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Graduate students’ e-book awareness and usage at a public research university in the USA
Authors: Brush Denise A. , Kipnis Daniel G. 
Published: June 2024

Purpose
This study aims to understand the level of graduate students’ awareness and usage of e-books purchased by the authors’ university library since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors created a Qualtrics survey with 13 questions that was sent to the university’s graduate student email list. The survey was sent in the fall of 2023 and was open for one month. The list had 3,318 subscribers; 113 complete responses were received, for a response rate of 3.4%.

Findings
The results found that doctoral students (80%) are more aware than master’s students (64%) of e-book availability through the library, and usage rates are higher for doctoral students (78%) compared to master’s students (52%). In addition, the frequency of e-book usage since COVID-19 has changed, with more than half of respondents using e-books more often. The majority of respondents who use e-books do so because they are required as a textbook. While international students use their laptop or smartphone for reading e-books, domestic students prefer laptops. Student comments at the end of the survey revealed ways for libraries to help improve e-book awareness.

Research limitations/implications
The authors’ goal to have a response rate of 5%–10% was not achieved; the authors therefore did not use any statistics to measure the significance of the results. The survey did not ask whether students started their degree programs prior to 2020, but their start year could have influenced responses.

Originality/value
The present study looks at the current level of usage and awareness of specific populations (graduate students, online students and international students) regarding e-books. This study focuses on student perspectives regarding what devices they use to access e-books and how their usage differs across academic disciplines.
Unlocking digital transformation in Industry 4.0: exploring organizational readiness, innovation and firm performance in Vietnam
Authors: Vo Huan Tuong , Nguyen Phuong Van , Nguyen Sam Thi Ngoc , Vrontis Demetris , Bianco Rosario 
Published: June 2024

PurposeAmidst the Industry 4.0 landscape, organizations are increasingly harnessing cutting-edge technologies and embracing digital change to fuel innovation. However, the full potential of innovation cannot be realized without organizational readiness. This study explores how various dimensions of organizational readiness and innovation influence digital change and firm performance.Design/methodology/approachData were gathered via a survey of 303 managers from both state-owned and private-owned enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and analyzed utilizing partial least squares–structural equation modeling (PLS–SEM).FindingsOrganizational readiness positively influences both digital change and innovation. Additionally, innovation positively impacts digital change and mediates the relationship between organizational readiness and digital change. Furthermore, both innovation and digital change positively affect firm performance, whereas the control variable of ownership type has no significant correlation with firm performance. Finally, digital change mediates the relationship between innovation and firm performance.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the digital innovation literature by empirically testing the influence of organizational readiness on digital change and innovation within the context of Vietnam. By investigating whether innovation and digital change enhance firm performance, this study also addresses inconsistencies in the literature.
Financial resources and renewable energy nexus: a holistic perspective
Authors: Shabbir Malik Shahzad , Cheong Calvin W.H. 
Published: June 2024

Purpose
This study aims to explore the association among financial resources, renewable energy, environmental degradation and technological innovation in BRICS economies.

Design/methodology/approach
To estimate the long-run impacts between these variables, the AMG method of estimation, which incorporates cross-sectional reliance and slope homogeneity, is adopted in this research.

Findings
According to the empirical findings, the long-run coefficients of environmental degradation and technological innovation show a statistically significant and negative impact on renewable sources of energy. Furthermore, a 1% increase in environmental degradation reduces 0.32% of renewable sources of energy in BRICS economies. Whereas only the coefficient of GDP shows a positive and statistically significant impact on renewable sources of energy, which demonstrates that a 1% increase in economic growth causes a 0.02% incline in renewable sources of energy. Therefore, strong policy recommendations are provided to encourage green energy utilization in these economies.

