bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Families_Share: digital and social innovation for work–life balance
Authors: Cortesi Agostino , Berionni Carlotta , Veeckman Carina , Leonardi Chiara , Schiavo Gianluca , Zancanaro Massimo , Cescon Marzia , Sangiuliano Maria , Tampakis Dimitris , Falelakis Manolis
Published: March 2022

Purpose

The European H2020 Families_Share project aims at offering a grass-root approach and a co-designed platform supporting families for sharing time and tasks related to childcare, parenting, after-school and leisure activities and other household tasks. To achieve this objective, the Families_Share project has been built on current practices which are already leveraging on mutual help and support among families, such as Time Banks, Social Streets and self-organizing networks of parents active at the neighbourhood level and seek to harness the potential of ICT networks and mobile technologies to increase the effectiveness of participatory innovation. The aim of this paper is to present and discuss the Families_Share methodology and platform, as well as the results obtained by several partecipating communities in different European countries.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper discusses how the Families Share approach (CAPS project, Horizon 2020) is bringing the sharing economy to childcare. Families Share developed a co-caring approach and a co-designed digital welfare platform to support parents with sharing time and tasks related to childcare, after-school and leisure activities. Families Share conducted two iterative pilot experiments and related socio-economic evaluations in six European cities. More than 3,000 citizens were engaged in the co-design process through their local community organizations and more than 1,700 parents and children actively experimented with the approach by organizing collaborative childcare activities. The authors discuss the challenges and solutions of co-designing a socio-technical approach aimed at facilitating socially innovative childcare models, and how the Families Share approach, based on technology-supported co-production of childcare, may provide a new sustainable welfare model for municipalities and companies with respect to life––work balance.

Findings

The authors discuss the challenges and solutions of co-designing a technological tool aimed at facilitating socially innovative childcare models, and how the Families Share approach may provide a new sustainable welfare model for municipalities and companies with respect to work–life balance.

Originality/value

As a main difference with state-of-the-art proposals, Families_Share is aimed to provide support to networks of parents in the organization of self-managed activities, this way being orthogonal with respect either to social-network functionalities or to supply and demand services. Furthermore, Families_Share has been based on a participative approach for both the ICT platform and the overall structure.
Residential occupants’ service quality in mixed developments
Authors: Olanrewaju AbdulLateef , Shia Phang Horng , Chu Hui Chen
Published: March 2022

Purpose

The demand for residential units in mixed development is increasing because of a better understanding of the benefits and functions of mixed development. However, there is a lack of study on the performance of the residential buildings in the mixed development. The purpose of this study is to investigate the satisfaction level of the occupants of residential buildings in mixed developments.

Design/methodology/approach

The research developed a questionnaire instrument that included 17 factors to measure the expectations and actual satisfaction of the residences in the mixed development. Data were collected using a survey questionnaire from five mixed developments in Greater Kuala Lumpur and analysed with service quality and matrix chart models.

Findings

The data revealed that while the expectations of the residential building users in mixed developments were not excessive, their satisfaction levels were not high. The price of residential buildings in mixed developments is exorbitant. Many of the occupants have relatively high actual satisfaction, even though some of them are disappointed in some of the services or benefits that are expected in mixed developments. The occupants are not interested in the nearness of the mixed development to public transport facilities, suggesting a high urge for private car ownership and poor public transport facilities.

Originality/value

The findings will be useful to developers, design teams, city planners and policymakers. Implicit in the findings of this research is the lack of a benchmark for the performance of luxury housing. From an ontological standpoint, the main findings of this study are generalisable to other cities in and outside of Malaysia.
Linking workplace ostracism and knowledge hoarding via organizational climate: a review and research agenda
Authors: Dash Debasis , Farooq Rayees , Upadhyay Satwik
Published: March 2022

Purpose

This study aims to analyze the relationship between workplace ostracism and knowledge hoarding. The study also proposes a mediational role of organizational climate in the relationship between workplace ostracism and knowledge hoarding.

Design/methodology/approach

The procedure used in the study is a systematic literature review covering workplace ostracism, knowledge hoarding and organizational climate from 1986 to 2021. The studies were explored using keyword searches such as “Workplace ostracism”, “Knowledge hoarding” and “Organizational climate” from the selected databases, namely, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar.

Findings

The systematic review of 146 articles found most studies suggesting that workplace ostracism affects employees’ personal and professional relationships and is a precursor to knowledge hoarding behaviours. The workplace ostracism–knowledge hoarding relationship has a logical explanation as knowledge hoarding is often perceived as counter-normative, which can reduce the performance of a hoarder, leading to behaviours such as ostracism and expulsion. The review proposes that organizational climate plays a significant role in improving the workplace ostracism and knowledge hoarding relationship. The study introduces some fundamental propositions towards the development of a model for future research.

