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Coral‐bleaching responses to climate change across biological scales
Authors: van Woesik Robert , Shlesinger Tom , Grottoli Andréa G. , Toonen Rob J. , Vega Thurber Rebecca , Warner Mark E. , Marie Hulver Ann , Chapron Leila , McLachlan Rowan H. , Albright Rebecca , Crandall Eric , DeCarlo Thomas M. , Donovan Mary K. , Eirin‐Lopez Jose , Harrison Hugo B. , Heron Scott F. , Huang Danwei , Humanes Adriana , Krueger Thomas , Madin Joshua S. , Manzello Derek , McManus Lisa C. , Matz Mikhail , Muller Erinn M. , Rodriguez‐Lanetty Mauricio , Vega‐Rodriguez Maria , Voolstra Christian R. , Zaneveld Jesse 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe global impacts of climate change are evident in every marine ecosystem. On coral reefs, mass coral bleaching and mortality have emerged as ubiquitous responses to ocean warming, yet one of the greatest challenges of this epiphenomenon is linking information across scientific disciplines and spatial and temporal scales. Here we review some of the seminal and recent coral‐bleaching discoveries from an ecological, physiological, and molecular perspective. We also evaluate which data and processes can improve predictive models and provide a conceptual framework that integrates measurements across biological scales. Taking an integrative approach across biological and spatial scales, using for example hierarchical models to estimate major coral‐reef processes, will not only rapidly advance coral‐reef science but will also provide necessary information to guide decision‐making and conservation efforts. To conserve reefs, we encourage implementing mesoscale sanctuaries (thousands of km2) that transcend national boundaries. Such networks of protected reefs will provide reef connectivity, through larval dispersal that transverse thermal environments, and genotypic repositories that may become essential units of selection for environmentally diverse locations. Together, multinational networks may be the best chance corals have to persist through climate change, while humanity struggles to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero.
Diaspora governance and religion: The (re)production of the Guangze Zunwang cult in the Chinese diaspora
Authors: Chen Ningning , Chen Jingfu 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe role of sending states receives little attention in existing studies of transnational religion; another body of literature on diaspora governance gives little scrutiny to the religious dimension of diaspora strategies. This paper attempts to bridge the two bodies of works by exploring the state‐directed religious networking in the Chinese diaspora. Through a case study of the Guangze Zunwang cult, it investigates how origin states mobilize migrant religious networks for diaspora engagement and how diaspora communities respond to governing strategies. Different Chinese (non)state agents operate diasporic religious programs—international cultural tourism festivals and deities’ cross‐border processions—respectively within and outside the territory. Inspired by the state‐directed networking, diaspora groups also launch temple alliances in residential places, yet at the same time, produce alternative networks dedicated to revitalizing the cult. The paper sheds light on the multiplicity and flexibility of diaspora governance and provides further insights into the agency of the diaspora through transnational religious networking.
Acceptability of a standalone written leaflet for the National Health Service for England Targeted Lung Health Check Programme: A concurrent, think‐aloud study
Authors: Jallow Mbasan , Black Georgia , van Os Sandra , Baldwin David R. , Brain Kate E. , Donnelly Michael , Janes Samuel M. , Kurtidu Clara , McCutchan Grace , Robb Kathryn A. , Ruparel Mamta , Quaife Samantha L. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBackgroundMany countries are introducing low‐dose computed tomography screening programmes for people at high risk of lung cancer. Effective communication strategies that convey risks and benefits, including unfamiliar concepts and outcome probabilities based on population risk, are critical to achieving informed choice and mitigating inequalities in uptake.MethodsThis study investigated the acceptability of an aspect of NHS England's communication strategy in the form of a leaflet that was used to invite and inform eligible adults about the Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) programme. Acceptability was assessed in terms of how individuals engaged with, comprehended and responded to the leaflet. Semi‐structured, ‘think aloud’ interviews were conducted remotely with 40 UK screening‐naïve current and former smokers (aged 55–73). The verbatim transcripts were analysed thematically using a coding framework based on the Dual Process Theory of cognition.ResultsThe leaflet helped participants understand the principles and procedures of screening and fostered cautiously favourable intentions. Three themes captured the main results of the data analysis: (1) Response—participants experienced anxiety about screening results and further investigations, but the involvement of specialist healthcare professionals was reassuring; (2) Engagement—participants were rapidly drawn to information about lung cancer prevalence, and benefits of screening, but deliberated slowly about early diagnosis, risks of screening and less familiar symptoms of lung cancer; (3) Comprehension—participants understood the main principles of the TLHC programme, but some were confused by its rationale and eligibility criteria. Radiation risks, abnormal screening results and numerical probabilities of screening outcomes were hard to understand.ConclusionThe TLHC information leaflet appeared to be acceptable to the target population. There is scope to improve aspects of comprehension and engagement in ways that would support informed choice as a distributed process in lung cancer screening.Patient or Public ContributionThe insight and perspectives of patient representatives directly informed and improved the design and conduct of this study.
