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Evaluation of circular supply chains barriers in the era of Industry 4.0 transition using an extended decision-making approach
Authors: Shang Chao , Saeidi Parvaneh , Goh Chin Fei 
Published: February 2022

PurposeThe poor leadership style is a key obstacle to the effective implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies. To successfully apply the Industry 4.0 technologies, which can enhance the sustainability of firms, senior management needs to be inspiring and transformational. On the other hand, numerous factors can hinder the Industry 4.0 transition and “Circular Supply Chain (CSC)” transformation. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to evaluate the related barriers of CSCs in the era of Industry 4.0 transition.Design/methodology/approachThe current study developed an innovative decision-making approach with the help of the “Combined Compromise Solution (CoCoSo)” method and “Criteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation (CRITIC)” method on the “q-Rung Orthopair Fuzzy Sets (q-ROFSs).” CRITIC in this combined method was used to predict the importance or weighting degrees of the CSCs barriers in the age of Industry 4.0 transition.FindingsThe results of this study found that the absence of knowledge about the Industry 4.0 technologies and circular approaches was the first barrier followed by the problems associated with data security in relationship management in circular flows, the deficiency of knowledge regarding the data management among stakeholders and the lack of awareness about the potential benefits of autonomous systems in labor-oriented “End-of-Life (EOL)” activities for CSCs in the era of Industry 4.0 transition.Research limitations/implicationsA limitation may be that despite the generalizability of the proposed framework, the results may differ when it is implemented in different sectors. By emphasizing the obstacles to sustainable operations of supply chains (SCs) in the context of circular economy (CE) and Industry 4.0, researchers working in the same domain may be encouraged to find ways to remove such obstacles in different settings. As suggested in this study, the priority of various barriers helps researchers suggest effective strategies for the sustainable development of companies within the current dynamic business atmosphere.Practical implicationsThe findings of this paper can aid industry practitioners in fixing their attention on the digitization or automation of their systems in the context of sustainability or resource circularity. Note that within the current context of CE, one of the crucial issues is how to conserve the existing resources; the answer to this question can save the environment.Originality/valueThe current paper proposed a new multi-criteria decision-making method using q-ROFSs to analyze, rank and evaluate the CSC barriers in the age of Industry 4.0 transition. To this end, a new decision-making approach with the help of CRITIC and CoCoSo methods on q-ROFSs called q-ROF-CRITIC-CoCoSo was introduced to evaluate the CSCs barriers in the era of Industry 4.0 transition.
Not perfect but good enough: a primer for creating spherical video-based virtual reality for autistic users
Authors: Newbutt Nigel , Glaser Noah , Palmer Heath 
Published: March 2022

PurposePrevious research provides promising insights to the role of spherical video-based virtual reality (SVVR) applied with and for autistic users. Work already conducted in this area suggests that SVVR delivered via a range of head-mounted displays (HMDs) are useable, acceptable, can enable skill acquisition, can be relevant for delivering training, can help to reduce discomfort and promote skills generalization. However, to date very little research articulates methods or approaches to the design and development of SVVR. Here, the authors share the experiences of working in this space and designing SVVR content with and for autistic groups.Design/methodology/approachThe authors draw upon two case studies/projects that were previous worked on with the intention to extrapolate key parts of the production process of SVVR development. The authors also outline key theoretical contexts as related to SVVR development in this field.FindingsThe goal of this primer on SVVR is to provide researchers and practitioners with an overview of using this technology. The authors provide a set of recommendations that should inform others in creating their own content and developing SVVR for/with/by autistic people.Originality/valueThis work combines and outlines theoretical, conceptual and practical considerations for practitioners and stakeholders seeking to build and deploy SVVR content; aspects not reported in previous research.
Framing of social protest news in Web portals in Chile and Colombia during 2019
Authors: Tagle Francisco , Greene Francisca , Jans Alejandra , Ortiz Germán 
Published: February 2022

Purpose
Late in 2019, massive protest demonstrations rocked both Chile and Colombia. They were an expression of discontent with the economic model and social policies implemented in both countries in recent decades. The purpose of this study is to investigate how Chilean and Colombian news websites framed these social protests and what aspects of the social movements promoted these media to public opinion.

Design/methodology/approach
The methodology of this research is empirical; the authors use quantitative and discourse analysis techniques to study the news published by the top three most visited main news websites in each country and deduce the main frameworks emerging from them. After analyzing the framing of reality by media in 4,252 news items, the authors suggest that the main news portals in these Latin American countries not only portrayed the collective actions but also promoted interpretations that did not necessarily reflect the demands of the demonstrations.

