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Modeling And Optimization Of Ppsu/Cu-Bdc Mmms And Ppsu/Cooh-Mwcnt@Cu-Bdc Mmms For Enhanced Water Treatment Performance, Ghaidaa M. Jaid, Adnan A. Abdulrazak, Sunarti Abdul Rahman, Muayad Al-Shaeli, Vahid Vatanpour, Qusay F. Alsalhy

Engineering and Technology Journal

Water quality is increasingly of concern today due to industrial wastewater that contains heavy metals, particularly lead (Pb²⁺). What follows is a study aiming at adjusting operational variables affecting the performance of two types of mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) used for lead ion removal from simulated wastewater. The first employs polymer polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) by embedding copper-organic frameworks (Cu-BDC), and the second MMMs incorporate a novel COOH-MWCNT@Cu-BDC nanocomposite in the same polymer. MOF nanoparticles were added to the matrix to improve membrane performance, hydrophilicity, contact angle, porosity, and fouling resistance. Three operating parameters were modeled and optimized for their influence …

Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Consensus Of The National Heart Center In Collaboration With The Saudi Cto Club Of The Saudi Arabian Cardiac Interventional Society, Waqar H. Ahmed, Khalid Aljohani, Sultan Alotaibi, Motasem Alyamani, Mohammed Almohammadi, Ahmed Alhamami, Hani Abdelhadi, Owayed Alshammeri, Abdullah Alsaiedi, Abdulrahman Almoghairi, Abdulrahman Qahtani, Saleh Khouj, Shatha Alalawi, Walid Alharbi

Saudi Medical Journal

Objective: Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is one of the most complex and technically demanding percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Over the last two decades, technological and procedural advancements have significantly improved clinical outcomes. However, CTO-PCI practice and outcomes remain suboptimal with a lack of standardized approaches. Methods: The Saudi CTO Club has been actively working to enhance collaboration among CTO operators throughout the region. The National Heart Center (NHC), in collaboration with the Saudi Arabian Cardiac Interventional Society (SACIS), convened national experts to develop a consensus document and workflow for integrating CTO-PCI into clinical practice in Saudi Arabia. This consensus document …

Epidemiological Mapping Of Drug-Susceptible And Resistant Tuberculosis In 30 Who High-Burden Countries: Three Decades Of Gbd 2023 Trends, Projections To 2043 And Concordance With Who Estimates, Azfar A. Ishaqui, Salman A. Ahmad, Shoaib Alam, Narendar Kumar, Javeria Farooq, Khalid Orayj, Rabbiya Ahmad, Mohammed Zawiah, Mustapha Mohammed, Muhammad Imran, Asaad A. Asaad Khalil, Mohammed A. Kaddoura, Sultan M. Alshahrani, Adnan Iqbal, Muhammad B. Maqsood

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to drive infectious mortality worldwide. The study characterized the evolution of drug-susceptible TB (DS-TB), multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) in 30 WHO high-burden countries, linking current patterns to long-term trends, age structure, and forward-looking scenarios to 2043. Methods: Using GBD 2023 estimates for 1990–2023, we extracted incidence, mortality, and DALYs as age-standardized rates (ASR) per 100,000 with 95% uncertainty intervals. Temporal dynamics were summarized with Estimated Annual Percent Change (EAPC) and extended linearly to 2043. GBD incidence and mortality were compared against WHO national TB series for 2010–2023. Results: Overall TB incidence ASR …

Validity And Reliability Of The Arabic Voice Activity And Participation Profile (A-Vapp) Questionnaire, Nawaf S. Alqarni, Hamad F. Alrabiah, Nasser F. Alsunbul, Manal A. Bukhari, Mohamed Farahat, Mohammed Almohizea, Tamer A. Mesallam, Khalid H. Malki

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to translate and validate the Voice Activity and Participation Profile (VAPP), a comprehensive tool for assessing the impact of voice disorders on daily life activities and social participation, into Arabic and to test its reliability among voice disorders patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia \looseness-1 Methods: A descriptive, questionnaire-based validation study was conducted at two university hospitals from December 2023 to September 2024. The VAPP was translated using forward and backward translation methods from English into Arabic. The questionnaire's reliability and internal consistency were assessed using Cronbach's alpha and test-retest reliability. To measure …

