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Identifying images in the biology literature that are problematic for people with a color-vision deficiency
Authors: Stevens Harlan P. , Winegar Carly V. , Oakley Arwen F. , Piccolo Stephen R. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractTo help maximize the impact of scientific journal articles, authors must ensure that article figures are accessible to people with color-vision deficiencies (CVDs), which affect up to 8% of males and 0.5% of females. We evaluated images published in biology-and medicine-oriented research articles between 2012 and 2022. Most included at least one color contrast that could be problematic for people with deuteranopia (“deuteranopes”), the most common form of CVD. However, spatial distances and within-image labels frequently mitigated potential problems. Initially, we reviewed 4,964 images fromeLife, comparing each against a simulated version that approximated how it might appear to deuteranopes. We identified 636 (12.8%) images that we determined would be difficult for deuteranopes to interpret. Our findings suggest that the frequency of this problem has decreased over time and that articles from cell-oriented disciplines were most often problematic. We used machine learning to automate the identification of problematic images. For hold-out test sets fromeLife(n = 879) and PubMed Central (n = 1,191), a convolutional neural network classified the images with areas under the precision-recall curve of 0.75 and 0.38, respectively. We created a Web application (https://bioapps.byu.edu/colorblind_image_tester); users can upload images, view simulated versions, and obtain predictions. Our findings shed new light on the frequency and nature of scientific images that may be problematic for deuteranopes and motivate additional efforts to increase accessibility.
World-class good governance ethics: a key solution to tackle criminal acts in Malaysian public-listed companies
Authors: Wan Husain Wan Ahmad Fauzi , Mustapha Mohamad Reeduan , Fernando Yudi , Zailani Siti Aisyah Ahmad 
Published: November 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to propose a world-class good governance ethics framework that leads to better corporate performance. ethics among managers, executives and members of the board of directors working in public-listed companies brings grave concern because of the increasing number of criminal acts reported by the Security Commission of Malaysia.

Design/methodology/approach
This study introduces a world-class good governance ethics framework for curbing criminal acts in public-listed companies in Malaysia. This study used a mixed method to gather data, and the methods used are appropriate for answering the research questions based on the World-Class Good Governance Ethics framework.

Findings
The finding of this study reveals high expectations for a corporate organization to improve individual and team performance while undertaking their corporate responsibilities, and a matter of choice, to adopt world-class good governance ethics in their policies and practices.

Practical implications
This study could be a reference for corporate management to regulate policies monitoring management's and employees' conduct at the workplace. This study's theoretical and practical significance would guide the stakeholders in corporate management to regulate governance policies based on the right ethical values and promote personalities with high integrity in management conduct.

Originality/value
This study promotes a world-class good governance ethics framework in curbing criminal acts for better corporate performance. This new framework is formulated based on the concept of a caliph and other essential elements envisaged by the Quranic verses.
“Contagious” brands: Are they safe from coronavirus?
Authors: Bigne Enrique , Simonetti Aline , Shih Diana Y.W. 
Published: November 2023

PurposeThis study aims to investigate how brand love and brand loyalty for three brands evolved during critical moments of the 2020 pandemic, and how they performed in the long run up to 2022.Design/methodology/approachAn online longitudinal study, including a survey and Twitter data for three brands: Corona Extra, with a direct semantic association with the word coronavirus; Virus Vodka, with an indirect association; Modelo Especial, with no association with the virus name but from the same company as Corona Extra.FindingsDespite external data indicating a harmful association between Corona Extra and coronavirus, this study's findings revealed that the brand maintained its brand love in the long run and increased brand loyalty during the critical moments of the pandemic. This study's data suggest that brand love and brand loyalty may be the underlying reasons for the increase in Corona Extra's brand equity during the pandemic.Originality/valueThe COVID-19 pandemic created a highly stressful situation for consumers and brands. Some brands' names had unfortunate semantic similarities with the virus terminology, which became an additional stressor during that time. This study harnessed the opportunity to investigate brand love and brand loyalty during the pandemic at four points in 2020 and one in 2022. The authors also examined relevant Twitter data during 2020.
A framework for post‐processing bird tracks from automated tracking radar systems
Authors: van Erp Jens A. , van Loon Emiel E. , De Groeve Johannes , Bradarić Maja , Shamoun‐Baranes Judy 
Published: November 2023

Abstract

Radar is an effective tool for continuous monitoring and quantification of aerial bird movement and used to study migration and local flight behaviour. However, systems with automated tracking algorithms do not provide the level of processing sufficient to guarantee reliable data. Therefore, post‐processing such radar data is required but often non‐trivial, especially in challenging environments such as open sea.

