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Raw and cooked aqueous and methanol extracts of Vigna unguiculata (black-eyed bean) enhances renal function in experimental Wister rats
Authors: Idoko Alexandra , Ezeh Ernest Mbamalu , Philip Obiechinne Chigbue , Nwali Onubuiwe Nelson , Ugwudike Patrick Okechukwu , Agu Peter Chinedu , Ayomide Tadese Adediura , Onyinye Anne Nebeolisa , Blessing Nneoma Okoroha 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examined the health effects of raw and cooked aqueous and methanol extracts of Vigna unguiculata on kidney function in Wistar rats.

Design/methodology/approach
Thirty-six Wistar rats (weighing 160 ± 10 g) were randomly assigned into nine (9) groups (n = 4). Group I (control): no extract. Groups II and III (aqueous extract of the cooked 350 mg/kg and 550 mg/kg). Groups IV and V (methanol extracts of cooked 350 mg/kg and 550 mg/kg). Groups VI and VII (methanol extracts of raw 350 mg/kg and 550 mg/kg). Groups VIII and IX (aqueous extract of raw 350 mg/kg and 550 mg/kg). After the seventh day of the trial, the rats were euthanized with chloroform, and blood samples were collected for biochemical analysis.

Findings
Results showed that the doses applied for cooked and raw V. unguiculata significantly (p < 0.05) enhanced kidney functions by increasing the body weight, glucose level, concentration of serum urea, creatinine, total protein, potassium and chloride in test groups compared with control. The packed cell volume and haemoglobin concentrations of raw aqueous extract at 550 mg/kg (36.5 ± 5.1; 12.3 ± 2.8) were significantly (p = 0.001) higher (29.8 ± 11.8; 10.3 ± 3.9) than the 350 mg/kg dose of the same extract, and cooked aqueous extract at 350 mg/kg dose was significantly (p = 0.001) higher (28.0 ± 10.1; 9.3 ± 3.4) than that of 550 mg/kg (25.8 ± 4.9; 8.8 ± 3.9) dose of the extracts.

Originality/value
The nutritional content of V. unguiculata potentially can augment the nutritional content of a diet and to a large extent, the regular consumers’ health. Essentially, V. unguiculata is composed of both macro and micronutrients capable of promoting normal kidney function.
Auditors’ search for meaningfulness in sustainability assurance work
Authors: Gaudy Camille , Malsch Bertrand 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
This study aims to examine auditors’ search for meaningfulness in sustainability assurance (SA) work.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors collected ethnographic data over a nine-month period from two small firms offering SA services in France between 2018 and 2019.

Findings
Auditors’ experiences of meaningfulness are facilitated by shared sustainability values among colleagues, social acknowledgement of like-minded profiles and the feeling that working in a “small firm” provides a more fulfilling and committed-to-sustainability environment than conventional assurance work in large accounting firms. The search for meaningfulness collapses when auditors realize not only the limits of their agentic and transformative capacities but also their unintended complicity in certifying the reports of companies with poor sustainability performance. Because they struggle to reconcile the assessment of their professional practice with their value system, the participants are tempted to disengage from their work by giving up a sustainability career and/or by reframing SA work as an advisory rather than a control function.

Originality/value
The authors approach SA not as an organizational project of professional expansion, through which accounting firms attempt to expand their scope of practice, but as an individual and reflexive search of aligning assurance work to their value system. Auditors’ search for meaningfulness is a strong counterpoint to the financial auditing literature, which portrays auditors as professionals with a low sense of purpose at work, but also to the literature criticizing accounting firms’ discursive processes of “depoliticization” (Malsch, 2013) and “de-emotionalization” (Rodrigue et al., 2022) of socio-environmental issues.
CMMI based fuzzy logic approach to assess the digital manufacturing maturity level of manufacturing industries
Authors: Thomas Tharun , Saleeshya P.G. 
Published: March 2023

