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Post-earthquake fire performance of the gusset plate moment connection
Authors: Ketabdari Hesam , Saedi Daryan Amir , Hassani Nemat , Safi Mohammad 
Published: March 2024

PurposeIn this paper, the seismic behavior of the gusset plate moment connection (GPMC) exposed to the post-earthquake fire (PEF) is investigated.Design/methodology/approachFor this purpose, for the sake of verification, first, a numerical model is built using ABAQUS software and then exposed to earthquakes and high temperatures. Afterward, the effects of a series of parameters, such as gusset plate thickness, gap width, steel grade, vertical load value and presence of the stiffeners, are evaluated on the behavior of the connection in the PEF conditions.FindingsBased on the results obtained from the parametric study, all parameters effectively played a role against the seismic loads, although, when exposed to fire, it was found that the vertical load value and presence of the stiffener revealed a great contribution and the other parameters could not significantly affect the connection performance. Finally, to develop the modeling and further study the performance of the connection, the 4 and 8-story frames are subjected to 11 accelerograms and 3 different fire scenarios. The findings demonstrate that high temperatures impose rotations on the structure, such that the story drifts were changed compared to the post-earthquake drift values.Originality/valueThe obtained results can be used by engineers to design the GPMC for the combined action of earthquake and fire.
Using tax records to correct for under‐representation of top income sources in surveys
Authors: Ledić Marko , Rubil Ivica , Urban Ivica 
Published: March 2024

AbstractTop incomes tend to be under‐represented in survey data, making survey income distributions unrepresentative of the true ones in terms of the amount of total income and, if some of its components (sources) are missing relatively more than others, in terms of the structure of total income by components. Since the correct structure is important for some analyses, correction is warranted. Using Croatian survey and tax records data, we show that the survey correction method of Blanchet, Flores and Morgan (2022), based on reweighting and replacement of top incomes using tax records data – which corrects total income – can fail to correct its structure by components. This happens when some income components – in our case, primarily capital income – are missing much more than others, making the structure substantially different from the correct one and difficult to correct through reweighting and replacement of total income. As a solution, we propose a pre‐correction and a post‐correction, each involving income replacement based on tax records data, as supplements to the Blanchet et al. method. Either supplement substantially improves the correction of both total income and its structure by source.
When Employees Go to Court: Employee Lawsuits and Talent Acquisition in Audit Offices
Authors: CHEN JADE HUAYU 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACTI examine whether employee‐initiated lawsuits against an audit office adversely affect its ability to attract high‐quality talent and deliver quality audits. I posit that employee lawsuits erode prospective employees’ perceptions of an office, diminishing their willingness to join. Using a comprehensive data set of individual auditor profiles, I find a decline in the quality of newly hired auditors following an employee lawsuit. Cross‐sectionally, the adverse effect of employee lawsuits on talent acquisition is more pronounced when an office is undergoing higher growth and when a case receives greater media attention. Conversely, this adverse effect is less pronounced when an audit office is larger or offers more competitive wages within the local area. When an audit office is unable to recruit high‐quality talent, its audit quality is likely to suffer. Consistent with this, I find a deterioration in audit quality provided by an office following an employee lawsuit. Overall, this study underscores the importance of human capital management and employer reputation for audit offices that operate in competitive labor markets.
Socially constructed beliefs and the uptake of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule
Authors: Moloney G , Amos K , Edser S , Barone C 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) provides automatic access to subsidized dental care for eligible Australian children, but uptake is low. As cost is not a factor, socially constructed perceptions, which may be subscribed to without personal experience, were explored as potential barriers.MethodsTwo studies with parents (child <18 years) were conducted. In Study one (N=317) participants completed a free‐response task eliciting socially constructed perceptions about the dentist. These were factor‐analysed in Study two (N=231), and the salience of these perceptions in relation to uptake was measured for the 113 eligible to access the CDBS participants.ResultsIn Study one, similar positive, negative, procedural and time words were elicited across conditions. Study two revealed Negative, Positive and Hassle perception factors associated with the dentist and that 61% of eligible participants had accessed the CDBS. Generalized Structural Equation Modelling with eligible participants revealed Positive and Negative perceptions were negatively correlated, Negative perceptions were positively correlated with Hassle, and, as Hassle increased, the probability of parents accessing the CDBS significantly decreased.ConclusionsConfusion around eligibility to access CDBS is still an issue. Low CDBS uptake may be associated with perceived hassle associated with the dentist, which may reflect parental negative perceptions. © 2024 Australian Dental Association.
