bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Good option or only option? Poverty, disability, health and enterprise
Authors: Jackman Laura , Galloway Laura , Kapasi Isla , Stirzaker Rebecca , Mihut Andreea
Published: October 2021

Purpose

This paper aims to explore experiences of poverty in the enterprise amongst people with a disability or long-term health challenges. This paper departs somewhat from established wisdom about economic or financial drivers of enterprise by exploring why a disabled individual would start and continue to operate in a business where that business is providing income-poverty. In so doing, it subscribes to the idea that the enterprise involves reflexive engagement of an agent in context where value(s) of the enterprise other than financial may be prioritised.

Design/methodology/approach

The research draws from a larger qualitative study of self-employment and poverty in which half the sample (21 individuals) identified as experiencing disability or poor health. Semi-structured interviews were conducted these participants and a thematic analysis with specific reference to Theory of Venturing, which proposes that the value of enterprise is reflexively and idiosyncratically understood and morphogenetic, was used to explore itinerant issues, experiences and challenges.

Findings

In line with the theory, findings include that disability and poor health are observed to be both prompters and shapers of an enterprise and that the value of enterprise is not always primarily associated with financial wealth for the participants in the sample. Flexibility and autonomy are attractive features of self-employment for some in the face of an inflexible and sometimes hostile labour market.

Originality/value

This paper demonstrates that engaging in enterprise is motivated by an agent's reflexive evaluation of value(s) and how that enables them to navigate their structural condition(s); this contribution enhances theoretical approaches to enterprise and business creation by illuminating some of its diversity. This paper also contributes some much needed data about a group who are under-represented in the enterprise literature despite being over-represented in practice. There are implications and recommendations for policy and practice in the exposure and analysis of the issues emerging.
Modern chromatographic method for estimating Loratadine and affections on healthcare
Authors: Al-Salman H.N.K. , Qasim Qutaiba A. , Fayadh Rajaa Hussein , Hussein Hussein H.
Published: October 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to establish Loratadine [LRD] quantification in purified and capsule formulations using a precise and specific Reversal Phase with a very high-performance liquid Chromatographic [RP-HPLC] technique. The approach was evaluated in agreement with the principles of the International Conference on Harmonization [ICH]. Arcus EP-C18 Ion Pac column, 5 m, 4.6 mm, 250 mm, mobile phase Methanol: Acetonitrile (60:40) v/v. Dibasic potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.2, flow rate 1.0 ml/min.

Design/methodology/approach

The HPLC system used a 340 nm UV detector for testing. A 10-min run time was used for the analysis. At concentrations ranging from 2 to 10 g/ml, the technique was linear (R2 = 0.9998), exact (intra-day and inter-day relative standard deviation [RSD] values 1.0%), accurate (range recovery = 96%–102%), exclusive and strong.

Findings

The detecting and quantitation limits were 0.92 g/ml and 2.15 g/ml, respectively.

Originality/value

The findings demonstrated that the proposed method could accurately determine LRD in bulk and pill dose formats quickly and accurately.
Theorizing about components of teacher professional development: supports and barriers
Authors: Marynowski Richelle , Darroch Amber , Gregory Asta , James Molly
Published: October 2021

Purpose

This paper reports on a study exploring a sustained coaching model of teacher professional development (PD). The study was undertaken with middle school teachers in a small rural school division in Alberta, Canada. The goal of the study was to theorize about the components of the sustained coaching model of PD that supported or was a barrier to teachers engaging in a year-long PD series.

Design/methodology/approach

A grounded theory methodology was used to theorize about the components of a teacher PD model that participants viewed as being a support or barrier to their engagement in the PD. Data were collected from two individual participant interviews: one interview at the beginning of the year and one interview at the end of the year.

Findings

Findings indicate that teacher PD should include a constant community, accountability to other participants in that community, and a balance of theoretical and practical support and be provided over multiple sessions. In addition, in order for the PD to be sustainable, barriers to engaging in the PD should be minimized.

Originality/value

A recognition of the complexity of the factors influencing a teacher's interaction with PD provides a lens with which to consider the potential for a teacher's engagement with PD.
Employee mistreatment and information asymmetry
Authors: Unsal Omer
Published: October 2021

Purpose

In this paper, the author utilizes a unique hand-collected dataset of workplace lawsuits, violations and allegations to test the relation between employee mistreatment and information asymmetry.

Design/methodology/approach

The author tests the impact of employee treatment on firms' information environment by utilizing the S&P 1500 firms of 17,663 firm-year observations, which include 2,992 unique firms and 5,987 unique CEOs between 2000 and 2016. These methods include panel fixed effects, as well as alternative measures of information asymmetry, event study and matched samples for further robustness tests.

