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Processing paradoxes through chiasmic organising – the contribution of Merleau-Ponty process-oriented philosophy for a post-dualistic approach towards paradoxes in organisations
Authors: Küpers Wendelin 
Published: August 2024

PurposeThis paper aims to critically examine traditional approaches to paradoxes and propose a new approach and perspective that views “chiasmic” organizing as a intertwining combination of structure and processes that facilitate the handling of multiple interrelations for processing paradoxes and harness their creative potential in organizations.Design/methodology/approachEmploying a cross-disciplinary approach, a literature review and a critical lens, along with conceptual work (typology), are used to identify problems and deficiencies in existing research on paradoxes. Specifically, it draws on Merleau-Ponty's process-oriented phenomenology and post-Cartesian ontology to gain a comprehensive understanding of post-dualistic forms of chiasmic organizing and its relationship with paradoxical phenomena.FindingsThe process-oriented phenomenology and post-Cartesian ontology used in this article offer valuable insights and a critical approach to comprehend post-dualistic forms of chiasmic organizing in relation to paradoxes. This understanding can help in tapping into the energizing and creative potential of paradoxes. The paper also highlights the significance of the “in(ter)-between” as a reversible principle in chiasmic organizing and proposes some implications.Research limitations/implicationsLimitations and implications of this study are identified and discussed.Practical implicationsThe paper offers practical implications for organizations in processing paradoxes.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the existing literature by providing a conceptual critique and proposing a novel understanding of chiasmic organizing as an intertwining structure and mediating processes by employing a process-oriented phenomenology and post-Cartesian ontology. It also offers innovative ways to approach paradoxes and tap into their creative potentials, which can bring about change in organizations.
What are the drivers of sustainable development web-reporting in Portuguese local governments?
Authors: Monteiro Sónia , Ribeiro Verónica , Gomes Patricia , Fernandes Maria José , Molho Cristiana 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
Local governments (LGs) play a crucial role as policymakers and catalysts for change at the local level, making them well-positioned to connect the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda goals with local communities. Therefore, LGs should collect and analyze data to monitor progress toward the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and report on the outcomes. In this regard, webpages on the internet stand out as a valuable tool to enhance accountability in LGs and to promote stakeholder engagement with the community. Thus, this paper aims to analyze whether Portuguese municipalities disclose information regarding the SDGs on their websites, and to identify the main drivers of SDG web-reporting.

Design/methodology/approach
Drawing on the theoretical foundation of legitimacy theory, this study examines the relationship between SDG reporting and the characteristics of several municipalities (such as geographical location, municipality size, financial performance, political ideology and gender), as well as adherence to some programs/networks/platforms (such as CESOP_Local and ODSLocal). The websites of 306 Portuguese municipalities were analyzed using the content analysis technique. A bivariate and multivariate statistical analysis was applied.

Findings
Bivariate analysis shows that coastal, larger and financially efficient municipalities are more likely to disclose SDG information on their websites due to visibility and stakeholder pressure. Contrary to extant literature, left-wing municipalities are not necessarily more inclined to embrace the 2030 Agenda. However, the presence of women in decision-making bodies and adherence to networks and sustainable programs positively influence SDG disclosure. In multivariate analysis, logistic regression identifies two significant factors impacting online SDG disclosure: the representation of women in municipal plenaries; and adherence to the CESOP_local network. Other factors show no significant influence, highlighting these two variables as the main drivers for SDG information disclosure.

Practical implications
The findings are in line with the literature review and lead us to conclude that SDG reporting in LGs is still in its infancy. Therefore, policymakers and regulators need to work together to implement and standardize sustainability reporting within LGs.

Social implications
Considering the significance of the gender variable, the findings could have implications for policy formulation, promoting gender diversity and its impact on the quality of SDG reporting.

Originality/value
Empirical research on SDG reporting remains limited, particularly within the context of LGs. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no previous studies have delved into the reporting of SDGs specifically in this Portuguese context.
Towards environmental impact of inward foreign direct investment: the moderating role of varieties of democracy
Authors: Bento João , Torres Miguel 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to clarify the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI), democracy and carbon intensity. This study examines the influence of types of democracy on the relationship between inward FDI and carbon intensity. For this purpose, it uses five varieties of democracy, including a composite democracy indicator as moderating variables.

Design/methodology/approach
This study applies the fixed-effects panel quantile regression approach that considers unobserved heterogeneity and distributional heterogeneity using panel data from 160 countries during 1990–2020. By taking into account sudden changes in the volume of inward FDI, an event study is conducted across various sub-samples of democracy to check the robustness of the results.

