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Employee productivity and REIT performance
Authors: Feng Zifeng , Hardin William G. , Wu Zhonghua 
Published: November 2019

AbstractThe impact of employee productivity on real estate investment trust (REIT) performance is examined. Using a sample of U.S. equity REITs from 2003 to 2017, we first estimate parameters of a firm‐level production function correcting for endogenous input choices. The coefficient for labor input is statistically significant, indicating that labor productivity is an important component of overall REIT productivity. More importantly, REIT operating efficiency and financial performance are found to be negatively correlated with previous‐year employee instability (a proxy for employee turnover), but positively correlated with several lagged employee productivity measures, suggesting that a stable, motivated workforce improves a REIT's operating efficiency and performance. These findings suggest that employees play an important role in REIT operations and that managing employees properly and creating an effective corporate culture are essential to REIT performance.
Hydrologic Resilience from Summertime Fog and Recharge: A Case Study for Coho Salmon Recovery Planning
Authors: Torregrosa Alicia , Flint Lorraine E. , Flint Alan L. 
Published: November 2019

AbstractFog and low cloud cover (FLCC) and late summer recharge increase stream baseflow and decrease stream temperature during arid Mediterranean climate summers, which benefits salmon especially under climate warming conditions. The potential to discharge cool water to streams during the late summer (hydrologic capacity; HC) furnished by FLCC and recharge were mapped for the 299 subwatersheds ranked Core, Phase 1, or Phase 2 under the National Marine Fisheries Service Recovery Plan that prioritized restoration and threat abatement action for endangered Central California Coast Coho Salmon evolutionarily significant unit. Two spatially continuous gridded datasets were merged to compare HC: average hrs/day FLCC, a new dataset derived from a decade of hourly National Weather Satellite data, and annual average mm recharge from the USGS Basin Characterization Model. Two use‐case scenarios provide examples of incorporating FLCC‐driven HC indices into long‐term recovery planning. The first, a thermal analysis under future climate, projected 65% of the watershed area for 8–19 coho population units as thermally inhospitable under two global climate models and identified several units with high resilience (high HC under the range of projected warming conditions). The second use case investigated HC by subwatershed rank and coho population, and identified three population units with high HC in areas ranked Phase 1 and 2 and low HC in Core. Recovery planning for cold‐water fish species would benefit by including FLCC in vulnerability analyses.
Sociodemographic factors as determinants of disease, disability and quality of life trajectories in early rheumatoid arthritis: A multi‐ethnic inception cohort study
Authors: Zou Yuhan , Cheung Peter P. , Teoh Lay Kheng , Chen Cynthia , Lahiri Manjari 
Published: November 2019

AbstractObjectiveThis study aims to describe the association between sociodemographic factors and trajectories of disease, disability and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA).MethodsData were collected prospectively over 3 years in the Singapore Early Arthritis Cohort study. Trajectories were modeled using multi‐trajectory group‐based trajectory modeling (GBTM) and determinants of trajectory membership were identified using multinomial logistic regression.ResultsTwo hundred and thirteen patients were included: 58.2% Chinese, 16.4% Malay, 21.6% Indian, mean (SD) age 51.3 (12.6) years and symptom duration 21.8 (15.3) weeks. In the multi‐trajectory analysis, three groups of disease trajectories and corresponding disability and HRQoL trajectories were identified: group 1 (moderate disease rapid response, 49.9%), group 2 (high disease rapid response, 31.1%) and group 3 (high disease slow response, 19.1%). Malay patients had higher relative risk ratio (RRR) of being in trajectory groups 2 and 3 compared to group 1 (RRR = 2.30, 95% CI 1.05‐3.98 and RRR = 4.02, 95% CI 1.45‐6.43, respectively) while patients with tertiary education had lower relative risk (RRR = 0.56, 95% CI 0.45‐0.89 and RRR = 0.33, (95% CI 0.14‐0.83, respectively). In the analysis of individual outcomes, ethnicity, education level and body mass index were determinants of the heterogeneous disease activity trajectories. Gender and education level were determinants of the disability trajectories. Only gender was a determinant of the HRQoL trajectories. Further, 96.2% of the patients were treated with conventional synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs.ConclusionDisparities in sociodemographic factors should be taken into consideration in formulating treatment strategies in ERA.
Inter‐rater reliability of modified hand mobility in scleroderma test
Authors: Tore Nurten Gizem , Sari Fulden , Sarac Devrim Can , Baglan Yentur Songul , Satis Hasan , Avanoglu Guler Aslihan , Haznedaroglu Seminur , Oskay Deran 
Published: November 2019

AbstractAimSystemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology characterized by excessive collagen production, endothelial cell injury, microvascular obliteration, cutaneous fibrosis and progressive visceral disease. The hands are frequently involved during the progression of the disease, with symmetrical skin thickening as a prominent feature. Modified hand mobility in scleroderma (mHAMIS) test is a measurement method to assess hand mobility in patients with SSc. Knowing the inter‐rater reliability of the instrument is important in order for the results from different examiners to be accurately interpreted. The aim of this study was to test inter‐rater reliability of the mHAMIS test.MethodHand mobility for both hands was assessed in 25 female patients with SSc by 2 physiotherapists who have different years of experience. Patients who had flexion contracture in at least 1 finger and undergone hand surgery in the last year due to any injuries, were excluded from the study since hand mobility was prevented. Inter‐rater reliability was determined using intra‐class correlation coefficients (ICCs).ResultThe ICCs were excellent between raters for dominant and non‐dominant hands. The values were 0.92 and 0.93, respectively.ConclusionThe inter‐rater reliability of the mHAMIS was found to be excellent. This research contributes to the literature by proving that the test can be used without causing bias in clinical trials.
The Impact of Paternal Alcohol Consumption on Offspring Brain and Behavioral Development
Authors: Conner Kathleen E. , Bottom Riley T. , Huffman Kelly J. 
Published: November 2019

BackgroundFetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) describe the wide array of long‐lasting developmental abnormalities in offspring due to prenatal alcohol (ethanol [EtOH]) exposure via maternal gestational drinking. Although the teratogenic consequences of prenatal EtOH exposure, are apparent, the effects of preconception paternal EtOH exposure (PatEE) are still unclear. Previous research suggests that PatEE can induce molecular changes and abnormal behavior in the offspring. However, it is not known whether PatEE impacts the development of the neocortex and behavior in offspring as demonstrated in maternal consumption models of FASD (J Neurosci, 33, 2013, 18893).MethodsIn this study, we utilized a novel mouse model of PatEE where male mice self‐administered 25% EtOH for an extended period prior to conception, generating indirect exposure to the offspring through the paternal germline. Following mating, we examined the effects of PatEE on offspring neocortical development at postnatal day (P) 0 and evaluated several aspects of behavior at both P20 and P30 using a battery of behavioral assays.ResultsPatEE resulted in significant impact on neocortical development, including abnormal patterns of gene expression within the neocortex at P0 and subtle alterations in patterns of intraneocortical connections. Additionally, PatEE mice exhibited a sex‐specific increase in activity and sensorimotor integration deficits at P20, and decreased balance, coordination, and short‐term motor learning at P30. This suggests that PatEE may generate long‐lasting, sex‐specific effects on offspring behavior.ConclusionsThese results demonstrate that the developmental impact of preconception PatEE is more harmful than previously thought and provide additional insights into the biological mechanisms that may underlie atypical behavior observed in children of alcoholic fathers.
A meta‐regression of the impact of policy on the efficacy of individual placement and support
Authors: Brinchmann B. , Widding‐Havneraas T. , Modini M. , Rinaldi M. , Moe C. F. , McDaid D. , Park A‐L. , Killackey E. , Harvey S. B. , Mykletun A. 
Published: November 2019

ObjectiveIndividual placement and support (IPS) has shown consistently better outcomes on competitive employment for patients with severe mental illness than traditional vocational rehabilitation. The evidence for efficacy originates from few countries, and generalization to different countries has been questioned. This has delayed implementation of IPS and led to requests for country‐specific RCTs. This meta‐analysis examines if evidence for IPS efficacy can be generalized between rather different countries.MethodsA systematic search was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines to identify RCTs. Overall efficacy was established by meta‐analysis. The generalizability of IPS efficacy between countries was analysed by random‐effects meta‐regression, employing country‐ and date‐specific contextual data obtained from the OECD and the World Bank.ResultsThe systematic review identified 27 RCTs. Employment rates are more than doubled in IPS compared with standard vocational rehabilitation (RR 2.07 95% CI 1.82–2.35). The efficacy of IPS was marginally moderated by strong legal protection against dismissals. It was not moderated by regulation of temporary employment, generosity of disability benefits, type of integration policies, GDP, unemployment rate or employment rate for those with low education.ConclusionsThe evidence for efficacy of IPS is very strong. The efficacy of IPS can be generalized between countries.
Problem drinking alters gray matter volume and food cue responses of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex
Authors: Le Thang M. , Zhornitsky Simon , Wang Wuyi , Zhang Sheng , Li Chiang‐Shan R. 
Published: November 2019

