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Correlations of strength, proprioception, and tactile sensation to return-to-sports readiness among patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Authors: Ma Xiaoli , Lu Lintao , Zhou Zhipeng , Sun Wei , Chen Yan , Dai Guofeng , Wang Cheng , Ding Lijie , Fong Daniel Tik-Pui , Song Qipeng 
Published: December 2022

Objectives: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is the most common surgery for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, and the relationships between patients’ return to sports (RTS) readiness and different physical functions are inconclusive among patients with ACLR. This study aimed to investigate the correlations of strength, proprioception, and tactile sensation to the RTS readiness among patients with ACLR.Methods: Forty-two participants who received ACLR for at least 6 months were enrolled in this study. Their strength, proprioception, and tactile sensation were tested, and their RTS readiness was measured with the Knee Santy Athletic Return to Sports (K-STARTS) test, which consists of a psychological scale [Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Sports after Injury scale (ACL-RSI)] and seven functional tests. Partial correlations were used to determine their correlations while controlling for covariates (age, height, weight, and postoperative duration), and factor analysis and multivariable linear regressions were used to determine the degrees of correlation.Results: Knee extension strength was moderately correlated with K-STARTS total, ACL-RSI, and functional scores. Knee flexion strength, knee flexion and extension proprioception, and tactile sensation at the fifth metatarsal were moderately correlated with K-STARTS total and functional scores. Strength has higher levels of correlation with functional scores than proprioception.Conclusion: Rehabilitation to promote muscle strength, proprioception and tactile sensation should be performed among patients with ACLR, muscle strength has the highest priority, followed by proprioception, with tactile sensation making the least contribution.
Modelling the stand dynamics after a thinning induced partial mortality: A compensatory growth perspective
Authors: Li Chao , Barclay Hugh , Huang Shongming , Roitberg Bernard , Lalonde Robert , Xu Wenli , Chen Yingbing 
Published: December 2022

IntroductionWith increasing forest areas under management, dynamics of managed stands have gained more attention by forest managers and practitioners. Improved understanding on how trees and forest stands would respond to different disturbances is required to predict the dynamics of managed stand.s. Partial mortality commonly occurs in stand development, and different response patterns of trees and stands to partial mortality would govern stand dynamics.MethodsTo investigate the possible response patterns using existing knowledge of growth and yield relationships, we developed TreeCG model, standing for Tree’s Compensatory Growth, a state-dependent individual tree-based forest growth model that simulates the compensatory growth of trees after experiencing a partial mortality. The mechanism behind the simulation is the redistribution of resources, including nutrients and space, freed from died trees to surviving trees. The developed new algorithm simplified the simulations of annual growth increments of individual trees over a long period of stand development.ResultsThe model was able to reproduce the forest growth patterns displayed in long-term precommercial thinning experiments. The simulated forest growth displayed the process of compensatory growth from under compensation, to compensation-induced-equality, and to overcompensation over time.DiscussionOur model can simulate stand growth trajectories after different partial harvest regimes at different times and intensities, thus support decisions in best partial harvest strategies. This generic model can be refined with given tree species and specific site conditions to predict stand dynamics after given partial mortality for any jurisdictions under management. The simulation reassembles growth trajectories of natural stands when no thinning is conducted.
The importance of the comparative benchmark for measuring composite financial literacy with survey data
Authors: Liu Fang , Lei Hanyun , Lu Wenyi , Yin Qiang 
Published: December 2022

IntroductionUsing survey data to calculate composite financial literacy (CFL), existed studies do not consider the geographical difference of the means of objectively-measured financial literacy and subjectively-perceived financial literacy, i.e., comparative benchmark.MethodsTaking the survey data of National Financial Capability Study (NFCS) for example, we explain why it is more reasonable to use the within-state average rather than the national average of financial literacy as the comparative benchmark to measure CFL. Then we use NFCS 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018 dataset to comparatively analyze the difference between CFL measured with the two benchmarks.ResultsThe results of statistical analysis show that there is a great difference among the four groups of CFL measured with the two benchmarks, and 10.7% of respondents are categorized as a particular group of CFL incorrectly for all datasets. Additionally, the findings of spatial distribution analysis unveils that 36, 19, 15, and 6 states have respondents miscategorized in the four groups of CFL for 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018 respectively, in which the highest proportion of the population miscategorized in a state is up to 49.91%. Finally, we find that several groups of CFL measured with the two benchmarks have significantly different effects on stock market participation behavior.DiscussionUsing the national average as a benchmark to determine all the respondents’ relative financial literacy levels for different states is not meaningful, and will lose the practical appeal to tackle the regional inequalities of financial literacy among the households. Therefore, we suggest that the within-state average of financial literacy, not the national average, should be taken as the comparative benchmark for identifying the more precise groups of CFL in survey.
How does rapport impact knowledge transfer from older to younger employees? The moderating role of supportive climate
Authors: Rui Hainan , Ju Hailong 
Published: December 2022

