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Tinkering Care, State Responsibility, and Abandonment: Nuclear Test Veterans and the Mismatched Temporalities of Justice in Claims for Health Care
Authors: Trundle Catherine 
Published: October 2020

SummaryThis article critically engages with Mol, Moser, and Pols’ notion of “tinkering” care (2010) as “attentive experimentation.” I explore the limits of tinkering care for United Kingdom and New Zealand military veterans who participated in British nuclear bomb testing in the Pacific. Although the British state has assured the men that they were exposed to safe levels of radiation, test veterans continue to believe their ill health is service related. Over fifty years of seeking care and recognition, the test veterans have dealt with multiple state actors and medical professionals who have successively taken over responsibility for their care and their claims. Each new agent seeks novel ways to fine tune service provision, biomedical knowledge about the men’s illnesses, as well as their experiences of care. All the while, they offer no final endpoint to claim making, knowledge production, care provisions, and compensation. This approach is starkly in contrast to the urgent temporality within which aging veterans seek definitive decisions, care, and recognition that reduces (rather than extends) their engagements with the state. This article thus considers the moments and circumstances when actors actively work against the unsettled, experimental qualities of care in order to feel truly cared for.
Transcultural adaptation of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in Asia
Authors: Naeem Farooq , Latif Madeeha , Mukhtar Firdaus , Kim Youl‐Ri , Li Weihui , Butt Mirrat Gul , Kumar Nimisha , Ng Roger 
Published: October 2020

AbstractBackgroundCognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an evidence based therapy and is now recommended by national organizations in many high income countries. CBT is underpinned by the European values and therefore for it to be effective in other cultures it needs to be adapted.AimsThis paper describes an evidence based approach to culturally adapt CBT in Asian context, areas of focus for such adaptation and lessons learned.MethodsAn environmental scan of the literature, description of local CBT associations and perspectives from these organizations.ResultsCultural adaptation of CBT focuses on three main areas; 1 awareness of culture and related issues, 2 assessment and 3 adjustment in therapy techniques.ConclusionsThe last decade has seen an increase in culturally adapted CBT in Asia, however, more work needs to be done to improve access to CBT in Asia.
Clinical significance of BIM deletion polymorphism in chemoradiotherapy for non‐small cell lung cancer
Authors: Wakabayashi Yu , Masuda Takeshi , Fujitaka Kazunori , Nakashima Taku , Okumoto Joe , Shimoji Kiyofumi , Nishimura Yoshifumi , Yamaguchi Kakuhiro , Sakamoto Shinjiro , Horimasu Yasushi , Miyamoto Shintaro , Iwamoto Hiroshi , Ohshimo Shinichiro , Hamada Hironobu , Hattori Noboru 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThe standard treatment for locally advanced non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by anti‐programmed cell death‐ligand 1 (anti‐PD‐L1) treatment. BIM deletion polymorphism induces the suppression of apoptosis resulting from epidermal growth factor (EGFR)‐tyrosine kinase inhibitors in EGFR‐mutated NSCLC patients. We aimed to examine the effects of BIM polymorphism on CRT and anti‐PD‐L1/PD‐1 treatment in NSCLC patients. In this retrospective study of 1312 patients with unresectable NSCLC treated at Higashi‐Hiroshima Medical Center and Hiroshima University Hospital between April 1994 and October 2019, we enrolled those who underwent CRT or chemotherapy using carboplatin + paclitaxel or cisplatin + vinorelbine, or anti‐PD‐L1/PD‐1 treatment. Of 1312 patients, 88, 80, and 74 underwent CRT, chemotherapy, and anti‐PD‐L1/PD‐1 treatment, respectively, and 17.0%, 15.2% and 17.6% of these patients showed BIM polymorphism. Among patients receiving CRT, the progression‐free survival was significantly shorter in those with BIM deletion than in those without. In the multivariate analyses, BIM polymorphism was an independent factor of poor anti‐tumor effects. These results were not observed in the chemotherapy and anti‐PD‐L1/PD‐1 treatment groups. In in vitro experiments, BIM expression suppression using small interfering RNA in NSCLC cell lines showed a significantly suppressed anti‐tumor effect and apoptosis after irradiation but not chemotherapy. In conclusion, we showed that BIM polymorphism was a poor‐predictive factor for anti‐tumor effects in NSCLC patients who underwent CRT, specifically radiotherapy. In the implementation of CRT in patients with BIM polymorphism, we should consider subsequent treatment, keeping in mind that CRT may be insufficient.
Impact of cytological pitfalls in the Bethesda System of Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology, on surgical decision‐making of patients with thyroid nodules: Can these pitfalls be avoided?
Authors: Rana Chanchal , Singh Kul Ranjan , Ramakant Pooja , Babu Suresh , Mishra Anand 
Published: October 2020

