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The effect of knowledge acquisition from social media on competitive intelligence process: the mediating role of absorptive capacity
Authors: Gunes Harun Mirac , Ozer Leyla 
Published: October 2024

PurposeWhile existing literature offers valuable insights into social media knowledge, absorptive capacity, and competitive intelligence, it does not fully address the integrated activities involved in generating valuable knowledge. This study aims to address this gap by investigating how high-tech companies leverage knowledge acquired from social media, mediated through absorptive capacity, to generate valuable competitive intelligence.Design/methodology/approachA total of 270 valid responses were collected from high-tech company managers through an online survey. PROCESS Model 4, employing 5,000 bootstrap samples and 95% confidence intervals, was used to assess the constructs of interest. Using the Knowledge-Based View, this approach tested the mediating role of companies' absorptive capacity in the association between knowledge acquisition from social media and competitive intelligence processes.FindingsThe results indicate that knowledge acquisition from social media, both directly and indirectly (through absorptive capacity), positively influences competitive intelligence processes, including collection and analysis.Practical implicationsAcquiring knowledge from social media does not necessarily lead to superior intelligence in companies. This study helps managers focus on enhancing companies' absorptive capacity for more effective competitive intelligence processes.Originality/valueThis study investigates the role of absorptive capacity in terms of the connection between acquiring knowledge from social media and competitive intelligence. The findings have significant theoretical and managerial implications, providing valuable insights that could help high-tech company managers improve intelligence generation in their companies.
Correlates of public compliance with COVID-19 regulations in Taiwan
Authors: Lo Tzu-Ying , Sun Ivan , Wu Yuning , Chang Kuang-Ming , Hong Jyun-Wei 
Published: October 2024

PurposeThis study explores the determinants of public willingness to comply with COVID-19 regulations to address the research gap at the intersection of public health and law enforcement within the unique sociocultural context of Taiwan.Design/methodology/approachUtilizing survey data from New Taipei City in 2021, the analysis involved multiple linear regression models to assess the influences of psychological conditions (i.e. distress and self-efficacy), community compliance and perceptions of government (i.e. general trust in government and specific perceptions of police procedural justice) on compliance tendencies while controlling for individual demographics.FindingsThe results indicated that self-efficacy, perceived community compliance, trust in government, and police procedural justice are positively associated with public compliance with COVID-19 regulations. Among these variables, trust in government and police procedural justice were identified as the most prominent factors, followed by self-efficacy and perceived community compliance. As demographic factors such as age, gender and education did not significantly affect willingness to comply, psychological, social and governmental influences are more powerful determinants of compliance than static demographic characteristics.Originality/valueThis study provides empirical evidence from Taiwan on the factors shaping public compliance during an unprecedented global pandemic. It highlights the importance of fostering governmental trust and enhancing police procedural justice during periods of stability to secure compliance with public health directives in times of crisis.
Unravelling incipient accidents: a machine learning prediction of incident risks in highway operations
Authors: Bortey Loretta , Edwards David J. , Roberts Chris , Rillie Iain 
Published: October 2024

PurposeSafety research has focused on drivers, pedestrians and vehicles, with scarce attention given to highway traffic officers (HTOs). This paper develops a robust prediction model which enables highway safety authorities to predict exclusive incidents occurring on the highway such as incursions and environmental hazards, respond effectively to diverse safety risk incident scenarios and aid in timely safety precautions to minimise HTO incidents.Design/methodology/approachUsing data from a highway incident database, a supervised machine learning method that employs three algorithms [namely Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forests (RF) and Naïve Bayes (NB)] was applied, and their performances were comparatively analysed. Three data balancing algorithms were also applied to handle the class imbalance challenge. A five-phase sequential method, which includes (1) data collection, (2) data pre-processing, (3) model selection, (4) data balancing and (5) model evaluation, was implemented.FindingsThe findings indicate that SVM with a polynomial kernel combined with the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE) algorithm is the best model to predict the various incidents, and the Random Under-sampling (RU) algorithm was the most inefficient in improving model accuracy. Weather/visibility, age range and location were the most significant factors in predicting highway incidents.Originality/valueThis is the first study to develop a prediction model for HTOs and utilise an incident database solely dedicated to HTOs to forecast various incident outcomes in highway operations. The prediction model will provide evidence-based information to safety officers to train HTOs on impending risks predicted by the model thereby equipping workers with resilient shocks such as awareness, anticipation and flexibility.
An ecological vulnerability index to assess impacts of offshore wind facilities on migratory songbirds
Authors: Green‐Tkacenko Leon A. , Allen Michael C. , Lockwood Julie L. 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

