bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Does environmental quality respond (a)symmetrically to (in)formal economies? Evidence from Nigeria
Authors: Arnaut Marina , Dada James Temitope , Sharimakin Akinwumi , Al-Faryan Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh 
Published: April 2023

Purpose
Several studies have examined the effect of formal economy (usually proxy by economic growth) on environmental quality; however, the symmetric and asymmetric impact of the informal economy on environmental quality has not been examined in Nigeria. Therefore, this study aims to explore the short- and long-run (a)symmetric effect of formal and informal economies and financial development on Nigeria’s environmental quality between 1984 and 2017.

Design/methodology/approach
The study uses ecological footprint to measure environmental quality. An increase in ecological footprint suggests a fall in environmental quality. Informal economy is calculated as a percentage of GDP using the currency demand approach. Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL), nonlinear ARDL cointegration framework and vector error correction granger causality are used as estimation techniques.

Findings
The study’s outcomes establish the existence of asymmetric structure in the link between economic activities and the environment both in the short and long run. The asymmetric results reveal that positive and negative changes in the formal economy increase the ecological footprint in both periods. Hence, activities in the formal economy reduce environmental quality. On the other hand, positive and negative changes in the informal economy only positively influence the ecological footprint in the long run. In contrast, it negatively impacts the ecological footprint in the short run. This suggests that activities in the informal economy worsen the long-run environmental quality. Financial development has a positive influence on the ecological footprint, thus degrading the environmental quality. Furthermore, in the short run, a unidirectional relationship from the formal economy to the ecological footprint, while a bidirectional causality exists between informal and formal economies. Meanwhile, a unidirectional causality from the (in)formal economies and financial development to the ecological footprint was found in the long run.

Practical implications
The outcome of this study shows that both informal and formal economies contribute to ecological footprint; therefore, mainstreaming the informal economy into the formal economy will further increase the problem of environmental degradation and worsen environmental quality.

Originality/value
The study investigates the symmetric and asymmetric effect of formal and informal economies on environmental quality in Nigeria, which is largely missing in the empirical literature.
Enhancement of combustion and emission characteristics of diesel using lavender oil blending
Authors: Settypalli Revanth Kumar Reddy 
Published: April 2023

Purpose
This study aims at improving combustion process to reduce emissions. Emissions such as carbon monoxide, particulate matter and unburnt hydrocarbons are a result of incomplete combustion. These emissions have useful energy but cannot be reclaimed. Hence, to enhance combustion, effect of biofuel blending on diesel combustion was investigated.

Design/methodology/approach
Essential oils have been found easier for blending with diesel because of simple molecular structure compared to vegetable oils. Lavender oil is an essential oil which has not yet been studied by blending with diesel. The major constituents of lavender oil are linalyl acetate (cetane number improver) and linalool (nitrogen oxides reduction). A single-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine was run by blending diesel with lavender oil (Lavandula angustifolia oil [LAO]) in varying proportions, 5%, 10% and 15% by volume.

Findings
Higher heat release rate (HRR) was observed using lavender oil blends compared to pure diesel. Compared to diesel, an increase in brake-specific fuel consumption using blends was observed. LAO15 has the lowest CO emissions at all loading conditions, 29.3% less at 100% load compared to diesel. LAO5 and LAO15 have 6.9% less HC emissions at 100% load condition compared to diesel. LAO15 has only 1.3% higher NOx emissions compared to diesel at 100% load condition. LAO5 has the lowest smoke content at all loading conditions.

Research limitations/implications
Lavender oil was used directly without any processing. Tested on single-cylinder engine.

Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, currently, there is no published work on lavender oil–diesel combination. Lavender oil can provide a simple renewable solution for diesel additives with potential up to 15% blending.
Judicial Power and Influence on Population Health
Authors: GOSTIN LAWRENCE O. 
Published: April 2023

Policy PointsSince its founding, the Supreme Court has played a major role in defining the parameters of governments’ public health powers and the scope of individual health‐related rights. Although conservative courts have been less favorable to public health objectives, federal courts have, for the most part, advanced public health interests through consensus and adherence to the rule of law.In establishing the current six–three conservative supermajority, the Trump administration and the Senate shifted the Supreme Court dramatically. A majority of Justices, led by Chief Justice Roberts, did shift the Court in a decidedly conservative direction. It did so incrementally, guided by the Chief's intuition that the Institution itself should be preserved, mindful of maintaining public trust and appearing outside the political fray. That has all changed because Roberts’ voice no longer holds sway. Five members of the Court have displayed a willingness to overturn even long‐held precedent and dismantle public health policy in favor of the Justices’ core ideological tenants—notably the extensive reach of the First and Second Amendments and a parsimonious view of executive and administrative action.Public health is vulnerable to judicial rulings in this new conservative era. This includes classic public health powers in infectious disease control as well as reproductive rights; lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning, and others (LGBTQ+) rights; firearm safety; immigration; and climate change.Congress has the power to curb the most extreme actions of the Court while still adhering to the vital ideal of a nonpolitical branch. That does not require Congress itself to overreach (such as by “packing” the Supreme Court, as Franklin Delaeno Roosevelt once proposed). Congress could, however, 1) disempower lower federal judges from issuing injunctions that apply nationwide, 2) limit the Supreme Court's so‐called shadow docket, 3) alter the way that presidents appoint federal judges, and 4) set reasonable term limits for federal judges and Supreme Court Justices.
A Population Health Impact Pyramid for Health Care
Authors: ALBERTI PHILIP M. , PIERCE HEATHER H. 
Published: April 2023

Policy Points
To meaningfully impact population health and health equity, health care organizations must take a multipronged approach that ranges from education to advocacy, recognizing that more impactful efforts are often more complex or resource intensive.
Given that population health is advanced in communities and not doctors’ offices, health care organizations must use their advocacy voices in service of population health policy, not just health care policy.
Foundational to all population health and health equity efforts are authentic community partnerships and a commitment to demonstrating health care organizations are worthy of their communities’ trust.
US State Policy Contexts and Population Health
Authors: MONTEZ JENNIFER KARAS , GRUMBACH JACOB M. 
Published: April 2023

Policy Points
This Perspective connects the dots between the polarization in US states’ policy contexts and the divergence in population health across states.
Key interlocking forces that fueled this polarization are the political investments of wealthy individuals and organizations and the nationalization of US political parties.
Key policy priorities for the next decade include ensuring all Americans have opportunities for economic security, deterring behaviors that kill or injure hundreds of thousands of Americans each year, and protecting voting rights and democratic functioning.
Futureproofing Social Support Policies for Population Health
Authors: MUENNIG PETER 
Published: April 2023

Policy Points
In America, wages appear to be growing relative to purchasing power over time. However, while the ability to purchase consumer goods has indeed improved, the cost of basic survival needs such as health care and education has increased faster than wages have grown.
America's weakening social policy landscape has led to a massive socioeconomic rupture in which the middle class is disappearing, such that most Americans now cannot afford basic survival needs, such as education and health insurance.
Social policies strive to rebalance societal resources from socioeconomically advantaged groups to those in need. Education and health insurance benefits have been experimentally proven to also improve health and longevity. The biological pathways through which they work are also understood.
Upstream Policy Changes to Improve Population Health and Health Equity: A Priority Agenda
Authors: RAY RASHAWN , LANTZ PAULA M. , WILLIAMS DAVID 
Published: April 2023

