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Direct binding of a fungal effector by the wheat RWT4 tandem kinase activates defense
Authors: Sung Yi-Chang , Li Yinghui , Bernasconi Zoe , Baik Suji , Asuke Soichiro , Keller Beat , Fahima Tzion , Coaker Gitta 
Published: May 2024

AbstractPlants have intricate innate immune receptors that detect pathogens. Research has intensely focused on two receptor classes recognizing external and internal threats. Recent research has identified a class of disease resistance proteins called tandem kinase proteins (TKPs). We investigated RWT4, a wheat TKP that confers resistance to the devastating fungal pathogenMagnaporthe oryzae. We established a rice protoplast system, revealing RWT4 specifically recognizes the AvrPWT4 effector, leading to the transcription of defense genes and inducing cell death. RWT4 possesses both kinase and pseudokinase domains, with its kinase activity essential for defense. RWT4 directly interacts with and transphosphorylates AvrPWT4. Biolayer interferometry revealed both RWT4 kinase and pseudokinase regions bind the effector. Sequence similarity and structural modeling revealed an integrated partial kinase duplication in RWT4’s kinase region as critical for effector interaction and defense activation. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that TKPs can directly bind a recognized effector, leading to downstream defense activation.
On the function of TRAP substrate-binding proteins: conformational variation of the sialic acid binding protein SiaP
Authors: King-Hudson Te-Rina J. , Davies James S. , Quan Senwei , Currie Michael J. , Tillett Zachary D. , Copping Jack , Panjikar Santosh , Friemann Rosmarie , Allison Jane R. , North Rachel A. , Dobson Renwick C.J. 
Published: May 2024

AbstractTripartite ATP-independent periplasmic (TRAP) transporters are analogous to ABC transporters in that they use a substrate-binding proteins to scavenge metabolites (e.g.,N-acetylneuraminate) and deliver them to the membrane components for import. TRAP substrate-binding proteins are thought to bind the substrate using a two-state (open and closed) induced-fit mechanism. We solved the structure of the TRAPN-acetylneuraminate substrate-binding protein fromAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans(AaSiaP) in both the open ligand-free and closed liganded conformations. Surprisingly, we also observed an intermediate conformation, whereAaSiaP is mostly closed and is bound to a non-cognate ligand, acetate, which hints at howN-acetylneuraminate binding stabilises a fully closed state.AaSiaP preferentially bindsN-acetylneuraminate (KD= 0.4 µM) compared toN-glycolylneuraminate (KD= 4.4 µM), which is explained by the closed-N-acetylneuraminate bound structure. Small-angle X-ray scattering data alongside molecular dynamics simulations suggest theAaSiaP adopts a more open state in solution than in crystal. However, the open unliganded conformation can also sample closed conformations. Molecular dynamics simulations also demonstrate the importance of water molecules for stabilising the closed conformation. Although our data is consistent with an induced fit model of binding, it is likely that the open unliganded conformation encompasses multiple states capable of binding substrate. The mechanism by which the ligand is released for import remains to be determined.
Identification of seasonal drought and its impacts on cropping season in Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Md. Shafiqul 
Published: May 2024

Purpose
This study aims to identify seasonal drought using standardized precipitation index (SPI). The following specific objectives are to generate result and identify seasonal drought and determine different scale of seasonal drought and its impacts on cropping season.

Design/methodology/approach
Seasonal SPI was calculated using long-term rainfall data for three seasons. The SPI was calculated using the formula and it is effective for the determinants. This study showed the functional relationship between drought duration, frequency and drought time scale using the SPI.

SPI=X−X¯σ.

Findings
Seasonal drought occurs more frequently in Bangladesh that affects crops and the agricultural economy every year. More severe drought was recorded during the Kharif-1 and Kharif-2 seasons and most crops were affected in these two seasons. No severe or moderate drought was recorded during the Rabi season. The results showed that monsoon crops were severely affected severely by extreme and severe droughts during the Kharif-2 season. Eventually, the people remain jobless during the monsoon, and they experience food shortages like monga. Several obstacles were recorded during the season, including delayed preparation of land, sowing, transplanting and other farming activities because of monsoon droughts. This study revealed that very frequently, mild dryness occurs in winter, but crop loss is minimal. The scale and occurrence of extreme droughts are more frequent during monsoons and reduce crop yields, affecting livelihoods in the study area. Seasonal drought affects cropping patterns as well as reduce crop yields.

