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Green human resource management in nonprofit organizations: effects on employee green behavior and the role of perceived green organizational support
Authors: Aboramadan Mohammed , Kundi Yasir Mansoor , Becker Annika 
Published: July 2021

PurposeBuilding on the theories of social exchange and organizational support, this study proposes a research model to investigate the impact of green human resources management (GHRM) on nonprofit employees' green work-related outcomes, namely green voice behavior, green knowledge-sharing behavior and green helping behavior. In the model, perceived green organizational support (PGOS) is theorized and employed as an intervening mechanism between the examined linkages.Design/methodology/approachData were collected in two different waves from 408 employees working in the Palestinian nonprofit sector. Covariance based-structural equation modeling was used to validate the study's research model and to examine the hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicated that GHRM is positively associated with green voice behavior, green knowledge-sharing behavior and green helping behavior. Moreover, the results show that PGOS exhibits a significant mediation effect between the aforesaid links. This study thus provides initial empirical evidence in the field of GHRM, with particular focus on the nonprofit sector.Research limitations/implicationsThis research provides a roadmap to nonprofit managers and practitioners on how GHRM can encourage employees to speak up, share information and help others in the environmental and green domain. By supporting nonprofit managers strengthening green employee behavior, it provides an additional source to fostering intrinsically motivated behaviors in the workplace.Originality/valueIn response to urgent environmental threats, this study contributes to green and sustainable management research with a focus on GHRM, thereby providing initial empirical research from a nonprofit perspective.
Negotiating cultural appropriation while re-imagining co-production via Afrofuturism
Authors: Eseonu Temidayo , Duggan James 
Published: July 2021

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the role of claims of cultural appropriation in negotiating who has the right to utilise specific racial, cultural or communities' ways of knowing in research co-production. Cultural appropriation is a claim made against those making illegitimate use of traditions, knowledge and practises that originate from specific racial and/or cultural group. Appropriation helps us interrogate the ways in which rewards and benefits in academia are distributed and shared, denied or hoarded, and by whom.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is a dialogue between two researchers in the in-betweens of research co-production, specifically in the negotiation of claiming the right to lead or engage in Afrofuturist work with communities.FindingsThe claim of cultural appropriation is useful in naming, drawing boundaries and creating spaces for negotiation around access and ownership of academic work but must also develop as part of a broader transformative agenda towards racial equality in academia.Research limitations/implicationsIn addition to ethical considerations about power imbalances and extractive practises, research co-production should also be concerned with acknowledging and crediting knowledge production practises that originate from specific racial and/or cultural groups.Originality/valueThis is the first paper to explore issues of cultural appropriation in research co-production, and co-production in relation to Afrofuturism. This extends ethical concerns on research co-production beyond academic power imbalances with, and extracting value from, communities to negotiating the relationships between academics and traditions, knowledge and practises developed by specific racial and/or cultural groups.
Conclusion: emerging issues for Indian hospitality and tourism businesses: How are managers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Authors: Tiwari Shweta , Sanjeev Gunjan M. 
Published: July 2021

PurposeThis concluding article summarizes the main findings in response to the theme issue strategic question: How are hospitality and tourism businesses in India responding to the COVID-19 pandemic?Design/methodology/approachThe conclusion identifies some contemporary and relevant areas for development in the post-pandemic era. To summarize, this paper draws out the key findings of the theme issue articles and presents the main recommendations for industry action.FindingsThis conclusion highlights emerging issues for Indian hospitality and tourism businesses and includes specific recommendations for industry professionals, policymakers and other stakeholders in relation to strategies that could be adopted to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.Practical implicationsGiven the wide impact of the pandemic across industries, this issue will be of interest to practitioners, higher education leaders, policymakers and other stakeholders as it draws on industry-focused research to explore the challenges and possible solutions to current and pending challenges. This issue also provides insights for further collaborative research.Originality/valueThis article provides insights from practitioners and academics relating to the current and on-going impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and developmental steps that the hospitality and tourism industry in India is taking in response.
Responding to the coronavirus pandemic: emerging issues and challenges for Indian hospitality and tourism businesses
Authors: Sanjeev Gunjan M. , Tiwari Shweta 
Published: July 2021

PurposeThe coronavirus pandemic has triggered a paradigm shift in all businesses, and given the restrictions that followed, hospitality and tourism has been significantly affected. This article identifies some emerging issues and trends in hospitality and tourism businesses related to this, and in so doing, it introduces the theme issue.Design/methodology/approachThe article draws on recent reports and articles and on several rounds of discussion between academics, practitioners and other stakeholders to identify the issues arising, which are then explored in the articles featured in this theme issue.FindingsThe study findings reveal that the pandemic response has prompted advances in technology, profit management, training, service blueprinting and online education, coupled with industry integration, sustainability practices, housekeeping services, medical tourism and virtual tourism among others.Originality/valueThe theme issue sought to address the real-life issues that are impacting hospitality and tourism in India and some of the wider implications. This exploratory work is based on inputs from industry professionals, policymakers and other stakeholders in relation to the emerging issues and the formulation of strategies to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on hospitality and tourism businesses in India.
Perturbation‐based traveltime approximation for two acoustic assumptions in the transversely isotropic media with a vertical symmetry axis
Authors: Xu Shibo , Stovas Alexey 
Published: July 2021

