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Reconfigurable manufacturing system: a systematic review, meta-analysis and future research directions
Authors: Pansare Rajesh , Yadav Gunjan , Nagare Madhukar R. 
Published: August 2021

Purpose
Uncertainties in manufacturing and changing customer demands force manufacturing industries to adopt new strategies, such as the reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS). To improve the implementation and performance of RMS, it is necessary to review the available literature and identify future trends in this field. This paper aims to analyze existing literature and to see trends in RMS-related research.

Design/methodology/approach
The systematic literature review and analysis of RMS-related research papers from 1999 to 2020 is carried out in this literature. The selected studies are analyzed based on the year of publication, journals, publishers, active authors, research design, countries, enablers, barriers, performance evaluation parameters and universities.

Findings
After the analysis of selected RMS-related research papers, the top countries, universities, journals, publishers and authors are identified in this domain. Research themes and trends in research are identified in this study. Besides, it has been noted that there is a need for further research in this domain and for the creation of a generalized framework that can guide researchers and practitioners to increase RMS adoption.

Practical implications
Research insights, guidance and observations from this paper are provided to RMS-related researchers and practitioners. Important research gaps are identified in this study, which can provide direction for future research and trends in RMS research.

Originality/value
The study presented focuses mainly on the method of collecting, organizing, capturing, interpreting and analyzing data to provide more insight into RMS to identify future trends in research.
Factors associated with the voluntary disclosure of the integrated report in Brazil
Authors: Fernandes Ruhama Bezerra , Barbosa Alexandro 
Published: August 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the factors associated with the voluntary disclosure of integrated reporting (IR) in Brazil of the companies listed on the stock exchange – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão. The cultural dimensions of a nation reflect different priorities in accounting practices. The Brazilian case, therefore, becomes significant, as Brazil is increasingly important in world markets.

Design/methodology/approach
As an explanatory econometric model, multinomial logistic regression was used (Y = 2 to describe the probability of the IR disclosure; Y = 1 to describe the occurrence of reports with practices similar to the IR and Y = 0 to describe the occurrence of non-disclosure of non-financial reports). Applied to panel data with random effects (chosen for best performance) in the period from 2016 to 2019.

Findings
Reveals the positive association of the company’s profitability and market-to-book with the probability of the IR disclosure. Regarding the board composition, it is suggested that size does not make a difference, with the greater participation of women and independence of directors associated with better probabilities of adopting the IR in Brazil.

Originality/value
This work is the first to characterize the Brazilian reality of voluntary disclosure, specifying the implementation of IR, compared to publishing reports similar to the IR and not reporting structured non-financial statements. It can also be considered the first study on the relevance of the board structure in the disclosure of IR by Brazilian companies. Finally, it contributes to the literature on IR adoption, bringing practical results in understanding the most favorable conditions in which the IR framework will be fully implemented.
Achieving shared understanding in chronic care interactions: the role of caregivers
Authors: Bigi Sarah 
Published: August 2021

Purpose
Within the context of a research program on the most relevant discourse types in chronic care medical encounters, this contribution reports on a qualitative study on the role caregivers play within the process of shared understanding occurring between health-care professionals and elderly patients. The purpose of the paper is to highlight one dimension of such complexity, by bringing to light the challenges connected to the achievement of shared understanding between health-care professionals and elderly patients when caregivers are involved in the conversation.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper reports on a two-step analysis of a corpus of transcripts of interactions in diabetes and hypertension settings. In the first step, caregivers’ contributions to deliberative sequences have been analyzed. In the second step, the analysis was extended to caregivers’ contributions to the whole encounter.

Findings
The results show that professionals’ ability to engage caregivers in deliberations during the encounter and, more generally, to assign a role to caregivers as legitimate participants in the consultation may favor the smooth development of the interaction and an effective process of shared understanding among all participants.

