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ZnO nanoparticles and compositional dependence of structural, thermal, mechanical and electrical properties of eutectic SAC355 lead-free solder
Authors: Al-sorory Hamed , Gumaan Mohammed S. , Shalaby Rizk Mostafa 
Published: September 2022

Purpose
This paper aims to summarise the effects of ZnO nanoparticles (0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1.0 Wt.%) on the structure, mechanical, electrical and thermal stability of Sn–3.5Ag–0.5Cu (SAC355) solder alloys for high-performance applications.

Design/methodology/approach
The phase identification and morphology of the solders were studied using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Thermal parameters were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry. The elastic parameters such as Young's modulus (E) and internal friction (Q−1) were investigated using the dynamic resonance technique, whereas the Vickers hardness (Hv) and creep indentation (n) were examined using a Vickers microhardness tester.

Findings
Microstructural analysis revealed that ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) were distributed uniformly throughout the Sn matrix. Furthermore, addition of 0.1, 0.3 and 0.7 Wt.% of ZnO NPs to the eutectic (SAC355) prevented crystallite size reduction, which increased the strength of the solder alloy. Mechanical parameters such as Young's modulus improved significantly at 0.1, 0.3 and 0.7 Wt.% ZnO NP contents compared to the ZnO-free alloy. This variation can be understood by considering the plastic deformation. The Vickers hardness value (Hv) increased to its maximum as the ZnO NP content increased to 0.5. A stress exponent value (n) of approximately two in most composite solder alloys suggested that grain boundary sliding was the dominant mechanism in this system. The electrical resistance (ρ) increased its maximum value at 0.5 Wt.% ZnO NPs content. The addition of ZnO NPs to plain (SAC355) solder alloys increased the melting temperature (Tm) by a few degrees.

Originality/value
Development of eutectic (SAC355) lead-free solder doped with ZnO NPs use for electronic packaging.
Digital technologies and circular economy practices: vital enablers to support sustainable and resilient supply chain management in the post-COVID-19 era
Authors: Cherrafi Anass , Chiarini Andrea , Belhadi Amine , El Baz Jamal , Chaouni Benabdellah Abla 
Published: September 2022

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions and revealed the fragilities in supply chains. This crisis has re-opened the debate on supply chain resilience and sustainability. This paper aims to investigate distinct impacts of COVID-19 on supply chains. It identifies both short- and medium-to-long-term measures taken to mitigate the different effects of the pandemic and highlights potential transformations and their impacts on supply chain sustainability and resilience.Design/methodology/approachTo address the purpose of the study, a qualitative research approach based on case studies and semi-structured interviews with 15 practitioners from various supply chain types and sectors was conducted. Studied organizations included necessary and non-necessary supply chain sectors, which are differently impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.FindingsThis study reveals five main challenges facing supply chains during COVID-19, including uncertain demand and supply, suppliers' concentration in specific regions, globalized supply chains, reduced visibility in the supply network, and limited supplier capacity. To help mitigate these challenges and develop both sustainability and resilience, this paper identifies some mitigating actions focusing on the promotion of the health and wellbeing of employees and supply chain stabilization. Further, in the post-COVID era, sustainable and resilient supply chains should consider regionalization of the supply chain, diversification of the supply network, agility, collaboration, visibility, and transparency; and should accelerate the use of smart technologies and circular economy practices as dynamic capabilities to improve supply chain resilience and sustainability.Originality/valueThis study contributes to exploring the sustainability- and resilience-related challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its findings can be used by researchers and supply chains decision-makers to limit disruptions and improve responsiveness, resilience, sustainability, and restoration of supply chains. The results support benchmarking through sharing of the best practices and organizations can also integrate the different capabilities discussed in this study into the processes of selection and auditing of their suppliers.
Achievement of age‐friendly health systems committed to care excellence designation in a convenient care health care system
Authors: Pohnert Anne M. , Schiltz Nicholas K. , Pino Lilia , Ball Sarah , Duffy Evelyn G. , McCormack Mary E. , Oliver Brant , Patterson Angela , Pelton Leslie , Dolansky Mary A. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo describe the implementation of the age‐friendly health systems (AFHS) 4Ms Framework, an evidence‐based framework to assess and act on “What Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility to deliver Age‐Friendly health care for patients 65 and older”, to achieve the Institute for Health care Improvement (IHI) Committed to Care Excellence recognition in a convenient care health system and test two novel implementation strategies.SettingThe study was conducted in over 1100 convenient care clinics in 35 states and DC. MinuteClinics are located in community‐based retail pharmacies in rural, suburban, and urban areas and staffed with approximately 3300 nurse practitioners and physician associates.DesignIn Year 1, the project used a quality improvement design, and in Year 2, a quasi‐experimental implementation research design to pilot two strategies at the provider level (Virtual Clinic and Plan‐Do‐Study‐Act (PDSA)). Statistical process control charts were used to assess changes in 4Ms documentation over time. Mixed‐effects Poisson regression was used to assess the effectiveness of the pilot studies.Data CollectionThe electronic health record (EHR) was enhanced to capture documentation of the AFHS 4Ms assessments and actions. A learning platform was created to teach and evaluate provider 4Ms competency, and the two data sources were merged into a registry. A formative evaluation was conducted using Tableau and reporting dashboards.FindingsAfter 18 months and the implementation of 20 strategies to improve the uptake of the 4Ms, MinuteClinic achieved the IHI Committed to Care Excellence recognition. A significant increase over time in the reliable delivery of all 4Ms and each M component individually was found. For the research, there were significant improvements in the mean number of Ms delivered per visit (M‐Score) in the Virtual Clinic (Incident Rate Ratio [IRR]: 2.47, p = 0.001) and PDSA (IRR: 3.08, p = 0.002) strategy intervention groups when compared to controls.ConclusionsApplication of quality improvement and implementation methodologies contributed to the success of implementing age‐friendly 4Ms evidence‐based practice.
The Structure of Social and Environmental Accounting Research: A Citation‐Based Social Network Analysis*
Authors: Isack Markus , Mittelbach‐Hörmanseder Stéphanie , Aschauer Ewald 
Published: September 2022