Findings

The author finds that employee disputes exacerbate the information flow between insiders and outsiders. Further, the author reports that case characteristics, such as case outcome and case duration, aggravate that problem. The author documents that the positive relationship between employee mistreatment and information asymmetry is stronger for small firms and firms with smaller market power, as well as firms with a high level of equity risk.

Originality/value

This study is the first to investigate how employee relations influence a firm's information asymmetry. The author aims to contribute to the literature by studying (1) the relation between information asymmetry and employee mistreatment, (2) how firm characteristics affect the path from employee disputes to information asymmetry and (3) the influence of various other types of evidence of employee mistreatment beyond litigation on the information environment.
The boundary-spanning role of first-tier suppliers in sustainability-oriented supplier development initiatives
Authors: Jia Meng , Stevenson Mark , Hendry Linda Caroline
Published: October 2021

Purpose

This study aims to study how first-tier suppliers (FTs) operate as boundary-spanners between the focal firm and second-tier suppliers (STs) in extending sustainability-oriented supplier development (SSD) initiatives up the supply chain.

Design/methodology/approach

An exploratory multi-case study approach in the apparel industry is adopted, comprised of four cases focused on occupational health and safety issues. The paper uses primary semi-structured interviews and observation data and secondary documents, and it is informed by the boundary-spanning and social capital theory.

Findings

The influence of downstream social capital on the upstream boundary-spanning actions of FTs is highlighted. More specifically, it is found that the cognitive and relational capital that exists in the downstream relationship between an FT and the focal firm affects whether the FT adopts compliance- or improvement-oriented boundary-spanning actions in their upstream relationships with STs. Particularly important aspects of cognitive and relational capital are highlighted while the phenomenon of FTs adding their own personal interpretation to sustainability requirements when fulfilling their boundary-spanning role is identified.

Research limitations/implications

A distinction is made between compliance- and improvement-oriented boundary-spanning actions. A deeper insight into the boundary-spanning role of FTs in extending SSD initiatives up the supply chain to STs is provided along with a deeper understanding of how this role is impacted by social capital.

Practical implications

Focal firms should seek to build adequate cognitive and relational capital with their FTs before deploying SSD initiatives to extend their reach further upstream in the supply chain. In doing so, it is also important to be cognisant of the social capital that exists between FTs and STs.

Originality/value

The paper contributes to the SSD literature by going beyond the buyer–FT dyad to examine the FT's boundary-spanning role in the wider buyer–FT–ST chain relationship. The study theoretically and empirically draws out the importance of relation-specific assets through the social capital lens.
The engagement CUBE: a dialogical tool for designing, facilitating and monitoring engaged research and teaching strategies
Authors: Moriau Linde , Tondeur Jo , Bertone Julie , Huysmans Minne , Temmerman Martina , Meurs Pieter
Published: October 2021

Purpose

Community engaged research and learning strategies are considered meaningful methods for universities to demonstrate their critical importance to today’s societies. At the same time, it is stressed that not all approaches are equally beneficial, highlighting the need for well-considered design and delivery. This paper aims to outline a helpful tool in this regard: the engagement CUBE.

Design/methodology/approach

The engagement CUBE was developed by a learning community set-up at a Belgian university to explore the potential of engaged practices for meeting both needs and assets of its urban surroundings. A series of learning circles was organized for discussing recent research findings, experiences and ambitions with engaged campus-community initiatives and support targeted (re)design.

Findings

The CUBE is a helpful instrument for navigating the complex fabric of engaged practices. It is to be used as a dialogic tool, facilitating collaborative meaning negotiation and decision-making among participants in engagement strategies. Its purpose is both to help design a supportive environment for establishing partnerships that build on shared ownership and mutual learning, as to stimulate capacity-building for taking responsible change-oriented action.

Originality/value

This paper contributes to the existing literature on engaged teaching and research by emphasizing the need of acknowledging conflict as an important condition for fostering insightful learning and genuine transformation. The authors will argue that adopting a conflict perspective also allows for a more critical examination of the emerging concept of university social responsibility.
A systematic review of e-tail product returns and an agenda for future research
Authors: Ahsan Kamrul , Rahman Shams
Published: October 2021

Purpose

This study conducts a systematic literature review of e-tail product returns research. E-tail product returns are essentially acquisition of products that have been sold through purely online or brick-and-click channels and then returned by consumer to business.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a systematic literature review protocol, we identified 75 peer-reviewed articles on e-tail product returns, conducted bibliometric analysis and content analysis of the articles and summarised our findings.

Findings

The findings reveal that the subject of e-tail returns is a new research area; academics have started to investigate several aspects of e-tail returns through different research methodologies and theoretical foundations. Further research is required in leading e-commerce countries and on key areas such as omni-channel returns management, customer satisfaction and service, the impact of resources such as people skills, the benefits of technology and IT systems in managing e-tail returns.

Practical implications

The study offers a summative account of current e-tail knowledge areas, which can serve as a reference guide for e-tailers to develop strategies for more efficient and competitive product returns.

