Diverse Work Research Articles

Breaking the silence: Student affairs’ role in Black male faculty well‐being at predominantly White institutions

AbstractIn this article, we investigate the nuanced challenges facing Black male faculty members in predominantly White institutions (PWIs) regarding their mental health. Through an exploration of the multifaceted roles and responsibilities of student affairs professionals, we uncover actionable strategies that can foster a supportive and inclusive environment for this affinity group in PWIs. Drawing from historical context, contemporary experiences, and future considerations, our analysis highlights the systemic barriers and cultural dynamics contributing to this crisis. Through an intersectional lens, we explore the unique stressors faced by Black male faculty, including racial discrimination, microaggressions, isolation, and the pressure to perform “diversity work” without adequate institutional support. By shedding light on these issues, we aim to spark critical conversations and advocate for systemic changes that prioritize the mental health and well‐being of Black male faculty in PWIs, fostering inclusive and supportive academic environments for all faculty members.

Understanding the Nexus: Business Intelligence and its Impact on Customer Experience Across Diverse Work Sectors

In the 21st-century hyper-competitive business landscape, comprehending and improving customer experience (CX) is highly quintessential for sustainable success across diverse industry sectors. Customers today hold more options in pursuing a luxurious lifestyle compared to their predecessors, yet their expectations continue to be on a constant surge. To meet these rising expectations, today's organisations strongly emphasize incorporating the best industry practices to ensure a high-end customer experience [1]. One such practice that has been included in recent times is integrating business intelligence and analytics. By leveraging advanced analytics tools and techniques, businesses can extract valuable insights from vast datasets, enabling informed decision-making and proactive strategies [2]. Business intelligence and analytics play a vital role in this practice by providing real-time data analysis, predictive modelling, and actionable recommendations, empowering organizations to optimize operations, enhance customer experiences, and stay ahead in today's dynamic marketplace [3]. The following paper aims to explore the vital role Business Intelligence (BI) plays in enhancing customer experience across various sectors. By applying a comprehensive review and analysis methodology, the study will seek to investigate how BI tools, strategies, and analytics influence user experience metrics, organizational performance, and competitive advantage in disparate sectors. Moreover, it further aims to determine the significance of leveraging data-driven insights garnered through business intelligence processes to comprehend customer behaviours, preferences, and sentiments across diverse sectors, ranging from retail and hospitality to finance and healthcare. The paper will bolster the aforementioned analysis by synthesising empirical case analysis, diving into the multifaceted impacts of Business Intelligence and Analytics on Customer Experience. Furthermore, the paper aims to examine the role of BI in optimizing operational efficiencies, streamlining processes, and fostering innovation to meet evolving customer expectations and market demands. Alongside this, it will dive deeper into issues such as data privacy concerns, and underscore the importance of organizational culture, leadership support, and cross-functional collaboration in fostering a BI-driven CX-centric mindset within diverse work environments. Through empirical evidence and industry case studies, the paper will seek to demonstrate how Business Intelligence adoption correlates with improved customer satisfaction scores and profitability metrics across diverse sectors. Towards the end, the paper will present a concluding argument by highlighting key insights, implications, and the imperative of investing in robust data infrastructure, analytics capabilities, and talent development initiatives to unlock the full transformative power of Business Intelligence in driving superior customer experiences. It will eventually underscore the need for continuous evaluation, adaptation, and innovation in Business Intelligence strategies to stay abreast of evolving customer preferences, technological advancements, and competitive dynamics. By illuminating the transformative impact of Business Intelligence on Customer Experience metrics, organizational performance, and competitive advantage, the study aims to provide valuable insights and guidelines for leveraging data-driven strategies to drive customer-centric innovation and sustainable growth in an increasingly dynamic business landscape.

