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Divergent Potentialism: A Modal Analysis With an Application to Choice Sequences
Authors: Brauer Ethan , Linnebo Øystein , Shapiro Stewart 
Published: November 2021

AbstractModal logic has been used to analyze potential infinity and potentialism more generally. However, the standard analysis breaks down in cases of divergent possibilities, where there are two or more possibilities that can be individually realized but which are jointly incompatible. This paper has three aims. First, using the intuitionistic theory of choice sequences, we motivate the need for a modal analysis of divergent potentialism and explain the challenges this involves. Then, using Beth–Kripke semantics for intuitionistic logic, we overcome those challenges. Finally, we apply our modal analysis of divergent potentialism to make choice sequences comprehensible in classical terms.
The mycorrhizal-induced growth promotion and insect resistance reduction in Populus alba × P. berolinensis seedlings: a multi-omics study
Authors: Jiang Dun , Lin Ruoxuan , Tan Mingtao , Yan Junxin , Yan Shanchun 
Published: November 2021

Abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are an alternative to chemical insecticides or fertilizers, and there is an urgent need to extend the application of AM fungi to woody plants. This study aims to investigate the growth and resistance against the gypsy moth larvae (Lymantria dispar) in Glomus intraradices-colonized Populus alba × P. berolinensis seedlings, and to unravel the transcriptome and metabolome phenotypes recruited by AM fungus colonization that affect plant growth and insect resistance. Our results showed a positive mycorrhizal growth response, i.e., growth and biomass of mycorrhizal seedlings were enhanced. However, AM fungus inoculation reduced the resistance of poplar to gypsy moth larvae, as evidenced by the decreased carbon/nitrogen ratio in leaves, as well as the increased larval growth and shortened larval developmental duration. Transcriptome analysis revealed that in both auxin and gibberellin signaling transductions, all nodes were responsive to AM symbiosis and most differentially expressed genes belonging to effectors were up-regulated in mycorrhizal seedlings. Furthermore, the two key enzymes (4-coumarate-CoA ligase and trans-cinnamate 4-monooxygenase) involved in the synthesis of p-Coumaroyl-CoA, an initial metabolite in flavonoid biosynthesis and the first rate-limiting enzyme (chalcone synthase) in flavonoid biosynthesis, were down-regulated at the transcriptional level. Consistent with the transcriptome results, metabolome analysis found that the amounts of all differentially accumulated flavonoid compounds (e.g., catechin and quercetin) identified in mycorrhizal seedlings were decreased. Taken together, these findings highlight the diverse outcomes of AM fungi–host plant–insect interaction and reveal the regulatory network of the positive mycorrhizal growth response and mycorrhizal-induced reduction of insect resistance in poplar.
Auricular transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation acutely modulates brain connectivity in mice
Authors: Brambilla-Pisoni Cecilia , Muñoz-Moreno Emma , Gallego-Amaro Ianire , Maldonado Rafael , Ivorra Antoni , Soria Guadalupe , Ozaita Andrés 
Published: November 2021

