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A code-compliance assessment tool for fire prevention measures in educational facilities
Authors: Salaheldin Mohammad H. , Hassanain Mohammad A. , Hamida Mohammad B. , Ibrahim Ahmed M. 
Published: June 2021

PurposeThis research presents the applicable international fire code requirements for educational facilities, in a comprehensive manner, and the findings of a case study to assess the level of compliance with these requirements.Design/methodology/approachA review of literature, fire codes and standards was conducted to identify the various sources of fire hazards in educational facilities and the required prevention measures. Accordingly, a code-compliance worksheet for assessing the fire prevention measures was developed. The worksheet included 34 prevention measures. It was implemented in a pharmacy college building, as a case study, to assess the compliance level with the code requirements. Recommendations were developed to improve the level of fire prevention in the case study facility.FindingsThe implemented worksheet facilitated identifying all the shortcomings in the prevention measures, in a methodological manner. These shortcomings included exceeded travel distance, absence of assembly point, inactive record keeping of fire inspection and maintenance works, deterioration of some extension cords and switches, alteration of some emergency doors, storage of combustibles in some electrical rooms and obstructions of the fire apparatus access road.Practical implicationsThe research provides an assessment tool for fire prevention in educational facilities, which can be used by professionals for a code-compliant inspection. The findings of the case study as an example serve to expand the inspectors' observational significance while reducing subjectivity.Originality/valueThis research contributes to the educational facilities' context of health and safety domain in the literature. The research classifies the required fire prevention measures for an educational facility, according to the international applicable codes and standards. The case study demonstrates an applicable methodology for assessing the fire prevention measures and requirements.
Exploring risks in lean production implementation: systematic literature review and classification framework
Authors: Machado Fagundes da Silva Tâmara , Costa Santos Luciano , Fabiana Gohr Cláudia 
Published: June 2021

PurposeStudies addressing barriers to implement lean production (LP) from the perspective of risk management (RM) have not been so usual in the literature. Re-interpreting barriers to lean as potential risks that should be avoided or mitigated, this paper aims to identify and categorise risks in the implementation of LP to propose a framework, which provides an overview of risks that negatively influence this process.Design/methodology/approachThrough a systematic literature review exploring papers in the Web of Knowledge database, 69 papers were selected. A descriptive analysis was first carried out to identify the evolution in the number of papers, usual terminologies, research methods, analytic tools and the RM phases approached by each paper. After that, an in-depth study of the paper sample was conducted to find risk factors and categories.FindingsThe authors found a list of 61 risk factors. Then, considering the sources of the identified risk factors, six broad categories of risks were defined, namely, top management risks, human resources risks, lean knowledge risks, technical risks, supply chain risks and cultural risks. The authors also defined 34 subcategories, resulting in a risk classification framework.Research limitations/implicationsBased on the review, the authors identified literature gaps and provided a research agenda. A noteworthy research limitation is that the authors only selected papers about LP, so the authors might have missed some potential risks in lean implementation that may arise from other-related areas. Thus, the exploration of lean risks adopting other perspectives may constitute a promising pathway for further research.Practical implicationsThe classification framework may help practitioners and researchers in risk identification, evaluation and mitigation. It can also enable the creation of response plans to risks in lean production implementation, as it indicates the potential risks that may be faced along with this process.Originality/valueThis study contributed to add the perspective of RM to the literature on lean implementation. The introduction of RM concepts and tools may generate more robust models of lean implementation. Therefore, the classification framework may represent a starting point to produce new knowledge about this research topic.
An evaluator’s reflections and lessons learned about gang intervention strategies: an agenda for research
Authors: Roman Caterina G. 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
This paper is designed to critically review and analyze the body of research on a popular gang reduction strategy, implemented widely in the United States and a number of other countries, to: (1) assess whether researchers designed their evaluations to align with the theorized causal mechanisms that bring about reductions in violence; and (2) discuss how evidence on gang programs is generated and consumed. That review and assessment is then used to frame a research agenda for studying gang interventions.

Design/methodology/approach
A case study design is used to generate a multi-faceted understanding of the possible avenues for evaluation research on the law enforcement-based strategy known as the Group Violence Intervention. The paper discusses questions that remain to be answered about the strategy, such as “what type of deterrence is operating?” and if the model actually works by the threat of deterrence, and not by removing high-risk offenders and shootings from the street, what activities are needed to maintain the effect?

Findings
Across roughly two dozen impact evaluations of GVI, none have examined the likely cause and effect components of this multi-partner strategy in reducing the violence. Furthermore, there are many issues related to the production and generation of criminal justice evaluation research that have adversely pushed the balance of evidence on what works in gang reduction toward law enforcement programming. However, there are many strategies that researchers can use to think broadly about appropriate and holistic research and evaluation on gangs and gang programming.

