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Why Do Married Men Have a Wage Bargaining Premium? High-ability Selection or Gender Role
Authors: Wang Chen , Cao Juanjuan 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Married men often earn higher incomes compared to their unmarried counterparts, prompting an investigation into whether this income disparity reflects differences in wage bargaining power. Utilizing data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) and employing a two-tier stochastic frontier analysis, our study reveals that, on average, married individuals generally possess greater wage bargaining power than their unmarried counterparts. However, this effect is more nuanced for women, while manifesting differently for men. Specifically, married men exhibit a 3.6% greater wage bargaining power than unmarried men, a phenomenon we term the 'Married Male Wage Bargaining Premium.' Our results invalidate the prevailing belief that the selection of highly educated and intelligent men for marriage explains this premium. Instead, we propose the 'Selection of High-Ability Puzzle.' The wage bargaining advantages associated with marriage may be linked to the degree of specialization within the household, stemming from the endorsement of traditional gender roles that breadwinner-men while homemaker-women.
Educational Level of Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy Videos on Youtube™
Authors: Kayar Rıdvan , Kayar Kemal , Özsoy Emrah , Tokuç Emre , Çiçek Muhammet , Demir Selamettin , Topaktaş Ramazan 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to evaluate the educational quality and appropriateness of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy videos on YouTube using the LAP-VEGaS criteria. It focuses on understanding the role of online resources in medical education and objectively assessing their quality.
Methods
A search was conducted on YouTube™ for "laparoscopic radical nephrectomy" on August 15, 2023, leading to the selection of the first 125 videos. Videos were chosen based on length (over 1 minute), content (laparoscopic radical nephrectomy), language (English), and non-industry sponsorship. The LAP-VEGaS criteria, encompassing 16 items under five main categories: video introduction, case presentation, procedures, outcomes, and educational content, were used for evaluation, assigning 0 or 1 point per criterion.
Results
Out of 100 videos meeting the criteria, they were divided into two groups: personal uploads by expert surgeons (Group-1) and institutional uploads by hospitals and organizations (Group-2). Group-2 videos had longer durations and higher LAP-VEGaS scores. The transperitoneal approach was preferred in 88% of the videos, and 84% were right laparoscopic nephrectomies. Group-2 had significantly higher LAP-VEGaS scores (6.3 ± 2.2) compared to Group-1 (4 ± 2.1) (p < 0,001). The number of videos published over the years increased, while LAP-VEGaS scores fluctuated.
Conclusion
Assessing laparoscopic radical nephrectomy videos on YouTube™ using the LAP-VEGaS criteria helped understand the role of online sources in medical education. Institutional uploads were found to be more successful in educational aspects, emphasizing the need for continuous quality review of online medical education materials. This study also guides how to evaluate and improve medical education materials on online platforms.
Adherence to and clinical utility of “Quality Indicators” for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia; a retrospective, multicenter study
Authors: Fukushima Shinnosuke , Hagiya Hideharu , Kuninaga Naoki , Haruki Yuto , Yamada Haruto , Iwamoto Yoshitaka , Yoshida Masayo , Sato Kota , Hanayama Yoshihisa , Tanaka Shuichi , Miyoshi Tomoko , Otsuka Yuki , Ueda Keigo , Otsuka Fumio 
Published: February 2024

