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Damped accumulation-based volatility multivariable grey prediction power model and its application
Authors: Li Ye , Wang Chengyun , Liu Junjuan 
Published: November 2024

PurposeIn this paper, a new grey Cosine New Structured Grey Model (CNSGM(1,N)) prediction power model is constructed for the small-sample modeling and prediction problem with complex nonlinearity and insignificant volatility.Design/methodology/approachFirstly, the weight of some relevant factors is determined by the grey comprehensive correlation degree, and the data are preprocessed. Secondly, according to the principle of “new information priority” and the volatility characteristics of the sequence growth rate, the ideas of damping accumulation power index and trigonometric function are integrated into the New Structured Grey Model (NSGM(1,N)) model. Finally, the non-structural parameters are optimized by the genetic algorithm, and the structural parameters are calculated by the least squares method, so a new CNSGM(1,N) predictive power model is constructed.FindingsUnder the principle of “new information priority,” through the combination with the genetic algorithm, the traditional first-order accumulation generation is transformed into damping accumulation generation, and the trigonometric function with the idea of integer is introduced to further simulate the phenomenon that the volatility is not obvious in the real system. It is applied to the simulation and prediction of China’s carbon dioxide emissions, and compared with other comparison models; it is found that the model has a better simulation effect and excellent performance.Originality/valueThe main contribution of this paper is to propose a new grey CNSGM(1,N) prediction power model, which can not only be applied to complex nonlinear cases but also reflect the differences between the old and new data and can reflect the volatility characteristics of the characteristic behavior sequence of the system.
When patriarchy and individualism collide: experiences of women entrepreneurial leaders
Authors: Patterson Nicola , Mavin Sharon 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThrough a feminist lens, the study explores women’s experiences of entrepreneurial leadership in the UK and how the women manage competing and contrary patriarchal and individualism discourses and associated discursive paradox.Design/methodology/approachThis study follows social constructionism and Feminist Standpoint Research approach, providing space for women to voice and contextualise lived experiences from multiple standpoints. The study comprises five cases of women entrepreneurs in IT, law, construction, beauty and childcare, using a two-stage semi-structured interview process analysed through discourse analysis.FindingsThis study provides new insights into the entrenched patriarchal socio-cultural context for women entrepreneurial leaders in the UK. The competing discourses provoke a discursive paradox, which dominates and oppresses women. This is managed through a process of discursive blending, blurring and merging contrary discursive expectations. The women use the individualism discourse to obscure patriarchy’s domination and as a resource to resist patriarchal gender power relations. To blend the discourses, the women use particular tactics: engaging in patriarchal bargains, such as “dressing not to impress”; can sidestep and manoeuvre these bargains and can utilise “patriarchal advantages”, turning gender oppression into benefits by “working it positively”.Originality/valueThis study addresses the lack of research interrogating patriarchy in the Global North and the absence of understandings of how women entrepreneurial leaders manage the competing and contrary discourses of patriarchy and individualism, which actively shape their experiences. The study illuminates the significance and increasing requirement for feminism to disrupt the ever-increasing power of patriarchy in entrepreneurship.
Bank market power and its determinants: evidence from listed conventional commercial banks from Indonesia
Authors: Das Suman , Pati Ambika Prasad 
Published: November 2024

