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Reflections of volunteer counselors working remotely during the COVID‐19 pandemic—Implications for policy and practice
Authors: Mayers Pat M. , Olckers Lorna , Prinsloo Erna Louisa , Raine Joy , Zweigenthal Virginia 
Published: December 2022

AbstractPurposeWe reflect on our experience of running a remote volunteer counseling service, known as the Counseling Collective, to support patients and their families during the second wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Cape Town, South Africa, and the learning and implications for practice and policy regarding the effective utilization of volunteers during a crisis or disaster context.BackgroundThe Beta SARS‐Co‐2 variant dominated the second COVID‐19 wave which gained momentum in December 2020, as public sector health teams prepared to deescalate services over the South African summer season. The ferocity with which the wave hit the city soon made it clear that volunteers would be needed to assist with counseling services as the Beta variant caused serious disease, resulting in a significant upswing in hospitalisations and deaths.MethodsFour counselors and a colleague with oversight responsibilities of the volunteers reflected on the service we provided. This was done with the benefit of hindsight a year after the activities of the Counseling Collective were wrapped up.Lessons LearnedVirtual volunteers are a largely untapped resource in the South African health care system. Much is to be gained by using this underutilized resource to deliver patient‐centred services, especially in times of crisis.ConclusionNetworks of retired and self‐employed health professionals, particularly nurses,—skilled volunteers—are a valuable resource and can be deployed for critical work using their versatile skillsets, in public health emergencies. Telephonic consultations are a useful modality for providing quality care and need to be built into the business of health services. Skills to conduct such consultations and for the provision of palliative care services need to be mainstreamed into the skillsets of health professionals.Policy and clinical relevancePublic health disaster plans should include a blueprint for the rapid recruitment and deployment of volunteer counselors to assist permanent staff in providing crucial patient‐centred care.
Associations among workplace incivility, stress coping, and nursing performance in hospital nurses: A path analysis
Authors: Kim Eun Ha , Yi Yeojin 
Published: December 2022

AbstractPurposeThis study aimed to identify the associations among workplace incivility, stress‐coping strategy, and nursing performance and confirm how workplace incivility influences nursing performance through the stress‐coping strategy.DesignThis is a descriptive, cross‐sectional study. Data were collected using a self‐reported questionnaire from 245 nurses working at seven hospitals in Korea between December 2019 and January 2020.MethodsThe associations among the study variables (workplace incivility, stress coping, and nursing performance) were analyzed using path analysis with bootstrapping.ResultsSupervisors' incivility affected directly and negatively nursing performance although problem‐focused coping was mediating between them. By contrast, coworkers' and doctors' incivility was not directly associated with nursing performance through stress‐coping strategies.ConclusionProblem‐focused coping enhanced nursing performance and was a more effective stress‐coping strategy than emotion‐focused coping for nurses affected by coworkers' and doctors' incivilities. Supervisors' incivility may be considered a threatening factor to nursing performance even though problem‐focused coping partially mediates between supervisors' incivility and nursing performance.Clinical RelevanceOrganizations must prevent all kinds of workplace incivilities from occurring. Nursing managers should periodically monitor the relationship between the supervisors and nurses and be aware of nurses' stress‐coping strategies under stressful situations.