AbstractIntroductionThe purpose was to assess diagnostic accuracy of the Bethesda System of Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology, reasons for disagreement and cytological pitfalls with impact on surgical decisions in patients with thyroid nodules.MethodsCases of thyroid cytology with histological follow up were included followed by cytological‐histological correlation and were reviewed to look for reasons for discrepancies. The impact of disagreements and partial agreements on surgical decision was evaluated. Overall and complete diagnostic accuracy were calculated along with sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for malignant and neoplastic lesions.ResultsOf 446 cases included in the study, there was complete agreement in 358 cases, partial agreement in 22 cases and disagreement in 66 patients. Overall diagnostic accuracy was 98.5% with sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of 80%, 99.6%, 100%, 72.7% and 94.3% respectively for malignant lesions. Overall diagnostic accuracy was highest for the malignant category. Follicular patterned lesions, Hürthle cell‐rich smears and overlapping cytological features between benign and malignant follicular neoplasm were the main reason of discrepancy. The discrepancy in cytological diagnosis altered the decision of type of surgery performed in 13.6% of the patients.ConclusionFine needle aspiration cytology remains a powerful screening tool to aid decision‐making in the majority of the patients. Histological‐cytological discrepancy can adversely impact the management of patients. Factors causing an adverse impact on surgical management were rare and potential avoidable reasons for them were identified. Cytological pitfalls may be avoided through screening for minor components, clinico‐radiological correlation and experience.
Climate change aggravates bog species extinctions in the Black Forest (Germany)
Authors: Sperle Thomas , Bruelheide Helge 
Published: October 2020

AbstractAimBogs and transition mires in Central Europe have undergone tremendous changes in the last decades, declining in spatial extent and favourable conservation status. However, species extinctions have been documented only rarely because of a lack of reliable floristic data. Here, we assessed species losses of bog complexes and analysed their potential drivers.LocationBlack Forest, Germany.MethodsWe made use of the unique situation that the majority of bogs in the Black Forest (124 sites) had been systematically surveyed from 1972 to 1980 and resurveyed the flora of the same sites between 2017 and 2020. In addition, we included further data from the preceding decades.ResultsOut of 88 species for which we compiled site occupancy data, two species went extinct in the whole study area and 37 decreased from 1972 to 2020, losing on average 33% of their initial frequency. In contrast, 46 species displayed a positive trend. While decreasing species were characteristic of raised bogs, moorland ponds and base‐rich mires, increasing species were typical of poor mires, fens and wet meadows. Species losses were higher at low elevation, pointing to increasing temperature increase and decreasing precipitation as main drivers of extinction, while habitat area, distance to the nearest site and land use played no significant role. The mean altitude at which extinctions of populations occurred increased with time. Assuming a continuation of the observed negative trends for declining bog species, our models predict the extinction of further ten species by 2045.Main ConclusionOur study highlights the value of systematic and comprehensive past biodiversity surveys to assess biodiversity change. We demonstrated that low‐mountain habitats have already suffered biodiversity loss as a result of climate change. There are only limited management options against rising temperatures and decreasing precipitation.
Long‐term change in the avifauna of undisturbed Amazonian rainforest: ground‐foraging birds disappear and the baseline shifts
Authors: Stouffer Philip C , Jirinec Vitek , Rutt Cameron L. , Bierregaard Richard O. , Hernández‐Palma Angélica , Johnson Erik I. , Midway Stephen R. , Powell Luke L. , Wolfe Jared D. , Lovejoy Thomas E. 
Published: October 2020

