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The role of technology capability in supporting firm performance in the high-tech manufacturing industry
Authors: Noerlina Noerlina , Nugroho Christie , Mursitama Tirta Nugraha , Simatupang Boto , Bandur Agustinus 
Published: June 2022

Background: Technology has influenced many aspects of life, particularly in the digital era of today. Companies that are closely related to technology are also challenged to keep innovating to stay competitive in the market, especially the higher their technology intensity their products and services are related. This study focuses on examining the technology capability of high-tech manufacturing firms in Indonesia. According to the International Standard Industrial Classification, high-tech manufacturing firms are firms that manufacture computer, electronic, and optical products. The aim of this study is to identify the role of technology capability that influences a firm’s performance and identify whether the value chain mediates the relationship between technology capability to firm performance. Methods: The method used in this study is descriptive quantitative analysis, using multi-linear regression and path analysis to test the hypothesis. The data used in this study is secondary data that came from Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS), Indonesia's official statistics agency. The survey data used in this study comes from Indonesia's annual survey of manufacturing firms in 2017. Result: Technology capability and value chain have significant effects on firm performance. Nonetheless, the value chain as an intervening variable has no significant effect on firm performance. In other words, with or without technology utilization of the value chain, both produce similar results. Conclusion: Firms in the high-tech manufacturing industry are expected to have sufficient knowledge and capability in utilizing their technology resources to ensure the firm's long-term viability and to enable them to continuously create innovations, which leads to improved firm performance and thus to their competitive market survival. By identifying the effect of the value chain as an intervening variable and identifying the difference between direct and indirect effects, this study also adds to previous research on the effects of technology capability and value chain on firm performance.
Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic Outbreak on Panic Buying Behavior in the FMCG Sector
Authors: Thakur Vesheshta , Kiran Prabha 
Published: June 2022

There is no doubt that a very challenging market climate has been created by the crisis triggered by the global coronavirus pandemic. Many firms have faced partial and even extended stoppages, with employees facing financial uncertainties and concerns for months. Consumer behavior has been compelled involuntarily to alter their habit of consumption in a large scale. Distress over the delivery of the commodities has led many individuals to panic purchasing of vital materials in bulk quantities. The view of a long-term recession and financial instability will have a notable effect on customer expectations, outlook and actions.
The current research attempts to analyze and quantify customer preferences, emotions and consumer behavior during the coronavirus crisis. The report also reflects on the transition in eating patterns after the outbreak of COVID-19. It will also examine and present the variations in eating habits and behavior across different genders and ages.
Development of a simulation placement in a pre-registration nursing programme
Authors: Williams Janet , Murphy Mark , Garrow Amanda 
Published: June 2022

Background:A 4-week simulation placement for first-year student nurses using an innovative blended approach was developed and delivered in one university. This was the first tariff-funded simulation placement in the UK for student nurses.Aims:To describe how this flexible simulation placement was developed, operated and adapted due to COVID-19 while exploring the student nurses' experiences and preparedness for practice.Methods:An anonymous online survey was undertaken and a placement evaluation was completed and compared with traditional clinical placement evaluations by previous students at the same point in their studies.Results:Students were as satisfied with the simulation placement as students who had attended real practice placements: 92% of students were satisfied with their simulated placement experience and 92% felt prepared for practice.Conclusion:This simulated placement has been an acceptable replacement for traditional practice placements, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘I no longer feel alone’: meeting the needs of bereaved grandparents through a children's hospice support group
Authors: Tatterton Michael J , Lyon Judith A 
Published: June 2022

Background: Children's hospices provide a range of family-centred care services, including bereavement support. Not all hospices provide specific services for grandparents. Aim: To explore how a hospice-based bereavement support group supported grandparents in their grief following the death of a grandchild. Methods: Grandparents attending a group were invited to complete an anonymous questionnaire. Questionnaires from eight groups, run between 2015 and 2019 were collated and interpreted to identify themes. Findings: A total of 121 grandparents attended the groups; 113 returned the questionnaires (93% response). A total of three superordinate themes were identified: environment and space, being with people who understand, and the opportunity to hear the stories of others. Grandparents valued hearing the stories of others, providing an opportunity to reflect on the experience of others. Conclusion: Grandparents felt supported and validated by the group. Facilitated sessions increased coping and resilience of participants, enabling grandparents to support their partner, adult children and surviving grandchildren more effectively.
The IMPACT of COVID-19 on trauma & orthopaedic surgery provides lessons for future communicable disease outbreaks
Authors: Hall Andrew J. , Clement Nick D. , MacLullich Alasdair M. J. , Simpson A. Hamish R. W. , White Tim O. , Duckworth Andrew D. 
Published: June 2022

