bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Outdoor Scene Classrooms to Arrest Myopia: Design and Baseline Characteristics
Authors: Yi Xin , Wen Longbo , Gong Yongxiang , Zhe Yang , Luo Zhiwei , Pan Wei , Li Xiaoning , Flitcroft Daniel Ian , Yang Zhikuan , Lan Weizhong
Published: July 2023

SIGNIFICANCE

The spatial frequency spectrum of the environment has been proposed as a risk factor for myopia development. However, this hypothesis has not yet been directly tested in humans.

PURPOSE

This study aimed to investigate the impact on childhood myopia of classrooms with spatial properties of classrooms resembling those of outdoor environments. This article describes the design, baseline characteristics, and the acceptability of this strategy.

METHODS

Classrooms had custom-made wallpaper installed with forest and sky scenes that had spatial frequency spectra comparable with outdoor environments (i.e., outdoor scene classrooms). Acceptability of this strategy was evaluated by questionnaires. Outcomes to access the efficacy include cumulative proportion of myopia, change of cycloplegic spherical equivalent refractive error, and axial length.

RESULTS

Ten classes, comprising 520 students, were randomly assigned into outdoor scene or tradition classrooms. There was no difference in refractive status between two groups (myopia/emmetropia/hyperopia, 16.3% vs. 49.4% vs. 34.2% in outdoor scene classrooms, 18.3% vs. 49.0% vs. 32.7% in traditional classrooms; P = .83). Compared with the traditional classrooms, 88.9% of teachers and 87.5% of students felt the outdoor scene classrooms enjoyable, 22.2% of teachers and 75.3% of students reported higher concentration, and 77.8% of teachers and 15.2% of students reported no change. In addition, 44.4% of teachers and 76.0% of students reported higher learning efficiency in the outdoor scene classrooms, and 55.6% of teachers and 18.3% of students reported no change.

CONCLUSIONS

Outdoor scene classrooms are appealing to teachers and students. Outcomes of the study will inform the efficacy of this strategy in Chinese children.
The Invisibility of Scotomas I: The Carving Hypothesis
Authors: Peli Eli , Goldstein Robert , Jung Jae-Hyun
Published: July 2023

SIGNIFICANCE

Veridical depictions of scene appearance with scotomas allow better understanding of the impact of field loss and may improve the development and implementation of rehabilitation. Explanation and depiction of the invisibility of scotoma may lead to patients' understanding and thus better compliance with related treatments.

PURPOSE

Simulations of perception with scotomas guide training, patient education, and rehabilitation research. Most simulations incorrectly depict scotomas as black patches, although the scotomas and the missing contents are usually invisible to patients. We present a novel approach to capture the reported appearance of scenes with scotomas.

METHODS

We applied a content-aware image resizing algorithm to carve out the content elided under the scotomas. With video sequences, we show how and why eye movements fail to increase the visibility of the carved scotomas.

RESULTS

Numerous effects, reported by patients, emerge naturally from the scotoma carving. Carving-eliminated scotomas over natural images are barely visible, despite causing substantial distortions. Low resolution and contrast sensitivity at farther eccentricities and saccadic blur reduce the visibility of the distortions. In a walking scenario, static objects moving smoothly to the periphery disappear into and then reemerge out of peripheral scotomas, invisibly.

CONCLUSIONS

Scotoma carving provides a viable hypothetical simulation of vision with scotomas due to loss of neurons at the retinal ganglion cell level and higher. As a hypothesis, it generates predictions that lend themselves to future clinical testing. The different effects of scotomas due to loss of photoreceptors are left for follow-up work.
Toward a Real-world Optical Coherence Tomography Reference Database: Optometric Practices as a Source of Healthy Eyes
Authors: Hood Donald C. , Durbin Mary , Lee Chris , Gomide Gabriel , La Bruna Sol , Chaglasian Michael , Tsamis Emmanouil
Published: July 2023

SIGNIFICANCE

The reports from optical coherence tomography (OCT) instruments depend on a reference database (RDB) of healthy eyes. Although these RDBs tend to be relatively small, they are time consuming and expensive to obtain. A larger RDB should improve our ability to screen for diseases such as glaucoma.

PURPOSE

To explore the feasibility of developing a large RDB from OCT scans obtained by optometrists as part of their pre-test gathering of information, we tested the hypothesis that these scans are of sufficient quality for an RDB and contain a relatively low base rate of glaucoma and other pathologies (OPs).

METHODS

Optical coherence tomography widefield (12 × 9 mm) scans from 400 eyes of 400 patients were randomly selected from a data set of more than 49,000 scans obtained from four optometry sites. Based on a commercial OCT report and a previously validated reading center method, two OCT graders categorized eyes as unacceptable to use for RDB, healthy (H), optic neuropathy consistent with glaucoma (ON-G), glaucoma suspect, or OPs.

