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Biomechanical Comparison of Titanium and Poly-L-Lactic Acid Trapezoidal Plates Applied in a Subcondylar Fracture Model
Authors: Keskin Yalcin Basak 
Published: March 2023

Background/Aim:
Different types of plates are used in clinical practice for the management of subcondylar fractures. This study aimed to compare the performance of poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) and titanium trapezoidal plates in the fixation of subcondylar mandibular fractures using finite element analysis.

Methods:
Titanium and PLLA trapezoidal plates and screws were placed on the virtual model obtained from computed tomography images of a patient with a subcondylar fracture to perform finite element analysis. The analysis included maximum tension distribution, maximum principal strain, displacement, and deformation of the bone, plates, and screws.

Results:
The maximum tension distribution and maximum principal stress were found to be significantly higher on the titanium plate than on the PLLA plate and screws. Almost no difference was found between the trapezoidal and PLLA plates regarding the displacement of the fracture fragments at the fracture line. No difference was recorded regarding the displacement of the PLLA and titanium screws. The values of maximal principal strain between the PLLA and titanium materials showed no significant difference.

Conclusions:
The trapezoidal PLLA plates can be an alternative to trapezoidal titanium plates due to their functional stability and rigidity.
Dashed expectations in service experiences. Effects of robots human-likeness on customers’ responses
Authors: Grazzini Laura , Viglia Giampaolo , Nunan Daniel 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
There is growing interest in the use of human-like social robots, able to undertake complex tasks whilst building consumer engagement. However, further exploration is needed on the optimal level of humanoid appearance for service robots. In particular, the literature is limited with respect to mitigating disconfirmed expectations for robots high in human-likeness. This paper aims to address this gap by testing the effect of robot appearance, disconfirmed expectations and warmth (vs competence) on customers’ responses.

Design/methodology/approach
The study adopts a mixed-method design by presenting a focus group (Study 1) that guides two laboratory experiments (Studies 2 and 3). Studies 2 and 3 test for the moderating effect of warmth (vs competence) and the mediating roles of perceived eeriness and disconfirmed expectations.

Findings
The findings show that a robot high (vs low) in human-likeness leads to higher negative customers’ responses, which is explained by disconfirmed expectations rather than perceived eeriness. However, when customers interact with a warm (vs competent) robot high in human-likeness, this negative effect vanishes.

Research limitations/implications
The paper investigates boundary conditions and underlying mechanisms that affect customers’ experiences. Although the study adopts high realistic experiments, a limitation lies in not measuring customers’ actual behaviours in the field.

Practical implications
This study provides new insights on how the appearance and characteristics of social robots influence the consumers’ experience. By doing so, this study offers managers actionable insights (i.e. enhancing warmth) to lessen the risk of disconfirmed expectations.

Originality/value
The paper offers new explanations as to why human-like robots can generate negative responses from customers. Moving beyond the “uncanny valley” hypothesis, this study shows the key role of disconfirmed expectations in explaining consumers’ negative responses towards humanoid robots. Moreover, it sheds light on the moderating role of warmth (vs competence), which can mitigate such negative effects.
In search of a suitable way to deploy Triple-A capabilities through assessment of AAA models' competitive advantage predictive capacity
Authors: Marin-Garcia Juan A. , Machuca Jose A.D. , Alfalla-Luque Rafaela 
Published: March 2023

PurposeTo determine how to best deploy the Triple-A supply chain (SC) capabilities (AAA-agility, adaptability and alignment) to improve competitive advantage (CA) by identifying the Triple-A SC model with the highest CA predictive capability.Design/methodology/approachAssessment of in-sample and out-of-sample predictive capacity of Triple-A-CA models (considering AAA as individual constructs) to find which has the highest CA predictive capacity. BIC, BIC-Akaike weights and PLSpredict are used in a multi-country, multi-informant, multi-sector 304 plant sample.FindingsGreater direct relationship model (DRM) in-sample and out-of-sample CA predictive capacity suggests DRM's greater likelihood of achieving a higher CA predictive capacity than mediated relationship model (MRM). So, DRM can be considered a benchmark for research/practice and the Triple-A SC capabilities as independent levers of performance/CA.Research limitations/implicationsDRM emerges as a reference for analysing how to trigger the three Triple-A SC levers for better performance/CA predictive capacity. Therefore, MRM proposals should be compared to DRM to determine whether their performance is significantly better considering the study's aim.Practical implicationsResults with our sample justify how managers can suitably deploy the Triple-A SC capabilities to improve CA by implementing AAA as independent levers. Single capability deployment does not require levels to be reached in others.Originality/valueFirst research considering Triple-A SC capability deployment to better improve performance/CA focusing on model's predictive capability (essential for decision-making), further highlighting the lack of theory and contrasted models for Lee's Triple-A framework.
Pro-gender policies and the empowerment of women in the DRC
Authors: Joshi Christian Lukineyo , Maisonnave Helene , Baroki Robert Luanda , Mariam Anastasie Bulumba 
Published: March 2023