Global guidance for the recognition, diagnosis, and management of tumor‐induced osteomalacia
Authors: Jan de Beur Suzanne M. , Minisola Salvatore , Xia Wei‐bo , Abrahamsen Bo , Body Jean‐Jacques , Brandi Maria Luisa , Clifton‐Bligh Roderick , Collins Michael , Florenzano Pablo , Houillier Pascal , Imanishi Yasuo , Imel Erik A. , Khan Aliya A. , Zillikens M. Carola , Fukumoto Seiji 
Published: December 2022

AbstractTumor‐induced osteomalacia (TIO) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome caused by mesenchymal tumors that secrete fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23). Patients present with progressive bone pain, muscle weakness, and fragility fractures. TIO is characterized by hypophosphatemia, excess renal phosphate excretion, and low/inappropriately normal 1,25‐dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) levels. Rarity and enigmatic clinical presentation of TIO contribute to limited awareness among the medical community. Accordingly, appropriate diagnostic tests may not be requested, leading to delayed diagnosis and poorer patient outcomes. We have developed a global guidance document to improve the knowledge of TIO in the medical community, enabling the recognition of patients with TIO and appropriate referral. We provide recommendations aiding diagnosis, referral, and treatment, helping promote a global standard of patient management. We reviewed the literature and conducted a three‐round Delphi survey of TIO experts. Statements were drafted based on published evidence and expert opinions (≥70% consensus required for final recommendations). Serum phosphate should be measured in patients presenting with chronic muscle pain or weakness, fragility fractures, or bone pain. Physical examination should establish features of myopathy and identify masses that could be causative tumors. Priority laboratory evaluations should include urine/serum phosphate and creatinine to assess renal tubular reabsorption of phosphate and TmP/GFR, alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone, 25‐hydroxyvitamin D, 1,25(OH)2D, and FGF23. Patients with the clinical/biochemical suspicion of TIO should be referred to a specialist for diagnosis confirmation, and functional imaging should be used to localize causative tumor(s). Recommended treatment is tumor resection or, with unresectable/unidentifiable tumors, phosphate salts plus active vitamin D, or burosumab.
Management and outcomes of patients with chest pain and psychiatric disorders in the era of high‐sensitivity cardiac troponins
Authors: Roos Andreas , Sedin Eva , Edgren Gustaf 
Published: December 2022

AbstractBackgroundThe management of patients with psychiatric disease and chest pain in the emergency department (ED) in the era of high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin assays is unexplored.ObjectivesTo investigate differences in management and outcomes comparing patients with versus without psychiatric disorders who present with chest pain in the ED.MethodsAll visits to seven different EDs in Sweden from 9 December 2010 to 31 December 2016 by patients with chest pain were included. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to estimate differences in clinical management. Hazard ratios with 95% CIs were used for comparisons of all‐cause mortality and risk of cardiovascular events.ResultsAltogether, 216,653 visits were identified, of which 40,054 (18%) occurred in patients with psychiatric disorders. The risk of a myocardial infarction (MI) was reduced almost by half in patients with an affective (OR 0.63; 95% CI: 0.59–0.68) or psychotic disorder (OR 0.57; 95% CI: 0.47–0.70). These patients were less likely to be treated with any cardiovascular medication or to undergo percutaneous coronary intervention. Contrastingly, patients with psychiatric disease had a 1.8‐ to 2.6‐fold increased risk of being diagnosed with an MI registered after the index visit but within 30 days.ConclusionsPatients with psychiatric disease and chest pain undergo less intense investigation and are less likely to receive cardiovascular medications compared with patients without psychiatric disease, even in the presence of myocardial injury. In addition, they experience a higher risk of being diagnosed with an MI within 30 days after a visit with no MI.
Regional variation in sudden unexpected death in infancy in New Zealand
Authors: Mitchell Edwin A , Taylor Barry J , Milne Barry J 
Published: December 2022

AimTo estimate the relative risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) by district health board (DHB) in New Zealand after adjustment for socio‐economic deprivation, ethnicity and other demographic factors.MethodsWe conducted a population‐based cohort study using data from the Integrated Data Infrastructure, a large research database containing linked data from a range of government agencies. The study population was all live births and their mothers in New Zealand from 2012 to 2018. The exposure of interest was DHB. The outcome was SUDI.ResultsThere were 418 068 live births in New Zealand from 2012 to 2018, and of these 415 401 (99.4%) had valid DHB data. There was considerable variation in the proportion of infants in each DHB living in the most deprived decile varying from 4.5% in Nelson, West Coast and Canterbury to 29.7% in Counties Manukau. There were 267 SUDI cases, giving an overall rate of 0.64/1000 live births during the study period (2012–2018). The SUDI rate varied from 1.11/1000 in Northland to 0.30/1000 in Waitemata and Auckland. Counties Manukau had the largest number of deaths (n = 54; rate = 1.08/1000). Five DHB regions had increased risk of SUDI compared to the reference group but, after adjustment, no DHB was significantly increased.ConclusionsThis study found that there is marked variation in SUDI risk by DHB, but this is explained by socio‐economic and demographic variation within DHBs. This study emphasises the importance of the contribution of social determinants of health to SUDI.
