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Tax policy and tobacco consumption in Botswana: an ARDL-EC approach
Authors: Seleka Tebogo Bruce , Agang Marang 
Published: December 2024

PurposeBotswana imposed a 30% ad valorem tobacco tax in 2014 to reduce tobacco use. The purpose of the paper is to assess the effectiveness of the tax in curtailing tobacco consumption.Design/methodology/approachAn autoregressive distributed lag and equilibrium correction (ARDL-EC) framework is applied on data for the period 1975–2020 to estimate a dynamic tobacco demand model. The estimated price elasticity is then used to quantify the effects of the tax on tobacco consumption.FindingsA 10% rise in the tobacco price results in a 6.6% decrease in tobacco consumption, suggesting an inelastic response. A 10% rise in income yields a 12% increase in tobacco consumption, reflecting that the rapid economic growth Botswana experienced post-independence yielded increased tobacco use. Tobacco consumption declined by 3.6% per year, possibly capturing the effects of increasing awareness of the adverse effects of tobacco use over time. The 30% tobacco tax yielded a 20% reduction in tobacco consumption, suggesting moderate effectiveness in curtailing consumption. The tax reduced annual tobacco consumption by 100 grams per capita or 151 metric tons nationally.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research could explore the effects of non-price anti-tobacco measures and socioeconomic and demographic factors on tobacco use to provide further insights for guiding the development of targeted anti-smoking interventions.Originality/valueTobacco demand elasticities vary across countries and analytical methods. Therefore, country-specific empirical evidence is essential for policymaking. An existing study in Botswana employed cross-sectional analysis, which does not capture the addictive effects of tobacco. The ARDL-EC framework is employed to close this gap. Simulated effects of the tax are useful for policy reform in Botswana.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-01-2024-0097
Online healthcare platform doctors’ fatigue and continuance use intention based on JD-R model
Authors: Yu Lingling , Zhong Yuewei , Chen Nan 
Published: December 2024

PurposeThe online healthcare platform (OHP) has become an essential element of the healthcare system, representing a technological shift in the job responsibilities of medical professionals. Drawing on a technology-based job demands–resources (JD-R) model, this study aims to examine how the technological characteristics of OHP affect doctors’ OHP use psychology and behavior.Design/methodology/approachThis empirical study was based on a survey conducted among 423 doctors with OHP use experience. The proposed model underwent assessment through partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to reveal the effects of technology-based job demands (i.e. technology-based work overload and technology-based work monitoring) and resources (i.e. perceived usefulness, facilitating conditions and IT mindfulness) on doctors’ OHP fatigue and continuance use intention.FindingsResults suggest that technology-based work monitoring, perceived usefulness and facilitation conditions have significant impacts on doctors’ psychological and behavioral responses to using OHP, whereas technology-based work overload and IT mindfulness have a single impact on continuance use intention and fatigue of OHP.Research limitations/implicationsIt assists doctors, healthcare administrators, policymakers and technology developers in understanding OHPs’ technological characteristics, enabling them to harness its benefits and mitigate potential challenges. Additionally, given the self-reported cross-sectional data from China, future studies can improve generalizability and adopt experimental methods or longitudinal designs with objective data.Originality/valueIt extends the research on OHP by employing a technology-based JD-R model to explore work attributes and dual effects associated with OHP’s technological characteristics. It also enriches existing research by examining the role of OHP’s technological characteristics in doctors’ psychological and behavioral responses.
Faculty publications and students’ recognition: business school education in Japan
Authors: Sheng Dachen , Guyot Opale 
Published: December 2024