IntroductionKnowledge transfer from older to younger employees plays a key role in lessening knowledge loss and maintaining firms' competitiveness. While the disharmony derived from a salient age difference between younger and older workers hinders such knowledge transfer. This study aims to construct a rapport model to address it.MethodsData from 318 respondents in various industries were collected through a questionnaire-based survey to test the proposed model. The research hypotheses were tested using hierarchical multiple regressions.ResultsOur empirical results show that almost all rapport dimensions facilitate such knowledge transfer; The moderating role of supportive climate is strong that it enhances or replaces the effects of rapport dimensions on such knowledge transfer.DiscussionThis study contributes to research on knowledge transfer and rapport by providing a detailed understanding of the relational mechanism of the knowledge transfer from older to younger employees based on a revised model of rapport. It also serves as a reference for firms to leverage rapport-building and a supportive climate to enhance this invaluable knowledge transfer.
To explore the impact of augmented reality digital picture books in environmental education courses on environmental attitudes and environmental behaviors of children from different cultures
Authors: Chen Shih-Yeh 
Published: December 2022

IntroductionEnvironmental education has long been closely related to sustainable development. In this study, in response to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an augmented reality (AR) digital picture book was created using the unique natural ecosystem of Taiwan’s Orchid Island as a source of self-efficacy for science learning.MethodsInteractive environmental education learning through AR drawing was used to determine whether students’ science learning self-efficacy and environmental attitudes significantly influenced the environmental behavioral skills of culturally diverse children. In this study, 26 elementary sixth-grade Taiwanese students and 26 elementary sixth-grade Japanese students were invited to participate in an extended reality drawing activity as an environmental education curriculum.ResultsBased on the sample size of 52, the survey results were accurate with a sampling error of 3.8% with a confidence level of 95%. A questionnaire survey was administered to the 52 students after the event. After the valid questionnaire samples were collected, a partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis was conducted with Smart PLS 3.0 on the small sample. The results of the study showed that students who had a better self-efficacy in science learning were more likely to engage in conservation actions related to the natural environment in their daily lives.DiscussionIn this study, the constructs of environmental behavior were further discussed and the hypothesis model was validated using the quantitative empirical method. The results of the study revealed good reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the constructs in the hypothesis model, and the hypothesis model itself was validated. In the validated model, students’ science learning self-efficacy affects the sustainability of their environmental behaviors, but only through the role of environmental attitudes. However, the environmental attitudes construct plays a fully mediating role in the model.
How does leaders' information-sharing behavior affect subordinates' taking charge behavior in public sector? A moderated mediation effect
Authors: Liu Jun-Na , Hou Yun-Zhang , Wang Jun , Fu Ping , Xia Cong-Zhen 
Published: December 2022

IntroductionTaking charge behavior (TCB) of civil servants is an important part of individual innovation performance, which is not only a key step for innovation in the public but also a real need for high-quality cadres construction in the public sector in the new era. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out an in-depth discussion on civil servants' taking charge behavior. Based on the theory of planned behavior, this paper constructs the framework of"cognition-motivation-behavior" to deeply explore the relationship between public sector leaders' information-sharing behavior and subordinates' taking charge behavior, as well as the mediating and moderating effects of subordinates' public service motivation and emotional trust.MethodThis study collected 200 civil servants' questionnaires by online survey, and conducted regression analysis through SPSS/AMOS/PROCESS.Result and discussionThe empirical study finds that the information-sharing behavior of leaders in the public sector can significantly affect the TCB of subordinates; the public service motivation partially mediates the relationship between them; emotional trust positively moderates the mediation effect of public service motivation in the relationship between leaders' information-sharing behavior and subordinates' TCB in the public. This study not only enriches the research on civil servants' TCB theoretically but also provides meaningful enlightenment for promoting civil servants' taking charge behavior.
Effects of psychological capital and social support availability on anxiety and depression among Chinese emergency physicians: Testing moderated mediation model
Authors: Xu Haibo , Peng Lixin , Wang Zhen , Liu Xin 
Published: December 2022

