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Female directors on the sensitivity of investment to growth opportunities
Authors: Ouyang Wenjing , Szewczyk Samuel H. , Miles Jeffrey 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThis paper shows that female directors decrease the sensitivity of investment to the market misvaluation of growth opportunities. When the market misvaluation is high, such as during the COVID period, the sensitivity of investment to overall market valuation exhibits a significant drop. On the other hand, female directors increase the sensitivity of investment to alternative measures of growth not associated with market assessment. Firms with female directors achieve higher investment efficiency. Further analyses indicate that this contribution is mainly channelled through the board's advising function. Our main findings are robust to a battery of alternative explanations and robustness checks. Overall, this paper provides novel evidence that female directors contribute to capital investment decisions through their comprehensive information processing strategy.
Climate change and economic growth: Evidence for European countries
Authors: Greiner Alfred , Bökemeier Bettina , Owusu Benjamin 
Published: October 2024

AbstractClimate change may affect economies and the welfare of people around the world. To design appropriate policy responses, the economic effects of climate change should be known. One strand in the literature empirically estimates the growth effects of climatic variations. However, those studies often neglect economic variables that have proven to be robust in explaining economic growth. Further, often they fail to check for the robustness of their results. The main aim of this study is to detect whether there exists a statistically significant robust relation between climate change and economic growth by estimating different model specifications. To do so panel estimation techniques for 24 European economies for the period from 2002 to 2019 are applied whereby panel fixed effects estimations and dynamic Generalized Methods of Moments estimations are resorted to. No statistically significant robust relationship between the temperature change and economic growth is found just as for precipitation that does not exert a significant effect on growth. As regards the institutional and macroeconomic control variables the rule of law, the fiscal variable, and the output gap are statistically significant and robust. It is argued that far‐reaching policy measures, such as the net zero goal of the European Union, should be given only based on robust results. Otherwise, economic policy may turn out to be inadequate and can lead to welfare losses. Hence, the conclusion is that the net zero goal of the European Green Deal is to be seen skeptical.
Development of a new radical cystectomy surveillance protocol and nurse‐led cystectomy follow‐up clinic in Australia
Authors: Lee Ashley , Ong Katherine , Al‐Zubaidi Mohammed , Goodall Tracey , Hawks Cynthia , McCombie Steve P. , Hayne Dickon 
Published: October 2024

AbstractBackgroundThis study determined, implemented, and assessed a nurse‐led radical cystectomy follow‐up protocol.MethodsIn 2021, an evidence‐based risk‐stratified protocol (non‐urological cancers and benign [N‐UC&B], low, or high risk) was developed from current guidelines, local and national expert opinion, and after formal discussion with the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) Western Australia (WA) and Australia and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group. Retrospective and prospective assessment of cystectomy follow‐up occurred between 2015 and 2023. Patients received ‘surgeon‐led’ follow‐up March 2015 to August 2021, and ‘nurse‐led’ follow‐up August 2021 to April 2023. Adherence to follow‐up, cost‐analysis, and healthcare efficiency calculations were performed.ResultsOf 176 cystectomy patients, 159 (90.3%) were eligible for inclusion. Overall adherence to nurse‐led follow‐up was 78.6% compared to 43.4% in surgeon‐led (P < 0.001). Adherence to nurse‐led follow‐up was higher in all risk categories (high‐risk 79.1% vs. 43%, P < 0.001; low risk 75% vs. 52.3%, P = 0.110; N‐UC&B 71% vs. 30%, P = 0.153). Nurse‐led consultation saved $59.50 per consultation with overall cost savings of $179.50, $416.50, and $595 for the entire follow‐up period for N‐UC&B, low, and high‐risk groups based on consultation alone. A total of 1072 appointments (536 h, $62 390.40) would have been saved if the surgeon‐led cohort of patients were seen in nurse‐led clinics.ConclusionProtocol driven nurse‐led cystectomy follow‐up demonstrates excellent adherence and may be more cost‐effective than surgeon‐led follow‐up.
Self‐Advocacy Among Black Women During the Perinatal Period: Prevalence and Relationship to Patient Experiences
Authors: Thomas Teresa Hagan , Vetterly Savannah , Kaselitz Elizabeth B. , Doswell Willa , Braxter Betty 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTIntroductionBlack women experience many barriers to receiving high‐quality maternal healthcare. The ability of Black women to self‐advocate may mitigate these threats to their health. Limited research describes Black women's self‐advocacy during the perinatal period and how self‐advocacy related to other relevant concepts. The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between self‐advocacy, patient–provider relationships, and mental health outcomes among Black women in the perinatal period.MethodsThis cross‐sectional descriptive pilot study recruited Black women who were either in their 3rd trimester of pregnancy or within a year postpartum to complete surveys describing their self‐advocacy (Female Self‐Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale adapted for perinatal period) and maternal health outcomes (trust and comfort with maternal healthcare providers—Patient–Provider Relationship Scale; abuse and disrespect during childbirth—Mothers of Respect Index; experiences of discrimination—Experiences of Discrimination scale; depression—Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; and postpartum posttraumatic stress—City Birth Trauma Scale).ResultsN = 40 participants were recruited between January and September 2022. Participants reported moderate levels of self‐advocacy which were associated with trust and comfort with healthcare providers (r = 0.57–0.76, p < 0.001). Feeling respected by healthcare providers was positively associated with two self‐advocacy subscales (r = 0.42–0.44, p < 0.01). Depression was inversely related to all self‐advocacy subscales (r = −0.47–0.62, p < 0.001).ConclusionBlack women's self‐advocacy during the perinatal period is associated with trust and comfort with healthcare providers, perceptions of respect from their providers, and perinatal depression. Future research should focus on promoting trusting, respectful relationships between Black women and their maternal health providers.
Therapeutic strategies targeting aberrant RNA splicing in myeloid malignancies
Authors: Boussi Leora , Biswas Jeetayu , Abdel‐Wahab Omar , Stein Eytan 
Published: October 2024