PurposeThis research study aims to introduce a maturity model based on capability maturity model integration (CMMI) that can assess the digital manufacturing maturity level of manufacturing companies.Design/methodology/approachA CMMI model for the manufacturing industry is designed to assess the digitalisation level of manufacturing industries. The model is developed exclusively for the process area “organisational process focus” (OPF), and the digitalisation level is quantified using fuzzy logic by employing a case study approach.FindingsThe CMMI is successfully employed to assess the digitalisation level of a manufacturing organisation using the fuzzy logic approach. The triangular fuzzy number of the Fuzzy CMMI Measure Index (FCMI) is obtained as (6.08, 7.33, 8.52). The transformation of FCMI into linguistic terms discloses the digitalisation level of the manufacturing organisation as “Capability Maturity Level 4” (CML 4).Originality/valueThe authors tested the suitability of CMMI in the manufacturing sector. The operational concept introduced in this research sets forth a unique framework to quantify the digitalisation level of manufacturing industries.
Seagrass is protected from ragworm pressure by a newly discovered grazer–ragworm interaction; implications for restoration
Authors: Cronau Rens J. T. , Telgenkamp Yvet , de Fouw Jimmy , van Katwijk Marieke M. , Bouma Tjeerd J. , Heusinkveld Jannes H. T. , Hoeijmakers Dieuwke , van der Heide Tjisse , Lamers Leon P. M. 
Published: March 2023

Abstract

Coastal ecosystems are generally controlled by the combination of bottom‐up (resource‐driven) and top‐down (consumer‐driven) trophic, and non‐trophic interactions. Anthropogenic disruption of these interactions, for example, through eutrophication or overfishing, leads to loss of the foundation species composing these ecosystems. Within degraded ecosystems, new interactions may become dominant, hampering restoration of the foundation species.

We demonstrate this concept in saltwater Lake Grevelingen, where seagrass restoration was seriously hampered by a newly discovered non‐trophic interaction between the seagrass Zostera marina and the ragworm Platynereis dumerilii. Platynereis constructs dwelling tubes between seagrass leaves by glueing and entangling them, leading to loss of biomass and increased epiphyte cover. To test the roles of epiphyte grazing (top‐down) and eutrophication (bottom‐up) on this new‐found interaction, we executed a field experiment introducing the snail Littorina littorea under natural nutrient concentrations and Platynereis densities and performed a full factorial mesocosm experiment applying Littorina, Platynereis and nutrient treatments.

Our field results show that survival of reintroduced Zostera in Lake Grevelingen is seriously hampered by Platynereis, which can be suppressed by grazer addition.

In our mesocosm experiment, we demonstrate that top‐down control by Littorina protects seagrass through two pathways: (1) mitigating bottom‐up regulated epiphyte growth by trophic top‐down forcing and (2) hampering the non‐trophic interaction between Zostera and Platynereis by grazing epiphytes and dwelling tubes.

Synthesis and applications. With coastal ecosystems globally under pressure, our study emphasises the importance of understanding ecosystem‐specific trophic and non‐trophic key interactions when considering restoration. We show how negative interspecific interactions can become dominant in degraded systems with absent key facilitating interactions. Next, we show that these negative interactions (leaf glueing), inhibiting foundation species restoration, can be overruled by active inclusion of a key facilitating interactions (epiphyte grazing by mesograzers). Finally, we provide a three‐step co‐introduction approach for restoration management.
Crops grown in mixtures show niche partitioning in spatial water uptake
Authors: Schmutz Anja , Schöb Christian 
Published: March 2023

Abstract

More diverse plant communities are generally more productive than monocultures. This benefit of species diversity is supposed to stem from resource partitioning of species in mixtures where different species use the resources spatially, temporally, or chemically in distinct ways. With respect to water, the simultaneous cultivation of crops with distinct water uptake patterns might reduce niche overlaps and thus result in higher productivity. However, little is known about whether and how spatial water uptake patterns of crop species differ among different planting arrangements and whether these changes result in increased niche partitioning and explain overyielding in mixtures.