We present a post‐processing framework that implements knowledge of the radar system and bird biology to filter the data and retrieve reliable, high‐quality tracking data. The framework is split into three modules, each with a specific aim: (I) sub‐setting based on prior knowledge of the radar system and bird flight, (II) improving bird track quality and (III) detecting and removing spatio‐temporal sections of data that have a clear bias for false observations. The effectiveness of the framework is demonstrated with a case study comparing track densities inside and outside an offshore wind farm, and by applying the workflow to a dataset of visually validated radar tracks.

Application of Module I resulted in a dataset of 520.894 bird tracks (19.5% of total data) within a 10.4 km2 area. Additionally, 18.734 tracks were corrected for geometric errors in Module II, and Module III identified 236 of 719 observation hours and an area of 1.55 km2 as unreliable for spatio‐temporal analysis. No difference in track densities was found between the area inside and outside the wind farm when using the post‐processed data, whereas using the unprocessed bird tracks, lower track densities were observed outside the wind farm. Of the visually validated radar tracks, the framework removed 85% of false positive bird tracks, while retaining 80% of true positive bird tracks.

The framework provides a logical workflow to increase the reliability and quality of a bird radar dataset while being adaptable to the radar system and its surroundings. This is a first step towards standardising the post‐processing methodology for automated bird radar systems, which can facilitate comparative analyses of bird movement in space and time and improve the quality of ecological impact assessments.
The same or different? How optimal distinctiveness in corporate social responsibility affects organizational resilience during COVID‐19
Authors: Yang Caini , Wang Jianling , David Lemuel Kenneth 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis study explores how firms build organizational resilience (OR) through constructing their corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. Based on the optimal distinctiveness theory, we propose that a firm may be able to simultaneously conform in scope and differentiate in emphasis in its CSR practices to meet the institutional and strategic needs of CSR, thus building OR. Using data collected from 574 Chinese listed firms during the unique setting of the COVID‐19 pandemic, we provide evidence that CSR scope conformity enhances organizational stability, whereas CSR emphasis differentiation enhances organizational flexibility during a transboundary pandemic period. Furthermore, firm competitive position strengthens the positive relationship between CSR scope conformity and organizational stability. Market concentration strengthens the positive relationship between CSR emphasis differentiation and organizational flexibility. This study contributes to the CSR and organizational resilience literature by highlighting the influence of CSR optimal distinctiveness on OR.
Measuring greenwashing: A systematic methodological literature review
Authors: Bernini Francesca , Giuliani Marco , La Rosa Fabio 
Published: November 2023

AbstractGreenwashing (GW) is a complex, dynamic, interdisciplinary, multidimensional, and multifaceted phenomenon. There are more theoretical than empirical studies on GW because of several difficulties in collecting accurate data and obtaining objective GW measures. After disentangling the multifaceted GW phenomenon by describing its main dimensions, this study provides a systematic methodological literature review on empirical research papers published from 1990 to 2022 in journals of Business, Management, and Accounting to understand how empirical researchers are operationalizing GW and how our methodological choices affect our understanding of this phenomenon. Our results show that the actual GW operationalization is challenging and that scholars are highly uncertain about how such operationalization should be designed and implemented to provide an effective GW measurement instrument. Further, a growing number of studies investigate hypothetical GW cases adopting perception‐based measures, while limited research explores real GW cases.
Oral sugar test responses to ertugliflozin in ten horses with insulin dysregulation
Authors: Sundra Tania , Rossi Gabriele , Kelty Erin , Lester Guy , Rendle David 
Published: November 2023

