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E. Lurbe, E. Agabiti-Rosei, J. K. Cruickshank et al.

J. Kim, Jeffrey H. Kozlow, B. Mittal et al.

T. Allen, K. Merlo, R. C. Lawrence et al.

Within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we investigate work-nonwork boundary management among workers who transitioned to remote work Based on five waves of data and a sample of 155 remote workers, we find that the preference for segmentation was associated with greater work-nonwork balance We also found that having a dedicated office space within the home and fewer household members was associated with greater work-nonwork balance However, these variables did not moderate the relationship between segmentation preferences and work-nonwork balance as expected We discuss implications for future research on boundary management processes and practices (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

Hack-Lyoung Kim, E. Lee, S. Ahn et al.

Hypertension is the leading cause of death in human being, which shows high prevalence and associated complications that increase the mortality and morbidity. Controlling blood pressure (BP) is very important because it is well known that lowering high BP effectively improves patients’ prognosis. This review aims to provide a focused update of the 2018 Korean Hypertension Society Guidelines for the management of hypertension. The importance of ambulatory BP and home BP monitoring was further emphasized not only for the diagnosis but also for treatment target. By adopting corresponding BPs, the updated guideline recommended out-of-office BP targets for both standard and intensive treatment. Based on the consensus on corresponding BPs and Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) revisit, the updated guidelines recommended target BP in high-risk patients below 130/80 mmHg and it applies to hypertensive patients with three or more additional cardiovascular risk factors, one or more risk factors with diabetes, or hypertensive patients with subclinical organ damages, coronary or vascular diseases, heart failure, chronic kidney disease with proteinuria, and cerebral lacunar infarction. Cerebral infarction and chronic kidney disease are also high-risk factors for cardiovascular disease. However, due to lack of evidence, the target BP was generally determined at < 140/90 mmHg in patients with those conditions as well as in the elderly. Updated contents regarding the management of hypertension in special situations are also discussed.

Tzung-Dau Wang, C. Chiang, T. Chao et al.

LI Siji, HE Yixiong, CHEN Jiezhong

Reliable and accurate confirmation, measurement and reporting of the accounting subjects of marine carbon sink projects is an effective way to realize the value of blue carbon ecosystems, and can promote blue carbon ecosystems to play a greater role in regulating climate change to achieve the "dual carbon" goal. Based on the accounting method for the economic value of marine carbon sink released by the Ministry of Natural Resources, this paper distinguishes the product value and added value (carbon storage value, oxygen release value and purification value) of marine carbon sink projects into different accounting accounts. The product value of marine carbon sink projects is generated by the fixed assets developed by the resource cultivation enterprises, and the added value is generated from the inventories produced by the fixed assets. After clarifying the attributes of the accounting accounts, this paper interprets the accounting treatment of economic activities related to marine carbon sink projects according to current Corporate Accounting Standards. This paper enriches the theoretical research of the accounting treatment system of marine carbon sink projects, provides support and basis for relevant departments to introduce targeted policies and local governments to carry out pilot exploration of marine carbon, and provides new ideas for the development of environmental accounting and carbon accounting.

Nurfitriani Nurfitriani, Eka Yudhyani, Catur Kumala Dewi et al.

The Center for Teaching and Learning Activities (PKBM) is one of the non-formal educational institutions that has a strategic role in improving the quality of human resources through various learning programs. PKBM provides a variety of educational services such as equality education, skills training, and various kinds of community empowerment programs. For sustainability and effectiveness, the program is highly dependent on effective and efficient financing management.  The purpose of the study is to describe the characteristics of sources and Revenue Budget Plans (RAP) in PKBM Karya Bhakti Punung, to describe the characteristics of financial realization and accountability in PKBM Karya Bhakti Punung. The method used in this study is data description with an ethnographic approach. Data collection used interview techniques with selected resource persons. The results obtained from this study are known if the sources of funds contained in PKBM Karya Bhakti are obtained from the government, namely from the Director General of PNFI (Indonesia Non-Formal Education), the East Java Provincial Education Office, and the Pacitan Regency Education Office, in addition to that the sources of funds are obtained from independent or independent institutions and businesses from PKBM itself.  By diversifying funding sources and optimizing the use of funds, PKBM can reduce dependence on one source of funding, thereby increasing operational stability and financial sustainability. Good management also allows greater access to resources, which can be used to improve the quality of education and services, as well as develop more relevant and innovative programs and curricula. The active participation of the community in the financing management process will strengthen the relationship between PKBM and its community, as well as encourage greater support. Seeing this, additional funds are needed for PKBM so that educational activities can run as well as possible.

