bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Construction and demolition waste management in Jordan: a multifaceted perspective
Authors: Alshdiefat Ala'a Saleh , Sharif Ahlam Ammar , Alharahsheh Albara' Ibrahim , Albrka Shaban Ismael , Olsson Nils O.E. , Younes Mohammad , Bang Sofie 
Published: May 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the multifaceted challenge of managing construction and demolition waste within the context of the Jordan construction industry.

Design/methodology/approach
Using data sourced through desk research, interviews and questionnaires, this study examines the principal causes of increased volumes of construction and demolition waste, as well as the obstacles to both developing and implementing better waste management strategies.

Findings
This study identifies multiple causes of issues related to waste management and barriers to developing and implementing solutions and concludes by recommending a holistic approach to this multifaceted problem. A lack of adequate construction waste management infrastructure, regarding both physical facilities and regulations, was highlighted as the key challenge.

Social implications
The accumulation of waste that results from construction and demolition activity, and activities characterized by unsustainable utilization of raw materials and inefficiency are a global issue. The challenge of effectively managing construction waste is importantly tied to factors including the availability of the necessary infrastructure; economic conditions; and the scarcity of skilled laborers, among others.

Originality/value
This study focuses on the Jordan construction industry, which is so far not very well researched. By building upon previous studies, this study supports further research to illuminate the causes of waste and the barriers to better management, an issue that is not only a pillar of progress at the country level but also key for a sustainable development in general.
Hardware implementation of a novel hybrid MPPT technique for fast tracking of GMPP in solar PV system under PSCs
Authors: Bonthagorla Praveen Kumar , Mikkili Suresh 
Published: May 2023

Purpose
To generate electricity, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are among the best, most eco-friendly and most cost-effective solutions available. Extraction of maximum possible electricity from the solar PV system is complicated by a number of factors brought on by the ever-changing weather conditions under which it must operate. Many conventional and evolutionary algorithm-based maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques have the limitation of not being able to extract maximum power under partial shade and rapidly varying irradiance. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to propose a novel hybrid slime mould assisted with perturb and observe (P&O) global MPPT technique (HSMO) for the hybrid bridge link-honey comb (BL-HC) configured PV system to enhance the better maximum power during dynamic and steady state operations within less time.

Design/methodology/approach
In this method, a hybridization of two algorithms is proposed to track the true with faster convergence under PSCs. Initially, the slime mould optimization (SMO) algorithm is initiated for exploration of optimum duty cycles and later P&O algorithm is initiated for exploitation of global duty cycle for the DC–DC converter to operate at GMPP and for fast convergence.

Findings
The effectiveness of the proposed HSMO MPPT is compared with adaptive coefficient particle swarm optimization (ACPSO), flower pollination algorithm and SMO MPPT techniques in terms of tracked GMPP, convergence time/tracking speed and efficacy under six complex partial shading conditions. From the results, it is noticed that the proposed algorithm tracks the true GMPP under most of the shading conditions with less tracking time when compared to other MPPT techniques.

Originality/value
This paper proposes a novel hybrid slime mould assisted with perturb and observe (P&O) global MPPT technique (HSMO) for the hybrid BL-HC configured PV system enhance the better maximum power under partial shading conditions (PSCs). This method operated in two stages as SMO for exploration and P&O for exploitation for faster convergence and to track true GMPP under PSCs. The proposed approach largely improves the performance of the MPP tracking of the PV systems. Initially, the proposed MPPT technique is simulated in MATLAB/Simulink environment. Furthermore, an experimental setup has been designed and implemented. Simulation results obtained are validated through experimental results which prove the viability of the proposed technique for an efficient green energy solution.
Innovation and organizational learning practices in tourism and hospitality sector: a gender-based perspective
Authors: Khalid Rimsha , Abdul Hamid Abu Bakar , Raza Mohsin , Promsivapallop Pornpisanu , Valeri Marco 
Published: May 2023

Purpose
In today’s digital age, technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace, and businesses that fail to keep up risk falling behind their competitors. This requires not only investing in technological resources but also creating a culture that values and encourages women in technological learning and innovation in the tourism and hospitality sector. This study aims to investigate the consequences of organizational learning on firm innovation directly and indirectly with cultural and technological perspectives.

Design/methodology/approach
The study carries out a quantitative approach, and data is collected from 398 women entrepreneurs from Thailand’s tourism and hospitality sectors. The statistical software Smart-PLS was used to analyze the data.

Findings
The findings revealed that organizational learning (the learning orientation and learning process) significantly influence firm innovation and organizational culture. Organizational culture also significantly mediates learning orientation, learning process and firm innovation, while learning leadership was found to be insignificant in relationship with organizational culture and firm innovation. However, technological knowledge has a significant moderating influence between organizational culture and firm innovation.

