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Examining employee experiences of hybrid work: an ecological approach
Authors: Teng-Calleja Mendiola , Mactal Ma. Tonirose de Guzman , Caringal-Go Jaimee Felice 
Published: August 2023

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the various forms of organizational and team-level actions that were perceived to be helpful or not helpful by employees as they navigate the hybrid work arrangements and how these had an impact on their work behaviors and experiences. This research utilized Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory as framework.Design/methodology/approachThe exploratory study used a qualitative approach in gathering data via online survey from a total of 45 Filipino employees working in a hybrid work arrangement for at least three months. The analysis utilized both inductive and deductive methodologies in examining the data. Inductive thematic analysis was used in coding the data based on the participants' responses, while the deductive approach ensured that the themes are aligned with the research questions and reflect the different systems within Bronfenbrenner's EST (1986).FindingsResults surfaced helpful organizational (e.g. provision of work tools, financial assistance, supportive policies and engagement and wellness initiatives) and team level actions (i.e. use of technology-based communication tools, open virtual door policy, effective performance management system, employee care practices and team engagement activities). Actions that were perceived as not helpful include inadequate technological infrastructure, poor communication, insufficient training, punitive policies/practices and leadership issues at the organizational level as well as unresponsive colleagues and ineffective implementation of policies/processes at the level of teams. Employees reported being able to build on savings, becoming more productive and having greater work–life balance amid hybrid work. However, they continue to be challenged by blurred boundaries and inability to disconnect from work similar to when work was done remotely and now with sustaining momentum given the shifts on where they do their work.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study may guide programs and initiatives of human resource management practitioners and organizational leaders as they support employees in navigating through hybrid work.Originality/valueThe research expands extant knowledge on practices and experiences in hybrid work (Gifford, 2022). It also contributes to studies on human resource management that are nuanced based on where work is performed (Ng and Stanton, 2023) or with emerging work arrangements.
Psychological expedient of multimedia in blended learning and metamemory satisfaction
Authors: Saini Garima , Baba Mubashir Majid 
Published: August 2023

Purpose
Multimedia facilitates knowledge acquisition, which has a significant impact on students' learning and is a big potential of information and communication technology. Learning through multimedia has psychological benefits for the learner in addition to being used for recreational learning. To define the cognitive theory of multimedia in successful learning and to develop the study's hypothesis, this study aims to focus on the psychological expedients of the learner and their perception of multimedia learning.

Design/methodology/approach
The longitudinal study was conducted to understand the effect of the use of multimedia applications in learning on blended learning and the metamemory satisfaction of learners. The data were collected in three phases and analysed on partial least squares structural equation modelling 4 software.

Findings
Learners' use of multimedia applications is positively connected with their perceptions of themselves as critical thinkers and their attitudes towards learning. Blended learning and the satisfaction of metamemory are directly impacted by the learner's attitude. The same is true for how critical thinking self-perception affects blended learning. Additionally, the association between the use of multimedia applications and one's critical thinking self-perception is positively moderated by mindfulness. Similarly, conscientiousness influences the connection between attitude and metamemory satisfaction in a favourable way. Finally, metamemory satisfaction is positively and significantly impacted by blended learning.

Research limitations/implications
Learning through multimedia affects the sensory system and then imitates the real world which helps in a better understanding of the stimuli. The psychological effects and applications (rational utilization of perception, memory and emotions) are highlighted which shows scrutiny of the multimedia content in effective learning.

Originality/value
Multimedia learning helps in gaining attention, increasing retention and improving comprehension resulting in remembering the content and boosting effective learning. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first one to look into how the usage of multimedia effects blended learning and metamemory satisfaction in terms of learners' attitudes and perceptions. It also discusses two phenomena: the multimodality of human perception and the so-called polyphony of reality in the emergence of this new technology.
Understanding total variation regularization: Why can it recover dipping structures?
Authors: Sun Jiajia , Fournier Dominique 
Published: August 2023