RESULTS

Overall, 29 (7.25%) of the eyes were graded unacceptable. Of the remaining 371 eyes, 352 (94.9%) were graded H. Although, for one site, 7.4% of the eligible eyes were graded ON-G, the average for the other three sites was 1.4%. Adjustments of the reading center criteria resulted in exclusion of more than half of these ON-G and OP eyes.

CONCLUSIONS

The OCT scans obtained from optometry practices as part of their pre-test regimen are of sufficient quality for an RDB and contain a relatively low base rate of glaucoma and OPs. With the suggested exclusion criteria, the scans from optometry practices that are primarily involved in refraction and medical screening services should yield a large, real-world RDB with improved specificity and a base rate of glaucoma and/or OPs comparable with existing RDB.
Development of a Mission-Driven Research Agenda to Support Efforts to End Epidemics
Authors: Rosenthal Elizabeth M. , Tesoriero James M.
Published: July 2023

Context:

New York State continues efforts to end the AIDS and hepatitis C epidemics and reduce new infections of sexually transmitted infections.

Program:

In 2022, the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute released its first-ever Research Agenda. This Research Agenda was systematically developed following input from internal and external research and community stakeholders. We used a participatory and iterative process to prioritize research knowledge gaps related to HIV/AIDS; sexual health and sexually transmitted infections; hepatitis C; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender health; drug user health; health equity; and emerging issues such as COVID-19. Questions were prioritized on the basis of the alignment with the following 5 criteria: magnitude of impact; funding and resources; feasibility of conducting research; translatability; and addresses an internal priority area. Findings are anticipated to generate actionable results that can be readily translatable into programs, policies, and practices.

Implementation:

This Research Agenda includes 79 research and program evaluation questions prioritized for internally led and collaborative research. Efforts on 35 of the 61 internally led questions and funding of 11 collaborative research projects related to Research Agenda priorities began in 2022.

Evaluation:

An evaluation survey was conducted among all stakeholders involved in the prioritization process. All were satisfied or very satisfied with the process, and results yielded recommendations for future processes including weighting of questions relative to one another within each focus area and other suggestions to streamline the process. In year 1, 10 of the 35 questions were completed.

Discussion:

Lessons learned include use of a participatory process to facilitate support and completion of Research Agenda, prioritize research questions to maximize impact and translatability, streamline the prioritization process by restricting proposed questions to those with clear potential for innovative research, emphasize anticipated resources necessary to implement the Research Agenda to set a realistic and actionable plan, and adaptability toward shifting priorities.
The Effect of Clinical and Genetic Variables of Familial Mediterranean Fever Patients: Real Life Data
Authors: Öner Nimet , Çelikel Elif , Güngörer Vildan , Ekici Tekin Zahide , Coşkun Serkan , Karagöl Cüneyt , Sezer Müge , Tekgöz Nilüfer , Kaplan Melike Mehveş , Polat Merve Cansu , Çelikel Acar Banu
Published: July 2023

Background

The Eurofever/the Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization (PRINTO) classification criteria for familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) include a combination of clinical symptoms and genotype. The pathogenicity of gene variants associated with FMF is categorized by the International Study Group for Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases (INSAID) classification criteria.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the real-life impact and usefulness of the Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria and the INSAID classification criteria in patients with FMF and their impact on treatment management.

Methods

In this medical records review study, the files of FMF patients who met the Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria were reviewed. The MEFV (MEditerranean FeVer) variants were grouped according to the INSAID classification criteria.

Results

Of the 1062 patients, the female-to-male ratio was 1:1.01. In group 1, there were 150 patients (14.1%) who met the clinical criteria. Group 2 consisted of 912 patients (85.9%) who met the criteria according to genetic variants. The mean ages at symptom onset in groups 1 and 2 were 5.6 ± 3.8 and 1.5 ± 1.2 years, respectively (p = 0.024). Whereas the mean annual attack frequency was 2.7 ± 3.1/year in group 1, it was 4.1 ± 2.3/year in group 2 (p = 0.04). The pathogenic variant was higher in the colchicine-resistant group compared with the responders (p = 0.12).