SummaryIn recent years, large‐scale sequencing efforts have identified targetable driver mutations in haematopoietic stem cells. These efforts have led to the development and approval of nine novel agents for relapsed or refractory acute myelogenous leukaemia (R/R AML). However, despite an expansion in targeted therapies, achieving a durable remission in AML and high‐risk myelodysplastic syndrome (HR‐MDS) remains a significant challenge, and there is an urgent need for new effective treatments. Modulation of aberrant RNA splicing has emerged as a novel therapeutic approach in myeloid diseases. Aberrant splicing drives dysregulated gene expression that promotes tumourigenesis through increased proliferation and metastatic potential, immune evasion, decreased apoptosis, and chemotherapy resistance. Mutations in spliceosomal components have been identified in numerous cancer subtypes, with mutations in RNA binding proteins SF3B1, SRSF2, U2AF1, and ZRSR2 occurring frequently in AML and in up to 60% of patients with MDS, as well as in chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia and in 10% of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. In this review, we explore therapeutic strategies targeting aberrant splicing and the potential of these approaches to drive clinical responses.
Coming of age in a warming world: A self‐determination theory perspective
Authors: Spitzer Jenna , Grapsas Stathis , Poorthuis Astrid M. G. , Vansteenkiste Maarten , Thomaes Sander 
Published: October 2024

AbstractToday's youth are growing up in a world threatened by climate change. Facing an uncertain future, young people—and especially adolescents—tend to be concerned about climate change, even more so than other age groups. How can socializing agents (e.g., educators, policymakers, clinicians) support and engage adolescents as they come of age in a warming world? In this article, we review studies on climate change and youth development from the perspective of self‐determination theory (SDT). SDT provides a framework for understanding a nascent body of literature on adolescents' responses to climate change. In particular, SDT offers insights into the factors that can facilitate or undermine adolescents' internalization of climate science, engagement in pro‐environmental behavior, and capacity for resilience and well‐being. We discuss SDT's potential to inform efforts to encourage positive youth development amid climate change, and we identify priorities for investigation.
Artificial tree microhabitats: Wound depth and position affect saproxylic beetles attracted to freshly veteranised trees
Authors: Cizek Lukas , Kozel Petr , Hauck David , Ambrožová Lucie , Helclová Michaela , Sebek Pavel , Pánková Hana , Škorpík Martin , Bengtsson Vikki 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Veteran and ancient trees are key structures sustaining biodiversity in wooded landscapes. Their value depends on tree‐related microhabitats (TreMs) such as hollows, cracks and other structures related to wounds and wood decay. Decline and loss of veteran trees results in the loss of TreMs thus threatening the biodiversity associated with them.
Veteranisation, that is, interventions aimed at creating or accelerating formation of rare TreMs in live trees, are thus increasingly applied to bridge gaps in habitat continuity and sustain the biodiversity associated with veteran trees. Several studies investigated the use of artificially created TreMs by various organisms. No study has, however, investigated saproxylic beetles attracted to freshly veteranised trees, and how different veteranisation techniques affect attractivity of veteranised trees to saproxylic beetles.
We veteranised 48 sessile oaks using two types of deep and two types of shallow cuts and trapped saproxylic beetles on the veteranised and control trees in the first season after the intervention. The sampling yielded 280 species (6171 individuals) of saproxylic beetles, including 64 that are threatened. Veteranised trees attracted more abundant and diverse communities than control trees. Community composition differed between shallow and deep cuts and between the two types of deep cuts.
Freshly veteranised trees thus attract diverse and abundant communities of saproxylic beetles consisting mainly of species potentially exploiting the wounds. The high proportion of threatened species, often associated with old oaks, suggests that veteranised trees benefit even some threatened saproxylic biodiversity already during the first year after the veteranisation.
Proximity to War: The Stock Market Response to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Authors: FEDERLE JONATHAN , MEIER ANDRÉ , MÜLLER GERNOT J. , SEHN VICTOR 
Published: October 2024

