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Rail relations: Aboriginal storywork and remaking Australia’s settler‐colonial infrastructure
Authors: Blatman Naama , Taksa Lucy , Silverstein Ben , McManus Phil , Barker Lorina , Webb Angela 
Published: October 2024

AbstractAustralian railway histories are dominated by narratives of engineering triumphs, colonial expansion into empty land, and bringing civilisation and development through railway infrastructure. These settler‐colonial stories can be read back on themselves as histories and geographies of Aboriginal dispossession and colonial possession. Indeed, Aboriginal people, lands, waterways, and cultures have always been implicated in railway infrastructures, willingly or not. Aboriginal people’s entanglements with the New South Wales railways, to which we refer as “rail relations,” have involved dispossession, removal, employment, mobility, and travel, including the forced removal of children known as the Stolen Generations. These are relations of harm, loss, and grief but also of pride, connectivity, and survival. We argue in this paper that when Aboriginal communities engage in storying the New South Wales railways as Aboriginal they reassemble this infrastructure otherwise: not just as a tool of dispossession but also as life affirming. Indigenous storytelling can therefore overcome settler colonial erasure and the oversimplification of railway infrastructure hi/stories. Research about how Aboriginal lives have been interconnected with railways expansion and development is limited. While Aboriginal railway stories are continuously told within communities, they remain almost entirely silenced elsewhere. Overcoming the invisibility of Aboriginal rail relations is crucial as both truth‐telling of the past and to ensure more just infrastructural outcomes now and in the future.
Faricimab versus bevacizumab for neovascular age‐related macular degeneration: Cost analysis based on real‐world data from the Swedish Macula Registry
Authors: Abdalla Souad , Westborg Inger , Pulkki‐Brännström Anni‐Maria , Norberg Helena 
Published: October 2024

AbstractPurposeTo analyse the impact on cost if faricimab is used as the first‐line treatment for neovascular age‐related macular degeneration (nAMD) compared to standard treatment with bevacizumab.MethodsRetrospective registry study including real‐world data from the Swedish Macula Registry between 2017 and 2022. The observed number of injections and visits for bevacizumab during the first two years of treatment was used (n = 437 patients). Number of faricimab injections was obtained from published clinical trial data and unit costs mostly from publicly available Swedish sources. The provider cost included medication and visit cost and societal cost included additionally patient travel cost. Costs are presented in 2023 EUR.ResultsThe incremental societal cost of faricimab was 277 EUR per patient compared to bevacizumab in the base case. Medication cost was higher (1516 EUR) while visit cost (−1183 EUR) and patient travel cost (−56 EUR) were lower due to longer injection intervals. Faricimab was of similar cost as bevacizumab for patients residing far from the clinic. The faricimab injection interval and the number of bevacizumab injections were major drivers of uncertainty in the results.ConclusionFaricimab represents a cost‐effective alternative to bevacizumab for patients with nAMD in Sweden. Its extended treatment interval is particularly beneficial for patients living far from clinics, and if the real‐life faricimab injection interval extends beyond 12 weeks. Our findings emphasize faricimab's potential to free up healthcare staff to treat a larger patient population with existing clinic resources.