PurposeThis study discovers the faculty members’ publication incentive and the student’s willingness to learn and cooperate with faculty to gain project experience. The research further discusses the special tutorial structured seminar class in Japanese university and how it could efficiently introduce more project-based training to students.Design/methodology/approachThe research uses quantitative methods and analysis. The multiple regression, ordinary least square (OLS) method is used to understand the association between the faculty publication outcomes and the student’s recognition. Then, logit regression is used to confirm our finding using the OLS method and with the variable measurement changes.FindingsThe incentive of business students to explore the econometric methods and project experience becomes very strong under the background of more businesses and firms using models to explain consumer behaviours and consumption patterns in Japan. The higher faculty member’s publication outcomes could increase student recognition and enrolment competition. First authorship contributes prominently to recognition. Such results show the importance of research for faculty members and remind seminar class instructors that students’ participation in academic research motivates them to learn. Finally, we propose that collaboration between faculty and students in research efficiently improves student satisfaction and contributes to university recognition.Originality/valueUnlike most past education research involving surveys, this research uses public information and more general data to be objective and avoid sampling bias. The research further discusses the efficient pedagogies of delivering econometrics to business students who are less involved in math.
The role of religiosity on blockholders involvement in earnings management: evidence from Indonesia
Authors: Hanafi Rustam , Rohman Abdul , Ratmono Dwi 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
Prior studies on blockholders involvement in earnings management behavior have given rise to alignment and entrenchment perspectives. The alignment perspective states that blockholders are an effective control to reduce earnings management behavior. In contrast, the entrenchment perspective states that blockholders act opportunistically and encourage earnings management behavior. Firms in Indonesia generally have concentrated shares, which is probably in line with the entrenchment perspective. Therefore, this study aims to examine the influence of blockholders on earnings management and the role of religiosity as a moderator of the influence of blockholders on earnings management.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses multiple linear and multi-group regression to analyze 2,238 firm-year observations for firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2015–2021. Multi-group regression is used to test the effect of religiosity on the relationship between blockholders and earnings management.

Findings
The finding of this study is that religiosity can mitigate the involvement of blockholders in earnings management, where blockholders positively influence earnings management in non-religious but not religious firms. This finding is expected to solve the agency problem between management with shareholders and the majority with minority shareholders.

Practical implications
Firms should apply religious values in their business activities to prevent or minimize profit manipulation. Another implication is that investors can glance at Sharia stocks when investing because they have lower earnings management or higher-quality financial reports.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study may be the first to investigate the role of religiosity by comparing the effect of blockholders on earnings management between religious and non-religious firms. This study proves that religiosity is a new alternative to mitigating blockholders involvement in earning management and agency problems.
Disc mower versus bar mower: Evaluation of the direct effects of two common mowing techniques on the grassland arthropod fauna
Authors: von Berg Lea , Frank Jonas , Betz Oliver , Steidle Johannes L. M. , Böttinger Stefan , Sann Manuela 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

In Central Europe, species‐rich grasslands are threatened by intensive agriculture with frequent mowing, contributing to the reduction of arthropods such as insects and spiders. However, comprehensive and standardised studies on the direct effects of the two most agriculturally relevant mowing techniques, e.g., double‐blade bar mower versus disc mower, are lacking.

In a 2‐year experiment, we have investigated the direct effect of mowing on eight abundant arthropod groups in grassland, covering two seasonal mowing events in both years, using a randomised block design. We compared (a) an unmown control, (b) a double‐blade bar mower and (c) a disc mower.

For most of the taxonomic groups studied, a significantly lower number of individuals was found in the experimental plots immediately after mowing, regardless of the mowing technique, compared to an unmown control. This was not the case for Orthoptera and Coleoptera, which did not show a significant reduction in the number of individuals for both mowing techniques (Orthoptera) or only for the double‐blade bar mower (Coleoptera).

Between both mowing techniques, no significant differences were found for all taxonomic groups investigated.

