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Routine Crisis: An Ethnography of Disillusion
Authors: McNamara Owen 
Published: May 2022

ABSTRACTIn Routine Crisis, Sarah Muir explores the prevailing sentiment within the Argentine middle‐class that not only have things gone wrong with their country, but that they will never be put right again. The book tracks the “radical negativity” of the middle‐class in the wake of the country's millennial economic crisis. This crisis entailed an economic collapse, the largest sovereign debt default in world history, sky‐rocketing rates of unemployment and poverty, and, as a result of currency devaluation, the over‐night loss of lifetimes’ worth of savings. For the Argentine middle‐class, Muir tells readers, these events were experienced not only as a financial loss, but as a loss of hope in the future; they crystalized the repeat political and economic crises through which Argentina had passed during the twentieth century and reframed them as proof that the country would never live up to its modernist dreams. While the political class bore the brunt of the blame during the civil unrest of December 2001, when crowds gathered in Argentina's major cities to demand “Que se vayan todos” (Out with all of them), Muir is attentive to the way middle‐class Argentines consider themselves complicit in the corruption that led to the crisis they were living through. Muir suggests that her interlocutors had come to see Argentina as a pathologically corrupt society, a stance that “inverted the familiar idea that national history is a teleological progression toward a better future” (93). In Routine Crisis, Muir not only captures a sensibility of hopelessness, but also lucidly explicates the social and political implications of the middle‐class embrace of disillusion as a historical outlook.
Pure Land in the Making: Vietnamese Buddhism in the US Gulf South
Authors: Hoang Tuan 
Published: May 2022

ABSTRACTSince the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnamese Buddhists who resettled in the Gulf South have gathered for worship in rented apartments, mobile homes, converted garages, vacant offices, fishing camps, even vacant lots. They have also raised funds to build a number of temples, especially during the 2000s, in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. In the process, Vietnamese refugees and immigrants have built an indelible Buddhist presence in a region that previously knew little about this religion. How this presence came to be and what it meant in practice for the Vietnamese form the backbone of this important monograph by the anthropologist Allison Truitt.
Bureaucratic Intimacies: Translating Human Rights in Turkey
Authors: Bierschenk Thomas 
Published: May 2022

ABSTRACTOne indication of the quality of a scholarly study is surely the extent to which it passes the test of time. Babül's study of how universal human rights discourses are translated into local contexts in European Union training courses for Turkish government officials passes this test with flying colors. Even five years after its publication, this book is well worth reading. Babül shows how human rights principles are negotiated in these trainings. She demonstrates how, on the one hand, this leads to human rights discourses being anchored in Turkish statehood as a technology of governance, while on the other, the political sting is taken out of them. This, in turn, does not prevent these principles from being politicized in other ways by the participants of the trainings and other Turkish state actors.
Multiple Energy Landscapes Ethnographies of Power: A Political Anthropology of Energy
Authors: Brocco Giorgio 
Published: May 2022

ABSTRACTOver the last decades, global media debates and political discussions around climate change, environmental pollution and fossil fuel extraction have arisen vehemently. Anthropological attention to energy has therefore grown more explicit, thanks to studies conducted by a crop of scholars reflecting on various political, economic, and social issues related to the use and commercialization of hydrocarbon energy resources. In the wake of the recent Paris Agreement on climate change, researchers in “Energy Humanities” (Boyer and Szeman 2016) have grappled more deeply with the social, political and cultural dimensions of alternative types of energy (Günel 2018). For instance, scholars have investigated human and technological efforts towards the implementation of alternative forms of energy production from green design (Günel 2019; Rademacher 2017) to renewable energy sources (Argenti and Knight 2015; Rignall 2016) and clean technology (Dean 2020; Barber 2016; Love and Garwood 2011). In the meantime, anthropological analyses of electricity infrastructures and global notions of climate change expertise have also set the pace (Degani et al. 2020).
The turnout myth and referendum voting in the United States
Authors: Simon Christopher A. , Tatalovich Raymond 
Published: May 2022

