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Effects of yoga on menopausal symptoms and sleep quality across menopause statuses: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Susanti Henny Dwi , Sonko Ismaila , Chang Pi‐Chen , Chuang Yeu‐Hui , Chung Min‐Huey 
Published: February 2022

AbstractThis randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of yoga on menopausal symptoms and sleep quality across menopause statuses. Participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group (n = 104 each), and those in the intervention group practiced yoga for 20 weeks. The participants completed the following questionnaires: the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale; Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support; Menopause Rating Scale; and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The results revealed that yoga effectively decreased menopausal symptoms, with the strongest effects noted in postmenopausal women (mean ± standard deviation: 14.98 ± 7.10), followed by perimenopausal women (6.11 ± 2.07). Yoga significantly improved sleep quality in postmenopausal and perimenopausal women after controlling for social support, depression, anxiety, stress, and menopausal symptoms (p < 0.001). However, yoga did not affect sleep quality in premenopausal women. Overall sleep quality significantly improved in postmenopausal and perimenopausal women. Our data indicate that yoga can help decrease menopausal symptoms, particularly in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, and improve their health.
Exploring the uses of virtues in woman‐centred care: A quest, synthesis and reflection
Authors: Kuipers Yvonne J. 
Published: February 2022

AbstractWoman‐centred care is a philosophy authentic to the midwifery profession, scaffolding and preceding the capacity and utility of woman‐centred care in daily practice. Through providing guidance on the philosophical capacities—the virtues—the practical capacity and utility of woman‐centred care becomes more clear and more tangible. This paper discusses the virtues of woman‐centred care in midwifery practice. Eighteen virtues, described by Comte‐Sponville, serve as a philosophical lens to explore and understand how each specific virtue integrates into the woman‐centred care concept or vice versa, herewith becoming woman‐centred care virtuous acts. The virtues are politeness, fidelity, prudence, temperance, courage, justice, generosity, compassion, mercy, gratitude, humility, simplicity, tolerance, purity, gentleness, good faith, humour and love. Exploring these virtues provides a manageable view of the complexity of woman‐centred care. In this paper, first each virtue is discussed in relation to the body of knowledge of woman‐centred care in midwifery. Thereafter, a sketch of pragmatism is provided through translating the virtues into practical recommendations for the professional socialization and transformation of becoming, being and doing woman‐centred care.
A quantile regression analysis of mediating impacts of institutions in environmental quality‐health outcomes nexus in sub‐Saharan Africa
Authors: Alimi Olorunfemi Yasiru , Ajide Kazeem Bello , Ayadi Folorunso Sunday 
Published: February 2022

AbstractThis study examines the role of institutions in reducing a presumably negative impact of poor environmental quality on health outcomes, using a panel of 45 sub‐Saharan African countries over the period, 1996–2016. The empirical estimation is based on the panel quantile regression estimator. The study established inter alia: first, the declining health status occasioned by environmental degradation resulted in low life expectancy, high child mortality and increasing health expenditure. Second, strong institutional settings are needed to reverse the adverse effects of poor environmental quality on health outcomes. Thus, the minimum thresholds of control of corruption, government effectiveness, regulatory quality and overall institutions that restore human age expectancy are −0.37, −0.59, −0.40 and −0.40, respectively. In the same order, 0.08, −0.18, −0.41 and −0.15 are needed for health spending, whereas 0.24 of control of corruption and −0.21 of regulatory quality are needed to minimise child mortality. Third, the net effects of interactions do not align with the hypothesised relationships. Finally, we acknowledged the importance of some auxiliary indicators specific to each measure of health outcomes. On the policy front, setting‐up an innovative and sustainable agenda of green environment and clean growth seems critical to realising improved health conditions.
Wiltse Approach Versus Conventional Transforaminal Interbody Fusion for Unstable Thoracolumbar Fracture with Intervertebral Disc Lesions
Authors: Wang Song , Duan Chunyan , Yang Han , Kang Jianping , Wang Qing 
Published: February 2022