Originality/value

This study contributes theoretically by developing clusters of key themes or knowledge areas about e-tail returns. It also provides a conceptual framework for e-tail returns management, which can be used as a springboard for further empirical research.
How does salespeople’s personal interaction affect customers’ word-of-mouth in retailing?
Authors: Ma Jiaqi , Kim Changju
Published: October 2021

Purpose

Drawing on the philosophy of retail service quality, this study aims to empirically investigate how salespeople’s personal interaction affects customers’ positive word-of-mouth (WOM) intention through the lens of affective customer experience and consumers’ cross-cultural attitudes toward domestic or foreign products.

Design/methodology/approach

The hypothesis was tested with a two-step structural equation model using survey data obtained from 529 shopping center customers in China.

Findings

The positive impact of salespeople’s personal interaction on customers’ positive WOM intention is fully mediated by affective customer experience. In addition, consumer ethnocentrism strengthens the positive impact of salespeople’s personal interaction on affective customer experience, whereas this study fails to find the moderating effect of foreign product affinity.

Practical implications

To increase customers’ positive WOM intention, store managers need to encourage their frontline sales personnel to personally interact with customers to support customers’ problem-solving. Also, frontline salespeople should pay more attention to consumers’ cross-cultural attitudes such as consumer ethnocentrism when interacting with their customers.

Originality/value

By linking affective customer experience and consumers’ cross-cultural attitudes of ethnocentrism and affinity toward domestic or foreign products, this study further extends the knowledge of retail service quality on the relationship between salespeople’s personal interaction and customers’ positive WOM intention.
Stock market flexibility during COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Pakistan
Authors: Kalsoom Ume , Javed Sheheryar , Khan Rizwan Ullah , Maqsood Arif
Published: October 2021

Purpose

The authors examine the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the stock market, forex market and gold market of Pakistan.

Design/methodology/approach

By using the daily data of COVID-19 confirmed cases, stock index, foreign currency rates and gold prices for the period 10 March 2020 to 16 October 2020, the authors explore that the stock index negatively responds to the corona pandemic.

Findings

Additionally, the authors observe the price hikes in gold and foreign currency corresponding to the number of COVID-19 positive cases.

Practical implications

The study analysis unveils that the stock market adversely responds to a pandemic, whereas, forex and gold markets serve as a safe haven for investors at the time of financial distress.

Originality/value

This study complements the literature and provides empirical evidence of the stock market, the gold market and foreign currency market, in the perspective of Pakistan.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on indigenous contractors in a developing economy
Authors: Olatunde Nathaniel Ayinde , Awodele Imoleayo Abraham , Adebayo Bosede Olajumoke
Published: October 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on indigenous contractors in a developing economy with a view to enhancing their performance.

Design/methodology/approach

The study used a purposive sampling technique to select 37 indigenous contractors with ongoing construction contracts in Osun State, Nigeria who provided data for the study. A structured interview protocol was used to elicit the required information from the interviewees and frequency, percentage and content analysis were used for data analysis.

Findings

The results showed that the critical impact of COVID-19 on indigenous contractors in a developing economy is: time overrun, loss of profit and creation of dispute. Further results showed that other impacts are a disruption in supply of labour, locally sourced materials are with additional cost, the additional cost of implementing COVID-19 protocols, difficulty in sourcing imported materials and absence of new jobs with the corresponding retrenchment of workers.

Practical implications

The study recommended special palliatives for the indigenous contractors from the government so as to cushion the impact of the pandemic on them, thereby enhance their survival and performance. A special arbitration panel is set up in each state of the federation to look at disputes arising from the aftermath of the pandemic, this is with a view to adequately compensate indigenous contractors with genuine and properly compiled claims. inferring from the findings of the study, it suffices to say that the severity of the impact of the pandemic is very high on indigenous contractors in developing economies, as such a better preparedness strategy could lessen the impact of such pandemic in the future.

Originality/value

The study is an attempt to unearth the impact of COVID-19 on indigenous contractors with ongoing construction contracts in a developing economy. The study will be of value to construction stakeholders in providing the information needed to devise strategies to minimise the impact of a pandemic on indigenous contractors in future projects thereby enhance their performance.
Segmenting tourists by length of stay using regression tree models
Authors: Jackman Mahalia , Naitram Simon
Published: October 2021

Purpose

This study analyses how the socio-demographic profile of the tourist, trip-related characteristics, distance, and economic conditions in the source country affect pleasure tourists' length of stay behaviours in Barbados.

Design/methodology/approach

The study uses “biggish” data (over 3.6 million observations), parametric models (OLS) and statistical learning models (regression trees) to develop a length of stay decision rule to segment pleasure tourists' length of stay. Our sample period is January 2004 to March 2013.

Findings

The analysis revealed a great deal of heterogeneity in the impact of the predictors across segments, which would be typically hidden from simple parametric approaches often used to model length of stay (such as OLS).

