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A systematic review of the literature on supply chain agility
Authors: Patel Bharat Singh , Sambasivan Murali 
Published: August 2021

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to critically examine the scholarly articles associated with the diverse aspects of supply chain agility (SCA). The review highlights research insights, existing gaps and future research directions that can help academicians and practitioners gain a comprehensive understanding of SCA.Design/methodology/approachThe present study has adopted author co-citation analysis as the research methodology, with a view to thoroughly investigating the good-quality articles related to SCA that have been published over a period of 22 years (1999-2020). In this study, 126 research papers on SCA – featuring diverse aspects of agility – from various reputed journals have been examined, analysed and assimilated.FindingsThe salient findings of this research are, namely, agility is different from other similar concepts, such as flexibility, leanness, adaptability and resilience; of the 13 dimensions of agility discussed in the literature, the prominent ones are quickness, responsiveness, competency and flexibility; literature related to SCA can be categorised as related to modelling the enablers, agility assessment, agility implementation, leagility and agility maximisation. This research proposes a more practical definition and framework for SCA. The probable areas for future research are, namely, impediments to agility, effective approaches to agility assessment, cost-benefit trade-offs to be considered whilst implementing agility, empirical research to validate the framework and SCA in the domain of healthcare and disaster relief supply chains.Practical implicationsThis paper provides substantial insights to practitioners who primarily focus on measuring and implementing agility in the supply chain. The findings of this study will help the supply chain manager gain a better idea about how to become competitive in today’s dynamic and turbulent business environment.Originality/valueThe originality of this study is in: comprehensively identifying the various issues related to SCA, such as related concepts, definitions, dimensions and different categories of studies covered in literature, proposing a new definition and framework for SCA and identifying potential areas for future research, to provide deeper insights into the subject and highlight areas for future research.
Is “character” the link between organizational learning and learning organization? An interview with Mary M. Crossan
Authors: Mishra Bijaya , Reddy Jagan Mohan 
Published: August 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to provide an overview of the Organization Learning and Learning Organization concepts obtaining the perspectives of Professor Mary M. Crossan and presents an evolution of her immense contribution to the field over the past two decades.

Design/methodology/approach
A conversation with thought-leader, Professor Mary M. Crossan.

Findings
How different “character configurations” and “processes” enhance organization learning across levels in the organization.

Originality/value
The discussion with Professor Mary M. Crossan reveals her take on the evolution of the organizational learning framework and the significant role of the “Leader’s Character” in shaping organizational learning. Exploring this evolution provides the context and impetus to researchers and practice leaders to verify.
Multi-constraints based predictive current control of simplified neutral point clamped inverter
Authors: Tariquzzaman Md , Habibullah Md , Podder Amit Kumer 
Published: August 2021

Purpose
Maintaining a balanced neutral point, reducing power loss, execution time are important criteria for the controlling of neutral point clamped (NPC) inverter. However, it is tough to meet all the challenges and also supplying the load current within the harmonic limit. This paper aims to maintain load current quality within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 519 standard and meet the above-mentioned challenges.

Design/methodology/approach
The output load current of a three-level simplified neutral point clamped (3 L-SNPC) inverter is controlled in this paper using model predictive control (MPC). The 3 L-SNPC inverters is considered because fewer semiconductor devices are used in this topology; this will enhance the reliability of the system. MPC is used as a controller because it can handle the direct current-link capacitors’ voltage balancing problem in a very intuitive way. The proposed 3 L-SNPC yields similar current total harmonic distortion (THD), transient and steady-state responses, voltage stress and over current protection capability as the conventional NPC inverter. To reduce the computational burden of the proposed SNPC system, two simplified MPC strategies are proposed, namely, single voltage vector prediction-based MPC and selective voltage vector prediction-based MPC.

