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A comparison of the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on urological surgeries in Japan and Taiwan
Authors: Maeda Koki , Shigemura Katsumi , Fang Shiuh‐Bin , Yang Young‐min , Chiang Yi‐Te , Sung Shian‐Ying , Chen Kuan‐Chou , Nakano Yuzo , Miyara Takayuki , Fujisawa Masato 
Published: January 2023

ObjectiveWe report the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on urological surgeries and hospital policies at two hospitals in Japan and Taiwan.MethodsWe retrospectively surveyed the number of surgeries every 3 months in the Urology Department of Kobe University Hospital (KUH), Kobe, Japan before (January 2019–March 2020) and after (April 2020–September 2021) the COVID‐19 outbreak, and in the Urology Department of Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University (SHH‐TMU), Taiwan before (January 2021–March 2021) and after (April 2021–September 2021) the outbreak, and compared the averages and types of surgery.ResultsIn Kobe, COVID‐19 patients were stratified such that other regional hospitals gave priority to treating COVID‐19 while KUH gave priority to treating non‐COVID‐19 patients. In KUH, the number of surgeries did not change significantly, 237.2 ± 29.6 versus 246.3 ± 20.8 (p = 0.453). In Taiwan COVID‐19 patients increased sharply in May 2021, and teaching hospitals in Taiwan were obliged to provide 20% of their total beds for COVID‐19 patients. At SHH‐TMU, there was a 33.3% drop in the number of surgeries during April–June 2021 compared to the pre‐pandemic average. However, no significant changes were observed, 423.4 ± 68.4 versus 373 ± 91.0 (p = 0.298), because of the subsequent success in controlling the COVID‐19 infection.ConclusionsThe comparison of infection control measures between the two countries revealed that while both KUH and SHH‐TMU successfully maintained the number of surgeries, the reasons for this were different for each.
Creating equitable and sustainable opportunities for nature immersion to support restoration from stress within mental health nursing: A critical interpretive synthesis
Authors: Howes Sarah , Warwick Paul 
Published: January 2023

AbstractIn the face of global environmental changes threatening health, and despite increased calls for nurses to broker access to nature‐based well‐being interventions for people with mental health difficulties, there is a surprising absence of literature examining the nature–nursing relationship, inhibiting its inclusion within nursing curricula and practice. This critical interpretive synthesis supports the notion that nature immersion has the capacity to increase positive affect, reduce negative affect, provide restoration from everyday stress, promote meaning‐making, enhance belonging, and foster an interest in caring for the natural world. Yet, critical examination of the literature reveals multiple social and environmental inequalities and unmasks latent anthropocentric, gendered, and colonialist thinking, which threatens the delivery of equitable and just sustainable practice. Recommendations are made for a transdisciplinary, systemic approach, which recognizes and responds to our shared humanity and vulnerability in pursuit of planetary health.
Manufacturer encroachment and quality investment decisions in a two‐period supply chain
Authors: Wang Le , He Zhen , He Shuguang , Zhang Yiwen 
Published: January 2023

AbstractWith the development of Internet technology, many manufacturers encroach into the retail market by selling products directly to consumers, which is called manufacturer encroachment. In practice, the manufacturer may encroach in normal sales period, markdown period, or both periods in a two‐period supply chain. It is a challenging task for the firm manager to provide appropriate quality level under different channel structures. This research originally studies manufacturer encroachment with endogenous quality investment decision in a two‐period supply chain considering that consumers' valuation of products depreciates over time. Using a game‐theoretic framework, this work explores four channel strategies of the manufacturer and discusses equilibrium decisions and profits. The analysis generates several insights. First, the manufacturer should promote quality investment if encroachment occurs when the direct selling is efficient. Second, regardless of which period and scenario, encroachment may increase wholesale price when the direct selling cost is smaller than a threshold. Third, results show the effect of encroachment time on price could be classified into quality investment effect, wholesale price effect, and channel‐adding effect. The quality investment effect increases retail price, while the channel‐adding effect and wholesale price effect decrease retail price. Finally, results reveal that encroachment is always the best choice for the manufacturer and it does not always harm the retailer's profits. Overall, our results and managerial insights can help the manufacturer to formulate channel strategies, wholesale price, and selling quantity decisions while help the retailer to make order quantity decision.
Commentary: Advancing our understanding of the sleep‐circadian pas de deux for adolescent psychopathology – a reflection on Cooper et al. (2023)
Authors: Becker Stephen P. 
Published: January 2023

