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Co‐financing community‐driven development through informal taxation: Evidence from south‐central Somalia
Authors: van den Boogaard Vanessa , Santoro Fabrizio 
Published: March 2022

AbstractCommunity contributions are often required as part of community‐driven development programs, with contributions encouraged through matching grants. However, little remains known about the impact of matching grants or the implications of requiring community contributions—also known as informal taxation. We explore this research gap through a randomized control trial of a matching grant program in Gedo region in south‐central Somalia. We find that matching grants can increase informal taxation and serve as an effective means of delivering public goods. Moreover, we find that the program strengthened local government legitimacy, despite the local government playing no direct role in the program. These findings deepen our understanding of how matching grants may contribute to community‐driven development in a context of weak institutional capacity, while pointing to potential complementarities between state and non‐state actors in governance and service provision, formal and informal institutions, and formal and informal taxation.
Development zones and urban economic performance in China: Direct impact and channel effects
Authors: Wang Zehong , Wang Shaojian , Wang Jieyu , Wang Yuqu 
Published: March 2022

AbstractDevelopment zones constitute a special type of place‐based policy that has been implemented worldwide. As an essential economic development engine, Chinese National Economic and Technological Development Zones (NETDZs) are perceived as a successful example. However, few studies have looked into the channel effects at work in development zones concerning industrialization and urbanization, despite the crucial nature of such effects with regard to sustainable development of development zones. Following a brief description of NETDZs and their theoretical mechanisms with urban economic performance, industrialization, and urbanization, this study used a simultaneous equation model to generate empirical evidence of the impact of the establishment of NETDZs on urban economic performance and its channel effects through industrialization and urbanization. The results confirm that NETDZs exerts a positive and significant impact on urban economic performance, and NETDZs also show indirect influence in urban growth through urbanization. Although significant and positive intermediation of industrialization remains invalid, foreign direct investment and investment in fixed assets are still crucial in Chinese industrialization. Both industrialization and urbanization play an important role in Chinese urban economic development. Meanwhile, compared with eastern regions more influenced by urbanization, industrialization still acts as a major impetus in inland China.
The spillover effect of senior neighbors on housing prices: Evidence from Beijing, China
Authors: Zhou Xiaoping , Lei Tong , Wang Yuyao , Zhang Tianzheng , Zhang Yingjie , Song Yan , Zeng Yingxiang 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThe spillover effect of seniors on housing prices has become a hot issue. Previous studies focused on the macro impact of aging on housing prices, paying less attention to the characteristics of seniors in micro‐community. This study attempts to fill this gap by assessing the spillover effect of the number, education levels, and occupations of senior neighbors on housing prices. Based on seniors’ characteristics in 3,565 neighborhood committees within the Sixth Ring Road in Beijing and 247,079 housing transactions from 2011 to 2019, this study utilized the hedonic price model and reached the following conclusions. (1) Housing prices decreased slightly with an increase in the total number of seniors in neighborhoods. (2) The spillover effects of some specific socioeconomic characteristics of seniors significantly improved housing prices. For every 10% increase in the proportion of well‐educated seniors or seniors who worked in government institutions, the housing price premium was 0.6% and 0.3%, respectively, with a comprehensive effect stronger than that of the total number of seniors. (3) The total number of seniors in neighborhoods had a nonlinear spillover effect on housing prices. (4) The characteristics of seniors have heterogeneous effects on housing prices based on location, housing price, and building age.
Etoricoxib and celecoxib sensitive indomethacin‐responsive headache disorders
Authors: Farag Mena , Bahra Anish 
Published: March 2022

AbstractIndomethacin‐responsive headaches encompass a group of disorders which include a subset of the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias and other paroxysmal, often precipitated primary headaches. Many patients show a rapid therapeutic response to indomethacin, which is limited by intolerability. Etoricoxib and celecoxib, selective inhibitors of cyclo‐oxygenase‐2 (COX‐2), spare gastroduodenal COX‐1 activity and are less likely to cause gastrointestinal adverse effects than indomethacin. We report a case series of eight patients, seven who responded to etoricoxib and one patient who responded to celecoxib.
Chronic systemic corticosteroid therapy influences the development of pulp necrosis and experimental apical periodontitis, exacerbating the inflammatory process and bone resorption in rats
Authors: do Nascimento Isabelly Vidal , Rodrigues Maria Imaculada de Queiroz , Isaias Pedro Henrique Chaves , Barros‐Silva Paulo Goberlânio , Sousa Fabricio Bitu , Nunes Alves Ana Paula Negreiros , Mota Mário Rogério Lima 
Published: March 2022