AbstractMany geological features of scientific and/or economic interest have structural orientations that are neither horizontal nor vertical. Being able to recover such dipping structures from geophysical inversions is, therefore, important. Different regularization strategies have been proposed to help recover dipping structures. One notable example is total variation. However, there seems to be a lack of understanding within the geophysical community regarding why total variation regularization allows dipping structures to be recovered, whereas L1 norm regularization does not. In this paper, we compare these two regularization strategies from an optimization point of view using two simple block models. We also perform three‐dimensional inversions using a synthetic example and a field data example involving gravity gradient data to demonstrate the resolving power of total variation in potential field data inversion.
Impact of financial development on domestic investment: Evidence from West African countries
Authors: Keho Yaya 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThis paper investigates the effect of financial development on domestic investment in West African countries. The study uses data from 1985 to 2019 and employs the pooled mean group technique. The main finding of the study is that financial development has a positive effect on domestic investment in the long run but an insignificant effect in the short run. Furthermore, remittances, real GDP per capita and trade openness increase investment rate. The results of causality tests support the view that investment is a channel through which financial development stimulates economic growth. Therefore, it is reasonable for the selected countries to formulate policies that promote domestic credit to the private sector in order to ease liquidity constraints and increase investment and economic growth.
Acute appendicitis during the fifth wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic in a local cluster: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Luk M. P. , Hung T. W. , Yu L. M. , Kan M. Y. , Lau C. H. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractIntroductionAcute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency. This study aims to determine whether there are any delays in patients attending the emergency department, potentially leading to an increase in the rates of complicated appendicitis and post‐operative complications during the fifth wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic in a local cluster in Hong Kong.MethodsIn this retrospective cohort study, we analysed 138 patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis during the fifth wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic and pre‐COVID‐19 period. The main study parameters were the duration between the onset of symptoms and attendance to the accident and emergency department, severity of appendicitis, post‐operative complication(s), operation time and total hospital length of stay.ResultsThere was no delay in presentation between the two groups of patients. The rates of complicated appendicitis and post‐operative complications were comparable between the two groups. There was a significantly shorter length of stay for patients with acute appendicitis patients during the fifth wave of the pandemic.ConclusionThe perspective of the general public towards the COVID‐19 pandemic is changing. Increased understanding of the COVID‐19 infection and availability of antiviral medications against COVID‐19 could be useful to eliminate patient's anxiety when attending medical care in public hospitals.
The effect of video‐based fistula care education on hemodialysis patients' self‐care behaviors: A randomized controlled study
Authors: Şahan Seda , Yıldız Ayşegül , Özdemir Cevriye , Günay İsmailoğlu Elif 
Published: August 2023

AbstractObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the effect of face‐to‐face and video‐based education for fistula care on hemodialysis patients' self‐care behaviors.MethodsThe study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study. Accordingly, 60 patients were included in the study for 95% strength. Fistula care training was given to the patients in the control group using face‐to‐face education technique. Fistula care training was given to the patients in the experimental group using a video‐based technique.ResultsThe analysis showed that the post‐test second week (p = 0.044) and fourth week (p = 0.00) mean scores of the experimental group were higher compared to those of the control group.ConclusionThese results showed that the video‐based education given to hemodialysis patients was more memorable and instructive than the verbal education, and it was observed that the video‐based education showed a higher level of success in developing self‐care skills.
Peripheral CD4+/CD8+ T cell composition distinct from healthy individuals is shared by ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Gui Lian , Luo Xiqing , Zhou Liuzhong , Wei Qiujing , Gu Jieruo 
Published: August 2023

AbstractObjectiveAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are chronic inflammatory joint diseases, linking to the alterations of immune cells. We attempted to assess whether the alterations in the composition of CD4+/CD8+ T cells are different between AS and RA and identify the characteristic cells between male and female patients.MethodsThe proportions of CD3+ or double positive T cells, 6 CD4+ T subsets and 9 CD8+ T cell subsets were detected by flow cytometry and compared in 30 healthy individuals, 42 AS patients and 45 RA patients. The differentially altered cells were individually analyzed for associations with disease activity parameters. In addition, their proportions were compared between different genders in the 3 groups.ResultsThe proportions of CD4+ T cells, naive CD4+ T cells and central memory CD4+ T cells were lower in AS patients (P = 0.001, P = 0.002 and P = 0.007, respectively) and RA patients (P = 0.032, P < 0.001 and P = 0.016, respectively), but the proportion of effector memory ones was higher when compared with healthy populations (both P < 0.001), as were the decrease of naive/central memory CD8+ T cells in AS (P = 0.003 and P = 0.016, respectively) and RA (P < 0.001 and P = 0.006, respectively), and the increased tendency of terminally differentiated CD8+ T cells. However, these above‐mentioned cells, regulatory T (Treg) cells and CD8+ T cells with different CD127 expressions between AS and RA were similar in proportion. Furthermore, naive CD4+ T cells were positively associated with C‐reactive protein (CRP) in AS, whereas CD4+ T cells and terminally differentiated CD8+ T of RA patients were associated with CRP in RA. The gender‐related alterations predominantly displayed the overexpressions of Treg cells and naive CD8+ T cells in female patients with AS and RA, respectively.ConclusionsAS patients and RA patients have some similar peripheral CD4+/CD8+ T cell subsets but are distinct from healthy individuals, which may contribute to disease severity. Females are respectively characterized by the up‐regulation of Treg cells and naive CD8+ T cells in AS patients and RA patients. The study offers an in‐depth understanding of the role of T cell subsets in the similarities of the disorders and helps us to monitor disease changes and may offer a theoretical basis of developing novel therapies against common targets.
NAPS: Integrating pose estimation and tag‐based tracking
Authors: Wolf Scott W. , Ruttenberg Dee M. , Knapp Daniel Y. , Webb Andrew E. , Traniello Ian M. , McKenzie‐Smith Grace C. , Leheny Sophie A. , Shaevitz Joshua W. , Kocher Sarah D. 
Published: August 2023

