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South China Sea: Battle of the Diplomatic Notes among China and Non-Claimant States
Authors: Thao Nguyễn Hồng
Published: June 2023

The South China Sea disputes are becoming increasingly tense with more and more countries expressing their views on legal issues and actions of claimant Statess in the South China Sea. In December 2019, Malaysia deposited a partial submission to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf to establish the limits of its extended continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the northern part of the South China Sea. The submission sparked a new legal battle of diplomatic notes with the participation of South China Sea coastal States which can also be regarded as claimant States in the contet of the South China Sea disputes (Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Viet Nam) as well as non-claimant States (Australia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States). Following the article “South China Sea: New Battle of the Diplomatic Notes among claimants in 2019–2021” published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy 6 (2021), this paper provides an analysis of the exchange of diplomatic notes between China and non-claimant States with the aim of understanding the impact of these exchanges on the prospect for the peaceful settlement of the maritime disputes in the South China Sea.
Kierkegaard’s Pessimism
Authors: Jepsen Per
Published: June 2023

The article aims at reconstructing Kierkegaard’s reception of Schopenhauer’s philosophy with the purpose of discussing the pessimism of Kierkegaard’s late writings. The thesis of the article is that the theology of the late Kierkegaard that lies behind his attack on the so-called ‘Christendom’ and, in a wider perspective, on Protestantism in general, must be characterized as ‘pessimistic,’ insofar as it considers the mundane world as fundamentally ‘wicked’ or ‘wretched.’ Accordingly, a certain tendency toward asceticism and denial of the world becomes a distinctive feature of Kierkegaard’s late works and of his interpretation of Christianity. Kierkegaard’s pessimism is, however, limited to his view of the mundane world, and he does not, like Schopenhauer, consider human existence fundamentally meaningless and purposeless. On the contrary, it is the aim of life for the true Christian, according to Kierkegaard, to obtain eternal salvation through self-chosen suffering and negation of his or her own desires for temporal gratification.
Morocco Reimagined
Authors: El Guabli Brahim
Published: June 2023

This article rereads the works of Carlos de Nesry and Abraham Serfaty, two important Jewish intellectuals from Morocco, to conceptualize their theorization of state and society in post-1956 Morocco. The article argues that Moroccan Jews’ striving for an inclusive citizenship in and belonging to the independent nation took several forms, but the most salient of which were the two embodied in the work of de Nesry and Serfaty. Although there is a robust literature on Moroccan Jews, these theorizations have not received the scholarly examination they deserve nor have they been put in dialogue with each other to tease out their significance for the situation of Jews in the Moroccan context. This article is an attempt to bring attention to the implications of a locally produced Jewish political theory for the larger Moroccan nation. By examining de Nesry’s and Serfaty’s writing against the background of political repression and increasing authoritarianism, I show how Jewish intellectuals navigated their place in a fast-changing post-independence country, furnishing ideas and projects that could have created a different Morocco.
Understanding the Forcing Mechanisms of the 1931 Summer Flood along the Yangtze River, the World’s Deadliest Flood on Record
Authors: Zhou Yueqi , Zhou Tianjun , Jiang Jie , Chen Xiaolong , Wu Bo , Hu Shuai , Wu Mingna
Published: June 2023

The 1931 Yangtze River flood in eastern China, which had an associated death toll of over 2 million, is regarded as one of the world’s deadliest natural disasters on record. However, due to the lack of meteorological data before the 1950s, the causes of this event are rarely investigated. Here, we combine multiple lines of evidence from recently available historical observations, reanalysis datasets, and atmospheric general circulation model simulations driven by historical sea surface temperatures (SSTs) that cover the early twentieth century to reveal the physical mechanisms underlying this flood. We find that the flooding in 1931 along the Yangtze River valley was dominated by July rainfall. Although the rainfall totals in July 1931 were not the largest in history (ranking second over the past century), the totals exceeded those for many other pluvial years between 1951 and 2010 in terms of its persistence, which was associated with a steady western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH). The flooding resulted from the combined effects of tropical El Niño–related SST forcing and extratropical wave activities over the Eurasian continent. On the one hand, warm SST anomalies in the tropical Indian Ocean following an El Niño event led to the southwestward extension of the WPSH. On the other hand, the southward shift of the westerly jet due to extratropical wave activities prevented the normal northward movement of the WPSH typical in July. Additionally, the impact that the preceding springtime precipitation and soil moisture had on the summer flood of 1931 is also discussed.
Justice in the Jungle: Litigation and Judicial Violence in Calais Refugee Camps at the French–UK Border
Authors: Lendaro Annalisa
Published: June 2023

