bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Serious health-related suffering experienced by children with disability and their families living in Bangladesh: A scoping review
Authors: Smith Suzanne E , Chowdhury Mostofa Kamal , Doherty Megan , Morgan Deidre D
Published: November 2022

Background:

In 2020, the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care redefined palliative care to incorporate the concept of serious health-related suffering. An estimated 21 million children globally live with conditions which would benefit from a palliative approach to relieve suffering. Bangladesh is a lower-middle income country with isolated provision of palliative care.

Aim:

To synthesise existing evidence describing serious health-related suffering of children with disability and their families living in Bangladesh and the intersection between this suffering, palliative care and rehabilitation.

Design:

Scoping review methodology.

Data sources:

A search strategy related to serious health-related suffering and childhood disability was applied to online databases and grey literature. English language studies (1990–2021) were included. Papers pertaining to serious health-related suffering of typically developing children and those over eighteen years were excluded. Data which addressed the three domains of serious health-related suffering (physical, social and emotional/spiritual) were extracted. Palliative care interventions were assessed with a pre-existing checklist.

Results:

Forty-six studies were included, representing ten different methodologies. Sample sizes ranged from 11 to 2582 participants, with 87% of studies including children with cerebral palsy. Serious health-related suffering was described in 100% of the studies, only 14 of the studies described specific interventions to mitigate suffering. Convergence between palliative care and rehabilitation approaches was evident.

Conclusion:

Findings document the extensive nature and burden of serious childhood health-related suffering that may be remediated by a palliative approach. They highlight the urgent need to prioritise service development and research in this area.
Sovereign public sector property fund: Building a conceptual framework
Authors: Higgins David M
Published: November 2022

The public sector is the largest UK landowner and space occupier with local authorities owning and managing the majority of the real estate assets to meet services to the community. As central funding of these services reduce and the knowledge economy is changing the way we live, local governments are looking at more efficient and effective ways of managing their real estate operations and creating investment value to bridge the gap between funding shortfalls and the demand for public services. Several local authorities are now investing in commercial properties as a way to generate long term stable income streams although current practices are highlighting narrow portfolio diversification, management challenges, fee leakage and limited awareness of the knowledge economy on future real estate returns. This research paper examines the issues and provides a conceptual framework for a Sovereign Public Sector Property Fund which can create local level opportunities alongside a stable long term income stream. This can be achieved through a pooling of prime local government real estate assets to offer portfolio diversification with quality management, good governance, local authority appointed steering committee members and exposure to opportunities to benefit from aspects of the knowledge economy. Supported by central government, individual real estate assets in a Sovereign Public Sector Property Fund can provide a local destination with placemaking potential in the post COVID-19 era. Strengthening the connection between people and place, the real estate in the fund can be the catalyst for local employment opportunities and support surrounding communities. This exploratory study covers an important part of the UK economy and offers a valuable insight into creating a new real estate investment vehicle which can elevate the often underutilised prime local authority real estate assets.
Medieval Deccan: Reflections Through the Lives of Madame Martin and Madame Dupleix
Authors: Kadam Umesh Ashok , Lamare Shelley Christine
Published: November 2022

This article brings to the forefront an underexamined aspect of French Indian history. Scholars have researched on various aspects of French imperialism in India, but one aspect which remains outside the purview of many is the role played by European women who accompanied their husbands overseas. This article studies Madame Martin and Madame Dupleix and highlights their functions towards the fostering of the French colonial policy. Although indirect in many ways, they in a way contributed to the ongoing projects of the French Company. Consequently, this article seeks to present a holistic view of Madame Martin and Madame Dupleix. In doing so, mostly French sources have been used, accompanied by a Tamil source. Although there are differences between these two women, one aspect remains clear, which is their adoration for the French Company. The sacrifices they had to endure were immeasurable. The difference in time periods (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, respectively) also had a very imperative role to play in the lives of Madame Martin and Madame Dupleix.
Woman Suffrage in Bengal (1921–1925): The ‘Great Game’ Between the Imperialists and the Theosophists
Authors: Das Nivedita
Published: November 2022

