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From power asymmetry to collective action: Brazilian developers in the digital games ecosystem
Authors: Kirschbaum Charles , Sakuda Luiz Ojima 
Published: March 2024

PurposeThe purpose of the article is to explore the perceptions of Brazilian game developers about the power relations between them and the sponsors of digital game platforms. It also aims to identify forms of collective action that developers can use to counteract the asymmetry of power.Design/methodology/approachThe research employed an abductive approach, seeking empirical evidence that would challenge consolidated theory. To achieve this, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 Brazilian developers. The data were analyzed qualitatively using NVivo software. The aim was to resolve theoretical ambiguities identified in the literature review and to explore unexpected findings.FindingsThe study explores Brazilian game developers' perceptions through interviews, revealing their experiences within the industry’s concentrated structure and their use of collective action to navigate power dynamics.Research limitations/implicationsThe study's focus on Brazil limits the generalizability of its findings to the broader game development industry.Practical implicationsThe study suggests Brazilian game devs can leverage collective action to counteract power imbalance with platforms, collaborate through events and projects and facilitate internationalization of their games.Social implicationsThe study suggests collective action could empower developers to challenge platform dominance and foster a stronger community among Brazilian game developers.Originality/valueThe article’s value lies in examining Brazilian devs' experiences within their specific industry context and highlighting collective action as a potential strategy for developers.
The art of jieyuan: ethical affinity and the cultivation of Chinese Buddhist spirituality in Tanzania
Authors: Qiu Yu 
Published: March 2024

AbstractEthical encounters in cross‐cultural contexts have been a major concern in the anthropology of morality and religion, yet the dominant view assumes that processes of ethical transformation and conversion emphasize the centrality of texts and beliefs. These discussions are influenced by epistemological frameworks associated with Christian theology and practice. Yet studies of other religions have brought about challenges by either doubting whether ‘belief’ still serves as a fruitful analytical tool or stressing the diversity of non‐text‐driven and multimedia forms of conversion. Based on fieldwork in a Chinese Buddhist monastery in Tanzania, this essay examines how Buddhist monks from China seek to cultivate Buddhist spirituality among Tanzanian locals in an embodied and allegorical way. By ethnographically teasing out the Chinese Buddhist notion of jieyuan, it provides a way of understanding religious suasion not just as a rational and intellectual conversation, but also as a process of embodied illumination that induces gradual, inductive, sympathetic changes in others.
Concentration units used to report blood‐ and breath‐alcohol concentration for legal purposes differ between countries which is important to consider when blood/breath ratios of alcohol are compared and contrasted
Authors: Jones Alan Wayne 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThis technical note reviews the plethora of concentration units used to report blood‐alcohol concentration (BAC) and breath‐alcohol concentrations (BrAC) for legal purposes in different countries. The choice of units sometimes causes confusion when scientific papers originating from a certain country might be introduced into evidence via expert testimony, such as when alcohol‐related crimes are prosecuted. The concentration units are also important to consider when blood/breath ratios (BBRs) of alcohol are calculated and compared between countries. Statutory BAC limits for driving in most nations are reported in mass/volume (m/v) units, such as g/100 mL (g%) in the United States, mg/100 mL (mg%) in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, or g/L (mg/mL) in many EU nations. By contrast, Germany and the Nordic countries report BAC as mass/mass (m/m) units, hence g/kg or mg/g, which are ~5.5% lower than m/v units, because whole blood has an average density of 1.055 g/mL. There are historical reasons for reporting BAC in mass/mass units because the aliquots of blood analyzed were measured by weight rather than volume. The difference between m/m and m/v is also important in postmortem toxicology, such as when distribution ratios of ethanol between blood and other biological specimens, such as urine, vitreous humor, and cerebrospinal fluid, are reported.
Detailed DNA barcoding of mayflies in a small European country proved how far we are from having comprehensive barcode reference libraries
Authors: Macko Patrik , Derka Tomáš , Čiamporová‐Zaťovičová Zuzana , Grabowski Michal , Čiampor Fedor 
Published: March 2024