ObjectiveTo compare the clinical results of two surgical techniques, Wiltse approach and conventional transforaminal interbody fusion, for the treatment of unstable thoracolumbar fracture associated with traumatic intervertebral disc lesion (TIDL).MethodsA total of 76 patients with unstable thoracolumbar fracture associated with TIDL treated by posterior pedicle screw fixation and transforaminal thoracolumbar interbody fusion from June 2010 and July 2016 were reviewed retrospectively. These patients including 48 male and 28 female patients were divided into Wiltse approach transforaminal thoracolumbar interbody fusion (W‐TLIF) group (n = 38) and conventional transforaminal thoracolumbar interbody fusion (C‐TLIF) group (n = 38). Patients were followed up for about 33 months. Clinical and radiological records, kyphotic angle, fractured vertebral body height, visual analogue score (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), complications, neurological improvement and fusion rate were compared between two groups.ResultsAll patients underwent posterior surgery successfully. Blood loss, operation time and hospital stay in the W‐TLIF group was 437.84 ± 143.98 ml, 118.64 ± 20.55 min and 12.32 ± 2.87 days, respectively. While those parameters in the C‐TLIF group was 862.70 ± 300.24 ml, 141.35 ± 31.72 min and 15.51 ± 2.08 days, respectively. Average operation time and hospital stay time were significantly shorter, and blood loss was significantly less in the W‐TLIF group than in the C‐TLIF group (P < 0.05). VAS and ODI in the W‐TLIF group were significantly less than those in the C‐TLIF group at 1 week after operation and final follow‐up. The kyphotic angle and vertebral body height were improved. There was 1–2 grade improvement in patients with neurological deficit. Thirty‐three patients in the W‐TLIF group and 32 patients in the C‐TLIF group had achieved fusion during follow‐up. No internal fixation failure was observed in two groups.ConclusionsThe both techniques of W‐TLIF and C‐TLIF were feasible and effective for unstable thoracolumbar fracture with TIDL. Compare to C‐TLIF, The technique of W‐TLIF was a relatively less invasive way to decompress the neural elements and an easy method to reconstruct the anterior column using the same posterior approach.
Correlation between bispectral index and patient state index in children under sevoflurane anesthesia
Authors: Kim Doyeon , Kim Jaeyoun , Kim Inho , Gil Nam‐Su , Shin Young Hee , Jeong Ji Seon 
Published: February 2022

AbstractBackgroundBecause the unanticipated arousal or hemodynamic instability during anesthesia may adversely affect the physical and emotional welfare of children, adequate management of the anesthesia depth is required. We aimed to compare Bispectral Index (BIS) and Patient State Index (PSI) in children during sevoflurane anesthesia and evaluate PSI as depth of anesthesia monitor in children aged 6 months–12 years.MethodsIn this prospective observational study, children aged 6 months–12 years old scheduled for elective surgery under sevoflurane anesthesia were enrolled from November 2018 to June 2019. We monitored BIS and PSI at different sevoflurane concentrations. The primary outcome was the correlation between BIS and PSI. The correlation between BIS and PSI at different sevoflurane concentrations (at 1, 1.5, and 2 MACs) and at different age groups (6 months–2 years, 2–7 years, and 8–12 years) was also investigated.ResultsBispectral index and PSI showed a fair correlation (r = .430; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.297–0.546; p < .001). Two values were fairly correlated at 1, 1.5, and 2 MAC (r = .544; 95% CI, 0.314–0.716; p < .001, r = .509; 95% CI, 0.283–0.699; p < .001, and r = .315; 95% CI, 0.047–0.522; p = 0.007). BIS and PSI values showed a fair correlation in 6 months ‐ 2 year and 8–12 year groups (r = .696; 95% CI, 0.519–0.813; p < .001 and r = .297; 95% CI, −0.017 to 0.543; p < .021), but there was not significant correlation in 2–7 years group (r = .190; 95% CI, −0.015 to 0.374; p = .052).ConclusionsThere was a fair correlation between BIS and PSI in children under sevoflurane anesthesia. The use of BIS and PSI as an indicator for anesthesia depth by sevoflurane is not reliable in pediatric patients.
Quantitative trait loci underlying flooding tolerance in soybean (Glycine max)
Authors: Zhang Jun , McDonald Samuel Clay , Wu Chengjun , Ingwers Miles W. , Abdel‐Haleem Hussein , Chen Pengyin , Li Zenglu 
Published: February 2022