AbstractHow are rainforest birds faring in the Anthropocene? We use bird captures spanning > 35 years from 55 sites within a vast area of intact Amazonian rainforest to reveal reduced abundance of terrestrial and near‐ground insectivores in the absence of deforestation, edge effects or other direct anthropogenic landscape change. Because undisturbed forest includes far fewer terrestrial and near‐ground insectivores than it did historically, today’s fragments and second growth are more impoverished than shown by comparisons with modern ‘control’ sites. Any goals for bird community recovery in Amazonian second growth should recognise that a modern bird community will inevitably differ from a baseline from > 35 years ago. Abundance patterns driven by landscape change may be the most conspicuous manifestation of human activity, but biodiversity declines in undisturbed forest represent hidden losses, possibly driven by climate change, that may be pervasive in intact Amazonian forests and other systems considered to be undisturbed.
Lockdown & me …!! Reflections of working women during the lockdown in Vadodara, Gujarat‐Western India
Authors: Venkataraman Anuratha , Venkataraman Anjali 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThis qualitative study reminisces about the experiences of working women in Vadodara during the lockdown from April to May 2020. It articulates their voices of how they understood themselves during the lockdown and relates their ongoing internal dialogue to the larger conversation on what it means to be a woman in the feminist, gender studies, and in the sociology of work literature. Indian women operate within an intersectional space between Western individualism and persistent patriarchal traditional gendered roles. Their sense of who and what they are, arises through their performative acts of their many roles as daughters, wives, mothers, and daughters‐in‐law. Therefore, their context becomes essential in understanding their lived experiences. Every woman in this study played multifaceted roles during the lockdown, which was not acknowledged by others around them thereby making them feel undervalued. The existential question of who and what am I, which was always in the background, now screamed in their mind. Loneliness and emotional turmoil grew in them, as the interactions within and beyond the house became indifferent, infrequent, and recreative opportunities receded. Work and childcare pressures were harsh on their time and emotions. The fear of getting infected in an earmarked COVID‐19 hotspot was real and frightening. Hence, they well and truly became locked down!
The inclusivity of inclusion approaches: A relational perspective on inclusion and exclusion in organizations
Authors: Dobusch Laura 
Published: October 2020

AbstractOrganizational inclusion has become a key concept when dealing with the topic of diversity and inequality in organizations. Its core claim is to be all‐embracing and to “leave no one behind.” However, can mainstream as well as critical inclusion approaches live up to this claim? In this article, I revisit two central concepts—belongingness and recognition—of both approaches from a feminist disability lens in general and the interests and needs of autistic people in particular. The analysis shows that mainstream and critical inclusion approaches rely on implicit ableist assumptions, which results in autistic people becoming “the other Other” of the organizational inclusion discourse. Yet, instead of judging the “inclusion project” as failed, the article pleads for the acknowledgement of inclusion as always partial, based on implicit boundary drawing. Such a view makes it possible to discuss the il‐/legitimacy of certain boundaries and their inclusionary and exclusionary consequences.
Evaluation of SIMCA and PLS algorithms to detect adulterants in canola oil by FT‐IR
Authors: Gagneten Maite , Buera María del Pilar , Rodríguez Silvio D. 
Published: October 2020

SummaryAdulteration of canola oil with four potential edible oils was analysed using FT‐IR and chemometric methods. The adulterants (corn, peanut, soya bean and sunflower oils) were studied in four different proportions (canola oil + adulterant oils: 90 + 10, 95 + 5, 98 + 2 and 99 + 1 in volume). Excellent classification results were obtained when multi‐class approaches were performed with a maximum error of 3%, using 1630 or 16 wavenumbers as variables. In the case of one‐class approaches, the selection of variables (16 wavenumbers) was necessary, improving the classification error to 5%. The differences observed using the different methods were related to the nature of each model depending on how the boundaries are set in each of them, responding either to a PCA‐based or PLS‐based algorithm.
Looking Beyond Employment: Participation Profiles of Syrian Refugees in the Netherlands
Authors: Miltenburg Emily , Dagevos Jaco 
Published: October 2020

