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Understanding the effectiveness of gamification in an industrial work process: an experimental approach
Authors: Jacob Axel , Faatz Andreas , Knüppe Lars , Teuteberg Frank 
Published: March 2022

PurposeIn this paper, the authors report the findings of an experiment on the effectiveness of gamification on work performance in a real industrial workplace setting with monotonous, repetitive work.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted an experiment with a simple gamification application that the authors added to a given information system and compared the work performance of an experimental group (n = 16) with a control group (n = 15) over a period of one month.FindingsThe results of the authors’ experiment show that gamification of the workplace leads to a measurable improvement of work performance, creates prevailingly positive emotions and increases the motivation of the workers.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors’ findings provide reasons for conducting future research on the contiguity of gamification and the Hawthorne effect or similar phenomena. In this regard, it also seems necessary to take a closer look at who is really affected by a gamified environment and what the boundaries of the gamified environment are.Practical implicationsThe authors demonstrate that gamification is a useful tool for process improvement. Furthermore, our results are helpful for a more successful implementation of gamification.Originality/valueGamification has proven to be effective in a large number of application contexts, such as education, health and crowdsourcing. Despite the generally positive evaluation of its effectiveness, gamification is still thought to work differently in different contexts. Therefore, there is a gap in the literature on this topic with respect to real industrial workplaces. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the authors are among the first to have conducted a gamification experiment in a real industrial context.
The impact of age-specific minimum wages on youth employment and education: a regression discontinuity analysis
Authors: Dayioglu Meltem , Küçükbayrak Müşerref , Tumen Semih 
Published: March 2022

PurposeUsing a regression discontinuity design in tandem with a difference-in-discontinuities analysis, the study finds that increasing the minimum wage reduces the employment probability of young males by 2.5–3.1 percentage points.Design/methodology/approachThe authors exploit an age-specific minimum wage rule – which sets a lower minimum wage for workers of age 15 than the adult minimum wage paid to workers of age 16 and above – and its abolition to estimate the causal effect of a minimum wage increase on youth employment and education in Turkey.FindingsThe authors also document that, initially, the minimum wage increase does not lead to a major change in high school enrollment, while the likelihood of transitioning into “neither in employment nor in education and training” (NEET) category notably increases. However, in the medium term, the NEET effect is transitory; school enrollment increases over time and absorbs the negative employment effect.Originality/valueThe authors argue that policy effects have mostly been driven by demand-side forces rather than the supply side.
Performance measurement and management system 4.0: an action research study in investee NPOs by local government
Authors: Sardi Alberto , Sorano Enrico , Giovando Guido , Tradori Vania 
Published: March 2022

PurposeThe Fourth Industrial Revolution is increasing the use of digital technologies for delivering products and services. A performance measurement and management system (PMMS) is recognised as a useful system to guide era 4.0; however, the literature has not adequately addressed this challenge in public government and not-for-profit organisations (NPOs). This research aims to investigate the evolution of the PMMS adopted by a local government for the control of investee NPOs in era 4.0.Design/methodology/approachThrough action research, the authors investigate an Italian municipality and its main investee NPOs. The project involved 4 researchers and 25 managers of the local government and NPOs.FindingsThis paper describes the design of a PMMS developed for a local government to control its investee NPOs. Considering the regulations and managerial needs, the designed system evolved from a fragmented set of indicators based on legitimacy and economic perspectives to a holistic set of indicators based on a comprehensive set of perspectives to consider the changing business environment.Originality/valueThis study sheds light on the design of a PMMS adopted by local governments for controlling investee NPOs in era 4.0. The paper contributes (1) to identify the main control needs for the design of a PMMS in a public network and (2) to capture the evolution of a PMMS in light of era 4.0 by developing two conceptual propositions.
Examining the effect of self-regulation failure on academic achievement in emergency remote teaching and learning versus face-to-face
Authors: Boshoff-Knoetze Anet , Duminy Lize , Du Toit Yadah 
Published: March 2022

