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Unleashing the potential of local brand equity of Hong Kong as a green–creative–smart city
Authors: Chan Chung Shing , Tsun Wan Yan 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
This study aims to propose resident-based brand equity models on green, creative and smart development themes through a multi-sample telephone survey on Hong Kong residents (n = 751).

Design/methodology/approach
This research adopted a quantitative approach with a round of questionnaire-based survey carried out anonymously on adult citizens who have stayed in Hong Kong for more than one year. Telephone survey was performed by a professional survey research centre with trained interviewers between May and July 2022.

Findings
The study identifies the magnitude of these city brand equity attributes and reconfigured their composition under separate samples of Hong Kong residents. The results reveal the relatively stronger brand equity for developing Hong Kong as a smart city brand compared with green and creative branding.

Research limitations/implications
The research findings might carry a major limitation of varied interpretations and stereotypes of each city theme (green, creative and smart) by local residents. To minimize the expected bias, two core questions were added to provide respondents with information on each theme before the main survey questions. The questions’ wording was also simplified to ensure the constraint and inconsistency of layman effect.

Practical implications
The common attributes across the themes, including distinctiveness, uniqueness, confidence, positive image, liveability, long-term residence, feature familiarity and top-of-mind, indicate the most prominent aspects of brand equity formation and enhancement. Since urban sustainability does not follow a single path of strategies and infrastructure development, city brand process should also follow a selective approach, which clearly identifies a multiplicity of local interests that could create the best outcomes and the strongest brand equity for the city.

Originality/value
The factor allocation and regression analysis elucidate different configurations of the determining factors with a three-factor model for green city brand equity and two-factor models for the other ones. The findings encore some previous studies supporting the differentiation between common attributes and distinctive attributes, and the overlapping approach to unleash the strongest integration of attributes of brand equity.
Individual interest, self‐regulation, and self‐directed language learning with technology beyond the classroom
Authors: Lai Chun , Chen Qianshan , Wang Yabing , Qi Xuedan 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIndividual interest and self‐regulation are two pillars of self‐directed learning. Despite empirical evidence on the interaction between the two with respect to academic achievement, few studies have explored how individual interest and self‐regulation might interact and relate to self‐directed informal learning. This study surveyed 322 university students on self‐regulation and two interest constructs (interest in learning English and interest in pursuing personal interest in English), and tested how these factors related to their engagement in self‐directed use of technology for English learning beyond the classroom. Structural equation modelling analysis revealed that despite both being significant determinants, interest factors, and self‐regulation were associated differently with various types of self‐directed technological activities (instruction‐, information‐, entertainment‐ and socialization‐oriented activities). Self‐regulation was predictive of instruction‐, information‐ and socialization‐oriented activities, which have high cognitive load and require effort management for second‐language learners. Interest in English learning was consistently a significant predictor of all four types of technological activities. Interest in pursuing personal interest in English played a significant role in information‐ and entertainment‐oriented technological activities. The findings recommend greater attention to individual interest when promoting self‐directed informal learning. The findings further suggest adopting a differentiated approach to bolstering self‐directed learning for different purposes.Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topicSelf‐regulation is important to self‐directed learning.Subject‐matter interest and self‐regulation interplay to influence academic performance in formal learning contexts.What this paper addsInterest and self‐regulation interplayed to shape self‐direction in informal learning contexts.Self‐regulation was predictive of instruction‐, information‐ and socialization‐oriented activities.Interest factors added additional explanation power on self‐directed technological activities.Both subject‐matter interest and the integration of personal interest with subject learning were significant determinants.The integration of personal interest with subject learning mediated the influence of subject‐matter interest.Implications for practice and/or policyEducational interventions need to work simultaneously on both interest and self‐regulation to bolster self‐directed learning.Educators need to address different factors when boosting different types of technological activities.A relative stance needs to be taken since self‐regulation might play a less significant role in less taxing technological activities.It is important to deliberately integrate students' personal interests into English learning and help students perceive and act on the integration.
Long‐term efficacy of venous sinus stenting in the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Authors: Cheng Hui , Jin Haidi , Hu Yongjun , Chen Lijiang , Chen Zhicai , Zhong Genlong 
Published: July 2023

