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School and district structure adaptations to the COVID-19 super-stressor
Authors: Brazer S. David , Bauer Scott C. , Lavigne Alyson L. 
Published: March 2023

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework that explains structural responses to external organizational shocks. The authors illustrate framework dynamics with one district's secondary schools' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe conceptual framework imagines structure as emergent, dynamic and responsive to external pressures, as the authors posited in an earlier publication. From an open systems perspective, the authors focus on restructuring for more effective sensemaking and bridging and buffering.FindingsThe framework in this paper shows promise for its descriptive power. Interview participants' recollections of their responses to COVID-19 revealed an emergent structure and displayed evidence of crisis management, sensemaking and bridging and buffering.Research limitations/implicationsThe intent of this article, consistent with the special issue, is to propose a set of concepts that, together, shed new light on how researchers and leaders might think about structural adaptations to external influences. The conceptual framework shows promise, but has yet to be put to the test with systematic empirical research.Practical implicationsThe conceptual framework the authors develop here may serve to guide empirical research that expands knowledge of how school and district structures adapt to external influences. Viewing structure as supportive of adaptation to changing circumstances also informs preparation for and practice of education leadership.Originality/valueCapturing school and district leaders' recollections shortly after their schools' return to in-person learning is rare in the literature, and examining their reactions from an open systems perspective sheds new light on leadership under stress.
Impact of service innovation and digital supply chain capability on risk protection in supporting online foods delivery
Authors: Teng Sing Lay , Zailani Suhaiza , Rahman Muhammad Khalilur , Bhuiyan Miraj Ahmed , Mamun Abdullah Al 
Published: March 2023

PurposeThis study has aimed to investigate the impact of service innovation capabilities (SIC), supply chain digitalization capabilities (SDC) and customer risk protection (CRP) capabilities of GrabFood on customer satisfaction. GrabFood has been chosen as a case study because GrabPay is one of the Malaysian government's digital wallet partners, and GrabFood is one of the region's leading Online Food Delivery Service (OFDS) providers.Design/methodology/approachA total of 410 valid responses have been gathered from the GrabFood users for data analysis using the partial least square technique.FindingsThe findings reveal that SIC, SDC and CRP of GrabFood have a highly significant influence on customer satisfaction. CRP has been found to partially mediate the relationship between SIC and customer satisfaction and the relationship between SDC and customer satisfaction.Originality/valueOFDS providers need to consider how to minimize the potential risk to be encountered by customers in delivering services that satisfy the customers. OFDS providers must identify the gap between their capabilities and customer perception and continuously improve their service quality to mitigate the gap.
Examining the mediating effect of multi-channel integration quality in the relationship with service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in the Saudi banking sector
Authors: Alzaydi Zyad 
Published: March 2023

PurposeSince banks do not sell tangible products, they rely heavily on customer interactions and retention, which requires service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Banks must innovate and develop new services and expand customer engagement efforts beyond stores, kiosks, direct mail and websites to include social media, mobile applications and location-based services in order to meet their customers’ growing demands. A multi-channel strategy that integrates the offline and online presences of banks can increase quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty. This paper aimed to use a service quality scale to: (1) examine the association between service quality and customer satisfaction; (2) examine the association between customer satisfaction and customer loyalty; (3) examine the indirect association between service quality and customer loyalty through customer satisfaction; and (4) examine the mediation effect of multi-channel integration quality in the relationships between service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty.Design/methodology/approachThe data was obtained from banks in Saudi Arabia. The analysis was based on an online survey of 265 Saudi bank customers. The multi-channel integration quality model and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) were used to test the proposed hypothesis and conduct the analysis.FindingsThe results found that there was a statistically significant link between service quality and customer satisfaction in the Saudi banking industry. Service quality did not directly affect customer loyalty. When multi-channel integration quality was moderate to high, service quality affected customer loyalty through customer satisfaction. For service quality and customer loyalty in the Saudi banking sector to be achieved, customers must be satisfied, but also the bank’s brand must manage the quality of integration channels provided to them with care, and thus branding plays a key role in achieving customer loyalty in the Saudi banking sector.Originality/valueThe academic community has provided little evidence to support how the relationships between constructs such as service quality, customer satisfaction, customer loyalty and multi-channel integration quality apply to the Saudi banking sector. A conceptual framework was proposed to show how these constructs affect the Saudi banking sector. An empirical study was conducted to see how the framework held up in banking settings. The conceptual framework serves to advance the fields of business and management and banking and their respected literature, as well as advance the understanding of multi-channel integration in boosting customer satisfaction and loyalty through high service quality in the Saudi banking sector.
Dissecting HR's role in disaster preparedness and response: a phenomenological approach
Authors: Teng-Calleja Mendiola , Presbitero Alfred , de Guzman Mira Michelle 
Published: March 2023

