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Heat source replacement strategy using catalytic infrared: A future for energy saving drying of fruits and vegetables
Authors: Bei Xingrui , Yu Xiaojie , Li Daqing , Sun Qiaolan , Yu Yanhua , Wang Yuqing , Okonkwo Clinton Emeka , Zhou Cunshan 
Published: November 2023

AbstractDrying is an important process for fruits and vegetables, which requires a lot of heat and the heat sources are mainly coal, electricity, natural gas, and solar energy. Most of the heat is usually wasted due to the long drying process and poor transfer efficiency. The use of coal also pollutes the environment. The national electricity curtailment policy regulates the drying industry. Therefore, the fruits and vegetables drying industry is facing new challenges due to its own development needs and external factors. Catalytic infrared drying (CIR) technology brings solutions to these problems. Compared with other drying technologies, CIR has a high drying efficiency and can effectively reduce the use of electric energy, avoid waste, and minimize pollution of water. However, improper processing conditions still cause quality deficits such as severe browning, and the drying is difficult due to weak infrared penetration. Although CIR has shortcomings, it is still expected to establish an energy‐saving and efficient fruit and vegetable drying system.
Dealing with Europe's economic (in‐)security
Authors: Steinberg Federico , Wolff Guntram 
Published: November 2023

AbstractEconomic security is going to occupy an increasingly important role in global politics. While the EU should aim to avoid a fragmentation of the global economy and support multilateralism, it needs to prepare for protectionism, a global subsidy race and weaponisation of interdependencies. First, the EU must take geopolitical risks seriously and use stress tests and a data‐driven approach to identify vulnerabilities. We propose creating a European Economic Security Committee to advance coordination between national security and European economic policymaking. Second, the EU must increase its resilience to better withstand economic coercion and be less affected by shocks. Resilience cannot be increased by protectionism but by keeping markets open and concluding trade agreements. Industrial policy has some role to play, but the EU should apply the ‘narrow yard’ principle in industrial policy and enhance cooperation to reduce the risks and costs of a global subsidy race. Third, economic security will require investments in European public goods such as R&D for defence, decarbonisation, technology and the reconstruction of Ukraine, which will be cheaper to procure at EU level. Strengthening the international role of the euro would add to Europe's economic security and financial power.
Effect of surgeon‐specific feedback on surgical outcomes: a systematic review of the literature
Authors: Lingard Morgan C. H. , Teo Yahsze , Frampton Christopher M. A. , Hooper Gary J. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBackgroundSurgeon‐specific outcome reporting provides an opportunity for quality assurance and improved surgical results. It is becoming increasingly prevalent and remains contentious amongst surgeons. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the extent to which published literature supports the concept that feedback of surgeon‐level outcomes reduces morbidity and/or mortality. No systematic reviews have previously been completed on this subject.MethodsMedline and Embase were systematically searched for studies published prior to the 1st of January 2022. Feedback was defined as a summary of clinical performance over a specified period of time provided in written, electronic or verbal format. Studies were required to provide surgeon‐specific feedback to multiple individual consultant surgeons with the primary purpose being to determine if feedback improved outcomes. Primary outcome(s) needed to relate to surgical outcomes as opposed to process measures only. All surgical specialties and procedures were eligible for inclusion.ResultsSeventeen studies were included in the review, traversing a wide range of specialties and procedures. Sixteen were non‐randominsed and one randomized. Fifteen were before and after studies. The balance of the non‐randomized studies support the concept that provision of surgeon‐specific feedback can improve surgical outcomes, while the single randomized study suggests feedback may not be effective.ConclusionsThis systematic review supports the use of surgeon‐level feedback to improve outcomes. The strength of this finding is limited by reliance on before and after studies, further randomized studies on this subject would be insightful.
