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Electrophysiologically verified effects of acupuncture on diabetic peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes: The randomized, partially double‐blinded, controlled ACUDIN trial
Authors: Meyer‐Hamme Gesa , Friedemann Thomas , Greten Johannes , Gerloff Christian , Schroeder Sven 
Published: November 2020

AbstractBackgroundAcupuncture is commonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), but data from randomized controlled trials are rare.MethodsThis randomized, placebo‐controlled, partially double‐blinded clinical trial randomly assigned adults with confirmed type 2 diabetes‐induced DPN to receive 10 sessions of needle acupuncture, laser acupuncture, or placebo laser acupuncture for 10 consecutive weeks. Treatment was provided at bilateral acupoints Ex‐LE‐10 (Bafeng), Ex‐LE‐12 (Qiduan), and ST‐34 (Lianqiu).Neurological assessments, including nerve conduction studies (NCS) of sural and tibial nerves, were performed at baseline and weeks 6 and 15. Primary outcome was delta of sural sensory nerve action potential (SNAP). Secondary outcomes included further NCS values, clinical scores, and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs).ResultsOf 180 participants, 172 completed the study. Sural SNAP and sural and tibial nerve conduction velocities improved significantly after 10 treatments when comparing needle acupuncture to placebo. Needle acupuncture showed earlier onset of action than laser acupuncture. PROMs showed larger improvements following needle and laser acupuncture than placebo, reaching significant differences for hyperesthesia and cramps following needle acupuncture and for heat sensation following laser acupuncture.ConclusionsClassical needle acupuncture had significant effects on DPN. Improvement in NCS values presumably indicates structural neuroregeneration following acupuncture.
Does science–industry cooperation policy enhance corporate innovation: Evidence from Chinese listed firms
Authors: Xu Rong , Li Conggang , Cao Cong , Fang Minghao 
Published: November 2020

AbstractWe examine science–industry collaborations by identifying how academician workstations – joint platforms by listed firms and academicians under provincial governments – influence corporate innovation. We discover that academician workstations (i) significantly increase firms’ innovation input, quality and efficiency, even after controlling for endogeneity issues; (ii) primarily promote corporate innovation by attracting more talented human capital rather than through funding support; and (iii) are even more significant among state‐owned companies and large companies. These results indicate that government policies on bridging the gap between star scientists and firms could be an important non‐financial incentive to partially explain China’s rapidly growing capacity for innovation.
Trust and the value of CSR during the global financial crisis
Authors: Berkman Henk , Li Michelle , Lu Helen 
Published: November 2020

AbstractLins, Servaes and Tamayo (2017) (LST) show that during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) US firms with high corporate social responsibility (CSR) ratings increased in value relative to firms with low CSR ratings. Our study raises questions about the internal and external validity of the inferences in LST. For a similar sample of US stocks, we find no evidence that high CSR firms outperformed low CSR firms during the GFC when we use a calendar‐time portfolio analysis that controls for industry, or uses value‐weighted portfolios. For a sample of Japanese stocks, we also fail to confirm the results reported in LST.
Diagnosis of chronic endometritis: How many CD138+ cells/HPF in endometrial stroma affect pregnancy outcome of infertile women?
Authors: Li Yuye , Xu Shiru , Yu Shuyi , Huang Chunyu , Lin Shenglai , Chen Wanru , Mo Meilan , Lian Ruochun , Diao Lianghui , Ding Lijun , Zeng Yong 
Published: November 2020

