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How Hiring Process Satisfaction Influences Nursing Staff's Willingness to Recommend Their Organisation: A Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Shukla Kasturi , Mondal Shuvhra , Prasad Megha , Jadhav Sammita 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTAimRecruitment of nurses is driven by peer recommendation for which effective hiring and onboarding processes are crucial. The present study evaluates the association between Nurse's satisfaction with hiring process and their intention to recommend the organisation.Study DesignThis mixed‐methods study was conducted in a 550‐bed tertiary‐care hospital in New Delhi, India among the nursing staff from June'2023‐February'2024.MethodsRecently joined Nurses (last 1.5 years) who agreed to participate were included. Satisfaction with the hiring processes was assessed through 20 items and an additional item assessed the ‘intention to recommend the organisation’ (dependent variable). One‐sample t‐test was used to test the variations within the sample. Pearson's correlations were computed between dependent and independent variables. Variables with statistically significant correlations were entered in the Linear Regression model to identify the predictors of intention to recommend. From the same cohort, a few nurses were invited to participate in the qualitative study. Through thematic content analysis we identified the categories for the final model.ResultsOut of 180 newly joined nurses, 171 agreed to participate. Overall hiring Satisfaction was moderate. Selection round and document verification scored the lowest whereas the overall intention to recommend the organisation was above average. Vacancy notification and Induction and onboarding showed strong correlations with the intention to recommend and were its strongest predictors. Qualitative results revealed three main themes—Information provided during hiring, Knowledge enhancement opportunities and Employee centeredness which had a predominance on the intention to recommend.ConclusionProviding unambiguous information, positive work atmosphere, growth opportunities and recognition systems creates a strong intention to recommend the organisation.ImpactThe hospitals should focus on information transparency during hiring and later on knowledge enhancement to create a positive intention to recommend. Further, studies are required to validate these findings in other settings.Patient/Public ContributionNo Patient/Public Involvement.
Easy Read… Easy English… Plain Language? Decision‐Making in the Production of ‘Easy’ Information in Australia
Authors: Meltzer Ariella , Barnes Emma , Wehbe Ayah 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTBackgroundIn Australia, several formats of written information are made for people with intellectual disability and/or low literacy, such as Easy Read, Easy English and Plain Language. More understanding is however required about the decision‐making behind their features, as it is not always clear which formats use which features or for what reasons.MethodTwelve semi‐structured interviews were conducted with leaders/senior staff in Australian accessible information provider organisations who make ‘easy’ information. Data were thematically‐analysed, via a two‐stage deductive‐inductive process.ResultsThe results show overlaps between different ‘easy’ information formats in Australia. ‘Easy’ information provider organisations make choices about what reading‐level and images to use based how they see their envisioned audience using the information and what will make their envisioned audience feel recognised/empowered.ConclusionsNo single ‘easy’ format will suit everyone. ‘Easy’ information providers need to be more specific about the audience and associated features of their products.
Prediction of Spatial Distribution of Debris‐Flow Hit Probability Considering the Source‐Location Uncertainty
Authors: Yamanoi Kazuki , Oishi Satoru , Kawaike Kenji 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTDebris‐flow affected area is typically predicted using runout simulations, often estimating the hydrograph from rainfall conditions. However, rainfall is rarely considered when predicting initiation locations, which influence the occurrence number and location. This study proposes a hybrid method combining statistical source‐location prediction based on rainfall conditions and runout simulations inputting the predicted source locations. First, logistic regression is used to predict the spatial probability of debris‐flow initiation with rainfall as an input. Next, Monte Carlo simulation based on the initiation location generated from the rainfall‐based probability yields the spatial distribution of the debris‐flow hit probability. Simulation parameters are systematically determined in advance based on topographic change obtained via aerial LiDAR observations. This method was successfully employed to estimate the spatial distribution of the debris‐flow hit probability at 1‐m resolution for a debris‐flow disaster that occurred in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, using rainfall data obtained by radar. The simulation time indicated that hit probability can be issued prior to the event for early warning, owing to the adequate lead time of rainfall forecasts and recent developments in computational technology. The hit probability obtained in this study can be also applied to risk quantification based on rainfall conditions.
