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Adapted physical activity interventions and motivational levers: What benefits for type 2 diabetics? A systematic review
Authors: Maudet‐Coulomb Élise , Martin‐Krumm Charles , Tarquinio Cyril , Mino Jean‐Christophe 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackground and AimsScientific research continues to advance and improve the medical management of type 2 diabetes. However, the importance of lifestyle management remains invaluable in treatment and tertiary prevention of this disease. Day‐to‐day sedentariness is the fourth most important risk factor for mortality in France. Numerous studies have demonstrated that physical activity is beneficial to people with type 2 diabetes and various recommendations have been made to encourage it. However, it is universally agreed that interventions that promote physical activity, while they may enhance its practice in the short term, do not impact on it over longer periods. It therefore seems essential to focus interventions on an individual's capacity to persist with physical activity in the long term. By looking at the literature, the aim of this review is to synthesize group and supervised physical activity interventions for people with type 2 diabetes using variables based on the following levers: motivation and self‐efficacy.MethodsThe PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta‐Analyses) methodology examined studies in English or French that are registered in the PubMed, PsycINFO, and SportDiscus databases and were published between 2005 and 2023, according to the following keywords: Motivation OR self‐efficacy AND physical activity AND type 2 diabetes AND intervention.Results and ConclusionSeven studies out of 1207 were included. Despite the pertinence of the concepts of motivation and self‐efficacy and their complementarity in physical activity management programs, few studies have yet proposed a combined intervention for people with type 2 diabetes.
Outcomes of critically ill patients with liver failure who require mechanical ventilation: A retrospective, single‐center study
Authors: Mita Atsuyoshi , Shimizu Sari , Ichiyama Takashi , Yamamoto Takateru , Yamaguchi Akinori , Sonoda Kosuke , Mori Kotaro , Yamada Tomokatsu , Nakamura Hiroyuki , Imamura Hiroshi 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackground and AimsCritically ill patients with liver failure have high mortality. Besides the management of organ‐specific complications, liver transplantation constitutes a definitive treatment. However, clinicians may hesitate to introduce mechanical ventilation for patients on liver transplantation waitlists because of poor prognosis. This study investigated the outcomes of intensive care and ventilation support therapy effects in patients with liver failure.MethodsThis single‐center study retrospectively enrolled 32 consecutive patients with liver failure who were admitted to the intensive care unit from January 2014 to December 2020. The medical records were reviewed and analyzed retrospectively for Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE)‐II. The model for end‐stage liver disease scores, 90‐day mortality, and survival was assessed using the Kaplan–Meier method.ResultsThe average patient age was 45.5 ± 20.1 years, and 53% of patients were women. On intensive care unit admission, APACHE‐II and model for end‐stage liver disease scores were 20 and 28, respectively. Among 13 patients considered for liver transplantation, 4 received transplants. Thirteen patients (40.6%) were intubated and mechanically ventilated in the intensive care unit. The 90‐day mortality rate of patients with and without mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (13, 61.5% vs. 19, 47.4%, p = 0.4905) was similar. APACHE‐II score >21 was an independent predictor of mechanical ventilation requirement in patients with liver failure during intensive care unit stay.ConclusionAlthough critically ill patients with liver failure are at risk of multiorgan failure with poor outcomes, mechanical ventilation did not negatively affect the 90‐day mortality or performance rates of liver transplantation. Clinicians should consider mechanical ventilation‐based life support in critically ill patients with liver failure who are awaiting liver transplantation.
Do women in the boardroom influence foreign acquisitions' premium and outcomes? Evidence from China
Authors: Chu Pei , Elsayed Mohamed , Ahmed Yousry 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis paper examines whether gender diversity influences foreign merger and acquisition (M&A) premiums and outcomes in China. Consistent with agency and resource dependence theories, we find that female directors significantly reduce the acquisition premium paid for foreign targets. We show that the market responds positively in the short‐term (measured by cumulative abnormal returns) to the announcement of foreign acquisitions by firms with greater female representation in the boardroom. We further find significant evidence that acquirers' boards comprising more female directors experience value creation and better operating synergies (measured by buy‐and‐hold abnormal returns and changes in return on assets) in the long‐term following engagement in foreign M&A deals. Interestingly, after distinguishing between female independent and executive directors, we find that our previous finding on board gender diversity can be attributable to both the monitoring (independent directors) and supervisory (executive directors) roles played by female directors. We also find evidence accords with the argument of the critical mass of female directors' representation in the boardroom. Our results are robust after controlling for endogeneity issues using instrumental variables (IV), propensity score matching (PSM), Heckman, and firm fixed‐effects methods. Overall, our findings offer additional empirical support for the global concern by regulators for improving corporate governance practices by increasing female quotas in the boardroom.
