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Intellectual capital and knowledge generation: an empirical study from Colombian public universities
Authors: Salinas-Ávila John , Abreu-Ledón René , Tamayo-Arias Johnny 
Published: June 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the relationships between the dimensions of intellectual capital (IC) and the generation of knowledge in public universities.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey was developed and administered in Colombia. A total of 209 researchers participated in the study. Data were collected through IC measurements concerning the research mission of the universities. Scientific publications from the respondents and the citations received were taken as proxies for the generation of knowledge. To test the hypotheses, structural equation modeling was used.FindingsHypotheses proposing a positive association between the dimensions of IC, namely, human capital, structural capital, and relational capital, and the generation of knowledge were tested. The findings highlight that human capital is indirectly and positively related to the generation of knowledge through relational capital, as well as through the path of structural capital-relational capital.Practical implicationsThe study suggests that directors of research at universities could improve the results of this activity by analyzing and understanding the dimensions of IC that contribute to the development of scientific capacities and the generation of knowledge.Originality/valueThis is one of the first studies that has examined the interrelationships between the dimensions of IC at universities and the generation of knowledge.
Are fish sensitive to trawling recovering in the Northeast Atlantic?
Authors: Rindorf Anna , Gislason Henrik , Burns Finlay , Ellis Jim R. , Reid David 
Published: June 2020

Abstract

The protection of sensitive species from overfishing is a key aspect of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management.

We use life‐history parameters and knowledge of fish shape and habitat to estimate the sensitivity of 270 species in the Northeast Atlantic to demersal trawling and compare sensitivity to the most recent IUCN categorization. Species classified as threatened were on average significantly more sensitive to trawling than other species. Using trawl surveys in European Atlantic waters from 36°N to 62°N, we estimated indicators of abundance of 31 highly sensitive species and compared changes in abundance to sensitivity, management measures, and value of landings.

The abundance of 23 of the 31 sensitive species increased after year 2000 with 14 of the species showing increases significant at the 5% level. The increases were not due to specific management measures, as less than half of the species were covered by catch limits. Furthermore, sensitivity or value of landings was not related to trends in abundance.

Three species (Atlantic wolf‐fish, tusk and starry ray) declined significantly. These species are all at their southern distributional limit in the North Sea.

Synthesis and applications. We recommend monitoring the development of sensitive species to identify species under pressure and allow rapid management actions before species enter the IUCN threatened category. Furthermore, we recommend taking precautions where species are under combined pressure from climate change and fishing.
Methyl‐compounds driven benthic carbon cycling in the sulfate‐reducing sediments of South China Sea
Authors: Xu Lei , Zhuang Guang‐Chao , Montgomery Andrew , Liang Qianyong , Joye Samantha B. , Wang Fengping 
Published: June 2020

SummaryMethane is a potent greenhouse gas; methane production and consumption within seafloor sediments has generated intense interest. Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) and methanogenesis (MOG) primarily occur at the depth of the sulfate–methane transition zone or underlying sediment respectively. Methanogenesis can also occur in the sulfate‐reducing sediments through the utilization of non‐competitive methylated compounds; however, the occurrence and importance of this process are not fully understood. Here, we combined a variety of data, including geochemical measurements, rate measurements and molecular analyses to demonstrate the presence of a cryptic methane cycle in sulfate‐reducing sediments from the continental shelf of the northern South China Sea. The abundance of methanogenic substrates as well as the high MOG rates from methylated compounds indicated that methylotrophic methanogenesis was the dominant methanogenic pathway; this conclusion was further supported by the presence of the methylotrophic genus Methanococcoides. High potential rates of AOM were observed in the sediments, indicating that methane produced in situ could be oxidized simultaneously by AOM, presumably by ANME‐2a/b as indicated by 16S rRNA gene analysis. A significant correlation between the relative abundance of methanogens and methanotrophs was observed over sediment depth, indicating that methylotrophic methanogenesis could potentially fuel AOM in this environment. In addition, higher potential rates of AOM than sulfate reduction rates at in situ methane conditions were observed, making alternative electron acceptors important to support AOM in sulfate‐reducing sediment. AOM rates were stimulated by the addition of Fe/Mn oxides, suggesting AOM could be partially coupled to metal oxide reduction. These results suggest that methyl‐compounds driven methane production drives a cryptic methane cycling and fuels AOM coupled to the reduction of sulfate and other electron acceptors.
The effects of national cultures on two technologically advanced countries: The case of e‐leadership in South Korea and the United States
Authors: Liu Cheol , Van Wart Montgomery , Kim Soonhee , Wang Xiaohu , McCarthy Alma , Ready David 
Published: June 2020

