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Artificial light at night affects plant–herbivore interactions
Authors: Cieraad Ellen , Strange Emily , Flink Melanie , Schrama Maarten , Spoelstra Kamiel 
Published: November 2022

Abstract

Artificial light at night (ALAN) affects species' physiology and behaviour, and the interactions between species. Despite the importance of plants as primary producers, it remains poorly understood whether and how effects of ALAN on plants cascade through the food web.

We assess the extent to which ALAN of different spectra result in plant‐mediated insect herbivory damage. In a 6‐month field experiment, we exposed plants of differing palatability to three colours of ALAN and a dark control, and assessed plant traits (growth rate, leaf size, foliar density and thickness) and insect herbivory (represented by insect damage as loss of foliage to leaf‐chewing insects, and gall abundance by phloem‐feeding herbivory).

We found evidence for plant trait‐mediated ALAN effects on herbivory for oak, but not for blueberry. In oak, ALAN of different colours changed the direction of relationships of insect damage with relative growth rate and with leaf thickness. Moreover, we found that the effects of ALAN on herbivory damage differed markedly between forest types within the same locale, particularly in the red light treatment.

Synthesis and applications. Our results provide evidence that continuous night‐time light, as provided by street lighting around the world, affects food web interactions. The nature of these effects differed by species and appeared to depend on forest type and the light spectrum employed, thus underlining the context dependency of ALAN in different ecosystems and environmental settings. These findings highlight the complexity of using spectral manipulation as a mitigation measure, and the need for further consideration of ALAN in environmental management and planning, to limit the exposure and impact of cascading effects of artificial light at night on food webs and communities.
Building Everyday Wealth for Britain's Communities: A Labour Alternative to Levelling Up?
Authors: Longlands Sarah 
Published: November 2022

AbstractCommunity wealth building provides an important counterpoint to the orthodoxy of place based economic policy in the UK. It puts forward a framework for economic change which shows that local areas can intervene effectively to build wealth from within so that they are less reliant upon extractive forms of economic development. Instead, wealth building within a community is about recognising the wealth that already exists in an area and intervening to encourage that wealth to flow more readily, particularly from capital to labour. This article explores the background to the development of community wealth building in the UK and its connection with the debate on the everyday economy. It finds that there is a close alignment between the objectives of building wealth and the everyday economy, particularly in areas which not only feel ‘left behind’, but arguably, who have been kept behind by a policy regime which has actively dismantled their sense of place, agency and identity, and in turn, devalued the role and purpose of the businesses and economy that already exists, in favour of elusive ‘growth’ and/or ‘pioneer’ sectors.
Egg donation in the age of vitrification: A study of egg providers’ perceptions and experiences in the UK, Belgium and Spain
Authors: Lafuente‐Funes Sara , Weis Christina , Hudson Nicky , Provoost Veerle 
Published: November 2022

AbstractIVF treatment involving donated eggs increases yearly. Numerous technical and commercial transformations have reshaped how eggs are retrieved, stored and managed. A key transformation is vitrification; a ‘fast freezing’ method that allows efficient preservation of eggs, and therefore more flexibility in use, giving rise to new commercial possibilities. There has been limited focus on egg providers’ experiences in the context of vitrification and related commercialisation. We report findings from a study in the UK, Spain and Belgium, where we interviewed 75 egg providers. Comparing experiences within different donation ‘regimes’ allows an exploration of how varying national practices and policies shape information‐giving and women’s experiences. In the UK, a system of ‘informed gift‐giving’ was described, where egg providers saw their actions as not‐for‐profit and felt relatively well informed. In Belgium, the system was presented as ‘trusted tissue exchange’: with less information‐giving than in the UK, but clinics were trusted to act responsibly. In Spain, a ‘closed‐door, market‐driven’ system was described, whereby egg providers received little information and expressed concerns about generation of excess profit. Our findings extend understandings of how egg donation is managed at the national level and how donation regimes produce specific experiences, expectations and subjectivities amongst tissue providers.
Millet bran protein hydrolysates derived peptides‐zinc chelate: Structural characterization, security prediction in silico, zinc transport capacity and stability against different food processing conditions
Authors: Li Yan , Shi Panqi , Zheng Yajun , Guo Min , Zhuang Yongliang , Huo Xinyu 
Published: November 2022

