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Evaluating website quality: which decision criteria do consumers use to evaluate website quality?
Authors: Longstreet Phil , Brooks Stoney , Featherman Mauricio , Loiacono Eleanor 
Published: July 2021

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to determine which design and operational attributes of e-commerce websites consumers use to assess website quality. Cue utilization theory is used to examine the explanatory power, robustness and relevance of the WebQual model. Results indicate which WebQual dimensions are the most relevant and salient to website users. These dimensions are categorized by their perceived and confidence values. A second study is conducted about how website users evaluate and utilize the WebQual dimensions.Design/methodology/approachSurvey methodology was utilized to provide insight into the nomological validity of the WebQual model by examining it through a cue utilization lens.FindingsThe first study categorizes the WebQual dimensions on their ability to provide a diagnostic measure of website quality, and consumer confidence in their ability to use these cues when judging the website's overall quality. The second study presents results of each dimension in relation to the quality evaluation of an actual e-commerce website. Additional analysis also revealed gender differences in cue utilization.Originality/valueThis study provided insight into WebQual-based research and identified original differences in cue utilization across genders. Results suggest that it may be beneficial for brand managers to focus on a subset of quality dimensions, rather than assume that consumers are comfortable using all website attributes to formulate quality judgments. These, results contribute to multiple literatures by providing a model that developers can utilize to focus on the deterministic characteristics of overall website quality. Further, the cue utilization perspective provides additional avenues for fruitful further research into consumer decision-making in the e-commerce context.
Service innovation in medical device manufacturers: does the digitalization matter?
Authors: Smania Guilherme Sales , Mendes Glauco Henrique de Sousa , Lizarelli Fabiane Letícia , Favoretto Camila 
Published: July 2021

Purpose
This study aims to validate a model of relationships between critical factors such as service strategy, culture-climate, leadership, customer involvement, technology strategy and service innovation (SI). Moreover, it investigates the impact of SI on a company’s performance and the moderating role of digitalization in the relationships between critical factors and SI.

Design/methodology/approach
Primary data were collected through a survey and partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to analyze the collected data and test the research hypotheses.

Findings
The results suggest positive associations of service strategy toward culture-climate, leadership, customer involvement and technology strategy in terms of significance and effect size. However, only two factors (e.g. customer involvement and technology strategy) positively influence SI, which affects financial and non-financial performance. Furthermore, digitalization does not strengthen the influence of four antecedents (i.e. culture-climate, leadership, customer involvement and technology strategy) in SI.

Originality/value
First, the study provides a comprehensive framework of SI critical factors and their impact on company performance. Second, it links servitization, SI and digitalization. Third, it tests the effects of digitalization.
Economic policy uncertainty and company's human capital
Authors: Naidenova Iuliia 
Published: July 2021

PurposeThe research aims to examine the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on a company's behaviour concerning its human capital. Additionally, the difference in effect for companies with specific human capital is analysed.Design/methodology/approachThe hypotheses are tested on a multi-industry sample of large public companies from five European countries, using panel data modelling. The index of Baker et al. (2016) is used to measure EPU.FindingsIn the case of increasing EPU on one standard deviation, companies tend to reduce their human capital by approximately 1.7%. Moreover, despite theoretical assumptions, the effect on companies with more specific human capital is twice stronger. The heterogeneity of effect across countries and industries is also present.Practical implicationsRegulators and governments should consciously introduce changes in relation to regulations and decrease the uncertainty of economic policy to stimulate corporate investments in human capital.Originality/valueThis is the first study that considers the mechanism of EPU and its influence on corporate human capital. The results suggest that concerns regarding economic policy cause companies to reduce human capital.
Exploring the motivations of using companies registered in tax havens to invest in UK housing market
Authors: Agyenim-Boateng Cornelia 
Published: July 2021