AbstractAimThe main aim of the study was to evaluate the inflammatory response and development of apical periodontitis in rats chronically treated with glucocorticoids.MethodologyMale Wistar rats (Rattus novergicus) were randomly divided into two groups: the experimental group, which was treated with prednisone (5 mg/kg/day) and a control group, which was administered saline solution for 30 days before induction of apical periodontitis, continuing until the day of euthanasia days 0, 7, 14 and 28 after injury induction. The mandibles were subjected to histological evaluation to determine the size of the lesion, was also performed for the presence and absence of pulp necrosis, bone resorption and micro abscesses, and histomorphometric analyses were performed based on the number of polymorphonuclear cells and mononuclear cells. Histochemical analysis was also performed to assess the percentage of collagen fibres and their typification, in addition to immunohistochemistry for the inflammatory markers interleukin IL‐1β, IL‐6, TNF‐α and TRAP.ResultsDespite after 7 days, there was no differences between groups, a significant increase in the root pulp necrosis (p = .001), micro‐abscesses (p = .026) and the size of the apical lesion on the 14th day of treatment with prednisone (p = .008). On the same day, there was also an increase in the number of polymorphonuclear cells (p = .042) and cells immunostained for IL‐1β (p = .006), IL‐6 (p < .001) and TRAP (p = .002) in animals treated with prednisone. The numbers of mononuclear cells also increase in 28 days (p = .025) and TNF‐α ± increases in the prednisone group on the 7th day (p = .041). The prednisone group also showed a decrease in collagen after 14 (both type I [p = .041] and type III [p = .046]) and 28 type III (p = .002) days after the coronary opening.ConclusionsThe glucocorticoids modified the development of experimental apical periodontitis induced in rats, causing an early increase in periapical bone resorption and pulp necrosis. These effects are associated with alterations in cytokine levels, in the inflammatory response and in collagen deposition, in the 14th day after injury induction.
Thermal radiative properties of zirconium oxide films in the near‐infrared wavelengths
Authors: Wang Yao , Hsu Pei‐feng , Wu Yingsang 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThermal barrier coatings (TBCs) using yttria‐stabilized zirconium dioxide (YSZ) are widely used in gas turbines to protect metal components against the high combustion product temperature. Increasing combustion temperature and pressure, radiative heat transfer becomes an essential portion of the overall heat transfer in TBCs. This necessitates a greater understanding of the thermal radiative properties of YSZ films, especially in the near‐infrared wavelength range. The commonly used Kubelka–Munk (KM) method in the radiative property reduction from the measured transmittance and reflectance spectra of YSZ films can incur inaccurate results when the coating optical thickness is not sufficiently large. The discrete ordinates method with the asymmetric spherical ring angular quadrature can solve the radiative transfer equation with good accuracy in optically thin media. Considering the solution accuracy and computational efficiency, a hybrid approach of combining the KM and discrete ordinate methods is used to invert radiative properties. The absorption and scattering coefficients of air plasma sprayed YSZ films are determined over the wavelength range from 1 to 2.6 μm at room temperature. Over this near‐infrared wavelength range, the scattering coefficient decreases with the increasing wavelength, and the absorption coefficient is very small overall.
The determinants of retail customers' purchase intent
Authors: Menidjel Choukri , Bilgihan Anil 
Published: March 2022

AbstractDespite the growing attention on enhancing purchase intent, there is no coherent framework for determining retail customers’ purchase intent. This study aims to contribute to marketing theory and practice by proposing and testing a comprehensive theoretical model that incorporates direct, mediating, and moderating relationships among preeminent constructs to produce decisive insight into purchase intent. Partial least squares‐based structural equation modelling (PLS‐SEM) was deployed to test research hypotheses and analyse the data collected from 515 customers. The findings reveal that customer relationship proneness has a positive impact on customer satisfaction, customer trust, and purchase intent. In addition, customer satisfaction is found to have a positive effect on customer trust. Customer trust, in turn, positively affects customer purchase intent. Customer trust fully mediates the association of customer satisfaction and purchase intent and partially mediates the association of relationship proneness and purchase intent. Of our seven selected moderators, only marital status and income moderate the association of customer relationship proneness and customer satisfaction. A customer's tendency to engage in relationships with retailers or brands depends on various factors that are related to customer characteristics. To develop customer loyalty and cultivate long‐term relationships, retailers are recommended to segment their customers based on their respective relationship proneness and relevant demographic characteristics, in particular, marital status and income, and target each segment with customized relationship marketing activities.
Effects of particle size in wasted bread flour properties
Authors: Guerra‐Oliveira Priscila , Fernández‐Peláez Juan , Gallego Cristina , Gómez Manuel 
Published: March 2022