AbstractA novel peptide Ser‐Asp‐Asp‐Val‐Leu (SDDVL) of excellent zinc‐chelating capacity (13.77 mg/g) was identified in millet bran protein hydrolysates. In silico prediction demonstrated that SDDVL had no potential toxicity. The results of structural characterization demonstrated that both amino group and carboxyl group of SDDVL were the primary zinc‐chelating sites. Moreover, SDDVL‐zinc chelate showed higher stability (p < 0.05) than ZnSO4 and zinc gluconate under different processing conditions including most pasteurization conditions, heating at 100°C for 10–50 min, various pH values (8.0–10.0), treatment of glucose (4–8 g/100 g) or NaCl (1–4 g/100 g), and simulated gastrointestinal digestion. In addition, SDDVL‐zinc chelate showed higher zinc transport capacity than ZnSO4 and zinc gluconate in Caco‐2 cells (p < 0.05). These results suggested that millet bran peptide had a positive effect on the gastrointestinal stability and bioavailability of Zn, and SDDVL‐zinc chelate could be used as ingredient of zinc supplements.Practical ApplicationThe current study provided a practical method to identify peptides of excellent zinc‐chelating capacity from millet bran protein hydrolysates. This study demonstrated that in silico prediction assisted with suitable database was a fast, practical, and economic way to evaluate the security and to analysis the physicochemical properties of novel peptides. Moreover, it provided an efficient method to assess the stability of peptide‐zinc chelate under different food processing conditions, which was the theoretical basis for utilization of peptide as ingredient of zinc fortifications.
Effect of osmotic dehydration with different osmosis agents on water status, texture properties, sugars, and total carotenoid of dehydrated yellow peach slices
Authors: Wang Fengzhao , Bi Jinfeng , Lyu Jian , Wu Xinye , Xie Jin 
Published: November 2022

AbstractThe water status, texture properties, sugars, and total carotenoid of dehydrated yellow peach slices pretreated with or without osmotic dehydration (OD) combined with heat pump drying were studied. In this study, different osmotic agents were used, namely, sucrose and isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO) with 30 °Brix for 1, 3, and 5 h. Results showed that the dehydrated samples pretreated by sucrose‐OD with the best shape and cell structure showed lower hardness compared to the dehydrated yellow peach slices with IMO‐OD pretreatment and without OD pretreatment. Notably, the highest total carotenoid content was found in dehydrated yellow peach slices pretreated by IMO‐OD, followed by samples without OD, and samples with sucrose‐OD pretreatment. In addition, the lowest aW (0.517) was obtained in samples with IMO‐OD for 5 h, which was beneficial for storage. The assessment of water status and total carotenoid content of dehydrated yellow peach slices showed that IMO‐OD pretreatment could better improve the quality of dehydrated fruits. Moreover, the use of IMO in OD treatment was a good alternative to sucrose.
Mergers and innovation portfolios
Authors: Moraga‐González José Luis , Motchenkova Evgenia , Nevrekar Saish 
Published: November 2022