Synthesis and applications. Our findings suggest that mowing in general has a negative impact on abundant arthropod groups in grassland, regardless of the method used. Tractor‐driven double‐blade bar mowers do not seem to be a truly insect‐friendly alternative to a conventional disc mower. Other factors such as cutting height and mowing regimes should be seriously considered to protect spiders and insects from the negative effects of mowing. In addition, we strongly recommend the maintenance of unmown refugia. Insects and spiders that are spared by mowing can take refuge in these unmown areas to avoid subsequent harvesting and thermally unfavourable conditions that arise on mown areas. Further, unmown refugia are basic habitat structures for a subsequent recolonisation of mown areas once the flora has recovered.
Evaluating the impact of 2011 tort reform limiting noneconomic damages in North Carolina and Tennessee on testing, imaging, and procedure utilization
Authors: Ellenbogen Michael I. , Kaplan Scott , Niknam Bijan A. , Kachalia Allen B. , Brotman Daniel J. 
Published: December 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of tort reform laws passed in 2011 capping noneconomic damages in North Carolina and Tennessee on rates and adjusted per user costs of tests, imaging, and procedures in the Medicare fee‐for‐service population.Study Setting and DesignState‐level synthetic difference‐in‐differences, adjusting for the percent of FFS Medicare beneficiaries in the state who were female, had ever been on Medicare Advantage, were eligible for Medicaid for at least 1 month of the year, and total state risk‐adjusted, standardized per‐capita costs. Analyses of North Carolina and Tennessee were performed separately. We measured the average treatment effect on the treated.Data Sources and Analytic SampleCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services Geographic Variation Public Use File, 2007–2019.Principal FindingsOur analysis showed no economically significant impact of these laws in either state, though we found a small but statistically significant increase (average treatment effect on the treated: $46, 95% confidence interval: $6–$87) in adjusted per user cost of procedures in Tennessee.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that caps on noneconomic damages alone may be insufficient to modify physician practice habits and impact utilization. Future work should attempt to better understand the economic and noneconomic incentives that shape physician ordering decisions.
Clinical validation of the excessive sedentary behavior nursing diagnosis in university students
Authors: Fernandes Renata M. , Carino Ana C. C. , Dantas Juliane R. , Fernandes Maria I. C. D. , de Oliveira Lopes Marcos Venícios , de Carvalho Lira Ana Luisa Brandão 
Published: December 2024

