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The impact of supply chain quality leadership on supply chain quality integration and quality performance
Authors: Luo Lingli , Liu Xueyuan , Zhao Xiande , Flynn Barbara B. 
Published: April 2022

Purpose
As quality issues become more prominent in supply chain (SC) management, understanding the factors driving SC quality integration (SCIQ) and quality performance has become increasingly important, shifting the focus of quality management to firms in SCs. This study aims to examine the role of SC quality leadership (SCQL) in facilitating SCIQ and its direct and indirect relationship with quality performance.

Design/methodology/approach
Data on 400 Chinese manufacturing firms were collected using survey questionnaires. The hypothesised relationships between SCQL, SCIQ and quality performance were tested using structural equation modeling in AMOS 22.0.

Findings
Empirical results show that SCQL has a positive and significant effect on quality performance and all three dimensions of SCIQ: supplier quality integration, internal quality integration and customer quality integration. The results also show that SCIQ mediates the relationship between SCQL and quality performance.

Practical implications
Executives should develop SCQL to improve SCIQ in their SCs and ultimately improve quality performance. In particular, nurturing SQI can potentially lead to unique capabilities, relative to competitors. They should be aware of their important role in integrating and coordinating between functional units within the firm and between SC members.

Originality/value
This study enriches the SCM literature by identifying SCQL as a new and significant antecedent of SCIQ in manufacturing firms. It contributes to the SC leadership literature by conceptualizing both the quality and social responsibility aspects of SC leadership, conceptualizing SCQL at the firm level and positioning SCIQ as a mediator between SCQL and quality performance.
Local‐scale temperature gradients driven by human disturbance shape the physiological and morphological traits of dung beetle communities in a Bornean oil palm–forest mosaic
Authors: Williamson Joseph , Teh Enoch , Jucker Tommaso , Brindle Matilda , Bush Emma , Chung Arthur Y. C. , Parrett Jonathan , Lewis Owen T. , Rossiter Stephen J. , Slade Eleanor M. 
Published: April 2022

Abstract

Temperature change is an often‐assumed, but rarely tested, mechanism by which sensitive species may decline in forest landscapes following habitat degradation, fragmentation and destruction.

Traits mediate how species respond to environmental change, with physiological, morphological and behavioural traits key to determining the response of ectotherms to temperature.

We collected data on traits linked to thermal sensitivity (critical thermal maxima, body size, cuticle lightness and pilosity) for 46 dung beetle species (Scarabaeinae) in a forest–oil palm mosaic in Malaysian Borneo. By combining these data with a large‐scale community sampling campaign (>59,000 individuals sampled from >600 traps) and an airborne Light Detection and Ranging‐derived thermal map, we investigated how traits mediate species‐ and community‐level responses to temperature.

Using hierarchical models, we found that critical thermal maxima predicted how species respond to maximum temperatures. These results were mirrored in community‐level analyses alongside similar patterns in other thermal traits. Increased body size and decreased pilosity were associated with higher temperatures, while cuticle lightness showed a complex relationship with temperature across the disturbance gradient.

Our findings highlight the potential mechanisms by whichforest specialists decline in human‐modified landscapes, resulting in changes to community patterns and processes.

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Maternally transferred thyroid hormones and life‐history variation in birds
Authors: Hsu Bin‐Yan , Pakanen Veli‐Matti , Boner Winnie , Doligez Blandine , Eeva Tapio , Groothuis Ton G. G. , Korpimäki Erkki , Laaksonen Toni , Lelono Asmoro , Monaghan Pat , Sarraude Tom , Thomson Robert L. , Tolvanen Jere , Tschirren Barbara , Vásquez Rodrigo A. , Ruuskanen Suvi 
Published: April 2022

