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Too fatigued to consume (ir)responsibly? The importance of work‐related fatigue and personal values for responsible consumption
Authors: Tanner Grit , Schümann Marlies , Baur Carolin , Bamberg Eva 
Published: January 2021

AbstractResearch concerning the intention–behaviour gap in responsible consumption has assigned a crucial role to individuals’ situational states and personal values in purchase situations. Concurrently, work psychology research has demonstrated that on‐the‐job experiences carry over to one's private life. Combining insights from responsible consumption research and action regulation theory from work psychology, we investigated whether a fatigued state after work mediates the relationship between perceived daily workload and responsible consumption behaviour in the evening. Moreover, we hypothesized that personal values interact with work‐related fatigue in predicting responsible consumption behaviour. The data were collected through online surveys on four consecutive working days. The final sample consisted of 74 persons and 115 observations. To test our hypotheses, we used path analyses and controlled for the data structure. The results confirmed the predicted moderated mediation of environmentally responsible consumption; among the consumers who expressed high personal values in terms of the environment, a fatigued state was related to more responsible consumption. However, regarding socially responsible consumption focusing on fair production conditions, the results revealed a significant nonmoderated mediation. Our findings support the assumption that work experiences during the day affect responsible consumption behaviour in the evening, and thus, work should be given more consideration in consumer research. Further research is needed to specify the contextual factors leading to the positive relationship between fatigue and socially responsible consumption in terms of production conditions.
Physicochemical properties and bioactivity of polysaccharides from Sargassum pallidum by fractional ethanol precipitation
Authors: Zhang Ke , Yuan Dan , Li Chao , Fu Xiong 
Published: January 2021

SummaryThree polysaccharides (SPP‐30, SPP‐60 and SPP‐90) were fractionated from Sargassum pallidum by 30%, 60% and 90% (v/v) ethanol, successively. Their physicochemical properties, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of SPP‐30, SPP‐60 and SPP‐90 were comparatively investigated. The results showed that three polysaccharide fractions contained different neutral sugar, protein, uronic acid and sulphate contents. SPP‐30 had the highest molecular weight (3.77–206.73 kDa), followed by SPP‐60 (5.55–189.44 kDa) and SPP‐90 (4.92 kDa). SPP‐30, SPP‐60 and SPP‐90 were composed of fucose, arabinose, galactose, glucose, xylose and mannose but with different molar ratios. Scanning electron microscopy analysis suggested that they had different surface morphology and sizes of fragmentation. In vitro antioxidant assays suggested that SPP‐30 and SPP‐90 exhibited stronger scavenging activities against DPPH, ABTS and hydroxyl radicals than SPP‐60. Moreover, SPP‐30 and SPP‐60 exhibited antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus, while SPP‐90 exhibited moderate antibacterial activity against both Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
A century later, still fighting back: antigen‐specific immunotherapies for type 1 diabetes
Authors: Rodriguez‐Fernandez Silvia , Almenara‐Fuentes Lidia , Perna‐Barrull David , Barneda Bruna , Vives‐Pi Marta 
Published: January 2021

AbstractType 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic metabolic disease caused by the autoimmune destruction of insulin‐producing β‐cells. Ever since the 1920s, the fate of patients suffering from T1D was dramatically improved owing to the isolation and production of insulin, and the scientific field has largely progressed as a result of the evidence gathered about its underpinnings and mechanisms. The last years have seen this knowledge transformed into actual antigen‐specific immunotherapies with potential to restore selectively the breach of tolerance to β‐cell autoantigens and halt the autoimmune aggression. However, so far, the results of both prevention and reversion trials in T1D have been rather discouraging, so there is still an urgent need to optimize those immunotherapies and their associated factors, for example, posology and administration patterns, route and timing. In this review, we look back on what has been achieved in the last century and identify the main autoantigens driving the autoimmune attack in T1D. Then, we take a deep dive into the numerous antigen‐specific immunotherapies trialed and the ones still at a preclinical phase, ranging from peptides, proteins and agent combinations to gene transfer, nanoparticles, cell‐based strategies and novel approaches exploiting naturally occurring tolerogenic processes. Finally, we provide insight into the several features to be considered in a T1D clinical trial, the ideal time point for intervention and the biomarkers needed for monitoring the successful regulatory effect of the antigen‐specific immunotherapy. Although further research and optimization remain imperative, the development of a therapeutic armamentarium against T1D autoimmunity is certainly advancing with a confident step.
To Democratize or to Protect? How the Response to Anti‐System Parties Reshapes the EU's Transnational Party System
Authors: Norman Ludvig 
Published: January 2021

