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Impact of China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment on Its Regional Economic Growth
Authors: Chen Chunlai 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThis paper investigates the impact of China's outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on its economic growth. By using a provincial‐level panel dataset and applying fixed‐effects and instrumental variable regression techniques, the study finds that both OFDI from provincial firms and OFDI from state‐owned enterprises have a positive impact on China's provincial economic growth. The positive impact of OFDI on provincial economic growth may be the result of reverse knowledge spillovers from OFDI to the home provincial economy through demonstration and imitation, labor movement, and backward and forward industrial linkages, thus increasing the productivity and the efficiency of home firms and promoting the growth of the home economy.
Reinvestigating the Oil Price–Stock Market Nexus: Evidence from Chinese Industry Stock Returns
Authors: Fang Sheng , Lu Xinsheng , Egan Paul G. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractThe present study investigates the influence of international oil prices on China's stock market returns across 29 different industries. The paper attempts to account for any structural breaks and nonlinearity in this relationship. The results reveal that the effect of changes in the international price of oil on stock returns differs substantially across industries. The stock returns of the coal, chemical, mining and oil industries are found to be positively affected by crude oil price movements. Conversely, electronics, food manufacturing, general equipment, pharmaceuticals, retail, rubber and vehicle industries are found to be negatively affected by movements in the price of crude oil. The results of the estimations also suggest that the majority of Chinese industries have been significantly affected by oil prices since 2004. The influence of international oil prices on Chinese stocks also has a stronger effect in the presence of high volatility but the effect varies across industries.
Rise of Cross‐border E‐commerce Exports in China
Authors: Ma Shuzhong , Chai Yuxi , Zhang Hongsheng 
Published: May 2018

AbstractChina's cross‐border e‐commerce industry has demonstrated stable and rapid development thanks to the implementation of appropriate policy support and the progressive establishment of e‐commerce platforms. The industry's prosperity suggests unique advantages of cross‐border e‐commerce, which are a result of promoting industrial transformation and accelerating economic restructuring. Due to asymmetric information and insufficient data, little research has been conducted on the current status and the trends of the industry as well as the magnitude of risk in cross‐border e‐commerce. Using the cross‐border e‐commerce hosting service database of BizArk, the present study has constructed an index for China's export e‐commerce prosperity and magnitude of risk which reveals that the industry: (i) generally presents a tendency of solid growth; (ii) has had a relatively stable situation for logistics facilitation but a drastic fluctuation in customs facilitation; (iii) has gradually shifted to competing for cheaper and more efficient marketing techniques as well as channels; and (iv) has experienced a remarkable amelioration of risk magnitude.
Can Cultural Affinity Promote Trade ? HSK Test Data from the Belt and Road Countries
Authors: Xie Mengjun 
Published: May 2018

AbstractAs Chinese culture is “going out,” more and more non‐native Chinese speakers are beginning to study Mandarin and are taking the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) test. Mandarin has become a very important trade language for the Belt and Road countries. This paper uses the difference‐in‐difference model and the Mahalanobis distance and the nearest neighbor distance matching methods to study the internal relationship between culture “going out” and foreign trade. We find that cultural affinity is an important factor in promoting trade, and that the HSK project has expanded China's exports to the Belt and Road countries. Culture's promotion effect in Asia is stronger than that in Europe. Culture's promotion effect shows the characteristics of regional differences, a time‐lag and a fluctuating upward trend. Therefore, further enhancing the international influence of its culture would help China to find a new source of export growth.
S3‐Leitlinie zur Therapie der Psoriasis vulgaris Update – Kurzfassung Teil 1 – Systemische Therapie
Authors: Nast Alexander , Amelunxen Lasse , Augustin Matthias , Boehncke Wolf‐Henning , Dressler Corinna , Gaskins Matthew , Härle Peter , Hoffstadt Bernd , Klaus Joachim , Koza Joachim , Mrowietz Ulrich , Ockenfels Hans‐Michael , Philipp Sandra , Reich Kristian , Rosenbach Thomas , Rzany Berthold , Schlaeger Martin , Schmid‐Ott Gerhard , Sebastian Michael , von Kiedrowski Ralph , Weberschock Tobias 
Published: May 2018