Originality/value

The study attempts to uncover a series of relationships between workplace ostracism, knowledge hoarding and organizational climate, which may enhance academic discussion and offer clarity to the conceptualization of these two fields.
Integration of Six Sigma methodology of DMADV steps with QFD, DFMEA and TRIZ applications for image-based automated inspection system development: a case study
Authors: Purushothaman Kumaraendran , Ahmad Rosmaini
Published: March 2022

Purpose

This paper aims to present the development of an automated inspection system (AIS) using an image-based analysis mechanism, called i-AIS. The development process of i-AIS used the Design Six Sigma (DSS) methodology. The steps of define, measure, analyze, design and verify (DMADV) are applied and integrated with specific analyses techniques of the quality function deployment (QFD), design failure mode effect analysis (DFMEA) and theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ). The production process of adhesive tape is the focused case study in this research project, motivated by the high product defect rate complained by customers.

Design/methodology/approach

The development process of i-AIS was divided into five standard steps based on the DSS methodologies of DMADV. One of the key processes in this development was to systematically identify the right and intended features of i-AIS. This was carried out based on the application of the QFD technique. Another important process was to further investigate the possible causes of i-AIS failure, to function as intended. This investigative process was carried out based on the DFMEA technique, while the solution to minimize the risk of the identified failures was obtained from the TRIZ method. The final prototype of i-AIS was then presented in the design step.

Findings

Verification of the i-AIS prototype revealed its operation at an optimally intended mode that fulfilled the requirements of internal customers. Verification results also revealed that the sigma level has improved from 3.87 to 4.33. Meanwhile, the defect reduction rate is improved to 74.4% and downtime rate also recorded a significant improvement at 80.7% of reduction.

Research limitations/implications

The presented research work is carried out based on a customized case study. Although the proposed methodology can be applied to others cases towards design-based solution, some modifications maybe required based on to the unique features of the case study under consideration.

Practical implications

The presented research project indicated that the proposed methodology was successful to facilitate a structured and systematic process towards defect identification, classification, evaluation and generation of a solution.

Originality/value

The paper presents the development process of an AIS by considering comprehensive managerial aspects that are currently absent in the literature. An integrated DSS structure is proposed to systematically guide the development of i-AIS. The related managerial aspects such as identification of critical defects problem, customer requirement mapping, prototype design analysis and comparison measurements before and after i-AIS installation are considered in this research project.
Celebrating 15 years of the JAOC: a critical overview and reflections
Authors: Moll Jodie
Published: March 2022

Purpose

The JAOC has reached an important milestone. It is now 15 years old! This study aims to provide an understanding of the key achievements of the Journal.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper reports the findings of a bibliometric analysis of the Journal.

Findings

The Journal has made significant contributions towards understanding the various purposes or roles of accounting and the context within which it operates in diverse societies. Case studies in the Third Sector and in countries that tend to be unrepresented in many other journals, such as Laos and Vietnam, represent some of the critical contributions of papers published in the JAOC.

Originality/value

This paper provides a review of the Journal. Key achievements are noted along with trends in the usage of theories and topics. Gaps between the aims of the Journal and what it has achieved are also outlined.
Financial inclusion for women empowerment in South Asian countries
Authors: Aziz Faisal , Sheikh Salman Masood , Shah Ijaz Hussain
Published: March 2022

Purpose

This paper aims to address the issues of Asian countries toward why females are discouraged and more likely to be removed from the formal financial system than males. Further, whether there is any connection between religion and women’s financial inclusion is also addressed.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper explores gender disparities in the use of structured financial services through multilevel models tailored to the individual. The data from 2004 to 2017 have been used for eight South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives, Nepal and Bhutan. We used a multilevel modeling methodology to estimate the impact of the socio-economic climate on women’s financial inclusion while controlling for individual-level features, with all control variables included, the two-level logistic regression model used for this study.

Findings

The results of this study demonstrate that sex appears to be strongly correlated with the usage of financial services. The study also found that in nations where religious restrictions limit women’s willingness to work for a living, they are less likely than males to own a bank account. However, through legislation and regulations, countries that encourage gender equality in the labor market and have effective regulatory mechanisms to maintain these initiatives appear to have more financially active women.

