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Cross-sectoral process modelling for smart city development
Authors: Dessai Asmita , Javidroozi Vahid 
Published: October 2021

PurposeIntegration of city systems is needed to provide flexibility, agility and access to real-time information for the creation and delivery of efficient services in a smart and sustainable city. Consequently, City Process Modelling (CPMo) becomes an essential element of connecting various city sectors. However, to date, there has been limited research on the requirements of an ideal CPMo approach and the usefulness of available Business Process Modelling (BPMo) approaches. This research develops a framework for CPMo to guide smart city developers when modelling city processes.Design/methodology/approachData from literature analysis was gathered to derive capabilities of existing BPMo techniques. Then, semi-structured interviews were conducted to thematically and qualitatively explore the requirements, challenges and success factors of CPMo.FindingsThe interview findings offered 17 requirements to be addressed by a CPMo approach, along with several challenges and success factors to be considered when implementing CPMo approaches. Then, the paper presents the results of mapping these requirements against 12 existing BPMo capabilities, identified from the literature, concluding that a significant number of requirements (which are mainly related to inputs and visualisation) have been left unfulfilled by existing BPMo approaches. Hence, developing an innovative CPMo approach is necessary to address the components of unfulfilled requirements.Originality/valueThe innovative framework presented in this paper justifies the CPMo requirements, which are unexplored in existing SCD frameworks. Moreover, it will act as a guide for smart city developers, to model cross-sectoral city processes, helping them progress their SCD road map and make their cities smart.
Social and economic empowerment of women through financial inclusion: empirical evidence from India
Authors: Pal Mukesh , Gupta Hemant , Joshi Yogesh C. 
Published: October 2021

PurposeWomen empowerment becomes an important policy discussion in development economics and modernization theory. The empowerment of women can lead to an increase in the quality viz-a-viz the capacity of human resources accessible for economic development. The purpose of this study is to evidence the impact of social and economic dimensions on women empowerment through financial inclusion in rural India.Design/methodology/approachTo reveal the research objective, the study has utilized a primary survey of women respondents from the Gujarat state of India by a simple random sampling method and applied a logistic regression approach to identify the relationship between the need of a bank account (determinant of financial inclusion) as a dependent variable and social and economic dimensions of women empowerment such as earning status, participation in financial decision-making, recipient of social welfare schemes and perception towards the safety of saving as independent variables.FindingsThe results of this study show that earning status, participation in financial decision-making at household level and recipient of social welfare schemes by women have a significant impact on women empowerment through financial inclusion; however, safety of their savings is observed as an insignificant variable, yet the odd value is very high (2.437) in the present study.Originality/valueThe present study is the first of its kind to examine the social and economic status of women and its impact on their requirement of a formal bank account for the overall empowerment of women in rural India.
Student learning outcomes and online engagement in time of crisis: the role of e-learning system usability and teacher behavior
Authors: Dahleez Khalid Abed , El-Saleh Ayman A. , Al Alawi Abrar Mohammed , Abdel Fattah Fadi Abdel Muniem 
Published: October 2021

PurposeThis research explores the effect of e-learning Moodle-based system usability on students' learning outcomes with the possible intervening role of teacher's behavior and online engagement.Design/methodology/approachIn this research, the authors followed a quantitative methodology and a deductive research approach. Data were collected from 433 students at different study levels and academic specializations in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Oman. The data have been analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling via Smart-PLS.FindingsThe findings of this research show that e-learning system usability affects students' learning outcomes. Moreover, the relationship between these two variables is mediated by teacher behavior and students' online engagement.Originality/valueThis study is important as it adds to the understanding of the role of e-learning system usability in predicting student outcomes. From practical perspectives, especially during the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study also helps practitioners at private HEIs use e-learning systems more efficiently and effectively to improve students' engagement and learning outcomes.
Does flexible work arrangements decrease or increase turnover intention? A comparison between the social exchange theory and border theory
Authors: Tsen Mung Khie , Gu Manli , Tan Chee Meng , Goh See Kwong 
Published: October 2021