AbstractThis article studies how efforts to democratize the European Union's (EU) decision‐making procedures are reshaped by the growing influence of anti‐system parties in Europe. This new political landscape exacerbates a fundamental democratic dilemma for the EU: to either open up, and further democratize its institutions or to work to protect those institutions from the influence of anti‐systemic actors. The article analyses how political elites engage with this dilemma by studying a process unfolding from 2010 to 2019 through which reforms to the EU's transnational party system were introduced. Building on extensive interview and debate data the analysis demonstrates that, while a democratizing logic informed early stages of the process, a protective logic gradually became dominant. The article goes on to discuss the possible implications of this shift for the continued democratization of the EU and identifies this dimension in EU politics as a pertinent field for further study.
Parafunctional masseter muscle activity during waking is related to periodontitis progression: A pilot prospective cohort study
Authors: Ekuni Daisuke , Kato Seiya , Kawakami Shigehisa , Maruyama Takayuki , Kataoka Kota , Uchida‐Fukuhara Yoko , Fukuhara Daiki , Toyama Naoki , Yokoi Aya , Islam Md Monirul , Khair Subrina Binta , Kodama Naoki , Morita Manabu 
Published: January 2021

AbstractAimThe purpose of this pilot prospective cohort study was to investigate the effects of parafunctional masseter muscle activity on periodontitis progression among patients receiving supporting periodontal therapy (SPT).Materials and methodsWe collected data of patients treated at Okayama University Hospital from August 2014 to September 2018. The progression group was defined as patients with ≥2 teeth demonstrating a longitudinal loss of proximal attachment of ≥3 mm during the 3‐year study period and/or at least one tooth extraction due to periodontitis progression. Surface electromyography of masseter muscles at baseline was continuously recorded while patients were awake and asleep.ResultsWe analysed 48 patients (36 females) aged 66.8 ± 9.1 years (mean ± SD). The rate of parafunctional masseter muscle activity during waking hours and sleeping hours at baseline was 60.4% and 52.1%, respectively. Cox's proportional hazards regression model showed that the incidence of periodontitis progression was significantly associated with number of teeth present (p = 0.001) and parafunctional masseter muscle activity during waking hours (p = 0.041).ConclusionOur results suggest that parafunctional masseter muscle activity during waking hours is a risk factor for periodontitis progression among patients receiving SPT.
Screening for diabetic retinopathy with different levels of financial incentive in a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Lian Jin Xiao , McGhee Sarah Morag , So Ching , Kwong Alfred Siu Kei , Sum Rita , Tsui Wendy Wing Sze , Chao David Vai Kiong , Chan Jonathan Cheuk Hung 
Published: January 2021

AbstractAims/IntroductionTo examine the impact of different levels of financial incentive in terms of fee subsidization on diabetic retinopathy screening in the private primary care setting in Hong Kong.Materials and MethodsAll general practitioners working in the private sector and registered in two electronic public databases were invited to participate. Consecutive patients with diabetes mellitus were then recruited by the participating practitioners. The recruited participants were randomly allocated to one of three screening groups with different fee levels (HK$0, HK$150 [US$19], HK$300 [US$39]) in a randomized controlled trial. Screening uptake and severity of diabetic retinopathy detected were compared.ResultsOut of 1,688 eligible practitioners, 105 participated and invited 402 patients, with 239 initially agreeing to participate (59.5%). After randomization, 78, 75 and 76 participants in the HK$0, HK$150 and HK$300 fee groups, respectively, reconfirmed their participation and were offered screening at the relevant fee. The uptake of screening was 79.5% (62/78), 81.3% (61/75) and 63.2% (48/76), in the HK$0, HK$150 and HK$300 groups, respectively (P < 0.018). Being in the HK$150 fee group was associated with higher uptake of screening than being in the HK$300 fee group (odds ratio 2.31, P = 0.039). No significant difference was found in the prevalence of any diabetic retinopathy (33.9%, 27.9% and 37.5%, P = 0.378) or sight‐threatening diabetic retinopathy (4.8%, 8.2% and 16.7%; P = 0.092) among the groups.ConclusionA screening fee of HK$150, representing approximately a half subsidy, appears to be as effective in maximizing uptake as a full subsidy (HK$0) and without deterring those at high risk of diabetic retinopathy from screening.
From Sparks and Embers: Concluding Reflections on Anthropology, Generation, and Central America
Authors: Burrell Jennifer L. , Moodie Ellen , Torres M. Gabriela 
Published: January 2021

