bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CSR communication on social media: the impact of source and framing on message credibility, corporate reputation and WOM
Authors: Dalla-Pria Lisa , Rodríguez-de-Dios Isabel
Published: January 2022

Purpose

When communicating CSR initiatives on social media, companies need to choose the appropriate source and type of messages. Over the last few years, influencers have emerged as a relevant endorser for CSR messages, but there is a lack of research investigating their effectiveness. Hence, the purpose of the study is to analyze how the type of source and message framing on social media influence message credibility, corporate reputation (CR) and word-of-mouth (WOM).

Design/methodology/approach

An online experiment with 2 (source: influencer vs corporate) × 2 (CSR frame motives: values-driven vs performance-driven) between-subject design was conducted among 200 participants.

Findings

Results showed that the type of source does not affect message credibility or CR but a corporate source generates more WOM. Moreover, values-driven motives increase CR and generate more WOM. However, the type of frame motives does not impact message credibility.

Originality/value

The current paper tests the effect of framing and source when communicating CSR on social media. The paper shows that overall an effective CSR communication should be posted by a corporate source and framed by values-driven motives. Hence, the study contributes to the contemporary literature regarding CSR communication and provides practical implications for companies.
The role of ICT for school leadership and management activities: an international comparison
Authors: Tulowitzki Pierre , Gerick Julia , Eickelmann Birgit
Published: January 2022

Purpose

Information and communication technologies (ICT) has an increasing impact on schools. School leaders play a key role in this context as drivers of innovation including those related to ICT. Against this background, the study presented in this article focuses on school leadership and management activities with ICT and related challenges. It sought to analyze how frequently German school principals use ICT compared to principals in other countries, what distinct clusters of German principals could be identified in terms of ICT usage and how principals viewed ICT in schools and related challenges.

Design/methodology/approach

A mixed-methods approach was chosen, using quantitative data from both the international comparative large-scale assessment study ICILS 2018 and the explorative qualitative data from Germany. For the international comparison, the school principal data sets of the 12 international participants of the International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) 2018 were taken into account: Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Portugal, Uruguay and the United States. To look beyond averaged frequencies, a latent class analysis (LCA) was conducted to identify possible clusters of school leaders with distinct usage patterns of ICT for leadership and management activities.

Findings

The results indicate that, in general, German principals use ICT for leadership and management activities on a similar level as their international colleagues. However, they seem to communicate with education authorities significantly more often than their international colleagues, whereas representative activities (presentations, home page) are rather infrequent. The qualitative data point to significant barriers to fully harnessing the potential of using ICT for leadership, management and school improvement such as lack of competencies and lack of adequate support.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that focuses on school leadership and management activities using ICT with such a data set. The results provide insights into how German principals use ICT to lead and manage their schools compared to their international counterparts. The qualitative data offers additional insights into possible reasons hindering a more effective use of ICT.
Antecedent and employee well-being outcomes of perceived benefits schemes: a two-wave study
Authors: Xiao Qijie , Cooke Fang Lee , Mavondo Felix , Bamber Greg J.
Published: January 2022

Purpose

The purpose of the research is to examine the antecedent and employee well-being outcomes of employees' perceptions of benefits schemes.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected using both paper-based and web-based questionnaires over two time points (one month apart). The sample included 281 participants in eight companies in China. Structural equation modelling was employed to investigate the relationship between Chinese traditionality, perceived benefits schemes, job involvement and emotional exhaustion.

Findings

Chinese traditionality is an antecedent of employees' perceptions of benefits schemes. Perceived benefits schemes are negatively associated with emotional exhaustion. Moreover, job involvement mediates the relationship between perceived benefits schemes and emotional exhaustion.

Research limitations/implications

The data were collected in eight manufacturing companies in China, which may raise concerns about the generalisability of findings across industries, nations and cultures. Larger, more representative and cross-contextual samples are needed for future research to test the results further.

Practical implications

Managers should anticipate that employees with different cultural values may develop dissimilar perceptions of the same benefits schemes. Hence, managers need to communicate the benefits schemes to distinct employee groups in different ways.

Originality/value

Based on the conservation of resources model, this research offers theoretical insights into the mechanisms through which perceived benefits schemes influence employee health well-being. In addition, this research tests an antecedent of perceived benefits schemes.
Data-driven approach to predict the sequence of component failures: a framework and a case study on a process industry
Authors: Antomarioni Sara , Ciarapica Filippo Emanuele , Bevilacqua Maurizio
Published: January 2022

Purpose

The research approach is based on the concept that a failure event is rarely random and is often generated by a chain of previous events connected by a sort of domino effect. Thus, the purpose of this study is the optimal selection of the components to predictively maintain on the basis of their failure probability, under budget and time constraints.

