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Completion of high-tech M&As by chinese firms: knowledge distance, industry attractiveness and government involvement
Authors: Yang Monica , Ai Qi 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThis paper draws upon institutional theory to incorporate the multi-level influences of institutional environment (i.e., knowledge distance at the country level, industry attractiveness at the industry level, and government involvement at the firm level) in order to examine the determinants that affect acquisition completion. Based on a sample of 797 outward M&As in the high-tech industry initiated by Chinese firms from 1991 to 2018, we found that the likelihood of completing an acquisition increases when the knowledge distance between China and the host country decreases and in the presence of a high attractiveness of the Chinese high-tech industry involved. In addition, we found that government involvement in the acquiring firms has different influences from that in the target ones on the likelihood of acquisition completion. Specifically, we only found that the likelihood of acquisition completion decreases in the presence of government involvement in the target firm. The influence of government involvement in the acquiring firms on acquisition completion was not significant. The implications of this study of high-tech M&As enacted by firms from emerging markets are thus discussed.
The Impact of Educator Anxiety and Anxiety Literacy on Primary Educators’ Responses to Anxious Children
Authors: Byrne Jessica A. , Clark Laura H. 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background
Parental anxiety and over-involved parenting behaviour are consistently associated with an increase in child anxiety symptoms. Primary school aged children also often develop a strong and influential relationship with their class teacher and how educators respond to anxiety therefore warrants investigation. Preliminary research has shown that educators use anxiety-promoting techniques, such as avoidance. However, there has been little empirical investigation of the factors that influence the management of anxious children by primary school educators in the classroom setting.

Objective
This study investigated the relationship between the anxiety literacy of primary school educators, anxiety symptoms experienced by primary school educators and the management of anxious children by primary school educators.

Methods
A total of 73 primary school educators in the United Kingdom completed an online survey. The survey measured participant anxiety and anxiety knowledge, as well as utilising vignettes of hypothetical scenarios to measure the use of anxiety-promoting and autonomy-promoting responses.

Results
Educator anxiety literacy predicted a reduced likelihood of using anxiety-promoting responses but did not predict increased use of autonomy-promoting responses. Educators’ anxiety was not found to predict anxiety-promoting or autonomy-promoting responses when managing anxious children.

Conclusions
The findings suggest that promoting anxiety literacy in primary educators may reduce the frequency with which educators use anxiety promoting responses with anxious students. The findings highlight the importance of further clarifying the quality and forms of anxiety mental health knowledge and training which educators receive. This type of data may be useful in developing ways to equip educators with the skills to respond and manage anxiety in the classroom.
Data as Relation: Ontological Trouble in the Data-Driven Public Administration
Authors: Winthereik Brit Ross 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThis paper examines how the intense focus on data in political digitalization strategies takes effect in practice in a Danish municipality. Building on an ethnographic study of data-driven management, the paper argues that one of the effects of making data a driver for organizational decision-making is uncertainty as to what data are and can be taken to mean. While in political discourse and strategies, data are considered as a resource for collaboration across organizational units as well as for optimization of their performance, in practice, data are not this straightforward entity. The paper presents a kind of data work that identifies data as part of different worlds (ontologies). The management task that results from this is nurturing organizational spaces that articulate data as relational. The paper argues that being attentive to the troublesome experiences public sector employees have when encountering data may help mitigate some of the risks of seeing data merely as a resource. The paper concludes that as public sector managers learn to nurture spaces where differences in data can be articulated, they also protect core values of welfare bureaucracies. Acknowledging that data work is about what we take to be real and what not (ontological work) is a first step in this direction.
PD-L1 Blockade Improves Survival in Sepsis by Reversing Monocyte Dysfunction and Immune Disorder
Authors: Yang Li , Gao Qian , Li Qiujing , Guo Shubin 
Published: September 2023

