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Critical review of emotional intelligence research studies in the construction industry
Authors: Kukah Augustine Senanu Komla , Owusu-Manu De-Graft , Edwards David 
Published: January 2022

Purpose
Even though emotional intelligence (EI) is reported to have many benefits, yet it remains mainly unexplored in the construction industry. This paper aims to present a critical review of EI research in the construction industry.

Design/methodology/approach
Search of literature was conducted by using Scopus engine. Relevant keywords were used to discover 146 publications. The titles, abstracts, keywords and full texts of the publications were examined to finally select 48 publications that were relevant. Scientometric analysis was undertaken with the aid of VOSViewer. Content analysis systematically reviewed the key themes.

Findings
The five topmost countries conducting research into EI in the construction industry are UK, Australia and the USA. The most influential authors in construction EI research are Goleman, D., Salovey, P. and Mayer, J.D. The significant impact of EI on leadership in the construction industry were that EI boosted transformational leadership style and EI influenced use of management-by-exception active style by construction leaders. Furthermore, EI leads to resilience against stress and EI enhances stress tolerance were the significant roles of EI on stress management.

Research limitations/implications
A limitation is in the number of publications reviewed. In spite of the critical review, the number of publications reviewed may not be exhaustive.

Practical implications
This research enhances knowledge and stimulates a deeper comprehension of EI research and also provides recommendations for further studies based on identified research gaps.

Originality/value
As a pioneering study that combines scientometrics and systematic review for EI research, this study enhances knowledge on EI in the construction industry.
Thermo-mechanical behavior of Glulam beam-to-girder assemblies with steel doweled connections before, during and after fire
Authors: Shabanian Milad , Braxtan Nicole Leo 
Published: January 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the thermo-mechanical behavior of intermediate-size glued-laminated beam-to-girder assemblies connected with T-shaped slotted-in steel doweled connections at ambient temperature (AT), after and during non-standard fire exposure.Design/methodology/approachAT tests were performed using a universal testing machine (UTM) to evaluate the load-carrying capacity and failure modes of the assembly at room temperature. Post-fire-performance (PFP) tests were conducted to study the impact of 30-min and 60-min partial exposure to a non-standard fire on the residual strength of the assemblies. The assemblies were subject to fire in a custom-designed frame, then cooled and loaded to failure in the UTM. A fire-performance test was conducted to investigate the fire-resistance during non-standard fire exposure by simultaneously applying fire and mechanical load with the custom frame.FindingsAt AT, embedment failure of the dowels followed by brittle splitting failure were found to be the dominant failure modes in the beams. In the PFP tests, embedment failure and plastic bending of the dowels were the only observed failure modes. The residual strength of the assembly was reduced by 23.7% after 30-min and 47.8% after 60-min of fire exposure. Ductile embedment failure of the timber in contact with the dowels was the only failure mode observed during the fire-performance test, with the maximum rate of displacement at 57 min into the fire.Originality/valueData are presented for full-contact (no gap) connections in Glulam assemblies. PFP results are first to be published.
Linking online voice to workplace cyberbullying: roles of job strain and moral efficacy
Authors: Lyu Mingshu , Sun Baiqing , Zhang Zhenduo 
Published: January 2022

PurposeWith the spread of information communication technologies (ICTs) at work, online voice has become an emerging form of employee voice. Online voice is a double-edged behavior for organizations and employees. The purpose of this paper is to examine a model in which online voice is positively correlated with workplace cyberbullying and to examine the moderating role of chronic job strain and moral efficacy on that correlation.Design/methodology/approachA total of 760 cases from 152 full-time Chinese workers in public sector employment were collected through the experience sampling method.FindingsThe results showed that online voice is positively correlated with workplace cyberbullying on a daily basis. Chronic job strain amplifies this relationship, while moral efficacy buffers it. Furthermore, the amplifying effect of chronic job strain is mediated by a lack of moral efficacy.Originality/valueThis research has implications for understanding the boundary conditions of the relationship between online voice and workplace cyberbullying.
Fire-retardant and smoke-suppressant rigid polyurethane foam composites
Authors: Akar Ahmet , Değirmenci Berrin , Köken Nesrin 
Published: January 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is the production of fire retardant and smoke suppressant rigid polyurethane foam (RPUF) with lower toxicity by using several fire-retardant combinations.