Conclusions

The Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria may provide a new perspective on the diagnosis and clinical follow-up of FMF patients. Patients with a pathogenic variant who meet the Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria including genetic variables have earlier onset of disease and more frequent attacks than those who meet the criteria including clinical variables. These patients need regular and closer follow-ups in terms of attack frequency, colchicine dose adjustment, and colchicine resistance.
Pressure Onto the Orbital Walls and Orbital Morphology in Orbital Floor or Medial Wall Fracture: A 3-Dimensional Printer Study
Authors: Kono Shinjiro , Yokota Hiroki , Naito Munekazu , Vaidya Aric , Kakizaki Hirohiko , Kamei Motohiro , Takahashi Yasuhiro
Published: July 2023

The purposes of this study were to compare the pressure onto the orbital floor and medial orbital wall between 3-dimensional printer skull models with unilateral orbital floor and medial orbital wall fractures and to compare the morphology of the orbital floor and medial orbital wall between patients with unilateral orbital floor and medial orbital wall fractures. The skull models were created based on computed tomographic (CT) data obtained from every 10 patients with unilateral orbital floor and medial orbital wall fractures. The orbital spaces of these models were filled with silicone, the silicone surface was pushed down, and pressures onto the orbital floor and the medial orbital wall were measured. On preoperative computed tomographic images taken in the same 20 patients, the superior and lateral bulges of the orbital floor and medial orbital wall were measured, respectively. The measurements were done on the unaffected sides. Consequently, the pressure onto the orbital floor was significantly higher in the orbital floor fracture models than in the medial orbital wall fracture models, although the pressure onto the medial orbital wall was not significantly different between the models. As for the morphologic study, the superior bulge of the orbital floor was higher in the orbital floor fracture group than in the medial orbital wall fracture group. The results of this study indicate that since the orbital floor with a high superior bulge receives high hydraulic pressure, patients with a high superior bulge have a greater risk of orbital floor fracture.
The impact of colectomy and chemotherapy on risk of type 2 diabetes onset in patients with colorectal cancer: Nationwide cohort study in Denmark
Authors: Krag Caroline Elisabeth , Svane Maria Saur , Madsbad Sten , Graversen Susanne Boel , Christensen Jesper Frank , Sørensen Thorkild IA , Lehrskov Louise Lang , Laurberg Tinne
Published: July 2023

Background

Comorbidity with type 2 diabetes (T2D) results in worsening of cancer-specific and overall prognosis in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. The treatment of CRCper semay be diabetogenic. We assessed the impact of different types of surgical cancer resections and oncological treatment on risk of T2D development in CRC patients.

Method

We developed a population-based cohort study including all Danish CRC patients, who had undergone CRC surgery between 2001-2018. Using nationwide register data, we identified and followed patients from date of surgery and until new-onset of T2D, death or end of follow-up.

Results

In total, 46,373 CRC patients were included and divided into six groups according to type of surgical resection: 10,566 Right-No-Chemo (23%), 4,645 Right-Chemo (10%), 10,151 Left-No-Chemo (22%), 5,257 Left-Chemo (11%), 9,618 Rectal-No-Chemo (21%) and 6,136 Rectal-Chemo (13%). During 245,466 person-years of follow-up 2,556 patients developed T2D. The incidence rate (IR) of T2D was highest in the Left-Chemo group 11.3 (95%CI: 10.4-12.2) per 1,000 person-years and lowest in the Rectal-No-Chemo group 9.6 (95%CI: 8.8-10.4). Between-group unadjusted hazard ratio (HR) of developing T2D was similar and non-significant. In the adjusted analysis, Rectal-No-Chemo was associated with lower T2D risk (HR 0.86 [95%CI 0.75-0.98]) compared to Right-No-Chemo.

For all six groups, an increased level of BMI resulted in a nearly twofold increased risk of developing T2D

Conclusion

This study suggests postoperative T2D screening should be prioritized in CRC survivors with overweight/obesity regardless of type of colorectal cancer treatment applied.

Funding

The Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF17SA0031406);TrygFonden (101390; 20045; 125132).
‘Tis the season: enhancing the workplace holiday party
Authors: Tews Michael , Michel John , Kudler Ethan , Pons Sydney
Published: July 2023

Purpose

The annual holiday party is a long-standing tradition in many organizations, yet academic research has largely left the holiday party unexamined. The present study sheds light on this significant social event by exploring what factors help differentiate successful events from less successful ones.

Design/methodology/approach

First, the authors developed a taxonomy of characteristics of good holiday parties using a critical incident technique in which stories of holiday party experiences were analyzed following a mixed-method approach. Second, the authors quantitatively examined the relationships between these characteristics and three outcomes, including perceived organizational support, positive interpersonal interactions, and experienced fun.

Findings

The critical incident analysis revealed 11 key characteristics that distinguish good from bad holiday parties. Primary findings from the quantitative study are that games and activities, music, good food, and notable positive leader behavior are key characteristics of more successful events.

Research limitations/implications

As the data were obtained using a traditional survey methodology, further research would be valuable that adopts an experience sampling methodology to capture employee experiences, perceptions, and feelings about holiday parties in real-time before, during, and after an event has occurred.

Practical implications

From an event planning standpoint, this research provides a framework for designing holiday parties and provides evidence as to which features matter most. From a strategic leadership perspective, this research signals that different features of holiday parties can influence different outcomes.

