In the years since the 2016 presidential election, questions of partisan identity and partisan polarization have burst into broader public discourse, and they have invariably been intertwined with curiosity about gender and gendered behavior, especially as it relates to partisanship and voting. What is women’s role in creating and sustaining the current political moment, or is politics as we experience it today shaped entirely by and for men? Political science as a discipline has of course tackled these questions for a much longer time, even though for some scholars, the current political moment has bestowed greater urgency on these long-running discussions and puzzles. However, even within political science, these two phenomena and their related questions have not always been examined in tandem.

Recent literature has shown that appetite loss during ageing can lead to negative health outcomes in older adults, particularly malnutrition and mortality. However, its association with functional decline and the mechanisms driving this relationship are not well explored. This review summarises the current evidence regarding the potential effects of appetite loss on frailty and functional outcomes. Despite the limitations due to heterogeneous methodologies, including study designs, population characteristics and appetite assessments, most studies indicate that older adults with poor appetite tended to exhibit poor physical performance and increased functional limitations. Furthermore, the simultaneous weight loss in individuals experiencing appetite loss was associated with a higher risk of functional impairments. Finally, emerging evidence connects reduced appetite to biomarkers of ageing, including epigenetic alterations, chronic inflammation and the upregulation of GDF-15. Therefore, loss of appetite is a potential earlier marker of loss of function that deserves further investigation. Adopting a geroscience perspective may enhance our understanding of appetite loss during ageing and foster the development of effective interventions.

This article examines the recent transformation of marriage rituals in Turkey from the perspective of young brides. Based on ethnographic research conducted in Istanbul and Bursa in 2017–19, it discusses how young women construct their marital imaginaries through extravagant ceremonies and festivities such as proposals, photographs, henna nights, and weddings. Drawing from the theory of ritual economy, the article argues that their gendered desire for lavish spending does not position brides as victims of either traditional Turkish customs or the consumer market. Rather, the article emphasizes young women’s aspirations to romance and a sense of uniqueness, and their desire to feel as if they are “living a fairy tale.” These bridal imaginaries reflect the rise of neoliberal individualism, upward social mobility, and status-seeking in Bourdieu’s sense. The article’s findings contribute to the hitherto limited scholarship on changing marriage rituals and the wedding industry in Turkey.

Persistent physical symptoms (PPS) are associated with functional impairment, psychological distress and high healthcare costs. They often span multiple diagnostic categories, resulting in substantial challenges for patients and healthcare systems. Understanding the shared processes underlying PPS is crucial to improving outcomes. PPS are shaped by complex and interacting psychological and physiological mechanisms, which interact to perpetuate the condition. A transdiagnostic approach, which targets shared underlying processes, may offer a more efficient and effective framework for treatment compared with traditional disorder-specific interventions. This article describes the theory for a transdiagnostic approach and evidence for its effectiveness. We describe several theoretical models and approaches to understanding the underlying mechanisms of PPS, including central sensitisation, avoidance behaviours, emotion dysregulation and cognitive distortions. We describe interventions, particularly those incorporating key principles of cognitive–behavioural therapy. The proposed approach integrates these insights to inform a comprehensive treatment model.

This article argues that the image of the ‘bad German’ and the animus that accompanied it was tempered by that of the defeated German and the pity Italians in liberal and Catholic circles expressed for German misery. Such sympathetic expressions were not confined to the ruling elite but circulated broadly in media representations and in accounts given by Italians who travelled north in the early postwar years. To view Germans as objects of pity was an empowering act and a humanising one. As an emotion and a practice, pity provided a blueprint for how to think and feel about the former enemy – and oneself – that, in Italy, reinforced Catholic and liberal frameworks for political and social reconstruction. Important to constructions of East–West difference and to the Christian democratic groundings of Western Europe, pity continues to shape debates on European identity, immigration and humanitarian aid.

The enhanced computing power of the onboard flight control system and the low flapping frequency have made real-time position and attitude control possible for large flapping-wing flying robots (LFWFRs). Therefore, it is necessary to design an efficient flapping load calculation method to provide the load situation of the flapping wings. To address this problem, we establish a three-dimensional aeroelastic model by coupling the finite element method and state-space airloads theory. This model considers the interaction between aerodynamic loads, inertial loads, and flapping-wing structural elasticity during the flapping motion, which could quickly calculate the instantaneous aerodynamic loads and inertial loads of flapping wings under different flight conditions. The accuracy of the model was verified through vacuum and wind tunnel experiments. Experiments under various flight conditions demonstrate the effectiveness and reliability of the proposed method, and the method could be used to guide the rapid iterative upgrade and control law design of LFWFRs.