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Queer futuring: an approach to critical futuring strategies for adult learners
Authors: Fleener M. Jayne , Coble Chrystal 
Published: January 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop queer futuring strategies that take into consideration adult learners’ needs in support of transformational and sustainable change for social justice and equity.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper develops the construct of queer futuring, which engages queer theory perspectives in a critical futures framework. Adult learning theory informs queer futuring strategies to support adults and inform education to sustain transformational changes for social justice and equity.

Findings
With social justice in mind, queer futuring opens spaces and supports opportunities for adults to engage in learning activities that address historical and layered forms of oppression. Building on learning needs of adults to create meaning and make a difference in the world around them, queer futuring strategies provide tools for activism, advocacy and building new relationships and ways of being-with.

Research limitations/implications
The sustainability of our current system of growth and financial well-being has already been called into question, and the current pandemic provides tangible evidence of values for contribution, connection and concern for others, even in the midst of political strife and conspiracy theories. These shifting values and values conflict of society point to the questions of equity and narrative inclusivity, challenging and disrupting dominant paradigms and structures that have perpetuated power and authority “over” rather than social participation “with” and harmony. Queer futuring is just the beginning of a bigger conversation about transforming society.

Practical implications
Queering spaces from the perspective of queer futuring keeps the adult learner and queering processes in mind with an emphasis on affiliation and belonging, identity and resistance and politics and change.

Social implications
The authors suggest queer futuring makes room for opening spaces of creativity and insight as traditional and reified rationality is problematized, further supporting development of emergentist relationships with the future as spaces of possibility and innovation.

Originality/value
Queer futuring connects ethical and pragmatic approaches to futuring for creating the kinds of futures needed to decolonize, delegitimize and disrupt hegemonic and categorical thinking and social structures. It builds on queer theory’s critical perspective, engaging critical futures strategies with adult learners at the forefront.
Recruiting on the Net: insights for employers from prospective employees
Authors: Chowdhury Md Sohel 
Published: January 2022

PurposeDrawing on the signaling theory and technology acceptance model, the main purpose of this study was to predict prospective employees' intentions to apply for jobs in a firm, with a special focus on the mediating role of attitudes toward corporate websites and the moderating role of perceived value fit.Design/methodology/approachCollecting data from a convenient sample of 318 prospective job candidates, the research hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) with AMOS (version 24) and SPSS Process Macro (version 3.4).FindingsThe test results revealed that prospective employees' attitudes toward corporate websites partially mediate the association of corporate reputations, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness with their intentions to apply for jobs in an organization. Noticeably, perceived value fit moderated the perceived usefulness–application intentions link in such a way that the impact of perceived usefulness on intentions to apply appears higher for individuals with a low level (than a high level) of perceived value fit.Research limitations/implicationsConsistent with the research findings, a notable theoretical contribution and practical implications for HR professionals have been discussed. This paper ends with outlining some limitations and future research directions.Originality/valueDespite having the salient buffering effects of perceived value fit on the applicant attraction process, empirical study on this theoretical phenomenon is still sparse in a pre-employment context. This may be the first study that demonstrates under what circumstances prospective employees' job pursuit intentions could be optimized in respect of their perceived value fit within a single framework comprised of two theories.
The mediating effect of sustainability strategy between sustainability committees and business performance: can persistent assessment condition this effect?
Authors: López-Arceiz Francisco José , del Río Cristina , Bellostas Ana 
Published: January 2022

Purpose
This study aims to analyse the role of persistence in the assessments carried out by sustainability agencies in the interaction between sustainability committee characteristics, sustainability strategies and performance.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors accessed a sample of European sustainable multinational and transnational companies (EMNs) for the period 2008–2017 from RobecoSAM universe. Using a set of simultaneous equation models, the authors test the effect of the sustainability committee on sustainability performance considering the sustainability strategy as a mediating element. Moreover, the authors analysed if the persistent assessment of sustainability agencies conditions the previous interaction.

Findings
Persistence of the sustainability assessment performed by an external agency is necessary to support the sustainability strategy and the sustainability committee, legitimating an organization in its institutional context.

Practical implications
This study provides practitioners with relevant insights into the identification of the sustainability strategy followed by an EMN and the effects associated with it can be useful for social and economic agents in decision-making processes.

Social implications
A persistent assessment could be a signal over time of the evolution of organizations, reinforcing the monitoring mechanisms. It is a stimulus to EMNs as they obtain both an indicator of their levels of performance and public recognition.