Practical implications

The main implication is that conventional models of length of stay should be complemented with segmentation analyses to shed some light on the heterogeneous length of stay behaviours of specific market segments.

Originality/value

Many studies on small tourism-specialising states focus on modelling aggregate arrivals. By modelling micro-data for Barbados, we provide insights on this aspect of tourism demand for small states. Second, very few studies use classification tools to analyse length of stay. The study contributes to the literature through its methodological approach.
The relationship between supportive campus environment and cultural diversity in enhancing students’ sense of belonging in higher education
Authors: Owusu-Agyeman Yaw
Published: October 2021

Purpose

The current study examines the moderating effect of supportive campus environment on the relationship between cultural diversity and students’ sense of belonging in a university in South Africa.

Design/methodology/approach

An online survey was designed and used to gather data from a sample of 2,026 registered undergraduate students. Using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 software, the data gathered were analysed by way of hierarchical regression analysis.

Findings

Results of the hierarchical regression analysis revealed that supportive campus environment and cross-cultural interaction serve as strong predictors of students’ sense of belonging. Furthermore, a simple slope analysis showed that supportive campus environment enhance: the positive relationship between cross-cultural interaction and students’ sense of belonging; and the positive relationship between students’ interaction with diverse peers and their sense of belonging.

Originality/value

This study addresses important knowledge and practical gaps in the relationship between supportive campus environment, cultural diversity and students’ sense of belonging in higher education. The results further highlight the significance of institutional structures, policies and practices that aim at enhancing students’ sense of belonging and reducing possible feeling of otherlings that arise due to a lack of supportive campus structures.
Experimental study on fire resistance of a full-scale composite floor assembly in a two-story steel framed building
Authors: Choe Lisa , Ramesh Selvarajah , Dai Xu , Hoehler Matthew , Bundy Matthew
Published: October 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to report the first of four planned fire experiments on the 9.1 × 6.1 m steel composite floor assembly as part of the two-story steel framed building constructed at the National Fire Research Laboratory.

Design/methodology/approach

The fire experiment was aimed to quantify the fire resistance and behavior of full-scale steel–concrete composite floor systems commonly built in the USA. The test floor assembly, designed and constructed for the 2-h fire resistance rating, was tested to failure under a natural gas fueled compartment fire and simultaneously applied mechanical loads.

Findings

Although the protected steel beams and girders achieved matching or superior performance compared to the prescribed limits of temperatures and displacements used in standard fire testing, the composite slab developed a central breach approximately at a half of the specified rating period. A minimum area of the shrinkage reinforcement (60 mm2/m) currently permitted in the US construction practice may be insufficient to maintain structural integrity of a full-scale composite floor system under the 2-h standard fire exposure.

Originality/value

This work was the first-of-kind fire experiment conducted in the USA to study the full system-level structural performance of a composite floor system subjected to compartment fire using natural gas as fuel to mimic a standard fire environment.
Memorization practice and academic success in Saudi undergraduate students
Authors: Pilotti Maura , Alkuhayli Halah , Al Ghazo Runna
Published: October 2021

Purpose

In the present study, the authors examined whether academic performance [grade point average (GPA)] can be predicted by self-reported frequency of memorization and recitation, verbatim memory performance, and self-efficacy in a sample of college students from Saudi Arabia.

Design/methodology/approach

Students' verse memory, word memory, experience with memorization and recitation, as well as general self-efficacy were measured. GPA was provided by the Office of the Registrar.

Findings

Verbatim memory performance for individual words and verses moderately predicted GPA.

Research limitations/implications

To be determined is the extent to which memory skills for different materials are related to memorization and recitation practice as well as encoding preferences.

Practical implications

The findings indicate that even though in college a premium is placed on activities that transform the format of the materials to be learned, activities that replicate materials may still be helpful.

Social implications

In Western pedagogy, memorization and recitation are considered counterproductive modes of information acquisition. The findings of this study illustrate that retention is an essential processing step upon which the complex cognitive activities that are embedded in college-level curricula rely.

Originality/value

The extant literature illustrates the benefits of exceptional memorization and recitation training. The findings suggest that academic success is positively related to what would be judged as moderate practice, thereby supporting the notion that benefits exist.
Trade-offs in the relationship between competition and audit quality
Authors: Ho Nam
Published: October 2021

Purpose

Fears over public accounting becoming increasingly concentrated have inspired several attempts to study the relationship between competition and audit quality. These studies have yielded conflicting results without a clear reason as to why. This paper aims to propose a new approach and empirically demonstrate a non-monotonic association between competition and audit quality.

Design/methodology/approach

Using metropolitan statistical area level data from the USA over the period of 2000–2014, the author shows that the effect that changes in the competition will have on audit quality depends upon the current competitive state of the market.

