Explore the vast range of titles available.

\"Our world is becoming ever more data-driven, transforming how business is conducted, governance enacted, and knowledge produced. Yet, the nature of data and the scope and implications of the changes taking place are not always clear. The Data Revolution is a must read for anyone interested in why data have become so important in the contemporary era.\" -- Back cover.

Background Minimally invasive right hemicolectomy has been increasingly used for the treatment of right hemicolectomy disease, and both intracorporeal anastomosis (ICA) and extracorporeal anastomosis (ECA) are available to restore intestinal continuity. However, the advantages and disadvantages of these two anastomoses are highly controversial. The present meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of ICA versus ECA in minimally invasive right colectomy to improve the grade of evidence. Methods We searched the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic or robotic right hemicolectomy published from database inception to February 2023. Two researchers performed the literature review, data extraction, bias assessment, and meta-analysis of the data using Review Manager 5.4 software. Results Seven RCTs with a total of 750 patients were included in the meta-analysis. The results showed a lower incidence of postoperative paralytic ileus (RR 0.62, 95% CI 0.39 ~ 0.99, p = 0.04) and shorter incision length (MD - 1.38; 95% CI: - 1.98 ~ - 0.78, p < 0.00001), but longer operative time (MD 10.69; 95% CI: 2.76 ~ 18.63, p = 0.008). The remaining events including bleeding (RR 0.49, 95% CI: 0.12 ~ 2.04, p = 0.33), anastomotic leak (RR 0.62, 95% CI: 0.39 ~ 0.99, p = 0.85), surgical site infection (RR 0.15, 95% CI: 0.22 ~ 1.25, p = 0.15), overall perioperative morbidity (RR 0.86, 95% CI: 0.58 ~ 1.26, p = 0.44), number of harvested lymph nodes (MD 0.75; 95% CI: - 0.15 ~ 1.65, p = 0.10), and length of hospital stay (MD - 0.27; 95% CI: - 0.91 ~ 0.38, p = 0.42) were not statistically significant. Conclusions Compared to ECA, ICA in minimally invasive right hemicolectomy reduced the risk of postoperative paralytic ileus and shortened the length of the incision but prolonged the operative time.

The aim of this research was to find out about the state of the art of academic production dealing with mergers and acquisitions related to value creation. Empirically, it sought to map and analyze existing scientific productions on M&A operations and their consequences for the firm, such as value creation, cost reduction and profitability. In order to achieve the proposed objectives, a survey and analysis of studies indexed in the Web of Sciense[R] database published between 1972 and 2021 was carried out. Among the journals surveyed, there was a predominance of corporate finance, business, management and economics. The most influential countries in the field are the United States with 57 published works, followed by the United Kingdom with 29, China with 26, Germany with 11, South Korea with 10 and Spain with 10. Brazil ranks 14th with 3 publications. In summary, it can be seen that mergers and acquisitions are increasingly being used as a strategy for entering new markets, gaining synergies, portfolio facilitation, diversification, access to technological assets and reducing taxes. Keywords: Merger and Acquisition. Value Creation. Profitability. Cost Reduction. Bibliometric Analysis. A presente pesquisa teve por objetivo como objetivo conhecer o estado da arte das producoes academicas que tratam das fusoes e aquisicoes relacionadas a criacao de valor. Empiricamente buscou-se mapear e analisar as producoes cientificas existentes sobre as operacoes de Fusoes e Aquisicoes e suas consequencias para a firma, como a criacao de valor, a reducao de custos e a lucratividade. Para atingir os objetivos propostos foi realizado um levantamento e analise dos estudos indexados na base de dados Web of Sciense[R] publicados no periodo de 1972 a 2021. Dentre os periodicos pesquisados, ha predominancia das areas de financas empresariais, negocios, gestao e economia. Os paises mais influentes no campo sao os Estados Unidos com 57 obras publicadas, seguido pelo Reino Unido com 29, China com 26, Alemanha com 11, Coreia do Sul com 10 e Espanha com 10. O Brasil ocupa a 14a posicao com 3 publicacoes. Em sintese, percebe-se que as fusoes e aquisicoes estao sendo usadas cada vez mais como uma estrategia de entrada em novos mercados, ganho de sinergia, facilitacao no portfolio, diversificacao, acesso a ativos tecnologicos e reducao de tributacao. Palavras-chave: Fusao e Aquisicao. Criacao de Valor. Rentabilidade. Reducao de Custos.

Korea’s industrial structure faces a critical challenge: the proportion of high CO[sub.2] emitting industries in the GDP decreased during the 2000–2021 period, whereas their contribution to national CO[sub.2] emissions increased. This study evaluates the impact of the government’s comprehensive support system—encompassing seven areas: tax incentives, general funding, financial support, human resource development, technical support, certification, and public purchase—on technological innovation in high CO[sub.2] emitting industries. Using the Probit model on data from the Korea Innovation Survey 2022 (2019–2021) and a financial statement database of firms, we analyzed firms in high CO[sub.2] emitting industries. The findings reveal that among the various forms of government support, human resources development ranks highest in its positive impact on innovation, followed by tax incentives and general funding. The results suggest that effective climate policy must shift to prioritize targeted technical and knowledge-based assistance to overcome the specific innovation prevalent in high CO[sub.2] emitting industries.

