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Bribery, regulation and firm performance: evidence from a threshold model
Authors: Chen Chaoyi , Pinar Mehmet , Stengos Thanasis 
Published: June 2023

AbstractFirm-level bribery and regulation are two of the many determinants of firm performance. However, most of the existing studies examine the direct and linear effects of bribery and regulation and overlook their indirect effects. Using firm-level data, covering 20,343 firms in 78 developing countries, and employing a threshold model, the effects of firm performance’s standard determinants vary based on the bribery and regulation levels. Our findings reveal that the impact of bribery and regulation on firm performance varies significantly depending on corruption and regulation levels. Access to external finance improves firm performance if and only if the firms are exposed to bribes and firm-level regulation is below a given threshold. Furthermore, exports boost the performance of the firms that are exposed to more bribery and spend more time with regulation than those that face lower levels of regulation and bribery. While bribery harms firm performance, our findings reveal that spending time with regulation could improve firm performance if firms are exposed to low levels of bribery. Our findings confirm the ‘sand the wheels’ hypothesis and limiting firm-level bribery improves firm performance.
Assessing the impact of corrections included in the GRACE Level-3 data on gravimetric polar motion excitation estimates
Authors: Śliwińska Justyna , Nastula Jolanta 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBetween 2002 and 2017, the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission provided datasets of temporal variations of the Earth’s gravity field, among others in the form of maps of terrestrial water storage (TWS) changes (Level-3 datasets). This paper examines the impact of several corrections included in the GRACE Level-3 data on the estimated series of hydrological plus cryospheric angular momentum (HAM/CAM). We tested the role of removing the glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) signal, adding degree-1 coefficients of geopotential (DEG1 correction), replacing the degree-2 zonal coefficient with a more accurate estimate from satellite laser ranging (C20correction), and restoring ocean bottom pressure geopotential coefficients (GAD). The contribution of improved separation of land and ocean signals by using the Coastal Resolution Improvement (CRI) filter was also assessed. We examined the change in agreement between HAM/CAM and the hydrological plus cryospheric signal in geodetically observed excitation (geodetic residuals, GAO) when the corrections are applied. The results show that including GIA, DEG1, C20, and GAD corrections in the GRACE data increases HAM/CAM trends and reduces overall HAM/CAM variability. The exploitation of corrections slightly heightens consistency between HAM/CAM and GAO for χ1and χ2in the non-seasonal spectral band and for χ1in the seasonal spectral band. The results from this study demonstrate how the different corrections combine to make the overall improvement in agreement between HAM/CAM and GAO and which corrections are most valuable.
Modular Structure and Inclusions of Twisted Araki-Woods Algebras
Authors: Correa da Silva Ricardo , Lechner Gandalf 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn the general setting of twisted second quantization (including Bose/Fermi second quantization,S-symmetric Fock spaces, and full Fock spaces from free probability as special cases), von Neumann algebras on twisted Fock spaces are analyzed. These twisted Araki-Woods algebras$$\mathcal {L}_{T}(H)$$LT(H)depend on the twist operatorTand a standard subspaceHin the one-particle space. Under a compatibility assumption onTandH, it is proven that the Fock vacuum is cyclic and separating for$$\mathcal {L}_{T}(H)$$LT(H)if and only ifTsatisfies a standard subspace version of crossing symmetry and the Yang-Baxter equation (braid equation). In this case, the Tomita-Takesaki modular data are explicitly determined. Inclusions$$\mathcal {L}_{T}(K)\subset \mathcal {L}_{T}(H)$$LT(K)⊂LT(H)of twisted Araki-Woods algebras are analyzed in two cases: If the inclusion is half-sided modular and the twist satisfies a norm bound, it is shown to be singular. If the inclusion of underlying standard subspaces$$K\subset H$$K⊂Hsatisfies an$$L^2$$L2-nuclearity condition,$$\mathcal {L}_{T}(K)\subset \mathcal {L}_{T}(H)$$LT(K)⊂LT(H)has type III relative commutant for suitable twistsT. Applications of these results to localization of observables in algebraic quantum field theory are discussed.
Evolutionary Consequences of Functional and Regulatory Divergence of HD-Zip I Transcription Factors as a Source of Diversity in Protein Interaction Networks in Plants
Authors: Żyła Natalia , Babula-Skowrońska Danuta 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe HD superfamily has been studied in detail for several decades. The plant-specific HD-Zip I subfamily attracts the most attention because of its involvement in plant development and stress responses. In this review, we provide a comprehensive insight into the evolutionary events responsible for the functional redundancy and diversification of the HD-Zip I genes in regulating various biological processes. We summarized the evolutionary history of the HD-Zip family, highlighting the important role of WGDs in its expansion and divergence of retained duplicates in the genome. To determine the relationship between the evolutionary origin and functional conservation of HD-Zip I in different species, we performed a phylogenetic analysis, compared their expression profiles in different tissues and under stress and traced the role of orthologs and paralogs in regulating developmental processes. We found that HD-Zip I from different species have similar gene structures with a highly conserved HD and Zip, bind to the same DNA sequences and are involved in similar biological processes. However, they exhibit a functional diversity, which is manifested in altered expression patterns. Some of them are involved in the regulation of species-specific leaf morphology and phenotypes. Here, we discuss the role of changes in functional domains involved in DNA binding and protein interaction of HD-Zip I and in cis-regulated regions of its target genes in promoting adaptive innovations through the formation of de novo regulatory systems. Understanding the role of the HD-Zip I subfamily in organism-environment interactions remains a challenge for evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo).
Incomplete meniscal healing in early second-look arthroscopy does not indicate failure of repair: a case series
Authors: Malinowski Konrad , Kim Dong Woon , Mostowy Marcin , Pękala Przemysław , Kennedy Nicholas I. , LaPrade Robert F. 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Purpose
To assess if incomplete meniscal healing during second-look arthroscopy at six to eight weeks after all-inside suture hook meniscus repair results in longer-term failure of repair in patients with restored knee stability.