Findings
The system shows a current THD of 2.33% at 8.96 kHz. The overall loss of the system is reduced significantly to be useful in medium power applications. The required execution times for the simplified MPC strategies are tested on the hardware dSPACE 1104 platform. It is found that the single voltage vector prediction-based MPC and the selective voltage vector prediction-based MPC are computationally efficient by 8.28% and 62.9%, respectively, in comparison with the conventional MPC-based conventional NPC system.

Originality/value
Multiple system constraints are considered throughout the paper and also compare the SNPC to the conventional NPC inverter. Proper current tracking, over-current protection, overall power loss reduction especially switching loss and maintaining capacitor voltages balance at a neutral point are achieved. The improvement of execution time has also been verified and calculated using hardware-in-loop of the dSPACE DS1104 platform.
Natural gas consumption and economic performance in selected sub‐Saharan African countries: A heterogeneous panel ARDL analysis
Authors: Foye Victoria Oluwatoyin , Benjamin Oluwasegun Olawale 
Published: August 2021

AbstractThis study analyses the effect of natural gas consumption on economic performance in selected sub‐Saharan African countries between 1998 and 2017. The lag augmented vector autoregressive approach of Toda and Yamamoto to heterogeneous mixed panels illustrated in Emirmahmutoglu and Kose and the dynamic heterogeneous techniques are employed in data analysis. The study finds a significant long‐run relationship between the real gross domestic product and natural gas consumption. The study also reveals that natural gas consumption has a significant positive influence on economic performance in the short run. Furthermore, the results support the conservative hypothesis for the selected sub‐Saharan African countries. Therefore, it is reasonable for the selected sub‐Saharan African countries to formulate and promote cost‐effective and eco‐friendly energy and environmental policies that will enhance the use of natural gas without reducing economic performance in the long run.
Unprecedented Times, a Very Precedented Result: the 2021 Senedd Election
Authors: Awan‐Scully Roger 
Published: August 2021

AbstractThe sixth election to Senedd Cymru/the Welsh Parliament was held in May 2021. The context for the election was heavily shaped by the Covid‐19 emergency, which restricted election campaigning and dominated the political agenda prior to polling. The result saw the continuance of Labour's long‐term hegemony in Welsh politics; Labour benefitted from strong public ratings of the handling of Covid‐19 by the Welsh government and First Minister. However, apparent stability in devolved Welsh politics may be threatened by developments elsewhere in the UK, which could make the ‘devolutionist unionism’ of Welsh Labour more difficult to sustain.
Electrohydrodynamic drying: Can we scale‐up the technology to make dried fruits and vegetables more nutritious and appealing?
Authors: Onwude Daniel I. , Iranshahi Kamran , Martynenko Alex , Defraeye Thijs 
Published: August 2021

AbstractElectrohydrodynamic (EHD) drying is a promising technology to better preserve the nutritional content and sensory appeal of dried fruits and vegetables. To successfully scale up this technology, we need to rethink the current EHD dryer designs. There is also a significant potential to further enhance the nutritional content and sensory quality of the dried products by optimizing EHD process parameters. This study particularly highlights the current bottlenecks in scaling up the technology and improving nutrient retention and sensory appeal of the dried products. We discuss plausible future pathways to further develop the technology to produce highly nutritious dried products. Particular emphasis has been given to quantifying the residual nutritional and sensory properties of EHD dried products, and possible EHD dryer configurations for farmers and the industry. Concerning the nutritional content, EHD drying preserves vitamins, carotenes, and antioxidants significantly better than convective air drying. From the sensory perspective, EHD drying enhances the color of dried products, as well as their general appearance. With respect to scalability, placing the fruit on a grounded mesh electrode dries the fruit much faster and more uniformly than the grounded plate electrode. Future research should be directed toward simultaneous measurements of multiple food nutrients and sensory properties during EHD drying with a grounded mesh collector. Quantifying the impact of the food loading density on drying kinetics and energy consumption of the EHD drying process should also be a future research goal. Research comparing EHD drying with commercially available drying methods such as freeze‐drying, microwave‐drying, and infrared drying should also be carried out. This study gives promising insight toward developing a scalable novel thermal drying technology tailored to the requirements of the current and future society.
The association between hospital case‐volume and postoperative outcomes after esophageal cancer surgery: A population‐based retrospective cohort study
Authors: Kim Bo Rim , Jang Eun Jin , Jo Junwoo , Lee Hannah , Jang Dong Yeon , Ryu Ho Geol 
Published: August 2021