Practical implications

This research advises that government authorities strengthen women’s empowerment in South Asian countries.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper that explains the linkage between financial inclusion and women empowerment and will contribute to existing knowledge.
Cross-sectoral collaboration: comparing complex child service delivery systems
Authors: Blanken Mariëlle , Mathijssen Jolanda , van Nieuwenhuizen Chijs , Raab Jörg , van Oers Hans
Published: March 2022

Purpose

To help ensure that children with social and behavioral health problems get the support services they need, organizations collaborate in cross-sectoral networks. In this article, the authors explore and compare the structure of these complex child service delivery networks in terms of differentiation (composition) and integration (interconnection). In particular, the authors investigate the structure of client referral and identify which organizations are most prominent within that network structure and could therefore fulfill a coordinating role.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors used a comparative case study approach and social network analysis on three interorganizational networks consisting of 65 to 135 organizations within the Dutch child service delivery system. Semi-structured interviews with the network managers were conducted, and an online questionnaire was sent out to the representatives of all network members.

Findings

The networks are similarly differentiated into 11 sectors with various tasks. Remarkably, network members have contact with an average of 20–26 organizations, which is a fairly high number to be handled successfully. In terms of integration, the authors found a striking diversity in the structures of client referral and not all organizations with a gatekeeper task hold central positions.

Originality/value

Due to the scarcity of comparative whole network research in the field, the strength of this study is a deeper understanding of the differentiation and integration of complex child service delivery systems. These insights are crucial in order to deliver needed services and to minimize service silos and fragmentation.
Performance of Islamic banks based on maqāṣid al-sharīʿah: a systematic review of current research
Authors: Mahyudin Wan A'tirah , Rosman Romzie
Published: March 2022

Purpose

This study aims to systematically explore the approaches used by previous studies in measuring the performance of Islamic banks based on maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah.

Design/methodology/approach

The data obtained in this study were derived from a review of empirical literature based on 15 articles published between 2012 and 2019. The sample articles on the performance of Islamic banks based on maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah were located by searching keywords in the most relevant social science research databases such as Scopus, Web of Science and EBSCOhost.

Findings

The emerging trend in measuring the performance of Islamic banks from the maqāṣid perspective highlighted that there is insufficient research on the determinants of Islamic bank performance.

Practical implications

The reviews undertaken in this paper will resolve the literature gaps in the area of maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah and Islamic banks, as this study serves as a reference for scholars, academicians and interested researchers in Islamic banking and finance studies to pursue more research in this area.

Social implications

Performance measurement based on maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah enhances society’s confidence in supporting Islamic banking practices, particularly among the Muslim community. Islamic banks can also be exemplary financial intermediaries supporting fair and equitable financial systems for the entire community.

Originality/value

This paper is original in its nature, considering that understanding the relationship between maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah and the performance of Islamic banks is limited. This paper reveals a literature gap that can be explored by future studies theoretically and practically.
Does fear of COVID-19 undermine career optimism? A time-lagged quantitative inquiry of non-managerial employees
Authors: Ahmad Bilal , Bilal Saba
Published: March 2022

Purpose

This study intends to examine the impact of a fear of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on workers' career optimism via perceived job insecurity among non-managerial working restaurant employees.

Design/methodology/approach

Time-lagged quantitative data were collected in two waves from 316 non-managerial on-job restaurant employees. Structural equation modeling technique was applied to examine the measurement and structural model.

Findings

The study showed that workers' fear of COVID-19 positively impacts their job insecurity. Further, the study found that increasing level of job insecurity depletes workers' career optimism—an outlook of their future career prospects.

Research limitations/implications

The study suggests organizations should work to make employees feel secure in terms of their job continuity and career progression. Eventually, this would support employees in shielding themselves against possible resource loss (e.g. career optimism) due to pandemic crises.

Originality/value

Extant literature has tested the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employees' workplace attitudes and behaviors such as job satisfaction (e.g. Bajrami et al., 2021) and safety performance (e.g. Kim et al., 2021). However, little has been researched on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employees' future career outlook, particularly of non-essential workers in the hospitality industry. To the best of the author's knowledge, an explicit examination of the impact of COVID-19 fear on career optimism has not been conducted previously. Hence, this study will not only be a valuable contribution in the literature of career management, but will also yield important practical implications.
The early and later-life care experiences of individuals using short-term homeless services: an attachment-informed interpretative phenomenological analysis
Authors: Howe Lara , Grey Ben , Dickerson Paul
Published: March 2022

Purpose

This paper aims to explore the care experiences of individuals using short-term homeless services in the UK, who identify as being neglected in childhood. The study endeavours to give voice to the subjective experiences of homeless individuals in these specific domains and optimise therapeutic and housing services provided to individuals from this sub-population.

Design/methodology/approach

Semi-structured interviews containing elements of the “Adult Attachment Interview” (AAI) were conducted with eight individuals who had experienced childhood neglect and used short-term homeless services in adulthood. Interviews were analysed using an attachment informed version of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (AI-IPA).