Findings

Audit quality is at its highest level when competition is neither too high nor too low. In addition, the point of inflection at which competition turns from being helpful to harmful is influenced by the saturation of the Big 4 auditors in the market.

Practical implications

These findings can help explain the mixed results of the literature and provide insight into the role that regulators can play in modulating competition.

Originality/value

This is the first paper to document a non-monotonic relationship between competition and audit quality. By introducing and exploring the validity of a non-monotonic component in the audit quality equation, the authors can better determine, which competitive structures generate desired levels of audit quality.
Translating sustainability strategies into performance: does sustainability performance management matter?
Authors: Jusoh Ruzita , Yahya Yazkhiruni , Zainuddin Suria , Asiaei Kaveh
Published: October 2021

Purpose

Drawing on the natural resource-based view (NRBV) of the firm, this study aims to investigate the mediating role of sustainability performance management (SPM) practices in the relationship between corporate sustainability strategy (SS) and sustainability performance (SP). The conceptualization of SS and SPM practices follow the NRBV resources and capabilities to promote sustainability for competitiveness.

Design/methodology/approach

Data for the study were collected through a questionnaire from 114 small-medium to large organizations within environmentally sensitive industries operating in Malaysia.

Findings

The results indicate the indirect relationship between SS and SP through SPM practices. The results suggest that SS can only be realized through a broader management accounting control system (such as SPM practices) that provides information to generate, analyze and control environmental, social, economic and governance performance.

Practical implications

As some organizations may face their resource constraints, this study may help managers and management accountants prioritize their focus on SS and adopt the necessary SPM practices to enhance their SP.

Originality/value

This study sheds new light on the role of the SPM practices adopted by firms to manage their SS.
Is agricultural revitalization possible through the climate-smart agriculture: a systematic review and citation-based analysis
Authors: Morkunas Mangirdas , Balezentis Tomas
Published: October 2021

Purpose

This paper seeks to identify the prevailing streams in the research of climate-smart agriculture in order to help to conceptualize this new scientific notion and assist in drawing clear borders between climate-smart agriculture, agricultural sustainability and resilience.

Design/methodology/approach

In order to conceptualize the climate-smart agriculture (CSA), the current research provides an in-depth bibliometric analysis indicating the prospective research directions in CSA. The findings of this paper are important in guiding the research on creation of climate-smart agriculture across different regions.

Findings

The notion of the CSA covers three main objectives: increased productivity, enhanced resilience and reduced environmental footprint of agriculture. It is found that due to its novelty, the climate-smart notion does not always have its defined research agenda and is considered to be both a constituent part of some other scientific framework (e.g. sustainability) and an independent research avenue.

Originality/value

This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the literature on the CSA. The linkages among the concepts, research centers and research strands are identified via the citation-based analysis.
Characterization and evaluation of novel sustainable polymers derived from renewable rosin
Authors: Soliman Amal A. , Alian Noha A. , Elsawy Maha Mohammed , Shaker Nihal O.
Published: October 2021

Purpose

This study aims to prepare low-cost biomaterials from renewable natural resources (rosin).

Design/methodology/approach

Preparation of different biomaterials, ethylene glycol maleic rosin (EGMR), glycerol maleic rosin, pentaerythritol maleic rosin and sorbitol maleic rosin (SMR) esters, then evaluated by stability studies, moisture absorption, swelling index parameters, thermogravimetric analysis and skin irritation studies.

Findings

The prepared rosin derivatives had excellent moisture safety, according to the results. From EGMR to SMR, the swelling indices increase.

Research limitations/implications

These rosin biomaterials were used in coating, especially in the field of pharmaceutical coating, and good results were obtained in this study.

Practical implications

As these biomaterials rosin derivatives have excellent moisture resistance, they are recommended for use as coating materials for moisture-sensitive drugs.

Originality/value

There has recently been a lot of interest in researching the effects of rosin derivatives in various drug delivery systems.
Combining interpretative phenomenological analysis and existential hermeneutic phenomenology to reveal critical moments of managerial lived experience: a methodological guide
Authors: Jedličková Lenka , Müller Michal , Halová Dagmar , Cserge Tereza
Published: October 2021

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to offer a complete guide to a qualitative method for capturing critical moments of managerial practice that combines interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) and existential hermeneutic phenomenology (EHP).

Design/methodology/approach

This article is based on the findings of extensive research and describes in detail the specific steps that must be taken for complete replication of research. The research uses methods of IPA and critically develops the EHP framework with an emphasis on the analysis of interpersonal relationships.

Findings

Depending on the testing of the research method in practice, the article evaluates the IPA-EHP method as suitable for the research on critical moments of managerial lived experience, considering the causes of the crisis.

