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Supplier selection among manufacturing companies based on their MSME partners’ supply chain finance adoption capability using BWM and VIKOR
Authors: Alora Aswin , Gupta Himanshu 
Published: January 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify and prioritise supply chain finance (SCF) adoption enablers and develop a novel comprehensive framework to select supplier firms based on their SCF adoption capability.

Design/methodology/approach
The study deploys a three-phase method to identify and prioritise SCF adoption enablers, followed by developing a model to select suppliers according to their SCF adoption capability. An extensive literature review, followed by a Delphi approach-based expert interview, has been used to finalise the enablers. Using the Best Worst Method and the VIsekriterijumsko KOmpromisno Rangiranje technique, a supplier selection model has been developed in the context of a case company.

Findings
The financial health and technological advancement variables received the top priority, followed by collaborative efficiency, whereas the human resources and organisational variables received the slightest significance. A supplier selection framework has also been developed by using the adoption capability of these factors by the supplier partners. In this study’s model, Supplier 4 exhibited better SCF adoption capability and received the top priority.

Research limitations/implications
Manufacturing supply chains in a developing country are the scope of the current study. Extensive future studies are required to derive a global consensus.

Practical implications
The proposed framework of this study can be used to select supplier firms based on their SCF adoption capability. Policymakers can emphasise the most critical enablers of SCF adoption to assist small supplier firms to be a part of the advanced global supply chains.

Originality/value
The current study established a novel comprehensive framework for supplier selection based on the Supply Chain Finance adoption capability of MSME supplier firms.
Identifying key elements for evaluating organizations' complex adaptive leadership readiness (CAL-R framework): paving the way for a measurement tool development
Authors: Gavalas Antonis 
Published: January 2024

PurposeTraditional management models are no longer viable in this complex era, with fast-pacing markets and various emergent properties affecting organizational success. The present study acknowledges the need for developing a coherent framework that leaders may use to evaluate their organizational adaptive ability.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses theoretical analysis.FindingsThis paper proposes the CAL-R framework, which identifies key characteristics of complex adaptive systems (CAS). These actionable elements, manifested in respective behaviors, will increase organizational adaptability. Adaptability is then suggested to be the mediating factor between complex adaptive leadership practice and organizational performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe suggested actionable elements are developed based on a theoretical, non-measurable approach; however, the need for statistical rigorousness is also acknowledged. Further research and a quantitative approach are also suggested for the development of a sound measurement scale.Practical implicationsApplying effective complex adaptive leadership will potentially provide organizations with a competitive advantage by making them more innovative, able to transform and adapt to environmental needs and changes and eventually meet their goals and reach their vision. Leaders may use the identified actionable elements as benchmarks against which they can evaluate their organizations' complex adaptive leadership readiness (CAL-R).Originality/valueThe CAL-R framework may be used by leaders in order to evaluate their organization’s current adaptive maturity level (ability) and identify the elements they need to focus on more and develop in order to become more adaptive and competitive.
Strain identity of Bordetella pertussis isolates from household members based on whole‐genome sequencing
Authors: Kamachi Kazunari , Koide Kentaro , Otsuka Nao , Goto Masataka , Kenri Tsuyoshi 
Published: January 2024

AbstractWe evaluated the genetic diversity of Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of pertussis, within households by whole‐genome sequencing. In pairwise comparisons of 23 isolates collected from 11 households, single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis revealed extremely low SNP diversity (≤1 SNP) between isolate pairs: no SNPs were detected in 10 households and one SNP was obtained in the remaining household. This SNP was uncommon for B. pertussis and resulted in a nonsynonymous substitution (Ala303Thr) in nicotinate phosphoribosyltransferase. We demonstrated that the same strain is transmitted between household members and that B. pertussis is genomically stable during household transmission.
Structural Aspects of Synchronistic Moments in Psychotherapy—Findings of an Empirical Study of Synchronicities in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis1
Authors: Reefschläger Gunnar Immo 
Published: January 2024

