bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Pensions and retirement systems research: a retrospective assessment from 1910 to 2022 using bibliometric analysis
Authors: Owusu Godfred Matthew Yaw , Onumah Regina Mensah , Essel-Donkor Amanda Efua 
Published: June 2023

PurposeThis study aims to present a bibliometric analysis of research on pensions and retirement systems over the past 100 years. The study examines the intellectual structure and mapping in the field of pension and retirement; uncovers growth and publication patterns; identifies thematic areas in the pension domain; provides analysis of gaps; and recommends direction for future research.Design/methodology/approachThe study sourced data from the Scopus database between 1910 and 2022 covering a 112-year period. Employing bibliometric techniques, a total of 6,661 papers were selected and analyzed using SPSS and VOSviewer software.FindingsResults from the cluster analysis suggest research in this domain has focused on five thematic areas namely pension plans, retirement systems, pension schemes, demographic, and socio-economic determinants of pension and retirement decisions. The authors show from the overlay visualization output how these themes have evolved within the period under review. The study further presents major developments, conclusions and suggestions for future research directions based on insights obtained from the research themes to enrich the field of pension and retirement planning.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is useful for informing researchers and practitioners on the state of the pension domain, and findings are useful avenues in developing the research field.Originality/valueThe study adds to existing literature on pension and retirement by offering an analysis of the state of pension research over a century and highlighting areas for future research.
Vulnerability on the frontline: systematic review and meta-analysis of frontline employee vulnerability
Authors: Riedel Aimee , Beatson Amanda , Worsteling Asha , Mulcahy Rory Francis , Keating Byron W. 
Published: June 2023

Purpose The current research aims to introduce the concept of frontline employee (FLE) vulnerability and examine its antecedents and consequences using a framework grounded in Job Demands-Resource theory (JD-R).Design/methodology/approach A systematic review and meta-analysis guided by PRISMA is utilized to review previous FLE literature (204 studies) and develop a conceptualization of FLE vulnerability. The meta-analysis then examines the antecedents and consequences of FLE vulnerability and provides generalizable findings including the identification of critical areas for future research.Findings The meta-analysis provided support for the proposed conceptualization of FLE vulnerability. Specifically, job demands and individual characteristics were observed to increase FLE vulnerability, conceptualized as an individual's susceptibility to experience state-based harm. Job resources were seen to minimize FLE susceptibility to vulnerability. FLE vulnerability was also observed to significantly strengthen negative outcomes and decrease positive outcomes.Originality/value This research addresses calls for greater investigation into how negative events may impact FLE vulnerability. This is achieved by defining FLE vulnerability as a concept which represents one's susceptibility to experience state-based harm as a result of job and/or individual characteristics. The research also provides greater understanding of the health impairment process within JD-R through the introduction and expanded definition of harm that moves beyond physical considerations to also include emotional and psychological harms. Finally, the research adds to the small body of meta-analytic research in the field of service management.
Short‐term plastisphere colonization dynamics across six plastic types
Authors: Silva Vinuri , Pérez Vilma , Gillanders Bronwyn M. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractMarine plastic pollution is a major concern worldwide, but the understanding of plastisphere dynamics remains limited in the southern hemisphere. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a study in South Australia to investigate the prokaryotic community of the plastisphere and its temporal changes over 4 weeks. We submerged six plastic types (i.e., High‐Density Polyethylene [HDPE], Polyvinyl chloride [PVC], Low‐Density Polyethylene [LDPE], Polypropylene [PP], Polystyrene [PS] and the understudied textile, polyester [PET]) and wood in seawater and sampled them weekly to characterize the prokaryotic community using 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding. Our results showed that the plastisphere composition shifted significantly over short time scales (i.e., 4 weeks), and each plastic type had distinct groups of unique genera. In particular, the PVC plastisphere was dominated by Cellvibrionaceae taxa, distinguishing it from other plastics. Additionally, the textile polyester, which is rarely studied in plastisphere research, supported the growth of a unique group of 25 prokaryotic genera (which included the potential pathogenic Legionella genus). Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the colonization dynamics of the plastisphere over short time scales and contributes to narrowing the research gap on the southern hemisphere plastisphere.