ZusammenfassungDie deutsche Psoriasis‐Leitlinie zur Behandlung der Psoriasis vulgaris wurde unter Verwendung der GRADE‐Methodik aktualisiert. Die Leitlinie wurde aufbauend auf einer systematischen Literaturrecherche (letzte Update‐Recherche am 01.12.2016) entwickelt und in einem formalen Konsensus‐ und Freigabeverfahren verabschiedet. Der erste Teil dieser Kurzfassung stellt die Empfehlungen zu den von der Expertengruppe als relevant befundenen und zum Zeitpunkt der Konsensuskonferenz zugelassenen Therapien dar (Acitretin, Adalimumab, Apremilast, Ciclosporin, Etanercept, Fumarsäureester, Infliximab, Methotrexat, Secukinumab, Ustekinumab). Die Leitlinie gibt Hinweise zu Management und Überwachung der eingeschlossenen Therapieoptionen.
Psycho‐oncological care of melanoma patients in certified skin cancer centers
Authors: Meiss Frank , Loquai Carmen , Weis Joachim , Giesler Jürgen M. , Reuter Katrin , Nashan Dorothée 
Published: May 2018

SummaryBackgroundThe establishment und certification of skin cancer centers (SCCs) in compliance with requirements issued by the German Cancer Society play a key role for quality‐assured treatment of skin cancer patients. These requirements also call for the implementation of a qualified psycho‐oncology program. When planning the present study, we assumed site‐specific differences in the way such programs were implemented at various SCCs.MethodsIn 2014, we conducted a cross‐sectional survey of all SCCs certified at the time (n = 43), in which these institutions were asked to provide information on the structural and process quality of their psycho‐oncology programs.ResultsOverall, 81.4 % of certified SCCs (n = 35) participated in the survey. Thirty‐seven percent of SCCs directly employed personnel trained in psycho‐oncology. Nearly all facilities offered information/counseling, crisis intervention, one‐on‐one discussions, and palliative/end‐of‐life care as part of their psycho‐oncology program. Standardized screening tools were commonly used to evaluate patients’ need for psycho‐oncological support. Eighty‐three percent of psycho‐oncology programs primarily focused on inpatients. On average, 25.2 % of melanoma patients received psycho‐oncological support. Ninety‐seven percent of SCCs stated that the certification requirements had actually improved the psycho‐oncological care of their patients. Seventy‐one percent of SCCs reported to be satisfied with the implementation of the requirements.ConclusionsThe certification of institutions as SCCs has led to the implementation of personnel, structural, and content requirements relating to psycho‐oncological care. The majority of SCCs surveyed reported to be satisfied with the quality of care thus achieved.
Can the Wrongs be Righted? Prospects for Remedy in the Philippine Oil Palm Agro‐industry
Authors: Larsen Rasmus Kløcker , Dimaano Francisca R. , Pido Michael D. 
Published: May 2018

ABSTRACTState‐based and corporate remedies are increasingly offered as solutions to intractable issues provoked by land‐based investments, such as the oil palm agro‐industry. This article critiques this shift towards procedural governance fixes, drawing on theories of the legitimizing function of corporate responsibility and mechanisms of elite capture in agrarian states. The authors contrast the ambition of remedy with local reality in one controversial oil palm project in Palawan Province, the Philippines, showing that it was operated by companies, banks, agencies and politicians who either lacked the capacity to rein in the project once it became evident that it was causing harm to farmers, or showed no interest in doing so. As one of the first detailed examinations of the growing oil palm sector in the Philippines, the study adds to understandings of the shifting nature of elite capture through transnational agro‐industry. It also shows that the remedies discourse remains rooted in colonial doctrines and neoliberal constructs and thus tends to deflect attention away from more appropriate harm prevention strategies. The authors argue that functional remedies will only arise once states and companies confront competing land and resource claims and relinquish more control over new procedures to local and indigenous communities.
Disentangling Tourette syndrome heterogeneity through hierarchical ascendant clustering
Authors: Cravedi Elena , Deniau Emmanuelle , Giannitelli Marianna , Pellerin Hugues , Czernecki Virginie , Priou Tiphanie , Xavier Jean , Consoli Angèle , Hartmann Andreas , Cohen David 
Published: May 2018

