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Pregnancy-related discrimination and expectant workers' psychological well-being and work engagement: understanding the moderating role of job resources
Authors: Hassard Juliet , Wang Weiwei , Delic Lana , Grudyte Ieva , Dale-Hewitt Vanessa , Thomson Louise 
Published: May 2023

PurposeIn this paper, the authors apply the Job Demand-Resource Model to investigate the association between pregnancy-related discrimination (conceptualised as a job demand) and expectant workers' psychological well-being and work engagement, and the moderating role of workplace support (co-worker and supervisor social support and perceived organisational family support (POFS); conceptualised as job resources).Design/methodology/approachThe paper conducted a cross-sectional online survey of vocationally active British workers in their second and third trimesters of pregnancy using purposive sampling techniques. Participants were recruited through online forums and social media platforms. A sample of 186 was used to conduct multiple regression and moderation analysis (SPSS v28 and STATA v17).FindingsThe authors observed that higher levels of pregnancy-related discrimination were associated with poorer psychological well-being and work engagement among surveyed expectant workers. Perceived co-worker social support moderated both these relationships for psychological well-being (demonstrating a buffering effect) and work engagement (an antagonist effect). POFS and supervisor support did not moderate this association.Practical implicationsThis paper highlights the importance of pregnancy-related discrimination at work as a work stressor, necessitating its reduction as part of organisations' strategies to manage and prevent work-related stress above and beyond their legal requirements to do so under national-level equality legislation. It also sheds light on the potential value of resource-based interventions.Originality/valueThis is the first study to investigate pregnancy-related discrimination and work-related health outcomes within a British sample, and to explore the potential protective health and motivational value of job resources there within.
The impact of head teacher incivility on teacher engagement and safety behavior in secondary schools: the mediating role of perceived insider status
Authors: Mavrommatidou Stavroula , Theriou Georgios , Chatzoudes Dimitrios , Dimitriadis Efstathios 
Published: May 2023

PurposeIncivility constitutes an increasing trend in different workplaces across the world. However, incivility has largely been overlooked in public organizational settings and mainly in the field of secondary education. The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the effects of supervisor incivility (SI) on psychological safety and work engagement of teachers of secondary schools, through the schools' level of perceived insider status (PIS).Design/methodology/approachData were collected through an online questionnaire that was based on previously validated scales. The final sample included 396 educators who taught different subjects in a Greek region.FindingsResults revealed a negative correlation between head teacher incivility and teacher attitudes (psychological safety/work engagement) through the mediating role of PIS. However, a direct link between SI and psychological safety was also discovered.Originality/valueThe contribution of the study is in exploring one part of the dark side of leadership behavior, e.g. SI, at school and leadership behavior's effects on teacher attitudes, which remain largely unexplored due to teacher embarrassment or fear in acknowledging supervisor misbehavior. Further, the study does not only examine direct, but also indirect effects of incivility. Finally, the current study is the first study to investigate the phenomenon of SI in the Greek context, therefore, extending the geographical and cultural data base concerning incivility.
Using online English learning resources: utilitarian and hedonic perspectives
Authors: Tseng Fan-Chen , Liu Pei-Hsun Emma , Cheng T.C. Edwin , Teng Ching-I 
Published: May 2023

PurposeThis study intended to identify and categorize the drivers of using online English learning resources (OELR) and to understand OELR's impacts.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted an online survey, obtained complete responses from 157 OELR users and used structural equation modeling (SEM) for hypothesis testing.FindingsMost utilitarian and hedonic drivers lead to positive perceptions of OELR, which in turn positively contribute to continuance intention (CI). Two counterintuitive findings were obtained. First, functionality was negatively related to the perception of ease of use. Second, perceived ease of use (PEOU) was not related to CI to use OELR.Practical implicationsThis study has implications as follows: (1) complexity of the functions of OELR may deter rather than attract users, (2) ease of use of OELR is not directly positively related to CIs and (3) users may seek practical benefits (utilitarian) and experiential learning processes (hedonic) when using OELR.Originality/valueThe authors' study has theoretical significance by being the first to caution that excessive functionality or complexity in assisting learning tools would likely hinder further use of OELR. The practical significance of this finding is that the finding highlights two factors (perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived enjoyment) that could effectively increase OELR use.
Investments and maintenance spending for public facilities: what do we know and what do we want to know
Authors: Hopland Arnt O. , Kvamsdal Sturla 
Published: May 2023