This contribution critically addresses the migration-as-crisis framework by focusing on litigation in the case of camp evictions in Calais, on the French–British border. Courts are spaces of confrontation between actors (judges, lawyers, activists, exiles, etc.) who have different conceptions of migration, of fundamental rights, and of the ways of guaranteeing them. Based on an ethnographic fieldwork methodology (interviews with judges, lawyers, and activist legal supporters of migrants; observations of hearings; and administrative and police archives and documents) and drawing upon socio-legal scholarship, this article underlines how the “migration-public order” nexus influences the way courts address migration by reducing the effectiveness of some basic legal principles and fundamental rights. In particular, I focus on the social construction of judicial decisions and the instrumentalization of justice resulting in creating judicial violence: I argue that this judicial violence at the border is paradigmatic of a “justice crisis” which has direct effects on the agency of legal supporters (lawyers and activist legal experts), who try to defend the rights of exiles through judicial tools, and ultimately on their (lack of) confidence in justice.
Using Cannabis to Cope With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder After Sexual Assault: Toward a Phenomenological Understanding
Authors: Talshir Noa , Lavie-Ajayi Maya
Published: June 2023

In recent years, cannabis use by people suffering from PTSD, as a means of alleviating their symptoms, has increased. Nonetheless, scant research has examined the lived experience of women who use cannabis to cope with PTSD. Eight semi-structured interviews with Israeli women who use cannabis to cope with PTSD were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The results of this research highlight the utility of cannabis for women coping with symptoms of PTSD, and the advantages of cannabis over other medications. Nevertheless, the main challenge with cannabis use in the context of PTSD is the feeling of detachment that it engenders. This feeling of detachment helps women to manage symptoms when they become unbearable but can also reduce their ability to be fully present in their relationships and everyday life, and increase feelings of self-alienation and helplessness.
Improved family of estimators for the population mean using supplementary variables under PPS sampling
Authors: Ahmad Sohaib , Shabbir Javid , Zahid Erum , Aamir Muhammad
Published: June 2023

In this article, we suggest an enhanced family of estimators for estimation of population mean employing the supplementary variables under probability proportional to size sampling. Up to the first order of approximation, numerical formulations of the bias and mean square error of estimators are obtained. From our suggested improved family of estimators, we give sixteen different members. The recommended family of estimators has specifically been used to derive the characteristics of sixteen estimators based on the known population parameters of the study as well as auxiliary variables. The performances of the suggested estimators have been assessed using three actual data. Furthermore, a simulation investigation is also accompanied to evaluate the effectiveness of estimators. The proposed estimators have a smaller MSE and an advanced PRE when linked to existing estimators, which are based on actual data sets and simulation studies. Theoretically and empirically studies also reveal that the suggested estimators accomplish well than the usual estimators.
Application of well logging technology in geothermal resource evaluation: A case study of geothermal water wells in the Qianjiang sag, Jianghan Basin
Authors: Shi Wenrui , Ma Lijuan , Huang Zisang , Wang Ganlu , Wang Chengfang , Li Lijun , Ji Yunjing , Liu Liu , Xiao Chang
Published: June 2023

Geothermal resources are green and environmentally friendly renewable energy. An accurate evaluation of geothermal resources will help subsequent efficient exploitation. However, to save costs and improve efficiency, core-free drilling and without mud logging are adopted in the actual exploration, which results in an inability to directly obtain the relevant evaluation parameters of a geothermal reservoir for exploration and evaluation. Well logging technology can effectively delineate the geothermal reservoir and determine the location of the major aquifer, while also allowing for the accurate measurement of key reservoir evaluation parameters, such as the shale content, porosity, and well temperature. Moreover, coupled with the calculated logging parameters, a volumetric method can be used to determine the regional geothermal reserves. This research takes the geothermal wells of the Guanghuasi Formation in the Qianjiang sag, Jianghan Basin as an example to conduct the application research. The findings can be of reference for similar geothermal wells in China and facilitate the development of “carbon neutrality.”
Image-based analysis of single jersey loop parameters
Authors: Pauly Leon , Maier Lukas , Dey Souvik , Schmied Sibylle , Nieken Ulrich , Gresser Goetz Theodor
Published: June 2023

Quality Control is crucial when it comes to fine and technical knits. Digital Twins are common in product design and are necessary for heat and mass flow simulations of textile fabrics. In both cases primarily, the exact geometry of the knitted loop is necessary for following processes. Wale spacing W and course spacing C are the essential geometrical characteristics of the representative unit cell of single jersey fabrics. The loop parameters can be obtained manually by counting loops per unit length or by microscopic measurements, which both are time consuming and are not applicable in integrated digital processes. Therefore, a new method for automatic extraction of major loop geometry parameters is described. A state-of-the-art method, which analyzes the microscopic images automatically, works with Fourier-Transformation of the image brightness and is used as a benchmark. The new loop-based method extracts the geometrical data from the distances between the center points of the loops. The methods are evaluated on single jersey fabrics of three different yarns. In addition, the impact of magnification on the measurement is shown for one fabric. The new method gives same results as manual measurements and even more precise results as the benchmark method.
Single box dyeing of denim yarns under nitrogen protection with high indigo concentration
Authors: Wang Kangkang , Luo Qingliang , Wang Zongwen , Wang Liming , Wang Rongwu , Qin Xiaohong
Published: June 2023

