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MEMS‐based 3‐C borehole gravimeter development
Authors: Yu Gang , Hu Fangjing , Tu Liangcheng , Zhao Guo , Chen Juan 
Published: October 2022

AbstractA micro‐electro‐mechanical‐based 3‐C borehole gravimeter has been developed in China for mineral and hydrocarbon exploration. The 3‐C borehole gravimeter is composed of a three‐axis gravity sensor chip based on a deep silicon etching technique, high‐precision capacitive displacement sensing and weak signal detection circuitry. The gravity‐sensing chip is a silicon‐based integrated spring‐mass block system. Silicon wafer is etched by the micro‐nanofabrication technique to form a high collimation groove. The size of the gravity‐detecting mass block in the sensitive element plays a decisive role in the thermal noise level of the instrument. Deep silicon processing technique can produce a thicker silicon mass block (500 μm), which can obtain a larger mass block in the same area compared with the traditional silicon surface processing technique (10–100 μm). The out diameter of the final tool is 50 mm with 10,000 mGal measurement range, 155°C temperature and 100 MPa pressure rating. Apart from the 3‐C micro‐electro‐mechanical gravity sensor, a 3‐C fluxgate magnetic sensor is also integrated into the downhole tool. This allows us to measure both 3‐C gravity field and 3‐C magnetic field downhole simultaneously and conduct joint inversion of both the downhole 3‐C gravity and 3‐C magnetic data during the data processing stage. The prototype tool was tested in a borehole up to 850 m depth, and the 3‐C gravity sensor inside the tool can measure the vibration of the environment during the stationary measurement downhole. The first test data set shows repeatability near 800 m depth, which verifies the adaptability of the micro‐electro‐mechanical‐based gravimeter to the down instrument environment.
Impact of energy infrastructure investments on renewable electricity generation in major Asian developing economies
Authors: Song Yuegang , Shahzad Umer , Paramati Sudharshan Reddy 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe prime objective of this research is to empirically investigate the impact of energy infrastructure investments (public‐private‐partnership) on renewable electricity generation in major Asian developing economies (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand). In doing so, we use the annual data of variables from 1993 to 2017. To achieve the study objective, the authors employ numerous panel econometric approaches such as the Grouped‐Mean and Augmented Mean Group estimators. The overall conclusion of the findings is that investments in energy infrastructure play a significant role in promoting renewable electricity generation in Asian developing economies. The results also reveal that financial development, economic development, and openness further rise renewable electricity generation. Based on the findings, the authors attempted to provide novel implications for the promotion of energy infrastructure investments and sustainable development policies for the Asian developing economies. For instance, the authors suggest that governments and policy makers should realise the significance of greener energy and promote investments via public‐private partnerships for renewable energy projects.
Knowing (with) the body: Sensory knowing in contraceptive self‐tracking
Authors: Algera Ellen 
Published: October 2022

