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Continuity and change: Chinese lesson study redefined in the context of key competencies-based reform
Authors: Fang Yanping , Paine Lynn , Huang Rongjin 
Published: June 2022

PurposeThis special issue reveals how lesson study in China continues to serve as a powerful platform to support change in teaching. The papers included in this issue explore how university faculty members and researchers support teachers to cross boundaries resulting from the introduction of key competencies-based (hexin suyang 核心素养) curriculum reform (KCR).Design/methodology/approachThe theme of continuity and change is examined against the backdrop of Chinese lesson study's (CLS's) consistent supporting role in enabling curriculum reform. These analyses make use of concepts involved in understanding boundary crossing, such as using boundary objects and their roles, to help make sense of the new theories, tools, and resources as well as relationships engendered in responding to the reform's demand. While recognizing the continuity at play in Chinese LS, the authors use the lens of learning at the boundary of research-practice partnerships (RPPs) (Farrell et al., 2022) to contemplate the future of CLS.FindingsThe papers touch on three major themes: (1) the role of university-school partnerships in meeting the new demands of key competencies reform; (2) resourceful tools, strategies and structures to support boundary crossing for teachers; and (3) roles and relationships for mutual learning in university-school partnerships. Together these three themes, considered across the papers in this issue, point to the need to redefine CLS to engender versatility and hybridity and to enlist mutual learning relationships in future university-school partnerships. Such redefinition positions lesson study to both continue and change.Research limitations/implicationsThe papers in this issue are expected to promote mutualist learning in future CLS research-practice partnerships. To do so, research needs to move from focusing on change of a single case teacher to clarifying what experts and teachers each learn from the LS and from each other. Attention also needs to focus on the collaborative discourse and ways such discourse is able to promote mutual learning, emotional support in facing change as well as critical and constructive problem solving.Practical implicationsPractically, to better support boundary crossing, this special issue encourages academics and teachers to identify and work around boundary objects and their enabling features to enhance knowledge and identity of both university and teacher participants for more effective research-practice partnerships.Originality/valueThis special issue offers a pioneering set of studies that contributes to an in-depth understanding of how CLS is supporting the current competencies-based reform in China. It also provides concrete future directions for research and practice to enhance university-school partnerships' response to reform.
An exploration of service users’ experience of telehealth occupational therapy interventions in adult mental health services, Ireland, during COVID-19
Authors: Daly Karen , Isdell Emer , Moynihan Leona , O'Callaghan Kate , O'Leary Sonia , Pepper Andrea , Pennisi Yvonne 
Published: June 2022

Purpose
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the delivery of occupational therapy (OT) community mental health services nationally, resulting in the rapid expansion and delivery of services through telehealth. While telehealth technology and its use are not new, widespread adoption was precipitated by the cessation of face-to-face services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Research in this field has been conducted previously; however, it is not specific to OT in the Irish context. This study aims to explore service users’ experience of telehealth OT interventions in adult mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design/methodology/approach
A descriptive qualitative approach was used to explore service users’ experience of mental health telehealth OT services. Five service users were recruited to participate in a focus group to explore their experience of OT via telehealth. The themes identified from this focus group were then further explored via individual interviews. Four of the service users who participated in the focus group chose to complete in-depth interviews. Reflexive thematic analysis was then completed.

Findings
Two key themes emerged from the data. The theme of positive telehealth experiences included subthemes of gratitude for the option of telehealth and accessibility. The second theme of learning from experience, included subthemes of human connection, preferred platforms of telehealth methods and future considerations for telehealth interventions.

Originality/value
These findings provide a unique insight into the importance of continuing OT services via telehealth, from the service users’ perspective.
Work from home issues due to COVID-19 lockdown in Indian higher education sector and its impact on employee productivity
Authors: Nayak Anuradha , Dubey Akanksha , Pandey Mrinalini 
Published: June 2022

