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The loosely coupled factors of organizational stress in police forces
Authors: Domingues Ivo Pontes , Machado José Cunha 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the recursive perspective that emphasizes bureaucracy as a source of officers’ stress, explain officers’ stress as a loosely coupled effect, examine the positive effects of loose coupling and legitimize the necessity of improving context management as a stress-reduction factor.

Design/methodology/approach
The research methodology uses a quantitative perspective; the members of two police forces constituted the universe; the sampling technique was not random and accidental; and an exploratory factor analysis and an invariance measure were performed.

Findings
The stress phenomenon is common and similar in both police forces, which means that it is indifferent to their organizational differences and has common causes. Loose coupling is present in both police work settings and entails significant stress; and the search for an explanation of the stress caused by loosely coupled elements should focus on both the value chain and the processes.

Practical implications
Addressing this phenomenon should entail a twofold improvement strategy: the correction of loosely coupled organizational factors by revising the management processes that cause stress and the prevention of loosely coupled effects by using professional training to enhance adaptive behavior within specific contexts.

Originality/value
Police organizations are addressed as loosely coupled (anarchic organized) systems instead of tightly coupled (bureaucratic) systems. The loosely coupled factors that emerge inside bureaucratic organizations cause significant stress among officers and complementary research is necessary to analyze the fallacious nature of the recursive attribution of police stress to bureaucratic characteristics.
Affordability of low-cost land allocation: a perspective of non-economic criteria
Authors: Agbato Samson Efuwape , Aluko Tajudeen Bioye , Oladokun Timothy Tunde , Adegoke Ayodele Samuel 
Published: March 2023

PurposeBeyond the economic determinants, non-economic criteria of land affordability are also of great importance. From the context of emerging economies, this study investigated the affordability of low-cost land allocation through the lens of non-economic criteria.Design/methodology/approachGiven that the non-economic criteria considered are those related to religion and politics, data were elicited from the owners of residential plots at Redemption City and Ikosi Residential Scheme respectively in Nigeria. The data collected were analysed using statistical methods of analysis: mean and standard deviation.FindingsThe result showed that safety and comfort, quality management, proximity to market, proximity to public transportation and proximity to health facilities were the significant non-economic criteria at Redemption City. On the other hand, the non-economic criteria found to be significant at Ikosi Residential Scheme were proximity to public transport, safety and comfort, low presence of environmental problems and income ratio.Practical implicationsThis study informs the promotion of private and public partnerships towards reducing the housing deficit in emerging economies. Also, it would help in the formulation and review of land policies, which would benefit not only their members.Originality/valueThis study is among the few that have looked at the non-economic criteria of land affordability, especially in emerging economies.
Speaking to and theorizing about the dead in a postmodern world: an autoethnographic possibility?
Authors: Paxton Blake 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this paper to start a conversation on the possibility of future research on afterlife communication in the communication field.

Design/methodology/approach
The author utilizes autoethnography, a method that blends ethnographic observation with the writing of personal narrative.

Findings
The author proposes a research agenda for communication scholars to explore the complexity of family stories about postdeath contact.

Originality/value
The author discusses how utilizing interpersonal communication theories to study relationships with the dead can help researchers understand impact how, when, and if stories of postdeath contact are told.
Toward a critical grounded theory
Authors: Hense Cherry , McFerran Katrina Skewes 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
Research literature presents lively debate about whether research approaches traditionally belonging to distinct paradigms can be combined (Creswell, 2011). While much of this discourse has focussed on mixed methods studies that combine quantitative and qualitative data (Morgan, 2007), there has been less discussion of the implications and benefits of combining different approaches from two “alternative” paradigms. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the confluence of constructivist grounded theory as detailed by Charmaz (2006, 2011, 2014) with participatory research.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors discuss points of tension and convergence between the constructivist and participatory paradigms that underpin these approaches, and consider how the differences might be reconciled through a notion such as critical grounded theory. The authors illustrate these points through examples from the research practice in youth mental health.