Findings

Analysis parsed participants’ data into four master themes: “Everything was wrecking all the time”: Unsafe spaces; “Kind of pretending I was […] dead”: Strategies for survival; “My mum didn’t believe me”: Traumatic self-shaping; and “My first reckoning with self”: Restoration & Recovery. Together, themes indicated that participants had undergone traumatic early and later-life care experiences but were engaged in idiosyncratic recovery journeys. The meanings that participants derived from their past experiences of neglect were nuanced and interacted with their current relationships in complex and highly personal ways.

Originality/value

By applying an innovative methodology to a predominantly unchartered empirical area, this project extends existing research and presents a meaningful set of results. Implications for the delivery of short-term homeless services and therapeutic practitioners are discussed.
Leveraging strategies of recurring non-mega sporting events for host community development: a multiple-case study approach
Authors: Oshimi Daichi , Yamaguchi Shiro
Published: March 2022

Purpose

This study extends the event leverage model and applies the community development theory to explore how event managers can leverage recurring, non-mega sporting events for sustainable socio-economic development.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors conduct a survey comprising 6 semi-structured interviews by targeting recurring participatory events in Japan with an average 37.7 years of history.

Findings

The model highlights the strategic objectives (community needs) for socio-economic community development by attracting tourists during both event and event-free periods. Social development comprises three factors: social capital, sport participation and health promotion. Economic development comprises two factors: event revenue and tourism revenue. To achieve strategic objectives, the uniqueness of the event, good relationships with the media and locals, a platform to enjoy the local culture and sport event infrastructure are identified as means (community assets). Furthermore, locals and media are added to the model as key stakeholders, an additional category of the event leverage model.

Practical implications

Event managers need to make efforts to identify local resources and should optimize the event to attract participants and tourists for socio-economic development. In particular, local experience, local products, local culture and good relationship with locals could be key resources to produce sustainable benefits for the local city. The proposed model adding locals and media as key stakeholders could be useful for other similar contexts/future events aimed at socio-economic benefits for community development.

Originality/value

The proposed model extends the theoretical explanations in the literature on leveraging strategies through events to the perspective of the community development theory. Specifically, this study sheds light on community needs and assets for community development in the context of recurring non-mega sporting events.
Neurological music therapy for physical and psychological well-being among older people in the USA
Authors: Sharma Maanas
Published: March 2022

Purpose

In the USA, the well-being of older people is increasingly precarious. There is a paucity of research into methods of care outside of traditional, costly, intensive methods. Moreover, any literature that does so fails to connect different fields of study or aspects of well-being. This paper aims to identify alternate, cheaper methods to traditional care methods that also take a more holistic approach to older peoples’ lives.

Design/methodology/approach

Connecting research conducted by gerontologists, psychologists and neurologists, and framing the results through Census data and economic research, the author proposes music therapy interventions for older people.

Findings

Music therapy has significant benefits on physical, cognitive and psychological well-being. Moreover, these treatment methods are significantly cheaper than traditional methods and are even more effective in specific cases. Specifically, though, the research methods reveal that music therapy that engages participants formally, is group-based and uses participants’ preferred music is the most potent form of therapy to achieve the stated goals. Implementing such interventions across the country could be easily done by coordinated efforts by legislatures, administrative agencies, community groups and health-care infrastructure.

Originality/value

As opposed to varied methods used, which undermine the broad application of results, research should primarily use the proposed three-pronged approach as “music therapy” in future investigation. Moreover, proposing music therapy as a valuable alternative in some cases of elderly care may alleviate some stress on future American health-care resources.
Mental health, resilience and existential literature
Authors: Brady Alison M
Published: March 2022

In this paper, I will begin by charting some of the conceptions of mental health in young people today, paying particular attention to recent mental health education policies in England. I will focus on the concept of ‘resilience’ as central to these policies, and how this represents an impoverished understanding of mental health, what it means to ‘overcome’ mental health issues, and what, in fact, might constitute an ‘appropriate’ response to the world we (now) live in. In order to explore an alternative conception of mental health in light of this, I turn to an example from existentialist literature—Dostoevsky's Notes from underground. On the surface, this novel appears to be an account of a man suffering from a mental breakdown. Ultimately, however, I argue that texts such as this enable us to explore more fully what it is to experience mental health issues, and that also point us to the fundamental vulnerabilities and uncertainties that are an intimate part of being human.
Expressing an interest in mental health education
Authors: Skilbeck Adrian
Published: March 2022