In the era of “double carbon,” green short process preparation of denim textiles will become more and more popular, and dyeing is an essential step in this process. In order to improve dye utilization and energy efficiency, a high-concentration indigo single box dyeing method based on nitrogen (N2) protection has been studied. The optimal dyeing conditions were obtained. The dyeing mechanism was revealed by evaluating the stability of the dyeing solution and dye distribution in the dyed yarns. Various dyeing properties, chemicals, energy consumption, and dyeing wastewater were measured and compared with conventional slasher dyeing. It has been shown that N2 protection effectively avoids the oxidation of soluble leuco-indigo and improves the stability of the leuco dyeing bath. In addition, the dyes diffused more deeply into the fiber in the dyeing box under a micro-positive pressure environment, enhancing the dyeing efficiency and depth. The proposed technique exhibited better dye utilization and excellent color fastness. Dyeing wastewater was more chemical and biodegradable, relieving wastewater treatment. Generally, cleaner dyeing not only reduces the consumption of energy, water, and chemicals, but also saves 46.8% of the economic cost compared with traditional slasher dyeing, indicating that the proposed technology is interesting for industrial application.
Unsnarling PBIS and Trauma-Informed Education
Authors: Kim Rhiannon M. , Venet Alex Shevrin
Published: June 2023

We posit that Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) serves as a way to label, punish, and surveil students, which is antithetical to trauma-informed education. We put existing critiques of PBIS in conversation with literature on trauma-informed education, critical analyses rooted in social justice and draw on our experiences as educators. Grounded in a human-centered pedagogical orientation, we propose that educators advocate against the use of PBIS in their schools and instead focus their efforts on culturally sustaining pedagogies, systemic trauma-informed practices, and affirming practices based on asset views of students and communities.
Deciphering Truth: Teaching About the Systemic Nature of Trauma
Authors: Goldin Simona , Khasnabis Debi , Duane Addison , Robertson Katrin
Published: June 2023

Our work rests upon empirical and conceptual frameworks of systemically trauma-informed practice (SysTIP) to bring criticality to current conceptualizations of trauma-informed education. This paper presents (1) a description of a case-based exercise with elaborated design considerations that serve to illuminate mundane racial injustices occurring in schools as they intersect with trauma and (2) an analysis of teacher candidates’ learning, using artifacts of their classwork on the case-based exercise and their interactions with their instructors. This paper fortifies educators’ abilities to move beyond color-evasive (Annamma et al., 2017) views of trauma-informed practice and provide models of how individuals can act in anti-racist, systemically trauma-informed ways.
The Effect of the Software Test Survey for Students in Developing the Arabic Language Skills of Third-Grade Students in Qatar
Authors: Naccache Hiba , Altae Mayamin , Al-Own Fatima Abdulla
Published: June 2023

This paper studies the effect of implementing a new Arabic language learning software Test Survey for Students (TSFS) developed by the researchers and marketed as brain training software for primary students on language skills using Science, Technology, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) subjects. The teaching of Arabic language via computer-assisted language learning (CALL) takes place for the first time in Qatari schools specifically for primary students. The researchers included a theoretical analysis of current trends in CALL and Arabic language skills. Reading skills, learning word and sentence skills, and dictation skills were the three Arabic basic skills tested to measure the effectiveness of developing these skills and improve achievement for third-grade students using CALL in STEAM subjects. Mixed models analyzed using the statistical software for social sciences suggest that teaching Arabic language skills with STEAM topics using educational software is effective and has a promising potential to be extended to the whole of middle east and north Africa region.
An Egalitarian Case for Class-Specific Political Institutions
Authors: Harting Vincent
Published: June 2023

Political theorists concerned with ways to counteract the oligarchic tendencies of representative government have recently paid more attention to the employment of “class-specific institutions” (CSIs)—that is, political institutions that formally exclude wealthy elites from decision-making power. This article disputes a general objection levelled against the justifiability of CSIs, according to which their democratic credentials are outweighed by their explicit transgression of formal political equality—what I call the political equality objection. I claim that, although CSIs do not satisfy political equality fully, their exclusionary thrust is inter alia justified in virtue of the fact that they unfold against the background of badly ordered, class-divided societies. Parallel to recent arguments in nonideal theory arguing for the priority of the right to resist economic oppression over the protection of private property rights, access to the empowering properties of CSIs should take priority over the full satisfaction of formal political equality. Yet, I also claim that the justification of CSIs depends on their orientation toward overcoming class divisions because, otherwise, we might end up wrongly naturalizing those divisions—a conclusion that needs to be avoided to reply to the political equality objection. The result is, I believe, a convincing egalitarian case for the democratic justifiability of CSIs.
Exploring Characteristics of Self-Defining Memories in Older Adults
Authors: Fritsch Alain , Voltzenlogel Virginie , Cuervo-Lombard Christine
Published: June 2023

