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Determinant factors of successful social entrepreneurship in the emerging circular economy of Lebanon: exploring the moderating role of NGOs
Authors: El Chaarani Hani , Raimi Lukman 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
Social entrepreneurship is gradually becoming a potent driving force for economic and social development in developing countries as a result of governance deficits. The purpose of this study is to examine the determinant factors of successful social entrepreneurship in the emerging circular economy of Lebanon. The objective extends to exploring the mediating role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the success of social entrepreneurship in Lebanon.

Design/methodology/approach
Using a cross-sectional survey design, the authors collected primary data from 389 social entrepreneurs through questionnaires in selected locations in Lebanon. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypotheses were tested using linear regression and structural equation modeling (SEM) for predicting the impact of independent variable on the dependent variable. The validity, progressive and various models fits were tested using root mean square of approximation, root mean square of residuals, standard root mean square residuals, incremental fit index, fitness of the extracted and non-normal fit index.

Findings
The SEM estimations reveal that three main factors determine the success of social entrepreneurs in Lebanon, namely, environmental factors, psychological factors and prior experience. Moreover, the results reveal that support of NGOs positively moderates the relationships between the success of social entrepreneurship and two different variables (psychological factors and environmental factors), but failed to moderate the relationships between success of social entrepreneurship and four variables (experience, education, leadership and founding team composition).

Originality/value
The study contributes to the entrepreneurship and circular economy literature by explicating empirically the determinant factors of successful social entrepreneurship in Lebanon’s emerging circular economy. It also provides a fact-based social awareness on the role of local and international NGOs in supporting the social entrepreneurs in driving the idea of a circular economy. The study also validates multiple entrepreneurship theories.
Leading with love: learning and shared accountability
Authors: Pronovost Peter , Zeiger Todd M. , Jernejcic Randy , Topalsky V. George 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
To describe peer learning and shared accountability and their use within our management system to improve the rate of patient annual wellness visits completed by primary care physicians.

Design/methodology/approach
Our management system implements programs to improve performance on a measure, initially declaring the goal, roles and responsibilities. In the illustrative case in this article, primary care physicians are assigned the goal of completing annual wellness visits for 65% of their patients by the end of 2021. To support physicians, peer learning networks are established, connecting teams, physicians and others to broadly share best practices and support better performance. Shared accountability means higher-level leaders in the organization need to first set lower-level leaders up to succeed before holding lower-level leaders accountable for achieving the declared goal. Our shared accountability model describes processes of the higher-level leader to ensure lower-leader success. The accountability process if a lower-level leader does not improve performance involves 3 steps: (1) a letter; (2) meeting with hospital executives for peer review; (3) review for sanctions/disciplinary action.

Findings
In quarter 1 of calendar year 2021, we identified 30 physicians that were behind pace for reaching the 65% goal of AWVs with patients for 2021 and also had not achieved the 2020 60% goal. After step 1, 22 of 30 (73%) physicians were on target for the goal. After step 2, 3 of 8 physicians were on target for the goal.

Originality/value
Peer learning and shared accountability are underdeveloped in health care, and often viewed as at odds with each other. In our framework we integrate them. Thus, we formed learning networks, connecting every level of the organization and branching out across the health system to share ideas and build capability. Our shared accountability model removes the punitive connotation often connected to accountability by aligning higher and lower-level leaders to work together as a team. This model is improving personal performance among primary care physicians, and now being used for all quality and value efforts in our health system. We believe if broadly applied, this model could help improve value in health care.
Proposing a model of social media user interaction with fake news
Authors: Shirsat Abhijeet R. , González Angel F. , May Judith J. 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
This study aims to understand the allure and danger of fake news in social media environments and propose a theoretical model of the phenomenon.

Design/methodology/approach
This qualitative research study used the uses and gratifications theory (UGT) approach to analyze how and why people used social media during the 2016 US presidential election.

Findings
The thematic analysis revealed people were gratified after using social media to connect with friends and family and to gather and share information and after using it as a vehicle of expression. Participants found a significant number of fake news stories on social media during the 2016 US presidential election. Participants tried to differentiate between fake news and real news using fact-checking websites and news sources and interacted with the social media users who posted fake news and became part of the echo chamber. Behaviors like these emerged in the analysis that could not be completely explained by UGT and required further exploration which resulted in a model that became the core of this study.

Research limitations/implications
This is a small-scale exploratory study with eight diverse participants, findings should not be generalized to larger populations. Time-specific self-reporting of information from social media and fake news during the 2016 US presidential election. Upgrading public policies related to social media is recommended in the study, contributing to burgeoning policy discussions and provides recommendations for both purveyors of social media and public policymakers.

Practical implications
Upgrade in public policies related to social media is recommended in the study and contributes to burgeoning policy discussions and provides recommendations for both purveyors of social media and public policymakers.