In 1921, the Bengal Legislative Council defeated the Woman Suffrage Bill. It created quite a stir because Bengal showed strong opposition to the Bill, in spite of its reputation for being receptive to progressive thought. The bafflement was complete when the same Bill was passed in the Bengal Legislative Council in 1925. Longstanding social taboos and attitudes do not change within 4 years. Therefore, the explanation for the curious voting pattern has to be sought in Bengal politics. Very little research has hitherto been devoted to this episode of Indian history. Feminist historians of 1970s were satisfied when the Indian male’s purported social orthodoxy were repeatedly cited as a blanket explanation for all regressive obstructions. In 1978, Brian Harrison suggested that British Imperial resistance to woman suffrage was essentially a crusade against communism. Although Harrison’s work gave rise to a vigorous reinvestigation of anti-suffragist movement in England, no similar enquiry about anti-suffragist movement in India was carried out. The article investigates why and how the British Raj opposed woman suffrage in India, when principal supporters of woman suffrage was the Theosophical Society, considered to be a shady Russian-funded mischief-making organisation by British Intelligence.
Numerical modeling of suspension impregnation through a fibrous medium: Application to the CRTM process
Authors: Mtibaa Mohamed , Saouab Abdelghani , Bouaziz Slim , El Hami Abdelkhalek , Haddar Mohamed , Nawab Yasir
Published: November 2022

In this article, a numerical model dedicated to the impregnation modeling of a fibrous medium by a particle-filled resin (suspension) is proposed. It allows to simulate and analyze the mold filling with a particle-filled resin during the Compression Resin Transfer Molding (CRTM) process at a given compression speed and compaction force. As per our knowledge, no such work with this last compression mode has already been reported in the literature. The simulation results of our approach were compared with the analytical as well as experimental results, and found in agreement. With an objective to analyze the effect of the process parameters on the suspension flow, particularly on the final distribution of the particles in the developed composite, a detailed parametric study was done. Finally, a comparison between the injection and compression modes is conducted and discussed. The obtained results demonstrate that the particle volume per mold cavity volume depends on the initial concentration, the distance traveled, and the initial volume fraction of the fiber, while it is independent of parameters values of injection and compression. It was also observed that the imposed pressure injection and the imposed force compression are the most favorable to produce composite parts using CRTM.
The Associations of Racial Discrimination and Neighborhood Disadvantage With World Assumptions Among Black, Latine, and Asian Young Adults
Authors: Haeny Angela M. , Holmes Samantha C. , Woerner Jacqueline , Hicks Terrell A. , Ahuja Manik , Overstreet Cassie , Amstadter Ananda , Sartor Carolyn E.
Published: November 2022

The theory of shattered assumptions proposes that experiencing traumatic events can change how people view themselves and the world. Most adults experience a traumatic event during their lifetime, and some subsequently develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the current conceptualization of trauma (i.e., Criterion A PTSD) may be too narrow to adequately capture the range of potentially traumatizing events that People of Color experience, including racial discrimination and neighborhood disadvantage. This study investigated the association of racial discrimination and neighborhood disadvantage with core beliefs about the world being safe and predictable (i.e., world assumptions) among a sample of Black, Latine, and Asian young adults. Multi-step analyses of covariance tested associations between racial discrimination and neighborhood disadvantage with world assumptions and whether these held in the context of other traumatic exposures. Results indicated that racial discrimination negatively impacted world assumptions among Asian young adults only and this effect remained in the context of trauma. In addition, low neighborhood support negatively impacted world assumptions across all racial groups and neighborhood violence negatively impacted world assumptions among Latine young adults only; however, this effect did not remain in the context of trauma. This study indicates it is worthwhile to consider other adverse events in the conceptualization of trauma, such as racial discrimination and neighborhood disadvantage, that may impact world assumptions and contribute to subsequent post-trauma psychopathology.
Combined manufacturing and cost complexity scores-based process selection for hybrid manufacturing
Authors: Tlija Mehdi , Al-Tamimi Abdulsalam A.
Published: November 2022

Smart manufacturing involves the use of emergent technologies and requires dynamic feedback of customer’s demands. These concerns need a rapid Decision Support System (DSS) considering emergent manufacturing processes such as Additive (AM) and Hybrid (HM) Manufacturing and tracking the product changes. This paper proposes a DSS for process selection based on manufacturing complexity and cost. The complexity parameters, deduced from design for manufacturing (DFM), design for additive manufacturing (DFAM) and design for hybrid manufacturing (DFHM) rules, are automatically extracted from computer aided design (CAD) model to follow the product changes. Cost models are defined for each manufacturing process type. In design phase, the manufacturing cost estimation allows considering the cost as a selection factor. The combined complexity based on manufacturing difficulty and cost represents a new paradigm for process selection. The case studies show the reliability of the proposed DSS and its ability to respect the company resources and strategy.
Disassembly leveling and lot-sizing for multiple product types with uncertain component demands
Authors: Choi Yun-Hyok , Kim Hyeon-Il , Lee Dong-Ho
Published: November 2022