PurposeThe study aimed to examine the relationship between self-regulation failure and academic achievement in an emergency remote teaching (ERT) and learning environment compared to a face-to-face setting.Design/methodology/approachThis study conducted an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to investigate the impact of students falling behind (as proxy for self-regulation failure) on their final course mark. The sample comprised students from four undergraduate modules offered at a South African university in a face-to-face setting (N = 1,604), as well as an ERT setting (N = 1,478). Students falling behind were measured as the days behind, relative to the academic program, using learning management system (LMS) log data. The study further explored whether self-regulation failure had a greater effect on academic achievement in ERT as opposed to a face-to-face context.FindingsThe results indicated a negative correlation between self-regulation failure, evidenced by falling further behind in the academic program, and students' final course marks. Furthermore, the negative impact of falling behind was found to be greater on a student's final course mark during ERT compared to a face-to-face setting.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the literature on ERT by highlighting the increased negative effect of self-regulation failure on academic achievement in ERT as opposed to face-to-face teaching and learning. Findings of this research may be of value to educators and policymakers in identifying ways of supporting self-regulated learning in future ERT situations to ensure that academic success is maintained.
The international transfer of individual career capital: exploring and developing a model of the underlying factors
Authors: Oleškevičiūtė Emilija , Dickmann Michael , Andresen Maike , Parry Emma 
Published: March 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this literature review is to critically analyze, synthesize and integrate the currently fragmented literature concerning the factors affecting the international transfer of individual career capital (CC).Design/methodology/approachThis paper is a systematic literature review of the factors affecting the international transfer of individual CC from/for expatriates, repatriates and other employed highly skilled migrants and return migrants. The findings are classified based on the Social Chronology Framework (SCF) proposed by Gunz and Mayrhofer (2015).FindingsThis systematic literature review suggests that the international transfer of individual CC, which can be expressed both as (1) individual-level transfer across different organizations located in different countries as the direct use and application of CC and (2) individual knowing-how transfer to other individuals within organization, is affected by the individual, organizational and broader contextual-level factors that are bound by the aspect of time. The authors summarize the findings by presenting a model of the factors affecting the international transfer of individual CC.Originality/valueThe authors align the CC framework (Defillippi and Arthur, 1994) to the SCF (Gunz and Mayrhofer, 2018) by explaining the factors affecting the international transfer of individual CC that go beyond the qualities of CC, including the Being, Space and Time domains. Moreover, the authors critique the current focus on the international CC transfer in the present suggesting that future research should explore this phenomenon as a more dynamic process. Finally, the authors contribute to the literature on the global mobility of highly skilled employees' by highlighting gaps in the knowledge of the international transfer of CC and presenting a future research agenda.
“One of the team” patient experience of integrated breast cancer care
Authors: Tucker Helen 
Published: March 2022

PurposeThis paper presents my experience of breast cancer care in which I describe my care as positive and integrated.Design/methodology/approachI have applied an autoethnographical approach to my patient story to analyse my care in order to reflect and share insights. I have applied my knowledge and experience in integrated care through my research, management and practice.FindingsIn my patient story I describe being empowered and feeling like “one of the team.” Vertical and horizontal integration was evident across staff services and agencies. This included integrated working across multi‐disciplinary teams, between primary and secondary care and also between the NHS and a voluntary agency. I identified features that were important to me in my care under the headings of: certainty, communication, contact, compassion, continuity, cohesive, care and collaboration.Practical implicationsI consider the implications of sharing patient stories to inform quality improvement, influence education and training for staff and design support for patients. I consider how patients can be more involved in the evaluation of their care.Originality/valueThis viewpoint has been written from my perspective as a patient and a professional, and was written in order to recognise good practice and share the learning for continual quality improvement. There is every sign that person-centred integrated care is starting to be embedded in some of our services and hopefully this will be recognised, celebrated and sustained.
Why are ‘suboptimal’ temperatures preferred in a tropical intertidal ectotherm?
Authors: Hui T. Y. , Crickenberger Sam , Lau Jackson W. T. , Williams Gray A. 
Published: March 2022

Abstract

In thermally extreme environments, it is challenging for organisms to maximize performance due to risks associated with stochastic variation in temperature and, subsequently, over evolutionary time minimizing the exposure to risk can serve as one of the mechanisms that result in organisms preferring suboptimal temperatures.