Florigen‐like protein OsFTL1 promotes flowering without essential florigens Hd3a and RFT1 in rice
Authors: Wei Shaobo , Cheng Long , Qian Hongge , Li Xia , Shang Lianguang , Zhou Yujie , Ye Xiangyuan , Zhou Yupeng , Gao Yuan , Cheng Lin , Xie Chen , Yang Qingwen , Qian Qian , Zhou Wenbin 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTFlowering time is a critical agronomic trait in rice, directly influencing grain yield and adaptability to specific planting regions and seasons. Florigens, including FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) proteins Hd3a (OsFTL2) and RFT1 (OsFTL3), play central roles in transmitting flowering signals through rice's photoperiod regulatory network. While Hd3a and RFT1 have been extensively studied, the functions and interactions of other FT‐like proteins remain unclear, limiting advancements in breeding strategies for early‐maturing rice varieties. Here, we demonstrate that the florigen‐like protein OsFTL1 forms a florigen activation complex (FAC) and promotes flowering under both short‐day and long‐day conditions. OsFTL1 localizes to the nucleus and cytoplasm, with predominant expression in the shoot base, facilitating its mobilization to the shoot apical meristem (SAM) to initiate flowering. Overexpression of OsFTL1 (OsFTL1‐OE) in leaves or shoot bases significantly accelerates flowering and alters plant architecture. In the nucleus, OsFTL1 interacts with GF14c and OsFD1 to form an FAC, activating OsMADS14 and OsMADS15 expression to drive flowering. Markedly, OsFTL1‐OE plants deficient in Hd3a and RFT1 exhibited earlier flowering compared with wild‐type plants, indicating that OsFTL1 can independently promote flowering. Furthermore, haplotype analysis identified OsFTL1‐Hap3, a beneficial variant associated with early flowering and comparable grain yields. These findings revealed that OsFTL1 can substitute for Hd3a and RFT1 in FAC formation, promoting flowering across photoperiods, and highlighting its potential application in breeding early‐maturing, high‐yield rice varieties suitable for diverse environments.
Accurate genomic prediction for grain yield and grain moisture content of maize hybrids using multi‐environment data
Authors: Wang Jingxin , Liu Liwei , He Kunhui , Gebrewahid Takele Weldu , Gao Shang , Tian Qingzhen , Li Zhanyi , Song Yiqun , Guo Yiliang , Li Yanwei , Cui Qinxin , Zhang Luyan , Wang Jiankang , Huang Changling , Li Liang , Guo Tingting , Li Huihui 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTIncorporating genotype‐by‐environment (GE) interaction effects into genomic prediction (GP) models with multi‐environment climate data can improve selection accuracy to accelerate crop breeding but has received little research attention. Here, we conducted a cross‐region GP study of grain moisture content (GMC) and grain yield (GY) in maize hybrids in two major Chinese growing regions using data for 19 climatic factors across 34 environments in 2020 and 2021. Predictions were conducted in 2,126 hybrids generated from 475 maize inbred lines, using 9,355 single nucleotide polymorphism markers for genotyping. Models based on genomic best linear unbiased prediction (GBLUP) incorporating GE interaction effects of 19 climatic factors associated with day length, transpiration, temperature, and radiation (GBLUP‐GE19CF) trained on whole data set outperformed the traditional GBLUP or BayesB models in predicting GMC or GY by 10‐fold cross‐validation, achieving prediction accuracies of 0.731 and 0.331, respectively. To refine the climate data, we examined 84 statistical features associated with these climatic factors and identified nine factors most correlated with GMC or GY. Principal component analysis of climate data yielded nine principal components responsible for 97% of the variability in the data. Incorporating these nine factors or principal components into the GBLUP‐GE framework with a similarity matrix of environments (GBLUP‐GE9CF and GBLUP‐GEPCA) provided similar prediction accuracies but could reduce the computational burden. In addition, increasing the number of test set environments in the training set from 8 to 14 increased the prediction accuracy of GBLUP‐GE19CF trained with monthly average climate data for 2020–2021. Examining prediction accuracy based on concordance, the proportion of overlapping hybrids between the top 50% of predicted and observed values for GMC and GY, indicated that concordance exceeded 50% for the GBLUP‐GE19CF model, confirming the reliability of our predictions. This study can provide practical guidance for optimizing GPs for maize breeding programs in multi‐environment selection.
