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Incorporating sustainability into software projects: a conceptual framework
Authors: Khalifeh Amin , Farrell Peter , Alrousan Mohammad , Alwardat Shaima , Faisal Masar 
Published: July 2020

PurposeThe paper aims to present a conceptual framework that helps in incorporating sustainability into software projects, highlights the importance of project sustainability and provides an extensive review of recent relevant contributions across various fields.Design/methodology/approachThe authors carried out a systematic bibliographic search on relevant published materials to analyse links between the two disciplines (sustainability and software projects). Furthermore, content analysis was applied to the final selected publications to identify and classify relevant triple bottom line (TBL) aspects to develop the framework.FindingsThe inclusion of TBL-related aspects is the most efficient and effective method used to incorporate sustainability into projects. Most of the relevant contributions in the software literature have focussed on either project product or project process or on one or two dimensions of sustainability rather than the three dimensions of the TBL theory. This study contributes by proposing a conceptual framework that encompasses TBL-related aspects for incorporating sustainability into processes and products of software projects.Research limitations/implicationsValidating the proposed framework empirically could be an interesting research issue. In addition, future works may focus on different types of industries, such as information systems, telecommunications and service sectors, which have seldom been studied in the literature.Practical implicationsSoftware companies – or other relevant organisations – may use the proposed framework as a measurement tool to evaluate the environmental and social impacts of their current products and project management practices. Consequently, these organisations may pay more attention to incorporating sustainability into their project management practices.Originality/valueThe proposed framework may contribute towards a more sustainable orientation by providing a unique combination of TBL-related aspects that gives academics and practitioners a better understanding of how software projects can be managed sustainably.
Sustainable resource management in a supply chain: a methodological proposal combining zero-inflated fuzzy time series and clustering techniques
Authors: Ewbank Henrique , Frutuoso Roveda José Arnaldo , Monteiro Masalskiene Roveda Sandra Regina , Ribeiro Admilson ĺrio , Bressane Adriano , Hadi-Vencheh Abdollah , Wanke Peter 
Published: July 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze demand forecast strategies to support a more sustainable management in a pallet supply chain, and thus avoid environmental impacts, such as reducing the consumption of forest resources.Design/methodology/approachSince the producer presents several uncertainties regarding its demand logs, a methodology that embed zero-inflated intelligence is proposed combining fuzzy time series with clustering techniques, in order to deal with an excessive count of zeros.FindingsA comparison with other models from literature is performed. As a result, the strategy that considered at the same time the excess of zeros and low demands provided the best performance, and thus it can be considered a promising approach, particularly for sustainable supply chains where resources consumption is significant and exist a huge variation in demand over time.Originality/valueThe findings of the study contribute to the knowledge of the managers and policymakers in achieving sustainable supply chain management. The results provide the important concepts regarding the sustainability of supply chain using fuzzy time series and clustering techniques.
MHD boundary layer heat and mass transfer flow of nanofluid through porous media over inclined plate with chemical reaction
Authors: Reddy P. Sudarsana , Sreedevi P. 
Published: July 2020

PurposeSteady-state mixed convection boundary layer flow, heat and mass transfer characteristics of Buongiorno's model nanofluid over an inclined porous vertical plate with thermal radiation and chemical reaction are presented in this analysis.Design/methodology/approachThe governing nonlinear partial differential equations represent the flow model that can be converted into system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations using the similarity variables and are solved numerically using finite element method.FindingsThe rates of nondimensional temperature and concentration are both decelerate with the higher values of thermophoresis parameter (Nt).Originality/valueThe work carried out in this paper is original.
Glycemic response of Emblica officinalis powder-incorporated Indian recipes
Authors: Venugopal Shonima , Iyer Uma , Sanghvi Richa 
Published: July 2020

Purpose
Glycemic index (GI) is a physiological basis for ranking carbohydrate foods based on the blood glucose responses they produce after ingestion. Emblica officinalis (E. officinalis) is a medicinal plant that purportedly has hypoglycaemic and hypolipidemic properties. This study aims to determine the glycemic and lipemic responses of freeze-dried E. officinalis powder-incorporated recipes.

