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The impact of CSR on rural women custodians of seed, food and climate change resilience in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region
Authors: Uduji Joseph Ikechukwu , Okolo-Obasi Elda Nduka 
Published: April 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies’ (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on development of enterprising rural women as custodians of seed, food and traditional knowledge for climate change resilience in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper adopts a survey research technique, aimed at gathering information from a representative sample of the population, as it is essentially cross-sectional, describing and interpreting the current situation. A total of 768 rural women respondents were sampled across the rural areas of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria.

Findings
The results from the use of a combined propensity score matching and logit model indicated that the meagre interventions of MOCs’ CSR targeted at the empowerment of rural women as custodians of seed, food and traditional knowledge for climate change resilience recorded significant success in improving the role of women in agricultural production, especially in women’s involvement across value chains.

Practical implications
This suggests that any increase in the MOCs’ CSR targeted at increasing rural women’s access to seed preservation facilities, food processing facilities and extension systems that impact a strong body of knowledge and expertise that can be used in climate change mitigation, disaster reduction and adaptation strategies will enhance women’s responsibilities in households and communities as stewards of natural and household resources and will position them well to contribute to livelihood strategies adapted to changing environmental realities.

Social implications
This implies that MOCs’ GMoUs’ policies and practices should enhance women’s participation, value and recognize women’s knowledge and enable women as well as men farmers to participate in the decision-making process in agriculture, food production and land governance, as women need to be acknowledged and supported as the primary producers of food in the region, able to both cultivate healthy food and climate change resilience through small-scale agro-ecological farming system.

Originality/value
This research contributes to gender debate in agriculture from a CSR perspective in developing countries and explains the rational for demands for social projects by host communities. It concludes that business has an obligation to help solve problems of public concern.
The role of digitalization in the FDI – income inequality relationship in developed and developing countries
Authors: Nguyen Van Bon 
Published: April 2023

PurposeThe study aims to use individuals using the internet and fixed broadband subscriptions as a proxy for digitalization to empirically assess the effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), digitalization and their interaction on income inequality in developed and developing countries from 2002 to 2019.Design/methodology/approachThe paper used the system general method of moments estimators for 30 developed and 35 developing countries.FindingsFDI increases income inequality in developed countries but decreases it in developing countries, digitalization reduces income inequality in both groups and interaction term narrows income inequality in developed countries but widens it in developing countries.Originality/valueThe paper is the first to introduce digitalization into the FDI – income inequality relationship. Furthermore, it provides empirical evidence to show the difference in the role of digitalization in this relationship between developed and developing countries.
Umbilical cord blood acid–base analysis at birth and long‐term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Myrhaug Hilde Tinderholt , Kaasen Anne , Pay Aase Serine Devold , Henriksen Lena , Smedslund Geir , Saugstad Ola Didrik , Blix Ellen 
Published: April 2023

AbstractBackgroundUmbilical cord blood acid–base sampling is routinely performed at many hospitals. Recent studies have questioned this practice and the association of acidosis with cerebral palsy.ObjectiveTo investigate the associations between the results of umbilical cord blood acid–base analysis at birth and long‐term neurodevelopmental outcomes and mortality in children.Search strategyWe searched six databases using the search strategy: umbilical cord AND outcomes.Selection criteriaRandomised controlled trials, cohorts and case–control studies from high‐income countries that investigated the association between umbilical cord blood analysis and neurodevelopmental outcomes and mortality from 1 year after birth in children born at term.Data collection and analysisWe critically assessed the included studies, extracted data and conducted meta‐analyses comparing adverse outcomes between children with and without acidosis, and the mean proportions of adverse outcomes. The certainty of evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations approach.Main resultsWe have very low confidence in the following findings: acidosis was associated with higher cognitive development scores compared with non‐acidosis (mean difference 5.18, 95% CI 0.84–9.52; n = two studies). Children with acidosis also showed a tendency towards higher risk of death (relative risk [RR] 5.72, 95% CI 0.90–36.27; n = four studies) and CP (RR 3.40, 95% CI 0.86–13.39; n = four studies), although this was not statistically significant. The proportion of children with CP was 2.39/1000 across the studies, assessed as high certainty evidence.ConclusionDue to low certainty of evidence, the associations between umbilical cord blood gas analysis at delivery and long‐term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children remains unclear.
Estimating SNAP purchasing power and its effect on participation
Authors: Li Qingxiao , Çakır Metin 
Published: April 2023

AbstractThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) aims to improve food security among low‐income households and is one of the largest safety net programs in the United States. SNAP benefits are legislated at the federal level and fixed across the contiguous United States. Hence, due to regional food price differences, the real value of SNAP benefits is unequal and could have consequential impacts on program participation. This paper estimates the extent to which SNAP purchasing power differs across states by constructing the first spatially and temporally consistent Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) price index using retail scanner data for the period 2006–2016. We find that the difference in the real value of SNAP benefits between the highest and the lowest cost states ranges from 5% to 9% for a household of four during the sample period. Subsequently, we estimate the effect of real SNAP benefits on program participation. Our results show that a 10% increase in SNAP purchasing power leads to a 0.9 percentage point increase in the SNAP caseload per capita and an 8.1 percentage point increase in the SNAP caseload per eligible individual. We show that these effects would be overlooked if the TFP price index is not corrected for expenditure and outlet biases.
Prenatal maternal depressive symptoms are associated with neonatal left amygdala microstructure in a sex‐dependent way
Authors: Hashempour Niloofar , Tuulari Jetro J. , Merisaari Harri , Acosta Henriette , Lewis John D. , Pelto Juho , Scheinin Noora M. , Fonov Vladimir S. , Collins D. Louis , Lehtola Satu J. , Saunavaara Jani , Lähdesmäki Tuire , Parkkola Riitta , Karlsson Linnea , Karlsson Hasse 
Published: April 2023

AbstractExposures to prenatal maternal depressive symptoms (PMDS) may lead to neurodevelopmental changes in the offspring in a sex‐dependent way. Although a connection between PMDS and infant brain development has been established by earlier studies, the relationship between PMDS exposures measured at various prenatal stages and microstructural alterations in fundamental subcortical structures such as the amygdala remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the associations between PMDS measured during gestational weeks 14, 24 and 34 and infant amygdala microstructural properties using diffusion tensor imaging. We explored amygdala mean diffusivity (MD) alterations in response to PMDS in infants aged 11 to 54 days from birth. PMDS had no significant main effect on the amygdala MD metrics. However, there was a significant interaction effect for PMDS and infant sex in the left amygdala MD. Compared with girls, boys exposed to greater PMDS during gestational week 14 showed significantly higher left amygdala MD. These results indicate that PMDS are linked to infants' amygdala microstructure in boys. These associations may be relevant to later neuropsychiatric outcomes in the offspring. Further research is required to better understand the mechanisms underlying these associations and to develop effective interventions to counteract any potential adverse consequences.
Comprehensive analysis of supervised algorithms for coronary artery heart disease detection
Authors: Dhanka Sanjay , Bhardwaj Vibhor Kumar , Maini Surita 
Published: April 2023

