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CSR and banking soundness: A causal perspective
Authors: Ben Abdallah Sana , Saïdane Dhafer , Ben Slama Mehrez 
Published: June 2020

AbstractThis is the first study to examine the relationship between sustainability and soundness in banking as part of an integrated reporting approach. We consider 12 major European banks over the period 2006–2016. To test the relationship, two indexes were constructed, the sustainable performance index, which attempts to measure sustainability, and the banking soundness index, which measures bank soundness. The results show a bidirectional causality between sustainability and banking soundness. More specifically, soundness encourages banks to engage in sustainable development activities, while the implementation of a sustainable development approach has a negative effect on banking soundness. Our research contributes to the literature on this topic in two ways. First, we propose a new method for measuring banking soundness based on a Bayesian approach. This approach allows us to study a large number of criteria and allows us to determine proactively the importance and the contribution of different determinants in achieving soundness. In addition, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that attempts to study the relationship between bank soundness and sustainability.
Acral fibromyxoma with loss of Rb1 by immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization: A diagnostically exploitable marker
Authors: Motanagh Samaneh , Bridge Julia A. , Linos Konstantinos 
Published: June 2020

AbstractAcral fibromyxoma (AF) is a slow growing benign soft tissue tumor with predilection to subungal and periungal region of the hands or feet. CD34 is consistently expressed whereas very recently loss of Rb1 expression was described as a possible driver molecular event for this entity. Herein we present two additional cases of AF with loss of Rb1 expression by IHC and subsequent confirmation of loss of the RB1 gene locus by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). We hope to raise awareness in dermatopathology community of this new discovery, which can be diagnostically exploitable for this distinct and probably underreported neoplasm.
Combining US and Canadian forest inventories to assess habitat suitability and migration potential of 25 tree species under climate change
Authors: Prasad Anantha , Pedlar John , Peters Matt , McKenney Dan , Iverson Louis , Matthews Steve , Adams Bryce 
Published: June 2020

AbstractAimTo evaluate current and future dynamics of 25 tree species spanning United States and Canada.LocationUnited States and Canada.MethodsWe combine, for the first time, the species compositions from relative importance derived from the USA’s Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) with gridded estimates based on Canada's National Forest Inventory (NFI‐kNN))‐based photo plot data to evaluate future habitats and colonization potentials for 25 tree species. Using 21 climatic variables under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5, we model climatic habitat suitability (HQ) within a consensus‐based multimodel ensemble regression approach. A migration model is used to assess colonization likelihoods (CL) for ~100 years and combined with HQ to evaluate the various combinations of HQ + CL outcomes for the 25 species.ResultsAt a continental scale, many species in the conterminous United States lose suitable climatic habitat (especially under RCP 8.5) while Canada and USA’s Alaska gain climate habitat. For most species, even under optimistic migration rates, only a small portion of overall future suitable habitat is projected to be naturally colonized in ~100 years, although considerable variation exists among species.Main conclusionsFor the species examined here, habitat losses were primarily experienced along southern range limits, while habitat gains were associated with northern range limits (especially under RCP 8.5). However, for many species, southern range limits are projected to remain relatively intact, albeit with reduced habitat quality. Our models predict that only a small portion of the climatic habitat generated by climate change will be colonized naturally by the end of the current century—even with optimistic tree migration rates. However, considerable variation among species points to the need for significant management efforts, including assisted migration, for economic or ecological reasons. Our work highlights the need to employ range‐wide data, evaluate colonization potentials and enhance cross‐border collaborations.
Final year dental students' career plans, work patterns, work‐life balance and domestic life in New Zealand and Australia
Authors: Mei Li , Lai Yvonne , Lee Peter , Ng Austin , Tan Kevin , Zafar Sobia , Guan Guangzhao 
Published: June 2020