AbstractThis article studies mergers in markets where firms invest in a portfolio of research projects of different profitability and social value. The investment of a firm in one project imposes both a negative business‐stealing and a positive business‐giving externality on the rival firms. We show that when the project that is relatively more profitable for the firms appropriates a larger (smaller) fraction of the social surplus, a merger increases (decreases) consumer welfare by reducing investment in the most profitable project and increasing investment in the alternative project. The innovation portfolio effects of mergers may dominate the usual market power effects.
A qualitative exploration of health student perspectives of rural and remote placements during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic
Authors: Sheepway Lyndal , Jessup Belinda , Podubinski Tegan , Heaney Susan , Bailie Jodie , Hoang Ha , Bourke Lisa 
Published: November 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo explore health student perspectives of rural and remote placements during the early stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic.SettingAustralia.ParticipantsAllied health, nursing and medical students with a planned rural or remote placement between February and October 2020.DesignSemi‐structured interviews (n = 29) with data thematically analysed.ResultsFive main themes emerged from student experiences: (1) ‘Do we go? Don't we go? Like how much risk is involved?’ related to student concerns regarding acquiring and transmitting COVID‐19 on placement; (2) ‘We are sort of just standing at the door trying to watch’ encompassed student perceptions of missed clinical learning opportunities in response to health and safety measures related to COVID‐19; (3) ‘I, as a student, sort of fell under the radar’ related to student perceptions of suboptimal supervision; (4) ‘It was a bit more difficult to engage with that wider community’ recognised student feelings of social disconnection and their lack of opportunity for community immersion; and (5) ‘We felt like we got something that is more than we expected’ emerged from student reflections on training during the pandemic and alternative placements (virtual, simulated and non‐clinical) that exceeded expectations for learning.ConclusionsAlthough most students were willing and able to undertake their rural or remote placement in some form during the early stages of the pandemic and identified unanticipated learning benefits, students recognised lost opportunities to build clinical skills, become culturally aware and connect with rural communities. It remains unknown how these rural and remote placement experiences will impact rural intention and in turn, rural workforce development.
Still a fallible tool? Revisiting effects of automated writing evaluation from activity theory perspective
Authors: Li Rui 
Published: November 2022

Despite the popularity of automated writing evaluation (AWE) that has provoked an increased scholarly interest, synthesized research to comprehensively understand its pedagogical effects is still in paucity. To fill the gap, this study aims to meta‐analyse the overall effect of AWE on learners' writing skill development and whether the effect differs from how it has been used. From activity theory (AT) perspective, this study reported results based on a meta‐analysis of 33 valid effect sizes involving 2995 participants from 25 experimental and quasi‐experimental studies published during 2000–22. The results of the study showed that the overall effect was g = 0.429, 95% CI [0.266, 0.592], suggesting that AWE for writing skill development is more effective than traditional methods, such as traditional classroom interaction, teacher‐led interaction and peer interaction. Regarding AT‐related moderators for the overall effect, different moderator effects of educational levels, proficiency levels, sample size types, target language types, intervention durations, text genre types, human–computer interaction types, feedback types and program types were reported. Informed by the results obtained, this study also provided some insights into the pedagogical implications for practice.
Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topic

The facilitative effects and educational affordances of automated writing evaluation (AWE) for writing skill development have been well‐documented.
Existing studies have been helpful in affording insights into the use of AWE for writing skill development.
Few studies to date published have directly and quantitatively meta‐analyse the use of AWE for writing skill development.
It is difficult to understand the effect size and potential AT‐related moderators of AWE for writing skill development.
What this paper adds

A thorough AT‐driven meta‐analysis of the publications on AWE for writing skill development was conducted.
AWE is more effective than traditional methods for writing skill development with an effect size of g = 0.429.
The pedagogical effect of AWE is affected by such moderators as educational levels, intervention durations, human–computer interaction types and feedback types.
Implications for practice and/or policy

Pedagogical potentials of AWE should be encouraged to explore among learners of different educational levels.
When using AWE, a combination of human interaction with AWE is necessary.
Researchers should understand how such factors as learner individual differences, writing assignment, AWE program and research design may impact the pedagogical effects of AWE.
miR‐548ag functions as an oncogene by suppressing MOB1B in the development of obesity‐related endometrial cancer
Authors: Pang Huai , Wang Jingzhou , Wei Qianqian , Liu Jie , Chu Xiaolong , Yuan Chenggang , Yang Bingqi , Li Menghuan , Ma Dingling , Tang Yihan , Wang Cuizhe , Zhang Jun 
Published: November 2022