AbstractBackgroundRecent advances in esophageal cancer treatment require a reevaluation of the relationship between institutional case‐volume and patient outcome. The aim of this study was to analyze and update the association between surgical case‐volume and both in‐hospital and long‐term mortality after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.MethodsData of all adult patients who received esophageal cancer surgery in Korea between 2004 and 2017 were extracted from the database of the National Health Insurance Service. Hospitals were categorized into three groups according to the average annual number of esophageal cancer surgery: low‐volume (<12 cases/year), medium‐volume (12–48 cases/year), and high‐volume centers (>48 cases/year). Postoperative in‐hospital and 1‐, 3‐, and 5‐year mortality were analyzed according to the categorized groups using logistic regression.ResultsIn total, 11, 346 esophageal cancer surgeries in 122 hospitals were analyzed. In‐hospital mortality in the high‐, medium‐, and low‐volume centers were 3.4%, 6.4%, and 11.1%, respectively. In‐hospital mortality was significantly higher in low‐ volume (adjusted odds ratio, 3.91; confidence interval, 3.18–4.80; p < 0.001) and medium volume (adjusted odds ratio, 2.21; confidence interval, 1.80–2.74, p < 0.001) centers compared to high‐volume centers. Patients who received esophageal cancer surgery in a low‐or medium‐volume center also had higher 1‐, 3‐, and 5‐year mortality compared to patients who received the surgery in a high‐volume center.ConclusionsCenters with lower case‐volume showed higher in‐hospital mortality and long‐term mortality after esophageal cancer surgery.
Global burden of thyroid cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019
Authors: Bao Wen‐Qi , Zi Hao , Yuan Qian‐Qian , Li Lu‐Yao , Deng Tong 
Published: August 2021

AbstractBackgroundTo investigate the burden of thyroid cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories during 30 years.MethodsWe extracted data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 database, including incidence, mortality, disability‐adjusted life‐years (DALYs), and the attributable risk factors of thyroid cancer from 1990 to 2019. Estimated annual percentage changes (EAPC) were calculated to assess the changes in age‐standardized incidence rate (ASIR), age‐standardized mortality rate (ASMR), and age‐standardized DALYs rate (ASDR). We also examined the associations between cancer burden and the sociodemographic index (SDI).ResultsThe global new cases, death, and DALYs of thyroid cancer in 2019 were 233 847 (95% UI: 211 637–252 807), 45 576 (95% UI: 41 290‐48 775), and 1 231 841 (95% UI: 1 113 585–1 327 064), respectively. From 1990 to 2019, the ASIR of thyroid cancer showed an upward trend (EAPC = 1.25), but ASMR (EAPC = −0.15) and ASDR (EAPC = −0.14) decreased. The burden of thyroid cancer varied at regional and national levels, but the association between ASIR and SDI was positive. We found that the burden of thyroid cancer was mainly concentrated in females and that the age of onset tended to be younger. The proportion of DALYs from thyroid cancer attributable to high body‐mass index was higher in high SDI regions, especially in males.ConclusionsThe global incidence of thyroid cancer has continued to increase in the past three decades. The high body‐mass index as an important risk factor for thyroid cancer deserves greater attention, especially in high SDI regions.
Moving toward patient‐centered care in the emergency department: Patient‐reported expectations, definitions of success, and importance of improvement in pain‐related outcomes
Authors: Flynn Spencer B. , Gordee Alexander , Kuchibhatla Maragatha , George Steven Z. , Eucker Stephanie A. 
Published: August 2021