AbstractSynchronicity describes a meaningful coincidence of events, which is familiar to us from treatments of our patients, but unfortunately has not yet been empirically substantiated. Adding to previous findings that point out beneficial aspects of synchronicity (Marlo, 2022; Lagutina, 2021; Connolly, 2015), in this paper I will show through a series of five synchronistic moments which happened in the context of therapy and analysis and which have been documented empirically, how synchronicities occur and can be used therapeutically. In my research I found several situational factors that can be considered structural aspects of synchronistic moments. Furthermore, I will show that synchronistic phenomena can have a positive influence if certain relational and transference‐countertransference referential aspects are considered by the therapist and analyst. The concept of synchronicity brings the possibility of a further therapeutical instrument for the patient‐analyst‐dyad.
‘I had to Educate Myself’: A thematic analysis of online stillbirth stories to improve obstetric care
Authors: Geusens Femke , Bogaerts Annick , Skalkidou Alkistis 
Published: January 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo examine which met and unmet needs are discussed in stillbirth stories shared on YouTube with the aim to improve obstetric care.DesignInductive thematic analysis of 19 English‐language stillbirth stories uploaded to YouTube.SettingOnline setting, YouTube video content.SampleWomen who experienced stillbirth and shared a video on YouTube talking about their experience.MethodsWe conducted a thorough textual reading of the transcripts following Braun and Clarke's guidelines for thematic analysis.Main outcome measuresCodes were developed and grouped into themes.ResultsAlthough some women actively used their birth videos to call out shortcomings in their care, most others used their platform for other purposes such as destigmatisation, awareness and support, and rather unintentionally provided insight into their met and unmet needs. When analysing their birth stories, three major themes emerged: choice and decision‐making, education and information, and behaviour of healthcare providers.ConclusionsThis study demonstrates the value of birth stories in research. We identified three major opportunities for improvement of obstetric care: being provided with options and being able to make choices in the decision‐making process are clearly valued, but there are some caveats: women and other childbearing individuals need timely and continuous information, and more attention is needed for emotional intelligence training of healthcare providers.
Inclusion classes in Greek education: Political and social articulations. An interpretive phenomenological analysis
Authors: Panagiotis Giavrimis 
Published: January 2024

AbstractInclusion classes (IC) are one of Greece's most crucial educational inclusion policies. This paper explores the institution of inclusion classes as a supportive educational framework for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) for their inclusion in the mainstream education system through teachers' conceptualisations. In this research, interpretive phenomenological analysis was used. Nine teachers of inclusive education in primary schools were involved in the study. The results showed that teachers had approached inclusion classes as closed structures with specific clinical criteria for selecting students with SEND and facing institutional barriers. At the same time, participants stressed through their discourse that the attitudes of school community members depend on the characteristics of students with SEND, which sometimes leads to their stigmatisation and categorisation and raises issues of educational and social exclusion. An implication of existing policies is the necessity to incorporate fully inclusive education principles and establish a learning framework of functional emancipatory pedagogical practices.
Neck‐restraint bans, law enforcement officer unions, and police killings
Authors: Beck Brenden , Antonelli Joseph , LaScala‐Gruenewald Angela 
Published: January 2024