Policy Points
Upstream factors—social structures/systems, cultural factors, and public policy—are primary forces that drive downstream patterns and inequities in health that are observed across race and locations.
A public policy agenda that aims to address inequities related to the well‐being of children, creation and perpetuation of residential segregation, and racial segregation can address upstream factors.
Past successes and failures provide a blueprint for addressing upstream health issues and inhibit health equity.
Transvenous occlusion of incompetent pelvic veins to treat chronic pelvic pain in women: A randomised controlled trial
Authors: Hansrani Vivak , Riding David , Seif Mourad W. , Caress Ann‐Louise , Payne Katherine , Ghosh Jonathan , McCollum Charles N. 
Published: April 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of transvenous occlusion of incompetent pelvic veins in women presenting with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in improving symptoms and quality of life.DesignPatient‐blinded randomised controlled trial with objective outcome measures. Results were analysed on an intention‐to‐treat basis.SettingGynaecology and Vascular Surgery Services of two teaching hospitals in northwest England.PopulationSixty women aged 18–54 years presenting with CPP after exclusion of other pathology, and who were found to have pelvic vein incompetence.MethodsParticipants were randomised and assigned to contrast venography alone or contrast venography plus transvenous occlusion of the incompetent pelvic veins.Main outcome measureThe primary outcome was change in pain score measured using the short‐form McGill Pain Score (SF‐MPQ) and the Visual Analogue Score (VAS) recorded at 12 months post‐randomisation. Secondary outcomes included quality of life using the EQ‐5D instrument, symptomatic improvement and procedure‐related complications.ResultsSixty participants were randomised to transvenous occlusion of incompetent pelvic veins or venography only. At 12 months, median pain scored 2 (3–10) in the intervention group versus 9 (5–22) in controls (p = 0.016). Pain on the VAS scored 15 (0–3) versus 53 (20–71), respectively (p = 0.002). Median EQ‐5D improved after intervention from 0.79 (0.74–0.84) to 0.84 (0.79–1.00; p = 0.008) over 12 months. No major complications were reported.ConclusionTransvenous occlusion of pelvic vein incompetence reduced pain scores, improved quality of life and diminished symptom burden with no major reported complications.Trial registrationISRCTN 15091500.
Climate change effects on desert date Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile in Benin: Implications for conservation and domestication
Authors: Hounsou‐Dindin G. , Idohou R. , Donou Hounsode M. T. , Adomou A. C. , Assogbadjo A. E. , Glèlè Kakaï R. 
Published: April 2023

AbstractEffectiveness of Balanites aegyptiaca conservation and sustainable exploitation requires a better knowledge of the intrinsic environmental factors linked with its current and future geographic distribution. This study aimed to map suitable areas for the conservation and domestication of B. aegyptiaca under present‐day and future climate conditions in Benin. A total of 424 occurrence records of B. aegyptiaca were combined with the environmental variables of two climatic scenarios (optimistic RCP 4.5 and pessimistic RCP 8.5) following the biodiversity modeling approach (biomod2). Findings were that under current and future climate conditions (RCP 4.5 and 8.5), almost one‐third of the country's area (protected and non‐protected areas), mainly located in the semiarid zone, presents a high probability of suitable areas for the conservation and domestication of B. aegyptiaca by 2055 time horizon. Exceptionally, a fine portion of medium suitable area for its distribution was found in the coastal area. Whatever the future climatic scenarios, a probable potential extension of the suitable areas (2.52% for RCP 4.5 and 0.43% for RCP 8.5) will be noted, thus emphasizing a positive impact of climate changes on the species. These findings are timely and could be used for setting appropriate management policies targeting the species in Benin.
Greening the CAP from Farm to Fork: Roots of Italy's Resistance to the Process of Reform
Authors: Maneschi Maria Antonietta 
Published: April 2023

SummaryMany Member States and diverse stakeholders continue to present conservative positions in the CAP reform process to enhance environmental sustainability. During the last process of reform, the Italian Ministry of Agriculture favoured the maintenance of the status quo of the payments, minimising environmental ambitions. Behind this positioning there is a powerful farmers’ organisation – Coldiretti – that has a major political role in the Italian context. Coldiretti and the Ministry have built a historical bloc which exercises a hegemonic power in the Italian agricultural policy‐network. On the other side, the coalition Cambiamo Agricultura, mobilising for the greening of the CAP and for an agroecological transition, is highly marginalised. However, changes in the power equilibria could emerge and the coalition Cambiamo Agricoltura could potentially have a major role in this transition. It could strengthen its visibility in the national media; inform civil society and reinforce the consensus in public opinion for a transition in the agricultural sector; it could also open a direct dialogue and collaboration with Coldiretti, promoting the integration of ambitious environmental objectives within the discourse of the main farmers’ organisation itself. The result would be inclusion of the actors for transition within the decision‐making process, resulting in greener positions for the next CAP reform.
Iatrogenic Demodex folliculitis: A case report
Authors: Deo Neha , Isaq Nasro A. , Peters Margot S. , Link Jenny 
Published: April 2023