AbstractAlthough a large scholarship exists on referendums, few have explored the impact of turnout levels on policy outcomes. There have only been two Swiss studies of turnout bias and referendum results, making the current study the first to employ U.S. state‐level referendums to test the turnout bias hypothesis. Based on 735 cases of morality policy over a four‐decade period (1980–2020) and a subset of 364 mixed morality policies, multivariate analysis found that turnout had no strong or positive effect on liberal outcomes. However, competitive elections did yield more liberal referendum outcomes, and we revisit the long‐standing research stream on the impact of competitive elections and welfare policies. Since one 2020 study found no support for a partisan turnout bias favoring the Democrats, this finding of no turnout bias with respect to referendum outcomes adds credibility to their line of argument.Related ArticlesBurmila, Edward M., and Nathaniel A. Birkhead. 2017. “When Increased Turnout Matters: Simulating the Partisan Impact of Full Turnout in Senate and Gubernatorial Elections.”Politics & Policy45(6): 1024–50.https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12235.Fisher, Patrick. 2020. “Generational Replacement and the Impending Transformation of the American Electorate.”Politics & Policy48(1): 38–68.https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12340.Stockemer, Daniel, and Stephanie Parent. 2014. “The Inequality Turnout Nexus: New Evidence from Presidential Elections.”Politics & Policy42(2): 221–45.https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12067.
Temporal and Spatial Taylor's Law: Application to Japanese Subnational Mortality Rates
Authors: Yang Yang , Shang Han Lin , Cohen Joel E. 
Published: May 2022

AbstractTaylor's law is a widely observed empirical pattern that relates the variances to the means of population densities. We present four extensions of the classical Taylor's law (TL): (1) a cubic extension of the linear TL describes the mean–variance relationship of human mortality at subnational levels well; (2) in a time series, long-run variance measures not only variance but also autocovariance, and it is a more suitable measure than variance alone to capture temporal/spatial correlation; (3) an extension of the classical equally weighted spatial variance takes account of synchrony and proximity; (4) robust linear regression estimators of TL parameters reduce vulnerability to outliers. Applying the proposed methods to age-specific Japanese subnational death rates from 1975 to 2018, we study temporal and spatial variations, compare different coefficient estimators, and interpret the implications. We apply a clustering algorithm to the estimated TL coefficients and find that cluster memberships are strongly related to prefectural gross domestic product. The time series of spatial TL coefficients has a decreasing trend that confirms the narrowing gap between rural and urban mortality in Japan.
Maltreatment history and reasons for self‐injurious behavior among adolescents engaged in non‐suicidal self‐injury versus adolescents who attempted suicide
Authors: Babcock Fenerci Rebecca L. , Jenkins Gracie A. , Gilbert Anna C. , Schettini Elana , Musella Katharine , MacPherson Heather , Kim Kerri L. , Kudinova Anastacia Y. , Radoeva Petya D. , Dickstein Daniel P. 
Published: May 2022

AbstractObjectiveSelf‐injurious behavior (SIB) is a significant public health concern in the United States, especially among adolescents with histories of maltreatment. This study compared maltreatment characteristics and reasons for SIB between three homogenous samples of adolescents with either: (1) non‐suicidal self‐injury (NSSI); (2) suicide attempt/s (SA), and (3) typically developing controls (TDC).MethodParticipants (N = 124) aged 13–17 years completed questionnaires about their maltreatment and SIB histories.ResultsMaltreatment rates were as follows: 90% NSSI group, 76% SA group, and 40% TDC group. Adolescents in the NSSI group reported significantly higher rates of emotional neglect compared to the SA group. Maltreated adolescents in the NSSI and SA groups reported the same top three SIB reasons: (1) get rid of bad feelings, (2) mental state at the time, and (3) problems with family. However, maltreated NSSI participants were significantly more likely to engage in SIB for emotion regulation reasons than maltreated SA participants, who were more likely to engage in SIB for interpersonal reasons. Physical neglect and physical abuse also arose as significant predictors of specific SIB reasons.ConclusionsOur findings help elucidate the maltreatment profiles and reasons for SIB among adolescents engaged in NSSI or SA. Specific maltreatment experiences may also influence the reasons why adolescents engaged in SIB.
Reconstructing the framing of resilience in the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy post‐2020 reform
Authors: Buitenhuis Yannick , Candel Jeroen J. L. , Termeer Katrien J. A. M. , Feindt Peter H. 
Published: May 2022

