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Photobiomodulation Therapy for a Novel Olfactory Dysfunction Ischemic Stroke Model
Authors: Shalaby Reham. A , Qureshi Muhammad Mohsin , Khan Mohd. Afzal , Salam S. M. Abdus , Kwon Hyuk Sang , Lee Kyung Hwa , Chung Euiheon , Kim Young Ro 
Published: February 2023

A.AbstractBackgroundIschemic stroke typically accompanies numerous disorders ranging from somatosensory dysfunction to cognitive impairments, inflicting its patients with various neurologic symptoms. Among pathologic outcomes, post-stroke olfactory dysfunction is frequently observed. Despite the well-known prevalence, therapy options for such compromised olfaction are limited, likely due to the complexity of the olfactory bulb architecture, which encompasses both the peripheral and central nervous systems. As photobiomodulation (PBM) emerged for treating stroke-associated symptoms, the effectiveness of PBM on the stroke-induced impairment of the olfactory function was explored.PurposeTo address the efficacy of PBM therapy on the olfactory bulb damage caused by ischemic stroke using both behavioral and histologic and inflammatory markers in the newly developed stroke mouse models.MethodsNovel mouse models with olfactory dysfunction were prepared using photothrombosis (PT) in the olfactory bulb on day 0. Moreover, post-PT PBM was performed daily from day 2 to day 7 by irradiating the olfactory bulb using an 808 nm laser with the fluence of 40 J/cm2(325 mW/cm2for 2 minutes per day). The buried food test (BFT) was used for scoring behavioral acuity in the food-deprived mice to assess the olfactory function before PT, after PT, and after PBM. Histopathological examinations and cytokine assays were performed on the mouse brains harvested on day 8.ResultsThe results from BFT were specific to the individual, with positive correlations between the baseline latency time measured before PT and alterations at the ensuing stages for both the PT and PT+PBM groups. Also in both groups, the correlation analysis showed a significant positive relationship between the early and late latency time changes independent of PBM, implicating a common recovery mechanism. In particular, the PBM treatment largely accelerated the recovery of impaired olfaction after PT with the suppression of inflammatory cytokines while enhancing both the glial and vascular factors (e.g., GFAP, IBA-1, and CD31).ConclusionsThe PBM therapy during the acute phase of ischemia improves the compromised olfactory function by modulating the microenvuronment and tissue inflammation.
Tax avoidance and cost of debt: does integrated report assurance matter?
Authors: Medhioub Nermine , Boujelbene Saoussen 
Published: February 2023

PurposeThis study examines the association between corporate tax avoidance and the cost of debt (COD). It also investigates the moderating effect of integrated report (IR) assurance on tax avoidance/COD relationship.Design/methodology/approachBased on a sample of 76 South African companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) from 2010 to 2020, the authors built and estimated regression models using the feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) method. The authors significantly mitigated the endogeneity concerns using propensity score matching (PSM), difference-in-differences (DID) analysis and fixed effects regression.FindingsThe authors found that tax-avoiding firms pay higher costs of debt due to information asymmetries and agency problems. Bankers systematically reflect the increase in tax avoidance by adjusting the COD upward. However, results show that the assured IR disclosure mitigates these problems, which decreases the COD for tax avoidance strategies adopters. Using a quasi-natural experiment, well-grounded evidence was provided showing that the decrease in the COD for debtors who engage in tax avoidance practices is attributed to the availability of an assured IR.Practical implicationsThis study provides plausible evidence in favor of the role that an assured IR can play in capital allocation decisions. Consequently, it is likely to push policymakers in South Africa and other countries to set standards for IR assurance.Originality/valueThis is the first study that investigates and validates the role of IR assurance in solving the controversy about the “tax saving effect” vs. “risk exposure effect” that bankers face while identifying debtors with successful (non-risky/cash-saving) tax avoidance practices and those with non-successful (risky) ones.
Digital servitization journey in small- and medium-sized enterprises: the contribution of knowledge-intensive business firms
Authors: Rapaccini Mario , Paiola Marco , Cinquini Lino , Giannetti Riccardo 
Published: February 2023

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the contribution of knowledge-intensive business services firms to small- and medium-sized manufacturers’ digital servitization journeys, addressing the standardization versus customization dichotomy of services and solutions provision.

Design/methodology/approach
To identify the challenges that small- and medium-sized firms must face in the digital servitization journey and the role that knowledge-intensive business services firms may play in the innovation processes, the authors conduct a review on two still unrelated literature streams and develop a longitudinal single-case study, with a particular focus on knowledge generation mechanisms.

Findings
Digital servitization is a particularly challenging transformational journey for minor firms. Knowledge-intensive business services firms can act as sources, facilitators, and carriers of knowledge, and they can orchestrate further contributions of other external partners and firms.