AimTo explore the heterogeneity of Tourette syndrome as part of a neurodevelopmental spectrum.MethodUsing hierarchical ascendant clustering based on tic symptoms, developmental milestones, and neurodevelopmental comorbidities, we analyzed the heterogeneity of Tourette syndrome phenotypes in a sample of 174 children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome referred to a tertiary university clinic.ResultsThe model yielded three distinct clusters characterized as follows. In cluster 1, we found many neurodevelopmental comorbidities (including intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, attention‐deficit–hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], and learning disabilities) and academic impairments. In cluster 2, patients had no other neurodevelopmental comorbidities. In cluster 3, patients had higher intelligence, a high frequency of attentional impairment, school problems related to both ADHD and unspecific attention difficulties, and handwriting problems related to the tics themselves. Interestingly, clusters did not differ in terms of family history or anxious‐depressive comorbidities. The only other differences that emerged were related to prenatal or perinatal risk factors (more represented in cluster 1) and treatment profiles (higher rates of stimulants in cluster 1).InterpretationWe conclude that from a phenotypical perspective, Tourette syndrome is a heterogeneous syndrome with at least three main clusters that may help in addressing the etiological basis of Tourette syndrome and specific rehabilitative and therapeutic approaches.What this paper adds

The clustering of Tourette syndrome based on comorbidity with other neurodevelopmental conditions reveals three clusters.

A group of patients with Tourette syndrome show school difficulties related to non‐specific attention and writing problems.

Analysing only children and adolescents helps to distinguish between developmental comorbid conditions and coexistent disorders.
Price formation on clandestine markets: the case of the Paris gold market during the Second World War
Authors: Gallais‐Hamonno Georges , Hoang Thi‐Hong‐Van , Oosterlinck Kim 
Published: May 2018

AbstractBecause of the scarcity of data, there are few quantitative analyses dealing with clandestine markets, despite their prime importance during wartime. This article exploits a unique database of daily prices of gold coins traded in occupied Paris in order to gain insights into the price formation on such a market. First, using data from Switzerland, we show that arbitrage took place, despite the costs and risks involved, and led to a gradual (but incomplete) convergence of gold prices. Furthermore, a study of price seasonality reveals that less strict borders controls during the weekends made the volatility of returns higher at the start of the following week. Second, on the basis of an event study, we provide evidence that laws related to black markets did not have a significant impact on the gold price, except for the most severe law passed on 8 June 1943 which greatly increased the sentences for involvement. Finally, we assess whether the so‐called coin premiums existed on this clandestine market, and show that the large price variations for one gram of fine gold contained in different coins were due to market participants’ preferences for specific gold coins.
Influence of contraindicated medication use on cognitive outcome in Dravet syndrome and age at first afebrile seizure as a clinical predictor in SCN1A‐related seizure phenotypes
Authors: de Lange Iris M. , Gunning Boudewijn , Sonsma Anja C. M. , van Gemert Lisette , van Kempen Marjan , Verbeek Nienke E. , Nicolai Joost , Knoers Nine V. A. M. , Koeleman Bobby P. C. , Brilstra Eva H. 
Published: May 2018

