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Loyalty formation and its impact on financial performance of Islamic banks – evidence from Indonesia
Authors: Fusva Ayu , Dean David , Suhartanto Dwi , Syarief Moch. Edman , Arifin Agus Zainul , Suhaeni Tintin , Rafdinal Wahyu 
Published: July 2020

Purpose
This paper aims to examine loyalty formation, including service quality, perceived value, image and satisfaction as determinants, and their effect on the financial performance of Islamic banks.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from 280 Islamic bank clients in Indonesia and bank financial performance data from bank financial reports. Variance-based partial least square modelling was used to assess the relationships between loyalty, its determinants and their influence on bank financial performance.

Findings
This study finds that client loyalty towards Islamic banks is most influenced by perceived service quality and perceived value. Further, this study documents the importance of client loyalty in influencing bank financial performance and indirect effect of clients’ satisfaction on financial performance through the strengthening of client loyalty.

Practical implications
This study offers a path for the managers of Islamic banks to enhance financial performance by enhancing client loyalty. To develop client loyalty, this study suggests that Islamic banks should offer economical and service-derived benefits that are superior to those other banks offer. Further, Islamic banks need to ensure that their business operations are compatible with Islamic values.

Originality/value
This is an early empirical study attempting to examine the link between customer loyalty and its impact on Islamic bank financial performance.
How social dominance orientation shapes perceptions of police
Authors: Lowrey-Kinberg Belen , Mellinger Hillary , Kearns Erin M. 
Published: July 2020

PurposeThere remain several underaddressed issues in the procedural justice literature. The authors draw from a rich body of psychological research on how the sociopolitical orientation to group inequality influences individual views on government and apply this to perceptions of procedural justice.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a laboratory-style experimental design to examine the extent to which social dominance orientation (SDO) shapes how people view the language of law enforcement. Four treatments are tested: procedural justice, rapport, deference, and direct.FindingsThe authors find that, overall, exclusively emphasizing rapport – as opposed to procedural justice, deference, or directness – is not beneficial to fostering positive perceptions of police. Additionally, a higher SDO score is associated with lower perceptions of officer respect in the video and regardless of condition. Finally, while higher SDO score is correlated with greater trust in police (both a specific officer and the police in general), it is also associated with a lower sense of obligation to obey both the officer in the video and the police as an institution. Further, procedural justice or direct communication styles can attenuate the negative impact of SDO on views of police better than rapport or deference communication styles. Thus, the picture that emerges from this research is more nuanced than a straightforward relationship between SDO and support for police.Originality/valueThis study used an experimental design to examine for the first time the role that a sociopolitical orientation may play in procedural justice theory. While research finds strong links between procedural justice and increased cooperation with police, obligation to obey, and trust in police, few studies have delved into the individual-level factors that research has yet to delve into whether sociopolitical orientation may play a role in informing police actions and communication training.
Studying green consumer behavior through multiple lenses in a developing country
Authors: Gandhi Aradhana Vikas 
Published: July 2020

PurposeThe study aims to explore the parameters that affect the purchase behavior of green consumers.Design/methodology/approachA mixed methodology concurrent study was adopted involving questionnaire-based empirical study along with a qualitative study to capture the lived experiences of the respondents. Inferences were drawn to understand green consumer behavior in a holistic way.FindingsWhile conducting in-depth interviews, many recurring themes emerged, such as environmentally friendly, health-conscious, price, government initiatives, youngsters' inclination, general awareness, family influence/traditions, quality, advertisement and social concern. A concurrent quantitative study was conducted, which established altruism, environmental awareness and social factor and influence as significant parameters, which had an impact on green consumer behavior.Practical implicationsWhile designing green products, this study will enable marketers to innovate their products and services based on the intricate insights that have come out of the study.Originality/valueThe study seeks to give deep insights into green consumer behavior that may help academics and marketers to understand the phenomenon better.
Brand authenticity, employee experience and corporate citizenship priorities in the COVID-19 era and beyond
Authors: Yohn Denise Lee 
Published: July 2020

Purpose
As the companies learn to operate safely and effectively, until there is a vaccine or totally effective treatment for the virus, public scrutiny of how they treat their workers and serve their communities will be intense. Given the severity of the consequences of failing to act proactively, business leaders need to identify and implement practices that elevate brand authenticity and responsible citizenry as strategic priorities.

