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The quality of user experiences for mobile recommendation systems: an end-user perspective
Authors: Chong Woon Kian , Ma Zhuang 
Published: March 2021

PurposeThis paper attempts to identify key factors (i.e., personalization, privacy awareness and social norms) that affect user experiences (UXs) of mobile recommendation systems according to the user involvement theory (push-based and pull-based) and their relationships.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on an online survey with students from an international business school located in southwestern China. The sample population for the study included randomly selected 600 university students who are active mobile phone users. A total of 470 questionnaires were returned; 456 were valid (14 were invalid due to the incompleteness of their responses), providing a response rate of 65%.FindingsSocial norms have the largest impact on user experience quality, followed by personalization and privacy awareness. User involvement in mobile recommendation systems has mediating effects on the above relationships, with larger effects on pull-based systems than on push-based systems.Originality/valueThis study provides an integrated framework for researchers to measure the effects of social, personal and risk factors on the quality of user experience. The results enrich the literature on user involvement, mobile recommendation systems and UX. The findings provide significant implications for both retailers and developers of mobile recommendation systems.
Ensuring employees' information security policy compliance by carrot and stick: the moderating roles of organizational commitment and gender
Authors: Liu Chenhui , Liang Huigang , Wang Nengmin , Xue Yajiong 
Published: March 2021

PurposeEmployees’ information security policy (ISP) compliance exerts a significant strain on information security management. Drawing upon the compliance theory and control theory, this study attempts to examine the moderating roles of organizational commitment and gender in the relationships between reward/punishment expectancy and employees' ISP compliance.Design/methodology/approachUsing survey data collected from 310 employees in Chinese organizations that have formally adopted information security policies, the authors applied the partial least square method to test hypotheses.FindingsPunishment expectancy positively affects ISP compliance, but reward expectancy has no significant impact on ISP compliance. Compared with committed employees, both reward expectancy and punishment expectancy have stronger impacts on low-commitment employees' ISP compliance. As for gender differences, punishment expectancy exerts a stronger effect on females' ISP compliance than it does on males.Originality/valueBy investigating the moderating roles of organizational commitment and gender, this paper offers a deeper understanding of reward and punishment in the context of ISP compliance. The findings reveal that efforts in building organizational commitment will reduce the reliance on reward and punishment, and further controls rather than the carrot and stick should be applied to ensure male employees' ISP compliance.
GDP and population growth: Evidence of fractional cointegration with historical data from 1820 onwards
Authors: Gil-Alana Luis , Font Cecilia , Gil-López Águeda 
Published: March 2021

PurposeUsing data from 1820 onwards in a group of seven countries, namely, Australia, Chile, Denmark, France, the UK, Italy and the USA, the authors investigate if there is a long-run equilibrium relationship between the two variables (GDP and population).Design/methodology/approachUsing fractional integration and cointegration methods, this paper deals with the analysis of the relationship between GDP and population using historical data.FindingsThe authors’ results show first that the two series are highly persistent, presenting orders of integration close to or above 1 in practically all cases. Testing cointegration between the two variables, the results are quite variable depending on the methodology and the bandwidth numbers used, but if cointegration takes places, it only occurs in the cases of France, Italy and the UK.Research limitations/implicationsThe fact that the orders of integration of all series is close to 1 indicate high levels of persistence with shocks having permanent effects and requiring strong measures to recover the original trends.Practical implicationsAny shock affecting the series will have a permanent nature, persisting forever.Originality/valueUpdated time series techniques based on concepts such as fractional integration and cointegration are used.
Populism's rise in post‐communist countries: Breaking electoral promises and incumbent left parties’ vote losses
Authors: BAGASHKA TANYA , BODEA CRISTINA , HAN SUNG MIN 
Published: March 2021