Originality/value
This study’s focus on the role of learning practices among women-owned small medium enterprises is a valuable contribution to the literature on innovation and entrepreneurship. These provided dimensions that can be helpful for women entrepreneurs to enhance firm innovation. The study shed light on the importance of diverse kinds of learning practices that change the patterns of innovation. This study also provides directions to practitioners to develop and implement business innovation strategies from women’s perspectives.
Unsettling childhood literacies: contamination as collaboration in transmedia encounters
Authors: Lenters Kimberly , Mosher Ronna , Hanzel Stacey 
Published: May 2023

Purpose
This paper aims to examine unexpected arrivals of adult-oriented digital media in the playful storied environments of Grades 1 and 2 classrooms and the possibilities such unsettling literacies may offer.

Design/methodology/approach
Posthuman perspectives provide this study’s theoretical grounding and methodological approach. Actor-network-theory and thinking with theory are used to examine school play with two video games and the literacies entangled in children’s same game machinima productions.

Findings
Explorations of transmediascapes animate entangled meaning-making practices across virtual and material childhood spaces. They provide openings for educators to understand their students’ literate world-making and consider how those unsettling literacies might have a place in the classroom as generative rather than to-be-avoided contaminations.

Originality/value
The theoretical and methodological engagements of this paper offer opportunities to re-consider unsettling literacy encounters as generative contaminations rather than noxious intrusions. This paper shows how, in engaging with unsettling literacies, educators may participate with children in meaningful literacy practices responding to both the tantalizing and the troubling aspects of particular transmedia.
The incidence and profile of self-harm among prisoners: findings from the Self-Harm Assessment and Data Analysis Project 2017–2019
Authors: McTernan Niall , Griffin Eve , Cully Grace , Kelly Enda , Hume Sarah , Corcoran Paul 
Published: May 2023

Purpose
Internationally, rates of suicide and lifetime self-harm are higher in prisoners compared to the general population. This study aims to identify specific characteristics of self-harming behaviour and to establish a profile of prisoners who engage in self-harm.

Design/methodology/approach
Data from the Self-Harm Assessment and Data Analysis Project (SADA) on self-harm episodes in prisons in the Republic of Ireland during 2017–2019 was used. Annual rates per 1,000 were calculated by age and gender.

Findings
The rate of self-harm between 2017 and 2019 was 31 per 1,000 prisoners for men and six times higher at 184 per 1,000 prisoners for women. The rate of self-harm was twice as high among prisoners on remand than sentenced prisoners (60.5 versus 31.3 per 1,000). The highest rates of self-harm among sentenced prisoners were observed among 18–29-year-old men (45 per 1,000) and women (125 per 1,000). The rate of self-harm was higher among women prisoners in all age groups. Contributory factors associated with self-harm were mainly related to mental health but also linked to a prisoner’s environment and relationships.

Practical implications
There is a need to ensure access to timely and suitable mental health services, including both appropriate referral and provision of evidence-based mental health interventions to address the needs of these cohorts.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first national study to systematically examine incidence and patterns of self-harm among the prison population in Ireland. The recording of severity/intent of each episode is novel when assessing self-harm among the prison population.
Crisis management of authoritarian regimes in the digital era: the case of epidemic prevention and control in China
Authors: Pei Yan 
Published: May 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to figure out how authoritarian regimes conduct crisis management through application of technology, institutions and people.

Design/methodology/approach
By means of a literature review, this paper briefly reviews the digital governance of authoritarianism and its approach in crisis management. Then, a case study with empirical analysis is conducted to explain how an authoritarian regime would perceive and manage crises in the digital era.

Findings
China’s response towards COVID-19 was mainly based on digitalised grid management. Government’s perception of the crisis directly influences directions of institutions, while technology is developed, applied and iterated with the needs of institutions, rather than the public interests. And for the general public, the level of trust in the government directly affects the acceptance of technology.

Originality/value
Previous studies on crisis management of authoritarian governments in the digital era have mostly been conducted from a techno-ethical perspective. However, this paper verifies that the use of technology in crisis management requires involvement of institutions and public.
The new normal: governance, disruption and the post-truth era
Authors: Wexler Mark N. , Oberlander Judy 
Published: May 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the new normal within a continuum of three types of disruption, each of varying duration. References to the new normal draw attention to the periodic and rising importance of different levels, types, and consequences of game-changing disruption for those in governance roles.

Design/methodology/approach
In this conceptual research, given the discussion of a return to normalcy near the expected end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors organize the literature on disruption in governance into a disruption continuum – emergency, crisis and super crisis – to demonstrate the differences in each type of disruption to establish a distinct view of the new normal.

