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Classification of harmonic homomorphisms between Riemannian three-dimensional unimodular Lie groups
Authors: Abdelkader Zagane , Nada Osamnia , Zegga Kaddour 
Published: November 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to classify harmonic homomorphisms &phiv; : (G, g) → (H, h), where G, H are connected and simply connected three-dimensional unimodular Lie groups and g, h are left-invariant Riemannian metrics.Design/methodology/approachThis study aims the classification up to conjugation by automorphism of Lie groups of harmonic homomorphism, between twodifferent non-abelian connected and simply connected three-dimensional unimodular Lie groups (G, g) and (H, h), where g and h are two left-invariant Riemannian metrics on G and H, respectively.FindingsThis study managed to classify some homomorphisms between two different non-abelian connected and simply connected three-dimensional uni-modular Lie groups.Originality/valueThe theory of harmonic maps into Lie groups has been extensively studied related homomorphism in compact Lie groups by many mathematicians, harmonic maps into Lie group and harmonics inner automorphisms of compact connected semi-simple Lie groups and intensively study harmonic and biharmonic homomorphisms between Riemannian Lie groups equipped with a left-invariant Riemannian metric.
Corporate disclosures and financial distress in banks in India: the moderating role of competition
Authors: Rastogi Shailesh , Kanoujiya Jagjeevan 
Published: November 2022

PurposeThis study aims to determine the association of Transparency and Disclosure (TD) with financial distress (FID) while the competition (as Lerner Index) moderates the association between the two.Design/methodology/approachThe panel data analysis (static model) is performed to examine the effect of disclosures on the bank's FID. A TD index is built to assess the level of TD. All three versions of Altman's Zscore are employed to measure a bank's FID (High Zscore is opposite of FID). The data of 34 banks running in India for the timeframe 2015–16 to 2018–19 is utilized. Lerner index (LI) is taken as the moderator. The bank-size, valuation and financial leverage are control variables.FindingsThere exists no linear connection between TD and FID. However, TD is positively associated with financial stability (opposite FID). It means TD initially reduces financial stability and improves it after TD crosses a threshold level. Competition (as LI, where the higher value of LI means reduced competition) negatively moderates the association of TD with financial stability. Hence, the findings of this study support the competition-fragility premise. Surprisingly, the negatively significant interaction term of LI and TD implies either high competition and high TD or low competition with low TD, which helps in the bank's financial stability.Originality/valueThe findings provide input to a long-term policy of disclosures and competition in the banking sector, keeping in view the financial stability of the banks. Therefore, findings are novel and carry immense value to the existing knowledge on the topic.
Learning of quality improvement theory – experiences with reflective learning from a student perspective
Authors: Hellberg Roland , Fauskanger Eivind 
Published: November 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate how professionals who are continuing their education rate a higher education quality management course with an emphasis on reflective learning and real problem-solving. The audited course consists of module-based teaching, while students work on an improvement project at their workplace between course sessions. This study has a twofold aim: to contribute to the design of quality improvement courses based on doing as we learn and to offer insight into the use of a final grading method that consist of a folder with reports from the intermediate work steps and a final report.

Design/methodology/approach
After completing the course, students received a survey with questions and statements about the course content, delivery and final grading methods. They answered these questions on a seven-point Likert scale and also answered open-ended questions.

Findings
It is clear that professional students value the interweaving of theory with real-life training, and they value module-based teaching in which theory is reviewed and applied to practical problems. Reflective learning was achieved through feedback from both teachers and fellow students on various interim reports. Students’ employers benefit from the course, as students gain experience with quality improvement. The grading of a final report on the improvement project based on three sub-assignments was highly appreciated.

Practical implications
Developers in courses in quality improvement benefit from learning how this course is structured, assessed and how participants perceived its components.

Originality/value
The course design with modules and intermediate work steps, where the students apply theory in quality improvement to a real project at their workplace, is an original concept. The modules correspond to the plan, do, check and act (PDCA) methodology.
Determinants of mental disorders of Afghan migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Khozaei Fatemeh , Carbon Claus-Christian , Abd Razak Nordin 
Published: November 2022

Purpose
Afghan migrants are at an increased risk of mental disorders due to various political, economic and security-associated stressors. COVID-19 has brought extra concerns for this group of migrants around the world. Few studies have examined how the perception of the host society and perceived stress are associated with the mental health of migrants during the COVD-19 pandemic. This study aims to examine the role of perceived justice, freedom and the burden of COVID-19 on experienced stress and depression among Afghan migrants in Iran.

