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Malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) negative in a patient with severe malaria: A case report
Authors: Stanley Shija Somba , Malyatabu Josephat Evarist , Oguma Erick Donard 
Published: December 2024

Rationale:
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (MRDTs) are commonly used for the diagnosis of malaria in primary health facilities. This is because they are less expensive and easier to use than microscopic blood smears, which need highly skilled professionals to detect malaria. Although MRDTs are known to have a good specificity for the diagnosis of malaria, there are factors that affect the accuracy of MRDTs. Also, there is an occurrence of false positive and false negative of malaria in MRDTs. In this study, we accept the presence of false negative in MRDTs when it was used to diagnose malaria case. Here, we report a case of a patient with severe malaria with negative MRDT.

Patient concerns:
A 21-year-old female presented with a history of gradual onset of high-grade fever (temperature = 38.9°C), headache, dizziness, chills, and myalgia. Laboratory tests MRDT and a full blood picture were done at Grambah Health Centre. Then the peripheral blood smear and reticulocyte count were performed at Bugando Medical Centre to rule out other blood disorders like hematological malignancy. The laboratory investigation results reported MRDT negative, full blood count showed pancytopenia with anemia of 3.3 g/dL, mean corpuscular volume 95.0 fL, mean corpuscular hemoglobin 37.3 pg, leukopenia of 3.0 × 109/L, thrombocytopenia 30 × 109/L, and urinalysis was unremarkably normal.

Diagnoses:
The results of the peripheral blood smear from Bugando Medical Center showed Plasmodium falciparum and other red cell morphology were seen. Following peripheral blood smear results, the final diagnosis was severe anemia due to severe malaria and severe sepsis.

Interventions:
She was kept on intravenous antimalarial, intravenous antibiotics, and intravenous antipyretics.

Outcomes:
After being on an intravenous antimalarial regime, the symptoms subsided and the anemia resolved. Then the patient was discharged with oral antimalaria, hematenics, and oral antibiotics. The patient was followed up 7 days following her discharge where a full blood picture was repeated which was normal, blood smear was also negative and the patient was clinically stable and recovered.

Lessons:
This case emphasizes it is important for medical professionals in tropical countries where malaria is endemic to be knowledgeable about the existence of false-negative MRDTs. A microscopy blood smear is still required and advised for patients with fever and other malarial symptoms who reported MRDT-negative results.
The impact of remote work on job satisfaction, engagement and individual work performance in the banking sector
Authors: Ruželė Darius , Stankevičienė Asta , Koreivaitė Gabija 
Published: December 2024

PurposeThis study aimed to explore various effects of remote work on employee job satisfaction, engagement and aspects of individual work performance, namely task performance, contextual performance and counterproductive work behaviour, in the banking sector.Design/methodology/approachWe used a survey-based quantitative approach. The sample comprised 403 bank employees in Lithuania, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. To analyse the data, we employed a confirmatory factor analysis, a CB-SEM multiple regression analysis, mediation analysis and moderation analysis.FindingsThe analysis of direct effects showed that the intensity of remote work has a positive impact on job satisfaction, a negative impact on engagement and a nonsignificant impact on individual performance. Job satisfaction has a positive impact on engagement and task performance and a nonsignificant impact on contextual performance and counterproductive behaviour. Engagement improves task performance and contextual performance and decreases counterproductive work behaviour. Job satisfaction positively mediates the impact of remote work on engagement; however, the total impact of remote work on engagement is negative. The intensity of remote work significantly moderates the impact of job satisfaction on engagement.Practical implicationsThis study provides insights that allow for the optimisation of individual work performance by means of the proper management of the intensity of remote work, job satisfaction and engagement.Originality/valueWe present the original discovery that the intensity of remote work acts as a moderator of the impact of job satisfaction on engagement.
Assessing avalanche susceptibility using the analytic hierarchical process and multi-criteria weighted overlay: a case study of the Leh-Parthapur road axis
Authors: Singh Sukhwinder , Ramiya Anandakumar M. 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to focus on devising a comprehensive approach for avalanche susceptibility mapping leveraging the analytic hierarchical process (AHP) coupled with multi-criteria weighted overlay (MCWO) technique and further prioritizing based on ASSI and flow modeling.

Design/methodology/approach
The research methodology comprises four main stages. Initially, relevant spatial data sets, including terrain attributes and meteorological factors, are collected, processed and reclassified. The AHP with MCWO is then applied to establish hierarchical criteria and determine the relative importance of each criterion, resulting in a composite avalanche susceptibility map (ASM). Avalanche sites identified and vectorized from ASM, prioritized using avalanche site susceptibility index (ASSI). Final prioritization is based on RAMMS flow modeling for three sites with the highest ASSI. Finally, a Web-based application, AvalSAFE-LPR, is created using Google Earth Engine for visualization and dissemination of results.