AbstractMonocyte dysfunction is critical to sepsis-induced immunosuppression. Programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) has shown a close relationship with inflammatory disorder among animal models and patients. We aimed to investigate the potential beneficial immunologic mechanisms of anti-PD-L1 on monocyte dysfunction of mice with sepsis. Firstly, we assessed the potential association between PD-L1 expression on monocyte subsets and sepsis severity as well as 28-day mortality. In this study, 52 septic patients, 28 septic shock patients, and 40 healthy controls were enrolled and their peripheral whole blood was examined by flow cytometry. Then, cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) were performed for establishing the mouse sepsis model. Subsequently, effects of anti-PD-L1 antibody on monocyte subset, major histocompatibility complex II (MHC II) expression, cytokine production, and survival were investigated. PD-L1 expression on the classical monocytes (CD14 + + CD16 −) was significantly upregulated among septic shock patients and the 28-day death group than non-septic shock group and 28-day survival group (P < 0.05). Compared to septic mice, anti-PD-L1-treated mice had significantly elevated percentages of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) II on peripheral Ly6chi monocyte at 24 h after CLP. Our results showed that the anti-PD-L1 antibody markedly decreased the level of serum inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and IL-10 in sepsis mice at 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h, respectively (P < 0.05). The survival rate of CLP mice was significantly improved by anti-PD-L1 antibody treatment. Classical monocytes with high expression of PD-L1 were thought to be connected with sepsis progression. The PD-L1 blockade protects from sepsis, at least partially by inhibiting the reversal of monocyte dysfunction.
Particle size-dependent structural and magnetic properties of Pr0.6-xBixSr0.4MnO3 (x = 0.10 and 0.25)
Authors: Souza Anita D. , Sahoo Jayaprakash , Vagadia Megha , Rayaprol Sudhindra , Mendonca Lozil Denzil , Daivajna Mamatha D. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractNanoparticles of Pr0.6-xBixSr0.4MnO3 (x = 0.10 and 0.25) have been prepared using the swift and cost-effective top-down approach in a high-energy planetary ball mill without any chemical processing and environmental impacts resulting due to pollutants arising from nanoparticle synthesis. The work investigates the role of particle size reduction on the structural and magnetic properties. An increase in milling time from 0 to 240 min results in the drastic reduction of particle size which drops significantly in the initial phase of ball milling i.e., 0–60 min while the microstrain and dislocation densities show nearly monotonic increase. Interestingly the magnetism and size reduction demonstrate a clear one to one correspondence. In both compositions, the paramagnetic (PM) to ferromagnetic (FM) transition, TC decreases and the magnetic transitions broaden both as function Bi and size reduction. The Curie–Weiss analysis of the inverse magnetic susceptibility ($${\chi }^{-1}$$

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) shows a deviation from linearity indicating the presence of the short-range FM interactions above TC which has been understood as Griffith’s phase like singularity. The size reduction can effectively reduce TC, enabling a significant control over tuning of transition temperature and net magnetization. The field dependent magnetization for x = 0.10 demonstrate dominant FM state whereas for x = 0.25, metamagnetic magnetization highlights competitive coexistence of FM and antiferromagnetic (AFM) interactions in the system. With ball milling, the net magnetization decreases, and the metamagnetic behaviour is suppressed. The M–H loops of ball milled nanoparticles are highly unsaturated indicating the enhanced surface disorder in the nanoparticles which can be understood using the core–shell structure.
Sociopolitical economy and spatial accentuation of neighbourhood gentrification in East Malaysia
Authors: Bamgbade Jibril Adewale , Golly Geilson Neville ak , Ohueri Chukwuka Christian 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe rapid displacement and land expropriation from property owners are generating an imbalance between lower-income households and the developers in many communities in the central area of large cities worldwide. While the need to prevent urban decline, rejuvenate declining/dilapidating neighbourhoods and promote sustainable urban development has always been at the forefront of neighbourhood gentrification, developers are the major beneficiaries of the rapid rise in property prices. This study examines the important drivers of gentrification in East Malaysia from political, economic, social and spatial lenses. This research was analysed using a questionnaire survey data collected from housing developers and other allied professionals with relevant experience in neighbourhood gentrification in East Malaysia. Then, the hierarchical clustering technique followed by the Relative importance index (RII) computation was used to determine the relationship between the identified driving factors, the grouping of drivers into relatable clusters, as well as to determine the most influential cluster and drivers encouraging the course of neighbourhood gentrification. The study uncovers a compelling insight: although political factors exert the greatest influence on neighbourhood gentrification, it is crucial to acknowledge the substantial roles played by economic, social, and spatial drivers in its emergence, albeit to a somewhat lesser degree. Our findings emphasise the pivotal importance of eight political derivatives, which shape and contribute to the complex dynamics of gentrification, underscoring their significance in understanding its multifaceted nature. The findings of this research are a valid reference point for the relevant stakeholders to garner greater insight into the particularities of neighbourhood gentrification in East and Malaysia and many urban communities around the globe.
ZnO and C/ZnO Catalysts Synthesized via Plant Mediated Extracts for Photodegradation of Crystal Violet and Methyl Orange Dyes
Authors: Farag Mervat , El-Dafrawy Shady Mohamed , Hassan Shawky Mohamed 
Published: September 2023