Conflict and control in the contemporary workplace: Structured antagonism revisited
Authors: Edwards Paul , Hodder Andy 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe concept of a structured antagonism lying at the heart of the employment relationship is widely cited but also commonly misinterpreted. The paper firstly returns to the origin of the concept to locate its approach to workplace industrial relations. It forms part of labour process analysis, within which its distinct emphasis is two‐fold: a focus on levels of analysis, such that the connections between the underlying antagonism and concrete behaviour can be interrogated; and a preference for comparative analysis, which allows the relevant processes to be identified. In this paper, we apply these themes to contemporary workplaces such as those in the gig economy. Recent research demonstrates substantial empirical and theoretical progress but can be taken further using the above two ideas. A methodological checklist emerges to guide a future programme of research.
Dynamic monopoly and consumers profiling accuracy
Authors: Laussel Didier , Long Ngo Van , Resende Joana 
Published: April 2022

AbstractUsing a Markov‐perfect equilibrium model, we show that the use of customer data to practice intertemporal price discrimination will improve monopoly profit if and only if information precision is higher than a certain threshold level. This U‐shaped relationship lends support to a popular view that knowledge is good only if it is sufficiently refined. When information accuracy can only be achieved through costly investment, we find that investing in profiling is profitable only if this allows to reach a high enough level of information precision. Consumers expected surplus being a hump‐shaped function of information accuracy, we show that consumers have an incentive to lobby for privacy protection legislation which raises the cost of monopoly's investment in information accuracy. However, this cost should not dissuade firms to collect some information on customers' tastes, as the absence of consumers' profiling is actually detrimental to consumers.
Establishment and evaluation of qPCR and real‐time recombinase‐aided amplification assays for detection of largemouth bass ranavirus
Authors: Guo Yanmin , Wang Yahui , Fan Zhaobin , Zhao Xianlin , Bergmann Sven M. , Dong Hanxu , Jin Yuqi , Sun Dongli , Mai Qianyi , Liu Weiqiang , Zeng Weiwei 
Published: April 2022

AbstractLargemouth bass ranavirus disease (LMBVD) caused by largemouth bass ranavirus (LMBV) has resulted in severe economic losses in the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) farming industry in China. Early and accurate diagnosis is the key measure for the prevention and control of LMBVD. In this study, a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and a real‐time recombinase‐aided amplification (real‐time RAA) assay were established for the detection of LMBV. The sensitivity and specificity of these two methods, and the efficacy for detection of LMBV from clinical samples were also evaluated. Results showed that the real‐time RAA reaction was completed in <30 min at 39℃ with a detection limit of 58.3 copies, while qPCR reaction required 60 min with a detection limit of 5.8 copies. Both methods were specific for LMBV, where no cross‐reactions observed with the other tested fish pathogens. Comparing the amplification results of both assays to the results obtained by virus isolation using 53 clinical tissue samples, results showed that the clinical sensitivity of real‐time RAA and qPCR were 93.75% and 100% respectively, and the clinical specificity of both were 100%. Our results showed that qPCR is more suitable for quantitative analysis and accurate detection of LMBV in the laboratory, while real‐time RAA is more suitable as a point‐of‐care diagnostic tool for on‐site detection and screening of LMBV under farm conditions and in poorly equipped laboratories.