The aim of this descriptive study was to investigate the Self-Defining Memories (SDMs) in a large sample of 181 older adults (65–90 years; mean age = 73.0 years) and to target the relationships between their different dimensions. The sampling method was nonprobabilistic, based on voluntary participation. Participants were asked to recall three SDMs. They also completed the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and a Self-esteem Scale. Almost half of the SDMs were specific and more than a quarter were integrated. Specificity, tension, redemption, contamination sequences, and affective response varied regarding thematic content. Specificity was positively correlated to tension whereas autobiographical reasoning was positively correlated to redemption and negatively linked to emotional response and depression. This research highlighted that identity is constituted by the main types of events that make up a life: interpersonal relationships, life-threatening events, achievement, and leisure.
Observer-based control of polynomial fuzzy fractional-order systems
Authors: Majdoub Rabeb , Gassara Hamdi , Rhaima Mohamed , Mchiri Lassaad , Arfaoui Hassen , Ben Makhlouf Abdellatif
Published: June 2023

In this study, the Lyapunov technique is used to analyze the observer-based control problem for polynomial fuzzy fractional order (PFFO) models. The case of polynomial matrices with unmeasurable states is considered to increase the applicability of the PFFO models in the design problem. In this regard, we offer two design procedures. First, the design conditions are presented in a one-step procedure. In this design, the non-convex conditions are transformed in a set of sum of squares (SOS) by introducing a new symbolic variable except the state vector [Formula: see text] and its estimated [Formula: see text]. The obtained SOS conditions are presented involve three independent symbolic variables which increase both computing complexity and conservatism. To get around this shortcoming, a second design method is developed. By using the suggested method, SOS conditions requiring just two separate symbolic variables may be obtained. The architecture is shown in two stages; however, the observer and controller gains are computed in a single stage in order to further minimize conservatism. In order to demonstrate the utility of the suggested theoretical analysis, a simulated example is then provided.
Comparison of Cartilage Reinforcement and Push-Through Techniques for the Treatment of Large Perforations
Authors: Lou Zihan , Lou Zhengcai , Wang Jingjing , Zhang Boya , Hu Yibing , Chen Zhengnong
Published: June 2023

Objective: To compare the graft success rate and hearing outcomes of endoscopic cartilage reinforcement perichondrium-cartilage composite graft and push-through techniques for the treatment of large marginal perforations. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. Materials and Methods: A total of 57 large marginal perforations were prospectively randomized to cartilage reinforcement (n = 29) and cartilage push-through technique (n = 28) groups. The graft success rate, audiometric outcomes, and complications were compared between the 2 groups at 6 months. Results: All patients completed 6 months of follow-up. The graft success rate in the cartilage reinforcement group was significantly higher compared to that in the push-through group (100.0% vs 78.6%, P < .01). Residual perforation was observed in 5 (17.9%) patients, and re-perforation in 1 (3.6%) patient, in the push-through group. The preoperative air-bone gap (ABG) was 17.6 ± 3.5 dB in the cartilage reinforcement group and 16.8 ± 8.4 dB in the push-through group ( P > .05). Postoperatively, although the postoperative ABG in the cartilage reinforcement group was higher than that in the push-through group, no significant difference was observed (11.8 ± 4.3 dB vs 8.9 ± 2.5 dB, P > .05). Additionally, no significant difference was found in ABG closure between the 2 groups (6.6 ± 1.9 dB vs 7.9 ± 4.7 dB, P > .05). Conclusion: Cartilage reinforcement myringoplasty is a simpler and more useful technique to achieve graft success compared to cartilage-perichondrium push-through for the treatment of large marginal perforations, and it does not affect hearing levels.
Acute non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction as the first manifestation of Takayasu arteritis in a 16-year-old female patient: a case report and literature review
Authors: Wang Yanqing , Duan Yawei , Su Hanqi , Wang Yanling , Bai Wenlou , Chen Hua , Liu Dongxia , Gao Peng
Published: June 2023

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is now recognized worldwide and is a disease that mainly affects the aorta and its main branches. TA rarely involves the small or medium-sized vessels. Certain vascular lesions, such as arterial stenosis, occlusion, and aneurysm are common with TA. However, patients with new-onset TA who present with left main trunk acute non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction are extremely rare. We report a 16-year-old female patient with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction due to severe stenosis of the left main coronary artery that was caused by TA. She was eventually diagnosed with TA and underwent successful coronary artery stenting combined with glucocorticoids and folate reductase inhibitor therapy. Over the 1-year follow-up, she experienced two episodes of chest pain and was admitted to the hospital. During the second hospitalization, coronary angiography (CAG) revealed 90% stenosis of the original left main trunk (LM) stent. Following percutaneous coronary angiography (PTCA), drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty was performed. Fortunately, a clear diagnosis of TA was made, and treatment was initiated with an interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor inhibitor. Early diagnosis and therapy for TA are emphasized.
Tumor-associated macrophages in canine visceral hemangiosarcoma
Authors: Kerboeuf Mikael , Haugeberg Didrik Andreas , Olsen Tobias , Sørling Linn Kaia , Koppang Erling Olaf , Moe Lars , Haaland Anita Haug
Published: June 2023

