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Russian-Chinese cooperation and competition in Afghanistan and its implications for Central Asia
Authors: Aliyev Nurlan 
Published: October 2022

Background: This paper aims to explore current and perspective trends of relations between Russia and China in Afghanistan and Central Asia. It also analyzes whether the withdrawal of the U.S. and the subsequent Taliban takeover helped—and continues to help—strengthen the two powers' positions in the region and what kind of challenges and benefits they face. The paper examines the hypothesis that the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban's return to power added to Russia and China's benefits in the region. Methods: The research uses content analysis regarding official documents, political and military elite speeches, interviews, and reports to explain Russia and China’s official positions and policies regarding Afghanistan and Central Asia. Relations between the two powers as regards Afghanistan and Central Asia are comparatively analyzed. The paper uses the neorealist approach, which is fit for explaining relations between Russia and China in Afghanistan and Central Asia. Results: After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, regional security is now the business of the regional powers, mainly China and Russia. Now they should bear the responsibilities and share the burdens. There is probably more ground for competition after eliminating the threats in Afghanistan and especially in Central Asia for Moscow and Beijing. However, Russia and China will continue to try to align their interests in Afghanistan and Central Asia, especially if their relations with U.S. remain at the current level or worsen in the coming years. Conclusions: Based on the findings, this paper argues that, on the one hand, Russia and China continue to try to take advantage of the instability in the region by stepping up their security and economic influences in Central Asia. However, their stabilizing efforts in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of the U.S., ironically may increase competition between China and Russia.
Personality profiles and engagement with the augmented reality game Pokémon GO: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Moscoso Miguel G. , Villarreal-Zegarra David , Del Castillo Darwin , Zavaleta Elizabeth , Miranda J. Jaime 
Published: October 2022

Background: Since its release in 2016, Pokémon GO™ has achieved not only extensive popularity but has also accrued evidence that it helps to increase physical activity and sense of belonging. Personality traits may explain a differential engagement and fidelity with the game, hence potentially allowing for prediction of different patterns of game engagement as well as its health benefits. Our objective was to compare personality traits between Pokémon GO game players and non-players. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in participants aged 18+ years through an online survey. The following categories of game engagement were defined: active players, occasional players, former players, and never players. Personality was measured with the NEO-FFI inventory that evaluates personality across five domains: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. ANOVA and MANOVA models were performed to test differences in personality traits’ scores. Multivariate regression models were also used to describe specific differences across groups of game engagement. Results: Data from 654 participants, average 28.6 years of age, 75% male, were included in the study. In the ANOVA analysis, we observed differences between the three players' subgroups in openness (p=0.015) and conscientiousness (p=0.032). In MANOVA and multivariate regression analyses, we found that active players presented higher scores in openness and agreeableness, but lower scores in conscientiousness compared to former or non-players. Conclusions: We found evidence that people that actively play Pokémon GO are more likely to be friendlier and more open to new experiences, but also scored less on conscientiousness which is related to discipline. This gives us better insight on how personality may help identification of people and their involvement with activities that demand fulfillment of tasks. These findings could help inform the engagement with health-related behaviors, including physical activity and medication adherence.
Revenue Management in Crowdfunding
Authors: Zhang Jiding , Savin Sergei , Veeraraghavan Senthil 
Published: October 2022

Problem definition: We study the optimal design of crowdfunding campaigns and develop a model that maximizes revenue for a given crowdfunding campaign by optimizing both the pledge level sought from donors and the duration of the campaign. Academic/practical relevance: Our model explains the patterns of backer/donor arrival and pledging observed on crowdfunding platforms, such as Kickstarter. This model can be used to calibrate the revenue impact from using prespecified pledge levels or campaign durations. Methodology: We develop a theoretical model of the dynamics of the pledging process within the campaign duration, which employs a continuous-time, finite-horizon framework with two types of backer populations. Our model follows a diffusion-based approach and incorporates the structure of empirical observations. Results: We show that when campaign creators must follow an external standard for either the pledge level or the campaign duration, they should match low pledge levels with long campaign durations and high pledge levels with short campaign durations. We show that the optimal duration of a campaign, when not fixed by external constraints, depends on the composition of the backer population. Shorter campaigns are attuned to independent backers, and longer campaigns cater to herding backers. Managerial implications: Our analysis provides creators of crowdfunding campaigns with straightforward prescriptions for how to set the optimal pledge level and campaign duration. Platform managers could use the analysis to calibrate the arrival process of backers and creators’ campaign parameters. Funding: This work was supported by the Fishman-Davidson Center. Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2022.1147 .
Prevalence and prognosis of hard-to-heal wounds with comorbidities in China
Authors: Zhou Jing-qi , Huang Li-fang , Lu Ye-chen , Li Qing , Ma Xian , Tang Jia-jun , Niu Yi-wen , Lu Shu-liang 
Published: October 2022