AbstractThe increased use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has triggered enormous innovation in the public sector and created positive public value at the managerial, delivery of services, and policy levels. However, these positive outcomes do not automatically accrue simply by adoption of ICTs as public leaders can fail to adopt relevant new ICTs, use them poorly, or use them in ways that actually diminish public value, which raises the question of the importance of e‐leadership. This article examines e‐leadership and innovation capacity at the individual public manager level and fills in some gaps about the practice and implementation of ICTs in the public sector. We explore eight research questions useful in theorizing about e‐leadership, develop constructs of e‐leadership, and describe the current development of e‐leadership. By comparing e‐leadership in two country settings (South Korea and the United States), we also overcome the limitations of the existing Western‐oriented studies about innovations in the public sector. In addition to the growth of e‐leadership use and requirements for a variety of competencies equivalent to, but separate from, traditional communication competences, we find that national cultures exert significant influence on the major constructs of e‐leadership, which implies that an effective e‐leadership strategy should consider cultural contexts seriously.
Post‐place care: disrupting place‐care ontologies
Authors: Ivanova Dara 
Published: June 2020

AbstractWith the advent of telecare and the logic of information technologies in health care, the idea of placeless care has taken root, capturing imaginations and promising placeless caring futures. This ‘de‐territorialisation of care’ has been challenged by studies of care practices ‘on the ground’, showing that care is always (materially) placed. Yet, while sociological scholarship has taken the role of place seriously, there is little conceptual attention for how we may think through immateriality and the changing nature of place in health care. Based on a case study of the introduction of a sensory reality technology into a care organisation, this paper argues that we need (1) to push the definition of placed care into new (digitally produced) landscapes and (2) a new vocabulary, with which to address and conceptualise this changing nature of care places. The paper introduces the term post‐place, as a first step in developing such a vocabulary. Post‐place care, unlike the idea of placeless care or emplaced care, is an inclusive, open and generative concept. Its strength lies in its disruptive potential for challenging existing place‐care ontologies and opening up productive space for thinking through the changing landscapes of health care.
Effects of edible plant polyphenols on gluten protein functionality and potential applications of polyphenol–gluten interactions
Authors: Girard Audrey L. , Awika Joseph M. 
Published: June 2020

AbstractExpanding plant‐based protein applications is increasingly popular. Polyphenol interactions with wheat gluten proteins can be exploited to create novel functional foods and food ingredients. Polyphenols are antioxidants, thus generally decrease gluten strength by reducing disulfide cross‐linking. Monomeric polyphenols can be used to reduce dough mix time and improve flexibility of the gluten network, including to plasticize gluten films. However, high‐molecular‐weight polyphenols (tannins) cross‐link gluten proteins, thereby increasing protein network density and strength. Tannin–gluten interactions can greatly increase gluten tensile strength in dough matrices, as well as batter viscosity and stability. This could be leveraged to reduce detrimental effects of healthful inclusions, like bran and fiber, to loaf breads and other wheat‐based products. Further, the dual functions of tannins as an antioxidant and gluten cross‐linker could help restructure gluten proteins and improve the texture of plant‐based meat alternatives. Tannin–gluten interactions may also be used to reduce inflammatory effects of gluten experienced by those with gluten allergies and celiac disease. Other potential applications of tannin–gluten interactions include formation of food matrices to reduce starch digestibility; creation of novel biomaterials for edible films or medical second skin type bandages; or targeted distribution of micronutrients in the digestive tract. This review focuses on the effects of polyphenols on wheat gluten functionality and discusses emerging opportunities to employ polyphenol–gluten interactions.
Nanomaterial‐based biosensors for sensing key foodborne pathogens: Advances from recent decades
Authors: Zhang Ruyuan , Belwal Tarun , Li Li , Lin Xingyu , Xu Yanqun , Luo Zisheng 
Published: June 2020

