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Optimal supply chain performance: risk aversion to green innovation
Authors: Zhang Hao , Li Xingwei , Ding Zuoyi 
Published: July 2024

PurposeAlthough many countries are focusing on the management of construction and demolition waste (CDW) resource utilization, the effect of risk aversion of the green innovation-led enterprise on the performance of the CDW resource utilization supply chain is unclear when considering different green innovation contexts (green innovation led by the building materials remanufacturer or by the construction waste recycler). This study aims to investigate how the level of risk aversion of the green innovation-led enterprise affects CDW resource utilization under different green innovation contexts based on contingency theory.Design/methodology/approachUsing Stackelberg game theory, this study establishes a decision model consisting of a building materials remanufacturer, construction waste recycler and CDW production unit and investigates how the level of risk aversion of the green innovation-led enterprise under different green innovation contexts influences the performance level of the supply chain.FindingsThe conclusions are as follows. (1) For the green innovation-led enterprise, the risk-averse behaviour is always detrimental to his own profits. (2) For the follower, the profits of the construction waste recycler are negatively correlated with the level of risk aversion of the green innovation-led enterprise in the case of a small green innovation investment coefficient. If the green innovation investment coefficient is high, the opposite result is obtained. (3) When the green innovation investment coefficient is low, the total supply chain profits decrease as the level of risk aversion of the green innovation-led enterprise increases. When the green innovation investment coefficient is high, total supply chain profit shows an inverted U-shaped trend with respect to the degree of risk aversion of the green innovation-led enterprise.Originality/value(1) This study is the first to construct a green innovation context led by different enterprises in the CDW resource utilization supply chain, which provides a new perspective on green management and operation. (2) This study is the first to explore the operation mechanism of the CDW resource utilization supply chain based on contingency theory, which provides new evidence from the CDW resource utilization supply chain to prove contingency theory. At the same time, this study examines the interactive effects of the green innovation cost coefficient and the degree of risk aversion of green innovation-led enterprises on the performance of supply chain members, expanding the contingency theory research on contingencies affecting enterprise performance. (3) This study will guide members of the CDW resource utilization supply chain to rationally face risks and achieve optimal supply chain performance.
The power of peer recognition points: does it really boost employee engagement?
Authors: Rusin Natalia , Szandała Tomasz 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to explore the impact of peer recognition points (PRP) on employee engagement and motivation within organizations. It investigates whether PRP systems genuinely satisfy employees’ need for appreciation and how they can be effectively implemented to enhance employee performance and retention.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses a comprehensive literature review and analysis of existing peer recognition platforms alongside case studies of organizations implementing PRP systems. Surveys and qualitative interviews with employees and HR professionals provide additional insights into the practical application and effectiveness of PRP.

Findings
The research indicates that PRP systems significantly boost employee engagement and motivation by fulfilling the psychological need for recognition. Organizations with robust PRP programs experience lower voluntary turnover rates and higher employee satisfaction. The study also identifies and addresses potential challenges, such as lack of interest or shy employees, for implementing PRP systems effectively.

Research limitations/implications
While the study offers substantial insights into PRP's benefits, it acknowledges the limitations of generalizability due to the primary focus on IT companies. Future research should examine a more diverse range of industries and consider long-term effects. Additionally, the study emphasizes the need for continuous monitoring and adjustment of PRP systems to sustain their effectiveness.

Practical implications
The most important value of the paper is the actionable strategies provided for managers and organizations to integrate PRP into various work cultures and systems. These strategies focus on enhancing team morale and productivity, ensuring adaptability across different industries and organizational structures. The findings serve as a practical guide for fostering a more appreciative and motivated workplace culture.