Across four nations: Comparing the discourses of adolescents' digital literacy
Authors: Rao Dingxin , Lee Changhee , Fdilat Youssef , Bouziane Abdelmajid , Dressman Mark 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIn this study, we investigated media reports and literacy research in four nations—China, Morocco, the Republic of (South) Korea, and the United States—about the relationship between adolescents' literacy and use of digital media, or digital literacy. We present short “snapshots” of adolescents' digital literacy in each country and then compare these to findings in a report about adolescent literacy and uses of digital media published by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Our analysis indicates significant variation across countries in both literate traditions and adolescents' access to digital media, and notes that these interact to create unique conditions for adolescents' digital literacy in each country, even as, across the four nations, adolescents' capacity to innovate and solve problems with digital access seems constant. In conclusion, we are cautious about making global claims about the state of adolescents' literacy worldwide but point to important findings about how the use of the internet in schools seems to have a positive impact on reading performance and offer some implications for classroom practice.
The role of parental maladaptive emotion socialization in the risk process for negative urgency and drinking behavior in adolescence
Authors: Atkinson Emily A. , Miller Leo A. , Smith Gregory T. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIntroductionNegative urgency (the tendency to act rashly when experiencing negative emotions) is a robust risk factor for a number of problem behaviors, including early adolescent drinking. Little is known about the factors that precede the development of negative urgency, and hence the full etiology of this component of risk. The current study aimed to investigate the possibility that facets of childhood maladaptive emotion socialization (the tendency for children's expressions of emotions to be met with punishment, minimized, or invoke a reaction of distress from their parents/caretakers) increases risk for the development of negative urgency and drinking behavior.MethodSelf‐report measures of negative urgency, subfacets of maladaptive emotion socialization, and drinking behavior were collected during the 2021−2022 academic year from a sample of 428 high school students (mean age = 14.7, SD = 0.09, 44% female), assessed twice over the course of a semester, reflecting a 4‐month longitudinal window.ResultsDistress emotion socialization predicted increases in negative urgency, minimizing predicted decreases in negative urgency, and punitive did not provide significant prediction. Additionally, results found that higher levels of both negative urgency and distress emotion socialization increased adolescents' likelihood of having tried alcohol. These processes were invariant across race and gender.ConclusionsThe present study may inform the future creation of prevention and intervention efforts aimed at reducing maladaptive emotion socialization and increasing adaptive emotion socialization. Successful reductions in negative urgency as a consequence of increased adaptive emotion socialization may then lead to decreases in adolescent drinking and other impulsigenic behaviors.
Identification of near‐infrared characteristic bands of small bowel necrosis based on cellwise detection algorithm
Authors: Peng Chenxi , Huang Guangzao , Chen Xiaojing , Xie Zhonghao , Ali Shujat , Chen Xi , Nie Huagui , Yang Zhi , Zhu Libin , Chen Xiaoqing , Yan Shubin 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe near‐infrared spectroscopy is often used to distinguish small bowel necrosis due to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The characteristic bands of small bowel necrosis, as an important basis for evaluating the confidence of the differentiation results, are challenging to identify quickly. In this study, we proposed to identify characteristic bands of lesion samples based on hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and cellwise outlier detection. Rabbits were used as an animal model to simulate the clinical symptoms of NEC. The rabbits were detected at intervals of 10, 30, 60, and 90 min. The characteristic bands were identified within the same rabbit, between different rabbits and at different times. The result showed the bands near 763 nm, corresponding to the absorption peak of deoxyhemoglobin, were the characteristic bands separating samples with NEC. The identification result was plausible because hypoxia was the main cause of NEC. The method was easy to perform.
The neuroprotective effect of exogen melatonin upon fetal hippocampus damage caused by high‐dose caffeine administration in pregnant rats
Authors: Köse Yağmur , Şirin Cansın , Turgut Ali Çağlar , Tomruk Canberk , Uyanıkgil Yiğit , Turgut Mehmet 
Published: March 2024

AbstractObjectiveThe aim of this study is to evaluate whether exogenous melatonin (MEL) mitigates the deleterious effects of high‐dose caffeine (CAF) administration in pregnant rats upon the fetal hippocampus.Materials and methodsA total of 32 adult Wistar albino female rats were divided into four groups after conception (n = 8). At 9–20 days of pregnancy, intraperitoneal (i.p.) MEL was administered at a dose of 10 mg/kg/day in the MEL group, while i.p. CAF was administered at a dose of 60 mg/kg/day in the CAF group. In the CAF plus MEL group, i.p. CAF and MEL were administered at a dose of 60 and 10 mg/kg/day, respectively, at the same period. Following extraction of the brains of the fetuses sacrificed on the 21st day of pregnancy, their hippocampal regions were analyzed by hematoxylin and eosin and Cresyl Echt Violet, anti‐GFAP, and antisynaptophysin staining methods.ResultsWhile there was a decrease in fetal and brain weights in the CAF group, it was found that the CAF plus MEL group had a closer weight average to that of the control group. Histologically, it was observed that the pyramidal cell layer consisted of 8–10 layers of cells due to the delay in migration in hippocampal neurons in the CAF group, while the MEL group showed similar characteristics with the control group. It was found that these findings decreased in the CAF plus MEL group.ConclusionIt is concluded that high‐dose CAF administration causes a delay in neurogenesis of the fetal hippocampus, and exogenous MEL is able to mitigate its deleterious effects.
