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Impact of workforce flexibility on quality of care: moderating effects of workload and severity of illness
Authors: Gnanlet Adelina , Sharma Luv , McDermott Christopher , Yayla-Kullu Muge 
Published: November 2021

PurposeAs a way of alleviating nursing workforce shortages, health care managers are employing two types of workforce flexibility: supplemental staffing and floating among units. In this paper, the authors investigate the moderating effects of two critical situational variables – namely, job-level workload and severity of illness (SOI) in a given unit – on the relationship between workforce flexibility and quality of care as assessed by the nurses at the unit-level.Design/methodology/approachThe authors empirically test the relationship between a unit's floating of nurses and the use of supplemental workforce on the quality of patient care and the moderating role of patient SOI and job-level workload on this relationship using 357 hospital-unit observations.FindingsThe authors find that situational variables play a critical role in flexible staffing strategies and they should be accounted for carefully to obtain the best quality of care outcomes. The authors find that the well-known negative effect of supplemental staffing on quality of care is not universal and appears to be moderated by the situational factors studied in this paper.Practical implicationsFor best outcomes, staffing manager who oversee multiple units should use supplemental staff on units that have lower job-level workload and on units that have high severity of illness. The authors also find that managers of units with patients who are less-severely ill should encourage nurses to float out and return to their home unit. This strategy will improve quality of patient care in the home unit.Originality/valueWhile some research analyzes the direct link between flexibility and quality performance, how this relationship is affected by varying situational factors within a unit has not been studied so far.
Risk assessment in Iranian oil and gas construction industry: a process approach
Authors: Sohrabi Hossein , Noorzai Esmatullah 
Published: November 2021

PurposeSuccessful risk management is influential in different phases of construction projects. It can play a critical role in reducing the possibility of claims as well as related disputes. The risk management knowledge area in large capital projects such as oil and gas is considered a questionable problem in the construction industry. The present study makes an effort to identify the importance of process groups in improving risk management performance.Design/methodology/approachThis study is selected and ranked 36 factors leading to the claim in Iran's oil and gas industry through the Delphi method and a questionnaire. Factors categorized into a risk breakdown structure (RBS) include eight groups. Factors are linked to one of the process groups by a Delphi method. Finally, the relationship between RBS and the five process groups is analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).FindingsFindings showed that the planning process group had more confirmed factors than others. Most of the supported communications belonged to the contractor and the owner parties. Also, the cause of delay in the implementation phase due to the contractor performance had a higher relative importance index.Originality/valueThis article, from a project life-cycle perspective, considers the new structure between the risks leading to claims and the key parties to the project. It can be a good criterion for identifying risks and a timelier response to them before the risks turn into disagreements.
The dynamics of cryptocurrency market behavior: sentiment analysis using Markov chains
Authors: Kim Kwansoo , Lee Sang-Yong Tom , Assar Saïd 
Published: November 2021

PurposeThe authors examine cryptocurrency market behavior using a hidden Markov model (HMM). Under the assumption that the cryptocurrency market has unobserved heterogeneity, an HMM allows us to study (1) the extent to which cryptocurrency markets shift due to interactions with social sentiment during a bull or bear market and (2) the heterogeneous pattern of cryptocurrency market behavior under these two market conditions.Design/methodology/approachThe authors advance the HMM model based on two six-month datasets (from November 2017 to April 2018 for a bull market and from December 2018 to May 2019 for a bear market) collected from Google, Twitter, the stock market and cryptocurrency trading platforms in South Korea. Social sentiment data were collected by crawling Bitcoin-related posts on Twitter.FindingsThe authors highlight the reaction of the cryptocurrency market to social sentiment under a bull and a bear market and in two hidden states (an upward and a downward trend). They find: (1) social sentiment is relatively relevant during a bull compared to a bear market. (2) The cryptocurrency market in a downward state, that is, with a local decreasing trend, tends to be more responsive to positive social sentiment. (3) The market in an upward state, that is, with a local increasing trend, tends to better interact with negative social sentiment.Originality/valueThe proposed HMM model contributes to a theoretically grounded understanding of how cryptocurrency markets respond to social sentiment in bull and bear markets through varied sequences adjusted for cryptocurrency market heterogeneity.
Role of brand equity and competitive strategies in the relation between horizontal alliances and its benefits
Authors: Kim Changju , Hu Bin 
Published: November 2021