SummaryBackgroundPreliminary evidence indicates that ertugliflozin benefits horses and ponies (hereafter collectively referred to as horses) with hyperinsulinaemia and hyperinsulinaemia‐associated laminitis. The effects of ertugliflozin on the results of the oral sugar test used widely in the assessment of insulin dysregulation (ID), have not been reported.ObjectivesTo report the effects of ertugliflozin on responses to the oral sugar test (OST) in horses with ID.Study designRetrospective case series.MethodsClinical records were reviewed to identify horses with ID that had an OST (0.45 mL/kg Karo‐Light PO) performed before and after 4 days of treatment with 0.05 mg/kg ertugliflozin PO s.i.d. Pre‐ and post‐treatment insulin concentrations were compared using Wilcoxon sign‐ranked tests.ResultsTen horses with ID met the inclusion criteria. Significant reductions in plasma insulin concentration were identified at all time points after 4 days of treatment with ertugliflozin relative to pre‐treatment values. At T0 (prior to oral sugar), median insulin concentration reduced from 22.4 μu/mL (IQR: 6.5, 39) pre‐treatment to 4.8 μu/mL (IQR: 3.7, 9.2) at day 4 (p = 0.004). At T60 (60 min after oral sugar), median insulin concentration was 165 μu/mL (IQR: 61.2, 222) pre‐treatment and 78.1 μu/mL (IQR: 30.5, 137) at day 4 (p = 0.004). At T90 (90 min after oral sugar), median insulin concentration was 170 μu/mL (IQR: 88.6, 269) pre‐treatment and 84.7 μu/mL (IQR: 28.7, 122) at day 4 (p = 0.002). Serum triglyceride concentration increased from a median of 0.4 mmol/L (IQR: 0.2, 0.8) pre‐treatment to 0.9 mmol/L (IQR: 0.6, 2) at day 4 of ertugliflozin treatment (p = 0.006).Main limitationsA small heterogenous group of horses and ponies, some with PPID, were used in the absence of a control group.ConclusionsFour daily doses of ertugliflozin at 0.05 mg/kg was associated with lowering of insulin concentrations at baseline and in response to an OST in horses with ID; however, insulin levels did not return to normal in all horses. Increases in triglyceride concentrations were also observed.
Association of patient, treatment and disease characteristics with patient‐reported outcomes: Results of the ECHO Registry
Authors: Hay Charles R. M. , Makris Michael , Shima Midori , Nagao Azusa , Jiménez‐Yuste Víctor , Skinner Mark , Kessler Craig M. , von Mackensen Sylvia 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIntroductionPatient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in people living with haemophilia A (PLWHA) are often under‐reported. Investigating PROs from a single study with a diverse population of PLWHA is valuable, irrespective of FVIII product or regimen.AimTo report available data from the Expanding Communications on Haemophilia A Outcomes (ECHO) registry investigating the associations of patient, treatment and disease characteristics with PROs and clinical outcomes in PLWHA.MethodsECHO (NCT02396862), a prospective, multinational, observational registry, enrolled participants aged ≥16 years with moderate or severe haemophilia A using any product or treatment regimen. Data collection, including a variety of PRO questionnaires, was planned at baseline and annually for ≥2 years. Associations between PRO scores and patient, treatment and disease characteristics were determined by statistical analyses.ResultsECHO was terminated early owing to logistical constraints. Baseline data were available from 269 PLWHA from Europe, the United States and Japan. Most participants received prophylactic treatment (76.2%), with those using extended‐half‐life products (10.0%) reporting higher treatment satisfaction. Older age and body weight >30 kg/m2 (>BMI) were associated with poorer joint health. Older age was associated with poorer physical functioning and work productivity. Health‐related quality of life and pain interference also deteriorated with age and >BMI; >BMI also increased pain severity scores.ConclusionECHO captured a variety of disease characteristics, treatment patterns, PROs and clinical outcomes obtained in real‐world practice with ≤1 year's follow‐up. Older age, poorer joint health and >BMI adversely affected multiple aspects of participant well‐being.
Ameliorating epistemic injustice in practice: Communication strategies in a research project with refugee youth coresearchers
Authors: Inge Elin , Pérez‐Aronsson Anna , Ibrahim Kalid , Aljeshy Reem , Sarkadi Anna , Warner Georgina 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIntroductionMany researchers want to include seldom involved groups, such as refugees and youth, in patient and public involvement (PPI), but experience a number of barriers. The PPI research community calls for critical evaluations that are prospective, data‐based and conducted by researchers and public contributors together. In this study, we conducted a longitudinal evaluation of a core activity in all collaborations: communication strategies. The aim was to evaluate the communication strategies adopted throughout a research project with refugee youth coresearchers.MethodsThis article is based on the evaluation of a project where refugee youth were involved in the online adaptation of a group‐based programme for youth with posttraumatic stress. Behavioural observations and field notes collected during the project were analysed with qualitative content analysis and a readability index, and discussed through the lens of epistemic injustice. The article was cowritten by researchers and refugee youth.FindingsFour manifest categories were identified: Facilitating engagement through coplanning and circumstantial flexibility; Different needs require different channels; It's not just about the channel—facilitation skills matter; Finding a common language opens a communicative flow. In addition, a latent underlying theme reflecting the role of trust was identified: Interactive moments facilitate trust—trust facilitates richer involvement.ConclusionAt the core of the identified communication strategies were strengthening relationship‐building and actively facilitating involvement. Establishing trusting relationships enabled refugee youth to share input. The communication strategies increased hermeneutical justice by contributing to a common understanding; thus, taking a step towards ameliorating epistemic injustice.Patient or Public ContributionThis article is a participatory analysis of a PPI process; it was written in collaboration between researchers and refugee youth coauthors, who were all previously involved in the evaluated project.
Releasing the residual stress of Al2O3/304 stainless steel joint by introducing BN into Ag‐Cu‐Ti filler metal
Authors: Tao Li , Haitao Xue , Xianming Meng , Weibing Guo , Sai Zhang , Hao Wu 
Published: November 2023