Originality/value
The lack of similarity in the levels of sustainable performance observed among companies can be explained by the persistence, which is an omitted variable in previous studies.
Forest canopy nitrogen uptake can supply entire foliar demand
Authors: Ferraretto Daniele , Nair Richard , Shah Nadeem W. , Reay Dave , Mencuccini Maurizio , Spencer Michael , Heal Kate V. 
Published: January 2022

Abstract

Plant canopies intercept, process and potentially assimilate atmospheric nitrogen (N) additions, but the forest‐scale effects of canopy processes on N cycling and plant nutrition are not clear. Substantial method artefacts and scaling issues exist in previous experimental studies which measure relevant N fluxes either at (a) natural abundance, (b) via a 15N tracer or (c) by incorporation of additional 15N into measured biomass, meaning these processes are often overlooked or discounted.

Here, working in a mature Sitka spruce plantation and under ambient conditions, we used all three of these methods independently at stand, tree and branch scale to assess the effects of canopy interception on capture, assimilation and incorporation of inorganic N deposition by canopy biomass.

We consistently found that above 70% of N deposition was unaccounted for (i.e. assimilated, processed beyond detectability, volatilised or retained) when passing through the canopy, independent of the assessment method. Using short‐term 15N tracers, we found that this unaccounted N was retained in canopy tissues. Apparent uptake from monitoring of ecohydrological fluxes was sustained and consistent, suggesting that the tree canopies were a sink for N deposition. Seasonal variation in recovery also suggested biological activities influenced fluxes and transformations of this ion within the canopy.

The total amount of this canopy N uptake was greater than the mean annual N in litterfall, implying that this flux was supporting the turnover of the canopy. When we used 15N to directly assess uptake into branch biomass we also did not find evidence for immediate relocation to other parts of the tree.

Our findings suggest that at our N‐limited site, canopy uptake of N deposition is likely to be as important as root uptake of N but may be limited to supplying N to the canopy rather than the whole tree. Further research in this area is crucial to better understand the interactions of future changes in N deposition on primary production and carbon storage in forests.

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Traits and phylogenies modulate the environmental responses of wood‐inhabiting fungal communities across spatial scales
Authors: Abrego Nerea , Bässler Claus , Christensen Morten , Heilmann‐Clausen Jacob 
Published: January 2022

Abstract

Identifying the spatial scales at which community assembly processes operate is fundamental for gaining a mechanistic understanding of the drivers shaping ecological communities. In this study, we examined whether and how traits and phylogenetic relationships structure fungal community assembly across spatial scales.

We applied joint species distribution modelling to a European‐scale dataset on 215 wood‐inhabiting fungal species, which includes data on traits, phylogeny and environmental variables measured at the local (log‐level) and regional (site‐level) scales.

At the local scale, wood‐inhabiting fungal communities were mostly structured by deadwood decay stage, and the trait and phylogenetic patterns along this environmental gradient suggested the lack of diversifying selection.

At regional scales, fungal communities and their trait distributions were influenced by climatic and connectivity‐related variables. The fungal climatic niches were not phylogenetically structured, suggesting that diversifying selection or stabilizing selection for climatic niches has played a strong role in wood‐inhabiting communities. In contrast, we found a strong phylogenetic signal in the responses to connectivity‐related variables, revealing phylogenetic homogenization in small and isolated forests.

Synthesis. Altogether, our results show that species‐level traits and phylogenies modulate the responses of wood‐inhabiting fungi to environmental processes acting at different scales. This result suggests that the evolutionary histories of fungal traits diverge along different environmental axes.
South Australia's quiet multiculturalism: Elite perspectives of the policy success of immigrant multiculturalism from 2007 to 2017
Authors: Ridley Adam , Manwaring Rob , Ziersch Anna 
Published: January 2022

