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Benefits of individual preparation for team success: planning for virtual team communication, conflict resolution and belonging
Authors: Willox Sara , Morin Jennifer , Avila Sandra 
Published: October 2022

Purpose
Team-based projects are being used at work in various industries and in education. This paper aims to share a training strategy that integrates training with casual games to effectively prepare individuals to perform better in team-based settings due to their acquisition of team skills combined with their knowledge of tools including a team charter, communication plan and conflict resolution plan.

Design/methodology/approach
A training module was developed, deployed and tested in a virtual classroom of an upper-level undergraduate business class to emulate real-world team experiences. In the study, 342 of the 631 participants enrolled chose to complete the optional training module, which included pre- and posttests followed by a perception survey. A quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the impact of the training upon team skills including communication, conflict resolution and feelings of belonging.

Findings
The pre- and posttest results for trainees indicated a significant increase in team process and development knowledge, which included concepts such as communication, conflict resolution methods, roles, goal-setting and expectation-setting. Survey results indicated a correlation between completing the team training module and improved communication within teams, particularly for teams developing a communication plan in addition to a team charter and conflict resolution strategies.

Originality/value
This research contributes to the literature on preparing individuals for success in teams through training and education using interactive games, while equipping them with tools to contribute to favorable team dynamics and outcomes. The results are applicable to business, organizations and training settings that incorporate team-based projects in online, hybrid and face-to-face settings.
Wildfire impacts on root‐associated fungi and predicted plant–soil feedbacks in the boreal forest: Research progress and recommendations
Authors: Hewitt Rebecca E. , Day Nicola J. , DeVan M. Rae , Taylor D. Lee 
Published: October 2022

Abstract

Root‐associated fungi play a critical role in plant ecophysiology, growth and subsequent responses to disturbances, so they are thought to be particularly instrumental in shaping vegetation dynamics after fire in the boreal forest. Despite increasing data on the distribution of fungal taxonomic diversity through space and time in boreal ecosystems, there are knowledge gaps with respect to linking these patterns to ecosystem function and process.

Here we explore what is currently known about postfire root‐associated fungi in the boreal forest. We focus on wildfire impacts on mycorrhizal fungi and the relationships between plant–fungal interactions and forest recovery in an effort to explore whether postfire mycorrhizal dynamics underlie plant–soil feedbacks that may influence fire‐facilitated vegetation shifts.

We characterize the mechanisms by which wildfire influences root‐associated fungal community assembly. We identify scenarios of postfire plant–fungal interactions that represent putative positive and negative plant–soil feedbacks that may impact successional trajectories. We highlight the need for empirical field observations and experiments to inform our ability to translate patterns of postfire root‐associated fungal diversity to ecological function and application in models.

We suggest that understanding postfire interactions between root‐associated fungi and plants is critical to predict fire effects on vegetation patterns, ecosystem function, future landscape flammability and feedbacks to climate.