AbstractOwing to the native character of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatch between Al2O3 and 304 stainless steel, obtaining high strength for Al2O3/304 stainless steel joints remains challenging. In this study, the residual stress of an Al2O3/304 stainless steel brazed joint was relieved using the Ag‐Cu‐Ti + boron nitride (BN) composite filler. The results indicated that the elements between the filler and base metals on both sides were mutually diffused. Moreover, reaction layers formed at the interface, connecting the Al2O3 ceramic and 304 stainless steel. The microstructure of the joint was as follows: Al2O3/Cu3Ti3O + TiCu/Ag (s, s) + Cu (s, s) + TiN + TiB2 + TiCu/Cu0.8Fe0.2Ti/TiFe2/Fe‐Cr/304 stainless steel. When the .1 wt% BN was added, the average strength of the joint reached 151 ± 10 MPa, 15% higher than the average strength of the joint only using Ag‐Cu‐Ti filler (131 ± 9 MPa). The improvement in the shear strength and reduction in the residual stress was attributed to the formation of TiN and TiB2, reducing the CTE difference and refining the microstructure.
The effectiveness of chin‐down manoeuvre in patients with dysphagia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Li Mengchao , Huang Shaochun , Ding Yaping , Li Xianwen , Cui Yan , Chen Shen 
Published: November 2023

AbstractAimThe chin‐down posture is a widely used compensatory manoeuvre for patients with dysphagia. The aim of this study was designed to systematically measure the effectiveness of chin‐down manoeuvre application.MethodologyWe retrieved the PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, EBSCO, Medline, CNKI, WANFANG, VIP and SinoMed databases from inception to 30 August 2022. Raters independently screened literature according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The quality of the included literature was evaluated, and data were extracted. The software Review Manager software 5.3 was used for statistical analysis.ResultsFourteen studies with a total of 571 patients were included in this meta‐analysis. The meta‐analysis indicated that chin‐down manoeuvre could significantly reduce the risk of aspiration (MD = −1.35, 95% CI [−2.25, −0.44], Z = 2.92, p < .01), decrease the chin angle (MD = −12.20, 95% CI [−14.61, −9.79], Z = 9.91, p < .001), shorten oral transit time (MD = −0.81, 95% CI [−1.20, −0.43], Z = 4.17, p < .001), reduce the maximum swallowing pressure at upper oesophageal sphincter (MD = −82.07, 95% CI [−112.77, −51.37], Z = 5.24, p < .001) and decrease pharyngeal residue.ConclusionsExisting evidence indicated that chin‐down manoeuvre could reduce the risk of aspiration and pharyngeal residue, decrease the maximum swallowing pressure at UES. More large‐sample, high‐quality clinical trials are still needed in the future to further ascertain the results of this research.
Impact of irregular sleep pattern, and sleep quality on glycaemic parameters and endothelial function in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes
Authors: Promsod Ornpisa , Kositanurit Weerapat , Tabtieang Tanat , Kulaputana Onanong , Chirakalwasan Naricha , Reutrakul Sirimon , Sahakitrungruang Taninee 
Published: November 2023