Findings
The final analysis of the study area shows that 28.5% is classified as low susceptibility, 56.6% as moderate susceptibility and 14.9% as high susceptibility zones. Additionally, 28 avalanche sites were identified along the LPR, and the three sites with the highest ASSI were modeled using the RAMMS: Avalanche Module.

Originality/value
This research represents a novel approach to identify, vectorize and prioritize the avalanche prone sites by integrating AHP with RAMMS: Avalanche Module and ASSI.
Linking entrepreneurship and society: solutions for today and tomorrow
Authors: Audretsch David B. , Aparicio Sebastian , Hughes Mathew (Mat) , Urbano David 
Published: December 2024

PurposeMotivated by the constant daily emerging social challenges worldwide, this special issue analyzes how entrepreneurship becomes a mechanism for social change under different institutional settings. A brief reference to the content of each of the articles included in this special issue is presented.Design/methodology/approachInstitutional theory at the macro, meso and individual levels is utilized to further comprehend the inherent complexities involved in the entrepreneurship–society nexus. A brief literature analysis is offered for the different research questions that framed the current special issue.FindingsBy exploring the extant research and the articles collected in this special issue, we find that social, sustainable, immigrant and ethnic entrepreneurship, among others, emerge as a response to exclusion and market failures. However, we also observe that other forms of entrepreneurship, such as opportunity-driven, self-employment, senior, etc. transcend economic purposes to pursue societal outcomes.Social implicationsOur results serve to inform scholars, policymakers and practitioners about the importance of integrating and coordinating actors and elements in national, regional, university and community ecosystems to guarantee entrepreneurial activities that bring inclusion and social solutions as a natural mission and action.Originality/valueOur paper offers insights into how to bridge entrepreneurship and society. This stems from the institutional analysis of entrepreneurship as a catalyst for personal realization, industrial development, economic growth and social inclusion.
Corporate violations, reputation, trade credit financing and provision: evidence from an emerging market
Authors: Chen Changchun , Wei Jiuchang 
Published: December 2024

PurposeWe examine how corporate violations impact trade credit behaviors within the supply chains, focusing on both trade credit financing and provision through the lens of reputation damage and restoration. We distinguish trade credit financing under different supply chain concentrations, firm characteristics and analyst attention. Additionally, we examine how violating firms adjust trade credit provision to customers and suppliers of varying sizes.Design/methodology/approachWe empirically test the hypotheses using fixed effects ordinary least squares with a sample of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2007 to 2022. Additionally, we conduct robustness tests, including the use of alternative estimation models, substitution of independent variables and the application of instrumental variables.FindingsFirstly, trade credit financing declines post-violations. Secondly, companies raise trade credit provision to suppliers and customers to restore trust relationships and reputation. Thirdly, reputation acts as a mediator between violations and trade credit behaviors. Fourthly, negative effects are more pronounced in low supply chain concentration, more analysts and non-state-owned companies. Lastly, trade credit provision is increased for small suppliers and large customers to restore trust relationships and reputation.Practical implicationsWe find corporate violations reduce trade credit financing while increasing trade credit provision, thereby increasing operating costs. Even in emerging economies with weak market institutions, firms should avoid violations to maintain trust and ensure operational stability.Originality/valueWe examine how violations influence credit management in supply chains, filling the research gap. Additionally, we supplement an understanding of reputation damage and restoration behaviors, contributing to the literature on how to restore reputation.
Relationship between quality governance model and performance in EPC projects
Authors: Shen Zhifeng , Wei Xiangdong , Siraj Ahsan , Taneja Shilpa , Fang Linyan , Li Zhihui 
Published: December 2024

PurposeThe aim of this study is to find the governance mechanism that matches the EPC project governance model as well as the performance criteria for measuring the quality governance of EPC projects so as to improve the level of quality of EPC project delivery.Design/methodology/approachAn in-depth questionnaire survey of 199 EPC engineering practitioners and quality control units was conducted and the survey data was analysed using SPSS 24.0 software.FindingsThe results show that administrative governance, industry governance and internal project governance have direct effects on the quality governance performance of EPC projects. Administrative governance has a positive impact on the quality governance performance of EPC projects through industry governance and project internal governance.Research limitations/implicationsThis study enriches the research on engineering quality governance in the context of EPC projects, discusses how to improve the performance of EPC engineering quality governance and will provide certain reference and information for other EPC projects to establish an adapted engineering quality governance mechanism.Originality/valueThis paper exploratively proposes EPC administrative governance mode, industry governance mode and internal project governance mode and analyzes the logical relationship between them and EPC project quality governance performance and constructs a theoretical model influencing the improvement of EPC project quality governance performance.
From science class to studio: supporting transformative sustainability learning among future designers
Authors: Bales Ashley D. , Jensen Christopher X Jon , Sekor Michael Robert , Adinolfi Bryan 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
This study aims to describe the role of design thinking in achievement of transformative sustainability learning outcomes among undergraduate art and design students to support future curricular design efforts and thereby train sustainability minded future designers.

