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The management index: simplifying business excellence for management teams?
Authors: Snyder Kristen M. , Eriksson Henrik , Raharjo Hendry 
Published: October 2020

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present findings from a qualitative research study that was designed to examine the application of the management index (MI) to support effectiveness among management teams. Specifically, the research was twofold: to examine the usefulness of the MI as a tool to enhance effectiveness in management teams; and to identify conditions necessary for successful use of the MI.

Design/methodology/approach
A three-year multi-site qualitative case study was conducted with five medium- to large-scale organizations, from public and private sectors, to apply and examine the use of the MI. Data were collected from participants during a series of workshops designed to examine the ways in which the tool was used to enhance effectiveness in management teams, and conditions that were determined supportive or a hinder to using the tool.

Findings
Findings from the qualitative data demonstrate four primary uses of the in which the MI: pulse reader, navigation, systematic dialog, management team development. It is, however, not clear yet if the use of the MI contributes to improvement in efficiency and effectiveness. The degree of maturity within the organization and teams, as defined by open and transparent communication and clarity of purpose of direction, appear to be key factors for how well teams benefit from the MI. Furthermore, the tool appears to benefit from longer term usage rather than quick-fix usage, although this claim has yet to be validated by further investigations.

Practical implications
The MI was developed by Swedish Institute of Quality to provide a simpler performance measurement tool for management teams to support quality improvement processes in organizations in Sweden. The MI was developed to provide management teams with access to vital information that could serve as the basis for prioritizing areas of needed improvement, while reducing time and complexity associated with traditional business excellence models.

Originality/value
This study contributes to an ongoing dialogue about how to support quality management through the use of performance measurement tools. In particular, the study supports the need to develop understanding about the importance of dialogue and process combined with the use of measures to achieve results.
Damping characteristics of integral squeeze film dampers on vibration of deep groove ball bearing with localized defects
Authors: Hao Yifan , Zheng Chengdong , Wang Xiaojing , Chen Chao , Wang Ke , Xiong Xin 
Published: October 2020

Purpose
This work aims to demonstrate the vibration suppression of the rotor system with localized defects on bearing using an integral squeeze film damper (ISFD).

Design/methodology/approach
Experiments were carried out to study the vibration characteristics of the rotor system with ISFD mounted on fault deep groove ball bearings. Three fault bearings including bearing with outer race defect, inner race defect and ball defect have been used in this paper. The results were compared by use of vibration acceleration level, continuous wavelet transform and envelope spectrum.

Findings
It was found that ISFD shows excellent damping and vibration attenuation characteristics of the rotor system with defective bearing. The fault bearing rotor system with external ISFD considerably reduces the vibration energy and amplitude compared with the system without ISFD.

Originality/value
There is a dearth of experimental research pertaining to vibration characteristics of rotor system support by defective bearings with ISFD. Besides, the test provides evidence for the application of ISFD in vibration control of the rotor system with incipient defects on bearing.

Peer review
The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/ILT-04-2020-0144/
Pride and productivity – introducing and testing the Healing Offices® design concept
Authors: Bauer Anicee Carolyn 
Published: October 2020

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to learn to what extent the physical workspace can contribute to employee health and happiness. In this context, it introduces an evidence-based design concept and evaluation method for workplaces to transform the traditional subjective design process into a more objective, systematic approach. Identifying issues regarding physical design and work culture is assumed to lead to a better person-environment fit.Design/methodology/approachThe study describes a comparison between a pre-measurement at an IT company’s old workplace and a post-measurement in the new location with a new office design. The independent variable is the objective quality of the physical work environment, which was determined by an interior quality index. The dependent variables were the perceived health, engagement, comfort and productivity, assessed by an online questionnaire and interviews.FindingsThe objective quality of the work environment improved remarkably, especially regarding sustainability, diversity, nature and the possibilities to move and relax. The subjective experience of employees also improved, specifically regarding feelings of comfort and energy, possibly because of a more inspirational and diverse environment, which also better captured the company identity. A more connected workspace moreover seemed to relate to more physical activity and personal contact, as well as to teamwork and productivity.Originality/valueThe study promotes an evidence-based design approach for design and real-state, encouraging all stakeholders to design responsibly: to work more closely together, take well-informed design decisions and evaluate and learn from what was “left behind.” It also stresses the power of tailor-made designs, as any design eventually is shaped by its broader cultural context.
A systematic review of barriers impeding the implementation of government green procurement
Authors: Vejaratnam Navarani , Mohamad Zeeda Fatimah , Chenayah Santha 
Published: October 2020

Purpose
Government green procurement (GGP) is becoming a popular environmental policy instrument to spur the economy whilst protecting the environment. However, the implementation of GGP is impeded by various barriers. This paper aims to analyse the existing literature on barriers impeding GGP.

