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The psychometric properties of the professionalism at work questionnaire for paramedicine students
Authors: Williams Brett 
Published: January 2021

PurposeIn the past several decades, there has been rapid advancement and improvement in Australasian paramedicine education and clinical standards. These advancements have also seen improvements in the professionalism of Australasian paramedicine. Therefore, having a valid and reliable paramedicine professionalism measure is important. This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the modified Professionalism at Work Questionnaire (PWQ) with Australasian paramedicine studentsDesign/methodology/approachData from the PWQ were analysed using a principal component analysis (PCA) followed by orthogonal varimax rotation.FindingsA total of 479 paramedicine students from three Australasian universities completed the modified PWQ. PCA of the 72-items revealed 11 factors with eigenvalues above 1.5, accounting for 50.99% of the total variance. A total of 64 items were found with loadings greater than 0.40 and were used to describe the 11 factors: Professional attitude and behaviour, communication with others, professional identity, professional development, appearance and flexibility, organisational support, comparable professional status, pride in occupation, adherence to rules, responsibility in the workforce and concerns about appropriate use of resources.Practical implicationsResults from this study suggest that the modified 64-item PWQ can be used to measure professionalism in Australasian paramedicine student cohorts. The instrument encompassed many and varied aspects of the attributes and features that have been described as being essential to being a profession. The instrument provides an important measurement tool for the paramedicine profession.Originality/valueResults from this study suggest that the modified 64-item PWQ can be used to measure professionalism in Australasian paramedicine student cohorts. The instrument encompassed many and varied aspects of the attributes and features that have been described as being essential to being a profession. The instrument provides a critical measurement tool for the paramedicine profession.
Perceptions of EMS leaders and supervisors on the challenges faced by female paramedics in Riyadh Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study
Authors: ALobaid Abdullah Mohammed , Gosling Cameron , McKenna Lisa , Williams Brett 
Published: January 2021

PurposeSaudi female paramedics face many challenges in the current Saudi emergency medical service (EMS). This study aimed to investigate perceptions of EMS experts, leaders, managers and academics about the challenges faced by Saudi female paramedics in the Saudi Arabian EMS workforce.Design/methodology/approachA descriptive qualitative research approach was used employing semi-structured face-to-face interviews with seven EMS leaders, managers and academics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Data were analysed using thematic analysis informed by the work of Braun and Clark.FindingsThree themes emerged from the interviews that described EMS experts' perceptions, namely, cultural and family challenges, the value of Saudi female paramedics in the workforce and workforce issues.Originality/valueOverall, the interviews revealed that Saudi females faced several challenges that could affect their job duties and capacity to work in the EMS. Currently, Saudi females face difficulties with family, social and religious responsibilities, such as taking care of children and homes. Workforce issues were also considered problems that affect Saudi female paramedics in the workplace, such as physical fitness and psychological burnout. The EMS leaders, managers and academics emphasised that due to the new Saudi 2030 vision, it is expected and recognised that more females need to be employed in the EMS workforce.
Reclaiming cognitive crafting: an integrative model of behavioral and cognitive practices in job crafting
Authors: Melo Newton , Dourado Débora , Andrade Jackeline 
Published: January 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to present a model of how cognitive and behavioral crafting practices relate, reconciling the two dominant and conflicting job crafting theoretical perspectives.

Design/methodology/approach
Starting by examining the role of cognition and cognitive practices in job crafting, this paper reconstitutes the theorizing path that led to the exclusion of cognitive crafting from job crafting theory, explores existing theorizing efforts to (re)integrate cognitive crafting back into job crafting and proposes a new job crafting model (re)integrating behavioral and cognitive practices.

Findings
By conceiving cognitive crafting practices as a sensemaking layer that spans across and reciprocates with all behavioral crafting practices, the proposed model specifies the role of behavior and cognition (and the mutual relations between them) in job crafting, while resuming its meaning-making orientation.

Originality/value
This paper offers novel insights on underspecified aspects of the job crafting theory, improving its heuristic value. It clarifies how meaning is assembled and enacted by people in work environments, allowing for more integrated and comprehensive explanations about how people relate to work.
Considering the impact of COVID-19 on suicide risk among individuals in prison and during reentry
Authors: Mitchell Sean M. , La Rosa Nikki L. , Cary Julianne , Sparks Sarah 
Published: January 2021

Purpose
This paper mains to bring attention to the potential impact COVID-19 could have on suicide risk among individuals who are incarcerated and those reentering the community after incarceration (i.e. reentry), with particular emphasis on the USA, as well as provide possible solutions to mitigate suicide risk.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper provides an overview of the association between the COVID-19 pandemic policies and suicide, the vulnerabilities specific to prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic, relevant suicide risk factors among prisoners, the possible impact of COVID-19 on suicide risk during reentry and proposed solutions for moving forward to mitigate both risks for COVID-19 and suicide.

