bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The impact of the intrapersonal, interpersonal and ecological factors on pre-service second language teachers' identity construction
Authors: El Masry Taghreed , Alzaanin Eman I. 
Published: July 2021

PurposeThis article reports on the intrapersonal, interpersonal and ecological factors that shaped the professional identity (PI) construction of five ESL Malaysian pre-service teachers (PSTs) during microteaching classes and teaching practicum.Design/methodology/approachThe study is qualitative in nature aiming to give voice to ESL PSTs and allow them share their personal experience while constructing their professional identity. The semi-interview data were supported by observation data to validate what PSTs report in their interview. The researchers chose junctural points in the PI construction journey to follow the developmental line of PI growth and to live the experience with the participant. The project was a co-construction of knowledge and enabled a more comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon.FindingsThis inquiry revealed that PI is dynamic and changing constantly as one reinterprets and reevaluates self and interact and react to the various intrapersonal, interpersonal and ecological factors in their context. At the intrapersonal level, lack of practical experience and intrinsic motivation and sense of low self-efficacy created a perception of low PI in the beginning of the simulated practice. The findings also show that supportive interpersonal relationships developed within a facilitating context such as the simulated teaching class smoothed the emergence of high PI. However, when the interpersonal relationships and ecological context in the practicum settings were challenging, they hindered PI development and led to a PI crisis.Practical implicationsThe article offers recommendations to enhance the pivotal role of teaching practice during PSTs' journey of becoming.Originality/valueThis study was conducted in one of the understudied contexts in regards of PI construction. It captured a holistic view of the PI construction. It showed that the interplay of interpersonal and intrapersonal factors, in addition to ecological factors, is not isolated from each other. On the contrary, they were like a cycle circumscribing the PSTs and impact their PI construction. Hence, the authors believe that the study contributed with a comprehensive understanding of pre-service PI construction.
Is this mine? Psychological ownership and the social media follower
Authors: Tan Caroline S.L. 
Published: July 2021

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine psychological ownership (PO) experienced by followers of social media influencers toward both influencer and the product.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews that were conducted with 30 respondents and analyzed using thematic analysis.

Findings
The study demonstrated that the PO experienced by the follower changes under different conditions resulting from perceived value, social currency and follower activity. Social currency plays a vital role in determining the target of PO, often affecting the narrative by the follower.

Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first paper to examine the transference of PO between product and influencer as experienced by the follower. It provides an understanding on PO that is experienced in different levels of intensity and changes depending on the motive of the follower; hence, transference of PO occurs and it is not a static.
Efficacy of hydroxychloroquine for treating annular erythema associated with Sjögren’s syndrome
Authors: Arakawa Hiroki , Tanese Keiji , Tanaka Ryo , Murakami Kaori , Sujino Kazuyo , Miyamoto Julia , Amagai Masayuki , Tanikawa Akiko 
Published: July 2021

AbstractAnnular erythema is one of the cutaneous manifestations of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS). Topical corticosteroids and tacrolimus, and oral corticosteroids, have been used as treatments for this condition. However, the safety and efficacy of these treatments remains unsatisfactory, and further development of therapies are desired. In this study, we performed a retrospective analysis of 16 annular erythema associated with SS (AESS) patients treated with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). Disease activity was assessed using a modified version of the Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index (CLASI), which we termed the modified CLASI (m‐CLASI). HCQ treatment improved AESS lesions in all 16 patients. The mean m‐CLASI score was reduced by 85.6% at the 12‐week follow‐up relative to baseline (p < 0.01). Notably, 60% (6/10 cases) of patients with AESS lesions limited to the facial area achieved complete remission within 4 weeks. In the analysis of six patients who had taken oral prednisolone before starting HCQ, all were able to reduce the dose within 52 weeks without relapse. Particularly, 75% (3/4 cases) of patients with prednisolone dose of more than 5 mg/day could reduce their dose to less than 5 mg/day in combination with HCQ. For the safety concerns, two patients experienced grade 1 diarrhea during the 52‐week observation period. However, neither serious adverse events nor adverse events requiring discontinuation of treatment occurred. The results of the present study suggest that HCQ may not only be highly effective as a single agent, but may also be useful as a steroid‐sparing agent in refractory case requiring long‐term steroid administration, making it a good treatment option for AESS.
‘And I Hereby Declare the Runner‐Up to be the Winner’: The Extraordinary 2021 DUP Leadership Election
Authors: Tonge Jonathan 
Published: July 2021