Originality/value

This article is based on demand from academics who would like to use this method to analyse managerial practice. Especially now, at a time associated with a number of challenging events, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, qualitative research is gaining in importance, even in management science. The original interpretative framework based on the phenomenology of Fink and Patočka is appropriate in this respect.
Weather, investor psychology and stock returns: evidence from Fiji's stock market
Authors: Sami Janesh
Published: October 2021

Purpose

This paper investigates whether weather affects stock market returns in Fiji's stock market.

Design/methodology/approach

The author employed an exponential general autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic (EGARCH) modeling framework to examine the effect of weather changes on stock market returns over the sample period 9/02/2000–31/12/2020.

Findings

The results show that weather (temperature, rain, humidity and sunshine duration) have robust but heterogenous effects on stock market returns in Fiji.

Research limitations/implications

It is useful for scholars to modify asset pricing models to include weather-related variables (temperature, rain, humidity and sunshine duration) to better understand Fiji's stock market dynamics (even though they are often viewed as economically neutral variables).

Practical implications

Investors and traders should consider their mood while making stock market decisions to lessen mood-induced errors.

Originality/value

This is the first attempt to examine the effect of weather (temperature, rain, humidity and sunshine duration) on stock market returns in Fiji's stock market.
Covid-19 and organisational development: important signs of a new pillar for sustainability
Authors: Marques Isabel Cristina Panziera , Serrasqueiro Zélia , Nogueira Fernanda
Published: October 2021

Purpose

The global pandemic has had a considerable effect on organisations’ performance and development and on the daily lives of the general population. This study aims to analyse the recent literature on the topics of Covid-19 and sustainability and proposes to rethink and redefine sustainability with the intersection of human health as a fourth sustainable pillar.

Design/methodology/approach

Using the Scopus and ISI Web of Science databases, 119 articles were analysed in detail and classified according to concepts and principles for achieving sustainable development, based on the Brundtland Report, 1987.

Findings

The results indicate a high number of publications in the social dimension, with a relevant proportion of studies in the health sector. This study allows us to conclude that all sectors of society are being affected by the pandemic. However, the enormous tension and the immediate impact felt by the health sector during the pandemic reflect directly on the population, and there are clear signs that in the medium and long term, instability and uncertainty in the environmental, economic and social dimensions will remain. In national health systems, monitoring, innovating in human resource management and investing in information technology can ensure organizations’ reliability and sustainability. The conclusion involves the suggestion of introducing health as a new pillar for sustainability to consolidate the basis and structure of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Objectives. The use of fundamental concepts is necessary and must be aligned to reassess the results obtained in studies, in comparison with observational data.

Practical implications

The implications arising from the inclusion of health as a fourth pillar of sustainability are diverse. The need to build a new theoretical and conceptual framework for sustainability derives from the fact that health reflects the concern of many postulants in this field of practices. The determining or conditioning conditions of the observed effects of the pandemic by COVID-19, whether situated simply as factors and/or economic, environmental or social reflexes that precede them, requires a conceptual development that allows its approach, as a complex object, whose determinations are subject to variable degrees of uncertainty and diversity.

Originality/value

This study aims to redefine the concept of sustainability, considering that health has become a public health emergency of international interest. Health affects the supply chain, cash flow, interferes with the educational format and interrupts the workforce’s routine, among other aspects, showing the true nature of its importance and its impact in all spheres (economic, environmental and social).
Towards atuwün wariache? Place‐making and creative acts of traversing in the Mapuche city
Authors: Casagrande Olivia
Published: October 2021

This article addresses experiences of belonging and place‐making among indigenous Mapuche youths in Santiago, Chile. Moving from a collaborative ethnography, it elaborates on the emplacement of thetuwün(place of origin) – usually linked to ancestral territories – within the city, and the meanings this shift entails. Furthering knowledge on indigenous spatiality by addressing migration, the analysis focuses on the ambivalent ways in which memory, affect, and power relations are embedded in urban materialities, and are negotiated through ‘acts of traversing’. The significant relationship between persons and places is conceived as mediated by movement, expanding on the creative possibilities of routing. Moreover, drawing on practice‐based methods, the article argues for a shared engagement with research participants in order to gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which place‐ and self‐making in contexts of migration encompass both rupture and creative reappropriation, contributing to current debates on displacement and the sense of place.
Preparation and antibacterial performance of cinnamon essential oil nanoemulsion on milk foodborne pathogens
Authors: Mahmoudzadeh Peyman , Aliakbarlu Javad , Moradi Mehran
Published: October 2021

The objectives of the current study were to prepare and characterise cinnamon essential oil nanoemulsion (NCEO) and investigate its antibacterial activity in vitro and milk. The average size of NCEO droplets was 66.6 nm. NCEO was overall more effective than free essential oil on Listeria monocytogenes in milk stored at 7 °C/6 days, whereas Escherichia coli was more sensitive to essential oil than NCEO in milk samples stored at 7 and 37 °C. The type of bacterial strain, NCEO concentration and storage temperature appear to have various impacts on the antibacterial activity of NCEO in milk.
Proactive forensic science in biometrics: Novel materials for fingerprint spoofing
Authors: Saguy Michel , Almog Joseph , Cohn Daniel , Champod Christophe
Published: October 2021