SummaryThis study investigated the impact of comprehensive sleep patterns on glycaemic parameters and endothelial function in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Thirty subjects with type 1 diabetes (aged 13–25) without chronic complications participated. For 1 week, glucose levels were monitored by real‐time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and sleep was simultaneously assessed by actigraphy. Subjective sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Flow‐mediated dilatation (FMD) measured endothelial function at the brachial artery. Insulin sensitivity was determined by calculated estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR). Glycaemic control was assessed using haemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) levels. To address potential confounding by metabolic syndrome on the FMD results, three affected subjects were excluded from FMD correlation analyses. Participants with PSQI scores >5 had a lower %FMD compared with those with scores ≤5 (4.6 ± 3.7% vs. 7.6 ± 3.0%, p = 0.03). Multivariate analysis indicated that lower sleep efficiency and higher sleep duration variability were associated with higher HbA1C levels (β = −0.076, 95%CI [−0.145, −0.008], p = 0.029; β = 0.012, 95%CI [0.001, 0.023], p = 0.033). Irregular sleep timing and lower sleep efficiency were related to decreased insulin sensitivity (sleep midpoint irregularity β = −1.581, 95%CI [−2.661, −0.502], p = 0.004, and sleep efficiency β = 0.147, 95%CI [0.060, 0.235], p = 0.001). No significant associations were found between glycaemic parameters and FMD. Our study demonstrated that sleep irregularity in type 1 diabetes was associated with glycaemic control and insulin resistance, while poor subjective sleep quality was linked to endothelial dysfunction. Promoting healthy sleep habits, including consistent sleep timing could benefit metabolic and cardiovascular health in type 1 diabetes.
Large‐scale sedimentary shift induced by a mega‐dam in deltaic flats
Authors: Wang Jie , Dai Zhijun , Fagherazzi Sergio , Lou Yaying , Mei Xuefei , Ma Binbin 
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACTDeltas are crucial for land building and ecological services due to their ability to store mineral sediment, carbon and potential pollutants. A decline in suspended sediment discharge in large rivers caused by the construction of mega‐dams might imperil deltaic flats and wetlands. However, there has not been clear evidence of a sedimentary shift in the downstream tidal flats that feed coastal wetlands and the intertidal zone with sediments. Here, integrated intertidal/subaqueous sediment samples, multi‐year bathymetries, fluvial and deltaic hydrological and sediment transport data in the Nanhui tidal flats and Nanhui Shoal in the Changjiang (Yangtze) Delta, one of the largest mega‐deltas in the world, were analysed to discern how sedimentary environments changed in response to the operations of the Three Gorges Dam. Results reveal that the coarser sediment fractions of surficial sediments in the subaqueous Nanhui Shoal increased between 2004 to 2021, and the overall grain size coarsened from 18.5 to 27.3 μm. Moreover, intertidal sediments in cores coarsened by 25% after the 1990s. During that period, the northern part of the Nanhui Shoal suffered large‐scale erosion, while the southern part accreted in recent decades. Reduced suspended sediment discharge of the Changjiang River combined with local resuspension of fine‐grained sediments are responsible for tidal flat erosion. This study found that the spatial pattern of grain‐size parameters has shifted from crossing the bathymetric isobaths to being parallel to them. Higher tide level and tidal range induced by sea‐level rise, an upstream increase in bed shear stress and larger waves likely further exacerbated erosion and sediment coarsening in deltaic flats. As a result, this sediment‐starved estuary coupled with sea‐level rise and artificial reclamations have enhanced the vulnerability of tidal flats in Changjiang Delta, this research is informative to the sedimentary shift of worldwide mega‐deltas.