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Revisiting the paradigm of Sharīʿah governance of Islamic financial institutions
Authors: Ayub Muhammad , Hassan M. Kabir , Saba Irum 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to find out the possible gaps in the Sharīʿah governance, and suggest how to fill the same, in line with the principles of Islamic finance and the global developments regarding social and value-based financial intermediation.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper uses secondary data gathered through analysis of documents and regulations to portray the current Sharīʿah governance framework and to suggest a unique paradigm to be adopted by the regulators of Islamic financial institutions.

Findings
The paradigm encompassing value-oriented financial ecosystem would need a comprehensive set of discipline, accountability and governance for making the pursuit of sustainable development goals and corporate social responsibilities effective in a well-defined schedule prepared and implemented by the regulators.

Research limitations/implications
The scope of this research is limited to theory building in the light of emerging trends in responsible and social finance. It is not to empirically test the impact of the governance framework in terms of social justice, corporate responsibility and sustainability.

Practical implications
It would help the policy makers, regulators, researchers and the practitioners in finance to align banking and finance with social and environmental responsibility, and equity through governance and accountability for realizing the sustainable development goals.

Social implications
It links the regulatory approaches to the emerging paradigm and ecosystem comprising sustainability and value-based governance, awareness and corporate social responsibility.

Originality/value
The paper adds value to the current regulatory frameworks enabling the Islamic financial institutions to realize the economic, social and sustainability objectives, in addition to Shariah legitimacy and enhanced credibility.
Essential 6: articulated agreements – foundation and guidance for PDS work
Authors: Goree Krystal , Badiali Bernard , Burns Rebecca West , Coler Cynthia , Cosenza Michael , Polly Drew , Stoicovy Donnan , Zenkov Kristien 
Published: July 2023

Purpose The purpose of this article is to describe key aspects of and provide examples of Essential 6 of the Second Edition of the National Association for Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Nine Essentials.
Age‐specific impacts of vegetation functional traits on gastrointestinal nematode parasite burdens in a large herbivore
Authors: Wiersma Ellis , Pakeman Robin J. , Bal Xavier , Pilkington Jill G. , Pemberton Josephine M. , Nussey Daniel H. , Sweeny Amy R. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract

Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasites play an important role in the ecological dynamics of many animal populations. Recent studies suggest that fine‐scale spatial variation in GIN infection dynamics is important in wildlife systems, but the environmental drivers underlying this variation remain poorly understood.

We used data from over two decades of GIN parasite egg counts, host space use, and spatial vegetation data from a long‐term study of Soay sheep on St Kilda to test how spatial autocorrelation and vegetation in an individual's home range predict parasite burden across three age groups. We developed a novel approach to quantify the plant functional traits present in a home range to describe the quality of vegetation present.

Effects of vegetation and space varied between age classes. In immature lambs, strongyle parasite faecal egg counts (FEC) were spatially structured, being highest in the north and south of our study area. Independent of host body weight and spatial autocorrelation, plant functional traits predicted parasite egg counts. Higher egg counts were associated with more digestible and preferred plant functional traits, suggesting the association could be driven by host density and habitat preference.

In contrast, we found no evidence that parasite FEC were related to plant functional traits in the host home range in yearlings or adult sheep. Adult FEC were spatially structured, with highest burdens in the north‐east of our study area, while yearling FEC showed no evidence of spatial structuring.