Universal Church from the Perspective of Cyprian: A Pietistic Approach to Unity in the House of God

Despite Cyprian’s influence upon the early church, no scholarship has paid attention to the pietistic approach that undergirds his view of ecclesiastical unity. In probing his diverse works, one faces a set of questions that must be answered: What does Cyprian mean by unity? From where does the universal character of the church arise? Without answering these questions, it proves hard to understand other aspects of Cyprian’s works. Cyprian’s view of piety provides us a wider lens to understand his writings about conversion, church unity, and Christian ethics. For him, piety refers to believers unveiling divine grace with all the strength received from and conceived by God while they continue to overcome worldly pollutants such as lust, injustice, and wickedness. What is more, Cyprian’s perspective on church unity is not limited to the authority of the episcopate but includes the pietistic life of Christians. For Cyprian, good works neither signify a way to salvation nor operate as a cause or merit. Rather they are evident in the life of those who are cleansed by faith in Christ. His pietistic approach continues to play a role in binding others to Christ, helping them understand the love of God toward the world.

Academician Yuri Fedorovich Isakov (1923–2016) (on the 100th anniversary of his birth)

Outstanding pediatric surgeon, scientist, teacher and health care organizer, founder of a large school of pediatric surgeons, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR (1973), academician of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences (1975) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (2013), vice-president of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (1989–2001), laureate of two State USSR Prizes (1979, 1985) and the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1999), Chief Pediatric Surgeon of the USSR Ministry of Health (1966–1981) and the Russian Ministry of Health (1992–2005), Deputy Minister of Health of the USSR (1981–1987), Professor Yuri Fedorovich Isakov was born on June28, 1923 in Kovrov, Vladimir region. In 1966, he was elected head of the department of surgical diseases of childhood at the 2nd Moscow Medical Institute named after N. I. Pirogov and led it for 40 years. The surgical and scientific activities of Yuri Fedorovich were distinguished by a very wide range of areas. On the problems of thoracic surgery, extensive experience has been accumulated in the treatment of children with diseases and malformations of the neck, chest, lungs, mediastinum, and esophagus. Many diverse research works have been carried out on topical issues of abdominal surgery. Yu. F. Isakov made a very large contribution to the development of endovideosurgery in children. The clinic became one of the first in the country to create a specialized endovideosurgical service. Under the leadership of Yuri Fedorovich and with his direct participation, pediatric nephrurology and vascular surgery quickly developed, scientific research was conducted on topical issues of combined trauma of the musculoskeletal system, an anesthesiology, resuscitation and intensive care service was organized in the clinic, fundamental research was carried out on the problem of pain management in children surgery. Yu. F. Isakov was the author and co-author of more than 500 scientific works, including 23 monographs and manuals, 7 textbooks and teaching aids. At the department headed by Yuri Fedorovich, 390 dissertations were defended, including 67 doctoral dissertations. Academician Yuri Fedorovich Isakov died on August 4, 2016 and was buried at the Troekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow.

‘There is Beauty in the Way that I Think.’ Exploring Autistic Life Narrative in Cultural Texts of Hannah Gadsby

ABSTRACT Representations of autism in popular culture usually rely on stereotypes about autistic people rooted in clinical discourse of pathology, reproducing gendered, racialized and classed images of white, cis male exceptionalism. The dominant circulating narratives often ignore lived autistic experience and position autism either as a spectacle or as the unknowable other. Personal narrative allows autistic people to ‘story’ autism in its many different forms and create a space of critical interrogation. This article examines two cultural texts of Tasmanian comedian and author Hannah Gadsby, who addresses their late-life diagnosis of autism in their stand-up comedy show Douglas and their memoir Ten Steps to Nanette. By drawing on queer and feminist disability studies, critical autism studies and theories of life writing, this article analyses how Gadsby employs autistic life narrative as a form of ‘diversity work’ [Ahmed, Sara. 2017. Living a Feminist Life. Durham: Duke University Press] and tells their story in its tense relation to social and medical notions of normality as well as medical discourse of diagnosis. By doing so, this article argues that Gadsby’s use of life narrative contributes to a more diverse representation of autistic lives and offers a critical interrogation of what is considered social normality.