AbstractThis conclusion to the In‐Focus Issue on generation and politics in Central America places the concept of generation in dialogue with an intellectual genealogy emanating from JLACA’s twenty‐five years of publication, recent debates about decolonization within anthropology, and personal reflections from the coauthors.
From racial to linguistic social divisions: Coloniality in contemporary Maputo
Authors: Reite Torun 
Published: January 2021

AbstractInspired by Bourdieu's work, this study draws on multidisciplinary datasets to unravel the role of language and symbolic power for retaining social hierarchies and crafting ‘distinctive’ selves in postcolonial times. Showcasing Mozambique's capital city of Maputo, the study relies on censuses from the period 1980 to 2017, historical data, interviews and metadiscursive reflection to problematize how education can serve as an instrument to effectively inscribe a certain social order in people's minds and bodies that can lead to an unconscious acceptance of social differences and hierarchies, to ‘a sense of one's place’. Probing into complex temporal and spatial co‐presences, the paper highlights the role that education has played in promoting ideas central to the divisive dynamics of Portuguese and how social distinctions that were obviously more overtly racial in colonial times have become more covert and have found more fine‐grained linguistic expression and perpetuate conditions of coloniality in contemporaneity.
The more the merrier? Chinese government R&D subsidies, dependence, and firm innovation performance
Authors: Yi Jingtao , Murphree Michael , Meng Shuang , Li Sali 
Published: January 2021

AbstractWith the understanding that innovation and high technology industries are essential for sustained economic development, government R&D subsidies have become ubiquitous. However, existing studies on the impact of R&D subsidies have found mixed or conflicting results. Insights from resource dependence theory (RDT) and the Attention‐Based View (ABV) help account for these discrepancies. This study of Chinese high technology firms using the Innovation‐Oriented Firms Database from the Ministry of Science and Technology, finds an inverted U‐shaped relationship between R&D subsidies and innovation performance. The article shows that high government resource dependency, expressed through high percentage of R&D spending coming from government subsidies, diverts attention resources in recipient firms and results in declining innovation performance. The article then tests the impacts of different managerial responses on the dependency‐innovation relationship and find that technology alliances and employee feedback systems mitigate these negative effects. These findings have implications for government innovation policies and firm‐level responses to those policies: government subsidy policies have limits to their effectiveness and firms have strategic options for capitalizing on government resources without sacrificing innovativeness.
Size‐based differences in isotopic niche width (δ13C and δ15N) of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) nesting on Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea
Authors: Ferreira Rogério L. , Ceia Filipe R. , Borges Teresa C. , Ramos Jaime A. , Bolten Alan B. 
Published: January 2021

