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Students' cyberslacking behaviour in e-learning environments: the role of the Big Five personality traits and situational factors
Authors: Koay Kian Yeik , Poon Wai Ching 
Published: April 2022

PurposeOnline learning has become more popular than ever in higher education owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this has also intensified students' propensity to engage in cyberslacking behaviour during online classes without the physical presence of instructors to monitor their behaviour. Hence, this research aims to investigate the association of the Big Five personality traits and situational factors with students' cyberslacking behaviour during online classes.Design/methodology/approachA self-administered survey questionnaire was distributed to current university students undertaking online modules this semester. In all, 194 completed surveys were obtained for further analysis.FindingsThe results reveal that extraversion, conscientiousness, neuroticism and apathy towards course material have a significant association with at least one of the cyberslacking dimensions (sharing, shopping, real-time updating, accessing online content and gaming/gambling). However, agreeableness, intellect/imagination and class engagement are found to have no significant association with all the dimensions of students' cyberslacking behaviour during online classes.Originality/valueThis study fills the research gaps by empirically testing the association of the Big Five personality traits and situational factors with students' cyberslacking behaviour in e-learning environments. Several limitations and future research are also discussed.
Impact of tax reforms on revenue mobilisation in developing economies: empirical evidence from Ghana
Authors: Kamasa Kofi , Nortey David Nii , Boateng Frank , Bonuedi Isaac 
Published: April 2022

PurposeThis paper assesses the impact of tax reforms on tax revenue mobilisation in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachThe autoregressive distributed lag model together with dynamic ordinary least squares and fully modified least squares techniques were employed on a time-series data spanning from 1980–2018. Exploiting data from IMFs monitoring of fund arrangements database, an index of tax reforms is constructed as a function of the number of successfully implemented tax-related reforms and policy measures per year over the study period.FindingsHaving established the presence of co-integration between tax revenue and its determinants, this paper finds strong evidence that tax-related reforms exert positive and significant impact on tax revenue generation in Ghana. Among other covariates, the results show that the tax base (real GDP), public debt and education (human capital index) significantly boosts tax revenue in the long run.Originality/valueThe success of tax reforms in boosting revenue mobilisation has been examined in light of the buoyancy and elasticity of the tax system in Ghana, albeit with little emphasis on the extent to which tax reforms contribute to tax revenue mobilisation from econometric perspective. This paper fills this gap in the literature by analysing the impact of tax reforms on tax revenue mobilisation in Ghana. As a recommendation, well-designed and implemented tax reforms and policies aimed at increasing the tax base, education and effective utilisation of funds from public debt promise to be instrumental in boosting tax revenue in Ghana.
Related party disclosures in financial reporting for Islamic banks
Authors: Rafay Abdul 
Published: April 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine the impacts of related party transactions on the performance of Islamic banks in Pakistan. In addition, this study aims to determine whether corporate governance mechanisms enhance company performance and mitigate agency problems associated with related party transactions in the Islamic banks.

Design/methodology/approach
Sample includes all Islamic banks domiciled in Pakistan from 2017 to 2021. To run the regression models, the regression assumptions about normality, heteroskedasticity, autocorrelation and multicollinearity are determined.

Findings
This study finds that institutional ownership has a significant impact on mitigating agency problems associated with tunneling. Related party borrowings indicate expropriation and conflict of interest, whereas related party revenues indicate propping and efficient transactions.

Research limitations/implications
This study uses data from all Islamic banks and specialized Islamic branches working in Pakistan. In the future, data of other institutions offering Islamic finance in Pakistan and in other emerging economies can be used to determine the role of related party transactions.

Practical implications
A thorough understanding of related party interrelationships in the Islamic banking system is essential, as these transactions can result in either the creation of wealth or the destruction of wealth. It is also necessary to determine the type of transactions that ultimately benefit Islamic investors.

Originality/value
The impacts of different related party transactions (in terms of cash inflows and outflows) of Islamic banks are investigated. Prior studies generally look at the impact of related party transactions on firm performance in totality.
Afterword: Audit Society 2.0?
Authors: Power Michael 
Published: April 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to briefly reflect on the continuing relevance of the arguments of “The Audit Society” thesis after 25 years and to consider whether they need to be adapted in the face of advances in digitization.

Design/Methodology/approach
This essay develops a series of critical reflections on the main arguments in “The Audit Society” (Oxford University Press, 1997).

Findings
There is a need for critical accounting and management research to explore how audit society themes require adjustment in the face of “surveillance capitalism” and how the boundaries between accounting, security and surveillance are becoming blurred.

