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Honest incompetence: exploring the dark side of social entrepreneurship
Authors: Muldoon Jeffrey , McDowell William C. , Konopaske Robert , Cristofaro Matteo
Published: October 2024

Purpose

This paper explores the often overlooked and novel academic concept of honest incompetence as a potential “dark” side of social entrepreneurship, where well-intentioned but inadequately skilled agents hinder the effectiveness and sustainability of positive social change initiatives.

Design/methodology/approach

We have adopted a multiparadigm approach to theory building, known as metatriangulation. We draw upon agency theory and behavioral decision theory to undergird a framework consisting of antecedents, processes, outcomes and moderators of honest incompetence in social entrepreneurship.

Findings

We introduce a detailed framework for understanding honest incompetence in social entrepreneurship. This framework identifies antecedents such as knowledge gaps, examines mechanisms like misguided interventions and explores consequences, including group vilification. Additionally, it investigates moderating factors, emphasizing the disadvantages of outcome-based compensation and the difficulties in evaluating outcomes.

Originality/value

This article investigates factors that engender honest incompetence in social entrepreneurship, revealing how even well-intentioned efforts can inadvertently hinder goals. Despite their sincere motives, social entrepreneurs might make choices that conflict with their objectives. Addressing this issue necessitates a customized approach, which includes engaging actively with the community and fostering robust social connections.
The adoption of cotton combine services and farm technical efficiency: evidence from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Authors: Bilal Muhammad , Tadjiev Abdusame , Djanibekov Nodir
Published: October 2024

Purpose

This study examines the adoption of cotton combine services and its impact on farm technical efficiency in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The research aims to determine whether mechanisation influences productivity and economic output at the farm level.

Design/methodology/approach

Using farm-level data from 511 cotton growers in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan collected in 2019, this study employs stochastic frontier analysis to measure potential output and technical inefficiency among cotton farmers. The analysis includes a translog functional form to account for the use of cotton combine services and other farming variables.

Findings

The findings indicate that while mechanisation through cotton combines can potentially increase technical efficiency by optimising the harvesting process, the benefits are not uniformly experienced across all farms. Variations in farm characteristics, such as labour availability and existing agricultural practices, influence the efficiency of technology adoption. Institutional factors and historical legacies also play a significant role in the adoption and impact of mechanisation.

Research limitations/implications

The study is based on cross-sectional data from 2019, and the findings may not capture longer-term trends or recent developments in mechanisation policies in the study countries.

Originality/value

This research provides a nuanced understanding of the conditions under which cotton combine services enhance or hinder technical efficiency. It highlights the necessity for carefully tailored policies for mechanisation, especially in Uzbekistan, where rural labour is abundant and predominantly female. The study contributes to the broader discourse on agricultural mechanisation in developing countries by focusing on the specific context of Central Asia.
The distribution of insufficient effort responses according to the methods of classifying and interpreting students’ evaluation of teaching effectiveness
Authors: AlQuraan Mahmoud
Published: October 2024

Purpose

This study explores the distribution of insufficient effort responders according to methods of classifying students’ evaluation of teaching effectiveness in higher education. Five different methods were found in the literature to classify students’ evaluation of teaching effectiveness in higher education.

Design/methodology/approach

Quantitative research methodology was used to achieve the goals of this study. Data from a major public university was used through 20 five-point items that are designed to measure students’ evaluation of teaching effectiveness. The dataset that consisted of 26,679 surveys was analyzed. Detecting insufficient efforts responding was based on item response theory procedures.

Findings

The results show that insufficient effort responders are distributed differently to students’ evaluation of teaching effectiveness in higher education levels according to different methods of classifying these levels. The results of this study suggest using a percentage of students’ agreement of 4 or 5 for each item to classify SET levels and deleting IERs before interpreting SET results.

Research limitations/implications

According to the results of this study, it is recommended to research the relationships between IER and SET scores and students’ motivation to participate in evaluating teaching effectiveness.

Practical implications

According to the results of this study, it is recommended to:1– Exclude the IERs from the dataset before generating SET reports. 2– Use the percentage of 4 (agree) and 5 (strongly agree) satisfactions of SET items to classify and interpret SET results.

Originality/value

Reviewing the literature shows the absence of studies that explore the distribution of insufficient effort responders according to methods of classifying students’ evaluation of teaching effectiveness in higher education. The results suggest using a percentage of students’ agreement of 4 or 5 for each item to classify SET levels and deleting IERs before interpreting SET results.
Are customers naturally attracted to brands? A core social motives scale for measuring brand engagement
Authors: Llanos Gonzalo R.
Published: October 2024

Purpose

To extend consumer–brand relationship research to the satisfaction of social needs, we introduce a new construct to assess consumer propensity to develop brand relationships based on the satisfaction of social needs through brands and provide a scale to measure this construct.

Design/methodology/approach

We implement a two-stage procedure based on the literature and expert judgments to formulate questions based on questionnaire data, and refinement processes and validation analyses are applied to measure the validity and reliability of the scale.