AbstractAlcohol misuse is associated with significant energy deficits. As feeding involves multiple sensory, cognitive, and affective processes, low food intake in problem drinkers likely reflects alterations in both regional and inter‐regional responses. To investigate the effects of problem drinking on feeding‐related neural activities and connectivities, we examined functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data in 82 drinkers who viewed palatable food and nonfood images in alternating blocks. Drinking severity was assessed with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). A whole‐brain multiple regression with AUDIT scores as the predictor showed a negative correlation between drinking severity and activation to food vs nonfood cues in the lateral orbitofrontal cortex (lOFC). AUDIT scores were also negatively correlated with the gray matter volume (GMV) of the lOFC and regions that responded preferentially to food stimuli, including the left middle frontal gyrus, bilateral middle insula, and occipital cortices. Connectivity strength between the lOFC and these regions was negatively modulated by drinking severity. In contrast, there was no relationship between AUDIT scores and lOFC connectivity with regions that did not show either selectivity to food images or GMV loss. A mediation analysis further suggested that alcohol misuse may have compromised lOFC's structural integrity, which in turn disrupted lOFC interactions with regions that support the processing of visual food cues. Overall, the findings provide evidence for the effects of problem drinking on the brain substrates of feeding, potentially shedding light on the neural mechanisms underlying energy deficits in at‐risk drinkers.
Pollination efficiency and foraging behaviour of honey bees and non‐Apis bees to sweet cherry
Authors: Eeraerts Maxime , Vanderhaegen Ruben , Smagghe Guy , Meeus Ivan 
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Crop pollination generally increases with pollinator diversity and wild pollinator visitation. To optimize crop pollination, it is necessary to investigate the pollination contribution of different pollinator species. In the present study, we examined this contribution of honey bees and non‐Apis bees (bumble bees, mason bees and other solitary bees) in sweet cherry.
We assessed the pollination efficiency (fruit set of flowers receiving only one visit) and foraging behaviour (flower visitation rate, probability of tree change, probability of row change and contact with the stigma) of honey bees and different types of non‐Apis bees.
Single visit pollination efficiency on sweet cherry was higher for both mason bees and solitary bees compared with bumble bees and honey bees. The different measures of foraging behaviour were variable among non‐Apis bees and honey bees. Adding to their high single visit efficiency, mason bees also visited significantly more flower per minute, and they had a high probability of tree change and a high probability to contact the stigma.
The results of the present study highlight the higher pollination performance of solitary bees and especially mason bees compared with bumble bees and honey bees. Management to support species with high pollination efficiency and effective foraging behaviour will promote crop pollination.
Can food allergy be cured? What are the future prospects?
Authors: Sampath Vanitha , Sindher Sayantani B. , Alvarez Pinzon Andres M. , Nadeau Kari C. 
Published: November 2019

AbstractFood allergies have become a significant heath burden as prevalence continues to rise, affecting 6%‐13% of the global population. In the absence of drugs approved by regulatory agencies, the current standard of care remains avoidance of allergenic foods and management of acute allergic reactions with antihistamines and epinephrine autoinjectors. Allergen immunotherapy has been shown to increase the threshold of reactivity in the majority of food‐allergic individuals. However, challenges include long treatment periods, high rates of adverse reactions, and lack of permanence of desensitization and established protocols. To address these limitations, adjunctive allergen‐specific immunotherapy, vaccines, and non–allergen‐specific therapies (eg, monoclonal antibodies) are being explored. The future of food allergy treatment is promising with a number of clinical trials in progress. Currently, although desensitization can be achieved for the majority of individuals with food allergy through immunotherapy, continued ingestion of allergen is needed for most individuals to maintain desensitization. Further understanding of the mechanisms of food allergy and identification of biomarkers to distinguish between temporary and permanent resolution of allergies is needed before a cure, where reactivity to the allergen is permanently lost enabling the individual to consume the allergen in any amount at any time, can be envisioned.
Waiting for Fırat
Authors: Frankel Alexandra Vieux 
Published: November 2019

SummaryThis short story explores the struggle to translate both experience and language. Based on research I conducted in İstanbul in 2015, this work of ethnographic fiction examines the production and reproduction of memories of the Gezi Park Protests, in the form of narrative and bodily experience. The narrative builds on the juxtaposition of clean and filthy that is introduced by one of the narrator’s interlocutors as he recounts his experience of police violence during the protests. The narrator seeks to understand how a blow first described as “clean” is only sentences later rendered “filthy,” and how to translate it. This linguistic exploration also becomes a corporeal one: the narrator navigates the dichotomy of clean and filthy through her own bodily experiences conducting fieldwork. This becomes one way in which she accesses the feminist underpinnings of the protests, which her interlocutors understood in terms of resistance to the encroachment of the state into women’s intimate lives. Shared corporeal experiences provide a path toward a translation that at the same time allows the narrator to confront the very incommensurability of supposedly shared experiences.
Incidence and predictors of common bile duct stones in patients with acute cholecystitis: a systematic literature review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Chen Hongyi , Jorissen Robert , Walcott James , Nikfarjam Mehrdad 
Published: November 2019