Findings
Within the three types of disruption, the first two suit the rational authority model in which disruption is turned over to those in governance roles. However, the rational authority model comes under attack in the super crisis and is increasingly associated with the post-truth era.

Social implications
In Type 3 disruptions or super crises, the failure of those in control to set the parameters of the new normal raises concerns that the center no longer holds, and as a result, the assumption of an attentive public splinter into multiple contending publics, each with its version of data, facts and images.

Originality/value
The new normal is typically treated after the result of a black swan or rare and surprising long-lived disruption. In this work, the formulation of the recurrence, ubiquity and controversy engendered by super crises suggests that it is one of the features attenuating and giving rise to fractious incivility in the post-truth era.
The underlying mechanism of bacterial spore germination: An update review
Authors: Lyu Fengzhi , Zhang Tianyu , Gui Meng , Wang Yongtao , Zhao Liang , Wu Xiaomeng , Rao Lei , Liao Xiaojun 
Published: May 2023

AbstractBacterial spores are highly resilient and universally present on earth and can irreversibly enter the food chain to cause food spoilage or foodborne illness once revived to resume vegetative growth. Traditionally, extensive thermal processing has been employed to efficiently kill spores; however, the relatively high thermal load adversely affects food quality attributes. In recent years, the germination‐inactivation strategy has been developed to mildly kill spores based on the circumstance that germination can decrease spore‐resilient properties. However, the failure to induce all spores to geminate, mainly owing to the heterogeneous germination behavior of spores, hampers the success of applying this strategy in the food industry. Undoubtedly, elucidating the detailed germination pathway and underlying mechanism can fill the gap in our understanding of germination heterogeneity, thereby facilitating the development of full‐scale germination regimes to mildly kill spores. In this review, we comprehensively discuss the mechanisms of spore germination of Bacillus and Clostridium species, and update the molecular basis of the early germination events, for example, the activation of germination receptors, ion release, Ca‐DPA release, and molecular events, combined with the latest research evidence. Moreover, high hydrostatic pressure (HHP), an advanced non‐thermal food processing technology, can also trigger spore germination, providing a basis for the application of a germination‐inactivation strategy in HHP processing. Here, we also summarize the diverse germination behaviors and mechanisms of spores of Bacillus and Clostridium species under HHP, with the aim of facilitating HHP as a mild processing technology with possible applications in food sterilization.Practical Application: This work provides fundamental basis for developing efficient killing strategies of bacterial spores in food industry.
Use of ketamine wafer for pain management by volunteer emergency medical technicians in rural Western Australia
Authors: Tohira Hideo , Brink Deon , Davids Lauren , Brits Rudolph , Ball Stephen , Schug Stephan , Bailey Paul , Finn Judith 
Published: May 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo describe the use of sublingual ketamine wafers administered by volunteer emergency medical technicians (EMTs) for pain management to patients in rural Western Australia (WA).MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included patients older than 12 years who were attended by volunteer EMTs in Esperance, Lancelin and Kalbarri, WA and received analgesic medications from 2018 to 2021. Patients who received ketamine wafers with/without other analgesics were compared to (i) patients who received only oral paracetamol and (ii) patients who received inhalational methoxyflurane without ketamine wafers with/without paracetamol.ResultsThe present study included 826 patients, among whom 149 patients received ketamine wafer with/without other analgesics, 82 paracetamol only and 595 methoxyflurane with/without paracetamol. Patients who received ketamine wafers were younger (median age 49 years vs 54 years for the paracetamol group vs 58 years for the methoxyflurane group), required a longer median transport interval (56 min vs 20 min vs 8 min), trauma‐related (73% vs 35% vs 54%), and presented higher median initial pain score (9 vs 3 vs 8 out of 10) than those who received paracetamol and those who received methoxyflurane, respectively. Eight in the ketamine wafers group (5.4%) had a record of nausea/vomiting after the administration of ketamine wafers.ConclusionsSublingual ketamine wafer was administered by volunteer EMTs without any evidence of major adverse events in rural WA and deemed useful as an additional pain management option when long transport to hospital was needed. No other symptoms that may be associated with the use of ketamine were recorded.
Current elimination status of hepatitis C virus‐infected maintenance hemodialysis patients in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Authors: Miyasaka Akio , Yoshida Yuichi , Suzuki Akiko , Endo Kei , Kakisaka Keisuke , Oikawa Takayoshi , Abe Takaya , Obara Wataru , Matsumoto Takayuki 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIntroductionThe aim is to clarify the hepatitis C virus (HCV) status of hemodialysis (HD) patients and patient management after HCV elimination.MethodsQuestionnaire survey was conducted in Iwate prefecture, Japan from 2016 to 2021.ResultsPatients underwent HD was 2944, including 132 anti‐HCV antibody‐positive patients, with 91 HCV RNA‐positive patients. Of the 91 HCV RNA‐positive patients, 51 received antiviral treatment. Sustained virological response (SVR) rate was 94%. The patients treated with direct antiviral agents had significantly lower mortality rate than the untreated patients, and no liver‐related deaths occurred in patients who achieved SVR or in HCV RNA‐negative patients. The HCV RNA‐positive prevalence was finally 0.79%. Approximately 40% of the facilities had dedicated beds and dialysis‐related items for patients who achieved an SVR.ConclusionTo eliminate HCV in HD facilities, it is necessary to promote HCV RNA testing for anti‐HCV antibody‐positive patients and to provide antiviral treatment for HCV RNA‐positive patients. Additionally, collaboration among hepatologists and HD specialists are essential.
What is “prison culture”? Developing a theoretical and methodological foundation for understanding cultural schema in prison
Authors: Young Jacob T. N. , Meyers Travis J. , Morse Stephanie J. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractWhat does it mean to say that a prison has a “culture?” Scholars have long emphasized the presence of a “prison code” and, more recently, a “racial code” as salient cultural domains in men's prisons. Yet, even though most people intuitively understand what is meant by “prison culture,” little progress has been made regarding the conceptualization and operationalization of culture as an analytical construct in prison scholarship. The current study makes two primary contributions to this literature. First, drawing on advances in anthropology, cultural sociology, and cognitive science, we incorporate the concept of cultural schema to provide a concrete analytical construct. Second, we test varying conceptualizations of cultural schema as either characterized by consensus or as overlapping relational structures. Using cultural consensus and correlational class analyses among a sample of 266 incarcerated men, we find little evidence of a culture of consensus for either the prison code or the racial code. Furthermore, we show evidence of heterogenous schema among these cultural domains. Our study is relevant to wider disciplinary work on culture as the problem of analytical precision we address is characteristic of much of the work in criminology and criminal justice that evokes culture as an explanatory device.
Institutional Quality Causes Generalized Trust: Experimental Evidence on Trusting under the Shadow of Doubt
Authors: Martinangeli Andrea F.M. , Povitkina Marina , Jagers Sverker , Rothstein Bo 
Published: May 2023