Findings

We developed a scale for measuring consumer propensity for establishing brand relationships that covers five dimensions: belonging, control, understanding, self-enhancement and trust. The scale was validated and found to be reliable.

Research limitations/implications

This research could benefit from model testing using samples from outside the USA, thus incorporating the role of culture and considering behavioral outputs.

Practical implications

The identification and operationalization of the propensity to relate to brands are important in market segmentation for more efficiently deepening brand relationships. Additionally, this conceptualization improves our understanding of the elements that contribute to the relationship between brands and consumers: belonging, control, understanding, self-enhancement and trust.

Originality/value

Although the consumer–brand relationship is recognized in the literature, the satisfaction of social needs via this relationship has been ignored. This paper aims to enhance our understanding of person–brand relationships by proposing a scheme for analyzing the degree of need satisfaction facilitated by this relationship.
The institutionalization of digital compliance
Authors: Schrödter Armando , Weißenberger Barbara E.
Published: October 2024

Purpose

This research paper investigates how companies incorporate digital compliance, particularly data security and protection, as a fundamental aspect of corporate digital responsibility (CDR). We address the gap in understanding the institutionalization of digital compliance as a part of CDR.

Design/methodology/approach

Using institutional theory, we assess the impact of coercive, mimetic and normative forces on digital compliance. We used survey data from 162 predominantly large German companies and analyzed it through ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions.

Findings

Mimetic forces, driven by competitor knowledge, substantially affect digital compliance. Normative forces related to professional knowledge are also influential, while coercive forces exerted by customers have no significant impact on the adoption of digital compliance. In a supplemental analysis, the study highlights the moderating role of organizational agility.

Research limitations/implications

CDR is not limited to digital compliance. Future research should explore higher levels of CDR and consider stakeholders beyond customers. The focus on large German companies may limit generalizability.

Practical implications

The findings stress the importance of understanding competitive landscapes and professional discourses. Managers should be aware of these institutional forces and incorporate them into strategic planning for digital compliance and CDR.

Originality/value

This research extends institutional theory to digital compliance, offering insights into CDR-related corporate behavior and strategy, emphasizing the importance of competitor awareness and professional norms to manage digital risks.
A mediation model analysis of inclusive instructional practices for students with emotional disturbance
Authors: Newton Xiaoxia A. , McKenna John W. , Brigham Frederick J.
Published: October 2024

The relationships among teachers' knowledge, use, and perceived effectiveness of inclusive instructional practices for students with emotional disturbance (ED) has implications for the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE). We unpacked these nuanced relationships through mediation analysis. Data for our study came from a broader survey investigation of inclusive instruction for students with ED in one of the northeastern states in the United States. The sample consisted of 176 teachers who were mostly female (85%) with an average of 12 years of teaching experiences. We found that (a) the relationship between teachers' reported knowledge and use of inclusive instructional practices was bidirectional, (b) special education teachers were far more likely to implement specialized instructional practices such as behavioural support and differentiation than general education teachers and (c) there were no reported differences in instructional practices (i.e. general practices) and classroom management between special education and general education teachers. Implications for pre‐service teacher training, professional development and teacher support are discussed.
Female directors on the sensitivity of investment to growth opportunities
Authors: Ouyang Wenjing , Szewczyk Samuel H. , Miles Jeffrey
Published: October 2024

This paper shows that female directors decrease the sensitivity of investment to the market misvaluation of growth opportunities. When the market misvaluation is high, such as during the COVID period, the sensitivity of investment to overall market valuation exhibits a significant drop. On the other hand, female directors increase the sensitivity of investment to alternative measures of growth not associated with market assessment. Firms with female directors achieve higher investment efficiency. Further analyses indicate that this contribution is mainly channelled through the board's advising function. Our main findings are robust to a battery of alternative explanations and robustness checks. Overall, this paper provides novel evidence that female directors contribute to capital investment decisions through their comprehensive information processing strategy.
Climate change and economic growth: Evidence for European countries
Authors: Greiner Alfred , Bökemeier Bettina , Owusu Benjamin
Published: October 2024

Climate change may affect economies and the welfare of people around the world. To design appropriate policy responses, the economic effects of climate change should be known. One strand in the literature empirically estimates the growth effects of climatic variations. However, those studies often neglect economic variables that have proven to be robust in explaining economic growth. Further, often they fail to check for the robustness of their results. The main aim of this study is to detect whether there exists a statistically significant robust relation between climate change and economic growth by estimating different model specifications. To do so panel estimation techniques for 24 European economies for the period from 2002 to 2019 are applied whereby panel fixed effects estimations and dynamic Generalized Methods of Moments estimations are resorted to. No statistically significant robust relationship between the temperature change and economic growth is found just as for precipitation that does not exert a significant effect on growth. As regards the institutional and macroeconomic control variables the rule of law, the fiscal variable, and the output gap are statistically significant and robust. It is argued that far‐reaching policy measures, such as the net zero goal of the European Union, should be given only based on robust results. Otherwise, economic policy may turn out to be inadequate and can lead to welfare losses. Hence, the conclusion is that the net zero goal of the European Green Deal is to be seen skeptical.
Development of a new radical cystectomy surveillance protocol and nurse‐led cystectomy follow‐up clinic in Australia
Authors: Lee Ashley , Ong Katherine , Al‐Zubaidi Mohammed , Goodall Tracey , Hawks Cynthia , McCombie Steve P. , Hayne Dickon
Published: October 2024

Background

This study determined, implemented, and assessed a nurse‐led radical cystectomy follow‐up protocol.