The developmental architecture of the crop of quail embryos (Coturnix coturnix): Morphometric, light and scanning electron microscopy
Authors: Ali Samara Mohamed , Mohamed Salma A. , Mahdy Mohamed A. A. , Madkour Fatma A. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe present study focused on the histogenesis of the crop in quail embryos. The developmental sequence was recorded from day 10 of incubation to the hatching day (17th day) by gross anatomy, morphometric analysis and by using light and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Grossly, the crop was distinguished as an enlarged pouch of the cervical oesophagus on the 12th day of incubation. Histologically, the development of the crop began on the 10th day of incubation. The muscularis mucosae was observed as a small, thin layer of myoblast cells on the 10th day, then it appeared as longitudinally arranged smooth muscle fibres with progression of the developmental age till hatching day. The submucosal layer was also observed on the 10th day, while the lamina propria, muscular layer (inner circular and outer longitudinal layers of smooth muscle fibre) and glandular primordia were detected on the 12th day. The epithelial cells of crop revealed affinity for PAS stain and AB‐PAS on the 10th day of incubation till the 17th day, while the affinity for AB stain appeared on the 14th day of incubation. Additionally, the glandular cells showed the positive for AB, PAS and AB‐PAS on the 12th day of incubation. SEM sections showed variable sizes of the openings of the oesophageal glands. In conclusion, the present study provided a detailed overview of the histogenesis of the crop in quail embryos.
Immunomodulatory drugs in sepsis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Robey R. C. , Logue C. , Caird C. A. , Hansel J. , Hellyer T. P. , Simpson J. , Dark P. , Mathioudakis A. G. , Felton T. 
Published: March 2024

SummaryDysregulation of the host immune response has a central role in the pathophysiology of sepsis. There has been much interest in immunomodulatory drugs as potential therapeutic adjuncts in sepsis. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials evaluating the safety and clinical effectiveness of immunomodulatory drugs as adjuncts to standard care in the treatment of adults with sepsis. Our primary outcomes were serious adverse events and all‐cause mortality. Fifty‐six unique, eligible randomised controlled trials were identified, assessing a range of interventions including cytokine inhibitors; anti‐inflammatories; immune cell stimulators; platelet pathway inhibitors; and complement inhibitors. At 1‐month follow‐up, the use of cytokine inhibitors was associated with a decreased risk of serious adverse events, based on 11 studies involving 7138 patients (RR (95%CI) 0.95 (0.90–1.00), I2 = 0%). The only immunomodulatory drugs associated with an increased risk of serious adverse events were toll‐like receptor 4 antagonists (RR (95%CI) 1.18 (1.04–1.34), I2 = 0% (two trials, 567 patients)). Based on 18 randomised controlled trials, involving 11,075 patients, cytokine inhibitors reduced 1‐month mortality (RR (95%CI) 0.88 (0.78–0.98), I2 = 57%). Mortality reduction was also shown in the subgroup of 13 randomised controlled trials that evaluated anti‐tumour necrosis factor α interventions (RR (95%CI) 0.93 (0.87–0.99), I2 = 0%). Anti‐inflammatory drugs had the largest apparent effect on mortality at 2 months at any dose (two trials, 228 patients, RR (95%CI) 0.64 (0.51–0.80), I2 = 0%) and at 3 months at any dose (three trials involving 277 patients, RR (95%CI) 0.67 (0.55–0.81), I2 = 0%). These data indicate that, except for toll‐like receptor 4 antagonists, there is no evidence of safety concerns for the use of immunomodulatory drugs in sepsis, and they may show some short‐term mortality benefit for selected drugs.
Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy to improve wound healing rates following ileostomy closure: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Tiang Thomas , Behrenbruch Corina , Noori Jawed , Lam David , Bhamidipaty Madhu , Johnston Michael , Woods Rodney , D'Souza Basil 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundReversal of ileostomy is associated with morbidity including wound infection and prolonged wound healing. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been shown to reduce time to wound healing by secondary intention. The aim of this study was to determine whether NPWT improved wound healing rates, compared with simple wound dressings, in patients undergoing reversal of ileostomy where the skin wound is closed with a purse‐string suture.MethodsThis was a dual‐centre, open‐label, randomized controlled trial with two parallel intervention arms. Patients undergoing elective loop ileostomy reversal were randomized 1:1 to receive NPWT or simple wound dressings. The primary endpoint of the study was assessment of complete wound healing at day 42 post reversal of ileostomy and the secondary endpoints were patient‐reported wound cosmesis using a visual analogue scale and rates of surgical site infection (SSI).ResultsThe study was conducted from June 2018 to December 2021. The trial was approved by the local ethics committee. We enrolled 40 patients, 20 in each arm. One patient in each arm was lost to follow up. Nine patients (9/19, 47.36%) in the simple dressing group had wound healing vs. 13 patients (13/19, 68.42%) in the NPWT group (P = 0.188). There was no significant difference in patient‐ reported wound cosmesis or SSI.ConclusionThere was no difference in wound healing rates when comparing NPWT to simple wound dressings at early and late time points post reversal of ileostomy, where the skin wound was closed with a purse‐string suture.
Using artificial intelligence to predict choledocholithiasis: can machine learning models abate the use of MRCP in patients with biliary dysfunction?
Authors: Blum Joshua , Hunn Sam , Smith Jules , Chan Fa Yu , Turner Richard 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundPrompt diagnosis of choledocholithiasis is crucial for reducing disease severity, preventing complications and minimizing length of stay. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is commonly used to evaluate patients with suspected choledocholithiasis but is expensive and may delay definitive intervention. To optimize patient care and resource utilization, we have developed five machine learning models that predict a patients' risk of choledocholithiasis based on clinical presentation and pre‐MRCP investigation results.MethodsInpatients admitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital from 2018 to 2023 with a suspicion of choledocholithiasis were included. Exclusion criteria included prior hepatobiliary surgery, known hepatobiliary disease, or incomplete records. Variables related to clinical presentation, laboratory testing, and sonographic or CT imaging were collected. Four machine learning techniques were employed: logistic regression, XGBoost, random forest, and K‐nearest neighbours. The three best performing models were combined to create an ensemble model. Model performance was compared against the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) choledocholithiasis risk stratification guidelines.ResultsOf the 222 patients included, 113 (50.9%) had choledocholithiasis. The most successful models were the random forest (accuracy: 0.79, AUROC: 0.83) and ensemble (accuracy and AUROC: 0.81). Every model outperformed the ASGE guidelines. Key variables influencing the models' predictions included common bile duct diameter, lipase, imaging evidence of cholelithiasis, and liver function tests.ConclusionMachine learning models can accurately assess a patient's risk of choledocholithiasis and could assist in identifying patients who could forgo an MRCP and proceed directly to intervention. Ongoing validation on prospective data is necessary to refine their accuracy and clinical utility.
Supply Nets: The Logistics of Seafarer Abandonment
Authors: Bolton Jacob 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis paper studies the infrastructural and organisational forms that facilitate labour exploitation within maritime logistics. My entry point is the rising wave of seafarer abandonments, which I approach not as isolated incidents of mismanagement but as an intensification of the flexibilising tendencies underpinning contemporary capitalism. I trace the recent history of these dynamics, examining their effect on shipping labour. I then investigate some of the specific legal and economic mechanics of shipping, focusing on debt, insurance, and bordering. Using supply chain mapping software, I study supply systems in a way that centres labour rather than the commodities being moved. I close by claiming that abandonments are not an accident, but an inevitable endpoint of a system designed to precaritise labour while protecting shipowners’ profits. Against this, I sketch out a new way of conceiving of supply chains—as supply nets, matrices of interconnected lines, prone to becoming tangled.
