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Navigating Christian and Chaozhou identities: the life and career of Lin Zifeng (1892-1971)
Authors: Kam Wing-hin 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
This paper aims to analyse how both Lin’s birthplace identity and his Christian identity contributed to his fruitful public career and to ascertain which identity became the most significant.

Design/methodology/approach
Archival research is the main method used in this paper. The most important archives drawn from are the Daniel Tse Collection in the Special Collection and Archives of the Hong Kong Baptist University Library. Oral history has also been used in this paper to uncover more material that has not yet been discussed in existing scholarly works.

Findings
This paper argues that although Lin’s birthplace identity and social networks helped him to start his business career in Nam Pak Hong and develop into a leader in the local Chaozhou communities, these factors were insufficient to his becoming a respectable member of the Chinese elite in post-war Hong Kong. He became well known not because of his leading position in local Chaozhou communities or any great achievement he had obtained in business but because of his contribution to the development of Christian education. These achievements earned him a reputation as a “Christian educator”. Thus Lin’s Christian identity became more important than his birthplace identity in contributing to his successful public career.

Originality/value
This paper has value in showing how Christian influences interacted with various cultural factors in early Hong Kong. It also offers insights into Lin’s life and motivations as well as the history of the institutions he contributed to/founded. It not only furthers our understanding of the Chinese Christian business elite in early Hong Kong but also provides us with insights when further studying this group of people in other British colonies in Asia.
Rethinking the political participation of Hong Kong Christians
Authors: Ng Ka Shing 
Published: September 2017

Purpose
Christian-affiliated social groups and leaders have been active and vocal in movements advocating democracy, equality and social justices. Christians are also specular in the “July 1st Protest” in 2003 and “Umbrella Movement” in 2014. Are Christians, in general, more politically active in Hong Kong? This paper aims to examine these questions from a quantitative viewpoint.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper examines the effects of religion and other socio-demographic factors on both electoral and non-electoral participation based on data from the World Value Survey 2013 Hong Kong data set.

Findings
Interest in politics and education level are strong predictors of both electoral and non-electoral participation in Hong Kong. Confidence in government is negatively associated with political participation. Religious affiliation is not a predictor of any kinds of political participation. The effects of interest in politics are greater among Protestants and Catholics than people with no religion.

Research limitations/implications
While previous surveys show that Christians have a strong presence in political participation, the results suggest that being a Christian is not statistically related to a higher level of political participation. On the other hand, affiliating to Christian churches may provide necessary resources (e.g. networks, skills and knowledge) only to those members who are already interested in politics and thereby facilitate their political participation.

Originality/value
Based on national sample data, this study debunks the public perception that “Christianity is politically active” and suggests the possible role of churches in mobilizing politically interested members into political activities.
A revised trait‐based framework for agroecosystems including decision rules
Authors: Damour Gaëlle , Navas Marie L. , Garnier Eric 
Published: September 2017

Abstract

Designing agroecological cropping systems, which have enhanced biodiversity and that improve agroecosystem services, is recognized as the most likely method of improving the environmental sustainability of agriculture. However, tools and methods for designing such systems are lacking.

To help to fill this gap, we propose a revised trait‐based response/effect framework as applied to agroecosystems, which takes into account farmers’ decision rules.

The framework consists of a “Biophysical module”, which describes the biophysical functioning of the agroecosystem on a response/effect traits basis and a “Decision module”, which encompasses the farmer's choices that follow decision rules, to account for the high degree of human control of filters and community structure operating in cultivated systems.

The introduction of the Decision module and its interactions with the Biophysical module opens new research priorities related to trade‐offs between services, to species choice and to the relationships between the community composition, functional structure and the functions.