AbstractIn vertebrates, thyroid hormones (THs) play an important role in the regulation of growth, development, metabolism, photoperiodic responses and migration. Maternally transferred THs are important for normal early phase embryonic development when embryos are not able to produce endogenous THs. Previous studies have shown that variation in maternal THs within the physiological range can influence offspring phenotype.Given the essential functions of maternal THs in development and metabolism, THs may be a mediator of life‐history variation across species.We tested the hypothesis that differences in life histories are associated with differences in maternal TH transfer across species. Using birds as a model, we specifically tested whether maternally transferred yolk THs covary with migratory status, developmental mode and traits related to pace‐of‐life (e.g. basal metabolic rate, maximum life span).We collected un‐incubated eggs (n = 1–21 eggs per species, median = 7) from 34 wild and captive bird species across 17 families and six orders to measure yolk THs [both triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4)], compiled life‐history trait data from the literature and used Bayesian phylogenetic mixed models to test our hypotheses.Our models indicated that both concentrations and total amounts of the two main forms of THs (T3 and T4) were higher in the eggs of migratory species compared to resident species, and total amounts were higher in the eggs of precocial species, which have longer prenatal developmental periods, than in those of altricial species. However, maternal yolk THs did not show clear associations with pace‐of‐life‐related traits, such as fecundity, basal metabolic rate or maximum life span.We quantified interspecific variation in maternal yolk THs in birds, and our findings suggest higher maternal TH transfer is associated with the precocial mode of development and migratory status. Whether maternal THs represent a part of the mechanism underlying the evolution of precocial development and migration or a consequence of such life histories is currently unclear. We therefore encourage further studies to explore the physiological mechanisms and evolutionary processes underlying these patterns.
Feasibility of Lifestyle Redesign® for community‐dwelling older adults with and without disabilities: Results from an exploratory descriptive qualitative clinical research design
Authors: Levasseur Mélanie , Lévesque Marie‐Hélène , Lacasse‐Bédard Joanie , Larivière Nadine , Filiatrault Johanne , Provencher Véronique , Corriveau Hélène 
Published: April 2022

AbstractIntroductionAlthough Lifestyle Redesign® has been shown to be effective in improving older adults' health and well‐being, little is known about the feasibility of implementing this programme to develop meaningful and health‐promoting routines of community‐dwelling older adults in Canada. This study thus aimed to explore the feasibility of implementing a culturally‐adapted 6‐month version of Lifestyle Redesign® with community‐dwelling older French‐Canadians with and without disabilities.MethodsAn exploratory descriptive qualitative clinical research design was used with 17 older adults living at home or in a seniors' residence, divided into two groups participating in Lifestyle Redesign®. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with participants and the occupational therapist who delivered the programme and recorded clinical notes.FindingsParticipants were aged between 65 and 90; they were mainly women (n = 11; 64.7%), and seven (41.2%) had disabilities. The intervention was tailored to the participants' needs, interests, and capacities in each group (e.g. modules selected, number of individual sessions, and assistance of volunteer). Over the 6‐month period, older adults participated in an average of about 25 group sessions with the occupational therapist and in four or five outings with their group (e.g. restaurant, market, and museum) and attended between 5 and 11 individual sessions with the occupational therapist. The most common reasons for missing group sessions were being ill, working, or having another appointment. Personal facilitators and barriers to participation in the intervention were mainly related to abilities, needs, spiritual life, and health. Environmental facilitators were mostly the regularity of the sessions, group, and external support, including human resources to deliver the intervention, whereas barriers were the residence's time restrictions and staff's attitudes, cost of some activities targeted in the programme, and transportation problems.ConclusionLifestyle Redesign® is a feasible preventive occupational therapy intervention for community‐dwelling older French‐Canadians. These findings will guide future studies including large‐scale clinical trials.
Governing and Measuring Health Security: The Global Push for Pandemic Preparedness Indicators
Authors: Kentikelenis Alexander E. , Seabrooke Leonard 
Published: April 2022

