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The social sustainability improvement strategy for supporting the green library concept at Taman Ismail Marzuki library
Authors: Sulaiman Muhammad Fadhil , Laksmi Laksmi 
Published: March 2024

PurposeThis study aims to describe and examine the strategy used by the Taman Ismail Marzuki Library for increasing its social sustainability capabilities.Design/methodology/approachThe research questions in this study are (1) What is the TIM Library’s social sustainability strategy for supporting the green library concept? and (2) What are the impediments and facilitators to implementing the green library concept in the TIM Library through a social sustainability process? This study adopted a qualitative approach, using a case study method, in research conducted over the period July–November 2022. The data collection methods used were purposive sampling, interviews, observations and document analysis.FindingsThis study’s findings indicate that the TIM library’s social sustainability strategy supports economic sustainability up to the independence stage, whereas environmental sustainability is still at the empowerment stage. The green library concept is sustainable due to the library’s commitment to the “third place” concept and library cooperation. The TIM Library’s continuing strategy to use creative community development programs to attract public interest and change the library’s perception in the community should help it realize the green library concept.Practical implicationsLibraries can use the research findings to guide their strategies for community engagement and inclusivity.Social implicationsThe paper suggests that policymakers supporting libraries can consider incorporating elements of the Green Library concept and community development stages into policies to enhance the societal impact of libraries.Originality/valueThe significance of this study is that it uncovers strategies to help public libraries meet the requirements of the green library concept.
The J-curve effect in agricultural commodity trade: an empirical study of South East Asian economies
Authors: Trofimov Ivan D. 
Published: March 2024

PurposeIn this paper we examine the validity of the J-curve hypothesis in four Southeast Asian economies (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand) over the 1980–2017 period.Design/methodology/approachWe employ the linear autoregressive distributed lags (ARDL) model that captures the dynamic relationships between the variables and additionally use the nonlinear ARDL model that considers the asymmetric effects of the real exchange rate changes.FindingsThe estimated models were diagnostically sound, and the variables were found to be cointegrated. However, with the exception of Malaysia, the short- and long-run relationships did not attest to the presence of the J-curve effect. The trade flows were affected asymmetrically in Malaysia and the Philippines, suggesting the appropriateness of nonlinear ARDL in these countries.Originality/valueThe previous research tended to examine the effects of the real exchange rate changes on the agricultural trade balance and specifically the J-curve effect (deterioration of the trade balance followed by its improvement) in the developed economies and rarely in the developing ones. In this paper, we address this omission.
The patterns of the past and future agenda in international branding: a literature review
Authors: Ramos Manoella Antonieta 
Published: March 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to, first, analyze the past years of research on international branding and, second, building on an early literature review, to analyze patterns in the field and suggest future research.

Design/methodology/approach
The analyzed papers were compiled using the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The author searched papers published between 2007 and 2023 that used terms related to international branding in their title, abstract and keywords.

Findings
This paper structures and identifies key institutions, papers, regions and authors in the field. It provides an overview of the past years of research in the area. The study identifies important gaps in the literature and suggests further research dealing with, for example, the B2B sector and emerging markets.

Originality/value
Despite the increase in international branding studies, few literature reviews have been published since 2007. This review fills this research gap. It identifies future research areas dealing with branding in the B2B sector, branding in emerging markets, branding process and implementation studies using longitudinal methods and more practical research.
A scoping review and analysis of green construction research: a machine learning aided approach
Authors: Fernando Ashani , Siriwardana Chandana , Law David , Gunasekara Chamila , Zhang Kevin , Gamage Kumari 
Published: March 2024

