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Mixed-Method Approaches to Capture Digitalisation. The Case of Networked Digital Technology Permeation in German Hospitals
Authors: Melchior Alice , Schongen Sebastian , Pollak Reinhard 
Published: August 2024

AbstractGiven the interest and salience of the topic of digitalisation, it is not surprising that there is a large variety of multifaceted research and a multitude of different findings in sociology alone. However, the current debate is often criticised for its fuzziness and fragmentation. The lack of a unified conceptualisation of this fuzzy term and an overwhelming range of existing research tools makes it difficult to adequately capture digitalisation empirically, let alone study its direct consequences. In this article we introduce a template for a mixed-methods approach that allows us to circumvent these issues and enables researchers to study digitalisation and its effects comprehensively. We also apply our template and discuss the benefits for our empirical findings. Following the ideas of this volume, we focus on permeation as the concept we study with our approach and present the healthcare sector in Germany as an empirical example. For our mixed-methods approach we utilise a wide range of research tools using, for example, interviews with experts in various institutions, secondary data analysis and an online survey conducted in multiple hospitals. Our sometimes contradictory findings highlight that only by combining all these methods we do achieve a correct understanding of what permeation means for this sector.
Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelten – die systemische Transformation verstehen. Ein Ausblick
Authors: Pfeiffer Sabine , Nicklich Manuel , Schreyer Jasmin 
Published: August 2024

ZusammenfassungDer Artikel analysiert die Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelten als systemische Transformation aus der Perspektive der drei Bewegungsdynamiken Durchdringung, Verfügbarmachung und Verselbstständigung. Mit Hilfe eines interdisziplinären Ansatzes werden die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Mikro-, Meso- und Makroebene beleuchtet. Betont wird die Bedeutung der sozialen, technischen und diskursiven Dimensionen dieses Wandels. Der Beitrag versteht sich als eine erste systematische Einordnung und fasst die digitale Transformation zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt nicht schon als eine von systemischer Qualität, sondern geht von einer proto-transformativen Situation aus.
Flexibility in Digitalised Working Worlds: A Comparative Perspective on the Use and Implications of Written Digital Work Communication
Authors: Abendroth Anja-Kristin , Lükemann Laura 
Published: August 2024

AbstractWritten digital communication increases the availability of employees and supervisors for work-related communication irrespective of time and place. This may serve the flexibility interests of employees and/or supervisors. Applying a cross-national comparative perspective, this research shows that the use of written digital communication in the work relationship between employee and supervisor and the implications for work-to-life conflict differ across European countries, depending on existing family and labour market policies.
Employers’ Muted Interest in Electronic Performance Monitoring (EPM)
Authors: Wieser Luisa , Abraham Martin , Schnabel Claus , Niessen Cornelia , Wolff Mauren 
Published: August 2024

AbstractAgainst the backdrop of the increasing availability and accessibility of data in firms and organisations (Christl 2021; Eurofound 2020), we investigate supervisors’ interest in using electronic performance monitoring (EPM) systems to monitor their employees at work. While previous research has predominately focused on employees’ reactions to EPM (e.g., Allen et al. 2007; Chen and Ross 2005; Gangwar et al. 2014; Mitrou and Karyda 2006; Ravid et al. 2020; Stanton 2000a, 2000b), this study looks at the employer’s calculations of costs and benefits before implementing surveillance technologies. Emanating from principal-agent theory, employers (principals) seek information about employees’ work efforts.
Spread and spectral complexity in quantum spin chains: from integrability to chaos
Authors: Camargo Hugo A. , Huh Kyoung-Bum , Jahnke Viktor , Jeong Hyun-Sik , Kim Keun-Young , Nishida Mitsuhiro 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
We explore spread and spectral complexity in quantum systems that exhibit a transition from integrability to chaos, namely the mixed-field Ising model and the next-to-nearest-neighbor deformation of the Heisenberg XXZ spin chain. We corroborate the observation that the presence of a peak in spread complexity before its saturation, is a characteristic feature in chaotic systems. We find that, in general, the saturation value of spread complexity post-peak depends not only on the spectral statistics of the Hamiltonian, but also on the specific state. However, there appears to be a maximal universal bound determined by the symmetries and dimension of the Hamiltonian, which is realized by the thermofield double state (TFD) at infinite temperature. We also find that the time scales at which the spread complexity and spectral form factor change their behaviour agree with each other and are independent of the chaotic properties of the systems. In the case of spectral complexity, we identify that the key factor determining its saturation value and timescale in chaotic systems is given by minimum energy difference in the theory’s spectrum. This explains observations made in the literature regarding its earlier saturation in chaotic systems compared to their integrable counterparts. We conclude by discussing the properties of the TFD which, we conjecture, make it suitable for probing signatures of chaos in quantum many-body systems.
Longitudinal association of exposure to work-related stress with major depressive disorder and the role of occupational burnout in this association in the general population
Authors: Shoman Yara , Ranjbar Setareh , Strippoli Marie-Pierre F. , von Känel Roland , Preisig Martin , Guseva Canu Irina 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

