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Interpreting SAXS data recorded on cellulose rich pulps
Authors: Larsson Per Tomas , Stevanic-Srndovic Jasna , Roth Stephan V. , Söderberg Daniel 
Published: November 2021

AbstractA simulation method was developed for modelling SAXS data recorded on cellulose rich pulps. The modelling method is independent of the establishment of separate form factors and structure factors and was used to model SAXS data recorded on dense samples. An advantage of the modelling method is that it made it possible to connect experimental SAXS data to apparent average sizes of particles and cavities at different sample solid contents. Experimental SAXS data could be modelled as a superposition of a limited number of simulated intensity components and gave results in qualitative agreement with CP/MAS 13C-NMR data recorded on the same samples. For the water swollen samples, results obtained by the SAXS modelling method and results obtained from CP/MAS 13C-NMR measurements, agreed on the ranking of particle sizes in the different samples. The SAXS modelling method is dependent on simulations of autocorrelation functions and the time needed for simulations could be reduced by rescaling of simulated correlation functions due to their independence of the choice of step size in real space. In this way an autocorrelation function simulated for a specific sample could be used to generate SAXS intensity profiles corresponding to all length scales for that sample and used for efficient modelling of the experimental data recorded on that sample.
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Deep impact? Is mercury in dab (Limanda limanda) a marker for dumped munition? Results from munition dump site Kolberger Heide (Baltic Sea)
Authors: Kammann Ulrike , Aust Marc-Oliver , Siegmund Maike , Schmidt Nicole , Straumer Katharina , Lang Thomas 
Published: November 2021

AbstractDumped munitions contain various harmful substances which can affect marine biota like fish. One of them is mercury (Hg), included in the common explosive primer Hg fulminate. There is still a lack of knowledge whether dumped munitions impact the Hg concentrations in the Baltic Sea environment. This study aims to answer the question if dab caught at the dump site Kolberger Heide show higher Hg concentrations released from munition sources and whether Hg in fish is a usable marker for munition exposure. Therefore, a total of 251 individual dab (Limanda limanda) were analysed including 99 fish from the dump site. In fish from the Kolberger Heide, no elevated Hg concentrations were found compared to reference sites when age-dependent bioaccumulation of mercury was considered. Therefore we conclude that Hg in fish is no suitable indicator for exposure to munition dumping, e.g. in the frame of possible future monitoring studies as Hg exposure originating from dumped munition is only a small contributor to overall Hg exposure of fish.
Fresh insights into Mediterranean biodiversity: environmental DNA reveals spatio-temporal patterns of stream invertebrate communities on Sicily
Authors: Hupało Kamil , Schmidt Saskia , Macher Till-Hendrik , Weiss Martina , Leese Florian 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThe Mediterranean region with its islands is among the top biodiversity hotspots. It houses numerous freshwater taxa with a high rate of endemism, but is heavily impacted by anthropogenic pressures and global climate change. To conserve biodiversity, reliable data on species and genetic diversity are needed especially for the scarcely known insular freshwater ecosystems. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding provides a straight-forward opportunity to assess aquatic biodiversity. Therefore, we conducted the first eDNA metabarcoding study in one stream catchment on Sicily. Specifically, we aimed to (i) investigate spatial diversity patterns of macroinvertebrate communities, (ii) assess seasonal changes (autumn and winter), and (iii) check if dispersal barriers can be identified. Water samples were taken at 27 different sites in two seasons and eDNA metabarcoding was performed using a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene as a marker. In total, we detected 98 macroinvertebrate species, including 28 taxa potentially new to Sicily. Exact sequence variant and species composition data showed that diversity differed between seasons with less taxa detected in winter. We also detected a dispersal barrier, which had a stronger effect in autumn. Our findings show that eDNA metabarcoding provides valuable information on Sicilian freshwater biodiversity. We therefore encourage its application for understudied regions to better understand the state and dynamics of freshwater biodiversity.
The potential importance of soil denitrification as a major N loss pathway in intensive greenhouse vegetable production systems
Authors: Qasim Waqas , Zhao Yiming , Wan Li , Lv Haofeng , Lin Shan , Gettel Gretchen M. , Butterbach-Bahl Klaus 
Published: November 2021

