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River contracts in north‐east Italy: Water management or participatory processes?
Authors: Venturini Federico , Visentin Francesco 
Published: August 2022

AbstractRiver contracts (RCs) are voluntary agreements between stakeholders for managing water bodies and involve participatory, evidence‐based action plans. Increasingly, European authorities recognise that effective water policies require bottom‐up, inclusive decision‐making. Despite widely held assumptions about the benefits of including stakeholders in river basin management and encouraging participatory mechanisms of decision‐making, the growing rhetoric about the need for public engagement implies that this ‘new’ paradigm of water management remains filled with ambiguities. Adopting ethnographic methods and drawing on a variety of primary and secondary sources, this paper analyses three RCs in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy. These case studies reveal the potential for RCs as tools not only for water management, but also for increasing stakeholder involvement through place‐making activities conceived as potential hydrophilic encounters. In order to understand whether RCs contribute to a fluvial sense of place, we looked at the effects of top‐down versus participatory processes. We asked whether RCs were considered participatory processes designed to achieve a co‐designed outcome or simply territorial management projects that objectify the river as something to be developed. We found that ratifying an RC was not, in itself, proof of an effective process; rather the nature and quality of an RC was determined by the degree and type of participation. We contend that participatory events and sharing information are not sufficient in themselves to achieve the active involvement of all stakeholders. We argue that the best framework for enabling place‐making and enhancing a sense of place is to develop RCs within a process that includes a high degree of participation. This enables citizens to shift from simply being passive recipients of plans to becoming effective territorial actors.
Experiences of dog theft and spatial practices of search/ing
Authors: Allen Daniel , Arathoon Jamie , Selby‐Fell Helen 
Published: August 2022

AbstractPublic responses to an ‘upward trend’ in recorded dog theft offences in England and Wales led to the creation of the Pet Theft Taskforce in May 2021, followed by a policy paper recommending the development of a new ‘pet abduction’ offence. Despite this, the experiential nature of dog theft, what impact this has on victims, and how they go about searching for their stolen dogs have been overlooked. Building on interdisciplinary research on dog theft, and wider literature on the impact of absence and loss on human victims, this paper explores the experiential dimension of this crime and the spatial and temporal practices of search/ing. Drawing on 15 semi‐structured interviews with victims of dog theft (10) and community resolution groups (5), key themes emerged from our analyses: (i) more‐than‐human families and (ii) spatial and temporal practices of search/ing. The dogs in this study occupy an absent presence, their bodies not visibly present but occupying a space in the minds and words of their humans. From the realisation of loss through to ongoing searches to possible reunite, participant experiences are filled with emotions that reflect a traumatic experience and ‘ambiguous absence’. With expectations of police support rarely met, victims started physically searching themselves, moving from the local to regional and national, while connecting with animal professionals and community resolution groups. Virtual space was seen as vital, with social media amplifying the virtual presence of specific stolen dogs. Conceived as a more‐human‐focused animal geography, the research brings together an empirical example at the potential intersection of animal geographies and policing. The experiential evidence in this paper suggests changes to organisational practices (standardised police approach; centralised microchip database; mandatory microchip‐scanning by animal professionals) and national government policy interventions (‘pet abduction’ offence) might have a positive impact on victim experiences.
Characterisation of Reference Materials forIn SituRb‐SrDating byLA‐ICP‐MS/MS
Authors: Jegal Yujin , Zimmermann Catherine , Reisberg Laurie , Yeghicheyan Delphine , Cloquet Christophe , Peiffert Chantal , Gerardin Marie , Deloule Etienne , Mercadier Julien 
Published: August 2022

