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Quality of life beyond measure: Advanced cancer patients, wellbeing and medicinal cannabis
Authors: Smith Alexandra , Olson Rebecca E. , da Costa Nathalia Cordeiro , Cuerton Maddison , Hardy Janet , Good Philip 
Published: June 2023

AbstractExperiences of advanced cancer are assembled and (re)positioned with reference to illness, symptoms and maintaining ‘wellbeing’. Medical cannabis is situated at a borderline in this and the broader social domain: between stigmatised and normalised; recreational and pharmaceutical; between perception, experience, discourse and scientific proof of benefit. Yet, in the hyper‐medicalised context of randomised clinical trials (RCTs), cancer, wellbeing and medical cannabis are narrowly assessed using individualistic numerical scores. This article attends to patients’ perceptions and experiences at this borderline, presenting novel findings from a sociological sub‐study embedded within RCTs focused on the use of medical cannabis for symptom relief in advanced cancer. Through a Deleuzo–Guattarian‐informed framework, we highlight the fragmentation and reassembling of bodies and propose body‐situated experiences of wellbeing in the realm of advanced cancer. Problematising ‘biopsychosocial’ approaches that centre an individualised disconnected patient body in understandings of wellbeing, experiences of cancer and potential treatments, our findings foreground relational affect and embodied experience, and the role of desire in understanding what wellbeing is and can be. This also underpins and enables exploration of the affective reassembling ascribed to medical cannabis, with particular focus on how it is positioned within RCTs.
Fishing, thieving, witchcraft: apprehension and mistrust in maritime West Africa
Authors: Diggins Jennifer 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis article explores the ‘apprehension’ that permeates life in coastal Sierra Leone as fisherfolk struggle to navigate a precarious economy of overfished waters and overstrained relationships. In a context of deepening uncertainty, social vigilance has come to be regarded as a key survival skill. At sea, even as fishermen strain their senses for evidence of shoaling fish, they remain equally vigilant to rival crews, who may seek to deceive them in their competition for the same depleted resource. When crews return home with empty nets, again, exchange partners regard them with suspicion, watchful for clues that they could have sold their catch covertly in another coastal town. When businesses founder or savings evaporate, people are quick to assume their fortunes must have been invisibly robbed ‘in a witch way’ by one of their neighbours. And yet, despite the deep mistrust and apprehension through which people regard their social world, moral discourses about this supposedly rampant trickery are nuanced. Despair at believing themselves to have been grifted in some unseen way is often tempered by a weary empathy for their antagonists’ poverty, and even grudging respect for their skills of dissimulation.
Doubly disadvantaged: Unemployment, young age, and electoral participation in the United Kingdom
Authors: Azzollini Leo 
Published: June 2023

AbstractPrevious studies examine how unemployment affects socio‐political behaviour, but this literature has scarcely focused on the role of the life‐course. Integrating the frameworks of unemployment scarring and political socialisation, we posit that unemployment experiences, or scars, undermine electoral participation, and that this is exacerbated at younger ages. We test these hypotheses relying on the British Household Panel Survey and Understanding Society datasets (1991–2020), employing panel data analysis approaches as Propensity Score Matching, Individual Fixed Effects, and Individual Fixed Effects with Individual Slopes. Results suggest that unemployment experiences depress electoral participation in the UK, with effect sizes around −5% of a Standard Deviation in turnout. However, this effect varies powerfully by age: the impact of unemployment on electoral participation is stronger at younger ages (−21% SD at age 20), and weaker to not significant after age 35. This is robust across the three main approaches and several robustness checks. Further analyses show that the first unemployment spell matters the most for electoral participation, and that for individuals under 35, there is a scar effect lasting up to 5 years after the first unemployment spell. The life‐course emerges as central to better understand the relationship between labour market hardships and socio‐political behaviour.
It depends who you ask: Divergences in staff and external stakeholder narratives about the causes of a healthcare failure
Authors: Hald E. Julie , Gillespie Alex , Reader Tom W. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractInvestigations of institutional failure in healthcare typically use staff narratives to identify the cultural factors contributing to the incident. But, to what extent can staff, who are embedded in the culture and who were part of the failing, reflect on and report on the culture? We investigate this by comparing 40 witness statements from staff and 53 witness statements from patients and relatives collected by a public inquiry into a major UK healthcare failure (Clostridium difficile outbreak). Through quantitative text analysis, we found that, while staff and external stakeholders both recognised problems in care, they diverged on the factors considered paramount. Staff emphasised underlying factors such as under‐resourcing and training (causal culture), while patients and relatives emphasised corrective behaviours such as communication for identifying and taking precautions against the spread of C. difficile (corrective culture). The results indicate that patients and relatives may be able to report on cultural factors that staff do not report or are unaware of, thus allowing a more complete analysis. Even in light of an institutional failure, staff may have incomplete accounts of the contributing cultural factors, with implications for learning and postincident improvement.