Purpose
To prospectively assess (1) the associations of Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI), its individual components, and over-commitment with (a) the onset of a Major Depressive Episode (MDE) during a 3.6-year follow-up in a population-based cohort in participants with no current Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in the beginning of the follow-up (n = 959), (b) incidence of MDD in the subsample of participants exempt from lifetime MDD (n = 490), and (c) the onset of a new MDE (i.e. recurrence) in the subsample of participants with remitted but no current MDD (n = 485), and (2) potential effect modification of burnout on these associations.

Methods
DSM-IV Axis-I disorders were elicited using the semi-structured Diagnostic Instrument for Genetic Studies at each investigation. The ERI Questionnaire was used to measure ERI and overcommitment. Burnout was measured with the Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey. Serially adjusted logistic regression models were used. The effect of burnout dimensions on these associations was assessed by testing interactions between the ERI and burnout dimensions.

Results
(1) ERI was prospectively associated with the onset of MDE, even after adjustment for burnout [OR (95CI) = 1.22 (1.003–1.49)]. (2) The association between ERI and MDD incidence became non-significant after adjusting for burnout. (3) ERI was not associated with recurrence of pre-existing MDD. (4) burnout did not interact with ERI.

Conclusions
Our results support a longitudinal association between ERI and the risk of onset of MDE in the community. Burnout did not modify this effect, but it may partially account for the association between ERI and MDD incidence.
Ärztlicher Paternalismus – Patientenwohl und Patientenautonomie
Authors: Schmidt-Recla Adrian 
Published: August 2024

ZusammenfassungSeit langem ist bekannt, dass die ärztliche Heilbehandlung rechtlich nicht toleriert werden kann, wenn sie ohne Einwilligung der behandelten Person vorgenommen wird. Dieser Satz kann durchaus als Prinzipalmaxime des gesamten Medizinrechts verstanden werden. Und doch herrschen unter Ärztinnen und Ärzten mitunter und noch immer aus dem beruflichen Alltag geschöpfte, paternalistische Vorstellungen über Einwilligung und Aufklärung, die die juristischen Hebel des grundrechtlich garantierten Selbstbestimmungsrechts von Patientinnen und Patienten in der ärztlichen Behandlung darstellen. Wo stehen wir heute, wenn es darum geht, zu beurteilen, inwieweit die Rechtsordnung der Bundesrepublik der Patientenautonomie den ihr nach Art. 2 Abs. 1 GG zukommenden Rang einräumt? Oder darum, zu beurteilen, wieviel Fremdbestimmung und Zwang erlaubt sein sollen, um Zustände zu erhalten oder herbeizuführen, in denen Freiheit besteht oder möglich wird? Selbst ausgeübte Patientenautonomie und (paternalistisch) fremdbestimmtes Patientenwohl sind teils ineinander verschlungen oder ineinander verschlingbar. Dieser Beitrag will eine kurze, auf das (das muss einschränkend vorausgeschickt werden) Zivilrecht bezogene Standortbestimmung vornehmen, die zudem (noch weiter einschränkend) auf das private Fürsorgerecht rekurriert, das anfällig ist für Heteronomie, Paternalismus und Benevolenz (im Idealfall). Die hier folgenden Überlegungen zu Freiheit und benevolenter Fremdbestimmung fußen im Wesentlichen auf zwei 2017 in der MedR und der R&P veröffentlichten Aufsätzen des Verfassers und setzen sie fort. Besonderes Augenmerk liegt dabei auf den in der Zwischenzeit vollzogenen Reformen im BGB.
Patientenentschädigungsfonds in Österreich – Entwicklung, Ausgestaltung, Erfahrungen
Authors: Stöger Karl 
Published: August 2024

