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The ‘inclusion’ of civil society in the Organization of African Unity
Authors: Oduro Alfred , Shibaike Takumi 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
An increasing number of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) have established participatory mechanisms for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Although affiliation with an IGO has been widely accepted as a source of NGO legitimacy, there have been few systematic efforts to investigate the mechanism of the institutional legitimation of NGOs. We investigate African NGOs affiliated with the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to examine whether the rational-legal authority of IGOs is sufficient for the institutional legitimation of NGOs. We conducted a mini-case study as well as a longitudinal statistical analysis of African NGOs. We find evidence that the OAU affiliation status negatively impacted the growth of African NGOs. We conclude that the OAU used its affiliation status to invite ‘friends’ of state leaders instead of supporting the bottom-up voice of African civil society. Our study suggests that an IGO’s rational-legal authority is not enough for NGO legitimacy, but the institutional legitimation of NGOs may require substantive democratic deliberation.
Primary care must transform
Authors: Robb Kyle 
Published: February 2025

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Well-being, procreative reasons and normative background conditions
Authors: Tamras Ramiel 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
In this paper, I argue that we can get surprisingly far in vindicating common intuitions about population ethics without assuming that the well-being of those we could create gives us moral reasons for or against creating them. According to the account I sketch, rather than generating procreative reasons, facts about our potential offspring’s well-being serve as normative background conditions – they enable, disable or modify the strength of independent reasons we might have to procreate. It is unclear whether the account can capture everything many of us want to say about population ethics. But, whatever the answer, the point remains that background conditions are a powerful and underappreciated tool in population ethics.
Perspectives of Ecosocial Practice in Human Services: An International Comparison between Finland and Australia
Authors: Nöjd Taija , Boetto Heather , Bowles Wendy , Närhi Kati , Cordoba Pushkar Sebastian , Ramsay Sylvia , Shephard Monique , Kannasoja Sirpa 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This article reports on research in Finland and Australia exploring the similarities and differences between Finnish and Australian human service professionals’ perspectives about ecosocial practice. Surveys consisting of quantitative questions were conducted in both countries, recruiting 542 Finnish participants and 277 Australian participants. Data from each country were analysed descriptively using SPSS software, and the results were compared. Findings indicated that participants in both countries believed that the natural environment and climate change are important at a personal level. However, differences emerged between countries at the professional level, with a higher proportion of Australian participants connecting environmental concerns with human services. Higher proportions of Australian participants also reported adverse impacts of climate change on the well-being of clients or service users. Similarly, Australian participants engaged with clients about ecosocial matters more often. In both countries, participants experienced a lack of support from organisations to facilitate ecosocial practice. These results indicate that, in Australia, a region particularly prone to environmental disasters, participants were more actively engaged in ecosocial practice. Regardless of the different social service systems, the need to challenge neoliberalism through structural reform within organisational, professional and policy domains is essential for enabling ecosocial practice.
The Social Work Public Perception Myth
Authors: Hanley Joe 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Social workers in England consistently raise concerns that the public have a negative perception of them. In contrast, when the public are asked directly about their perceptions of social workers, they tend to be relatively positive. Within this context, this research undertook a genealogy of discourse looking at government policy texts from 2003 to 2023 to better understand how and why a discourse around negative public perception of social workers perpetuates. In total, twenty policy texts were analysed. The findings demonstrate that government policy texts consistently refer to a negative public perception of social workers and the need to address this. Most of these assertions are made with limited or no evidence. Despite this, they are frequently used to justify major reforms within the profession. After presenting these findings, the article looks in more depth at the research that does exist around the public perception of social workers in England. Linked research and literature related to media portrayals of social workers are also discussed. It is suggested that alongside justifying reforms, the discourse around the negative public perception of social workers acts to distract from other issues facing the profession, including working conditions, and to control social workers and reduce dissent.
Parenting is not easy in a racialized society: Decolonizing childcare practice
Authors: Weekes Arlene P , Ward Shirleecia 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This study examines the harm and the disempowerment experienced by four Black Global Majority (BGM) mothers using Critical Race Feminism (CRF) theory lens. It considers the impact of entrenched Westernized mindsets and approaches related to ‘good enough’ parenting on BGM mothers in the UK by social workers. Conley outlines four elements of ‘good enough’ parenting: meeting children’s health and developmental needs, prioritizing children’s needs, providing routine and consistent care, and acknowledging problems while engaging with support services. Although the case studies illustrated no failure to meet these requirements, the researchers acknowledge the need for Children Services intervention but question the efficacy of the service they received and question the role of systemic racism in the interactions. The study noted systemic neglect and emotional abuse, with social workers engaging in defensive practices, leading to excessive disproportionality in experiences across ethnic groups and punitive interventions to address concerns. It highlights the challenges faced by BGM parents and emphasizes the need to decolonize childcare practices and the necessity of cultural humility. The papers findings and discussion should be utilized to enhance social work practice, better support BGM parents, and improve child outcomes.
Financialisation and intangible assets in emerging market economies: evidence from Brazil
Authors: Jibril Halima , Kaltenbrunner Annina , Kesidou Effie 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Whereas previously scholars advocated a positive relationship between a growing size of the financial sector and economic growth, most recent evidence has shown that this might not be the case at all times. The financialisation literature has pointed to some of the mechanisms through which the increasing size and changing structure of the financial system might weigh negatively on growth through the changing financial relations of non-financial corporations (NFCs). This paper contributes to this debate on several grounds. First, rather than interrogating the relationship between finance and firms’ tangible investments, it focuses on firms’ intangible investments, arguably a sine-qua-non for innovativeness and productivity-enhancing structural change. Drawing on an emerging literature on intangible assets, innovation, and development studies, we highlight the important role of investment into intangible assets, in the context of developing economies. Second, by bringing together the literatures on access to finance, intangible assets, and financialisation, we delineate analytically three specific channels through which finance can affect intangible assets. Third, this is the first paper that tests empirically all three channels using the population of publicly listed manufacturing companies in an Emerging Market Economy, Brazil over the period 2011–2016. Our results confirm the potentially negative impact of financialisation on intangible assets through the crowding-out channel, that is, firm’s increased tendency to hold financial assets reduces intangible assets. Our findings also confirm the shareholder-value orientation channel, that is, firm’s payments of dividends reduce intangibles assets.
Kidney outcomes of malignant hypertension-associated thrombotic microangiopathy in patients with and without IgA nephropathy: a propensity score-matched analysis
Authors: Li Wenchuan , Lian Rong , Li Yuejiao , Lian Xingji , Dai Zefang , Zhong Zhong , Shi Wanxin , Wang Yiqin , Chen Wei , Li Jianbo , He Feng 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Background
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) can cause hypertension, and severe hypertension can exacerbate the progression of IgAN. However, the long-term kidney outcome of malignant hypertension (mHTN)-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) with IgAN is not well defined.