Spodoptera litura is a damaging and notorious insect pest of agricultural crops that has developed resistance to various insecticides. Broflanilide is a novel pesticide with a unique mode of action that displays high efficiency against lepidopterous larvae. We here determined the baseline susceptibility of a laboratory strain of S. litura to broflanilide and 10 other popular insecticides. Furthermore, we measured susceptibility and cross-resistance using three common insecticides in 11 field-collected S. litura populations. Broflanilide caused the highest toxicity among all tested insecticides, with the laboratory strain and all field-collected populations showing high susceptibility. Moreover, no cross-resistance was detected between broflanilide and the other tested insecticides. We subsequently evaluated the sublethal effects of broflanilide and found that treatment with the 25% lethal concentration (LC[sub.25]) prolonged the development duration in the larvae, reduced the pupation rate and pupae weight, and decreased egg hatchability. Finally, the activities of three detoxifying enzymes were measured in S. litura after treatment with the LC[sub.25] dose. The results suggested that enhanced cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (P450) activity could be involved in broflanilide detoxification. Overall, these findings demonstrate the strong toxicity and significant sublethal effects of broflanilide in S. litura and suggest that increased P450 activity may be associated with broflanilide detoxification.

Formalin fixation and paraffin embedding is a timeless, cost-efficient, and widely adopted method of preserving human tissue biospecimens that has resulted in a substantial reservoir of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded blocks that represent both the pathology and preanalytical handling of the biospecimen. This reservoir of specimens is increasingly being used for DNA, RNA, and proteomic analyses. To evaluate the impact of preanalytical factors associated with the formalin fixation and paraffin embedding process on downstream morphological and molecular endpoints. We surveyed the existing literature using the National Cancer Institute's Biospecimen Research Database for published reports investigating the potential influence of preanalytical factors associated with the formalin fixation and paraffin embedding process on DNA, RNA, protein, and morphological endpoints. Based on the literature evidence, the molecular, proteomic, and morphological endpoints can be altered in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens by suboptimal processing conditions. While the direction and magnitude of effects associated with a given preanalytical factor were dependent on the analyte (DNA, RNA, protein, and morphology) and analytical platform, acceptable conditions are highlighted, and a summary of conditions that could preclude analysis is provided.

Research related to sustainable management is rapidly increasing in quantity and is found in divergent literature and disciplines. Now is the time to offer a comprehensive review that identifies, synthesizes, and integrates previous research and highlights knowledge gaps and the way forward. This methodical literature search helped systematize 86 articles in the Scopus database published by 2018. Using a systematic and in-depth content analysis using bibliometric techniques, the authors reviewed the articles and identified the main theories used and the methodological orientations in these. articles. This review helps to identify significant knowledge gaps in terms of theoretical orientation and core content. The main contributions of this paper are: to outline and summarize a multilevel analysis of emerging sustainable management literature; integrate and extract potential theoretical contributions in this field; and indicate directions for future research.

Current evidence links oxidative stress (OS) to male infertility, reduced sperm motility, sperm DNA damage and increased risk of recurrent abortions and genetic diseases. A review of PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, and Cochrane review databases of published articles from years 2000-2018 was performed focusing on physiological and pathological consequences of reactive oxygen species (ROS), sperm DNA damage, OS tests, and the association between OS and male infertility, pregnancy and assisted reproductive techniques outcomes. Generation of ROS is essential for reproductive function, but OS is detrimental to fertility, pregnancy, and genetic status of the newborns. Further, there is a lack of consensus on selecting OS test, type, and duration of antioxidants treatment as well as on the target patients group. Developing advanced diagnostic and therapeutic options for OS is essential to improve fertility potential and limit genetic diseases transmitted to offspring.

Currently, the internet of things (IoT) is being widely deployed in home automation systems. An analysis of bibliometrics is presented in this work that covers articles that were obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) databases and published between 1 January 2018, and 31 December 2022. With VOSviewer software, 3880 relevant research papers were analyzed for the study. Through VOSviewer, we analyzed how many articles were published about the home IoT in several databases and their relation to the topic area. In particular, it was pointed out that the chronological order of the research topics changed, and COVID-19 also attracted the attention of scholars in the IoT field, and it was emphasized in this topic that the impact of the epidemic was described. As a result of the clustering, this study was able to conclude the research statuses. In addition, this study examined and compared maps of yearly themes over 5 years. Taking into account the bibliometric nature of this review, the findings are valuable in terms of mapping processes and providing a reference point.

Background: In the female reproductive tract, oocytes and embryos are in a dark environment, while during in vitro fertilization (IVF), they are exposed to various visible and invisible lights such as daylight, microscope, and laminar hood fluorescent lights. Studies have shown that light could damage the cellular compartments of oocytes and embryos and consequently decrease the rates of fertilization, development, and blastocyst formation. However, due to the lack of consensus about the effects of light on the embryos, and subsequently the inability to make definitive decisions regarding the light exposure management to improve IVF results, in the present study, we systematically reviewed the effect of light with different wavelengths and intensities on pre-implantation embryos. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted in the PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Cochrane library databases for published original articles in English. Results: Conditions in the female reproductive tract can protect oocytes and embryos from possible environmental damages such as visible and invisible light irritations. However, in IVF labs, the side effects of lights are sometimes inevitable. The toxic biological impact of light depends on the wavelength, intensity, and duration of light exposure. Therefore, it is rational to assume that the usage of filters may alleviate the detrimental effect of light in IVF labs Conclusion: it can be suggested that using the red filter can significantly prevent the adverse effects of microscope light on the oocytes and embryo. Keywords * Light * Embryo implantation * Oocytes * Fertilization in vitro