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Sustainability cross‐sector partnerships: The strategic role of organizational structures
Authors: Ordonez‐Ponce Eduardo , Clarke Amelia 
Published: May 2020

AbstractOrganizations partner for strategic reasons and sustainability is a strategic opportunity. However, organizations' strategic engagement in sustainability partnerships has been mainly qualitatively studied. This research aims to determine if structures, a key component of the strategy, are implemented within organizations when joining sustainability partnerships, whether organizational structures mediate between goals and outcomes achieved from partnering, if highly structured organizations achieve highly valued outcomes, and if organizational structures differ according to the sector. Data from 224 organizations from the public, civil society, and private sectors partnering in large cross‐sector partnerships for the sustainability of four cities were collected and quantitatively analyzed finding that structures are implemented by organizations when partnering for sustainability, that is, sustainability partnerships are strategic; structures do not mediate between goals and outcomes; being highly structured is not enough for accomplishing valuable outcomes; and informal structural features are the most implemented by organizations, with public sector organizations differing from other sectors.
CSR permanency, family ownership, and firm value: Evidence from emerging economies
Authors: Noor Sana , Saeed Abubakr , Baloch Muhammad Saad , Awais Muhammad 
Published: May 2020

AbstractPrior research suggests that undertaking corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities affect firm value. We extend this line of research by considering CSR activities over a longer period (a consistent CSR behavior) and examine the impact of CSR permanency on firm value. Using a cross‐country sample of 600 top‐listed firms from four leading emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) over the period 2010–2018, we find that CSR permanency positively impacts firm value after controlling for various firm and country characteristics. This effect is observed more pronounced for family‐owned firms. Additional analysis reveals that permanent CSR activities in both social and environmental dimensions positively influence firm value, however, CSR permanent activities in the social dimension exert a larger impact on firm value. Our results make important contributions to theory and practice.
Staging of porcine embryos: Comparison of Standard Event System‐based statistical clusters with a Carnegie‐based staging system
Authors: Møgeltoft Kamstrup Kristian , Markussen Bo , Hay‐Schmidt Anders , Thorup Flemming , Dybdahl Thomsen Preben 
Published: May 2020

AbstractBackgroundMethods to compare events defined as newly occurring characters in development has advanced vertebrate developmental research but events are not easily extrapolated into traditional staging systems used in biomedical research.ResultsFirst, we scored 95 porcine embryos in the age range of 15 to 33 days post conception by stereomicroscopy using to a slightly modified version of the Standard Event System (SES). Subsequent statistical clustering allowed the embryos to be grouped into 15 clusters. Staging of the same embryos in a way that generally follow the description of external features of human embryos in the Carnegie stages 10 to 23 allowed us to describe 14 stages of porcine embryonic development that correlate to the Carnegie stages of human development with minor species differences. When arranged by average age, the statistic clusters had a distribution that correlated well with the stages produced by the Carnegie‐based staging system.ConclusionsStatistical analysis of developmental events allow grouping of porcine embryos into clusters that can be extrapolated into a Carnegie‐based staging system, thus serving the dual purpose of facilitating the use of the pig as a biomedical model animal and providing data for integrating porcine developmental events into a phylogenetic context.
Evidence of widespread topoclimatic limitation for lower treelines of the Intermountain West, United States
Authors: Urza Alexandra K. , Weisberg Peter J. , Dilts Thomas 
Published: May 2020