Uncovering the Hidden Effort Problem
Authors: BEN‐REPHAEL AZI , CARLIN BRUCE I. , DA ZHI , ISRAELSEN RYAN D. 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTWe analyze minute‐by‐minute Bloomberg online status and study how the effort provision of executives in public corporations affects firm value. While executives spend most of their time doing other activities, patterns of Bloomberg usage allow us to characterize their work habits as measures of effort provision. We document a positive effect of effort on unexpected earnings and cumulative abnormal returns following earnings announcements, and a reduction in credit default swap spreads. This is robust to using exogenous weather patterns as an instrument. Long‐short, calendar‐time effort portfolios earn significant average daily returns. Finally, we revisit important agency issues from the literature.
Echocardiographic Changes Related to Pulmonary Hypertension in Preweaned Dairy Calves With Bronchopneumonia: A Case–Control Study in Commercial Dairy Farms
Authors: Ghilardi Sara , Sala Giulia , Locatelli Chiara , Pravettoni Davide , Bagardi Mara , Boccardo Antonio 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTBackgroundBronchopneumonia (BP) can cause pulmonary hypertension (PH) and secondary cardiovascular changes.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to describe PH–related transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTE) changes in preweaned dairy calves with BP diagnosed by thoracic ultrasonography (TUS).AnimalsOne hundred and sixty‐four calves were selected from 11 commercial dairy farms.MethodsThis is a case–control study. The enrolled calves were grouped according to TUS results into either the control group (with normally aerated lungs) or the BP group (calves with lobar BP). Both groups were then subjected to TTE.ResultsThree echocardiographic variables were statistically different between the two groups, which included 104 healthy calves and 60 diagnosed with BP. The internal end‐systolic (LVIDs) and end‐diastolic diameters of the left ventricle (LVIDd) were significantly (p = 0.033, 0.034, respectively) lower in BP‐affected calves (mean ± standard deviation [SD]: LVIDs, 29.65 ± 3.94 mm in healthy calves vs. 28.21 ± 4.44 mm in BP‐affected calves; LVIDd, 49.83 ± 4.7 mm in healthy calves vs. 48.11 ± 5.4 in BP‐affected calves). The pulmonary artery internal diameter in end‐diastole (PAdia) was significantly larger (p = 0.017) in BP‐affected calves (16.81 ± 2.68 mm) than in healthy calves (15.75 ± 2.67 mm).Conclusions and Clinical ImportanceThe observed differences in the affected calves were within the normal reference ranges and exhibited clinical relevance. The lack of evident cardiac disturbances indicates that the BP diagnosis in our study sample was made without relevant cardiac alterations, highlighting the potential of TUS's early diagnostic capabilities during BP episodes.
Time to Recovery From Severe Acute Malnutrition to Normal Nutritional Status and Its Predictors Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in North‐East Ethiopia
Authors: Wondmeneh Temesgen Gebeyehu , Giruma Amarech 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTMalnutrition is a major disease burden in developing countries, particularly in recurrently drought‐affected areas. Despite the Ethiopian government's initiatives to set up stabilization centers in different hospitals to tackle severe acute malnutrition, there is limited data on the time to recover from severe acute malnutrition and its determinants among under‐five children in northeast Ethiopia. The objective of the study is to determine time to recovery of under‐five children from severe acute malnutrition to normal nutritional status and its predictors in northeast Ethiopia. A facility‐based retrospective record review was carried out from March 1–20, 2023. The tools for the data extraction format were adapted from the national guidelines for the management protocol for severe acute malnutrition. The Kaplan–Meier survival curve was used to compare different categorical variables. The time‐varying covariate Cox‐proportional hazards regression model was fitted due to the violation of the Cox proportional hazard assumption (p = 0.007). A p‐value < 0.05 was a cutoff point to declare statistical significance. In the final analysis, a total of 372 children aged 6–59 months with severe acute malnutrition were included, 58.1% of whom were recovered. The incidence rate of recovery from severe acute malnutrition was 4.43 per 100 child days. Children living in rural areas (AHR = 0.7, 95% CI: 0.5–0.94) and those without F‐100 supplement (AHR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.79–0.91) had a lower recovery rate from severe acute malnutrition. Children lacking IV antibiotics (AHR = 1.4, 95% CI: 1.03–2.0) and those HIV‐free (AHR = 1.76, 95% CI: 1.1–3.3) were more likely to recover from severe acute malnutrition. The percentage of recovery in the study area was found to be lower than the sphere standard. F‐100 supplements should be mandatory to improve and speed up the recovery rate. Special attention should be given to children from rural areas, those receiving IV antibiotics, and those living with HIV/AIDS.