AbstractResearch SummaryFollowing high‐profile police killings, many U.S. cities banned officers from using chokeholds and other neck restraints. The evidence for such bans, however, is limited. To test whether use‐of‐force policies prohibiting neck restraints are related to fewer police killings, we use three modeling approaches to analyze 2183 U.S. cities between 2009 and 2021. Police killings were lower in places that adopted neck‐restraint bans and the bans were associated with less crime and fewer assaults on officers, net of controls. Because officer labor unions can affect use‐of‐force policies and the frequency of police killings, we also analyzed them, finding unionization increased the likelihood a city had a neck‐restraint ban and had a null or negative association with police killings.Policy ImplicationsAdopting a neck‐restraint ban is likely an effective way to reduce deaths due to police use of force with minimal collateral consequences. The bans operate through a diffuse discouragement of many types of lethal force or as a part of an array of use‐of‐force policies. Their direct relationship to asphyxiation deaths remains unclear. Officer unionization is unlikely to change the frequency of police killings, except through its association with stricter use‐of‐force policies.
Impact of prolonged storage on quality assessment properties and constituents of honey: A systematic review
Authors: Manickavasagam Ganapaty , Saaid Mardiana , Lim Vuanghao 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis systematic review paper aims to discuss the trend in quality assessment properties and constituents of honey at different storage conditions and confer the possible whys and wherefores associated with the significant changes. Initially, a literature search was conducted through Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Scopus databases. In total, 43 manuscripts published between 2001 and 2023 that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were chosen for the review. As an outcome of this review, prolonged honey storage could deteriorate sensory, nutritional, and antioxidant properties and promote fermentation, granulation, microbial growth, carcinogenicity, organotoxicity, and nephrotoxicity. This systematic review also recognized that diastase activity, invertase activity, 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural content, proline content, sugar content, amino acids, and vitamins could be used as indicators to distinguish fresh and stored honey based on the significant test (p‐value) in the reported studies. However, all the reported studies used the simplest approach (one‐way ANOVA) to identify the significant differences in the analyzed parameter during the storage period and none of them reported an approach to identify the most influential parameter at different storage conditions. In conclusion, orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (supervised multivariate statistical tool) has to be employed in future studies to find the most influential parameter and could be used to potent chemical markers to distinguish fresh and stored honey because this analysis is incorporated with S‐plot, variable importance of projection, and one‐way ANOVA, which can produce the most accurate and precise results rather solely depending on one‐way ANOVA.
Incidence and risk factors of peri‐operative stroke in major non‐cardiovascular, non‐neurologic surgery—A retrospective register‐based cohort study
Authors: Falck‐Jones Ryan , Bell Max , Hallqvist Linn 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackgroundPeri‐operative stroke is a rare but serious surgical complication. Both overt and covert stroke, occurring in approximately 0.1% and 7% of cases, respectively, are associated with significant long‐term effects and increased morbidity.MethodsRetrospective register data for patients >18 years old, presenting for major non‐cardiovascular, non‐neurosurgical and non‐ambulatory surgical procedures at 23 hospitals in Sweden between 2007 and 2014 was collected and linked with various quality registers. The primary outcome was stroke within 30 days from surgery. Using multivariable logistic regression, significant independent risk factors influencing the primary outcome were identified and their adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were calculated. Mortality was assessed, along with the composite score of days alive and at home within 30 days after surgery (DAH 30).ResultsIn total, 318,017 patients were included, with 687 (0.22%) suffering a stroke within 30 days of surgery. The strongest significant risk factors included: increasing ASA‐class (OR [95% confidence interval, CI]: 2.23 [1.53–3.36], 3.91 [2.68–5.93] and 7.82 [5.03–12.5] for ASA 2, 3 and 4, respectively) and age (OR [95% CI]: 4.47 [2.21–10.3], 9.9 [5.15–22.1], 16.3 [8.48–36.5] and 21 [10.6–48.1], for age 45–59, 60–74, 75–89 and >90, respectively), along with non‐elective procedures, male gender and a history of cerebrovascular disease (OR [95%]: 2.72 [2.25–3.27]). Mortality was increased and DAH 30 was reduced in patients suffering a stroke.ConclusionsIncreasing ASA‐class and age was clearly associated with an increased risk of peri‐operative stroke, which in turn was associated with increased mortality and poorer outcome. Detailed pre‐operative risk stratification and individualised peri‐operative management could potentially improve patient‐centred outcomes and, in turn, have positive implications for public health.
Underestimating the underdog: Camera trap observations of full‐contact combat between quenda (Isoodon fusciventer) and black rats (Rattus rattus)
Authors: Gagnon Marthe Monique , Bateman Philip W. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractUrban environments offer a variety of habitats to Australian wildlife by providing shelter and food which is otherwise restricted in remnant small bushlands scattered throughout suburbs. The quenda (Isoodon fusciventer) is a native Western Australian small marsupial that has adapted successfully to life in urban gardens where it competes for food with the black rat (Rattus rattus), omnipresent in urban developments. We report here, for the first time, camera trap evidence of black rats actively attacking quendas in an urban backyard. These observations have implications for the preservation of quenda populations in urban gardens and remnant bushlands, supporting the need for black rat management as black rats could compromise the success of re‐introductions or jeopardize the survival of small quenda populations in urban remnant bushlands.
Estimating perennial crop supply response: A methodology literature review
Authors: Siegle Jonathon , Astill Gregory , Plakias Zoë , Tregeagle Daniel 
Published: January 2024

AbstractPerennial crops are important both economically and as a component of a healthy and nutritious diet (e.g., many fruits and nuts). However, the study of perennial crop production and farmer response to output price changes (i.e., supply response) is complex thanks to the dynamic nature of investment and decision making in these industries. The body of literature relevant to perennial crop supply response is also small relative to that of annual commodity crops. In this article, we contribute the first literature review on perennial crop supply response modeling in more than 30 years. We catalog advancements in estimating perennial crop supply response and discuss the application of these methods and trade‐offs economists should be aware of when using them. In addition, we highlight future modeling developments that may be valuable to the field, with the hope this research will encourage additional economic research on this interesting and important topic and in turn provide new insights for perennial crop producers and policymakers.
Diagnostic efficacy of combining diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging with serum Mucin 1, Mucin 13, and Mucin 16 in distinguishing borderline from malignant epithelial ovarian tumors
Authors: Wen Xiao‐Ting , Qiu Hai‐Feng , Ying Ling‐Ling , Huang Min , Xiao Yun‐Zhou , Fan Chen‐Chen 
Published: January 2024