AbstractThe first‐ever election for the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in May 2021 proved eventful in terms of both its instigation and outcome. Founded in 1971, the DUP's three previous leaders had either been self‐appointed (Ian Paisley, the party's founder) or nominated without a rival opponent (Peter Robinson and Arlene Foster). Foster's unseating in an internal coup triggered a contest between Northern Ireland Executive minister Edwin Poots and Westminster MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. The outcome was determined by one of the smallest selectorates of any party in the UK or Ireland, twenty‐eight DUP members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLAs) and the party's eight Westminster MPs. They voted narrowly to elect Edwin Poots as their new party leader. Yet, Poots lasted merely twenty‐one days in the job, replaced by Donaldson, who was unopposed when the leadership vacancy re‐arose. This article analyses an extraordinary saga.
The COVID‐19 pandemic and cause of death
Authors: Armstrong David 
Published: July 2021

AbstractThis article explores the emergence and development of Death Certificates as a means of establishing the cause of death for individuals and populations. The difficulty in choosing which disease caused death when several are described on the Certificate explains why the number of COVID‐19‐related deaths has been difficult to determine. This problem also draws attention to the dominant biomedical explanation for the cause of death that both promote and circumscribe what can be recognised as a valid cause.
Rehydration and restoration of fingerprint ridge detail in mummified post‐mortem tissue: Literature review and investigation of a simplified formulation
Authors: Marais Adriaan A. S. , van den Dool Adri H. 
Published: July 2021

AbstractMummified tissue presents challenges for fingerprinting due to rigidity, shrinkage, and other features obscuring epidermal ridge detail. A new cost‐effective in‐house solution was developed to obtain good quality fingerprints from mummified remains. The simplified procedure uses a sodium carbonate:sodium acetate mixture easily prepared using commonly available chemical products. An overview of the methods and solutions utilized to date for rehydration and restoration illustrates the main benefits of the developed formulation: the solution provided better tissue pliability and turgor than the sodium carbonate:ethanol formulation of Rüffer previously employed; the prepared solution proved stable for weeks at room temperature and poses minimum hazard risk to users. It functions as a weak base (pH 9.3) and is sufficiently corrosive to allow tissue softening over a flexible timeframe of 1–5 days without causing any damage. The degree of effectiveness for rehydration of mummified tissue and restoration of ridge detail is attributed to three synergistic aspects: increased turgor as provided by a penetrating humectant and water; softening and pliability as a result of pH and any specific chemical interaction that affects calcium in collagen; ridge detail definition as a function of turgor and softening, with some secondary corrosive dependency related to the pH of a solution.
Every breath you take: assessing metabolic costs of toxin resistance in garter snakes (Thamnophis)
Authors: MONIZ Haley A. , RICHARD Molly A. , GIENGER C. M. , FELDMAN Chris R. 
Published: July 2021

