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Integrating sustainability and resilience in the supply chain: A systematic literature review and a research agenda

Sustainability has emerged as an important industrial strategic outlook expanding beyond organizational boundaries to include the supply chain. Simultaneously, the industry has also been faced with supply chain resilience concerns. Research on the intersection of supply chain sustainability and resilience is nascent and is a conse-quence of their observed mutual influences. However, confusion about concepts, implementation methods, and measurements of sustainable and resilient supply chains remains. This study completes a systematic literature review that critically examines several major observations and directions. We find the concept of sustainable supply chains is more established, and general agreement on its theoretical foundations exists. Supply chain resilience is relatively less mature. The nexus and relationships between the two topics are often incoherent: there is confusion on sustainable and resilient supply chains establishment; there is no clarity on what practices could jointly advance both areas. A major conflict exists since sustainability generally focuses on efficiency, while resilience seeks effectiveness. We recommend studies to analyze implementation relationships and impact. We also observe that performance measurement systems should be developed to assess supply chain sustainability and resilience performance taking with explicit consideration time horizons considered in these measures.
The Influence of Related Party Transaction, Profitability, Leverage and Company Size on Firm Value with Tax Avoidance as an Intervening Variable in Telecommunications and Media Companies Listed on Bursa Malaysia and IDX 2010-2018

The purpose of this research is to examine and analyze the impact of related party transaction, profitability, Leverage and size of a company on firm value with tax avoidance as an intervening variable. The telecommunication and media sector in Bursa Efek Indonesia and Bursa Malaysia is chosen as the research object. The population is all the telecommunication and media companies listed in Indonesia stock exchange (IDX) and Bursa Malaysia within 2010-2018. It consists of 6 Telecommunication Company and 19 Media Company on IDX within 2010-2018. There exist a total of 33 companies in both the telecommunication and media sector in Bursa Malaysia. The sample's determination in this study is based on the nonprobability sampling method with the purposive sampling technique, in which the sample is selected with certain considerations or specific criteria. So that the sample of Malaysia is 248 and Indonesia is 139 data. Malaysia's telecommunications sector has 18 companies, and Indonesia has five companies. Meanwhile on media sector Indonesia consist of 15 company and Malaysia 12 company. This research adopts secondary data and multiple regression analysis for the regression to substructure I and II. The hypothesis mediation analysis is used to prove the mediation influence. Malaysia and Indonesia's results on Firm value: (1) Related party transaction has a positive but not significant impact. In contrast, Indonesia has a significant positive impact (2) Profitability has a significant negative impact both in Indonesia and Malaysia (3) Leverage has positive. However, not significant impact in Malaysia and Indonesia (4) Size of the company has a negative and significant impact for both countries (5) Tax Avoidance has a negative but not significant impact. In contrast, Indonesia has a positive and significant impact on firm value. Related to the impact of variable independent toward tax avoidance, based on Malaysia's result, just the size of a company has the impact but negative and significant. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, Related party transaction and Leverage were known to have a negative and significant impact, and the size of the company has positive and significant toward tax avoidance. Based on Malaysia's result, tax avoidance does not impact all the independent variables on firm value. Based on Indonesia's result, the impact of company size on firm value is mediated by tax avoidance (Z). Based on the independent t-test, the variables that have different mean values are related to party transactions and company size.
Mechanistic outlook on thermal degradation of 1,3-dialkyl imidazolium ionic liquids and organoclays

The thermal degradation mechanisms of ionic liquids (ILs) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BMImCl) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMImBF4) have been established using pyrolysis-GC-MS (Py-GC-MS) and B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level of density functional theory (DFT). BMImCl decompose through a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2) while BMImBF4 exhibit SN2 along with a competitive E2 elimination pathway. Activation energy parameters obtained using Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose method and Ozawa–Flynn–Wall method is compared with the computed activation barriers. The montmorillonite based organoclay prepared using these ionic liquids exchange only the cation part ([BMIm]+) into the clay gallery leading to an expansion of d-spacing from 12.08 to 13.64 A. The organoclay showed the maximum decomposition at 462 °C in the TGA experiment and the decomposition products were identified as methyl imidazole and 1-butene using Py-GC-MS. DFT studies employing a model compound Si(OH)3O− suggested a mechanism involving an imidazole-2-ylidine (carbene) intermediate for the decomposition of [BMIm]+ in the clay. Theoretical results were further supported by 13C NMR analysis of IL in presence of colloidal silica which showed a characteristic carbene NMR signal at 187.6 ppm.
Impact on Leaching & Retention of Metals from High Temperature Reaction of CCA Metals with Alumino-Silicate Sorbents