Design/methodology/approach
Two sets of four equicarbohydrate (50 g) recipes (vegetable cutlet, handvo, muthiya and methi thepla) were developed, one without E. officinalis powder incorporation (standard) and one with E. officinalis powder incorporation at the 2 g level (test). After overnight fasting, 50 g glucose, standard and test recipes were administered to healthy adult volunteers at different instances (each 3–4 days apart) and blood glucose levels were measured using capillary sampling every 15 min for 2 h. The glycemic response and GI values were then calculated.

Findings
Among the standard recipes, lowest glycemic response was obtained by methi thepla (60.90 ± 15.54) and highest glycemic response by handvo (90.57 ± 33.88). Incorporation of E. officinalis powder brought about a non-significant reduction in the GI of methi thepla (p = 0.94), vegetable cutlet (p = 0.54), muthiya (p = 0.69) and handvo (p = 0.09). Maximum per cent reduction was for handvo, which shifted from the high to medium GI category. The lipemic response was lowest with muthiya, showing a fall in triacylglycerol (TG) levels (3.9%). E. officinalis powder incorporation in muthiya led to a further fall (7.8%) in TG levels.

Originality/value
Incorporation of freeze-dried E. officinalis powder in Indian recipes can bring about a reduction in the postprandial glycemic and lipemic responses.
Recovery of non-regenerable exhausted resin by hydrothermal chlorination
Authors: Al Onur , Boncukcuoğlu Recep , Güneysu Sinan 
Published: July 2020

Purpose
Cationic resin is widely used in decolouring of textile wastewaters. Tonnes of resin are used in sector, and disposal of resin is being a second waste problem. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the adsorption behaviour of the methylene blue cationic dye from aqueous solution on the cation exchanger Lewatit CNP80 to understand the regenerability of cation exchanger resin from textile wastewaters.

Design/methodology/approach
Cationic resin was used as an alternative low-cost adsorbent for removing methylene blue dye from textile wastewaters. The adsorption study was carried out in the batch mode. Batch adsorption studies were carried out to examine the effect of parameters such as methylene blue concentration, temperature, pH, resin dose, shaking speed and contact time.

Findings
It was observed that dye-removal capacity of resin was reached from 17 mgg−1 to 19.4 mgg−1 at 25 °C temperature, pH 5 in 15 min. At the appropriate range of parameters, it was observed that more than 98% removal efficiency was achieved for methylene blue dye, and also, this study was focussed on whether the resin regenerates. In regeneration studies, our purpose was to recover of non-regenerable exhausted cationic resin by NaOCl. Regeneration of Lewatit CNP80 was performed in five cycles. After regeneration, the authors tried to determine whether the adsorption capacity was affected by regeneration.

Originality/value
In this study, the authors focussed on regeneration studies. The aim is to find easy, low-cost regeneration agent. In conclusion, the authors found that NaOCl is eligible for regeneration studies. The exhausted resin was recovered by NaOCl, and the authors also tested 5th regeneration cycles. Sodium hypochlorite is not a common regeneration agent for adsorption studies. Generally, resin is regenerated by HCl or other regeneration agent products. As a result of that, operational cost was reduced, and the other thing that the authors want to emphasise is textile industry wastewater based high temperature; therefore, this regeneration study can easily work with textile industries.
If they will have me, I think I will stay a while: compassion and containment illustrated by the Ingrebourne Therapeutic Community
Authors: Harrison Tom 
Published: July 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the evolution of discerning compassion and how it was used in the Ingrebourne Therapeutic Community.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper is derived from a PhD thesis which was researched through interviews and archival research. The fundamental finding was that the therapeutic community approach was almost unique in providing a structured approach to implementing discerning compassion.

Practical implication
The therapeutic community approach for discerning compassion, in which the response to distress aims to promote flourishing.

Social implications
This paper offers a model that has implications on how care is delivered in other settings.

