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Gray whale habitat use and reproductive success during seismic surveys near their feeding grounds: comparing state-dependent life history models and field data
Authors: Schwarz Lisa , McHuron Elizabeth , Mangel Marc , Gailey Glenn , Sychenko Olga 
Published: October 2022

AbstractWe used a stochastic dynamic programming (SDP) model to quantify the consequences of disturbance on pregnant western gray whales during one foraging season. The SDP model has a firm basis in bioenergetics, but detailed knowledge of minimum reproductive length of females (Lmin) and the relationship between length and reproductive success (Rfit) was lacking. We varied model assumptions to determine their effects on predictions of habitat use, proportion of animals disturbed, reproductive success, and the effects of disturbance. SmallerLminvalues led to higher predicted nearshore habitat use. Changes inLminandRfithad little effect on predictions of the effect of disturbance. Reproductive success increased with increasedLminand with higher probability of reproductive success by length. Multiple seismic surveys were conducted in 2015 off the northeast coast of Sakhalin Island, with concomitant benthic prey surveys, photo-identification studies, and whale distribution sampling, thus providing a unique opportunity to compare output from SDP models with empirical observations. SDP model predictions of reproductive success and habitat use were similar with and without acoustic disturbance, and SDP predictions of reproductive success and large-scale habitat use were generally similar to values and trends in the data. However, empirical estimates of the proportion of pregnant females nearshore were much higher than SDP model predictions (a large effect, measured by Cohen’sd) during the first week, and the SDP model overestimated whale density in the south and underestimated density around the mouth of Piltun Bay. Such differences in nearshore habitat use would not affect SDP predictions of reproductive success or survival under the current seismic air gun disturbance scenario.
Access to Credit in a Market Downturn
Authors: Casu Barbara , Chiaramonte Laura , Croci Ettore , Filomeni Stefano 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Using a unique proprietary dataset from a large European commercial bank containing granular loan-level information on credit lines to mid-corporate firms, we investigate the bank’s decisions to allow firms to retain existing credit at a time of acute financial instability. Our results highlight the importance of bank-firm relationships during crisis times. Existing borrowers who actively used their credit lines were not rationed, unless they posed an increased credit risk. We do not find evidence of evergreening practices.
Seasonal variation in cuckoldry rates in the socially monogamous cichlid fish Variabilichromis moorii
Authors: Zimmermann Holger , Bose Aneesh P. H. , Eisner Helgit , Henshaw Jonathan M. , Ziegelbecker Angelika , Richter Florian , Bračun Sandra , Katongo Cyprian , Fritzsche Karoline , Sefc Kristina M. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractMating patterns in animal populations can respond to environmental conditions and consequently vary across time. To examine this variation in nature, studies must include temporal replicates from the same population. Here, we report temporal variation in genetic parentage in the socially monogamous cichlid Variabilichromis moorii from Lake Tanganyika, using samples of broods and their brood-tending parents that were collected across five field trips from the same study population. The sampled broods were either spawned during the dry season (three field trips) or during the rainy season (two trips). In all seasons, we detected substantial rates of extra-pair paternity, which were ascribed to cuckoldry by bachelor males. Paternity shares of brood-tending males were consistently higher, and the numbers of sires per brood were consistently lower, in broods that were spawned in the dry seasons compared to broods from the rainy seasons. In contrast, the strength of size-assortative pairing in our V. moorii population did not vary temporally. Seasonal fluctuations in environmental conditions, such as water turbidity, are proposed as a mechanism behind variable cuckolder pressure. Our data demonstrate the utility of long-term monitoring to improve our understanding of animal mating patterns.
Successful Steps in Higher Education to Stop Computer Science Students from Attrition
Authors: Takács Rita , Kárász Judit T. , Takács Szabolcs , Horváth Zoltán , Oláh Attila 
Published: October 2022

AbstractCurrently, the dropout rate is crucial in the field of Computer Science (CS) higher education. In CS education it is usually the mathematically oriented subjects that are blamed for the high dropout rates. Implementing a theoretical framework into practice, we have been able to prevent 28% of our students from dropping out in the last 2 years due to our education reform. The aim of the present study is to analyse the results of the students through the curriculum of the CS program by factor analysis. Nearly 4000 first-year students’ results were analysed. One of the most important steps of the education reform was that all of the lectures became compulsory to attend. Another step was the introduction of a prevention and skills-training program for every first-year student in order to develop their study skills. Our findings highlighted that as a consequence of the education reform, more students stayed until the end of the first and second semesters and try taking exams in the exam period. Analysing the subjects as factors in the CS curriculum could (1) help faculty staff introduce an education reform, and (2) help decision-makers develop prevention and promotion programs in order to develop students’ study skills. The results reveal that we have managed to successfully engage first year students in the academic environments.
What Factors Predict a Positive Change in a Consumer’s Financial Capability over Time? The New Evidence from Poland
Authors: Potocki Tomasz , Białowąs Sylwester 
Published: October 2022