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to show how pro-gender public policies in the agricultural sectors can contribute to the reduction of gender inequalities in the labour market and the diversification of the Congolese economy.Design/methodology/approachComputable general equilibrium model that has been adapted to the Congolese economy from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s SAM.FindingsThe results reveal that policies of increasing women's land allocation and government cash transfers to rural female households contribute to the reduction of inequalities in the labour market. However, only the policy of increasing women’s land allocation improves economic diversification.Research limitations/implicationsThe implementation of the policy of government cash transfers to rural women's households comes at a cost to the government. Future studies to look at the most effective mode of financing for this policy. Moreover, the policy of increasing women's land allocation is feasible in the DRC as there is a lot of unused arable land available.Social implicationsIn Pillar 1 of the National Strategic Development Plan (PNSD) on Economic Diversification and Transformation, the policy of increasing land allocation to women could be added to the objectives related to strengthening the contribution of agriculture to economic growth and employment creation. In Pillar 3 of the PNSD on Social Development and Human Resource Development, the policy of increasing land allocation to women as well as the policy of increasing government transfers to female rural households could be added to the objectives related to the promotion of employment of youth, women and vulnerable groups.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study of its kind for the DRC, which highlights the impact of pro-gender policies on women's employment, particularly in the agricultural sectors and in the diversification of the Congolese economy. This study contributes to policy orientation in DRC. The two policies (increasing land allocation to women and cash transfers to rural women) analysed in this study were chosen in light of the DRC's National Strategic Plan, the first phase of which focuses on promoting employment for vulnerable groups and economic diversification through the development of agricultural sectors.
Towards processual understanding of knowledge boundaries: an ethnographic examination of how professionals (mis-)align, compete, and collaborate
Authors: Kravčenko Dmitrijs 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
Extant literature tends to consider knowledge boundaries as a necessary property of interdisciplinary work. Knowledge boundaries are, thus, reified and treated as something to be traversed, transcended or otherwise negotiated. There is, however, very little work that closely examines the process of emergence of boundaries. The purpose of this paper is to critically consider the emergence, stabilization and dissolution of knowledge boundaries among experts during the design stage of a building project to understand whether knowledge boundaries are as delineated and predictable as the literature makes them out to be.

Design/methodology/approach
A process-based, ethnographic study of a construction project is used. Building on a large data set collected over 13 months of research, this paper closely examines collaborative work around one specific issue during design development work that tripped up collaboration of the multidisciplinary and inter-organizational design team.

Findings
Knowledge boundaries do not exist based on differences of substance among groups (e.g. being an engineer vs being an architect) but rather that they are a function of divergent constellations of interests, work tools and practical concerns. While holding binding powers, they evolve in the face of alignments and misalignments, agreements and conflicts. As interests shift, concerns unfold and tools are dropped or used; boundaries emerge or dissolve.

Originality/value
A processual view of knowledge boundaries is advanced by demonstrating how they evolve in face of convergent (or divergent) work tools, practical concerns and interests. Existing research tends to equate knowledge boundaries with occupational/professional differences directly, but this paper demonstrates that work across expertise domains does not generate boundaries by itself. Resulting theoretical contributions are twofold: first, the current understanding of knowledge boundaries is refined by explaining how and why they emerge and dissolve across and within specialist knowledge domains, and second, the role of power and politics in this process is empirically foregrounded, highlighting how constellations of interests can lead to dynamic alliances or divisions.
Cooperative distributed model predictive control for robot in-hand manipulation
Authors: Chen Yang , Luo Yu , Sun Fuchun 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
This study aims to process multi-agent system with kinds of limitations and constraints, and consider the robot in-hand manipulation as a problem of coordination and cooperation of multi-fingered hand.

Design/methodology/approach
A cooperative distributed model predictive control (MPC) algorithm is proposed to perform robot in-hand manipulation.

Findings
A cooperative distributed MPC approach is formulated for robot in-hand manipulation problem, which enables address complex limitation and constraint conditions in object motion planning, and realizes tracking trajectory of the object more than tracking position of the object.