Yu CS, Wu JL, Shih CM et al.

Cheng-Sheng Yu,1– 4,&ast; Jenny L Wu,5,&ast; Chun-Ming Shih,6– 8 Kuan-Lin Chiu,9 Yu-Da Chen,9,10 Tzu-Hao Chang5,11 1Graduate Institute of Data Science, College of Management, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, 235603, Taiwan; 2Clinical Data Center, Office of Data Science, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, 235603, Taiwan; 3Fintech Innovation Center, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Taipei, 11049, Taiwan; 4Beyond Lab, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Taipei, 11049, Taiwan; 5Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, 235603, Taiwan; 6Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan; 7Cardiovascular Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan; 8Taipei Heart Institute, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan; 9Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan; 10School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan; 11Clinical Big Data Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tzu-Hao Chang; Yu-Da Chen, Email kevinchang@tmu.edu.tw; 153072@h.tmu.edu.twPurpose: As HF progresses into advanced HF, patients experience a poor quality of life, distressing symptoms, intensive care use, social distress, and eventual hospital death. We aimed to investigate the relationship between morality and potential prognostic factors among in-patient and emergency patients with HF.Patients and Methods: A case series study: Data are collected from in-hospital and emergency care patients from 2014 to 2021, including their international classification of disease at admission, and laboratory data such as blood count, liver and renal functions, lipid profile, and other biochemistry from the hospital’s electrical medical records. After a series of data pre-processing in the electronic medical record system, several machine learning models were used to evaluate predictions of HF mortality. The outcomes of those potential risk factors were visualized by different statistical analyses.Results: In total, 3871 hF patients were enrolled. Logistic regression showed that intensive care unit (ICU) history within 1 week (OR: 9.765, 95% CI: 6.65, 14.34; p-value < 0.001) and prothrombin time (OR: 1.193, 95% CI: 1.098, 1.296; < 0.001) were associated with mortality. Similar results were obtained when we analyzed the data using Cox regression instead of logistic regression. Random forest, support vector machine (SVM), Adaboost, and logistic regression had better overall performances with areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROCs) of > 0.87. Naïve Bayes was the best in terms of both specificity and precision. With ensemble learning, age, ICU history within 1 week, and respiratory rate (BF) were the top three compelling risk factors affecting mortality due to HF. To improve the explainability of the AI models, Shapley Additive Explanations methods were also conducted.Conclusion: Exploring HF mortality and its patterns related to clinical risk factors by machine learning models can help physicians make appropriate decisions when monitoring HF patients’ health quality in the hospital.Keywords: mortality, risk factor, cardiovascular disease, multivariate statistical analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence

Yanelkis Hernández Pichs , Juana María Remedios González , Maylene Rojas Hernández

Introducción: El proceso de reforma legislativo demanda de la Fiscalía General de la República de Cuba, la gestión eficaz y eficiente de sus fiscales en los procesos de amparo de los derechos constitucionales, cuestión que constituye un desafío y reclama de alternativas que se encaminen hacia este propósito. Objetivo: Aplicar un procedimiento para la gestión del fiscal en los procesos de amparo de los derechos constitucionales y acciones para su preparación. Métodos: Del nivel teórico se emplearon: histórico-lógico, análisis-síntesis, inducción-deducción, abstracción-generalización y sistémico estructural funcional. Del nivel empírico: La observación, análisis de documentos, la encuesta, entrevista grupal, el criterio de expertos y el test de satisfacción. Del nivel estadístico se utilizaron el cálculo porcentual y la estadística descriptiva. Dentro de los procedimientos se recoge la triangulación metodológica en la agrupación de los resultados para la identificación de problemas y potencialidades. Resultados: Se aplicó un procedimiento para gestión del fiscal en los procesos de amparo de los derechos constitucionales, que permitió junto a las acciones para su preparación potenciar su mejor desempeño profesional. Conclusiones: El análisis realizado permitió afirmar que los fiscales en sentido general tuvieron un cambio positivo y significativo, si se tienen en cuenta los parámetros establecidos; al demostrar la actualización en los conocimientos sobre los procesos de amparo de los derechos constitucionales, el dominio de habilidades para gestionar adecuadamente dichos procesos y perfeccionaron su desempeño profesional./ Introduction: The legislative reform process demands from the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Cuba the effective and efficient management of its prosecutors in the amparo processes of constitutional rights, an issue that constitutes a challenge and calls for alternatives that are directed towards this purpose. Objective: To apply a procedure for the prosecutor's management in amparo processes of constitutional rights and actions for its preparation. Methods: From the theoretical level, the methods used were: historical-logical, analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction, abstraction-generalization and structural-functional systemic. From the empirical level: observation, document analysis, survey, group interview, expert criteria and satisfaction test. From the statistical level, percentage calculation and descriptive statistics were used. The procedures included methodological triangulation in the grouping of results for the identification of problems and potentialities. Results: A procedure for the prosecutor's management in the amparo processes of constitutional rights was applied, which, together with the actions for their preparation, allowed enhancing their professional performance. Conclusions: The analysis carried out allowed affirming that prosecutors in a general sense had a positive and significant change, if the established parameters are taken into account; by demonstrating the updating in the knowledge about amparo processes of constitutional rights, the mastery of skills to adequately manage such processes and improved their professional performance.

Ling ZHAO, Yan WANG

The prohibition of fishing in the Yangtze River Basin is for the overall purpose and for the benefit of the descendants. However, there are problems of illegal fishing, especially in the estuary of the Yangtze River where fishery resources are relatively rich, which hinders the realization of the policy objectives. Based on the contradictions in reality, this paper selected 24 national and 30 local policy texts on "combating illegal fishing" in the estuary of the Yangtze River to quantitatively analyze and evaluate the coordination of the policy system. The results showed that the policy system of combating illegal fishing in the estuary of the Yangtze River was well coordinated vertically, but there were some problems of discoordination horizontally. This paper innovatively proposed a coordinated and integrated framework of the policy system, which provided an optimization direction for the management of illegal fishing in the estuary of the Yangtze River from the perspective of public policy.

Yuan Xu, Le-Le Ge, Xin-Feng Cheng et al.

Sympatric distribution and temporal overlap of cryptic zooplankton species pose a challenge to the framework of the niche differentiation theory and the mechanisms allowing competitor coexistence. We applied the methods of phylogenetic analysis, DNA taxonomy, and statistical analysis to study the temporal distribution patterns of the cryptic <i>B. calyciflorus</i> species, an excellent model, in three lakes, and to explore the putative mechanisms for their seasonal succession and temporal overlap. The results showed that in the warm-temperate Lake Yunlong, <i>B</i>. <i>fernandoi</i> and <i>B</i>. <i>calyciflorus</i> s.s. underwent a seasonal succession, which was largely attributed to their differential adaptation to water temperature. In the subtropical Lake Jinghu, <i>B</i>. <i>fernandoi</i>, <i>B</i>. <i>calyciflorus</i> s.s., and <i>B. dorcas</i> exhibited both seasonal succession and temporal overlap. Seasonal successions were largely attributed to their differential adaptation to temperature, and temporal overlap resulted from their differential responses to algal food concentration. In the tropical Lake Jinniu, <i>B</i>. <i>calyciflorus</i> s.s. persisted throughout the year and overlapped with <i>B. dorcas</i> for 5 months. The temporal overlap resulted from their differential responses to copepod predation. These results indicated that the temporal distribution pattern of the cryptic <i>B. calyciforus</i> species and the mechanism that allows competitor coexistence vary with different climate zones.

Kequan Xia, Zhiyuan Zhu, Jiangming Fu et al.

Abstract Triboelectric nanogenerators based on reusing waste aluminum plastic bags and biodegradable tea leaves (after drinking) will not only reduce the waste of resources but can also mitigate environmental pollution and reduce energy consumption. In this paper, we propose a novel tea-leaf triboelectric nanogenerator using aluminum plastic bags (TAP-TENG). The approximate values of open circuit voltage (Voc), short-circuit current (Isc), and output power density of the fabricated TAP-TENG could reach 792 V, 42.8 μA, and 488.88 μW/cm2, respectively. The generated electrical output is capable of directly powering 179 green high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Additionally, a honeycomb lantern TAP-TENG structure is proposed, which can be used not only to harvest mechanical energy, for example, turning books and pulling drawers, but can also detect various touching states, such as knocking, pressing, and stroking. Additionally, we propose a power management circuit to power various electronic office supplies, such as a digital temperature-humidity meter, electronic calculator and electronic watch. The tea leaves and aluminum plastic bags used for TENG construction are commercial and waste office commodities and the fabricated TENG are applied for powering and sensing purpose within the office. This study provides a simple and cost-effective method of fabricating an energy harvester to power environmental monitoring devices, which will promote the large-scale and intelligent practical application of TENGs.

Gao-Feng Yu, Yu-Jin Lin, Xiao-Mei Luo

According to the characteristics of waterway navigation safe routes selection, and considering the individual feelings and group benefits of information, as well as no-compensation information between indexes, this paper describes the safe rating of waterway navigation routes, and then puts forward an evaluation model of and method for waterway navigation safe route selection based on variable weight VIKOR. First of all, from the concept and connotation of grade assessment, this paper describes the safe rating of waterway navigation routes, so as to avoid confusing the two essential different problems of safe rating and ranking. Then, the evaluation indexes and membership function of the appropriate grade of the safe rating of waterway navigation route are constructed, and the weights of an evaluation index based on entropy are proposed. Secondly, a variable weight VIKOR evaluation model and a binary semantic evaluation method for the safe grading of waterway navigation safe routes are proposed. Finally, through case study and comparative analysis, the rationality and feasibility of the model and method proposed in this paper are illustrated. This model can better reflect the connotation and characteristics of the appropriate grade assessment of waterway navigation safe routes, and provides new approaches and methods to support the development and management of waterway navigation safe route selection.

Sarah Piller, Siegfried Nagel

Introduction Nonprofit sports organisations are valuable sports providers in most European countries. In 2017, there were over 60 million European active sports club members (Nagel et al., 2020). Through the consumption behaviour of this great number of people practicing sports, sport might have a negative impact on the environment (McCullough et al., 2020). Therefore, national sports federations (NSFs), overarching the sports clubs and engaging in sports policy issues, could be crucial when it comes to taking measures concerning the environmental sustainability of sports. Indeed, several NSFs have already launched programmes for environmental sustainability (e.g. Swiss Hang- and Paragliding Association [SHV]). This might be somehow surprising, since the nonprofit organised sport is traditionally primarily committed to the interests of its members and the sport as its core business (Thiel & Mayer, 2009). Thus, the following study addresses the questions, to what extend policies of environmental sustainability appear on the agendas of NSFs and which driving factors are relevant for its agenda setting, formulation and subsequent decision making. Knowledge about those processes is especially important since they are prerequisites for the implementation of environmental policies. Literature review and theoretical background Concerning nonprofit sports organisations and sustainable development, especially the field of social sustainability (e.g. Nagel et al., 2020) has been widely researched. Environmental sustainability however has only limitedly been analysed in this context. Describing the current state of commitment of NSFs to environmental sustainability, it has been found that Belgian NSFs show a rather low commitment, whereas low-intensity initiatives (e.g. recycling of sport equipment) constitute the majority of the identified actions (Hugaerts et al., 2022). The same pattern could be shown in Scandinavia. Sandvik and Seippel (2022) explain this partly with the absence of NSFs’ perceived urgence of environmental problems with direct consequences for the associations’ activities and the lack of institutional pressures. However, so far, there is hardly any knowledge about which factors are relevant for environmental policies being set on NSFs’ agendas, formulated, and decided upon, even though those processes are important as they precede the actual implementation of policies. Considering agenda setting, policy formulation and decision making processes, this study is based on the Multiple Streams Approach with two coupling phases (MSA) of Herweg et al. (2015). For “an ideas’ time to come”, the approach identifies the coupling of three different processes as important. Policies arise, when issues are perceived as problematic (problem stream; e.g. image issues) and depend on the political context of the policy and agenda (political stream, e.g. composition of board). The policy stream contains existing ideas and enables the survival of certain ideas (e.g. idea of developing a climate strategy). Finally, policy entrepreneurs’ agency is necessary to couple the streams and create agenda windows, which allow items to rise onto the decision agenda. In a following second phase, the re-coupling of the same streams and engagement of policy entrepreneurs enables policies to be formulated, decided upon, and eventually be implemented. Methods To observe those processes, we decided to conduct an in-depth qualitative case study with a NSF, that has recently discussed, formulated, and decided upon environmental policies. Since the hang- and paragliding sport is depending on a natural environment affected by climate change, the SHV seemed to be an interesting case for our study, where such processes might already have taken place. The association is committed to the interests and sustainable practice of free flight. It has 112 club and 20,000 individual members, maintains an office with 14 employees and is headed by a board of directors, currently with seven members. Document- and archive entries allowed us a first overview of existing measures of environmental sustainability and the appearance of the topic on the NSF’s agenda. We conducted semi-structured expert interviews with six decision makers of the SHV and with a representative of the umbrella organisation of the Swiss sports system to gain a deeper understanding of the agenda setting, formulation and decision making of environmental policies in the SHV. We then applied causation coding (Miles et al., 2020) to analyse the data, considering a data-led as well as a theory-based coding process along the concept of the MSA. Findings The SHV's commitment to environmental sustainability is based primarily on two pillars: the protection of biodiversity and access to nature on one hand and climate commitment on the other. Whereas voluntary agreements about wildlife rest areas have been made since 1995, climate protection policies are broadly discussed as a part of the strategy and implemented on an operative basis in different departments since the creation of the position of an environmental officer in 2017. If not forced by external political pressure (e.g. flight restrictions), the agenda setting of environmental sustainability (e.g. climate commitment) in the SHV seems to be pushed primarily by the engagement of individual policy entrepreneurs. Policy entrepreneurs thereby mainly highlight the importance of addressing the issue to ensure the long-term survival of the sport and the association (problem stream). The perceived member interests seem to be able to facilitate or impede the agenda setting of the topic (political stream). Nevertheless, members do not appear to be the central entrepreneurs when it comes to actively promoting policies of environmental sustainability onto the agenda. The ideas for such policies rather seem to be found in the practice of similar other NSFs (policy stream). The board of management seems to be less crucial for this process of agenda setting. When it comes to formulation and decision making however, the importance of the board of management is structurally implied. Even though the General Assembly approves amendments and the management of the board, the latter issues directives. Since members of the board do not yet seem to have the necessary knowledge about environmental sustainability to feel competent enough to make the required decisions, thorough information provided by the environmental officers appears to be important. Actors of the association describe policy formulation as a long process, where, in order to make the members of the board feel comfortable enough to make decisions, policies of environmental sustainability “must become a topic first over time”. When it comes to decision making about environmental policies, the (political) background of the members of the board are crucial and can promote or hinder certain decisions. Nevertheless, after getting enough information, suggestions from the administrative office are mostly accepted. Discussion Therefore, engaged policy entrepreneurs seem to be crucial for agenda setting, formulation and, through the impact of their suggestions, decision making processes of environmental policies in the SHV. Policy entrepreneurs do show engagement for their favoured policies even if they are not responsible for that specific topic in the association, but the structural implication of positions in connection with sport- and socio-political developments can additionally promote environmental policies. Even though the agenda setting of such policies does not seem to be a bottom-up process, consistent with the understanding of NSFs as interest-oriented organisations, perceived member interests are central in all three processes. Thereby functional objectives (e.g. enabling sport) are predominant to normative reasons (e.g. environmental responsibility). Furthermore, there seem to be processes that might be explained by the concept of mimetic isomorphism (DiMaggio & Powell, 1983), i.e. the orientation towards practices of similar NSFs in order to gain legitimacy. This pilot study allows an in-depth investigation and enables a first review of the used theoretical and methodological approach. It identifies crucial factors when promoting the agenda setting, formulation and decision making for environmental sustainability in NSFs and utilising the potential of the nonprofit organised sports setting and its leverage in society. It is presented as part of a broader follow-up multiple case study with eight NSFs and a cross-case comparison. Further research must be conducted to allow statements about other types of NSFs (e.g. other types of professionalisation, indoor sports) and further stages of the policy cycle, i.e. the implementation of the policies. References DiMaggio, P. J., & Powell, W. W. (1983). The iron cage revisited: Institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields. American Sociological Review, 48(2), 147–160. Herweg, N., Huss, C., & Zohlnhöfer, R. (2015). Straightening the three streams: Theorising extensions of the multiple streams framework. 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Dan Bolton, Tegest Hailu, Christina A. Porucznik

Abstract Background Stuttering may include repetition of words in whole or part, difficulty saying words, and elongated pauses in speech. Approximately 5% of children stutter for a period lasting 6 months or more. Most of those children stop stuttering as they approach adulthood, but the condition persists in approximately 1% of adults. The cause of stuttering is unknown. Adults who stutter face substantial burdens in many aspects of their lives. Stutterers may choose not to pursue meaningful employment opportunities, may not be hired for positions they seek, or may be denied promotions or positive performance evaluations. Stuttering can cause physical tension from fear of speaking. Social challenges arise when a person who stutters is seen as less capable or of lower intelligence than fluent speakers. Stuttering causes emotional difficulties through the frustration and embarrassment that disfluent speakers feel. Stutterers may experience a general loss of self-esteem and personal satisfaction in life. Speech therapy is the primary intervention for stuttering. Medications have been investigated as treatments for stuttering, but no medication has been identified that has widespread effectiveness. Case presentation A 60-year-old white non-Hispanic woman who had been a near lifelong stutterer was prescribed ketamine for an unrelated condition and experienced an almost immediate resolution of her stuttering. Conclusions Many possible pharmacological treatments for stuttering have been studied. Some medications appear to be effective in some patients; some appear to be more generally effective but have negative side effects. No reporting in relevant literature has addressed a possible role for ketamine in stuttering treatment. On the basis of this case report, research on the effect of ketamine on stuttering would be useful. Any effective treatment for stuttering would have a significant positive effect on quality of life for persons who stutter.

K. Kario, D. Shimbo, N. Tomitani et al.

Wearable blood pressure (BP) monitoring devices which measure BP levels accurately both in and out of the office are valuable for hypertension management using digital technology. The authors have conducted the first comparison study of BPs measured by a recently developed wrist‐worn watch‐type oscillometric BP monitoring (WBPM) device, the “HeartGuide,” versus BPs measured by an ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) device, A&D TM‐2441, in the office (total of 4 readings alternately measured in the sitting position) and outside the office (30‐minutes interval measurements during daytime) in 50 consecutive patients (mean age 66.1 ± 10.8 years). The 2 BP monitoring devices were simultaneously worn on the same non‐dominant arm throughout the monitoring period. The mean difference (±SD) in systolic BPs (average of 2 readings) between WBPM and ABPM was 0.8 ± 12.8 mm Hg (P = .564) in the office and 3.2 ± 17.0 mm Hg (P < .001) outside the office. The proportion of differences that were within ±10 mm Hg was 58.7% in the office and 47.2% outside the office. In a mixed‐effects model analysis, the temporal trend in the difference between the out‐of‐office BPs measured by the two devices was not statistically significant. In conclusion, the difference between the WBPM and ABPM device was acceptable both in and out of the office.

H. Hou, H. Remøy, Tuuli Jylhä et al.

Purpose Triggered by public concerns over office workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study sheds light on the office workplace environment and aims to investigate how organisations respond to forces from the external environment (impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic) and how they modify their office workplace management strategically and operationally to suit the stakeholders’ needs and future development in the post COVID-19 period. Design/methodology/approach A desktop study was conducted to provide the framework for the in-depth interviews with five corporate real estate (CRE) managers and three workplace consultants. Thematic analysis including coding technique was adopted to analyse the qualitative data. Findings The findings show that during the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the intended and implemented office workplace modifications are mainly related to two types of risk control: administrative control and personal protection. At a strategic level, organisations react to the external forces by re-modelling their businesses and working towards re-orienting their CRE strategies, such as portfolio transformation, agile portfolio strategies and redesign of the office workplace, etc. Originality/value This is a topical and timely study that presents the general practice of office workplace modification during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the related CRE management (CREM) strategies developed for the new normal. The findings obtained through in-depth interviews have well supported the CREM strategic alignment theory. It is foreseen that office workplace management will encounter other challenges due to uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of this study provide a practical lens to look at the future changes of office workplace environment.

E. Sander, Cecelia Marques, James R. Birt et al.

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019)-induced changes in the workplace present a timely opportunity for human resource management practitioners to consider and remediate the deleterious effects of noise, a commonly cited complaint of employees working in open-plan office (OPO) environments. While self-reports suggest that OPO noise is perceived as a stressor, there is little experimental research comprehensively investigating the effects of noise on employees in terms of their cognitive performance, physiological indicators of stress, and affect. Employing a simulated office setting, we compared the effects of a typical OPO auditory environment to a quieter private office auditory environment on a range of objective and subjective measures of well-being and performance. While OPO noise did not reduce immediate cognitive task performance compared to the quieter environment, it did reduce psychological well-being as evidenced by self-reports of mood, facial expressions of emotion, and physiological indicators of stress in the form of heartrate and skin conductivity. Our research highlights the importance of using a multimodal approach to assess the impact of workplace stressors such as noise. Such an approach will allow HR practitioners to make data-driven recommendations about the design and modification of workspaces to minimize negative effects and support employee well-being.

Nhung Tuyet Thi Pham, Quang Ngoc Nguyen, Nam Thanh Nguyen et al.

The autonomous university model is recognized as a method of advanced university governance to improve training quality . In Vietnam, university autonomy has made many positive changes in training quality in recent years. This study examines if there is a difference in the QA activities of academic programs between two types of higher education institutions: the public universities with financial autonomy and the public universities without financial autonomy. A quantitative method was used to analyze the survey data from 593 participants. An independent T-test was used to analyze the differences between the two types of institutions. The results indicated statistical differences in most activities in seven research areas. The quantitative result provided strong evidence of the impact of autonomy policy on two types of higher education institutions, which was not addressed in the national report on autonomy policy in 2022. Some recommendations were made to improve the QA activities toward continuous quality improvement.

Roger Sarmiento, Kevin Balagon, Fritz Floyd Merisco et al.

The Cabadbaran River Irrigation System (CabRIS) supports about 3,212 hectares of farmland for irrigation. Unfortunately, the local irrigation office reported an insufficient water supply for irrigation to serve the entire service area in the past cropping seasons. The water yield has been dwindling; hence, an irrigation system management plan will address the water resource crisis. As a component of the project &quot;Cabadbaran River Irrigation System Management Plan for Irrigation Water Resources (2022-2026)&quot;, the biophysical team carried out a floristic assessment for the entire watershed. The study used the quadrat-transect sampling method to assess and characterise the structure and species composition of the riparian areas of the main Cabadbaran River, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. Results recorded about 109 morpho-species belonging to 46 families and 88 genera from the sampling sites. Nineteen species were listed either on the Philippine Red List or the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The plant diversity assessment revealed that biodiversity in riparian forests in the watershed was low to very low due to the massive rampant disturbance in the area. The riparian ecosystem of the Cabadbaran River represents a fragile ecosystem that is threatened by increasing demands on the regional water supply and the conversion of lands into tree plantations and agriculture. Addressing these driving forces causing biodiversity loss will impart a significant challenge for irrigation and land managers in the region.