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“Harder Being Without the Baby”: Fathers' Coparenting Perspectives in Responsible Fatherhood Programming
Authors: Randles Jennifer 
Published: December 2019

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to analyze how marginalized men's coparenting perspectives and experiences shaped their engagement with a responsible fatherhood program (RFP).BackgroundPrevious studies of fathers enrolled in RFPs found that their coparenting relationships have both positive and negative components and that program participation is associated with better coparenting communication. Yet men also report strained coparenting relationships as a primary barrier to paternal involvement. More exploratory research is needed to understand how fathers use RFPs to navigate coparenting challenges.MethodIn‐depth interviews and focus groups were conducted with a nonrandom sample of 64 low‐income fathers of color who participated in a federally funded RFP. Inductive coding techniques revealed how men used the program to manage complex and conflicted coparenting arrangements and to gain greater access to their children.ResultsThe program helped fathers manage common coparenting challenges, including interpersonal conflict, mothers' perceived gatekeeping, and financial obstacles. They found support for forming closer relationships with children outside “package deal” understandings of fathering and for proving their paternal commitments amid severe economic constraints.ConclusionFathers enrolled in an RFP primarily due to conflicted coparenting relationships exacerbated by poverty, unemployment, and homelessness. Program services helped them navigate the challenges of raising children with partners, exes, or coparents with whom they never had a romantic connection.ImplicationsThese findings reinforce the importance of addressing coparenting in RFPs. Messages and services should align with how fathers prioritize bonds with children and seek to prove their paternal commitments to coparents.
Historical continuity and spatial connectivity ensure hedgerows are effective corridors for forest plants: Evidence from the species–time–area relationship
Authors: Lenoir Jonathan , Decocq Guillaume , Spicher Fabien , Gallet‐Moron Emilie , Buridant Jérôme , Closset‐Kopp Déborah 
Published: December 2019

AbstractQuestionsAre hedgerows efficient corridors for forest‐dwelling species within agricultural landscapes? Do time and space interact synergistically to enhance forest plant species accumulation in hedgerows (i.e. the species–time–area relationship)? Does the distribution profile of forest herbs along hedgerows differ between specialist and generalist species?LocationAgricultural landscapes in northern France.MethodsWe assembled a chronosequence of 99 dated (1725–2008) hedgerows, which were surveyed for forest plant species and a number of local‐proximal descriptors. A subset of 29 hedgerows were further sampled for species occurrence data in 5‐m segments. We used generalized linear models to test the interaction between time (hedgerow age) and space on species richness. Space was characterized by both habitat size (hedgerow length, width and height) and spatial connectedness: i.e. whether a hedgerow is attached to a woodland and how much woodland habitat is available in the surroundings. We used generalized linear mixed‐effects models to test whether the probability of occurrence of forest herbs along hedgerows differ between specialists and generalists.ResultsHedgerow age and length interacted synergistically to increase forest plant species richness. Hedgerows attached to woodlands hosted systematically more species. Taller and wider hedgerows with a lower intensity of adjacent land uses hosted more forest plant species. Increasing the spatial connectedness of hedgerows had a positive effect on the probability of occurrence of dispersal‐limited forest specialists in the understorey, which was not the case for generalists.ConclusionAs predicted by the species–time–area relationship, ancient and long hedgerows attached to woodlands host more species and are more effective corridors. Creating new hedgerows to connect isolated woodlands can be a suitable strategy to restore functional connectivity, but it will be effective only in the longer term. The conservation of the most ancient hedgerows within intensively managed agricultural landscapes, especially those attached to ancient woodlands, should therefore be a priority.
Systematic critical realist review of interventions designed to improve end‐of‐life care in care homes
Authors: Spacey Adam , Scammell Janet , Board Michele , Porter Sam 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThe demand for high‐quality end‐of‐life care is rising. Frequently evidenced concerns about the provision of end‐of‐life in care homes relate to inter‐disciplinary communication and engagement in advance care planning. A number of interventions employing different mechanisms have been designed to address these issues. Therefore, the aim of this systematic critical realist review was to describe and explain the effectiveness of interventions designed to improve end‐of‐life care in care homes. Electronic searches were conducted in ScienceDirect, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsychINFO, and CINAHL from January 2000 to August 2018. Forty one studies were included in the review. While most of the evidence identified in this review was not strong, there was evidence to suggest that education and inter‐professional collaboration can be effective intervention mechanisms for improving end‐of‐life care in care homes. High staff turnover was a significant contextual mechanism impacting on the sustainability of interventions. In terms of human agency, it is important to note a consistent finding related to the dedication and enthusiasm of care home staff who deliver end‐of‐life care.
Enriching footsteps sounds in gait rehabilitation in chronic stroke patients: a pilot study
Authors: Gomez‐Andres Alba , Grau‐Sánchez Jennifer , Duarte Esther , Rodriguez‐Fornells Antoni , Tajadura‐Jiménez Ana 
Published: December 2019

