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The effects of organizational justice, trust and supervisor–subordinate guanxi on organizational citizenship behavior: a social-exchange perspective
Authors: Yu Tsu-Wei 
Published: November 2021

PurposeThis study aims to use a social exchange perspective to investigate the influence of organizational justice on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB).Design/methodology/approachSurvey and interview data were collected from a sample of insurance firm sales representatives in Taiwan. Structural equation modeling was deployed to explore the relationship between organizational justice, trust, supervisor–subordinate guanxi and OCB.FindingsThe findings offer important theoretical, managerial and social implications for life insurers’ human resource managers.Practical implicationsOrganizational justice is a primary influence on OCB, which is connected with the underlying mediating mechanism of trust (trust in supervisor and trust in subordinate) and supervisor–subordinate guanxi (i.e. off-the-job activities).Social implicationsSubordinates can enhance guanxi with their supervisors to create a more harmonious working environment, creating mutual trust. The results suggest that supervisor–subordinate guanxi is based on long-term social exchange. How to balance fairness and efficiency is an import question for decision-makers.Originality/valueThis study’s examination of the role of trust and supervisor–subordinate guanxi in mediating the relationship between organizational justice and OCB expands the organizational behavior literature into a different industry (life insurance) and cultural context (Taiwan).
Data analytics in education: are schools on the long and winding road?
Authors: Soncin Mara , Cannistrà Marta 
Published: November 2021

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the organisational structure to exploit data analytics in the educational sector. The paper proposes three different organisational configurations, which describe the connections among educational actors in a national system. The ultimate goal is to provide insights about alternative organisational settings for the adoption of data analytics in education.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on a participant observation approach applied in the Italian educational system. The study is based on four research projects that involved teachers, school principals and governmental organisations over the period 2017–2020.FindingsAs a result, the centralised, the decentralised and the network-based configurations are presented and discussed according to three organisational dimensions of analysis (organisational layers, roles and data management). The network-based configuration suggests the presence of a network educational data scientist that may represent a concrete solution to foster more efficient and effective use of educational data analytics.Originality/valueThe value of this study relies on its systemic approach to educational data analytics from an organisational perspective, which unfolds the roles of schools and central administration. The analysis of the alternative organisational configuration allows moving a step forward towards a structured, effective and efficient system for the use of data in the educational sector.
Technological transition and technological dependency: Latin America–China relations in a changing international order
Authors: Gaspari Cirne de Toledo Demétrio , Cirne de Toledo Júnior Joaquim Elói 
Published: November 2021

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework of the relationship between technological transitions and hegemonic transitions in the international system from a historical perspective and discuss its consequences for technologically dependent countries and regions.Design/methodology/approachThis paper analyzes the relationship between technological transitions and hegemonic transitions in the international system from a historical perspective. It then constructs four possible transition scenarios for China's international order and the USA's central role in defining the international order. IT closes with a discussion of how changes in ICT and global health public goods can impact China's position in the international order and opportunities for Latin America–China technology partnerships.FindingsHistorically, technological transitions and hegemonic transitions in the international system simultaneously occur, with the country winning the technological dispute emerging as the international system's hegemon. The USA and China are currently involved in technological races in several next-generation technologies. The outcome of these technological races will define each country's position in the international system in the coming decades and the transformations in the international order.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper is limited to discussing the technologies/sectors: ICT, specifically 5G, and AI technologies, and medical technologies with the potential of global public health goods. Research on other technologies/sectors will provide a deeper understanding of the likely outcomes of the current technological transition and its implications for the balance of power in the international system.Practical implicationsThis paper makes a case for Latin American countries to (1) engage in a pragmatic bargain with China and the USA to establish technological partnerships in emerging technologies and (2) to develop national technology strategies aimed at promoting autonomous technology development capabilities.Social implicationsThis paper addresses the need for Latin America to take a strong stance for technological autonomy, stressing the differences in buying technology and making technology.Originality/valueThis paper presents an original framework of the relationship between technological transitions and hegemonic transitions in the international system. It discusses how technological leadership impacts the international order by establishing relations of technological dominance and technological dependency.
Characteristics of patients with COVID‐19 hospitalised in South Australia during the first wave of the pandemic
Authors: Boyle Justin , Sparks Ross 
Published: November 2021