Proof of concept of triple COMBI therapy to prohibit MPN progression to AML
Authors: Hasselbalch Hans Carl , Skov Vibe , Kjær Lasse , Larsen Morten Kranker 
Published: November 2023

Patients with accelerated or blast phase myeloproliferative neoplasms have a dismal prognosis. The report by de Castro et al. provides important information on the rationale and prospect for a novel therapeutic approach combining interferon‐alpha2 with 5‐azacytidine and a JAK1‐2 inhibitor (ruxolitinib) to be explored in well‐designed clinical trials.Commentary on: Castro et al. Ratio of stemness to interferon signalling as a biomarker and therapeutic target of myeloproliferative neoplasm progression to acute myeloid leukaemia. Br J Haematol 2024;204:206–220.
The impact of CHOP versus bendamustine on bone mineral density in patients with indolent lymphoma enrolled in the GALLIUM study
Authors: Pedersen Mette Abildgaard , Gormsen Lars C. , Jakobsen Lasse H. , Eyre Toby A. , Severinsen Marianne T. , Baech Joachim , Dann Eldad J. , Knapp Andrea , Sahin Denis , Vestergaard Peter , El‐Galaly Tarec C. , Jensen Paw 
Published: November 2023

SummaryStandard CHOP treatment includes a high cumulative dose of prednisone, and studies have shown increased fracture risk following CHOP. It is unclear whether reductions in bone mineral density (BMD) are caused by glucocorticoids or by the combination with chemotherapy. Our objective was to determine the effect of obinutuzumab (G)/rituximab (R)‐bendamustine versus G/R‐CHOP on BMD in follicular lymphoma patients. Patients in this GALLIUM post hoc study were ≥60 years old and in complete remission at induction treatment completion (ITC), following treatment with G or R in combination with bendamustine or CHOP. To assess BMD, Hounsfield units (HU) were measured in lumbar vertebra L1 on annual computed tomography. Furthermore, vertebral compression fractures were recorded. Of 173 patients included, 59 (34%) received CHOP and 114 (66%) received bendamustine. At baseline, there was no difference in HU between groups. The mean HU decrease from baseline to ITC was 27.8 after CHOP and 17.3 after bendamustine, corresponding to a difference of 10.4 (95% CI: 3.2–17.6). Vertebral fractures were recorded in 5/59 patients receiving CHOP and in 2/114 receiving bendamustine. CHOP was associated with a significant greater decrease in BMD and more frequent fractures. These results suggest that prophylaxis against BMD loss should be considered.
A single‐institution pre–post comparison of subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy in allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation recipients
Authors: Suga Makiko , Fuji Shigeo , Tada Yuma , Tsutsumi Kazuhito , Kida Shuhei , Shibata Kumi , Nakata Ryo , Shingai Yasuhiro , Yuda Sayako , Yokota Takafumi , Ishikawa Jun 
Published: November 2023

SummaryImmunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) reduces the risk of infection in hypogammaglobulinaemia secondary to chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and multiple myeloma. However, the benefit of IgRT, especially subcutaneous IgRT (ScIgRT), has not been assessed in hypogammaglobulinaemia after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (allo‐HCT). We performed a pre–post comparison of the clinical impact of ScIgRT after allo‐HCT in a retrospective analysis of 209 patients who underwent allogeneic HCT at our institution from 2011 to 2019. Since ScIgRT became available at our institution in April 2017, we categorized patients treated from January 2011 to March 2017 as the Pre‐ScIgRT group (n = 118) and those treated from April 2017 to December 2019 as the Post‐ScIgRT group (n = 91). The 2‐year overall survival rate was 65% in the Pre‐ScIgRT group and 81% in the Post‐ScIgRT group (p = 0.02). The cumulative incidence (CI) of non‐relapse mortality at 2 years was 18% and 7% (p = 0.02). There were 78 infectious events in 44 patients in the Pre‐ScIgRT group and 28 such events in 19 patients in the Post‐ScIgRT group. The CI of the documented infection during the observation period was between 38% and 21% (p = 0.01). Our study suggests that ScIgRT may reduce infection rates and improve prognosis after allo‐HCT.
