bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
On Aethina Erichson of Northeast India (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae)
Authors: DASGUPTA JHIKMIK , PAL TARUN KUMAR
Published: April 2022

Four species of Aethina [Aethina (Aethina) vicina Grouvelle, 1894, Aethina (Idaethina) orientalis (Nietner, 1856), Aethina (Idaethina) subrugosa (Grouvelle, 1894b) and Aethina (Circopes) subquadrata (Motschulsky, 1858)] have been newly recorded from northeast Indian states. Hitherto, three species, viz., Aethina (Aethina) argus Grouvelle, 1890, Aethina (Aethina) cyaneipennis Grouvelle, 1903 and Aethina (Aethina) inconspicua Nakane, 1967 were known from Northeast India. The specific status of Aethina (Aethina) nigrocastanea Grouvelle, 1903 has been reestablished. Altogether eight species of Aethina are treated in this paper. The paper incorporates redescriptions of the genus, and species of Aethina from Northeast India with a key to these species.
A new species of Protozantaena Perkins, 1997 from the Great Escarpment of South Africa (Coleoptera, Hydraenidae)
Authors: BILTON DAVID T.
Published: April 2022

Protozantaena birdi sp. nov. is described, based on specimens collected from the Compassberg and Winterberg ranges in the Eastern Cape Great Escarpment, South Africa; the seventh known species of the genus. Morphologically, the new species appears closely related to P. labrata Perkins, 1997, described from the Naukluft Range in the Central Namibian Great Escarpment. Both species live in the margins of small streams in open, semi-arid landscapes.
Process Optimization for Preparation of Hydrochar with Abundant Surface Functional Groups and Promising Adsorption Capacity
Authors: Wang Yinghui , Tang Ruihao , Chen Yadong , Srinivasakannan C. , Wang Xin , Duan Xinhui
Published: April 2022

The study attempted to optimize the synthesis process of hydrochar from bamboo utilizing hydrothermal carbonization (HTC). The process conditions were optimized to maximize the amount of Acid Oxygen Functional Groups (AOFG) for better adsorption capacity, and the yield of hydrochar
for better economic feasibility. The hydrochar obtained was subjected to Methylene Blue (MB) adsorption capacity, to assess its potential as lowcost adsorbent for wastewater treatment. Among the process parameters, temperature was found to significantly influence the AOFG amount and the yield,
the optimum conditions were found to be a temperature of 180 °C, duration of 24 h and pH of 5, with AOFG amount of 1108 μmol/g and carbon yield of 52.45%. Although with low surface area, the hydrochar had a maximum MB adsorption capacity of 91.74 mg/g. The adsorption kinetic
followed the pseudo second-order kinetic model, while the adsorption isotherm resembled Langmuir isotherm model. The experimental results established quantitative relationship between the process conditions and the AOFG amount and yield of bamboo based hydrochar, which also suggested a pragmatic
way to enhance the adsorption capacity of hydrochar as low-cost adsorbent by maximizing the surface functional groups under mild hydrothermal carbonization conditions.
Two-Dimensional Layered Zn(II) Metal–Organic Framework as Photocatalyst for Lupus Nephritis Therapy
Authors: Xie Sheng , Ni Fei
Published: April 2022

A new Zn(II) metal–organic framework formulated as [Zn3.5(SO4)2(μ3-OH)2(1,2,3-tz)(H2O)2]n (1, 1,2,3-Htz = 1,2,3-triazole) was subjected to solvothermal integration and structural
modification. Semiconductive property was confirmed by UV-Vis diffuse spectrum, which showed an optical band gap of 2.68 eV. The solid specimen of 1 used as a photocatalyst exhibited outstanding photocatalytic performance with regard to MV degradation in aqueous solution during UV light illumination.
The potential of the photocatalyst for lupus nephritis therapy and the underlying mechanism were investigated. ELISA revealed that FcyR II accumulated in plasma. The percentage of apoptotic renal epithelial cells was also measured with flow cytometry.
Two New Coordination Polymers on the Basis of Cu(II) Applied as Photocatalysts and the Treatment Activity Against Coronary Heart Disease by Regulating Matrix Metalloprotein Expression
Authors: Meng Rui , Li Fei , Li Xiang-Nan , Dong Jian-Zeng , Wei Yu-Jie , Yi Zhong
Published: April 2022

Two new Cu(II)-based compounds, namely, [Cu(py)2(L)2(H2O)]n (2) and [Cu(2,2′-bipy)(L)2(H2O)]n ·n(H2O) (1) (2,2′-bipy is 2,2′-bipyridine, py = pyridine, L =
2-(naphthalen-2yloxy)acetic acid), were hydrothermally generated and characterized structurally. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis suggested that the coordination polymers (CPs) were 0D isolated structures with [Cu(2,2′-bipy)(L)2(H2O)] motif and [Cu(py)2(L)2(H2O)]
motif, respectively. The CPs’ solid-state reflectance spectra revealed their excellent semiconductive performances. Their photocatalytic activities were further assessed through MB photodegradation after irradiation with ultraviolet light. MMP expression in vascular smooth-muscle cells
was also examined through real-time RT-PCR assay. ELISA was implemented to determine the inflammatory cytokine level.
Clinical Decision Support Tool for Elevated Pediatric Blood Pressures
Authors: Meisner Joshua K. , Yu Sunkyung , Lowery Ray , Liang Wen , Schumacher Kurt R. , Burrows Heather L.
Published: April 2022