Methods

In 2021, an evidence‐based risk‐stratified protocol (non‐urological cancers and benign [N‐UC&B], low, or high risk) was developed from current guidelines, local and national expert opinion, and after formal discussion with the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) Western Australia (WA) and Australia and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group. Retrospective and prospective assessment of cystectomy follow‐up occurred between 2015 and 2023. Patients received ‘surgeon‐led’ follow‐up March 2015 to August 2021, and ‘nurse‐led’ follow‐up August 2021 to April 2023. Adherence to follow‐up, cost‐analysis, and healthcare efficiency calculations were performed.

Results

Of 176 cystectomy patients, 159 (90.3%) were eligible for inclusion. Overall adherence to nurse‐led follow‐up was 78.6% compared to 43.4% in surgeon‐led (P < 0.001). Adherence to nurse‐led follow‐up was higher in all risk categories (high‐risk 79.1% vs. 43%, P < 0.001; low risk 75% vs. 52.3%, P = 0.110; N‐UC&B 71% vs. 30%, P = 0.153). Nurse‐led consultation saved $59.50 per consultation with overall cost savings of $179.50, $416.50, and $595 for the entire follow‐up period for N‐UC&B, low, and high‐risk groups based on consultation alone. A total of 1072 appointments (536 h, $62 390.40) would have been saved if the surgeon‐led cohort of patients were seen in nurse‐led clinics.

Conclusion

Protocol driven nurse‐led cystectomy follow‐up demonstrates excellent adherence and may be more cost‐effective than surgeon‐led follow‐up.
Self‐Advocacy Among Black Women During the Perinatal Period: Prevalence and Relationship to Patient Experiences
Authors: Thomas Teresa Hagan , Vetterly Savannah , Kaselitz Elizabeth B. , Doswell Willa , Braxter Betty
Published: October 2024

Introduction

Black women experience many barriers to receiving high‐quality maternal healthcare. The ability of Black women to self‐advocate may mitigate these threats to their health. Limited research describes Black women's self‐advocacy during the perinatal period and how self‐advocacy related to other relevant concepts. The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between self‐advocacy, patient–provider relationships, and mental health outcomes among Black women in the perinatal period.

Methods

This cross‐sectional descriptive pilot study recruited Black women who were either in their 3rd trimester of pregnancy or within a year postpartum to complete surveys describing their self‐advocacy (Female Self‐Advocacy in Cancer Survivorship Scale adapted for perinatal period) and maternal health outcomes (trust and comfort with maternal healthcare providers—Patient–Provider Relationship Scale; abuse and disrespect during childbirth—Mothers of Respect Index; experiences of discrimination—Experiences of Discrimination scale; depression—Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; and postpartum posttraumatic stress—City Birth Trauma Scale).

Results

N = 40 participants were recruited between January and September 2022. Participants reported moderate levels of self‐advocacy which were associated with trust and comfort with healthcare providers (r = 0.57–0.76, p < 0.001). Feeling respected by healthcare providers was positively associated with two self‐advocacy subscales (r = 0.42–0.44, p < 0.01). Depression was inversely related to all self‐advocacy subscales (r = −0.47–0.62, p < 0.001).

Conclusion

Black women's self‐advocacy during the perinatal period is associated with trust and comfort with healthcare providers, perceptions of respect from their providers, and perinatal depression. Future research should focus on promoting trusting, respectful relationships between Black women and their maternal health providers.
Therapeutic strategies targeting aberrant RNA splicing in myeloid malignancies
Authors: Boussi Leora , Biswas Jeetayu , Abdel‐Wahab Omar , Stein Eytan
Published: October 2024