AbstractBackgroundAbout 30 % of vegetables in China are produced in intensively managed greenhouses comprising flood irrigation and extreme rates of nitrogen fertilizers. Little is known about denitrification N losses.MethodsSoil denitrification rates were measured by the acetylene inhibition technique applied to anaerobically incubated soil samples. Four different greenhouse management systems were differentiated: Conventional flood irrigation and over-fertilization (CIF, 800 kg N ha−1, 460 mm); CIF plus straw incorporation (CIF+S, 889 kg N ha−1, 460 mm); Drip fertigation with reduced fertilizer application rates (DIF, 314 kg N ha−1, 190 mm); DIF plus straw incorporation (DIF+S, 403 kg N ha−1, 190 mm). Soil denitrification was measured on nine sampling dates during the growing season (Feb 2019-May 2019) for the top-/ subsoil (0 – 20/ 20- 40 cm) and on three sampling dates for deep soils (40-60/ 80-100 cm). Data was used to constrain N-input-output balances of the different vegetable production systems.ResultsRates of denitrification were at least one magnitude higher in topsoil than in sub- and deep soils. Total seasonal denitrification N losses for the 0 – 40 cm soil layer ranged from 76 (DIF) to 422 kg N ha−1(CIF+S). Straw addition stimulated soil denitrification in top- and subsoil, but not in deep soil layers. Integrating our denitrification data (0-100 cm) with additional data on N leaching, N2O emissions, plant N uptake, and NH3volatilization showed, that on average 50 % of added N fertilizers are lost due to denitrification.ConclusionsDenitrification is likely the dominant environmental N loss pathway in greenhouse vegetable production systems. Reducing irrigation and fertilizer application rates while incorporating straw in soils allows the reduction of accumulated nitrate.
Illustrating the Value of Critical Methodologies Through Third-sector Gender Studies: A Case for Pluralism
Authors: Dodge Jennifer , Eikenberry Angela M. , Coule Tracey M. 
Published: November 2021

AbstractTo encourage methodological pluralism in the field, this paper examines an illustrative sample of articles that apply critical approaches to third-sector studies focused on gender. Specifically, the paper analyzes three articles that were previously identified as among the most critical work on gender in the field between 1970 and 2009 to illustrate how critical research is produced and the value it brings to third-sector studies. We find this work: uncovers hidden assumptions and/or uncomfortable erasures that mask gender-based inequities and injustices; resists hegemonic scientific norms in doing and writing research; and rejects ‘woman’ as a uniform object of theorizing. We discuss against what methodological standards such work should be evaluated and suggest a wider understanding of these ‘alternative’ standards, which might derive significant benefits for the field through increased critical scholarship and the unique features it brings.
Contribution of revision amputation vs replantation for certain digits to functional outcomes after traumatic digit amputations: A comparative study based on multicenter prospective cohort
Authors: Zhu Hongyi , Wang Jianli , Gao Tao , Tian Maoyuan , Xia Lei , Cai Qianying , Zhang Changqing , Xu Yuben , Zheng Xianyou 
Published: November 2021

Abstract

Background
Traumatic digit amputations can result in significant impairment. Optimal surgical treatment is unclear for certain digits in various amputation patterns. Our aim was to compare the contribution of revision amputation vs replantation for each particular digit to functional outcomes.

Materials and methods
Prospective cohort study at three tertiary hospitals was conducted in China. Eligible participants were 3192 patients with traumatic digit amputations enrolled from January 1, 2014, to January 1, 2018. The primary outcome was Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ) scores 2 years after initial surgery. Secondary outcome was score on the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH).