Research limitations/implications
The paper contributes to theory describing the roadmap and the role of external service providers in digital servitization journeys of smaller firms’, that are frequently excluded from mainstream research although being the backbone of European economies.

Practical implications
Digital servitization in minor manufacturing firms requires a long-term orientation and a multi-stage roadmap. Mixing standardized technology-based solutions and complementary professional services, knowledge-intensive business services firms can significantly contribute to lowering the journey’s uncertainties, operational complexity, and costs.

Originality/value
The paper sheds lights on how the collaboration between knowledge-intensive business services firms and small manufacturers generates novel knowledge and capabilities that contribute to takle the challenges of the different stages of the digital servitization roadmap.
Inclusive leadership and innovative work behaviors: a moderated mediation model
Authors: Sürücü Lütfi , Maslakçı Ahmet , Şeşen Harun 
Published: February 2023

PurposeThis research aimed to determine how and why inclusive leadership is effective in innovative work behaviors (IWBs). For this purpose, a conceptual model including inclusive leadership, IWBs, psychological resilience capacity and leader–member exchange (LMX) has been proposed.Design/methodology/approachTo test the proposed model, a questionnaire was administered to the employees of a Turkish telecommunications company located in Istanbul and Ankara. Data obtained from 459 employees selected by convenience sampling method were analyzed using SPSS-24 and PROCESS macro.FindingsThe results show that inclusive leadership has a positive effect on IWBs through psychological resilience capacity. Additionally, it has been determined that LMX plays a moderated mediation role in this relationship.Originality/valueThe research model, which is a new attempt in the literature, contributes to filling a significant gap in leadership research and presents a holistic perspective to readers and practitioners in understanding the effects of the inclusive leader on IWBs by testing the moderated mediation effect of LMX.
Inputs of seabird guano alter microbial growth, community composition and the phytoplankton–bacterial interactions in a coastal system
Authors: Justel‐Díez Maider , Delgadillo‐Nuño Erick , Gutiérrez‐Barral Alberto , García‐Otero Paula , Alonso‐Barciela Isaac , Pereira‐Villanueva Pablo , Álvarez‐Salgado Xosé Antón , Velando Alberto , Teira Eva , Fernández Emilio 
Published: February 2023

AbstractSeabird guano enters coastal waters providing bioavailable substrates for microbial plankton, but their role in marine ecosystem functioning remains poorly understood. Two concentrations of the water soluble fraction (WSF) of gull guano were added to different natural microbial communities collected in surface waters from the Ría de Vigo (NW Spain) in spring, summer, and winter. Samples were incubated with or without antibiotics (to block bacterial activity) to test whether gull guano stimulated phytoplankton and bacterial growth, caused changes in taxonomic composition, and altered phytoplankton–bacteria interactions. Alteromonadales, Sphingobacteriales, Verrucomicrobia and diatoms were generally stimulated by guano. Chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentration and bacterial abundance significantly increased after additions independently of the initial ambient nutrient concentrations. Our study demonstrates, for the first time, that the addition of guano altered the phytoplankton–bacteria interaction index from neutral (i.e. phytoplankton growth was not affected by bacterial activity) to positive (i.e. phytoplankton growth was stimulated by bacterial activity) in the low‐nutrient environment occurring in spring. In contrast, when environmental nutrient concentrations were high, the interaction index changed from positive to neutral after guano additions, suggesting the presence of some secondary metabolite in the guano that is needed for phytoplankton growth, which would otherwise be supplied by bacteria.
The effect of social skills on analyst performance
Authors: Li Congcong , Lin An‐Ping , Lu Hai 
Published: February 2023

AbstractSocial skills are important but difficult to measure. So far, few empirical studies have examined the effect of social skills on the performance of professionals. Using the number of LinkedIn connections as a proxy for social skills, we investigate the effect of financial analysts' social skills on their performance. We use multiple ways to validate the measure of social skills and show that analysts with better social skills produce more accurate earnings forecasts and that their stock recommendations elicit stronger market reactions. Furthermore, these socially skilled analysts are more likely to be voted as All‐Star Analysts. This study provides the first large‐sample evidence highlighting the importance of social skills on financial analysts' performance.
Association between neighborhood deprivation and mortality in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder—A nationwide follow‐up study
Authors: Jansåker Filip , Sundquist Jan , Sundquist Kristina , Li Xinjun 
Published: February 2023