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the role of human resources (HR) leaders in disaster preparedness and response efforts of organizations. The study used Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory as anchor and was conducted in the Philippines – a country that regularly experiences disruptions due to disasters.Design/methodology/approachThe study utilized a phenomenological approach in gathering and analyzing data from semi-structured interviews with 16 HR leaders. They hold either an executive or managerial position and belong to organizations situated in areas that have experienced disasters within the past two years. The areas are likewise prone to further experience of disasters such as flooding, earthquake and volcanic eruption as identified by international disaster watch organizations.FindingsResults surfaced three superordinate themes that reflect the role of HR in disaster situations – (1) contributor to the business continuity plan formulation and implementation; (2) in-charge of building a disaster-resilient culture; and (3) primary unit that takes care of employee wellbeing and welfare during and post-disaster.Practical implicationsThe study identified factors that can help HR in fulfilling its role of surfacing and addressing employee needs amidst disasters.Originality/valueThe study expands literature on strategic human resource management by describing the positioning of HR in disaster preparedness and response efforts of organizations and illustrates how HR puts focus on the human side of organizational crises management.
Policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the Eastern Gangetic Plains
Authors: Cooper Bethany , Crase Lin , Burton Michael , Rigby Dan , Alam Mohammad Jahangir , Kishore Avinash 
Published: March 2023

AbstractPoverty is endemic in the highly populated Eastern Gangetic Plains where agriculture is critical to more than half the population. However, the mechanisms to support agriculture for development are contested. For example, some have advocated a strong role for government support and assistance due to market weaknesses, while others have promoted the need for more market‐oriented approaches. We use an elicitation process focussed on expert policymaking communities, employing stated preference techniques to explore these options. Differences in perceptions about the effectiveness of policies and their delivery are reported between countries, while also empirically examining the influence of the respondents' organisational background. The results show support for policies that improve farmers' access to inputs, especially when delivered by private sector actors. The research provides an important contribution to the literature on policies for agricultural development.
Perinatal antecedents of moderate and severe neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy: An Australian birth cohort study
Authors: Stoke Rosie , Schreiber Veronika , Hocking Kaycee , Jardine Luke , Kumar Sailesh 
Published: March 2023

BackgroundNeonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is the most common cause of encephalopathy in the neonatal period and carries a high risk of mortality and long‐term morbidity.AimThe aim of this study was to investigate key antecedents of moderate and severe HIE in a large contemporary birth cohort.MethodsA retrospective cohort study of births meeting criteria was conducted between 2016 and 2020 at the Mater Mothers' Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. This is a quaternary perinatal centre and Australia's largest maternity hospital. Univariate and multivariate Firth logistic regression were used to account for imbalanced frequency classes between non‐HIE and HIE groups. Maternal variables and intrapartum factors were investigated for associations with neonatal moderate and severe HIE.ResultsOverall, 133 of 46 041 (0.29%) infants were diagnosed with HIE: 77 (0.17%) with mild HIE and 56 (0.12%) with moderate/severe HIE. Nulliparity, type 1 diabetes mellitus and maternal intensive care unit admission were associated with increased odds of moderate/severe HIE. Intrapartum risk factors included emergency caesarean birth, emergency caesarean for non‐reassuring fetal status or failure to process, intrapartum haemorrhage and an intrapartum sentinel event (shoulder dystocia, cord prolapse, uterine rupture and placental abruption). Neonatal risk factors included male sex, late preterm gestation (35+0–36+6 weeks), Apgar score less than four at 5 min, severe respiratory distress requiring ventilatory support and severe acidosis at birth.ConclusionsThis cohort study identified a series of potentially modifiable maternal and obstetric risk factors for HIE. Risk factors for HIE do not appear to have changed significantly with evolution in modern obstetric care.
Rescaling hospitality
Authors: Al‐Khalili Charlotte 
Published: March 2023