Synthesis and applications. We proposed a revised trait‐based response/effect framework as applied to agroecosystems, which incorporates farmers’ decisions. This framework has great potential to address questions related to the strategic choices associated with multispecies cropping system design, from plant (species choices) to community (optimization of community composition) scales. It also contributes to improving the rationale to manage multifunctional agroecosystems, which extend beyond yield alone, by enabling the exploration of trade‐offs between ecosystem services.
Opioid receptors mediate inotropic and depressor effects of apelin in rats with 2K1C‐induced chronic renovascular hypertension
Authors: Rostamzadeh Farzaneh , Najafipour Hamid , Yeganeh‐Hajahmadi Mahboobeh , Joukar Siyavash 
Published: September 2017

SummaryApelin receptors (APJ) cross‐talk with other G‐protein‐coupled receptors. However, the role of APJ interaction with opioid receptors (OPR) on the cardiovascular effects of apelin in hypertension is not clear. Renovascular hypertension was induced by placing a Plexiglas clip on the left kidney of rats. After 16 weeks, F13A (an APJ antagonist), naloxone (a general OPR inhibitor), and nor‐binaltorphimine dihydrochloride (nor‐BNI; a selective inhibitor of KOR) were given prior to injections of apelin at doses of 40 and 60 μg/kg. The arterial systolic/diastolic blood pressure and left ventricular contractility responses were then evaluated. The arterial systolic/diastolic blood pressure in sham and 2K1C rats was 110/71 mm Hg and 171/124 mm Hg, respectively. The hypotensive effects of apelin at both doses were inhibited by F13A and naloxone. Nor‐BNI completely inhibited the effects of apelin 40 on arterial pressure, and decreased the effects of 60 μg/kg. KOR inhibition also prevented the compensation for the decrease in the left ventricle +dp/dt max and −dp/dt max caused by apelin 60. The simultaneous inhibition of OPR and APJ reduced arterial pressure and increased cardiac contractility. Findings showed that the OPR, particularly KOR, mediate the inotropic, lusitropic, and depressor effects of apelin. The interaction of the OPR and APJ augments the inotropic and vasodepressor effects of apelin. This interaction may have potential clinical applications in cardiac failure since opioids are currently used in the treatment of myocardial infarction and stroke, and apelin has been introduced as a potential therapeutic agent in cardiovascular complications.
President Donald Trump: A Case Study of Spectacular Power
Authors: Lynch Thomas 
Published: September 2017

AbstractDonald Trump's election as president certainly startled many, though not all political observers. In this article, I offer my own observation that Mr Trump's election represents a developmental progression of America's electoral system from a political process to an entertainment process. The effect of the office of the president now is to distract and entertain. I will aim to convince readers that his election as America's president is not an anomaly, but rather represents how the politics of image and representation now work as an everyday event and should be treated as part of a reality that we should now take for granted.
Clinical, endoscopic and histological correlation and measures of association in ulcerative colitis
Authors: Fluxá Daniela , Simian Daniela , Flores Lilian , Ibáñez Patricio , Lubascher Jaime , Figueroa Carolina , Kronberg Udo , Pizarro Gonzalo , Castro Magdalena , Piottante Antonio , Vial María T. , Quera Rodrigo 
Published: September 2017

OBJECTIVETo determine the correlation between clinical, fecal, endoscopic and histological activity in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC).METHODSA correlational cross‐sectional analysis was performed in patients with UC who underwent colonoscopy between February and December 2016. Clinical, endoscopic, fecal and histological activities were determined using the partial Mayo subscore, Mayo endoscopic subscore and modified Mayo endoscopic subscore, fecal calprotectin and Geboes score and the presence of basal plasmacytosis, respectively. Scores were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation test. To determine the association between scores and some clinical variables and active UC, univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used.RESULTSAltogether 105 procedures (93 patients) were included. In 64.8% of the procedures, the mucosa was inflamed; however, 14.7% did not show histological inflammation. Endoscopic remission was observed in the other 35.2% of procedures; however, in biopsies 21.6% exhibited histological inflammation. Mayo endoscopic subscore and modified Mayo endoscopic score were well correlated but were only moderately correlated with clinical and histological scores. Furthermore, there was a moderate correlation between Mayo endoscopic score and Geboes score. Conversely, histological scores were poorly correlated with partial Mayo score. In multivariate analysis, Geboes score and basal plasmacytosis were predictive of active disease (OR 3.505, 95% CI 1.544–7.959 and OR 3.240, 95% CI 1.123–9.349, respectively), whereas biological therapy was found to be protective against UC (OR 0.021, 95% CI 0.000–0.641).CONCLUSIONClinical, endoscopic and histological activities were moderately correlated, while Geboes score and basal plasmacytosis were predictive of endoscopically active UC.
Market share growth and stock returns
Authors: Chowdhury Jaideep , Sonaer Gokhan , Celiker Umut 
Published: September 2017