Originality/value
The outcome of this study derived from the secondary data and field data.
Reflections on solar energy adoption research: a semi-systematic review
Authors: C.R. Vishnu , John Joshin 
Published: May 2024

Purpose
Research on solar energy adoption offers a multidimensional scope and warrants exploration from multiple perspectives, including political, economic, management, behavioral, policy and innovation aspects. The aim of this paper is to comprehensively consolidate major research findings on the premise of solar energy adoption and to disclose gaps in the existing literature.

Design/methodology/approach
A bibliometric analysis of the vast literature is conducted on 1,009 meticulously shortlisted articles following the semi-systematic literature review methodology. A text analytics tool named BibExcel is used for synthesizing the literature, and the results are visualized using Gephi, Pajek and a spreadsheet application.

Findings
This paper reports the evolution of research in the selected domain. It is noted that research in this domain was primarily concentrated on four broad themes, namely, peer effects and spatial patterns, public perceptions, policies and economics and technological evolution. The analysis further reveals the merging of two of these themes as a result of transdisciplinary research and also projects future research trends emphasizing political interventions in technological evolution and diffusion.

Originality/value
Research trends and future research scope are identified and discussed in detail. The information revealed from the analysis, along with the research implications, will assist policymakers in noting the flaws in the current doctrines and practices, entrepreneurs in understanding potential enablers and barriers influencing solar energy adoption and budding scholars in comprehending the current research status and framing promising research objectives to close the existing research gaps.
Accounting for a better world: towards a conceptual framework to enable corporate reporting to contribute to the sustainability of the good life
Authors: Nørreklit Lennart , Nørreklit Hanne , Cinquini Lino , Mitchell Falconer 
Published: May 2024

Purpose
The aim of this paper is to propose a basis upon which accounting reporting can be developed to reflect real values and the real economy. It aims to address the environmental considerations discussed in the UN debate (Bebbington and Unerman, 2020) and the concern for a “better life-world”, which is the theme of this special issue.

Design/methodology/approach
Addressing the task involves the application of the philosophy of pragmatic constructivism (which explains how people can relate to their reality in ways that lead to successful action) and the philosophical concept of the “good life” (which establishes the values to be pursued through action and so defines action success). Also, it outlines the necessary characteristics of measurement frameworks if they are to be effective in the development and control of human practices to achieve desired values.

Findings
This paper proposes a conceptual framework for guiding the measurement of how a sustainable good life has improved and/or deteriorated as a result of organisational activities. It outlines a system of concepts on basic and instrumental values for analysing the condition of maintaining a sustainable good life in real terms. This is related to the financial results and societal regulations to analyse and adjust controls according to the real economic goals. Also, it provides a system of value measurands to produce valid information about the development of a sustainable good life. The measurand makes accounting reporting reflect the conditions of the good life that constitute the real economy instead of merely the financial economy driven by shareholder capitalism. Providing tools to analyse whether the existing practices of business and social regulations promote or counteract the real economic goals of producing a sustainable good life means the measurement system proposed makes the invisible hand of the market visible.

Originality/value
The mechanism proposed to enable accounting reporting to reflect real values and the real economy is a new conceptual framework that will allow accounting to more fully realise its potential to contribute to a “better world”. In aiming to serve a sustainable good life, accounting reporting will inherently foster ethical social practices.
The relationship between coaching behaviors by situational leaders and new employee engagement
Authors: Woodard Michael , Hyatt Katherine 
Published: May 2024

Purpose
Research suggests that leaders influence employee engagement and their connection to the organization, their manager and their team. However, the influence of leadership behaviors on new employees requires further investigation.

Design/methodology/approach
This nonexperimental, cross-sectional, quantitative, exploratory study examined Situational Leadership II (SLII) behaviors, specifically the Coaching (S2) style and new employee engagement. New employees that had worked with medium-sized organizations (100 to 999 employees) for less than a year were surveyed using the Leadership Action Profile II (LAPII; The Ken Blanchard Co., 1979) and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-9 (UWES-9; Schaufeli and Baker, 2003). Regression analysis was used to determine the degree to which the SLII leaders’ behaviors explained new employee engagement. The research question and hypotheses explored the gap between SLII behaviors and new employee engagement.

Findings
The findings of this research indicated a positive relationship between the SLII leadership style of Coaching (S2) and new employee engagement. It is important to engage new hires in order to reduce turnover.

