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A model of health-related quality of life during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of food customer loyalty and affordability
Authors: Sumaedi Sik , Sumardjo Sumardjo , Saleh Amiruddin , Syukri Agus Fanar 
Published: March 2023

PurposeThis research aims to test the simultaneous effects of the perceived threat of COVID-19, e-health literacy, e-health access barrier, loyalty toward healthy foods in general, loyalty toward functional foods, the affordability of healthy foods in general and the affordability of functional foods on health-related quality of life (HrQoL) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachA survey with 400 respondents in Banten, Indonesia, was performed. The data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis.FindingsThe results of the research showed that HrQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic was positively affected by e-health literacy and the affordability of healthy foods in general while negatively affected by the e-health access barrier, the perceived threat of COVID-19 and loyalty toward healthy foods in general. Furthermore, HrQoL was not influenced by loyalty toward and affordability of functional foods.Research limitations/implicationsThis research was conducted in Banten. Due to the operational limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic, this research used a purposive sampling technique. Therefore, the next research should retest the model in different contexts and locations.Practical implicationsTo improve HrQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens need to be educated on finding and utilizing credible online health information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments and health service providers should also strive to offer ease of access to credible online health information. Furthermore, the affordability of healthy foods, in general, should be managed well.Originality/valueA few studies on HrQoL during COVID-19 pandemic were performed. However, there is a lack of paper that examines the role of food customer loyalty and affordability in a model of HrQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first that involved and tested the role of food customer loyalty and affordability in a model of HrQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whale shark abundance forecast: The interannual hotspot effect
Authors: Jaramillo‐Gil Salomé , Pardo Mario A. , Vázquez‐Haikin Abraham , Bolaños‐Jiménez Jaime , Sosa‐Nishizaki Oscar 
Published: March 2023

Abstract

Each year, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) aggregate in the northern Gulf of California at Bahia de los Angeles, a small coastal village that recently developed whale shark swimming as economic activity during the summer and autumn. Since the number of animals using the bay fluctuates annually, we aimed to predict it 1 month before each whale shark season. We based our modelling approach on the hypothesis that interannual warming conditions would spatially restrict whale shark habitats, triggering larger aggregations in areas that remain productive.

We photo‐identified whale sharks while surface feeding in Bahia de los Angeles during a 13‐year period, which allowed us to estimate a local abundance index per year through mark–recapture techniques. Then, we fitted these abundances as a function of several competing model structures, based on means of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll‐a, as well as their interannual anomalies from the linear trend, during spring, within the best‐known range of the species in the northern Gulf of California.

The results of the ecological model showed that whale sharks visit Bahia de los Angeles in larger numbers during extreme warming conditions, with relatively high surface chlorophyll‐a concentrations, which was especially evident during the 2014–2016 northeast Pacific Marine Heatwave and El Niño. Presumably, the overall reduction in surface productivity associated with these events forced whale sharks to restrict their summer–autumn habitat to productivity hotspots, including Bahia de los Angeles.

Our model allowed us to predict the number of animals visiting the site before each season starts, which has crucial proactive management implications, such as allowing authorities to regulate the ecotourism effort dynamically to reduce the probability of ship strikes and/or excessive stress to the animals. We propose an abundance baseline from the prediction for neutral interannual conditions.