Inequality in researchers’ minds: Four guiding questions for studying subjective perceptions of economic inequality
Authors: Jachimowicz Jon M. , Davidai Shai , Goya‐Tocchetto Daniela , Szaszi Barnabas , Day Martin V. , Tepper Stephanie J. , Phillips L. Taylor , Mirza M. Usman , Ordabayeva Nailya , Hauser Oliver P. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractSubjective perceptions of inequality can substantially influence policy attitudes, public health metrics, and societal well‐being, but the lack of consensus in the scientific community on how to best operationalize and measure these perceptions may impede progress on the topic. Here, we provide a theoretical framework for the study of subjective perceptions of inequality, which brings critical differences to light. This framework—which we conceptualize as a series of four guiding questions for studying subjective perceptions of economic inequality—serves as a blueprint for the theoretical and empirical decisions researchers need to address in the study of when, how, and why subjective perceptions of inequality are consequential for individuals, groups, and societies. To lay the foundation for a comprehensive approach to the topic, we offer four theoretical and empirical decisions in studying subjective perceptions of inequality, urging researchers to specify: (1) What kind of inequality? (2) What level of analysis? (3) What part of the distribution? and (4) What comparison group? We subsequently discuss how this framework can be used to organize existing research and highlight its utility in guiding future research across the social sciences in both the theory and measurement of subjective perceptions of inequality.
Internal structure of consumer cities: Core and subcenters
Authors: Moon Yoon Sang 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis study examines urban spatial structures with production externalities as well as agglomeration from consumption amenities. Two agglomeration forces interact in consumer cities where a variety of nontradable goods facilitate consumption. I show that higher urban density begets not only more efficient production but also more varieties for consumers to enjoy. Hence, an urban structure depends on the tension between firms and consumers to take advantage of urban density. As a result, production externalities may cause decentralization from the central business districts, reflecting suburbanization. On the other hand, consumer trips play a role in centralization to the market centers. Accordingly, the consumption agglomeration in big cities sheds light on the reexamination of the significance of city cores.
Building and testing necessity theories in supply chain management
Authors: Bokrantz Jon , Dul Jan 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis article contributes to the Emerging Discourse Incubator initiative by presenting how supply chain management scholars can contribute to theory development by means of necessity theories. These are unique theories that inform what level of a concept must be present to achieve a desired level of the outcome. Necessity theories consist of concepts that are necessary but not sufficient conditions for an outcome, where the absence of a single causal concept ensures the absence of the outcome. The theoretical features of necessary conditions have important implications for understanding supply chain management phenomena and providing practical applications. In 2016, Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) became available for building and testing necessity theories with empirical data. However, NCA has not yet been used for the development of supply chain management theories. Therefore, we explain how necessity theories can be built and tested in a supply chain management context using necessity logic and the empirical methodology of NCA. We intend to inspire scholars to develop novel necessity theories that deepen or renew our understanding of supply chain management phenomena.
Religious trajectories of immigrants in the first years after migration
Authors: Khoudja Yassine 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis paper examines religious change of immigrants from Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Spain in the first years after their arrival in the Netherlands––one of the least religious countries in the world. Religiosity is measured by attendance, praying, and subjective religiosity. Multiple‐group latent growth models are estimated based on four waves spanning a total of 4 years (n = 3354 at Wave 1) to identify religious trajectories. Results show an initial increase in attendance that levels off and ultimately reverses and a steady decrease in subjective religiosity across all immigrant groups. A group‐specific pattern is visible on the praying dimension: Turks show an initial increase that levels off over time and then reverses, whereas the other groups show no substantial change. The analysis suggests that differences in opportunities to attend and exclusion experiences are unlikely to be the main drivers of the immigrants’ religious trajectories.