AbstractAs demonstrated in an ethnographic description of displaced Syrians living in Gaziantep, Turkey, hospitality fails when it is captured by a state that transforms ethical‐religious duties into legal obligations. Indeed, Syrian “guests” cannot reciprocate state hospitality because they do not belong to the same scale; moreover, they refuse their guest status, claiming to be refugees and thus subjects of law rather than favor. This scalar confusion also puts Turkish locals in a delicate position, since hospitality's very purpose is defeated by the rescaling of duty‐based hospitality and the state's injunction that locals play host to displaced Syrians. The rescaling of hospitality and the confusion of its moral, religious, and legal registers thus alienate local hosts and guests, creating hostility, as hosts and guests characterize each other as “bad.” Eventually, hospitality's dead ends lead Syrians to aspire to become refugees, to imagine new migratory horizons, and to follow novel routes to living with dignity.
Higher risk of intraoperative bleeding in right‐sided renal tumors compared to left‐sided tumors in robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy
Authors: Tachibana Hidekazu , Kobari Yuki , Fukuda Hironori , Yoshida Kazuhiko , Iizuka Junpei , Kondo Tsunenori , Takagi Toshio 
Published: March 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo compare intraoperative blood loss in robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) between the right and left sides.MethodsThe data of patients who underwent RAPN at a single institution between 2013 and 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Using propensity score matching, we compared estimated blood loss (EBL) between right‐ and left‐sided tumors.ResultsThis study included 1006 patients who underwent transperitoneal RAPN (N = 726) and retroperitoneal RAPN (N = 280). Through matching, 303 patients were selected for each group. The mean tumor size was 3.1 ± 1.4 cm. The RENAL score was 4–6 in 270 (44.5%), 7–9 in 263 (43.3%), and 10–11 in 73 (12.0%) cases. The EBL on the right side was significantly higher than on the left side (102 vs 70 mL, P = .02). The most experienced surgeon showed significant differences in EBL (116 vs 73 mL, P = .024) and blood transfusion rate (2.5 vs 0%, P = 0.025) between the right and left sides. In the retroperitoneal RAPN, 104 patients were selected in each group through matching. The EBL was significantly higher on the right side than on the left side (50 vs 24 mL, P = 0.02). Operative time was longer on the right side than on the left side (120 vs 109 min, P = .05).ConclusionRight‐sided tumors had a significantly larger EBL than left‐sided tumors in RAPN. The difference was evident in the most experienced surgeon who performed RAPN for larger and complicated cases. This information may help surgeons decide whether to clamp the renal artery and vein during tumor resection in large and complicated right‐sided tumors.
Improving robustness of industrial object detection by automatic generation of synthetic images from CAD models
Authors: Sampaio Igor Garcia Ballhausen , Viterbo José , Guerin Joris 
Published: March 2023