AbstractBackgroundBrain electrical stimulation techniques take advantage of the intrinsic plasticity of the nervous system, opening a wide range of therapeutic applications. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an approved adjuvant for drug-resistant epilepsy and depression. Its non-invasive form, auricular transcutaneous VNS (atVNS), is under investigation for applications, including cognitive improvement.ObjectiveWe aimed to study the effects of atVNS on brain connectivity, under conditions that improved memory persistence in CD-1 male mice.MethodsAcute atVNS in thecymba conchaeof the left ear was performed using a standard stimulation protocol under light isoflurane anesthesia, immediately or 3 h after the training/familiarization phase of the novel object-recognition memory test (NORT). Another cohort of mice was used for bilateral c-Fos analysis after atVNS administration. Spearman correlation of c-Fos density between each pair of the thirty brain regions analyzed allowed obtaining the network of significant functional connections in stimulated and non-stimulated control brains.ResultsNORT performance was enhanced when atVNS was delivered just after, but not 3 h after, the familiarization phase of the task. No alterations in c-Fos density were associated to electrostimulation, but a significant effect of atVNS was observed on c-Fos-based functional connectivity. atVNS induced a clear reorganization of the network, increasing the inter-hemisphere connections and the connectivity of locus coeruleus.ConclusionOur results provide new insights in the effects of atVNS on memory performance and brain connectivity extending our knowledge of the biological mechanisms of bioelectronics in medicine.HighlightsatVNS, delivered immediately after NORT training phase, improves memory persistenceatVNS did not promote significant changes in brain c-Fos densityatVNS induced a significant reorganization of c-Fos-based functional brain networkatVNS produced an enhancement in correlated activity between hemispheresatVNS did not engage the prefrontal-retrosplenial axis, characteristic of the DMN
The impact of organizational culture on supply chain integration in the hotel sector
Authors: Gebril Taha Mahmoud , Espino-Rodríguez Tomás F. , Gil-Padilla Antonia M. 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
Supply chain integration (SCI) has become a key strategy for hotels in facing their environment. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of the organizational culture on the three dimensions of SCI. The competing value framework divides the organizational culture into four types, namely, hierarchical, group, rational and developmental cultures.

Design/methodology/approach
A structural equations model was developed to test the hypotheses proposed. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire with a seven-point Likert-type rating scale that was distributed to managers and assistant managers of 114 four- or five-star hotels located in two Egyptian cities, Hurgada and Sharm El Sheikh.

Findings
The results of the structured model confirm the direct link between the organizational culture and SCI. The findings suggest that rational culture is the most appropriate for SCI because it is fully associated with SCI. In contrast, hierarchical culture and developmental culture are significantly related to internal and customer integration. Group culture only has a positive influence on internal integration.

Originality/value
This study is the first to analyze the impact of organizational culture on SCI in the hospitality sector. The results contribute to the literature by providing managers with practical knowledge about the significant influence of organizational culture on SCI.
Sustainability practices at higher education institutions in Asia
Authors: Leal Filho Walter , Dinis Maria Alzira Pimenta , Sivapalan Subarna , Begum Halima , Ng Theam Foo , Al-Amin Abul Quasem , Alam Gazi Mahabubul , Sharifi Ayyoob , Salvia Amanda Lange , Kalsoom Qudsia , Saroar Mustafa , Neiva Samara 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
It is still unclear how Asian universities incorporate the theory or practice of sustainable development (SD) in their research and education programmes. To address this gap, the purpose of this paper is to report on a study that has examined how universities in Asian countries handle and address matters related to SD.

Design/methodology/approach
The study used a bibliometric analysis and an online survey-method. The online survey data were analysed through descriptive analysis and one-sample student’s t-test.

Findings
The study indicates that there is considerable variation among the Asian countries regarding sustainability practices in higher education institutions (HEIs). The HEIs in far eastern countries, such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are perceived to demonstrate more sustainability practices.

Research limitations/implications
Even though a substantial number of participants participated in the survey, it did not cover all Asian countries. The online survey was carried out over a limited period of time, and not all HEIs in the field may have received information about the study.

Practical implications
Asia is the largest continent facing a number of sustainability challenges. In this context, the contribution of HEIs is very important. The findings of the current study may serve as a baseline for Asian HEIs to take more initiatives towards SD goals, as HEIs are responsible for the education and training of hundreds of thousands of students who will be occupying key positions in industry, government or education in the coming years.

Originality/value
The study contributes to the existing literature in two distinct ways. First, it was possible to develop a comprehensive instrument to measure sustainability practices in HEIs. Second, this study has filled the gap of the scarcity of studies regarding sustainability practices in HEIs in Asia.
Service quality and self-determination theory towards continuance usage intention of mobile banking
Authors: Inan Dedi I. , Hidayanto Achmad Nizar , Juita Ratna , Soemawilaga Faiz Fadhillah , Melinda Fivi , Puspacinantya Puspacinantya , Amalia Yasmin 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
This research set out to investigate the quality service and self-determination theory (SDT) that contributes to the continuance usage of m-banking.

