bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
A program evaluation of an international, intercultural e-community-engagement initiative
Authors: Falk Audrey F. , Jordaan Martina , Saeed Sameerah T. , Bhaskara Rao Madasu , El Houda Chaoui Nour 
Published: November 2023

PurposeThis program evaluation aimed to investigate the benefits and challenges of an international, intercultural, e-community-engagement experience involving youth and higher education students. The authors sought to understand the meaning that participants would make of an international, intercultural, e-community-engagement experience.Design/methodology/approachThe program evaluation component of this project was qualitative, participatory and action-oriented. It was composed of online reflection sessions with small, international groups of higher education students from Iraq, India, Morocco, South Africa and the USA immediately following each of five interactive exchange sessions with youth from South Africa. It also included one culminating reflection session to which all of the higher education student participants were invited and a written questionnaire that was completed by the youth participants at the conclusion of the project. The reflection sessions were recorded and transcribed. Transcripts and survey data were reviewed for emergent themes.FindingsCultural exposure emerged as the primary theme with participants valuing the opportunity to learn about different cultures and to connect with individuals from across the globe.Research limitations/implicationsThis program evaluation was not designed as a generalizable study. This pilot initiative provides evidence of the potential value and importance of international, intercultural e-community-engagement experiences for youth and higher education students.Practical implicationsThe potential value of technology to build exchange opportunities for young people is immense and largely untapped. International, intercultural e-community-engagement initiatives can be made available to students globally with relatively limited resources. A highly structured and focused plan provides clarity about expectations and requirements for students. A high level of commitment is required by all participants, including the faculty coordinators.Social implicationsAlthough the project was brief, exposure to numerous countries and cultures allowed participants to challenge their assumptions about different peoples and places in the world. The potential benefits for greater compassion and understanding of communities and cultures in an international context are high.Originality/valueThis program evaluation contributes to and extends the literature on the possibilities and challenges of international e-community-engagement; it demonstrates the potential for e-community-engagement across multiple countries to broaden students' exposure to and interest in global perspectives.
Transformation of school leaders’ understandings and practices of change leadership, deeper learning and equity through participation in a leadership academy
Authors: Umpstead Regina R. , Hacker Nicole L. , Akanwa Emmanuel E. 
Published: November 2023

Purpose The authors of this study examined how four leadership teams participating in a year-long deeper learning leadership academy understood and adapted key practices for change leadership, deeper learning and equity in their PK-12 schools.Design/methodology/approach This multiple-site case study used interviews, observations and documents to investigate how four school leadership teams developed deeper learning initiatives in their schools.Findings This study highlights how participants recast the leadership academy’s three pillars (change leadership, deeper learning and equity) as they engaged in educational reform for ambitious teaching and learning in their own contexts. Three themes emerged: transforming the culture, teaching the whole child and restructuring for collaboration. Overall, the authors found that district leaders must be fully committed to deeper learning for the culture to truly be transformed in schools under their purview.Originality/value This article contributes to the literature on supporting school leaders to enact equity-centered deeper learning initiatives using robust professional development. It is useful for understanding key deeper learning strategies and designing future training.
Mineral rents, conflict, population and economic growth in selected economies: empirical focus on Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Ajayi Temitope Abraham 
Published: November 2023

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the effects of mineral rents, conflict and population growth on countries' growth, with a specific interest in 13 selected economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a combination of research methods: the pooled ordinary least squares (OLS), the fixed effect and the system generalized method of moment (GMM). The consistent estimator (system GMM), which provides the paper's empirical findings, remedies the inherent endogeneity bias in the model formulation. The utilized panel dataset for the study spans from 1980 to 2022.FindingsThe study suggests that mineral rents positively affect countries' growth by about 0.407 percentage points in the short run. The study further demonstrates the long-run negative impacts of population growth rates and prevalence of civil war on economic growth. The empirical work of the study reveals that an increase in the number of international borders within the group promotes mineral conflicts, which impedes economic growth. Evidence from the specification tests performed in the study confirmed the validity of the empirical results.Social implicationsMineral rents, if well managed and conditioned on good institutions, are a blessing to an economy, contrary to the assumptions that mineral resources are a curse. The utilization of mineral rents in Sub-Saharan Africa for economic growth depends on several factors, notably the level of mineral conflicts, population growth rates, institutional factors and the ability to contain civil war, among others.Originality/valueThis study is the first attempt in the post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era to revisit the investigation of the impacts of mineral rents, conflict and population growth rates on the countries' growth while controlling for the potential implications of the qualities of institutions. One of the significant contributions of the study is the identification of high population growth rates as one of the primary drivers of mineral conflicts that impede economic growth in the states with enormous mineral deposits in Sub-Saharan Africa. The crucial inference drawn from the study is that mineral rents positively impact countries' growth, even with inherent institutional challenges, although the results could be better with good institutions.
Impact of entrepreneurial orientation on performance and moderating role of crisis perception: multi-method examination
Authors: Suder Marcin 
Published: November 2023

