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Cold chain vulnerability assessment through two-stage grey comprehensive measurement of intuitionistic fuzzy entropy
Authors: Xu Lan , Tang Qian 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the vulnerability of cold chain logistics through a comprehensive assessment and provide targeted control measures.

Design/methodology/approach
The index system of the cold chain vulnerability assessment was established with knowledge obtained from three different dimensions, namely, exposure, sensitivity and adaptability. The final index weight was determined through combination of the intuitionistic fuzzy (IF) entropy and compromise ratio approaches, followed by the comprehensive vulnerability assessment through the two-stage grey comprehensive measurement model. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method were verified by evaluation with SF, HNA, China Merchants and COFCO as target examples.

Findings
The results revealed that the most influential factors in the cold chain vulnerability problem were the temperature reaching the standard, as well as the storage and preservation levels; through their analysis combined with the overall cold chain vulnerability assessment, the targeted control measures were obtained.

Originality/value
Based on the research perspective of cold chain vulnerability assessment, a novel assessment model of cold chain logistics vulnerability was proposed, which is based on IF entropy two-stage grey comprehensive measurement. It provides more powerful theoretical support to improve the quality management of cold chain products.
Does deal size moderate the effects of board faultlines? Evidence from acquisitions
Authors: Tidbury Daniel , Cahan Steven F. , Chen Li 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
Board faultlines, which reflect intrinsic divisions of board members into relatively homogeneous subgroups, are associated with poor firm performance. This paper aims to extend the existing board faultline research by examining how acquisition deal size moderates the negative implications of board faultlines.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses a sample of acquisitions and a quantitative research approach to conduct statistical analysis.

Findings
Using a sample of acquisitions announced between 2007 and 2016, this paper finds evidence suggesting that strong faultlines are associated with poorer acquisition outcomes in the long-term, but not in the short term. Further, this paper finds that the effect of faultline strength on long-term acquisition outcomes is weaker for larger acquisition deals than smaller acquisition deals. The findings are consistent with deal size moderating the relation between faultlines and acquisition outcomes.

Research limitations/implications
This paper addresses possible endogeneity through firm fixed effects and instrumental variable analysis. Although this paper provides evidence on the moderating role of deal size in the context of faultlines, future research could examine the role of additional moderators, such as pro-diversity, trust, board leadership and board and task characteristics.

Practical implications
The findings suggest that boards need to be aware of situations where the negative effects of faultlines are more likely to come to the fore. For example, faultlines are more likely to play a role in more routine, obscure monitoring than for high-profile strategic decisions.

Originality/value
The study is multidisciplinary as it draws on the management, organizational behaviour and psychology and finance literature. It contributes to the developing literature on faultlines in several important ways. First, this paper supports their view that faultlines have adverse effects on board performance by showing that faultlines negatively impact discrete strategic investment decisions. Second, this paper provides evidence that deals size moderates the faultline-acquisition performance relation, indicating that the role of faultlines is contextual. Third, this paper finds evidence that suggests investors do not factor in board faultlines when responding to acquisition announcements.
International financial reporting standards for small and medium-sized entities: a new institutional sociology perspective
Authors: Wijekoon Nisansala , Samkin Grant , Sharma Umesh 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to extend the literature by examining the need for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for Sri Lankan small and medium entities (SMEs) and investigating the institutional pressures that drove the adoption of the IFRS for SMEs in a developing country, Sri Lanka.

Design/methodology/approach
The theoretical framework adopted in this study draws on insights from new institutional sociology theory. An interview-based qualitative research was conducted with accountants and owners of SMEs, representatives from government agencies and the accounting standards-setting authority of Sri Lanka.

Findings
The emphasis on the need for international accounting standards for SMEs due to international structures and activities is not a priority for Sri Lankan SMEs. Sri Lankan SME owners do not receive requests to provide internationally comparable financial statements from their trade partners and international activities such as foreign exports, borrowings and ownerships are irrelevant business activities for them. Hence, findings reveal that the decision to adopt the IFRS for SMEs was in response to institutional pressures rather than alleged benefits of internationally comparable financial information. It appears from the results that the influence of local users’ needs and the government interference on the development of accounting standards does not exist in Sri Lanka.

Research limitations/implications
The research is limited to a single country. The data were collected from SMEs in Sri Lanka, as intended by the research boundary.[AQ1] The study has implications for policy makers, and standard setters charged with developing and implementing an appropriate financial reporting framework for SMEs.

