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Selection of Islamic banking in a multicultural context: the role of gender and religion
Authors: ElMassah Suzanna , Abou-El-Sood Heba 
Published: July 2021

PurposeAs the popularity of Islamic banking and financial instruments continues to rise globally, a recurring empirical question is what specifically makes consumers choose Islamic banking. This paper aims to investigate the determinants of bank type selection, especially in culturally diverse settings where the Islamic banking sector is well-established. It further examines whether consumers’ gender/religion influences their choices. One intuitive prediction is that Muslim consumers opt for Islamic banking products as “ethical” because of conviction-related reasons. However, the reality is not necessarily straightforward.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses structural equation modeling to examine data collected from a survey questionnaire of 790 respondents in an emerging market setting. Further analysis is made based on gender and religion to remove related bias.FindingsResults suggest that overall consumer awareness significantly affects the selection of Islamic banking products. The positive effect of awareness is more significant for Muslim consumers relative to non-Muslims. Interestingly, social stimuli and bank attributes have an insignificant effect on the banking choices of both Muslims and non-Muslims.Practical implicationsResults suggest that Islamic banks’ marketing managers should adopt differentiated strategies for men and women, focusing on the core benefits of the service or personal interactions with consumers, respectively, along with a focus on different aspects of personal service for each gender. Awareness should be enhanced by adopting informative and effective marketing strategies to attract and retain consumers in the competitive bank environment. Islamic banks (IB) should pay attention to the religious effect without considering it as the sole variable motivating potential customers. They should design segmented and customized marketing strategies based on gender-religion market segmentation to suit different groups’ needs.Originality/valueThe findings fill a gap in the literature and provide Islamic bankers with insights to help design and articulate their business strategies to appeal to consumers in a multicultural context. Examining an integral part of gender and religion mitigates biased estimates due to the omission of variables. The study contributes to the existing literature on customer preferences for IB with a relatively large, new data set.
Supportless printing of lattice structures by metal fused filament fabrication (MF3) of Ti-6Al-4V: design and analysis
Authors: Shaikh Mohammad Qasim , Graziosi Serena , Atre Sundar Vedanarayan 
Published: July 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the feasibility of supportless printing of lattice structures by metal fused filament fabrication (MF3) of Ti-6Al-4V. Additionally, an empirical method was presented for the estimation of extrudate deflection in unsupported regions of lattice cells for different geometric configurations.

Design/methodology/approach
Metal-polymer feedstock with a solids-loading of 59 Vol.% compounded and extruded into a filament was used for three-dimensional printing of lattice structures. A unit cell was used as a starting point, which was then extended to multi-stacked lattice structures. Feasible MF3 processing conditions were identified to fabricate defect-free lattice structures. The effects of lattice geometry parameters on part deflection and relative density were investigated at the unit cell level. Computational simulations were used to predict the part quality and results were verified by experimental printing. Finally, using the identified processing and geometry parameters, multi-stacked lattice structures were successfully printed and sintered.

Findings
Lattice geometry required considerable changes in MF3 printing parameters as compared to printing bulk parts. Lattice cell dimensions showed a considerable effect on dimensional variations and relative density due to varying aspect ratios. The experimental printing of lattice showed large deflection/sagging in unsupported regions due to gravity, whereas simulation was unable to estimate such deflection. Hence, an analytical model was presented to estimate extrudate deflections and verified with experimental results. Lack of diffusion between beads was observed in the bottom facing surface of unsupported geometry of sintered unit cells as an effect of extrudate sagging in the green part stage. This study proves that MF3 can fabricate fully dense Ti-6Al-4V lattice structures that appear to be a promising candidate for applications where mechanical performance, light-weighting and design customization are required.