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The Ceremonial Mace in the House of Commons and Great Maces of Cities and Boroughs in the 16th and Early 17th Century*
Authors: Strauss Kathrin 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe Commons obtained the service of a royal sergeant‐at‐arms in 1414. Alongside him, the sergeant‐at‐arms brought his mace. Originally a blunt weapon and a badge of the sergeants‐at‐arms’ office, the later merely ceremonial mace became associated with the Speaker of the House and part of the Speaker's processions by the mid 16th century. I will argue that the change in parliamentary rituals was an imitation of the usage of great maces of cities and boroughs, in which sergeants had carried great maces in front of their mayors in processions since the 14th century. I will further argue that the House's imitation of this ritual lead to an uplift of the Speaker's position within the House. The enhancement in the Speaker's role in the House's ceremonial proceedings went alongside an enhancement in the Speaker's role in the House's political proceedings. The Speaker evolved from a mere mouthpiece of the Commons into a representative of the House. This example illustrated the interdependency between symbolic and functional elements observable within the house of commons, but also more broadly in the study of parliamentary history.
Effects of drawdown scenario on retrogressive lateral erosion in a reservoir
Authors: Artruc Tessa , Tullos Desiree , Leshchinsky Ben 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe drawdown of reservoirs behind dams is an important management strategy (e.g., for removal of aging infrastructure, flushing of sediment), and an opportunity to study erosional processes. A numerical model was developed to examine retrogressive bank erosion across reservoir drawdown scenarios and to evaluate factors controlling the rate, volume, and mechanisms of lateral erosion. Modeled processes included dynamic drawdown of groundwater, sequential slope failures via limit equilibrium analysis, and retrogression considering stress interaction between failing blocks. Field measurements were coupled with Staged, Slow, and Rapid drawdown scenarios. Results highlight the importance of including retrogression as an avenue for lateral erosion, as sequential block failures were found to occur in all scenarios except Slow drawdown. This result indicates that bank stability models without some means of characterizing the evolution of slope failure during drawdown are likely underestimating bank failure rates and volumes. In contrast, dynamic groundwater was not found to be a dominant control for any drawdown scenario. Model results also demonstrate that the drawdown increment is a first‐order control on slope instability via the development of drained or undrained conditions. A majority of failures occurred under undrained conditions. To maximize slope stability, using slow drawdown to activate internal friction under drained conditions is essential. The design of the drawdown rate created a tradeoff between the amount of impact created and when the impact is produced. The study also articulated the need for coupling models and field observations for rapidly changing systems.
Genetic and environmental etiology of drinking motives in college students
Authors: Savage Jeanne E. , Peterson Roseann E. , Aliev Fazil ,   Spit for Science Working Group, Dick Danielle M. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractBackgroundDrinking motives are robust proximal predictors of alcohol use behaviors and may mediate distinct etiological pathways in the development of alcohol misuse. However, little is known about the genetic and environmental etiology of drinking motives themselves and their potential utility as endophenotypes.MethodsHere, we leverage a longitudinal study of college students from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds (phenotypic N = 9889, genotypic N = 4855) to investigate the temporal stability and demographic and environmental predictors of four types of drinking motives (enhancement, social, coping, and conformity). Using genome‐wide association study (GWAS) and in silico tools, we characterize their associated genes and genetic variants (single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs).ResultsDrinking motives were stable across four years of college (ICC >0.74). Some robust environmental predictors of alcohol misuse (parental autonomy granting and peer deviance) were broadly associated with multiple types of drinking motives, while others (e.g., trauma exposure) were type specific. Genome‐wide analyses indicated modest SNP‐based heritability (14–22%, n.s.) and several suggestive genomic loci that corroborate findings from previous molecular genetic studies (e.g., PECR and SIRT4 genes), indicating possible differences in the genetic etiology of positive versus negative reinforcement drinking motives that align with an internalizing/externalizing typology of alcohol misuse. Coping motives were significantly genetically correlated with alcohol use disorder diagnoses (rg = 0.71, p = 0.001). However, results from the genetic analyses were largely underpowered to detect significant associations.ConclusionsDrinking motives show promise as endophenotypes but require further investigation in larger samples to further our understanding of the etiology of alcohol misuse.
The living dead: Demography of Australian sandalwood in Australia's western rangelands
Authors: McLellan Richard C. , Watson David M. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractOne‐third of the world's trees are at risk of extinction, with large, old, long‐lived trees among the most vulnerable. Long‐lived trees in arid and semi‐arid biomes are particularly at risk, including Australian sandalwood (Santalum spicatum, Santalaceae), which is experiencing substantial population decline due to a suite of natural and anthropogenic drivers, with no appreciable recruitment estimated for more than 80 years. To contextualize this range‐wide collapse and quantify regional variation in population dynamics across Australia's western rangelands, we investigated the size‐class profiles of 12 sandalwood populations in a 1,500‐kilometre arc between Shark Bay and the Gibson Desert in central Western Australia including Indigenous Protected Areas, pastoral leases and public and private conservation parks and reserves. Stem diameters, indicative of age using known growth rates, were recorded for 1,355 sandalwood plants, along with a set of another plant structural and ecological parameters. Using size‐class profiles and associated demographic data, we estimated the population age structure and trajectory to determine whether each population was increasing, stable or declining. Our surveys revealed sandalwood populations are declining and are composed almost entirely of very old trees in advanced states of senescence. Of 1,355 plants sampled, 1,198 (88.4%) individuals were large (old) trees. A total of 23 seedlings and 21 saplings were recorded across all sites, almost all of which (22 and 19, respectively) were in one population, and located under the canopies of parent trees where they would not be expected to survive to maturity. Our findings reinforce the urgent need to listSantalum spicatumas a threatened species in Western Australia (where wild plants are still being commercially harvested) and to initiate effective conservation actions to secure the species' continued existence across its natural range.
The evolving disparities in location and socioeconomics of an ageing Australian society
Authors: Kamil Wisam , Kruger Estie , Turlach Berwin , Tennant Marc 
Published: October 2022