Originality/value
The extant literature on IFRS for SMEs is sparse and mostly conducted through questionnaire surveys with a single user group of SME financial information.
Counteracting store brand introduction by the strategic incorporating of fairness concern behavior
Authors: Huang Lingchen , Feng Ting , Huang Zongsheng 
Published: June 2021

PurposeResponding to the store brand (SB) introduction by the retailer, the manufacturer may adopt the strategic choice of incorporating the fairness concern behavior of the retailer. This paper aims to examine how the manufacturer can counteract the retailer’s SB introduction by strategically choosing to or not to incorporating the retailer’s fairness concern.Design/methodology/approachThis paper considers the SB introduction problem in a two-echelon supply chain consisting of one manufacturer and one retailer with fairness concern behavior. This paper resolves the pricing strategies under four strategic scenarios regarding fairness concern incorporation and SB introduction and examine the influences from the fairness concern on pricing strategies and profits. This paper further investigates the strategic choice equilibrium of the manufacturer and retailer on fairness concern and SB introduction decision.FindingsThe results show that the retailer can be better off by the introduction of the SB only when the acceptance degree of the SB is high enough. And whether the manufacturer should incorporate the retailer's fairness concern depends on the consumer's acceptance of the SB: Only when the consumer's acceptance is moderate, the manufacturer is able to counteract the SB by strategically not incorporating the retailer’s fairness concern behavior. Otherwise, the manufacturer cannot prevent the retailer from introducing the SB and can be better off by incorporating the retailer’s fairness concern behavior.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the literature by examining whether the manufacturer can adopt the strategic incorporation of the retailer's fairness concern to counteract the retailer's SB introduction.
Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in sodium chloride solution by apricot waste extract obtained from different solvent systems
Authors: Vorobyova Viktoria , Skiba Margarita 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate influence of extraction solvent on the efficacy of apricot pomace extract (APE) as a sustainable corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in sodium chloride solution.

Design/methodology/approach
The chemical profiles of the extracts were analyzed using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Total phenolic, total flavonoid content and antioxidant properties of the extracts were determined. Besides, gravimetric, potentiodynamic polarization and atomic force microscopy were used to study the corrosion inhibition. The effect of immersion period on inhibition efficiency was evaluated. The reaction mechanism of the inhibitor was also discussed.

Findings
Corrosion inhibition decreasing is in the following order: solution of 2-propanol/ethanol apricot pomace (E/PAPE) extract > ethanol (EAPE) > 2-propanol (PAPE). The gravimetric, polarization measurements and surface analysis revealed that the growth of inhibitory properties is prolonged, and corrosion rate reduction after 40–48 h of exposure was studied.

Practical implications
APEs play an important role in the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in sodium chloride solution. Moreover, its application is potentially possible in industries.

Social implications
The results contribute to the integrated valorization of food waste.

Originality/value
The different compositions of the conversion/oxidation products of organic substances in solution were studied. The formation of polymerized flavanol-aldehyde adducts and oxidized quinone compounds or tautomers structures because of extract transformation in water causes main corrosion reduction in 40–48 h.
Unfolding the impact of supply chain quality management practices on sustainability performance: an artificial neural network approach
Authors: Lim Ai-Fen , Lee Voon-Hsien , Foo Pik-Yin , Ooi Keng-Boon , Wei–Han Tan Garry 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
In today’s globalized and heavily industrialized economy, sustainability issues that negatively affect the human population and external environment are on the rise. This study aims to investigate a synergistic combination of supply chain management and quality management practices in strengthening the sustainability performance of Malaysian manufacturing firms.

Design/methodology/approach
A total sample of 177 usable surveys was collected. Given the contributions and acceptability of the artificial neural network (ANN) approach in evaluating the findings of this study, this study uses ANN to measure the relationship between each predictor (i.e. supply chain integration [SCI], quality leadership [QL], supplier focus [SF], customer focus (CF) and information sharing [IS]) and the dependent variable (i.e. sustainability performance). Via sensitivity analysis, the relative significance of each predictor variable is ranked based on the normalized importance value.

Findings
The sensitivity analysis indicates that CF has the greatest effect on sustainability performance (SP) with 100% normalized relative importance, followed by QL (75%), IS (61.5%), SF (57.3%) and SCI (46.7%).

Originality/value
The findings of this study have the potential to provide valuable guidance and insights that can help all manufacturing firms enhance their SP from the optimum combination of the selected SCQM practices with a focus on sustainability.
Assumed strain finite element for natural frequencies of bending plates
Authors: Boussem Faiçal , Belounar Abderahim , Belounar Lamine 
Published: June 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to describe the formulation of a new finite element by assuming the strain field rather than the displacement field and by using the Reissner–Mindlin plate theory for the free vibration analysis of bending plates. This quadrilateral element consists of four-nodes and twelve degrees of freedom. The suggested element is based on assumed functions of the strain field that satisfy the compatibility equation.

Design/methodology/approach
After the proposition of the new element, several numerical tests for plates with regular and distorted meshes are presented to assess the performance of the new element. In addition, a parametric study is carried out to analyze the effects of biaxial loads on the natural frequencies of square plates with various boundary conditions. Detailed discussions are proposed after each benchmark problem.