Findings
The findings were that in the 2019 protests in Chile and Colombia, the media approach to collective action was not necessarily positive for the activists. This was mainly because framing in the Chilean and Colombian websites had to do with negative aspects of the movements, such as violence or economic costs.

Originality/value
The originality and value of this research is that despite the fact that there are abundant case studies on the relationship between social movements and media framing in the literature, this study adds to the current knowledge because it compares two Latin American countries and focuses on Web news portals.
Evolution of organisational agility: a bibliometric study
Authors: Roblek Vasja , Dimovski Vlado , Mesko Maja , Peterlin Judita 
Published: February 2022

PurposeThis study applies bibliometric analysis to explore the evolution of the research paradigm of agility related to management and organisations.Design/methodology/approachAuthors prepared a quantitative study of the review of selected articles using co-citation analysis and bibliographic coupling. Based on the bibliometric analyses, the evolution of the agility field (past, present, and future of agility research) was prepared.FindingsEmergent themes focus on the importance of agility in interpreting organisational responses in the context of issues as diverse as information systems and business intelligence systems, market orientation, strategic alignment and social computing. Future research needs to focus on digitisation in conjunction with informatisation, an important topic for creating a new organisational culture and knowledge management through increased collaboration between humans and machines.Originality/valueAs the authors are aware, this study is one of the first to choose to show the overall development and importance of agility through quantitative bibliometric methods used to assess the value and contribution of scientific productivity and its impact on development.
Impact of big data usage on product and process innovation: the role of data diagnosticity
Authors: Tunc-Abubakar Tuğba , Kalkan Adnan , Abubakar A. Mohammed 
Published: February 2022

PurposeIn today's business environment, big data is viewed as the “new oil,” which is rapidly changing the traditional business models and mode of operations. According to commentaries and scholarly work, big data and its applications have penetrated deeply into the very core of the products, services, and functional areas of many firms. What remains unclear is how using this “new oil” (big data) and “new technique” (data diagnosticity) can result in new “products and processes.” The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of big data usage on product and process innovation, and the moderating role of data diagnosticity on said associations.Design/methodology/approachData were obtained from Turkish firms that utilize big data in their daily operations and analyzed with the partial least squares' structural equation modeling technique.FindingsThe findings revealed that big data usage is a predictor for higher product and process innovation. Diagnostic capabilities of the firms did not amplify the link between big data usage and product innovation, big data usage and process innovation.Originality/valueThis paper is among the first study to examine the association of big data usage, data diagnostic capabilities, product, and process innovations in the Turkish context. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
The impact of student learning aids on deep learning and mobile platform on learning behavior
Authors: Fan Yanli , Liu Liyan 
Published: March 2022

PurposeDeep learning (DL) technology is used to design a voice evaluation system to understand the impact of learning aids on DL and mobile platforms on students’ learning behavior.Design/methodology/approachDL technology is used to design a speech evaluation system.FindingsThe experimental results show that the speech evaluation system designed has a high accuracy rate, the highest agreement rate with manual evaluation of pronunciation is 89.5%, and the correct speech recognition rate is 96.64%. The designed voice evaluation system and the manual voice rating system have a maximum error rate of 2%. The experimental results suggest that it is necessary to further optimize the learning aids for mobile platform. The learning aids of the mobile platform need to be further optimized to promote the improvement of student learning efficiency.Originality/valueThe results show that the speech evaluation system designed has good practical application value, and it provides a certain reference value for the future study of learning tools on DL.
“Tinkering is underrated”: librarians' use of single-board computers and microcontrollers outside of makerspaces
Authors: Maceli Monica Grace 
Published: February 2022