AbstractDemodex folliculorum is a commensal mite that inhabits the orifices of cutaneous pilosebaceous follicles. Overgrowth of these organisms can lead to Demodex folliculitis, which typically presents as papules and pustules predominantly involving the temples, cheeks, and occasionally the chest. We present a 51‐year‐old woman with iatrogenic Demodex folliculitis secondary to immunosuppressive treatment for an autoimmune connective tissue disease. Histopathological exam of a skin biopsy, which revealed follicular Demodex mites, confirmed the diagnosis. The eruption was treated with oral ivermectin and topical metronidazole gel, and the patient's immunosuppressive regimen was decreased, resulting in marked improvement in the eruption within 6 weeks and no worsening of her underlying autoimmune disorder. This case emphasizes the importance of considering Demodex folliculitis in the differential diagnosis of a new onset rash in the context of immunosuppressive treatment.
Missing the SDGs: Political accountability for insufficient environmental action
Authors: Partzsch Lena 
Published: April 2023

AbstractThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demonstrate an integration of development and environmental agendas. However, none of the environmental sub‐targets, which were due by 2020, were accomplished. Global governance through goal setting requires functioning mechanisms of accountability. Based on a theoretical framework that differentiates between public, private and voluntary logic of accountability, the article illustratively explores accountability mechanisms concerning the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This allows to discuss the untapped potential for holding power wielders, such as governments, private companies, and norm champions, accountable. While the SDGs were adopted within public governance institutions, there are regulative means of accountability available that follow private and voluntary logic. Acknowledging this hybrid character of accountability in the implementation stage, the article concludes that there is a need for additional research to explore dimensions of non‐public accountability for goals agreed upon by the international community. SDG indicators should be mandatory for corporate reporting, and civil society organisations should report more comprehensively on the spread of environmental norms in global development.
The Nordic perioperative and intensive care registries—Collaboration and research possibilities
Authors: Kvåle Reidar , Möller Morten Hylander , Porkkala Timo , Varpula Tero , Enlund Gunnar , Engerstrôm Lars , Sigurdsson Martin Ingi , Thormar Katrin , Garde Kim , Christensen Steffen , Buanes Eirik Alnes , Sverrisson Kristinn 
Published: April 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe Nordic perioperative and intensive care registries have been built up during the last 25 years to improve quality in intensive and perioperative care. We aimed to describe the Nordic perioperative and intensive care registries and to highlight possibilities and challenges in future research collaboration between these registries.Material and methodWe present an overview of the following Nordic registries: Swedish Perioperative Registry (SPOR), the Danish Anesthesia Database (DAD), the Finnish Perioperative Database (FIN‐AN), the Icelandic Anesthesia Database (IS‐AN), the Danish Intensive Care Database (DID), the Swedish Intensive Care Registry (SIR), the Finnish Intensive Care Consortium, the Norwegian Intensive Care and Pandemic Registry (NIPaR), and the Icelandic Intensive Care Registry (IS‐ICU).ResultsHealth care systems and patient populations are similar in the Nordic countries. Despite certain differences in data structure and clinical variables, the perioperative and intensive care registries have enough in common to enable research collaboration. In the future, even a common Nordic registry could be possible.ConclusionCollaboration between the Nordic perioperative and intensive care registries is both possible and likely to produce research of high quality. Research collaboration between registries may have several add‐on effects and stimulate international standardization regarding definitions, scoring systems, and benchmarks, thereby improving overall quality of care.
The role of culture in the association between racial discrimination and alcohol use among North American Indigenous adolescents reporting recent drinking
Authors: Schick Melissa R. , Nalven Tessa , Egan Alana , Spillane Nichea S. 
Published: April 2023