Social implications
By promoting a culture of recognition and appreciation, PRP systems contribute to a more positive and supportive work environment. This, in turn, can lead to improved employee well-being, job satisfaction and a sense of belonging, ultimately enhancing the overall social dynamics within the workplace.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to the understanding of nonmonetary recognition strategies in HR management. It highlights the psychological benefits of peer recognition and provides practical recommendations for organizations seeking to improve their employee engagement through PRP systems. The findings offer valuable insights for HR practitioners aiming to foster a more appreciative and motivated workplace culture.
Joule heating, Dufour and Soret effects on MHD hybrid nanoliquid flow over a moving thin needle in a porous medium with thermal radiation
Authors: Srinivasa Reddy Vinodh , Kandasamy Jagan , Sivanandam Sivasankaran 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
The study aims to explore how Soret and Dufour diffusions, thermal radiation, joule heating and magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) affect the flow of hybrid nanofluid (Al2O3-SiO2/water) over a porous medium using a mobile slender needle.

Design/methodology/approach
To streamline the analysis, the authors apply appropriate transformations to change the governing model of partial differential equations into a group of ordinary differential equations. Following this, the authors analyze the transformed equations using the homotopy analysis method within Mathematica software, leading to the derivation of analytical solutions. This study investigates how changing values for porous medium, MHD, Soret and Dufour numbers and thermal radiation influence concentration, temperature and velocity profiles. In addition, the research assesses the effects on local Sherwood number, skin friction and Nusselt number.

Findings
In this investigation, the authors explore the movement of a needle away from its origin (

ε > 0). As the magnetic and porous medium parameters increase, there is a correspondence decrease in the velocity profile. Simultaneously, an increase in the Dufour number and thermal radiation parameter yields to a higher temperature profile, whereas arise in the Soret number results in an enhanced concentration profile. Furthermore, growth in the magnetic field parameter is correlated with a reduction in skin friction, Nusselt and Sherwood numbers. In addition, an examination of the data reveals that an escalation in the thermal radiation parameter is associated with an elevation in the Nusselt number. Moreover, an elevation in the Dufour number results in an augmentation in the Nusselt number.

Practical implications
These results have practical applications across diverse fields, including heat transfer enhancement, energy conversion systems, advanced manufacturing and material processing.

Originality/value
This study is distinctive in its investigation of the flow of hybrid nanofluid (Al2O3-SiO2/water) over a slender, moving needle. The analysis includes joule heating, MHD, porous medium, thermal radiation and considering the effects of Soret and Dufour.
Optimization of surface roughness using rotary ultrasonic machine of polyvinyl butyral glass with Taguchi and grey relational analysis
Authors: Singh Jaspreet , Singh Chandan Deep , Singh Kanwal Jit 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study to identify and optimize the machining of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) material for industrial uses. The research is based on input machining parameters of rotary ultrasonic machining for better understand the output response surface roughness (SR) property of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) by using the Taguchi approach. The grey relational grade analysis (GRG) is also implemented to resolve the complex interrelationship of SR data for optimization and predicting and validate the results.

Design/methodology/approach
In experimental work, the input parameters, namely, concentration, abrasives, power rate, grit size, tool material and hydrofluoric (HF) acid has been selected. The experiment’s design was created using MINITAB Software; the L27 orthogonal array was selected for the experimentation. SR was examined with the GRG technique for process optimization. On the other hand, for single parameter optimization analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been used.

Findings
ANOVA optimization technique gives the best result on concentration (40%) of abrasive (Al2O3+SiC+B4C), power rate (40%), grit size (600), HF acid (1.5%) and tool material (D2 alloy) are the optimal parameters to provide the slightest degree of SR. GRG optimization of multi-response parameter setting: 40% concentration, SiC+B4C mixed abrasive slurry, 40% of power rating, 280 grit size, 0.5% HF acid and high-speed tool steel tool material gives better results. The SR of PVB glass material improved by 20% after grey relational analysis.

Research limitations/implications
There are several practical applications in a variety of material processing sectors, including metallurgy, machinery, electronics and transportation. These real-world applications have produced substantial and discernible economic benefits.

Practical implications
The analytical and optimization results will be used in the various material processing sectors, including metallurgy, machinery, electronics and transportation.