AbstractThe concept of resilience has been increasingly adopted on the European Union's (EU) policy agenda as a principle for agro‐food policy‐making. However, resilience is an ambiguous concept, allowing for different understandings and uses in the context of agro‐food policy‐making. This study analyses whether and how resilience is framed and contributes to framing in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post‐2020 reform process by policymakers and stakeholders. Combining deductive and inductive coding, we analysed 123 policy documents of EU institutions and stakeholders related to the CAP post‐2020 reform debate and the associated Farm‐to‐Fork Strategy. Five distinct resilience frames were identified: (1) income resilience frame, (2) farmers’ supply chain position resilience frame, (3) climate change impact resilience frame, (4) disease resilience frame and (5) ecological resilience frame. Whereas the resilience concept has been deployed by various actors, they differ in their preferred policy actions towards greater resilience.
Cost‐effectiveness of an exercise‐based cardiovascular rehabilitation program in patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy in Brazil: An analysis from the PEACH study
Authors: Simões Valeria Alencar Linhares , Mendes Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha , Avellar Alexandre Monken , da Silva Gilberto Marcelo Sperandio , Carneiro Fernanda Martins , Silva Paula Simplício , Mazzoli‐Rocha Flavia , Silva Rudson Santos , Vieira Marcelo Carvalho , Costa Celson Júnio do Nascimento , de Sousa Andrea Silvestre , Rosalino Claudia Maria Valete , Nobre Patrícia Fernandes da Silva , de Holanda Marcelo Teixeira , Costa Henrique Silveira , Saraiva Roberto Magalhães , Hasslocher‐Moreno Alejandro Marcel , Castro Rodolfo , Mediano Mauro Felippe Felix 
Published: May 2022

AbstractObjectivesThe present study aimed to perform a cost‐effectiveness analysis of an exercise‐based cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) program in patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC).MethodsCost‐effectiveness analysis alongside a randomised clinical trial evaluating the effects of a 6‐month exercise‐based CR program. The intervention group underwent 3 weekly exercise sessions. The variation of peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) was used as a measurement of clinical outcome. Cost information from all healthcare expenses (examinations, healthcare visits, medication and hospitalisation) were obtained from the medical records in Brazilian reais (R$) and transformed into dollars using the purchasing power parity ($PPP). The longitudinal costs variation was evaluated through linear mixed models, represented by β coefficient, adjusted for the baseline values of the dependent variable. The cost‐effectiveness evaluation was determined through an incremental cost‐effectiveness ratio using the HEABS package (Stata 15.0).ResultsThe intervention group presented higher costs with healthcare visits (β = +3317.3; p < 0.001), hospitalisation (β = +2810.4; p = 0.02) and total cost (β = +6407.9; p < 0.001) after 3 months of follow‐up. Costs related to healthcare visits (β = +2455.8; p < 0.001) and total cost (β = +4711.4; p < 0.001) remained higher in the intervention group after 6 months. The CR program showed an incremental cost‐effectiveness ratio (ICER) of $PPP 1874.3 for each increase of 1.0 ml kg−1 min−1 of VO2peak.ConclusionsThe CR program can be considered a cost‐effective alternative and should be included as an intervention strategy in the care of patients with CCC.
Total lipid concentration of hairs increases after successful attenuation of extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in dogs
Authors: Devriendt Nausikaa , Rodrigues Tania C. Nunes , Vandenabeele Sophie , Paepe Dominique , Stock Emmelie , de Rooster Hilde 
Published: May 2022