AbstractObject detection (OD) is used for visual quality control in factories. Images that compose training datasets are often collected directly from the production line and labeled with bounding boxes manually. Such data represent well the inference context but might lack diversity, implying a risk of overfitting. To address this issue, we propose a dataset construction method based on an automated pipeline, which receives a CAD model of an object and returns a set of realistic synthetic labeled images (code publicly available). Our approach can be easily used by non‐expert users and is relevant for industrial applications, where CAD models are widely available. We performed experiments to compare the use of datasets obtained by the two different ways—collecting and labeling real images or applying the proposed automated pipeline—in the classification of five different industrial parts. To ensure that both approaches can be used without deep learning expertise, all training parameters were kept fixed during these experiments. In our results, both methods were successful for some objects but failed for others. However, we have shown that the combined use of real and synthetic images led to better results. This finding has the potential to make industrial OD models more robust to poor data collection and labeling errors, without increasing the difficulty of the training process.
A randomized Phase I study of the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of BI 456906, a dual glucagon receptor/glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist, in healthy Japanese men with overweight/obesity
Authors: Yazawa Rie , Ishida Masahiro , Balavarca Yesilda , Hennige Anita M. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractAimTo report a Phase I study of subcutaneous glucagon receptor (GCGR)/glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor (GLP‐1R) dual agonist BI 456906 versus placebo in healthy Japanese men with overweight/obesity.Materials and methodsWe investigated multiple rising doses of BI 456906 escalated over 16 weeks (maximum doses: 1.8 mg once weekly [dose group {DG} 1], 4.8 mg once weekly [DG 2] and 2.4 mg twice weekly [DG 3]) in Japanese men with a body mass index of 23 to 40 kg/m2.ResultsThirty‐six participants were treated (n = 9 per DG and placebo). Overall, 10 participants (37.0%) treated with BI 456906 withdrew from dose escalation due to adverse events (amylase increase, n = 1; decreased appetite, n = 9), and the proportion of participants was higher in DG 2 (n = 6, 66.7%) versus DGs 1 and 3 (both n = 2, 22.2%). No participants receiving placebo withdrew from dose escalation. BI 456906 exposure increased with dose and dose escalation in each DG. Treatment with BI 456906 decreased placebo‐corrected bodyweight after 16 weeks (placebo +1.06%): DG 1, −5.57%; DG 2, −12.37%; DG 3, −9.62%. Paracetamol absorption decreased in Week 1 for DGs 2 and 3, indicating transient delayed gastric emptying. BI 456906 reduced plasma alanine and glucagon levels, indicating indirect target engagement at GCGRs and GLP‐1Rs. Drug‐related adverse events were reported for all participants receiving BI 456906 and four receiving placebo, the most frequent being decreased appetite (n = 24, 66.7%).ConclusionsBI 456906 showed no unexpected tolerability concerns and it reduced placebo‐corrected bodyweight by up to 12.37% in Japanese men with overweight/obesity after 16 weeks of treatment.
Impact of modified teaching strategies used in a gross anatomy course on the academic performance of dental students during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Authors: Liao Meng‐Lin , Yeh Chi‐Chuan , Lue June‐Horng , Lai I‐Rue , Chang Ming‐Fong 
Published: March 2023

AbstractIntroductionModified teaching strategies (MTS), asynchronous online teaching and smaller dissection groups, were applied to a gross anatomy course for dental students in the National Taiwan University in April 2020 in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the effects and perceptions of MTS on dental students.Materials and MethodsScores for anatomy examinations for 2018–2019 (without MTS) and 2019–2020 (with MTS) cohorts were compared to explore the effect on academic performance. Moreover, questionnaire from the 2019–2020 cohort was analysed to determine dental students' perceptions about MTS.ResultsThe lecture performance in the final examination of the second semester for the 2019–2020 cohort was significantly higher than that of the first semester (pre‐COVID‐19) and that for the 2018–2019 cohort. However, the laboratory performance in the midterm examination of the second semester for the 2019–2020 cohort was significantly lower than that for the 2018–2019 cohort and showed no difference in the final examination of the first semester. The questionnaires revealed that the majority of students displayed positive attitudes towards MTS and agreed with the importance of peer discussion during laboratory dissection.ConclusionsAsynchronous online learning for anatomy lecture may be beneficial for dental students; however, a smaller dissection group accompanied by reduced peer discussion may temporarily exert negative effects on their laboratory performance at the beginning of the application. Furthermore, more dental students exhibited positive perceptions towards smaller dissection groups. These findings could illuminate the learning condition of dental students in anatomy education.
High density of FOXP3 predicts better prognosis in germinal and non‐germinal centre diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma
Authors: Ahmed Asmaa M. , Abdel‐Hakeem Sally S. , Amine Maged A. F. , Yassin Etemad H. , Badary Fatma A. M. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThis study highlights the prognostic impact of FOXP3 and CD68 expression in DLBCL, NOS and in its GCB and non‐GCB subtypes. This may help the development of individualized therapy, prognostic prediction and therapy stratification.
CCL17/TARC in autoimmunity and inflammation—not just a T‐cell chemokine
Authors: Lupancu Tanya J , Eivazitork Mahtab , Hamilton John A , Achuthan Adrian A , Lee Kevin M‐C 
Published: March 2023

