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Stock market performance: is the weather a bother in the tropics? Evidence from Ghana
Authors: Tetteh Joseph Emmanuel , Amoah Anthony 
Published: December 2020

PurposeIn the wake of climate change and its associated impact on firms' performance, this paper attempts to provide a piece of empirical evidence in support of the effect of weather conditions on the stock market performance.Design/methodology/approachMonthly time-series dataset and the fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) semi-parametric econometric technique are used to establish the effect of weather variables on stock market return.FindingsThis study finds that temperature and wind speed have a negative and statistically significant relationship with stock market performance. Likewise, humidity exhibits a negative relationship with stock market performance, albeit insignificant. The relevant stock market and macroeconomic control variables are statistically significant in addition to exhibiting their expected signs. The findings lend support to advocates of behavioural factors inclusion in asset pricing and decision-making.Practical implicationsFor policy purposes, the authors recommend that traders, investors and stock exchange managers must take into consideration different weather conditions as they influence investors' behaviour, investment decisions, and consequently, the stock market performance.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study provides the first empirical evidence of the nexus between disaggregated weather measures and stock market performance in Ghana. This study uses monthly data (which are very rare in the literature, especially for developing country studies) to provide empirical evidence that weather influences stock market performance.
Odor intolerance and proposed off-site limit under the Thailand public health provision
Authors: Hirunrueng Taiyatach , Patthanaissarnukool Withida , Sihabut Tanasri 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThis study aimed to determine the initial odor concentration which commonly urges Thais to make complaints and to propose an off-site limit for odorous emissions.Design/methodology/approachOdor concentrations measured by Nasal Rangers® and face-to-face survey interviews were simultaneously conducted with 122 residents located near 101 manufacturing centers in 20 provinces of Thailand. Along with the measured values and odor strength verbally rated by trained assessors, the number of complaint intentions, annoyance levels and health symptoms of residents were reported.FindingsThe odor concentrations in the inspected houses were <2, 2, 4, 7, 15, 30 and 60 D/T. The trained assessors stated that at the concentration of 4D/T, most odors were likely to be objectionable and unbearable when odor concentrations were higher. Correspondingly, about 80% of residents exposed to odors at this level felt some annoyance and reported health symptoms and therefore intended to register a complaint. At lower concentrations, the annoyance level as well as the decision to complain likely depended on other factors such as hedonic tone and exposure frequency.Practical implicationsThe proposed off-site reference value for odor complaint assessment was 4D/T. However, in the case of lower concentrations, additional relevant factors were crucially required to investigate the complaint.Originality/valueThis finding will help local authorities diminish subjective discretion on whether or not an odor constitutes a nuisance.
Integrative model of behavioural intention: the influence of environmental concern and condition factors on food waste separation
Authors: Ng Poh Yen , Ho Poh-Ling , Sia Joseph Kee-Ming 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThis paper positions environmental concern as the antecedent of attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control. It also sets to expand the theory of planned behaviour by including two condition factors: favourable situation and facility availability on the intention to separate food waste at source.Design/methodology/approachThe study collects data by using self-administered questionnaires on 682 respondents in Malaysia. Structural equation modelling is employed to test the conceptual model and the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe results show that environmental concern positively influences attitude and subjective norms, which, in turn, influences food waste separation intention. Favourable situation and facility availability are found to influence the separation intention.Originality/valueThis study is one of the earliest studies to investigate residents’ intention to participate in food waste separation at a source that employs the expanded theory of planned behaviour with environmental concern and condition factors.
Investigating pre-service teacher learning: transformations and artful mindshift
Authors: Arnold Julie 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThis research explores the ways in which a pre-service teacher (Deidre) reflects on experiences to develop transformation into a professional educator. This study investigates how pre-service teachers engage in dialogue and art to elaborate and reflect on learning experiences, which provide evidence of mindshift and emergent knowledge and teacher identity.Design/methodology/approachOften difficult to measure and trace, this work presents the emerging transformation of a pre-service teacher through ethnographic methodology, stories and artful practice.FindingsAs part of a larger study, the design reveals transformative mindshift from pre-service teacher reflective stories. Data from interviews and artful practice reveal evidence of moments of pedagogical impact, which contribute to identity and professional practice (Clandinin et al., 2006; Loughran, 2006).Social implicationsFocusing on “what”, “when” and “how” transitions occur is explored to further understand the professional development in initial teacher education.Originality/valueBuilding on research undertaken by Cochran-Smith and Lytle (1999), this investigation draws on artful reflections and stories to evidence elements of powerful pedagogical learning in order to teach in the world of professional practice.
Under pressure: exploring pressures for corporate social responsibility in mutual funds
Authors: Putnam Rankin Caddie 
Published: December 2020