Methods
292 individuals with mHTN-associated TMA confirmed by kidney biopsy were included. Propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed to adjust for clinical characteristics in the comparison between cases with and without IgAN. Cox regression analysis was utilized to identify risk factors associated with long-term kidney outcome.

Results
A total of 86 mHTN-associated TMA with IgAN patients were compared with 206 mHTN-associated TMA with non-IgAN patients. After PSM, 61 pairs of patients with mHTN-associated TMA were matched. The mHTN-associated TMA with IgAN patients exhibited significantly lower serum albumin, higher 24-hour proteinuria, and a higher ratio of global sclerosis than those with non-IgAN. mHTN-associated TMA with IgAN was independently associated with impaired kidney function recovery (hazard ratio (HR), 0.48; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.24–0.96, P = 0.038) compared with non-IgAN. This association remained significant after PSM (HR, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.17–0.99, P = 0.047). In addition, mHTN-associated TMA with IgAN was independently associated with kidney replacement therapy (KRT) compared with non-IgAN (HR, 2.31; 95% CI, 1.38–3.88; P = 0.002). This difference remained significant after PSM comparison (HR, 2.38; 95%CI, 1.14–4.99; P = 0.021). In addition, mHTN-associated TMA with IgAN patients had a higher incidence of receiving KRT and a lower incidence of kidney function recovery with a 25% reduction in creatinine levels than in non-IgAN patients, regardless of intensive blood pressure control.

Conclusions
The long-term kidney outcomes for mHTN-associated TMA patients with concomitant IgAN are significantly poorer than that of patients with non-IgAN. Monitoring kidney pathological characteristics will aid management and risk assessment in early.
Offspring Educational Disadvantage and Parents’ Dementia Onset: Does the Educational Success of One Child Moderate the Educational Disadvantage of Another?
Authors: Yahirun Jenjira J , Applegate Jaycob S , Mossakowski Krysia N , Hayward Mark D 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Objectives
A growing body of research examines how adult children’s education influences older parents’ cognitive health. Whereas prior studies tend to focus on educational advantage, this study seeks to understand how various measures of educational disadvantage are associated with parents’ dementia likelihood. In addition, we ask how the risks associated with one child’s educational disadvantage are shaped by a sibling’s educational success.