Canine hemangiosarcoma (HSA) is a highly malignant tumor derived from hematopoietic stem cells and commonly occurs in visceral organs or skin. Visceral HSAs are particularly aggressive and progress rapidly despite multimodal treatment. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play a central role in carcinogenesis, tumor progression, and metastasis in humans and murine models. In this retrospective study, we investigated the prevalence and phenotype of TAMs in privately owned, treatment-naïve dogs with naturally occurring HSA. We used CD204 as a general macrophage marker and CD206 as a marker for M2-polarized macrophages. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues from HSAs in the spleen ( n = 9), heart ( n = 6), and other locations ( n = 12) from 17 dogs were sectioned and immunohistochemically labeled with CD204 and CD206 antibodies. The mean number of log(CD204)- and log(CD206)-positive cells and the ratio of log(CD206/CD204)-positive cells were compared with normal surrounding tissues and between tumor locations. There were significantly more macrophages and M2 macrophages, and a higher ratio of M2 macrophages to total macrophages in tumor hot spots ( P = .0002, P < .0001, and P = .0002, respectively) and in tumor tissues outside of hot spots ( P = .009, P = .002, and P = .007, respectively) than in normal surrounding tissues. There were no significant differences between tumor locations, but there was a trend toward higher numbers of CD204-positive macrophages within the splenic tumors. There was no association between histological parameters or clinical stage and TAM numbers or phenotype. As in humans, TAMs in dogs with HSA have a predominantly M2-skewed phenotype. Dogs with HSA could serve as excellent models to evaluate new TAM-reprogramming therapies.
Structuring the basis for performance measurement in a cancer network. An explorative analysis
Authors: Schiavone Francesco , Rivieccio Giorgia , Leone Daniele , Caporuscio Andrea , Pietronudo Mariacristina , Bastone Anna , Grimaldi Maria , Celentano Egidio , Crispo Anna , D’Errico Davide , Coppola Elisabetta , Nocerino Flavia , Pignata Sandro , Bianchi Attilio
Published: June 2023

This paper aims to address the topic of performance measurement in the healthcare industry by exploring the comprehension of the effects of dramatic and seamless digital evolution on the context itself. Our study aims to open new avenues of research hinged on three main topics: the digital transformation of the healthcare industry, the use of a digital platform in cancer networks, and the basis for structuring key performance indicators to monitor healthcare performance in the cancer networks effectively. The results shed light on the key role of digital platforms in KPIs constructions to assess healthcare performance. By exploring and merging the mentioned topics, we build a conceptual framework about the possible drivers for measuring healthcare performance, leading to the provision of instant care with a high degree of preventive capacity and decreasing costs. Our conceptual study could be useful for policymakers, practitioners, and academics interested in this area. From a theoretical point of view, the study offers valuable insights into two main fields: digital transformation in healthcare and performance measurement. It is a valuable tool for healthcare managers to redefine strategies based on patients. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of institutions’ contributions to promoting digitization. It is not without limits. The results can be context-sensitive. Future research can extend the analysis to compare results in different countries making results generalizable.
Post-surgical discharge opioid prescribing, use and handling after introduction of a stewardship program
Authors: Allen Megan L , Silva Anurika P De , Braat Sabine , Jones Karin , Chia Angela , Hucker Timothy R , Brooks Sally L , Hogg Malcolm , Lee Chuan-Whei , Williams Daryl L , Kim Charles C
Published: June 2023

Summary

Opioids are often used to provide postsurgical analgesia but may cause harm if used inappropriately. We introduced an opioid stewardship program in three Melbourne hospitals to reduce the inappropriate use of opioids after patient discharge. The program had four pillars: prescriber education, patient education, a standardised quantity of discharge opioids, and general practitioner (GP) communication. Following introduction of the program, we undertook this prospective cohort study. The study aimed to describe post-program discharge opioid prescribing, patient opioid use and handling, and the impact of patient demographics, pain and surgical treatment factors on discharge prescribing. We also evaluated compliance with the program components. We recruited 884 surgical patients from the three hospitals during the ten-week study period. Discharge opioids were dispensed to 604 (74%) patients, with 20% receiving slow-release opioids. Junior medical staff undertook 95% of discharge opioid prescribing, which was guideline-compliant for 78% of patients. Of the patients discharged with opioids, a GP letter was sent for only 17%. Follow-up at two weeks was successful in 423 (70%) patients and in 404 (67%) at three months. At the three-month follow-up, 9.7% of patients reported ongoing opioid use; in preoperatively opioid naïve patients, the incidence was 5.5%. At the two-week follow-up, only 5% reported disposal of excess opioids, increasing to 26% at three months. Ongoing opioid therapy at three months in our study cohort (9.7%; 39/404) was associated with preoperative opioid consumption and higher pain scores at the three-month follow-up. The introduction of the opioid stewardship program resulted in highly guideline-compliant prescribing, but hospital-to-GP communication was uncommon and opioid disposal rates were low. Our findings suggest that opioid stewardship programs can improve postoperative opioid prescribing, use and handling, but the realisation of these gains will require effective program implementation.
Accelerating gender and sexuality inclusion in organisations: Introduction to the special issue and academic agenda
Authors: Sojo Victor E , Wheeler Melissa A , Ryan Michelle K
Published: June 2023