AbstractWe find a negative relationship between market share growth and subsequent stock returns, three‐ and four‐factor alphas. We report the potential explanatory role of market share growth in explaining subsequent average monthly stock returns. High (Low) market share growth firms report good (poor) operating performance and positive (negative) SUEs in the quarter in which market share growth is measured and investors overact to that good (bad) news. However, high (low) market share growth firms experience decrease (increase) in operating performance and SUEs in the subsequent quarters resulting in corrections in investors’ expectations and subsequent lower (higher) stock returns.
Hysterosalpingo‐foam sonography (HyFoSy): Tolerability, safety and the occurrence of pregnancy post‐procedure
Authors: Tanaka Keisuke , Chua Jackie , Cincotta Robert , Ballard Emma L. , Duncombe Gregory 
Published: September 2017

BackgroundFallopian tube patency testing is an essential part of infertility evaluation. Hysterosalpingo‐contrast sonography (HyCoSy) has been described as reliable, well tolerated and safe compared to other modalities such as laparoscopy and a dye test or hysterosalpingography. Limited availability of the previously used contrast has led to the introduction of a foam contrast agent as an alternative.AimsTo assess the tolerability, safety and occurrence of pregnancy post‐procedure of hysterosalpingo‐foam sonography (HyFoSy).Materials and MethodsA retrospective cohort study of women who had a HyFoSy at Queensland Ultrasound for Women from March 2013 to February 2015. A questionnaire was sent to their referring doctor to identify any complications or subsequent pregnancies with or without artificial reproductive technology (ART) within six months of the HyFoSy.ResultsOf 200 women, four cases were abandoned due to difficulty introducing the intracervical catheter, severe discomfort or a vasovagal episode. Response from referring doctors for 155 women reported no post‐procedural complication. One hundred and eleven women were followed up for at least six months. Twenty‐four out of 59 women (40.7%) who had ART and 24 out of 52 women (46.2%) who did not have ART conceived. Fifty percent of women who were nulligravida at the time of investigation, found to have at least one patent fallopian tube, whose partner had a normal semen analysis, spontaneously conceived within the time of follow up.ConclusionsHyFoSy is well tolerated and safe. A preponderance of pregnancies in the first month after HyFoSy suggests that a therapeutic effect may exist.
The value of oral micronized progesterone in the prevention of recurrent spontaneous preterm birth: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Ashoush Sherif , El‐Kady Osama , Al‐Hawwary Gehan , Othman Ahmed 
Published: September 2017

AbstractIntroductionProgesterone is becoming universally accepted for preventing recurrent spontaneous preterm delivery. There is, however, poor consensus on the effective types and doses of progesterone to be used. Despite the encouraging available research, the role of oral micronized progesterone has not yet been thoroughly investigated.Material and methodsWe randomized 212 singleton pregnancies with past history of spontaneous preterm delivery at <37 weeks, into a progesterone group (receiving 100 mg oral micronized progesterone, six‐hourly, starting at 14–18 weeks until 37 weeks or delivery) and an identical placebo group. The rate of spontaneous preterm delivery was the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes included gestational age at birth and admission to neonatal intensive care units.ResultsThe progesterone group delivered at a later gestational age, and needed longer tocolysis‐to‐delivery intervals (35.4 weeks vs. 33.9 weeks, p = 0.01, and 87 days vs. 36 days, p < 0.001, respectively). The relative risk of spontaneous preterm delivery was 0.7 (95% confidence interval 0.54–0.92, p = 0.01), and the number needed‐to‐treat to prevent one case of spontaneous preterm delivery was 5 (95% confidence interval 3–20). The two groups had similar rates of operative delivery and postpartum complications. Progesterone was associated with mild maternal dizziness (29.1% vs. 9.8%, p = 0.002), somnolence (41.6% vs. 19.7%, p = 0.002), and vaginal dryness (20.8% vs. 8.7%, p = 0.03), lower neonatal mortality rates (7.3% vs. 25.2%, p < 0.001), and shorter neonatal intensive care unit admissions (p = 0.008).ConclusionOral micronized progesterone is effective in preventing spontaneous preterm delivery. The additional advantages of oral administration, affordability, and high safety profile make it worth recommending, at least for further research.
Using Smartphone‐Based Support Groups to Promote Healthy Eating in Daily Life: A Randomised Trial
Authors: Inauen Jennifer , Bolger Niall , Shrout Patrick E. , Stadler Gertraud , Amrein Melanie , Rackow Pamela , Scholz Urte 
Published: September 2017

