bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Impact of the Moderating Effect of National Culture on Adoption Intention in Wearable Health Care Devices: Meta-analysis
Authors: Zhang Zhenming , Xia Enjun , Huang Jieping 
Published: June 2022

Background
Wearable health care devices have not yet been commercialized on a large scale. Additionally, people in different countries have different utilization rates. Therefore, more in-depth studies on the moderating effect of national culture on adoption intention in wearable health care devices are necessary.

Objective
This study aims to explore the summary results of the relationships between perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use with adoption intention in wearable health care devices and the impact of the moderating effect of national culture on these two relationships.

Methods
We searched for studies published before September 2021 in the Web of Science, EBSCO, Engineering Village, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, IEEE Xplore, and Wiley Online Library databases. CMA (version 2.0, Biostat Inc) software was used to perform the meta-analysis. We conducted publication bias and heterogeneity tests on the data. The random-effects model was used to estimate the main effect size, and a sensitivity analysis was conducted. A meta-regression analysis was used to test the moderating effect of national culture.

Results
This meta-analysis included 20 publications with a total of 6128 participants. Perceived usefulness (r=0.612, P<.001) and perceived ease of use (r=0.462, P<.001) positively affect adoption intention. The relationship between perceived usefulness and adoption intention is positively moderated by individualism/collectivism (β=.003, P<.001), masculinity/femininity (β=.008, P<.001) and indulgence/restraint (β=.005, P<.001), and negatively moderated by uncertainty avoidance (β=-.005, P<.001). The relationship between perceived ease of use and adoption intention is positively moderated by individualism/collectivism (β=.003, P<.001), masculinity/femininity (β=.006, P<.001) and indulgence/restraint (β=.009, P<.001), and negatively moderated by uncertainty avoidance (β=-.004, P<.001).

Conclusions
This meta-analysis provided comprehensive evidence on the positive relationship between perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use with adoption intention and the moderating effect of national culture on these two relationships. Regarding the moderating effect, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use have a greater impact on adoption intention for people in individualistic, masculine, low uncertainty avoidance, and indulgence cultures, respectively.
Personality, Attitudes, and Behaviors Predicting Perceived Benefit in Online Support Groups for Caregivers: Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Milios Athena , Xiong Ting , McEwan Karen , McGrath Patrick 
Published: June 2022

Background
Online support groups (OSGs) are distance-delivered, easily accessible health interventions offering emotional, informational, and experience-based support and companionship or network support for caregivers managing chronic mental and physical health conditions.

Objective
This study aimed to examine the relative contribution of extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism, positive attitudes toward OSGs on social networking sites, and typical past OSG use patterns in predicting perceived OSG benefit in an OSG for parents and caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Methods
A mixed methods, longitudinal design was used to collect data from 81 parents across Canada. Attitudes toward OSGs and typical OSG use patterns were assessed using the author-developed Attitudes Toward OSGs subscale (eg, “Online support groups are a place to get and give emotional support”) and Past Behaviors in OSGs subscale (eg, “How often would you typically comment on posts?”) administered at baseline—before OSG membership. The personality traits of extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism were assessed at baseline using the Ten-Item Personality Inventory. Perceived OSG benefit was assessed using the author-developed Perceived OSG Benefit scale (eg, “Overall, did you feel supported by other members in this group?”), administered 2 months after the initiation of OSG membership.

Results
A hierarchical regression analysis found that extraversion was the only variable that significantly predicted perceived OSG benefit (R2=0.125; P<.001).

Conclusions
The key suggestions for improving future OSGs were facilitating more in-depth, customized, and interactive content in OSGs.
Exploring Public Perceptions of Dental Care Affordability in the United States: Mixed Method Analysis via Twitter
Authors: Yashpal Shahen , Raghunath Ananditha , Gencerliler Nihan , Burns Lorel E 
Published: June 2022

Background
Dental care expenses are reported to present higher financial barriers than any other type of health care service in the United States. Social media platforms such as Twitter have become a source of public health communication and surveillance. Previous studies have demonstrated the usefulness of Twitter in exploring public opinion on aspects of dental care. To date, no studies have leveraged Twitter to examine public sentiments regarding dental care affordability in the United States.

Objective
The aim of this study is to understand public perceptions of dental care affordability in the United States on the social media site, Twitter.

Methods
Tweets posted between September 1, 2017, and September 30, 2021, were collected using the Snscrape application. Query terms were selected a priori to represent dentistry and financial aspects associated with dental treatment. Data were analyzed qualitatively using both deductive and inductive approaches. In total, 8% (440/5500) of all included tweets were coded to identify prominent themes and subthemes. The entire sample of included tweets were then independently coded into thematic categories. Quantitative data analyses included geographic distribution of tweets by state, volume analysis of tweets over time, and distribution of tweets by content theme.