PurposeThe increasing urgency to address climate change in construction has made green construction (GC) and sustainability critical topics for academia and industry professionals. However, the volume of literature in this field has made it impractical to rely solely on traditional systematic evidence mapping methodologies.Design/methodology/approachThis study employs machine learning (ML) techniques to analyze the extensive evidence-base on GC. Using both supervised and unsupervised ML, 5,462 relevant papers were filtered from 10,739 studies published from 2010 to 2022, retrieved from the Scopus and Web of Science databases.FindingsKey themes in GC encompass green building materials, construction techniques, assessment methodologies and management practices. GC assessment and techniques were prominent, while management requires more research. The results from prevalence of topics and heatmaps revealed important patterns and interconnections, emphasizing the prominent role of materials as major contributors to the construction sector. Consistency of the results with VOSviewer analysis further validated the findings, demonstrating the robustness of the review approach.Originality/valueUnlike other reviews focusing only on specific aspects of GC, use of ML techniques to review a large pool of literature provided a holistic understanding of the research landscape. It sets a precedent by demonstrating the effectiveness of ML techniques in addressing the challenge of analyzing a large body of literature. By showcasing the connections between various facets of GC and identifying research gaps, this research aids in guiding future initiatives in the field.
308‐nm excimer light is effective for palmoplantar pustulosis regardless of the presence or absence of focal infection: Single‐center real‐world experience of treatment for palmoplantar pustulosis
Authors: Niimura Yoshiko , Kamata Masahiro , Ishikawa Takeko , Nagata Mayumi , Ito Makoto , Watanabe Ayu , Egawa Shota , Uchida Hideaki , Hiura Azusa , Fukaya Saki , Hayashi Kotaro , Fukuyasu Atsuko , Tanaka Takamitsu , Tada Yayoi 
Published: March 2024

AbstractPalmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) is relatively rare and recognition of PPP is different in different countries. Therefore, real‐world data are limited. Local phototherapy for the palms and the soles is commonly used to treat PPP due to tolerable safety. However, data on the effectiveness of 308‐nm excimer light are limited. In our study, we retrospectively investigated the effectiveness of treatments for PPP, especially phototherapy (308‐nm excimer light), in our department. In addition, we examined whether smoking status and focal infection affected responsiveness to treatment of PPP. Patients who were diagnosed with PPP by board‐certified dermatologists and visited our hospital from April 2015 to August 2018 were analyzed in this study. We collected data on PPP area severity index (PPPASI) before treatment. We also collected data on PPPASI in May to August 2018 as “after treatment” from all patients. Patients who received any treatment for less than 3 months were excluded. Nineteen patients (16 women and three men) were analyzed in this study. In patients treated with phototherapy (n = 12), PPPASI significantly decreased from a mean ± SD of 16.5 ± 10.3 to 4.5 ± 3.6 (p = 0.004), whereas it did not in patients treated without phototherapy (n = 7). Patients who quit smoking showed a significant decrease in PPPASI after treatment (16.8 ± 12.7 to 2.4 ± 2.9, p = 0.008). Regarding focal infection, in patients treated without phototherapy, the reduction rate of PPPASI was significantly lower in patients with focal infection than in those without focal infection (17.7 ± 21.5%, 71.1 ± 19.3%, p = 0.035), indicating that focal infection is associated with intractability. Meanwhile, in patients treated with phototherapy, PPPASI decreased regardless of the presence or absence of focal infection. In conclusion, our study demonstrated the effectiveness of local phototherapy consisting of 308‐nm excimer light, regardless of focal infection. Patients who quit smoking were responsive to any treatment, indicating the importance of smoking cessation.
Automatic stack velocity picking using a semi‐supervised ensemble learning method
Authors: Wang Hongtao , Zhang Jiangshe , Zhang Chunxia , Long Li , Geng Weifeng 
Published: March 2024