PurposeThis study aims to examine the role of the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) under turbulent market conditions and reveal the role of an entrepreneur's perception of a crisis in shaping the impact of EO on firm performance.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), multiple linear regression (MLR) and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The study sample was comprised of 117 one- and two-star hotels that were operating in Poland.FindingsThe results showed that proactiveness and risk-taking significantly affected firm performance. Furthermore, the results revealed that an entrepreneur's perception of a crisis moderated the impact of risk-taking and proactiveness on firm performance. In particular, the findings suggested that, in firms where the crisis strongly influenced their operations, performance was affected by proactiveness, while in those firms where the crisis influenced their operations to a low or moderate degree, performance was affected by risk-taking. Furthermore, fsQCA unveiled the role of innovativeness, which (along with risk-taking) is a sufficient condition that leads to firm performance.Originality/valueTwo characteristics make this study original: first, it investigates EO under turbulent market conditions, and second, it analyzes the role of an entrepreneur's perception of crisis consequences for business operations. The study contributes to the literature on entrepreneurship and crisis management with findings on the different roles of EO dimensions under crisis conditions and an observation about the moderating role of an entrepreneur's perception of the impact of a crisis on operational management and how this perception differentiates the impact of risk-taking and proactiveness on firm performance.
GraphEx: visualizing and managing customer experience in its multidimensionality
Authors: Sahhar Yasin , Loohuis Raymond , Henseler Jörg 
Published: November 2023

PurposeCustomer experience has become a vital premise in service theory and practice. Despite researchers' and managers' growing interest, the customer experience remains a complex and multidimensional concept that is challenging for service providers to understand. This study aims to graph the experience in its multidimensionality by categorizing and proposing matching practices for service marketing managers to channel and foster customer experiences in customer journeys.Design/methodology/approachTo support the predominantly conceptual nature of the study, an abductive approach underpinned by the authors' vast experience in academia and practice, real-life autohermeneutic phenomenological experience tales and theory on customer experience and its management by providers is deployed to craft a model that addresses and highlights the multidimensionality of experience.FindingsThis study introduces the “GraphEx” (Graph Experience) hip-pocket model, which expresses customer experience in a simple yet multidimensional fashion and offers managerial practices to foster the customer's experience. The model contains three dimensions (valence, type of experience and visceral intensity) and five managerial practices (urgent patchwork, restoring, activating and stimulating desire, bolstering and safeguarding appreciation).Originality/valueThis study contributes to the service literature by creating granularity in the multidimensionality of customer experience. This study advances customer experience management in practice by providing service managers with novel possibilities for understanding and managing customer experiences intelligently. This can help service providers streamline and innovate customer experience strategies during customer journeys and foster customer loyalty.
The Road to Victory Runs Through Scotland? Prospects for Labour in the Post‐Sturgeon Era
Authors: Brown Swan Coree 
Published: November 2023