Vessel traffic influences distribution of Aotearoa New Zealand's endemic dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)
Authors: Carome William , Rayment William , Slooten Elisabeth , Bowman M. Hamish , Dawson Stephen M. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractCetacean tourism and vessel traffic have grown considerably around the world in recent decades. At Akaroa Harbor, Aotearoa New Zealand, recreational vessel traffic, dolphin tourism, and cruise ship presence increased substantially between 2008 and 2020. We examined the relationship between vessel traffic parameters and the presence of Hector's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) during the austral summer 2019–2020, using automated vessel tracking and autonomous passive acoustic monitoring. Data were collected between December 2019 and May 2020, including the entirety of the first COVID‐19 nationwide lockdown. Generalized additive models revealed that increasing levels of motor vessel traffic, the presence of cruise ships, and high levels of dolphin tour vessel traffic resulted in decreases in acoustic detections of dolphins. Our findings suggest that Hector's dolphins at Akaroa Harbor were displaced from core habitat in response to each of these vessel traffic parameters. We recommend that managers use immediately actionable tools to reduce the impacts of vessels on these dolphins.
Energy consumption, economic growth and energy transition in Africa: A cross‐sectional dependence analysis
Authors: Omaye Solomon Ochada , Sa'ad Suleiman , Hamma Adama Ahmad , Dotti Rakiya 
Published: December 2022

AbstractBy adopting Westerlund's panel cointegration test, and the panel Granger, non‐causality test, this study investigates the long‐run and causal relationship between energy consumption and economic growth and energy transition in Africa. The test took into account cross‐sectional dependency for five African areas from 1990 to 2018. The models additionally contain labour and capital stocks to investigate causality and cointegration in the areas. The cross‐sectional dependency test shows that the African region sample is cross‐sectionally correlated. The panel cointegration test shows evidence of a long‐run relationship between economic growth, energy consumption, labour and capital stock in all areas. The non‐causality result shows a uni‐directional causality from economic growth to energy use.
Does night‐time transpiration provide any benefit to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants which are exposed to salt stress?
Authors: Lu Yingying , Jeffers Ruth , Raju Anakha , Kenny Tamara , Ratchanniyasamu Evangeline , Fricke Wieland 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe study aimed to test whether night‐time transpiration provides any potential benefit to wheat plants which are subjected to salt stress. Hydroponically grown wheat plants were grown at four levels of salt stress (50, 100, 150, and 200 mM NaCl) for 5–8 days prior to harvest (day 14–18). Salt stress caused large decreases in transpiration and leaf elongation rates during day and night. The quantitative relation between the diurnal use of water for transpiration and leaf growth was comparatively little affected by salt. Night‐time transpirational water loss occurred predominantly through stomata in support of respiration. Diurnal gas exchange and leaf growth were functionally linked to each other through the provision of resources (carbon, energy) and an increase in leaf surface area. Diurnal rates of water use associated with leaf cell expansive growth were highly correlated with the water potential of the xylem, which was dominated by the tension component. The tissue‐specific expression level of nine candidate aquaporin genes in elongating and mature leaf tissue was little affected by salt stress or day/night changes. Growing plants under conditions of reduced night‐time transpirational water loss by increasing the relative humidity (RH) during the night to 95% had little effect on the growth response to salt stress, nor was the accumulation of Na+ and Cl− in shoot tissue altered. We conclude that night‐time gas exchange supports the growth in leaf area over a 24 h day/night period. Night‐time transpirational water loss neither decreases nor increases the tolerance to salt stress in wheat.
