bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Challenges to obtain halal certification among restaurants in northeast Thailand
Authors: Wannasupchue Wannasiri , Mohamad Siti Fatimah , Ishak Farah Adibah Che , Ungku Zainal Abidin Ungku Fatimah
Published: January 2023

Purpose

This study aims to explore the challenges of getting halal certification for restaurants in north-eastern Thailand.

Design/methodology/approach

Qualitative research approach was adopted to analyse the collected data. The research procedures and the interview questions were examined by the Ethics Committee for Research involving human subjects. In total, 10 restaurant owners were interviewed. Then, the interviews were transcribed, coded and grouped by using thematic analysis while the ATLAS ti. software was used for qualitative data analysis. The theme was finalised by three intercoder agreements.

Findings

The three challenges of obtaining halal certification among restaurants in north-eastern Thailand were the complicated process of getting halal certification, lack of restaurant owner commitment and high halal certification fee.

Research limitations/implications

The number of halal-certified restaurants are limited. Some restaurants refused to renew halal status but their information is still displayed on the halal authority website. Not only the number of restaurants but also time-limited. Further, a quantitative phase for prioritising was suggested.

Practical implications

The study can be beneficial to the halal authority and business holders as the two main stakeholders. The findings can be used to plan or develop halal strategies to increase the quality of halal restaurants. As informants mentioned common challenges, the findings could be applied as guidelines for a new business holder keen on halal implementation.

Originality/value

This research demonstrated the challenges of halal certification in a non-Muslim country, focussing on the north-eastern region of Thailand. The findings will add value to a potential business area. Therefore, the highlighted challenges could provide a novelty and be useful for Muslim marketing.
The impact of capital-market liberalization on audit reporting and pricing: evidence from a quasi-experiment
Authors: Jiang Jin , Lu Xiangyun , Wu Yihan , Zhang Hua
Published: January 2023

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of capital market liberalization on audit reporting and pricing. The authors use the announcement of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program in China as a shock to capital market liberalization.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors use the difference-in-differences method to study the difference in changes in the frequency of modified audit opinions and audit fees between the treatment group and the control group.

Findings

This study finds that capital market liberalization increases reputational and litigation risks for auditors and leads to more conservative audit reports. In addition, capital market liberalization stimulates the management of eligible firms to improve the information environment, helps to reduce information asymmetry and decreases audit fees. Specifically, the authors identify the channels of active foreign institutional investors as a new governance mechanism through which capital market liberalization impacts eligible firm and auditor decisions.

Research limitations/implications

This study complements the literature by showing that capital market liberalization may bring a new and strong governance mechanism for eligible firms and auditors.

Practical implications

This study may provide new references for active foreign institutional shareholders as a new and strong governance mechanism in weak institutional regimes such as China, auditors’ optimization decisions when litigation risks increase and management’s improvements in the information environment under the monitoring of foreign institutional shareholders.

Originality/value

Overall, this study contributes to the literature by showing that capital market liberalization can bring a new governance mechanism for the management of eligible firms and auditors in a weak institutional environment. Foreign institutional shareholders may be superior to the domestic market forces and other corporate governance in the role of monitoring the management of eligible firms and auditors.
Accountabilities and stakeholder expectations regarding asbestos-free building materials supply chain: an actor-network theory perspective
Authors: Ukwatte Lalitha , Khan Tehmina , Siriwardhane Pavithra , Ukwatte Jalathge Sarath Lal
Published: January 2023

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore issues relating to imposing a ban on the importation of asbestos-contaminated building materials (ACBMs) in the Australian context to better understand the multiple accountabilities and consequences.

Design/methodology/approach

This study undertakes a qualitative content analysis of the multiple accountabilities and stakeholder expectations using the lens of actor–network theory. This study further explores the weaknesses and complexities associated with implementing a complete ban on asbestos, ensuring that only asbestos-free building materials are imported to Australia. This study uses data collected from 15 semi-structured interviews with stakeholders, responses from the Australian Border Force to a questionnaire and 215 counter accounts from the media, the Australian Government, industry organizations, non-governmental organizations and social group websites during the period from 2003 to 2021.

Findings

This study reveals that stakeholders' expectations of zero tolerance for asbestos have not been met. This assertion has been backed by evidence of asbestos contamination in imported building materials throughout recent years. Stakeholders say that the complete prevention of the importation of ACBMs has been delayed because of issues in policy implementations, opaque supply chain activities, lack of transparency and non-adherence to mandatory and self-regulated guidelines.

Practical implications

Stakeholders expect public and private sector organizations to meet their accountabilities through mandatory adoption of the given policy framework.