Originality/value
Supportless printing of lattice structures having tiny cross-sectional areas and unsupported geometries is highly challenging for an extrusion-based additive manufacturing (AM) process. This study investigated the AM of Ti-6Al-4V supportless lattice structures using the MF3 process for the first time.
Antifungal weapons of Lysobacter, a mighty biocontrol agent
Authors: Lin Long , Xu Kangwen , Shen Danyu , Chou Shan‐Ho , Gomelsky Mark , Qian Guoliang 
Published: July 2021

SummaryBacteria interact with fungi in a variety of ways to inhibit fungal growth, while the underlying mechanisms remain only partially characterized. The plant‐beneficial Bacillus and Pseudomonas species are well‐known antifungal biocontrol agents, whereas Lysobacter are far less studied. Members of Lysobacter are easy to grow in fermenters and are safe to humans, animals and plants. These environmentally ubiquitous bacteria use a diverse arsenal of weapons to prey on other microorganisms, including fungi and oomycetes. The small molecular toxins secreted by Lysobacter represent long‐range weapons effective against filamentous fungi. The secreted hydrolytic enzymes act as intermediate‐range weapons against non‐filamentous fungi. The contact‐dependent killing devices are proposed to work as short‐range weapons. We describe here the structure, biosynthetic pathway, action mode and applications of one of the best‐characterized long‐range weapons, the heat‐stable antifungal factor (HSAF) produced by Lysobacter enzymogenes. We discuss how the flagellar type III secretion system has evolved into an enzyme secretion machine for the intermediate‐range antifungal weapons. We highlight an intricate mechanism coordinating the production of the long‐range weapon, HSAF and the proposed contact‐dependent killing device, type VI secretion system. We also overview the regulatory mechanisms of HSAF production involving specific transcription factors and the bacterial second messenger c‐di‐GMP.
Constitutive Powers of Executive Bodies: a Functional Analysis of the Single Resolution Board
Authors: Mendes Joana 
Published: July 2021

AbstractExecutive bodies can acquire constitutive powers, even if subject to detailed substantive strictures. Constitutive powers give executive bodies the possibility to transform normative understandings of the meaning of norms and of the goals of public action into legal forms. These bodies thus engage in a jurisgenerative process that enables them to progressively delimit their legal mandates in reaction to socio‐economic and political realities. The article illustrates this argument by examining the power of the EU Single Resolution Board (SRB) to determine the resolution of a bank in crisis. It concludes that, in view of constitutive powers, the normative demands that the EU legal system places on executive and administrative bodies must be reconsidered. On that basis and to that effect, mechanisms of accountability should be reconceptualised and reoriented.
Characterization of a traditional ripened cheese, Kurdish Kope: Lipolysis, lactate metabolism, the release profile of volatile compounds, and correlations with sensory characteristics
Authors: Esmaeilzadeh Peiman , Ehsani Mohammad Reza , Mizani Maryam , Givianrad Mohammad Hadi 
Published: July 2021

AbstractKope cheese has been characterized based on gross chemical composition, free fatty acids (FFAs), organic acids (OAs), volatile compounds (VCs), and sensory attributes (SAs) during 187 days of the ripening period. C16:0, C18:1cisΔ9, and C14:0 were the most abundant FFAs. Lactic and acetic acids were the most prevalent OAs affecting sensory properties. principal component analysis (PCA) indicated that butanoic acid, butyl hexanoate, and 2,3‐butanediol were as key VCs. Protein contents, pH (based on FFA and OA), salt in the moisture (S/M), and water activity (aw) (based on VC and SA) were highly correlated with PC2, resulted in two distinct groups. Based on lipolysis and glycolysis studies, early‐ripened cheese samples showed lipolysis and lactate metabolism more intensely compared to medium and old‐ripened ones. Based on the data of VC and SA, the samples may be classified into three groups: (1) early‐ripened cheeses with a salty taste, waxy to cheesy odor, and rubbery texture, (2) medium‐ripened cheese with a sweet taste and cheesy odor, and (3) old‐ripened cheese with a bitter taste, cheesy to pungent odor, a firm and fragile texture. Textural attributes were highly correlated with proteolysis indices and pH. The results of sensory desirability indicated a significant correlation with pungency, bitterness, and OAs. The cheese samples ripened on the day 127 were selected as the most desirable product. Ripening time had a significant effect on the chemical composition, especially on S/M, pH, and aw parameters, which determine the pattern as well as the intensity of biochemical pathways and the final sensory attributes.Practical ApplicationThe current study intends to characterize and develop a standardized procedure for producing a traditional cheese called “Kope cheese” by determining the appropriate duration time for the ripening process, determining the main chemical/biochemical compounds that are highly correlated with its unique flavor and texture and distinguishing the key processing factors (such as curd salting, pH values during brining) that have to be altered or controlled carefully during the manufacturing process. The data would help cheese manufacturers determine the optimum time of ripening in order to achieve the best flavor and texture attributes in the final product.
Classification of organic and ordinary kiwifruit by chemometrics analysis of elemental fingerprint and stable isotopic ratios
Authors: Xu Lu , Hai Chengying , Yan Simin , Wang Shuo , Du Shijie , Chen Hengye , Yang Jian , Fu Haiyan 
Published: July 2021