AbstractPicking stack velocity from seismic velocity spectra is a fundamental method in seismic stack velocity analysis. With the increase in the scale of seismic data acquisition, manual picking cannot achieve the required efficiency. Therefore, an automatic picking algorithm is urgently needed now. Despite some supervised deep learning–based picking approaches that have been proposed, they heavily rely on sufficient training samples and lack interpretability. In contrast, utilizing physical knowledge to develop semi‐data‐driven methods has the potential to efficiently solve this problem. Thus, we propose a semi‐supervised ensemble learning method to reduce the reliance on manually labelled data and improve interpretability by incorporating the interval velocity constraint. Semi‐supervised ensemble learning fuses the information of the estimated spectrum, nearby velocity spectra and few‐shot manual picking to recognize the velocity picking. Test results of both the synthetic and field datasets indicate that semi‐supervised ensemble learning achieves more reliable and precise picking than traditional clustering‐based techniques and the currently popular convolutional neural network method.
Religion and public administration at the micro level: The lens of street‐level bureaucracy theory in democracies
Authors: Golan‐Nadir Niva 
Published: March 2024

AbstractThe dynamics between religion and state in public administration implementation theories has garnered scholarly interest over the past decade. However, these two realms of study are rarely combined. In this research note, I explore religion and, more specifically, the implementation of religion‐based policies by street‐level bureaucrats, as a public service like any other. I point to the more commonly studied aspect of this realm, namely the influence of personal religious tendencies on the exercise of discretion by the individual street‐level bureaucrat. Further, I discuss the supply of religion‐based services by street‐level bureaucrats in democracies, and the actions they are willing to take (such as promote co‐production or policy entrepreneurship) when religion constraints them from supplying certain public services.Points for practitioners
Street‐level bureaucrats are influenced by their religious perceptions during policy implementation.
These workers may also be constrained by religion‐based policies during implementation, hence provide inadequate public services or not supplying them at all.
Citizens may be dissatisfied with the inadequate services and the burdens it imposes on their lives.
Street‐level bureaucrats who cannot supply certain services due to religion‐based constraints may take on co‐production or policy entrepreneurship strategies outside the standard scope of their job description in order to supply them.
Cellulitis in the Emergency Department: A prospective cohort study with patient‐centred follow‐up
Authors: Nightingale Rachael S , Etheridge Nimai , Sweeny Amy L , Smyth Graham , Dace William , Pellatt Richard A.F. , Snelling Peter J , Yadav Krishan , Keijzers Gerben 
Published: March 2024