Design/methodology/approach
Baseline and culminating sustainability concept mapping assessments and reflective surveys were administered to 70 students enrolled in a general ecology and design-centric Ecology for Architects course. Correlation and regression analyses compared samples and case studies, further elucidated patterns of variation relating to the complexity and breadth of students’ sustainability knowledge and transformative potential.

Findings
Students in the design-centric course performed better on transformative sustainability indicator metrics than those enrolled in the General Ecology course, driven by improvement in design applications. Complexity of sustainability knowledge improved more among the general ecology students but was accompanied by declines in transformative indicators. Increasing foundational sustainability knowledge is unlikely, on its own, to support transformative learning. Survey responses indicated students were, however, motivated to apply what they learned to their design work, with the most significant improvement in transformative indicators seen in students enrolled in the design-centric course.

Originality/value
This study focuses on a population of students often marginalized in STEM education and provides a unique perspective on the value of design-centric general education courses in a population of students accustomed to design thinking pedagogies.
Power plant waste (fly ash, bottom ash, biomass ash) management for promoting circular economy in sustainable construction: emerging economy context
Authors: Prasittisopin Lapyote 
Published: December 2024

PurposeThis study explores the contributions of fly ash, bottom ash and biomass ash from coal and biomass power plants for enhancing circular economy of construction sectors in emerging economies.Design/methodology/approachThis research investigates their applications in construction, emphasizing their role in reducing environmental impact and promoting circular economy principles. Through a qualitative analysis using data from structured interviews with 41 involved stakeholders, the study highlights the economic and environmental benefits of integrating these by-products into business operations.FindingsCurrently, the cement and concrete industries can successfully adopt almost 100% fly ash, but logistic optimization is necessary to address the wet fly ash problem. The practical applications of bottom ash pose disposal challenges due to their poor adoption. Biomass ash can be alternatively implemented as a soil amendment and fertilization in the agriculture industry while current growth seems significant with the shift to a clean energy policy.Practical implicationsThis research underscores the importance of policy support and collaboration between industry stakeholders to maximize the sustainable potential of these by-products in an emerging economy context.Originality/valueThe sustainability development goals (SDGs) were well-established in developing economies. Nevertheless, the literature review indicates that there is a lack of understanding regarding their backgrounds, influencing factors, challenges and practical applications for the circular economy.
Capturing an authentic pupil voice from pupils with moderate and severe SEN in semi‐structured interviews
Authors: Hockey Amy E. , Dawkins Donna J. 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThis report explores how 1:1 semi‐structured interviews were conducted and adapted to gain views from pupils with moderate and severe learning difficulties. The report conveys how interview questions were structured, scaffolded and integrated with multi‐sensory activities to support pupils' confidence and ability to respond. By providing these additional supports, giving pupils sufficient time to respond and working with an interviewer who could support their communication needs we were able to capture authentic and reliable views from pupils with moderate and severe special educational needs (SEN).
From ashes to evidence: A study on the alterations in bloodstain patterns in high heat environments and post‐fire scenes
Authors: Kowalske Zack , Oleiwi Abdulrahman , Williams Graham 
Published: December 2024

AbstractFire is often used to conceal or destroy evidence of violent crimes, making it essential to understand how fire environments affect forensic evidence, particularly bloodstain patterns. This study investigates the impact of high heat environments and fire on the morphology and analysis of bloodstain patterns. Using controlled fire exposure, bloodstains were analyzed pre‐ and post‐fire exposure on various substrates, including glass, painted drywall, and painted plywood. Measurements of angle of impact (AOI) and area of origin (AOO) were conducted using Faro Zone 3D Expert software. Despite physical alterations due to extreme temperature exposure, certain characteristics of the original bloodstains persisted. AOI calculations showed minimal deviation between pre‐ and post‐fire measurements, with standard deviations generally under two degrees. AOO estimations also demonstrated no substantial statistical differences between pre‐ and post‐fire data. The study confirms that bloodstain patterns retain observable traits despite exposure to high heat conditions, supporting the reliability of BPA in fire‐affected scenarios. These findings enhance the understanding of bloodstain behavior in fire environments, aiding forensic investigations in accurately analyzing bloodstain patterns in cases involving fire or high‐temperature conditions.
Formation and Evolution Mechanism of High‐quality Reservoirs in the Lacustrine Hyperpycnal System: The 2nd Member of the Lower Jurassic Sangonghe Formation, Qiudong Subsag, Turpan–Hami Basin, NW China
Authors: LI Zhiyuan , HUANG Zhilong , WANG Junhui , WANG Boran , YAO Wenjiao , JIA Xueli , YANG Yizhuo , PAN Yongshuai , WU Yunfei 
Published: December 2024