AbstractProviding collective solutions to global pandemics requires the coordination of information that is accurate and accountable. In recent years there has been a global push for reliable pandemic preparedness indicators. This push has come from U.S. foreign policy, the World Health Organization (WHO), NGOs, and private foundations. These actors want control over how data for preparedness indicators is collected, analysed, and promoted. Governments want to influence how they are assessed, using poor performance to attract attention and good performance to deflect blame. In this article we discuss how the push for pandemic preparedness indicators comes from the dual aims of repelling national risk, the spread of disease, while reducing global harm through stronger transnational governance arrangements. We delve into the development of indicators from the WHO and the privately‐run Global Health Security Index, and examine how their claims to authority measure‐up against standards of transparency, veracity, and accountability. We stress the importance of understanding how these indicators are composed. This is vital given the current drive to include social and governance metrics in revised efforts at data collection, as well as efforts to include pandemic preparedness indicators in how intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, donors, and funders devise health and development policies.
Three‐stage approach for aortoesophageal fistula after Roux‐en‐Y esophagojejunostomy
Authors: Dai Shuo‐Ying , Chang Chun‐Hao , Wang Yi‐Chen , Wen Jih‐Sheng , Liao Ting‐Kai , Lin Wei‐Ting , Chan Ren‐Hao , Tsai Meng‐Ta , Huang Wei‐Li 
Published: April 2022

AbstractSurgical management of post‐esophagojejunostomy aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) has been scarcely reported, but is universally fatal. This report described a case of AEF after total gastrectomy with Roux‐en‐Y esophagojejunostomy and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for gastric cardiac cancer. A three‐stage hybrid approach was used to successfully manage this complication. First, thoracic endovascular aortic repair curbed bleeding. Second, radical fistula resection eradicated infected areas and adjacent structures. Third, esophageal reconstruction using an ileocolonic conduit restored gastrointestinal continuity. This strategy could be safely feasible for managing post‐esophagojejunostomy AEF.
Self‐Surveillance in a Settler‐Colonial Context: CCTV and Tribal Authority in the Bedouin Town of Hura
Authors: Lichinitzer Anna , Snir Itay 
Published: April 2022

AbstractIn this article, we examine the installation of surveillance cameras in the Bedouin town of Hura in the Negev desert in Israel, analysing the complex interactions between the state and the local inhabitants, for whom the cameras were an opportunity to exercise agency. Considering the long history of Jewish colonialism in the Negev, one could have assumed that the new surveillance technology was imposed on the Bedouins against their will. However, in‐depth interviews with Hura inhabitants demonstrated that the municipality and tribal authorities were active players in deciding on the installation and location of the surveillance cameras. In light of the conflictual relations of the Bedouin population to Israeli state authorities, we argue that while the cameras placed the Bedouins of Hura under a new layer of surveillance, their installation could also be understood as a reaction to the ongoing neglect of Bedouin lives and possessions by the state.
A two‐wave study on the effects of cognitive demands of flexible work on cognitive flexibility, work engagement and fatigue
Authors: Uhlig Lars , Korunka Christian , Prem Roman , Kubicek Bettina 
Published: April 2022

AbstractCognitive demands of flexible work are the specific cognitive demands of planning of working times, planning of working places, structuring of work tasks and coordinating with others that arise from flexible work organisation. Although these demands have become increasingly widespread, their consequences are not well understood. We propose that cognitive demands of flexible work are challenge stressors that can benefit employees, by adding to their cognitive flexibility and work engagement, but also impair employees by causing fatigue. Hypotheses were tested using a two‐wave study design in a sample that recently switched to a more flexible work organisation (N = 279). Data were analysed using structural equation modelling. We found that planning of working times and planning of working places were related to increases in cognitive flexibility, and coordinating with others was related to increases in work engagement. No significant relations with fatigue were found. Thus, the results suggest that cognitive demands of flexible work helped employees to personally develop and feel motivated at work. However, effects on work engagement were rather small. Future research should control potential confounding variables more thoroughly and examine effects on short‐term strain outcomes.
Efficacy of lanreotide 120 mg primary therapy on tumour shrinkage and ophthalmologic symptoms in acromegaly after 1 month
Authors: Benderradji Hamza , Vernotte Elise , Soto Ares Gustave , Woillez Jean Philippe , Jannin Arnaud , Perbet Romain , Karnoub Mélodie‐Anne , Soudan Benoît , Assaker Richard , Buée Luc , Prevot Vincent , Maurage Claude‐Alain , Pigny Pascal , Vantyghem Marie‐Christine , Merlen Emilie , Cortet Christine 
Published: April 2022

