bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Intellectual capital and green entrepreneurship: a systematic literature review
Authors: Jiang Zengyu , Xu Yimeng , Zhu Xiaoyu , Liu Weiwei , Liu Yuqi
Published: July 2024

Purpose

The study aims to analyze how the characteristics of intellectual capital (IC) facilitate green entrepreneurship development in the context of ecology, environment and sustainability. Specifically, the evolution of IC and green entrepreneurship was explored through a systematic review, including the relationships and interactions between human, structural and relational capital and green entrepreneurship.

Design/methodology/approach

Meticulously combing the Web of Science Core Collection, the researcher conducted a bibliometric analysis of 800 English-language articles from 2002 to 2023. Employing co-word analysis and visualization, the literature on IC and green entrepreneurship was synthesized and systematized, exploring core topics, knowledge architectures and their evolutionary trajectories.

Findings

The IC elements such as human, structural and relational capital interact with green entrepreneurship; IC enhances the innovation and competitiveness of green entrepreneurship, while green entrepreneurship orientation influences the accumulation and reshaping of IC. The flow of IC impacts the establishment of green start-ups and the emergence of green industries, promoting sustainable growth.

Originality/value

The dynamic interplay between IC and green entrepreneurship is marked by intricate relationships and diverse attributes. Currently, no comprehensive theoretical model has been established to address the complexities intrinsic to this study. The evidence suggests that the green entrepreneurial orientation influences corporate initiatives to bolster human and structural capital, with structural capital serving as both a constraint and catalyst for human capital. The paper presents an embryonic framework of IC for green entrepreneurship, highlighting its critical role in the aggregation and reconfiguration of IC or venture creation and industry evolution. This contributes to a more profound understanding of IC in entrepreneurial contexts, providing a basis for future research and practical strategy.
Integrate or separate: lean and digitalization programs through the lens of boundary work management
Authors: Pirrone Lorenzo , Grothkopp Mark , Budde Lukas , Friedli Thomas
Published: July 2024

Purpose

Although benefits are promising, many companies face problems leveraging synergies between Lean and Digitalization at the program management level. This paper aims to identify activities to manage the boundaries of Lean and Digitalization programs.

Design/methodology/approach

The research design follows a cross-industry multiple-case study approach. A total of 14 interviews were conducted with Lean and Digitalization experts from 10 companies. Interview quotes were mapped on a pre-defined list of descriptive codes and iteratively merged and excluded.

Findings

We identified 12 activities by which companies manage the boundaries of their Lean and Digitalization programs. Three distinct boundary management approaches could be identified: collaborative, configurational, and competitive. A collaborative approach fosters governance, the belief in synergies, and the development of combined artifacts. A configurational approach creates combined responsibilities, assesses areas of collaboration, and fosters interaction across the organization. A competitive approach creates unclear responsibilities and exchange, perceives no added value in integration and follows separated implementation of Lean and Digitalization programs.

Originality/value

This study sheds light on the boundaries of Lean and Digitalization programs and identifies activities to manage them. We derive propositions for the Lean and Digitalization program management. Moreover, this study positions itself at the forefront of research investigating how integration of Lean and Digitalization actually occurs or does not occur.
Enhancing resilience of human resource practices in the tourism and hospitality business of India during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Singh Lakhvinder
Published: July 2024

Purpose

The purpose of the research is to analyze the human resource practices as resilience for the tourism and hospitality business in India during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design/methodology/approach

The study uses an exploratory research design focusing on qualitative interview methods to collect information. Respondents were chosen by using purposive sampling to record human resource practices to develop resilience in the tourism and hospitality sector in India while dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.

Findings

The author concludes valuable HR resilience-building practices such as broad resource network, talent management and job redeployment and performance management to enhance the adaptive capacity of tourism and hospitality businesses after the pandemic.

Practical implications

The study offers clear implications regarding understanding how managers react to a crisis or pandemic to enhance employees’ and organizational resilience during a crisis.

Originality/value

The research provides useful and novel insight to managers in the tourism and hospitality business to develop resilience strategies related to human resource practices during a crisis.
Business model innovation and the success of internationalization initiatives: the moderating effects of psychic distance and international experience
Authors: Krenn Melanie Luise , Bortoluzzi Guido , Sternad Dietmar
Published: July 2024

Purpose

Building on recent developments in the Uppsala model, we first examine the role of business model innovation (BMI) in the internationalization process of firms and then determine to what extent international experience and psychic distance have a moderating effect between BMI and the success of a firm’s international initiatives.

Design/methodology/approach

We apply a multiple hierarchical regression model to a sample of 168 firms of two border regions in Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia) and Austria (Carinthia).

Findings

We find empirical support for the moderating role of both psychic distance and international experience in the relationship between business model innovation and the success of internationalization initiatives.