Abstract

Significant advances in computational ethology have allowed the quantification of behaviour in unprecedented detail. Tracking animals in social groups, however, remains challenging as most existing methods can either capture pose or robustly retain individual identity over time but not both.

To capture finely resolved behaviours while maintaining individual identity, we built NAPS (NAPS is ArUco Plus SLEAP), a hybrid tracking framework that combines state‐of‐the‐art, deep learning‐based methods for pose estimation (SLEAP) with unique markers for identity persistence (ArUco). We show that this framework allows the exploration of the social dynamics of the common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens).

We provide a stand‐alone Python package for implementing this framework along with detailed documentation to allow for easy utilization and expansion. We show that NAPS can scale to long timescale experiments at a high frame rate and that it enables the investigation of detailed behavioural variation within individuals in a group.

Expanding the toolkit for capturing the constituent behaviours of social groups is essential for understanding the structure and dynamics of social networks. NAPS provides a key tool for capturing these behaviours and can provide critical data for understanding how individual variation influences collective dynamics.
Spiritual distress and religious involvement among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: A longitudinal study
Authors: Martins Helga , Domingues Tiago D. , Caldeira Sílvia 
Published: August 2023

AbstractPurposeTo determine the trajectories of spiritual distress and religious involvement among cancer patients during chemotherapy.MethodsA prospective longitudinal study was conducted over 15 months with quarterly data collection, in a total of with five cut points. Data collection was applied a questionnaire that embraced sociodemographic characteristics, clinical profile, Spiritual Distress Scale, and Belief into Action Scale. Regarding, data analysis was performed univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistics, and the study was approved by the Ethics Committee.FindingsFrom the 322 cancer patients at the beginning, the attrition rate was 17.5% in the last time point. Most of participants were women (56.6%), with an average age of 60.3 years, and had a religious affiliation (93.7%). Statistically significant values were found of spiritual distress and religious involvement across the five cuts. At the end of 3 months after starting chemotherapy, the highest value of spiritual distress and the lowest value of religious involvement were reached.ConclusionsCancer patients who are submitted to chemotherapy, after 3 months of treatment experience the peak of spiritual distress and the lowest value of religious involvement. This critical period for nurses’ is required a massive approach regarding spiritual and religious needs.Implications for nursing practiceTherefore, knowing the trajectories of spiritual distress and religious involvement during a certain period allows for the anticipating of planning of nursing therapeutic interventions in order to promote spiritual health and spiritual well‐being outcomes in cancer patients.
The multivariate component zero‐inflated Poisson model for correlated count data analysis
Authors: Wu Qin , Tian Guo‐Liang , Li Tao , Tang Man‐Lai , Zhang Chi 
Published: August 2023