As offshore wind (OSW) energy expands globally, migratory songbirds are at risk of mortality from collisions with turbine blades, though the magnitude of this threat and which species are most vulnerable, remains poorly understood. Ecological vulnerability indices are commonly used to assess species' susceptibility to harmful factors, with results used to direct scarce research and monitoring resources to species showing relatively high vulnerability. These indices are based on the traits that elevate a species risk to adverse impacts (sensitivity), the overlap in occurrence between a species and the potentially harmful agent (exposure) and the influence of this exposure on the species' local or global persistence (resilience).

We modified ecological vulnerability indices for seabirds to assess vulnerability of migratory songbirds to OSW related mortality. As a pertinent case study, we considered songbirds that fly across the Northwest Atlantic during their autumn migration. We utilized readily available information on each species' migratory behaviour, life history, and conservation status to calculate an index score that could range from 1 (lowest vulnerability) to 125 (highest vulnerability).

We found scores of 3 to 55.2 for the 101 songbird species evaluated, with New World warblers (Parulidae) over‐represented among the highest scoring species. We found the scores to be sensitive to uncertainty in index components, highlighting the importance of considering scoring uncertainty when evaluating ecological vulnerability indices. Finally, we found that for seven of the top 10 highest scoring species, modest improvements in population trends had the potential to lower the scores substantially.

Synthesis and applications. Our methodology is readily applicable to other regions where offshore wind (OSW) development is planned and songbird migration is common, allowing research and monitoring activities to be targeted to species most likely to be negatively affected by OSW facility encounters.
Escherichia coli on colorectal cancer: A two‐edged sword
Authors: Jian Chu , Yinhang Wu , Jing Zhuang , Zhanbo Qu , Zefeng Wang , Shuwen Han 
Published: October 2024

AbstractEscherichia coli (E. coli) is a ubiquitous symbiotic bacterium in the gut, and the diversity of E. coli genes determines the diversity of its functions. In this review, the two‐edged sword theory was innovatively proposed. For the question ‘how can we harness the ambivalent nature of E. coli to screen and treat CRC?’, in terms of CRC screening, the variations in the abundance and subtypes of E. coli across different populations present an opportunity to utilise it as a biomarker, while in terms of CRC treatment, the natural beneficial effect of E. coli on CRC may be limited, and engineered E. coli, particularly certain subtypes with probiotic potential, can indeed play a significant role in CRC treatment. It seems that the favourable role of E. coli as a genetic tool lies not in its direct impact on CRC but its potential as a research platform that can be integrated with various technologies such as nanoparticles, imaging methods, and synthetic biology modification. The relationship between gut microflora and CRC remains unclear due to the complex diversity and interaction of gut microflora. Therefore, the application of E. coli should be based on the ‘One Health’ view and take the interactions between E. coli and other microorganisms, host, and environmental factors, as well as its own changes into account. In this paper, the two‐edged sword role of E. coli in CRC is emphasised to realise the great potential of E. coli in CRC screening and treatment.
Risk factors for lung parenchyma hemorrhage and hemoptysis during computed tomography‐guided microwave ablation in patients with stage I non‐small cell lung cancer: A bicentric retrospective study
Authors: Li Jingshuo , Zhang Ziqi , Chen Yuxian , Li Chunhai , Wei Zhigang , Jia Haipeng 
Published: October 2024

