bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A quantitative investigation of the effects of new generation vs traditional upper secondary schools in Cambodia through the lens of STEM transfer model
Authors: Kao Sovansophal
Published: September 2021

Purpose

This study aimed to examine the effects of Cambodia's New Generation Schools (NGS), as compared to their traditional counterparts, in enhancing the seven constructs: (1) science and math achievement, (2) science and math self-efficacy, (3) science and math outcome expectations, (4) attitudes toward science, (5) interactive science and math lessons, (6) support from science and math teachers and (7) encouragement and support in science from family.

Design/methodology/approach

The two observations data was collected using self-rated questionnaire from 301 11th graders from five upper secondary schools located in three provinces of Cambodia. Independent samplet-test, Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and dependent samplet-test were used to analyze the repeated measures data.

Findings

The study revealed that students from the NGS exhibited statistically higher scores for most constructs, especially for attitudes toward science. However, when controlling for the differences in the first observation data, the significant effects of the three constructs have been neutralized. Moreover, though there was an increase in science activities outside school, there was a negative trajectory in the other two sub-constructs of attitudes toward science and support from science and math teachers, both in NGS and traditional schools.

Practical implications

These findings point some practical implications for enhancing the effectiveness of the two school types and further research.

Originality/value

There is heavy investment in new form of schools across the world to enhance students' learning and academic achievement in science and math in K-12 and to promote their interest in STEM in higher education. However, there is little document on the effectiveness of this new form of school, particularly in the Cambodian context.
Decoding the nascent entrepreneurial pitch
Authors: de Villiers Scheepers Margarietha J. , Barnes Renee , Garrett Laura Kate
Published: September 2021

Purpose

This paper investigates how early-stage founders use the 60-s nascent pitch to attract co-founders, by applying the narrative paradigm.

Design/methodology/approach

Videos of supported and non-supported pitches from Startup Weekend were analysed using the Grounded Theory Method.

Findings

The findings were used to develop a framework for a successful nascent pitch. It shows that founders who can engage the audience, convey credibility and use symbols effectively are more likely to attract co-founders. Bringing these three elements together through personalisation, that is, making the startup concept tangible and personally relevant for co-founders to visualise, enables the founder to talk a venture into existence.

Practical implications

This paper holds implications for founders and entrepreneurship mentors to craft a powerful, persuasive pitch by drawing on the framework.

Originality/value

The framework brings a holistic understanding to the nascent pitch and explains how nascent founders acquire human resources at one of the earliest stages of venture formation. In this way, concerns of prior fragmented approaches focussed only on narrative elements of investment pitches are addressed.
Managerial identity development across the age-spectrum from an ideal self and values perspective
Authors: Dhar Udayan
Published: September 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate professional identity development among management professionals through the lens of the ideal self and personal values.

Design/methodology/approach

Detailed career vision essays based on the ideal self and personal values of 48 participants ranging in age from 22 to 54 were analyzed using an inductive thematic analysis. A theory-based classification of their personal values, collected through a survey, was also conducted as a supplemental analysis.

Findings

The visions of older management professionals were less career-oriented, more holistic, involved in a greater multiplicity of career roles, had more clarity and placed higher emphasis on work–life balance and on developing others. The older participants also reported having fewer self-enhancement values.

Originality/value

The findings demonstrate the relevance of the ideal self as a lens to study identity development and advance our understanding of professional identity development in the context of modern careers.
Case study on the effects of a disability inclusive mindset in a large biotechnology company
Authors: Ochrach Chase , Thomas Kathryn , Phillips Brian , Mpofu Ngonidzashe , Tansey Tim , Castillo Stacie
Published: September 2021

Purpose

Employers increasingly seek a competitive advantage through inclusive hiring practices and recruitment of persons with disabilities. Early research indicates when employers consider individuals for their strengths rather than solely for their needs, the organization prospers. However, details about how companies pursue a disability inclusive workplace and the effect of those efforts are poorly understood.

Design/methodology/approach

An inductive qualitative case study approach was utilized to understand one biotechnology corporation and their approach to recruiting, hiring, and retaining employees with disabilities. Individual and focus group interviews were conducted.

Findings

Results suggest that when the company lives its mission around wellness and inclusivity, they benefit from working with and learning from a range of perspectives, furthering their growth. Placing equal emphasis on hiring a diverse workforce and prioritizing supports and wellness practices lead to greater productivity and innovation.

Practical implications

This study illustrates how one company successfully recruits and hires persons with disabilities, resulting in benefits to their financial bottom line and to the organizational culture.

Originality/value

This paper offers insights for other companies intentionally hiring persons with disabilities, providing accommodations in the workplace, and creating an organizational culture where all employees feel valued and supported. These steps have a direct impact on employee engagement, productivity, and retention.
Addressing strategic human resource management practices for TQM: the case of an Indian tire manufacturing company
Authors: Verma Pratima , Kumar Vimal , Mittal Ankesh , Gupta Pardeep , Hsu Sung Chi
Published: September 2021

Purpose

This study aims to identify SHRM (strategic human resource management) essential practices for the TQM (total quality management) program regarding an Indian tire manufacturing company and formulate an inclusive interrelationship to prioritize them.