Beneficial effects, challenges and opportunities of the filamentous fungus,Aspergillus nigerwith special reference to the shrimp feed industry—A review
Authors: Jannathulla Rajabdeen , Dayal Jagabattula Syama 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe shrimp industry, including its culture and feed sectors, exhibited steady growth over the years with a reduced cost–benefit ratio due to increasing production costs attributed mainly to enhanced feed costs. The unsustainable availability and rapid increase in fishmeal cost have forced the aquafeed sector to reduce dietary inclusion levels. The filamentous fungus,Aspergillus nigerplays an important role in utilising plant protein sources for formulating cost‐effective shrimp feed.A.nigerhas been reported to produce numerous hydrolytic enzymes to degrade the limiting factors of plant proteins such as antinutrients and fibre fractions. This fungus enhanced not only the quantity but also the quality of proteins and amino acids, especially methionine and lysine. Likewise, it also increased the availability of soluble minerals, particularly phosphorous, by degrading the phytic‐phosphorus, thereby helping to replace dietary fishmeal up to 80% in penaeid shrimps. Consequently, this fungus could reduce feed formulation cost significantly. However, the mycotoxins produced by this fungus pose difficulties during large‐scale fermentation, and its implications on the workers and environment cast doubt about its efficacy and utility. However, recent developments indicate thatA.nigercould be an alternative choice in reducing the pressure on fishmeal demand by enhancing the nutrient utilization of plant‐based materials leading to the formulation of, cost‐effective feeds that can sustain shrimp culture and production in the future.
Transvaginal ultrasound‐guided oocyte retrieval in cattle: State‐of‐the‐art and its impact on the in vitro fertilization embryo production outcome
Authors: Ferré Luis B. , Alvarez‐Gallardo Horacio , Romo Salvador , Fresno Cristóbal , Stroud Todd , Stroud Brad , Lindsey Brad , Kjelland Michael E. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractTransvaginal ultrasound‐guided oocyte retrieval (commonly called OPU) and in vitro embryo production (IVP) in cattle has shown significant progress in recent years, in part, as a result of a better understanding of the full potential of these tools by end users. The combination of OPU and IVP (OPU‐IVP) has been successfully and widely commercially used worldwide. The main advantages are a greater number of embryos and pregnancies per unit of time, faster genetic progress due to donor quick turn around and more elite sires mating combinations, larger spectrum of female age (calves, prepuberal, heifer, cow) and condition (open, pregnant) from which to retrieve oocytes, a reduced number of sperm (even sexed) required to fertilize the oocytes, among other benefits. OPU‐IVP requires significant less donor preparation in comparison to conventional embryo transfer (<50% of usual FSH injections needed) to the extent of no stimulating hormones (FSH) are necessary. Donor synchronization, stimulation, OPU technique, oocyte competence, embryo performance, and its impact on cryopreservation and pregnancy are discussed.
Effects of air pollution and weather on the initial COVID‐19 outbreaks in United States, Italy, Spain, and China: A comparative study
Authors: Alaniz Alberto J. , Carvajal Mario A. , Carvajal Jorge G. , Vergara Pablo M. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractContrasting effects have been identified in association of weather (temperature and humidity) and pollutant gases with COVID‐19 infection, which could be derived from the influence of lockdowns and season change. The influence of pollutant gases and climate during the initial phases of the pandemic, before the closures and the change of season in the northern hemisphere, is unknown. Here, we used a spatial‐temporal Bayesian zero‐inflated‐Poisson model to test for short‐term associations of weather and pollutant gases with the relative risk of COVID‐19 disease in China (first outbreak) and the countries with more cases during the initial pandemic (the United States, Spain and Italy), considering also the effects of season and lockdown. We found contrasting association between pollutant gases and COVID‐19 risk in the United States, Italy, and Spain, while in China it was negatively associated (except for SO2). COVID‐19 risk was positively associated with specific humidity in all countries, while temperature presented a negative effect. Our findings showed that short‐term associations of air pollutants with COVID‐19 infection vary strongly between countries, while generalized effects of temperature (negative) and humidity (positive) with COVID‐19 was found. Our results show novel information about the influence of pollution and weather on the initial outbreaks, which contribute to unravel the mechanisms during the beginning of the pandemic.