Originality/value
There is little literature that explores the role of compassion in therapeutic communities or in care environments of any form. The approach taken here places compassion in a historical and philosophical setting and contrasts it with the kindness expressed in traditional psychiatric care that promoted “tranquility”.
Lean Six Sigma implementation and sustainability roadmap for reducing medication errors in hospitals
Authors: Trakulsunti Yaifa , Antony Jiju , Douglas Jacqueline Ann 
Published: July 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to propose a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) roadmap to guide healthcare practitioners in the implementation of LSS along with a customized LSS tool kit for reducing medication errors.Design/methodology/approachThe authors initially critically reviewed several frameworks/roadmaps of Lean, Six Sigma and LSS which have been proposed in healthcare sector from the existing literature. This review has led to an understanding of key characteristics, limitations and reasons behind the development of such frameworks/roadmaps. A conceptual roadmap was developed and then validated by a number of LSS experts and a healthcare practitioner. Based on the previous studies and taking LSS experts’ opinions into account, a revised roadmap for reducing medication is presented.FindingsThe roadmap for LSS in reducing medication errors is developed. This roadmap includes three phases: Phase 1 cultural readiness for LSS employment in reducing medication errors; Phase 2 preparation, initialization and implementation; and Phase 3 sustainability.Research limitations/implicationsThe roadmap has been tested with only a handful of practitioners of LSS. Moreover, only two case studies have been carried out in a Thai hospital setting which followed the roadmap. In order to improve the validity of research, more case studies need to be executed and more people should be used for testing the roadmap with varied cultures.Originality/valueThis is the first attempt in the development of a LSS roadmap that healthcare practitioners can follow to reduce medication errors using LSS methodology and sustaining LSS in their organizations.
Xylomelum occidentale (Proteaceae) accesses relatively mobile soil organic phosphorus without releasing carboxylates
Authors: Zhong Hongtao , Zhou Jun , Azmi Azrul , Arruda André J. , Doolette Ashlea L. , Smernik Ronald J. , Lambers Hans 
Published: July 2020

Abstract

Hundreds of Proteaceae species in Australia and South Africa typically grow on phosphorus (P)‐impoverished soils, exhibiting a carboxylate‐releasing P‐mobilizing strategy. In the Southwest Australian Biodiversity Hotspot, two Xylomelum (Proteaceae) species are widely distributed, but restricted within that distribution.

We grew Xylomelum occidentale in hydroponics at 1 μM P. Leaves, seeds, rhizosheath and bulk soil were collected in natural habitats.

Xylomelum occidentale did not produce functional cluster roots and occupied soils that are somewhat less P‐impoverished than those in typical Proteaceae habitats in the region. Based on measurements of foliar manganese concentrations (a proxy for rhizosphere carboxylate concentrations) and P fractions in bulk and rhizosheath soil, we conclude that X. occidentale accesses organic P, without releasing carboxylates. Solution 31P‐NMR spectroscopy revealed which organic P forms X. occidentale accessed.

Xylomelum occidentale uses a strategy that differs fundamentally from that typical in Proteaceae, accessing soil organic P without carboxylates. We surmise that this novel strategy is likely expressed also in co‐occurring non‐Proteaceae that lack a carboxylate‐exuding strategy. These co‐occurring species are unlikely to benefit from mycorrhizal associations, because plant‐available soil P concentrations are too low.

Synthesis. Our findings show the first field evidence of effectively utilizing soil organic P by X. occidentale without carboxylate exudation and explain their relatively restricted distribution in an old P‐impoverished landscape, contributing to a better understanding of how diverse P‐acquisition strategies coexist in a megadiverse ecosystem.
The good Arab: conditional inclusion and settler colonial citizenship among Palestinian citizens of Israel in Jewish Tel Aviv
Authors: Hackl Andreas 
Published: July 2020