Gender identity, sexual characteristics and sexual orientation are fundamental dimensions of human life, and we must understand how they relate to organisational and work processes to address workplace inclusion. This special issue was conceived to showcase contemporary research about approaches to accelerate gender and sexuality inclusion in organisations. Here, we introduce the five papers included in this special issue – outlining their logic, variety of methods and contributions. Then we present an agenda of academic work across research, teaching and leadership to further our knowledge of what works and facilitate the translation of that knowledge into inclusive organisational practice.

JEL Classification: M14, M12, J16, D23, O15
Exhaust condensation through porous bed in the primary zone of novel dump diffuser geometry
Authors: Prawin L , Rose J Bruce Ralphin
Published: June 2023

The work presented in this article deals with the reduction of air pollution generated by automobiles. It is accomplished through the process of condensation using novel techniques such as utilization of porous metal foams. A modified geometry dump diffuser is used to facilitate flow of exhaust gases slowly around copper coils thereby condensing them. The condensed gases can be collected and stored in a chamber and then can be carried to industries for recycling. This article involves design of the modified geometry dump diffuser using CATIA V5 tool. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of the model is carried out using the ANSYS Fluent software. The inlet parameters are obtained as per the exhaust characteristics of a typical 0.8 l 3-cylinder Gasoline Engine. The results are presented for modified geometry dump diffuser models with and without porous bed. Porous bed module is used to simulate the presence of metal foams in the primary zone and inside the inner fluid zone. The results are presented. The results show that the modified geometry dump diffuser model with porous bed can cool the exhaust gases to their condensation temperature. This model can be employed in automobiles to reduce air pollution.
Participation as ‘city-making’: a critical assessment of participatory planning in the Mukuru Special Planning Area in Nairobi, Kenya
Authors: Ouma Smith
Published: June 2023

This paper undertakes a critical analysis of participation as employed in planning for the Mukuru informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2017, these settlements were declared a Special Planning Area (SPA) by the Nairobi City County Government, which triggered a participatory process aimed at developing an integrated development plan for the settlements. The SPA process, examined here as a mode of city-making, is understood as a political project that was aimed at reorienting power relations in the city and redefining the conditions of urban citizenship. It enabled the entry of the inhabitants of Mukuru into official domains of participation from which they engaged with other stakeholders in identifying pressing issues within the settlements, leading to co-produced interventions. The paper examines how participation was understood and tested in the SPA, its transformative aspects and some pitfalls that undermined the process.
Themes in Latin American Environmental Ethics: Community, Resistance and Autonomy
Authors: Heyd Thomas
Published: June 2023

This paper seeks to answer the question how environmental ethics is approached in Latin America. I begin by discussing a suitable method for interpreting the question of whether there is a culturally based ethics, given that one may focus either on theory or on actually existing moral practices. Next, I consider some of the possible sources of Latin America's distinctiveness, namely its professional, cultural, and economic-historical particularities, followed by a discussion of the practice and theory of environmental ethics extant in the area. I claim that there is a concrete environmental ethics in Latin America, which can be described by the notions of community, resistance and autonomy, and suggest that this concrete ethic may be assessed both from a culture-internal and from a culture-external point of view. I close by proposing that Latin American environmental ethics may provide illuminating models for appropriate ways of acting in hybrid communities made up of human beings and nature.
An Institutionalist Approach to Environmental Valuation: The Regional Forest Programme of Southwest Finland as an Example
Authors: Hiedanpää Juha
Published: June 2023

This paper discusses the impacts of different formal and informal institutions upon the Regional Forest Programme of Southwest Finland (1997–2001). The divide between formal and informal institutions is a binary distinction: it is used as a discursive tool for identifying social structures and processes and for articulating their significance in development and environmental planning, valuation and decision-making. In the end part of the paper, there is a brief discussion of how normative and moral issues can be explicitly and more creatively integrated into the practice of environmental policy.
The performance of carboxylated alginic acid derivatives via methyl orange and Congo red catalytic reduction
Authors: Althomali Raed H , Alamry Khalid A , Alosaimi Abeer M , Hussein Mahmoud A
Published: June 2023

