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Digital Platform Continuance During the Great Resignation: Evidence from Knowledge Workers in Europe and Africa
Authors: Bawack Ransome Epie , Kamdjoug Jean Robert Kala , Dennehy Denis 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
As countries emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic, management teams faced the challenges of supporting their employees to return to the traditional office work environment, adopting hybrid work modes to ensure business continuity, and creating work conditions conducive to personal well-being. Despite the critical role of digital platforms during the pandemic, there is limited understanding of the role of digital platform continuance to retain employees during the Great Resignation phenomenon. To address this gap, this study focuses on organisational support as there is growing recognition of its importance in digital platform continuance. Using partial least square algorithms, we used the organisational support theory and information systems (IS) continuance literature to derive a research model tested on data collected from 447 knowledge workers across central Europe and Africa. The results show that management-by-objective (MBO) and support from direct managers are essential determinants of knowledge workers’ post-crisis digital platform continuance intentions. The perceived usefulness of digital platforms mediates the effect of direct manager support on digital platform continuance. We discuss how the results could extend organisational level IS continuance research and help organisations develop strategies to retain employees in this post-crisis work-related phenomenon.
Potential rationality in collective decision-making
Authors: Cato Susumu 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis study investigates Suzumura consistency as a condition for the rationality of social preferences. A preference is said to be Suzumura-consistent when all preference cycles include only indifference relations. This condition is equivalent to transitivity in the presence of completeness, but, in general, it is substantially weaker than transitivity when preference is incomplete. Notably, Suzumura consistency is especially significant for a preference because it is necessary and sufficient for the existence of an ordering (transitive and complete preference) that is compatible with the original preference. This coherency property can be regarded as a requirement for potential rationality. In this study, we examine the implications of shifting from actual rationality to potential rationality in collective decision-making. We introduce the concept of an alternative-dependent coherent collection in order to obtain a representation of a class of Suzumura-consistent collective choice rules that satisfy the axioms imposed in Arrow’s impossibility theorem. This demonstrates that the power structure to determine social choice can be alternative-dependent.
Association of Blood Selenium Levels with Diabetes and Heart Failure in American General Adults: a Cross-sectional Study of NHANES 2011–2020 pre
Authors: Zhang Chongyang , Zeng Qingjia , Liu Xinyao , He Qile , Zhang Jinyao , Zhao Shanshan , Hu Hongpu 
Published: November 2023

AbstractSelenium is an essential trace element closely related to human health; however, the relationship between blood selenium levels, diabetes, and heart failure remains inconclusive. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the relationship between blood selenium levels and the prevalence of diabetes as well as heart failure in American general adults aged 20 years or older. This study utilized data from four survey cycles from NHANES 2011–2020 pre. Blood selenium levels were considered as both a continuous variable and quartiles, and logistic regression was employed to investigate the associations between blood selenium levels with diabetes and heart failure. Nonlinear relationships were examined by restricted cubic spline regression. The analysis included a total of 16311 participants aged 20 years or older. After adjustment for all potential confounder, we found when the blood selenium levels increased by 10 ug/L, the average risk of diabetes increased by 4.2% (95% CI: 1.5%, 7.0%), and the average risk of heart failure decreased by 5.0% (95% CI: 0.1%, 9.8%). In addition, compared with the lowest reference group, blood selenium levels were significantly positively associated with risk of diabetes in participants in the fourth quartile (OR=1.458, 95% CI: 1.173, 1.812), while significantly negatively associated with the risk of heart failure in participants in the second, third and fourth quartiles (Q2, OR=0.677, 95% CI: 0.471, 0.974) (Q3, OR=0.609, 95% CI: 0.426, 0.870) (Q4, OR=0.653, 95% CI: 0.443, 0.961). There was a nonlinear and reverse L-shaped association between blood selenium and diabetes, while a negative dose-response association between blood selenium and heart failure. Furthermore, the association between blood selenium levels and heart failure was more pronounced in participants with poor glycemic control, rather than diabetic patients. High blood selenium levels may be positively related to diabetes, while low blood selenium levels may be associated to heart failure. Appropriate blood selenium levels may help prevent diabetes and heart failure.
Comparison of clinical characteristics and prognosis between type I and type II endometrial cancer: a single-center retrospective study
Authors: Wang Yuanpei , Sun Yi , Sun Fangfang , Han Pin , Fan Rujia , Ren Fang 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Objectives
To explore the differences in clinical characteristics, prognosis, and risk factors between type I and type II endometrial cancer (EC).

Materials and methods
We retrospectively collected EC patients diagnosed with type I or type II EC from 2009 to 2021 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University.