‘I am more than just my label’: Rights, fights, validation and negotiation. Exploring theoretical debates on childhood disability with disabled young people
Authors: Brady Geraldine , Franklin Anita ,   RIP:STARS Collective
Published: June 2023

AbstractThrough the creation of safe spaces in which to explore and challenge dominant negative views of disabled children and young people, this co‐written paper presents unique insight into the meaning and impact upon disabled young people’s lives of medical lenses and deficit models of disability. Bodies of work and dominant debates in medical sociology, disability studies and childhood studies have so far largely overlooked the experiences and positioning of disabled children and young people and have rarely involved them in the development or discussion of theory. Drawing on empirical data, and through a series of creative, reflective workshops with a UK‐based disabled young researchers’ collective (RIP:STARS), this paper discusses areas of theoretical importance identified by the disabled young researcher collective—the validation of their lives, negotiation of their identity and acceptance in society. The implications, and possibilities, of platforming disabled children and young people’s voices in theoretical debates are deliberated and are achieved through the yielding of privileged academic voice and the development of a symbiotic, genuine partnership which resonates with disabled young people and recognises them as experts in their own lives.
Emergence of subprime lending in minority neighborhoods
Authors: Jakučionytė Eglė , Singh Swapnil 
Published: June 2023

AbstractSubprime lending is concentrated in minority neighborhoods. However, the literature provides little evidence for what led to this concentration. We use the endorsement of credit scores in mortgage underwriting by the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) in 1995 to answer this question. We show that prime lenders were substituted by subprime lenders in minority neighborhoods. As a result, the share of subprime lending increased by 5 percentage points in minority neighborhoods, relative to nonminority neighborhoods. Prime lenders with a stronger relationship with the GSEs reduced their lending in minority neighborhoods more, and the level of securitization by the GSEs in minority neighborhoods also decreased.
Evaluation of the insecticidal toxicity of various pesticides for Atractomorpha lata (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae) control
Authors: Lee Yuno , Jung Jin‐Woo , Kang Dong‐Hyun , Kim Hyun Kyung , Kim Gil‐Hah 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe insecticidal activity of 38 commercialized pesticides against Atractomorpha lata nymphs in Korea was studied. Seven pesticides showed greater than 70% insecticidal activity against A. lata nymphs after 48 h of treatment, and similar results were observed for adult A. lata using the spray method. The insecticidal activity of the seven pesticides, except for thiacloprid, against Oxya sinuosa adults was similar to that against A. lata. Clothianidin, tetraniliprole, and thiacloprid showed higher toxicity when plants and insects were treated together than when insects were treated directly, indicating that pesticides have ingestion toxicity against A. lata. Clothianidin and thiacloprid have been observed to have knockdown effects on both A. lata nymphs and adults. Tetraniliprole showed 86.7% mortality until 7 days after treatment in the residual effect test of pesticide exposure under field conditions.Therefore, this study provides basic data for A. lata control; tetraniliprole was found to be an effective insecticide for the control of A. lata nymphs and adults.
Pacification as a key problem of politics in international political thought
Authors: Poets Desirée 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis article is a response to Paul Kelly's discussion of Lenin and Mao in Conflict, War and Revolution: The problem of politics in international political thought (2022). Taking on a postcolonial perspective, it analytically expands how the book theorizes violence by understanding the violence of capitalist and colonial domination as a paradigm of war that structures pacified social relations and politics. The paper proposes that pacification, as a phenomenon that spans different kinds of modern nation‐states, begs for a distinct theory of violence in international political thought. In so doing, it places Marxism, Post Colonialism, Coloniality/Decoloniality, Settler Colonial Studies, Anglophone Indigenous thought, post‐structuralism and Brazilian Anthropology in conversation to reveal shared genealogies of anti‐colonial, decolonial and anti‐capitalist thought without uncritically collapsing these traditions.
