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The poor do not pay more: Evidence from Tanzanian consumer food expenditures controlling for the food environment
Authors: Sauer Christine M. , Reardon Thomas , Mason Nicole M. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractWe revisit the question of whether the poor pay more for food using household food expenditure data from Tanzania. We control for spatial factors that could affect food prices, namely, whether a rural household is in a peri‐urban, intermediate, or hinterland rural zone (distinguished by distance to urban areas) and whether an urban household is in a primary city, secondary city, or a town. Our results differ from conventional wisdom. First, we find that the rich and the poor pay about the same price per kilogram on average for certain key Tanzanian food products like rice, maize flour, and cooking oil. Second, we find that poor households do not buy meaningfully smaller quantities per transaction than do richer households. Third, the rich and the poor also make roughly the same number of purchases per month for most food products studied. Lastly, we find that bulk discounts (a decrease in price per kilogram with an increase in quantity purchased) do exist, but only up to a certain quantity (with exceptions in some animal proteins), below which few households purchase. Hence, our evidence suggests that poorer Tanzanian households do not pay significantly more for key food products.
Inside a jaguar's jaws
Authors: Ruiz‐Serna Daniel 
Published: September 2023

AbstractInspired by the case of a jaguar raised as a pet by some paramilitary warlords, this article discusses how armed conflict encompasses more‐than‐human realities, becoming a hybrid experience capable of dislocating the borders between environmental and social processes, predation and warfare, human and nonhuman agency, and subjects and objects. It draws attention to a pervasive form of damage—afterlives—that stays with people in ways that compel us to reconsider wartime and the delivery of justice in places, such as traditional Afro‐Colombian territories, that are palpably made of entangled relationships between the human and nonhuman.
Efficacy and safety of transscleral cyclophotocoagulation versus cyclocryotherapy in the treatment of intractable glaucoma: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Wang Shih‐Yi , Yen Chu‐Yu , Kuo Bo‐I , Yen Ju‐Chuan , Liou Shiow‐Wen , Chen Chun‐Chen 
Published: September 2023

AbstractTo perform a meta‐analysis to compare the efficacy and safety of diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (TSCPC) and cyclocryotherapy (CCT) in the treatment of intractable glaucoma. Systemic searches of the Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases yielded experimental and observational comparative studies. TSCPC and CCT efficacy and safety outcomes were compared. Subgroup analyses of participant ethnicity, preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) level, and underlying causes of glaucoma were conducted. The pooled effects were computed using the random‐effects model. The meta‐analysis included nine studies totalling 668 eyes. There was no statistically significant difference between the TSCPC and CCT groups in the IOP reduction (IOPR%), decrease in antiglaucoma medications, the operative success rate with or without medications, or retreatment rate in the efficacy analysis. In the subgroup analysis, CCT had a better IOP‐lowering effect among non‐Asian participants and a non‐inferior IOPR% to TSCPC among Asian participants. TSCPC and CCT were associated with similar rates of deterioration in visual acuity, postoperative visual analog scale, and other analysed postoperative complications in the safety analysis. In both groups, severe complications were uncommon. Diode laser TSCPC and CCT had nearly equivalent clinical efficacy in treating intractable glaucoma, while CCT demonstrated a better IOP‐lowering effect in non‐Asian. Both cyclodestructive procedures have a comparable safety profile.
Low bone mineral density and reduced bone‐specific alkaline phosphatase in 5q spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and type 3: A 2‐year prospective study of bone health
Authors: Kroksmark Anna‐Karin , Alberg Lars , Tulinius Mar , Magnusson Per , Söderpalm Ann‐Charlott 
Published: September 2023

AbstractAimIndividuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are at risk of developing skeletal problems. This study investigated bone mineral density (BMD), bone turnover markers and motor function in children and adolescents with SMA type 2 and type 3 over a two‐year period. The effect of nusinersen was studied in a subgroup.MethodsSingle‐centre study, including 20 patients, 2–18 years, of whom ten patients received nusinersen treatment. BMD was measured by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry.ResultsAll patients had low BMD levels at baseline; mean Z‐score −2.3 for total body less head (TBLH) and −2.9 for total hip left (THL). Significant correlations were found both at baseline and for the follow‐up change for motor function and Z‐scores (TBLH and THL). For the whole study group, reduced bone formation and unchanged bone resorption, assessed by bone‐specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP) (p = 0.0006, ES = –0.83) and C‐terminal cross‐linking telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX), respectively, were found over the study period. However, BALP decreased less in the nusinersen treatment group, which suggests a positive development on bone mass in these patients.ConclusionBone health evaluation is important in follow‐up programmes for SMA patients. Further investigations are warranted for individuals on survival motor neuron‐targeted treatments.
Continence criteria of 193 618 patients after open, laparoscopic, and robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy
Authors: Moretti Tomás B.C. , Magna Luís A. , Reis Leonardo O. 
Published: September 2023

ObjectivesTo apply a new evidence‐gathering methodology, called reverse systematic review (RSR), to analyse the influence of different continence classification criteria on urinary continence rates among open retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP), laparoscopic RP (LRP) and robot‐assisted RP (RARP).Materials and MethodsA search was carried out in eight databases between 2000 and 2020 through systematic reviews (SRs) studies referring to RRP, LRP or RARP (80 SRs). All references used in these SRs were captured referring to 910 papers in an overall database called the ‘EVIDENCE Database’. A total of 422 studies related to post‐RP urinary continence were selected for the final analysis, totalling 782 reports referring to 193 618 patients.ResultsOverall, 206 (26.4%) reports for RRP, 243 (31.0%) reports for LRP, and 333 (42.6%) reports for RARP were found. Mean overall continence rates, respectively for RRP, LRP and RARP, were: 42%, 34% and 42% at 1 month; 62%, 64% and 65% at 3 months; 73, 77 and 79% at 6 months; and 81%, 85% and 86% at 12 months. The most used criterion was ‘No pad’ (53.3%), followed by ‘Safety pad’ (19.3%), ‘Not described’ (10.6%), and ‘No leak’ (9.9%). ‘No pad’ showed the lowest discrepancy in continence rates in each period compared to the overall average for each technique, demonstrating less ability to influence the final results favouring any of the techniques.ConclusionThe RSR demonstrated that the ‘No pad’ criterion was the most used in the literature and showed the lowest bias capable of influencing the results and favouring any of the techniques and is the fairest option for future comparisons.
The relationship of peri‐implant soft tissue wound healing with implant cover screw design: Cross‐sectional study
Authors: Güney Zeliha , Karacaoglu Fatma , Barıs Emre , Gezer K. Gökalp , Akkaya M. Murat 
Published: September 2023

AbstractIntroductionDental implants are frequently preferred method for oral rehabilitation all over the world. The incidence of various complications such as incorrect prosthesis, peri‐implant mucositis, and peri‐implantitis is high; premature loss of implants is encountered due to osteointegration process not being completed for some unexplained reasons. However, there is no study in the literature examining the nonfunctional period of implants. Closure screws of different implant companies have different designs like surface properties, and areas, where closure screws sit, are important reservoirs for microorganism colonization. Our study aims to evaluate the inflammatory response, epithelial maturation, and epithelial‐connective tissue interaction around closure screws.MethodsFor this purpose, 52 implants belonging to five different implant companies were included in the study. Tissues removed over the cover screw during fitting of healing caps were used as biopsy material and for epithelial proliferation Ki‐67, for epithelium‐connective tissue interaction Syndecan‐1, and for macrophage activation CD‐68 expressions were evaluated by immunohistochemical analysis. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyzes were performed to evaluate the presence of gap between the implant and the cover screw.ResultsAs a result of our study, intensity of subepithelial inflammation between groups wasn't statistically different. Differences in CD‐68 and Syndecan‐1 levels were obtained at the lamina propria level. H score of CD‐68 was statistically significantly different in epithelium (p = 0.032), and H score of Syndecan‐1 was different in lamina propria (p = 0.022). There wasn't a statistically significant difference between the groups for Ki‐67 (p = 0.151).ConclusionOur study results indicate that in addition to the implant surface morphology, the design of the closure screws is important in the inflammatory response and epithelial maturation that develops during wound healing. Although the inflammatory response is required for healing, osteointegration, and implant survival, further investigation is needed to investigate the relationship between initial neck resorption and closure screws with radiographic and microbiological examinations.
Full endoscopic minimally invasive extraperitoneal modified Sugarbaker approach for para‐colostomy hernia repair: Technical aspects and 2‐year follow‐up results of a prospective cohort
Authors: Bellido‐Luque Juan , Bellido‐Luque Araceli , Gomez‐Rosado Juan Carlos , Gomez‐Menchero Julio , Suarez‐Grau Juan Manuel , Licardie Eugenio , Tejada‐Gomez Antonio , Navarro‐Morales Laura , Moreno‐Suero Francisco , Sanchez‐Matamoros Inmaculada , Capitán‐Morales Luis , Nogales Muñoz Angel , Morales‐Conde Salvador 
Published: September 2023

