Efforts to Optimize Clinical Trial Management by Revising Deviation Reports and Classifying Deviation Cases for Efficient Clinical Trial Quality Improvement at Asahikawa Medical University Hospital.

Face-to-face communication during on-site monitoring is important for clinical trial quality assurance. However, with the coronavirus disease early 2020 pandemic, medical institutions placed restrictions on hospital visits to secure their medical systems. Asahikawa Medical University Hospital similarly established restrictions on outpatient and inpatient visits and legal restrictions on outside vendors. Therefore, the frequency of on-site monitoring of clinical trials conducted at our hospital was reduced. Since there was no sign of convergence at the infection units even after 2 years, we investigated the frequency of on-site monitoring and the frequency of clinical trial deviations in the review of the system. In addition, although a clinical trial deviation report form (previous form)was prepared in the fiscal year 2019, there were many free descriptions, and many deviation reports were difficult to understand. Similarly, there were cases where deviations were not recorded on the deviation report form but only on article records (source documents), such as electronic medical records after consultation with the sponsor, and deviations were not recorded in a uniform format. Thus, the hospital experienced difficulty tabulating and classifying the number of deviation occurrences. Based on this experience, this report describes the progress of revising the clinical trial deviation report, clarifying the items to be included in the report, and establishing a system to clarify the process related to clinical trial deviation occurrences.Copyright: © 2023 the Japanese Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (JSCPT).

Recent advances on CRISPR/Cas system-enabled portable detection devices for on-site agri-food safety assay

Agri-food safety has been considered as one of the most important public concerns worldwide. From farm to table, food crops and foods are extremely vulnerable to the contamination by a variety of pollutants from their growth and processing. Moreover, the SARS-CoV-2 detected in the food supply chain during COVID-19 pandemic has posed a greater challenge for rapid and on-site detection of agri-food contaminants in complex and volatile environments. Therefore, the development of rapid, accurate, and on-site detection technologies and portable detection devices is of great importance to ensure the agri-food security. This review comprehensively summarized the recent advances on the construction of CRISPR/Cas systems-based biosensing technologies and their portable detection devices, as well as their promising applications in the field of agri-food safety. First of all, the classification and working principles of CRISPR/Cas systems were introduced. Then, the latest advances on the CRISPR/Cas system-based on-site detection technologies and portable detection devices were also systematically summarized. Most importantly, the state-of-the-art applications of CRISPR/Cas systems-based on-site detection technologies and portable detection devices in the fields of agri-food safety were comprehensively summarized. Impressively, the future opportunities and challenges in this emerging and promising field were proposed. Emerging CRISPR/Cas system-based on-site detection technologies have showed a great potential in the detection of agri-food safety. Impressively, the integration of CRISPR/Cas systems-based biosensing technologies with portable detection devices (e.g., nanopore-based detection devices, lateral flow assay, smartphone-based detection devices, and microfluidic devices) is very promising for the on-site detection of agri-food contaminants. Additionally, CRISPR/Cas system-based biosensing technologies can be further integrated with much more innovative technologies for the development of novel detection platforms to realize the more reliable on-site detection of agri-food safety.

Efforts to Optimize Clinical Trial Management by Revising Deviation Reports and Classifying Deviation Cases for Efficient Clinical Trial Quality Improvement at Asahikawa Medical University Hospital

Face-to-face communication during on-site monitoring is important for clinical trial quality assurance. However, with the coronavirus disease early 2020 pandemic, medical institutions placed restrictions on hospital visits to secure their medical systems. Asahikawa Medical University Hospital similarly established restrictions on outpatient and inpatient visits and legal restrictions on outside vendors. Therefore, the frequency of on-site monitoring of clinical trials conducted at our hospital was reduced. Since there was no sign of convergence at the infection units even after 2 years, we investigated the frequency of on-site monitoring and the frequency of clinical trial deviations in the review of the system. In addition, although a clinical trial deviation report form (previous form)was prepared in the fiscal year 2019, there were many free descriptions, and many deviation reports were difficult to understand. Similarly, there were cases where deviations were not recorded on the deviation report form but only on article records (source documents), such as electronic medical records after consultation with the sponsor, and deviations were not recorded in a uniform format. Thus, the hospital experienced difficulty tabulating and classifying the number of deviation occurrences. Based on this experience, this report describes the progress of revising the clinical trial deviation report, clarifying the items to be included in the report, and establishing a system to clarify the process related to clinical trial deviation occurrences.Copyright: © 2023 the Japanese Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (JSCPT).