AbstractDo voters punish left‐wing parties that pursue neo‐liberal policies? We address the question in the context of post‐communist countries, where the left implemented significant and painful market‐oriented reforms. For the left, owning these reforms means backing away from its popular image and policy platform and plausibly generates two electorally consequential outcomes: a ‘brand dilution’ effect that weakens voters’ attachment to left parties and is magnified by the economic vulnerability of the left's core constituency; and an ‘expectations effect’ that increases demand for right‐wing politicians. Overall, the left should lose votes, particularly when voters can easily attribute responsibility for policies. Our analysis uses updated data on the vote shares for all parties and elections in post‐communist democracies from 1991 to 2010. We find support for the theory: Incumbent left‐wing parties of the chief executive are punished at the ballot box for moving to the right on economic policy. This, likely, comes from a ‘brand dilution’ effect, as we find that such vote losses feed the fortunes of non‐incumbent left‐wing and populist parties.
Outcomes for out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest transported to emergency departments in Hanoi, Vietnam: A multi‐centre observational study
Authors: Hoang Bui Hai , Do Ngoc Son , Vu Dinh Hung , Do Giang Phuc , Dao Xuan Dung , Nguyen Huu Huan , Luu Quang Thuy , Le Van Cuong , Nguyen Huu Tu , Dinh Michael M , Nakahara Shinji 
Published: March 2021

AbstractObjectiveTo describe the outcomes of patients with out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) transported to hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam.MethodsThis was a multi‐centre observational study of patients presenting with OHCA to one of five tertiary care hospital EDs in Hanoi from 2017 to 2019.ResultsWe analysed data from 239 OHCA cases of which 70.7% were witnessed, and 8.4% received bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The emergency medical services (EMS) transported 20.5% of cases to hospital with the remaining being transported by private vehicle. No patients received external defibrillation before arriving to hospital. Return of spontaneous circulation in hospital was 33.1%, with 3.8% of patients survived to hospital discharge and only one patient (0.4%) discharged from hospital with a favourable neurological outcome.ConclusionsIn cases of OHCA in Hanoi, both the proportion of cases receiving bystander CPR and EMS transportation were small. Urgent investments in pre‐hospital capacity, training and capabilities are required to improve outcomes for OHCA in Hanoi.
Gender in agriculture: Determinants of female labor supply decisions among rural households in the context of market imperfections in Pakistan
Authors: Makhdum Muhammad Sohail Amjad , Kousar Rakhshanda 
Published: March 2021

AbstractWelfare of the household depends on the better understanding of time allocation among different sectors in response to changes in economic conditions. This article estimates labor supply of male and female of rural households regarding activities for own‐farm, agricultural‐wage, and nonfarm sector. The study utilizes the cross‐sectional data of 341 rural households of the Punjab, Pakistan through random sampling technique. In Pakistan, like other developing countries, gender‐based wage data are almost nonexistent, and functioning of labor market is imperfect. Therefore, reservation wages are calculated through production function analysis. Our results reveal that literacy rate, social status, and rural infrastructure are key determinants in the rural labor market. Hypothesis of separability in agricultural household models is tested by applying three tests. Separability hypothesis is rejected on the bases of results indicating the presence of imperfect labor market in rural settings of Pakistan. The findings suggest that policy makers should focus on educational opportunities, infrastructure development, and minimizing entry barriers in labor market, especially for females, regarded as socially backward class in order to raise economic conditions of rural dwellers in Pakistan.
Incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus in Ireland remains high but no longer rising
Authors: McKenna Amanda , O'Regan Myra , Ryder Kerry , Fitzgerald Helen , Hoey Hilary , Roche Edna 
Published: March 2021

AbstractAimThe global incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) varies considerably geographically. Ireland has a high incidence of T1DM. Incidence accelerated between 1997 and 2008, although more recent data (2008–2013) suggested stabilisation in the incidence rate (IR). This study sought to determine IRs for 2014 to 2018.MethodsIncident cases were prospectively recorded through the established Irish Childhood Diabetes National Register (ICDNR). Cases were verified, and IRs were calculated. Capture‐recapture methodology was identical to previous studies. Age and seasonality data were compared.ResultsA total of 1429 cases were reported (age range 0.45–14.98 years), with significantly more males (772, 54%) and male‐to‐female ratio of 1.17 (95% CI 1.05, 1.29). Standardised IRs for T1DM in the period were 28.0; 29.6; 30.9; 27.0; and 27.1/100,000/year, respectively. There was a slight reduction in standardised IR, more marked in females than males (9.9% v 1.6%). The highest IR remains in the 10‐ to 14‐year‐old age group (44% of total cases). Seasonality of diagnosis is persistently higher in autumn and winter.ConclusionIreland remains a high incidence country, despite a minor reduction in incidence rates. Ongoing incidence monitoring through national registers is vital to inform healthcare services, research relating to aetiology and paediatric diabetes management.
Comparison of the EXtracorporeal TReatments In Poisoning (EXTRIP) and Paris criteria for neurotoxicity in lithium poisoned patients
Authors: DiSalvo Philip C. , Furlano Emma , Su Mark K. , Gosselin Sophie , Hoffman Robert S. 
Published: March 2021