Findings
This paper highlights that prisoners and individuals reentering the community are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 and suicide risk and COVID-19-related stressors may further exacerbate known suicide risk factors (e.g. psychiatric symptoms, lack of positive social ties, low feelings of belonging, feelings of burden, economic problems) and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. This paper also discusses barriers (e.g. lack of funds, access to health and mental health care, COVID-19 testing and personal protective equipment) to managing COVID-19 and suicide risk within prisons and during reentry.

Originality/value
This paper provides a review of scalable solutions that could mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and suicide risk during this pandemic among prisoners and those reentering the community, such as psychoeducation, self-help stress management, telehealth services, increased access and reduced cost of phone calls, reduced or eliminated cost of soap and sanitization supplies in prisons and early release programs.
Alignment capabilities of big data’s value creation in the context of service delivery processes
Authors: Brinch Morten , Stentoft Jan , Näslund Dag 
Published: January 2021

Purpose
While big data creates business value, knowledge on how value is created remains limited and research is needed to discover big data’s value mechanism. The purpose of this paper is to explore value creation capabilities of big data through an alignment perspective.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper is based on a single case study of a service division of a large Danish wind turbine generator manufacturer based on 18 semi-structured interviews.

Findings
A strategic alignment framework comprising human, information technology, organization, performance, process and strategic practices are used as a basis to identify 15 types of alignment capabilities and their inter-dependent variables fostering the value creation of big data. The alignment framework is accompanied by seven propositions to obtain alignment of big data in service processes.

Research limitations/implications
The study demonstrates empirical anchoring of how alignment capabilities affect a company’s ability to create value from big data as identified in a service supply chain.

Practical implications
Service supply chains and big data are complex matters. Therefore, understanding how alignment affects a company’s ability to create value of big data may help the company to overcome challenges of big data.

Originality/value
The study demonstrates how value from big data can be created following an alignment logic. By this, both critical and complementary alignment capabilities have been identified.
Star performers, unit performance and unit turnover: A constructive replication
Authors: Taylor Erik C. , Bendickson Joshua S. 
Published: January 2021

AbstractIn this constructive replication, we evaluate the effect of star performers on unit performance beyond the presence of other high performers and high mean levels of unit performance to clarify and confirm stars' unique contribution to unit performance. Furthermore, we extend prior work by assessing stars' moderating effect on the unit turnover‐to‐unit performance relationship. With a sample drawn from Major League Baseball, we confirm that stars have a positive influence on unit performance above and beyond the effects of high levels of mean unit productivity and other high performers, but that the strength of this relationship diminishes as the number of stars increases. We also find that stars moderate the relationship between unit turnover and performance such that star performers effectively eliminate the harmful effects of turnover on unit performance. However, this moderating effect is itself eliminated when the turnover rate changes drastically.
Effect of low‐temperature drying on the nitrogenous compounds and inositol phosphates in broiler chickens and cecectomized laying hen excreta
Authors: Siegert Wolfgang , Hofmann Philipp , Rodehutscord Markus 
Published: January 2021

AbstractWe investigated how the chemical composition of broiler chicken and cecectomized laying hen excreta is affected by drying in a forced‐air drying chamber at low temperatures. Excreta that was immediately frozen after voiding provided the reference values. The excreta were dried in drying chambers for 4 hr, 6 hr, and 12 hr at 23°C or 33°C in the broiler experiment and 19°C or 29°C in the cecectomized laying hen experiment. The total N and inositol phosphate concentrations in the excreta of broiler chickens and cecectomized laying hens were not influenced (p > .050), except for one inositol tetrakisphosphate isomer (p = .026) in broilers. Compared to fresh excreta, drying did not affect the ammonia concentrations in the cecectomized laying hen experiment (p > .050), but the ammonia concentration was lower when dried for 12 hr at 33°C in the broiler experiment (p = .002). Amino acid concentrations in cecectomized laying hen excreta decreased until 4 hr of drying and then increased at both drying temperatures (p < .001). The results indicate that the applicability of drying poultry excreta at low temperatures in forced‐air drying chambers to determine the chemical compound concentrations is trait‐dependent. Future studies are necessary to investigate whether these results are also dependent upon the amount of excreta stored in the drying chambers.
Microbial community structure of the bovine rumen as affected by feeding cashew nut shell liquid, a methane‐inhibiting and propionate‐enhancing agent
Authors: Su Chisato , Shinkai Takumi , Miyazawa Nodoka , Mitsumori Makoto , Enishi Osamu , Nagashima Kyo , Koike Satoshi , Kobayashi Yasuo 
Published: January 2021