Stratifying Renal Risk In End-Stage Renal Disease: Evidence From A Population-Based Dialysis Registry In Northern Saudi Arabia, Reem Eltayeb, Naif K Binsaleh, Ghaida A Alsaif, Mona Hm Ahmed, Ahmed M Taha, Abdelhameed Abdelzaher, Zinab Alatawi

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: We examined the relationship of age, gender, smoking, nationality, and place of residence with renal dysfunction severity in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study of ESRD registry data collected from King Khalid Hospital in Hail, Saudi Arabia. Adults (≥ 15 years) treated from March 2023 - February 2024 were enrolled. Serum creatinine and urinary albumin concentrations were measured (based on primary [≥ 625 μmol/L and ≥ 18 mg/L, respectively] and sensitivity thresholds). Bivariate analyses, interaction testing, sensitivity models, and multivariable logistic regression were employed. Results: Of 212 patients (50.9% male), based on primary thresholds, …

Critically Ill Patients Presenting To The Emergency Department; Outcome Review In A Tertiary Care Center, Maan Jamjoom, Lina Sami Reda, Bsaim Abdulsalam Altirkistani, Samer Tariq Anwar Ahmed, Samer Ali Alasmari, Abdulrahman Adnan Almehmadi, Ahmad Loay Atiah, Faisal Abdulaziz Boker, Rand Ayman Maddah

Saudi Medical Journal

Objective: Critically ill patients presenting to the emergency department require prompt recognition and prioritized care due to the severity of their conditions. Reviewing their clinical outcomes helps guide future planning and resource allocation. This study aims to highlight the outcomes of patients triaged as CTAS I and II in the emergency department of a tertiary care center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A single-center retrospective cohort study was conducted in the emergency department of a tertiary healthcare center, National Guard Health Affairs, in Jeddah. The study provides a comprehensive assessment of factors (including length of stay) and outcomes for a …

Microbiological Profile And Antibiotic Resistance In Relation To Risk Of Recurrence And Fistula Following Perianal Abscess Drainage: A Retrospective Study, Saleh A. Busbait

Saudi Medical Journal

Objective: The practice of obtaining routine intraoperative cultures and administering postoperative antibiotics for perianal abscess treatment continues to be debated, so far, there is no established evidence linking these practices to improved patient outcomes. This study investigated the microbial distribution together with antibiotic resistance and their relationship to abscess recurrence or fistula development. Methods: The study analyzed 242 patients who received their first perianal abscess treatment through incision and drainage procedures at a Saudi Arabian tertiary center from 2019 to 2023. Swab cultures were obtained intraoperatively. A descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests and antibiotic resistance were analyzed. Results: The most frequently …

An Investigation Of The Correlation Between Total Intracranial Volume And Body Mass Index, Walaa M. Alsharif, Fahad H. Alhazmi, Ali D. Almutairi, Rahaf M. Alharbi, Lana M. Alsaedi, Razan A. Alharbi, Amirah F. Alsaedi, Abdulaziz A. Qurashi, Adnan A. Alahmadi, Khalid M. Alshamrani, Faisal A. Alrehily, Shrooq T. Aldahery, Osamah M. Abdulaal, Reem M. Elkady

Saudi Medical Journal

\looseness-1 Objective: Total intracranial volume (TICV) is an important covariate in brain volumetric analysis that can vary significantly between participants. This study aimed to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and TICV. Methods: 152 healthy volunteers were recruited. The BMI was calculated, and T1-weighted images were acquired to estimate brain volumetric values. The data were analyzed using volBrain software. Results: Male participants have significantly higher GM, WM, CSF, TICV, cerebellum GM, cortical GM, subcortical GM and cerebrum GM volumes compared to female. There were significant differences in GM, TICV, cerebellum GM, cortical GM, subcortical GM and cerebrum GM …

A Comprehensive Analysis Of Overweight, Obesity, And Failure To Thrive In Pediatric Inpatients: Prevalence, Diagnostic Practices, And Management Approaches At A Tertiary Hospital In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim A Al Alwan, Elaf A Alshammari, Ahmed A Alabdulkarim, Abdulaziz A Ajeebi, Afnan A Alhazimi, Nawaf A Alhamied, Deema Y Alasmari