AbstractWe identify a “proximity penalty” in the stock market response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine: the closer countries are to Ukraine, the lower their equity returns in a four‐week window around the start of the war. This result holds even at the firm level within Ukraine's neighbors. Trade linkages explain two‐thirds of the proximity penalty. We attribute the remainder—1.1 percentage points in equity returns per 1,000 km of extra distance—to military disaster risk. Evidence from other financial data, geopolitical risk indicators, and aid flow statistics supports the relevance of military tail risk as a spillover channel.
Impact of visitation restrictions in neonatal intensive care units during the COVID‐19 pandemic on parents in northern Hokkaido, Japan
Authors: Nagaya Ken , Okamoto Toshio , Nii Mitsumaro , Aoyama‐Hashimoto Aiko , Sugiyama Tatsutoshi , Takahashi Kenta , Sato Takashi , Shirai Masaru 
Published: October 2024

AimMedical institutions restricted visitation to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) during the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the impact of COVID‐19 NICU visitor restrictions on parents.MethodsWe conducted a questionnaire of 378 parents of infants who were hospitalised for more than 1 week at two NICUs in our area and discharged between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2022. While the visiting rules for NICUs during this period varied depending on the phase of the COVID‐19 epidemic, generally, only parents were allowed to visit the NICUs for a few hours daily.ResultsA total of 157 parents (A University Hospital (AMUH), n = 79; AK General Hospital (AKGH), n = 78) responded to the survey (41.3% response rate), with 40% stating that their emotions towards their infants were affected by restrictions due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. Parents' feelings towards their infants were influenced by mode of delivery, parity, duration of hospitalisation and opportunities to visit the NICU. More than 70% of respondents felt stressed due to COVID‐19 restrictions, and anxiety and emotional stress related to visitor restrictions were significantly affected by the number and duration of visits and allowability of family member visits. Parents felt that the restrictions had a negative impact on breastfeeding, overall infant care and infant–family bonding.ConclusionAs parents felt an impact on the bond with their infant during visitation restrictions, it is essential for facilities to implement measures to protect infant–family bonding during potential future pandemics.
International Swiss Primary Hypersomnolence and Narcolepsy Cohort Study (iSPHYNCS): the impact of psychiatric comorbidities on daily life in central disorders of hypersomnolence—a vicious circle
Authors: Aktan Suzgun Merve , Wenz Elena S. , van der Meer Julia , Fregolente Livia G. , Warncke Jan D. , Miano Silvia , Acker Jens , Strub Mathias , Olliges Elisabeth , Khatami Ramin , Schmidt Markus H. ,   iSPHYNCS Investigators, Bassetti Claudio L. A. , von Manitius Sigrid 
Published: October 2024

SummaryPresence of psychiatric comorbidities is well documented in narcolepsy type‐1 (NT1) but there are limited data on patients with ‘other central disorders of hypersomnolence’ (OCH). This study aimed to investigate frequency of psychiatric comorbidities in patients with NT1 and OCH, and to evaluate their impact on quality of life and sleep as an additive factor in combination with hypersomnolence‐related symptoms. This study was conducted within the scope of the international Swiss Primary Hypersomnolence and Narcolepsy Cohort Study (iSPHYNCS), which aims to find new biomarkers in central disorders of hypersomnolence (CDH). Study participants underwent Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and completed questionnaires related to quality of life and sleep. Comparative analysis was conducted to investigate group differences, and multivariable regression models were used to reveal the impact of psychiatric comorbidities. Among a total of 90 patients, 26 were diagnosed with NT1 and 64 with OCH. In all, 38 patients showed at least one psychiatric disorder, 27% of NT1 and 48% of OCH, with female dominance (50% in females versus 23% in males, p < 0.02). Major depressive episodes (n = 29) were most common, followed by suicidality (n = 13). Patients with a psychiatric diagnosis were more fatigued (β = 0.70, p < 0.05), apathic (β = −5.41, p < 0.002), had more disturbed sleep (β = 0.55, p < 0.02), worse sleep (β = 1.89, p < 0.001) and general health (β = −12.55, p < 0.02) quality. Comorbid psychiatric disorders are frequent in patients with CDH and worsen the impact of hypersomnolence‐related symptoms on daily activities regardless of the type of CDH. Psychiatric comorbidities may create a vicious circle with fatigue and avoidance of physical activities, which aggravates hypersomnolence‐related symptoms.
The experience of surrogate decision‐making and deciphering critically ill patient values: A qualitative study
Authors: Lei Yuling , Sui Weijing , Chen Ling , Zhou Qi , Zhuang Yiyu 
Published: October 2024