AbstractIn this study, aqueous Cystoseira crinite extract was used to successfully biosynthesize ZnO and C-doped ZnO samples. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), FTIR, and UV–vis techniques were used to characterize the biosynthesized samples. XRD technique confirmed the crystalline structure of ZnO and C-doped ZnO. EDX confirmed the formation of C-doped ZnO. SEM analysis revealed the spherical shape of the samples with agglomeration. FTIR spectra showed that phenolic compounds and protein molecules are present in the Cystoseira crinite extract. The photocatalytic activity of the prepared photocatalysts was investigated using crystal violet (CV) as a model of the cationic dyes and methyl orange (MO) as a model of the anionic dyes. 5%C-doped ZnO calcined at 500 °C showed an optimum photocatalytic efficiency of 92.7% and 87.8% for CV and MO dyes, respectively. The improved photocatalytic activity could be attributed to the narrower optical band gap of C doped ZnO than pure ZnO. The photocatalytic activity of CV and MO dyes follows the first-order kinetics with high correlation coefficient values.
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Investigation on tailoring the width and central frequency of bandgaps of TPMS structures
Authors: Silva Tarcisio , Lu Jin-You , Abu Al-Rub Rashid K. , Lee Dong-Wook 
Published: September 2023

AbstractTriply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) lattice structures present outstanding properties such as lightweight, high strength, energy absorption, and wave propagation control, which are extensively investigated in recent years. However, one of the main challenges when designing TPMS is the proper selection of cell type and volume ratio in order to obtain the desired properties for specific applications. To this aim, this work provides a comprehensive numerical study of bandgap’s formation in the sub-2 kHz frequency range for the seven major cell type TPMS structures, including Primitive, Gyroid, Neovius, IWP, Diamond, Fischer–Koch S, and FRD, for a comprehensive range of volume ratios. Results show that these seven TPMS structures present a complete bandgap between the 3rd and 4th dispersion curves. The width of the bandgap is strongly dependent of the TPMS lattice and the widest bandgaps are seen on the Neovius and Primitive-based lattice (reaching a maximum width of 0.458 kHz and 0.483 kHz, respectively) for volume ratios over 0.3. Below this volume ratio, the bandgap of the Primitive structure becomes negligible, and the Neovius and IWP structures are the best candidates among the 7 tested TPMS cases. The central frequency of the bandgaps is less sensitive to the lattice and are predominantly tailored by the volume ratio. With this study, we demonstrate that the proper selection of the periodic cell type and volume ratio can tailor the bandwidth of complete bandgaps from a tens of Hz up to 0.48 kHz, while the central frequency can be selected from 0.72 to 1.81 kHz according to the volume ratio. The goal of this study is to serve as a database for the Primitive, Gyroid, Neovius, IWP, Diamond, Fischer–Koch S, and FRD TPMS structures for metamaterial designers.
Association of HOTAIR gene rs920778 (C > T) and rs4759314 (A > G) polymorphism with breast cancer in Egyptian women
Authors: Anber Nahla , Tarabay Mohammad M. , Elmougy Rehab , Abdel-Dayem Marwa Ahmed , Elbendary Ehab Yones 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background
Hox transcript antisense RNA (HOTAIR) is considered an oncogene associated with the initiation and progression of many malignancies. Previous studies have examined the connection between HOTAIR SNPs rs4759314 and rs920778 for breast cancer (BC), getting variable results in multiple ethnicities. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the connection between these two SNPs and disease vulnerability, clinic-laboratory, and hormonal parameters, featuring status associations with the BC risk in an Egyptian woman sample.

Methods and results
In this case-control study, DNA was taken from the blood of 100 BC patients and 100 unrelated healthy Egyptian females. The characterization of rs4759314 was genotyped using the T-ARMS-PCR method and rs920778 using the SNP-RFLP technique for all participants. The frequency of the rs4759314 A > G variation revealed a statistically significant increase in BC risk with dominant (p = 0.013, OR = 1.592, 95% Cl = 1.105–2.293), co-dominant (p = 0.006, OR = 2.314, 95%Cl = 1.278–4.191) and overdominant (p = 0.002, OR = 2.571, 95% Cl = 1.430–4.624) genetic models. On the other hand, the rs920778 C > T polymorphism was not significantly associated with BC. ER/PR positivity with HER2 negativity was significantly associated with the AA genotype compared to the AG genotype. Otherwise, no significant associations between the two SNPs and clinical stage or hormonal features could be found. In conclusion, the rs4759314 A > G SNP in the HOTAIR gene is strongly associated with BC, which might warrant its determination among affected families for prevention and early treatment.
Important drivers of East African monsoon variability and improving rainy season onset prediction
Authors: Roy Indrani , Mliwa Meshack , Troccoli Alberto 
Published: September 2023

