bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Increasing workplace physical activity through motivational and volitional coaching – a randomized controlled trial with truck drivers
Authors: Gawlik Angeli , Boss Martin , Kleinert Jens 
Published: February 2022

PurposeAlthough the health hazards of truck drivers are well known, only few studies address the health status of this occupational group. The purpose of this empirical research paper is to evaluate the effects of motivational and volitional coaching on workplace physical activity (WPA) with the provision of a vehicle-integrated fitness device.Design/methodology/approachIntervention group 1 and intervention group 2 received motivational coaching to improve behavioral internalization. Intervention group 2 received additional volitional coaching to increase physical activity (PA)-related self-efficacy. The control group received only the vehicle-integrated fitness device to perform WPA, as did both intervention groups. Internalization and PA-related self-efficacy were collected four times. WPA was assessed weekly.FindingsAll 140 participating truck drivers were consistently physically active for an average of 85 min (SD = 85.2 min) during motivational coaching, 76 min (SD = 65.0 min) during volitional coaching and 71.0 min (SD = 63.5 min) during follow-up, with no differences found between groups. Variance analyses for repeated measures revealed no intervention effects on WPA, internalization and self-efficacy, and internalization and self-efficacy did not prove to be mediators of increased WPA.Originality/valueThe primary goal of increasing WPA of all participants was achieved, but the present form of coaching cannot be confirmed as a successful strategy. Nevertheless, the results are valuable and could be an impetus for further research on WPA promotion in truck drivers as the creation of an opportunity with the vehicle-integrated fitness device alone led to an increased WPA.
#CoronaVirus and public health: the role of social media in sharing health information
Authors: Kothari Ammina , Walker Kimberly , Burns Kelli 
Published: February 2022

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how factual information and misinformation are being shared on Twitter by identifying types of social media users who initiate the information diffusion process.Design/methodology/approach This study used a mixed methodology approach to analyze tweets with COVID-19-related hashtags. First, a social network analysis was conducted to identify social media users who initiate the information diffusion process, followed by a quantitative content analysis of tweets by users with more than 5K retweets to identify what COVID-19 claims, factual information, misinformation and disinformation was shared on Twitter.Findings Results found very little misinformation and disinformation distributed widely. While health experts and journalists shared factual COVID-19-related information, they were not receiving optimum engagement. Tweets by citizens focusing on personal experience or opinions received more retweets and likes compared to any other sender type. Similarly, celebrities received more replies than any other sender type.Practical implications This study helps medical experts and government agencies understand the type of COVID-19 content and communication being shared on social media for population health purposes.Originality/value This study offers insight into how social media users engage with COVID-19-related information on Twitter and offers a typology of categories of information shared about the pandemic.Peer review The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-03-2021-0143/.
Investigating the intention to use fitness app: the role of the perceived attractiveness of fitness center customers
Authors: Gómez-Ruiz Antonio Andrés , Gálvez-Ruiz Pablo , Grimaldi-Puyana Moisés , Lara-Bocanegra Alejandro , García-Fernández Jerónimo 
Published: February 2022

PurposeThis study aims to identify the variables that could influence the intentions to use fitness apps based on the attractiveness of the fitness apps.Design/methodology/approachThe technology acceptance model (TAM) was used in this study. For this purpose, an online questionnaire was sent to 200 sports consumers of a fitness center (117 women and 83 males) to find out their perceptions regarding attractiveness, usefulness, ease of use, enjoyment, trust and intention to use of the fitness app of the fitness center. Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted.FindingsThe results showed that the variables analyzed have a positive influence on the intention to use fitness apps, with the attractiveness and usefulness and the ease to use and intention to use having the strongest relationship.Originality/valueThese findings show the importance of these variables for the use of fitness apps in fitness centers. Furthermore, the findings represent advancement and help in the design and development of apps in fitness centers, as well as in the field of sports management.
Customers’ response to mandatory corporate social responsibility in India: an empirical evidence
Authors: K. Aparna , S. Amilan , Raj L. Vimal 
Published: February 2022

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the customers’ response to mandatory activities as per the corporate social responsibility (CSR) laws of India in the Indian hotel industry. Further, it analyzes the influence of mandatory CSR activities of the companies on the purchase intention (PI) of customers with the mediating role of customer satisfaction (CS). It also examines the link between mandatory CSR activities and the customers’ evaluation of corporate.

Design/methodology/approach
The customers of five-star hotels in Kerala, India, were surveyed, and the proposed model is analyzed with factor analysis and structural equation modelling with mediation analysis.

Findings
The study proves three propositions, namely, the mandatory CSR activities influence the PIs of customers, the CS partially mediates the relationship of CSR activities on the PI of the customers and the mandatory CSR activities demonstrate a positive impact on customers’ evaluation of corporate in the Indian hotel industry.