Disassembly leveling and lot-sizing is an integrated problem of determining the depth of disassembling a product and the resulting amounts of disassembling the product and its subassemblies to satisfy component demands. This study addresses two stochastic versions of the problem for multiple product types with uncertain component demands: a basic problem and its extension with parts commonality. The objective is to minimize the sum of expected setup and operation costs. For the basic problem without parts commonality, an optimal sample average approximation algorithm is proposed and then illustrated with a numerical example after formulating it as a stochastic integer programing model. Also, due to the complexity of the extended problem, sample average approximation based heuristics are proposed and computational results are reported. In particular, the results show that the best heuristic gives near optimal solutions for small sized test instances.
Enhanced heat transfer and symmetry breaking in three-dimensional electro-thermo-hydrodynamic convection
Authors: Wang Qi , Guan Yifei , Wu Jian
Published: November 2022

In this work, the electro-thermo-hydrodynamic convection system induced by unipolar charge injection between two parallel electrodes is numerically investigated. A two-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann method coupled with a fast Poisson solver is implemented to obtain the temporal and spatial distributions of the flow field, temperature field, electric field, and charge density of the system. Due to the electric force and destabilizing buoyancy force, the system exhibits electro-thermo-convective vortices and transitions to a chaotic flow field, where the flow fluctuates irregularly in time. The strong electric driving force is shown to double the heat transfer effects measured by the Nusselt number ( Nu). The size of the computational domain is found to influence the stability and flow analysis. Specifically, the system is chaotic in a large computational domain but the same set of parameters can lead to a steady-state condition in a small domain.
‘Nothing Can Stop What’s Coming’: An analysis of the conspiracy theory discourse on 4chan’s /Pol board
Authors: Wiggins Bradley
Published: November 2022

This article presents evidence of a conspiracy theory discourse on the anonymous messaging board 4chan, specifically /pol as in politically incorrect. Previous research shows 4chan lacks a coherent political discourse. Recent research suggests that the site is at least a reliable source of white supremacism within a larger framework of conspiratorial thinking. Grounded theory guides a systematic analysis of posts from 4chan’s /pol board during the dates third to ninth January 2021, before and after the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Following Trump’s call to supporters to Stop the Steal (referring to unsubstantiated claims of a fraudulent 2020 election), the search terms steal and Trump collected all posts in threads with matching posts. A critical discourse analysis investigates the presence and articulation of conspiracism in selected posts. Findings reveal confirmation with previous research about the apparent lack of ideological coherence on/pol yet also affirms the discourse of white supremacism. Additionally, a diversity of conspiracism functions as a primary form of communication on 4chan regardless of one’s loyalty to a particular political ideology.
Omega-3 fatty acids: Current insights into mechanisms of action in systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Salek Mina , Hosseini Hooshiar Saeedeh , Salek Mahsa , Poorebrahimi Mohsen , Jafarnejad Sadegh
Published: November 2022

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is one of the autoimmune diseases characterized by the lack of self-tolerance and the formation of immune complexes and nuclear autoantigens resulting in inflammation in multiple organs. Nowadays, the major aim of SLE therapy is the control of disease activity. However, the biological heterogeneity between patients and the absence of safe and specific targeted treatments complicate the lupus management. Therefore, the potential prophylactic effects of natural therapy considering the potential side effects of classical pharmacology, also the role of diet therapy in decreasing co-morbidities and improving quality of life in SLE patients could be a promising approach to SLE disease. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs) are one of the agents that are considered for their preventive and therapeutic properties in disease activity of SLE and the related complications. The intake of omega-3 PUFAs likely has a direct relationship with improvements in inflammatory, cardiovascular, depressive, and neuromotor symptoms of the patients. The current review summarizes clinical and preclinical studies with comprehensive insights into the mechanisms of action of omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3 FAs) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus to provide an update on the negative and positive aspects of the intake of omega-3 FAs in SLE patients.
Risk factors analysis and risk assessment model construction of systemic lupus erythematosus patients with infection
Authors: Zhang Jiaqian , Zhang Shengxiao , Qiao Jun , Qiu Mengting , Li Xiaofeng
Published: November 2022

Objective

To analyze the characteristics of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with infection and non-infection group. Explore the risk factors of infection in SLE patients and establish a risk matrix model to predict the occurrence of co-infection.

Methods

total of 333 SLE patients without infection, 163 patients suffering from infection, and 132 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. General clinical data and disease activity indicators were collected. The levels of total T, B, CD4+T, CD8+T, NK, Th1, Th2, Th17, and Treg cells in peripheral blood of HCs, SLE patients (including infected and non-infected group) were analyzed by flow cytometry. The risk assessment model was constructed, and the receiver operating characteristic curve was drawn. 39 SLE patients with infection and 20 patients without infection were randomly selected to evaluate the predictive power of the regression model.