Findings
The authors propose that incorporating some of the critical aspects of participatory philosophy into constructivist grounded theory offers a useful strategy for generating local theory in mental health research informed by social action agendas.

Originality/value
This paper extends thinking in the field of participatory and grounded theory research and offers new concept for researchers engaging in critical inquiry.
Pedagogical portraits: re-negotiating the first year preservice teacher experience
Authors: Cacciattolo Marcelle , Gilmore Gwen 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate those teaching and learning factors that either hindered or encouraged preservice teacher participants to succeed in their first year of study. The impact of administrative support alongside pedagogical styles that facilitated a sense of engagement for first year preservice teachers is also discussed.

Design/methodology/approach
This research builds on the work of Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot’s use of “portraiture” to “capture the complexity and aesthetic of human experience” (Lawrence-Lightfoot & Hoffmann Davis, 1997, p. 4). The use of portraits as a tool for creating a first year student narrative, rich in its canvas of human emotions, is central to the work that follows. Qualitative data that were gathered in this research project are presented.

Findings
The portraiture methodology in this paper enabled the researchers to capture a sense of belonging for first year university students that involved more than procedural matters, orientation events and attendance at information sessions.

Practical implications
These portraits draw wider attention to transition and retention matters beyond considerations of “who our students are” and illustrate how engagement and belonging are enhanced by how these students are engaged by skilful and knowledgeable tutors and group work and collegial approaches to the course.

Originality/value
Portraiture methodology enabled a more nuanced form of viewing “belonging” and “engagement” of these preservice teachers through more personalised forms of engagement with tutors, the development of groups and the practicum placement.
Effects of fragmentation, cadmium, and nutrients on the growth of a wetland invasive plant Alternanthera philoxeroides
Authors: Zhang Rui , Chen Zhi‐Huan , Lyu Wen‐Yue , Hu Yu‐Fei , Yang Jia‐Xin , Xin Jun‐Cai , Wang Xiao‐Gai , Si Chao 
Published: March 2023

AbstractFragmentation caused by disturbance is frequent in wetlands and usually co‐occurs with increases in cadmium and nutrient availability. However, whether fragmentation can interact with nutrients and heavy metals to affect wetland invasive plants has been little studied. We conducted a greenhouse experiment to test the effects of fragmentation (initial fragment was non‐severed, was severed into two fragments, and three fragments), cadmium (low, medium, and high), and nutrient availability level (high and low) on the growth of a widespread, invasive clonal plant Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. Clonal fragmentation reduced the total mass, stolon mass, root mass, and total stolon length of A. philoxeroides and altered the biomass allocation. Increases in cadmium adversely affected the growth of A. philoxeroides. The high level of cadmium increased leaf mass ratio but decreased stolon mass ratio. Response of leaf mass ratio to fragmentation varied at different cadmium or nutrient availability levels. Fragmentation, cadmium, and nutrients had a significant interaction on leaf mass ratio. Our results suggest that fragmentation can adversely affect the growth of A. philoxeroides. The adverse effect of fragmentation was greater at high nutrient levels and high cadmium levels (0.4 and 2 mg L−1).
‘ALL EYES ON ME’: The (In)Formal Barriers to Market Trade in Europe
Authors: Jónsson Gunvor , Lindmäe Maria , Menet Joanna , Van Eck Emil 
Published: March 2023

