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Food choice motivations among Ardabil – Iran adults?
Authors: Mohajeri Mahsa , Hoojeghani Shiva , Izadi Azimeh , Ghahremanzadeh Mohammad , Pourfarzi Farhad , Nemati Ali , Barzegar Ali 
Published: October 2019

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the food choice motivations and some healthy food intake among Ardabil adults with different socioeconomic status.

Design/methodology/approach
The analysis is based on a focus group study conducted in September 2018. Self-assessed other food choice motivations, healthy food intake and socioeconomic status were reported in questionnaires. The study data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA test and χ2 test in groups of study.

Findings
Price was a primary motivation of food choice for low-level socioeconomic status persons. The wealthiest people total vegetable consumption was 3.59Â ± 0.004 serving/day, whereas the total vegetable consumption of poorest participants was significantly less than them (p = 0.012). Of the socioeconomics category 1 (SEC1) group participants, 82 per cent said that they consider food price when they were purchasing for their households, while only 28 per cent of SEC4 group said that they consider food prices when food choosing. Only 1 per cent of this group participants pay attention to food label when they choose foods.

Originality/value
This is the first study that investigated the food choice motivations in Ardabil adults. The results indicated that food price is the most critical food choice motivation. Based on this study results, the food policymaker can change people food security and food choices with some programs like as healthy food subsidies and unhealthy food taxes.
Dietary total antioxidant capacity and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder susceptibility
Authors: Rezaeimanesh Nasim , Razeghi Jahromi Soodeh , Naser Moghadasi Abdorreza , Rafiee Pegah , Ghorbani Zeinab , Beladi Moghadam Nahid , Hekmatdoost Azita , Sahraian Mohammad Ali 
Published: October 2019

PurposeNeuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) is a rare disease with unknown risk factors. The role of oxidative stress and nutritional factors is imprecise in NMOSD development. Therefore, this paper aims to evaluate the effects of dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) on the odds of NMOSD.Design/methodology/approachDietary TAC was determined in 70 definite NMOSD cases and 164 healthy controls in term of Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) method. A validated 168-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used for dietary assessment. Three multivariate regression models were applied to analyze the odds of NMOSD across the TAC quartiles.FindingsA significant inverse association was found between dietary TAC and odds of being assigned to the NMOSD group in all three regression models. In the fully adjusted model ORs (95% CI) in the second, third and fourth quartiles of TAC vs the first quartile were as follows: 0.11 (0.04-0.29), 0.05 (0.01-0.16) and 0.01 (0.00-0.05), respectively. Odds of NMOSD also indicated a significant decreasing trend across the quartiles of dietary TAC (p-trend: <0.01). Total energy (p < 0.01) as well as consumption of vegetables (p < 0.01), whole grains (p < 0.01), tea and coffee (p < 0.01), legumes (p < 0.01) and poultry (p < 0.01) significantly increased through the TAC quartiles.Originality/valueIn the present study, a new hypothesis was proposed concerning the influence of dietary TAC on the odds of NMOSD. A diet rich in foods with high TAC can be effective in the modification of the NMOSD odds.
Adina Cordifoliaas a corrosion inhibitor – a green approach against mild steel corrosion in 0.5M sulphuric acid medium
Authors: Durvas Seshian Bhuvaneshwari , Pandian Bothi Raja , Durai Umapathi 
Published: October 2019

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to develop green/natural corrosion inhibitors.Adina cordifolialeaves extract (ACLE) was screened for its corrosion inhibition potential for mild steel (MS) corrosion in 0.5 M H2SO4medium.Design/methodology/approachAdina cordifolia(AC) leaves were subjected to cold ethanol extraction and concentrated after refluxed with double distilled water. The resultant concentrate was screened for corrosion inhibition studies using sequence of standard corrosion monitoring techniques, namely, gravimetric analysis, electrochemical studies and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).FindingsGravimetric analysis provided evidence that the prepared ACLE showed dose dependent corrosion inhibition; impedance study revealed that the ACLE increases the charge transfer resistance and decreases double layer capacitance while polarization curves indicated that ACLE acts as a mixed-type inhibitor. Further studies over MS surface/test solutions through SEM and Fourier-Transform Infrared spectroscopy evident the formation of ACLE protective film protects MS.Practical implicationsAC’s methanol extract developed in this work can be used as a green corrosion inhibitor over industrial applications.Originality/valueFor the first time,ACleaves were tested as corrosion inhibitors for MS corrosion in 0.5 M H2SO4medium. The results evidenced that ACLE will be a promising corrosion inhibitor, which could be usable in industries as a green corrosion inhibitor.
Students’ and staff perceptions of vocational education institution heads’ virtues
Authors: Fernández González Manuel Joaquín , Pīgozne Tamāra , Surikova Svetlana , Vasečko Ļubova 
Published: October 2019