PurposeThis empirical study seeks to understand how mutual fund firms interpret conflicting pressures to conform or differentiate in the context of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Research suggests that organizations engage in practices that conform to industry standards in order to be seen as legitimate members of their industry. Other studies suggest that organizations differentiate themselves in order to compete and outperform their rivals. Pressures for organizational conformity and differentiation are explored in two types of organizations in the mutual fund industry: socially responsible investment (SRI) and non-SRI firms.Design/methodology/approachThe research is based on qualitative in-depth interviews with twenty-six mutual funds.FindingsThe analysis revealed that pressures for conformity and differentiation were salient among mutual fund executives but emphasized differently for the two types of mutual funds.Originality/valueThe study concluded by suggesting SRI firms use both strategies of conformity and differentiation to amplify the message that they adhere to the values of CSR.
Discriminating formation and accumulation processes of some strategic metals in Fe-Mn deposits of the Atlantic Ocean
Authors: Blokhin Maksim , Zarubina Natalia , Mikhailik Pavel , Elovskiy Evgeniy , Ivanova Yulia , González Francisco Javier , Somoza Luis 
Published: December 2020

Purpose
This study aims to present the results of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) determination of economically significant metals including rare-earth elements and Y (REY), Co + Ni + Cu obtained from the Fe-Mn deposits (FMD) of different areas selected along the Atlantic Ocean.

Design/methodology/approach
The description of the instrumental part of the analysis was shown in detail, including the choice of the acquisition mode and other settings of the quadrupole ICP-MS Agilent 7700x, which allow to eliminate spectral overlaps as much as possible and to achieve good precision and accuracy of the measurement. The accuracy of the obtained results was controlled by analysis of certified reference materials (CRM) of Fe-Mn nodules of the US Geological Survey – NOD-A-1 and NOD-P-1, as well as the Russian CRM samples of Fe-Mn nodule OOPE 603 (SDO-6) and ore crust OOPE 604 (SDO-7). Statistical processing of the analysis results demonstrated the acceptability of chosen sample preparation technique and ICP-MS tunes for the determination of REY in FMD.

Findings
The performed analytical research allowed giving a geochemical characteristic of studied FMD. The precision for the elements to be determined according to the relative standard deviation (RSD) was within 5.0%.

Originality/value
To move away from the subjective visual assessment of the analytical results quality in terms of absence (or presence) of the REE sawtooth distribution, an original objective mathematical method was proposed.
Controlled choice, not choice and control: Families' reflections after one year using the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Authors: Smethurst Gabrielle , Bourke‐Taylor Helen M. , Cotter Claire , Beauchamp Fiona 
Published: December 2020