AbstractBackgroundNorth American Indigenous (NAI) communities have identified alcohol use as a primary health concern. Experiences of racial discrimination are associated with greater alcohol use, but findings are mixed regarding the role of culture in this relationship. The goal of the present study was to examine the role of culture in the association between racial discrimination and alcohol use.MethodsAcross two studies (Study 1: N = 52; Study 2: N = 1743), NAI adolescents living on or near NAI reservations who reported recent alcohol use completed self‐report measures of racial discrimination, cultural affiliation, and alcohol use (e.g., frequency).ResultsBivariate correlations revealed a significant positive association between racial discrimination and alcohol use (Study 1: r = 0.31, p = 0.029; Study 2: r = 0.14, p < 0.001) but not between cultural affiliation and alcohol use. Racial discrimination and cultural affiliation were significantly positively correlated in Study 1 (r = 0.18, p < 0.001), but not in Study 2. Across both studies, the interactions between racial discrimination and cultural affiliation significantly predicted alcohol use in unadjusted models (Study 1: b = 0.70, SE = 0.32, p = 0.033, 95% CI [0.06, 1.33]; Study 2: b = 0.01, SE = 0.01, p = 0.041, 95% CI [0.001, 0.03]), such that the association between racial discrimination and alcohol use was stronger for adolescents reporting high (vs. low) levels of cultural affiliation. In adjusted models controlling for age and sex, the interaction between racial discrimination and cultural affiliation remained significant in Study 2 (b = 0.01, SE = 0.01, p = 0.0496, 95% CI [0.00002, 0.03]) but was no longer significant in Study 1.ConclusionsFindings speak to the need to reduce racial discrimination against NAI youth and to consider youths' different needs based on level of cultural affiliation to reduce subsequent alcohol consumption.
Asset redeployability and CEO inside debt
Authors: Bhabra Gurmeet S. , Hossain Ashrafee T. 
Published: April 2023

AbstractUsing a large sample of US firms for the period 2006–2015, we investigate the relationship between asset redeployability (AR) and a Chief Executive Officer's (CEO) inside debt holdings (CID) (pension benefits and deferred compensation). We find a positive association between AR and CID. In addition, we also find that this relationship is stronger in firms that are more financially constrained and during times of economic uncertainty. Collectively, these findings suggest that asset market frictions captured by AR are better determinants of liquidation value than asset tangibility. Our results are robust to an array of sensitivity/robustness tests and endogeneity concerns.
Light fractions can also be heavy hitters: Comparison of detrital zircon U–Pb and detrital K‐feldspar Pb–Pb as provenance indicators—A case study from Cretaceous strata of southern Utah, USA
Authors: Reat Wersan Ellen , Johnson Cari 
Published: April 2023

AbstractComparison of detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology and detrital K‐feldspar Pb–Pb isotopic data from Upper Cretaceous sandstones of southern Utah reveals important provenance information that is unrecorded by more chemically and physically durable detrital minerals like zircons. To better understand these signals, we also present an updated database of Pb‐isotopic ratios in ores, whole rocks and feldspars, for potential sediment source terranes in North America. Detrital K‐feldspar Pb‐isotopes indicate sediment provenance of the Western Cordillera/Mojave, Yavapai‐Mazatzal and Wyoming terranes, with limited input from recycled Sevier fold‐thrust belt strata. The K‐feldspar data broadly support previous interpretations, largely based on detrital zircon datasets, of a Cretaceous palaeo‐river system transporting sediment from the southwest. However, the light‐fraction data also provide important, complementary and otherwise unrecognized perspectives as compared to detrital zircon datasets. For example, K‐feldspars indicate a stronger apparent influence of Western Cordillera/Mojave and Wyoming terrane sources than previously interpreted. We interpret the K‐feldspar Wyoming terrane signal as the result of south‐directed longshore drift, with preferential loss of zircons due to hydraulic sorting processes. As relatively new detrital K‐feldspar detrital methods continue to be developed, this multi‐proxy approach to provenance could be informative in other sedimentary basins where suitable source terranes can be identified.