Originality/value

This research provides a road map to identify the multiple accountabilities, their related weaknesses and the lack of implementation of the necessary protocol, which prevents a critical aspect of legislation from being effectively implemented.
Using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to Twitter content: a social network’s analysis of green accounting as a dimension of sustainability
Authors: Khan Shaizy , Gupta Seema
Published: January 2023

Purpose

Owing to the worldwide outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2, social media conversations have increased. Given the increasing pressure from regulatory authorities and society, green accounting – as a dimension of sustainable development – remains the most discussed topic on most social media platforms. This study aims to incorporate a technological approach to green accounting and sustainability to enhance the innovation process inside and outside organizations.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses the hermeneutic phenomenological technique to investigate Twitter content. Tweets were subjected to a manual coding process to analyze their content, including recent advancements, challenges, cross-country initiatives and promotion strategies in green accounting. Public perception of green accounting and the COP26 climate summit was also studied.

Findings

Tweeters view green accounting favorably; however, they are apprehensive about its implementation. Regarding the challenges in green accounting, “corporate green washing” was the most tweeted content. The UK was the top-rated nation with respect to green accounting development. Furthermore, the most discussed breakthrough was the application of artificial intelligence in the domain of green accounting functions. However, Twitter users were observed to have directed heavy criticism at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

Originality/value

This study’s primary innovation is its integration of emerging technologies such as machine learning and data mining with social media platforms such as Twitter. Incorporating manual coding of tweets is a rigorous procedure that amplifies the strength of machine learning software’s auto-coding feature.
Challenging the assumptions of social entrepreneurship education and repositioning it for the future: wonders of cultural, social, symbolic and economic capitals
Authors: Karatas-Ozkan Mine , Ibrahim Shahnaz , Ozbilgin Mustafa , Fayolle Alain , Manville Graham , Nicolopoulou Katerina , Tatli Ahu , Tunalioglu Melike
Published: January 2023

Purpose

Social entrepreneurship education (SEE) is gaining increasing attention globally. This paper aims to focus on how SEE may be better understood and reconfigured from a Bourdieusian capital perspective with an emphasis on the process of mobilising and transforming social entrepreneurs’ cultural, social, economic and symbolic resources.

Design/methodology/approach

Drawing on qualitative research with a sample of social entrepreneurship educators and mentors, the authors generate insights into the significance of challenging assumptions and establishing values and principles and hence that of developing a range of capitals (using the Bourdieusian notion of capital) for SEE.

Findings

The findings highlight the significance of developing a range of capitals and their transformative power for SEE. In this way, learners can develop dispositions for certain forms of capitals over others and transform them to each other in becoming reflexive social agents.

Originality/value

The authors respond to the calls for critical thinking in entrepreneurship education and contribute to the field by developing a reflexive approach to SEE. The authors also make recommendations to educators, who are tasked with implementing such an approach in pursuit of raising the next generations of social entrepreneurs.
Childrens and young adults’ generalized attitudes toward foods in unbranded mobile games
Authors: Priluck Randi L. , Pirog Stephen F. , Wisenblit Joseph Z.
Published: January 2023

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine how children and young adults form attitudes toward food products in unbranded gaming mobile applications and the degree to which product category attitudes can generate responses to brands in the category through the generalization process.

Design/methodology/approach

Two experiments exposed children and young adults to mobile games featuring food products in a between-subjects treatment versus control design to examine both affective responses and belief formation toward food brands within the category.

Findings

It was found that both children and young adults favored branded food items in the product category after playing with an unbranded mobile game assembling food products. Young adults also developed specific beliefs about nonrepresented brands in the category, which were found to be stronger under high involvement. Parents and public policymakers must be vigilant in controlling access to food-related games, even when they are not commercial in nature because of the attitudes and beliefs formed in unbranded games.

Originality/value

This research demonstrates that attitudes and beliefs around food brands can be formed through unbranded game play when children and young adults generalize attitudes. Because of the emphasis on “advergames,” no studies have examined the impact of unbranded games on children and young adults through the generalization process.
Clinical characteristics of patients with psoriasis with family history: A multicenter observational study
Authors: Ohata Chika , Anezaki Hisataka , Kaneko Sakae , Okazaki Fusako , Ito Kotaro , Matsuzaka Yuki , Kikuchi Satoko , Koike Yuta , Murota Hiroyuki , Miyagi Takuya , Takahashi Kenzo , Sugita Kazunari , Hashimoto Aki , Nakahara Takeshi , Morizane Shin , Ohyama Bungo , Saruwatari Hiroshi , Yanase Tetsuji , Yoshida Yuichi , Yonekura Kentaro , Higashi Yuko , Hatano Yutaka , Saito Kanami , Katayama Eri , Yamane Mariko , Yamazaki Fumikazu , Tsuruta Noriko , Imafuku Shinichi
Published: January 2023