Premium subsidies and selection in the federal crop insurance program
Authors: Yu Jisang , Perry Edward D. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractUnderstanding how subsidies affect the selection of farms with different risk exposure into insurance products is key to evaluating the efficiency of government‐supported insurance programs. We study the US crop insurance program, which is a major federally supported insurance program, to assess the impact of premium subsidies on the riskiness of the insured. By exploiting two waves of policy changes, we find that the average loss per insured liability falls as premium subsidies increase, which implies that crop producers with lower risk are more responsive to the price of insurance.
Fatal intoxication with 1,4‐butanediol: Case report and comprehensive review of the literature
Authors: Fischer Victoria , Kamphausen Thomas , Büttner Andreas , Andresen‐Streichert Hilke 
Published: June 2023

AbstractA fatal case of 1,4‐butanediol (1,4‐BD) oral ingestion is reported here, in which a 51‐year‐old man was found dead in his bed. According to the police report, the deceased was a known drug user. A glass bottle labeled (and later confirmed to be) “Butandiol 1,4” (1,4‐BD) was found in the kitchen. Furthermore, the deceased's friend stated that he consumed 1,4‐BD on a regular basis. The autopsy and histological examination of postmortem parenchymatous organ specimens did not revealed a clear cause of death. Chemical‐toxicological investigations revealed gammahydroxybutyrat (GHB) in body fluids and tissues in the following quantities: femoral blood 390 mg/L, heart blood 420 mg/L, cerebrospinal fluid 420 mg/L, vitreous humor 640 mg/L, urine 1600 mg/L, and head hair 26.7 ng/mg. In addition, 1,4‐BD was qualitatively detected in the head hair, urine, stomach contents, and the bottle. No other substances, including alcohol, were detected at pharmacologically relevant concentrations. 1,4‐BD is known as precursor substance that is converted in vivo into GHB. In the synoptic assessment of toxicological findings, the police investigations and having excluded other causes of death, a lethal GHB‐intoxication following ingestion of 1,4‐BD, can be assumed in this case. Fatal intoxications with 1,4‐BD have seldom been reported due to a very rapid conversion to GHB and, among other things, non‐specific symptoms after ingestion. This case report aims to give an overview to the published of fatal 1,4‐BD‐intoxications and to discuss the problems associated with detection of 1,4‐BD in (postmortem) specimens.
Radiocarbon dating as tool to assist in triaging cases of unidentified human remains in Victoria, Australia: A case series
Authors: Blau Soren , Johnstone‐Belford Eden , Rowbotham Samantha K. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn cases where human remains are unidentified because there is no initial identification hypothesis, limited contextual information, and/or poor preservation, radiocarbon (14C) dating may be a useful tool to further assist with identification. Through measuring the amount of 14C remaining in organic material, such as bone, teeth, nail, or hair, radiocarbon dating may provide an estimated year of birth and year of death for a deceased person. This information, may assist in, establishing whether a case of unidentified human remains (UHR) is actually of medicolegal significance and therefore, requires forensic investigation and identification. This case series highlights the application of 14C dating to seven of the 132 UHR cases in Victoria, Australia. Cortical bone was sampled from each case and the level of 14C was measured to provide an estimated year of death. Four of the seven cases analyzed contained the levels of 14C consistent with an archeological timeframe, one contained a level of 14C consistent with a modern (i.e., of medicolegal significance) timeframe, and the results for the remaining two samples were inconclusive. Applying this technique not only reduced the number of UHR cases in Victoria but also has investigative, cultural, and practical implications for medicolegal casework in general.
Electrospun chitosan‐based nanofibers loading tea tree oil for fresh salmon fillet shelf‐life extension
Authors: Xia Yuhua , Tang Xu , Wu Xudong , Li Yizhen , Xu Changan , Chen Shaohua , Wu Peng 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBioactive packaging can improve the shelf‐life of food products and enhance consumer health. It can also alleviate environmental stress on the planet by reducing food waste. Here, the electrospinning of tea tree oil‐loaded 2‐hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride chitosan nanofibers was investigated. The fabricated nanofiber films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and contact angle meter analysis. The prepared nanofibers have a well‐defined diameter of about 200 nm and a smooth shape. They have good antibacterial properties against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in vitro. Tea tree oil‐loaded chitosan‐based nanofibers were found to be effective in delaying spoilage and extending the shelf life of salmon by sensory evaluation, texture analysis, color, total viable counts, thiobarbituric acid, and total volatile basic nitrogen during storage in the freshness experiments, thus indicating their health benefits in bioactive packaging.