Design/methodology/approach
To fulfill requirements for brand authenticity and responsible citizenry in the Covid-19 era, executives should engage three strategies: 10;1.9;Fuse external brand identity and internal organizational culture. 10;2.9;Design and manage the employee experience. 10;3.9;Evolve corporate social responsibility into creating shared value. 10; 10;

Findings
For many enterprises, the COVID-19 crisis has served as a litmus test of the true character of the company, the authenticity of its brand and the sensitivity of its leaders. 10;When a company’s brand and culture are not aligned and integrated, it can cause serious and sweeping consequences in the marketplace. 10;

Practical implications
The experience that a company provides for its employees must be as deliberately designed and managed as its customer experience.

Originality/value
Offers an approach leaders can use to develop and institute a values-based code of conduct – that is, a code of conduct that promotes the integration of brand, culture, core values and ethics through cohesive guidelines and clear expectations.
Collaborative design in public services: a wicked problem-reframing case
Authors: Moura e Sá Patrícia , Frade Catarina , Jesus Fernanda , Lopes Mónica , Maneca Lima Teresa , Raposo Vitor 
Published: July 2020

PurposeWicked problems require collaborative innovation approaches. Understanding the problem from the users' perspective is essential. Based on a complex and ill-defined case, the purpose of the current paper is to identify some critical success factors in defining the “right problem” to be addressed.Design/methodology/approachAn empirical research study was carried out in a low-density municipality (case study). Extensive data were collected from official databases, individual semi-structured interviews and a focus group involving citizens, local authorities, civil servants and other relevant stakeholders.FindingsAs defined by the central government, the problem to be addressed by the research team was to identify which justice services should be made available locally to a small- and low-density community. The problem was initially formulated using top-down reasoning. In-depth contact with citizens and key local players revealed that the lack of justice services was not “the issue” for that community. Mobility constraints and the shortage of economic opportunities had a considerable impact on the lack of demand for justice services. By using a bottom-up perspective, it was possible to reframe the problem to be addressed and suggest a new concept to be tested at later stages.Social implicationsThe approach followed called attention to the importance of listening to citizens and local organisations with a profound knowledge of the territory to effectively identify and circumscribe a local problem in the justice field.Originality/valueThe paper highlights the limitations of traditional rational problem-solving approaches and contributes to expanding the voice-of-the-customer principle showing how it can lead to a substantially new definition of the problem to be addressed.
Angle‐domain imaging of relative impedance perturbation
Authors: Liu Yanan , Chen Shengchang , Chen Guoxin , Wang Feng , Gu Zhiwei 
Published: July 2020

ABSTRACTImpedance is a physical parameter that plays an important role in seismic data processing and interpretation. A relative impedance perturbation (the ratio of the impedance perturbation and the impedance for the background models) imaging method in depth domain based on the reflection wave equation is proposed. Under the small perturbation assumption, primary wave and high‐frequency approximation condition, a linear propagation equation of the primary reflection waves based on the relative impedance perturbation was first derived. On this basis, we further derived the imaging formula of the relative impedance perturbation using a linear inversion theory. Then, the source–receiver bidirectional illumination compensation was used to improve the image quality of the subsurface structures. The image result obtained by this method can be used to estimate the relative impedance perturbation. In the angle domain, the extracted near‐angle‐domain image gather with amplitude compensation can estimate the relative impedance perturbation, and the far‐angle image gather provides the estimation of the relative velocity perturbation (the ratio of the velocity perturbation and the background velocity). Finally, several numerical tests demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.
IL‐33 promotes the progression of vascular restenosis after carotid artery balloon injury by promoting carotid artery intimal hyperplasia and inflammatory response
Authors: Zeng Qingfu , Xu Yingqi , Zhang Wenwen , Lv Fanzhen , Zhou Weimin 
Published: July 2020