Resilience
Authors: Liashenko Joshua 
Published: February 2025

AbstractOnce a ubiquitous framework for assessing the capacity for recovery, perseverance, and success in the face of adversity, resilience has been met with growing critiques in its application. As a frequently used “pretty word” within health disparities research, resilience has come to signify how at‐risk communities overcome hardship in ways this work argues overdetermine their labor, activist potential, and existence. This critique examines resilience through the lens of ethnographic research conducted among transgender and nonbinary healthcare providers who provide gender‐affirming care within their communities. As a marginalized community experiencing transphobia and increasing structural barriers to life‐affirming and life‐saving healthcare, trans healthcare workers embody many tenets of resilience in how they are recast as medical authorities rather than victims. The aim of this intervention is to disentangle socio‐cultural meanings and expectations associated with the application of resilience. This work argues resilience presupposes colonial and cis‐heteronormative progress narratives in which trans people's capacity to overcome oppression renders their labor and advocacy as tied to perceived static conditions of transphobia. Through reexamining the use of resilience in health disparities research, researchers can better center communities in which they are engaged while avoiding monolithic representation and uncritical interpretation of oppressive systems.
About How Nitrate Controls Nodulation: Will Soybean Spill the Bean?
Authors: Guillierme E. , Gevaert K. , Goormachtig S. , Struk S. 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTLegumes have the beneficial capacity to establish symbiotic interactions with rhizobia, which provide their host plants with fixed nitrogen. However, in the presence of nitrogen, this process is rapidly repressed to avoid unnecessary investments of carbon in the symbiosis. Several players involved in regulating nodulation in response to nitrate availability have been identified, including peptide hormones, microRNAs and transcription factors. Nevertheless, how these molecular players are linked to each other and what underlying molecular mechanisms are at play to inhibit nodulation remain unresolved. Nitrate‐mediated control of nodulation seems to differ between model legumes, such as Medicago and Lotus, compared to legume crops such as soybean. A deeper understanding of these regulatory processes, particularly in soybean, is expected to contribute to establishing increased nodulation efficiency in modern agricultural systems, hence improving sustainability by reducing the need for environmentally hazardous nitrogen fertilizers. This review describes the state of the art of nitrate‐regulated nodulation in soybean, while drawing parallels with molecular mechanisms described in other legumes and addressing knowledge gaps that require future study.
Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Compound Glycyrrhizin Followed by Phototherapy for the Treatment of Progressive Vitiligo in Children
Authors: Zhang Li , Zhang Jian , Liu Suqing , Shi Zhengzhou , Zhu Yijian , Jiang Min , Xiang Leihong 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTChildhood vitiligo, distinct from its adult counterpart, presents unique treatment challenges. Glycyrrhizin inhibits the release of high‐mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein from keratinocytes, preventing melanocyte apoptosis and autophagy. Furthermore, the orally administered compound glycyrrhizin (OCG) effectively treats various autoimmune disorders, demonstrating long‐term efficacy, safety, and tolerability. This study compared the efficacy of OCG and oral prednisone (OP), followed by phototherapy, in patients with progressive childhood vitiligo at 52 weeks' follow‐up. Fifty children with vitiligo were randomized into two groups according to treatment: OCG (50–150 mg/day) followed by phototherapy (n = 25) and OP (5–10 mg/day) followed by phototherapy (n = 25). At Week 24, a halt in disease progression (HDP) was observed in 20 (80%) patients in the OCG group and 21 (84%) in the OP group, with no significant difference (p > 0.99). However, the mean time to achieve HDP was significantly shorter in the OP group than in the OCG group (14.73 ± 4.84 vs. 19.13 ± 4.82 weeks; p < 0.01). In addition, serum HMGB1 concentrations were significantly reduced after treatment with OCG at Week 24 (3.02 ± 0.83 vs. 0.95 ± 0.36 ng/mL [p < 0.01]; OP, 2.79 ± 0.16 vs. 1.03 ± 0.34 ng/mL [p < 0.01]). The decline in Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (VASI) score at the end of follow‐up (i.e., Week 52) did not show a statistically significant difference between the OCG and OP groups (52.31% ± 14.86% vs. 55.71% ± 21.23%; p = 0.55). The therapeutic response of the clinical markers of progression was good and comparable between the OCG and OP groups. OCG demonstrated similar efficacy to OP followed by phototherapy in controlling disease activity and promoting repigmentation in children with vitiligo at 52 weeks of follow‐up.