We tested this hypothesis in a slow‐moving intertidal snail on tropical rocky shores, where temperature variability increases with time from 30 min to 20 hr when recorded at 30 min intervals (due to short‐term environmental autocorrelation where temperatures closer in time are more similar as compared to temperatures over a long period of time). Failure to accommodate temporal variation in thermal stress by selecting cool habitats can result in mortality.

Thermal performance curves for different traits (heart rate and locomotion) were measured and compared to the snail's thermal preferences in both the field and laboratory. Predicted performances of the snails were simulated based on thermal performance curves for different traits over multiple time‐scales and simulated carryover effects.

A strong mismatch was found between physiological and behavioural thermal maxima of the snails (physiological thermal maximum being higher by ~7°C), but the snails avoided these maxima and sought temperatures 7–14°C cooler. Such a risk‐averse strategy can be explained by their predicted performances where the snails should make decisions about preferred temperatures based on time periods ≥5 hr to avoid underestimating the temporal variation in body temperature.

In extreme and stochastic environments, where the temporal variation in environmental conditions can lead to substantial divergence between instantaneous and time‐averaged thermal performances, ‘cooler is better’ and ‘suboptimal’ body temperatures are preferred as they provide sufficient buffer to reduce mortality risk from heat stress.
Edible zombis: fresh fish and the industry of cosmetic corpses
Authors: Baptista João Afonso , Truninger Monica 
Published: March 2022

AbstractDoing research on fishery commodities in Portugal led us to an enigma: for a dead fish to befresco(fresh) it must be alive. This paradox manifests at a popular, commercial, and legal level. It denotes the interruption of the difference between being dead and being alive in the commodity form. In Portugal, we suggest, the commercialization ofpeixefresco(fresh fish) is based on the production and consumption of edible ‘zombis’: seafood corpses technologically and symbolically crafted as undead. An open concept, ‘edible zombis’ is part of an experimental vocabulary that foregrounds the productive agency of undeadness, both biological and commercial, in the seafood economic complex. It relates to the ordinary practice of necromancy in the commodity‐based world. Edible zombis are commodity fetishes that fetishize their producers and consumers, suspending them from the capitalist system in which they live.
Larvicidal activity of leaf extract of Nerium oleander L. and its synthesized metallic nanomaterials on dengue vector, Aedes aegypti
Authors: Al‐Hakimi Ahmed N. , Abdulghani Mahfoudh A.M. , Alhag Sadeq K. , Aroua Lotfi M. , Mahyoub Jazem A. 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThe development of natural insecticide from plant products may have a beneficial effect as a promising candidate for practical strategies for controlling vector‐borne diseases without current treatment. The present study was carried out to characterize green synthesized metallic nanomaterials for silver (Ag‐NPs) and gold (Au‐NPs) from extract leaf of Nerium oleander L., assess in vivo toxicity, and evaluate the larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. The prepared nanomaterials (Ag‐NPs and Au‐NPs) were characterized by Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy (UV–Vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In addition, the subacute in vivo toxicity method was used to assess the extract and the nanomaterials (Ag‐NPs and Au‐NPs); in evaluating larvicidal activities using the World Health Organization (WHO) method. The Ag‐NPs and Au‐NPs were confirmed by shifting the absorption band in UV–Vis, FTIR spectrums toward higher wavelengths. TEM and XRD analysis were revealed that the average particle size of Au‐NPs and Ag‐NPs showed 15.30 and 11.48 nm, respectively. In the toxicity experiment, no mortality or signs of toxicity were reported in all groups of treated animals; in larvicidal activity, the Au‐NPs and Ag‐NPs with LC50 36.0716 and 46.645 ppm respectively showed more effectiveness than leaf extract alone 108.1665 ppm. Collectively, extract leaf of N. oleander L. can be efficiently used to synthesize metallic nanomaterials with silver and gold, which can be adopted as a natural source of insecticide against Ae. aegypti.
Neuroendocrine tumor secondary to pulmonary hypoplasia: A case report
Authors: Yukawa Takuro , Ishida Yuta , Naomoto Yoshio , Monobe Yasumasa , Fukazawa Takuya , Yamatsuji Tomoki 
Published: March 2022