In recent years, large‐scale sequencing efforts have identified targetable driver mutations in haematopoietic stem cells. These efforts have led to the development and approval of nine novel agents for relapsed or refractory acute myelogenous leukaemia (R/R AML). However, despite an expansion in targeted therapies, achieving a durable remission in AML and high‐risk myelodysplastic syndrome (HR‐MDS) remains a significant challenge, and there is an urgent need for new effective treatments. Modulation of aberrant RNA splicing has emerged as a novel therapeutic approach in myeloid diseases. Aberrant splicing drives dysregulated gene expression that promotes tumourigenesis through increased proliferation and metastatic potential, immune evasion, decreased apoptosis, and chemotherapy resistance. Mutations in spliceosomal components have been identified in numerous cancer subtypes, with mutations in RNA binding proteins SF3B1, SRSF2, U2AF1, and ZRSR2 occurring frequently in AML and in up to 60% of patients with MDS, as well as in chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia and in 10% of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. In this review, we explore therapeutic strategies targeting aberrant splicing and the potential of these approaches to drive clinical responses.
Coming of age in a warming world: A self‐determination theory perspective
Authors: Spitzer Jenna , Grapsas Stathis , Poorthuis Astrid M. G. , Vansteenkiste Maarten , Thomaes Sander
Published: October 2024

Today's youth are growing up in a world threatened by climate change. Facing an uncertain future, young people—and especially adolescents—tend to be concerned about climate change, even more so than other age groups. How can socializing agents (e.g., educators, policymakers, clinicians) support and engage adolescents as they come of age in a warming world? In this article, we review studies on climate change and youth development from the perspective of self‐determination theory (SDT). SDT provides a framework for understanding a nascent body of literature on adolescents' responses to climate change. In particular, SDT offers insights into the factors that can facilitate or undermine adolescents' internalization of climate science, engagement in pro‐environmental behavior, and capacity for resilience and well‐being. We discuss SDT's potential to inform efforts to encourage positive youth development amid climate change, and we identify priorities for investigation.
Artificial tree microhabitats: Wound depth and position affect saproxylic beetles attracted to freshly veteranised trees
Authors: Cizek Lukas , Kozel Petr , Hauck David , Ambrožová Lucie , Helclová Michaela , Sebek Pavel , Pánková Hana , Škorpík Martin , Bengtsson Vikki
Published: October 2024

Veteran and ancient trees are key structures sustaining biodiversity in wooded landscapes. Their value depends on tree‐related microhabitats (TreMs) such as hollows, cracks and other structures related to wounds and wood decay. Decline and loss of veteran trees results in the loss of TreMs thus threatening the biodiversity associated with them.

Veteranisation, that is, interventions aimed at creating or accelerating formation of rare TreMs in live trees, are thus increasingly applied to bridge gaps in habitat continuity and sustain the biodiversity associated with veteran trees. Several studies investigated the use of artificially created TreMs by various organisms. No study has, however, investigated saproxylic beetles attracted to freshly veteranised trees, and how different veteranisation techniques affect attractivity of veteranised trees to saproxylic beetles.

We veteranised 48 sessile oaks using two types of deep and two types of shallow cuts and trapped saproxylic beetles on the veteranised and control trees in the first season after the intervention. The sampling yielded 280 species (6171 individuals) of saproxylic beetles, including 64 that are threatened. Veteranised trees attracted more abundant and diverse communities than control trees. Community composition differed between shallow and deep cuts and between the two types of deep cuts.

Freshly veteranised trees thus attract diverse and abundant communities of saproxylic beetles consisting mainly of species potentially exploiting the wounds. The high proportion of threatened species, often associated with old oaks, suggests that veteranised trees benefit even some threatened saproxylic biodiversity already during the first year after the veteranisation.
Proximity to War: The Stock Market Response to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Authors: FEDERLE JONATHAN , MEIER ANDRÉ , MÜLLER GERNOT J. , SEHN VICTOR
Published: October 2024

We identify a “proximity penalty” in the stock market response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine: the closer countries are to Ukraine, the lower their equity returns in a four‐week window around the start of the war. This result holds even at the firm level within Ukraine's neighbors. Trade linkages explain two‐thirds of the proximity penalty. We attribute the remainder—1.1 percentage points in equity returns per 1,000 km of extra distance—to military disaster risk. Evidence from other financial data, geopolitical risk indicators, and aid flow statistics supports the relevance of military tail risk as a spillover channel.
Impact of visitation restrictions in neonatal intensive care units during the COVID‐19 pandemic on parents in northern Hokkaido, Japan
Authors: Nagaya Ken , Okamoto Toshio , Nii Mitsumaro , Aoyama‐Hashimoto Aiko , Sugiyama Tatsutoshi , Takahashi Kenta , Sato Takashi , Shirai Masaru
Published: October 2024

Aim

Medical institutions restricted visitation to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) during the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the impact of COVID‐19 NICU visitor restrictions on parents.

Methods

We conducted a questionnaire of 378 parents of infants who were hospitalised for more than 1 week at two NICUs in our area and discharged between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2022. While the visiting rules for NICUs during this period varied depending on the phase of the COVID‐19 epidemic, generally, only parents were allowed to visit the NICUs for a few hours daily.

