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    Nature Connectedness and Well-Being: Evidence from a Multi-National Investigation across 75 Countries
    (Academic Press, 2026) López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia; Barbett, Lea; Syropoulos, Stylianos; Kokera, Richman; Mechili, Enkeleint-aggelos; Nemat, Arash; Capozzoli, Jin
    Nature connectedness, a widely used psychological construct which encompasses affective and cognitive aspects of the relationship a person has with nature, has become a central variable of interest in environmental psychology literature. This interest is motivated partially by its enhancing effects on well-being outcomes. However, comprehensive international evaluations of the link between nature connectedness and well-being remain sparse. In this registered report, we propose a secondary analysis of previously collected data to examine how individual differences in nature connectedness relate to multiple aspects of well-being (i.e., purpose in life, hope, mindfulness, life satisfaction, and optimism) across 75 countries (N = 36,803). Within-country and between-country analyses (linear and mixed regressions) suggested that nature connectedness is a robust positive predictor of well-being. Our findings highlight the importance of nature connected for well-being globally, especially for communities with low access to nature and social resources.
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    Vibration of Locally Cracked Pre-Loaded Parabolic Arches
    (Academic Press, 2022) Tüfekci, Ekrem; Eroğlu, Uğurcan; Giuseppe, Ruta; Ruta, Giuseppe
    We study linear dynamics of an initially parabolic arch deformed by a uniform ‘dead’ load. The arch is seen as a fully deformable one-dimensional continuum with rigid cross-sections, one of which suffers from a small local crack at its boundary. The crack is simulated by springs, the stiffnesses of which are evaluated via stress intensity factors. By two first-order perturbations we investigate a non-trivial equilibrium adjacent to the reference configuration and small vibration superposed on it. The modulation of the initial load on the natural angular frequencies and its consequences on damage detection is described and commented. It turns out that neglecting the initial load, recalling for actual ‘dead’ structural actions, can be misleading in damage identification, while its inclusion leads to better results.