Design/methodology/approach
This systematic literature review was guided by the PRISMA Statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) review method. A total of 29 articles from the Scopus and Web of Science databases were selected for the review.

Findings
Five themes, i.e. finance, legal, people, knowledge and organisation, emerged from this review, which further produced 16 sub-themes. Lack of knowledge and awareness were the major barriers for GGP, while financial constraint was not the major barrier for GGP, as previously perceived. Barriers related to organisation were the most complex. Certain barriers were found more in developed or developing countries.

Research limitations/implications
Only article journals with empirical data were selected. Review articles, book series, books, chapters in books and conference proceedings were excluded.

Practical implications
Public managers should place highest priority to enhance knowledge and awareness of procurers on GGP. Other important initiatives to be undertaken include emulating best practices, implementing change management and incentivising suppliers to tackle the prevalent barriers of GGP. Finally, with increasing evidences on barriers related to GGP, public managers should consider mapping and analysing specific barriers hindering GGP in their organisation/country.

Social implications
A less challenging and efficient implementation of GGP contributes to a cleaner environment.

Originality/value
This article will be the first to systematically review the barriers of GGP.
Using the Shapley value of stocks as systematic risk
Authors: Shalit Haim 
Published: October 2020

Purpose
This study aims to propose the Shapley value that originates from the game theory to quantify the relative risk of a security in an optimal portfolio.

Design/methodology/approach
Systematic risk as expressed by the relative covariance of stock returns to market returns is an essential measure in pricing risky securities. Although very much in use, the concept has become marginalized in recent years because of the difficulties that arise estimating beta. The idea is that portfolios can be viewed as cooperative games played by assets aiming at minimizing risk. With the Shapley value, investors can calculate the exact contribution of each risky asset to the joint payoff. For a portfolio of three stocks, this study exemplifies the Shapley value when risk is minimized regardless of portfolio return.

Findings
This study computes the Shapley value of stocks and indices for optimal mean-variance portfolios by using daily returns for the years 2016–2019. This results in the risk attributes allocated to securities in optimal portfolios. The Shapley values are analyzed and compared to the standard beta estimates to determine the ranking of assets with respect to pertinent risk and return.

Research limitations/implications
An alternative approach to value risk and return in optimal portfolios is presented in this study. The logic and the mechanics of Shapley value theory in portfolio analysis have been explained, and its advantages relative to standard beta analysis are presented. Hence, financial analysts when adding or removing specific assets from present positions will have the true and exact impact of their actions by using the Shapley value instead of the beta.

Practical implications
When computing the Shapley value, portfolio risk is decomposed exactly among its assets because it considers all possible coalitions of portfolios. In that sense, financial analysts when adding or removing specific securities from present holdings will be able to predict the true and exact impact of their transactions by using the Shapley value instead of the beta. The main implication for investors is that risk is ultimately priced relative to their holdings. This prevents the subjective mispricing of securities, as standard beta is not used and might allow investors to gain from arbitrage conditions.

Originality/value
The logic and the methodology of Shapley value theory in portfolio analysis have been explained as an alternative to value risk and return in optimal portfolios by presenting its advantages relative to standard beta analysis. The conclusion is that the Shapley value theory contributes much more financial optimization than to standard systematic risk analysis because it enables looking at the contribution of each security to all possible coalitions of portfolios.
Environment-friendly FSM design on ultra-scale architecture: energy-efficient green computing approach
Authors: Pandey Bishwajeet , Tomar Geetam Singh , Bhadoria Robin Singh , Hussain Dil Muhammad Akbar , Rodriguez Rodriguez Ciro 
Published: October 2020

Purpose
The Purpose of this research is to make an energy efficient finite state machine (FSM) in order to achieve the core objective of green computing because FSM is an indispensable part of multiple computer hardware.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses ultra-scale plus FPGA architecture in place of seven-series field-programmable gate array (FPGA) for the implementation of the FSM design and also uses output load scaling for the design of environment-friendly FSM. This design study is done using Verilog Hardware description language and Vivado integrated system environment design tools and implemented on 16 nm ultra-scale FPGA architecture.