ABSTRACTWe investigate the structure and progress of the emergent field of social and environmental accounting (SEA) research by combining social network analysis (SNA) with a systematic literature review based on 461 papers containing 26,872 citations in total. Our approach, which to the best of our knowledge this study is the first to apply, enables us to use research metrics to identify the knowledge database of SEA research and examine how the field has been evolving. We analyze the connections and structure of foundational SEA research spanning the period 1973–2015. In line with previous research, our results reveal network characteristics typical of an emerging field—that is, subgroups without distinguishing content characteristics and low network density. Our additional analyses show that the results remain unchanged until 2021. The state‐of‐the‐art SNA we apply, the knowledge database we identify, and the insights into the SEA field's structure that we provide support the growth of the field.
Preoperative systemic chemotherapy does not benefit for appendiceal pseudomyxoma peritonei
Authors: Ma Ruiqing , Lu Dongmei , Xue Shilin , Fan Xiwen , Zhai Xichao , Wang Chong , Xu Hongbin , Pang Shaojun 
Published: September 2022

AbstractBackgroundPseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a clinically malignant tumour syndrome mainly derived from mucin‐producing appendiceal tumours. This study aimed to explore the effect of preoperative systemic chemotherapy (PSC) before cytoreductive surgery (CRS) plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) on the safety and postoperative survival in patients with appendiceal PMP.MethodsWe performed a retrospective analysis including consecutive patients with PMP undergoing primary surgery between January, 2008 and December, 2019 in Aerospace Center Hospital. The clinical data and postoperative survival were compared between PSC group and non‐PSC group.ResultsSeven hundred and fifty patients were included in the study. Significant differences were found between PSC group and non‐PSC group on clinicopathological data and perioperative outcomes and the independent risk factor of serious complications was blood loss >1000 mL (P = 0.026). Shorter median overall survival (OS) was found (42 months, 95% CI 31.9–52.1) in PSC group than that (67 months 95% CI 44.5–89.5) in non‐PSC group. In the stratified study with PCI < 20, CC 0/1 and low‐grade pathological subtype, the OS from non‐PSC group was significantly better than that in PSC group (log rank P‐values are <0.001, 0.006 and <0.001, respectively). Multivariate survival analysis showed that CC 0/1, HIPEC, PCI < 20 and low‐grade pathological subtype were the independent prognostic factors for better OS.ConclusionsPSC does not increase the risk of major perioperative complications in patients with appendiceal PMP, but it also does not bring postoperative survival benefits to patients either.
The rapid assessment for prostate imaging and diagnosis (RAPID) prostate cancer diagnostic pathway
Authors: Eldred‐Evans David , Connor Martin J. , Bertoncelli Tanaka Mariana , Bass Edward , Reddy Deepika , Walters Uma , Stroman Luke , Espinosa Easter , Das Raj , Khosla Nalin , Tam Henry , Pegers Elizabeth , Qazi Hasan , Gordon Stephen , Winkler Mathias , Ahmed Hashim U. 
Published: September 2022