PurposeThe relevance of institution leaders’ personal qualities for providing quality education is widely recognized. The purpose of this paper is to explore vocational education and training (VET) institution leaders’ character features. The research question was twofold: What are the features of the character of the pedagogical leaders of three Latvian VET institutions according to students, teachers and institution board members? What are the differences between respondents’ groups regarding their perceptions of leaders’ virtues?Design/methodology/approachSix members of the institution board, five teachers and six students participated in structured qualitative interviews collected in 2013 in three high-quality VET institutions from different fields (tourism, sports and maritime education). Secondary analysis of latent content was used to explore respondents’ perceptions of leaders’ virtues, using software AQUAD 7 for qualitative data analysis.FindingsThe results revealed significant differences between students’ and staff (teachers’ and institution board members’) perceptions: the staff members appreciated particularly leaders’ performance virtues (“teamwork orientation”) and intellectual virtues (“critical thinking”), whereas, for students, heads’ moral virtues were more relevant, especially “magnanimity”. Respondents also showed concern about VET institution leaders’ civic virtues (“neighborliness,” “community awareness,” and “communicability”).Practical implicationsThe results suggest that different perspectives, and in particular students’ voices, should be integrated in VET leaders’ assessment process and that their continuing professional development should also address their intellectual, moral and civic virtues.Originality/valueThis study represents an innovative methodological trial for investigating educational institution heads’ leadership from the lens of virtue ethics.
Linking lipid transfer with reduced arbuscule formation in tomato roots colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus under low pH stress
Authors: Feng Zengwei , Liu Xiaodi , Feng Guangda , Zhu Honghui , Yao Qing 
Published: October 2019

SummaryArbuscules are the core structures of arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM), and arbuscule development is regulated by environmental stress, e.g., low pH. Recent studies indicate that lipid transfer from plants is essential for AM fungal colonization; however, the role of lipid transfer in arbuscule formation and the dynamics of lipid accumulation in arbuscules under low pH stress are far from well understood. In the symbiosis of tomato and Rhizophagus intraradices under contrasting pH conditions (pH 4.5 vs. pH 6.5), we investigated arbuscule formation, nutrient uptake, alkaline phosphatase activity and lipid accumulation; examined the gene expression involved in phosphate transport, lipid biosynthesis and transfer and sugar metabolism; and visualized the lipid dynamics in arbuscules. Low pH greatly inhibited arbuscule formation, in parallel with reduced phospholipid fatty acids accumulation in AM fungus and decreased P uptake. This reduction was supported by the decreased expression of plant genes encoding lipid biosynthesis and transfer. More degenerating arbuscules were observed under low pH conditions, and neutral lipid fatty acids accumulated only in degenerating arbuscules. These data reveal that, under low pH stress, reduced lipid transfer from hosts to AM fungi is responsible for the inhibited arbuscule formation.
Genome‐resolved viral and cellular metagenomes revealed potential key virus‐host interactions in a deep freshwater lake
Authors: Okazaki Yusuke , Nishimura Yosuke , Yoshida Takashi , Ogata Hiroyuki , Nakano Shin‐ichi 
Published: October 2019