AbstractObesity is a high‐risk factor in the development of endometrial cancer (EC). Our previous study observed that miR‐548ag was significantly overexpressed in the sera of obese individuals. Here, we report the function of miR‐548ag and its mechanism in promoting the obesity‐related progression of EC. The content of miR‐548ag was increased in the serum of obese EC individuals. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that the survival rate of EC patients with a higher expression of miR‐548ag was significantly reduced. The Mps One Binder Kinase Activator 1B (MOB1B, the core member of the Hippo signaling pathway) is a direct target gene of miR‐548ag, which is inversely correlated with the expression of miR‐548ag. The overexpression of miR‐548ag enhances the proliferation, invasion, and migration, and inhibits apoptosis by downregulating the expression of MOB1B, leading to the deactivation of the Hippo pathway in EC cell lines and contributing to tumor progression in vivo. Our study has established that miR‐548ag functions as an oncogene by suppressing MOB1B in the development of obesity‐related EC.
The European baseline series and recommended additions: 2023
Authors: Wilkinson S. Mark , Gonçalo Margarida , Aerts Olivier , Badulici Sonia , Dickel Heinrich , Gallo Rosella , Garcia‐Abujeta Jose L. , Giménez‐Arnau Ana M. , Hamman Curt , Hervella Marcos , Isaksson Marléne , Johansen Jeanne D. , Mahler Vera , Niklasson Bo , Pigatto Paolo , Ponyai Gyorgyi , Rustemeyer Thomas , Schuttelaar Marie L. A. , Spiewak Radoslaw , Stingeni Luca , Thyssen Jacob P. , Uter Wolfgang 
Published: November 2022

AbstractThe European baseline series was last updated in 2019. This article discusses the reasoning behind a further iteration of the series for 2023.
Construction and validation of a pulmonary complication score for patients after liver transplantation
Authors: Wang Ying , Ning Zhenning , Yang Liuxiao , Wang Ting 
Published: November 2022

AbstractPurposeIdentification of preoperative risk factors associated with pulmonary complications may benefit high‐risk patients from more intense surveillance and earlier interventions in liver transplantation (LT). Our study aimed to identify risk factors for predicting pulmonary complications in LT patients.Materials and methodsThe discovery data set enrolled 208 patients who underwent orthotopic LT while the validation data set included 117 patients. Clinical data were collected from medical history retrospectively and risk factors were determined by logistic regression analyses. The pulmonary complication score (PCS‐LT) was established and validated for predicting pulmonary complications after LT.ResultsIn the discovery data set, 47 (22.6%) participants experienced pulmonary complications following LT. Four independent risk factors for pulmonary complications were identified by multivariate logistic regression analysis, including preoperative abnormal pulmonary function (OR = 4.743, p < .001), elevated lymphocyte count (OR = 2.336, p = .027), hypoproteinemia (OR = 2.635, p = .030), and hypokalemia (OR = 5.257, p = .003), and PCS‐LT based on these factors was established. ROC analyses showed PCS‐LT could predict PC in both the discovery data set (area under curve [AUC] .752, 95% confidence interval [CI] .687–.809) and the validation data set (AUC .754, 95% CI, .666–.829). The PCS‐LT demonstrated superior predictive value (AUC .735, 95% CI, .703–.799) to APACHE II score (AUC .653, 95% CI, .599–.705) in the combined data set (p = .032). Meanwhile, PCS‐LT > 1 was used as the cut‐off value and has prognostic significance in LT patients.ConclusionsThe PCS‐LT score, consisting of abnormal pulmonary function, elevated lymphocyte count, hypoproteinemia, and hypokalemia, could predict pulmonary complications after LT.
Prevalence and determinants of language impairment in non‐demented amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients
Authors: Solca Federica , Aiello Edoardo Nicolò , Torre Silvia , Carelli Laura , Ferrucci Roberta , Verde Federico , Ticozzi Nicola , Silani Vincenzo , Monti Alessia , Poletti Barbara 
Published: November 2022

AbstractBackground and purposeThis study aimed at estimating the prevalence of language impairment (LI) in a large, clinic‐based cohort of non‐demented amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and assessing its underpinnings at motor and non‐motor levels.MethodsNon‐demented ALS patients (N = 348) underwent the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS), as well as an assessment of behavioural/psychiatric and motor‐functional features. The prevalence of LI was estimated based on the proportion of patients showing a performance below the age‐ and education‐adjusted cut‐off on the ECAS‐Language. Multiple regression models were run to assess the determinants of language functioning and impairment.ResultsThe prevalence of LI was 22.7%. 46.6% of the variance of ECAS‐Language scores remained unexplained, with only the ECAS‐Executive positively predicting them (p < 0.001; η2 = 0.07). Similarly, only a lower score on the ECAS‐Executive predicted a higher probability of a below cut‐off ECAS‐Language performance (p < 0.001). Spelling and Naming tasks were the major drivers of ECAS‐Language performance.ConclusionsThis study suggests that, in non‐demented ALS patients, LI occurs in ≈23% of cases, is significantly driven by executive dysfunction but, at the same time, partially independent of it and is not associated with other motor or non‐motor features.
Long‐term monitoring with an implantable loop recorder detects multiple episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion in a Warmblood horse
Authors: Kjeldsen Sofie Troest , Jensen Maria , Sørensen Carina Thermann , Hopster‐Iversen Charlotte , Nissen Sarah Dalgas 
Published: November 2022