AbstractDominant majorities often use idealized categories to validate the ‘goodness’ and deservingness of minority citizens. For Palestinian citizens of Israel, this category is the ‘good Arab’. Since its origins in early Jewish settlement of Palestine, it has become a powerful and controversial metaphor in Israeli public discourse. As an experienced condition of limited inclusion, the ‘good Arab’ exemplifies the Palestinian dilemma of accessing socioeconomic opportunities in Jewish Israeli spaces that stigmatize and fend off their ethnonational identity. Combining a historical genealogy of the ‘good Arab’ with ethnographic research among Palestinians in Tel Aviv, this article shows how a historically evolved logic of settler colonial control and indigenous erasure continues to define liberal frameworks of conditional citizenship and inclusion. Theorized through the emerging concept ofconditional inclusion, these insights open up new avenues for analysis and comparison in anthropological debates surrounding indigenous struggles, settler colonialism, urban inclusion, and citizenship.
All in the family: Transnational families and stepwise migration strategies
Authors: Francisco‐Menchavez Valerie 
Published: July 2020

AbstractFilipino transnational families often hold the histories of stepwise migration carried out by earlier generations. In this article, I argue that considering the transnational family as the unit of analysis for studying stepwise migration can help us understand onward migratory trajectories in two important ways. First, stepwise migratory choices are affected by how past generations within the transnational family have fared in particular locations. Second, transnational families' transmission of stepwise strategies among migrant and nonmigrant family at different points in the migration process offer opportunities for an alternative geographic analysis of care exchange in global households. A 5‐year multisited, longitudinal ethnography between New York City and Metro Manila using family histories of migrant and nonmigrant family members in Filipino transnational families calls attention to the transnational family unit as a repository of information that stepwise migrants use reimagining the sociospatial arrangement of care.
Unexpected favorable outcome to sintilimab plus bevacizumab in an EGFR‐mutated non‐small cell lung cancer patient: A case report
Authors: Zhang Yiruo , Zhao Mei , Cao Shuliang , Zhang Xuchao , Du Yingying 
Published: July 2020

A 53‐year‐old man diagnosed with disease stage IIIB pulmonary adenocarcinoma underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the first‐line setting. After disease progression, he received targeted therapy because of subsequent detection of EGFR exon 19 del mutation. Following an increase in his adrenal metastases, a combination of immunotherapy and antiangiogenic therapy (sintilimab plus bevacizumab) was commenced. After one month, imaging showed that the adrenal metastases had shrunk and a progression‐free survival (PFS) of 6.0 months was achieved. In this case, we showed that the PD1 inhibitor sintilimab plus bevacizumab was effective in a refactory advanced EGFR‐mutant NSCLC with positive PD‐L1 expression.Key pointsOur case report provides clinical evidence of the durable response of a patient with advanced EGFR‐mutant lung adenocarcinoma to a combination of immunotherapy and anti‐angiogenic agent, sintilimab and bevacizumab, as subsequent‐line therapy. Sintilimab and bevacizumab combination therapy was well‐tolerated and effective, resulting in dramatic tumor reduction and improvement in clinical symptoms.
Post‐operative alarm signs in the rapid response system and hospital mortality after non‐cardiac surgery
Authors: Song In‐Ae , Cha Jun Kwon , Oh Tak Kyu , Lee Yeon Joo , Jo You Hwan , Lee Dong‐Seon , Min Hyunju , Choi Yun Young , Lee Eun Young , Yun Mi‐Ae , Lee Da‐Yun 
Published: July 2020

AbstractBackgroundA variety of rapid response systems (RRSs) based on the systematic assessment of vital signs and laboratory tests have been developed to reduce hospital mortality through the early detection of alarm signs, while deterioration may still be reversible. This study aimed to determine the association between alarm signs and post‐operative hospital mortality during post‐operative days (POD) 0‐3 in patients undergoing non‐cardiac surgery.MethodsThis retrospective observational study used data from the registry of a single tertiary academic hospital. The study population included patients who were ≥18 years old, admitted between 1 January 2013 and 30 June 2018 for non‐cardiac surgery, and subsequently transferred to the general ward.ResultsA total of 116 329 patients were included in the analysis. Among them, 10 099 patients (8.7%) showed positive alarm criteria and triggered the RRS in the post‐operative ward during POD 0‐3. In the multivariate logistic regression model, PaO2 <55 mm Hg, SpO2 <90%, and total CO2 <15 mmol/L were associated with a 3.57‐, 3.46‐, and 12.53‐fold increase in post‐operative hospital mortality, respectively. Moreover, when compared to the no alarm signs group, patients with 1, 2, 3, and ≥4 alarm signs showed a 2.79‐, 2.76‐, 6.54‐, and 20.02‐fold increase in hospital mortality, respectively.ConclusionIncreased post‐operative hospital mortality was found to be associated with alarm signs detected by the RRS during POD 0‐3. The post‐operative alarm signs detected by the RRS may therefore be useful in determining high‐risk patients who require medical interventions in the surgical ward.
Gabapentin Enacarbil Extended‐Release Versus Placebo: A Likely Responder Reanalysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Laska Eugene M. , Siegel Carole E. , Lin Ziqiang , Bogenschutz Michael , Marmar Charles R. 
Published: July 2020