Stable isotopes of water and a Bayesian model were used to investigate the spatial water uptake patterns of six different crop species and how these patterns change depending on the planting arrangement (monocultures vs mixtures). Niche overlaps and niche widths in spatial water uptake were compared among the different crop diversity levels and linked to productivity. Furthermore, spatial water uptake was related to competition intensity and overyielding in mixtures.

We found evidence for increased niche partitioning in spatial water uptake, and therefore complementary spatial root distributions of crop species, and higher expected productivity in mixtures compared to expected productivity in monocultures both due to inherent species‐level differences in water uptake and plasticity in the water uptake pattern of species. We also found a significant relationship of competition and overyielding with observed patterns in spatial water uptake. These results suggest that competition was most intense in shallow soil layers and enhanced overyielding was related to a gradual increase of water uptake in deeper soil layers. Thus, overyielding might be related to a more complete spatial exploitation of available water sources.

Synthesis. Differences in spatial water uptake and niche partitioning of intercropped species, driven most likely by a complementary spatial root distribution, might explain why mixtures outperform monocultures. These findings underpin the potential of intercropping systems for a more sustainable agriculture with a more efficient use of soil resources and hence reduced input demands.
Cobalamin producers and prokaryotic consumers in the Northwest Atlantic
Authors: Soto Maria A. , Desai Dhwani , Bannon Catherine , LaRoche Julie , Bertrand Erin M. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractCobalamin availability can influence primary productivity and ecological interactions in marine microbial communities. The characterization of cobalamin sources and sinks is a first step in investigating cobalamin dynamics and its impact on productivity. Here, we identify potential cobalamin sources and sinks on the Scotian Shelf and Slope in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Functional and taxonomic annotation of bulk metagenomic reads, combined with analysis of genome bins, were used to identify potential cobalamin sources and sinks. Cobalamin synthesis potential was mainly attributed to Rhodobacteraceae, Thaumarchaeota, and cyanobacteria (Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus). Cobalamin remodelling potential was mainly attributed to Alteromonadales, Pseudomonadales, Rhizobiales, Oceanospirilalles, Rhodobacteraceae, and Verrucomicrobia, while potential cobalamin consumers include Flavobacteriaceae, Actinobacteria, Porticoccaceae, Methylophiliaceae, and Thermoplasmatota. These complementary approaches identified taxa with the potential to be involved in cobalamin cycling on the Scotian Shelf and revealed genomic information required for further characterization. The Cob operon of Rhodobacterales bacterium HTCC2255, a strain with known importance in cobalamin cycling, was similar to a major cobalamin producer bin, suggesting that a related strain may represent a critical cobalamin source in this region. These results enable future inquiries that will enhance our understanding of how cobalamin shapes microbial interdependencies and productivity in this region.
Identification of North American Nursing Diagnosis Association—Nursing Interventions Classification—Nursing Outcomes Classification of nursing home residents using on‐time data by android smartphone application by registered nurses
Authors: Shin Juh Hyun , Jung Sun Ok , Lee Jee Sun 
Published: March 2023