Circulating FGF18 is decreased in pleural mesothelioma but not correlated with disease prognosis
Authors: Mosleh Berta , Schelch Karin , Mohr Thomas , Klikovits Thomas , Wagner Christina , Ratzinger Lukas , Dong Yawen , Sinn Katharina , Ries Alexander , Berger Walter , Grasl‐Kraupp Bettina , Hoetzenecker Konrad , Laszlo Viktoria , Dome Balazs , Hegedus Balazs , Jakopovic Marko , Hoda Mir Alireza , Grusch Michael 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBackgroundPleural mesothelioma (PM) is a relatively rare malignancy with limited treatment options and dismal prognosis. We have previously found elevated FGF18 expression in PM tissue specimens compared with normal mesothelium. The objective of the current study was to further explore the role of FGF18 in PM and evaluate its suitability as a circulating biomarker.MethodsFGF18 mRNA expression was analyzed by real‐time PCR in cell lines and in silico in datasets from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Cell lines overexpressing FGF18 were generated by retroviral transduction and cell behavior was investigated by clonogenic growth and transwell assays. Plasma was collected from 40 PM patients, six patients with pleural fibrosis, and 40 healthy controls. Circulating FGF18 was measured by ELISA and correlated to clinicopathological parameters.ResultsFGF18 showed high mRNA expression in PM and PM‐derived cell lines. PM patients with high FGF18 mRNA expression showed a trend toward longer overall survival (OS) in the TCGA dataset. In PM cells with low endogenous FGF18 expression, forced overexpression of FGF18 resulted in reduced growth but increased migration. Surprisingly, despite the high FGF18 mRNA levels observed in PM, circulating FGF18 protein was significantly lower in PM patients and patients with pleural fibrosis than in healthy controls. No significant association of circulating FGF18 with OS or other disease parameters of PM patients was observed.ConclusionsFGF18 is not a prognostic biomarker in PM. Its role in PM tumor biology and the clinical significance of decreased plasma FGF18 in PM patients warrant further investigation.
Releasing YAP dysfunction‐caused replicative toxicity rejuvenates mesenchymal stem cells
Authors: Yu Fanyuan , Yao Lin , Li Feifei , Wang Chenglin , Ye Ling 
Published: June 2023

AbstractHippo‐independent YAP dysfunction has been demonstrated to cause chronological aging of stromal cells by impairing the integrity of nuclear envelope (NE). In parallel with this report, we uncover that YAP activity also controls another type of cellular senescence, the replicative senescence in in vitro expansion of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), but this event is Hippo phosphorylation‐dependent, and there exist another NE integrity‐independent downstream mechanisms of YAP. Specifically, Hippo phosphorylation causes reduced nuclear/active YAP and then decreases the level of YAP protein in the proceeding of replicative senescence. YAP/TEAD governs RRM2 expression to release replicative toxicity (RT) via licensing G1/S transition. Besides, YAP controls the core transcriptomics of RT to delay the onset of genome instability and enhances DNA damage response/repair. Hippo‐off mutations of YAP (YAPS127A/S381A) satisfactorily release RT via maintaining cell cycle and reducing genome instability, finally rejuvenating MSCs and restoring their regenerative capabilities without risks of tumorigenesis.