Spillover effects of quota or parity laws: The case of Ecuador women mayors
Authors: Basabe‐Serrano Santiago , Perez M. Fabricio 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis article considers whether quota or parity laws designed to improve the representation of women in plurinominal elections have a spillover effect to uninominal elections. It tests empirically the effects of quota and parity legislations implemented in Ecuador for plurinominal elections on the proportion of women elected as mayors. Based on an unpublished database, our results show that, after the implementation of such legislation, the probability of a woman being elected as mayor almost doubles (ceteris paribus). We also find evidence that a possible causal chain effect of the documented spillover effects is the increasing importance of female role models, motivated by institutional changes shaped by the new legislation.
Living with absurdity: A Nobleman's guide
Authors: Preston‐Roedder Ryan 
Published: April 2022

AbstractIn A Confession, a memoir of his philosophical midlife crisis, Tolstoy recounts falling into despair after coming to believe that his life, and for that matter all human life, is meaningless and absurd. Although Tolstoy's account of the origin and phenomenology of his crisis is widely regarded as illuminating, his response to the crisis, namely, embracing a religious tradition that he had previously dismissed as “irrational,” “incomprehensible,” and “mingled with falsehood” seems unpromising, at best. Nevertheless, I argue, Tolstoy's account of his response makes a valuable contribution to contemporary thought about the meaning and absurdity of life. I begin by drawing on classic discussions in the philosophical literature, and on Tolstoy's memoir, in order to characterize the problem of meaning and the problem of the absurd, and to clarify the relation between these problems. I then draw on Tolstoy's account of his response to his crisis in order to characterize a form of faith in our deepest values. I argue that such faith supplies one important part of the story concerning how we might respond to the problem of the absurd — a part that has been overlooked by more recent discussions of these issues.
Evaluation of DNA fragmentation in dog sperm using the sperm chromatin dispersion test
Authors: Monachesi Norma Estela , Gallelli María Florencia , Neild Deborah Margarita , Carretero María Ignacia 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe study's objective was to adapt the Sperm Chromatin Dispersion (SCD) protocol to evaluate sperm DNA fragmentation and implement a fragmentation control in dogs. Correlation between DNA status and routine sperm parameters was also analysed. To adapt the SCD, two different mercaptoethanol (ME) concentrations were assayed (2.5% and 5%) in fourteen ejaculates from seven dogs and semen incubation with 0.3 M NaOH for 15 min at room temperature was assayed as a control for sperm DNA fragmentation. Data were analysed using a Mann–Whitney test and either Pearson's or Spearman's correlation. The selected ME concentration to use in the SCD test was 5%, as it produced the largest DNA dispersion halo while preserving the core nucleus structure. Four DNA halo patterns were identified as follows: large dispersion halos, medium halos, small halos and nuclei without halos. Semen incubated with NaOH showed 100% sperm without halos (damaged DNA). A significant positive correlation was observed between sperm with fragmented DNA and sperm with coiled tails. Thus, it was possible to adapt the SCD protocol to evaluate dog sperm DNA fragmentation in raw semen without using a commercial kit and establish incubation with NaOH as a DNA fragmentation control. Only coiled tails showed correlation with DNA fragmentation.
The genome of Corydalis reveals the evolution of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in Ranunculales
Authors: Xu Zhichao , Li Zhen , Ren Fengming , Gao Ranran , Wang Zhe , Zhang Jinlan , Zhao Tao , Ma Xiao , Pu Xiangdong , Xin Tianyi , Rombauts Stephane , Sun Wei , Van de Peer Yves , Chen Shilin , Song Jingyuan 
Published: April 2022

SUMMARYSpecies belonging to the order Ranunculales have attracted much attention because of their phylogenetic position as a sister group to all other eudicot lineages and their ability to produce unique yet diverse benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs). The Papaveraceae family in Ranunculales is often used as a model system for studying BIA biosynthesis. Here, we report the chromosome‐level genome assembly of Corydalis tomentella, a species of Fumarioideae, one of the two subfamilies of Papaveraceae. Based on comparisons of sequenced Ranunculalean species, we present clear evidence of a shared whole‐genome duplication (WGD) event that has occurred before the divergence of Ranunculales but after its divergence from other eudicot lineages. The C. tomentella genome enabled us to integrate isotopic labeling and comparative genomics to reconstruct the BIA biosynthetic pathway for both sanguinarine biosynthesis shared by papaveraceous species and the cavidine biosynthesis that is specific to Corydalis. Also, our comparative analysis revealed that gene duplications, especially tandem gene duplications, underlie the diversification of BIA biosynthetic pathways in Ranunculales. In particular, tandemly duplicated berberine bridge enzyme‐like genes appear to be involved in cavidine biosynthesis. In conclusion, our study of the C. tomentella genome provides important insights into the occurrence of WGDs during the early evolution of eudicots, as well as into the evolution of BIA biosynthesis in Ranunculales.