Parasite burdens in immature individuals appear more readily influenced by fine‐scale spatial variation in the environment, highlighting the importance of such heterogeneity for our understanding of wildlife epidemiology and health. Our findings support the importance of fine‐scale environmental variation for wildlife disease ecology and provides new evidence that such effects may vary across demographic groups within a population.
Closing the miscommunication gap: A user guide to developing picture‐based communication tools for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in emergency departments
Authors: Jameel Aishah , Penny Lauren , Arabena Kerry 
Published: July 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo document an illustration‐based methodology for culturally safe communication between Indigenous patients and clinicians in an urban ED.MethodsWe co‐designed a pre‐ED visual tool to minimise miscommunication when triaging First Nations patients. Our steps included establishing project governance, conducting a literature review, obtaining ethics approval and designing illustrations. We then consulted relevant stakeholders, finalised the resource and contributed to the evidence base and to knowledge exchange.ResultsCo‐design is an important principle in reducing miscommunication and ensuring cultural safety in EDs.ConclusionsCo‐design methodologies can guide improvements in culturally safe clinical communication with First Nations patients in EDs.
Protective effects of nattokinase against microvasculopathy and neuroinflammation in diabetic retinopathy
Authors: Huang Zijing , Chu Wai Kit , Ng Tsz Kin , Chen Shaolang , Liang Jiajian , Chen Chong‐Bo , Xu Yanxuan , Xie Biyao , Ke Shuping , Liu Qingping , Chen Weiqi , Huang Dingguo 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAimsDiabetic retinopathy (DR) is a significant global public health concern. Alternative, safe, and cost‐effective pharmacologic approaches are warranted. We aimed to investigate the therapeutic potential of nattokinase (NK) for early DR and the underlying molecular mechanism.MethodsA mouse model of diabetes induced by streptozotocin was utilized and NK was administered via intravitreal injection. Microvascular abnormities were evaluated by examining the leakage from blood–retinal barrier dysfunction and loss of pericytes. Retinal neuroinflammation was examined through the assessment of glial activation and leukostasis. The level of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and its downstream signaling molecules was evaluated following NK treatment.ResultsNK administration significantly improved the blood–retinal barrier function and rescued pericyte loss in the diabetic retinas. Additionally, NK treatment inhibited diabetes‐induced gliosis and inflammatory response and protected retinal neurons from diabetes‐induced injury. NK also improved high glucose‐induced dysfunction in cultured human retinal micrangium endothelial cells. Mechanistically, NK regulated diabetes‐induced inflammation partially by modulating HMGB1 signaling in the activated microglia.ConclusionsThis study demonstrated the protective effects of NK against microvascular damages and neuroinflammation in the streptozotocin‐induced DR model, suggesting that NK could be a potential pharmaceutical agent for the treatment of DR.
Differentially expressed protein‐coding genes in ankylosing spondylitis: Emerging insights into pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches
Authors: Xiao Chuyu , Zhou Jingyang , Zhang Bin 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, progressive inflammatory rheumatic disease affecting the spine, axial skeleton, and sacroiliac joints. Pathogenesis of AS encompasses enthesitis, synovitis, and osteoproliferation, leading to the formation of syndesmophytes, ankylosis, and spinal rigidity. Bioinformatics, an interdisciplinary field combining computer science, mathematics, and biology, enables the analysis of complex biological data for investigating AS pathogenesis. This review summarizes differentially expressed protein‐coding genes in peripheral blood or local tissues of AS patients compared with healthy controls and comprehensively reviews currently available therapeutic agents. The objective is to enhance the understanding of AS pathogenesis, inform diagnosis, identify novel therapeutic targets, and facilitate personalized medicine. This review contributes to a deeper understanding of AS pathogenesis and provides a foundation for developing innovative therapeutic approaches.
Silicon dioxide in the defence induction of soybean against Spodoptera frugiperda
Authors: Otolakoski Michele Gevinski , Bagio Bianca Zampieron , Viegas Brenda Gallina , Milan Crislaine Sartori Suzana , Huzar‐Novakowiski Jaqueline 
Published: July 2023