AbstractBackgroundsPrevious studies have suggested that cerebral dural sinus stenosis could be a possible underlying cause of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Venous sinus stenting (VSS) has emerged as a potential alternative for treating IIH related to dural sinus stenosis. However, most of the documented studies have been conducted in Western countries. In this study, we present the results of 16 Chinese IIH patients who underwent VSS treatment in our single center.MethodsWe prospectively collected angiographic and manometric data from IIH patients who underwent angioplasty/stenting. All patients had confirmed dural sinus stenosis and had failed maximal medical therapy (MMT). Demographic, clinical, and radiological presentation, as well as long‐term follow‐up outcomes were collected retrospectively.ResultsA total of 16 patients who underwent VSS were enrolled in the present study. Demographic data revealed a mean age of 40 (range 20–55), with 69% (11/16) being female, and a mean body mass index (BMI) of 27.05 (range 19.18–38.04) kg/m2. All patients presented with papilledema and visual disturbances. During a median follow‐up period of 47.5 months, 93.75% (15/16) of patients reported improvement in symptoms, although only 37.5% (6/16) experienced complete resolution. Headaches, blurred vision, and amaurosis related to increased pressure improved in 100% (8/8), 81.25% (13/16), and 75% (3/4) of patients, respectively. However, one patient suffered cerebral infarction and secondary epilepsy soon after VSS, and another patient had recurrence of symptoms due to stent wall thrombosis 2 years later.ConclusionsThe significance of venous sinus stenosis in the development of IIH may be undervalued. Our study, based on a Chinese case series, affirms the long‐term safety and effectiveness of VSS in treating IIH patients with relatively lower BMI than those from Western countries.
Coalition cascades: The politics of tipping points in clean energy transitions
Authors: Meckling Jonas , Goedeking Nicholas 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPolicy change often involves multiple policy subsystems, as in the case of clean energy transitions. We argue that trans‐subsystem policy feedback is a central dynamic in policy change across subsystems. Policy in one subsystem creates benefits/costs and/or learning effects that mobilize actors for policy change in another subsystem, resulting in “coalition cascades” across interdependent subsystems. If coalition cascades lead to the resolution of coordination problems across subsystems, the system reaches a tipping point in policy change. Coalition cascades are thus the transmission belts of trans‐subsystem policy feedback. We illustrate our argument in the case of California's clean energy transition. We show how early renewable energy policy spilled over into the subsystems on grid policy—leading to energy storage policy—and on transport policy—resulting in electric vehicle charging policy. The article advances our understanding of the mechanisms underpinning trans‐subsystem policy change, offering a model of the politics of tipping points.
The Sosva–Lozva Graben: A Devonian–Carboniferous Extensional Structure at the Rear of an Active Continental Margin on the Eastern Slope of the Northern Urals
Authors: Petrov G. A. , Maslov A. V. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Within the northern part of the Tagil paleo-island-arc structure in the Northern Urals, the Sosva–Lozva graben is identified. The graben is filled mainly with Devonian and Lower Carboniferous terrigenous and volcanic strata. The location of the graben to the west (in modern coordinates) of the supra-subduction igneous complexes and the composition of volcanic rocks, which combines the signs of igneous formations of convergent and divergent settings, suggest that this structure formed under extensional conditions at the rear of the active continental margin.
A Colonial Gaze on Mecca: Networks Surrounding the First Documentary about the Hajj
Authors: Reichling Rukayyah 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The first fully-fledged documentary about the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca was produced in 1928 when the Dutch filmmaker George Krugers (1890–1964) accompanied Muslim pilgrims from the Netherlands East Indies to the Arabian Peninsula. In the late 1920s, when the film project was carried out, an increasing number of Muslims from the archipelago embarked on the hajj journey, which was closely supervised and administered by Dutch colonial institutions. To uncover the “colonial gaze” engrained in the film, this article addresses the filming circumstances, the documentary’s visual content, its intended audiences, and the reception of the moving images in the Netherlands. It draws on Bruno Latour’s actor-network theory, foregrounding the social, political, and technological agents and networks that undergird Krugers’ pioneering film project about the hajj.
Rare and Complex Wares: A Study of Vessels and Sherds Decorated with Both Mīnāʾī and Lustre Techniques
Authors: McClary Richard Piran 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The two most prestigious and technically challenging types of ceramic decoration used in the Islamic world during the sixth–seventh/twelfth–thirteenth centuries were mīnāʾī and lustre. By far the rarest type of mediaeval ceramic wares are the pieces featuring both types of overglaze decoration on the same vessel. This article examines the corpus of twenty-two sherds, including repaired and several previously unpublished examples. They are studied together to show the two main types of wares and their connection to other categories of mīnāʾī ware.
Intra-abdominal infection after tumor surgery: tigecycline combined with β-lactam antibiotics versus tigecycline alone
Authors: Cai Xinfeng , Yan Hongxia , Zhang Wenjun , Zhao Wei , Zhang Lei , Wang Xu , Wu Xinjing , Hao Zhiying , Guo Jinlin 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Backgrounds
Tigecycline has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity and has been approved for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections. However, it is debatable whether tigecycline should be used alone or in combination. This study aimed to investigate whether tigecycline plus β-lactam antibiotics (combination therapy [CT] group) are superior to tigecycline alone (monotherapy [MT] group) in non-critically ill intra-abdominal infection patients after tumor surgery.