AbstractObjectiveThere is substantial practice variation in the management of cellulitis with limited prospective studies describing the course of cellulitis after diagnosis. We aimed to describe the demographics, clinical features (erythema, warmth, swelling and pain), patient‐reported disease trajectory and medium‐term follow‐up for ED patients with cellulitis.MethodsProspective observational cohort study of adults diagnosed with cellulitis in two EDs in Southeast Queensland, Australia. Patients with (peri)orbital cellulitis and abscess were excluded. Data were obtained from a baseline questionnaire, electronic medical records and follow‐up questionnaires at 3, 7 and 14 days. Clinician adjudication of day 14 cellulitis cure was compared to patient assessment. Descriptive analyses were conducted.ResultsThree‐hundred patients (mean age 50 years, SD 19.9) with cellulitis were enrolled, predominantly affecting the lower limb (75%). Cellulitis features showed greatest improvement between enrolment and day 3. Clinical improvement continued gradually at days 7 and 14 with persistent skin erythema (41%) and swelling (37%) at day 14. Skin warmth was the feature most likely to be resolved at each time point. There was a discrepancy in clinician and patient assessment of cellulitis cure at day 14 (85.8% vs. 52.8% cured).ConclusionsA clinical response of cellulitis features can be expected at day 3 with ongoing slower improvement over time. Over one third of patients had erythema or swelling at day 14. Patients are less likely than clinicians to deem their cellulitis cured at day 14. Future research should include parallel patient and clinician evaluation of cellulitis to help develop clearer definitions of treatment failure and cure.
The role of spleen radiomics model for predicting prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients receiving definitive radiotherapy
Authors: Guo Longxiang , Liu Ao , Geng Xiaotao , Zhao Zongxing , Nie Yu , Wang Lu , Liu Defeng , Li Yi , Li Yuanlin , Li Dianxing , Wang Qiankun , Li Zhichao , Liu Xiuli , Li Minghuan 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe spleen plays an important role in systemic antitumor immune response, but whether spleen imaging features have predictive effect for prognosis and immune status was unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate computed tomography (CT)‐based spleen radiomics to predict the prognosis of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) underwent definitive radiotherapy (dRT) and to try to find its association with systemic immunity.MethodsThis retrospective study included 201 ESCC patients who received dRT. Patients were randomly divided into training (n = 142) and validation (n = 59) groups. The pre‐ and delta‐radiomic features were extracted from enhanced CT images. LASSO‐Cox regression was used to select the radiomics signatures most associated with progression‐free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Independent prognostic factors were identified by univariate and multivariate Cox analyses. The ROC curve and C‐index were used to evaluate the predictive performance. Finally, the correlation between spleen radiomics and immune‐related hematological parameters was analyzed by spearman correlation analysis.ResultsIndependent prognostic factors involved TNM stage, treatment regimen, tumor location, pre‐ or delta‐Rad‐score. The AUC of the delta‐radiomics combined model was better than other models in the training and validation groups in predicting PFS (0.829 and 0.875, respectively) and OS (0.857 and 0.835, respectively). Furthermore, some spleen delta‐radiomic features are significantly correlated with delta‐ALC (absolute lymphocyte count) and delta‐NLR (neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio).ConclusionsSpleen radiomics is expected to be a useful noninvasive tool for predicting the prognosis and evaluating systemic immune status for ESCC patients underwent dRT.
Co‐action and changes in alcohol use during a smoking cessation attempt
Authors: Vinci Christine , Lam Cho Y. , Etcheverry Paul E. , Correa‐Fernandez Virmarie , Cano Miguel Ángel , Cinciripini Paul M. , Wetter David W. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAimsThree smoking cessation studies (CARE, Break Free, Por Nuestra Salud [PNS]) were used to measure changes in average alcohol consumption, binge drinking and alcohol‐related problems during a smoking cessation attempt and to explore co‐action with smoking abstinence.DesignCARE and PNS were longitudinal cohort cessation studies; Break Free was a two‐arm randomized clinical trial.SettingTexas, USA.ParticipantsParticipants were current smokers who were recruited from the community and received smoking cessation interventions. All participants received nicotine replacement therapy and smoking cessation counseling. CARE included 424 smokers (1/3 White, 1/3 African American and 1/3 Latino); Break Free included 399 African American smokers; PNS included 199 Spanish‐speaking Mexican‐American smokers.MeasurementsWeekly alcohol consumption was collected multiple times pre and post‐quit, and binge drinking and alcohol‐related problems were collected at baseline and 26 weeks post‐quit. Analyses included only those who indicated current alcohol use.FindingsAverage alcohol consumption decreased from baseline to 26 weeks post‐quit in CARE (F = 17.09, P < 0.001), Break Free (F = 12.08, P < 0.001) and PNS (F = 10.21, P < 0.001). Binge drinking decreased from baseline to 26 weeks post‐quit in CARE (F = 3.94, P = 0.04) and Break Free (F = 10.41, P < 0.001) but not PNS. Alcohol‐related problems decreased from baseline to 26 weeks post‐quit in CARE (Chi‐sq = 6.41, P = 0.010) and Break Free (Chi sq = 14.44, P = 0.001), but not PNS.ConclusionsAmong current drinkers, alcohol use/problems appear to decrease during a smoking cessation attempt and remain low through 26 weeks after the quit attempt. Little evidence was found for co‐action, with smoking abstainers and relapsers showing similar change in alcohol use/problems.
Vulval dermatoses: A review of referrals to dermatology
Authors: Warner Sophie , Oakley Amanda 
Published: March 2024

