bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluating the ileal and cecal microbiota composition of a 1940 heritage genetic line and a 2016 commercial line of white leghorns fed representative diets from 1940 and 2016
Authors: Wall D. C. , Dittoe Dana , Mahlerios Ramon D. , Anderson K. E. , Anthony N. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis study was conducted to identify and evaluate the differences between the microbiome composition of the ileum and ceca of 1940 and 2016 genetic strains of white leghorns fed representative contemporary diets from those times. Ileal and cecal samples were aseptically collected from both genetic lines at 69 weeks of age. The genomic DNA of the ileal and cecal contents were extracted and the V4 region of the 16S rDNA was sequenced on an Illumina Miseq. Microbiota data were filtered and aligned using the QIIME2 2020.2 pipeline. Alpha and beta diversity metrics were generated and the Analysis of Composition of Microbiomes (ANCOM) was utilized to determine significantly different taxa. Data were considered significant at P ≤ 0.05 for main effects and Q ≤ 0.05 for pairwise differences. Alpha diversity of the ileum and ceca were significantly different (P = 0.001; Q = 0.001; however, no differences between genetic lineage were observed (P > 0.05; Q > 0.05). The beta diversity between the ileum and ceca, as well as between the genetic lines (1940 vs. 2016) were significantly different from one another (P = 0.001; Q = 0.001). Using ANCOM,ProteobacteriaandActinobacteriotawere significantly different than other phyla (P ˂ 0.05) with a higher relative abundance ofProteobacteriabeing observed among treatment groups 2 and 3, whileActinobacteriotahad higher relative abundance in treatment groups 1 and 4. Among the significantly different genera in the ileum,Pseudomonas,Rhizobiaceae,Leuconostoc, andAeriscardoviawere different (P ˂ 0.05) with treatment groups 1 and 4 having a higher relative abundance ofAeriscardovia, while treatment groups 2 and 3 had higher relative abundance in bothPseudomonasandLeuconostoc. In the ceca,Proteobacteria,Firmicutes,Actinobacteriota, andEuryarchaeotawere significantly different phyla (P ˂ 0.05) withFirmicuteshaving the highest relative abundance across all treatment groups. Among the significantly different genera (Pseudomonas,Leuconostoc,Alloprevotella, andAeriscardovia),Alloprevotellahad the highest relative abundance across all treatment groups 1 and 2, whileLeuconostocandPseudomonashad the highest relative abundance in treatment group 4. Results from this study suggest that genetic makeup in conjunction with the nutritional composition of laying hens influences the cecal and ileal microbiota of corresponding hens.
Isolation of a putative sulfur comproportionating microorganism
Authors: Aronson Heidi S. , LaRowe Douglas E. , Macalady Jennifer L. , Amend Jan P. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractSulfur comproportionation is a heretofore undiscovered microbial catabolism that was predicted based on thermodynamic calculations. Here, we report the isolation of anAcidithiobacillus thiooxidansstrain from extremely low pH snottite biofilms in the karst at Frasassi, Italy. The strain grew to cell densities of >107cells mL-1in autotrophic sulfur comproportionation medium. Whole genome sequencing of the isolate revealed the presence of numerous genes involved in sulfur transformations that could be linked in a sulfur comproportionation pathway. We describe an experimental framework, including measurements of sulfate, sulfide, and S0concentrations, electron microscopy, and stable and radioisotope incubations coupled with NanoSIMS, scintillation counting and isotope ratio mass spectrometry, for future searches of sulfur comproportionators.SignificanceThe prediction of and search for novel microbial catabolic reactions can be streamlined by using thermodynamics to identify energy-yielding redox reactions that may be catalyzed by microorganisms. This strategy has been used to successfully predict several previously overlooked microbial catabolic reactions, including anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox), anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM), and complete ammonia oxidation (comammox). Sulfur comproportionation, or the coupled reduction of sulfate and oxidation of sulfide to form elemental sulfur, was predicted by thermodynamic calculations to exist as a microbial catabolism in low pH, low-temperature environments. In this study, we describe the isolation of the first putative sulfur comproportionating microorganism and provide a detailed experimental approach that can be applied to future investigations of this novel link in the biogeochemical sulfur cycle.
Do geographical indications of agricultural products promote county-level economic growth?
Authors: Qie Hongkai , Chao Yudie , Chen Hui , Zhang Fan 
Published: June 2023