Anti‐metastatic Effects of Bee Venom and Melittin in Breast Cancer Cells by Upregulation of BRMS1 and DRG1 Genes
Authors: Sivri Nur Sena , Tetikoğlu Sinan , Kolayli Sevgi , Farooqi Ammad Ahmad , Çelik Uzuner Selcen 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTApitherapy has started to gain tremendous recognition because of extraordinary pharmacological importance of honeybee‐related ingredients and their derivatives. There has been a renewed interest in the bee venom–based therapies. Interdisciplinary researchers are studying the chemistry and translational value of venom for effective cancer treatment. Bee venom and its major component, melittin, are cytotoxic in cancer cells. In this study, MTT and scratch assays were performed for analysis of melittin‐mediated antimetastatic effects. QPCR was used for expression profiling of metastasis‐related genes. Three anti‐metastatic genes (BRMS1, DRG1, and KAI1/CD82) were studied for the first time after bee venom and melittin treatment in MDA‐MB‐231 breast cancer cells compared with normal breast cells, and two prometastatic genes (EGFR and WNT7B) were also examined. KAI1/CD82 and BRMS1 are the negative regulators of EGFR. WNT7B is a negative regulator of KAI1/CD82. Selective cytotoxicity of bee venom and melittin was found to be higher as compared to cisplatin. Melittin induced an increase in the expression of BRMS1 and DRG1, whereas bee venom upregulated DRG1 and KAI1/CD82 expression in breast cancer. WNT7B was downregulated in bee venom–treated breast cancer cells. Results suggested that bee venom/melittin exerted antimetastatic effects primarily through upregulation of BRMS1, DRG1, and KAI1/CD82, and downregulation of WNT7B.
The Association Between Cognitive Function and Oral Health in Home Dwellers and Nursing Home Residents: The HUNT Study
Authors: Asante Ernest Obeng , Eldholm Rannveig Sakshaug , Kolberg Marit , Skjellegrind Håvard Kjesbu , Selbæk Geir , Mai Xiao‐Mei , Chen Yue , Sun Yi‐Qian 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTObjectivesTo evaluate the relationships of cognitive function and care dependency with oral health in a Norwegian older adult population.MethodsThis cross‐sectional study included 2623 participants aged 70 and older from the fourth wave of the Trøndelag health study (HUNT4 70+) and the city of Trondheim (Trondheim 70+). Neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) were diagnosed by clinical experts according to the DSM‐5 framework. Care dependency referred to nursing home residency. Oral health was assessed by using the Revised Oral Assessment Guide—Jönköping (ROAG‐J). Individuals were considered as ‘having oral problem’ if the score was two or three in at least one of the nine ROAG‐J items. Poisson regression was used to estimate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).ResultsThe prevalence of having oral problems was 19% higher in participants with NCDs than those with normal cognitive function after adjusting for potential confounders (PR 1.19, 95% CI: 1.09–1.29). Further analysis showed a higher prevalence of having oral problems for home dwellers with NCDs (PR 1.23, 95% CI: 1.13–1.33) and nursing home residents (PR 1.32, 95% CI: 1.20–1.45) compared to home dwellers with normal cognitive function.ConclusionsNCDs were associated with an increased prevalence of oral problems in this Norwegian older adult population. The study suggests the need for increasing oral care for home dwellers with NCDs and nursing home residents.
Do CEO Connections to the Chinese Politburo Pay Off and How?
Authors: Alonso Marta , Gupta Aditi , Simon‐Yarza Beatriz 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTResearch Question/IssueThis study investigates the effect of connections to the Politburo, the top 25 members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on CEO compensation, pay‐for‐performance sensitivity, and turnover decisions using a comprehensive dataset of 3764 Chinese listed firms from 2007 to 2019.Research Findings/InsightsOur findings reveal that CEOs of privately owned listed firms who have connections to the Politburo via shared educational backgrounds receive significantly higher compensation (up to 20% more). However, such connections do not significantly affect CEO compensation in state‐owned enterprises (SOEs). CEOs who have connections to the Politburo also exhibit lower turnover rates, and their compensation is less sensitive to performance outcomes. Our measure of connections excludes reverse causality, as we leverage an exogenous shock—the promotion to the Politburo of an individual with whom the CEO is already connected—to investigate the gain associated with a political connection in the absence of CEO turnover in private firms. This event allows us to observe that CEO pay increases significantly in such cases. We also find that elite connections serve as a mechanism for resource allocation, as politically connected CEOs in private firms benefit from higher subsidies and lower tax rates, and politically connected CEOs in SOEs benefit by being appointed to larger SOEs. Additionally, we find that the positive relationship between CEO pay and elite connections is even stronger when the connection is stronger but is negative when the CEO is a CCP member.Theoretical/Academic ImplicationsThis study enriches the literature on political connections by introducing a novel proxy for elite connections based on past educational ties to members of the political elite. It disentangles the influence of personal educational connections to the political elite from that of a more generic political membership of the CCP, offering a clearer understanding of their distinct impacts.Practitioner/Policy ImplicationsOur study underscores the necessity of differentiating between private and SOEs in China due to their distinct characteristics and goals. Furthermore, it highlights the critical role of elite political connections in emerging economies such as China in resource allocation, labor market dynamics, and corporate governance.
