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Geographic variation in out‐of‐pocket costs for radiation oncology services
Authors: Liu Dan , Yu Serena , Webster Samuel BG , Moradi Bahare , Haywood Philip , Hall Jane , Aranda Sanchia , van Gool Kees 
Published: March 2023

AbstractObjectivesTo examine out‐of‐pocket costs incurred by patients for radiation oncology services and their variation by geographic location.DesignAnalysis of patient‐level Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) claims data linked with data from the Sax Institute 45 and Up Study.Setting, participantsPeople who received Medicare‐subsidised radiation oncology services in New South Wales, 2006–2017.Main outcome measureMean out‐of‐pocket costs for an episode of radiation oncology (during 90 days from start of radiotherapy planning service), by geographic location (postcode‐based), overall and after excluding episodes with no out‐of‐pocket costs (fully bulk‐billed).ResultsDuring 2006–2017, 12 724 people received 15 506 episodes of radiation oncology care in 25 postcode‐defined geographic areas. The proportion of episodes for which the out‐of‐pocket cost was less than $1 increased from 39% in 2006 to 76% in 2017; the proportion for which out‐of‐pocket costs exceeded $500 declined from 43% in 2006 to 10% in 2014, before increasing to 17% in 2017. For care episodes with non‐zero out‐of‐pocket costs, the mean amount rose from around $1186 to $1611 per episode of care during 2006–2017. The proportion of radiation oncology episodes bulk‐billed exceeded 90% in nine areas; in seven areas, all with exclusively private care provision of radiation oncology, it was 21% or smaller. Within geographic areas, out‐of‐pocket costs for individual care episodes varied widely; in ten areas with lower bulk‐billing rates, the interquartile range for costs ranged from $240 to $1857.ConclusionOut‐of‐pocket costs are an important determinant of access to care. Although radiotherapy costs for most people are moderate, some face very high costs, and these vary markedly by location. It is important to ensure that radiation oncology services remain affordable for all people who need treatment.
Wall-rock alteration in the Cochiti mining district, New Mexico
Authors: Bundy Wayne M. 
Published: March 2023

Hydrothermally altered volcanic and intrusive rocks (mainly andesite and monzonite) of Tertiary age are associated with gold- and silverbearing quartz veins. Two stages of epithermal quartz veins occur, but only the first stage is associated with economic mineralization.Alteration zones, named with respect to clay minerals present in the greatest abundance, are (from the vein outward): (1) dickite, (2) illitekaolinite, (3) vermiculite-halloysite, and (4) chlorite-montmorillonite. Interpretation of X-ray spectrometer traces indicates that chlorites become enriched in magnesium in a veinward direction. Montmorillonites become progressively enriched in calcium toward the vein; this generalization is corroborated by chemical analyses. Illite is present in intense zones of alteration as a 1Md (1-layer monoclinic disordered) polymorph.Base exchange, with resultant mixed-layer clay minerals as intermediate phases, is an important mechanism for transitions between 2:1 clay minerals. Transformation from 2:1 to 1:1 clay minerals has involved, at least partially, selective solution and recrystallization, with amorphous aluminum silicate (allophane) as an intermediate phase. Order of formation of 1:1 clay minerals is apparently allophone- halloysite- kaolinite- dickite.Chemical analyses of the altered rocks show a marked veinward decrease in basic ions; less significant changes are shown by acidic ions. Analyses of relatively pure illites indicate a general veinward decrease in basic cations.Alteration associated with the two stages of quartz veins proceeded as acidalkaline fronts, the second stage being more acidic because of previous leaching by first-stage solutions.Increasing intensity of alteration is regarded as a guide to quartz veins and possible ore deposits.
Metallogenic provinces of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
Authors: Burnham C. Wayne 
Published: March 2023