AbstractIntroductionAt least 40 percent of children with cerebral palsy and their families rely on access to allied health services, assistive technology, and require funding and expertise to achieve skills and participate in daily life. Implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has resulted in a shift to public funding and emphasis on choice and control of services, support and assistive technology to promote social and economic participation. Families of children with cerebral palsy are invested in scheme success and their subjective experiences require consideration if the NDIS is to meet participation targets.ObjectiveThe aim of this research was to explore the experiences of families with a child with cerebral palsy, who have been in receipt of the NDIS for 12 months, comparisons to previous funding systems, and recommendations for the NDIS going forward.MethodsPurposive sampling was utilised within one specialised paediatric setting. All families received occupational therapy intervention for their child. A qualitative approach using semi structured interviews was employed. Braun and Clarke's six phases of thematic analysis was utilised to analyse the data and explore participants lived experiences.FindingsEight (n = 8) mothers of children with cerebral palsy were interviewed. Three overarching themes were derived from the data: Equipment impacts on all areas of life; Frustration navigating the National Disability Insurance Scheme; and Gratitude, hope and suggestions.ConclusionFamilies reported challenges navigating the NDIS including administrative challenges and extensive wait times for assistive technology, as well as gratefulness for increased opportunities for support. Occupational therapists and other allied health professionals can assist by: being proactive in service delivery and advocating for the needs of individual families and children; and finding ways to increase the preparedness of the NDIS to better understand the needs of children with cerebral palsy and their families.
Precarious bodies: The securitization of the “veiled” woman in European human rights
Authors: Edmunds Aneira J. 
Published: December 2020

AbstractThis article examines how judicial human rights in Europe have adopted the security politics that have swept across Europe in recent years and how, through the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR)decision‐making over the veil they have contributed to the precarity of the Muslim woman’s body. While suffering from stigmatization through securitization of the veil (I am using ‘veil’ to describe various garments such as the hijab, niqab and burqa. For the purposes of this article, this is a useful shorthand), covered Muslim women’s (The concept of Muslim women is a misnomer because it suggests that Muslim women constitute a homogeneous group when they are not. Without denying their heterogeneity, its use here is suggestive of the way it is used by securitizing agents and narratives) attempts at strategic human rights litigation against bans on their clothing, including landmark cases such as SAS v. France, have failed. Institutional human rights in Europe have hijacked national governments’ security narratives and thus been complicit in furthering the bodily vulnerability of covered Muslim women by sanctioning the public stripping of their clothing. This transgresses human rights’ fundamental, normative, commitment to preventing bodily wounding. It exposes the conditionality and limitation of judicial human rights and endorses an idealized version of the exposed woman as free and equal. Moreover, by abandoning its role as neutral arbiter or audience, the ECtHR exposes human rights’ ongoing link with neo‐colonialism. The Court’s decision‐making raises the question of how veiled women might mobilize to desecuritize the veil. I suggest a return to the politics of rights combined with the “rebellious cosmopolitanism” resonant with Camus’ politics to mount relentless protests against governance feminism and the Eurocentrism of institutional human rights for a return to “normal politics”.
An N‐of‐1 study of daily alcohol consumption following minimum unit pricing implementation in Scotland
Authors: Kwasnicka Dominika , Boroujerdi Massoud , O'Gorman Aileen , Anderson Martin , Craig Peter , Bowman Louise , McCann Mark 
Published: December 2020

AbstractBackground and aimsWithin the context of Scotland's policy change to implement a minimum unit price (MUP) per unit of alcohol sold in licensed premises, this study used an N‐of‐1 design to assess between‐person differences in the psychological and social factors associated with daily alcohol consumption.Design and settingA mixed‐methods approach combined N‐of‐1 observational studies, comprising daily surveys followed by qualitative social network interviews (not reported here). Peer researchers with lived experience of substance use were involved in the study design and fieldwork was conducted in towns and rural areas in the East of Scotland.Participants/casesTwenty‐five adults with current or recent history of alcohol dependence recruited for three 12‐week waves: 11 in wave 1 (pre‐MUP), 11 in wave 2 (pre‐ and post‐MUP) and three in wave 3 (post MUP).MeasurementsGender, age, alcohol and other drug use history. Daily surveys for 12 weeks captured information about factors in the last 24 hours, e.g. amount and type of alcohol consumed, stress, social contact.FindingsEach participant was in the daily survey for a mean of 64 days [standard deviation (SD) = 42; median = 59], with a response rate of 48%; 15 participants provided sufficient data for analysis. Factors related to daily alcohol consumption differed between individuals. Models suggested that some individuals with high initial consumption reduced drinking after MUP, but explanatory factors differed, e.g. changing motivation was important for some, while alcohol availability was important for others.ConclusionsAdapting N‐of‐1 methods for an observational study uncovered differences in alcohol consumption change before and after minimum unit pricing implementation in Scotland, evidence of individual differences in the factors relating to alcohol consumption patterns and some evidence that post‐MUP consumption changes may be related to changing psychosocial factors.
Genome‐wide association studies for growth‐related traits in a crossbreed pig population
Authors: Xue Y. , Li C. , Duan D. , Wang M. , Han X. , Wang K. , Qiao R. , Li X.‐J. , Li X.‐L. 
Published: December 2020