AbstractObjectiveTo describe the first wave of hospitalisations of patients testing positive for COVID‐19 in South Australia.MethodsPathology test results for COVID‐19 between January and June 2020 were matched against state‐wide ED and inpatient data sets.ResultsThe impact of the first wave of COVID‐19 on South Australian hospitals was 440 unique patients with COVID‐19; median ED, hospital and ICU lengths of stay of 4.7 h, 9.8 days and 4.1 days, respectively; and a crude mortality rate of 0.23 deaths per 100 000 population (four deaths).ConclusionThe study sheds light on the characteristics of patients with COVID‐19 hospitalised in South Australia.
Poorer clinical outcomes of early‐onset peritonitis in elderly peritoneal dialysis patients: A longitudinal and multicenter study
Authors: Guo Qiaoyan , Chen Yangyang , Wu Ren , Yang Liming , Zhu Xueyan , Zhao Qiao , Zhuang Xiaohua , Wu Yanfeng , Luo Ping , Cui Wenpeng 
Published: November 2021

AbstractIntroductionEarly‐onset peritonitis (EOP) is a risk factor for mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. This study investigates the clinical features and outcomes of EOP in elderly patients.MethodsThis multicenter retrospective study evaluated 433 elderly PD patients with end‐stage renal disease. The cohort was divided into nonperitonitis group (n = 239), EOP group (≤12 months, n = 109) and late‐onset peritonitis (LOP) group (>12 months, n = 85). Clinical data, treatment results, and outcomes were compared between the groups.ResultsCompared with LOP group, there were no significant intergroup differences in the rate of primary recovery, complete cure, relapse, catheter removal, or death from PDAP (p >0.05) in the most recent PDAP episode. However, Kaplan–Meier analysis showed that patients in the EOP group were likely to have multiple episodes of PD‐associated peritonitis (PDAP), technique failure, all‐cause death, and composite endpoint in the long‐term prognostic outcomes (p <0.001).ConclusionsEOP is significantly associated with poorer clinical outcomes in older PD patients.
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Authors: Park Junho 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThis study examines the effect of CEO‐connected directors on firm value. Empirical analyses are conducted on US firms between 1999 and 2016 using a local supply of directors as an instrumental variable. CEO‐connected directors contribute to the firm by resolving information asymmetry. I find that firms with more CEO‐connected directors produce more innovative outputs than those with fewer CEO‐connected directors. However, such directors exacerbate managerial entrenchment. Hence, it is necessary to establish rules for the board of directors that reflect firm‐specific characteristics, such as information transparency.
Reparations as a Rightful Share: From Universalism to Redress in Distributive Justice
Authors: Klein E. , Fouksman E. 
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACTThe distribution of resources through an unconditional, universal mechanism (such as a universal basic income) recognizes the shared origins of wealth created by past generations and built out of the commons. Yet some groups have lost and suffered far more than others during the process of production and wealth creation, due to colonization, slavery and expropriation. This article argues that calls for reparations are an important caveat to the universalist case for distributive justice. It does so by examining three cases for reparations: reparations for slavery, for transnational inequalities generated by European colonization, and for the dispossession of Indigenous peoples by settler colonialism. The authors put these three cases in dialogue with the argument for universalist (re)distribution, in particular the contention that a universal but redistributory rightful share could act as redress for the unjust expropriation and wealth accumulation of capitalism. This article thus demarcates the overlaps and tensions between reparatory justice and distributory justice, underscoring both the intersection and the friction between calls for redistribution on universal lines and variegated forms of redistribution plus recognition.
Contribution of sox9b to pigment cell formation in medaka fish
Authors: Tsunogai Yuri , Miyadai Motohiro , Nagao Yusuke , Sugiwaka Keisuke , Kelsh Robert N. , Hibi Masahiko , Hashimoto Hisashi 
Published: November 2021

AbstractSoxE‐type transcription factors, Sox10 and Sox9, are key regulators of the development of neural crest cells. Sox10 specifies pigment cell, glial, and neuronal lineages, whereas Sox9 is reportedly closely associated with skeletogenic lineages in the head, but its involvement in pigment cell formation has not been investigated genetically. Thus, it is not fully understood whether or how distinctly these genes as well as their paralogs in teleosts are subfunctionalized. We have previously shown using the medaka fish Oryzias latipes that pigment cell formation is severely affected by the loss of sox10a, yet unaffected by the loss of sox10b. Here we aimed to determine whether Sox9 is involved in the specification of pigment cell lineage. The sox9b homozygous mutation did not affect pigment cell formation, despite lethality at the early larval stages. By using sox10a, sox10b, and sox9b mutations, compound mutants were established for the sox9b and sox10 genes and pigment cell phenotypes were analyzed. Simultaneous loss of sox9b and sox10a resulted in the complete absence of melanophores and xanthophores from hatchlings and severely defective iridophore formation, as has been previously shown for sox10a−/−; sox10b−/− double mutants, indicating that Sox9b as well as Sox10b functions redundantly with Sox10a in pigment cell development. Notably, leucophores were present in sox9b−/−; sox10a−/− and sox10a−/−; sox10b−/− double mutants, but their numbers were significantly reduced in the sox9b−/−; sox10a−/− mutants. These findings highlight that Sox9b is involved in pigment cell formation, and plays a more critical role in leucophore development than Sox10b.
Isolated metastasis of mediastinal carcinoid to the left ventricle: A case report
Authors: Wu Hui‐hui , Wang Li‐hong , Li Hong‐yan 
Published: November 2021