Results

The levels of T, B, CD4+T, CD8+T, and NK cells in the infected patients were significantly decreased when compared with that of both non-infected patients and HCs ( p < .05). The non-infected patients had a higher level of Th17 than that of HCs ( p < . 05), but the absolute numbers of Th17 in infected patients was the lowest among the three groups ( p < .001). The number of Treg cells in SLE patients was significantly lower than that of HCs ( p < .01), and the infected patients had the fewest Treg cells among all these groups ( p < . 05). A risk assessment model for SLE with infection was established, p = 1/(1−e−y), Y = 1.763-0.004 × Absolute number of CD4 + T cells-0.005 × Absolute number of NK cells −0.005 × Platelet count(×1012/L) + 1.033 × Absolute number of lymphocytes (×109/L) + 0.023 × C-reactive protein (mg/dL), whose predictive sensitivity is 77.5%, and specificity is 78.3%.

Conclusion

The new risk assessment model exhibits good predictive ability to assess co-infection risk in SLE patients. T cells, NK cells, and CD4 + T cells along with other parameters help in differentiating Lupus with infection from Lupus alone.
Low-Dose Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Plus Low-Dose Posttransplant Cyclophosphamide as an Effective Regimen for Prophylaxis of Graft Versus Host Disease After Haploidentical Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation With Maternal/Collateral Related Donors
Authors: Li Ting , He Qiaomei , Yang Jun , Cai Yu , Huang Chongmei , Xu Xiaowei , Qiu Huiying , Niu Jiahua , Zhou Kun , Zhang Yin , Xia Xinxin , Wei Yu , Shen Chang , Ding Xueying , Tong Yin , Wan Liping , Song Xianmin
Published: November 2022

Maternal and collateral donors were associated with a higher incidence of graft- versus-host disease (GvHD) after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT). A more effective regimen for GvHD prophylaxis after haplo-HSCT with maternal/collateral donors needed to be explored. A retrospective study was performed on 62 patients after haploidentical peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (haplo-PBSCT) with maternal/collateral donors, which included 35 patients with low-dose antithymocyte globulin (ATG) plus low-dose posttransplant cyclophosphamide-based (low-dose ATG/PTCy-based) and 27 with ATG-based regimens for GvHD prophylaxis. The 180-day cumulative incidences (CIs) of grades II-IV and III-IV acute GvHD (aGvHD) were 17.7% and 6.8% in low-dose ATG/PTCy-based group, which were significantly lower than that in ATG-based group (55.4% and 31.9%) ( P = 0.003 for grade II-IV and P = 0.007 for III-IV aGvHD). In low-dose ATG/PTCy-based group, the 1-year overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) were 80.0%and 80.4%, which were higher than that in ATG-based group with OS of 59.4% and RFS of 62.0%. In multivariate analysis, the low-dose ATG/PTCy-based regimen significantly reduced the risk of grade II-IV (HR = 0.357; P = 0.049) and grade III-IV aGvHD (HR = 0.190; P = 0.046) as an independent risk factor. The results suggested that the low-dose ATG/PTCy-based regimen could effectively prevent the occurrence of aGvHD after haplo-PBSCT with maternal/collateral donors compared with the ATG-based regimen.
The burden of the border: Precarious citizenship experiences in the wake of the Spanish housing crash
Authors: Delclós Carlos
Published: November 2022

Beginning in the late 1990s, Spain experienced major changes in both its population structure and housing market. Between 1998 and 2008, the country’s immigrant population increased nearly 10-fold, from half a million foreign-born residents to five million, with the share of immigrant workers jumping from 2 per cent of all working-age people to 16 per cent. During this period, immigration accounted for the vast majority of Spain’s population growth, and this was reflected in the housing market by significant increases in the construction of new dwellings. However, the situation changed dramatically after the housing crash in 2008. In the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008 and the collapse of the country’s housing bubble, a massive wave of evictions made housing precariousness and displacement salient sociopolitical issues in Spain. Through multiple regression analyses of data from the Spanish Living Conditions Survey, this study shows that households headed by non-European Union citizens were significantly more likely than those headed by Spanish citizens to experience higher levels of housing precariousness and displacement pressure, net of housing arrears and other relevant factors. Non-European Union citizens were also significantly more likely to experience rent overburden and were found to pay higher rents than Spanish citizens for similar dwellings. By putting these results in dialogue with the ethnographic and theoretical literature on housing struggles and everyday bordering, this article argues that the differentially precarious citizenship status of migrants in Spain facilitates housing practices that multiply and thicken urban borders and facilitate rent extraction.
Bodies That Cohere: Notes on Ganja and Gender in Colonial India
Authors: Chattopadhyaya Utathya
Published: November 2022