AbstractScholars have criticised reproductive self‐tracking software applications (apps) for reducing embodied experiences to objective quantifications and leading to user self‐alienation. Building on scholarly work that underscores the sensory and affective dimension of self‐tracking, this ethnographic study explores how users of contraceptive self‐tracking apps come to know their bodies during their everyday tracking practices. By relating tracking data to embodied experiences and relating their experiences back to the data, users produce knowledge of their own lived hormonal physiology. Users learn to articulate how their body feels and acts, foregrounding their body as an instrument of knowing alongside technical devices used. Users also articulate how their body is affected by everyday factors such as personal behaviours, diet, sleep and stress, thereby enacting what I call situated health. By foregrounding people’s sensory and affective engagements with their data and their bodies through self‐tracking, this study contributes to understanding how reproductive self‐tracking may be meaningful to users as well as encourages a move beyond the hierarchical opposition between ‘objective’ numerical data and embodied, lived experiences.
The effect of the right care, right place, right time (R3) initiative on Medicare health service use among older affordable housing residents
Authors: Tavares Jane , Simpson Liz , Miller Edward Alan , Nadash Pamela , Cohen Marc 
Published: October 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo determine the effect of an affordable housing‐based supportive services intervention, which partnered with health and community service providers, on Medicare health service use among residents.Data SourcesAnalyses used aggregated fee‐for‐service Medicare claims data from 2017 to 2020 for beneficiaries living in 34 buildings in eastern Massachusetts.Study DesignUsing a quasi‐experimental design, a “difference‐in‐differences” framework was employed to isolate changes in outcomes, focusing on changes in pre‐ and post‐intervention health service use across two stages of the intervention. Phase 1 encompassed the initial implementation period, and Phase 2 introduced a strategy to target residents at high risk of poor health outcomes. Key health service outcomes included hospitalizations, 30‐day hospital readmission, and emergency department use.Data CollectionMedicare claims data for 10,412 individuals were obtained from a Quality Improvement Organization and aggregated at the building level.Principal FindingsAnalyses for Phase 1 found that hospital admission rates, emergency department admissions and payments, and hospital readmission rates grew more slowly for intervention sites than comparison sites. These findings were strengthened after the introduction of risk‐targeting in Phase 2. Compared to selected control buildings, residents in intervention buildings experienced significantly lower rates of increases in inpatient hospitalization rates (−16% vs. +6%), hospital admission days (−25% vs. +29%), average hospital days (−12% vs. +14%), hospital admission payments (−22% vs. +33%), and 30‐day hospital readmission rates (−22% vs. +54%). When accounting for the older age of the intervention residents, the size of the decline recorded in emergency department admissions was 6.7% greater for the intervention sites than the decline in comparison sites.ConclusionsA wellness‐focused supportive services intervention was effective in reducing select health service use. The introduction of risk‐targeting further strengthened this effect. Age‐friendly health systems would benefit from enhanced partnerships with affordable housing sites to improve care and reduce service use for older residents.
Effects of Medicare Advantage on preventive care use and health behavior
Authors: Park Sungchul 
Published: October 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo examine the effects of Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment on preventive care use and health behavior.Data SourcesThe Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, the Area Health Resources File, the Geographic Variation Public Use File, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services annual risk and ratebook files for 2012–2016.Study DesignOutcomes included 11 measures of preventive care use and six measures of health behavior. My primary independent variable was MA enrollment. For each outcome, I first conducted linear regression analysis while adjusting for individual‐level and county‐level characteristics. Then, I conducted the following alternative analyses to account for differences in observed and/or unobserved characteristics between MA and traditional Medicare (TM) enrollees: propensity score (PS) matching analysis and instrumental variable (IV) analysis.Data Collection/Extraction MethodsI extracted 9399 MA enrollees and 15,543 TM enrollees.FindingsLinear regression and PS matching analyses showed that MA enrollment was statistically significantly associated with higher likelihood of having blood pressure measurement, cholesterol measurement, and influenza vaccine, lower likelihood of receiving an HbA1C test, and higher likelihood of currently smoking. However, the magnitude of the associations was small. There were no statistically significant associations in other measures. IV analyses also found no or limited evidence that MA enrollment led to statistically significant changes in preventive care use and health behavior. Specifically, MA enrollment led to statistically significant improvements in the likelihood of doing any physical activities (1.29 [95% CI: 0.51–2.07]) or doing muscle‐strengthening activities (0.72 [95% CI: 0.03–1.41]). No statistically significant changes were observed in other measures.ConclusionsMA plans may not necessarily increase the use of preventive services and improve health behaviors. As improvements in preventive services and health behavior may have the potential to achieve better outcomes while lowering costs, policy makers should consider developing targeted interventions for MA to achieve those improvements.
The rise and falls of electronic scooters: A Tasmanian perspective on electronic scooter injuries
Authors: Jamieson Jennifer , Hawkins Jenni , Collins Clare , Mahoney Adam 
Published: October 2022