Originality/value
The ANOVA and grey theory approaches offer the reader a primary picture of the machining research and process parameter optimization. Combined abrasive slurry of Al2O3+SiC+B4C with a high power-rating exhibits lower SR. Similarly, grit size is vital; larger grits produce better SR. Ra – 0. 611 m is the lowest SR value at the hole found in trial 25 after the experimentation.
Drivers, performance evaluation and influencing factors of water resources utilisation—based on the theory of sustainable development
Authors: Wang Wenjing , Zhao Xin , Xu Junwei , Zhou Shenjie 
Published: July 2024

AbstractWater constitutes an important natural and strategic resource, crucial to sustainable development, as well as the social stability and wellbeing of every economy. The coordinated development of water resource utilisation and economic growth is currently the focus of attention of social scientists and other representatives of the scholarly community, being one of the key factors for the long‐term development of a country. Based on theories of sustainable development and water resource utilisation, this paper examines the ‘quantity’ and ‘quality’ of water resource utilisation in 19 provinces, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and autonomous regions in the Yangtze River basin from 2006 to 2021, and explores the internal interaction mechanism. First, the decoupling model is used to explore the decoupling relationship between water resource use and economic growth in the Yangtze River Basin, and the LMDI additive index model is used to analyse the corresponding four driving factors. After discovering the interaction between the ‘quantity’ of water resources and economic growth, the ‘quality’ of water resources in the Yangtze River basin was explored, and after measuring the utilisation rate of water resources in the Yangtze River basin, the Tobit model was applied to introduce the explanatory and control variables to deeply analyse the influencing factors of water resources, and the two regulating variables of the digital economy and water endowment are introduced to further analyse the regulating mechanism. The results demonstrate that there is a corresponding ‘weak decoupling‐strong decoupling‐strong decoupling’ stage of development between water resource use and economic growth in the Yangtze River basin, with the corresponding technology effect factor being the most important driver. There is also a corresponding positive regulation impact of the digital economy on the relationship between the two, while water resources endowment has a corresponding negative regulation mechanism, as well as the role of corresponding influencing factors. Relevant recommendations for water resources use have been suggested.
The impacts of thermocouple insulation failure on the accuracy of temperature measurement data in forensic fire‐death scenarios—Part II: Low electrical resistance and contamination
Authors: Silveira David , Kendell Ashley , Shook Beth 
Published: July 2024

AbstractPart II of this two‐part article investigates the impact of thermocouple insulation failure on temperature measurement data in forensic fire‐death scenarios. Two different models of glass fiber‐insulated thermocouple wires (GG‐K‐24‐SLE and HH‐K‐24 from Omega Engineering) were passed through a ceramic kiln at temperatures up to 1093°C to measure an ice bath at a constant 0°C. In a separate experiment, the same two models of thermocouple wire plus a BLMI‐XL‐K‐18U‐120 mineral‐insulated metal‐sheathed thermocouple probe were passed through a wood pallet fire to measure an ice bath. In the ceramic kiln, the effect on measurement errors was determined for short vs. long exposure lengths and clean insulation vs. insulation contaminated with pork fat. Glass fiber‐insulated thermocouple wires showed severe failure in both experiments, with errors ranging from −270°C to almost 2200°C. The metal‐sheathed probe showed no evidence of insulation failure and continued to accurately measure the ice bath temperature within expected margins of error around 0°C. This study highlights how exposure of inadequate thermocouples to fire‐level temperatures produces severe errors in temperature data. Consequently, it will not be possible to use this data to draw any accurate conclusions about the effects of fire exposure to human donors or animal proxies.
Bulgaria: Political Developments and Data in 2023
Authors: SPIROVA MARIA 
Published: July 2024