Past studies have shown that many alumino-silicate mineral sorbents are effective in controlling heavy metal emission during incineration. The objective of this study was to identify Al-Si based mineral sorbents that can minimize leaching of heavy metals from the incinerator ash of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA-) treated wood. Experiments were carried out using CCA metal spikes combined with Al-Si sorbents, heated to 700 o C, 900 o C and 1100 o C for 30 minutes. The residual ash was leached using the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP). X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis was conducted to determine the crystalline speciation of the products. Results showed that low leaching was observed for chromium, below the 5 mg/L TC limit, by alumina and silica at all temperatures, and kaolin at higher temperatures (900 o C and 1100 o C). For copper, all sorbents displayed low leaching values (< 51 mg/l) as compared to the baseline. For arsenic, all sorbents exceeded the TC limit. Speciation characterization results reveal the formation of several metal-metal and metal-mineral compounds that may have resulted in different leaching behaviors of each metal-sorbent pair under different combustion conditions. The results suggest a combination of sorbents at different stages of the combustion process can be effective to control the leaching of CCA metals.
Profitability of insect farms

Despite growing interest from entrepreneurs, knowledge on the profitability of commercial-scale insect production is scarce. Insight into the economic figures of insect production is needed by farmers aiming to start insect farms, by banks seeking to provide financing, and by governments planning policy interventions. This review provides an overview of the profitability and underlying economic figures relating to the production of Hermetia illucens, Alphitobius diaperinus, Tenebrio molitor and Acheta domesticus. To enhance data interpretation, we also provide a brief overview of the global insect sector, with specific attention to farm-level operational practices. Sales prices refer to fresh larvae, dried larvae or larvae meal, whereas operational costs include costs for feed, labour, electricity, water and gas. Operational cost components differ per insect species, and therefore the relevant margins are specified for three insect species. The energy, feed, and labour margin for production of H. illucens ranges from € -798 to 15,576 per tonne of dried larvae. The feed and labour margin for production of T. molitor ranges from € 7,620 to 13,770 per tonne of fresh larvae. For production of A. domesticus the feed margin ranges from € 12,268 to 78,676 per tonne of larvae meal. The margin range for A. diaperinus cannot be estimated, due to a lack of data in the literature. The ranges mainly reflect the differences in sales prices, which are found to heavily depend on the geographical market location, type of market (feed or food) and quantity sold. Major operational costs include feed and labour, with feed costs varying substantially within and between insect species. The economic figures and margins presented in this article provide a foundation for the further development of the insect production sector.
The effect of activity ratios, liquidity, and profitability on the dividend payout ratio

Dividends are a significant factor in investors' investment interests, so that dividend policy is a critical factor for companies to retain their shareholders. On this purposes, the companies must improve financial performance, especially activity ratios, liquidity ratios, and profitability ratios in this condition. The consumer goods industry sector is one of the industries that play a significant role in the capital market as they have rapid business competition. Until May 2020, the performance condition of companies in the consumer goods industry was experiencing less than optimal conditions as the manufacturing sector weakened at 22.0% due to the weakening of Indonesia's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI). The condition indicates that the impact of a decrease in the company's liquidity performance is a decrease in demand for manufactured goods which gives results in a decrease in profitability performance, and a less than optimal turnover of company assets in the consumer goods industry sector. This study uses manufacturing companies in the consumer goods industry listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2015 to 2019 as a sample. Multiple regression analysis results show that return on investment has a positive and significant effect on the dividend payout ratio. This result implies that the profitability ratio is a positive signal for investors in the capital market regarding the company's dividend policy.
Implementation of a decentralized real-time management system for electrical distribution networks using the internet of things in smart grids

Intelligent management of the electrical network is the implementation of an integrated system based on a reliable, secure communication architecture for transmitting end-to-end information between the equipment and the management system. Energy is a robust and scalable control strategy. The main objective of this work is to respond to the great challenges of intelligent electrical networks by combining them with intelligent techniques for reconfiguring the distribution network. The solution is based on a graph model and a secure communication architecture using the Internet of Things to ensure flexibility in terms of smart grid management. This intelligent multi-criteria solution uses a secure communication architecture and the MQTT protocol to ensure interoperability and system security. The tests were carried out on the IEEE 33 bus network and we recorded an optimization of the losses and a clear improvement in the nodal voltage despite the variation in the electric charge.
‘Aerobic scope protection’ reduces ectotherm growth under warming

