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Manager sentiment and conditional conservatism
Authors: Collins Daniel W. , Nguyen Nhat Q. , Nguyen Tri T. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis study examines the effect of manager sentiment on conditional conservatism. Manager sentiment refers to widely held beliefs of financial managers about their firms’ future economic prospects that are not justified by available economic fundamentals. Manager sentiment is likely to affect conditional conservative reporting because the decision to recognize unrealized economic losses in a timely manner flows from financial managers’ beliefs about their firms’ future cash flow prospects. We predict and find that manager sentiment is negatively associated with conditional conservatism, indicating that firms report less conservatively during periods of high manager sentiment (over‐optimism) and more conservatively during periods of low manager sentiment (over‐pessimism). Moreover, the effects of manager sentiment on conditional conservatism remain strongly negative after controlling for manager overconfidence. We further find that asset write‐offs are lower during high sentiment periods but higher in subsequent periods. Importantly, the manager sentiment effect on conservatism is incremental, and the opposite in sign, to the effect of investor sentiment, which has not been demonstrated in prior literature.
Self‐expanding versus balloon expandable stent for intracranial arterial stenosis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Qureshi Adnan I. , Lodhi Abdullah , Ma Xiaoyu , Ahmed Rehan , Kwok Chun Shing , Maqsood Hamza , Liaqat Jahanzeb , Hassan Ameer E. , Siddiq Farhan , Gomez Camilo R. , Suri M. Fareed K. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackground and PurposeThere are limited data regarding the comparison of balloon expandable stents (BES) and self‐expanding stents (SES) for the treatment of intracranial arterial stenosis.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review to identify studies that compared SES and BES in patients with symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis. Data were extracted from relevant studies found through a search of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science until from January 1, 2010 to September 28, 2023. Statistical pooling with random‐effects meta‐analysis was undertaken to compare the rates/severity of postprocedure stenosis, technical success, 30‐day stroke and/or death, cumulative clinical endpoints, and restenosis rates.ResultsA total of 20 studies were included. The standardized mean difference (SMD) for postprocedure stenosis (%) was significantly lower (SMD: −0.52, 95% confidence interval [CI]: −0.79 to −0.24, p < .001, 10 studies involving 1515 patients) with BES. The odds for 30‐day stroke and/or death were significantly lower (odds ratio [OR] 0.68, 95% CI: 0.50‐0.94, p = .019, 15 studies involving 2431 patients), and cumulative clinical endpoints on follow‐up were nonsignificantly lower (OR 0.64, 95% CI: 0.30‐1.37, p = .250, 10 studies involving 947 patients) with BES. The odds for restenosis during follow‐up were significantly lower (OR 0.50, 95% CI: 0.31‐0.80, p = .004, 13 studies involving 1115 patients) with BES.ConclusionsCompared with SES, BES were associated with lower rates of postprocedure 30‐day stroke and/or death with lower rates of restenosis during follow up and the treatment of symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis.
Potential effects of probiotics (immunobacteryne; IMB) on growth performance, feed efficacy, blood biochemical, redox balance, nonspecific immunity and heat‐shock protein expression of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings
Authors: El‐Raghi Ali Ali , El‐Mezayen Mahmoud M. , Areda Hamada A. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe supplementation of aquafeed with probiotics is recommended for feasible aquaculture activities. Therefore, the aim of current study was to investigate the potential effects of probiotics on growth performance, feed utilization, biochemical attributes, redox status and immunity response as well as the transcription of heat‐shock protein 70 (HSP70) and insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) genes of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus; n = 120). Fish with an initial weight of 8.17 ± 0.02 g/fish were randomly divided into four treatment groups and were fed diets containing 0, 0.5, 1 and 1.5 mg immunobacteryne (IMB)/kg diet respectively. Dietary IMB at 1.5 g/kg diet significantly improved the growth performance, feed consumption and growth hormone secretion of the experimental fish (p < 0.05). The 1 or 1.5 g IMB/kg diet boosted phagocytic activities and innate immune response. Serum total protein, total cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose were significantly increased in the groups that were fed 1 and 1.5 mg IMB/kg diet compared to the control (p < 0.05). Meanwhile, the levels of uric acid, creatinine, liver enzymes (aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase) and cortisol hormone were significantly reduced in the aforementioned treated groups compared to the control (p < 0.05). All fish fed IMB‐supplemented diet showed a significant increase in the expression of IGF‐1 gene, while the transcription of HSP70 was significantly decreased (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the dietary inclusion of IMB (1 g/kg diet) enhanced growth promoters, feed efficacy, blood biochemical, redox balance and nonspecific immune responses in Nile tilapia fingerlings.