Numerous water-treatment marital have been developed during the past few years, including adsorbents., the catalytic reduction behavior of carboxylated alginic acid derivatives has been investigated against harmful organic dyes including Methyl Orange (MO) and Congo Red (CR). Alginic acid was firstly oxidized through an easy addition of KMnO4 as an oxidizing agent. A carboxylated alginic acid (CAA) has been interacted with selected metal ions (Sn, Fe, Ni, and Zr) through coordination bonds at the value of pH = 4 to form the corresponding metal complexes namely: Sn-CAA, Fe-CAA, Ni-CAA, and Zr-CAA. The consistency of the coordination was confirmed by several spectroscopic techniques including FT-IR, XRD, SEM, and EDX. The catalytic reduction of these metal ion-based products was carried out against MO, and CR in the presence of NaBH4 as a reducing agent under UV irradiation. All catalysts-based metal complexes showed enhanced catalytic reduction against CR compared to MO. Among all those mentioned metal complexes Sn-CAA showed the best catalytic reduction of these dyes. The time is taken by the Sn-CAA for CR, and MO is 5 and 7 min respectively. Ni-CAA was classified as the second efficient product against both dyes, where the reduction process took 20 and 9 min respectively. The other two catalysts took a long time for CR and MO reduction. Zr-CAA showed more than 80% reduction of only CR dye within 20 min. Whereas, Fe-CAA did not show any significant sign of reduction against both the dyes after the same time. The order of higher catalytic reduction was illustrated as: Sn-CAA > Ni-CAA > Zr-CAA = Fe-CAA.
Firm Characteristics and Adoption of Integrated Reporting: An Emerging Market Perspective
Authors: Bhatia Meena , Mehrotra Vandana , Thawani Bhavna
Published: June 2023

Only 31 firms out of Bombay Stock Exchange 100 index firms have adopted integrated reporting (IR); thus, these companies form the test case as the study examines the firm characteristics which motivate these 31 from the top 100 companies. The data are considered for five financial years ending 2020. Logistic regression is performed, and our result indicated that the company’s size, its structural complexity, and part of the Environmental social governance index affect the adoption of IR. We contribute to the growing body of literature by explaining the factors that influence the adoption of IR, which is now more important in light of the impending International Sustainability Standards Board of IFRS. Also, it will assist current and prospective stakeholders in determining how the firms’ characteristics can predetermine their chances of adopting newer reporting norms and practices.
Quantifying Vulnerability to Poverty in Rural Manipur: A Study of Agricultural Households from NSSO 70th Round Data
Authors: Solomon S. , Kumar De Utpal
Published: June 2023

Poverty is a stochastic phenomenon as the economic status of a household can change in the face of shocks and in the absence of resources to mitigate the effect of shocks. Thus, a static measure of poverty may not be very reliable for policy formulation. This article attempts to analyse the level of vulnerability to poverty across rural agricultural households by using 3 stage feasible generalized least square (3S FGLS) method and examines the determinants of households’ vulnerability to poverty by logistic regression. In addition, a concerted effort is made to explore the similarities and differences between the determinants of vulnerability and those of poverty. The study used NSSO 70th round (2012–2013) Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households data. The analysis reveals most of the determinants of poverty and vulnerability to be similar although it differs in strength on the impacts and significance level. The FGLS estimates show that the vulnerability of household level is much higher at 50.07% as compared to poverty rate, which is at 43.52% in the study area. Education of the household head, diversification of economic activities and social safety nets are found to be very significant in reducing vulnerability of a household. The safety nets are found to be not significant in reducing poverty. Nonetheless, they are effective in anchoring the vulnerable households against falling into poverty in the study area.
From Taylorism to teams: organisational and institutional experimentation at France Télécom
Authors: Bellego Maxime , Doellgast Virginia , Pannini Elisa
Published: June 2023

In this article we examine work reorganisation in technician units at France Télécom (FT/Orange) following the social crisis associated with employee suicides in 2007–2009. As a result of trade union campaigns and changes in leadership, the company moved to a more collaborative model, relying on broadened skills and enhanced worker participation in decision-making. Drawing on the framework of organisational and institutional experimentation, we argue that the crisis provided an opportunity to shift from top-down, Taylorised practices to a high-involvement model based on multi-skilled teams. This new model fostered mutual gains for workers in terms of increased autonomy and broadened skills, and for the employer through improved efficiency and customer service. It was underpinned, however, by the strengthening of labour’s countervailing power following the social crisis, which encouraged and supported managers in prioritising psychosocial health as a key organisational objective.
4D printed origami-inspired accordion, Kresling and Yoshimura tubes
Authors: Wickeler Anastasia L , McLellan Kyra , Sun Yu-Chen , Naguib Hani E.
Published: June 2023