This is an exciting time for research in sleep and psychopathology during the period of adolescence. The study by Cooper et al. (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2023) is a much‐welcome addition to a rapidly accumulating body of work, examining change in eveningness preference throughout adolescence and its prediction of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. The study has a number of strengths, including a four‐wave longitudinal design, multi‐informant ratings of psychopathology, and an examination of white matter development in a subsample of participants. This commentary discusses the study's strengths and findings, while also providing directions for future research to build on the target article.
Energy analysis of drying basil (Ocimum basilicum) leaves in an active greenhouse solar dryer
Authors: López‐Ortiz Anabel , Ituna‐Yudonago Fulbert , Gallardo‐Brígido Juan Carlos , Román‐Roldán Nicolás Iván , Rodríguez‐Ramírez Juan , Martynenko Alex 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe need for better utilization of solar greenhouses during summer in the hot climate conditions of Mexico led to the development of the concept of active greenhouse solar dryers. The objective of this research was energy analysis of an active greenhouse solar dryer for basil leaves drying. The effect of variable solar irradiation on drying was accounted for by monitoring instantaneous effective diffusivity. Our experiments showed that the effective diffusivity of basil leaves increased with solar irradiation 100 times from 0.08 × 10−10 m2/s in the morning to 8.11 × 10−10 m2/s at the solar noon. The air temperature in the solar dryer was ranging from 42 to 48°C at the solar noon with solar irradiance of 806 W/m2. The energy required for moisture evaporation of basil leaves depended on the air temperature, reaching 337.6 kJ/mol just before solar noon. The amount of energy available in the solar dryer at noon was 124.14 MJ, much exceeding the energy required for basil leaves drying (16.94 MJ). The results of our study showed the feasibility of basil solar drying. The predictive model of basil drying in an active greenhouse solar dryer was developed.Practical ApplicationsThe feasibility of adaptation of an active greenhouse solar dryer to variable solar irradiance to ensure energy‐saving drying is a contribution in the field DSG's. For this purpose, we propose to evaluate the energy transferred to the solar greenhouse, the instantaneous effective diffusivity of basil leaves accounting for air thermophysical properties Cp(Ta,x), k(Ta,x), as well as material thermophysical [Cp(Ti,x), k(Ti,x)] and mass transport properties Deff, (t) as time‐dependent values. These, leads to monitoring the drying process under uncertain weather conditions, which allows to minimize risks of product quality loss and introduce advanced energy‐saving control of active greenhouse dryers. Furthermore, the greenhouse driers can be uses as a cheap technology, with low energetic cost.
View factor computation and radiation energy analysis in baking oven with obstructions: Analytical and numerical method
Authors: Reddy Ravula Sudharshan , Arepally Divyasree , Datta Ashis K. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractIn a baking oven, radiation heat transfer is the most prevalent mode of heat exchange. In the present investigation, a new baking oven was designed with two hemi cylindrical domes (called reflectors) attached to the heating coils at the top and bottom of the baking oven. Firstly, view factors were computed by finite element and analytical methods with different bread dimensions, as well as with and without the reflectors. The network representative method and S2S method were employed to analyze the radiation energy transfer in the oven at different baking temperatures using the same bread sizes. The results obtained from numerical and analytical methods were fairly similar. The radiative heat energy absorbed by bread surface was higher with the reflector than without the reflector in the oven. As the number of obstructions increased, the radiative heat flux was reduced. The inclusion of reflector shield in oven affect the heat lux on the bread. The radiative heat flux received by bread was found to have increased on increasing the oven temperatures. Moreover, quality parameter such as the color of the bread with and without the reflectors were also examined. The oven reflector had a noticeable effect on the color of the bread (p < 0.05).Practical applicationsIn recent years, reducing energy consumption has become more important in the design of ovens. Although domestic electric ovens are a convenient way to bake quality goods, they have a very significant energy loss. Prior research has focused on CFD modeling for commercial ovens to assess the thermal behavior of the system and overall energy efficiency of baking. Baking ovens operate at higher temperatures, hence, heat transfer by radiation is highly essential. In reality, one or more surfaces in oven are obstructing the surfaces. To calculate view factors and achieve accurate radiative heat transfer in such cases, the shadow effect must be taken into account. To solve them precisely in this situation, numerical techniques are highly beneficial.
The impact of blue light and digital screens on the skin
Authors: Kumari Jyoti , Das Kinnor , Babaei Mahsa , Rokni Ghasem Rahmatpour , Goldust Mohamad 
Published: January 2023

AbstractIntroductionThe skin is frequently subjected to a variety of environmental trauma and stress. It is unavoidably subjected to blue light due to the increased use of electronic equipment, including indoor lighting and digital gadgets like smartphones and laptops, which have a range of detrimental effects. The method of action and numerous harmful consequences of blue light on the skin are the main subjects of this review.Materials and MethodsA literature search has been performed using PubMed, GoogleScholar and EmBase databases and an updated review on the topic has been presented.ResultsNumerous studies have shown that being exposed to blue light accelerates the aging process and produces cutaneous hyperpigmentation. It also modifies the circadian rhythm. The two main molecules that mediate cellular responses to blue light are nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species. However, the precise process is still not fully known.ConclusionThese negative consequences may eventually cause more general skin damage, which may hasten the aging process. At times, skin protection may be crucial for protection against blue light.
COVID‐19 and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: Biological insights from multi‐omics data
Authors: Pirola Carlos J. , Sookoian Silvia 
Published: January 2023