Saudi Medical Journal

Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence, diagnostic accuracy, and inpatient management of pediatric weight abnormalities at a tertiary children's hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, using a retrospective cohort design. Methods: The study analyzed medical records of pediatric inpatients aged 2–14 years admitted to King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital (KASCH) in 2023. Data collected included anthropometrics, dietary history, physical activity, diagnostic workup, and treatment plans. Overweight and obesity were classified using BMI percentiles, while FTT was identified via weight-for-age and growth percentile criteria. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze diagnostic accuracy and factors influencing missed diagnoses. Results: Of 7,771 …

Mapping Health Research Involving Human Subjects In Saudi Arabia: A Text Mining And Topic Modeling Analysis, Khalid A. Alhussain

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To identify dominant and underrepresented research topics and to classify published studies by design and data sources in health research involving human subjects from Saudi Arabia. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed PubMed-indexed health articles related to Saudi Arabia from 1959 to March 2025. Text mining was used to identify studies conducted in the country involving human subjects. Eligible articles were classified by study design and data sources. Topic modeling using non-negative matrix factorization was applied to identify topics based on the primary research focus. Results: A total of 36,452 records of studies conducted in Saudi Arabia were initially identified. …

Translational Barriers To Aav And Crispr Gene Therapy In Diabetes, Abdulrahman G. Alharbi

Saudi Medical Journal

Gene therapy targets diabetes pathophysiology rather than symptoms, yet clinical translation is slower than preclinical success. This review synthesizes 143 registered trials (ClinicalTrials.gov, 2010-2025) identifying systematic implementation barriers. Despite >15 years of development, 83% of trials remain in Phase I-II. Only zimislecel achieved Phase III outcomes (83% insulin independence at 12 months, n=12, requiring immunosuppression). VM202 for diabetic neuropathy failed Phase III despite positive extension results. Three systematic barriers emerged: (1) human transduction efficiency is 6-8.7-fold lower than preclinical models; (2) pre-existing immunity excludes 58-78% of candidates; (3) manufacturing capacity serves <2.5% of target population (40-400 years to treat at maximum capacity). These constraints explain why ex vivo cell therapies advanced to efficacy trials while in vivo gene delivery remains in Phase I despite longer development timelines. Research priorities should emphasize non-viral delivery systems offering scalable manufacturing and universal hypoimmune donor cells to address access barriers.

Semaglutide In Metabolic Medicine: A Review On Clinical Applications And Emerging Therapeutics, Abdulrahman A. Aljabri

Saudi Medical Journal

Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus affect over 800 million and 537 million individuals worldwide. Semaglutide, a weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, has advanced treatment of pathophysiological processes linked to metabolic dysregulation. This review consolidates evidence on its mechanisms of action, clinical effectiveness across established and emerging applications, safety, and prospects for personalized therapy. Clinical studies have shown that semaglutide sustains glycemic control, promotes substantial weight loss, and provides cardiovascular and renal protection. Recent FDA clearance marks the first therapeutic alternative for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis among the emerging applications. Pharmacogenomic insights facilitate personalized therapy; however, clinical applications remain in experimental …

Rehabilitation Outcomes Of Pediatric Burn Survivors In Saudi Arabia: A Thematic Narrative Review And Policy Implications, Abdulaziz Ghandurah, Mshari Alghadier

Saudi Medical Journal

Pediatric burns in Saudi Arabia are predominantly household scalds in young children, causing long-term disability from scarring, contractures, pain/itch, psychosocial distress, and disrupted schooling. This thematic narrative review (2010–2025) synthesizes global and regional evidence, appraises outcome measures with attention to Arabic availability, and translates findings into Vision 2030–aligned policy actions. Evidence supports early, multidisciplinary care anchored in standardized outcome tracking. Pressure-garment therapy remains inconclusive, whereas virtual reality reduces procedural pain and telerehabilitation serves families distant from tertiary centers. A minimum national outcome set is proposed spanning scar quality (VSS, POSAS), joint range of motion, age-appropriate pain and itch scales (FLACC/FPS-R/NRS), …