Nursing home closures and access to post‐acute care and long‐term care services in rural areas
Authors: Sharma Hari , Bin Abdul Baten Redwan , Ullrich Fred , MacKinney A. Clint , Mueller Keith J. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractPurposeNursing home closures have raised concerns about access to post‐acute care (PAC) and long‐term care (LTC) services. We estimate the additional distance rural residents had to travel to access PAC and LTC services because of nursing home closures.MethodsWe identify nursing home closures and the availability of PAC and LTC services in nursing homes, home health agencies, and hospitals with swing beds using the Medicare Provider of Services file (2008–2018). Using distances between ZIP codes, we summarize distances to the closest provider of PAC and LTC services for rural and urban ZIP codes with nursing home closures from 2008 to 2018 and no nursing homes in 2018.FindingsCompared to urban ZIP codes, rural ZIP codes experiencing nursing home closure had higher distances to the closest nursing home providing PAC (6.4 vs. 0.94 miles; p < 0.05) and LTC services (7.2 vs. 1.1 miles; p < 0.05), and these differences remain even after accounting for the availability of home health agencies and hospitals with swing beds. Distances to the closest providers with PAC and LTC services were even higher for rural ZIP codes with no nursing homes in 2018. About 6.1%–15.7% of rural ZIP codes with a nursing home closure or with no nursing homes had no PAC or LTC providers within 25 miles.ConclusionsNursing home closures increased distances to nursing homes, home health agencies, and hospitals with swing beds for rural residents. Access to PAC and LTC services is a concern, especially for rural areas with no nursing homes.
Establishing the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a health belief model based educational training program on health belief perceptions and dementia‐preventive behaviors in people with type 2 diabetes
Authors: Pipatpiboon Noppamas , Sripetchwandee Jirapas , Koonrungsesomboon Nut , Bawornthip Pataporn , Bressington Daniel 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis quasi‐experimental study evaluated feasibility and preliminary efficacy of dementia‐preventive educational training intervention program based on the health belief model for improving perceived health beliefs and dementia‐preventive behaviors among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Two community hospitals with 72 eligible participants were chosen from 12 local institutions using simple random sampling method. One hospital (22 patients) was allocated to dementia‐preventive educational training intervention, and the other hospital (23 patients) was allocated to control intervention (using simple random sampling). Primary study outcome was feasibility, and secondary outcomes were changes in dementia prevention behaviors and health belief perceptions. Recruitment rate was 62.5% (45/72) and 22 patients in each group totally completed outcome measures and attended sessions, indicating feasibility of the intervention and study design. There were no significant differences between groups at baseline. After training, participants in the intervention group had significantly higher scores than control group in prevention behaviors and perceptions of health beliefs. The intervention group experienced significant with‐group changes in outcomes. Results show that conducting a subsequent fully powered experimental study is feasible, and the intervention has promising efficacy.
The fundamental facts can be logically simple
Authors: Jackson Alexander 
Published: January 2024

AbstractI like the view that the fundamental facts are logically simple, not complex. However, some universal generalizations and negations may appear fundamental, because they cannot be explained by logically simple facts about particulars. I explore a natural reply: those universal generalizations and negations are true because certain logically simple facts—call them φφ—are the fundamental facts. I argue that this solution is only available given some metaphysical frameworks, some conceptions of metaphysical explanation and fundamentality. It requires a ‘fitting’ framework, according to which metaphysical theories explain the aptness of representations in terms of how things are fundamentally. Fitting frameworks conceive of the fundamental facts as those that are metaphysically ‘real’; call them the ‘facts‐in‐reality’. Moreover, we must take as primary a plural notion of the facts‐in‐reality, not the singular notion of a fact‐in‐reality. By contrast, a metaphysics that grounds facts is incompatible with my strategy for keeping the fundamental facts logically simple.
