Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mirko Hirschmann, Joern H. Block
Summary: This study investigates the impact of early trademark registration on the sustainability and economic outcomes of startups. The findings suggest that startups that register a trademark within the first three years of their existence achieve significantly higher sustainability and economic outcomes. Furthermore, the geographical scope of a trademark is found to relate differently to startups' outcomes.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Gerd Gigerenzer
Summary: Narratives and heuristics are tools for handling complex real-world situations. Heuristics choose narratives to explain events, while big narratives influence the heuristics that individuals adopt to live according to their values and moral principles.
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Joanne Elayoubi, William E. Haley, Monica E. Nelson, Gizem Hueluer
Summary: This study investigated the effects of social connection and engagement on function and depressive symptoms in stroke patients. The results showed that social connection and engagement were associated with better functional outcomes and fewer depressive symptoms in stroke patients. Therefore, efforts to enhance social engagement and reduce loneliness can improve the health of stroke patients.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Maram Khazen, Erin E. Sullivan, Sophia Arabadjis, Jason Ramos, Maria Mirica, Andrew Olson, Mark Linzer, Gordon D. Schiff
Summary: This study aimed to develop a tool to assess the key elements of the diagnostic assessment process in clinical encounters and apply it to a series of diagnostic encounters. The findings showed a high concordance between clinical notes and encounter transcripts for diagnostic elements. The presence of psychosocial/contextual information and mention of common pitfalls was often lacking. There was a correlation between work conditions and physician reactions with diagnostic behaviors.
Article
Management
Martin Murmann, Virva Salmivaara, Ewald Kibler
Summary: This paper presents an explorative study on the relationship between late-career entrepreneurship and innovation-driven business activity. The study provides evidence that late-career entrepreneurs are more likely to introduce 'new to the market' product/service innovations. It also finds that older founders with personal financial resources and prior managerial experience are most likely to bring new products or services to the market. The study's insights contribute to the research agenda on innovations in late-career entrepreneurship.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Jacinthe Dion, Martine Hebert, Gentiana Sadikaj, Alice Girouard, Natacha Godbout, Alexa Martin-Storey, Martin Blais, Sophie Bergeron
Summary: Dating violence during adolescence is a major public health issue, with research focusing on its physical and psychological consequences but neglecting its sexual consequences. This study investigated the long-term associations between dating violence victimization (psychological, sexual or physical) and sexual well-being among sexually active adolescents. The results showed that dating violence victimization was associated with lower sexual satisfaction and greater sexual distress over time, with stronger effects observed among girls and gender varying adolescents. These findings highlight the importance of addressing sexual well-being in dating violence prevention and intervention programs.
ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sebastian Freyhofer, Niklas Ziegler, Elisabeth M. de Jong, Michaela C. Schippers
Summary: This study investigates the sequential mediation of loneliness, coping strategies, mental health outcomes, and procrastination in the relationship between depression, anxiety, and academic performance. Findings reveal the importance of maladaptive coping strategies and procrastination in the context of the COVID-19 crisis on mental health and academic outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Bihan Guo, Stefan K. Arndt, Rebecca E. Miller, Christopher Szota, Claire Farrell
Summary: Succulence refers to the amount of water stored in cells or organs of plants, regardless of the plant life-form. Leaf succulence is related to plant drought resistance strategies, such as isohydry and anisohydry, which can be quantified by hydroscape area. In this study, the relationships among leaf succulence and plant drought response were evaluated in 12 woody species.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Andrea Marchini, Bianca Polenzani, Giulia Ceccarelli, Eleonora Mariano, Gaetano Martino
Summary: This study investigates the food value system of young adults and finds that values related to environmental impact rank high, indicating the importance of adhering to rules and regulations concerning the environment when choosing food.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Fred E. Gouker, Eric S. Fabio, Michelle J. Serapiglia, Lawrence B. Smart
Summary: This study investigated the effects of planting design and harvest rotation on shrub willow bioenergy crops. It found that some genotypes respond better to shorter rotations, but overall there is no significant difference in total yield over multiple rotations.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Frances Hoferichter, Stefan Kulakow, Diana Raufelder