AbstractMany forests in dry mountain regions are characterized by a lower elevational treeline. Understanding the controls on the position of lower treeline is important for predicting future forest distributional shifts in response to global environmental change. Lower treelines currently at their climate limit are expected to be more sensitive to changing climate, whereas lower treelines constrained by non‐climatic factors are less likely to respond directly to climate change but may be sensitive to other global change agents. In this study, we used existing vegetation classifications to map lower treelines for our 1.7 million km2 study region in the U. S. Intermountain West. We modeled topoclimatic drivers of lower treeline position for each of three dominant forest types to identify topoclimatically limited treelines. We then used spatial data of edaphic properties, recent fire, and land use to identify lower treelines potentially constrained above their ecophysiological limits by non‐climatic processes. We found that the lower treeline ecotone of pinyon–juniper woodlands is largely limited by topoclimate and is likely to be sensitive to increasing temperatures and associated droughts, though these effects may be heterogeneously distributed across the landscape. In contrast, dry mixed‐conifer lower treelines in the northern portion of the study area rarely reached their modeled topoclimatic limit, suggesting that non‐climatic processes, including fire and land use, constrain the lower treeline above its ecophysiological limits in this forest type. Our results suggest that much of the lower treeline in the Intermountain West is currently climate limited and will thus be sensitive to ongoing climate changes. Lower treelines in other arid or semi‐arid mountainous regions around the globe may also be strongly sensitive to climate, though treeline response to climate change will be mediated at the local scale by soil properties, biotic interactions, and natural or anthropogenic disturbances. Our regional study of lower treeline provides a framework for identifying the drivers of lower treeline formation and allows for more robust projections of future treeline dynamics, which are needed to anticipate shifting global distributions of the forest biome.
Microbe‐mediated local adaptation to limestone barrens is context dependent
Authors: Petipas Renee H. , Wruck Amy C. , Geber Monica A. 
Published: May 2020

AbstractPlant‐root‐associated microbes influence plant phenotype and tolerance to environmental stress, and thus have been hypothesized to play a role in plant local adaptation. Here, we test this hypothesis with factorial experiments addressing the role of microbes in local adaptation ofHypericum perforatum(St. John’s wort) to stressful limestone barrens (alvars) compared to neighboring old‐fields. Alvar plants benefited more from microbes in early life history stages, while at later growth stages, alvar and old‐field plants benefited equally from microbes but only in the old‐field habitat. Patterns of local adaptation were changed by the presence of microbes. Alvar plants grown in association with alvar microbes outperformed old‐field plants in the alvar habitat, whereas old‐field plants showed patterns of maladaptation when grown with microbes. In this demonstration of microbe‐mediated adaptation, we show that rhizosphere microbes can be important for plant fitness and patterns of local adaptation but that those effects are dependent on life‐history stage and habitat.
With or without you: The paradoxical role of identification in predicting joint and ingroup collective action in intergroup conflict
Authors: Hasan‐Aslih Siwar , Shuman Eric , Pliskin Ruthie , van Zomeren Martijn , Saguy Tamar , Halperin Eran 
Published: May 2020

AbstractWhile we have a rich understanding of the motivations of disadvantaged group members to act collectively with their group, especially the important role played by identification, we know less about the disadvantaged's motivations to engage in joint action with the advantaged. This research examines the role of identification in predicting joint and ingroup collective action in intergroup conflicts. Since joint action inherently diffuses the perception of “us versus them”, we propose that identification predicts ingroup action, but not joint action. We also examine conflict intensity as a moderator, and examine how changing identification is linked to change in support for joint action. We test these hypotheses in a three‐wave longitudinal study in the Palestinian–Israeli conflict. Results support our hypotheses, demonstrating that identification positively predicts ingroup action but not necessarily joint action, and that when conflict intensifies, changes in identification are negatively related to joint action with outgroup members.
Self‐defining memories in female patients with anorexia nervosa
Authors: Castellon Pascaline , Sudres Jean‐Luc , Voltzenlogel Virginie 
Published: May 2020

AbstractObjectiveOvergeneral autobiographical memory (AM) was reported in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) using AM cueing tasks that did not directly indexes memories that are personally important to the individual, that is, self‐defining memories (SDMs). The aim of this study is to investigate characteristics of SDMs in females with AN.MethodA total of 46 outpatients with chronic AN and 52 healthy controls (HC) were asked to recall three SDMs.ResultsCompared to HC, patients with AN presented less specific SDMs, but have preserved ability to give meaning to their memories. Patients' SDMs were associated with more negative emotions, more tension (i.e. explicit expression of discomfort, disagreement or unease) and more contamination (i.e. transformation in the memory narrative from a positive to a negative affective state). Content of SDMs differed between patients with AN and HC. Finally, no difference was found in SDMs characteristics between the two subtypes of anorexia nervosa (restricting type and binge eating / purging type).DiscussionPatients with AN recalled overgeneral SDMs with negative content and emotions. In this context, a clinical intervention based on SDMs together with cognitive and emotional remedial therapies could help patients with AN to improve emotion processing and redefine their identity in a more positive way.
Simulation of the interactions between multiple hydraulic fractures and natural fracture network based on Discrete Element Method numerical modeling
Authors: Li Yumei 
Published: May 2020

