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The Routledge Companion to World Cinema (Second Edition, Revised and Expanded)
No full textSecond edition, revised and expanded
Seizing the high ground: the rise and fall of political institutions in Early Bronze Age Britain
No full textHealthcare decision-making for children with medical complexity:Combating breakdown of trust by building relationships
No full textThe triadic dynamic between professional, child patient, and parents can represent one of the most challenging relationships in healthcare. When interpretations of parental and professional remits do not align, such relationships are ripe for conflict and breakdown of trust, resulting in sub-optimal decision-making and risking patient safety. Drawing on the work of Moreton for the recent Nuffield Council on Bioethics Report on Disagreements in the Care of Critically Ill Children (2023), and Wright's extensive experience as Founder of Born at the Right Time, nurse, and the parent of a young man with complex neurodisability, this chapter contends that relationship-building, theorised through a novel feminist ethic of care, is the solution to ‘bridge the gap between rhetoric and reality’. With a particular focus on children with medical complexity (CMC), we utilise ‘small stories’ from parents as a methodical device, in answer to the Nuffield Report's call for greater visibility of parental voice in research. We consider some of the systematic and institutional changes necessary to make this approach an embedded part of NHS practice, demonstrate how practitioners can learn how to understand parental perspectives and foster productive communication, and highlight how parents can reciprocate in productive dialogue
The Dynamics of Inattention in the (Baseball) Field
No full textRecent theoretical and empirical work characterizes attention as a costly resource that decision-makers allocate strategically. There has been less research on the dynamic interdependence of attention: how paying attention now may affect performance later. In this paper, we exploit high-frequency data on decision-making by Major League Baseball umpires to examine this. We find that umpires apply greater effort to higher-stakes decisions, but also that effort applied to earlier decisions increases errors later. These findings are consistent with the umpire being endowed with a depletable ‘budget’ of attention or the psychological theory of ego depletion. There is no such interdependence across the breaks that occur during the game (at the end of each half-inning) suggesting that even short rest periods can replenish attention budgets. An expectation of higher stakes decisions in the future induces reduced attention to current decisions, consistent with a forward-looking agent allocating his budget strategically across a sequence of decisions of varying importance. We believe this to be the first large-scale empirical demonstration, from economics or psychology, that individuals may manage the stock of attention in anticipation of future use
Does artificial intelligence reduce energy intensity in manufacturing? Evidence from country-level data
No full textThis paper examines the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technology on the energy intensity of manufacturing industries using cross-country analysis. The findings reveal that AI adoption significantly reduces energy intensity in manufacturing, underscoring its potential for energy savings. To mitigate endogeneity concerns, the Bartik instrument variable method is used and the key findings are held. We further document substantial heterogeneity across economic contexts. Specifically, in high-income countries and developed economies, especially in G7 and European Union countries, AI application does not significantly reduce energy intensity. However, in middle-income countries and emerging economies, particularly in European emerging markets, AI adoption leads to a substantial decrease in energy intensity. Furthermore, we reveal that AI enhances energy efficiency through technological advancement and application dissemination. Based on these findings, we offer practical policy recommendations for promoting the sustainable development of the AI-energy intensity nexus in manufacturing.</p
Design of a test bench for 1.5kV solid state circuit breaker for transport electrification
No full textThis paper deals with the detailed design and laboratory testing methodology for a 1.5kV/70A Solid State Circuit Breaker (SSCB) for Medium Voltage Direct Current (MVDC) applications. The paper reviews the parameters and characteristics of wide bandgap semiconductors suitable for the protection of MVDC circuits. This consisting of detailed design process for the selection of the main MOSFET, transient voltage suppressors (TVS) to achieve the allowable voltage transient, current sensor, gate driver, and current limiting inductor for the selected di/dt limit. The laboratory testing methodology uses fast-acting IGBTs which allows for the application of short circuit faults in a controlled environment. The stiff DC grid is created by using an appropriately sized capacitor that holds energy of which only 1% is used for testing. The whole test bench has to be kept in an enclosure that is only opened once the capacitor voltage reaches a safe level. This is first of kind effort to achieve the short circuit fault clearing time of less than 2μs for an MVDC application
The Tacit Pull of Fit:Accounting’s Mundane Objects and the Everyday Aesthetics of Mediation
