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Improving donation service design: expanding choice to increase perceived justice and satisfaction
Authors: North Nea , Pechmann Cornelia (Connie) 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
Circumstances such as pandemics can cause individuals to fall into a state of need, so they turn to donation services for assistance. However, donation services can be designed based on supply-side considerations, e.g. efficiency or inventory control, which restrict consumer choice without necessarily considering how consumer vulnerabilities like low financial or interpersonal power might cause them to react to such restrictions. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to examine service designs that limit the choices consumers are given in terms of either the allowable quantity or assortment variety and examine effects on consumer perceptions of justice and satisfaction.

Design/methodology/approach
Three experiments are reported, including one manipulating the service design of an actual food pantry.

Findings
When consumers have low financial or interpersonal power, meaning their initial state of control is low, and they encounter a donation service that provides limited (vs. expanded) choice that drops control even lower, they perceive the situation as unjust and report lower satisfaction.

Practical implications
Donation service providers should strive to design services that allow for expanded consumer choice and use interpersonal processes that empower beneficiaries so they perceive the service experience as just and satisfying. Collecting feedback from beneficiaries is also recommended.

Originality/value
While researchers have started to look at the service experiences of vulnerable populations, they have focused primarily on financial service designs. The authors look at donation service designs and identify problems with supply-side limits to choice quantity and assortment.
The impact of interspecific competition on the genomic evolution of Phaeobacter inhibens and Pseudoalteromonas tunicata during biofilm growth
Authors: Song Weizhi , Zhang Shan , Majzoub Marwan E. , Egan Suhelen , Kjelleberg Staffan , Thomas Torsten 
Published: December 2023

AbstractInterspecific interactions in biofilms have been shown to cause the emergence of community‐level properties. To understand the impact of interspecific competition on evolution, we deep‐sequenced the dispersal population of mono‐ and co‐culture biofilms of two antagonistic marine bacteria (Phaeobacter inhibens 2.10 and Pseudoalteromononas tunicata D2). Enhanced phenotypic and genomic diversification was observed in the P. tunicata D2 populations under both mono‐ and co‐culture biofilms in comparison to P. inhibens 2.10. The genetic variation was exclusively due to single nucleotide variants and small deletions, and showed high variability between replicates, indicating their random emergence. Interspecific competition exerted an apparent strong positive selection on a subset of P. inhibens 2.10 genes (e.g., luxR, cobC, argH, and sinR) that could facilitate competition, while the P. tunicata D2 population was genetically constrained under competition conditions. In the absence of interspecific competition, the P. tunicata D2 replicate populations displayed high levels of mutations affecting the same genes involved in cell motility and biofilm formation. Our results show that interspecific biofilm competition has a complex impact on genomic diversification, which likely depends on the nature of the competing strains and their ability to generate genetic variants due to their genomic constraints.
To what extent are early alliance perceptions a function of romantic partners' initial expectations for couple therapy?
Authors: Orlowski Edmund W. , Friedlander Myrna L. , Anderson Shayne R. , Johnson Lee N. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractIn this study, we investigated the association between clients' initial outcome expectations and their subsequent perceptions of the expanded therapeutic alliance. Romantic partners (N = 252) who received at least four sessions of systemic couple therapy from thirty‐one therapists from the Marriage and Family Therapy Practice Research Network (Johnson et al., 2017;www.mft‐prn.net) completed an outcome expectation measure before session 1 and a therapeutic alliance measure before session 4. Results showed a strong association between expectations and alliance (r = 0.51). While fourteen per cent of the variability in session 4 alliance scores was uniquely attributable to therapists, 31.6 per cent of the variability in the expectations/alliance association was uniquely attributable to couples, with only 6.1 per cent uniquely attributable to individual clients. Taken together, these results suggest that, while some therapists are better at developing strong alliances, couple and client factors associated with expectations for therapy set the stage for how the expanded alliance develops.
A Bamboo Curtain: The Grim Australian Consequences of China Conflict
Authors: Tyers Rod , Zhou Yixiao 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe Australian economy has benefited from several decades of extraordinary Chinese expansion. Slowing growth has diminished these gains and geopolitics between China and western democracies has seen restricted commerce between China and Australia. We use a global economic model to assess the consequences were these tensions to restrict all associated commerce, yielding an Australian real GDP contraction of 6 per cent. A ‘bamboo curtain’, restricting all commerce between western democracies and all other regions, would see massive global losses, with Australia's economic welfare impaired most, while some short‐run relief could stem from small‐country monetary ‘free riding’.
Claiming or abdicating medical authority: Treatment recommendation actions, doctor‐patient relationship, and antibiotic overprescription in Chinese paediatrics
Authors: Wang Nan Christine 
Published: December 2023