Findings
The results show that FDI has a significantly negative impact on carbon intensity of the host country in the upper quantiles. In general, different types of democracy have a significant positive impact on carbon intensity across different quantiles. After considering the other factors, including industry intensity, trade openness, green technology, fossil fuel dependency and International Environmental Agreements, there is evidence that all types of democracy moderate the relationship between FDI and carbon intensity, thereby supporting the halo effect hypothesis. In addition, the interaction effects have a significant negative impact on carbon intensity of low- and high-carbon-intensive countries.

Originality/value
This paper offers several contributions to the literature on the effect of FDI and democracy on carbon intensity. This study overcomes the limitations related to the conceptualization and measurement of democracy found in the literature. While prior research has predominately concentrated on how democracy promotes the selection of FDI host-country locations, this study seeks to answer the question of whether democracy type has any effect on inward FDI, thus contributing to improving carbon intensity. Furthermore, this paper analyses the interaction effect on carbon intensity in different countries with different carbon intensity levels separately.
Improving school mindfulness: analysing the impact of principals’ effective communication and teachers’ trust on schools’ organisational mindfulness in Kuwait
Authors: Alajmi Munirah 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the influence of school principals’ effective communication and teachers’ trust in principals on schools’ organisational mindfulness from the perspective of public school teachers in Kuwait.

Design/methodology/approach
The study used a cross-sectional research design. A quantitative survey questionnaire was electronically sent to public school teachers in Kuwait. The final sample size consisted of 641 teachers.

Findings
The teachers exhibited a moderate level of school principal effective communication and organisational mindfulness, in addition to higher levels of school principal trust. Multiple regression analysis results revealed that schools’ organisational mindfulness was significantly related to the teacher’s trust in school principals’ and their effective communication.

Research limitations/implications
This study used quantitative data from a survey of public school teachers in Kuwait in a given period.

Practical implications
The findings indicate that the school principal’s communication and teachers’ trust in the principal are critical for creating a mindful and high-quality school culture. Thus, policymakers should empower principals to prioritise mindfulness in creating a positive and supportive school environment.

Originality/value
The study contributes to the understanding of the influence of leadership aspects on organisational mindfulness in schools. To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the impact of school principals’ practices on the quality of school organisations in Kuwait’s centralised educational system. This will pave the way for further research in the field.
Automatic seismic first‐break picking based on multi‐view feature fusion network
Authors: Wu Yinghe , Pan Shulin , Lan Haiqiang , Badal José , Wei Ze , Chen Yaojie 
Published: August 2024

AbstractAutomatic first‐break picking is a basic step in seismic data processing, so much so that the quality of the picking largely determines the effect of subsequent processing. To a certain extent, artificial intelligence technology has solved the shortcomings of traditional first‐break picking algorithms, such as poor applicability and low efficiency. However, some problems still remain for seismic data, with a low signal‐to‐noise ratio and large first‐break change leading to inaccurate picking and poor generalization of the network. In order to improve the accuracy of the automatic first‐break picking results of the above seismic data, we propose a multi‐view automatic first‐break picking method driven by multi‐network. First, we analysed the single‐trace boundary characteristics and the two‐dimensional boundary characteristics of the first break. Based on these two characteristics of the first break, we used the Long Short‐Term Memory and the ResNet attention gate UNet (resudual attention gate UNet) networks to extract the characteristics of the first arrival and its location from the seismic data, respectively. Then, we introduced the idea of multi‐network learning in the first‐break picking work and designed a feature fusion network. Finally, the multi‐view first‐break features extracted by the Long Short‐Term Memory and resudual attention gate UNet networks are fused, which effectively improves the picking accuracy. The results obtained after applying the method to field seismic data show that the accuracy of the first break detected by a feature fusion network is higher than that given by the above two networks alone and has good applicability and resistance to noise.
Resource limitation of compensatory responses in ecosystem processes after biodiversity loss
Authors: Hiddink J. G. , Davies T. W. 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

Biodiversity loss may result in the decline in important ecosystem processes. The effect of biodiversity loss on ecosystem functioning is determined by the functional contribution of the species lost and the compensatory responses of the remaining species. It is unknown to what extent the strength of the compensatory response of the remaining species depends on resources availability.

Here we evaluate how the primary production of an assemblage of salt marsh plants responds to a realistic sequence of species loss in an 7‐year experiment, with and without the addition of fertiliser.