AbstractThe mortality rate of cardiovascular disease is increasing at an alarming rate and affects more than 31% of the world's population. The increment in obesity, strain, high blood pressure, concern, high body mass index, depression, high glucose level, and high cholesterol are the key factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Coronary heart and cerebrovascular diseases cause 80% of cardiovascular diseases with a higher mortality rate, out of which Coronary Artery Heart Disease (CAHD) causes 25% of the fatality. CAHD fatality can be minimized by early diagnosis. However, due to common symptoms of the non‐fatal disease, CAHD is often ignored by the patients and the health care team. In this paper, the authors comprehensively analysed and compared the two supervised Machine Learning models, i.e., Logistic Regression (LR) and XGBoost, for the early diagnosis of CAHD. The models are applied to a benchmark dataset (Statlog heart disease dataset). The model's parameters are also optimized by performing the Random SearchCV hyperparameter tuning. The comprehensive study is performed on both non‐optimized and optimized models as well as compared to the other well‐known existing models. After parametric optimization, both the models exhibit higher accuracy, i.e., LR 87.78% and XGBoost 91.85%, compared to the non‐optimized techniques, i.e., LR = 83.33% and XGBoost = 77.77%.
Characteristics of phenotypic antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori and its correlation with genotypic antibiotic resistance: A retrospective study in Ningxia
Authors: Hu Shengjuan , Zhou Yan , Deng Yanhong , Bo Yang , Chen Xianmei , Yang Wei , Shi Ruichun , Zhao Wei , Hou Zhanbing , Hu Jianping , Liu Jianguo , Zhang Xilong , Yong Heli , Wang Ping , Li Fei , Qi Hailong , Wang Xiaoyun , Jin Lijuan , Cui Ting , Yong Haijiang , Li Xue , Yang Bin , Yu Yuehua , Ma Bin , Fu Lei , Wang Xuemei , Ma Zhen , Tang Na , You Yanjie , Guo Jianyang , Yu Xiaobing , Yao Li , Gao Ruiping , Li Yanling , Xin Ruijuan , Liu Jianfang , Cao Zhenzi , Li Hongliang , Ma Linke , Ma Shoucheng , Cao Ying , Tang Yuanyuan , Liu Jun , Hao Qian , Li Xiaofei , Li Xuemei , Mu Rui , Niu Min , Su Xiaoming , Gao Hengjun 
Published: April 2023

AbstractBackgroundGeographic differences exist in the antibiotic resistance patterns of Helicobacter pylori. Personalized treatment regimens based on local or individual resistance data are essential. We evaluated the current status of H. pylori resistance in Ningxia, analyzed resistance‐related factors, and assessed the concordance of phenotypic and genotypic resistance.MethodsStrains were isolated from the gastric mucosa of patients infected with H. pylori in Ningxia and relevant clinical information was collected. Phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility assays (Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion) and antibiotic resistance gene detection (Sanger sequencing) were performed.ResultsWe isolated 1955 H. pylori strains. The resistance rates of H. pylori to amoxicillin, levofloxacin, clarithromycin, and metronidazole were 0.9%, 42.4%, 40.4%, and 94.2%, respectively. Only five tetracycline‐resistant and one furazolidone‐resistant strain were identified. Overall, 3.3% of the strains were sensitive to all six antibiotics. Multidrug‐resistant strains accounted for 22.9%, of which less than 20% were from Wuzhong. Strains isolated from women and patients with nonulcerative disease had higher rates of resistance to levofloxacin and clarithromycin. Higher rates of resistance to metronidazole, levofloxacin, and clarithromycin were observed in the older age group than in the younger age group. The kappa coefficients of phenotypic resistance and genotypic resistance for levofloxacin and clarithromycin were 0.830 and 0.809, respectively, whereas the remaining antibiotics showed poor agreement.ConclusionH. pylori antibiotic resistance is severe in Ningxia. Therefore, furazolidone, amoxicillin, and tetracycline are better choices for the empirical therapy of H. pylori infection in this region. Host sex, age, and the presence of ulcerative diseases may affect antibiotic resistance of the bacteria. Personalized therapy based on genetic testing for levofloxacin and clarithromycin resistance may be a future direction for the eradication therapy of H. pylori infection in Ningxia.
The biogeography of extant lungfishes traces the breakup of Gondwana
Authors: Brownstein Chase Doran , Harrington Richard C , Near Thomas J. 
Published: April 2023