Originality/value

The paper contributes to the evolutionary perspective of the internationalization process of firms by adding new aspects related to the role of business model innovation to the most re-cent developments of the Uppsala model. From an empirical point of view, the paper contributes to the literature by identifying and testing two boundary conditions that shape the relationship between BMI and international success.
ChatGPT and service: opportunities, challenges, and research directions
Authors: Sigala Marianna , Ooi Keng-Boon , Tan Garry Wei-Han , Aw Eugene Cheng-Xi , Cham Tat-Huei , Dwivedi Yogesh K. , Kunz Werner H. , Letheren Kate , Mishra Anubhav , Russell-Bennett Rebekah , Wirtz Jochen
Published: July 2024

Purpose

Since its inception, ChatGPT has been disruptively transforming how businesses operate along the whole value chain. The service sector is no exception from these technological advances. Given its potential and significance, five major areas whereby ChatGPT has great potential in services management are identified and discussed in terms of opportunities, challenges and research agendas: service marketing, customer experience, digital services, cost-effective service excellence, and ethical and corporate digital responsibility.

Design/methodology/approach

By adopting an expert-oriented perspective approach, the study leverages the expertise of 11 knowledgeable contributors from the fields of service and information systems to foresee the implications of ChatGPT in services. The article comprehensively examines the current body of literature and practices in ChatGPT and services and proposes a forward-thinking research agenda for service scholars and practitioners.

Findings

The contributors recognize that ChatGPT has the potential to transform service offerings significantly, enrich customer experiences, optimize service costs, and contribute to societal advantages through improved digital services. However, they also acknowledge the disruption ChatGPT may cause to traditional service practices, including the potential loss of human touch in services, challenges to privacy and security, and the potential negative outcomes affecting service consumers and employees in terms of inequality, biases, and misuse of ChatGPT.

Originality/value

This article introduces a groundbreaking investigation into the use of ChatGPT in services management. The originality is demonstrated by examining the potential and obstacles to applying ChatGPT in different service domains. In addition, this research serves as a guiding light for subsequent studies by suggesting an in-depth research agenda, including understanding the design and optimization of ChatGPT in the customer service journey, the role of ChatGPT in assisting service organizations to promote responsible services, and implications of ChatGPT on service stakeholders.
Our mission is uplift: Afrofuturism and collective work for liberation in Black homeschooling organizations
Authors: Noel Thomas , Gardner Joseph , Sylvester Ariel
Published: July 2024

Purpose

This study aims to explore how Black homeschooling organizations based in the United States with a public web presence in 2023–2024 characterize their missions and what these mission statements can tell us both about the growing homeschooling movement among Black parents, as well as its potential implications for education as a means of individual and collective uplift and positive social change.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper used critical constructivist grounded theory (Levitt, 2021) and emergent coding to analyze the mission statements and organizational descriptions of all 19 U.S.-based Black homeschooling organizations with a public facing web presence identified via Google search in 2023 and 2024.

Findings

Utilizing Afrofuturism as our theoretical framework, themes such as Black self-determination, community, support, and resources, and safety and empowerment emerged. Black homeschooling organizations offer families a safe and informative community as they seek agency, autonomy and brighter futures for their children than may be on offer in traditional schools.

Originality/value

Our research fills an empirical gap in the literature on Black homeschooling by examining an existing but, so far as this paper could determine, unstudied population of U.S.-based Black homeschooling organizations. Our research also contributes by applying Afrofuturism and fugitive pedagogy as novel theoretical frameworks to better understand the move toward homeschooling by increasing numbers of Black parents.
“Is it a civics lesson?”: centering the local to encourage political engagement
Authors: Babb-Guerra Annaly
Published: July 2024

Purpose

Civic education in the US has historically centered the nation-state. This is often disempowering for marginalized students who exist outside the national narrative and political sphere.

Design/methodology/approach

This year-long ethnographic study considers what counts as civic education in the US Virgin Islands, a territory of the US. This paper draws on critical theory and critical pedagogy to understand ways teachers in a politically and culturally marginalized space can reimagine civic education. Classroom observations, interviews and curriculum content analysis are used as data.

Findings

The findings suggest that teachers centered the local by surfacing the unjust political relationship between the US and its territories and incorporating local history, civic engagement, resistance and culture to politically empower their students.

Originality/value

This research will contribute a deeper understanding of the possibilities for civic education to be empowering for those who are marginalized and often excluded from the national political arena.
The mediating role of government ICT use on the nexus between ICT access and public sector performance
Authors: Dogbe Francis , Alhassan Muftawu Dzang , Adomako Raphael Boahen , Davies Ezekiel
Published: July 2024

Purpose

This study aims to explore how government ICT use influences the relationship between ICT access and public sector performance globally. Previous research has mainly focused on the impact of ICT access on private firms' performance, measured by profitability. Moreover, previous studies have mostly examined the effect of ICT access on firms' performance within a single country. This study fills a gap in the literature by investigating how government ICT use mediates the connection between ICT access and public sector performance on a global scale.

Design/methodology/approach

The study develops and empirically validates a conceptual model based on the Technology, Organisation-Environment framework and archival data for 131 countries, using partial least squares-structural equation modelling.

Findings

The findings from the study shows a significant relationship between ICT access and Government ICT use. Also, there was positive relationship between ICT access and Public Sector Performance. In addition, there exist a significant relationship between Government use of ICT and Public Sector Performance. Furthermore, the mediating role of government ICT use on the impact of ICT access on public sector performance was significant.

