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Why do employees attend work sick? The assessment and relevance of opposite presenteeism motivations
Authors: Van Waeyenberg Thomas 
Published: November 2023

AbstractPresenteeism, the act of attending work while sick, has gained significant research attention. However, the motivations driving this behaviour remain underexplored. This study seeks to contribute to this area by developing and validating a measurement tool that captures two distinct motivations for presenteeism: voluntary, stemming from personal choice, and involuntary, resulting from external pressures. Across four studies involving 1021 respondents from both the general working population and contexts known for high levels of presenteeism, the reliability and validity of an 8‐item presenteeism motivation scale were established. Studies 1 and 2 confirmed the scale's two‐factor structure and reliability. Study 3 further demonstrated its convergent, concurrent, and discriminant validity, as well as its ability to detect anticipated sex differences in presenteeism tendencies. Study 4 provided evidence towards criterion related validity, showing differential effects on employee well‐being over time. Voluntarily presenteeism was associated with higher levels of work engagement and lower burnout rates, while involuntary presenteeism exhibited the opposite pattern. Additionally, the scale demonstrated measurement invariance across different working populations. The theoretical and managerial implications of these findings are discussed.
Longitudinal deterioration in lower urinary tract symptoms after artificial urinary sphincter implantation in patients with a history of pelvic radiation therapy
Authors: Kataoka Madoka , Yokoyama Minato , Waseda Yuma , Ito Masaya , Kobayashi Masaki , Fujiwara Motohiro , Nakamura Yuki , Ishikawa Yudai , Fukuda Shohei , Tanaka Hajime , Yoshida Soichiro , Masuda Hitoshi , Fujii Yasuhisa 
Published: November 2023

AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate longitudinal changes in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) after artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation in patients undergoing radiation therapy (RT) in comparison to those in non‐irradiated patients.MethodsThis retrospective study included 20 and 51 patients with and without a history of pelvic RT (RT and non‐RT group, respectively) who were treated with primary AUS implantation for post‐radical prostatectomy incontinence between 2010 and 2020. Longitudinal changes in the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire‐Short Form (ICIQ‐SF), the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and the Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS) were calculated with a linear mixed model.ResultsIn the RT and non‐RT group, 18 (90%) and 48 (94%) patients achieved social continence, defined as daily pad use ≤1 at 1 month after activation of AUS, respectively (p = .555). During the mean follow‐up of 38 months, ICIQ‐SF, IPSS, and OABSS significantly improved after AUS implantation in both the RT and non‐RT groups. In the RT group, ICIQ‐SF, IPSS, and OABSS subsequently deteriorated with a slope of 0.62/year (p = .010), 0.55/year (p = .025), and 0.30/year (p = .007), respectively. In the non‐RT group, no significant longitudinal changes in subsequent IPSS and OABSS were observed, although ICIQ‐SF significantly deteriorated (0.43/year, p = .006). Comparing between the groups, the slopes of IPSS and OABSS were significantly greater in the RT group than in the non‐RT group (p < .001, and .015, respectively).ConclusionsLongitudinal deterioration in LUTS that improved immediately after AUS implantation was observed in patients with a history of pelvic RT, but not in patients without a history of pelvic RT.
Genetic divergence and migration patterns of a galatheoid squat lobster highlight the need for deep‐sea conservation
Authors: Xu Ting , Chai Xia , Chen Chong , Watanabe Hiromi Kayama , Sun Jin , Xiao Yao , Wang Yan , Chen Junlin , Qiu Jian‐Wen , Qian Pei‐Yuan 
Published: November 2023