AbstractAimLungfishes are one of the two surviving clades from the once diverse grade of lobe‐finned fishes leading to tetrapods. This classic living fossil lineage, which is the living sister to four‐limbed terrestrial vertebrates, appeared approximately 425 million years ago and rapidly diversified. However, the evolution of lungfishes after their initial radiation is poorly understood, and whether their present distribution tracks ancient geographical change is a classic problem in biogeography.LocationGlobal.TaxonLungfishes (Dipnoi).MethodsHere, we combine mitogenomic, nuclear gene and fossil data to reconstruct the timing of lungfish diversification a Bayesian tip‐dating approach to quantitatively test hypotheses of lungfish historical biogeography and divergence times. We sample all major living and extinct lungfish lineages, including three of the four species of African lungfishes (Protopterusspp.), the Australian lungfishNeoceratodus forsteri, the South American lungfishLepidosiren paradoxaand 13 fossils representing extinct lineages from across the globe.ResultsOur results demonstrate that the divergences of the three major living lungfish clades closely recapitulate the stepwise fragmentation of the Gondwana during the Mesozoic. All of our model‐based biogeographical reconstructions support a Gondwanan vicariance model for the origins of the present distribution of lungfish lineages.ConclusionsIn turn, lungfishes provide an excellent example of how the integration of fossil data may drastically change support for historical biogeographical hypotheses previously discounted by molecular data and are one of the few living animal lineages that record incredibly ancient geographical changes in their phylogeny.
Bilateral fluctuation asymmetry of otoliths of Collichthys lucidus in different functional areas of Haizhou Bay
Authors: Gao Shike , Zhang Xiao , Shu Ruilin , Zhang Shuo , Lu Jikun , Fu Guanghui 
Published: April 2023

AbstractThe fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of fish otoliths can reflect the difference in the growth and development of fish in sea areas greatly affected by environmental pressure, thus enabling the assessment of different habitats. In this study, using 113 Collichthys lucidus samples collected from different functional areas (estuary area, aquaculture area, artificial reef area and natural area) in Haizhou Bay, the square coefficient of asymmetry variation (CV2a) of four characters (length, width, perimeter and area) of the left and right sagittal otoliths was calculated. The results showed that the CV2a value of otolith width was the lowest and that of otolith length was the highest. The CV2a value had no obvious regularity with increasing fish body length. In addition, the CV2a values of the four characteristics reached their lowest values in the artificial reef area, indicating that the construction of marine ranching dominated by artificial reefs may partly improve the aquatic environment in this functional area. We consider that the otolith FA of C. lucidus can be used as a characteristic of environmental stress between different areas/regions/habitats.
Psychological trauma among nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic with strategies for healing and resilience: An integrative review
Authors: Boyden Gerri‐Lyn , Brisbois Maryellen 
Published: April 2023

AbstractAims and ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to identify nurses' responses to psychological trauma and strategies to support nurses' healing and resilience during COVID‐19 and generate creative integrated understandings of nurses' responses to psychological trauma and strategies supporting nurses' healing and resilience during COVID‐19.BackgroundCOVID‐19 exacerbated trauma already experienced by some nurses. Nursing leadership called for action to improve nurses' mental health and resilience. However, policy changes have been rudimentary and insufficiently funded. Negative impacts manifesting as mental health disorders may significantly disrupt care quality, deepen nursing shortages and de‐stabilize healthcare systems. Building nurses' capacity to respond with resilience is widely indicated for countering harmful effects of psychological trauma and enabling professional longevity.DesignIntegrative review design was used to support discovery of emergent knowledge, as phenomena of interest lacked a traditional empirical evidence base.MethodsCumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health, and PubMed databases were searched for nursing publications, January–October 2020. Search words included nurs*, COVID‐19, Coronavirus, pandemic, post‐traumatic stress disorder, trauma, mental health, resilience. PRISMA Checklist standards guided reporting. Joanna Briggs Institute tools facilitated quality measurement. Inclusion criteria were English language and nursing focus on trauma, healing or resilience strategies. Thirty‐five articles met inclusion criteria. Elo and Kyngäs' qualitative content analysis method guided thematic analysis.ResultsFindings suggest dysfunctional responses for some nurses to COVID‐19 trauma, or living fearful, uncertain and unstable. Findings also reveal numerous potential regenerative healing and resilience strategies for nurses, or living whole, optimistic and supported. Individual actions of self‐care, adjustment, social connection and finding meaning, coupled with workplace changes, hold potential to improve nurses' future.ConclusionsRisks to nurses' mental health from COVID‐19's extraordinary intensity and duration of trauma warrant timely research.Relevance to Clinical PracticeNurses' responses to COVID‐19 trauma are complex, but strategies for professional resilience are abundant.
Melatonin protects against developmental PBDE‐47 neurotoxicity by targeting the AMPK/mitophagy axis
Authors: Dong Lixin , Sun Qian , Qiu Haixia , Yang Kaichao , Xiao Boya , Xia Tao , Wang Aiguo , Gao Hui , Zhang Shun 
Published: April 2023

