bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Consumption of packaged food and associated factors among adults aged 18–30 years: a cross-sectional study in Kerala
Authors: Haseena Thottasseri , Hense Sibasis , Kodali Prakash Babu , Thankappan Kavumpurathu Raman 
Published: October 2023

Purpose
Literature on packaged food consumption and associated factors in Kerala is limited. This study aims to find out consumption pattern of packaged food and the factors associated with it among young adults in Kerala.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted a cross-sectional survey among 384 young adults aged 18–30 years selected using multistage cluster sampling. Information on packaged food consumption and sociodemographic factors was collected using a structured, pre-tested interview schedule. Binary logistic regression analysis was done to find out the factors associated with packaged food consumption.

Findings
Among the participants, 85.7% (95% CI = 81.9%–88.9%) reported consuming packaged food at least once a week, and 45% (95% CI = 40.4%–50.3%) reported consuming packaged food more than two times a week. Individuals who were employed [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.71, 95% CI = 1.06–2.76], who consume packaged food without a fixed routine (AOR = 2.24, 95% CI = 1.18–4.28), those without previous attempts to reduce packaged food consumption (AOR = 3.45, 95% CI = 1.72–6.91) and those who preferred packaged food for their taste and flavor (AOR = 1.73, 95% CI = 1.09–2.74) had greater odds of consuming packaged food more than two times a week compared to their counterparts.

Originality/value
Packaged food is frequently consumed by more than 40% of young adults in Kerala. Efforts focused on individuals (such as building awareness and taxing packaged foods) are warranted to control packaged food consumption among young adults.
The status of records management in Malawian private universities: the empirical case of University of Livingstonia
Authors: Simwaka Kaitano , Malanga Donald Flywell , Chipeta George T. 
Published: October 2023

Purpose
This study aims to investigate records management practices in Malawian private universities with a focus on University of Livingstonia.

Design/methodology/approach
The study used embedded case study design using a mixed methods approach. A survey questionnaire, semi-structured interview guide and a document review were used to collect data from University of Livingstonia staff.

Findings
The study found that University of Livingstonia created records such as minutes, grades, mails, theses, policy documents and reports. Some of the challenges related to records management at the institution were uncoordinated records management practices due to, among others, lack of records management policy, retention and disposal schedules among others. It further reported a number of factors frustrating the success of records management practices at UNILIA such as lack of management support, poor funding and lack of information communication technology infrastructure. Nevertheless, the study acknowledged the role of records management at University of Livingstonia.

Originality/value
Previous studies on records management in Malawi focused on public sector. However, this is a novel study undertaken in the private higher education. Therefore, it forms a basis for conceptualising records management phenomena in the private higher education in Malawi.
The effect of the Bank of Japan's Exchange‐Traded Fund purchases on firm performance
Authors: Gunji Hiroshi , Miura Kazuki , Yuan Yuan 
Published: October 2023