PurposeOver the past three decades, financial deregulation and various reforms have significantly transformed the competitive environment for banks in Indonesia. These changes have introduced new challenges for banks to retain their market power and ensure their survival. In light of this, the article aims to assess the current levels of market power held by Indonesian banks and explore the factors that influence it.Design/methodology/approachThe paper measured the degree of market power and identified its impacting factors for 22 listed commercial banks using the Adjusted Lerner Index (ALI) and appropriate regression technique over a period of 2011–2023.FindingsThe empirical findings reveal that banks in Indonesia enjoy high market power, and factors such as capitalization, diversification, operational inefficiency, asset quality and GDP growth rate significantly impact banks’ market power. Additionally, the findings contradict the structure-conduct-performance paradigm, which advocates that a concentrated banking system impairs competition.Research limitations/implicationsThe study suggests that regulatory authorities should closely monitor the market power levels and promote strategies to enhance competition within the banking sector. Additionally, banks should prioritize implementing measures to reduce operational costs and improve the quality of assets.Originality/valueThis research represents one of the early attempts to gauge the market power of publicly listed conventional commercial banks in Indonesia by employing the Adjusted Lerner Index. Additionally, it introduces “technology adoption” as a novel variable to the analysis alongside other established variables.
Residential student housing mobility and supportive design: a cross-sectional assessment of off-campus all-inclusive university student hostels in Ghana
Authors: Appau Miller Williams , Attakora-Amaniampong Elvis , Quansah Joseph Yaw Dwamena 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
This study aims to examine the relationship between supportive design (SD) and residential mobility of students with disabilities (SWD) in off-campus student hostels in Ghana.

Design/methodology/approach
Quantitative research techniques were adopted. A sample of 243 SWD living in 190 University Student Housing were selected. Based on the SD indicators, the partial least square structural equation model was used to explore its effects on residential mobility in SWD living in university housing.

Findings
Findings indicate that a sense of control and positive distraction significantly influence residential mobility to a greater extent than social support design. While the sense of control emerged as a primary predictor of residential mobility, no direct relationships were observed between the sense of control, positive distraction and social support. Although social support did not exhibit significant direct effects, its potential relevance to residential mobility cannot be dismissed.

Practical implications
The enhancement and compliance of a sense of control and positive distraction SD in the common areas in student housing will reduce SWD residential mobility and increase investors’ profitability. Positive social support designs are critical to predicting percentage change in residential mobility in off-campus student housing in Ghana.

Originality/value
SD is a theory largely used in health-care buildings. The observation of no relationship between a sense of control and positive distraction, and social support aspects of SD in university housing in this study significantly differs from the inverse relationship that exists between SD in hospitals, especially in the developing world, is a theoretical contribution.
Compromised CD8+ T cell immunity in the aged brain increases severity of neurotropic coronavirus infection and postinfectious cognitive impairment
Authors: Reagin Katie L. , Lee Rae‐Ling , Williams Luke A. , Cocciolone Loren , Funk Kristen E. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractAdvanced age increases the risk of severe disease from SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, as well as incidence of long COVID and SARS‐CoV‐2 reinfection. We hypothesized that perturbations in the aged antiviral CD8+ T cell response predisposes elderly individuals to severe coronavirus infection, re‐infection, and postinfectious cognitive sequelae. Using MHV‐A59 as a murine model of respiratory coronavirus, we found that aging increased CNS infection and lethality to MHV infection. This was coupled with increased CD8+ T cells within the aged CNS but reduced antigen specificity. Aged animals also displayed a decreased proportion of CD103+ resident memory cells (TRM), which correlated with increased severity of secondary viral challenge. Using a reciprocal adoptive transfer paradigm, data show that not only were fewer aged CD8+ T cells retained within the adult brain post‐infection, but also that adult CD8+ cells expressed lower levels of TRM marker CD103 when in the aged microenvironment. Furthermore, aged animals demonstrated spatial learning impairment following MHV infection, which worsened in both aged and adult animals following secondary viral challenge. Spatial learning impairment was accompanied by increased TUNEL positivity in hippocampal neurons, suggestive of neuronal apoptosis. Additionally, primary cell coculture showed that activated CD8+ T cells induced TUNEL positivity in neurons, independent of antigen‐specificity. Altogether, these results show that non‐antigen specific CD8+ T cells are recruited to the aged brain and cause broad neuronal death without establishing a TRM phenotype that confers lasting protection against a secondary infection.
An endometrial thickness of <12 mm does not exclude malignancy or pre‐malignancy in cases of abnormal uterine bleeding: An observational study
Authors: Song Sae Jin , Miles Carina , Ponnampalam Sathana , Sowden Katherine , Shafique Asima , Oyston Charlotte 
Published: November 2024