Efforts to Optimize Clinical Trial Management by Revising Deviation Reports and Classifying Deviation Cases for Efficient Clinical Trial Quality Improvement at Asahikawa Medical University Hospital.

Face-to-face communication during on-site monitoring is important for clinical trial quality assurance. However, with the coronavirus disease early 2020 pandemic, medical institutions placed restrictions on hospital visits to secure their medical systems. Asahikawa Medical University Hospital similarly established restrictions on outpatient and inpatient visits and legal restrictions on outside vendors. Therefore, the frequency of on-site monitoring of clinical trials conducted at our hospital was reduced. Since there was no sign of convergence at the infection units even after 2 years, we investigated the frequency of on-site monitoring and the frequency of clinical trial deviations in the review of the system. In addition, although a clinical trial deviation report form (previous form)was prepared in the fiscal year 2019, there were many free descriptions, and many deviation reports were difficult to understand. Similarly, there were cases where deviations were not recorded on the deviation report form but only on article records (source documents), such as electronic medical records after consultation with the sponsor, and deviations were not recorded in a uniform format. Thus, the hospital experienced difficulty tabulating and classifying the number of deviation occurrences. Based on this experience, this report describes the progress of revising the clinical trial deviation report, clarifying the items to be included in the report, and establishing a system to clarify the process related to clinical trial deviation occurrences.Copyright: © 2023 the Japanese Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (JSCPT).

The Next Chapter in Global Compliance Auditing

The recent COVID-19 pandemic spurred evolutionary changes to how risk management programs are executed across the globe. As companies responded to the effects the virus had on their operations, they also had to continue their compliance verifications despite the inability of audit teams to visit sites for a first-hand evaluation of program status. Audit teams were driven to innovate to accomplish their mission. This metamorphosis has forever changed the process by which compliance auditing is conducted. These methodologies continue to evolve as the pandemic endures. This article will discuss the author's views of advancements in compliance auditing as a direct result of the pandemic. It will feature tools that have been developed, including planning tips, audit strategies, auditor utilization, and various concepts that audit teams can employ. The author will explain how she believes these aspects will affect the future of post-pandemic compliance auditing, particularly focusing on auditing for Process Safety Management (PSM) system requirements. © 2022 AIChE Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety, GCPS 2022. All rights reserved.

Analysis of Psychological Distress During COVID-19 Among Professionals

The aftermath of the lockdown caused by the current pandemic generates many challenges and opportunities for the professionals as well as for organizations. Several organizations forced the people to work on-site whereas many of the organizations have been allowing work from home. However, both ways of working are challenging and cause psychological distress. The present work analyses the psychological distress among professionals residing in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. The work considers both the scenarios of working professionals: professionals working from home and professionals working onsite. The work introduces a novel hybrid machine learning approach called GBETRR. GBETRR combines two approaches, namely gradient-boosting classifier and extra-trees regressor repressor. The present work also uses a hybrid parameter optimization algorithm. Multiple performance metrics are used to evaluate the performance evaluation. Results revealed that the professionals with work from home are more stressed as compared to the professionals working onsite. Copyright © 2022 IGI Global.

A Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (Lamp)-Based Point-of-Care System for Rapid on-Site Clinical Detection of Sars-Cov-2 Viruses

In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, sensitive and rapid on-site detection of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has been one of crucial objectives. A point-of-care (PoC) device called PATHPOD for quick, on-site detection of SARS-CoV-2 employing a real-time reverse-transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-rLAMP) reaction on a polymer cartridge. The PATHPOD consists of a standalone device (weighing under 1.2 kg) and a cartridge, and can identify 10 distinct samples and 2 controls in less than 50 minutes. The PATHPOD PoC system is fabricated and clinically validated for the first time in this work © 2023 IEEE.