AbstractInformation on genetic divergence and migration patterns of vent‐ and seep‐endemic macrobenthos can help delimit biogeographical provinces and provide scientific guidelines for deep‐sea conservation under the growing threats of anthropogenic disturbances. Nevertheless, related studies are still scarce, impeding the informed conservation of these hotspots of deep‐sea biodiversity. To bridge this knowledge gap, we conducted a population connectivity study on the galatheoid squat lobsterShinkaia crosnieri– a deep‐sea foundation species widely distributed in vent and seep ecosystems in the Northwest Pacific. With the application of an interdisciplinary methodology involving population genomics and oceanographic approaches, we unveiled two semi‐isolated lineages ofS.crosnieriwith limited and asymmetrical gene flow potentially shaped by the geographic settings, habitat types, and ocean currents – one comprising vent populations in the Okinawa Trough, with those inhabiting the southern trough area likely serving as the source; the other being the Jiaolong (JR) seep population in the South China Sea. The latter might have recently experienced a pronounced demographic contraction and exhibited genetic introgression from the Okinawa Trough lineage, potentially mediated by the intrusion of the North Pacific Intermediate Water. We then compared the biogeographic patterns betweenS.crosnieriand two other representative and co‐occurring vent‐ and seep‐endemic species using published data. Based on their biogeographical subdivisions and source‐sink dynamics, we highlighted the southern Okinawa Trough vents and the JR seep warrant imperative conservation efforts to sustain the deep‐sea biodiversity in the Northwest Pacific.
Anaesthesia‐related cognitive dysfunction following cardiothoracic surgery in late middle‐age and younger adults: A scoping review
Authors: Varpaei Hesam Aldin , Robbins Lorraine B. , Ling Jiying , Lehto Rebecca H. , Bender Catherine M. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is notably high after cardiac surgery, ranging from 25% to 30%, and is associated with a lower quality of life, increased patient dependency, and heightened mortality. Anaesthesia during cardiothoracic surgery significantly contributes to the risk of POCD in older adults by adversely affecting the brain, including reductions in blood flow and oxygen levels.AimThis review aimed to evaluate factors associated with anaesthesia‐related postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) among adults younger than 65 years who underwent cardiothoracic surgeries.Study DesignA systematic keyword search, following the scoping review framework, was performed in the PubMed and CINAHL databases. Original English‐language studies that included adults younger than 65 years and addressed cognitive function after surgery along with anaesthesia management were included. Retrospective studies, animal research and in vitro and in vivo studies were excluded.ResultsTwenty‐three articles were included (65.2% interventional studies). All studies lacked theoretical or conceptual frameworks. Ketamine's neuroprotective potential is questionable, and intravenous lidocaine may be considered a possible early agent for preventing POCD, but long‐term effectiveness is uncertain. Compared to inhalational anaesthesia, total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) may be related to a decreased incidence of POCD. Variation in POCD assessment impacted the lack of homogeneity in obtained data. Moreover, the shorter‐term timing of POCD evaluation such as in early days after surgery could be greatly influenced by medication and delirium.ConclusionAlthough strategies such as TIVA, the use of neuroprotective anaesthetics and comprehensive preoperative assessments are suggested to prevent POCD, this multifactorial phenomenon cannot be explicitly attributed solely to anaesthetics or anaesthesia‐related techniques. Use of standardized, reliable and valid tools for POCD assessment is encouraged for cross‐study comparison.Relevance to Clinical PracticeNurses and certified nurse anaesthetists must be aware of risk factors for postoperative delirium and POCD so they can assess patients before and after surgery. Patients and caregivers need to be educated about cognitive changes after surgery and advised to report them to their health care provider if they occur.
Proleptic praise: A social function analysis
Authors: Holroyd Jules 
Published: November 2023

AbstractWhat is praise? I argue that we can make progress by examining what praise does. Functionalist views of praise are emerging, but I here argue that by foregrounding cases in which expressions of praise are rejected by their direct target, we see that praise has a wider, and largely overlooked, social function. I introduce cases in which praise is rejected, and develop a functionalist account of praise that is well placed to make sense of the contours of these cases. My claim is that praise functions to affirm and entrench values, exerting pressure in praise's audiences to affirm the values expressed. I show how my account overcomes some of the limitations of recently developed accounts of praise.
Flower production decreases with warmer and more humid atmospheric conditions in a western Amazonian forest
Authors: Vleminckx Jason , Hogan J. Aaron , Metz Margaret R. , Comita Liza S. , Queenborough Simon A. , Wright S. Joseph , Valencia Renato , Zambrano Milton , Garwood Nancy C. 
Published: November 2023

Summary

Climate models predict that everwet western Amazonian forests will face warmer and wetter atmospheric conditions, and increased cloud cover. It remains unclear how these changes will impact plant reproductive performance, such as flowering, which plays a central role in sustaining food webs and forest regeneration. Warmer and wetter nights may cause reduced flower production, via increased dark respiration rates or alteration in the reliability of flowering cue‐based processes. Additionally, more persistent cloud cover should reduce the amounts of solar irradiance, which could limit flower production.

We tested whether interannual variation in flower production has changed in response to fluctuations in irradiance, rainfall, temperature, and relative humidity over 18 yrs in an everwet forest in Ecuador.

Analyses of 184 plant species showed that flower production declined as nighttime temperature and relative humidity increased, suggesting that warmer nights and greater atmospheric water saturation negatively impacted reproduction. Species varied in their flowering responses to climatic variables but this variation was not explained by life form or phylogeny.