This essay explores what might result if histories of empire and colonialism took the material relationships of human and plant bodies as a fundamental framework. Gender both structured, and was reproduced through, various relationships shaped by collisions between British imperialism and the natural and social worlds of colonial India. Taking up the mutually constitutive formation of the sexuality of a plant body and the body of the sex worker in colonial India, this essay attempts to analyse gender more expansively beyond human bodies marked by colonial rule. It examines how labour, performed as sex work as well as floral sex work, formed an axis around which gendered relationships could cohere over time. It argues that placing the plant, its sexuality and its scaffolding botanical frameworks on the one hand, and anxieties of colonial patriarchal arrangements on the other, can further complicate and deepen a historical analysis of colonialism in South Asia.
Shareholder Activism and Dividend Policy of the Firms: The Moderating Role of Financial Distress
Authors: Rastogi Shailesh , Kanoujiya Jagjeevan , Singh Kuldeep
Published: November 2022

Shareholder activism (SHA) has caught the fancy of all the stakeholders in the corporate world, including policymakers. It is here for the long haul. However, the role of SHA in operating performance and valuation is equivocal. In addition, there is a dearth of research on SHA’s impact on profit distribution decisions. This research gap is the primary motivation for the current study. Measuring SHA is a challenge, which is undertaken in the study in the form of building an SHA index. Panel data of 76 diversified non-financial firms is gathered for 5 years (2015–2016 to 2019–2020). Static and dynamic panel data econometrics are deployed to estimate three models (baseline, square and model with the interaction term). It is found that SHA linearly and positively impacts the dividend pay-out. In addition, financial stability (inverse of financial distress) positively moderates the SHA’s association for dividends. Investors preferring dividends can use these findings to their gain, is one of the main implications of the study. It is recommended that policymakers should take some legislative action to protect managers from the negative influence of SHA, especially regarding dividend decisions.
Urban ‘Prosumers’ of Solar Energy: Exploring the Mediating Role of Government Initiatives
Authors: Pathak Kanishka , Sharma Vaibhav
Published: November 2022

This study explores the young urban residents’ environmental perceptions forging intentions to adopt rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in India and the mediating role of government initiatives to propagate solar energy prospects. Primary data using convenience sampling has been corralled from young educated urban residents. Partial least square structural equation modelling has been deployed to test the hypotheses of the proposed conceptual model. The results show that young residents displayed a high degree of environmental perception and were willing to adopt rooftop solar PV systems, but the government initiatives were unable to mediate the relationships. This study recommends ways in which governments can hyperbole solar energy policies to be more effective and adds to the literature of understanding residents’ intentions to adopt solar-based systems while becoming producers and consumers (pro-sumers) of clean energy.
Impact of Dividend Payment on Firms’ Leverage: Moderating Role of Firm Size
Authors: Ghose Biswajit , Kabra Kailash Chandra
Published: November 2022

This article investigates the impact of firms’ dividend payment decision on its capital structure. It also examines whether firm size moderates the relationship between dividend decision and capital structure. It relies on a large dataset of 4,116 listed firms over the period 2002–2019 in the Indian scenario comprising 37.21% firm-year observations as dividend payers and 62.79% firm-year observations as dividend non-payers. Fixed effect regression is used for analysis based on the results of the Hausman test for model specification. The study observes negative impact of dividend payment on firms’ leverage ratios. Ability of dividend payment to mitigate the free cash flow agency conflict together with the availability of substantial volume of retained earnings to meet the financing requirements internally are found to be possible explanations for lesser demand of debts in case of dividend paying firms. The study also finds heterogeneous impact of dividend payment on leverage ratios for small and large firms, thus confirming the moderating role of firm size. The higher level of free cash flow for dividend payers compared to non-payers in case of small firms is found to be the only possible explanation for such results. Financial managers may refer to the findings of the study as a guide while deciding their financing choices.
Investors’ Preference for Creating Impact: (A study to understand impact investors’ preference while making investment in India)
Authors: Rathee Prerna , Aggarwal Shalini
Published: November 2022

Purpose:

The main aim of this article is to analyse the preference of impact investors when it comes to the selection of ventures for investment. The study has been conducted with the sole objective of trying to evaluate the choices of impact investors in the Indian market. In addition to this, the present study strives to find out how a certain venture turns out to be the most preferred area of investment and what instrument is preferred to invest in for impact investments, and the criteria that guide investors to arrive at their choice of investment portfolios in Indian impact investment market.

Design/Methodology/Approach:

A choice-based conjoint experiment has been done in which respondents have to rank the different options which were generated by orthogonal arrays based on their preference. The preference function was computed by using OLS regression.

Findings:

It has been revealed through this study that while deciding to invest for impact, first preference is accorded to stage of investment in terms of highest importance value which was ensued by their behavioural penchant to do impact investment. Impact investors are inclined to invest in social ventures having the most innovative ideas in response to addressing social problems. The most preferred area of investment is the healthcare sector which is ensued by agriculture and education.