AimsTwo guidelines for haemodialysis in lithium poisoning, one from the Extracorporeal TReatments in Poisoning (EXTRIP) workgroup and a single centre retrospective one (Paris) differ. We compared outcomes in lithium poisoning based on these criteria with a primary outcome of worsening neurological symptoms in patients for whom EXTRIP and Paris criteria were discordant.MethodsPoison centre data were queried for lithium poisoned patients for whom haemodialysis was either recommended or performed. Patients were categorized according to EXTRIP and Paris criteria and excluded if the peak lithium concentration was <1.2 mmol/L or if neurological follow‐up was unavailable. Comparative analyses were only performed when both criteria could be assessed.ResultsIn total, 219 patients were analysed. Paris criteria were met in 70 and EXTRIP criteria in 178. Forty two patients were excluded because Paris criteria could not be evaluated. When Paris and EXTRIP both supported haemodialysis, 50/57 (88%) of patients who received haemodialysis improved, as did all 3 who did not receive haemodialysis. When Paris and EXTRIP did not support haemodialysis, all nondialysed patients did well. Among the 86 patients for whom EXTRIP supported haemodialysis but Paris did not, 4/19 (21%) patients not dialysed deteriorated (P = .02; odds ratio = 8.7, 95% confidence interval = 1.5–51.8), 1 of whom died. All 8 patients for whom Paris criteria supported haemodialysis but EXTRIP did not were dialysed and improved.ConclusionsWhen the EXTRIP and Paris criteria are discordant, EXTRIP criteria outperforms the Paris criteria at identifying potentially ill patients who might benefit from haemodialysis.
Bioinformatic analyses hinted at augmented T helper 17 cell differentiation and cytokine response as the central mechanism of COVID‐19–associated Guillain‐Barré syndrome
Authors: Li Zheng , Huang Ziheng , Li Xingye , Huang Cheng , Shen Jianxiong , Li Shugang , Zhang Lin , Wong Sunny H. , Chan Matthew T. V. , Wu William Ka Kei 
Published: March 2021

AbstractObjectivesGuillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) results from autoimmune attack on the peripheral nerves, causing sensory, motor and autonomic abnormalities. Emerging evidence suggests that there might be an association between COVID‐19 and GBS. Nevertheless, the underlying pathophysiological mechanism remains unclear.Materials and MethodsWe performed bioinformatic analyses to delineate the potential genetic crosstalk between COVID‐19 and GBS.ResultsCOVID‐19 and GBS were associated with a similar subset of immune/inflammation regulatory genes, including TNF, CSF2, IL2RA, IL1B, IL4, IL6 and IL10. Protein‐protein interaction network analysis revealed that the combined gene set showed an increased connectivity as compared to COVID‐19 or GBS alone, particularly the potentiated interactions with CD86, IL23A, IL27, ISG20, PTGS2, HLA‐DRB1, HLA‐DQB1 and ITGAM, and these genes are related to Th17 cell differentiation. Transcriptome analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with COVID‐19 and GBS further demonstrated the activation of interleukin‐17 signalling in both conditions.ConclusionsAugmented Th17 cell differentiation and cytokine response was identified in both COVID‐19 and GBS. PBMC transcriptome analysis also suggested the pivotal involvement of Th17 signalling pathway. In conclusion, our data suggested aberrant Th17 cell differentiation as a possible mechanism by which COVID‐19 can increase the risk of GBS.
Risikofaktoren für Basalzellkarzinome in jungem Alter und Trend zur Prädominanz bei Frauen
Authors: Matas‐Nadal Clara , Sagristà Marc , Gómez‐Arbonés Xavier , Sobrino Bermejo Carmen , Fernández‐Armenteros Josep Manel , Àngel Baldó Joan , Casanova Seuma Josep Manel , Aguayo Ortiz Rafael 
Published: March 2021