AbstractScottish Labour, once viewed as the most divided party in the UK, appears buoyant, the result of the growing popularity of its leader, Anas Sarwar, a more positive relationship with UK Labour, and most notably, significant gains in the polls. The party has sought to find a centre ground in a political system defined by opposing visions of Scotland's political future, a strategy which has previously left it squeezed between more assertive nationalist and unionist rivals. However, with little prospect of another independence referendum in the near term, this centre ground may yet prove fruitful. The party has an opportunity to position itself as a viable alternative in a dramatically changed political landscape. While Labour's optimism is not unfounded, its polling perhaps speaks more to the weaknesses of its political rivals than the strength of the party itself; and questions persist about Scottish Labour's political vision and constitutional offering in a political system which remains bifurcated.
Value‐based health care in translation: From global popularity to primary care for Dutch elderly patients
Authors: Steinmann Gijs , van de Bovenkamp Hester , de Bont Antoinette , Delnoij Diana 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIn this article we examine the fragmented interpretation and implementation of a remarkably popular concept, value‐based health care (VBHC). By building on a case study of a project team working on the development of value‐based primary care services for elderly patients, we shed new light on the way in which VBHC transitions from theory to practice. The concept of ‘translation’ is used to theoretically frame our analysis. Between June 2021 and May 2022, we gathered data through participant observation (50 h), semi‐structured interviews (n = 20) and document analysis (n = 16). Our findings show how VBHC inspired new ways of working, and that, in line with previous studies, parts of the original concept have been neglected, while others have been modified. We identified three reasons for VBHC’s locally varied applications: VBHC transforms to enable a growing support base, the originally radical idea is applied conservatively and the concept tends to get mixed up with other policy objectives. In all, VBHC appears to be successful in catalysing cross‐disciplinary interaction aimed at improving value for patients.
Evaluating the use of clinical decision aids in an Australian emergency department: A cross‐sectional survey
Authors: Michaleff Zoe A , Hattingh Laetitia , Greenwood Hannah , Mickan Sharon , Jones Mark , van der Merwe Madeleen , Thomas Rae , Carlini Joan , Henry David , Stehlik Paulina , Glasziou Paul , Keijzers Gerben 
Published: November 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo identify healthcare professionals' knowledge, self‐reported use, and documentation of clinical decision aids (CDAs) in a large ED in Australia, to identify behavioural determinants influencing the use of CDAs, and healthcare professionals preferences for integrating CDAs into the electronic medical record (EMR) system.MethodsHealthcare professionals (doctors, nurses and physiotherapists) working in the ED at the Gold Coast Hospital, Queensland were invited to complete an online survey. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, and where appropriate, mapped to the theoretical domains framework to identify potential barriers to the use of CDAs. Qualitative data were analysed using content analysis.ResultsSeventy‐four healthcare professionals (34 medical officers, 31 nurses and nine physiotherapists) completed the survey. Healthcare professionals' knowledge and self‐reported use of 21 validated CDAs was low but differed considerably across CDAs. Only 4 out of 21 CDAs were reported to be used ‘sometimes’ or ‘always’ by the majority of respondents (Ottawa Ankle Rule for ankle injury, Wells' criteria for pulmonary embolism, Wells' criteria for deep vein thrombosis and PERC rule for pulmonary embolism). Most respondents wanted to increase their use of valid and reliable CDAs and supported the integration of CDAs into the EMR to facilitate their use and support documentation. Potential barriers impacting the use of CDAs represented three theoretical domains of knowledge, social/professional role and identity, and social influences.ConclusionsCDAs are used variably by healthcare professionals and are inconsistently applied in the clinical encounter. Preferences of healthcare professionals need to be considered to allow the successful integration of CDAs into the EMR.
Are emergency departments leader identity workspaces? A qualitative study of emergency physicians
Authors: Rixon Andrew , Wong Lee Yung , Wilson Samuel 
Published: November 2023

AbstractObjectiveEmergency medicine is a discipline with complex leadership demands, which are experienced by junior and senior emergency physicians alike. In this environment, emergency physicians can struggle to work out what it means to be a leader and develop professional identities as leaders, necessitating a leader identity workspace. The aim of the present study is to explore whether emergency physicians view their work environment as leader identity workspaces.MethodsAn online qualitative survey was used that included open‐ended questions about emergency physicians' experience of their workplace as a ‘space’ to craft their leadership identity. Participants' responses were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.ResultsThree themes, comprising several subthemes, were identified that related to emergency physicians' ideal leader selves (leader dreams and desired leader selves), their experience of the community of clinicians in hospitals (confrontational sentient communities) and the types of rituals emergency physicians yearn for to support and legitimate their leadership (seeking vital leadership rites of passage).ConclusionOur results suggest that neither EDs nor hospitals more generally exhibit the properties of, or are experienced by emergency physicians, as leader identity workspaces.
Neuroimaging manifestations of paediatric histiocytoses
Authors: Tan Hsern Ern Ivan , Lakshmanan Rahul , Warne Richard , Walwyn Thomas , Roebuck Derek 
Published: November 2023