Design/methodology/approach

Semistructured interview with ten experts from the company was made to give SHRM practices scores. The SLR (systematic literature review) and TOPSIS (technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution) techniques are used to establish the model for 12 key practices and rank them afterward.

Findings

The findings clearly show that strategic planning and staffing, teamwork and leadership development have appeared as the top three essential practices. Simultaneously, performance measurement and evaluation, work design and analysis and promotion are identified as the bottom three practices. These essential practices are identified as contributing attributes.

Practical implications

The findings prioritize the SHRM practices as contributing attributes that help other tire manufacturing industries identify their key practices. Moreover, it provides the necessary inputs comprised of ten experts' decisions to become more active and well prepared.

Originality/value

The novelty of this study is to identify the key practices by using SLR and measured by the TOPSIS method to rank and consider a tire manufacturing company as a case-based approach to gain high productivity and competitive advantage.
The Azospirillum brasilense type VI secretion system promotes cell aggregation, biocontrol protection against phytopathogens and attachment to the microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana
Authors: Cassan Fabricio D. , Coniglio Anahí , Amavizca Edgar , Maroniche Guillermo , Cascales Eric , Bashan Yoav , de‐Bashan Luz E.
Published: September 2021

The plant‐growth‐promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense is able to associate with the microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana. Attachment of A. brasilense increases the metabolic performances of the microalgae. Recent genome analyses have revealed that the A. brasilense Az39 genome contains two complete sets of genes encoding type VI secretion systems (T6SS), including the T6SS1 that is induced by the indole‐3‐acetic acid (IAA) phytohormone. The T6SS is a multiprotein machine, widespread in Gram‐negative bacteria, that delivers protein effectors in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Here we show that the A. brasilense T6SS is required for Chlorella‐Azospirillum synthetic mutualism. Our data demonstrate that the T6SS is an important determinant to promote production of lipids, carbohydrates and photosynthetic pigments by the microalgae. We further show that this is likely due to the role of the T6SS during the attachment stage and for the production of IAA phytohormones. Finally, we demonstrate that the A. brasilense T6SS provides antagonistic activities against a number of plant pathogens such as Agrobacterium, Pectobacterium, Dickeya and Ralstonia species in vitro, suggesting that, in addition to promoting growth, A. brasilense might confer T6SS‐dependent bio‐control protection to microalgae and plants against bacterial pathogens.
Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport‐0 (ESCRT‐0) are essential for fungal development, pathogenicity, autophagy and ER‐phagy in Magnaporthe oryzae
Authors: Sun Li‐Xiao , Qian Hui , Liu Meng‐Yu , Wu Ming‐Hua , Wei Yun‐Yun , Zhu Xue‐Ming , Lu Jian‐Ping , Lin Fu‐Cheng , Liu Xiao‐Hong
Published: September 2021

Magnaporthe oryzae is an important plant pathogen that causes rice blast. Hse1 and Vps27 are components of ESCRT‐0 involved in the multivesicular body (MVB) sorting pathway and biogenesis. To date, the biological functions of ESCRT‐0 in M. oryzae have not been determined. In this study, we identified and characterized Hse1 and Vps27 in M. oryzae. Disruption of MoHse1 and MoVps27 caused pleiotropic defects in growth, conidiation, sexual development and pathogenicity, thereby resulting in loss of virulence in rice and barley leaves. Disruption of MoHse1 and MoVps27 triggered increased lipidation of MoAtg8 and degradation of GFP‐MoAtg8, indicating that ESCRT‐0 is involved in the regulation of autophagy. ESCRT‐0 was determined to interact with coat protein complex II (COPII), a regulator functioning in homeostasis of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER homeostasis), and disruption of MoHse1 and MoVps27 also blocked activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR) and autophagy of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER‐phagy). Overall, our results indicate that ESCRT‐0 plays critical roles in regulating fungal development, virulence, autophagy and ER‐phagy in M. oryzae.
A Labour City? The London Mayoral and Assembly Elections 2021
Authors: Travers Tony
Published: September 2021

London's reputation as a ‘Labour city’ was sustained by the 2021 Greater London Authority election. Sadiq Khan won, as expected, though the Conservatives’ Shaun Bailey did better than polls or pundits predicted. But, London has not always been thus. Declines in Conservative voting in elections since the mid‐1990s have made it significantly harder for the party to win. Social and demographic factors have affected Londoners' electoral behaviour, with an electorate which is younger, more likely to live in rented accommodation, more likely to belong to an ethnic minority and more likely to have a degree. As Boris Johnson's government seeks to extend its 2019 electoral success in the ‘red wall’, there is a risk the ‘levelling‐up’ agenda will leave London without political leverage, begging the question: how long will it be before London voters learn to send observable messages to the major parties about the fragility of their support?
The B‐APNEIC score: distilling the STOP‐Bang questionnaire to identify patients at high risk for severe obstructive sleep apnoea
Authors: Morinigo R. , Quraishi S. A. , Ewing S. , Azocar R. J. , Schumann R.
Published: September 2021