No full textAccounting is often thought of in terms of numbers and abstract models, yet it is sustained in practice by a host of ordinary objects. This paper demonstrates how seemingly mundane items—blackboards, cue cards, flipcharts, sticky notes, envelopes, and boxes—can play quiet yet decisive roles in extending and connecting accounting into new settings. Borrowing from literature on everyday surface aesthetics, we introduce the notion of geometric mediation to denote how certain arrangements of mundane objects can draw us in, appearing so compelling that they invite us to connect the abstract logics associated with them. We illustrate this process through a study of the Logical Framework, a performance tool for nongovernmental organizations, and its transformation when adopted by a German development agency in the 1970s. Although the tool initially met resistance from an agency whose logics conflicted with the use of managerial devices, the simple materials used to operationalize the tool helped these differences feel less stark. Their shapes and arrangements made the framework look naturally compatible with other approaches, leading to a new version of the tool, known as ZOPP. Our study contributes in two ways. First, it shows how everyday aesthetics can quietly help accounting spread and adapt. Second, it offers a new view of how accounting brings together competing aspirations, not only through explicit negotiation or compromise, but also through subtle, often unnoticed material connections that make things feel “right” before they are fully thought about
Sustaining Ecosystems Amid Geopolitical Conflicts:Evidence from Chinese EMNEs
No full textThis study examines how emerging-market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) sustain their international operations through ecosystem-level resource orchestration amid geopolitical conflicts. Unlike advanced-market multinational enterprises (AMNEs) that rely on well-established valuable, rare, inimitable, and non-substitutable (VRIN) resources, EMNEs often compensate for institutional and resource deficiencies by acquiring VRIN resources abroad while leveraging home-country capabilities. Yet these traditional strategies, developed under assumptions of global integration, are increasingly disrupted by geopolitical shocks that constrain resource mobility and accessibility. Adopting an ecosystem perspective, we investigate how EMNEs coordinate resource flows across home and host ecosystems to adapt to systemic uncertainty. Based on multiple case studies of three Chinese engineering and construction EMNEs, we conceptualize geopolitical-ecosystemic rupture and geopolitical-ecosystemic erosion as dual manifestations of geopolitical disruption that jointly propel EMNE ecosystems into a new sustaining stage of ecosystem evolution. In this stage, firms shift from expansion toward risk mitigation through three ecosystem resource geo-strategies: integrating home-ordinary with host-VRIN resources, bundling home-ordinary with host-ordinary resources, and reconfiguring home-VRIN with host-VRIN resources. This study advances EMNE theory by revealing how geopolitical conflicts reshape global resource management, extends ecosystem theory by introducing a sustaining stage of evolution, and broadens the resource-based view (RBV) and the composition-based view (CBV) to the ecosystem level, highlighting a shift from resource acquisition to cross-ecosystem recombination and the resilience-enhancing role of host-country ordinary resources
Developing Resilience with Modular Logic for the Internationalization of Platform MNCs
Full text linkIn the digital era, platform-based multinational corporations (PMNCs) have risen to global prominence, fundamentally differing from traditional multinational corporations (TMNCs) in their business models, internationalization strategies, and external environmental challenges. These distinctions demand specialized capabilities to navigate the complexities of global markets. Modularity has emerged as a critical mechanism for fostering resilience in PMNCs, equipping them to adapt and thrive amid international uncertainties. This study presents a conceptual framework grounded in the Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) paradigm, dissecting resilience development and enhancement into three modular layers: technical architecture, organizational structure, and market configuration. By exploring the synergistic interactions among these layers, the framework reveals how their alignment enhances scalability, flexibility, and adaptability, collectively underpinning the internationalization resilience of PMNCs. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of modularity’s role in supporting global growth and offers strategic insights for navigating the volatile landscape of international business
Use of domestic energy performance certificates and spatial mapping to evaluate the variation in heat demand and associated emissions
No full textReducing carbon emissions globally is necessary in the fight against climate change. With the United Kingdom committing to net zero by 2050, it is clear that every sector needs to reduce overall emissions. Therefore, it is critical to decrease the domestic heating demand through improvement in building efficiencies for decarbonisation. One tool that is increasing in use to monitor and rank these building efficiencies is the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). This study proposes a novel methodology to calculate variations in annual heat demand, based on current and potential energy efficiency rating in EPCs. Through the use of Geographical Information System software, values of heat demand and associated emissions were analysed spatially. For the region of Yorkshire and Humber, these values are calculated by extrapolating EPC record to census data by using statistical geographies. The overall annual heat demand for the region was calculated at 36 TWh based on current building efficiencies. An annual heat demand was also calculated at 24 TWh based on a retrofitting scenario where all dwellings reach their potential efficiencies for the year 2024. Overall, the more rural areas tended to have a higher heat demand per person compared to the urban areas. This research contributes towards a number of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, and SDG13: Climate Action
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