April Issue Research Articles

Evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in 2024: A mid-year review

This is a further review of evaluation blogs, podcasts and webinars in the first half of 2024. It follows on from the previous ‘roundup’ of 2023 published in Evaluation in this year’s April issue. As before, hundreds of sources have been considered, and although this review is inevitably personal and selective, I believe it captures many of the important trends and debates informing current evaluation practice. The review is organised around key trends that emerged throughout the first half of the year, some of which continued and evolved from last year. It begins by considering ongoing debates about artificial intelligence and indigenous evaluation, before identifying further topics which have garnered particular attention so far in 2024.

Synergies: The Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology, MAT, and a Shared Vision

Editorial for the April issue, 2024.

Welfare economics: Promoting equality through general policies

Welfare economics: Promoting equality through general policies Yew-Kwang Ng, Emeritus Professor at the Department of Economics, Monash University, continues a discussion about welfare economics, focusing on efficiency supremacy in specific areas, arguing that equality should be promoted through general policies. In the April issue, I published a piece on ‘An Economic Analysis of Social Welfare’ and in an Open Access Government eBook, a piece on ‘The Welfare Foundation of Public Policies and Its Implications’. Here, and in subsequent pieces in October 2023, January and April 2024, I will discuss some important messages of welfare economics for public policies.

Reengineering the old wingmen: Increasing K+ coverage to boost electrocatalytic CO2RR on Cu

Despite extensive research into combating greenhouse gas emissions, electrocatalytic CO2 reduction remains plagued by meager rates and C1 product formation. In the April issue of Cell Reports Physical Science, Fan and colleagues report on a catalyst modification using a synergy effect of K+ to form multi-carbon products on copper.

Site density as an approach to regulating single-atom catalysis

Engineering of site density in single-atom catalysts holds promise for modulating catalytic performance. In the April issue of Chem Catalysis, Wu and co-workers discovered that optimal site coverage of Pt1/CdS greatly accelerates H2 production in the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. Moreover, they quantitatively determined the maximum influence zone of each Pt atom.

An Ethical Question: Acknowledging Contentious Ethics in Medical Anthropology and Allied Fields


 Editorial to the April issue of 2023.
 

A Look at the April Issue [From the Editor’s Desk

Welcome to the April 2023 issue of <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">IEEE Microwave Magazine</i> . This month’s theme has a very similar theme to several issues in the first quarter of 2022: research by women in microwaves. This month, we focus on more contributions to microwave technology by several women researchers from the United States, Europe, and China. Several years ago, I recall having conversations with several AdCom and other members of the Microwave Theory and Technology (MTT) community about a focus issue for <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">IEEE Microwave Magazine</i> that highlights research performed by women in the microwave engineering field. Last year’s focus issues were the result of these conversations, and this month’s issue continues this hopefully new tradition for the magazine. I would like to thank our guest editor, Jasmin Grosinger, for this month’s issue and for writing a technical article for the focus issue as well as for working with the other authors, to give us a total of four technical features.

Medicare, Hospitals, Prevention, And More

Medicare, Hospitals, Prevention, And More

When citizens get fed up. Causes and consequences of issue fatigue – Results of a two-wave panel study during the coronavirus crisis

Abstract In the context of the long-lasting coronavirus crisis, this study examines the occurrence, causes, and consequences of issue fatigue – a phenomenon that refers to a feeling of annoyance with an issue that is repeated continually in the news. Using data obtained from a representative two-wave panel survey conducted online in April and May 2020 (n = 1,232) in Germany, the study employed a cross-lagged panel model to examine longitudinal relations. First, the results indicate that a considerable share of the German population already felt fatigued with the coronavirus issue in April, and that this proportion increased by May. Second, in terms of causes, the results show that perceptions of low news credibility and perceived “victimization” of other topics caused high levels of issue fatigue. However, effects of the reverse direction were also present, pointing to a mutual reinforcement of issue fatigue and media perceptions. Third, regarding consequences, the results reveal that recipients experiencing issue fatigue increasingly avoided coronavirus news, and also tended to disregard coronavirus hygiene rules.

Buttered Bagels

Buttered Bagels

Comment on the Need to Fill a Gap in the Assessment of Neurological Status Before Elective Surgery.

