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Techniques to enhance the public policy impact of qualitative system dynamics models
Authors: Veldhuis Guido A. , Smits‐Clijsen Eefje M. , van Waas Rob P.M. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThis article demonstrates techniques to enhance the public policy impact of qualitative system dynamics models. We focus on the effective use of a large causal loop diagram (CLD) to explore a multifaceted problem situation. We discuss the conditions that can lead to developing a large CLD, the challenges this presents, and techniques that can be used to overcome them. Several techniques are discussed related to an online group model‐building (GMB) process, the use of quantitative data, visual model analyses using a software tool and reporting. The techniques are demonstrated using an impactful case study on the social impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic. We reflect on the efficacy of the approach through the lens of systems thinking and conclude that the techniques made a positive contribution to all aspects of systems thinking. Several avenues for future work are discussed. © 2023 The Authors. System Dynamics Review published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of System Dynamics Society.
Toward High‐Quality Sulfide Solid Electrolytes: A Liquid‐Phase Approach Featured with an Interparticle Coupled Unification Effect
Authors: Han Aiguo , Xu Shijie , Wang Xinyu , Chang Haolong , Tian Rongzheng , Zhang Xin , Chen Xing , Song Dawei , Yang Yongan 
Published: December 2023

AbstractSulfide solid electrolytes (SSEs) are highly wanted for solid‐state batteries (SSBs). While their liquid‐phase synthesis is advantageous over their solid‐phase strategy in scalable production, it confronts other challenges, such as low‐purity products, user‐unfriendly solvents, energy‐inefficient solvent removal, and unsatisfactory performance. This article demonstrates that a suspension‐based solvothermal method using single oxygen‐free solvents can solve those problems. Experimental observations and theoretical calculations together show that the basic function of suspension‐treatment is “interparticle‐coupled unification”, that is, even individually insoluble solid precursors can mutually adsorb and amalgamate to generate uniform composites in nonpolar solvents. This anti‐intuitive concept is established when investigating the origins of impurities in SSEs electrolytes made by the conventional tetrahydrofuran‐ethanol method and then searching for new solvents. Its generality is supported by four eligible alkane solvents and four types of SSEs. The electrochemical assessments on the former three SSEs show that they are competitive with their counterparts in the literature. Moreover, the synthesized SSEs presents excellent battery performance, showing great potential for practical applications.
Core–Sheath Heterogeneous Interlocked Conductive Fiber Enables Smart Textile for Personalized Healthcare and Thermal Management
Authors: Chen Xiyu , He Yifan , Tian Mingwei , Qu Lijun , Fan Tingting , Miao Jinlei 
Published: December 2023

AbstractWhereas thermal comfort and healthcare management during long‐term wear are essentially required for wearable system, simultaneously achieving them remains challenge. Herein, a highly comfortable and breathable smart textile for personal healthcare and thermal management is developed, via assembling stimuli‐responsive core–sheath dual network that silver nanowires(AgNWs) core interlocked graphene sheath induced by MXene. Small MXene nanosheets with abundant groups is proposed as a novel “dispersant” to graphene according to “like dissolves like” theory, while simultaneously acting as “cross‐linker” between AgNWs and graphene networks by filling the voids between them. The core–sheath heterogeneous interlocked conductive fiber induced by MXene “cross‐linking” exhibits a reliable response to various mechanical/electrical/light stimuli, even under large mechanical deformations(100%). The core–sheath conductive fiber‐enabled smart textile can adapt to movements of human body seamlessly, and convert these mechanical deformations into character signals for accurate healthcare monitoring with rapid response(440 ms). Moreover, smart textile with excellent Joule heating and photothermal effect exhibits instant thermal energy harvesting/storage during the stimuli‐response process, which can be developed as self‐powered thermal management and dynamic camouflage when integrated with phase change and thermochromic layer. The smart fibers/textiles with core–sheath heterogeneous interlocked structures hold great promise in personalized healthcare and thermal management.
Mussel and Cobweb Inspired High Areal Capacity SPAN Electrode
Authors: Zuo Weijing , Guo Yawei , Zhang Chi , Zhang Lan , Zhang Suojiang 
Published: December 2023

AbstractLithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) with superior energy density are among the most promising candidates for next‐generation energy storage techniques. Sulfurized polyacrylonitrile (SPAN) exhibits competitive advantages in terms of cycle stability, rate performance as well as cost. However, the preparation of high‐loading SPAN electrodes is still challenging. Herein, inspired by mussel and cobweb, a high‐loading SPAN electrode is enabled by the combination of polydopamine (PDA) coating and a bimodal distributed single‐wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) slurry dispersed in polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), their synergistic effect not only constructs effective electron percolating networks within the electrode but also make high active material (AM) ratio possible. High areal capacity PDA@SPAN electrode (18.40 mAh cm−2 in the initial cycle) with negligible specific capacity attenuation as the mass loading increasement is realized through the facile slurry casting process. The dynamic N─H…O hydrogen bond is formed between PDA and PVP and the electrode integrity during charge/discharge is greatly strengthened. The battery with an areal AM loading of 7.16 mg cm−2 (5.16 mAh cm−2) retains 92.0% of capacity in 80 cycles and 87.18% in 160 cycles, and it also shows stable cycle performances even with a high loading of 19.79 mg cm−2 and lean electrolyte (3.28 µL mg−1).
Low Power Volatile and Nonvolatile Memristive Devices from 1D MoO2‐MoS2 Core–Shell Heterostructures for Future Bio‐Inspired Computing
Authors: Yadav Renu , Poudyal Saroj , Rajarapu Ramesh , Biswal Bubunu , Barman Prahalad Kanti , Kasiviswanathan S. , Novoselov Kostya S. , Misra Abhishek 
Published: December 2023

AbstractMemristors‐based integrated circuits for emerging bio‐inspired computing paradigms require an integrated approach utilizing both volatile and nonvolatile memristive devices. Here, an innovative architecture comprising of 1D CVD‐grown core–shell heterostructures (CSHSs) of MoO2‐MoS2 is employed as memristors manifesting both volatile switching (with high selectivity of 107 and steep slope of 0.6 mV decade−1) and nonvolatile switching phenomena (with Ion/Ioff ≈103 and switching speed of 60 ns). In these CSHSs, the metallic core MoO2 with high current carrying capacity provides a conformal and immaculate interface with semiconducting MoS2 shells and therefore it acts as a bottom electrode for the memristors. The power consumption in volatile devices is as low as 50 pW per set transition and 0.1 fW in standby mode. Voltage‐driven current spikes are observed for volatile devices while with nonvolatile memristors, key features of a biological synapse such as short/long‐term plasticity and paired pulse facilitation are emulated suggesting their potential for the development of neuromorphic circuits. These CSHSs offer an unprecedented solution for the interfacial issues between metallic electrodes and the layered materials‐based switching element with the prospects of developing smaller footprint memristive devices for future integrated circuits.
Preparation of composite coagulant for the removal of microplastics in water
Authors: Sun Yongjun , Wu Qu , Li Xiaoqi , Sun Wenquan , Zhou Jun , Shah Kinjal J. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractIn this work, a composite flocculant (polyferric titanium sulfate–polydimethyldiallylammonium chloride [PFTS–PDMDAAC]) with a rich spatial network structure was prepared for the treatment of simulated wastewater containing polystyrene (PS) micro–nanoparticles. Characterization results showed that the surface of the PFTS–PDMDAAC was a three‐dimensional network polymer of chain molecules that exhibited good thermal stability and formed an amorphous polymer containing multiply hydroxyl‐bridged titanium and iron. When n(OH−) : n(Fe) = 1:2, n(PO43−) : n(Fe) = 0.35, n(Ti) : n(Fe) = 1:8, n(DMDAAC) : n(Fe) = 5:100, and the polymerization temperature is 60°C, the prepared composite flocculant has the best effect. The effects of dosage, pH, and agitation intensity on the flocculation properties of PFTS–PDMDAAC were also studied. The optimal removal rates of PS‐μm and haze by PFTS–PDMDAAC were 85.60% and 90.10%, respectively, at a stirring intensity of 200 rpm, a pH of 9.0, and a PFTS–PDMDAAC dosage of 20 mg/L. The flocs produced by the PFTS–PDMDAAC flocculation were large and compact in structure, and the flocculation mechanism was mainly based on adsorption bridging. Kaolin played a promoting role in the process of PS‐μm removal by PFTS–PDMDAAC floc and accelerated the formation of large and dense flocs. This study provided a reference for the coagulation method to remove micro–nanopollutants in the actual water treatment process.Practitioner Points
A composite flocculant with rich spatial network structure (PFTS–PDMDAAC) was prepared.
PFTS–PDMDAAC can effectively remove micro–nano polystyrene (PS) in wastewater.
The floc produced by PFTS–PDMDAAC is large and compact in structure.
The flocculation mechanism of PFTS–PDMDAAC is mainly adsorption bridging.
South–South Migration and Inequality: An Introduction
Authors: Crawley Heaven , Teye Joseph Kofi 
Published: December 2023