AbstractObjectivesThe aim was to explore the association between neighborhood deprivation and all‐cause mortality and cause‐specific mortalities in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. A better understanding of this potential relationship may help to identify patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with an increased mortality risk.MethodsThis nationwide study included practically all adults (≥30 years) diagnosed with schizophrenia (n = 34,544) and bipolar disorder (n = 64,035) in Sweden (1997–2017). The association between neighborhood deprivation and mortality was explored using Cox regression. All models were conducted in both men and women and adjusted for individual‐level sociodemographic factors and comorbidities.ResultsThere was an association between level of neighborhood deprivation and all‐cause mortality in both groups. The adjusted hazard ratios for all‐cause mortality associated with high compared to low neighborhood deprivation were 1.18 (95% confidence interval 1.11–1.25) in patients with schizophrenia and 1.33 (1.26–1.41) in patients with bipolar disorder. The two most common mortality causes in both groups were coronary heart disease and cancer. The mortality due to coronary heart disease increased when neighborhood deprivation increased and reached 1.37 (1.18–1.60) in patients with schizophrenia and 1.70 (1.44–2.01) in patients with bipolar disorder living in the most deprived neighborhoods.ConclusionsThis study shows that neighborhood deprivation is an important risk factor for all‐cause mortality and most cause‐specific mortalities among patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. These findings could serve as aid to policymakers when allocating healthcare resources and to clinicians who encounter patients with these conditions in deprived neighborhoods.
Bypassing of nearest labor & delivery unit is contingent on rurality, wealth, and race
Authors: Carrel Margaret , Keino Barbara C. , Novak Nicole L. , Ryckman Kelli K. , Radke Stephanie 
Published: February 2023

AbstractPatient decisions to bypass the closest labor & delivery (L&D) facility in favor of other birthing locations can have consequences for the provision of health care in rural and micropolitan areas as patient volumes decline and payer mixes change. Among 220 589 uncomplicated births in Iowa, we document characteristics of birth parents who bypass their closest birthing facility, show how this bypassing behavior results in changed travel times to delivery facilities across the rural/urban divide, and indicate the parts of the state where bypassing behavior is most prevalent. From 2013 to 2019, 55.2% of deliveries occurred in facilities that were further from birthing parents' residences than the closest L&D facility. Bypassing is associated with White, non‐Hispanic race/ethnicity, and private insurance status. Although bypassing is least common among micropolitan birth parents, this group has the greatest travel burden to birthing facilities and exhibits increasing rates of bypassing over time. Perinatal quality improvement programs can target locations and populations where low‐risk birthing parents can be encouraged to deliver close to home if medically appropriate, particularly in small towns and rural areas. This can potentially alleviate the risk of obstetric deserts by ensuring L&D units maintain patient volumes necessary to continue operations.
Behavioural medicine theory‐based intervention strategies for promoting oral health
Authors: Wilson Dawn K. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractObjectivesThe field of Behavioural Medicine offers strategies that can minimize the need for more intensive medical treatments and can improve outcomes of these treatments and adherence to medication prescriptions or postsurgical recommendations. Thus, this paper provides scientific evidence and examples of behavioural and motivational strategies for improving adherence to oral health recommendations.MethodsIncreasing evidence from randomized controlled trials suggests that improving self‐regulation, autonomous motivation and social environmental supports for adherence are critical for improving a wide range of behaviours including oral health behaviours. Theory‐based interventions including Social Cognitive Theory (behavioural strategies) and Self‐determination theory (motivational strategies) are described and examples of their effectiveness are provided specific to oral health outcomes.ResultsSocial Cognitive Theory provides a framework for building skills and self‐efficacy (self‐confidence, competence, mastery and self‐regulation) through developing action plans that target goal setting, monitoring and positive feedback within the context of providing support. Behavioural strategies, including self‐monitoring, goal setting and skill building, are all important elements for promoting long‐term lifestyle changes by targeting increases in self‐efficacy and mastery (self‐confidence and self‐regulation skills). Motivational interviewing and positive communication strategies are also discussed specific to improving oral health outcomes.ConclusionsIn sum, behavioural medicine provides an opportunity and framework for supporting patients/individuals to achieve changes in target health behaviours, including oral health recommendations.
Perceptions of the COVID‐19 pandemic's impact on communities and wildlife trade: Preliminary qualitative analysis from hunters in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
Authors: Davis Elizabeth Oneita , Castaneda Marielle , Crudge Brian , Lim Thona , Roth Vichet , Glikman J. A. , Cao Trung 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThe COVID‐19 pandemic has accelerated efforts to engage critically with forest‐adjacent, rural, communities who rely on wildlife. We interviewed 109 hunters of wildlife across Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos regarding the effect the COVID‐19 pandemic has had on them, as well as within their communities. We found that “negative economic impacts” was a prevalent theme due to loss of employment, rising prices, and restrictions on trade resulting from city‐wide lockdowns, factory closures, and border closures. In Vietnam, hunting was stated to have increased as young men returned to their villages; however, in Vietnam and Cambodia trade in wildlife was believed to have decreased due to the inability of middlemen traders to travel easily. Our results from Laos illustrated general economic cost, but otherwise no impact of COVID‐19 on hunting and trade in wildlife. Here, we show the complex impacts of a pandemic, with contextually specific conservation positives (such as decreased trade), and conservation negatives (such as increased hunting to supplement loss of employment). We illustrate the importance of establishing sustainable, non‐wildlife‐dependent livelihoods within rural communities, to mitigate hunting and the potential for disease transmission, and the value in engaging with hunters to understand locally and spatially specific trends in global conservation challenges.
Low species turnover of upland Amazonian birds in the absence of physical barriers
Authors: Rutt Cameron L. , Cooper W. Justin , Andretti Christian B. , Costa Thiago V. V. , Stouffer Philip C , Vargas Claudeir F. , Luther David A. , Cohn‐Haft Mario 
Published: February 2023