PurposeMore companies embrace flexible work arrangements (FWA) as one of their employee retention strategies, yet its effectiveness is not consistent. Generally, past researchers use the social exchange theory to explain how FWA lowers turnover intention, while the rest adopts the border theory to justify why FWA can be ineffective. Here, the authors compare the competing theories for the first time to differentiate the theoretical reasoning of three forms of FWA (flex time, flex leave and homeworking). Two mediators (organisational commitment and work−family conflicts) are chosen to represent the mechanism of each theory.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employ the latest wave of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) Work Orientation Module from 2015. Based on nationally representative data from 35 nations and 17,604 participants, the authors employed simple mediation and parallel double-mediation models via bootstrapping procedures to investigate the theoretical reasoning behind each FWA.FindingsThe results indicate that organisational commitment and work−family conflicts as significant mediators in all models, supporting both theories. The authors first tested each mediator in separated models. In models concerning the social exchange theory, all FWA lead to increased organisational commitment before lowering turnover intention, implying the beneficial outcomes of FWA. However, findings also support the border theory's perspective where flex time and homeworking increase turnover intention through heightened work−family conflicts. The parallel double-mediation further suggests that all three FWA forms have their unique theoretical framework, impacting turnover intention differently.Originality/valueBoth the social exchange theory and border theory are well-developed theories but grounded on different theoretical reasoning. This is the first paper that compares both theoretical perspectives in the context of FWA. It offers a new perspective in explaining the inconclusive effectiveness of FWA and provides future researchers a more integrated interpretation and prediction of FWA's impact on turnover intention.
To buy or not to buy, that is the question: understanding the determinants of the urge to buy impulsively on Instagram Commerce
Authors: Herzallah Doaa , Muñoz Leiva Francisco , Liébana-Cabanillas Francisco 
Published: October 2021

PurposeThroughout 2020, especially under the lockdown measures, there was a significant surge in e-commerce and social commerce (s-commerce), with numerous people all over the world adopting and using commerce platforms on social media and other websites to buy desired products and services quickly and easily. Instagram Commerce is a new, cutting-edge social commerce platform. This research aims to explore the positive influence of the measures adopted during summer 2020 on Spanish s-commerce users' urge to buy impulsively.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on the stimulus–organism–response (S–O–R) theoretical framework, this study postulates and tests a model to help understand the behaviour of Spanish users towards social commerce, specifically Instagram Commerce. To accomplish this purpose, an SEM analysis is performed using a sample of 251 respondents.FindingsGenerally speaking, the findings obtained in the present study serve to expand and enhance the scientific literature on one of the latest determinants affecting social networks and online commerce.Originality/valueThis research is innovative due to the research background study that is carried out to analyse the urge to buy impulsively.
Diatomaceous earth aggregates based composite masonry blocks for bushfire resistance
Authors: Ariyaratne Indunil Erandi , Ariyanayagam Anthony , Mahendran Mahen 
Published: October 2021

PurposeThis paper presents the details of a research study on developing composite masonry blocks using two types of mixes, conventional and lightweight mix, to enhance their fire/bushfire resistance and residual compressive strength.Design/methodology/approachComposite masonry blocks (390 × 190 × 90 mm) were fabricated using conventional cement–sand mix as the outer layer and lightweight cement–sand–diatomite mix as the inner layer. Material properties were determined, and all the mixes were proportioned by the absolute volume method. After 28 days of curing, density tests, compression tests before and after fire exposure and fire resistance tests of the developed blocks were conducted, and the results were compared with those of conventional cement–sand and cement–sand–diatomite blocks.FindingsDeveloped composite blocks satisfy density and compressive strength requirements for loadbearing lightweight solid masonry units. Fire resistance of the composite block is –/120/120, and no cracks appeared on the ambient side surface of the block after 3 h of fire exposure. Residual strength of the composite block is higher compared to cement–sand and cement–sand–diatomite blocks and satisfies the loadbearing solid masonry unit strength requirements.Practical implicationsComposite block developed in this research can be suggested as a suitable loadbearing lightweight solid masonry block for several applications in buildings in bushfire prone areas.Originality/valueLimited studies are available for composite masonry blocks in relation to their fire resistance and residual strength.
After-hours work-related technology use and individuals' deviance: the role of interruption overload, psychological transition and task closure
Authors: Khalid Junaid , Weng Qingxiong Derek , Luqman Adeel , Rasheed Muhammad Imran , Hina Maryam 
Published: October 2021

PurposeThe information and communication technologies have made it progressively practical for employees to remain associated with work, even when they are not in the workplace. However, prior studies have provided very little understanding of the implications for the deviant behavior aspect. The current study aims to investigate the association between after-hours work-related technology usage and interpersonal, organizational and nonwork deviance through psychological transition, interruption overload and task closure. The authors draw upon the theory of conservation of resource (COR) to examine the research model.Design/methodology/approachThe primary data for the study has been collected in two waves from the sample of 318 employees who were working in diverse organizations in the Anhui province of the People's Republic of China for empirical testing of the authors’ research model.FindingsThis study's findings have revealed the positive association of after-hour work-related technology use with individuals' deviance in its entire three forms through psychological transition and interruption overload and have negative associations with all forms of deviance through task closure.Originality/valueThe significant contribution of this study is in the literature on technology use and employee outcomes, by identifying the consequences of technology use in both work (interpersonal deviance and organizational deviance) and outside work domain (nonwork deviance) and exploring the underlying mechanisms for these relationships in detail. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first of its kind that investigates a relationship between after-hours technology use and all three kinds of deviance while exploring both the positive and negative perspectives in one study.
An acute change? Does treatment within a therapeutic community for personality disorders affect local acute service use
Authors: Pirjamali Vafa , Ivanova Daniela , Howe Andrew John 
Published: October 2021