PurposeThere is widespread and long-lasting worry related to the condition of public purpose buildings and public investments. Public buildings make up a huge capital stock and proper maintenance and investments are important for public policy. Notwithstanding, the relevant research literature is fragmented and spread across several fields. The authors take stock of earlier and more recent research and suggest some ideas for future research.Design/methodology/approachThe authors summarize the relevant literature and discuss implications of various theoretical assumptions and empirical findings for maintenance and investment strategies.FindingsA better understanding of the role of public facilities in public service provision is important. Relevant topics for further research are the impact of technological changes, both in buildings and service provision, economic issues including macroeconomic shocks and trends that influence public funding and demand for public services, and advancing maintenance scheduling models to consider a portfolio of facilities. Further, the empirical literature suffers from a lack of relevant data to gauge both the condition of public facilities and their impact on public services.Originality/valueThere is widespread worry that poor facilities adversely impact public services, but the size and significance of this impact are an open question. This paper contributes by taking stock of the existing research on public facilities, maintenance, and investments, and suggest ideas for further work.
Exploring the use of story completion to understand the perpetration of technology-facilitated abuse in relationships
Authors: Brown Cynthia , Fiolet Renee , McKay Dana , Harris Bridget 
Published: May 2023

PurposeThis paper presents a novel exploration of the story completion (SC) method for investigating perpetration of technology-facilitated abuse in relationships (TAR).Design/methodology/approachThe authors adopted the infrequently used SC method to explore TAR perpetration. The perpetration of TAR can involve socially undesirable and potentially illegal behaviours such as online stalking, non-consensual sharing of nude images, and other coercive and controlling behaviours. These problematic behaviours present an ideal context for employing the SC method to reveal new data on TAR perpetrator perspectives, motivations and behaviours.FindingsThe SC method elicited new hypotheses regarding TAR perpetration behaviours and motivations. Post-study reflection on the multifaceted nature of perpetration raised questions about the utility of SC as a stand-alone method for investigating TAR perpetration. Challenges encountered included: striking the most effective length, detail and ambiguity in the story stems, difficulty in eliciting important contextual features in participants’ stories, and other issues scholars encounter when investigating perpetration of violence more broadly. The authors close with suggestions for more effective use of SC methodology in TAR and intimate partner violence research.Originality/valueThis paper expands discussion of the SC method’s application and extends scholarship on violence and perpetration research methodologies. The paper demonstrates the importance of story stem design to the attainment of research objectives and the usefulness and limitations of SC in exploring this sensitive topic and hard-to-reach population. It also advocates for the combined application of SC with other methodological approaches for the attainment of research outcomes when investigating multifaceted phenomenon.
Overexpression of heat shock protein 90 through the downregulation of miR‐9‐5p in extramammary Paget's disease
Authors: Ohnuma Takehiro , Mijiddorj Myangat Tselmeg , Kajihara Ikko , Sawamura Soichiro , Sakamoto Ryoko , Maeda‐Otsuka Saki , Yamada‐Kanazawa Saori , Makino Katsunari , Aoi Jun , Masuguchi Shinichi , Fukushima Satoshi 
Published: May 2023