SummaryMultivariate zero‐inflated Poisson (ZIP) distributions are important tools for modelling and analysing correlated count data with extra zeros. Unfortunately, existing multivariate ZIP distributions consider only the overall zero‐inflation while the component zero‐inflation is not well addressed. This paper proposes a flexible multivariate ZIP distribution, called the multivariate component ZIP distribution, in which both the overall and component zero‐inflations are taken into account. Likelihood‐based inference procedures including the calculation of maximum likelihood estimates of parameters in the model without and with covariates are provided. Simulation studies indicate that the performance of the proposed methods on the multivariate component ZIP model is satisfactory. The Australia health care utilisation data set is analysed to demonstrate that the new distribution is more appropriate than the existing multivariate ZIP distributions.
The NASA artificial heart driver: A pneumatic power source developed for Willem Kolff's artificial heart program
Authors: Kothari Purab D. , Ahmad Danial , Topaz Stephen R. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe sprint to create a viable, implantable heart replacement device started in the 1950s, with current technologies still lacking a permanent solution. Early development of artificial hearts was littered with obstacles related to the power source. A pneumatic driver suggested and developed by NASA aimed to discover a more suitable pressure curve through offering highly manipulable parameters, but also enable automatic regulation of hemodynamics. While improved electric function waveforms were identified, the driver was ultimately abandoned due to minimal clinical applicability and an incomplete understanding of cardiovascular physiology. The opportunity for further waveform studies was simultaneously lost.
“I just want the best for him.” Pregnancy in the context of substance use disorders: Perspectives of postpartum women
Authors: Herriott Anna L. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBackgroundIn the United States, the incidence of substance misuse among pregnant women has been steadily increasing. While pregnant women with substance use disorder (SUD) are in critical need of support during the prenatal period, they enter prenatal care stigmatized and facing the possibility of punitive responses. Little research has been done about how women with SUDs themselves experience pregnancy and the transition to motherhood. The aim of this study was to examine women's internal experiences of pregnancy in the context of SUD.MethodsSemi‐structured interviews were conducted with n = 19 postpartum women with SUD. Data were analyzed using a semantic, thematic approach.ResultsParticipants expressed their thoughts and experiences about their pregnancies in four main themes: (1) fear of harming the baby; (2) fear about child welfare involvement; (3) guilt informed by recovery stage; and (4) mixed feelings about pregnancy amidst complicated circumstances. The women expressed fear about their children's well‐being, coupled with motivation to protect their child and the need for clear medical information. Their expressions of guilt depended on the severity of their SUD and their stage in recovery during their pregnancy. Women entered prenatal care with mixed emotions about their pregnancy, such as guilt and excitement, in the midst of complicated life circumstances.ConclusionsThese findings suggest a complexity of internal experiences for pregnant women with SUDs. Participants' feelings and experiences during pregnancy can inform practitioners' approaches to prenatal care in the context of SUDs.
Comment on Loreto et al., 2021: “Extensional tectonics during the Tyrrhenian back‐arc basin formation and a new morpho‐tectonic map”
Authors: Torrente Maurizio M. , Milia Alfonsa , Tesauro Magdala 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe recent article of Loreto et al. (2021) reported new stratigraphic and structural data of the Tyrrhenian backarc basin and used them to propose a new model of crustal architecture of the basin including oceanic sectors. However, we want to open a discussion on the inconsistencies between the interpreted tectonic structures, as well as the age of faults and the data observations. In particular, data analyses and interpretations of the authors do not fully support the structural and isopach maps and models presented. Furthermore, the authors have not discussed previous published data/interpretations on timing and structural style of the rifting of the region.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Tian Ye , Gu Sichao , Huang Xu , Li Changlong , Zhang Yi , Xia Jingen , Feng Yingying , Yu Xin , Cai Ying , Wu Xiaojing , Li Min , Zhan Qingyuan 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe clinical indications of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in immunosuppressed patients are not clear. This study aimed to analyse the effectiveness of ECMO and to identify the risk factors for the mortality of ECMO in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure.MethodsThis retrospective, cohort study included 46 confirmed immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure treated with ECMO between July 2014 and August 2020. The clinical features and outcomes of the survival group and the non‐survival group were statistically analysed.ResultsThe mean age of the enrolled patients was 60.0 (50.0, 66.0) years; male patients accounted for 60.9% of patients, and the mean CD4 level was 213 cells/μL (150.3, 325.3). The hospital mortality rate of the cohort was 67.4% (31/46 patients). Patients in the survival group showed a higher rate of receiving awake ECMO (11/15 vs. 4/31; p = 0.006), a lower rate of acute kidney injury (AKI) receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) (1/15 vs. 12/31; p = 0.035), fewer platelet transfusion units (0/15 vs. 2/31 units; p = 0.039) and a lower rate of ventilator‐associated pneumonia (2/15 vs. 19/31; p = 0.006). In a multivariate Cox regression analysis model, intubated ECMO (hazard ratio = 1.77, 95% confidence interval: 1.34–2.32, p < 0.001) and AKI requiring CRRT (1.37, 95% confidence interval: 1.14–1.61, p = 0.003) were identified as independent risk factors for mortality.ConclusionsIn‐hospital mortality has remained high in ECMO‐treated immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure. Intubated ECMO and AKI receiving CRRT during ECMO treatment may predict ECMO failure in immunocompromised patients with ARF. A primarily awake ECMO strategy seems feasible in some selected immunocompromised patients.