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Numerical analysis on the thermal management of phase change material with fins for lithium-ion batteries
Authors: Li Shian , Cheng Yuanzhe , Shen Qiuwan , Wang Chongyang , Peng Chengdong , Yang Guogang 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to improve the thermal management of lithium-ion batteries. The phase change material (PCM) cooling does not require additional equipment to consume energy. To improve the heat dissipation capacity of batteries, fins are added in the PCM to enhance the heat transfer process.

Design/methodology/approach
Computational fluid dynamics method is used to study the influence of number of vertical fins and ring fins (i.e. 2, 4, 6 and 8 vertical fins, and 2, 3, 4 and 5 ring fins) and the combination of them on the cooling performance.

Findings
The battery maximum temperature can be decreased by the PCM with vertical or ring fins, and it can be further decreased by the combination of them. The PCM with eight vertical fins and five ring fins reduces the battery maximum temperature by 5.21 K. In addition, the temperature and liquid-phase distributions of the battery and PCM are affected by the design of the cooling system.

Practical implications
This work can provide guidelines for the development of new and efficient PCM cooling systems for lithium-ion batteries.

Originality/value
The combination of PCM and fins can be used to reduce the battery maximum temperature and temperature difference.
Learning to expand our communities to support coaching for equity: a collaboration of seven university-based teacher preparation programs
Authors: Ries Elizabeth , Holyoke Erica Steinitz , Dunham Heather , Young Murphy K. , Mosley Wetzel Melissa , Garcia Criselda , Payne Katherina , Wilhelm Annie Garrison , Estrada Veronica L. , Maurer Alycia , Trautman Katie 
Published: December 2023

Purpose There is an urgent need for teacher preparation programs to equip teachers to teach in innovative and transformative ways, meeting the needs of diverse learners. Coaching is an instrumental tool for supporting change and development, especially in contexts with decentralized teacher preparation guidelines.Design/methodology/approach This multicase study examines cross-institutional programmatic innovations for coaching teacher candidates (TCs) and centering equity using improvement science and equity coaching. The authors explore the networked improvement community’s (NIC’s) examination of problems of practice through plan–do–study–act cycles in three coaching contexts within and across seven institutions.Findings Qualitative methods revealed that adapting coaching protocols can center equity and build equity-focused practices. This work highlights revisions to coaching within and across teacher preparation programs (TPPs), which the authors hope inspires extending equity-centered coaching and improvement science to new contexts. This cross-case analysis revealed program innovations for coaches, digital technologies and alignment.Practical implications This study addresses ongoing challenges faced by TPPs in the United States, including TCs' understandings of equity in teaching and decentralized teacher preparation that results in varied and incongruent understandings about quality teaching. This study builds on previous scholarship that examines shifts in coaching practices by disrupting silos in TPPs as examined innovations.Originality/value The paper offers a unique view of cross-institutional collaboration in coaching to improve transformative teaching experiences in teacher preparation field experiences.
Modelling organ donation information adoption among Malaysian youth using the information adoption model (IAM)
Authors: Madli Faerozh , Sondoh Stephen , Totu Andreas , T. Ramayah , Janin Yuzainy , Syed Annuar Sharifah Nurafizah , Cham Tat-Huei 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
The shortage of organ donors is an under-researched global issue that demands immediate attention. This attention should begin at the government level and related organizations. In Malaysia, the shortage of organ donations has been a pressing issue faced by the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) for a considerable length of time. In reaction to this issue, the MOH deployed the Organ Donation Awareness Strategic Campaign Plan by using the platform of social media to disseminate information regarding organ donation to the public. However, the number of registrations is still low among Malaysians. Moreover, the observation from the literature shows that there are limited studies which have been initiated to focus on social media in the context of organ donation campaigns.

Design/methodology/approach
The quantitative research design has been used to understand the issue. Three hundred and eighty-four completed questionnaires were collected from the target sample, which comprised university students in Malaysia. For this study, partial least squares structural equation modelling was used for data analysis.

Findings
The result shows that information usefulness is vital because it will lead individuals to adopt organ donation information on social media. More specifically, predictors that positively influence youth or university students to accept information as useful are visual information, information sharing, accessibility of information, needs of information and attitude towards information. Subsequently, information usefulness positively influences information adoption. In the meantime, information quality and credibility do not significantly affect information usefulness.

Practical implications
The findings of this study may assist MOH or interested parties in designing a sound marketing strategy in the context of organ donation promotion by providing empirical evidence.