PurposeThe study is intended to identify the macroeconomic factors that drive the use of companies registered in tax havens to purchase properties in the UK housing market.Design/methodology/approachAdopts an empirical study that uses Cointegration and Vector Autoregressive models to identify the influence or the motivations of using tax havens regime and its relationship with investment volume by analysing impulse responses of innovations to external and domestic factors.FindingsThe model uses monthly data for the period 1996–2019. This provides sufficient evidence that offshore buyers are particularly motivated by exchange values and the quality of governance in host economies.Research limitations/implicationsThere is much to be revealed from the spatial distribution of this phenomena and the welfare effect at the micro-level.Originality/valueTo the best of my knowledge there is limited to no empirical study that primarily focus on the use of tax haven as an offshore investment tool in the UK housing market. The study also uses new dataset, Overseas Companies Ownership Dataset in the UK to understand housing ownership patterns by companies that are registered abroad dubbed, offshore buyers.
Accessing and engaging with primary health care services following discharge from forensic secure services: the perspectives of service users and mental health practitioners
Authors: Samuels Emily , Moran Nicola 
Published: July 2021

Purpose
Physical health inequalities and mortality rates are higher amongst individuals with severe mental illness (SMI), including among forensic populations, than the general population. This paper aims to explore the experiences of individuals accessing primary health care following discharge from secure services, and the practitioners who support them.

Design/methodology/approach
Face-to-face qualitative interviews were conducted with service users (n = 4) and mental health practitioners (n = 4) within a forensic community mental health team in one NHS Trust in England in 2019. Data were analysed using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

Findings
Four super-ordinate themes emerged: perceived importance of physical health, agency, responsibility and relationships. Service users mostly saw themselves as passive recipients of health care and prioritised their mental health over their physical health. Close working relationships meant that mental health practitioners were often the first contact for service users with any health issue and thus felt a sense of responsibility for their physical health care. Service users who did access primary care reported that consistency of professional, feeling understood and listened to without judgement or stigma were important.

Practical implications
Interventions for service users that include practicalities and strategies to facilitate independence in physical health care, and collaborative working between primary care and forensic mental health services, are encouraged.

Originality/value
This study highlights some of the unique challenges in forensics around improving physical health outcomes for individuals with SMI.
Transposition of Directive 2014/95/EU – Do macroeconomic determinants affect non-financial reporting harmonisation?
Authors: Stefanescu Cristina Alexandrina 
Published: July 2021

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the underlying assumption that macroeconomic factors (legal, cultural, social, financial and/or economic) might support or constrain countries’ decisions to timely and fully transpose the Directive 2014/95/EU (EUD) on non-financial information disclosure.

Design/methodology/approach
The research design relies mainly on exploratory factors analysis, regression techniques (linear, logistic and multinomial) and additional robustness and sensitivity tests, all performed to ensure the reliability and trustworthiness of the results.

Findings
The results reveal that the directive’s transposition process is driven more by regulatory and social legitimisation forces than by economic and financial pressures. Stronger governance and weaker interests’ protection ensure appropriate compliance with new regulations, while highly educated countries express openness towards developing accounting systems that enhance information transparency.

Practical implications
The results are useful for practitioners currently engaged in the directive’s implementation process, academics interested in challenging debates concerning this topic and regulatory bodies to better support its full enactment.

Originality/value
This paper approaches the newsworthy topic of non-financial information disclosure settled by the EUD and marks an essential step towards harmonising non-financial reporting across Europe. It enriches the scientific literature through the first empirical analysis that sheds light on its explanatory drivers.
Assessing the impact of the national police training program Blue Courage on officer attitudes toward mental and emotional wellness
Authors: Drake Gregory 
Published: July 2021

PurposeOfficer wellness has become a popular area of focus in recent years. This purpose of this research is to examine the impact of a police training program, Blue Courage, on officer (n = 174) attitudes toward mental and emotional wellness.Design/methodology/approachBorrowing from the field of medicine, a data linkage approach is employed to match pre- and post-test surveys from officers who completed the training. This research uses a single-group pre-test post-test design to estimate the impact of the training, and a lagged dependent variable (LDV) ordinary least squares (OLS) model to compare the impact of the training across different types of officers.FindingsParticipants who completed the training had more positive attitudes toward mental and emotional wellness at post-test. Officers of higher rank and officers who worked in non-urban departments saw larger changes in attitudes toward wellness. Cynical officers, identified in the literature as withdrawing from training and failing to participate, saw comparable change in attitudes to less cynical officers.Originality/valueDespite a relative inability of wellness training to work with police officers historically, this research suggests that certain approaches employed by Blue Courage, specifically by targeting officer cynicism, may improve officer engagement in training and improve training results.
Financial risk and firm value: is there any trade-off in the Indian context?
Authors: Roy Koustav , Bandopadhyay Kalpataru 
Published: July 2021