Research Limitations:

The real behaviour of an individual cannot be predicted through an online survey, which restricts the generalization of the study.

Practical Implications:

This study presents a simple yet empirical tool that will undoubtedly aid social entrepreneurs, impact investors and other investors to understand the leanings of impact investors and allows them to understand in a better way, how investors’ behaviour differs while making investment decisions in India. The ﬁndings will also help policymakers to create a more conducive environment for impact investing in India.

Originality/Value:

The article is unique in the sense that it endeavours to analyse the impact investors’ preferences and choices with the application of conjoint analysis in the Indian perspective.
Green Investment in Renewable Energy Projects: A Path to Cleaner Revival in Post-pandemic India
Authors: Bhatnagar Sumedha , Sharma Dipti
Published: November 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the global economy by disrupting the market mechanism. The impact has been more severe than any other economic crisis in history. Post-pandemic economic recovery is the challenge presently faced by the world economies. The revival needs to address the prevailing challenges of climate change, environmental protection, and inclusive growth. Many national and international organizations have jointly undertaken various initiatives related to climate change mitigation, adaptation and reduction of carbon emissions. Developing renewable energy (RE) sector infrastructure and adopting energy-efficient technologies are the highest-yielding initiatives. The present study explores the role of green investment channelled towards RE projects for the cleaner revival of the Indian economy. It attempts to identify various challenges and drivers of green investment in renewable energy projects. The study proposes a theoretical framework by analyzing the factors and their prospects in reviving and ensuring the green recovery of the economy. The comprehensive literature review shows that the absence of a well-developed capital market, slow technological development, and policy uncertainty are significant barriers (Fuss et al., 2008; Halimanjaya, 2015; Bhatnagar & Sharma, 2021). Development of financial instruments, immediate liquidity infusion and low-cost green energy supply can attract investment in green projects. The study is an addition to the literature on GI in renewable energy projects. The factors identified in the study can be subject to the structural equation modelling for analyzing the impact within the variables. The results can support policy formulation that addresses GI’s challenges in renewable energy projects.
Proactively Seeking Challenges for Job Satisfaction: The Interplay of Psychological Ownership Among IT Sector Professionals
Authors: Moulik Mimi , Giri V. N.
Published: November 2022

The coronavirus pandemic has put the spotlight on employee happiness and well-being. Employees’ job satisfaction in a post-COVID-19 scenario is a vital concern for academics and organizations. It is a crucial research question to decipher if employees can proactively rise to challenging job demands and achieve job satisfaction. Also, though the role of job crafting has been studied as an antecedent of job satisfaction, it has not been examined in alliance with job-based psychological ownership (PO). Taking note of this, this study examines the mediating role of job-based PO between seeking challenging job demands (SCJD) and job satisfaction (JS). The study contributes to the growing understanding of post-pandemic employee JS. It provides preliminary empirical evidence of the enabling roles of job-based PO and proactive job crafting in achieving JS. Data for the study were collected from Information Technology (IT) and IT enabled Services (ITeS) sector employees in India using online questionnaires. One hundred eighty-four solicited responses were included in the data analysis and analysed using SPSS and AMOS. Results establish that employees SCJD experience higher job satisfaction. The mediating effect of PO on the association between SCJD and JS has been found. The results have both practical and theoretical implications. This study provides evidence of the beneficiary aspect of proactive employee behaviour. Managers can adopt mechanisms to enable job crafting and ownership. JS can be enhanced by raising the levels of PO and proactive crafting undertaken by SCJD to further learning opportunities at work. Limitations of the study have been discussed.
Sentimental Herding in Stock Market: Evidence from India
Authors: Naina  , Gupta Kapil
Published: November 2022

The present study examines herd behaviour in the Indian equity market using daily prices of 11 broad market indices, 12 sectoral indices, 16 strategic indices and 11 thematic indices from 1 January 2016 to 31 March 2022. For examining herd behaviour, daily returns, overnight returns, intraday spread, absolute market return and squared market return are calculated. Nifty 500 is used as a proxy index for the whole market. The regression models suggested by Christie and Huang (1995) and Chang et al. (2000) are used to calculate Cross-Sectional Standard Deviation (CSSD) and Cross-Sectional Absolute Deviation (CSAD) respectively, which measure the equity return dispersions. It is observed that herding exists in the Indian equity market when we calculate return dispersions using intraday spread. However, no herd presence is found when return dispersions are calculated through daily return, overnight return, absolute market return and squared market return. These results may be useful for investors, policy makers and regulatory bodies. Investors might design their investment strategy while making investment decision. Regulators might be able to formulate their policies to ensure market efficiency in the Indian equity market.
What Drives the Young Malaysian Generation to Become Horticulture Farmers? A Qualitative Approach
Authors: Firdaus R. B. Radin , Ebekozien Andrew , Samsurijan Mohamad Shaharudin , Rosli Hafizi
Published: November 2022

