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How does terrorism hollow out the sustainable economic growth in Big Ten Countries?
Authors: Keser Ahmet , Cutcu Ibrahim , Tiwari Sunil , Eren Mehmet Vahit , Askar S.S. , Abouhawwash Mohamed 
Published: June 2023

PurposeThe main objective of this research is to investigate if there is a long-term relationship between “terrorism” and sustainable “economic growth” in Big Ten Countries.Design/methodology/approachThe data was tested via Panel ARDL Analysis. The growth rate (GR) is the dependent variable, and the “Global Terror Index (GTI)” is the independent variable as the terror indicator. The ratio of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the ratio of External Balance (EB) to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are included in the model as the control variables due to their effect on the growth rate. A Panel ARDL analysis is conducted to examine the existence of long-term co-integration between terror and the economy. The planning of the study, the formation of its theoretical and conceptual framework, and the literature research were carried out in 2 months, and the collection of data, the creation of the methodology and the analysis of the analyzes were carried out in 2 months, the interpretation of the findings and the development of policy recommendations were carried out within a period of 1 month. The entire study was completed in a total of 5 months.FindingsResults showed that “Terror” has a negative impact on “Growth Rate” in the long term while “External Balance” and “Foreign Direct Investment” positively affect the Growth Rate. The coefficients for the short term are not statistically significant.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample is only limited to Big Ten including China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Poland and South Africa. The period for annual data collection covers the years between 2002 and 2019 and due to the unavailability of data.Practical implicationsConsidering the risks and the mutual negative effect that turns into a vicious circle between terrorism and the economy, it is necessary to eliminate the problems that cause terrorism in the mentioned countries, on the one hand, and to develop policies that will improve economic performance on the other.Social implicationsTrustful law enforcement bodies have to be established and supported by all technological means to prevent terror. The conditions causing terror have to be investigated carefully and the problems causing terror or internal conflict have to be solved. International cooperation against terrorism has to be strengthened and partnerships, information, experience sharing have to be supported at the maximum levels.Originality/valueIt is certain that terror might have a negative influence on the performance of economies. But the limited number of studies within this vein and the small size of their sample groups mostly including single-country case studies require conducting a study by using a larger sample group of countries. Big Ten here represents at least half of the population of the world and different regions of the Globe.
Corporate governance, enforcement institutions and corporate liquidity in the MENA region
Authors: Mertzanis Charilaos , Ellili Nejla , Marashdeh Hazem , Nobanee Haitham 
Published: June 2023