PurposeThe objective of the paper is to investigate the relationship between financial risk and the value of the company. In this context, the study is to revisit the trade-off theory of capital structure in the Indian context.Design/methodology/approachAfter applying outlier, the study considered 389 nonfinancial companies from BSE500 from 2001 to 2018 collected from the Capitaline database. The statistical package E-views 10 has been utilized for analysis. To understand the nature of the data the descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, normality, unit root, multi-collinearity and Heteroskedasticity were conducted. The Panel Estimated Generalised Least Square with cross-section weight was found suitable for analysis due to the existence of cross-correlated residuals. Further, the study has classified the levels of financial risk to determine the relationship of different levels of financial risk with corporate value.FindingsIt was found that the financial risk and corporate value had a significant negative relation during the period of study. On class interval-wise financial risk analysis, it was found that the debt-equity (DE) of around 1:1 may be considered optimal. Below that threshold limit, the DE affects value positively above which the ratio affects the value negatively.Originality/valueThe paper makes an attempt to determine the optimal financial risk at the corporate level in the Indian context.
Increased energy expenditure is an indirect effect of habitat structural complexity loss
Authors: Castejón‐Silvo Inés , Terrados Jorge , Nguyen Thanh , Jutfelt Fredrik , Infantes Eduardo 
Published: July 2021

Abstract

The deterioration of coastal habitats cascades to the decline of associated fauna by reducing trophic resource availability, shelter from predators and nursery grounds. The decline of biogenic habitat structure, such as in kelp forests, coral reefs, mangroves or seagrass beds, often causes a local increase in water flow velocity and wave exposure. The impact of this change in hydrodynamics on the energy expenditure of animals is largely unknown.

Here we demonstrate that loss of seagrass beds increases water current velocity, which impacts associated pipefishes through increased energy expenditure. We correlated ventilation frequency with metabolic rate in four pipefish species, to be able to estimate metabolic rates in free‐swimming fish. Using a hydrodynamic flume, we then experimentally tested the effect of current velocity and substrate (seagrass or sand) on ventilation frequency and behaviour.

Ventilation frequency was consistently higher when they swam on sand substratum compared to seagrass substratum for all species, and this was especially noticeable for the species with prehensile tails (i.e. Nerophis ophidion). Seagrass canopies reduced flow velocities by 7%–44%, which increased the overall current exposure that pipefish tolerated. N. ophidion, Syngnathus rostellatus and Syngnathus typhle showed two behavioural responses to currents: holding on to the seagrass canopy, and moving to areas where the current was lower (i.e. bottom) in trials without seagrass. Most of the individuals of all species were unable to maintain position in velocities of 15–18 cm/s on sand substratum.

In this work, we demonstrate the reliance on seagrass hydrodynamic shelter of four species of pipefish. Among them, N. ophidion showed the highest seagrass shelter dependence and vulnerability, while S. rostellatus and S. typhle are potentially more resilient to vegetation changes. Increased energy expenditure is thus another impact on fishes as seagrass beds and other structural habitats continue to decline in coastal areas.