Design/methodology/approach
A valid of 310 respondents who experienced and intensified using the m-banking is collected. The proposed research model is empirically tested using structural equation modelling.

Findings
The result informs that the service quality can not only be significantly mediated by the SDT, but it also has a direct effect to the satisfaction. It also informs that the satisfaction and the perceived usefulness indeed have a significant effect to the continuance usage intention of the m-banking. In addition, it also demonstrates that the perceived competence and perceived relatedness of the SDT significantly influence satisfaction and perceived usefulness towards the continuance usage intention of the m-banking.

Practical implications
Practically, the results inform the bank management the factors to be taken into account to increase the motivation of the existing customers for them to continue using the m-banking.

Originality/value
Theoretically, these results contribute to the existing literatures of the m-banking by introducing the SDT that determines the continuance usage intention of it.
Vocabulary usage among Asian EFL learners during speech: a corpus-based quantitative analysis of the effects of L1 type, L2 proficiency and task type
Authors: Ishikawa Shin'ichiro 
Published: November 2021

PurposeUsing a newly compiled corpus module consisting of utterances from Asian learners during L2 English interviews, this study examined how Asian EFL learners' L1s (Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and Thai), their L2 proficiency levels (A2, B1 low, B1 upper and B2+) and speech task types (picture descriptions, roleplays and QA-based conversations) affected four aspects of vocabulary usage (number of tokens, standardized type/token ratio, mean word length and mean sentence length).Design/methodology/approachFour aspects concern speech fluency, lexical richness, lexical complexity and structural complexity, respectively.FindingsSubsequent corpus-based quantitative data analyses revealed that (1) learner/native speaker differences existed during the conversation and roleplay tasks in terms of the number of tokens, type/token ratio and sentence length; (2) an L1 group effect existed in all three task types in terms of the number of tokens and sentence length; (3) an L2 proficiency effect existed in all three task types in terms of the number of tokens, type-token ratio and sentence length; and (4) the usage of high-frequency vocabulary was influenced more strongly by the task type and it was classified into four types: Type A vocabulary for grammar control, Type B vocabulary for speech maintenance, Type C vocabulary for negotiation and persuasion and Type D vocabulary for novice learners.Originality/valueThese findings provide clues for better understanding L2 English vocabulary usage among Asian learners during speech.
How and when does relational governance impact lead-time performance of developing-country suppliers in global value chains?
Authors: Islam Mohammad Tarikul , Chadee Doren , Polonsky Michael Jay 
Published: November 2021

PurposeThis study aims to integrate social capital theory and the knowledge-based view of firms to develop and test a theoretical framework of the mechanisms that explain the influence of relational governance (RG) on lead-time performance (LTP) of developing-country suppliers in global value chains (GVCs). The authors distinguish between the relational and structural dimensions of RG to explain how they interact to create knowledge and leaning opportunities that transform into performance outcomes.Design/methodology/approachHypotheses were tested using data collected from a sample of 321 Bangladeshi suppliers embedded in apparel GVCs by using structural equation modeling.FindingsRG creates knowledge and learning opportunities that transform into LTP. Relationship quality (RQ) is found to contribute positively to knowledge learned (KL) contingent on relationship structure. KL is found to fully mediate the influence of buyer-supplier RQ on LTP of suppliers.Research limitations/implicationsThe dyadic nature of buyer-supplier interactions calls for multisource approaches in measuring buyer-supplier RQ. The authors also recommend future research to test the model in other industries for greater generalizability.Practical implicationsDeveloping-country suppliers in low-technology labor-intensive GVCs can improve their LTP by strengthening their capabilities for internalizing external knowledge and developing and maintaining high quality relationships with wide networks of buyers.Originality/valueThe conceptualization of RG that explicitly distinguishes between the relational and structural dimensions is novel and should inspire future theoretical and empirical research on GVC governance and performance.
Adverse events of alpelisib: A postmarketing study of the World Health Organization pharmacovigilance database
Authors: Chen Xiao , Wei Lianhui , Chi Lijie , Guo Xiaojing , Chen Chenxin , Guo Zhijian , Liang Jizhou , Zheng Yi , He Jia , Ye Xiaofei 
Published: November 2021