Motivated by the need to prepare for the next generation of fingerprint spoofing, we applied the “proactive forensic science” strategy to the biometric field. The working concept, already successful in a few fields, aimed at adopting the sophisticated criminals' way of thinking, predicting their next move so that the crime‐fighting authorities can be one step ahead of them and take preventive measures, against biometric spoofing in this instance. This strategy involved the design, production, and characterization of innovative polymeric materials that could possibly serve in advanced fingerprint spoofs. Special attention was given to materials capable of fooling fingerprint readers equipped with spoof‐detecting abilities, known as “Presentation Attack Detection” (PAD) systems and often referred to as liveness detection. A series of direct cast fake fingerprints was produced from known commercially available spoofing materials, and was functionally tested to compare their performance with that of spoofs produced from the new polymers. The novel materials thus prepared were hydrogels based on polyethylene glycols (PEGs) that were chain‐extended. They showed good performance in deceiving security systems, considerably better than that of spoofs produced from commercial materials, and are, therefore, good spoofing candidates that law‐enforcement authorities should be aware of.
Validity and reliability of the Interagency Integrated Triage Tool in a regional emergency department in Papua New Guinea
Authors: Mitchell Rob , McKup John J , Banks Colin , Nason Regina , O'Reilly Gerard , Kandelyo Scotty , Bornstein Sarah , Cole Travis , Reynolds Teri , Ripa Paulus , Körver Sarah , Cameron Peter
Published: October 2021

Objective

The Interagency Integrated Triage Tool (IITT) is a novel, three‐tier triage system recommended by the World Health Organization. The present study sought to assess the validity and reliability of a pilot version of the tool in a resource‐limited ED in regional Papua New Guinea.

Methods

This pragmatic prospective observational study, conducted at Mount Hagen Provincial Hospital, commenced 1 month after IITT implementation. The facility did not have a pre‐existing triage system. All ED patients presenting within a 5‐month period were included. The primary outcome was sensitivity for the detection of time‐critical illness, defined by 10 pre‐specified diagnoses. The association between triage category and ED outcomes was examined using Cramer'sVcorrelation coefficient. Reliability was assessed by inter‐rater agreement between a local and an experienced external triage officer.

Results

There were 9437 presentations during the study period and 9175 (97.2%) had a triage category recorded. Overall, 138 (1.5%) were classified as category 1 (emergency), 1438 (15.7%) as category 2 (priority) and 7599 (82.8%) as category 3 (non‐urgent). When applied by a mix of community health workers, nurses, health extension officers and doctors, the tool's sensitivity for the detection of time‐critical illness was 77.8% (95% confidence interval 64.4–88.0). The admission rate was 14.5% (20/138) among emergency patients, 12.0% (173/1438) among priority patients and 0.4% (30/7599) among non‐urgent patients (P = 0.00). Death in the ED occurred in 13 (9.4%) of 138 emergency patients, 34 (2.4%) of 1438 priority patients and four (0.1%) of 7599 non‐urgent patients (P = 0.00). The negative predictive value for these outcomes was >99.5%. Among 170 observed triage assessments, weightedκwas 0.81 (excellent agreement). On average, it took clinicians 2 min 43 s (standard deviation 1:10) to complete a triage assessment.

Conclusion

There is limited published data regarding the predictive validity and inter‐rater reliability of the IITT. In this pragmatic study, the pilot version of the tool demonstrated adequate performance. Evaluation in other emergency care settings is recommended.
Religious practice in the pandemic of COVID‐19 and the nursing diagnoses
Authors: Novaes Dayane Caroline , Grassi Mariana de Freitas , Nascimento Tayomara Ferreira , Novelli e Castro Meire Cristina , Jensen Rodrigo
Published: October 2021

Purpose

Identify the elements (defining characteristics, related factors, and risk factors) of the diagnoses of NANDA international impaired religiosity (00169), risk for impaired religiosity (00170), and readiness for enhanced religiosity (00171), in a period of social distancing in the pandemic of COVID‐19, and associate them with the behavior of individual and collective religious practice, before and during the pandemic.

Methods

Survey study, released via social media to members of religious communities in Brazil. Data collection took place in June 2020, by online questionnaire.

Findings

Participants were 719 people, 563 (78.3%) were women, with a median age of 39 years (min 18–max 73), of Catholic religion (64.7%), with a median of 29 years of religious practice (min 0–max 70). The participants were from Southeast 652 (90.68%), South 49 (6.82%), Northeast 13 (1.82%), Midwest 4 (0.56%), and North 01 (0.14%) of Brazil. The increase of individual religious practice was associated with two diagnostic elements and the reduction of individual practice to nine elements. The reduction of collective religious practice was associated with seven diagnostic elements and the maintenance of the practice associated with five elements. The increase of collective religious practice was associated with five diagnostic elements.