AbstractPurposeTo evaluate the accuracy of clinical indicators and etiological factors associated with the nursing diagnosis of excessive sedentary behavior among university students.MethodThis study employed a cross‐sectional diagnostic accuracy design. The sample comprised 108 students from a Brazilian public university. Fisher's exact and chi‐square tests were utilized to determine associations. A latent class analysis model was applied to assess the sensitivity and specificity of clinical indicators and the prevalence of the diagnosis. The odds ratio for etiological factors was calculated using univariate logistic regression. The research ethics committee of the responsible institution approved the study.ResultsThe prevalence of the nursing diagnosis excessive sedentary behavior among university students was 16.3%. The sensitive clinical indicators identified were ‘inadequate sleep quality’ (0.9999), while the specific indicators included ‘lack of physical fitness’ (0.9998) and ‘cardiovascular alterations’ (0.9557). The etiological factor ‘physical activity in frequency, intensity and duration lower than recommended’ was associated with the diagnosis. Additionally, statistical associations were found between the diagnosis and the following variables: body composition, muscle capacity, flexibility, scores from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (with emphasis on the days of the week of vigorous physical activity), minutes per week of vigorous activity, days of the week of walking, hours of sleep per night, and average sleep quality.ConclusionThere is evidence of construct validity for the nursing diagnosis excessive sedentary behavior in university students, supported by one sensitive clinical indicator and two specific indicators.Implications for nursing practiceIncreased knowledge of the nursing diagnosis Excessive sedentary behavior in university students can enhance clinical reasoning among nurses and contribute to the elevation of evidence levels and the continuous improvement of the NANDA‐I taxonomy.
Genotype‐Guided Asthma Treatment Reduces Exacerbations in Children: Meta‐Analysis of Two RCTs
Authors: Slob Elise M. A. , Vijverberg Susanne J. H. , Ruffles Tom , Noij Lieke C. E. , Biermann Jacqueline , Brouwer Alwin F. J. , van den Brink Kristel , de Bruin‐Kok Annette , Van Ewijk Bart E. , Haarman Eric , Hammer Sanne C. , Hashimoto Simone , Hogarth Fiona , Jones Christina J. , Kamps Arvid W. A. , Kersten Elin T. G. , de Kleer Ismé , Lipworth Brian J. , Littleford Roberta , Mérelle Marieke , Moeller Alexander , Palmer Colin N. A. , Pilvinyte Kristina , Rutjes Niels W. , van Schaik Ron H. N. , Smith Helen E. , Tavendale Roger , Terheggen‐Lagro Suzanne W. J. , Turner Steve , Twisk Jos W. R. , Vaessen‐Verberne Anja , Verwaal Mariël , de Vries Tjalling , Wesseling Judit , Pijnenburg Mariëlle W. , Koppelman Gerard H. , Mukhopadhyay Somnath , Maitland‐van der Zee Anke H. 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTBackgroundLong‐acting beta2‐agonists (LABA) in combination with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are commonly used to treat asthma, however, some children lack response to the addition of LABA. This might be partially due to the presence of the Arg16Gly polymorphism, encoded by rs1042713 G>A in the ADRB2 gene. Carrying the A allele (Arg16) at this variant has been associated with an increased risk of exacerbations despite LABA treatment. We investigated whether genotype‐guided treatment improved asthma‐related outcomes.MethodsWe conducted an individual participant data meta‐analysis of two randomised controlled trials: PUFFIN (Dutch and Swiss 6–18 year‐olds) and PACT (English and Scottish 12–18 year‐olds). Children with uncontrolled asthma despite ICS who required a step‐up in treatment were included. Participants were randomised to genotype‐guided treatment or the control group with a follow‐up of at least 6 months. Genotype‐guided treatment consisted of adding LABA for children with ADRB2 Gly16/Gly16, whilst children with ADRB2 Arg16/Arg16 or Arg16/Gly16 were treated with double dose ICS (PUFFIN) or add‐on montelukast (PACT). The primary outcome was a change in asthma control; secondary outcomes included exacerbation rate and time to exacerbation. Repeated measures mixed models and Cox regression were used.ResultsFifty‐nine out of 102 (PUFFIN) and 59 out of 91 (PACT) children had at least one Arg (A allele). Amongst all 193 children, no difference was observed in asthma control between the study groups. However, genotype‐guided treatment resulted in lower asthma exacerbation rates (−0.08 (95%CI −0.16 to −0.00, p = 0.04)) compared to the control group.ConclusionGenotype‐guided step‐up treatment for children with uncontrolled asthma on ICS may lower asthma exacerbation rates and may be useful for personalising asthma care.
Maternal Allergic Disease Phenotype and Infant Birth Season Influence the Human Milk Microbiome