AbstractObjectivesIt is well known that there are associations between overall health, age, socioeconomic status and rural residency. The objective of this study was to determine the distribution of Australia's aged population by socioeconomic status, as well as remoteness.MethodsThe study employed the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (Statistical Area Level 1 and Remoteness Areas). The database of the geographic boundaries was integrated into the ageing population and socioeconomic data using the Geographic Information System. The socioeconomic data was analysed through the Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage.ResultsOver a decade, the older population in Australia has increased noticeably. In 2016, there was a high percentage of older people (≥65 years) in Tasmania (Tas), 19%, while the lowest percentage was recorded in the Northern Territory (NT), 7%. Across the country, Tasmania had the highest percentage of older citizens living in the most disadvantaged areas since 2006, with 48% recorded in 2016. There was an association between the remoteness areas and the education and income levels of the ageing cohort. However, this association differed between the states and territories. This socioeconomic gap becomes more evident in the very remote areas of the country.ConclusionsThe ageing population in Australia is increasing rapidly; this was associated with an evolving socioeconomic disparity among this ageing society. Our results demonstrated that socioeconomic inequalities were to be found among the older people based on their distribution over the remoteness areas in Australia. This information should be used to target healthcare and ageing policies that meet the specific needs of older people.
Evaluation of miR‐371a‐3p to predict viable germ cell tumor in patients with pure seminoma receiving retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
Authors: Konneh Bendu , Lafin John T. , Howard Jeffrey , Gerald Thomas , Amini Armon , Savelyeva Anna , Woldu Solomon L. , Lewis Cheryl M. , Jia Liwei , Margulis Vitaly , Coleman Nicholas , Scarpini Cinzia , Frazier A. Lindsay , Murray Matthew J. , Amatruda James F. , Bagrodia Aditya 
Published: October 2022