PurposeIntellectual property right constitutes play a forceful role to promote economic growth and create a fortune. However, it is not yet clear to what extent the agricultural intellectual property rights represented by geographical indications of agricultural products (AGIs) can affect the development of regional economy. The purpose of this paper is to analyze this impact and its mechanism as well as to draw policy implications from this empirical analysis.Design/methodology/approachUsing county-level panel data from 2006 to 2020, this paper employed the difference-in-differences (DID) model.FindingsThe authors find that AGIs can significantly improve economic development at the county level. The AGIs can stimulate the flow of commercial and industrial capital to the countryside, thus fueling county-level economic development. Unlike AGIs for cereals and cash crops, AGIs for aquatic products and animal products cannot influence or have a negative impact on county-level economic. Compared with Eastern regions, the acquisition of AGIs in Western regions can more significantly boost county-level economic development. Therefore, AGIs can pronouncedly narrow down the gap of cross-county economic growth.Originality/valueConclusions of this paper can provide references for building the county-level countryside into a main ground of agricultural economic development and brand construction, continuously promoting the agricultural supply-front structural reform and boosting realization of all-around rural revitalization.
Communication challenges and blockchain in building energy efficiency retrofits: Croatia case
Authors: Cerić Anita , Ivić Ivona 
Published: June 2023

PurposeAs climate change has become a growing concern, sustainable development has become increasingly important. Emissions reduction is a key step for more efficient energy use. In the last few years, the residential building sector in Croatia has received financial support for multi-dwelling building energy efficiency retrofits (EERs). However, some of these projects encountered difficulties due to information asymmetry between the key participants. This study aims to address the problem from the perspective of the principal-agent theory, which is concerned with information asymmetry and the asymmetry's repercussions.Design/methodology/approachA social network analysis is conducted to reflect the operation and management (OM) details of Croatian multi-dwelling buildings. The key stakeholders of EER are mapped, along with the contractual and communication ties between them. Using the Gephi software, relationship data are visually represented and statistically evaluated.FindingsThe analysis indicated two different clusters or groups of stakeholders in EERs in Croatia and enabled the mapping of key relationships between stakeholders. The findings stress the importance of the key relationship between owner representatives (ORs) and property managers (PMs).Originality/valueThe contribution of this study is the development of framework for blockchain implementation in EERs, which can be adapted for use in different markets and/or projects. Blockchain is proposed for minimization of information asymmetry between different stakeholders. Blockchain enables communication and cooperation during project development and enhances trust among stakeholders.
Study on the milling performance of ball-end milling cutter under the combined action of micro-texture of rake and flank face
Authors: Yang Shucai , Xing Shiwen , Yu Yang , Han Pei , Guo Chaoyang , Liu Lukai 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
It was verified that the micro-texture in the front and back of the tool at the same time had a positive effect on improving the milling behavior and surface quality of the tool. The purpose of this study is to explore the rationality of simultaneous placement of micro-textures on the front and rear surfaces of ball-end milling cutters, analyze the influence of micro-texture parameters on tool milling behavior and workpiece surface quality, reveal its internal mechanism, and obtain the best micro-texture parameters by optimization.

Design/methodology/approach
First, the mechanism of micro-texture is studied based on the energy loss model. Second, the orthogonal experiment is designed to analyze the influence of micro-texture parameters on tool milling behavior and reveal its mechanism by combining simulation technology and cutting experiment. Finally, the parameters are optimized based on the artificial bee colony algorithm.