AbstractIn the context of neurorehabilitation, sound is being increasingly applied for facilitating sensorimotor learning. In this study, we aimed to test the potential value of auditory stimulation for improving gait in chronic stroke patients by inducing alterations of the frequency spectra of walking sounds via a sound system that selectively amplifies and equalizes the signal in order to produce distorted auditory feedback. Twenty‐two patients with lower extremity paresis were exposed to real‐time alterations of their footstep sounds while walking. Changes in body perception, emotion, and gait were quantified. Our results suggest that by altering footsteps sounds, several gait parameters can be modified in terms of left–right foot asymmetry. We observed that augmenting low‐frequency bands or amplifying the natural walking sounds led to a reduction in the asymmetry index of stance and stride times, whereas it inverted the asymmetry pattern in heel–ground exerted force. By contrast, augmenting high‐frequency bands led to opposite results. These gait changes might be related to updating of internal forward models, signaling the need for adjustment of the motor system to reduce the perceived discrepancies between predicted–actual sensory feedbacks. Our findings may have the potential to enhance gait awareness in stroke patients and other clinical conditions, supporting gait rehabilitation.
Persistent dentoalveolar pain disorder: A putative intraoral chronic overlapping pain condition
Authors: Herrero Babiloni Alberto , Nixdorf Donald R. , Moana‐Filho Estephan J. 
Published: December 2019

AbstractChronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs) are conditions that share several clinical characteristics and symptomatology, are usually considered idiopathic in nature, and are frequently comorbid. Currently, there are no established inclusion criteria to determine which conditions should be included under this umbrella term despite different systems proposed. Persistent dentoalveolar pain disorder (PDAP), also referred to as atypical odontalgia and thought to be a component of persistent idiopathic facial pain, is a chronic pain condition that manifests as a persistent tooth pain or pain over a dentoalveolar site formerly occupied by a tooth in the absence of detectable pathology during clinical or radiological examination. PDAP is considered idiopathic in nature, and its pathophysiological mechanisms are not fully understood. Our objective was to investigate whether PDAP fits the conceptual paradigm of COPC given its characteristics and commonalities with other COPC, based on published literature identified through a scoping review. We found that PDAP fits 16 out of 18 common characteristics among COPCs, and based on this finding, we discuss the implications of PDAP being considered a COPC.
Quantitative trait loci mapping for flooding tolerance at an early growth stage of soybean recombinant inbred line population
Authors: Dhungana Sanjeev K. , Kim Hong‐Sik , Kang Beom‐Kyu , Seo Jeong‐Hyun , Kim Hyun‐Tae , Shin Sang‐Ouk , Park Chang‐Hwan , Kwak Do‐Yeon 
Published: December 2019