AbstractProblemThe definition of chronic endometritis (CE) differs among studies, and currently, there is no accepted consensus. This study aimed to establish the minimum number of immunohistochemical analysis of CD138+ plasma cells to identify a clinically relevant CE.Method of studyWe performed a retrospective study on 716 infertile patients who never did CE analysis and respective antibiotic treatment before. Samples were obtained by endometrial scratching in the mid‐luteal phase before IVF‐ET treatment. The number and distribution of CD138+ cells were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Thirty high‐power fields (HPF) were evaluated for each sample. Patients were classified in 2 main groups: (a) CD138low (<5 CD138+ cells in all HPFs), (b) CD138high (≥5 CD138+ cells in at least one HPF). Pregnancy outcome was compared among the groups.ResultsIn the CD138high group, β‐hCG positive rate, clinical pregnancy rate and live birth rate were significantly decreased (P = .04, P = .01, P = .04, respectively). Also after adjusting for patient age, body mass index (BMI), and clinical characteristics, the β‐hCG positive rate (P = .05), clinical pregnancy rate (P = .01) and live birth rate (P = .02) were significantly lower in the CD138high than those in the CD138low group. Within the CD138low group, these parameters were not significantly different between patients without any plasma cells and patients with up to 4 plasma cells/HPF.ConclusionWe conclude that immunohistochemical analysis of CD138+ cells is a reliable method to detect CE which can be identified by the presence of ≥5 plasma cells in at least one out of 30 HPF.
How Political Parties Shape Public Opinion in the Real World
Authors: Slothuus Rune , Bisgaard Martin 
Published: November 2020

AbstractHow powerful are political parties in shaping citizens' opinions? Despite long‐standing interest in the flow of influence between partisan elites and citizens, few studies to date examine how citizens react when their party changes its position on a major issue in the real world. We present a rare quasi‐experimental panel study of how citizens responded when their political party suddenly reversed its position on two major and salient welfare issues in Denmark. With a five‐wave panel survey collected just around these two events, we show that citizens' policy opinions changed immediately and substantially when their party switched its policy position—even when the new position went against citizens' previously held views. These findings advance the current, largely experimental literature on partisan elite influence.
Airway immune mediator levels during asthma‐like symptoms in young children and their possible role in response to azithromycin
Authors: Carlsson Christian J. , Rasmussen Morten A. , Pedersen Susanne B. , Wang Ni , Stokholm Jakob , Chawes Bo L. , Bønnelykke Klaus , Bisgaard Hans 
Published: November 2020

AbstractBackgroundAsthma‐like symptoms in young children are orchestrated by the local airway immune response, but current knowledge largely relies on in vitro airway models. Azithromycin has been shown to reduce the duration of episodes with asthma‐like symptoms, but efficacy may depend on the individual child's immune response.ObjectivesTo investigate in vivo upper airway immune mediator levels during episodes with asthma‐like symptoms in young children and their ability to predict the clinical response to azithromycin treatment.MethodsA total of 535 children aged 0‐3 years from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies of Asthma in Childhood‐2010 mother‐child cohort were examined for immune mediator levels in samples of nasal epithelial lining fluid during episodes with asthma‐like symptoms as well as in the asymptomatic state. In a sub‐study, children with recurrent asthma‐like symptoms were randomized to either a 3‐day course of oral azithromycin (10 mg/kg; n = 32) or placebo (n = 38). In the current study, we compared the pretreatment immune mediator levels with the clinical response to treatment with azithromycin in an exploratory post hoc analysis.ResultsThe immune mediator concentrations during vs outside episodes were significantly upregulated for IFN‐ɣ (ratio 1.73), TNF‐α (ratio 2.05), IL‐1β (ratio 1.45), IL‐10 (ratio 1.97), while CCL22 (ratio 0.65) was downregulated. Low levels of TNF‐α and IL‐10 and high levels of CCL22 predicted better treatment response to azithromycin (P‐values < .05).ConclusionUpper airway immune mediator levels were altered during episodes of asthma‐like symptoms, and levels of TNF‐α, CCL22, and IL‐10 may predict the response to azithromycin treatment.
A systematic review of reporting quality for anaesthetic interventions in randomised controlled trials
Authors: Elliott L. , Coulman K. , Blencowe N. S. , Qureshi M. I. , Lee K. S. , Hinchliffe R. J. , Mouton R. 
Published: November 2020