Summary: According to the conservation of resources theory, social support is crucial for helping students overcome challenges. This study emphasizes the important role of both teacher support and peer support in students' ability to cope and academic achievement through multilevel analysis. Peer support at the class level is related to students' coping ability and academic achievement, while teacher support at the individual level is negatively associated with coping ability and helplessness. Gender, socio-economic status, and neuroticism were also considered as covariates.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Abraham Aldama, Cristina Bicchieri, Jana Freundt, Barbara Mellers, Ellen Peters
Summary: Inequality in the US has worsened since the 1960s, but studies show that Americans underestimate it, possibly due to reliance on local perspectives and ideologically-driven cognition. Researchers propose a new mechanism suggesting that individuals who believe in autonomy and control over their lives are more likely to perceive income inequality as lower and more acceptable. Evidence from a sample of 3,427 Americans supports these hypotheses.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Paul Ashwin, Margaret Blackie, Nicole Pitterson, Renee Smit
Summary: This study examines how students' accounts of chemistry changed over the three years of their undergraduate degrees in England and South Africa. Through longitudinal interviews, the researchers identified five qualitatively different ways of describing chemistry, with most students expressing more inclusive understandings by the end of their degrees. The findings emphasize the importance of recognizing the distinctive outcomes that students gain from their engagement with disciplinary knowledge.
Article
Respiratory System
JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penelope S. Pekow, Peter K. Lindenauer
Summary: There is significant variation in rates of asthmonia diagnosis in pediatric patients, with the hospital being one of the strongest predictors of diagnosis. Hospitals with high rates of asthmonia diagnosis have higher antibiotic use, longer lengths of stay, and higher costs, indicating the need to reduce unwarranted asthmonia diagnoses.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Caroline Graf, Bianca Suanet, Pamala Wiepking, Eva-Maria Merz
Summary: The study found that public trust in the healthcare system and healthcare quality were related to individuals' likelihood of donating blood, with public trust having a stronger impact. Interestingly, public trust decreased over time in many countries while healthcare quality improved. These findings suggest that subjective perceptions of the healthcare system, rather than objective measures of healthcare, influence blood donation behavior in Europe.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Milla Arabadjian, Eva Liang, Ali Sheikhzadeh, Shira Schecter Weiner, Victoria Vaughan Dickson
WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH
(2020)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Lisa L. Groom, Margaret M. McCarthy, Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Abraham A. Brody
Summary: The use of telemedicine and telehealth in nursing homes has shown positive impacts on reducing emergency and hospital admissions, saving costs, and improving patient vital signs. Clinicians, residents, and families have generally positive perspectives on these technologies. However, the heterogeneity of research methods and small sample sizes may limit the generalizability of the study results.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Laura Jean Ridge, Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Robin Toft Klar, Victoria Vaughan Dickson, Allison Patricia Squires
Summary: The study found that IPC capacity in Liberia had been sustained since Ebola, but was threatened by under-investments in physical resources. Tangible resources, such as personal protective equipment, have been depleted, and donor countries should prioritize sustained support.
WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Laura Jean Ridge, Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Victoria Vaughan Dickson, Robin Toft Klar, Allison Patricia Squires
Summary: In low-income countries, healthcare workers often face shortages of PPE. Research found that clinicians adopted various strategies to cope with limited PPE, such as rationing, self-purchasing, asking patients to purchase, substituting, and working without PPE. These strategies may have negative consequences for both healthcare workers and patients.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Paulomi Mimi Niles, Saraswathi Vedam, Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Allison Squires
Summary: This study examines the factors influencing midwifery care in historically disenfranchised communities in the US. Midwives use relationships to sustain their unique care model despite conflicting demands of dominant medical models. Integration of relationship-based strategies, including midwifery care, is important for providing robust services to historically disenfranchised communities.
BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Catherine Schneider, Alycia Bristol, Ariel Ford, Shih-Yin Lin, Abraham A. Brody, Amy Witkoski Stimpfel
Summary: The research explored well-being and turnover intent among hospice IDT members, revealing a decrease in well-being, a decrease in secondary traumatic stress, and an increase in burnout over a 3-month period. Employee turnover slightly decreased. This indicates a higher potential risk for burnout and the need for further strategies to ensure a healthy and stable workforce.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Lauren Ghazal, Lloyd Goldsamt, Victoria Vaughan Dickson
Summary: This study examined the initial influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the psychosocial health of U.S. nurses and identified factors associated with poor psychosocial health outcomes. The results showed high rates of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and insomnia among nurses. Sleep disturbances were both a contributing factor to, and an outcome of, poor psychosocial health. Therefore, evidence-based interventions addressing work stress and sleep, as well as proactive monitoring of nurses' psychosocial health by employers, are urgently needed.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Laura Jean Ridge, Erica Jean Liebermann, Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Robin Toft Klar, Victoria Vaughan Dickson, Allison Patricia Squires
Summary: This study aimed to explore the resources supporting current nurse practice in post-emergency Liberia. It found differences in the support for inpatient and outpatient nurse practice. While outpatient nurses are able to provide primary and secondary care services, further development of support for inpatient nurses is needed to alleviate facility burdens.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
V Caiazzo, A. Witkoski Stimpfel
Summary: This integrative review examines vaccine hesitancy among American healthcare workers during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The findings suggest that vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers is similar to the general population, with demographic characteristics such as age, gender, race/ethnicity playing a role. However, there are still gaps in understanding and implications of these characteristics.
Article
Nursing
E. Brie Thumm, Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Allison Squires
Summary: This study investigated US midwives' perceptions of factors influencing their practice and willingness to stay in the profession. The findings showed that midwives readily identified aspects of their practice environment that negatively impact quality of care and stability of the midwifery workforce, including not valuing midwives, high workload, regulatory restrictions, and moral distress. However, they expressed strong commitment to the profession of midwifery.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Review
Nursing
Maile Mercer, Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Victoria Vaughan Dickson
Summary: Understanding alcohol use among nurses is important for understanding their coping mechanisms for workplace stress and trauma. Alcohol use can be caused by various factors and has significant implications for nurses' well-being and professional practice. Understanding psychosocial factors and preventive measures can assist in developing interventions to improve coping mechanisms and reduce alcohol misuse.
JOURNAL OF NURSING REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Kathryn Leep-Lazar, Amy Witkoski Stimpfel
Summary: This study conducted a conceptual synthesis of unit culture from a nursing perspective using dimensional analysis.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Lauren Ghazal, Lloyd A. Goldsamt, Jessie Zhanay, Victoria Vaughan Dickson
Summary: This qualitative descriptive study aimed to understand the experiences of nurses working during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and to identify barriers and facilitators in their work. The study found that nurses faced barriers such as disrupted nurse-patient connection, lack of personal protective equipment, fear of infection, lack of evidence-based guidance, and understaffing. Facilitators included camaraderie, strength, and resourcefulness. The findings provide important directions for nurse leaders, researchers, and organizations in supporting nurses during and after the pandemic.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Maja Djukic, Jason Fletcher, Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Christine Kovner
Summary: The study found that factors such as working in advanced practice nursing and managerial roles, working full-time, and reporting higher levels of procedural justice, quantitative workload, and work motivation are positively associated with nurse participation in quality improvement.
Article
Nursing
Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Lloyd Goldsamt, Eva Liang, Deena K. Costa
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the already strained healthcare workforce, with suboptimal work organization leading to poor outcomes for workers, patients, and organizations. This qualitative study explored how work organization factors related to shift work, sleep, and work stress influence registered nurses in the United States. The findings suggest that high work stress and poor sleep existed before the pandemic, impacting nurses' perceptions of their performance.
JOURNAL OF NURSING REGULATION
(2022)