Our results shed light on how plant communities will respond to climatic changes in this everwet region, in which the impacts of these changes have been poorly studied compared with more seasonal Neotropical areas.
A thylakoid biogenesis BtpA protein is required for the initial step of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in cyanobacteria
Authors: Skotnicová Petra , Srivastava Amit , Aggarwal Divya , Talbot Jana , Karlínová Iva , Moos Martin , Mareš Jan , Bučinská Lenka , Koník Peter , Šimek Petr , Tichý Martin , Sobotka Roman 
Published: November 2023

Summary

Biogenesis of the photosynthetic apparatus requires complicated molecular machinery, individual components of which are either poorly characterized or unknown. The BtpA protein has been described as a factor required for the stability of photosystem I (PSI) in cyanobacteria; however, how the BtpA stabilized PSI remains unexplained.

To clarify the role of BtpA, we constructed and characterized the btpA‐null mutant (ΔbtpA) in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. The mutant contained only c. 1% of chlorophyll and nearly no thylakoid membranes. However, this strain, growing only in the presence of glucose, was genetically unstable and readily generated suppressor mutations that restore the photoautotrophy.

Two suppressor mutations were mapped into the hemA gene encoding glutamyl‐tRNA reductase (GluTR) – the first enzyme of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis. Indeed, the GluTR was not detectable in the ΔbtpA mutant and the suppressor mutations restored biosynthesis of tetrapyrroles and photoautotrophy by increased GluTR expression or by improved GluTR stability/processivity. We further demonstrated that GluTR associates with a large BtpA oligomer and that BtpA is required for the stability of GluTR.

Our results show that the BtpA protein is involved in the biogenesis of photosystems at the level of regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis.
Fast Assimilation‐Temperature Response: a FAsTeR method for measuring the temperature dependence of leaf‐level photosynthesis
Authors: Garen Josef C. , Michaletz Sean T. 
Published: November 2023

Summary

We present the Fast Assimilation‐Temperature Response (FAsTeR) method, a new method for measuring plant assimilation‐temperature (AT) response that reduces measurement time and increases data density compared with conventional methods.

The FAsTeR method subjects plant leaves to a linearly increasing temperature ramp while taking rapid, nonequilibrium measurements of gas exchange variables. Two postprocessing steps are employed to correct measured assimilation rates for nonequilibrium effects and sensor calibration drift. Results obtained with the new method are compared with those from two conventional stepwise methods.

Our new method accurately reproduces results obtained from conventional methods, reduces measurement time by a factor of c. 3.3 (from c. 90 to 27 min), and increases data density by a factor of c. 55 (from c. 10 to c. 550 observations). Simulation results demonstrate that increased data density substantially improves confidence in parameter estimates and drastically reduces the influence of noise.

By improving measurement speed and data density, the FAsTeR method enables users to ask fundamentally new kinds of ecological and physiological questions, expediting data collection in short‐field campaigns, and improving the representativeness of data across species in the literature.
Multiple feedbacks on self‐organized morphogenesis during plant regeneration
Authors: Mathew Mabel Maria , Ganguly Akansha , Prasad Kalika 
Published: November 2023

SummaryDecades of research have primarily emphasized genetic blueprint as the driving force behind plant regeneration. The flow of information from genetics, which manifests as biochemical properties, including hormones, has been extensively implicated in plant regeneration. However, recent advancements have unveiled additional intrinsic modules within this information flow. Here, we explore the three core modules of plant regeneration: biochemical properties, mechanical forces acting on cells, and cell geometry. We debate their roles and interactions during morphogenesis, emphasizing the potential for multiple feedbacks between these core modules to drive pattern formation during regeneration. We propose that de novo organ regeneration is a self‐organized event driven by multidirectional information flow between these core modules.
Birth‐order effects on risk taking are limited to the family environment
Authors: Lejarraga Tomás , Schnitzlein Daniel D. , Dahmann Sarah C. , Hertwig Ralph 
Published: November 2023

