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Japanese business communication practices in Thailand: tales from an electronic components manufacturer
Authors: Chau Vinh Sum , Nacharoenkul Thunjira 
Published: March 2023

PurposeThis article reviews the practice of horenso (a mnemonic for hokoku/reporting, renraku/informing and sodan/consulting) – an under-documented Japanese communication methodology – at a Japanese-owned subsidiary in Thailand. It draws on a number of cultural theories to explore how horenso was influenced by the non-biculturality of individuals at a multinational corporation.Design/methodology/approachThis article draws on first-hand interviews with staff of varying responsibilities at a multinational electronic components manufacturer, Spin-eTech (a pseudonym) to understand how horenso has been utilized and perceived at this Japanese-owned subsidiary in Thailand differently from its original form and traditional use at its headquarters in Japan. This was a targeted case that captured the real time communication difficulties at the workplace.FindingsThe themes of horenso's rationale, motivation, style of communication, use for problem solving, information reporting, relation to superiority and culture of communication emerged as prominent differences for how horenso was practiced at the Thai subsidiary.Originality/valueUsing the emic perspective of cultural understanding, insights are offered into the impact of non-biculturality within the Asia Pacific region on the practice of horenso to extant knowledge on the under-explored “eastern vs eastern” cultural differences.
An agile new product development-based sustainable supply chain framework to improve environmental quality performance: emerging economies perspective
Authors: Palsodkar Manoj , Yadav Gunjan , Nagare Madhukar 
Published: March 2023

PurposeSustainable supply chain management (SSCM) is a new subfield of supply chain management. The purpose of this research is to develop a framework for assessing the impact of agile new product development (ANPD) practices on the environmental SSCM performance.Design/methodology/approachThe ANPD practices and SSCM environmental performance metrics (SEPMs) are identified through the literature review. The shortlisted ANPD practices are categorized into five major criteria each with an own set of sub-criteria. A four-level conceptual framework is developed. The weights of these ANPD practices are computed using the Pythagorean fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (PFAHP), and the SEPMs are ranked using the Pythagorean fuzzy Combined Compromise Solution (PFCoCoSo).FindingsThe results show that the major criterion “Innovation Aspects” is the most important with a weightage of 0.2368, followed by “Policy Aspects” having 0.2228, “Technology Aspects” with 0.1959, “Organisation Aspects” having 0.1786 and “Executive Aspects” with 0.1658 weightage. The SEPMs “Frequency of NPD” is ranked first with an assessment value (Ki) of 2.5569, followed by “Lead time reduction” and “Number of design iterations” with Ki of 2.4482 and 2.3897, respectively. The research findings show that the ANPD practices like customer need assessment, availability of multidisciplinary team and Industry 4.0 technology usage contribute more to achieving environmental SSCM.Practical implicationsManagers can enhance environmental SSCM performance by adopting the ANPD practices and prioritizing SEPMs. Corporate effectiveness will be increased by the practices that promote SSCM and the use of technological innovations.Originality/valueThis study identified a unique set of 22 performance metrics that quantitatively measure NPD performance as well as environmental SSCM performance by adopting the 31 ANPD practices that were shortlisted. The proposed framework is a novel synthesis of literature from various disciplines such as new product development (NPD), environmental management, SSCM and performance evaluation.
A quality learning environment: an assessment of spaciousness of architectural design studios of Iraqi Kurdistan region universities using fuzzy logic
Authors: Hussein Ashti Yaseen , Mustafa Faris Ali 
Published: March 2023