PurposeThis study focuses on work from home (WFH) issues faced by faculty members of higher education institutes in India during the coronavirus infection (COVID-19) pandemic. The study aims to understand the impact of these issues on faculty productivity. The study also analyzes the moderating effect of information technology (IT) training on the relationship between work- from-home issues and faculty productivity.Design/methodology/approachThis study is quantitative. Data were collected from 215 faculty members working in higher education institutes in India. Correlation and hierarchical regression analysis have been used to analyze the data.FindingsThe analysis revealed that online teaching, lack of technology acceptance, poor working environment and work–life conflict negatively impacts faculty productivity. Thus, IT training work as a moderator plays an important role in reducing the WFH issues mainly Online Teaching, Lack of Technology acceptance & Poor Working Enviornment by increasing faculty productivity. IT training work does not moderate the relationship between work–life conflict and faculty productivity.Research limitations/implicationsThis research is limited to the higher education sector; the research limits the generalization of the higher education sector's finding to other sectors.Practical implicationsThe findings would help policymakers and educational institutes to explore the use of digital technology to break boundaries of workplace and education institutes to disseminate knowledge to a global level. The findings also help to understand how the workplace is essential for the smooth functioning of tasks of the institute.Social implicationsThe study will also help management, institute, organization, society and individuals to change their mindset that education can be imparted through online mode in a better way with the help of digital technology.Originality/valueThere is a scarcity of research work examining WFH issues in conducting mandatory online classes due to COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19's relation to faculty productivity in the higher education sector. This study contributes to the knowledge regarding the impact of COVID-19 on faculty productivity in the education sector.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure and firm performance: does national culture matter?
Authors: Wasiuzzaman Shaista , Ibrahim Salihu Aramide , Kawi Farahiyah 
Published: June 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to analyze the extent to which culture may affect the relationship between environmental, social and governance disclosure (ESGD) and firm performance (FP).

Design/methodology/approach
Data for testing the hypotheses are collected from 668 firms in the energy sector worldwide over a period of eight years from 2009 to 2016. The analysis is carried out using the instrumental variables regression technique to account for endogeneity. Hofstede’s cultural dimensions of power distance (PD), masculinity (MASC), long-term orientation (LTO), uncertainty avoidance (UNCAVOID) and individualism (INDV) are used as proxies for culture.

Findings
The results show that ESGD has a significant negative impact on the profitability of energy firms. When cultural dimensions are taken into account, PD and LTO are found to significantly moderate the relationship between ESGD and FP, whereas MASC, UNCAVOID and INDV have no significant effect on the relationship between ESGD and FP.

Practical implications
The findings of this study highlight the need for regulators to consider the importance of cultural dimensions when seeking to develop a single global standard for ESGD. In addition, regulators need to weigh both the costs and benefits of developing a global standard for it to be effective and acceptable.

Social implications
This study emphasizes the need to take into account the cultural orientation of the society in which firms operate when devising strategies to fulfill societal expectations and achieve business goals.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that addresses the role of culture in affecting the impact of ESGD on FP.
Business attire: challenges for employees regularly in contact with customers in the Sri Lankan apparel industry
Authors: Seram Niromi , Samarasekara Githmi Deshani 
Published: June 2022

Purpose
The person who works in an office starts his or her day with a choice of attire. The way they look in the office depends on the decisions they make on their clothes. This study aims to identify the challenges faced by employees in the management positions in the Sri Lankan apparel industry who regularly come into contact with customers when they have to decide upon the most appropriate work attire for the position they are occupying in their organization.

Design/methodology/approach
Collection of data was primarily achieved through a well-structured questionnaire containing a mixture of open- and closed-ended questions. Targeted employees were managers, designers and merchandisers belonging to Generation Y whose total number was sufficient to obtain 50 feedbacks. Six more interviews were conducted with the intention of finding out more about this matter.

Findings
The majority of employees in the management positions in the Sri Lankan apparel industry who have regular contact with customers prefer to dress in “smart casual attire”, which means semi-formal clothes. Lack of availability of certain varieties of business attire in Sri Lanka proved to be a major challenge for some employees. Overpriced clothing, less comfortable clothing and lack of the right fabrics and designs were also challenges. These findings highlight the importance of manufacturing a wider variety of business attire using moderately priced but comfortable fabrics to make affordable and good quality products. There is a need to have a persuasive merchandising method to achieve good sales and provide a pleasant shopping experience to the customers.