Purpose
The intensive 18-month treatment in the personality disorder (PD) therapeutic community (TC) is felt to offer improvement in many aspects of patients’ lives. This study aims to understand if the use of acute services was also affected via a service evaluation project.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors collected data from electronic records on the use of local services in the two years before, during and the two years after treatment in the TC. Specifically, the authors counted inpatient bed days, Emergency department (ED) presentations and days under home treatment team and liaison psychiatry; the authors used ANOVA to analyse the data.

Findings
The study included 25 adult service users, 17 female and 8 male, with an average age of 40. Whilst there were reductions in the use of inpatient beds and ED presentations, on analysis, these were not found statistically significant. The small size of the study is a limitation and may limit the generalisability of the findings. The study concludes there may be reductions in acute psychiatric service use during and after treatment in the TC. The findings were not statistically significant; the authors suggest larger multi-centre studies may be able to demonstrate statistical significance.

Originality/value
PD patients have a relatively high use of acute psychiatric services compared to other patient groups. The authors are not aware of any similar studies in the published literature.
Structural factors governing starch digestion and glycemic responses and how they can be modified by enzymatic approaches: A review and a guide
Authors: Korompokis Konstantinos , Verbeke Kristin , Delcour Jan A. 
Published: October 2021

AbstractStarch is the most abundant glycemic carbohydrate in the human diet. Consumption of starch‐rich food products that elicit high glycemic responses has been linked to the occurrence of noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus type II. Understanding the structural features that govern starch digestibility is a prerequisite for developing strategies to mitigate any negative health implications it may have. Here, we review the aspects of the fine molecular structure that in native, gelatinized, and gelled/retrograded starch directly impact its digestibility and thus human health. We next provide an informed guidance for lowering its digestibility by using specific enzymes tailoring its molecular and three‐dimensional supramolecular structure. We finally discuss in vivo studies of the glycemic responses to enzymatically modified starches and relevant food applications. Overall, structure–digestibility relationships provide opportunities for targeted modification of starch during food production and improving the nutritional profile of starchy foods.
A single change in the aptamer of the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum rib operon riboswitch severely impairs its regulatory activity and leads to a vitamin B2‐ overproducing phenotype
Authors: Ripa Inés , Ruiz‐Masó José Ángel , De Simone Nicola , Russo Pasquale , Spano Giuseppe , del Solar Gloria 
Published: October 2021

SummaryManufacturing of probiotics and functional foods using lactic acid bacteria (LAB) that overproduce vitamin B2 has gained growing interest due to ariboflavinosis problems affecting populations of both developing and affluent countries. Two isogenic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains, namely a riboflavin‐producing parental strain (UFG9) and a roseoflavin‐resistant strain (B2) that carries a mutation in the FMN‐aptamer of the potential rib operon riboswitch, were analysed for production and intra‐ and extracellular accumulation of flavins, as well as for regulation of the rib operon expression. Strain B2 accumulated in the medium one of the highest levels of riboflavin+FMN ever reported for LAB, exceeding by ~ 25 times those accumulated by UFG9. Inside the cells, concentration of FAD was similar in both strains, while that of riboflavin+FMN was ~ 8‐fold higher in B2. Mutation B2 could decrease the stability of the aptamer’s regulatory P1 helix even in the presence of the effector, thus promoting the antiterminator structure of the riboswitch ON state. Although the B2‐mutant riboswitch showed an impaired regulatory activity, it retained partial functionality being still sensitive to the effector. The extraordinary capacity of strain B2 to produce riboflavin, together with its metabolic versatility and probiotic properties, can be exploited for manufacturing multifunctional foods.
Less invasive and equivalent short‐term outcomes with simultaneous en bloc robot‐assisted radical cystectomy and laparoscopic nephroureterectomy: Comparison with conventional open radical cystectomy and nephroureterectomy
Authors: Kamei Jun , Fujisaki Akira , Saito Kimitoshi , Sugihara Toru , Ando Satoshi , Miyagawa Tomoaki , Takayama Tatsuya , Fujimura Tetsuya 
Published: October 2021