AbstractFlooding stress typically causes oxygen deprivation (hypoxia) in plants, which damages roots and substantially affects soybean growth, survival and yield. Identifying quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and understanding the inheritance of flooding tolerance will help in developing soybean cultivars with tolerance to flooding. The objective of this study was to map QTLs responsible for flooding tolerance using an F5‐derived recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from a ‘Benning’ × PI 416937 cross. RILs, along with the parents ‘Benning’ and PI 416937, were grown in 2012, 2014 and 2015 at Stuttgart, AR, and phenotyped for flooding tolerance using a visual determination of plant health and the survival rate of plants in the field. The population was genotyped with the SoySNP6K Infinium BeadChips. Analysis of variance revealed significant effects of genotype, environment and genotype × environment interaction (P < .0001) on flooding tolerance. QTL analysis detected nine significant QTL (logarithm of the odds [LOD] > 3.0) for flooding tolerance on chromosomes (Chrs) 1, 4, 5, 16 and 18 for both flooding tolerance scores (FTSs) and survival rates (SRs) using best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) values over three years. Three QTLs, located on Chrs 1, 5 and 16, were in common for both FTS and SR traits, and individual QTLs explained 7.6% to 11.0% of the phenotypic variation. The results suggested that flooding tolerance is a complex trait, which is controlled by multiple QTLs and significantly affected by QTL × environment interactions. The QTL and marker information could be used to assist soybean breeders to develop flooding tolerant cultivars.
The time course of reactivity to social acceptance and rejection feedback: An examination of event‐related potentials and behavioral measures in a peer interaction task
Authors: Pegg Samantha , Lytle Marisa N. , Arfer Kodi B. , Kujawa Autumn 
Published: February 2022

AbstractMeasurement of social processes is of interest across areas of research. Event‐related potentials (ERPs) measured using electroencephalography (EEG) offer high temporal resolution, but little work has leveraged this strength to characterize the time course of social feedback processing. The present study aimed to replicate and extend previous research by systematically identifying the temporal dynamics of responses to both social acceptance and rejection feedback relative to neutral feedback, examining internal consistency of ERPs, and exploring correspondence with behavioral measures elicited during a peer interaction task. Emerging adults (N = 118) completed a computerized peer interaction task in which they made decisions to accept or reject peers and received rejection, acceptance, and neutral feedback while EEG data were recorded. Principal component analysis was used to derive temporally and spatially distinct ERP components sensitive to positive and negative social feedback. Participant voting patterns and post‐task liking ratings for computer‐controlled peers were also examined. Replicating prior work, components consistent with N1, P2, reward positivity (RewP), and P3 emerged, but distinct patterns of modulation by acceptance and rejection relative to neutral feedback were observed. Most components showed acceptable internal consistency. Sensitivity to peer feedback assessed through participant voting patterns and liking ratings for peers was correlated with RewP and P3 components. Results highlight the complexity of social feedback processing observable in a computerized peer interaction task and offer promising neural and behavioral measures that can be used to examine individual differences in sensitivity to both social acceptance and rejection feedback.
Follicular dynamics during the non‐reproductive season in Miranda jennies
Authors: Quaresma Miguel , Sara Ramalheira‐Martins , Nóvoa Miguel , Camillo Francesco , Payan‐Carreira Rita 
Published: February 2022

AbstractJennies’ follicular wave patterns have not yet been addressed during the non‐breeding and transition seasons in anoestrous jennies. Twelve non‐pregnant females of the Miranda donkey breed were followed to describe follicular wave characteristics during the non‐reproductive season and determine the anoestrous effect in follicular wave patterns. Five jennies enrolled in this study experienced anoestrus during the non‐breeding season, but all retained the continuous emergence of follicular waves. The average duration of the waves from emergence to peak was 11.2 ± 0.021 days (3–29 days). The duration of the different type of waves was 9.91 ± 0.034 days for minor waves,12.5 ± 0.232 days for major secondary waves and 12.5 ± 0.057 for major primary waves. The major waves were significantly longer than the minor waves (p < .001). Older jennies presented longer waves (p = .021). In the jennies presenting anoestrus, the wave duration during anoestrus (11.2 ± 0.125 days, n = 31) was not different from the waves detected in the preceding and subsequent ovulatory cycles (11.3 ± 0.084 days, n = 43) (p = .978). The number of follicular waves emerging in each ovulatory cycle (n = 59) was 2.36 ± 0.011, varied from 1 to 4. Only in a small proportion of cycles, one wave (0.8%) was recorded, with 41 cycles (67.2%) presenting two waves; fourteen cycles presenting three waves (24.6%); and three cycles (6.6%) showing 4 waves. It was concluded that follicular waves do occur in anoestrous jennies during the non‐breeding season with two‐wave cycles being common.
Approaches to Qualitative Comparative Analysis and good practices: A systematic review
Authors: Thomann Eva , Ege Jörn , Paustyan Ekaterina 
Published: February 2022