Originality/value
Sri Lankan workwear retailers as well as apparel designers can benefit from the findings of this research as there is no evidence of any other studies on this subject. Therefore, this will help them to fill the market gap for business attire by addressing these challenges.
Corporate responsibility coalitions and the sustainability issues management capabilities of firms
Authors: Vidal Natalia G. , Van Buren III Harry J. 
Published: June 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore how business-only corporate responsibility coalitions (CRCs) help member firms manage sustainability issues.Design/methodology/approachThis conceptual analysis of business-only CRCs, using the literature on sensemaking and social issues management, explores how participation in CRCs enhances firms’ capabilities for sustainability issues management by improving their sensemaking competencies, abilities to choose and adapt issue responses and efficiency in implementing issue responses through better issue response mechanisms.FindingsBusiness-only CRCs help firms with high as well as low levels of sustainability orientation better manage sustainability issues by carrying out the exploratory aspects of issues management: scanning, identifying and evaluating issues and proposing responses to issues.Practical implicationsThe widely applicable, nonbinding and scripted responses proposed by CRCs allow participating firms a high degree of autonomy to choose and adapt their responses. However, firms must approach their CRC memberships with collaborative intent and high transparency to achieve these benefits.Social implicationsParticipation in CRCs can help scale up firms’ responses to sustainability issues through more efficient issues management processes that allow them to customize issue responses to their needs.Originality/valueResearch on the management of sociopolitical issues can be enriched if these issues are understood as collective, multilevel challenges rather than purely strategic issues faced by individual firms. This study contributes to the business collective action and issues management literatures by emphasizing the importance of collective management of sustainability issues and how it may improve firms’ capabilities for sustainability issues management.
Fungal communities in European alpine soils are not affected by short‐term in situ simulated warming than bacterial communities
Authors: Sannino Ciro , Cannone Nicoletta , D'Alò Federica , Franzetti Andrea , Gandolfi Isabella , Pittino Francesca , Turchetti Benedetta , Mezzasoma Ambra , Zucconi Laura , Buzzini Pietro , Guglielmin Mauro , Onofri Silvano 
Published: June 2022

AbstractThe impact of global warming on biological communities colonizing European alpine ecosystems was recently studied. Hexagonal open top chambers (OTCs) were used for simulating a short‐term in situ warming (estimated around 1°C) in some alpine soils to predict the impact of ongoing climate change on resident microbial communities. Total microbial DNA was extracted from soils collected either inside or outside the OTCs over 3 years of study. Bacterial and fungal rRNA copies were quantified by qPCR. Metabarcoding sequencing of taxonomy target genes was performed (Illumina MiSeq) and processed by bioinformatic tools. Alpha‐ and beta‐diversity were used to evaluate the structure of bacterial and fungal communities. qPCR suggests that, although fluctuations have been observed between soils collected either inside and outside the OTCs, the simulated warming induced a significant (p < 0.05) shift only for bacterial abundance. Likewise, significant (p < 0.05) changes in bacterial community structure were detected in soils collected inside the OTCs, with a clear increase of oligotrophic taxa. On the contrary, fungal diversity of soils collected either inside and outside the OTCs did not exhibit significant (p < 0.05) differences, suggesting that the temperature increase in OTCs compared to ambient conditions was not sufficient to change fungal communities.
Measurement of pre‐treatment inflammatory cytokine levels is valuable for prediction of treatment efficacy to tumor necrosis factor inhibitor in axial spondyloarthritis patients
Authors: Peng Fei , Chen Fengyun , Wen Huijun , Bai Jie , Tian Yuping 
Published: June 2022

AbstractAimTo evaluate the correlation of inflammatory cytokines with the treatment response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients.MethodsThis study enrolled 86 axSpA patients and 20 healthy controls (HCs). Inflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α), interleukin (IL)‐1β, IL‐6, IL‐12, IL‐17A, IL‐21, IL‐23, and IL‐32 were determined in serum samples of axSpA patients before treatment and in HCs after enrollment. All patients received 40 mg adalimumab every 2 weeks for 12 weeks; meanwhile, ASAS40 (40 criteria of the Assessment by the SpondyloArthritis International Society) response rates were evaluated at weeks 2, 4, 8, and 12.ResultsMost inflammatory cytokines were elevated in axSpA patients compared with HCs (all P < 0.05) except for IL‐32 (P = 0.101). In axSpA patients, ASAS40 response rates were 0%, 19.5%, 34.5%, 47.1%, and 56.3% at weeks 0, 2, 4, 8, and 12, respectively. Baseline [interquartile range] IL‐6 (47.3 [32.5‐53.4] pg/mL vs 31.7 [23.0‐50.9] pg/mL, P = 0.005) and IL‐17A (127.9 [90.7‐149.5] pg/mL vs 96.6 [56.1‐112.6] pg/mL, P < 0.001) were higher in axSpA patients with ASAS40 response compared with those without ASAS40 response, while baseline TNF‐α, IL‐1β, IL‐12, IL‐21, IL‐23, and IL‐32 were not different between them (all P > 0.050). Multivariate logistic regression analysis disclosed that baseline IL‐17A (P = 0.037), C‐reactive protein (P = 0.012), and history of TNF inhibitor (P = 0.029) were independently associated with ASAS40 response. Furthermore, baseline IL‐17A, C‐reactive protein, history of TNFi, and their combination had an acceptable to good ability for predicting ASAS40 response.ConclusionMeasurement of pre‐treatment inflammatory cytokine levels is valuable for predicting treatment efficacy of TNFi in axSpA patients.
Intention to maintain and willingness to stop: Applying a dual‐process model to understanding the maintenance of COVID‐19 preventive behaviors
Authors: He Mu , Chen Juliet Honglei , Wu Anise M. S. , Tong Kwok Kit 
Published: June 2022