Treatment stability with bonded versus vacuum‐formed retainers after 12 months in adolescents and young adults: A randomized clinical trial*
Authors: Bellini‐Pereira Silvio Augusto , Aliaga‐Del Castillo Aron , Vilanova Lorena , de Castro Ribeiro Tiago Turri , Janson Guilherme , Garib Daniela , Henriques José Fernando Castanha 
Published: January 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo compare the clinical effectiveness of V‐bend bonded retainers (BR) versus vacuum‐formed retainers (VFR) regarding their capacity to maintain treatment stability and survival rates after 12 months.Materials and MethodsPatients finishing orthodontic treatment were randomly allocated into two groups. The BR group received maxillary and mandibular BRs in the lingual surfaces of the anterior teeth. The VFR group received VFRs right after fixed appliances removal. The patients were evaluated at four time‐points: at fixed appliances removal (T0), after 3 (T1), 6 (T2) and 12 months (T3). In each time‐point digital models were obtained and analysed with the OrthoAnalyzer™ software. Treatment stability based on occlusal outcomes and retainers' survival rates were evaluated. Intergroup comparisons were performed using Mann–Whitney U‐tests. The Kaplan–Meier survival plot and the log‐rank test were employed to assess the retainers' survival.ResultsBoth BR and VFR groups included 25 patients. The groups were comparable regarding their baseline characteristics. Up to 6 months, both retainers were equally effective; however, after 12 months, BRs were more effective in maintaining the incisors' alignment in the maxilla and the mandible compared to the VFRs. No differences were noticed in the intercanine and intermolar widths, overjet and overbite. There were no differences regarding the retainers' survivability in both arches.ConclusionsBRs were more effective in maintaining the alignment of the incisors in the maxilla and mandible compared to VFRs after 12 months. Both retainers presented the same survival rates after the same period.
Frontloading visual field tests detect earlier mean deviation progression when applied to real‐world‐derived early‐stage glaucoma data
Authors: Wang Henrietta , Kalloniatis Michael , Tan Jeremy C.K. , Phu Jack 
Published: January 2024

AbstractPurposeTo examine the diagnostic accuracy of performing two (frontloaded) versus one (clinical standard) visual field (VF) test per visit for detecting the progression of early glaucoma in data derived from clinical populations.MethodsA computer simulation model was used to follow the VFs of 10,000 glaucoma patients (derived from two cohorts: Heijl et al., Swedish cohort; and Chauhan et al., Canadian Glaucoma Study [CGS]) over a 10‐year period to identify patients whose mean deviation (MD) progression was detected. Core data (baseline MD and progression rates) were extracted from two studies in clinical cohorts of glaucoma, which were modulated using SITA‐Faster variability characteristics from previous work. Additional variables included follow‐up intervals (six‐monthly or yearly) and rates of perimetric data loss for any reason (0%, 15% and 30%). The main outcome measures were the proportions of progressors detected.ResultsWhen the Swedish cohort was reviewed six‐monthly, the frontloaded strategy detected more progressors compared to the non‐frontloaded method up to years 8, 9 and 10 of follow‐up for 0%, 15% and 30% data loss conditions. The time required to detect 50% of cases was 1.0–1.5 years less for frontloading compared to non‐frontloading. At 4 years, frontloading increased detection by 26.7%, 28.7% and 32.4% for 0%, 15% and 30% data loss conditions, respectively. Where both techniques detected progression, frontloading detected progressors earlier compared to the non‐frontloaded strategy (78.5%–81.5% and by 1.0–1.3 years when reviewed six‐monthly; 81%–82.9% and by 1.2–2.1 years when reviewed yearly). Accordingly, these patients had less severe MD scores (six‐monthly review: 0.63–1.67 dB ‘saved’; yearly review: 1.10–2.87 dB). The differences increased with higher rates of data loss. Similar tendencies were noted when applied to the CGS cohort.ConclusionsFrontloaded VFs applied to clinical distributions of MD and progression led to earlier detection of early glaucoma progression.
