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Providing a foundation for decent work and adequate income during health and economic crises: constitutional approaches in 193 countries
Authors: Sprague Aleta , Raub Amy , Heymann Jody 
Published: October 2020

PurposeAs coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads globally, the economic and health consequences are disproportionately affecting marginalized workers. However, countries' existing labor and social security laws often exclude the most vulnerable workers from coverage, exacerbating existing inequalities. Guaranteeing the rights to adequate income even when ill, decent working conditions and nondiscrimination in constitutions may provide a foundation for protecting rights universally, safeguarding against counterproductive austerity measures, and providing a normative foundation for equality and inclusion as economies recover. The purpose of this article is to examine the prevalence of these rights globally and assess some of their early impacts amid the pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe authors created and analyzed a database of constitutional rights for all 193 United Nations member states. All constitutions were double coded by an international multidisciplinary, multilingual team of researchers.FindingsThis study finds that 54% of countries take some approach to guaranteeing income security in their constitutions, including 23% that guarantee income security during illness. Thirty-one percent guarantee the right to safe working conditions. Only 36% of constitutions explicitly guarantee at least some aspect of nondiscrimination at work. With respect to equal rights broadly, constitutional protections are most common on the basis of sex (85%), followed by religion (78%), race/ethnicity (76%), socioeconomic status (59%), disability (27%), citizenship (22%), sexual orientation (5%) and gender identity (3%). Across almost all areas, protections for rights are far more common in constitutions adopted more recently.Originality/valueThis is the first study to systematically examine protections for income security and decent work, together with nondiscrimination, in the constitutions of all 193 UN member states.
Knowledge management in health care: an integrative and result-driven clinical staff management model
Authors: Pereira de Souza Vinícius , Baroni Rodrigo , Choo Chun Wei , Castro José Marcio de , Barbosa Ricardo Rodrigues 
Published: October 2020

Purpose
This paper aims to propose an integrative and result-driven health-care knowledge management (HKM) model and discuss the findings of a research that examines how the KM initiatives of a major private Brazilian hospital system are linked to its health-care performance outcomes.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from a top-level Brazilian private hospital system (Mater Dei Healthcare System – MDHS), which is composed of three large hospitals internationally accredited by ISO 9001/2000, NIAHO and JCI. Multiple qualitative approaches were used to collect data such as 16 in-depth interviews with health professionals and managers, document analysis, participatory observation and benchmarking interviews with two reference hospital networks in Brazil.

Findings
The proposed health-oriented KM model is an expansion of the organizational knowing cycle model (Choo, 1996), adding absorptive capacity (ACAP) as a new construct. The paper discusses how ACAP integrates with sense-making, knowledge creation and decision-making processes within the health-care context. Information technology and clinical governance were identified as support factors to the HKM processes.

Practical implications
The paper presents a pragmatic and result-driven knowledge management (KM) model using health-care-welfare key performance indicators, as well as the emergence of KM as an integrative and strategic approach to hospital management.

Originality/value
The present study presents a knowledge-based perspective to clinical staff management, demonstrating the tangible results of KM initiatives that contribute to health and management performance outcomes.
The Italian response to the economic and health crises: a budgetary comparison
Authors: Cepiku Denita , Marchese Benedetta , Mastrodascio Marco 
Published: October 2020