Design/methodology/approach
Fire-retardant additives with cooling effect, barrier ash formation effect, gas-phase inhibition effect and smoke suppressant effect combined to produce an optimum outcome on RPUF. The additive amount and burning time correlation were studied to find out the minimum amount of fire-retardant to obtain fire-retardant polyurethane foam.

Findings
Zinc borate powder was coated with 1.5 wt % of stearic acid and hydroxy stearic acid. Polyammonium diborates (PABs) were synthesized and used as a fire-retardant and smoke suppressant for rigid PU foam. Fire-retardant rigid polyurethane foams (FR-RPUF) composites formed by using several combinations of zinc borate, aluminum trihydroxide, trischloroisopropyl phosphate (TCPP), PABs, zinc borate coated with stearic acid and hydroxy stearic acid. Produced FR-RPUF were horizontal burning grade, and burning time was in the range of 1–10 s.

Research limitations/implications
There were limitations during the mixing of fire-retardant powders with polyol due to the high viscosity of the mixture.

Practical implications
FR-RPUF foam with lower toxicity can be produced industrially with these fire-retardant combinations.

Social implications
FR-RPUF could be produced by using non-toxic additives. During a fire, these additives do not evolve toxic gases. The TCPP content of RPUF foam was reduced, and fire-retardant PU with lower toxicity was produced.

Originality/value
Coated zinc borate and the combinations of the fire-retardants were successful in producing non-toxic fire-retardant and smoke suppressant PU foam.
Landscape context and substrate characteristics shape fungal communities of dead spruce in urban and semi‐natural forests
Authors: Korhonen Aku , Miettinen Otto , Kotze Johan D. , Hamberg Leena 
Published: January 2022

SummaryUrban green areas are becoming increasingly recognized for their biodiversity potential. However, little is known about how urbanization shapes cryptic species communities, such as those residing in deadwood. In this study, we investigated downed Norway spruce trunks at intermediate stages of decay, in urban and semi‐natural forests in southern Finland. To understand the interconnections between landscape context, deadwood characteristics and wood‐inhabiting fungal communities, we studied structural characteristics, surface epiphyte cover and internal moisture and temperature conditions of the tree trunks, and fungal communities residing in the wood. Our findings showed that urban tree trunks had less epiphyte cover and lower moisture than trunks in semi‐natural forests. Overall, urban forests provide less favourable habitats for a majority of the dominant wood‐inhabiting fungal species and for red‐listed species as a group. Yet, 33% of urban trunks hosted at least one red‐listed species. While these landscape‐scale effects may be driven by local climatic conditions as well as contingencies related to available species pools, our results also highlight the significance of substrate‐scale variability of deadwood in shaping wood‐inhabiting fungal communities. We show that epiphyte cover is a significant driver or indicator of these small‐scale dynamic processes in deadwood.
Proper control of R‐loop homeostasis is required for maintenance of gene expression and neuronal function during aging
Authors: Jauregui‐Lozano Juan , Escobedo Spencer , Easton Alyssa , Lanman Nadia A. , Weake Vikki M. , Hall Hana 
Published: January 2022

AbstractAge‐related loss of cellular function and increased cell death are characteristic hallmarks of aging. While defects in gene expression and RNA metabolism have been linked with age‐associated human neuropathies, it is not clear how the changes that occur in aging neurons contribute to loss of gene expression homeostasis. R‐loops are RNA–DNA hybrids that typically form co‐transcriptionally via annealing of the nascent RNA to the template DNA strand, displacing the non‐template DNA strand. Dysregulation of R‐loop homeostasis has been associated with both transcriptional impairment and genome instability. Importantly, a growing body of evidence links R‐loop accumulation with cellular dysfunction, increased cell death, and chronic disease onset. Here, we characterized the R‐loop landscape in aging Drosophila melanogaster photoreceptor neurons and showed that bulk R‐loop levels increased with age. Further, genome‐wide mapping of R‐loops revealed that transcribed genes accumulated R‐loops over gene bodies during aging, which correlated with decreased expression of long and highly expressed genes. Importantly, while photoreceptor‐specific down‐regulation of Top3β, a DNA/RNA topoisomerase associated with R‐loop resolution, lead to decreased visual function, over‐expression of Top3β or nuclear‐localized RNase H1, which resolves R‐loops, enhanced positive light response during aging. Together, our studies highlight the functional link between dysregulation of R‐loop homeostasis, gene expression, and visual function during aging.
Pelvic organ prolapse in nulliparae
Authors: Dietz Hans Peter , Chavez‐Coloma Leilani , Friedman Talia , Turel Friyan 
Published: January 2022