PurposeDrawing on the resource-based view, this study aims to investigate the conditions under which small- and medium-sized retailers can improve competitive benefits through the lens of brand equity and strategies for competitive advantage in retail buying groups.Design/methodology/approachThis study collected 241 samples from small- and medium-sized supermarket retailers who joined retail buying groups in Japan.FindingsThis study offers two key findings. First, the results indicate that a buying group’s brand equity partially mediates the relationship between member retailers’ strategic integration and their buying group benefits. Second, member retailers with a stronger differentiation orientation strengthen the positive impact of strategic integration on the buying group’s brand equity and buying group benefits. The moderating effects of low-cost orientation were not found to be significant.Practical implicationsTo highlight the sustainable growth of small- and medium-sized retailers in retail buying groups, which are often ignored in the extant literature, this study offers practical guidance on the importance of a buying group’s brand equity. In addition, based on the findings, this paper postulates that member retailers pursuing differentiation orientation, rather than low-cost orientation, are more beneficial to retail buying groups in terms of relational outcomes and performance consequences.Originality/valueBy conceptualizing brand equity in retail buying groups, this study suggests a novel approach for retail management that investigates how a buying group’s brand equity is linked to strategic integration, strategies for competitive advantage and buying group benefits from the viewpoint of member retailers.
Versioning boundary objects: the citation profile of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM)
Authors: Li Kai , Jiao Chenyue , Sugimoto Cassidy R. , Larivière Vincent 
Published: November 2021

PurposeResearch objects, such as datasets and classification standards, are difficult to be incorporated into a document-centric framework of citations, which relies on unique citable works. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorder (DSM)—a dominant classification scheme used for mental disorder diagnosis—however provides a unique lens on examining citations to a research object, given that it straddles the boundaries as a single research object with changing manifestations.Design/methodology/approachUsing over 180,000 citations received by the DSM, this paper analyzes how the citation history of DSM is represented by its various versions, and how it is cited in different knowledge domains as an important boundary object.FindingsIt shows that all recent DSM versions exhibit a similar citation cascading pattern, which is characterized by a strong replacement effect between two successive versions. Moreover, the shift of the disciplinary contexts of DSM citations can be largely explained by different DSM versions as distinct epistemic objects.Practical implicationsBased on these results, the authors argue that all DSM versions should be treated as a series of connected but distinct citable objects. The work closes with a discussion of the ways in which the existing scholarly infrastructure can be reconfigured to acknowledge and trace a broader array of research objects.Originality/valueThis paper connects quantitative methods and an important sociological concept, i.e. boundary object, to offer deeper insights into the scholarly communication system. Moreover, this work also evaluates how versioning, as a significant yet overlooked attribute of information resources, influenced the citation patterns of citable objects, which will contribute to more material-oriented scientific infrastructures.
Information-as-a-thing versus information-as-a-process: the legitimate differences between information resources management and information management
Authors: Oyedokun Tunde Toyese , Otonekwu Florence Onyenisi , Ambali Zainab Olanihun , Fajonyomi Oluwafemi Joseph 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
Information resources management (IRM) and information management (IM) are two distinct terms often used interchangeably in the literature as synonyms, but perhaps, they mean different things. It is worthy of investigation to clarify whether these two related terms are in fact synonyms, and if not, what line of demarcation does them apart, discussion of some underpinning common generalities and issues that compass their misconceptions. This is a significant gap in the literature that needs to be bridged to develop a common ground of what differentiates IRM from IM.

Design/methodology/approach
It is a general review of the legitimate differences between IRM and IM.

Findings
Information resources in the ambit of IRM cannot achieve anything except people do something with it either by examining, categorizing or describing it, but in the end, they understood, rebut, alter or do all sorts of manipulation to the data set or information. Meanwhile, all this interpretation and manipulation constitute the hallmark of IM.

Originality/value
At this point, we need to take note of the fact that IRM is not the same as IM but rather IRM forms part of a holistic framework or components of IM. This is to say that successful IM cannot take place without proper IRM.
Healthy eating index-2015 and breast cancer: a case-control study
Authors: Safabakhsh Maryam , Shab-Bidar Sakineh , Imani Hossein 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
Recently, evidences have suggested that healthy eating index (HEI), an index-based dietary pattern, may be a predictor for the risk of cancer. This paper aims to examine the association of HEI-2015 and its all components scores with the risk of breast cancer (BC), separately, among Iranian women.

Design/methodology/approach
In the present hospital-based, case-control study, 150 age-matched of cases (newly diagnosed female) and 150 controls were recruited. Data of dietary habits and anthropometric measures were obtained, and eventually, the HEI-2015 score was calculated. Multivariate odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to evaluate the relationship between the risk of BC across tertiles (Ts) of total HEI-2015 and its all component scores.