Rationalization of the scope of work: evaluation of imbalances and opportunities of multi-tasking

The purpose of this undertaking was to determine the imbalances and opportunities of multitasking of teachers in their workplace. Teachers have one of the most important jobs in the world. They fill in the shoes of too many different professions like a parent, disciplinarian, judge, administrator, academic experts, mentor, and more, and probably all-time. It’s no secret that our teachers get so many things done that it’s no wonder that they’ve become experts in multitasking. This study evaluates the imbalances and opportunities of multitasking of 60 teachers handled general education and major subject. Purposive surveys a descriptive quantitative and qualitative method was applied survey and interviews will be conducted; to rationalize the scope of work, were employed as research instruments to collect responses on imbalances and opportunities of multitasking. The research findings showed the majority of teachers strongly agreed with the opportunities of multitasking in terms of Integration of Diverse Work, and imparting knowledge to co-instructor. It further revealed that most of the respondents that practice multitasks were men. To divert the emphasis on the imbalances of multitasking, the administration should be able to motivate instructor in terms of giving honoraria to those who extend their working hours and acknowledging them also during the ceremonial events.

Work posture risk comparison of RULA and REBA based on measures of assessment-score variability: A case study of the metal coating industry in Thailand

This study examines the work posture risk comparison of RULA and REBA based on measures of assessment-score variability. During the metal coating process, chemicals were frequently employed, necessitating a heightened level of caution among the employees. The Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaires (CMDQ) revealed the manifestation of physical discomfort among employees. In this study, the rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) and the rapid entire body assessment (REBA) were used to identify ergonomic concerns related to the work of employees in the black oxide coating department of a metal coating firm. The sensitivity of risk assessment between the two methods was investigated, considering the mean and variability of the assessment scores. Consideration was given to the diverse and crucial work positions of employees at each station, focusing exclusively on the standing working posture. In the black oxide coating section, there were 12 steps that 20 workers had to complete. Under the same working postures, the overall average RULA score was determined to be at a high-risk level, whereas the overall average REBA score was at a moderate-risk level. As a result, the RULA method had a greater capacity for risk warning than the REBA method. Levene's test was also applied to determine whether the variances of the risk scores computed using the two techniques were equal. The results of the analysis showed that the variances in the scores using the two methods were not significantly different.

Getting beyond peeing and pronouns: living non-binary gender in higher education

ABSTRACT Non-binary people make up just over half the UK trans population and younger people are more likely to identify as non-binary than those over 35 . Despite this increasing recognition, non-binary identities and experiences continue to be widely misunderstood. Similarly, if university trans inclusion policies focus solely on models of binary or medical transition, they will not fully address the needs of non-binary students. In the context of an increased focus on the participation and success of marginalized social groups in higher education, and a social and political backlash against equality, diversity and inclusion work, questions of how non-binary students thrive in universities are pressing. Non-binary inclusion and experiences in higher education have received little dedicated attention. This article draws on data from the largest survey to date of non-binary students in the United Kingdom and begins to fill those gaps. We highlight the prominence in the survey of issues around ‘peeing’ and ‘pronouns’ in the lived experiences of non-binary students and demonstrate the detrimental impact of the lack of recognition on students’ learning and lives at university. We conclude universities must get beyond ‘peeing and pronouns’ to reimagine higher education as an accessible and inclusive space.

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives: Influence on Organizational Performance

Employee retention is an important challenge for organizations today. This study proposes a research framework for understanding how diversity and inclusion can influence employee retention through job satisfaction. The theoretical basis of this research is based on existing literature on inclusive leadership, quality of work life, work-life balance, leaders' emotional intelligence, and compensation as factors that influence job satisfaction. The proposed model proposes that diversity and inclusion have a positive indirect effect on employee retention through job satisfaction. Further research using this framework can help organizations develop strategies to increase employee retention by building more diverse and inclusive work environments.