AbstractIntroduction and objectiveConventional serum tumor markers (STMs) for testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs) offer limited performance with particularly poor sensitivity in cases of minimal residual disease and pure seminoma. While growing evidence has indicated miR‐371a‐3p to be a superior biomarker, its utility in detecting pure seminoma at recurrence has not been extensively explored. This study's objective was to explore miR‐371a‐3p's utility in detecting metastatic pure seminoma at retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND).MethodsRNA was isolated from patient serum samples collected pre‐RPLND. Fifteen patients were assigned to our ‘benign’ (n = 6) or ‘seminoma’ (n = 9) group based on pathological confirmation of viable seminoma. Five of the patients received chemotherapy before RPLND (PC‐RPLND), and 10 were chemotherapy naïve. MiR‐371a‐3p expression was quantified via RT‐quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The Cq values were statistically evaluated to obtain performance measurements.ResultsMedian relative expression of miR‐371a‐3p was higher in the Seminoma group than the Benign, but this difference was not statistically significant (Rq = 3705 and 241, respectively, p = 0.2844). Of the 10 chemotherapy naïve patients, nine had viable seminoma at RPLND, and seven had elevated miR‐371a‐3p expression. Among the five postchemotherapy (PC) patients, zero had viable GCT at RPLND, and two had elevated miR‐371a‐3p expression. The primary RPLND group presented 78% sensitivity and 100% specificity. Specificity in the PC‐RPLND group was 60%. An optimal Rq threshold of 28.62 was determined by Youden's J statistic, yielding 78% sensitivity and 67% specificity. Receiver operating characteristic analysis provided an AUC of 0.704 (95% CI: 0.43–0.98, p = 0.1949). Despite modest performance, miR‐371a‐3p exhibited improved sensitivity and specificity compared with conventional STMs.ConclusionsMiR‐371a‐3p outperformed STMs in the primary RPLND settings. However, miR‐371a‐3p was not a robust predictor of pathology in the PC setting. These results suggest that pure seminoma at RPLND is a clinical context, wherein the miRNA assay may require further refinement.
3D printed kidney model could be an important educational tool for residents
Authors: Yamazaki Masahiro , Takayama Tatsuya , Fujita Akifumi , Kikuchi Tomohiro , Kamimura Tomoki , Myoga Hiroaki , Mayumi Shozaburo , Yazaki Kai , Katano Saki , Komatsubara Maiko , Kamei Jun , Sugihara Toru , Ando Satoshi , Fujimura Tetsuya 
Published: October 2022

AbstractIntroductionThis study aimed to evaluate whether it is useful for junior physicians to use a three‐dimensional (3D) kidney model when evaluating the R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score.Materials and MethodsAn expert and four urology residents retrospectively evaluated the R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry scores of 64 renal tumors (62 patients) that underwent robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy at our hospital. The expert evaluated 64 R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry scores with computed tomography (CT), whereas four residents evaluated 32 cases using CT alone and the other 32 cases using CT and a 3D kidney model. The consistency between the expert and residents was assessed by Cohen's kappa score. Patient‐specific 3D kidney models were created in a gird style using a 3D printer based on CT or magnetic resonance imaging of the patient.ResultsFor all four residents, the accuracy of the overall R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score was significantly higher with the 3D model and CT than with CT alone (P < .001). Regarding the individual components of the R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score, the accuracy rates of “E,” “N,” “A,” and “L” scores were higher with the 3D model and CT than with the CT alone (P = .020–.089).ConclusionPatient‐specific 3D‐printed kidney models could improve the resident's understanding of the renal tumor complexity and could be an important educational tool for residents.
Fostering creative selling through ethics. An emotion‐based approach
Authors: Bande Belén , Castro‐González Sandra , Fernández‐Ferrín Pilar , Vila‐Vázquez Guadalupe 
Published: October 2022