AbstractIntroductionFew studies have attempted to evaluate the early efficacy of first‐generation somatostatin analogues in somatotroph macroadenomas.ObjectiveTo investigate the short‐term efficacy of primary therapy with lanreotide 120 mg at 1 and 3 months on tumour shrinkage and ophthalmologic symptoms in newly diagnosed patients with acromegaly.Design and PatientsThis single‐centre retrospective study included 21 patients with de novo acromegaly resulting from pituitary macroadenoma, with optic chiasm compression (Grade ≤ 2) and/or cavernous sinus invasion, treated with a monthly injection of lanreotide 120 mg. Clinical, hormonal, ophthalmologic and magnetic resonance imaging scan evaluations were conducted after the first and the third months of treatment.ResultsTumour volume reduction was more pronounced at 1 month; mean volume change: −31.4 ± 19.5%, p < .0001 than between the first and third month of treatment; mean volume reduction: −20.6 ± 13.4%, p = .0009. The mean volume change between baseline and the third month was − 46.4 ± 21.6, (p < .0001). A significant volume reduction (≥25%) was observed in 61.9% of individuals (13/21) at the first month. Among 14 individuals with optic chiasm compression and visual field defects, visual field normalization or improvement were observed in seven cases (50%), stabilization in four cases (28.5%), and mild worsening in three cases (21.4%) at 1 month. The decrease in growth hormone and IGF‐1 serum values was significant at 1 month.ConclusionsPrimary treatment with lanreotide 120 mg in patients with somatotroph macroadenomas provides early significant tumour shrinkage with rapid improvement of visual symptoms at the end of the first month in 50% of patients.
After‐school programmes response to the COVID‐19 pandemic: Lessons learned from Barcelona, Spain
Authors: Morata Txus , López Paco , Palasí Eva , Hodges James C. , Calvo Rocío 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis article explores the role of after‐school programmes (ASPs) in serving underserved families in Barcelona, Spain, during the lockdown phase of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Using a mixed‐method approach, this exploratory study surveyed 31 directors of ASPs administered by the Pere Tarrés Foundation. These ASPs serve almost 2000 children living under the federal poverty level in Catalonia, Spain. Results showed that the primary needs of children and their families revolved around: a digital divide that prevented them from accessing education remotely, financial difficulties, mental and behavioural problems and difficulty navigating pandemic‐related information. The study also explores the ASPs' contributions to address such needs, like engaging families, schools and social and health services to meet the urgent needs of the families, reinforcing school learning, providing support for managing emotions and providing guidance to families to help them better understand health information and gain access to available social and financial resources.
Panmixia in spiders (Mecaphesa celer, Thomisidae) despite fragmented habitat at Craters of the Moon in Idaho
Authors: Peterson Katie , Hendricks Sarah , Hohenlohe Paul , Parent Christine E. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractA fragmented landscape, which contains a patchwork of vegetated hospitable areas and a barren intervening matrix, may reduce gene flow in a population and over time result in an increase in population structure.We tested this prediction in crab spiders (Mecaphesa celer(Hentz, 1847)) inhabiting isolated habitat patches in the lava matrix of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Idaho, USA.Using reduced‐representation genomic sequencing, we did not find evidence of population structure due to a reduction in gene flow among habitat patches.Instead, our results show strong evidence of panmixia likely due to abundant juvenile dispersal and possible connectivity to outer regions surrounding the lava flows despite the species' habitat specificity.
Stick–slip shear failure along bimaterial interfaces: An experimental study on granite and basalt
Authors: Zhou Xiao‐Ping , Huo Zi‐Long , Berto Filippo 
Published: April 2022

AbstractCharacteristics of stick–slip shear failure under mode II conditions are experimentally investigated using a bimaterial system (consisting of granite and basalt) with a simulated fault. This experimental study is concerned with the effects of normal stress, shear rate, and fault roughness on the stick–slip behaviors along the heterogeneous faults. Highly non‐uniform stress distribution along the simulated fault dictates the initiation of stick–slip failure. The nucleation starts at a firstly yielded material point, and as the energy accumulates in the heterogeneous fault, the nucleation zone is progressively formed and transited into unstable rupture. This experimental study aims at gaining scientific insights regarding earthquake source processes.
Effects of saline‐alkali stress on the functional traits and physiological characteristics of Leymus chinensis leaves
Authors: Liu Binshuo , Li Ming , Wang Ying , Li Jinying , Xue Honghai 
Published: April 2022