Originality/value

This study is unique in that it explores the relationship between ICT access, government ICT use and public sector performance on a global scale. By using archival sources, this research findings can easily be replicated and applied to a larger population. Additionally, using the TOE framework, this study demonstrates how technology (ICT access) and organisation (government ICT use) impact public sector performance globally.
Personality, sex and capture biases: Challenges for predator monitoring and management
Authors: Johnstone Kyla C. , Price Catherine , Garvey Patrick M.
Published: July 2024

The behaviour of vertebrate pests, such as invasive species and nuisance native animals, towards control devices present a major challenge for wildlife managers. Physical devices, such as live capture or kill‐traps, serve as essential management tools, yet the efficacy of these devices can be compromised when some individuals fail to engage with devices, risking the failure of an entire management operation. A more nuanced understanding of how behavioural variability within target populations influences interactions with different device types is needed to improve the detectability of recalcitrant individuals that fail to engage with devices and are subsequently missed by research and management activities.

We tested the behavioural responses of 28 wild‐caught stoats Mustela erminea, a highly successful invader in Aotearoa New Zealand, to three devices representing a range of styles commonly used for mesopredator research and management (box trap, tunnel trap and head‐up trap).

We assessed the influence of stoat personality, sex and device type on susceptibility to devices (probability and latency to trigger) and found all had independent and interactive effects. In general, stoats which were shyer, less active, less exploratory and less neophiliac (low attraction to novelty) took significantly longer to trigger devices and had significantly lower probabilities of triggering devices.

The influence of boldness on the probability of stoats triggering devices during first encounter differed significantly by trap type, and the box and tunnel traps targeted opposite ends of the personality spectrum.

Trap recalcitrance (avoidance of the standard control measures) was greatest in shy female stoats and females generally had lower susceptibility to all devices compared to males.

Synthesis and applications: Targeting recalcitrant individuals may pose a considerable problem if a failure to trigger a trap result in a long‐term and generalised avoidance of devices. We emphasise the importance of accounting for inter‐individual differences in responses to devices, addressing the motivations of recalcitrant individuals during fieldwork and accounting for these differences during data interpretation.
THE POWER OF UNCERTIFIED URBAN LAND
Authors: Obeng‐Odoom Franklin , Haila Anne
Published: July 2024

Uncertified land abounds. The critical question is whether such land can provide security of tenure, access to finance, effective urban planning, and highest and best use. While much research contests the prospects and problems of conventional land title registration, the power of uncertified land is an issue rarely raised and, if done, hardly resolved holistically. Fundamentally still, economists, philosophers, urbanists and others continue to dispute such power, contending that certified and commodified land is the answer to urban problems. Such theoretical contests lead to the following bigger puzzles: (1) Do uncertified land tenure systems address questions of insecurity of tenure, access to finance, effective planning, and highest and best use, as claimed by the theory of ‘the commons in an age of uncertainty’? (2) Are the experiences of land title registration congruent with the theory of certified and commodified land? (3) Why do states pursue land title registration over other land policies? Thematic analysis of original data, collected between 2019 and 2023 in Bali, Indonesia, well documented as a place with an alternative land tenure system undergoing rapid commodification, helps to answer these questions. Our data seem to indicate that uncertified land can address the questions raised about security of land tenure, finance, effective planning, and highest and best use—prospects that elude certified and commodified land. The preference for the latter as the vision of land policy, we find, is rooted in political‐economic structures that favour, and are reproduced by, a transnational alliance of monopolists.
Renewal without replication: Expanding Durkheim's theory of disruptions via queer nightlife
Authors: Ghaziani Amin , Abrutyn Seth
Published: July 2024

Gay bars are closing in large numbers around the world, but institutional loss provides only a partial narrative for evaluating the larger field of nightlife. Drawing on 112 interviews, we argue that bar closures disrupted the field and consequently encouraged the visibility of alternate nightlife forms, called club nights. Unlike the fixed and emplaced model of bars, club nights are episodic and event‐based occasions that are renewing nightlife without replicating the format of the gay bar. By detailing the phenomenology of club nights, we develop a new Durkheimian theory of disruptions that explains how and why some members of a community are motivated to renew rather than replicate existing institutional structures. We bring our framework to organization, sexuality, and nightlife studies—subfields that seldom engage with Durkheim—while subjecting a foundational social theory to an empirical case that can push it forward in important ways.
Fatty acid composition comparison between colostrum and mature milk in buffaloes
Authors: An Zhigao , Wei Ke , Yao Zhiqiu , Yang Liguo , Wang Chong
Published: July 2024