Methods
From 2008 to 2013, 41 patients with post-traumatic, longitudinal, vertical, complete meniscal tears with concomitant ACL injury were treated via a two-stage surgical procedure and prospectively evaluated. In the first stage, all-inside meniscus repair was performed using suture hook passers and non-absorbable sutures. In total, there were 26 medial and 16 lateral meniscus tears. A second-stage ACL reconstruction, performed six to eight weeks later, served as an early second-look arthroscopic evaluation of meniscal healing. Clinical follow-up was performed at a minimum of 24 months.

Results
Second-look arthroscopy revealed 31 cases (75.6%) of complete and ten cases (24.4%) of incomplete meniscal healing. Two patients were lost prior to follow-up, and three were excluded due to recurrent instability. Therefore, 36 patients were assessed at the final follow-up. All patients with complete meniscal healing during second-look arthroscopy achieved clinical success at follow-up. Six out of nine (66.7%) of patients with incomplete meniscal healing during second-look arthroscopy achieved clinical success at follow-up (p = 0.012). One saphenous neuropathy occurred (2.4%).

Conclusion
Incomplete meniscal healing during early second-look arthroscopy after all-inside meniscal repair using suture hook passers and non-absorbable sutures did not necessarily result in longer-term failure in patients with restored knee stability. The described method of meniscal repair was associated with a low rate of symptomatic re-tears and complications.
Kajava Classification: The Person and the Research
Authors: Surcel Elena , Koljonen Virve 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe Kajava classification for ectopic breast tissue is still widely used, although it was published in 1915 in Finnish. This historical note sheds light on the person and research behind the classification.
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Trends in mortality in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
Authors: Munguía-Realpozo Pamela , Mendoza-Pinto Claudia , Etchegaray-Morales Ivet , Solis-Poblano Juan Carlos , Ayón-Aguilar Jorge , Ramírez-Lara Edith , Orbe-Sosa Jacsiry , Méndez-Martínez Socorro , García-Carrasco Mario 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe study aimed to analyze the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality rates in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD) in Mexico. We selected SARD-related deaths using National Open Data and Information from the Ministry of Health, Mexico, and ICD-10 codes. We assessed the observed compared to the predicted mortality values for 2020 and 2021, employing trends from 2010 to 2019 with joinpoint and prediction modelling analyses. Among 12,742 deaths due to SARD between 2010 and 2021, the age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) increased significantly between 2010 and 2019 (pre-pandemic) (annual percentage change [APC] 1.1%; 95% CI 0.2–2.1), followed by a non-significant decrease during the pandemic period (APC 13.9%; 95% CI 13.9–5.3). In addition, the observed ASMR of 1.19 for 2020 for SARD and of 1.14 for 2021 were lower than the predicted values of 1.25 (95% CI 1.22–1.28) for 2020 and 1.25 (95% CI 1.20–1.30) for 2021. Similar findings were identified for specific SARD, mainly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or by sex or age group. Interestingly, the observed mortality rates for SLE in the Southern region of 1.00 in 2020 and 1.01 in 2021 were both significantly greater than the predicted values of 0.71 (95% CI 0.65–0.77) in 2020 and 0.71 (95% CI 0.63–0.79). In Mexico, the observed SARD mortality rates were not higher than the expected values during the pandemic, except for SLE in the Southern region. No differences by sex or age group were identified.
Association between vaccination and the risk of central demyelination: results from a case-referent study
Authors: Grimaldi-Bensouda Lamiae , Papeix Caroline , Hamon Yann , Benichou Jacques , Abenhaim Lucien 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
Few studies documented the potential association between vaccination and the risk of central demyelination (CD). Specifically, anti-hepatitis B and anti-human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines have been the subject of distrust with regard to their implication to trigger CD.