AbstractObtaining the most Stimulated Reservoir Volume (SRV) by forming a complex fracture network is the prerequisite for shale gas hydraulic fracturing. In this paper, a coupled DFN–DEM model is presented based on a realistic discrete fracture network from fracturing treatment, to simulate the complex interactions between a created hydraulic fracture and a natural fracture system in shale. The sensitivity analysis of numerical simulation was performed to investigate the effects of hydraulic fracture length, multi‐fracture spacing, and internal friction angle on the stimulation reservoir area. The simulation results revealed that regardless of the DFN distribution and the length of hydraulic fracture, shear failure always tracked on the existing natural fracture plane. The amount and depth of the natural fracture shear into formation increased as the hydraulic fracture grew in length. Moreover, the actual dynamic morphology of fracture network was the radial or dendritic. A drastic change of permeability along the distance from injection may stimulate the fracture networks especially near the wellbore. For the multi‐fracture, the opening of the second fracture was able to stabilize the sheared fractures at the tip of the initial fracture. The shear failure area around the second fracture tended to increase with the growth of the length of the second fracture. Fracture network connectivity in the system is better for the optimal fracture spacing, and then fluid penetration during injection will influence the permeability evolution during stimulation. The stimulation reservoir area of the fracture network and the natural fracture friction angle had a quadratic relationship. Finally, the results by the data from field measurement in Sichuan, China verified that the proposed coupled DFN–DEM model had an accuracy up to 91.7%. The research results provide a reference for predicting the development of fracture network far away for multistage fracturing treatment.
Temperature, precipitation and sunshine across China, 1912‐51: A new daily instrumental dataset
Authors: Png Ivan P.L. , Chen Yehning , Chu Junhong , Feng Yikang , Lin Elaine Kuan‐Hui , Tseng Wan‐ling 
Published: May 2020

AbstractThis project compiled 463,530 instrumental observations of daily temperature, precipitation and sunshine at up to 319 stations in China between 1912 and 1951. The principal sources are monthly reports of the Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, observatories in Japanese‐occupied Manchuria, and the Japanese Army in North China. Gross errors, rounding errors and inhomogeneities are identified. The new dataset is temporally and spatially consistent with existing datasets of monthly temperature, but reports higher precipitation and sunshine.
Late‐life personality traits, cognitive impairment, and mortality in a population‐based cohort
Authors: Neuvonen Elisa , Hall Anette , Tolppanen Anna‐Maija , Ngandu Tiia , Rusanen Minna , Laatikainen Tiina , Soininen Hilkka , Kivipelto Miia , Solomon Alina 
Published: May 2020