ABSTRACTThe accuracy of an explicit traveltime‐offset approximation affects the results of the velocity analysis that plays a crucial role in the seismic data processing. Seismic anisotropy is important to account for large offset and azimuth since it can provide detailed information comparing with the isotropic assumption. For the perturbation‐based method, different traveltime approximation forms result in different accuracy. It is necessary to find the optimal traveltime approximation for specific signs and magnitudes of the anellipticity and different offset ranges. In this paper, a series of perturbation‐based traveltime approximations from different acoustic assumptions and parameterizations are specified. The perturbation coefficients are derived from the corresponding acoustic eikonal equations. We test the accuracy of the defined perturbation approximations in four homogeneous transversely isotropic medium with vertical symmetry axis (VTI) medium with a different set of anisotropy parameters and one multilayered transversely isotropic medium with vertical symmetry axis medium. The sensitivity in anellipticity for different approximations is also analysed. We find that different approximation achieves different accuracy under the circumstance of specific offset range and the value of anellipticity. Therefore, the optimal approximation form with higher accuracy can be selected based on different offset ranges and the magnitudes of anellipticity.
Facing the wrath of enigmatic mutations: a review on the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 variants amid coronavirus disease‐19 pandemic
Authors: Chadha Jatin , Khullar Lavanya , Mittal Nidhi 
Published: July 2021

SummaryThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is an emerging respiratory virus responsible for the ongoing coronavirus disease 19 (COVID‐19) pandemic. More than a year into this pandemic, the COVID‐19 fatigue is still escalating and takes hold of the entire world population. Driven by the ongoing geographical expansion and upcoming mutations, the COVID‐19 pandemic has taken a new shape in the form of emerging SARS‐CoV‐2 variants. These mutations in the viral spike (S) protein enhance the virulence of SARS‐CoV‐2 variants by improving viral infectivity, transmissibility and immune evasion abilities. Such variants have resulted in cluster outbreaks and fresh infection waves in various parts of the world with increased disease severity and poor clinical outcomes. Hence, the variants of SARS‐CoV‐2 pose a threat to human health and public safety. This review enlists the most recent updates regarding the presently characterized variants of SARS‐CoV‐2 recognized by the global regulatory health authorities (WHO, CDC). Based on the slender literature on SARS‐CoV‐2 variants, we collate information on the biological implications of these mutations on virus pathology. We also shed light on the efficacy of therapeutics and COVID‐19 vaccines against the emerging SARS‐CoV‐2 variants.
Phage and phage lysins: New era of bio‐preservatives and food safety agents
Authors: Xu Yingmin 
Published: July 2021

AbstractThere has been an increase in the search and application of new antimicrobial agents as alternatives to use of chemical preservatives and antibiotic‐like compounds by the food industry. The massive use of antibiotic has created a reservoir of antibiotic‐resistant bacteria that find their way from farm to humans. Thus, there exists an imperative need to explore new antibacterial options and bacteriophages perfectly fit into the class of safe and potent antimicrobials. Phage bio‐control has come a long way owing to advances with use of phage cocktails, recombinant phages, and phage lysins; however, there still exists unmet challenges that restrict the number of phage‐based products reaching the market. Hence, further studies are required to explore for more efficient phage‐based bio‐control strategies that can become an integral part of food safety protocols. This review thus aims to highlight the recent developments made in the application of phages and phage enzymes covering pre‐harvest as well as post‐harvest usage. It further focuses on the major issues in both phage and phage lysin research hindering their optimum use while detailing out the advances made by researchers lately in this direction for full exploitation of phages and phage lysins in the food sector.
Lack of predictive value of retinal oxygen saturation for visual outcome after angiostatic treatment of branch retinal vein occlusion
Authors: Jeppesen Signe Krejberg , Bek Toke 
Published: July 2021