Physician-led ultrasound interventions: Rapid diagnosis of lung cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

Introduction: Lung cancer management depends upon a timely histological diagnosis. Unprecedented pressure on various diagnostic facilities were observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In our hospital, physician-led thoracic ultrasound guided biopsies and Rapid-On-Site-Evaluation (ROSE) ensured the prompt enrollment in the lung cancer diagnostic pathway. Aim and objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lung cancer pathway adversely due to aerosol generating procedures, infection control, limited bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) sessions. During this challenging time, we aimed to maintain a swift and consistent lung cancer pathway, aided by physician-led ultrasound guided interventions. Method(s): A twelve-month prospective analysis was performed on a cohort of all patients with a histological diagnosis of lung cancer, examining methods used for tissue sampling. Result(s): Between April 2020 to March 2021, our lung multi-disciplinary meeting decided the clinical management of 91 patients with confirmed histology. 41% (37/91) of those had biopsies via physician-led ultrasound-interventions. Sites sampled yielding tissue diagnosis were;59% (22/37) supraclavicular fossa nodes, 30% (11/37) lung lesions, 5% (2/37) pleural lesions, 3% (1/37) bone and 3% (1/37) axillary lymph node. Conclusion(s): Our study shows that physician led ultrasound guided biopsies and ROSE are safe and robust for prompt and speedy lung cancer management. It has future research potentials. We welcome comments and experience of other teams in this regard.

Science, Medicine, and Cytology: A Pilot Program of the ASC Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee

Introduction: The percentage of pathology trainees who are underrepresented minorities is low. The DEI committee established a Science, Medicine, and Cytology summer pilot program to improve exposure to cytopathology focusing on DEI. Material(s) and Method(s): An online course was developed during the Covid-19 pandemic targeting underrepresented minorities at the high school and college level, and consisted of several didactic sessions, presenting the most common procedures involving cytologists, including fine-needle aspiration, rapid onsite evaluation, and smearing techniques. Interviews of cytopathologists were also included. Participants were surveyed for their demographic information and for an evaluation of the course. Result(s): 23 participants completed the survey (Table 1). The highest level of education was high school 16 (70%), college 6 (26%), and other 1 (4%). Self-identified demographics included 2 (9%) Hispanic, 9 (36%) Asian/Asian American, 2 (8%) Black / Black American, 6 (24%) White/Caucasian, 2 (8%) African, 1 (4%) Muslim American and 1 (4%) Sudanese. Household highest level of education was high school 2 (9%), some college 1 (4%), completed college 9 (39%), completed graduate program 9 (39%), 2 (9%) preferred not to answer. 14 (61%) participants have a family member in healthcare. The program met expectations for 20 (87%). The program format was effective and appropriate for their level of education for 23 (100%). The content helpful for 22 (96%). 13 (57%) considered healthcare as a potential career. 5 (22%) considered cytology as a career (Table 2). Conclusion(s): Evaluations were excellent, generating awareness of medicine and cytopathology. Individuals with families in healthcare were overrepresented, as there were barriers in reaching underrepresented minorities. The population that signed up was influenced by our ability offer the course online. Expansion to a wider audience would increase the number of attendees. (Table Presented).

HYBRID AUDIT AS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH IN THE AUDIT PRACTICE OF FORESTRY

Auditing has undergone many changes in the context of globalization and digitalization. Under the influence of the COVID-19 health crisis, additional restrictions are introduced, which are related to the impossibility of physical inspections (desk cheks or on-site ones). This has a significant effect on the activities of sectors and enterprises where on-site inspections are a priority, like in forestry. In order to answer the current challenges, the Forest StewardshipCouncil introduces a new audit approach, called "hybrid audit". The main goal of the study is to analyze the benefits and risks of hybrid audits in forestry. This will be done by (1) performing a comparative analysis with other types of audit (particularly financial and IT audit) and (2) deriving the characteristics and requirements of the hybrid audit. The study is conducted based on the scientific methods of analogy, analysis and synthesis, induction, deduction, and logical approach. The results of the study outlined the need for specific, local forestry-related rules and methodology of the procedures for the hybrid audit to be developed. Additionally, there is a risk of gaps in the check and verification of the forestry documentation and resources when using the hybrid audit. © 2022 15th International Scientific Conference WoodEMA 2022 - Crisis Management and Safety Foresight in Forest-Based Sector and SMES Operating in the Global Environment. All rights reserved.

Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on tourists' real-time on-site emotional experience in reopened tourism destinations

The COVID-19 pandemic that caused unprecedented havoc on global tourism industry will all blow over, however whether the tourists' real-time on-site emotional experience in the reopened tourism destinations is higher or lower than that of the period before the pandemic outbreak has not been studied. Since this is an important basis for managers to design tourist win-back strategies, this study empirically examines the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on tourists' real-time on-site emotional experience using geo-tagged check-in user-generated content data in China's National 5A scenic spots from November 7, 2019 to April 8, 2020. Results show that although the COVID-19 pandemic doesn't destroy the tourist attractions, tourists' real-time on-site emotional experience after the outbreak of COVID-19 is significantly lower than that of the period before the COVID-19 outbreak, suggesting that tourism destinations should not only focus on the recovery of tourist arrivals, but also pay attention to the tourist experience recovery during the tourism recovery stage. Results also provide empirical evidence and practical implications for destinations in tourist experience management during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Virtual tourist motivation: the differences between virtual tourism and on-site tourism

Purpose: Virtual tourism has become popular in recent years. However, there is still a research gap on virtual tourist motivation. This study aims to identify virtual tourist motivation and explore the relationship between virtual tourism and on-site tourism. Design/methodology/approach: This research identifies virtual tourist motivation based on Means-end chain (MEC) theory. Laddering interviews with 32 respondents were conducted to construct a hierarchical value map. Additionally, a motivation analysis of virtual tourism and on-site tourism was developed based on a review of the relevant literature. Findings: This exploratory study revealed 12 attributes, 9 results and 4 values that virtual tourists wish to achieve and identified 5 means-end chains where self-satisfaction is the most important value-led motivation. Compared with on-site tourism motivations, virtual tourism shows possibilities of replacing, complementing and extending on-site tourism under certain circumstances. However, it significantly depends on whether tourists are attracted by the technical characteristics, security and experience conditions of virtual tourism. Originality/value: This study contributes to understanding virtual tourist motivation and offers motivation-based insights into the relationship between virtual and on-site tourism. Managerial implications on how to attract potential online tourists are also provided. © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.

Telecytology Makes Significant Contribution in ROSE with Great Accuracy - Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic at Stony Brook University Hospital

Introduction: Telecytology (TC) has been used in rapid onsite evaluation (ROSE) of touch preparations (TPs) from core biopsies and smears from fine-needle aspiration (FNA) procedures. Although TC was established at our institution in 2010, utilization has fluctuated. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the value of TC for maintaining high-quality patient care with the advantages of minimizing contact with hospital personnel and patients, conserving personal protective equipment (PPE), and saving cytopathologists' time. However, the accuracy of TC compared to on site evaluation by cytopathologists has been a concern. This study aimed to address this question. Material(s) and Method(s): 697 ROSEs were identified from our quality assurance (QA) data base in 2021 (Q2-Q4) including 1) TC;2) onsite cytopathologist (OC);and 3) onsite cytotechnologistonly (OCT). Discrepancy rates between ROSE and final diagnoses were compared between TC and OC groups. A student T-test was performed to determine the statistical significance of the discrepancy rate between TC and OC. Result(s): Results are summarized in Table 1. On average, there were 26% FNA and 74% Cores by TP. The difference in discrepancy rates between TC and OC during the 3 quarters in 2021 is not statistically significant (p=0.5012). The type of discrepancy for TC was all minor while 17% major and 83% minor for OC. Conclusion(s): The value of TC for ROSE was highlighted during the pandemic, allowing cytopathologists to participate in ROSE while minimizing interpersonal contact at procedures, conserving PPE, and saving cytopathologists' time. TC provides as high quality as OC for ROSE service with statistically insignificant minor discrepancies with the final diagnosis. Although pandemic-related restrictions are easing, we anticipate that TC will continue to play a major role in ROSE.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ROSE Utilization and Final Diagnostic, PD-L1 Immunohistochemistry, and Molecular Testing Yields of CT-guided Lung Biopsies