AbstractSilicon can increase the natural defence of plants against stresses including herbivorous insects. Silicon dioxide (SiO2) is one of the forms of silicon, and despite its wide use in the industrial sector, its use in agriculture is still poorly adopted. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of foliar application of SiO2 in inducing defence against Spodoptera frugiperda in soybean. The experiments were conducted in a completely randomised design with four treatments (0%, 1%, 2.5%, and 5% of SiO2). The effect on cannibalism, biological parameters (mortality, duration of the larval stage, duration of the pupal stage and pupal weight) and wear on the mandible of S. frugiperda were evaluated. The foliar silicon content was also determined. The supply of SiO2 prolonged the duration of the larval and pupal stages of the S. frugiperda by 0.56 and 0.17 days for each 1% of SiO2 applied, respectively. The use of SiO2 at 5% increased the mortality rate of caterpillars in the larval stage by approximately 25%. There was no effect of SiO2 application on cannibalism and weight of S. frugiperda pupae. There was wear on the caterpillars' jaws in the third and fourth instar at the highest SiO2 concentration. The application of SiO2 promoted greater accumulation of silicon in soybean leaves. It is concluded that the foliar application of SiO2 affects the biological performance of S. frugiperda through the induction of defence in the soybean crop and presents itself as a promising strategy in integrated pest management programmes.
A feasibility study of modified docetaxel, cisplatin, and capecitabine for advanced gastric cancer followed by gastrectomy
Authors: Liang Yao , Maeda Osamu , Miyata Kazushi , Tanaka Chie , Kanda Mitsuro , Shimizu Dai , Fukaya Masahide , Koike Masahiko , Kodera Yasuhiro , Ando Yuichi 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAimsTo explore the feasibility of modified docetaxel, cisplatin, and capecitabine (mDCX) chemotherapy with a lower dose of docetaxel than previously reported for stage III resectable gastric cancer patients with a high risk of recurrence or for stage IV gastric cancer patients aiming for conversion surgery.MethodsPatients with stage III resectable HER2‐negative gastric cancer with large type 3 or type 4 tumors or extensive lymph node metastasis (bulky N or cN3) and those who had stage IV HER2‐negative gastric cancer with distant metastasis were enrolled to receive 30 mg/m2 docetaxel and 60 mg/m2 cisplatin on day 1, followed by 2000 mg/m2 capecitabine per day for 2 weeks every 3 weeks.ResultsFive patients with stage III gastric cancer with a high risk of recurrence received three courses of mDCX, and four patients with stage IV gastric cancer received three or four courses of mDCX. In terms of grade 3 or worse adverse events, leukopenia was observed in one (11%) patient, neutropenia in two (22%) patients, anemia in one (11%) patient, anorexia in two (22%) patients and nausea in two (22%) patients. All six patients with measurable lesions achieved a partial response. All nine patients underwent subsequent surgeries. The histological responses of the nine patients revealed grade 3 in one (11%) patient, grade 2 in five (56%) patients, and grade 1a in three (33%) patients. Three of the nine patients survived without recurrence, and two of them survived for more than four years.ConclusionsmDCX seems to be feasible and may be helpful as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients at high risk of recurrence or as chemotherapy for patients who are likely to undergo conversion surgery.
Making (and enduring) feminist relations
Authors: Kenny Bridget 
Published: July 2023

SummaryThis essay reviews Srila Roy's (2022) Changing the Subject. It notes the multiple dimensions along which she articulates feminist and queer politics in two organizations in West Bengal, India, including scale, space, and generation. Feminism and queer politics are co‐constituted from the Global South, across rural and urban relations, and through older and younger generations of activism. By examining two sites of the constitution of feminist and queer politics, she shows how “queer feminist governmentalities” and processes of subjectification emerge and entangle in different ways. The review goes on to ask several questions about understandings of the political. Finally, I engage her conclusions around critique as care. Roy's book offers a rich ethnographic contribution to debates over politics in neoliberal times.
Atrangik narivad: New directions for queer feminist studies in India
Authors: Batra Kanika 
Published: July 2023