SummaryInterventions from randomised controlled trials can only be replicated if they are reported in sufficient detail. The results of trials can only be confidently interpreted if the delivery of the intervention was systematic and the protocol adhered to. We systematically reviewed trials of anaesthetic interventions published in 12 journals from January 2016 to September 2019. We assessed the detail with which interventions were reported, using the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials statement for non‐pharmacological treatments. We analysed 162 interventions reported by 78 trials in 18,675 participants. Detail sufficiently precise to replicate the intervention was reported for 111 (69%) interventions. Intervention standardisation was reported for 135 (83%) out of the 162 interventions, and protocol adherence was reported for 20 (12%) interventions. Sixty (77%) out of the 78 trials reported the administrative context in which interventions were delivered and 36 (46%) trials detailed the expertise of the practitioners. We conclude that bespoke reporting tools should be developed for anaesthetic interventions and interventions in other areas such as critical care.
The Bureaucrat’s Wage: (De)Valuations of Work in an Irrigation Bureaucracy
Authors: Hayat Maira 
Published: November 2020

AbstractDrawing upon ethnographic research conducted in Pakistan’s Punjab, the country’s agricultural heartland and home to the world’s largest contiguous irrigation network, this essay posits a structure of feeling of devaluation among officials of an irrigation department. It examines everyday practices of supplementing salaries, anti‐corruption measures, World Bank intervention, and officials’ efforts for an enhancement of the bureaucratic scale and refusals of work. It argues that alienation from official roles, erosion of authority, knowledge practices amid patchy information, and ill will vis‐à‐vis donor organizations cohere as a structure of feeling of devaluation. The devaluation is inflected by individual career trajectories, challenged, and deepened even as quotidian corruption yields gains. Examining corruption as part of the labor process, the essay expands the scholarly lexicon of corruption and bureaucratic work.
950. XYLOOLAENA PERRIERI
Authors: Rabehevitra David 
Published: November 2020

SummaryXyloolaena perrieriF. Gérard belongs to the Sarcolaenaceae, the largest Madagascar endemic plant family. It is illustrated here, and its habitat and conservation status are discussed. As explained below, the spelling of the generic nameXylolaenais sometimes preferred over the commonly usedXyloolaena.
Diagnostic approach to paediatric movement disorders: a clinical practice guide
Authors: Brandsma Rick , van Egmond Martje E , Tijssen Marina A J ,   the Groningen Movement Disorder Expertise Centre
Published: November 2020

Paediatric movement disorders (PMDs) comprise a large group of disorders (tics, myoclonus, tremor, dystonia, chorea, Parkinsonism, ataxia), often with mixed phenotypes. Determination of the underlying aetiology can be difficult given the broad differential diagnosis and the complexity of the genotype–phenotype relationships. This can make the diagnostic process time‐consuming and difficult. In this overview, we present a diagnostic approach for PMDs, with emphasis on genetic causes. This approach can serve as a framework to lead the clinician through the diagnostic process in eight consecutive steps, including recognition of the different movement disorders, identification of a clinical syndrome, consideration of acquired causes, genetic testing including next‐generation sequencing, post‐sequencing phenotyping, and interpretation of test results. The aim of this approach is to increase the recognition and diagnostic yield in PMDs.What this paper adds

An up‐to‐date description and diagnostic framework for testing of paediatric movement disorders is presented.

The framework helps to determine which patients will benefit from next‐generation sequencing.
Shielded against risk? European donor co‐ordination in Palestine
Authors: Orbie Jan , Opsomer Viktor , Williams Yentyl , Delputte Sarah , Verschaeve Joren 
Published: November 2020

