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Young consumers' perception of food safety and their trust in official food control agencies
Authors: Franc-Dąbrowska Justyna , Ozimek Irena , Pomianek Iwona , Rakowska Joanna 
Published: March 2021

PurposeThe purpose of the research was to investigate how young consumers perceive food safety and if they trust that official food control agencies or other actors of food supply chains ensure a proper level of safety of food in Poland. The purpose of the paper was also to find out if young consumers are currently concerned that a proper level of food safety is not ensured.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis was based on a data set from 650 questionnaires collected in an online survey carried out in October 2020 and addressed to the group of young consumers, students of Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland. The analysis was carried out using standard methods of qualitative data analysis (QDA), descriptive statistics, Spearman’s correlation coefficient and Pearson’s chi-square test.FindingsLess than a half of Polish young consumers consider food to be safe and many other do not have an opinion about this matter. Young consumers do not perceive official agencies in charge of food control as the most responsible for food safety, and they either do not trust these institutions or have no opinion about it. Young consumers declare that food producers and food processing businesses are the most responsible for food safety while retailers and consumers are the least responsible ones. The majority of young consumers are not concerned about ensuring proper food safety.Originality/valueUp-to-date young consumers' perception of the role and trust in official food control agencies and food safety in Poland have not been investigated, which makes this study a novelty. The findings can be valuable to official agencies in charge of food control and consumer education, to improve their functioning. They can also be important as a basis for further studies, as young consumers’ attitudes and trust in official food control agencies can change.
Supporting people leaving prisons during COVID-19: perspectives from peer health mentors
Authors: McLeod Katherine E. , Timler Kelsey , Korchinski Mo , Young Pamela , Milkovich Tammy , McBride Cheri , Young Glenn , Wardell William , Condello Lara-Lisa , Buxton Jane A. , Janssen Patricia A. , Martin Ruth Elwood 
Published: March 2021

Purpose
Currently, people leaving prisons face concurrent risks from the COVID-19 pandemic and the overdose public health emergency. The closure or reduction of community services people rely on after release such as treatment centres and shelters has exacerbated the risks of poor health outcomes and harms. This paper aims to learn from peer health mentors (PHM) about changes to their work during overlapping health emergencies, as well as barriers and opportunities to support people leaving prison in this context.

Design/methodology/approach
The Unlocking the Gates (UTG) Peer Health Mentoring Program supports people leaving prison in British Columbia during the first three days after release. The authors conducted two focus groups with PHM over video conference in May 2020. Focus groups were recorded and transcribed, and themes were iteratively developed using narrative thematic analysis.

Findings
The findings highlighted the importance of peer health mentorship for people leaving prisons. PHM discussed increased opportunities for collaboration, ways the pandemic has changed how they are able to provide support, and how PHM are able to remain responsive and flexible to meet client needs. Additionally, PHM illuminated ways that COVID-19 has exacerbated existing barriers and identified specific actions needed to support client health, including increased housing and recovery beds, and tools for social and emotional well-being.

Originality/value
This study contributes to our understanding of peer health mentorship during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of mentors. PHM expertise can support release planning, improved health and well-being of people leaving prison and facilitate policy-supported pandemic responses.
Managing both the empowering and constraining effects of performance measurement: a levers of control perspective
Authors: Ragaigne Aurélien 
Published: March 2021

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the empowering and constraining effects of performance measurement. The levers of control perspective emphasises the fact that interactive processes play an important role in balancing these effects. This paper proposes to extend the analysis of effects in this literature, by looking at them in conjunction with the role of dialogue.Design/methodology/approachThis paper analyses a longitudinal case study of the use of user satisfaction indicators in the reception of a French local authority. The data were collected using a three-year longitudinal case study method from semi-directive interviews and participations at meetings.FindingsThe case study shows that performance measurement was introduced to encourage reception employees to make changes to the experience of service users. Employees were involved in the design phase of the survey and in the development of proposals. The dialogue approach represented a way of encouraging employees to agree to accept changes. However, this dialogue offered greater empowerment of employees by the managers.Research limitations/implicationsFurther work would be needed to enrich the characteristics of the dialogue and its effects on other performance measurement systems.Practical implicationsThe dialogue between employees and managers was designed to be interactive and created a situation with both empowering and constraining effects. The method of organisation, involving regular meetings with formal tasks to be accomplished at each meeting, appears significant for the evolution of the effects.Originality/valueWe extend the levers of control perspective to demonstrate the importance of the dialogue in balancing the effects. The case study makes it easier to understand how the empowering effects are related to the objective of constraint in the dialogue approach, and how these effects evolve.
Diversity climate and workplace belongingness as organizational facilitators of tacit knowledge sharing
Authors: Enwereuzor Ibeawuchi Kingsley 
Published: March 2021

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between diversity climate and tacit knowledge sharing and the mediating role of workplace belongingness between them.