Temperature has a dramatic effect on the physiology of ectothermic animals, impacting most of their biology. When temperatures increase above optimal for an animal, their growth gradually decreases. The main mechanism behind this growth rate reduction is unknown. Here, we suggest the ‘aerobic scope protection’ hypothesis as a mechanistic explanation for the reduction in growth. After a meal, metabolic rate, and hence oxygen consumption rate, transiently increases in a process called specific dynamic action (SDA). At warmer temperatures, the SDA response usually becomes temporally compressed, leading to a higher peak oxygen consumption rate. This peak in oxygen consumption rate takes up much of the animal’s aerobic scope (the difference between resting and maximum rates of oxygen consumption), leaving little residual aerobic scope for other functions (e.g. foraging, predator avoidance, immune function). We propose that water-breathing ectothermic animals will protect their postprandial residual aerobic scope by reducing meal sizes in order to regulate the peak SDA response during times of warming, leading to reductions in growth. This hypothesis is consistent with the published literature on fishes, and we suggest predictions to test it.
Implicit and Explicit Attitudes toward Hearing Aids: The Role of Media Language

Despite widespread hearing problems among older adults, only a minority uses hearing aids. The stigma associated with such aids represents a key factor modulated by language. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of different forms of media communication on both implicit and explicit attitudes toward hearing aids. A preliminary analysis highlighted an over-representation of “technical” and “medical” terms in the corpus linguistic commonly used by the press. These results were used to design an online experimental study. The results suggested that the exposure to a language that includes informal words—as opposed to the technical terms commonly used by the press—favors positive implicit and explicit attitudes toward hearing aids, particularly among people who have direct contact with older adults. Overall, the use of an informal language in the press could generate a style of communication that positively influences people’s attitudes toward hearing aids.
Studies of Virulence Factors of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Avian Colibacillosis by In vitro Method and PCR

Background: Avian colibacillosis is considered as major cause of morbidity and mortality in poultry. It is a common bacterial disease of poultry and many virulence factors of E. coli are associated with the disease. The current study was aimed to investigate the presence of some virulence factors of E. coli isolated from the cases of colibacillosis.Methods: In present study, total 150 samples (liver, heart, lungs, air sacs and feaces) of chicken exhibiting pathological conditions of colibacillosis were collected from various poultry farms (organized and backyard) situated in and around Mhow and Indore cities. E.coli was isolated and identified from the samples on the basis of cultural characteristics and biochemical test. All E. coli isolates were further subjected to evaluate the presence of virulence factors such as biofilm production, haemolysis, invasiveness and molecular detection of fimH and stx1 gene.Result: Out of these 51.33% of incidence of E. coli was recorded. E. coli O84 and O149 serotypes were found most prevalent. Out of 77 isolates, 46 (59.7%) and 45 (58.4%) were positive for biofilm formation by tube method and modified CRA method, respectively. All E. coli isolates were showing invasiveness in congo red binding assay while none of the isolates was found haemolytic. Molecular detection revealed the presence of fimH (508bp) gene in 33.3% of tested samples while stx1 gene could not be detected in any isolates.
Displays for Productive Non-Driving Related Tasks: Visual Behavior and Its Impact in Conditionally Automated Driving

(1) Background: Primary driving tasks are increasingly being handled by vehicle automation so that support for non-driving related tasks (NDRTs) is becoming more and more important. In SAE L3 automation, vehicles can require the driver-passenger to take over driving controls, though. Interfaces for NDRTs must therefore guarantee safe operation and should also support productive work. (2) Method: We conducted a within-subjects driving simulator study (N=53) comparing Heads-Up Displays (HUDs) and Auditory Speech Displays (ASDs) for productive NDRT engagement. In this article, we assess the NDRT displays’ effectiveness by evaluating eye-tracking measures and setting them into relation to workload measures, self-ratings, and NDRT/take-over performance. (3) Results: Our data highlights substantially higher gaze dispersion but more extensive glances on the road center in the auditory condition than the HUD condition during automated driving. We further observed potentially safety-critical glance deviations from the road during take-overs after a HUD was used. These differences are reflected in self-ratings, workload indicators and take-over reaction times, but not in driving performance. (4) Conclusion: NDRT interfaces can influence visual attention even beyond their usage during automated driving. In particular, the HUD has resulted in safety-critical glances during manual driving after take-overs. We found this impacted workload and productivity but not driving performance.
Knowing What to Do Substantially Improves the Effectiveness of Flood Early Warning