Some of the metallogenic provinces of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico are defined by the geographic distribution of sulfophile trace elements in more than 500 samples of chalcopyrite and sphalerite from 172 mining districts.Maps that show the geographic distribution of tin, silver, and the "combined metal content" in chalcopyrite, and of silver and the "combined metal content" in sphalerite, reveal three major belts of high trace-element content in the Southwest. These belts, which are here called the Eastern, Central, and Western metallogenic belts, are consistent in trend and position with a beltlike distribution of the major ore deposits of copper, gold, silver, and other metals. However, the deposits of a given metal tend to be concentrated in certain segments of the metallogenic belts; consequently, the metallogenic provinces, in the ordinary sense, are merely component parts of the larger beltlike features.The metallogenic belts also are generally consistent in position and trend with the major tectonic features, although they do not appear to be closely related in time. Hence, it is suggested that both the metallogenic belts and the major tectonic features are the effects of a more fundamental cause, which perhaps is a combination of compositional heterogeneities and associated physical discontinuities in the deep-seated source regions of the ores.
Assessment of Dairy Cattle Breeding Practices and Reproduction Performances in Derashe District, Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Bogale Tezera , Beke Esatu , Kechero Yisehak 
Published: March 2023

This study was conducted in Derashe District, Southern Ethiopia with the aim of assessing the breeding practices and the reproductive performance of crossbred and local cows in the district. Field observations, key informant discussion and structured questionnaire were used to generate data. The district was stratified in to three agro-ecologies namely highland (2301-2622 m.a.s.l), mid-altitude (1501-2300 m.a.s.l) and lowland (below1500 m.a.s.l) with a total of 149 respondents. The number of respondents were determined by using probability proportional to size-sampling technique. The overall average cattle herd size in the study areas was 9.5 of local cows and crossbreds. However, the average cattle herd size of crossbred and local cows was 9.5 headsper household. Age at first services, age at first calving, days open, calving intervals and number of services per conception of HF in the mid-altitude were 19.85±1.101months, 28.519±1.354 months, 141.111±6.435 days, 22.815±0.912 months and 1.781±0.102, respectively. Age at first services, age at first calving, days open, calving intervals and number of services per conception of Jersey crosses were 24.09±0.513 months, 33.09±0.5 month, 152.273±3.835 days, 24.455±0.312 months and 1.982±0.018, respectively. Age at first service, age at first calving, days open, calving intervals and number of services per conception rate of local cows were 39.414±0.552 months, 48.483±0.558 months, 170.624±0.882 days, 26.559±0.321 months and 2.009±0.005, respectively. The overall daily milk yield of HF crosses, Jersey crosses and local cows in the study areas was 8.344±0.576, 4.06±0.248, and 1.971±0.052 liters, respectively(P<0.05). The mean lactation length of HF crosses, Jersey crosses and local cows was 8.62±0.233, 7.51±0.552 and 7.40±0.076 months, respectively (P<0.05). Poor extension and shortage of AI services were the major problems in the study area. The opportunities for improving dairying are suitable climatic condition, road access, AI services and increased demand of dairy products by increasing human population. Generally, dairy cattleproduction in the study district was subsistent type of production. Except for mid-altitude dairy producers, the highland and lowland farmers did not focus on dairy production. The local Zebu, Boran and unknown breed types are dominant cattle population in highland and lowland areas of the district which were associated with low productivity. In order to alleviate these problems, farmers should be halped to have awareness to use AI services.
Findings for Practice From PACFA’s First Literature Review on Family and Relationship Therapy: A Commentary
Authors: Lewis Ione 
Published: March 2023

Researchers at Monash University were awarded the PACFA tender to undertake a literature review of the effectiveness of Family and Relationship Therapy, which has now been published on the PACFA website. Seven major approaches representative of the major family therapy schools were reviewed, including Experiential Family Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Multi-systemic Therapy, Family Problem Solving, Solution Focused Therapy and Narrative Therapy. The development and major concepts of each of these approaches is included in the review, which is a useful resource for students and practitioners. The review found much of the research has been conducted in the US, followed by the UK. This article summarises the major findings in terms of the implications for practice. A consistent research finding is that couple and family interventions outperform individual therapy for difficult to treat conditions such as anorexia nervosa and alcohol dependence.
Client Preferences: Building Bridges Between Therapy and Everyday Life
Authors: McLeod John 
Published: March 2023