ABSTRACTThere is growing support at policy level in the Netherlands for the notion that different forms of participation by newly arrived refugees should take place simultaneously, not sequentially. Using Dutch large‐scale survey data on Syrian refugees with a residence permit, this study explores whether this policy idea of a parallel approach of (economic, educational and societal) participation is provided in practice. We find that Syrians on average combine two forms of participation: language lessons are the most dominant form of participation and are regularly combined with volunteering, but far less commonly with employment or education. With a latent class analysis, we found four participation profiles: two small active groups (termed active seekers and eager learners) and two less active groups (language learners and cautious starters). Higher pre‐migration human capital, more activities in the asylum reception centre, more contacts with natives and being younger and male are associated with more participation.
Letter to the Editor: ‘On Quantile‐based Asymmetric Family of Distributions: Properties and Inference’
Authors: Rubio Alvarez Francisco J. 
Published: October 2020

SummaryWe show that the family of asymmetric distributions studied in a recent publication in the International Statistical Review is equivalent to the family of two‐piece distributions. Moreover, we show that the location‐scale asymmetric family proposed in that publication is non‐identifiable (overparameterised), and it coincides with the family of two‐piece distributions after removing the redundant parameters.
Influence of pressure and dwell time on pressure‐assisted sintering of calcium cobaltite
Authors: Bresch Sophie , Mieller Björn , Schönauer‐Kamin Daniela , Moos Ralf , Reimann Timmy , Giovannelli Fabien , Rabe Torsten 
Published: October 2020

AbstractCalcium cobaltite Ca3Co4O9, abbreviated Co349, is a promising thermoelectric material for high‐temperature applications in air. Its anisotropic properties can be assigned to polycrystalline parts by texturing. Tape casting and pressure‐assisted sintering (PAS) are a possible future way for a cost‐effective mass‐production of thermoelectric generators. This study examines the influence of pressure and dwell time during PAS at 900°C of tape‐cast Co349 on texture and thermoelectric properties. Tape casting aligns lentoid Co349. PAS results in a textured Co349 microstructure with the thermoelectrically favorable ab‐direction perpendicular to the pressing direction. By pressure variation during sintering, the microstructure of Co349 can be tailored either toward a maximum figure of merit as required for energy harvesting or toward a maximum power factor as required for energy harvesting. Moderate pressure of 2.5 MPa results in 25% porosity and a textured microstructure with a figure of merit of 0.13 at 700°C, two times higher than the dry‐pressed, pressureless‐sintered reference. A pressure of 7.5 MPa leads to 94% density and a high power factor of 326 µW/mK2 at 800°C, which is 11 times higher than the dry‐pressed reference (30 MPa) from the same powder.
Editorial: For crying out loud: Infant signaling and parental responsiveness
Authors: Zeanah Charles H. 
Published: October 2020