AbstractWhy is the empirical evidence for birth‐order effects on human psychology so inconsistent? In contrast to the influential view that competitive dynamics among siblings permanently shape a person's personality, we find evidence that these effects are limited to the family environment. We tested this context‐specific learning hypothesis in the domain of risk taking, using two large survey datasets from Germany (SOEP, n = 19,994) and the United States (NLSCYA, n = 29,627) to examine birth‐order effects on risk‐taking propensity across a wide age range. Specification‐curve analyses of a sample of 49,621 observations showed that birth‐order effects are prevalent in children aged 10–13 years, but that they decline with age and disappear by middle adulthood. The methodological approach shows the effect is robust. We thus replicate and extend previous work in which we showed no birth‐order effects on adult risk taking. We conclude that family dynamics cause birth‐order effects on risk taking but that these effects fade as siblings transition out of the home.
Urban–rural differences in associations among perceived stress, resilience and self‐care in Chinese older adults with multiple chronic conditions
Authors: Jin Yuanyuan , Brown Roger , Bhattarai Muna , Song Junyang 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBackgroundSocial determinants of health (SDH) are mainly comprised of structural and intermediary domains. Emerging evidence suggests that the burden of multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) in older adults is exacerbated by structural determinants (e.g. low income and low education). However, less attention was paid to the intermediary determinants (i.e. material circumstances, psychosocial factors and behavioural factors) of MCCs.ObjectivesTo investigate the associations among perceived stress, resilience and self‐care in Chinese older adults with MCCs by comparing urban and rural groups.MethodsA convenience sample (125 and 115 participants from urban and rural settings, respectively) of Chinese older adults with MCCs was enrolled between January and April 2022. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses and propensity score weights were used to determine the associations among perceived stress, resilience and self‐care.ResultsHypothesis 1 regarding the negative associations between perceived stress and self‐care was fully supported in the rural group. However, for the urban group, the negative association was only supported for the relationship between MCCs‐related perceived stress and self‐care maintenance. Hypothesis 2 was fully supported regarding the positive associations between resilience and the three components of self‐care in both groups, although the relationship between resilience and self‐care monitoring was marginally significant in the urban group. Hypothesis 3 regarding the moderating effect of resilience was only supported in the relationship between general perceived stress and self‐care monitoring in the rural group. After adding the propensity score weights, the moderating effect was no longer statistically significant in the rural group.ConclusionsThe urban–rural disparities in the Chinese context might largely be attributed to the complex interactions of the structural determinants and intermediary determinants. Findings can inform the development of culturally tailored interventions to promote self‐care and reduce urban–rural disparities for Chinese older adults with MCCs.Implications for practiceWith the increasing number of older adults in China who are living with multiple chronic conditions and the call for effective interventions to improve their health outcomes, current findings can inform the development and implementation of nurse‐led culturally tailored interventions to promote self‐care and reduce urban–rural disparities for Chinese older adults with MCCs.
Barriers and enablers to medication adherence in glaucoma: A systematic review of modifiable factors using the Theoretical Domains Framework
Authors: Bott Deborah , Subramanian Ahalya , Edgar David , Lawrenson John G. , Campbell Peter 
Published: November 2023

AbstractPurposeNonadherence to medication reduces treatment effectiveness, and in chronic conditions it can significantly reduce health outcomes. In glaucoma, suboptimal adherence can lead to sight loss, which places a greater financial burden on society and reduces patients' quality of life. Interventions to improve adherence have so far had limited success and lack robust theoretical underpinnings. A better understanding of the determinants of medication adherence behaviour is needed in order to develop interventions that can target these factors more effectively. This systematic review aims to identify modifiable barriers and enablers to glaucoma medication adherence and identify factors most likely to influence adherence behaviour.Recent FindingsWe searched CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library and sources of grey literature up to August 2022 for studies reporting determinants of glaucoma medication adherence. Data describing modifiable barriers/enablers to adherence were extracted and analysed using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), a behavioural framework consisting of 14 domains representing theoretical factors that most likely influence behaviour. Data were deductively coded into one of the TDF domains and inductively analysed to generate themes. Key behavioural domains influencing medication adherence were identified by frequency of study coding, level of elaboration and expressed importance. Eighty‐three studies were included in the final synthesis. Four key domains influencing glaucoma medication adherence were identified: ‘Environmental Context and Resources’, ‘Knowledge’, ‘Skills’ and ‘Memory, Attention and decision processes’. Frequently reported barriers included complex eyedrop regimens, lack of patient understanding of their condition, forgetfulness and difficulties administering eyedrops. Whereas simplified treatments, knowledgeable educated patients and good patient–practitioner relationships were enablers to adherence.SummaryWe identified multiple barriers and enablers affecting glaucoma medication adherence. Four theoretical domains were found to be key in influencing adherence behaviour. These findings can be used to underpin the development of behaviour change interventions that aim to improve medication adherence.
Interpreting performance information: Motivated reasoning or unbiased comprehension? A replication and extension
Authors: Brogaard Lena , Madsen Jonas Krogh , Petersen Ole Helby 
Published: November 2023

AbstractDespite a growing number of studies on how prior beliefs distort citizens' interpretation of performance information for service providers, little is known about whether prior beliefs matter equally across different services and types of providers. In this study, we provide a wide replication and extension of the experimental design used in Baekgaard and Serritzlew (2016) with three types of providers (public, non‐profit, and for‐profit) across two services (nursing homes and refuse collection). Based on two large‐N nationally representative experiments (N = 3018 and N = 3020), we find that citizens' sector preference does indeed impact their interpretation of performance information, corresponding to the original study. However, public sector preference plays a substantially different role in the two services. Our findings strengthen the external validity of previous research and simultaneously identify theoretical boundaries to its application across various services and providers. This, we argue, underlines the importance of replicating and extending pivotal studies on performance information.