Design/methodology/approach
N = 497 participants representing the Afghan migrant community between 15 and 80 years old participated in the study. The target population was recruited from Afghan migrants residing in Kerman city in Iran, the capital of one of the provinces with the highest number of Afghan migrants in Iran. The participants answered questions on depression, positive mental health and a series of stressors such as perceived justice, freedom and the burden of COVID-19. Data was collected in November and December 2021 during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

Findings
The authors found a significant effect of the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrants’ perceived stress and depression. On the other hand, perceptions of justice and freedom in the host country can significantly reduce stress and depression. The results show that stress mediates the effect of justice, freedom and the burden of COVID-19 on depression. In addition, positive mental health moderates the impact of stress on depression.

Originality/value
The current study is one of the pioneering studies that examines the determinants of Afghan migrants’ mental disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.
Data analytics dynamic capabilities for Triple-A supply chains
Authors: Daneshvar Kakhki Mohammad , Rea Alan , Deiranlou Mehdi 
Published: November 2022

PurposeThis study aims to analyze the mediating role of data analytics management capability (DAMC) in the relationship between supply chain integration (SCI) and supply chain agility, adaptability and alignment (Triple-A). It also studies the role of Triple-A supply chains in performance improvement. We develop and present a model based on our proposition and informed by the dynamic capabilities perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employ meta-analytic structural equation modeling to test the proposed model by analyzing reported statistics of 117 published studies.FindingsThis study’s results describe why some prior research findings are contradictory. For example, researchers have posited mixed findings on the impact of SCI on agility. The results show that SCI and agility do not have a significant direct association, and DAMC mediates their indirect relationship.Originality/valueThe impact of SCI on performance is debatable. SCI permits access to shared resources for competitive advantage; conversely, SCI-induced rigidity may reduce supply chain agility and adaptability. Informed by dynamic capabilities theory, the authors demonstrate that DAMC positively mediates the impact of SCI on performance.
Do trust and country governance affect credit growth in GCC countries?
Authors: Albaity Mohamed , Saadaoui Mallek Ray , Al-Tamimi Hussein A. Hassan , Molyneux Philip 
Published: November 2022

Purpose
This study aims to investigate whether quality of governance (QoG), trustworthiness and confidence impacted bank credit growth in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In addition, it examined whether credit growth differed between Islamic and conventional banks in GCC countries.

Design/methodology/approach
Using data from 104 (56 conventional banks and 48 Islamic banks) banks located in GCC countries from 2012 to 2019, the two-step system generalized method of moments estimator was used to analyse the data.

Findings
Evidence was found of the influence of trust in institutions in boosting credit growth. The QoG generally expanded credit growth which instilled confidence in the economy and the banking sector. Credit growth was more pronounced for Islamic banks. This paper has contributed to the literature evaluating the determinants of credit growth in GCC.

Originality/value
This paper has been one of the few studies exploring the effect of trustworthiness and confidence (informal institutions) and macro governance (formal institutions) in GCC. GCC is different from other regions, as it is oil-dependent and shares similar legal, social and cultural aspects. This suggested that these might yield different results than expected.
Together through tough times: a qualitative study of community resilience to protect against mental health issues in the UK
Authors: Southby Kris , Bidey Tim , Grimes Duncan , Khor Zoe , South Jane , Bagnall Anne-Marie 
Published: November 2022

Purpose
Living in an area experiencing economic and social disadvantage is a known risk factor to poor mental health and well-being. This paper aims to understand how some communities experiencing disadvantage appear to be more resilient to the enduring challenges they face and display better mental health outcomes.

Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative case study approach was used. Semi-structured interviews (total = 74) were undertaken remotely with residents (n = 39) and voluntary, community and social enterprise groups, community leaders and other local stakeholders (n = 35) in four case study areas. Data analysis was cross-case, thematic analysis. Community analysis workshops (n = 4) and resilience mapping workshops (n = 4) in each site corroborated emerging insights.

Findings
Four overlapping and interacting themes support community resilience: community hubs and local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) networks; opportunities to participate and make connections within communities; open and supportive environments to talk about mental health and well-being; and community identities and collective narratives. Differences in access to these resources was a cross-cutting theme.

Originality/value
Community resilience can be understood in terms of the amount of resources – articulated in terms of capital – that communities can draw on in response to challenges, and how well these resources are mobilised. A thriving VCSE sector is important for community resilience in communities experiencing disadvantage as a mechanism for both sustainably building and mobilising community resources in the face of daily and enduring challenges.
Resilience in later life: the impact of social exclusion on access to networks of support
Authors: Bagnall Kirsty , Yarker Sophie 
Published: November 2022

Purpose
The aim of this paper is to respond to a gap in the literature around resilience in later life for older people from minority groups of identity or experience. Specifically, it argues that we need to pay greater attention to how access to different types of social capital may leave some older people more or less able to cope with adverse events and how experiences of social exclusion can limit access to important networks of support during times of crisis.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper draws on research conducted to inform the resilience strategy of Greater Manchester in 2019, and specifically looked at how this strategy could better address the needs of the regions’ diverse ageing population. It used a qualitative design including focus groups with older women of Punjabi heritage living in Greater Manchester, interviews with staff from a community and voluntary organisation working with these women, and interviews with staff at an organisation supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Greater Manchester who specifically worked with older adults.