Previous studies on family history of psoriasis showed that patients with a family history have an earlier onset of the disease, but such studies in Japan are still limited. To elucidate the characteristics of patients with familial psoriasis, we studied the family history of patients with psoriasis using the West Japan Psoriasis Registry, a multi‐institutional registry operated by 26 facilities in the western part of Japan, including university hospitals, community hospitals, and clinics. This study enrolled 1847 patients registered between September 2019 and December 2021, with 199 (10.8%) having a family history of psoriasis. Patients with a family history of psoriasis had significantly earlier onset of the disease than those without a family history. Furthermore, patients with a family history of psoriasis had significantly longer disease duration. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) was significantly more common in patients with a family history (69/199, 34.7%) than in those without a family history (439/1648, 26.6%) (adjusted P = 0.023). A subanalysis of patients with PsA revealed a significant difference in the patient global assessment (PaGA) score in Fisher's exact test and adjusted test. The numbers of patients with PaGA 0/1 were 29 (43.3%) and 172 (39.9%) in patients with PsA with and without family history of psoriasis, respectively, whereas the numbers of patients with PaGA 3/4 were 13 (19.4%) and 145 (33.6%) in patients with PsA with and without family history of psoriasis, respectively. Other disease severity variables did not show a difference between the two groups. Our findings suggest that genetics play a larger role in the development of PsA than in the development of psoriasis vulgaris. Most cases of PsA occur in patients who already have psoriasis, therefore dermatologists should pay attention to joint symptoms, especially in patients with psoriasis who have a family history of psoriasis.
Local‐ and landscape‐scale drivers of terrestrial herbaceous plant diversity along a tropical rainfall gradient in Western Ghats, India
Authors: Radhamoni Harikrishnan Venugopalan Nair , Queenborough Simon A. , Arietta A. Z. Andis , Suresh Hebbalalu S. , Dattaraja Handanakere S. , Kumar Subramanya Shravan , Sukumar Raman , Comita Liza S.
Published: January 2023

In tropical forests, understory herbaceous angiosperms (herbs), which can comprise up to 40% of plant species richness, have received relatively little attention compared with trees, and their diversity patterns and drivers remain poorly understood. While tropical tree diversity has been shown to be driven primarily by water availability, we hypothesized that herb diversity may be equally or more limited by light availability.

To test the importance of water and light in shaping herb diversity, we surveyed herb communities in 13 one‐ha plots along a rainfall gradient in a seasonally dry tropical forest landscape in India. In each plot, herbs were censused thrice during the year in 47–50 one‐m2 subplots. We examined drivers of herb diversity and ground cover at the landscape scale (across plots) and local scale (among subplots) using simple linear regression and linear mixed models, respectively.

At the landscape scale, herb diversity and ground cover were negatively related to rainfall and soil moisture, in contrast with previous studies of tropical forest trees. This indicates that water was not limiting for herbs. Instead, light availability, which was negatively correlated with rainfall, appears to drive patterns of herb diversity and ground cover across the gradient. Herb diversity and ground cover were uniformly low across the gradient during the dry season, indicating that water limitation does have a seasonal impact. When water was abundant (rainy season), herbs took advantage of higher light availability at more open (lower‐rainfall) plots.

Consistent with landscape‐scale patterns, herb richness at the subplot level was positively related to light availability, with its effect stronger at higher‐rainfall (more closed‐canopy) sites. Herb species richness declined with increasing subplot soil moisture in all sites and seasons, suggesting negative impacts of water logging and high moisture.

Synthesis. Diversity of understory herbs is limited by light availability at both local and landscape scales in this region, with the impact of water limitation restricted to the dry season. Our study shows that tree diversity patterns cannot be assumed to hold for other plant lifeforms, and conservation and restoration efforts must consider unique strategies for different lifeforms.
Synthesis and stability analysis of papain‐functionalized gold nanoparticles (P‐AuNPs) for the colorimetric detection of mercury in milk
Authors: Sangwan Sonia , Seth Raman
Published: January 2023

To detect mercury in dairy cow milk by colorimetric techniques, papain‐functionalized gold nanoparticles (P‐AuNPs) were synthesised. Papain‐functionalized gold nanoparticles aggregated when mercury ions were introduced, causing their absorption peak to shift from 525 to 575 nm. Dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy determined that aggregated P‐AuNPs average sizes were 26.60 nm and 15.17–18.23 nm, respectively, with monodispersed. The detection limit of P‐AuNPs for mercury in milk samples was 1.0 ppm with high recovery. This sensor showed relatively high selectivity and sensitivity towards Hg2+ ions in milk. This method shows utility in developing countries for monitoring the concentration of Hg2+ in water, milk and food items for safety purposes.
Chemical sensory investigation in green and roasted beans Coffea arabica L. (cv. Yellow Bourbon) by various brewing methods using electronic sensors
Authors: Jeong Hyangyeon , Yoon Sojeong , Jo Seong Min , Hong Seong Jun , Kim Young Jun , Kim Jae Kyeom , Shin Eui‐Cheol
Published: January 2023

This study investigated the effects of four brewing methods (cold and hot brew, espresso, and cezve) on the chemical sensory properties of green and roasted coffee beans (cv. Yellow Bourbon) extract. The caffeine and chlorogenic acid contents of the coffee were analyzed using HPLC. The taste and volatile aromatic compounds of coffee were analyzed using an electronic tongue and nose, respectively, and the results were analyzed using principal component analysis. For the taste components analyzed using the electronic tongue, the degree of separation was relatively large depending on the extraction method, and the degree of separation was larger depending on roasting for the volatile compounds analyzed using the electronic nose. Our findings provide basic data for the coffee industry.