Abstract

Background
We aimed to improve the prognosis, treatment, and management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) by evaluating the background and adherence to quality indicators (QIs) in patients with SAB.
Methods
We retrospectively collected clinical and microbiological data on hospitalized patients with SAB from 14 hospitals (three with > 600, two with 401–600, five with 201–400, and four with ≤ 200 beds) in Japan from January–December 2022. SAB management quality was evaluated by SAB-QI score (ranging 0–13 points) which consisted of thirteen QIs (grouped into five categories) based on previous literature.
Results
Of 4,448 positive blood culture episodes, 289 SAB cases (6.5%) were enrolled. SAB-QI score ranged 3–13, with a median of 9 points. The SAB-QI score was the highest in middle-sized hospitals with 401–600 beds. Adherences to each of four QI categories (Blood cultures, Echocardiography, Source control, and Antibiotic treatment) were significantly higher in survived cases than in fatal cases. Kaplan–Meier curves with log-rank tests demonstrated that higher adherence to SAB-QIs indicates a better prognosis.
Conclusions
Our study highlights that greater adherence to SAB-QIs correlates with improved patient outcomes. Management of patients with SAB should follow these recommended indicators to keep the quality of care.
MWCNTs/Ag-enhanced Molecularly Imprinted Resorcinol Polymer Voltammetric Sensing Platform for Dopamine Determination
Authors: Ren Shufang , Zhao Junpeng , Liu Xiaohang , Liu Yahui , Zhang Yuan , Zheng Zhixiang 
Published: February 2024

Abstract

The most prevalent catecholamine neurotransmitter of brain, dopamine (DA), is crucial to the operation of the hormone, blood vessel, and central nervous system systems. The effective determination of dopamine by means of advanced, efficient, and sensitive determination techniques has attracted much attention. This experiment designed and prepared a molecularly imprinted electroanalytical determination platform for the determination of DA. In this work, silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were in-situ carried on the walls of multiwalled carbon nanotube (CNTs) using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a reducing agent. The CNTs/Ag/GCE altered electrode was prepared using a simple drop-casting method. Molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) membranes towards recognizing DA molecules were prepared on altered electrode surfaces using electropolymerization using resorcinol as the functional unit and dopamine (DA) as the template molecule. The cooperative effect of Ag and CNTs boosted the conductivity as well as the electrocatalytic efficiency, thereby enhancing the sensitivity to electrochemical response of the platform and reducing the determination limit. After optimizing the parameters, including the proportion of templates to functional units, electropolymerization cycles, incubation time, and pH, the platform's linear determination range for DA was 0.008 - 0.1 μM and 3 - 100 μM, with a 0.003 μM determination limit. Additionally, the platform exhibits great selectivity, anti-interference, and reproducibility. The sample recovery rate for spiked real samples, urine and serum, was good. This study provides a reference for the extraction, separation, and determination of DA.
Development of a prognostic score for meningeal carcinomatosis in patients with advanced breast cancer
Authors: Narjoux Grégoire , Mainguené Juliette , Guilhaume Marie-Noëlle , Brenet Olivier , Borcoman Edith , Escalup Laurence , Salaun Hélène , Moreau Pauline , Bouyer Anne-Sophie , Cottu Paul 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Meningeal carcinomatosis carries a dismal prognosis in patients with breast cancer, and requires invasive therapies. The aim of the present retrospective study was to elaborate a prognostic score of overall survival in patients with breast cancer related meningeal carcinomatosis (MC).
Methods
109 patients with proven breast cancer MC, treated by at least one intrathecal (IT) injection of methotrexate or thiotepa at Institut Curie were retrospectively recorded from 2011 to 2019. We developed prognostic clinical scores for overall survival and 24-weeks survival.
Results
Diagnosis and evaluation of meningeal carcinomatosis appears based on a combination of clinical, imaging and laboratory studies. Three significant Overall Survival (OS) prognostic factors were identified. Clinical response or stabilization at one month of intrathecal therapy had a favorable independent prognostic value for both overall and 24-weeks survival. Additionally, baseline CSF Cyfra 21 − 1 level lower than 79 ng/mL in the cerebrospinal fluid and absence of 1-month cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) malignant cells carried a borderline favorable independent prognostic value for overall and 24-weeks survival, respectively. We constructed 2-class and 3-class prognostic scores for each outcome, identifying a very poor prognosis population.
Conclusions
To our knowledge it is the first study to develop a response-based prognosis score in patients with breast cancer related MC. This one month prognostic score may help to decide which patient could actually benefit from the prolongation of intrathecal therapy.
Wastewater generation model to predict impacts of urine separation on wastewater treatment plants
Authors: Kleckers Jonas , Abadi Abbas , Brandherm Katrin Marie , Haberkamp Jens 
Published: February 2024