AbstractWe explored the shared pathophysiological mechanisms between COVID‐19 and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by integrating multi‐omics data. We studied common genetic risk factors and underlying biological processes using functional enrichment analysis. To understand the sex‐specific pathways involved in the clinical course of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, we processed sex‐stratified data from COVID‐19 genome‐wide association datasets. We further explored the transcriptional signature of the liver cells in healthy and COVID‐19 tissue specimens. We also integrated genetic and metabolomic information. We found that COVID‐19 and NAFLD share biological disease mechanisms, including pathways that regulate the inflammatory and lipopolysaccharide response. Single‐cell transcriptomics revealed enrichment of complement‐related pathways in Kupffer cells, syndecan‐mediated signalling in plasma cells, and epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition in hepatic stellate cells. The strategy of pathway‐level analysis of genomic and metabolomic data uncovered l‐lactic acid, Krebs cycle intermediate compounds, arachidonic acid and cortisol among the most prominent shared metabolites.
Targeting the pylorus in gastroparesis: From physiology to endoscopic pyloromyotomy
Authors: Soliman Heithem , Gourcerol Guillaume 
Published: January 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe pylorus plays a key role in the control of gastric content outflow. Impairment of pyloric physiology has been observed in gastroparesis, particularly when associated with diabetes mellitus or opioid intake or after antireflux surgery. New tools have been developed to identify pyloric dysfunction in routine care, including functional luminal impedance planimetry (FLIP). As such, a new therapeutic strategy targeting the pylorus, namely endoscopic pyloromyotomy (G‐POEM), has received increasing attention and emerged as a promising treatment for gastroparesis.PurposeThe present review details the involvement of the pyloric pathophysiology in gastroparesis, as well as clinical results of G‐POEM according to the current literature.
Standardized Anesthesia InductioN Tool (SAINT) – The development and international adoption of an integrated electronic tool for documenting the induction of anesthesia in children
Authors: Matava Clyde T. , Gentry Heidi , Simpao Allan F. , Weintraub Ari 
Published: January 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe induction of anesthesia in children poses a challenge for the anesthesiologist, the parent and child. Anxiety and negative behaviours and strategies that effectively mitigate should be documented accurately and be available for future patient encounters. To address the need for a structured and standardized electronic documentation tool.AimsOur aim was to develop a comprehensive electronic tool to capture and report behaviours during induction of anesthesia.MethodsWe performed a literature search on existing validated tools for documenting behaviours during anesthesia induction. We used the nominal group technique to achieve agreement on the components to include. We used Agile software development techniques to design and review the integrated electronic tool. Twelve international hospitals informed the development of the tool.ResultsWe developed an electronic tool, the Standardized Anesthesia InductioN Tool (SAINT). SAINT incorporates validated scales for documenting key stages of the anesthesia induction journey (separation from caregivers, mask acceptance, induction behaviour, parental presence, the use of adjuncts and their effectiveness). In addition, the standardised data elements used in SAINT allow for local reporting, quality metrics and can assist in data across multi‐centre trials. To date the tool has been adopted by 133 institutions across four countries and is freely available.ConclusionWe show that collaborative development and rapid adoption of the comprehensive induction tool SAINT has led to its rapid adoption in the routine practice of pediatric anesthesiology across several countries. Further studies on how the SAINT is being used for quality improvement or research are warranted.
International practice heterogeneity in pre‐transplant management of pulmonary hypertension related to pediatric left heart disease
Authors: Hopper Rachel K. , van der Have Oscar , Hollander Seth A. , Dipchand Anne I. , Perez de Sa Valeria , Feinstein Jeffrey A. , Tran‐Lundmark Karin 
Published: January 2023

AbstractBackgroundElevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in the setting of left heart failure may contribute to poor outcomes after pediatric heart transplant (HTx), but peri‐transplant management is variable.MethodsWe sought to characterize international practice by surveying physicians at pediatric HTx centers.ResultsWe received 49 complete responses from 39 centers in 16 countries. Most respondents are pediatric cardiologists (90%), practice at centers offering heart (86%) and lung (55%) transplant, and perform pre‐HTx acute vasoreactivity testing (AVT, 88%) in patients with elevated PVR. Half (51%) reported defining a PVR cutoff for HTx eligibility as ≤6 WU m2 (56%) post‐AVT (84%). The highest post‐AVT PVR ever accepted for HTx ranged from 3–14.4 (median 6) WU m2. To treat elevated pre‐transplant PVR, phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors are most common (65%) followed by oxygen (31%), nitric oxide (14%), endothelin receptor antagonists (11%), and prostacyclins (6%). Nearly a third (31%) do not routinely use pulmonary vasodilators without implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Case scenarios highlight treatment variability: in a restrictive cardiomyopathy scenario, HTx listing with post‐transplant vasodilator therapy was favored, whereas in a Shone's complex patient with fixed PVR, LVAD ± pulmonary vasodilators followed by repeat catheterization was most common. Management of dilated cardiomyopathy with reactive PVR was variable. Most continue vasodilator therapy until HTx (16%), PVR normalizes (16%) or ≤6 months.ConclusionsManagement of elevated PVR in children awaiting HTx is heterogenous. Evidence‐based guidelines are needed to allow for longitudinal determination of optimal outcomes and standardized care.
Complications and treatment errors in root coverage procedures
Authors: Mazzotti Claudio , Mounssif Ilham , Rendón Alexandra , Mele Monica , Sangiorgi Matteo , Stefanini Martina , Zucchelli Giovanni 
Published: January 2023

AbstractRoot coverage procedures have become very common in clinical dental practice. Even though these techniques are considered safe, the clinician may face several issues during the therapy due to their surgical nature. Some of these issues can be defined strictly as complications inherent to the procedure, whereas others are medical errors or treatment errors. This review will focus on describing treatment errors and complications that may arise during different phases of the root coverage therapeutic process and on how to prevent and manage them.
Complications and treatment errors in peri‐implant soft tissue management
Authors: Stefanini Martina , Marzadori Matteo , Sangiorgi Matteo , Rendon Alexandra , Testori Tiziano , Zucchelli Giovanni 
Published: January 2023

AbstractInadequate quality, quantity, or aesthetics of the peri‐implant soft tissues can result from a combination of factors related to the outcome of treatments performed before, during, or after implant placement. In this paper, we describe in detail the treatment errors that can pave the way for the onset of mucositis or give rise to soft tissue complications such as peri‐implant soft tissue discoloration or dehiscence, graft exposure, or scar formation. By tracing the error back to the planning or surgical stage, clinical insights on surgical soft tissue management are provided to avoid or treat complications that affect the status of the peri‐implant soft tissues. Mastering the learning curve and knowing the limitations of each technique are fundamental for preventing added treatment failures that can result in increased patient morbidity and overall discontent.
Policy attributes shape climate policy support
Authors: Coleman Eric A. , Harring Niklas , Jagers Sverker C. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractUnderstanding how preferences for public policy instruments shape policy support helps policymakers to design policies that begin to tackle large‐scale and complex problems, such as climate change. Climate change policies generate both local and global costs and benefits, which affect the public's policy preferences. In this article we investigate the role of perceived conditional cooperation and distributive concerns on climate policy attitude formation. We identify a range of climate policies and test public opinion for adoption of these policies at different scales of government. The important theoretical distinction is the scale‐driven distributional nature of policy costs and benefits as well as concerns regarding the cooperation of other actors. We use data from Sweden and a conjoint experimental design where we vary level of government, type of policy, and the targeted group. We find evidence that people support policies when costs are shared broadly. We also find that support for climate policy is conditional on expected policy adoption by other units of government at various scales. This implies that unpopular climate policies might be more popular if the funding structure of the policy allows for binding policy and that the cost‐sharing is taking place at higher levels of government.
Global attentional selection of visual features is not associated with selective modulation of posterior alpha‐band activity
Authors: Gundlach Christopher , Forschack Norman , Müller Matthias M. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractAttending to a single feature, such as color or motion, leads to global modulation of neural processing associated with the representation of the attended features. Alpha‐band modulations are hypothesized to be a marker (and even a mechanism) of the modulation of neural processing. By adopting a previously used attentional shifting paradigm, we examined whether alpha‐band dynamics are linked to sustained Feature‐Based‐Attentional (FBA) selection. For this purpose, we presented task‐irrelevant flickering random dot kinematograms (RDKs) in the periphery that either did or did not share the to‐be‐attended color of centrally presented task‐relevant RDKs and should thus be subject to global FBA selection. Steady‐state visual evoked potentials (SSVEPs) and alpha‐band activity associated with these task‐irrelevant RDKs were analyzed to quantify FBA modulation. Overall, the SSVEP results replicated previous findings: relative to a pre‐cue baseline, SSVEP amplitudes for peripheral RDKs were significantly enhanced when these RDKs shared the to‐be‐attended color of the central RDKs and were not modulated when they shared the centrally to‐be‐ignored color. Nevertheless, there were no differences in alpha‐band amplitude modulations between signals recorded contralateral to the RDKs sharing the centrally attended color and RDKs sharing the centrally ignored color. Hence, alpha‐band modulations seem not to index the sustained global selection of attended over unattended feature values within the same feature dimension.