IntroductionAnxiety often precedes depression, and the pathway from anxiety to depression may be affected by multiple exposures. Our research aims to explore the mediating effect of the social support availability (SSA) between anxiety and depression and how it is moderated by psychological capital.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among Chinese emergency physicians at the top-level general hospitals in eastern China. Data were collected via the questionnaire including anxiety and depression subscales of Symptom Checklist-90, Psychological Capital Questionnaire as well as Social Support Rating Scale. The PROCESS v3.4 macro was employed to assess the mediating role of SSA and a moderating role of psychological capital.ResultsA total of 536 valid samples were filtered. Anxiety, depression, SSA, and psychological capital were significant correlated. Anxiety was positively associated with depression (β = 0.82, p &lt; 0.001), and the SSA mediated the relationship between anxiety and depression (indirect effect = 0.013, 95%BootCI [0.005, 0.023]). Psychological capital (specifically, self-efficacy, hope and resilience) further played a moderating role in the relationship between SSA and depression (β = 0.06, p &lt; 0.01).ConclusionThe mental health of emergency physicians should be concerned. In order to decrease anxiety and depression, SSA and psychological capital should be increased as the interventions for emergency physicians.
Effects of chronic bubble tea administration on behavior and cognition in C57BL/6 mice
Authors: Yao Yitan , Shi Shengya , Yang Yating , Luo Bei , Li Mengdie , Zhang Ling , Yuan Xiaoping , Liu Huanzhong , Zhang Kai 
Published: December 2022

PurposeThere is a lack of rigorous experimental evidence to verify the effects of bubble tea on body weight and mental health, especially whether it is an addictive thing.Materials and methodsMale adult C57BL/6 mice were randomly assigned to two groups, including the bubble-tea and the control group. The change in their body weight was calculated. Behavior tests include novel object recognition test (NORT), elevated plus maze test (EPMT), forced swim test (FST), tail suspension test (TST), conditioned place preference (CPP).ResultsThere was a significant time effect on weight change of the two groups (F = 36.83, P &lt; 0.01). The bubble tea-treated mice spent significantly less time in the open arms, indicating an increase in anxiety (t = 2.39, P = 0.03). In FST, bubble tea treatment produced a significantly increased immobility time (186.58 ± 29.67 s) as compared to pure water treated group (112.50 ± 46.67 s) (t = −3.79, P &lt; 0.01). Similarly, the immobility time in the TST was also significantly increased by bubble tea treatment (437.63 ± 27.72 s) compared to the treatment with pure water (340.24 ± 77.22 s) (t = −3.36, P &lt; 0.01). We investigated the rewarding effects of bubble tea, using the CPP paradigm, which measures the rewarding properties of abused drugs. Independent-samples t-test revealed no significant difference between the two groups (t = −0.47, P = 0.65).ConclusionIn conclusion, we showed that long-term administration of bubble tea could not induce addictive behavior in mice. Meanwhile, the long-term effects of bubble tea on weight were also very limited. However, long-term consumption of bubble tea can lead to anxiety and depression-like behaviors and impair cognitive function in mice.
A better way of life: The role of leisure activities on self-perceived health, perceived stress, confidence in stress management, and satisfaction with social support in psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees in Mexico
Authors: Lagunes-Córdoba Emmeline , Yoldi-Negrete María , Hewson Tom , Guízar-Sánchez Diana , Robles-García Rebeca , Tovilla-Zárate Carlos Alfonso , Tracy Derek , Saracco-Alvarez Ricardo Arturo , Fresán Ana 
Published: December 2022

BackgroundPsychiatrists are at high risk of developing burnout and mental health problems mainly due to their emotionally demanding jobs, difficult working conditions, long working hours, and poor work-life balance. As leisure activities are associated with better physical and mental health, engaging in these activities has been recommended as a measure to improve the wellbeing of healthcare workers. However, it is unclear the extent of which psychiatrists and trainees are involved in leisure activities, what type of activities they prefer, or how these impact their self-perceived health, stress, confidence in stress management, and satisfaction with their social support.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to identify differences in self-perceived health, perceived stress, confidence in stress management, and satisfaction with social support, between psychiatrists and trainees who engage in different leisure activities, compared with those who do not.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study, including Mexican psychiatrists (n = 355) and trainees (n = 330) who agreed to participate through an online survey.Results73.1% of participants engaged in some leisure activity, being solitary-passive activities the most reported. Those who have a leisure activity reported lower stress, greater confidence in stress management, and more satisfaction with their social support. Passive-solitary activities were associated with less perceived stress and better confidence in stress management, while active-solitary and social activities were associated with better satisfaction with social support.ConclusionPsychiatrists' and trainees' wellbeing benefits from engagement in leisure activities, which should be part of their daily schedules to reduce stress, and potentially improve their mental health.
Alteration of whole-brain amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation and degree centrality in patients with mild to moderate depression: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Authors: Chen Fenyang , Wang Luoyu , Ding Zhongxiang 
Published: December 2022