AbstractObjectivesThis study aimed to identify the risk factors for lung parenchyma hemorrhage and hemoptysis during computed tomography‐guided microwave ablation (MWA) in patients with stage I non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).MethodsA total of 417 patients from two medical centers were included, of whom 353 were from center 1 and 64 were from center 2. The risk factors for lung parenchyma hemorrhage and hemoptysis were selected by univariable and multivariable logistic analyses in the center 1 dataset. The selected risk factors were validated in the center 2 dataset.ResultsThe risk factors for lung parenchyma hemorrhage during MWA were focal blood supplies (odds ratio [OR], 2.602; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.609–4.210; p < 0.001), near vessels larger than 2 mm (OR, 4.145; 95% CI, 1.963–8.755; p < 0.001), and traversing vessels in the track of ablation (OR, 2.961; 95% CI, 1.492–5.874; p = 0.002). The risk factors for hemoptysis were lung parenchyma hemorrhage (OR, 34.165; 95% CI, 12.255–95.247; p < 0.001), needle track traversing the lung parenchyma by >25 mm (OR, 4.494; 95% CI, 1.833–11.018; p = 0.001), and traversing vessels in the track of ablation (OR, 5.402; 95% CI, 2.269–12.865; p < 0.001).ConclusionsFocal blood supplies, near vessels larger than 2 mm, and traversing vessels in the track of ablation were independent risk factors for lung parenchyma hemorrhage during MWA. Lung parenchyma hemorrhage, needle track traversing the lung parenchyma by >25 mm, and traversing vessels in the track of ablation were independent risk factors for hemoptysis during MWA.
Missing the biodiversity for the bee: Natural land management strategies impact functional invertebrate diversity in commercial cranberry production
Authors: Jaffe Benjamin D. , Smith David S. , Amon Nolan D. , Kamiyama Matthew T. , Rink Stephanie , van Zoeren Janet , Guédot Christelle 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Simplification of agricultural environments is linked to declines in biodiversity. Improving the floral diversity within and around these areas may result in more robust and diverse ecosystems.
We investigated how floral resource abundance, diversity, and species composition in a cranberry agricultural system correlated to the abundance and overall invertebrate diversity and to the abundance and diversity of specific invertebrate groups of agricultural importance (e.g. parasitoids, phytophagous taxa, pollinators and predators). This study focused on habitats immediately surrounding cranberry production and included grassy dikes under a managed system (‘dike’), and semi‐natural areas growing on the surrounding support land (‘semi‐natural’).
Floral resource availability and diversity tended to be similar between habitats, while invertebrate richness, diversity and composition differed. As the availability of floral resources increased, invertebrate abundance increased but diversity decreased. Overall invertebrate community composition differed with the specific species and availability of floral resources. The habitat type and floral resource composition impacted some agriculturally important groups, as pollinator abundance was higher in the semi‐natural habitat, and parasitoid abundance varied with floral resource composition across both habitats.
These results suggest that managing the structural and floral resource diversity associated with agroecosystems can help support local biodiversity. However, these systems may disproportionately benefit more common taxonomic groups. The difference in responses of individual taxonomic groups also highlights the potential tradeoffs of focusing on only a subset of biodiversity aspects.
Cover crops dismantle keystone ant/aphid mutualisms to enhance insect pest suppression and weed biocontrol
Authors: Blubaugh Carmen K. , Huss Christiana P. , Lindell Hannah C. , Spann Georgia L. , Basinger Nicholas T. 
Published: October 2024