Originality/value

Beyond merely identifying important characteristics, this research provides a framework for further research on holiday parties and identifies theories that can be used in future research to explore the mechanisms that influence how and under what conditions holiday parties impact employees’ experiences at work.
Gender diversity, foreign directors and sector-wise corporate philanthropic giving of Islamic banks in Bangladesh
Authors: Umar Umar Habibu
Published: July 2023

Purpose

This study aims to examine how board gender diversity and foreign directors influence the sector-wise corporate philanthropic giving (donation) of Islamic banks in Bangladesh.

Design/methodology/approach

Unbalanced panel data were extracted from the annual reports of Islamic banks in Bangladesh over 11 years, from 2010 to 2020.

Findings

The findings indicate that gender diversity significantly improves corporate philanthropic giving for the education sector but insignificantly influences corporate philanthropic giving for health and humanitarian and disaster relief sectors. In contrast, the results show that foreign directors significantly and positively affect the banks' corporate philanthropic giving for the three sectors.

Research limitations/implications

This paper used only secondary data extracted from the annual reports of Islamic banks in Bangladesh between 2010 and 2020. Besides, only three sectors of corporate social responsibility activities were considered. Hence, the findings could not be generalized, as the study used only data from one country.

Practical implications

The findings can be useful to policymakers and regulators to provide policies and regulations that ensure the appointment of women and foreign directors to boards that can competently promote Islamic banks' charitable donations.

Social implications

Inducing Islamic banks to provide corporate donations for activities related to education, health and humanitarian and disaster relief can contribute directly to achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) like SDG-3 (good health and well-being) and SDG-4 (quality education) and impliedly support attaining some indicators of SDG-1 (no poverty), SDG-2 (zero hunger) and SDG-10 (reduced inequality).

Originality/value

This study contributes to the literature by investigating how board gender diversity and foreign directors influence sector-wise corporate donations for the education, health and human and disaster relief sectors instead of aggregate donations studies concentrated by previous studies.
Demystifying the catalytic role of retention strategies and psychological contract in the health-care sector
Authors: Tabassum Fazeelath , Ghosh Nitu
Published: July 2023

Purpose

This paper aims to explore the role of retention strategies and psychological contract (PC) factors in private hospitals.

Design/methodology/approach

The current study is an empirical research. The study was conducted by receiving responses from a sample size of 190 respondents who participated in the Doctors and Nurses’ survey.

Findings

The study results show the relationship between PC and the retention strategies of employees in hospitals. The research found that employees try to be committed to the hospital due to the image of the hospital and career development opportunities. Creating a sense of commitment among the employees towards their job and organisation, making to feel pride in the job, creating an attitude among the employees, a willingness to advocate the benefits and advantages and satisfaction among the employee towards the job and organisation.

Research limitations/implications

With a population of more than one million employees (Doctors and Nurses) in the Indian health-care sector, the sample needs to be more adequate. However, these limitations present scope for future studies on this topic bearing on the aspiration for generalisation of the findings on the entire population.

Practical implications

The study has strong practical implications in strengthening the relationships by identifying the factors of PC and influencing the retention strategies of health-care professionals in the hospital.

Originality/value

This research explores the changing dynamics of the Indian health-care sector. Health-care professionals may perceive and react differently to the retention strategies and policies of the HR system in the health-care sector and have more expectations of PC fulfilment that enhance their capability to use professional skills and resources in the realisation of their organisational goals.
Dissemination of climate smart agricultural knowledge through farmer field schools (FFS): analyzing the application CAS knowledge by smallholder farmers
Authors: Gichuki Castro , Osewe Maurice , Ndiritu S. Wagura
Published: July 2023

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of climate smart agriculture knowledge transfers. As well as to examine the application of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) knowledge such as conservation agriculture, irrigation systems, integrated soil fertility management, bioenergy and agroforestry by smallholder farmers in Kenya.

Design/methodology/approach

The study applied comparative research methodology to compare climate smart agriculture knowledge application between smallholder participants in farmer field schools (FFS) and no FFS participation. This study used household data from 759 randomly selected rural agricultural households in three counties in Kenya. The study applied multivariate probit model to estimate CSA knowledge application by farmers who participated in field trainings and non-FFS participation farmers.

Findings

This study established that climate smart agriculture knowledge transfer through FFS increases farmers’ application of critical aspects of climate smart agriculture knowledge practices such as irrigation system, conservation agriculture and soil and water conservation. Such aspects have been noted as effective interventions against adverse climate change effects such as persistent droughts and flooding and soil infertility. Further findings illustrated that farmers who received CSA knowledge transfers applied agricultural insurance to mitigate rising climatic risks on their farms. Knowledge transfer interventions targeting affordability through subsidizing agricultural insurance are probable and more cost-effective measures that can be used to reduce smallholder farmers’ exposure to climate change-related risks.