Originality/value
This essay is a personal and self-critical account of the genesis of The Audit Society thesis which looks forward to how this thesis can develop. It also offers a defence of the value of books in enabling the travelling of ideas across fields.
Contributions of action research and use of active methodological approaches for the construction of a discipline in management
Authors: Bispo Lívia Veiga de Oliveira , Lodi Marluce Dantas de Freitas 
Published: April 2022

PurposeThe study aims to investigate how the action research contributes to the collective construction of a discipline in management. This issue was the motivation for the present study, which was developed from the experience of master's degree students attending the post-graduate program in management of an institution in the State of Bahia, Brazil.Design/methodology/approachThe overall objective of this study is to understand the method's effectiveness for this aim, whereas the specific objectives are to identify the commitment of the subjects in the activities proposed and to assess the effectiveness of the use of active methods in the discipline construction. The theoretical background is regarding digital education transformation, active teaching methods and action research. As for the qualitative perspective, the methodological approach of choice was that of participant observation (for data collection) and content analysis.FindingsIt was possible to highlight the awakening of critical sense and the effectiveness of action research in enhancing the protagonism of the master's degree students in the construction of their own knowledge.Originality/valueThis study not only contributes to the field of applied social sciences but also opens a precedent for the experience of collective construction of a discipline in another area of knowledge by means of action research. Another factor demonstrating the relevance of this study is the production of essays and articles by master's degree students in which active methodologies were related to themes of interest.
Multiparameter vector‐acoustic least‐squares reverse time migration
Authors: Farias Fernanda , Souza Alan , Pestana Reynam C. 
Published: April 2022

ABSTRACTThe use of dual‐sensor acquisitions enabled different studies using the so‐called vector‐acoustic equations, which admit particle velocity (displacement or acceleration) information instead of solely the pressure wavefield. With cost far from elastic formulations but comparable with the usually used second‐order acoustic equation, previous works involving the use of vector‐acoustic equations along with multicomponent data have been applied to conventional reverse time migration and full‐waveform inversion, always emphasizing the benefits of using wavefields containing directivity information, which make the receiver ghosts interact constructively with the backpropagated reflected wavefield. Thus, generated results are superior to those of conventional single‐component data imaging techniques, particularly with spatial subsampling of marine seismic data. To assess whether the effects of applying the vector‐acoustic equations persist in a linearized inversion, we developed a multiparameter vector‐acoustic least‐squares reverse time migration, inverting reflectivities associated with velocity and density. To demonstrate the method's performance, we apply it to two‐dimensional numerical examples and compare the results with those obtained by the conventional acoustic least‐squares reverse time migration. The results obtained by the vector‐acoustic least‐squares reverse time migration method are accurate for all inverted parameters and also deliver better convergence when compared with the conventional least‐squares reverse time migration.
Molecular reactivity profiling upon immunotherapy with a 300 IR sublingual house dust mite tablet reveals marked humoral changes towards major allergens
Authors: Potapova Ekaterina , Bordas‐Le Floch Véronique , Schlederer Thomas , Vrtala Susanne , Huang Huey‐Jy , Canonica Giorgio W. , Valenta Rudolf , Matricardi Paolo M. , Mascarell Laurent 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBackgroundMolecular antibody reactivity profiles have not yet been studied in depth in patients treated by sublingual house dust mite (HDM) tablet immunotherapy. Humoral immune responses to a large panel of HDM mite allergens were studied using allergen microarray technology in a subset of clinically defined high and low responder patients from a double‐blind placebo‐controlled allergen‐specific immunotherapy (AIT) trial using sublingual 300 IR HDM tablets.MethodsSerum levels of IgE, IgG and IgG4 to 13 Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus molecules were measured at baseline and after 1‐year AIT, using allergen microarrays in 100 subjects exhibiting high or low clinical benefit.ResultsDer p 1, Der p 2 and Der p 23 were the most frequently recognized allergens in the study population. Patients with HDM‐related asthma had significantly higher allergen‐specific IgE levels to Der p 1 and Der p 23. No significant difference in the distribution of allergen sensitization pattern was observed between high and low responders. An increase in serum allergen‐specific IgG and IgG4 occurred upon AIT, in particular to allergens Der p 1, Der p 2 and Der p 23 (p < 0.0001).ConclusionsWe confirm for our study population that Der p 1‐ and Der p 23‐specific IgE levels are associated with asthma. IgE reactivity profiles were not predicitive of sublingual AIT outcomes, with 300 IR tablets as efficacious in pauci‐ and multi‐sensitized subjects. Our study is the first to demonstrate the induction of IgG and IgG4 specific for the HDM allergens Der p 1, Der p 2 and Der p 23 by sublingual AIT.
Listening to love
Authors: WOOLNER CHRISTINA J. 
Published: April 2022