AbstractDespite the significant attention that financial capability has received in the last 20 years, many of its aspects are poorly understood, and the term itself is ambiguously defined. Consequently, different measures of financial capability are used in empirical research creating a tendency to let the data dictate the conceptualization of the financial capability itself. This creates concerns about the reliability of the general findings for countries in Eastern Europe such as Poland. Therefore, the following study is carried out to address these limitations and contribute to the advancement of the literature on financial capability, first, by extending the mainstream of the theoretical work on financial capability with the conceptual proposition framed within Sen’s Capability Approach; second, by proposing the measurement model of financial capability; and third, by using data from the Polish household panel study, Social Diagnosis (SD), to identify factors which predict a positive change in consumer’s financial capability over time. Across these three aims, we found that higher income was a key predictor and substantially improved financial capability in Poland. We also showed the strong and positive link between financial capability and all included psychological variables. Our findings also highlighted the differential impact of demographic variables on financial capability. The findings of this study yield implications for scholars who would like to analyze financial capability in transition or developing countries, but are constrained by limited financial resources to create their own database or have no access to national financial capability studies.
Scheduling a pick and place packaging line
Authors: Schettini Tommaso , Malucelli Federico , Ramalhinho Helena 
Published: October 2022

AbstractIn this paper, we introduce the Pick and Place Packaging Problem (P4), for optimally scheduling a packaging system with one input conveyor (pick) and one output conveyor (place). We give a formal definition of the underlying dynamic optimization problem. We describe two properties that hold for its solutions and present an efficient row generation approach exploiting these properties. Starting from a basic version of the problem, we introduce two variants where we account for the possibility of holding the grip of items and variable conveyor speed. We extend the proposed exact solution method to these two cases. Then, we present an efficient Iterated Local Search heuristic for the problem and its variants. Numerical results show the effectiveness of our approach.
About reversibility in sP colonies and reaction systems
Authors: Cienciala Ludek , Ciencialová Lucie , Csuhaj-Varjú Erzsébet 
Published: October 2022

AbstractIn this paper, we study reversibility in sP colonies and in reaction systems. sP colony is a bio-inspired computational model formed from an environment and a finite set of agents. The current state of the environment is represented by a finite set of objects and the current state of the agent is given by a finite multiset of objects. By execution of a program from a set of programs associated with the agent, the agent can change the objects in its own state and possibly in the environment, too. Reaction systems are a bio-inspired computational model where reactants are transformed into products only if some inhibitors are not present. We define sP colonies without input influence and prove that to any reversible sP colony of such type an inverse sP colony can be constructed that performs inverse computation. In the second part of the paper, we show that the concept of a reversible reaction system and the notion of an inverse reaction system can be defined in a similar way, and partially reversible reaction systems can simulate reversible logic gates and reversible Turing machines.
Sensitivity analysis of the dynamics of fine and ultrafine particles using DEM
Authors: Leszczyński Jacek S. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractIn this paper, we focus on particle–particle and particle–wall interactions considering tiny particle dimensions and the processes and phenomena arising from the contact dynamics. This has the important implication that the discrete element method can be used for large-scale computations as well as for tiny particles, i.e. particles with fine and ultrafine dimensions. Particular attention is paid to the granular cohesion dynamics where the particles interact prior to their physical stick. We investigate the sensitivity of the interactions, i.e. we assess how particle size distribution, frictional forms of particle–particle and particle–wall collisions and Van der Waals or liquid cohesive forces shape the particle motions. Through computations, we show how neglecting the above features influences computations of particle positions and particle linear and angular velocities over time.
Assessment of goodness of fit of income distribution in France and Germany based on the Zenga distribution
Authors: Ćwiek Małgorzata , Trzcińska Kamila 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to apply the Zenga distribution for equivalent disposable income from the last two waves of European Quality of Life Surveys for Germany and France (both for total society and selected socio-economic groups) and to assess the goodness of fit to empirical data. The Zenga distribution has not been used to describe the income distribution in these countries yet. The obtained parameters were assessed for fitting to empirical data using two measures—the Wasserstein-Kantorovich and the Wasserstein-Kantorovich standardized measure. The analysis of the results received allows for the conclusion that the Zenga distribution can fit the income distributions both for small as well as large values. It was also shown that the Zenga distribution fits the data well even with small and very small samples. The article uses a new measure to assess the fit of the distribution to empirical data, based on the Wasserstein-Kantorovich measure assessing the distance between the empirical and theoretical cumulative distribution function. The modification consisted in standardizing the Wasserstein-Kantorovich measure by dividing the field between distributors by the rectangle area, where length is maximum income and width is maximum value of the cumulative distribution function. The proposed measure is not sensitive to extreme values, often found in the analysis of income distribution, and can be applied even in very small samples.
Development and function of the fetal adrenal
Authors: Pignatti Emanuele , du Toit Therina , Flück Christa E. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe adrenal cortex undergoes multiple structural and functional rearrangements to satisfy the systemic needs for steroids during fetal life, postnatal development, and adulthood. A fully functional adrenal cortex relies on the proper subdivision in regions or ‘zones’ with distinct but interconnected functions, which evolve from the early embryonic stages to adulthood, and rely on a fine-tuned gene network. In particular, the steroidogenic activity of the fetal adrenal is instrumental in maintaining normal fetal development and growth. Here, we review and discuss the most recent advances in our understanding of embryonic and fetal adrenal development, including the known causes for adrenal dys-/agenesis, and the steroidogenic pathways that link the fetal adrenal with the hormone system of the mother through the fetal-placental unit. Finally, we discuss what we think are the major open questions in the field, including, among others, the impact of osteocalcin, thyroid hormone, and other hormone systems on adrenal development and function, and the reliability of rodents as models of adrenal pathophysiology.
Consumption with earnings, liquidity, and market based models
Authors: Snigaroff Robert , Wroblewski David 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe market, earnings, and liquidity growth combine to form a proxy for wealth growth, allowing a recursive consumption model with a low risk aversion coefficient, a risk-free rate close to historical, a high equity premium, and a reasonable elasticity of intertemporal substitution. The empirical consumption model does well against major asset pricing puzzles. Tested over 118 years it is not rejected while a forward-looking consumption model using the market alone as a wealth proxy fails. Changing liquidity and earnings forecast consumption and their ‘crashes’ precede consumption declines. We also demonstrate related stock level factors have similar economic magnitude and are significant. These models are consistent to the financial intermediary economic growth literature. Such consistency across approaches adds credence to common earnings and liquidity factors as important risks to investors.
The Group Knobe Effect revisited: epistemic and doxastic side-effect effects in intuitive judgments concerning group agents
Authors: Tarnowski Maciej , Ziółkowski Adrian , Tałasiewicz Mieszko 
Published: October 2022

