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Chinese Labor Migration to Europe, 2008‐16. Implications for China‐EU Mobility in the Post‐crisis Context
Authors: Plewa Piotr 
Published: October 2019

AbstractThe article examines the evolution of Chinese labour migration to the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Italy in order to elucidate how the flows and stocks of Chinese workers have evolved since the Global Economic Crisis, and what implications this has have for Sino‐European mobility partnerships in the post‐crisis context. It explains: (1) What comparative data are available on Chinese labour migration to the six principal countries of destination in Europe; (2) How have Chinese labour migration flows and stocks evolved since the GEC; (3) How may the new Chinese workers’ mobility to Europe affect their rights?
Settlement of juvenile glass sponges and other invertebrate cryptofauna on the Hecate Strait glass sponge reefs
Authors: Guillas Keenan C. , Kahn Amanda S. , Grant Nathan , Archer Stephanie K. , Dunham Anya , Leys Sally P. 
Published: October 2019

AbstractGlass sponge reefs are endemic to the continental shelf waters of British Columbia and Alaska, where they form complex three‐dimensional habitats used by a variety of commercially important fish and invertebrate species. The Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area (HSQCS‐MPA) was designated in February 2017 to protect 2,410 km2 of reef habitat. Efforts to establish baseline information regarding reef‐associated taxa in the new MPA have documented the diversity of megafauna in detail, but little is understood of the cryptic epifauna inhabiting hidden crevices within the reefs, and even less is understood of larval recruitment, the key reproductive process maintaining long‐term reef health and stability. We collected specimens of a reef‐building glass sponge, Farrea occa, from the HSQCS‐MPA and described the diversity of their epifauna. Five hundred and two organisms from six phyla were documented, including 84 sponges from three classes. We found several glass sponges: known juvenile reef builders (two Aphrocallistes vastus and two Heterochone calyx); the lyssacine sponge Leucopsacus scoliodocus, previously known in Canadian waters only from Jervis Inlet; and an unidentified dictyonine sponge previously unknown to waters of British Columbia. Also present were the carnivorous sponge Lycopodina occidentalis, 11 individuals of Desmacella austini, evidence for a new species in the subgenus Haliclona (Flagellia), and a clathrinid calcareous sponge. The growth stages we observed suggest multiple settlement events by glass sponge larvae between February and early March. Of the 502 invertebrates, 460 were attached to dead sponge skeleton despite live tissue being much more available as substrate. This study highlights trends in recruitment at sponge reefs, explores factors that may affect larval settlement, describes new sponge associations, and provides the first description of the range of macrofauna found on glass sponges, acting as a baseline for continued monitoring of the MPA.
Three‐dimensional image integration guidance for cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation procedures
Authors: Bourier Felix , Vlachos Konstantinos , Lam Anna , Martin Claire A , Takigawa Masateru , Kitamura Takeshi , Massoullié Grégoire , Cheniti Ghassen , Frontera Antonio , Duchateau Josselin , Pambrun Thomas , Klotz Nicolas , Derval Nicolas , Denis Arnaud , Hocini Mélèze , Haïssaguerre Michel , Cochet Hubert , Jaïs Pierre , Sacher Frédéric 
Published: October 2019

AbstractBackgroundWe present a new, easily applicable approach for the guidance of cryoballoon (CB) pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) procedures that use the combination of a 3D‐mapping system image integration module and computed tomographic (CT)–derived anatomy. The aim of this retrospective, nonrandomized study was to investigate: (a) an alternative use for an established radiofrequency image integration module for cryo procedures; (b) a guidance technology for cryo PVI based on integrated CT anatomy; and (c) its clinical impact.Methods and resultsCT left atrium–angiography was performed in 50 consecutive patients before a CB PVI procedure, and a 3D reconstruction of the cardiac anatomy was segmented. A total of 25 patients were treated using conventional fluoroscopy; 25 patients were treated using the 3D image integration technique. In the image integration group, the CARTO3 UNIVU (Biosense Webster) module was used for image integration of 3D anatomy and fluoroscopic imaging. Transseptal puncture and cryo PVI were guided by 3D‐overlay imaging. Procedures were feasible without complications in all patients and cryo PVI procedures were successfully guided using the image integration technique. The intraprocedural time needed to perform image integration was 37 ± 10 seconds. Fluoroscopy time was 31.7 ± 11.7 minutes in the conventional group and 20.1 ± 7.9 minutes in the image integration group (P < .001), procedure time was 116.3 ± 29.0 minutes in the conventional group vs 101.2 ± 20.9 minutes in the 3D group (P = .04).Conclusion3D‐overlay guidance of CB PVI is feasible, safe, and applicable in real time with minimal effort. It may significantly reduce radiation exposure by introducing 3D information, known from electroanatomic mapping systems, into cryo PVI procedures.
The impact of job training on temporary worker performance: Field experimental evidence from insurance sales agents
Authors: Lyons Elizabeth 
Published: October 2019

