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An investigation of organizational communication citizenship behaviors of faculty and staff at historically black colleges and universities
Full text linkDrawing on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and structurational divergence (SD), this study (n = 190) observes how SD and demographic variables predict OCBs among faculty and staff at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Stepwise regression revealed significant predictors for several OCB factors: salary, age, and tenure for conscientiousness; SD, age, and tenure for sportsmanship; salary for civic virtue; salary and attending an HBCU for courtesy; and salary, age, tenure, and attending an HBCU for altruism. This study highlights the role SD and demographic variables have in promoting OCB at HBCUs during a time when presidents/chancellors are tasked with issues surrounding declining funding, increased competition, and shifts in the pedagogical environment. Understanding these dynamics assists senior leadership in enhancing their approaches to leadership and governing the culturally unique HBCU environment.fals
Investigation of various plant protein ingredients for processed cheese analogues: physical properties and microstructure compared with milk proteins
Full text linkThis study evaluated various structural and physical properties of several plant proteins in the context of processed cheese analogues (PCAs). A total of 9 plant protein sources were selected to formulate PCA samples. The samples were processed at 90 ◦C for 10 min using either a rapid visco analyzer or water bath for different tests. Rheological analysis revealed that PCA samples formulated with plant proteins all exhibited solid-like behaviour. PCAs containing legume proteins had a higher storage modulus (G’) than that of rennet casein (RC) cheese samples, while canola protein samples showed the lowest G’ values. Zein-based PCA had the highest hardness and chewiness but softened when subjected to heat during the stretchability test. In contrast, PCAs containing chickpea, mung bean, or pea proteins exhibited similar hardness to RC-based cheeses but had poorer springiness, cohesiveness, and resilience. Plant protein-based PCAs also lacked melting and stretchability properties due to the absence of a continuous protein network. When ranking all proteins in PCAs based on viscosity, rheological, and textural properties, lentil protein scored the highest, followed by hemp and quinoa proteins, performing most similarly to casein protein. The presented comparison of different plant proteins in PCAs provides valuable insights for cheese analogue development.fals
Navigating Outward Bound: a first-person exploration of situational exposure through an autistic lens
Full text linkThis article explores the first author’s experience as an autistic woman attending a five-day Professional Leadership course at Outward Bound in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Through a first-person autoethnographic narrative, Nicolina shares why she chose Outward Bound and how she navigated the challenges of situational exposure in a physically and socially demanding outdoor education program, using accommodations to maximise time in the learning zone. She discusses the sensory sensitivities and need for routines that often accompany Autism Spectrum Disorder and demonstrates how she adapted and advocated for her needs while participating in a mainstream course. The barriers she encountered and the positive outcomes she achieved are described. Four themes emerged, these were motivation, challenges, coping and thriving through adaptations, and hope. By reflecting on the balance between growth and anxiety within the comfort zone model, this article offers insights for autistic people, outdoor educationalists, and practitioners. Recommendations call for increased awareness and flexibility in accommodating neurodivergent people in adventure education contexts.fals
Relationship between the three dimensions of paternalistic leadership, cognitive and affective trust and organizational citizenship behavior: a multilevel mediational pathway
Full text linkPurpose
The current study aims to explore the three dimensions of paternalistic leadership (i.e. moral leadership, benevolent leadership and authoritarian leadership) and their dual pathways of positive and negative influences on employees’ organizational citizenship behavior through the two aspects of trust (i.e. cognitive and affective trust).
Design/methodology/approach
Given that trust is pertinent in any human relationship, especially in Asian countries where bonding plays an important role, the current study investigated the relationship of each leadership style within paternalistic leadership on employees’ cognitive and affective trust in their leaders, employees’ organizational citizenship behavior and the processes involved. The current study employed a cross-sectional multilevel approach with 435 employees from 85 workgroups participating in the study.
Findings
As hypothesized, benevolent and moral leadership styles (but not the authoritarian leadership style) had a positive effect on employees’ cognitive and affective trust in their leaders and on employees’ organizational citizenship behavior. Cognitive and affective trust also mediated the relationships of benevolent and moral leadership styles with organizational citizenship behavior.