AbstractStudies of marketplaces in the global North have often conceptualized markets as important public spaces of social encounter and conviviality where visitors, regardless of race, age, class or gender, feel they have an equal right to be. Yet comparatively little has been written about how inclusive European marketplaces are for the traders who (want to) work there. In this article we argue that the common conception of marketplaces as accessible to everyone, and as vehicles of socioeconomic mobility, is oversimplistic and romanticized. We draw on empirical data from marketplaces in four European countries to focus on the more or less informal ways in which markets are regulated by managers and traders themselves, and on the exclusionary and inclusionary effects of this process that may ultimately determine traders’ access to and success in these markets. This article not only challenges dominant conceptions of marketplaces as accessible and inclusive, but also addresses prevalent stereotypes about economic practices in the global North and assumptions about the ways in which these differ from practices in the global South.
Enhanced insulin‐regulated phagocytic activities support extreme health span and longevity in multiple populations
Authors: Wu Deng , Bi Xiaoman , Li Peihu , Xu Dahua , Qiu Jianmin , Li Kongning , Zheng Shaojiang , Chow Kim Hei‐Man 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe immune system plays a central role in many processes of age‐related disorders and it remains unclear if the innate immune system may play roles in shaping extreme longevity. By an integrated analysis with multiple bulk and single cell transcriptomic, so as DNA methylomic datasets of white blood cells, a previously unappreciated yet commonly activated status of the innate monocyte phagocytic activities is identified. Detailed analyses revealed that the life cycle of these monocytes is enhanced and primed to a M2‐like macrophage phenotype. Functional characterization unexpectedly revealed an insulin‐driven immunometabolic network which supports multiple aspects of phagocytosis. Such reprogramming is associated to a skewed trend of DNA demethylation at the promoter regions of multiple phagocytic genes, so as a direct transcriptional effect induced by nuclear‐localized insulin receptor. Together, these highlighted that preservation of insulin sensitivity is a key to healthy lifespan and extended longevity, via boosting the function of innate immune system in advanced ages.
Oxidative stress impairs the Nur77‐Sirt1 axis resulting in a decline in organism homeostasis during aging
Authors: Yu Yang , Song Xiaoyu , Wang Xiaoxun , Zheng Lixia , Ma Guojing , Liu Weiwei , Su Han , Liu Xiyan , Liu Tingting , Cao Liu , Wang Difei 
Published: March 2023

AbstractSirt1 is an NAD+‐dependent deacetylase that protects against premature aging and cell senescence. Aging accompanied by oxidative stress leads to a decrease in Sirt1 levels and activity, but the regulatory mechanism that connects these events remains unclear. Here, we reported that Nur77, which shares similar biological pathways with Sirt1, was also decreased with age in multiple organs. Our in vivo and in vitro results revealed that Nur77 and Sirt1 decreased during aging and oxidative stress‐induced cell senescence. Deletion of Nr4a1 shortened the lifespan and accelerated the aging process in multiple mouse tissues. Overexpression of Nr4a1 protected the Sirt1 protein from proteasomal degradation through negative transcriptional regulation of the E3 ligase MDM2. Our results showed that Nur77 deficiency markedly aggravated aging‐related nephropathy and elucidated a key role for Nur77 in the stabilization of Sirt1 homeostasis during renal aging. We proposed a model wherein a reduction of Nur77 in response to oxidative stress promotes Sirt1 protein degradation through MDM2, which triggers cell senescence. This creates additional oxidative stress and provides positive feedback for premature aging by further decreasing Nur77 expression. Our findings reveal the mechanism by which oxidative stress reduces Sirt1 expression during aging and offers an attractive therapeutic strategy for targeting aging and homeostasis in organisms.
Comparison of four ballistic and thrusting target materials: An experimental and Bayesian approach using static testing of stone and steel arrow tips
Authors: Mullen Damon , Sitton Jase , Story Brett , Buchanan Briggs , Walker Robert S. , Eren Metin I. , Bebber Michelle R. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractResearchers use a variety of target materials, and sometimes combinations of materials, in their archaeological experiments to examine thrust‐spear or projectile penetration, impact angle, durability, and other issues involving prehistoric hunting weaponry. This variety of target materials is beneficial to archaeological science in several ways, but it may also hinder the comparison of results because many of these target materials do not necessarily share similar physical properties. Here, we assess the penetration properties of four different target materials—store‐bought meat, clay, and two types of gelatin—via static penetration tests of a modern broadhead‐tipped arrow and a stone‐tipped projectile attached to an Instron Universal Materials Tester. Our analyses of load‐deflection curves, peak load, and work energy demonstrate how the four target materials are similar in some ways but different in others, which suggests that researchers may strategically employ one or several depending on the question asked or hypothesis tested.
Regional and sectorial impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Sergipe, Brazil
Authors: Ribeiro Luiz Carlos De Santana , Laudenor Morais Correia De Melo Assunção , Gama Luiz Carlos Day , Ferreira Neto Amir B. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThis paper aims at estimating the regional and sectoral impacts of the Covid‐19 pandemic in the state of Sergipe, Brazil in 2020. We use an input‐output model with partial hypothetical extraction. The main results suggest a significant reduction in economic activity in the state, particularly in the Transport and Industry sectors. On the other hand, the Real estate and Food and Accommodation sectors have a greater capacity for recovery with the introduction of an emergency aid program. The municipalities with the largest absolute impact on gross domestic product are Aracaju, Canindé de São Francisco and Nossa Senhora do Socorro, two of them located in the metropolitan area of Aracaju.
Physicochemical properties, antigenicity and allergenicity of yoghurt fermented by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AHQ‐14 combined with starter
Authors: Song Ying , Li Siyi , Zhang Rui , Tuo Yanfeng , Li Xinling , Mu Guangqing , Jiang Shujuan 
Published: March 2023