ObjectiveTo report outcomes within the Rapid Assessment for Prostate Imaging and Diagnosis (RAPID) diagnostic pathway, introduced to reduce patient and healthcare burdens and standardize delivery of pre‐biopsy multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and transperineal biopsy.Patients and MethodsA total of 2130 patients from three centres who completed the RAPID pathway (3 April 2017 to 31 March 2020) were consecutively entered as a prospective registry. These patients were also compared to a pre‐RAPID cohort of 2435 patients. Patients on the RAPID pathway with an MRI score 4 or 5 and those with PSA density ≥0.12 and an MRI score 3 were advised to undergo a biopsy. Primary outcomes were rates of biopsy and cancer detection. Secondary outcomes included comparison of transperineal biopsy techniques, patient acceptability and changes in time to diagnosis before and after the introduction of RAPID.ResultsThe median patient age and PSA level were 66 years and 6.6 ng/mL, respectively. Biopsy could be omitted in 43% of patients (920/2130). A further 7.9% of patients (168/2130) declined a recommendation for biopsy. The percentage of biopsies avoided among sites varied (45% vs 36% vs 51%;P< 0.001). In all, 30% (221/742) had a local anaesthetic (grid and stepper) transperineal biopsy. Clinically significant cancer detection (any Gleason score ≥3 + 4) was 26% (560/2130) and detection of Gleason score 3 + 3 alone constituted 5.8% (124/2130); detection of Gleason score 3 + 3 did not significantly vary among sites (P= 0.7). Among participants who received a transperineal targeted biopsy, there was no difference in cancer detection rates among local anaesthetic, sedation and general anaesthetic groups. In the 2435 patients from the pre‐RAPID cohor, time to diagnosis was 32.1 days (95% confidence interval [CI] 29.3–34.9) compared to 15.9 days (95% CI 12.9–34.9) in the RAPID group. A total of 141 consecutive patient satisfaction surveys indicated a high satisfaction rate with the pathway; 50% indicated a preference for having all tests on a single day.ConclusionsThe RAPID prostate cancer diagnostic pathway allows 43% of men to avoid a biopsy while preserving good detection of clinically significant cancers and low detection of insignificant cancers, although there were some centre‐level variations.
The legacy of forest logging on organic matter inputs and storage in tropical streams
Authors: Bambi Paulino , Tonin Alan M. , Rezende Renan de Souza , Vieira Fernando Carvalho , Graciano Miranda Fernanda Gabriela , Boyero Luz , Gonçalves Júnior José F. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractRiparian forests play an important role in stream ecosystems, as they support biodiversity, reduce water erosion, and provide litter that fuels aquatic biota. However, they are affected by great array of anthropogenic threats (e.g., fire, logging, and organic pollution), which alter species composition and their physical structure. Although forest recovery after disturbance such as logging can take decades, the legacy of forest clear‐cut logging on key processes in tropical riparian ecosystems is mostly unknown. Here, we investigated how litter inputs (leaves, twigs, and reproductive parts) and storage, key processes for carbon and nutrient recycling and for forest and stream biota, are influenced by riparian vegetation undergoing succession (after 28 years from logging) through the comparison of reference and logged forest sites in the Cerrado biome. Litterfall was overall similar between forest types, but litterfall of twigs was twofold higher at logged than reference sites. Similarly, litter inputs from the bank to the stream (i.e., lateral inputs) and streambed storage were 50–60% higher at logged than reference sites. The higher litterfall observed in logged forests could be related to higher proportion of tree species that are characteristic of primary and secondary successional stages, including fast‐growing and liana species, which often are more productive and common in anthropogenic areas. Our results showed that the legacy impact of clear‐cut logging, even if residual woody vegetation is maintained in riparian buffers, can shift the type, quantity, and seasonality of litter subsidies to tropical streams. This knowledge should be considered within the context of management and conservation of communities and ecosystem processes in the forest‐stream interfaces.Abstract in Portuguese is available with online material.
Dynamic changes in perfectionism dimensions and psychological distress among adolescents assessed before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Authors: Molnar Danielle S. , Thai Sabrina , Blackburn Melissa , Zinga Dawn , Flett Gordon L. , Hewitt Paul L. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThis prospective longitudinal study evaluated changes in psychological distress among adolescents, pre‐pandemic to intra‐pandemic, the extent to which within‐person and between‐person differences in trait multidimensional perfectionism were associated with such changes, and the role of stress in explaining associations between perfectionism and psychological distress. Adolescents (N = 187; 80% female; 78% White, 7% Asian Canadian, 2% Indigenous Peoples in Canada, 2% Black or African Canadian, 2% Latin Canadian, or 9% Other; Mage = 17.96 years) completed online surveys assessing perfectionism (i.e., self‐oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism), depression, anxiety, and stress pre‐pandemic (i.e., March 12, 2020 or earlier) and during Ontario, Canada's first (i.e., March 13, 2020 to July 24, 2020) and second (December 26, 2020 to February 7, 2021) government‐mandated lockdowns. Between‐person differences and within‐person changes in multidimensional trait perfectionism were associated with increases in psychological distress and perceived stress. Perceived stress served as an intermediary pathway linking multidimensional trait perfectionism to psychological distress during the pandemic.
The potential bidirectional association betweenHelicobacter pyloriinfection and gallstone disease in adults: A two‐cohort study
Authors: Cen Li , Wu Jiali , Zhu Shefeng , Pan Jiaqi , Zhou Tianyu , Yan Tianlian , Shen Zhe , Yu Chaohui 
Published: September 2022