Social implications
Social media users are spending increased time on their preferred platforms. This study increases the understanding of the nature, function and transformation of virtual social media environments and their effects on real individuals, cultures and societies.What is original/of value about the paper?This exploratory study establishes the foundation on which to expand research in the area of social media use and fake news.

Originality/value
This exploratory study establishes the foundation to expand research in the area of social media use and fake news.
A nexus between corruption, money laundering (ML) and inflation: evidence from South Asian countries
Authors: Shah Ijaz Hussain , Aish Kinza 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
Many studies of corruption and money laundering (ML) have been conducted throughout the previous few decades. The impact of corruption and ML on economic growth, banking performance and corporate financial performance has been the focus of various research. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between ML, corruption and inflation.

Design/methodology/approach
This study used the panel data of five South Asian countries from 2013 to 2019 (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal). Further, fixed effect (FE) and random effect (RE) econometric regression models are used to analyze the data. Additionally, generalized methods of moment (GMM) technique is used to check the results robustness.

Findings
This study discovered that corruption and ML have a significant and positive link with inflation in five South Asian nations using the corruption perception index and the anti-money laundering (AML) index.

Practical implications
This research advises that government authorities strengthen anti-corruption and AML laws enforcement.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper that explains the linkage between corruption, ML and inflation in five south Asian nations.
An exploratory study of workplace spirituality and employee well-being affecting public service motivation: an institutional perspective
Authors: Hassan Sobia , Ansari Nighat , Rehman Ali 
Published: November 2021

PurposeThe present study aimed to find out the relationship of public service motivation (PSM) with other positive aspects, that is workplace spirituality and employee well-being among academic staff of public sector higher education institutions.Design/methodology/approachIn order to capture the full picture of the institutional factors that may be responsible for initiating and improving public service motivation among employees, 23 interviews were carried out with employees placed in leadership positions in the public sector universities. The data were qualitatively analyzed through NVivo 12 to gain institutional perspective regarding various organizational factors that could influence PSM.FindingsThe finding of this study elaborates that, although PSM is a personal attribute of the individual, there are many other organizational factors that exert a substantial effect in promoting PSM. The results of qualitative data also affirmed a significant relationship between PSM and workplace spirituality (a type of organizational culture) and the influence of employee well-being in improving the motivation of public employees towards service provision.Research limitations/implicationsThe data were collected from the specific population that is academic staff of public sector universities which limits the generalizability of the results.Practical implicationsPSM is a vital concept in public organizations where individuals must understand and focus on public concerns to improve the quality of public service. Therefore, public sector organizations faced the challenge of nurturing an organizational culture in which selfless public service becomes the norm and individuals are driven by the effective accomplishments of their services. Therefore, an organization that is highly oriented towards spirituality likely to improve employee well-being, which is a challenging and important concept in organizations in promoting PSM among employees.Originality/valueThis study is unique in terms of identifying workplace spirituality and employee well-being as organizational influencers in promoting PSM among employees.
Human resources analytics: A legitimacy process
Authors: Belizón María J. , Kieran Sarah 
Published: November 2021

AbstractTaking a grounded theory approach, this paper explores human resources (HR) Analytics legitimacy in three organisations over a period of 3 years. The research aims to investigate (i) how the HR Analytics legitimacy process presents and develops and (ii) what decisions, activities, and events can shape the legitimacy of HR Analytics in organisations. We draw on institutional theory and industry creation literatures to understand what constitutes HR Analytics legitimacy through a three‐dimensional perspective: cognitive, socio‐political, and technological. A process theory lens as an analytical tool allowed for the mapping of the institutional process in order to isolate key individual decisions, activities, and events over time. Three related, non‐linear sub‐processes of HR Analytics legitimation are identified, namely, HR Analytics as a strategic commitment, the HR data infrastructure decision, and the focus of HR Analytics projects in addition to a number of delaying, enabling, and accelerating elements that influence this process.
Value of pretreatment serum lactate dehydrogenase as a prognostic and predictive factor for small‐cell lung cancer patients treated with first‐line platinum‐containing chemotherapy
Authors: He Man , Chi Xiaorui , Shi Xinyan , Sun Yang , Yang Xue , Wang Leirong , Wang Bingrui , Li Hongmei 
Published: November 2021