AbstractThe effect of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) feeding on bacterial and archaeal community of the bovine rumen was investigated by analyzing clone libraries targeting 16S rRNA genes, methyl‐coenzyme reductase A‐encoding genes (mcrA), and their respective transcripts. Rumen samples were collected from three non‐lactating cows fed on a hay and concentrate diet with or without CNSL supplementation. DNA and complementary DNA (cDNA) libraries were generated for investigating rumen microbial communities. MiSeq analysis also was performed to understand more comprehensively the changes in the microbial community structures. Following CNSL supplementation, the number of operational taxonomical unit (OTU) and diversity indices of bacterial and archaeal community were decreased. Bacterial OTUs belonging to Proteobacteria, including Succinivibrio, occurred at a higher frequency with CNSL feeding, especially in cDNA libraries. The methanogenic archaeal community became dominated by Methanomicrobium. A bacterial community shift also was observed in the MiSeq data, indicating that CNSL increased the proportion of Succinivibrio and other genera known to be involved in propionate production. Methanogenic archaeal community shifts to increase Methanoplanus and to decrease Methanobrevibacter also were observed. Together, these results imply the occurrence of significant changes in rumen communities, not only for bacteria but also for methanogens, following CNSL feeding.
Genome‐wide association study of body size traits in Wenshang Barred chickens based on the specific‐locus amplified fragment sequencing technology
Authors: Li Fuwei , Liu Jie , Liu Wei , Gao Jinbo , Lei Qiuxia , Han Haixia , Yang Jingchao , Li Huimin , Cao Dingguo , Zhou Yan 
Published: January 2021

AbstractChicken body size (BS) is an economically important trait, which has been assessed in many studies for genetic selection. However, previous reports detected functional chromosome mutations or regions using gene chips. The present study used the specific‐locus amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF‐seq) technology to perform a genome‐wide association study (GWAS) of purebred Wenshang Barred chickens. A total of 250 one‐day‐old male chickens were assessed in this study. Body size in individual birds was measured at 56 days. SLAF‐seq was used to genotype and GWAS analysis was carried out using the general linear model (GLM) of the TASSEL program. A total of 1,286,715 single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected, of which 175,211 were tested as candidate SNPs for genome‐wide association analysis using the TASSEL general linear model. Three SNPs markers reached genome‐wide significance. Of these, chrZ:81729634, chrZ:81841715, and chrZ:81954149 at 81,729,634, 81,841,715, and 81,954,149 bp of GGA Z were significantly associated with body diagonal length at 56 days (BDL56); and tibia length at 56 days (TL56). These SNPs were close to three genes, including ZCCHC7, PAX5, and MELK. These results open new horizons for studies on BS and should promote the use of Chinese chickens, especially Wenshang Barred chickens.
Enhancing antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti‐NSCLC activities of (‐)‐epigallocatechin gallate encapsulated poly(butyl‐2‐cyanoacrylate) nanowires applications in dietary supplements
Authors: Yao Jing‐Jing , Li Xue‐Yu , Li Liu‐Cheng , Jin Feng , Hu Dong , Wang Wei‐Yun 
Published: January 2021

Summary(‐)‐Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) exhibits multiple biological activities, but unfortunately with poor stability. Poly(butyl‐2‐cyanoacrylate) (PBCA) nanoparticles have been widely elaborated for nearly 50 years. However, PBCA‐based nanowires (PNWs) were reported scarcely. Here, EGCG‐encapsulated PNWs (EGCG@PNWs) were successfully constructed. Employing PNWs as a delivery material, 2.0 mg EGCG into oil phase as optimum allocation was encapsulated in PNWs, forming EGCG@PNWs with the particle sizes of about 200 nm in diameter and 4 μm in length, encapsulation efficiency of about 93.96 ± 3.01%, and the zeta potential more than −30 mV. Further, the slower EGCG release from EGCG@PNWs (Oil) in 95% ethanol fatty simulant exhibited higher antioxidant activity than that of 50% ethanol. The antibacterial activities against E. coli and S. aureus and the growth inhibition effects on non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were also enhanced. Results revealed that EGCG@PNWs can be used as dietary supplements to enhance antioxidant, antibacterial and anti‐NSCLC effects.
Comparison of mutton freshness grade discrimination based on hyperspectral imaging, near infrared spectroscopy and their fusion information
Authors: Zhu Rongguang , Bai Zongxiu , Qiu Yuanyuan , Zheng Minchong , Gu Jianfeng , Yao Xuedong 
Published: January 2021