Synthesis and applications. We recommend local authorities apply the model described in this study during the late spring of each year to obtain predictions of the upcoming whale shark abundance and establish the maximum ecotourism effort allowed accordingly.
MIGRANT URBANISM: Cape Verdean Djunta‐mon and its Impact on the Built Environment of Cova da Moura (Lisbon)
Authors: Cuberos‐Gallardo Francisco J. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractInternational migrations are transforming the urban landscape in cities all around the world. In this article I address the effect of Cape Verdean migration on the built environment of Lisbon's periphery. Specifically, I analyse a traditional practice of mutual aid originating in rural Cape Verde, the djunta‐mon system, as a device of migrant urbanism projected onto the urban landscape of the Cova da Moura neighbourhood. In this article, which is based on ethnographic fieldwork, I discuss the role of the djunta‐mon in the urban evolution of the neighbourhood from its formation in the 1970s to the present day. The data collected shows that this practice has had an important effect on the appropriation, functional delimitation and significance of the urban space by residents. The results thus point to the importance of understanding how the cultures and identities of human groups crystallize through the processes of social production of space.
Replicate DNA metabarcoding can discriminate seasonal and spatial abundance shifts in river macroinvertebrate assemblages
Authors: Bush A. , Compson Z. , Rideout N. K. , Levenstein B. , Kattilakoski M. , Hajibabaei M. , Monk W. A. , Wright M. T. G. , Baird D. J. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe delivery of consistent and accurate fine‐resolution data on biodiversity using metabarcoding promises to improve environmental assessment and research. Whilst this approach is a substantial improvement upon traditional techniques, critics note that metabarcoding data are suitable for establishing taxon occurrence, but not abundance. We propose a novel hierarchical approach to recovering abundance information from metabarcoding, and demonstrate this technique using benthic macroinvertebrates. To sample a range of abundance structures without introducing additional changes in composition, we combined seasonal surveys with fish‐exclusion experiments at Catamaran Brook in northern New Brunswick, Canada. Five monthly surveys collected 31 benthic samples for DNA metabarcoding divided between caged and control treatments. A further six samples per survey were processed using traditional morphological identification for comparison. By estimating the probability of detecting a single individual, multispecies abundance models infer changes in abundance based on changes in detection frequency. Using replicate detections of 184 genera (and 318 species) from metabarcoding samples, our analysis identified changes in abundance arising from both seasonal dynamics and the exclusion of fish predators. Counts obtained from morphological samples were highly variable, a feature that limited the opportunity for more robust comparison, and emphasizing the difficulty standard methods also face to detect changes in abundance. Our approach is the first to demonstrate how quantitative estimates of abundance can be made using metabarcoding, both among species within sites as well as within species among sites. Many samples are required to capture true abundance patterns, particularly in streams where counts are highly variable, but few studies can afford to process entire samples. Our approach allows study of responses across whole communities, and at fine taxonomic resolution. We discuss how ecological studies can use additional sampling to capture changes in abundance at fine resolution, and how this can complement broad‐scale biomonitoring using DNA metabarcoding.
Psychological distress and workplace risk inequalities among conservation professionals
Authors: Pienkowski Thomas , Keane Aidan , de Lange Emiel , Kapoor Vena , Khanyari Munib , Ravi Roshni , Smit Izak P. J. , Castelló y Tickell Sofia , Hazenbosch Mirjam , Arlidge William N. S. , Baranyi Gergő , Brittain Stephanie , Papworth Sarah , Saxena Sonakshi , Hout Vimean , Milner‐Gulland E. J. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractWorkplaces can be sources of both stress and support, affecting employees' mental health and productivity. Yet, little research has investigated variability in workplace risk factors for poor mental health in conservation. We aimed to explore how patterns of psychological distress—a state of emotional disturbance—and associated workplace risk factors vary between conservation job roles. Working with three case study organizations in India, South Africa, and Cambodia, we surveyed 280 field‐based, office‐based, and research staff. Moderate or severe psychological distress was reported by 28.9%. Field‐based practitioners reported a greater imbalance between workplace efforts and rewards (0.35 standard deviation (SD), 95% credibility interval (CI) 0.03–0.67) than their colleagues, which was associated with greater psychological distress (0.24 SD, 95% CI 0.10–0.39). After controlling for this mediated relationship, researchers reported greater psychological distress than field‐based practitioners (0.37 SD, 95% CI 0.02–0.72). However, when accounting for all direct and indirect effects, there was no overall difference in distress between roles. Employers, funders, professional societies, and other institutions seeking to support conservationists' mental health should understand and offer support tailored to role‐specific challenges. Doing so might enhance conservationists' wellbeing while strengthening their ability to reverse global nature loss.
Thymectomy in thymomatous generalized myasthenia gravis: An analysis of the prognosis and risk factors
Authors: Zhang Jinwei , Zhang Peng , Zhang Hui , Cui Yuantao , Chen Yuan , Lv Peng , Li Xin , Zhang Peng 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackground and purposeThis study investigated the postthymectomy outcomes and factors affecting the prognosis of thymomatous generalized myasthenia gravis (TGMG).MethodsClinical records of 86 patients with TGMG who underwent thymectomy at our institution between 2012 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Predictors of complete stable remission (CSR) and exacerbation were analyzed using multivariate regression analysis.ResultsA total of 16 patients achieved CSR, four achieved pharmacological remission, six exhibited deterioration, and eight died of myasthenia gravis (MG; mean follow‐up = 75.1 months). Male sex (p = 0.049) and disease duration < 11.5 weeks before surgery (p = 0.003) were significant positive predictors of CSR. Onset age < 52.8 years and symptoms of ocular and limb muscle weakness had a higher CSR rate than onset age > 52.8 years (p = 0.056) and symptoms of bulbar muscles (p = 0.071). Female patients had a significant higher risk of exacerbation (p = 0.042).ConclusionsMale sex and disease duration < 11.5 weeks were independent predictors of CSR in TGMG postthymectomy. Onset age < 52.8 years and ocular and limb muscle weakness at onset were associated with a higher probability of achieving CSR than onset age > 52.8 years and bulbar muscle weakness. Female sex was an independent predictor of MG symptom exacerbation in TGMG postthymectomy.