AbstractResearch on salesperson creativity remains as one of the most under‐researched topics in the sales literature despite the evidence that encouraging creativity in the sales domain is a source of competitive advantage. This paper aims to fill this research gap by exploring the influence of perceived ethical climate on salesperson creative performance, paying special attention to the role that emotions play in this process. Data provided by 176 supervisor–salesperson dyads confirm that the trust/responsibility dimension of an ethical climate is positively related to salesperson creative selling by increasing salespeople's organizational pride. Similarly, the perception of unethical selling practices negatively affects salesperson organizational pride, reducing the expression of creative behaviors. Moreover, the negative effect of unethical selling practices on creative performance is stronger (more negative) when salespeople's identification with an organization increases. Managerial implications and future research directions are also addressed.
Criticism and accommodation are associated with treatment concerns in close others to those with anxiety
Authors: Merritt Olivia A. , Rowa Karen , Purdon Christine L. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractObjectivesThose close to people with mental health difficulties (e.g., family members, romantic partners and close friends) are often involved in their care decisions. Research shows that criticism by close others and accommodation of symptoms are associated with symptom severity and treatment response. Recent research has found that those close to someone with an anxiety disorder report a range of concerns about their loved one starting cognitive‐behaviour therapy (e.g., that treatment will cause the person to change in undesirable ways). The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between close others' criticism and symptom accommodation and their treatment concerns, hypothesizing that these relationships would be significant.DesignClose others to those with notable anxiety (N = 287) completed self‐report measures online. Multiple regression was used to test our hypothesis.MethodsRespondents who identified as being close to someone with notable anxiety completed measures of their accommodation of anxiety symptoms, feelings of criticism/hostility towards them, concerns about them starting treatment, perceived impairment due to anxiety, and their own and their loved ones' treatment history.ResultsGreater criticism and accommodation significantly predicted greater treatment concerns, with a medium effect size, controlling for degree of impairment due to anxiety and treatment history.ConclusionsCriticism and accommodation may reflect appraisal of the person with anxiety as weak or fragile, which may evoke concerns about treatment success. Implications for clinicians and anxiety treatment are discussed.
Family‐based care buffers the stress sensitizing effect of early deprivation on executive functioning difficulties in adolescence
Authors: Wade Mark , McLaughlin Katie A. , Buzzell George A. , Fox Nathan A. , Zeanah Charles H. , Nelson Charles A. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractWe examined whether family care following early‐life deprivation buffered the association between stressful life events (SLEs) and executive functioning (EF) in adolescence. In early childhood, 136 institutionally reared children were randomly assigned to foster care or care‐as‐usual; 72 never‐institutionalized children served as a comparison group. At age 16 years, adolescents (n = 143; 54% female; 67.1% Romanian) self‐reported recent SLEs, completed a battery of memory and EF tasks, and completed a go/nogo task in which mediofrontal theta power (MFTP) was measured using electroencephalogram. More independent SLEs predicted lower EF and more dependent SLEs predicted lower MFTP, but only among adolescents with prolonged early deprivation. Findings provide preliminary evidence that family care following early deprivation may facilitate resilience against stress during adolescence on EF.
A case of natalizumab‐associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy followed by immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome with difficulty in the timing of immunotherapy
Authors: Sugimoto Takamichi , Neshige Shuichiro , Aoki Shiro , Ochi Kazuhide , Ishikawa Ruoyi , Nonaka Megumi , Nakamori Masahiro , Nezu Tomohisa , Nakamichi Kazuo , Yamazaki Yu , Maruyama Hirofumi 
Published: October 2022

AbstractBackgroundDetails regarding the clinical course of natalizumab‐associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (NAT‐PML) have not been reported in Japanese patients. We experienced a Japanese NAT‐PML case and report it for the purpose of clarifying the challenge it posed in medical treatment.Case PresentationHerein, we describe a 58‐y‐old multiple sclerosis patient who had NAT‐PML with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). Before NAT‐PML developed, the patient's Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score was 5.5. She received natalizumab (300 mg) every 3–7 w, and her EDSS score had not changed for 9.1 y. The John Cunningham virus (JCV) index was 0.43 before NAT‐PML developed. She developed a gait disturbance when NAT‐PML emerged. Natalizumab was administered a total of 108 times. The patient was diagnosed with probable NAT‐PML on the basis of punctate lesions on T2‐weighted imaging and a JCV‐PCR result of 29 copies/ml from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) testing. Intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) was initiated when the contrast‐enhanced lesion was first detected, but the NAT‐PML lesion was rather enlarged despite the temporary disappearance of the contrast‐enhanced lesion. An obvious increase in the IgG index and a slight increase in the CSF cell count were recognized at the time the immunological response was activated. Three cycles of a 3‐d course of IVMP were administered every 2 w for IRIS, and the patient's worst EDSS score was 9.5.ConclusionTreatment sequencing should be executed before the onset of NAT‐PML. Changes in CSF cell count and IgG index may be useful for treatment decision; further research is needed.