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Trialling the impact of integrating alumni career success stories into psychology students’ perceived interest and value in research subjects
No full textDespite its importance, research literacy remains a significant challenge in psychology education: undergraduates consistently report research subjects uninteresting, irrelevant, and anxiety-provoking. Students’ negative attitudes toward research subjects impact subject satisfaction and engagement, and subsequently, discipline performance and attrition. However, in line with utility-value interventions, explicitly connecting the relevance and importance of research skills to clinical careers might increase students’ interest in research subjects as well as their perceived value to their careers. Thus, the present study examined the impact of showcasing the utility of psychological literacy via alumni career journeys on students’ interest in, and perceived value of, research subjects
Worldwide willingness to share health data high but privacy, consent and transparency paramount, a meta-analysis
No full textHealthcare delivery is under strain, and the reusing of routinely collected data promises improved outcomes. Still, concerns remain about the public’s willingness to share their health data. This study examines worldwide willingness to share health data for secondary purposes. Five electronic databases were searched for eligible studies published since January 2020. Articles were included if they quantitatively examined the primary outcome; the public’s willingness to share health data for secondary use, while secondary outcomes included demographic and perception measures associated with willingness to share. Sixty-five articles reported a wide range (24–100%) of public willingness to share resulting in a pooled estimate of 77% (95% CI: 71–82%) among predominantly high-income countries. Participants remain concerned about privacy, consent, and transparency. Future work should consider public education, assessing diverse populations and developing and deploying a validated tool measuring willingness to share data
Tracking movement, home range, and microhabitat use in a small terrestrial breeding frog using harmonic direction-finding technology
No full textContext: Tracking the movements of an animal increases our understanding of its behaviour and ecological preferences. Aims: This study aimed to assess the movements, home range, nesting sites, and microhabitat use of a very small, cryptic, terrestrial microhylid frog species (Austrochaperina robusta) in an upland rainforest, during the breeding season. Methods: We used harmonic direction-finding (HDF) technology with ultra-light harnesses/tag combinations of two sizes (small 0.023 g and large 0.033 g) to track male A. robusta. These are substantially lighter than all tag/harness combinations previously used in amphibian tracking studies and represented a small proportion (1.8–2.58%) of the body mass of the very small study species, A. robusta (1.27 ± 0.20 g). Key results: Both tag sizes were effective for tracking, and tag size did not change the distance moved or time until an individual was found. Males did not move far between surveys (average 58.2 ± 24.7 cm) and had small home ranges (0.46 ± 0.20 m2) over the 5-day tracking period. Implications: Our study highlights that HDF can be used to track very small vertebrates in structurally complex environments. This method has the potential to fill important knowledge gaps regarding the ecology of small terrestrial breeding amphibians, providing insights that can inform conservation measures and population assessments for vulnerable species
White-Collar Workers in the Post-Pandemic Era: A Review of Risk and Protective Factors for Mental Well-Being
No full textThis narrative literature review aims to explore the risk and protective factors influencing the mental well-being of white-collar workers in the post-pandemic era. It investigates how factors vary across different phases, including pre-pandemic traditional work models, work-from-home or hybrid models during the pandemic, and the recovery phase of returning to the office in the post-pandemic era. This review highlights the diverse nature of related factors, examining constructs including stress, depression, burnout, thriving, work engagement, workaholism, motivation, workplace civility, and resilience. The Job Demands-Resources model, a recognized theoretical tool for analyzing and understanding the interactions between psychological constructs and their effects on employee well-being and turnover intention, is proposed as a useful framework to consider the relationships between the factors. By synthesizing existing research findings, this review contributes to our understanding of the complex interplay between work-related factors and employee well-being in the evolving landscape of the post-pandemic world. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for developing effective strategies to support white-collar workers’ mental well-being and productivity in the post-pandemic era
[2+2]-Photocycloadditions of 2-Acetoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and Structure Determination of the Main Photoadducts
No full textThe [2+2]-photocycloaddition of 2-acetoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone with 1,1-diphenylethylene, styrene and cyclopentene was conducted in a conventional batch reactor. Prolonged irradiation selectively produced the corresponding anti and head-to-head cyclobutanes in acceptable to good yields. The batch process was subsequently transferred to continuous-flow operation in a simple capillary device. Likewise, the photocycloaddition with diphenylacetylene gave the corresponding cyclobutene and a benzoanthracenone derivative in acceptable yields. The crystal structures of all main photoproducts were successfully determined
Dealings with third parties
No full text[Extract] Every partner is an agent of the firm and of the other partners for the purposes of the business of the partnership.1 That is, every partner has 'actual authority' to act for those purposes. Accordingly, a partner's acts beyond that business will not bind the firm or the other partners.2 However, subject to certain qualifications,3 partners also have apparent (or ostensible) authority to do any act for carrying on, in the usual way,4 business of the kind5 carried on by the partnership and those acts may also bind the firm and the other partners
Within country workforce migration: The impact of place on HRM in regional Australia
No full textThe human resource management literature has investigated the impact of workforce mobility including cross-country HR practices, finding evidence about the nuances of HR practices in cross-country contexts. However, the impact of within-country contexts on HR practices has not been studied to the same extent. This qualitative study explored the impact of place, an element of context, within regional northern Australia. The study investigated the experiences of HR practitioners to identify if, and how, HR practices are influenced by place thus contributing to the broader literature about HR and context. A purposive non-probability sampling approach was adopted, with 24 interviews conducted with HR practitioners. The study identified sixteen aspects of place that influence HR practices. Overall, the findings suggest that while HR practices are generic; place influenced the localised implementation. Future research should focus on the intersection of context and identity
Improving rural and remote health workforce retention amid global workforce shortages: a scoping review of evaluated workforce interventions
No full textPurpose – The aim of this study was to conduct a scoping review of a global body of scholarly and industry (grey) literature for evidence of implemented and evaluated interventions to identify best practice workforce retention strategies for organisations providing health services in rural and remote areas.