AbstractBread is wasted at different stages in the food value chain, mainly in industry and retail markets. Wasted bread can be milled into flour to be used in the elaboration of other food products. Milling can generate flours with different particle sizes that influence their properties. This study analysed the effect of particle size (200, 500 and 1000 μm) on the hydration, pasting and gel properties of flours elaborated with four different stale breads. Bread flours show a higher cold water absorption capacity and a lower oil absorption capacity than wheat flour. No differences in water absorption properties after heating were observed. The viscosity curves of bread flours presented lower values than wheat flour curves, and the gels obtained were weaker. Bread flour properties were not influenced by different particle sizes. Therefore, a less aggressive milling, with a lower energy cost, can generates flours with properties similar to finer flours.
Inventions on phosphates for chemical leavening
Authors: Gélinas Pierre 
Published: March 2022

SummaryBaking powders contain leavening acids that activate gas‐releasing agents such as sodium bicarbonate. This is a review of the patent literature on phosphate‐based leavening acids developed between 1856 and 2019. Overall, 174 patented inventions were found on 28 phosphate‐based compounds, which corresponded to more than half of the inventions disclosed on leavening acids. Inventors had a strong interest in monocalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate and, to a lesser extent, sodium aluminium phosphate and miscellaneous acid phosphates. As cheap alternatives to tartrates, most early phosphate‐based leavening acids were difficult to keep because they had a high affinity for moisture and tended to react prematurely with gas‐releasing agents in baking powders. The evolution of phosphates in chemical leavening reflected changes in the consumption of bakery foods, especially in the United States where chemical leavening has been very popular for food preparations like prepared flours, ready‐to‐use bakery mixes and refrigerated doughs. Sodium‐free phosphates are solutions to reduce salt intake in food. Alternatives to phosphates are searched due to potential health issues.
Effect of pH on betalain–anthocyanin mixture in bayberry juice: influences on pigments, colour, and antioxidant capacity
Authors: Ju Changxin , Lv Jimin , Wu Andi , Wang Yiwen , Zhu Yanyun , Chen Jianchu 
Published: March 2022

SummaryBetalains (mainly betanin, isobetanin, and phyllocactin) extracted from red–purple pitaya were blended with Chinese bayberry juice (rich in anthocyanins) to explore variation trends of two natural pigments in one system. The mixture showed higher anthocyanin contents at pH 4, 4.5, and 5. In this process, redness and colour saturation were also maintained to a greater extent compared to the control. The coexisting betalains and anthocyanins increased colour acceptability of the juice matrix and expanded the pH tolerance range. Interestingly, colour change (ΔE) showed the opposite trend. Besides, betalains showed the function of improving the antioxidant activity of juice matrix at pH 3, 4, and 4.5, which confirmed their biological activity. Betalain‐added bayberry juice obtained a satisfactory ABTS (2,2′‐azino‐bis(3‐ethylbenzothiazoline‐6‐sulphonic acid) radical scavenging capacity for 62.52% at pH 5.
Preparation and characterisation of curcumin‐loaded pea protein‐zein nanocomplexes using pH‐driven method
Authors: Zhao Yilin , Han Xinxin , Yin Huanhuan , Li Qi , Zhou Jingyi , Zhang Hao , Zhang Wenge , Zhao Chengbin , Liu Jingsheng 
Published: March 2022

SummaryThe nanocomplexes of hydrophilic pea protein (Pp) and hydrophobic zein were prepared to encapsulate curcumin (Cur) by the pH‐driven method. The properties of pea protein‐zein complex were affected by many factors, of which mass ratio was one of the most important factors. The nanocomplexes with a mass ratio Pp to zein of 8:2 showed a smaller size (near 100 nm) and a higher stability than individual Pp nanoparticles. The solubility of Cur was significantly improved by the nanocomplexes prepared by this method. In neutral aqueous solution, the solubility of Cur encapsulated with the nanocomplex reached 652 μg mL−1, and the nanocomplexes had excellent re‐dispersibility. The main forces for the formation of nanocomplexes were hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonds, and the Cur existed in amorphous state in the nanocomplexes. The Cur coated with protein complexes had higher storage stability and thermal stability than Cur loaded with single protein, indicating the stronger protection on Cur provided by protein complexes. Furthermore, the nanocomplexes exhibited an improved antioxidant activity after in vitro simulated digestion. Thus, the nanocomplexes prepared by a simple and safe pH‐driven method could be used for functional protection and delivery of hydrophobic bioactive compounds.
Development of nanocomposite biodegradable film containing iron nanoparticles biosynthesised by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: Al‐Hayali Jazaer Hasan Darweesh , Cagrı‐Mehmetoglu Arzu 
Published: March 2022