Findings
The results presented that in adjusted model, there was no significant difference between total HEI-2015 (p = 0.14) and its all component scores (p > 0.09) of healthy subjects and females with BC. Moreover, multivariable logistic regression analyses indicated that HEI-2015 score was not associated with the risk of BC in either crude (p-trend = 0.94) or adjusted (p-trend = 0.73) analyses. In the analyses of HEI-2015 components scores, it was observed that the scores of grains (OR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.30–0.94) and total protein foods (OR, 0.13; 95% CI, 0.02–0.58) may have a relation with BC risk in crude model but after adjusting for BC risk factors, the mentioned associations changed to non-significant.

Originality/value
The findings of current study suggested that there was no significant association of total HEI-2015 and its components scores, independently, with BC incidence among Iranian women.
Financial performance of the textile industry in India: the case of Haryana
Authors: Darji Ishwar Singh , Dahiya Suman 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
This study aims to evaluate the financial performance of the textile industry in Haryana located in the northern part of India.

Design/methodology/approach
Input-oriented Cooper, Charnes and Rhodes (CCR) and Banker, Charnes and Cooper (BCC) techniques of data envelopment analysis, as well as the return to scale (RTS) technique, were used to conduct the analysis.

Findings
The findings show that textile units in Haryana have hugely underperformed financially with a consolidated technical efficiency score of only 0.35. Both private and public limited textile companies with respective scores of 0.46 and 0.24 are technically efficient. Public limited textile companies are more efficient than private limited companies. Private limited textile companies need to increase their input scale because they are operating at an increasing return to scale while public limited textile companies have to lower their input scale because most companies are operating at a decreasing return to scale to enhance their efficiency.

Originality/value
The study can assist in decision-making to all key stakeholders (Shareholders, management, government, tax authorities, debtors and creditors, among others) by identifying efficient and inefficient companies. Appropriate policies can be framed based on that knowledge.
A brief screening tool for depression in psoriasis patients: The Two Questions Test in clinical practice
Authors: Hölsken Stefanie , Krefting Frederik , Schneider Lea , Benson Sven , Schedlowski Manfred , Sondermann Wiebke 
Published: November 2021

AbstractPatients suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis are prone to develop depressive symptoms. However, within the time constraints of dermatological clinics, depressive symptoms in psoriasis patients are often overlooked and thus underdiagnosed. The Two Questions Test may serve as a quick screening tool for an initial assessment of depressive burden in these patients. We evaluated its usefulness in the clinical context analyzing the records of patients starting systemic treatment for psoriasis with a selective interleukin (IL)23‐ or IL17A‐inhibitor. In a total sample of N = 139 patients, baseline Two Questions Test scores were analyzed together with measures of psoriatic and psychiatric symptoms. In addition, the development of the Two Questions Test scores over the course of the first 28 weeks of treatment was assessed. No association was found between the Two Questions Test scores and skin symptoms measured by the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index and the visibility of skin lesions. However, skin related quality of life analyzed with the Dermatology Life Quality Index was associated with the Two Questions Test scores. In addition, the longitudinal analysis revealed improvement in Two Questions Test outcomes over the course of patients’ treatment. These results indicate the Two Questions Test's usefulness both as an initial screening tool of depressive symptoms, as well as in its use as a sensitive tool for the repeated assessment of depressive symptoms in psoriasis patients.
Frontline provider perceptions of implementing home‐based palliative care covered by an insurer
Authors: Coulourides Kogan Alexis , Li Oscar , Fields Torrie , Mosqueda Laura , Lorenz Karl 
Published: November 2021

AbstractObjectiveTo examine frontline providers' experiences implementing home‐based palliative care (HBPC) covered by a private health insurer in partnership with community‐based hospice, home health, and Accountable Care Organizations.Study settingPrimary data collection at three community‐based hospice and home health organizations in Northern and Southern California at the outset of the new private payer‐contracted HBPC.Study designQualitative focus groups with frontline HBPC providers.Data collectionFocus groups were guided by a nine‐item, semi‐structured research protocol, audio‐recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed by two independent coders using a grounded theory approach.Principal findingsParticipants (n = 24) were mostly White (79.2%) female (91.7%) aged 39 years or less (62.5%), and from diverse disciplines. Three major themes were identified: (1) patient referrals, (2) organizational factors, and (3) HBPC reimbursement. Findings highlight barriers and facilitators to implementing HBPC covered by an insurer including the organization's community reputation, the dynamic/“teaminess” of the HBPC team, having a site champion/”quarterback,” and issues from a siloed medical system. Participants also discussed challenges with patient referrals, specifically, lack of palliative care knowledge (both providers and patients/families) and poor communication with patients referred to HBPC.ConclusionsThis study found that despite a favorable perception of payer‐contracted HBPC by frontline providers, barriers and facilitators persist, with patient accrual/referral paramount.
The validation of 3D virtual comparison microscopy (VCM) in the comparison of expended cartridge cases
Authors: Knowles Laura , Hockey Daniel , Marshall John 
Published: November 2021