Abstract

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are under increasing pressure to enhance resource efficiency and reduce emissions into water bodies. The separation of urine within the catchment area may be an alternative to mitigate the need for costly expansions of central WWTPs. While previous investigations assumed a spatially uniform implementation of urine separation across the catchment area, the present study focuses on an adapted stochastic wastewater generation model, which allows the simulation of various wastewater streams (e.g., urine) on a household level. This enables the non-uniform separation of urine across a catchment area. The model is part of a holistic modelling framework to determine the influence of targeted urine separation in catchments on the operation and emissions of central WWTPs, which will be briefly introduced. The wastewater generation model is validated through an extensive sampling and measurement series. Results based on observed and simulated wastewater quantity and quality for a catchment area of 366 residents for two dry weather days indicate the suitability of the model for wastewater generation and transport modelling. Based on this, four scenarios for urine separation were defined. The results indicate a potential influence of spatial distribution on the peaks of total nitrogen and total phosphorus.
EVALUATING THE WALKABILITY OF OLD TOWN IN SIBU, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA, THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT OF PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY QUALITY
Authors: Ghadzlie Mohd Qhairuxy Shyakirinth , Seifi Molood , Wong Chih Siong 
Published: February 2024

Walkability is essential for healthy, sustainable cities and resident well-being. This study evaluates pedestrian walkway quality in Sibu town. In total, 21 streets, on-site observations, satellite maps, and photos were used to analyse connectivity, comfort, and safety data. Sibu's old town has average walkability, which may deter use. Our findings revealed average comfort and safety, but connectivity exceeds 82% walkable based on our scale of walkability developed in this study. Safety concerns plagued 20% of these streets being walkable. Although most pedestrian walkways were wide and clean, pavement quality, shading, and resting spots remained issues. Sibu's old town has a 65% walkability rating from our scale of study. These findings can help Sibu, Sarawak urban planners improve pedestrian walkway connectivity, comfort, and safety, improving walkability.
The Impact of COVID-19 and Exposure to Violent Media Content on Cyber Violence Victimization Among Adolescents in South Korea: National Population-Based Study
Authors: Lee Eugene , Schulz Peter J , Lee Hye Eun 
Published: February 2024

Background
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent stay-at-home mandates, adolescents faced isolation and a decline in mental health. With increased online activity during this period, concerns arose regarding exposure to violent media content and cyber victimization among adolescents. Yet, the precise influence of pandemic-related measures on experiences of cyber violence remains unclear. Hence, it is pertinent to investigate whether the pandemic altered the dynamics of cyber violence victimization for individuals.

Objective
This study aims to investigate the effects of COVID-19 and exposure to violent media content on cyber violence victimization among adolescents in South Korea.

Methods
We used national survey data from 2019 (n=4779) and 2020 (n=4958) to investigate the potential impact of COVID-19 on the prevalence of cyber violence among young adolescents. The data encompassed responses from elementary fourth-grade students to senior high school students, probing their exposure to violent media content, average internet use, as well as experiences of victimization and perpetration.

Results
The analysis revealed a noteworthy decline in cyber victimization during 2020 compared with 2019 (B=–0.12, t=–3.45, P<.001). Furthermore, being a perpetrator significantly contributed to cyber victimization (B=0.57, t=48.36, P<.001). Additionally, younger adolescents (β=–.06, t=–6.09, P<.001), those spending more time online (β=.18, t=13.83, P<.001), and those exposed to violent media (β=.14, t=13.89, P<.001) were found to be more susceptible to victimization.