BackgroundAlthough many people intend to eat healthily, they often fail to do so. We report the first randomised trial testing whether smartphone‐based support groups can enhance healthy eating.MethodsAdults (N = 203) were randomised to the support or control condition (information), and to one of two eating goals (increasing fruit and vegetable/decreasing unhealthy snack consumption). After baseline, participants received information on their assigned eating goal, and completed a 13‐day electronic diary. During Days 4–10, support participants were asked to support each other in achieving their eating goal in smartphone‐based groups. The primary outcome was daily servings of fruit/vegetables or unhealthy snacks. Maintenance of intervention effects was assessed on Days 11–13, and at 1‐month and 2‐month follow‐ups.ResultsSupport participants showed a gradual increase in healthy eating over time, and ate 1.4 fruits and vegetables more, 95% CI [0.3, 2.6], or 0.8 unhealthy snacks less, 95% CI [−1.4, −0.2] than controls on Day 10. Most effects were not maintained at follow‐ups.ConclusionsSmartphone‐based groups can promote fruit and vegetable consumption and decrease unhealthy snack intake. This study extends previous findings of the benefits of support groups, and sheds light on the temporal dynamics of behavior change.
Barriers to hepatitis C treatment in the era of direct‐acting anti‐viral agents
Authors: Lin M. , Kramer J. , White D. , Cao Y. , Tavakoli‐Tabasi S. , Madu S. , Smith D. , Asch S. M. , El‐Serag H. B. , Kanwal F. 
Published: September 2017

SummaryBackgroundDirect‐acting anti‐virals (DAA) are safe, effective treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV). Suboptimal linkage to specialists and access to DAAs are the leading barriers to treatment; however, data are limited.AimTo determine predictors of follow‐up, receipt of DAAs, and reasons for the lack thereof.MethodsWe used clinical data from retrospective cohort of HCV‐infected patients with previously established HCV care in the US Department of Veterans Affairs to examine predictors of follow‐up in HCV clinics and DAA treatment (during 12/1/2013‐4/30/2015). We then conducted a structured review of medical charts of HCV patients to determine reasons for lack of follow‐up and treatment.ResultsWe identified 84 221 veterans who were previously seen in HCV clinics during the pre‐DAA era. Of these, 47 165 (56.0%) followed‐up in HCV specialty clinics, 13 532 (28.7%) of whom received DAAs. Older age, prior treatment, presence of cirrhosis or HCC, HIV/HBV co‐infection and psychiatric illness were predictors of follow‐up. Alcohol/drug abuse and medical co‐morbidity were predictors of lack of treatment. Of the 905 prospectively recruited patients, 56.2% patients had a specialist visit and 28% received DAAs. Common reasons for lack of follow‐up were relocation (n = 148, 37.4%) and missed/cancelled appointments (n = 63, 15.9%). Reasons for lack of treatment included waiting for newer therapy (n = 99, 38.8%), co‐morbidities (n = 66, 25.9%) and alcohol/drug abuse (n = 63, 24.7%).ConclusionsHalf of patients with established HCV care were followed‐up in the DAA era and only 29% received DAAs. Targeted efforts focusing on patient and system‐levels may improve the reach of treatment with the new DAAs.
Obesity and frontal‐striatal brain structures in offspring of individuals with bipolar disorder: Results from the global mood and brain science initiative
Authors: Mansur Rodrigo B , McIntyre Roger S , Cao Bo , Lee Yena , Japiassú Letícia , Chen Kun , Lu Rui , Lu Weicong , Chen Xiaodong , Li Ting , Xu Guiyun , Lin Kangguang 
Published: September 2017