Influence of irrigation water and soil on annual mercury dynamics in Sacramento Valley rice fields
Authors: Salvato Luke A. , Marvin‐DiPasquale Mark , Fleck Jacob A. , McCord Stephen A. , Linquist Bruce A. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractMethylmercury (MeHg) is a human and environmental toxin produced in flooded soils. Little is known about MeHg in rice (Oryza Sativa L.) fields in Sacramento Valley, California. The objectives of this study were to quantify mercury fractions in irrigation water and within rice fields and to determine their mercury pools in surface water, soil, and grain. Soil, grain, and surface water (dissolved and particulate) MeHg and total mercury (THg) were monitored in six commercial rice fields throughout a winter fallow season and subsequent growing season. Both dissolved and particulate mercury fractions were higher in fallow season rice field water. Total suspended solids and particulate mercury concentrations were positively correlated (r = 0.99 and 0.98 for THg and MeHg, respectively), suggesting that soil MeHg was suspended in the water column and potentially exported. Dissolved THg and MeHg concentrations were positively correlated with absorbance at 254 nm (r = 0.47 and 0.58, respectively) in fallow season field water. In the growing season, fields with higher irrigation water MeHg concentrations (due to recycled water use) had elevated field‐water MeHg (r = 0.86) and grain MeHg concentrations (r = 0.96). Based on a mass balance analysis, soil mercury pools were orders of magnitude larger than surface water or grain mercury pools; however, fallow season drainage and grain harvest were the primary pathways for MeHg export. Based on these findings, reducing (1) discharge when water is turbid, (2) straw inputs, and (3) use of recycled irrigation water could help reduce mercury exports in rice field drainage water.
Think star, think men? Implicit star performer theories
Authors: Villamor Isabel , Aguinis Herman 
Published: March 2024

SummaryThe star performer gender gap highlights women's challenges in being recognized as star performers. We investigated whether people hold shared beliefs about characteristics star performers possess (i.e., implicit star performer theories, ISPTs) and whether perceptions of stars are (a) gendered and (b) context‐specific. Guided by categorization theory, we argue that individuals have shared perceptions of what constitutes a star performer. Employing an inductive approach, we uncovered the existence of ISPTs that are distinct and differ from previously identified implicit theories, such as those about leadership. Specifically, stars were believed to have six characteristics: Driven, Relational, Extraordinary, Fascinating, Tenacious, and Brilliant. We then applied role congruity theory to argue that perceptions of star performers would be gendered and context‐dependent. Using an experimental approach, we ascertained that people associated star performers with more masculine than feminine attributes, what we labeled the think star, think men phenomenon. Moreover, this association was context‐dependent, such that the association of star performers with masculine attributes was stronger in men‐dominated occupations. Our third study used a non‐reactive approach (i.e., “Princeton trilogy”), and results showed that star performers are seen as possessing more masculine attributes than very good employees. Overall, our three studies using inductive, experimental, and indirect methods based on eight samples of 2322 participants consistently supported the existence of ISPTs and the think star, think men phenomenon, improving our understanding of the star performer gender gap.
Creativity and Innovation in the K‐pop System and a Possible Link with Pansori
Authors: Auh Myung‐Sook 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACTThis study aims to distinguish between creativity and innovation in K‐pop using a conceptual framework of the K‐pop system and to examine if any traces of Korean traditional Pansori are found in K‐pop. Innovation refers to successful implementation of creative ideas, and creative ideas without successful implementation are of no use in the business sector. A conceptual framework of the K‐pop system, developed by the author, consists of enabling people, contents, system processes, and environments. This study identified eight innovative aspects of K‐pop, which include manufacturing K‐pop stars using a specific formula; providing government leadership for K‐pop export; using well‐balanced copyrights to encourage K‐pop fans' social media sharing of their copycat versions; and embracing culturally hybrid K‐pop music styles for global markets. K‐pop's possible links with Pansori are found in K‐pop singers' Grit, similar to Pansori singers' Gongryeok; and female K‐pop idols willing to take personal sacrifices of “no dating” and “curfews,” resembling Pansori singers' “punishing effort.” Confucian influence on K‐pop is traced in South Korea's top‐down approaches by the government and music industries, and gender inequality imposed on female idols as the male gaze.