Letter: Modifying the Mayo endoscopic subscore for improved prognostic insights. Authors' reply
Authors: Lenfant Matthias , Verstockt Bram , Sabino João , Vermeire Séverine , Ferrante Marc 
Published: March 2024

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Lenfant et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17753 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17912
Learning From ‘My Octopus Teacher’
Authors: Simmonds Clare 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIn this paper, I present the idea that the documentary film My Octopus Teacher (Ehrlich & Reed) is an evocative allegory for some key threads in the ongoing learning at the heart of psychotherapy. On the one hand, the film is a narrative about a relationship formed between the narrator and documentary‐maker Craig and an octopus that he encounters in daily dives in an underwater kelp forest. On the other hand, it is a story–dream of a man and an octopus who swim together in the proto‐mental seas of the unconscious, a space where fluidity and symmetry rule, and where the boundaries between I and thou dissolve. Alongside the theme of mutual dream work, the documentary presents an evocative allegory of what it takes to practice as a therapist: the maps of our own disintegration that inform our work, and the key dispositions of learning to watch and observe and to fine tune our faith.
Cancer‐specific risk prediction with a serum microRNA signature
Authors: Raut Janhavi R. , Bhardwaj Megha , Schöttker Ben , Holleczek Bernd , Schrotz‐King Petra , Brenner Hermann 
Published: March 2024

AbstractWe recently derived and validated a serum‐based microRNA risk score (miR‐score) that predicted colorectal cancer (CRC) occurrence with very high accuracy within 14 years of follow‐up in a population‐based cohort study from Germany (ESTHER cohort). Here, we aimed to evaluate associations of the CRC‐specific miR‐score with the risk of developing other common cancers, including female breast cancer (BC), lung cancer (LC), and prostate cancer (PC), in the ESTHER cohort. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) were profiled by quantitative real‐time PCR in serum samples collected at baseline from randomly selected incident cases of BC (n = 90), LC (n = 88), and PC (n = 93) and participants without diagnosis of CRC, LC, BC, or PC (controls, n = 181) until the end of the 17‐year follow‐up. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to evaluate the associations of the miR‐score with BC, LC, and PC incidence. The miR‐score showed strong inverse associations with BC and LC incidence [odds ratio per 1 standard deviation increase: 0.60 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.43–0.82), p = 0.0017, and 0.64 (95% CI 0.48–0.84),p = 0.0015, respectively]. Associations with PC were not statistically significant but pointed in the positive direction. Our study highlights the potential of serum‐based miRNA biomarkers for cancer‐specific risk prediction. Further large cohort studies aiming to investigate, validate, and optimize the use of circulating miRNA signatures for cancer risk assessment are warranted.
How can we reach long‐lasting inclusive participation for all? A vision for the future
Authors: Ullenhag Anna , Imms Christine , Anaby Dana , Kramer Jessica M. , Girdler Sonya , Gorter Jan Willem , Ketelaar Marjolijn , Jahnsen Reidun Birgitta , Elliott Catherine , Granlund Mats 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIn 2022, an international conference was held focusing on ‘participation’. We shared current evidence, identified knowledge gaps and worked together to understand what new knowledge and community and practice changes were needed. This brief communication is a summary of the conference delegates' discussions. We present the key assumptions we make about participation and propose what is needed to create change for societies, communities, families and individuals. While we have some robust evidence to support participation approaches, more is needed, and it is everyone's responsibility to build an inclusive society where participation for all is the reality.