Abstract
Cover crops are multifunctional tools that mitigate environmental impacts of agriculture, enhance resilience to weather extremes and suppress weeds and arthropod pests. Cover crops provide non‐crop food and habitat resources that attract natural enemies of pests, but their outcomes for pest management are less clear in regions where keystone mutualisms between red imported fire ants and aphids dominate.
Here, we manipulate ant exclusion treatments and cover crop treatments (living mulches and terminated cover crops) that vary in food/habitat resources and examine responses of ants, aphids, other herbivores and predators in a cotton agroecosystem.
Living mulches reduced both ants and aphids in the crop canopy by 97% and 93%, respectively, relative to bare soil treatments, and terminated cover crops reduced them as well by a lesser degree (~50%).
Non‐aphid herbivores occurred in low densities system‐wide and increased in living mulches, whilst native predators had variable responses to cover crops and ant exclusion.
Cover crops had no effect on prey removal in the crop canopy, but living mulches tripled rates of weed seed biocontrol, relative to bare soils.
Cover crops elicited a shift in fire ant foraging from cotton foliage downward to the soil‐surface, preventing competitive exclusion by keystone ant/aphid mutualists that dominate crop monocultures.
Cover crops altered the system‐wide impacts of fire ants: reducing ecosystem disservices (i.e. aphid tending) and enhancing ecosystem services (i.e. weed seed biocontrol). These results provide incentives for cover crop adoption as a regenerative practice in large‐scale commercial agriculture.
Farm‐dust mediated protection of childhood asthma: Mass cytometry reveals novel cellular regulation
Authors: Beerweiler Claudia Carina , Salvermoser Michael , Theodorou Johanna , Böck Andreas , Sattler Franziska , Kulig Paulina , Tosevski Vinko , Schaub Bianca 
Published: October 2024