Optimization of the year‐round mowing schedule of a robotic lawnmower in a Japanese pear orchard
Authors: Hossain Muhammad Zakaria , Watanabe Shoji , Okayama Tsuyoshi , Komatsuzaki Masakazu 
Published: April 2022

AbstractCommercial robotic lawnmowers have recently gained popularity in orchards. However, more widespread adoption of this technology in orchards requires optimization of the weed cutting height and cutting frequency. To determine the optimum weed cutting height, we tested a robotic lawnmower (Automower 430X, Husqvarna, Sweden) in a Japanese pear orchard at Ibaraki University, Ami, Japan. The mower was operated on short (weed height = 175 ± 42 mm (±SD), medium‐sized (weed height = 286 ± 87 mm) and tall weeds (weed height = 404 ± 118 mm). To determine the optimum cutting height and frequency, we used a weed growth model and data from photogrammetry, weed mechanical properties, and field performance. Our analysis indicates that the mower should be operated when the height of the weed reaches 20 cm. To maintain weed height at <20 cm, the mower, on average, should be operated 10 h week−1 between April 5 and October 13. We believe that the proposed mowing schedule would significantly help the mower tackle field challenges in the orchard.
Sweating Rate and Sweat Chloride Concentration of Elite Male Basketball Players Measured With a Wearable Microfluidic Device Versus the Standard Absorbent Patch Method
Authors: Baker Lindsay B. , King Michelle A. , Keyes David M. , Brown Shyretha D. , Engel Megan D. , Seib Melissa S. , Aranyosi Alexander J. , Ghaffari Roozbeh 
Published: April 2022

The purpose of this study was to compare a wearable microfluidic device and standard absorbent patch in measuring local sweating rate (LSR) and sweat chloride concentration ([Cl−]) in elite basketball players. Participants were 53 male basketball players (25 ± 3 years, 92.2 ± 10.4 kg) in the National Basketball Association’s development league. Players were tested during a moderate-intensity, coach-led practice (98 ± 30 min, 21.0 ± 1.2 °C). From the right ventral forearm, sweat was collected using an absorbent patch (3M Tegaderm™ + Pad). Subsequently, LSR and local sweat [Cl−] were determined via gravimetry and ion chromatography. From the left ventral forearm, LSR and local sweat [Cl−] were measured using a wearable microfluidic device and associated smartphone application-based algorithms. Whole-body sweating rate (WBSR) was determined from pre- to postexercise change in body mass corrected for fluid/food intake (ad libitum), urine loss, and estimated respiratory water and metabolic mass loss. The WBSR values predicted by the algorithms in the smartphone application were also recorded. There were no differences between the absorbent patch and microfluidic patch for LSR (1.25 ± 0.91 mg·cm−2·min−1 vs. 1.14 ±0.78 mg·cm−2·min−1, p = .34) or local sweat [Cl−] (30.6 ± 17.3 mmol/L vs. 29.6 ± 19.4 mmol/L, p = .55). There was no difference between measured and predicted WBSR (0.97 ± 0.41 L/hr vs. 0.89 ± 0.35 L/hr, p = .22; 95% limits of agreement = 0.61 L/hr). The wearable microfluidic device provides similar LSR, local sweat [Cl−], and WBSR results compared with standard field-based methods in elite male basketball players during moderate-intensity practices.