SummaryThe use of nanoparticles in biodegradable films has been shown to improve their characteristics in food packaging. The study was designed to investigate the effect of iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) and lysed yeast cells residue (YSR) on the properties of whey protein concentrate (WPC) films. IONPs (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mm) biosynthesised by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and YSR were used to prepare WPC films. The addition of IONPs and YSR increased the tensile strength (TS) of the films by approximately 2.6 MPa compared with the control films (P < 0.05). Percent elongation and water vapour permeability of the films decreased significantly (P < 0.05) by the contribution of IONPs. All the films did not inhibit the growth of tested microorganisms. The incorporation of YSR in the film also did not make a significant change in any properties of the film (P > 0.05). The results indicated the usefulness of IONPs incorporation into WPC films to enhance mechanical but not antimicrobial properties.
¿Quién carga con los costes de las crisis en las cadenas mundiales de suministro? El caso de los proveedores y trabajadores de la confección durante la pandemia de COVID‐19
Authors: ANNER Mark 
Published: March 2022

ResumenA principios de 2020, marcas de ropa y minoristas cancelaron pedidos por valor de 40 000 millones de dólares de los Estados Unidos, con consecuencias drásticas para proveedores y trabajadores. Con datos de encuestas originales, cuestionarios a proveedores, entrevistas y análisis cronológico y de datos comerciales se exploran las asimetrías de poder y la distribución de los costes de las crisis en las cadenas mundiales de suministro. Se observa un menor poder de los compradores, en parte por campañas de colaboración entre proveedores y trabajadores como #PayUp, pero los compradores siguen presionando a los proveedores, en detrimento de los trabajadores. Se recomiendan acuerdos vinculantes.
Abdominal‐B contributes to abdominal identity in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)
Authors: Chen Sun‐Jie , Liu Xin‐Yang , Zhang Jin‐Li , Yang Zhang‐Nv , Xu Hai‐Jun 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThe homeotic complex gene Abdominal‐B (Abd‐B) is involved in regulating the development of posterior abdomens and has been extensively studied in holometabolous insects. However, the function of Abd‐B in hemimetabolous insects is not fully understood. Here, we functionally characterize an Abd‐B homologue in the brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens. The full‐length cDNA of the N. lugens Abd‐B homologue (NlAbd‐B) is 2334 nt, with an open reading frame of 1113 bp. NlAbd‐B has the highest expression level at the egg stage relative to the nymphal and adult stages and is mainly expressed in the fourth to the ninth abdominal segment of embryos. RNA interference (RNAi)‐mediated knockdown of NlAbd‐B in nymphs disrupted the development of genitalia both in females and males and caused a genitalia‐to‐leg transformation. Parental RNAi of NlAbd‐B in both female and male adults caused an extra abdominal segment in offspring nymphs, while parental RNAi of the N. lugens abdominal‐A homologue in both female and males adults led to embryos with leg‐like appendages on the second to the eighth abdominal segment. These findings suggest that NlAbd‐B plays a pivotal role in genital development and posterior abdominal patterning and thus highlight the conservational role of Abd‐B in holometabolous and hemimetabolous insects.
Prevalence and influencing factors of posttraumatic growth among nurses suffering from workplace violence: A cross‐sectional study
Authors: Zeng Li , Zhang Xiangeng , Wang Fang , Yun Jie , Lai Li , Jin Man , Liu Guiling , Qiu Yinong , Wang Jialin 
Published: March 2022

ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to (i) identify the level of posttraumatic growth among nurses suffering from workplace violence, (ii) clarify the relationship between nurses' posttraumatic growth and compassion satisfaction, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and (iii) determine the influencing factors for posttraumatic growth among nurses suffering from workplace violence. A cross‐sectional study was conducted to investigate 726 nurses suffering from workplace violence in 10 tertiary hospitals by using demographic, work‐related information, lifestyle questionnaire, simplified Chinese version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, and professional quality of life scale. In the findings, (i) the participants’ posttraumatic growth scores were 57.29 ± 21.56, while the compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress scores were 32.82 ± 6.80, 27.17 ± 5.53, and 26.67 ± 5.29, respectively, (ii) posttraumatic growth was positively correlated with compassion satisfaction and secondary traumatic stress, and negatively correlated with burnout, and (iii) compassion satisfaction, sleep hours per day, department, scheduling, alcohol, secondary traumatic stress, children, and work hours per day were influencing factors of posttraumatic growth, which explained 36.3% of the total variance. Our study indicates that Chinese nurses may experience moderate levels of compassionate satisfaction, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and low levels of posttraumatic growth after suffering from workplace violence, while the posttraumatic growth of nurses suffering from workplace violence is more affected by work‐related variables and lifestyle‐related variables, but less affected by other sociodemographic variables. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the psychological evaluation of nurses and adopt targeted strategies to promote nurses' posttraumatic growth.