AbstractObjectivesWe examined longitudinal associations between late‐life personality traits and cognitive impairment, dementia, and mortality in the population‐based Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia (CAIDE) Study.MethodsAnger expression and trait anger (State‐Trait Anger Expression Inventory), anxiety (State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory), and sense of coherence (Sense of Coherence Scale) were assessed at the 1998 CAIDE visit (1266 cognitively normal individuals, mean age 71.0 years). Totally, 582 participants had complete re‐examination in 2005‐2008 (105 mild cognitive impairment, MCI; and 29 dementia). National registers data until 2008 were also used for both participants and nonparticipants to ascertain incident dementia (96 cases) and mortality (227 died). Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, education, follow‐up time, cardiovascular and lifestyle factors, and depressive symptoms.ResultsHigher anxiety was associated with higher risk of MCI/dementia (OR 1.68, 95% CI 1.07‐2.63) and death (HR 1.46, 95% CI 1.08‐1.98). High sense of coherence was associated with lower mortality (HR 0.65, 95% CI 0.45‐0.93). These associations were attenuated after accounting for depressive symptoms (OR 1.57, 95% CI 0.96‐2.58 for anxiety‐MCI/dementia; HR 1.35, 95% CI 0.97‐1.86 for anxiety‐mortality; and HR 0.68, 95% CI 0.45‐1.04 for sense of coherence‐mortality). Trait anger was associated with higher dementia risk even after adjustments (HR 1.90, 95% CI 1.14‐3.18).ConclusionsAnxiety was linked to worse cognitive outcome and mortality and sense of coherence to lower mortality. Depressive symptoms attenuated the associations. As a novel finding, trait anger was connected to dementia risk. These findings emphasize the importance of personality‐related risk factors for dementia and mortality. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:‐, 2020.
CLIF‐C Organ Failure Score and Liver Volume Predict Prognosis in Steroid‐Treated Severe Acute Autoimmune Hepatitis
Authors: Ikura Akihiko , Chu Po‐sung , Nakamoto Nobuhiro , Ojiro Keisuke , Taniki Nobuhito , Yoshida Aya , Shinoda Masahiro , Morikawa Rei , Yamataka Karin , Noguchi Fumie , Hoshi Hitomi , Usui Shingo , Ebinuma Hirotoshi , Kitagawa Yuko , Saito Hidetsugu , Kanai Takanori 
Published: May 2020

Controversies and debates remain regarding the best management of severe acute‐onset autoimmune hepatitis (SA‐AIH) due to the lack of useful outcome or complication prediction systems. We conducted this clinical practice‐based observational study to clarify whether Chronic Liver Failure Consortium Organ Failure scores (CLIF‐C OFs) and the computed tomography–derived liver volume to standard liver volume (CTLV/SLV) ratio at admission to a tertiary transplant center can predict outcomes and complications due to infection. Thirty‐four consecutive corticosteroid‐treated patients with SA‐AIH from 2007 to 2018 were included. Severe hepatitis was defined as an international normalized ratio (of prothrombin time) over 1.3 any time before admission. Of the 34 corticosteroid‐treated patients with SA‐AIH inclusive of 25 (73.5%) acute liver failure cases, transplant‐free survival was observed in 24 patients (70.6%). Any infection was noticed in 10 patients (29.4%). CLIF‐C OFs, at the cutoff of 9, significantly predicted survival (P = 0.0002, log‐rank test), outperformed the Model for End‐stage Liver Disease system in predicting outcome (P = 0.0325), and significantly discriminated between liver transplant and death in a competing risk analysis. SA‐AIH was characterized as having decreased CTLV/SLV, which was also predictive of survival (P < 0.0001). Interestingly, CLIF‐C OFs, especially the subscores for respiratory dysfunction, also predicted infection (P = 0.007). Conclusion: In corticosteroid‐treated patients with SA‐AIH, CLIF‐C OFs and CTLV/SLV ratios predicted both survival outcome and complications due to infection. Further investigation is warranted to determine whether making decisions based on CLIF‐C OFs or CTLV/SLV ratios is useful.
Association of HPV35 with cervical carcinogenesis among women of African ancestry: Evidence of viral‐host interaction with implications for disease intervention
Authors: Pinheiro Maisa , Gage Julia C. , Clifford Gary M. , Demarco Maria , Cheung Li C. , Chen Zigui , Yeager Meredith , Cullen Michael , Boland Joseph F. , Chen Xiaojian , Raine‐Bennett Tina , Steinberg Mia , Bass Sara , Befano Brian , Xiao Yanzi , Tenet Vanessa , Walker Joan , Zuna Rosemary , Poitras Nancy E. , Gold Michael A. , Dunn Terence , Yu Kai , Zhu Bin , Burdett Laurie , Turan Sevilay , Lorey Thomas , Castle Philip E. , Wentzensen Nicolas , Burk Robert D. , Schiffman Mark , Mirabello Lisa 
Published: May 2020