Originality/value
This method to implement the moving object task uses the kinematic parameters without the knowledge of dynamic properties of the object. The cooperative distributed MPC scheme is designed to guarantee the movement of the object to a desired position and trajectory at algorithmic level.
Implementing the Humanitarian‐development‐peace nexus in a post‐pandemic world: Multilateral cooperation and the challenge of inter‐organisational dialogue
Authors: Baroncelli Eugenia 
Published: March 2023

AbstractEngaging with the UN Secretary General's call for a more effective, networked and inclusive approach to multilateralism (Our Common Agenda, 2021), this paper discusses the main challenges to the implementation of the Humanitarian‐Development‐Peace Nexus concept. Institutionalised by the UN in 2016, such cross‐policy effort at global governance has been neglected by the IR and IPE literatures. To start filling this gap, the paper identifies strengths and weaknesses of multilateral inter‐agency cooperation on the Nexus approach. Based on previous research on inter‐organisational performance and regime complexity, it investigates select evidence from three organisations (UN, EU, World Bank), in pre‐ and post‐COVID‐19 contexts. Identifying tangible elements of experimentalist governance in the HDP global endeavour, the paper concludes with a synthetic overview of the comparative advantages that each organisation offers to implement the Nexus.
Continuous monitoring is superior to manual measurements in detecting vital sign deviations in patients with COVID‐19
Authors: Grønbæk Katja Kjær , Rasmussen Søren Møller , Langer Natasha Hemicke , Vincentz Mette , Oxbøll Anne‐Britt , Søgaard Marlene , Awada Hussein Nasser , Jensen Tomas O. , Jensen Magnus Thorsten , Sørensen Helge B. D. , Aasvang Eske Kvanner , Meyhoff Christian Sylvest 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBackgroundPatients admitted to the emergency care setting with COVID‐19‐infection can suffer from sudden clinical deterioration, but the extent of deviating vital signs in this group is still unclear. Wireless technology monitors patient vital signs continuously and might detect deviations earlier than intermittent measurements. The aim of this study was to determine frequency and duration of vital sign deviations using continuous monitoring compared to manual measurements. A secondary analysis was to compare deviations in patients admitted to ICU or having fatal outcome vs. those that were not.MethodsTwo wireless sensors continuously monitored (CM) respiratory rate (RR), heart rate (HR), and peripheral arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2). Frequency and duration of vital sign deviations were compared with point measurements performed by clinical staff according to regional guidelines, the National Early Warning Score (NEWS).ResultsSpO2 < 92% for more than 60 min was detected in 92% of the patients with CM vs. 40% with NEWS (p < .00001). RR > 24 breaths per minute for more than 5 min were detected in 70% with CM vs. 33% using NEWS (p = .0001). HR ≥ 111 for more than 60 min was seen in 51% with CM and 22% with NEWS (p = .0002). Patients admitted to ICU or having fatal outcome had longer durations of RR > 24 brpm (p = .01), RR > 21 brpm (p = .01), SpO2 < 80% (p = .01), and SpO2 < 85% (p = .02) compared to patients that were not.ConclusionEpisodes of desaturation and tachypnea in hospitalized patients with COVID‐19 infection are common and often not detected by routine measurements.
Evaluation of the significance of keratinized mucosa on peri‐implant tissue health: a prospective clinical trial
Authors: Gurbuz E , Ceylan E , Yurttas M 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACTBackgroundThe effect of keratinized mucosa on peri‐implant tissue health is still inconclusive. This study aimed to evaluate the importance of keratinized mucosa and investigate the impact of the free gingival graft procedure on peri‐implant health.MethodsAt prosthesis delivery, the implants were allocated into three groups, based on the width of keratinized mucosa (KM) and patients' agreement on the free gingival graft procedure: KMS (KM ≥2 mm), KMD (KM <2 mm), and FGG (KM <2 mm initially and having surgically increased keratinized mucosa). Modified plaque index (mPI), probing depth (PD), modified bleeding index (mBI), KM, and marginal bone loss (MBL) were assessed at the baseline, 6‐, 12‐, and 24‐month follow‐up periods.ResultsOf the 47 patients, 17 belonged to the KMS group, 17 belonged to the KMD, and the remaining 13 patients belonged to the FGG. KMD demonstrated significantly fewer mPI and higher mBI than KMS and FGG at 6 and 12 months. At 24 months, MBL did not differ between the groups; however, PD was significantly greater in the KMD group.ConclusionsImplants with inadequate keratinized mucosa had higher bleeding and pocket depth values despite less plaque accumulation. According to the results, soft tissue grafting should be performed as early as possible. © 2023 Australian Dental Association.
Does short food supply chain participation improve farm economic performance? A meta‐analysis
Authors: Chiaverina Pierre , Drogué Sophie , Jacquet Florence , Lev Larry , King Robert 
Published: March 2023