ZusammenfassungHintergrundEs gibt Berichte über einen dramatischen Anstieg der Inzidenz von Basalzellkarzinomen (BZK) bei jungen Frauen.ZieleWir untersuchten potenzielle Risikofaktoren (RF) für sporadische BZK bei jungen Patienten sowie die gegenwärtige Verteilung dieser RF in der Allgemeinbevölkerung Kataloniens. Dabei verglichen wir Männer und Frauen.Patienten und MethodikEs wurde eine Fall‐Kontroll‐Studie mit 69 Patienten ≤ 45 Jahren mit BZK‐Diagnose und 69 gesunden Kontrollen durchgeführt. Anschließend füllten 1078 Teilnehmer aus der Allgemeinbevölkerung einen RF‐Fragebogen aus.ErgebnisseWiederholte Sonnenbrände waren bei BZK mit frühem Beginn an bedeckter Haut häufiger als an sonnenexponierten Hautbereichen (p = 0,029). In der Allgemeinbevölkerung gaben 39,1 % der Teilnehmer an, Solarien zu nutzen (50,1 % der Frauen, 10,9 % der Männer). Die Solariumnutzung war der einzige relevante RF, der bei Frauen häufiger auftrat als bei Männern und dementsprechend den Trend zu einer weiblichen Prädominanz bei BZK mehr als andere RF begünstigt. Zudem ermittelten wir bei jungen Teilnehmern einen signifikanten Trend hin zu verringerter Solariumnutzung (p < 0,001). Der Prozentsatz wiederholter Sonnenbrände war jedoch unverändert. Wiederholter Sonnenbrand war der wichtigste RF für BZK mit frühem Beginn, der mittels Präventionskampagnen gezielt angegangen werden kann.SchlussfolgerungenWir sollten uns der wichtigsten RF für BZK mit frühem Beginn sowie ihrer Verteilung in der Allgemeinbevölkerung bewusst sein, um sie in Präventionskampagnen anzugehen.
Viewing Texas Germans through the lens of transnationalism: A new form of transmigrant?
Authors: Warmuth Matthias 
Published: March 2021

AbstractThis paper discusses whether Texas Germans can be viewed through the lens of transnationalism. As a group, Texas Germans exhibit a rich linguistic and cultural heritage, both of which have significantly contributed to the formation of a strong sense of “Texas‐Germanness.” My goal is to investigate this particular instance of “Germanness beyond Germany” (Maxwell and Davis,German Studies Review, 39, 1–15, 2016) and to determine if Texas Germans represent a previously unidentified form oflinguistictransmigrant. The study utilizes a mixed‐methods approach, consulting both quantitative (surveys) and qualitative data (open‐ended interviews; semi‐structured phone interviews). The results indicate the presence of various transnational elements and confirm that both linguistic and cultural heritage are defining elements in the construction and maintenance of Texas German identity. Language, moreover, appears as an important connector and mediator between these concepts.
Inhibition of miR‐188‐5p alleviates hepatic fibrosis by significantly reducing the activation and proliferation of HSCs through PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway
Authors: Riaz Farooq , Chen Qian , Lu Kaikai , Osoro Ezra Kombo , Wu Litao , Feng Lina , Zhao Rong , Yang Luyun , Zhou Yimeng , He Yingli , Zhu Li , Du Xiaojuan , Sadiq Muhammad , Yang Xudong , Li Dongmin 
Published: March 2021