Purpose The study examines the effects of corporate governance and countrywide institutions and risk factors on corporate liquidity.Design/methodology/approach Using firm-level data, the authors analyze the effect of corporate governance and various economic, regulatory and social institutions on the liquidity of firms operating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The authors use fixed-effects, firm-specific and country-level controls, disaggregated analysis, sensitivity and endogeneity analysis to test the robustness of the estimates.Findings The corporate governance characteristics of firms influence in diverse ways their liquidity decisions. The independence and diversity of the board and institutional ownership are especially strong predictors. The effect also depends on the size of the firm and the degree of economic development and exhibits time sensitivity and nonlinearity. Enforcement institutions and risk factors play a strong role.Originality/value The analysis contributes to the literature by using a large sample of countries and firms over a larger period, distinguishing between poorer and richer countries and using sensitivity and endogeneity analysis. The analysis considers explicitly the role of regulatory and enforcement conditions, social structures and religious beliefs.
Single fetal demise in monochorionic twins: How to predict cerebral injury in the survivor co‐twin?
Authors: Duyos Inmaculada , Ordás Polán , Herrero Beatriz , Rodriguez Roberto , Cabrero Miguel Jesús , Fernández‐Zubillaga Amelia , Diez Sebastian Jesús Benito , De La Calle María , Bartha José Luis , Antolín Eugenia 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIntroductionThe aims of the study were to evaluate perinatal outcome in monochorionic (MC) twins complicated with single intrauterine fetal death, spontaneously vs after fetal therapy, and to assess antenatal events that increase the risk of cerebral injury.Material and methodsHistorical cohort study of MC pregnancies with single intrauterine fetal death diagnosed or referred to a tertiary referral hospital (2012–2020). Adverse perinatal outcome included termination of pregnancy, perinatal death, abnormal fetal or neonatal neuroimaging and abnormal neurological development.ResultsA total of 68 MC pregnancies with single intrauterine fetal death after 14 weeks of gestation were included. Sixty‐five (95.6%) occurred in complicated MC pregnancies (twin to twin transfusion syndrome: 35/68 [51.5%]; discordant malformation: 13/68 [19.1%], selective intrauterine growth restriction: 10/68 [14.7%], twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence: 5/68 [7.3%] and cord entanglement in monoamniotic twins: 2/68 [2.94%]). In 52 cases (76.5%) single intrauterine fetal demise occurred after fetal therapy and in 16 (23.5%) occurred spontaneously. Cerebral damage included 14/68 cases (20.6%): 6/68 cases (8.82%) were prenatal lesions and 8/68 cases (11.8%) were postnatal. Risk of cerebral damage tended to be higher in the spontaneous death group (6/16, 37.5%) compared to the therapy‐group (8/52, 15.38%) (p = 0.07). The risk increased with gestational age at intrauterine death (OR 1.21, 95% CI: 1.04–1.41, p = 0.014) and was higher in those surviving co‐twins who developed anemia (OR 9.27, 95% CI: 1.50–57.12, p = 0.016). Pregnancies complicated with selective intrauterine growth restriction tended to be at higher risk for neurological damage (OR 2.85, 95% CI: 0.68–11.85, p = 0.15). Preterm birth rate (<37 weeks of pregnancy) was 61.7% (37/60). Seven of eight postnatal cerebral lesions (87.5%) were related to extreme prematurity. Overall perinatal survival rate was 88.3% (57/68) and 7% (4/57) of children had an abnormal neurological outcome.ConclusionsRisk of cerebral damage in single intrauterine fetal death is especially high when it occurs spontaneously. Gestational age at single intrauterine fetal death, selective intrauterine growth restriction and anemia of the surviving co‐twin are the main predictors for prenatal lesions and might be useful in parent counseling. Abnormal postnatal neurological outcome is closely related to extreme prematurity.
Intravenous leiomyomatosis involving the right heart: Comprehensive evaluation using echocardiography combined with abdominal ultrasonography
Authors: Han Xuefang , Nie Fang , Li Jing , Zhao Yinglu , Wang Xiaofeng 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIntravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a rare condition characterized by a tumor that originates within a pelvic vein wall or the uterine smooth muscle, with extension into the right heart (referred to as intracardiac leiomyomatosis) in approximately 10% of all IVL cases. Usually, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is performed for diagnostic imaging of IVL. Notably, this neoplasm presents with characteristic ultrasonographic findings. In this report, we present the case of a 49‐year‐old woman with IVL, which extended into the right heart. Echocardiography combined with abdominal ultrasonography was useful to outline the course of the tumor from the right heart to the uterus. Our findings suggest that in addition to CT or MRI, ultrasonography shows high diagnostic value in cases of IVL, and ultrasonography combined with CT or MRI can further improve the preoperative diagnosis rate of IVL.
A new contextual and comprehensive application of the UTAUT2 model post‐COVID‐19 pandemic in higher education
Authors: Narayan Jashwini , Naidu Samantha 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis study examines tertiary students' behavioural intention to resume face‐to‐face mode of study, post‐COVID‐19. A modified UTAUT2 model of nine factors and a moderator is used to investigate the impact of these factors on developing country's tertiary students' behavioural intention. The influence of these students' behavioural intention on se behaviour is also examined. Using a quantitative research approach, data were gathered from 419 students at a regional university using convenience sampling technique. Data were analysed to test and validate the proposed model using covariance‐based structural equation modelling. The study's findings reveal significant positive relationships between social influence, hedonic motivation, facilitating conditions, commitment, behavioural intention and use behaviour. However, it did not find performance expectancy, effort expectancy, price value, trust and comfortability, reporting any significant positive influence on behavioural intentions. Additionally, the moderating analysis shows that COVID‐19 fear did not moderate or strengthen the association between behavioural intentions and use behaviour, given the insignificant interaction effect of COVID‐19 fear. This study provides novelty in the contextual application of the modified UTAUT2 model, post‐COVID‐19. The addition of three additional constructs (trust, commitment and comfortability) has further improved the predictive power of the model. Lastly, the new construct that emerged in recent literature, COVID‐19 fear, has been tested for the first time within the UTAUT2 model as a moderator between behavioural intentions and use behaviour. In terms of practical implications, this study first adds to the current literature on higher education, after the COVID‐19 situation, being useful to education scholars. Second, it also offers specific suggestions to educational institutions and policymakers who fund universities. Such suggestions include: involving students' families in orientation and open day events, featuring family and friend support in promotional activities, upgrading facilities, including more teaching and learning sessions with team‐based assessments, encouraging comfortable interactions and continuously practising COVID‐19 safety protocols.
Effects of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics as an Alternative to Antibiotics on Growth and Blood Profile of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Authors: Munni Marjana Jannat , Akther Kazi Rabeya , Ahmed Shamim , Hossain Mohammad Amzad , Roy Nirmal Chandra 
Published: June 2023