Objective: Regular retrospective analysis is necessary for potential improvement in clinical practice for the treatment of hard-to-heal wounds. Comorbidities and outcomes have demonstrated spatial and temporal diversity, emphasising the importance of updates in epidemiology. The complexity of healing hard-to-heal wounds has long been known, and so we sought evidence-based improvement on the current principles of treatment. Method: Demographic and clinical information of patients from the WoundCareLog database was collected. Patients who met the inclusion criteria and completed follow-up after treatment were included. Comorbidities were diagnosed and classified into eight categories based on ICD-10. We compared the demographic and aetiological characteristics between patients with and without comorbidities by t-test and Chi-squared test. The impact of comorbidities on wound healing were evaluated with a multivariate Cox model. Results: A total of 2163 patients met the inclusion criteria and were enrolled, of whom 37.0% were aged 61–80 years, 36.0% were aged 41–60 years and 60.8% were male. The lower extremities and buttocks were the most commonly affected areas with hard-to-heal wounds. Non-traumatic wounds accounted for 66.6% of cases, and infection, pressure and diabetes were the most common causes. Paralysis and diabetes were the most important factors which led to a prolonged healing process and inferior clinical outcomes. Conclusion: Comorbidities of hard-to-heal wounds were treated as separate contributors and their weighted effect on outcome was calculated through correlation analysis. Paralysis and diabetes were the most unfavourable comorbidities affecting the treatment of non-traumatic hard-to-heal wounds. Our study highlighted the priority of comorbidity treatment through data-driven approaches. It provides potential value in developing better public health strategies and preventive medicine.
Current concepts in the management of radial head fractures: a national survey and review of the literature
Authors: Barakat A , Mcdonald C , Singh H 
Published: October 2022

Introduction This study aims to report on current practice in the management of radial head fractures (RHFs) in the United Kingdom and to review the literature to identify areas for future investigation. Methods A 12-question online survey was sent to 500 surgeon members of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society in 2021. Questions focused on clinical assessment, indications for surgical treatment and willingness to participate in future studies. Descriptive statistical analysis summarised the responses. Results The response rate was 20.4% (n = 102). For minimally displaced RHFs, non-operative management with immediate mobilisation was reported by 90.2% (n = 92) as opposed to 9.8% (n = 10) for initial immobilisation in plaster or brace. The most cited indication for radial head arthroplasty as opposed to fixation was increased patient age or low functional demand in 69.9% of responses (n = 71). In total, 41.2% (n = 42) indicated the need for a future randomised controlled trial (RCT) concerning the management of RHF. Only five RCTs were returned by the literature review. Discussion There is considerable variability in the management of RHF among an experienced cohort of surgeons. With the interest declared by the participating surgeons, there is a call for a well-designed sufficiently powered RCT.
Impact of antivenom administration on the evolution of cutaneous lesions in loxoscelism: A prospective observational study
Authors: Malaque Ceila M. S. , Novaes Christina T. G. , Piorelli Roberta O. , Risk Jose Y. , Murad Jefferson C. , Lara Amanda N. , Virgulino Cristiana C. , Miyaji Karina T. , Santoro Marcelo L. 
Published: October 2022

Background
Spiders of the genus Loxosceles are distributed throughout tropical and temperate regions worldwide. Loxosceles spp. bites may evolve to necrosis, with or without intravascular hemolysis. There is no consensus regarding the best treatment to prevent necrosis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with the development of necrosis and the impact that antivenom administration has on the evolution of cutaneous loxoscelism.

Methodology/Principal findings
This was a prospective observational study carried out at a referral center for envenoming. Over a 6-year period, we included 146 patients with a presumptive or definitive diagnosis of loxoscelism. Depending on the symptom severity, a polyvalent anti-arachnid antivenom was administered or not—in 74 cases (50.7%) and 72 cases (49.3%), respectively. Cutaneous and systemic manifestations were assessed at admission and weekly thereafter. Adverse reactions to the antivenom were also evaluated. Cutaneous loxoscelism was observed in 141 cases (96.6%), and the spider was identified in 29 (19.9%). The mean time from bite to antivenom administration was 41.6 ± 27.4 h. After discharge, 130 patients (90.9%) were treated with corticosteroids, antihistamines and analgesics being prescribed as needed. The probability of developing necrosis was significantly lower among the patients who were admitted earlier, as well as among those who received antivenom (p = 0.0245). Among the 74 patients receiving antivenom, early and delayed adverse reactions occurred in seven (9.5%) and four (5.4%), respectively. Local infection was observed only in three (2.3%) of the 128 patients for whom that information was available.

