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Does a waiting room increase same-day treatment for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women? A quality improvement study at South African primary healthcare facilities
Authors: Gigi Ranjana M.S. , Mdingi Mandisa M. , Bütikofer Lukas , Babalola Chibuzor M. , Klausner Jeffrey D. , Medina-Marino Andrew , Muzny Christina A. , Taylor Christopher M. , van de Wijgert Janneke H.H.M. , Peters Remco P.H. , Low Nicola 
Published: February 2025

AbstractBackgroundSame-day testing and treatment of curable sexually transmitted infections (STI) is a strategy to reduce infection duration and onward transmission. South African primary healthcare facilities often lack sufficient waiting spaces. This study aimed to assess the proportion of, and factors influencing, pregnant women waiting for on-site STI test results before and after the installation of clinic-based waiting rooms.MethodsWe conducted an observational quality improvement study at 5 public primary healthcare facilities in South Africa from March 2021 to May 2023. The intervention was the installation of a waiting room in two clinics. Three clinics were used as comparators: two already had a waiting room in an existing building and one had access to a shared waiting area. The outcome was the percentage of women who waited for their STI test results. We conducted univariable and multivariable analyses and report marginal risk differences (with 95% confidence intervals, CI) of the proportions of women who waited for results. A subset of women answered structured questions about factors influencing their decision to wait for results.ResultsWe analysed data from 624 women across the 5 facilities. Overall, 36% (95% CI 31, 40) waited for their test results (range 7% to 89%). In the two intervention clinics, 17% (95% CI 11, 24) waited for results before the introduction of a waiting room and 10% (95% CI 5, 18) after (crude absolute difference -7% (95% CI -16, +3), adjusted difference, -6% (95% CI -17, +5)). The percentages of pregnant women waiting for sexually transmitted infection test results were higher throughout the study period in 2 clinics which always had a dedicated waiting room than in 2 clinics where a waiting room was installed, or in 1 clinic, which only had access to a shared waiting area. Most women reported before testing that they did not intend to wait and none of the suggested factors would change their decision.ConclusionsIntroduction of a waiting room did not increase the proportion of women who waited for their results in this observational study. Future studies should investigate infrastructure, individual and test-based factors that affect same-day STI testing and treatment.
Mapping an Islamic venture capital setup using foresight-based social construction approach
Authors: Sharif Khurram , Faisal Mohd. Nishat 
Published: February 2025

Purpose
This study is a pioneering attempt to use the theory of social construction and foresight development to map out an Islamic venture capital (IVC) setup from the key stakeholders’ perspective. Using Prabhat Ranjan Sparker’s theory of social construction, 20 participants (including policymakers, investors, intellectuals and entrepreneurs) were involved in a foresight building workshop related to designing an IVC setup that adhered to Islamic principles and values.

Design/methodology/approach
Through the utilization of “future consciousness” tools (including the Polak game, futures triangle and scenario building), key components of an IVC setup were identified. This foresight building methodology not only enhanced the diversity of opinions and wide participation but also helped to examine various discourses and different stakeholder voices. Hence, a multi-stakeholder research approach, based on team presentations, group activities, collective reflections and paper-based simulations, was used. Participants were chosen using purposive sampling, where knowledge and experience about Islamic finance and entrepreneurship were the key selection criteria. A thematic approach was used for data analysis. This enabled summarization of data into organized information structures, which uncovered different perspectives and similar views related to a future IVC setup.

Findings
The main study findings revealed an outline of an IVC setup, which was based on seven main stages (i.e. submission of a business proposal for venture capital consideration, review of the proposal by experts, multi-stakeholder decision-making, agreement phase, resource allocation stage, value-sharing equation and impact realization). Another key outcome suggested that low IVC awareness needed addressing through online and offline communication with Muslim and non-Muslim communities.

Practical implications
The creation of an effective IVC setup, based on collective feedback from key stakeholders, should play a significant role in the socio-economic development of Islamic economies by providing financial, skills-based and emotional support to Muslim venture capital seekers.

Originality/value
In terms of study originality, this is an underdeveloped area limited to theories and propositions. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is no study that has provided a blueprint for a future IVC setup in a fast-developing Islamic economy that is based on key stakeholders’ perspective.
What could determine zakat collection: bibliometric analysis on Scopus and Web of Science database
Authors: Pamuncak Mohammad Bintang , Wahid Hairunnizam , Ismail Abdul Ghafar , Sarmidi Tamat 
Published: February 2025

Purpose
This study aims to discuss literature of zakat collection, particularly to compare what Scopus and Web of Science (WoS), as the two most popular databases, provide to complete the pattern and the direction of future research of zakat collection using bibliometric analysis.