AbstractPurposeWe aimed to investigate the nursing process linkages formed by Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) according to the primary NANDA‐I diagnoses by registered nurses (RNs), customized to nursing home (NH) residents in Korea, using a developed smartphone application for NH RNs.MethodsThis is a retrospective descriptive study. Applying quota sampling, a total of 51 NHs from all operating 686 NHs hiring RNs participated in this study. Data were collected from June 21 to July 30, 2022. Data on NANDA‐I, NIC, NOC (NNN) of nurses applied to the NH residents were collected through a developed smartphone application. The application consists of general organization and residents’ characteristics, NANDA‐I, NIC, and NOC. RNs selected randomly up to 10 residents and NANDA‐I with risk factors and related factors over the past 7 days, followed by all applied interventions out of 82 NIC. RNs then evaluated residents through 79 selected NOC.ResultsWe found the frequently used NANDA‐I diagnoses, Nursing Interventions Classifications and Nursing Outcomes and Classifications applied for NH residents by RNs and developed the top five NOC linkages used to build care plan.ConclusionIt is time to pursue high‐level evidence and reply to the questions raised in NH practice using NNN with high technology. The outcomes for patients and nursing staff are improved by the continuity of care made possible by uniform language.Implications for nursing practiceNNN linkages should be used to construct and utilize the coding system of electronic health records or electronic medical records in Korean long‐term care facilities.
Development and validation of the alcohol‐related content poster prototype scale: Exploring the impact of social media prototypes on college students' drinking
Authors: Razo Joseph M. , Wickham Robert E. , Inocian Ergie P. , Kra‐Friedman Abigail R. , Steers Mai‐Ly N. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackgroundDrinking is a public health concern among college students. Viewing and posting alcohol‐related content (ARC) on social media may influence students' favorable prototypes of people who post, thereby impacting their drinking. This study created a measure to explore students' ARC poster prototypes. We validated our measure by examining the prototypes as mediators of the associations between viewing and posting ARC and drinking behaviors.MethodsStudents (N = 8065) were asked to complete measures related to viewing and posting ARC, drinking behaviors, and adjectives that described their perceptions of the prototypical college student who posts ARC on social media.ResultsExploratory and confirmatory factor analysis yielded three prototypical images of students who post ARC on social media: hedonistic, despondent, and sociable. There were significant pathways between viewing and posting ARC and drinking. The sociable prototype emerged as a significant mediator of the association between ARC viewing and posting and drinking.ConclusionsUnderstanding the role of students' poster prototypes may be important for informing targeted interventions. Our results indicate that the underlying reason for increased drinking among students with greater ARC engagement is that they perceived other ARC viewers and posters as being more sociable. Future research may focus on modifying these perceptions.
New development in brain–computer interface platforms: 1‐year results from the SWITCH trial
Authors: Shah Aakash M. 
Published: March 2023

SummarySynchron publishes SWITCH trial results demonstrating the safety and efficacy of stentrode™ device. The stentrode™ is an endovascularly implanted brain–computer interface communication device capable of relaying neural activity from the motor cortex of paralyzed patients. The platform has been used to recover speech.
Scaling strategies, organizational capabilities and scaling social impact: An investigation of social enterprises in China
Authors: Yu Xiao‐Min , Bi Xiang‐Yang 
Published: March 2023

AbstractMost social enterprises (SEs) face constant challenges to scale up their social impact, especially for those in transforming societies such as China, where the ecosystem of SEs is still immature. Previous literature has examined how and why SEs select specific scaling strategies; however, the scaling performance of different scaling strategies has rarely been empirically explored. Therefore, this study takes a hypothesis‐testing quantitative approach, for the first time, to investigate how different scaling strategies contribute divergently to scaling performance and how their contributions are subject to the moderating role of SEs’ organizational capabilities. The findings show that the three types of scaling strategies positively contribute to scaling performance, and the magnitude and significance of their influences descend from knowledge dissemination, through organizational growth, to contractual partnerships. Meanwhile, when SEs have a higher level of stakeholder engagement capabilities or strategic management capabilities, knowledge dissemination has a stronger effect on scaling performance. Conversely, when SEs have a lower level of marketing capabilities or strategic management capabilities, organizational growth has a stronger effect on scaling performance. These results offer practical implications, suggesting that SEs selecting knowledge dissemination as a scaling strategy should prioritize advancing their stakeholder engagement capabilities and strategic management capabilities.
Behavioral and emotional problems and related risk factors of primary school children aged 6–11 in Guangdong, China
Authors: Li Yaodong , Peng Ting , Xu Huanyu , Lian Jie , Lei Jiarong , Huang Zaiping , Lin Jieping , Zheng Qingmei , Zhao Cai , Huang Yu , Wang Wen , Yang Guang , Liang Rongdi , Dai Yu , Luo Xiaonian 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackgroundChina has seen rapid urbanization and industrialization in recent decades and children behavioral and emotional problems accompanied have been a heavy burden on family and society. We therefore aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk factors of behavioral and emotional problems in primary school children aged 6–11 in an urbanized area of China.MethodsPrimary school children aged 6–11 from 15 primary schools were enrolled from Shunde District, Guangdong. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was used to assess behavioral and emotional problems and then determined risk factors associated with the behavioral and emotional problems.ResultsIn total, 12 868 were included in the present analysis. The prevalence of total behavioral and emotional problems was 8.4% (95% CI, 7.9%–8.9%), which was gradually increased with age in both boys and girls. The prevalence was higher in boys than girls (9.8% vs. 6.8%, p < .001) and in children without siblings than those with siblings (9.9% vs. 8.1%, p = .006). In boys, age was positively associated with delinquent behavior, depression, poor contact, compulsive activity, social withdrawal, attention problems and aggressive behavior and was negatively associated with schizoid (p < .05). While in girls, age was positively associated with delinquent behavior, somatic complaints, social withdrawal and schizoid/compulsive activity but was negatively associated with aggressive behavior and sexual problems (p < .05).ConclusionBehavioral and emotional problems are common in primary school children in the urbanized area of China and are associated with sex and siblings. These findings suggest that close attention should be given to these primary school children.
Review article: Functional dyspepsia—a gastric disorder, a duodenal disorder or a combination of both?
Authors: Broeders B. W. L. C. M. , Carbone F. , Balsiger L. M. , Schol J. , Raymenants K. , Huang I. , Verheyden A. , Vanuytsel T. , Tack J. 
Published: March 2023