Originality/value
The comprehensive CSR assessment based on hotel customers’ response by considering CSR law in India is a novel outlook. The study will aid in determining the association between mandatory CSR and PI and evaluate the role of mandatory CSR on favorable corporate evaluation.
Two novel mutations of SERPINB7 in eight cases of Nagashima‐type palmoplantar keratosis in the Chinese population
Authors: Xiao Tong , Liu Yan , Wang Tian , Ren Junru , Xia Yumin , Wang Xiaopeng 
Published: February 2022

AbstractNagashima‐type palmoplantar keratosis (NPPK) is a diffuse, autosomal recessive, and non‐epidermolytic palmoplantar keratosis caused by mutations in the SERPINB7 gene, a member of the serine protease inhibitor superfamily. Genetic studies and case reports suggest that NPPK is the most common palmoplantar keratosis in East Asia but rare in Western countries. This study reports eight NPPK patients in seven pedigrees of the Chinese Han ethnicity with two novel (c.530T>C and c.643A>G) and two recurrent mutations (c.796C>T and c.455G>T) in SERPINB7. The diagnosis of NPPK is now well‐defined because of the typical manifestations and pathogenic gene tests. However, its pathomechanism is still obscure, and treatment remains a challenge. This study reviewed all 15 pathogenic mutations and related data in the 1000 Genomes Project to elucidate the founder effect of SERPINB7. Also, several latest cases of NPPK in areas outside East Asia are presented, including France, Finland, and Thailand. Further clinical investigation and genetic studies are crucial for identifying the pathomechanism of NPPK. Also, large‐scale control studies are required to determine the safety and curative effects of available therapies.
Stagnating incomes and preferences for redistribution: The role of absolute and relative experiences
Authors: WEISSTANNER DAVID 
Published: February 2022

AbstractStagnating incomes have been a widespread concern in advanced democracies over the past decades. However, despite a turn towards dynamic frameworks, the consequences of stagnation on political support for the welfare state are still unclear. This study introduces the distinction between ‘absolute’ and ‘relative’ income stagnation – that is, experiencing stagnating incomes over time (without reference to other groups) and in relative comparison to other groups – and explores how they shape citizens’ attitudes towards redistribution. I argue that absolute and relative stagnation have opposite effects on redistributive preferences. Contrary to political economy theories, I expect that low absolute income growth reduces demand for redistribution, because it reduces voters’ ability and willingness to afford welfare state policies. Support for this hypothesis is provided in an empirical analysis that combines novel estimates for absolute and relative income stagnation with longitudinal survey data on redistribution preferences in 14 advanced democracies between 1985 and 2018. The distinction between absolute and relative experiences has broader implications for comparative politics research and might contribute to explain why income stagnation and rising inequality have not led to higher political demand for redistributive welfare policy.
Comparison of DNA extraction techniques for the recovery of bovine DNA from fly larvae crops
Authors: Cantu Cesar , Bucheli Sibyl , Houston Rachel 
Published: February 2022

AbstractForensic entomology aids investigations using insects and is primarily associated with the estimation of post‐mortem interval (PMI). Studies have shown that human DNA can be recovered from the crops of fly larvae. While several factors regarding the recovery of human DNA from crops have been studied, DNA extraction methods have not been thoroughly assessed. Determining a method for optimal extraction could aid crime laboratories in implementing DNA extraction from larvae and streamlining future research. Bovine DNA was used as a substitute for human DNA to test several DNA extractions kits. Four DNA extraction kits (Chelex®, PDQeX forensicGEM, EZ1® DNA Investigator, DNeasy® Powersoil® Pro Kit) were evaluated based on the quantity and quality of bovine DNA extracted. Extractions were performed on whole fly larvae and dissected crops. Quantification was performed using real‐time PCR (qPCR) on a StepOne™ Real‐Time PCR System with SYBR® Green using bovine‐specific cytochrome b primers. The quality of extracts was determined by checking for inhibition using commercial qPCR chemistries with an internal PCR control (IPC). When using whole fly larvae, Powersoil® Pro yielded the highest average DNA yield (n = 10, 0.668 ± 0.458 ng/μl), while EZ1® DNA Investigator yielded the highest average with crops (n = 10, 0.605 ± 0.403 ng/μl). Chelex and forensicGEM yielded low amounts of bovine DNA, and its extracts were inhibited, unlike EZ1® and Powersoil® Pro, which have purification steps. Therefore, it is recommended to use EZ1® DNA Investigator coupled with automation on EZ1® Advanced XL to recover DNA from fly larvae crops.
Hemithyroidectomy vs. total thyroidectomy for minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma: Quality of life and oncological outcomes
Authors: Mlees Mohamed A. , Elbarbary Ahmed H. 
Published: February 2022