AbstractAntibiotic overprescription in China has long been considered a problem on the supply side, linked to the financial incentives of physicians. Based on the conversation analysis of 187 video‐recorded naturally occurring medical consultations in Chinese paediatric primary care settings, this study finds that the driving force behind the problem of antibiotic overprescription in China has changed. Physicians use a low‐authority communication style to recommend treatment, displaying a low level of medical authority and a willingness to accommodate caregivers’ preferences in antibiotic prescribing decisions. The problem is now attributed to physician–caregiver interaction, doctor–patient relationship and the antibiotic‐saturated prescribing culture. Practice implications involve deepening the understanding of the evolving nature of the antibiotic overprescription problem in China, building trust between physicians and patients/caregivers in order to facilitate the physicians’ role as the gatekeeper of antibiotics and providing training programmes to help physicians develop effective communication skills.
Factors associated with mental illness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis initiating b/ts DMARDs: A population‐based study
Authors: Chen Hsin‐Hua , Wu Peng‐Yen , Lin Ching‐Heng , Wu Chieh‐Liang , Chao Wen‐Cheng 
Published: December 2023

AbstractAimMental health is an essential issue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but remains unclear among those receiving biological and targeted synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs). We aim to assess the incidence and factors associated with mental illness among patients with RA who underwent b/tsDMARD therapy.MethodWe used Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database for the period 2001–2020 to identify patients with RA receiving b/tsDMARDs. The primary outcome was newly developed mental illness, including anxiety and mood disorders. We performed a Cox regression analysis to determine factors associated with mental illness and presented as hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI).ResultsWe enrolled 10 852 patients, with 7854 patients receiving tumor necrosis factors inhibitors (TNFi), 1693 patients receiving non‐TNFi bDMARDs, and 1305 patients treated with tsDMARD. We found that 13.62% of enrolled patients developed mental illness, with an incidence rate of 4054 per 100 000 person‐year. Those receiving tocilizumab (aHR 0.64, 95% CI: 0.51–0.82), abatacept (aHR 0.69, 95% CI: 0.55–0.86), or tsDMARDs (aHR 0.58, 95% CI: 0.47–0.73) had a lower risk of mental illness compared with those receiving TNFi. We also found that old age, low income, diabetes mellitus, use of cyclosporine, and use of steroids were associated with incident mental illness.ConclusionThis population‐based study investigated the incidence and factors associated with mental illness among patients with RA receiving b/tsDMARDs. Our findings highlight the need for vigilance with respect to the possibility of mental illness in patients with RA.
The impact of targeted nursing intervention on postoperative medication adherence, quality of life, and psychological flexibility of thyroid cancer patients
Authors: Xu Xiaohong , Zhou Li , Qiu Wen , Su Yifang 
Published: December 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo explore the effect of targeted nursing intervention on postoperative medication adherence, quality of life, and psychological flexibility of patients with thyroid cancer (TC).MethodsA total of 330 patients were randomly divided into a Control group and an Intervention group (cases in the Intervention group were given targeted nursing interventions and cases in the Control group were given routine health education), with 165 cases in each group. In the Intervention group, targeted dietary and psychological nursing interventions were conducted on TC patients, and the effects of targeted nursing interventions on the quality of life, medication adherence, and psychological flexibility were compared through the SF‐36 Short Form Health Survey, Morisky Medication Adherence Scale and Psychological Resilience Scale with the Control group. Univariate analysis and multiple stepwise regression analysis were performed to analyze the influencing factors of psychological flexibility in patients after nursing intervention.ResultsThe Intervention group patients, after nursing intervention, in terms of life quality, scores of social function, physical function, and mental function were all higher than those of the Control group. Note that, 160 patients in the Intervention group (96.97%) had better treatment scores, which was significantly higher than that in the Control group (84.24%). The scores of mental resilience in the Intervention group reached 67.82 ± 13.85, and the two items of resilience, control, and optimism were significantly improved compared with the Control group (p < 0.05). Factors that had greater impacts on the psychological flexibility of TC patients were: age, education, per capita monthly income, and family residence.ConclusionTargeted nursing intervention had positive promoting effects on postoperative medication adherence, quality of life, and psychological flexibility of TC patients.