Findings
There is up to 98.57% reduction in dynamic power when operating frequency is managed as per smart job scheduling. There is up to a 21.97% reduction in static power with proper management of output load capacitance. There is up to 98.43% saving in dynamic power with the proposed management of output load capacitance.

Originality/value
The proposed design will be environment friendly that eventually leads to the green earth. This is the main motive of the research area i.e. green computing.
Guselkumab improves joint pain in patients with pustulotic arthro‐osteitis: A retrospective pilot study
Authors: Ikumi Natsumi , Fujita Hideki , Terui Tadashi 
Published: October 2020

AbstractPustulotic arthro‐osteitis (PAO) is an osteoarticular complication of palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP). Although guselkumab, an anti‐interleukin‐23p19 antibody, has been shown to be effective for PPP, its efficacy for PAO is still not well understood. We conducted a retrospective observational study to evaluate the effectiveness of 28‐week guselkumab treatment for five PAO patients in daily clinical practice. Four patients had sternoclavicular arthritis, and one had only sacroiliitis. Guselkumab improved pain visual assessment scale scores in all five patients by 54.2% (11.1–87.5%) on average at week 28 compared with baseline, and discontinuation or dose reduction of analgesics was possible in four of them. Three patients showed clinically significant improvement in Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index of 2 or more. On the other hand, beneficial change in Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score of 1.1 or more was observed in only one patient. Bone scintigraphy demonstrated decreased uptake in sternoclavicular joints after guselkumab treatment in all four patients with sternoclavicular arthritis. Improvement of Palmoplantar Pustulosis Area and Severity Index was also confirmed. Guselkumab can be a treatment option for intractable PAO.
Specimen‐based records and geographic locations of carabid beetles (Coleoptera) collected mainly by Dr. Kazuo Tanaka
Authors: Osawa Takeshi , Yoshimatsu Shin‐ichi , Nakatani Yukinobu 
Published: October 2020

AbstractGround beetles of suborder Adephaga are often considered bioindicators of natural environments because their habitats and abundances strongly depend upon environmental factors. Although their importance and usefulness are already known, there are limited data regarding voucher specimens in Japan. Biodiversity data based on voucher specimens are of high quality and reliability. In this data paper, we compile the records of Caraboidea collected mainly by Dr. Kazuo Tanaka. We also detail the time and locality of collection based on the labels of specimens deposited in the Institute for Agro‐Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan. This collection facility contains 15,675 records of 673 species collected from 1947 to 1997. All data are deposited in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) through the Japan Node of GBIF and are thus accessible through the GBIF portal under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Lost bed capacity in emergency departments: A descriptive analysis and data visualisation exploration
Authors: Middleton Paul M , Moore Nicholas , Ren Shiquan 
Published: October 2020

AbstractObjectiveTo map utilisation of bed resources within an ED over time, in order to determine the proportions of patient stay spent receiving emergency care versus non‐emergent care. To produce visualisations that effectively convey this bed utilisation.MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study using routinely collected administrative data, derived from the ED electronic health record (FirstNet; Cerner, North Kansas City, MO, USA), on all patients presenting to a single tertiary‐level ED during a 1‐month period and who were triaged to an acute area bed in order to undergo their emergency care. Resuscitation, subacute, fast track and paediatric area patients were excluded from analysis as firstly, in our institution the acute area processing appears to contribute most to barriers to patient flow and secondly, using acute area patients allowed us to approximate standardisation of acuity. Lost bed capacity (LBC) was defined as the time spent in an ED bed after an emergency clinician indicated that they were ready to depart the ED, as recorded in the electronic medical record.ResultsThe overall proportion of time spent in an ED bed after completion of emergency care was 38.5% (interquartile range 21.8–47.2%). This time differed significantly between ‘discharged’ (1 min), ‘admitted‐ward’ (72 min) and ‘admitted‐critical care’ (110 min) groups. This was clearly revealed in our novel LBC heatmaps.ConclusionsA considerable proportion of ED length of stay is because of patients remaining in an ED bed after their emergency care is concluded. Absolute time is much greater for admitted patients than for discharged patients, and therefore efforts to reduce LBC are likely to reduce overall ED length of stay. LBC heatmaps may provide an intuitively useful, potentially automated tool to understand these problems.
General practice access in regional and remote Australia for ageing populations
Authors: Taylor Danielle , Lange Jarrod , Laurence Caroline , Beilby Justin , Kitson Alison , Barrie Helen , Visvanathan Renuka 
Published: October 2020