The STOP‐Bang questionnaire is an established clinical screening tool to identify the risk of having mild, moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnoea using eight variables. It is unclear whether all eight variables contribute equally to the risk of clinically significant obstructive sleep apnoea. We analysed each variable for its contribution to detecting obstructive sleep apnoea; based on the results, we investigated whether the STOP‐Bang questionnaire could be abbreviated to identify patients at high risk for severe obstructive sleep apnoea. We recruited patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea who were referred for overnight polysomnography. We used multivariable logistic regression to investigate the association of STOP‐Bang parameters with severe obstructive sleep apnoea based on clinical and polysomnography data. Regression estimates were used to select variables to create the novel B‐APNEIC score. We constructed receiver operating characteristic curves for the STOP‐Bang questionnaire and B‐APNEIC scores to identify patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea and compared the areas under the curve using the DeLong method. Of the 275 patients enrolled, 32% (n = 88) had severe obstructive sleep apnoea. Logistic regression demonstrated that neck circumference (OR 2.20; 95%CI 1.10–4.40, p = 0.03) was the only variable independently associated with severe obstructive sleep apnoea. Observed apnoea during sleep, blood pressure and body mass index were the three next most closely trending predictors of severe obstructive sleep apnoea and were included along with neck circumference in the B‐APNEIC score. Receiver operating curves demonstrated that the areas under the curve for STOP‐Bang vs. B‐APNEIC were comparable for identifying patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OR 0.75; 95%CI 0.68‐0.81 vs. OR 0.75; 95%CI 0.68–0.81: p = 0.99, respectively). Our results suggest that the B‐APNEIC score is a simplified adaptation of the STOP‐Bang questionnaire with equivalent effectiveness in identifying patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea. Further studies are needed to validate and build on our findings.
Negative and positive partisans’ responses to the 2020 presidential election
Authors: Salvatore Jessica , Jones Lauren , Spence Macy , Mills Rachael , Bolling Janie , Dunlap Cora
Published: September 2021

In the wake of past U.S. Presidential elections, voters supporting the losing side have shown a social pain response. In this paper we demonstrate that these findings held again in the 2020 election, helping to confirm that it is the voting experience itself that matters (since the 2020 losing‐side voters were winning‐side voters in the previous election). In prior elections, this pattern was most evident among strong positive partisans; we report mixed support for this in the 2020 election. Using a new graphical measure of negative partisanship, we were able to compare the experiences of negative versus positive partisans. Strong negative partisanship appears to act as a ‘hedge’ by buffering voters who wind up on the losing side of an election from social pain.
Response to COVID‐19 in social welfare facilities and the psychological state of social workers in South Korea: The mediating role of satisfaction with government
Authors: Shin Sangjoon , Gim Jimin
Published: September 2021

This paper investigated associations between COVID‐19 responses in social welfare facilities and the psychological state of social workers together with the potential mediating role of satisfaction with the government. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, following government guidelines, social workers have continued to provide social services to the vulnerable groups. However, no research has been conducted focusing on their psychological state. A cross‐sectional survey was carried out in Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea. Data from 332 participants were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Supplementary in‐depth interviews were conducted with social workers. Analysis results show that higher levels of preventive measures against COVID‐19 directly worsen levels of well‐being, but this negative effect is offset by the satisfaction with the government (β = .383, p < .001). In social workers, satisfaction with the government fully mediates the influence of preventive measures toward reduced negative emotionality (β = −.288, p < .001). The implications of this study suggest that the government's active response to the social welfare sector is important to alleviate the negative psychological consequences of social workers.
Effect of alloying element on microstructure, mechanical property, and oxidation resistance of Zr─Me─C (Me═Si/Y) coatings
Authors: Lei Yiming , Zhang Jie , Bai Guanghai , Zhang Yanwei , Wang Jingyang
Published: September 2021

Accident‐tolerant fuels (ATFs) are proposed to provide improved safety response to a loss of coolant accident (LOCA) scenario while maintaining good operational characteristics under normal conditions. In this work, Zr─Me─C (Me═Si or Y) was proposed as candidate coatings for ATF applications. The influence of Si and Y with varied concentration on microstructural evolution, mechanical property, and oxidation resistance of Zr─Me─C coatings were investigated. Based on combined results of X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, it was found that Si or Y doped ZrC0.55 coatings presented tunable composition and microstructure. Improved air oxidation and spallation resistance were achieved with the incorporation of Me atoms, attributing to the formation of SiO2 and ZrSiO4 and/or the stabilization of zirconia. Under a simulated LOCA condition, decreased weight gains of 13.6 at.% Si and 22.5 at.% Y coated Zry‐4 alloys were achieved. nc‐ZrSiC/nc‐ZrSi (13.6 at.% Si) coating exhibited enhanced mechanical property and oxidation resistance in both high‐temperature air and LOCA conditions, which could be regarded as potential candidate for the applications in ATFs.
Detection of a novel species complex of shell‐boring polychaetes in the northeastern United States
Authors: Silverbrand Samantha J. , Lindsay Sara M. , Rawson Paul D.
Published: September 2021