Recent research has shown that taking account of client preferences has a significant positive impact on the outcomes of therapy and reduces client drop-out. Findings from relevant studies, conducted within different research methodologies, are reviewed. Examples are provided of strategies for exploring client preferences and ways of using this knowledge to inform the process of therapy. Effective utilization in therapy of client preferences, strengths and resources requires the adoption of a collaborative, dialogical stance, and an interest in the everyday life of the client. The implications of these ideas for therapy research and practice are discussed. This paper is based on material presented at a keynote lecture, PACFA, CAPA and AARC Annual Conference, Sydney, 14th June 2014
Look at Me! the Rise of Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism Under Neo- Liberalism
Authors: Manne Anne 
Published: March 2023

This article examines the recent debates within the scholarship on narcissism considering whether too high self-esteem is the problem, or whether the grandiose exterior acts as a mask for low self-esteem. It considers the possibility that the difficulty is resolved by the existence of two types of narcissism existing on a continuum: “overt”, “grandiose”, “oblivious” and “thick-skinned” narcissism on the one hand and “covert”, “vulnerable” or “thin-skinned” narcissism on the other. Using recent psychodynamic thinking on narcissism, this article integrates recent attachment scholarship including Allan Schore’s seminal idea of attachment as a source of emotional regulation, and Daniel Stern’s concept of attunement, arguing that this gives a richer and more plausible explanation of a possible aetiology of the development of both kinds of narcissism. Manne then raises the question: Why is narcissism on the rise? Why is empathy declining? Why are avoidant attachments increasing? Why are parents more likely to behave such that, as John Fiscalini argued, “These children get what they do not need and do not get what they do need”? The article moves beyond the individual to the ways our contemporary economic and cultural context – the harsh and hypercompetitive world of neo liberalism – has profoundly reshaped our attitudes to nurture, care and the self, and made narcissism into a strategy for survival. “This article is a condensed version an argument made in greater depth in Manne’s book The life of I: The new culture of narcissism” (2014).
Intimate Relationships and Chronic Illness: A Literature Review for Counsellors and Couple Therapists
Authors: Gray Rebecca M. , Newton-John Toby , Lee Jamie , Ralfs Claire 
Published: March 2023

Emerging evidence suggests a bi-directional dynamic between chronic illness and intimate relationships. Moreover, the quality of this relationship affects the capacity of the affected person to manage their illness. Literature directed towards health professionals encourages them to incorporate interventions which account for such factors, so that support service users can better manage their illness and treatment program. There are, however, scarce reports to inform counsellors and couple therapists working with this presentation. In this paper, we outline findings from a scoping literature review which explored published reports on the interplay between chronic illness and relationships; how best to develop and evaluate programs which focus on this intersection; and the potential role of counsellors and couple therapists in supporting clients affected by chronic illness. Author Note: This project received a Health Access Grant from Medtronic Philanthropy. We gratefully acknowledge this support
Turning Towards Our Desire to Turn Away: Climate Disavowal in the Context of the Australian Counselling Profession
Authors: Azuri Nell 
Published: March 2023

This article examines disavowal, or half-knowing, of climate change from the standpoint of the Australian counselling profession. It argues that the field in Australia has yet to make climate change a professional duty of care or ethical issue. It also looks at the role of disavowal in the lack of engagement with climate change in society more broadly. Mapping out the existing vicious cycle that disavowal triggers in relation to climate change, it introduces an alternative, virtuous cycle. It argues that noticing and containment of distress are key ingredients to shifting into a virtuous cycle, and examines strategies for relational, agentic, cognitive, and spiritual containment. Acknowledging that climate distress appears to be at significant levels in the community, but may not be seen so often in counselling contexts, it argues for counsellors to be more sensitive to possible climate distress without presuming its presence or absence. Implications for practice include a need for ongoing reflexivity and an acceptance of our own climate disavowal.
Effects of Plant Growth Regulators Including Micro-nutrients on Fruit Set and Yield of Mandarin in Dhankuta District of Nepal
Authors: Pun Amar Bahadur , Shrestha Arjun Kumar , Tripathi Kalyani Mishra , Baral Dilli Ram 
Published: March 2023