BackgroundIt remains unclear if there is an endometrial thickness (ET) threshold below which malignancy can be excluded. Guidance on whether endometrial biopsy is needed based on ET varies among regions in New Zealand and there is a desire to standardise guidance nationwide. This study evaluates the potential impact of limiting endometrial biopsy in pre‐menopausal persons with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) to those with an ET of less than 12 mm.AimsTo determine the number of pre‐menopausal patients with AUB with an ET of less than 12 mm undergoing endometrial sampling annually and assess the prevalence of pathology among these patients.Materials and MethodsEndometrial samples from patients aged 18–50 years processed at a tertiary hospital between 15/06/2022 and 13/06/2023 were identified via a pathology lab search. Clinical, radiologic, and pathological data were obtained by case note review for those with AUB whose ET was less than 12 mm.ResultsOf 1271 endometrial samples, 355 patients met the eligibility criteria, and 2.2% of these were cancerous (three cases) or pre‐malignant (five cases).ConclusionsIf sampling thresholds would change to not perform biopsies in those with an ET of less than 12 mm, eight cases of treatable disease would be missed in pre‐menopausal people. This represents 13.6% of all endometrial cancers diagnosed in pre‐menopausal people in the same time period. There is no ET cut‐off to reliably exclude high‐risk pathology and endometrial sampling should be performed in all cases of AUB with risk factors.
Kinetics of the inhibition and recovery of spermatogenesis induced by treatment with WIN 18,446, a male contraceptive, in mice
Authors: Paik Jisun , Snyder Jessica M. , Kim Andy , Haenisch Michael , Fogassy Kevin , Amory John K. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractBackgroundRetinoic acid (RA) is essential for spermatogenesis. Genetic deletion of the retinoic acid synthesizing enzymes, Aldh1a1/1a2, in the testes causes infertility in mice. An inhibitor of the ALDH1A1/1A2 enzymes, WIN 18,446 reversibly inhibit spermatogenesis and is a promising approach to male contraception. Previously we reported that a 4‐week treatment of WIN 18,446 inhibits spermatogenesis and 9‐week recovery from treatment normalized fertility of treated mice. However, the precise kinetics of this process has not been studied.ObjectivesTo extend our knowledge of kinetics of ALDH1A inhibition, we studied the changes in the seminiferous epithelium and retinoic acid synthesis capacity of the testes during 4 weeks of WIN 18,446 treatment and during 9 weeks of recovery.Materials and methodsMale mice were fed a diet containing WIN 18,446 for 4 weeks followed by a normal diet for up to 8 weeks. Frequently, during the treatment and recovery period, five mice were euthanized, and testes were analyzed for testicular histology and retinoic acid synthesis capacity and compared with controls.ResultsTestes weights progressively decreased, and the seminiferous epithelium deteriorated over the time with WIN 18,446 treatment and returned to normal after 8 weeks. Retinoic acid synthesis capacity was significantly inhibited 3 days after the WIN 18,446 treatment and recovered after 7 days of no treatment. After 4 weeks of treatment, complete blockage of spermatogenesis with only spermatogonia and Sertoli cells was observed. The RA biosynthetic capacity of the testes was significantly reduced before the disruption of spermatogenesis was observed and recovered prior to the reinitiation of spermatogonial differentiation.ConclusionsEffects of ALDH1A inhibition on spermatogenesis are reversible. Our observation that strong inhibition of ALDH1A disrupts the seminiferous epithelium prior to the completion of a full cycle of spermatogenesis suggests that episodic inhibition of ALDH1A may function as a male contraceptive.
Primary resistance to nivolumab plus ipilimumab therapy affects second‐line treatment outcomes in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Authors: Mori Kanami , Numakura Kazuyuki , Matsushita Yuto , Kojima Takahiro , Osawa Takahiro , Sazuka Tomokazu , Hatakeyama Shingo , Goto Keisuke , Yamana Kazutoshi , Kandori Shuya , Kimura Takahiro , Nishiyama Naotaka , Bando Yukari , Fujita Kazutoshi , Ueda Kosuke , Tanaka Hajime , Tomida Ryotaro , Kurahashi Toshifumi , Kitamura Hiroshi , Miyake Hideaki , Habuchi Tomonori 
Published: November 2024