The association of body composition on chemotherapy toxicities in non‐metastatic colorectal cancer patients: a systematic review
Authors: Choi Cheuk Shan , Kin Kamol , Cao Ke , Hutcheon Evelyn , Lee Margaret , Chan Steven T. F. , Arafat Yasser , Baird Paul N. , Yeung Justin M. C. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractBackgroundIn recent years, certain body composition measures, assessed by computed tomography (CT), have been found to be associated with chemotherapy toxicities. This review aims to explore available data on the relationship between skeletal muscle and adiposity, including visceral adipose tissue (VAT), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), intramuscular and intermuscular adipose tissue and their association with chemotherapy toxicity in non‐metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.MethodsA systematic literature search following PRISMA guidelines was conducted in Medline, Embase, Cochrane and Web of Science, for papers published between 2011 and 2023. The search strategy combined keywords and MESH terms relevant to ‘body composition’, ‘chemotherapy toxicities’, and ‘non‐metastatic colorectal cancer’.ResultsOut of 3868 studies identified, six retrospective studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria with 1024 eligible patients. Low skeletal muscle mass was strongly associated with increased incidence of both chemotherapy toxicities and dose‐limiting toxicity (DLT). The association of VAT, intramuscular and intermuscular adiposity was heterogeneous and inconclusive. There was no association between SAT and chemotherapy intolerance. No universal definitions or cut‐offs for sarcopenia and obesity were noted. All studies utilized 2‐dimensional (2D) CT slices for CT body composition assessment with varied selection on the vertebral landmark and inconsistent reporting of tissue‐defining Hounsfield unit (HU) measurements.ConclusionLow skeletal muscle is associated with chemotherapy toxicities in non‐metastatic CRC. However, quality evidence on the role of adiposity is limited and heterogeneous. More studies are needed to confirm these associations with an emphasis on a more coherent body composition definition and an approach to its assessment, especially regarding sarcopenia.
The impact of social robots' presence and roles on children's performance in musical instrument practice
Authors: Song Heqiu , Barakova Emilia I. , Ham Jaap , Markopoulos Panos 
Published: December 2023

AbstractResearch on the educational applications of social robots has shown how they can motivate children and help improve academic learning outcomes. Here, we examine how robots can support skill learning and, more specifically, musical instrument practice. Drawing from social facilitation theory and evaluation apprehension theory we expected that the robot's mere presence would impact children's performance and that this effect would be contingent upon the children expecting the robot to evaluate their performance. We report an experiment with children (N = 31) aged nine to twelve who practiced a familiar and new piece alone, in the presence of an evaluative robot, and in the presence of a non‐evaluative robot. We found that children performed better in terms of rhythm, pitch, and general impression in the presence of the non‐evaluative robot. These findings offer important insights for designing robot tutors for music learning.
Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topic

Social robots have been applied in different educational scenarios (e.g., second language, math, and programming) and were proven to be beneficial for children's motivation.
Musical instrument learning requires practice, perseverance, and social support to become successful.
Social robots can be used as a provider of social support during musical instrument practice.
Children tend to perform better on easy or well‐rehearsed tasks and worse on complex tasks or new ones with the presence of observers, but only when they believe the observer can evaluate them.
What this paper adds