AbstractBackgroundFarm‐dust mediated asthma protection in childhood was replicated in numerous epidemiological studies. Central immune mechanisms are not fully understood. This exploratory study aimed to disentangle underlying immunological regulation of farm‐dust mediated protection in peripheral blood on a single‐cell level.MethodsSingle‐cell protein expression of in vitro farm‐dust stimulated and unstimulated cells from allergic asthmatics and healthy controls were measured using mass cytometry. Analysis of innate and adaptive cellular proportions (linear regression) and T‐cell proliferation was performed. Functional marker intensity was investigated using Earth Mover's Distance and the Monte Carlo permutation test.ResultsFarm‐dust stimulation induced cell type‐specific regulation: Key‐features of farm‐dust stimulation comprised opposing regulation of immune‐cell frequencies (downregulated innate cell populations (monocytes/DCs (p < .001), NK‐cells (p < .05)) and upregulated adaptive populations (B‐cells, CD4+ T‐cells (both p < .05)), reduced CD4+ CD25− T‐cell proliferation, and differential cell type‐specific functional marker expression. Following stimulation, functional marker analysis revealed induced activation (CD25) in T‐cells and NK‐T‐cells in both phenotypes even after correction for multiple testing. Cytotoxicity (GZMB) and inflammation (pERK1/2, pp38) related markers were reduced in T‐cells exclusively in asthmatic children. Asthma‐associated markers (Gata3, RORγ, and HLA‐DR) were reduced in T‐ and innate‐ cell populations of asthmatics following stimulation. B‐cells displayed a phenotypically independent increase of diverse functional markers upon farm‐dust stimulation.ConclusionsThis study mimicking in vivo environmental exposure identified a novel profile of immune‐regulatory markers using mass cytometry demonstrating decreased asthma‐associated markers following farm‐dust stimulation. These findings may be key for further studies on asthma prevention in childhood.
A Systematic Review of Dental Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions
Authors: Teoh Leanne , Löffler Christin , Mun Michelle , Agnihotry Anirudha , Kaur Harpinder , Born Karen , Thompson Wendy 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTBackgroundAntimicrobial resistance is a significant threat to global health. Antimicrobial stewardship is reducing inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing to counter it. Dentists prescribe ~10% of all antibiotics worldwide, yet up to 90% of antibiotic prescriptions by dentists are inappropriate. The aim of this systematic review was to update a 2017 review evaluating the effects of antibiotic stewardship interventions in dental settings, using the international consensus on core outcomes for dental antibiotic stewardship.MethodsSystematic database searches were undertaken in April 2023, of the: Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE via OVID, EMBASE via OVID, Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source, the US National Institutes of Health Trials Register, the World Health Organisation International Clinical Trials Registry Platform and the ISRCTN registry databases. Randomised controlled trials (or non‐randomised studies with clearly reported mechanism of group formation and inclusion criteria) of interventions to optimise and/or reduce dental antibiotic prescribing were eligible for inclusion. Two authors independently screened for eligible studies. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 tool, certainty of evidence assessed using GRADE. Meta‐analysis was planned whether the results of studies reported similar outcomes, otherwise narrative synthesis was undertaken.ResultsThree eligible studies randomising 2148 participants were included. The interventions were combinations of education, audit and feedback and written behaviour change messages, guideline summary, practice visits and patient leaflets. None of the control groups received an intervention. All three included studies measured the quantity of antibiotics prescribed and two measured the appropriateness of prescribing. None measured patient‐reported or adverse outcomes. Two included studies were assessed as ‘high risk’ and one with ‘low risk’ of bias. There was high‐certainty evidence that audit and personalised feedback with individualised behaviour change messages can be effective. Evidence for in‐person education was low‐certainty. Guideline dissemination alone was ineffective at improving antibiotic prescribing. Due to different outcomes reported, meta‐analysis was inappropriate.ConclusionAlthough various dental antibiotic stewardship interventions have been reported in the literature, only three have been evaluated using a randomised design, of which only one provided high certainty evidence. To strengthen the body of evidence, well‐powered, robust, randomised controlled trials are required, with adequate follow‐up, reporting the internationally‐agreed core outcomes and including a parallel process evaluation is recommended.Trial Registration: PROSPERO (CRD42023411476)
One‐Piece Versus Two‐Piece Abutments for Single Crowns in the Esthetic Zone: A Clinical Trial
Authors: Pascoal Ana Luísa de Barros , Paiva Kêiverton Rones Gurgel , de Araújo Lidya Nara Marques , Cristina Nogueira Marinho Liliane , Gurgel Bruno César de Vasconcelos , Dantas Wagner Ranier Maciel , Oliveira Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli da Costa , Calderon Patrícia dos Santos 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTObjectiveTo evaluate whether a two‐piece abutment is equivalent to a one‐piece in peri‐implant esthetics, patients' satisfaction, and oral health–related quality of life (OHRQOL) for implant‐supported anterior single crown placement.Material and MethodsThirty implants were allocated sequentially: 15 in the one‐piece abutment group (OP) and 15 in the two‐piece abutment group (TP). Peri‐implant esthetics were evaluated by the pink esthetic score (PES) at temporary crown insertion (T1), after tissue conditioning (T2), and at 30 days after the final crown insertion (T3). OHRQOL was measured using the OHIP‐14 and satisfaction was evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS) at baseline, T1, and T3. Treatment was considered equivalent if the 95% coefficient interval (CI) for mean difference in PES was between −1.5 and +1.5 points. Statistical analysis was performed using Mann–Whitney, SPANOVA, and Student's t‐test, with Sidak's posttest, adopting p < 0.05.ResultsNo differences were found between the groups for any variable and during follow‐up. A significant increase in OHRQOL and satisfaction was observed at T3, when compared to baseline (p < 0.05) for both groups. Significant improvements in peri‐implant esthetics were also observed throughout the treatment, particularly after tissue conditioning (p < 0.05). Primary and secondary outcomes were evaluated for equivalence, and both abutment types were considered equivalent following the insertion of the temporary crowns.ConclusionsTwo‐piece abutment was equivalent to one‐piece abutment for peri‐implant esthetics, quality of life, or the satisfaction of patients rehabilitated with metal‐free single crowns. Tissue conditioning and final crown insertion appear to play a role in improving these outcomes.