Methods
From a systematic national registry, patients with first signs of CD (cases) were identified and documented for their exposure to vaccination up to 24 months before the first signs occurred. This exposure was compared to that of a representative sample of general practice patients without a history of CD, randomly selected from a national registry (referents). CD cases were 2:1 matched on age, sex, index date (ID), and region of residence. Vaccines against influenza, HPV, hepatitis B and diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis–poliomyelitis–haemophilus (DTPPHae) were considered. Associations between vaccination and CD were assessed using multivariate conditional logistic regressions, controlled for confounding factors.

Findings
564 CD cases were matched to 1,128 randomly selected referents (age range: 2–79 years old). Overall, 123 (22%) CD cases and 320 (28%) referents had received at least one vaccine within 24 months before ID. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for any vaccination were 0.69, 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.54–0.88] with respect to any CD first signs, 0.68 [0.51–0.90] for myelitis and 0.70 [0.42–1.17] for optic neuritis. Adjusted ORs for any CD first signs were 1.02 [0.71–1.47] for influenza vaccine (administered in 9.6% of cases and 10.4% of referents) and 0.72 [0.53–0.99] for DTPPHae vaccine (administered in 10.8% of cases and 14.5% of referents). Vaccines against hepatitis B and HPV were only administered in 1.1% and 1.2% of cases and in 2.9% and 3.2% of referents respectively, which statistically explained the point estimates < 1 (ORs of 0.39 [0.16–0.94] and of 0.32 [0.13–0.80]).

Interpretation
No increased risk of CD incidence was observed amongst vaccinated patients. Lower rates of vaccination against hepatitis B and HPV observed in patients with CD compared to referents may be due to the reluctance of physicians to vaccinate patients considered at risk of CD.
Establishing normative data for the evaluation of cognitive performance in Huntington’s disease considering the impact of gender, age, language, and education
Authors: Mühlbäck Alžbeta , Mana Josef , Wallner Michael , Frank Wiebke , Lindenberg Katrin S. , Hoffmann Rainer , Klempířová Olga , Klempíř Jiří , Landwehrmeyer G. Bernhard , Bezdicek Ondrej ,   the REGISTRY investigators of the European Huntington’s Disease Network, the Enroll-HD investigators
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
A declining cognitive performance is a hallmark of Huntington’s disease (HD). The neuropsychological battery of the Unified HD Rating Scale (UHDRS'99) is commonly used for assessing cognition. However, there is a need to identify and minimize the impact of confounding factors, such as language, gender, age, and education level on cognitive decline.

Objectives
Aim is to provide appropriate, normative data to allow clinicians to identify disease-associated cognitive decline in diverse HD populations by compensating for the impact of confounding factors

Methods
Sample data, N = 3267 (60.5% females; mean age of 46.9 years (SD = 14.61, range 18–86) of healthy controls were used to create a normative dataset. For each neuropsychological test, a Bayesian generalized additive model with age, education, gender, and language as predictors was constructed to appropriately stratify the normative dataset.

Results
With advancing age, there was a non-linear decline in cognitive performance. In addition, performance was dependent on educational levels and language in all tests. Gender had a more limited impact. Standardized scores have been calculated to ease the interpretation of an individual’s test outcome. A web-based online tool has been created to provide free access to normative data.

Conclusion
For defined neuropsychological tests, the impact of gender, age, education, and language as factors confounding disease-associated cognitive decline can be minimized at the level of a single patient examination.
Time to first passage of meconium and defecation frequency preceding necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants: a case–control study
Authors: Deianova Nancy , Moonen Quincy , Sluis Sientje E. , Niemarkt Hendrik J. , de Jonge Wouter J. , Benninga Marc A. , de Boer Nanne K. H. , Tanger Helen L. , van Weissenbruch Mirjam M. , van Kaam Anton H. , de Meij Tim G. J. , Koppen Ilan J. N. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. Early recognition and treatment of NEC are critical to improving outcomes. Enteric nervous system (ENS) immaturity has been proposed as a key factor in NEC pathophysiology. Gastrointestinal dysmotility is associated with ENS immaturity and may serve as a predictive factor for the development of NEC. In this case–control study, preterm infants (gestational age (GA) < 30 weeks) were included in two level-IV neonatal intensive care units. Infants with NEC in the first month of life were 1:3 matched to controls based on GA (± 3 days). Odds ratios for NEC development were analyzed by logistic regression for time to first passage of meconium (TFPM), duration of meconial stool, and mean daily defecation frequency over the 72 h preceding clinical NEC onset (DF < T0). A total of 39 NEC cases and 117 matched controls (median GA 27 + 4 weeks) were included. Median TFPM was comparable in cases and controls (36 h [IQR 13–65] vs. 30 h [IQR 9–66], p = 0.83). In 21% of both cases and controls, TFPM was ≥ 72 h (p = 0.87). Duration of meconial stool and DF < T0 were comparable in the NEC and control group (median 4 and 3, resp. in both groups). Odds of NEC were not significantly associated with TFPM, duration of meconial stools, and DF < T0 (adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 1.00 [0.99–1.03], 1.16 [0.86–1.55] and 0.97 [0.72–1.31], resp.).Conclusion: In this cohort, no association was found between TFPM, duration of meconium stool, and DF < T0 and the development of NEC.