AbstractFlooding stress causes a significant yield reduction in soybean. The early growth of soybean in Korea coincides with the rainy season, potentially exposing to flooding stress. Greenhouse experiments were conducted to map the quantitative trait loci (QTL) for flooding tolerance in soybean and to identify and investigate candidate genes near the QTL hot spots. Flood stress was imposed at V1–V2 stage on a recombinant inbred line population (‘Paldalkong’ × ‘NTS1116’), and leaf chlorophyll content (CC) and shoot dry weight (DW) were measured under control and flooded conditions. The genetic map was constructed using 180K Axiom® SoyaSNP markers. The QTL were analysed under control and flooded conditions as well as for index (ratio of CC or DW under flooded to control, CCI and DWI) and flooding tolerance index (FTI, mean of CCI and DWI). A total of 20 QTL with LOD scores 3.59–19.73 causing 5.8%–33.3% phenotypic variation were identified on nine chromosomes. Chromosomes 10, 12 and 13 harboured relatively more stable QTL. Results of this study could be useful to further understand the genetic basis of soybean's flooding tolerance and applied in breeding programmes.
Genetic analysis of late blight resistance in a new RIL population of tomato derived from LB‐resistant Solanum pimpinellifolium accession PI 270443
Authors: Jia Mengyuan , Foolad Majid R. 
Published: December 2019

AbstractLate blight (LB), caused by Phytophthora infestans, is one of the most devastating diseases of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) worldwide. Aggressive pathogen isolates resistant to fungicides have driven research in favour of finding new sources of host resistance for tomato breeding. Recently, we reported S. pimpinellifolium accession PI 270443 exhibiting LB resistance stronger than all commercial LB‐resistant tomato cultivars. The purpose of this study was to examine the inheritance of LB resistance conferred by this accession. An interspecific cross was made between PI 270443 and a LB‐susceptible tomato breeding line and advanced to F10 generation. A total of 166 F9 and corresponding F10 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) were evaluated for response to LB in four replicated greenhouse experiments. Estimates of heritability (h2) of LB resistance, determined by parent–offspring (F9:F10) correlation analysis, ranged from 0.66 to 0.81, with an average of 0.76. The moderately high h2 of LB resistance in PI 270443 suggests the utility of this accession for tomato breeding. Molecular mapping and RNA‐sequencing efforts are underway to identify genes underlying LB resistance in PI 270443.
Comparative metabolomics implicates threitol as a fungal signal supporting colonization of Armillaria luteobubalina on eucalypt roots
Authors: Wong Johanna W.‐H. , Plett Krista L. , Natera Siria H.A. , Roessner Ute , Anderson Ian C. , Plett Jonathan M. 
Published: December 2019

AbstractArmillaria root rot is a fungal disease that affects a wide range of trees and crops around the world. Despite being a widespread disease, little is known about the plant molecular responses towards the pathogenic fungi at the early phase of their interaction. With recent research highlighting the vital roles of metabolites in plant root–microbe interactions, we sought to explore the presymbiotic metabolite responses of Eucalyptus grandis seedlings towards Armillaria luteobuablina, a necrotrophic pathogen native to Australia. Using a metabolite profiling approach, we have identified threitol as one of the key metabolite responses in E. grandis root tips specific to A. luteobubalina that were not induced by three other species of soil‐borne microbes of different lifestyle strategies (a mutualist, a commensalist, and a hemi‐biotrophic pathogen). Using isotope labelling, threitol detected in the Armillaria‐treated root tips was found to be largely derived from the fungal pathogen. Exogenous application of d‐threitol promoted microbial colonization of E. grandis and triggered hormonal responses in root cells. Together, our results support a role of threitol as an important metabolite signal during eucalypt‐Armillaria interaction prior to infection thus advancing our mechanistic understanding on the earliest stage of Armillaria disease development.Comparative metabolomics of eucalypt roots interacting with a range of fungal lifestyles identified threitol enrichment as a specific characteristic of Armillaria pathogenesis. Our findings suggest that threitol acts as one of the earliest fungal signals promoting Armillaria colonization of roots.
Primary cutaneous alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in an adolescent – A challenging diagnosis
Authors: Calvão Joana , Cardoso José Carlos , Ramos Leonor , Figueiredo Américo 
Published: December 2019