AbstractThe neurotoxicity of 2,2’,4,4’‐tetrabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE‐47) is closely linked to mitochondrial abnormalities while mitophagy is vital for mitochondrial homeostasis. However, whether PBDE‐47 disrupts mitophagy contributing to impaired neurodevelopment remain elusive. Here, this study showed that neonatal PBDE‐47 exposure caused learning and memory deficits in adult rats, accompanied with striatal mitochondrial abnormalities, neuronal apoptosis and the resultant neuronal loss. Mechanistically, PBDE‐47 suppressed PINK1/Parkin‐mediated mitophagy induction and degradation, inducing mitophagosome accumulation and mitochondrial dysfunction in vivo and in vitro. Additionally, stimulation of mitophagy by adenovirus‐mediated Parkin or Autophagy‐related protein 7 (Atg7) overexpression aggravated PBDE‐47‐induced mitophagosome accumulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, neuronal apoptosis and death. Conversely, suppression of mitophagy by the siRNA knockdown of Atg7 rescued PBDE‐47‐induced detrimental consequences. Importantly, melatonin, a hormone secreted rhythmically by the pineal, improved PBDE‐47‐caused neurotoxicity via preventing neuronal apoptosis and loss by restoring mitophagic activity and mitochondrial function. These neuroprotective effects of melatonin depended on activation of the AMP‐activated protein kinase (AMPK)/Unc‐51‐like kinase 1 (ULK1) signaling. Collectively, these data indicate that PBDE‐47 impairs mitophagy to perturb mitochondrial homeostasis, thus triggering apoptosis, leading to neuronal loss and consequent neurobehavioral deficits. Manipulation of the AMPK‐mitophagy axis via melatonin could be a novel therapeutic strategy against developmental PBDE‐47 neurotoxicity.
Effects of obstructive sleep apnea during rapid eye movement sleep on cardiac autonomic dysfunction: Results from the Shanghai sleep health study cohort
Authors: Huang Weijun , Zhang Xiaoman , Wang Xiaoting , Zhou Tianjiao , Zhao Xiaolong , Xu Huajun , Li Xinyi , Guan Jian , Yi Hongliang , Yin Shankai 
Published: April 2023

SummaryIn our large‐scale study, the correlation between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) related to rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and cardiac autonomic dysfunction was assessed by standard polysomnography (PSG). Cardiac autonomic dysfunction was evaluated by the measurement of heart rate variability (HRV). The cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk was determined using the cross‐sectional prevalence of CVD and its overall 10 year risk according to the Framingham risk score (FRS). 4152 individuals were included in the study. A higher apnea–hypopnea index during REM sleep (AHIREM) was correlated with increased CVD risk. The adjusted odds ratios (95% CIs) for CVD prevalence and its high 10 year risk in participants having severe OSA during REM sleep (AHIREM ≥30 events/h) were 1.452 (1.012–2.084) and 1.904 (1.470–2.466) in the demographic adjusted model and 1.175 (0.810–1.704) and 1.716 (1.213–2.427) in the multivariate adjusted model, respectively, compared with the group with a AHIREM of <5 events/h. Fully adjusted multivariate linear regression models showed the independent association between AHIREM and a more elevated ratio of low‐frequency and high‐frequency (LF/HF) and LF in normalised units [LF (n.u.)] (P = 0.042, P = 0.027 in all participants and P = 0.033, P = 0.029 in participants with AHI during non‐REM sleep <5 events/h, respectively). Mediation analysis demonstrated that OSA during REM sleep and CVD risk was significantly mediated by LF/HF and LF (n.u.). OSA during REM sleep may be a marker behind CVD risk because it promotes cardiac autonomic dysfunction.