Design/methodology/approach

Assets maintenance is a major challenge for any process industry. Thanks to the development of Big Data Analytics techniques and tools, data produced by such systems can be analyzed in order to predict their behavior. Considering the asset as a social system composed of several interacting components, in this work, a framework is developed to identify the relationships between component failures and to avoid them through the predictive replacement of critical ones: such relationships are identified through the Association Rule Mining (ARM), while their interaction is studied through the Social Network Analysis (SNA).

Findings

A case example of a process industry is presented to explain and test the proposed model and to discuss its applicability. The proposed framework provides an approach to expand upon previous work in the areas of prediction of fault events and monitoring strategy of critical components.

Originality/value

The novel combined adoption of ARM and SNA is proposed to identify the hidden interaction among events and to define the nature of such interactions and communities of nodes in order to analyze local and global paths and define the most influential entities.
Progressive schema of 5G for Industry 4.0: features, enablers, and services
Authors: Javaid Mohd , Haleem Abid , Rab Shanay , Singh Ravi Pratap , Suman Rajiv , Mohan Sanjay
Published: January 2022

Purpose

The development of new communication technology such as 5G is now a solid choice for Industry 4.0. 5G in the fifth generation replaces the presently used mobile telecommunications networks. In every sector of modern life, this technology is designed to resolve the issue of the enormous rise in daily gadgets. 5G allows rapid data transfer and significantly improves the Internet of Things (IoT), which contains billions of devices. The purpose of this paper is to study the potential applications of 5G for Industry 4.0.

Design/methodology/approach

Relevant research publications from Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar were identified to accomplish the objectives of this paper. 5G for Industry 4.0 enables crucial communications such as wireless management of machines and robotics to unleash Industry 4.0’s full potential, including the considerable proliferation of IoT devices in 5G. This technology enhances quality control, increasing inspections that rely on real-time analysis for rapid and early detection.

Findings

In Industry 4.0, 5G technology provides high speed and flexibility connectivity which helps to enhance the entire manufacturing system. This paper briefs about 5G and different network technologies used in 5G. Advancements, associated features and specialties, and significant enablers of 5G for Industry 4.0 are discussed. Finally, the paper identifies and discusses eighteen 5G applications for Industry 4.0. 5 G-enabled robots are used in manufacturing to carry out extensive work to enhance connectivity.

Originality/value

5G is the next-generation communication technology, allowing numerous examples of inventive usage, including Industry 4.0. In line with its long-term vision of digitisation, 5G benefit the whole value chain, including consumers and businesses.
The multi-dimensional space of the futures of work
Authors: Carmel Erran , Sawyer Steve
Published: January 2022

Purpose

The authors present nine dimensions to provide structure for the many Futures of Work (FoW). This is done to advance a more sociotechnical and nuanced approach to the FoW, which is too-often articulated as singular and unidimensional. Futurists emphasize they do not predict the future, but rather, build a number of possible futures – in plural – often in the form of scenarios constructed based on key dimensions. Such scenarios help decision-makers consider alternative actions by providing structured frames for careful analyses. It is useful that the dimensions be dichotomous. Here, the authors focus specifically on the futures of knowledge work.

Design/methodology/approach

Building from a sustained review of the FoW literature, from a variety of disciplines, this study derives the nine dimensions.

Findings

The nine FoW dimensions are: Locus of Place, Locus of Decision-making, Structure of Work, Technologies’ Roles, Work–Life, Worker Expectations, Leadership Model, Firm’s Value Creation and Labor Market Structure. Use of the dimensions is illustrated by constructing sample scenarios.

Originality/value

While FoW is multi-dimensional, most FoW writing has focused on one or two dimensions, often highlighting positive or negative possibilities. Empirical papers, by their nature, are focused on just one dimension that is supported by data. However, future-oriented policy reports tend are more often multi-faceted analyses and serve here as the model for what we present.
Collaboration to combat COVID-19: policy responses and best practices in local integrated care settings
Authors: Schmidt Eduard , Schalk Jelmer , Ridder Marlieke , van der Pas Suzan , Groeneveld Sandra , Bussemaker Jet
Published: January 2022

Purpose

This illustrative case study describes and evaluates drivers of effective inter-organizational collaboration to mitigate the impact and spread of COVID-19 among homeless people in two cities in the Netherlands. The aims of this study are: (1) to explore the strategic and operational policy responses in two local integrated care settings at the start of the crisis, (2) to identify best policy practices and lessons learned. The authors interpret and evaluate the findings by combining insights from the population health management (PHM) and collaborative governance literature.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors describe and illustrate the experiences of two Dutch municipalities, Rotterdam and The Hague, in the early policy responses to sudden operational challenges around the impact of COVID-19 on homeless people as experienced by local decision-makers, medical doctors and clients.