AbstractTrait specialization often comes at the expense of original trait function, potentially causing evolutionary tradeoffs that may render specialist populations vulnerable to extinction. However, many specialized adaptations evolve repeatedly, suggesting selection favors specialization in specific environments. Some garter snake (Thamnophis) populations possess specialized mutations in voltage‐gated sodium channels that allow them to consume Pacific newts (Taricha) defended by a highly potent neurotoxin (tetrodotoxin). These mutations, however, also decrease protein and muscle function, suggesting garter snakes may suffer evolutionary tradeoffs. We measured a key physiological process, standard metabolic rate (SMR), to investigate whether specialized adaptations in toxin‐resistant garter snakes affect baseline energy expenditure. In snakes, skeletal muscles influence metabolism and power ventilation, so inefficiencies of sodium channels in these muscles might impact whole‐animal energy expenditure. Further, because sodium channels are membrane‐bound proteins, inefficiencies of channel kinetics and performance might be exacerbated at suboptimal temperatures. We measured SMR in 2 species, Thamnophis atratus and Thamnophis sirtalis, that independently evolved tetrodotoxin resistance through unique mutations, providing replicate experiments with distinct underlying genetics and potential physiological costs. Despite our expectations, neither resistance phenotype nor sodium channel genotype affected metabolism and resistant snakes did not perform worse under suboptimal body temperature. Instead, T. atratus and T. sirtalis show nearly identical rates of mass‐adjusted energy expenditure at both temperatures, despite differing eco‐morphologies, life histories, and distant phylogenetic positions. These findings suggest SMR may be a conserved feature of Thamnophis, and that any organismal tradeoffs may be compensated to retain whole‐animal function.
Vegetation cover and occurrence of salamanders in the western Mediterranean
Authors: ESCORIZA Daniel , HERNANDEZ Axel 
Published: July 2021

AbstractThe Mediterranean region possesses a rich diversity of salamanders, which also exhibit a high degree of ecological diversification. It is assumed that the presence of salamanders is dependent on the level of vegetation cover in terrestrial habitats, but the strength of this association is likely to vary among species. In this study, we investigated the patterns of habitat utilization for Mediterranean salamanders based on 589 records of 33 species. We tested the hypothesis that the association between salamander presence and vegetation density varies among genera or reproductive modes (i.e. terrestrial vs aquatic). The results show that vegetation cover has similar influences on terrestrial and aquatic groups but important differences are identified for lotic and lentic aquatic species. Our findings also indicate that the aquatic lotic, terrestrial, and small‐body species deviate significantly from that expected from the background range of variation.
Does the order of presentation of extrinsic and intrinsic quality attributes matter when eliciting willingness to pay?
Authors: Garrido Dolores , Gallardo R. Karina , Ross Carolyn F. , Montero Maria Laura , Tang Juming 
Published: July 2021

AbstractIn this study, we estimate consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for ready meals preserved using microwave assisted pasteurization systems (MAPS)—a novel pasteurization technology, compared to frozen, ready meals. We conducted a laboratory multi‐round experimental auction for two samples of ready meal jambalaya in which appearance and sensory evaluation along with extrinsic information was sequentially disclosed to panelists. Our results suggest that when participants tasted the meals and formed an opinion from the meal itself, the liking of appearance and sensory attributes were the most impactful factors for participants’ WTP regardless of other available extrinsic (name of the preservation technology and environmental impacts of each technology) attributes. The words “microwave” and “pasteurization” did not negatively impact the WTP. The order in which intrinsic and extrinsic attributes were evaluated and presented did not impact absolute WTP values, but the order did impact the weight of each attribute type on the WTP.Practical ApplicationThe sensory perceptions had a larger effect than the name of the preservation technology and environmental impacts on the willingness to pay (WTP) for ready meals. The order of presented information to panelists did not impact absolute values of WTP. The words “microwave” and “pasteurization” did not have a negative effect on WTP.
Production of xylitol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae using waste xylose mother liquor and corncob residues
Authors: He Yao , Li Hongxing , Chen Liyuan , Zheng Liyuan , Ye Chunhui , Hou Jin , Bao Xiaoming , Liu Weifeng , Shen Yu 
Published: July 2021

SummaryExorbitant outputs of waste xylose mother liquor (WXML) and corncob residue from commercial‐scale production of xylitol create environmental problems. To reduce the wastes, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain tolerant to WXML was conferred with abilities to express the genes of xylose reductase, a xylose‐specific transporter and enzymes of the pentose phosphate pathway. This strain showed a high capacity to produce xylitol from xylose in WXML with glucose as a co‐substrate. Additionally, a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process was designed to use corncob residues and cellulase instead of directly adding glucose as a co‐substrate. Xylitol titer and the productivity were, respectively, 91.0 g l‐1 and 1.26 ± 0.01 g l‐1 h‐1 using 20% WXML, 55 g DCW l‐1 delignified corncob residues and 11.8 FPU gcellulose‐1 cellulase at 35° during fermentation. This work demonstrates the promising strategy of SSF to exploit waste products to xylitol fermentation process.
Soil mesofauna drives litter decomposition under combined nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a Brazilian woodland savanna
Authors: Pompermaier Vinicius Tirelli , Campani Alex Rosa , Dourado Ellen , Coletta Luciana Della , Bustamante Mercedes Maria da Cunha , Nardoto Gabriela Bielefeld 
Published: July 2021