AbstractBackgroundPrevious studies have suggested thatHelicobacter pylori(H. pylori) may act as a precipitating factor in gallstone formation, and the potential association betweenH. pyloriinfection and gallstone disease (GD) is still unclear and controversial. This study aimed to clarify the potential bidirectional relationship betweenH. pyloriinfection and GD.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study was performed in a population that underwent health checkups at the hospital between 2013 and 2018.H. pyloriinfection status was evaluated by urea breath test (UBT), and GD was diagnosed via ultrasound. Cox regression and propensity score matching (PSM) were used.ResultsAmong 1011 participants withoutH. pyloriinfection at baseline, 134 participants were infected withH. pylori. Among 1192 participants without gallstones or cholecystectomy at baseline, 60 participants developed gallstones or cholecystectomy. The hazard ratio (HR) (95% CI) for incidentH. pyloriinfection comparing the GD versus the no GD group was 1.84 (1.19, 2.85). The age‐ and sex‐adjusted HR (95% CI) for incident GD comparingH. pylori‐positive subjects toH. pylori‐negative subjects was 1.74 (1.01, 2.98). Consistent results were also found with PSM and multivariate analysis.ConclusionsThis cohort study demonstrated a potential bidirectional association betweenH. pyloriinfection and GD, which provides a basis for indicating the risk of GD and implementing the clinical strategies for GD. For the prevention and treatment of GD,H. pyloriinfection should be carefully considered and evaluated.
Seasonal patterns of dietary partitioning in vertebrates
Authors: Porter Cody K. , Golcher‐Benavides Jimena , Benkman Craig W. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractDietary partitioning plays a central role in biological communities, yet the extent of partitioning often varies dramatically over time. Food availability may drive temporal variation in dietary partitioning, but alternative paradigms offer contrasting predictions about its effect. We compiled estimates of dietary overlap between co‐occurring vertebrates to test whether partitioning is greater during periods of high or low food abundance. We found that dietary partitioning was generally greatest when food abundance was low, suggesting that competition for limited food drives partitioning. The extent of dietary partitioning in birds and mammals was also related to seasonality in primary productivity. As seasonality increased, partitioning increased during the nonbreeding season for birds and the breeding season for mammals. Although some hypotheses invoke changes in dietary breadth to explain temporal variation in dietary partitioning, we found no association between dietary breadth and partitioning. These results have important implications for the evolution of dietary divergence.
A hybrid data‐level sampling approach in learning from skewed user‐click data for click fraud detection in online advertising
Authors: Sisodia Deepti , Sisodia Dilip Singh 
Published: September 2022

