Effects of dyadic discrepancy in awareness of mild cognitive impairment on changes in care partner's burden over time.

This study explored interpersonal aspects of coping with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), focusing on how shared illness representations between persons with MCI (PwMCI) and their care partners (CPs) are associated with CP perceived burden.Longitudinal data from a purposive sample of 69 MCI care dyads were analyzed using descriptive statistics, -tests, intraclass correlations, and regression analyses. CP perceived their PwMCI's deficits in MCI-related functions as more negative than PwMCI rated themselves, but the extent of the discrepancy varied across cognitive and behavioral abilities.

Investigation for Thermoelectric Properties of the MoS Monolayer-Graphene Heterostructure: Density Functional Theory Calculations and Electrical Transport Measurements.

We investigated the thermoelectric (TE) properties of the MoS monolayer-graphene heterostructure which consists of the MoS monolayer and graphene. The electronic structures of the MoS monolayer-graphene heterostructure are mainly contributed from graphene and the MoS monolayer for the valence band maximum and conduction band minimum, respectively. The change in the electronic structures near the Fermi level is responsible for the fact that the calculated Seebeck coefficients and electrical conductivity σ/τ of MoS monolayer-graphene are largely affected from those of graphene and the MoS monolayer.

Ternary selenides ASbSe (A = K, Rb and Cs) as an n-type thermoelectric material with high power factor and low lattice thermal conductivity: importance of the conformationally flexible Sb-Se-Se-Sb bridges.

We investigated the thermoelectric properties of the layered ternary selenides ASbSe (A = K, Rb and Cs) and the lattice thermal conductivity of KSbSe on the basis of DFT calculations, to find that these selenides are a high-performance n-type thermoelectric material. The Seebeck coefficients and power factors calculated for the electron carriers of ASbSe (A = K, Rb and Cs) are greater than those of the well-known thermoelectric materials BiTe and PbTe. The lattice thermal conductivity of KSbSe is comparable to that of PbTe, well-known for its low lattice thermal conductivity.

The Sexual Victimization of Older Women Living in Nursing Homes.

This study examined 64 cases of sexual victimization of women ages 65+ (mean = 81) living in facilities that were investigated by APS and regulatory agencies in five states over a six-month period. Typically, abuse involved molestation (53%) and unwelcome sexual interest in the body (20%). Abilities and needs of women in substantiated and unsubstantiated cases were comparable.