BackgroundPregnancy and childbirth are thought to be the strongest environmental risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse, but prolapse does occur in nulliparae.AimTo characterise prolapse in vaginal nulliparae.Material and methodsThis was a retrospective study using archived clinical and imaging data of 368 vaginally nulliparous women seen between 2006 and 2017 at two tertiary urogynaecological centres. Patients underwent a standardised interview, clinical examination and 3D/4D translabial ultrasound. Volume datasets were analysed by the second author, blinded against all clinical data, using post‐processing software on a personal computer. Significant prolapse was defined as Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification system stage ≥2 for the anterior and posterior compartment, and stage ≥1 for the central compartment. On imaging, significant prolapse was defined as previously described.ResultsOf 4297 women seen during the inclusion period, 409 were vaginally nulliparous, for whom 368 volume data sets could be retrieved. Mean age was 50 years (17–89) and mean body mass index 29 (16–64). Eighty‐one (22%) presented with prolapse symptoms. On clinical examination, 106 women (29%) had significant prolapse, mostly of the posterior compartment (n = 70, 19%). On imaging 64 women showed evidence of significant prolapse (17%), again mostly posterior (n = 47, 13%). Rectovaginal septal defects were even more common in 69 (19%). On multivariate analysis we found no differences between true nulliparae (n = 184) and women delivered exclusively by caesarean section (n = 184).ConclusionsProlapse occurs in vaginal nulliparae, but it has distinct characteristics. Rectocele predominates, while cystocele and uterine prolapse are uncommon. Pregnancy and caesarean delivery seem to have little effect.
Online exam proctoring technologies: Educational innovation or deterioration?
Authors: Lee Kyungmee , Fanguy Mik 
Published: January 2022

AbstractDuring the coronavirus disease‐2019 (Covid‐19) pandemic, many universities have adopted online exam proctoring technologies to monitor and control an increasing number of student cheating incidents. Although it looks like a natural and effective solution for a fair assessment of student online learning performance, the authors argue that proctoring technologies are rooted in problematic assumptions about educational fairness and authoritarian pedagogical approaches. The authors have conducted a qualitative case study in a large‐sized, top‐tier university in South Korea to investigate the negative impacts of adopting proctoring technologies on student subjectivities, pedagogical relationships and educational outcomes, which have not been fully discussed in previous studies. By utilising Foucault's theorisation of disciplinary governmentality, the authors effectively demonstrate that the binary subjectification of students as cheaters and the cheated has degraded the value of student engagement in university education whilst creating more competitive and distrusting relationships amongst students and between students and teachers. Nevertheless, without challenging the unethical consequences of online proctoring technologies or fundamentally unfair social and educational systems, students willingly accept and adopt them as docile bodies, which has led to educational deterioration rather than innovation.
Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topic

There is an increasing number of online exam proctoring technologies available with advanced technical features.

During the coronavirus disease‐2019 (Covid‐19) pandemic, many universities have adopted online exam proctoring technologies with exam‐related policies and regulations to stop student cheating behaviours.

Previous studies have discussed both advantages and disadvantages of adopting online exam proctoring technologies, including specific ethical concerns.

What this paper adds

Online exam proctoring technologies are deeply rooted in problematic educational approaches such as teacher‐centred knowledge transmission.

The adoption of online exam proctoring technologies has produced negative impacts on student subjectivities, pedagogical relationships and educational outcomes.

Focusing on student cheating as an individual and interpersonal problem neglects the more fundamental issue of social and educational inequality.

Implications for practice and/or policy

The negative consequences and damages created by the adoption of online exams and online exam proctoring technologies need to be carefully reflected.