This study aimed to investigate variations in fatty acid composition between buffalo colostrum and mature milk. Samples were collected from 20 buffaloes for fatty acid analysis. Results revealed significant differences in the fatty acid composition between colostrum and mature milk. Colostrum exhibited lower levels of saturated fatty acids while higher monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids compared to mature milk. Specifically, colostrum demonstrated higher n‐3 and n‐6 fatty acids, which resulted in a lower n‐6/n‐3 ratio compared to mature milk. These findings suggest that buffalo colostrum may offer more advantages in human health compared to mature milk.
Multiomic meta‐analysis suggests a correlation between steroid hormone‐related genes and litter size in goats
Authors: Liu Cheng‐Li , Mou Hui‐Long , Na Ri‐Su , Wang Xiao , Hu Peng‐Fei , Ceccobelli Simone , Huang Yong‐Fu , E Guang‐Xin
Published: July 2024

Litter size is a key indicator of production performance in livestock. However, its genetic basis in goats remains poorly understood. In this work, a genome‐wide selection sweep analysis (GWSA) on 100 published goat genomes with different litter rates was performed for the first time to identify candidate genes related to kidding rate. This analysis was combined with the public RNA‐sequencing data of ovary tissues (follicular phase) from high‐ and low‐yielding goats. A total of 2278 genes were identified by GWSA. Most of these genes were enriched in signaling pathways related to ovarian follicle development and hormone secretion. Moreover, 208 differentially expressed genes between groups were obtained from the ovaries of goats with different litter sizes. These genes were substantially enriched in the cholesterol and steroid synthesis signaling pathways. Meanwhile, the weighted gene co‐expression network was used to perform modular analysis of differentially expressed genes. The results showed that seven modules were reconstructed, of which one module showed a very strong correlation with litter size (r = −0.51 and p‐value <0.001). There were 51 genes in this module, and 39 hub genes were screened by Pearson's correlation coefficient between core genes > 0.4, correlation coefficient between module members > 0.80 and intra‐module connectivity ≥5. Finally, based on the results of GWSA and hub gene Venn analysis, seven key genes (ACSS2, HECW2, KDR, LHCGR, NAMPT, PTGFR and TFPI) were found to be associated with steroid synthesis and follicle growth development. This work contributes to understanding of the genetic basis of goat litter size and provides theoretical support for goat molecular breeding.
In chronic spontaneous urticaria, increased Galectin‐9 expression on basophils and eosinophils is linked to high disease activity, endotype‐specific markers, and response to omalizumab treatment
Authors: Ji Jiang , Tang Minhui , Zhao Yue , Zhang Chuqiao , Shen Yu , Zhou Bin , Liu Cuiping , Maurer Marcus , Jiao Qingqing
Published: July 2024

Background

Galectin‐9 (Gal‐9) has been implicated in allergic and autoimmune diseases, but its role and relevance in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) are unclear.

Objectives

To characterize the role and relevance of Gal‐9 in the pathogenesis of CSU.

Methods

We assessed 60 CSU patients for their expression of Gal‐9 on circulating eosinophils and basophils as well as T cell expression of the Gal‐9 receptor TIM‐3, compared them with 26 healthy controls (HCs), and explored possible links with disease features including disease activity (urticaria activity score, UAS), total IgE, basophil activation test (BAT), and response to omalizumab treatment. We also investigated potential drivers of Gal‐9 expression by eosinophils and basophils.

Results

Our CSU patients had markedly increased rates of circulating Gal‐9+ eosinophils and basophils and high numbers of lesional Gal‐9+ cells. High rates of blood Gal‐9+ eosinophils/basophils were linked to high disease activity, IgE levels, and BAT negativity. Serum levels of TNF‐α were positively correlated with circulating Gal‐9+ eosinophils/basophils, and TNF‐α markedly upregulated Gal‐9 on eosinophils. CSU patients who responded to omalizumab treatment had more Gal‐9+ eosinophils/basophils than non‐responders, and omalizumab reduced blood levels of Gal‐9+ eosinophils/basophils in responders. Gal‐9+ eosinophils/basophils were negatively correlated with TIM‐3+TH17 cells.

Conclusion

Our findings demonstrate a previously unrecognized involvement of the Gal‐9/TIM‐3 pathway in the pathogenesis CSU and call for studies that explore its relevance.
When ‘Can I help you?’ hurts: Roma experiences of everyday microaggressions in retail outlets
Authors: Nyul Boglarka , Kende Anna , Pántya József , Váradi Luca , Braverman Jeremy , Hushegyi Ádám , Csaba Sára , Lantos Nóra Anna , Hopkins Nick
Published: July 2024

The concept of microaggressions alerts us how majority group members' everyday behaviour can impact minorities negatively. Recently, some researchers have questioned the criteria for identifying microaggressions and rejected the concept's utility. We maintain that attending to minorities' everyday experiences is important and illustrate this through a three‐phase study with Roma in Hungary. First, we conducted interviews exploring their everyday interactional experiences (Phase 1, N = 17); second, Roma participants filmed (naturally occurring) interactions with majority group members (Phase 2, N = 10); third, we showed such filmed interactions to Roma focus groups and recorded their discussions (Phase 3, N = 28). Analysing these discussions, we focused on how the experience of surveillance when shopping (even when manifested in apparently helpful attention from shop assistants) impacted participants in ways that majority group members likely have little awareness of. Specifically, participants reported their need to (a) reflect on (and manage) their emotional reactions; (b) weigh a variety of strategic considerations as to how to respond; and (c) engage in in‐the‐moment interpretation as to the nature of the interaction. Such experiences negatively impact the use of public space and illustrate the value of adopting the minority's vantage point concerning the identification of microaggressive treatment.
The unfolded protein response machinery in glioblastoma genesis, chemoresistance and as a druggable target
Authors: Simbilyabo Lucette Z. , Yang Liting , Wen Jie , Liu Zhixiong
Published: July 2024