Under-diagnosis of pediatric hypertension remains pervasive due to difficulty recognizing elevated systolic blood pressures (SBPs). We performed a retrospective review comparing recognition of and response to elevated SBPs ≥95th percentile before and after development of a clinical decision support tool (CDST) in an academic pediatric system. Of 44,351 encounters, 477 had elevated SBPs with documented recognition of an elevated SBP in 17.9% of encounters pre-CDST that increased to 33.7% post-CDST ( P = .001). Post-CDST, 75.5% of elevated SBPs had repeat measurement, with 90.8% of initially elevated SBPs normalizing to <95th percentile. If repeat measurement was obtained and SBP remained elevated, documented recognition increased from 14.0 to 83.3% ( P < .0001). These data support using the CDST is associated with increased identification of elevated SBPs in children with greatest improvements associated with repeat SBP measurement. This suggests targeted training and support systems at medical intake would be high yield for increasing recognition of elevated SBP.
Engineering the geometry of novel yarns for flexible, hybrid composites Part II: Maximising the tensile properties
Authors: Alshukur Malek , Stylios George
Published: April 2022

Part I of this study established the concept and built the theoretical basis for a novel composite yarn. Part II deals with practical aspects of producing the yarn structural parameters necessary for flexible textile composite uses. This study investigates how to maximise the number of breaks of the core or foundation component of the yarn by using the design of experiment method. The results have shown that the number of these breaks vary between 1.4 and 6 times in comparison with only one break that would result from a typical conventional ply yarn. The analysis of the results indicates that a low overfeed ratio of 121% of the undulating component can lead to ∼4.7 breaks of the foundation component in comparison with only ∼2.6 breaks that would result using an overfeed ratio of 158%. To increase the number of breaks of the foundation component, it is necessary to use a high number of wraps, a low overfeed ratio, more than one input yarn for the foundation component and an undulating component of high tensile strength, which enhances its synergy with the foundation component by self-locking during breaking. Increasing the number of breaks of the yarn enhances the performance and safety of flexible composites.
Particle Size, Mass Concentration, and Microbiota in Dental Aerosols
Authors: Rafiee A. , Carvalho R. , Lunardon D. , Flores-Mir C. , Major P. , Quemerais B. , Altabtbaei K.
Published: April 2022

Many dental procedures are considered aerosol-generating procedures that may put the dental operator and patients at risk for cross-infection due to contamination from nasal secretions and saliva. This aerosol, depending on the size of the particles, may stay suspended in the air for hours. The primary objective of the study was to characterize the size and concentrations of particles emitted from 7 different dental procedures, as well as estimate the contribution of the nasal and salivary fluids of the patient to the microbiota in the emitted bioaerosol. This cross-sectional study was conducted in an open-concept dental clinic with multiple operators at the same time. Particle size characterization and mass and particle concentrations were done by using 2 direct reading instruments: Dust-Trak DRX (Model 8534) and optical particle sizer (Model 3330). Active bioaerosol sampling was done before and during procedures. Bayesian modeling (SourceTracker2) of long-reads of the 16S ribosomal DNA was used to estimate the contribution of the patients’ nasal and salivary fluids to the bioaerosol. Aerosols in most dental procedures were sub-PM1 dominant. Orthodontic debonding and denture adjustment consistently demonstrated more particles in the PM1, PM2.5, PM4, and PM10 ranges. The microbiota in bioaerosol samples were significantly different from saliva and nasal samples in both membership and abundance ( P < 0.05) but not different from preoperative ambient air samples. A median of 80.15% of operator exposure was attributable to sources other than the patients’ salivary or nasal fluids. Median operator’s exposure from patients’ fluids ranged from 1.45% to 2.75%. Corridor microbiota showed more patients’ nasal bioaerosols than oral bioaerosols. High-volume saliva ejector and saliva ejector were effective in reducing bioaerosol escape. Patient nasal and salivary fluids are minor contributors to the operator’s bioaerosol exposure, which has important implications for COVID-19. Control of bioaerosolization of nasal fluids warrants further investigation.
Are Sensory Experiences of One’s Deceased Spouse Associated with Bereavement-Related Distress?
Authors: Kamp Karina S. , Moskowitz Andrew , Due Helena , Spindler Helle
Published: April 2022