BackgroundWe reanalyzed a multisite 26‐week randomized double‐blind placebo‐controlled clinical trial of 600 mg twice‐a‐day Gabapentin Enacarbil Extended‐Release (GE‐XR), a gabapentin prodrug, designed to evaluate safety and efficacy for treating alcohol use disorder. In the original analysis (n = 338), published in 2019, GE‐XR did not differ from placebo. Our aim is to advance precision medicine by identifying likely responders to GE‐XR from the trial data and to determine for likely responders if GE‐XR is causally superior to placebo.MethodsThe primary outcome measure in the reanalysis is the reduction from baseline of the number of heavy drinking days (ΔHDD). Baseline features including measures of alcohol use, anxiety, depression, mood states, sleep, and impulsivity were used in a random forest (RF) model to predict ΔHDD to treatment with GE‐XR based on those assigned to GE‐XR. The resulting RF model was used to obtain predicted outcomes for those randomized to GE‐XR and counterfactually to those randomized to placebo. Likely responders to GE‐XR were defined as those predicted to have a reduction of 14 days or more. Tests of causal superiority of GE‐XR to placebo were obtained for likely responders and for the whole sample.ResultsFor likely responders, GE‐XR was causally superior to placebo (p < 0.0033), while for the whole sample, there was no difference. Likely responders exhibited improved outcomes for the related outcomes of percent HDD and drinks per week. Compared with unlikely responders, at baseline likely responders had higher HDDs; lower levels of anxiety, depression, and general mood disturbances; and higher levels of cognitive and motor impulsivity.ConclusionsThere are substantial causal benefits of treatment with GE‐XR for a subset of patients predicted to be likely responders. The likely responder statistical paradigm is a promising approach for analyzing randomized clinical trials to advance personalized treatment.
Anthropogenic effects on the occurrence of medium‐sized mammals on the Brazilian Pampa biome
Authors: de Lima D. O. , Banks‐Leite C. , Lorini M. L. , Nicholson E. , Vieira M. V. 
Published: July 2020

AbstractThe Pampa biome within Brazil is one of South America’s most endangered biomes, due to conversion to croplands and use for cattle farming, with very limited coverage by protected areas. We investigated the impacts of (i) human population density, (ii) grassland and (iii) forest cover, (iv) protected areas and (v) mean size of farms on the occurrence patterns of 18 medium‐sized mammal species. We gathered information on the occurrence of these species between 2001 and 2010 from the literature and using unpublished field data from local experts. We obtained 1066 records, varying between 13 and 101 per species. Grassland cover had consistently positive effects on species richness (considering the 18 analyzed species), endangered species (considering 10 species that are endangered or data deficient) and occurrence of five individual species (considering each species separately). Human population density, forest cover and mean size of farms had diverse effects on individual species; however, both forest cover and human population density had positive effects on species richness and endangered species occurrence. For human population density this may result from areas suitable for people being similar to those suitable for many native species. The protected area network of the Pampa biome appeared ineffective at protecting the focal species, with predominantly negative effects on mammal occurrence. This inefficiency is probably related to its minor coverage; only 2.9% of the biome area is under any level of protection and only 0.4% under strict protection. To guarantee the conservation of mammal species in this threatened biome, it is important to protect the last remnants of native vegetation, mainly grasslands, avoiding their conversion into croplands.