AbstractHyperpycnal deposits has gradually emerged as a current research hotspot, with a special focus on lacustrine hyperpycnal deposits. However, our understanding of the formation mechanism and distribution of high‐quality reservoirs in hyperpycnal deposits remains insufficient. In this study, the formation mechanism and distribution of high‐quality reservoirs in the second member of the Sangonghe Formation are studied through sedimentology, petrology, and geochemistry, and 10 types of lithofacies were identified in the depositional sequences of the hyperpycnal flow. These can be summarized as gravelly bed to suspended load lithofacies association (GBS), gravelly reverse to normal compound‐graded (GNR), coarse‐grained sandy suspended load (CSS), and fine‐grained sandy suspended load (FSS) lithofacies associations. The hyperpycnal system can be divided into four individual units: restricted channel, unrestricted channel, lobe, and levee. The reservoir quality varies with lithofacies. Gravelly bed load lithofacies has coarse grain sizes, high content of rigid minerals, and soluble components, such as magmatic rock fragments. Therefore, the gravelly bed load lithofacies reservoir has developed dissolution pores and well‐preserved pore throats. Its reservoir quality is good. GBS and GNR are the main lithofacies associations in the restricted channel, where type I and type II reservoirs developed. The unrestricted channel is dominated by the CSS lithofacies association, with type III reservoirs developed. The lobe is dominated by the CSS and FSS lithofacies associations, with type III and type IV reservoirs developed. High‐quality reservoirs mainly develop in the restricted and unrestricted channels, whereas reservoirs in the lobe have poor quality. The levees are dominated by siltstone and gray mudstone and are generally nonreservoirs.
Problematic Periods Costing Young Women—The Impact of Menstrual Symptoms on Work and Study
Authors: Mardon Amelia K. , White Sarah , Howe Danielle , O'Shea Michelle , Eathorne Allie , Gannott Mark , Schott Ally , Armour Mike 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTMenstrual disorders are common, but their economic and social impact is still underreported. This study used a cross‐sectional design to investigate menstrual symptom prevalence, impacts and economic burden in Australian women of reproductive age. One thousand two hundred thirty‐eight responses were analysed (median age 33 years). Most respondents (77%) reported having bothersome menstrual symptoms, and almost half (44%) reported missed days of work or study because of their symptoms. Those aged 18–24 years were more likely to report bothersome menstrual symptoms, and time away from work and study, than those aged 35–44 years. The economic burden due to menstrual symptoms was approximately AUD $14.2 billion per year.
Simulation of gastroscopy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for medical student education
Authors: Falon Jessica , Brodaric Alen Maximillian , Whereat Sarah , Storey David 
Published: December 2024

AbstractBackgroundSimulation training has become part of medical student education, however endoscopy simulators have mostly been reserved for speciality training. Evidence suggests that simulation training has the potential to educate future doctors about endoscopy procedures and improve their communication with patients. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an endoscopic procedure that is technically challenging and poorly understood by medical students. This study aimed to investigate whether simulating gastroscopy and ERCP using an anatomical model of the upper gastrointestinal tract improves procedural knowledge, confidence, and performance in medical students.MethodsStudents completed three attempts at gastroscopy and one attempt at ERCP using the model. Participants rated knowledge and confidence relating to endoscopic procedures before and after completing the simulation. Students also reported their attitudes towards endoscopic simulation training after their participation.ResultsThere was a significant increase in self‐perceived knowledge of the purpose of and steps involved in endoscopy (P < 0.001), gastrointestinal anatomy (P = 0.003), and biliary system anatomy (P = 0.002) after using the simulator. Participants also reported significantly increased skills confidence in performing gastroscopy and duodenoscopy (P < 0.001), including in their ability to explain endoscopic procedures to a patient (P < 0.001). All participants agreed (5%) or strongly agreed (95%) that simulation training is a useful addition to their learning, and that they would like more simulation training in the medical curriculum.ConclusionSimulation training is an effective and engaging method of promoting procedural awareness and understanding of basic endoscopic procedures in medical students, with the potential to improve doctor–patient interactions in early clinical practice.