Following late-life spousal bereavement, sensory and quasi-sensory experiences of the deceased (SED) are commonly reported. This longitudinal study examined SED among 310 older widowed adults 6–10 (T1) and 18–20 (T2) months post loss. Reports of SED in the first 6–10 months after loss were associated with higher symptom levels of prolonged grief, post-traumatic stress, and loneliness at T1. Experiencers of SED were more likely to experience symptoms of prolonged grief and post-traumatic stress above cut-off scores at T1. Importantly, only a minority of the experiencers of SED displayed these elevated levels of bereavement-related distress. In addition, employing multi-level-modeling, a similar trajectory of decreasing bereavement-related distress over time was found for both experiencers and non-experiencers of SED. We argue that SED may be one of several potential reactions to bereavement, which should not be seen as an indicator of grief complications per se.
Productivity and constraints of small-scale crop farming in the summer rainfall region of South Africa
Authors: Mathinya VN , Franke AC , Van De Ven GWJ , Giller KE
Published: April 2022

The South African policy sphere hails the commercialisation of small-scale farming as the answer to a myriad of socio-economic, ecological and political challenges of rural livelihoods. Yet the low agricultural productivity of this sector challenges the realisation of this pathway. Through comparison with large-scale farmers, this review sought to elicit the main reasons for differences in productivity and explore the prospects of small-scale farming. It highlights that low productivity of small-scale farming cannot be solely ascribed to biophysical constraints and that differences rather arise at farm and regional level. Therefore, intervention strategies should not be solely sought at field scale, which seems to be the norm. While the prospects of small-scale farming may seem gloomy at first glance, opportunities such as investing in horticulture exist. Prospects for small-scale farming are limited by the country's very competitive and thriving large-scale farming that saturate most agricultural markets. A key conclusion from this review is that we still do not know enough about small-scale farming systems in South Africa. For example, what is the contribution of small-scale farming to the living income of households? Are farming households food and nutrition secure? In particular, the role of agriculture in improving rural livelihoods is poorly understood. Farming is likely to remain an important supplementary livelihood opportunity for the majority of rural households. As such, small-scale farming needs to be rethought as part of a broader livelihood strategy by all stakeholders while continuously seeking alternative entry points towards thriving rural livelihoods. This means provision of support for transition to more commercial farming activities for those with interest and sufficient resources, while alternative employment or social protection is provided for others. A key question for research is what types of farming (crops and livestock) and what scale of operation is needed to achieve commercial success in different regions.
A Critical Analysis of the Conference on Sustaining Support for the Rohingya Refugees
Authors: Kamruzzaman Palash
Published: April 2022

A major international donor conference for sustained support for the Rohingya refugees was convened on October 22, 2021. It was a virtual conference organized and co-hosted by the Secretary of State of the United States of America, the High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union and the Vice-President of the European Commission, the Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. This article critically evaluates this important event and explores the extent to which this international aid donor conference was consistent with the main principles of international aid effectiveness. It provides a critical analysis of a large-scale donor conference which reveals gaps in the theories, promises and practices of international aid. The focus is on the ownership of aid policies and who determines the aid agenda in this case of the large number of Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in Myanmar and sought refuge in Bangladesh.
Shelving Issues: Patrolling the Boundaries of Democratic Discussion in Public Meetings
Authors: van Burgsteden Lotte , te Molder Hedwig
Published: April 2022

Democratic participation is widely viewed as a crucial underpinning of legitimate governance; however, little is known about how this participation is practically accomplished. This study contributes to a better understanding of what democratic citizenship encompasses in actual practices of public engagement. Using conversation analysis and discursive psychology, we analyze interactions between government officials and citizens in Dutch public meetings on the effects of livestock farming. We examine situations where citizens treat officials’ closing-implicative moves as “wanting to shelve” issues. We demonstrate how this uptake is preceded by officials treating citizens as not understanding what is within the scope of discussion, thereby challenging their democratic competence. Citizens subsequently turn the tables on the officials, treating them as not wanting to fulfill their democratic duties. We argue that these practices point to broader relational issues between government and citizens, transforming what seem mere agenda issues into negotiations about what constitutes good democracy.
Drivers, Barriers, and Facilitators of Entrepreneurship at BoP: Review, Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda
Authors: Kumar Avinash , Kumra Rajeev , Singh Ramendra
Published: April 2022

The extant review studies on the Base/bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) have paid inadequate attention to the producer and entrepreneur roles of the poor. This review article exclusively focused on BoP producers and subsistence entrepreneurs provides an overview of the current state of research on BoP producers and subsistence entrepreneurs. It encompasses 130 articles from 67 peer-reviewed academic journals and develops an organizing framework for classifying these articles. The conceptual model of entrepreneurship in poverty contexts presented in this article illustrates the drivers, barriers, facilitators and consequences of subsistence entrepreneurship. The conceptual model helps to highlight the relevance of contextually informed public support and advocates adopting a collaborative approach for addressing various challenges faced by BoP producers. We also discuss the implications of our article and provide directions for future research.
Financing agrarian change: Geographies of credit and debt in the global south
Authors: Green W. Nathan
Published: April 2022