Originality/value
The majority of the participating nations have inexpensive labor and an abundance of resources from nature, which strengthens their appeal. Given that population growth is still quite conservative, this presents a chance for GDP per capita to expand significantly.
Double jeopardy: the effects of retrial knowledge on juror decisions
Authors: Munro James , Motson Fred , Turner Jim , Frumkin Lara A. , Curley Lee John 
Published: June 2024

Purpose
Since the passage of the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011, mirroring changes in other jurisdictions, a person who has been acquitted in Scotland can, under certain circumstances, be retried for that offence. Jurors could have knowledge of the previous acquittal verdict (whether not guilty or not proven) through media sources, potentially biasing the new jury in their decision-making. The purpose of this study is to detemine the influence of knowing a trial is a retrial, on conviction rates.

Design/methodology/approach
The current study invited 253 participants to give a verdict to a mock murder trial after either receiving pretrial information about the original verdict or no information about the case being a retrial.

Findings
Significantly more acquittal verdicts were given when the participants were told that it was a retrial, compared to the control condition, irrespective of whether the prior verdict was not guilty or not proven.

Originality/value
Findings are discussed in light of jurors’ knowledge of legal concepts and acquittal verdicts and the increasing exposure of the general Scottish public to the not-proven verdict due to increased media coverage.
Boundary work: a conceptual frame for workplace ethnographies in collaborative settings
Authors: Fehsenfeld Michael , Mejsner Sofie Buch , Maindal Helle Terkildsen , Burau Viola 
Published: June 2024

PurposeInterprofessional collaboration and coordination are critical to developing solutions to complex problems, and many workplaces engage in coordination and collaboration across organizational boundaries. This development changes work conditions and workplaces for many people. The ethnographic study of workplaces needs to re-configure the toolbox to adjust to such changes. The purpose of this study was to explore how the ethnographic study of dispersed workplaces can benefit from the analytical concept of boundary work.Design/methodology/approachA multi-sited ethnographic study was conducted in two health promotion programs, introducing new collaborative relations across sectors and professions. The concept of boundary work was applied as the conceptual frame and introduced the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) as a boundary object.FindingsProfessional boundaries are key to understanding interorganizational and interprofessional collaborations. The ethnographic study of complex, multi-sited settings using boundary work as a conceptual framework can enrich workplace ethnographies by demonstrating how professions position themselves through framing. Such framing strategies are used to construct, defend or contest boundaries. Boundary objects may potentially bridge devices connecting people across boundaries.Originality/valueThe traditional ethnographic notion of “following” an object or a subject is difficult in a workplace environment dispersed across multiple sites and involving many different actors. This suggests that workplace ethnographies studying interorganizational workplaces would benefit from a shift in focus from place-based or group-based ethnography to a field-level ethnography of relations using boundary work as an analytical frame.
Understanding digital social responsibility's impact on purchase intention: insights from consumer engagement, brand loyalty and Generation Y consumers
Authors: Amankona David , Yi Kaigang , Kampamba Chikwanda 
Published: June 2024

PurposeThe study specifically seeks to comprehend the impact of online corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives on consumer behaviour, with a focus on Generation Y consumers. It also aims to examine how, particularly within Ghanaian manufacturing firms, the views of Generation Y consumers regarding digital social responsibility (DSR), and how it moderates the relationship between brand loyalty and purchase intention.Design/methodology/approachThis study takes a quantitative approach, using information gathered via a survey questionnaire from 611 Generation Y consumers in Ghana. Examining the connections between DSR, customer engagement, brand loyalty and purchase intention is the main goal of the investigation. Structural equation modelling (SEM) methods are used in the study to examine the data gathered and verify the proposed linkages.FindingsThe study reveals a strong positive relationship between corporate social responsibility (DSR) and purchase intention, mediated by consumer engagement and brand loyalty. However, it does not suggest Generation Y's attitudes towards DSR moderating this relationship. The study underscores the importance of DSR for Ghanaian manufacturing businesses.Originality/valueBy studying the relatively unexplored idea of DSR and its effects on consumer behaviour in developing nations – especially in the context of Ghanaian manufacturing enterprises – this study adds to the body of current work. This study sheds light on the ways in which DSR affects Generation Y customers' intentions to buy by examining the mediating roles of brand loyalty and consumer engagement.
Annual flower strips increase biodiversity even if planting is delayed
Authors: Westbrook Anna S. , Morris Scott H. , Stup Rebecca S. , Xia Rosa H. , Coffey Ryleigh E. , DiTommaso Antonio 
Published: June 2024

