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They’re involved, will you be involved? Research on the impact of social network embeddedness on customers’ online referral intention
Authors: Zeng Hui , Xu Hao , Yu Zhenpeng 
Published: February 2025

PurposePeople’s economic behaviors are often embedded in their social networks. Based on social embeddedness theory, this study investigates how customers’ social network embeddedness (structural and relational embeddedness) affects their online referral intentions through four studies.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a vignette experimental design and used both offline and online channels to collect data. The respondents were undergraduate students and consumers, covering different age groups and occupation types. We used the ANOVA and bootstrap methods of SPSS to conduct data processing and hypothesis testing.FindingsWe found that when fewer (vs more) people in a customer’s social network participated in reward referral programs (RRPs), the customer’s online referral intention was also lower because of higher perceived social costs and lower perceived control. However, when the tie strength, reciprocity and normative influence between customers and people who have participated in RRPs were high, customers’ online referral intention also increased, ignoring the influence of participants’ network size. In these relationships, perceived social costs and perceived control played important mediating roles.Practical implicationsThe results provide practical implications for enterprises to develop efficient RRPs in the context of the increasing popularity of the mobile Internet and intelligent terminals.Originality/valueThis study offers insights into the influence mechanism of social network embeddedness on referral likelihood, contributing to the field of RRPs and social embeddedness theory.
Investor’s priority towards the sustainable environment: evidence from Pakistan
Authors: Bashir Zahid , Iqbal Muhammad Sabeeh , Aamir Muhammad , Usman Muhammad 
Published: February 2025

PurposeThe study aims to identify the preferred factors among economic, social and governance (ESG) that influence the decisions of Pakistani retail investors.Design/methodology/approachThe researchers collected the required responses through self-administrative comparison questionnaires from a sample of 512 individual investors of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). To test the study’s hypothesis, the researcher applied a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP).FindingsThe findings indicate that the most crucial dimension for an individual investor in Pakistan when making investment decision is environmental criteria. However, investors prioritize governance second and social factors third, according to fuzzy AHP estimations.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings are applicable and generalizable to the financial equity market of Pakistan for an individual investors only. Future research may explore ESG priority among institutional investors.Practical implicationsThe study enhances the theory of responsible investment by incorporating the ESG dimensions that influence individual investors’ decisions in Pakistan. It holds practical implications for individual investors, investment/financial advisors, companies, regulatory authorities, stockbrokers, investment firms and society.Originality/valueThe study contributes to extending the theory of socially responsible investment and fills a research gap in the domain of ESG dimensions as a priority for investment decisions by individual investors in Pakistan.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-10-2023-0791
Does the 2013 COSO internal control framework improve the information environment in the U.S. capital markets?
Authors: Gupta Parveen P. , Sami Heibatollah , Zhang Joseph H. , Zhou Haiyan 
Published: February 2025

Purpose
SOX Section 404 requires that public companies evaluate and have their auditors attest to the effectiveness of their internal control over financial reporting (ICFR). These companies compare their ICFR effectiveness to the Internal Control Frameworks issued by Committee of the Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). This paper aims to examine whether the implementation of the 2013 Control Framework has a positive impact on the information environment of U.S. public companies.

Design/methodology/approach
The study sample comprises firms from the S&P 1500 index and the Russell 2000 index firms that filed their annual reports after December 15, 2014. This paper uses bid-ask spread as a primary measure of information asymmetry, while controlling for the simultaneous effects of the new COSO framework on trading volumes and price volatility.

Findings
This paper finds a significant reduction in bid-ask spreads – a proxy for an improved information environment – among our sample firms following the adoption of the 2013 Control Framework, leading us to conclude that the 2013 Control Framework represents a substantial improvement.

Research limitations/implications
This study specifically examines the impact of control frameworks on the information environment under SOX 404. Future research could explore other economic consequences associated with the adoption of the new COSO Framework. Additionally, it would be valuable to investigate whether the Cadbury model, which also qualifies as a “suitable” control framework under the SEC rules for ICFR assessments, produces similar or different outcomes. Future studies could also analyze the implementation details across all five components concerning the three types of objectives.

Practical implications
The findings will provide valuable insights for policymakers on the effectiveness of the COSO 2013 Framework in enhancing internal control reporting.

Social implications
The findings will also contribute to improving the information environment in the capital markets by guiding policymakers and regulators in assessing the effectiveness of the new COSO framework.