Background

The role of the unfolded protein response (UPR) has been progressively unveiled over the last decade and several studies have investigated its implication in glioblastoma (GB) development. The UPR restores cellular homeostasis by triggering the folding and clearance of accumulated misfolded proteins in the ER consecutive to endoplasmic reticulum stress. In case it is overwhelmed, it induces apoptotic cell death. Thus, holding a critical role in cell fate decisions.

Methods

This article, reviews how the UPR is implicated in cell homeostasis maintenance, then surveils the evidence supporting the UPR involvement in GB genesis, progression, angiogenesis, GB stem cell biology, tumor microenvironment modulation, extracellular matrix remodeling, cell fate decision, invasiveness, and grading. Next, it concurs the evidence showing how the UPR mediates GB chemoresistance‐related mechanisms.

Results

The UPR stress sensors IRE1, PERK, and ATF6 with their regulator GRP78 are upregulated in GB compared to lower grade gliomas and normal brain tissue. They are activated in response to oncogenes and are implicated at different stages of GB progression, from its genesis to chemoresistance and relapse. The UPR arms can be effectors of apoptosis as mediators or targets.

Conclusion

Recent research has established the role of the UPR in GB pathophysiology and chemoresistance. Targeting its different sensors have shown promising in overcoming GB chomo‐ and radioresistance and inducing apoptosis.
NDC80/HEC1 promotes macrophage polarization and predicts glioma prognosis via single‐cell RNA‐seq and in vitro experiment
Authors: Ye Weijie , Liang Xisong , Chen Ge , Chen Qiao , Zhang Hao , Zhang Nan , Huang Yuanfei , Cheng Quan , Chen Xiaoping
Published: July 2024

Introduction

Glioma is the most frequent and lethal form of primary brain tumor. The molecular mechanism of oncogenesis and progression of glioma still remains unclear, rendering the therapeutic effect of conventional radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgical resection insufficient. In this study, we sought to explore the function of HEC1 (highly expressed in cancer 1) in glioma; a component of the NDC80 complex in glioma is crucial in the regulation of kinetochore.

Methods

Bulk RNA and scRNA‐seq analyses were used to infer HEC1 function, and in vitro experiments validated its function.

Results

HEC1 overexpression was observed in glioma and was indicative of poor prognosis and malignant clinical features, which was confirmed in human glioma tissues. High HEC1 expression was correlated with more active cell cycle, DNA‐associated activities, and the formation of immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, including interaction with immune cells, and correlated strongly with infiltrating immune cells and enhanced expression of immune checkpoints. In vitro experiments and RNA‐seq further confirmed the role of HEC1 in promoting cell proliferation, and the expression of DNA replication and repair pathways in glioma. Coculture assay confirmed that HEC1 promotes microglial migration and the transformation of M1 phenotype macrophage to M2 phenotype.

Conclusion

Altogether, these findings demonstrate that HEC1 may be a potential prognostic marker and an immunotherapeutic target in glioma.
Medical Distrust Among Kidney Transplant Candidates
Authors: Thompson Valerie L. , Li Yiting , Liu Yi , Hong Jingyao , Sharma Swati , Metoyer Garyn , Clark‐Cutaia Maya N. , Purnell Tanjala S. , Crews Deidra C. , Segev Dorry L. , McAdams‐DeMarco Mara
Published: July 2024

Background

Medical distrust may hinder kidney transplantation (KT) access. Among KT candidates evaluated for waitlisting, we identified factors associated with high distrust levels and quantified their association with waitlisting.

Methods

Among 812 candidates (2018–2023), we assessed distrust using the Revised Health Care System Distrust Scale across composite, competence, and values subscales. We used linear regression to quantify the associations between candidate and neighborhood‐level factors and distrust scores. We used Cox models to quantify the associations between distrust scores and waitlisting.

Results

At KT evaluation, candidates who were aged 35–49 years (difference = 1.97, 95% CI: 0.78–3.16), female (difference = 1.10, 95% CI: 0.23–1.97), and Black (difference = 1.47, 95% CI: 0.47–2.47) were more likely to report higher composite distrust score. For subscales, candidates aged 35–49 were more likely to have higher competence distrust score (difference = 1.14, 95% CI: 0.59–1.68) and values distrust score (difference = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.05–1.61). Race/ethnicity (Black, difference = 1.42, 95% CI: 0.76–2.07; Hispanic, difference = 1.52, 95% CI: 0.35–2.69) was only associated with higher values distrust scores. Female candidates reporting higher rescaled values distrust scores (each one point) had a lower chance of waitlisting (aHR = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.63–0.98), whereas this association was not observed among males. Similarly, among non‐White candidates, each 1‐point increase in both rescaled composite (aHR = 0.87, 95% CI: 0.77–0.99) and values (aHR = 0.82, 95% CI: 0.68–0.99) distrust scores was associated with a lower chance of waitlisting, while there was no association among White candidates.