Methods
This was a multicenter, retrospective cohort study. The primary outcome was mortality during the hospital stay. Secondary outcomes were clinical success rate, microbial eradication rate, relapse rate within one week, course of treatment, and adverse effects. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to adjust the degree of infection before medication between the MT and CT groups. Univariate comparisons were performed using the chi-squared test for qualitative variables and Student’s t-test or the Mann-Whitney U-test for continuous variables, as appropriate. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the relationship between antimicrobial treatments and mortality during hospitalization. The paired samples Wilcoxon test was used to compare the parameters before and after medication.

Results
In total, 291 patients were included in the final analysis: 128 in MT group and 163 in CT group. Mortality rate was 6.25% in the MT group and 6.13% in the CT group (P = 0.97). Multivariate logistic regression model showed that carbapenem-resistant organisms (OR: 4.35, 95% CI: 2.36 ~ 61.70) and age > 65 (OR: 1.32, 95% CI:1.19 ~ 3.01) were independent risk factors for death. CT group had a shorter defervescence time (P < 0.05), with less likelihood of relapse (P < 0.05) but had a more significant effect on activated partial thromboplastin and prothrombin time.

Conclusions
Tigecycline plus β-lactam wasn’t superior to tigecycline monotherapy for the treatment of non-critically ill patients with intra-abdominal infection. But for advanced age patients with cancer, tigecycline combination therapy maybe a better choice in terms of mortality.
Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: a population-based study
Authors: Wang Xiaohua , Xie Lin , Yang Shuo 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Introduction
The weight-adjusted-waist Index (WWI), an innovative metric for assessing obesity, exhibits superior efficacy in appraising lean muscle and adipose tissue mass relative to both the Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC). The objective of this research paper is to investigate the correlation between WWI and the incidence of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods
In this population-based study, we collected data from adult participants aged 20–80 years using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 2011 and 2020 to analyze the association between WWI and the occurrence of RA and OA. NHANES, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey, is designed to evaluate the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population. The current research incorporates an extensive, nationally representative sample of U.S. adults, utilizing weighted multivariate linear regression and smoothed curve fitting techniques to examine linear and non-linear relationships. Threshold effects were determined through a two-part linear regression model. Additionally, subgroup analyses and interaction tests were conducted to explore the connection between WWI and the incidence of RA and OA.

Results
Our findings reveal a linear positive correlation between WWI and OA prevalence, indicating that an increase in WWI is linked to a heightened risk of OA. Conversely, a non-linear relationship was observed between WWI and RA prevalence, exhibiting a significant threshold effect with a saturation value of 11.21 cm/√kg. A positive association was detected to the left of the saturation point, while no significant association was present between the two variables to the right of the saturation point, suggesting a complex non-linear relationship between RA prevalence and WWI.

Conclusions
This investigation demonstrates a positive linear association between WWI and OA prevalence, as well as a complex non-linear relationship with RA prevalence in U.S. adults aged 20–80 years.
Cerebrospinal fluid GFAP is a predictive biomarker for conversion to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease-associated biomarkers alterations among de novo Parkinson’s disease patients: a prospective cohort study
Authors: Liu Tingting , Zuo Hongzhou , Ma Di , Song Dan , Zhao Yuying , Cheng Oumei 
Published: July 2023

AbstractBackgroundDementia is a prevalent non-motor manifestation among individuals with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is an inflammatory marker derived from astrocytes. Research has demonstrated the potential of plasma GFAP to forecast the progression to dementia in PD patients with mild cognitive impairment (PD–MCI). However, the predictive role of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) GFAP on future cognitive transformation and alterations in Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-associated CSF biomarkers in newly diagnosed PD patients has not been investigated.Methods210 de novo PD patients from the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative were recruited. Cognitive progression in PD participants was evaluated using Cox regression. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between baseline CSF GFAP and cognitive function and AD-related CSF biomarkers were evaluated using multiple linear regression and generalized linear mixed model.ResultsAt baseline, the mean age of PD participants was 60.85 ± 9.78 years, including 142 patients with normal cognition (PD–NC) and 68 PD–MCI patients. The average follow-up time was 6.42 ± 1.69 years. A positive correlation was observed between baseline CSF GFAP and age (β = 0.918,p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in baseline CSF GFAP levels between PD–NC and PD–MCI groups. Higher baseline CSF GFAP predicted greater global cognitive decline over time in early PD patients (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, β = − 0.013,p = 0.014). Furthermore, Cox regression showed that high baseline CSF GFAP levels were associated with a high risk of developing dementia over an 8-year period in the PD–NC group (adjusted HR = 3.070, 95% CI 1.119–8.418,p = 0.029). In addition, the baseline CSF GFAP was positively correlated with the longitudinal changes of not only CSF α-synuclein (β = 0.313,p < 0.001), but also CSF biomarkers associated with AD, namely, amyloid-β 42 (β = 0.147,p = 0.034), total tau (β = 0.337,p < 0.001) and phosphorylated tau (β = 0.408,p < 0.001).ConclusionsCSF GFAP may be a valuable prognostic tool that can predict the severity and progression of cognitive deterioration, accompanied with longitudinal changes in AD-associated pathological markers in early PD.
Doing our best and doing no harm: A focused ethnography of staff moral experiences of providing palliative care at a Médecins Sans Frontières pediatric hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Authors: Yantzi Rachel , Hadiuzzaman Md , Sen Gupta Pradip Kumar , Lamrous Amin , Richardson Kathryn , Pringle John , Schwartz Lisa , Hossain Puspita , Kizito David , Burza Sakib 
Published: July 2023