AimsTo explore and describe the adverse reaction signals in the safety reporting for alpelisib.MethodsWe performed a disproportionality analysis of the World Health Organization's VigiBase pharmacovigilance database from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2021. Disproportionality analysis by information components (ICs) were used to evaluate the potential association between adverse events (AEs) and alpelisib.ResultsA total of 33 327 reports were extracted, 5695 of them were chosen with alpelisib as the suspected drug. After combining the same ID, 687 cases remained. The 45–64‐years group had the most cases (n = 203, 29.55%). There were 129 Preferred Terms with significant signals. Hyperglycaemia (IC025 = 6.74), breast cancer metastatic (IC025 = 5.85) and metastases to liver (IC025 = 4.70) were the AEs with the strongest signal. AEs with the most cases were hyperglycaemia (n = 595), rash (n = 535) and diarrhoea (n = 475).ConclusionWe established a comprehensive list of AEs potentially associated with alpelisib. AEs with the most significant signals were hyperglycaemia, breast cancer metastatic, metastases to liver. The AEs with the most cases were hyperglycaemia, rash, diarrhoea, blood glucose increase and nausea.
Vascular risk factors as predictors of epilepsy in older age: The Framingham Heart Study
Authors: Stefanidou Maria , Himali Jayandra J. , Devinsky Orrin , Romero Jose R. , Ikram Mohammad Arfan , Beiser Alexa S. , Seshadri Sudha , Friedman Daniel 
Published: November 2021

AbstractObjectiveStroke is the most common cause of epilepsy in older age. Subclinical cerebrovascular disease is believed to underlie some of the 30%–50% of late‐onset epilepsy without a known cause (Li et al. Epilepsia. 1997;38:1216; Cleary et al. Lancet. 2004;363:1184). We studied the role of modifiable vascular risk factors in predicting subsequent epilepsy among participants ages 45 or older in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), a longitudinal, community‐based study.MethodsParticipants of the Offspring Cohort who attended FHS exam 5 (1991–1995) were included who were at least 45‐years‐old at that time, had available vascular risk factor data, and epilepsy follow‐up (n = 2986, mean age 58, 48% male). Adjudication of epilepsy cases included review of medical charts to exclude seizure mimics and acute symptomatic seizures. The vascular risk factors studied included hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, and hyperlipidemia. The role of the Framingham Stroke Risk Profile score was also investigated. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used for the analyses.ResultsFifty‐five incident epilepsy cases were identified during a mean of 19 years of follow‐up. Hypertension was associated with a near 2‐fold risk (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.93, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.10–3.37, p = .022) of developing epilepsy, even after adjustment for prevalent and interim stroke. In secondary analysis, excluding patients with normal blood pressure who were receiving anti‐HTN (anti‐hypertensive) treatment (n = 2613, 50 incident epilepsy cases) the association was (HR: 2.44, 95% CI: 1.36–4.35, p = .003).SignificanceOur results offer further evidence that hypertension, a potentially modifiable and highly prevalent vascular risk factor in the general population, increases 2‐ to 2.5‐fold the risk of developing late‐onset epilepsy.
An extensive intraoral blue nevus in an elder patient
Authors: Cunha John Lennon Silva , Tomo Saygo , Marinho Neto Edmundo , Silva João Vitor Rocha , Sá Melka Coelho , de Carvalho Melo Allan Ulisses , de Albuquerque‐Júnior Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti 
Published: November 2021