AbstractPurposePrevious studies have shown that the retinal oxygen saturation in central retinal vein occlusion treated with anti‐VEGF compound has no predictive value for visual outcome after 12 months. It is of interest to evaluate whether this conclusion is similar for patients with branch retinal vein occlusion among whom only some patients are treated.MethodsRetinal oxygen saturation, visual acuity and central retinal thickness were studied at the time of referral and after six and 12 months in 111 patients successively referred to the Department of Ophthalmology, Aarhus University Hospital, with a venous occlusion affecting branches peripheral from the central retinal venule. The predictive value of the oxygen saturation at referral was investigated in treated and untreated patients.ResultsSeventy‐three patients with visual acuity between 35 and 70 ETDRS letters at referral were treated with intravitreal injection of anti‐VEGF compound. Over 12 months, the venous oxygen saturation improved in parallel with central retinal thickness and visual acuity but had no predictive value for visual outcome. In 12 untreated patients with visual acuity >70 ETDRS letters, younger age and high oxygen saturation at the time of referral were positive predictors for the visual outcome after 12 months.ConclusionOxygen saturation, visual acuity and central retinal thickness improve in parallel during treatment of branch retinal vein occlusion with intravitreal anti‐VEGF medication. Retinal oximetry at referral cannot predict visual acuity after 12 months in treated patients but may perhaps become a tool for predicting the visual prognosis in a subgroup of patients where treatment is omitted because of a too high visual acuity at the time of diagnosis of the disease.
Intra‐abdominal desmoid‐type fibromatosis successfully resected using laparoscopic fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green after intersphincteric resection for rectal cancer
Authors: Sumimoto Satoko , Inoue Akira , Kagawa Yoshinori , Komori Takamichi , Nishizawa Yujiro , Hirano Masataka , Song Xiuyu , Matsumoto Sayaka , Itami Takefumi , Nakai Shigeto , Yokono Yoshinori , Komatsu Hisateru , Miyazaki Yasuhiro , Tomokuni Akira , Matsuoka Keiko , Motoori Masaaki , Iwase Kazuhiro , Fujitani Kazumasa 
Published: July 2021

AbstractSuccessful resection of intra‐abdominal tumors using indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging has not been reported. Here, we report a rare case of an intra‐abdominal desmoid‐type fibromatosis successfully resected using this technique after intersphincteric resection (ISR) for rectal cancer. One year after ISR for rectal cancer in a 47‐year‐old man, computed tomography showed a 50‐mm intra‐abdominal tumor near the left common iliac vein. Surgical resection was performed. The tumor was located in the mesentery of the remnant rectum after ISR. ICG fluorescence imaging confirmed the blood supply to the mesentery of the distal remnant rectum after tumor excision. The anal canal was successfully preserved without creating a permanent colostomy. The tumor was safely resected with resection margins, diagnosed as desmoid‐type fibromatosis. No tumor recurrence was observed 6 months post‐resection. This was the first case report to demonstrate the utility of this technique for an intra‐abdominal tumor resection.
Preliminary system of rapid analysis of blood retinol level in cattle
Authors: Iwasaki Wataru , Morita Nobutomo , Inoue Tetsuro , Iwanaga Yasufumi , Nakashima Akinobu , Suzuki Shinji , Morita Kinichi 
Published: July 2021

AbstractControl of blood retinol levels in cattle during fattening is important in the production of marbled beef. However, it is difficult to easily measure the blood retinol concentration in the field. In this study, we attempted to develop an analysis method that does not require blood cell separation and uses a compact fluorescence analyzer that can be carried around as a preliminary system for measuring blood retinol concentration in the field. This system was used to monitor blood retinol levels in 12 fattening cattle (14 to 27 months old) and demonstrated a strong correlation (r = 0.78) with the results obtained by the standard high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. Stronger correlations (r = 0.87) were obtained until the cattle were 24 months of age. These results suggest that higher correlations can be expected to be obtained by improving the robustness of the extraction system. Refinements for practical use need to be considered, but whole blood extraction and the vitamin A analyzer that was developed show potential to be used for on‐farm monitoring of retinol levels.
“Them two are around when I need their help” The importance of good relationships in supporting people with learning disabilities to be “in a good space”
Authors: Fish Rebecca , Morgan Hannah 
Published: July 2021

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We talked to people who lived in a secure unit and their staff. We asked them about good relationships with each other. The majority of the people said that good relationships with staff can help people move back to the community and be “in a good space”.

Staff said that good relationships can stop people feeling angry. They said that they like to help people and have trust. It is important to have a good staff team who know the person well.

Residents said staff help them and listen to them when they are upset. They said they like it when staff spend time with them doing activities.

Based on what residents told us, we think it is important that services work on helping people to have good relationships. This is because these relationships were very important in helping people to move more quickly back into the community.