ObjectivesTo compare frontal‐striatal brain volumes between offspring of individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) and healthy controls; to investigate the associations of body mass index (BMI) and age with brain volumes; and to assess the moderating effects of BMI and age on the relationship between risk status and structural brain differences.MethodsWe cross‐sectionally assessed structural regional and global brain volumes using magnetic resonance imaging and BMI among 53 BD offspring subjects, stratified by risk status, and 23 non‐BD offspring controls (aged 8‐28 years). Analyses of variance and covariance and linear regression analyses were conducted to investigate the associations between BMI and measures of brain volume, as well as the interaction effects between age, BMI, and risk status on brain volumes.ResultsAfter adjusting for age, sex, and intracranial volume, higher BD risk status was associated with lower bilateral cerebellar cortical and right pars orbitalis volumes. Higher BMI was significantly associated with greater brain volumes in frontal and subcortical structures. A significant interaction effect between BMI and risk status was observed in right middle frontal volume. The moderating effect of BMI on brain volume was most robustly observed among subjects aged 14‐19 years and less robustly observed among those aged 20‐28 years; BMI and brain volumes were negatively correlated among subjects aged 8‐13 years.ConclusionsAlterations in brain structures in individuals at risk for BD may be moderated by BMI. Obesity among individuals with a family history of BD may confer additional risk, particularly in mid‐adolescence.
Biological hierarchies and the nature of extinction
Authors: Congreve Curtis R. , Falk Amanda R. , Lamsdell James C. 
Published: September 2017

ABSTRACTHierarchy theory recognises that ecological and evolutionary units occur in a nested and interconnected hierarchical system, with cascading effects occurring between hierarchical levels. Different biological disciplines have routinely come into conflict over the primacy of different forcing mechanisms behind evolutionary and ecological change. These disconnects arise partly from differences in perspective (with some researchers favouring ecological forcing mechanisms while others favour developmental/historical mechanisms), as well as differences in the temporal framework in which workers operate. In particular, long‐term palaeontological data often show that large‐scale (macro) patterns of evolution are predominantly dictated by shifts in the abiotic environment, while short‐term (micro) modern biological studies stress the importance of biotic interactions. We propose that thinking about ecological and evolutionary interactions in a hierarchical framework is a fruitful way to resolve these conflicts. Hierarchy theory suggests that changes occurring at lower hierarchical levels can have unexpected, complex effects at higher scales due to emergent interactions between simple systems. In this way, patterns occurring on short‐ and long‐term time scales are equally valid, as changes that are driven from lower levels will manifest in different forms at higher levels. We propose that the dual hierarchy framework fits well with our current understanding of evolutionary and ecological theory. Furthermore, we describe how this framework can be used to understand major extinction events better. Multi‐generational attritional loss of reproductive fitness (MALF) has recently been proposed as the primary mechanism behind extinction events, whereby extinction is explainable solely through processes that result in extirpation of populations through a shutdown of reproduction. While not necessarily explicit, the push to explain extinction through solely population‐level dynamics could be used to suggest that environmentally mediated patterns of extinction or slowed speciation across geological time are largely artefacts of poor preservation or a coarse temporal scale. We demonstrate how MALF fits into a hierarchical framework, showing that MALF can be a primary forcing mechanism at lower scales that still results in differential survivorship patterns at the species and clade level which vary depending upon the initial environmental forcing mechanism. Thus, even if MALF is the primary mechanism of extinction across all mass extinction events, the primary environmental cause of these events will still affect the system and result in differential responses. Therefore, patterns at both temporal scales are relevant.