The complete chloroplast genome sequence of <i>Melochia corchorifolia</i> Linnaeus, 1753 (Sterculiaceae)

Melochia corchorifolia Linnaeus, 1753, is a weedy tropical plant of the Sterculiaceae family and has medicinal value. We sequenced the complete chloroplast genome of M. corchorifolia using Illumina high-throughput sequencing and examined phylogenetic relationships with closely related species. The assembled chloroplast genome of M. corchorifolia was 163,693 bp long and contained a pair of inverted repeats of 29,729 bp, separated by a large single-copy sequence of 84,350 bp and a small single-copy region of 19,885 bp. A total of 136 genes were annotated across the entire chloroplast genome, including 37 transfer RNA, 8 ribosomal RNA, and 91 protein-coding genes. The GC content of the complete cp genome was 37.27%. The phylogenetic tree indicated that M. corchorifolia is closely related to Melochia pyramidata (Malvaceae). These results would provide useful information for future phylogenetic, taxonomic, and evolutionary studies on Sterculiaceae and Malvaceae.</p

The End of Meaningful Work in the Not-for-Profit Sector? A Case Study of Ethics in Employee Relations Under the New Business-Like Operation Regime

Developed from meaningful work and business ethics, we investigate the motivational effect of meaningful work on paid staff (not volunteers) with a “shortage” of ethical employment practices situated in the Not-for-Profit sector. We tested the traditional notion of meaningful work by nature and by line manager support (under its business-like practices) to compensate for the “sacrifice” (low pay and job stress caused by poor employment terms) of front line staff working alongside professional managers paid the market rate. Using a mixed-method case study, we employed SEM modelling to analyse a staff survey of 125 valid responses and administrative records of staff resignation, alongside interviews. The results show that meaningful work by nature and by line manager support are positively and significantly associated with job satisfaction but neither has a significant effect on staff resignation action. There is no empirical evidence to support the compensating effect of meaningful work by nature; meaningful work by line manager support has a stronger effect only through reduced job stress, rather than compensating for the low pay, in preventing resignation. The qualitative analysis reveals that continued low pay and using precarious employment contracts have evoked the questioning of ethics of employment practices in this sector. We discuss the implications and suggest further areas of research.</p

Forest plot for overall stroke incidence.

<p>Forest plot for overall stroke incidence.</p

Risk of bias summary.

<p>Risk of bias summary.</p

Forest plot for hemorrhagic stroke incidence.

<p>Forest plot for hemorrhagic stroke incidence.</p

Flow chart indicating the selection process for this meta-analysis.

<p>Flow chart indicating the selection process for this meta-analysis.</p

Risk of bias graph.

<p>Risk of bias graph.</p

Forest plot for fatal stroke incidence.

<p>Forest plot for fatal stroke incidence.</p

Baseline characteristics of included studies.

<p>ND: No Data; I/C: Intervention/Control.</p

GRADE profile evidence of the included studies.

<p>GRADE profile evidence of the included studies.</p