Findings

The authors show that best policy practices revolve around (1) using data and risk stratification methods for identifying and targeting populations at-risk in local policy making, and (2) having an inter-organizational data sharing architecture in place ex ante. These two factors were clear prerequisites for tailor-made policy responses for newly-defined groups at risk with the existing and well-documented vulnerable population, and executing crisis-induced tasks efficiently.

Originality/value

This paper is among the first to illustrate the potential of combining collaborative governance and PHM perspectives to identify key drivers of effective local governance responses to a healthcare crisis in an integrated care setting.
Implementing strategic responses in the COVID-19 market crisis: a study of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India
Authors: Yeon Guydeuk , Hong Paul C. , N. Elangovan , M. Divakar G.
Published: January 2022

Purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies. This paper aims to examine how India's SMEs implement their strategic responses in this crisis.

Design/methodology/approach

The study uses dynamic capability theory to explore the strategic responses of SMEs. Strategy implementation theory helps to explain how they implement innovative practices for outcomes. A research model defines the COVID-19 challenges, strategic responses and performance outcomes. The study reports the findings of an initial pilot study of 75 firms and follow-up case study results in the context of COVID-19.

Findings

Firms choose their approaches according to their perceived market risks. Case studies illustrate that firms display diverse attitudes depending on their strategic direction, leadership vision and organizational culture. They achieve different outcomes by implementing specific styles of risk management practices (e.g. risk-averting, risk-taking and risk-thriving).

Research limitations/implications

Although the study context is Indian SMEs, the findings suggest meaningful lessons for other emerging economies in similar crisis events. The propositions may be extended to future research in broad contexts.

Practical implications

Even in the extraordinary COVID-19 market crisis, SMEs with limited resources display their strategic potential by recognizing their unique capabilities, translating them into effective actions and achieving desirable outcomes.

Social implications

In the COVID-19 pandemic, top leaders' mental attitude, strategic perspective and routine practices are contagious. Positive leadership motivates both internal and external stakeholders with an enormous level of collaboration.

Originality/value

This rare study of Indian SMEs provides a theoretical framework for designing a pilot survey and conducting a case study of multiple firms. Based on these findings, testable propositions are articulated for future research in diverse organizational and national contexts.
Money laundering influence on financial institutions and ways to retaliate
Authors: Kumar Darshan , Lokanan Mark Eshwar
Published: January 2022

Purpose

This paper aims to advance the professional knowledge, experience and expertise of anti-money laundering (AML) professionals by focusing on how money laundering (ML) impacts a variety of financial institutions (FIs) and in what ways the FIs can retaliate to detect, prevent and mitigate the risk of ML.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper use data from secondary sources. Many FI cases have been included such as a bank money service business (MSB) and insurance companies.

Findings

There should be a culture of compliance in organizations. Upper management, such as a designated committee or board members, should set the tone of compliance. Money launderers take advantage of every possible opportunity to convert illicit proceeds into clean proceeds with any institution or profession.

Originality/value

This paper used a case study approach to study the nuances of money laundering activities in various jurisdictions.
Physical Internet-enabled automobile production–distribution joint optimisation with multistage workshop
Authors: Ji Shoufeng , Xue Yaoting , Zhu Guosong
Published: January 2022

Purpose

The Physical Internet (PI) application in a supply chain is explored by automakers to achieve a digital supply chain to challenge timely delivery while maintaining high customised production at the lowest operating cost.

Design/methodology/approach

A bi-objective mixed integer model is formulated, where production is performed in multistage manufacturing systems (MMS) and then delivered in a two-level distribution system. Next, a hybrid iterative method algorithm is developed to solve the practical-scale problem within an admissible time. Finally, PI's benefits on production and supply chain operation are discussed through extensive computational experiments in different supply chain configurations.

Findings

Three significant findings are obtained. First, PI can achieve a comparable or better service level, while the cost is always lower. Second, PI can improve the utilisation of production and transportation resources. Third, with a more complex supply chain and a higher production cost or truck fixed cost, PI's advantages over traditional supply chain become more vigorous, but the increase in orders will weaken it.

Practical implications

The auto enterprise should adopt a PI-enabled supply chain (PI-SC), especially with the increase of network complexity and specific cost factors.

Social implications

Importance should be attached to the PI-SC to make customers better involved in the supply chain.