Findings
The formulated element has verified the shear locking test and passes the patch test. The obtained results from the developed element show an excellent accuracy and fast convergence, and the natural frequencies are in excellent agreement when compared with analytical and other available numerical solutions.

Originality/value
The present element is simple in its formulation and has been proven to be applicable to thin or thick plate situations with sufficient accuracy. This element with full integration is free from shear locking, however, the numerical results provided by the standard four-node plate element R4 element show locking phenomena in thin plates. In addition to these features, the imposition of the compatibility conditions and the rigid body modes allow obtaining a finite element with higher-order terms for displacements field, which can increase the performance of the finite elements.
Landslide age, elevation and residual vegetation determine tropical montane forest canopy recovery and biomass accumulation after landslide disturbances in the Peruvian Andes
Authors: Freund Cathryn A. , Clark Kasey E. , Curran James F. , Asner Gregory P. , Silman Miles R. 
Published: June 2021

Abstract

Landslides are common natural disturbances in tropical montane forests. While the geomorphic drivers of landslides in the Andes have been studied, factors controlling post‐landslide forest recovery across the steep climatic and topographic gradients characteristic of tropical mountains are poorly understood.

Here we use a LiDAR‐derived canopy height map coupled with a 25‐year landslide time‐series map to examine how landslide, topographic and biophysical factors, along with residual vegetation, affect canopy height and heterogeneity in regenerating landslides. We also calculate above‐ground biomass accumulation rates and estimate the time for landslides to recover to mature forest biomass levels.

We find that age and elevation are the biggest determinants of forest recovery, and that the jump‐start in regeneration that residual vegetation provides lasts for at least 18 years. Our estimates of time to biomass recovery (31.6–37.1 years) are surprisingly rapid, and as a result we recommend that future research pair LiDAR with hyperspectral imagery to estimate forest above‐ground biomass in frequently disturbed landscapes.

Synthesis. Using a high‐resolution LiDAR dataset and a time‐series inventory of 608 landslides distributed across a wide elevational gradient in Andean montane forest, we show that age and elevation are the most influential predictors of forest canopy height and canopy variability. Other features of landslides, in particular the presence of residual vegetation, shape post‐landslide regeneration trajectories. LiDAR allows for a detailed analysis of forest structural recovery across large landscapes and numbers of disturbances, and provides a reasonable upper bound on above‐ground biomass accumulation rates. However, because this method does not capture the effect of compositional change through succession on above‐ground biomass, wherein high‐wood density species gradually replace light‐wooded pioneer species, it overestimates above‐ground biomass. Given previously estimated stem turnover rates along this elevational gradient, we posit that above‐ground biomass recovery takes at least three times as long as our recovery time estimates based on LiDAR‐derived structure alone.
Using systemic principles in the design of mental health and wellbeing services for looked after children and young people – Bringing together research, theory and practice
Authors: Lobatto Wendy 
Published: June 2021

AbstractI intend to enquire into the complex needs of looked after children and how services can meet these needs. I consider recent research and the evidence base for mental health and wellbeing interventions. I examine Tarren‐Sweeney's (2014) proposed best practice principles for service design, which are a good fit with a systemic perspective. I then look at how systemic principles can work alongside these recommendations, describing a looked after children's emotional wellbeing and mental health service working with the entire looked after population in one inner‐city local authority in England. This work is about supporting adult networks who care for children rather than direct work with children themselves. I show how this service fits within the domain of production, and speaks to the domains of explanation and aesthetics, in which we address social constructionist positioning and the activities of meaning‐making, as well as the intentions, hopes and ethics of the work.Practitioner points

Children in the care system face multiple adversities from a number of contexts, both pre‐care and in care;
Children and young people may not wish to access direct therapeutic work, but their key adult networks can support their mental health and wellbeing by working together;
Systemic principles and social constructionist theory can help us do effective multi‐agency working.
Do disparities exist between national food group recommendations and the dietary intakes of contemporary young adults?
Authors: Taylor Rachael M. , Haslam Rebecca L. , Truby Helen , Attia John , Hutchesson Melinda J. , Burrows Tracy , Callister Robin , Hides Leanne , Bonevski Billie , Kirkpatrick Sharon , Ashton Lee , Collins Clare E. 
Published: June 2021