AbstractInterleukin (IL)‐33 is associated with vascular restenosis after carotid artery balloon injury. This work aims to investigate the involvement of IL‐33 in carotid artery balloon injury. We first constructed carotid artery balloon injury model in male Wistar rats. Then, we found that IL‐33 was highly expressed in the rats with carotid artery balloon injury 3, 14 and 21 days after surgery. Furthermore, IL‐33 treatment promoted inflammatory response and carotid artery intimal hyperplasia in the rats with carotid artery balloon injury, which was effectively improved by anti‐IL‐33 treatment. In addition, IL‐33 treatment enhanced proliferation, migration, inflammatory response and tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells in a concentration‐dependent way. In summary, our study demonstrates that IL‐33 treatment promotes the progression of vascular restenosis after carotid artery balloon injury by enhancing carotid artery intimal hyperplasia and inflammatory response. Thus, our findings suggest that IL‐33 maybe a valuable target for carotid artery balloon injury therapies.
Agricultural subsidies retard urbanisation in China
Authors: Huang Kaixing , Yan Wenshou , Huang Jikun 
Published: July 2020

Although agricultural subsidies are usually seen in high‐income countries with small agricultural labour forces, China started to heavily subsidise agriculture when its per‐capita income was very low and more than half of its population was working in agriculture. A concern is that these abnormal agricultural subsidies may have significantly retarded China’s urbanisation process by reducing rural–urban migration. Based on a panel of county‐level data from 1,878 Chinese counties, we found that agricultural subsidies reduced China’s yearly outflow of agricultural labour by 0.68 million people (with a 95 per cent confidence interval of 0.67–0.69) – about 5.7 per cent of the annual rural–urban migration observed during the sample period. We concluded that abnormal agricultural subsidies are a significant cause of China’s widely observed under‐urbanisation.
Case Report: Buprenorphine—A Treatment for Psychological Pain and Suicidal Ideation?
Authors: Benhamou Ori‐Michael , Lynch Sean , Klepacz Lidia 
Published: July 2020

Background and ObjectivesBuprenorphine is commonly used to manage opioid use disorder; however, the literature describes its potential role in treating treatment‐resistant depression.MethodsWe present a patient with bipolar disorder and opioid use disorder, who presented status post‐suicide attempt.ResultsAfter initiating buprenorphine‐naloxone, the patient reported rapid improvement in depressive symptoms, pain, and suicidal ideation.Discussion and ConclusionsThis case demonstrates buprenorphineʼs antisuicidal and mood‐stabilizing capabilities, potentially via antagonizing κ‐opioid receptors as well as reinstating the balance between reward and antireward circuitry.Scientific SignificanceThis case highlights buprenorphine‐naloxone as a treatment for both treatment‐resistant depression and opioid use disorder, as well as buprenorphineʼs rapid antidepressant, analgesic, and antisuicidal effects. (Am J Addict 2021;30:80–82)
COVID‐19 and Treg/Th17 imbalance: Potential relationship to pregnancy outcomes
Authors: Muyayalo Kahinho P. , Huang Dong‐Hui , Zhao Si‐Jia , Xie Ting , Mor Gil , Liao Ai‐Hua 
Published: July 2020

