Bryant University

As mobile sensing research for depression assessment is rapidly expanding, it is vital to uncover fundamental patterns and overarching limitations in the datasets available for such research, especially as many analyses are conducted on the same datasets. As such, we conduct a scoping review by identifying 80 datasets through the start of 2024 that contain smartphone modalities and depression labels. These datasets originated from 72 manuscripts and approximately 60 research groups. The most collected smartphone modalities included location and/or activity for 68.75%, communication logs for 47.5%, phone use for 41.25%, vocal utterances for 30%, and WiFi and/or Bluetooth connectivity for 28.75% of the datasets. The PHQ-8 and PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire) were the most popular screening instruments, administered for 53.75% of datasets. Of the 80 datasets, 31.25% recruited from student populations, 22.5% from patient populations, and 7.5% recruited crowdsourced workers. Excluding the nine datasets that did not report demographics, 73% reported a majority of women participants. Given the importance of datasets on analysis outcomes, this scoping review is an invaluable resource to inform the state of science and guide future mobile health research.

Background: A strong association between alcohol use and adverse sexual experiences (e.g., sexual assault, risky sex, and regretted sexual experiences) exists on college campuses in the United States. The Sexual and Negative Dating Inventory (SANDI) is a recently developed measure of dating and sexual protective behavioral strategies (PBS). Objectives: As part of the original development study, a subsample of participants (n = 15) was invited to participate in qualitative follow-up interviews examining contexts and environments in which they implement PBS. College students (93% female, M age = 19.2, SDage = 1.01, 66% heterosexual) all endorsed regular alcohol use and engagement in dating behaviors. Results: Qualitative thematic analysis of double-coded transcripts was conducted with the overarching three aims in mind: 1) to identify barriers of using dating and sexual protective behaviors, 2) to identify facilitators of using dating and sexual protective behaviors, and 3) to identify contexts in which dating and sexual protective behaviors are utilized. The following themes were identified across the three questions: 1a) trusting the other person/location, 1b) awareness of and anticipation for high-risk situations, 2a) decreased reactivity and responsivity in high-risk situation, 2b) not knowing the other person/location well, 3a) being in public, 3b) being in private, and 3c) depending on safety/comfort. Conclusions: Findings provide nuanced information on targeting problematic alcohol use and adverse sexual experiences among college students. Addressing barriers, facilitators, and contextual factors that influence PBS use is crucial for preventing and reducing adverse sexual experiences.

Abstract Preparing for tomorrow's supply chain leaders today involves an understanding of how students perceive the educational value of classroom learning approaches. To better understand how to prepare our students for the Industry 4.0 era, we surveyed current and former students on their perceptions of pedagogical methods that contributed to their learning and preparation to enter the workforce as supply chain management professionals. Results from former students, who are working in the supply chain management field, indicate that real‐world teaching methods have a higher impact on learning than methods that are not as real‐world. However, both groups rated guest speakers as the most effective learning method and lectures as the least effective. We offer an exploratory study motivated by students’ informal post‐discussion of learning via Zoom during COVID‐19. This article offers insights into how teachers should deliver supply chain content based on the student's perception of learning, an approach that will prepare students for supply chain management careers in the Industry 4.0 era.

An impaired microcirculatory network due to injury, ischemia, or disease stimulates maladaptive remodeling and disrupts broader tissue function. Additionally, innate regenerative models in zebrafish and neonatal mice have demonstrated that supplemental vascularization occurs first in heart regeneration and is critical for subsequent cell proliferation and remuscularization, yet clinical approaches to small vessel regeneration remain elusive. In previous work, we employed an iterative fractional factorial design of experiments (DOE) approach with 10 angiogenic proteins to identify 5 high-performing factors, VEGF, bFGF, Shh, PDGF, and IGF-1. In this work, we optimized a fully defined and proangiogenic biomaterial delivery system using type 1 collagen and heparin-modified alginate to prolong co-release of multiple proteins up to 21 days in vitro . Using an in vivo subcutaneous gel plug assay in the WT immune competent rat, we have empirically evaluated 1-, 2-, and 3-protein combinations of the top five factors after 1 and 2 weeks of release. Custom, automated, high-fidelity quantification of vascular size, density, and morphology enabled identification of promising cocktails based on target tissues and desired vascular kinetics. A combination of VEGF, IGF-1, and PDGF (VIP) was identified for rapid, local vascularization, increasing perfused vascular density by 6-fold vs. the blank biomaterial at 1 week, with over 2/3 of vessels stable and persisting at 2 weeks. We employed a rat model of ischemic wound healing as a severe example of ischemic injury requiring a rapid vascular flourish for wound closure. Over the course of 2 weeks, the VIP-loaded biomaterial enhanced vascularization, increased both the rate and magnitude of wound closure, and improved skin regeneration when compared to the blank material and no treatment controls. This work has demonstrated both the promise of revascularization to facilitate regeneration in ischemic injury and the success of the VIP-loaded biomaterial in directing it. In conclusion, we identified a high-performing proangiogenic protein cocktail and optimized its controlled, local release from a defined biomaterial to develop a promising revascularization therapy for local microvascular regeneration.

ABSTRACT Since the widespread availability of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbots, colleges and universities have been grappling with their impact on higher education. The attitudes toward AI Chatbots vary greatly, but most studies focus on specific campus populations. As such, we designed and conducted a survey to capture use and perception of AI Chatbots across the three primary campus populations: faculty (N = 77), staff (N = 110), and students (N = 223). While all three campus populations had similar scores regarding being first adopter of new technology, they had statistically significantly different scores for seven other 5-point Likert scales regarding AI Chatbot use and perception. Despite the differences in their use and perception, subsequent textual analysis indicates that the campus populations share similar concerns about AI Chatbot accuracy, bias, and technology dependency. As such, we provide insight into the attitudes across campus after a sudden and significant technological innovation disrupts educational practices.

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This study examines how baby animal appeals influence wildlife conservation intentions and donation behavior. Participants shown a baby animal demonstrated more empathy and stronger conservation intentions than those shown an adult animal. Furthermore, promotion-focused participants responded with higher conservation intentions and donation amounts after viewing baby (vs. adult) animals, while prevention-focused participants showed no preference. By demonstrating how baby animal appeals interact with self-regulatory focus, these findings shed light on the boundary conditions of the baby animal effect and identify empathy as the key mechanism driving conservation behaviors.