PurposeThis research seeks to better understand the potential uses of maker technologies, such as single-board computers and microcontrollers, more broadly within libraries and not simply confined to the makerspace. Through interviews with librarians creating such projects, this study illustrates their successes, challenges, means of acquiring the necessary skills and knowledge, as well as their perceptions of the broader benefits and challenges to other library and information science practitioners.Design/methodology/approachThis research study employed semistructured interviews with 12 librarians who have created projects with maker technologies for broader library use. Inductive qualitative analysis of the interview transcripts was conducted to identify themes of interest to the stated research questions.FindingsLibrarians' projects included: displaying digital signage, hosting online public access catalog stations, tallying reference desk interactions, counting patrons at the gate and monitoring 3-D printing statistics, among others. Participants appreciated the low-cost, flexible and creative nature of such technologies, and though they also encountered technical and organizational challenges in their use, relayed a potential series of benefits to librarians and library staff were these technologies to be more widely used.Originality/valueAlthough significant research efforts have focused on aspects of makerspaces across all types of libraries, little work has formally collected and assessed library practitioners' work with maker technologies outside of the makerspace. Participants help detail the potential benefits of having a deeper understanding of this work, and the successes it could bring to librarians' work.
Overcoming institutional challenges in cross-border acquisitions: how home- and host-country acquisition experiences shorten the deal completion phase
Authors: Soleimani Abrahim , Yang K. Michelle 
Published: February 2022

PurposeDrawing on the institutional theory and organizational learning literature, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between prior acquisition experience and the duration of the deal completion stage in cross-border acquisitions and the impacts of the quality of business institutions in the host country and the institutional distance between home and host countries on this relationship.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses the sixth wave of mergers and acquisitions, the first truly global wave that covered a wide range of institutional settings, to test the hypotheses. Using a panel data regression method, it analyzes 8,175 cross-border acquisitions from 2003 to 2009, conducted by acquirers from 47 advanced and emerging economies in 56 advanced and emerging economies.FindingsThis study finds that host-country acquisition experience has more impact on shortening deal completion duration. Home-country acquisition experience is more effective in host countries with less developed business institutions than in those with more developed ones. The results of this study show that the quality of business institutions in the host country and the institutional distance between the home and host countries amplify or attenuate the effect of past acquisition experiences, depending on their origin and the quality of business institutions and institutional distance of where they are used.Originality/valueThe growing popularity of cross-border acquisitions among emerging country acquirers calls for a systemic study of the cross-border acquisition process. One of the critical and less understood stages in this process is the deal completion stage. This study examines how the institutional environments in the home and host countries impact the effectiveness of past acquisition experiences on shortening this stage.
The instrumental role of employee voice in achieving promotability: social influence perspective
Authors: Sibunruang Hataya , Kawai Norifumi 
Published: February 2022

PurposeDrawing upon social influence theory, this study examines employee voice as one potential form of social influence that enables employees to receive positive performance evaluations from their supervisors, further increasing their chances of being promoted to a higher positional level. Importantly, organizational politics as experienced by employees is an important boundary condition that may affect the success of voice in achieving promotability.Design/methodology/approachThis study obtained data from 218 independent matched subordinate-supervisor dyads from a manufacturing company in Japan. This study utilized the PROCESS macro developed by Hayes (2013) to test moderated mediation hypotheses.FindingsEmployee voice positively predicts employee promotability through supervisors' evaluations of employee task performance, and organizational politics operates as a boundary condition at both the first and second stages of moderation.Practical implicationsBy speaking up at work, employees may instill an impression as a highly performing and competent individual in the eyes of their supervisors, thereby increasing their chances of being promoted within their organization. However, it is important to carefully consider the degree of workplace politics before expressing one's voice. For organizations, it is important to ensure that the policies and procedures used to demine promotion decisions are objective.Originality/valueThis study departs from the traditional perspective that voice is primarily used for prosocial reasons by suggesting that voice can also be used for the purpose of promoting personal career objectives.
The impact of COVID-19 on the work–life balance of working mothers: evidence from Nigerian academics
Authors: Akanji Babatunde , Mordi Chima , Ajonbadi Hakeem , Adekoya Olatunji 
Published: March 2022