AbstractHeat shock protein 90 (HSP90) facilitates diverse cellular processes by interacting process with more than 200 client proteins. Overexpression of HSP90 contributes to the pathogenesis of various malignant tumors, and HSP90 inhibitors attenuate the progression of malignant tumors in vitro/vivo. Numerous clinical trials have used HSP90 inhibitors to treat several cancers, and pimitespib (an HSP90 inhibitor) is covered by insurance for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor in Japan. In this study, we investigated the expression pattern of HSP90 and analyzed its clinical significance in extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD). All 77 EMPD tissues investigated were positive for HSP90 expression. The immunoreactivity of HSP90 in fetal cases due to EMPD tended to be highly stained. Although there was no significant difference in HSP90 mRNA levels between 24 paired lesional and nonlesional tissues, microRNA‐inhibiting HSP90 levels in tumor tissues were significantly decreased compared with those in normal tissues. Thus, HSP90 may play an important role in the pathogenesis of EMPD and may be a novel therapeutic target for EMPD.
Predictors of herpes zoster severity and immune responses according to pain trajectories: A community‐based prospective cohort study
Authors: Yamada Keiko , Mori Yasuko , Cui Renzhe , Kubota Yasuhiko , Asada Hideo , Okuno Yoshinobu , Yamanishi Koichi , Iso Hiroyasu 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe authors aimed to identify determinants of the clinical course of herpes zoster and immunological responses, focusing on pain trajectories. This prospective community‐based cohort study involved the analysis of responses to a valid pain survey provided by 375 patients diagnosed with herpes zoster based on clinical symptoms and virus identification by polymerase chain reaction. The authors analyzed most patients for humoral/cell‐mediated immune response against varicella‐zoster virus at the onset and 3 months post‐onset. Six months post‐initial visit, patients self‐reported pain on a scale of 0 (no pain) to 5 (extremely strong pain) at up to 18 time points. Moreover, the pain trajectories were traced using group‐based trajectory modeling. Subsequently, the authors used analysis of covariance to explore predictors and the humoral/cell‐mediated immune response according to the pain trajectories. In addition, humoral/cell‐mediated immune responses were assessed among each trajectory using paired t tests. Amon the five identified trajectories, two were isolated that particularly developed postherpetic neuralgia, with or without severe acute pain. Cancer therapy and corticosteroid use before herpes zoster onset specifically predicted postherpetic neuralgia without severe acute pain. In contrast, prescription of nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs was uniquely associated with postherpetic neuralgia accompanied by severe acute pain. The aforementioned trajectories with postherpetic neuralgia showed increased antibodies and decreased cell‐mediated immunity compared with those without postherpetic neuralgia. The authors could successfully distinguish between postherpetic neuralgia trajectories with and without severe acute pain. The identified key predictors and immunological responses against varicella‐herpes zoster contribute further evidence to our understanding of the clinical features of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia.
A retrospective study on the clinical characteristics and prognosis of alopecia totalis and universalis: An update on prognosis
Authors: Choi Sang‐Min , Kang Min‐Jeong , Kwon Soon‐Hyo , Sim Woo‐Young , Lew Bark‐Lynn 
Published: May 2023