AbstractAimOne of the oldest and most powerful ways for ecologists to explain distinct biological communities is to invoke underlying environmental differences. But in hyper‐diverse systems, which often display high species richness and low species abundance, these sorts of community comparisons are especially challenging. The classic view for Amazonian birds posits that riverine barriers and habitat specialization determine local and regional community composition. We test the tacit, complementary assumption that similar bird communities should therefore permeate uniform habitat between major rivers, regardless of distance.LocationUpland (terra firme) rainforests of central Amazonia.MethodsWe conducted intensive whole‐community surveys of birds in three pairs of 100‐ha plots, separated by 40–60 km. We then used dissimilarity indices, cluster analysis, and ordination to characterize differences among the six avian communities.ResultsIn all, we detected 244 forest‐dependent birds, with an average of 190 species (78%) per plot. Species turnover was negligible, no unique indicator species were found among plot pairs, and all documented species were already known from a complete inventory at one of the three sites.Main ConclusionsOur study corroborates the classic biogeographical pattern and suggests that turnover contributes little to regional avian diversity within upland forests. Using a grain size of 100 ha, this implies that upland birds perceive the environment as uniform, at least over distances of ~60 km. Therefore, to maximize both local species richness and population persistence, our findings support the conservation of very large tracts of upland rainforest. Our analyses also revealed that the avifauna at Reserva Ducke, encroached by urban sprawl from the city of Manaus, shows the hallmarks of a disturbed community, with fewer vulnerable insectivores. This defaunation signals that even an enormous preserve (10 × 10 km) in lowland Amazonia is not insulated from anthropogenic degradation within the surrounding landscape.
Does Monetary Policy Affect Income Inequality in the Euro Area?
Authors: SAMARINA ANNA , NGUYEN ANH D.M. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThis paper examines how the ECB's expansionary monetary policy affects income inequality in 10 euro area countries over the period 1999–2014. We distinguish two channels—labor‐market and financial—through which monetary policy can have distributional effects. The labor‐market channel is captured by wages and employment and the financial channel by asset prices and returns. We find that expansionary monetary policy in the euro area reduces income inequality, especially in the periphery countries. The labor‐market channel enhances the equalizing effect: monetary expansion reduces income inequality stronger by raising wages and employment. There is limited evidence for the financial channel.
Non‐surgical rhinoplasty technique: An innovative approach for nasal reshaping with hyaluronic acid fillers
Authors: Giammarioli Giulio , Liberti Alberto 
Published: February 2023

AbstractObjectiveNonsurgical rhinoplasty has become increasingly popular among patients who want to improve the aesthetic aspects of their nose and do not accept the risks and/ or cost of surgical rhinoplasty. The main goal of the current paper was to present the preliminary aesthetic and clinical outcomes of an innovative injection technique for nose sculpturing with hyaluronic acid (HA) filler.MethodsRetrospective analysis of a prospective clinical registry of patients who attended one of the study centers and were candidates for non‐surgical nose reshaping between October 2019 and November 2020. A 25 mg/mL HA filler was administered, in all the cases, by using a syringe with a fixed microneedle (30G/8mm). All patients were injected at three key nose points with the following order: (1) Tip (maximum HA injected 0.2 mL); (2) columella (maximum HA injected 0.3 mL); and (3) Radix and Dorsum (maximum HA injected 0.3 mL). Degree of patient satisfaction with the treatment was assessed by using a five‐points Likert scale. The primary endpoint was the degree of patients' satisfaction 12 months after treatment.ResultsOne‐hundred‐and‐one patients (91 women) were included in the study. Fifty‐six (56%) patients underwent a unique treatment‐session and 44 (44%) subjects needed an additional touch‐up. Eighty‐five (84.2%) patients were very satisfied with the treatment results. Six (5.9%) patients reported moderate adverse events, which were successfully controlled with medical therapy.ConclusionsOur nose sculpturing technique, by using hyaluronic acid filler, was an effective, predictable, and relatively safe procedure, that obtained a high degree of patient satisfaction.