Originality/value
The study’s findings urge practitioners and human resources personnel to be aware of the dual effects that a paternalistic leader has on employees. To be specific, benevolent and moral leadership styles are conducive to employees’ work outcomes, whereas the authoritarian leadership style has a non-significant role in employees’ work outcomes.fals
Cutting cubes from clouds : using gigamapping to coordinate narratives in complexity : this exegesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Master in Design at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand
No full textIn complex transition design projects, effective communication of the intended change is crucial. Design practitioners are well-positioned to lead in this area but must incorporate interdisciplinary thinking and methods to enhance their effectiveness. This exegesis explores how the systems-oriented design method of Gigamapping can be used to strengthen a design practitioner’s ability to understand and communicate effective narratives within complex transition design projects. Taking a practice-based approach, the researcher applied Gigamapping to a live transition design case study (which they are embedded in), first mapping solo, and then with relevant stakeholders. The research found Gigamapping to be an effective approach for coordinating narratives in complexity and resulted in the development of a novel practice-based tool, The Narrative Canvas. The researcher recommends that other practitioners use the canvas in their context to corroborate its value and refine the approach
Three new species of flat mites (Acari: Tetranychoidea: Tenuipalpidae) from alpine New Zealand
Full text linkFemale, male and deutonymph of Acaricis brevicaudus sp. nov., female and deutonymph of Dolichotetranychus tuberculatus sp. nov., and female of Pentamerismus corniger sp. nov. are described and illustrated from alpine cushion fields in New Zealand. Both A. brevicaudus sp. nov. and D. tuberculatus sp. nov. are associated with the cushion-forming ultra-dwarf shrub Dracophyllum muscoides Hook. f. (Ericaceae). The host plant for P. corniger sp. nov. is currently unknown. The diagnosis of Acaricis Beard and Gerson is modified. Additionally, Pentamerismus is recorded from New Zealand for the first time.fals
‘The union of soul and body’ : medical, religious and civic responses to the Great Plague of London, 1665-66 : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey University, New Zealand
No full textHistorians’ views on seventeenth-century medicine tend to emphasise the changes it was undergoing as part of the medical ‘marketplace,’ broadly in line with trends that would lead to the advent of modern secular medicine, and the demise of traditional Galenic ideas about the human body. Medical crises are often seen as catalysts for change and innovation in medical ideas. The Great Plague of London in 1665-6 was a catastrophic event, and as it turned out, the last of the major plague epidemics to strike England. But whether it prompted changes in views about the causes and treatment of plague is questionable. “New” medical ideas were certainly gaining popularity, but they were opposed by a continued adherence to classical interpretations of the factors which influenced health. It is also argued that religion had begun to play a less important role in explanations for and treatment of plague, but this view can be qualified: the relationship between religion and medicine was still inextricable. This thesis examines responses to the outbreak through the lens of medical pamphlets, sermons and civic legislation to illuminate some of the complexities of attitudes to plague, and to argue that both Galenic theory and religious thought continued to dominate responses to the Great Plague of London
Seasonal corneal oedema in small ruminants and camelids in New Zealand: case investigations in sheep and goats
No full textCase history: A seasonal syndrome, presenting as corneal oedema and distinct from infectious keratoconjunctivitis, has been reported in sheep, goats, and camelids in New Zealand. This study details the diagnostic investigation on two properties, of multiple cases of corneal oedema in small ruminants. Outbreak 1 occurred in a mob of sheep in April/May 2023 in the Manawatū region, with 27/52 sheep affected. Outbreak 2 occurred in a group of farmed goats in February/March 2024 in the Auckland region, with 4/5 goats affected.
Clinical findings: A spectrum of corneal abnormalities, including focal and diffuse corneal oedema and bullous keratopathy/corneal hydrops, were observed in both the sheep and goats. All animals had normal menace responses and pupillary light reflexes, and there was no associated blepharospasm, epiphora or ocular discharge, except in five sheep that developed secondary ulcerative keratitis. These five sheep had severe ulceration or corneal perforation necessitating euthanasia, while the other affected sheep all recovered within 5 months. The corneal oedema in all goats improved over the following 6 months, but one required a thermokeratoplasty procedure to aid resolution of the oedema and the other three goats had residual focal oedema that did not appreciably affect vision.
Diagnosis: It is proposed that a primary corneal endothelial dysfunction was the cause of the oedema, but the aetiopathogenesis is not well understood.
Clinical relevance: This is the first peer-reviewed description of this presentation in New Zealand. In contrast to other causes of corneal oedema in ruminants, seasonal corneal oedema is, in some cases, self-limiting with minimal impacts on production and welfare. However, secondary ulceration and corneal perforation may occur, which is painful and may lead to deep infections and permanent visual deficits. Topical antibiotic therapy does not appear to aid in the resolution of the oedema.fals
Transformer-based multiple instance learning network with 2D positional encoding for histopathology image classification
Full text linkDigital medical imaging, particularly pathology images, is essential for cancer diagnosis but faces challenges in direct model training due to its super-resolution nature. Although weakly supervised learning has reduced the need for manual annotations, many multiple instance learning (MIL) methods struggle to effectively capture crucial spatial relationships in histopathological images. Existing methods incorporating positional information often overlook nuanced spatial correlations or use positional encoding strategies that do not fully capture the unique spatial dynamics of pathology images. To address this issue, we propose a new framework named TMIL (Transformer-based Multiple Instance Learning Network with 2D positional encoding), which leverages multiple instance learning for weakly supervised classification of histopathological images. TMIL incorporates a 2D positional encoding module, based on the Transformer, to model positional information and explore correlations between instances. Furthermore, TMIL divides histopathological images into pseudo-bags and trains patch-level feature vectors with deep metric learning to enhance classification performance. Finally, the proposed approach is evaluated on a public colorectal adenoma dataset. The experimental results show that TMIL outperforms existing MIL methods, achieving an AUC of 97.28% and an ACC of 95.19%. These findings suggest that TMIL’s integration of deep metric learning and positional encoding offers a promising approach for improving the efficiency and accuracy of pathology image analysis in cancer diagnosis.fals