AbstractDespite the limited incentives they provide for idiosyncratic investment, temporary work arrangements are becoming increasingly common. Using evidence from a field experiment conducted among salespeople in a Kenyan insurance firm, this paper examines the consequences of providing job training for temporary workers. The findings show that providing access to training significantly increases firm revenue, primarily due to performance increases among higher‐ability workers. The findings from the study are consistent with temporary workers willingness to invest in job training when the job‐specific returns from doing so are sufficiently high.
Exercise Maintenance in Older Adults 1 Year After Completion of a Supervised Training Intervention
Authors: Timmons James F. , Griffin Colin , Cogan Karl E. , Matthews James , Egan Brendan 
Published: October 2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVEBarriers and facilitators of exercise maintenance and residual effects of exercise training intervention on physical and cognitive function after the cessation of training are inadequately described in older adults.DESIGN AND SETTINGOne year after the cessation of a supervised exercise training intervention, a mixed methods approach employed a quantitative phase that assessed body composition and physical and cognitive function and a qualitative phase that explored determinants of exercise maintenance after participation in the intervention.PARTICIPANTSCommunity‐dwelling older Irish adults (aged >65 years) who had completed 12 weeks of supervised exercise training 1 year previously.MEASUREMENTSFifty‐three participants (male/female ratio = 30:23; age = 70.8 ± 3.9 years) completed the follow‐up testing comprising body composition and physical and cognitive function. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 12 participants (male/female ratio = 6:6) using the Theoretical Domains Framework to inform the interview guide.RESULTSAt 1 year follow‐up, body fat increased (mean = 4.3%; 95% confidence limit = 2.2% to 6.3%), while lean body mass (mean = −0.6%; 95% confidence limit = −1.2% to −0.1%), strength (leg press, mean = −5.6%; 95% confidence limit = −8.3% to −2.8%; chest press, mean = −11.0%; 95% confidence limit = −14.8% to −7.8%), and cognitive function (mean = −3.7%; 95% confidence limit = −5.7% to −1.8%) declined (all P < .05). Interviews revealed key facilitators (social aspects and beliefs about benefits of exercise) and barriers (affordability and general aversion to gyms) to exercise maintenance in this population.CONCLUSIONKey barriers and facilitators to exercise maintenance were identified, which will inform the development of future behavior change interventions to support exercise participation and maintenance in older adults to mitigate adverse changes in body composition and physical and cognitive function with advancing age. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:163–169, 2019
Dietary intake of fatty acids and antioxidants in relation to radiographic knee osteoarthritis: results from a case–control study
Authors: Alissa E. M. , Alzughaibi L. S. , Marzouki Z. M. 
Published: October 2019

AbstractBackgroundThe present study aimed to investigate levels of nutrient intakes, including dietary antioxidant quality (DAQ) score, among Saudi females with and without knee osteoarthritis (OA). We also aimed to examine the relationship between nutrient intakes and knee OA severity.MethodsOne hundred female participants with symptomatic primary knee OA were matched for age with 100 apparently healthy females and were sequentially recruited from the Orthopaedics Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia, in a case–control study design. Radiographic disease severity of OA was assessed by the Kellgren–Lawrence grading system. Symptomatic severity was evaluated according to the Western Ontario McMaster University Osteoarthritis scores. Dietary intake was assessed using a prevalidated food frequency questionnaire. The DAQ score was calculated considering the risk of an inadequate intake (<2/3 reference nutrient intake) for selenium, zinc, vitamins A, C and E.ResultsA higher intake of saturated fatty acids [15.4 (0.3) as a mean (SD) percentage of energy supplied] and monounsaturated fatty acids [16.6 (0.2) as a percentage of energy supplied] than the recommendations was evident among the study population. OA patients consume less antioxidants than non‐OA subjects as determined by their DAQ score [8.41 (0.1) versus 9.17 (0.1), P < 0.0001]. After adjusting for potential confounders, DAQ score, and monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, most of the micronutrient intakes were found to be negatively associated with the prevalence of radiographic knee OA.ConclusionsDietary antioxidants could be implicated in the development and progression of knee OA. Modifying dietary fatty acids may be one way of reducing the development and subsequent burden of knee OA.
A Liquidity‐Based Resolution of the Uncovered Interest Parity Puzzle
Authors: LEE SEUNGDUCK , JUNG KUK MO 
Published: October 2019