PurposeThis article aims at shedding light on differences in terms of crisis management approaches adopted by the Italian government in order to tackle the two most impactful crises that heavily hit the entire globe in the last 15 years: the financial and economic crisis occurred in 2007/2008 and the health crisis occurred in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the article makes conceptual previsions on the potential impact of the health crisis even though, at this time, it is hard to predict the exact extent of its negative consequences.Design/methodology/approachThe authors implement a comparative approach, in terms of budgetary response, to identify the differences and the consequences of the different responses provided by the Italian government to deal with the two worldwide crises.FindingsWhile the economic and financial crisis occurred in the past decade required the Italian government to adopt predominantly austerity measures, the pandemic occurred due to the spreading of COVID-19 pushed the Italian government to adopt investment and fiscal policy based on tax breaks in order to allow the re-launch of the socio-economic fabric of the nation.Originality/valueThe originality of this paper stems from the scant research focused on the budgetary response of governments to tackle global crises. In addition, the paper endeavours to demonstrate the consequences of the myopic vision of the political leaders who, as it occurred in the Italian context, mainly aimed at maximizing the results in the short run at the expense of the potential consequences in the long run.
Professional development for teachers of advanced placement courses
Authors: Small Rebecca , Thessin Rebecca A. , Dardick William R. 
Published: October 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to explore how the Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) supported Advanced Placement (AP) teacher's instructional needs considering the expansion of the AP program in recent decades.Design/methodology/approachA survey including Likert-style and open-ended questions was distributed to participants at one East Coast APSI to gather data, which were analyzed quantitatively. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted on the Likert items to identify latent constructs, and two logistic regression (LR) models were run to predict what features of the professional development (PD) improved teacher perception of APSI. Open-ended constructs were analyzed by identifying and describing common themes.FindingsThe findings indicated that APSI improved teachers' perceived content knowledge and pedagogy and improved teachers' perceptions of their ability to better support student achievement, but that more focused professional learning was needed in working with academically diverse student learners in AP courses.Research limitations/implicationsThis study was limited to analysis of perception of teachers who attended one APSI training site, making it difficult to generalize without repeated measures.Originality/valueThis is the only multidisciplinary study connecting literature on effective PD to an analysis of the effectiveness of APSI for AP teachers.
Works councils and performance appraisals
Authors: Grund Christian , Sliwka Dirk , Titz Krystina 
Published: October 2020

PurposeWe analyze the role of works councils for the use of performance appraisals (PA). We distinguish between the incidence of PA systems as intended by the firm and their actual implementation on the level of the individual employee.Design/methodology/approachWe draw on two complementary data sets. These are the German Linked Personnel Panel (LPP), which combines firm-based information with information provided by several of those employees, and the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), which is a representative longitudinal study of persons living in Germany.FindingsWe find that works councils tend to promote rather than restrict PA. Employees working in establishments with a works council are more likely to face a formal PA procedure. Works councils also act as a transmission institution for the actual use of an existing PA system – i.e. among the firms that claim to implement PA for all their employees, the likelihood of their employees actually having regular appraisals is substantially larger when works councils are in place. Moreover, the existence of works councils is positively related particularly to PA systems, which affects bonus payments.Research limitations/implicationsWe contribute to the understanding of the work of works councils in firms. In more general, we shed light to the relation of industrial relations and human resource management in firms.Practical implicationsThis result hints at a higher acceptance of PA systems in firms with works councils. It seems likely that the stronger formalization of such systems necessitated by codetermination laws increases the likelihood of supervisors consistently carrying out such appraisals.Originality/valueWe are the first who complement the analysis of the existence of HR practices (PA system) with its actual use for employees.
Polyamines as key regulatory players in plants under metal stress—A way for an enhanced tolerance
Authors: Spormann Sofia , Soares Cristiano , Teixeira Jorge , Fidalgo Fernanda 
Published: October 2020

AbstractPolyamine (PA) metabolism and functions have started to raise attention from plant scientists in the last years. PAs have been investigated for their involvement in plant cell signalling and protection, proving that alterations in their endogenous levels can affect plant growth, development and survival. The recognised roles of PAs in metal‐stressed plants are presented and discussed on a “case‐study” basis, for each metal. Bearing in mind that the contamination of soils by heavy metals (HMs) is a growing problem worldwide, it is important to find efficient mechanisms through which agricultural productivity and food quality are safeguarded in a scenario of increased pollution. Making cultivars more tolerant to HM‐stress, capable of detoxifying or accumulating them safely, is a goal that will most certainly benefit from researching the functions and applicability of PAs. To date, plant PAs have been recognised for their roles as membrane‐, protein‐ and nucleic acid‐stabilisers, as protectors of cellular integrity and photosynthetic machinery, as direct and indirect signalling agents, and as emerging members of the non‐enzymatic antioxidant system. Moreover, PAs are not only important in normal plant developmental processes but have also been suggested to induce stress priming, to act as epigenetic regulators of gene expression and to enhance the detoxification and vacuolar compartmentalization of HMs. Although the stress‐ameliorating effects of PAs have been widely studied for several abiotic stresses, not much is known regarding their effects on metal induced‐stress, except for Cd. This review summarises the available work on the effects of PAs in plants exposed to Cu, Cd, Fe, Mn, Cr, Ni, Hg, Al, Pb and Zn.
Comparison of visual outcomes after non‐toric and toric implantable collamer lens V4c for myopia and astigmatism
Authors: Wei Ruoyan , Li Meiyan , Niu Lingling , Aruma Aruma , Miao Huamao , Shen Yang , Yao Peijun , Wang Xiaoying , Zhang Huihui , Zhou Xingtao 
Published: October 2020