PurposeGiven the limiting gender role conditions arising from the prevalence of patriarchy in Nigeria and the shift to workers staying at home due to the deadly spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), this article aims to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work–life balance of professional mothers using the work–home resources model as a conceptual lens.Design/methodology/approachThe qualitative data is based on telephone interviews with 28 married female university academics with children.FindingsThe findings reveal that the confinement policies enforced due to the need to combat the spread of COVID-19 and patriarchal norms deeply embedded in the Nigerian culture have exacerbated stress amongst women, who have needed to perform significantly more housework and childcare demands alongside working remotely than they did prior to the pandemic. The thematic analysis showed a loss of personal resources (e.g. time, energy, and income) resulting in career stagnation, health concerns, and increased male chauvinism due to the abrupt and drastic changes shaping the “new normal” lifestyle.Research limitations/implicationsThe study relies on a limited qualitative sample size, which makes the generalisation of findings difficult. However, the study contributes to the emerging global discourse on the profound negative consequences of COVID-19 on the lives and livelihoods of millions, with a focus on the stress and work–family challenges confronting women in a society that is not particularly egalitarian – unlike Western cultures.Originality/valueThe article provides valuable insights on how the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected professional working mothers in the sub-Saharan African context, where literature is scarce.
Ecology drives patterns of spectral transmission in the ocular lenses of frogs and salamanders
Authors: Thomas Kate N. , Gower David J. , Streicher Jeffrey W. , Bell Rayna C. , Fujita Matthew K. , Schott Ryan K. , Liedtke H. Christoph , Haddad Célio F. B. , Becker C. Guilherme , Cox Christian L. , Martins Renato A. , Douglas Ron H. 
Published: March 2022

Abstract

The spectral characteristics of vertebrate ocular lenses affect the image of the world that is projected onto the retina, and thus help shape diverse visual capabilities. Here, we tested whether amphibian lens transmission is driven by adaptation to diurnal activity (bright light) and/or scansorial habits (complex visual environments).

Spectral transmission through the lenses of 79 species of frogs and six species of salamanders was measured, and data for 29 additional frog species compiled from published literature. Phylogenetic comparative methods were used to test ecological explanations of variation in lens transmission and to test for selection across traits.

Lenses of diurnal (day‐active) and scansorial (climbing) frogs transmitted significantly less shortwave light than those of non‐diurnal or non‐scansorial amphibians, and evolutionary modelling suggested that these differences have resulted from differential selection.

The presence of shortwave‐transparent lenses was common among the sampled amphibians, which implies that many are sensitive to shortwave light to some degree even in the absence of visual pigments maximally sensitive in the UV. This suggests that shortwave light, including UV, could play an important role in amphibian behaviour and ecology.

Shortwave‐absorbing lens pigments likely provide higher visual acuity to diurnally active frogs of multiple ecologies and to nocturnally active scansorial frogs. This new mechanistic understanding of amphibian visual systems suggests that shortwave‐filtering lenses are adaptive not only in daylight conditions but also in those scotopic conditions where high acuity is advantageous.

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Convolution neural network application for first‐break picking for land seismic data
Authors: Loginov Georgy N. , Duchkov Anton A. , Litvichenko Dmitry A. , Alyamkin Sergey A. 
Published: March 2022

ABSTRACTAn automatic and robust algorithm for the first‐break picking is necessary to build the near‐surface velocity model. We propose the algorithm based on a convolution neural network. The introduced first‐break picking strategy and neural network architecture are suited for processing large volumes of seismic exploration data with reasonable computational resources. To develop an optimal neural network topology and architecture, extensive testing was performed. We compared several architectures of neural networks, including one‐ and two‐dimensional approaches. Our tests justify that the one‐dimensional approach (trace‐by‐trace processing) provides the most reliable results in the case of first‐break travel‐time variations typical of complicated near‐surface structures. This study demonstrates that the four‐layered neural network trained on 5,000 traces is enough for robust first‐break picking. The algorithm is evaluated on two land‐acquisition field datasets from West Siberia with a total used size of about 7 million traces. The first dataset is used for training, and the second one is used only for testing. For both datasets, the error between the original and the predicted first breaks is not more than three samples for 95% of traces. The final evaluation is done by a comparison of seismic stacks to prove the benefits of the approach and its robustness for offsets over 600 m. Finally, the influence of choosing the locations for the training dataset is discussed, and a strategy for using the proposed approach in production work is introduced.
History in Public: Power and Process, Harm and Help
Authors: Romein Christel Annemieke , Doak Laura , Parker Hannah , Weston Janet 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThis introductory piece explains the choice of public history as a focus for this special issue of History, and its emphasis on the work of early‐career historians. ‘Public history’ is a notoriously nebulous concept. We outline some of the most common ways in which it is understood, and discuss why we believe that its methods and approaches are of enormous value to all those involved in historical work, whether they would consider themselves to be ‘public historians’ or not. We also introduce the contributions making up the rest of this issue, which features the work of twenty‐five mostly early‐career historians and moves from Greece to England, India, Tobago, the United States, Norway, Northern Ireland, and online. The introduction provides an appetiser for some of the approaches, ideas and struggles emerging from public history, and the richness of this constantly evolving field.