhobodskiy@leedsbeckett.ac.uk] (d), Giuseppe Colantuono [G.Colantuono@leedsbeckett.ac.uk] (d), Jean-Philippe Georges [jean-philippe.georges@univ-lorraine.fr] (a) [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 35 (0 UL)![]() Carr, Constance ![]() ![]() ![]() in Journal of Maps (2022) The social spatial geographies of telecommunications and their infrastructures have long interested scholars in the social sciences, and in urban geography specifically. This paper focuses on data centers ... [more ▼] The social spatial geographies of telecommunications and their infrastructures have long interested scholars in the social sciences, and in urban geography specifically. This paper focuses on data centers. Much effort has been placed in preserving the notion that data centers are ‘clouds’, a terminology that obfuscates the real human geographies of cyberplaces. In this map-making exercise, we visualize the sociopolitical human geographies of data centers, and provoke the reader to consider the impacts that data centers have on residents and their environments. The maps shown in this paper suggest four trends. First, hyperscale data center owners are building near large waterways, signifying a shift in location preferences. Second, data centers stress local administrations, financing, and availability of upstream resources, as hyperscale data centers step up their input needs. Third, data center development is state-led. Fourth the competition for data center industries unfolds across a multi-level governance context. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 38 (1 UL)![]() ; ; et al in New Journal of Physics (2022), 24(6), 063003 Integer quantum Hall (IQH) states and quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) states show the same static dc response but distinct dynamical ac response. In particular, the ac anomalous Hall conductivity profile σ ... [more ▼] Integer quantum Hall (IQH) states and quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) states show the same static dc response but distinct dynamical ac response. In particular, the ac anomalous Hall conductivity profile σ yx (ω) is sensitive to the band shape of QAH states. For example, dispersive QAH bands shows resonance profile without a sign change at the band gap while the IQH states shows the sign change resonance at the cyclotron energy. We argue by flattening the dispersive QAH bands, σ yx (ω) should recover to that of flat Landau bands in IQH, thus it is necessary to know the origin of the sign change. Taking a topological lattice model with tunable bandwidth, we found that the origin of the sign change is not the band gap but the van Hove singularity energy of the QAH bands. In the limit of small bandwidth, the flat QAH bands recovers σ yx (ω) of the IQH Landau bands. Because of the Hall response, these topological bands exhibit giant polarization rotation and ellipticity in the reflected waves (Kerr effect) and rotation in the order of fine structure constant in the transmitted waves (Faraday effect) with profile resembles σ yx (ω). Our results serve as a simple guide to optical characterization for topological flat bands. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 76 (2 UL)![]() ; Iñiguez, Jorge ![]() in Physical Review. B (2022), 105 Detailed reference viewed: 11 (0 UL)![]() Drent, Melvin ![]() ![]() in Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (2022), 25(1), 235-253 Detailed reference viewed: 52 (5 UL)![]() Shang, Lan ![]() ![]() in Finite Elements in Analysis and Design (2022), 206 Detailed reference viewed: 20 (1 UL)![]() Abdullah, Zaid ![]() ![]() ![]() in IEEE Wireless Communications (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 48 (7 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Brain sciences (2022), 12(11), Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system (SS-CNS) is a rare condition characterized by a hemosiderin accumulation along the subpial surfaces and arises from an intermittent chronic bleeding in ... [more ▼] Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system (SS-CNS) is a rare condition characterized by a hemosiderin accumulation along the subpial surfaces and arises from an intermittent chronic bleeding in the subarachnoid space usually as a result of a chronic subarachnoid hemorrhage by trauma, vascular malformations, CNS tumors, or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). We present a 61-year-old male with a 12-year history of limb weakness, muscle wasting, cramps, clumsiness, progressive unsteady gait, and fine motor impairments. His medical history included the resection of a left parietal meningioma and a myxopapillary ependymoma near the conus terminalis (L3/4) at the age of 51 years. The clinical examination revealed a motor neuron syndrome with a clear bilateral wasting of the hand muscles, a diffuse atrophy of the shoulder and calf muscles, and a weakness of the arms, fingers, hips, and feet. Deep tendon reflexes were symmetrically briskly hyperactive. Standing and walking were only possible with a support. Magnetic resonance imaging of the entire neuroaxis showed progressive severe cerebral, brainstem, and spinal superficial siderosis in form of extensive hypointensities on T2-weighted gradient-echo images and susceptibility-weighted sequences. Despite a successful neurosurgical removal of the tumors and delaed medical treatment with an iron chelator for one year, we observed no clinical recovery or stability in our patient, making this case unique, and suggesting an irreversible neurodegenerative process. This case reinforces the need of including SS-CNS in the list of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-mimics and demonstrates the fundamental use of a complete neuraxial MRI investigation on evaluating possible ALS cases. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 29 (0 UL)![]() Flynn, Lindsay ![]() in Current History (2022), 121(833), 83-89 Housing is a flash point in many European countries, with protests erupting and citizens voting to wrench properties from big investors. Inequality is driving the explosive debate, as households across ... [more ▼] Housing is a flash point in many European countries, with protests erupting and citizens voting to wrench properties from big investors. Inequality is driving the explosive debate, as households across the income distribution face very different kinds of challenges and opportunities in today’s unequal housing markets. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the risks and rewards already present across different subgroups. This housing-generated inequality creates a conundrum for governments that must balance the interests of competing constituencies with complex housing markets, and points to fundamental questions about how to order society. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 73 (2 UL)![]() Mochtak, Michal ![]() ![]() ![]() in Government and Opposition (2022), 57(1), 148-170 How do politicians in post-war societies talk about the past war? How do they discursively represent vulnerable social groups created by the conflict? Does the nature of this representation depend on the ... [more ▼] How do politicians in post-war societies talk about the past war? How do they discursively represent vulnerable social groups created by the conflict? Does the nature of this representation depend on the politicians’ ideology or their record of combat service? We answer these questions by pairing natural language processing tools and a large corpus of parliamentary debates with an extensive data set of biographical information including detailed records of war service for all members of parliament during two recent terms in Croatia. We demonstrate not only that veteran politicians talk about war differently from their non-veteran counterparts, but also that the sentiment of war-related political discourse is highly dependent on the speaker’s exposure to combat and ideological orientation. These results improve our understanding of the representational role played by combat veterans, as well as of the link between descriptive and substantive representation of vulnerable groups in post-war societies. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 118 (16 UL)![]() Duval, Cécile ![]() ![]() ![]() in Bulletin - Finance and Photography (2022), 2 Detailed reference viewed: 35 (11 UL)![]() Albert, Isabelle ![]() ![]() in GeroPsych: Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry (2022), 35(1), Detailed reference viewed: 53 (4 UL)![]() Meaux, Pierrick ![]() in Discrete Applied Mathematics (2022), 320 In this paper, we study sufficient conditions to improve the lower bound on the algebraic immunity of a direct sum of Boolean functions. We exhibit three properties on the component functions such that ... [more ▼] In this paper, we study sufficient conditions to improve the lower bound on the algebraic immunity of a direct sum of Boolean functions. We exhibit three properties on the component functions such that satisfying one of them is sufficient to ensure that the algebraic immunity of their direct sum exceeds the maximum of their algebraic immunities. These properties can be checked while computing the algebraic immunity and they allow to determine better the security provided by functions central in different cryptographic constructions such as stream ciphers, pseudorandom generators, and weak pseudorandom functions. We provide examples for each property and determine the exact algebraic immunity of candidate constructions. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 22 (1 UL)![]() Ratti, Luca ![]() ![]() in European Law Open (2022), (3), 733747 The focus of the present contribution is the role of European Union (EU) law in shaping the working conditions of four groups of vulnerable workers. It assesses to what extent the impact of EU law favours ... [more ▼] The focus of the present contribution is the role of European Union (EU) law in shaping the working conditions of four groups of vulnerable workers. It assesses to what extent the impact of EU law favours, on these particular groups, an increased risk of In-Work Poverty (IWP) and explores whether the recent attention to IWP at EU level and the latest initiatives adopted may change the picture in the near future. The purpose is, therefore, to contribute to the debate on the role of EU law and policy in structuring vulnerability from the perspective of IWP. What is commonly known as EU labour law is a fragmentary legal corpus that has grown in a rather patchwork fashion as part of a social dimension of the European project that was, broadly speaking, functional to the logic of market integration. This originates in the early division of competences between the EU and the Member States in the Treaty of Rome, which left labour law and social protection outside the EU sphere of action. It partly explains why the protection of workers, particularly those that do not engage in cross-border situations, does not seem to be the EU’s primary goal, or at least it is not formulated as contrary to other potentially clashing rationales such as market integration, flexibility, enhanced competitiveness and so on. The prevention of IWP was not, in any case, one of the concerns of the original European project. Yet, EU law has produced several pieces of legislation that directly or indirectly contribute to shaping the working conditions of European workers, including those more exposed to IWP. The paper assesses the relevant EU legal framework and discusses its impact on the working conditions of those more at risk of IWP. It concludes by estimating the potential of a series of recent initiatives to enhance the protection of the most vulnerable workers, thus making a positive change. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 60 (10 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Drones (2022) Channel modeling of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from wireless communications has gained great interest for rapid deployment in wireless communication. The UAV channel has its own distinctive ... [more ▼] Channel modeling of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from wireless communications has gained great interest for rapid deployment in wireless communication. The UAV channel has its own distinctive characteristics compared to satellite and cellular networks. Many proposed techniques consider and formulate the channel modeling of UAVs as a classification problem, where the key is to extract the discriminative features of the UAV wireless signal. For this issue, we propose a framework of multiple Gaussian–Bernoulli restricted Boltzmann machines (GBRBM) for dimension reduction and pre-training utilization incorporated with an autoencoder-based deep neural network. The developed system used UAV measurements of a town’s already existing commercial cellular network for training and validation. To evaluate the proposed approach, we run ray-tracing simulations in the program Remcom Wireless InSite at a distinct frequency of 28 GHz and used them for training and validation. The results demonstrate that the proposed method is accurate in channel acquisition for various UAV flying scenarios and outperforms the conventional DNNs. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 50 (3 UL)![]() Krieger, Bastian ![]() in Research Policy (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 15 (0 UL)![]() ![]() ; Sintos, Andreas ![]() in International Journal of Development Issues (2022) Purpose This paper aims to provide new insights regarding the impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs on income inequality. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a novel methodological ... [more ▼] Purpose This paper aims to provide new insights regarding the impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs on income inequality. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a novel methodological approach proposed by Acemoglu et al. (2019), using (1) the regression adjustment, (2) the inverse probability weighting and (3) the doubly robust estimator, which combines (1) and (2), and a sample of annual data for 135 developing countries over the time period 1970 to 2015. Findings The findings show that IMF programs are associated with greater income inequality for up to five years. By differentiating the effect of IMF programs, the authors find that only IMF non-concessional programs have a significant detrimental effect on income inequality, while IMF concessional programs do not have a consistent effect on income inequality. In addition, the authors find that only IMF programs with a higher number of conditions have a detrimental and statistically significant effect on income inequality, compared to IMF programs with a smaller number of conditions, where their effect on income inequality is found to be insignificant. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the analysis developed in this paper contributes to the existing literature by applying the most methodologically sound identification strategy, which does not rely on the linearity assumption, the selection of instruments or matching variables and additionally takes into account the selection bias related to IMF program participation. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 27 (3 UL)![]() Zetzsche, Dirk Andreas ![]() in European Business Organization Law Review (2022), 23 Detailed reference viewed: 8 (0 UL)![]() Majerus, Benoît ![]() in Crime, Histoire and Sociétés (2022), 26(1), 123-124 Le 10 janvier 1986, Martial Richoz est placé de force à l’hôpital psychiatrique de Cery, dans la banlieue de Lausanne. Ce jeune homme se promenait depuis plusieurs années avec un trolleybus en miniature ... [more ▼] Le 10 janvier 1986, Martial Richoz est placé de force à l’hôpital psychiatrique de Cery, dans la banlieue de Lausanne. Ce jeune homme se promenait depuis plusieurs années avec un trolleybus en miniature dans les rues de sa ville, déguisé en chauffeur des transports lausannois. Son enfermement se transforme en affaire juridique, médiatique et politique. Ce moment est l’occasion pour Cristina Ferreira, Ludovic Maugué et Sandrine Maulini de retracer « une histoire des controverses psychiatriques... [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 9 (0 UL)![]() Blount, Kelly ![]() in AI and Society (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 39 (2 UL)![]() ; Meaux, Pierrick ![]() in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (2022), 68(5), 3404--3425 In this paper, we make a comprehensive study of two classes of Boolean functions whose interest originally comes from hybrid symmetric-FHE encryption (with stream ciphers like FiLIP), but which also ... [more ▼] In this paper, we make a comprehensive study of two classes of Boolean functions whose interest originally comes from hybrid symmetric-FHE encryption (with stream ciphers like FiLIP), but which also present much interest for general stream ciphers. The functions in these two classes are cheap and easy to implement, and they allow the resistance to all classical attacks and to their guess and determine variants as well. We determine exactly all the main cryptographic parameters (algebraic degree, resiliency order, nonlinearity, algebraic immunity) for all functions in these two classes, and we give close bounds for the others (fast algebraic immunity, the dimension of the space of annihilators of minimal degree). This is the first time that this is done for all functions in large classes of cryptographic interest. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 44 (2 UL)![]() ; ; et al in IfCoLog Journal of Logics and Their Applications (2022), 9(4), 787-852 Studying normative change has practical and theoretical interests. Changing legal rules poses interpretation problems to determine the content of legal rules. The question of interpretation is tightly ... [more ▼] Studying normative change has practical and theoretical interests. Changing legal rules poses interpretation problems to determine the content of legal rules. The question of interpretation is tightly linked to those of determining the validity and the ability to produce effects of legal rules. Different formal models of normative change seem better suited to capture these dimensions: the dimension of validity appears to be better captured by the AGM approach, whereas syntactic methods are better suited to model how rules’ effects are blocked or enabled. Historically, the AGM approach of belief revision (on which we focus in this chapter) was the first formal model of normative change. We provide a survey on the AGM approach along with the main criticisms made to it. We then turn to a formal analysis of normative change that combines AGM theory and input/output logic, allowing for a clear distinction between norms and obligations. Our approach addresses some of the difficulties of normative change, like the combination of constitutive and regulative rules (and the normative conflicts that may arise from such a combination), the revision and contraction of normative systems, as well as the contraction of normative systems that combine sets of constitutive and regulative rules. We end our chapter by highlighting and discussing some challenges and open problems of normative change in the AGM approach. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 31 (5 UL)![]() Gavidia, Marino ![]() ![]() in Preprint (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 92 (19 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Scientific reports (2022), 12(1), 17347 DNA methylation patterns can be responsive to environmental influences. This observation has sparked interest in the potential for psychological interventions to influence epigenetic processes. Recent ... [more ▼] DNA methylation patterns can be responsive to environmental influences. This observation has sparked interest in the potential for psychological interventions to influence epigenetic processes. Recent studies have observed correlations between DNA methylation changes and therapy outcome. However, most did not control for changes in cell composition. This study had two aims: first, we sought to replicate therapy-associated changes in DNA methylation of commonly assessed candidate genes in isolated monocytes from 60 female patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Our second, exploratory goal was to identify novel genomic regions with substantial pre-to-post intervention DNA methylation changes by performing whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) in two patients with PTSD. Equivalence testing and Bayesian analyses provided evidence against physiologically meaningful intervention-associated DNA methylation changes in monocytes of PTSD patients in commonly investigated target genes (NR3C1, FKBP5, SLC6A4, OXTR). Furthermore, WGBS yielded only a limited set of candidate regions with suggestive evidence of differential DNA methylation pre- to post-therapy. These differential DNA methylation patterns did not prove replicable when investigated in the entire cohort. We conclude that there is no evidence for major, recurrent intervention-associated DNA methylation changes in the investigated genes in monocytes of patients with PTSD. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 19 (1 UL)![]() Hadjar, Andreas ![]() ![]() in Educational Research (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 19 (0 UL)![]() Delhaise, Elise ![]() in Revue du Droit des Technologies de l'Information (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 12 (0 UL)![]() ; ; Markovich, Réka ![]() in IfCoLog Journal of Logics and Their Applications (2022), 9(4), 957-1018 Defeasible deontic logic uses techniques from non-monotonic logic to address various challenges in normative reasoning, such as prima facie permissions and obligations, moral dilemmas, deontic detachment ... [more ▼] Defeasible deontic logic uses techniques from non-monotonic logic to address various challenges in normative reasoning, such as prima facie permissions and obligations, moral dilemmas, deontic detachment, contrary-to-duty reasoning and legal interpretation. In this article, we use formal argumentation to design defeasible deontic logics, based on two classical deontic logics. In particular, we use the ASPIC+ structured argumentation theory to define non-monotonic variants of well-understood monotonic modal logics. We illustrate the ASPIC+-based approach and the resulting defeasible deontic logics using argumentation about strong permission. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 52 (3 UL)![]() ; Dauphin, Jérémie ![]() in IfCoLog Journal of Logics and Their Applications (2022), 9(4), 853-886 In this chapter we give an overview of multi-agent abstract argumentation and dialogue, and its application to formalise legal reasoning. The basis of multi-agent abstract argumentation is input/output ... [more ▼] In this chapter we give an overview of multi-agent abstract argumentation and dialogue, and its application to formalise legal reasoning. The basis of multi-agent abstract argumentation is input/output argumentation studied by Baroni et al., distinguishing between the individual acceptance of agents and the collective acceptance of the system. The former may also be seen as a kind of conditional reasoning, and the latter may be seen as the reasoning of an external observer. We extend input/output argumentation in two ways. First, we introduce epistemic trust and agent communication, where the former is based on a social network representing epistemic trust, and the latter is based on so-called sub-framework semantics. Second, we introduce dialogue semantics for abstract argumentation by refining agent communication into dialogue steps. A dialogue is a sequence of steps from the framework to the extensions, where in each step of the sequence an agent can commit to accepting some arguments, or commit to hide or reveal one of his rejected arguments. The revealed arguments are then aggregated and an external observer, in our example a judge, can compute which arguments are finally acceptable at a global level. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 58 (14 UL)![]() Emslander, Valentin ![]() in Psychological Bulletin (2022), 148(5-6), 337-369 Executive functions (EFs) are key skills underlying other cognitive skills that are relevant to learning and everyday life. Although a plethora of evidence suggests a positive relation between the three ... [more ▼] Executive functions (EFs) are key skills underlying other cognitive skills that are relevant to learning and everyday life. Although a plethora of evidence suggests a positive relation between the three EF subdimensions inhibition, shifting, and updating, and math skills for schoolchildren and adults, the findings on the magnitude of and possible variations in this relation are inconclusive for preschool children and several narrow math skills (i.e., math intelligence). Therefore, the present meta-analysis aimed to (a) synthesize the relation between EFs and math intelligence (an aggregate of math skills) in preschool children; (b) examine which study, sample, and measurement characteristics moderate this relation; and (c) test the joint effects of EFs on math intelligence. Utilizing data extracted from 47 studies (363 effect sizes, 30,481 participants) from 2000 to 2021, we found that, overall, EFs are significantly related to math intelligence (r = .34, 95% CI [.31, .37]), as are inhibition (r = .30, 95% CI [.25, .35]), shifting (r = .32, 95% CI [.25, .38]), and updating (r = .36, 95% CI [.31, .40]). Key measurement characteristics of EFs, but neither children’s age nor gender, moderated this relation. These findings suggest a positive link between EFs and math intelligence in preschool children and emphasize the importance of measurement characteristics. We further examined the joint relations between EFs and math intelligence via meta-analytic structural equation modeling. Evaluating different models and representations of EFs, we did not find support for the expectation that the three EF subdimensions are differentially related to math intelligence. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 98 (16 UL)![]() Fernandez, Angelica ![]() in European Data Protection Law Review (2022), (1), 108-114 Detailed reference viewed: 38 (3 UL)![]() Maillard, Guillaume ![]() in Electronic Journal of Statistics (2022), 16(1), 935-997 Sparse linear regression methods generally have a free hyperparameter which controls the amount of sparsity, and is subject to a bias-variance tradeoff. This article considers the use of Aggregated hold ... [more ▼] Sparse linear regression methods generally have a free hyperparameter which controls the amount of sparsity, and is subject to a bias-variance tradeoff. This article considers the use of Aggregated hold-out to aggregate over values of this hyperparameter, in the context of linear regression with the Huber loss function. Aggregated hold-out (Agghoo) is a procedure which averages estimators selected by hold-out (cross-validation with a single split). In the theoretical part of the article, it is proved that Agghoo satisfies a non-asymptotic oracle inequality when it is applied to sparse estimators which are parametrized by their zero-norm. In particular, this includes a variant of the Lasso introduced by Zou, Hastié and Tibshirani \cite{Zou_Has_Tib:2007}. Simulations are used to compare Agghoo with cross-validation. They show that Agghoo performs better than CV when the intrinsic dimension is high and when there are confounders correlated with the predictive covariates. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 81 (21 UL)![]() Kinsch, Patrick ![]() in Journal du Droit International (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 19 (1 UL)![]() Franzen, Patrick ![]() ![]() in Journal of Personality Assessment (2022), 104(6), 759-773 Conscientiousness is the most important personality predictor of academic achievement. It consists of several lower order facets with differential relations to academic achievement. There is currently no ... [more ▼] Conscientiousness is the most important personality predictor of academic achievement. It consists of several lower order facets with differential relations to academic achievement. There is currently no short instrument assessing facets of conscientiousness in the educational context. Therefore, in the present multi-study report, we develop and validate a short-form questionnaire for the assessment of seven Conscientiousness facets, namely Industriousness, Perfectionism, Tidiness, Procrastination Refrainment, Control, Caution, and Task Planning. To this end, we examined multiple representative samples totaling N = 14,604 Grade 9 and 10 students from Luxembourg. The questionnaire was developed by adapting and shortening an existing scale using an exhaustive search algorithm. The algorithm was specified to select the best item combination based on model fit, reliability, and measurement invariance across the German and French language versions. The resulting instrument showed the expected factorial structure. The relations of the facets with personality constructs and academic achievement were in line with theoretical assumptions. Reliability was acceptable for all facets. Measurement invariance across language versions, gender, immigration status and cohort was established. We conclude that the presented questionnaire provides a short measurement of seven facets of Conscientiousness with valid and reliable scores. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 81 (9 UL)![]() Hertweck, Florian ![]() in Arch + (2022), 250 Detailed reference viewed: 23 (1 UL)![]() ; ; d'Ambrosio, Conchita ![]() in Health and Place (2022), 73 Unprecedented economic growth has been experienced over the several decades worldwide, but such rapid economic growth wasn’t accompanied by equally-substantial improvement in health, especially health ... [more ▼] Unprecedented economic growth has been experienced over the several decades worldwide, but such rapid economic growth wasn’t accompanied by equally-substantial improvement in health, especially health inequalities between the rich and poor. This study examines the role of housing in income-related health inequalities (income-health gradient) in urban China. We here analyze 1991-2015 China Health and Nutrition Survey data to ask how housing affects income-related health inequalities in urban China. We find pro-poor inequalities in self-reported bad health but pro-rich inequalities in objective bad health (general overweight/obesity, central obesity and high blood pressure). Housing conditions serve to reduce the health gradient, especially for objective health. On the contrary, homeownership exacerbates the health gradient. Improving housing conditions thus appears to be an effective way of reducing the income-health gradient in urban China. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 44 (0 UL)![]() ; Samuel, Robin ![]() in Journal for Labour Market Research (2022), 56 Firms in border regions typically deal with heterogeneous applicant pools that include both (foreign) domestic workers and cross-border commuters. However, we know little about recruiters’ workforce needs ... [more ▼] Firms in border regions typically deal with heterogeneous applicant pools that include both (foreign) domestic workers and cross-border commuters. However, we know little about recruiters’ workforce needs and hiring practices in cross-border labour markets. Based on a survey of real recruiters in Luxembourg, this study presents experimental and qualitative findings on the role of country of residence in recruiters’ hiring intentions against foreigners. Luxembourg presents a rarely studied but highly relevant case for hiring practices owing to a combination of a strong economy, strict labour market regulations, and a transnational workforce. Drawing on data from a factorial survey experiment, we found no discrimination against Portuguese and French applicants living in Luxembourg. Yet, (highly skilled) cross-border workers from France and Germany faced disadvantages regarding recruiters’ hiring intentions. However, differences in effect sizes between foreigners and cross-border workers were small and not statistically significant. When further asked about the potential challenges of recruiting in Luxembourg’s cross-border labour market, respondents expressed concerns about flexibility, poor social fit, and cultural differences in hiring foreign and cross-border employees. Overall, our study provides further points of reference for studies on hiring intentions in cross-border labour markets across Europe. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 83 (19 UL)![]() ; He, Ke ![]() in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas In Communications (2022) This paper studies a multi-tier cache-aided relaying network, where the destination D is randomly located in the network and it requests files from the source S through the help of cache-aided base ... [more ▼] This paper studies a multi-tier cache-aided relaying network, where the destination D is randomly located in the network and it requests files from the source S through the help of cache-aided base station (BS) and N relays. In this system, the multi-tier architecture imposes a significant impact on the system collaborative caching and file delivery, which brings a big challenge to the system performance evaluation and optimization. To address this problem, we first evaluate the system performance by deriving analytical outage probability expression, through fully taking into account the random location of the destination and different file delivery modes related to the file caching status. We then perform the asymptotic analysis on the system outage probability when the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is high, to enclose some important and meaningful insights on the network. We further optimize the caching strategies among the relays and BS, to improve the network outage probability. Simulations are performed to show the effectiveness of the derived analytical and asymptotic outage probability for the proposed caching strategy. In particular, the proposed caching is superior to the conventional caching strategies such as the most popular content (MPC) and equal probability caching (EPC) strategies. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 38 (1 UL)![]() Peleman, David ![]() in OASE: Tijdschrift voor Architectuur (2022), (110), 4-15 Detailed reference viewed: 17 (0 UL)![]() Fodor, Etienne ![]() in Annual Reviews (2022) Active systems evade the rules of equilibrium thermodynamics by constantly dissipating energy at the level of theirmicroscopic components.This energy flux stems from the conversion of a fuel, present in ... [more ▼] Active systems evade the rules of equilibrium thermodynamics by constantly dissipating energy at the level of theirmicroscopic components.This energy flux stems from the conversion of a fuel, present in the environment, into sustained individual motion. It can lead to collective effects without any equilibrium equivalent, some of which can be rationalized by using equilibrium tools to recapitulate nonequilibrium transitions. An important challenge is then to delineate systematically to what extent the character of these active transitions is genuinely distinct from equilibrium analogs.We review recent works that use stochastic thermodynamics tools to identify, for active systems, a measure of irreversibility comprising a coarse-grained or informatic entropy production.We describe how this relates to the underlying energy dissipation or thermodynamic entropy production, and how it is influenced by collective behavior. Then, we review the possibility of constructing thermodynamic ensembles out of equilibrium, where trajectories are biased toward atypical values of nonequilibrium observables.We show that this is a generic route to discovering unexpected phase transitions in active matter systems, which can also inform their design. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 20 (0 UL)![]() ; Lepinteur, Anthony ![]() ![]() in PLoS ONE (2022), 17(12), 0278971 Detailed reference viewed: 37 (2 UL)![]() Al-Hraishawi, Hayder ![]() ![]() ![]() in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials (2022) The next phase of satellite technology is being characterized by a new evolution in non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites, which conveys exciting new communication capabilities to provide non ... [more ▼] The next phase of satellite technology is being characterized by a new evolution in non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites, which conveys exciting new communication capabilities to provide non-terrestrial connectivity solutions and to support a wide range of digital technologies from various industries. NGSO communication systems are known for a number of key features such as lower propagation delay, smaller size, and lower signal losses in comparison to the conventional geostationary orbit (GSO) satellites, which can potentially enable latency-critical applications to be provided through satellites. NGSO promises a substantial boost in communication speed and energy efficiency, and thus, tackling the main inhibiting factors of commercializing GSO satellites for broader utilization. The promised improvements of NGSO systems have motivated this paper to provide a comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art NGSO research focusing on the communication prospects, including physical layer and radio access technologies along with the networking aspects and the overall system features and architectures. Beyond this, there are still many NGSO deployment challenges to be addressed to ensure seamless integration not only with GSO systems but also with terrestrial networks. These unprecedented challenges are also discussed in this paper, including coexistence with GSO systems in terms of spectrum access and regulatory issues, satellite constellation and architecture designs, resource management problems, and user equipment requirements. Finally, we outline a set of innovative research directions and new opportunities for future NGSO research. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 63 (5 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Telematics and Informatics (2022), 74 Detailed reference viewed: 57 (0 UL)![]() ; Nourdin, Ivan ![]() in Electronic Journal of Probability (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 94 (3 UL)![]() ; ; Kumsta, Robert ![]() in Trials (2022), 23(1), 589 BACKGROUND/AIMS: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental disorder characterized by an unstable sense of self, intense and rapidly changing affect, as well as impulsive and self ... [more ▼] BACKGROUND/AIMS: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental disorder characterized by an unstable sense of self, intense and rapidly changing affect, as well as impulsive and self-destructive behaviors. Interpersonal relationships of individuals with BPD are characterized by marked instability, a lack of dependability, and quick changes between love and hate. For children of individuals with BPD, this can lead to permanent stress and attachment insecurity and an increased risk of adverse physical and mental health development. To reduce dysfunctional parenting and improve positive parenting, and in turn, to promote healthy child development, a group intervention for mothers with BPD was developed. This study aims to evaluate this first disorder-specific parenting intervention for BPD in a randomized controlled trial. METHOD: In a parallel-group, two-arm, randomized controlled trial, an initial N = 178 mothers diagnosed with BPD and their children aged 6 months to 6 years are assigned to either the parenting intervention or a waiting control group. If taking place, participants of both groups continue their regular treatment for BPD diagnosis (e.g., individual therapy, medication). The primary outcomes are changes in parenting from baseline (day 0) to post intervention (week 12) and follow-up (6 months after group intervention; month 9). The waiting control group can attend the group intervention at the end of all assessments. Participants allocated to the intervention group are expected to show improvement in their parenting and a reduction in child abuse potential. Maternal emotion regulation and mental distress are analyzed as secondary outcomes. DISCUSSION: Mothers with BPD may need tailored help when reporting difficulties raising their children. The first disorder-specific parenting intervention has been developed to close this gap. ProChild is part of a large government-supported consortium, which aims to investigate different aspects of abuse and maltreatment in childhood and adolescence. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04169048 . Registered on Nov 19, 2019. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 27 (0 UL)![]() Menetrey, Séverine ![]() in La semaine juridique JCP G (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 17 (0 UL)![]() ; Peccati, Giovanni ![]() in Annals of Applied Probability (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 67 (6 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Cells (2022), 11(15), 2271 Development of heart failure (HF) after myocardial infarction (MI) is responsible for premature death. Complex cellular and molecular mechanisms are involved in this process. A number of studies have ... [more ▼] Development of heart failure (HF) after myocardial infarction (MI) is responsible for premature death. Complex cellular and molecular mechanisms are involved in this process. A number of studies have linked the epitranscriptomic RNA modification N6-methyladenosine (m6A) with HF, but it remains unknown how m6A affects the risk of developing HF after MI. We addressed the regulation of m6A and its demethylase fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) after MI and their association with HF. Using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry, we observed an increase of m6A content in the infarcted area of rat hearts subjected to coronary ligation and a decrease in blood. FTO expression measured by quantitative PCR was downregulated in the infarcted hearts. In whole blood samples collected at the time of reperfusion in MI patients, m6A content was lower in patients who developed HF as attested by a 4-month ejection fraction (EF) of ≤40 as compared to patients who did not develop HF (EF \textgreater 50\%). M6A content was higher in females. These results show that m6A measured in blood is associated with HF development after MI and motivate further investigation of the potential role of m6A as a novel epitranscriptomics biomarker and therapeutic target of HF. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 45 (0 UL)![]() Meibohm, Jan Nicolas ![]() ![]() in Physical Review Letters (2022), 128(11), 110603 Detailed reference viewed: 11 (1 UL)![]() Chen, Lin ![]() ![]() ![]() in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 102 (44 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Journal of Cleaner Production (2022), 379 Energy performance certificates (EPC) aim to provide transparency about building energy performance (BEP) and benchmark buildings. Despite having qualified auditors examining buildings through on-site ... [more ▼] Energy performance certificates (EPC) aim to provide transparency about building energy performance (BEP) and benchmark buildings. Despite having qualified auditors examining buildings through on-site visits, BEP accuracy in EPCs is frequently criticized. Qualified auditors are often bound to engineering-based energy quantification methods. However, recent studies have revealed data-driven methods to be more accurate regarding benchmarking. Unlike engineering methods, data-driven methods can learn from data that non-experts might collect. This raises the question of whether data-driven methods allow for simplified data collection while still achieving the same accuracy as prescribed engineering-based methods. This study presents a method for selecting building variables, which even occupants can reliably collect and which at the same time contribute most to a data-driven method's predictive power. The method is tested and validated in a case study on a real-world data set containing 25,000 German single-family houses. Having all data collected by non-experts, results show that the data-driven method achieves about 35% higher accuracy than the currently used engineering method by qualified auditors. Our study proposes a stepwise method to design data-driven EPCs, outlines design recommendations, and derives policy implications. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 44 (1 UL)![]() Borga, Liyousew ![]() ![]() in Scientific Reports (2022) Understanding what lies behind actual COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is fundamental to help policy makers increase vaccination rates and reach herd immunity. We use June 2021 data from the COME-HERE survey to ... [more ▼] Understanding what lies behind actual COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is fundamental to help policy makers increase vaccination rates and reach herd immunity. We use June 2021 data from the COME-HERE survey to explore the predictors of actual vaccine hesitancy in France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Sweden. We estimate a linear-probability model with a rich set of covariates and address issues of common-method variance. 