Results
A final sample of 5314 tweets were included in the study. Thematic analysis identified the following prominent themes: (1) general sentiments (1614 tweets, 30.4%); (2) delaying or forgoing dental care (1190 tweets, 22.4%); (3) payment strategies (1019 tweets, 19.2%); (4) insurance (767 tweets, 14.4%); and (5) policy statements (724 tweets, 13.6%). Geographic distributions of the tweets established California, Texas, Florida, and New York as the states with the most tweets. Qualitative analysis revealed barriers faced by individuals to accessing dental care, strategies taken to cope with dental pain, and public perceptions on aspects of dental care policy. The volume and thematic trends of the tweets corresponded to relevant societal events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and debates on health care policy resulting from the election of President Joseph R. Biden.

Conclusions
The findings illustrate the real-time sentiment of social media users toward the cost of dental treatment and suggest shortcomings in funding that may be representative of greater systemic failures in the provision of dental care. Thus, this study provides insights for policy makers and dental professionals who strive to increase access to dental care.
Insomnia as an Unmet Need in Patients With Chronic Hematological Cancer: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Consumer-Based Meditation App for Treatment of Sleep Disturbance
Authors: Huberty Jennifer , Bhuiyan Nishat , Eckert Ryan , Larkey Linda , Petrov Megan , Todd Michael , Mesa Ruben 
Published: June 2022

Background
To address the need for long-term, accessible, nonpharmacologic interventions targeting sleep in patients with chronic hematological cancer, we propose the first randomized controlled trial to determine the effects of a consumer-based mobile meditation app, Calm, on sleep disturbance in this population.

Objective
This study aims to test the efficacy of daily meditation delivered via Calm compared with a health education podcast control group in improving the primary outcome of self-reported sleep disturbance, as well as secondary sleep outcomes, including sleep impairment and sleep efficiency; test the efficacy of daily meditation delivered via Calm compared with a health education podcast control group on inflammatory markers, fatigue, and emotional distress; and explore free-living use during a 12-week follow-up period and the sustained effects of Calm in patients with chronic hematological cancer.

Methods
In a double-blinded randomized controlled trial, we will recruit 276 patients with chronic hematological cancer to an 8-week app-based wellness intervention—the active, daily, app-based meditation intervention or the health education podcast app control group, followed by a 12-week follow-up period. Participants will be asked to use their assigned app for at least 10 minutes per day during the 8-week intervention period; complete web-based surveys assessing self-reported sleep disturbance, fatigue, and emotional distress at baseline, 8 weeks, and 20 weeks; complete sleep diaries and wear an actigraphy device during the 8-week intervention period and at 20 weeks; and complete blood draws to assess inflammatory markers (tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and C-reactive protein) at baseline, 8 weeks, and 20 weeks.

Results
This project was funded by the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute (R01CA262041). The projects began in April 2022, and study recruitment is scheduled to begin in October 2022, with a total project duration of 5 years. We anticipate that we will be able to achieve our enrollment goal of 276 patients with chronic hematological cancers within the allotted project time frame.

Conclusions
This research will contribute to broader public health efforts by providing researchers and clinicians with an evidence-based commercial product to improve sleep in the long term in an underserved and understudied cancer population with a high incidence of sleep disturbance.

Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05294991; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05294991

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)
PRR1-10.2196/39007
Improvement of a methodological approach to assessing the fire hazard of mattresses
Authors: Konstantinova N. I. , Zuban A. V. , Bulgakova A. A. 
Published: June 2022