AbstractCaused by a novel type of virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) constitutes a global public health emergency. Pregnant women are considered to have a higher risk of severe morbidity and even mortality due to their susceptibility to respiratory pathogens and their particular immunologic state. Several studies assessing SARS‐CoV‐2 infection during pregnancy reported adverse pregnancy outcomes in patients with severe conditions, including spontaneous abortion, preterm labor, fetal distress, cesarean section, preterm birth, neonatal asphyxia, neonatal pneumonia, stillbirth, and neonatal death. However, whether these complications are causally related to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection is not clear. Here, we reviewed the scientific evidence supporting the contributing role of Treg/Th17 cell imbalance in the uncontrolled systemic inflammation characterizing severe cases of COVID‐19. Based on the recognized harmful effects of these CD4+ T‐cell subset imbalances in pregnancy, we speculated that SARS‐CoV‐2 infection might lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes through the deregulation of otherwise tightly regulated Treg/Th17 ratios, and to subsequent uncontrolled systemic inflammation. Moreover, we discuss the possibility of vertical transmission of COVID‐19 from infected mothers to their infants, which could also explain adverse perinatal outcomes. Rigorous monitoring of pregnancies and appropriate measures should be taken to prevent and treat early eventual maternal and perinatal complications.
Cerebrovascular events in children on intracorporeal continuous‐flow left ventricular assist devices
Authors: Sert Dogan Emre , Kocabeyoglu Sinan Sabit , Kervan Umit , Karahan Mehmet , Beyazal Osman Fehmi , Akdi Mustafa , Yilmaz Abdulkadir , Catav Zeki 
Published: July 2020

AbstractContinuous‐flow intracorporeal left ventricular assist devices (CF‐LVAD) are used more frequently in the pediatric population. One of the major complications of CF‐LVAD is cerebrovascular events (CVEs). Limited information is available on this complication in pediatric patients. We hereby present our experience on CVEs in children under CF‐LVAD support in our institution. A retrospective, single center review of 21 patients younger than 19 years of age who underwent CF‐LVAD implantation between June 2014 and September 2018 was performed. Patients on biventricular support and extracorporeal devices were excluded. Cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs)—ischemic or hemorrhagic—were investigated. CVE was confirmed by brain computed tomographic scan. Of 21 pediatric patients, 11 were male. Mean BSA was 1.05 ± 0.41 m2 and mean age was 11.05 ± 4.07 years. Dilated cardiomyopathy was the leading cause of heart failure. The patients were implanted with HeartWare hVAD (n = 19), HeartMate II (n = 1), and HeartMate 3 (n = 1). Mean support time was 421 ± 448 (18‐1460) days. Target international normalized ratio was between 2.5 and 3.0. Nine (43%) patients underwent transplantation, one patient recovered with subsequent device explantation. Four (17%) patients were still on support. One patient (5%) died in the early postoperative period and six (28%) patients died on VAD support after a mean duration of 194 days. There were overall five cerebral hemorrhagic strokes in four patients (0.2 events per patient‐year). CVA occurred between 250 and 1320 days (mean 600 days). No ischemic stroke was documented. Only one (20%) patient died after hemorrhagic stroke; the other three patients recovered and were discharged from the hospital with minor sequelae. Incidence of CVE in children on CF‐LVAD is relatively low compared with adults on VAD and severity of stroke is milder than adult population.
A multiple robust propensity score method for longitudinal analysis with intermittent missing data
Authors: Chen Chixiang , Shen Biyi , Liu Aiyi , Wu Rongling , Wang Ming 
Published: July 2020

AbstractLongitudinal data are very popular in practice, but they are often missing in either outcomes or time‐dependent risk factors, making them highly unbalanced and complex. Missing data may contain various missing patterns or mechanisms, and how to properly handle it for unbiased and valid inference still presents a significant challenge. Here, we propose a novel semiparametric framework for analyzing longitudinal data with both missing responses and covariates that are missing at random and intermittent, a general and widely encountered situation in observational studies. Within this framework, we consider multiple robust estimation procedures based on innovative calibrated propensity scores, which offers additional relaxation of the misspecification of missing data mechanisms and shows more satisfactory numerical performance. Also, the corresponding robust information criterion on consistent variable selection for our proposed model is developed based on empirical likelihood‐based methods. These advocated methods are evaluated in both theory and extensive simulation studies in a variety of situations, showing competing properties and advantages compared to the existing approaches. We illustrate the utility of our approach by analyzing the data from the HIV Epidemiology Research Study.
Tree pollen exposure is associated with reduced lung function in children
Authors: Lambert Katrina A , Katelaris Constance , Burton Pamela , Cowie Christine , Lodge Caroline , Garden Frances L , Prendergast Luke A , Toelle Brett G , Erbas Bircan 
Published: July 2020