This article critically analyzes agrarian finance in terms of household credit and debt in the global south. I introduce interdisciplinary concepts about agrarian finance before reviewing how political ecologists and development geographers have studied this topic in relation to agricultural production, social reproduction, and farm mortgages and dispossession. To advance this research, I engage with financial geography scholarship about financial ecologies and variegated financial capitalism. I argue that agrarian finance is always embedded in the agricultural practices and interdependencies of rural life, but that such relations are increasingly shaped by global finance capital governed by institutions operating at multiple scales.
Global environmental change III: Political economies of adaptation to climate change
Authors: Barnett Jon
Published: April 2022

This progress report reviews research on climate change adaptation through a political economy lens, explaining the way ideas, institutions and interests enable diverse forms of adaptation practice. It reviews research on community-based adaptation, and spatial planning and investments in capital works for the purposes of adaptation. The analysis explains how practices that reduce vulnerability to climate change come into being, though it is as yet unclear if these existing political economies of adaptation are able to bring about the kind of (re)assembling of environments, technologies and practices over space and time necessary to sustain human needs and values through a dramatically changed climate.
Safety Prediction Method for Freeway Facilities with High-Occupancy Lanes
Authors: Himes Scott , Bonneson James A. , Gayah Vikash , Liu Cathy
Published: April 2022

The objective of this paper is to describe the development of a safety prediction method for freeways with high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) and high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, collectively referred to as HO lanes. This method has been developed and documented in a manner that is consistent with the safety evaluation methods in Part C of the Highway Safety Manual (HSM). Such a predictive methodology would assist state departments of transportation in explicitly considering safety performance impacts when planning, designing, and operating freeway facilities with HO lanes. Data were collected in California and Washington to support development of the predictive methodology. This method focuses on the evaluation of one freeway travel direction with each application. The paper summarizes key differences and similarities between this method and the current predictive method for freeways in Chapter 18 of the HSM Supplement. The method includes models for predicting total crash frequency and multiple-vehicle crash frequency. The method applies to freeway facilities with continuous HO lane access, buffer-separated HO lanes with intermittent access, and barrier/pylon-separate HO lanes with intermittent access between the HO lane(s) and the general-purpose lanes. The method does not differentiate between HOV and HOT designation.
Femoroacetabular Impingement in Elite Skiers and Snowboarders: Return to Sports and Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy
Authors: Waltz Robert A. , Comfort Spencer M. , Pierpoint Lauren A. , Briggs Karen K. , Philippon Marc J.
Published: April 2022

Background:

Hip arthroscopy has been shown to be an effective treatment for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) in high–level athletes; however, limited outcome and return–to–play data exist for hip arthroscopy in skiers and snowboarders.

Purposes:

To determine the return–to–sports rate of elite skiers and snowboarders who have undergone hip arthroscopic surgery for FAI and to assess hip–related outcomes at a minimum 2–year follow–up.

Study Design:

Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods:

Elite skiers and snowboarders who underwent hip arthroscopy for the treatment of FAI between 2005 and 2018 were identified via a retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Data were obtained from fis-ski.org , usskiandsnowboard.org , xgames.com , and wikipedia.org , including information on each player's career length, participation on a national team, and time between surgery and first competition after surgery. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) were prospectively collected preoperatively and at minimum 2 years postoperatively.

Results:

In total, 26 elite skiers and snowboarders (34 hips) were included. The mean ± standard deviation age at surgery was 24.5 ± 6.7 years (range, 18.7-46.8 years). A total of 85% (22/26) returned to elite–level competition at 8.9 months (range, 2.9-23.7 months) with an average career length of 3.6 ± 2.7 years after surgery. Four athletes (5 hips) required revision arthroscopy, with adhesions being the most frequent indication. At a mean follow–up of 7.7 ± 3.2 years, significant improvement in PROs ( P < .05) was demonstrated for the Hip Outcome Score (HOS)–Activities of Daily Living (from 76 ± 20 to 95 ± 6), HOS–Sport Specific Subscale (from 63 ± 28 to 92 ± 14), modified Harris Hip Score (from 70 ± 19 to 89 ± 12), and 12-Item Short Form Health Survey Physical Component Summary (from 45 ± 11 to 54 ± 8). Patient satisfaction had a mean of 8 ± 2 (range, 1-10) and median of 10.