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of probiotics, prebiotics, and their synergism against antibiotics on the growth performance and hematology of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The study was designed by using five treatments over 75 days in which TCon (control), TAnt (antibiotics: Cotrim vet), TPro (commercial probiotics: pond care), TPre (prebiotics: spirulina), and TSyn (synbiotic: probiotic and prebiotic) were used. All the treatments showed significant (

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< 0.05) improvements in growth and feed utilization parameters. The highest mean final growth was found in TSyn (13.79 ± 0.11) and then in TPre (13.61 ± 0.02), TPro (13.22 ± 0.12), TAnt (10.04 ± 0.7), and TCon (8.89 ± 0.19). Weight gain and specific growth rate were significantly (

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< 0.05) different between treatments. The food conversion ratio varied significantly (

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< 0.05) across treatments and the lowest value was observed in TPro (1.13 ± 0.021). The protein efficiency ratio (PER) was significantly (

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< 0.05) different between treatments and the highest value was in TPro (3.1 ± 0.05). The survival rate was not significantly (

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< 0.05) different between treatments. The highest white blood cell (WBC) counts were found in TSyn (12.63 ± 0.11) followed by TPre (12.6 ± 0.2), TPro (12.32 ± 0.12), TCon (12.16 ± 0.105), and TAnt (11.03 ± 0.46). The values of red blood cells and platelets were not statistically significant (

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< 0.05) among the different treatments. However, all treatments showed normal hepatocyte structure in liver tissue histology, and intense hepatic lipid vacuoles in TSyn indicated improved growth. The higher growth performance and feed utilization values were observed in probiotics, prebiotics, and their synergism units compared to antibiotic treatment. Therefore, probiotics, prebiotics, and their synergism can be used as an alternative to antibiotics in tilapia aquaculture.
SS-31 alleviated nociceptive responses and restored mitochondrial function in a headache mouse model via Sirt3/Pgc-1α positive feedback loop
Authors: Shan Zhengming , Wang Yajuan , Qiu Tao , Zhou Yanjie , Zhang Yu , Hu Luyu , Zhang Lili , Liang Jingjing , Ding Man , Fan Shanghua , Xiao Zheman 
Published: June 2023