Opportunities and achievements — experiences of pharmacists as Foundation Residency Program residents — a qualitative study
Authors: Wang Chih Yuan , Clavarino Alexandra , Luetsch Karen 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe Australian Foundation Residency Program prepares new‐to‐hospital and early career pharmacists for extended roles and advanced pharmacy practice. An understanding of the outcomes residents perceive they achieve through completion of a residency and what supports them in their achievements is limited.AimTo explore pharmacists' experiences during their residency and what they perceive as its outcomes and their achievements.MethodFocus groups and interviews were conducted and recorded with 12 early career or new‐to‐hospital pharmacists who recently completed a residency program in an Australian hospital. Recordings were transcribed and analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Ethical approval was granted by the University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee (Reference no: 2021/HE001225) and the study conforms to the Australian Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. Informed consent was obtained from all participants via the distribution of project information sheets and completion of written consent forms.ResultsFive distinct themes were generated from participants' discussions of their experiences and achievements throughout their residency. The outcomes and achievements they described included gaining the confidence to take on new and challenging roles as well as advancing their career by developing a deeper understanding of their role and potential in the healthcare system. Skill development was accelerated by the structure and assessment requirements of the residency program and by support from mentors, which positively influenced their attitudes towards feedback and competency assessments. Participants reflected on the differences between postgraduate university‐based learning and workplace‐based learning and saw benefits in both.ConclusionThe residency was reported to offer a structured and supportive training pathway for pharmacists in the early stages of their hospital pharmacy career. Completion of residency facilitates pharmacists' skill development and a deeper understanding of their roles. Dedicated and qualified mentorship and routine networking events between peers and past residents enhance these experiences and outcomes for residents.
The timing and magnitude of the British–Irish Ice Sheet between Marine Isotope Stages 5d and 2: implications for glacio‐isostatic adjustment, high relative sea levels and ‘giant erratic’ emplacement
Authors: Scourse J. D. 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACTThe extent, chronology and dynamics of the pre‐Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 2 last British–Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS) are not well known. Although the BRITICE‐CHRONO Project has detailed the maximum extent and retreat phases of the last BIIS for the period after 30 ka and into the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), the Project identified several pre‐existing datasets and generated new data that implied glaciation pre‐dating the LGM but which post‐dated the Last Interglacial (Eemian; MIS5e); these data are reviewed here. There are no dated till units but are other indicators clearly indicative of glaciation: deep‐sea ice‐rafted detritus flux into the adjacent NE Atlantic, cosmogenic rock‐exposure age dating from glaciated surfaces in Wales and the island of Lundy (Bristol Channel), and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) ages of proximal glacifluvial sequences on the Isle of Lewis (Outer Hebrides) and in the Cheshire Basin. Taken together these indicate BIIS inception during MIS5d, growth into MIS4 and evidence for dynamic retreat–advance phases during MIS3. OSL evidence for high relative sea level indicated by raised beaches in southern Ireland during MIS4 and 3 at a time of lowered glacio‐eustatic sea level indicates substantial glacial isostatic loading, explained by the early growth of the BIIS during the last cold stage. High relative sea level during MIS4 and 3 coincident with adjacent calving ice sheet margins provides an explanation for the rafted giant erratics found around the shores of southern Britain and Ireland.
Postglacial flooding and Holocene climate shifts in the Persian Gulf
Authors: Beni Abdolmajid Naderi , Leduc Guillaume , Djamali Morteza , Sharifi Arash , Marriner Nick , Tachikawa Kazuyo , Rostek Frauke , Tjallingii Rik , Lahijani Hamid , Arabshahi Mahboubeh Molavi , Garcia Marta , Licari Laetitia , Tetard Martin , Bellinghery Marie‐Charlotte , Bard Edouard 
Published: March 2024

ABSTRACTPostglacial flooding of the Persian Gulf (PG) was important in shaping human history and driving landscape changes in the region. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the postglacial transgression. The position of the PG at the edge of major synoptic systems of the Indian Ocean Summer Monsoon (IOSM) and Mid‐latitude Westerlies (MLW) makes the environment particularly sensitive to Holocene climate shifts. To investigate the timing of the flooding and to detect the impacts of significant climate shifts on the regional environment during the Holocene, a multiproxy study was conducted on three short sediment cores from two deep sites in the PG. Sedimentological, palynological and geochemical analyses were performed on the cores. The results show that inundation of the western part of the PG that started from ca. 11.5 ka bp continued with successive prominent phases of transgression centered on 10.4 and 9.2 ka cal
bp, and definitive marine conditions were established around 8.8 ka cal
bp. The IOSM was the dominant system in the region until about 9 to ~6.3 ka cal
bp. After that time, the intensity of the IOSM declined, as MLW dominated the region after ~6.3 ka cal
bp. These climatic shifts induced significant changes in regional vegetation and hydrology, and possibly triggered socio‐cultural transformations.