Conclusion

Female, younger, and non‐White candidates reported higher distrust scores. Values distrust may contribute to the long‐standing racial/ethnic and gender disparities in access to KT. Implementing tailored strategies to reduce distrust in transplant care may improve KT access for groups that experience persistent disparities.
Gonadotropic Axis, Bone Mass, and Sarcopenia Assessment After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Lymphoma
Authors: Leal Christianne Tolêdo de Souza , Souza Viviane Angelina de , Ferreira Júlia Diniz , Zanini Alexandre , Santos Kelli Borges dos , Ezequiel Danielle Guedes Andrade , Neto Abrahão Elias Hallack
Published: July 2024

Gonadal dysfunction, the most frequent endocrine complication in both sexes after autologous hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) could increase bone loss and sarcopenia, a disease characterized by reduced muscle strength and mass. Sarcopenia is associated with worse survival, lower remission rates, and progression‐free survival in patients with lymphoma after HCT. Low bone mass affected approximately 20% of the transplanted patients within 2 years and harms quality of life. This study was conducted in a single center and identified a strong relationship with patients transplanted more recently by LEC (lomustine, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide) conditioning regimen with sarcopenia. Peripheral neuropathy and bone mass changes were also associated with sarcopenia as well, suggesting a relationship with muscle strength loss.
1097. Epipactis palustris (L.) Crantz
Authors: Fay Michael F. , Raistrick Reinhild , Sayers Brendan
Published: July 2024

Epipactis palustris (L.) Crantz (marsh helleborine), one of the showiest orchid species native to Britain and Ireland, is illustrated from plants growing in dune slacks on Lindisfarne island in Northumberland; a detailed description is given.
Normoalbuminuria—is it normal? The association of urinary albumin within the ‘normoalbuminuric’ range with adverse cardiovascular and mortality outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Sehtman‐Shachar Dvora R. , Yanuv Ilan , Schechter Meir , Fishkin Alisa , Aharon‐Hananel Genya , Leibowitz Gil , Rozenberg Aliza , Mosenzon Ofri
Published: July 2024

Aim

To assess the association between urinary albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio (UACR) categories within the normal range with mortality and adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

Materials and Methods

PubMed and Embase were systematically searched for real‐world evidence studies. Studies were manually evaluated according to predefined eligibility criteria. We included prospective and retrospective cohort studies of the association between UACR categories <30 mg/g and cardiovascular outcomes or mortality. Published information regarding study design, participants, UACR categorization, statistical methods, and results was manually collected. Two UACR categorization approaches were defined: a two‐category (UACR <10 mg/g vs. 10‐30 mg/g) and a three‐category division (UACR <5 mg/g vs. 5‐10 and 10‐30 mg/g). A random effects meta‐analysis was performed on studies eligible for the meta‐analysis.

Results

In total, 22 manuscripts were identified for the systematic review, 15 of which were eligible for the meta‐analysis. The results suggest an association between elevated UACR within the normal to mildly increased range and higher risks of all‐cause mortality, cardiovascular death, and coronary heart disease, particularly in the range of 10‐30 mg/g. Compared with UACR <10 mg/g, the hazard ratio [HR (95% confidence interval, CI)] for UACR between 10 and 30 mg/g was 1.41 (1.15, 1.74) for all‐cause mortality and 1.56 (1.23, 1.98) for coronary heart disease. Compared with UACR <5 mg/g, the risk of cardiovascular mortality for UACR between 10 and 30 mg/g was more than twofold [HR (95% CI): 2.12 (1.61, 2.80)]. Intermediate UACR (5‐10 mg/g) was also associated with a higher risk of all‐cause mortality [HR (95% CI): 1.14 (1.05, 1.24)] and cardiovascular mortality [HR (95% CI): 1.50 (1.14, 1.99)].

Conclusions

We propose considering higher UACR within the normoalbuminuric range as a prognostic factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Our findings underscore the clinical significance of even mild increases in albuminuria.
Engaging With Health Consumers in Scientific Conferences—As Partners not Bystanders
Authors: Newman Bronwyn , Bowden Janelle , Jessup Rebecca , Christie Lauren J. , Livingstone Ann , Sarkies Mitchell , Killedar Anagha , Vleeskens Carole , Sarwar Mashreka , Tieu Thit , Chamberlain Saran , Harrison Reema , Pearce Alison
Published: July 2024

Introduction

It is now widely recognised that engaging consumers in research activities can enhance the quality, equity and relevance of the research. Much of the commentary about consumer engagement in research focuses on research processes and implementation, rather than dissemination in conference settings. This article offers reflections and learnings from consumers, researchers and conference organisers on the 12th Health Services Research Conference, a biennial conference hosted by the Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ).

