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AI Companions and Loneliness: Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Synthetic Mindfulness and Exploring Its Role in Alleviating Loneliness

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rise of AI companions has sparked interest in their potential to alleviate the growing social problem of loneliness, yet evidence of their effectiveness remains unsettled. Drawing on social surrogacy theory with a theories‐in‐use approach, this research introduces synthetic mindfulness, defined as consumers' judgment of an AI companion's ...
Varqa Shamsi Bahar, Artyom Golossenko, Sumin Kim, Matti Jaakkola   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms as Diagnostic Clues in Parkinsonism: A Practical Framework for Neurologists

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are among the most prevalent nonmotor complaints across the parkinsonian spectrum, yet they remain underutilized as diagnostic and management signals in neurology practice. Although prior reviews have characterized disease‐specific patterns of urinary dysfunction, and recent guidelines address ...
Saar Anis, Omer Anis, Abhishek Lenka, Junaid H. Siddiqui   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shaping Manager Well‐Being and Functioning in Declining Nonprofit Organizations: The Critical Role of Strategy Implementation

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Under the roof of Christian churches in Central Europe, some nonprofit organizations (NPOs) grow, while others are in marked decline. Our study in this context extends a previous focus on financial indicators to NPO managers' experiences, their role clarity and job satisfaction, during phases of organizational growth and decline. Specifically,
Max Niehoff, Johannes Stark
wiley   +1 more source

Broad support for lethal control of wild deer among subscribers of nature organisations in England and Wales

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild deer populations are increasing across the northern hemisphere, posing challenges to the environment and people. Deer impacts can be managed using lethal and non‐lethal practices, but research suggests lethal control receives mixed support.
Elena Cini, Rebecca Spake, Louise McMillan, Amy Gresham, Graeme Shannon, Felix Eigenbrod, Christopher P. Nichols, Paul Orsi, Alastair I. Ward, Freya A. V. St John   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Reliability, Structure, and Measurement Invariance of the Panorama Student Survey in Middle School

Psychology in the Schools, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Student perception surveys are increasingly used to inform school improvement efforts, yet evidence regarding their psychometric properties remains limited in many applied contexts. The present study examined the reliability, temporal stability, and measurement structure of the Panorama Student Survey in a large sample of middle school ...
Nicholas A. Gage, Chad Rose
wiley   +1 more source

Calibration of medium‐range temperature ensemble forecasts dependent on the time horizon: An assessment

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
Numerical weather prediction output necessitates calibration, as weather model systems are unable to replicate the correct statistics of observations. Such processing is especially important when predicting extreme weather. Calibration methods function by learning from prediction inadequacies during a training phase and by exploiting this information ...
Dmitrij Japs, Oleksiy Boyko, Paolo Reggiani, Ezio Todini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Institutional Work in Sustainability Reporting: Scale Development and Validation in the Oil and Gas Sector

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reporting has gained significant importance in assessing and enhancing organisational sustainability performance. However, there has been limited focus on how sustainability reporting managers (SRMs) perceive and engage in the institutional work that underpins reporting practices.
Hania Rehman, Muhammad Abid Saleem, Ali Rkein, David Low   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teacher Educators and the SDGs: Self‐Reported Practices and Cross‐Country Insights

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how teacher educators in South Africa and Austria engage with sustainability‐related practices aligned with the United Nations' Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Using data from the Teacher Educator Sustainability Survey within the Teach4Reach 2.0 project, a cross‐sectional quantitative design ...
Marien Alet Graham, Irma Eloff, Ann‐Kathrin Dittrich   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Awareness in Sustainable Construction Materials Uptake in Developing Economies: Evidence From Nigeria

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable Construction Materials (SCM) are crucial for reducing lifecycle emissions in the built environment, yet their adoption remains limited in many developing economies, such as Nigeria. This study investigates how awareness influences the adoption of SCM among professionals in Nigeria's Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)
Mumini Damilola Osuolale, Tajudeen Ajisomo, Juliana Felkner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cultivating Sustainability: How Modern Food Practices Shape Pro‐Environmental Motivation Through Food–Nature Associations

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food practices have evolved alongside industrialization and urbanization. Compared to earlier generations, modern individuals grow and cook food less often and consume more processed products, weakening awareness of food's natural origins. Three studies examined explanatory pathways linking food practices to pro‐environmentalism through the ...
Shu Tian Ng, Angela K.‐y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source