SummaryMetagenomics has dramatically expanded the known virosphere, but freshwater viral diversity and their ecological interaction with hosts remain poorly understood. Here, we conducted a metagenomic exploration of planktonic dsDNA prokaryotic viruses by sequencing both virion (<0.22 μm) and cellular (0.22–5.0 μm) fractions collected spatiotemporally from a deep freshwater lake (Lake Biwa, Japan). This simultaneously reconstructed 183 complete (i.e., circular) viral genomes and 57 bacterioplankton metagenome‐assembled genomes. Analysis of metagenomic read coverage revealed vertical partitioning of the viral community analogous to the vertically stratified bacterioplankton community. The hypolimnetic community was generally stable during stratification, but occasionally shifted abruptly, presumably due to lysogenic induction. Genes involved in assimilatory sulfate reduction were encoded in 20 (10.9%) viral genomes, including those of dominant viruses, and may aid viral propagation in sulfur‐limited freshwater systems. Hosts were predicted for 40 (21.9%) viral genomes, encompassing 10 phyla (or classes of Proteobacteria) including ubiquitous freshwater bacterioplankton lineages (e.g., Ca. Fonsibacter and Ca. Nitrosoarchaeum). Comparison with viral genomes derived from published metagenomes revealed viral phylogeographic connectivity in geographically isolated habitats. Notably, analogous to their hosts, actinobacterial viruses were among the most diverse, ubiquitous and abundant viral groups in freshwater systems, with potential high lytic activity in surface waters.
Of pubs and platforms
Authors: Miller Daniel 
Published: October 2019

AbstractThis article argues for a more explicit concern with sociality in anthropology, illustrated through a study of one of the oldest English platforms for sociality: the English pub. Using an approach derived from the study of social media, the pub is analysed in terms of the balance between structural (mainly commercial) forces and agency (mainly the desire for particular kinds of sociality). Following an introduction to the English pub, the article considers how pubs exert control over which population they serve. The next section, shows how groups of people colonize pubs, regardless of the pub's intentions. This is followed by a discussion of the various responses by pubs to this colonization. The final section, ‘Scalable sociality’, demonstrates how these processes combine to produce a phenomenon called scalable sociality, which is also a definition of social media: a series of platforms that can be sited along various scales and parameters of sociality. This is important because a similar tension between, on the one hand, commercial or state forces and, on the other hand, the development of new forms of sociality is increasingly common within many topics studied by anthropologists.
Effects of Oxytocin Administration on Cue‐Induced Craving in Co‐occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and PTSD: A Within‐Participant Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Stauffer Christopher S. , Meinzer Nathan K. , Morrison Tyler , Wen Jin‐Hui , Radanovich Lily , Leung David , Niles Andrea , O'Donovan Aoife , Batki Steven L. , Woolley Joshua D. 
Published: October 2019

BackgroundIndividuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are much more likely to meet criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than the general population. Compared to AUD alone, those with comorbid AUD‐PTSD experience worse outcomes. Prior literature suggests that oxytocin, a hypothalamic neuropeptide, may be effective in the treatment of both AUD and PTSD when administered intranasally, although specific mechanisms remain elusive.MethodsForty‐seven male patients with comorbid AUD‐PTSD were administered intranasal oxytocin in a randomized, double‐blind, dose‐ranging (20 IU, 40 IU, and matched placebo), within‐participant design with study visits at least 1 week apart. A cue‐induced craving paradigm was conducted using each participant’s preferred alcoholic beverage versus a neutral water cue. Self‐reported alcohol craving and heart rate (HR) were recorded and analyzed using linear mixed‐effect models.ResultsWhile alcohol cues significantly induced self‐reported craving and increased HR compared to neutral water cues, neither dosage of oxytocin compared to placebo reduced self‐reported cue‐induced alcohol craving nor cue‐induced changes in HR in patients with PTSD‐AUD.ConclusionsThese preliminary findings suggest that oxytocin does not affect cue‐induced craving. Our results contribute to an ever‐growing field of research investigating the effects of intranasal oxytocin on the symptoms of substance use disorders and will help further refine methodology and streamline future inquiries in this area.
Participation in contract farming and farm performance: Insights from cashew farmers in Ghana
Authors: Dubbert Caroline 
Published: October 2019