Methods
Using data from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study (2000-2018) and event history analyses, comparisons are made between measures of offspring educational disadvantage and their relationships with parents’ risk of dementia onset. In addition, analyses are conducted to understand whether the link between one child’s educational disadvantage and parental dementia onset is influenced by a sibling’s educational advantage.

Results
Educational disadvantage is associated with an increased risk of parental dementia onset, with a threshold measure for whether a parent had at least one child without a high school education providing the best model fit for the data. Moreover, the heightened risks associated with one child’s educational disadvantage are not offset by another sibling’s educational success.

Discussion
Children’s educational deficits are a hidden source of health disparities among older parents. Although scholars in recent years have rightly focused on the importance of offspring education, more attention should be paid to conceptualizing how educational disadvantage matters for parents and how the educational attainment of each child shapes parents’ cognitive health.
Radially anisotropic S-wave velocity structure of the upper mantle beneath NE China
Authors: Han Cunrui , Hammond James O S , Yu Weiqian , Wei Wei 
Published: February 2025

Summary
The causes of intraplate volcanoes in northeastern (NE) China and, in particular, how asthenospheric upwelling interacts with the lithosphere remain poorly constrained. In this study, we use teleseismic data to measure the phase and group velocities of Rayleigh and Love waves, and invert for the shear wave velocity and radial anisotropy within the crust and uppermost mantle. Our results show that there are significant low-velocity anomalies and negative radial anisotropy to the northeast of Changbaishan, suggesting an asthenospheric melt reservoir. This is underlain by mantle upwelling, with regional lithospheric structure focusing melt beneath the volcano. In addition, our results show a high-velocity body in the mantle beneath the southwestern Songliao Basin. This exhibits negative radial anisotropy at its margins, suggesting vertical flow. We suggest that lithospheric delamination here may drive intraplate volcanism beneath the Great Xing'an range.
Malectin, an endoplasmic reticulum-resident lectin, promotes malignant behavior of human hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Yu Dong , Ming-Fen Fu , Shao-Min Liu , Hai-Yang Yu , Xiao-Xiao Ge , Lei Zhang , Dan Hu , Sheng-Ying Qin 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Accumulating evidences have shown that unfolded protein response (UPR) contributes to the increased survival of tumor cells under endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress conditions. Malectin is an ER-resident lectin that selectively traps misfolded glycoproteins in ER for degradation, and its expression is upregulated upon ER stress. However, contribution of malectin to malignant behavior of tumor has not been reported. Here, we revealed that malectin expression is aberrantly up-regulated in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues and HCC cell lines compared to their matched normal tissues and cell lines. Knockout of malectin in two HCC cell lines HepG2 and QGY-7703 using CRISPR-Cas9 technology had no obvious effects on cell proliferation, but significantly suppressed cell colony formation, migration and invasion. Consistently, subcutaneously implanted malectin-deficient HCC cells in nude mice also showed an obvious decrease in tumor growth. These results indicate that malectin might play an oncogenic role in HCC tumorigenesis and development.
Does gonadotoxic chemotherapy deplete the ovarian reserve through activation of primordial follicles?
Authors: Erden Murat , Oktay Kutluk H 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Despite significant advances in fertility preservation, no proven pharmacological options exist to protect ovarian primordial follicle reserve from chemotherapy-induced damage. Developing targeted gonadoprotective treatments will require an improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying chemotherapy-induced primordial follicle depletion. While there is robust evidence that gonadotoxic chemotherapy induces primordial follicle death by causing DNA double-strand breaks which trigger apoptotic death, follicle activation leading to ‘burn-out’ of the ovarian reserve has been suggested as an alternative mechanism. Here, we critically evaluated whether primordial follicle activation is a significant mechanism of chemotherapy-induced ovarian reserve depletion in humans. We assessed the causal relationship between chemotherapy exposure and primordial follicle activation by applying the Bradford Hill criteria.
Research on power purchase risk measurement and grading evaluation of grid enterprises based on improved BWM–Cloud model under agency mode
Authors: Huang Qian , Jiang Ming , Bi Mingde , Xue Bing , Liu Tianchang , Zhou Yao 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Grid enterprises need to assess the risk caused by multiple uncertainties such as market trading volume and price fluctuations when acting as a proxy for customers to purchase electricity in multitimescale electricity markets. To this end, this paper constructs a risk measurement and grading evaluation model for power grid agency power purchase. First of all, the multidimensional risks and corresponding risk uncertainty factors of grid agent power purchase participation in market transactions are analyzed. Based on this, a three-dimensional multilevel risk evaluation system is established to evaluate the risk of grid agent power purchase. Then, the risk values of the three-level indicators are calculated by the risk metric method and input as standardized values into the risk grading evaluation model constructed by the improved Best–Worst Method–Cloud (BWM–Cloud) model to evaluate the risk of the indicators. Finally, the simulation analysis is carried out through the actual data of power purchase by grid agents in province A of China. The results show that the risk evaluation model in this paper can effectively measure and evaluate the risk of power purchase by grid agents and can provide risk management references for the subsequent business of power purchase by grid companies.
Research on industry label recognition method based on RoBERTa driven by data
Authors: Wen You , Fan Xuan , Mo Pingyan 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This study introduces an enhanced RoBERTa-based model, called Industry Aware RoBERTa (IA-RoBERTa), designed to improve the accuracy and generalization of industry label recognition. IA-RoBERTa innovatively integrates structured industry knowledge through a knowledge graph fusion approach, using multigranularity input representation and industry-aware self-attention mechanisms. Together, these features enhance the model’s ability to efficiently process and understand industry-specific information. In addition, IA-RoBERTa includes a layered industry classifier that expertly handles fine-grained and layered industry categories. Experimental evaluations of industry label recognition datasets show that IA-RoBERTa outperforms existing methods in terms of accuracy, F1 scores, and macro-average performance metrics.
Salmonella Infantis outbreak on six broiler units in Great Britain: investigation, epidemiology and control
Authors: Cawthraw Shaun , Wales Andrew , Guzinski Jaromir , Trew Jahcub , Ring Isaac , Huby Tom , Hussaini Arslan , Petrovska Liljana , Martelli Francesca 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Aims
To describe the analysis, epidemiology and control of six contemporaneous and linked outbreaks of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Infantis on British broiler farms. S. Infantis is a potentially multidrug-resistant foodborne zoonosis and can persistently colonise poultry flocks and farms.