AbstractOne of the challenging issues in user‐click data of online advertising is the uneven class distribution which biases classification models. Resampling the data is a popular choice for obtaining class balance. However, oversampling results in overfitting, whilst under‐sampling results in information loss. Moreover, enhancing separability between samples, where the classes overlap closer to the decision boundary, is another challenge, which requires a careful pruning of instances towards increasing the separability in data space. Therefore, in this work, a new hybrid data sampling algorithm SMOTEOSS is designed and evaluated, concatenating the synthetic minority oversampling technique (SMOTE) followed by one‐sided selection (OSS) to balance the class distribution. The working of SMOTEOSS is twofold‐ first, it oversamples the under‐represented class distribution using the SMOTE by generating synthetic instances. However, the generation of synthetic instances closer to the decision boundary directly influences the learning model's decision‐making. Utilising OSS, the proposed method then identifies TOMEKLINKS and eliminates the noisy majority instances whilst eliminating the redundant instances. The proposed method's effectiveness is validated on the FDMA 2012 dataset against 10 state‐of‐the‐art sampling methods utilising the gradient tree boosting learning model. To authenticate SMOTEOSS, a fair comparison is made by conducting experiments on other 10 benchmark imbalanced datasets using 10‐fold cross‐validation. Performance is measured using average precision, recall, F1‐score, G‐mean, the area under curve (AUC) and reduction rate. Results showed that the designed hybrid methodology is an efficient alternative to existing sampling methods. The Wilcoxon signed‐rank test is employed to demonstrate significant differences amidst the proposed and conventional sampling algorithms.
Excess deaths from COVID‐19 among Medicare beneficiaries with psychiatric diagnoses: Community versus nursing home
Authors: Xu Huiwen , Li Shuang , Mehta Hemalkumar B. , Hommel Erin L. , Goodwin James S. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractBackgroundPsychiatric illness may pose an additional risk of death for older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Older adults in the community versus institutions might be influenced by the pandemic differently. This study examines excess deaths during the COVID‐19 pandemic among Medicare beneficiaries with and without psychiatric diagnoses (depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia) in the community versus nursing homes.MethodsThis is a retrospective cohort study of a 20% random sample of 15,229,713 fee‐for‐service Medicare beneficiaries, from January 2019 through December 2021. Unadjusted monthly mortality risks, COVID‐19 infection rates, and case‐fatality rates after COVID‐19 diagnosis were calculated. Excess deaths in 2020, compared to 2019 were estimated from multivariable logistic regressions.ResultsOf all included Medicare beneficiaries in 2020 (N = 5,140,619), 28.9% had a psychiatric diagnosis; 1.7% lived in nursing homes. In 2020, there were 246,422 observed deaths, compared to 215,264 expected, representing a 14.5% increase over expected. Patients with psychiatric diagnoses had more excess deaths than those without psychiatric diagnoses (1,107 vs. 403 excess deaths per 100,000 beneficiaries, p < 0.01). The largest increases in mortality risks were observed among patients with schizophrenia (32.4% increase) and bipolar disorder (25.4% increase). The pandemic‐associated increase in deaths with psychiatric diagnoses was only found in the community, not in nursing homes. The increased mortality for patients with psychiatric diagnoses was limited to those with medical comorbidities. The increase in mortality for psychiatric diagnoses was associated with higher COVID‐19 infection rates (1‐year infection rate = 7.9% vs. 4.2% in 2020), rather than excess case fatality.ConclusionsExcess deaths during the COVID‐19 pandemic were disproportionally greater in beneficiaries with psychiatric diagnoses, at least in part due to higher infection rates. Policy interventions should focus on preventing COVID‐19 infections and deaths among community‐dwelling patients with major psychiatric disorders in addition to those living the nursing homes.