Originality/value

First, the application of PI in the existing plant is described. Second, MMS production with multi-mode transportation is jointly scheduled. Third, the decision support of the PI-SC is provided for auto enterprises.
Assessment of port governance model: evidence from the Brazilian ports
Authors: Marques Soares Cláudio de Jesus , Paixão Casaca Ana Cristina
Published: January 2022

Purpose

Since enacting Act 8630/93, Brazilian port activities have been going through significant modifications, changing from the public port service management to the landlord model. Act 12815/2013 enforced a new regulatory framework increasing Port Authorities' dependence on the Federal Government. Since 2019, the Government has attempted to elaborate a Port Authorities' identity based on the private port governance model inspired by the Australian and United Kingdom ones. This paper assesses Brazilian's Port Authorities management models from 1993 to 2020 and considers the Australian, the United Kingdom and Antwerp port governance models as benchmarks.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper adopts a two-step methodological approach, namely a combined desk and field research methodological approach and considers three essential resources: government legislative acts and published data available online; ports' data and information issued by governments' agencies, academic papers and national and international ports' websites; and a semi-structured questionnaire survey targeting the leading associations representing port users, foreign trade and stevedoring companies.

Findings

The outcome shows that the solutions to overcome the existing Brazilian Port Authority governance problems remain in the Federal Government's hands by (1) removing its control through bureaucracy, (2) preventing the party-political influence following in the public ports and (3) decentralising port management by chief executive officers named by Port Authority Councils.

Research limitations/implications

This paper does not explore the regulatory frameworks underlying the “Lease Terminal” and “Private User Terminal”.

Originality/value

This paper assesses the management models that led Brazilian's Port Authorities from 1993 to 2020, comparing them with the UK and Australian private service port and Antwerp landlord model.
Organizational governance in the smart era: the implications of blockchain
Authors: Lin Runhui , Wang Lun , Li Biting , Lu Yanhong , Qi Zhiqiang , Xie Linyu
Published: January 2022

Purpose

Blockchain is a technical solution integrating multiple technologies, with the potential to overcome the drawbacks of organizational governance. Given the emergence and prevalence of blockchain, its importance for organizational governance has progressively increased. Therefore, this study aims to analyze how blockchain restructure organizational governance.

Design/methodology/approach

This study presents a structured systematic literature review of blockchain-enabled applications across diverse organizational governance models and several case studies to illustrate them. Based on the above analysis, governance mechanisms, transaction upgrading and challenges are proposed.

Findings

Based on the literature review and typical applications, the authors summarize the advances in the research on the theoretical and practical applications of blockchain in organizational governance. We also identify the influence mechanisms of organizational governance and investigate transaction upgrading based on blockchain. Finally, the authors discuss three types of challenges (i.e. administrative, technical and environmental) to the relationship between blockchain and organizational governance. Along with the development of blockchain applications, the impact of blockchain on organizational governance has progressed in both theory and practice. Therefore, these findings will have significant implications for both academics and practitioners.

Originality/value

This paper makes three key theoretical contributions: we review the literature on the impact of blockchain on organizational governance and present typical cases to illustrate it; propose four governance mechanisms for the application of blockchain in organizational governance; and propose an innovating-and-matching-oriented model of transaction upgrading based on blockchain.
Common palm civets Paradoxurus hermaphroditus are positively associated with humans and forest degradation with implications for seed dispersal and zoonotic diseases
Authors: Dehaudt Bastien , Amir Zachary , Decoeur Henri , Gibson Luke , Mendes Calebe , Moore Jonathan H. , Nursamsi Ilyas , Sovie Adia , Luskin Matthew Scott
Published: January 2022

Habitat loss and degradation can undermine wildlife communities and ecosystem functioning. However, certain generalist wildlife species like mesopredators and omnivores can exploit these disturbed habitats, sometimes leading to population increases (e.g. ‘mesopredator release’ in degraded areas). Although mesopredator release may cause negative effects on food webs and zoonotic disease management, some disturbance‐tolerant species may help perpetuate important ecological interactions, such as seed dispersal.

We evaluated the habitat associations of common palm civets Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, which are widespread generalist mesopredators in Southeast Asia. Common palm civets are also high‐quality seed dispersers, and potential zoonotic disease hosts.

We used published and new camera trapping data to map their probability of presence across Southeast Asia and evaluate regional‐scale associations between capture rates and habitat variables such as elevation, ecoregion intactness and Human Footprint Index, among others. We also assessed the influence of habitat variables on their relative abundance at the local scale.

At the regional scale, we found that common palm civets showed significant positive associations with landscapes characterized by lower ecoregion intactness, higher Human Footprint Index and lower elevations. At the local scale, their relative abundance showed a significant positive association with higher Human Footprint Index, but only to a certain point, after which it started decreasing. They also favoured lower elevations at the local scale.