Design/methodology/approach
The sample for this study consists of 495 employees (52.1% male, n = 258) drawn from varied occupational groups. Data were collected online using existing self-report measures. Hypotheses were tested with ordinary least squares regression-based path analysis.

Findings
This study provides evidence that diversity climate is positively related to workplace belongingness and tacit knowledge sharing. Furthermore, workplace belongingness is positively related to tacit knowledge sharing. Finally, workplace belongingness mediates the relationship between diversity climate and tacit knowledge sharing.

Practical implications
The findings highlight the need for organizations to promote fair human resource (HR) policies and practices by enacting and judiciously implementing policies that promote inclusiveness and fair treatment to stand a chance of benefiting from employees’ tacit knowledge sharing.

Originality/value
This study builds on existing research but shifts the focus to the influence of diversity climate on tacit knowledge sharing and thus sets up a precedent for subsequent research in this area. This study is, therefore, the first to attempt to link diversity climate to tacit knowledge sharing through workplace belongingness.
Changes in above‐/below‐ground biodiversity and plant functional composition mediate soil respiration response to nitrogen input
Authors: Zhang Dianye , Peng Yunfeng , Li Fei , Yang Guibiao , Wang Jun , Yu Jianchun , Zhou Guoying , Yang Yuanhe 
Published: March 2021

Abstract

Biodiversity loss and changes in plant community composition induced by anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition exert profound effects on ecosystem functions. However, limited studies have considered the joint effects of plant community composition, plant species richness, plant functional diversity and soil biodiversity on the dynamics of soil autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration under extra N input.

We addressed this issue by conducting a multilevel N‐manipulation experiment in a Tibetan alpine steppe. Based on soil respiration observations as well as biotic and abiotic measurements under this N addition experiment, we quantified the relative and interactive effects of above‐/below‐ground biodiversity, plant community composition and other explanatory variables (environmental factors, plant and microbial properties) on autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration.

Our results showed that the effects of N enrichment via plant productivity, root amount, the proportion of sedge biomass and plant functional diversity explained 71% of the N‐induced variations in autotrophic respiration. With regard to heterotrophic respiration, the combination of N addition, soil pH, plant functional diversity and soil biota diversity accounted for 78% of its variations along the N addition gradient. Further analyses showed that above‐/below‐ground diversity loss and changes in plant community composition explained similar variation to that contributed by other factors in both autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration. The declined plant functional diversity and the increased proportion of sedge biomass promoted autotrophic respiration. Conversely, the loss of soil biodiversity together with the decreased plant functional diversity led to the decline of heterotrophic respiration along the experimental N gradient.

Our results highlight that the indirect regulation of N input on ecosystem function through changes in plant community composition and above‐/below‐ground biodiversity loss should be considered for better understanding the responses of terrestrial ecosystems to atmospheric N deposition.

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Does the talk match the walk for Australian local government employees: The link between leadership and employee well‐being
Authors: Adendorff Gillian , Dick Thomas , Xerri Matthew , Brunetto Yvonne 
Published: March 2021

AbstractThere is a need to understand how leadership affects the well‐being of local government employees working under conditions of prolonged austerity‐driven reforms. A total of 118 Australian local government employees were surveyed. The analysis involved hierarchical regression using the PROCESS macro in SPSS, which identified the total, direct, and bootstrapped bias‐corrected indirect effects. The findings suggest that managers demonstrated some leadership behaviours required to lead staff positively; however, authentic leadership behaviours need to be strengthened to ensure they can lead an under‐resourced, under‐staffed sector of government. These findings are consistent with recent findings from the Australian Local Government Association analysis of gaps in the skill profile of local government. Authentic leadership and PsyCap capabilities are known to increase sector capability, especially to achieve higher outcomes in a time when austerity is still driving policy. Local government is not sustainable without effective leadership that can navigate austerity‐led policies with agility based on constructive feedback to ensure a productive workplace that enhances employee well‐being.
Competitive procurement with ex post moral hazard
Authors: Chakraborty Indranil , Khalil Fahad , Lawarree Jacques 
Published: March 2021

AbstractUnlike standard auctions, we show that competitive procurement may optimally limit competition or use inefficient allocation rules that award the project to a less efficient firm with positive probability. Procurement projects often involve ex post moral hazard after the competitive process is over. A procurement mechanism must combine an incentive scheme with the auction to guard against firms bidding low to win the contract and then cutting back on effort. While competition helps reduce the rent of efficient firms, it exacerbates the problem due to moral hazard. If allocative efficiency is a requirement, limiting the number of participants may be optimal. Alternatively, the same incentives can be optimally provided using inefficient allocation rules.
Cognitive impairment in myocardial infarction and heart failure
Authors: Jinawong Kewarin , Apaijai Nattayaporn , Chattipakorn Nipon , Chattipakorn Siriporn C. 
Published: March 2021