AbstractThe discrimination models of mutton freshness grades based on hyperspectral imaging (HSI, 400–1,000 nm), near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS, 900–2,500 nm) and their fusion information were established and compared in this study. Mutton freshness was divided into three grades by the comprehensive evaluation criterion. Then the characteristic variables were screened from preprocessed full‐band variables, and discriminant models were established and compared based on the full‐band variables, the characteristic variables and fusion information. The results showed that both full‐band models of HSI and NIRS showed good performance, and the accuracies of all datasets were higher than 92.6%. The model accuracy decreased gradually with the decrease of the variables number when modeling with characteristic variables. When modeling with fusion information, the extreme learning machine models had better performance, and the accuracies of all datasets were over 92.7%. Comprehensively considering the accuracy, the cost, the efficiency of data acquisition and analysis, the fusion of HSI and NIRS had no significant effect compared to the single sensor with full‐band variables, and NIRS was possibly more economical and practical than HSI. This study provides reference and theoretical basis for selection of sensors in future studies and development of simplified, low‐cost detection devices for mutton freshness grade.Practical ApplicationsBased on the full‐band variables, the characteristic variables, and fusion information of HSI (400–1,000 nm) and NIRS (900–2,500 nm), the discrimination models of mutton freshness grades were established and compared. The characteristic variables were screened by the methods of CARS, GA, SPA and their synergic methods. We could come to a conclusion that both full‐band models of HSI and NIRS showed good results. Comprehensively considering the accuracy, the cost, the efficiency of data acquisition and analysis, the fusion of HSI and NIRS had no significant effect compared to the single sensor based on the full‐band variables, and NIRS was possibly more economical and practical than HSI. This study provides reference and theoretical basis for selection of sensors in future studies and development of simplified, low‐cost detection devices for mutton freshness grade.
Traditional Versus Optimum Power Load Training in Professional Cyclists: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Gil-Cabrera Jaime , Valenzuela Pedro L. , Alejo Lidia B. , Talavera Eduardo , Montalvo-Pérez Almudena , Lucia Alejandro , Barranco-Gil David 
Published: January 2021

Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of optimum power load training (OPT, training with an individualized load and repetitions that maximize power output) and traditional resistance training (TRT, same number of repetitions and relative load for all individuals) in professional cyclists. Methods: Participants (19 [1] y, peak oxygen uptake 75.5 [6] mL/kg/min) were randomly assigned to 8 weeks (2 sessions per week) of TRT (n = 11) or OPT (n = 9), during which they maintained their usual cycle training schedule. Training loads were continuously registered, and measures of muscle strength/power (1-repetition maximum and maximum mean propulsive power on the squat, hip thrust, and lunge exercises), body composition (assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), and endurance performance (assessed on both an incremental test and an 8-min time trial) were collected before and at the end of the intervention. Results: OPT resulted in a lower average intensity (percentage of 1-repetition maximum) during resistance training sessions for all exercises (P < .01), but no differences were found for overall training loads during resistance or cycling sessions (P > .05). Both programs led to significant improvements in all strength/power-related parameters, muscle mass (with no changes in total body mass but a decreased fat mass), and time-trial performance (all Ps < .05). A trend toward increased power output at the respiratory compensation point was also found (P = .056 and .066 for TRT and OPT, respectively). No between-groups differences were noted for any outcome (P > .05). Conclusion: The addition of either TRT or OPT to an endurance training regimen of elite cyclists results in similar improvements of body composition, muscle strength/power, and endurance performance.
Coenzyme Q10 supplementation for prophylaxis in adult patients with migraine—a meta-analysis
Authors: Sazali Suhairul , Badrin Salziyan , Norhayati Mohd Noor , Idris Nur Suhaila 
Published: January 2021

ObjectiveTo determine the effects of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) for reduction in the severity, frequency of migraine attacks and duration of headache in adult patients with migraine.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Data sourcesCochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Psychological Information Database (PsycINFO) from inception till December 2019.Study selectionAll randomised control trials comparing CoQ10 with placebo or used as an adjunct treatment included in this meta-analysis. Cross-over designs and controlled clinical trials were excluded.Data synthesisHeterogeneity at face value by comparing populations, settings, interventions and outcomes were measured and statistical heterogeneity was assessed by means of the I2 statistic. The treatment effect for dichotomous outcomes were using risk ratios and risk difference, and for continuous outcomes, mean differences (MDs) or standardised mean difference; both with 95% CIs were used. Subgroup analyses were carried out for dosage of CoQ10 and if CoQ10 combined with another supplementation. Sensitivity analysis was used to investigate the impact risk of bias for sequence generation and allocation concealment of included studies.ResultsSix studies with a total of 371 participants were included in the meta-analysis. There is no statistically significant reduction in severity of migraine headache with CoQ10 supplementation. CoQ10 supplementation reduced the duration of headache attacks compared with the control group (MD: −0.19; 95% CI: −0.27 to −0.11; random effects; I2 statistic=0%; p<0.00001). CoQ10 usage reduced the frequency of migraine headache compared with the control group (MD: −1.52; 95% CI: −2.40 to −0.65; random effects; I2 statistic=0%; p<0.001).ConclusionCoQ10 appears to have beneficial effects in reducing duration and frequency of migraine attack.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42019126127.