We present Rb and Sr mass fraction and87Sr/86Sr isotope ratio measurement results for four reference materials (RMs) obtained from the Service d'Analyse des Roches et des Minéraux (SARM), Nancy, France: Mica‐Mg, Mica‐Fe, GL‐O and FK‐N. These four RMs have different chemical compositions spanning the range of those of most K‐bearing feldspars and micas, making them potential calibration materials forin situRb‐Sr dating of natural minerals by LA‐ICP‐MS/MS. Selected grains and flakes from the four RMs present variable degrees of heterogeneity observable by SEM‐EDS and EPMA imaging, and chemical mapping. This heterogeneity is mainly related to inclusions of minerals within flakes and grains and to chemical substitutions linked to crystallographic control and alteration processes. The Mica‐Mg RM is the least affected. The powders available at the SARM were analysed by ID‐TIMS (87Sr/86Sr and Sr) and ID‐MC‐ICP‐MS (Rb) after digestion and separation. The mean87Rb/86Sr ratios are 155.6 ± 4.7% (2s, as for other RMs) for Mica‐Mg, 1815 ± 14% for Mica‐Fe, 36.2 ± 11% for GL‐O and 69.9 ± 5.9% for FK‐N. The mean87Sr/86Sr ratios are 1.8622 ± 0.36% (2s, as for other RMs) for Mica‐Mg, 7.99 ± 13% for Mica‐Fe, 0.75305 ± 0.12% for GL‐O, and 1.2114 ± 0.17% for FK‐N. The four RMs each show dispersion in87Sr/86Sr and Rb and Sr mass fractions, to degrees that differ between RMs and that reflect the heterogeneity of their original crystals. The most heterogeneous RMs are GL‐O and Mica‐Fe. The calculated mean Rb‐Sr isotopic ages are 521 ± 24 Ma for Mica‐Mg, 287 ± 55 Ma for Mica‐Fe, 89.2 ± 9.9 Ma for GL‐O and 512 ± 30 Ma for FK‐N. The proposed age for Mica‐Fe may be unreliable due to the elevated dispersion of individual analysis linked to the highly radiogenic composition of the biotite and to the presence of numerous mineral inclusions. We recommend use of these proposed working values of87Sr/86Sr and87Rb/86Sr ratios and associated uncertainties when using the four RMs forin situRb‐Sr dating by LA‐ICP‐MS/MS. The availability of these four well‐characterised RMs will allow progress in the development and application of the Rb‐Sr dating approach by LA‐ICP‐MS/MS.
Changes in accounting estimates: An update of priors or an earnings management strategy of “last resort”?
Authors: Beaulieu Philip , Hayes Louise , Timoshenko Lev M. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractEvidence from prior research is mixed about whether accounting estimate changes are strategically motivated, on average, or whether they reflect new or updated information. To interpret this difference, we investigate, by category of material changes in accounting estimates, the association between estimate changes and subsequent restatements. We also explore the determinants of both income‐increasing and income‐decreasing estimate changes for different categories of estimate changes. We find that the motivations for and the determinants of estimate changes depend on the type of change and on whether the changes in estimates are income‐increasing or income‐decreasing. Overall, we conclude that when companies are motivated to bias earnings and they cannot do so by manipulating other within generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) accruals, they sometimes resort to using estimate changes. Our more detailed investigation of estimate changes at the account level suggests a more nuanced view of the determinants of changes in accounting estimates. We develop a more complete model of the determinants of changes in accounting estimates than those used in this emerging literature, which should be of interest to accounting academics, regulators, audit practitioners and audit committee members.
6‐Monoacetylmorphine‐antibody distribution in tissues from heroin‐related death cases: An experimental study to investigate the distributive response
Authors: Maiese Aniello , La Russa Raffaele , David Maria Chiara , Cantatore Santina , Manetti Alice Chiara , De Matteis Alessandra , Ciallella Costantino , Frati Paola , Fineschi Vittorio 
Published: August 2022