AbstractMyocardial infarction (MI) occurs when coronary blood flow is decreased due to an obstruction/occlusion of the vessels, leading to myocardial death and progression to heart failure (HF). Cognitive impairment, anxiety, depression and memory loss are the most frequent mental health problems among patients with HF. The most common cause of cognitive decline is cardiac systolic dysfunction, which leads to reduced cerebral perfusion. Several in vivo and clinical studies provide information regarding the underlying mechanisms of HF in brain pathology. Neurohormonal activation, oxidative stress, inflammation, glial activation, dendritic spine loss and brain programmed cell death are all proposed as contributors of cognitive impairment in HF. Furthermore, several investigations into the effects of various medications on brain pathology utilizing MI models have been reported. In this review, potential mechanisms involving HF‐associated cognitive impairment, as well as neuroprotective interventions in HF models, are discussed and summarized. In addition, gaps in the surrounding knowledge, including the types of brain cell death and the effects of cell death inhibitors in HF, are presented and discussed. This review provides valuable information that will suggest the potential therapeutic strategies for cognitive impairment in patients with HF.
Inhibition of FGF‐FGFR and VEGF‐VEGFR signalling in cancer treatment
Authors: Liu Guihong , Chen Tao , Ding Zhenyu , Wang Yang , Wei Yuquan , Wei Xiawei 
Published: March 2021

AbstractThe sites of targeted therapy are limited and need to be expanded. The FGF‐FGFR signalling plays pivotal roles in the oncogenic process, and FGF/FGFR inhibitors are a promising method to treat FGFR‐altered tumours. The VEGF‐VEGFR signalling is the most crucial pathway to induce angiogenesis, and inhibiting this cascade has already got success in treating tumours. While both their efficacy and antitumour spectrum are limited, combining FGF/FGFR inhibitors with VEGF/VEGFR inhibitors are an excellent way to optimize the curative effect and expand the antitumour range because their combination can target both tumour cells and the tumour microenvironment. In addition, biomarkers need to be developed to predict the efficacy, and combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors is a promising direction in the future. The article will discuss the FGF‐FGFR signalling pathway, the VEGF‐VEGFR signalling pathway, the rationale of combining these two signalling pathways and recent small‐molecule FGFR/VEGFR inhibitors based on clinical trials.
Antiherpetic medication and incident dementia: Observational cohort studies in four countries
Authors: Schnier Christian , Janbek Janet , Williams Linda , Wilkinson Tim , Laursen Thomas M. , Waldemar Gunhild , Richter Hartmut , Kostev Karel , Lathe Richard , G Haas Jürgen 
Published: March 2021

AbstractBackground and purposeSeveral epidemiological studies from Taiwan, all using the same data resource, found significant associations between herpes virus infection, antiherpetic medication, and subsequent dementia. We conducted a multicenter observational cohort study using health registry data from Wales, Germany, Scotland, and Denmark to investigate potential associations between antiherpetic medication and incident dementia, and also to comprehensively investigate such associations broken down according to medication type and dose, type of herpes virus, and dementia subtype.MethodsA total of 2.5 million individuals aged 65 years or more were followed up using linked electronic health records in four national observational cohort studies. Exposure and outcome were classified using coded data from primary and secondary care. Data were analyzed using survival analysis with time‐dependent covariates.ResultsResults were heterogeneous, with a tendency toward decreased dementia risk in individuals exposed to antiherpetic medication. Associations were not affected by treatment number, herpes subtype, dementia subtype, or specific medication. In one cohort, individuals diagnosed with herpes but not exposed to antiherpetic medication were at higher dementia risk.ConclusionsShort‐term antiherpetic medication is not markedly associated with incident dementia. Because neither dementia subtype nor herpes subtype modified the association, the small but significant decrease in dementia incidence with antiherpetic administration may reflect confounding and misclassification.
Purchase experience during the COVID‐19 pandemic and social cognitive theory: The relevance of consumer vulnerability, resilience, and adaptability for purchase satisfaction and repurchase
Authors: Kursan Milaković Ivana 
Published: March 2021

AbstractThis study explores consumer behavior during the pandemic through the lens of social cognitive theory (SCT). Using the SCT framework and assessing the pandemic as an environmental set, this study strives to fill the gaps in the underexplored impacts of the personal processes of consumer vulnerability, resilience, and adaptability on the behavioral processes of purchase satisfaction and repurchase. The research results show that consumers are self‐efficacious to a degree when it comes to purchase decision making in the context of pandemics. Vulnerability and resilience directly influence the purchase satisfaction and indirectly influence the repurchase intention via satisfaction. Furthermore, purchase satisfaction positively affects the repurchase intention. In addition, research results show that consumer adaptability to online shopping moderates the relationship between consumer resilience and purchase satisfaction. These findings have practical implications in terms of marketers’ communication strategy development.
Alternative splicing of MaMYB16L regulates starch degradation in banana fruit during ripening
Authors: Jiang Guoxiang , Zhang Dandan , Li Zhiwei , Liang Hanzhi , Deng Rufang , Su Xinguo , Jiang Yueming , Duan Xuewu 
Published: March 2021