SummaryThis essay places Srila Roy's recently published Changing the Subject in dialogue with my book Worlding Postcolonial Sexualities, studying Southern feminist and queer activism to reveal solidarities and dissensions contributing to new world‐making forms. My focus is on the first section of Changing the Subject, where Roy describes her research with Sappho for Equality (SFE) to map a queer feminism—one I describe as atrangik narivad in Hindi—characterized by three specific shifts: from physical (community center, organization offices, homes) to virtual spaces; from lesbian to trans concerns; and from activism to consumption. The essay concludes with some observations and queries about feminist, queer pedagogy in connection with Roy's students in South Africa and mine in North America and India.
miRNAs as key modulators between normal cells and tumor microenvironment interactions
Authors: Nour Shabnam Mohammadi , Abbasi Nadia , Sadi Sima , Ravan Navid , Alipourian Ali , Yarizadeh Mahsa , Soofi Asma , Ataei Ali , Tehrany Pooya M. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe tumor microenvironment (TME) is well‐defined target for understanding tumor progression and various cell types. Major elements of the tumor microenvironment are the followings: endothelial cells, fibroblasts, signaling molecules, extracellular matrix, and infiltrating immune cells. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of small noncoding RNAs with major functions in the gene expression regulation at post‐transcriptional level that have also appeared to exerts key functions in the cancer initiation/progression in diverse biological processes and the tumor microenvironment. This study summarized various roles of miRNAs in the complex interactions between the tumor and normal cells in their microenvironment.
Efficacy of a collagen matrix for soft tissue augmentation after implant placement compared to connective tissue grafts: A multicenter, noninferiority, randomized controlled trial
Authors: Hämmerle Christoph H. F. , Jepsen Karin , Sailer Irena , Strasding Malin , Zeltner Marco , Cordaro Luca , Mirisola di Torresanto Vincenzo , Schwarz Frank , Zuhr Otto , Akakpo Dodji , Bonnet Franck , Sanz‐Martín Ignacio , Thoma Daniel S. , Strauss Franz J. , Sanz Mariano 
Published: July 2023