BackgroundThe current study aimed to evaluate the serum pretreatment lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and overall survival (OS) in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients who received first‐line platinum‐containing chemotherapy.MethodsA total of 234 SCLC patients, who received first‐line platinum‐based chemotherapy between 2013 and 2018, were retrospectively analyzed. The data of hematological characteristics, age, gender, ECOG score, staging, metastatic site, smoking history, chemotherapy cycle, thoracic radiotherapy and hyponatremia were collected. Overall survival was calculated using the Kaplan‐Meier method. The statistically significant factors in the univariate analysis were selected for the multivariate COX model analysis.ResultsAge, ECOG score, stage, thoracic radiotherapy, hyponatremia, liver metastasis, brain metastasis, bone metastasis, LDH, NSE and neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) were closely correlated to OS in the univariate analysis. Furthermore, the multivariate analysis revealed that age (<65 years), ECOG score (<2 points), limited‐stage (LD), thoracic radiotherapy and LDH <215.70 U/L were the independent prognostic factors for survival. The median OS time was worse for patients with LDH ≥215.70 U/L. In the subgroup analysis, LDH ≥215.70 U/L was significant for survival in both limited and extensive disease. Patients who achieved CR + PR in the first‐line treatment had lower initial LDH levels. It was found that the pretreatment LDH increased the incidence of patients with liver metastasis.ConclusionsPositive independent prognostic factors for SCLC patients were age < 65 years old, ECOG score < 2 points, LD‐SCLC, and pretreatment LDH <215.70 U/L. These factors may be useful for stratifying patients with SCLC for treatment approaches.Key pointsSignificant findings of the studyAge < 65 years old, ECOG score < 2 points, LD‐SCLC, and pretreatment LDH <215.70 U/L are the positive independent prognostic factors for SCLC patients.What this study addsThe current study provided more references for SCLC diagnosis and treatment and determined more factors for stratifying patients with SCLC for treatment approaches.
Research on chemical soldering in early medieval jewellery: The case of lunula‐type Viking age ornaments
Authors: Miśta‐Jakubowska Ewelina , Czech Błońska Renata , Duczko Władysław , Gójska Aneta , Żabiński Grzegorz , Ciepielewski Paweł , Diduszko Ryszard , Kosińska Anna , Brojanowska Agnieszka 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to discuss technological details of medieval jewellery on the basis of studies on five lunulas (the Obra Nowa hoard, Poland). The types of soldering which were applied in order to attach granules and wire to the artefact surface were studied with the use of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, micro‐Raman spectroscopy and X‐ray diffraction. Results confirmed the use of chemical soldering that was based on Cu compounds with resin glue addition. The use of such addition can be assumed due to the fact that C was detected in the solder. The presence of Pb together with Ca, P, Al and Si in the soldering region is related to the use of litharge as a solder mixture component.
Early queen infection shapes developmental dynamics and induces long‐term disease protection in incipient ant colonies
Authors: Casillas‐Pérez Barbara , Pull Christopher D. , Naiser Filip , Naderlinger Elisabeth , Matas Jiri , Cremer Sylvia 
Published: November 2021

AbstractInfections early in life can have enduring effects on an organism's development and immunity. In this study, we show that this equally applies to developing ‘superorganisms’––incipient social insect colonies. When we exposed newly mated Lasius niger ant queens to a low pathogen dose, their colonies grew more slowly than controls before winter, but reached similar sizes afterwards. Independent of exposure, queen hibernation survival improved when the ratio of pupae to workers was small. Queens that reared fewer pupae before worker emergence exhibited lower pathogen levels, indicating that high brood rearing efforts interfere with the ability of the queen's immune system to suppress pathogen proliferation. Early‐life queen pathogen exposure also improved the immunocompetence of her worker offspring, as demonstrated by challenging the workers to the same pathogen a year later. Transgenerational transfer of the queen's pathogen experience to her workforce can hence durably reduce the disease susceptibility of the whole superorganism.
Engineering functional skin constructs: A quantitative comparison of three‐dimensional bioprinting with traditional methods
Authors: Li Juyi , Fu Shi , Lu Kimberly W. , Christie Olias , Gozelski Michael T. , Cottone Michael C. , Cottone Philip , Kianian Sara , Feng Kuan‐Che , Simon Marcia , Rafailovich Miriam , Dagum Alexander B. , Singh Gurtej 
Published: November 2021