AbstractHeroin, a semisynthetic opioid drug synthesized from morphine, is the 3,6‐diacetyl ester of morphine (diacetylmorphine). The post‐mortem diagnosis of heroin‐related death could be an issue and usually rely on a combination of investigations, including the autopsy, histological and toxicological analysis. We conducted the present study to evaluate the correlation between the heroin concentration in biological fluids (peripheral blood, bile and urine) and the post‐mortem anti‐6‐MAM antibody expression in various tissues (brain, heart, lung, liver and kidney) using immunohistochemical staining. A quantitative analysis of the immunohistochemical reaction was carried out. 45 cases of heroin‐related death investigated at the Forensic Pathology Institutes of the University of Rome, Foggia and Pisa were included. The control group was composed of 15 cases of death due to other causes, without brain lesions and negative toxicological analysis for drugs. We found a positive immunohistochemical reaction in different organs and it was related to the timing of heroin metabolization. No reaction was found in the control group. Our findings show that immunohistochemistry can be a valuable tool for the post‐mortem diagnosis of acute heroin abuse. A better understanding of the timing of heroin's metabolism can be useful in the forensic field and for future therapeutic applications.
Tabloid Tales: How the British Tabloid Press Shaped the Brexit Vote
Authors: Simpson Kathryn , Startin Nick 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThis article focuses on the role of the British tabloid press (BTP), and specifically the eurosceptic press, as a ‘supply‐side’ influence on the 2016 EU referendum. First, we focus on the BTP and its role as an ‘agenda‐setter’ in shaping eurosceptic discourse regarding the UK's relationship with the EU. Second, we use content analysis of five tabloid newspapers – The Sun, The Daily Mail, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Express and The Daily Star to demonstrate the disproportionate pro‐Brexit discourse prior to, and during, the EU referendum campaign. Third, drawing on opinion poll data, we show how this ‘bombardment’ approach influenced the electorate in the referendum campaign. Given the ‘knowledge deficit’ about the EU in the UK, we conclude that the BTP had a significant bearing on tipping the referendum vote towards Brexit.
Ideological bias in constitutional judgments: Experimental analysis and potential solutions
Authors: Kantorowicz‐Reznichenko Elena , Kantorowicz Jarosław , Weinshall Keren 
Published: August 2022

AbstractDespite the importance and neutrality of constitutional rights, empirical research suggests that ideological inclinations unduly affect their assessment and application. In this study, we conducted two experiments in order to investigate the nature of the ideological bias in a constitutionally relevant decision (right‐to‐demonstration), and how to mitigate it. We find that ideological bias is driven by in‐group favoritism. In addition, we find that prior commitment, through a signed declaration, to be impartial or to prioritize constitutional rights encourages participants not to disfavor out‐groups. On the other hand, we do not find evidence that using a temporary blinding procedure mitigates the ideological bias.
p‐Mentha‐1,3‐dien‐9‐ol: A novel aggregation‐sex pheromone for monitoring longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) in Eurasia and North America
Authors: Molander Mikael A. , Eriksson Björn , Arriola Kyle , Richards Austin B. , Hanks Lawrence M. , Larsson Mattias C. , Millar Jocelyn G. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractLonghorn beetles (Cerambycidae) are a diverse family of beetles that can cause considerable damage as forest pests and vectors of pathogens, as well as being important components of forest food webs and ecosystem functionality. In recent years, numerous cerambycid pheromones have been identified, revealing some broad general patterns in functionality in terms of sex or aggregation‐sex pheromones in different subfamilies and different types of compounds characterizing the pheromones of various cerambycid taxa. Here, we describe the identification of the aggregation‐sex pheromones of the Eurasian longhorn beetleAromia moschata moschata(L.) (Cerambycinae; tribe Callichromatini) and the North American speciesHolopleura marginataLeConte (Cerambycinae; Holopleurini), as part of an ongoing effort to extend the taxonomic coverage of identified cerambycid pheromones and to expand the prospects for cerambycid monitoring into the study of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Both species were found to use the novel pheromone compoundp‐mentha‐1,3‐dien‐9‐ol, which also attracted significant numbers of the longhorn beetleXestoleptura crassipes(LeConte) (Lepturinae; Lepturini) in trials in California.p‐Mentha‐1,3‐dien‐9‐ol represents a class of pheromone compounds novel to both tribes (Callichromatini and Holopleurini), further increasing the chemical space of identified pheromones within the subfamily Cerambycinae. This compound is also noteworthy because it represents an entirely different chemical class of pheromones than the monoepoxide (E)‐2‐cis‐6,7‐epoxynonenal, previously reported as an aggregation‐sex pheromone for the invasive Asian congenerAromia bungii(Faldermann).
The old and the new about the contractile vacuole of Trypanosoma cruzi
Authors: Jimenez Veronica , Miranda Kildare , Augusto Ingrid 
Published: August 2022