AbstractNivolumab plus ipilimumab (NIVO+IPI) has a long‐term response rate of 30% for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). However, 20% of patients develop primary resistant disease (PRD) to NIVO+IPI and show poor survival outcomes. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of PRD as a second‐line treatment in patients with mRCC. The data used in this multi‐institutional, retrospective cohort were collected between August 2015 and January 2023. In total, 189 patients with mRCC were treated with NIVO+IPI and then with a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor‐tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Associations between PRD and progression‐free survival of second‐line treatment (PFS), progression‐free survival 2 (PFS2), and overall survival (OS) were analyzed. The median age at NIVO+IPI initiation was 67 years in the male‐dominant population (n = 140, 74.1%), and most patients had clear cell histology (n = 140, 74.1%). PRD was recorded in 42 (22.2%) of 189 patients during NIVO+IPI therapy. Patients who experienced PRD showed poor PFS (hazard ratio [HR], 1.788; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.176–2.718; p = 0.007), PFS2 (HR, 4.127; 95% CI, 2.649–6.431; p < 0.001), and OS (HR, 3.330; 95% CI, 2.040–5.437; p < 0.001). Before starting second‐line therapy, patients with PRD tended to have a poor performance status compared with non‐PRD patients and a higher IMDC risk. Second‐line drug therapy was not associated with treatment outcomes in patients with PRD. PRD in patients with mRCC receiving NIVO+IPI as first‐line treatment was associated with poor clinical course, even with second‐line therapy.
The cumulative, timing‐specific, and enduring associations between student–teacher relationships and early elementary outcomes
Authors: Ansari Arya , Buckley M. Nicole , Woods S. Colby , Gottfried Michael 
Published: November 2024

AbstractUsing data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study—Kindergarten Class of 2011 (n = 14,370; 51% Male; 51% White; 14% Black; 25% Hispanic; 4% Asian; and 6% Other), this study examined the cumulative, timing‐specific, and enduring associations between student–teacher relationships in the United States and a broad range of student outcomes. Student–teacher conflict and closeness were consistently associated with outcomes between kindergarten and third grade, both contemporaneously and over time. The main exception was for student absenteeism, where there were less consistent associations with student–teacher conflict. Cumulative models underscore the significance of the overall experiences of high‐quality relationships over time. Despite little evidence of variability, girls fared less well socially due to more conflictual and less close relationships with their teachers than boys.
Procreative Prerogatives and Climate Change
Authors: Pinkert Felix , Sticker Martin 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTOne of the most provocative claims in current climate ethics is that we ought to have fewer children, because procreation brings new people into existence and thereby causes large amounts of additional greenhouse gas emissions. The public debate about procreation and climate change is frequently framed in terms of the question of whether people may still have any children at all. Yet in the academic debate it is a common position that, despite the large carbon impact of procreation, it is still permissible to have one or two children per couple, if having children is needed for the parents' lives to go well. In this article, we propose a defence and a principled formulation of this procreative prerogative: agents are permitted to procreate if the goods that procreation provides are essential to their lives going well and cannot be replaced by other goods, nor be realized by lower‐emissions alternatives. This principle implies that procreative decisions require case‐by‐case assessment in which agents' self‐reflection, individual circumstances, and social context play a significant role.
First Record of Zygothrica Wiedemann, 1830 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Species Infesting Shiitake Mushrooms (Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler) on a Log Farm in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil
Authors: Mendes Mayara Ferreira , e Schühli Guilherme Schnell , Vieira Ricardo Luiz , Telles Marcos Henrique Frech , Gottschalk Marco Silva , Lamas Carlos José Einicker 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTWe document the first observation of a severe shiitake mushroom infestation by several native Neotropical Zygothrica species (Drosophilidae, Diptera) under natural conditions. This infestation occurred in an agroforestry model, a medium‐scale, log‐based shiitake mushroom production culture. The mushroom farm is located in the Campo Largo municipality in the state of Paraná, Brazil, within the Atlantic Forest Biome. Adult flies, both males and females, were collected in December 2023. This study represents the first collection of Zygothrica parapoeyi Burla, 1956, Z. hypandriata Burla, 1956, Z. ptilialis Burla, 1956 and Z. paraptilialis Burla, 1956 from shiitake log culture. This record underscores the importance of field studies on macroscopic fungal infestations in Brazilian forests, particularly those within agroforestry systems, and their potential economic impacts. In this context, we also propose some preliminary preventive management actions.
What constitutes a stigma? A review of isolated pores in raphid diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) and the value of precise terminology
Authors: Cox Eileen J. , Van de Vijver Bart 
Published: November 2024