Findings
The results show that the simultaneous placement of micro-texture on the rake face and flank face of the tool has a positive effect on improving the milling behavior and surface quality of the tool. Taking milling force, tool wear and surface roughness as the evaluation criteria, the optimal parameter combination is obtained: the rake face micro-texture diameter is 50 µm, the distance from the micro-texture is 200 µm and the distance from the cutting edge is 110 µm; the diameter of the micro-textured flank is 40 µm, the distance from the micro-texture is 170 µm and the distance from the cutting edge is 130 µm.

Originality/value
Taking milling force, tool wear and surface roughness as the evaluation criteria, the optimal parameter combination is obtained: the rake face micro-texture diameter is 50 µm, the distance from the micro-texture is 200 µm and the distance from the cutting edge is 110 µm; the diameter of the micro-textured flank is 40 µm, the distance from the micro-texture is 170 µm and the distance from the cutting edge is 130 µm, which provides theoretical support for the further study of the micro-textured tool.

Peer review
The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/ILT-01-2023-0022/
Effect of gender equality on financial stability and financial inclusion
Authors: Ozili Peterson K. 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
This study aims to examine the effect of gender equality on financial stability and financial inclusion for 14 developing countries using yearly data from 2005 to 2021.

Design/methodology/approach
The two-stage least squares regression estimation and the generalized linear model regression estimation were used to investigate the effect of gender equality on financial stability and financial inclusion.

Findings
Gender equality has a significant positive effect on financial stability and financial inclusion in developing countries. Gender equality has a significant positive effect on financial stability and financial inclusion in African countries. Gender equality has a significant positive effect on financial stability but not on financial inclusion in non-African countries.

Originality/value
Little attention has been paid to the role of gender equality in promoting financial stability and financial inclusion. The authors address this issue in this study.
Barriers and facilitators to implementing self‐directed therapy activities in inpatient rehabilitation settings
Authors: Brusco Natasha K. , Walpole Brianna , Kugler Helen , Tilley Louise , Thwaites Claire , Devlin Alicia , Dorward Emma , Dulfer Fiona , Lee Annemarie L. , Morris Meg E. , Taylor Nicholas F. , Dawes Helen , Whittaker Sara L. , Ekegren Christina L. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBackgroundSelf‐directed therapy activities are not currently part of routine care during inpatient rehabilitation. Understanding patient and clinician perspectives on self‐directed therapy is key to increasing implementation. The aim of this study was to investigate barriers and facilitators to implementing a self‐directed therapy programme (“My Therapy”) in adult inpatient rehabilitation settings.MethodsMy Therapy was recommended by physiotherapists and occupational therapists and completed by rehabilitation inpatients independently, outside of supervised therapy sessions. Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and patients were invited to complete an online questionnaire comprising open‐ended questions on barriers and facilitators to prescribing and participating in My Therapy. A directed content analysis of free‐text responses was undertaken, with data coded using categories of the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation Model of Behaviour (COM‐B model).ResultsEleven patients and 20 clinicians completed the questionnaire. Patient capability was reported to be facilitated by comprehensive education by clinicians, with mixed attitudes towards the format of the programme booklet. Clinician capability was facilitated by staff collaboration. One benefit was the better use of downtime between the supervised therapy sessions, but opportunities for patients to engage in self‐directed therapy were compromised by the lack of space to complete the programme. Clinician opportunity was reported to be provided via organisational support but workload was a reported barrier. Patient motivation to engage in self‐directed therapy was reported to be fostered by feeling empowered, engaged, and encouraged to participate. Clinician motivation was associated with belief in the value of the programme.ConclusionDespite some barriers to rehabilitation patients independently practicing therapeutic exercises and activities outside of supervised sessions, both clinicians and patients agreed it should be considered as routine practice. To do this, patient time, ward space, and staff collaboration are required. Further research is needed to scale‐up the implementation of the My Therapy programme and evaluate its effectiveness.
Tax morale and social capital: An empirical investigation among European citizens
Authors: Cascavilla Alessandro , Ripollés Jordi , Morone Andrea 
Published: June 2023