AbstractThe global demand for cashew nuts continues to increase steadily. However, many African countries face difficulties in marketing and adding value to the product. Using recent survey data of 391 cashew farmers in Ghana, this paper contributes to the growing evidence on the significance of contract farming (CF) in improving the welfare of rural households in developing countries. Specifically, the paper analyzes the factors that influence cashew farmers’ decisions to participate in CF, and the impact of participation on farmers’ performance. We employ a recently developed switching regression model with endogenous explanatory variables and endogenous switching to control for selection bias caused by observable and unobservable factors. The empirical results show that participation in CF significantly increases labor productivity and price margins, as well as cashew yields, and net revenues. A disaggregated analysis of the sample into farm size categories reveals that small‐sized cashew farms tend to benefit more through CF, compared to medium‐ and large‐sized farms.
Reduced segregation and integration of structural brain network associated with sympathetic and dorsal penile nerve activity in anejaculation patients: a graph‐based connectome study
Authors: Chen J. , Yang J. , Huang X. , Ni L. , Fan Q. , Liu T. , Yao Z. , Chen Y. 
Published: October 2019

AbstractIntroductionRecent neuroimaging studies have indicated that some brain areas are involved in the sexual behavior process. Pre‐mature ejaculation patients exhibit altered brain activation and abnormal cortical structures. However, there has been no research evaluating the topological organization of structural brain network in anejaculation (AE).MethodsWe employed diffusion tensor imaging data and graph theory to examine the whole‐brain structural networks among 16 AE patients and 23 healthy controls. In addition, the results of sexual function assessment were also obtained from each patient for symptom assessment. Moreover, the relationships between these clinical features and the altered topological characteristics of AE patients were also explored.ResultsDecreased clustering coefficient was found in the right amygdala, inferior temporal gyrus, and left pallidum of AE. AE also showed increased path length in the right post‐central gyrus, supramarginal gyrus, putamen, pallidum and left heschl gyrus, temporal pole (superior temporal gyrus); however, these altered brain regions showed no significant differences after false discovery rate correction. Moreover, the path length between subcortical and frontal regions was increased in AE. In addition, negative correlations were found between the altered nodal parameters and the amplitudes of somatosensory evoked potentials of dorsal nerve, sympathetic skin response located in the penis.ConclusionTogether, our results suggest that AE was associated with disruptions in the topological organization of structural brain networks. The decreased clustering coefficient in temporal and subcortical regions and the increased path length between subcortical and frontal regions may contribute to AE. These findings provide new insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms of AE.
Efficient decellularization of equine tendon with preserved biomechanical properties and cytocompatibility for human tendon surgery indications
Authors: Aeberhard Pierre‐Arnaud , Grognuz Anthony , Peneveyre Cédric , McCallin Shawna , Hirt‐Burri Nathalie , Antons Jens , Pioletti Dominique , Raffoul Wassim , Applegate Lee Ann 
Published: October 2019

AbstractChronic and acute tendon injuries are frequent afflictions, for which treatment is often long and unsatisfactory. When facing extended injuries, matrices and scaffolds with sufficient biomechanical properties are required for surgical repair and could additionally serve as supports for cellular therapies to improve healing. In this study, protocols of either commonly used detergents only (SDS 1%, Triton 1%, TBP 1%, and Tween‐20 1%) or a combination of freeze/thaw (F/T) cycles with decellularization agents (NaCl 1M, ddH2O) were evaluated for the decellularization of horse equine superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) for hand flexor or extensor tendon reconstruction. Decellularization efficiency was assessed microscopically by histological staining (HE, DAPI) and DNA quantification. Macroscopical structure and biomechanical integrity of the tendon matrices were further assessed by gross observation, histological staining (SR), and mechanical testing (ultimate strain and stress, Young’s modulus, energy to failure) for select protocols. Decellularization with hypertonic NaCl 1M in association with F/T cycles produced the most robust tendon matrices, which were nontoxic after 10 days for subsequent recellularization with human fetal progenitor tendon cells (hFPTs). This standardized protocol uses a less aggressive decellularization agent than current practice, which allows subsequent reseeding with allogenic cells, therefore making them very suitable and bioengineered tendon matrices for human tendon reconstruction in the clinic.
Hair cortisol concentrations in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy
Authors: van Haalen Femke M. , van Dijk Elon H. C. , Savas Mesut , Brinks Joost , Dekkers Olaf M. , Dijkman Greet , van Rossum Elisabeth F. C. , Biermasz Nienke R. , Boon Camiel J. F. , Pereira Alberto M. 
Published: October 2019