Design/methodology/approach
This study collected 266 manuscripts from the Scopus database and 106 manuscripts from the WoS database covering more than three decades from 1987 to the beginning of 2023.

Findings
This study identifies a wider horizon of future research of zakat collection literature. Where Scopus database mostly discusses the connection between the state, government and zakat, meanwhile the WoS database discusses smaller scope of zakat collection, which includes zakat institution and its governance along with behavioural and commitment of zakat payers.

Research limitations/implications
The results imply that future research agenda may include the discussion of state-government-zakat collection policy connection and behavioural and commitment of zakat payers.

Practical implications
The results also imply to widening and deepening the zakat collection. Further, it also implies to administratively to zakat agencies/zakat institution.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is among the first study (or the first) that compare Scopus and WoS database in the zakat collection literature.
Towards achieving circular economy in the Nigerian construction industry: policymakers perspectives and conceptual framework development
Authors: Bello Abdulkabir Opeyemi 
Published: February 2025

PurposeThe construction industry faces significant challenges in managing waste and resource inefficiency, contributing to environmental degradation and unsustainable practices. Despite the potential of circular economy (CE) practices to address these issues, there is limited understanding and inadequate policy support for their effective implementation. This study investigates the perspectives of policymakers on achieving CE in the Nigerian construction industry. Specifically, this study examines policymakers’ understanding of CE, key influencing policies, the challenges encountered in implementing CE practices and how policies can support the transition to CE.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts a qualitative approach to explore the perspectives of policymakers towards achieving CE in the Nigerian construction industry. About 50 participants were purposively selected to participate in this study to provide comprehensive data for the study. Saturation was attained on the 34th participants. The data were analysed using thematic analysis to identify key themes and insights.FindingsThis study identified significant gaps and challenges hindering policymakers' effective implementation of CE practices. The challenges include financial constraints, resistance to change, inadequate regulatory frameworks, lack of infrastructure, skill gaps and weak enforcement mechanisms. Recommendations for improvement include financial incentives, updated building codes, enhanced enforcement, mandatory education and training programmes and increased collaboration between government, industry and academia. A conceptual framework was developed to promote the implementation of CE in the construction industry.Originality/valueThis study is the first to examine the perspectives of policymakers on CE in the Nigerian construction industry, offering unique insights and practical recommendations. The conceptual framework adds a structured approach to implementing CE practices, contributing to the limited research on CE in developing countries and providing a robust foundation for future studies to expand the scope and employ quantitative methods to measure the impact of CE practices.
Surface quality of AA7079 sheet through single point incremental forming: experimental investigation and parametric optimization
Authors: Panwar Govind , Khanduja Dinesh , Upadhyay Vikas 
Published: February 2025

Purpose
The proposed research primarily focuses on optimizing process parameters to enhance the surface quality of AA7079 material components formed incrementally through the single-point incremental forming process. The study experimentally investigates the influence of selected process inputs on the surface quality of the formed material. Experiments were conducted on AA7079 aluminum alloy sheets under varying conditions of specific process factors, including tool diameter, side-wall angle, rotational speed, feed rate and vertical step size.

Design/methodology/approach
The experimental investigation has been planned by using the concept of design of experiments (DoE) and is based on trial runs using response surface methodology. The observed data has further been analyzed through analysis of variances analysis and desirability method for highlighting the significant parameters and optimization along with their contribution on surface quality measure, i.e. surface roughness.

Findings
The side-wall angle, vertical step size, feed rate, rotational speed and forming tool radius have been found to be the major factors that significantly affect the surface roughness. The best value of the SR has been recommended as 0.735 µm under the parametric setting as; tool size (diameter) of 12.291 mm, wall angle of 68.210°, step size of 0.269 mm, speed as 884.672 rpm and a feed rate of 2,791.240 mm/min.