AbstractIdentifying and removing access barriers to the timely provision of comprehensive health care is increasingly important for the wellbeing of Australia's rapidly ageing and frail populations, particularly those in non‐metropolitan settings. This study has examined if current general practice (GP) locations in non‐metropolitan South Australia (SA) and Western Australia (WA) are geographically accessible to the rapidly growing frail and prefrail populations known to have a high level of health service use and reduced mobility. Geospatial analysis linking 60‐kilometre GP service catchments, 2016 population counts, and 2027 population projections has estimated that the size of the frail and prefrail population that live outside these GP service catchments will double, reaching 7,800 people by 2027. The maldistribution of GP locations was most evident in WA. As regional and remote populations continue to age, the challenge of health service provision, including geographic access to care, must be resolved to ensure that populations in these areas have the best opportunity to age well. Geospatial methods linking service and demographic information, such as the approach used in this analysis, can aid in planning the equitable provision of health care for older Australians.
Elevation of cytomegalovirus antigenemia predicts serious infection and death in patients receiving immunosuppressive therapies for autoimmune diseases
Authors: Yoshihara Risa , Komai Toshihiko , Shoda Hirofumi , Fujio Keishi 
Published: October 2020

AbstractAimWe examined the relationship between cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation and serious infections.MethodWe conducted a single‐center retrospective chart review study with 43 autoimmune disease patients experiencing CMV reactivation. We investigated the risk factors for serious infections among the patients using logistic regression analysis.ResultsWe identified that the maximum count of CMV antigenemia during the course of infection (CMV Ag MAX) was significantly associated with serious infection by multivariate analysis (adjusted odds ratio: 1.509; 95% confidence interval: 1.071‐2.125). The receiver operating characteristic curve of CMV Ag MAX count showed a predictive value for serious infections (76.9% in sensitivity and 93.3% in specificity) and death (83.3% in sensitivity and 91.9% in specificity), and the cut‐off count of serious infections and death was 6 and 10 per 105 white blood cell count, respectively.ConclusionWe suggest that the counts of CMV Ag MAX can reflect the extent of compromise in the immune system, and can be a predictive marker for serious infections and death.
Contralateral pulmonary resection using selective bronchial blockade in postpneumonectomy patients
Authors: Kawamoto Nobutaka , Furukawa Masashi , Okita Riki , Okada Masanori , Hayashi Masataro , Inokawa Hidetoshi , Okabe Kazunori , Kawata Keisuke 
Published: October 2020

BackgroundPulmonary resection is occasionally performed in postpneumonectomy patients with contralateral lung lesions, such as metachronous or metastatic lung cancer. Careful intraoperative respiratory management is essential in such patients. This study evaluated the respiratory management of postpneumonectomy patients who underwent contralateral pulmonary resection with selective bronchial blockade of the lobe or segment to be resected.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the surgical findings and safety of surgery in six patients who underwent contralateral pulmonary resection with selective bronchial blockade after pneumonectomy for non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).ResultsThe percutaneous oxygen saturation did not decrease in any of the patients during bronchial blockade under high oxygen concentration. The median blockade time was 57.5 minutes. The operative field was tolerable secured under conditions of partial lung collapse, and partial pulmonary resection was performed as planned. Postoperatively, one patient developed acute respiratory distress syndrome due to acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia; however, no patients died within one month postoperatively. Two patients underwent pulmonary resection in order to obtain adequate tissue specimens to evaluate the biomarkers of multiple lung metastases. On histopathology, one patient tested positive for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and was subsequently administered an ALK inhibitor, which prolonged survival.ConclusionsIn all patients, intraoperative respiratory condition under partial lung collapse remained stable, and all partial pulmonary resections were safely performed. However, surgical indications should be carefully reviewed preoperatively in patients with interstitial pneumonia.Key pointsSignificant findings of the study
Contralateral partial pulmonary resection was performed using selective bronchial blockade in postpneumonectomy patients.
Percutaneous oxygen saturation did not decrease during the bronchial blockade under high oxygen concentration, and the operative field was tolerable secured under conditions of partial lung collapse.
What this study adds
Oxygen concentration can be set to the minimum level, sufficient to maintain oxygenation, during contralateral partial pulmonary resection with selective bronchial blockade.