AbstractMany researchers, policy makers, and food activists view Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC) as attractive levers for improving farm income and the sustainability of farming systems. However, the empirical evidence documenting the association between SFSC participation and farm economic performance has been mixed. In this study, through a meta‐analysis using a logistic regression, we identify key factors to explain differences between studies that find better economic performance in SFSC and those that do not. Our meta‐analysis consists of 48 studies published in English and French from 2000 to 2022 that examine the economic performance of farms engaged in SFSC. Based on far more empirical evidence than previous reviews, we find that the relationship between SFSC participation and farmer income remains ambiguous. More specifically the findings indicate that the reported effect of SFSC on a farm economic performance varies depending on location and the indicator used to capture the economic performance of farms. Studies conducted in Europe are more likely to report higher farmer income as are studies that use profit satisfaction metrics rather than measures of gross or net income. We also emphasize the need to interpret the reported results cautiously because few are based on causal inference methods. Furthermore, the very few studies that account for selection bias often do so with inadequate corrections.
The effectiveness of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) on the mental health, HbA1C, and mindfulness of diabetes patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials
Authors: Fisher Virginia , Li Wendy Wen , Malabu Usman 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe clinically standardised mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) has been utilised as an intervention for improving mental health among diabetes patients The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) on the mental health, haemoglobin A1c (HbA1C), and mindfulness of diabetes patients. A systematic review and meta‐analysis approach was employed to review randomised controlled trials published in the English language between the inception of eight databases to July 2022. Eleven articles from 10 studies, with a combined sample size of 718 participants, were included in the systematic review, and nine studies were included in the meta‐analysis. In the meta‐analysis, outcomes at post‐intervention and follow‐up were compared between the MBSR intervention and control groups with an adjustment of the baseline values. The results showed that MBSR demonstrated effects at post‐intervention and follow‐up (in a period between one to 12 months with a mean length of 4.3 months) in reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms, and enhancing mindfulness, with large effect sizes. However, the effect of MBSR on reducing stress was observed at follow‐up, but not at post‐intervention. Effects of MBSR on HbA1C were not detected at post‐intervention and follow‐up. The findings suggest that MBSR appears to be an effective treatment for improving mental health conditions and mindfulness in people with diabetes. The measurement of cortisol is recommended to be used as a biological measure to evaluate the effectiveness of MBSR in diabetes patients in future research.
Primary skin abscess microbiota a systematic review
Authors: Kursawe Larsen Christoffer , Kjærsgaard Andersen Rune , Saunte Ditte Marie Lindhardt , Jemec Gregor Borut Ernst 
Published: March 2023

An abscess is a collection of pus forming a cavity in the tissue,for example,the skin. They are generally perceived as the result of infection but infection is not mandatory for the diagnosis. Skin abscesses may occur independently (primary) or be part of other diseases such as the recurrent inflammatory skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). HS is noninfectious but nevertheless abscesses are a common differential diagnosis. The purpose of this study is to review the microbiome of bacteria positive primary skin abscesses in order to explore the reported microbiota. EMBASE, MEDLINER, and COCHRANE LIBRABRY were searched on 9th of October 2021 for microbiome, skin, and abscesses. Studies with more than 10 patients reporting the microbiome in human skin‐abscesses were included and studies with abscess microbiota sampled from HS patients, microbiota not sampled from skin‐abscesses, missing information on microbiome data, sampling bias, studies in other language than English or Danish, reviews and meta‐analyses were excluded. In total 11 studies were included for further analysis.S. aureusis likely to dominate the microbiome of bacteria positive primary skin abscesses in contrast to the polymicrobial microbiome of HS.
Muslim geographies, positionality, and ways of knowing migration
Authors: Allouache Yannis‐Adam 
Published: March 2023

AbstractAmid the proportion of work on ‘Muslim geographies’, the majority has focused on Muslims as a minority discussed within societies of the West. Additionally, this work rarely discusses the positionality of the researcher despite significant overlap with work in feminist, social, and cultural geographies. This paper takes ‘Muslim geographies’ as a starting point to further problematise accounts of knowledge, subjectivity, and power with regard to the treatment of Islam in geography. I argue that geographical analysis from different standpoints is needed to yield other ways of knowing about Muslims and how they orient themselves across space and time. This theoretical intervention is informed by my fieldwork experience as a Muslim male conducting ethnographic research on migration and labour precarity with other Muslim migrants across Taiwan. As I transited through various Muslim spaces, being Muslim provided privileged access and shaped the direction in which the research progressed.