AbstractWithin the same population, nesting green turtles (Chelonia mydas) might exploit different niches by exhibiting polymorphic foraging strategies and/or inhabiting geographically distinct foraging areas. This is crucial information for the conservation of this species. Here, we used stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) to test for differences in a population of green turtles nesting on Príncipe Island (1°37′N; 7°24҆′E), Central Africa. A total of 60 nesting females were sampled on the two main nesting beaches of the island in December 2012. Minimum curved carapace length (CCL) was recorded, and δ13C and δ15N values were measured in the epidermis of each individual. Overall, CCL varied from 87.0 to 108.0 cm (mean ± SD =100.0 ± 5.1), δ13C values from −19.4 to −8.6‰ (−17.3 ± 1.8) and δ15N values from 7.9 to 17.3‰ (13.6 ± 1.5). Despite the large variation in both isotopic ratios, their distributions were unimodal, showing an absence of polymorphic foraging strategies and isotopically distinct foraging areas. However, smaller females (< median, 100.8 cm) occupied a much larger isotopic niche (i.e., four times greater) than larger females. These results suggest that nesting green turtles may forage opportunistically on the resources available in each of their foraging home ranges, with smaller females venturing to more isotopic‐diversified areas and/or exhibiting broader foraging strategies than larger females. In addition, and in accordance with other studies, findings suggest that the foraging grounds used by the Príncipe green turtle nesting females are distributed mainly throughout the Gulf of Guinea.
Articulations of antimicrobial resistance in trade union financed journals for nurses in Scandinavia – A Foucauldian perspective
Authors: Glasdam Stinne , Loodin Henrik , Wrigstad Jonas 
Published: January 2021

AbstractAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial infections is a growing threat to humanity and a challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. Healthcare professionals have an important role in preventing AMR and the spreading of infections. This article focuses on trade union financed journals for nurses in Scandinavia studying how the journals articulate AMR to its readership. A systematic literature search over an eleven‐year period was conducted, using web‐based national trade union financed journals, searching for ‘bacteria’ and ‘resistance’. A thematic analysis, inspired by Foucault's concepts of power and governmentality, was made of 131 texts to understand, which kind of practices, strategies and policies the journals frame regarding AMR. The time period studied resulted in the recognition of four separate themes: the horror scenario, the ‘dangerous’ other, healthcare professionals as a source of resistance development and AMR as a field of research and producer of research qualifications. The study concludes that the journals tend: to present AMR in apocalyptic terms with more research and pharmaceutical industries needed for avoidance; to point out problems in other countries, populations, and sometimes nurses’ working conditions, but primarily with other professionals’ behaviour; and lastly, to present the nurse as a good fairy and disciplinator of doctors.
Distalization of maxillary molars using temporary skeletal anchorage devices: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Bayome Mohamed , Park Jae Hyun , Bay Curt , Kook Yoon‐Ah 
Published: January 2021

AbstractObjectivesThe aim of this systematic review is to assess the treatment effects (amount of distalization, distal tipping and vertical movement) of buccally versus palatally placed temporary skeletal anchorage devices (TSADs) on maxillary first molars during distalization.Materials and methodsMedline and Scopus databases were searched up to September 2020 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non‐randomized prospective cohort studies on maxillary molar distalization using TSADs in patients with Class II malocclusion. After study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment, meta‐analyses were performed for the amount of distalization, distal tipping and intrusion of first molars.ResultsNine studies (2 RCTs and 7 prospective studies) were included. The risk of bias of the RCTs was low to unclear. The non‐randomized studies were of moderate quality. In five studies, the TSADs were placed in the infrazygomatic process while in two studies, they were placed in the buccal inter‐radicular spaces, and in two studies, they were placed in the midpalatal region. The first molar distalization was 2.75 mm when buccal inter‐radicular TSADs were used, but 4.07 and 4.17 mm with palatal and infrazgomatic TSADs. The palatal appliances were associated with 11.17° of distal tipping of the first molar while infrazygomatic and buccal inter‐radicular TSADs resulted in 3.99° and 1.70° of tipping, respectively.ConclusionsInter‐radicular TSADs resulted in less distal tipping but also in less distalization. Palatal TSAD‐supported appliances showed the greatest amount of distal tipping. Further RCTs or prospective studies on the effect of various designs of TSAD‐supported distalization are warranted.
Transcriptomic analysis and ednrb expression in cochlear intermediate cells reveal developmental differences between inner ear and skin melanocytes
Authors: Renauld Justine M. , Davis William , Cai Tiantian , Cabrera Claudia , Basch Martin L. 
Published: January 2021