AbstractAlopecia totalis (AT) and alopecia universalis (AU) is known to have a poor prognosis with high relapse rate, and treatment failure is observed in most patients, regardless of the type of therapy. Although treatment and the prognosis of AT and AU have improved in recent years, old data are routinely cited in recent review papers without questioning them. The authors aimed to study the clinical characteristics and prognosis of AT and AU to update and compare the results with those of previously reported studies. The authors retrospectively reviewed patients diagnosed with AT and AU from 2006 to 2017 in a single institution. Of the 419 patients, the mean age at first episode was 22.9 years, and 24.6% had early onset (≤13 years). During follow‐up, 53.9% had more than 50% hair growth, and 19.6% of patients showed >90% hair growth. Among patients who showed >50% improvement, 36.7% had no recurrence. In early studies conducted in the 1950s and 1960s, the chance of full hair regrowth was reported to be <10%. In our study, patients with >90% improvement in AT and AU accounted for 19.6% of patients. The authors provide an update on data regarding the prognoses of AT and AU.
Abiotic and biotic factors reduce the viability of a high‐elevation salamander in its native range
Authors: Campbell Grant Evan H. , DiRenzo Graziella V. , Brand Adrianne B. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractAmphibian populations are undergoing worldwide declines, and high‐elevation, range‐restricted amphibian species may be particularly vulnerable to environmental stressors. In particular, future climate change may have disproportional impacts to these ecosystems. Evaluating the combined effects of abiotic changes and biotic interactions simultaneously is important for forecasting the range of future outcomes. This information is necessary to aid conservation decision‐making.We use field data to estimate population demographic parameters for an exemplary high‐elevation amphibian species, the federally endangered Shenandoah salamanderPlethodon shenandoah. These parameters were entered into a Markov projection model which we used to forecast the future population status of the Shenandoah salamander.We found that if the population maintains its current site colonization and persistence rates, it is at the risk of extinction that could be exacerbated by both climate and interspecific competition.Synthesis and applications.Managers have a fundamental objective directed by official policy of maintaining the species ‘for the foreseeable future’. Our evaluation of multiple hypotheses about population drivers reveals that extinction is projected for this species. Our analysis suggests that considering active management need not depend on resolving the uncertainty.
Advancing healthcare equity through dissemination and implementation science
Authors: Baumann Ana A. , Shelton Rachel C. , Kumanyika Shiriki , Haire‐Joshu Debra 
Published: May 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo provide guiding principles and recommendations for how approaches from the field of dissemination and implementation (D&I) science can advance healthcare equity.Data Sources and Study SettingThis article, part of a special issue sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), is based on an outline drafted to support proceedings of the 2022 AHRQ Health Equity Summit and further revised to reflect input from Summit attendees.Study DesignThis is a narrative review of the current and potential applications of D&I approaches for understanding and advancing healthcare equity, followed by discussion and feedback with Summit attendees.Data Collection/Extraction MethodsWe identified major themes in narrative and systematic reviews related to D&I science, healthcare equity, and their intersections. Based on our expertise, and supported by synthesis of published studies, we propose recommendations for how D&I science is relevant for advancing healthcare equity. We used iterative discussions internally and at the Summit to refine preliminary findings and recommendations.Principal FindingsWe identified four guiding principles and three D&I science domains with strong promise for accelerating progress toward healthcare equity. We present eight recommendations and more than 60 opportunities for action by practitioners, healthcare leaders, policy makers, and researchers.ConclusionsPromising areas for D&I science to impact healthcare equity include the following: attention to equity in the development and delivery of evidence‐based interventions; the science of adaptation; de‐implementation of low‐value care; monitoring equity markers; organizational policies for healthcare equity; improving the economic evaluation of implementation; policy and dissemination research; and capacity building.
The selective regulation of immune responses by matrix metalloproteinase MMP14 in Ostrinia furnacalis
Authors: Chen Kangkang , Lu Shiqi , Song Jiahui , Dou Xiaoyi , Wei Xiangyi , Wang Xinyan , Liu Xu , Feng Congjing 
Published: May 2023

AbstractMatrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are crucial for tissue remodeling and immune responses in insects, yet it remains unclear how MMPs affect the various immune processes against pathogenic infections and whether the responses vary among insects. In this study, we used the lepidopteran pest Ostrinia furnacalis larvae to address these questions by examining the changes of immune‐related gene expression and antimicrobial activity after the knockdown of MMP14 and bacterial infections. We identified MMP14 in O. furnacalis using the rapid amplification of complementary DNA ends (RACE), and found that it was conserved and belonged to the MMP1 subfamily. Our functional investigations revealed that MMP14 is an infection‐responsive gene, and its knockdown reduces phenoloxidase (PO) activity and Cecropin expression, while the expressions of Lysozyme, Attacin, Gloverin, and Moricin are enhanced after MMP14 knockdown. Further PO and lysozyme activity determinations showed consistent results with gene expression of these immune‐related genes. Finally, the knockdown of MMP14 decreased larvae survival to bacterial infections. Taken together, our data indicate that MMP14 selectively regulates the immune responses, and is required to defend against bacterial infections in O. furnacalis larvae. Conserved MMPs may serve as a potential target for pest control using a combination of double‐stranded RNA and bacterial infection.
Is there a relationship between enchytraeids diversity and community with soybean (Glycine maxL.) productivity in no‐till system in subtropical soils ofBrazil?
Authors: Kraft Elston , Alexandre Douglas , de Oliveira Filho Luís Carlos Iuñes , Baretta Carolina Riviera Duarte Maluche , Klauberg‐Filho Osmar , Baretta Dilmar 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe relationship between the productivity of crops of agricultural interest and their interactions with physicochemical soil properties is widely explored. However, there is still a gap concerning the contribution of biological soil attributes and especially the relationship between crop productivity and the structures of organism communities within the soil, such as the enchytraeids. This paper aimed to evaluate the diversity and structures of enchytraeids communities in subtropical soils and their relationship with soybean productivity and soil properties within a no‐tillage system. This study was conducted in soybean growing grounds working under no‐till farming systems in southern Brazil. Samples were collected according to ISO 23611‐3 and extracted with the hot–wet methodology. The organisms were identified up to their genus level. Enchytraeids density increased with the increase of soybean productivity for both evaluated crops.Enchytraeus,Fridericia, andHemienchytraeuswere more abundant in high productivity and genusAchaetawas only found in the second crop and was not a sensitive indicator toward changes in soybean productivity. Regarding the relationship between the enchytraeid community and soil attributes, the variables clay, phosphorus, moisture contents, pH, Ca/Mg as well as carbon and nitrogen from soil and litter, affected Enchytraeidae distribution. Enchytreids showed significant correlations with soybean productivity in the no‐tillage system for subtropical soils in Brazil, demonstrating potential bioindicators of soil quality and consequently of soybean productivity.
Hyperepilithics—An overlooked life form of vascular plants on tropical vertical rock walls
Authors: Couto Dayvid R. , Porembski Stefan , Barthlott Wilhelm , de Paula Luiza F. A. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractVascular epiphytes are a characteristic life form in many tropical regions and often occur growing on bare rocks. South America has the highest diversity. Here, we describe a neglected life form: hyperepilithics adapted and restricted to growing on vertical (inclination above 70°) and bare rock walls without having roots intruding the substrate. Hyperepilithics are in particular present on Brazilian inselbergs and dominated by highly specialized Bromeliaceae, mainly of the genera Stigmatodon, Tillandsia and Alcantarea, whereas Orchidaceae surprisingly has a low representation. An overview of this habitat, the life form hyperepilithics and a comparison with similar paleotropical habitats (mainly inselbergs in Western/Eastern Africa and India) are provided. Attention is drawn to hyperepilithics as a most promising and not yet exploited source for a sustainable urban ‘vertical gardening’, for example in tropical megacities.
Decentering death: The war on terror and the less‐than‐lethal paradigm
Authors: Rubaii Kali 
Published: May 2023

AbstractHow does violent military coercion work alongside liberal democratic values in contemporary iterations of imperialism? This article shows how the less‐than‐lethal paradigm occludes death and perpetuates extreme forms of both deadly and not‐deadly military coercion in Iraq. Key to the 2003 invasion and subsequent counterinsurgency in Iraq, the less‐than‐lethal paradigm extends across military doctrine and US popular discourse. Based on the idea that killing is an undesirable way to dominate, the less‐than‐lethal paradigm is not necessarily benevolent or less deadly; instead, it is a legal, discursive, and logistical maneuver to minimize the political power of death and dying on the global stage. Decentering death, the less‐than‐lethal paradigm rebrands violence by reframing war as a precondition for peace, minimizing killing and death, disseminating nonkilling forms of coercion, and assigning responsibility to others for violence.