AbstractThe Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) methodology has evolved remarkably in social science research. Simultaneously, the use of QCA too often lags behind methodological recommendations of good practice. Improper use is a serious obstacle for QCA to enrich the social science ‑methodology toolkit. We explore whether the coherence of analytic approaches can help us understand good practices in applied QCA by performing a systematic review of 86 QCA studies. Although adherence to technical GPs has improved over time, we find a high prevalence of incoherent, “hybrid” approaches. As the hybridity of a study increases, its adherence to good practices decreases. The case‐oriented, realist, exploratory QCA studies do not consistently follow recommendations of good practice. Instead, the only consistently good‐practice approach is case‐oriented, realist, but explicitly theory‐evaluating. We conclude that consistently aligning methodological choice with the underlying analytic approach and the use of theory can help foster good practices in applied QCA.
Predicting vasovagal reactions to a virtual blood donation using facial image analysis
Authors: Rudokaite Judita , Ong Lee‐Ling Sharon , Janssen Mart P. , Postma Eric , Huis in 't Veld Elisabeth 
Published: February 2022

AbstractBackgroundPeople with needle fear experience not only anxiety and stress but also vasovagal reactions (VVR), including nausea, dizziness, sweating, pallor changes, or even fainting. However, the mechanism behind needle fear and the VVR response are not yet well understood. The aim of our study was to explore whether fluctuations in facial temperature in several facial regions are related to the level of experienced vasovagal reactions, in a simulated blood donation.Study design and methodsWe recruited 45 students at Tilburg University and filmed them throughout a virtual blood donation procedure using an Infrared Thermal Imaging (ITI) camera. Participants reported their fear of needles and level of experienced vasovagal reactions. ITI data pre‐processing was completed on each video frame by detecting facial landmarks and image alignment before extracting the mean temperature from the six regions of interest.ResultsTemperatures of the chin and left and right cheek areas increased during the virtual blood donation. Mixed‐effects linear regression showed a significant association between self‐reported vasovagal reactions and temperature fluctuations in the area below the nose.DiscussionOur results suggest that the area below the nose may be an interesting target for measuring vasovagal reactions using video imaging techniques. This is the first in a line of studies, which assess whether it is possible to automatically detect levels of fear and vasovagal reactions using facial imaging, from which the development of e‐health solutions and interventions can benefit.
On the trade effects of bilateral SPS measures in developed and developing countries
Authors: Santeramo Fabio Gaetano , Lamonaca Emilia 
Published: February 2022

AbstractThe agri‐food trade has expanded considerably over decades, with a remarkable increase in the market share of developing countries. The upward trend in trade flows has been parallel to the proliferation of non‐tariff measures, particularly of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures in the agri‐food sector. SPS measures may have a dual impact on trade, that is. standards as catalysts versus standards as barriers, and the net effect is likely to depend on the level of economic development of countries involved. We investigate whether the trade effects of SPS measures are correlated with the economic development of trading partners. In particular, we disentangle the trade effects of SPS measures implemented by developed and developing countries and look at differential impacts due to a mismatch in the economic development of trading partners. Using a structural gravity approach on bilateral trade and regulation data, we conclude that SPS measures are catalysts for developing importers, whereas no evidence is found for developed importers. We also find a pro‐trade effect of SPS measures when traders have different levels of economic development. Our findings have important policy implications: sharing SPS measures is strategic for economies characterised by different abilities to alter trade terms.
Acute‐phase proteins in cats with obstructive feline lower urinary tract disease
Authors: Dinallo Heloíse Rangel , Giuffrida Rogério , de Azevedo Maria Gabriela P. , Santarém Cecília L. , Andrade Silvia M. C. F. , Brinholi Rejane B. , da Motta Yudney Pereira , Schmidt Elizabeth M. S. , Ferreira João Carlos P. , García Henry David M. , de Brito Adriana Falco , Melchert Alessandra , Guimarães‐Okamoto Priscylla Tatiana Chalfun 
Published: February 2022