AbstractPulmonary hypoplasia is diagnosed during the perinatal period and is a cause of death in newborns. However, these developmental abnormalities are diagnosed in adulthood in some cases. A 70‐year‐old male smoker was diagnosed with stage IIIA pulmonary adenocarcinoma in the right upper lobe with right middle lobe hypoplasia. He subsequently underwent right upper and middle lobectomy with lymph node dissection by video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery. In addition to an invasive adenocarcinoma in the right upper lobe, pathological examination of the hypoplastic lobe revealed neuroendocrine hyperplasia, as well as tumorlets and a typical carcinoid. Eight cases of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors that developed from pulmonary hypoplasia have been reported to date. Interestingly, all but one case occurred in the right middle lobe. Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia has been reported to develop in hypoplastic lungs postnatally; therefore, we speculated that the lesion was the origin of these neuroendocrine tumors. Moreover, the pathological findings suggested that atelectasis was involved in the pathogenesis of this rare condition. In adults, when lobar hypoplasia is diagnosed, neuroendocrine tumors should be anticipated.
Subsidized Common Agricultural Policy grazing jeopardizes the protection of biodiversity and Natura 2000 targeted species
Authors: Kindvall O. , Franzén M. , Askling J. , Forsman A. , Johansson V. 
Published: March 2022

AbstractIn Europe, Natura 2000 sites should protect threatened target species and networks of habitats. The management of Natura 2000 grasslands is often financed by subsidized grazing as part of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). We studied the extent of CAP grazing for Natura 2000 management and how this affects a butterfly target species (the marsh fritillary) and floral resources. Based on extensive capture‐mark‐release studies from 2 years in >550 ha grid cells in a 225 km2landscape in Sweden that includes 15 Natura 2000 sites, we compared marsh fritillary occurrence probabilities and population densities in ungrazed and CAP‐grazed habitats. Moreover, we analyzed how nectar resources and orchids were affected by CAP grazing based on plants records from 2347 sample plots. We estimated the proportion of butterfly habitats that were CAP‐grazed within and outside Natura 2000 sites. In total, 10 453 and 4417 butterflies were marked in 2017 and 2019, respectively. The grid cell occurrence probability was 1.8 times higher and the population density was 2.3 times higher in ungrazed compared with CAP‐grazed habitats in 2017, and the corresponding numbers for 2019 were 10 and 5.3 times higher, respectively. The number of flowering plants were on average 6.9 times higher and the density of orchids was 12.3 times higher in ungrazed habitats. Roughly, 30% (130 ha) of the marsh fritillary habitat was CAP grazed, and 97% of this grazing occurred within protected areas, of which 111 ha was situated within Natura 2000 area where the marsh fritillary is the target species. Alarmingly, we show that intense yearly CAP grazing, which is the dominant management strategy in all Natura 2000 sites, has devastating consequences for the target species and other aspects of biodiversity. Less intense management, which would benefit biodiversity, requires changes in the CAP, to allow more flexible payments for habitat management objectives and conservation of target species.
Sortition as Anti‐Corruption: Popular Oversight against Elite Capture
Authors: Bagg Samuel 
Published: March 2022