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AbstractBackgroundDespite repeated policy initiatives, an enduring number of people with learning disabilities remain resident in secure settings (also referred to as locked wards). The spatial and emotional distance from family and friends means that relationships with staff become central to people's lives, and are critical for a successful transition to making their home in the community.MethodsThis article uses a synthesis of evidence from two qualitative studies. We re‐analysed data from fieldnotes and interview transcripts with people with learning disabilities resident in secure settings and with staff who worked with them. The purpose of the original studies was service improvement however, relationships —particularly with between staff and residents— emerged as a significant theme in both studies. Therefore, the data were revisited to explore these relationships in more depth.FindingsThe analysis identified that positive relationships with staff were critical in enabling residents to be “in a good space”—something they and staff viewed as a crucial factor for moving on. The analysis identified four main themes: (i) the characteristics of positive relationships, (ii) the challenges for positive relationships, (iii) how positive relationships can be encouraged and (iv) how positive relationships support people to move on.ConclusionWe conclude that flattening the hierarchy between staff and residents is key when supporting people with learning disabilities to move on. We stress the importance of the “soft skills” in enabling people to transition back to their community. There is a pressing need for research with people who have made the transition from hospital to generate retrospective narratives about what elements of these relationships are most significant in supporting a successful transition.
Insights into the mechanism by which atropine inhibits myopia: evidence against cholinergic hyperactivity and modulation of dopamine release
Authors: Thomson Kate , Kelly Tamsin , Karouta Cindy , Morgan Ian , Ashby Regan 
Published: July 2021

Background and PurposeThe ability of the muscarinic cholinergic antagonist atropine to inhibit myopia development in humans and animal models would suggest that cholinergic hyperactivity may underlie myopic growth. To test this, we investigated whether cholinergic agonists accelerate ocular growth rates in chickens. Furthermore, we investigated whether atropine alters ocular growth by downstream modulation of dopamine levels, a mechanism postulated to underlie its antimyopic effects.Experimental ApproachMuscarinic (muscarine and pilocarpine), nicotinic (nicotine) and non‐specific (oxotremorine and carbachol) cholinergic agonists were administered to chicks developing form‐deprivation myopia (FDM) or chicks that were otherwise untreated. Vitreal levels of dopamine and its primary metabolite 3,4‐dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) were examined using mass spectrometry MS in form‐deprived chicks treated with atropine (360, 15 or 0.15 nmol). Further, we investigated whether dopamine antagonists block atropine's antimyopic effects.Key ResultsUnexpectedly, administration of each cholinergic agonist inhibited FDM but did not affect normal ocular development. Atropine only affected dopamine and DOPAC levels at its highest dose. Dopamine antagonists did not alter the antimyopia effects of atropine.Conclusion and ImplicationsMuscarinic, nicotinic and non‐specific cholinergic agonists inhibited FDM development. This indicates that cholinergic hyperactivity does not underlie myopic growth and questions whether atropine inhibits myopia via cholinergic antagonism. This study also demonstrates that changes in retinal dopamine release are not required for atropine's antimyopic effects. Finally, nicotinic agonists may represent a novel and more targeted approach for the cholinergic control of myopia as they are unlikely to cause the anterior segment side effects associated with muscarinic treatment.
Ten‐year changes in children’s oral health disparities: Findings from the 3rd and 4th oral health surveys in Beijing, China
Authors: Yun Qingping , Liu Min , Zhao Mei , Chen Wei , Zhang Hui , Hou Wei , Chang Chun 
Published: July 2021

AbstractObjectivesLittle is known about children's oral health disparities and their changes in developing countries. This study aimed to measure rural‐urban and maternal education‐related disparities in dental visits and untreated caries among Chinese children, and to describe their changes between 2005 and 2015.MethodsThe 12‐year‐old children's oral health data were from the 3rd (2005) and 4th (2015) oral health surveys in Beijing, China. Rural‐urban disparities and maternal education‐related disparities in dental visits and untreated caries were measured. The slope index of inequality (SII) and a relative index of inequality (RII) were applied to reflect the absolute and relative disparities respectively. These were estimated using a generalized linear regression model.ResultsData were analysed from 388 children in 2005 and 1926 children in 2015. The proportion of 12‐year‐old schoolchildren who visited the dentist was 24.0% in 2005 and 36.0% in 2015. Untreated caries prevalence in 2005 and 2015 was 20.9% and 16.2% respectively. Rural‐urban disparities in dental visits narrowed between 2005 and 2015 (SII: −10.75 to −3.30, RII: 0.55 to 0.87), and maternal education‐related disparities in dental visits also decreased during this decade (SII: −18.52 to −8.49, RII: 0.38 to 0.65). These changes were statistically significant. For disparities in untreated caries, only maternal education‐related disparities in untreated caries in 2015 were found. The SII and RII were 6.39% (95% CI: 1.65, 11.13) and 1.57 (95% CI: 1.13, 2.20) respectively. The change in disparities in untreated caries was not statistically significant for rural‐urban disparities (P = .319) or maternal education‐related disparities (P = .501).ConclusionsThese findings indicate that in Beijing, China, disparities in children's dental visits narrowed between 2005 and 2015. However, maternal education‐related disparities in dental visits and in untreated caries were still apparent, suggesting that policies to improve children's oral healthcare utilization equality should target the children with less‐educated mothers.