Service Recovery via Twitter: An Exploration of Responses to Consumer Complaints*
Authors: Istanbulluoglu Doga , Oz Seda 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe online response to customer complaints (i.e., service recovery) is a central feature of modern organizations' customer‐focused performance management systems. Motivated by the lack of descriptive information related to complaint handling that can be used in assessing managerial performance, we collect organizations' responses to consumer complaints via Twitter and apply Zemke and Schaaf's (1990) traditional service recovery model to explore these. We collected 10,305 tweets that describe the use of Twitter for service recovery by organizations across four industries: airlines, casual dining chain restaurants, hotels, and fast‐food restaurants. The findings show that in our sample, the traditional service recovery model with five service recovery elements (apology, urgent reinstatement, empathy, symbolic atonement, and follow‐up) is implemented to various degrees. Furthermore, we identify three additional service recovery elements not previously discussed by prior research: channel transfer, feedback acknowledgment, and information request. Our findings have research implications and highlight the importance of incorporating online customer complaints into managerial performance systems.
Rainforest litter invertebrates decimated by high severity burns during Australia's gigafires
Authors: Gibb Heloise , Grubb Joshua J. , Black Dennis , Porch Nick , Decker Orsolya , McGeoch Melodie , Deane David , Murphy Nicholas 
Published: June 2023

AbstractClimate change is increasing the frequency of extreme fires. In 2019–2020, extreme fires burned 97 000 km2 of native vegetation in south‐eastern Australia, affecting many areas of rainforest, which has historically burned less frequently. One year post‐fires, we surveyed litter macroinvertebrates in 52 temperate rainforest sites. Sites had experienced increasing levels of fire severity (unburnt, medium severity and high severity). We asked how fire severity affected: (1) litter macroinvertebrate habitats; (2) the abundance of litter macroinvertebrate taxa per unit area; and (3) abundance relative to litter habitat (volumetric density). We also estimated the loss of litter macroinvertebrates across rainforests in the study region. High severity burns supported only a fifth of the litter volume and canopy cover as unburnt sites, lower soil moisture and higher herb cover. Medium burns were intermediate. Macroinvertebrate abundance declined with burn severity: high severity burns supported only 26% of the abundance in unburnt sites; medium severity burns supported 80% of that in unburnt sites. Patterns were similar for all taxa, with millipedes declining most. High severity fires resulted in up to 1.90 million fewer macroinvertebrates per hectare; 0.53 million fewer per hectare of medium burn rainforest. Across the study region, we estimate that 60 billion fewer litter macroinvertebrates persisted in temperate rainforests alone. Volumetric densities of many litter macroinvertebrate taxa in high severity burns were marginally higher than in unburnt sites, suggesting nutrients may be more available post‐fire, or that persisting individuals become concentrated in the leaf litter. For less desiccation‐tolerant groups (e.g., amphipods), density declines with increasing severity may reflect the combined impact of low soil moisture and reduced litter cover. Many taxa persisted following high severity fires, but declines were substantial, and taxa differed in their vulnerability. Longer‐term monitoring is required to understand the recovery trajectory and impacts on ecological function.
Long‐read sequencing assays designed to detect potential gene editing events in the myostatin gene revealed distinct haplotype signatures in the Thoroughbred horse population
Authors: Maniego Jillian , Giles Orla , Hincks Pamela , Stewart Graham , Proudman Christopher , Ryder Edward 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWe present here the use of targeted, long‐read sequencing of the myostatin (MSTN) gene as a model to detect potential gene editing events in Thoroughbred horses. MSTN is a negative regulator of muscle development, making the gene a prime candidate target for gene doping. By sequencing the complete gene in one PCR product, we can catalogue all mutations without the need to produce short‐fragment libraries. A panel of reference material fragments with defined mutations was constructed and successfully sequenced by both Oxford Nanopore and Illumina‐based methods, showing that gene doping editing events can be detected using this technology. To ascertain the normal variation within the population, we sequenced the MSTN gene in 119 UK Thoroughbred horses. Variants from the reference genome were assigned to haplotypes and eight distinct patterns, designated Hap1 (reference genome) to Hap8, were determined with haplotypes Hap2 and Hap3 (which includes the ‘speed gene’ variant) being far the most prevalent. Hap3 was most abundant in flat‐racing horses, whereas Hap2 was most abundant in jump‐racing. Within this data set, results for 105 racehorses from out‐of‐competition sampling were compared between matrices of extracted DNA and direct PCR of whole blood from lithium heparin gel tubes, and strong agreement was found between the two methods. The direct‐blood PCR was achieved without compromising the sample prior to plasma separation for analytical chemistry, and could thus be used as part of a routine screening workflow for gene editing detection.