AbstractPreventive behaviors have played an essential role in coping with COVID‐19 and may continue to exerting a crucial impact on pandemic control in the future. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of social‐cognitive factors on maintenance of COVID‐19 preventive behaviors based on a dual‐process model, which encompasses a reasoned path via the intention to maintain and a social reaction path via the willingness to stop. We collected a probability sample of 472 community‐dwelling adults. Social‐cognitive factors, behavioral tendencies, and preventive behaviors of COVID‐19 were measured. The results supported that the dual‐process framework could account for individual differences in preventive behaviors. Self‐efficacy and response cost significantly explained the intention to maintain preventive behaviors, while favorability of risk image and subjective norm significantly explained the willingness to stop preventive behaviors. Our findings proposed strategies for promoting individuals' maintenance of preventive behaviors during a pandemic. The development of prevention policies may focus on two paths: strengthening the intended path by enhancing self‐efficacy and decreasing response cost of preventive behaviors and monitoring and improving social influences, such as risk prototype and subjective norm, which can reduce the willingness to stop preventive behaviors.
Notes on the postulate of the monotonicity in distance in inequality
Authors: Chakravarty Satya R. , Sarkar Palash 
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACTIn this paper, we strengthen Cowell and Flachaire's observation regarding the failure to satisfy Cowell's “monotonicity in distance” postulate by several well‐known inequality indices. We also identify a general analytical reason for this failure to arise.
Racial/ethnic match and student–teacher relationships
Authors: Nguyen My , Le Kien 
Published: June 2022

AbstractThis paper explores the role of teacher race/ethnicity in the teacher‐perceived relationships with kindergarten and early elementary school students. Employing a model with both student and teacher fixed effects, we discover a positive link between the racial/ethnic match and the teacher‐reported relationships with students. Specifically, minority students tend to have closer relationships with their teachers when they are taught by a minority teacher. Our analyses also provide suggestive evidence that the effects on the teacher–student relationships could not be driven by differential racial discrimination between white and minority teachers. Particularly, white and minority teachers are not differentially biased in judging their relationships with minority students, implying that the source of the racial/ethnic interaction effects is likely to come from the role modeling of behaviors. Given the importance of the relationships between young children and nonparental adults in their early stages of life, these findings have crucial policy implications.
Evidence of beta amyloid independent small vessel disease in familial Alzheimer's disease
Authors: Littau Jessica Lisa , Velilla Lina , Hase Yoshiki , Villalba‐Moreno Nelson David , Hagel Christian , Drexler Dagmar , Osorio Restrepo Santiago , Villegas Andres , Lopera Francisco , Vargas Sergio , Glatzel Markus , Krasemann Susanne , Quiroz Yakeel T. , Arboleda‐Velasquez Joseph F. , Kalaria Rajesh , Sepulveda‐Falla Diego 
Published: June 2022

AbstractWe studied small vessel disease (SVD) pathology in Familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) subjects carrying the presenilin 1 (PSEN1) p.Glu280Ala mutation in comparison to those with sporadic Alzheimer's disease (SAD) as a positive control for Alzheimer's pathology and Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) bearing different NOTCH3 mutations, as positive controls for SVD pathology. Upon magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in life, some FAD showed mild white matter hyperintensities and no further radiologic evidence of SVD. In post‐mortem studies, total SVD pathology in cortical areas and basal ganglia was similar in PSEN1 FAD and CADASIL subjects, except for the feature of arteriosclerosis which was higher in CADASIL subjects than in PSEN1 FAD subjects. Further only a few SAD subjects showed a similar degree of SVD pathology as observed in CADASIL. Furthermore, we found significantly enlarged perivascular spaces in vessels devoid of cerebral amyloid angiopathy in FAD compared with SAD and CADASIL subjects. As expected, there was greater fibrinogen‐positive perivascular reactivity in CADASIL but similar reactivity in PSEN1 FAD and SAD groups. Fibrinogen immunoreactivity correlated with onset age in the PSEN1 FAD cases, suggesting increased vascular permeability may contribute to cognitive decline. Additionally, we found reduced perivascular expression of PDGFRβ AQP4 in microvessels with enlarged PVS in PSEN1 FAD cases. We demonstrate that there is Aβ‐independent SVD pathology in PSEN1 FAD, that was marginally lower than that in CADASIL subjects although not evident by MRI. These observations suggest presence of covert SVD even in PSEN1, contributing to disease progression. As is the case in SAD, these consequences may be preventable by early recognition and actively controlling vascular disease risk, even in familial forms of dementia.