ABSTRACTBoth music and love are conspicuously absent from the public soundscapes of Hargeysa, Somaliland. But behind closed doors, people listen to love songs. In doing so, these lonely love sufferers and love hopefuls make sense of various challenges. Using accounts from a cross section of Somalilanders, I show that these solitary listening practices open into uniquely intimate and transformative opportunities for dareen‐wadaag (feeling sharing). These opportunities critically depend both on listeners’ attention and intention, and on the culturally elaborated affective affordances of love songs’ “voice”—a voice that is conceived as “love incarnate” and that models intimacy. In short, listeners do not just listen to love songs; they listen to love. Their listening practices call for anthropological models that more fully account for the relationship between culturally situated ears and voices, as well as for the complex interrelation of sound, affect, and subjectivity. [listening, aurality, love and intimacy, voice, iconicity, sound and affect, music, Somaliland]
Real‐world multicentre observational study including population pharmacokinetic modelling to evaluate the exposure–response relationship of vedolizumab in inflammatory bowel disease: ERELATE Study
Authors: Vande Casteele Niels , Sandborn William J. , Feagan Brian G. , Vermeire Séverine , Dulai Parambir S. , Yarur Andres , Roblin Xavier , Ben‐Horin Shomron , Dotan Iris , Osterman Mark T. , Rosario Maria , Osborn Teresa McRorie , Panes Julian , Lindner Dirk , Agboton Christian 
Published: April 2022

SummaryBackgroundERELATE was a phase 4, multinational, retrospective, observational study.AimTo evaluate the relationship between intravenous vedolizumab exposure and treatment outcomes over 52 weeks in adults with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease (CD).MethodsReal‐world data from patients with UC or CD treated with intravenous vedolizumab in nine centres in six countries were collected retrospectively. Treatment outcomes were collected at Weeks 14, 26 and 52. An established population pharmacokinetic model (incorporating observed vedolizumab concentrations based on a Bayesian approach) was used to predict individual vedolizumab exposure. Vedolizumab exposure–response relationship was evaluated overall, by indication and based on baseline characteristics.ResultsThe study population (n = 695; UC, n = 304; CD, n = 391) had a median age of 39 years; 47.9% were male and 86.9% had prior tumour necrosis factor antagonist exposure. By Week 14, clinical, endoscopic, deep (clinical plus endoscopic) and biologic remission was achieved by 47.3%, 59.6%, 30.7% and 19.0% of patients respectively. Higher vedolizumab trough concentration early in treatment was consistently associated with clinical remission at later time points. Clinical remission at Week 14 and Week 52 was associated with Week 6 trough concentrations of ≥31.0 and ≥32.0 μg/ml respectively. Importantly, multivariable analysis identified baseline clearance as the only exposure measure predictive of clinical and deep remission at Week 52.ConclusionsIn this real‐world study, a positive exposure–response relationship was observed for vedolizumab. Vedolizumab concentration during induction may be an important predictor of short‐ and long‐term outcomes, and similarly, vedolizumab baseline clearance may be an important predictor of remission.
A Bayesian Model with Application for Adaptive Platform Trials Having Temporal Changes
Authors: Wang Chenguang , Lin Min , Rosner Gary L. , Soon Guoxing 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
Temporal changes exist in clinical trials. Over time, shifts in patients' characteristics, trial conduct, and other features of a clinical trial may occur. In typical randomized clinical trials, temporal effects, that is, the impact of temporal changes on clinical outcomes and study analysis, are largely mitigated by randomization and usually need not be explicitly addressed. However, temporal effects can be a serious obstacle for conducting clinical trials with complex designs, including the adaptive platform trials that are gaining popularity in recent medical product development. In this paper, we introduce a Bayesian robust prior for mitigating temporal effects based on a hidden Markov model, and propose a particle filtering algorithm for computation. We conduct simulation studies to evaluate the performance of the proposed method and provide illustration examples based on trials of Ebola virus disease therapeutics and hemostat in vascular surgery.
Interrupted subcuticular suture spacing during linear wound closures and the effect on wound cosmesis: a randomized evaluator-blinded split-wound comparative effectiveness trial
Authors: Eshagh Karin , Sklar Lindsay R. , Pourang Aunna , Armstrong April W. , Dhaliwal Harshaan , Eisen Daniel B. 
Published: April 2022

Abstract

Background
Surgical reconstructions following Mohs micrographic surgery and standard surgical excisions are often closed with two layers of sutures: a deep subcuticular layer and a superficial cuticular layer. Some surgeons feel the need to place many deep sutures in order to reduce tension on cuticular sutures, as they believe this may decrease incidence of track marks and dehiscence, and lead to better cosmetic outcomes. However, others feel that a higher number of subcuticular sutures increases the risk of a suture reaction, which leads to patient anxiety and poorer wound cosmesis. To our knowledge, there are no studies published on the effect of subcuticular suture spacing on wound cosmesis.