First insights into the quantitative genetic composition of the female seed yield for an efficient hybrid seed production in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Authors: Schneider Johannes , Hinterberger Valentin , Spiller Monika , Moittié Thierry , Gils Mario , Wolf Markus , Reif Jochen C. , Schulthess Albert W. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractHybrid breeding of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is limited by its self‐pollinating nature. Past cross‐pollination improvements mostly focused on optimizing male traits. We tested the hybrid seed yield of 100 diverse elite lines treated with a chemical hybridization agent (CHA) and pollinated by non‐sterilized male plants in multi‐environmental field trials. Plant height and phenological traits of female plants were also assessed. In parallel, control experiments without CHA sterilization were conducted to measure per se yield of the tested material. Hybrid seed yield variation is of quantitative genetic nature, and, despite the large environmental influence, this trait has a strong genotypic component and is highly heritable (h2 = .77). The lack of correlation between hybrid seed yield and per se yield suggests a non‐shared genetic control. Phenological traits and their interactions are important factors explaining together ~1/3 of hybrid seed yield variation. In contrast to plant height and flowering traits, which are influenced by major genetic factors, no significant marker–trait associations were found for the hybrid seed yield, thus suggesting a highly polygenic genetic architecture and the need of larger populations to investigate female hybrid seed yield.
Mindfulness induction and executive function after high‐intensity interval training with and without mindful recovery intervals
Authors: Khatri Rida A. , Baumgartner Nicholas W. , Noh Kyoungmin , Ullrich‐French Sarah , Schmitt Sara , Wang Chun‐Hao , Kao Shih‐Chun 
Published: January 2024

AbstractObjectivesDetermine the effect of incorporating mindfulness‐based activities into the recovery intervals of high‐intensity interval training (HIIT) on mindfulness induction and subsequent executive function performance.DesignsA within‐subject crossover trial.MethodsForty adults participated in two experimental conditions, including a 30‐min bout of HIIT involving mindfulness recovery intervals (Mindful) and a 30‐min bout of HIIT without mindfulness recovery intervals (Non‐mindful), on two separate days in counterbalanced order. Before and after each condition, participants completed the flanker task, switch‐flanker task, and n‐back task to measure inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, and working memory, respectively.ResultsA higher level of mindfulness state was observed following the Mindful condition than the Non‐mindful condition. Dispositional mindfulness was positively correlated with the level of the mindful state only during the Mindful condition but not the Non‐mindful condition. The switch‐flanker response accuracy was improved from the pretest to posttest during the Non‐mindful condition but remained unchanged over time during the Mindful condition. Time‐related improvements in the flanker and n‐back task outcomes were observed for both the Mindful and Non‐mindful conditions and did not differ between conditions.ConclusionAlthough incorporating mindfulness‐based activities during the recovery intervals of HIIT successfully led to greater state‐related mindfulness, such a heightened mindful state did not correspond with additional modulation in inhibitory control and working memory performance while attenuating HIIT‐related positive changes in task performance requiring cognitive flexibility.
Combining error models to reduce the imprecision of geometric length measurement in vector databases
Authors: Girres Jean‐François 
Published: January 2024

AbstractLength measurements calculated from the geometry of vector geographic objects, called geometric measurements, are inherently imprecise. The imprecision of the measurements is due to the accumulation of causes of various origins, related to the production processes, and the rules of data representation. In order to reduce the overall imprecision of geometric length measurements, this article proposes to identify the causes of measurement error in the data, to model their respective impact, and finally to combine these different impacts. To do so, five causes of geometric measurement error have been modeled: map projection, terrain disregard, polygonal approximation of curves, digitizing error, and cartographic generalization. To estimate the overall measurement imprecision, three combination methods are proposed: selection of the maximum error, sum of the errors, and quadratic aggregation of the errors. An experiment conducted on a sample of roads represented at a medium scale demonstrates that quadratic error aggregation is the most effective combination method for reducing the imprecision of geometric length measurements.