AbstractSince December 2010, the Bank of Japan has been purchasing exchange‐traded funds (ETFs) that track the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX. In this study, we examine how the Bank of Japan's purchase of ETFs affects companies' profits, innovation investment, and governance using a difference‐in‐differences method. The results show that the ETF purchase policy lowered the return on assets for TOPIX and Nikkei 225 companies by 0.2%–1.5% and 0.8%–1.8%, respectively. As random assignment of data sources to either treatment or control groups was not possible, we also performed a propensity score method, of which the results were robust. Our study enhances the current understanding of the unintended effects of a central bank purchasing private assets. However, our findings are by no means perfect, and therefore, care will also need to be taken in interpreting the results.
Documentation and classification of hospital pharmacist interventions: A scoping review
Authors: Machado Sara , Falcão Fátima , das Cavaco Afonso Miguel 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe practice of documenting pharmacist interventions (PIs) has been endorsed by many hospital pharmacists' societies and organizations worldwide. Current systems for recording PIs have been developed to generate data on better patient and healthcare outcomes, but harmonization and transferability are apparently minimal. The present work aims to provide a descriptive and comprehensive overview of the currently utilized PI documentation and classification tools contributing to increased evidence systematization. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Studies from 2008, after the release of the Basel Statements, were included if interventions were made by hospital or clinical pharmacists in a global hospital setting. Publications quality assessment was accomplished using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. A total of 26 studies were included. Three studies did not refer to the documentation/classification method, 10 used an in‐house developed documentation/classification method, seven used externally developed documentation/classification tools and six described method validation or translation. Evidence confirmed that most documentation/classification systems are designed in‐house, but external development and validation of PI systems to be used in hospital practice is gradually increasing. Reports on validated PI documentation/classification tools that are being used in hospital clinical practice are limited, including in countries with advanced hospital pharmacy practice. Needs and gaps in practice were identified. Further research should be conducted to understand why using validated documentation/classification methods is not a disseminated practice, knowing patients' and organizational advantages.
Watch me invest: Does CEO narcissism affect green innovation? CEO personality traits and eco‐innovation
Authors: Khanchel Imen , Lassoued Naima , Khiari Cyrine 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThis study explores an important yet understudied relationship between CEO narcissism and green innovation, both separately and when moderated by CEO demographic traits (international experience and age). We analyzed a sample of 206 U.S.‐listed firms on the S&P 500 over a 10‐year period. Our initial findings indicate a negative association between CEO narcissism and green innovation. However, further analysis reveals that this relationship is influenced by two CEO demographic traits. Specifically, CEOs' international experience and age mitigate the initially negative link between CEO narcissism and green innovation. These results align with insights from the upper echelon theory, shedding light on the dark side of narcissism. The implications of our findings extend to firms' team management, directors, policy‐makers, and regulators.
Impact of physical fitness and exercise training on subcutaneous adipose tissue beiging markers in humans with and without diabetes and a high‐fat diet‐fed mouse model
Authors: Bódis Kálmán , Breuer Saida , Crepzia‐Pevzner Assja , Zaharia Oana‐Patricia , Schön Martin , Saatmann Nina , Altenhofen Delsi , Springer Christian , Szendroedi Julia , Wagner Robert , Al‐Hasani Hadi , Roden Michael , Pesta Dominik , Chadt Alexandra ,   for the GDS Group
Published: October 2023

AbstractAimsExercise training induces white adipose tissue (WAT) beiging and improves glucose homeostasis and mitochondrial function in rodents. This could be relevant for type 2 diabetes in humans, but the effect of physical fitness on beiging of subcutaneous WAT (scWAT) remains unclear. This translational study investigates if beiging of scWAT associates with physical fitness in healthy humans and recent‐onset type 2 diabetes and if a voluntary running wheel intervention is sufficient to induce beiging in mice.Materials and MethodsGene expression levels of established beiging markers were measured in scWAT biopsies of humans with (n = 28) or without type 2 diabetes (n = 28), stratified by spiroergometry into low (L‐FIT; n = 14 each) and high physical fitness (H‐FIT; n = 14 each). High‐fat diet‐fed FVB/N mice underwent voluntary wheel running, treadmill training or no training (n = 8 each group). Following the training intervention, mitochondrial respiration and content of scWAT were assessed by high‐resolution respirometry and citrate synthase activity, respectively.ResultsSecreted CD137 antigen (Tnfrsf9/Cd137) expression was three‐fold higher in glucose‐tolerant H‐FIT than in L‐FIT, but not different between H‐FIT and L‐FIT with type 2 diabetes. In mice, both training modalities increased Cd137 expression and enhanced mitochondrial content without changing respiration in scWAT. Treadmill but not voluntary wheel running led to improved whole‐body insulin sensitivity.ConclusionsHigher physical fitness and different exercise interventions associated with higher gene expression levels of the beiging marker CD137 in healthy humans and mice on a high‐fat diet. Humans with recent‐onset type 2 diabetes show an impaired adipose tissue‐specific response to physical activity.
Effects of hypoglycaemic agents on reducing surrogate metabolic parameters for the prevention of cardiovascular events and death in patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Diallo Alhassane , Villard Orianne , Carlos‐Bolumbu Miguel , Renard Eric , Galtier Florence 
Published: October 2023