Results

A total of 157 parents (A University Hospital (AMUH), n = 79; AK General Hospital (AKGH), n = 78) responded to the survey (41.3% response rate), with 40% stating that their emotions towards their infants were affected by restrictions due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. Parents' feelings towards their infants were influenced by mode of delivery, parity, duration of hospitalisation and opportunities to visit the NICU. More than 70% of respondents felt stressed due to COVID‐19 restrictions, and anxiety and emotional stress related to visitor restrictions were significantly affected by the number and duration of visits and allowability of family member visits. Parents felt that the restrictions had a negative impact on breastfeeding, overall infant care and infant–family bonding.

Conclusion

As parents felt an impact on the bond with their infant during visitation restrictions, it is essential for facilities to implement measures to protect infant–family bonding during potential future pandemics.
International Swiss Primary Hypersomnolence and Narcolepsy Cohort Study (iSPHYNCS): the impact of psychiatric comorbidities on daily life in central disorders of hypersomnolence—a vicious circle
Authors: Aktan Suzgun Merve , Wenz Elena S. , van der Meer Julia , Fregolente Livia G. , Warncke Jan D. , Miano Silvia , Acker Jens , Strub Mathias , Olliges Elisabeth , Khatami Ramin , Schmidt Markus H. ,   iSPHYNCS Investigators, Bassetti Claudio L. A. , von Manitius Sigrid
Published: October 2024

Presence of psychiatric comorbidities is well documented in narcolepsy type‐1 (NT1) but there are limited data on patients with ‘other central disorders of hypersomnolence’ (OCH). This study aimed to investigate frequency of psychiatric comorbidities in patients with NT1 and OCH, and to evaluate their impact on quality of life and sleep as an additive factor in combination with hypersomnolence‐related symptoms. This study was conducted within the scope of the international Swiss Primary Hypersomnolence and Narcolepsy Cohort Study (iSPHYNCS), which aims to find new biomarkers in central disorders of hypersomnolence (CDH). Study participants underwent Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and completed questionnaires related to quality of life and sleep. Comparative analysis was conducted to investigate group differences, and multivariable regression models were used to reveal the impact of psychiatric comorbidities. Among a total of 90 patients, 26 were diagnosed with NT1 and 64 with OCH. In all, 38 patients showed at least one psychiatric disorder, 27% of NT1 and 48% of OCH, with female dominance (50% in females versus 23% in males, p < 0.02). Major depressive episodes (n = 29) were most common, followed by suicidality (n = 13). Patients with a psychiatric diagnosis were more fatigued (β = 0.70, p < 0.05), apathic (β = −5.41, p < 0.002), had more disturbed sleep (β = 0.55, p < 0.02), worse sleep (β = 1.89, p < 0.001) and general health (β = −12.55, p < 0.02) quality. Comorbid psychiatric disorders are frequent in patients with CDH and worsen the impact of hypersomnolence‐related symptoms on daily activities regardless of the type of CDH. Psychiatric comorbidities may create a vicious circle with fatigue and avoidance of physical activities, which aggravates hypersomnolence‐related symptoms.
The experience of surrogate decision‐making and deciphering critically ill patient values: A qualitative study
Authors: Lei Yuling , Sui Weijing , Chen Ling , Zhou Qi , Zhuang Yiyu
Published: October 2024

Background

Surrogate decision–makers (SDMs) who make decisions for critically ill patients often face great challenges. Although shared decision‐making has been advocated, its implementation has been less than satisfactory.

Aim

To explore the experience of the surrogate decision‐making process and determine how SDMs understand the values and preferences of critically ill patients.

Study Design

A constructivist qualitative study was used. The data were collected using semistructured interviews with four questions conducted between January and February 2023. The audio recordings were transcribed verbatim and analysed via thematic analysis. Fourteen SDMs (all family members) of 10 critically ill patients were recruited according to the inclusion criteria.

Results

We identified eight sub‐themes that were classified into three themes: (a) the unbalanced act: no respite for the surrogates, conflict between rationality and emotion, and sacrifice in surrogate decision‐making; (b) unclear values and preferences: ignored values, intentional silence and substituted values; and (c) unsatisfying surrogate decisions: decision regret and decreased surrogate decision‐making self‐efficacy.

Conclusion

These findings underscore the urgent need for enhanced communication strategies and support systems to better assist SDMs in navigating their roles. Effective interventions could help clarify patients' values and preferences, thereby improving the decision‐making process and outcomes for both SDMs and patients.

Relevance to Clinical Practice

Misalignment between patient values and those of SDMs can potentially degrade the quality of decision‐making. Clinicians should be skilled in stimulating SDMs to think about patient values and preferences.
The effect of an open‐heart surgery patient care protocol on post‐sternotomy pain, anxiety and quality of care: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Dağcan Şahin Necibe , Gürol Arslan Gülşah
Published: October 2024

Background

Open‐heart surgery patients face many problems because of post‐sternotomy pain. Care protocols can eliminate pain and pain‐related problems by providing holistic care.

Aim

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of an open‐heart surgery patient care protocol developed in the study on post‐sternotomy pain, anxiety and quality of care.

