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Magnetism and magnetocaloric properties of CoMnCrO
CoMnCrO crystallizes as a normal spinel in the cubic space group, and the end members have been reported to display a
region of collinear ferrimagnetism as well as a low-temperature spin-spiral
state with variable coherence lengths from 3 nm to 10 nm in polycrystalline
samples. Here, we present the synthesis of the entire solid solution, and data
showing that the ferrimagnetic ordering temperature as well as the spin-spiral
lock-in temperature are tunable with the Co/Mn ratio. The peak magnetocaloric
entropy change was determined to be = -5.63 J kg K
in an applied magnetic field change of = 0 T to 5 T for the Mn
end-member at the ferrimagnetic ordering temperature. Using density functional
theory (DFT), we explore the shortcomings of the magnetic deformation proxy to
identify trends in across composition in this spinel system, and
explore future extensions of theory to address these discrepancies
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Structural evolution and skyrmionic phase diagram of the lacunar spinel GaMo4Se8
Creation and validation of the Cognitive and Behavioral Response to Stress Scale in a depression trial
The Cognitive and Behavioral Response to Stress Scale (CB-RSS) is a self-report measure of the use and helpfulness of several cognitive and behavioral skills. Unlike other measures that focus on language specific to terms used in therapy, the CB-RSS was intended to tap the strategies in ways that might be understandable to those who had not undergone therapy. The measure was included in a clinical trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression and completed by 325 participants at baseline and end of treatment (18 weeks). Psychometric properties of the scale were assessed through iterative exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. These analyses identified two subscales, cognitive and behavioral skills, each with high reliability. Validity was addressed by investigating relationships with depression symptoms, positive affect, perceived stress, and coping self-efficacy. End of treatment scores predicted changes in all outcomes, with the largest relationships between baseline CB-RSS scales and coping self-efficacy. These findings suggest that the CB-RSS is a useful tool to measure cognitive and behavioral skills both at baseline (prior to treatment) as well as during the course of treatment
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Crystal Structure Evolution and Notable Thermal Expansion in Hybrid Perovskites Formamidinium Tin Iodide and Formamidinium Lead Bromide
The relationship between mobile phone location sensor data and depressive symptom severity.
BackgroundSmartphones offer the hope that depression can be detected using passively collected data from the phone sensors. The aim of this study was to replicate and extend previous work using geographic location (GPS) sensors to identify depressive symptom severity.MethodsWe used a dataset collected from 48 college students over a 10-week period, which included GPS phone sensor data and the Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9) to evaluate depressive symptom severity at baseline and end-of-study. GPS features were calculated over the entire study, for weekdays and weekends, and in 2-week blocks.ResultsThe results of this study replicated our previous findings that a number of GPS features, including location variance, entropy, and circadian movement, were significantly correlated with PHQ-9 scores (r's ranging from -0.43 to -0.46, p-values < .05). We also found that these relationships were stronger when GPS features were calculated from weekend, compared to weekday, data. Although the correlation between baseline PHQ-9 scores with 2-week GPS features diminished as we moved further from baseline, correlations with the end-of-study scores remained significant regardless of the time point used to calculate the features.DiscussionOur findings were consistent with past research demonstrating that GPS features may be an important and reliable predictor of depressive symptom severity. The varying strength of these relationships on weekends and weekdays suggests the role of weekend/weekday as a moderating variable. The finding that GPS features predict depressive symptom severity up to 10 weeks prior to assessment suggests that GPS features may have the potential as early warning signals of depression
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Perovskite-related hybrid noble metal iodides: Formamidinium platinum iodide [(FA) 2 Pt IV I 6 ] and mixed-valence methylammonium gold iodide [(MA) 2 Au I Au III I 6 ]
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