AbstractObjectivesTo test whether soft tissue volume augmentation using a collagen matrix (VCMX) leads to noninferior results in terms of gain of mucosal thickness at single implant sites, compared to connective tissue grafts (SCTG).MethodsThe study was designed as a multi‐center randomized controlled clinical trial. Subjects in need of soft tissue volume augmentation at single tooth implant sites were consecutively recruited at nine centers. The deficient mucosal thickness at the implant sites (one per patient) was augmented by applying either a VCMX or a SCTG. Patients were examined at 120 days (abutment connection = primary endpoint), 180 days (final restoration), and 360 days (1‐year after insertion of the final restoration). Outcome measures included: transmucosal probing of the mucosal thickness (crestal = primary outcome), profilometric measurements of the tissue volume, and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs).ResultsOut of the 88 patients, 79 attended the one‐year follow‐up. The median increase of the crestal mucosal thickness between pre‐augmentation and 120 days was 0.3 ± 2.1 mm in the VCMX group and 0.8 ± 1.6 mm in the SCTG group (p = .455). Non‐inferiority of the VCMX compared to the SCTG was not observed. The respective numbers at the buccal aspect amounted to 0.9 ± 2.0 mm (VCMX) and 1.1 ± 1.4 mm (SCTG; p = .431). PROMs including pain perception favored the VCMX group.ConclusionIt remains inconclusive whether soft tissue augmentation using a VCMX is noninferior to SCTG in terms of crestal mucosal thickening at single implant sites. However, the use of collagen matrices favors PROMs especially pain perception, while achieving similar buccal volume gains along with comparable clinical and aesthetic parameters to SCTG.
Motivations for, and barriers to, landowner participation in Argentina's payments for ecosystem services program
Authors: Nuñez Godoy Cristina Cecilia , Pienaar Elizabeth Frances 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPayments for ecosystem services (PES) programs are a common policy tool to conserve forests. Effective PES programs attain conservation and social equity outcomes by actively engaging diverse landowners in long‐term land stewardship and meeting landowners’ needs. In 2017–2018, we conducted 32 in‐depth interviews with landowners, technicians, and government officials to attain insights into how the PES program in Salta province, Argentina, has performed in terms of (1) motivating landowners to enroll in PES, and (2) ensuring their satisfaction with the design and performance of the program, a necessary precondition to ensure long‐term forest stewardship. Interviewees suggested that landowners enroll in PES because they are restricted from engaging in more profitable land uses, they are not reliant on income from their land, they need PES payments to cover their land management costs, they are unable or unwilling to sell their land because their property values have been adversely impacted by land‐use restrictions, they want to sustainably manage forested land, and/or they want to protect their property rights. Interviewees stated that land title requirements, conflicts over user rights, and high transaction costs hinder PES enrollment and exacerbate social conflicts between landowners and indigenous communities. Finally, interviewees questioned the conservation effectiveness of the PES program, owing to the program design and inadequate funding. Our findings suggest that engaging technicians, landowners, and indigenous communities in discussions on how the structure of the PES program could be improved might allow for shared learning, improved institutional trust, and the design of more flexible contracts that would facilitate sustained conservation and improved social equity.
Geographies of alcohol and generation: Examining the decline in youth drinking in England through a spatial lens
Authors: Fenton Laura , Fairbrother Hannah , Whitaker Victoria , Henney Madeleine , Stevely Abigail Kate , Holmes John 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIntroductionWhile international literature addresses the links between youth culture and the decline in youth drinking, little research has engaged with scholarship on youth geographies to more fully disentangle these links. This article explores how the decline is connected to shifts in where young people access and drink alcohol.MethodsQualitative interviews were conducted with young people aged 12–19 (N = 96) and 29–35 (N = 17) years in England. The interviews explored the place of alcohol in everyday life, with younger participants discussing the present and older participants discussing their youth in the late 1990s to early 2000s. Data were analysed thematically.FindingsBuying alcohol in shops and licensed premises was a common experience for older participants when they were teenagers but few younger participants discussed buying alcohol from commercial settings. Older participants also reflected positively on drinking in outdoor public spaces whereas younger participants, particularly those from working‐class backgrounds, regarded this as morally suspect. Young participants instead accessed alcohol from parents and siblings, and often consumed it in their or others' homes in supervised or moderated ways, seeing this as positive and normative.Discussion and ConclusionSpatial shifts in young people's drinking away from public spaces and toward the home appear an important part of a wider trend that renders youth drinking as increasingly moderate, risk‐averse, incidental and mediated by parents, rather than excessive, transgressive and integral to youth culture.
Sublethal granulovirus infections in the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta: transmission and population‐level effects
Authors: Mariño Jorge , Rincon Diego F. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractGranuloviruses are insect viruses commonly used as biological insecticides for pest control in agriculture. Most pest control programs rely on the most virulent strains and doses to cause acute mortality events. However, we hypothesize that sublethal infections are key to maintaining persistent epidemics that regulate pest populations in the long‐term. The tomato leafminer (TLM), Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (= Phthorimaea absoluta Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is one of the most limiting pests of greenhouse and field tomatoes. Previous efforts have identified a strain of Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus (PhopGV), coded VG013, associated with field populations of the TLM, which causes significant acute mortalities and is being used as active ingredient of a biological insecticide. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of sublethal infections and transmission mechanisms of PhopGV‐VG013 on TLM populations. Six viral doses were tested for their virulence and effects on TLM development rate, and intrinsic population growth rate. A sublethal dose was selected to compare the density‐dependent mortality of TLM populations and vertical transmission was examined by testing for PhopGV in the offspring of surviving infected individuals. Horizontal transmission was assessed by testing for PhopGV in frass of infected larvae, and the infection of virus‐free larvae confined with infected larvae in the same leaf. We found that sublethal doses of PhopGV have slight effects on TLM population growth rates, and none on the strength of density‐dependent mortality. Although we found for the first time that PhopGV‐VG013 is transmitted to approximately 7.5% of the offspring of individuals that survive the virus challenge, we found no evidence suggesting horizontal transmission from sublethal infections. Our results show that sublethal infections of highly virulent ganulovirus strains may favor long‐term pathogen persistence but have a limited role in host population regulation.