Employment, collective action, and satisfaction: the moderating role of acceptance of inequality
Authors: De Cristofaro Valeria , Pellegrini Valerio , Salvati Marco , Leone Luigi , Giacomantonio Mauro 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe present work proposes that the relation of employment conditions (i.e., unemployment and precarious work vs. permanent employment) with participation in collective action and satisfaction with life depends on the extent to which acceptance of inequality is high or low, and that collective action mediates the association between employment conditions and satisfaction with life. We analyzed data from the European Social Survey (Round 8, 2016) and found that (1) when acceptance of inequality is low (vs. high), employment disadvantage is positively related to engagement in collective action and, in turn, satisfaction with life; (2) employment disadvantage is negatively related to satisfaction with life, and this relation increases when acceptance of inequality is low (vs. high). This study generates findings of interest to inequality researchers by showing the relevance of acceptance of inequality for collective action and life satisfaction in the context of employment.
Moving sustainability towards flourishing for all: The critical role of (toxic) leadership
Authors: Boddy Clive R. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractMoving sustainability towards flourishing for all implies a care for all and for the future. However, in this commentary I note that many corporate and political leaders do not care for others or the future because, embodying egotistical, ruthless, remorseless, and dishonest (psychopathic) characteristics, their concern is only for themselves. This commentary argues that toxic leadership and governance, in the form of corporate psychopathy and corporate psychopaths, are important barriers to achieving sustainability. Notably, and of relevance to this argument, the embodiment of psychopathic traits can give people the ability to brazenly push themselves to the top, unimpeded by emotional distractions and thereby attain leadership. However, due to their deep indifference to corporate social responsibility and a readiness to falsify environmental impact reports, engage in faking corporate social responsibility and illegally dump toxic waste materials; the influence of such psychopathic leadership may be detrimental to sustainability and to flourishing for all. Leaders high in psychopathy will ignore or dismiss scientific evidence of unsustainable practices because they do not care about the future or about dismissing scientific evidence of detriments to the prospects for humanity. Accordingly toxic leadership and governance are arguably the critical factors in achieving a flourishing sustainability. The future of all life thus depends on who we choose as our leaders.
A heuristic perspective on factors that drive governments' approval of genetically modified crop commercialization
Authors: Alcantara Lailani L. , Kshetri Nir 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWhile there is abundant research on innovations, we know little about why and when the commercialization of highly contested innovations, such as genetically modified (GM) crops, is approved by governments. In this paper, we argue that governments' decision to approve the commercialization of GM crops is influenced by heuristics based on the decisions of other governments with which they have greater trade, the gap between country performance and aspiration, and governments' prior decisions on GM crops field trials. We further propose that the effect of these heuristics weakens when the government operates in countries with higher governance quality. Using data on approval of GM crop commercialization between 1991 and 2016, we found support for these arguments and suggest the joint effects of heuristics based on the decisions of trade partners and governance quality on governments' approval of GM crop commercialization.
Mapping the intellectual linkage of sustainability in marketing
Authors: Tian Yating , Kamran Qeis 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis study explores the status quo regarding the interface between marketing, social and environmental issues, culture and consumers, and strategic management by integrating sustainability. A qualitative display network technique, based on the bibliometric methodology of co‐citation analysis, was applied to examine research clusters. An integrative review was conducted to explain the connections within these clusters. To evaluate potential patterns among the studies through citations, different sets of relationships among applicable sustainability theories in marketing practice were paired in different sets and analyzed. After mapping the scientific structure of journal publications and intellectual linkages, six cluster groups emerged, reflecting the important role of marketing in linking sustainability, society, environment, consumers, and corporate sustainable development. This study contributes to social and marketing research and corporate sustainability practice by categorizing the intellectual structural network within various streams and indicating the influence of social and cultural notions on consumer‐focused sustainable marketing.
Enhanced IgG immune response to COVID‐19 vaccination in patients with sickle cell disease
Authors: Nakahara Hirotomo , Cheedarla Narayanaiah , Verkerke Hans P. , Cheedarla Suneethamma , Wu Shang‐Chuen , Hendrickson Jeanne E. , Chang Andres , McLemore Morgan L. , El Rassi Fuad , Roback John D. , Neish Andrew S. , Fasano Ross M. , Stowell Sean R. 
Published: June 2023

SummaryPatients with sickle cell disease (SCD) are considered to be immunocompromised, yet data on the antibody response to SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccination in SCD is limited. We investigated anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG titres and overall neutralizing activity in 201 adults with SCD and demographically matched non‐SCD controls. Unexpectedly, patients with SCD generate a more robust and durable COVID‐19 vaccine IgG response compared to matched controls, though the neutralizing activity remained similar across both cohorts. These findings suggest that patients with SCD achieve a similar antibody response following COVID‐19 vaccination compared to the general population, with implications for optimal vaccination strategies for patients with SCD.