Trial Registration: ChiCTR2400086844
Outsourcing Love
Authors: Levitan Danielle 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTThis paper responds to recent arguments for the outsourcing of parental obligations and shows why such proposals are morally problematic. After outlining why it is impermissible for the parent–child attachment to be outsourced, and prior to Section 4, I explain the meaning of the duty of love. In Section 4, I note the primary motivating intuitions that lead parents to shift their moral obligations. I then discuss the intuition that the decision to shift an obligation of this sort cannot be criticized on moral grounds if children are, in fact, better and more content with their lives. In Section 5, I claim that the duty of love is conditioned by vulnerability and attention, both of which give rise to moral obligations of attachment. In Section 6, I argue that such duties cannot be shifted onto more capable adults because doing so would undermine the parent–child relationship and render it significantly less valuable. In Section 7, I discuss the permissibility of outsourcing certain duties relating to the child's welfare in order to maximize the child's well‐being and argue that the responsibility to maximize the child's well‐being is only outsourceable in terms of extrinsic goods. In Section 8, I remark on a related duty to promise to foster an intimate, affectionate attachment with one's child.
Support estimation and sign recovery in high‐dimensional heteroscedastic mean regression
Authors: Hermann Philipp , Holzmann Hajo 
Published: February 2025

AbstractA current strand of research in high‐dimensional statistics deals with robustifying the methodology with respect to deviations from the pervasive light‐tail assumptions. In this article, we consider a linear mean regression model with random design and potentially heteroscedastic, heavy‐tailed errors, and investigate support estimation and sign recovery. We use a strictly convex, smooth variant of the Huber loss function with tuning parameters depending on the parameters of the problem, as well as the adaptive LASSO penalty for computational efficiency. For the resulting estimator, we show sign‐consistency and optimal rates of convergence in the norm as in the homoscedastic, light‐tailed setting. In our simulations, we also connect to the recent literature on variable selection with the thresholded LASSO and false discovery rate control using knockoffs and indicate the relevance of the Donoho‐Tanner transition curve for variable selection. The simulations illustrate the favorable numerical performance of the proposed methodology.
Implementation of a blood proficiency testing scheme for bacterial screening of platelet components
Authors: Prax Marcel , Debes Lea , Chudy Michael , Filomena Angela , Pisani Giulio , Pupella Simonetta , Riley Marie , Sondag‐Thull Daniele , Hecquet Marie‐Laure , Emery Marie Pierre , Pflieger Marie , Arnould Perrine 
Published: February 2025

AbstractBackground and ObjectivesThe European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare has been co‐ordinating an external quality assessment programme for blood establishment (BE) laboratories since 2010. To further expand the study portfolio, a new bacterial blood proficiency testing scheme (B‐PTS) for platelet components (PCs) has been developed and validated in a pilot study.Materials and MethodsSterile samples and those containing a low‐count quantity of bacteria were prepared in spiking devices. Suitability of storage and shipping conditions for the samples was evaluated under different environmental conditions. Participants received the spiking devices, prepared the potentially contaminated PCs on site and tested them according to their routine screening procedures.ResultsHumidity compromised the quality of the samples. Optimized storage of the samples by adding a desiccant ensured satisfactory quality. In the pilot study, 9 of the 11 participants correctly identified the positive samples as being bacterially contaminated.ConclusionThe newly developed bacterial B‐PTS was successfully implemented in a pilot study. It enables an inter‐laboratory comparison to determine the performance of BEs for the testing of bacterial contaminations in PCs.