Research into COVID-19 has been rapid in response to the dynamic global situation, which has resulted in heterogeneity of methodology and the communication of information. Adherence to reporting standards would improve the quality of evidence presented in future studies, and may ensure that findings could be interpreted in the context of the wider literature. The COVID-19 pandemic remains a dynamic situation, requiring continued assessment of the disease incidence and monitoring for the emergence of viral variants and their transmissibility, virulence, and susceptibility to vaccine-induced immunity. More work is needed to assess the long-term impact of COVID-19 infection on patients who sustain a hip fracture. The International Multicentre Project Auditing COVID-19 in Trauma & Orthopaedics (IMPACT) formed the largest multicentre collaborative audit conducted in orthopaedics in order to provide an emergency response to a global pandemic, but this was in the context of many vital established audit services being disrupted at an early stage, and it is crucial that these resources are protected during future health crises. Rapid data-sharing between regions should be developed, with wider adoption of the revised 2022 Fragility Fracture Network Minimum Common Data Set for Hip Fracture Audit, and a pragmatic approach to information governance processes in order to facilitate cooperation and meta-audit. This editorial aims to: 1) identify issues related to COVID-19 that require further research; 2) suggest reporting standards for studies of COVID-19 and other communicable diseases; 3) consider the requirement of new risk scores for hip fracture patients; and 4) present the lessons learned from IMPACT in order to inform future collaborative studies. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2022;11(6):342–345.
Reference ranges of fetal mandible measurements: Inferior facial angle, jaw index, mandible width/maxilla width ratio and mandible length in Thai fetuses at 15 to 23 weeks of gestation
Authors: Booncharoen Pichaya , Sawaddisan Rapphon , Suwanrath Chitkasaem , Geater Alan 
Published: June 2022

Objectives
To determine the normal distribution of 1) inferior facial angles (IFA), 2) jaw index, 3) mandible width/maxilla width ratio (MD/MX ratio), and 4) mandible length (ML) in second trimester Thai fetuses.

Methods
A prospective study was performed between April 1 and October 31, 2020, at the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit of Songklanagarind Hospital. Transabdominal ultrasonography was performed on Thai singleton pregnant women at 150/7 to 236/7 weeks of gestation to measure IFA, jaw index, MD/MX ratio and ML. All women received standard antenatal care and were followed up until delivery. The exclusion criteria were multifetal gestation, congenital anomaly, chromosomal abnormality, fetal growth restriction, abnormal amniotic fluid volume, suspected abnormality of fetal mandible, maxilla or jaws based on the proposed criteria from previous studies and suspected neonatal structural or genetic abnormalities postnatally. Quantile regression was used to estimate changes in the median, 5th and 95th percentiles of each parameter across gestational ages and to generate formulas for predicting the 5th percentile value for each parameter.

Results
The results of 291 women were analyzed. Scatter plots and reference ranges of each parameter were generated. IFA, jaw index and ML values significantly increased, while the MD/MX ratio value significantly decreased, with increasing gestational age. The formulas calculated for predicting the 5th percentile value for each parameter were IFA = 55.12 + 0.045*(GA in days—136) jaw index = 37.272 + 0.01693*(GA in days—136) MD/MX ratio = exp(0.027–0.00110*(GA in days—136)) ML = 20.83 + 0.243*(GA in days—136).

Conclusions
The reference ranges and formulas to calculate the 5th percentile values of mandible parameters in Thai fetuses were developed.

Trial registration
This study has been reviewed and approved by the Thai Clinical Trials Registry with identification number TCTR20210602003.
Construct validity of the Spanish version of the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status scale and validation of the web-based form in COVID-19 survivors
Authors: Sacristán-Galisteo Cristina , del Corral Tamara , Ríos-León Marta , Martín-Casas Patricia , Plaza-Manzano Gustavo , López-de-Uralde-Villanueva Ibai 
Published: June 2022

Objectives
To assess the psychometric characteristics of the Spanish Post-COVID-19 Functional Status (PCFS) scale (web-based and paper-based forms) and the test-retest reliability of the web-based form.

Study design and setting
Cross-sectional study of 125 COVID-19 survivors. The test-retest reliability of the web-based form was assessed at 7 days after the first evaluation. We collected symptoms, functional status (PCFS scale), health-related quality of life (EuroQol-5D questionnaire, EQ-5D-5L), activities of daily living limitations [Barthel Index and Global Activity Limitation Index, GALI] and psychological state (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS).