Originality/value
While extensive research has focused on the consequences of accounting and related internal control disclosures, there has been limited examination of how the underlying internal control benchmarks affect the quality and reliability of ICFR assessments and disclosures. This research aims to address this gap.
Coexistence between Przewalski's horse and Asiatic wild ass in the desert: The importance of people
Authors: Cao Qing L. , Zhang Yongjun , Songer Melissa , Leimgruber Peter , Hu Defu , Li Jicai , Wang Chen , Rubenstein Daniel I. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Przewalski's horses and Asiatic wild asses were thought to have coexisted in the past. After reintroducing the extinct‐in‐the‐wild Przewalski's horses within the range of Asiatic wild asses around 2000, it was hoped they would coexist through different resource utilization strategies. However, equid species worldwide rarely share landscapes. The Dzungarian Gobi, with limited water availability, also seems incapable of supporting two equids even though they exhibit differentiated niches.

We delimited their fundamental and realized niches in water use by captive experiments and camera traps at watering points at Kalamaili Nature Reserve, China. Using generalized linear models and circular statistics, we analysed how interspecific competition, human presence and environmental factors (temperature, precipitation, water salinity and water deficits) affected each species' daily water use patterns.

The two equids exhibited distinct water‐use patterns. In captivity, Przewalski's horses showed higher water dependency than wild asses—drinking more frequently, consuming more water per unit body weight (0.095 vs. 0.032 L/kg) and displaying greater sensitivity to high temperatures. Field observations from 316,556 camera trap photos over 665 days revealed that horses relied on fixed watering points and avoided saline and near‐depleted watering points, unlike asses. While both could drink freely day and night when separated, their interactions in shared territories showed a clear pattern: horses primarily drank during the daytime when heat loading peaked and used physical dominance to keep smaller‐bodied asses away from low‐salinity, long‐lasting watering points until nightfall when they left to forage. This forced asses to either drink at low‐salinity watering points at night or use high‐salinity ones during the day.

The numerical advantage of wild asses—travelling in large herds—often results in their depleting watering points that were spring‐fed. However, watering points near human settlement, though scarce, remain accessible to horses as asses avoid them, thus providing reliable drinking spots for horses, particularly harems, after night‐time foraging. They serve as crucial refuges, preventing competitive exclusion by the numerically—but not physically—dominant asses.

Synthesis and applications: Our findings highlight the importance of people in permitting sympatric coexistence during resource scarcity. However, human involvement requires careful management. Increased human presence may benefit horses but restrict wild asses' access to some quality water, potentially weakening their climate resilience.
Contrasting Methane, Sulfide and Nitrogen‐Loading Regimes in Bioreactors Shape Microbial Communities Originating From Methane‐Rich Coastal Sediment of the Stockholm Archipelago
Authors: Echeveste Medrano Maider J. , Smith Garrett J. , Sánchez‐Andrea Irene , Jetten Mike S. M. , Welte Cornelia U. 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTCoastal ecosystems are increasingly exposed to high nutrient loads and salinity intrusions due to rising seawater levels. Microbial communities, key drivers of elemental cycles in these ecosystems, consequently, experience fluctuations. This study investigates how the methane‐rich coastal sediment microbiome from the Stockholm Archipelago copes with high and low nitrogen and sulfide loading by simulating coastal conditions in two methane‐saturated anoxic brackish bioreactors. Over a year, the bioreactors were subjected to the same ratio of nitrate, ammonium and sulfide (2:1:1) under eutrophic or oligotrophic conditions and monitored using 16S rRNA gene amplicon and metagenomic sequencing. Sulfide was depleted in both conditions. Sulfide‐dependent denitrification was the predominant process in eutrophic conditions, whereas dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium dominated under oligotrophic conditions. Methane oxidation was driven by Methylobacter and Methylomonas in eutrophic conditions, whereas a more diverse methane‐oxidising microbial community developed under oligotrophic conditions, which likely competed for nitrate with anaerobic methanotrophic archaea and the gammaproteobacterial MBAE14. Novel putative copper‐dependent membrane‐bound monooxygenases (Cu‐MMOs) were identified in MBAE14 and co‐enriched Rugosibacter genomes, suggesting the need for further physiological and genetic characterisation. This study highlights the importance of understanding coastal anoxic microbiomes under fluctuating conditions, revealing complex interactions and novel pathways crucial for ecosystem functioning.
Getting Inside Closed‐Loop Referrals: Exploring the Patient Experience of Finding and Connecting to Social Care With a Community Resource Referral System Using a Community‐Based Participatory Approach
Authors: Olson Anthony W. , Allen Nik , Elmayan Ardem , Green Kim , Harry Melissa L. , Kempfert Jenny , Kuenstler Emily , Maki Heath , Nelson Sarah , Rapps Mary , St. John Rose , Witherspoon Salaam , Brown Shawandala , Castaldo Ashlie , Grimes Melissa , Jenkins Treasure , Mosher Kennedy 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTObjectiveTo explore the experiences of patients who found and/or connected to social care via a community resource referral system named “Resourceful” (linked with FindHelp.org) linked to a health system's electronic health record.Study Setting and DesignThe mixed‐methods study was co‐designed and conducted using community‐based participatory processes by a team of researchers at a multi‐state health system (Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin) and community members with lived experience addressing unmet social needs. Study participants were individuals referred to, connected to, or delivered social care through Resourceful in the health system's service area. Quantitative surveys were emailed to 780 patients and 38 healthcare workers (HCWs) tied to closed‐loop referrals between 8/2022 and 2/2023. Qualitative interview invites were emailed to 19 patient survey respondents wanting to interview, and the five HCWs and 12 community‐based organizations (CBOs) involved in their social care experience. Descriptive statistics analyzed sociodemographic and patient experience variables developed via the participatory process. We coded qualitative data using thematic analysis, extracting thematic factors informing survey responses.Data Sources and Analytic SampleWe collected primary data from online surveys and semi‐structured phone interviews.Principal FindingsUsable survey responses from 62 patients and 14 HCWs were analyzed. Most respondents agreed on some level that their experience using Resourceful strengthened patient trust (patients:66%, HCWs:86%), improved communication about what patients need to be healthy (patients:61%, HCWs:57%), provided “helpful help” reducing social care barriers (patients:56%, HCWs:93%), and enhanced person‐centeredness (patients:60%, HCWs:79%). Qualitative analysis yielded six thematic factors corresponding to 23 actionable takeaways potentially important for using CRRS to improve the seeker experience of social care: resource/service environment; platform access/usability/utilization; helper integration/coordination/continuity; helpful help; reliable sources/partnerships; responsive relationships.ConclusionsDifferences in the perceptions of patient experiences involving resourceful were observed between patients and HCWs/CBOs. Thematic factors clarified these differences and how to improve patient experiences with closed‐loop referrals.
A forgetful ethnography: Memory, memoir, and brain injuries
Authors: Elliott Denielle 
Published: February 2025