AbstractAimsTo investigate the impact of glucose‐lowering therapy‐induced glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) reduction on the risk of major clinical events according to body weight change and, as a secondary objective, to evaluate the impact of concomitant reductions in HbA1c and body weight on major clinical events.Materials and MethodsWe searched the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases up to June 30, 2022, for large‐scale studies on glucose‐lowering therapies in which more than 1000 patient‐years of follow‐up in each randomized group were completed. The primary outcome was all‐cause mortality. The study was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42022355479).ResultsThirty‐four trials involving 227 220 patients with type 2 diabetes were meta‐analysed using a random‐effects model. Each 1% reduction in HbA1c was associated with a different risk of mortality depending on the ability of glucose‐lowering therapies to induce body weight loss or gain. When glucose‐lowering therapies were associated with weight gain, the risk of mortality increased by 8% (hazard ratio [HR] 1.08, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.00‐1.16) for each 1% reduction in HbA1c. When glucose‐lowering therapies were associated with weight loss, the risk of mortality was reduced by 22% (HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.72‐0.85) for each 1% reduction in HbA1c. In addition, concomitant reductions in HbA1c and body weight were associated with a significantly lower risk of mortality and vascular events.ConclusionsIn patients with type 2 diabetes, concomitant reductions in HbA1c and body weight might be more effective in preventing the risk of vascular events and mortality.
Resisting Epistemic Injustice: The Responsibilities of College Educators at Historically and Predominantly White Institutions
Authors: Brust Caitlin Murphy , Taylor Rebecca M. 
Published: October 2023

AbstractIn this paper, Caitlin Murphy Brust and Rebecca Taylor examine the responsibilities of college educators to resist conditions of epistemic injustice within their institutions. Pedagogy alone cannot bring about epistemic justice in higher education, for no individual epistemic agent can single‐handedly transform their epistemic environment. The roots of such injustices are structural and thus require structural interventions. However, college educators do retain some agency to engage in epistemic resistance. Brust and Taylor argue that they can and should take steps to foster just relations within the epistemic communities of their classrooms — calling for pedagogy that both recognizes the unjust features of the broader epistemic environment and responds to the unique forms of epistemic injustice that manifest in the classroom, with particular attention to seminar‐style courses.
Good risk measures, bad statistical assumptions, ugly risk forecasts
Authors: Michaelides Michael , Poudyal Niraj 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThis paper proposes the time‐heterogeneous Student's t autoregressive model as an alternative to the various volatility forecast models documented in the literature. The empirical results indicate that: (i) the proposed model has better forecasting performance than other commonly used models, and (ii) the problem of reliable risk measurement arises primarily from the model risk associated with risk forecast models rather than the particular risk measure for computing risk. Based on the results, the paper makes recommendations to regulators and practitioners.
Probing the 186Os/188Os Precision Barrier: New Recommended Values for the DROsS Reference Material and an Assessment of Mixed 1011 and 1012 Ω Amplifier Arrays
Authors: Waterton Pedro , Woodland Sarah , Pearson Graham , Hansen Serre Simon , Szilas Kristoffer 
Published: October 2023

