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A study of consumers’ pre-purchase evaluation of apparel products in Ethiopia
Authors: Bizuneh Berihun , Hailemariam Shalemu Sharew , Tsegaye Selam 
Published: November 2021

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore pre-purchase apparel evaluation cues and examine the effect of demographic variables empirically in the context of a developing country. The initiation for the study was driven by the absence of such prior research and supplemented by the big market opportunity for clothing products in the country under investigation.Design/methodology/approachA self-administered online survey was used for data collection. Demographic questions, 23 apparel measurement items composed of 17 product-based and 6 sustainability-based items, and an open-ended question were included in the questionnaire. Factor analysis was used for dimension reduction and one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) for hypotheses testing.FindingsGarment fit, design features, colour, fabric type and seasonality are the five important characteristics most Ethiopian consumers consider while buying apparel products. Factor analysis resulted in five important factors used for pre-purchase apparel evaluation amongst which the design and extrinsic cue is found to be the most important. Environmental factors in the apparel industry got higher emphasis than social factors. While age and educational background made differences in apparel evaluation, gender did not show a significant difference.Originality/valueThe paper provides a founding insight in exploring apparel evaluation cues by considering product- and sustainability-based cues in a developing country context. It also examines the effect of three demographic variables which are rarely studied in such combination.
Knowledge management for extreme public health events COVID-19: based on Tiktok data
Authors: Xu Dandan , Yan Shuo , Zhang Yuhan , Zhang Si , Nakamori Yoshiteru , Chen Lili 
Published: November 2021

Purpose
Taking the COVID-19 as the background, this study aims to investigate the direct influencing factors regarding knowledge sharing behavior (KSB) on new media platforms and discuss how the characteristics of the users could enhance the KSB through moderation effect, and provide empirical evidences.

Design/methodology/approach
Based on the social exchange theory and after the text analysis of the data collected from the Tiktok platform in 2020, this paper uses the quantitative method to evaluate the factors influence KSB on short video social platform during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Findings
KSB on new media platform could be enhanced by richer knowledge content of the video posted and the attribute of the platform users directly. Platform users could affect the trustworthiness of the knowledge shared, thus influence the knowledge sharing. On the early stage of the COVID-19, the richer content of the knowledge released by users could effectively enhance the KSB. On the early stage of the emergency events, the official users could play a significant role on KS. During the mitigation stage of COVID-19, the KSB of the knowledge shared by unofficial users with richer content could be enhanced and the moderation effect is relatively stronger.

Originality/value
The research extends the social exchange theory to a disaster management context. The authors provide an effective reference for future governments to effectively cope with the epidemic and spread public knowledge in an emergency response context. By analyzing the influence of knowledge content and influencer characteristics, it could help the social media platform to improve content management and optimize resource allocation.
The mediating role of entrepreneurial intention between creativity and social innovation tendency
Authors: Cunha Jorge , Ferreira Carla , Araújo Madalena , Nunes Manuel Lopes 
Published: November 2021

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the relationship between creativity, entrepreneurial intention and social innovation tendency within academic community members (namely, students and professors/researchers).Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire was administered to nearly 300 students and professors/researchers in Portuguese higher education institutions, whereupon a mediation analysis was performed to understand the aforementioned relationship.FindingsThe results indicate a positive relationship between individual creativity, entrepreneurial intention and social innovation tendency and that entrepreneurial intention mediates the relationship between creativity and social innovation tendency.Research limitations/implicationsFirstly, the results obtained to fit the specific characteristics of the sample used, suggesting that it would be risky to extrapolate to other contexts. Secondly, although the constructs used to measure variable creativity are based on the extant literature, these may be open to debate and possibly, therefore, alternative measures could have been used.Practical implicationsThe findings of the paper have important practical implications within the university context, namely: that study programmes should be designed to address the entrepreneurial potential of their students, teaching and research staff; that social entrepreneurship, volunteering activities and the development of creativity skills should be stimulated; and, finally, that social innovation should be at the core of a university’s mission.Originality/valueTo the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first time that the relationship between creativity, entrepreneurial intention and social innovation tendency has been empirically tested. To do this, a conceptual framework is proposed which suggests that individual creativity can be perceived by means of three interconnected constructs (the self, family and university creativity), which, in turn, predict entrepreneurial intention and social innovation tendency.
True site fidelity in pollen‐feeding butterflies
Authors: Moura Priscila A. , Corso Giberto , Montgomery Stephen H. , Cardoso Marcio Z. 
Published: November 2021

Abstract

Site fidelity plays an important role in increasing foraging efficiency, particularly when food resources are reliable. In insects, site fidelity has largely been studied in Hymenopteran species, which consistently return to their nest site after foraging bouts.