AbstractDespite the extensive literature examining determinants of tax morale, little is still known about the relationship between the associational involvement of citizens and their willingness to pay taxes. Given the insights offered by the social capital literature regarding the role of voluntary organizations in shaping civic engagement, this study empirically investigates how membership of different types of associations could influence individual tax morale in Europe. With this in mind, we exploit the information available in the fifth wave of the European Values Study for citizens of 34 countries. Unlike previous studies on tax morale, we classify the types of voluntary associations depending on their potential to build out‐group “bridging” or in‐group “bonding” social ties. In this study, to carry out the classification, three alternative approaches are considered which are based on the sociodemographic heterogeneity within associations, the interconnections between them, and a combination of both. Our findings show that, after controlling for different individual characteristics and country‐specific unobserved heterogeneity, those survey respondents involved in bridging associations tend to exhibit higher levels of tax morale, while the opposite is found for bonding associations. The results are quite robust for the three approaches and different estimation strategies, including an instrumental‐variables methodology.
Sustainable marketing: an exploratory study of a sustain‐centric, versus profit‐centric, approach
Authors: Dyck Bruno , Manchanda Rajesh V. , Vagianos Savanna , Bernardin Michèle 
Published: June 2023

AbstractAs the need for business to address pressing social and ecological issues intensifies, so does the importance of enhancing the development of sustainable marketing. The current dominant approach to sustainable marketing is based on a Triple Bottom Line (TBL) profit‐centric worldview, which suggests that firms can simultaneously improve their financial well‐being as they reduce negative social and ecological externalities. However, whereas the scope of TBL marketing is limited to sustainability initiatives that enhance profits, there is a growing need for—and interest in—developing a sustain‐centric approach to marketing that relaxes the need to maximize financial well‐being in order to optimize social and ecological well‐being. Even so, because of the dominance of the profit‐centric worldview, hallmarks of sustain‐centric marketing practices remain under‐developed and may even lend themselves to becoming inauthentically mimicked on a piecemeal basis by greenwashing profit‐centric firms. We provide an exploratory empirical study of marketing practices evident in two sustain‐centric firms and draw implications to advance theory for both sustain‐centric and profit‐centric marketing.
Effect of ophiopogonin D on the pharmacokinetics and transport of cryptotanshinone during their co‐administration and the potential mechanism
Authors: Wang Ling , Gu Hong , Chen Kaixia 
Published: June 2023