AbstractOsmoregulation is a conserved cellular process required for the survival of all organisms. In protists, the need for robust compensatory mechanisms that can maintain cell volume and tonicity within physiological range is even more relevant, as their life cycles are often completed in different environments. Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan pathogen responsible for Chagas disease, is transmitted by an insect vector to multiple types of mammalian hosts. The contractile vacuole complex (CVC) is an organelle that senses and compensates osmotic changes in the parasites, ensuring their survival upon ionic and osmotic challenges. Recent work shows that the contractile vacuole is also a key component of the secretory and endocytic pathways, regulating the selective targeting of surface proteins during differentiation. Here we summarize our current knowledge of the mechanisms involved in the osmoregulatory processes that take place in the vacuole, and we explore the new and exciting functions of this organelle in cell trafficking and signaling.
Toward an efficient recycling system: Evaluating recyclability of end‐of‐life stainless steels by considering elements distribution during a remelting process
Authors: Lu Xin , Ohno Hajime , Takeda Osamu , Miki Takahiro , Sasaki Yasushi , Zhu Hongmin , Nagasaka Tetsuya 
Published: August 2022

AbstractStainless steel is a special category of steel and contains high chromium and nickel. With particular attention to chromium and nickel, the solvent metal phase of recycling of end‐of‐life (EoL) ferritic and austenitic stainless steels by remelting is considered Fe–Cr alloy and Fe–Cr–Ni alloy instead of pure iron, respectively. Understanding the element elimination behavior from the solvent metal phase during the remelting process is important for the improvement of the resource efficiency of the stainless steel recycling. The elimination behavior of 23 alloying elements from Fe–Cr alloy and 22 alloying elements from Fe–Cr–Ni alloy were quantitatively evaluated by the thermodynamic method. The conventional metallurgical process, including slagging (oxidation) and evaporation, can efficiently eliminate lots of alloying elements but has its limitation for the elimination of some alloying elements such as copper, antimony, and tin. Moreover, improvement of the elimination is hard to expect with optimizing remelting conditions. Developing novel metallurgical refining processes, such as chlorination and sulfurization, is efficient for eliminating specific alloying elements. However, besides the effort from metallurgical technologies, developing advanced physical separation technologies of collected EoL products in the short term and optimizing the alloy/products design principle in the long term are much more important for improving the resource efficiency of recycling of EoL stainless steel products. Feedback of the alloying elements' elimination behavior during the remelting process to the upstream of the stainless steel cycle is critical.
Serum hepatic biomarkers in women with obstetric cholestasis and a concurrent SARS‐CoV‐2 infection
Authors: D'Ambrosi Francesco , Di Maso Matteo , Viscardi Anna , Ossola Manuela W. , Soldavini Chiara M. , Cetera Giulia E. , Erra Roberta , Ferrazzi Enrico 
Published: August 2022