AbstractThe alternative splicing of select genes is an important mechanism to regulate responses to endogenous and environmental signals in plants. However, the role of alternative splicing in regulating fruit ripening remains unclear. Here, we discovered that MaMYB16L, an R1‐type MYB transcription factor, undergoes alternative splicing and generates two transcripts, the full‐length isoform MaMYB16L and a truncated form MaMYB16S, in banana fruit. During banana fruit ripening, the alternative splicing process intensifies with downregulated MaMYB16L and upregulated MaMYB16S. Moreover, MaMYB16L is a transcriptional repressor that directly binds with the promoters of many genes associated with starch degradation and MaDREB2, a positive ripening regulator, and represses their expression. In contrast, MaMBY16S lacks a DNA‐binding domain but competitively combines and forms non‐functional heterodimers with functional MaMYB16L. MaMYB16L‐MaMYB16S heterodimers decrease the binding capacity and transrepression activity of MaMYB16L. The downregulation of MaMYB16L and the upregulation of MaMYB16S, that is, a decreased ratio of active to non‐active isoforms, facilitates the activation of ripening‐related genes and thereby promotes fruit ripening. Furthermore, the transient overexpression of MaMYB16S promotes banana fruit ripening, whereas the overexpression of MaMYB16L delays this process. Therefore, the alternative splicing of MaMYB16L might generate a self‐controlled regulatory loop to regulate banana fruit ripening.
National Survey of School Employees: COVID‐19, School Reopening, and Student Wellness
Authors: Pattison Krista L. , Hoke Alicia M. , Schaefer Eric W. , Alter Jeanie , Sekhar Deepa L. 
Published: March 2021

ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDDuring spring 2020, COVID‐19 forced widespread United States school building closures in an unprecedented disruption for K‐12 students and staff. Partnering with the American School Health Association (ASHA), we sought to identify areas of concern among school staff planning for school reopening with the goal of addressing gaps in resources and education.METHODSThis 16‐item web‐based survey was distributed via email to 7467 ASHA members from May to June 2020. Topics focused on 3 Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child components: physical environment, health services, and mental health. Chi‐square tests were used to identify differences in responses by school characteristics and school role on each survey item.RESULTSA total of 375 respondents representing 45 states completed the survey. The majority were female (91.7%), white (83.4%) and non‐Hispanic (92.2%), and school nurses (58.7%). Priority concerns were feasibility of social distancing (93.6%), resurgence of COVID‐19 (92.8%), and the availability of health supplies (88.8%).CONCLUSIONUnderstanding staff concerns in the context of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model better positions the school community to address ongoing gaps and changing needs as schools continue to address COVID‐19 complications.
Role of fibroblast growth factor signalling in hepatic fibrosis
Authors: Seitz Tatjana , Hellerbrand Claus 
Published: March 2021

AbstractFibrotic remodelling is a highly conserved protective response to tissue injury and it is essential for the maintenance of structural and functional tissue integrity. Also hepatic fibrosis can be considered as a wound‐healing response to liver injury, reflecting a balance between liver repair and scar formation. In contrast, pathological fibrosis corresponds to impaired wound healing. Usually, the liver regenerates after acute injury. However, if the damaging mechanisms persist, the liver reacts with progressive and uncontrolled accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins. Eventually, excessive fibrosis can lead to cirrhosis and hepatic failure. Furthermore, cirrhosis is the major risk factor for the development of hepatocellular cancer (HCC). Therefore, hepatic fibrosis is the most critical pathological factor that determines the morbidity and mortality of patients with chronic liver disease. Still, no effective anti‐fibrogenic therapies exist, despite the very high medical need. The regulation of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signalling is a prerequisite for adequate wound healing, repair and homeostasis in various tissues and organs. The FGF family comprises 22 proteins that can be classified into paracrine, intracrine and endocrine factors. Most FGFs signal through transmembrane tyrosine kinase FGF receptors (FGFRs). Although FGFRs are promising targets for the treatment of HCC, the expression and function of FGFR‐ligands in hepatic fibrosis is still poorly understood. This review summarizes the latest advances in our understanding of FGF signalling in hepatic fibrosis. Furthermore, the potential of FGFs as targets for the treatment of hepatic fibrosis and remaining challenges for the field are discussed.