Originality/value
The study provides empirical evidence about information characteristics in the context of organ donation promotion.
Using Big Data to enhance data envelopment analysis of retail store productivity
Authors: Castellano Nicola , Del Gobbo Roberto , Leto Lorenzo 
Published: December 2023

PurposeThe concept of productivity is central to performance management and decision-making, although it is complex and multifaceted. This paper aims to describe a methodology based on the use of Big Data in a cluster analysis combined with a data envelopment analysis (DEA) that provides accurate and reliable productivity measures in a large network of retailers.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology is described using a case study of a leading kitchen furniture producer. More specifically, Big Data is used in a two-step analysis prior to the DEA to automatically cluster a large number of retailers into groups that are homogeneous in terms of structural and environmental factors and assess a within-the-group level of productivity of the retailers.FindingsThe proposed methodology helps reduce the heterogeneity among the units analysed, which is a major concern in DEA applications. The data-driven factorial and clustering technique allows for maximum within-group homogeneity and between-group heterogeneity by reducing subjective bias and dimensionality, which is embedded with the use of Big Data.Practical implicationsThe use of Big Data in clustering applied to productivity analysis can provide managers with data-driven information about the structural and socio-economic characteristics of retailers' catchment areas, which is important in establishing potential productivity performance and optimizing resource allocation. The improved productivity indexes enable the setting of targets that are coherent with retailers' potential, which increases motivation and commitment.Originality/valueThis article proposes an innovative technique to enhance the accuracy of productivity measures through the use of Big Data clustering and DEA. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no attempts have been made to benefit from the use of Big Data in the literature on retail store productivity.
Addressing the loss of exploratory innovation: the roles of organizational foresight and strategic orientation
Authors: Zhang Ruxin , Lin Jun , Li Suicheng , Cai Ying 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
This study aims to explore how to overcome and address the loss of exploratory innovation, thereby achieving greater success in exploratory innovation. This phenomenon of loss occurs when enterprises decrease their investment in and engagement with exploratory innovation, ultimately leading to an insufficient amount of such innovation efforts. Drawing on dynamic capabilities, this study investigates the relationship between organizational foresight and exploratory innovation and examines the moderating role of breakthrough orientation/financial orientation.

Design/methodology/approach
This study used survey data collected from 296 Chinese high-tech companies in multiple industries and sectors.

Findings
The evidence produced by this study reveals that three elements of organizational foresight (i.e. environmental scanning capabilities, strategic selection capabilities and integrating capabilities) positively influence exploratory innovation. Furthermore, this positive effect is strengthened in the context of a high-breakthrough orientation. Moreover, the relationships among environmental scanning capabilities, strategic selection capabilities and exploratory innovation become weaker as an enterprise’s financial orientation increases, whereas a strong financial orientation does not affect the relationship between integrating capabilities and exploratory innovation.

Research limitations/implications
Ambidexterity is key to successful enterprise innovation. Compared with exploitative innovation, it is by no means easy to engage in exploratory innovation, which is especially important in high-tech companies. While the loss of exploratory innovation has been observed, few empirical studies have explored ways to promote exploratory innovation more effectively. A key research implication of this study pertains to the role of organizational foresight in the improvement of exploratory innovation in the context of high-tech companies.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to the broader literature on exploratory innovation and organizational foresight and provides practical guidance for high-tech companies regarding ways of avoiding the loss of exploratory innovation and becoming more successful at exploratory innovation.
Participatory action research and empowerment of nursing home residents
Authors: Bilfeldt Annette , Mahler Marianne 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss participatory action research with staff, residents and relatives contributed to the residents’ quality of life through the development of an inclusive praxis in a public nursing home in Denmark. The project addressed the residents’ reports about a lack of influence in their everyday lives.

Design/methodology/approach
The project used future-creating workshops as an important methodological tool. Theoretical concepts about developing a social reflexive and colletive morally obliging praxis were central to frame democratic learning and acting. The theoretical concepts of empowerment and capability were also applied. This paper will outline the methods and the results obtained.

Findings
Learning processes were initiated, enabling staff to respectfully engage in dialogue with residents and their relatives about their needs and wishes. The development of a democratic knowledge-building process was established based on the perspectives of the residents, relatives and staff. In conclusion, the project contributed to the development of a more reflective and democratic praxis focused on empowering the residents as the primary “stakeholders” in the daily life of the nursing home.

Originality/value
The research paper is based on the authors’ own research.
Social and solidarity economy in the cultural field: governance as a transforming lever? A comparison between three French organizations
Authors: Ferraton Cyrille , Petrella Francesca , Richez-Battesti Nadine , Vallade Delphine 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
This paper aims to analyze the “crafts” of governance within social and solidarity economy (SSE) cultural organizations, considering formal and informal rules, to support their project of democratization of arts and culture and more generally of cultural democracy. The hypothesis is that it is through participatory and democratic governance that SSE can have a transformative role.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper builds upon a qualitative, multiple case study of three SSE organizations in the performing arts and audiovisual production in France. Although different in age, size and legal form, they all experiment a more participative governance system, not without tensions, to face deep institutional changes in their environment.