AbstractPurposeTo evaluate the visual quality of myopic patients after non‐toric versus toric implantable collamer lens (ICL and TICL, respectively) V4c, and to investigate the potential risk factors of postoperative night vision disturbances.MethodsThis prospective cohort study included 42 eyes of 21 patients treated with ICL and 46 eyes of 23 patients treated with TICL. Refractive parameters and ocular aberrations were examined before and 6 months after surgery. Subjective quality of vision was scored by a validated questionnaire.ResultsThe efficacy index at 6 months was 1.14 ± 0.20 for ICL and 1.17 ± 0.16 for TICL; the safety index was 1.20 ± 0.17 for ICL and 1.20 ± 0.19 for TICL. The root mean square of total higher‐order aberrations (HOAs) and trefoil was significantly increased, and no statistical differences between groups were detected in HOA changes. Many patients reported haloes (85.7% for ICL and 100% for TICL) and glare (76.2% for ICL and 65.2% for TICL), but most (94.4% for ICL and 95.5% for TICL) were satisfied or very satisfied with visual outcomes. Implantable collamer lens (ICL) toricity was the risk factor for frequency (OR = 2.81, p = 0.01), severity (OR = 3.85, p = 0.003) and bothering effect (OR = 2.89, p = 0.01) of haloes.ConclusionsImplantable collamer lens and TICL provided comparable efficacy, safety and predictability, induced acceptable level of HOAs and achieved high satisfaction in correcting myopia and myopic astigmatism. Although not severe, haloes and glare have a non‐negligible prevalence and ICL toricity is a potential risk factor of haloes.
Haploidentical transplantation in pediatric non‐malignant diseases: A retrospective analysis on behalf of the Spanish Group for Hematopoietic Transplantation (GETH)
Authors: Torres Canizales Juan , Ferreras Cristina , Pascual Antonia , Alonso Laura , Regueiro Alexandra , Plaza Mercedes , Pérez Hurtado José María , Benito Ana , Couselo José M. , Fuster José L. , Díaz‐Almirón Mariana , Bueno David , Mozo Yasmina , Gómez López Alicia , Vicario José L. , Balas Antonio , Sisinni Luisa , Díaz de Heredia Cristina , Pérez‐Martínez Antonio 
Published: October 2020

AbstractObjectiveDescribe the GETH haploidentical stem cell transplantation (haplo‐HSCT) activity in non‐malignant disease (NMDs).MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed data from children with NMDs who underwent haplo‐HSCT.ResultsFrom January 2001 to December 2016, 26 pediatric patients underwent 31 haplo‐HSCT through ex vivo T cell‐depleted (TCD) graft platforms or post‐transplantation cyclophosphamide (PT‐Cy) at 7 Spanish centers. Five cases employed unmanipulated PT‐Cy haplo‐HSCT, 16 employed highly purified CD34+ cells, and 10 employed ex vivo TCD grafts manipulated either with CD3+CD19+ depletion, TCRαβ+CD19+ selection or naive CD45RA+ T‐cell depletion. Peripheral blood stem cells were the sole source for patients following TCD haplo‐HSCT, and bone marrow was the source for one PT‐Cy haplo‐HSCT. The most common indications for transplantation were primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs), severe aplastic anemia, osteopetrosis, and thalassemia. The 1‐year cumulative incidence of graft failure was 27.4%. The 1‐year III‐IV acute graft‐versus‐host disease (GvHD) and 1‐year chronic GvHD rates were 34.6% and 16.7%, respectively. The 2‐year overall survival was 44.9% for PIDs, and the 2‐year graft‐versus‐host disease‐free and relapse‐free survival rate was 37.6% for the other NMDs. The transplantation‐related mortality at day 100 was 30.8%.ConclusionAlthough these results are discouraging, improvements will come if procedures are centralized in centers of expertise.
Weight‐based mycophenolate mofetil dosing predicts acute GVHD and relapse after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
Authors: Bejanyan Nelli , Rogosheske John , Cao Qing , Lazaryan Aleksandr , Holtan Shernan , Ustun Celalettin , Jacobson Pamala , MacMillan Margaret , Weisdorf Daniel J. , Wagner John , Arora Mukta , Brunstein Claudio G. 
Published: October 2020