AbstractFoodborne pathogen contamination has become a severe threat to human health. Traditional methods for foodborne pathogen detection have several disadvantages, including long detection time, low sensitivity, and low selectivity. The emergence of multiple excellent nanomaterials enables the construction of novel biosensors for foodborne pathogen detection. Based on the outstanding properties of nanomaterials, the novel biosensors possess the advantages of sensitivity, specificity, rapidity, accuracy, and simplicity. The present review comprehensively summarizes the advanced biosensors, including electrochemical, colorimetric, fluorescent, and surface enhanced Raman scattering biosensors for sensing key foodborne pathogens in recent decades. Furthermore, several issues are identified for further exploration, and possible directions for the development of biosensors are discussed.
Migration regularity of phthalates in polyethylene wrap film of food packaging
Authors: Liu Jing‐Min , Li Chun‐Yang , Zhao Ning , Wang Zhi‐Hao , Lv Shi‐Wen , Liu Ji‐Chao , Chen Li‐Jun , Wang Jun , Zhang Yan , Wang Shuo 
Published: June 2020

AbstractAs a kind of polymer material additive, phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are widely used in food industry. However, PAEs are environmental endocrine disruptors with reproductive toxicity and teratogenic carcinogenicity, which are difficult to be degraded in the natural environment. In this paper, gas chromatography‐mass spectrometer (GC‐MS) methods for PAEs in polyethylene wrap film were optimized. For diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) that were mainly detected, the method had a good linearity in 1 to 500 ng/g. Then, we confirmed that the migration of DIBP and DBP from polyethylene wrap film increased with time and temperature. It is found that the migration law in different food simulations well followed the migration dynamics first‐level model. The rate constant K1 and initial release rate V0 are inversely proportional to the polarity of the simulated liquid. We hope that this study can serve as a valuable reference for further research on the migration of food packing materials.Practical ApplicationIn this paper, we present a simple example of applying migration model to evaluate the migration behaviors of PAEs in food packaging materials along with their hazardous properties. It can serve as a valuable reference for further research on the migration of food packing materials.
Elimination of oral contrast leads to faster scans in the workup of abdominal pain in the emergency setting without compromising diagnostic accuracy
Authors: Jun Jae‐Kwan , Winata Leon Shin‐han , Morrissey Brendan , Sutherland Tom 
Published: June 2020