AbstractIn this paper, we investigate the effect described in the literature as the Group Knobe Effect, which is an asymmetry in ascription of intentionality of negative and positive side-effects of an action performed by a group agent. We successfully replicate two studies originally conducted by Michael and Szigeti (Philos Explor 22:44–61, 2019), who observed this effect and provide empirical evidence of the existence of two related effects—Group Epistemic and Doxastic Knobe Effects—which show analogous asymmetry with respect to knowledge and belief ascriptions. We explain how the existence of the Group Knobe Effect and its epistemic and doxastic counterparts affects the philosophical debate on collective agency and intentionality and supports the intuitiveness of realism about collective agency among laypeople. We also critically assess the reasoning presented by Michael and Szigeti (2019) in favor of the realist-collectivist interpretation of their results (as opposed to the realist-distributivist interpretation). We argue that a thorough analysis of both their data and our new findings shows a rather wide range of differing intuitions among laypeople regarding the status of groups as agents. These results show that while some laypeople may have realist-collectivist intuitions, the contrary realist-distrubutivist intuitions are also widespread and the claim that the majority of laypeople hold collectivist intuitions regarding group agency is unjustified.
Application of temporary immersion system RITA® for efficient biomass multiplication and production of artificial seeds for ex situ conservation of Linnaea borealis L
Authors: Kikowska Małgorzata , Danek Kamil , Gornowicz-Porowska Justyna , Thiem Barbara 
Published: October 2022