Results
The paper- and web-based forms of the Spanish PCFS scale showed adequate construct validity, and the web-based form provided substantial test-retest reliability (kappa = 0.63). The percentage of agreement between the web-based and paper-based forms was high (88%). Functional status showed a high correlation with EQ-5D-5L (inverse) and GALI (direct) (both; Rho ≥ .743), a moderate correlation with HADS (Rho ≥ .409) and a low correlation with the Barthel Index (Rho < .30). The Kruskal–Wallis test showed statistically significant differences in EQ-5D-5L, GALI and HADS according to the degree of functional status.

Conclusion
The Spanish version of the PCFS scale (web-based and paper-based forms) showed adequate construct validity, and the web-based form provided substantial test-retest reliability in COVID-19 survivors.
University brand: factors, tools and main tendencies of development information about authors
Authors: Bulgakova Margarita А. , Vertinova Anna А. , Pashuk Natalya R. 
Published: June 2022

Trends towards transformation of the system of higher education create the need for universities to adapt to the dynamically changing conditions of the external competitive environment. In this connection, university branding as a specific distinguishing characteristic from competitors is an integral part of the development strategy of a modern university, and the effectiveness of marketing activities to form a brand of an educational organization depends largely on the influence of internal and external factors and a set of tools applied. However, in the scientific literature, these aspects have come into common use mainly in relation to commercial organizations, giving short shrift to the institutions of higher education, which determines the goal setting of the study, which is to identify the main directions of the development of a university’s brand under present-day conditions of functioning. To achieve this goal, the authors used methods of synthesis, systematization, logical-structural, comparative and cause-and-effect analysis of the literature which highlights the theoretical and practical issues of university branding. The directions of brand formation identified as a result of the study are based on the method of an expert survey conducted in May 2021. Overall, the systematization of university branding factors has been carried out;
a set of tools for creating a brand of a higher educational institution in the context of the transformation of the education system has been proposed; and the main directions for the development of the university brand from an expert survey have been identified.The authors have found that the most promising areas of university branding are corporate, educational and reputational aspects of activities.
Biomediated synthesis of ZnO quantum dots decorated attapulgite nanocomposites for improved antibacterial properties
Authors: Yang Fangfang , Song Yameng , Wang Qin , Liu Yan , Wang Aiqin 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Attapulgite (APT) is a natural one-dimensional clay mineral with good biocompatibility and has emerged as a promising nanomaterial for the construction of performance-enhanced nanocomposites. In this study, we developed a ZnO quantum dots-incorporated APT antibacterial nanocomposite by the Aloe vera extract-mediated green route. With the combined assistance of binding interactions of ZnO nuclei with APT and capping effect of active compounds in Aloe vera extract, the quantum-sized ZnO nanoparticles with hexagonal Wurtzite structure and sizes of <5 nm were uniformly decorated on the APT surface, resulting in a high-active antibacterial nanocomposite. The obtained ZnO/APT nanocomposites displayed favorable antibacterial activities, and the minimum inhibitory concentrations of the nanocomposite with ZnO loading of 20% against E. coli and S. aureus were 2.5 and 0.5 mg·mL−1, respectively. This antibacterial performance was far better than that of APT and could almost be comparable to that of pure ZnO. For the green process, the phenolic compounds, proteins, and amino acids in Aloe vera extract were involved in the reduction and capping of ZnO, which contributed to a facile green strategy for preparation of the ZnO-modified APT nanocomposites. The present work provides new insight into the potential applications of APT in the antibacterial fields.
Electrical properties of zinc nitride and zinc tin nitride semiconductor thin films toward photovoltaic applications
Authors: Wang Yong , Ohsawa Takeo , Alnjiman Fahad , Pierson Jean-Francois , Ohashi Naoki 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Zn3N2 (ZN) and ZnSnN2 (ZTN) are a promising class of nitride semiconductors for photovoltaic and light-emitting-diode applications due to their particular electrical and optical properties, elemental abundance and non-toxicity. So far, most of the experimental results show the degenerate carrier concentration. However, we find that low-temperature growth of these films in a chamber with ultra-high background vacuum can attain a non-degenerate electrical conductivity. This work provides the recent progress of the electrical properties of ZN and ZTN semiconductor thin films. The origins for the high carrier concentrations in ZN and ZTN have been discussed, demonstrating that non-intentional oxygen and hydrogen-related defects play significant roles in such high carrier concentrations. The strategies to suppress the carrier concentrations have also been addressed, such as ultra-high vacuum conditions and low temperature growth.
“No Sin to Limp”: Critique as Error in Geoffrey Hartman’s Essays on Midrash
Authors: Catlin Samuel P. 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This article argues that contemporary polemics against critical reading, understood as the enduring legacy of “theory” in the humanities, overlook the unusual and generative concept of critique formulated by one of the literary scholars most closely associated with “theory,” the German-born American literary critic Geoffrey Hartman. For Hartman, critique amounts to a thinking that exposes itself to the alterity of the future and thus risks being wrong. Engaging two of Hartman’s essays from the mid-1980s, “The Struggle for the Text” and “Meaning, Error, Text,” the article specifically argues that Hartman derives this concept of critique as thinking that risks error from rabbinic midrash. However, this does not mean that Hartman seeks to “do midrash” himself. To the contrary, what Hartman learns from midrash is that the very structure of linguistic repetition, citation, or imitation forecloses the possibility of absolute fidelity to tradition. In “The Struggle for the Text,” he demonstrates this lesson through subversive readings of Genesis 32 and a fragment from Sigmund Freud’s Beyond the Pleasure Principle; in “Meaning, Error, Text,” Hartman historicizes his hermeneutic in relation to Christian supersession and the Holocaust, claiming ethical and political significance for his “restitution” of midrash as a model of critique.
Microstructural characteristics and nano-modification of interfacial transition zone in concrete: A review
Authors: Xu Zhong , Bai ZhiJie , Wu JiaNing , Long HongYuan , Deng Hui , Chen ZanZhu , Yuan Yuan , Fan Xiaoqing 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
The interfacial transition zone (ITZ) has long been considered as a zone of weakness in concrete. Many scholars have carried out relatively scattered tentative explorations to improve the performance of ITZ. The application of nanomaterials to enhance ITZ in concrete is a promising research. In order to further study the basic principles and practical applications of this field, it is urgent to systematically sort out the existing results. In this study, the nano-modification of ITZ in concrete is systematically reviewed and summarized. First, this study reviews the microscopic characterization of ITZ, including hydration products, porosity, and microhardness. Then, the influence of nanomaterials on ITZ is reviewed from the view of the above three aspects. Finally, the method and mechanism of the ITZ modified by nanomaterials were preliminarily clarified, which provided theoretical and empirical data support for the team’s next experimental work. A large number of research results show that nanomaterials improve the mechanical properties and microstructure of the ITZ, thus enhancing the mechanical properties and durability of concrete. The results of this article will provide source materials for the development of this field, a broader research basis for peer research, and a basis for further development of green engineering materials.
Simultaneous remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and heavy metals in wastewater with zerovalent iron-titanium oxide nanoparticles (ZVI-TiO2)
Authors: Mensah Peter , Osobamiro Temitope , Ramasami Ponnadurai 
Published: June 2022