AbstractAlthough scholarly work on international migration overwhelmingly focuses on movements to the Global North, at least a third of all international migration takes place between the countries of the Global South and this migration is increasing. Introducing the aims and contributions to the Palgrave Handbook of South–South Migration and Inequality, this chapter provides an overview of the history, scale and significance of South–South migration as well as existing research on the relationships between migration and inequality. Scholarly work on South–South migration, we argue, is dominated by theories and concepts derived from the Global North, from where most migration research funding originates and where most migration researchers are based. This work often fails to fully grasp the complex social, as well as economic and political factors, associated with migration in the Global South, and the intersectional inequalities with which migration is associated. Centring the knowledge and perspectives of those living and working in the Global South is critical if we want to understand the relationships between South–South migration and inequality. It is also vital in order to harness the potential benefits of migration for development, and for the well-being of migrants and their families.
Migration and Inequality in the Burkina Faso–Côte d’Ivoire corridor
Authors: Dabiré Bonayi Hubert , Soumahoro Kando Amédée 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThis chapter shows that the current migration between Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire perpetuates a problem that was produced and amplified during the colonial period. As for the contribution of migration to the development of Burkina Faso, it remains ambivalent. Some research suggests that migration has a positive contribution, while others suggest that this is not the case. The impact of migration is perceived differently depending on whether the problem is approached from a micro or macro perspective. Even if migration helps poor households through the transfer of resources, migration also creates inequalities: inequalities between children whose parents migrate and those who do not, inequalities between households that do and don’t receive remittances, and gender inequalities. Once they arrive in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso migrants (Burkinabè) face difficulties regarding their foreign status. Based on data collected in Côte d’Ivoire within the framework of the MIDEQ Hub, this chapter also highlights the inequalities experienced by Burkinabè in Côte d’Ivoire including inequalities in access to employment, land, rights and citizenship.
Gendered Migration in the Global South: An Intersectional Perspective on Inequality
Authors: Bastia Tanja , Piper Nicola 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe links between gender and migration are well understood, as the result of extensive research on the highly gendered nature of migration drivers, dynamics and impacts associated with broader processes of societal transformation. The role of gender norms in shaping migratory decisions on who stays, who moves and how resources are allocated are also well understood. Far less attention has been paid to intersectional approaches, and the comparative dynamics of gendered processes and outcomes in the context of South–South migration. This chapter aims to redress an existing bias towards destination countries by placing greater emphasis on countries of origin and transnational social fields. By focusing on migrants’ precariour status as workers, it also moves beyond the overwhelming focus on domestic work to highlight other overlooked sectors in which there are highly gendered patterns of migrant employment, such as manufacturing, agriculture and tourism. The chapter addresses this gap by adopting an intersectional perspective on cross-sectoral inequalities related to migration.
The “ASEAN Way” in Migration Governance
Authors: Asis Rey P. , Maningat Carlos L. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractMigration governance in Asia is intriguing as, on the one hand, many Asian states have refused to be part of international migration conventions, but on the other have made efforts towards cooperation at a regional or sub-regional level. In the case of Southeast Asian countries, commitments to regional frameworks and instruments have largely been ceremonial, as member-states maintain a disengaged stance even as both labour-sending and labour-receiving countries pursue bilateral cooperation. This chapter explores the complex migration governance mechanisms in Southeast Asia, highlighting the particular roles of national governments, civil society organisations, migrant workers and private recruitment agencies as well as the nuances that exist in between these actors. The limits and potential of “contestations from below” are also discussed, with the incompatibility of the “ethical recruitment” campaign and human rights advocacy pointed out.
Migration Research, Coloniality and Epistemic Injustice
Authors: Landström Karl , Crawley Heaven 
Published: December 2023

AbstractIn this chapter, we take stock of existing critiques of contemporary migration research and bring these debates into contact with ongoing debates among decolonial scholars and in feminist social epistemology. We illustrate how the ethical and epistemic concerns voiced by migration scholars in regard to the socio-epistemic functioning of their field can be understood using the conceptual apparatus that has been developed around the notions of epistemic injustice and oppression. In so doing, we illustrate the relevance and usefulness of both feminist social epistemology and of decolonial theory for theorising the socio-epistemic challenges that migration scholars face. The conceptual framework of epistemic injustice and oppression not only offers clarity in what is at stake within migration studies both ethically and epistemically, but also elucidates moral and epistemic reasons for why these issues should be addressed. This framework both calls attention to issues of undue epistemic marginalisation, and centres these issues as a core concern as migration scholars critically reflect upon the knowledge production and dissemination practices of their field. Understanding the processes through which this happens, rather than just the epistemic outcomes, can help us to identify ways to address the structural inequalities with which the production of migration knowledge is often associated.
Business Development in Large-Scale Agile Software Development: Barriers and Enablers
Authors: Olsen John Olav , Stray Viktoria , Moe Nils Brede 
Published: December 2023