The notion of academic fairness needs to be approached with a broader perspective, considering the different social and academic circumstances each student is in.

It is essential to critically engage students with the broader conversation about educational fairness to develop them as critical thinkers and future leaders in their chosen fields.
Circ_0002623 promotes bladder cancer progression by regulating the miR‐1276/SMAD2 axis
Authors: Zhang Zhaocun , Zhao Haifeng , Zhou Guanwen , Han Ruoyan , Sun Zhuang , Zhong Minglei , Jiang Xianzhou 
Published: January 2022

AbstractCircular RNAs (circRNAs) are key regulatory factors in the development of multiple cancers. This study is targeted at exploring the effect of circ_0002623 on bladder cancer (BCa) progression and its mechanism. Circ_0002623 was screened out by analyzing the expression profile of circRNAs in BCa tissues. Circ_0002623, miR‐1276, and SMAD2 mRNA expression levels in clinical sample tissues and cell lines were detected through quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction (qRT‐PCR). After circ_0002623 had been overexpressed or silenced in BCa cells, the cell proliferation, migration, and cell cycle were evaluated by CCK‐8, BrdU, Transwell assay, and flow cytometry. Tumor xenograft model was used to validate the biological function of circ_0002623 in vivo. Bioinformatics analysis and dual‐luciferase reporter gene assay were conducted for analyzing and confirming, respectively, the targeted relationship between circ_0002623 and miR‐1276, as well as between miR‐1276 and SMAD2. The regulatory effects of circ_0002623 and miR‐1276 on the expression levels of TGF‐β, WNT1, and SMAD2 in BCa cells were detected by Western blot. We reported that, in BCa tissues and cell lines, circ_0002623 was upregulated, whereas miR‐1276 was downregulated. Circ_0002623 positively regulated BCa cell proliferation, migration, and cell cycle progression. Additionally, circ_0002623 could competitively bind with miR‐1276 to increase the expression of SMAD2, the target gene of miR‐1276. Furthermore, circ_0002623 could regulate the expression of TGF‐β and WNT1 via modulating miR‐1276 and SMAD2. This study helps to better understand the molecular mechanism underlying BCa progression.
Tumour genotypes account for survival differences in right‐ and left‐sided colon cancers
Authors: Ward Thomas M. , Cauley Christy E. , Stafford Caitlin E. , Goldstone Robert N. , Bordeianou Liliana G. , Kunitake Hiroko , Berger David L. , Ricciardi Rocco 
Published: January 2022

AbstractAimWe sought to identify genetic differences between right‐ and left‐sided colon cancers and using these differences explain lower survival in right‐sided cancers.MethodA retrospective review of patients diagnosed with colon cancer was performed using The Cancer Genome Atlas, a cancer genetics registry with patient and tumour data from 20 North American institutions. The primary outcome was 5‐year overall survival. Predictors for survival were identified using directed acyclic graphs and Cox proportional hazards models.ResultsA total of 206 right‐ and 214 left‐sided colon cancer patients with 84 recorded deaths were identified. The frequency of mutated alleles differed significantly in 12 of 25 genes between right‐ and left‐sided tumours. Right‐sided tumours had worse survival with a hazard ratio of 1.71 (95% confidence interval 1.10–2.64, P = 0.017). The total effect of the genetic loci on survival showed five genes had a sizeable effect on survival: DNAH5, MUC16, NEB, SMAD4, and USH2A. Lasso‐penalized Cox regression selected 13 variables for the highest‐performing model, which included cancer stage, positive resection margin, and mutated alleles at nine genes: MUC16, USH2A, SMAD4, SYNE1, FLG, NEB, TTN, OBSCN, and DNAH5. Post‐selection inference demonstrated that mutations in MUC16 (P = 0.01) and DNAH5 (P = 0.02) were particularly predictive of 5‐year overall survival.ConclusionsOur study showed that genetic mutations may explain survival differences between tumour sites. Further studies on larger patient populations may identify other genes, which could form the foundation for more precise prognostication and treatment decisions beyond current rudimentary TNM staging.
Development of a New Learning Progression Verification Method based on the Hierarchical Diagnostic Classification Model: Taking Grade 5 Students’ Fractional Operations as an Example
Authors: Yuan Lu , Liu Yanlou , Chen Ping , Xin Tao 
Published: January 2022