AbstractAimThis study aimed to assess technical aspects and clinical results of a new minimally invasive technique in parastomal hernia (PSH) repair, full endoscopic retromuscular access, after 2 years of follow‐up.MethodsData from consecutive patients requiring minimally invasive ventral PSH repair were collected from 2019 to 2022. The inclusion criteria were patients aged between 18 and 80 years old with symptomatic PSH. Demographics and perioperative and postoperative data were collected. Postoperative pain and functional recovery were compared with preoperative data.ResultsTwelve patients with symptomatic PSH were included. The mean PSH defect area was 16.2 cm2 and the mean midline defect was 8.7 cm2. No intra‐operative complications or conversion to open surgery were detected. One patient (8%) required postoperative readmission due to partial bowel obstruction symptoms that required catheterization of the stoma. Pain significantly worsened after the first postoperative day compared to preoperative data but improved after the first postoperative month compared to the first postoperative week and after the 90th postoperative day compared to the first postoperative month, with significant differences. Significant restriction improvement was identified when 30 days after surgery data were compared to preoperative data and when the 180th postoperative day results were compared to 30 days after surgery. The average follow‐up was 29 months. During the follow‐up no clinical or radiological recurrence was observed.ConclusionThis paper shows low rate of intra‐ and postoperative complications with significant improvement in terms of pain activities restriction compared to preoperatory. After 29 months follow‐up, no recurrence was identified, confirming that this approach offers good mid‐term results.
LincRNA‐EPS inhibits caspase‐11 and NLRP3 inflammasomes in gingival fibroblasts to alleviate periodontal inflammation
Authors: Hu Anni , Xiao Fan , Wu Wenjing , Xu Huilin , Su Jiansheng 
Published: September 2023

AbstractTo investigate the effects of long intergenic noncoding RNA‐erythroid prosurvival (lincRNA‐EPS) on periodontal inflammation mediated by inflammasomes and to explore its mechanism. Experimental periodontitis was induced in KO (lincRNA‐EPS−/−) and WT (lincRNA‐EPS+/+) mice to compare the periodontal bone loss and inflammation by using micro‐computed tomography, immunofluorescence staining and haematoxylin and eosin staining. The expression and activation of cysteinyl aspartate‐specific proteinase‐11 (caspase‐11) and NOD‐like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes, as well as nuclear factor‐kappa B (NF‐κB) activation in mouse gingival fibroblasts (MGFs), were measured by real‐time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, enzyme‐linked immunosorbent and lactate dehydrogenase assays. MGFs were transfected with overexpression plasmids to assess the biological functions of lincRNA‐EPS. RNA pull‐down and immunoprecipitation experiments were performed to identify the interacting protein of lincRNA‐EPS. LincRNA‐EPS‐expressing lentivirus was locally administered to inflamed periodontal tissues to evaluate its salvage function in periodontitis. The absence of lincRNA‐EPS increased bone loss and expression of myeloperoxidase, interleukin‐1α (IL‐1α) and IL‐1β in the inflammatory periodontium. LincRNA‐EPS KO MGFs exhibited increased expression and activation of caspase‐11/NLRP3 inflammasome components than WT MGFs under lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation. The expression and activation of these molecules were inhibited in lincRNA‐EPS overexpressed MGFs. Mechanistically, lincRNA‐EPS directly bound to transactive response DNA‐binding protein 43 (TDP43) in the nucleus of MGFs, and TDP43 knockdown exerted a similar inhibitory effect on NF‐κB activation and the inflammasomes as lincRNA‐EPS overexpression. Locally injecting lincRNA‐EPS‐expressing lentivirus weakened the periodontal damage. LincRNA‐EPS inhibits the LPS‐induced production and activation of caspase‐11 and NLRP3 inflammasomes by suppressing the activation of the NF‐κB signalling pathway via interacting with TDP43, thereby alleviating periodontitis.
Healthy lifestyle, lipoprotein (a) levels and the risk of coronary artery disease
Authors: Tada Hayato , Yamagami Kan , Sakata Kenji , Usui Soichiro , Kawashiri Masa‐aki , Takamura Masayuki 
Published: September 2023

AbstractBackgroundLipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the role of healthy lifestyle against the risk of CAD with consideration of high Lp(a) levels remains unclear.MethodsThis study examined 4512 participants who underwent serum Lp(a) level assessment at Kanazawa University Hospital from 2008 to March 2016. Their lifestyle habits were examined based on four questionnaires regarding dietary pattern, exercise habits, smoking status and body weight. Logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the association between healthy lifestyle and CAD independent of Lp(a) levels.ResultsThe Lp(a) levels were significantly associated with CAD (odds ratio [OR]: 1.12, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08–1.17, p = 1.3 × 10−7 per 10 mg/dL). Under these circumstances, the lifestyle risk score was also significantly associated with CAD (OR: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.12–1.36, p = 2.4 × 10−8). Compared with patients with a favourable lifestyle who have Lp(a) levels of <30 mg/dL, those with an intermediate or unfavourable lifestyle were at higher risk for CAD (OR: 1.11, 95% CI: 1.02–1.20, p = 0.003 and OR: 1.40, 95% CI: 1.16–1.54, p = 3.6 × 10−5, respectively). Further, patients with a favourable, intermediate or unfavourable lifestyle who have Lp(a) levels of ≥30 mg/dL were at high risk for CAD (OR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.08–1.34, p = 0.0014; OR: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.14–1.48, p = 1.2 × 10−4; and OR: 1.81, 95% CI: 1.44–2.18, p = 2.2 × 10−7, respectively).ConclusionsHealthy lifestyle was associated with a lower risk of CAD regardless of Lp(a) levels.
Impact of the leaf‐mining jewel beetle Hedwigiella jureceki on two forms of cat's claw creeper, Dolichandra unguis‐cati
Authors: Rahman Md Mahbubur , Shi Boyang , Dhileepan Kunjithapatham 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe impact assessment of a weed biocontrol agent offers insight into the potential of the agent and weed responses in long‐term weed management. The impact of the jewel beetle Hedwigiella jureceki Obenberger (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) and its first‐generation larvae on the long‐pod (LP) and short‐pod (SP) forms of cat's claw creeper, Dolichandra unguis‐cati (L.) L.G. Lohmann (Bignoniaceae) was studied by initiating one, two, or five pairs (male and female) of adults in a glasshouse experiment. With the higher density of adults, the number of leaves increased significantly, as did the numbers of dead leaves and larval mines, and the percentages of affected leaves (up to 40%), and damaged leaf areas (up to 60%). Plants with the five pairs of adults had fewer leaves and reduced dry weights (e.g., tuber biomass was reduced by 50.4–62.5%). Regardless of adult density, the dry weights of the leaves and tubers were lower in the SP form. Conversely, the LP form had fewer leaves (ca. 17% fewer) and slower shoot growth (mean ± SE = 46.3 ± 2.6 cm per week) than the SP form (66.5 ± 3.8 cm per week). However, the number of tubers was not affected by the plant form and adult density. Larval mines (262 ± 30), pupae (186 ± 17), and adults (144 ± 14) in LP form were higher than in SP form (243 ± 20, 167 ± 14, and 115 ± 11, respectively). Likewise, the average weight of adults that emerged on the LP form was higher. Therefore, H. jureceki impacted both LP and SP forms. The SP form showed a higher impact in terms of reduced tuber growth, and the LP form is anticipated to be harmed more in the long term as a higher number of H. jureceki offspring developed on it when competition for food was increased.
Human resources analytics in practice: A knowledge discovery process
Authors: Belizón María Jesús , Majarín Delia , Aguado David 
Published: September 2023