Originality/value
It has been recommended that greater tool diameter, greater wall angle, smaller steps, higher feed and slower speeds are necessary to improve surface roughness. Out of all the characteristics, tool size is the most important one. In addition, validation trials have been carried out to identify any deviations from the optimal value that was expected.
Prevalence and Predictors of Suspected Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Adolescents in the United States
Authors: Noon Sheila L. , Chun Lauren F. , Lam Tin Bo Nicholas , Thai Nhat Quang N. , Dunn Winston , Schwimmer Jeffrey B. 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTBackgroundNomenclature for steatotic liver disease has been updated to include metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), which requires the presence of hepatic steatosis and at least one cardiometabolic risk factor. The prevalence of MASLD in adolescents is understudied.AimTo determine the prevalence of suspected MASLD among adolescents in the United States and to examine the relationships between elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and cardiometabolic risk factors.MethodsA cross‐sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2011 to 2020 was conducted for adolescents aged 12–19 years. Elevated ALT was defined using sex‐specific biological upper limits: > 26 U/L for males and > 22 U/L for females. Suspected MASLD was identified by elevated ALT and at least one cardiometabolic risk factor. Adolescents with elevated ALT were categorised as having suspected MASLD, elevated ALT due to other causes or cryptogenic ALT elevation.ResultsOverall, 14.6% of adolescents had elevated ALT. Of these, 77.2% had suspected MASLD, 20.2% had cryptogenic ALT elevation, 1.9% took hepatotoxic medications and 0.7% had viral hepatitis. Body mass index had the strongest association with elevated ALT (OR 3.55), followed by high triglycerides (OR 2.09), low HDL cholesterol (OR 2.05) and high blood pressure (OR 1.93).ConclusionsMost adolescents with elevated ALT met MASLD criteria, yet a portion lacked cardiometabolic risk factors or other identifiable causes. These results support the adoption of MASLD criteria in adolescents while indicating a need for further research into cryptogenic ALT elevation in paediatric populations.
H4K12 Lactylation Activated‐Spp1 in Reprogrammed Microglia Improves Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Wang Xiaokun , Zhou Geliang , Xiong Junjun , Ye Wu , Gao Yu , Wang Haofan , Pan Dishui , Luo Yongjun , Zhou Zheng 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTBackgroundSpinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe condition leading to significant disability and high mortality. The role of the secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1) signaling pathway in SCI, which is quickly activated after injury, is critical for intercellular communication but remains poorly understood.AimsThis study aimed to explore the function and regulatory mechanisms of the SPP1 signaling pathway in SCI and investigate its potential as a therapeutic target for improving functional recovery after injury.Materials and MethodsSingle‐cell RNA sequencing (scRNA‐seq) was employed to identify ligands and receptors of the SPP1 signaling pathway, particularly in microglia/macrophages. Recombinant SPP1 (rSPP1) was used in vitro and in vivo to assess its effects on neuronal maturation, mitochondrial energy in axons, and functional recovery after SCI. Pseudotime analysis was conducted to examine the role of Spp1 in microglial activation and proliferation. DNA‐pulldown and in vitro experiments were performed to investigate the upstream regulatory proteins of Spp1.ResultsThe SPP1 signaling pathway is primarily localized in microglia after SCI, with rSPP1 promoting neuronal maturation and enhancing mitochondrial function in axons. Injection of rSPP1 into the injured spinal cord resulted in significant improvement in functional recovery. Pseudotime analysis indicated that Spp1 is involved in the activation and proliferation of microglia. Histone H4 lysine 12 lactylation (H4K12la) was found to promote the transcription of Spp1 in reprogrammed microglia postinjury.DiscussionOur findings reveal a novel regulatory mechanism involving Spp1 in SCI, particularly its role in microglial activation, mitochondrial function, and glycolytic reprogramming. This new insight provides a deeper understanding of its contribution to the injury response.ConclusionThis study uncovers a previously unreported mechanism of Spp1 in SCI, offering a potential therapeutic target for SCI.
The Role of Critical Discourse Analysis in Promoting Epistemological Diversity in EAL Learning: A Case Study on Canadian International Students
Authors: Chen Danni , Du Ting 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTEnglish as an additional language (EAL) learning and teaching are epistemic practices with marked epistemic injustice. Language is not merely a tool for communication, but rather a fundamental aspect of how knowledge is constructed, validated, and transmitted across different cultural and intellectual traditions. This study explores the intricate relationship between language as an epistemic apparatus and EAL learning in the Canadian context, with a particular focus on how English language ideologies shape knowledge construction and transmission. Through a qualitative case study approach, international students were guided to use critical discourse analysis (CDA) to examine traditional assumptions embedded in EAL textbooks. The study starts with how the ideology of Standard English reflects Western epistemological traditions as a specific manifestation of epistemic injustice in EAL teaching and learning. This recognition allows international students who speak English as an additional language to critically engage with not just the linguistic forms of English but also the underlying epistemic dominance represented by these forms. By realizing the tacitly agreed‐upon dominance of Western academic English, which represents one form of Standard English, students question and challenge the epistemological hegemony that often accompanies linguistic ideological hegemony. Our findings suggest that introducing CDA as an epistemic tool can raise critical language awareness and increase the epistemological diversity of additional language learning and teaching. This pedagogy reinforces multilingualism in EAL both mentally through multilingual thinking and practically through EAL learning, thereby fostering a deeper appreciation of the diversified epistemological landscape that different languages and cultures bring to academic discourse. It enables learners in multilingual contexts to navigate and negotiate between different knowledge systems, promoting a richer, more nuanced understanding of knowledge creation, dissemination, and absorption.
A novel dual‐decomposition method for non‐convex two‐stage stochastic mixed‐integer quadratically constrained quadratic problems
Authors: Belyak Nikita , Oliveira Fabricio 
Published: February 2025