A Study on the Design and Implementation Technologies of EVA at the China Space Station

Extravehicular activity (EVA) is a key point and a difficult point for manned spaceflight tasks, as well as an inevitable trend in the development of the manned spaceflight industry. Equipment maintenance, load installation, and extravehicular routing inspection via EVA on the track are necessary to guarantee the safety and reliability of the long-term in-orbit operation of the China Space Station. In this paper, a comprehensive analysis was conducted on the features of multiple tasks, diverse working modes, and strong systematic coupling during the EVA of the China Space Station (CSS). On this basis, the design, implementation technologies’ development, and in-orbit performance evaluation during EVA were expounded. In the space station system, an extravehicular reliability verification and evaluation system suitable for the requirement for EVA under the conditions of China’s multi-mission, multi-module combination, and repairable spacecraft was constructed. Finally, the in-orbit EVA implementation of the China Space Station since the launch of the core module to the present was summarized, and the subsequent application of the extravehicular technologies in manned lunar landing projects and optical modules was anticipated.

USING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE DIMENSIONS IN MANAGING MULTICULTURAL TEAM PERFORMANCE

This article provides the relevance and effectiveness of intercultural communication competence for managing multicultural teams within Kazakhstan-based international companies. This research seeks to assess project managers and team members’ knowledge, attitudes and skills related to intercultural communication competence. Byram’s model of intercultural communication competence will be utilized with its emphasis on cultural knowledge and attitudes. This study’s significance lies in its focus on cross-cultural management and communication in diverse work environments, using quantitative survey research methodologies conducted among project managers and team members in Kazakhstan international companies. The purpose is to investigate whether project managers and team members from multinational companies in Kazakhstan, operating in diverse cultural settings, possess the ability to identify elements of cross-cultural communicative competence while overseeing their teams and supervising the performance of their subordinates. Data analysis offers insights into intercultural communication competence knowledge, attitudes and skills within their specific context. These findings contribute to existing knowledge on intercultural communication competence and its application in managing multicultural teams, emphasizing the significance of cultural knowledge, positive attitudes toward diversity and effective communication skills for achieving successful project results. Furthermore, the results can provide practical implications for project managers and organizations looking to enhance their intercultural communication competence.

A dual‐channel transferable RUL prediction method integrated with Bayesian deep learning and domain adaptation for rolling bearings

AbstractMany deep learning methods typically assume that the marginal probability distribution between the training and testing bearing data is similar or the same. However, the probability distribution of rolling bearings may deviate significantly under diverse working conditions. To address the above limitations, a novel transferable remaining useful life (RUL) prediction method integrated with Bayesian deep learning and unsupervised domain adaptation (DA) is proposed. First, the signal alignment is executed on the data after the first prediction time to maintain the same granularity and scale across both source and target domains. Second, the multi‐domain features are extracted and sent into the dual‐channel Transformer network (DCTN) incorporating the convolutional block attention module (CBAM) to adequately exploit the abundant degradation information. Then, the DA module is incorporated into the model to mitigate the distribution discrepancies of the extracted high‐level merged features between the source and target domains. Finally, by applying the variational inference method, the DCTN‐CBAM is extended to the Bayesian deep neural network, and the RUL prediction and its corresponding confidence intervals can be conveniently derived. In addition, the generalization capability and effectiveness are validated through six bidirectional transfer RUL prediction tasks across two rolling bearing datasets. The experimental results demonstrate that it could provide a more reliable RUL prediction and efficiently account for the prediction uncertainty.

Imidazo[1,2-A]Pyridine: Potent Biological Activity, SAR and Docking In-vestigations (2017-2022).