Infestations of commercially cultured eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) by shell‐boring spionid polychaetes are common in the northeastern United States. Historically, infestations were attributed to Polydora websteri, also known as mud‐blister worm. Among samples of shell‐boring worms sampled from eight oyster farms in northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts), we detected P. websteri, as well as worms that were morphologically distinct from P. websteri. Using a combination of light and scanning electron microscopy, along with analysis of molecular variation at the nuclear 18S rRNA and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) genes, we determined that specimens related to two other species of Polydora, Polydora onagawaensis and Polydora cornuta, were inhabiting burrows within the shells of oysters. Polydora cornuta is not recognized as a shell‐boring species and likely invades existing burrows opportunistically. Our analysis of COI sequences identified three distinct genetic lineages among specimens morphologically identified as P. cornuta; one of these lineages is much more geographically widespread than previously had been reported. Polydora onagawaensis is considered a shell‐boring species, and our article constitutes the first time this species has been documented in the Northwest Atlantic. We also provide evidence for three divergent COI genetic lineages that occur sympatrically among the specimens provisionally identified as P. onagawaensis in the northeastern United States.
Testing the association between tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, and risk of periodontitis: A Mendelian randomization study
Authors: Baumeister Sebastian‐Edgar , Freuer Dennis , Nolde Michael , Kocher Thomas , Baurecht Hansjörg , Khazaei Yeganeh , Ehmke Benjamin , Holtfreter Birte
Published: September 2021

Aim

To investigate the associations of tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption with periodontitis using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis.

Materials and methods

We used 17 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as instrumental variables (IVs) for the number of cigarettes per day from a genome‐wide association study (GWAS) of 337,334 individuals, 109 SNPs for a lifetime smoking index from GWAS of 462,690 participants, and 33 SNPs for the number of drinks per week from GWAS of 941,280 individuals. The periodontitis GWAS included 12,289 cases and 22,326 controls. Wald ratios were obtained by dividing the SNP–periodontitis effects by SNP–exposure effects and pooled using an inverse‐variance weighted model.

Results

Genetic liabilities for higher number of cigarettes per day (odds ratio [OR] per one standard deviation (1SD) increment = 1.56; 95% CI: 1.18–2.07, p‐value = .0018, Q‐value = .0054), lifetime smoking index (OR per 1SD = 1.26; 95% CI: 1.04–1.53, p‐value = .0161, Q‐value = .0242), and drinks per week (OR per 1SD = 1.41; 95% CI: 1.04–1.90, p‐value = .0265, Q‐value = .0265) were associated with increased odds of periodontitis. Estimates were consistent across robust and multivariable MR analyses.

Conclusions

The findings of this MR analysis suggest an association between tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption with periodontitis.
Conservation of rare wild‐living cattle Bos taurus (L.): coat colour gene illuminates breed history, and associated reproductive anomalies have not reduced herd fertility
Authors: Hall S. J. G. , Brenig B. , Ashdown R. A. , Curry M. R.
Published: September 2021

Coat colour patterns are important characteristics of many cattle breeds and in some are determined by a chromosomal translocation, which can have the pleiotropic effect of testicular hypoplasia. We test the hypothesis that this variant, known as the Cs29 allele, is prevalent in the ancient Chillingham White Cattle (Bos taurus) of north‐east England. Its distribution may provide insights into breed history, and as it is associated with reproductive anomalies, we investigated the issues of subfertility in this cattle herd which are of clear relevance to its conservation. We report that the cattle are homozygous for the translocation. As it is also known in other breeds of the England‐Scotland border and northern Irish area, namely the White Galloway and Irish Moiled, and in the Northern Finncattle and Swedish Mountain, we further hypothesize a Scandinavian connection for White Galloway, Irish Moiled and Chillingham cattle. We present unpublished data showing testicular hypoplasia to be present at Chillingham. Sperm quality is also known to be very low, and the question arises as to how the highly inbred (Fis = 0.92) Chillingham cattle have continued to survive in spite of these reproductive anomalies. Surprisingly, herd fertility has not declined over the last 160 years, and in the light of behavioural data, we propose this is probably because of multiple mating, there being no castration and only welfare culling in this herd. These findings have wide relevance, particularly for breeds of conservation importance and probably for other bovine species, because male subfertility, frequent in cattle generally, could restrict the choice of bulls for representation in gene banks with consequent risk of loss of lineages. Research on heterospermic insemination or multiple mating of cattle could, therefore, be a useful complement to the development of assisted reproduction technologies for cryoconservation.
The hand‐brain‐heart connection: ICU nurses' experience of managing patient safety during COVID‐19
Authors: Lin Yongxing Patrick , Tang Charmaine Jinxiu , Tamin Vincent Aditya , Tan Lorraine Yee Ching , Chan Ee‐Yuee
Published: September 2021

Background

COVID‐19 has challenged critical care nursing through increased critical care service utilization. This may have a profound impact on intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' ability to maintain patient safety. However, the experiences of ICU nurses in managing patient safety during an infectious disease outbreak remains unexplored.