AbstractObjectivesHigher MMF dose can reduce acute GVHD risk after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). We examined the effect of MMF dose, relative to patient actual body weight (mg/kg/day), on outcomes of 680 adults after HCT.MethodsMMF was combined with cyclosporine (n = 599) or sirolimus (n = 81). We divided MMF dose/kg/day in quartiles.ResultsThe median time to grade II‐IV acute GVHD was 32 days. The incidence of grade II‐IV acute GVHD at day 30 was 30% in 1st (<29), 20% in 2nd (29‐34), 16% in 3rd (35‐41), and 19% in 4th (≥42) quartile (P < .01). Corresponding relapse incidence at 1 year was 16%, 25%, 27%, and 31%, respectively (P = .01). In multivariate analysis, as compared to 1st quartile, higher dose of weight‐based MMF reduced grade II‐IV acute GVHD (HR = 0.64 for 2nd, HR = 0.48 for 3rd, and HR = 0.55 for 4th quartile), but increased the risk of relapse (HR = 1.63 for 2nd, HR = 1.75 for 3rd, and HR = 2.31 for 4th quartile).ConclusionsWeight‐based MMF dose had no significant impact on engraftment, chronic GVHD, or survival. These data suggest that higher weight‐based MMF dose reduces the risk of acute GVHD at the expense of increased relapse and supports conducting prospective studies to optimize MMF dosing after HCT.
Go with the flow: A neuroscientific view on being fully engaged
Authors: van der Linden Dimitri , Tops Mattie , Bakker Arnold B. 
Published: October 2020

AbstractFlow is a state of full task absorption, accompanied with a strong drive and low levels of self‐referential thinking. Flow is likely when there is a match between a person's skills and the task challenge. Despite its relevance for human performance and the vast body of research on flow, there is currently still relatively little insight in its underlying neurocognitive mechanisms. In this paper, we discuss a set of large brain networks that may be involved in establishing the core dimensions of flow. We propose that dopaminergic and noradrenergic systems mediate the intrinsic motivation and activate mood states that are typical for flow. The interaction between three large‐scale attentional networks, namely the Default Mode Network, Central Executive Network and the Salience Network is proposed to play a role in the strong task engagement, low self‐referential thinking, feedback and feelings of control in flow. The proposed relationships between flow and the brain networks may support the generation of new hypotheses and can guide future research in this field.
Fractal analysis of the infiltration curve and soil particle size in a semi‐humid watershed
Authors: Omidvar Ebrahim 
Published: October 2020