Conclusion:

The return–to–competition rate in elite skiers and snowboarders after hip arthroscopy for FAI was 85% at an average of 8.9 months and with a career length of 3.6 years after surgery. Significant improvement in PROs was demonstrated for the HOS–Activities of Daily Living, HOS–Sport Specific Subscale, modified Harris Hip Score, and 12-Item Short Form Health Survey Physical Component Summary, with a median patient satisfaction score of 10. These findings support hip arthroscopy as an effective procedure for the treatment of FAI in elite skiers and snowboarders with symptomatic activity–limiting hip pain, allowing them to return to their previous levels of competition at a high rate.
Introduction to a Special Series on Single Research Case Design: Information for Peer Reviewers and Researchers Designing Behavioral Interventions for Students With SLD
Authors: Flores Margaret M. , Hott Brittany L.
Published: April 2022

This article introduces and describes the two articles that are part of the thematic special series on investigating research questions to improve services for students with specific learning disabilities using single-case research design. The issue includes an article for peer reviewers, which serves as a guide for decision-making and evaluation of single-case research design studies. The other article is intended for researchers interested in designing behavioral interventions for students with specific learning disabilities using single-case research designs. Both articles provide readers with descriptions of methods, approaches, and techniques that lead to high-quality research design.
Methyl Metabolism and the Clock: An Ancient Story With New Perspectives
Authors: Fustin Jean-Michel
Published: April 2022

Methylation, that is, the transfer or synthesis of a –CH3 group onto a target molecule, is a pervasive biochemical modification found in organisms from bacteria to humans. In mammals, a complex metabolic pathway powered by the essential nutrients vitamin B9 and B12, methionine and choline, synthesizes S-adenosylmethionine, the methyl donor in the methylation of nucleic acids, proteins, fatty acids, and small molecules by over 200 substrate-specific methyltransferases described so far in humans. Methylations not only play a key role in scenarios for the origin and evolution of life, but they remain essential for the development and physiology of organisms alive today, and methylation deficiencies contribute to the etiology of many pathologies. The methylation of histones and DNA is important for circadian rhythms in many organisms, and global inhibition of methyl metabolism similarly affects biological rhythms in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. These observations, together with various pieces of evidence scattered in the literature on circadian gene expression and metabolism, indicate a close mutual interdependence between biological rhythms and methyl metabolism that may originate from prebiotic chemistry. This perspective first proposes an abiogenetic scenario for rhythmic methylations and then outlines mammalian methyl metabolism, before reanalyzing previously published data to draw a tentative map of its profound connections with the circadian clock.
Preventing Co-occurring Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: The Role of Family Functioning and Programmatic Reflections
Authors: Falb Kathryn , Blackwell Alexandra , Hategekimana Jean de Dieu , Roth Danielle , O’Connor Meghan
Published: April 2022

Co-occurring intimate partner violence (IPV) and child abuse occur at staggering levels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), yet little is known about the relationship between these forms of violence and a feminst-grounded conceptualization of family functioning nor how best to programmatically address these multiple forms of violence in the home. Analysis of cross-sectional baseline data from 203 adult couple dyads participating in a randomized controlled trial was undertaken to (1) understand the correlation of family functioning and violence in the home in North Kivu, DRC; (2) unpack potential shared correlates of violence in the home and family functioning, such as attitudes and behaviors; and (3) describe programmatic implications for delivering violence prevention programming that seeks to address multiple forms of violence in the home. Findings suggest over half of all families reported experiencing IPV against women or use of child abuse by any caregiver. Moderate levels of family functioning were also reported, although women reported lower levels. In adjusted models, a one-point change in family functioning score was associated with a 0.12 reduction in odds of co-occurring experience of IPV and use of child abuse for women, and a 0.03 reduction in odds of co-occurring perpetration for men. A focus on improving family functioning as a primary outcome, alongside explicit targeting of harmful gender norms and skills-based approaches, may be a promising avenue to integrate approaches from different violence prevention fields while maintaining a strong dedication to intersectional feminist-grounded approaches that allows for separate, but at times combined, approaches to reducing IPV and child abuse in the home.
Changes in Breastfeeding Exclusivity and Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Oggero Megan K. , Wardell Diane W.
Published: April 2022

Background:

Because of its many benefits, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is a common public health goal. However, only 44% of infants aged 0–6 months are exclusively breastfed worldwide and, in the United States, only 26% of infants are exclusively breastfed for 6 months. The restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic may have reduced these rates even further.

Research Aim:

To examine the differences in breastfeeding exclusivity and satisfaction before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods:

A cross-sectional, two-group survey design was used. Parents ( N = 110) of infants born April 1 to December 31, 2019 (pre-pandemic; n = 69), or April 1 to December 31, 2020 (during the pandemic; n = 41), who received lactation support services from an urban academic breastfeeding clinic were surveyed.

Results:

Respondents who gave birth in 2020 (pandemic year) were no less likely to exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of their infant’s life compared to respondents who gave birth in 2019 (pre-pandemic year). After multivariable logistic regression, the odds of high breastfeeding satisfaction were 73% lower in respondents with infants born in 2020 than in respondents with infants born in 2019 (OR = 0.27, 95% CI [0.08, 0.89]). The strongest contributor to high breastfeeding satisfaction was a prenatal breastfeeding visit with an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.

