Pre-Failure Strain Localization in Siliclastic Rocks: A Comparative Study of Laboratory and Numerical Approaches.

We combined novel laboratory techniques and numerical modeling to investigate (a)seismic preparatory processes associated with deformation localization during a triaxial failure test on a dry sample of Berea sandstone. Laboratory observations were quantified by measuring strain localization on the sample surface with a distributed strain sensing (DSS) array, utilizing optical fibers, in conjunction with both passive and active acoustic emission (AE) techniques. A physics-based computational model was subsequently employed to understand the underlying physics of these observations and to establish a spatio-temporal correlation between the laboratory and modeling results.

Mental health among centenarians living in Switzerland.

Background: Given the increasing number of people achieving exceptionally long lifespans, there is an urgent need for a better understanding of mental health in centenarians. This study aimed to understand the prevalence of mental health conditions-depressive symptoms, anxiety, sleep disturbances, disinhibition, and aberrant motor behaviour-among centenarians in Switzerland.

Methods: Data were collected from N = 169 participants via telephone interviews or paper questionnaires, either directly from centenarians or through proxy informants.

Predictors and (in-)stability of ICD-11 complex posttraumatic stress disorder in older adults: findings from a longitudinal study in Switzerland.

There is a lack of research on complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) in older individuals, with little known about the temporal course of CPTSD. Therefore, this study assessed and compared the demographic characteristics, adverse childhood experiences (ACE), and well-being of Swiss older adults with and without probable CPTSD. The (in-)stability of probable CPTSD was also examined in relation to the predictive value of various emotion-related factors.

The Effect on Muscle Activity of Reaching Beyond Arm's Length on a Mobile Seat: A Pilot Study for Trunk Control Training for People After Stroke.

Objective: This pilot study compared muscle activity during lateral reaching tasks between mobile and stable sitting using a novel therapy chair in people after stroke and healthy controls.

Design: Observational pilot study.

Setting: This study was conducted in a rehabilitation center for people after stroke and at the university's movement laboratory for healthy participants.

Early-life adversity and later-life mental health: a conditional process analysis of sense of coherence and resilience-related resources.

Objective: While early-life adversity can have negative effects on health and wellbeing that persist across the lifespan, some individuals show indications of resilience. Resilience can be understood as a dynamic coping process involving the mobilization of resources in response to adversity exposure. Sense of coherence-revised (SOC-R), an ability linked to health maintenance in the face of adversity, may be influential in this process.

Learning by mistakes in memristor networks.

Recent results revived the interest in the implementation of analog devices able to perform brainlike operations. Here we introduce a training algorithm for a memristor network which is inspired by previous work on biological learning. Robust results are obtained from computer simulations of a network of voltage-controlled memristive devices.

A Perspective on Implementation of Technology-Driven Exergames for Adults as Telerehabilitation Services.

A major concern of public health authorities is to also encourage adults to be exposed to enriched environments (sensory and cognitive-motor activity) during the pandemic lockdown, as was recently the case worldwide during the COVID-19 outbreak. Games for adults that require physical activity, known as exergames, offer opportunities here. In particular, the output of the gaming industry nowadays offers computer games with extended reality (XR) which combines real and virtual environments and refers to human-machine interactions generated by computers and wearable technologies.

Aggressive incidents in home care services and organizational support: A cross-sectional survey in Switzerland.

Aims: To explore the available organizational structures addressing aggressive incidents towards home care services staff.

Background: Organizational structures how professional caregivers deal with care recipients' aggressive incidents.

Methods: An explorative cross-sectional survey using the Violence Experienced by Staff (German version revised) and the Impact of Patient Aggression on Carers Scale was conducted.

Probabilistic Thinking: A Principle-Based Concept Analysis in the Context of Uncertainty in Chronic Illness.

Background And Purpose: The Reconceptualized Uncertainty in Illness Theory (RUIT) includes the concept of "probabilistic thinking" intending to explain the positive reappraisal of uncertainty in chronic illness. However, the description of the concept is vague, thereby limiting the understanding of the theory. Thus, the aim was to develop a theoretical definition of probabilistic thinking in order to increase the explanatory value of RUIT.

Primary care professionals' attitudes towards digital health interventions for common mental disorders: study protocol for a mixed methods systematic review.

Introduction: Mental disorders such as depression are common, and an estimated 264 million people are affected by them throughout the world. In recent years, studies on digital health interventions to treat mental disorders have shown evidence of their efficacy, and interest in using them has increased as a result. In the primary care setting, depression and anxiety are the two most frequently diagnosed and treated mental disorders.

Experience of aggressive behaviour of health professionals in home care services and the role of persons with dementia.

Aims: To explore the view of health professionals on the form and frequency of aggressive behaviour of clients against health professionals in home care services.

Design: An explorative cross-sectional survey was conducted.

Methods: We conducted a survey using the Survey of Violence Experienced by Staff German version Revised (SOVES-G-R) and the Impact of Patient Aggression on Carers Scale (IMPACS).

Artificial light at night can modify ecosystem functioning beyond the lit area.

Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a relatively new and rapidly increasing global change driver. While evidence on adverse effects of ALAN for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning is increasing, little is known on the spatial extent of its effects. We therefore tested whether ALAN can affect ecosystem functioning in areas adjacent to directly illuminated areas.