Despite the convergence of approaches to mental health in schools, criticisms have been levelled about the triviality of mindfulness and the reluctance of teachers to encourage more personal expression in the classroom, relying instead on a mixture of ancient practices and modern cognitive behavioural therapy. Furthermore, there are still real problems with self-harming, and the COVID-19 pandemic has placed huge strains on mental health services for the young. It would suggest the language of mental health education is inadequate for the needs of the young as it fails to provide them with the means to voice their experiences. The discussion first turns to Biesta's idea of ‘soul’ and how our contemporary usages capture something of the integrity of mind and body that is absent in speaking in terms of ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ health. Furthermore, ‘soul’ functions as a means of expressing what matters to us. This directs us towards the need in mental health education to express our experience of the world and our being within it as well as acquiring ‘the tools’ we need to manage our mental health. What, therefore, matters to us is our life with words and having an authoritative voice in our experience. For this reason, I turn to the work of Stanley Cavell as the philosopher for whom such concerns were central. Applying these insights to mental health education, I will argue that opportunities for more personal expression of the experience of mental health need to be created rather than avoided.
Enlightenment as perfection, perfection as enlightenment? Kant on thinking for oneself and perfecting oneself
Authors: Baumann Peter
Published: March 2022

Kant's views about the nature and value of enlightenment have been discussed very much since 1784, and without ever losing any of their relevance and importance. I will discuss a topic that has not been discussed quite that extensively: Kant's conception of enlightenment as it relates to the idea of perfection (Vollkommenheit) in particular. Is the project of enlightenment also a project of perfection (and vice versa), and if yes, in what sense and to what degree? My aim is twofold here: not just to present a sketch of Kant's views but also to do so in the light of contemporary, systematic questions and ideas concerning the idea of perfection.
Effect of ‘chlorine‐free’ cleaning of milking equipment on the microbiological quality and chlorine‐related residues in bulk tank milk
Authors: Gleeson David , Paludetti Lizandra , O'Brien Bernadette , Beresford Tom
Published: March 2022

The influence of new chlorine‐free milking equipment cleaning protocols was compared with that of traditional chlorine‐based protocols from the perspective of the microbiological quality and chlorine‐related residues in bovine bulk tank milk. Commercial dairy farms using different cleaning protocols were identified, and bulk tank milk from these farms was sampled and tested on three occasions during the milk production season for microbial load and the chlorine‐related residues trichloromethane and chlorate. Total bacterial counts and residue levels were lower with chlorine‐free than with chlorine‐based protocols, demonstrating the new chlorine‐free cleaning protocols had a positive impact on milk quality when implemented on commercial farms.
Metagenomic analysis suggests unique gut‐microbiota composition and GH family constitution of Macrotermes annandalei
Authors: Cui Yongzhong , Wang Weiwei , Lu Qin , Wu Hai‐Xia , Ling Xiaofei , Liu Juan , Zhang Jinwen , Chen Hang
Published: March 2022

Energy supply is a major concern of human survival and development, and that concern demands new sources of renewable clean energy. Cellulose, as a renewable energy material is affected by low activity and high cost of cellulose. Studies of cellulose degrading bacterial microbiota in insect intestine have revealed that these potential microbes can be used as a rich resource of cellulose degrading strains. Here, the present study involves metagenomic sequencing of intestinal microbes of Macrotermes annandalei by Illumina PE150 and a total of 401,190 scaftigs were obtained. Open Reading frame (ORF) species annotation showed that the largest proportion of them belong to the phylum of Bacteroides, followed by Protobacteia, Firmicutes and Mucoromycota. Mapping to the CAZy database indicates that 4,539 genes encoding of glycoside hydrolase belongs to 109 distinct CAZy families. The results provide a theoretical basis for exploring new candidate bacteria for efficient cellulose degradation to obtain high cellulose resource yield.
It’s not about the errors, it’s about the learning: How the Royal College of Radiologists has developed a Radiology Events and Learning process in the United Kingdom
Authors: Smith Jonathan Timothy
Published: March 2022

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is based in the United Kingdom but is a global organisation with members and fellows worldwide. In this invited article, the chair of the RCR Radiology Events and Learning (REAL) panel recounts his experience in looking at radiological errors. He starts with his personal work auditing his own mistakes as a junior consultant, describes what he learned in his departmental role in a large teaching hospital running a Radiology Events and Learning Meeting (REALM) and gives an overview of some of the work done over the last two decades by the RCR. This includes publishing national guidelines which set standards for running a REALM, setting up the REAL panel which produces a quarterly newsletter of cases from RCR members, and running an annual conference to share information with local radiology departments around the country. A review of the literature describing the drivers for this work and looking at the parallels with industry lies alongside the practical tips he found useful which he hopes would be helpful to anyone setting up their own departmental errors or discrepancy meeting.
Quality indicators for radiation oncology
Authors: Harden Susan V , Chiew Kim‐Lin , Millar Jeremy , Vinod Shalini K
Published: March 2022