These multi‐scale results indicate that common palm civets' abundance can increase under certain levels of human disturbances, consistent with the ‘mesopredator release’ hypothesis. This suggests they may be crucial seed dispersers in degraded forest landscapes, especially where more sensitive seed dispersers have disappeared. Our results are also consistent with previous studies reporting that habitat degradation increases populations of potential zoonotic disease hosts, and thus risks of transmission to humans.
Forecasting Federal Elections: New Data From 2010–2019 and a Discussion of Alternative and Emerging Methods
Authors: Greenop‐Roberts Hamish
Published: January 2022

I produce and compare election forecasts for the period 2010–19. The dominant methods of polls, odds and economic models have mixed success, each predicting three out of four federal elections. Consistent with prior research, polls then prediction markets are found to produce the most volatile forecasts, while economic models produce the least. Prediction markets are found to efficiently price available information. Economic models performed well at the 2019 election, however, they were limited by outdated dummy variables for ‘honeymoon effects’. I conclude by discussing some alternative and emerging forecasting methods, including demographic explanations of voting and online sentiment analysis.
Developing an understanding of sophorolipid synthesis through application of a central composite design model
Authors: Ingham Benjamin , Winterburn James
Published: January 2022

A key barrier to market penetration for sophorolipid biosurfactants is the ability to improve productivity and utilize alternative feedstocks to reduce the cost of production. To do this, a suitable screening tool is required that is able to model the interactions between media components and alter conditions to maximize productivity. In the following work, a central composite design is applied to analyse the effects of altering glucose, rapeseed oil, corn steep liquor and ammonium sulphate concentrations on sophorolipid production with Starmerella bombicola ATCC 222144 after 168 h. Sophorolipid production was analysed using standard least squares regression and the findings related to the growth (OD600) and broth conditions (glucose, glycerol and oil concentration). An optimum media composition was found that was capable of producing 39.5 g l–1 sophorolipid. Nitrogen and rapeseed oil sources were found to be significant, linked to their role in growth and substrate supply respectively. Glucose did not demonstrate a significant effect on production despite its importance to biosynthesis and its depletion in the broth within 96 h, instead being replaced by glycerol (via triglyceride breakdown) as the hydrophilic carbon source at the point of glucose depletion. A large dataset was obtained, and a regression model with applications towards substrate screening and process optimisation developed.
Mortality and negative outcomes of opioid use and opioid use disorder: a 6‐year follow‐up study
Authors: Gholami Jaleh , Baheshmat Shahab , Rostam‐Abadi Yasna , Hamzehzadeh Marziyeh , Mojtabai Ramin , Rahimi‐Movaghar Afarin , Amin‐Esmaeili Masoumeh
Published: January 2022

Background and Aims

There is a paucity of data on outcomes of opioid use disorder (OUD) from low‐ and middle‐income countries. We aimed to investigate the mortality as well as negative social and health outcomes in a 6‐year follow‐up study of a cohort of individuals with opioid use, including those with OUD, in Iran.

Design and setting

Participants with opioid use initially interviewed in late 2011 in the Iranian National Mental Health Survey (IranMHS)—a household survey of 15–64‐year‐old population—were followed‐up in early 2018.

Participants

All respondents (n = 236) who had reported use of any opioids at least five times during the 12‐month period prior to the index interview were included in the study.

Measurements

Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) version 2.1 was used for assessment of opioid use and OUD at baseline. Vital status in the follow‐up was ascertained through contact with participants/informants, primarily via telephone calls and also through the death registration systems. Weighted incidence rates of negative consequences of opioid use (e.g. incarceration, suicide attempts, violent behavior) were estimated for those who were interviewed.

Findings

Seven (3.3%) of the 236 participants with opioid use including four (3.1%) of the 136 with OUD had died by the time of the follow‐up interview, resulting in death rates of 0.49 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.21–1.38] and 0.53 (95% CI = 0.16–2.62) per 100 person‐years, respectively. Overall, 35.0% of participants with opioid use and 44.0% of those with OUD among the 145 individuals interviewed at follow‐up experienced non‐fatal serious adverse outcomes.

Conclusions

In Iran, opioid use and opioid use disorder are associated with increased mortality and other adverse outcomes.
The half century impact of fire on invertebrates in fire‐sensitive vegetation
Authors: Henry Shasta C. , Kirkpatrick Jamie B. , McQuillan Peter B.
Published: January 2022