Over the last decade, the involvement of the young generation in agriculture has drawn considerable attention to the Malaysian development agenda. A number of comprehensive strategies and measures have been designed to attract young people into the agricultural sector. However, the number remains relatively low as compared to the other economic sectors. Therefore, this study seeks to explore and describe the influential factors that drive the young Malaysian generation to be involved in farming. This study drew its sample from purposeful and snowball sampling techniques. A qualitative approach was employed, in which, a phenomenology study through interviews was conducted to explore the meaningful experience of the 15 respondents who are involved in the horticulture sector. The four major themes to which respondents referred to in describing the driving forces that influenced their decision to become a part-time or full-time farmer were (a) farming family background; (b) market and income potentials; (c) attitude; and (d) knowledge, skills and incentives. Thus, it is crucial for future policy designs to continue to leverage on the growth potential of the agricultural markets, ease the entry barriers to agriculture and build positive perceptions by improving existing agricultural programmes, training and incentives for young people.
Doing Criminology and Criminal Justice in Ireland: Perspectives From a Peripheral Nation
Authors: Marder Ian D. , Hamilton Claire
Published: November 2022

This special issue invites authors engaged in cutting-edge research on crime and criminal justice in the Republic of Ireland to demonstrate Ireland’s global significance in these fields. Irish criminology is a burgeoning, diverse and outward-looking discipline, with a rising number of scholars making novel contributions to international debates on the theoretical and empirical study of crime and criminal justice. Its relatively unique position as both a Western European democracy and a post-colonial territory means that Ireland is of equal significance to the Global North and Global South. Moreover, this growth in local scholarship coincides with changes to criminal justice that should be of interest to advocates and analysts around the world. With articles on gendered historical abuses, public attitudes to policing, countering violent extremism, penal decision-making, penal politics, youth justice and organised crime, the issue brings this research to a global audience.
“Strikingly and Stubbornly High”: Investigating the Paradox of Public Confidence in the Irish Police
Authors: Hamilton Claire , Black Lynsey
Published: November 2022

While levels of public confidence in the police have declined internationally, the Republic of Ireland appears to have bucked this trend with confidence levels that remain “strikingly and stubbornly high.” This situation appears all the more puzzling given the wave of scandals to have hit the force in recent decades, ranging from police corruption in Donegal in the late 1990s to a more recent whistleblower scandal that has resulted in the resignation of a slew of Ministers and high-ranking officials. Such developments beg important questions as to the factors sustaining public confidence over this tumultuous period. Drawing on international and domestic data, this article aims to probe this “paradox” of public confidence in the Irish police. It argues that although confidence is high, there is more to the dynamics of confidence in the police in Ireland than this initial appraisal suggests. Indeed, it advances the Irish case as an illustration both of the dimensionality of the public confidence concept and of the complexity of the pathways to trust in the police.
Performance-based life-cycle assessments of a resilient bridge system equipped with smart bearings
Authors: Liang Dong , Wu Honglei , You Xin , Yang Hang , Liang Hao
Published: November 2022

A resilient bridge system with smart bearings, that is, shape memory alloy (SMA)-cable-based bearings, is proposed. Its superior resilience property over the conventional bridge system still lacks a practical assessment approach. This paper aims to conduct a comparative performance assessment of both resilient and conventional bridge systems regarding fragility and life-cycle loss aspects. The quasi-static test on the smart bearing prototype is firstly conducted. The cloud method is subsequently utilized to carry out a fragility assessment on the bridge system with uncertainties (e.g. damping, mass, friction factor, and length of slack cable). The result shows that the damage probabilities of the smart bearing at component level and the resilient bridge at system level are both dramatically alleviated although there is a moderate increase of the reinforced concrete pier at component level. Additionally, the analysis result reveals that the life-cycle economic loss of the resilient bridge system is remarkably reduced only at the cost of a slight increment in construction. This study tries to provide decision-makers with a more comprehensive understanding of the seismic superiority of the proposed resilient bridge system with smart bearings and to promote its application in engineering practice for resilience enhancement.
Using Program Design and Delivery to Support Participant Engagement in Programs Challenging Problematic Gender Norms Amongst Australian Men and Boys
Authors: Stewart Rebecca , Smith Liam , Roberts Steven , Wright Breanna
Published: November 2022