AbstractCrying represents a powerful signal for human newborns. How parents should respond has been a matter of debate, with some urging prompt responding and others expressing concern about spoiling. Despite the fervor of the debate, few longitudinal observational studies have addressed the question. A new study in this issue by Bilgin and Wolke provides important data about ignoring crying in early infancy and its predictive correlates. The results of their investigation are discussed in the context of attachment and behavioral theories.
Lipid metabolism disorders contribute to the pathogenesis of Hepatospora eriocheir in the crab Eriocheir sinensis
Authors: Ding Zhengfeng 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThe microsporidia Hepatospora eriocheir has been identified as an emerging pathogenic agent in the commercial crab Eriocheir sinensis. Histology analysis indicated that hepatopancreas was a significant target for H. eriocheir infection. However, the functional consequences of such tissue tropism remain poorly studied. Considering that hepatopancreas was a centre for lipid metabolism and energy supply, we furtherly investigated the comparative lipid metabolism profiles between the control and H. eriocheir‐infected hepatopancreas by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC‐MS)‐based lipidomics approach. Results confirmed that H. eriocheir induced apparent alterations of lipid metabolic phenotypes in hepatopancreas. Sixty‐seven lipids, including triglyceride (TG), diglyceride (DG), sphingomyelin (SM), phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phosphatidylinositol (PI), ceramide (CER), hexosyl ceramide (HEX CER) and (o‐acyl)‐1‐hydroxy fatty acid (OAHFA), were significantly changed and could be determined as effective biomarkers. TG and DG accounted for the largest proportion (58.2% and 11.9%, respectively). Notably, over 94% of the distinguished lipids presented a similar modified trend with profoundly reduced contents, implying blatant energy exploitation of the parasite. These lipids were involved in pathways of energy and lipid metabolism and signal regulation. Such information suggests that H. eriocheir possibly “starves” the host via destructing hepatopancreas tissue together with appropriate host energy resources, leading to the corresponding alterations of lipid metabolism and a decrease in the colour of the hepatopancreas.
Successful treatment of delayed pressure urticaria with 300 mg of omalizumab every 14 days
Authors: Saylam Kurtipek Gulcan , Zekey Emre , Tuncez Akyurek Fatma 
Published: October 2020

AbstractDelayed pressure urticaria is a rare form of chronic inducible urticaria characterized by erythematous‐painful plaques that develop in areas of the skin exposed to prolonged pressure. Its treatment is very difficult, and its response to antihistamines is variable. Cases of delayed pressure urticaria, which have been completely controlled with the use of omalizumab in recent years, have been reported.
Virginia Health Catalyst: A public health perspective frames strategies to ensure oral health is health
Authors: Bedard Holland Sarah 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThe Virginia Oral Health Coalition was created to increase the number of Virginians who access dental services. The organization celebrates its tenth birthday with the expanded focus of ensuring everyone in the state has equitable access to comprehensive health care that includes oral health. It also has a new name ‐ Virginia Health Catalyst. Why does removing ‘oral health’ from its' name honor dental care more than keeping it?
Prescribing antibiotics by dentists in Colombia: Toward a conscientious prescription
Authors: Angarita‐Díaz María del Pilar , Bernal‐Cepeda Lilia , Rodriguez‐Paz Martha , Vergara‐Mercado Martha , Herrera‐Herrera Alejandra , Forero‐Escobar Diana , Mora‐Reina Julián , Ochoa‐Acosta Emilia María , Maya‐Giraldo Mónica , Caceres‐Matta Sandra , Tamayo Julián , Martinez‐Cajas Carlos , Fortich‐Mesa Natalia , Bermudez‐Reyes Patricia , Vergara‐Bobadilla Henry 
Published: October 2020

AbstractObjectivesInappropriate prescription of antibiotics contributes to antibiotic resistance. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the awareness, attitudes, and intention to practice of dentists prescribing antibiotics in Colombia in order to design a virtual learning environment on this subject.MethodsIn a descriptive study across seven cities, 700 dentists from different Colombian cities were requested to complete a validated questionnaire containing five sections: general information, awareness on antibiotic effectiveness and antibiotic resistance, attitudes regarding prescription decision, intention to practice concerning clinical cases, and complementary information. The level of awareness, attitudes, and intention to practice was determined and Chi‐square test was used to determine the existence of significant differences among cities.ResultsThe majority of dentists showed a medium level regarding the number of correct answers on awareness (62.4 percent) and attitudes (88.7 percent) and a high level on intention to practice (91.7 percent). Common errors within the awareness section included the meaning of the term “antibiotic resistance” (35 percent) and most dentists were not convinced that such resistance could be derived from prescription of antibiotics (51.2 percent). In the attitudes section, only 45 percent declared that they prescribe antibiotics based mainly on symptoms, and the intention to practice section showed a significant percentage of unnecessary prescription (51 percent for pacemaker users) or absence of prescription (53.9 percent for ventricular septal defect) in antibiotic prophylaxis for infectious endocarditis (IE).ConclusionThe dentists interviewed should be trained and made aware of antibiotic resistance, microbiological and clinical foundations, and current antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines.