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Is the construction site a safer place under the USACE or local government guidelines? The case of Afghanistan
Authors: Ibrahimkhil Mohammad Hashim , Hadidi Laith 
Published: December 2021

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to assess the safety level of construction sites in Afghanistan following the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) safety practices and compare this with other construction sites in Afghanistan that follow local government safety guidelines. The USACE oversees and funds many infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, and these projects are supposed to follow the same standards implemented in the USA, including safety standards. The local government of Afghanistan also funds infrastructure projects in Afghanistan; however, these do not follow USACE best practices. This research explores the question of whether the USACE standards provide a safer construction site. The effect of the USACE standards on safety practices in construction projects is also investigated in the Afghanistan construction industry.Design/methodology/approachA literature review and other safety checklists were used to develop a safety checklist containing 104 items (questions) in 17 categories. Subsequently, the checklist was used to assess the safety performance of 57 construction projects (25 USACE projects, and 32 governmental projects). Utilizing quantitative analysis, the Spearman rank correlation coefficient (Rho) and Mann–Whitney tests were carried out for correlation and statistical disparity between USACE and governmental projects.FindingsThe safety performance level of Afghan government projects was found to be poor in relation to other developing countries, while in USACE projects it was excellent. In addition, fire prevention, safety administration, PPE, heavy equipment, and handling and storage of materials for all types of contractors were the most overlooked aspects of Afghan Government projects.Practical implicationsThe findings clearly demonstrate the deficiencies in construction sites observed during this study and also support the adoption of USACE standards in Afghanistan projects.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to investigate the safety of construction sites in Afghanistan. The study also demonstrates the benefits of adopting international standards (USACE) to improve the safety of construction sites in a developing country such as Afghanistan. The findings provide evidence of the safety of the Afghanistan construction industry compared to other developing countries. These findings will contribute to the Afghan Government's efforts to track injury statistics.
Lean and agile metrics. Literature review and framework for measuring leagile supply chain
Authors: Piotrowicz Wojciech Domink , Ryciuk Urszula , Szymczak Maciej 
Published: December 2021

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to review metrics and develop a framework for measuring leagile supply chain. Metrics that are applicable in the lean, agile and leagile strategies are identified in the literature and are then combined into a framework that can reflect both agile and lean strategies – the leagile supply strategy.Design/methodology/approachThis work is based on the systematic literature review. Literature was collected, then lean and agile metrics were extracted, analysed, counted and grouped into the framework. Findings are compared against literature on leagile supply chain.FindingsFindings indicate that there are sets of metrics specific to lean strategy, such as are process-focused, cost, productivity, inventory and delivery-based metrics, and specific to agile such as flexibility, responsiveness, information sharing and cooperation. There are also metrics common for both strategies; they are related to time, quality and customer satisfaction. Lean measures are tangible and focused on internal processes and products, while agile measures are targeted at external environment.Practical implicationsThe framework could be used by practitioners as a starting point for performance system design.Originality/valueThere is a need to stop looking at lean and agile as separate and distinct supply strategies. Results of this research indicate that lean and agile are interlinked, both are focusing on customer satisfaction and quality. Applying a proposed set of metrics enables to design supply chain measurement system that reflects both strategies to measure leagile supply chain. The framework could be used by practitioners as a starting point for performance system design.
A study of the Web visibility of the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda on university websites
Authors: Vallez Mari , Lopezosa Carlos , Pedraza-Jiménez Rafael 
Published: December 2021

PurposeUniversities play an important role in the promotion and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This study aims to examine the visibility of information about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the websites of Spanish and major international universities, by means of a quantitative and qualitative analysis with an online visibility management platform that makes use of big data technology.Design/methodology/approachThe Web visibility of the universities studied in relation to the terms “SDG”, “Sustainable Development Goals” and “2030 Agenda” was determined using the SEMrush tool. Information was obtained on the number of web pages accessed and the queries formulated (query expansion). The content indexed by Google for these universities was compiled, and finally, the search engine optimization (SEO) factors applicable to the websites with the highest Web visibility were identified.FindingsThe universities analysed are content creators but do not have very high Web visibility in Web searches for information on the SDGs. Of the 98 universities analysed, only four feature prominently in search results.Originality/valueAlthough research exists on the application of SEO to different areas, there have not, to date, been any studies examining the Web visibility of universities in relation to Web searches for information on the 2030 Agenda. The main contributions of this study are the global perspective it provides on the Web visibility of content produced by universities about the SDGs and the recommendations it offers for improving that visibility.
Gender gap and ecological footprint: are there country variations? Evidence from quantile panel regression
Authors: Elish Eman 
Published: December 2021

Purpose
The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of the gender gap on the ecological footprint (EFP) corresponding to its different quantiles.

Design/methodology/approach
Quantile panel regression for 24 countries from the period 2006 to 2017 will be used, for the gender gap and other determinants of EFP.

Findings
Each factor affecting EFP differs in its impact depending on the level of EFP quantile it corresponds to. Gender gap was found to be increasing EFP for the higher quantiles and decreasing EFP for the lower quantiles.

Research limitations/implications
Environmental institutions should be considering the role of gender equality as a factor affecting the environment. Socioeconomic factors sometimes hamper the role of the female gender in preserving the environment. There are variations on how EFP factors differ between individual countries and this opens areas for further studies.

Originality/value
This research contributes to the current research studies by testing the impact of the gender gap on EFP instead of CO2 emission which is widely used in the literature. This topic is considered understudied and one of the few that uses the quantile panel regression to investigate this impact, none of which is used in gender and environment studies. Finally, the model used in the study uses a more comprehensive extension of the “Stochastic Impact by Regression on Pollution, Affluence and Technology” model compared to the existing empirical studies in this area.
Stakeholders' consciousness of cultural heritage and the reconciliation of different needs for sustainable development
Authors: Aureli Selena , Del Baldo Mara 
Published: December 2021

PurposeThe paper aims to investigate the approach and tools adopted by an Italian city, included amongst the UNESCO World Heritage sites (WHS), to involve different stakeholders in the protection and valorisation of its historical centre to achieve the goals of sustainable development. The paper focusses on the role of local authorities as the key actors that should engage different city users to jointly achieve heritage conservation and socio-economic development.Design/methodology/approachData were collected, thanks to the researchers' direct participation in a project launched by the municipality of Urbino, which involved several local stakeholders and lasted about a year. Participant observation allowed the authors to collect informal interviews, join collective discussions and reflect on the direct observation of the activities undertaken.FindingsThe case study analysed suggests how participatory governance may be effective in fostering responsible principles in “asset usage” by any type of city users and how citizens actively co-design and co-implement initiatives of heritage revitalisation when engaged in cultural heritage (CH) policies.Originality/valueThe paper addresses a long-standing problem that has never been solved: how to enhance the consciousness of the CH amongst stakeholders and reconcile their different and conflicting needs in the historical urban environment in the process of revitalisation.
Linking leadership styles to communication competency and work engagement: evidence from the hotel industry
Authors: Rabiul Md Karim , Shamsudin Faridahwati Mohd , Yean Tan Fee , Patwary Ataul Karim 
Published: December 2021

PurposeThis study examines the mediation effects of leaders' communication competency in the link between leadership styles (i.e. servant and transactional leadership) and employees' work engagement.Design/methodology/approachCross-sectional survey data from 392 employees in 33 hotels in Bangladesh were collected. To analyze the data, structural equation modeling was adopted, and partial least squares (PLS) analysis was used.FindingsResults of PLS analysis revealed that servant leaders and leaders' communication competency positively influence employees' work engagement. In boosting employees' work engagement, communication competency is an important tool for servant leadership but not for transactional leadership.Practical implicationsHoteliers and managers may want to adopt a servant leadership style and develop effective leadership communication skills to increase employees' engagement at work.Originality/valueThis study introduces communication competency as a mediating mechanism between leadership styles and work engagement in the hospitality industry.
Can government financial support enhance job creations: insights from Oman
Authors: Al Shukaili Abdullah Mohammed , Al Kindi Kawther , Kassim Norizan Mohd , Ahmed Zunaith , Al Hosni Khdija 
Published: December 2021

Purpose
Promoting and supporting entrepreneurship is a critical pillar of Oman’s vision 2040. The need to understand to what extent the effectiveness of public funds given to micro and small enterprises in Oman as well as to understand the characteristics of the funds that can drive the impact of such government financial support programs on those enterprises motivated us to conduct this study. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the government loan support programs on job creation in micro and small enterprises in Oman.

Design/methodology/approach
Hypotheses were tested using data collected from 1,127 micro and small enterprises that received loan supports from the Government of Oman. The authors explored the impact of a set of predictors on a dependent variable (job creation) to understand to what extent do the supported micro and small enterprise characteristics significantly influence job creations in the enterprises. Multiple regression and General Linear Model Multivariate Analysis statistical techniques were used to test the hypotheses.

Findings
There is a positive relationship between government supported firms’ characteristics and job creation for both nationals and expatriates’ employment. The empirical results suggest that, when compared with the micro enterprises, the small enterprises were able to create more jobs for nationals than for expatriates, although the effect of the support program on job creation was significant for both groups.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to the literature debate on the effectiveness of Oman’s entrepreneurship policy. Using multivariate analysis, the study analyzes the public support program for enterprises in Oman and how it can be improved to support the Oman 2040 Vision.
Threat or opportunity: accelerated job demands during COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Afshari Leila , Hayat Aamir , Ramachandran K.K. , Bartram Timothy , Balakrishnan Bamini K.P.D. 
Published: December 2021

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of accelerated job demands on employee outcomes during the COVID-19 crisis. An integrated model was developed to explore the relationships between different types of job demands (learning, decision-making, work intensification), employee turnover intention (TI) and burnout (BU).Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained from professionals whose work conditions were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. An online survey was distributed anonymously. A total of 566 questionnaires were included in the analysis. Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the data.Findings The findings revealed that employees' perception of job demands impacts the significance and direction of the relationships between different forms of job demands and employee outcomes. Furthermore, the findings confirm that mediating role of perceived organizational support alleviates the adverse effects of job demands on employee outcomes. Finally, the present study supported the moderation effect of positive affectivity between work intensification and employee BU.Practical implications This study provides employers with insights about supporting employees to cope with increased job demands in conditions where rapid changes are inevitable.Originality/value The unique context of research (COVID-19) enabled this study to account for the acceleration of job demands that employees experience in rapidly changing situations. This study employed an instrument that allowed for the assessment of acceleration in job demands. Furthermore, the granular approach of the measurement model extended the perspectives of job demands and work intensification.
Macroprudential policy and house prices in an estimated Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium model for South Africa
Authors: Dlamini Lenhle , Ngalawa Harold 
Published: December 2021

AbstractThis article examines the interaction of housing‐related macroprudential policies and monetary policy. The study uses housing cycles in a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) model with a small open‐economy framework. We estimate the model with Bayesian techniques using South African data covering the period from 2000Q1 to 2018Q4. The results indicate that monetary policy has small effects on house prices. We consider a loan‐to‐value (LTV) tool for macroprudential policy. The results show that a 1% rise in the LTV ratio, a tight macroprudential policy, leads to increasing house prices, with significant effects on Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation. The effects on CPI inflation suggest that monetary policy is not very effective. Efficient policy frontier analysis indicates that the introduction of macroprudential policy yields an improved effective outcome that lowers output and inflation volatility. The findings suggest monetary policy and macroprudential policy require coordination.
Quantitative analysis of thiamylal and its metabolite secobarbital using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry in adipose tissue, serum, and liver
Authors: Yoshioka Naoki , Asano Migiwa , Kuse Azumi , Kondo Takeshi , Takahashi Motonori , Morichika Mai , Nakagawa Kanako , Sakurada Makoto , Ueno Yasuhiro 
Published: December 2021

AbstractThiamylal is an ultrashort‐acting barbiturate used for intravenous administration or general anesthesia induction. However, some cases of poisoning and suicide with thiamylal administration have been reported. Additionally, there are few reports on its analysis in the organs and adipose tissue, which requires purification by column chromatography and evaporation. A rapid and sensitive method was developed for quantifying thiamylal and its metabolite, secobarbital, in the adipose tissue, serum, and liver using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). Samples were prepared using modified QuEChERS extraction. For adipose tissue samples, an acetonitrile–hexane partitioning step was added to the extraction. This method was applied to investigate a suspected self‐poisoning autopsy case. The quantitation accuracy for thiamylal added to porcine pericardial fat (0.18 µg/g), human serum (0.015 µg/mL), and porcine liver (0.18 µg/g) was 103%, 113%, and 95.3%, respectively. The quantitation limits calculated for porcine pericardial fat, human serum, and porcine liver at a signal‐to‐noise ratio of 10 were 0.06 µg/g, 0.005 µg/mL, and 0.06 µg/g, respectively. In addition, the thiamylal and secobarbital levels in the forensic autopsy case were 140 and 1.5 µg/g, respectively, in myocardial fat; 3.5–4.9 and 0.12–0.20 µg/mL, respectively, in serum; and 6.2–42 and 0.58–1.1 µg/g, respectively, in liver tissue. Thiamylal is especially distributed in the adipose tissue. The thiamylal‐to‐fat ratio may help estimate the time from administration to death. The developed modified QuEChERS extraction method with acetonitrile–hexane partitioning is suitable for analyzing hydrophobic compounds, such as thiamylal, in the adipose tissue.
The rarest of rare cases within the one thousand faces of atypical carcinoid: Pseudomesotheliomatous manifestation in a pregnant woman
Authors: Kim Harim , Lee Ho Yun , Lee Se‐Hoon , Lee In Sun , Choi Joon Young , Shim Young Mog 
Published: December 2021

AbstractCarcinoid tumors in pregnant women are rare, and there have been no previous studies of atypical carcinoid tumor reported in pregnancy. Also, pseudomesotheliomatous manifestation in atypical carcinoid is an extremely rare finding, there being only two cases reported. Here, we present the first case of pseudomesotheliomatous manifestation of atypical carcinoid in a pregnant woman. Upon image analysis, we found that atypical carcinoids with multiple metastatic lesions can exhibit variability in vascularity and metabolism, resulting in heterogeneous image characteristics among metastatic lesions, even those with identical histology. In addition, even with extensive metastasis, patients can exhibit good performance explained by long‐standing presentation of indolent cancer.
The impact of IFRS adoption on the value relevance of accounting information in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alomair Abdulrahman , Farley Alan , Yang Helen Hong 
Published: December 2021

AbstractWe examined the joint and relative value relevance of book value of equity (BVE) and earnings before (2015–2016), after (2017–2018) and during the comparative year (2016) of mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Saudi Arabia. Results show that the accounting information is jointly value relevant (R2), with no significant change between accounting information prepared under Saudi GAAP and IFRS. However, we found a positive change in the relative value relevance of the BVE after IFRS implementation, mainly related to the introduction of fair value measurement. Differences in value relevance were found across variances in company characteristics.
Cuddling very and extremely preterm babies in the delivery room is a positive and normal experience for mothers after the birth
Authors: Kimkool Parisut , Huang Shirley , Gibbs Deanna , Banerjee Jayanta , Deierl Aniko 
Published: December 2021

AbstractAimExtremely preterm infants are separated from their mothers immediately after birth and not placed skin‐to‐skin in routine neonatal intensive care unit settings. Visual and physical contact in the delivery room as a first cuddle potentially can facilitate early parent‐infant interaction and reduce the trauma of separation. Our aim in this study was to explore mothers' experience of delivery room cuddle by collecting qualitative feedback via emotional mapping.MethodsSix mothers experiencing delivery room cuddle had been recruited (GA of their babies 24 + 5–29 + 0 weeks, birth weight 540–1019 g). Using a descriptive qualitative approach, semi‐structured interviews were performed with six mothers following consent via Zoom or phone between September 2020 and March 2021. Interviews were transcribed using AI Otter and then analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsAnalysis of the participants' experiences revealed five themes: fears and hopes around delivery; the moment of delivery—recognising uncertainty; reclaiming normalcy; forming connections; and the journey ahead as an empowered parent.ConclusionAll mothers reported positive emotions about the cuddle with their baby. They highlighted that this physical contact was often the only positive and ‘normal’ birth experience they had from the time of delivery.
Editorial: risk of loss of response to anti‐TNFα agents in patients with inflammatory bowel disease—the longer the less?
Authors: Goren Idan , Yanai Henit 
Published: December 2021

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Schultheiss et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16605 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16722
ErbB4‐mediated regulation of vasculogenic mimicry capability in breast cancer cells
Authors: Kawahara Ryota , Simizu Siro 
Published: December 2021

AbstractErbB4 is a member of the ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase family. It has both pro‐ and anti‐oncogenic activities in tumors. Vasculogenic mimicry (VM), a phenomenon in which cancer cells form capillary‐like structures without endothelial cells, has been recognized to be a cause of malignant phenotypes in some solid tumors. Here, we used an in vitro VM formation assay, and demonstrated that ErbB4 negatively regulated VM formation in human breast cancer cells. By using CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated gene knockout, we verified that the depletion of endogenous ErbB4 improved the VM formation capability. Although treatment with neuregulin 1 (NRG1), a ligand of ErbB4, induced the phosphorylation of ErbB4 and promoted VM formation in a dose‐dependent manner, it did not induce such activities in kinase‐dead K751M ErbB4‐overexpressing cells. Moreover, we examined the effect of the missense mutation E872K of ErbB4, which has been reported in multiple tumors, on VM formation, and found that the mutation enhanced the basal phosphorylation level and ErbB4‐mediated VM formation in the absence of NRG1 stimulation. Whereas NRG1 stimulated VM formation, excessive activation of ErbB4 induced a negative effect. In E872K ErbB4‐overexpressing cells, but not in wild‐type ErbB4‐overexpressing cells, the number of VM tubes was significantly decreased by low‐dose treatment with the ErbB inhibitor afatinib. Taken together, our findings demonstrated the significance of ErbB4‐mediated VM formation, and suggested the possibility of ErbB4 mutations as effective targets in breast cancer.