AbstractAimThe aim of this study was to compare food and nutrient intakes of young Australian adults (18‐24 years) to national recommendations as per the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and Nutrient Reference Values.MethodsDietary intake of 18 to 24 year olds (n = 1005) participating in the Advice, Ideas, and Motivation for My Eating (Aim4Me) study was self‐reported using the 120‐item Australian Eating Survey Food Frequency Questionnaire. Median daily servings of Australian Guide to Healthy Eating food groups, macronutrients and micronutrients were compared to recommendations in the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and Nutrient Reference Values using t‐tests or Kruskal‐Wallis tests (P < .05).ResultsNone of the young adults met all Australian Guide to Healthy Eating recommendations. The highest adherence [% meeting recommendations, median (IQR)] was for meat/alternatives [38%, 2.1(1.8)] and fruit [32%, 1.5(1.6)], with <25% meeting remaining food‐group recommendations. The majority (76%) exceeded recommendations for the consumption of discretionary foods [4.0(3.3) vs 0‐3 serves] and 81% had excessive saturated fat intakes. Young adults who met all key Nutrient Reference Values (dietary fibre, folate, iodine, iron, calcium and zinc) (18%) consumed a higher number of serves of all food groups, including discretionary foods.ConclusionsDietary intakes of contemporary young adults do not align with Australian Guide to Healthy Eating targets, while meeting Nutrient Reference Values is achieved by a higher consumption of all food groups, including discretionary foods. Strategies to increase consumption of nutrient‐dense foods in young adults to achieve the Nutrient Reference Values are warranted.
Importance of the 5′ regulatory region to bacterial synthetic biology applications
Authors: Tietze Lisa , Lale Rahmi 
Published: June 2021

SummaryThe field of synthetic biology is evolving at a fast pace. It is advancing beyond single‐gene alterations in single hosts to the logical design of complex circuits and the development of integrated synthetic genomes. Recent breakthroughs in deep learning, which is increasingly used in de novo assembly of DNA components with predictable effects, are also aiding the discipline. Despite advances in computing, the field is still reliant on the availability of pre‐characterized DNA parts, whether natural or synthetic, to regulate gene expression in bacteria and make valuable compounds. In this review, we discuss the different bacterial synthetic biology methodologies employed in the creation of 5′ regulatory regions – promoters, untranslated regions and 5′‐end of coding sequences. We summarize methodologies and discuss their significance for each of the functional DNA components, and highlight the key advances made in bacterial engineering by concentrating on their flaws and strengths. We end the review by outlining the issues that the discipline may face in the near future.
Melt Pockets in Garnet Megacrysts from Cenozoic Alkali Basalts of the Shavaryn Tsaram Vicinity, Mongolia
Authors: ASEEVA Anna , AVCHENKO Oleg , KARABTSOV Alexander , CHASHCHIN Alexander , VYSOTSKIY Sergey , YAKOVENKO Victoria , ZARUBINA Natalia , KHARITONOVA Natalia 
Published: June 2021

AbstractGarnet megacryst with a multiphase inclusion from intraplate alkali basalts of the Shavaryn Tsaram (Tariat, Mongolia) was the object of the study. This unusual aggregate consists of porous glass, Ti‐rich biotite, orthopyroxene, spinel, clinopyroxene, olivine, and ilmenite. WinTWQ 2.32 thermodynamic simulation of this system revealed a few intervals of equilibrium. Pressure and temperature adjustment reflected in the paragenetic minerals of the melt pocket. The capture of already crystallised garnet megacryst was at P = 0.8–1 GPa and T = 1120–1160°C. Mineral crystallisation inside the melt pocket, accompanied by external inputs, occurred at P = 0.75–0.95 GPa; T = 790–1120°C. Symplectite assemblage formed in the garnet megacryst due to decomposition at (P = 0.55–0.7 GPa; T = 850–930°C). The study of the oxygen isotope content in primary garnet and biotite of the melt pocket showed that the δ18OVSMOW values are the same and correspond to that of typical mantle xenoliths. However, the chemical and microcomponent composition of the melt pocket minerals reveals a material that differs from basalts and peridotites. Thus, it has been revealed that the multiphase inclusion in the garnet megacryst formed not only on account of the garnet's substance, but also due to the entrapped material of the Earth's interior.
Group Recruiting Events and Gender Stereotypes in Employee Selection*
Authors: Fanning Kirsten , Williams Jeffrey , Williamson Michael G. 
Published: June 2021

ABSTRACTThis paper reports the results of multiple studies that together provide converging evidence in support of the theory that gender stereotypes bias employee selection during group recruiting events. Specifically, we predict and find that female (male) job candidates who exhibit stereotypically male behaviors receive lower (higher) evaluations during group recruiting events, particularly among male recruiters. Prior research suggests gender stereotypes do not bias employee selection during one‐on‐one interviews. However, our results suggest that evaluating job candidates in the more social context of group events can have important unintended consequences on employee selection, a key component of the accounting control environment. Given the importance of group recruiting events to inform hiring decisions across organizations such as investment banks and public accounting firms, our results contribute to a better understanding of survey and field evidence suggesting that entry‐level male and female employees have different personalities at these organizations, which appear to influence their career trajectories.