AbstractIn this paper, I consider how one writes an ethnographic memoir about memories, time, and our fieldwork when our memories, or our interlocutors’ memories, are unreliable, inconsistent, false, or simply missing. Reflecting on a brain injury that resulted during fieldwork, my (dis)ordered memories, and the intense reliance on memory in sociocultural anthropology, I ask what writing would look like for anthropologists if we wrote with the forgetfulness? Imperceptible to most, and escaping clinical and lab evaluations, the e/affects of my brain injury have reshaped how I am in this world and shifted how I approach and understand the ethnographic project. I suggest that by writing with memory loss, by admitting there are gaps and fissures, by embracing the confusion and confabulations, and by acknowledging the paralleled unfinishedness of the ethnographic project, we work toward a reformed anthropology that no longer uncritically esteems memory as the basis for the anthropological project. In doing so, the paper contributes to what Marlovitz and Wolf‐Meyer have called a “psychotic anthropology,” one that disrupts disciplinary ideas about minds, methods, and memoir and contributes to a productively unruly, and inclusive, ethnographic practice.
Association of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours With Incident Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population‐Based Prospective Cohort Study
Authors: Ho Fai Fai , Gao Yin‐Yan , Chen Yuting , Wang Betty Huan , Wu Justin Che Yuen , Zheng Hong , Cheung Yin Ting , Lam Chun Sing , Wang Maggie Haitian , Wu Irene Xin‐Yin , Mao Chen , Chung Vincent Chi Ho 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTBackgroundThe combined effects of some modifiable lifestyle factors on incident inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are uncertain.AimsTo evaluate the combined association between healthy lifestyle behaviours and IBD incidence.MethodsThis population‐based prospective cohort study used data from the UK Biobank. We included 105,715 participants aged 40–70 who had no IBD diagnosis at baseline in the analyses. The five healthy lifestyle behaviours that we studied were never smoking, optimal sleep, high level of vigorous physical activity, high dietary quality, and moderate alcohol intake. The outcome was the overall incidence of IBD and individual incidences of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). We derived hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for associations.ResultsThe multivariable adjusted HRs (95% CI) associated with having 1, 2 and 3–5 healthy lifestyle behaviours for IBD incidence compared with those with none of these behaviours were 0.75 (0.59–0.97), 0.72 (0.56–0.92), and 0.50 (0.37–0.68), respectively (p for trend < 0.001). We observed similar findings for CD and UC. Only never smoking exhibited significant independent inverse associations with the overall incidence of IBD (HR 0.70, 95% CI 0.58–0.83, p < 0.001) and the incidence of UC (HR 0.58, 95% CI 0.48–0.72, p < 0.001).ConclusionsHealthy lifestyle behaviours are significantly associated with lower IBD incidence in middle‐aged and elderly individuals, suggesting the potential of lifestyle modifications as a primary prevention strategy for IBD.
Two‐Year Spawning Migration as a Life‐History Strategy of Sea Trout (Salmo trutta L.) in Large, High‐Latitude River Systems
Authors: Lähteenmäki Linus , Huusko Riina , Hellström Gustav , Snickars Martin , Romakkaniemi Atso 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTMigrating animals are found throughout the animal kingdom, as movement between habitats can be vital for survival, growth, and reproduction. Mature sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) undertake seasonal migrations from marine feeding areas to freshwater spawning habitats, but the migration dynamics may vary considerably between rivers of different morphology and location. In this study, we used radio‐telemetry with multi‐year tags to observe the riverine movements and spawning migration behaviour of wild sea trout tagged in a large, northern Baltic Sea river system, the Tornio River. Both immature and mature trout were observed to have similar overwintering behaviour as they mainly overwintered in the same locations in the lower river. Many immature trout returned to overwinter for multiple consecutive winters without spawning, a behaviour that has been rarely reported for sea trout in rivers of the northern Baltic Sea. The results from a support vector model highlighted the importance of trout age and previous spawning experience for the direction of the migration, as previously spawned and older trout were more likely to migrate upstream for spawning while their younger counterparts returned to sea in summer after spending the winter in freshwater. The riverine movement patterns indicate that the majority of mature sea trout migrating upstream for spawning in the river system have adopted a spawning migration strategy, which extends for almost two calendar years. Mature sea trout enter freshwater in autumn the year prior to spawning, migrate to spawning habitats and spawn in the year following freshwater entry, and overwinter in‐river for a second time post‐spawning. This migration strategy has not been previously reported for sea trout native to Baltic Sea river systems. The extended freshwater stays and numerous migrations between sea and river habitats in large, high‐latitude rivers need to be considered in management to ensure adequate protection of both immature and mature sea trout.
Changes in Plant Biomass Are Driven by Persisting Plant Species, but Species Gains Drive Nematode Carbon Dynamics
Authors: Zhang Anning , Chen Shuyan , Liu Ziyang , Chen Jingwei , Song Hongxian , Cui Hanwen , Yang Zi , Xiao Sa , An Lizhe , Genung Mark A. 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTGlobal change drivers, such as shrub encroachment, alter above‐ and belowground communities, and the consequences of these changes for ecosystem functioning are largely unknown. We used the modified Price equation to quantify how the presence of shrubs alters the richness, composition, and abundance of plant and nematode communities and the resulting effects on ecosystem functioning (i.e., plant biomass and nematode carbon [C] metabolism) on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau. Plots with shrubs had increased plant biomass (mostly due to persisting plant species producing more biomass) and nematode C metabolism (mostly due to increases in nematode species richness). The strength of the species richness effect on plant biomass was positively associated with the strength of the species richness on nematode C metabolism. Increases in the biomass of persisting species and species gains promote plant biomass and nematode C metabolism, respectively, which may accelerate decomposition and C turnover on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau.
Do environmental, social, and governance disclosure assurance reduce the cost of equity capital? Evidence from Chinese listed financial institutions
Authors: Huang Hao , Tang Li , Zhao Ling 
Published: February 2025