Comment on the Need to Fill a Gap in the Assessment of Neurological Status Before Elective Surgery.

Welcome to Volume 13 of Neurodegenerative Disease Management.

Welcome to Volume 13 of Neurodegenerative Disease Management.

The Critical Reception of Mark Twain's Introduction to English as She is Taught

The Critical Reception of Mark Twain's Introduction to <i>English as She is Taught</i>

Telling good from evil: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man [Son smeshnogo cheloveka] in Dostoevsky’s A Writer’s Diary [Dnevnik pisatelya

The April issue of Dostoevsky’s A Writer’s Diary [Dnevnik pisatelya] in 1877 was focused on the topic of differentiating between good and evil which linked the discussion of the latest Russo-Turkish War and the idea of preaching the truth in the writer’s fantastical story The Dream of a Ridiculous Man [Son smeshnogo cheloveka]. Hoping for Russia’s victory, Dostoevsky aimed harsh criticism at its opponents, pro-European liberals, branding their ideas as intrinsically evil and antagonistic to the national spirit. In his historiosophical view, the liberation of South Slavs from the tyranny of non-Christians was supposed to strengthen the union of the peoples with brotherly love, with more nations joining in and Russia taking its place as the leader of the future ‘panhuman’ European unity. As for the story, the article argues that it is built around the communicative paradoxalism of the hero, whose idea of the difference between good and evil is unconscious and displaced. The author finds that both A Writer’s Diary in general and the two chapters in the April issue specifically can be viewed as Dostoevsky’s own attempt at ‘preaching the truth.’

Corrigendum to: (2855) Proposal to conserve the name Lilium humboldtii against L. puberulum (Liliaceae) [in Taxon 71: 231–232. 2022

In the publication, “(2855) Proposal to conserve the name Lilium humboldtii against L. puberulum (Liliaceae)” (Compton in Taxon 71: 231–232. 2022), the places of publication of these two names were given as: Lilium humboldtii J.H. Krelage (in Gard. Chron. 1870: 1402. 22 Oct 1870) and Lilium puberulum (Torr.) Leichtlin (in J. Soc. Imp. Centr. Hort., ser. 2, 4: 217. Mai 1870), based on L. canadense var. puberulum Torr. (Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4 (5 [No. 4]): 146. Aug–Sep 1857). Since publication of the proposal, Johan van Scheepen of the Royal General Bulbgrowers’ Association (KAVB) has forwarded to me a single-sheet catalogue from Max Leichtlin's bulb nursery in Karlsruhe dated “fin Mai 1870” (Leichtlin, P. P. [Praemissis Praemittendis: Liliacées du jardin Leichtlin]. 1870). In that catalogue, apparently an addendum on new Californian lilies ready for commerce, there are the following two descriptions: “2. Lilium humboldtii voisin du précédant d'une beauté remarquable à tiges atteignant jusqu’à 5 pieds de hauteur garnies de nombreuses et larges fleurs, jaune d'or tigrées de pourpre.” “3. Lilium puberulum à grands clochettes jaunes ornées de grandes macules pourprées et noires.” The species preceding Lilium humboldtii in Leichtlin's catalogue was L. washingtonianum Kellogg (in Hesperian (San Francisco) 3: 340. 1859), a species that differs in having white or pale to dark pinkish flowers. As the descriptive material provided by Krelage (l.c.) in his publication of the name (“from California, 5 feet high, golden flowers spotted with purple”) was no more extensive than that in Leichtlin's catalogue, it is evident that the name was validly published five months earlier than stated in the conservation proposal and in the same month as the competing name, L. puberulum. There is circumstantial evidence pointing to the month of May as being that in which the name Lilium puberulum was first published. This was in Duchartre's account of Max Leichtlin's lily collection that included a list of lily species by Leichtlin (in J. Soc. Imp. Centr. Hort., ser. 2, 4: 217). The April issue in which the name occurs ran from page 193, commencing with the Séance dated 14 April 1870 and including the Séance of 28 April 1870, and ended on page 255. The following page 256 introduces the May issue with the Séance of 12 May. In the “Annuaire de la Société pour 1870” that is included ahead of the main text in at least some copies of J. Soc. Imp. Centr. Hort., ser. 2, 4, there is, on p. [xciv], the statement under the general heading “Avis”: “Le Journal de la Société impériale et centrale d'Horticulture de France paraît du 5 au 15 de chaque mois, par cahiers de 32 à 64 pages.” The implication being that the instalments were due to have appeared by the 15th day in each month. This would mean that L. puberulum was intended to have been published by the 15th of the following month, i.e., by 15 May 1870. If this assumption is correct and this intention was achieved, then L. puberulum predated L. humboldtii by some two weeks. Hence, although L. puberulum was published again at the end of the month simultaneously with the first publication of L. humboldtii (Leichtlin, l.c., Mai (sero) 1870), the proposal to conserve L. humboldtii against L. puberulum (Compton in Taxon 71: 231–232. 2022) remains necessary. The corrected proposal is, therefore: (2855) Lilium humboldtii Leichtlin, P. P. [Praemissis Praemittendis: Liliacées du jardin Leichtlin]: [1]. Mai (sero) 1870 [Angiosp.: Lil.], nom. cons. prop. Typus: [icon] “Lilium Humboldtii Roezl et Leichtlin” in Gartenflora 21: t. 724. 1872. (=) Lilium puberulum (Torr.) Leichtlin in J. Soc. Imp. Centr. Hort., ser. 2, 4: 217. Mai (med) 1870 (L. canadense var. puberulum Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4 (5 [No. 4]): 146. Aug–Sep 1857), nom. rej. prop. Lectotypus (vide Compton & Skinner in PhytoKeys 182: 49. 2021): U.S.A., California, Hartweg 2004 (GH barcode 00106407).