AbstractNutrient enrichment and the subsequent chemical changes in dystrophic savanna soils may alter plant richness and nutrient use efficiency, thereby affecting leaf litter chemistry and decomposition. However, the role of soil mesofauna in litter decomposition in savanna ecosystems under nutrient enrichment is not well understood. In soils from a long‐term fertilisation experiment, we evaluated the decay of leaf litter incubated in fine‐ and coarse‐mesh bags over a year to assess the role of soil mesofauna in litter decomposition in the central Brazilian savannas. Experimental plots were established in a woodland savanna and consisted of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), N plus P and lime additions and untreated control (three replicates of each). We evaluated the effect of fertilisation and liming on litter decomposition rates (total, mesofauna‐mediated and microbe‐mediated) and their relationship with the initial litter quality (N, C, lignin, cellulose and polyphenol content). Litter decomposition rates were significantly higher in coarse‐mesh bags in the N plus P treatment compared with the control, which was explained by mesofauna‐mediated decomposition but not by the initial litter quality. Litter mass losses in fine‐mesh bags were significantly higher in the initial months of the experiment in the N treatment and in the intermediate months in the N plus P treatment compared with the control. This result could be explained by the initial litter N content, although it has not reflected in significantly higher microbe‐mediated decomposition rates. The litter mass losses in coarse‐mesh bags in the N plus P treatment were significantly higher only in the final months, indicating that microorganisms and mesofauna differentially affect decomposition over time. Our findings suggest that combined N and P addition could alter soil organic matter dynamics in Brazilian savannas by increasing soil mesofauna‐mediated litter decomposition rates.
The Honey Gatherer
Authors: Wood John Colman 
Published: July 2021

SummaryThe story, of course, is about a honey gatherer. But it’s also about the uncertainties and ambiguities of fieldwork. I’ve often written about Gabra nomads, far to the north of where “The Honey Gatherer” takes place. Many years ago, before I went north, I lived and worked as a volunteer teacher near Bungoma, in western Kenya, where this story takes place. Those experiences turned me from my early career in journalism to anthropology. Throughout my life, I’ve befriended beekeepers and honey gatherers. The story is part of a larger project on identity and place.
Melatonin protects cochlear hair cells from nicotine‐induced injury through inhibiting apoptosis, inflammation, oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress
Authors: Zhou Xinjia , Gao Yuan , Hu Yue , Ma Xiulan 
Published: July 2021

AbstractHearing loss positively links with cigarette smoking. However, the involved mechanism and treatment strategies are largely unrevealed. This study aimed to investigate the damaging effect of nicotine on cochlear hair cells, reveal the underlying mechanism and evaluate the therapeutic effect of melatonin on nicotine‐induced injury. The results showed that nicotine induced cytotoxicity of House Ear Institute‐Organ of Corti 1 (HEI‐OC1) cochlear hair cells in a dose‐dependent manner (0, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 40 and 80 μM). Functional investigations showed that nicotine (10 μM) stimulation dramatically promoted apoptosis, inflammatory response, oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress in HEI‐OC1 cells. Moreover, melatonin treatment dose‐dependently alleviated the nicotine‐induced cytotoxicity in HEI‐OC1 cells (0, 10 25, 50 and 100 μM). Further investigation showed that melatonin (100 μM) effectively attenuated the nicotine‐induced apoptosis, inflammation, oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress in HEI‐OC1 cells. Collectively, we demonstrated that nicotine induced apoptosis, inflammation, oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress of cochlear hair cells in an in vitro cell model. Melatonin showed protective effect on these aspects, suggesting that melatonin may be a potential agent for treating smoking‐induced hearing loss.
Rethinking the right to health: Ableism and the binary between individual and collective rights
Authors: Zimmer Amie Leigh 
Published: July 2021