AbstractFlower strips are an effective way to enhance agroecosystem biodiversity and ecosystem services. Most flower strips are composed of perennial species. Despite their ecological benefits, perennial flower strips are not widely adopted. Barriers to adoption include the long‐term commitment required and concerns about weeds. This study explores whether annual flower strips might be feasible for more farmers. We conducted an on‐farm experiment on five commercial farms in New York, USA. On each farm, we established four treatments. At maize planting time, we seeded an early‐established planting (EP) treatment with a commercial mix of annual flowers. An early‐established control (EC) was set up at the same time with no seeding. Four weeks later, we prepared a new seedbed for late‐established planting (LP) and late‐established control (LC) treatments. We observed significant effects of planting on plant species richness and Shannon diversity (F‐test, p < .001). Planted treatments were more diverse than control treatments. However, there was no effect of establishment time on diversity. Both planting (F‐test, p = .004) and establishment time (F‐test, p = .04) affected the number of dicot species at the flowering stage, which was highest in the EP treatment. This flowering species richness was positively associated with spider abundance in sweep‐net samples. Overall, our results demonstrate that annual flower strip establishment is possible even under weedy conditions. In addition, they show that a delay in planting date does not eliminate the benefits of this practice. This information could help farmers make informed, site‐specific decisions about whether flower strips are a good fit for their farms.
Navigating the challenges of policy evaluation
Authors: Jacob Steve 
Published: June 2024

AbstractPolicy evaluation is a well‐established management practice in many countries worldwide. Evaluation as we know it dates back to the 1970s. Throughout its rich history, evaluation has fulfilled a growing number of purposes with a focus on rationality and accountability. This article describes the major challenges facing evaluators and public administration researchers interested in the practice. We then formulate a research agenda, based on interdisciplinary research, to inform future work and guide the future of evaluation.
Zuclopenthixol decanoate toxicity in an 8‐month‐old colt causing extrapyramidal neurological signs
Authors: Addis Alice , Savage Victoria 
Published: June 2024

SummaryZuclopenthixol decanoate is a dopamine antagonist licensed for human use to manage schizophrenia and paranoid psychosis. It is in the same drug class (thioxanthene) as fluphenazine decanoate, a drug whose use in horses is reported anecdotally for providing long‐acting sedation. This case study describes severe extrapyramidal signs seen in a Thoroughbred colt after zuclopenthixol decanoate administration. The colt was presented to a referral hospital for an unusual manifestation of colic signs. On admission, the colt began to show clear extrapyramidal neurological signs. The initial suspicion was of fluphenazine decanoate toxicity, which in the limited published literature is treated with intravenous formulations of diphenhydramine hydrochloride and benztropine mesylate. At the time of writing both were unavailable in the United Kingdom without an import license. The closest alternative option, oral diphenhydramine was administered alongside intravenous atropine and pergolide. Improvements in the colt's demeanour and neurological status was noted within 24 h. The colt was hospitalised for a total of 26 days and at time of discharge was clinically normal. Follow‐up communication 3 months after discharge confirmed that the colt had remained neurologically normal. Crucially, toxicology testing submitted to Cornell University was negative for common toxins, including fluphenazine decanoate. Specific secondary testing was performed after suspicion the administration of zuclopenthixol decanoate was raised, which was positive for this compound. Routine drug testing would, therefore, not identify the use of this behaviour modifying drug. Clinical data regarding the use of zuclopenthixol in animals is limited to its use in the translocation of wildlife to relieve stress and aid acclimatisation. To our knowledge, there is no available literature describing the administration of zuclopenthixol decanoate in equine patients.
Nottingham prognostic x (NPx): a risk stratification tool in ER‐positive HER2‐negative breast cancer: a validation study
Authors: Lashen Ayat G , Toss Michael , Miligy Islam , Rewcastle Emma , Kiraz Umay , Janssen Emiel A M , Green Andrew R , Quinn Cecily , Ellis Ian , Rakha Emad A. 
Published: June 2024