AbstractAimThe aim of the study was to evaluate the association between SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and serum hepatic biomarker levels among women with obstetric cholestasis.MethodsIn this prospective study, we recruited all pregnant women admitted in our hospital with obstetric cholestasis. Among those with a concurrent SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, we evaluated the following serum hepatic biomarkers: aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and biliar acids (BA).ResultsAmong the 88 women enrolled in the study, 20 presented with a SARS‐CoV‐2 infection while 68 were negative. SARS‐CoV‐2 infected women were younger (mean age 30.5 ± 5.7 vs. 34.3 ± 5.4; p < 0.01) and in a greater percentage of non‐Caucasian ethnicity when compared to noninfected women (60.0% vs. 17.6%; p < 0.01). Regarding levels of hepatic biomarkers, they showed higher levels of AST (111.5 ± 134.1 vs. 37.3 ± 43.4 UI/L; p = 0.02), ALT (132.2 ± 115.7 vs. 50.5 ± 73.173.1 UI/L; p < 0.01), and BA (41.4 ± 46.8 vs. 18.4 ± 13.4 μmol/L; p = 0.04) compared to noninfected patients. No significant differences in maternal or fetal outcomes were found between infected and noninfected women.ConclusionSARS‐CoV‐2 infection was associated with higher levels of liver enzymes in patients with obstetric cholestasis. This could be the result of a possible hepatic involvement in patients with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.
Circulating trimethylamine N‐oxide levels do not predict 10‐year survival in patients with or without coronary heart disease
Authors: Bjørnestad Espen Ø. , Dhar Indu , Svingen Gard F. T. , Pedersen Eva R. , Ørn Stein , Svenningsson Mads M. , Tell Grethe S. , Ueland Per M. , Sulo Gerhard , Laaksonen Reijo , Nygård Ottar 
Published: August 2022

AbstractBackgroundTrimethylamine N‐oxide (TMAO) is an amine oxide generated by gut microbial metabolism. TMAO may contribute to atherothrombosis and systemic inflammation. However, the prognostic value of circulating TMAO for risk stratification is uncertain.MethodsWe assessed prospective relationships of plasma TMAO with long‐term risk of all‐cause, cardiovascular (CV), and non‐CV mortality in the Western Norway Coronary Angiography Cohort (WECAC; 4132 patients with suspected coronary artery disease) and the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK; 6393 community‐based subjects). Risk associations were examined using Cox regression analyses.ResultsMean follow‐up was 9.8 and 10.5 years in WECAC and HUSK, respectively. Following adjustments for established CV risk factors and indices of renal function in WECAC, the hazard ratios (HRs) (95% confidence intervals [CIs]) per one standard deviation increase in log‐transformed plasma TMAO were 1.04 (0.97–1.12), 1.06 (0.95–1.18), and 1.03 (0.93–1.13) for all‐cause, CV, and non‐CV mortality, respectively. Essentially similar results were obtained in patients with angiographically significant coronary artery disease and patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. Corresponding HRs (95% CIs) in the HUSK cohort were 1.03 (0.96–1.10), 1.01 (0.89–1.13), and 1.03 (0.95–1.12) for all‐cause‐, CV, and non‐CV mortality, respectively.ConclusionsCirculating TMAO did not predict long‐term all‐cause, CV, or non‐CV mortality in patients with coronary heart disease or in community‐based adults. This large study does not support a role of TMAO for patient risk stratification in primary or secondary prevention.
Developing National Standardized Performance Measures for School‐Based Health Centers: The National Quality Initiative*
Authors: Soleimanpour Samira , Geierstanger Sara , Goddard Anna , Cushing Katherine , Fields Paula , Love Hayley 
Published: August 2022

ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDDespite extensive literature on school‐based health center (SBHC) characteristics and outcomes, their quality of care has not been examined nationally. Standardized quality metrics can inform health care delivery and improvement.METHODSSBHC national performance measures (NPMs) were developed by reviewing measures from national child health quality initiatives and engaging stakeholders in a consensus‐building process. NPMs were pilot‐tested with 73 SBHCs and SBHCs nationally subsequently reported data.RESULTSFive NPMs were selected including the percentage of clients annually who received at least one: (1) well‐child visit, whether administered in the SBHC or elsewhere; (2) risk assessment; (3) body mass index screen with nutrition and physical activity counseling; and, if age‐appropriate, (4) depression screening with follow‐up treatment plan; and (5) chlamydia screening among sexually active clients. SBHCs experienced challenges with reporting during pilot‐testing, particularly related to extracting data from electronic health records, and identified strategies to address challenges. Approximately 20% of SBHCs nationally voluntarily reported data during the initial year.IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL HEALTHStandardized performance measures can help SBHCs monitor and improve care delivery and demonstrate effectiveness compared to other child health delivery systems.CONCLUSIONOngoing data collection will help examine whether measure adoption drives quality improvement for SBHCs nationwide.