A case of hemichorea associated with nonketotic hyperglycaemia: A new magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) finding and possible future implications
Authors: Trinchillo Assunta , Barchetti Flavio , De Joanna Gabriella , Esposito Marcello , Piccirillo Giovanni , Miniello Stefania 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBackgroundDiabetic Striatopathy (DS) is a rare complication of a poor‐controlled Diabetes Mellitus consisting of sudden onset of movement disorders. To date, there is still poor knowledge about the pathogenesis.CaseWe describe a 79 year old men affected by sudden onset hemichoreic movements whose cause was a non‐ketotic hyperglycaemia diagnosed despite the normal blood glucose levels thanks to brain CT and magnetic resonance imaging. Then, we introduce a new magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) finding never described until today which allowed us to produce a new pathogenetic theory of a phenomenon still without definitive explanations.Literature ReviewWe performed a review of DS cases using the Medline database and we extracted main data regarding imaging findings.ConclusionsThanks to our MRS we show new imaging findings never described until today, with a new pathogenetic explanation, since all the causative hypotheses produced during the past years have never found evidence.
Assessing competency in exodontia: A UK perspective
Authors: Chana Pav 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIntroductionAssessment ensures that undergraduate students and postgraduate trainees are providing optimal patient care. Numerous assessment methods are currently being used within the United Kingdom. Therefore, the purpose of this review was to provide an overview of the methods used to assess competency in exodontia and compare methods against criteria defined for good assessment.Materials and MethodsA systematic narrative review was carried out. Databases were electronically searched for published studies assessing the competence of undergraduate students and postgraduate trainees in exodontia up to October 2023.The validity, reproducibility, equivalence, feasibility, educational impact, catalytic effect and acceptability of each assessment method was considered.ResultsIn this review, 591 undergraduate students (n = 529) and postgraduate dental trainees (n = 62) had their competence in exodontia assessed. Undergraduate students were assessed on simple exodontia with forceps and elevators, whereas postgraduate trainees were assessed on the surgical removal of mandibular third molars. Only one study took place in a simulated dental environment, the remaining (n = 7) took place in a clinical environment. A range of formative and summative assessment methods were identified including structured clinical objective tests (SCOT), self‐assessment, peer assessment and logbooks. Common marking criteria such as global rating and checklist scales were also highlighted.ConclusionThis review highlights the lack of evidence to support one form of assessment and the lack of consensus on assessment within the United Kingdom. Further research related to this topic, alongside the opinion of trainees and trainers is required to improve assessments. This will maximise learning opportunities for trainees and translate to better patient care.
Asymmetric relationships and their effects on coexistence
Authors: Albert Pimsupa Jasmin , Reuman Daniel C. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractSpecies coexistence attracts wide interest in ecology. Modern coexistence theory (MCT) identifies coexistence mechanisms, one of which, storage effects, hinges on relationships between fluctuations in environmental and competitive pressures. However, such relationships are typically measured using covariance, which does not account for the possibility that environment and competition may be more related to each other when they are strong than when weak, or vice versa. Recent work showed that such ‘asymmetric tail associations’ (ATAs) are common between ecological variables, and are important for extinction risk, ecosystem stability, and other phenomena. We extend MCT, decomposing storage effects to show the influence of ATAs. Analysis of a simple model and an empirical example using diatoms illustrate that ATA influences can be comparable in magnitude to other mechanisms of coexistence and that ATAs can make the difference between species coexistence and competitive exclusion. ATA influences may be an important new mechanism of coexistence.
How do healthcare professionals and managers view the role of the advanced practice nurse?