AbstractMayflies (Ephemeroptera) are among the crucial water and habitat quality bioindicators. However, despite their intensive long‐term use in various studies, more reliable mayfly DNA barcode data have been produced in a negligible number of countries, and only ~40% of European species had been barcoded with less than 50% of families covered. Despite being carried out in a small area, our study presents the second‐most species‐rich DNA reference library of mayflies from Europe and the first comprehensive view from an important biodiversity hotspot such as the Western Carpathians. Within 1153 sequences, 76 morphologically determined species were recorded and added to the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) database. All obtained sequences were assigned to 97 BINs, 11 of which were unique and three represented species never barcoded before. Sequences of 16 species with high intraspecific variability were divided into 40 BINs, confirming the presence of cryptic lineages. Due to the low interspecific divergence and the non‐existing barcoding gap, sequences of six species were assigned to three shared BINs. Delimitation analyses resulted in 79 and 107 putative species respectively. Bayesian and maximum‐likelihood phylogenies confirmed the monophyly of almost all species and complexes of cryptic taxa and proved that DNA barcoding distinguishes almost all studied mayfly species. We have shown that it is still sufficient to thoroughly investigate the fauna of a small but geographically important area to enrich global databases greatly. In particular, the insights gained here transcend the local context and may have broader implications for advancing barcoding efforts.
Comparison of characteristics of muscle magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody‐associated vasculitis and polyarteritis nodosa
Authors: Ito Haruyasu , Yoshida Ken , Fukuda Takeshi , Noda Kentaro , Ukichi Taro , Kurosaka Daitaro 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAimThis study aimed to analyze the muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of patients with antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody‐associated vasculitis (AAV) and polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) presenting with clinical symptoms in the extremities.MethodsRetrospective analysis was conducted on short tau inversion recovery MRI findings, with a focus on intramuscular vessels displaying abnormal perivascular signals, in 22 and eight patients with AAV and PAN, respectively. The number per unit area (4 cm2) and diameter of abnormal vessels on muscle MRI were compared between patients with AAV and those with PAN. Cut‐off values, clinical sensitivity, and specificity for these indices were calculated from the receiver operating characteristic curves to distinguish between AAV and PAN, and the relationship between the indices and clinical findings in AAV was analyzed.ResultsThe number of abnormal vessels per unit area was significantly higher in AAV compared to PAN (p < .05). Additionally, the diameter of the abnormal vessels was significantly higher in PAN than in AAV (p < .05). The presence of >6.44 abnormal vessels per unit area or ≤3.61 mm diameter of abnormal vessels was able to predict AAV (sensitivity, 0.955; specificity, 0.625). AAV patients with peripheral neuropathy exhibited a significantly higher number of abnormal vessels per unit area than those without peripheral neuropathy (p < .05).ConclusionsMuscle MRI can detect small‐ to medium‐vessel vasculitis and be a valuable tool for distinguishing between patients with AAV and PAN experiencing clinical symptoms in the extremities.
“Everybody needs to find the best path for them”: Insights into recovery strategies of people who have not used specialty treatment for alcohol use disorder
Authors: Soweid Loulwa , Gilbert Paul A. , Maharjan Gaurab , Holdefer Paul J. , Evans Sydney , Mulia Nina 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundMost people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) do not use treatment services, yet the majority ultimately resolve their AUD. As the phenomenon of untreated recovery remains poorly understood, we investigated the strategies used for recovery without treatment.MethodsWe conducted semi‐structured interviews with 65 adults (27 women, 37 White) with resolved AUD and no history of using specialty services (e.g., inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation, medication‐assisted treatment). Using both inductive and deductive coding, we identified and elaborated themes and meanings. We verified our findings through nine member‐check sessions with interviewers and interview participants.ResultsMajorities of interview participants met criteria for severe lifetime AUD (84.6%), were in long‐term recovery (>5 years; 81.5%), and indicated abstinence was their recovery goal (56.9%). Close to half (41.5%) had attended mutual‐help groups (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous). We identified five active strategies (Changing Contexts, Social Connections. Activities, Substitution, and Other Strategies) and four additional factors (Mutual‐help Groups, Self‐Reliance, Spirituality, and Aging/Maturing) that contributed to their recovery. Most participants employed multiple strategies and were intentional in adopting the ones that best suited them. By far, the two most common strategies were Changing Contexts (reported by 69.2% of participants) whereby people reduced their alcohol exposure by modifying social networks or physical settings and relying on Social Connections (reported by 67.7%), especially connections to people with similar lived experiences and struggles. Notably, Social Connections and Mutual‐Help groups were the themes most often discussed jointly. Among other contributing factors mentioned, Spirituality appeared to play an important, but not universal, role as it was invoked by approximately half (49.2%) of participants.ConclusionsOur study confirms that recovery without specialty treatment is possible, and that multiple strategies and contributing factors help to achieve it. These findings may inform novel interventions to support recovery among people unwilling or unable to obtain treatment for AUD.
Transcription factor KLF9 inhibits the proliferation, invasion, and migration of pancreatic cancer cells by repressing KIAA1522
Authors: Guo Yuting , Tian She , Li Haiyang , Zuo Shi , Yu Chao , Sun Chengyi 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAimPancreatic cancer (PC) has a poor prognosis and high mortality. Kruppel‐like factor 9 (KLF9), a transcription factor, is aberrantly expressed in various neoplasms. The current study sought to analyze the functional role of KLF9 in the proliferation, invasion, and migration of PC cells.MethodsThe expression patterns of KLF9 and KIAA1522 in normal pancreatic cells (HPDE‐C7) and PC cells (Panc 03.27, BxPc3, SW1990) were determined by real‐time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot assay. After treatment of KLF9 overexpression, proliferation, invasion, and migration were evaluated by cell counting kit‐8, 5‐ethynyl‐2′‐deoxyuridine staining, and Transwell assays. The binding of KLF9 to the KIAA1522 promoter was analyzed by dual‐luciferase assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation. The rescue experiment was conducted to analyze the role of KIAA1522.ResultsKLF9 was downregulated, while KIAA1522 was upregulated in PC cells. KLF9 overexpression mitigated the proliferation, invasion, and migration of PC cells. Enrichment of KLF9 led to inhibition of the KIAA1522 promoter and repressed KIAA1522 expression. KIAA1522 overexpression neutralized the inhibitory role of KLF9 in PC cell functions.ConclusionKLF9 is enriched in the KIAA1522 promoter and negatively regulates KIAA1522 expression, thereby mitigating the proliferation, invasion, and migration of PC cells.
Banker, pastor, teef: Christian financial elites and vernaculars of accountability in Ghana
Authors: Kauppinen Anna‐Riikka , Daswani Girish 
Published: March 2024