Aims and objectives

To explore ICU nurses' narratives in managing patient safety in the outbreak ICUs during the COVID‐19 pandemic.

Design

A narrative inquiry design.

Methods

A purposive sample of 18 registered nurses who practiced in the outbreak ICUs during the COVID‐19 pandemic were recruited between June and August 2020. Individual semi‐structured interviews were conducted, transcribed verbatim, and narratively analysed.

Results

Findings reviewed an overarching anatomy‐specific storyline of a ‘hand‐brain‐heart’ connection that describes nurses' experience with managing patient safety during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Firstly, stories on ‘the hands of clinical practice’ revealed how critical care nursing is practiced and adapted by ICU nurses during the pandemic. In particular, ICU nurses banded together to safeguard patient safety by practicing critical care nursing with mastery. Secondly, stories on ‘the brain of psychosocial wellness’ highlights the tumultuous impact of COVID‐19 on the nurses' psychosocial well‐being and how nurses demonstrated resilience to continually uphold patient safety during the pandemic. Lastly, stories on ‘the heart of nursing’ drew upon the nurses' intrinsic professional nursing identity and values to safeguard patient safety. Specific patient tales further boosted the nurses' commitment to render safe nursing care during the pandemic.

Conclusions

Through their stories, ICU nurses reported how they continually seek to uphold patient safety through clinical competence, resilience, and heightened nursing identity.

Relevance to clinical practice

ICU nurses require sustainable clinical resources and references such as clinical instructors, as well as visible psychosocial support channels, for ICU nurses to continue to uphold patient safety during COVID‐19.
Coming together: Embodied and pre‐reflective interaction inThe Plague
Authors: Haraldsen Mats
Published: September 2021

Albert Camus’sThe Plaguehas often been investigated as a moral deliberation on humans’ responsibilities in the face of a deadly threat, be it as an allegory of World War Two or in a more general fashion. In this article, I argue that by looking at the pre‐reflective and embodied aspects of the interaction between the protagonists, the novel can be read in a new light. Seen from the perspective of contemporary cognitive science, especially what is known as “enactivism,” I argue that central cognitive and interactive processes in the novel seem to be running below the level of explicit dialogue. Thus, we can understand the moral process ofThe Plaguemore accurately if we take into account new insights into the important role that the body, our surroundings, and the interaction itself play when humans come together and interact. Finally, I argue that an analysis ofThe Plagueshould pay special attention to how Rieux, the narrator and main protagonist, operationalizes these embodied and pre‐reflective mechanisms through his use of narrative techniques.
Administrative intensity and local resident satisfaction in Victorian local government
Authors: Tran Carolyn‐Thi Thanh Dung , Dollery Brian
Published: September 2021

A voluminous empirical literature has focused on organizational characteristics and their relationship to organizational performance in the public sector, including municipal efficiency. However, as yet no effort has been made to examine the impact of administrative intensity on the effectiveness of local authorities, as measured by local resident satisfaction surveys. To address this gap in the literature, this article investigates the effect of administrative intensity on local resident satisfaction in the local government system of the Australian state of Victoria over the period 2014/2015 to 2018/2019. Using regression analysis, we find that there is a significant association between administrative intensity and the effectiveness of municipalities. However, the impact of administrative intensity on municipal effectiveness differs between urban local authorities and rural local authorities. This has significant public policy implications given that a uniform policy prescription may not achieve its intended aims due to the differential effects of the determinants of municipal effectiveness.
Consumption of differently processed milk products and the risk of asthma in children
Authors: Koivusaari Katariina , Syrjälä Essi , Niinistö Sari , Ahonen Suvi , Åkerlund Mari , Korhonen Tuuli E. , Toppari Jorma , Ilonen Jorma , Kaila Minna , Knip Mikael , Alatossava Tapani , Veijola Riitta , Virtanen Suvi M.
Published: September 2021

Background

Consumption of unprocessed cow's milk has been associated with a lower risk of childhood asthma and/or atopy. Not much is known about differently processed milk products. We aimed to study the association between the consumption of differently processed milk products and asthma risk in a Finnish birth cohort.

Methods

We included 3053 children from the Finnish Type 1 Diabetes Prediction and Prevention (DIPP) Nutrition Study. Asthma and its subtypes were assessed at the age of 5 years, and food consumption by food records, at the age of 3 and 6 months and 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years. We used conventional and processing (heat treatment and homogenization)‐based classifications for milk products. The data were analyzed using a joint model for longitudinal and time‐to‐event data.