In a world where fire is becoming more frequent and extensive, there is an opportunity and an obligation to understand the effects of burning on historically fire‐free ecosystems. The nature and duration of fire effects on invertebrate species and assemblages in these ecosystems are particularly poorly understood. We compared the invertebrate assemblages from plots burned 54 years prior to sampling with neighbouring ancient sub‐alpine coniferous and deciduous scrub on Mt Field, Tasmania, Australia. We tested the hypotheses that structural and floristic changes in the vegetation resulting from the fire influenced invertebrate assemblages and taxon distributions. We also tested whether capture through vacuuming was more effective in determining persistent differences resulting from fire than two aerial capture techniques. The legacies of fire on structure and flower availability affected the distributions of several invertebrate taxa. The taxon composition of invertebrate communities was most strongly differentiated between burned and unburned samples within the vacuum samples, with lesser effects from the aerial sampling techniques. Thus, the impact of fire on invertebrates persists for many decades, even when sampling areas are close to fire boundaries. The importance of preventing any burning of such fire‐sensitive vegetation is reinforced by the significant reduction of several associated invertebrate taxa.
Essential components of physician health program monitoring for substance use disorder: A survey of participants 5 years post successful program completion
Authors: Merlo Lisa J. , Campbell Michael D. , Shea Corinne , White William , Skipper Gregory E. , Sutton Jill A. , DuPont Robert L.
Published: January 2022

Background and Objectives

Physician health programs (PHPs) have demonstrated efficacy, but their mechanism of influence is unclear. This study sought to identify essential components of PHP care management for substance use disorder (SUD), and to assess whether positive outcomes are sustained over time.

Methods

Physicians with DSM‐IV diagnoses of Substance Dependence and/or Substance Abuse who had successfully completed a PHP monitoring agreement at least 5 years before the study (N = 343) were identified as eligible. Of the 143 (42%) that could be reached by phone, 93% (n = 133; 86% male) completed the anonymous online survey.

Results

Virtually all PHP program components were rated as being at least “somewhat helpful” in promoting recovery, with the plurality of respondents rating almost all components as “extremely helpful.” The top‐rated components were: signing a PHP monitoring agreement, participation in the PHP, formal SUD treatment, and attending 12‐step meetings, with each receiving a mean rating of at least 6.2 out of 7. Notably, 88% of respondents endorsed continued participation in 12‐step fellowships. Despite the significant financial burden of PHP participation, 85% of respondents reported they believed the total financial cost of PHP participation was “money well spent.”

Discussion and Conclusions

Components of PHP monitoring were viewed as acceptable and helpful to physicians who completed the program, and outcomes were generally sustained over 5 years. More studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings.

Scientific Significance

This study documents the perceived cost‐benefit of participation in a PHP among a small sample of program completers.
Variation in burn wound management approaches for paediatric burn patients in Australia and New Zealand
Authors: Perkins Monica , Wood Fiona , Griffin Bronwyn , Gus Eduardo , Carney Bernard , Teague Warwick , Tracy Lincoln
Published: January 2022

Background

To date, no large‐scale exploration of the profile of, and variance among paediatric patients who underwent a burn wound management procedure in theatre exists in an Australian and New Zealand context. This study aims to provide a profile of paediatric burn patients who underwent a burn wound management procedure in theatre during an acute admission and highlight specific areas of practice where there is variation between burn services that may affect treatment efficacy and efficiency.

Methods

We performed a retrospective review of all paediatric patients (ages <16 years) who sustained a burn injury between July 2016 and June 2019 and underwent a burn wound management procedure in theatre, using data from the Burns Registry Australia New Zealand.

Results

The number of patients across burn services decreased as TBSA increased. Deep dermal burns represented the majority of cases across services. There was significant variation in time from injury to admission and the proportion of patients who received skin grafts across services.

Conclusions

Significant differences in the patient profile and clinical practices were observed among burn services. A greater understanding of the factors underlying the variations at each particular service will also be helpful.
Promoting racial literacy in early childhood: Storybooks and conversations with young black children
Authors: Curenton Stephanie M. , Harris Keshia , Rochester Shana E. , Sims Jacqueline , Ibekwe‐Okafor Nneka
Published: January 2022

Racial literacy as defined by Stevenson (2014) is an important cultural resistance strategy (e.g., positive coping strategy) for Black children and youth because it gives them the skills needed to survive in a racist society. Stevenson’s work, along with the work of several of his colleagues, focuses on adolescents and those in middle childhood, yet it has inspired us to postulate how racial literacy might be fostered in young children (ages 3–8). In this article, we propose a theoretical model for how racial literary can be fostered within shared‐reading contexts using racially affirming storybooks coupled with conversations grounded in the principles of ethnic‐racial socialization. We also propose that these conversations result in both a direct influence on racial literacy and an indirect influence via positive ethnic‐racial identity and emotion regulation and understanding.
Pathogenesis of glaucoma: Extracellular matrix dysfunction in the trabecular meshwork‐A review
Authors: Keller Kate E. , Peters Donna M.
Published: January 2022