Introduction: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with urgent implementation of safety protocols limiting the number of on-site personnel, curtailed the utilization of rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) for CT-guided lung biopsies at our institution. The pandemic, therefore, created an opportunity to examine the role of ROSE in diagnostic adequacy and ancillary testing yield for CT-guided lung biopsies. Material(s) and Method(s): We retrospectively identified all CT-guided lung biopsies performed from 2017-2021. The utilization of ROSE, adequacy of final diagnoses, and ancillary testing yield (PD-L1 immunohistochemistry, next generation sequencing) were ed from pathology reports and compared between 2017-2019 and 2020-2021. Cases were considered nondiagnostic if a definitive neoplastic diagnosis could not be rendered (e.g., atypical or suspicious diagnoses) or the histologic features did not explain imaging findings. Chi-square tests of independence were performed to examine relations between variables. Result(s): 766 CT-guided lung biopsies were performed from 2017-2021;174 (23%) utilized ROSE. The use of ROSE had been steadily decreasing prior to the pandemic and essentially ceased at the onset of the pandemic and never returned to pre-pandemic volumes (Figure 1). Overall (2017-2021), ROSE was more likely to be associated with an adequate final diagnosis (p=.003) and successful molecular testing (p=.013). ROSE was not associated with adequacy of PD-L1 results (p=.797). Comparing the periods 2017-2019 and 2020-2021 (with decreased utilization of ROSE in the latter), there was a trend towards a higher percentage of inadequate final diagnoses (17 vs. 24%, p=.08). Conclusion(s): Overall, ROSE was associated with higher diagnostic and molecular testing yields for CT-guided lung biopsies. The COVID-19 pandemic markedly reduced ROSE use during these procedures;evaluation of the impact on clinical care is ongoing with further studies investigating lesion size, number of passes, and need for repeat procedures.

Attending lectures in person, hybrid or online-how do students choose, and what about the outcome?

As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, most courses at a large technical university were adapted so that students had a free choice of whether to attend lectures on-site or online; in addition, in many courses, lecture recordings were available. At the subsequent exam session, over 17,000 student-survey responses were collected regarding attendance choices, learning behavior, interest in the course, perception of the exam, and recommendations to future students. A total of 27 learner attributes and their relationships were investigated. In addition, conditional attributes and free-response statements were analyzed, and the students' exam grades were retrieved to gauge their performance. We found only minute differences with respect to exam performance, but the analysis indicates distinctly different preferences and constraints in taking advantage of learning opportunities. We also found some indications that performance differences might be larger for interactive-engagement courses. The results of the analysis may be key to answering why at many universities, faculty report that live-lecture attendance has decreased more strongly than expected with the availability of new, virtual attendance modes.

Remote and on-site work stress severity during the COVID-19 pandemic: comparison and selected conditions.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to explore whether remote and on-site work stress during the COVID-19 pandemic was experienced with different severity. The second goal was to investigate stress conditions at both working modes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study involved 946 individuals working in the education system and BSS sector in different Polish organizations. The following tools were used: the Brief Scale of Vocational Stress by Dudek and Hauk, the Polish version of the scales to measure work-family conflicts by Grzywacz, Frone, Brewer and Kovner, Meyer and Allen's Affective, Continuance, and Normative Commitment Scales in the Polish adaptation by Banka, Wolowska and Bazinska, the Satisfaction with Job Scale by Zalewska. RESULTS: The analysis of intergroup differences revealed that remote work stress severity was significantly lower than on-site work stress severity. The regression analyses proved that work-family conflict and job satisfaction were significant predictors of remote and on-site work stress. Continuance commitment positively predicted on-site work stress. Both models turned out to be statistically significant. The variables included in the models explained 39% and 35% of the variability of the remote work and on-site work stress, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Remote work is associated with lower stress severity than on-site work. For both types of work, the higher the level of work-family conflict, the higher the level of stress severity, but the higher the job satisfaction, the lower the stress severity. Continuance commitment is positively related to on-site stress, which means that people who work for an organization and see no alternative feel more stressed. Such an effect was observed only in the case of on-site work. The study findings are discussed in light of previous research, and implications for organizational practice are considered. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(1):96-111.