Quality Indicators, based on clinical practice guidelines, have been used in medicine and within oncology to measure quality of care for over twenty years. However, radiation oncology quality indicators are sparse. This article describes the background to the development of current national and international, general and tumour site‐specific radiation oncology quality indicators in use. We explore challenges and opportunities to expand their routine prospective collection and feedback to help drive improvements in the quality of care received by people undergoing radiation therapy.
Evidence‐based funding of new imaging applications and technologies by Medicare in Australia: How it happens and how it can be improved
Authors: Hill Hayley , Mittal Ruchi , Merlin Tracy
Published: March 2022

Background

The Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) is responsible for the assessment of medical imaging tests proposed for public funding. A number of factors related to the clinical or cost effectiveness of an imaging service may impact on the funding decision.

Objective

To determine what evidentiary and economic factors impact most on MSAC recommendations for the funding of imaging tests.

Methods

Information was extracted on health technology assessments (HTAs) of medical imaging tests published on the MSAC website, with a funding decision between 2006 to July 2021. Imaging tests with diagnostic, staging or screening indications were eligible. Data were extracted in test‐indication pairs and included data on evidence quality, quantity, consistency of findings, cost‐effectiveness and financial impact. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed with adjustments for clustered data.

Results

Overall, 42 imaging test applications to MSAC were included, representing 91 clinical indications. Most were diagnostic tests. The most common evidentiary concerns reported by MSAC were limited evidence (36%), low quality evidence (26%), and applicability of the data (22%). The reference standard for diagnostic accuracy was imperfect or not appropriate in 25% of the indications. In regression analyses, uncertainty about cost‐effectiveness of an imaging service predicted most negative funding decisions.

Conclusions

The single biggest contributor to a negative funding decision by MSAC was uncertainty about the cost‐effectiveness of the imaging service. This was likely driven by uncertainty regarding the impact on patient health. HTAs that are able to demonstrate the clinical utility of a new imaging service are more likely to publicly funded.
Nursing students’ perceptions of nursing diagnoses, critical thinking motivations, and problem‐solving skills during distance learning: A multicentral study
Authors: Bayram Aysun , Özsaban Aysel , Durgun Hanife , Aksoy Fatma , Turan Nuray , Köktürk Dalcali Berna , Oksay Şahin Ayşegül
Published: March 2022

Purpose

To determine the relationship between attitude towards nursing diagnosis, critical thinking motivation, and problem‐solving skills of nursing students during distance learning.

Method

The descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 450 first‐year nursing students from four universities. The “Positions on Nursing Diagnosis Scale,” “Critical Thinking Motivational Scale,” and “Problem Solving Inventory” were used for data collection in June–July 2021.

Findings

The students’ mean score of nursing diagnosis perception was 114.90 ± 18.47, the score for expectancy main subdimension of critical thinking motivation was 4.17 ± 1.16 and the score for value main subdimension was 4.81 ± 1.12, and score for problem‐solving skills was 90.65 ± 19.03. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between nursing diagnosis perception and subdimension of critical thinking motivation scores (p < 0.001) and problem‐solving skills score (p < 0.001). The linear regression model established to examine the effect of other scales on nursing diagnosis perception was found to be statistically significant (F = 17.516, p < 0.001). As the expectancy score increases by one unit, the perception of nursing diagnosis score increases 3.452 times (p = 0.001), the cost score increases by one unit, the perception of nursing diagnosis score increases by 3.894 (p = 0.001), and the problemsolving skills score increases by one unit, the perception of nursing diagnosis score decreases by 0.246 (p < 0.001).

Conclusions

To conclude that nursing diagnosis perception, critical thinking motivation, and problem‐solving skills of nursing students were high and have a relationship with each other during distance education. As nursing diagnosis perception scores of students increase, their critical thinking motivation and problem‐solving skills also increase.

Implications for Nursing Practice

The high skills of critical thinking and problem solving have an important place effectively to identify the nursing diagnosis more quickly and easily in the nursing care process.
Endogenous oxytocin levels are associated with facial emotion recognition accuracy but not gaze behavior in individuals with schizophrenia
Authors: Spilka Michael J. , Keller William R. , Buchanan Robert W. , Gold James M. , Koenig James I. , Strauss Gregory P.
Published: March 2022

Objective

Difficulties in social cognition are common in individuals with schizophrenia (SZ) and are not ameliorated by antipsychotic treatment. Intranasal oxytocin (OT) administration has been explored as a potential intervention to improve social cognition; however, results are inconsistent, suggesting potential individual difference variables that may influence treatment response. Less is known about the relationship between endogenous OT and social cognition in SZ, knowledge of which may improve the development of OT‐focused therapies. We examined plasma OT in relationship to facial emotion recognition and visual attention to salient facial features in SZ and controls.