AbstractCurrently, many financial organizations must undergo a digital transformation. In this study, we investigated a transformation in a Norwegian fintech company with the aim of understanding how the tasks performed by business development can be better aligned with the work of cross-functional development teams. Specifically, we examined the enablers and barriers to coordination between business development and software product development in large-scale agile software development. The organization under study had 25 software product development teams that followed an in-house agile model. We collected data by conducting 13 interviews and collecting various documents. Our findings suggest that having cross-functional fora, having a common understanding of what business development is, and coaching the whole organization to be more agile can improve coordination between business and software development.
Sustainable IT in an Agile DevOps Setup Leads to a Shift Left in Sustainability Engineering
Authors: Poth Alexander , Eißfeldt Daniela , Heimann Christian , Waschk Stefan 
Published: December 2023

AbstractToday green IT is mostly driven by the measurement of CO2e of data centers. However, this is a symptom treatment approach, since the operating parameters of software are defined during build-time. This implies that the consumption during run-time of a software cannot be changed in a wide range. To ensure that enterprise IT can be operated within a higher sustainable setup the software and systems engineering has to consider sustainability aspects during development phase. Furthermore, sustainability is more than measuring and optimizing CO2e of applications – it includes e.g. reuse aspects. Each software component which is reused reduces resource allocation during development and maintenance. IT sustainability step by step becomes a quality characteristic of software. This work presents a more holistic view for sustainable software engineering from an enterprise IT perspective which can be integrated into agile software development especially within DevOps teams.
Scattering amplitudes and electromagnetic horizons
Authors: Ilderton Anton , Lindved William 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
We consider the scattering of charged particles on particular electromagnetic fields which have properties analogous to gravitational horizons. Classically, particles become causally excluded from regions of spacetime beyond a null surface which we identify as the ‘electromagnetic horizon’. In the quantum theory there is pair production at the horizon via the Schwinger effect, but only one particle from the pair escapes the field. Furthermore, unitarity appears to be violated when crossing the horizon, suggesting there is no well-defined S-matrix. Despite this, we show how to use the perturbiner method to construct ‘amplitudes’ which contain all the dynamical information required to construct observables related to pair creation, and to radiation from particles scattering on the background.
Progress in the lattice evaluation of entanglement entropy of three-dimensional Yang-Mills theories and holographic bulk reconstruction
Authors: Jokela Niko , Rummukainen Kari , Salami Ahmed , Pönni Arttu , Rindlisbacher Tobias 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
A construction of a gravity dual to a physical gauge theory requires confronting data. We establish a proof-of-concept for precision holography, i.e., the explicit reconstruction of the dual background metric functions directly from the entanglement entropy (EE) of strip subregions that we extract from pure glue Yang-Mills theory discretized on a lattice. Our main focus is on a three-dimensional Euclidean SU2 theory in the deconfining phase. Holographic EE suggests, and we find evidence for, that the scaling of the thermal entropy with temperature is to power 7/3 and that it approaches smoothly the critical point, consistent with black hole thermodynamics. In addition, we provide frugal results on the potential between quenched quarks by the computation of the Polyakov loop correlators on the lattice. Holographic arguments pique curiosity in the substratum of Debye screening at strong coupling.
Docking site interventions following bone transport using external fixation: a systematic review of the literature
Authors: Liodakis E. , Giannoudis V. P. , Harwood P.J. , Giannoudis P. V. 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Purpose
Although bone transport is a well-recognised technique to address segmental bone defects, optimal management of docking sites is not absolutely determined. Some surgeons routinely intervene in all cases, and others prefer to observe and intervene only if spontaneous union does not occur. Primary aim of the study was to compare rates of docking site union between patients who underwent routine docking site intervention and those who did not.

Methods
A systematic literature review using the keywords “bone transport”, “docking”, “tibia”, and “femur” was performed in PubMed using PRISMA guidelines. Studies published in English from January 2000 to August 2022 were included and assessed independently by two reviewers. Pooled analysis was undertaken dividing patients into two groups: those managed by routine intervention and those initially observed.

Results
Twenty-three clinical studies met the eligibility criteria for pooled analysis, including 1153 patients, 407 in the routine intervention and 746 in the observed group. The rate of union after initial treatment was 90% in the routine intervention group and 66% in the observed group (p < 0.0001). Overall union rates at the end of treatment were similar at 99% in both groups. Patients in the observed group required an average of 2.2 procedures to achieve union overall compared with 3.8 in the routine intervention group. Time in frame was similar between groups.

Conclusion
Based on the current literature, routine docking site interventions cannot be recommended, since this may lead to unnecessary interventions in two thirds of patients. Timely selective intervention in those at high risk or after a defined period of observation would appear to be a logical approach.