Conclusions:

Future research is needed to identify the specific pandemic-related factors that led to the difference in breastfeeding satisfaction between the two groups and to confirm the impact of prenatal International Board Certified Lactation Consultant visits on breastfeeding satisfaction.
COVID-19 in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review
Authors: Fu Xue-Lei , Qian Yan , Jin Xiao-Hong , Yu Hai-Rong , Du Lin , Wu Hua , Chen Hong-Lin , Shi Ya-Qin
Published: April 2022

The objectives of the study were to review the articles to identify (a) the epidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); (b) the clinical characteristics of SLE patients with COVID-19; (c) the treatment of COVID-19 in SLE patients; and (d) the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on SLE patients. PubMed was systematically reviewed for literature published from December 2019 to June 2021. Our search was limited to human studies, with language restriction of English. Studies were included if they reported COVID-19 in SLE patients. Our systematic review included 52 studies. The prevalence of COVID-19 infection ranged from 0.0% to 18.1% in SLE patients, and the hospitalisation rates ranged from 0.24% to 10.6%. COVID-19 infection is likely to mimic SLE flare. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was ineffective in prevention of COVID-19, and SLE patients with COVID-19 faced difficulty in healthcare access, had financial constraints and suffered from psychological distress during the pandemic. The pandemic had a significant effect on mental and physical health. Adequate healthcare access, along with containment policies, social distancing measures and psychological nursing was required.
Genre expectations and discourse community membership in listener reviews of true crime-comedy podcast My Favorite Murder
Authors: van Driel Martine
Published: April 2022

Genre definitions by Swales (1990) and Miller (1984) include the communicative purpose of a text as an indicative feature of its genre. Genre studies have also identified how expert members of discourse communities possess professional expertise in genre styles. This article shows that beyond discourse community expert members, ordinary audiences also have conceptions of genre and use those conceptions to evaluate texts. Through a corpus-assisted discourse analysis of listener reviews of the true crime-comedy podcast My Favorite Murder, the analysis shows that negative reviews view the true crime-comedy categorisation as two separate genres, evaluating the podcast based on expectations of true crime and expectations of comedy. Positive reviewers accept the true crime-comedy genre as a new, mixed genre and evaluate the podcast from an in-group perspective, identifying themselves as members of the My Favorite Murder discourse community. Through this analysis, I show that audiences implement some form of genre analysis in text evaluations and that membership of the discourse community influences how they apply genre expectations to evaluations of texts.
Plight of Peasantry: Re-reading Fakir Mohan Senapati’s Six Acres and a Third in the Context of New Farm Laws in India
Authors: Akhter Nuzhat
Published: April 2022

Novel and history, despite technical differences, have something in common, which one can observe by examining fictional narrative as historical discourse without downplaying its symbolic ramifications. It is a fact that the novel is primarily concerned with individual existence, yet at the same time, it has not overlooked the condition of the people in general, as is reflected in the writings of some of the great writers. The article attempts to take this perspective in order to re-read Fakir Mohan Senapati’s Six Acres and a Third beyond its historicity as a symbolic representation of the contemporary conditions of Indian farming community. It further aims to probe into the predicament of the farming community in India irrespective of historical and political changes. The argument is corroborated through historical parallels about the perpetual plight of farmers as shown in the text with the fear of destitution among farmers in general, and marginalized ones in particular, in the wake of recent legal promulgation (Government of India, 2020a, 2020b, 2020c). The study reveals that the plight of the people under feudalism represented by fictional characters in Senapati’s novel, which he has conscientiously explored by deploying a variety of artistic techniques, is analogous to the one faced by the contemporary farmers of independent India with neoliberal economic dispensation.
WLEIS as a Measure of Emotional Intelligence of Healthcare Professionals: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Authors: Shah Dhara Kairav
Published: April 2022

Emotional intelligence has been extensively studied in healthcare practices worldwide. It is requisite for a reliable and valid instrument to measure the emotional intelligence of healthcare professionals in India. The Wong and Law emotional intelligence scale (WLEIS) has been a widely used tool to measure trait emotional intelligence. This study examines the validity of this scale in the healthcare context. The original 16 items WLEIS scale has been administered to 98 doctors of the Ahmedabad region of Gujarat. Two competing models, single factor and four factors have been tested against each other. Fit indices of four-factor model ( χ2 (98) = 111.61, ( p > 0.001), CMIN/df = 1.139, CFI = 0.987, SRMR = 0.059, RMSEA = 0.038 and PClose = 0.714) has excellent goodness of fit. Results of confirmatory factor analysis support the original four-factor model. The model also has acceptable reliability, convergent and discriminant validity. Further, in order to establish EI construct underneath four factors, secondary factor analysis has been performed. Standardized regression weight of only one dimension, that is, ‘Regulation of emotion’ is acceptable. All fit indices of the second-order model have an excellent fit. WLEIS is a valid instrument to measure the emotional intelligence of health professionals.
Describing Death Acceptance Among Thai Buddhists With Cancer
Authors: Suwannapong Kanoklekha , Thanasilp Sureeporn , Doutrich Dawn Liam , Akkayagorn Lanchasak , Long Nguyen Hoang , Chimluang Janya , Pudtong Noppamat , Upasen Ratchaneekorn
Published: April 2022

Introduction:

Death acceptance (DA) is perceived in culturally specific ways. The purposes of this study were to describe DA among Thai Buddhists with cancer and to compare DA differences in demographic data.