SummaryGrowth‐related traits are important economic traits in the pig industry that directly influence pork production efficiency. To detect quantitative trait loci and candidate genes affecting growth traits, genome‐wide association studies were performed for backfat thickness (BF) and loin muscle depth (LMD) in 370 Chuying‐black pigs using Illumina PorcineSNP50 BeadChip array. We totally identified 14 BF‐associated SNPs, which included 11 genome‐wide SNPs (P < 1.39E‐06) and 3 chromosome‐wide suggestive SNPs (P < 2.79E‐05) and for LMD, 9 SNPs surpassed the genome‐wide significant threshold (P < 1.39E‐06). These SNPs explained 30.33 and 27.51% phenotypic variance for BF and LMD respectively. Furthermore, 14 and 9 genes nearest to the significant SNPs were selected to be candidate genes, including MAGED1, GPHN, CCSER1, and GUCY2D for BF and PARM1, COL18A1, HSF5, and SCML2 genes for LMD. One significant SNP, which explained 6.07% of phenotypic variance for BF, mapped to a pleiotropic quantitative trait locus with a 494‐kb interval. Together, the SNPs and candidate genes identified in this study will advance our understanding of the complex genetic architecture of BF and LMD traits, and they will also provide important clues for future implementation of a genomic selection program in Chuying‐black pigs.
Antenatal corticosteroids, maternal body mass index and infant morbidity within the ASTEROID trial
Authors: Hofer Olivia J. , McKinlay Christopher J. D. , Tran Thach , Crowther Caroline A. 
Published: December 2020

BackgroundAntenatal corticosteroids (ACSs) administered to women before preterm birth improve neonatal health. Proportionately more women are obese or overweight in current obstetric populations than those who were included in the original trials of ACSs, and it remains uncertain if higher doses are required for such women.AimOur aim was to assess the association between maternal body mass index (BMI) and infant morbidity after the administration of ACSs.MethodsIn the secondary analysis of the ASTEROID trial cohort, women at risk of preterm birth at <34 weeks’ gestation were randomised to betamethasone or dexamethasone. Infant outcomes were compared according to whether women were of normal weight (BMI < 25 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2) or obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2).ResultsOf 982 women with a singleton pregnancy and BMI data, 519 (52.9%) were of normal size, 241 (24.5%) were overweight and 222 (22.6%) were obese. Compared with infants born to women of normal weight, there was little or no difference in respiratory distress syndrome in infants born to women who were overweight (odds ratio (OR) = 0.92, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.57, 1.49) or obese (OR = 1.44, 95% CI 0.90, 2.31). Similarly, there were no significant differences between infants born to women in the three BMI groups for other morbidities, including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, mechanical ventilation, intraventricular haemorrhage, retinopathy of prematurity, patent ductus arteriosus, necrotising enterocolitis, perinatal death or combined serious morbidity.ConclusionsMaternal body size is not associated with infant morbidity after ACS exposure. Dose adjustment for women with higher BMI is not required.
Surgery in pregnancy: Identifying factors contributing to variation and delay in diagnosis and management of appendicitis in pregnancy
Authors: Copson Sean , Nathan Elizabeth 
Published: December 2020