The defining moment for engineered living materials

The engineered living materials community is trying to define itself. In the April issue of <i>Cell Reports Physical Science</i>, Lantada et al. propose definitions based on the taxonomies of life. To propel the field forward, everyone must join the conversation.

Welcome to the IMS2022 Issue [From the Editor’s Desk

Each year, <i>IEEE Microwave Magazine</i> reserves an issue in April or May to present a preview of the upcoming IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) and other co-located conferences as part of Microwave Week (MW). I am pleased to welcome you to the IMS2022 focus issue, and it is packed full&#x0021;

New Approaches of JBTH

Due to the increase in the number of articles denied by the JBTH that included in their scope several areas related to engineering and bioengineering, chemistry, and technologies, but not directly linked to the health area, many highly relevant papers had to be out of the Journal. As one of the important responsibilities of the Editorial Board is to evaluate the scope of the papers, they have stressed how significant the other areas of SENAI CIMATEC advances are to scientific discovery and development and decided to extend the scope of JBTH to include papers that provide the engineerings, bioengineering, technologies, chemistry, and related areas, but not linked just for health. In this sense, we have already received many strong submissions in many fields we expected. Now, the Journal reflects the evolution we have seen. We ensure it remains relevant and interesting to our readers and researchers. We've had March and part of April issues ready for publication.However, not to lose the indexes DOI, and Crossref, the acronym, and the website remained the same, changing only the name, the editorial board, and the scope of the Journal. Therefore, the Journal is now called "The Journal of Bioengineering, Technologies, and Health (JBTH)".

Urgent Priorities, Slow Scholarship

Editorial to the April issue of 2022.

April issues of American Psychiatric Association journals focus on SUDs

The American Psychiatric Association's journals are focusing on substance use disorders (SUDs) in current issues. The April issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association's journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/) and Psychiatric Services (https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/) are available online. Also available is the latest issue of The American Journal of Psychotherapy (https://psychotherapy.psychiatryonline.org/), which is the most widely read psychiatric journal in the world. The April issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry features research that illustrates the fundamental importance of integrating clinical and basic approaches in the pursuit of a deeper understanding of psychiatric disorders. Among the highlights is “Association of Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder With Suicide Mortality.” Psychiatric Services features research reports on issues related to the delivery of mental health services, especially for people with serious mental illness in community‐based treatment programs. The April issue of Psychiatric Services includes “Telehealth Adoption by Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities in the COVID‐19 Pandemic.”