AbstractIntroductionHaving insight into final year dental students' career planning is vital in maintaining and enhancing the quality of dental education. The aim of this study was to investigate final year dental students' career plans, work patterns, work‐life balance and domestic life, in New Zealand and Australia.MethodsThe design of the study was a two‐centred cross‐sectional study.ResultsA total of 148 students, including 95 females (64%) and 53 males (36%), completed the survey (response rate = 87%). The mean age of students across two Australasian universities was 23 ± 3 years. Findings from this study demonstrate that students prefer their first job is an urban, full‐time and salary‐based with a good mentor. However, when describing their long‐term planning, work‐life balance becomes more important. The growth in the number of female dentists will continue to shape the future patterns of our dental profession.ConclusionThe current study has highlighted several similarity and differences in career plans, work patterns, work‐life balance and domestic life between two Australasian universities. The information might be useful for the policymakers involved in future workforce planning and infrastructure and for those involved in the delivery of dental education.
Role of bilateral corticobulbar tracts in dysphagia after middle cerebral artery stroke
Authors: Im S. , Han Y.J. , Kim S.‐H. , Yoon M.‐J. , Oh J. , Kim Y. 
Published: June 2020

AbstractBackground and purposeThe corticobulbar tract is a potential neural pathway involved in swallowing. The frontal operculum, insular cortex, corona radiata and internal capsule, which are frequently involved in middle cerebral artery (MCA) strokes, are locations in which lesions cause dysphagia. However, it is unclear whether the locations are linked to the corticobulbar tract or whether corticobulbar tract integrity is associated with dysphagia severity. This study aimed to assess the association between corticobulbar tract integrity and dysphagia severity after MCA stroke.MethodsThirty dysphagic patients after MCA stroke and 27 healthy controls were examined. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)‐derived parameters of the corticobulbar tract were compared between patient and control groups. Next, patients were divided into mild and moderate‐to‐severe dysphagia groups, and DTI‐derived parameters of the corticobulbar tract were compared between the subgroups. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the association between corticobulbar tract integrity and dysphagia severity.ResultsThe tract volume (TV) of the affected corticobulbar tract was lower in dysphagic patients than in healthy controls (P < 0.001). According to dysphagia severity, TV of the unaffected corticobulbar tract was higher in the mild dysphagia group than in the moderate‐to‐severe dysphagia group (P = 0.012). TV of the unaffected corticobulbar tract was independently associated with dysphagia severity according to the logistic regression model (adjusted odds ratio 0.817, 95% confidence interval 0.683–0.976).ConclusionsThe corticobulbar tract was affected after MCA stroke and may be associated with dysphagia. A higher corticobulbar TV in the unaffected hemisphere was indicative of better swallowing function in dysphagic patients after MCA stroke.
Efficacy and safety of rituximab in myasthenia gravis: a French multicentre real‐life study
Authors: Dos Santos A. , Noury J. ‐B. , Genestet S. , Nadaj‐Pakleza A. , Cassereau J. , Baron C. , Videt D. , Michel L. , Pereon Y. , Wiertlewski S. , Magot A. 
Published: June 2020

Background and purposeFifteen percent of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) are refractory to conventional treatment. Case reports and a few studies show probable benefit of rituximab in these cases. Our objective was to assess the efficacy and the safety of rituximab in patients with MG, in a multicentric real‐life study.MethodInclusion criteria were: age > 18 years; MG with anti‐acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies, anti‐muscle‐specific kinase (MuSk) antibodies or significant decrement after repetitive nerve stimulation; Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) class >II; refractory or steroid‐dependent MG; and treatment with rituximab. Efficacy was assessed at 6 months using the MGFA‐post‐intervention status (PIS) score, the myasthenic muscle score (MMS) and the number of patients receiving steroids <10 mg/day. Data on adverse events were collected.ResultsTwenty‐nine patients were included: 20 with anti‐AChR MG, five with anti‐MuSK MG and four with seronegative MG. MGFA‐PIS score was improved or better (improved, minimal manifestations or remission) in 86.2% of patients after 6 months of treatment (P < 0.0001). The mean MMS increased from 68.8 to 83.1 (P < 0.0001). A decrease in steroid dosage (<10 mg/day) was effective in 57.9% of treated patients. In all, 42.8% of patients experienced adverse events: infections (21.4% of patients); infusion reaction (7%); bradycardia (3.7%); and cytopenia (7%).ConclusionThe present study demonstrates the efficacy and safety of rituximab in patients with MG. Additional studies remain necessary to determine the role of rituximab in the pharmacopeia of MG treatment and to establish precise recommendations for the infusion protocol.
Reticulate evolution as a management challenge: Patterns of admixture with phylogenetic distance in endemic fishes of western North America
Authors: Bangs Max R. , Douglas Marlis R. , Brunner Patrick C. , Douglas Michael E. 
Published: June 2020