Lack of RBC transfusion independence by Day 30 following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant strongly predicts inferior survival and high non‐relapse mortality in acute myeloid leukemia patients
Authors: Yuan Shan , Yang Dongyun , Nakamura Ryotaro , Al Malki Monzr M. , Salhotra Amandeep , Afkhami Michelle , Wang Shirong 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackgroundStudies have suggested that acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with incomplete hematologic recovery undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo‐HSCT) had inferior overall survival (OS).Study Design and MethodsThis single‐center, retrospective study of AML patients evaluated the relationship between red blood cell (RBC) and platelet (PLT) transfusion requirements during the first 30 days and long‐term outcomes after allo‐HSCT through multivariate analyses.ResultsA total of 692 AML patients received peripheral blood stem cells (89.2%), marrow (5.6%), or umbilical cord (5.2%) from matched related (37.4%), unrelated (49.1%), or haploidentical (8.2%) donors in 2011–2017. Transfusion requirements during the first 30 days for RBC (89.5% transfused, median 3, range 1–18 units) or PLT (98.2% transfused, median 6, range 1–144 units) were variable. By Day 30, 56.7% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 52.8–60.3%) and 86.1% (95% CI: 83.2–88.5%) had achieved RBC and PLT transfusion independence, respectively.Median follow‐up among survivors (n = 307) was 7.1 years (range: 2.7–11.8). Lack of RBC transfusion independence by Day 30 was strongly and independently associated with worse 5‐year OS (39.2% vs. 59.6%, adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 1.83, 95% CI: 1.49–2.25), leukemia‐free survival (35.8% vs. 55.5%, HR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.43–2.14), and NRM (29.7% vs. 13.7%, HR = 2.05, 95% CI: 1.45–2.89) (p < .001). There was no difference in relapse rates among patients who achieved or did not achieve RBC (p = .34) or PLT (p = .64) transfusion independence.ConclusionProlonged RBC dependence predicted worse survival and NRM rates, but not increased relapse. Posttransplant surveillance of such patients should be adjusted with more attention to non‐relapse complications.
Assessment of Storage Sizing for Solar Tower Plants Using Model-Predictive Control for Dispatch Planning
Authors: Mohammadzadeh Navid , Truong-Ba Huy , Picotti Giovanni , Cholette Michael E. 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Solar tower with thermal energy storage (ST-TES) represents a promising technology for large-scale exploitation of solar irradiation for electricity generation. A ST-TES has the potential to extend electricity generation to more favorable conditions, such as high electricity prices. The size of TES, however, constrains the flexibility of dispatching, especially when there is significant uncertainty in forecasts of solar irradiation and electricity prices. This study explores the impact of TES size when the plant uses model-predictive control (MPC) for dispatch planning. The performance of MPC is benchmarked against one perfect knowledge (PK) and two day-ahead strategies. The optimal achievable profit for each TES size is determined using the PK strategy. An analysis is conducted to evaluate the relative profit losses for all the other simulated strategies compared to the PK strategy. A case study is conducted for a hypothetical 115 MWe ST-TES in South Australia. For January and August, 100 tests are performed for each dispatch policy, with the TES size varying from 6 to 14 h. The revenue evaluation is conducted with both fixed and wholesale spot prices. The analysis shows that MPC-aided dispatching enables the adoption of a smaller TES compared to day-ahead policies while maintaining the same expected profit. The resulting TES size reduction from 14 to 10 h translates into approximately up to $45.4 million in capital cost savings. The findings of this study can inform the ST-TES plant’s design procedures and facilitate negotiations for electricity sales contracts.