AbstractDespite the long‐standing connection between South Australia and the national development of immigrant multiculturalism, epitomised through the role of Premier Don Dunstan, recent policy developments have not yet been studied at the state level. This article evaluates the development and ‘policy success’ of multiculturalism in South Australia from 2007 to 2017, a period characterised by the so‐called ‘backlash against multiculturalism’ in many liberal democracies. The study is based on interviews with policymakers and policy stakeholders, triangulated against policy documentation and other grey literature. Overall, policy efforts by successive state governments can be characterised as ‘quiet multiculturalism’, in that they have become entrenched as the political norm. Multiculturalism tends not to be politically contentious, leaving policymakers to implement policies without much fanfare. At the same time though, there is a risk of fragility. Deeper structural barriers to equal opportunity may be overlooked due to an attitude that existing policies promoting ‘access and equity’ are sufficient or can be scaled down.
Radiographic presentation of artifactual dyed hair on lateral cephalograms, chemical processing, and forensic application: Novel case report
Authors: Brooks John K. , Franco Ademir , Thompson Richard B. , Biederman Daniel E. , Kumar Vandana , Michel Sarah L.J. , Pritts BS Jordan D. , Frederickson Christopher J. , Bashirelahi Nasir , Price Jeffery B. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractForensic assessment employs an array of methods to identify human remains. Radiologic examinations with panoramic radiographs, computed tomography scans, Waters view, and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging may offer evidentiary clues in challenging cases, such as mass disasters. In these cases, alternative forensic tools are used to narrow lists of target victims using their biological features. This study aims to I) report on the unusual radiographic aspect of chemicals used for hair dyeing, and II) discuss the potential forensic application of this finding for human identification. The case depicts an asymptomatic 14‐years‐old female who presented for orthodontic therapy. During radiographic examination on a lateral cephalogram, numerous thin radiopaque streaks were visible, extending to the posterior neck between the occipital region of the skull base and vertebra C6. Clinical investigations revealed that these were artifactual hair images (possibly documented for the first time in the scientific literature). Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS) analysis of the patient's scalp hair was performed for 10 heavy metals, including zinc, copper, iron, chromium, nickel, cadmium, tin, lead, antimony, and bismuth. Eight of these metals were detected at normal levels, ranging from 160 parts per million (ppm) for zinc to less than 1 ppm for nickel, cadmium, tin, lead, and antimony. Conversely, slightly elevated levels of chromium at 0.41 ppm and bismuth at 0.025 ppm were found in the hair sample. The distinctive radiographic presentation of artifactual hair images combined with the chemical properties of hair exposed to dye products may provide useful traces for human identification, especially in mass disasters.
Disruption of ER‐mitochondria tethering and signalling in C9orf72‐associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia
Authors: Gomez‐Suaga Patricia , Mórotz Gábor M. , Markovinovic Andrea , Martín‐Guerrero Sandra M. , Preza Elisavet , Arias Natalia , Mayl Keith , Aabdien Afra , Gesheva Vesela , Nishimura Agnes , Annibali Ambra , Lee Younbok , Mitchell Jacqueline C. , Wray Selina , Shaw Christopher , Noble Wendy , Miller Christopher C. J. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractHexanucleotide repeat expansions in C9orf72 are the most common cause of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The mechanisms by which the expansions cause disease are not properly understood but a favoured route involves its translation into dipeptide repeat (DPR) polypeptides, some of which are neurotoxic. However, the precise targets for mutant C9orf72 and DPR toxicity are not fully clear, and damage to several neuronal functions has been described. Many of these functions are regulated by signalling between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria. ER‐mitochondria signalling requires close physical contacts between the two organelles that are mediated by the VAPB‐PTPIP51 ‘tethering’ proteins. Here, we show that ER‐mitochondria signalling and the VAPB‐PTPIP51 tethers are disrupted in neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from patients carrying ALS/FTD pathogenic C9orf72 expansions and in affected neurons in mutant C9orf72 transgenic mice. In these mice, disruption of the VAPB‐PTPIP51 tethers occurs prior to disease onset suggesting that it contributes to the pathogenic process. We also show that neurotoxic DPRs disrupt the VAPB‐PTPIP51 interaction and ER‐mitochondria contacts and that this may involve activation of glycogen synthase kinases‐3β (GSK3β), a known negative regulator of VAPB‐PTPIP51 binding. Finally, we show that these DPRs disrupt delivery of Ca2+ from ER stores to mitochondria, which is a primary function of the VAPB‐PTPIP51 tethers. This delivery regulates a number of key neuronal functions that are damaged in ALS/FTD including bioenergetics, autophagy and synaptic function. Our findings reveal a new molecular target for mutant C9orf72‐mediated toxicity.
Why Do Middle‐Class Positions Matter? The Alignment of Short‐Term Rental Suppliers to the Interests of Capital
Authors: Yrigoy Ismael , Morell Marc , Müller Nora 
Published: January 2022