In butterflies, evidence of foraging site fidelity is limited but may be present in species with specific foraging specialisations, such as Heliconius, which have a derived foraging behaviour centred around active pollen feeding. Unlike many Hymenoptera, Heliconius are neither eusocial nor nesting species, positioning them as a peculiar case where foraging site fidelity may occur in the absence of any central nest‐like structure. However, to date, existing studies do not consider low dispersal as an alternative to site fidelity.

In this study, we use a mark–release–recapture experiment to test whether individuals of two Heliconius species exhibit true site fidelity. We further test this fidelity by measuring flight orientation during a translocation experiment, and by recapturing translocated butterflies to identify whether individuals return to their site of origin.

We found that non‐translocated butterflies display extreme stability in site choice, and translocated butterflies consistently return to their site of origin, rapidly orientating towards their home site upon release. This suggests site fidelity in Heliconius is not solely explained by low dispersal, but is a response to the distribution and stability in ecological resources.

We further note that the ability to return to home sites when artificially dispersed suggests a sophisticated ability to navigate to specific spatial goals. Our study provides insights into the ecological drivers of site fidelity, a novel example distinct from nest building or group living, and opens an avenue of new research on navigational mechanisms in insects.

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Carbon sequestration potential in the rehabilitated mangroves in Indonesia
Authors: Kusumaningtyas Mariska Astrid , Kepel Terry L. , Solihuddin Tubagus , Lubis Ali Arman , Putra Aditya Dwi P. , Sugiharto Untung , Ati Restu N. A. , Salim Hadiwijaya L. , Mustikasari Eva , Heriati Aida , Daulat August , Sudirman Nasir , Suryono Devi D. , Rustam Agustin 
Published: November 2021

AbstractMangrove ecosystem provides important services for coastal communities. Unfortunately, this ecosystem has undergone physical pressures for decades, including land conversion for shrimp aquaculture. Rehabilitation of the degraded mangroves offers an effective solution for bringing back mangrove functions, including carbon sequestration capacity. This study aims to quantify carbon stock (CS) and sequestration rate of a rehabilitated mangrove ecosystem in Indonesia, particularly in Banten Province. We compared sediment CS and carbon accumulation rate (CAR) of a rehabilitated mangrove in Ciseukeut, Panimbang, with a natural mangrove in Cilintang, the Ujung Kulon National Park. The sediment CS to a depth of 1 m in a rehabilitated mangrove in Ciseukeut was higher than in a natural mangrove in Cilintang, constituting 364 Mg C ha−1 and 126 Mg C ha−1, respectively. However, CAR showed the opposite pattern, in which a natural mangrove showed an almost two‐fold higher rate (0.50 ± 0.42 Mg C ha−1 year−1) than that of a rehabilitated mangrove (0.27 ± 0.20 Mg C ha−1 year−1). Local hydrogeomorphological conditions play a role in affecting sediment CS and CAR in both sites. Enhancing hydrological modification can promote CAR, especially in an abandoned pond like in Ciseukeut. This study provided a knowledge base for suitable mangrove rehabilitation in the future that supports the Indonesian government's commitment to rehabilitating ca. 600,000 ha of degraded mangroves in Indonesia. Furthermore, the study also provides the first investigation of potential blue carbon for the world's natural heritage of the Ujung Kulon National Park.
Administrative Burden Symposium: Introduction – Are we ‘administering inequality’ through our welfare systems?
Authors: Carey Gemma , Moynihan Donald , Cook Kay , Malbon Eleanor 
Published: November 2021

AbstractOver the past three decades social inequality has risen in almost all OECD countries, reaching historical highs. Social inequality is created and maintained not just by the specific focus or goals of particular policies, but by the norms, values and processes of our government institutions. This special issue looks at how administrative burden is constructed in a range of Australian social policy areas.
Reflecting on AJPA, 2015–2021: Revisiting the relationship between policy academics and public servants—Distances from learning
Authors: Sullivan Helen 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThis short essay reflects on the evolution of the journal and the environment it operated in over the last 7 years and volumes. It is anchored to the introductory article in the first issue of the journal under the new editorial team, ‘Learning from a Distance’ (2015) authored by Brian Head, which addressed a perennial question in public administration – the nature of the relationship between policy academics and public servants and considers whether and how that relationship has changed and why. It assesses the impact of Head's prescient advice to focus on building opportunities for learning between policy academics and public servants, paying particular attention to the role of intermediaries, and explores the range of ways in which policy academics and public servants are now engaged in learning, albeit from different distances. It considers the changes to the global and local contexts since 2015 and identifies the challenges ahead for the policy academic/public servant relationship in Australia.
Public Firm Presence, Financial Reporting, and the Decline of U.S. Manufacturing
Authors: GLAESER STEPHEN , OMARTIAN JAMES D. 
Published: November 2021