AbstractObjectiveElectronic scooter (eScooter) popularity has soared, despite public concerns around injury risk. We aimed to explore the burden of injury from eScooters presenting to Tasmania's major trauma centre during the first 6 months of the Hobart eScooter trial.MethodsWe screened all ED presentations and interhospital transfers from 11 December 2021 to 26 June 2022 to identify eScooter‐associated injury. All injuries were coded using the Abbreviated Injury Scale and an Injury Severity Score (ISS) was computed for each presentation. Data were entered into the Tasmanian Trauma Registry and then exported into standard statistical software for descriptive analysis.ResultsThere were 135 eScooter presentations to the ED and 31 were admitted. Patients were mostly young (median age 27 years) with an even sex distribution. Injuries were mostly minor (median ISS of 2) with injuries to soft tissues and the head and neck predominating. Approximately, one‐third required operative interventions, but none required intensive care. Injured patients were less likely to have been wearing protective gear (36% helmet wearing) and alcohol intoxication was common (41% overall, 71% admitted patients).ConclusionOverall, our 6‐month prospective dataset shows that the Hobart eScooter trial has been associated with few major injuries.
From signal to alert: A cluster of exposures to counterfeit alprazolam tablets containing five novel benzodiazepines
Authors: Syrjanen Rebekka , Schumann Jennifer , Hodgson Sarah E , Abouchedid Rachelle , Rotella Joe‐Anthony , Graudins Andis , Greene Shaun L 
Published: October 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo illustrate the toxicosurveillance role of the Emerging Drugs Network of Australia – Victoria (EDNAV) project in informing timely harm minimisation interventions.MethodsUtilisation of an ethics approved clinical registry storing de‐identified clinical and analytical data on Victorian ED illicit drug‐related presentations.ResultsIn April 2022, six adults presented to hospital with varying levels of sedation, following the use of counterfeit benzodiazepines. Comprehensive toxicological analysis identified five separate novel benzodiazepines within blood samples from each patient. A public ‘Drug Alert’ was subsequently issued, and local emergency physicians were notified.ConclusionToxicosurveillance projects, such as EDNAV, are critical to the continued monitoring and reporting of illicit substance use in the community.
Longer times in computed tomography for trauma patients result in a decrease in body temperature
Authors: Ong Qi‐Zheng , Vandewege Annelies , Ellis Daniel Y 
Published: October 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo determine if lower ambient temperatures in computed tomography (CT) rooms contribute to accidental hypothermia (≤35°C) in trauma patients.MethodsProspective, observational study of trauma patients undergoing a CT scan at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.ResultsAmong a cohort of 81 trauma patients, 54 met level 1 call‐out criteria. Mean time in CT was 11 min. Longer time spent in CT contributes to greater decrease in body temperature (∆T/t = −0.1483°C/min, P = 0.0026).ConclusionIncreasing time spent in CT leads to a decrease in body temperature in trauma patients. Clinicians should actively reduce time spent in the CT room and take active warming measures.
Utility of prehospital call center ambulance dispatch data for COVID‐19 cluster surveillance: A retrospective analysis
Authors: Janagama Srinivasa Rao , Strehlow Matthew C. , Rao Ramana G. V. , Kohn Michael A. , Newberry Jennifer A. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractIntroductionCluster surveillance, identification, and containment are primary outbreak management techniques; however, adapting these for low‐ and middle‐income countries is an ongoing challenge. We aimed to evaluate the utility of prehospital call center ambulance dispatch (CCAD) data for surveillance by examining the correlation between influenza‐like illness (ILI)‐related dispatch calls and COVID‐19 cases.MethodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of state‐level CCAD and COVID‐19 data recorded between January 1 and April 30, 2020, in Telangana, India. The primary outcome was a time series correlation between ILI calls in CCAD and COVID‐19 case counts. Secondarily, we looked for a year‐to‐year correlation of ILI calls in the same period over 2018, 2019, and 2020.ResultsOn average, ILI calls comprised 12.9% (95% CI 11.7%–14.1%) of total daily calls in 2020, compared to 7.8% (95% CI 7.6%–8.0%) in 2018, and 7.7% (95% CI 7.5%–7.7%) in 2019. ILI call counts from 2018, 2019, and 2020 aligned closely until March 19, when 2020 ILI calls increased, representing 16% of all calls by March 23 and 27.5% by April 7. In contrast to the significant correlation observed between 2020 and previous years' January–February calls (2020 and 2019—Durbin‐Watson test statistic [DW] = 0.749, p < 0.001; 2020 and 2018—DW = 1.232, p < 0.001), no correlation was observed for March–April calls (2020 and 2019—DW = 2.012, p = 0.476; 2020 and 2018—DW = 1.820, p = 0.208). In March–April 2020, the daily reported COVID‐19 cases by time series significantly correlated with the ILI calls (DW = 0.977, p < 0.001). The ILI calls on a specific day significantly correlated with the COVID‐19 cases reported 6 days prior and up to 14 days after (cross‐correlation > 0.251, the 95% upper confidence limit).ConclusionsThe statistically significant time series correlation between ILI calls and COVID‐19 cases suggests prehospital CCAD can be part of early warning systems aiding outbreak cluster surveillance, identification, and containment.
Comparison of the diagnostic performance of changes in signal intensity and volume from multiparametric MRI for assessing response of rectal cancer to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
Authors: Tan Zhengwu , Cheng Lan , Xie Lingling , Zhang Lan , Lin Zhenyu , Han Ping , Li Xin 
Published: October 2022