Originality/value

This study provides information that was previously unknown about climate smart agriculture knowledge transfers and application among farmers who participated in field trainings and non-FFS participation farmers by using empirical data.
Intrinsic feature extraction for unsupervised domain adaptation
Authors: Cao Xinzhi , Guo Yinsai , Yang Wenbin , Luo Xiangfeng , Xie Shaorong
Published: July 2023

Purpose

Unsupervised domain adaptation object detection not only mitigates model terrible performance resulting from domain gap, but also has the ability to apply knowledge trained on a definite domain to a distinct domain. However, aligning the whole feature may confuse the object and background information, making it challenging to extract discriminative features. This paper aims to propose an improved approach which is called intrinsic feature extraction domain adaptation (IFEDA) to extract discriminative features effectively.

Design/methodology/approach

IFEDA consists of the intrinsic feature extraction (IFE) module and object consistency constraint (OCC). The IFE module, designed on the instance level, mainly solves the issue of the difficult extraction of discriminative object features. Specifically, the discriminative region of the objects can be paid more attention to. Meanwhile, the OCC is deployed to determine whether category prediction in the target domain brings into correspondence with it in the source domain.

Findings

Experimental results demonstrate the validity of our approach and achieve good outcomes on challenging data sets.

Research limitations/implications

Limitations to this research are that only one target domain is applied, and it may change the ability of model generalization when the problem of insufficient data sets or unseen domain appeared.

Originality/value

This paper solves the issue of critical information defects by tackling the difficulty of extracting discriminative features. And the categories in both domains are compelled to be consistent for better object detection.
A categorization of factors affecting quality of design documentation in Tanzanian construction projects
Authors: Sospeter Nyamagere Gladys
Published: July 2023

Purpose

The design documents are products of a process that aims to provide sufficient details to enable the contractor to efficiently implement the project at a realistic cost. Accordingly, it is expected that these design documents must be of high quality to engender the attainment of the desired project objectives. The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that affect the quality of design documentation in construction projects in the context of a developing country.

Design/methodology/approach

This study used a descriptive research design involving professionals from firms offering services in areas of design and documentation, mainly architectural, quantity surveying and engineering. A total of 80 out of 84 questionnaires were received and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics Version 25, and a factor analysis approach was used to categorize the factors into smaller five groups.

Findings

The factors were subsequently categorized according to size, time, staff, quality and training-related factors. Collectively, large size of the project, inadequate supervision of junior design staff, low professional fees, procurement process and system, failure to adopt quality management systems and allocation or assigning of staff to more than one project at the same time have high influence (component loading of 700) in respective groups.

Research limitations/implications

The reliance on data to analyze the factors of design documents in construction projects in developing economies context, using a Tanzanian exemplar, is considered a limitation. Developing countries with similar economic characteristics, procurement systems and cultural setup could benefit from the results of this study.

Practical implications

The study of factors affecting quality of design and documents in construction projects serves as a guide for built environment firms in Tanzania in conducting effective business and ensuring quality design documents, hence improved project performance. Understanding the nature of relationship between the design and construction teams as well as the impact of design documents on project performance is of great importance for the design teams of future projects and other decision-makers to pay attention when preparing design and related documents, especially during design stage of construction projects in developing countries.

Originality/value

The study contributes the knowledge by providing useful insights on the subject through a categorization of the factors affecting the quality of design documentation and exploring the nature of relationship between the design and construction teams in construction projects within a previously unexplored Tanzanian context focusing on a traditional procurement system for future improvement of project delivery, hence project success.
Assessing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on audit fees: an international evidence
Authors: Alkebsee Radwan Hussien , Azibi Jamel , Koutoupis Andreas , Dimitriou Theodora
Published: July 2023

Purpose

This study aims to investigate the effect of the health crisis, that is, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), on audit fees.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors use a sample of 5,008 international firms over the period 2014 to 2020. They use the ordinary least squares (OLS) regression to investigate the study hypotheses.

Findings

The results of OLS regression reveal a negative relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and audit fees. This finding implies that the pandemic is associated with a reduction in audit fees.

Practical implications

This study contributes to the literature by providing the first comprehensive empirical evidence on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on audit fees. The results have implications for regulators and investors.

Originality/value

Despite the existing attempts on COVID-19 and audit fees, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first that provides international insights into the economic consequences of COVID-19 on the accounting profession.
“I need to continually study and broaden my horizons”: a narrative inquiry of a novice teacher's induction experience in China
Authors: Zhu Gang , Shen Liang , Jiang Lianjiang George , Yang Biyuan , Shi Keyuan , Mena Juanjo
Published: July 2023

Purpose

Although the importance of teacher induction is widely acknowledged, how teachers experience inductions, particularly those conducted in under-resourced areas, remains underexplored.