AbstractBackgroundFeline obstructive disease of the lower urinary tract (FLUTD) is a common pathologic condition of cats. It can be related to sterile inflammation, which leads to acute impairment of renal function and the accumulation of electrolytes and acid‐base imbalance. Acute‐phase proteins (APPs) are biomarkers of tissue damage from inflammation that assist in monitoring treatment and prognosis.ObjectiveMonitoring the inflammatory processes of obstructive feline lower urinary tract disease through the determination of plasma fibrinogen concentrations and serum concentrations of the acute‐phase proteins, serum amyloid A (SAA), alpha‐1‐acid glycoprotein (AGP), and albumin.MethodologyTwenty‐five male cats were included in this study. They were divided into two experimental groups: a control group (CG) and an obstruction group (OG). There were 8 healthy cats in the CG group and 17 cats with obstructive FLUTD in the OG group. APP measurements were conducted using ELISA kits. Samples were collected for APP analyses, serum biochemical assays, urinalyses, and urine protein: creatinine ratio calculations at diagnosis, before urethral clearance (H0), and 12 (H12), 24 (H24), and 48 (H48) hours after urethral clearance from cats in the OG group. Samples were collected once from cats in the CG group cats.ResultsAt H0, we found positive correlations of SAA, AGP, and fibrinogen with urea and creatinine, and negative correlations of albumin with hematuria, SAA, and potassium. At H48, we found positive correlations between SAA and AGP, AGP and urea, fibrinogen and urea, fibrinogen and creatinine, fibrinogen and AGP, and fibrinogen and SAA. In addition, a negative correlation of albumin with urea and creatinine was observed.ConclusionsSerum amyloid A, AGP, fibrinogen, and albumin could be used as biomarkers of inflammatory processes in cats with obstructive FLUTD.
CFD Simulation on Permeability of Porous Scaffolds for Human Skeletal System
Authors: Jusoh Norhana , Azri Amirul , Mohd Noor Auni Nurhaziqah , Khair Azizul Hakim , Naja Amsan Azureen , Amir Hussein Muhammad Husaini , Abd Shukor Muhammad Syahmi Hafizi , Muhammad Aminnudin Tariq , Abdul Samad Adlisa 
Published: February 2022

Human skeletal system provides the protection of all organs and supports the loads from various daily activities. Therefore, the main objective of bone scaffold is to have mechanical strength to support the load and have the permeability that will have mass fluid transfer to enhance the healing of defects. In this study, we simulated the permeability of hexagonal unit cells at different pore sizes (1.0 mm, 1.5 mm and 2.0 mm) and at different inlet velocities (0.001 mm/s, 0.5 mm/s and 1 mm/s) by using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) in Ansys software. Our finding shows that pressure drop from inlet to the outlet of the unit cell’s pore increased corresponding to the decreasing of pores diameter. In contrast, increasing the velocities has increased the pressure drop from inlet to the outlet. The pressure drop at 0.001 mm/s, 0.5 mm/s and 1mm/s inlet velocities were 1.40×10-4 Pa, 7.02×10-2 Pa and 1.41×10-1 Pa, respectively for 1.0 mm pore size. The gradual decreased of the pressure will give the cell and nutrient to be diffused to the inner part of the scaffold. We calculated the permeability for each unit cell, and it can be acceptable based on the upper limit of human bone permeability. The variation in velocities did not gave significant differences for the scaffold permeability. However, the different of pore sizes gave significant effect in the scaffold permeability. The permeability value at 0.001 mm/s for 1.0 mm, 1.5 mm and 2.0 mm pore size were 2.900×10-8 m2, 4.863×10-8 m2 and 8.529×10-8 m2, respectively. By taking into accounts the pressure drop and permeability value, unit cell with 1 mm pore size is predicted to show a better performance in promoting cell growth due to the better flow characteristics in the scaffold. Permeability prediction will help in producing a functional bone scaffold that crucial in bone regeneration of the human skeletal system.