AbstractIn the inner ear, the neural crest gives rise to the glia of the VIII ganglion and two types of melanocytic cells: The pigmented cells of the vestibular system and intermediate cells of the stria vascularis. We analyzed the transcriptome of neonatal intermediate cells in an effort to better understand the development of the stria vascularis. We found that the expression of endothelin receptor B, which is essential for melanocyte development, persists in intermediate cells long after birth. In contrast, skin melanocytes rapidly downregulate the expression of EdnrB. Our findings suggest that endothelins might have co‐opted new functions in the inner ear during evolution of the auditory organ.
Penile and scrotal infundibular cysts in an adolescent treated with sorafenib
Authors: Mateos‐Mayo Ana , Colmenero Isabel , Ramírez‐Lluch Mar , Martos‐Cabrera Luisa , Hernández‐Martín Ángela , Torrelo Antonio 
Published: January 2021

AbstractSorafenib is a multikinase inhibitor increasingly used for the treatment of several solid tumors. Different types of keratotic lesions, such as squamous cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, or infundibular cyst, have been reported in association with this therapy. We present a 15‐year‐old male diagnosed with desmoid fibromatosis who developed multiple penile and scrotal infundibular cysts while receiving treatment with sorafenib.
Invasive fungal pharyngitis in a pediatric bone marrow transplant patient
Authors: Redmann Andrew J. , Myer Charles M. , Khandelwal Pooja , Danzinger‐Isakov Lara 
Published: January 2021

AbstractInvasive fungal disease of the head and neck is a potentially fatal infection most commonly seen in immunocompromised patients. Even in the setting of combined surgical and medical treatment, prognosis is generally poor. We report the first pediatric case of invasive fungal pharyngitis and summarize a review of the literature. A 10‐year‐old female patientwith aplastic anemia status post‐bone marrow transplant and accompanying immunosuppression initially presented with a diagnosis of a peritonsillar abscess. Incision and drainage did not show purulence, but culture grew out Rhizopus species. Immediately after diagnosis, the patient was treated successfully with aggressive staged surgical debridement and antifungal medications and had an excellent functional outcome 2 years after initial presentation. Invasive fungal disease is most common in the sinonasal region, but alternative sites of disease must be considered in immunocompromised patients who present with atypical symptoms.
Characterization of Fusarium population associated with wilt of jojoba in Israel
Authors: Maymon Marcel , Sharma Gunjan , Hazanovsky Marina , Erlich Orly , Pessach Shir , Freeman Stanley , Tsror (Lahkim) Leah 
Published: January 2021

AbstractFusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum, is a major disease of jojoba, causing serious economic losses. This study was aimed at characterizing the Fusarium populations associated with jojoba in Israel. Fifty Fusarium isolates used in this study included 23 isolates from the 1990s (“past”) and 27 recently isolated (“recent”). All the isolates were characterized by arbitrarily primed (ap)‐PCR and 16 representatives were additionally delineated using multilocus (tef1, rpb1, rpb2) phylogeny and evaluated for their pathogenic potential. Consequently, 88% of the isolates were identified and characterized to the F. oxysporum species complex. The remaining 12% grouped within the F. fujikuroi, F. solani, and F. redolens species complexes. Variations in the infection rate (16.7%–100%), disease symptoms (0.08–1.25, on a scale of 0–3), and fungal colonization index (0.67–2.17, on a scale of 0–4) were observed within the tested isolates, with no significant differences between the past and recent isolates. The representative isolates were assigned to 11 groups based on ap‐PCR. Pathogenicity tests showed that isolates from Groups II, IV, and V were the most aggressive, whereas isolates from Groups III, VIII, and IX were the least aggressive. Among the tested isolates, F. oxysporum sensu lato was the most aggressive, followed by F. proliferatum, while F. nygamai was the least aggressive. This study demonstrates the complexity and genetic diversity of Fusarium wilt on jojoba in Israel, indicating possible multiple introductions of infected germplasm into the country.
Fear thy neighbor: Spillovers from economic policy uncertainty
Authors: Biljanovska Nina , Grigoli Francesco , Hengge Martina 
Published: January 2021

AbstractHigh levels of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) in various parts of the world revamped the debate about its impact on economic activity. Employing heterogeneous panel structural vector autoregressions, we test for EPU spillovers on other countries’ economic activity. EPU reduces growth in real output, private consumption, and private investment, with spillovers from abroad accounting for about two‐thirds of the effect. Using local projections, we show that EPU surges in the United States, Europe, and China reduce economic activity in the rest of the world, with the effects being mostly felt in Europe and the Western Hemisphere.