AbstractLearning progressions can reflect students’ continuous in‐depth thinking development paths, and their establishment is an iterative process from the construction of hypothetical learning progressions to the verification of that hypotheses. Considering the limitations of the existing verification method of learning progressions based on a rule space model, this study put forward a new validating method based on the hierarchical diagnostic classification model (HDCM) and developed a learning progression with grade 5 students’ fraction operations as an example. An expert group first abstracted the attributes and then developed a hypothesized learning progression. Next, the HDCM was used to analyze the test data collected from 817 fifth‐grade students, followed by the revision of the learning progression hypothesis. Results showed that (1) the fractional operations involved five attributes: basic operation (A1), reduction of a fraction (A2), changing fractions to a common denominator (A3), split with mix number (A4), and borrowing (A5); (2) the constructed learning progression featured four levels: Level 1 with A1, Level 2 with both A1 and A2, Level 3 with the first four attributes, and Level 4 with all five attributes.
Concurrent randomized control trials of the 1‐year efficacy of two couple relationship education programs: ELEVATE and Couples Connecting Mindfully
Authors: Adler‐Baeder Francesca , McGill Julianne , Dede Yildirim Elif , Gregson Kimberly , Cooper Erin , Burke Leah , Finnegan Vanessa , Jackel Roberta 
Published: January 2022

AbstractA long‐standing university‐community partnership used a longitudinal randomized control trial to implement and evaluate two couple relationship education (CRE) curricula, ELEVATE and Couples Connecting Mindfully (CCM), among an economically and racially diverse population of adult couples. Married and non‐married couples (n = 929 couples) completed baseline surveys and were randomly assigned to either one of the two program groups or to the control group by implementation site. Follow‐up surveys were collected at 2 months, 6 months, and 1 year after baseline. Using an intent‐to‐treat approach, growth curve modeling comparisons of trajectories indicated program effects at 1 year post‐baseline in key outcome areas. Both the ELEVATE and the CCM group reported significant gains in couple relationship skills, couple quality, and family harmony over time compared to the control group that experienced either no change or declines. Further, the ELEVATE group also demonstrated positive program effects on measures of mental health and sleep quality. An assessment of the central premise of CRE indicated that the immediate post‐program improvements in couple relationship skills predicted later couple quality for both program groups. This study indicates that both ELEVATE and CCM can be considered evidence‐based CRE programs for use with a broad population of couples.
Inhibition MNK‐eIF4E‐β‐catenin preferentially sensitizes gastric cancer to chemotherapy
Authors: Yang Xiaolin , Liu Zhenyang , Yin Xianli , Zeng Yidong , Guo Geyang 
Published: January 2022

AbstractAberrant activation of eIF4E contributes to gastric cancer growth and resistance. MAPK‐interacting kinases (MNKs) regulate eIF4E phosphorylation and activity in tumor but not normal cells and are potentially safe targets for the treatment of various cancers. Our work reveals that tomivosertib, a potent and highly selective dual MNK1/2 inhibitor, preferentially sensitizes gastric cancer to chemotherapy via suppressing MNK‐eIF4E‐β‐catenin. We firstly demonstrate that tomivosertib displays higher efficacy than other MNK inhibitors in inhibiting gastric cancer cells. In addition, tomivosertib significantly augments the inhibitory effects of 5‐FU and paclitaxel but not everolimus, suggesting that tomivosertib preferentially sensitizes gastric cancer to chemotherapy. We next show that eIF4E overexpression and phosphorylation coordinately regulate β‐catenin signaling in gastric cancer. Rescue studies confirm that tomivosertib inhibits gastric cancer via targeting MNK‐ eIF4E‐β‐catenin. Finally, we demonstrate that the in vitro functional and mechanism observations are translatable to in vivo gastric cancer model in mice. Tomivosertib is now in Phase 2 clinical trials. Our study provides preclinical evidence to initialize clinical trials for gastric cancer using tomivosertib in combination with chemotherapy.