ABSTRACTWe examine the relation between public firm presence and import competition. The information created by public firm presence may provide importers with insights they can use for competing with domestic firms. Consistent with this possibility, we document a positive relation between public firm presence and import competition. We find similar results when using differences in the expected costs of the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act as a source of plausibly exogenous variation in public firm presence after the act. We use differences in the proportion of German firms reporting publicly around a major enforcement reform as a natural mechanism experiment, and find evidence that financial reporting is a channel through which public firm presence relates to import competition. Additional mechanism tests and a falsification test estimated in the United Kingdom, where public and most private firms report publicly, further support this inference. In total, our evidence is consistent with foreign competitors using the information created by public firm presence, including what public firms disclose in financial reports, to compete with domestic firms. Consequently, our results provide evidence of competitors using the proprietary information disclosed in financial reports to compete with the disclosing firms and of information frictions affecting trade.
Impacts of cooperative membership on banana yield and risk exposure: Insights from China
Authors: Ma Wanglin , Zheng Hongyun , Yuan Peng 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThe yield‐increasing effects of agricultural cooperative membership have been widely examined in the literature. However, so far, little is known about whether cooperative membership has the potential to reduce farmers’ exposure to production risk. We address this gap by estimating the impacts of cooperative membership on expected yield, yield variance (variability), and yield skewness (exposure to downside risk), using data collected from a survey of 626 banana farmers in China. We employ an endogenous switching regression model to address the selectivity bias issue. The empirical results show that cooperative membership increases banana yield by 3% and reduces the variance and downside risk exposure by 60% and 114%, respectively. The results are supported by robustness check estimates, using propensity score matching and inverse probability weighted regression adjustment models. Additional analysis reveals that the treatment effects of cooperative membership vary among members with different household and farm characteristics. Our findings suggest that agricultural cooperatives can be an effective institutional arrangement for reducing production risk and crop failure and point to the need for policies and programmes in developing cooperatives and increasing membership involvements of smallholder farmers.
Crustal Electrical Structure and Deep Metallogenic Potential in Northern Wuyi Area (South China), based on Magnetotelluric Data
Authors: LUO Fan , LÜ Qingtian , ZHANG Kun , YAN Jiayong , FARQUHARSON Colin G. , ZHANG Chong , FU Guangming 
Published: November 2021

AbstractThe northern Wuyi area, which is located in the northern Wuyi metallogenic belt, has superior mineralization conditions. The Pingxiang–Guangfeng–Jiangshan–Shaoxing fault (PSF) extends across the whole region regardless of whether or how the PSF relates to the near‐surface mineralization. We carried out an MT survey in the region and obtained a reliable 2D model of the crustal electrical structure to a depth of 30 km. In the resistivity model, we inferred that a continuous high conductivity belt that ranges from the shallow to deep crust is a part of the PSF. Then, we estimated the fluid content and pressure gradient to identify the deep sources of fluid as well as its pattern of motion pattern. Finally, we proposed a model for the deep metallogenic migration processes that combines geological data, fluid content data, pressure gradient data, and the subsurface resistivity model. The model analysis showed that the Jiangnan orogenic belt and the Cathaysia block formed the PSF during the process of com. The deep fluid migrated upward through the PSF to the shallow crust. Therefore, we believe that the PSF is an ore‐forming fluid migration channel and that it laid the material basis for large‐scale mineralization in the shallow crust.
Characteristics of monosodium urate crystal deposition in the foot in the different stages of gout by dual‐energy computed tomography
Authors: Zhang Yan , Di Aihui , Yuan Huishu 
Published: November 2021