AbstractBackgroundSkin and coat quality can reflect nutritional deficiencies in humans and dogs with liver diseases.Hypothesis/ObjectivesDetermine skin and coat quality based on a scoring protocol and skin biopsies in dogs with an extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (EHPSS), and determine total lipid concentrations in hairs of dogs at time of surgery and 3 months after successful shunt closure.AnimalsTen client‐owned dogs that underwent successful gradual attenuation of EHPSS, as defined by transsplenic portal scintigraphy, were included.Materials and methodsA prospective cohort study was performed. All dogs underwent gradual attenuation of the EHPSS. Skin and coat scoring was performed at diagnosis, surgery, and 1 and 3 months postoperatively. Hair was plucked from the lumbar region for total lipid analysis and an 8 mm punch skin biopsy was taken at time of surgery and 3 months postoperatively, when the dogs underwent transsplenic portal scintigraphy to determine EHPSS closure.ResultsNo significant differences were observed in skin and coat scoring over time. Total lipid concentrations of hairs increased significantly from surgery to 3 months postoperatively [30 μg/mg hair (13–56 μg/mg hair) to 47 μg/mg hair (25–63 μg/mg hair); p = 0.005]. Skin biopsies showed the presence of significantly more scales 3 months postoperatively (p = 0.018).Conclusions and clinical relevanceA significant increase in total lipid concentrations in hairs suggests that successful surgical attenuation of EHPSS improves either intestinal absorption of lipids, fat metabolism in the liver, or a combination of both.
Comparative evaluation of efficacy and safety of automated versus manual red cell exchange in sickle cell disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Mukherjee Somnath , Sahu Ansuman , Ray Gopal Krushna , Maiti Rituparna , Prakash Satya 
Published: May 2022

AbstractBackground and ObjectivesExchange transfusion is a valuable treatment option in sickle cell disease (SCD) and is preferred over simple transfusion as it removes abnormal haemoglobin S (HbS) levels and reduces complications. This meta‐analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety profile of automated red cell exchange (aRBX) procedure over manual red cell exchange transfusion (MET) in SCD patients.Materials and MethodsA standard meta‐analysis protocol was developed, and after performing a comprehensive literature search in PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane and International Clinical Trial Registry Platform (ICTRP), reviewers assessed eligibility and extracted data from nine relevant studies. A random effects model was used to estimate the pooled effect size calculated from the mean difference in HbS percentage, serum ferritin level and risk ratio for the adverse events. Quality assessment was done using the risk‐of‐bias assessment tool, and a summary of observations was prepared using standard Cochrane methodology with GradePro GDT.ResultsThe random‐model analysis revealed a mean difference of 4.10 (95% CI: −3.29–11.49; Z = 1.09; p = 0.28) for HbS percentage, mean difference of 435.29 (95% CI: −73.74–944.32; Z = 1.68; p = 0.09) for serum ferritin and pooled risk ratio of 1.35 (95% CI: 0.63–2.87; Z = 0.77; p = 0.44) for adverse events.ConclusionThis meta‐analysis did not reveal any significant benefit of aRBX in reducing HbS percentage and attenuating the serum ferritin level when compared with MET. There was also no significant increased risk of adverse events detected in association with aRBX.
Systematic review of patient education for pressure injury: Evidence to guide practice
Authors: Thomas Deena Clare , Chui Ping Lei , Yahya Abqariyah , Yap Jiann Wen 
Published: May 2022