Originality/value
The paper further develops original research about the functions of the argumentative component in dialogues occurring in clinical settings.
Indirect effects mediate direct effects of climate warming on insect disturbance regimes of temperate broadleaf forests in the central U.S.
Authors: Duan Shengwu , He Hong S. , Spetich Martin A. , Wang Wen J. , Fraser Jacob S. , Thompson Frank R. 
Published: August 2021

Abstract

Climate warming directly affects insect disturbance regimes by altering temperature‐dependent population development. Indirect effects of climate change on insect disturbance may mediate or accelerate direct effects via vegetation feedback (e.g. host tree demographic dynamics). However, such indirect effects have rarely been incorporated in predicting insect disturbance regimes.

We included both direct and indirect effects in a forest landscape modelling framework to simulate red oak borer [ROB, Enaphalodes rufulus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)] disturbance regimes under a warming climate from 2000 to 2150 in the Central Hardwood Forests, U.S. We quantified effect sizes and relative importance of direct effects and indirect effects of warming climate on the ROB disturbance using a factorial experimental design and two‐way ANOVA.

Both direct and indirect effects acted positively in the short and medium term (e.g. 0–100 years) while the effect size of indirect effects changed over time from positive (+30.9 kha) to negative (−17.3 kha) and mediated the positive direct effects in the long term (e.g. 100–150 years).

Direct effects had greater influence than indirect effects on ROB disturbed areas in the short term (e.g. <50 years), whereas indirect effects were more important (ω2 = 0.38 vs. 0.26) in the long term. This was because the host tree abundance significantly declined over time under warming climates, which decreased the forest susceptibility to ROB and thus overrode the outbreak‐promoting effects of warming climates in the long term.

Synthesis and applications. This study reveals indirect effects of warming climates mediate direct effects on insect disturbance regimes by altering primary host tree demographic dynamics. We highlight that indirect effects are important in understanding insect disturbance regimes under warming climates as they may mediate or even reverse the expectation of increased insect disturbance. Long‐term predictions of insect disturbance without considering indirect effects may overestimate its impacts under warming climates. Our findings also indicate that different management interventions are required at different time‐scales to maintain oak forests' health and sustainability in the U.S. central temperate broadleaf forests.
Local management or wider context: What determines the value of farm revegetation plantings for birds?
Authors: Haslem Angie , Clarke Rohan H. , Holland Greg J. , Radford James Q. , Stewart Alistair , Bennett Andrew F. 
Published: August 2021

Abstract

Small‐scale revegetation plantings on farms are common to restoration efforts in agricultural regions worldwide. Such plantings provide habitat for diverse faunal groups. A key question concerns the degree to which their value for biodiversity is influenced by the features of individual plantings, which can be controlled by local land managers, or by broader‐scale drivers in the wider landscape.

We developed a conceptual model of factors of potential influence on birds in revegetation plantings at different spatial scales. To test this model, we surveyed native birds in 133 plantings in south‐eastern Australia. Regression models were used to compare the effect of ‘habitat‐’, ‘patch‐’, ‘farm‐’ and ‘landscape‐’ scale variables on species richness (of woodland and open country birds) and the occurrence of individual species in plantings. We further tested whether the influence of variables representing local actions was swamped by larger‐scale variables.

Birds that occupied plantings were influenced by variables at all scales. Woodland birds were consistently richer and more likely to use older plantings (patch scale) with higher floristic richness (habitat scale), and surrounded by more wooded vegetation (at patch, farm and landscape scales). Open country species responded positively to the density of live trees (habitat scale) and the presence of large remnant tree/s (patch scale) in plantings.

Variables representing local management actions generally maintained a strong influence on birds in plantings irrespective of the influence of broader drivers. Few relationships between bird species and planting attributes were contingent on features of the surrounding landscape; those that were suggested woodland birds are more responsive to local actions when broad‐scale vegetation cover is greater.