PurposeSpaciousness is defined as “the feeling of openness or room to wander” that has been affected by various physical factors. The purpose of this paper is to assess the spaciousness of space to determine how spacious the space is. Furthermore, the study intends to propose a fuzzy-based model to assess the degree of spaciousness in terms of physical parameters such as area, proportion, the ratio of window area to floor area and color value.Design/methodology/approachFuzzy logic is the most appropriate mathematical model to assess uncertainty using nonhomogeneous variables. In contrast to conventional methods, fuzzy logic depends on partial truth theory. MATLAB Fuzzy Logic Toolbox was used as a computational model including a fuzzy inference system (FIS) using linguistic variables called membership functions to define parameters. As a result, fuzzy logic was used in this study to assess the spaciousness degree of design studios in universities in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.FindingsThe findings of the presented fuzzy model show the degree to which the input variables affect a space perceived as larger and more spacious. The relationship between parameters has been represented in three-dimensional surface diagrams. The positive relationship of spaciousness with the area, window-to-floor area ratio and color value has been determined. In contrast, the negative relationship between spaciousness and space proportion is described. Moreover, the three-dimensional surface diagram illustrates how the changes in the input values affect the spaciousness degree. Besides, the improvement in the spaciousness degree of the design studio increases the quality learning environment.Originality/valueThis study attempted to assess the degree of spaciousness in design studios. There has been no attempt carried out to combine educational space learning environments and computational methods. This study focused on the assessment of spaciousness using the MATLAB Fuzzy Logic toolbox that has not been integrated so far.
What were we thinking? A scoping review of crisis management pandemic literature (1984–2019)
Authors: Karlsen André R. , Antonsen Stian 
Published: March 2023

AbstractPandemics are now the focus of research attention in the fields of preparedness and crisis management. As pandemics are some of the largest crises to occur, an important question becomes ‘what were the field of crisis management thinking about pandemic management’. This paper investigates how the field of crisis management have incorporated the body of knowledge arising from pandemics into its science (from 1984 to 2019). We performed a scoping review of 4 journals on crisis management and what they have written about pandemics (230 papers). The findings are summarized in eight different categories. The main result is that the field of crisis management have shown sparse interest in pandemics. We attribute this to factors such as fragmentation of academic sciences when the problem‐solving needs integration, perceived incommensurability and the organization of attention. We argue that the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic can provide a basis for posing new questions in research on, and the political debate around, societal vulnerability at large and not only restricted to recent experiences of particular crises. Finally, we argue that this will need a stronger integration of research strands and communities, which in turn require the ability to ‘connect the dots’ between different sources of knowledge.
Fatal exsanguination following complete transection of femoral vessels due to angle grinder injury in an industrial accident
Authors: P Siva Sai Kumar , Jadav Devendra , Vempalli Seshagiri Raju , Meshram Vikas P. , Kanchan Tanuj 
Published: March 2023

AbstractAngle grinders are one of the most dangerous and frequently used tools in industrial settings. Angle grinder injuries range from superficial cuts to deep penetrating injuries with underlying fracture‐dislocation and vascular trauma. The injuries caused by angle grinders mostly involve the head, face, or upper limbs, while the lower limb is an unusual site. The high‐speed rotating disc of the angle grinders does not respect anatomical boundaries or structures; therefore, the injuries caused may be disfiguring, permanently incapacitating, or even fatal. We report a fatal case of an angle grinder injury to the lower limb. The victim sustained a sharp cut over the left thigh while woodworking in an industrial setup. The rotating disc of an angle grinder had transected the skin, subcutaneous fat and muscles, and both the femoral vessels of the left side, which led to fatal exsanguination within 10 min of the incident.
Effect of racial misclassification in police data on estimates of racial disparities
Authors: Laniyonu Ayobami , Donahue Samuel T. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractResearch on race and policing increasingly draws upon data collected by police officers to estimate racial disparities in police contact. Many of these data sets, however, rely on officer perception of a stopped person's race, which may be inconsistent with how those individuals self‐identify. Furthermore, researchers frequently benchmark contact data where race is perceived by police officers against census and survey data where race is self‐identified. We argue that discordance between how individuals self‐identify and how they are classified by officers can bias estimates of racial disparities. Using a unique data set, which allows us to compare officers’ racial classification of stopped persons with those same persons’ racial self‐identification, we characterize rates of racial misclassification in administrative police records. We find evidence of racial misclassification in police records, especially among Hispanic and Asians/Pacific Islanders. We find that officer classification of Hispanics as (non‐Hispanic) White is the most common form of racial misclassification in our sample and that its substantive consequences are significant. Specifically, we find that officer classification of Hispanics as White may lead analysts to incorrectly conclude that Hispanics are no more likely than Whites to be cited by police.
Semiempirical modeling of a traditional wood‐fired pizza oven in quasi‐steady‐state operating conditions
Authors: Falciano Aniello , Masi Paolo , Moresi Mauro 
Published: March 2023