Design/methodology/approach – A scoping review was conducted of the scholarly and grey literature by two independent researchers. This comprised a search of four scholarly databases, and a Google and website search for grey literature. Quality checks were conducted, and a total of 15 documents were included in the literature review. Using the World Health Organisation’s categories of workforce intervention (regulatory, education, financial incentives, personal and professional support), the documents were analysed to identify effective workforce interventions.
Findings – The literature review found evidence of regulatory impacts as well as organisation-level evaluated workforce interventions for education-to-employment pathways (education), remuneration programs (financial incentives) and working and living conditions (personal and professional support) but seldom provided insight into how successful interventions were implemented or evaluated at the organisational level. Further, there was an absence of scholarship contributing to the development of empirical evidence to inform organisations about designing, implementing and evaluating workforce strategies to improve health workforce retention in rural and remote communities.
Originality/value – Few studies have focused on evidence-based organisation-level interventions to improve rural and remote workforce sustainability. This article offers insights to shape future intervention implementation and evaluation research for rural and remote health workforce sustainability
Halal servicescape in the metaverse
No full textPurpose: With increasing advances in emerging technologies including the metaverse and a continued rise in Muslim-friendly tourism, hospitality providers need to understand the opportunities and challenges involved in capitalizing on the metaverse phenomenon to design new service environments or servicescapes for their Muslim customers. This paper aims to develop a conceptual model of a servicescape in the metaverse that caters to the needs of Muslims and to advance a research agenda in this field.
Design/methodology/approach: The main methodology for this conceptual study is a multidisciplinary literature review. Accordingly, this study synthesized relevant literature on service environments and halal markets from the services marketing, Islamic marketing and computer science fields to advance a logical framework built on seminal servicescape models and the Stimulus-Organism-Response framework.
Findings: This paper provides several contributions. First, this study identifies the experienscape as a suitable foundational servicescape model for halal markets in the metaverse. Second, the authors introduce the “5 Ps halal metaverse component,” which elaborates on the associated opportunities and challenges in catering to the needs of Muslim metaverse travelers. Third, this study develops the halal metaverse servicescape model, which factors the relevant media metaverse components. Finally, the authors propose key managerial implications around four strategic areas and provide a comprehensive research agenda in the concluding section.
Research limitations/implications: Given the conceptual nature of this study, further empirical research is required to ascertain the variables and key relationships proposed in the conceptual model.
Practical implications: The findings of this study highlight the multi-stakeholder and multidisciplinary approaches needed to create a metaverse for halal markets. In addition, the insights help developers and managers to better understand the implications of the metaverse for halal markets and provide them with strategic considerations to better design service landscapes for Muslims in the metaverse.
Originality/value: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first conceptual paper that develops a servicescape model in the metaverse in the context of Muslim consumers and comprehensively discusses its challenges and opportunities, thereby advancing the literature on servicescapes for the metaverse as well as service environments optimized for Muslim markets
The Protective Factors of Suicide in Agriculture: A Global Scoping Review
No full textIntroduction:
Each year, over 700,000 people die by suicide worldwide, and far more attempt and are impacted by the outcome. Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries in which to work; it is also exposed to a lot of external stressors, such as climatic conditions, market forces (both input and output) and government regulation, as well as internal such as employment and of staff, multiple skills required and isolation. These stressors contribute to the higher rate of farm suicide cases. While there is growing evidence of the protective circumstances (factors) that protect against suicide and suicidality, more needs to be done in the agricultural sector.
Objective:
To review global literature and consolidate the current knowledge regarding protective factors against suicide and suicidality in agricultural communities and elucidate the implications of these findings.
Method:
A systematic scoping review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-Sc). A range of databases was searched for the terms “suicide*” or “suicidal behavior”, “suicide attempt”, or “suicidal ideation”, or “suicidality”, and “farm*” or ‘agricultural worker*’ or ‘rancher*’ and ‘protective factors’ or protect”. Paper included had to be peer reviewed in English, include people living, working in or with agriculture or lived in an agricultural area.
Results:
Fourteen studies met the study criteria, predominately (72%) from the United States of America and Australia. Four (29%) articles discussed individual coping mechanisms and self-reliance as protective factors against suicide and suicidality, while six (43%) described the influence of social support and perceived sense of belonging on suicide risk. Five (36%) papers examined the association between health-promoting and suicide-prevention initiatives as protective factors in agricultural communities.
Conclusion:
There is limited, however, growing literature about protective factors for the prevention of suicide in agriculture; however, it is skewed to high-income countries. This review demonstrates a link between the development of individual coping skills as a protective factor against suicide in agricultural communities, with a primary focus on farming occupations within this setting. Social support was found to help reduce suicide risk by increasing a sense of belonging. These need to be exploited to drive down suicide rates