AbstractElemental fingerprint, stable isotopic analysis, and chemometrics were combined to identify organic kiwifruit from ordinarily cultivated kiwifruit. Samples of organic (n1 = 78) and ordinary kiwifruit (n2 = 85) were collected from neighboring areas. For elemental fingerprint, the contents of 15 elements in fresh fruits, including Al, Cr, Mg, Pb, Zn, Ca, Cu, Mn, Se, Cd, Fe, Na, Sr, Co, and K, were determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP‐OES). Three stable isotopes, including δ13C, δ15N, and δ18O, were analyzed using an isotope‐ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS). Different classification methods including soft independent modeling of class analogy (SIMCA), partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA), and least squares support vector machines (LS‐SVM), were used to discriminate the organic and ordinary kiwifruits by fusion of elemental and stable isotopic. As a result, the sensitivity, specificity, and overall accuracy of SIMCA model were 0.885, 0.857, and 0.864, respectively. PLSDA and LS‐SVM obtained 0.950 and 0.983 classification accuracy of organic and ordinary kiwifruits, respectively. It was demonstrated that elemental fingerprint and stable isotopic analysis would provide useful chemical information for the identification of organic fruits, and the capacity of these methods could be enhanced by chemometrics.Practical ApplicationThe classification of kiwifruit usually relies on the label assigned by the merchant, which is prone to deceive consumers. This research has developed an accurate and effective classification method based on stable isotopes and mineral elements for the identification of ordinary kiwifruit and organic kiwifruit, providing a tool for the quality monitoring of organic food.
Pollution level and risk assessment of lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic in edible mushrooms from Jilin Province, China
Authors: Liu Sijie , Fu Yao , Shi Mao , Wang Hui , Guo Jinzhi 
Published: July 2021

AbstractTo evaluate the pollution level of toxic elements in edible mushrooms from Jilin Province, China, the lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic content present in them were monitored and evaluated. A total of 610 edible mushroom samples, including fresh and dried, were collected from nine cities in the Jilin Province. The concentrations of lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic ranged from 0.007 to 3.31, 0.006 to 48.52, 0.003 to 0.56, and 0.008 to 57.34 mg/kg, respectively, in dried samples, and 0.007 to 0.06, 0.006 to 0.17, 0.003 to 0.06, and 0.008 to 0.12 mg/kg, respectively, in fresh samples. The concentration of cadmium and arsenic exceeded the standard (Cd ≤ 0.2 mg/kg, Cd of Lentinus edodes ≤ 0.5 mg/kg, and As ≤ 0.5 mg/kg) in some mushroom samples. The bioconcentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic depended on the edible mushroom species, environment, and the physicochemical properties of lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic. The results of the single factor pollution index, a method used to calculate the level of single elements in substances, showed that all edible mushrooms were at the level of unpolluted except Tricholoma matsutake and Pleurotus eryngii. The comprehensive factor (P) for T. matsutake was 1.093. The comprehensive factor pollution index, a method used to calculate the level of combined mixture in substances, was in the unpolluted level, except for T. matsutake. The pollution index results showed that cadmium and arsenic concentrations were lightly polluting in some mushroom samples. The health risk index for arsenic was the highest. Therefore, more attention should be paid to arsenic contamination in T. matsutake and P. eryngii in the Jilin Province, China.Practical ApplicationIn this paper, we evaluated the contamination levels and associated safety issues of four toxic elements, lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic, in edible mushrooms. The results showed that cadmium and arsenic concentrations were lightly polluting in some mushroom samples.
Opioid treatment program and community pharmacy collaboration for methadone maintenance treatment: results from a feasibility clinical trial
Authors: Wu Li‐Tzy , John William S. , Morse Eric D. , Adkins Steve , Pippin Jennifer , Brooner Robert K. , Schwartz Robert P. 
Published: July 2021