AbstractObjectivesMusculoskeletal pain is a common emergency department (ED) presentation, and patient‐centered care may improve quality of life, treatment satisfaction, and outcomes. Our objective was to investigate the expectations, definitions of success, and priorities of ED patients with musculoskeletal pain.MethodsWe conducted a cross‐sectional survey of the demographic, clinical, and psychosocial characteristics of adult ED patients (n = 210) with musculoskeletal pain. Patients completed the Patient‐Centered Outcomes Questionnaire to quantify usual, desired, expected, and successful levels of pain and interference with daily activities, fatigue, and emotion from 0 (none) to 100 (worst imaginable). They also reported the importance of improvement in each domain. Cluster analysis identified subgroups by importance ratings. Patients were asked their willingness to try various pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments. Fully completed surveys were analyzed (n = 174).ResultsMost patients desired 100% resolution in each domain and defined treatment success as substantial (median = 63.2%–76.5%) reductions but expected only moderate (median = 45%–53.7%) improvements across all domains. Patients with previous pain episodes had similar desired levels but less stringent definitions of success and expectations for improvement. Cluster analysis identified three patient subgroups by importance ratings of each domain: (1) multiple domains important (n = 118) with high importance attached to all four domains, (2) pain and function important (n = 34) with high importance primarily for pain and interference with daily activities, and (3) only pain important (n = 22). Regardless of subgroup, there was a high willingness to use a variety of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments.DiscussionED patients with musculoskeletal pain have expectations and goals that include addressing impairments in function, improving quality of life, and reducing pain.ConclusionsOur findings indicate that: (1) patient subgroups by outcome priorities may exist that could inform multimodal, personalized approaches from the ED and (2) patients are flexible in which treatments they are willing to try to meet their individual goals.
A systematic review and pooled, patient‐level analysis of predictors of mortality in neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Authors: Guinart Daniel , Misawa Fuminari , Rubio Jose M. , Pereira Justin , de Filippis Renato , Gastaldon Chiara , Kane John M. , Correll Christoph U. 
Published: August 2021

AbstractObjectiveNeuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a potentially fatal, idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotics. Due to low incidence of NMS, research on risk factors of mortality associated with NMS is limited.MethodsTwo authors independently searched Medline/Embase/Cochrane/CINAHL/PsychINFO databases for case reports with author‐defined NMS published in English until 05/30/2020. Demographic, clinical, treatment, and outcome data were independently extracted following PRISMA guidelines. NMS severity was rated using the Francis‐Yacoub scale. Mortality risk factors were identified using a multivariable regression analysis including all characteristics that were significantly different between NMS cases resulting vs. not resulting in death.Results683 cases with NMS were analyzed (median age = 36 years, males = 62.1%). In a multivariable model, independent predictors of NMS mortality were lack of antipsychotic discontinuation (odds ratio (OR) = 4.39 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.14–8.99; p < 0.0001), respiratory problems (OR = 3.54 95%CI = 1.71–7.32; p = 0.0004), severity of hyperthermia (Unit‐OR = 1.30, 95%CI = 1.16–1.46; p < 0.0001), and older age (Unit‐OR = 1.05, 95%CI = 1.02–1.07; p = 0.0014). Even in univariate, patient‐level analyses, antipsychotic formulation was not related to death (oral antipsychotic (OAP): n = 39/554 (7.0%) vs. long‐acting injectable (LAI): n = 13/129 (10.1%); p = 0.2413). Similarly, death with NMS was not related to antipsychotic class (first‐generation antipsychotic: n = 38/433 (8.8%) vs. second‐generation antipsychotic: n = 8/180 (4.4%); p = 0.0638). Non‐antipsychotic co‐treatments were not associated with NMS mortality.ConclusionDespite reliance on case reports, these findings indicate that presence of respiratory alterations, severity of hyperthermia, and older age should alert clinicians to a higher NMS mortality risk, and that antipsychotics should be stopped to reduce mortality, yet when NMS arises on LAIs, mortality is not increased vs. OAPs.
Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGlu2 and mGlu3) roles in thalamic processing
Authors: Copeland Caroline S. , Neale Stuart A. , Nisenbaum Eric S. , Salt Thomas E. 
Published: August 2021