We present high precision negative ion thermal ionisation mass spectrometry (N‐TIMS) Os isotope measurement results for the DROsS isotope reference material (iCRM), to investigate the limits on the precision of TIMS‐based 186Os/188Os results. We used analytical conditions previously highlighted to optimise precision, present a new flexible data processing protocol, and measured 184Os intensities on a Faraday Cup equipped with an amplifier using a 1012 Ω resistor. Despite a measurement procedure that minimised uncertainty contributions from counting statistics and Johnson‐Nyquist noise, the intermediate measurement precision of our approach does not significantly improve on previous high precision Os isotope measurements, with the exception of 184Os/188Os. This is probably due to uncertainties in measured amplifier gain factors, which are greater when using mixed arrays of 1011 and 1012 Ω resistors than when using 1011 Ω resistors alone, though Faraday Cup deterioration could also contribute. We propose that multi‐dynamic Os isotope measurements could largely eliminate both of these uncertainties. Our 184Os/188Os measurement results are the most precise yet, yielding 184Os/188Os = 0.0013036 ± 0.0000007 (2s, n = 38). Additionally, we average our data with published data to recommend the following isotope ratios for DROsS: 186Os/188Os = 0.1199319 ± 0.0000024, 187Os/188Os = 0.1609227 ± 0.0000022, 189Os/188Os = 1.219709 ± 0.000010, 190Os/188Os = 1.983793 ± 0.000011.
Approximation of van Genuchten Parameter Ranges from Hydraulic Conductivity Data
Authors: Peche Aaron , Houben Georg , Altfelder Sven 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe use of retention function and relative conductivity function is essential for the calculation of flow in a variably saturated media using the Richards equation. A widely used mathematical model for this is the Mualem‐van Genuchten model which requires the shape parameters and . These, however, are difficult to obtain. When data is scarce, and are often taken from literature and may deviate largely from actual values. The current study presents a novel mathematical model for the approximation of and and for the further estimation of realistic value ranges, which may be used as parameter space, for example, for the calibration of a numerical model. The model was developed for cases where data is scarce and only values of saturated hydraulic conductivity are available. It is based on a large data set from literature and it is demonstrated that the model estimates mean values from that data set with a good accuracy. In order to show the applicability of the model, a second data set has been compiled anew (provided as Supporting Information). The model is incorporated into the current version of the freeware computer program HYPAGS, which enables easy usage.
Texture modification of easily chewable pork meat batter for masticatory dysfunction people: effects and interactions of bromelain, κ‐carrageenan, and plant protein hydrolysates
Authors: Saengsuk Nachomkamon , Barbut Shai , Laohakunjit Natta 
Published: October 2023

SummaryMeat intake in masticatory dysfunction people is commonly reduced because the relatively tough texture of meat can impair mastication. Pork meat batters were prepared by different levels of bromelain (0%, 0.5% w/w), κ‐carrageenan (0.5%, 1.0% w/w), and rice berry and mung bean ratios (0:0, 1:0, 0:1, 0.5:0.5). The experiment was designed to study the effect of infusion treatments and their interaction on the properties of pork meat batter. Lower cooking losses (2.33%–3.45%) was observed in the samples with 1.0% (w/w) κ‐carrageenan. Hardness, cohesiveness, chewiness, and gumminess of samples with bromelain were lower, and higher in samples containing 1.0% (w/w) κ‐carrageenan. Bromelain also resulted in decreasing storage modulus (G′) and loss modulus (G″) values compared to nonbromelain‐treated samples. Microstructure revealed that connective tissue and muscle fibres were disrupted in bromelain‐treated meats while incorporation of plant proteins led to better binding of meat particles. These results revealed that bromelain has a potential to produce a softer texture batter, while 1.0% (w/w) κ‐carrageenan and plant proteins have potential to improve textural properties and shape a product. This implies that the effects and interactions of infusion treatments offer the possibility to improve texture‐optimised product for masticatory dysfunction people, such as elderly.
New Randomised Response Models for Two Sensitive Characteristics: Theory and Application
Authors: Naatjes Daryan , Sedory Stephen A. , Singh Sarjinder 
Published: October 2023