AbstractMotivationThere is a wide‐ranging consensus that co‐ordination in development policy is needed for aid effectiveness. However, our research reveals a number of surprising and significant gaps in existing scholarship. Development co‐ordination in Palestine has not been researched and the phenomenon of aid co‐ordination as “shielding” against domestic contestation remains underexamined.PurposeThis article aims to provide a better understanding of the “risk shielding” dynamic in European development co‐ordination through four case studies. It envisages theoretical insights on the “shield effect” and specifically: (a) how cracks may entail co‐ordination collapse; and (b) which conditions influence the continuation of such donor co‐ordination schemes.Approach and methodsThe pragmatic and inductive research strategy is based on 74 expert interviews in Jerusalem and Ramallah in 2017 and 2019, which are triangulated with primary sources, existing evaluations, verification meetings and secondary literature. We examine four cases that vary in terms of successfulness. Coincidental variation between and within the cases allows us to infer theoretical insights.FindingsWhile donor co‐ordination in Palestine has often been pursued in order to shield against contestation, an opposite dynamic can also emerge whereby one donor succumbs to pressures and thereby contaminates the entire donor group. Our article provides an empirically grounded theorization of co‐ordination schemes’ sustainability by identifying: (a) a five‐stage script of how domestic contestation may erode the shield; and (b) three conditions for sustainable co‐ordination. Finally, we make suggestions for further research, for instance from a politicization perspective.Policy implicationsBefore engaging in far‐reaching co‐ordination schemes, donors should consider the possible impact of domestic contestation within fellow donors and the creation of additional protective belts through international organizations. While donor consortia seem to be useful shields against attacks, they may put a heavy burden on all donors involved. Donors that are confident about domestic support should therefore consider going it alone. While Palestine constitutes a unique context, we expect that domestic contestation of aid will grow and hence that the “shielding” purpose will become increasingly relevant.
Interactions between oxidative stress and attractiveness to mates and individual mate choice in the beetle Tenebrio molitor
Authors: Ruiz‐Guzmán Gloria , Cordero‐Molina Sagrario , Krams Indrikis , Contreras‐Garduño Jorge 
Published: November 2020

AbstractMale mating signals are sexual traits that may provide females with information about the physiological quality of the individual. Males of the yellow mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor, use pheromones to attract mating partners. The level of pheromone production in males has been identified as a signal of the male condition. We tested whether male sex pheromones also signal the oxidative stress status of their bearers. We used the herbicide paraquat to manipulate the oxidative stress status of individual beetles. We found that healthy males and females preferred healthy mates to those experiencing oxidative stress. If the individual choosing mates was experiencing oxidative stress, females but not males maintained their preference for healthy mating partners. Our study demonstrates a chemical signal indicating the oxidative stress status of a potential partner and reveals that the decisions based on this signal depend upon the condition and gender of the individual making a choice.
Lessons From the Field: Graduate Student–Faculty Mentoring in Family Science
Authors: Almond Lindsey , Parson Laura , Resor Jessica 
Published: November 2020

ObjectiveWe examine research related to effective mentoring relationships for graduate students.BackgroundGraduate mentoring, comprising educational, professional, and psychosocial development, plays a crucial role in graduate students' successful completion of their degrees. Effective mentor relationships can increase academic satisfaction, increase retention, keep graduate students on time to graduate, and have positive influences on future career goals.MethodsWe conducted a literature review of 14 articles to examine graduate mentoring and make recommendations for family science graduate education.ResultsFive major themes emerged: aspects of effective mentorships, choosing a mentor, characteristics of a successful mentor, diverse graduate students, and online mentoring.ConclusionsWe discuss future research suggestions including the need for research on discipline‐specific mentoring and the call for more writings on the scholarship of teaching and learning.ImplicationsThese findings have implications for family science as organizations create mentoring approaches, universities increase remote work during the COVID‐19 pandemic, and diversity remains important in the field.
Soft computing methods for fatigue life estimation: A review of the current state and future trends
Authors: Kalayci Can B. , Karagoz Sevcan , Karakas Özler 
Published: November 2020