AbstractBackground and aimsPharmacy administration and dispensing of methadone for methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) can expand treatment access for opioid use disorder (OUD). This study investigated the feasibility and acceptability of a novel model permitting an opioid treatment program (OTP) physician to prescribe methadone for OUD treatment through collaboration with a partnered pharmacy.DesignNon‐randomized, single‐arm, open‐label feasibility trial.SettingOne OTP and one community pharmacy in the United States.ParticipantsOne OTP physician, two pharmacists and 20 MMT patients receiving between six and 13 take‐home methadone doses at 5–160 mg/day.InterventionPatients’ methadone administration and dispensing of take‐home doses was transferred from the OTP to the pharmacy for 3 months.MeasurementsPrimary outcome was medication adherence. Secondary outcomes were recruitment, treatment retention, substance use, counseling attendance at the OTP, pharmacist prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) use, safety and satisfaction.FindingsOf 29 patients eligible at pre‐screen, 20 patients (69%) enrolled into the study. Recruitment occurred from 6 August 2020 to 10 October 2020. Treatment retention rate at month 3 was 80% (16 of 20). Two participants returned early to the OTP because of a work/schedule change, one due to pregnancy and one following a non‐study‐related hospitalization. Medication adherence among 16 patients who were retained was 100%. Intervention fidelity was 100%. All participants attended random call‐back visits. None showed evidence of tampering/diversion of methadone. Pharmacists checked the PDMP at all visits. All participants attended psychosocial counseling as planned. There were no positive urine screens for illicit opioid use and no study‐related adverse events. All participants endorsed ‘pharmacy is the right location for receiving methadone for MMT’, 88% endorsed ‘convenient or very convenient to receive methadone at the pharmacy’ and 88% were satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of treatment offered.ConclusionsThis feasibility trial has found pharmacy administration and dispensing of physician‐prescribed methadone for methadone maintenance treatment to be feasible and acceptable.
Adolescent electronic cigarette use and tobacco smoking in the Millennium Cohort Study
Authors: Staff Jeremy , Kelly Brian C. , Maggs Jennifer L. , Vuolo Mike 
Published: July 2021

AbstractAimsTo evaluate the catalyst, diversion and common liability hypotheses by examining associations between e‐cigarette use and tobacco cigarette smoking at modal ages 14 and 17 years, controlling for adolescent and infancy risk factors.DesignIntergenerational, prospective cohort data from the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS). Nationally representative sample of infants born September 2000 to January, 2002.SettingUnited Kingdom.ParticipantsParent and child data from 10 625 youth assessed in infancy and modal ages 11, 14 and 17 years.MeasurementsAge 14 and 17 e‐cigarette and combustible cigarette use (recency, frequency). Potential confounders were age 11 risk factors (e.g. alcohol use, externalizing behaviors, parental tobacco use, permissiveness), infancy risk factors (e.g. maternal smoking during pregnancy, smoke exposure in infancy) and demographic characteristics.FindingsAmong youth who had not smoked tobacco by age 14 (n = 9046), logistic regressions estimated that teenagers who used e‐cigarettes by age 14 compared with non‐e‐cigarette users, had more than five times higher odds of initiating tobacco smoking by age 17 [odds ratio (OR) = 5.25, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 3.28–8.38] and nearly triple the odds of being a frequent tobacco smoker at age 17 (OR = 2.91, 95% CI = 1.56–5.41), net of risk factors and demographics. Among youth who had not used e‐cigarettes by age 14 (n = 9078), teenagers who had smoked tobacco cigarettes by age 14 had three times higher odds of initiating e‐cigarettes by age 17 (OR = 2.98, 95% CI = 1.74–5.09) compared with non‐tobacco smokers and nearly three times higher odds of frequently using e‐cigarettes at age 17 (OR = 2.90, 95% CI = 1.21–6.95), net of confounders. Similar links between e‐cigarette and tobacco cigarette use were observed in regressions following coarsened exact matching.ConclusionsE‐cigarette use by age 14 is associated with increased odds of tobacco cigarette initiation and frequent smoking at age 17 among British youth. Similarly, tobacco smoking at age 14 is associated with increased odds of both e‐cigarette initiation and frequent use at age 17.
The influence of different NiTi instrumentation techniques on postoperative pain after single‐visit root canal treatment
Authors: Kandemir Demirci Gözde , Miçooğulları Kurt Seniha , Serefoglu Burcu , Kaval Mehmet E. , Çalışkan Mehmet K. 
Published: July 2021