Results
In total, 606 eligible EC patients (396 type I, and 210 type II) were included. Baseline analyses revealed that type II patients were older, had more advanced clinical stage, were more likely to receive chemoradiotherapy, and had higher incidence of myometrial infiltration, cervix involvement, lymph node metastasis and positive ascites cytology. Type II significantly favored poorer overall survival (OS) (HR = 9.10, 95%CI 4.79–17.28, P < 0.001) and progression-free survival (PFS) (HR = 6.07, 95%CI 2.75–13.37, P < 0.001) compared to type I. For all included EC, univariate and multivariate COX analyses revealed age, myometrial infiltration and pathological type were independent risk factors for OS and PFS. Subgroup analyses identified age, menopause, clinical stage, and lymph node metastasis as independent risk factors for type I regarding OS. While age, myometrial infiltration and chemoradiotherapy were identified as risk and protective factors for type II regrading OS. Age and cervix involvement were identified as independent risk factors for type I regarding PFS. Myometrial infiltration was identified as independent risk factor for type II regarding PFS.

Conclusion
Type II patients shared different clinical characteristics and worse prognosis compared to type I, and their independent risk and protective factors also varied.
A dispersion analysis of uniformly high order, interior and boundaries, mimetic finite difference solutions of wave propagation problems
Authors: Rojas Otilio , Mendoza Larry , Otero Beatriz , Villamizar Jorge , Calderón Giovanni , Castillo Jose E. , Miranda Guillermo 
Published: November 2023

AbstractA preliminary stability and dispersion study for wave propagation problems is developed for mimetic finite difference discretizations. The discretization framework corresponds to the fourth-order staggered-grid Castillo-Grone operators that offer a sextuple of free parameters. The parameter-dependent mimetic stencils allow problem discretization at domain boundaries and at the neighbor grid cells. For arbitrary parameter sets, these boundary and near-boundary mimetic stencils are lateral, and we here draw first steps on the parametric dependency of the stability and dispersion properties of such discretizations. As a reference, our analyses also present results based on Castillo-Grone parameters leading to mimetic operators of minimum bandwidth that have been previously applied in similar physical problems. The most interior parameter-dependent mimetic stencils exhibit a specific Toeplitz-like structure, which reduces to the standard central finite difference formula for staggered differentiation at grid interior. Thus, our results apply to the whole discretization grid. The study done for the 1-D problem could be applied to the discretization of a free surface boundary condition along an orthogonal gridline to this boundary.
Performance evaluation of solar panels under different dust accumulation conditions using thermography: focusing on PV temperature variation
Authors: El-wahhab Gomaa Galal Abd , Abdelwahab Taha Abdelfattah Mohammed , Taha Osman Yasser Kamal Osman , Abuhussein Mohamed Fawzi Abdelshafie , Fodah Ahmed Elsayed Mahmoud , Ali Khaled Abdeen Mousa 
Published: November 2023

AbstractDegradation performance of photovoltaic modules (SPV) by real conditions has become increasingly problematic. In dusty areas, dust accumulation is one of the main concerns that may cause a significant determination of SPV efficiency. In the current study, the effect of four dust-accumulated densities of 6, 12, 18, and 24 g/m2 have been investigated in outdoor conditions in Cairo, Egypt. The performance evaluation of SPV modules in the form of front and backside temperatures of the SPV module has been evaluated in addition to current, voltage, power, and efficiency of the SPV modules. The results showed that, as compared with a clean SPV module, with increasing dust density from 6 to 24 g/m2 the frontside temperature of SPV modules were lower by 6–8 ℃. While their backside temperatures were found to be higher by 2–6 ℃. In addition, the difference between the backside and frontside temperatures of the SPV module ranged from 5 to 14 ℃ for dust modules as compared with 3 ℃ for the clean SPV module. The output power and efficiency of dusty SPV modules were found to be lower by 6–45% and 13–38%, respectively as compared with clean SPV module. The results clearly showed the importance of properly maintaining and servicing the SPV modules to avoid their degradation by dust accumulated.
From ultra-processed foods towards healthy eating for CKD patients: a proposal of educational infographics
Authors: Padial Marina , Taylor Angeline , Sabatino Alice , Piccoli Giorgina Barbara , Avesani Carla Maria 
Published: November 2023