Results
Of 3192 enrolled patients, 2890 completed the study. Main-effect linear regression showed that participants with replantation of thumb, index, long, and ring (proximal to the proximal interphalangeal [PIP] joint) fingers had significantly better MHQ scores compared to participants with the corresponding finger revision amputation. DASH results were comparable. Finger-finger interaction analyses conducted with multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) revealed that the small finger and ring finger had the smallest and greatest interactions with other fingers, respectively. After stratification by amputation level of thumb, index finger, or long finger, linear regression showed that replantation of the ring finger distal to the PIP joint resulted in better MHQ and DASH when the thumb or long finger was also traumatically amputated proximal to the IP/PIP joint.

Conclusions
Replantation of the thumb, index, long, and ring (proximal to PIP joint) fingers is preferable to revision amputation, regardless of amputation pattern. Replantation of the ring finger amputated distal to PIP was beneficial only when the thumb or long finger was amputated proximal to IP/PIP joint. Replantation or revision amputation of the small finger was indistinguishable in terms of functional outcome. Future investigations and clinical decisions should take into account the role of finger-finger interactions.

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The Flight of the All-One to the All-One: The φυγὴ μόνου πρὸς μόνον as the Basis of Plotinian Altruism
Authors: Tolan Daniel J. 
Published: November 2021

AbstractIt has become commonplace to contrast Plotinus’s spirituality with Christian spirituality by portraying the former as solipsistic and the latter as communal. In particular, this critique has centred around Plotinus’s description of mystical ascent as a “flight of the alone to the alone” and his presentation of Plato’s Phaedrus as an exhortation to “work on your own statue.” Yet, should one understand the One as a supreme unity, it would appear that the Plotinian unio mystica renders the mystic supremely unified with the rest of being. Accordingly, this article emphasizes Plotinus’s “inclusive monotheism” in order to argue that the “flight of the alone to the alone” should be understood as a movement towards the supreme unity that underlies reality. The unificatory effects of this ascent are emphasized by the way in which Plotinus, in both his life and works, depicts teaching as a common response to henosis. This didactic turn, it is argued, is a response to glimpsing the deep unity of reality, which expands the mystic’s sphere of concern to include the “other” as another self.
Factors Influencing Choice of Medical Specialty among Ophthalmology and Non-Ophthalmology Residency Applicants
Authors: Cui David , Wingert Andreas M. , Scott Ingrid U. 
Published: November 2021

AbstractObjective The study aimed to investigate factors influencing choice of specialty among ophthalmology and non-ophthalmology residency applicants.Patients and Methods Anonymous, web-based surveys were distributed through REDCap to the 2019 to 2020 residency applicants to the Penn State Department of Ophthalmology and, as a control group, Penn State medical students applying to non-ophthalmology residencies for the 2019 to 2020 cycle. The primary outcome was factors that influenced specialty choice among ophthalmology versus non-ophthalmology applicants. Secondary outcomes include hours of exposure to applicants' selected specialty in the medical school preclinical curriculum, and proportion of ophthalmology versus non-ophthalmology applicants who decided on, or developed a strong interest in, their specialty prior to clinical rotations.Results Surveys were completed by 203/441 (46.0%) ophthalmology and 85/139 (61.1%) non-ophthalmology applicants. Fewer than 20 hours of exposure to an applicant's selected specialty were provided in the medical school preclinical curriculum for 86.7% of ophthalmology and 42.4% of non-ophthalmology applicants (p < 0.001). Ophthalmology applicants decided on, or developed a strong interest in, their selected specialty before clinical rotations at a similar rate to non-ophthalmology applicants (60.6 vs. 58.8%, respectively). Factors influencing specialty choice cited most commonly by ophthalmology applicants include professional satisfaction (94.1%), performing surgeries/procedures (92.6%), personal fit with specialty (91.1%), work-life balance (91.1%), and ability to see patients in a clinic setting (90.6%), compared to personal fit with specialty (95.3%)%, clinical rotation in selected specialty (95.3%), professional satisfaction (91.8%), intellectual stimulation (89.4%), and subinternship or away rotation (89.4%) among non-ophthalmology applicants.Conclusion Professional satisfaction and personal fit with specialty were among the most commonly cited factors influencing specialty choice for both groups. Other factors cited most frequently by ophthalmology applicants include performing surgeries/procedures, work-life balance, and ability to see patients in a clinic setting. Despite limited ophthalmology exposure in medical school preclinical curricula, ophthalmology applicants decided on, or developed a strong interest in, their selected specialty before clinical rotations at a rate similar to non-ophthalmology applicants.
Maternal and paternal effects on hyperuricaemia: a cross-sectional study from the seventh Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Authors: Lee Sunggun , So Min Wook , Lim Doo-Ho , Kim Mi-Yeong , Lee Jae-Ha , Kim Seong-Ho 
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACT

Objective
As the heritability of hyperuricaemia remains largely unexplained, we analysed the association between parental and offspring hyperuricaemia at the phenotype level.

Methods
This cross-sectional study included data on 2373 offspring and both-parent pairs from the seventh Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Logistic regression and generalised estimating equation analysis were used to evaluate the association between offspring and parental hyperuricaemia adjusting for metabolic risk factors and alcohol intake.

Results
Both maternal and paternal hyperuricaemia were associated with offspring hyperuricaemia among teenagers, but from the age of 20 years, a strong association was observed between offspring and paternal, rather than, maternal hyperuricaemia, and this could not be explained by metabolic risk factors such as obesity. However, there was a positive interaction between offspring alcohol intake and parental hyperuricaemia, and there was a stronger association between terciles of offspring alcohol intake and hyperuricaemia in the presence of parental hyperuricaemia: T1 (reference), T2 odds ratio (OR) 1.1 (0.3–4.6), and T3 OR 3.3 (1.4–7.9) (P for trend .017) vs. T1 (reference), T2 OR 0.7 (0.3–1.9), and T3 OR 1.1 (0.6–2.2) (P for trend .974).

Conclusion
These results suggest a gene–environment interaction, especially with respect to alcohol intake for hyperuricaemia in Korean adults.
Unexplained Dyspnea and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Rationale for a Dyspnea Clinic
Authors: Nair Pooja , Christle Jeffrey W , Verdonk Constance , Cauwenberghs Nicholas , Blumberg Yair , Sasportas Laura S , Zamanian Roham , Ashley Euan , Kuznetsova Tatiana , Myers Jonathan , Haddad Francois , Amsallem Myriam 
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACTObjectiveTo describe the experience of a tertiary-care center in the management of patients with unexplained dyspnea referred for cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX).MethodsAll consecutive adults with unexplained dyspnea who underwent CPX at a single tertiary referral center over a ten-year period were included from a prospective registry. We collected data on final diagnosis, routine labs and diagnostic testing including stress/resting echocardiography performed within 6 months of CPX.ResultsFrom 2008 to 2019, 156 patients with unexplained dyspnea were referred for CPX with no prior history of cardiovascular disease, lung disease or neuromuscular disease. A 4-fold increase in referrals was noted during this time period. Analysis of diagnostic work-up revealed marked heterogeneity, particularly according to the specialty of the referring physician. Among the 134 patients who achieved an adequate level of exertion during CPX, 24 (17.9%) and 30 (22.4%) patients had an abnormal age-predicted peak VO2 of < 80% according to Wasserman’s and FRIEND equations respectively. Further analysis revealed 22.5% of patients had a VE/VCO2 slope > 34, suggesting ventilatory inefficiency. Subgroup analysis of 108 patients with complete left ventricular (LV) diastology revealed 13% of patients with a final diagnosis of unexplained dyspnea after CPX were found to have underlying diastolic dysfunction.ConclusionsOur study illustrates an increase in CPX referrals for unexplained dyspnea and associated heterogeneity in diagnostic testing in this population. There is a need for an integrated dyspnea clinic to standardize workflow and facilitate early diagnosis for these patients.
An appraisal of Australia's approach to promoting urban sustainability
Authors: Martek Igor , Edwards David J. , Seaton Stewart , Jones David 
Published: November 2021