Method

We were awarded funds via a competitive application process by Bellberry Limited, a national not‐for‐profit agency with a focus on improving research quality, to incorporate consumer engagement strategies in conference processes and evaluate their impact.

Findings

Strategies included consumer scholarships, a buddy system, designated quiet space and consumer session co‐chairs; the reflections explored in this paper were collected in the funded, independent evaluation. Our insights suggest a need for more structured consumer involvement in conference planning and design, as well as the development of specific engagement strategies.

Conclusion

To move toward active partnership in scientific conference settings, our experience reinforces the need to engage consumers as members in designing and conducting research and in presenting research and planning conference content and processes.

Public Contribution

Consumer engagement in research dissemination at conferences is the focus of this viewpoint article. Consumers were involved in the conception of this article and have contributed to authorship at all stages of revisions and edits.
Diet diversity, individual heterozygosity and habitat heterogeneity influence health parameters in Eurasian Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus)
Authors: Hochleitner Lukas , Korpimäki Erkki , Chakarov Nayden , Isaksson Caroline , Nebel Carina , Renner Swen C. , Vasko Ville , Voigt Christian C. , Terraube Julien , Sumasgutner Petra
Published: July 2024

The loss of habitat heterogeneity due to agricultural intensification has led to a global decline in farmland birds. Among them is the Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus, which occupies high trophic levels and may be adversely affected by reduced food quantity or quality and consequent health impacts. In this study, we investigate the effects of habitat heterogeneity, individual heterozygosity and diet diversity on five different health indices (integument coloration, dietary antioxidants, haematocrit, body condition and parasite infection). The study was conducted in farmland areas of western Finland during a year of exceptionally low vole abundance. We found no obvious relationship between diet diversity and habitat heterogeneity. An interaction between diet diversity and individual heterozygosity in females suggested that diet specialists were able to maintain more intensely coloured integuments only if they had higher genetic diversity. In addition, more heterozygous females were less likely to be infected with Haemoproteus than females with lower individual genetic diversity. Finally, specialist males with lower diet diversity had higher body condition than males with a more generalist diet. Our results suggest that variation in individual quality and foraging ecology should be considered in conjunction with spatial variation in habitat heterogeneity to understand sex‐specific variation in kestrel health. These findings add to a better understanding of the mechanisms linking land‐use change to health indices in a common avian predator, which can be used as a health sentinel in European agroecosystems.
A review of the key ingredients in industrial formulations of baby wet wipes
Authors: Petrović Tamara , Poljarević Jelena , Nikolić Stefan , Stojković‐Filipović Jelena , Mihajlović‐Lalić Ljiljana E.
Published: July 2024

The skin of newborns is classified as sensitive, with a higher risk of skin barrier disruption and irritation of a diapered area. Despite dermatologist recommendations to use only water and a cloth for cleaning, most of the population still relies on the comforts of modern parenting, which includes intensive daily usage of baby wet wipes. Novel baby formulations are designed following the concept of infant skin health, containing a gentle cleanser, suitable emollient, and buffer system enabling a slightly acidic pH value and they are free of ethyl alcohol. Thus, it is important to understand the chemical background of such a complex liquid formulation, with emphasis on its safety. In line with this, the present paper discusses the scientific background of various chemical compounds found in baby wipe formulations to improve the understanding of wet wipe designs and direct them toward more skin‐friendly solutions.
Preventing diabetes complications
Authors: Templer Sophie , Abdo Sarah , Wong Tang
Published: July 2024

The key aim of diabetes management is to prevent complications, which are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. At an individual level, people with diabetes are less likely than they were several decades ago to experience classical macrovascular and microvascular complications as a result of improvements in modifiable cardiovascular risk factors and preventive healthcare. However, a significant burden of diabetes complications persists at a population level because of the increasing incidence of diabetes, as well as longer lifetime exposure to diabetes because of younger diagnosis and increased life expectancy. Trials have shown that the most effective strategy for preventing complications of diabetes is a multifactorial approach focussing simultaneously on the management of diet, exercise, glucose levels, blood pressure and lipids. In addition to the cornerstone strategies of addressing diet, exercise and lifestyle measures, the introduction of newer glucose‐lowering agents, including sodium‐glucose transport protein 2 inhibitors and glucagon‐like peptide‐1 agonists, have brought about a paradigm shift in preventing the onset and progression of complications of type 2 diabetes, particularly cardiovascular and renal disease. The improvement in rates of classical complications of diabetes over time has been accompanied by a growing awareness of non‐traditional complications, including non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease. These emerging complications may not respond to a glycaemic‐centred approach alone and highlight the importance of foundational strategies centred on lifestyle measures and supported by pharmaceutical therapy to achieve weight loss and reduce metabolic risk in patients living with diabetes.
Co‐regulation, relationship quality, and infant distress vocalizations observed during mother‐infant interactions: Influences of maternal depression and different contexts
Authors: Leong Elizabeth L. , Stack Dale M. , Lazimbat Olivia K. , Bouchard Samantha , Field Tiffany M.
Published: July 2024