Manoeuvring Among Institutions and Pandemic Restrictions: When the Fantasy of Parenting After Divorce or Breakup and the Respective Emotions Matter
Authors: Hejzlarová Eva M. 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACTUnderstanding social factors that affected how people interpreted the meanings of COVID‐19 measures is important in postpandemic times. This study applies perspectives from research on emotions as one of the possible explanations and focuses on how institutions and their measures are perceived in the context of individual emotional situations. The aim of the study is to understand how parents with joint or shared custody arrangements in Czechia understood COVID‐19–related state interventions and how they dealt with those interventions in their lives. Analysing 16 interviews with these parents, who are considered a potentially vulnerable group, and their interplay with pandemic public policy, the paper suggests the importance of parenting fantasy. The term ‘fantasy’ builds on Illouz's scholarship and reflects individual sense‐making (ideas or practices) based on close and intense personal relationships related to parenting. This paper claims that the existence of this fantasy (in the form of a fulfilled parenting fantasy) or its non‐existence (in the form of a disruption of parenting, called a negative relationship by Illouz) codetermined how these parents dealt with the pandemic measures—whether (and how strongly) they conformed to them or whether they perceived (or used) them as a threat.
Dental implant failures in Utah and US veteran cohorts
Authors: Miller Aaron John , Brown Layne Clair , Wei Guo , Durham Mark Richards , Hulet Forest Norton , Jeyapalina Sujee , Stoddard Greg , Griffin Alec Scott 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIntroductionApproximately, 5.5 million dental implants are estimated to be surgically placed in the United States yearly, with an anticipated long‐term failure rate ranging from 3% to 10%. At the Salt Lake City Dental Clinic within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VHA), specific protocols have been established to mandate that clinicians present every dental implant case for review by a committee. To understand the effectiveness of this approach, a comparative data analysis was undertaken to compare local dental implant failure data against national VHA data.MethodsLeveraging electronic health records of veterans spanning from 2000 to 2021, we gathered procedural records related to dental implant placement or failure, demographic information, and medical history for individuals who received dental care at various dental clinics within the nationwide VHA network. Subsequently, statistical analyses were conducted using mixed‐effects Poisson regression models with cluster‐robust standard errors. Incident rate ratios (IRRs) for Utah‐specific and nationwide cohorts were ascertained.ResultsThe Utah VHA dental clinical data showed that there was a slightly lower prevalence of implant failure at 6.7% compared to the national cohort, which had a rate of 6.9%. The implant level failure rates were also low, with 4.20 (confidence interval [CI]: 3.68, 4.81) per 1000 implant placements per year for Utah cohorts. The adjusted IRR indicated a relative 16% reduction in risk among Utah Veterans (IRR 0.84, 95% CI [0.76–0.92]; p < 0.001).ConclusionsThe stringent protocols in place at Salt Lake City, which integrate evidence‐based practices and expert opinion for evaluating patient suitability for dental implant placement and subsequent care, contributed to the reduced risk among Utah Dental Clinic veterans pool compared to veterans of other states.
Using intermediate points in parcel delivery operations with truck‐based autonomous drones
Authors: Lan Bo , Suzuki Yoshinori 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAutonomous drones are no longer science fiction but are becoming reality. Prior studies have investigated how an autonomous drone can be used in conjunction with a parcel delivery truck, but they all restricted the drones’ launch/recovery sites to customer nodes visited by a truck. In practice, parcel carriers are considering the use of intermediate points (IPs), the sites found along the arcs connecting customer nodes, as drones' launch/recovery points. This means that the academic literature currently lags the industry practice. This article extends the previous works on truck‐and‐drone last‐mile delivery by investigating the conditions under which the use of IPs is beneficial by using both theoretical and empirical approaches. Our results show that, although using IPs is an effective concept that can save the cost (time) of package deliveries by 2.189% on average, the cost saving realized by using IPs can vary notably across carriers depending on their network characteristics. Specifically, our results suggest that the benefit of using IPs becomes high when a network has the following characteristics: (1) low customer density (a small number of customers served per square mile), and (2) large number of time‐sensitive packages (subject to time window constraints). Based on these findings, we provide normative implications on if, when, where, and to what extent IPs can be beneficial for the truck‐and‐drone joint operations in last‐mile logistics.