AbstractUnderlying the idea of the middle classes there is a contradictory positionality, the relations of which ultimately enhance capital accumulation. By opening Marxist critique to Weberian approaches to class, we explain how the self‐ascription of short‐term rental (STR) suppliers to the middle‐class idea boosts exploitation and accumulation. Housing income, and recently that originating in STRs, has been used to maintain the symbolic and material status of the so‐called middle classes in Spain, and specifically in Palma. Based on statistical data analysis and interviews with STR suppliers, managers and workers, we analyse the contradictory class positionality of STR suppliers in Palma (Majorca, Spain). First, we argue, that STR suppliers are part of the middle classes since they bear attributes of rent, labour and also capital, as they employ workers to produce a tourism commodity. Second, we contend that STR overnight stays should not only be considered as land rent payments, but also as the sale of a tourism commodity. Third, we claim that the contradictory positionality of the middle classes fuels self‐exploitation, for STR suppliers misalign their interests with those of capital.
Introduction of an efficient method for placenta decellularization with high potential to preserve ultrastructure and support cell attachment
Authors: Sajed Roya , Zarnani Amir‐Hassan , Madjd Zahra , Arefi Soheila , Bolouri Mohammad Reza , Vafaei Sedigheh , Samadikuchaksaraei Ali , Gholipourmalekabadi Mazaher , Haghighipour Nooshin , Ghods Roya 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe placenta, as a large discarded tissue and rich in extracellular matrix (ECM), is an excellent candidate for biological scaffolds in reconstructive medicine. Considering the importance of ECM structure in cell fate, the aim of this study was to achieve human placenta decellularization protocol that preserve the structure of scaffolds. Thus, human placenta was decellularized by four protocols and decellularization efficacy was compared by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), 4′,6‐diamidino‐2‐phenylindole (DAPI) staining, and DNA measurement. Decellularized placenta structure preservation was assessed by Masson's trichrome staining, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and immunofluorescence (IF) for collagen I, IV, and fibronectin. Finally, liquid displacement measured scaffolds’ porosity. After culturing menstrual blood‐derived stem cells (MenSCs) on placenta scaffolds, cell adhesion was investigated by SEM imaging, and cell viability and proliferation were assessed by MTT assay. According to H&E and DAPI staining, only protocols 1 and 3 could completely remove cells from the scaffolds. DNA measurements confirmed a significant reduction in the genetic material of decellularized scaffolds compared to native placenta. According to Masson's trichrome, IF, and SEM imaging, scaffold structure is better preserved in P3 than P1 protocol. Liquid displacement showed higher porosity of P3 scaffold than P1. SEM imaging confirmed cells adhesion to the decellularized placenta, and the attached cells showed good viability and maintained their proliferative capacity, indicating the suitability of the scaffolds for cell growth. Results introduced an optimized protocol for placenta decellularization that preserves the scaffold structure and supports cell adhesion and proliferation.
A pandemic of hate: Social representations of COVID‐19 in the media
Authors: Ittefaq Muhammad , Abwao Mauryne , Baines Annalise , Belmas Genelle , Kamboh Shafiq Ahmad , Figueroa Ever Josue 
Published: January 2022

AbstractSince the COVID‐19 pandemic started, Asians, particularly those in Chinese communities, have faced increased discrimination and overt racism in addition to the virus itself. In this study, the authors examined social representations of COVID‐19 in mainstream newspapers. We evaluated 451 articles from three major publications representing three countries: China, the United States, and the United Kingdom. A qualitative thematic analysis, conducted through the lens of social representations theory (SRT) and its concept of cognitive polyphasia, revealed four major themes: (a) the virus’ portrayal as a threat; (b) the racialization of COVID‐19 as a multi‐faceted threat; (c) calls for collectivization to curb the racialization of the virus; and (d) speculative solutions to end discrimination against Asians. Our results suggest that print media emphasize the idea that global efforts must be made to change how people think about, talk about, and understand the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Retrograde flow in aortic isthmus in normal and fetal heart disease by principal component analysis and computational fluid dynamics
Authors: Chen Zhuo , Zhao Hongkai , Zhao Ying , Han Jiancheng , Yang Xu , Throckmorton Amy , Wei Zhenglun , Ge Shuping , He Yihua 
Published: January 2022

AbstractObjectivesReverse flow Retrograde flow (RF) of blood in the aortic isthmus can be observed in different types of fetal heart disease (FHD), including abnormalities in heart structure and function. This study sought to investigate the relationship between RF and blood flow parameters, and develop a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to understand the mechanisms underlying this observation.Material and methodsA total of 281 fetuses (gestational age [GA] 26.6±.3 weeks) with FHD and 2803 normal fetuses (GA: 26.1±.1 weeks) by fetal echocardiography collected from May 2016 to December 2018. Principal component analysis (PCA) was performed to find the relationship and the CFD model reconstructed from 3D/4D spatio‐temporal image correlation (STIC) images to simulate hemodynamics.ResultsThere was a significant difference in the percentages of RF between the study (80/201 (39%)) and control (29/2803 (1%)) groups (p < 0.05). The RF occur when the aorta flow rate (left heart) is reduced to 60% by CFD stimulation. Pearson correlation analysis showed significant correlations between flow rate and wall shear stress(WSS) (r = .883, p = 0.047) variables at the AI.ConclusionVolumetric flow rate of AO or left heart was the main component of the cause of RF. The hemodynamics of the cardiovascular system have highly complex behavior hinge on the turbulent nature of circulating blood flow.