SummaryObjectivePathogenic variants in SCN1A can give rise to extremely variable disease severities that may be indistinguishable at their first presentation. We aim to find clinical features that can help predict the evolution of seizures into Dravet syndrome and clinical features that predict cognitive outcome in Dravet syndrome. We specifically investigate the role of contraindicated medication (CIM) as a possible modifier of cognitive decline.MethodsA cohort of 164 Dutch participants with SCN1A‐related seizures was evaluated. Clinical data were collected from medical records and semistructured telephone interviews. Cognitive function was classified by a child neurologist, neuropsychologist, and clinical geneticist. Several clinical variables, including duration of CIM use in the first 5 years of disease, were evaluated in univariate and multivariate analyses.ResultsA longer duration of CIM use in the first 5 years after seizure onset was significantly associated with a worse cognitive outcome at time of inclusion, and with lower interpolated intelligence quotient/developmental quotient scores after the first 5 years of disease in Dravet syndrome patients. CIM use remained a significant predictor for cognitive outcome in a multivariate regression model, as did age at the first observation of developmental delay and age at first afebrile seizure. Age at first afebrile seizure was the most accurate predictor for evolution of seizures into Dravet syndrome for the complete cohort.SignificanceOur data suggest that a longer CIM use in the first 5 years of disease can have negative effects on cognitive outcome in Dravet syndrome. An early diagnosis is essential to avoid these drugs. Furthermore, we identified age at first afebrile seizure as an important predictor for evolution of seizures into Dravet syndrome and for the severity of Dravet syndrome, which can be used to counsel parents of young patients with SCN1A‐related seizures.
Dynamic efficiency evaluation of state‐level business incubators in China by using a slacks‐based measure approach
Authors: Sun Xiangyang , Cheng Yu , Lu Qicheng , Hu Miao 
Published: May 2018

AbstractIt is important to evaluate the efficiency of business incubators for their performance improvement. Because few enterprises can successfully graduate from the incubation process in one incubation period, the incubating enterprises will be carried over to the successive periods. In this context, the number of incubating enterprises can be regarded as a carry‐over variable linking different incubation periods, which can also be treated as an undesirable output in the current period. This paper proposes a dynamic slacks‐based measure model to evaluate the efficiency of China's state‐level business incubators during 2010–2012. The empirical results show that neglecting new entrants and the typical carry‐over variable may underestimate the incubation system's efficiency. Moreover, the operational efficiency of China's state‐level business incubators is relatively low, which is largely caused by the lower pure technical efficiency. There exist great disparities between pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency for all considered incubators in China. Some important insights and policy suggestions are presented.
Can Deficits in Emotional Intelligence Explain the Negative Relationship Between Abandonment Schema and Marital Quality?
Authors: O'Connor Peter , Izadikhah Zahra , Abedini Samaneh , Jackson Chris J. 
Published: May 2018

ObjectiveTo determine whether the harmful effects of abandonment schema on marital quality can be attributed to low trait emotional intelligence in a sample of Iranian couples.BackgroundResearch has demonstrated that maladaptive schemas are related to various indicators of marital quality; however, little is known about the mechanisms underlying these relationships. In this study, we use maladaptive schema theory to propose that the harmful effects of abandonment schema on marital quality can be attributed to low trait emotional intelligence.MethodData were collected from a sample of 123 married couples from Iran. Participants completed a series of questionnaires designed to measure maladaptive schemas, trait emotional intelligence, and marital quality. Structural equation modeling was used to assess the hypothesized indirect effect.ResultsResults indicate that abandonment schema is negatively associated with several indicators of marital quality via the mediating effects of trait emotional intelligence.ConclusionWe conclude that trait emotional intelligence can account for the negative relationships between abandonment schema and spousal ratings of marital satisfaction, communication satisfaction, and conflict resolution satisfaction in a sample of Iranian couples.ImplicationsCouple therapists should consider emotion‐focused techniques when treating couples where one or both partners present with abandonment schema.
Annual temperature variation as a time machine to understand the effects of long‐term climate change on a poleward range shift
Authors: Crickenberger Sam , Wethey David S. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractRange shifts due to annual variation in temperature are more tractable than range shifts linked to decadal to century long temperature changes due to climate change, providing natural experiments to determine the mechanisms responsible for driving long‐term distributional shifts. In this study we couple physiologically grounded mechanistic models with biogeographic surveys in 2 years with high levels of annual temperature variation to disentangle the drivers of a historical range shift driven by climate change. The distribution of the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides has shifted 350 km poleward in the past half century along the east coast of the United States. Recruits were present throughout the historical range following the 2015 reproductive season, when temperatures were similar to those in the past century, and absent following the 2016 reproductive season when temperatures were warmer than they have been since 1870, the earliest date for temperature records. Our dispersal dependent mechanistic models of reproductive success were highly accurate and predicted patterns of reproduction success documented in field surveys throughout the historical range in 2015 and 2016. Our mechanistic models of reproductive success not only predicted recruitment dynamics near the range edge but also predicted interior range fragmentation in a number of years between 1870 and 2016. All recruits monitored within the historical range following the 2015 colonization died before 2016 suggesting juvenile survival was likely the primary driver of the historical range retraction. However, if 2016 is indicative of future temperatures mechanisms of range limitation will shift and reproductive failure will lead to further range retraction in the future. Mechanistic models are necessary for accurately predicting the effects of climate change on ranges of species.
Shifts in priming partly explain impacts of long‐term nitrogen input in different chemical forms on soil organic carbon storage
Authors: Song Minghua , Guo Yu , Yu Feihai , Zhang Xianzhou , Cao Guangmin , Cornelissen Johannes H. C. 
Published: May 2018