The study evaluated foliar applications of three plant growth regulators, viz. GA3 @ 20ppm; 2,4-D @ 15ppm; and NAA @ 50ppm; alone and their combinations including three plant micro-nutrients, viz. B @ 0.4% + Zn @ 0.2% + Ca @ 1% in order to determine the best foliar spray of growth hormones and plant nutrients for the increased fruit set and yield of mandarin. The foliar sprays were applied five times, started from full-bloom until late September (pre-harvest stage). The experiments were conducted in Dhankuta, Nepal during 2019 and 2020. The highest bloom fruit set of 6.1% was recorded at the foliar application of GA3 20ppm + NAA @ 50ppm, compared to the control treatment of 4.6%. Likewise, there were significant effects of plant growth regulations and micro-nutrients applications on the fruit drops across the fruit growing periods. The foliar application of GA3 + 2,4-D + micronutrients resulted in the lowest fruit drop during the months of June (63.9%), July (65.9%), and September (20.8%), as opposed to the control treatment's fruit drops of 77.6, 80.4, and 41.5%. In addition, the fruit drops occurred at the foliar sprays of GA3 + 2,4-D were statistically at par with the GA3 + 2,4-D + micro-nutrients. Also, the GA3 + 2,4-D + micronutrient spray treatment had the largest number of fruits (995 nos.) and total fruit weight (64.2 kg) per tree, which were considerably higher than the control by 201.5 and 175.5%, respectively. To sum up, a combined foliar application of gibberellic acid, 2,4-D and micro-nutrients is recommended for improving the fruit set, retention and yield of mandarin.
Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries: Benefits to the Environment
Authors: Adeosun T. A. , Amosu C. O. , Omitogun O. A. , Amusa O. M. , Morenikeji B. A. 
Published: March 2023

The primary objective of this study is to investigate economic freedom of access to energy, energy utilization and consumption, improve energy security, mitigate climate change and ignite interest in various renewable energy sources in developing countries. Sustainable development is the benefit that meet the needs of the people without compromising access to affordability, reliability, sustainability and modern quality of human satisfaction of its citizens within the limitation of the environment. It has become widely recognized that the rising environmental hazards, depletion threatened the unreliable supply of electricity with huge economic cost associated with fossil fuel has made renewable energy issue a significant sustainability resource as the basic requirements for development in developing countries. This paper aims to present review and promote access to harnessing, harvesting, storage, conversion and technology of renewable energy sources for generating electricity in developing nations by 2050. In this review, we have identified the various renewable energy sources, challenges and benefits. The recommendation on this investigation shows greatly our contributions to the aspiration of citizens in developing countries for alleviating struggles to overcome the epileptic power supply that has harassed the economy of the nation in jeopardy for long time.
The significance of terms of trade shocks for retail food prices in Turkey
Authors: Chadwick Meltem 
Published: March 2023