AbstractCryptotanshinone and ophiopogonin D are sourced from herbs with similar indications. It is necessary to evaluate their interaction to provide a reference for their clinical prescriptions. The co‐administration of cryptotanshinone (30 and 60 mg/kg) and ophiopogonin D was carried out in Sprague–Dawley rats and the pharmacokinetics of cryptotanshinone were analyzed. The Caco‐2 cells were employed to evaluate the transport of cryptotanshinone, and the metabolic stability was studied in the rat liver microsomes. Ophiopogonin D significantly increased the Cmax (from 5.56 ± 0.26 to 8.58 ± 0.71 μg/mL and from 15.99 ± 1.81 to 185.12 ± 1.43 μg/mL), half‐life (21.72 ± 10.63 vs. 11.47 ± 3.62 h and 12.58 ± 5.97 vs. 8.75 ± 2.71 h) and decreased the clearance rate (0.697 ± 0.36 vs. 1.71 ± 0.15 L/h/kg) and (60 mg/kg and 0.101 ± 0.02 vs. 0.165 ± 0.05 L/h/kg) of cryptotanshinone. In vitro, ophiopogonin D significantly suppressed the transport of cryptotanshinone with the decreasing efflux rate and enhanced the metabolic stability with the reducing intrinsic clearance. The combination of cryptotanshinone and ophiopogonin D induced prolonged exposure and suppressed the transport of cryptotanshinone, which indicated the decreased bioavailability of cryptotanshinone.
Patterns of species richness and turnover in endemic amphibians of the Guineo‐Congolian rain forest
Authors: Nneji Lotanna M. , Azevedo Josué A. R. , Oyebanji Oyetola O. , Ma Liang , Elsen Paul R. , Oladipo Segun O. , Salako Gabriel , Puschendorf Robert , Pringle Robert M. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractAimThe African Guineo‐Congolian (GC) region is a global biodiversity hotspot with high species endemism, bioclimatic heterogeneity, complex landscape features, and multiple biogeographic barriers. Bioclimatic and geographic variables influence global patterns of species richness and endemism, but their relative importance varies across taxa and regions and is poorly understood for many faunas. Here, we test the hypothesis that turnover in endemic amphibians of the GC biodiversity hotspot is influenced mainly by the geographic distance between grid cells and secondarily by rainfall‐ and temperature‐related variables.LocationWest and Central Africa.Major Taxa StudiedAmphibians.MethodsWe compiled species‐occurrence records via field sampling, online databases, and taxonomic literature. Our study used 1205 unique georeferenced records of 222 amphibian species endemic to the GC region. Patterns of species richness were mapped onto a grid with a spatial resolution of 0.5° × 0.5°. We estimated weighted endemism and tested whether endemism was higher than the expected species richness (randomization test). We quantified species turnover using generalized dissimilarity modelling to evaluate the processes underlying observed patterns of species richness in GC endemic amphibians. We explored bioregionalization using agglomerative hierarchical clustering based on the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic averages.ResultsWe identified seven areas within the lower GC region – forests in Cameroon, Gabon, Southern Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Cote d'Ivoire – as having high species richness of endemic amphibians. The randomization test returned four major areas of significant weighted endemism: Nigeria‐Cameroon mountains, forest regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, and Ghana. Our analysis revealed five bioregions for amphibian endemism, four of which were located within the lower Guineo‐Congolian forest. Species turnover was strongly related to the geographic distance between grid cells; contributing bioclimatic variables included precipitation of the warmest quarter, mean temperature of the wettest quarter, and mean diurnal temperature range.Main ConclusionsOur results indicate that geographic distance between grid cells is the primary determinant of turnover in GC endemic amphibians, with secondary but significant effects of rainfall‐ and temperature‐related variables. Our study identifies key areas of endemic amphibian richness that could be prioritized for conservation actions.
Tight spatial coupling of a marine predator with soniferous fishes: Using joint modelling to aid in ecosystem approaches to management
Authors: Roberts Sarah M. , Jacoby Ann‐Marie , Roberts Jason J. , Leslie Jaelyn , Payne Khadijah L. , Read Andrew J. , Halpin Patrick N. , Barco Susan , Garrison Lance , McLellan William , Palka Debra , Nye Janet A. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractAimUnderstanding the distribution of marine organisms is essential for effective management of highly mobile marine predators that face a variety of anthropogenic threats. Recent work has largely focused on modelling the distribution and abundance of marine mammals in relation to a suite of environmental variables. However, biotic interactions can largely drive distributions of these predators. We aim to identify how biotic and abiotic variables influence the distribution and abundance of a particular marine predator, the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), using multiple modelling approaches and conducting an extensive literature review.LocationWestern North Atlantic continental shelf.MethodsWe combined widespread marine mammal and fish and invertebrate surveys in an ensemble modelling approach to assess the relative importance and capacity of the environment and other marine species to predict the distribution of both coastal and offshore bottlenose dolphin ecotypes. We corroborate the modelled results with a systematic literature review on the prey of dolphins throughout the region to help explain patterns driven by prey availability, as well as reveal new ones that may not necessarily be a predator–prey relationship.ResultsWe find that coastal bottlenose dolphin distributions are associated with one family of fishes, the Sciaenidae, or drum family, and predictions slightly improve when using only fish versus only environmental variables. The literature review suggests that this tight coupling is likely a predator–prey relationship. Comparatively, offshore dolphin distributions are more strongly related to environmental variables, and predictions are better for environmental‐only models. As revealed by the literature review, this may be due to a mismatch between the animals caught in the fish and invertebrate surveys and the predominant prey of offshore dolphins, notably squid.Main ConclusionsIncorporating prey species into distribution models, especially for coastal bottlenose dolphins, can help inform ecological relationships and predict marine predator distributions.