AbstractWhen nine Ghanaian banks collapsed during the country's 2017–2019 financial crisis, a Charismatic Pentecostal pastor was at the center of public accusations as the board chairman of one of the failed banks. His role put a spotlight on the growing influence of Charismatic Pentecostal institutions and elites in Ghana's financial market. Shifting the perspective between diverse actors who reckoned with the bank's collapse, from ordinary Christians to artist‐activists, this article explores how Ghanaians evaluated the culpability of the pastor and in so doing problematized who Christian elites involved in banking and business are accountable to: God, their congregants, or the public at large? We argue that global financial liberalization has generated new types of financial elites, Pentecostal pastors among them, who become subject to new lines of accountability. Holding someone accountable comes with stakes expressed through vernacular registers that demonstrate how financial markets are engulfed in broader social relations and regimes of ethical evaluation.
Subjective economic inequality evokes interpersonal objectification
Authors: Cheng Lei , Wang Xijing , Jetten Jolanda , Klebl Christoph , Li Zifei , Wang Fang 
Published: March 2024

AbstractInterpersonal objectification, treating people as tools and neglecting their essential humanness, is a pervasive and enduring phenomenon. Across five studies (N = 1183), we examined whether subjective economic inequality increases objectification through a calculative mindset. Study 1 revealed that the perceptions of economic inequality at the national level and in daily life were positively associated with objectification. Studies 2 and 3 demonstrated a causal relationship between subjective economic inequality and objectification in a fictitious organization and society, respectively. Moreover, the effect was mediated by a calculative mindset (Studies 3–4). In addition, lowering a calculative mindset weakened the effect of subjective inequality on objectification (Study 4). Finally, increased objectification due to subjective inequality further decreased prosociality and enhanced exploitative intentions (Study 5). Taken together, our findings suggest that subjective economic inequality increases objectification, which further causes adverse interpersonal interactions.
Early post‐operative lactate increase following kidney transplant is associated with delayed graft function: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Deniau Benjamin , Sen Juliane , Chaussard Maïté , Boutin Louis , Coutrot Maxime , Guillemet Lucie , Plaud Benoit , Depret François , Dudoignon Emmanuel 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIntroductionDelayed graft function (DGF) is a frequent complication following kidney transplant. This study aimed to assess the association between early post‐operative lactate variation and DGF.MethodsThis was a single center, retrospective cohort study between February 2021 and December 2022 in Saint–Louis Hospital (APHP, France). Venous lactate levels were measured immediately (H0) and 4 h (H4) after kidney transplant. The primary outcome was the occurrence of DGF (need for renal replacement therapy between transplantation and day 7). Secondary outcome was the occurrence of complications (i.e., death, vascular thrombosis, hemorrhagic shock, urological complications (hematoma, urinoma), local or systemic infection) between transplant and day 7.ResultsTwo hundred 12 patients were included, and 38 (17.9%) developed DGF. Venous lactate variation between H0 and H4 was higher in patients who developed DGF (−30 (IQR −83, −6)% vs. −15 (IQR −62, −11)%, p = .037), but the variation of level was more often positive (corresponding to an increased lactate production over time between H0 and H4) in patients who developed DGF ((28(85%) vs. 94(62%), p = .011). In multivariate logistic regression, positive venous lactate level variation between H0 and H4 was strongly associated with a reduced risk of developing DGF (OR .30 [.09–.79], p = .024). We did not find any association between post‐operative hyperlactatemia and occurrence of complications between transplant and day 7.DiscussionDGF is a frequent complication following kidney transplantation. Its early prediction could help physicians optimize treatment and protect the kidney. Early venous lactate variation after kidney transplant could help to predict the occurrence of DGF.
Specialisation in frog‐biting midges (Diptera: Corethrellidae): A landscape perspective
Authors: Geisler Eduardo de Farias , de Campos Leonardo Leite Ferraz , Carvalho‐Rocha Vítor , Ferreira Anthony Santana , Dayrell Jussara Santos , Pereira Rafaela Caroline dos Santos , Dantas Silionamã Pereira , Melinski Ramiro Dario , Lima Albertina Pimentel , de Pinho Luiz Carlos , Magnusson William Ernest 
Published: March 2024