Synthesis and applications. Land managers can enhance the conservation value of plantings by (a) planting a greater diversity of trees and shrubs and (b) locating revegetation near other vegetation or around mature remnant tree/s. These actions will measurably increase the value of plantings for birds, irrespective of larger‐scale drivers. Nonetheless, the important role of increased vegetation cover across broader agricultural landscapes emphasises that the collective efforts of individuals and larger initiatives are critical for conservation.
The renal excretory responses to acute renal interstitial angiotensin (1–7) infusion in anaesthetised spontaneously hypertensive rats
Authors: Barry Elaine F. , O'Neill Julie , Abdulla Mohammed H. , Johns Edward J. 
Published: August 2021

AbstractThis study investigated the impact of intrarenal angiotensin 1–7 (Ang [1–7]) infusion on renal excretory function in a rat model of hypertension. Eleven‐week‐old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs, n = 7) and Han Wistar controls (NCR, n = 7) were anaesthetised with sodium pentobarbital (60 mg/kg i.p.) and prepared for the measurement of mean arterial pressure (MAP) and left renal function during renal interstitial infusion of Ang (1–7) (50 ng/min). The kidneys were harvested, the renal cortex and medulla separated, prepared for measurement of Ang II and Ang (1–7) and Western blot determination of AT1 and Mas receptor protein expression. MAP, glomerular filtration rate (GFR), urine flow (UF) and absolute sodium excretion (UNaV) were 109 ± 16 mmHg, 4.4 ± 1.0 mL/min/kg, 102 ± 16 µL/min/kg and 16 ± 3 µmol/min/kg, respectively in the NCR and 172 ± 24 mmHg, 3.4 ± 0.7 mL/min/kg, 58 ± 30 μL/min/kg and 8.6 ± 4.8 μmol/min/kg respectively in the SHR. Ang (1–7) increased UF (31%), UNaV (50%) and fractional sodium excretion (FENa+) (22%) in the NCR group (all p < 0.05) but had no effect on GFR in either group. The magnitudes of the Ang (1–7)‐induced increases in UF and UNaV were significantly blunted in the SHR group (model × drug p < 0.05). The renal cortical AT1: Mas receptor expression ratio was significantly higher in the SHR group (p < 0.05) but renal Ang II and Ang (1–7) levels were not statistically different between groups. The Ang (1–7)‐induced increases in sodium and water excretion were impaired in the SHR group in the context of an unstimulated RAS. The decrease in responsiveness of the SHR kidney to Ang (1–7) appears to be associated with higher levels of AT1 receptor expression in the renal cortex.
As You Were: The Scottish Parliament Election of 2021
Authors: Johns Robert 
Published: August 2021

AbstractThe Scottish Parliament election of May 2021 was an ‘as you were’ election. Vote shares were more or less as in the previous election five years earlier. Barely any seats changed hands and the Scottish National Party (SNP) was left tantalisingly short of a majority. One reason for this stasis is that voting in Scottish elections remains largely an expression of support or opposition to independence—and opinions on that issue are deeply entrenched. Opinions on most other issues, like the pandemic or the Alex Salmond scandal, were mostly driven by constitutional preferences and certainly could not override them. Only Brexit had the power to shift significant numbers of votes. However, because the Conservatives lost Remainers while gaining Leavers and the reverse was true of the SNP, the net result was little change. The entrenchment and polarisation over independence means that this election was never likely to break the constitutional deadlock—and it did not surprise.
Pursuing Value‐Based Prices for Drugs: A Comprehensive Comparison of State Prescription Drug–Pricing Boards
Authors: BENDICKSEN LIAM , ROME BENJAMIN N. , AVORN JERRY , KESSELHEIM AARON S. 
Published: August 2021