AbstractIntroductionTo clarify the safety and efficacy of en bloc simultaneous robot‐assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) and laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (LNU) for synchronous muscle‐invasive bladder carcinoma and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) or UTUC of a solitary kidney, we evaluated the perioperative and short‐term outcomes of this surgical procedure compared with those of simultaneous open radical cystectomy and nephroureterectomy.MethodsWe prospectively enrolled consecutive patients receiving en bloc simultaneous RARC and LNU between December 2018 and March 2020 at two institutes. Patients’ characteristics, surgical, perioperative, and pathological outcomes and recurrence rate within 6 months were compared with a historical control receiving simultaneous open radical cystectomy and nephroureterectomy.ResultsTen patients receiving simultaneous RARC and LNU and 17 receiving simultaneous open radical cystectomy and nephroureterectomy were included in the study. Simultaneous RARC and LNU significantly reduced bleeding volume and blood transfusion (P < .0001, P < .0001, respectively) and significantly prolonged operating time (P = .035). RARC and LNU significantly shortened hospitalization after operation (P = .003) and showed reduced tendency of postoperative complications within 30 days but not significantly (P = .25). Pathological characteristics and recurrence within 6 months were not significantly different between the two groups.ConclusionOur results suggested that en bloc simultaneous RARC and LNU were safer surgical procedures with equivalent short‐term oncological outcomes compared to conventional open procedures. It can be a standard minimally invasive surgical method in countries where robot‐assisted radical nephroureterectomy is inaccessible.
Risks and benefits of pediatric inguinal hernia repair: Conventional open repair vs laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure
Authors: Kurobe Masashi , Sugihara Tetsuro , Harada Atsushi , Kaji Sayuri , Uchida Goki , Kanamori Daisuke , Baba Yuji , Hiramatsu Tomomasa , Ohashi Shinsuke , Otsuka Masahiko 
Published: October 2021

AbstractIntroductionConsiderable debate exists regarding the benefits of laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC) over conventional open repair (OR). We assessed the outcomes and feasibility of LPEC compared to OR for pediatric inguinal hernia (IH).MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed 570 children who underwent LPEC or OR. Parents decided the operative method after obtaining informed consent. Patient characteristics, operative time, complications and contralateral metachronous IH (CMIH) were compared between the groups.ResultsA total of 329 children underwent LPEC and 241 underwent OR. There was no significant difference in the incidence of recurrence or testicular ascent between the LPEC and OR groups (0.3% vs 0.4%, P = 0.825, 0.3% vs 0.8%, P = 0.391, respectively). No testicular atrophy was recognized in either group. One patient with postoperative chronic inguinal pain was recognized in each group. There was no surgical site infection (SSI) in the OR group; however, the LPEC group more frequently demonstrated umbilical port site (UPS)‐related complications, such as incisional hernia, minor deformity, granuloma formation, cellulitis and superficial SSI. Ten (4.1%) developed CMIH in OR; in contrast, no case of CMIH was experienced after LPEC (P < 0.001).ConclusionIn conclusion, both LPEC and OR are feasible in the management of pediatric IH, because of their high success rates and low risk of complications. LPEC could be the superior procedure with respect to the prevention of CMIH. However, to maximize the merits of LPEC over OR, it is important to reduce UPS‐related complications in LPEC. A longer follow‐up is needed to assess male fertility in patients who receive LPEC.
Mechanistic insights into the pathogenesis of microtubule‐targeting agent‐induced peripheral neuropathy from pharmacogenetic and functional studies
Authors: Chua Katherina C. , El‐Haj Nura , Priotti Josefina , Kroetz Deanna L. 
Published: October 2021

AbstractChemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common dose‐limiting toxicity that affects 30%–40% of patients undergoing cancer treatment. Although multiple mechanisms of chemotherapy‐induced neurotoxicity have been described in preclinical models, these have not been translated into widely effective strategies for the prevention or treatment of CIPN. Predictive biomarkers to inform therapeutic approaches are also lacking. Recent studies have examined genetic risk factors associated with CIPN susceptibility. This review provides an overview of the clinical and pathologic features of CIPN and summarizes efforts to identify target pathways through genetic and functional studies. Structurally and mechanistically diverse chemotherapeutics are associated with CIPN; however, the current review is focused on microtubule‐targeting agents since these are the focus of most pharmacogenetic association and functional studies of CIPN. Genome‐wide pharmacogenetic association studies are useful tools to identify not only causative genes and genetic variants but also genetic networks implicated in drug response or toxicity and have been increasingly applied to investigations of CIPN. Induced pluripotent stem cell‐derived models of human sensory neurons are especially useful to understand the mechanistic significance of genomic findings. Combined genetic and functional genomic efforts to understand CIPN hold great promise for developing therapeutic approaches for its prevention and treatment.