Methods

Forty‐two individuals with SZ and 23 healthy controls viewed photographs of facial expressions of varying emotional intensity and identified the emotional expression displayed. Participants’ gaze behavior during the task was recorded via eye tracking. Plasma oxytocin concentrations were determined by radioimmunoassay.

Results

SZ were less accurate than controls at identifying high‐intensity fearful facial expressions and low‐intensity sad expressions. Lower overall and high‐intensity facial emotion recognition accuracy was associated with lower plasma OT levels in SZ but not controls. OT was not associated with visual attention to salient facial features; however, SZ had reduced visual attention to the nose region compared to controls.

Conclusion

Individual differences in endogenous OT predict facial emotion recognition ability in SZ but are not associated with visual attention to salient facial features. Increased understanding of the association between endogenous OT and social cognitive abilities in SZ may help improve the design and interpretation of OT‐focused clinical trials in SZ.
Neonatal near miss: A review of current definitions and the need for standardisation
Authors: Medeiros Poliana de Barros , Bailey Cheryl , Andrews Christine , Liley Helen , Gordon Adrienne , Flenady Vicki
Published: March 2022

Neonatal near miss (NNM) refers to a newborn who almost died in the neonatal period and is often perceived as part of a spectrum that includes stillbirth and neonatal death. NNM audits might improve recognition of risk factors and substandard care, facilitate benchmarking and inform prevention strategies to improve perinatal outcomes. This review shows that available NNM definitions are inconsistent and vary widely. This is likely to undermine the development of effective prevention strategies and global comparisons. Expert opinion may help reaching a consensus, thus enabling targeting of the appropriate population which would lead to more meaningful data for perinatal audits.
Expressive suppression, confucian Zhong Yong thinking, and psychosocial adjustment among Chinese young adults
Authors: Cui Lixian , Tang Ganqi , Huang Miner
Published: March 2022

The negative effects of the habitual use of suppression on psychosocial adjustment were usually attenuated in Eastern samples compared to Western samples. However, culture is dynamic and constantly changing, and it has rarely been directly assessed in empirical studies. Further, within‐culture variations have usually been ignored. In the current study, we involved a Confucian concept of Zhong Yong mode of thinking, assessed individual differences in Zhong Yong thinking, and examined the main effects of Zhong Yong thinking and whether Zhong Yong moderated the association between suppression and psychosocial adjustment within two samples of Chinese young adults. Sample 1 included 431 young college students and sample 2 included 477 college students with more diverse backgrounds. Results showed that suppression was negatively associated with psychosocial well‐being (i.e., peace of mind, perceived social support, and positive affect), and positively with adjustment problems (negative affect), whereas Zhong Yong thinking showed the opposite effects. Further, Zhong Yong thinking weakened the associations between suppression and perceived social support and negative affect. Our findings indicate that Zhong Yong mode of thinking is salient for psychosocial well‐being among Chinese young adults and the habitual use of suppression may become negative for Chinese people in contemporary China.
Cardiovascular subphenotypes in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs are mechanically ventilated: a single‐centre retrospective observational study
Authors: Chotalia M. , Ali M. , Alderman J. E. , Patel J. M. , Parekh D. , Bangash M. N.
Published: March 2022

Unsupervised clustering methods of transthoracic echocardiography variables have not been used to characterise circulatory failure mechanisms in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis. We conducted a retrospective, single‐centre cohort study in ICU patients with COVID‐19 pneumonitis whose lungs were mechanically ventilated and who underwent transthoracic echocardiography between March 2020 and May 2021. We performed latent class analysis of echocardiographic and haemodynamic variables. We characterised the identified subphenotypes by comparing their clinical parameters, treatment responses and 90‐day mortality rates. We included 305 patients with a median (IQR [range]) age 59 (49–66 [16–83]) y. Of these, 219 (72%) were male, 199 (65%) had moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome and 113 (37%) did not survive more than 90 days. Latent class analysis identified three cardiovascular subphenotypes: class 1 (52%; normal right ventricular function); class 2 (31%; right ventricular dilation with mostly preserved systolic function); and class 3 (17%; right ventricular dilation with systolic impairment). The three subphenotypes differed in their clinical characteristics and response to prone ventilation and outcomes, with 90‐day mortality rates of 22%, 42% and 73%, respectively (p < 0.001). We conclude that the identified subphenotypes aligned with right ventricular pathophysiology rather than the accepted definitions of right ventricular dysfunction, and these identified classifications were associated with clinical outcomes.
Unintended consequences of the retirement‐age extension in South Korea
Authors: Lee Tai , Cho Joonmo
Published: March 2022