The Impact of Board Gender and Nationality Diversity on Corporate Human Rights Performance in Different Institutional Contexts
Authors: Morán‐Muñoz Angel , Fernández‐Gago Roberto , Godos‐Díez José‐Luis 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTResearch Question/IssueThe duty of businesses to observe human rights (HR) is garnering great interest among corporations, researchers, and policymakers. However, little is known yet about the organizational drivers that make firms pursue higher levels of corporate human rights performance (CHRP). In an attempt to fill this gap, we present the first global study on the influence that board gender and nationality diversity have on CHRP.Research Findings/InsightsWe evaluate panel data of 548 companies worldwide from 2012 to 2021 by using the two‐step system generalized method of moments (GMM) and a moderation analysis. Our results show that board gender diversity has a positive effect on CHRP, but this impact is weaker in institutional settings where patriarchal stances prevail. We also find that board nationality diversity affects CHRP positively only in firms from countries with a network‐oriented approach toward corporate governance.Theoretical/Academic ImplicationsThese findings help to further differentiate CHRP drivers from generic sustainability antecedents and uncover the relevance of adopting an institutional lens when delving into the rationale of CHRP. In this regard, we make a call for future analyses in this field to acknowledge national gender equality levels and societies' corporate governance orientation as potential boundary conditions.Practitioner/Policy ImplicationsOur results may guide companies on how to reduce corporate risks associated with HR violations by incorporating women and foreigners on their boards. They may also encourage businesses and policymakers to boost gender equality both on corporate boards and within societal values as both these aspects may be key for safeguarding HR internationally.
Best management practices for bee conservation in forest openings
Authors: Cunningham‐Minnick Michael J. , Milam Joan , Fassler Aliza , King David I. 
Published: October 2024

AbstractNative bees are an ecologically diverse group of pollinators in global decline due at least in part to invasive species, pesticides, and habitat loss. Although guidelines exist for land managers to restore pollinator habitat, these “best management practices” (BMPs) include other pollinator taxa that may have different requirements than bees, do not give particular attention to rare bee species, or describe practices that are impractical for land managers. Using co‐production science, our team of land managers and researchers sampled bee communities in 100 wildlife openings on six National Forests (NF) within the Great Lakes Basin of the United States during 2017–2019. We found that bee communities responded to site factors and management practices, including prescribed fire, mechanical methods (e.g., felling, brushhogging, mowing), herbicides, and pollinator plantings. Bee abundance, diversity, and rarity were strongly related to soil properties, landscape context, and the plant community, including small‐statured woody species, which collectively informed our BMPs. For instance, mechanical treatments were most beneficial for openings with clayey or organic soils while prescribed fire was most effective in openings with well‐drained soils. Our BMPs highlight effects of treatment combinations, including negative effects on rare species when herbicides were combined with plantings and positive effects on abundance and rare species when prescribed fire was combined with mechanical treatments. Since our BMPs were generated in collaboration with land managers, they better conform to their needs and constraints, contributing to more effective native bee conservation.