AbstractBackgroundSurrogate decision–makers (SDMs) who make decisions for critically ill patients often face great challenges. Although shared decision‐making has been advocated, its implementation has been less than satisfactory.AimTo explore the experience of the surrogate decision‐making process and determine how SDMs understand the values and preferences of critically ill patients.Study DesignA constructivist qualitative study was used. The data were collected using semistructured interviews with four questions conducted between January and February 2023. The audio recordings were transcribed verbatim and analysed via thematic analysis. Fourteen SDMs (all family members) of 10 critically ill patients were recruited according to the inclusion criteria.ResultsWe identified eight sub‐themes that were classified into three themes: (a) the unbalanced act: no respite for the surrogates, conflict between rationality and emotion, and sacrifice in surrogate decision‐making; (b) unclear values and preferences: ignored values, intentional silence and substituted values; and (c) unsatisfying surrogate decisions: decision regret and decreased surrogate decision‐making self‐efficacy.ConclusionThese findings underscore the urgent need for enhanced communication strategies and support systems to better assist SDMs in navigating their roles. Effective interventions could help clarify patients' values and preferences, thereby improving the decision‐making process and outcomes for both SDMs and patients.Relevance to Clinical PracticeMisalignment between patient values and those of SDMs can potentially degrade the quality of decision‐making. Clinicians should be skilled in stimulating SDMs to think about patient values and preferences.
The effect of an open‐heart surgery patient care protocol on post‐sternotomy pain, anxiety and quality of care: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Dağcan Şahin Necibe , Gürol Arslan Gülşah 
Published: October 2024

AbstractBackgroundOpen‐heart surgery patients face many problems because of post‐sternotomy pain. Care protocols can eliminate pain and pain‐related problems by providing holistic care.AimThe aim of this study was to examine the effect of an open‐heart surgery patient care protocol developed in the study on post‐sternotomy pain, anxiety and quality of care.Study DesignThe study was carried out as a double‐blind randomized controlled trial. The sample size was calculated. Considering some attrition, the sample size was increased by 10% for each group, and a total of 68 participants, including 34 in each group, were included in the sample. Data were collected using a ‘Patient Information Form’, a ‘Post‐Sternotomy Pain Follow‐up Form’, the ‘Numeric Rating Scale’, the ‘State Anxiety Inventory’ and the ‘Strategic and Clinical Quality Indicators in Postoperative Pain Management Questionnaire’. The patients in the experimental group were given care in accordance with the protocol, which was developed in the study, on postoperative days 0, 1 and 2.ResultsThe statistical evaluation showed a significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental (F = 7.28; p < .001) and control groups (F = 2.42; p < .05) on the pain assessment scale. It was determined that the number of analgesics used in the experimental group was statistically significantly lower than in the control group. Intra‐group comparisons showed that there was a difference between the mean pre‐test and post‐test state anxiety scale scores of the groups (p < .001). The experimental group had higher mean scores on the Strategic and Clinical Quality Indicators in Postoperative Pain Management Questionnaire than that of the control group (p < .001).ConclusionsThe protocol developed in the study was found to be effective in reducing pain, the use of NSAIDs and opioids, and anxiety levels and increasing the level of quality of care.Relevance to Clinical PracticeThe protocol was original and feasible in that it included independent nursing interventions to improve the quality of care by reducing pain and anxiety. Particularly, the use of protocols in intensive care units was nurses' strongest resource in patient care management. Thus, the protocol, which was prepared for intensive care patients who most frequently experience pain and anxiety, was promising for nurses in improving the quality of care by reducing pain and anxiety. However, it is necessary to conduct further studies involving longitudinal follow‐up in samples and institutions with similar conditions.
Bilateralism, coherence, and incoherence
Authors: Golan Rea 
Published: October 2024

AbstractBilateralism is the view that the speech act of denial is as primitive as that of assertion. Bilateralism has proved helpful in providing an intuitive interpretation of formalisms that, prima facie, look counterintuitive, namely, multiple‐conclusion sequent calculi. Under this interpretation, a sequent of the form is regarded as the statement that it is incoherent, according to our conversational norms, to occupy the position of asserting all the sentences in and denying all the sentences in . Some have argued, based on this interpretation, that the notion of invalidity is as conceptually primitive and important as the notion of validity: whereas the latter is couched in terms of what positions are incoherent and hence untenable, the former is couched in terms of what positions are coherent and hence tenable. My ultimate goal in this paper is to contest this view. Based on a novel technical account of the two notions—one that I find more accurate than the existing accounts in the literature—I shall argue that the notion of incoherence takes conceptual priority over the notion of coherence.