AbstractFatigue causes cracking or breakage in a material due to repeated loads; it causes the material to become unusable. Therefore, knowing the fatigue life of materials is crucial for the implementation of designs, economy and human life. Soft computing methodologies, a subset of artificial intelligence emerging to simulate human intelligence, deal with approximate models and seek solutions to complex real‐life problems relying on both computational power of machines and the high accuracy of the algorithms. In this study, soft computing methods adapted for estimating/predicting the fatigue life of engineering structures and materials are investigated. For this purpose, 95 articles published between 1995 and 2020 have been examined in detail. With this review, it is aimed to reveal the efficiency of soft computing methods and contribute to their development. Recommendations have been made to draw attention to these methodologies which are expected to be used in many areas in the future.
Writing multi‐vocal intersectionality in times of crisis
Authors: Einola Katja , Elkina Anna , Gao Grace , Hambleton Jennifer , Kaasila‐Pakanen Anna‐Liisa , Mandalaki Emmanouela , Zhang Ling Eleanor , Pullen Alison 
Published: November 2020

AbstractThis article is a multi‐vocal account, a form of writing differently, which captures our changing lives and livelihoods under the present global health crisis. Through the process of writing, we create a safe space to understand how the COVID‐19 pandemic exposes our gendered, intersectional lives. Our writing gives voice to suppressed thoughts and embodied affects as they surface in relation to entrenched structural inequalities where we witness the marginalization of intersectional difference, in our case women, the feminine, and race in academia and neoliberal society. By rendering visible the structural inequalities that have become amplified during the pandemic, and the ways in which these inequalities have affected our everyday lives, we are able to give witness to intersectional differences. Our multi‐vocal embodied text is offered as an emancipatory, affective mobilization of our lives, encompassing feelings of grief, loss, fear, anger, frustration, and vulnerability. This collective piece of writing gives rise to solidarity in a crisis‐stricken world where we choose to live with hope.
Writing for survival (… and to breathe)
Authors: Silva Caroline Rodrigues 
Published: November 2020

AbstractI write from my perspective, the perspective of a Black Brazilian woman. From this perspective, I transpose the act of writing in order to survive (… and breathe). A piece of writing, writing that is laden with love, pain, daily experiences, and experiments. "Escrevivência” as writing from the experience of a Black Brazilian woman—sensibilities happen with/in my body in the encounter with the structures of the world. Subversive, insubordinate, and disobedient to the injustices of the world. This work believes that academia and research are potent in contributing to this struggle together with a subversive praxis and the strength of everyday micro‐practices. Take a breath we keep surviving.
Integration of thought and action continued: Scale errors and categorization in toddlers
Authors: Arterberry Martha E. , Hespos Susan J. , Walsh Cole A. , Daniels Carolyn I. 
Published: November 2020

AbstractTo further explore the effect of weighted arms on toddler's performance in problem solving (Arterberry et al., 2018,Infancy, 23(2), 173), the present study explored scale errors and categorization, two instances where infants appear to show more advanced knowledge than toddlers. Experiment 1 (N = 67) used a novel task for inducing scale errors among 24‐ to 29‐month‐olds. Results replicated rates of scale errors found in previous research that used different tasks. Experiment 2 used sequential touching (N = 31) and sorting measures (N = 23) to test categorization in 24‐month‐old children. In both measures, children showed categorization at the basic level when there was high contrast between the exemplars, but not at a basic level with low contrast or a subordinate level. In Experiments 1 and 2, half the participants were tested while wearing weighted wristbands. Weighting the arms did not affect error rates, in contrast to previous research showing that weights improved performance in search tasks. The findings are discussed in light of children's difficulty in integrating perception, cognition, and action.
Volatility and returns: Evidence from China†
Authors: Chi Yeguang , Qiao Xiao , Yan Sibo , Deng Binbin 
Published: November 2020

AbstractSize, value, and momentum factors and industry portfolios in the Chinese A‐share stock market tend to have higher returns in the months following high volatility. Due to this positive relationship between lagged volatility and returns, volatility‐managed portfolios of Moreira and Muir (Volatility‐managed portfolios. Journal of Finance, 72, 1611–1644), which reduce portfolio exposure when volatility is high, are spanned by the original portfolios and do not improve the investor's opportunity set. Volatility‐scaled portfolios, which increase portfolio exposure in volatile times, are not spanned by the original portfolios and expand the investor's opportunity set. The investor's mean–variance frontier shifts into more desirable regions when volatility‐scaled portfolios are included.