What is Known:• Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening acute intestinal inflammatory disease of the young preterm infant. Early clinical risk factors for NEC have been investigated in order to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment.• Signs of disrupted gastrointestinal mobility, such as gastric retention and paralytic ileus, have been established to support the diagnosis of NEC. Nevertheless, defecation patterns have insufficiently been studied in relation to the disease.

What is New:• Defecation patterns in the three days preceding NEC did not differ from gestational age-matched controls of corresponding postnatal age. Additionally, the first passage of meconium and the duration of meconium passage were comparable between cases and controls. Currently, defecation patterns are not useful as early warning signs for NEC. It remains to be elucidated whether these parameters are different based on the location of intestinal necrosis.
The Prevalence and Nature of Eating and Swallowing Problems in Adults with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review
Authors: Gilheaney Órla , Chadwick Andrea 
Published: June 2023

AbstractFibromyalgia is a complex chronic pain condition characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and sleep disturbances. People with fibromyalgia can experience both autonomic and somatic disturbances, cognitive and mental health symptoms, and hypersensitivity to external stimuli. Fibromyalgia often co-occurs with a range of well-researched comorbidities (e.g., temporomandibular disorders, migraine, and irritable bowel syndrome). However, emerging research suggests that individuals with fibromyalgia also often experience eating, drinking, and swallowing problems (e.g., odynophagia, glossodynia, etc.). However, there is very little known about these issues, their psychosocial impact, or the best means of managing them clinically. As such, the aim of this research was to examine the epidemiology, prevalence and nature of eating and swallowing problems in adults with fibromyalgia as reported within previous research. A systematic search of electronic databases, selected conference proceedings, and reference lists was completed in March 2021, with no date or language restrictions. Studies reporting the presence and nature of eating and drinking problems in this cohort were included. Eligibility was assessed by two independent reviewers who also critically appraised the included studies using the Joanna Briggs Tool. This literature search yielded a total of 38 potentially eligible studies, with 6 studies included in analysis. Studies were highly heterogeneous in methodology and design, with meta-analysis showing that dysphagia and GERD are prevalent in fibromyalgia patients (51.9% and 25.9%, respectively), among other issues. From review of existing literature, eating and swallowing problems appear to be common among adults with fibromyalgia, with potential additional repercussions for activity, participation, and quality of life. Further research is required to prospectively investigate these issues, with patient and public involvement necessary to guide impactful research planning.
A topic-aware classifier based on a hybrid quantum-classical model
Authors: Metawei Maha A. , Taher Mohamed , ElDeeb Hesham , Nassar Salwa M. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn the era of Large Language Models, there is still potential for improvement in current Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods in terms of verifiability and consistency. NLP classical approaches are computationally expensive due to their high-power consumption, computing power, and storage requirements. Another computationally efficient approach to NLP is categorical quantum mechanics, which combines grammatical structure and individual word meaning to deduce the sentence meaning. As both quantum theory and natural language use vector space to describe states which are more efficient on quantum hardware, QNLP models can achieve up to quadratic speedup over classical direct calculation methods. In recent years, there is significant progress in utilizing quantum features such as superposition and entanglement to represent linguistic meaning on quantum hardware. Earlier research work has already demonstrated QNLP’s potential quantum advantage in terms of speeding up search, enhancing classification tasks’ accuracy and providing an exponentially large quantum state space in which complex linguistic structures can be efficiently embedded. In this work, a QNLP model is used to determine if two sentences are related to the same topic or not. By comparing our QNLP model to a classical tensor network-based one, our model improved training accuracy by up to 45% and validation accuracy by 35%, respectively. The QNLP model convergence is also studied when varying: first, the problem size, second, parametrized quantum circuits used for model’s training, and last, the backend quantum simulator noise model. The experimental results show that strongly entangled ansatz designs result in fastest model convergence.