AbstractAimTo evaluate the change in signal intensity (SI) and volume (V) from multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for assessing the response of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) to chemoradiotherapy (CRT).Materials and methodsEight‐two LARC patients who underwent pre‐ and post‐CRT T2‐weighted (T2W), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), and contrast‐enhanced T1‐weighted (ceT1W) MRI were retrospectively analyzed. The change of volume (%△V) and relative SI ratio (%△SIR) from each sequence were determined. All LARCs were confirmed pathologically and classified as tumor regression grade (TRG) ‐0, 1, 2,or 3. Descriptive statistics and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, with calculation of area under the curve (AUC), were used to compare the diagnostic performances.ResultsSixteen patients had TRG‐0, 15 had TRG‐1, 35 had TRG‐2, and 16 had TRG‐3. Except for ADC‐%△SIR, the remaining %△V and %△SIR values on MR sequences had significant differences among the four groups. The %△V and %△SIR (alone or together) did not distinguish TRG‐1 from TRG‐2, nor TRG‐2 from TRG‐3; however, differences between other TRGs were identified by %△V and %△SIR. The combined use of ADC‐%△V and T2W‐%△SIR provided the best diagnostic performance in distinguishing of TRG‐0 from TRG‐2 (AUC: 0.954) and from TRG‐3 (AUC: 1.000).ConclusionsPreoperative MRI of LARC patients after CRT has high diagnostic value for determination TRG, and may therefore improve the selection of patients most suitable for surgery.
Outcomes of systemic bivalirudin and sodium bicarbonate purge solution for Impella 5.5
Authors: Bashline Michael , DiBridge Julie , Klass Wyatt J. , Morelli Brian , Kaczorowski David , Schmidhofer Mark , Horn Edward T. , Gomez Hernando , Ramanan Raj , Hickey Gavin W. , Rivosecchi Ryan M. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractBackgroundImpella 5.5 (Abiomed; Danvers, MA) (IMP5) is a commonly used, surgically implanted, tMCS device that requires systemic anticoagulation and purge solution to avoid pump failure. To avoid heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) from unfractionated heparin (UFH) use, our program has explored the utility of bivalirudin (BIV) for systemic anticoagulation and sodium bicarbonate‐dextrose purge solution (SBPS) in IMP5.5.MethodsThis single center, retrospective study included 34 patients supported on IMP5.5 with BIV based AC and SBPS between December 1st 2020 to December 1st 2021.The efficacy and safety end points were incidence of development of HIT, Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) use for suspected pump thrombosis, stroke, and device failure as well as clinically significant bleeding.ResultsThe median duration of IMP5.5 support was 9.8 days (IQR: 6–15). Most patients were bridged to HTX (58%) followed by recovery (27%) and LVAD implantation (15%). Patients were therapeutic on bivalirudin for 64% of their IMP5.5 support. One patient (2.9%) suffered from ischemic stroke and 26.5% (9) patients developed clinically significant bleeding. tPA was administered to 7(21%) patients. One patient in the entire cohort developed HIT.ConclusionsOur experience supports the use of systemic BIV and SBPS as a method to avoid heparin exposure in a patient population predisposed to the development of HIT.
Letter: what explains improved survival from statin exposure after liver transplantation?
Authors: Zhou Guang‐Peng , Jiang Yi‐Zhou , Sun Li‐Ying , Zhu Zhi‐Jun 
Published: October 2022