AbstractAimTo evaluate outcomes of patients following hemithyroidectomy (HT) vs. total thyroidectomy (TT) for minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinomas (MI‐FTCs).Patients and MethodsThis is a retrospective analysis of 82 patients with unilateral MI‐FTC that was conducted for cases operated between April 2015 and April 2019. A total of 42 and 40 patients were included in the HT and TT groups, respectively. The main outcomes were survival, metastasis and recurrence rates; procedure‐related complications and quality of life (QoL) 1 year after thyroidectomy.ResultsMean follow‐up 36.3 ± 11.8 months; TT rendered significantly more complications. No recurrences, distant metastases or disease‐specific deaths were observed in either group. Overall survival in the HT vs. TT group was 40/42 (95.2%) vs. 37/40 (92.5%), with P = .570. QoL was better in 5/8 SF‐36v2 items in HT with no superiority for mean collective scores.ConclusionsHT has less morbidity and comparable survival, metastasis, recurrence and QoL with TT for MI‐FTC. HT might be considered as a first‐line option in the low‐risk subgroup of MI‐FTC; however, further research is needed to establish the ideal individualised approach.
Reproduction does not impede the stopover departure to ensure a potent migration in Cnaphalocrocis medinalis moths
Authors: Guo Jiawen , Yang Fan , Zhang Haiyan , Lin Peijiong , Zhai Baoping , Lu Zhongxian , Hu Gao , Liu Pengcheng 
Published: February 2022

AbstractDespite the importance of reproduction in insects, its relation with multi‐stop flight remains poorly understood in migratory species. To clarify whether reproductive maturation commences during the multi‐stop flight or after the completion of migration, we conducted physiological and behavioral assays in the rice leaf roller Cnaphalocrocis medinalis with laboratory‐simulated conditions and field‐captured populations. We found that the ovarian development was significantly promoted by tethered flight treatment for 1–2 nights when compared to the unflown group, while the flight muscle development was not impaired. There was no significant difference in flight duration, flight distance and flight velocity between mated and virgin female moths, indicating that mated moths remained competent for the subsequent flights as did the virgins. Using an integrated field assay, we identified that over 60% of the female moths in the migrating populations captured by high‐altitude searchlights in the Immigration period of a season had completed the ovarian development and mating. Sexually mature and mated moths collected in the rice field in the Emigration period were found capable of engaging in migratory take‐off, as observed using an indoor monitoring platform. Overall, our findings point out that C. medinalis managed to complete reproductive maturation to a large extent during the multi‐stop migratory flight without compromising the migration performance. Such a cost‐effective strategy ensures a successful migration for the moths. These findings advance our understanding of the relationship between reproduction and migration, thus shedding light on the development of novel control measures for the outbreak of migratory insect pests.
Simultaneous analysis of the intestinal parasites and diet through eDNA metabarcoding
Authors: CABODEVILLA Xabier , GÓMEZ‐MOLINER Benjamín Juan , ABAD Naiara , MADEIRA María José 
Published: February 2022

AbstractAgricultural expansion and intensification are having a huge impact on plant and arthropod diversity and abundance, affecting food availability for farmland birds. Difficult food access, in turn, can lead to immunosuppression and a higher incidence of parasites. In the studies designed to examine changes in the diet of birds and their parasites, metabarcoding is proving particularly useful. This technique requires mini‐barcodes capable of amplifying the DNA of target organisms from fecal environmental DNA. To help to understand the impact of agricultural expansion on biodiversity, this study sought to design and identify mini‐barcodes that might simultaneously assess diet and intestinal parasites from the feces of farmland birds. The capacity to identify diet and parasites of 2 existing and 3 newly developed mini‐barcodes was tested “in silico” in relation to the behavior of a reference eukaryotic barcode. Among the newly designed mini‐barcodes, MiniB18S_81 showed the higher taxonomic coverage of eukaryotic taxa and a greater amplification and identification capacity for diet and parasite taxa. Moreover, when it was tested on fecal samples from 5 different steppe bird species, MiniB18S_81 showed high taxonomic resolution of the most relevant diet and parasite phyla, Arthropoda, Nematoda, Platyhelminthes, and Apicomplexa at the order level. Thus, the mini‐barcode developed emerges as an excellent tool to simultaneously provide detailed information regarding the diet and parasites of birds, essential for conservation and management.
The role of amygdala neuropsin/serpinb6 pathway in the regulation of gastric hypersensitivity and anxiety by electroacupuncture
Authors: Chen Fei , Yang Jie , Zhang Hao , Shen Lei , Wang Jia Qi , Jin Tian , Yu Xiao Yun 
Published: February 2022