ZusammenfassungWährend in Deutschland seit mehreren Jahren immer wieder über die Einrichtung eines Patientenentschädigungs- bzw. -härtefallfonds diskutiert wird, ist in Österreich ein Patientenentschädigungsfondsmodell für den Krankenanstaltenbereich seit über 20 Jahren etabliert. Dieses weist einerseits gewisse strukturelle, wenn auch verfassungsrechtlich weitgehend unbedenkliche, Schwächen auf, andererseits aber auch einige verfassungsrechtliche Problemfelder, die wiederum in der Praxis kaum negative Auswirkungen zeigen. Beide Punkte sorgen dafür, dass das österr. Patientenentschädigungsmodell – was auch schon erkannt wurde – kein wirkliches Vorbild für Deutschland sein sollte. Dennoch lässt sich an ihm und seiner Funktionsweise gut darstellen, auf welche Punkte beim “Betrieb” eines Patientenentschädigungsfondssystems zu achten ist.
Postsurgical motor function and processing speed as predictors of quality of life in patients with chronic-phase glioblastoma
Authors: Nakajima Riho , Kinoshita Masashi , Okita Hirokazu , Nakada Mitsutoshi 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

Purpose
Patients with glioblastomas (GBMs) have poor prognosis despite various treatments; therefore, attention should be paid to maintaining the quality of survival. Neurocognitive deficits can affect the quality of life (QOL) in patients with GBM. Most studies concerning QOL and neurocognitive functions have demonstrated a relationship between QOL and self-reported neurocognitive decline, although this method does not accurately reflect damaged functional domains. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify the neurocognitive functions that influence the QOL in patients with GBMs using an objective assessment of neurocognitive functions.

Methods
Data from 40 patients newly diagnosed with GBMs were analyzed. All patients completed the assessment of QOL and various neurological and neurocognitive functions including general cognitive function, processing speed, attention, memory, emotion recognition, social cognition, visuospatial cognition, verbal fluency, language, motor function, sensation, and visual field at 6 months postoperatively. QOL was assessed using the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36). In the SF-36, the physical, mental, and role and social component summary (PCS, MCS, and RCS, respectively) scores were calculated. Multiple logistic regression analyses and chi-square tests were used to evaluate the association between SF-36 scores and neurocognitive functions.

Results
The MCS was maintained, while the PCS and RCS scores were significantly lower in patients with GBMs than in healthy controls (p = 0.0040 and p < 0.0001, respectively). Among several neurocognitive functions, motor function and processing speed were significantly correlated with PCS and RCS scores, respectively (p = 0.0048 and p = 0.030, respectively). Patients who maintained their RCS or PCS scores had a higher probability of preserving motor function or processing speed than those with low RCS or PCS scores (p = 0.0026).

Conclusions
Motor function and processing speed may be predictors of QOL in patients with GBMs.
Self-disclosure to conversational AI: a literature review, emergent framework, and directions for future research
Authors: Papneja Hashai , Yadav Nikhil 
Published: August 2024

AbstractConversational technologies have become increasingly prevalent, with interactions becoming more and more personalized. This paper reviews literature on the phenomenon of self-disclosure to conversational technologies. Five types of factors emerge as influencing self-disclosure: interface modality, conversational factors, user characteristics, mediating mechanisms, and contextual factors. We describe each type of factor, cover findings from the literature, present the framework of factors influencing self-disclosure that thus emerges, and put forth pertinent questions for future research on self-disclosure to conversational technologies.
Cross-population variation in usage of a call combination: evidence of signal usage flexibility in wild bonobos
Authors: Schamberg Isaac , Surbeck Martin , Townsend Simon W. 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
The arbitrary relationship between signifier and signified is one of the features responsible for language’s extreme lability, adaptability, and expressiveness. Understanding this arbitrariness and its emergence is essential in any account of the evolution of language. To shed light on the phylogeny of the phenomenon, comparative data examining the relationship between signal form and function in the communication systems of non-humans is central. Here we report the results of a study on the production and usage the whistle-high hoot call combination (W + HH) from two distant populations of wild bonobos (Pan paniscus): Lui Kotale, DRC, and Kokolopori, DRC. We find that the context in which bonobos produce the W + HHs varies systematically between populations. Our results suggest that variation in W + HH production may represent an example of signal-adjustment optionality, a key component of arbitrariness.
AdaGuiDE: An adaptive and guided differential evolution for continuous optimization problems
Authors: Li Zhenglong , Tam Vincent 
Published: August 2024