Results

At the age of 5 years, 184 (6.0%) children had asthma, of whom 101 (54.9%) were atopic, 75 (40.8%) were nonatopic, and eight (4.3%) could not be categorized. Consumption of infant formulas [adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence intervals) 1.15 (1.07, 1.23), p < .001] and strongly heat‐treated milk products [1.06 (1.01, 1.10), p = .01] was associated with the risk of all asthma. Consumption of all cow's milk products [1.09 (1.03, 1.15), p = .003], nonfermented milk products [1.08 (1.02, 1.14), p = .008], infant formulas [1.23 (1.13, 1.34), p < .001], and strongly heat‐treated milk products [1.08 (1.02, 1.15), p = .006] was associated with nonatopic asthma risk. All these associations remained statistically significant after multiple testing correction.

Conclusions

High consumption of infant formula and other strongly heat‐treated milk products may be associated with the development of asthma.
Pineal gland differentiation in mature teratoma: An under‐recognized condition and potential pitfalls for overdiagnosis
Authors: Kanzawa Maki , Kodama Takayuki , Maruguchi Hayato , Gon Hidetoshi , Tsukamoto Ryuko , Komatsu Masato , Nomura Tadashi , Hirose Takanori , Itoh Tomoo
Published: September 2021

We herein report three cases of mature teratomas with pineal gland differentiation, which is a less recognized phenomenon. Case 1 was a 6‐year‐old male with a neck mass, Case 2 was a 23‐year‐old female with a retroperitoneal mass, and Case 3 was a 45‐year‐old female with a retroperitoneal mass. Each case showed the typical macroscopic and histological findings of mature teratoma, such as solid and cystic lesions mainly lined with a mature squamous epithelium. All cases also showed glial differentiation. Small foci of lobulated cell nests were detected in the center of or adjacent to mature glial tissue. Cells had a clear to pale eosinophilic cytoplasm with small round nuclei. Immunohistochemically, cells were positive for synaptophysin, neurofilament protein with a perivascular “club‐shaped swelling” pattern, and cone‐rod homeobox protein. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of pineal gland differentiation arising in mature teratoma, which may be easily overlooked or misdiagnosed as somatic‐type tumors, particularly neuroendocrine tumors. To avoid overtreatment, pathologists need to be aware that pineal gland differentiation may occur in mature teratomas.
Economic drivers of public procurement‐related protection
Authors: Disdier Anne‐Célia , Fontagné Lionel , Tresa Enxhi
Published: September 2021

Public procurement represents a substantial share of gross domestic product (GDP) in many countries and is notoriously home‐biased as a result of often opaque practices. However, little is known about the determinants of restrictions on public procurement policies. To explore this issue, we map information from the Global Trade Alert (GTA) database on regulatory obstacles to public procurement alongside international trade flows at the country pair‐product level and applied bilateral tariffs. Considering the universe of restrictions introduced over the period 2009–2016 by importers on exporters and products, we highlight three novel facts. First, the main foreign providers are not the most targeted, suggesting long‐term contractual relationships between buyers and sellers in public markets. Second, the ear of retaliation is alleviating the protectionist pressure in the importer country. Third, we document substitutability between public procurement restrictions and tariffs.
Seroepidemiological survey on chikungunya in endemic zones for arboviruses in Brazil, 2019
Authors: Braga Dayse Aparecida de Oliveira , Barreto Francisca Kalline de Almeida , Paiva Clemilson Nogueira , Ramalho Izabel Letícia Cavalcante , Cavalcanti Luciano Pamplona de Góes , Alencar Carlos Henrique
Published: September 2021

This study aimed to identify the seroprevalence of chikungunya and its associated factors in the city of Quixadá, Ceará, Brazil. We also aimed to identify the spatial distribution patterns of positive cases. A cross‐sectional survey was conducted with a questionnaire about clinical symptoms, socioeconomic and demographic factors, and a 10 ml blood sample was collected and analysed by ELISA. For the bivariate analysis, we use the chi‐square test, a prevalence ratio and its 95% confidence interval. A robust Poisson hierarchical regression was used to adjust for confounders. The Kernel density was performed for the spatial analysis. A total of 409 samples were analysed; of them, 70.7% were seropositive for previous exposure to chikungunya virus (CHIKV). High seropositivity for CHIKV was higher in female participants (75.5%; PR = 1.23; 95% CI: 1.06–1.43), those aged 31 years or more (74.3%; PR = 1.62; 95% CI: 1.04–2.52), and those with elementary education level (75.0%; PR = 1.30; 95% CI: 1.06–1.60). There were also high seroprevalence in those with less than a minimum wage per month (89.5%; PR = 1.59; 95% CI: 1.11–2.30), housewives (87.5%; PR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.24–2.18) and unemployed (80.0%; PR = 1.50; 95% CI: 1.10–2.06). After adjusting for age, morning stiffness was the only chikungunya symptom that remained associated (PR = 1.20; 95% CI: 1.06–1.37; p < .001). There was an area of high density of cases in the downtown and two areas of medium density in nearby regions. Otherwise, the higher seroprevalence rates were in the peripherical neighbourhoods. There is a hyperendemicity of CHIKV in Quixadá, and most cases are spatially contiguous. The main associated clinical sign is morning stiffness, but other factors such as low income and spending a longer time at home were significantly associated with higher seroprevalence.
Hubungan antara Konflik Kerja-Keluarga dan Niat Berhenti Kerja
Authors: Zainourudin Jamilla Syaza , Norazman Irmawati , Omar Rozeyta , Shaari Roziana
Published: September 2021