AbstractPurposeCentral serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), a distinct form of macular degeneration, has been associated with glucocorticoid use and possibly also with an increased endogenous activity of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis. To estimate long‐term glucocorticoid exposure, measurement of hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) has emerged. This cross‐sectional study aimed to investigate HCC, as a reflection of chronic endogenous steroid exposure, in a cohort of patients with chronic CSC (cCSC).MethodsHair cortisol concentrations (HCC) were determined in 48 patients with cCSC and 230 population‐based controls (Lifelines cohort study), not using exogenous corticosteroids.ResultsIncreased HCC (defined as >10.49 pg/mg) were present in 2 (4%) patients with cCSC and 13 (6%) controls. Mean HCC values were not different between patients and controls, and no difference in HCC was found between patients with active cCSC disease and patients with inactive disease. No correlation between HCC and urinary free cortisol (UFC) levels in patients with cCSC was found.ConclusionsThis study shows that HCC in patients with cCSC are not elevated compared to population‐based controls, and no association between HCC and cCSC severity was found. This finding questions the previous suggestion that cCSC is associated with increased HPA axis activity. In line, HCC do not seem useful in monitoring cCSC disease activity.
The sympathetic nervous system in acute kidney injury
Authors: Grisk Olaf 
Published: October 2019

AbstractAcute kidney injury (AKI) is frequently accompanied by activation of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). This may result from pre‐exisiting chronic diseases associated with sympathetic activation prior to AKI or it may be induced by stressors that ultimately lead to AKI such as endotoxins and arterial hypotension in circulatory shock. Conversely, sympathetic activation may also result from acute renal injury. Focusing on studies in experimental renal ischaemia and reperfusion (IR), this review summarizes the current knowledge on how the SNS is activated in IR‐induced AKI and on the consequences of sympathetic activation for the development of acute renal damage. Experimental studies show beneficial effects of sympathoinhibitory interventions on renal structure and function in response to IR. However, few clinical trials obtained in scenarios that correspond to experimental IR, namely major elective surgery, showed that peri‐operative treatment with centrally acting sympatholytics reduced the incidence of AKI. Apparently, discrepant findings on how sympathetic activation influences renal responses to acute IR‐induced injury are discussed and future areas of research in this field are identified.
A data science approach to the selection of most informative readouts of the human intradermal capsaicin pain model to assess pregabalin effects
Authors: Lötsch Jörn , Walter Carmen , Zunftmeister Martin , Zinn Sebastian , Wolters Miriam , Ferreiros Nerea , Rossmanith Tanja , Oertel Bruno G. , Geisslinger Gerd 
Published: October 2019

AbstractPersistent and, in particular, neuropathic pain is a major healthcare problem with still insufficient pharmacological treatment options. This triggered research activities aimed at finding analgesics with a novel mechanism of action. Results of these efforts will need to pass through the phases of drug development, in which experimental human pain models are established components e.g. implemented as chemical hyperalgesia induced by capsaicin. We aimed at ranking the various readouts of a human capsaicin–based pain model with respect to the most relevant information about the effects of a potential reference analgesic. In a placebo‐controlled, randomized cross‐over study, seven different pain‐related readouts were acquired in 16 healthy individuals before and after oral administration of 300 mg pregabalin. The sizes of the effect on pain induced by intradermal injection of capsaicin were quantified by calculating Cohen'sd. While in four of the seven pain‐related parameters, pregabalin provided a small effect judged by values of Cohen'sdexceeding 0.2, an item categorization technique implemented as computed ABC analysis identified the pain intensities in the area of secondary hyperalgesia and of allodynia as the most suitable parameters to quantify the analgesic effects of pregabalin. Results of this study provide further support for the ability of the intradermal capsaicin pain model to show analgesic effects of pregabalin. Results can serve as a basis for the designs of studies where the inclusion of this particular pain model and pregabalin is planned.