In this study, we investigate the effects of the policy on the legal retirement age of 60 (or above) implemented in Korea in 2016. It was generally expected that the implementation of the policy would extend the retirement age of workers and provide them with minimum employment up to the age of 60. However, our empirical analysis provides evidence contrary to general expectations. First, post the introduction of the policy, the probability of workers retiring at the mandatory retirement age has decreased, whereas the probability of workers retiring early for involuntary reasons in their 50s has increased. Second, the workers who were predicted to benefit from the policy had trouble retaining their jobs until the legal retirement age of 60. These results demonstrate the possibility that companies attempted to terminate their senior workers before they reached the mandatory retirement age of 60 by means of recommendations to resign and offers of honourable retirement. In conclusion, we found that it is difficult to provide actual employment protection up to the legal retirement age by making it compulsory through legislation.
Editorial: protecting hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α and gut integrity with GB004—a promising therapeutic approach for ulcerative colitis?
Authors: Honap Sailish , Dart Robin J. , Samaan Mark A.
Published: March 2022

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This article is linked to Danese et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16753 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16795
Editorial: MAFLD and outcome prediction
Authors: Muthiah Mark D. , Lim Seng Gee
Published: March 2022

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This article is linked to Decraecker et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16760 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16793
Letter: the potential link between oesophageal hypervigilance, visceral anxiety, increased swallow rate and oesophageal mucosal integrity—authors' reply
Authors: Wong Ming‐Wun , Chen Chien‐Lin
Published: March 2022

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This article is linked to Wong et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16561 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16783
Editorial: a paradigm shift in NUDT15 assessment—towards predictive and personalised medicine in Crohn's disease? Authors' reply
Authors: Kim Eun Sil , Kang Ben
Published: March 2022

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This article is linked to Kim et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16769 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16798
Antidepressant medication use in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a nationally representative population‐based study
Authors: Jayasooriya Nishani , Blackwell Jonathan , Saxena Sonia , Bottle Alex , Petersen Irene , Creese Hanna , Hotopf Matthew , Pollok Richard C. G. ,   POP‐IBD study group
Published: March 2022

Background

Despite high rates of depression and anxiety, little is known about the use of antidepressants amongst individuals diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Aims

To evaluate temporal trends in the use of antidepressants; rates of antidepressant initiation and adherence of antidepressant use to international guidelines amongst individuals with IBD.

Methods

This is a study of 14,525 incident IBD cases from 2004 to 2016 compared with 58,027 controls matched 1:4 for age and sex from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. After excluding tricyclic antidepressants, we performed a Cox regression analysis to determine the risk associated with antidepressant use and logistic regression analysis to determine risk associated with antidepressant undertreatment.

Results

Antidepressant use amongst individuals with IBD increased by 51% during the 12‐year study period, who were 34% more likely to initiate antidepressants in the year after IBD diagnosis compared with controls (aHR:1.34, 95% CI 1.21‐1.49). In those with IBD starting antidepressants, 67% received treatment lasting less than the duration recommended in international guidelines, of which 34% were treated for 1 month or less.

18‐24 year olds were twice as likely to discontinue treatment within 1 month compared with those aged 40‐60 years (aHR:2.03, 95% CI 1.40‐2.95). Socioeconomic deprivation was also associated with early treatment discontinuation (aHR:1.40, 95% CI 1.07‐1.83).

Conclusions

In the year following IBD diagnosis individuals are significantly more likely to start antidepressants compared with controls, but treatment duration fell short of recommendations in the majority. Better integration of services may benefit individuals with IBD and psychiatric comorbidity.
Baubles, bangles and beads: Recycling coloured glasses in the British Iron Age and Roman periods
Authors: Jackson Caroline , Paynter Sarah
Published: March 2022

Compositional analysis has proved to be a powerful tool for investigating the recycling of transparent glass in the Roman and Byzantine periods. This paper expands the focus further to explore the recycling of coloured and opaque glass in the Late Iron Age and Roman periods in Britain. A review of the findings to date, predominantly for beads and bangles, illustrates how a combination of methods is needed to identify when coloured glass has been recycled and altered in the past. Chemical analysis, microstructural examination and experimentation have been used to understand how coloured glass was mixed, diluted, and modified with novel colourants and opacifiers, in ways that are not apparent from non‐destructive chemical analysis alone. The paper discusses the possible types and sources of trade glass, the challenges of recycling mono‐ and polychrome glass in different colours, and the unconventional methods used by glassworkers on the periphery of Roman influence to extend and modify coloured glass to produce distinctive items in order to express their identity.