Methodology:

This research was a secondary data analysis. The participants were 363 Thai Buddhists with cancer, recruited using multistage sampling method. Data were collected using the Buddhist Death Acceptance Scale, reliability coefficient. .82. Data were analyzed using T-Tests and Two-Way ANOVA.

Results:

The participants had high levels of DA. Age and stage of cancer had main effects on DA.

Discussion:

This study highlighted the significant demographic differences with regard to DA levels among Thai Buddhists with cancer. Interventions include determining the patient’s DA level, or offering patients and their families advance care plans. Nurses can then explore DA with patients, particularly those with life-limiting illnesses to ease their patients’ lives and foster a good death.
Challenging the Constraints of Neoliberalism and Biomedicalism: Repositioning Social Work in Mental Health
Authors: Brown Catrina , Johnstone Marjorie , Ross Nancy , Doll Kaitrin
Published: April 2022

This article explores the impact of neoliberalism and biomedicalism on social work mental health care practice through presenting the results of a Canadian provincial study which illustrates the experiences of social work service users, providers, and supervisors. While Canada has a universal health care program, the intensification of the free-market approach is evident in the shifts from public sector support to growing rationalization and marked cutbacks to the provision of social welfare services. The specific impact of neoliberal economic restraint on social justice in mental health services has pressured practitioners to adopt medicalized, short-term strategies, under efficiency-based models. The participants in this study reported significant co-occurring concerns with the state of mental health service delivery, and results suggest social work is increasingly co-opted by the conservative individualizing, pathologizing, and contextualizing dominant biomedical framework in the provision of mental health social services and lack of professional practice autonomy.
Negotiated Safety? Did Backpage.com Reduce Female Homicide Rates
Authors: Tjaden Samantha L.N. , Makin David A.
Published: April 2022

Prior research has associated Craigslist.com and Backpage.com as sources of victimization, which in part resulted in the closure of the erotic services of each respective website. However, research also claims the introduction of Craigslist was associated with a reduction in female homicide rates across 30 large cities. This research acts as a supplemental analysis to Cunningham et al. by analyzing if Backpage.com, considered to be Craigslist’s successor, has similar effects on female homicide rates. When including measures of interest in each respective website, we find that Backpage is associated with a decrease in homicide rates for women. The purpose of this study is to extend the study conducted by Cunningham et al. through supplemental analysis. To determine the effect of online clearinghouses on female homicide rates, interest measures in Backpage along with the female homicide rates from 120 single city metropolitan and micropolitan areas over 14 years (2004–2018) were analyzed using multiple regression analyses. The regression analyses show that there is a statistically significant relationship between interest in Backpage and homicide rates for women. We find that Backpage is associated with a decrease in homicide rates for women.
Thinking with care in human–computer interaction
Authors: Croon Anna
Published: April 2022

In this article, human–computer interaction (HCI) is explored as a design-oriented practice nurturing the becoming of what is not-yet in future-oriented and speculative manners. Such approaches have evolved over time and now the field seems ready to take leaps targeting social and culturally infused contexts, such as those suggested by critical design, design things, adversarial design, making futures, pluriversal design and critical fabulations. It is in this respect that feminist theories, methods and imaginaries are rendered important. Feminist theory is in this article considered an important companion and part of the practical tool-kit necessary for generative, speculative and ethical approaches within the field of HCI. How to think with care is explored as a meta-design strategy directed and informed by feminist onto-epistemologies – a strategy intended to ‘seed’ speculative and social justice-oriented design endeavours through generative figurations and critical dilemmas to foster abilities and sensibilities for dealing with difference differently. What is advanced is the need for meta-design space in HCI, in this article referred to as a contact zone, a feminist figuration with the intention to open up for design explorations with ethical imperatives. Four other interrelated feminist figurations are also loosely explored in order to frame how thinking with care in HCI could be advanced further, i.e. diffractive thinking, intra-activism, becoming-with and response-ability. By considering serious feminist accounts of situated knowledges and touching visions, it is argued that feminist thinking is well on its way to offering real alternatives of great importance for HCI.
Environment Mediates the Relationship Between Preschoolers Functioning and Involvement in Out-of-School Activities
Authors: Guichard Sofia , Coelho Vera , Grande Catarina
Published: April 2022