Originality/value
The SLII leadership style of Coaching (SW) was studied and in relation to new employee engagement. New hire engagement (those working for an organization for less than a year) is not an area that has been studied in relation to coaching in medium sized organizations and this article contributes to the literature.
Optimizations of structure stiffnesses and sensitivities of Y-type six-axis force/torque sensor
Authors: Chen Xi Liang , Xie Zheng Yu , Wang Zhi Qiang , Sun Yi Wen 
Published: May 2024

PurposeThe six-axis force/torque sensor based on a Y-type structure has the advantages of simple structure, small space volume, low cost and wide application prospects. To meet the overall structural stiffness requirements and sensor performance requirements in robot engineering applications, this paper aims to propose a Y-type six-axis force/torque sensor.Design/methodology/approachThe performance indicators such as each component sensitivities and stiffnesses of the sensor were selected as optimization objectives. The multiobjective optimization equations were established. A multiple quadratic response surface in ANSYS Workbench was modeled by using the central composite design experimental method. The optimal manufacturing structural parameters were obtained by using multiobjective genetic algorithm.FindingsThe sensor was optimized and the simulation results show that the overload resistance of the sensor is 200%F.S., and the axial stiffness, radial stiffness, bending stiffness and torsional stiffness are 14.981 kN/mm, 16.855 kN/mm, 2.0939 kN m/rad and 6.4432 kN m/rad, respectively, which meet the design requirements, and the sensitivities of each component of the optimized sensor have been well increased to be 2.969, 2.762, 4.010, 2.762, 2.653 and 2.760 times as those of the sensor with initial structural parameters. The sensor prototype with optimized parameters was produced. According to the calibration experiment of the sensor, the maximum Class I and II errors and measurement uncertainty of each force/torque component of the sensor are 1.835%F.S., 1.018%F.S. and 1.606%F.S., respectively. All of them are below the required 2%F.S.Originality/valueHence, the conclusion can be drawn that the sensor has excellent comprehensive performance and meets the expected practical engineering requirements.
Population, culture history, and the dynamics of change in European prehistory★
Authors: Shennan Stephen 
Published: May 2024

AbstractDespite many attacks on its shortcomings, culture history has remained in practice the dominant framework for describing and interpreting European prehistory. It has gained even more salience in recent years because the new information coming from ancient DNA about the genetic ancestry of individuals in prehistory seems to show that this correlates closely with the cultural affiliation of the archaeological material with which they are found, raising concerns that old and discredited links between biological and cultural identity are being revived. This article argues that exploring the links between cultural and genetic ancestry does not need to fall into these errors if it takes its theory and methods from the discipline of cultural evolution and rejects characterization of the relationship in terms of ‘ethnic groups’. This involves describing the archaeological record in more fine‐grained, less essentialist ways and at the same time linking the archaeological and genetic patterns to histories of the rise and decline of populations and the interactions between them.
Partnership building for scale‐up in the Veteran Sponsorship Initiative: Strategies for harnessing collaboration to accelerate impact in suicide prevention
Authors: Finley Erin P. , Frankfurt Sheila B. , Kamdar Nipa , Goodrich David E. , Ganss Elyse , Chen Chien J. , Eickhoff Christine , Krauss Alison , Connelly Brigid , Seim Richard W. , Goodman Marianne , Geraci Joseph 
Published: May 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the implementation and trust‐building strategies associated with successful partnership formation in scale‐up of the Veteran Sponsorship Initiative (VSI), an evidence‐based suicide prevention intervention enhancing connection to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other resources during the military‐to‐civilian transition period.Data Sources and Study SettingScaling VSI nationally required establishing partnerships across VA, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and diverse public and private Veteran‐serving organizations. We assessed partnerships formalized with a signed memorandum during pre‐ and early implementation periods (October 2020–October 2022). To capture implementation activities, we conducted 39 periodic reflections with implementation team members over the same period.Study DesignWe conducted a qualitative case study evaluating the number of formalized VSI partnerships alongside directed qualitative content analysis of periodic reflections data using Atlas.ti 22.0.Data Collection/Extraction MethodsWe first independently coded reflections for implementation strategies, following the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) taxonomy, and for trust‐building strategies, following the Theoretical Model for Trusting Relationships and Implementation; a second round of inductive coding explored emergent themes associated with partnership formation.Principal FindingsDuring this period, VSI established 12 active partnerships with public and non‐profit agencies. The VSI team reported using 35 ERIC implementation strategies, including building a coalition and developing educational and procedural documents, and trust‐building strategies including demonstrating competence and credibility, frequent interactions, and responsiveness. Cultural competence in navigating DoD and VA and accepting and persisting through conflict also appeared to support scale‐up.ConclusionsVSI's partnership‐formation efforts leveraged a variety of implementation strategies, particularly around strengthening stakeholder interrelationships and refining procedures for coordination and communication. VSI implementation activities were further characterized by an intentional focus on trust‐building over time. VSI's rapid scale‐up highlights the value of partnership formation for achieving coordinated interventions to address complex problems.
A more complete measure of vertical integration between physicians and hospitals
Authors: Luo Qian (Eric) , Black Bernard , Magid David J. , Masoudi Frederick A. , Kini Vinay , Moghtaderi Ali 
Published: May 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo develop an accurate and reproducible measure of vertical integration between physicians and hospitals (defined as hospital or health system employment of physicians), which can be used to assess the impact of integration on healthcare quality and spending.Data Sources and Study SettingWe use multiple data sources including from the Internal Revenue Service, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and others to determine the Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) that hospitals and physicians use to bill Medicare for services, and link physician billing TINs to hospital‐related TINs.Study DesignWe developed a new measure of vertical integration, based on the TINs that hospitals and physicians use to bill Medicare, using a broad set of sources for hospital‐related TINs. We considered physicians as hospital‐employed if they bill Medicare primarily or exclusively using hospital‐related TINs. We assessed integration status for all physicians who billed Medicare from 1999 to 2019. We compared this measure with others used in the existing literature. We conducted a simulation study which highlights the importance of accurately identifying integrated physicians when study the effects of integration.Data Collection/Extraction MethodsWe extracted physician and hospital‐related TINs from multiple sources, emphasizing specificity (a small proportion of nonintegrated physicians identified as integrated).Principal FindingsWe identified 12,269 hospital‐related TINs, used for billing by 546,775 physicians. We estimate that the percentage of integrated physicians rose from 19% in 1999 to 43% in 2019. Our approach identifies many additional physician practices as integrated; a simpler TIN measure, comparable with prior work, identifies only 30% (3877) of the TINs we identify. A service location measure, used in prior work, has both many false positives and false negatives.ConclusionWe developed a new measure of hospital‐physician integration. This measure is reproducible and identifies many additional physician practices as integrated.
Disorder policing to reduce crime: An updated systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Braga Anthony A. , Schnell Cory , Welsh Brandon C. 
Published: May 2024