The trabecular meshwork regulates aqueous humour outflow from the anterior chamber of the eye. It does this by establishing a tunable outflow resistance, defined by the interplay between cells and their extracellular matrix (ECM) milieu, and the molecular interactions between ECM proteins. During normal tissue homeostasis, the ECM is remodelled and trabecular cell behaviour is modified, permitting increased aqueous fluid outflow to maintain intraocular pressure (IOP) within a relatively narrow physiological pressure. Dysfunction in the normal homeostatic process leads to increased outflow resistance and elevated IOP, which is a primary risk factor for glaucoma. This review delineates some of the changes in the ECM that lead to gross as well as some more subtle changes in the structure and function of the ECM, and their impact on trabecular cell behaviour. These changes are discussed in the context of outflow resistance and glaucoma.
Thermal tolerance regulates foraging behaviour of ants
Authors: Roeder Diane V. , Paraskevopoulos Anna W. , Roeder Karl A.
Published: January 2022

Theory suggests that performance increases with temperature up to an optimization point before rapidly decreasing as an animal approaches its upper thermal limit. Here, we use the red harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex barbatus, to test predictions about how daily temperature fluctuations and thermal tolerance combine to influence one metric of performance—foraging.

Over 2 years, we tracked 322 foraging trips from 15 colonies in a mixed grass prairie of southwestern Oklahoma. During each trip, we measured surface temperature, distance, time, worker mass, seed mass, and foraging tempo (i.e., running speed). To assess P. barbatus heat tolerance, we measured CTmax and knock‐down resistance of field‐collected workers in the lab.

Trip time, but not distance, decreased with increasing temperature, resulting in an increased foraging tempo as ants neared their CTmax of 50°C. Knock‐down resistance trials confirmed that 50°C is an upper thermal limit, as individuals showed decreasing survival from 100% at 45°C to 0% at 50°C. Worker size and collected seed size were unrelated to temperature.

Our results highlight how daily temperature fluctuations drive activity, not only by limiting foraging but also by increasing foraging rates near the thermal limit. If temperatures continue to increase, the foraging ability of this and similar species may be restricted to an ever‐narrowing window with effects potentially extending to the surrounding community.
Age heaping and its discontents: A response to Baten, Benati, and Ferber
Authors: A'Hearn Brian , Delfino Alexia , Nuvolari Alessandro
Published: January 2022

This note is a rejoinder to Baten, Benati, and Ferber. We reiterate that, on close inspection, nineteenth‐century Italian census data contain a number of anomalies that sit uncomfortably with a straightforward age‐heaping‐as‐numeracy interpretation. In particular, we respond to Baten, Benati, and Ferber on the technical matters they have raised; then we show that our findings are robust to such criticism. Finally, we conclude with some general reflections on age heaping as a numeracy indicator.
The Day We Were Dogs: Mental Vulnerability, Shared Reading, and Moments of Transformation
Authors: Christiansen Charlotte Ettrup , Dalsgård Anne Line
Published: January 2022

This article builds on ethnographic fieldwork in shared reading groups for mentally vulnerable young people in Denmark. Shared reading is a technique in which prose and poetry are read aloud with breaks, allowing time for discussion. It is increasingly used in Denmark for mental health improvement. In our analysis, we employ Louise Rosenblatt's notion of the poem as event and the concept ofStimmungcoined by the literary scholar Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht. Drawing on detailed examples from reading group sessions and interviews, we show how participants tuned into an atmosphere of presence that arose from the collective engagement in a literary text. Such moments of presence were significant events for the participants, whose everyday lives otherwise were marked by mental illness and a sense of being different from others. The transformation on which this article focuses relates to the brief disappearance of the troubling sense of self with which the young people had to contend daily.
IL‐35 enhances angiogenic effects of small extracellular vesicles in breast cancer
Authors: Liu Jia , Dong Nana , Li Ning , Zhao Hui , Li Yali , Mao Huihui , Ren Hanxiao , Feng Yimin , Liu Jie , Du Lutao , Mao Haiting
Published: January 2022

As an indispensable process for breast cancer metastasis, tumour angiogenesis requires a tight interaction between cancer cells and endothelial cells in tumour microenvironment. Here, we explored the participation of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) derived from breast cancer cells in modulating angiogenesis and investigated the effect of IL‐35 in facilitating this process. Firstly, we characterized breast cancer cells‐derived sEVs untreated or treated with IL‐35 and visualized the internalization of these sEVs by human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Breast cancer cells‐derived sEVs promoted endothelial cell proliferation through facilitating cell cycle progression and enhanced capillary‐like structures formation and microvessel formation. Subsequent results proved that IL‐35 further reinforced the angiogenic effect induced by breast cancer cells‐derived sEVs. Moreover, sEVs from breast cancer cells significantly enhanced tumour growth and microvessel density in breast tumour‐bearing mice model. Microarray analysis showed that IL‐35 might alter the mRNA profiles of sEVs and activate the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signalling pathway. These findings demonstrated that IL‐35 indirectly promoted angiogenesis in breast cancer through regulating the content of breast cancer cells‐derived sEVs, which could be internalized by HUVECs.
Processing Miscanthus to high‐value chemicals: A techno‐economic analysis based on process simulation
Authors: Götz Markus , Rudi Andreas , Heck Raphael , Schultmann Frank , Kruse Andrea
Published: January 2022