Authors: Ma Jie , Palmer Debra J. , Geddes Donna , Lai Ching Tat , Rea Alethea , Prescott Susan L. , D'Vaz Nina , Stinson Lisa F. 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTEarly infancy is a critical period for immune development. In addition to being the primary food source during early infancy, human milk also provides multiple bioactive components that shape the infant gut microbiome and immune system and provides a constant source of exposure to maternal microbiota. Given the potential interplay between allergic diseases and the human microbiome, this study aimed to characterise the milk microbiome of allergic mothers. Full‐length 16S rRNA gene sequencing was performed on milk samples collected at 3 and 6 months postpartum from 196 women with allergic disease. Multivariate linear mixed models were constructed to identify the maternal, infant, and environmental determinants of the milk microbiome. Human milk microbiome composition and beta diversity varied over time (PERMANOVA R2 = 0.011, p = 0.011). The season of infant birth emerged as the strongest determinant of the microbiome community structure (PERMANOVA R2 = 0.014, p = 0.011) with impacts on five of the most abundant taxa. The milk microbiome also varied according to the type of maternal allergic disease (allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, and food allergy). Additionally, infant formula exposure reduced the relative abundance of several typical oral taxa in milk. In conclusion, the milk microbiome of allergic mothers was strongly shaped by the season of infant birth, maternal allergic disease phenotype, and infant feeding mode. Maternal allergic disease history and infant season of birth should therefore be considered in future studies of infant and maternal microbiota.Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: ACTRN12606000281594
Allergen Specific IgE is a Stronger Predictor of Remission Following Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Than Age in Children Aged 1–10 Years
Authors: Ashley Sarah E. , Lloyd Melanie , Loke Paxton , Orsini Francesca , Lozinsky Adriana C. , O'Sullivan Michael D. , Quinn Patrick , Gold Michael , Tang Mimi L. K. 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTBackgroundRemission is the desired outcome following OIT as it allows individuals to discontinue treatment and eat the allergen freely. Early initiation of OIT in infants and toddlers has been embraced as an approach to increase the likelihood of remission. However, there is no high‐quality evidence supporting younger age as an independent factor driving remission; available studies are limited by small samples of younger subjects and lack of adjustment for confounding covariates, particularly peanut‐specific IgE (sIgE) levels which is closely correlated with age.MethodsThis study examined relationships between peanut sIgE and age at baseline and remission, in children aged 1–10 who completed 18 months of OIT in the PPOIT‐003 RCT (n = 162). Remission was defined as absence of clinical reactivity to peanut after 8 weeks of allergen avoidance/treatment discontinuation. Age and sIgE were examined as continuous variables in univariate and multivariate regression models.ResultsHigher peanut sIgE was consistently predictive of lower likelihood of remission, independent of age. In contrast, there was no independent association between age and remission after adjusting for baseline sIgE (OR 0.94 [0.79–1.12], p = 0.5).ConclusionsFindings do not support age as an independent predictor of remission following OIT. Additional studies examining safety and efficacy of OIT in infants and younger children are urgently needed, ahead of widespread adoption of early intervention.
Exposure Profiles for the Long‐Term Use of Disinfectants and Cleaning Products and Asthma
Authors: Pacheco Da Silva Emilie , Weinmann Tobias , Gerlich Jessica , Weinmayr Gudrun , Genuneit Jon , Nowak Dennis , von Mutius Erika , Vogelberg Christian , Radon Katja , Forster Felix 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTBackgroundUsing disinfectants and cleaning products (DCPs) at home and work is known to influence both the onset and course of asthma, but most epidemiological studies did not consider the multiplicity and correlations of exposures to DCPs. We aimed to identify exposure profiles for the long‐term weekly use of DCPs by latent class analysis (LCA) and assess their associations with asthma.MethodsLCA was conducted on data from 1143 young adults initially recruited in the German centers of Phase II of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) and followed up three times. In our LCA model, we included the use of cleaning sprays, disinfectant sprays, and nonspray disinfection methods, measured at ages 19–24 (first assessment) and 29–34 years (second assessment). Associations between identified exposure profiles and current as well as incident asthma/wheeze were evaluated by logistic regression.ResultsWe identified five long‐term exposure profiles to DCPs (latent classes): no weekly use of DCPs (55% of participants), use in first assessment (7%), use in second assessment (18%), persistent use (8%), and persistent cleaning sprays use (12%). Compared to “no weekly use,” being in the “persistent use” profile was associated with both current asthma (OR = 1.68, 95% CI = [0.48–5.88]) and current wheeze (OR = 1.71, 95% CI = [0.75–3.90]). For incident asthma/wheeze, interval estimates were very wide.ConclusionsOur study identified five distinct long‐term exposure profiles to DCPs. Among those, only a persistent weekly use of multiple DCPs over time seemed to have an adverse effect on asthma. However, large confidence intervals indicate considerable uncertainty.