AbstractEmerging market economies often struggle with macroeconomic instabilities as they experience more persistent terms of trade shocks, volatile exchange rates, and commodity prices compared to the rest of the world. This paper evaluates the impact of terms of trade shocks on retail food prices for an emerging country. To do so, we employ the underlying small open economy macro‐model framework with a panel vector autoregression analysis. Our results show that a positive terms of trade shock decreases retail food prices and their price volatility. Positive terms of trade shock also increases the output gap. We find that these results are more persistent for the fresh fruits and vegetable group, which has the highest price volatility under the retail food prices group. [EconLit Citations: C33, E31, F41].
Geographic disadvantage and quality of employment
Authors: Kelley Jonathan , Evans M. D. R. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractMany policymakers assume that children's neighbourhoods shape their career trajectories, but the facts are otherwise. Challenges: (1) Because many children in poor postcodes have disadvantaged families, modelling the causal influence of neighbourhood socioeconomic status (SES) requires a comprehensive set of control variables measuring family background. (2) Adults can choose where to live, so dwelling in a high SES postcode is partially aconsequenceof occupational success, not a cause. Hence, we must focus onchildhoodpostcode SES. (3) Random measurement error in postcode SES can bias estimates. Data: Large, representative national samples from the International Social Science Survey/Australia. OLS and structural equation models. Correlations between a person's childhood postcode SES and their education, adult occupational status (which robustly measures job quality, social status and permanent income) and family income are all modest, aroundr = .15. Net of family background (fathers' occupational status, fathers' class, mothers' employment, parents' culture, ethnicity, demographics and respondent's IQ) multivariate analyses show that growing up in a low SES postcode is only a slight disadvantage, which arisesentirelybecause children there get about half a year less education than comparable children in high SES postcodes. Otherwise, there is no statistically significant childhood postcode disadvantage in career opportunities.
SCRN1: A cerebrospinal fluid biomarker correlating with tau in Alzheimer's disease
Authors: Weiner Sophia , Sauer Mathias , Brinkmalm Gunnar , Constantinescu Julius , Constantinescu Radu , Gomes Bárbara Fernandes , Becker Bruno , Nellgård Bengt , Dalla Keti , Galasko Douglas , Zetterberg Henrik , Blennow Kaj , Gobom Johan 
Published: March 2023

AbstractINTRODUCTIONSecernin‐1 (SCRN1) is a neuronal protein that co‐localizes with neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease (AD), but not with tau inclusions in corticobasal degeneration (CBD), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), or Pick's disease.METHODSWe measured SCRN1 concentration in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) using a novel mass spectrometric parallel reaction monitoring method in three clinical cohorts comprising patients with neurochemically characterized AD (n = 25) and controls (n = 28), clinically diagnosed Parkinson's disease (PD; n = 38), multiple system atrophy (MSA; n = 31), PSP (n = 20), CBD (n = 8), healthy controls (n = 37), and neuropathology‐confirmed AD (n = 47).RESULTSCSF SCRN1 was significantly increased in AD (P < 0.01, fold change = 1.4) compared to controls (receiver operating characteristic area under the curve = 0.78) but not in CBD, PSP, PD, or MSA. CSF SCRN1 positively correlated with CSF total tau (R = 0.78, P = 1.1 × 10−13), phosphorylated tau181 (R = 0.64, P = 3.2 × 10−8), and Braak stage and negatively correlated with Mini‐Mental State Examination score.DISCUSSIONCSF SCRN1 is a candidate biomarker of AD, reflecting tau pathology.HIGHLIGHTS
We developed a parallel reaction monitoring assay to measure secernin‐1 (SCRN1) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
CSF SCRN1 was increased in Alzheimer's disease compared to healthy controls.
CSF SCRN1 remained unchanged in Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, or corticobasal degeneration compared to controls.
CSF SCRN1 correlated strongly with CSF phosphorylated tau and total tau.
CSF SCRN1 increased across Braak stages and negatively correlated with Mini‐Mental State Examination score.
Low‐pressure plasticization of PEBAX 2533 membrane by carbon dioxide
Authors: Park Taejun , Chung Eunhyea 
Published: March 2023

AbstractPEBAX 2533 membrane is used to investigate plasticization by carbon dioxide (CO2) at low pressure. To reduce complex interaction caused by hydrostatic pressure and competitive sorption, a new experimental technique named the “Rest test” is presented. In the Rest test, the membrane is exposed to permeation of CO2 at 4 bar for 30 min and then put to rest for up to 12 h with residual CO2 after ventilation. When the membrane rests more than 9 h with residual CO2 after the permeation, the permeability increases by, at least, 50%. Permeation of CO2 is the prerequisite condition of permeability increase during the rest. Permeability increase in the Rest test is improved by permeate side purge and prolonged rest period. Fugacity and sorption of leftover CO2 during the rest are the main factors inducing the permeability increase, whereas the permeability increase is suppressed by higher feed pressure and longer CO2 permeation time, indicating the influence of hydrostatic pressure. The Rest test cannot increase the permeability of glassier PEBAX 1657. The findings and relevant factors suggest that low‐pressure plasticization during the rest is a potential source of the permeability increase.