AbstractInput of labile organic carbon can enhance decomposition of extant soil organic carbon (SOC) through priming. We hypothesized that long‐term nitrogen (N) input in different chemical forms alters SOC pools by altering priming effects associated with N‐mediated changes in plants and soil microbes. The hypothesis was tested by integrating field experimental data of plants, soil microbes and two incubation experiments with soils that had experienced 10 years of N enrichment with three chemical forms (ammonium, nitrate and both ammonium and nitrate) in an alpine meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. Incubations with glucose–13C addition at three rates were used to quantify effects of exogenous organic carbon input on the priming of SOC. Incubations with microbial inocula extracted from soils that had experienced different long‐term N treatments were conducted to detect effects of N‐mediated changes in soil microbes on priming effects. We found strong evidence and a mechanistic explanation for alteration of SOC pools following 10 years of N enrichment with different chemical forms. We detected significant negative priming effects both in soils collected from ammonium‐addition plots and in sterilized soils inoculated with soil microbes extracted from ammonium‐addition plots. In contrast, significant positive priming effects were found both in soils collected from nitrate‐addition plots and in sterilized soils inoculated with soil microbes extracted from nitrate‐addition plots. Meanwhile, the abundance and richness of graminoids were higher and the abundance of soil microbes was lower in ammonium‐addition than in nitrate‐addition plots. Our findings provide evidence that shifts toward higher graminoid abundance and changes in soil microbial abundance mediated by N chemical forms are key drivers for priming effects and SOC pool changes, thereby linking human interference with the N cycle to climate change.
Potential risk factors for dental caries in Type 2 diabetic patients
Authors: Almusawi MA , Gosadi I , Abidia R , Almasawi M , Khan HA 
Published: May 2018

AbstractBackgroundDiabetic patients are known to be at higher risk for dental caries. However, the role of potential risk factors such as blood glucose, salivary glucose and glycaemic control in the occurrence of dental caries in type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not clearly understood so far, and therefore, it was evaluated in this study.Materials and methodsThis cross‐sectional study was conducted on 100 T2D patients from Saudi Arabia. The caries risk assessment was evaluated using the guidelines of Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA). Cariogenic bacteria load in saliva was determined by a chair‐side test kit. The levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG), salivary glucose and HbA1c were analysed.ResultsMajority of the patients had dental caries (84%), exposed root surfaces (92%) and heavy plaque (73%), whereas 66% of patients suffered from xerostomia. The frequency of patients with high counts of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacilli (LB) were 78% and 42%, respectively. There were significant associations between dental caries risk and FBG, HbA1c and salivary glucose. After categorizing the patients into 3 categories of glycaemic control, we observed a significant association between glycaemic control and dental caries risk.ConclusionType 2 diabetes patients are at high risk for dental caries, which is directly associated with FBG, HbA1c and salivary glucose. This is the first study measuring dental caries and its risk factors in T2D patients from Saudi Arabia.