AimsIn this study, we validate the use of Nottingham Prognostic x (NPx), consisting of tumour size, tumour grade, progesterone receptor (PR) and Ki67 in luminal BC.Materials and methodsTwo large cohorts of luminal early‐stage BC (n = 2864) were included. PR and Ki67 expression were assessed using full‐face resection samples using immunohistochemistry. NPx was calculated and correlated with clinical variables and outcome, together with Oncotype DX recurrence score (RS), that is frequently used as a risk stratifier in luminal BC.ResultsIn the whole cohort, 38% of patients were classified as high risk using NPx which showed significant association with parameters characteristics of aggressive tumour behaviour and shorter survival (P < 0.0001). NPx classified the moderate Nottingham Prognostic Index (NPI) risk group (n = 1812) into two distinct prognostic subgroups. Of the 82% low‐risk group, only 3.8% developed events. Contrasting this, 14% of the high‐risk patients developed events during follow‐up. A strong association was observed between NPx and Oncotype Dx RS (P < 0.0001), where 66% of patients with intermediate risk RS who had subsequent distant metastases also had a high‐risk NPx.ConclusionNPx is a reliable prognostic index in patients with luminal early‐stage BC, and in selected patients may be used to guide adjuvant chemotherapy recommendations.
Age and urban–rural disparities in cutaneous melanoma mortality rates in the United States during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Authors: Hu Ting , Ma Zhimiao , Guo Yuxin , Qiu Sikai , Lv Fan , Liu Ying , Ng Wee Han , Zu Jian , Yeo Yee Hui , Ji Fanpu , Lee Ernest Y. , Li Zhengxiao 
Published: June 2024

AbstractMost recent studies on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic and cutaneous melanoma (CM) focused more on delayed diagnosis or advanced presentation. We aimed to ascertain mortality trends of CM between 2012 and 2022, focusing on the effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic. In this serial population‐based study, the National Vital Statistics System dataset was queried for mortality data. Excess CM‐related mortality rates were estimated by calculating the difference between observed and projected mortality rates during the pandemic. Totally there were 108,853 CM‐associated deaths in 2012–2022. CM‐associated mortality saw a declining trend from 2012 to 2019 overall. However, it increased sharply in 2020 (ASMR 3.73 per 100,000 persons, 5.95% excess mortality), and remained high in 2021 and 2022, with the ASMRs of 3.82 and 3.81, corresponding to 11.17% and 13.20% excess mortality, respectively. The nonmetro areas had the most pronounced rise in mortality with 12.20% excess death in 2020, 15.33% in 2021 and 20.52% in 2022, corresponding to a 4–6 times excess mortality risk compared to large metro areas during the pandemic. The elderly had the most pronounced rise in mortality, but the mortality in the younger population was reduced.
Chronic N‐acetyl cysteine treatment does not improve respiratory system performance in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Authors: Maxwell Michael N. , Marullo Anthony L. , Valverde‐Pérez Esther , Slyne Aoife D. , Murphy Ben T. , O'Halloran Ken D. 
Published: June 2024

AbstractDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterised by respiratory muscle injury, inflammation, fibrosis and weakness, ultimately culminating in respiratory failure. The dystrophin‐deficient mouse model of DMD (mdx) shows evidence of respiratory muscle remodelling and dysfunction contributing to impaired respiratory system performance. The antioxidant N‐acetylcysteine (NAC) has been shown to exert anti‐inflammatory and anti‐fibrotic effects leading to improved respiratory muscle performance in a range of animal models of muscle dysfunction, including mdx mice, following short‐term administration (2 weeks). We sought to build on previous work by exploring the effects of chronic NAC administration (3 months) on respiratory system performance in mdx mice. One‐month‐old male mdx mice were randomised to receive normal drinking water (n = 30) or 1% NAC in the drinking water (n = 30) for 3 months. At 4 months of age, we assessed breathing in conscious mice by plethysmography followed by ex vivo assessment of diaphragm force‐generating capacity. Additionally, diaphragm histology was performed. In separate studies, in anaesthetised mice, respiratory electromyogram (EMG) activity and inspiratory pressure across a range of behaviours were determined, including assessment of peak inspiratory pressure‐generating capacity. NAC treatment did not affect force‐generating capacity of the mdx diaphragm. Collagen content and immune cell infiltration were unchanged in mdx + NAC compared with mdx diaphragms. Additionally, there was no significant effect of NAC on breathing, ventilatory responsiveness, inspiratory EMG activity or inspiratory pressure across the range of behaviours from basal conditions to peak system performance. We conclude that chronic NAC treatment has no apparent beneficial effects on respiratory system performance in the mdx mouse model of DMD suggesting limited potential of NAC treatment alone for human DMD.
Impact of Stacking Sequence and Size Effects on Open Hole Compressive Performance
Authors: McDonald Joseph , Lee Donyeong , Taketa Ichiro 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Open hole compression testing is one of the most common evaluations of aerospace-grade composite materials and serves as an important allowable design value. The test utilizes quasi-isotropic laminates. Test results for these laminates are influenced by ply count and stacking sequence changes. Previous studies have focused on the impact of ply vs sub-laminate scaling on notched specimen size effects and resulting strength predictions. Studies analyzing OHC and other compressive testing with stress intensifications have observed the impacts of 0- & 90-degree ply location, however only when considering one thickness of specimen. Resulting in a reference base where altered locations of 0- & 90-degree plies within the laminates are not considered simultaneously to size effects. This study focused evaluating both size and center ply effects on OHC performance using the Toray T1100G/3960 toughened prepreg system. Quasi-isotropic laminates of [+45/0/−45/90]NS and [+45/90/−45/0]NS, with N ranging from 1–4, were chosen to create a varied range of thicknesses still commonly seen in test campaigns. Each laminate composition had four panels manufactured for testing two sets of specimens at two test conditions. The first sample for each laminate type was tested to full failure. The second sample had specimens tested to increasing percentages of the average failure load for that laminate type. Interrupted test coupons were analyzed to evaluate damage propagation for test condition, ply count and stacking sequence variations. Using both the compressive strength results from complete testing and damage area analysis from interrupted testing, a deeper understanding of size and stacking sequence effects can be gained. The repetition of tests for both room temperature ambient and elevated temperature wet conditioned coupons expands the observation of stacking sequence and size effects is to the most common test conditions. The data collected provides an important overall evaluation of these factors on past test campaigns as choices in ply count and stacking sequence choices varied over time.
Physics of a Flexible Panel Subject to Shock Wave/Boundary Layer Interactions
Authors: Ramkumar S. , Gogulapati Abhijit , Sinha Krishnendu 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Supersonic flows involve shock waves across which pressure steeply rises. The adverse pressure gradient across a shock wave can lead to significant distortion of boundary layer profile, eventually causing flow separation. Further, the phenomenon is unsteady, especially in turbulent boundary layers. This is owing to the turbulent fluctuations within the boundary layer, which induce low frequency shock foot oscillations and separation region pulsations. The shock oscillation frequencies are typically in resonance with the fundamental vibration modes of the aircraft structure. The coupled mechanism eventually results in shock induced limit cycle oscillations (LCOs) and flutter. This work investigates into this phenomenon by analytically deriving an equation for the low frequency shock foot oscillations over any elastic panel. Suitable approximations are used, with supporting evidence from CFD results using RANS. The derived equation shows the panel flexibility to be a forcing as well as a damping term for the shock foot motions.