AbstractBackgroundAllergic disease is a recognized global epidemic and a significant cause of ill health and poor quality of life. The prevalence of pollen allergy is high throughout the world, and pollen exposure itself plays a role in emergency department presentations and hospitalizations for asthma. Lung function and airway inflammation are important measures of asthma activity and control.ObjectiveTo examine associations between exposure to multiple pollen types and lung function and markers of airway inflammation at 8 and 14 years of age, and to explore potential modification by residential greenness.MethodsA cohort of high‐risk children living in Sydney, Australia had spirometry and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) measured at 8 and 14 years of age. Ambient pollen concentration on the day of lung function measurement and up to three days prior was used as the exposure measure. Residential greenness was derived from satellite imagery. We modelled the association between six pollen types and lung function and FeNO. We also assessed modifying effects of residential greenness.ResultsCasuarina, cypress and Pinus pollen in the air the day before measurement and 3 days prior respectively, were associated with reduced lung function in 8‐year‐olds. The pollen exposures were associated with decreases in FEV1 and FVC; however, the FEV1/FVC ratio was not affected. Effect modification by greenness was not observed due to loss of power.Conclusions & Clinical RelevanceAirborne tree pollen of cypress, Casuarina and Pinus and not grass in some regions may be detrimental to childhood lung function.
Performance enhancement of safety message communication via designing dynamic power control mechanisms in vehicular ad hoc networks
Authors: Alabbas Amjed Razzaq , Hassnawi Layth A. , Ilyas Muhammad , Pervaiz Haris , Abbasi Qammer H. , Bayat Oguz 
Published: July 2020

AbstractIn vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), transmission power is a key factor in several performance measures, such as throughput, delay, and energy efficiency. Vehicle mobility in VANETs creates a highly dynamic topology that leads to a nontrivial task of maintaining connectivity due to rapid topology changes. Therefore, using fixed transmission power adversely affects VANET connectivity and leads to network performance degradation. New cross‐layer power control algorithms called (BL‐TPC 802.11MAC and DTPC 802.11 MAC) are designed, modeled, and evaluated in this paper. The designed algorithms can be deployed in smart cities, highway, and urban city roads. The designed algorithms improve VANET performance by adapting transmission power dynamically to improve network connectivity. The power adaptation is based on inspecting some network parameters, such as node density, network load, and media access control (MAC) queue state, and then deciding on the required power level. Obtained results indicate that the designed power control algorithm outperforms the traditional 802.11p MAC considering the number of received safety messages, network connectivity, network throughput, and the number of dropped safety messages. Consequently, improving network performance means enhancing the safety of vehicle drivers in smart cities, highway, and urban city.
Integrating co‐production and functional trait approaches for inclusive and scalable restoration solutions
Authors: Hastings Zoe , Ticktin Tamara , Botelho Mahealani , Reppun Nicholas , Kukea‐Shultz Kanekoa , Wong Maile , Melone Angelica , Bremer Leah 
Published: July 2020

AbstractCalls for, and commitments to, forest restoration and regenerative agriculture are booming. While these practices are often conceptualized and implemented separately, in many contexts, research and practice at the intersection of forest restoration and diversified agriculture can accelerate the mutual goal of increasing biodiversity and ecosystem services on degraded lands. However, research on integrated forest‐agriculture practices, or agroforestry, often leaves out locally important native species and produces findings that are species‐specific, which together constrain research‐practice connections. We discuss a research design process that integrates two well‐established methods and allows for local customization in species selection, while also enabling study findings to be generalized to other sites. We illustrate this process through a case study from Hawai‘i and discuss the benefits, challenges, and potential further applications.