SummaryBackgroundFunctional dyspepsia (FD) is one of the most frequent conditions in gastroenterological outpatient health care. Most recent research in FD has shifted its focus to duodenal pathophysiological mechanisms, although current treatments still focus mainly the stomach.AimThe aim of the study was to provide a comprehensive overview of the pathophysiology of FD focusing on a paradigm shift from gastric towards duodenal mechanisms.MethodsWe conducted a literature search in PubMed for studies describing mechanisms that could possibly cause FD.ResultsThe pathophysiology of FD remains incompletely understood. Recent studies show that duodenal factors such as acid, bile salt exposure and eosinophil and mast cell activation correlate with symptom pattern and burden and can be associated with gastric sensorimotor dysfunction. The evolving data identify the duodenum an interesting target for new therapeutic approaches. Furthermore, the current first‐line treatment, that is proton pump inhibitors, reduces duodenal low‐grade inflammation and FD symptoms.ConclusionFuture research for the treatment of FD should focus on the inhibition of duodenal mast cell activation, eosinophilia and loss of mucosal integrity.
Regional and interregional networks of ancient Eleon during the early 12th century BCE as seen from the petrographic and neutron activation analyses of pottery
Authors: Lis Bartłomiej , Mommsen Hans , Sterba Johannes H. , Van Damme Trevor 
Published: March 2023

AbstractIn this article, we present the results of application of petrographic and neutron activation analyses to a group of pottery fragments dating to the 12th century BCE deriving from ancient Eleon (Boeotia, Greece) as a means of investigating regional and interregional networks in which the site participated. Production centres in Boeotia and central Euboea provided, as could be expected, the majority of sampled pottery across various shapes. A number of more distant areas, however, such as eastern Attica, the Cyclades, Macedonia, and western Crete, are also documented in the present study, suggesting their products were available to local consumers at ancient Eleon. These results are discussed with reference to consumer preferences and exchange networks operating at that time. Finally, some of the identified petrographic and chemical groups can be securely identified at the macroscopic level, allowing us to arrive at conclusions pertinent to a substantial part of the entire pottery assemblage.
Developing a framework for determining when a company should introduce a new ethical norm
Authors: Kaptein Muel 
Published: March 2023

AbstractWhen should a company introduce a new ethical norm? This article uses the value‐belief‐norm theory to argue that the more an ethical issue threatens a company's ethical value and the more the company has an ethical responsibility to protect such value against such threat, then the more desirable it is for a company to establish ethical norms to protect said value. Distinguishing seven characteristics of an ethical issue and four conditions for a company's ethical responsibility helps identify the situations in which a company should introduce a new ethical norm. The resulting framework, with corresponding guidelines, specifies two accelerators and one inhibitor that influence the desirable speed for introducing new norms.