AbstractExisting scholarship offers a comprehensive understanding of the concept and purposes of human resource analytics (HRA). However, how HRA is carried out in practice in organisations is still under‐researched. We examine the practice of HRA through a systematic review across three disciplines, namely, human resource management, business analytics and management information systems while using a process lens: the knowledge discovery process (KDD) model. A hundred and three high‐end quality manuscripts were analysed. Our findings show that the scope of HRA is expanding both in the use of HR and business data and certain sophisticated statistical techniques. However, much needs to be done to uncover the measurable impact of HRA on HR and business outcomes.
Evaluation of equi‐biaxial strength of thin sic coatings using ring‐on‐ring testing and digital image correlation
Authors: Iwamoto Sola , Kondo Sosuke , Katsui Hirokazu , Shimoda Kazuya , Yu Hao , Ogino Yasuyuki , Kasada Ryuta 
Published: September 2023

AbstractTo assess the strength of coatings under multi‐axial stress conditions, a method was developed to evaluate the biaxial strength of thin silicon carbide (SiC) coatings using a ring‐on‐ring test. A graphite substrate was used as an intermediary to transmit stress from the load ring to the coated specimen, and the thin coating was subjected to a uniform equi‐biaxial stress. The strain in the thin film was continuously monitored using digital image correlation, allowing the identification of the time at which and when the initial crack occurred; the stress applied to the loading area at time was determined to be the fracture strength of the thin SiC films. The obtained fracture strength ranged from 209 to 1014 MPa and was dependent on specimen volume. Notably, the thinnest specimen exhibited the highest strength, whereas the strengths of thicker specimens approached previously reported bulk strengths.
3D printed polylactide‐based zirconia‐toughened alumina composites: fabrication, mechanical, and in vitro evaluation
Authors: Alam Mushtaq , Manivannan Ezhilan , Rizwan Mohamed , Gopan Gopika , Mani Maheswaran , Kannan Sanjeevi 
Published: September 2023

AbstractFused deposition modeling (FDM) has been a commonly used technique in the fabrication of geometrically complex biodegradable scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Generally, either individual polylactide (PLA) or its combination with calcium phosphates or bioglass has been employed to design scaffolds through the principles of FDM. In this study, FDM protocol has been employed to design 3D printed PLA/zirconia‐toughened alumina (ZTA). A series of PLA/ZTA combinations have been attempted to determine the feasibility of the resultant in filament extrusion and their subsequent capacity to obtain a stable 3D printed component. A maximum of 80 wt.% PLA and 20 wt.% ZTA has been determined as an optimum combination to yield a stable 3D structure beyond which an enhanced ZTA content in the PLA matrix yielded a fragile filament that lacked effectiveness in 3D printing. 5 and 10 wt.% of ZTA addition in the PLA matrix produced a better 3D design that reasonably displayed good mechanical properties. Depending on the ceramic content, a homogeneous dispersion of the constituent elements representative of ZTA has been determined throughout the PLA matrix. Simulation studies through finite element analysis (FEA) exhibited good corroboration with the test results obtained from the mechanical studies.
Potential bias when using social media for selection: Differential effects of candidate demographic characteristics, race match, perceived similarity, and profile detail
Authors: Henderson Kevin E. , Welsh Elizabeth T. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractOrganizations are using social media as part of their selection processes. However, little is known about whether bias or discrimination is problematic when using these sources. Therefore, we examined whether manipulating the name and photograph of two otherwise equivalent LinkedIn‐like profiles would influence evaluations of candidate qualifications and hireability as well as perceived similarity using an experimental design. To test our hypotheses based on bias/discrimination research and the similarity‐attraction paradigm, a total of 401 working adults were recruited through Mechanical Turk. No evidence was found for bias or discrimination against women or people of color. However, female candidates were viewed as more hireable than male candidates, and Black men were viewed as less qualified than Black women and White men. Furthermore, we found that perceived similarity increased when the participant's gender or race matched the candidate's gender or race, respectively, and also that perceived similarity was related to candidate ratings; however, neither gender nor race match was directly related to candidate ratings. When profiles were more detailed, participants rated candidates of the same race higher than candidates of other races, and perceived similarity fully indirectly mediated this relationship. Conversely, when less detail was provided, participants rated candidates of the same race lower. Thus, while bias/discrimination toward women and people of color is not inherent when using LinkedIn for selection, having a racially diverse set of selectors is important to ensure fairness. This reveals a nuanced view of diversity issues when using social media for selection.