AbstractDifferential evolution (DE) has been proven as a simple yet powerful meta-heuristic algorithm on tackling continuous optimization problems. Nevertheless most existing DE methods still suffer from certain drawbacks including the use of ineffective mechanisms to adjust mutation strategies and their control parameters that may possibly mislead the search directions, and also the lack of intelligent guidance and reset mechanisms to escape from local optima. Therefore, to enhance the adaptability of DE-based search frameworks and the robustness on optimizing complex problems full of local optima, an adaptive and guided differential evolution (AdaGuiDE) algorithm is proposed. Essentially, the adaptability of the AdaGuiDE search framework is enhanced by three schemes to iteratively refine the search behaviour at two different levels. At the macroscopic level, the AdaGuiDE search framework revises the existing adaptive mechanism for selecting appropriate DE search strategies by counting the actual contributions in terms of solution quality. In addition, the adaption strategy is extended to the microscopic level where a penalty-based guided DE search is employed to guide the search escaping from local optima through temporarily penalizing the local optima and their neighborhood. Furthermore, a systematic boundary revision scheme is introduced to dynamically adjust the search boundary for locating any potential regions of interest during the search. For a rigorous evaluation of the proposed search framework, the AdaGuiDE algorithm is compared against other well-known meta-heuristic approaches on three sets of benchmark functions involving different dimensions in which the AdaGuiDE algorithm attained remarkable results especially on the high-dimensional and complex optimization problems. More importantly, the proposed AdaGuiDE framework shed lights on many possible directions to further enhance the adaptability of the underlying DE-based search strategies in tackling many challenging real-world applications.
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(butylene succinate adipate) (PBSA) films with Micro fibrillated cellulose (MFC) and cardanol for packaging applications
Authors: Apicella Annalisa , Molinari Giovanna , Gigante Vito , Pietrosanto Arianna , Incarnato Loredana , Aliotta Laura , Lazzeri Andrea 
Published: August 2024

AbstractMicro Fibrillated Cellulose (MFC) has emerged as a promising component in film formulations due to its unique barrier prope.rties. In this study, to best of our knowledge, cardanol, a biobased plasticizer derived from cashew processing, was employed for the first time, as a dispersing aid for MFC, during a liquid assisted extrusion technique with a Poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/Poly(butylene succinate adipate) (PBSA) blend. The aim of the work is the production of PLA/PBSA/MFC films for packaging applications. The addition of different MFC amount was investigated (added at 0.5, 0.75 and 1 wt.% concentrations). The results obtained are very interesting, in fact from one hand Cardanol improved the compatibility between PLA and PBSA and avoided the MFC agglomeration. On the other hand, micro fibrillated cellulose ensured a stable film blowing and the achievement of enhanced barrier properties, seal ability and mechanical resistance. In particular, the best result was obtained with an MFC content of 0.75 wt.% for which a good compromise in terms of films ductility, barrier properties and seal ability was achieved.
How do Ivorian Cyberfraudsters Manage Their Criminal Proceeds?
Authors: Cretu-Adatte Cristina , Zbinden Renaud , Brunoni Luca , Bunning Hazel , Azi Josselin Wilfred , Beaudet-Labrecque Olivier 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThis article delves into the intricacies of managing illicit financial gains among Ivorian cyberfraudsters, shedding light on the findings of a field study conducted in Côte d’Ivoire by Swiss and Ivorian research teams. The study involved interviews with cybercriminals, law enforcement officials, and subject matter experts, in order to answer a specific question: What strategies do Ivorian cyberfraudsters use to manage and launder the criminal proceeds originating from romance scams and sextortion? The results explore the tactics employed by cyberfraudsters to obfuscate the illicit financial flows, their organizational structures, and the strategies they employ in managing and using their gains. It confirms certain elements from the scientific literature, in addition to introducing new insights for a better understanding of the processes of money laundering and the use of illicit funds. The article also unravels the multifaceted challenges encountered within the anti-money laundering framework in the context of cybercrime and raises avenues for further reflection and future work to enhance the fight against this scourge.
Instabilities of black holes in Einstein-scalar–Gauss–Bonnet theories
Authors: Blázquez-Salcedo Jose Luis , Kleihaus Burkhard , Kunz Jutta 
Published: August 2024