Motivational interviewing and problem‐solving therapy intervention for patients on antiretroviral therapy for HIV in Tshwane, South Africa: A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact on alcohol consumption
Authors: Parry Charles D. H. , Myers Bronwyn , Londani Mukhethwa , Shuper Paul A. , Janse van Rensburg Charl , Manda Samuel O. M. , Nkosi Sebenzile , Kekwaletswe Connie T. , Hahn Judith A. , Rehm Jürgen , Sorsdahl Katherine , Morojele Neo K. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBackground and AimsReduction of alcohol consumption is important for people undergoing treatment for HIV. We tested the efficacy of a brief intervention for reducing the average volume of alcohol consumed among patients on HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART).Design, Setting and ParticipantsThis study used a two‐arm multi‐centre randomized controlled trial with follow‐up to 6 months. Recruitment occurred between May 2016 and October 2017 at six ART clinics at public hospitals in Tshwane, South Africa.Participants were people living with HIV, mean age 40.8 years [standard deviation (SD) = 9.07], 57.5% female, and on average 6.9 years (SD = 3.62) on ART. At baseline (BL), the mean number of drinks consumed over the past 30 days was 25.2 (SD = 38.3). Of 756 eligible patients, 623 were enrolled.InterventionParticipants were randomly assigned to a motivational interviewing (MI)/problem‐solving therapy (PST) intervention arm (four modules of MI and PST delivered over two sessions by interventionists) or a treatment as usual (TAU) comparison arm. People assessing outcomes were masked to group assignment.MeasurementsThe primary outcome was the number of standard drinks (15 ml pure alcohol) consumed during the past 30 days assessed at 6‐month follow‐up (6MFU).FindingsOf the 305 participants randomized to MI/PST, 225 (74%) completed the intervention (all modules). At 6MFU, retention was 88% for the control and 83% for the intervention arm. In support of the hypothesis, an intention‐to‐treat‐analysis for the primary outcome at 6MFU was −0.410 (95% confidence interval = −0.670 to −0.149) units lower on log scale in the intervention group than in the control group (P = 0.002), a 34% relative reduction in the number of drinks. Sensitivity analyses were undertaken for patients who had alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) scores ≥ 8 at BL (n = 299). Findings were similar to those of the whole sample.ConclusionsIn South Africa, a motivational interviewing/problem‐solving therapy intervention significantly reduced drinking levels in HIV‐infected patients on antiretroviral therapy at 6‐month follow‐up.
Toward optimising reproductive output of Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae) for commercial mass rearing systems
Authors: Upchurch Annick , Spurr Cameron J. , Quarrell Stephen R. , Rowbottom Raylea M. , Allen Geoff R. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractDeveloping mass rearing systems for the drone fly, Eristalis tenax, is a crucial step toward its use as a complementary commercial pollinator. To meet the timing of commercial needs for E. tenax, there is significant value to both predicting and managing reproductive output and development within the rearing protocol. To help achieve this, our study focuses on the laboratory manipulation of adult mating and the timing of the development of eggs in E. tenax. To stagger colony cohorts, egg rearing temperatures ranging from 12 to 30°C were found to be suitable for both successful egg development and hatching viability (97 to 28.3 h to first hatch, respectively). The mating window for E. tenax females was established to commence from 2 weeks post eclosion and reached 75 ± 11% mated at 7 weeks. Reproductive output over 12 weeks was assessed in separate cage manipulation trials: (1) varying the sex ratio with 20:40, 30:30 and 40:20 female and male flies respectively per cage and (2) varying the adult density per cage with 15:15, 30:30, 60:60 and 120:120 female and male flies per cage. Female percentage mated and egg cluster size, which averaged 200.6 ± 4.3 eggs per cluster, did not change between treatments in the sex ratio and density trials. Egg cluster output per female was significantly reduced for treatments across both trials, which had more than 30 females in a cage. A stocking rate of 15:15 produced 86% more eggs per female than expected, a percentage well above that of all other treatments. However, the highest stocking density produced the most eggs when assessed at a per cage level. Fly survival was significantly different between the sexes across both trials with males dying earlier in cages stocked with more females than males. Although the fly colonies were held at constant temperatures and light conditions for 6 months, we found evidence of endogenous overwintering behaviours among flies resulting in lower mating rates, egg hatching success and greater longevity among flies studied over winter.
High‐volume patient‐controlled epidural vs. programmed intermittent epidural bolus for labour analgesia: a randomised controlled study
Authors: Roofthooft E. , Filetici N. , Van Houwe M. , Van Houwe P. , Barbé A. , Fieuws S. , Rex S. , Wong C. A. , Van de Velde M. 