AbstractWood‐fired ovens are mandatorily used to bake the Neapolitan pizza. Unfortunately, they are still empirically operated. In this work, a pilot‐scale wood‐fired oven was kept operating in quasi‐steady‐state conditions. Once the combustion reaction of oak logs had been modeled, the composition of flue gas measured, and the external oven wall and floor temperatures thermographically scanned, it was possible to check for the material and energy balances and, thus, assess that the heat loss rates through flue gas and insulated oven chamber were, respectively, equal to 46% and 26% of the energy supplied by burning firewood. The enthalpy accumulation rate in the internal fire brick oven chamber amounted to about 3.4 kW, this being adequate to keep not only the temperatures of the oven vault and floor practically constant but also to bake one or two pizzas at the same time. Such a rate was predicted by contemplating the simultaneous heat transfer mechanisms of radiation and convection between the oven vault and floor surface areas. The efficacy of the semiempirical modeling developed here was further tested by reconstructing quite accurately the time course of water heating in aluminum trays with a diameter near to that of a typical Neapolitan pizza. The heat flow from the oven vault to the water‐containing tray was of the radiative and convective types for about 73% and 15%, whereas the residual 12% was of the conductive type from the oven floor.Practical ApplicationDespite wood‐fired ovens are largely used in the restaurant and food service industry, their operation is highly dependent on the operator's ability. This study shows how the heat loss rates through flue gas and insulated oven chamber can be assessed, and how the enthalpy accumulation rate in the internal fire brick oven chamber can be predicted by accounting for the simultaneous heat transfer mechanisms of radiation and convection between the oven vault and floor surface areas. The efficacy of this semi‐empirical modelling was further checked for via some water heating tests.
Preoperative systemic immune‐inflammation index for predicting the prognosis of thymoma with radical resection
Authors: Li Qifan , Pu Yiwei , Gong Zetian , Yu Yue , Sun Wei , Cheng Zhike , Wang Wei , Zhao Jun 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackgroundTo investigate the clinical significance of preoperative systemic immune‐inflammation index (SII) in patients with thymoma who underwent radical resection.MethodsThis retrospective study involved 425 patients with thymoma who underwent radical resection at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University between September 1, 2008 and December 30, 2019. Data regarding routine preoperative blood tests and clinical features were collected to calculate and analyze the SII, platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR).ResultsUnivariate analysis indicated that age (p = 0.021), tumor size (p = 0.003), extended resection (p < 0.001), Masaoka‐Koga stage (p < 0.001), PLR (p = 0.012), NLR (p = 0.041), and SII (p = 0.003) were related to patient prognosis. A higher SII (>345.83) was a significant independent prognostic factor in this cohort (p = 0.001, HR = 5.756, 95% CI: 2.144–15.457). Multivariate analysis showed that a high PLR was significantly associated with overall survival (OS) (p = 0.008, HR = 3.29, 95% CI: 1.371–7.896), while a high NLR was a significant independent prognostic factor for shorter OS (p = 0.024, HR = 2.654, 95% CI: 1.138–6.19). SII had an area under the curve (AUC) of 70.6% (AUC = 0.706) exceeding the predictive value for PLR (AUC = 0.678) and NLR (AUC = 0.654).ConclusionPreoperative SII can predict the prognosis of thymoma patients who have undergone radical resection but further multicenter prospective studies are needed to investigate the role of SII in thymoma.
Discretising Keyfitz' entropy for studies of actuarial senescence and comparative demography
Authors: de Vries Charlotte , Bernard Connor , Salguero‐Gómez Roberto 
Published: March 2023