Findings
The research found that belonging to a minority group and experiences of social exclusion gave participants in this study both resources and vulnerabilities when it came to dealing with external shocks in later life. Whilst participants in this study had access to strong networks of bonding capital based on shared identity and experience, social exclusion often meant they faced barriers to accessing network of support outside of these communities.

Research limitations/implications
Findings from this study have implications for both future research and policy. In the case of the latter there are implications for those working in resilience planning in terms of how to address the needs of diverse older populations. For researchers, this paper has implications for how we understand the impacts on inequality in later life particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Originality/value
The originality of this paper lies in its consideration of the impact of inequalities and social exclusion on the resilience of older people in times of crisis. It included older people from minority groups of identity and experience addressing an important gap in the literature.
The benefits of independent older people’s representation and why its development should be supported
Authors: Milsom Steven George 
Published: November 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this papers is to set out the advantages to local communities of independent representation of older people by older people through active and vibrant older people’s forums and groups and the rationale for Councils in Wales to support their revitalisation and development.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper describes how semi-structured action research and follow-up discussion and analysis over a two-year period was undertaken by older people with representatives of Older Peoples Forums and groups to identify a strategy to restart and revitalise independent forums post pandemic to represent the voice of older people to government at all levels.

Findings
Facilitation of the independent and self-determined voice of older people through genuine co-production with Forums can help Councils meet statutory duties and ensure their policies and services for older people are developed and informed from the direct experience of those receiving them. This will also help address the impacts of an ageing population and meet the national aim to create age-friendly communities across Wales.

Social implications
This research provides a basis for Councils to work with Independent Older Peoples Forums and groups to restart and regenerate the forums and promote the self-determined voice of older people to government at all levels.

Originality/value
In an ageing society older people should be empowered and enabled to make their own decisions. The principle of self-determination by older people for older people directly and through co-productive engagement with them by local authorities has meaning and purpose that should be promoted and implemented. If age-friendly communities are to be developed across Wales, then collaboration on this basis is required including through independent 50+ forums in localities.
Intelligent sampling of high‐dimensional joint mobility space for analysis of articular function
Authors: Bishop Peter J. , Brocklehurst Robert J. , Pierce Stephanie E. 
Published: November 2022

Abstract

Studies of joint structure and function have played a central role in understanding palaeobiology and major functional transitions in evolutionary history, where fossilized hard parts (e.g. bones) are often all that remain. Current digital methods for quantifying articular function depend on exhaustively sampling all possible joint poses, but this is computationally intensive, becoming prohibitively so with more degrees of freedom. This has impeded more sophisticated analyses or broader application of these methods to more diverse questions and species.

The present study introduces ‘APSE’ (Accelerated Pose Searching with Electrostatics), an iterative algorithm for rapidly and intelligently sampling high‐dimensional joint pose space to quantify articular function and mobility. Key features of the algorithm are: known viable joint poses inform the search for new poses in successive generations; the search preferentially targets under‐explored regions of pose space, while avoiding over‐explored regions; large swaths of inviable pose space are never evaluated, thus minimizing wasted time; and parallelizability. The efficacy of the algorithm was benchmarked with diverse theoretical and biological joints. As a case study to demonstrate its utility, APSE was used to investigate mobility in the enigmatic shoulder joint of the extinct ‘pelycosaur’‐grade synapsid Dimetrodon, the function of which has been widely debated.

APSE produces high‐dimensional joint mobility assessments with greater precision than state‐of‐the‐art exhaustive sampling methods. More viable poses are identified at a greater sampling density, but in a fraction of the time taken by current methods (hours, not days or weeks). Results for Dimetrodon shoulder mobility indicate strong coupling between most degrees of freedom across the joint's full range of motion, a stark contrast to the flexible shoulder of most extant tetrapods.