Design/methodology/approach

This study narrates a novice teacher's induction experience in a Chinese high school, from the perspectives of professional capital and community, social realist theory, practice architecture and teacher agency. The participant, Ming, reflected on a broad array of formal and informal induction activities and participated during the induction period.

Findings

Through the three-dimensional narrative space, namely broadening, burrowing and storying and re-storying, five themes emerged from Ming's induction experience: (1) heightened awareness of the meaning of teaching, (2) interacting with various professional communities, (3) professional identity tension and development, (4) the discursive influence of various aspects of culture and (5) the influence on future professional development. Overall, this narrative study shows that teacher expertise and identity development play central roles in teacher induction, and context acts as an important mediating factor in teacher induction. These findings echo the importance of teachers' agency in inductions. The implications for facilitating novice teacher induction are also discussed.

Originality/value

This study contributes to a nuanced understanding of a novice teacher's induction experience in China from the perspectives of practice architectures, professional capital and professional community. The conclusion highlights the importance of professional capital and agency during Ming's induction period. This paper unpacks the complexity of teacher induction by revealing new ways of thinking about induction.
When identities collide: organizational and professional identity conflict and employee outcomes
Authors: Ostermeier Kathryn , Anzollitto Peter , Cooper Danielle , Hancock Julie
Published: July 2023

Purpose

While many workers have both professional and organizational identities, which can have conflicting expectations, little is known about this specific and common form of identity conflict. The purpose of this research is to develop and test a measure of organizational and professional identity conflict (OPIC), which the authors define as a psychological conflict that individuals experience between who they feel they are supposed to be in their organization and who they feel they are supposed to be in their profession. The authors theorize that this identity conflict will lead to emotional exhaustion and psychological distress, further leading to turnover intentions.

Design/methodology/approach

To test the hypothesized model, the authors utilized a two-study constructive replication design (Study 1, n = 225; Study 2, n = 176) and tested the model amongst both academics and health care professionals using structural equation modeling.

Findings

The authors find that identity conflict is associated with both increased levels of emotional exhaustion and psychological distress and, consequently, increased turnover intentions.

Practical implications

Practically, organizations must understand and align themselves with the wider professional expectations, as well as communicate this alignment, in order to avoid OPIC and improve employee well-being.

Originality/value

The authors create and validate a measure to assess and show its detrimental effects on workplace outcomes.
A closer look at integrated reporting quality: a systematic review and agenda of future research
Authors: Permatasari Ika , Tjahjadi Bambang
Published: July 2023

Purpose

This paper aims to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the quality of integrated reports (IR) and highlight the gaps in the existing research to provide directions and suggestions for future research.

Design/methodology/approach

This study was conducted through a systematic literature review using content analysis based on 40 papers from the Scopus, Web of Science and EBSCOhost databases on IR quality. While reading the full-text papers, the authors found six additional papers referenced by the literature being reviewed that were relevant to IR quality. Thus, there were 46 papers in the final review. The analysis begins with the definition and dimension of IR quality and theoretical lenses. Furthermore, this study outlines constructs or variables used in the previous literature.

Findings

The authors found that most studies used the quantitative method (41 papers or 89%). Five papers in the literature used qualitative methods (11%). Most researchers (34 papers or 72%) defined IR quality as consistent with the International Integrated Reporting Council framework, specifically the eight content elements. In particular, with the constructs that make up the quality of the IR, variations between researchers were found. Furthermore, there were some gaps that could be the directions for future research.

Research limitations/implications

The literature that provides academic knowledge about IR quality is still limited, and research on IR is still growing. The literature review conducted by this study can provide an overview of the current research positions on the quality of IR and directions for future research in this area.

Practical implications

This study intends to show corporate executives a framework demonstrating the quality of corporate reporting. It can impact not only investors as a specific stakeholder group but also other stakeholder groups.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first literature review to examine the quality of IR, thus providing a map of current research to suggest directions for future research. Most of the previous literature reviews have been focused on integrated reporting (IR) in general and not quality.
Towards semantic operationalisation of the business model: a step forward
Authors: Milei Pavel , Barajas Angel
Published: July 2023

Purpose

This paper aims to develop a framework for the semantic operationalisation of the business model, which enables the automated identification of business models using content analysis.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors approached the operationalisation of the business model by conducting a review of the organisational and management literature to derive the key business model elements highlighted in the existing research, along with their associated keywords.

Findings

The study proposed a conceptual framework that specifies a granular structure of business model elements, as well as the keywords that characterise each element. By coming down to the level of distinct keywords, the authors arrived at measurable constructs to capture the magnitude of every element in a company’s business model.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to offer a semantic operationalisation of the business model by defining the set of keywords that pertain to each element of the business model. The proposed operationalisation of the business model can aid future empirical research by serving as a tool for the automated assessment of the magnitude of every element in a company’s business model using content analysis.
Biodiversity accounting: a bibliometric analysis for comprehensive literature mapping
Authors: Maione Gennaro , Cuccurullo Corrado , Tommasetti Aurelio
Published: July 2023

Purpose

The paper aims to carry out a comprehensive literature mapping to synthesise and descriptively analyse the research trends of biodiversity accounting, providing implications for managers and policymakers, whilst also outlining a future agenda for scholars.