AbstractA new monetary theory is set out to resolve the “uncovered interest parity (UIP)” puzzle. It explores the possibility that liquidity properties of money and nominal bonds can account for the puzzle. A key concept in our model is that nominal bonds carry liquidity premia. We show that the UIP can fail to hold under the economic environment where collateral pledgeability and/or liquidity of nominal bonds and/or collateralized credit‐based transactions are relatively bigger. Our liquidity‐based theory can help understanding many empirical observations that risk‐based explanations find difficult to reconcile with.
Taxane and epothilone‐induced peripheral neurotoxicity: From pathogenesis to treatment
Authors: Tamburin Stefano , Park Susanna B. , Alberti Paola , Demichelis Chiara , Schenone Angelo , Argyriou Andreas A. 
Published: October 2019

AbstractTaxane‐induced peripheral neurotoxicity (TIPN) is the most common non‐hematological side effect of taxane‐based chemotherapy, and may result in dose reductions and discontinuations, having as such a detrimental effect on patients' overall survival. Epothilones share similar mechanism of action with taxanes. The typical TIPN clinical presentation is mainly comprised of numbness and paresthesia, in a stocking‐and‐glove distribution and may progress more proximally over time, with paclitaxel being more neurotoxic than docetaxel. Motor and autonomic involvement is less common, whereas an acute taxane‐induced acute pain syndrome is frequent. Patient reported outcomes questionnaires, clinical evaluation, and instrumental tools offer complementary information in TIPN. Its electrodiagnostic features include reduced/abolished sensory action potentials, and less prominent motor involvement, in keeping with a length‐dependent, axonal dying back predominately sensory neuropathy. TIPN is dose‐dependent and may be reversible within months after the end of chemotherapy. The single and cumulative delivered dose of taxanes is considered the main risk factor of TIPN development. Apart from the cumulative dose, other risk factors for TIPN include demographic, clinical, and pharmacogenetic features with several single‐nucleotide polymorphisms potentially linked with increased susceptibility of TIPN. There are currently no neuroprotective strategies to reduce the risk of TIPN, and symptomatic treatments are very limited. This review critically examines the pathogenesis, incidence, risk factors (both clinical and pharmacogenetic), clinical phenotype and management of TIPN.
Phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history of the unique Saxifraga sect. Irregulares (Saxifragaceae) from eastern Asia
Authors: Zhang Meng‐Hua , Wang Chao‐Yong , Zhang Cheng , Zhang Dai‐Gui , Li Ke‐Gang , Nie Ze‐Long , Meng Ying 
Published: October 2019

AbstractSaxifraga L. is the largest genus in Saxifragaceae and a characteristic component of the herbaceous flora of the temperate and alpine mountains in the Northern Hemisphere. Section Irregulares is a small group of 15–20 species, representing one of the early‐diverged lineages in the genus characterized with unique zygomorphic flowers. We used both nuclear internal transcribed spacer and chloroplast DNA regions (psbA‐trnH, trnL‐F, and matK) to reconstruct its species relationships, estimate divergence times, and infer its historical biogeography. Our phylogenetic results corroborate the monophyly of sect. Irregulares and its sister relationship to sect. Heterisia from North America. The section was well resolved into two lineages corresponding to their morphological features and biogeographic distributions. One represents ser. Stoloniferae including S. stolonifera Curtis and S. nipponica Makino with long‐creeping stolons/rhizomes and small petals with spots and the other comprises the remaining taxa (ser. Rufescentes) which lack long‐creeping rhizomes. Spots on leaves (abaxially spotted vs. abaxially without spots) and spots on petals (without spots vs. with spots) are inferred to be phylogenetically informative within ser. Rufescentes. Divergence time estimates and ancestral area analysis suggested a western North American origin of sect. Irregulares with migration into East Asia by way of the Bering land bridge in the Middle Oligocene. The development of drying and desertification belt in the late Miocene could have played an important role in the subsequent restriction and separation of the north and south lineages within eastern Asia.
Long‐standing nonulcerative bladder pain syndrome: Impact of Thiele massage on bladder and sexual domains
Authors: El‐Hefnawy Ahmed S. , Soliman Hanan Mohamed Mohamed , Abd‐Elbary Shaimaa Omar Mohamed , Shereif Wafaa Ismail 
Published: October 2019