AbstractAimsTo enhance ovarian tumor diagnosis beyond conventional methods, this study explored combining diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI‐MRI) and serum biomarkers (Mucin 1 [MUC1], MUC13, and MUC16) for distinguishing borderline from malignant epithelial ovarian tumors.MethodsA total of 126 patients, including 71 diagnosed with borderline (BEOTs) and 55 with malignant epithelial ovarian tumors (MEOTs), underwent preoperative DWI‐MRI. Region of interest (ROI) was manually drawn along the solid component's boundary of the largest tumor, focusing on areas with potentially the lowest apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). For entirely cystic tumors, a free‐form ROI enclosed the maximum number of septa while targeting the lowest ADC. Serum biomarkers were determined using enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay.ResultsBasic morphological traits proved inadequate for malignancy diagnosis, warranting this investigation. BEOTs had an ADC mean of (1.670 ± 0.250) × 103 mm2/s, while MEOTs had a lower ADC mean of (1.332 ± 0.481) × 103 mm2/s, with a sensitivity of 63.6% and specificity of 90.1%. Median MUC1 (167.0 U/mL vs. 87.3 U/mL), MUC13 (12.44 ng/mL vs. 7.77 ng/mL), and MUC16 (180.6 U/mL vs. 36.1 U/mL) levels were higher in MEOTs patients. The biomarker performance was: MUC1, sensitivity 50.9%, specificity 100%; MUC13, sensitivity 56.4%, specificity 78.9%; MUC16, sensitivity 83.64%, specificity 100%. Combining serum biomarkers and ADC mean resulted in a sensitivity of 96.4% and specificity of 100%.ConclusionThe integration of DWI‐MRI with serum biomarkers (MUC1, MUC13, and MUC16) achieves exceptional diagnostic accuracy, offering a powerful tool for the precise differentiation between borderline and malignant epithelial ovarian tumors.
Response to COVID‐19 vaccination in patients on cancer therapy: Analysis in a SARS‐CoV‐2‐naïve population
Authors: Cavic George , Almonte Andrew A. , Hicks Sarah M. , Neeman Teresa , Wang Jo‐Wai , Brew Sue , Choi Philip Y. , Cockburn Ian , Gardiner Elizabeth E. , Yip Desmond , Fahrer Aude M. , Kanjanapan Yada 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackgroundCancer patients have increased morbidity and mortality from COVID‐19, but may respond poorly to vaccination. The Evaluation of COVID‐19 Vaccination Efficacy and Rare Events in Solid Tumors (EVEREST) study, comparing seropositivity between cancer patients and healthy controls in a low SARS‐CoV‐2 community‐transmission setting, allows determination of vaccine response with minimal interference from infection.MethodsSolid tumor patients from The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia, and healthy controls who received COVID‐19 vaccination between March 2021 and January 2022 were included. Blood samples were collected at baseline, pre‐second vaccine dose and at 1, 3 (primary endpoint), and 6 months post‐second dose. SARS‐CoV‐2 anti‐spike‐RBD (S‐RBD) and anti‐nucleocapsid IgG antibodies were measured.ResultsNinety‐six solid tumor patients and 20 healthy controls were enrolled, with median age 62 years, and 60% were female. Participants received either AZD1222 (65%) or BNT162b2 (35%) COVID‐19 vaccines. Seropositivity 3 months post vaccination was 87% (76/87) in patients and 100% (20/20) in controls (p = .12). Seropositivity was observed in 84% of patients on chemotherapy, 80% on immunotherapy, and 96% on targeted therapy (differences not satistically significant). Seropositivity in cancer patients increased from 40% (6/15) after first dose, to 95% (35/37) 1 month after second dose, then dropped to 87% (76/87) 3 months after second dose.ConclusionMost patients and all controls became seropositive after two vaccine doses. Antibody concentrations and seropositivity showed a decrease between 1 and 3 months post vaccination, highlighting need for booster vaccinations. SARS‐CoV‐2 infection amplifies S‐RBD antibody responses; however, cannot be adequately identified using nucleocapsid serology. This underlines the value of our COVID‐naïve population in studying vaccine immunogenicity.
Sexual and reproductive health services in New Zealand primary care settings: A mixed‐methods survey
Authors: McGinn Orna , Wise Michelle 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackgroundNew Zealand's recently released Women's Health Strategy aims to provide accessible, equitable care which prioritises prevention, early intervention and areas of unmet need. An example of such care is the management of common sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues by appropriately trained primary care practitioners in the community.AimsThe aim was to identify primary care SRH program initiatives currently operating in New Zealand, how they are accessed and funded, whether they have been co‐designed using mātauranga (knowledge) Māori principles and whether any have undergone formal evaluation.MethodsA mixed‐methods electronic anonymous survey of primary care practitioners and secondary care obstetrics and gynaecology clinical directors was distributed in April 2023. Qualitative analysis of free text answers was undertaken.ResultsFew funded SRH services are available in community settings in New Zealand. Access and eligibility criteria to those which exist varies by region. A lack of co‐design and governance was reported, along with difficulties in access to skills training and specialist advice.ConclusionsThe current SRH landscape in New Zealand appears fragmented and lacks an overarching strategic focus. To achieve the aims of the Women's Health Strategy, a suite of core community‐based SRH programs should be developed and formally evaluated, focusing on equitable access, integration and specific outcomes. These should be co‐designed using mātaurangi Māori principles.