AbstractUltraprocessed food (UPF) is defined as industrialized, packaged and ready-to-eat food produced on a large scale, using sophisticated industrial machinery. Examples of UPFs include salty and sweet snacks, industrialized biscuits and packaged meals, processed meats and sugary drinks. Ultraprocessed food has a long-shelf life, is highly palatable, microbiologically safe, affordable and most of all, easy to consume. For these reasons, its consumption has been increasing worldwide, and is replacing healthy homemade meals. The main concern of this dietary shift is that UPFs come with the addition of salt, sugar, unhealthy fats, and several additives and taste enhancers that contain, among other substances, relevant quantities of potassium, phosphate and sodium. A large proportion of UPF in the diet may carry risks for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) since it can worsen blood pressure and glycemic control, and lead to constipation, hyperkalemia and hyperphosphatemia. Acknowledging the importance of UPF in kidney health implies integrating nutritional counseling with information on UPFs, and specific educational material can be helpful for patients, caregivers, and also for health care providers. We developed a set of 3 infographics dedicated to CKD patients, with information on how to identify UPFs, reasons for decreasing consumption, how to compose a healthy CKD plate and tips for reading food labels in supermarkets and grocery shops. We hope that this material can be useful in CKD outpatient clinics and dialysis centers as well as in general practitioners’ offices, caring for early stage CKD.
Layered Structural PBAT Composite Foams for Efficient Electromagnetic Interference Shielding
Authors: Yang Jianming , Wang Hu , Zhang Yali , Zhang Hexin , Gu Junwei 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe utilization of eco-friendly, lightweight, high-efficiency and high-absorbing electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding composites is imperative in light of the worldwide promotion of sustainable manufacturing. In this work, magnetic poly (butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) microspheres were firstly synthesized via phase separation method, then PBAT composite foams with layered structure was constructed through the supercritical carbon dioxide foaming and scraping techniques. The merits of integrating ferroferric oxide-loaded multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Fe3O4@MWCNTs) nanoparticles, a microcellular framework, and a highly conductive silver layer have been judiciously orchestrated within this distinctive layered configuration. Microwaves are consumed throughout the process of “absorption-reflection-reabsorption” as much as possible, which greatly declines the secondary radiation pollution. The biodegradable PBAT composite foams achieved an EMI shielding effectiveness of up to 68 dB and an absorptivity of 77%, and authenticated favorable stabilization after the tape adhesion experiment.
A Matter of Distinction? A Case Study Examining the Development of a Sporting Habitus Amongst Male Sixth-Form Pupils in a Private School in the United Kingdom
Authors: Chapman Georgia , Cock Steven , Swain Spencer 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis research project explores how upper-middle-class private school pupils are socialised into and through sports. Particularly around major sporting events such as the Olympics, there has often been commentary in the mass media regarding the extent to which former private school pupils tend to be overrepresented in Team GB within many elite-level sports. However, a need remains to research the experiences and underpinning processes that contribute to the sporting participation patterns of private school students. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore private school pupils’ lived experiences and better understand how they are socialised into and through sports. Primary socialisation within the family and secondary socialisation within primary school, private school, and other external agents such as sports clubs were discussed. The research findings show that an individual’s sporting habitus is not static but changes and develops throughout their lifetime depending upon the ‘fields’ they are exposed to. Pierre Bourdieu’s (1984) theoretical ideas relating to [(Habitus) (Capital)] + Field = Practice proved helpful in enabling the research to conceptualise and interpret how parental and family upbringing shaped this relationship and, therefore, provides the theoretical lens used to analyse this phenomenon. Participants demonstrated a robust sporting habitus, regularly engaging in sports and physical activity inside and outside school. The social class background of an individual affects the volumes of economic, social, cultural and physical capital they possess. Members of the upper-middle classes, therefore, seek to invest in developing different forms of capital for their children linked to the sporting ‘tastes’ and ‘distinctions’ of their class (Bourdieu, 1984).
Exploring the mechanism of Gentiana rigescens Franch. in the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis based on network pharmacology
Authors: Ming-xing Hu , Yan-Qiu Song , Peng-Fei Gao , Hai-feng Li , Wei-Hong Liu 
Published: November 2023

AbstractPulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a severe chronic interstitial lung disease with high mortality, and there is currently a lack of definite and effective treatment methods. Studies have found that gentiopicroside, a secoiridoid glycoside compound derived from plants of the Gentiana genus, can significantly improve pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis lesions in mice with pulmonary fibrosis. However, the mechanism of its anti-fibrotic effect is unclear. Therefore, in this study, we employed network pharmacology's virtual computer technology to investigate the potential mechanism underlying the anti-pulmonary fibrosis effect of Gentianae Radix et Rhizome (Longdan in Chinese, GRR). Our findings offer valuable theoretical insights and serve as a guiding reference for future experimental investigations. A total of 10 active compounds and 920 drug-target proteins were identified from the TCMSP database. The compound-target-pathway-disease network showed that GRR could potentially treat PF by regulating the MDM2, ERBB2 and VEGFA, signaling pathways through its key targets, including AKT1, TNF, and MAPK1. The protein‒protein interaction network revealed that these targets had strong interactions with each other, indicating a potential synergistic effect of GRR in treating PF. The GO and KEGG enrichment analyses further supported the potential anti-pulmonary fibrosis mechanisms of GRR, including regulating the inflammatory response, ECM-receptor interaction, and TGF-beta signaling pathways. Our study provides a systematic analysis of the potential anti-pulmonary fibrosis mechanisms of GRR based on network pharmacology. These findings could contribute to the development of novel treatments for PF and provide a basis for further experimental studies.
Exploring the sustainable reporting practices of universities in relation to the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for sustainable development
Authors: Nikolaou Ioannis I. , Tsalis Thomas A. , Trevlopoulos Nikolaos S. , Mathea Anna , Avlogiaris Georgios , Vatalis Konstantinos I. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractUniversities are aware of the imperative of sustainability and are focusing on promoting the aims and principles of sustainable development, such as greening their curriculum, enhancing the environmental performance of their campus and using sustainable criteria in their investment and purchasing behavior. Also, the scope of sustainable development was broadened by the introduction of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by the United Nations’ (UN) 2030 Agenda which stipulates new directions for sustainability at a global level. Given this background, this paper examines the level of alignment of universities with the 17 SDGs through an analysis of sustainability reports prepared by universities, in order to highlight the issues which are mostly discussed by universities in relation to SDGs. To do so, an empirical analysis was carried out on a sample of 37 sustainability reports using a methodological framework based on scoring techniques to analyze their content. The findings show that the universities have disclosed more information about climate change mitigation and adaptation practices and less about SDGs regarding quality of education and peace, democracy and strong institutions.
The effects of a 2-week gratitude journaling intervention to reduce parental stress and enhance well-being: a pilot study among preschool parents
Authors: Toprak Begüm , Sarı Tuğba 
Published: November 2023

AbstractParenting entails a range of actions aimed at supporting children and caring for them, but they can also be very stressful. This study examines the effects of a 2-week gratitude journaling exercise on parental stress and well-being among preschool parents. The sample includes parents from a state preschool who volunteered to participate. An experimental group (n = 20) and a control group (n = 21) were created. Parental stress and well-being were evaluated using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale and the Parental Stress Scale. Data were gathered using pre-test, post-test, and follow-up test evaluations. To compare groups and examine changes over time, statistical techniques such the Mann–Whitney U and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test were used. According to the results, after the intervention, participants in the trial group had a significantly lower level of parental stress and higher level of mental well-being compared to control group. Moreover, between posttest and follow up study evaluations there were no significant differences in the mental well-being or parental stress levels of the experimental group. These findings suggest that gratitude journaling can significantly reduce parental stress and improve mental well-being. The study contributes to the corpus of research in this field by showing the preventive and protective effects of gratitude journaling exercise on parental stress, particularly in aftermath of pandemics like Covid-19.
Evaluation of a reflection-based program for health professional continuing competence
Authors: Meneley Angela R. , Firouzeh Pegah , Ferguson Alanna F. , Baird Marianne , Gross Douglas P. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Introduction
Health professional regulators have a mandate to ensure ongoing competence of their regulated members (registrants). Programs for monitoring and assessing continuing competence are one means of assuring the public of the quality of professional services. More regulators are adopting programs for continuing competence that require registrants to demonstrate reflective practice and practice improvement. More research on the effectiveness of reflection-based programs for continuing competence is needed. This study describes the evaluation of a reflection-based continuing competence program used by a regulator in Alberta, Canada.

Methods
Submission of a Continuing Competence Learning Plan (CCLP) is a requirement for practice permit renewal each year. CCLP submissions were randomly selected over a two-year period and rated according to a rubric. CCLP submission ratings and quality and quantity of content were compared. CCLP submission ratings were also compared to demographic and practice profile variables to identify significant relationships that could be used for risk-based selection of CCLP submissions in the future.

Results
Most registrants selected for review completed acceptable CCLP submissions that included reflective content. There was a relationship between CCLP submission rating and the gender identity of participants. There was no relationship between CCLP submission rating and participants' age, years since graduation, practice area, role or setting, client age range, or geographic location of primary employer.

Conclusions
The absence of statistically significant relationships between demographic and practice profile variables, other than gender identity, suggests that the other factors identified in the literature as risks to competence and professional conduct, are not necessarily risk factors for how registrants complete their CCLP submissions. Further comparison of CCLP submission ratings to other workplace and personal factors is required to identify those that may be useful for risk-based selection for CCLP submission review.