SummaryCow milk proteins is one of the major food allergens, and some probiotics can abate allergenicity to some extent. Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AHQ‐14 isolated from the traditional dairy products in Xinjiang Province, China, has good ability to reduce the allergenicity of β‐lactoglobulin (LG) and good probiotic properties. In the presented study, L. plantarum AHQ‐14 was used to replace half of the commercial yoghurt starter to ferment yoghurt, and the effects of L. plantarum AHQ‐14 fortification on microstructure, textural and rheological attributes of yoghurt were investigated. In addition, milk protein hydrolysis, antigenicity and allergenicity of yoghurts during 28 days of cold storage were detected. The results indicated that AHQ‐14 and YC‐X11 fermentation could enhance the texture and rheological properties of yoghurt by reducing the syneresis (37%) and firmness (14%) and improving the cohesiveness by 50%. In addition, AHQ‐14 and YC‐X11 fermentation can shorten the fermentation time by about 30 min, SDS‐PAGE displayed that AHQ‐14 and YC‐X11 fermentation had stronger hydrolysis of whey protein compared with YC‐X11 yoghurt. Additionally, the fermentation by L. plantarum AHQ‐14 and YC‐X11 could significantly reduce the antigenicity and IgE‐binding ability of skim milk by 82% and 94%, respectively, thus reducing milk‐allergic reactions in patients significantly.
Students' expectations of Learning Analytics across Europe
Authors: Wollny Sebastian , Di Mitri Daniele , Jivet Ioana , Muñoz‐Merino Pedro , Scheffel Maren , Schneider Jan , Tsai Yi‐Shan , Whitelock‐Wainwright Alexander , Gašević Dragan , Drachsler Hendrik 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackgroundLearning Analytics (LA) is an emerging field concerned with measuring, collecting, and analysing data about learners and their contexts to gain insights into learning processes. As the technology of Learning Analytics is evolving, many systems are being implemented. In this context, it is essential to understand stakeholders' expectations of LA across Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) for large‐scale implementations that take their needs into account.ObjectivesThis study aims to contribute to knowledge about individual LA expectations of European higher education students. It may facilitate the strategy of stakeholder buy‐in, the transfer of LA insights across HEIs, and the development of international best practices and guidelines.MethodsTo this end, the study employs a ‘Student Expectations of Learning Analytics Questionnaire’ (SELAQ) survey of 417 students at the Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany) Based on this data, Multiple Linear Regressions are applied to determine how these students position themselves compared to students from Madrid (Spain), Edinburgh (United Kingdom) and the Netherlands, where SELAQ had already been implemented at HEIs.Results and ConclusionsThe results show that students' expectations at Goethe University Frankfurt are rather homogeneous regarding ‘LA Ethics and Privacy’ and ‘LA Service Features’. Furthermore, we found that European students generally show a consistent pattern of expectations of LA with a high degree of similarity across the HEIs examined. European HEIs face challenges more similar than anticipated. The HEI experience with implementing LA can be more easily transferred to other HEIs, suggesting standardized LA rather than tailor‐made solutions designed from scratch.
Vonoprazan poses no additional risk of developing Clostridioides difficile infection compared to proton pump inhibitors