Findings
The results show that legal forms from the SSE are necessary safeguards but not sufficient to effectively implement a democratic governance beyond the “one member, one vote” principle. Democratic governance is supported by both formal and informal rules. By experimenting with innovative participative and democratic governance rules, these organizations contribute to the transformation of practices in the cultural field (democratization of art and culture) but also in society at large by fostering cultural democracy.

Research limitations/implications
Building upon three case studies, this exploratory work stresses important issues that are worth to explore on a larger scale to understand by which levers SSE can play a transformative role in the cultural field.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to the literature on SSE and on governance by enlarging the analysis beyond the board of directors and the statutory rules. Applying the approach of collective action and reasonable values developed by Commons to SSE, it shows that participatory governance cannot be based on an ideal or a choice of preestablished values and principles but must leave room for creativity and representations of stakeholders not only to support transformation of practices within the cultural field but also externally by increasing cultural democracy.
The analysis of critical success factors for successful kaizen implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a textile industry case study
Authors: Kazancoglu Yigit , Lafci Cisem , Berberoglu Yalcin , Jagtap Sandeep , Celik Cansu Cimitay 
Published: December 2023

PurposeThe primary objective of this research is to determine critical success factors (CSFs) that enable textile enterprises to effectively implement Kaizen, a Japanese concept of continuous development, particularly during disruptive situations. The study aims to provide insights into how Kaizen is specifically employed within the textile sector and to offer guidance for addressing future crises.Design/methodology/approachThis study employs a structured approach to determine CSFs for successful Kaizen implementation in the textile industry. The Triple Helix Actors structure, comprising business, academia and government representatives, is utilized to uncover essential insights. Additionally, the Matriced Impacts Croises-Multiplication Applique and Classement (MICMAC) analysis and interpretative structural modeling (ISM) techniques are applied to evaluate the influence of CSFs.FindingsThe research identifies 17 CSFs for successful Kaizen implementation in the textile industry through a comprehensive literature review and expert input. These factors are organized into a hierarchical structure with 5 distinct levels. Additionally, the application of the MICMAC analysis reveals three clusters of CSFs: linkage, dependent and independent, highlighting their interdependencies and impact.Originality/valueMajor contribution of this study is understanding how Kaizen can be effectively utilized in the textile industry, especially during disruptive events. The combination of the Triple Helix Actors structure, MICMAC analysis and ISM provides a unique perspective on the essential factors driving successful Kaizen implementation. The identification of CSFs and their categorization into clusters offer valuable insights for practitioners, policymakers and academia seeking to enhance the resilience and sustainability of the textile industry.
Host space, not energy or symbiont size, constrains feather mite abundance across passerine bird species
Authors: del Mar Labrador María , Serrano David , Doña Jorge , Aguilera Eduardo , Arroyo José L. , Atiénzar Francisco , Barba Emilio , Bermejo Ana , Blanco Guillermo , Borràs Antoni , Calleja Juan A. , Cantó José L. , Cortés Verónica , De la Puente Javier , De Palacio Diana , Fernández‐González Sofía , Figuerola Jordi , Frías Óscar , Fuertes‐Marcos Benito , Garamszegi László Z. , Gordo Óscar , Gurpegui Míriam , Kovács István , Martínez José L. , Meléndez Leandro , Mestre Alexandre , Møller Anders P. , Monrós Juan S. , Moreno‐Opo Rubén , Navarro Carlos , Pap Péter L. , Pérez‐Tris Javier , Piculo Rubén , Ponce Carlos , Proctor Heather C. , Rodríguez Rubén , Sallent Ángel , Senar Juan Carlos , Tella José L. , Vágási Csongor I. , Vögeli Matthias , Jovani Roger 
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Comprehending symbiont abundance among host species is a major ecological endeavour, and the metabolic theory of ecology has been proposed to understand what constrains symbiont populations.

We parameterized metabolic theory equations to investigate how bird species' body size and the body size of their feather mites relate to mite abundance according to four potential energy (uropygial gland size) and space constraints (wing area, total length of barbs and number of feather barbs). Predictions were compared with the empirical scaling of feather mite abundance across 106 passerine bird species (26,604 individual birds sampled), using phylogenetic modelling and quantile regression.

Feather mite abundance was strongly constrained by host space (number of feather barbs) but not by energy. Moreover, feather mite species' body size was unrelated to the body size of their host species.