AbstractTo explore the effects of saline‐alkali stress on the functional and physiological characteristics of Leymus chinensis leaves, L. chinensis plants were subjected to severe saline‐alkali (pH = 9.73, electrical conductivity [EC] = 0.637 mS/cm), moderate saline‐alkali (pH = 8.76, EC = 0.451 mS/cm), and control (pH = 7.37, EC = 0.22 mS/cm) soil treatments. Leaf functional traits, ion content, photosynthetic parameters, and antioxidant enzyme activity were determined, and the relationship between the functional traits and physiological characteristics was analyzed. With an increase in saline‐alkali stress, the leaf density of L. chinensis decreased significantly (p < 0.05), the leaf mass per area (LMA) did not change significantly, and the leaf biomass ratio decreased significantly (p < 0.05). The Na+ mass fraction increased, and the K+ and Ca2+ contents and K+/Na+ and Ca2+/Na+ ratios decreased in response to saline‐alkali stress. Except for intercellular CO2 concentration, net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate were lower under saline‐alkali stress. Except for dehydroascorbate reductase, the antioxidant enzymes increased significantly as a result of saline‐alkali stress. Leaf density and leaf biomass ratio were significantly correlated with the measured physiological indicators except for net photosynthetic rate and peroxidase. Further study on large‐scale cultivation of L. chinensis would be beneficial for the ecological recovery and exploitation of the saline‐alkali soil.
Prevalence, progression, and management of advanced chronic kidney disease in a cohort of people living with HIV
Authors: Bonjoch Anna , Juega Javier , Echeverría Patricia , Puig Jordi , Perez‐Alvarez Nuria , Bonal Jordi , Loste Cora , Clotet Bonaventura , Negredo Eugènia 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBackgroundAdvanced kidney disease is an emerging problem in people living with HIV despite sustained viral suppression.MethodsWe performed a prospective cohort study to identify people living with HIV with advanced kidney disease according to the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes criteria and to assess disease progression over a 48‐week period following the offer of targeted multidisciplinary management.ResultsFrom our cohort of 3090 individuals, 55 (1.8%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.31–2.25) fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Most were male (83.6%), and the median (interquartile range [IQR]) age was 58 (53.25–66.75) years. Nadir CD4 T‐cell count was 135.5 (IQR 43.5–262.75) cells/μl, current CD4 T‐cell count was 574 (IQR 438.5–816) cells/μl, and 96% had maintained HIV viral suppression. The most frequent comorbidity was arterial hypertension (85.5%).Inadequate antiretroviral dose was detected in three individuals (5.5%), and drug–drug interactions were recorded in eight (14.5%), mainly involving the use of cobicistat (n = 5 [9%]). Four individuals (7%) required modification of their concomitant treatment. Seven (13%) had to start or resume follow‐up with a nephrologist. Nine participants (16.4%) experienced an improvement in kidney disease stage, three individuals (5.5%) underwent renal transplantation, and one (2%) started haemodialysis.ConclusionsOur results show that a multidisciplinary approach, including a critical review of treatment and evaluation of specific requirements, could be useful for anticipating drug–drug interactions and toxicities and for reducing death and hospitalization in people living with HIV with advanced kidney disease.
Statistical learning in infancy predicts vocabulary size in toddlerhood
Authors: Gerbrand Anton , Gredebäck Gustaf , Hedenius Martina , Forssman Linda , Lindskog Marcus 
Published: April 2022

AbstractDuring the first 2 years of life, an infant's vocabulary grows at an impressive rate. In the current study, we investigated the impact of three challenges that infants need to overcome to learn new words and expand the size of their vocabulary. We used longitudinal eye‐tracking data (n = 118) to assess sequence learning, associative learning, and probability processing abilities at ages 6, 10, and 18 months. Infants' ability to efficiently solve these tasks was used to predict vocabulary size at age 18 months. We demonstrate that the ability to make audio–visual associations and to predict sequences of visual events predicts vocabulary size in toddlers (accounting for 20% of the variance). Our results indicate that statistical learning in some, but not all, domains have a role in vocabulary development.