Conclusions/Significance
Necrosis after a Loxosceles sp. bite appears to more common when hospital admission is delayed or when antivenom is not administered. In addition, the administration of a polyvalent anti-arachnid antivenom appears to be safe, with a relatively low rate of adverse reactions.
Experiences that influence how trained providers support women with breastfeeding: A systematic review of qualitative evidence
Authors: Chesnel Mary Jo , Healy Maria , McNeill Jenny 
Published: October 2022

Introduction
There is a need to improve breastfeeding support interventions as although many are evidence-based, a sequential increase in breastfeeding rates is not evident. It is crucial to understand why the implementation of evidence-based guidelines in practice does not always translate to positive experiences for women and improve breastfeeding rates. This systematic review aims to synthesise breastfeeding support experiences of trained support providers and their impact on breastfeeding support practices.

Methods
A strategy was developed to search seven databases including Medline and CINAHL and grey literature for qualitative studies. Studies eligible for inclusion reported professional and trained peer experiences of supporting women to breastfeed. PRISMA guidelines were followed and included studies were quality appraised using the CASP Qualitative Checklist. A thematic synthesis of included studies was undertaken and confidence in the review findings was assessed using the CERQual tool. The study protocol, registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020207380, has been peer reviewed and published.

Findings
A total of 977 records were screened, which identified 18 studies (21 papers) eligible for inclusion comprising 368 participants. Following quality appraisal, all studies were deemed suitable for inclusion. The thematic synthesis resulted in four analytical themes: 1) A personal philosophy of breastfeeding support 2) Teamwork and tensions in practice 3) Negotiating organisational constraints and 4) Encounters with breastfeeding women. Findings demonstrated that a range of experiences influence practice, and practice evolves on continued exposure to such experiences. The potential of each experience to facilitate or inhibit breastfeeding support provision is fluid and context specific.

Conclusions
Experiences, as named above, are modifiable factors contributing to the development of a philosophy of breastfeeding support based on what the provider believes works and is valuable in practice. Further research is required into the range of factors which underpin context-specific breastfeeding support practice, to improve both women’s experiences and intervention effectiveness.
Hyperbaric oxygen in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review of effectiveness and safety
Authors: Laureau Justine , Pons Christelle , Letellier Guy , Gross Raphaël 
Published: October 2022

Purpose
To report current evidence regarding the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on the impairments presented by children with cerebral palsy (CP), and its safety.

Materials and methods
PUBMED, The Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society database were searched by two reviewers. Methodological quality was graded independently by 2 reviewers using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database assessment scale for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and the modified Downs and Black (m-DB) evaluation tool for non RCTs. A meta-analysis was performed where applicable for RCTs.

Results
Five RCTs were identified. Four had a high level of evidence. Seven other studies were observational studies of low quality. All RCTs used 100% O2, 1.5 to 1.75 ATA, as the treatment intervention. Pressurized air was the control intervention in 3 RCTs, and physical therapy in 2. In all but one RCTs, similar improvements were observed regarding motor and/or cognitive functions, in the HBOT and control groups. Adverse events were mostly of mild severity, the most common being middle ear barotrauma (up to 50% of children).

Conclusion
There is high-level evidence that HBOT is ineffective in improving motor and cognitive functions, in children with CP. There is moderate-level evidence that HBOT is associated with a higher rate of adverse events than pressurized air in children.
Reliability and clinical correlations of semi-quantitative lung ultrasound on BLUE points in COVID-19 mechanically ventilated patients: The ‘BLUE-LUSS’—A feasibility clinical study
Authors: Orosz Gábor , Gyombolai Pál , Tóth József T. , Szabó Marcell 
Published: October 2022

Introduction
Bedside lung ultrasound has gained a key role in each segment of the treatment chain during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the diagnostic assessment of the critically ill patients in ICUs, it is highly important to maximize the amount and quality of gathered information while minimizing unnecessary interventions (e.g. moving/rotating the patient). Another major factor is to reduce the risk of infection and the workload of the staff.

Objectives
To serve these significant issues we constructed a feasibility study, in which we used a single-operator technique without moving the patient, only assessing the easily achievable lung regions at conventional BLUE points. We hypothesized that calculating this ‘BLUE lung ultrasound score’ (BLUE-LUSS) is a reasonable clinical tool. Furthermore, we used both longitudinal and transverse scans to measure their reliability and assessed the interobserver variability as well.

Methods
University Intensive Care Unit based, single-center, prospective, observational study was performed on 24 consecutive SARS-CoV2 RT-PCR positive, mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. Altogether 400 loops were recorded, rated and assessed off-line by 4 independent intensive care specialists (each 7+ years of LUS experience).