PurposeMuch rhetoric exists on the urgency of transitioning from current practices to a more sustainable society. However, because this imperative is guided by strong ideological overtones, weaknesses and failures in the transition effort attract inadequate scrutiny. This paper reviews Australia's progress with sustainability in an urban domain and identifies key issues hindering the sustainability transition effort.Design/methodology/approachResearch on urban sustainability is ubiquitous but this weight of publications tends to emphasize technical, operational or prescriptive themes. This research uses an interpretivist philosophical lens and inductive reasoning to manually analyse pertinent literature sourced from the Scopus and Web of Science data-bases. Specifically, this study assembles outcome and evaluative assessments pertaining to Australia's urban sustainability efforts to identify both the progress achieved and residual structural impediments.FindingsEmergent findings illustrate that Australia's urban sustainability goals, as expressed by the Paris Accord, have not been met. Obstruction can be attributed to over-ambitious objectives combined with weak federal leadership, under-resourced local government, over-reliance on superficial rating systems and an ineffective regulatory regime. Elite “green branding” by image conscious corporations are insufficient to offset the general disinterest of the unincentivized majority of building owners and developers.Originality/valueThis paper cogently summarizes Australia's urban sustainability status, along with complexity of the challenges it faces to meet targets set.
Interplay among blockchain technology adoption strategy, e-supply chain management diffusion, entrepreneurial orientation and human resources information system in banking
Authors: Adel Heba Mohamed , Younis Raghda Abulsaoud Ahmed 
Published: November 2021

PurposeTo empirically study the direct and mediating relationships between blockchain technology adoption strategy (BCTAS), electronic supply chain management diffusion (eSCMD), entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and human resources information system (HRIS) in Egyptian banks. This paper aims to connect the dots and show the relationships linking these related constructs after the emergence of this breakthrough blockchain technology.Design/methodology/approachThe authors have undertaken a thematic review of relevant multidisciplinary business management literature and then developed a conceptual model. This model was examined through adopting a mixed-methods approach, through which 300 quantitative questionnaires were filled by information technology (IT) staff at 12 banks in Egypt utilising a snowball sample. Besides, 20 qualitative interviews were carried out with international and Egyptian blockchain experts for exploratory and explanatory purposes. The suggested hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling.FindingsThe results revealed that EO affects positively and significantly BCTAS and HRIS. BCTAS affects positively and significantly both HRIS and eSCMD. Concerning the linkage between external/supply chain and internal/organisational information diffusion, HRIS has a positive and significant effect on eSCMD. The direct EO–eSCMD relationship is not supported. Yet, indirectly, BCTAS mediates significantly EO–eSCMD and EO–HRIS relationships. Further, HRIS mediates significantly the indirect BCTAS–eSCMD relationship.Practical implicationsThe findings of this research shed light on the benefits and challenges of adopting BCTAS within emerging markets in general and Egyptian banking in specific, which can support an effective and efficient decision-making process undertaken by strategic and functional banking managers with EO in similar emerging economies.Originality/valueConceptually and empirically, it is the first article that investigated direct and mediating EO–BCTAS–HRIS–eSCMD relationships in a promising banking industry of an emerging market. It solved an interdisciplinary research puzzle by piecing together the relevant contemporary literature on production, operations and SC management, entrepreneurship, HR management and strategic technology adoption.
Sources for advertising and marketing history at the McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Authors: Witkowski Terrence H. 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to describe written and visual data sources useful for researching the history of advertising and marketing that are held in the collections of the McCracken Research Library at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming.

Design/methodology/approach
Knowledge of the McCracken collections has been acquired over several years of online searches and subsequent data analyses, communications with Library staff and from a personal visit to Cody in September 2021.

Findings
Several digital collections are surveyed. The Roy Marcot Firearms Advertisement Collection visually documents industry practices and also speaks to larger issues in American gun culture. The Winchester Publications provide insights via company magazines into product and management strategies, hardware retailing and visual merchandising tactics during the 1920s. The Schuyler, Hartley and Graham archive of business correspondence illustrate business-to-business marketing from the nineteenth through the early 20th century. The Buffalo Bill Collection reveals how the culturally important Wild West shows were promoted and experienced.

Originality/value
This paper familiarizes advertising and marketing historians with the primary sources in the McCracken Research Library and suggests some potential areas for study.