AbstractCarcinoid tumors are uncommon neuroendocrine tumors that produce high levels of serotonin and are mainly located in the gastrointestinal tract and bronchopulmonary system but very rarely in the mediastinum. These are slow‐growing tumors that most commonly present metastatic lesions in the liver, followed by the bones, lungs, and peritoneum. Solid cardiac metastases from carcinoid tumors have seldom been reported. In this case report, we present a patient with a rare localized metastasis in the left ventricle with an antecedent history of resected carcinoid tumor of the anterior mediastinum.
Effects of phenotypic variation on consumer coexistence and prey community structure
Authors: Hogle Shane L. , Hepolehto Iina , Ruokolainen Lasse , Cairns Johannes , Hiltunen Teppo 
Published: November 2021

AbstractA popular idea in ecology is that trait variation among individuals from the same species may promote the coexistence of competing species. However, theoretical and empirical tests of this idea have yielded inconsistent findings. We manipulated intraspecific trait diversity in a ciliate competing with a nematode for bacterial prey in experimental microcosms. We found that intraspecific trait variation inverted the original competitive hierarchy to favour the consumer with variable traits, ultimately resulting in competitive exclusion. This competitive outcome was driven by foraging traits (size, speed and directionality) that increased the ciliate's fitness ratio and niche overlap with the nematode. The interplay between consumer trait variation and competition resulted in non‐additive cascading effects—mediated through prey defence traits—on prey community assembly. Our results suggest that predicting consumer competitive population dynamics and the assembly of prey communities will require understanding the complexities of trait variation within consumer species.
Handling multiple objectives using k‐means clustering guided multiobjective evolutionary algorithm
Authors: Singh Tribhuvan 
Published: November 2021

AbstractMultiobjective optimization problems (MOPs) are very popular these days and have gained continuous research attention. These problems involve a minimum of two conflicting objectives that need to be optimized simultaneously. Multiobjective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) optimize these objectives by targeting solutions on the Pareto front. To judge the performance of different MOEAs, the convergence rate and population diversity are used. In order to create a good algorithm with a high convergence rate and diversity, the k‐means clustering algorithm is combined with a real parameter version of the improved environmental adaptation method (IEAM‐RP) in this paper. This is done as IEAM‐RP converges very fast and the k‐means clustering algorithm is used to provide diversity in decision search space. To check the performance of the proposed algorithm, it has been compared with nine state‐of‐the‐art multiobjective algorithms (MOPSOtridist, MOEA/D‐STM, MOEA/D, MOPSO, NSGA‐II, MOPSOses, MOGOA, MODA, MOALO) using standard multiobjective benchmark functions. Further, the performance of the proposed algorithm is compared against IBEA and SMS‐EMOA using walking fish group (WFG) test suit. The experimental results prove the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
Border as assemblages: Rethinking the border politics of the global food trade
Authors: Wang Kuan‐Chi 
Published: November 2021

AbstractUnderstanding the complexities of global food trade requires an overarching framework with which to address its network and territorial topologies, while avoiding the duality. In this paper, I propose the framework of “border assemblages” to supplement and rework existing approaches to food regimes and global networks, focusing on the extraterritorial reach of the global food trade. Specifically, this paper highlights the (de‐/re‐) territorialization processes of the border assemblages involved in the formation of food geopolitics and geoeconomics in the global food trade amidst biosecurity and food safety crises.
Accurate white blood cell differential by Alinity hq: A comparison with flow cytometry and manual differential
Authors: Gambell Peter , Rowley Grant , Pham Tracy Anh Thu , Dang Theresa Loan , Mulumba Huguette , Smith Larry , Lakos Gabriella 
Published: November 2021