Results
Intraclass correlation values indicated good reliability for transversal and longitudinal qLUSS scores, while we detected excellent interrater agreement of both cLUSS calculation methods. All of our LUS scores correlated inversely and significantly to the P/F values. Best correlation was achieved in the case of longitudinal qLUSS (r = -0.55, p = 0.0119).

Conclusion
Summarized score of BLUE-LUSS can be an important, easy-to-perform adjunct tool for assessing and quantifying lung pathology in critically ill ventilated patients at bedside, especially for the P/F ratio. The best agreement for the P/F ratio can be achieved with the longitudinal scans. Regarding these findings, assessing BLUE-points can be extended with the BLUE-LUSS for daily routine using both transverse and longitudinal views.
SANReSP: A new Italian questionnaire to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea
Authors: Romano Salvatore , Lo Bue Anna , Salvaggio Adriana , Oliveira Luis V. F. , Ferini-Strambi Luigi , Insalaco Giuseppe 
Published: October 2022

Purpose
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common, prevalent, and underdiagnosed disorder. Its lack of diagnosis and treatment is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Previous screening questionnaires investigated parameters including body mass index, age, neck circumference, and sex, in addition to symptoms. This study aimed to validate a new Italian, self-administered, and easy-to-use six-item questionnaire that evaluates only subjective symptoms.

Patients and methods
The present study included 2622 patients (male, 2011; female, 611). Patients who were at least 18 years old, spoke Italian, referred to our sleep clinic for possible OSA, and completed the self-administered SANReSP questionnaire were recruited for the study. The predictive performance of the questionnaire was also evaluated.

Results
Nocturnal study showed 89.9% of OSA patients had apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 5/h; 68.7%, AHI ≥ 15/h; and 48.2%, AHI ≥ 30/h. The optimal SANReSP score for AHI ≥ 5/h was >3 with a sensitivity and specificity of 74.76% and 67.92%, respectively, and an area under receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) of 0.76. For moderate–severe OSA, the optimal SANReSP score was >3 (sensitivity, 78.18%; specificity, 46.53%; ROC, 0.66). For severe OSA, the optimal SANReSP score was >4 (sensitivity, 59.10%; specificity, 64.73%; ROC, 0.65). The probability of OSA increased with higher SANReSP scores (98.7% and 97.9% in men and women, respectively).

Conclusion
The SANReSP questionnaire is a short, easy-to-use, and self-administered screening tool for OSA. Its performance is similar to that of other widely used questionnaires; furthermore, it is advantageous in that it does not require anthropometric measurements.
Visualizing green capitalist renewable energy: Development and grassroots solar community alternatives in Puerto Rico
Authors: de Onís Catalina M. , Lloréns Hilda 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
This article critiques industrial-scale solar energy development in Puerto Rico as a form of green capitalism that threatens the archipelago’s self-determination. Rather than uncritically embracing supposedly benign ‘green energy’ as necessary for advancing environmental, climate and energy justice, we argue that where, how and with whom this energy transformation takes place is crucial for calling attention to and challenging the continuance of inequitable and unjust power relations. To counter Puerto Rico’s ongoing exploitation as a ‘blank slate’ for development, we visually juxtapose the harms of industrial-scale solar ‘farms’ with distributed on-site, rooftop solar projects organized by grassroots group members in south-eastern Puerto Rico’s Jobos Bay region.
Simulation testing of two ways of disturbing the motion of a motor vehicle entering a skid pad as used for tests at Driver
Authors: Lozia Zbigniew 
Published: October 2022

Artykuł dotyczy symulacji cyfrowej zaburzenia ruchu pojazdu w trakcie testów z wykorzystaniem płyty poślizgowej stosowanej w ośrodkach doskonalenia techniki jazdy (ODTJ). Zaburzenie to jest wywoływane z użyciem „płyty dynamicznej”, która stanowi obowiązkowe wyposażenie „ośrodków doskonalenia techniki jazdy stopnia wyższego”, co określono w Rozporządzeniu Ministra Transportu, Budownictwa i Gospodarki Morskiej z dnia 16 stycznia 2013r. w sprawie doskonalenia techniki jazdy.

Zaburzenie wywołane ruchem poprzecznym płyty (w stosunku do toru ruchu pojazdu) zmusza kierowcę do wykonania manewrów obronnych w postaci obrotu kołem kierownicy, hamowania lub przyspieszania, bądź kombinacji tych manewrów. Artykuł jest kontynuacją wcześniejszej publikacji autora, dotyczącej modelowania i oceny zaburzania ruchu osi tylnej pojazdu. W prezentowanej pracy porównano skutki zaburzenia ruchu tylnej i przedniej osi jezdnej pojazdu. Zaprezentowano wyniki symulacji obrazujące skalę zaburzenia ruchu pojazdu, na które musi zareagować szkolony kierowca.