AbstractHPV35 has been found in only ∼2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC) worldwide but up to 10% in Sub‐Saharan Africa, warranting further investigation and consideration of impact on preventive strategies. We studied HPV35 and ethnicity, in relation to the known steps in cervical carcinogenesis, using multiple large epidemiologic studies in the U.S. and internationally. Combining five U.S. studies, we measured HPV35 positivity and, in Northern California, observed HPV35 type‐specific population prevalence and estimated 5‐year risk of developing precancer when HPV35‐positive. HPV35 genetic variation was examined for differences in carcinogenicity in 1053 HPV35+ cervical specimens from a U.S. cohort and an international collection. African‐American women had more HPV35 (12.1% vs 5.1%, P < .001) and more HPV35‐associated precancers (7.4% vs 2.1%, P < .001) compared to other ethnicities. Precancer risks after HPV35 infection did not vary by ethnicity (global P = .52). The HPV35 A2 sublineage showed an increased association with precancer/cancer in African‐Americans (OR = 5.6 vs A1, 95% CI = 1.3‐24.8) and A2 was more prevalent among ICC in Africa than other world regions (41.9% vs 10.4%, P < .01). Our analyses support a strong link between HPV35 and cervical carcinogenesis in women of African ancestry. Current HPV vaccines cover the majority of cervical precancer/cancer across all ethnic groups; additional analyses are required to determine whether the addition of HPV35 to the already highly effective nine‐valent HPV vaccine would provide better protection for women in Africa or of African ancestry.
Three‐dimensional printing: The potential technology widely used in medical fields
Authors: Li Hongjian , Fan Wenguo , Zhu Xiao 
Published: May 2020

AbstractThree‐dimensional (3D) printing technology is one of the hottest research fields nowadays, which has influenced the treatment methods in the medical industry. In order to explore the progress of 3D printing technology in medical applications, the authors conducted English retrieval with the keywords “three‐dimensionalprinting,” “bioprinting,” and “3D printing” in PubMed, and extracted information related to this exploration. This review firstly introduces the 3D printing materials, types of technology, and printing procedures in medical fields, then elaborates the current applications of 3D printing in medical devices, in vitro anatomical models, organ printing, implants, tissue engineering scaffolds, and the leap from 3D medical printing to four‐dimensional (4D) medical printing, finally put forward the shortage of the medical 3D/4D printing and possible solutions of them.
Collagen membranes of dermal and pericardial origin—In vivo evolvement of vascularization over time
Authors: Dau Michael , Volprich Lisann , Grambow Eberhard , Vollmar Brigitte , Frerich Bernhard , Al‐Nawas Bilal , Kämmerer Peer W. 
Published: May 2020

AbstractAim of the study was to compare the evolvement of vascularization over time of collagen membranes (CMs) of dermal and pericardial origin in an in vivo animal study. Twenty‐eight mice underwent implantation of three commercially available CM derived from porcine dermis (homogenous structure: CM1 (Control 1) and bilayer structure: CM2 [Control 2]), from porcine pericardium (CM3; Test 1) as well as CM3 sprayed with silica‐enhanced nanostructured hydroxyapatite (CM4, Test 2). After 3, 6, 9, and 12 days, intravital fluorescence microscopy was conducted for determination of capillary diameter, density, flow, and length. At Day 12, samples were examined immunohistologically for expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR4), CD11b, CD68, αSMA, and CD34. In all CM, intravital fluorescence microscopy over time showed increasing values for all parameters with the highest levels in CM4 and the lowest values in CM1. Significant lower amounts of FGFR4, CD11b, and CD68 were detected in CM4 when compared to CM2 (p <.05). In contrast to CM3, lower values of αSMA and higher numbers of CD34 positive‐marked vessels were observed in CM4 (p <.05). In conclusion, dermal bilayer as well as pericardial CM seem to have a higher vascularization rate than dermal homogenous CM. Additional coating of pericardial CM with a silica‐enhanced hydroxyapatite increases the speed of vascularization as well as biological remodeling processes.