Associations of parenting styles with substance use in the offspring—A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Pinquart Martin , Lauk Jana 
Published: October 2024

AbstractIssuesParenting styles have been suggested to predict the use of psychoactive substances in the offspring, although the size of associations might vary between cultures. The present meta‐analysis tested whether parenting styles show concurrent and longitudinal associations with substance use and whether this association is moderated by study characteristics.ApproachA systematic search in electronic data bases resulted in 184 studies that were included in multi‐level meta‐analysis.Key FindingsAn authoritative parenting style correlated with lower substance use (r =−0.12, confidence interval [CI] −0.14 to −0.10) while the reverse was found for neglectful (r = 0.10, CI 0.08 to 0.13), permissive (r = 0.04, CI 0.01 to 0.07) and authoritarian parenting (r = 0.03, CI 0.00 to 0.05). Analysis of cross‐lagged effects found only an effect of authoritative parenting on decline of substance use (r = −0.06, CI −0.12 to −0.00). The size of associations varied, in part, by levels of horizontal and vertical collectivism or individualism, assessment of three versus four parenting styles, type of substance, and use of same versus different informants for assessing parenting and substance use.ImplicationsParenting styles show small to very small associations with substance use.ConclusionsAlthough parents are recommended to behave in an authoritative manner, we should have only modest expectations about the effects of parenting styles on substance use in the offspring.
Identifying influential individuals and predicting future demand of chronic kidney disease patients
Authors: Nenova Zlatana D. , Bartelt Valerie L. 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTTo ensure high service quality, managers need to personalize treatment options and meet their customer demands. Our research is motivated by the need to better anticipate and prepare for that. We develop a generalizable framework that is the first to address two healthcare risk management goals: (1) identifying high risk and stable‐demand customers and (2) predicting the medium‐term demand for services of stable‐demand customers. We also design a model‐agnostic method for variable evaluation. It can rank predictors based on their global impact, and highlight their effect on a model's local accuracy. In this research, we leverage a large electronic medical records' data set, which comprised of 48,344 chronic kidney disease patients treated across geographically diverse Veterans Affairs regions. Our framework indicates that although only 1.3% of the examined individuals are high‐risk patients, it can correctly identify 35% of them and highlight an additional 8.9% as having important demand implications. Identifying high‐risk individuals can be used in (1) monitoring prioritization, (2) patients' motivation, and (3) patients' stabilization. Furthermore, our model accurately predicts the monthly need for care of stable‐demand individuals up to 3 years into the future and outperforms popular statistical and data mining models. This information is especially critical for hospital management in identifying future hiring needs.
Temporal Evolution Pathway and Forecasting of Non‐Fossil Energy Consumption and Carbon Emission Under China's Carbon Peak Target: A Markov Switching AR and RNN Approach
Authors: Liu Bei , Qiu Zhaoxuan , Peng Jiachao , Hu Yaoyin 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTTo fulfil the commitments of the Paris Agreement, China will strive to achieve carbon peak (CP) by 2030. It is necessary to identify the evolution characteristics of China's carbon emissions and provide a scientific path prediction for the formulation of reasonable emission reduction policies and measures. This study summarises and predicts the pathway of China's carbon peak (CP) using carbon emission intensity (CEI) and the percentage of non‐fossil energy consumption (NEC) as indicators, and combining MSIH(3)‐AR(2) model and recurrent neural network. The results show that: (1) China's CEI experiences a ‘low decline regime’ (LDR), a ‘medium decline regime’ (MDR) and a ‘high decline regime’ (HDR), while the share of NEC goes through a ‘low fluctuation regime’ (LFR), a ‘medium growth regime’ (MGR) and a ‘high growth regime’ (HGR). (2) For CEI, the switching probability from MDR to the HDR is 74.88%, illustrating a substantial improvement. For NEC, the switching probability from MGR to HGR is 28.92%, but the probability of returning to MGR is 61.76%, indicating an adjustment. (3) By 2030, CEI will reach 0.9896 tons/100 million CNY, decreased by 66.35% compared with 2005. While the percentage of NEC will rise to 26.61%. Based on these, policy suggestions such as strengthening the top‐level design, upgrading energy mix and accelerating green technological changes are proposed to break the bottlenecks of reaching CP and further zero carbon goal. This study is expected to provide theoretical support and empirical evidence for the achievement CP in China, and to provide empirical references for promoting the ‘dual carbon’ process in other countries.