AbstractAdmixture in natural populations is a long‐standing management challenge, with population genomic approaches offering means for adjudication. We now more clearly understand the permeability of species boundaries and the potential of admixture for promoting adaptive evolution. These issues particularly resonate in western North America, where tectonism and aridity have fragmented and reshuffled rivers over millennia, in turn promoting reticulation among endemic fishes, a situation compounded by anthropogenic habitat modifications and non‐native introductions. The melding of historic and contemporary admixture has both confused and stymied management. We underscore this situation with a case study that quantifies basin‐wide admixture among a group of native and introduced fishes by employing double‐digest restriction site‐associated DNA (ddRAD) sequencing. Our approach: (a) quantifies the admixed history of 343 suckers (10 species of Catostomidae) across the Colorado River Basin; (b) gauges admixture within the context of phylogenetic distance and “ecological specialization”; and (c) extrapolates potential drivers of introgression across hybrid crosses that involve endemic as well as invasive species. Our study extends across an entire freshwater basin and expands previous studies more limited in scope both geographically and taxonomically. Our results detected admixture involving all 10 species, with habitat alterations not only accelerating the breakdown of reproductive isolation, but also promoting introgression. Hybridization occurred across the genus despite phylogenetic distance, whereas introgression was only detected within subgenera, implicating phylogenetic distance and/or ecological specialization as drivers of reproductive isolation. Understanding the extent of admixture and reproductive isolation across multiple species serves to disentangle their reticulate evolutionary histories and provides a broadscale perspective for basin‐wide conservation and management.
Toxic benthic freshwater cyanobacterial proliferations: Challenges and solutions for enhancing knowledge and improving monitoring and mitigation
Authors: Wood Susanna A. , Kelly Laura T. , Bouma‐Gregson Keith , Humbert Jean‐François , Laughinghouse Haywood Dail , Lazorchak James , McAllister Tara G. , McQueen Andrew , Pokrzywinski Kaytee , Puddick Jonathan , Quiblier Catherine , Reitz Laura A. , Ryan Ken G. , Vadeboncoeur Yvonne , Zastepa Arthur , Davis Timothy W. 
Published: June 2020

Abstract

This review summarises knowledge on the ecology, toxin production, and impacts of toxic freshwater benthic cyanobacterial proliferations. It documents monitoring, management, and sampling strategies, and explores mitigation options.

Toxic proliferations of freshwater benthic cyanobacteria (taxa that grow attached to substrates) occur in streams, rivers, lakes, and thermal and meltwater ponds, and have been reported in 19 countries. Anatoxin‐ and microcystin‐containing mats are most commonly reported (eight and 10 countries, respectively).

Studies exploring factors that promote toxic benthic cyanobacterial proliferations are limited to a few species and habitats. There is a hierarchy of importance in environmental and biological factors that regulate proliferations with variables such as flow (rivers), fine sediment deposition, nutrients, associated microbes, and grazing identified as key drivers. Regulating factors differ among colonisation, expansion, and dispersal phases.

New ‐omics‐based approaches are providing novel insights into the physiological attributes of benthic cyanobacteria and the role of associated microorganisms in facilitating their proliferation.

Proliferations are commonly comprised of both toxic and non‐toxic strains, and the relative proportion of these is the key factor contributing to the overall toxin content of each mat.