BackgroundSuspected appendicitis is the most common indication for surgery for non‐obstetric conditions during pregnancy. Delay in management increases the risk of appendiceal perforation and pregnancy loss. Stand‐alone specialty obstetric hospitals often don’t have surgical teams on site. It has been suspected that this may be a factor that leads to delayed diagnosis and management of non‐obstetric surgical conditions in pregnancy.AimsTo assess the differences in time to diagnosis, imaging, surgical management and outcomes between a stand‐alone tertiary obstetric hospital and a tertiary general hospital for pregnant patients presenting with suspected appendicitis who underwent an appendicectomy.Materials and MethodsA retrospective study of all women who underwent appendicectomy in pregnancy for suspected appendicitis over a four‐year period.ResultsWomen who attended the specialist hospital were later in gestation (medians 29 weeks vs 18 weeks, P = 0.004) and less likely to have imaging (84% vs 56%, P = 0.047) with no difference in the rates of confirmation of diagnosis of appendicitis using imaging. Women who presented to the specialist hospital were more likely to be managed with a laparotomy, admitted to high dependency unit, have a longer hospital stay and tended to be later in gestation. There was no difference in rates of positive appendicectomies, appendiceal perforation or management in under the recommended 24 h.ConclusionsThe specialty obstetric hospital has a much higher rate of laparotomy and longer length of stay. The majority of patients presenting to both hospitals did not undergo surgery within 24 h and delay in imaging was a major contributor.
Effectiveness of on‐farm continuous flow high‐temperature short‐time pasteurization for inactivation of bovine leukemia virus in milk
Authors: Tomita Keisuke , Miyauchi Sonoko , Katagiri Yuzuru , Yoneyama Syuji , Dongze Leng , Chiba Yusuke , Hirata Toh‐Ichi , Ichijo Toshihiro , Yasuda Hajime A. , Hikono Hirokazu , Murakami Kenji 
Published: December 2020

AbstractThe effectiveness of on‐farm continuous flow high‐temperature short‐time (HTST) pasteurization (i.e., 72°C for 15 s) for the inactivation of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) in milk was investigated with a sheep bioassay. Four sheep that had been inoculated with completely pasteurized milk containing approximately 3.4 × 107 BLV‐infected peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and treated by either HTST pasteurization or laboratory‐scale low‐temperature long‐time (LTLT) pasteurization (i.e., 60°C for 30 min), remained negative for BLV for at least 17 weeks after inoculation. In contrast, all sheep inoculated with unpasteurized or inadequately pasteurized milk containing the same number of BLV‐infected PBMC were tested positive for BLV and anti‐BLV antibodies within 3 weeks after inoculation. These results suggest that on‐farm continuous flow HTST pasteurization was equivalent value with inactivated BLV on the LTLT procedure and can effectively inactivate BLV in the milk. Therefore, on‐farm HTST pasteurization of the pooled colostrum or milk used in automated feeding systems is likely to protect group‐housed preweaned calves from BLV infection, thereby improving animal health on dairy farms.
Local perspective and practical knowledge: Social work practice research on chronic diseases of the nomadic area in China
Authors: Wang Peng , Has Erdene 
Published: December 2020

AbstractTaking a nomadic community in Inner Mongolia autonomous region of China as an example, this paper analyzes the local characteristics of chronic diseases suffered by families and nomads in the nomadic area of Inner Mongolia and puts forward the problem of ignoring the local cultural and ecological factors in the social welfare system dealing with the chronic diseases of nomadic area. The paper describes disregard of the welfare system, institutions, communities, families, and individuals of chronic diseases in the nomadic area and points out that social work practice research should be carried out based on the cultural and ecological relevance and local knowledge of the nomadic area. It is believed that the family healthcare model suitable for nomadic area has practical significance for effectively dealing with chronic diseases in the nomadic area.