Abstract
Generally, competition excludes pairs of phylogenetically close species across the landscape. However, habitat, food and behaviour differentiation facilitate co‐occurrence of syntopic species. The taxa of frog‐biting midges Corethrella are assumed to be specialists on calling male frogs, but little is known about how habitat gradients and frog‐species composition influence their distribution and permit their coexistence in continuous landscapes.
Our aims were to understand how environmental gradients in habitat, sound frequencies and frog‐species composition influence Corethrella spp. distributions and if habitat and sound frequencies segregate their occurrence across a landscape. We also investigated if habitat selection reduces co‐occurrence of species that share similar acoustic niches. The study was conducted in 20 permanent plots in Central Amazonia using different sound attractants as baits to capture Corethrella species.
Habitat gradients, sound frequencies and frog‐species composition all influenced distributions of Corethrella spp. However, these factors do little to avoid Corethrella co‐occurrence, and habitat selection did not reduce co‐occurrence of species attracted to the same sound frequencies. These results suggest that competition is unlikely to affect the distribution of adults and that other aspects, such as competition in the larval phase, may be more important to permit their coexistence.
The two most abundant species showed strong negative correlations in abundances, potentially indicating competition among these species, but larval habitat specialisation is likely to be the most important cause of this pattern.
Tissue fibrosis associated depletion of lipid‐filled cells
Authors: Jussila Anna , Zhang Brian , Kirti Sakin , Atit Radhika 
Published: March 2024

AbstractFibrosis is primarily described as the deposition of excessive extracellular matrix, but in many tissues it also involves a loss of lipid or lipid‐filled cells. Lipid‐filled cells are critical to tissue function and integrity in many tissues including the skin and lungs. Thus, loss or depletion of lipid‐filled cells during fibrogenesis, has implications for tissue function. In some contexts, lipid‐filled cells can impact ECM composition and stability, highlighting their importance in fibrotic transformation. Recent papers in fibrosis address this newly recognized fibrotic lipodystrophy phenomenon. Even in disparate tissues, common mechanisms are emerging to explain fibrotic lipodystrophy. These findings have implications for fibrosis in tissues composed of fibroblast and lipid‐filled cell populations such as skin, lung, and liver. In this review, we will discuss the roles of lipid‐containing cells, their reduction/loss during fibrotic transformation, and the mechanisms of that loss in the skin and lungs.
Persistence of fish populations to longer, more intense, and more frequent mass mortality events
Authors: Langangen Øystein , Durant Joël M. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractOver the last decades, mass mortality events have become increasingly common across taxa with sometimes devastating effects on population biomass. In the aquatic environment, fish are sensitive to mass mortality events, particularly at the early life stages that are crucial for population dynamics. However, it has recently been shown for fish, that a single mass mortality event in early life typically does not lead to population collapse. Moreover, the frequency and intensity of extreme events that can cause mass mortality, such as marine heatwaves, are increasing. Here, we show that increasing frequency and intensity of mass mortality events may lead to population collapse. Since the drivers of mass mortality events are diverse, and often linked to climate change, it is challenging to predict the frequency and severity of future mass mortality events. As an alternative, we quantify the probability of population collapse depending on the frequency and intensity as well as the duration of mass mortality events. Based on 39 fish species, we show that the probability of collapse typically increases with increasing frequency, intensity, and duration of the mortality events. In addition, we show that the collapse depends on key traits such as natural mortality, recruitment variation, and density dependence. The presented framework provides quantitative estimates of the sensitivity of fish species to these increasingly common extreme events, which paves the way for potential mitigation actions to alleviate adverse impacts on harvested fish populations across the globe.