We found near‐full compensation of progressive species loss in gross community primary production by the extinction‐resistant species with fertiliser as long as one species (Triglochin maritima) remained. Without fertiliser, at least four species, including the particularly abundant species Plantago maritima, were needed to maintain gross community primary production.

These results suggest that the magnitude of the compensation by extirpation‐resistant species for the decline in ecosystem processes associated with progressive biodiversity loss depends on the resource context, and that compensation after the loss of plant species can be accelerated by increasing resource availability. Ultimately, full compensation appears to be limited by the presence and abundance of species in the remaining community that possess traits that allow them to compensate for the species lost.

Synthesis and applications: These findings suggests that the conclusions of a large body of biodiversity‐ecosystem experiments cannot be used for informing the management of natural systems because they do not simulate realistic extinction sequences and therefore cannot quantify the potential for compensation of ecosystem services in the real world.
‘Where are we in this process’? Teachers' attitudes regarding the amendment to the special education law in Israel
Authors: Huri Orna , Shoshana Avihu 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe study's primary research question is how teachers whose inclusive classes include children with disabilities experienced the most recent amendment (2018) to Israel's Special Education Law. Interviews with 20 teachers revealed four key findings: a sense of professional isolation when having to cope with the challenges of having students with disabilities in general classrooms; concealing emotions (e.g., shame) linked to their ambivalent views of the amendment; dealing with the new dynamics of teacher‐parent relationships; sensing internal conflict regarding the implementation of inclusion. The article discusses the relationship between top‐down educational policy and bottom‐up implementation through teachers' accounts.
Organizational and patient factors associated with positive primary care experiences for veterans with current or recent homelessness
Authors: Kertesz Stefan G. , deRussy Aerin J. , Hoge April E. , Varley Allyson L. , Holmes Sally K. , Riggs Kevin R. , Austin Erika L. , Gordon Adam J. , Gabrielian Sonya E. , Pollio David E. , Montgomery Ann E. , Gelberg Lillian , Steward Jocelyn L. , Jones Audrey L. , Richman Joshua R. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo identify organizational service features associated with positive patient ratings of primary care within primary care clinics tailored to accommodate persons with ongoing and recent experiences of homelessness (PEH).Data Sources and Study SettingPEH receiving primary care in 29 United States Veterans Health Administration homeless‐tailored clinics were surveyed about their primary care experience using the validated Primary Care Quality‐Homeless (PCQ‐H) survey. Characteristics of the clinics were assessed through surveys of clinic staff using a new organizational survey developed through literature review, site visits, statistical analysis, and consensus deliberation.Study DesignCross‐sectional examination of patients' ratings of care based on surveys of patients, and of clinic characteristics, analyzed with Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysis, a form of machine learning.Data Collection MethodsPatient surveys (n = 3394) were obtained from a random sample of enrolled patients by both mail and telephone by an external survey contractor. Staff (n = 52 from 29 clinics) were interviewed by telephone.Principal FindingsThis analysis identified service features that impact patient experience favorably, including aspects of patient‐centeredness, team identity, strong external leadership support, and service that reach beyond traditional primary care clinic confines. Results varied according to the patient experience scale analyzed. Individual characteristics of PEH, such as degree of social support, general health, and unsheltered status, were also correlated with how they rate care.ConclusionsOrganizational characteristics correlate with ratings of primary care from patients with recent and ongoing homelessness. Primary care programs serving homeless individuals can assure better care based on who they hire, how they foster team identity, what services they provide, and the strength of leadership support to protect a homeless‐focused mission.
Farm‐saved seed, royalty rates, and innovation in plant breeding
Authors: Hervouet Adrien , Lemarié Stéphane 
Published: August 2024