This article explores how the design and delivery of programs challenging gendered norms amongst men and boys can support attitude and behaviour change through more conscious and deliberate engagement with program content. Sixty-seven past participants of programs delivered by five Australian organisations completed an online survey based on their experiences. The Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) was used to explore participants' perspectives regarding motivation and ability to elaborate on program content, evidence of elaboration occurring, and experiences of attitude and behaviour change post-program. Program strengths included highlighting the personal relevance of program content, eliminating distractions and message comprehensibility. Opportunities for improvement included increasing message repetition and the number of message sources. Evidence of elaboration was present across all program types, including single-session programs, and included reflections on social and emotional learnings. The findings demonstrate how program design and delivery can support processing program material at a deeper and more conscious level, including when dealing with resource and time constraints.
Incidence and Prognosis Nomogram of Small Solitary Lung Cancer (≤2 cm) With Extra-Thoracic Metastasis at Initial Diagnosis:A Population-Based Study
Authors: Hu Ao’ran , Chen Zui , Liu Chaoyuan , Gao Yuan , Deng Chao , Liu Xianling
Published: November 2022

Background

Small solitary lung cancer (≤2 cm) with extra-thoracic metastasis and no nodal metastasis or intra-thoracic metastasis is a rare situation in clinic.

Methods

Lung cancer patients with stage T1aN0M0 and T1aN0M1b from 2010 to 2015 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. The identified significant parameters were utilized to develop 2 nomogram to predict the extra-thoracic metastasis rates and the overall survival for the group of patients with stage T1aN0M1b.

Results

Small solitary lung cancers which occur in the males, younger patients, or locate in the main bronchus or left lung, or with histologic type as small cell lung cancer, or with undifferentiated type, tend to have extra-thoracic metastasis. Application of the nomogram in the intra-group still gave good discrimination and good calibration. Univariable and multivariable analysis identified several clinical data as the prognostic factors for lung cancer patients with stage T1aN0M1b, all the factors above were incorporated into the nomogram. ROC curve analysis showed that the nomogram had good discrimination, with AUC of .779, .786 and .77 for 1-, 3- and 5-year survival in the development group and validation group, respectively. Moreover, decision curve analysis has been implemented to evaluate and compare prediction and prognostic nomogram.

Conclusions

Younger male patients whose lung cancer locates in main bronchus or left lung, or with undifferentiated type, or with histologic type as small cell lung cancer are more likely to have extra-thoracic metastasis. The proposed nomogram reliably predicted OS for lung cancer patients with stage T1aN0M1b, though further validation is needed, it may be a useful tool in clinical practice. These models can be wildly used for easy facilitate the lung cancer individualized prediction of extra-thoracic metastasis and OS.
Family-Focused Nursing Research in WHO Afro-Region Member States: A Scoping Review
Authors: Chironda Geldine , Jarvis Mary Ann , Brysiewicz Petra
Published: November 2022

Although family nursing research has become an important focus for over the past 20 years, the evolution and extent of family nursing research in the World Health Organization (WHO) Afro-regions is less explored. The purpose of this scoping review was to map the evidence of family-focused nursing research using the Joanna Briggs Institute Scoping Review methodology. A systematic electronic search of articles was carried out for the period January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2020. The review process culminated in 85 articles, evidencing an increase in publications particularly in 2019 ( n = 12). Eighteen countries were involved, with the Southern African region contributing 52% of the studies. Family members were predominantly described as parents, siblings, and children, with the most focused area of study being family experiences ( n = 52). The majority of studies ( n = 59) used qualitative methodologies. Despite the recent increase in family-focused nursing research in the WHO Afro-regions, further qualitative research, including more complex methodologies and interventions are still required to build contextualized evidence-based family-focused nursing.
A three-stage method for efficiently extracting the higher-order harmonics of bearing fault characteristic frequencies
Authors: Jiao Weidong , Yan Tianyu , Pan Huilin , Rehman Attiq Ur , Sun Jianfeng
Published: November 2022

Weak bearing fault feature extraction (FFE) research has previously focused on bearing fault signal of transient impulse extraction whereas higher harmonic feature extraction of fault feature frequency aspects are relatively less. While traditional envelope demodulation method has certain limitations to capture the rolling bearing fault characteristic frequency of higher harmonic. To this end, combining adaptive chirp mode decomposition (ACMD), improved maximum correlation kurtosis deconvolution (IMCKD), and 1.5-dimensional Teager energy cyclo-stationary spectrum (1.5-DTECS), in the current work we propose a three-stage defect detection system. The performance of the proposed method is evaluated by analyzing the three-stage FFE (STFFE) of multiple kinds of rolling bearing fault data. The findings reveal that the three-stage fault detection approach successfully suppresses noise, highlights the fault impact, and extracts the higher order harmonics of the bearing defect characteristic frequency more effectively. The research contributes to the field of bearing fault high harmonic component extraction and provides guidance on techniques related to the extraction of bearing impulse characteristic.