Relation and effect of resilience on burnout in nurses: A literature review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Castillo‐González Andrea , Velando‐Soriano Almudena , De La Fuente‐Solana Emilia I. , Martos‐Cabrera Begoña M. , Membrive‐Jiménez María José , Lucía Ramírez‐Baena , Cañadas‐De La Fuente Guillermo A. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractAimTo study the relation between burnout and resilience and to identify the profile of nurses presenting this quality.Background and IntroductionHealthcare professionals are subject to high rates of burnout. Resilience could be an important factor in preventing or alleviating this condition.MethodsThe PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus and ScienceDirect databases were consulted in February 2022 using the equation ‘burnout AND resilience AND nurs*’. The inclusion criteria applied were that the texts should describe quantitative studies, be published in English or Spanish, in any year, and be directly related to the question considered. The meta‐analysis was performed using StatsDirect statistical software.ResultsAnalysis of the 29 studies shows that among the dimensions of burnout, nurses are especially prone to emotional exhaustion, and are less affected by depersonalisation and low personal accomplishment. Those who score highly for resilience tend to have longer service experience, acceptable salaries and less work overload. Meta‐analysis reveals an inverse correlation between resilience and burnout (r= −0.41;n= 2750), exhaustion (r= −0.27;n= 6966) and depersonalisation (r= −0.23;n= 6115).ConclusionMany nurses present low levels of resilience and suffer from burnout syndrome. The application of programmes to enhance their resilience would help prevent burnout and optimise the potential to provide quality health care.Implications for nursing and health policyResilience is inversely correlated with burnout, depersonalisation and emotional exhaustion. Accordingly, healthcare organisations should develop and implement evidence‐based programmes to foster nurses’ resilience and thus reduce their susceptibility to burnout.
Reassessment of the effect of space charge potential on the electrical conductivity of polycrystalline ceramics
Authors: Fang Tsang‐Tse , Lu Yu‐Chi , Hsiang Hsing‐I 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe calculation of space charge potential, the difference of the activation energy of grain boundary and grain, and the ratio of conductivity of grain boundary and grain at different temperatures of the polycrystalline ceramics have been reappraised in the present model, in which charge carriers hopping through bulk and grain boundary barriers with different mobility are taken into account. It is evidenced that the present model is valid and more precise than previous models, and thus, it is concluded that the assumption that the mobility of charge carriers hopping through bulk and grain boundary barrier is the same made by the previous studies is unsuitable.
Application of subcutaneous radiofrequency after liposuction on midface: A minimally invasive technique for midface rejuvenation
Authors: Zou Chong , Wang Jiaqi , Wang Tailing 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackgroundPopular demand for minimally invasive soft tissue tightening is continuously on the rise. In recent years, subcutaneous radiofrequency or radiofrequency‐assisted liposuction (RFAL) has been reported to produce the desired surgical outcome on lower‐face and body tightening. However, few studies are found using subcutaneous radiofrequency for midface rejuvenation.AimsThis study was performed to review our surgical method for the midface rejuvenation using subcutaneous radiofrequency combined with liposuction and to evaluate the clinical outcomes.Patients/MethodsThis retrospective observational study involved 31 patients with mild‐to‐moderate mid‐face laxity. All patients received liposuction combined with subcutaneous radiofrequency on midface from June 2020 to June 2022. Clinical results were assessed objectively using photographs and subjectively by a patient satisfaction survey.ResultsAll patients recovered well without major complications. High patient satisfaction was attained. The mean score of midface laxity (GGS) as evaluated by jury decreased from 3.3 preoperatively to 1.6 postoperatively.ConclusionsOur midface tightening technique is safe and effective for patients with a mild‐to‐moderate midface aging appearance.Level of EvidenceTherapeutic IV.
Closure of Labor & Delivery units in rural counties is associated with reduced adequacy of prenatal care, even when prenatal care remains available
Authors: Radke Stephanie M. , Smeins Laurel , Ryckman Kelli K. , Gruca Thomas S. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractPurposeClosure of rural Labor & Delivery (L&D) units can impact timely access to hospital‐based obstetrical care. Iowa has lost over a quarter of its L&D units in the previous decade. Assessing the effect of these closures on prenatal care in those rural communities is important to understanding the full effect of unit closures on maternal health care.MethodsUsing birth certificate data in Iowa from 2017 to 2019, the initiation of prenatal care and adequacy of prenatal visits were assessed for 47 rural counties in Iowa. Of these, 7 experienced a closure of the only L&D unit between 1/1/2018 and 1/1/2019. The impact of these closures is modeled for all birthing parents and compared for Medicaid versus non‐Medicaid recipients.FindingsAll 7 counties that experienced the loss of their only L&D unit continued to have prenatal care services available. Experiencing a closure of an L&D unit was associated with a lower likelihood of overall adequate prenatal care but not significantly associated with a lower rate of first‐trimester prenatal care utilization. Among Medicaid recipients of the communities where an L&D unit closed, there was an association of closure with both a lower likelihood of adequate prenatal care and entry to prenatal care after the first trimester.ConclusionsUtilization of prenatal care is lower in rural communities following L&D unit closure, especially among Medicaid recipients. This suggests that the overall maternal health systems were disrupted by the closure of the L&D unit, impacting the utilization of services that remained available to the community.
Morphological shifts in response to spatial sorting of dispersal behaviour in red flour beetles across multiple generations
Authors: Arnold P. A. , Cassey P. , White C. R. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractDispersal is a key component of life history that influences individual fitness, population dynamics and range expansion. Morphological traits that are functionally related to dispersal may change through the spatial sorting of phenotypes at population range edges and invasion fronts. Generally, since larger invertebrates are expected to have greater dispersal capacity, larger body size and mass is expected to evolve in dispersers. Yet, different study systems exhibit a range of trait‐specific and sex‐specific responses to spatial sorting. Furthermore, a persistent issue in this field is that spatial sorting can be challenging to separate from natural selection and population dynamics. To address this, here we investigated the responses of dispersal and morphological traits to simulated spatial sorting into disperser and non‐disperser red flour beetles (Tribolium castaneum) using a controlled laboratory dispersal system that isolated spatial sorting from natural selection and allowed sex‐specific dispersal traits to evolve independently. After seven generations of spatial sorting, the time taken to disperse decreased in dispersers and increased in non‐dispersers, with males dispersing more quickly than females. In contrast to expectations that dispersers would increase in body mass and size, we found the opposite. Body mass and morphology diverged such that dispersers became smaller and narrower, while non‐dispersers became larger relative to the randomly selected controls, but femur length did not change. The trait responses across generations were also sex specific. Divergence between male dispersers and non‐dispersers was more substantial than females, both in dispersal and in some morphological traits. We hypothesize that small individuals were more biomechanically efficient at dispersing through the dispersal apparatus and were therefore the ones that dispersed more readily. We suggest that key differences in dispersal modes across biological systems may impact the morphological and phenotypic trait changes from spatial sorting processes in range expansions and biological invasions.
EXTERNAL FIXATION COMBINED WITH A MODIFIED MINIMALLY INVASIVE AC JOINT RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC ACROMIOCLAVICULAR DISLOCATIONS
Authors: Nicola Lollino , Giulia Nicolaci , Alice Piccato , Marco Assom 
Published: March 2023