Regarding scientific research, Imidazo[1,2-a] pyridine derivatives are constantly being developed due to the scaffold's intriguing chemical structure and varied bio-logical activity. They are distinctive organic nitrogen-bridged heterocyclic compounds that have several uses in medicines, organometallics and natural products. It has become a vital tool for medicinal chemists. In order to gather scientific information on Imidazo[1,2-a] pyridines derivative, Google, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and other databases were searched. In the current study, the medicinal value and therapeutic effect of Imidazo[1,2-a] pyridines were investigated using above mentioned databases. The current study analyzed the detailed pharmacological ac-tivities of Imidazo[1,2-a] pyridine analogs through literature from diverse scientific research works. Due to its wide range of biological activities, including antiulcer, anticonvulsant, anti-protozoal, anthelmintic, antiepileptic, antifungal, antibacterial, analgesic, antiviral, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antituberculosis, and antitumor properties, imidazopyridine is one of the most significant structural skeletons in the field of natural and pharmaceutical products. An imidazopyridine scaffold serves as the basis for a number of therapeutically utilized medica-tions, including zolpidem, alpidem, olprinone, zolimidine, and necopidem. This comprehensive study covers the period of the last five years, and it sheds light on the developments and emerging pharmacological actions of Imidazo[1,2-a] pyridines. Additionally, the structure-activity relationship and molecular docking studies are carefully documented throughout the paper, providing medicinal chemists with a clear picture for devel-oping new drugs.

Inciting maintenance: Tiered institutional work during value-based payment reform in oncology

Value-based payment aims to shift the focus from traditional volume-driven arrangements to a system that rewards providers for the quality and value of care delivered. Previous research has shown that it is difficult for providers to change their medical and organizational practices to adopt value-based payment, but the role of actors in these reforms has remained underexposed. This paper unravels the motives of non-clinical and clinical professionals to maintain institutionalized payment practices when faced with value-based payment. To illuminate these motives, a case study was conducted in a Dutch hospital alliance that aimed to implement value-based payment to incentivize the transition to novel interventions in a prostate cancer care pathway. Data collection consisted of observations and interviews with actors on multiple levels in the hospital (sales departments, medical specialist enterprises (MSEs) and physicians). On each actor level, motives for maintaining currently prevailing institutional practices were present. Regulative maintenance motives were more common for sales managers whereas cultural-cognitive and normative motives seemed to play an important role for physicians. An overarching motive was that desired transitions to novel interventions proved possible under the currently prevailing institutional logic, dismissing an urgent need for payment reform. Our analysis further revealed that actors engage in diverse institutional maintenance work, and that some actor groups’ institutional work carries more weight than others because of the dependency relationships that exist between hospitals, MSEs and physicians. Physicians depend on MSEs and sales departments, who act as gatekeepers and buffers, to decide whether the value-based payment reform is either adopted or abandoned.

Smart Glasses for Cultural Heritage: A Survey

This paper presents a comprehensive survey on the utilization of smart glasses in the context of cultural heritage. It offers a systematic exploration of prevailing trends, the latest state-of-the-art technologies, and notable projects within this emerging field. Through a meticulous examination of diverse works, this study endeavors to categorize and establish a taxonomy, thereby facilitating a structured analysis of the current landscape. By distilling key insights from this categorization, the paper aims to draw meaningful conclusions and provide valuable insights into the potential future trajectory of SGs technology in the realm of CH preservation and appreciation.

Research progresses of nanomaterials as lubricant additives

AbstractFriction and wear are unavoidable in mechanical movement. The use of lubricants with nano-additives can effectively reduce friction and wear, which is of great significance to saving energy and protecting the environment. At present, great progress has been made in the scientific research and industrial application of nano-additives for lubricants. This paper mainly introduces the types of nano-additives for lubricants (such as carbon nanomaterials, nano-metals, nano-oxides, sulfides, complexes, polymers, etc.), the tribological properties of lubricants with different components of nano-additives, and the lubrication mechanisms of the nano-additives (including tribofilm formation, rolling ball bearing effect, repairing effect, polishing effect, and synergistic effect). It also deals with the dispersion of nano-additives in lubricants and the influences of their particle size and microstructure on the tribological properties of lubricants. This review outlines the performance requirements of nano-additives in different lubrication states, discusses the use of nano-additives in challenging working conditions, and identifies various industrial oil nano-additives with reference to the appropriate options in diverse working environments. Furthermore, the existing problems of nano-additives and their application prospects are summarized. This review, hopefully, would help to shed light on the design and synthesis of novel high-performance nano-additives and promote their application in engineering.