While these events are becoming more commonly reported globally, we currently lack standardised approaches to detect, monitor, and manage this emerging health issue. To solve these critical gaps, global collaborations are needed to facilitate the rapid transfer of knowledge and promote the development of standardised techniques that can be applied to diverse habitats and species, and ultimately lead to improved management.
Drought reshuffles plant phenology and reduces the foraging benefit of green‐wave surfing for a migratory ungulate
Authors: Aikens Ellen O. , Monteith Kevin L. , Merkle Jerod A. , Dwinnell Samantha P. H. , Fralick Gary L. , Kauffman Matthew J. 
Published: June 2020

AbstractTo increase resource gain, many herbivores pace their migration with the flush of nutritious plant green‐up that progresses across the landscape (termed “green‐wave surfing”). Despite concerns about the effects of climate change on migratory species and the critical role of plant phenology in mediating the ability of ungulates to surf, little is known about how drought shapes the green wave and influences the foraging benefits of migration. With a 19 year dataset on drought and plant phenology across 99 unique migratory routes of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in western Wyoming, United States, we show that drought shortened the duration of spring green‐up by approximately twofold (2.5 weeks) and resulted in less sequential green‐up along migratory routes. We investigated the possibility that some routes were buffered from the effects of drought (i.e., routes that maintained long green‐up duration irrespective of drought intensity). We found no evidence of drought‐buffered routes. Instead, routes with the longest green‐up in non‐drought years also were the most affected by drought. Despite phenological changes along the migratory route, mule deer closely followed drought‐altered green waves during migration. Migrating deer did not experience a trophic mismatch with the green wave during drought. Instead, the shorter window of green‐up caused by drought reduced the opportunity to accumulate forage resources during rapid spring migrations. Our work highlights the synchronization of phenological events as an important mechanism by which climate change can negatively affect migratory species by reducing the temporal availability of key food resources. For migratory herbivores, climate change poses a new and growing threat by altering resource phenology and diminishing the foraging benefit of migration.
Antiphospholipid antibodies in end‐stage renal disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Ames Paul R. J. , Merashli Mira , Bucci Tommaso , Pastori Daniele , Pignatelli Pasquale , Violi Francesco , Bellizzi Vincenzo , Arcaro Alessia , Gentile Fabrizio 
Published: June 2020

IntroductionThe relationship between autoimmune hemolytic anemia and antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) and/or antiphospholipid syndrome has never been systematically addressed.MethodsSystematic review of EMBASE and PubMed databases performed according to PRISMA guidelines from inception to March 2020; meta‐analysis performed by Peto's odds ratio for rare events.FindingsForty‐five studies with different outcomes met the inclusion/exclusion criteria. The pooled prevalence (PP) of IgG anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) positivity was greater in end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) than controls (20.2% vs. 2.6%, P = 0.001, I2 >80%; I2 = heterogeneity), particularly in hemodialysis patients (18.3% vs. 8%, I2 = 0%). The PP of lupus anticoagulant was greater in ESRD than controls (8.7% vs. 0.2%, P < 0.0001, I2 = 0%). The standardized mean difference of IgG aCL favored ESRD rather than controls (P < 0.0001, I2 =97%). The PP of fistula occlusion was greater in IgG aCL‐positive patients than negative patients (39% vs. 27%, I2 =97%); the PP of IgG aCL positivity was greater in patients with fistula occlusion than without fistula occlusion (26.9% vs. 23.2%, P = 0.01, I2 =72%); the same applied to the PP of lupus anticoagulant positivity (23% vs. 0.3%, P < 0.0001, I2 = 0%). The standardized mean difference of IgG aCL favored fistula occlusion (P = 0.004, I2 = 91%).DiscussionLupus anticoagulant relates to ESRD regardless of management whereas IgG aCL relates specifically to ESRD on hemodialysis, but only lupus anticoagulant associates with fistula occlusion. The expression of aPL as patients positive for aPL rather than as titers precludes further assumptions on the relationship.
Towards a Criminology of the Domestic
Authors: DAVIES PAMELA , ROWE MICHAEL 
Published: June 2020

AbstractCriminology has paid insufficient attention to the ‘domestic’ arena, as a locale that is being reconfigured through technological and social developments in ways that require us to reconsider offending and victimisation. This article addresses this lacuna. We take up Campbell's (2016) challenge that criminology needs to develop more sophisticated models of place and space, particularly in relation to changing patterns of consumption and leisure activity and the opportunities to offend in relation to these from within the domestic arena.
Maternal body mass index and risks of neonatal mortality and offspring overweight and obesity: Findings from 0.5 million samples in 61 low‐ and middle‐income countries
Authors: Wu Han , Liu Fangchao , Zhao Min , Liang Yajun , Xi Bo 
Published: June 2020

SummaryBackgroundEvidence on associations of maternal overweight and obesity with risks of offspring mortality and obesity is limited in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).ObjectiveWe aimed to assess the associations of maternal overweight and obesity with neonatal mortality, and offspring overweight and obesity in LMICs.MethodsData were from the Demographic and Health Surveys in 61 LMICs. A total of 507 203 pairs of mother and offspring were included in the analysis for neonatal mortality, and 455 534 pairs in the analysis for overweight and obesity in offspring aged 3 to 59 months. Survey logistic regression models were used to examine the associations of maternal overweight and obesity with neonatal mortality, and offspring overweight and obesity in consideration of complex survey design with adjustment for potential covariates.ResultsCompared with mothers having normal weight, neonatal mortality risks were increased in mothers having overweight, modest obesity and severe obesity, with ORs (95% CIs) of 1.32 (1.17‐1.49), 1.50 (1.27‐1.77) and 1.56 (1.22‐1.98), respectively. In addition, offspring with mothers having overweight, modest obesity and severe obesity were at increased risks of overweight (with ORs [95% CIs] of 1.32 [1.24‐1.40], 1.61 [1.48‐1.74] and 1.69 [1.52‐1.88], respectively) and obesity (with ORs [95% CIs] of 1.23 [1.13‐1.34], 1.22 [1.10‐1.35] and 1.42 [1.21‐1.66], respectively).ConclusionsOur results suggest that maternal overweight and obesity increased the risks of neonatal mortality, and offspring overweight and obesity in LMICs. Maternal weight control should be considered as the highest priority goal for preventing offspring's adverse health outcomes in LMICs.
Return Migration in the Republic of Moldova: Main Issues and Opportunities
Authors: Ianioglo Alina , Tabac Tatiana , Pahomii Irina , Ceban Alexandru , Onofrei Nicoleta 
Published: June 2020

AbstractThe number of return migrants in the Republic of Moldova is small and those who have returned face different socio‐economic reintegration problems, which leads to their re‐inclusion in migration. In this regard, ensuring a sustainable reintegration of return migrants becomes of a great importance. The article aims to analyse the process of socio‐economic reintegration of return migrants in Moldova. To achieve this goal, the following methods were used: qualitative sociological research, policy and SWOT analysis. Conducted research showed that there is a developed legislative framework, which is not fully functional. Even if the Government takes measures to facilitate reintegration of return migrants, some of these are still not easily accessible and sustainable. The study reveals that return migrants often face same problems as local people. A general socio‐economic growth will ensure economic development, creation of opportunities for citizens to work in the country and not to (re)emigrate.
Short‐sellers at home and abroad: Their respective roles in the price discovery of cross‐listed firms
Authors: Chen Jun , Tourani‐Rad Alireza , Xiang Ju , Yang Ting 
Published: June 2020

AbstractWe examine the respective role of short selling in both the home and the host market in the price discovery of mainland Chinese firms cross‐listed in Hong Kong. We find that short‐sellers of A‐shares in mainland China contribute significantly more to the price discovery than short‐sellers of corresponding H‐shares in Hong Kong, and the latter group benefits from the presence of the former group but not the other way around. Short‐sellers in mainland China promptly react to the arrival of negative news, while short‐sellers in Hong Kong do not react to such news, and tend to follow their counterparts in mainland China. We posit that the institutional differences in short selling between the two markets possibly explain the findings.