Study Design

The study was carried out as a double‐blind randomized controlled trial. The sample size was calculated. Considering some attrition, the sample size was increased by 10% for each group, and a total of 68 participants, including 34 in each group, were included in the sample. Data were collected using a ‘Patient Information Form’, a ‘Post‐Sternotomy Pain Follow‐up Form’, the ‘Numeric Rating Scale’, the ‘State Anxiety Inventory’ and the ‘Strategic and Clinical Quality Indicators in Postoperative Pain Management Questionnaire’. The patients in the experimental group were given care in accordance with the protocol, which was developed in the study, on postoperative days 0, 1 and 2.

Results

The statistical evaluation showed a significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental (F = 7.28; p < .001) and control groups (F = 2.42; p < .05) on the pain assessment scale. It was determined that the number of analgesics used in the experimental group was statistically significantly lower than in the control group. Intra‐group comparisons showed that there was a difference between the mean pre‐test and post‐test state anxiety scale scores of the groups (p < .001). The experimental group had higher mean scores on the Strategic and Clinical Quality Indicators in Postoperative Pain Management Questionnaire than that of the control group (p < .001).

Conclusions

The protocol developed in the study was found to be effective in reducing pain, the use of NSAIDs and opioids, and anxiety levels and increasing the level of quality of care.

Relevance to Clinical Practice

The protocol was original and feasible in that it included independent nursing interventions to improve the quality of care by reducing pain and anxiety. Particularly, the use of protocols in intensive care units was nurses' strongest resource in patient care management. Thus, the protocol, which was prepared for intensive care patients who most frequently experience pain and anxiety, was promising for nurses in improving the quality of care by reducing pain and anxiety. However, it is necessary to conduct further studies involving longitudinal follow‐up in samples and institutions with similar conditions.
Begonia neisti sp. nov. (Sect. Platycentrum, Begoniaceae), a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, India
Authors: Hajong Bipankar , Bhat Nazir Ahmad , Bharali Pankaj
Published: October 2024

Begonia neisti sp. nov., a new species of B. sect. Platycentrum, from Dibang valley of Arunachal Pradesh, India is described and illustrated. A detailed taxonomic description, along with a photographic plate, illustration, distribution map and conservation status are provided. The conservation status of the new species is preliminarily assessed as data deficient (DD) according to the IUCN red list criteria. Molecular data (ITS2) underwent phylogenetic analysis (maximum parsimony (MP) and Bayesian inference (BI)) to elucidate the relationships of the studied species within the genus.
Nutritional thermal ecology: investigating the combined influence of temperature and nutrient availability on plant‐ectotherm trophic interactions
Authors: Meunier Cédric L. , Kirstein Inga V. , Weber Felix , Evarita Ann Marielle , Laspoumaderes Cecilia , Boersma Maarten
Published: October 2024

Many primary consumers in freshwater, marine and terrestrial systems are ectotherms (e.g. zooplankton and insects), whose metabolisms, and therefore nutritional demands, are modulated by temperature. Further, nutrient availability largely influences the quality of resources consumed by these organisms, and hence affects whether nutritional demands of consumers are fulfilled. From these considerations, a crucial question arises: how do temperature and nutrient availability together modulate trophodynamics at the basis of food webs? Addressing this question for zooplankton and insects is essential since these consumers are the most abundant metazoans on Earth, and they link primary production to higher trophic levels. Here, we synthesize the existing literature and offer avenues to guide future scientific endeavours. We highlight that the vast majority of studies on the combined influence of temperature and nutrient availability published to date focus on at least one of the following research topics: 1) metabolic requirements of ectotherms; 2) feeding behaviour; 3) eco‐evolutionary processes; and 4) trophodynamics. We pose that further advances in this field of research may provide a robust understanding of how modulations of consumer metabolic requirements and resource quality define consumer–producer interactions across marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. This research effort would enable to combine the fields of Ecological stoichiometry and of Metabolic theory of ecology, and create an integrated approach, which we propose to call Nutritional thermal ecology.
Bilateralism, coherence, and incoherence
Authors: Golan Rea
Published: October 2024

Bilateralism is the view that the speech act of denial is as primitive as that of assertion. Bilateralism has proved helpful in providing an intuitive interpretation of formalisms that, prima facie, look counterintuitive, namely, multiple‐conclusion sequent calculi. Under this interpretation, a sequent of the form is regarded as the statement that it is incoherent, according to our conversational norms, to occupy the position of asserting all the sentences in and denying all the sentences in . Some have argued, based on this interpretation, that the notion of invalidity is as conceptually primitive and important as the notion of validity: whereas the latter is couched in terms of what positions are incoherent and hence untenable, the former is couched in terms of what positions are coherent and hence tenable. My ultimate goal in this paper is to contest this view. Based on a novel technical account of the two notions—one that I find more accurate than the existing accounts in the literature—I shall argue that the notion of incoherence takes conceptual priority over the notion of coherence.
The clock‐associated LUX ARRHYTHMO regulates high‐affinity nitrate transport in Arabidopsis roots
Authors: Porco Silvana , Yu Shi , Liang Tong , Snoeck Christophe , Hermans Christian , Kay Steve A.
Published: October 2024