Authors: Sevilla Guerra Sonia , Zabalegui Adelaida , Comellas Oliva Montserrat , Estrem Cuesta Mercè , Martín‐Baranera Montse , Rivera Villalobos Darinka , Ferrús Estopà Lena 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBackgroundAdvanced practice nurses (APN) growth depends on the implementation and acceptance of APNs in each country.IntroductionGiven the diversity of the different contexts and varying population health needs where APNs are developing, this study focuses on exploring the viewpoints of the multidisciplinary and management team who have worked with APNs in public hospitals in Catalonia, Spain.MethodsA cross‐sectional study with previously identified APNs, health professionals, and health managers. EVOHIPA, a valid and reliable scale, was used. The STROBE checklist was followed.FindingsThe results showed high levels of agreement among the 746 participants (predominantly physicians and nurses), with statements relating to the APN's contribution in enhancing care continuity and processes, resulting in safer and more patient‐centered care. The results showed low levels of agreement with statements relating to legal support for the APN position, regulation, and practice scope.DiscussionThe study provides discussion elements and reflection to determine the axes on which it will be necessary to act to promote APNs and their conditions of service in the context of practice within hospital teams.ConclusionThe study highlights the differences in opinion on APN roles among health professionals and managers who have worked with APNs and allows exploring expectations about current changes in workflows and clinical activities among healthcare team members.Implications for nursing and health policyResults highlight the importance of fostering a common understanding among healthcare teams to maximize the benefits of collaborative work and recognize the significant contributions of APNs within the multidisciplinary team.Health policy plays a crucial role in recognizing and promoting the contribution of APNs within hospital healthcare teams, acknowledging their autonomy and expertise in improving patient outcomes.
The positioning of nursing in Turkish mass media: Before and after the COVID‐19 outbreak
Authors: Ersan Yaman Hilal , Basaran‐Acil Seher , Duygulu Sergul 
Published: November 2023

AbstractAimTo explore the way the nursing profession was portrayed in online news coverage before and after the COVID‐19 pandemic.BackgroundThe power of the media can be used as a tool to introduce nursing services to society, make nursing visible, and influence the public perception of nursing.IntroductionAnalyzing the image of nursing as portrayed in the news can be a guide for more effective management of the media as a tool for positioning nursing in the future and presenting the right message.MethodsA qualitative design was applied. Three online newspapers published in the Turkish language—the most widely read newspapers in Turkey—were analyzed. The sample for this research consisted of 505 news articles containing the keywords “nurse” and “nursing” published before and after the COVID‐19 outbreak. The MAXQDA2022 software was used for data management.ResultsThe articles selected were themed as news reflecting the nursing profession negatively, positively, and neutrally. When the negative and positive themes were compared, the two most repeated subthemes included (1) working conditions and being unprofessionalism; (2) impact on health, social recognition, and neutral included only subtheme that happens to you as a citizen/individual.ConclusionCompared with the pre‐COVID‐19 period, there was an increase in news coverage reflecting portrayed nursing positively on the nursing profession in the post‐COVID‐19 period. Mass media, which are indispensable in social communication, can be used as an effective tool to improve the image of nursing in society.Implications for nursingFrom nursing students to policymakers, all professionals must act in a planned and purposeful manner to present nursing professionals positively as leaders in public healthcare.
Estimation and test of a simple model of robust capital asset pricing: An info‐metrics approach
Authors: García‐Feijóo Luis , Viale Ariel M. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractWe introduce the info‐metrics approach to empirical asset pricing under ambiguity. We apply relative entropy as a pseudo‐metric of model discrepancy, and generalized maximum entropy as a principle of statistical inference, to cross‐sectional asset pricing tests. We show that a single‐factor market representation of the CAPM under ambiguity can explain the cross‐section of U.S. stock returns without the aid of additional risk factors. The additional factors can be interpreted as compensations for idiosyncratic ambiguity. The approach can also recover the market price of ambiguity that sets a lower (entropy‐based) bound on stock prices, which can be understood as investors' “margin of safety” against extreme market events.
Missing voices: Office space discontent as a driving force in employee hybrid work preferences
Authors: Skountridaki Lila , Lee W. Victoria , Rouhani Lilinaz 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis paper draws on rich qualitative and survey data to show that employee discontent with office space is a major driving force in employee hybrid‐work preferences. Despite voice marginalisation, employees wish to take advantage of increased control over their physical working conditions and the locus of work that hybrid work has unexpectedly brought in their working lives. Taking cues from the literature on employee voice, this paper suggests that employee missing or silenced voices can be conceptualised as latent: hidden but potentially influential and inactive but potentially triggered by shifts in the labour market conditions or other external to organisations changes. The paper also brings attention to empirical academic studies as an employee voice mechanism.