Social robots are beneficial for children's performance in musical instrument learning.
Limited evidence was found to prove that children tend to perform better on old melodies and worse on new melodies in the presence of a social robot. However, the results confirmed that the level of evaluative of the robot matters.
Children tend to have better performance with the robot that did not provide evaluative comments when practicing a new melody (a difficult task) than alone and with the robot that offered evaluative comments.
This study confirmed that social robots can provide support to children in practicing music, helping to improve their performance.
Implications for practice and/or policy

Social facilitation and evaluation apprehension effects need to be taken into consideration during the behaviour design of companion robots in learning scenarios.
Robots, which were intended to motivate children in learning, should be designed to not provide evaluative comments.
Multiple social identities and well‐being: Insights from a person‐centred approach
Authors: Manzi Claudia , Paderi Fabio , Benet‐Martinez Veronica 
Published: December 2023

AbstractRecent research on social identity and identity integration suggests that individuals who have multiple identities and who also successfully integrate them are better adjusted. We combine predictions from these studies and examine how social identification, together with identity integration, are related to psychological well‐being using a person‐centred approach. A first study (N = 2705) showed that the identity configuration characterized by high levels of identification with organization and gender, as well as the perception that these identities are well integrated, is associated with the highest level of well‐being. Conversely, the identity configuration characterized by low scores on gender and organization identifications and low levels of identity integration was associated with the lowest levels of well‐being. These findings were replicated in a second study (N = 8987) where organization and age‐group identification were analysed. We discuss the implications of these findings for the literatures on multiple social identities, identity integration and organizational climate.
Saline‐assisted fascial exposure (SAFE) technique to improve nerve‐sparing in robot‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Authors: Pedraza Adriana M. , Gupta Raghav , Joshi Himanshu , Parekh Sneha , Schlussel Kacie , Berryhill Roy , Kaufmann Basil , Wagaskar Vinayak , Gorin Michael A. , Menon Mani , Tewari Ashutosh K. 
Published: December 2023

ObjectiveTo provide a summary of our initial experience and assess the impact of the Saline‐Assisted Fascial Exposure (SAFE) technique on erectile function (EF), urinary continence, and oncological outcomes after Robot‐Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy (RALP).Patients and MethodsFrom January 2021 to July 2022, we included patients with a baseline Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) score of ≥17 and a high probability of extracapsular extension (ECE), ranging from 21% to 73%, as per the Martini et al. nomogram. A propensity score matching was carried out at a ratio of 1:2 between patients who underwent RALP + SAFE (33) and RALP alone (66). The descriptive statistical analysis is presented. The SAFE technique was performed using two approaches, transrectal guided by micro‐ultrasound or transperitoneal. Its principle entails a low‐pressure injection of saline solution in the periprostatic fascia to achieve an atraumatic dissection of the neural hammock. Potency was defined as a SHIM score of ≥17 and continence as no pads per day.ResultsAt follow‐up intervals of 6, 13, 26, and 52 weeks, the SHIM score differed significantly between the two groups, favouring the RALP + SAFE (P = 0.01, P < 0.001, P < 0.001, and P = 0.01, respectively). These results remained significant when the mean SHIM score was assessed. As shown by the cumulative incidence curve, EF rates were higher in the RALP + SAFE compared to the RALP alone group (log‐rank P < 0.001). The baseline SHIM and use of the SAFE technique were independent predictors of EF recovery.ConclusionsThe use of the SAFE technique led to better SHIM scores at 6, 13, 26, and 52 weeks after RALP in patients at high risk of ECE who underwent a partial NS procedure.
Added value of randomised biopsy to multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging‐targeted biopsy of the prostate in a contemporary cohort
Authors: Chaloupka Michael , Pyrgidis Nikolaos , Ebner Benedikt , Volz Yannic , Pfitzinger Paulo L. , Berg Elena , Enzinger Benazir , Atzler Michael , Ivanova Troya , Clevert Dirk‐André , Buchner Alexander , Stief Christian G. , Apfelbeck Maria 
Published: December 2023