We discuss the implications of our results for our understanding of the bird–feather mite system and for symbiont abundance in general.
Altering environmental conditions induce shifts in simulated deep terrestrial subsurface bacterial communities—Secretion of primary and secondary metabolites
Authors: Herzig Merja , Hyötyläinen Tuulia , Vettese Gianni F. , Law Gareth T. W. , Vierinen Taavi , Bomberg Malin 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe deep terrestrial subsurface (DTS) harbours a striking diversity of microorganisms. However, systematic research on microbial metabolism, and how varying groundwater composition affects the bacterial communities and metabolites in these environments is lacking. In this study, DTS groundwater bacterial consortia from two Fennoscandian Shield sites were enriched and studied. We found that the enriched communities from the two sites consisted of distinct bacterial taxa, and alterations in the growth medium composition induced changes in cell counts. The lack of an exogenous organic carbon source (ECS) caused a notable increase in lipid metabolism in one community, while in the other, carbon starvation resulted in low overall metabolism, suggesting a dormant state. ECS supplementation increased CO2 production and SO42− utilisation, suggesting activation of a dissimilatory sulphate reduction pathway and sulphate‐reducer‐dominated total metabolism. However, both communities shared common universal metabolic features, most probably involving pathways needed for the maintenance of cell homeostasis (e.g., mevalonic acid pathway). Collectively, our findings indicate that the most important metabolites related to microbial reactions under varying growth conditions in enriched DTS communities include, but are not limited to, those linked to cell homeostasis, osmoregulation, lipid biosynthesis and degradation, dissimilatory sulphate reduction and isoprenoid production.
Individual genotypes from environmental DNA: Fingerprinting snow tracks of three large carnivore species
Authors: De Barba Marta , Baur Molly , Boyer Frédéric , Fumagalli Luca , Konec Marjeta , Miquel Christian , Pazhenkova Elena , Remollino Nadège , Skrbinšek Tomaž , Stoffel Céline , Taberlet Pierre 
Published: December 2023

AbstractContinued advancements in environmental DNA (eDNA) research have made it possible to access intraspecific variation from eDNA samples, opening new opportunities to expand non‐invasive genetic studies of wildlife populations. However, the use of eDNA samples for individual genotyping, as typically performed in non‐invasive genetics, still remains elusive. We present successful individual genotyping of eDNA obtained from snow tracks of three large carnivores: brown bear (Ursus arctos), European lynx (Lynx lynx) and wolf (Canis lupus). DNA was extracted using a protocol for isolating water eDNA and genotyped using amplicon sequencing of short tandem repeats (STR), and for brown bear a sex marker, on a high‐throughput sequencing platform. Individual genotypes were obtained for all species, but genotyping performance differed among samples and species. The proportion of samples genotyped to individuals was higher for brown bear (5/7) and wolf (7/10) than for lynx (4/9), and locus genotyping success was greater for brown bear (0.88). The sex marker was typed in six out of seven brown bear samples. Results for three species show that reliable individual genotyping, including sex identification, is now possible from eDNA in snow tracks, underlining its vast potential to complement the non‐invasive genetic methods used for wildlife. To fully leverage the application of snow track eDNA, improved understanding of the ideal species‐ and site‐specific sampling conditions, as well as laboratory methods promoting genotyping success, is needed. This will also inform efforts to retrieve and type nuclear DNA from other eDNA samples, thereby advancing eDNA‐based individual and population‐level studies.
Value of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with pT2N0M0 non‐small cell lung cancer receiving radical resection
Authors: Chen Shiqi , Yang Siqian , Zhao Yue , Zhang Yang , Huang Qingyuan , Wu Haoxuan , Hu Hong , Sun Yihua , Zhang Yawei , Xiang Jiaqing , Ye Ting , Chen Haiquan 
Published: December 2023

AbstractBackgroundAssociations between adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) and the improvement in survival for patients with pT2N0M0 non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received R0 resection remain controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the value of ACT for patients with pT2N0M0 NSCLCs, and to identify the subgroups who could benefit from ACT.MethodsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate independent prognostic factors. High‐risk factor (HRF) included visceral pleural invasion (VPI), lymphovascular invasion (LVI) and poor differentiation/undifferentiated tumors.ResultsOf the 899 patients, 277 (30.8%) patients received ACT. More younger patients (p < 0.001) and male patients (p = 0.007) received ACT. With the increase of pathological tumor size (p < 0.001) and the number of HRFs (p < 0.001), there was a significant rise in the proportion of patients receiving ACT. For all patients, ACT could not improve recurrence‐free survival (RFS) (p = 0.672) and overall survival (OS) (p = 0.306). For patients with pathological stage IIA or radiological pure‐solid tumors, ACT could significantly improve the OS (p = 0.011 and p = 0.037, respectively), and multivariate analysis revealed that ACT was an independent prognostic factor for patients with pathological stage IIA (p = 0.005). ACT could improve the OS significantly in patients with pathological stage IB pure‐solid lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) (p = 0.043).ConclusionACT was valuable for patients with pathological stage IIA (pT2bN0M0) and patients with radiological pure‐solid LUAD of pathological stage IB. A combination of radiological features and pathological subtypes could be helpful when selecting patients with pT2N0M0 NSCLCs for ACT.