Understanding The Cost Consequences Of Pharmacist Roles In Managing Long-Term Illnesses: A Systematic Review, Muhammad Zahid Iqbal

Saudi Medical Journal

Objective: This review looked at how different pharmacist-led services influence medication spending and other economic outcomes for people living with long-term illnesses. Methods: To gather the evidence, we followed the PRISMA 2020 approach and a comprehensive search was conducted using multiple sources, including Web of Science, ProQuest, Scopus, the Directory of Open Access Journals, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Google Scholar. We included studies that examined pharmacist involvement in medication management such as MTM, medication reconciliation, deprescribing efforts, or full medication reviews and that reported some form of cost or economic outcome in chronic disease care. We left out non-English work, conference …

Impact Of Clinical Pharmacist Educational Intervention On Lipid Profile And Its Clinical Outcomes, Saad Saeed Alqahtani

Saudi Medical Journal

Objective: To assess how clinical pharmacist-led educational interventions affect lipid profile parameters and related clinical outcomes in cardiovascular disease-risk individuals. Methods: This systematic review completed as according to PRISMA 2020 principles. Searches were done on PubMed, ScienceDirect, ProQuest, Google Scholar, DOAJ, Scopus, and Web of Science. Studies examining impact of the pharmacists' educational initiatives on lipid levels were included. However, case reports, conference proceedings, and studies in other languages not in English, and studies lacking full-text access were excluded from the review. Following screening and eligibility assessment, a total of 33 papers were included out of the 1731 records found. …

A Multi-Task Cnn-Lstm Model With Attention Mechanism For Climate Temperature Forecasting Over Iraq, Salim M. Mohammed, Omar M. Mustafa, Lailan M. Haji, Omar M. Ahmed

Al-Bahir

Accurate forecasting of climate temperature at the regional scale is crucial to agriculture planning, water resource management, and disaster preparedness. Still, due to the nonlinear and complicated temporal patterns in regions such as Iraq, conventional climate models fail to meet this imperative. This paper presents a novel deep learning model that not only predicts monthly average temperature values but also predicts the temperature trend, hence addressing the regional climate prediction problem holistically. The proposed model is designed as a multi-task deep learning framework integrating Convolutional Neural Networks, Long Short-Term Memory networks, and an attention mechanism to process historical monthly temperature …

Health Effects Of Cadmium And Manganese Exposure On Luteinizing Hormone Levels: A Pilot Study Of Female Infertility, Shatha F. Alhous, Anees A. Al-Hamzawi, Murtadha Sh. Aswood

Al-Bahir

Female infertility occurs for many reasons, some unknown. Exposure to heavy metals is a risk factor that negatively impacts on female reproductive system. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of cadmium Cd and manganese Mn on luteinizing hormone LH levels for females’ infertility. This study included a healthy group (n = 20), primary infertile females (n = 40), and secondary infertile females (n = 20) collected from Al-Zahraa hospital in Najaf center, Iraq. The Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) was used to measure the cadmium and manganese concentrations and LH levels were measured by a Maglumi 800 from Snibe …

A Prosecutor’S Ethical Duty To Divert, Jordan Stevenson

Legal Writing Competition Winners

In an American courtroom, litigants are divided across an aisle, a gavel grants or divests rights, and a community takes sides. This creates a narrative of duality in the justice system, which many believe is vital to the adversarial legal system. A criminal trial is seen as perpetrator versus victim, but the legal posture is actually government versus individual. In fact, a prosecuting attorney has ethical obligations not just to victims, witnesses, and the broader community, but to defendants as well, in part due to their tremendous discretion to bring or dismiss criminal charges. A prosecutor’s power is far too …

Exploring The Connection Between Cultural Humility And The Hexaco 60 Pi-R Among Licensed Professional Counselors In The United States, Debbie Franzen Franzen-Lang