AbstractGeneralized trust is essential for collective action, which is at the heart of many societal problems. Institutional quality has been proposed as a driver of generalized trust, but while the correlation between the two is strong and robust, the evidence on the causal link is scant. We show that this relationship is causal. We first experimentally expose individuals to institutions of different quality, operationalized as their ability to prevent corrupt behavior. We then measure generalized trust using a trust game. The results show that institutional quality drives generalized trust and that this effect is generated by the mere doubt that corrupt behaviors might succeed, even without knowledge of occurrence or success of such behaviors. Cross‐country comparisons with novel data support our results. Our contributions are the first causal experimental evidence on the link between institutional quality and trust and a novel experimental design for modeling institutional quality in laboratory settings.
Chemical investigation of herbal wine from Jin Yang ancient city site during the late Western Han period in China
Authors: Ding Li , Yang Qin , Shi Danshu , Wang Qianqian , Pei Jingrong , Hu Gang 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIn China, liquid residue was mostly found in sealed bronze vessels associated with alcohol drinks, which are supposed to conserve the complete composition of the beverage, including the additives. So far, most of them have not been sufficiently scientifically verified. In this study, the liquid residue in bronze jars from the late Western Han period in the burial area of Jin Yang ancient city site was investigated by GC/MS, LC–MS/MS, SEM and Raman spectroscopy. These sensitive versatile techniques had unintended consequences in addition to confirming the presence of fermentation products (monosaccharides, alditols, glycerol‐related substances and organic acids). The enrichment of oxalic acid, VLCFA (very‐long‐chain fatty acid), and alkaloids hints that multiple plants were involved in the beverage preparation. The quinazoline alkaloid products from the sediments reveal an important Rutaceae ingredient, which relates to multiple ancient spices and Chinese herbs. Therefore, the liquid residues from Jin Yang ancient city site imply that they are the earliest known herbal wine remains in East Asia to this day.
Appetizer on soft matter physics concepts in mechanobiology
Authors: Lou Yuting 
Published: May 2023

AbstractMechanosensing, the active responses of cells to the mechanics on multiple scales, plays an indispensable role in regulating cell behaviors and determining the fate of biological entities such as tissues and organs. Here, I aim to give a pedagogical illustration of the fundamental concepts of soft matter physics that aid in understanding biomechanical phenomena from the scale of tissues to proteins. Examples of up‐to‐date research are introduced to elaborate these concepts. Challenges in applying physics models to biology have also been discussed for biologists and physicists to meet in the field of mechanobiology.