Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Karine Paula Reichert, Milagros Fanny Vera Castro, Charles Elias Assmann, Nathieli Bianchin Bottari, Vanessa Valeria Miron, Andreia Cardoso, Naiara Stefanello, Vera Maria Melchiors Morsch, Maria Rosa Chitolina Schetinger
Summary: This review focuses on the role of the purinergic system in diabetes and hypertension, highlighting changes in the expression of P1 and P2 receptors, as well as the activities of CD39, CD73, and ADA. It suggests that manipulating the purinergic axis at various levels could potentially prevent or exacerbate the development of diabetes and hypertension as a compensatory mechanism.
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Educational
Andrew J. Martin, Ben Balzer, Frances Garden, David J. Handelsman, Catherine Hawke, Georgina Luscombe, Karen Paxton, S. Rachel Skinner, Katharine Steinbeck
Summary: This study investigates the reasons for the decline in academic engagement among adolescents, finding that self-efficacy and valuing have a stronger correlation with both male and female students' engagement and disengagement, while puberty hormones have a stronger impact on disengagement. Specifically, higher levels of testosterone and estradiol are associated with higher disengagement, particularly in males.
LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Fei Hou, Meina Li, Yang Xu, Song Zhou
Summary: This paper explores the impact of signing auditors' cultural background on investment efficiency and finds that signing auditors with merchant guilds cultural background significantly increase investment efficiency. The improved investment efficiency is partly attributed to the enhanced audit quality brought about by auditors' cultural background. Furthermore, the effect is more pronounced in firms with high financial constraint and high level of risk taking.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Jutta Heckhausen, Carsten Wrosch
Summary: This commentary discusses the theoretical origins of goal disengagement in various psychological frameworks, such as secondary control, motivational theory of lifespan development, dual-process model, and personality model of control. These approaches propose that goal disengagement is adaptive when the chances of goal attainment decrease below a certain threshold, and when it is more productive to invest action resources in alternative or adjusted goals.
MOTIVATION AND EMOTION
(2022)
Article
Business
Xin Liu, Byron Y. Lee, Tae-Yeol Kim, Yaping Gong, Xiaoming Zheng
Summary: Research shows that the effects of creative personality on moral disengagement and unethical behaviors are complex. This study draws on interdependence theory to explain how and when creative personality is related to moral disengagement through different motivational mechanisms. The study also explores the moderating effect of competitive climate on these relationships.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Na Fu, Patrick C. Flood, Denise M. Rousseau, Tim Morris, Murray Johnstone
Summary: Professional service firms apply specialist knowledge to provide customized solutions for client problems. This study examines the impact of client involvement on project success, as well as the moderating role of team bonding capital. The results show that client involvement has a positive impact on team performance and individual member idea creativity. The relationship between client involvement and team performance, as well as individual member idea creativity, is stronger when team bonding capital is high. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Susanne Stoll-Kleemann, Philipp Franikowski, Susanne Nicolai
Summary: The reduction of individual carbon consumption could contribute significantly to the global efforts to combat global warming. Through a study using the MD-HCB questionnaire, researchers found that the propensity to morally disengage in high-carbon behaviors is a crucial factor hindering individuals from reducing their carbon footprint. The results of the study provide insights for future media campaigns, suggesting the focus on modifying cognitive disengagement strategies to increase individuals' intention to reduce high-carbon behavior.
Article
Health Policy & Services
Thomas E. Smith, Debra Bury, Delia Hendrick, Gary Morse, Robert E. Drake
Summary: A few challenging clients in mental health centers create difficulties in engaging in services and cause stress within the treatment team. This study provides consultations and identifies strategies for overcoming barriers to client engagement, such as complex behavioral health and social conditions. The findings suggest the importance of team-based outreach and support, specialist consultations, and realistic goal setting.
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yongzhi Zhao, Yangfen Chen
Summary: The number of hungry people is increasing globally, and more efforts are needed to improve food security. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) suggests increased investment in agriculture to boost production and alleviate hunger. Our research uses investment data from the fDi Markets database to explore global patterns of agricultural investment. We find that developed countries are the main sources of agricultural investment, but food-insecure countries receive a smaller share. The top three destination countries for agricultural investment, USA, China, and Russia, have relatively high food security, while countries suffering from food insecurity receive fewer investment projects, mostly on a small scale.
Article
Psychology, Educational
Rachel E. Lerner, Wendy S. Grolnick, Alessandra J. Caruso, Madeline R. Levitt
Summary: Parents' level of involvement in their children's schooling is related to children's academic success, yet few studies have considered how parents implement academic involvement activities. This study examined the relations among parents' motivation to be involved, parents' autonomy supportive (vs. controlling) implementation of three types of academic involvement, and children's academic motivation, achievement, and school worry.
CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Wei Xiao, Yu Cao
Summary: The emergence of the sharing economy has had a significant impact on consumer purchase behavior and firms' operations management. Many manufacturers have entered the sharing market to capture more market shares by providing rental services through a third-party or self-built platform. This paper develops an analytical framework to examine the conditions for a manufacturer to participate in product sharing. The findings suggest that a manufacturer can benefit from involvement in the sharing market if consumers highly value and have a need for shared products, or if the cost of building a platform is low. However, the manufacturer's participation in the sharing market always negatively affects the retailer's profit.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Jing Jiang, Shanhong Wu
Summary: The study reveals that different motivations for holding cash can significantly impact a firm's cash management dynamics, with companies with high operating-loss-driven holdings less likely to use external capital to adjust cash levels compared to those with low operating-loss-driven holdings.
RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Claire Donohoe, Fabio A. Schaberle, Fabio M. S. Rodrigues, Nuno P. F. Goncalves, Christopher J. Kingsbury, Mariette M. Pereira, Mathias O. Senge, Ligia C. Gomes-da-Silva, Luis G. Arnaut
Summary: The challenge of large molecules crossing cell membranes has hindered the development of new medicines. However, this study shows that altering the atropisomers of a drug can improve cell uptake and therapeutic efficacy. The most effective atropisomer is able to optimize hydrogen bonding with membrane phospholipids, leading to increased cellular uptake and phototoxicity. These findings highlight the importance of atropisomerism in drug development and provide new insights for designing efficient cell-penetrating drugs.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Experimental
Veronika Brandstaetter
Summary: The impact of learned helplessness on psychological suffering is significant, as it not only affects the unachieved personal goals but also spills over to other (similar) goals, resulting in passivity and psychological suffering.
COGNITION & EMOTION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maximilian M. Biebl, Abraham Lopez, Alexandra Rehn, Lee Freiburger, Jannis Lawatscheck, Birgit Blank, Michael Sattler, Johannes Buchner
Summary: The study shows that a tryptophan residue in the proximal region of the p23 tail decelerates the ATPase of Hsp90 by altering the conformation of the catalytic loop, while a conserved helical motif in the p23 tail interacts with the client protein binding site of Hsp90 and is involved in the activation of the client protein in the cellular context.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Rehabilitation
Miriam Gonzalez, Michelle Phoenix, Shikha Saxena, Roberta Cardoso, Michelle Canac-Marquis, Lindsay Hales, Connie Putterman, Keiko Shikako-Thomas
Summary: The scoping review identified that engaging hard-to-reach populations in childhood disability research is more common in the earlier stages of research. The populations included in the studies were children with disabilities and their parents. While engagement strategies were reported, they were rarely evaluated.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Gillian King, Lisa A. Chiarello, Matthew J. W. McLarnon, Jenny Ziviani, Madhu Pinto, F. Virginia Wright, Michelle Phoenix
Summary: The study examined the psychometric properties of the PRIME-P, a parent-report measure of engagement in pediatric rehabilitation. The results showed that PRIME-P is a reliable tool with three factors capturing parent engagement, including plan appropriateness, partnering, and positive outcome expectancy. The construct validity of PRIME-P was demonstrated by significant associations with parents' presence during therapy sessions and service providers' years of experience.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Gillian King, Lisa A. Chiarello, Michelle Phoenix, Rachel D'Arrigo, Madhu Pinto
Summary: The study identified four engagement principles for service providers: Individual Variation Principle, Personalizing Principle, Relationship Principle, and Monitoring Principle. Providers' use of engagement strategies varied based on contextual conditions, including therapy type and youths' interests and preferences.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Susan M. Jack, Michelle Phoenix
Summary: This review introduces the principles of qualitative health research (QHR) and provides guidance for applying qualitative research in the field of developmental medicine and child neurology. It includes practical guidance on writing a study purpose statement aligned with the focus of QHR and developing an overarching research question using a specific framework. Additionally, it offers guidance for selecting a study design that aligns with the practice, education, or policy goals of QHR, and provides strategies for purposeful sampling, choosing data collection methods, and determining the most appropriate analytic approach. Qualitative findings from QHR studies can provide new insights or inform decisions in the discipline of developmental medicine and child neurology.
DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Sandra Abdel Malek, Ronit Mesterman, Lauren Switzer, Briano DiRezze, Gabrielle DeVeber, Darcy Fehlings, Yona Lunsky, Michelle Phoenix, Jan Willem Gorter
Summary: This cross-sectional study aimed to identify factors associated with adaptive behavior in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. The results indicated that an autism diagnosis and lower communication functioning were significantly associated with poorer adaptive skills.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Michelle Phoenix, Shauna Kingsnorth, Yani Hamdani, Marilyn Ballantyne, Shannon E. Scratch, Sam Pezzullo, Meaghan Reitzel, Maya Albin, Nadejda Popov, Layana Kirubainathan, Gillian King
Summary: This review identified 115 screening tools used to screen parents' mental health, with the Parenting Stress Index being the most frequently used. Seven studies recommended further assessment or support based on screening results. More awareness, training, resources, and infrastructure are needed to support parents' mental health in pediatric rehabilitation contexts.
DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROREHABILITATION
(2022)
Review
Rehabilitation
Peter T. Cahill, Meaghan Reitzel, Dana R. Anaby, Chantal Camden, Michelle Phoenix, Shelley Romoff, Wenonah N. Campbell
Summary: This review article aims to synthesize knowledge about multi-criteria decision analysis methods for supporting rehabilitation service design and delivery decisions. The study found that these methods are primarily used to understand the preferences of clients and clinicians and to support decision making. However, there is limited evidence of shared decision making with stakeholders. Clients and families are mostly involved in data collection, but there is inconsistent reporting of good practices for supporting external validity.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Developmental
Lucy Wang, Samantha K. Micsinszki, Michelle Goulet-Barteaux, Christina Gilman, Michelle Phoenix
Summary: In recent years, stakeholder engagement in childhood disability research has gained popularity, but there is limited literature on the engagement of youth with neurodisabilities and their families in evidence syntheses. This study found that youth and families were primarily engaged during data analysis in evidence syntheses, and their involvement had positive outcomes. However, challenges such as increased time, dissatisfaction with level of involvement, and sustaining engagement were reported. Recommendations included providing information, building relationships, and openly communicating about roles, feedback, and logistics.
CHILD CARE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alexis Buettgen, Samantha K. Micsinszki, Michelle Phoenix, Gillian Mulvale, Michelle Wyndham-West, Sean Park, Emma Bruce, Robert Fleisig, Karlie Rogerson, Louise Murray-Leung, Sandra Moll
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2022)
Review
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Maya Albin, Samantha Micsinszki, Michelle Phoenixa
Summary: Parent-implemented early communication interventions are crucial for culturally and linguistically diverse families. However, there is a lack of guidance on culturally adapting these interventions. This scoping review identifies culturally adapted interventions and highlights the need for clearer reporting and more research in this area.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Karen Hurtubise, Isabelle Gaboury, Jade Berbari, Marie-Claude Battista, Tibor Schuster, Michelle Phoenix, Peter Rosenbaum, Olaf Kraus De Camargo, Stacey Lovo, Lesley Pritchard-Wiart, Jill G. Zwicker, Audree Jeanne Beaudoin, Melanie Morin, Thomas Poder, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Genevieve Roch, Danielle Levac, Michel Tousignant, Heather Colquhoun, Kimberly Miller, Jennifer Churchill, Paula Robeson, Andrea Ruegg, Martine Nault, Chantal Camden
Summary: The study aims to evaluate the implementation of a training intervention and program of support (TIPS) targeting pediatric therapists to enhance family-centered telerehabilitation adoption in pediatric rehabilitation settings, as well as assess its effectiveness in terms of therapists' adoption, service wait times, families' perception of service quality, and costs.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2022)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Jael N. Bootsma, Kristine Stadskleiv, Michelle Phoenix, Johanna J. M. Geytenbeek, Jan Willem Gorter, Dayle McCauley, Sara Fiske, Fiona Campbell, Natasha Crews, Barbara Jane Cunningham
Summary: This study assessed the implementation of the Computer-based Instrument for Low-motor Language Testing (C-BiLLT) in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Norway. The study aimed to understand the clinical contexts of C-BiLLT usage and identify barriers and facilitators to its implementation. An online survey was conducted among rehabilitation clinicians, and the results showed that the C-BiLLT was highly acceptable, appropriate, and feasible. It was mainly used with children under 12 years old and those with cerebral palsy. The main facilitator for implementation was clinicians' motivation, while the main barriers were related to resources and complexity of cases.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
(2023)
Article
Education, Special
Sandra VanderKaay, Leah Dix, Lisa Rivard, Cheryl Missiuna, Stella Ng, Nancy Pollock, Sandra Sahagian Whalen, Isabel Eisen, Christine Kyte, Michelle Phoenix, Sheila Bennett, Jacqueline Specht, Jennifer Kennedy, Dayle McCauley, Wenonah Campbell
Summary: Rehabilitation services in education settings are shifting from pull-out interventions to inclusive whole-school tiered approaches, with collaborative relationships, authentic service delivery, and reciprocal capacity building being the key mechanisms for success. Positive outcomes were observed at student, parent, professional, and systems levels.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Samantha K. Micsinszki, Alexis Buettgen, Gillian Mulvale, Sandra Moll, Michelle Wyndham-West, Emma Bruce, Karlie Rogerson, Louise Murray-Leung, Robert Fleisig, Sean Park, Michelle Phoenix
Summary: This study aims to explore how to co-design a co-design hub with structurally vulnerable populations and promote system change through co-creative methods. The findings demonstrate that a theory of change framework for the co-design hub can help achieve its future goals, while also emphasizing the importance of the co-creative processes.