Flood warning systems are longstanding success stories with respect to protecting human life, but monetary losses continue to grow. Knowledge on the effectiveness of flood early warning in reducing monetary losses is scarce, especially at the individual level. To gain more knowledge in this area, we analyze a dataset that is unique with respect to detailed information on warning reception and monetary losses at the property level and with respect to amount of data available. The dataset contains 4,468 loss cases from six flood events in Germany. These floods occurred between 2002 and 2013. The data from each event were collected by computer-aided telephone interviews in four surveys following a repeated cross-sectional design. We quantitatively reveal that flood early warning is only effective in reducing monetary losses when people know what to do when they receive the warning. We also show that particularly long-term preparedness is associated with people knowing what to do when they receive a warning. Thus, risk communication, training, and (financial) support for private preparedness are effective in mitigating flood losses in two ways: precautionary measures and more effective emergency responses.
Effect of water depth on muscle activity and stride duration when walking in the water at different speeds

ABSTRACT Aquatic exercise is popular for training and rehabilitation, but information on how the water depth affects muscle activity when walking is lacking. The purpose of this study was to compare muscle activity when walking on land and at knee, pelvis and xiphoid process depth in a swimming pool. Twelve participants (22 ± 3.6 years; 70.9 ± 14.5 kg; 1.7 ± 0.1 m) walked on land and on the pool floor at each of the three depths, at a self-selected (Vself) and a maximum speed (Vmax). Mean and peak muscle activity was recorded for the rectus femoris (RF), biceps femoris (BF), medial gastrocnemius (GM), lateral gastrocnemius (GL), tibialis anterior (TA) and erector spinae (ES). Stride duration was also recorded. Stride duration decreased and activity of all muscles increased from Vself to Vmax, except peak values at xiphoid process depth. For the depth comparisons, most changes in muscle activity occurred in the RF and BF, with higher values generally occurring at knee and pelvis depth, and stride duration continually increased with depth. These findings provide useful information on the musculoskeletal demands of walking in the water that can be used to inform design and prescription of exercise programmes for rehabilitation.
Metacognitive Monitoring and Control in Children’s Prospective Memory

ABSTRACT This study investigated developmental differences in metacognitive monitoring and control in younger (5- to 6-year-old) and older (8- to 10-year-old) children’s prospective memory (PM). Metacognitive monitoring was assessed by asking the children to judge their performance before (prediction) and after (postdiction) performing a resource-demanding event-based PM task. Metacognitive control was evaluated by comparison of ongoing task (OT) performance without and with the embedded PM task (i.e., attentional monitoring costs). Older children outperformed younger children in the PM task and were also more accurate in judging their PM performance than younger children, who greatly overestimated their PM performance. Attentional monitoring costs were found only in older children and were associated with both PM performance and performance predictions, thus suggesting that only older children were able to translate metacognitive monitoring into effective control. This study reports new findings on the relation between metacognition and PM during childhood.
Measuring the Performance of Information System Governance using Framework COBIT 2019

The Housing and Settlement Area Office of the City of Salatiga is a government agency located in the City of Salatiga which is tasked with assisting the mayor in carrying out government affairs which are the regional authority in the housing and settlement areas. The agency's mission is to improve the quality of clean water, sanitation, and urban housing services. From this mission, it can be assessed that the agency must apply information technology to improve the quality of services to the community, namely by having a system that can facilitate the management of community administrative permits in the housing and settlement sector, namely SIPERUMKIM. This research is supported by the absence of a governance assessment at this agency. This research uses the 2019 COBIT framework. The analysis at this department uses 11 design factors using the toolkit from COBIT 2019. The results of this study are in the form of a corporate information technology governance design and find out important process recommendations for the Housing and Settlement Office. Among the recommendations of the process are APO09, APO12, APO13, DSS02, and DSS03.
The impact of sustainable tourism indicators on destination competitiveness: the European Tourism Indicator System

Abstract We aimed to evaluate the impact of sustainable tourism indicators on destination competitiveness with reference to the European Tourism Indicator System (ETIS), a scheme funded by the European Commission to address the evidence gap in tourism policy making. To do this, we evaluate the absorptive capacity of destination management organisations (DMOs) to implement and use sustainable tourism indicators to make policy decisions. We provide evidence of how DMOs have acquired knowledge about the importance of sustainable tourism indicators through ETIS, and how they have assimilated it by developing their own systems based on the principles of ETIS. However, we find that the European Commission had unrealistic expectations that DMOs, or their policies, would be transformed as a result of the use of indicators, or that indicators would be exploited to improve tourism sustainability and competitiveness. We contribute to the study of policy science by showing how absorptive capacity can be used to analyse and evaluate policy interventions, despite being a linear rational approach to explaining a complex policy context.