AbstractMigraine is the second highest cause of disability worldwide, bringing a huge socioeconomic burden. Improving mitochondrial function has promise as an effective treatment strategy for migraine. Szeto-Schiller peptide (SS-31) is a new mitochondria-targeted tetrapeptide molecule that has been shown to suppress the progression of diseases by restoring mitochondrial function, including renal disease, cardiac disease, and neurodegenerative disease. However, whether SS-31 has a therapeutic effect on migraine remains unclear. The aim of this study is to clarify the treatment of SS-31 for headache and its potential mechanisms. Here we used a mouse model induced by repeated dural infusion of inflammatory soup (IS), and examined roles of Sirt3/Pgc-1α positive feedback loop in headache pathogenesis and mitochondrial function. Our results showed that repeated IS infusion impaired mitochondrial function, mitochondrial ultrastructure and mitochondrial homeostasis in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis (TNC). These IS-induced damages in TNC were reversed by SS-31. In addition, IS-induced nociceptive responses were simultaneously alleviated. The effects of SS-31 on mitochondrial function and mitochondrial homeostasis (mainly mitochondrial biogenesis) were attenuated partially by the inhibitor of Sirt3/Pgc-1α. Overexpression of Sirt3/Pgc-1α increased the protein level of each other. These results indicated that SS-31 alleviated nociceptive responses and restored mitochondrial function in an IS-induced headache mouse model via Sirt3/Pgc-1α positive feedback loop. SS-31 has the potential to be an effective drug candidate for headache treatment.
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Home confinement’s impact on myopia control by using orthokeratology in school-aged children
Authors: Zhang Boyuan , Liao Hongfei , Xiong Fen , Mao Tian , Wu Lili , Li Yue , Xiong Chao 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
Home confinement during the epidemic has a significant impact on the lifestyle and behavior of school-aged children, who have exhibited an increase in the prevalence and development of myopia. Our research will look at if home confinement will affect school-aged children on myopia control with orthokeratology.

Method
Data on axial length was gathered from school-aged children who had received OK lenses treatment. The entire data was separated into subgroups based on gender, age, and initial refraction, and the AL changes for each period were calculated using the formula defined in our study. Finally, the acquired data will be examined using various statistical approaches, and the ideas of slow, moderate, and rapid myopia progression will be applied to our study.

Result
A total of 258 study subjects met the requirements to be included in the study. We discovered that the percentage of rapid myopia growth increased during the epidemic. In addition, the AL changes before and during the epidemic were found to be statistically significant in 171 subjects in the overall data. (P = 0.041) In the high age group, the AL changes before and during the epidemic、(P = 0.033) before and after the epidemic (P = 0.023) were found to be statistically significant. The AL changes before and during the epidemic (P = 0.035) were shown to be statistically significant in the moderate myopia group. Finally, we did not find statistically significant results for other groups.

Conclusion
We cannot conclude that home confinement did have a negative impact on myopia control with orthokeratology in school-aged children. But we found there was an increase in the percentage of patients with OK treatment that had fast myopia progression during the confinement. We also observed that older children with higher initial refraction were more likely to be affected by home confinement.
Tridimensional assessment of the mandibular angle in patients with different skeletal patterns by cone-beam computed tomography scans: a retrospective study
Authors: Miranda-Viana Murilo , Moreira Gabriel Mosso , de Souza Larissa Moreira , Nejaim Yuri , Haiter-Neto Francisco , Freitas Deborah Queiroz 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
Since the muscles of chewing are involved in the region of the mandibular angle, important structures in surgical and orthodontic procedures, to study its morphological aspects and the possible influence of different patterns of skeletal development would be of interest. Thus, this study aimed to assess the influence of patient characteristics - such as sex, skeletal malocclusion (Class I, Class II, and Class III) and facial type (brachycephalic, mesocephalic, and dolichocephalic) - on the width, height, thickness, and volume of the mandibular angle, using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans.

Methods
CBCT scans were assessed − 144 men and 154 women, total of 298 - and classified according to skeletal patterns (skeletal malocclusions and facial types). Width, height, and thickness of the mandibular angle were measured using OnDemand 3D software. The volumetric measures of the mandibular angle were obtained using the ITK-SNAP software. Analysis of Variance (multiway ANOVA) with Tukey’s post-hoc test compared the data, with a 5% significance level.