Online corporate communication of diversity and inclusion: washing as aspirational talk

PurposeThe article aims to investigate how washing practices focused on appeasing sceptics of diversity work in for-profit organizations play out in corporate online communication of diversity and inclusion efforts, and how these enable communication to a wide audience that includes social equity advocates.Design/methodology/approachOnline corporate communication data of diversity and inclusion themes were compiled from the websites of eight Swedish-based multinational corporations. The data included content from the companies’ official websites and annual reports and sustainability reports as well as diversity and inclusion-themed blog posts. A thematic analysis was conducted on the website content.FindingsThe study showcases how tensions between conflicting external demands are navigated by keeping the communication open to several interpretations and thereby achieving multivocality. In the studied corporate texts on diversity and inclusion, this is achieved by alternating between elements catering to a business case audience and those that appeal to a social justice audience, with some procedures managing to appease both audiences at the same time.Originality/valueThe article complements previously described forms of washing by introducing an additional type of washing – business case washing – an articulation of the business case rhetoric that characterizes the diversity management discourse. While much has been written about washing to satisfy advocates of social change and equity, washing to appease shareholders and boardroom members, who are focused on profit and economic growth, has received less attention. The article suggests that online corporate communication on diversity and inclusion, by appeasing diverse audiences, can be seen as aspirational talk.

Kaleidoscopic Inquiries: Queering Approaches to Organizational Diversity Work

This multi-site qualitative research study utilizes a queer theoretical framework to analyze norms and normativity in organizational diversity work. The findings suggest that diversity work contributes to an ontological bifurcation of the individual and organization that foregrounds the individual and casts the organization to the background as an accessory to personal development. To understand how this ontological bifurcation emerges, the analysis traces three metaphors as focal points of norm inquiry related to diversity work – journey, container, and table – and considers them alongside the practices of training, data collection, and positional leadership. The persistent bifurcation of organization and individual helps to reinstate the very inequities that diversity work seeks to address, suggesting to both scholars and practitioners the need for a more durable disruption of the status quo in diversity work.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Patient and Family Advisory Councils: Advancing Best Practice in Children's Hospitals

This qualitative research study explored practices that support and advance diverse membership in Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) in children's hospitals and the involvement of PFACs in organization-level diversity, equity, and inclusion work. This study consisted of a focused literature review and 17 key informant interviews. The study sought to identify important learnings about (1) recruiting and supporting patient and family advisors (PFAs) from historically marginalized populations and (2) ways to develop and sustain meaningful partnerships with PFAs and PFACs in diversity, equity, and inclusion work. The study findings highlighted a number of best practices for hospitals to adopt, including more actively reaching out to communities served, addressing barriers to participation through approaches and structures such as specialty PFACs and "tiered" options for participation by PFAs, and co-creation of inclusive environments. To move forward with this work, additional research, true commitment from health care organizations, and shared guidance and tools for the field are needed.

'More than lip service': LGBTQ+ Social Justice Educational Interventions as Institutional Benign Neglect

Abstract: Using Ahmed's (2012) scholarship on diversity work and institutional life as a conceptual framework, we examine how LGBTQ+ social justice educational intervention (SJEI) facilitators described the challenges of their role. We found LGBTQ+ SJEI facilitators descriptions of their role revealed institutional dynamics that undermine purported support of equity-based work. Institutional realities that facilitators faced were neither intentionally malicious nor hostile, and encapsulated by the descriptor of benign neglect. Our findings expose how LGBTQ+ SJEIs operate as non-performatives treated with benign neglect through unenforceable authority, administrative gaslighting, and resource scarcity.