Work-family conflict is the topic gaining popularity among social science researchers. The purpose of this study is to examine the  relationship between work-family conflict and turnover intention among operational staff at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. This study is also aimed to identify the level of both variables. 64 respondents participated in the study. Data was gathered through Work-Family Conflict Scale and Roodt’s Turnover Intentions Questionnaire and was analyzed by using descriptive statistics through mean score, frequency and percentage, and inferential statistics through Pearson Correlation. The findings revealed the level of work-family conflict is moderate while turnover intention is high. Moreover, work-family conflict has a moderate positive correlation with turnover intention. Lastly, recommendations are suggested for the organization and future research. One of the suggestions provided to the organization is to incorporate family-supportive behavior among hotel supervisors, while for future studies, researcher recommend to broaden the scope of the study.
Hubungan antara Libatsama Pekerja dan Tingkah Laku Inovasi Pekerja di Organisasi Xyz
Authors: Ismail Muhamad Faiz , Hassan Mohamed Ayyub , Yaacob Hashim Fauzy , Sarip Azlineer
Published: September 2021

This research is aimed to study the relationship between employee engagement and employee innovation behavior at XYZ Organization. A total of 62 employees at the XYZ Organization from various departments namely administration, information technology, out-reach, in-reach and exhibition were selected as respondents. The data in this research were collected through questionnaires containing information on respondent demographic, employee engagement and employee innovation behavior. After that, the data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).  The analysis of results shows that the level of employee engagement and innovation behavior is high, while the relationship between employee engagement and employee innovation behavior at XYZ Organization is positive and strong. In addition, there are several recommendations that were provided to researchers for future research.
Hubungan Antara Personaliti Jenama dan Keinginan Untuk Membeli Produk Berjenama Mewah Tiruan dalam Kalangan Pelajar Universiti
Authors: Samir Mohd Zamaldin , Nordin Nor Akmar
Published: September 2021

This study aimed to examine the relationship between the brand personality and the intention to buy counterfeit luxury branded products among University ‘X’ students. Researchers have used the Brand Personality Scale introduced by Aaker (1997) to measure brand personality. Meanwhile, the Attitude Survey, Buy Genuine Luxury Fashion Products or Counterfeits introduced by Yoo and Lee (2009) was used to measure the buying intention of counterfeit luxury branded products. This study involved 118 respondents from University ‘X’ students. The data collected was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20. The findings showed that there is no significant relationship between the brand personality and the intention to buy counterfiet luxury branded products among University ‘X’ students.
Systematic Review on The Factors That Influence Well-Being Among Teachers
Authors: Na’imah Tri , Kasanah Rismatul , Rahmasari Qurrota Aeni Putri Salma
Published: September 2021

Increasing the well-being of teachers in schools is an important issue that needs to be discussed. Nowadays, there are many problems related to the teacher, which will affect the teacher's professionalism in teaching. This systematic review aims to synthesize factors that can impact teacher welfare. The journal search database includes EBSCOHOST, PROQUEST, EmeraldInsight, and ScienceDirect, published in the last ten years (2010-2019). The keywords used are "Welfare" OR "Psychological Welfare" OR "Subjective Welfare" OR "Subjective Welfare" AND Teacher. Article selection uses PICOSS (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Result Variable, Study Design, and Setting). There are three syntheses of predictors of teacher well-being variables, namely personal factors, professional factors, and organizational factors.
Anxiety And Depression in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients in The Initial Phase of Hemodialysis Therapy
Authors: Suparti Sri , Suroso Jebul , Prasetyo Dhimas Anggit
Published: September 2021

Anxiety and depression are psychological conditions that hemodialysis patients often suffer. Unresolved anxiety can cause depression. The research aims to determine the description of anxiety and depression in chronic renal disease (CKD) patients who undergo hemodialysis (HD) therapy in the initial phase. The study was a quantitative descriptive with a survey approach involving 43 HD patients for less than eight months. The research instrument implemented was the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis by presenting frequency and category distributions. The results discovered that 29 (62.8%) respondents suffered from anxiety; mild (32.6%), moderate (25.6%), and severe category (4.7%). Furthermore, 16 respondents (37.2%) experience depression; mild (20.9%), moderate (40.0.6%), and severe (2.3%) categories. Anxiety and depression are common symptoms among male and female respondents with direct vascular access, respondents with two times per week HD in the first two months of HD process, adult, pre and elderly and aoccupied respondents. Screenings are carried out routinely to detect anxiety and depression as early as possible and to provide interventions according to the needs of patients through nursing care approaches.
The Effect of Affiliate Needs Towards Cybersex on Male Adolescent Users of Online Dating Application
Authors: Kesumawardhany Maharany Adhytya , Nugroho Naufal Alifian , Dwiyanti Retno
Published: September 2021