ObjectiveTo assess the added value of concurrent systematic randomised ultrasonography‐guided biopsy (SBx) to multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI)‐targeted biopsy and the additional rate of overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer (ciPCa) by SBx in a large contemporary, real‐world cohort.Patients and MethodsA total of 1552 patients with positive mpMRI and consecutive mpMRI‐targeted biopsy and SBx were enrolled. Added value and the rate of overdiagnosis by SBx was evaluated. Primary outcome: added value of SBx, defined as detection rate of clinically significant PCa (csPCa; International Society of Urological Pathology [ISUP] Grade ≥2) by SBx, while mpMRI‐targeted biopsy was negative or showed ciPCa (ISUP Grade 1). Secondary outcome: rate of overdiagnosis by SBx, defined as detection of ciPCa in patients with negative mpMRI‐targeted biopsy and PSA level of <10 ng/mL.ResultsDetection rate of csPCa by mpMRI‐targeted biopsy and/or SBx was 753/1552 (49%). Added value of SBx was 145/944 (15%). Rate of overdiagnosis by SBx was 146/656 (22%). Added value of SBx did not change when comparing patients with previous prostate biopsy and biopsy naïve patients. In multivariable analysis, a Prostate Imaging‐Reporting and Data System (PI‐RADS) 4 index lesion (odds ratio [OR] 3.19, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.66–6.78; P = 0.001), a PI‐RADS 5 index lesion (OR 2.89, 95% CI 1.39–6.46; P = 0.006) and age (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.03–1.08; P < 0.001) were independently associated with added value of SBx.ConclusionsIn our real‐world analysis, we saw a significant impact on added value and added rate of overdiagnosis by SBx. Subgroup analysis showed no significant decrease of added value in any evaluated risk group. Therefore, we do not endorse omitting concurrent SBx to mpMRI‐guided biopsy of the prostate.
Human cytomegalovirus‐related gastrointestinal disease after kidney transplantation: A systematic review
Authors: Zais Ilaria Elena , Sirotti Alessandro , Iesari Samuele , Campioli Edoardo , Costantino Andrea , Delbue Serena , Collini Andrea , Guarneri Andrea , Ambrogi Federico , Cacciola Roberto , Ferraresso Mariano , Favi Evaldo 
Published: December 2023

AbstractBackgroundHuman‐cytomegalovirus (hCMV) infection involving the gastrointestinal tract represents a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among kidney transplant (KT) recipients (KTRs). Signs and symptoms of the disease are extremely variable. Prompt anti‐viral therapy administration and immunosuppression modification are key factors for optimizing management. However, complex work‐up strategies are generally required to confirm the preliminary diagnosis. Unfortunately, solid evidence and guidelines on this specific topic are not available.We consequently aimed to summarize current knowledge on post‐KT hCMV‐related gastrointestinal disease (hCMV‐GID).MethodsWe conducted a systematic review (PROSPERO ID: CRD42023399363) about hCMV‐GID in KTRs.ResultsOur systematic review includes 52 case‐reports and ten case‐series, published between 1985 and 2022, collectively reporting 311 cases. The most frequently reported signs and symptoms of hCMV‐GID were abdominal pain, diarrhea, epigastric pain, vomiting, fever, and GI bleeding. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy were the primary diagnostic techniques. In most cases, the preliminary diagnosis was confirmed by histology. Information on anti‐viral prophylaxis were extremely limited as much as data on induction or maintenance immunosuppression. Treatment included ganciclovir and/or valganciclovir administration. Immunosuppression modification mainly consisted of mycophenolate mofetil or calcineurin inhibitor minimization and withdrawal. In total, 21 deaths were recorded. Renal allograft‐related outcomes were described for 26 patients only. Specifically, reported events were acute kidney injury (n = 17), transplant failure (n = 5), allograft rejection (n = 4), and irreversible allograft dysfunction (n = 3).ConclusionsThe development of local and national registries is strongly recommended to improve our understanding of hCMV‐GID. Future clinical guidelines should consider the implementation of dedicated diagnostic and treatment strategies.