Interoception mediates the association between social support and sociability in patients with major depressive disorder

BACKGROUND Interoception dysfunction has an important impact on the onset and development of major depressive disorder(MDD).Social support serves as a protective factor against MDD,and sociability also plays a significant role in this condition.These interconnected constructs-social support and sociability-play pivotal roles in MDD.However,no research on the mechanisms underlying the associations be-tween social support and sociability,particularly the potential role of interocep-tion,have been reported.ception,social support,and sociability,respectively.A mediation analysis model for the eight dimensions of intero-ception(noticing,not distracting,not worrying,attention regulation,emotional awareness,self-regulation,body listening,and trust),social support,and sociability were established to evaluate the mediating effects.RESULTS A partial correlation analysis of eight dimensions of the MAIA-2,SSRS,and TSBI scores,with demographic data as control variables,revealed pairwise correlations between the SSRS score and both the MAIA-2 score and TSBI score.In the major depression(MD)group,the SSRS score had a positive direct effect on the TSBI score,while the scores for body listening,emotional awareness,self-regulation,and trust in the MAIA-2C had indirect effects on the TSBI score.In the HC group,the SSRS score had a positive direct effect on the TSBI score,and the scores for attention regulation,emotional awareness,self-regulation,and trust in the MAIA-2C had indirect effects on the TSBI score.The proportion of mediators in the MD group was lower than that in the HC group.CONCLUSION Interoceptive awareness is a mediating factor in the association between social support and sociability in both HCs and depressed patients.Training in interoceptive awareness might not only help improve emotional regulation in depressed patients but also enhance their social skills and support networks.

Analysis of dipole-like ultra high frequency RFID tags close to metallic surfaces

It is a challenge for passive RFID tags to be mounted on the surface of metal because the parameters of tag antennas,such as the impedance matching,the radiation efficiency and the radiation pattern,are seriously affected by the metallic surface.This paper presents the characteristics of the dipole-like antennas of ultra high frequency(UHF) radio frequency identification(RFID) tags that are placed close to metallic surfaces.The finite element method(FEM) and method of moment(MoM) were used to simulate the changes of the antenna parameters near the metallic surface.Two typical dipole-like antennas close to the metallic surface,a closed loop antenna and a loaded meander antenna,were modeled,and the performance was evaluated.Experiment was carried out and the results were in good agreement with the simulation,showing that a distance of 0.05λ～0.1λ(λ is the free space wavelength) from the metallic surface could make the dipole-like UHF RFID tag performance be acceptable.