AbstractLinnaea borealis L., belonging to the Linnaeaceae family, in some European countries including Poland, is a protected species. Phytochemical studies indicate the presence of pharmacologically important secondary metabolites, which may indicate undiscovered biological activity and untapped therapeutic potential of this species. Harvesting the raw material from natural sites is impossible due to the protection status of this glacial relict in many countries. The aim of the current work was to develop an efficient protocol of Linnaea borealis L. var. borealis shoot multiplication via the development of axillary buds in an agitated culture and a temporary-immersion system as well as to establish the production of artificial seeds via alginate encapsulated nodes for short-time storage. The highest results of growth parameters were obtained for shoots agitated in MS (Murashige & Skoog) liquid medium enriched with cytokinin, auxin and gibberellin (18.3 ± 0.4 shoots per explant and 2185 ± 98% biomass increase, respectively). The growth of shoots in the RITA® bioreactor was highly efficient, especially when hormone supplementation in MS medium was used, the amount of medium in the culture vessel was 100 or 150 ml, and the immersion time of the shoots was 1 or 2 min. The survival and recovery rates of L. borealis artificial seeds, regardless of encapsulation matrix used, subsequently decreased with the increased storage duration up to 6 months (from 100 to 60% at 4 °C and from 100 to 54% at -18 ºC, respectively). This is the first report on twinflower shoot multiplication in a temporary-immersion system and artificial seeds production of this species.
Visual Object Tracking in First Person Vision
Authors: Dunnhofer Matteo , Furnari Antonino , Farinella Giovanni Maria , Micheloni Christian 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe understanding of human-object interactions is fundamental in First Person Vision (FPV). Visual tracking algorithms which follow the objects manipulated by the camera wearer can provide useful information to effectively model such interactions. In the last years, the computer vision community has significantly improved the performance of tracking algorithms for a large variety of target objects and scenarios. Despite a few previous attempts to exploit trackers in the FPV domain, a methodical analysis of the performance of state-of-the-art trackers is still missing. This research gap raises the question of whether current solutions can be used “off-the-shelf” or more domain-specific investigations should be carried out. This paper aims to provide answers to such questions. We present the first systematic investigation of single object tracking in FPV. Our study extensively analyses the performance of 42 algorithms including generic object trackers and baseline FPV-specific trackers. The analysis is carried out by focusing on different aspects of the FPV setting, introducing new performance measures, and in relation to FPV-specific tasks. The study is made possible through the introduction of TREK-150, a novel benchmark dataset composed of 150 densely annotated video sequences. Our results show that object tracking in FPV poses new challenges to current visual trackers. We highlight the factors causing such behavior and point out possible research directions. Despite their difficulties, we prove that trackers bring benefits to FPV downstream tasks requiring short-term object tracking. We expect that generic object tracking will gain popularity in FPV as new and FPV-specific methodologies are investigated.
Organizations on stage: organizational research and the performing arts
Authors: Komander Verena , König Andreas 
Published: October 2022

AbstractManagement and organization scholars have long been intrigued by the performing arts—music, theater, and dance—as a rich context for studying organizational phenomena. Indeed, a plethora of studies suggest that the performing arts are more than an interesting sideline for authors, as they offer unique theoretical and empirical lenses for organization studies. However, this stream of literature spreads across multiple research areas, varies with regard to its underlying theories and methods, and fails to pay sufficient attention to the contextuality of the findings. We address the resulting limitations by identifying and reviewing 89 articles on management and organization related to the performing arts published in 15 top-tier journals between 1976 and 2022. We find that research in the performing arts advances organizational theory and the understanding of organizational phenomena in four key ways, namely by studying (1) organizational phenomena in performing-arts contexts; (2) performing-arts phenomena in organizational contexts; (3) organizational phenomena through the prism of performing-arts theories; and (4) organizational phenomena through the prism of performing-arts practices. We also find that, in contrast to other settings, the performing arts are uniquely suited for immersive participant-observer research and for generating genuine insights into fundamental organizational structures and processes that are generic conditions of the performing arts and management alike, such as leadership, innovation, and the management of uncertainty. Finally, based on our consolidation of the research gaps and limitations of the reviewed studies, we develop a comprehensive agenda for future research.
Postoperative results of the in situ fenestrated open stent technique for acute aortic dissection type A
Authors: Azuma Shuhei , Shimada Ryo , Motohashi Yoshikazu , Yoshii Yasuyoshi 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Objective
Total arch replacement is commonly used for acute aortic dissection type A at some facilities, especially since open stent grafting became commercially available in Japan. Left subclavian artery (LSCA) reconstruction involves deep view manipulation, is difficult to expose and anastomose, and involves the risk of complications and surrounding vascular injury.

Methods
We evaluated 137 patients (mean age 73.8 ± 15.6 years) who underwent total arch replacement for acute aortic dissection type A, at our hospital between September 2014 and March 2022, and divided them into two groups: 70 patients for total arch replacement with fenestrated open stent technique (FeneOS), and 67 for conventional total arch replacement with the reconstruction of three-branch cerebral vessels. We performed FeneOS by deploying the graft from the entry of the left subclavian artery into the descending aorta and fenestrating the LSCA side of the stenting portion. The four-branched artificial vessel was then anastomosed between the left common carotid artery and LSCA.

Results
The surgical results of FeneOS were satisfactory and enabled significant reductions in operative time, selective cerebral perfusion time, cardiopulmonary bypass time, and lower body circulatory arrest time. Long-term observation (mean follow-up = 5.5 years) showed no left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy or postoperative problems with left subclavian artery blood flow.

Conclusions
FeneOS can minimize LSCA exposure because there is no need for LSCA reconstruction, reducing operation time and avoiding the risk of left recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and bleeding problems associated with LSCA exposure and anastomosis during left subclavian artery exposure.