AbstractPurpose: To assess the efficacy of Thiele massage (TM) as monotherapy for nonulcerative interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS).Methods: A prospective evaluation of 40 women with IC/BPS who underwent TM was conducted. TM was initially administrated by a physiotherapist and then self‐administrated at home twice weekly for 16 weeks. Patients were assessed every 4 weeks on an outpatient basis. Assessment tools included 3‐day voiding diaries, the Likert visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, and the Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index (ICSI) and the Interstitial Cystitis Problem Index (ICPI) of the O'Leary‐Sant questionnaire. Sexual function was assessed using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).Results: Thirty‐six patients completed the study with a mean age ± SD 41.31 ± 9.93 (range 21‐60 years). The mean duration of illness ± SD was 81.29 ± 34.55 (range 12‐300 months). Perception of pain was higher than at basal level according to Likert VAS (9.2 ± 1.5 vs 9.8 ± 0.5, P = .018). The ICSI and ICPI questionnaires were deteriorated (16.83 ± 2.57 vs 12.89 ± 3.50, P = .015 and 15.75 ± 0.94 vs 14.31 ± 2.55, P < .001, respectively). TM had no significant impact on the total score of FSFI (P = .119); however, there was a negative impact on the lubrication domain with more dryness (0.045).Conclusions: TM is not an effective option as monotreatment modality for nonulcerative IC/BPS. An attempt of physiotherapy should be integrated in a multidisciplinary treatment.
Skeptical Theism Unscathed: Why Skeptical Objections to Skeptical Theism Fail
Authors: Hendricks Perry 
Published: October 2019

AbstractArguments from evil purport to show that some fact about evil makes it (at least) probable that God does not exist. Skeptical theism is held to undermine many versions of the argument from evil: it is thought to undermine a crucial inference that such arguments often rely on. Skeptical objections to skeptical theism claim that it (skeptical theism) entails an excessive amount of skepticism and therefore should be rejected. In this article, I show that skeptical objections to skeptical theism have a very limited scope: only those who reject certain (apparently) popular epistemological theories will be threatened by them.
Switch to checkpoint inhibition after targeted therapy at time of progression or during ongoing response: A retrospective single‐centre experience in patients with BRAF‐mutated melanoma
Authors: Reijers Irene L. M. , Rozeman Elisa A. , Wilgenhof Sofie , van Thienen Johannes V. , Haanen John B. A. G. , Blank Christian U. 
Published: October 2019

AbstractBRAF + MEK inhibition is preferentially applied as first‐line therapy in BRAF V600‐mutated melanoma patients with unfavourable prognostic features, due to the ability of targeted therapy (TT) to induce rapid symptom control, decrease tumour burden and normalize lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels. In addition, short‐term TT transiently increases tumour antigen presentation and tumour influx of T cells. Therefore, it might be favourable to switch TT to checkpoint inhibition (CPI) before progression (PD). We retrospectively analysed melanoma patients treated first line with TT (TT1) and who subsequently switched to CPI during response to TT (sDR group) or at progression upon TT (sPD group). We identified 74 patients (n = 37 sDR group and n = 37 sPD group). ORR to CPI was 27.0% in the sDR group versus 24.3% in the sPD group (p = .790). Median was PFS 2.5 months versus 1.2 months (p = .145), and median OS was 30.6 versus 14.1 months (p = .007). After adjusting for baseline differences and known prognostic factors, hazard ratios (HRs) favouring sDR were 0.89 for PFS upon CPI (p = .956) and 0.48 for OS (p = .055). Thus, patients switching to CPI during ongoing clinical benefit from TT do not have an inferior outcome. Due to baseline imbalances and small patient population, a favourable trend for the sDR group can be hypothesized only.
Predicting the potential distribution of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in China using ensemble models
Authors: Qin Z. , Zhang J. E. , Jiang Y. P. , Wang R. L. , Wu R. S. 
Published: October 2019

Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) is a causal agent of kiwifruit bacterial canker worldwide, which has affected kiwifruit vines in China since 1996 and has subsequently spread to the main cultivation areas. Based on occurrence of Psa and pseudo‐absences randomly generated in China, the consensus‐based modelling technique was used to estimate the spatial spread of Psa epidemics within China. Environmental variables that related to Psa development were identified, and their contributions to Psa development were evaluated. Three modelling algorithms, namely generalized boosting models (GBM), random forests (RF) and classification tree analysis (CTA) within the BIOMOD2 framework, were employed to construct the model. The ensemble models weighted by the true skill statistic (TSS) value were used to predict the current habitat suitability of Psa, and were projected using the four general circulation models (GCMs) to assess range shifts under two types of representative concentration pathways (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5) by 2050. The results indicated that precipitation in March and mean temperature of warmest quarter were the most important limiting factors for distribution of Psa. The predictive accuracy of the ensemble model showed acceptable predictive powers (TSS = 0.852). Under future climate conditions, substantial net loss of suitability for Psa was estimated to be 3.03–12.5% under RCP 4.5 (except one GCM), and 2.46–9.89% under RCP 8.5. Shrinkage of suitable habitats was detected mainly in the areas currently infected by Psa. Special attention should be given to recent infectious regions in south and southwest China, considering the locally expanding kiwifruit commercial plantations.
Neuroeconomics, health psychology, and the interdisciplinary study of preventative health behavior
Authors: DeStasio Krista L. , Clithero John A. , Berkman Elliot T. 
Published: October 2019

AbstractThe goal of this article is to introduce readers to theories, tools, and evidence from the field of neuroeconomics and to describe how health psychology and neuroeconomics can be mutually informative in the study of preventative health behaviors. Preventative health behavior here refers to both individual actions that impact one's health (e.g., exercise) and broader behavioral patterns, such as those captured in personality constructs. Although neuroeconomic researchers have begun to incorporate health‐relevant behaviors into their studies, the full potential of this research to inform preventative health models is as yet unrealized. What is needed to “translate up” is the unification of rich theoretical content from health psychology with investigations by neuroeconomic researchers of the decision‐making process during health‐relevant choices. We identify choice as a central, shared feature across models of preventative health behavior that can serve as an inroad for neuroeconomics to contribute to existing models and highlight commonalities that might not otherwise be apparent. A central premise of our argument is that, because health decisions are nearly always multiply determined, a more precise and mechanistic understanding of how choices are made is an important but understudied topic in health psychology. A partnership between health psychologists and neuroeconomic researchers can yield valuable insights into how preventative health choice is made and to identify targets and methods for intervention.
Obstacle‐limited service coverage: A new geospatial approach
Authors: Hong Insu , Murray Alan T. 
Published: October 2019

AbstractService coverage is a crucial component of spatial decision‐making involving facility siting. Determining coverage requires knowledge about travel behavior and accessibility across a region, as well as supporting methods of measurement and derivation when actual travel cannot necessarily be observed. When service is provided using vehicles that move freely without the restriction posed by roads (e.g., airplanes, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles/drones, boats, ships, and submarines), straight‐line travel is regularly assumed. However, this common assumption is often violated by geographical obstructions, resulting in overestimated service coverage. To date, no methods have been developed capable of accounting for obstacle‐limited service coverage. Existing methods either completely ignore obstructions or crudely estimate impacts on travel. In this research, we develop a novel method, ESP‐Cover, capable of deriving accurate obstacle‐limited coverage without introducing representation errors. A location siting problem involving drone‐based package delivery is presented to highlight the necessity of explicitly accounting for obstacles in system design. The assessment results demonstrate the importance of accurate derivation of the obstacle‐limited coverage for spatial decision‐making and the accuracy of the ESP‐Cover method in coverage derivation.