AbstractBackgroundAcute cholecystitis (AC) is a surgical condition that is usually managed by emergency surgery. The presence of common bile duct stones (CBDS) in this setting mandates definitive treatment to avoid complications such as cholangitis. The incidence of CBDS in the setting of AC is poorly defined.MethodsA systematic English literature search was conducted in PubMed, MEDLINE and Embase to determine the incidence of CBDS in patients presenting with AC. Outlier studies identified by funnel plot analysis were excluded and the incidence of CBDS was identified. The mean CBD diameter and liver function test values of patients with AC and CBDS were calculated.ResultsData were extracted from 19 studies representing a total 4057 patients with AC. Routine biliary imaging was not performed in all studies. The pooled incidence of CBDS was 13.7% (95% confidence interval 11.8–15.9). The incidence of unsuspected retained CBDS was 1.1%. Histologically confirmed cases of AC had a similar rate of CBDS compared to those diagnosed clinically. The mean CBD diameter of patients with AC and CBDS was 7.2 mm compared to 5.8 mm without. Liver function test values in the presence of CBDS were more likely to be deranged, with gamma‐glutamyltransferase the most sensitive and specific marker for CBDS in the setting of AC.ConclusionCBDS is present in a significant proportion of patients presenting with AC. Routine biliary imaging is advised in all patients presenting with AC where possible.
Classification of the Hyrcanian forest vegetation, Northern Iran
Authors: Gholizadeh Hamid , Naqinezhad Alireza , Chytrý Milan 
Published: November 2019

AbstractAimsTo develop forest vegetation classification at the level of alliances and associations across the Hyrcanian ecoregion, Northern Iran, and to explore the effects of main environmental and geographic gradients on their distribution.LocationHyrcanian ecoregion, Northern Iran.MethodsA database of 1,597 vegetation plots of mostly 400 m2 in size with a total of 802 vascular plant taxa was established, covering the whole geographic range of the Hyrcanian forests at altitudes ranging from −22 to 2,850 m a. s. l. An expert system was developed for automatic classification of vegetation plots into alliances and associations. Detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) were used to determine the most important environmental and geographic gradients affecting species composition.ResultsTwenty‐one associations and seven alliances of these forests, belonging to five orders and four classes, were defined. Among them, eleven associations and five alliances were described as new syntaxa. Alnion glutinosae and Smilaco excelsae‐Alnion barbatae, both distributed in the lowland belt, include swamp and wet forests, respectively. Parrotio persicae‐Carpinion betuli and Alnion subcordatae are respectively mesic and wet forests of the submontane belt. Solano kieseritzkii‐Fagion orientalis is a mesic beech forest in the montane belt, and finally, Quercion macrantherae, an open oak forest, and Centaureo hyrcanicae‐Carpinion orientalis, a dry hornbeam forest, occur in the upper‐montane belt. DCA and CCA analyses showed that the distribution of these alliances and associations is mainly related to altitude and mean annual temperature.ConclusionsBased on our results and comparison between the Hyrcanian and European forests, we propose a new, comprehensive syntaxonomic scheme for the Hyrcanian forests, supported by a classification expert system. Unlike previous studies, we linked the classification system to that of EuroVegChecklist because, though this area is outside of Europe, its vegetation is very similar to that of the European temperate forest vegetation.
Attachment and emotion regulation: A person‐centred examination and relations with coping with rejection, friendship closeness, and emotional adjustment
Authors: Gardner Alex A. , Zimmer‐Gembeck Melanie J. , Campbell Shawna M. 
Published: November 2019

Guided by attachment theory of emotion regulation (ER), the current study utilized a person‐centred approach to identify clusters of individuals that differed in their attachment representations and ER, and further examined individual differences in socio‐emotional functioning based on these profiles. Participants included 658 emerging adults (M = 19.9, SD = 2.7, 65.5% female) who completed surveys measuring responses to rejection, friendship closeness, and emotional maladjustment. Five clusters were identified: secure regulated (19%), disorganized unregulated (21%), anxious unregulated (16%), emotive (21%), and avoidant suppressor (22%). Each group displayed unique patterns, with the secure regulated group reporting significantly less withdrawal, retribution, rumination, and emotional maladjustment, and the disorganized unregulated group reporting the poorest functioning across all indicators. Significant cluster × sex effects were also found for friendship closeness. These findings suggest the importance of considering attachment and ER, and implications for attachment theory and development are discussed.
Statement of contribution

What is already known on this subject?

Insecure attachment representations are a significant risk factor for poorer outcomes across development.

Hyperactivating and deactivating strategies are maladaptive responses to coping with emotional threat.

These strategies are an extension of the internal working model and positive correlates of poorer functioning.

What does this study add?

Previous studies have over‐relied on variable‐centred approaches to replicate findings of attachment theory.

A person‐centred approach allowing for the joint consideration of patterns of both attachment and ER strategies.

The identification of five novel profiles revealing unique differences in three important domains of functioning.