Design/methodology/approach

A bibliometric analysis is carried out by adopting the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses protocol for searching and selecting the scientific contributions to be analysed. Citation analysis is used to map a current research front and a bibliographic coupling is conducted to detect the connection networks in current literature.

Findings

Biodiversity accounting is articulated in five thematic clusters (sub-areas), such as “Natural resource management”, “Biodiversity economic evaluation”, “Natural capital accounting”, “Biodiversity accountability” and “Biodiversity disclosure and reporting”. Critical insights emerge from the content analysis of these sub-areas.

Practical implications

The analysis of the thematic evolution of the biodiversity accounting literature provides useful insights to inform both practice and research and infer implications for managers, policymakers and scholars by outlining three main areas of intervention, i.e. adjusting evaluation tools, integrating ecological knowledge and establishing corporate social legitimacy.

Social implications

Currently, the level of biodiversity reporting is pitifully low. Therefore, organisations should properly manage biodiversity by integrating diverse and sometimes competing forms of knowledge for the stable and resilient flow of ecosystem services for future generations.

Originality/value

This paper not only updates and enriches the current state of the art but also identifies five thematic areas of the biodiversity accounting literature for theoretical and practical considerations.
Examine pet travel experiences from human–pet interaction: the moderating role of pet attachment
Authors: Wei Zhenda , Leung Xi Yu , Xu Hong
Published: July 2023

Purpose

This study aims to explore the underlying mechanism of human–pet interaction in pet tourism affecting tourism experiences and daily lives of tourists. The research investigates the moderating role of pet attachment in this mechanism as well.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on the social exchange theory and value co-creation theory, this research develops and empirically tests a theoretical framework of human–pet interaction. Data were collected through an online survey of US tourists who have pet travel experiences. The data were analyzed by partial least squares structural equation modeling.

Findings

The results show that emotional value partially mediated the relationship between human–pet interaction and travel intention/quality of life, while social value partially mediated the relationship between human–pet interaction and quality of life. The findings of multi-group analysis suggest that the travel experience of tourists with low (vs high) levels of pet attachment is strengthened by human–pet interaction, leading to favorable outcomes.

Originality/value

This study enriches the empirical evidence on pet tourism experience. This study extends the existing literature by demonstrating the heterogeneity of the relationship between human–pet interaction, co-creation value, quality of life and travel intention of tourists with different pet attachment levels.
The asymmetric impact of fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption on life expectancy in Nigeria
Authors: Somoye Oluwatoyin Abidemi , Ozdeser Huseyin , Seraj Mehdi
Published: July 2023

The life expectancy rate is an essential yardstick for measuring people's well–being. The healthier the population, the better the economic rate of productivity. Not many studies have investigated the asymmetric link between energy use and life expectancy. Thus, this paper addresses the gap by evaluating the impact of fossil fuel (FFEC) and renewable energy consumption (RNEW) on life expectancy (LEXP) in Nigeria from 1965–2019 using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and Non‐linear ARDL methods. The bounds test to cointegration confirmed the presence of long‐run association. According to the findings of the ARDL technique, FFEC and RNEW improve LEXP in the long and short‐run. In addition, the NARDL result confirms that a positive shock in FFEC and RNEW improves LEXP in the long and short‐run. This study suggests that cleaner technologies should be applied to fossil fuel sources, while the importance and use of RNEW sources should be continually promoted.
Airborne environmental DNA captures terrestrial vertebrate diversity in nature
Authors: Lynggaard Christina , Frøslev Tobias Guldberg , Johnson Matthew S. , Olsen Morten Tange , Bohmann Kristine
Published: July 2023

The current biodiversity and climate crises highlight the need for efficient tools to monitor terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we provide evidence for the use of airborne eDNA analyses as a novel method for detecting terrestrial vertebrate communities in nature. Metabarcoding of 143 airborne eDNA samples collected during 3 days in a mixed forest in Denmark yielded 64 bird, mammal, fish and amphibian taxa, of which the detected 57 ‘wild’ taxa represent over a quarter of the around 210 terrestrial vertebrates that occur in the overall area. We provide evidence for the spatial movement and temporal patterns of airborne eDNA and for the influence of weather conditions on vertebrate detections. This study demonstrates airborne eDNA for high‐resolution biomonitoring of vertebrates in terrestrial systems and elucidates its potential to guide global nature management and conservation efforts in the ongoing biodiversity crisis.
The effect of auditor experience on stock price crash risk
Authors: Wang Liangcheng , Li Siying , Zhang Bikun , Zhang Yifan , Peng Tao
Published: July 2023