AbstractIn 2023, Bulgaria saw the first regular, politically accountable, Cabinet after two years of caretaker cabinets following early elections in April. The election saw Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (Grazhdani za evropeysko razvitie na Bulgaria, GERB) emerge as the plurality winner but without a clear majority, and a coalition government between GERB and We Continue the Change–Democratic Bulgaria (PP‐DB) materialized. Seen as an artificially cobbled‐together creation, the Cabinet faced increasing opposition and two failed no‐confidence votes. A constitutional amendment in late 2023 limited the president's power to appoint caretaker cabinets. Bulgaria remained divided on its stance toward Russia and nationalism, and political apathy rose, casting doubt on future stability.
Inflammation, oxidative stress and gut microbiome perturbation: A narrative review of mechanisms and treatment of the alcohol hangover
Authors: Turner Benedict R. H. , Jenkinson Poppy I , Huttman Marc , Mullish Benjamin H. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractAlcohol is the most widely abused substance in the world, the leading source of mortality in 15–49‐year‐olds, and a major risk factor for heart disease, liver disease, diabetes, and cancer. Despite this, alcohol is regularly misused in wider society. Consumers of excess alcohol often note a constellation of negative symptoms, known as the alcohol hangover. However, the alcohol hangover is not considered to have long‐term clinical significance by clinicians or consumers. We undertook a critical review of the literature to demonstrate the pathophysiological mechanisms of the alcohol hangover. Hereafter, the alcohol hangover is re‐defined as a manifestation of sickness behavior secondary to alcohol‐induced inflammation, using the Bradford‐Hill criteria to demonstrate causation above correlation. Alcohol causes inflammation through oxidative stress and endotoxemia. Alcohol metabolism is oxidative and increased intake causes relative tissue hypoxia and increased free radical generation. Tissue damage ensues through lipid peroxidation and the formation of DNA/protein adducts. Byproducts of alcohol metabolism such as acetaldehyde and congeners, sleep deprivation, and the activation of nonspecific inducible CYP2E1 in alcohol‐exposed tissues exacerbate free radical generation. Tissue damage and cell death lead to inflammation, but in the intestine loss of epithelial cells leads to intestinal permeability, allowing the translocation of pathogenic bacteria to the systemic circulation (endotoxemia). This leads to a well‐characterized cascade of systemic inflammation, additionally activating toll‐like receptor 4 to induce sickness behavior. Considering the evidence, it is suggested that hangover frequency and severity may be predictors of the development of later alcohol‐related diseases, meriting formal confirmation in prospective studies. In light of the mechanisms of alcohol‐mediated inflammation, research into gut permeability and the gut microbiome may be an exciting future therapeutic avenue to prevent alcohol hangover and other alcohol‐related diseases.
Curcumin ameliorates pyroptosis in diabetic seminal vesicles by upregulating TRPV6
Authors: Ni Dawei , Xu Jie , Liu Kun , Wu Ning , You Bin , Yang Baibing , Dai Yutian 
Published: July 2024