AbstractWhile universal healthcare provisions are the global norm rather than the exception, the United States exists in the latter category. The paradox remains that while the right to health is both increasingly implemented and recognized on a global scale, the United States seems to run farther away from the arguments and global examples that might pave its way. I suggest that an understanding of the imposition of healthcare as “coercive,” and hence as an impingement on individual agency, activates its criticism as an inhibition of freedom that in turn motivates the libertarianism at the heart of the dominant, market‐based approach to health insurance provisions. At least one of the underlying assumptions of this view is that universal healthcare would impose or impinge on individual rights, and that such an impingement is a violation of autonomy. In this article, I aim to challenge this assumption by suggesting that the pitting of individual health rights against collective burdens stems in part from a related assumption of general health or welfare on the part of the collective: that disability and debility alike are anomalies or anomalous to the general health of the population. In other words, it will be my contention that individual health rights are only at odds with “collective rights” when the collective is perceived to be able‐bodied.
Cutaneous reactions after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: a cross-sectional Spanish nationwide study of 405 cases
Authors: Català A. , Muñoz-Santos C. , Galván-Casas C. , Roncero Riesco M. , Revilla Nebreda D. , Solá-Truyols A. , Giavedoni P. , Llamas-Velasco M. , González-Cruz C. , Cubiró X. , Ruíz-Villaverde R. , Gómez-Armayones S. , Gil Mateo M.P. , Pesqué D. , Marcantonio O. , Fernández-Nieto D. , Romaní J. , Iglesias Pena N. , Carnero Gonzalez L. , Tercedor-Sanchez J. , Carretero G. , Masat-Ticó T. , Rodríguez-Jiménez P. , Gimenez-Arnau A.M. , Utrera-Busquets M. , Vargas Laguna E. , Angulo Menéndez A.G. , San Juan Lasser E. , Iglesias-Sancho M. , Alonso Naranjo L. , Hiltun I. , Cutillas Marco E. , Polimon Olabarrieta I. , Marinero Escobedo S. , García-Navarro X. , Calderón Gutiérrez M.J. , Baeza-Hernández G. , Bou Camps L. , Toledo-Pastrana T. , Guilabert A. 
Published: July 2021

Summary
Background
Cutaneous reactions after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines are poorly characterized.
Objective
To describe and classify cutaneous reactions after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
Methods
A nationwide Spanish cross-sectional study was conducted. We included patients with cutaneous reactions within 21 days of any dose of the approved vaccines at the time of the study. After a face-to-face visit with a dermatologist, information on cutaneous reactions was collected via an online professional survey and clinical photographs were sent by email. Investigators searched for consensus on clinical patterns and classification.
Results
From 16 February to 15 May 2021, we collected 405 reactions after vaccination with the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech; 40·2%), mRNA-1273 (Moderna; 36·3%) and AZD1222 (AstraZeneca; 23·5%) vaccines. Mean patient age was 50·7 years and 80·2% were female. Cutaneous reactions were classified as injection site (‘COVID arm’, 32·1%), urticaria (14·6%), morbilliform (8·9%), papulovesicular (6·4%), pityriasis rosea-like (4·9%) and purpuric (4%) reactions. Varicella zoster and herpes simplex virus reactivations accounted for 13·8% of reactions. The COVID arm was almost exclusive to women (95·4%). The most reported reactions in each vaccine group were COVID arm (mRNA-1273, Moderna, 61·9%), varicella zoster virus reactivation (BNT162b2, Pfizer-BioNTech, 17·2%) and urticaria (AZD1222, AstraZeneca, 21·1%). Most reactions to the mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine were described in women (90·5%). Eighty reactions (21%) were classified as severe/very severe and 81% required treatment.
Conclusions
Cutaneous reactions after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination are heterogeneous. Most are mild-to-moderate and self-limiting, although severe/very severe reactions are reported. Knowledge of these reactions during mass vaccination may help healthcare professionals and reassure patients.