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Business intelligence (BI) institutionalization has become a growing research area within the information systems (IS) discipline because of the decision-making iteration in businesses. Studies on BI application in improving decision support are not new. However, research on BI institutionalization seems sparse. BI institutionalization may positively contribute to a managerial role in using BI application repetitively for the decision-making iteration in businesses. This article aims to carry out an integrative literature review and report consolidated views of the body of knowledge. The study adopted a qualitative content analysis to generate themes about BI routinization in the decision-making iteration. Eighty-eight research articles were selected for the study. However, 57 articles were finally included for review. The findings suggest information management capability as the key necessity for BI application and its alignment with the organizational standard for BI institutionalization.

Business intelligence (BI) institutionalization has become a growing research area within the information systems (IS) discipline because of the decision-making iteration in businesses. Studies on BI application in improving decision support are not new. However, research on BI institutionalization seems sparse. BI institutionalization may positively contribute to a managerial role in using BI application repetitively for the decision-making iteration in businesses. This article aims to carry out an integrative literature review and report consolidated views of the body of knowledge. The study adopted a qualitative content analysis to generate themes about BI routinization in the decision-making iteration. Eighty-eight research articles were selected for the study. However, 57 articles were finally included for review. The findings suggest information management capability as the key necessity for BI application and its alignment with the organizational standard for BI institutionalization.

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common type of invasive cancer diagnosed in women. It is the second leading cause of death from cancer and the utmost important medical concern women face today. Growth differentiation factor 10 (GDF10) is a member of the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily and has been found to play a central role during the growth and differentiation of developing tissues. Recent studies have demonstrated the linkage between GDF10 and different types of cancer. But the relation of GDF10 expression in developing BC has not been established with concrete evidence. Therefore, we performed a multi-omics analysis to evaluate the potentiality of GDF10 as a therapeutic biomarker for human BC. We analyzed the mRNA expression patterns of GDF10 in BC subtypes using Oncomine, GEPIA2, immunohistochemistry, and UALCAN databases. Resultant data obtained from the analysis has provided clear evidence to the downregulation of GDF10 expression in BC subtypes. Additionally, three subsequent missense mutations were identified with a frequency of 0.62%–2.95% copy number alterations in the GDF10 protein sequence by analyzing 16 BCE studies from the cBioPortal database. Furthermore, the Kaplan-Meier plots revealed a positive correlation between the downregulation of GDF10 and the lower survival rate of the BC patients. The co-expressed genes profile of GDF10 was also associated with BC development. ABCA8 has been identified as the most positively co-expressed gene, which was confirmed by correlation analysis using bc-GenExMiner and UCSC Xena server. We also determined different cancer progression pathways mediated by GDF10 and its co-expressed genes by utilizing the Enrichr database. Cumulatively, the outcome data conclude that the down expression of GDF10 is associated with BC progression and patient's survival, which may serve as a therapeutic biomarker for treating BC.

According to a survey conducted in 1989, there are 772 approved and registered garment factories in Bangladesh. These factories employ approximately 300,000 individuals, 90% of whom are women. A more recent estimate in a Bangladeshi newspaper, however, posits that up to five million people are directly or indirectly dependent upon the garment industry. Many of the women who work in Bangladesh's garment factories are under age 15 years. In some countries, such as the US, the employment of such young individuals constitutes a violation of child labor laws. Therefore, under the Harkin Bill, the US will no longer import garments produced by children younger than age 15 years. Many garment workers under age 15 years have already been put out of work or will soon be terminated. The authors explain that while the intent of the Harkin Bill may be to protect children, it is difficult to adopt the moral high ground in a poor country like Bangladesh. Regardless of one's age in Bangladesh, having a job may be the only way to survive. No job often means no food or shelter. The authors discuss women in the garment industry, one girl's case, alternative employment opportunities, and the future.