AbstractWe undertook a retrospective observational review of patients referred to a tertiary dermatology department with vulval complaints over 12 months. The most common provisional diagnoses made by the referrer and final dermatology diagnoses were lichen sclerosus (54% and 38%), dermatitis (12.7% and 16.5%) and psoriasis (5.1% and 6.3%). Referrers may benefit from further education about skin diseases of the vulva, topical steroids for vulval complaints and the importance of clinical photography.
Scapular fractures: A regional and rural perspective
Authors: Flaaten Nordan , Moslim Huissan , Tang Eric , Varrall Ruth 
Published: March 2024

AbstractIntroductionScapular fractures (SFs) have historically been associated with severe trauma and multiple injuries. Recent studies have demonstrated improved outcomes. However, SFs have never been studied from a strictly rural or Australian perspective.ObjectiveThe study's objective was to assess whether associations still exist between a fractured scapula and trauma scores, mortality rates, and other commonly associated injuries in a regional Australian trauma centre.DesignThe study design examined prospectively collected data from a regional hospital between the years 2012 to 2021 presenting to the emergency department with traumatic SFs. Primary outcomes of interest were mortality rate, method of injury, ISS scores, and associated injuries.FindingsOne hundred and five patients had a SF. The median age was 49 with 93 (89%) being male. Most fractures were located in the body of the scapula (80%). The primary mechanism of injury was motorbike accidents (36%), falls (24%), and motor vehicle accidents (22%). Two patients died from their injuries (1.9%). Thirty‐four percent demonstrated mild trauma scores, with 36% moderate, 28% severe, and 1.9% critical. Commonly observed associated injuries included chest wall fractures, vertebral fractures, thoracic injuries, brain injury, and abdominal trauma.DiscussionA minority of SFs were associated with severe or critical trauma, and overall, patients who sustained a SF had a low mortality rate. These findings suggest that patients from regional areas have similar outcomes to those from more urban centres in other parts of the world.ConclusionGiven these results, a re‐examination of whether SFs are a reliable marker of severe trauma should be considered.
Nasal allergen‐neutralizing antibodies correlate closely with tolerated intranasal allergen challenge dose following grass pollen subcutaneous immunotherapy in patients with local allergic rhinitis
Authors: Eguiluz‐Gracia Ibon , Parkin Rebecca V. , Layhadi Janice A. , Palmer Elizabeth , Meng Xun , Zhu Rongfei , Sahiner Umit , Durham Stephen R. , Torres Maria Jose , Mayorga Cristobalina , Rondon Carmen , Shamji Mohamed H. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackgroundLocal allergic rhinitis (LAR) is defined by chronic nasal symptoms, absence of atopy, positive nasal allergen challenge (NAC) and a good response to subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy (SCIT). We sought to investigate SCIT capacity to induce local and systemic blocking antibodies in LAR patients.MethodsA RDBPC study of grass SCIT was performed, with participants receiving either SCIT (Group A; n = 10) or placebo (Group B; n = 14) in the first 6 months. Both groups subsequently received SCIT for 12 months at Year 2. Nasal and serum antibodies (IgG4, IgA1 and IgA2) and their inhibitory capacity were measured at multiple timepoints.ResultsThe allergen concentration tolerated increased significantly at 6 months (Group A; p = .047) and 24 months (Group B; p = .049) compared with baseline and persisted until the end of the study. Induction of serum sIgA1 to Phl p was seen in Groups A and B, albeit the former being induced earlier (1.71‐fold, p = .027). A significant induction in sIgG4 to Phl p 1 and 5 was observed in serum of Group A (p = .047 and p = .0039) and sIgA2 to Phl p in Group B (p = .032 and p = .0098) at 18 and 24 months, respectively. Both local and systemic blocking antibodies can inhibit allergen–IgE complexes binding to CD23 on B cells, and this correlated with level of allergen tolerated intra‐nasally in Group A (serum; 𝜌 = −.47, p = .0006, nasal; 𝜌 = −.38, p = .0294).ConclusionsGrass pollen SCIT induced functional systemic blocking antibodies that correlate with the concentration of allergen tolerated following NAC, highlighting their potential as a biomarker of SCIT in LAR.