Investigation of the relationship between nurses' perception of toxic leadership and their organizational trust levels and turnover intentions
Authors: Türkmen Keskin Sultan , Özduyan Kiliç Meltem 
Published: November 2023

AbstractAimThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between nurses' perception of toxic leadership and their organizational trust levels and turnover intentions.DesignThis cross‐sectional study was conducted using an online survey of 168 nurses working in public and university hospitals.MethodsData were collected between April and November 2022 with the Toxic Leadership Scale, Organizational Trust Scale and Turnover Intention Scale. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and regression analyses were used to analyse these data.ResultsIt was determined that almost half of the nurses (46.4%) were exposed to negative behaviours from their managers within the last year. Nurses' perception of toxic leadership, organizational trust level and turnover intention were moderate. It was found that nurses' perceptions of toxic leadership had a negative effect on organizational trust level (R2 = .691; β = −0.832; p < .05) and a positive significant effect on turnover intention (R2 = .267; β = 0.521; p < .05).ConclusionsThis study revealed that toxic leadership behaviours in health organizations should be struggled with to increase nurses' organizational trust and reduce their turnover. In this context, an organizational culture in which toxic behaviours are not tolerated should be established in health organizations.ImpactWhat problem did the study address? In the literature, mostly positive leadership behaviours of nurse managers are emphasized and little is known about their negative behaviours such as toxic leadership.What were the main findings? It was determined that nurses who perceived more toxic behaviour from their managers had less trust in their organizations and higher turnover intention.On whom will the research have an impact? To provide a positive working environment and reduce turnover, it is necessary to create an organizational culture in which the toxic behaviours of nurse managers are not tolerated.Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contribution.
Two‐sided productivity heterogeneity, firm boundaries, and assortative matching
Authors: Dam Kaniṣka , Ripperger‐Suhler Daniel , Serfes Konstantinos 
Published: November 2023

AbstractWe consider a market where each firm is created by the combination of two complementary assets that are heterogeneous in their productivity. After assets match endogenously, their owners choose between two ownership structures: centralized organization (integration) and arm's length organization (nonintegration). Our main focus is on the interplay between productivity heterogeneity and firm boundary decisions. When firms choose between distinct ownership structures, the standard single‐crossing condition that guarantees positive assortative matching may fail to hold. We provide a novel condition—the congruent marginal contributions property—which guarantees monotone matching with respect to asset productivity. Furthermore, we provide conditions under which integration at the bottom of the productivity ladder is the market equilibrium; an organizational pattern that has been largely unexplored by the theoretical and empirical literature. We investigate the effect of model primitives on the equilibrium distribution of output. Moreover, our model offers interesting testable implications regarding firm boundary decisions.
3D printing of ultra‐thin veneers made of lithium disilicate using the LCM method in a digital workflow: A feasibility study
Authors: Schweiger J. , Edelhoff D. , Schubert O. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractObjectiveThis article highlights the feasibility of the additive fabrication of ultra‐thin veneers made of lithium disilicate using the lithography‐based ceramic manufacturing (LCM) method.Clinical ConsiderationsAn esthetical appealing restoration of anterior teeth with thin ceramic veneers is considered one of the ultimate challenges in restorative dental prosthetics. These sophisticated restorations can be fabricated in different ways. Both analog and digital subtractive manufacturing processes have been used to date. Either of the methods is highly demanding for the dental technician and dental engineering due to the required low ceramic layer thickness.ConclusionModern additive manufacturing methods, for example LCM technology, enable the production of ultra‐thin lithium disilicate veneers with layer thicknesses of down to 0.2 mm and could therefore represent a viable alternative for this indication in the future.Clinical SignificanceDigital technologies can help streamline workflows, make the outcome more predictable and reproducible, and even further optimize therapeutic restorative options such as highly esthetic veneers for anterior teeth. The reduced material thickness allows for a true non‐prep solution or minimally invasive preparation.