Background and PurposeAs the thalamus underpins almost all aspects of behaviour, it is important to understand how the thalamus operates. Group II metabotropic glutamate (mGlu2/mGlu3) receptor activation reduces inhibition in thalamic nuclei originating from the surrounding thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN). Whilst an mGlu2 component to this effect has been reported, in this study, we demonstrate that it is likely, largely mediated via mGlu3.Experimental ApproachThe somatosensory ventrobasal thalamus (VB) is an established model for probing fundamental principles of thalamic function. In vitro slices conserving VB–TRN circuitry from wild‐type and mGlu3 knockout mouse brains were used to record IPSPs and mIPSCs. In vivo extracellular recordings were made from VB neurons in anaesthetised rats. A range of selective pharmacological agents were used to probe Group II mGlu receptor function (agonist, LY354740; antagonist, LY341495; mGlu2 positive allosteric modulator, LY487379 and mixed mGlu2 agonist/mGlu3 antagonist LY395756).Key ResultsThe in vitro and in vivo data are complementary and suggest that mGlu3 receptor activation is largely responsible for potentiating responses to somatosensory stimulation by reducing inhibition from the TRN.Conclusions and ImplicationsmGlu3 receptor activation in the VB likely enables important somatosensory information to be discerned from background activity. These mGlu3 receptors are likely to be endogenously activated via ‘glutamate spillover’. In cognitive thalamic nuclei, this mechanism may be of importance in governing attentional processes. Positive allosteric modulation of endogenous mGlu3 receptor activation may therefore enhance cognitive function in pathophysiological disease states, such as schizophrenia, thus representing a highly specific therapeutic target.LINKED ARTICLESThis article is part of a themed issue on Building Bridges in Neuropharmacology. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v179.8/issuetoc
Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring for evaluation of hypoglycemia pre‐ and post‐operatively for patients undergoing Total Pancreatectomy with Autologous Islet Cell Transplant
Authors: Vonderau Jennifer S. , Williams Brittney M. , DeCherney Stephen , Jones Morgan S. , McKnight Lauren , Hanson Marilyn , Hanson Harlan , Desai Chirag S. 
Published: August 2021

AbstractIntroductionTotal pancreatectomy with autologous islet transplant (TPAIT) is indicated for patients with chronic pancreatitis to improve quality of life while reducing complications from hypoglycemia. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was used to assess overall islet function and the incidence of hypoglycemia pre‐ and post‐operatively.MethodsNineteen patients who underwent TPAIT at a single center from 2018 to 2020 were included. Pre‐operatively, patients were defined by diabetic status. HbA1c, stimulated C‐peptide, and CGM were used to characterize glycemic function.ResultsPre‐operatively, three patients had diabetes, and 16 patients did not have diabetes. Eight out of 16 non‐diabetic patients were insulin independent (50%). Of six non‐diabetic patients with > 10% hypoglycemia on pre‐operative CGM, 33% were insulin‐independent post‐operatively (P = .3). Of non‐diabetic patients with ≥ 80% time in the euglycemic range, 62% were insulin‐independent post‐operatively (P = .2). For patients without diabetes, the median percent time in hypoglycemic range was reduced from 8% to 1% (P = .001). Delta C‐peptide had a positive correlation with islet yield (P = .03).DiscussionConventional evaluation of TPAIT patients assesses primarily beta cell function. As pancreatogenic diabetes is concerning principally for the risk of hypoglycemia, assessment of alpha cell function can improve the quality of care. CGM better captures islet function and increases the identification of hypoglycemia.