AbstractIn this study, the Cadre TopMatch‐3D scanner and associated virtual comparison software was evaluated to determine whether this technique is a valid and reliable method of conducting cartridge component comparisons. That is, if virtual comparison microscopy (VCM) produces results at least equivalent to those generated through traditional light comparison microscopy (LCM), the method would be deemed valid for use in an operational setting. Particular emphasis was placed on the capability to render same source conclusions. Of the 40 true identifications available to each examiner, corresponding to a total of 520 comparisons, positive identifications were made more frequently using VCM as compared to traditional LCM where inconclusive conclusions were provided at a higher rate. VCM produced a higher sensitivity (88.41%) and specificity (13.64%) rate than LCM, 80.08% and 12.50%, respectively. Based on the findings of the study, considered together with the benefits that VCM offers in the name of efficiency, it became apparent that Cadre’s 3D scanning microscope and its associated virtual comparison software tested in this study is an appropriate and valid technique for conducting comparisons of expended cartridge cases and can be implemented into routine casework for that purpose.
Robot‐assisted thoracic surgery versus video‐assisted thoracic surgery for treatment of patients with thymoma: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Shen Cheng , Li Jialong , Li Jue , Che Guowei 
Published: November 2021

AbstractBackgroundSurgical resection of the thymus is indicated in the presence of primary thymic diseases such as thymoma. Video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robot‐assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) offer a minimally invasive approach to thymectomy. However, there is no clear conclusion whether RATS can achieve an equal or even better surgical effect when compared with VATS in treatment of thymoma. We performed this meta‐analysis to explore and compare the outcomes of RATS versus VATS for thymectomy in patients with thymoma.MethodsPubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Medline, and Web of Science databases were searched for full‐text literature citations. The quality of the articles was evaluated using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale and the data analyzed using Review Manager 5.3 software. Fixed or random effect models were applied according to heterogeneity. Subgroup analysis was conducted.ResultsA total of 11 studies with 1418 patients, of whom 688 patients were in the RATS group and 730 in the VATS group, were involved in the analysis. Compared with VATS, RATS was associated with less blood loss in operation, lower volume of drainage, fewer postoperative pleural drainage days, shorter postoperative hospital stay, and fewer postoperative complications. There was no significant difference in operative time and patients with or without myasthenia gravis between the two groups.ConclusionsRATS has more advantages over VATS, indicating that RATS is better than VATS in terms of postoperative recovery. We look forward to more large‐sample, high‐quality randomized controlled studies published in the future.
Prehospital airway management in the pediatric patient: A systematic review
Authors: Weihing Veronica K. , Crowe Ellen H. , Wang Henry E. , Ugalde Irma T. 
Published: November 2021

AbstractBackgroundCritically ill children may require airway management to optimize delivery of oxygen and ventilation during resuscitation. We performed a systematic review of studies comparing the use of bag‐valve‐mask ventilation (BVM), supraglottic airway devices (SGA), and endotracheal intubation (ETI) in pediatric patients requiring prehospital airway management.MethodsWe searched Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases for papers that compared SGA or ETI to BVM use in children, including studies that reported survival outcomes. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items in Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and assessed study quality using the Newcastle‐Ottawa Scale. We compared key characteristics of the candidate papers, including inclusion criteria, definitions of airway interventions, and association with outcomes.ResultsOf 773 studies, eight met criteria for inclusion. Only one study was a randomized controlled trial; the other seven studies were observational. Four studies compared ETI to BVM, two studies compared SGA to BVM, one study compared ETI to SGA, and two studies compared advanced airway management (AAM) to BVM. Primary outcomes varied, ranging from overall mortality and 24‐h mortality to 1‐month survival, hospital survival, and neurologically favorable survival. Four of the studies found no difference in survival with the use of ETI, and four found increased mortality with the use of ETI. Associations with outcomes could not be assessed by meta‐analysis due to limited number of studies and the wide variation in the design, population, interventions, and outcome measures of the included studies.ConclusionsIn this systematic review, studies of prehospital pediatric airway management varied in scope, design, and conclusions. There was insufficient evidence to evaluate efficacy of pediatric prehospital airway management; however, the current research suggests that there are equal or worse outcomes with the use of ETI compared to other airway techniques. Additional clinical trials are needed to assess the merits of this practice.