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This article reports on the item construction of a new screening scale to measure coping and communication among adolescents with a parent enrolled in hospice. The aim of this study was to use cognitive interviewing methodology to determine the validity and reliability of the Adolescent Coping and Communication Scale (ACCS). The young adults in this study identified the need for a consistent point person on the hospice care team to discuss their concerns and provide information and support. The ACCS is a concise 15-question tool using a 5-point Likert scale to monitor the adolescent's coping and communication needs in real time. It can easily be formatted electronically or in paper format and completed in less than 10 minutes. It can be used as a clinical screening tool by health professionals who seek to help adolescents navigate this critical time when their parent is near the end of life. These results can also be used to inform the development of interventions that assist families with strategies tailored to an adolescent's specific needs. Additional research is needed to assess the psychometric properties of scale items. Future research should investigate the use of this tool in other age groups and populations.

Clavulinopsis subgenus Clavulinopsis in temperate North America is revised based on morphological analysis of 73 specimens and phylogenetic analysis of 211 DNA sequences of the nuclear ribosomal rDNA regions (ITS, 28S) and the second largest subunit of the RNA polymerase II (rpb2) from 169 specimens. A majority of specimens and ITS sequences were generated by community scientists. Of the five names previously used in this group, two are maintained (C. appalachiensis and C. aurantiocinnabarina). Seven new species and one variety are described as new: C. appalachiensis var. floridana, C. cancripes, C. cautiocolorata, C. cinderella, C. ebrioexuberans, C. flammula, C. pasimenana, and C. volsiana. A discussion of macro- and micro-morphological characters used for taxonomic determination is given as well as an overview of the limited phylogenetic and biogeographic data currently available.

Coordination-induced bond weakening of X–H bonds (X = O, N, C) has been observed in a number of low-valent transition metal compounds. However, the impact of an appended electron reservoir on the bond dissociation free energy of the O–H bond (BDFEO–H) of a substrate bound to a d0 metal is poorly understood. To gain insight into the ability of separated deprotonation and oxidation sites to decrease the BDFEO–H during proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions, a bimetallic system in which the sites of proton and electron loss are two distinct metal sites is described. Herein, the interconversion of tris(phosphinoamide) Zr/Co complexes HO–Zr(MesNPiPr2)3CoCNtBu and OCreated by potrace 1.16, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2019]]>Zr(MesNPiPr2)3CoCNtBu via hydrogen atom addition/abstraction was studied. Since the Zr center remains in the d0 ZrIV state throughout these transformations, the electron transfer process is mediated by the appended redox-active Co0/I center. A series of open-circuit potential (OCP) measurements on the HO–Zr(MesNPiPr2)3CoCNtBu and OZr(MesNPiPr2)3CoCNtBu complexes was performed, from which the BDFEO–H was found to be 64 ± 1 kcal mol−1. The BDFEO–H value was further verified through a series of stoichiometric H atom transfer reactions, stoichiometric protonation/deprotonation reactions, and computational studies.

Abstract Climate change will shape the future of Russia, and vice versa, regardless of who rules in the Kremlin. The world's largest country is warming faster than Earth as a whole, occupies more than half the Arctic Ocean coastline, and is waging a carbon‐intensive war while increasingly isolated from the international community and its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Officially, the Russian government argues that, as a major exporter of hydrocarbons, Russia benefits from maintaining global reliance on fossil fuels and from climate change itself, because warming may increase the extent and quality of its arable land, open a new year‐round Arctic sea route, and make its harsh climate more livable. Drawing on the collective expertise of a large group of Russia‐focused social scientists and a comprehensive literature review, we challenge this narrative. We find that Russia suffers from a variety of impacts due to climate change and is poorly prepared to adapt to these impacts. The literature review reveals that the fates of Russia's hydrocarbon‐dependent economy, centralized political system, and climate‐impacted population are intertwined and that research is needed on this evolving interrelationship, as global temperatures rise and the international economy decarbonizes in response.This article is categorized under: Policy and Governance > National Climate Change Policy Trans‐disciplinary Perspectives > National Reviews Trans‐disciplinary Perspectives > Regional Reviews

ABSTRACT An online survey was administered to U.S. college students (N = 317) who self-identified as being diagnosed with a mental health condition and were enrolled in college classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings indicated that students’ perceptions of social support availability from their instructor and their perceived risk of disclosure significantly predicted students’ willingness to communicate with instructors about mental health. Further, students who reported that their instructors had shared mental health resources with them at some point in the semester had higher willingness to communicate about mental health with their instructors than students who had not received information about mental health resources. The implications of these findings on student-instructor communication about mental health are discussed.

This article invites all educators to consider the implementation of the tenets of Invitational Education (IE) as a firm foundation and precursor upon which can be built an Inclusive Education climate and mindset which encourages success for all students. This eighteen month study of two professors from Ohio’s Muskingum University shares from inception to implementation, the idea of creating a graduate course for teachers and administrators which merges the practices of Inclusive Education and Invitational Education. The course, entitled Invitational Inclusive Education (IIE), seeks to convince teachers that a belief in and application of IE greatly enhances the chances for a more inviting teacher acceptance of inclusive practices (including co-teaching) for students with special needs. Teacher response to the course has been very positive resulting in the development of the term IIE, as well as a draft tool which helps to define stages of teacher acceptance of inclusive practice.

Nearly ten years ago, Park Street Intermediate School began the journey of instituting processes, policies, and programs intended to support the development of a learning environment based on trust, respect, optimism, caring, and intentionality as described in the literature of Invitational Education. The purpose of this case study is to trace the development of that journey, from inception to the present, searching for those attitudes and actions that either promoted or presented barriers for the implementation of Invitational Education or its continued development.

ABSTRACT Extensive empirical research has demonstrated a strong association between the code of the street and gang violence among inmates within correctional settings. Largely absent from this literature is the prominence of Street Code beliefs among incarcerated youth populations. Using data from a sample of 306 adolescent males, analyses were conducted to assess the likelihood of Street Code endorsement among incarcerated youth from communities with gang problems prior to incarceration. Ordinal logistic regression analyses indicate that both gang-affiliated youth and youth that report high rates of gang conflict in their community are significantly more likely to endorse the Street Code as compared to their counterparts. Implications for both theory and policy are addressed.