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Cultural humility is essential to effective counseling across diverse populations, yet its dispositional foundations remain unclear, limiting the development of evidence based, personality informed training strategies in counselor education. Grounded in Foronda’s Cultural Humility theory, this quantitative, nonexperimental study examined the relationship between personality traits and cultural humility among licensed professional counselors in the United States. The participants included 125 licensed professional counselors who completed the HEXACO PI R 60-item inventory and Foronda’s Cultural Humility Scale. The results of a multiple linear regression were statistically significant for the overall model, F(6,118) = 6.165, p < .001, R² = .239, accounting for 23.9% of the variance in cultural humility. Openness to experience was a significantly negative predictor (B = –.519, p < .001), indicating that higher openness scores were associated with lower cultural humility; honesty-humility was not statistically significant (p = .052), and the remaining traits also were not significant predictors. These findings complicate assumptions about the dispositional roots of cultural humility and suggest potential implications for counselor education, including experiential learning, reflective supervision, and skills-based training that may support cultural humility development. The results suggest that personality traits may play a role in cultural humility and may have implications for integrating personality-related insights into multicultural frameworks, conceptualizing humility as a dynamic construct influenced by both traits and context.

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Clinical Prediction Of Posttreatment Migraine Recurrence Using Biofeedback Data: A Machine Learning Framework For Enhanced Patient Stratification And Treatment Monitoring, Shibbir Ahmed Arif, Ferdib-Al-Islam, Mehidy Hasan Sium

School of Computing Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Migraine is a complex neurological disorder with significant implications for individual well-being and public health. Predicting migraine occurrences after treatment is crucial for evaluating therapeutic efficacy and enabling personalized care, yet remains largely underexplored. This study proposes a robust machine learning framework to predict posttreatment migraine headache occurrences using real-world headache log data collected from 133 patients undergoing biofeedback therapy. The methodology includes rigorous data preprocessing, outlier removal via the interquartile range (IQR) method, and class imbalance correction through the synthetic minority oversampling technique (SMOTE). A total of 10 classical and a hybrid ensemble machine learning models were developed and …

Determination Of Trace Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6) In Dosage Forms And Redbull Samples Using Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Technique Coupled With Spectrophotometry, Sally Ghanem Ahmed, Wijdan Shakir Khayoon

Baghdad Science Journal

This paper introduced a sensitive determination method measurement spectrophotometric coupled with dispersive liquid-liquid micro extraction based on charge transfer complex formation between pyridoxine hydrochloride and chloranil using alkaline buffer (pH = 10.5). After that, the extraction of charge transfer complex was conducted by injection a mixture of chloroform and acetone solvents followed by spectrophotometric measurement of tiny organic droplets at λ = 535 nm. The important parameters affecting the formation of the complex and efficiency of DLLME such as concentration of chloranil, volume and pH of buffer solution, reaction time and the optimum conditions of DLLME has been studied and …

Tet2 Modulates Er Stress Responses Related To Β-Cell Death And Autoimmunity In Diabetes., Jinxiu Rui, Madhav Kothari, Romy Kursawe, Mahsa Nouri Barkestani, Romi Genosar, Pamela Clark, Michael L. Stitzel, Kevan C Herold

Faculty Research 2026

We found that beta cells from Tet2-deficient mice were protected from killing in a model of autoimmune Type 1 diabetes, but the mechanism of protection and specific cell types affected by Tet2 loss were unknown. Herein we show that in Tet2-deficient NOD mice transplanted with wild-type bone marrow, there are fewer islet infiltrating lymphocytes beginning 8–10 weeks after transplant, which was seen primarily among CD4⁺ T-cells. Transcription factor binding motifs for interferon responses factors and inflammatory signaling molecules were enriched in Tet2-responsive cis-regulatory elements across all KO islet endocrine cells, but we observed beta cell-specific enrichment …

Enacting Tension: A Phenomenological, Art-Based Study Of Nicu Siblings’ Lived Experience Through Engagement With Dramatic Reality, Rebecca A. Versaci

Expressive Therapies Dissertations

A Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization reorganizes family life, yet siblings’ perspectives are rarely centered in NICU research. This phenomenological, art-based dissertation explores NICU siblings’ lived experience as revealed through the roles they created during engagement in dramatic reality. Eight child siblings of NICU patients participated in a storymaking and improvisational role-play intervention. Transcripts, participant artwork, and stories were examined through thematic analysis, and dramaturgical coding. Three central tensions organized children’s dramatic worlds: It’s Hard to be Together and It’s Hard to be Apart, I Want to be Free, but I am Trapped; I Want to Help …