Practical implications
The recommendations for research, if implemented, can help build a body of knowledge to move toward community-based and restorative models of gang violence reduction.

Originality/value
This original piece is one of the first essays to contextualize and discuss how aspects of the production of social science research on gangs may directly impact what programs and strategies are implemented on the ground.
Corporate governance challenges and opportunities in mitigating corporate fraud in Malaysia
Authors: A. Girau Emelia , Bujang Imbarine , Paulus Jidwin Agnes , Said Jamaliah 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
This study aims to examine the relationship between corporate governance and the likelihood of corporate fraud in Malaysia.

Design/methodology/approach
The sample of fraudulent companies in this study is the public listed companies that were charged with furnishing false statements to the Securities Commission of Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and was listed in the Malaysian Securities Commission Enforcement Release from the year 2000 to 2016. The non-fraudulent companies, which are the control companies in this study, were selected from public listed companies listed in Bursa Malaysia, based on their similarity to the fraudulent companies in terms of time, size and industry type. The panel probit regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between corporate governance characteristics and the occurrence of corporate fraud.

Findings
The findings of this study suggest that board size and executive directors’ compensation are the corporate governance characteristics that can effectively combat corporate fraud incidences in Malaysia. The corporate governance features, namely the board of directors’ independence, frequency of board meetings, CEO duality, CEO’s age, and share ownership owned by directors and CEO, do not significantly influence corporate fraud incidences in Malaysia.

Originality/value
Although previous studies provide inconsistent findings on the association between board size and corporate fraud incidences, this study contributes to the existing literature by providing empirical evidence that smaller board sizes provide more effective monitoring functions to minimize corporate fraud incidences in the Malaysian context. The empirical evidence also supports the agency theory proposition where managers with high compensation will act in the best interest of shareholders and less likely to focus on their interests, thus deterring them from committing fraudulent acts.
Beyond visual clutter: the interplay among products, advertisements, and the overall webpage
Authors: Im Hyunjoo , Ju Hae Won , Johnson Kim K.P. 
Published: June 2021

PurposeLittle research has been done to understand how individual elements (e.g. advertisements) within a webpage are processed and evaluated when visual complexity is increased. Thus, this study aimed to investigate how consumers allocate attention and evaluate products and advertisements on complex webpages when they are casually browsing.Design/methodology/approachThis study conducted two experiments to test the causal effects of different degrees of visual complexity on consumer responses to products and advertisements. An eye-tracking experiment (n = 90) and a follow-up online experiment (n = 121) were conducted using undergraduate students as participants.FindingsParticipants formed a global impression from the overall webpage complexity, which spilled over to evaluation of individual elements on the webpage (e.g. product, advertisement). The inverted U-shaped relationships (vs. linear negative relationships) between webpage visual complexity and attitude toward the webpage, products, and advertisements were observed. The focal product was given a consistent level of attention regardless of the complexity level.Practical implicationsThis study provides implications for website organization and design to maximize positive consumer experiences and marketing effectiveness. The findings provide implications for retailers and advertisement buyers.Originality/valueThis study expanded the knowledge by examining the interplay between individual elements of webpages and the whole webpage complexity when consumers browse visually complex webpages. It is a novel finding that the overall webpage complexity effect spills over to locally attended products or advertisements.
Separation, kinetics of purification of syringin by macroporous resin from Syringa oblata Lindl. leaves and the evaluation of bioactivities
Authors: Zhao Meimei , Li Dalong , Xu Yaqin , Bu Xueying , Shen Chen , Wang Libo , Yang Yu , Bai Jingwen 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to explore the adsorption kinetics of syringin from Syringa oblata Lindl. leaves on macroporous resin and develop an efficient, simple and recyclable technology for the separation and purification of syringin.

Design/methodology/approach
Static adsorption and desorption properties of six resins were tested to select a suitable resin for the purification of syringin. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were used to estimate the adsorption behavior of syringin on AB-8 resin. Breakthrough point and eluent volume were determined by dynamic adsorption and desorption tests. High-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry was applied to identify the syringin in the purified product [syringin product (SP)]. Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of SP in vitro were evaluated by free radical scavenging ability and biofilm formation inhibitory tests.

Findings
AB-8 exhibited the most suitable adsorption and desorption capacity. Adsorption isotherm parameters indicated favorable adsorption between AB-8 and syringin. The optimal results were as follows: for adsorption, the sample concentration was 1.85 mg/mL, the sample volume was 3.5 bed volume (BV), the flow rate was 0.5 mL/min; for desorption, the ethanol concentration was 70%, the elution volume was 2.5 BV, the elution velocity was 1.0 mL/min. SP with 80.28% syringin displayed the potent antioxidant activities and inhibitory effects on biofilm formation of Streptococcus suis.