Practical Application

The use of an electronic sensor will provide flavor characteristics for four different types of coffee extracted from green beans and roasted beans. In this study, it was confirmed that the extraction method had a greater effect on the taste of coffee, and in the case of the volatile aromatic compounds of coffee, there was a large difference depending on the green beans and roasted beans. Therefore, our findings will provide data based on the sensory properties of coffee.
Non‐tariff measures: What's tariffs got to do with it?
Authors: Kuenzel David J.
Published: January 2023

After successive rounds of tariff reductions by GATT/WTO members, non‐tariff measures (NTMs) have increasingly become the focal point of multilateral trade negotiations. It remains an open question whether the liberalization in tariff rates has subsequently been weakened or even erased by increases in NTMs. Using a product‐level global panel of WTO members over the period 1996–2019, this paper systematically examines the empirical link between various tariff measures and the imposition of NTMs. I find that bound or applied tariff reductions do not correlate much on their own with NTM incidence. The relevant trade policy margin for detecting a tariff–NTM nexus is instead tariff overhangs, the difference between WTO members' bound and applied tariff rates. Countries impose more NTMs when their sectoral applied tariffs are close to their respective bound rates, indicating that small tariff overhangs signal limited legal trade policy flexibility.
Oil and US stock market shocks: Implications for Canadian equities
Authors: Heinlein Reinhold , Mahadeo Scott M. R.
Published: January 2023

Oil and US stock market shocks are relevant to Canadian equities because Canada is an oil exporter exposed to market developments in the wider continent. We evaluate how the relationship between Canadian stock market indices and such external shocks change under extraordinary events. To do this, we subject statistically identified oil and S&P 500 market shocks to a surprise filter, which detects shocks with the greatest magnitude occurring over a given lookback period, and an outlier filter, which detects extrema shocks that exceed a normal range. Then, we examine how the dependence structure between shocks and Canadian equities change under the extreme surprise and outlier episodes through various co‐moment spillover tests. Our results show co‐moments beyond correlation are important in reflecting the changes occurring in the relationships between external shocks and Canadian equities in extreme events. Additionally, the differences in findings under extreme positive and negative shocks provide evidence for asymmetric spillover effects from the oil and US stock markets to Canadian equities. Moreover, the observed heterogeneity in the relationships between disaggregated Canadian equities and shocks in the crude oil and S&P 500 markets are useful to policy‐makers for revealing sector‐specific vulnerabilities and provide portfolio diversification opportunities for investors to exploit.
Williams‐Beuren syndrome associated with hammock mitral valve: First case report
Authors: Velarde‐Acosta Kevin , Baltodano‐Arellano Roberto , Cachicatari‐Beltran Angela , Medina‐Maguiña José M. , Cupe‐Chacaltaje Kelly , Rojas Paol , Levano‐Pachas Gerald
Published: January 2023

Williams‐Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a multisystem congenital disorder, whose cardiovascular defects are the leading cause of death. We present the case of a 38‐year‐old man with features of heart failure. The imaging studies showed a typical supravalvular aortic stenosis and a hammock mitral valve, this last, being a rare congenital disease. This is the first case reported of a hammock mitral valve in a patient with this chromosomopathy.
Self‐reported reasons for discontinuation or continuation of antipsychotic medication in individuals with first‐episode schizophrenia
Authors: Stürup Anne Emilie , Hjorthøj Carsten , Jensen Heidi Dorthe , Melau Marianne , Davy Josefine Winther , Nordentoft Merete , Albert Nikolai
Published: January 2023

Aim

Many individuals with schizophrenia discontinue initially prescribed antipsychotics. Knowledge on reasons for discontinuation among individuals with first‐episode schizophrenia is sparse. We aimed to describe reasons for discontinuation and continuation, differences between individuals discontinuing and continuing, and factors predicting reasons for discontinuation or continuation.

Methods

This was a prospective cohort study with a post hoc design. Individuals with first‐episode schizophrenia were included from early intervention teams in Denmark from 2009–2012. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were collected at baseline and reasons for discontinuation and continuation of antipsychotics were assessed at 3.5‐year follow‐up.

Results

Among 215 patients, 76 reported reasons for discontinuation and 139 for continuation. The most frequent reasons for discontinuation were “side effects” and “patient believed he/she no longer needed the medication because he/she was now better”. The most frequent reasons for continuation were “benefits for positive symptoms” and “another person told them to”. Individuals who discontinued antipsychotics were at baseline younger, had longer DUP, less negative symptoms, better social function, lower compliance, higher self‐belief of coping, and fewer used antipsychotics compared to those continuing antipsychotics.