AbstractRandom selection for political office—or “sortition”—is increasingly seen as a promising tool for democratic renewal. Critics worry, however, that replacing elected and appointed officials with randomly selected citizens would only exacerbate elite manipulation of political processes. This article argues that sortitioncancontribute to democratic renewal, but that its genuine promise is obscured by the excessive ambition and misplaced focus of prevailing models. Casting random selection as a route to accurate representation of the popular will, most contemporary proposals require randomly selected citizens to perform legislative tasks, whose open‐endedness grants substantial discretion to elite agenda setters and facilitators. The real democratic promise of sortition‐based reforms, I argue, lies in obstructing elite capture at critical junctures: a narrower task of oversight that creates fewer opportunities for elite manipulation. In such contexts, the benefits of empowering ordinary people—resulting from their immunity to certain distorting influences on career officials—plausibly outweigh the risks.
Intrinsic religiosity and counterproductive work behavior: The mediating role of Islamic work ethic
Authors: Gürlek Mert 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThis research aims to examine the impact of intrinsic religiosity on counterproductive work behavior directed toward the organization (CWB‐O) and the mediating role of Islamic work ethic in this impact. The data were collected from employees working in the hotel and restaurant industry (n = 684). The findings revealed that intrinsic religiosity had a positive and significant effect on Islamic work ethic. It was found that Islamic work ethic also had a negative and significant effect on CWB‐O. Similarly, intrinsic religiosity had a negative and significant effect on CWB‐O. In addition, it was identified that the Islamic work ethic had a mediating role in the impact of intrinsic religiosity on CWB‐O. Taking into consideration that the relationship between intrinsic religiosity and CWB‐O and the role of Islamic work ethic in this relationship has not yet been examined in literature, the theoretical contribution of the current research can be better understood. From the perspective of practical contribution, this research may help and guide managers to understand how intrinsic religiosity affects CWB‐O.
Host‐directed anti‐mycobacterial activity of colchicine, an anti‐gout drug, via strengthened host innate resistance reinforced by the IL‐1β/PGE2 axis
Authors: Kwon Kee Woong , Kim Lee‐Han , Kang Soon Myung , Lee Ju Mi , Choi Eunsol , Park Jiyun , Hong Jung Joo , Shin Sung Jae 
Published: March 2022

Background and PurposeTo diversify and expand possible tuberculosis (TB) drug candidates and maximize limited global resources, we investigated the effect of colchicine, an FDA‐approved anti‐gout drug, against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection because of its immune‐modulating effects.Experimental ApproachWe evaluated the intracellular anti‐Mtb activity of different concentrations of colchicine in murine bone marrow‐derived macrophages (BMDMs). To elucidate the underlying mechanism, RNA sequencing, biological and chemical inhibition assays, and Western blot, quantitative real‐time PCR, enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and immunohistochemical analyses were employed. Finally, type I interferon‐dependent highly TB‐susceptible A/J mice were challenged with virulent Mtb H37Rv, and the host‐directed therapeutic effect of oral colchicine administration on bacterial burdens and lung inflammation was assessed 30 days post‐infection (2.5 mg·kg−1 every 2 days).Key ResultsColchicine reinforced the anti‐Mtb activity of BMDMs without affecting cell viability, indicating that colchicine facilitated macrophage immune activation upon Mtb infection. The results from RNA sequencing, NLRP3 knockout BMDM, IL‐1 receptor blockade, and immunohistochemistry analyses revealed that this unexpected intracellular anti‐Mtb activity of colchicine was mediated through NLRP3‐dependent IL‐1β signalling and Cox‐2‐regulated PGE2 production in macrophages. Consequently, the TB‐susceptible A/J mouse model showed remarkable protection, with decreased bacterial loads in both the lungs and spleens of oral colchicine‐treated mice, with significantly elevated Cox‐2 expression at infection sites.Conclusions and ImplicationsThe repurposing of colchicine against Mtb infection in this study highlights its unique function in macrophages upon Mtb infection and its novel potential use in treating TB as host‐directed or adjunctive therapy.