13% of our sample say they do not plan to be vaccinated. Post-Secondary education, home-ownership, having an underlying health condition, and one standard-deviation higher age or income are all associated with lower vaccine hesitancy of 2–4.5% points. Conservative-leaning political attitudes and a one standard-deviation lower degree of confidence in the government increase this probability by 3 and 6% points respectively. Vaccine hesitancy in Spain and Sweden is significantly lower than in the other countries. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 46 (10 UL)![]() Sinnig, Julia ![]() in Kommunikation und Recht (2022), 25(2), 87-92 Detailed reference viewed: 12 (0 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Epilepsia (2022), 63(6), 1563-1570 OBJECTIVE: Levetiracetam (LEV) is an effective antiseizure medicine, but 10%-20% of people treated with LEV report psychiatric side-effects, and up to 1% may have psychotic episodes. Pharmacogenomic ... [more ▼] OBJECTIVE: Levetiracetam (LEV) is an effective antiseizure medicine, but 10%-20% of people treated with LEV report psychiatric side-effects, and up to 1% may have psychotic episodes. Pharmacogenomic predictors of these adverse drug reactions (ADRs) have yet to be identified. We sought to determine the contribution of both common and rare genetic variation to psychiatric and behavioral ADRs associated with LEV. METHODS: This case-control study compared cases of LEV-associated behavioral disorder (n = 149) or psychotic reaction (n = 37) to LEV-exposed people with no history of psychiatric ADRs (n = 920). All samples were of European ancestry. We performed genome-wide association study (GWAS) analysis comparing those with LEV ADRs to controls. We estimated the polygenic risk scores (PRS) for schizophrenia and compared cases with LEV-associated psychotic reaction to controls. Rare variant burden analysis was performed using exome sequence data of cases with psychotic reactions (n = 18) and controls (n = 122). RESULTS: Univariate GWAS found no significant associations with either LEV-associated behavioural disorder or LEV-psychotic reaction. PRS analysis showed that cases of LEV-associated psychotic reaction had an increased PRS for schizophrenia relative to contr ols (p = .0097, estimate = .4886). The rare-variant analysis found no evidence of an increased burden of rare genetic variants in people who had experienced LEV-associated psychotic reaction relative to controls. SIGNIFICANCE: The polygenic burden for schizophrenia is a risk factor for LEV-associated psychotic reaction. To assess the clinical utility of PRS as a predictor, it should be tested in an independent and ideally prospective cohort. Larger sample sizes are required for the identification of significant univariate common genetic signals or rare genetic signals associated with psychiatric LEV ADRs. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 33 (1 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Social Science Computer Review (2022) This article investigates how mail-based online panel recruitment can be facilitated through incentives. The analysis relies on two incentive experiments and their effects on panel recruitment, and the ... [more ▼] This article investigates how mail-based online panel recruitment can be facilitated through incentives. The analysis relies on two incentive experiments and their effects on panel recruitment, and the intermediate participation in the recruitment survey. The experiments were implemented in the context of the German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study and encompass two samples of randomly sampled persons. Tested incentives include a conditional lottery, conditional monetary incentives, and the combination of unconditional money-in-hand with conditional monetary incentives. For an encompassing evaluation of the link between incentives and panel recruitment, the article further assesses the incentives’ implications for demographic composition and panel recruitment unit costs. Multivariate analysis indicates that low combined incentives (€5/€5) or, where unconditional disbursement is unfeasible, high conditional incentives (€20) are most effective in enhancing panel participation. In terms of demographic bias, low combined incentives (€5/€5) and €10 conditional incentives are the favored options. The budget options from the perspective of panel recruitment include the lottery and the €10 conditional incentive which break-even at net sample sizes of 1000. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 26 (2 UL)![]() ; ; Pang, Jun ![]() in Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (2022), 36(6), 2299-2333 Detailed reference viewed: 16 (0 UL)![]() Rehm, Moritz ![]() in Journal of Common Market Studies (2022) This paper analyses the impact of economic crises on the development of European financial assistance. It demonstrates that crisis episodes that have taken place over the last five decades have ... [more ▼] This paper analyses the impact of economic crises on the development of European financial assistance. It demonstrates that crisis episodes that have taken place over the last five decades have significantly altered the design of European Union emergency support. This paper illustrates how solutions adopted in formative moments–including the 1973 oil shock, the Eurozone crisis, and the Covid-19 pandemic–and their long-term consequences led to the smorgasbord of instruments of the present financial assistance structure. By applying a historical institutionalist approach, combining insights from studies of critical junctures and gradual change, this contribution explains how economic shocks contributed to change in financial assistance, while also highlighting mechanisms that led to the continuation of specific elements of the assistance structure. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 47 (7 UL)![]() Tebaldi, Catherine ![]() in Social Anthropology (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 30 (1 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (2022), 2022(2), Detailed reference viewed: 34 (8 UL)![]() Ratti, Luca ![]() in VTDL - Variazioni su Temi di Diritto del Lavoro (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 40 (2 UL)![]() Priem, Karin ![]() in Pädagogische Rundschau (2022) Dieser Beitrag richtet sich auf die Fotografie als aktive Intervention innerhalb einer geschädigten oder gefährdeten Umwelt und bedient sich dieses Mediums, um neue Perspektiven der Bildungsgeschichte – ... [more ▼] Dieser Beitrag richtet sich auf die Fotografie als aktive Intervention innerhalb einer geschädigten oder gefährdeten Umwelt und bedient sich dieses Mediums, um neue Perspektiven der Bildungsgeschichte – in Bezug auf die bereits geschriebene und die zukünftige – zu entwickeln. Diese Perspektiven werden besonders deutlich, wenn sie vor dem Hintergrund gegenwärtiger Debatten zu Fragen der planetarischen Verantwortung und einer geteilten Welt entwickelt werden, die auch unsere Vorstellungen von Erziehung und Bildung prägen. Der Beitrag schlägt vor, dass sich die Forschung von einer anthropozentrischen Weltsicht, sowohl in positiver als auch in negativ verstandener Weise, innerhalb der historischen Bildungsforschung verabschiedet. Dies impliziert kritische Distanz zu jenen Konzepten, die die Souveränität und Freiheit des Menschen in den Mittelpunkt rücken, ferner Distanz zu Ideen der Modernisierung und zu ökonomischem Wachstum als Norm, Distanz gegenüber Fortschrittsdenken, starken Nationalstaaten und dem Glauben an eine effiziente Steuerung von Bildungssystemen, deren ökologische Konsequenzen insgesamt negiert wurden und werden. Entsprechend wird argumentiert, dass anthropozentrische Ansätze der Bildungsgeschichte die Offenheit und Vulnerabilität des menschlichen Körpers sowie dessen ethische, kulturelle und soziale Nähe zu anderen Lebewesen sowie zur materiellen Welt vernachlässigt haben. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 19 (0 UL)![]() Schymanski, Emma ![]() in ACS Environmental Au (2022), 2(4), 287--289 As the first half of 2022 comes to a close, it is an interesting time to reflect on some recent trends. In many ways, the world is “opening” up again, with many colleagues going to their first “in person” ... [more ▼] As the first half of 2022 comes to a close, it is an interesting time to reflect on some recent trends. In many ways, the world is “opening” up again, with many colleagues going to their first “in person” conferences since the start of the pandemic in early 2020. A significant leap forward for open chemistry was made in 2021, with the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry embracing a hybrid model and releasing half a million chemicals as the CAS Common Chemistry set under an open license. (1)ACS Environmental Au continues to develop as one of the key gold open access journals for publishing work on environmental topics. (2) The European Union has just launched the €400 million European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC), with ∼200 partners (3) and a whole work package on FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) (4,5) and Open (6) data. While these trends are cause for optimism, the CAS Registry continues to climb toward the 200 million chemical mark (7) and many of us were blown away by the sheer immensity of the chemical pollution problem at recent meetings. Other colleagues, e.g., those affected by war, by lockdowns, or with insufficient funds, are unable to share in the “post-pandemic” reopening, conferences, and travel. Others cannot afford the costs associated with open access or still do not see the benefits of open science. Why the focus on these disjoint subjects? Both chemical pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic are global challenges requiring global solutions, where failure to act comes with a high price. Landrigan et al. estimated that 9 million premature deaths (16% of the global total) were caused by pollution in 2015. (8) Worldwide deaths directly due to the COVID-19 pandemic are already over 6 million (9) (January 2020 to May 2022). While public awareness is high, individuals often feel powerless to tackle global challenges─yet the pandemic has proven that individual actions can make an incredible collective difference. The same applies to open data and the exchange of research results─the collective benefit from many individual contributions can be extraordinary. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 29 (0 UL)![]() Bodellini, Marco ![]() in Rivista di Diritto Bancario (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 39 (2 UL)![]() ; Lagunas, Eva ![]() in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 21 (1 UL)![]() ; Parlier, Hugo ![]() in Bull. Lond. Math. Soc. (2022), 54(5), 2032--2040 Detailed reference viewed: 19 (0 UL)![]() ; ; Esposito, Massimiliano ![]() in J. Chem. Phys. (2022), 157(2), 024109 Detailed reference viewed: 20 (3 UL)![]() Duflo, Gabriel ![]() ![]() ![]() in Applied Sciences (2022), 12(19 9587), The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has shown a drastic increase in interest in the past few years. Current applications mainly depend on single UAV operations, which face critical limitations such ... [more ▼] The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has shown a drastic increase in interest in the past few years. Current applications mainly depend on single UAV operations, which face critical limitations such as mission range or resilience. Using several autonomous UAVs as a swarm is a promising approach to overcome these. However, designing an efficient swarm is a challenging task, since its global behaviour emerges solely from local decisions and interactions. These properties make classical multirobot design techniques not applicable, while evolutionary swarm robotics is typically limited to a single use case. This work, thus, proposes an automated swarming algorithm design approach, and more precisely, a generative hyper-heuristic relying on multi-objective reinforcement learning, that permits us to obtain not only efficient but also reusable swarming behaviours. Experimental results on a three-objective variant of the Coverage of a Connected UAV Swarm problem demonstrate that it not only permits one to generate swarming heuristics that outperform the state-of-the-art in terms of coverage by a swarm of UAVs but also provides high stability. Indeed, it is empirically demonstrated that the model trained on a certain class of instances generates heuristics and is capable of performing well on instances with a different size or swarm density. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 57 (4 UL)![]() Steveker, Lena ![]() in Journal for the Study of British Cultures (2022), 29(1), 7-18 Detailed reference viewed: 13 (2 UL)![]() ; ; et al in New J. Phys. (2022), 24(2), 023018 Detailed reference viewed: 15 (0 UL)![]() Weber, Anke Maria ![]() in Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (2022), 80 The study investigated preschool children’s block building self-concepts in relation to their stability knowledge acquisition as implied by the reciprocal effects model and possible effects of different ... [more ▼] The study investigated preschool children’s block building self-concepts in relation to their stability knowledge acquisition as implied by the reciprocal effects model and possible effects of different forms of play. We investigated three types of construction play: (a) guided play with verbal and material scaffolds, (b) guided play with material scaffolds, and (c) free play. We examined the effects of the different play forms on block building self-concept and stability knowledge acquisition as well as the reciprocal effects model’s fit to preschool children. We implemented a pre-post-follow-up design, N = 183 German 5- to 6-year-olds (88 female). Block building self-concept declined in the free play group, but not in the guided play groups. Both guided play groups outperformed the free play group in stability knowledge acquisition. The reciprocal effects model was not supported. Guided play may be effective in fostering children’s block building self-concepts and stability knowledge. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 28 (1 UL)![]() ; Esposito, Massimiliano ![]() in Quantum (2022), 6 Detailed reference viewed: 18 (0 UL)![]() ; Rauschenberger, Armin ![]() ![]() in NPJ Parkinson's Disease (2022), 9(8), 102 Several phenotypic differences observed in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients have been linked to age at onset (AAO). We endeavoured to find out whether these differences are due to the ageing process ... [more ▼] Several phenotypic differences observed in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients have been linked to age at onset (AAO). We endeavoured to find out whether these differences are due to the ageing process itself by using a combined dataset of idiopathic PD (n = 430) and healthy controls (HC; n = 556) excluding carriers of known PD-linked genetic mutations in both groups. We found several significant effects of AAO on motor and non-motor symptoms in PD, but when comparing the effects of age on these symptoms with HC (using age at assessment, AAA), only positive associations of AAA with burden of motor symptoms and cognitive impairment were significantly different between PD vs HC. Furthermore, we explored a potential effect of polygenic risk score (PRS) on clinical phenotype and identified a significant inverse correlation of AAO and PRS in PD. No significant association between PRS and severity of clinical symptoms was found. We conclude that the observed non-motor phenotypic differences in PD based on AAO are largely driven by the ageing process itself and not by a specific profile of neurodegeneration linked to AAO in the idiopathic PD patients. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 52 (3 UL)![]() Zetzsche, Dirk Andreas ![]() ![]() in Capital Markets Law Journal (2022), 17(2), 212-236 Detailed reference viewed: 80 (16 UL)![]() Dupuy, Arnaud ![]() in Revue d'Économie du Développement (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 14 (0 UL)![]() Nonoa, Koku Gnatuloma ![]() in Deutschunterricht (Der): Beiträge zu seiner Praxis und wissenschaftlichen Grundlegung (2022), 5(5), Der vorliegende Beitrag geht auf Strategien identitärer Selbstbestimmung Schwarzer Künst-ler_innen und People of Color gegenüber hegemonialer-kapitalistischer Deutungshoheit in der Kunstszene ein ... [more ▼] Der vorliegende Beitrag geht auf Strategien identitärer Selbstbestimmung Schwarzer Künst-ler_innen und People of Color gegenüber hegemonialer-kapitalistischer Deutungshoheit in der Kunstszene ein. Zunächst wird auf der Grundlage der Wechselwirkung zwischen ‚sozialem‘ und ‚ästhetischem Drama‘ das Verhältnis zwischen dem Entstehungs- und Produktionskontext des Theaterstückes Aesthetics of Color ‒ ein Kammerspiel untersucht. Dann bezieht sich die Analyse auf die Einbettung dieses Theaterstückes in institutionskritische, postmigrantische und postkoloniale Kontextbezüge. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 99 (26 UL)![]() Garcia, Pierre ![]() in Glia (2022) A key pathological process in Parkinson's disease (PD) is the transneuronal spreading of α-synuclein. Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is a presynaptic protein that, in PD, forms pathological inclusions. Other ... [more ▼] A key pathological process in Parkinson's disease (PD) is the transneuronal spreading of α-synuclein. Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is a presynaptic protein that, in PD, forms pathological inclusions. Other hallmarks of PD include neurodegeneration and microgliosis in susceptible brain regions. Whether it is primarily transneuronal spreading of α-syn particles, inclusion formation, or other mechanisms, such as inflammation, that cause neurodegeneration in PD is unclear. We used a model of spreading of α-syn induced by striatal injection of α-syn preformed fibrils into the mouse striatum to address this question. We performed quantitative analysis for α-syn inclusions, neurodegeneration, and microgliosis in different brain regions, and generated gene expression profiles of the ventral midbrain, at two different timepoints after disease induction. We observed significant neurodegeneration and microgliosis in brain regions not only with, but also without α-syn inclusions. We also observed prominent microgliosis in injured brain regions that did not correlate with neurodegeneration nor with inclusion load. Using longitudinal gene expression profiling, we observed early gene expression changes, linked to neuroinflammation, that preceded neurodegeneration, indicating an active role of microglia in this process. Altered gene pathways overlapped with those typical of PD. Our observations indicate that α-syn inclusion formation is not the major driver in the early phases of PD-like neurodegeneration, but that microglia, activated by diffusible, oligomeric α-syn, may play a key role in this process. Our findings uncover new features of α-syn induced pathologies, in particular microgliosis, and point to the necessity for a broader view of the process of α-syn spreading. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 165 (23 UL)![]() ; Rauschenberger, Armin ![]() ![]() in Journal of Parkinson's Disease (2022) Background: The hypothesis of body-first vs. brain-first subtype of PD has been proposed with REM-Sleep behavior disorder (RBD) defining the former. The body-first PD presumes an involvement of the ... [more ▼] Background: The hypothesis of body-first vs. brain-first subtype of PD has been proposed with REM-Sleep behavior disorder (RBD) defining the former. The body-first PD presumes an involvement of the brainstem in the pathogenic process with higher burden of autonomic dysfunction. Objective: To identify distinctive clinical subtypes of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (iPD) in line with the formerly proposed concept of body-first vs. brain-first subtypes in PD, we analyzed the presence of probable RBD (pRBD), sex, and the APOE ɛ4 carrier status as potential sub-group stratifiers. Methods: A total of 400 iPD patients were included in the cross-sectional analysis from the baseline dataset with a completed RBD Screening Questionnaire (RBDSQ) for classifying as pRBD by using the cut-off RBDSQ≥6. Multiple regression models were applied to explore (i) the effect of pRBD on clinical outcomes adjusted for disease duration and age, (ii) the effect of sex on pRBD, and (iii) the association of APOE ɛ4 and pRBD. Results: iPD-pRBD was significantly associated with autonomic dysfunction (SCOPA-AUT), level of depressive symptoms (BDI-I), MDS-UPDRS I, hallucinations, and constipation, whereas significantly negatively associated with quality of life (PDQ-39) and sleep (PDSS). No significant association between sex and pRBD or APOE ɛ4 and pRBD in iPD was found nor did we determine a significant effect of APOE ɛ4 on the PD phenotype. Conclusion: We identified an RBD-specific PD endophenotype, characterized by predominant autonomic dysfunction, hallucinations, and depression, corroborating the concept of a distinctive body-first subtype of PD. We did not observe a significant association between APOE ɛ4 and pRBD suggesting both factors having an independent effect on cognitive decline in iPD. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 27 (1 UL)![]() Avanzini, Francesco ![]() ![]() in J. Chem. Phys. (2022), 156(1), 014116 Detailed reference viewed: 35 (1 UL)![]() Dalle Lucca Tosi, Mauro ![]() in Journal of Information Science (2022), 48(1), 71--89 Detailed reference viewed: 38 (6 UL)![]() Parlier, Hugo ![]() in J. Inst. Math. Jussieu (2022), 21(6), 2205--2214 Detailed reference viewed: 31 (0 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Journal of Materials Chemistry (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 37 (0 UL)![]() Steveker, Lena ![]() in Journal for the Study of British Cultures (2022), 29(1), 142 Detailed reference viewed: 17 (0 UL)![]() Zetzsche, Dirk Andreas ![]() ![]() in Journal of International Economic Law (2022), 25(4), 659679 Detailed reference viewed: 20 (1 UL)![]() Hussinger, Katrin ![]() in Family Business Review (2022) Detailed reference viewed: 367 (15 UL)![]() Clark, Andrew ![]() ![]() in Review of Economics and Statistics (2022) Job insecurity can have wide-ranging consequences outside of the labour market. We here argue that it reduces fertility amongst the employed. The 1999 rise in the French Delalande tax, paid by large ... [more ▼] Job insecurity can have wide-ranging consequences outside of the labour market. We here argue that it reduces fertility amongst the employed. The 1999 rise in the French Delalande tax, paid by large private firms when they laid off workers aged over 50, produced an exogenous rise in job insecurity for younger workers in these firms. A difference-in-differences analysis of French ECHP data reveals that this greater job insecurity for these under-50s significantly reduced their probability of having a new child by 3.7 percentage points (with a 95% confidence interval between 0.7 and 6.6 percentage points). Reduced fertility is only found at the intensive margin: job insecurity reduces family size but not the probability of parenthood itself. Our results also suggest negative selection into parenthood, as this fertility effect does not appear for low-income and less-educated workers. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 60 (1 UL)![]() ; Iñiguez, Jorge ![]() in Nature Communications (2022), 13 Detailed reference viewed: 9 (0 UL)![]() ; ; Samuel, Robin ![]() in Cleaner and Responsible Consumption (2022) Despite advances in understanding routines, there is little knowledge about which aspects of routinized behavior people adjust during interventions. In this study, we applied an adjusted social practice ... [more ▼] Despite advances in understanding routines, there is little knowledge about which aspects of routinized behavior people adjust during interventions. In this study, we applied an adjusted social practice theory framework to disentangle routinized energy consumption, focusing on energy services related to washing, standby, and cooking. We investigate the potential of home energy advice to change elements of routinized behaviors, namely meanings, knowledge, and technologies. Using a randomized controlled field trial on a probabilistic sample of households, we found short-term treatment effects related to increased usage of lids during cooking and improved knowledge of IT-related energy consumption, as well as negative effects regarding multi-sockets and washing frequency. Our findings suggest that meanings (e.g., preferences underlying routinized behaviors) are less subject to change, and that sociodemographic variables are associated with routinized behaviors in complex ways. Our disentangling of energy demand into elements of routines enables us to show how home energy advice may change behaviors and knowledge. This study highlights the benefits of a multifaceted perspective for understanding household energy consumption and can be used to inform intervention and policy design. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 177 (154 UL)![]() ; ; Schymanski, Emma ![]() in Environment International (2022), 170 Identification of bioaccumulating contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) via suspect and non-target screening remains a challenging task. In this study, ion mobility separation with high-resolution mass ... [more ▼] Identification of bioaccumulating contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) via suspect and non-target screening remains a challenging task. In this study, ion mobility separation with high-resolution mass spectrometry (IM-HRMS) was used to investigate the effects of drift time (DT) alignment on spectrum quality and peak annotation for screening of CECs in complex sample matrices using data independent acquisition (DIA). Data treatment approaches (Binary Sample Comparison) and prioritisation strategies (Halogen Match, co-occurrence of features in biota and the water phase) were explored in a case study on zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in Lake Mälaren, Sweden’s largest drinking water reservoir. DT alignment evidently improved the fragment spectrum quality by increasing the similarity score to reference spectra from on average (±standard deviation) 0.33 ± 0.31 to 0.64 ± 0.30 points, thus positively influencing structure elucidation efforts. Thirty-two features were tentatively identified at confidence level 3 or higher using MetFrag coupled with the new PubChemLite database, which included predicted collision cross-section values from CCSbase. The implementation of predicted mobility data was found to support compound annotation. This study illustrates a quantitative assessment of the benefits of IM-HRMS on spectral quality, which will enhance the performance of future screening studies of CECs in complex environmental matrices. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 26 (0 UL) |
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