Originality/value
To the best of authors’ knowledge, there are no reports on purifying syringin from Syringa oblata Lindl. leaves using macroporous resins. This paper may also provide a theoretical reference for the purification of other phenylpropanoid glucosides.
Comments on Rossow: The alcohol advertising ban in Norway: Effects on recorded alcohol sales
Authors: Nelson Jon P. 
Published: June 2021

AbstractRossow conducts an interrupted‐auto‐regressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) analysis of alcohol advertising bans in Norway for the 47‐year period from 1960 through 2006. Norway's comprehensive restrictions on alcohol advertising occurred in 1975 and 1977. Rossow uses annual data on recorded alcohol sales (litres of pure alcohol per capita) to determine an ‘immediate and lasting effect’ from the July 1975 ban of about −7%. A lasting effect is not apparent from a plot of the sales data. The sales data are adjusted for changes in real wages and real prices, although the exact method of adjustment and empirical results are not reported, for example, do the wage and price variables have the expected signs? As part of the analysis, Rossow offers two critical comments on my own work in this area. Her comments are incorrect. The purpose of this commentary is to provide a correct reporting of my methods and results. Also, as I have conducted an interrupted‐ARIMA analysis and engaged in a dynamic time‐series analysis of alcohol advertising, I assess the appropriateness of Rossow's ARIMA analysis for Norway's advertising bans.
A large remaining potential in lipid‐lowering drug treatment in the type 2 diabetes population: A Danish nationwide cohort study
Authors: Amadid Hanan , Rønn Pernille F. , Bekker‐Nielsen Dunbar Maria , Knudsen Jakob S. , Carstensen Bendix , Persson Frederik , Jørgensen Marit E. 
Published: June 2021

AbstractAimTo assess lipid‐lowering drug (LLD) use patterns during 1996‐2017 and examine lipid levels in relation to the use of LLDs and prevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).MethodsUsing a nationwide diabetes register, 404 389 individuals with type 2 diabetes living in Denmark during 1996‐2017 were identified. Individuals were followed from 1 January 1996 or date of type 2 diabetes diagnosis until date of emigration, death or 1 January 2017. Redemptions of prescribed LLDs were ascertained from the nationwide Register of Medicinal Products Statistics. Data on lipid levels were sourced from the National Laboratory Database since 2010. LLD coverage was calculated at any given time based on the redeemed amount and dose. Trends in lipid levels were estimated using an additive mixed‐effect model. Low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) goal attainment was assessed based on recommended targets by the 2011, 2016 and 2019 guidelines for management of dyslipidaemias.ResultsLLD use has decreased since 2012 and only 55% of those with type 2 diabetes were LLD users in 2017. A decline in levels of total cholesterol and LDL‐C, and an increase in triglycerides, was observed during 2010‐2017. Annual mean levels of LDL‐C were lower among LLD users compared with non‐users (in 2017: 1.84 vs. 2.57 mmol/L). A greater fraction of LLD users achieved the LDL‐C goal of less than 1.8 mmol/L compared with non‐users (in 2017: 51.7% and 19%, respectively). Among LLD users with prevalent ASCVD, 26.9% and 55% had, as recommended by current 2019 European guidelines, an LDL‐C level of less than 1.4 mmol/L and less than 1.8 mmol/L, respectively, in 2017.ConclusionsLLD use and LDL‐C levels are far from optimal in the Danish type 2 diabetes population and improvement in LLD use could reduce ASCVD events.
Maxima of linear processes with heavy‐tailed innovations and random coefficients
Authors: Krizmanić Danijel 
Published: June 2021

We investigate maxima of linear processes with i.i.d. heavy‐tailed innovations and random coefficients. Using the point process approach we derive functional convergence of the partial maxima stochastic process in the space of non‐decreasing càdlàg functions on [0, 1] with the Skorokhod M1 topology.
Jujube witches' broom phytoplasma effectors SJP1 and SJP2 induce lateral bud outgrowth by repressing the ZjBRC1‐controlled auxin efflux channel
Authors: Zhou Junyong , Ma Fuli , Yao Yu , Deng Mingsheng , Chen Mengting , Zhang Shanqi , Li Yamei , Yang Jian , Zhang Ning , Huang Jingqiu , Sun Qibao , Sun Jun 
Published: June 2021