SummaryIn this paper, we introduce two new randomised response models for estimating the prevalence of two sensitive characteristics and their overlap in a population by making use of a single deck of cards. The proposed models ensure the privacy of the respondents and also reduce the burden on the respondents as they require the random selection of only one card from a deck of cards each of which contains a pair of questions that are to be answered in order. The variance expressions of the proposed estimators are derived and matched to their Cramer–Rao lower bounds of variances. A simulation study has been carried out to compare the proposed models to each other for least protection. Lastly, a real survey application, related to the acceptability of the vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna is included. We had findings in Summer 2021 similar to those of the Harvard Study done in December 2021, which was based on a half‐million data values, that shows the cost effectiveness of the survey design.
10 A Rational Approach to Rational Suicide
Authors: Richman Joseph 
Published: October 2023

ABSTRACTSuicide is a reaction to internal and external sources of stress and the impact of life events. In the elderly these situations are prevalent in many who are not suicidal and instead choose life. They represent what may be called rational nonsuicide. They are far more frequent than rational suicide. Nevertheless, considerably more is written about rational suicide than its alternative. The reasons for this phenomenon are reviewed, and suggestions are made for a rational approach to the affirmation of life rather than its rejection, even to the very end.
Regulating Disinformation and Big Tech in the EU: A Research Agenda on the Institutional Strategies, Public Spheres and Analytical Challenges
Authors: Bouza García Luis , Oleart Alvaro 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe growing influence of social media platforms, and the disinformation that circulates in them, has transformed the public spheres. How to deal with disinformation is an open normative, empirical and political question in contemporary democracies. In this article, we outline an agenda on the institutional strategies pursued in the European Union (EU), the normative understandings of the public sphere that such strategies imply, and the analytical challenges to undertake this line of inquiry. We argue that there is an emerging competition in the EU field of disinformation – constructed by actors coming from different pre‐existing fields, such as journalism or foreign policy – not only to define what is ‘true’ from what is ‘fake’, but also to determine the sort of the public sphere and democracy we ought to strive for. This perspective allows us to anticipate which actors might be empowered (or disempowered) depending on how disinformation is addressed in regulatory terms.
Increased ferroptosis in leukocytes from preeclamptic women involving the long non‐coding taurine upregulated gene 1 (TUG1)
Authors: Lekva Tove , Michelsen Annika Elisabet , Roland Marie Cecilie Paasche , Norwitz Errol R. , Estensen Mette‐Elise , Olstad Ole Kristoffer , Akkouh Ibrahim A , Henriksen Tore , Bollerslev Jens , Aukrust Pål , Ueland Thor 
Published: October 2023

AbstractBackgroundFerroptosis plays a key role in placental development and physiology, and abnormal ferroptosis has been implicated in trophoblast injury leading to preeclampsia (PE). We hypothesize that leukocytes isolated from PE exhibit increased ferroptosis and that extracellular vesicles contain long non‐coding (lnc) RNA/mRNAs that modulate oxidative stress and iron toxicity in vascular endothelial cells.MethodsWe measured the expression of key regulators of ferroptosis in leukocytes and extracellular vesicles as well as circulating biomarkers of iron homeostasis and oxidative stress in plasma from women with/without PE at different timepoints during pregnancy. For markers that were dysregulated, we assessed their temporal correlation with established markers of disease activity and marker of endothelial activation. For markers dysregulated in early pregnancy, we assessed their ability to predict the development of PE.ResultsWe found decreased lncRNA/mRNAs in leukocytes, but not extracellular vesicles, in PE that may modulate oxidative stress and iron toxicity. This decrease in anti‐ferroptotic markers does not appear to be related to maternal disease activity or plasma oxidative stress status but rather to attenuated anti‐inflammatory expression in these cells. Circulating ferritin was elevated in PE, supporting the hypothesis that PE represents a disbalance in iron homeostasis. Low lncRNA taurine upregulated gene 1 RNA levels in leukocytes at 22–24 weeks were strongly associated with the development of PE.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that maternal leukocytes in PE show decreased anti‐ferroptotic activity that correlates with anti‐inflammatory expression. Moreover, some of these changes in ferroptotic activity appear to precede the development of PE.