Methods and Results
Routine monitoring initially identified the organism, which was tracked to six farms associated with a single company. Extensive, repeat sampling identified wide-spread and in some cases persistent contamination. S. Infantis was also isolated from three associated processing factories and catching crew equipment, but not from associated hatcheries and feed mills. Whole genome sequencing and resistance phenotyping revealed one strain was present in the processing plants and on five farms. However, on one of those farms several highly genetically distinct strains were also detected, including one also found in one of the processing plants. The sixth farm had a strain that was genetically unrelated to strains collected from the other premises and which exhibited an extended spectrum beta-lactamase phenotype. Cleaning and disinfection were enhanced, and the organism was eventually cleared from all farms.

Conclusions
There were multiple incursions of varied strains, with a possible link to processing factories. Elimination of S. Infantis from premises can be challenging but achievable.
Urea treatment causes significant changes in microbial composition and associated metabolism of corn stover and rice straw
Authors: Bai Yongsong , Qiu Shengnan , Tang Yunmeng , Gao Feng , Mou Fangzheng , Zhou Daowei , Sun Haixia 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Objective
Urea ammoniation is one of the more effective ways for straw feed utilization. Current research on urea ammoniation has focused on chemical reactions in the process of ammoniating straw, neglecting the microbial-driven process.

Methods
This study aims to examine the effects of 2% and 4% urea on bacteria and fungi and their metabolites and fermentation quality of corn stover and rice straw under 40% and 60% moisture conditions.

Results
4% urea ammoniation increased the total nitrogen content of corn stover and rice straw, and reduced the neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent lignin of rice straw. Lactic acid and acetic acid are produced during the urea ammonification process, and 2% urea treatment has the best promoting effect on it. 2% urea ammoniation also modified the composition of the Lactobacillales and increased the relative abundance of Enterococcus of corn stover and rice straw under 60% water, leading to changes in the main driving microbiota. Moreover, urea ammoniation can promote the metabolism of bacteria and fungi in degrading lignin, producing various lignin degradation products, such as vanillin, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, protocatechuic acid, sinapyl alcohol, benzaldehyde, benzoic acid, etc.

Conclusion
Urea ammoniation is not only a chemical process, but also a microbial-driven process that involves changes in microbial composition and associated metabolism.
Effective Integration of Feedback in Breast Imaging: A “Guide for the Trainee”
Authors: Greenstein Joshua A , Sevenich Martha , Aripoli Allison 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Receiving feedback can sometimes be difficult and uncomfortable but is an essential component of professional development in breast imaging. Trainees have an opportunity to leverage feedback in breast imaging by incorporating self-assessments, real-world patient outcomes, procedural feedback, patient interactions, and available audit data to build confidence and competency in residency and fellowship. We present strategies for seeking and receiving feedback with a growth mindset, including specific scenarios in breast imaging where trainees can incorporate feedback and maximize learning potential.