AbstractBlack holes represent an ideal laboratory to test Einstein’s theory of general relativity and alternative theories of gravity. Among the latter, Einstein-scalar–Gauss–Bonnet Theories have received much attention in recent years. Depending on the coupling function of the scalar field, the resulting black holes may then differ significantly from their counterparts in general relativity. Focusing on the lowest modes, linear mode stability of the black holes is addressed for several types of coupling functions. When in addition to the coupling to the Gauss–Bonnet term a cosmologically motivated further term with coupling to the curvature scalar is included, a new set of instabilities arises: quadrupole and hexadecupole instabilities of spherically symmetric scalarized black holes, that are stable under radial perturbations.
A multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing megestrol acetate to levonorgestrel-intrauterine system in fertility sparing treatment of atypical endometrial hyperplasia
Authors: Goh Charissa Shu Ying , Loh Michelle Jia Min , Lim Whui Whui , Ang Joella Xiahong , Nadarajah Ravichandran , Yong Tze Tein , Tong Pearl , Yeo Yen Ching , Phoon Jessie Wai Leng 
Published: August 2024

Abstract
Purpose
The objective of the trial was to compare the regression rate of atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) in patients treated with megestrol acetate (MA) vs. levonorgestrel-intrauterine device (LNG-IUS). We also aimed to assess the fertility and pregnancy outcomes in these patients.

Methods
The study was a phase II multi-centre randomised controlled trial on the use of MA compared to LNG-IUS in the treatment of AEH conducted from January 2020 to January 2024 in Singapore. Women who were diagnosed with AEH and between 21 and 40 years old were included. The patients were randomised to receive either MA (160 mg orally daily) or LNG-IUS. The primary outcomes assessed were the regression rates at 3 months, 6 months and 9 months of treatment. The secondary outcomes assessed were the side effects, patient acceptability and fertility outcomes.

Results
Thirty-six patients completed the trial. The overall regression rate was 88.9% by 9 months. There was no statistically significant difference in the 9-month complete regression rate between MA vs. LNG-IUS. There was also no significant difference in side effects and weight change between both arms. Nineteen patients were actively pursuing fertility after complete regression. There were 8 pregnancies achieved, with resultant 4 live births and 4 miscarriages.

Conclusion
Our study confirms a high regression rate of AH with medical treatment. LNG-IUS is a non-inferior treatment compared to megestrol acetate. Successful pregnancy outcomes can be achieved after regression of AEH. Long-term studies of sufficient sample-size are needed to assess for fertility and pregnancy outcomes, risk of recurrence and long-term risk of malignancy.

Trial registration number
The study was registered with the Health Science Authority (HSA) (License No.: CTA1900087) on September 5, 2019: https://eservice.hsa.gov.sg/prism/ct_r/enquiry.do?action=loadSpecificDetail.
The trial was registered retrospectively on ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT05492487) on April 7, 2022: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05492487.
The Quality of Society and Happiness: Fairness, Trust, and Community in China
Authors: Knight John , Gunatilaka Ramani 
Published: August 2024

AbstractAdam Smith argued that ‘moral sentiments’ – the norms, customs and conventions of society - provide a benefit, improving both economic efficiency and well-being. Three important moral sentiments are a perception of fairness, a willingness to trust people, and a sense of community. We analyse representative national socioeconomic surveys of the China Household Income Project (CHIP), containing information that is used to create scores of happiness, fairness, trust, and community for each respondent. Three main hypotheses are tested: that higher reported fairness, higher reported trust, and greater sense of community each raises happiness. Evidence is found for each hypothesis, as well as for related questions, Attempts are made to ascertain whether the associations are causal; some support is found. The evidence is generally consistent with the broader argument that an informal social contract constrains antisocial behaviour and improves wellbeing in ways little studied by economists.