Conclusions

In individuals who presented during the pandemic reduction of individual religious practice, reduction of collective religious practice, and maintenance of collective religious practice, the elements of the diagnosis impaired religiosity were predominant. In individuals who presented increased practice of collective religious activity during the pandemic, the elements of the diagnosis readiness for enhanced religiosity were predominant.

Implications for nursing practice

This study highlights defining characteristics, risk factors, and related factors of the religiosity diagnoses presented due to social distancing in the pandemic; these should be screened during nursing consultations in primary health care.
The effects of obstetric emergency team training on patient outcome: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Brogaard Lise , Glerup Lauridsen Kasper , Løfgren Bo , Krogh Kristian , Paltved Charlotte , Boie Sidsel , Hvidman Lone
Published: October 2021

Introduction

Little is known about the optimal simulation‐based team training in obstetric emergencies. We aimed to review how simulation‐based team training affects patient outcomes in obstetric emergencies.

Material and methods

Search Strategy: MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched up to and including May 15, 2021. Selection criteria: randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies on obstetric teams in high‐resource settings comparing the effect of simulation‐based obstetric emergency team training with no training on the risk of Apgar scores less than 7 at 5 min, neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, severe postpartum hemorrhage, blood transfusion of four or more units, and delay of emergency cesarean section by more than 30 min. Data collection and analysis: The included studies were assessed using PRISMA, EPCO, and GRADE.

Results

We found 21 studies, four RCTs and 17 cohort studies, evaluating patient outcomes after obstetric team training compared with no training. Annual obstetric emergency team training may reduce brachial plexus injury (six cohort studies: odds ratio [OR] 0.47, 95% CI 0.33–0.68; one RCT: OR 1.30, 95 CI% 0.39–4.33, low certainty evidence) and suggest a positive effect; but it was not significant on Apgar score below 7 at 5 min (three cohort studies: OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.51–1.19; two RCT: OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.72–1.05, moderate certainty evidence). The effect was unclear for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, umbilical prolapse, decision to birth interval in emergency cesarean section, and for severe postpartum hemorrhage. Studies with in situ multi‐professional simulation‐based training demonstrated the best effect.

Conclusions

Emerging evidence suggests an effect of obstetric team training on obstetric outcomes, but conflicting results call for controlled trials targeted to identify the optimal methodology for effective team training.
Comparison of subconjunctival microinvasive glaucoma surgery and trabeculectomy
Authors: Wagner Felix M. , Schuster Alexander K. , Munder Annika , Muehl Marius , Chronopoulos Panagiotis , Pfeiffer Norbert , Hoffmann Esther M.
Published: October 2021

Purpose

To assess surgical success and the post‐operative development of intraocular pressure between XEN45®gelstent, Preserflo®MicroShunt and trabeculectomy with mitomycin C.

Methods

Data from 105 eyes from 105 patients of matched cases with refractory open‐angle glaucoma, who underwent surgery between January 2019, and August 2020, were evaluated. Patients underwent either stand‐alone XEN gelstent insertion with Mitomycin C, stand‐alone Preserflo with Mitomycin C or trabeculectomy with Mitomycin C. The primary outcome was the proportion of complete surgical success at 6 months post‐operatively (i.e. intraocular pressure between 5mmHg and 18mmHg, no revision surgery, no loss of light perception and no post‐operative pharmaceutical antiglaucomatous treatment). The reduction of intraocular pressure after 6 months, the classes of antiglaucomatous medication used post‐operatively, best‐corrected visual acuity, spherical refractive errors and astigmatism were assessed as secondary outcomes.

Results

We included 35 eyes in each group. After 6‐month follow‐up, complete success was 73.5% [95%‐CI: 57.9%–89.2%] in the trabeculectomy group, 51.4% [95%‐CI: 34.0%–68.8%] in the XEN group and 74.2% [95%‐CI: 57.9%–90.5%] in the Preserflo group (p = 0.08). Regarding secondary outcomes, the reduction of intraocular pressure was 12.1 ± 7.9 mmHg in the trabeculectomy group and was thereby 5.8 [95%‐CI: 2.2–9.6] mmHg greater compared with the XEN group (p < 0.001) and 4.8 [95%‐CI: 0.9–8.7] mmHg higher than the Preserflo group (p = 0.01).

Conclusions

No statistically significant differences were found between trabeculectomy, XEN45®gelstent implantation and Preserflo®MicroShunt implantation regarding surgical success after 6 months. Yet reduction in intraocular pressure was significantly higher in the trabeculectomy group. However, all three interventions resulted in sufficiently low post‐operative intraocular pressure and may therefore be considered individually for glaucoma treatment.