AbstractSeed innovation is one major factor for improving agricultural productivity. For some self‐pollinated varieties, such as wheat, farmers have the option to buy certified seed from seed dealers or to use their own farm‐saved seed. Historically, farmers could use farm‐saved seeds for free, which led to reduced incentives to innovate for private breeding companies. In recent decades, several countries have established different royalty systems for farm‐saved seeds to favor research investment. We developed a theoretical model to compare these different systems. We compared six stylized systems by analyzing their impact on incentives to innovate, as well as production efficiencies at both the seed and agricultural production levels. Our findings indicate that royalty systems allowing for a certain proportion of farm‐saved seeds result in improved welfare. The systems that lead to the highest total welfare levels are those in which the royalty level on farm‐saved seeds is regulated. This includes systems where the royalty is either directly defined by a regulator (as in the French or UK systems) or imposed to match the royalty level of the certified seeds (as in the Australian system). The Australian system performs better under high research costs. Conversely, under low research costs, the best system is either the French or the UK system, depending on the relative cost of producing farm‐saved seeds versus certified seeds. In conclusion, it is possible to design efficient royalty systems to create and produce innovation, in a context where farmers can self‐produce this innovation.
Effect of time of day on outcomes in elective surgery: a systematic review
Authors: Meewisse Arjen J. G. , Gribnau Annerixt , Thiessen Steven E. , Stenvers Dirk Jan , Hermanides Jeroen , van Zuylen Mark L. 
Published: August 2024

SummaryBackgroundThe timing of elective surgery could affect clinical outcome because of diurnal rhythms of patient physiology as well as surgical team performance. Waiting times for elective surgery are increasing in many countries, leading to increasing interest in undertaking elective surgery in the evening or at night. We aimed to systematically review the literature on the effect of the timing of elective (but not urgent or emergency) surgery on mortality, morbidity and other clinical outcomes.MethodsWe searched databases for relevant studies combining the terms ‘circadian rhythm’ and ‘anaesthesia/surgery’. Additional relevant articles were found by hand‐searching the references. All studies were screened for bias. Included studies examined daytime vs. evening/night‐time surgery, morning vs. afternoon surgery, multiple timeslots or used time as a continuous variable.ResultsNineteen retrospective cohort studies, one prospective cohort study and one randomised controlled trial were included (n = 798,914). Evening/night‐time elective surgery was associated with a higher risk of mortality when compared with daytime procedures in three studies (n = 611,230), with odds ratios (95%CI) for mortality ranging from 1.35 (1.16–1.56) to 3.98 (1.54–10.30), while no differences were found in three other studies (n = 142,355). No differences were found for morning vs. afternoon surgery (four studies, n = 3277). However, most studies had a low quality of evidence due to their retrospective nature and because not all studies corrected for patient characteristics. Moreover, the studies were heterogeneous in terms of the reported time slots and clinical outcomes.ConclusionsWe found that evening/night‐time elective surgery is associated with a higher risk of mortality compared with daytime surgery. However, the quality of evidence was graded as low, and thus, future prospective research should publish individual patient data and standardise outcome measures to allow firm conclusions and facilitate interventions.
Letter: Light in the lumen—The expanding role of intestinal ultrasound for functional symptoms in inflammatory bowel disease
Authors: Mathias R. M. , Bryant R. V. 
Published: August 2024

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Aliu et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17988 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.18196
A personalised algorithm predicting the risk of intravenous corticosteroid failure in acute ulcerative colitis
Authors: Croft Anthony , Okano Satomi , Hartel Gunter , Lord Anton , Walker Gareth , Tambakis George , Radford‐Smith Graham 
Published: August 2024

SummaryBackgroundAn episode of acute ulcerative colitis (UC) represents an important watershed moment in a patient's disease course.AimsTo derive a personalised algorithm for identifying patients at high risk of corticosteroid non‐response from variables available at hospital presentation using a large prospectively collected acute UC patient database and machine learning‐based techniques.MethodsWe analysed data from 682 consecutive presentations of acute UC. We used an Akaike information criterion‐based elastic net model to select variables based on the 419 earliest presentations of acute UC (1996–2017). We constructed two risk‐scoring algorithms, with and without utilising additional endoscopic variables, using logistic regression models. We validated these risk scores on separate cohorts of 181 (2018–2022) and 82 (2015–2022) acute UC presentations.ResultsThe partial risk of rescue (ROR) score included the admission indices of oral corticosteroid treatment, bowel frequency ≥6/24 h, albumin, CRP ≥12 mg/mL and log10CRP. The full ROR score incorporates the same variables with the addition of the Mayo endoscopic subscore and disease extent. The AUCs in the main validation cohort were 0.76 (95% CI: 0.69–0.83) and 0.78 (95% CI: 0.71–0.85) for the partial and full ROR scores, respectively.ConclusionsThese pragmatic personalised risk scores (available at www.severecolitis.com) have comparably strong performance characteristics and usability enabling the identification of individuals at high risk of corticosteroid non‐response before or after endoscopic assessment. The ROR scores have the potential to challenge conventional acute UC treatment paradigms by identifying patients who may benefit from early rescue therapy or participation in relevant clinical trials.