Published: June 2023

SummaryThe aim of neuraxial analgesia is to achieve excellent pain relief with the fewest adverse effects. The most recently introduced technique for epidural analgesia maintenance is the programmed intermittent epidural bolus. In a recent study, we compared this with patient‐controlled epidural analgesia without a background infusion and found that a programmed intermittent epidural bolus was associated with less breakthrough pain, lower pain scores, higher local anaesthetic consumption and comparable motor block. However, we had compared 10 ml programmed intermittent epidural boluses with 5 ml patient‐controlled epidural analgesia boluses. To overcome this potential limitation, we designed a randomised, multicentre non‐inferiority trial using 10 ml boluses in each group. The primary outcome was the incidence of breakthrough pain and total analgesic intake. Secondary outcomes included motor block; pain scores; patient satisfaction; and obstetric and neonatal outcomes. The trial was considered positive if two endpoints were met: non‐inferiority of patient‐controlled epidural analgesia with respect to breakthrough pain; and superiority of patient‐controlled epidural analgesia with respect to local anaesthetic consumption. A total of 360 nulliparous women were allocated randomly to patient‐controlled epidural analgesia‐only or programmed intermittent epidural bolus groups. The patient‐controlled group received 10 ml boluses of ropivacaine 0.12% with sufentanil 0.75 μg.ml‐1; the programmed intermittent group received 10 ml boluses supplemented by 5 ml patient‐controlled boluses. The lockout period was 30 min in each group and the maximum allowed hourly local anaesthetic/opioid consumption was identical between the groups. Breakthrough pain was similar between groups (11.2% patient controlled vs. 10.8% programmed intermittent, p = 0.003 for non‐inferiority). Total ropivacaine consumption was lower in the PCEA–group (mean difference 15.3 mg, p < 0.001). Motor block, patient satisfaction scores and maternal and neonatal outcomes were similar across both groups. In conclusion, patient‐controlled epidural analgesia is non‐inferior to programmed intermittent epidural bolus if equal volumes of patient‐controlled epidural analgesia are used to maintain labour analgesia and superior with respect to local anaesthetic consumption.
Hypotony in the early postoperative period after MicroShunt implantation versus trabeculectomy: A registry study
Authors: Bøhler Anders Djupesland , Traustadóttir Valgerdur Dora , Hagem Anne Marie , Tønset Turid Skei , Drolsum Liv , Kristianslund Olav 
Published: June 2023

AbstractPurposeA comparison of the safety and efficacy of the MicroShunt versus trabeculectomy in the early postoperative period, with a particular focus on hypotony.MethodsIn this registry study, we evaluated 200 eyes of 200 glaucoma patients who underwent filtration surgery at Oslo University Hospital between 2017 and 2021. Of these patients, 100 had a Preserflo MicroShunt (Santen) implantation and 100 had a trabeculectomy procedure. The patients were examined per standard hospital protocol after filtration surgery. Data were extracted from the 4‐ and 8‐week visits. We defined hypotony as intraocular pressure (IOP) < 6 mmHg.ResultsThe mean preoperative IOP was 20.6 ± 7.1 mmHg in the MicroShunt group and 21.6 ± 7.1 mmHg in the trabeculectomy group, and the patients used a mean of 3.0 ± 0.9 and 3.1 ± 0.9 glaucoma medications, respectively. After 8 weeks, IOP was reduced to 10.4 ± 5.4 mmHg and 11.3 ± 4.6 mmHg, respectively (p = 0.23). During the early postoperative period, hypotony was registered in 63% of the MicroShunt patients and in 21% of the patients in the trabeculectomy group (p < 0.001); and 11% and 1%, respectively, of the patients developed choroidal detachments (p < 0.003). One patient in the MicroShunt group required reoperation due to hypotony.ConclusionsIn this registry study, we found that the Preserflo MicroShunt and trabeculectomy had equally satisfactory IOP‐lowering effects during the early postoperative period. In this same period, a high number of patients in the MicroShunt group developed hypotony.