Conclusions

The effect of antipsychotics is the main reason to continue, whereas side effects were the main reason to discontinue. Knowledge of reasons to discontinue or continue is helpful in shared decision‐making, identifying individuals with high odds of discontinuation, improving adherence, and helping with safe discontinuation.
Elevated serum anti‐Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody accompanied by gut mycobiota dysbiosis as a biomarker of diagnosis in patients with de novo Parkinson disease
Authors: Chen Ying , Zhang Li‐Ying , Fang Yi , Li Chuan , Xia Dan‐Dan , Zhang Gong , Wen Yi , Zhang Song‐Zhao , Hu Liu , Gu Lu‐Yan , Liu Yi , Tian Jun , Yan Ya‐Ping , Yin Xin‐Zhen , Tao Zhi‐Hua , Zhang Bao‐Rong , Pu Jia‐Li
Published: January 2023

Background and purpose

Intestinal inflammation and gut microbiota dysbiosis contribute to Parkinson disease (PD) pathogenesis, and growing evidence suggests associations between inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and PD. Considered as markers of chronic gastrointestinal inflammation, elevated serum anti‐Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody (ASCA) levels, against certain gut fungal components, are related to IBD, but their effect on PD is yet to be investigated.

Methods

Serum ASCA IgG and IgA levels were measured using an enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay, and the gut mycobiota communities were investigated using ITS2 sequencing and analyzed using the Qiime pipeline.

Results

The study included 393 subjects (148 healthy controls [HCs], 140 with PD, and 105 with essential tremor [ET]). Both serum ASCA IgG and IgA levels were significantly higher in the PD group than in the ET and HC groups. Combining serum ASCA levels and the occurrence of constipation could discriminate patients with PD from controls (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.81, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.76–0.86) and from patients with ET (AUC = 0.85, 95% CI = 0.79–0.89). Furthermore, the composition of the gut fungal community differed between the PD and HC groups. The relative abundances of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus, Candida solani, Aspergillus flavus, ASV601_Fungi, ASV866_Fungi, and ASV755_Fungi were significantly higher in the PD group, and enriched Malassezia restricta was found in the HC group.

Conclusions

Our study identified elevated serum ASCA levels and enriched gut Saccharomyces cerevisiae in de novo PD.
A region‐specific modulation of sleep slow waves on interictal epilepsy markers in focal epilepsy
Authors: Chen Cong , Wang Yunling , Ye Lingqi , Xu Jiahui , Ming Wenjie , Liu Xiaochen , Hu Lingli , Ye Hongyi , Xu Cenglin , Wang Yi , Wang Zhongjing , Ding Yao , Zhu Junming , Ding Meiping , Chen Zhong , Wang Shuang
Published: January 2023

Objective

Sleep strongly activates interictal epileptic activity through an unclear mechanism. We investigated how scalp sleep slow waves (SSWs), whose positive and negative half‐waves reflect the fluctuation of neuronal excitability between the up and down states, respectively, modulate interictal epileptic events in focal epilepsy.

Methods

Simultaneous polysomnography was performed in 45 patients with drug‐resistant focal epilepsy during intracranial electroencephalographic recording. Scalp SSWs and intracranial spikes and ripples (80–250 Hz) were detected; ripples were classified as type I (co‐occurring with spikes) or type II (occurring alone). The Hilbert transform was used to analyze the distributions of spikes and ripples in the phases of SSWs.

Results

Thirty patients with discrete seizure‐onset zone (SOZ) and discernable sleep architecture were included. Intracranial spikes and ripples accumulated around the negative peaks of SSWs and increased with SSW amplitude. Phase analysis revealed that spikes and both ripple subtypes in SOZ were similarly facilitated by SSWs exclusively during down state. In exclusively irritative zones outside SOZ (EIZ), SSWs facilitated spikes and type I ripples across a wider range of phases and to a greater extent than those in SOZ. The type II and type I ripples in EIZ were modulated by SSWs in different patterns. Ripples in normal zones decreased specifically during the up‐to‐down transition and then increased after the negative peak of SSW, with a characteristically high post‐/pre‐negative peak ratio.

Significance

SSWs modulate interictal events in an amplitude‐dependent and region‐specific pattern. Pathological ripples and spikes were facilitated predominantly during the cortical down state. Coupling analysis of SSWs could improve the discrimination of pathological and physiological ripples and facilitate seizure localization.
Overparenting and psychological well‐being of emerging adult children in the United States and China
Authors: Hong Peipei , Cui Ming
Published: January 2023

Objective

This study aimed to investigate (a) the association between overparenting and emerging‐adult children's psychological maladjustment through basic psychological needs satisfaction (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) and (b) whether the associations, particularly the associations between overparenting and needs satisfaction, vary by cultures.

Background

Research in Western countries suggests that overparenting may undermine emerging‐adult children's psychological well‐being. This raises the question of whether overparenting influences emerging adults in a similar way in the collectivistic cultures in Eastern countries where overparenting may be perceived differently.

Method

Survey data were obtained from college students in the United States (N = 414, Mage = 20.38) and China (N = 612, Mage = 20.21).

Results

Structural equation modeling yielded two major findings. First, largely in line with the view of cultural universalism, in both the United States and China, overparenting was linked to emerging adults' psychological maladjustment through lower basic needs satisfaction. Second, supporting the view of cultural relativism, the negative relations between maternal overparenting and needs satisfaction were stronger in the United States than in China.