Mother‐infant interactions are co‐regulated and provide the foundation for mother‐infant relationship quality. The implications of maternal depression and contextual demands (i.e., reinstating the interaction following maternal unavailability and vocalized infant distress) on observationally coded co‐regulation in mother‐infant dyads (n = 40) at 4‐months was investigated. Associations among co‐regulation patterns and mother‐infant relationship quality was also examined. Dyads participated in Still‐Face (SF) and Separation (SP) procedures, with periods of maternal emotional and physical unavailability. Co‐regulation was captured using the Revised Relational Coding System. Relationship quality was examined using the Emotional Availability Scales. Dyads in the depressed group had significantly more unilateral exchanges than the non‐depressed group following the SF and SP perturbations. The depressed group also had significantly more distress vocalizations during the SP perturbation than the non‐depressed group. Co‐regulation in the depressed group was less disrupted by the SF perturbation. Positive relationship quality dimensions (maternal sensitivity, structuring, and infant responsiveness) were associated with more symmetrical and less unilateral co‐regulation regardless of the interaction period. There were also context‐specific results pertaining to patterns of co‐regulation and associated maternal hostility and infant responsiveness. Results highlight co‐regulatory differences in depressed mothers and their infants and how these differences are exacerbated by contextual demands.
Early relational origins of Theory of Mind: A two‐study replication
Authors: Kochanska Grazyna , Bendel‐Stenzel Lilly , An Danming , Sivagurunathan Neevetha
Published: July 2024

Background

Research implies early relational factors – parental appropriate mind‐mindedness (MM) and mutually responsive orientation (MRO) – as antecedents of children's Theory of Mind (ToM), yet the longitudinal path is unclear. Furthermore, little is known about the process in father–child relationships. In two studies of community families in a Midwestern state in United States, we tested a path from parental appropriate MM in infancy to parent–child MRO in toddlerhood to children's ToM at preschool age in mother– and father–child relationships, using comparable observational measures at parallel ages.

Methods

In Children and Parents Study (CAPS) of children born in 2017 and 2018, we collected data at 8 months (N = 200, 96 girls), 38 months, age 3 (N = 175, 86 girls), and 52 months, age 4.5 (N = 177, 86 girls). In Family Study (FS) of children born mostly in 2001, we collected data at 7 months (N = 102, 51 girls), 38 months, age 3 (N = 100, 50 girls), and 52 months, age 4.5 (N = 99, 49 girls). Parental MM (verbal comments aligned with the infant's psychological state) was observed in infancy, MRO (parent and child responsiveness to each other and shared positive affect) at age 3, and ToM (false belief tasks) at age 4.5.

Results

The findings supported the proposed indirect effects of parents' MM on children's ToM, mediated by MRO, for fathers and children in both studies, and for mothers and children, in CAPS. In FS, mothers' MM predicted MRO and ToM, but there was no mediation.

Conclusions

This investigation, testing a path from MM to MRO to ToM in both mother– and father–child relationships in two longitudinal studies, adds to the literature that has described relations among those constructs but rarely integrated those in one model.
Effects of nutritional interventions on cognitive function in adult cancer survivors: A systematic review
Authors: Lu Yao , Yuan Hua , Li Yan , Liu YingLin , Li Rui , Diao Yue , Chen JiaLu , Jia LuYao , Dong XueQi , Xue Hui , Zhang XiuYing
Published: July 2024

Aim

To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of nutritional interventions (i.e. nutritional support, dietary patterns and dietary supplements) on cognitive function in cancer survivors.

Design

Systematic review.

Methods

A systematic and comprehensive search of PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, Embase, and CINAHL was conducted from the inception until March 10, 2023. The last search was conducted on December 10, 2023.

Reporting Method

PRISMA.

Results

A total of 59 randomized controlled trials were included for analysis. Nutritional support, dietary patterns and dietary supplements improved cognitive function in cancer survivors with no apparent safety concerns. The anti‐inflammatory diet, the fasting‐mimicking diet and the web‐based diet significantly improved cognitive function. Whereas the ketogenic diet or dietary advice to consume more soluble dietary fibres and less insoluble dietary fibres and lactose could not. There was evidence from dietary supplements to support the beneficial effects of polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements, traditional herbal medicines and other supplements.

Conclusions

Nutritional interventions have great promise for improving cognitive function in adult cancer survivors. Further validation of the nutritional interventions supported in this study in other survivors and exploration of more effective nutritional interventions are needed.

Implications for the Profession and/or Patient Care

This work can support the construction of nutritional support interventions and dietary guidance programs to prevent cancer‐related cognitive decline.

Impact

This work filled a gap in preventive strategies for cancer‐related cognitive decline from a nutritional perspective. Nutritional support, dietary patterns, and dietary supplements can prevent cancer‐related cognitive decline without serious safety concerns. This work highlighted nutritional interventions that have the potential to improve cognitive function in cancer survivors, benefiting the further construction of evidence‐based nutritional intervention programs.

Protocol Registration

PROSPERO.

Patient or Public Contribution

No patient or public contribution.