AbstractComprehensively controlling phytoplasma‐associated jujube witches' broom (JWB) disease is extremely challenging for the jujube industry. Although the pathogenesis of phytoplasma disease has been highlighted in many plant species, the release of lateral buds from dormancy under JWB phytoplasma infection has not been characterized in woody perennial jujube. Here, two 16SrV‐B group phytoplasma effectors, SJP1 and SJP2, were experimentally determined to induce witches' broom with increased lateral branches. In vivo interaction and subcellular localization analyses showed that both SJP1 and SJP2 were translocated from the cytoplasm to the nucleus to target the CYC/TB1‐TCP transcription factor ZjBRC1. The N‐ and C‐terminal coiled‐coil domains of SJP1 and SJP2 were required for the TCP‐binding ability. ZjBRC1 bound directly to the auxin efflux carrier ZjPIN1c/3 promoters and down‐regulated their expression to promote the accumulation of endogenous auxin indole‐3‐acetic acid in jujube calli. Furthermore, JWB phytoplasma infection suppressed ZjBRC1 accumulation and induced ZjPIN1c/3 expression to stimulate lateral bud outgrowth. Therefore, SJP1 and SJP2 stimulate lateral bud outgrowth, at least partly, by repressing the ZjBRC1‐controlled auxin efflux channel in jujube, representing a potential strategy for comprehensive phytoplasma‐associated disease control and a resource for gene editing breeding to create new cultivars with varying degrees of shoot branching.
Pain control and functional improvement in patients treated by autologous conditioned serum after failure of platelet rich plasma treatments in knee osteoarthritis
Authors: Leone Rosa , de Rosa Alessandro , Iudicone Paola , Fioravanti Daniela , Capua Giuseppe , Rossetti Francesca , Isgro’ Maria Antonietta , Pierelli Luca 
Published: June 2021

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the efficacy of autologous conditioned serum (ACS) for the treatment of patients with knee osteoarthritis after failure of medical treatments and platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections.BackgroundKnee osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. Prior to prosthetic surgery these patients might benefit from medical treatments, physiotherapy, and in case of their ineffectiveness, from autologous blood component injections.MethodologyWe have treated 30 patients with Kellgren‐Lawrence I‐III knee osteoarthritis with ACS after failure of standard medical treatments/physiotherapy and platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections for a full cycle, within the previous year from enrollment. Results: ACS administration was performed in all patients with mild side effects and produced prompt (1 month) improvements of VAS and Lequesne scales in 67% of patients and this result persisted at 6 and 12 months. No relationship between the rate of response and Kellgren‐Lawrence scale at enrollment was observed whilst responders had a significantly higher amount of interleukin‐1 receptor antagonist (IL1‐RA) in ACS as compared to nonresponders.ConclusionThe present study confirms the efficacy of ACS in pain control and functional recovery of patients with knee osteoarthritis resistant to medical and PRP treatment. These results were obtained in a well‐defined cohort of resistant patients and seem to be related with IL1‐RA content in injected ACS.
Editors’ Introduction: Best Papers from the 18th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling
Authors: Stewart Terrence C. , Myers Christopher W. 
Published: June 2021

AbstractThe International Conference on Cognitive Modeling brings together researchers from around the world whose main goal is to build computational systems that reflect the internal processes of the mind. In this issue, we present the four best representative papers on this work from our 18th meeting, ICCM 2020, which was also the first meeting to be held virtually. Two of these papers develop novel techniques for building larger and more complex models using Reinforcement Learning and Learning By Instruction, respectively. The other two show how cognitive models connect to neuroscience, drawing on details of the hippocampus and cerebellum to constrain and explain the cognitive processes involved in memory and conditioning.
A Study on Low Cycle Fatigue Life Assessment of Notched Specimens Made of 316 LN Austenitic Stainless Steel
Authors: Abarkan Ikram , Khamlichi Abdellatif , Shamass Rabee 
Published: June 2021

Abstract
The local strains obtained from the best-known analytical approximations, namely, Neuber's rule, equivalent strain energy density method, and linear rule, were compared with those resulting from finite element analysis. It was found that apart from Neuber's rule with the elastic stress concentration factor Kt, all the aforementioned analytical methods underestimate the local strains for all notch root radius, strain amplitude levels, at room temperature and 550 °C. Neuber's rule with Kt slightly overestimates the maximum strains for lower notch root radius, namely, 1.25 mm, at high temperature. Based on the analytically and numerically obtained notch root strains, the fatigue lives were estimated using the Coffin–Manson–Basquin equation. Besides, a numerical assessment of fatigue lives was made based on Brown–Miller and maximum shear strain multi-axial fatigue life criteria. It was found that all these methods provide inaccurate fatigue life results for all notch root radius, strain amplitude level, and under both temperatures conditions. Therefore, a new method was suggested, for which only the applied strain amplitude is needed to calculate the fatigue life of notched components. It was revealed that the suggested method provides a good fatigue life prediction at a higher temperature loading state.