SummaryAtrial fibrillation (AF) is a pathological arrhythmia affecting performance horses and is termed paroxysmal (pAF) when self‐terminating to sinus rhythm. Little is known about pAF as its sporadic nature makes it difficult to diagnose. Therefore, continuous electrocardiographic monitoring devices, such as implantable loop recorders (ILR), are necessary to detect the time of onset and episode duration. This case report presents the detection of pAF in a 9‐year‐old Warmblood horse after successful transvenous electrical cardioversion (TVEC). An ILR continuously monitored the heart rhythm over 28 months and detected 12 episodes of pAF of which two episodes were associated with reduced performance, while others occurred asymptomatically at rest. The estimated episode duration ranged from 6 min to 46.5 h. The antiarrhythmic drug sotalol (2 mg/kg bwt BID PO) was given prior to TVEC and then for 4 weeks. As episodes continued to occur, sotalol was prescribed for another 4 weeks, 6 months after TVEC. Continuous monitoring after TVEC allows for detection of AF recurrence and identification of AF burden, approximate time of onset and possible identification of trigger events. Early diagnosis and antiarrhythmic treatment may prevent a progression to persistent AF.
Challenges in upscaling laboratory studies to ecosystems in soil microbiology research
Authors: Chen Ji , Zhang Yong , Kuzyakov Yakov , Wang Dong , Olesen Jørgen Eivind 
Published: November 2022

AbstractSoil microbiology has entered into the big data era, but the challenges in bridging laboratory‐, field‐, and model‐based studies of ecosystem functions still remain. Indeed, the limitation of factors in laboratory experiments disregards interactions of a broad range of in situ environmental drivers leading to frequent contradictions between laboratory‐ and field‐based studies, which may consequently mislead model development and projections. Upscaling soil microbiology research from laboratory to ecosystems represents one of the grand challenges facing environmental scientists, but with great potential to inform policymakers toward climate‐smart and resource‐efficient ecosystems. The upscaling is not only a scale problem, but also requires disentangling functional relationships and processes on each level. We point to three potential reasons for the gaps between laboratory‐ and field‐based studies (i.e., spatiotemporal dynamics, sampling disturbances, and plant–soil–microbial feedbacks), and three key issues of caution when bridging observations and model predictions (i.e., across‐scale effect, complex‐process coupling, and multi‐factor regulation). Field‐based studies only cover a limited range of environmental variation that must be supplemented by laboratory and mesocosm manipulative studies when revealing the underlying mechanisms. The knowledge gaps in upscaling soil microbiology from laboratory to ecosystems should motivate interdisciplinary collaboration across experimental, observational, theoretic, and modeling research.
Sorting citizens: Governing via China's social credit system
Authors: Hou Rui , Fu Diana 
Published: November 2022

AbstractChina's social credit system can be examined as a governance tool which sorts citizenship behaviors into trustworthy and untrustworthy categories as part of the regime's long‐standing effort to cultivate a loyal citizenry. Based on a data set comprised of central‐level official documents, national model citizen lists, and media reports, this study qualitatively examines how the Chinese state constructs “good” and “bad” citizen ideal types. Contrary to media depictions of the system as digital totalitarianism, political behaviors are not the sole criterion for sorting citizens into categories. In fact, the state constructs “bad” (untrustworthy) citizens as those who engage in a wide range of behaviors, including financial and professional misconduct. Simultaneously, the state also uses the system to construct and cultivate “good” (trustworthy) citizens as those who publicly demonstrate loyalty to the regime. Theoretically, this study sheds light on how the world's most powerful authoritarian regime governs through a system that distributes material and symbolic capital.