AbstractPrimary cutaneous alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma is an extremely rare and highly aggressive soft tissue sarcoma that predominantly arises on the extremities and perineum of adolescents and young adults. Dermatologists should be aware of these tumors in order to promptly make the diagnosis and initiate treatment.
A retrospective study on the diagnosis and treatment of dementia in patients referred to the Sagamihara Municipal Medical Center for Dementia for consultation
Authors: Kyou Yoshitaka , Oishi Satoru , Takizawa Takeya , Suzuki Ryutaro , Nakamura Nana , Arai Hisatoshi , Miyaoka Hitoshi 
Published: December 2019

AimIn Japan, the Orange Plan was formulated in 2013 to promote community‐based integrated care systems, and in 2015, it was revised as the New Orange Plan. Since the introduction of these programmes, adequate research has not been carried out on how these measures affect regional dementia care. The aim of this study was to investigate the state of community‐based dementia treatment through a survey of medical consultation pathways, including dementia diagnosis, at the Sagamihara Municipal Medical Center for Dementia.MethodsThe participants included 1480 patients (585 men, 895 women) who presented for consultation at the Sagamihara Municipal Medical Center for Dementia for a differential diagnosis or treatment of dementia. The relationship between the path leading to medical consultation before pharmacotherapy and post‐consultation diagnosis was investigated.ResultsSignificantly more participants who presented for consultation without a referral were not diagnosed with dementia than diagnosed. Furthermore, among participants referred from a non‐psychiatric clinic, significantly more patients were diagnosed with dementia than not. A significant difference was observed in a comparison of facility types and the use or non‐use of anti‐dementia drugs. Notably, the rate of anti‐dementia drug prescriptions was significantly higher in psychiatric hospitals and non‐psychiatric clinics. Furthermore, it is possible that approximately 30% of anti‐dementia drugs prescribed at each facility were not covered by insurance.ConclusionCommunity‐based integrated care systems aim to promote collaboration within each region aimed. However, appropriate pharmacotherapy methods for dementia patients have not been adequately communicated to non‐specialist physicians and local residents. For this reason, human resource solutions are needed to help medical staff deepen their understanding of dementia so that they can better provide dementia support to patients.
Restoration of degraded lands through bioenergy plantations
Authors: Singh Saurabh , Jaiswal Durgesh Kumar , Krishna Ram , Mukherjee Arpan , Verma Jay Prakash 
Published: December 2019

Land degradation has become a worldwide problem. Increasing population, the conversion of forest land into cropland, and its gradual degradation due to unsustainable agricultural practices have led to this prevailing scenario. Unsustainable agriculture practices like use of chemical fertilizers for increasing crop productivity (recorded 281.75 lakh tonnes in the year 2010–2011) also leads to degradation of land. A total of 4.1 million hectares of culturable wasteland was recorded in the same year. Also, crude oil consumption is increasing at a rate of 1.7% which prompts for massive input of crude oil. Thus, biofuel plantations have recently attracted a lot of attention because of several advantages that they present. The genetically engineered bioenergy crops can help in land restoration by increasing the soil fertility, growing in stress conditions, and they also lead to the production of fuels through their various parts. The use of genetically engineered bioenergy crops will not only help in the prevention of degraded land but also yield biofuel as a product and enhance soil fertility and health for further sustainable agricultural practices.
Regulation and the connectedness of insurers to the banking sector: International evidence
Authors: Niehaus Greg , Rauch Jannes , Wende Sabine 
Published: December 2019

AbstractUsing variation across countries and time in the degree to which regulations restrict banks and insurers from engaging in the same activities, we find that property/liability insurers' connectedness to the banking sector declines when regulatory restrictions increase, but life insurers' connectedness to banks does not. The results suggest that the connectedness between life insurers and banks is largely due to these institutions sharing common underlying economic and financial risk factors that exist even when regulation restricts these institutions from engaging in each other's activities.
Intra‐household bargaining power and household expenditure allocation: Evidence from Iran
Authors: Basu Bharati , Maitra Pushkar 
Published: December 2019