AbstractResearch SummaryBroken windows theory suggests that police can prevent serious crime by addressing social and physical disorder in neighborhoods. In many U.S. cities, recent increases in disorder, fear, and crime have initiated calls for an intensification of disorder policing efforts. Disorder policing programs can be controversial, with evaluations yielding conflicting results. Further, a growing number of descriptive analyses of aggressive order maintenance programs raise concerns over varied negative consequences, such as increased racial disparities in arrests of citizens. Systematic review and meta‐analytic techniques were used to conduct an updated analysis of the effects of disorder policing on crime. Fifty‐six eligible studies including 59 independent tests of disorder policing interventions were identified, representing almost twice the number included in the previous review. As part of the meta‐analysis, new effect size metrics were used. The updated meta‐analysis suggests that policing disorder strategies are associated with overall statistically significant crime reduction effects that spill over into surrounding areas. The strongest program effect sizes were generated by community and problem‐solving interventions designed to change social and physical disorder conditions at crime hot spots. Conversely, aggressive order maintenance strategies did not generate significant crime reductions.Policy ImplicationsThe types of strategies used by police departments to address disorder seem to matter in controlling crime, and this holds important implications for police–community relations, justice, and crime prevention. Further research is needed to understand the key programmatic elements that maximize the capacity of these strategies to prevent crime.
Intraoperative bladder visualization by indocyanine green filling and subsequent washout in endoscopic hysterectomy: ICG‐Washout method
Authors: Yoshida Ueno Akiko , Sato Takayuki , Namba Takaomi , Kawase Fumie , Komatsu Junko , Hayashi Kazutoshi 
Published: May 2024

AbstractIntroductionDespite a potential risk of bladder injury in laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) and robot‐assisted LH (RaLH), an intraoperative method for delineating the entire bladder with indocyanine green (ICG) has not been established.MethodsWe conducted a preliminary experiment using porcine bladders to verify the appropriate amount of ICG for intraoperative bladder visualization. Afterward, intraoperative bladder visualization was tried in LH and RaLH in two patients suspected of having adhesions around the bladder after previous abdominal surgery.ResultsAlthough near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescence was well observed through the wall of the porcine bladder filled with ICG solution at a concentration of 0.024 mg/mL, the subsequent replacement of the ICG solution with saline made the NIR fluorescence brighter. In both patients, the bladder was successfully delineated by NIR fluorescence after filling the bladder with ICG solution and the subsequent washout with saline.ConclusionThe ICG‐Washout method for locating the bladder by NIR fluorescence could be useful in LH and RaLH.