Results
Among the factors studied, sex significantly influenced all the analyzed variables (height, width, thickness, and volume of the mandibular angle) (p < 0.05); in general, male individuals presented higher values than females. In some cases, the skeletal malocclusion and facial type factors influenced only the width and height variables (p < 0.05); in general, the Class III and dolichocephalic individuals presented higher values in relation to the other types of skeletal malocclusions and facial types.

Conclusions
Variations in the craniofacial growth pattern, considering the different skeletal malocclusions and facial types, had some influence in the width and height dimensions of the mandibular angle. Furthermore, sex influenced all the studied variables.
Application of the Khorana score for cancer-associated thrombosis prediction in patients of East Asian ethnicity undergoing ambulatory chemotherapy
Authors: Ha Hyerim , Ko Yeh-Hee , Kim Kwangsoo , Hong Junshik , Lee Gyeong-Won , Jeong Seong Hyun , Bang Soo-Mee , Yoon Sung-Soo 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
The Khorana score (KS) has not been well studied in East Asian cancer patients, who have different genetic backgrounds for inherited thrombophilia, body metabolism, and cancer epidemiology.

Methods
By using the Common Data Model, we retrospectively collected deidentified data from 11,714 consecutive newly diagnosed cancer patients who underwent first-line chemotherapy from December 2015 to December 2021 at a single institution in Korea, and we applied the KS for cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) prediction. Age at diagnosis, sex, and use of highly thrombogenic chemotherapeutics were additionally investigated as potential risk factors for CAT development.

Results
By 6 months after chemotherapy initiation, 207 patients (1.77%) experienced CAT. Only 0.4% had a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2 and changing the cutoff to 25 kg/m2 improved the prediction of CAT. Age ≥ 65 years and the use of highly thrombogenic chemotherapeutics were independently associated with CAT development. KS values of 1 ~ 2 and ≥ 3 accounted for 52.3% and 7.6% of all patients, respectively, and the incidence of CAT in these groups was 2.16% and 4.16%, respectively, suggesting a lower incidence of CAT in the study population than in Westerners. The KS component regarding the site of cancer showed a good association with CAT development but needed some improvement.

Conclusion
The KS was partially validated to predict CAT in Korean cancer patients undergoing modern chemotherapy. Modifying the BMI cutoff, adding other risk variables, and refining the use of cancer-site data for CAT risk prediction may improve the performance of the KS for CAT prediction in East Asian patients.
Characteristics of rapid cycling in 1261 bipolar disorder patients
Authors: Miola Alessandro , Tondo Leonardo , Pinna Marco , Contu Martina , Baldessarini Ross J. 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
Rapid-cycling (RC; ≥ 4 episodes/year) in bipolar disorder (BD) has been recognized since the 1970s and associated with inferior treatment response. However, associations of single years of RC with overall cycling rate, long-term morbidity, and diagnostic subtypes are not clear.

Results
We compared descriptive and clinical characteristics in 1261 BD patients with/without RC, based on history and prospective follow-up for several years. RC in any previous year was identified in 9.36% of BD subjects (3.74% in BD1, 15.2% BD2), and somewhat more among women than men. RC-BD subjects had 3.21-fold greater average prospective annual rates of recurrence but not hospitalizations, had less difference in %-time-ill, received more mood-stabilizing treatments, and had greater suicidal risk, lacked familial psychiatric illnesses, had more cyclothymic temperament, were more likely to be married, had more siblings and children, experienced early sexual abuse, but were less likely to abuse drugs (not alcohol) or smoke. In multivariable regression modeling, older age, mood-switching with antidepressants, and BD2 > BD1 diagnosis, as well as more episodes/year were independently associated with RC. Notably, prospective mean recurrence rates were below 4/year in 79.5% of previously RC patients, and below 2/year in 48.1%.

Conclusions
Lifetime risk of RC in BD was 9.36%, more likely in women, with older age, and in BD2 > BD1. With RC, recurrence rates were much higher, especially for depression with less effect on %-time ill, suggesting shorter episodes. Variable associations with unfavorable outcomes and prospective recurrence rates well below 4/year in most previously RC patients indicate that RC was not a sustained characteristic and probably was associated with use of antidepressants.