AbstractThis article examines the role of intra‐household bargaining power on household expenditure patterns in Iran to see whether women’s empowerment can achieve similar results in Iran as we have seen it achieve in other countries of the world. This study is insightful because it tells us whether Iranian women, who have experienced both economic and noneconomic constraints over many years, can utilize increased power toward economic development. The bargaining power is measured by the sex ratio in the marriage market. Using the Household Income and Expenditure Survey in Iran, we find that greater bargaining power of women contributes significantly toward greater provision of education and health expenditure within the household, creating a potential for an increase in welfare for the next generation.
Parents’ perspective on their responsibilities with regard to adolescents’ use of alcohol
Authors: Mynttinen Mari , Pietilä Anna‐Maija , Kangasniemi Mari 
Published: December 2019

BackgroundParents have responsibilities when their adolescent offspring use alcohol, but little is known about their views on the topic. This knowledge would help healthcare organisations to develop practices to help parents meet their responsibilities.AimThe aim of this study was to describe parents’ perceptions and experiences of their responsibilities and what support they needed to tackle underage drinking.Design and methodsThis Finnish study was carried out in 2017. It used a qualitative descriptive method that involved carrying out semi‐structured interviews with 20 parents of adolescents aged 14–15 years. The data were analysed using inductive content analysis.ResultsParents described that it was their responsibility to prevent problems that could have a negative impact on their adolescents’ well‐being. When it came to their responsibilities with regard to adolescents using alcohol, parents saw these as guiding and protecting their child, being aware of how parents used alcohol themselves, the way they communicated with adolescents and the rules they set about experimenting with alcohol. Parents said that receiving collaborative support from peers, community and professionals working in health and social care services would be useful. This could help them to prevent adolescents using alcohol, tackle problems that occurred when adolescents drank and enable parents to play a responsible role in their local community.ConclusionParents recognised that they had responsibilities to prevent alcohol having a negative impact on adolescents’ well‐being. They wanted to ensure that adolescents made sensible and responsible decisions when it came to using alcohol. Parents described that the most important form of support was peer support from other parents. The findings of this study can be used to inform the development of preventive healthcare services and support parents to meet their responsibilities with regard to tackling underage drinking.
Standing low‐field MRI of the equine proximal metacarpal/metatarsal region is considered useful for diagnosing primary bone pathology and makes a positive contribution to case management: A prospective survey study
Authors: Labens Raphael , Schramme Michael C. , Murray Rachel C. , Bolas Nick 
Published: December 2019

AbstractHigh‐field MRI of the proximal metacarpal/metatarsal region has been associated with great diagnostic potential and clinical reports of standing low‐field MRI of the forelimb suggest the same. To better understand diagnostic outcomes with standing low‐field MRI of the proximal suspensory region, a prospective survey study was conducted and users of a widely available system questioned on their experience, operating procedures, and interpretation of standing low‐field MRI findings. Response data included scores on a modified Likert scale from which weighted ratings were calculated for statistical analyses. Depending on the question, responses were obtained from 17 to 29 of the 38 invited facilities. Users indicated that standing low‐field MRI was most frequently performed in the face of equivocal diagnostic findings; compared to Sports horses, general purpose riding horses were thought less likely to have detectable abnormalities and standing low‐field MRI was rated most useful for the detection of primary bone pathology in the proximal metacarpal region. Standing low‐field MRI signal change involving both the suspensory ligament and adjacent bone concurrently was rated most relevant and abnormalities solely affecting the muscle/adipose tissue bundles least relevant for diagnosing suspensory ligament injury. Transverse scans and in decreasing order T1‐weighted gradient echo, short‐tau inversion recovery FSE, T2*‐weighted gradient echo, and T2‐weighted FSE sequences were most frequently acquired and judged most useful by the majority of users experienced in imaging of the target area. This survey supports the relevant impact of standing low‐field MRI on clinical case management, particularly in the context of imaging the proximal metacarpal region.