AbstractBackgroundPressure injuries (PIs) are generally regarded as predictable and preventable. Therefore, providing appropriate care for PI prevention and its management is vital. Patient education is a significant component of the PI international guideline‐recommended strategy in preventing PIs. Despite the availability of evidence supporting patient education, consensus regarding the effect of patient education on knowledge, patient participation, wound healing progress, and quality of life is still lacking.AimsThe main aim was to systematically evaluate the available evidence regarding the effectiveness of structured patient education on their knowledge, participation, wound healing, and quality of life.MethodsThe search strategy retrieved studies published between 2009 and 2021 in English across PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, ProQuest, and Cochrane Library. Adult participants aged 18 years and above were included. Randomized controlled trials, quasi‐experimental, and interventional studies were all included in this review. Three independent reviewers assessed the methodological quality of the studies, prior to critical appraisal, using standardized tools, that is, the Joanna Briggs Institute checklist for randomized and non‐randomized studies. A narrative synthesis was conducted.ResultsA total of eight studies (466 participants) were included in this review. Available evidence indicated improved patient knowledge, participation, and quality of life with structured patient education. However, there was insufficient high‐quality evidence to conclude the effect on wound healing.Linking Evidence to ActionStructured patient education for PI was deemed to help improve patients' knowledge, participation, and quality of life. More rigorous trials are needed for the effect on wound healing progress. Thus, future educational interventions should include wound care components that describe the patient's role in promoting wound healing. A well‐structured patient education program protocol is crucial to ensure the educational intervention was measurable in its effectiveness and reproducibility.
Information and communication technology for physical activity in persons living with dementia: A systematic review with implications for evidence‐based practice
Authors: Lee Kyung Hee , Lee Ji Yeon , Kim Bora 
Published: May 2022

AbstractBackgroundPersons living with dementia often encounter many difficulties in their community due to functional limitations. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) could be useful to monitor changes in their physical function. However, there is a lack of systematic reviews about using ICT for physical activity.AimThis review aimed to synthesize the literature regarding the use of ICT to monitor the physical activity of persons living with dementia.MethodsA systematic search was conducted in five electronic databases using search terms derived from the Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome (PICO) framework. We included articles published in English from 2011 to 2021. Quality of the included studies was evaluated by two independent authors using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT).ResultsThirty‐three quantitative studies were included for review. Included studies showed fairly good quality in the MMAT evaluation. Wearable devices were mainly employed (88%). The ICTs were used to objectively measure physical activity, activity status, gait, and circadian rhythm. ICTs have been utilized for four purposes: (1) comparing physical activity within the dementia subgroups or with the normal group, (2) exploring the relationship with other variables, 3) examining the experimental study's outcomes, and (4) checking the sensors' feasibility. The results demonstrated that ICT devices were feasible to use in persons living with dementia in the community, helpful for monitoring the physical activity of persons living with dementia, and useful for improving physical activity when properly incorporated in care planning.Linking Evidence to ActionICTs can help gather objective data regarding the type, intensity, and level of physical activity in persons living with dementia without time constraints. Also, ICTs use in persons living with dementia in the community was acceptable. We suggest future studies to activate and use ICTs in dementia research.
The ventromedial prefrontal cortex and emotion regulation: lost in translation?
Authors: Alexander Laith , Wood Christian M. , Roberts Angela C. 
Published: May 2022

AbstractNeuroimaging studies implicate the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) in a wide range of emotional and cognitive functions, and changes in activity within vmPFC have been linked to the aetiology and successful treatment of depression. However, this is a large, structurally heterogeneous region and the extent to which this structural heterogeneity reflects functional heterogeneity remains unclear. Causal studies in animals should help address this question but attempts to map findings from vmPFC studies in rodents onto human imaging studies highlight cross‐species discrepancies between structural homology and functional analogy. Bridging this gap, recent studies in marmosets – a species of new world monkey in which the overall organization of vmPFC is more like humans than that of rodents – have revealed that over‐activation of the caudal subcallosal region of vmPFC, area 25, but not neighbouring area 32, heightens reactivity to negatively valenced stimuli whilst blunting responsivity to positively valenced stimuli. These co‐occurring states resemble those seen in depressed patients, which are associated with increased activity in caudal subcallosal regions. In contrast, only reward blunting but not heightening of threat reactivity is seen following over‐activation of the structurally homologous region in rodents. To further advance understanding of the role of vmPFC in the aetiology and treatment of depression, future work should focus on the behaviourally specific networks by which vmPFC regions have their effects, together with characterization of cross‐species similarities and differences in function.image