Abstract

Keyfitz' entropy is a widely used metric to quantify the shape of the survivorship curve of populations, from plants to animals and microbes. Keyfitz' entropy values <1 correspond to life histories with an increasing mortality rate with age (i.e. actuarial senescence), whereas values >1 correspond to species with a decreasing mortality rate with age (negative senescence), and a Keyfitz entropy of exactly 1 corresponds to a constant mortality rate with age. Keyfitz' entropy was originally defined using a continuous‐time model, and has since been discretised to facilitate its calculation from discrete‐time demographic data.

Here, we show that the previously used discretisation of the continuous‐time metric does not preserve the relationship with increasing, decreasing or constant mortality rates. To resolve this discrepancy, we propose a new discrete‐time formula for Keyfitz' entropy for age‐classified life histories.

We show that this new method of discretisation preserves the relationship with increasing, decreasing, or constant mortality rates. We analyse the relationship between the original and the new discretisation, and we find that the existing metric tends to underestimate Keyfitz' entropy for both short‐lived species and long‐lived species, thereby introducing a consistent bias.

To conclude, to avoid biases when classifying life histories as (non‐)senescent, we suggest researchers use either the new metric proposed here, or one of the many previously suggested survivorship shape metrics applicable to discrete‐time demographic data such as Gini coefficient or Hayley's median.
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and carbon dioxide retention
Authors: O'Connor Kristin , Davies Mark William 
Published: March 2023

AbstractAimThe aim of this study was to determine the pre‐discharge carbon dioxide (CO2) levels of preterm neonates with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) requiring ongoing nasal cannulae oxygen therapy and who were ready for discharge home.MethodsWe studied a retrospective cohort of infants born <30 weeks gestational age (GA) at ≥36 weeks corrected GA who had established BPD requiring ongoing nasal cannulae oxygen therapy and were ready for discharge home. Neonates were born and admitted between May 2014 and December 2018. Demographic data at the time of birth and at the time of the last blood gas sampled were collected.ResultsOne hundred five neonates had median GA of 26.1 weeks and birth weight of 775 g. Median (IQR) CO2 level was 54 (49–58) mmHg. Ninety‐nine (94%) neonates had CO2 levels exceeding the normal range and 91 (87%) neonates had a CO2 between 45 and 65 mmHg.ConclusionNinety‐four per cent of neonates <30 weeks GA at ≥36 weeks corrected GA requiring ongoing nasal cannulae oxygen therapy for established BPD, who were ready for discharge home, have CO2 levels outside of normocapnia (35–45 mmHg), with 87% having CO2 levels between 45 and 65 mmHg.
Promoting influenza prevention for older adults using the Health Action Process Approach: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Zhang Chun‐Qing , Zhang Ru , Chung Pak‐Kwong , Duan Yanping , Lau Joseph Tak Fai , Chan Derwin King Chung , Hagger Martin S. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractOlder adults are at greater risk of complications from seasonal influenza, and promoting uptake and adherence to preventive behaviors is key to attenuating this risk. The current study examined the efficacy of a theory‐based telephone‐delivered intervention to promote uptake and maintenance of influenza preventive behaviors in a sample of Hong Kong residents 65 years and older. The intervention adopted a three‐group randomized controlled design (n = 312) with two intervention conditions, motivational and motivational + volitional, and a measurement‐only control condition. The primary outcome variable was self‐reported compliance with influenza preventive behaviors, including washing hands, avoiding touching eyes, nose, or mouth, and wearing face masks. Secondary outcomes were theory‐based psychological variables. Influenza preventive behaviors in participants in the motivational + volitional intervention group were significantly improved 3 months post‐intervention relative to those in the control condition. However, participants in the intervention group demonstrated no difference in behavior at 6 and 12 months post‐intervention relative to the participants in the control group. Intervention effects were observed on the theory‐based social support, action planning, and coping planning variables. Although short‐term benefits of the intervention were observed, effects appeared to be short‐lived and future research should investigate more intensive interventions that lead to greater behavioral maintenance.
Letter: be careful of gastrointestinal CMV infection in adverse event from ICIs therapy in solid tumours—Authors' reply
Authors: Dahl Emilie , Abed Osama , Agnholt Jørgen , Bjerrum Jacob , Dige Anders , Kjeldsen Jens , Svane Inge , Donia Marco , Seidelin Jakob 
Published: March 2023