Conclusion

Overparenting was associated with emerging‐adult children's lower basic needs satisfaction and more well‐being problems; however, the strength of the association between overparenting and needs satisfaction varied across cultures.

Implications.

The principle of universalism without uniformity applies to overparenting.
Neritic larval fish assemblages across the Texas shelf in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Harvey
Authors: McAskill Shannan , Tolan James M. , Zapfe Glenn A. , Geist Simon J.
Published: January 2023

Fall is an important time of year for fish recruitment in the Gulf of Mexico, with many commercially and recreationally important species spawning during this period. Changes in temperature and salinity regimes through seasonally abnormal freshwater input may change spawning patterns and displace larvae. Such an event occurred off the coast of Galveston Bay, Texas, when a freshwater flood plume formed from unprecedented rainfall related to Hurricane Harvey at the end of August 2017. This study investigated the effects of a large‐scale flood plume on larval fish assemblages, collected at nearshore and shelf zones 1 and 2 months after Hurricane Harvey. Samples from 2017 were compared to historical datasets collected by NOAA Fisheries in September (2000–2004 and 2006–2016) and October (2000–2012). Evidence of lowered water temperature and salinity was found in both September and October 2017. Larval community composition changed along cross‐shelf gradients and with increasing distance from shore. We also found evidence of 2017 assemblages differing from historical data, with the September 2017 assemblage more closely resembling those from October historical samples. Observed differences in 2017 assemblages were most likely explained by an earlier onset in fall sciaenid spawning, suggesting that decreases in water temperature occurring during hurricanes have the potential to alter fish spawning patterns.
Contrasting responses of peak vegetation growth to asymmetric warming: Evidences from FLUXNET and satellite observations
Authors: Liu Ying , Wu Chaoyang , Wang Xiaoyue , Zhang Yao
Published: January 2023

The peak growth of plant in summer is an important indicator of the capacity of terrestrial ecosystem productivity, and ongoing studies have shown its responses to climate warming as represented in the mean temperature. However, the impacts from the asymmetrical warming, that is, different rates in the changes of daytime (Tmax) and nighttime (Tmin) warming were mostly ignored. Using 60 flux sites (674 site‐year in total) measurements and satellite observations from two independent satellite platforms (Global Inventory Monitoring and Modeling Studies [1982–2015]; MODIS [2000–2020]) over the Northern Hemisphere (≥30°N), here we show that the peak growth, as represented by both flux‐based maximum primary productivity and the maximum greenness indices (maximum normalized difference vegetation index and enhanced vegetation index), responded oppositely to daytime and nighttime warming. (peak growth showed negative responses to Tmax, but positive responses to Tmin) dominated in most ecosystems and climate types, especially in water‐limited ecosystems, while (peak growth showed positive responses to Tmax, but negative responses to Tmin) was primarily observed in high latitude regions. These contrasting responses could be explained by the strong association between asymmetric warming and water conditions, including soil moisture, evapotranspiration/potential evapotranspiration, and the vapor pressure deficit. Our results are therefore important to the understanding of the responses of peak growth to climate change, and consequently a better representation of asymmetrical warming in future ecosystem models by differentiating the contributions between daytime and nighttime warming.
Co‐occurrence of herbivorous fish functional groups correlates with enhanced coral reef benthic state
Authors: Sheppard Catherine E. , Williams Gareth J. , Exton Dan A. , Keith Sally A.
Published: January 2023

Aim

Biodiversity loss is impacting essential ecosystem functions and services across the globe. Recently, our interest in the benefits of biodiversity for ecosystem function has shifted focus from measurements of species richness to functional diversity and composition. However, the additional importance of other community characteristics, such as species evenness and co‐occurrence, for diversity‐driven ecosystem function is less known. We used herbivorous coral reef fish as a model system to investigate how co‐occurrence of different functional groups, rather than purely functional diversity, within an assemblage might affect the coral reef benthic state.

Location

Western Atlantic.

Time period

2007–2017.

Major taxa studied

Herbivorous reef fish.

Methods

We analysed benthic and fish assemblage data from 601 sites across 12 countries in the western Atlantic. Using diversity–interaction models, we investigated how the composition and relative abundances of reef fish functional groups were correlated with benthic cover and estimates of coral calcification rates. We used statistical interactions to explore the importance of co‐occurrence of herbivorous fish functional groups for the coral reef benthic state.

Results

We found that co‐occurrence of herbivorous fish functional groups, in addition to functional diversity, was correlated with reduced algal cover and increased coral accretion. Moreover, pairwise statistical interactions between functional groups were significantly correlated with an improvement in the coral reef benthic state.

Main conclusions

Our results support the idea that functional group co‐occurrence, in addition to functional diversity, within herbivorous fish offers additional benefits to the coral reef benthic state. We identify farming damselfish and excavating parrotfish as potential key determinants of the coral reef benthic state and highlight that co‐occurrence of cropping and scraping herbivores might promote coral accretion. Our findings support the argument that protecting herbivore abundance without regard to the species and functional groups present is not enough to preserve coral reef health and that fine‐scale community composition must be considered.
Migraine treatment in pregnancy: A survey of comfort and treatment practices of women's healthcare providers
Authors: Verhaak Allison , Bakaysa Stephanie , Johnson Amy , Veronesi Maria , Williamson Anne , Grosberg Brian
Published: January 2023

Objective

The objective of this study was to assess women's healthcare providers' treatment practices for pregnant women with migraine.