When it blooms once the use of applications dating online, who used male adolescents to mutually acquainted and interact with your opponent types, online dating application users initially only craved having a relationship with someone else, however, the passage of time of application of dating online is not only used as a place to get acquainted but to do cybersex. The research is aimed to know how to influence the needs of affiliates against cybersex on a male adolescent who used the application of dating online. Subject research, as much as 42 male adolescents who used the form of dating online, aged 18-40 years old, method of analysis is using methods quantitative. Collecting the data in the study is using a scale Likert, namely the scale of the needs of affiliates, with the reliability of 0.902 and scale cybersex with a coefficient of reliability of 0. 816. Analysis of the data used is a test of linear regression simple, earned value F of 0.403 and Sig = 0,000 (P> 0.001), it can be concluded that the need for affiliation has no effect on cybersex.  The coefficient of determination (R Square) of 0. 042, which has a meaning that influences the need of affiliates against cybersex, amounted to 4.2 %.
Diving in the Digital Disruption Without Losing Oneself: A Study to Define Human Literacy
Authors: Wismanto Y. Bagus , W. Satyajati Monika , Sari Panca Inggit , Abadi C.N. Agnes , Mukti Rosi Tri
Published: September 2021

To deal with Industry 4.0, college students need to develop not only skills related to computers but also humans. Former Indonesian Minister of Research,Technology, and Higher Education had emphasized the urgency for this area. However, research articles that support the rationale of Human Literacy are still limited. Thus, this research was conducted to find the definition of Human Literacy and its aspects. Interviews were conducted to 41 students from 8 faculties at Soegijapranata Catholic University. This was followed by content analysis to interpret the meaning. We analyzed the compilation of the interview and looped the meaning of Human Literacy for college students into four main points, which are (1) humanizing humans, (2) technology literacy, (3) character formation, and (4) support from significant institutions. Additional quantitative data also showed the needs of discussion about Human Literacy for students. The result accentuates that learning of Human Literacy for future workers is an issue needs to be concerned by Higher Education Institutions.
Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) Approach and Sports Texts of the Postgraduate Students at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Authors: Katawazai Rahmatullah , Monib Wali Khan , Hassanzoy Mohammad Sharif , Quvanch Ziauddin , Mohd Omar Noor Abidah
Published: September 2021

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the scripts entitled ‘‘Sports’’ in terms of processes used and text type based on (Halliday, 1994) Systemic Functional Linguistic approach. Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) is looking into the syntactic structure of a clause based on six processes including material, mental and relational process (major category) and verbal, behavioral, and existential processes (minor category). Forty (40) students of the subject ‘Dynamics of Leadership’ at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia were assigned to write essays about ‘Sports’ in between 300—400 words within thirty (30) minutes and sixteen (16) essays were selected for the analysis. Researchers used mixed-method in order to analyze both quantitative (numerical) and qualitative (descriptive) data. All the collected essays were analyzed and then the percentage of all the six processes has been shown in descriptive statistics and interpreted in tabulations and bar graphs. The findings indicate that the dominant process used in all the scripts was material—doing and happening— and subsequently relational. Focusing more on nominalization, the analyzed manuscripts were found to be wordy.
Exploring the Personal Factors of Homeless Ex-Prisoners Who Migrated Repeatedly to Kuala Lumpur from the Perspective of Migration Theory by Everett S. Lee/ Meneroka Faktor Peribadi Gelandangan Bekas Banduan Berhijrah Secara Berulang Kali ke Kuala Lumpur dari Perspektif Teori Migrasi oleh Everett S. Lee
Authors: Jasni Mohd Alif , Omar Noralina , Abu Bakar Siti Hajar , Che Mohd Nasir Norruzeyati
Published: September 2021

The concentration of homeless ex-prisoners in the capital city raises personal choice factors for them to migrate repeatedly. Kuala Lumpur is the chosen destination for migration for ex-prisoners after their release from prison. The lack of  place to go makes Kuala Lumpur a destination of choice despite living as a homeless person. This qualitative study uses a phenomenological approach involving 15 homeless ex-prisoners to explore the personal factors that led them to choose Kuala Lumpur and resigned to living on the streets. The personal factors identified were self-choice, finding job, having friends, easy access to food, migrating, and being familiar with Kuala Lumpur. The study's findings have confirmed the migration factors brought about by the Migration Theory by Everett S. Lee. This study recommends that the social services and welfare agencies involved, such as the Social Welfare Department, Kuala Lumpur City Hall, and the Prisons Department, to implement more comprehensive and consistent interventions towards assisting homeless ex-prisoners via necessary services, welfare, and appropriate social support.
In Memory of Prof. Maria Mladenova
Authors: Lovdjieva Maria
Published: September 2021

In Memory of Prof. Maria Mladenova: Recollections of the joint activities and friendship with Prof. Maria Mladenova, DSc.