AbstractTissue engineering has been successful in reproducing human skin equivalents while incorporating new approaches such as three‐dimensional (3D) bioprinting. The latter method offers a plethora of advantages including increased production scale, ability to incorporate multiple cell types and printing on demand. However, the quality of printed skin equivalents compared to those developed manually has never been assessed. To leverage the benefits of this method, it is imperative that 3D‐printed skin should be structurally and functionally similar to real human skin. Here, we developed four bilayered human skin epidermal‐dermal equivalents: non‐printed dermis and epidermis (NN), printed dermis and epidermis (PP), printed epidermis and non‐printed dermis (PN), and non‐printed epidermis and printed dermis (NP). The effects of printing induced shear stress [0.025 kPa (epidermis); 0.049 kPa (dermis)] were characterized both at the cellular and at the tissue level. At cellular level, no statistically significant differences in keratinocyte colony‐forming efficiency (CFE) (p = 0.1641) were observed. In the case of fibroblasts, no significant differences in the cell alignment index (p < 0.1717) and their ability to contract collagen gel (p = 0.851) were detected. At the tissue levels, all the four skin equivalents were characterized using histological and immunohistochemical analysis with no significant differences found in either epidermal basal cell count, thickness of viable epidermis, and relative intensity of filaggrin and claudin‐1. Our results demonstrated that 3D printing can achieve the same high‐quality skin constructs as have been developed traditionally, thus opening new avenues for numerous high‐throughput industrial and clinical applications.
Feminist resistance building in the Brazilian agroecology movement: A gender decoloniality study
Authors: Naves Flávia , Fontoura Yuna 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThe agroecology movement in Brazil has politically mobilized the importance of feminism in its slogan. Considering that domination over women persists in the postcolonial context of Latin America, we look at how women in the Brazilian agroecology movement craft resistance in modern‐colonial rural Brazil. Grounded on Maria Lugones' decolonial feminism resistance lenses, we conducted narrative analysis and qualitative field research between 2017 and 2018 with female activists in the movement. The results showed that the complex process of gender decolonization involves constructing resistance through active subjectivity and world‐traveling strategies that encompass hard and almost invisible work, materialized through artifacts, activities, and re‐signifying processes that are part of these women's lives. We contribute to the knowledge on feminist resistance organizing in Latin America and studies on rural women's realities that have often been neglected in Gender and Organization Studies.
Crystallization kinetics and photoluminescence studies on SiO2‐ZnGa2O4:Cr3+ glass ceramics
Authors: Lan Weirong , Luo Wenqin , Gong Jiacheng , Chen Xi , Wu Haiyan , Zhou Ying 
Published: November 2021

AbstractSiO2‐ZnGa2O4:Cr3+ glass ceramics were prepared by a sol‐gel method. The influence of TiO2 addition on the crystallization behavior and photoluminescence properties were investigated in detail. The nonisothermal crystallization kinetic studies based on Kissinger, Ozawa, and Matusita models were performed on the SiO2‐ZnGa2O4:Cr3+ glasses with different amount of TiO2. The introducing of TiO2 component as nucleant in the glasses can significantly reduce the crystallization activation energy. The results of the crystallization kinetic calculation and scanning electronic microscope observations indicated that the crystallization of ZnGa2O4:Cr3+ from the glass possessed a surface nucleation and growth mechanism. Near infrared emission of the glass ceramics was obtained under the excitation at 414 nm. The crystal field parameters around Cr3+ and excited state dynamics of Cr3+ were studied in detailed.
Production of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) powder by innovative and traditional drying techniques
Authors: Demarco Mariana , Moraes Jaqueline Oliveira de , Ferrari Mariana Costa , Neves Fábio de Farias , Laurindo João Borges , Tribuzi Giustino 
Published: November 2021

AbstractArthrospira platensis is a cyanobacterium used as food due to its high protein content and bioactive compounds (e.g., phycocyanin) and marketed mainly as a dried powder. Drying may cause quality degradation of Spirulina biomass, depending on the technique and the process conditions. In this study, thin layer drying (3 mm) of Spirulina suspension was performed by different techniques, comparing innovative and traditional driers. The innovative drying technique proposed in this study, called vacuum cast‐tape drying (at 40 and 60°C), was compared, in terms of drying kinetics and quality of the powders, to air drying (at 40 and 60°C), freeze‐drying, and cast‐tape drying. Drying curves, the temporal evolution of water activity, and phycocyanin retention during drying were assessed. The microstructure and color of the powders were also determined in the dried powder. Cast‐tape drying resulted in the highest drying rate but showed a very low (≈10%) phycocyanin retention, while the other techniques allow phycocyanin retention >70%, regard to the raw biomass. The freeze‐dried product presented a lighter color compared to the other techniques. Vacuum cast‐tape drying showed a shorter drying time (90–180 min) than freeze‐drying (720 min) and air drying (420 min), maintaining high phycocyanin retention (about 80–90%). Vacuum cast‐tape drying is an efficient, suitable, and low‐cost technique to dehydrate Spirulina at moderate temperatures in short times, maintaining the high quality in terms of bioactive compounds.Practical applicationsHigh‐quality Spirulina powders are considered as potential future sources of protein and bioactive compounds. These components should be preserved during drying, necessary for the stabilization of this product. The novel drying technique proposed in this paper for Spirulina powder production is an alternative, low‐cost, and potentially scalable technique for small and medium Spirulina producers. Vacuum cast‐tape drying allows combining the efficiency of cast‐tape drying with the vacuum atmosphere preserving the color and phycocyanin in the dried biomass. In this way, the study of novel drying processes for Spirulina powder production with high quality is of interest to researchers and the food industries.