This study aims to understand the associations between child functioning and environmental barriers and the involvement of preschool children, with and without disabilities, in out-of-school activities, namely, home and community activities. Particularly, we aimed to investigate if environmental barriers mediate the relationship between child functioning and their involvement in these activities. Parents of 116 preschool-aged children (42 children with disabilities) reported on children’s involvement and environmental factors at home and in the community. Preschool teachers assessed child functioning. Multiple linear regressions and mediation analysis were performed. Results indicated significant associations between child functioning, perceived environmental barriers, and involvement at home and in the community. A significant indirect association of child functioning on involvement through the perception of environmental barriers was found in both contexts. Findings support the biopsychosocial model of participation and a focus on environmental features by practitioners designing and implementing intervention strategies.
From a Distance: The ‘New Normal’ for Researchers and Research Assistants Engaged in Remote Fieldwork
Authors: Nguyen Phuong , Scheyvens Regina , Beban Alice , Gardyne Samantha
Published: April 2022

Doing remote fieldwork is a ‘new normal’ in the COVID-19 pandemic era. It is challenging, but not impossible. With planning and preparation, comprehensive training and ongoing support for Research Assistants (RAs), researchers can overcome the challenges of remote fieldwork. In this article, we reflect on the experience of employing local RAs to support doctoral research involving in-depth household interviews and focus group discussions with ethnic minority people in upland Vietnam. The challenge of adapting to this ‘new normal’ provided us with an opportunity for a critical appraisal of the researcher–RA relationship. The approach to remote fieldwork we developed centres on frequent communication, feedback and building trusting team dynamics. We argue that this approach can overcome some of the power hierarchies between global north researchers and local RAs, and therefore, should not simply be seen as a temporary or inferior ‘Plan B’ for researchers, but should be embraced as a way of reimagining knowledge production. We discuss lessons learned in how to carry out remote fieldwork, present practical strategies and recommendations, and consider the strengths of this approach for knowledge production and the empowerment of researchers in the global south.
Cognitive-Affective Styles of Biden and Trump Supporters: An Automated Text Analysis Study
Authors: Abe Jo Ann A.
Published: April 2022

Are conservatives more simple-minded and happier than liberals? To revisit this question, 1,518 demographically diverse participants (52% females) were recruited from an online participant-sourcing platform and asked to write a narrative about the upcoming 2020 U.S. Presidential Election as well as complete self and candidates’ ratings of personality. The narratives were analyzed using three well-validated text analysis programs. As expected, extremely enthusiastic Trump supporters used less cognitively complex and more confident language than both their less enthusiastic counterparts and Biden supporters. Trump supporters also used more positive affective language than Biden supporters. More simplistic and categorical modes of thinking as well as positive emotional tone were also associated with positive perceptions of Trump’s, but not Biden’s personality. Dialectical complexity and positive emotional tone accounted for significant unique variance in predicting appraisals of Trump’s trustworthiness/integrity even after controlling for demographic variables, self-ratings of conscientiousness and openness, and political affiliation.
Social media use for health, cultural characteristics, and demographics: A survey of Pakistani millennials
Authors: Ittefaq Muhammad , Seo Hyunjin , Abwao Mauryne , Baines Annalise
Published: April 2022

Objective

Over the last 10 years, an extensive body of literature has been produced to investigate the role of social media in health. However, little is known about the impact of cultural characteristics (e.g. masculinity, collectivism, and uncertainty avoidance) on social media use regarding health-related information, especially in developing countries like Pakistan. The present study employed Hofstede’s cultural characteristics framework and uses and gratification theory to examine how Pakistani millennials’ demographic attributes and cultural characteristics are associated with their social media use for health-related information.

Method

An online survey of 722 people aged 18–35 living in Pakistan was conducted in spring 2020 to examine the intensity and frequency of social media use, health-related use of social media, cultural characteristics, and demographic attributes.

Results

Results showed that cultural characteristics—masculinity, collectivism, and uncertainty avoidance—are strongly related with their perceptions of social media importance, usefulness, and perceived ease of access for health-related information even when controlling for demographic characteristics. Age and gender are also significantly associated with their perspectives on social media for health.

Conclusions

We found that communicating and sharing information is the most important motivation for Pakistani millennials to use social media in the area of health with WhatsApp and YouTube being most preferred social media sites for health-related issues.
The good, the bad, and the poorly designed: The mobile app stores are not a user-friendly experience for health and medical purposes
Authors: Aungst Timothy , Seed Sheila , Gobin Nurisha , Jung Rosa
Published: April 2022

The utilization of mobile health applications to help manage health conditions have grown in utilization within the past decade. However, the application stores (i.e. Google and Apple) are not designed in a user-friendly manner that allows consumers to identify high-quality health and medical-related mobile applications. Researchers have been interested in identifying applications that may be recommended for patient care but have found the ability to quantify and assess these applications to be difficult due to the current layout and organization of applications. We explain here in this brief communication our own research experience in the identification of mobile health applications on the application stores, along with trends noted in other mobile health research, and make suggestions on how the application store experience could be improved for both patients and health professionals. These include collaboration between developers, medical professionals and organizations, and technology companies to facilitate a better means of categorizing health applications for patient use, alongside other current endeavors being pursued such as application review organizations and the creation of digital health formulary databases.