Background: Acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) dislocations are among one of the most common injuries of the shoulder and still a challenge for surgeons. We propose a technique that combines the advantages of external fixation (to obtain a stable reduction of ACJ) and a modified suspension device system (for minimally invasive ACJ reconstruction) in acute dislocations. We tend to add associate augmentation of autologous semitendinosus graft to supply a biological reconstruction of the coracoclavicular (CC) ligaments in chronic dislocations. Material and Methods: We enrolled 8 patients, 6 with acute and 2 with chronic injuries. Inclusion criteria were the following: types IV, V, and VI ACJ dislocations; type III ACJ dislocations in high-demand patients. Exclusion criteria were the following: asymptomatic chronic ACJ dislocation without functional impairment, previous coracoid or clavicle fracture, nonparticipating patients, alcohol abusers, previous infection, and neurological problems. The external fixator was removed at 40 days after surgery and patients were followed up clinically (through Constant Score and Simple Shoulder Test Questionnaires) and radiologically for the first three months, at six months and one year after surgery. Results: In all cases, radiographic ACJ reduction was maintained at a minimum one-year follow-up. Steel wire breakage occurred in one patient but the retained tip in the clavicle was asymptomatic; we report no further complications. Shoulder active and passive range of motion was painless in all patients; the Constant score (CS) was 85/100 and the Simple Shoulder Test (SST) score was 9/10 on average at one year of follow-up. Conclusions: Our technique demonstrated stable joint reduction and good functional outcomes at one-year follow-up and it seems to be promising, but more clinical and biomechanical studies are required to confirm these encouraging results.
Apoptose e sistema complemento: mecanismos participantes da neurodegeneração na doença de Huntington
Authors: Elias Karina Maria , Diament Mariela , Lima Mário Luiz B. S. de , Valente Tatiana , Silva Kátia Cristina R. da , Gorescu Rosa Alta 
Published: March 2023