AbstractThis study aimed to evaluate the effect of multi‐file rotary (Protaper Universal) and reciprocating single‐file (Reciproc Blue) root canal preparation techniques on the occurrence of postoperative pain in asymptomatic mandibular molar teeth with large periapical lesions in single‐visit root canal treatment (RCT). A hundred and twenty teeth were randomly assigned to two groups: Protaper Universal (PTU) or Reciproc Blue (RB) instruments. Postoperative pain at 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 h and 7 days after obturation was measured. Mann–Whitney U‐test was performed to compare the pain scores between the groups and to assess the relation of pain with patients’ age and gender. Spearman’s rank correlation was utilized to correlate the pain intensity and analgesic intake at different time points. There was no significant difference between the instrumentation techniques regarding postoperative pain at any time points evaluated (P > 0.05). There was a correlation between analgesic intake and intensity of pain (P < 0.05). No statistically significant difference was found among the groups assessed in the study in terms of analgesic intake (P > 0.05).
Body weight gain in clozapine‐treated patients: Is norclozapine the culprit?
Authors: Jessurun Naomi T. , Derijks Hieronymus J. , van Marum Rob J. , Jongkind Amy , Giraud Eline L. , van Puijenbroek Eugène P. , Grootens Koen P. 
Published: July 2021

The antipsychotic drug clozapine is associated with weight gain. The proposed mechanisms include blocking of serotonin (5‐HT2a/2c), dopamine (D2) and histamine (H1) receptors. Clozapine is metabolized by cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) to norclozapine, a metabolite with more 5‐HT2c‐receptor and less H1 blocking capacity. We hypothesized that norclozapine serum levels correlate with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and other parameters of the metabolic syndrome. We performed a retrospective cross‐sectional study in 39 patients (female n = 8 (20.5%), smokers n = 18 (46.2%), average age 45.8 ± 9.9 years) of a clozapine outpatient clinic in the Netherlands between 1 January 2017 and 1 July 2020. Norclozapine concentrations correlated with waist circumference (r = 0.354, P = .03) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) (r = 0.34, P = .03). In smokers (smoking induces CYP1A2), norclozapine concentrations correlated with waist circumference (r = 0.723, P = .001), HbA1c (r = 0.49, P = .04) and BMI (r = 0.63, P = .004). Elucidating the relationship between norclozapine and adverse effects of clozapine use offers perspectives for interventions and treatment options.
MYB mediates downregulation of the colorectal cancer metastasis suppressor heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L‐like during epithelial‐mesenchymal transition
Authors: Sakuma Keiichiro , Sasaki Eiichi , Hosoda Waki , Komori Koji , Shimizu Yasuhiro , Yatabe Yasushi , Aoki Masahiro 
Published: July 2021

AbstractHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L‐like (HNRNPLL), a suppressor of colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasis, is transcriptionally downregulated when CRC cells undergo epithelial‐mesenchymal transition (EMT). Here we show that decrease of MYB mediates the downregulation of HNRNPLL during EMT. The promoter activity was attributed to a region from −273 to −10 base pairs upstream of the transcription start site identified by 5'‐RACE analysis, and the region contained potential binding sites for MYB and SP1. Luciferase reporter gene assays and knockdown or knockout experiments for genes encoding the MYB family proteins, MYB, MYBL1, and MYBL2, revealed that MYB was responsible for approximately half of the promoter activity. On the other hand, treatment with mithramycin A, an inhibitor for SP1 and SP3, suppressed the promoter activity and their additive contribution was confirmed by knockout experiments. The expression level of MYB was reduced on EMT while that of SP1 and SP3 was unchanged, suggesting that the downregulation of HNRNPLL during EMT was mediated by the decrease of MYB expression while SP1 and SP3 determine the basal transcription level of HNRNPLL. Histopathological analysis confirmed the accumulation of MYB‐downregulated cancer cells at the invasion front of clinical CRC tissues. These results provide an insight into the molecular mechanism underlying CRC progression.