AbstractBackgroundDiabetes damages the seminal vesicle tissues leading to a decrease in seminal fluid secretion, so investigations are ongoing to identify specific therapeutic approaches to address diabetes‐induced damage to seminal vesicles.ObjectiveThis study investigated the secretory dysfunction of seminal vesicles and how curcumin can ameliorate this dysfunction.Materials and methodsFirst, 40 diabetic males (DM group) and 40 nondiabetic males (control group) underwent seminal vesicle ultrasound evaluation and ejaculate volume measurements. Then, the effects of curcumin on seminal vesicle function were investigated in a diabetic rat model. Fifty 8‐week‐old SPF‐grade SD rats were categorized into five groups: control, DM (diabetes mellitus), low‐dose CUR (curcumin 50 mg/kg/d), medium‐dose CUR (curcumin 100 mg/kg/d), and high‐dose CUR (curcumin 150 mg/kg/d). After a month‐long diet with varying curcumin doses, key parameters such as body weight, blood glucose levels, seminal vesicle volume, and seminal fluid secretion were measured. Transcriptome sequencing was performed to assess differences in gene expression and structural changes in rat seminal vesicle tissues were examined by HE staining. Finally, human seminal vesicle cell lines were cultured and divided into five groups (HG‐CON, HG‐CUR‐5 µM, HG‐CUR‐10 µM, HG‐CUR‐20 µM, and HG‐CUR‐50 µM) to measure the fructose levels in the seminal vesicle cell culture fluids and evaluate the expression of CASP1, GSDMD, and TRPV6. Post TRPV6 interference, variations in the gene expression of CASP1, GSDMD, and TRPV6 were monitored.ResultsDiabetic patients exhibited a notable reduction in seminal vesicle volume and ejaculate volume compared with the control group, with a direct correlation between the decrease in ejaculate and seminal vesicle volume. Animal studies demonstrated that curcumin supplementation significantly augmented seminal vesicle volume in diabetic rats and notably improved their seminal vesicle secretory dysfunction, particularly in the high‐dose curcumin group. Transcriptome sequencing and experimental verification pinpointed the differential expression of TPRV6 and pyroptosis‐associated genes (CASP1, GSDMD), with reduced TRPV6 expression but increased markers of pyroptosis (CASP1 and GSDMD) in diabetic rats. Curcumin treatment reversed these effects with an increase in TRPV6 and a decrease in GSDMD and CASP1. Cell transfection experiments indicated that TRPV6 downregulation increased GSDMD and CASP1 gene expression.ConclusionCurcumin effectively activates TRPV6, thereby diminishing pyroptosis in the seminal vesicle tissues of diabetic rats. This activation not only leads to an increase in the seminal vesicle volume but also significantly ameliorates the seminal vesicle secretory dysfunction in diabetic rats.
Arterio–ureteral fistula from a pseudoaneurysm of the right common iliac artery after robot‐assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy: A case report
Authors: Nara Taketoshi , Numakura Kazuyuki , Furihata Kengo , Kikuchi Akane , Sato Hiromi , Kobayashi Mizuki , Kashima Soki , Yamamoto Ryohei , Saito Mitsuru , Narita Shintaro , Habuchi Tomonori 
Published: July 2024

AbstractArterio–ureteral fistulas (AUFs), which are relatively rare but potentially life‐threatening, require prompt diagnosis and treatment. We reported a case of AUFs following robot‐assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy (RARC) with extended pelvic lymph node dissection and ileal conduit urinary diversion for muscle‐invasive bladder cancer, which resulted in massive hemorrhage. Urine leaked from the anastomosis between the ureter, and the end of the ileal conduit was infected, which resulted in an AUF between the pseudoaneurysm of the right common iliac artery and the ureter. The AUF was managed successfully by vascular intervention with an arterial stent graft.
A mixed‐methods approach to understand victimization discourses by opposing feminist sub‐groups on social media
Authors: Maxwell Christina , Selvanathan Hema Preya , Hames Sam , Crimston Charlie R. , Jetten Jolanda 
Published: July 2024

AbstractOpposing social movements are groups that have conflicting objectives on a shared social justice issue. To maximize the probability of their movement's success, groups can strategically portray their group in a favourable manner while discrediting their opposition. One such approach involves the construction of victimization discourses. In this research, we combined topic modelling and critical discursive psychology to explore how opposing groups within the feminist movement used victimization as a lens to understand their movements in relation to transgender women. We compiled a dataset of over 40,000 tweets from 14 UK‐based feminist accounts that included transgender women as women (the pro‐inclusion group) and 13 accounts, that excluded transgender women (the anti‐inclusion group). Our results revealed differences in how victimization was employed by the opposing movements: pro‐inclusion groups drew on repertoires that created a sense of shared victimhood between cisgender women and transgender women, while anti‐inclusion groups invoked a competitive victimhood repertoire. Both groups also challenged and delegitimised their oppositions' constructions of feminism and victimhood. These findings add to our understanding of the communication strategies used by opposing movements to achieve their mobilization goals.