AbstractScanning electron microscopy has revealed variation in the ultrastructure of distinctive isolated pores in or near the central area of raphid diatoms, with different types of pores being restricted to phylogenetic groups. Thus, the widespread use of the term stigma for all such pores not only hides the structural diversity but also obscures the phylogenetic distribution of the different types. This paper provides images of the different types of isolated pores, particularly refining the discrimination of variants within the Cymbellales, and reveals some interesting ecological patterns. Revised definitions of stigmata and stigmoids are proposed, together with the recognition and definition of another type of stigmoid. The restricted distribution of more precisely defined pore types shows the importance of consistent use of terminology and its relevance to phylogenetic studies.
Warm temperature perceived at the vegetative stage affects progeny seed germination in natural accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana
Authors: Wang Yu , Zhang Tania L. , Barnett Emma M. , Sureshkumar Sridevi , Balasubramanian Sureshkumar , Fournier‐Level Alexandre 
Published: November 2024

Summary
Temperatures perceived early in the life cycle of mother plants can affect the germination of the offspring seeds. In Arabidopsis thaliana, vernalisation‐insensitive mutants showed altered germination response to elevated maternal temperature, hence revealing a strong genetic determinism. However, the genetic control of this maternal effect and its prevalence across natural populations remain unclear.
Here, we exposed a collection of European accessions of A. thaliana to increased temperature during the vegetative phase and assessed germination in their progeny to identify the genetic basis of transgenerational germination response. We found that genotypes with rapidly germinating progeny after early maternal exposure to elevated temperature originated from regions with low‐light radiation.
Combining genome‐wide association, expression analysis and functional assays across multiple genetic backgrounds, we show a central role for PHYB in mediating the response to maternally perceived temperature at the vegetative stage. Differential gene expression analysis in leaves identified a similar genetic network as previously found in seed endosperm under elevated temperature, supporting the pleiotropic involvement of PHYB signalling across different tissues and stages.
This provides evidence that complex environmental responses modulated by the maternal genotype can rely on a consistent set of genes yet produce different effects at the different stages of exposure.
Origins of xyloglucan‐degrading enzymes in fungi
Authors: Trudeau Emily D. , Brumer Harry , Berbee Mary L. 
Published: November 2024

SummaryThe origin story of land plants – the pivotal evolutionary event that paved the way for terrestrial ecosystems of today to flourish – lies within their closest living relatives: the streptophyte algae. Streptophyte cell wall composition has evolved such that profiles of cell wall polysaccharides can be used as taxonomic markers. Since xyloglucan is restricted to the streptophyte lineage, we hypothesized that fungal enzymes evolved in response to xyloglucan availability in streptophyte algal or land plant cell walls. The record of the origins of these enzymes is embedded in fungal genomes, and comparing genomes of fungi that share an ancient common ancestor can provide insights into fungal interactions with early plants. This Viewpoint contributes a review of evidence underlying current assumptions about the distribution of xyloglucan in plant and algal cell walls. We evaluate evolutionary scenarios that may have given rise to the observed distribution of putative xyloglucanases in fungi and discuss possible biological contexts in which these enzymes could have evolved. Our findings suggest that fungal xyloglucanase evolution was more likely driven by land plant diversification and biomass accumulation than by the first origins of xyloglucan in streptophyte algal cell walls.