A doença de Huntington (DH) é uma patologia neurodegenerativa de herança autossômica dominante, que,geralmente, tem início nas terceira e quarta décadas de vida. Atinge homens e mulheres na mesma proporção, sendo maior sua prevalência em populações com ascendência da Europa Ocidental. As manifestações clínicas são progressivase abrangem distúrbios de movimentos (como coréia), demência e alterações da personalidade. A característicaanatomopatológica mais marcante é a atrofia cerebral, que predomina nas estruturas do corpo estriado (putâmen, globopálido e núcleo caudado). Estudos realizados em indivíduos portadores de DH levaram à descoberta e caracterizaçãoda proteína huntingtina (HDa), de papel fisiológico desconhecido. Devido a uma mutação, o gene IT-15, localizado no cromossomo 4, passa a codificar a HDa alterada, que possui expansão da poliglutamina em sua extremidade N-terminal. Por mecanismos ainda desconhecidos, esta HDa mutante é apontada como provável fator de indução da neurodegeneração. Têm-se atribuído como causa das manifestações clínicas a ocorrência de apoptose e a ativação do Sistema Complemento, sendo que ambas levam à morte neuronal. Este levantamento bibliográfico tem como objetivo estudar as recentes hipóteses sobre os mecanismos envolvidos na neurodegeneração da DH, bem como o impacto destes no desenvolvimento de futuros tratamentos.