Authors: Saruta Yohei , Watanabe Kenta , Tsuji Tsuyotoshi , Takahashi Yasutaka , Matsuzawa Hisanori , Yoshida Tatsuki , Takahashi So , Shimodaira Yosuke , Matsuhashi Tamotsu , Iijima Katsunori 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackground and AimThe use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) has been repeatedly reported as a trigger of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), a leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea. However, only a few studies have reported on the association between vonoprazan, a novel potassium‐competitive acid blocker providing potent acid suppression, and CDI, with no studies having been conducted in a clinical setting. We therefore evaluated the association between various classes of acid suppressants and CDI with special attention paid to differences in the magnitudes of association between PPIs and vonoprazan.MethodsA retrospective hospital‐based cohort from a secondary‐care hospital in Japan (n = 25 821) was collected, wherein eligible CDI cases were defined as hospital‐onset cases (n = 91). A multivariable adjusted logistic regression analysis for the entire cohort and propensity analyses for subgroups consisting of PPI and/or vonoprazan users at various doses (n = 10 306) were performed.ResultsThe overall CDI incidence rate was 1.42/10 000 patient‐days, which was comparable with previous reports. A multivariable analysis showed that both PPIs and vonoprazan were positively associated with CDI (odds ratios [95% confidence intervals]: 3.15 [1.67–5.96] and 2.63 [1.01–6.88], respectively). In addition, matched subgroup analyses showed that PPIs and vonoprazan had equivalent magnitudes of association with CDI.ConclusionsWe found that both PPIs and vonoprazan were associated with CDI, and the magnitude of the association was comparable. Because vonoprazan is widely available in Asian countries, further studies on the association of its usage with CDI are warranted.
A nationwide study of liver disease hospitalizations during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States
Authors: Sedarous Mary , Youssef Michael , Adekunle Ayooluwatomiwa Deborah , Babajide Oyedotun , Mahmud Muftah , Rubens Muni , Okafor Philip N. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackground and AimThe impact of the Coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic on patients with liver disease is not well described at the population level in the United States. We used the largest, nationwide inpatient dataset to describe inpatient liver disease outcomes in the United States during the first year of the pandemic (2020) using 2018 and 2019 as comparator years.MethodsUsing the National Inpatient Sample (2018–2020), we explored year‐to‐year and 2020 month‐to‐month trends in hospitalizations, length of stay, and inpatient mortality for liver‐related complications including cirrhosis, alcohol‐associated liver disease (ALD) and alcoholic hepatitis using regression modeling. We reported relative change (RC) in the study period.ResultsDecompensated cirrhosis hospitalizations decreased in 2020 compared with 2019 (RC: −2.7%, P < 0.001) while all‐cause mortality increased by 15.5% (P < 0.001). Hospitalizations for ALD increased compared with pre‐pandemic years (RC: 9.2%, P < 0.001) with a corresponding increase in mortality in 2020 (RC 25.2%, P = 0.002). We observed an increase in liver transplant surgery mortality during the peak months of the pandemic. Importantly, mortality from COVID‐19 was higher among patients with decompensated cirrhosis (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.72, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.53–1.94]), Native Americans (OR 1.76, 95% CI [1.53–2.02]), and patients from lower socioeconomic groups.ConclusionsCirrhosis hospitalizations decreased in 2020 compared with pre‐pandemic years but were associated with higher all‐cause mortality rates particularly in the peak months of the COVID‐19 pandemic. In‐hospital COVID‐19 mortality was higher among Native Americans, patients with decompensated cirrhosis, chronic illnesses, and those from lower socioeconomic groups.