Exploring the global landscape of work-life balance research: A bibliometric and thematic analysis.

The research on work-life balance (WLB) published in journals with a Scopus index between 2011 and 2022 is carefully examined in this work. Our research attempts to clarify the evolution and trends in WLB research and the importance of publications that Scopus indexes. After analyzing 2717 research articles, we found that WLB publications have a significant annual growth rate of 14.71 %, which suggests that the trend continues to grow. Significant changes are seen, with 1888 papers produced between 2017 and 2022 highlighting a notable increase in interest in the field. With 1608 papers, social sciences account for the majority of WLB research. With 54 publications, Griffith University (Australia) is the most affiliated institution. With 30 papers, the "Economic and Social Research Council of the United Kingdom" became the primary source of financing. The most prolific author, with nine publications, is Lingard H. At the same time, co-citation analysis reveals 168 co-cited authors. The United States (USA), the United Kingdom (U.K.), and Australia (A.U.) are the top three producing nations. A thematic analysis reveals ten major WLB themes, from work stress to difficulties with human resource management. This study provides crucial insights for policymakers and leaders to address work-life balance issues effectively. Using tools like Gephi or CiteSpace, we could deepen our understanding through advanced analysis methods such as page rank and network visualization.

A historical review and analysis on MOORA and its fuzzy extensions for different applications.

Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods have been widely used among researchers to provide a trade-off solution between best and worst, considering conflicting criteria and sets of preferences. An efficient and systematic literature review of these methods is needed to maintain their application in distinctive domains. To this end, this paper presents a comprehensive and systematic literature survey on "multi-objective optimization by ratio analysis" (MOORA) method and its fuzzy extensions developed and discussed in recent years. This review includes articles categorized based on the publication name, publishing year, journal name, type of applications, and type of fuzzy extensions. In addition, this review will enhance the understanding of practitioners and decision-makers on the MOORA method, its development, fuzzy hybridization, different application areas, and future work. The study revealed that the MOORA technique was predominantly used with the TOPSIS approach, followed by the AHP and COPRAS methods. Furthermore, 76.28 % use single and hybridization approaches among all MOORA studies, while 23.72 % use MOORA in a fuzzy environment.

A review, simple meta-analysis and future directions of safety climate research in manufacturing organizations.

This article reviews 60 studies examining safety climates related to manufacturing. The study identifies several conceptual and methodological limitations associated with developing safety climate measurements, such as lack of a rigorous validation process, problematic sample sizes and composition. Within the reviewed studies, several factors were used to measure safety climates. Management commitment to safety and associated training and procedures were most common, followed by workers' attitudes and commitment. The most frequently used factors should reflect the fact that prevention of work-related accidents and injuries depends on both the organization's and workers' actions. Most studies made no attempt to establish discriminate and convergent validities of the tools used. We recommend that rather than construct more questionnaires, researchers should correlate safety climate constructs with existing safety performance metrics to establish convergent and discriminate validities. The accident rate in manufacturing industries is sufficient to measure safety performance and assess the discriminate validity of these tools.

Effect of Graphene on Differentiation and Mineralization of Dental Pulp Stem Cells in Poly(4-vinylpyridine) Matrix in Vitro.

We have investigated the influence of graphene nanoplatelet scaffolds for dental pulp cells (DPSCs) made from poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) either via spin-casting flat films or electrospinning nano- and microscale fibers. We found that graphene predominated over other factors in promoting differentiation of DPSCs. In the absence of graphene, real-time-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyses indicated that the DPSCs differentiated along odontogenic lineages only on the nano- and microelectrospun scaffolds. Closer scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging revealed formation of banded collagen structures, which nucleated on the electrospun fibers in the absence of graphene. Biomineral deposition was templated on these fibers, with mineral to protein ratios similar to dentin. In the microfibers, the graphene was completely encapsulated and appeared to hinder biomineralization. Previously minimal biomineralization and banded collagen were observed on flat spun cast substrates. Addition of graphene appeared to induce nucleation of banded collagen fibers and template biomineral deposition. Addition of graphene did not affect the outcome of the DPSCs cultured on the nanofibers, which biomineralized regardless of graphene inclusion. Based on these results, we hypothesize that direct contact with graphene is the primary factor determining differentiation of the DPSCs. On the flat surface and nanoscale electrospun fibers, the graphene protrudes from the sample enabling direct contact with the extracellular matrix (ECM) and cells, while on the microfibers, the graphene is fully encapsulated within the matrix. TUNA imaging with scanning force microscopy showed enhanced conductivity on fibers with encapsulated graphene, which we hypothesize may change the conformation of adsorbed ECM proteins, affecting DPSCs differentiation.