AbstractObjectiveTo compare the characteristics of monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition at specific anatomical sites of the foot detected by dual‐energy computed tomography in patients with different stages of gout.Materials and methodsThis study included 101 patients with gout, 64 had early gout (<3 years) and 37 had late gout (>3 years). We retrospectively compared the total volumes of MSU crystals, the detection rates, and the morphology of MSU crystals at specific anatomical sites in the foot of the patients with different gout durations.ResultsThe total volume of MSU crystals in patients with early gout was significantly smaller than that in patients with late gout (P < 0.05). The detection rates and morphology of MSU crystals in the anterior calf tendons, ankle joints, tarsometatarsal joints, and metatarsophalangeal joints differed significantly between the patients with early and late gout (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the detection rates of submillimeter MSU crystals at the other specific anatomical sites, except for the tendons of the anterior calf, the ankle joint, and the metatarsal joint (P > 0.05). The submillimeter MSU crystal deposition was most common in the tendons of the posterior calf, the proportions in patients with early gout and late gout were 85.9% and 70.3%. Only submillimeter deposition existed in 52 patients (81.3%) with early gout and 11 patients (29.7%) with late gout at all sites of the foot.ConclusionDual‐energy computed tomography detection of submillimeter MSU crystal deposits in the foot is of great significance for the diagnosis of gout, especially along tendons.
A whole‐ecosystem method for experimentally suppressing ants on a small scale
Authors: Hood Amelia S. C. , Aryawan Anak Agung Ketut , Advento Andreas D. , Suberkah Wahyu R. , Ashton‐Butt Adham , Ps Sudharto , Caliman Jean‐Pierre , Naim Mohammad , Foster William A. , Turner Edgar C. 
Published: November 2021

Abstract

Ant suppression experiments have emerged as a powerful method for assessing the role of ants in ecosystems. However, traditional methods have been limited to canopy ants, and not assessed the role of ants on and below ground. Recent advances have enabled whole‐ecosystem ant suppression in large plots, but large‐scale experiments are not always feasible. Here, we develop a small‐scale, whole‐ecosystem suppression method. We compare techniques for monitoring suppression experiments, and assess whether habitat complexity in oil palm influences our method's effectiveness.

We conducted ant suppression experiments in oil palm agroforestry in Sumatra, Indonesia. We used targeted poison baits, a physical barrier and canopy isolation to suppress ants in 4 m radius arenas around single palms. We sequentially tested three suppression methods that increased in intensity over 18 months. We sampled ant abundance before and after suppression by fogging, using pitfall traps and extracting soil monoliths. We also monitored ants throughout the experiment by baiting. We tested the soil for residual poison and monitored other invertebrates (Araneae, Coleoptera, Orthoptera and Chilopoda) to test for cross‐contamination. Plots were established under four oil palm management treatments that varied in their habitat complexity: reduced, intermediate and high understorey complexity treatments in mature plantation, and a recently replanted plantation.

Post‐treatment ant abundance was 92% lower in suppression than control plots. Only the most intensive suppression method, which ran for the final 9 months, worked. Baiting rarely reflected the other monitoring methods. The treatment negatively affected Orthoptera, but not other taxa. There was no residual poison in the soil. Coleoptera abundance increased in suppression plots post‐treatment, potentially due to reduced competition with ants. Our findings were consistent across management treatments.

We developed a whole‐ecosystem method for suppressing ants on a small scale in oil palm plantations. Our method represents a significant advance; previous reductions in ant abundance have not exceeded 38%. We provide the first example of ants being experimentally suppressed belowground. Baiting alone is not adequate for assessing suppression effectiveness, and testing a range of taxa for confounding impacts is important. Our study can act as a blueprint for developing suppression methods for other taxa, which offer unique insights into community ecology.
Assessing the efficacy of higher‐taxon approach for ant species surveys to improve biodiversity inventories
Authors: Souza Jorge Luiz Pereira , Fernandes Itanna Oliveira , Agosti Donat , Johnson Norman F. , Baccaro Fabrício Beggiato 
Published: November 2021

AbstractUnderstanding the distribution of species is essential for the conservation and management of biodiversity. But the availability of this kind of information is still scarce for the most diverse regions. The higher‐taxon approach (i.e. use of coarser taxonomic levels to represent species) as an easier and efficient method in representing species patterns can be one way to overcome these constraints. However, there is a general lack of information about the taxonomic stability of surrogate taxa across space and time. We investigated the predictive power and stability of taxonomic identification at the genus level as a predictor of ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) distribution throughout ~1000 km along the Amazon Basin, using taxonomy over the past 120 years. Using intervals of 10 years, from 1900 to 2020 we generated a genus and species matrix based on actual data from our sampling sites for each decade over a total of 120 years. We tested the predictive power of genera as a surrogate of species for approximating species‐level richness, composition and distribution‐based measures along topographic gradients at local (within site) and regional (between sites) scales. We detected a strong correlation between genera and ant species richness in the current database. There was also high congruence between genera and ant species composition over the time period studied. Genera were also efficient at detecting patterns of species distribution along topographic gradients. Despite changes in ant taxonomy over the past 120 years, our data indicate that such revisions did not affect the ability of ant genera to predict general patterns of ant species in our study area within the Amazon Basin. This reinforces the potential of genera to serve as surrogates for ant species elsewhere, which may significantly decrease the cost of surveying ants in environmental monitoring programs because of the time saved from identifying collected specimens to genus rather than species level.