AbstractMonsoon rain and its year-to-year variability have a profound influence on Africa’s socio-economic structure by heavily impacting sectors such as agricultural and energy. This study focuses on major drivers of the east African monsoon during October-November-December (OND) which is the standard time window for the onset of the rainy season, be it unimodal or bimodal. Two drivers viz. Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) both separately indicate very strong positive connections with monsoon (OND) rain not only in the OND season with zero seasonal lag, but the signal is also present even taking IOD and ENSO a season ahead. A compositing approach is applied that can additionally identify strong signals when different combinations of ENSO and IOD phases act as confounding factors. Results of precipitation anomaly suggest that when IOD and ENSO are both on the same phase in July-August-September (JAS), a significant OND rainfall anomaly occurs around the east African sector: A deficit (excess) of OND monsoon rain occurs when both drivers are in a negative (positive) phase during JAS. A location Kibaha in Tanzania, for which station data are available, is considered for a more in-depth analysis. The uncertainty range in cumulative OND rainfall is also reduced to a large degree when IOD and ENSO phases are both negative in JAS. These results can be used for prediction purposes and interestingly, that criterion of IOD and ENSO being of same phase in JAS was again matched in 2022 (both negative) and hence it was possible to deliver early warnings for a deficit in rainfall a season ahead. Techniques to compute the monsoon onset as determined by meteorological services such as the Tanzania Meteorological Authority rely on various thresholds, which may also vary by country. To overcome some of the issues with thresholds-based techniques, other definitions of ‘onset’ take into account cumulative rainfall amount and such technique has also been tested and compared. In both approaches, late (early) onsets dominate in years when ENSO and IOD are both negative (positive) during JAS. In these cases, it is therefore possible to provide an estimation of cumulative rainfall and onset for OND in terms of average, median value, range and distribution of rainfall one season in advance. Such results have implications for optimizing agricultural, water and energy management, also mitigating possible severe production losses, which would impact the livelihoods of millions of Africans.
Calcifuge and soil-indifferent Proteaceae from south-western Australia: novel strategies in a calcareous habitat
Authors: Hayes Patrick E. , Clode Peta L. , Lambers Hans 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background and aims
Proteaceae are a prominent plant family in south-western Australia. Most Proteaceae are ‘calcifuge’, occurring exclusively on old phosphorus (P)-impoverished acidic soils, with a few ‘soil-indifferent’ species also found on young P-richer calcareous soils. Calcium (Ca)-enhanced P toxicity explains the calcifuge habit of Proteaceae. However, previous research has so far been focused exclusively on the roles of Ca and P in determining Proteaceae distribution, and consequently there is little knowledge on how other soil-based strategies influence this distribution. We aimed to study the effects of young calcareous soils on four soil-grown Proteaceae and assess differences between calcifuge and soil-indifferent Proteaceae to better understand their natural distribution.

Methods
Two calcifuge and two soil-indifferent Proteaceae from south-western Australia were grown in six contrasting soils, including young calcareous, and old acidic soils.

Results
When grown in calcareous soils all species showed root growth inhibition, micronutrient deficiency, Ca-enhanced P toxicity, and negative impacts on physiology. Calcifuge species were more sensitive to calcareous soils than soil-indifferent ones, although this varied between genera. Soil-indifferent species tended to produce more cluster roots, release more carboxylates per root mass, and allocate less Ca to their leaves, compared with calcifuges; they also had smaller seeds and were less sensitive to Ca-enhanced P toxicity.

Conclusion
We surmise that a combination of these traits allows soil-indifferent species to tolerate calcareous soils. This study provides insight into how Proteaceae respond to young calcareous soils and how this influences their distribution.
Redox potential as a soil health indicator – how does it compare to microbial activity and soil structure?
Authors: Mattila Tuomas J. 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background and aims
Redox potential is a promising soil health indicator, which integrates the combined effect of chemical oxidation–reduction reactions into a single measurement. However, this method has been tested only on a few soils. The aim of this study was to test redox potential as a soil health indicator, to see if it responds to management practices and to compare it with existing soil health metrics for microbial activity (“CO2burst”) and soil structure.

Methods
We collected 35 soil samples in agricultural fields from a carbon farming trial, where contrasting management practices have been applied to increase carbon stock. The soil samples were dried, rewetted and analyzed for redox and microbial respiration during rewetting. In addition, soil structure, texture and organic matter content was measured. The data was analyzed for correlations between the indicators and for the differences between management and control fields.

Results
Redox was well correlated with microbial activity, structure, and texture. A low redox state was connected to high microbial activity, indicating bioavailable organic matter availability. Soils with good structure had an oxidized redox status, possibly reflecting high gas-transport. The carbon farming practices resulted in lower oxidation, possibly due to build-up of plant residues.

Conclusions
The findings supported the use of redox as a soil health indicator, but highlighted further research needs for identifying the shared mechanisms linking structure, redox and microbial activity. As such, redox can be a low-cost additional measurement to map changes in soil health, but it cannot replace existing structure or microbial activity measurements.