Objectives
To determine whether suturing with 1-cm interval subcuticular sutures results in better cosmetic outcomes than suturing with 2-cm interval subcuticular sutures.

Methods
Fifty patients were enrolled in a randomized clinical trial using a split-wound model, where half of the wound was repaired with sutures spaced 2 cm apart and the other half was repaired with sutures spaced 1 cm apart (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT03327922). Both the evaluators and patients were blinded as to which side received which treatment. The scar was evaluated 3 months post-surgery by two blinded observers and the patients themselves using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS), a validated scar assessment instrument.

Results
The total mean POSAS score for observers for the sides that received 1-cm interval subcuticular sutures and the sides that received 2-cm interval subcuticular sutures did not differ significantly at 3 months (P = 0·34). There was also no significant difference in the patient assessment scale score between the two sides at 3 months (P = 0·084).

Conclusions
We found that 1-cm suture spacing was not significantly associated with improved overall cosmetic outcome compared with 2-cm suture spacing when evaluated by blinded observers or the patients themselves. Our results support the use of either interval.
What is already known about this topic? Surgeons have differing opinions on the ideal frequency of subcuticular sutures for optimizing cosmetic outcomes and minimizing suture reactions. The effect of subcuticular suture spacing on wound cosmesis has not been previously explored in the literature.
What does this study add? There was no significant difference in cosmetic outcome between 1-cm suture spacing and 2-cm suture spacing when evaluated by blinded observers and patients. Dermatology surgeons can use 2-cm suture spacing for increased efficiency, without significantly different cosmetic outcomes, detected by blinded observers and patients.
Does histologic subtype impact overall survival in observed T1a kidney cancers compared with competing risks? Implications for biopsy as a risk stratification tool
Authors: Michael Jamie , Velazquez Nermarie , Renson Audrey , Tan Hung‐Jui , Rose Tracy L , Osterman Chelsea K , Milowsky Matthew , Kang Stella K , Huang William C , Bjurlin Marc A 
Published: April 2022

ObjectivesWe sought to assess if adding a biopsy proven histologic subtype to a model that predicts overall survival that includes variables representing competing risks in observed, biopsy proven, T1a renal cell carcinomas, enhances the model's performance.MethodsThe National Cancer Database was assessed (years 2004–2015) for patients with observed T1a renal cell carcinoma who had undergone renal mass biopsy. Kaplan–Meier curves were utilized to estimate overall survival stratified by histologic subtype. We utilized C‐index from a Cox proportional hazards model to evaluate the impact of adding histologic subtypes to a model to predict overall survival for each stage.ResultsOf 132 958 T1a renal masses identified, 1614 had biopsy proven histology and were managed non‐operatively. Of those, 61% were clear cell, 33% papillary, and 6% chromophobe. Adjusted Kaplan–Meier curves demonstrated a difference in overall survival between histologic subtypes (P = 0.010) with greater median overall survival for patients with chromophobe (85.1 months, hazard rate 0.45, P = 0.005) compared to clear cell (64.8 months, reference group). Adding histology to a model with competing risks alone did not substantially improve model performance (C‐index 0.65 vs 0.64 respectively).ConclusionsIncorporation of histologic subtype into a risk stratification model to determine prognostic overall survival did not improve modeling of overall survival compared with variables representing competing risks in patients with T1a renal cell carcinoma managed with observation. These results suggest that performing renal mass biopsy in order to obtain tumor histology may have limited utility. Future studies should further investigate the overall utility of renal mass biopsy for observed T1a kidney cancers.
‘It really is quite a different ballgame’. A qualitative study into the work experiences of remote support professionals
Authors: Zaagsma Miriam , Koning Mark H. M. , Volkers Karin M. , Schippers Alice P. , van Hove Geert 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBackgroundProfessional support for people with intellectual disabilities is increasingly provided remotely. This study explores what support staff of the Dutch remote support service DigiContact experience as distinctive aspects of their job as a remote support professional.MethodSemi‐structured interviews were held with 10 DigiContact support workers. The transcripts were analysed through a qualitative content analysis process.ResultsSix themes were identified that reflect distinct aspects of the participants' work within the DigiContact remote support context: being encouraged to adopt a solution‐oriented coaching support style; being limited in one's support options; facing considerable diversity; providing support as one team; dealing with unpredictability; and navigating the dynamic within work shifts.ConclusionsThe way support is organised and delivered can have substantial implications for support professionals. Working at a service like DigiContact seems to call for specific skills, knowledge, affinities and experience, and for appropriate support and facilitation from organisations.