Introduction. Textile materials and products (upholstered furniture, curtains, bedding, decorative items, etc.) are among the most flammable materials in residential and public buildings. They largely affect the fire propagation speed and formation of dangerous fire factors in combustion. Therefore, the issues of improving the requirements governing their fire-safe use are particularly relevant.Aims and purposes. Presently, the fire safety of furniture products is regulated by the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union 025/2012 «On safety of furniture products» in Russia. However, differences in testing procedures and evaluation criteria, demonstrated by the applicable standards, do not always allow objectively assessing the flammability of upholstered furniture products and predicting their behaviour in case of fire. There is also no method for assessing the flammability of mattresses, and the currently used testing method, set by GOST R 53294–2009 (p. 5) cannot ensure a correct assessment and, hence, it results are distorted. The purpose of this work is to conduct an analytical study on foreign regulatory frameworks for the fire-safe use of upholstered furniture elements in public and residential buildings, to make an experimental assessment of the flammability parameters of materials and upholstered furniture, as well as develop proposals for improving the methodological approach to the fire hazard assessment and the use of mattresses in public and residential buildings.Results and discussion. The analytical studies have proven that fairly developed regulatory and methodological frameworks are in effect abroad. They ensure the fire-safe use of items of upholstered furniture on the premises of residential and public buildings and structures. Comparative experimental studies were conducted to assess the flammability of various composite combinations of mattresses and upholstered elements of furniture using GOST R 53294–2009 methods (p. 4 and 5), which identified large discrepancies between the test results due to the difference in the conditions of the thermal exposure in the course of testing.Conclusions. It is necessary to develop and introduce a standard method of testing the flammability of mattresses into the domestic regulatory practice. It is advisable to set the requirements limiting the use of flammable elements of upholstered furniture in places of the mass presence of people to reduce fire propagation in case of ignition and formation of dangerous factors.
CONUS Prepositioned Afloat Aircraft Carriers: A Concept for Mobilizing Heavy Brigades
Authors: HENDERSON CHARLES R. , BRADY STEPHAN P. 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This research breaks from current prepositioning paradigms in order to answer the question: Could re-commissioned aircraft carriers prepositioned with heavy brigades in CONUS ports enhance the United States' ability to respond to global contingencies? The methodology used was an open-ended panel interview conducted during two site visits. The first was to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard's Inactive Ships facility in Bremerton, Washington to inspect the decommissioned USS Constellation aircraft carrier. This panel primarily focused on the generation of size and cost data. The second visit was to Goose Creek, South Carolina for a panel interview with DynCorp contractors responsible for the exercise and care of afloat stocks. This panel focused on the ability of the ship's elevators and top deck to increase readiness by enabling the use of more rigorous land-based maintenance and exercising criteria. The study concludes that reactivation cost estimates are far below those previously espoused by similar research efforts. The use of the top deck and modified ship and maintenance regulations can enhance readiness of prepositioned stocks. Finally, the carrier's speed makes projection from CONUS ports a critical enabler for homeland defense in the global war on terror.
Comparison of Investment Preferences for International Logistics Zones in Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, and Shanghai Ports from a Taiwanese Manufacturer's Perspective
Authors: LU CHIN-SHAN , YANG CHING-CHIAO 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This research empirically evaluates international logistics zones in Kaoshiung, Hong Kong, and Shanghai ports based on the importance of investment criteria from the perspective of investors in Taiwanese manufacturing firms. Results suggest respondents viewed political stability as the most important investment criterion, followed by corporate tax incentives, government administration efficiency, labor cost, and energy cost. Shanghai Port's industrial logistics zone has a very strong competitive edge in cost, market, and industrial related criteria. The international logistics zones in Hong Kong and Kaohsiung ports have advantages in infrastructure, political, and financial related investment criteria. Respondents preferred to invest in the international logistics zone in Shanghai Port rather than that in Kaohsiung or Hong Kong Ports. Leasing factory buildings to operate their business in an international logistics zone was the preferred entry mode. Theoretical and practical implications of the research findings are discussed.
A Disaggregate Analysis of Ocean Carriers' Transit Time Performance
Authors: SALDANHA JOHN P. , RUSSELL DAWN M. , TYWORTH JOHN E. 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This study provides a disaggregate analysis of ocean carrier speed and reliability. The findings produce direct evidence that dramatic differences in carrier transit time and transit time reliability, also referred to collectively as transit time performance, prevail across major trade lanes. These results bring attention to transit time performance, which previous studies have shown to receive little attention from shippers, especially for ocean carrier selection. Differences in transit time performance impact not only shippers' carrier selection decisions, but also their development of effective international ocean transportation strategies. Liner ocean carriers can also use these results as a benchmark to judge how well they perform relative to the competition.
Security and the Global Supply Chain
Authors: SARATHY RAVI 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This article examines implications for global supply chains posed by security threats in the U.S. and elsewhere, and identifies actions for addressing those threats. The principal goal is to design security into the supply chain rather than seek to mitigate consequences after the fact. Redesigning supply chains to make them robust and resilient can help avoid and mitigate the impact of disruptions, whether from security breaches or other causes. Such efforts require collaborations with partners across the supply chains and with governments. The short-term costs of such security measures can be balanced against the long-term gains from improved supply chain performance and improved customer relations.
Reconfiguration of Pharmaceutical Logistics Operations in China: An Empirical Study
Authors: SHAO XIAOFENG , JI JIANHUA 
Published: June 2022