AbstractIntroductionThe aim of this study was to study how the effect of eliminating oral contrast for computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis (CTAP) in the workup of abdominal pain in the emergency department (ED) would affect the time from patient review to scan and time from review to discharge.MethodsIn this retrospective study, we analysed all ED presentations with abdominal pain to our university affiliated tertiary hospital before and after a protocol that eliminated oral contrast‐enhanced CTAPs were implemented in September 2018. Two equivalent periods between September and November of 2017 and 2018 were analysed. Patients were excluded if they had a history of anatomy‐altering gastrointestinal surgery, history of inflammatory bowel disease, trauma, suspicion of foreign body ingestion or suspected gastrointestinal bleeding.ResultsA total of 176 pre‐protocol and 197 post‐protocol patients were included in the study. We found that the elimination of oral contrast was associated with a decrease in mean time between ED review and scan by 110 min (379 vs. 269 min). We also found that the elimination of oral contrast did not significantly alter the pattern of radiological diagnoses seen between the two study periods, suggesting the absence of oral contrast does not affect diagnostic accuracy.ConclusionThus, eliminating the use of oral contrast in the workup of abdominal pain in the ED can lead to increased throughput and more timely patient care.
Telephone‐based motivational interviewing enhanced with individualised personality‐specific coping skills training for young people with alcohol‐related injuries and illnesses accessing emergency or rest/recovery services: a randomized controlled trial (QuikFix)
Authors: Hides Leanne , Quinn Catherine , Chan Gary , Cotton Susan , Pocuca Nina , Connor Jason P. , Witkiewitz Katie , Daglish Mark R. C. , Young Ross McD. , Stoyanov Stoyan , Kavanagh David J. 
Published: June 2020

ABSTRACTBackground and AimsRecent meta‐analyses of motivational interviewing (MI) for reducing risky alcohol use in young people have reported modest effects. Few studies have targeted individual patient factors to increase MI effectiveness. This study determined if MI enhanced with individualised personality‐specific coping skills training (QuikFix) was more efficacious than standard MI or an assessment feedback/information (AF/I) control among young people with alcohol‐related injuries or illnesses.Design and SettingSingle‐centre, single‐blind, three‐group superiority randomized controlled trial with 1‐, 3‐, 6‐ and 12‐months follow‐ups. Telephone intervention, Brisbane, Australia.ParticipantsA total of 398 young people (16–25 years; M age = 20.30 years, SD = 2.12; 54% female) with alcohol‐related injuries and/or illnesses were recruited from an emergency department (ED) or rest/recovery service (RRS).MeasuresThe primary outcome was total standard (10 g ethanol) drinks in the past month (Timeline Follow back [TLFB]) at 12 months (primary time point). Secondary outcomes were total drinking days and standard drinks per drinking day (TLFB) in the past month and the frequency of alcohol‐related problems in the past 3 months (Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index).InterventionsYoung people were randomized to two sessions of QuikFix enhanced with individualised personality‐specific coping skills training (n = 132), two sessions of MI (n = 136) or one session of AF/I (n = 130), all delivered by telehealth.FindingsQuikFix resulted in greater reductions (all P < 0.0017) in the primary outcome of total standard drinks (M = 19.50, CI 99.75% = [11.31, 27.68]) than both MI (M = 32.61, CI 99.75% = [24.82, 40.40]; Cohen's D = 0.40) and AF/I (M = 34.12, CI 99.75% = [26.59, 41.65]; D = 0.45) at 12 months (retention n = 324/398, 81%). QuikFix had greater reductions on drinking days (M = 3.16, CI 99.75% = [2.37, 3.96]) than both MI (M = 4.53, CI 99.75% = [3.57, 5.48];D = 0.38) and AF/I (M = 4.69, CI 99.75% = [3.73, 5.65];D = 0.42) and fewer drinks per drinking day (M = 5.02, CI 99.75% = [3.71, 6.33]) than AF/I (M = 7.15, CI 99.75% = [5.93, 8.38;D = 0.47) at 12 months.ConclusionsYoung people with alcohol‐related injuries and/or illnesses who attended ED and rest/recovery services and received an individualised personality‐specific coping skills training intervention (QuikFix) had greater reductions in the amount of alcohol consumed at 12 months compared with those who received motivational interviewing or an assessment feedback/information intervention.
Periodontal conditions of essential hypertension attendees to a general hospital in Hong Kong
Authors: Chiu JJN , Zheng Y , Lai SML , Chan WS , Yeung SKW , Bow HYC , Samartzis D , Corbet EF , Leung WK 
Published: June 2020