AbstractObjectiveTo report a rare case of intraoral extensive blue nevus in an elder patient.BackgroundOral blue nevi is a well‐recognised skin melanocytic neoplasm that rarely occurs in the oral cavity and may mimic melanoma in the early stages.MethodsAn incisional biopsy was performed, and the diagnosis was blue nevus.ConclusionBoth the clinician and pathologist must be aware of such a presentation to diagnose and treat appropriately.
Can impact assessments tame legislative drift? Event history analysis of modifications of laws across Europe
Authors: Brenner Dominik , Fazekas Mihály 
Published: November 2021

AbstractLaws should endure and change only if assumed benefits don't materialize over time. Yet frequent modifications of laws shortly after their enactment distort this compromise between stability and change. While, Impact Assessments (IAs) are designed to improve the quality of legislation, we know little about IAs' impact on legal stability post‐enactment. We fill this gap by analysing whether the ex‐ante application of IAs influences the incidence and frequency of legal modifications. The analysis is based on a complete dataset of more than 2500 laws in France, Hungary, Italy, and the UK between 2006 and 2012. We apply a comparative event history analysis to account for both first and subsequent modifications. We find across‐the‐board that IAs are associated with legal stability. IAs are predicted to have the largest effect when political power changes both in terms of seat shares and party ideology, suggesting that IAs can, to some degree, tame legislative drift.
Health for all?: Histories of international and global health
Authors: Brazelton Mary Augusta 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThis essay presents a survey of recent work in the history of international and global health from the mid‐nineteenth to the early twenty‐first centuries. It considers longstanding narratives alongside recent studies that have deployed approaches consonant with scholarship in the emerging global history of science and medicine. The cumulative impact of this work is to show how the history of international health has long been embedded in colonial landscapes of power, even as it also fostered revolutionary nationalism and grew from anti‐colonial socialist internationalism; and how the absence, as well as presence, of intervention has shaped understandings of global health in recent decades.
Production of hydroxyapatite‐based adsorbent for the removal of cobalt ions from the aqueous solution
Authors: Vahdat Armin , Ghasemi Behrooz , Yousefpour Mardali 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThe aim of the current study was to recover and separate cobalt ions from multielement solution, using hydroxyapatite (HAp) and magnetic nanocomposite of HAp/Fe3O4 as adsorbents. Cobalt ion adsorption process was conducted batchwise within the temperature 25˗55°C, exposure duration 5˗120 min by applying a dose of 0.25–5 g/L as the adsorbent at pH 2 to 9. Adsorbent characterization was performed using advanced spectroscopic techniques such as Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscopy, and Energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy. The maximum ionic adsorption efficiency using HAp was 90.48% against 94.72% in the case of the magnetic nanocomposite of HAp, under optimal conditions. Various isotherm models were used to evaluate the adsorption capacity and equilibrium coefficients for adsorption of the cobalt ions by the prepared adsorbents. The isotherm models data showed that the adsorption process is desirable by the adsorbents and by adding nanoparticles of Fe3O4 the adsorption capacity improves.
Property modifications of low‐grade clay through physical treatments and its incidence in the pozzolanic activity
Authors: Vásquez‐Torres Oscar O. , Cabrera‐Poloche Francisco D. 
Published: November 2021

AbstractIn the cement industry, it is usual to use calcined clays due to structural changes caused by thermal activations; however, there are other activation methods, such as mechanical activation by grinding. This method is not so common and has been relegated to the second level. Thus, in this work, the physical and mechanical changes in the structure of clays, induced by comminution processes, of standard clays and a low‐grade kaolinitic multicomponent clay, derived from weathering of metamorphic rock, were evaluated. These changes were measured using X‐ray fluorescence, X‐ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, specific surface area (SSA) by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method, and lime fixing as a measure of pozzolanic activity. It was found that the milling process modified the structure of the clays and the pozzolanic activity, since the main reflection (001) disappeared, the dehydroxylation temperature decreased to a maximum differential of 150°C with 120 s of milling time, especially in T:O:T clays, and the SSA increased along with the lime fixing to a maximum of 119 m2/g and 46%, respectively. In this way, the milling process is effective for the mechanical activation of the clay, especially in multicomponent clay, making it interesting for use as supplementary cementitious material.