Policy Points
In the absence of federal action on rising prescription drug costs, we reviewed the details of five states that have enacted prescription drug–pricing boards seeking to lower drug prices based on products’ value. Within these states, six such boards are currently authorized; they have similarities but vary in terms of structure, authority, scope, and leverage.
As of June 2021, only one of the boards in our sample has conducted pricing reviews; legislators in other states can learn from the successes and challenges of existing boards.
Prescription drug–pricing boards represent a novel and promising way to curb state spending and pay for value in prescription drugs but face legal and political barriers in implementation.
ContextRising prescription drug costs are consuming a growing proportion of state and private budgets. In response, lawmakers have experimented with a variety of policies to contain spending and achieve value in prescription drugs. As part of this series of reforms, some state legislatures have recently authorized prescription drug–pricing boards to address the high prices of brand‐name prescription drugs and assess the value of those drugs.MethodsWe identified state prescription drug–pricing boards in the United States, defined as any agency authorized by a state legislature to review specific drugs and pursue value‐based drug prices. To describe the characteristics of the boards, we obtained public records of authorizing legislation, guidance documents, and board meeting minutes. We compared the boards’ powers and responsibilities and analyzed completed pricing reviews.FindingsSix state drug‐pricing boards in five states met our definition; their design varied substantially. Two of the boards (New York Medicaid and Massachusetts) have authority over drug rebates paid by state Medicaid programs, one (New York Drug Accountability Board) has jurisdiction over state‐regulated commercial insurance, and another three (Maine, Maryland, and New Hampshire) oversee non‐Medicaid, state‐funded insurance. Three boards are authorized to require manufacturers to confidentially submit information related to the pricing and clinical effectiveness of reviewed drugs to inform value determinations. Only one board (New York Medicaid) had completed pricing reviews as of June 3, 2021.ConclusionsBoards’ structure, scope, and statutory leverages to compel manufacturers to negotiate lower net costs are key factors that influence whether and to what extent boards can achieve cost savings for states. Though legal constraints may limit the effective reach of prescription drug–pricing boards, these agencies can enable states to address rising prescription drug costs, in part by virtue of their very existence. To overcome practical limitations, states seeking to implement similar policies can build on the experiences and designs of current boards.
Neoliberal precarity and primalization: A biosocial perspective on the age of insecurity, injustice, and unreason
Authors: Bone John 
Published: August 2021

AbstractIn light of the observed rise in social instability and populist politics that has emerged recently even in some of the world's oldest and presumed stable democracies, this paper reappraises the role of the neoliberal political and economic consensus in fermenting popular discontent. While this is very well trodden ground the paper approaches the issues from a wholly new direction, specifically addressing how exposure to the destabilizing conditions of the present can be seen to have negatively impacted on the neurological functioning of many of the disenchanted and distressed of the current era, generating chronic negative emotional arousal and an associated impact on the capacity for rational thought and conduct. This condition of mental and emotional fugue, it is argued, has also rendered growing numbers more susceptible to marginal and radicalizing discourses, largely extended and amplified via social media, and not least the emotionally charged overtures of populist politicians. Against a backdrop of increasing insecurity, transformative changes to work and living conditions precipitated by neoliberal policy and the digital revolution, together with the epochal crisis presented by the global pandemic, it is argued that the task of understanding the deep and fundamental causes of social and political fracture have rarely been more urgent.
Quantitative evaluation of footwear evidence: Initial workflow for an end‐to‐end system
Authors: Venkatasubramanian Gautham , Hegde Vighnesh , Lund Steven P. , Iyer Hari , Herman Martin 
Published: August 2021

AbstractIn the United States, footwear examiners make decisions about the sources of crime scene shoe impressions using subjective criteria. This has raised questions about the accuracy, repeatability, reproducibility, and scientific validity of footwear examinations. Currently, most footwear examiners follow a workflow that compares a questioned and test impression with regard to outsole design, size, wear, and randomly acquired characteristics (RACs). We augment this workflow with computer algorithms and statistical analysis so as to improve in the following areas: (1) quantifying the degree of correspondence between the questioned and test impressions with respect to design, size, wear, and RACs, (2) reducing the potential for cognitive bias, and (3) providing an empirical basis for examiner conclusions by developing a reference database of case‐relevant pairs of impressions containing known mated and known nonmated impressions. Our end‐to‐end workflow facilitates all three of these points and is directly relatable to current practice. We demonstrate the workflow, which includes obtaining and interpreting outsole pattern scores, RAC comparison scores, and final scores, on two scenarios—a pristine example (involving very high quality Everspry EverOS scanner impressions) and a mock crime scene example that more closely resembles real casework. These examples not only demonstrate the workflow but also help identify the algorithmic, computational, and statistical challenges involved in improving the system for eventual deployment in casework.
“This is part of emergency medicine now”: A qualitative assessment of emergency clinicians’ facilitators of and barriers to initiating buprenorphine
Authors: Schoenfeld Elizabeth M. , Soares William E. , Schaeffer Emily M. , Gitlin Jacob , Burke Kimberly , Westafer Lauren M. 
Published: August 2021