APSE provides a time‐efficient means to quantitatively measure articular function and mobility, especially when more degrees of freedom are considered. By greatly reducing computational requirements, APSE lowers the barrier to researchers seeking to undertake more complex or more numerous analyses of articular function in modern and extinct animals. This will accelerate the pace of research in comparative or evolutionary analyses of joint and animal function.
All‐cause and liver‐related mortality risk factors in excessive drinkers: Analysis of data from the UK biobank
Authors: Whitfield John B. , Seth Devanshi , Morgan Timothy R. ,   GenomALC Consortium
Published: November 2022

AbstractBackgroundHigh alcohol intake is associated with increased mortality. We aimed to identify factors affecting mortality in people drinking extreme amounts of alcohol.MethodsWe obtained information from the UK Biobank on approximately 500,000 participants aged 40–70 years at baseline assessment in 2006–2010. Habitual alcohol intake, lifestyle and physiological data, laboratory test results, and hospital diagnoses and death certificate data (to June 2020) for 5136 men (2.20% of male participants) and 1504 women (0.60%) who reported consuming ≥80 or ≥50 g/day, respectively, were used in survival analysis.ResultsMortality hazard ratios for these excessive drinkers, compared to all other participants, were 2.02 (95% CI 1.89–2.17) for all causes, 1.89 (1.69–2.12) for any cancer, 1.87 (1.61–2.17) for any circulatory disease, and 9.40 (7.00–12.64) for any liver disease. Liver disease diagnosis or abnormal liver function tests predicted not only deaths attributed to liver disease but also those from cancers or circulatory diseases. Mortality among excessive drinkers was also associated with quantitative alcohol intake; diagnosed alcohol dependence, harmful use, or withdrawal syndrome; and current smoking at assessment.ConclusionsPeople with chronic excessive alcohol intake experience decreased average survival, but there is substantial variation in their mortality, with liver abnormality and alcohol dependence or other alcohol use disorders associated with a worse prognosis. Clinically, patients with these risk factors and high alcohol intake should be considered for early or intensive management. Research can usefully focus on the factors predisposing to dependence or liver abnormality.
TCR CDR3‐antigen chemical complementarity associated with poor ovarian cancer outcomes: A vestigial immune response to early cancer antigens?
Authors: Barker Vayda R. , Varkhedi Mallika , Patel Dhruv N. , Hsiang Monica , Chobrutskiy Andrea , Chobrutskiy Boris I. , Blanck George 
Published: November 2022

AbstractOvarian cancer continues to present significant challenges for early detection and treatment, indicating a need for novel approaches to improve disease outcomes. In this report, we applied a previously described algorithm for detecting chemical complementarity between candidate cancer antigens and complementarity determining region‐3 (CDR3) amino acid sequences from tumor resident T‐cell receptors. Current literature indicates an association between high CDR3‐cancer antigen complementarity and improved survival outcomes. For example, high CDR3‐BRAF electrostatic complementarity is associated with a better melanoma outcome. However, such CDR3‐cancer antigen chemical complementarity in ovarian cancer was largely associated with worse outcomes. Specifically, high CDR3‐MAGEB4 and CDR3‐TDRD1 electrostatic complementarity was associated with lower ovarian cancer disease free survival (DFS). Additionally, high CDR3‐MAGEB4 and CDR3‐TDRD1 electrostatic complementarity was associated with decreased MAGEB4/TDRD1 gene expression and gene copy numbers, consistent with a selection against ovarian cancer cells expressing these antigens. However, when TDRD1 was split into fragments, high CDR3‐TDRD1 hydrophobicity complementarity, for a specific TDRD1 fragment, was associated with increased DFS and higher immune marker expression levels. This dichotomy highlights the myriad of opportunities to establish risk stratifications and to identify potential, actionable cancer antigens using immunogenomic parameters.
Designing novel activities before instruction: Use of contrasting cases and a rich dataset
Authors: Bego Campbell R. , Chastain Raymond J. , DeCaro Marci S. 
Published: November 2022

AbstractBackgroundIn exploratory learning, students first explore a new topic with an activity and then receive instruction. This inversion of the traditional tell‐then‐practice order typically benefits conceptual knowledge and transfer, but not always.AimsThe current work examines the impact of including contrasting cases in an exploration activity, which can enhance student perception of novel problem features.SamplesUndergraduate physics students (Experiment 1, N = 129; Experiment 2, N = 92) participated as part of their regular classroom instruction.MethodsStudents completed an activity either before or after instruction (explore‐first or instruct‐first conditions). In Experiment 1, the activity included contrasting cases; in Experiment 2, the activity instead included a rich dataset. Students completed a post‐test assessing procedural knowledge, conceptual knowledge and transfer.ResultsIn Experiment 1, students in the explore‐first condition demonstrated similar procedural knowledge, higher conceptual knowledge and higher transfer than students in the instruct‐first condition. In Experiment 2, there were no significant differences in learning outcomes between explore‐first and instruct‐first conditions. In both experiments, students in the explore‐first and instruct‐first conditions reported similar cognitive load and interest and enjoyment after the activity.ConclusionsContrasting cases may be important when designing exploratory learning activities, helping to improve both conceptual understanding and transfer to new topics.