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Colour agreement between try‐in paste and resin cement: effect of background on zirconia‐reinforced lithium silicate
Authors: Paken G , Yıldırım B , Ünal M , Tekeli A , Kırarslan Ö 
Published: July 2021

ABSTRACTPurposeTo investigate colour agreement between different shades of Panavia V5 resin cement and their try‐in pastes under zirconia‐reinforced lithium silicate ceramics.MethodsForty‐four zirconia‐reinforced lithium silicate ceramic specimens were prepared at 0.8 ± 0.01 mm thickness. Composite resin tooth‐shaded background specimens were obtained in two shades. Resin cement specimens were fabricated at 0.1‐mm thickness. Colour difference values (ΔE) between Aquagel and both the try‐in paste and resin cement were calculated using the CIE‐Lab system. The CIEDE2000 (ΔE00) colour formula was used to determine colour differences. The three‐way ANOVA test and a multiple comparisons test were used for statistical analysis (α = 0.05).ResultsA statistically significant difference was found between the ΔE00 values obtained from the cement shade colour measurements for all specimens (P < 0.05). According to the three‐way ANOVA test, lower ΔE00 values were observed in the try‐in paste group compared to the resin cement group. The ΔE00 values were significantly affected by the cement shade and tooth‐shaded background (P < 0.05).ConclusionsThe colour agreement between the try‐in pastes and the corresponding resin cement differed, and the try‐in pastes could not mask the dark dental background as much as the corresponding resin cement.
Always egalitarian? Australian earnings inequality 1870–1910
Authors: Panza Laura , Williamson Jeffrey G. 
Published: July 2021

AbstractWe document the origins of Australia's egalitarianism by quantifying both thelevelandtrendsof earnings inequality during 1870–1910 by constructing social tables for earnings, thus overcoming the constraints imposed by the lack of income, tax and wealth data. We find that earnings inequality was much lower in Australia than in the United States and the United Kingdom in 1870 and that there was no rise in Australian earnings inequality over the half century 1870–1910, but rather a fall. We argue that such findings are driven by a faster skill supply growth relative to demand.
Does gestational age at term play a role in the association between cerebroplacental ratio and operative delivery for intrapartum fetal compromise?
Authors: Ortiz Javier U. , Graupner Oliver , Karge Anne , Flechsenhar Sarah , Haller Bernhard , Ostermayer Eva , Abel Kathrin , Kuschel Bettina , Lobmaier Silvia M. 
Published: July 2021

AbstractIntroductionTo assess the impact of gestational age at term on the association between cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) and operative delivery for intrapartum fetal compromise (IFC) and prognostic performance of CPR to predict operative delivery for IFC.Material and methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study including 2052 singleton pregnancies delivered between 37+0 and 41+6 weeks of gestation in a single tertiary referral center over an 8‐year period. CPR was measured within 1 week of delivery. IFC was defined as the presence of persistent pathological cardiotocography pattern or the combination of pathological cardiotocography pattern and fetal scalp pH < 7.20. Operative delivery included instrumental vaginal delivery and cesarean section. Pregnancies were grouped according to birthweight (small for gestational age [SGA, birthweight <10th centile] and appropriate for gestational age [AGA, birthweight 10th–90th centile]) and gestational age by week at delivery. Rates of operative delivery were compared between the subgroups. Prognostic value of CPR was assessed using receiver operating characteristic curve.ResultsOf the study cohort, 308 (15%) had a CPR <10th centile, 374 (18%) operative delivery for IFC, and 298 (15%) were SGA at birth. Overall, the rates of operative delivery for IFC were higher in the low CPR group both in SGA (35% vs. 22%; p = 0.023) and in AGA (23% vs. 16%; p = 0.007). According to gestational age by week at delivery, fetuses with low CPR showed higher rates of operative delivery for IFC with advancing gestational age, mainly in pregnancies delivered at 40 weeks (54% vs. 23%; p = 0.004) and at 41 weeks (60% vs. 19%; p = 0.010) for SGA and at 41 weeks (39% vs. 20%; p = 0.001) for AGA. The predictive value of CPR remained stable throughout term and was poor both in SGA and in AGA.ConclusionsBoth SGA and AGA fetuses with low CPR showed higher rates of operative delivery for IFC at term with advancing gestational age. Prognostic value of CPR throughout term was poor.
The diagnostic accuracy of human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) for discriminating between benign and malignant pelvic masses: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Olsen Maria , Lof Pien , Stiekema Anna , van den Broek Daan , Wilthagen Erica A. , Bossuyt Patrick M. , Lok Christianne A. R. 
Published: July 2021