Thermochemical biorefineries for the production of chemicals and materials can play an important role in the bioeconomy. However, their economic viability is often questioned under the premise of the economy of scale. This paper presents a regional, modular biorefinery concept for the production of the platform chemicals hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), furfural and phenols from the lignocellulosic perennial miscanthus, which can be cultivated on marginal and degraded areas. The paper focuses on the question of the minimum selling price of HMF and the optimal plant size for this purpose, using the region of Baden‐Württemberg, Germany, as an example. Based on small pilot plant results, a scalable process simulation was created via AspenPlus. This allows different scenarios and process combinations of this multi‐output biorefinery concept to be compared with each other. Using this, a minimum sales price for the main product HMF is calculated using methods of dynamic investment cost calculation according to the net present value method. Based on this, the plant capacity was scaled. The scenarios and sensitivity analyses show that, with an accuracy of ±15%, regional biorefineries could already offer platform chemicals at prices of 2.21–2.90 EUR/kg HMF at the current stage of development. This corresponds to three to four times the price of today's comparative fossil base chemicals and is thus a competitive option from the authors’ point of view. The local biomass and the heat prices were identified as the main influencing factors. As a result, the selection of the location will have a decisive influence on the economic viability of such concepts in the case of further development and optimization of the process in first demonstration plants.
Global biodiversity patterns of marine forests of brown macroalgae
Authors: Fragkopoulou Eliza , Serrão Ester A. , De Clerck Olivier , Costello Mark J. , Araújo Miguel B. , Duarte Carlos M. , Krause‐Jensen Dorte , Assis Jorge
Published: January 2022

Aim

Marine forests of brown macroalgae create essential habitats for coastal species and support invaluable ecological services. Here, we provide the first global analysis of species richness and endemicity of both the kelp and fucoid biomes.

Location

Global.

Time period

Contemporary.

Major taxa studied

Marine forests of brown macroalgae, formed by kelp (here defined as orders Laminariales, Tilopteridales and Desmarestiales) and fucoid (order Fucales), inhabiting subtidal and intertidal environments.

Methods

We coupled a large dataset of macroalgal observations (420 species, 1.01 million records) with a high‐resolution dataset of relevant environmental predictors (i.e., light, temperature, salinity, nitrate, wave energy and ice coverage) to develop stacked species distribution models (stacked SDMs) and yield estimates of global species richness and endemicity.

Results

Temperature and light were the main predictors shaping the distribution of subtidal species, whereas wave energy, temperature and salinity were the main predictors of intertidal species. The highest regional species richness for kelp was found in the north‐east Pacific (maximum 32 species) and for fucoids in south‐east Australia (maximum 53 species), supporting the hypothesis that these regions were the evolutionary sources of global colonization by brown macroalgae. Locations with low species richness coincided between kelp and fucoid, occurring mainly at higher latitudes (e.g., Siberia) and the Baltic Sea, where extensive ice coverage and low‐salinity regimes prevail. Regions of high endemism for both groups were identified in the Galapagos Islands, Antarctica, South Africa and East Russia.

Main conclusions

We estimated the main environmental drivers and limits shaping the distribution of marine forests of brown macroalgae and mapped biogeographical centres of species richness and endemicity, which largely coincided with the expectation from previous evolutionary hypotheses. The mapped biodiversity patterns can serve as new baselines for planning and prioritizing locations for conservation, management and climate change mitigation strategies, flagging threatened marine forest regions under different climate change scenarios.
Corporate sustainability management accounting and multi‐level links for sustainability – A systematic review
Authors: Schaltegger Stefan , Christ Katherine L. , Wenzig Julius , Burritt Roger L.
Published: January 2022

The societal vision of sustainable development changes both the context of businesses and expectations that management should contribute to solving sustainability problems beyond organizational boundaries. Companies are influenced by macro‐level developments such as new environmental regulations and by meso‐level context such as social industry standards and guidelines. At the same time, companies are expected to contribute to sustainability transformations of markets at the meso‐level and to solving grand sustainability problems at the macro‐level such as the greenhouse effect. These developments increase and change sustainability information needs of managers and management accounting. This paper provides a systematic literature review of how sustainability management accounting (SMA) addresses links with the organization's contexts and contributions to sustainability transformations beyond organizational boundaries. The analysis questions the conventional assumption of an internal scope for SMA. It recognises this as a problematic constricting assumption in the literature and, instead, proposes a multi‐level Context, Action‐formation and Transformative contributions (CAT) framework for further development of SMA.