BackgroundMild to moderate depressive disorder has a high risk of progressing to major depressive disorder.MethodsLow-frequency amplitude and degree centrality were calculated to compare 49 patients with mild to moderate depression and 21 matched healthy controls. Correlation analysis was conducted to explore the correlation between the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) and the degree centrality (DC) of altered brain region and the scores of clinical scale. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were further analyzed to evaluate the predictive value of above altered ALFF and DC areas as image markers for mild to moderate depression.ResultsCompared with healthy controls, patients with mild to moderate depression had lower ALFF values in the left precuneus and posterior cingulate gyrus [voxel p &lt; 0.005, cluster p &lt; 0.05, Gaussian random field correction (GRF) corrected] and lower DC values in the left insula (voxel p &lt; 0.005, cluster p &lt; 0.05, GRF corrected). There was a significant negative correlation between DC in the left insula and scale scores of Zung’s Depression Scale (ZungSDS), Beck Self-Rating Depression Scale (BDI), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS26), and Ruminative Thinking Response Scale (RRS_SUM, RRS_REFLECTION, RRS_DEPR). Finally, ROC analysis showed that the ALFF of the left precuneus and posterior cingulate gyrus had a sensitivity of 61.9% and a specificity of 79.6%, and the DC of the left insula had a sensitivity of 81% and a specificity of 85.7% in differentiating mild to moderate depression from healthy controls.ConclusionIntrinsic abnormality of the brain was mainly located in the precuneus and insular in patients with mild to moderate depression, which provides insight into potential neurological mechanisms.
The relationship between smoking frequency and life satisfaction: Mediator of self-rated health (SRH)
Authors: Kang Weixi 
Published: December 2022

BackgroundIt is well-established that smoking is associated with life satisfaction. However, much less is known about how smoking frequency is related to life satisfaction and if self-rated health (SRH) mediates such a relationship. This is important to understand because life satisfaction is related to a lot of outcomes such as morbidity and mortality. The aim of the current study is to test whether smoking frequency relates to life satisfaction via SRH pathway.MethodData were extracted from Wave 7 (collected between 2015 and 2016), Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS). After removing non-smokers and participants with missing variables of interest, 5, 519 smokers out of 39, 293 participants remained for further analysis. Correlation coefficients were calculated between smoking frequency, SRH, and life satisfaction. Mediation analysis was performed by taking smoking frequency as the predictor, SRH as the mediator, life satisfaction as the outcome variable, and demographics as covariates using the mediation toolbox on MATLAB 2018a with 10000 bootstrap sample significance testing (https://github.com/canlab/MediationToolbox).ResultsThe current study found a negative correlation between smoking frequency and life satisfaction [r = −0.09, 95% C.I (−0.12, −0.06), p &lt; 0.001] and between smoking frequency and SRH [r = −0.17, 95% C.I (−0.14, −0.19), p &lt; 0.001], and a positive correlation between SRH and life satisfaction [r = 0.44, 95% C.I (0.41, 0.46), p &lt; 0.001]. Results from the mediation analysis revealed that there is a significant effect of Path a [i.e., smoking frequency to SRH; β = −0.02, p &lt; 0.001, 95% C.I. (−0.02, −0.02)], Path b [SRH to life satisfaction; β = 0.68, p &lt; 0.001, 95% C.I. (0.66, 0.69)], Path c' [direct effect; β = −0.01, p &lt; 0.01, 95% C.I. (0.66, 0.69)], Path c [total effect; β =-0.02, p &lt; 0.001, 95% C.I. (−0.02, −0.02)], and Path a*b [mediation effect; β = −0.01, p &lt; 0.001, 95% C.I. (−0.01, −0.014)].ConclusionSRH partially mediated the negative relationship between smoking frequency and life satisfaction. Findings from the current study may imply that antismoking campaigns and pamphlets are needed to counter the promotion of smoking by the tobacco industry. Moreover, interventions are needed for current smokers to reduce their smoking frequency to improve their life satisfaction, which can promote life satisfaction and positive outcomes associated with better life satisfaction.