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Becchetti et al. papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17192 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17245
Letter: comedication use and dementia risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Authors: Chang Hui‐Chin , Gau Shuo‐Yan 
Published: October 2022

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Rønnow Sand et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17119 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17249
Letter: what explains improved survival from statin exposure after liver transplantation? Authors' reply
Authors: Becchetti Chiara , Dirchwolf Melisa , Schropp Jonas , Berzigotti Annalisa , Bosch Jaime 
Published: October 2022

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Becchetti et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17192 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17228
Remote graphic elicitation: A critical reflection on the emotional affordance and disruption management in caregiver research
Authors: Lowe Thomas A. , Osborne Tess , Bell Sarah 
Published: October 2022

AbstractGraphic elicitation, an arts‐based method that focuses on participant‐led drawing activities, is often conducted with the researcher in situ and discussed in an interview setting, either during or after drawing. However, the COVID‐19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns have meant that using graphic elicitation in its current form required a re‐evaluation. Reflecting on a research project that undertook graphic elicitation remotely, this paper considers the emotional affordance and disruption management of the method in caregiver research. While informal caregiving may be an emotionally fraught topic for the participants, we demonstrate how graphic elicitation explores emotions and experiences with sensitivity and care. Furthermore, we show that graphic elicitation enabled us to acknowledge the pandemic but maintain focus on caregiving itself. The caregivers were responsive to the method and found it rewarding and insightful, albeit with some initial hesitancy and ingrained perceptions of arts‐based outputs. Through our discussions, we show the potential for remote graphic elicitation in geography as a method to explore potentially sensitive, emotionally charged topics like caregiving.
Deceitful when insecure: The effect of self‐efficacy beliefs on the use of deception in negotiations
Authors: Sobral Filipe , Tavares Gustavo Moreira , Furtado Liliane , Lagowska Urszula , Neto José Andrade Moura 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThis article investigates if and how negotiators' self‐efficacy beliefs affect their use of deception in negotiation. Specifically, we propose that self‐efficacy can be interpreted as a threat to self‐concept, which encourages individuals to temporarily bypass self‐regulatory obstacles by morally disengaging their cognitive moral filters, thereby enabling them to use deception in negotiation. We test our hypotheses in three independent experimental studies involving an interactive negotiation simulation, totalizing 460 participants. We find that negotiators with low self‐efficacy regarding their negotiation abilities are more likely to use deception than those with high self‐efficacy beliefs. Furthermore, we find that moral disengagement mediates the effects of self‐efficacy on deception. Our findings suggest that self‐efficacy plays a key role in shaping negotiators' ethical behaviors and we identify the psychological mechanism underlying this relationship.
How ethical and political identifications drive adaptive behavior in the digital piracy context
Authors: Miocevic Dario , Kursan Milakovic Ivana 
Published: October 2022

AbstractToday, digital piracy remains a growing challenge for both legislators and businesses operating in the entertainment industry. This study explores when and why consumers make trade‐offs between illegal and legal streaming services. By drawing on protection motivation theory, we find that consumers' threat and coping appraisals increase their adaptive behavior, i.e., lower intention to consume illegal and higher intention to consume legal streaming services. We also show that the strength of consumers' inherent ethical (relativism) and political (economic liberalism) identities conditions adaptive behavior through social identity theory. We find that low relativism strengthens the adaptive behavior through threat appraisal, while economic liberalism strengthens the adaptive behavior through coping appraisal. Our robustness checks show that these results hold when the model accounts for the level of consumers' digital piracy attitudes. We used a scenario‐based approach to test our hypotheses and surveyed 244 consumers who use streaming services. Our study contributes to the literature by showing that consumers' adaptive behavior envisioned through protection motivation theory can be weakened or strengthened by their ethical and political identities.