Conclusions
Despite the widespread belief that cyber violence among adolescents surged during COVID-19 due to increased online activity, the study findings counter this assumption. Surprisingly, COVID-19 did not exacerbate cyber victimization; rather, it decreased it. Given the strong correlation between cyber victimization and offline victimization, our attention should be directed toward implementing real-life interventions aimed at curbing violence originating from in-person violence at school.
Digital Therapeutic (Mika) Targeting Distress in Patients With Cancer: Results From a Nationwide Waitlist Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Springer Franziska , Maier Ayline , Friedrich Michael , Raue Jan Simon , Finke Gandolf , Lordick Florian , Montgomery Guy , Esser Peter , Brock Hannah , Mehnert-Theuerkauf Anja 
Published: February 2024

Background
Distress is highly prevalent among patients with cancer, but supportive care needs often go unmet. Digital therapeutics hold the potential to overcome barriers in cancer care and improve health outcomes.

Objective
This study conducted a randomized controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of Mika, an app-based digital therapeutic designed to reduce distress across the cancer trajectory.

Methods
This nationwide waitlist randomized controlled trial in Germany enrolled patients with cancer across all tumor entities diagnosed within the last 5 years. Participants were randomized into the intervention (Mika plus usual care) and control (usual care alone) groups. The participants completed web-based assessments at baseline and at 2, 6, and 12 weeks. The primary outcome was the change in distress from baseline to week 12, as measured by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer. Secondary outcomes included depression, anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), fatigue (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue), and quality of life (Clinical Global Impression-Improvement Scale). Intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses were performed. Analyses of covariance were used to test for outcome changes over time between the groups, controlling for baseline.

Results
A total of 218 patients (intervention: n=99 and control: n=119) were included in the intention-to-treat analysis. Compared with the control group, the intervention group reported greater reductions in distress (P=.03; ηp²=0.02), depression (P<.001; ηp²=0.07), anxiety (P=.03; ηp²=0.02), and fatigue (P=.04; ηp²=0.02). Per-protocol analyses revealed more pronounced treatment effects, with the exception of fatigue. No group difference was found for quality of life.

Conclusions
Mika effectively diminished distress in patients with cancer. As a digital therapeutic solution, Mika offers accessible, tailored psychosocial and self-management support to address the unmet needs in cancer care.

Trial Registration
German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS) DRKS00026038; https://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00026038
ICONICITY IN THE BINOMIALS OF THE GLORIOUS QURAN: AL-BAQARAH SURA AS A CASE STUDY
Authors: Hazem Ali Hussein , Salman Zahraa Muharam , Kanaan Muhammad Hamza 
Published: February 2024

This study investigates evidence for the existence of iconicity as a processing strategy in Quranic discourse. It is argued here that the Muslim’s most glorious book, the Quran, is an excellent source of morphosyntactic iconicity in the Arabic language. The hypothesis was tested by analysing sixty-six binomials from Al-Baqarah Sura within a synthetic model based on an extension of Givón’s 1984 model of iconicity. The findings show that some of the sampled iconic binomials accord with these principles, while others are iconic with regard to the human perceptual system. This result challenges Saussurian arbitrariness and lends support for the view that some aspects of language are iconic. Furthermore, iconic binomials are richly manifested in Quranic lexicon and discourse. This is because they are part of the rhetoric of Quran. Allah has created everything in pairs: night and day, death and life, sun and moon, paradise and hell, etc. These pairs express such rhetorical functions as revealing situation, warning, promising, inhibition, specification, etc. They also express Allah’s intention in motivating people to make a balance between benefits and problems of each pair. The role played by iconic binomials can be easily tested by removing some of them from the suras of Quran and asking what happens then. On such cases, the Quranic rhetoric is distorted rather than unites. Above all, such binomials are cross linguistics, they are universal since they are found in all languages. This conclusions challenges Sapir-Worf hypothesis and lends support to an assumption of a minimal universality of linguistic interactions.
A parresia, o grito e as gretas
Authors: Estefogo Francisco 
Published: February 2024