SummaryHistiocytoses are rare multi‐system disorders marked by abnormal histiocyte cell proliferation, affecting children with diverse clinical presentations. Classified into five groups in 2016, including Langerhans‐related (L), cutaneous (C), malignant (M), Rosai–Dorfman disease (R) and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (H), newer entities such as ALK‐positive histiocytosis have also emerged, heralding the era of molecular (sub)classification. Common entities include Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD), Rosai–Dorfman disease (RDD) and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). This pictorial essay aids radiologists in recognising and differentiating paediatric histiocytoses based on unique neuroimaging features.
Evaluating the effects of nicotine concentration on the appeal and nicotine delivery of oral nicotine pouches among rural and Appalachian adults who smoke cigarettes: A randomized cross‐over study
Authors: Keller‐Hamilton Brittney , Alalwan Mahmood A. , Curran Hayley , Hinton Alice , Long Lauren , Chrzan Kirsten , Wagener Theodore L. , Atkinson Leanne , Suraapaneni Sriya , Mays Darren 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBackground and aimsOral nicotine pouches (ONPs) probably offer reduced harm compared with cigarettes, but independent data concerning their misuse liability are lacking. We compared nicotine delivery and craving relief from ONPs with different nicotine concentrations to cigarettes.DesignThis was a single‐blind, three‐visit (≥ 48‐hour washout), randomized‐cross‐over study. Participants were encouraged to complete all study visits in less than 1 month.SettingThe study took place in Rural/Appalachian Ohio.ParticipantsParticipants comprised 30 adults who smoke cigarettes. Participants (meanage = 34.5) were 60% men and 90% White.InterventionParticipants who were ≥ 12‐hour tobacco‐abstinent used: (1) a 3‐mg nicotine concentration ONP, (2) a 6‐mg nicotine concentration ONP and (3) usual brand cigarette in separate visits. ONPs (wintergreen Zyn) were used for 30 minutes; cigarettes were puffed every 30 sec for 5 minutes.MeasurementsPlasma nicotine and self‐reported craving were assessed at t = 0, 5, 15, 30, 60 and 90 minutes. The primary outcome was plasma nicotine concentration at t = 30 minutes. A secondary outcome was craving relief at t = 5 minutes.FindingsAt t = 30, mean [95% confidence interval (CI)] plasma nicotine was 9.5 ng/ml (95% CI = 7.1, 11.9 ng/ml) for the 3 mg nicotine ONP, 17.5 ng/ml (95% CI = 13.7, 21.3) for the 6 mg nicotine ONP and 11.4 ng/ml (95% CI = 9.2, 13.6 ng/ml) for the cigarette. Mean plasma nicotine at t = 30 minutes differed between the 3‐ and 6‐mg nicotine ONPs (P = 0.001) and between the 6‐mg nicotine ONP and cigarette (P = 0.002). Mean (95% CI) craving at t = 5 minutes was lower for the cigarette (mean = 1.00, 95% CI = 0.61, 1.39) than either the 3 mg (mean = 2.25, 95% CI = 1.68, 2.82; P < 0.0001) or 6 mg nicotine (mean = 2.19, 95% CI = 1.60, 2.79; P < 0.0001) ONP.ConclusionsAmong adult smokers, using 6‐mg nicotine concentration oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) was associated with greater plasma nicotine delivery at 30 minutes than 3‐mg ONPs or cigarettes, but neither ONP relieved craving symptoms at 5 minutes as strongly as a cigarette. Accelerating the speed of nicotine delivery in ONPs might increase their misuse liability relative to cigarettes.
Evaluation of sex differences in pelvis and femur x‐ray images in British shorthair cats by geometric morphometric method
Authors: Özkan Ermiş , Pazvant Gülsün 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe study covers British Shorthair cats, which is a popular domestic cat breed in our country and defined as ‘brachycephalic’ in terms of skull structure. Article focuses on the pelvis and femur region of cats which gynaecological and orthopaedic diseases of this cat breed, which are frequently encountered in clinical practice, is found to be important. It is aimed to reveal the shape differences between male and female individuals using geometric morphometric method. X‐ray images were used to examine the pelvis and femurs of cats via geometric method. Radiological images were obtained from a total of 40 British Shorthair cats (20 females and 20 males) in two positions, ventro‐dorsal (VD) and latero‐lateral (LL), and shape differences between the sexes were examined. As result, it is seen that the measurement points taken from the males are more outward and have sharper angles than the females. Study also shows pelvis is a better choice than femur when it comes to sex discrimination. Although traditional morphometric methods are more useful in clinical practice, it is thought that is important to support or re‐evaluate the data with the geometric morphometric method in academic field for a further approach.