AbstractAlthough fractal mathematics has been commonly used to quantify particle size distribution (PSD), limited attention has been paid to the fractal dimension of the infiltration curve (DI). Therefore, it is necessary to determine whether the DI and fractal dimensions of PSD (Dm, Dclay, Dsilt and Dsand) can reflect the infiltration process, and soil erodibility and degradation. Accordingly, this study aimed to provide new information on the quantification of infiltration processes, and soil erodibility and degradation, using DI and Dm in the Soorak basin in the northern part of Iran. The soil and infiltration properties were calculated by field and laboratory practices on 46 topsoil samples and 34 infiltrometer double‐ring tests. Correlation, regression and redundancy analysis (RDA) were used to identify relationships between the infiltration curve and PSD coordinates with soil and infiltration properties. Results indicated that the DI was significantly linearly correlated with other infiltration curve characteristics, with the correlation coefficient ranging from −0.737 to −0.403 (sig. = 0.000–0.037). However, there was no significant correlation between DI and Dm, Dclay, Dsilt and Dsand. Different erodibility factors, especially KUSLE, had significant relations with Dm, Dclay, Dsilt, Dsand and DI (p < .01), suggesting that these fractal dimensions are indicators of soil degradation. Other findings indicated that the land use had no significant effect on DI and infiltration properties, whereas KUSLE, Dm, Dclay, DSilt and DSand were significantly affected by land‐use patterns (p < .01). These findings demonstrate that fractal dimensions of PSD and infiltration can be practicable indices to analyse soil degradation under different land‐use types.Highlights
How fractal geometry adds to understanding of the infiltration process and soil degradation.
Fractal dimensions of infiltration (DI) can describe the infiltration process.
Fractal dimensions of soil (Dm) and DI can be used as indicators of the soil erodibility.
Erodibility and fractal properties of soil were significantly affected by land use.
Interrater reliability and concurrent validity of oral/dental items in the resident assessment instrument minimum data set 2.0
Authors: Jockusch Julia , Hopfenmüller Werner , Sobotta Bernhard A. J. , Nitschke Ina 
Published: October 2020

AbstractObjectiveTo examine interrater reliability and concurrent validity of oral/dental items in the Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set (RAI‐MDS) 2.0.BackgroundRAI‐MDS is a standardised instrument used in nursing to determine health status and nursing needs. The extent to which oral/dental items in the RAI‐MDS describe dental treatment needs concerning oral health has been questioned.Materials and MethodsThis study evaluated the interrater reliability (dentist vs. nurse) and validity of oral/dental items in the Swiss version of RAI‐MDS 2.0 (areas: K—nutritional status, L—oral/dental status) using professional oral examinations as a benchmark. Data of 168 residents of five long‐term care facilities in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, were collected within 1 year between October 2017 and December 2018. The statistical evaluation used descriptive statistics and Cohen’s kappa (95% CI).ResultsRAI‐MDS items K1a, chewing (κ 0.098, 95% CI: 0.004‐0.19); K1c, pain (κ 0.039, 95% CI: −0.03 to 0.11); L1a, debris (κ 0.117, 95% CI: 0.02‐0.21); L1c, dental status (κ 0.229, 95% CI: 0.12‐0.34); L1d, dental disease (κ 0.129, 95% CI: 0.02‐0.24); L1e, periodontal diseases (κ −0.005, 95% CI: −0.07 to −0.03); and L1f, daily cleaning (κ −0.031, 95% CI: −0.05 to −0.01) showed weak or no agreement, whereas L1b, denture status (κ 0.634, 95% CI: 0.52‐0.75), showed substantial agreement.ConclusionOral/dental items in RAI‐MDS lack reliability and validity. Recognition of oral health situation/treatment needs by nursing staff does not seem to be possible with the current version of this tool.
The nonlinear influence of harmonious information technology affordance on organisational innovation
Authors: Chatterjee Sutirtha , D Moody Gregory , Lowry Paul Benjamin , Chakraborty Suranjan , Hardin Andrew 
Published: October 2020

AbstractIn this study, we investigate the nature of the influence of organisational information technology (IT) on innovation. To examine this relationship, we leverage a fundamental construct: harmonious IT affordance (HITA). HITA is defined as the degree of coalignment between three salient organisational IT affordances, each of which allows an organisation to carry out its most fundamental functions using IT—collaboration, maintenance of organisational memory, and management of organisational processes. We theorize that HITA has a quadratic (U‐shaped) effect on innovation. Our theory proposes that when IT affordances increasingly co‐align (reflected by increasing HITA), the organisation enters a synergistic, virtuous phase that encourages innovation. Counterintuitively, the increasing misalignment of IT affordances can also result in organisational innovation via creative dissonance, which enables organisations to look for opportunities in the presence of misalignment and leverage it to create a synergistic virtuous cycle. We conducted two empirical studies—one with high‐level IT executives knowledgeable about innovation and one with sales and business development executives (who market innovations) knowledgeable about IT—that corroborate our theory. Crucially, if the IT affordances are unrelated (low coalignment, where HITA is close to zero), then innovation does not take place. We thus surmise that the relation between HITA and innovation is quadratic.