Background

Migraine is associated with several maternal and fetal complications during pregnancy, including preeclampsia and preterm birth. Migraine treatment during pregnancy can present significant challenges due to lack of controlled clinical trials and risks associated with specific medications.

Methods

Women's healthcare providers were queried regarding practice patterns and comfort with use of acute and preventive migraine treatments during pregnancy. The survey was distributed online.

Results

The survey was completed by 92 women's healthcare providers (response rate 22.9% [92/402]), with most specializing in general obstetrics and gynecology (91% [83/92]). Approximately one‐fourth (26% [24/92]) of respondents indicated they counseled women on migraine treatment in pregnancy as early as before pregnancy contemplation, while over one‐third (35% [32/92]) counseled on migraine treatment once the patient became pregnant. The majority of respondents reported feeling somewhat or very comfortable with recommending (63% [58/92]) or continuing (64% [59/92]) acute treatments for pregnant patients with migraine, with highest comfort levels for acetaminophen (100% [92/92] for prescribing or continuing) and caffeine (94% [85/90] prescribing, 91% [82/90] continuing). Higher levels of discomfort were reported with triptans (88% [80/91] rarely or never prescribe during pregnancy). Survey respondents felt less comfortable with recommending preventive migraine treatments to pregnant patients (40% [37/92] somewhat or very comfortable), compared with a higher comfort level with continuing preventive medications (63% [58/92] somewhat or very comfortable). Highest comfort levels were reported with use of magnesium (69% [63/91] comfortable prescribing, 82% [75/92] comfortable continuing) and non‐pharmacologic approaches (70% [62/89] comfortable prescribing, 84% [75/89] comfortable continuing). Nearly 40% (35/92) of respondents reported that they typically refer to neurologists or headache specialists for migraine treatment during pregnancy.

Conclusion

This survey of women's healthcare providers revealed varying levels of comfort regarding migraine management during pregnancy, and highlights the need for additional education regarding migraine treatment safety data during pregnancy.
Differential impact of proton pump inhibitor on survival outcomes of patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma treated with chemotherapy versus pembrolizumab
Authors: Tomisaki Ikko , Harada Mirii , Sakano Shigeru , Terado Michikazu , Hamasuna Ryoichi , Harada Shuji , Matsumoto Hiroomi , Akasaka Soichiro , Nagata Yujiro , Minato Akinori , Harada Ken‐ichi , Fujimoto Naohiro
Published: January 2023

Objectives

We clarified the effect of concomitant proton pump inhibitor use on oncological outcomes in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma treated either with chemotherapy or immune checkpoint inhibitor.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma who received paclitaxel–gemcitabine therapy or pembrolizumab after platinum‐based chemotherapy. The patients were divided into four groups based on the treatment regimen and the concomitant use of proton pump inhibitor. We compared survival outcomes between the groups and determined which factors predicted overall survival.

Results

Among the 60 and 75 patients treated with paclitaxel–gemcitabine and pembrolizumab, 15 and 29 used a concomitant proton pump inhibitor. Progression‐free and overall survival was significantly shorter in patients who were administered pembrolizumab with concomitant proton pump inhibitor compared to those without. The use of a concomitant proton pump inhibitor had no effect on survival outcomes in patients who received paclitaxel–gemcitabine therapy. Furthermore, progression‐free and overall survival were significantly shorter in patients treated with paclitaxel–gemcitabine therapy compared to those treated with pembrolizumab among patients without concomitant proton pump inhibitor. In contrast, there was no difference in survival outcomes between the two regimens among patients with concomitant proton pump inhibitor. Concomitant proton pump inhibitor use was associated with poor overall survival only in patients treated with pembrolizumab.

Conclusion

The use of a concomitant proton pump inhibitor use had no impact on oncological outcomes in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma treated with paclitaxel–gemcitabine therapy, different from those treated with pembrolizumab.
Green Labs: a guide to developing sustainable science in your organization
Authors: Durgan Joanne , Rodríguez‐Martínez Marta , Rouse Brendan
Published: January 2023

Scientific research plays a vital role for society, but carries a significant environmental footprint, involving intensive use of energy and resources. Scientists are well placed to understand the unfolding climate and ecological crises, but may not appreciate how heavily their research, and other work‐related activities, contribute to emissions and pollution. With the consequences of climate change and ecological breakdown playing out in real time, scientists now have an important, urgent role to play in catalyzing solutions. Here, we explore how research organizations can reduce their environmental impact, share useful resources and encourage the global community to engage in making science more sustainable.
Survey of medical oncologists and trainee practice on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and treatment in solid cancers
Authors: Yeung James , Tjokrowidjaja Angelina , Lewis Craig , Lynch Jodi
Published: January 2023