Introduction
The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Goyalmara Hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh is a referral centre offering the highest level of care available in the Rohingya camps for pediatrics and neonatology. Efforts are underway to integrate pediatric palliative care due to high mortality and medical complexity of patients, yet little is known about the experiences of staff delivering palliative and end-of-life care. The purpose of this study was to understand the moral experiences of MSF staff to inform program planning and implementation.

Methods
This focused ethnography was conducted between March-August 2021 at Goyalmara Hospital. Data collection involved participant-observation, individual interviews (22), focus group discussions (5), and analysis of documents including MSF clinical guidelines, admission and referral criteria, reports, and training materials. Data analysis followed a modified version of the Qualitative Analysis Guide of Leuven and data were coded using NVivo software.

Results
The prevailing understanding of pediatric palliative care among national and international staff was care that prioritized comfort for infants and children who were not expected to survive. Staff’s views were informed by their sense of obligation to do no harm, to do their best on behalf of their patients, and religious beliefs about God’s role in determining the child’s outcome. The authority of doctors, international staff, as well as protocols and guidelines shaped palliative care decision-making. Staff saw clinical guidelines as valuable resources that supported a consistent approach to care over time, while others were concerned that palliative care guidelines were rigidly applied.

Conclusion
When integrating palliative care into humanitarian programs, it is important to emphasize the active role of palliative care in reducing suffering. Advocacy for access to the highest level of care possible should continue alongside palliative care integration. While palliative care guidelines are valuable, it is essential to encourage open discussion of staff concerns and adapt care plans based on the family’s needs and preferences.
How to live longer: lived experience of older adults in Thailand
Authors: Kumpeera Kittisak , Daengthern Laddawan , Thojampa Somsak , Udkhammee Kunchayarat 
Published: July 2023

Introduction: Thai population data across the country found that the number of older adults who were aged over 80 years old increased. The researcher was interested in caring of older adults following the context of lifestyle, detail of self care, and social support which make older people live longer than the average life expectancy. The nurses can use obtain information to appropriate health promotion for adults who are becoming older adults. It makes people to good quality of life when they are older and life longevity.
Methods: This qualitative research has a purposive sampling method that was used to select ten participants who were aged 80 years and above and from five villages, the inclusion criteria was who can communicate in Thai language and agreed to participate in this research project. An in depth interview using open ended questionnaire were conducted to explore the factors leading to longevity among older people.
Results: This study revealed four themes related to longevity in older adults as follows: food type choices, exercise as part of daily life, reduction of stress options, and dealing with illness.
Conclusion: The relatives and healthcare providers of older adults should support them to eat healthy food, do regular exercises, volunteer in activities that help society, regularly meditate to calm the mind, and have fast access to health system services.

Keywords: food type choices, exercise as part of daily life, reduction of stress options, dealing with illness, Life long
A Multifunctional Drug Delivery System Based on Switchable Peptide-Stabilized Emulsions
Authors: Reches Meital , Boas Daniel , Teijlingen Alexander van , Shpilt Zohar , Shalev Deborah , Tshuva Edit , Tuttle Tell 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Emulsions are commonly used for drug delivery, yet they are usually limited to exclusively delivering either lipophilic compounds or hydrophilic compounds. This separation negates possible synergetic therapeutic roles between such compounds. Here, we introduce a novel design for a short peptide that can stabilize emulsions. Upon binding certain metal ions, the peptide acts as a molecular switch, changes conformation, and becomes amphiphilic. Spectroscopic methods, NMR, and molecular dynamics provide information on the mechanism of this complexation-triggered amphiphilicity. The stability of these unique emulsions is based on histidine-metal bonds, which break at low pH values, selectively releasing their contents at the extracellular pH of tumors. Paclitaxel-encapsulated emulsion demonstrated strong activity against HeLa cells with an IC50 of 70 nM, possibly enhanced by the simultaneous release of Zn2+ ions. Importantly, the emulsion was easily functionalized with various hexahistidine-tagged motifs that can supply the emulsions with many functions beyond drug delivery.