In this study, we explore whether auditor experience has an effect on stock price crash risk. Using a sample of Chinese firms, we find a negative association between auditor experience and stock price crash risk, especially in firms with high client importance. The path analysis shows that accounting information transparency plays a mediating role in the relationship between auditor experience and stock price crash risk. And the effect of auditor experience on clients' stock price crash risk is dominant when auditor tenure is short and when the firm is audited by non‐Big Four audit firms.
Surgeons' perspectives on operation report documentation
Authors: Fink Teagan , Holmes Tony , Monagle Paul , Penington Tony
Published: July 2023

Background

Operation report documentation is essential for safe patient care and team communication, yet it is often imperfect. This qualitative study aims to understand surgeons' perspectives on operation report documentation, with surgeons reviewing cleft palate repair operation reports. It aims to determine how surgeons write an operation report (in narrative and synoptic report formats) and explore the consequences of incomplete documentation on patient care.

Methods

A qualitative semi‐structured interview was conducted with cleft surgeons who were asked to consider operation reports and hypothetical clinical cases. Eight operation reports performed at one centre for cleft palate repair were randomly selected for review.

Results

An operation report's purpose—patient care, complication documentation, future surgery, and research—will influence the detail documented. All cleft palate repair operation reports had important information missing. Synoptic report writing provides clearer documentation; however, narrative report writing may be a more robust communication and education tool. Surgeons described a bell‐curve response in the level of training required to document an operation report—residents knew too little, fellows documented clearly, and Consultants documented briefer reports to highlight salient points.

Conclusions

An understanding of surgeons' perspectives on operation report documentation is richer after this study. Surgeons know that clear documentation is essential for patient care and a skill that must be taught to trainees; barriers may be the documentation method. The flexibility of a hybrid operation report format is necessary for surgical care.
Nicotinamide supplementation alters plasma lipidomic profiles of peripartal dairy cows
Authors: Huang Yan , Cui Zhijie , Wei Xiaoshi , Wang Jiayu , Yao Junhu , Cai Chuanjiang , Wang Jianguo
Published: July 2023

Fatty liver syndrome, a common health problem in dairy cows, occurs during the transition from pregnancy to lactation. If the energy supplied to the cow's body cannot meet its needs, a negative energy balance ensues, and the direct response is fat mobilization. Nicotinamide (NAM) has been reported to reduce the nonesterified fatty acid concentration of postpartum plasma. To study the biochemical adaptations underlying this physiologic dysregulation, 12 dairy cows were sequentially assigned to a NAM (45 g/day) treatment or control group. Blood samples were collected on day (D) 1 and D21 relative to parturition. Changes to the plasma lipid metabolism of dairy cows in the two groups were compared using lipidomics. There were significant increases in plasma sphingomyelins d18:1/18:0, d18:1/23:0, d18:1/24:1, d18:1/24:0, and d18:0/24:0 in the NAM group on D1 relative to parturition. In addition, fatty acids 18:2, 18:1, 18:0, 16:1, and 16:0 were obviously decreased on D21 relative to calving. This research has provided insights into how NAM supplementation improves lipid metabolism in perinatal dairy cows.
Focal adhesion kinase activation by calcium‐dependent calpain is involved in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cell aggressiveness
Authors: Severin Filippo , Mouawad Nayla , Ruggeri Edoardo , Visentin Andrea , Martinello Leonardo , Pagnin Elisa , Trimarco Valentina , Pravato Stefano , Angotzi Francesco , Facco Monica , Trentin Livio , Frezzato Federica
Published: July 2023

Signalling events downstream the B‐cell receptor (BCR) are central for the survival and progression of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) cells. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), regulated through calpain, interacts with molecules of BCR signalling, cytoskeletal modelling and disease progression, such as Src/Lyn, cortactin and HS1. Hypothesizing that FAK might play a key role in CLL pathogenesis, we observed a down‐modulation of FAK whole form, associated with FAK cleavage due to calpain activity upon BCR stimulation. Patients, whose cells were able to release Ca++ after BCR stimulation, had less amount of full‐length FAK, which translated into a higher presence of cleaved/activated form of the protein phosphorylated at Y397, these features being mostly shown by immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGHV)‐unmutated poor‐prognosis patients. Moreover, we found that cortactin and HS1 proteins were overexpressed in those cells, suggesting a possible interplay with FAK. Treatment with the FAK inhibitor Defactinib was able to induce apoptosis in CLL cells. In conclusion, the malignant phenotype in unfavourable‐prognosis patients seems to be encouraged by the overexpression of cortactin and HS1, that, together with FAK, may be involved in a druggable pathogenetic pathway in CLL.