Currency internationalization and openness: A paradigm from renminbi
Authors: Li Huiqing , Jia Daofan , Li Jia 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis article intended to empirically test the interactive effects among renminbi (RMB) internationalization, trade and financial openness. Based on the monthly data from the first month of 2011 to the sixth month of 2018, we first build a vector error correction model includes RMB internationalization index, financial openness, trade openness, inflation rate, exchange rate and economic growth rate. Second, both linear and nonlinear Granger causality tests are conducted to analyze the causality of those variables. The results reveal that financial and trade openness have the greatest effects on the degree to which RMB is internationalized. In the short run, the trade openness will promote the development of RMB internationalization, while the financial openness will restrain such an effect. Long‐term conclusions are the opposite. Meanwhile, financial openness can influence RMB internationalization nonlinearly while RMB internationalization cannot influence financial openness either linearly or nonlinearly. In addition, a strong two‐way nonlinear Granger causality exists between RMB internationalization and exchange rate, and RMB internationalization and trade openness, respectively. Moreover, we find more nonlinear Granger relationships compared to linear Granger relationships, which implied that the relationships between RMB internationalization and other essential elements need to be assessed in the context of a complex nonlinear mechanism. The findings have important policy implication for RMB internationalization and provide a reference to jointly promote currency internationalization and openness.
Evaluation of Consent to Link Twitter Data to Survey Data
Authors: Mneimneh Zeina 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
This study presents an initial framework describing factors that could affect respondents’ decisions to link their survey data with their public Twitter data. It also investigates two types of factors, those related to the individual and to the design of the consent request. Individual-level factors include respondents’ attitudes towards helpful behaviours, privacy concerns and social media engagement patterns. The design factor focuses on the position of the consent request within the interview. These investigations were conducted using data that was collected from a web survey on a sample of Twitter users selected from an adult online probability panel in the United States. The sample was randomly divided into two groups, those who received the consent to link request at the beginning of the survey, and others who received the request towards the end of the survey. Privacy concerns, measures of social media engagement and consent request placement were all found to be related to consent to link. The findings have important implications for designing future studies that aim at linking social media data with survey data.
Multivariate Mixture Model for Small Area Estimation of Poverty Indicators
Authors: Bikauskaite Agne , Molina Isabel , Morales Domingo 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
When disaggregation of national estimates in several domains or areas is required, direct survey estimators, which use only the domain-specific survey data, are usually design-unbiased even under complex survey designs (at least approximately) and require no model assumptions. Nevertheless, they are appropriate only for domains or areas with sufficiently large sample size. For example, when estimating poverty in a domain with a small sample size (small area), the volatility of a direct estimator might make that area seems like very poor in one period and very rich in the next one. Small area (or indirect) estimators have been developed in order to avoid such undesired instability. Small area estimators borrow strength from the other areas so as to improve the precision and therefore obtain much more stable estimators. However, the usual model-based assumptions, which include some kind of area homogeneity, may not hold in real applications. A more flexible model based on multivariate mixtures of normal distributions that generalises the usual nested error linear regression model is proposed for estimation of general parameters in small areas. This flexibility makes the model adaptable to more general situations, where there may be areas with a different behaviour from the other ones, making the model less restrictive (hence, more close to nonparametric) and more robust to outlying areas. An expectation-maximisation (E-M) method is designed for fitting the proposed mixture model. Under the proposed mixture model, two different new predictors of general small area indicators are proposed. A parametric bootstrap method is used to estimate the mean squared errors of the proposed predictors. Small sample properties of the new predictors and of the bootstrap procedure are analysed by simulation studies and the new methodology is illustrated with an application to poverty mapping in Palestine.