ObjectiveTo investigate whether the neuropsin pathway in the amygdala and stomach may participate in the development of anxiety‐related gastric hypersensitivity, and whether electroacupuncture (EA) at the Zusanli acupoint could improve this condition by regulating such pathway in the rat model of functional dyspepsia (FD).MethodsA total of 48 SD rats were randomly divided into the control group, FD model group and FD + EA group (stimulation at Zusanli acupoint for 30 min daily for 7 consecutive days). Abdominal withdrawal reflex (AWR) score and open field test were used to evaluate visceral hypersensitivity and anxiety‐like disorder, respectively. Electrical activity in the amygdala nucleus in each group was recorded by extracellular electrophysiology. Neuropsin and serpinb6 protein expressions in the amygdala and stomach were detected by Western blot.ResultsAWR score in the FD group increased but did not differ after EA therapy than that in the contro group. Both the center square entries and center entries ratio in the FD group were lower than those in the control and FD + EA groups. The total number and frequency of amygdala nucleus discharges induced by gastric distension in the FD group were significantly higher than those in the control and FD + EA groups. Expression of neuropsin increased and that of serpinb6 decreased in the gastric mucosa and amygdale in the FD group, while no change was observed in gastric mucosa after EA therapy.ConclusionEA stimulation at the Zusanli acupoint may improve visceral hypersensitivity and anxiety in FD rats through the neuropsin/serpinb6 pathway.
‘Perhaps the Highlanders May Imitate Them’. Highland Identity and the British Empire, from the Forty‐Five to the Seven Years War
Authors: Noble Alastair 
Published: February 2022

AbstractParticipation in imperial service has been seen as a means through which Highlanders, once regarded as a threat to the British state, were assimilated, allowing Highland and British identities to coexist. This was not an uncomplicated process. Reports of Highland soldiers' conduct in the Seven Years War echo earlier accounts of the Jacobite rising and compare Highlanders to Native Americans. Such accounts reflect Enlightenment concerns about the nature of social development. They demonstrate that Highland soldiers in the British Army continued to be regarded as ‘others’ whose supposedly untamed nature remained but was now regarded as useful to the Empire.
DNA barcoding uncovers cryptic diversity in minute herbivorous mites (Acari, Eriophyoidea)
Authors: Yin Yue , Yao Liang‐Fei , Hu Yue , Shao Zi‐Kai , Hong Xiao‐Yue , Hebert Paul D. N. , Xue Xiao‐Feng 
Published: February 2022

AbstractEriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) are among the smallest of terrestrial arthropods and the most species‐rich group of herbivorous mites with a high host specificity. However, knowledge of their species diversity has been impeded by the difficulty of their morphological differentiation. This study assembles a DNA barcode reference library that includes 1850 mitochondrial COI sequences which provides coverage for 45% of the 930 species of eriophyoid mites known from China, and for 37 North American species. Sequence analysis showed a clear barcode gap in nearly all species, reflecting the fact that intraspecific divergences averaged 0.97% versus a mean of 18.51% for interspecific divergences (minimum nearest‐neighbour distances) in taxa belonging to three families. Based on these results, we used DNA barcoding to explore the species diversity of eriophyoid mites as well as their host interactions. The 1850 sequences were assigned to 531 barcode index numbers (BINs). Analyses examining the correspondence between these BINs and species identifications based on morphology revealed that members of 45 species were assigned to two or more BINs, resulting in 1.16 times more BINs than morphospecies. Richness projections suggest that over 2345 BINs occurred at the sampled locations. Host plant analysis showed that 89% of these mites (BINs) attack only one or two congeneric host species, but the others have several hosts. Furthermore, host‐mite network analyses demonstrate that eriophyoid mites are high host‐specific, and modularity is high in plant‐mite networks. By creating a highly effective identification system for eriophyoid mites in the Barcode of Life Data Systems database (BOLD), DNA barcoding will advance our understanding of the diversity of eriophyoid mites and their host interactions.
Development of a heterologous gene expression vector in plants based on an infectious clone of a tobravirus, pepper ringspot virus
Authors: Tavares‐Esashika Moana Lima , Campos Ravi Narayan Souza , Maeda Matheus Hideki Kihara , Koyama Lucas Hideo Hataka , Hamann Pedro Ricardo Vieira , Noronha Eliane Ferreira , Nagata Tatsuya 
Published: February 2022

AbstractHeterologous gene expression systems are important tools for biotechnology, especially due to the increasing demands for mass production of pharmaceutical proteins. In this study, we assessed the use of the infectious clone of a tobravirus, pepper ringspot virus (PepRSV), as a heterologous gene expression tool in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. The insert region of gene of interest was evaluated in the infectious clone of PepRSV using the reporter gene encoding the green fluorescent protein (GFP). The insertion of the GFP gene in the coat protein gene region resulted in a higher protein yield than the previous system. Then, the reporter gene was replaced by the xylanase gene, and enzymatically active xylanase was produced. This study provides an efficient tool for the production of heterologous proteins using a plant system.