Systemic Immunometabolic Profiling Classifies Cisplatin Sensitivity States Using Interpretable Machine Learning., Emily Klonoski, Diane C Lim, Yujie Wang, Edison Q Kim, Chunjing Wu, Ankita Paul, Cheng-Bang Chen, Medhi Wangpaichitr

PCOM Scholarly Works

Cisplatin resistance limits the effectiveness of platinum-based chemotherapy for lung adenocarcinoma, yet practical systemic diagnostics for cisplatin sensitivity are lacking. We developed ImmunoMetabolic Profiling Analysis and Classification Tool (IMPACT), an interpretable machine learning pipeline that selects the best performing model and reduces it to a minimal, mechanistically informative feature set via recursive feature elimination. In a syngeneic orthotopic model, we quantified 25 serum amino acids and 16 immune cell populations across bone marrow, spleen, lung, and mediastinal lymph nodes to capture systemic immunometabolic states. IMPACT classified cisplatin-sensitive versus cisplatin-resistant tumors with high accuracy (AUC = 0.950), driven primarily by bone …

The Development Of Poker As A Sport In Japan: Intersections With Culture, Law And Public Administration, And Community, Masatoshi Minowa

Japanese Society and Culture

This study examines the emergence of poker as a competitive mind sport in Japan, a country where strict anti-gambling laws (Penal Code Article 185) prohibit cash wagering. Drawing on secondary materials—including newspaper and magazine reports, and online media—as well as primary data from Poker Guild Corporation and interviews with the Kamiichi Town Planning Division, the research applies established theoretical frameworks (Getz & Page’s event tourism, Putnam’s social capital, Reith’s techno-economic systems) to analyze the distinctive evolution of Japanese poker culture. Findings reveal that tournament‐focused venue operations and the innovative Poker Web Coin system have fostered a nationwide network of skill‐based …

Healthcare Decision-Making In An Ageing Society: Legal, Policy, And Ethical Challenges In Japan, Yukio Sakurai

Japanese Society and Culture

This paper examines the evolving landscape of healthcare decision-making in Japan’s rapidly ageing society, with a focus on the legal, policy, and ethical challenges it entails. It analyzes the limitations of the adult guardianship system, the risks associated with family-dependent decision-making, and the underutilization of advance care planning (ACP). The study further considers how demographic shifts, advances in medical technology, and socio-legal inertia affect end-of-life care, particularly for individuals with diminished capacity. A central theme is the inherent ethical dilemma in balancing individual autonomy with Japan's cultural context, where explicit self-assertion can be challenging, especially for older adults. Cultural dimensions …

Institutional Transitions In The Employment Of Foreign Workers In Japan’S Agriculture And Food Manufacturing: From Technical Intern Training To Employment For Skill Development And Specified Skilled Worker In Comparison With The Uk, Tomoyuki Kuwaharada

Japanese Society and Culture

This paper investigates the institutional transition in Japan’s acceptance of foreign workers in the agriculture and food manufacturing sectors, focusing on the restructuring of entry-stage training schemes and their linkage to skill-based employment. In particular, it traces the shift from the Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP) to the Employment for Skill Development (ESD) Programme as the primary entry route, and examines how these institutional changes are embedded within the Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) framework.

Drawing upon official statistics from 2012 to 2024 and sector-specific case studies, the analysis demonstrates that the introduction of the SSW status in 2019 marked a …

Supervisor Behaviors And Perceived Organizational Impact Of Telework: A Work Disruption Perspective, Tsuyoshi Ohira, Masaki Hosomi

Japanese Society and Culture

As telework (e.g., working from home) has become widespread, understanding its organizational impact from managers’ perspectives and identifying supervisor behaviors that influence this impact are critical. Drawing on work disruption theory, we examined the relationships between four supervisor behaviors in the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) management competencies—respectful and responsible (RR), managing and communicating work (MCW), reasoning and managing difficult situations (RDS), and managing the individual within the team (MIT)—and the perceived organizational impact of telework. We also tested whether telework rate and intensity moderated these relationships. Survey data were collected from 239 supervisors at two time points. Results showed …

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