AbstractIntroductionWhite blood cell (WBC) differential by flow cytometry can report a six‐part WBC differential and enumerate blasts. Some modern hematology analyzers are also able to provide a six‐part WBC differential (including immature granulocytes). Our goal was to compare the WBC differential obtained by the Abbott Alinity hq hematology analyzer to an 8‐color single‐tube flow cytometry method and to manual WBC differential.MethodsSamples from 144 patients were tested with Alinity hq, flow cytometry, and microscopic WBC differential. The WBC count ranged from 1.22 to 359 × 109/L, and 34 samples were flagged by the analyzer for abnormal WBC morphology.ResultsStrong concordance was demonstrated between Alinity hq and flow cytometry for all six components of the differential, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.86 (basophils) to 1.00 (lymphocytes). Small, clinically insignificant positive difference was observed between Alinity hq and flow cytometry for mature and total neutrophils (2.51% and 1.85%) and eosinophils (0.14%), and small negative difference for immature granulocytes (−0.65%), lymphocytes (−0.61%), and basophils (−0.21%). No bias was detected between the Alinity hq and flow cytometry monocyte counts.Alinity hq and flow cytometry results agreed with the manual differential, apart from small, clinically insignificant differences. Alinity hq nucleated red blood cell concentrations were equivalent with the manual results (r = 0.95, slope = 1.16). The percentage of blasts by flow cytometry demonstrated good correlation and agreement with the manual count (r = 0.99, slope = 1.35).ConclusionAlinity hq has produced accurate six‐part WBC differential in this three‐way comparison, equivalent to flow cytometry and morphological classification.
Interactions between healthcare personnel and family caregivers of people with dementia from minority ethnic backgrounds in home‐based care—An explorative qualitative study
Authors: Gulestø Ragnhild , Lillekroken Daniela , Bjørge Heidi , Halvorsrud Liv 
Published: November 2021

AbstractAimsTo explore how healthcare personnel in home‐based care perceive interactions with family caregivers of people with dementia from minority ethnic backgrounds.BackgroundResearch shows that the organization of home‐based care rarely allows opportunities to provide support to family caregivers in practice. However, how these organizational structures influence the way in which healthcare personnel perceive their interactions with family caregivers of people with dementia from minority ethnic backgrounds remains an unexplored area.DesignAn explorative qualitative study inspired by a critical realist approach using Pierre Bourdieu's theoretical concepts of field, habitus and capital.MethodsData were collected through individual semi‐structured interviews with six nurses and four auxiliary nurses employed in home‐based care in Norway. The data were analysed using a thematic analysis approach. The participants were recruited in September and October 2020.Findings‘Family caregivers perceived as facilitators of or barriers to collaborative care’ was identified as an overarching theme, supported by two main themes: ‘Preconditions for successful collaboration’ and ‘Challenges for collaborative relationships’. The findings revealed that the participants mainly focused their attention on the dementia patients from minority ethnic backgrounds, while they felt that the family caregivers influenced the way in which they provided healthcare.ConclusionsThe findings demonstrate that timesaving strategies have a major influence on healthcare personnel's perceptions of family caregivers from minority ethnic backgrounds. Attention towards the needs of the family caregivers was often replaced by evaluations of their usefulness in the provision of healthcare to the dementia patients.ImpactThis study raises concerns about home‐based care as a rigid and inflexible system. It therefore provides opportunities to raise questions on status quo, stimulate debate and encourage fresh thinking with regards to the support and inclusion of family caregivers in the home‐based care system for people with dementia from minority ethnic backgrounds.
Effect of chronic kidney disease on the association between hyperuricemia and new‐onset hypertension in the general Japanese population: ISSA‐CKD study
Authors: Kawazoe Miki , Funakoshi Shunsuke , Ishida Shintaro , Yoshimura Chikara , Satoh Atsushi , Maeda Toshiki , Tsuji Masayoshi , Yokota Soichiro , Tada Kazuhiro , Takahashi Koji , Ito Kenji , Yasuno Tetsuhiko , Fujii Hideyuki , Okutsu Shota , Mukobara Shigeaki , Kawanami Daiji , Nabeshima Shigeki , Kondo Seiji , Masutani Kosuke , Arima Hisatomi 
Published: November 2021

AbstractWe aimed to investigate the association between serum uric acid (SUA) level and development of hypertension as well as the interaction effect of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on this relationship in the general Japanese population. We included 7895 participants aged ≥30 years from the ISSA‐CKD study, a population‐based retrospective cohort study that used annual health check‐up data of residents from Iki Island, Japan. After the exclusion of 1881 with l < 1‐year follow‐up, 2812 with hypertension at baseline, and 165 with missing information on SUA, a total of 3037 participants were enrolled in this analysis. Participants were divided into four groups according to the quartiles of SUA level at baseline, and multivariable‐adjusted hazard ratios for new‐onset hypertension were calculated. Stratified analyses were performed for each subgroup (defined by sex, age, alcohol intake, and CKD) to assess the interaction effects. During a mean follow‐up period of 4.4 years, 943 participants developed hypertension. The first quartile group was set as the reference group, and the multivariable‐adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) for new‐onset hypertension were 1.11 (0.90–1.36) in the second quartile, 1.25 (1.02–1.54) in the third quartile, and 1.35 (1.07–1.70) in the fourth quartile compared with those in the reference group (p = .007 for trend). The stratified analyses showed that the association between SUA and hypertension was significantly stronger in participants with CKD than in those without CKD (p = .035 for interaction). SUA level is an independent risk factor for new‐onset hypertension. This tendency was significantly stronger in participants with CKD.