AbstractObjectivesDespite evidence demonstrating the safety and efficacy of buprenorphine for the treatment of emergency department (ED) patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), incorporation into clinical practice has been highly variable. We explored barriers and facilitators to the prescription of buprenorphine, as perceived by practicing ED clinicians.MethodsWe conducted semistructured interviews with a purposeful sample of ED clinicians. An interview guide was developed using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and Theoretical Domains Framework implementation science frameworks. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed in an iterative process. Emergent themes were identified, discussed, and organized.ResultsWe interviewed 25 ED clinicians from 11 states in the United States. Participants were diverse with regard to years in practice and practice setting. While outer setting barriers such as the logistic costs of getting a DEA‐X waiver and lack of clear follow‐up for patients were noted by many participants, individual‐level determinants driven by emotion (stigma), beliefs about consequences and roles, and knowledge predominated. Participants’ responses suggested that implementation strategies should address stigma, local culture, knowledge gaps, and logistic challenges, but that a particular order to addressing barriers may be necessary.ConclusionsWhile some participants were hesitant to adopt a “new” role in treating patients with medications for OUD, many already had and gave concrete strategies regarding how to encourage others to embrace their attitude of “this is part of emergency medicine now.”
Concurrent validity of an estimator of weekly alcohol consumption (EWAC) based on the extended AUDIT
Authors: Dutey‐Magni Peter , Brown Jamie , Holmes John , Sinclair Julia 
Published: August 2021

AbstractBackground and AimsThe three‐question Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT‐C) is frequently used in healthcare for screening and brief advice about levels of alcohol consumption. AUDIT‐C scores (0–12) provide feedback as categories of risk rather than estimates of actual alcohol intake, an important metric for behaviour change. The study aimed to (i) develop a continuous metric from the Extended AUDIT‐C expressed in United Kingdom (UK) units (8 g pure ethanol), offering equivalent accuracy, and providing a direct estimator of weekly alcohol consumption (EWAC) and (ii) evaluate the EWAC's bias and error using the graduated‐frequency (GF) questionnaire as a reference standard of alcohol consumption.DesignCross‐sectional diagnostic study based on a nationally‐representative survey.SettingsCommunity dwelling households in England.ParticipantsA total of 22 404 household residents aged ≥16 years reporting drinking alcohol at least occasionally.MeasurementsComputer‐assisted personal interviews consisting of (i) AUDIT questionnaire with extended response items (the ‘Extended AUDIT’) and (ii) GF. Primary outcomes were: mean deviation <1 UK unit (metric of bias); root‐mean‐square deviation <2 UK units (metric of total error) between EWAC and GF. The secondary outcome was the receiver operating characteristic area under the curve for predicting alcohol consumption in excess of 14 and 35 UK units.FindingsEWAC had a positive bias of 0.2 UK units (95% CI = 0.08, 0.4) compared with GF. Deviations were skewed: whereas the mean error was ±11 UK units/week [9.5, 11.9], in half of participants the deviation between EWAC and GF was between 0 and ±2.1 UK units/week. EWAC predicted consumption in excess of 14 UK units/week with a significantly greater area under the curve (0.918 [0.914, 0.923]) than AUDIT‐C (0.870 [0.864, 0.876]) or the full AUDIT (0.854 [0.847, 0.860]).ConclusionsA new estimator of weekly alcohol consumption, which uses answers to the Extended AUDIT‐C, meets the targeted bias tolerance. It is superior in accuracy to AUDIT‐C and the full 10‐item AUDIT when predicting consumption thresholds, making it a reliable complement to the Extended AUDIT‐C for health promotion interventions.