AbstractThis study examines the benefits of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure assurance (EDA) in reducing a firm's cost of equity capital. Using data on Chinese listed financial institutions from 2006 to 2022, we find a significant and negative relationship between EDA and the cost of equity capital. When an EDA is provided by an accounting firm, as well as when the auditor is a shared resource for the annual report, the cost of equity decreases significantly. Further analysis shows that the effect of EDA on the cost of equity is more pronounced for institutions with lower information transparency and higher operational risk. Additionally, the impact of EDA is amplified when these institutions choose to disclose their ESG information separately rather than integrating it within their financial reporting, when disclosures align with the Global Reporting Initiative standards, and when the content of the disclosures is more comprehensive and detailed.
How Do Consumers Allocate Their Limited Resources to the Food Product? A Framework for the Contagion Effect
Authors: Shih Li‐Chin 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTAcross three experiments conducted for this research, it is evident that limited cognitive resources do play a role in the influence of product contagion effects. This research examines how cognitive resource limitations affect consumer evaluations of the product contagion. Results indicate that consumers have the ability to process a product context and to transfer stronger negative contagion effects when they expend less cognitive effort on fewer products or when they are under low cognitive load conditions. In addition, we also use good gestalt to explore the negative contagion effects. Consumers could expend fewer cognitive resources and lower their evaluations when products are arranged in a high degree of closure. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.