The circadian clock organizes physiological processes in plants to occur at specific times of the day, optimizing efficient use of resources. Nitrate is a crucial inorganic nitrogen source for agricultural systems to sustain crop productivity. However, because nitrate fertilization has a negative impact on the environment, it is important to carefully manage nitrate levels. Understanding crop biological rhythms can lead to more ecologically friendly agricultural practices. Gating responses through the circadian clock could be a strategy to enhance root nitrate uptake and to limit nitrate runoff. In Arabidopsis, the NITRATE TRANSPORTER 2.1 (NRT2.1) gene encodes a key component of the high‐affinity nitrate transporter system. Our study reveals that NRT2.1 exhibits a rhythmic expression pattern, with daytime increases and nighttime decreases. The NRT2.1 promoter activity remains rhythmic under constant light, indicating a circadian regulation. The clock‐associated transcription factor LUX ARRHYTHMO (LUX) binds to the NRT2.1 promoter in vivo. Loss‐of‐function of LUX leads to increased NRT2.1 transcript levels and root nitrate uptake at dusk. This supports LUX acting as a transcriptional repressor and modulating NRT2.1 expression in a time‐dependent manner. Furthermore, applying nitrate at different times of the day results in varying magnitudes of the transcriptional response in nitrate‐regulated genes. We also demonstrate that a defect in the high‐affinity nitrate transport system feeds back to the central oscillator by modifying the LUX promoter activity. In conclusion, this study uncovers a molecular pathway connecting the root nitrate uptake and circadian clock, with potential agro‐chronobiological applications.
A local differential quadrature method for the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger (GNLS) equation
Authors: Panmei Meirikim , Thoudam Roshan
Published: October 2024

A local differential quadrature method based on Fourier series expansion numerically solves the generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation. For time integration, a Runge-Kutta fourth-order method is used. Matrix stability analysis is used to examine the method's stability. Three test problems involving the motion of a single solitary wave, the interaction of two solitary waves, and a solution that blows up in finite time, respectively, demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the provided method. Finally, the numerical results obtained from the presented method are compared with the exact solution and those obtained in earlier works available in the literature.
New therapeutic approaches for S.aureus infections treatment
Authors: Bekshin Zh. , Abitayeva G. , Baikonys T. , Urazova M. , Tekebayeva Zh.
Published: October 2024

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is an opportunistic pathogen that causes a range of diseases, from mild skin and soft tissue infections and food poisoning to serious conditions such as pneumonia, endocarditis, sepsis, and hospital-acquired infections. Due to the aggressive nature of the disease, limitations of existing treatments, and the spread of antibiotic-resistant strains, the development of alternative strategies to combat bacterial infections has progressed faster than the development of new antibiotics.
In this review, we analyze the epidemiological situation of morbidity and mortality associated with S. aureus infection, as well as antimicrobial resistance of this organism on a global scale. We reviewed the pathogenesis and virulent factors of S. aureus, their mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, and the importance of diagnosing staphylococcal infections to ensure timely intervention.
This review also discusses the latest approaches to combating antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus, including preventive and therapeutic antimicrobial strategies. Such methods as the use of bacteriophages in treatment, antimicrobial peptides, probiotic microorganisms and their metabolites, and the use of inhibitors to suppress bacterial communication are considered.
La filología como estrategia de secularización en el Tratado del amor de José Ingenieros
Authors: Fernández Cristina Beatriz
Published: October 2024

El artículo está centrado en la primera parte del Tratado del amor, libro póstumo de José Ingenieros, cuya sección inicial fue publicada en la revista literaria Nosotros. Se analizan las vinculaciones entre la revista mencionada y la figura intelectual de Ingenieros, así como el recurso a la filología y, conjugada con ella, la mitología comparada, para superar lo que el autor considera una explicación metafísica del amor y sentar las bases de un discurso secularizado sobre los órdenes afectivo, sexual y social. En esta contribución al proceso de modernización cultural, el potencial crítico de la filología es una estrategia central.
Etnografía e internet. Una matriz teórico-metodológica general.
Authors:   UAM-IZTAPALAPA, Diaz Delgado Abraham Zaíd
Published: October 2024