AbstractWe propose the novel p‐branch‐and‐bound method for solving two‐stage stochastic programming problems whose deterministic equivalents are represented by non‐convex mixed‐integer quadratically constrained quadratic programming (MIQCQP) models. The precision of the solution generated by the p‐branch‐and‐bound method can be arbitrarily adjusted by altering the value of the precision factor p. The proposed method combines two key techniques. The first one, named p‐Lagrangian decomposition, generates a mixed‐integer relaxation of a dual problem with a separable structure for a primal non‐convex MIQCQP problem. The second one is a version of the classical dual decomposition approach that is applied to solve the Lagrangian dual problem and ensures that integrality and non‐anticipativity conditions are met once the optimal solution is obtained. This paper also presents a comparative analysis of the p‐branch‐and‐bound method efficiency considering two alternative solution methods for the dual problems as a subroutine. These are the proximal bundle method and Frank–Wolfe progressive hedging. The latter algorithm relies on the interpolation of linearisation steps similar to those taken in the Frank–Wolfe method as an inner loop in the classic progressive hedging. The p‐branch‐and‐bound method's efficiency was tested on randomly generated instances and demonstrated superior performance over commercial solver Gurobi.
Qualitative Investigation of Nurses' Working Conditions After a Major Earthquake in Türkiye
Authors: Parlak Ayşe Gül , Güney Rabiye , Akkaya Gülnur , Karacan Yasemin , Akkuş Yeliz , Danç Esin 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTAimsWe aimed to determine the working conditions and share the experiences of local earthquake‐affected nurses and volunteer nurses from other regions in the first days after the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes that took place in Türkiye on February 6, 2023.DesignA phenomenological approach was adopted in this inductive qualitative study.MethodsIn‐depth individual interviews were held between April and May 2023 with a total of 16 nurses who worked in the earthquake‐affected areas or were voluntarily assigned from other provinces. Thematic analysis was used to evaluate the data, and the study adhered to the COREQ checklist.ResultsSeven themes were generated from the data: earthquake scenes, organisation, nurses' actions, preparedness, volunteering, basic necessities, and the emotional spectrum. The organisation theme had three subthemes: uncertainty, communication and coordination, and excessive workload.ConclusionThe results of this study can be a guide in preventing and rapidly addressing the problems encountered in post‐disaster nursing care. To cope with the sudden increase in workload, atypical cases, and ethical dilemmas after a disaster, we recommend updating the current nursing curriculum, modifying existing hospital disaster plans, and conducting further studies to increase the physical and psychological resilience of nurses responding to disasters and emergencies.Implications for the ProfessionThe findings of this study may provide a basis for nurses to advocate for change and better disaster preparedness. Nurses can be better prepared by knowing the conditions in an earthquake zone. It may also encourage the development of post‐earthquake recovery programs for the psychosocial health of nurses.ImpactThe results of this study can be used to restructure earthquake preparedness programs, starting in undergraduate education, to prepare nurses for major earthquakes. In addition, it may guide policy‐makers and health care professionals, especially nurses, in optimally preparing for earthquakes and planning and implementing nationwide technology‐supported earthquake preparedness programs.Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contribution.
Cognitive housework and Parents' relationship satisfaction
Authors: Petts Richard J. , Carlson Daniel L. , Wong Jaclyn S. 
Published: February 2025

AbstractObjectiveThis study examines the association between the division of cognitive housework and parents' relationship satisfaction.BackgroundEquity theory suggests that factors which either objectively (i.e., equal sharing) or subjectively (i.e., feeling appreciated) enhance partners' feelings of mutual benefit lead to greater relationship satisfaction. From an equity perspective, cognitive labor may be especially consequential for relationship satisfaction not only because it is boundless, burdensome work but also because it is invisible and often unappreciated. Drawing on equity theory, we argue that relationship satisfaction is highest when cognitive labor is equally shared.MethodWe use cross‐sectional data on different‐gender partnered US parents from Wave 5 of the Study on US Parents' Divisions of Labor During COVID‐19 (SPDLC) and OLS regression to estimate associations between the division of cognitive housework and relationship satisfaction separately for mothers and fathers.ResultsEqual divisions of cognitive housework are associated with the highest levels of relationship satisfaction for both mothers and fathers. This association is consistent across various measures and dimensions of cognitive housework, with few exceptions.ConclusionRelationship satisfaction is highest when partners equally share cognitive housework, as sharing this labor may reduce burdens on one parent as well as increase the visibility and value of this often hidden form of domestic labor.