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Dahl et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17201 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17416
Comparison of postoperative analgesic effects of thoracic epidural analgesia and rectus sheath block in laparoscopic abdominal surgery: A randomized controlled noninferiority trial
Authors: Owada Yohei , Murata Yuya , Hamaguchi Yuto , Yamada Kumiko , Inomata Shinichi , Ogawa Koichi , Ohara Yusuke , Akashi Yosihimasa , Enomoto Tsuyoshi , Maruo Kazushi , Tanaka Makoto , Oda Tatsuya 
Published: March 2023

AbstractIntroductionIn the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program, abdominal wall blocks are strongly recommended as postoperative multimodal analgesia for laparoscopic abdominal surgery. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of single‐shot rectus sheath block (RSB) with that of thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) as a method of multimodal analgesia in patients receiving conventional laparoscopic abdominal surgery.MethodsA noninferiority comparison was performed. Patients scheduled for laparoscopic gastric or colorectal surgery were enrolled in this study. Patients were divided randomly into two groups: TEA and RSB. The primary endpoint was the numerical rating scale (NRS) score upon coughing as of 24 hours after surgery.ResultsIn total, 80 patients were randomly assigned to receive TEA (n = 42) or RSB (n = 38). Three patients were excluded from the TEA group after randomization. The NRS score on coughing as of 24 hours after surgery was significantly lower in the TEA group than in the RSB group (least square mean: 3.59 vs 6.39; 95% confidence interval for the difference: 1.87 to 3.74, P < .001). The NRS scores upon coughing and at rest were significantly lower in the TEA group than in the RSB group as of 4, 24 and 48 hours after surgery. Patient satisfaction with postoperative analgesia was significantly higher in the TEA group. Postoperative adverse events were not significantly different between groups.ConclusionThis is the first report of comparing RSB with TEA in laparoscopic surgery. TEA may be recommended as a multimodal analgesia protocol for laparoscopic gastric and colorectal surgery.
Donor‐type red blood cell transfusion to deplete isoagglutinins prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation from ABO major incompatible bone marrow donors
Authors: Jarisch Andrea , Salzmann‐Manrique Emilia , Soerensen Jan , Sach Gudrun , Rettinger Eva , Willasch Andre , Bakhtiar Shahrzad , Klarmann Dieter , Bräuninger Susanne , Moser Laura , Fekadu Julia , Hutter Martin , Klingebiel Thomas , Klusmann Jan‐Henning , Bader Peter , Bonig Halvard 
Published: March 2023

SummaryABO incompatibility affects approximately 40% of allogeneic stem cell transplants in Caucasian patient populations. Because bone marrow (BM), the preferred graft from paediatric sibling donors and for non‐malignant diseases, has a red blood cell (RBC) content similar to blood, anti‐donor isoagglutinins must either be depleted from the recipient or RBCs removed from the graft. To achieve tolerability of unmanipulated BM grafts, we used controlled infusions of donor ABO‐type RBC units to deplete isoagglutinins before the transplant. This retrospective study evaluates the outcomes of 52 ABO major incompatible BM transplants performed at our centre between 2007 and 2019. The use of donor‐type RBC transfusions was well tolerated. They effectively reduced isoagglutinins levels, typically achieving target titres after one (60%) or two (29%) transfusions. The approach allowed for successful and uneventful infusions of unmanipulated BM which provided timely engraftment. The transplant outcomes were not inferior to those of a matched‐pair control group of patients with ABO‐identical donors.