AbstractThe presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals (HM) in wastewater is a major challenge to the environment as various approaches have been used to remediate these contaminants from the environment. Zerovalent iron-titanium oxide nanoparticle (ZVI-TiO2NPs) was synthesized by wet reflux in an inert environment using nitrogen gas and sodium borohydride as reducing agents. Characterization was carried out using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) coupled with electron diffraction X-ray (EDX) and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR). Assessments of the wastewater were carried out with atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) for HM and a gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometer (GCMS) for PAHs to determine the initial concentration (Ci) compared with permissible limits of surface water and adsorption capacity with ZVI-TiO2NPs (Cf), respectively. The results obtained indicate a percentage yield of 65.51 ± 0.01 of ZVI-TiO2NPs, with a particle size of 100 nm, weight composition of iron, titanium, and oxygen at 49.69, 5.24, and 35.41 g, respectively. FTIR shows a vibrational change of 3465, 2929, and 1641 cm−1of OH, CH, and CO group needed for metal binding and adsorption. Remediation of HM after acid digestion gave effective removal of zinc, copper, cadmium, cobalt, and lead at an adsorption capacity of 64.29, 54.83, 53.13, 48.39, and 42.66% respectively. The adsorptions of benzo[a]pyrene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, and perylene were 77.87, 67.85, 52.17, 29.50, and 25.45%, respectively. These results indicate that metal/metal oxide (ZVI-TiO2) nanoparticles have a high potential in the remediation of heavy metals and PAHs from the water ecosystem.
Towards a self-interacting complex scalar field boson-star model
Authors: Bruce Stanley A. 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
We propose a simple model intended to address boson stars (BSs) in a theory of self-interacting massive charged scalar fields coupled to the electromagnetic (EM) gauge field and gravity. We first consider standard scalar electrodynamics (SED) in 3 + 1 flat space-time dimensions in which only a complex scalar field and the EM field are present in the Lagrangian of the system. In order to better understand scalar field dynamics in

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-dimensions we reduce the space dimensions to 2 and solve a problem consisting of embedded interacting charged scalar particles moving on the polar plane in the presence of certain linear static EM fields. If the

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-dimensional system is consistently coupled to gravity, we comment on the possible relevance of this approach to study BS dynamics.