AbstractLogistics reconfiguration is an active practice in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry. However, the reconfiguration performances are not satisfactory. This article investigates logistics reconfiguration strategies and develops a logistics reconfiguration success framework by a three-stage multi-method research approach. Telephone interviews and qualitative case study research methodology are used to collect data. From case studies, nine key success factors are identified. These factors are further validated as being relevant by a group of senior managers from industry. Finally, managerial implications are drawn.
Modeling Rail-Rail Exchange Operations: An Analysis of Conventional and New-Generation Terminals
Authors: WIEGMANS BART W. , STEKELENBURG D.T. , VERSTEEGT C. , BONTEKONING Y.M. 
Published: June 2022

AbstractHub-and-spoke bundling networks in intermodal rail freight transport are suggested as a potential solution to help increase the intermodal rail market share. In Europe, three intermodal hub-and-spoke networks became operational in the 1990s. Trains are shunted or load units transshipped at the hubs in these networks. Shunting or transshipment is relatively time-consuming and cuts back on the advantages of hub-and-spoke networks. A new type of terminal, specifically designed for hubs in hub-and-spoke networks, has been suggested for introduction. At these terminals, standardized load units are transshipped efficiently from one train to another, instead of shunting rail wagons. Explorative evaluation studies give rise to the expectation that these new-generation terminals-under certain conditions-might perform more efficiently than conventional shunting yards and road-rail terminals. We still know very little about exchange operations at new-generation terminals and the differences from conventional road-rail terminals and shunting yards. The goal of our research is to obtain a thorough understanding of the operations and to compare performances of different exchange facilities. To reach this objective, dynamic simulation models were built in ARENA. The typical features of, and performance differences between, conventional road-rail terminals, shunting yards, and new-generation terminal operations are presented in this article.
Corporate Sustainability: A Model Uncertainty Analysis of Materiality
Authors: Berchicci Luca , King Andrew A. 
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACT
For decades, scholars searched for a connection between a corporation's current performance with respect to sustainability and the future returns of its stock. In 2016, Khan, Serafeim, and Yoon published an apparent breakthrough in this quest: guidance on materiality from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board allowed the construction of corporate sustainability scales that reliably predicted stock returns. Their finding had immediate and broad impact, but it remains, in its authors' own words, just “first evidence.” Here, we further explore the relationship between material-sustainability and stock returns by performing a “model uncertainty analysis.” We reproduce the original estimate but conclude that it is a statistical artifact. We then use machine learning to explore the practicality of employing historical associations to determine which aspects of sustainability are material to investors. We conclude that, for one popular source of data on corporate sustainability, accurate guidance on materiality may be difficult to achieve.
JEL Classifications: Q51; D22; L25; C11; C18.
Development of small and medium-sized enterprises sector and the use of European Union structural funds in the Radom subregion
Authors: Noworol-Luft Elżbieta , Kalinowska Katarzyna 
Published: June 2022

The aim of the chapter was to analyze the use of European Union structural funds by the sector of small and medium enterprises in the Radom subregion. There was one hypothesis and one research question posed in the study. On the basis of literature studies, as well as the observation of economic reality, the SME sector for the Radom subregion was discussed, as well as the role of European Union structural funds in four programming periods. The theoretical part includes a detailed author's questionnaire containing fifteen variables relating to the effects of implementing projects co-financed by EU funds on a group of 100 companies in the SME sector of the Radom subregion. The paper contains results for a group of a national study conducted in September 2021 (100 enterprises) that used the method of Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) are presented. The paper contains the author?s original research into a representative group of SME?s enterprises that can be generalised to the entire population.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE US EXPERIENCE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION IN UKRAINE
Authors: Levrints (Lőrincz) Marianna 
Published: June 2022

Ukraine’s commitment to reforms in its educational sector has intensified the need for up-to-date information in terms of the prospects of its development. The problem of foreign language teacher education in the USA remains an underresearched area among the Ukrainian academia, despite the wide recognition of its considerable achievements in the world education arena. This paper set out to explore the possibilities of deploying the progressive ideas of the US experience to renew the Ukrainian system of foreign language teacher preparation. In the study, the methods of comparative analysis and scientific extrapolation were utilised. The obtained comparative data of tendencies of development and functioning of educational systems of the USA and Ukraine served as a basis for discerning future directions of modernisation of the Ukrainian system of language teacher preparation, taking into account innovative ideas of the American experience. It was contended that to expedite the quality of the Ukrainian system of language teacher preparation, the following steps could be taken: adoption and implementation of standards of professional training and development of language teachers; reformatting the content of university programmes by emphasising the block of disciplines related to language teaching, as opposed to linguistics and other general content areas; introducing in the Ukrainian universities education tracks, which open the possibility to choose between the advanced preparation in the applied issues of language teaching or its scientific aspects; updating the didactic approaches of professional competencies development; restructuring and rationalisation of approaches used during teaching practicum, to name just a few.