Este trabajo expone cinco conceptos y tres enfoques ligados al uso de internet para el método etnográfico que son puntos de referencia en la actualidad para el quehacer antropológico, pero que también son aprovechados por otras disciplinas dentro de las ciencias sociales y humanas.El recorrido parte de las nociones análogas del espacio, entre la realidad tangible y la digital que recoge la ciberetnografía, para después poner atención en aquellas situaciones que fueron atribuidas exclusivamente a los mundos virtuales con la netnografía, así como determinar las principales diferencias entre las etnografías virtual y digital.Cabe destacar que las taxonomías que vinculan distintas tecnologías con el método etnográfico no suponen irremediablemente la adscripción a una forma particular de aproximación hacia los contextos de estudio por lo que aquí se exponen tres enfoques: offline, online y onlife.Finalmente, se reflexiona sobre las limitantes de la articulación entre los conceptos y enfoques descritos, ya que en toda etnografía pueden encontrarse datos y situaciones especiales no contempladas ni sistematizadas de forma tan sintética y que suponen un reto para los investigadores, en su potencial solución se aloja un potencial y necesario aporte metodológico que innovará las etnografías ligadas a internet. Sin embargo, sirva esta presentación como hoja de ruta para introducir a los investigadores jóvenes interesados por realizar investigación social de forma empírica en, sobre, de y con internet conociendo los elementos básicos de la matriz teórico-metodológica para ello.
The lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary and lithosphere replacement as informed by mantle xenoliths and their host lavas
Authors: Canil Dante
Published: October 2024

Alkaline lavas hosting mantle xenoliths occur in the hot back arc of the Cordillera of western Canada and Alaska and provide constraints on lithosphere thickness (within 5 to 10 km) and controls on the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary (LAB). Such information is complementary to geophysical investigations of lithosphere strength and deformation in similar continental regions. Barometry of spinel lherzolite xenoliths and alkaline lavas from the Cordillera show LAB depths from 50 to 80 km, and marked thinning of the lithosphere at the Cordillera-craton transition coincident with the Rocky Mountain Trench-Tintina Fault. Similar barometric data globally for continental intraplate lavas show a relatively common lava equilibration depth of 65 to 80 km, that mostly coincide with LAB depths observed by seismology, and with the spinel- to garnet peridotite transition. The LAB is inferred as accumulated partial melt, modulated in depth by mantle solidus depression caused by varying H2O storage capacity across the garnet-spinel peridotite phase change. This mechanism does not explain cases where LAB depths are < 65 km, which instead require locally hotter asthenosphere. In many regions preserving a shallow LAB, foundering and wholesale replacement of mantle lithosphere is invoked. With the exception of North China, mantle xenoliths sampled from continental margins record cooling timescales that appear far longer than required for foundering and replacement in the past 50 Myr. Either cooling histories cannot be adequately modelled using closure/diffusion arguments or wholesale replacement of mantle lithosphere is a dubious process.
Method for Distributed Node Metric Measurement in Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Multiple Attributes
Authors: Liu Tao , Zhang Chunwei
Published: October 2024

Traditional sensors require large power inputs and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. In this study, we introduce a revolutionary technique to enhance the accuracy of node measurements in Wi-Fi sensor networks (WSNs) while minimizing power consumption. Our approach focuses on a mixture of key attributes, including overall strength performance, landmark strength, and node geolocation. We have set quantitative measures for these attributes, which is the foundation of our sizing method. The basic framework for evaluating node allocation indicators is superior, mainly based on the multifaceted attributes of individual nodes and adjacent nodes, promoting selection in data transmission and processing. This framework has a powerful statistical collection mechanism that can accumulate every intrinsic attribute, including external attributes such as overall power performance, signal energy, and geographic region. Using these collected records, our techniques include selecting methods for metric calculations. It is worth noting that we have merged a set of adaptive strategies that can dynamically adjust measurement parameters based on discovered community conditions. The adaptability of this strategy ensures normal operational performance in various community states, achieving a balance between measurement accuracy and energy conservation. This method ensures a significant improvement in the operational performance of wireless sensor networks and has broad applicability in the field of reliable high-intensity sensor networks.
Research on English Online Teaching Model Based on Association Rules Driven by Big Data
Authors: Li Zhuo
Published: October 2024

In today’s information age, big data has become an indispensable and important resource in various fields, and the education sector is no exception. With the explosive growth of educational data, how to effectively mine and utilize this data to optimize the education and teaching process has become a focus of attention for educators and researchers. Among them, association rule mining, as an important data mining technique, is increasingly widely used in the field of education. This investigation delves into the deployment of association rule mining within the framework of English online teaching models, capitalizing on the burgeoning domain of big data. In the era of exponentially advancing information technology, big data has crystallized as an integral component for educational enhancement in both pedagogical quality and methodologies. Initially, this paper dissects a spectrum of extant teaching paradigms propelled by big data analytics. The discourse then pivots to scrutinize the contemporary landscape and the evolution of English online pedagogy. Employing association rule analysis, the study excavates a trove of significant patterns and linkages from voluminous datasets of online educational activities. The insights gleaned serve as a compass for refining instructional strategies and judiciously distributing educational resources. The empirical evidence underscores the proposition that granular examination of student engagement metrics and scholastic achievement empowers educators to tailor bespoke educational trajectories, thereby amplifying pedagogical efficacy and enriching the academic voyage. Beyond furnishing an avant-garde outlook on English online instruction, the findings proffer a substantive benchmark for e-pedagogy across diverse academic disciplines.