AbstractIntroductionMany women with benign pelvic masses, suspected of ovarian cancer, are unnecessarily referred for treatment at specialized centers. There is an unmet clinical need to improve diagnostic assessment in these patients. Our objective was to obtain summary estimates of the accuracy of human epididymis protein (HE4) for diagnosing ovarian cancer and to compare the performance of HE4 with that of cancer antigen 125 (CA125).Material and methodsWe searched PubMed, Ovid and Scopus using search terms for “pelvic masses” and “HE4”, to identify studies that evaluated HE4 for diagnosing malignant ovarian masses, in adult women presenting with a pelvic mass, suspected of ovarian cancer, and with diagnosis confirmed by histopathology. Screening, data extraction and Risk of Bias assessment with the QUADAS‐2 tool were done independently by two authors. We performed a meta‐analysis of the accuracy of HE4 and CA125 using a random‐effects bivariate logit‐normal model. A study protocol was registered at PROSPERO (CRD42020158073).ResultsIn the 17 eligible studies, which included 3404 patients, ovarian cancer prevalence ranged from 15% to 71%. Overall, the studies were heterogeneous. All studies seemed to have recruited patients in specialized settings. A meta‐analysis of seven HE4 studies resulted in a mean sensitivity of 79.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] 74.1%–83.8%) and a mean specificity of 84.1% (95% CI 79.6%–87.8%), for cut‐off values of 67–72 pmol/L. Based on eight studies, the mean sensitivity of CA125 was 81.4% (95% CI 74.6%–86.2%) and the mean specificity was 56.8% (95% CI 47.9%–65.4%), at a cut‐off of 35 U/ml. Given a 40% ovarian cancer prevalence, the positive predictive value (PPV) for HE4 would be 76.9% (71.9%–81.2%) vs 55.6% (50.2%–60.9%) for CA125. The negative predictive value (NPV) would be 85.9 (82.8%–88.6%) and 81.9% (76.2%–86.4%), respectively. At a 15% prevalence, the NPV would be 95.8% (95% CI 94.4%–96.7%) for HE4 and 94.4% (95% CI 92.3%–96.0%) for CA125. The PPV would be 46.9% (40.4%–53.4%) and 24.9% (21.1%–29.2%), respectively.ConclusionsHE4 had higher specificity and similar sensitivity compared with CA125. At high prevalence, PPV was also higher for HE4, but at low prevalence, it had a similar NPV to CA125. The field would benefit from studies conducted in general settings.
Delayed presentation of children to the emergency department during the first wave of COVID‐19 pandemic in Italy: Area‐based cohort study
Authors: Rusconi Franca , Di Fabrizio Valeria , Puglia Monia , Sica Michela , De Santis Rita , Masi Stefano , Gagliardi Luigi 
Published: July 2021

AbstractAimTo ascertain a delay in attendances to the emergency department (ED) during 2020 lockdown.MethodsArea‐based cohort study on paediatric (0‐15 years) attendances resulting in hospital admission in Tuscany, Italy, in February‐May 2020, and the corresponding periods in 2018‐19. We analysed times from symptom onset to arrival, the odds of arriving late (>90th centile of time) and paediatricians’ judgements of a late presentation by logistic models.ResultsAs expected, ED attendance fell sharply (−62%) in 2020 vs 2018‐19. As for cases studied (455 in 2020 and 1161 in 2018–19), we documented a delay in arrival to the ED in 2020 versus 2018–19 for several groups of diagnoses, namely gastroenteritis, sepsis, wounds, burns and infections overall. Time to presentation over 90th centile was also higher in 2020 (odds ratio, OR: 1.44; 95% confidence interval: 1.00, 2.06), as were paediatricians’ judgements of a late arrival (18.9% of cases in 2020 vs. 13.4% in 2018‐19; OR: 1.58; 1.14, 2.19)ConclusionIn a population‐based cohort, delayed attendances to ED ascertained both subjectively and objectively convey the message to families and to paediatricians to seek hospital care in case of severe or unremitting symptoms and not to wait longer than they normally would.