AbstractChemokine (C–C) ligand 17 (CCL17) was first identified as thymus‐ and activation‐regulated chemokine when it was found to be constitutively expressed in the thymus and identified as a T‐cell chemokine. This chemoattractant molecule has subsequently been found at elevated levels in a range of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, as well as in cancer. CCL17 is a C–C chemokine receptor type 4 (CCR4) ligand, with chemokine (C–C) ligand 22 being the other major ligand and, as CCR4 is highly expressed on helper T cells, CCL17 can play a role in T‐cell–driven diseases, usually considered to be via its chemotactic activity on T helper 2 cells; however, given that CCR4 is also expressed by other cell types and there is elevated expression of CCL17 in many diseases, a broader CCL17 biology is suggested. In this review, we summarize the biology of CCL17, its regulation and its potential contribution to the pathogenesis of various preclinical models. Reference is made, for example, to recent literature indicating a role for CCL17 in the control of pain as part of a granulocyte macrophage–colony‐stimulating factor/CCL17 pathway in lymphocyte‐independent models and thus not as a T‐cell chemokine. The review also discusses the potential for CCL17 to be a biomarker and a therapeutic target in human disorders.
Über die Gattungen Piloderma gen. nov. und Subulicystidium Parm
Authors: Jülich Walter 
Published: March 2023

ZusammenfassungAus der Gattung Athelia (Corticiaceae, Aphyllophorales) wird die Section Byssina auf Grund des filzigen Fruchtkörpers und der etwas dickwandigen Sporen in die Gattung Piloderma gen. nov. gebracht. Die vier Arten, darunter eine spec. nov., werden geschlüsselt, beschrieben und abgebildet.In die bislang monotypische Gattung Subulicystidium Parm. mit der einzigen Art S. longisporum (Pat.) Parm. (= Peniophora longispora Pat.) gehört auch die neuseeländische Art S. nikau (G. H. Cunn.) comb. nov. Die sehr natürliche Gattung ist neben den charakteristischen Cystiden ausgezeichnet durch Repetobasidien.
Zum Nachweis einer Bewegungssubstanz bei Diatomeen mit Cresylechtviolett
Authors: Fischer Hermann , Turck Karen 
Published: March 2023

ZusammenfassungEs wurde versucht, den von Jarosch mitgeteilten Nachweis einer extrazellularen Substanz an beweglichen Diatomeen zu reproduzieren. Trotz breit angelegten Versuchen gelang dies nicht.Die Frage nach dem Vorkommen einer Bewegungssubstanz wird auf Grund der neueren Literatur diskutiert.
Untersuchungen zur Sporodermentwicklung bei Corsinia coriandrina (Sprengel) Lindb.
Authors: Wiermann R. , Weinert H. 
Published: March 2023

ZusammenfassungDie Sporodermentwicklung bei Corsinia coriandrina (Sprengel) Lindb. wurde licht‐ und elektronenmikroskopisch analysiert.Innerhalb der Spezialmutterzellwand beginnt der Aufbau des Sporoderms durch Bildung einer Wandschicht, die mit dem Endospor identisch sein dürfte. Die eigentliche Differenzierung der Sporenwandung erfolgt erst nach dem Tetradenzerfall, indem zunächst unmittelbar auf die als Intine (Endospor) bezeichnete Wandschicht eine dünne, stark kontrastierte Lamelle (innere Exine, inneres Exospor) aufgelagert wird. Gleichzeitig erscheint außerhalb derselben eine elektronenmikroskopisch kaum nachweisbare, wahrscheinlich aus Pektin bestehende Schicht, in der die für die Spore spezifischen Skulpturen schon vorgebildet sind. Im Verlauf der weiteren Entwicklung erscheinen in dieser Grundsubstanz ungeordnete Stränge von elektronenadsorbierenden rundlichen oder länglichen Körperchen, die sehr wahrscheinlich von der Spore abgegeben werden und sich zu einem dreidimensionalen Netzwerk anordnen (äußeres Exospor).Diese Befunde werden mit den Resultaten anderer Untersuchungen verglichen und diskutiert.