Isothermal nucleic acid amplification technology for rapid detection of virus.

While the research field and industrial market of in vitro diagnosis (IVD) thrived during and post the COVID-19 pandemic, the development of isothermal nucleic acid amplification test (INAAT) based rapid diagnosis was engendered in a global wised large measure as a problem-solving exercise. This review systematically analyzed the recent advances of INAAT strategies with practical case for the real-world scenario virus detection applications. With the qualities that make INAAT systems useful for making diagnosis relevant decisions, the key performance indicators and the cost-effectiveness of enzyme-assisted methods and enzyme-free methods were compared. The modularity of nucleic acid amplification reactions that can lead to thresholding signal amplifications using INAAT reagents and their methodology design were examined, alongside the potential application with rapid test platform/device integration. Given that clinical practitioners are, by and large, unaware of many the isothermal nucleic acid test advances. This review could bridge the arcane research field of different INAAT systems and signal output modalities with end-users in clinic when choosing suitable test kits and/or methods for rapid virus detection.

Nanotechnology for ultrafast nucleic acid amplification

Nucleic acid detection has been one of the most valued tools in point-of-care diagnostics from life science, agriculture, food safety and environmental surveillance, because of its high sensitivity, great specificity and simple operation. Since polymerase chain reactions (PCR) were discovered, more and more researchers attach importance to exploring ultrafast nucleic acid amplification methods for further expediting the process of detection and curbing infectious diseases' high spread rate, especially after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide pandemic event. Nowadays, nanotechnology as one of the most cut-ting-edge technologies has aroused growing attention. In this review, we describe new advances in na-notechnology research for ultrafast nucleic acid amplification. We have introduced commonly used nanotechnologies, namely nanofluidics, nanoporous materials, nanoparticles and so on. Recent advances in these nanotechnologies for ultrafast sample pretreatments, accelerated enzymatic amplification and rapid heating/cooling processes was summarized. Finally, challenges and perspectives for the future applications of ultrafast nucleic acid amplification are presented.(c) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Impact of remote audit on audit quality, audit efficiency, and auditors' job satisfaction

The audit profession has experienced a digital transformation over the last decade with a rapid shift towards remote auditing forced by the recent COVID pandemic. This shift has led to changes related to the way auditors work and perceive. Through a survey of external auditors, this study addresses how the changes from on-site audits to remote audits affect audit success (i.e., audit quality, audit efficiency, and auditors' job satisfaction);we also explore dispositional and situational factors that contribute to remote audit success. Our results show that working remotely leads to high audit efficiency. Auditors' flexibility management competency leads to high remote audit quality and efficiency;and a physical working environment conducive for concentrating on audit tasks is positively associated with audit efficiency and auditors' job satisfaction for remote audits. We also found that working remotely could enhance audit quality and efficiency when the audit firm provides sufficient support to auditors. Our study provides insights for audit firms, regulators, and other stakeholders as they evaluate the many challenges the audit profession faces in achieving remote audit success. © 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

The Futures of Hybrid Work - Participatory Futuring in Practice

Throughout the last years, but especially with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, our workplaces and way of 'going to work' has changed a lot. One might even claim that the nature of work is 'in limbo', a transitional phase between the traditional on-site workplace and hybrid and remote work conditions. This overview of my doctoral research starts with a number of future oriented questions regarding collaboration and human interactions, embodied presence and socio-materiality in hybrid and remote work environments. The hypothesis is that a participatory futuring approach can engage stakeholders from different industries in a collective development of alternative futures and thereby inform the re-thinking process around remote and hybrid work conditions within and across industries. Hence, several empirical studies are proposed in order to (1) understand hybrid work settings and its challenges (2) create knowledge around possible futures of hybrid work and (3) investigate the strategic value of participatory futuring methods in industrial settings. © 2023 Owner/Author.