Applying tessellated origami patterns to the design of mechanical materials can enhance properties such as strength-to-weight ratio and impact absorption ability. Another advantage is the predictability of the deformation mechanics since origami materials typically deform through the folding and unfolding of their creases. This work focuses on creating 4D printed flexible tubular origami based on three different origami patterns: the accordion, the Kresling and the Yoshimura origami patterns, fabricated with a flexible polylactic acid (PLA) filament with heat-activated shape memory effect. The shape memory characteristics of the self-unfolding structures were then harnessed at 60°C, 75°C and 90°C. Due to differences in the folding patterns of each origami design, significant differences in behaviour were observed during shape programming and actuation. Among the three patterns, the accordion proved to be the most effective for actuation as the overall structure can be compressed following the folding crease lines. In comparison, the Kresling pattern exhibited cracking at crease locations during deformation, while the Yoshimura pattern buckled and did not fold as expected at the crease lines. To demonstrate a potential application, an accordion-patterned origami 4D printed tube for use in hand rehabilitation devices was designed and tested as a proof-of-concept prototype incorporating self-unfolding origami.
The Social Effects of Entrepreneurship on Society and Some Potential Remedies: Four Provocations
Authors: Weiss Tim , Eberhart Robert , Lounsbury Michael , Nelson Andrew , Rindova Violina , Meyer John , Bromley Patricia , Atkins Rachel , Ruebottom Trish , Jennings Jennifer , Jennings Dev , Toubiana Madeline , Shantz Angelique Slade , Khorasani Niki , Wadhwani Daniel , Tucker Hannah , Kirsch David , Goldfarb Brent , Aldrich Howard , Aldrich Daniel
Published: June 2023

A rapidly growing research stream examines the social effects of entrepreneurship on society. This research assesses the rise of entrepreneurship as a dominant theme in society and studies how entrepreneurship contributes to the production and acceptance of socio-economic inequality regimes, social problems, class and power struggles, and systemic inequities. In this article, scholars present new perspectives on an organizational sociology-inspired research agenda of entrepreneurial capitalism and detail the potential remedies to bound the unfettered expansion of a narrow conception of entrepreneurship. Taken together, the essays put forward four central provocations: 1) reform the study and pedagogy of entrepreneurship by bringing in the humanities; 2) examine entrepreneurship as a cultural phenomenon shaping society; 3) go beyond the dominant biases in entrepreneurship research and pedagogy; and 4) explore alternative models to entrepreneurial capitalism. More scholarly work scrutinizing the entrepreneurship–society nexus is urgently needed, and these essays provide generative arguments toward further developing this research agenda.
Functional Outcomes After High-Energy Lisfranc Injuries
Authors: Sinkler Margaret A. , Benedick Alex , Kavanagh Michael , Vallier Heather A.
Published: June 2023

Background:

Midfoot fractures and dislocations are infrequent and functional outcomes following Lisfranc injuries have not been well described. The purpose of this project was to explore functional outcomes following operative treatment of high-energy Lisfranc injury.

Methods:

A retrospective cohort of 46 adults with tarsometatarsal fractures and dislocations treated at a single Level 1 trauma center were reviewed. Demographic, medical, social, and injury features of these patients and their injuries were recorded. Foot Function Index (FFI) and Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) surveys were collected after mean 8.7 years’ follow-up. Multiple linear regression was performed to identify independent predictors of outcome.

Results:

Forty-six patients with mean age 39.7 years completed functional outcome surveys. Mean SMFA scores were 29.3 (dysfunction) and 32.6 (bothersome). Mean FFI scores were 43.1 (pain), 43.0 (disability), and 21.7 (activity), with a mean total score of 35.9. FFI pain scores were worse than published values for fractures of the plafond (33, P = .04), distal tibia (33, P = .04), and talus (25.3, P = .001). Lisfranc injury patients reported worse disability (43.0 vs 29, P = .008) and total FFI scores (35.9 vs 26, P = .02) compared with distal tibia fractures. Tobacco smoking was an independent predictor of worse FFI ( P < .05) and SMFA emotion and bothersome scores ( P < .04). Chronic renal disease was a predictor of worse FFI disability ( P = .04) and SMFA subcategory scores ( P < .04). Male sex was associated with better scores in all SMFA categories ( P < .04). Age, obesity, or open injury did not affect functional outcomes.

Conclusion:

Patients reported worse pain by FFI after Lisfranc injury compared to other injuries about the foot and ankle. Tobacco smoking, female sex, and preexisting chronic renal disease are predictive of worse functional outcome scores, warranting further study in a larger sample, as well as counseling of long-term consequences of this injury.

Level of Evidence:

Level IV, retrospective, prognostic.
Beautiful Mis/takes
Authors: Ryu Jee Yeon
Published: June 2023

In the following three fragments, I illustrate how I am learning to practice reflexivity through the arts—with a story, piano improvisation, and poem—to evoke possibilities for more empathetic and humanistic ways of teaching and learning that embody what truly matters at the heart of children’s lived and living experiences of exploring music and piano playing. I integrate text, digitally edited photographs, and music video as artistic expressions of my praxis toward more heartful, healing, and joyful ways of teaching and learning.