AbstractPersistent hepatic damage and chronic inflammation in liver activate the quiescent hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and cause hepatic fibrosis (HF). Several microRNAs regulate the activation and proliferation of HSCs, thereby playing a critical role in HF progression. Previous studies have reported that miR‐188‐5p is dysregulated during the process of HF. However, the role of miR‐188‐5p in HF remains unclear. This study investigated the potential role of miR‐188‐5p in HSCs and HF. Firstly, we validated the miR‐188‐5p expression in primary cells isolated from liver of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)‐induced mice, TGF‐β1‐induced LX‐2 cells, livers from 6‐month high‐fat diet (HFD)‐induced rat and 4‐month HFD‐induced mice NASH models, and human non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. Furthermore, we used miR‐188‐5p inhibitors to investigate the therapeutic effects of miR‐188‐5p inhibition in the HFD + CCl4 induced in vivo model and the potential role of miR‐188‐5p in the activation and proliferation of HSCs. This present study reported that miR‐188‐5p expression is significantly increased in the human NAFLD, HSCs isolated from liver of CCl4 induced mice, and in vitro and in vivo models of HF. Mimicking the miR‐188‐5p resulted in the up‐regulation of HSC activation and proliferation by directly targeting the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN). Moreover, inhibition of miR‐188‐5p reduced the activation and proliferation markers of HSCs through PTEN/AKT pathway. Additionally, in vivo inhibition of miR‐188‐5p suppressed the HF parameters, pro‐fibrotic and pro‐inflammatory genes, and fibrosis. Collectively, our results uncover the pro‐fibrotic role of miR‐188‐5p. Furthermore, we demonstrated that miR‐188‐5p inhibition decreases the severity of HF by reducing the activation and proliferation of HSCs through PTEN/AKT pathway.
Danish as a Window Onto Language Processing and Learning
Authors: Trecca Fabio , Tylén Kristian , Højen Anders , Christiansen Morten H. 
Published: March 2021

AbstractIt is often assumed that all languages are fundamentally the same. This assumption has been challenged by research in linguistic typology and language evolution, but questions of language learning and use have largely been left aside. Here we review recent work on Danish that provides new insights into these questions. Unlike closely related languages, Danish has an unusually reduced phonetic structure, which seemingly delays Danish‐learning children in several aspects of their language acquisition. Adult language use appears to be affected as well, resulting, among other things, in an increased dependence on top‐down information in comprehension. In this conceptual review, we build the argument that a causal relationship may exist between the sound structure of Danish and the peculiarities of its acquisition and use. We argue that a theory of language learning that accommodates the existing evidence from Danish must explicitly account for the interaction between learner‐related factors and language‐specific constraints.
Pragmatism Regained
Authors: Margolis Joseph 
Published: March 2021

This article views the confrontation between pragmatism and Kant’s Critical undertaking as very possibly the single most consequential agon of contemporary philosophy, given the utter irreconcilability of their respective ways of addressing the concerns of First Philosophy, with regard to the enabling conditions of cognitive realism. Pragmatism favors an informal, fluxive, “instrumentalist” form of empiricism, impossible to complete, opposed to any and all the ontic and epistemic fixities of Kant’s Rationalism. Reason (Vernunft) cannot be more than a fiction. Kant has no supporting criterion of realism. The article proposes an empirical criterion of the distinctive (given) “duality” of sensory “appearings” and “appeareds” (that is, objects) as yielding a plausible “cognitive faculty” (involving “reasoning”—inference, for instance—but not Vernunft) that, in accord with the drift of evolutionism and Aristotle, readily extends to languageless animals as well as humans. It serves as the linchpin of the paper.
Preoperative prognostic nutritional index predicts prognosis of patients with oral cavity cancer
Authors: Fang Ku‐Hao , Chang Sheng‐Wei , Lee Yi‐Chan , Huang Ethan I. , Lai Chia‐Hsuan , Chang Geng‐He , Tsai Ming‐Shao , Hsu Cheng‐Ming , Tsai Yao‐Te 
Published: March 2021

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate whether prognostic nutritional index (PNI) predicts patient survival outcomes in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).Materials and methodsThe data of a total of 360 patients subjected to primary surgery for OSCC were retrospectively analysed. Patients were categorised into high‐PNI (≥51.75) and low‐PNI (<51.75) groups based on the PNI cut‐off value attained from receiver operating characteristic analyses (p < .001), and the intergroup differences in clinicopathological features were determined. The Kaplan–Meier method and Cox proportional hazard model were employed to determine the survival prediction ability of the PNI, and a nomogram based on the PNI was established for individualised survival prediction.ResultsA low PNI was noted to exhibit a significant association with shorter overall survival (OS) and disease‐free survival (DFS) (both p < .001). Multivariate Cox analyses showed that a lower PNI independently indicated shorter OS and DFS (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.187; p = .001 and HR = 1.459; p = .023, respectively). The concordance index and calibration plots of the PNI‐based nomogram revealed the high discriminative ability for OS.ConclusionsPreoperative PNI is a valuable biomarker for predicting OSCC prognosis, and the proposed PNI‐based nomogram can provide individualised prognostic prediction.