AbstractBackgroundPeriodontal infection may induce systemic vascular/endothelial dysfunction signifying a potential link between hypertension and periodontitis.MethodsA convenience sample of 204 adults attending a university teaching hospital without (C: control) or with essential hypertension [EH; n = 102, duration (mean ± SD) 11.4 ± 6.9 years] was surveyed in this cross sectional study. Patients with concomitant systemic conditions were excluded. Dental history, oral hygiene habits and blood pressure were recorded. Plaque score (Pl%), bleeding on probing (BOP%), probing pocket depth (PPD) and probing attachment level (PAL) were noted and periodontitis severity was determined according to AAP/CDC case definition guidelines.ResultsBoth groups exhibited poor oral hygiene. EH group had higher mean full‐mouth PAL/PPD (3.16/2.73 vs. 2.51/2.40,P < 0.001). 51.0%/30.4% of the EH/C participants had severe periodontitis (P < 0.001). Regression analysis indicated systolic blood pressure, age, smoking and BOP% were associated with more severe periodontitis (r2 = 0.207,P < 0.05) while BOP%, PAL and fewer missing teeth were associated with worse mean PPD (r2 = 0.612,P < 0.05).ConclusionsWithin the limitations of this study, the majority of hospital attendees surveyed exhibited poor plaque control, while periodontitis severity was found to be associated with EH, and smoking.
An ongoing physiotherapist‐led exercise program in residential aged care: Description of participant satisfaction and outcomes
Authors: Scrivener Katharine , Alava Bravo Katherine , Greely Brett , Heidema Matthew , Violi Angeline , Young Nicholas 
Published: June 2020

AbstractObjectiveThis study documents aged care residents’ outcomes after, and satisfaction with, participation in a rehabilitation program conducted in a co‐located gym.MethodsA mixed‐method prospective cohort study was conducted. All residents who attended the program were invited to participate in the study. Demographic information and outcome measures (walking speed, mobility, ability to stand, exercise self‐efficacy and health status) were documented on study commencement and again after 6 months.ResultsThirty‐eight participants were included with an average age of 83 years (SD 13). The majority of participants (61%) required physical assistance for mobility. Compliance with scheduled sessions was 94%. Most (92%) participants would recommend the program. The majority of participants (55%) experienced improved walking speed as measured by the 5‐metre walk test.ConclusionsThe results suggest that a rehabilitative program can maintain the physical status of aged care residents, despite the common decline in physical performance in this population.
Evaluating the predictive factors for anastomotic leakage after total laparoscopic resection with transrectal natural orifice specimen extraction for colorectal cancer
Authors: Zhou Sicheng , Pei Wei , Li Zijin , Zhou Haitao , Liang Jianwei , Liu Qian , Zhou Zhixiang , Wang Xishan 
Published: June 2020

AbstractBackgroundNatural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) surgery has been widely implemented in colorectal cancer surgery due to its good short‐term efficacy. However, anastomotic leakage (AL) is a serious postoperative complication in colorectal cancer, and the risk factors for this complication after NOSE surgery have rarely been investigated. The aim of this study was to explore the predictive factors for AL after laparoscopic resection with transrectal NOSE for rectal cancer and sigmoid colon cancer.MethodsA total of 208 patients who underwent total laparoscopic resection with transrectal NOSE for rectal cancer and sigmoid colon cancer from January 2014 to June 2019 were systematically reviewed. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the relevant risk factors.ResultsThe rate of AL was 10.1% (21 of 208 patients). The univariate analyses showed that male sex (85.7% vs 57.8%, P = .013), the distance from the anal verge (10.5 vs 14.5 cm, P = .011), and a duration of operation ≥140 min (71.4% vs 29.4%, P<.001) were associated with an increased incidence of AL. The multivariate analysis showed that a duration of operation ≥140 min (OR = 5427, 95% CI = 1.355‐21.727, P = .017) was an independent risk factor for AL.ConclusionA duration of operation ≥140 min is a possible risk factor for AL after total laparoscopic resection with transrectal NOSE for colorectal cancer.