Spatiotemporal topology of religious spread in a multi‐religious metropolis: A historical religious profile of Taipei City in Taiwan from 1660 to 2020
Authors: Chan Chun‐Hsiang , Chi Wei‐Hsian , Kuo Fei‐Ying , Chen Yi‐Yun 
Published: October 2024

AbstractReligious identities play an important role in shaping migrants' experiences. Understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of religions enhances our knowledge of both religious expansion and religious cultures. This paper aims to leverage spatiotemporal analysis to characterise the topology of the spread of multiple religions in the Taipei metropolitan area from 1660 to 2020, including Folk Taoism (853 temples/altars, 55.39%), Christianity (306 churches, 19.87%) and Buddhism (332 temples, 21.56%). Three major factors affecting religious distribution are considered: the year of establishment of religious units (churches, temples or altars), the reclamation year of religious locations, and the economic index of religious sites. The results show that Folk Taoism and Buddhism have a long history of development in early reclamation regions with a hopping expansion pattern. However, Christianity expanded later in the later reclaimed and early reclaimed areas. The Christian religious units have highly concentrated spatial patterns and are located in the higher‐income districts, centralised in the core regions of the Taipei metropolis. Modern forms of highly institutionalised religion, such as Buddhism and Christianity, are more prevalent in the relatively higher‐income, later‐cultivated areas, which provide richer social resources for development. Folk Taoism, as a traditional religion, is maintained and developed by local communities. This macroscopic analysis helps to (1) identify the exact chronology of different growth waves and explain them in a historical context, and (2) elucidate the spatial distribution differences between institutionalised religions and folk religion. Our research shows the evolution of religious landscapes from an undeveloped city to a developed city, offering valuable insights for geographical and religious studies, and enhancing understanding of diffused and institutionalised religious expansion.
Reflecting on micro‐ethics to center the voices of Aboriginal peoples experiencing homelessness
Authors: Brown Alice V. , Vieira Emma , Oakley Jackie , Bagshaw Dorothy , Egan Patrick , Southalan Louise , Andrews Lindey , Jones Jocelyn , Morrison Daniel , Wilson Mandy 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThis article shares the micro‐ethical lessons from those researching alongside Aboriginal people experiencing homelessness and Aboriginal Elders in Perth, Western Australia. The article is written from the perspective of the first and second author who are two non‐Aboriginal researchers being mentored in Aboriginal culture. From this positioning, it offers reflections and practical insights into researching “in the right spirit” with Aboriginal communities. More specifically, it shares lessons in negotiating community roles within community‐driven research, the importance in forming relationship with Aboriginal culture as antidote to research fatigue, practical ways to work with Aboriginal communities when they have a history of being exploited in research, navigating fair and ethical payment for involvement, and ways to clearly communicate research with them. It also shares the cultural importance and benefits of working closely with Aboriginal Elders when engaging in research with Aboriginal communities, including their ability to better negotiate project scope with community, and the value in making sense of the research findings alongside them.
Plaque psoriasis with renal dysfunction successfully treated with ixekizumab
Authors: Zhu Xinyu , Pan Xiaoyuan , Dong Zhengbang 
Published: October 2024

AbstractPsoriasis is an immune‐mediated chronic inflammatory skin disease and chronic kidney disease is one of the common comorbidities of psoriasis. Ixekizumab, a humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody, has been approved for the treatment of moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis in recent years. However, ixekizumab has not been studied in a population of patients with renal insufficiency. We report two cases of plaque psoriasis patients with renal dysfunction successfully treated with ixekizumab without dose reduction，which experience no side effects and does not cause further kidney injury.