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) has a significant adverse impact on the outcomes of patients with active solid malignancies. Prophylaxis is indicated for cancer‐associated VTE (CA‐VTE) using the Khorana score for risk stratification. We surveyed medical oncology fellows and trainees regarding their practice in CA‐VTE. Regarding treatment of CA‐VTE, practice was consistent with guidelines. However, regarding prophylaxis for CA‐VTE, there was a high degree of uncertainty, which highlights the need for ongoing education.
Casualties during Australian military operations in New Guinea 1914–1919
Authors: Shanks G. Dennis
Published: January 2023

Casualties during the occupation of German New Guinea by the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force starting in September 1914 were limited to six dead during a few initial armed clashes and the loss of RAN submarine AE‐1, followed by a few years of tropical disease exposures. A dengue epidemic affected most soldiers within a month of their arrival in Rabaul. Subsequently, a malaria epidemic swept through the occupation forces in January 1915 infecting a majority of the soldiers and killing five. Malaria was eventually controlled by daily draughts of quinine solution. Diarrhoea/dysentery was a particular concern among the local contract labour force. Skin diseases were a major chronic problem of tropical service. Twenty‐seven non‐combat deaths over 4 years (<1%/year) were considered a ‘healthy’ outcome for the occupation force which consisted largely of men unfit for active service in the Australian Imperial Force. No one should under‐estimate the modern requirement to protect non‐immune soldiers or travellers going to Papua New Guinea for extended periods.
Ventral hernia repair in conjunction with LIPO‐ABDOMINOPLASTY in overweight patients: A comprehensive approach
Authors: Erfan Moatasem A. , Nasser Salah , Wardany Ibrahim El , Zaazou Mohamed M.T.
Published: January 2023

Repair of large midline ventral hernias still represents a challenge for general surgeons. As obesity is a key factor of this type of hernias, usually the patients are presented with abdominal wall laxity, excess skin and subcutaneous fat. Combined procedures has evolved over the last six decades to repair the hernias and to improve the shape of the abdomen, but was associated with high rate of wound complications. The components separation technique for ventral hernia repair was introduced in 1990 by Ramirez et al to avoid mesh repair was associated with a high rate of success. Until recently, the convenience of simultaneously performing ventral hernia repair and abdominal contouring surgery remains controversial. The aim of this study is to present our experience in the integration of the anterior component separation technique for repair of midline wide ventral defects, with the lipoabdominoplasty in selected patients with high body mass index, to achieve a functional abdominal wall repair and to provide a better aesthetic outcome. In this prospective case–control study, 15 adult female multiparous women, all were overweight and obese, presented with midline ventral hernias and abdominal deformity was operated upon where a comprehensive technique in the form of herniorapphy, anterior component separation technique and lipoabdominoplasty were performed. The patients were followed up for 3–6 months period to monitor incidence of complications, hernia recurrence and to assess the aesthetic outcome. All the 15 patients were overweight and obese with BMI ranged between 26.5 and 39.6 kg/m2. The mean operative time was 184 ± 28.8 minutes (range 150–240 minutes). The mean postoperative length of hospital stay was 3 days ranging from 1 to 5 days. In addition to the hernia, all the patients suffered from diastasis of recti ranged from 9 to 15 cm in the transverse dimension. No mortality or major complications encountered, no hernia recurrence, only minor complications occurred in four patients (26.8%). Two patients developed seroma which resolved by aspiration, one patient suffered wound infection with partial loss of the umbilicus and one developed superficial skin necrosis at the central area of the flaps which healed uneventfully by secondary intention. All the patients were satisfied with the cosmetic outcome. In conclusion, this comprehensive approach is effective technique for reconstruction of large midline ventral defects and provide a good aesthetic appearance of the anterior and lateral abdomen in appropriately selected obese patients.
An integrated analysis of transport, oxidation, and creep during oxidation of interior pores in SiC
Authors: Sehr Stephen , Collier Virginia , Zok Frank , Begley Matthew R.
Published: January 2023

Oxidation of SiC plays a critical role in the durability of ceramic matrix composites, as large changes in molar volume generate significant stresses that can drive cracking in adjacent features. The analysis of such phenomena requires coupling between descriptions of diffusion through the oxide, growth of the oxide domain (i.e., evolution of the oxide/SiC interface), and creep relaxation in the oxide at elevated temperatures. This paper presents a two‐dimensional finite element framework that uses a single finite element mesh to predict these behaviors; large changes in the oxide geometry are simulated by tracking the oxidation front as a discrete interface and periodically re‐meshing. The numerical performance of the framework is illustrated using an analytical description of oxidation of a flat surface and subsequent stress evolution. The framework is then used to analyze internal oxidation within a cylindrical cavity for a wide range of temperatures and water vapor concentrations pertinent to gas turbines. The results are used to discuss the roles of oxide growth rate, creep, and geometry with respect to the tensile stresses that develop in the adjacent SiC, and their implications for oxidation‐driven damage at high temperatures.