Este ensaio objetiva refletir sobre as perspectivas das linguagens decoloniais emancipatórias em prol da educação multi e intercultural (Walsh, 2009, 2019), de modo que a atividade educativa seja compreendida como uma tarefa política aletúrgica (Foucault, 1996, 2011). Em outros termos, um fazer educacional transgressor de protocolos, com vistas à ação cidadã participativa ética e crítica, como construtora de novas realidades e modos de ser, viver, desejar e pensar, portanto, questionadora do status quo e proporcionadora do cuidado de si e do outro (Foucault, 1996, 2011). Por meio da parresia (Foucault, 1996, 2011) e, a rigor, dos gritos e das gretas (Walsh, 2009, 2019), o foco desta proposta é debater as diversidades culturais, sejam elas linguísticas, políticas, sociais, étnicas, culturais, religiosas ou de gêneros, como capital pedagógico decolonial (Mignolo, 2017; Quijano, 2005; Walsh, 2009, 2019) epistêmico. De forma igual, como característica e vocação imanente da humanidade para o avanço ontológico, epistemológico, ético-político, e, destarte, um possível manancial de linguagens decoloniais emancipatórias.
To the concept of an agricultural land plot
Authors: Yankovskyi V. A. 
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the study of the concept of an agricultural plot of land. It was established that the specific current legislation has many references to such a category as agricultural land, but such legislation does not contain a definition of the concept of agricultural land.
Issues related to the concept of an agricultural plot of land, the procedure for its use, restoration, establishment of responsibility for violations in the field of land relations are constantly becoming the subject of both scientific and practical interest.
Taking into account the careful study of certain issues of the use of agricultural land plots, after the introduction of the land circulation mechanism and the changes in this mechanism that will take place in the near future (01.01.2024), the recently introduced changes in the relevant legislation regarding the possibility of withdrawing from the permanent use of state agricultural land plots property by decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine without the consent of state enterprises, institutions, organizations and without the consent of the bodies (organizations) to which they belong, and transfer for permanent use to other state enterprises (July 27, 2023), there is a need to carry out study of the concept of agricultural land plot.
It has been established that the concepts of agricultural plot and agricultural land are related as part and whole, and therefore it is impossible to equate agricultural plot with agricultural land. A land plot is considered formed from the moment it is assigned a cadastral number, and the formation of a land plot involves determining its area, boundaries and entering information about it into the State Land Cadastre. The legislation defines the list of persons who can acquire the right of ownership and use of agricultural land plots. The legislation has changed the regime for the use of agricultural land plots by state-owned entities. The author’s definition of the concept of agricultural land plot is given.
Law enforcement of electronic government in the context of public-private partnership in the state security and defense sector
Authors: Zaikina H.M. 
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the study of the law enforcement of electronic governance in the context of public-private partnership in the security and defense sector of the state. It was concluded that the application of electronic governance will be associated with general features of the use of digital technologies in the activities of public administration and special features mediated by public-private partnership in the security and defense sector of the state. It is noted that electronic governance is a concept of regulating social relations based on the use of digital technologies.
It has been established that the key characteristic of e-governance is digitization management with an emphasis on the needs of the citizen. Attention is focused on the fact that the specifics of the law enforcement of e-governance of public-private partnership in the security and defense sector of the state is mediated by the possibility of using digital technologies as regulators of social relations related to ensuring the proper state of security of the state and its national interests.
It was determined that the application of e-governance measures is an integral component of the national security of the state as a whole and the application of public-private partnership tools.
It was established that the following should implement their activities based on the principles of electronic governance: 1) bodies authorized to regulate activities related to public-private partnership as a whole; 2) bodies acting as a party to public-private partnership in the security and defense sector of the state.
The thesis that the degree of application of electronic governance tools in the public-private partnership in the security and defense sector will vary depending on the status of the entity that will act as a party to contractual relations from the state side is substantiated.
It is concluded that finding a balance between the use of digital tools that allow to simplify public access to the activities of public institutions during the implementation of public-private partnerships with the obligation not to disclose activities in this context will always lean towards the functional purpose of protecting the state over ideas digital transformation.