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Analysis of recovery measures for sustainable freight transportation
Authors: Dwivedi Ashish , Shardeo Vipulesh , Patil Anchal 
Published: October 2021

Purpose
The governments of different nations implemented various policy measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. These policy measures had a negative impact towards freight transportation. Further, the shock and ripple effect on the other supply chain complicates the recovery process of freight transportation. The transformation of freight transportation in the post-COVID-19 world was reported to be unsustainable. Thus, emerged the requirement to formulate the recovery measures in the context of freight transportation. This study aims to identify and model the recovery measures for sustainable freight transportation (SFT).

Design/methodology/approach
In this study, 13 critical recovery measures are established from the literature and finalized with the help of an expert panel. An integrated Grey Decision-Making trial and evaluation laboratory is used to prioritize and establish the cause-effect relationships among the identified critical recovery measures. Further, sensitivity analysis is performed to ensure the robustness of the proposed model.

Findings
The present study reflects that Efficient traffic management (M13), sustainability focused policies (M2), sensitization of stakeholders (M10), financial support (M9) and adoption of 4 R practices (M12) are the top five critical recovery measures for SFT. The results highlight that the transport sector needs to retain the learning from the COVID-19 period to operate under low workforce availability. Further, the emerging economies are suggested to promote local manufacturing to reduce the lead time and risk of unavailability. The study findings reflect that attaining sustainability without considering the social dimension of sustainability is impossible. Also, the results shed light on the controllable and uncontrollable recovery measures.

Originality/value
The findings from the study would assist policymakers and practitioners in re-formulating the recovery measures for freight transportation considering the aspect of sustainability.
An exploratory study of women’s work values in the Chinese context: a grounded-theory approach
Authors: Zhang Zhuo , Sekiguchi Tomoki , Li Jie 
Published: October 2021

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate women managers’ work values in the Chinese sociocultural context and to explain how these work values affect their career success. This paper also explores how social and cultural factors affect Chinese women’s work value formation process.Design/methodology/approachUsing a grounded theory approach, the authors collected and analyzed data through in-depth interviews with 12 women managers in the banking industry in northeast China.FindingsThe analysis identified eight dimensions of Chinese women’s work values and how they affect women’s career success in the Chinese context. The authors also found that although both social and cultural factors affect women’s work values, the effect of traditional Chinese culture is still profound.Originality/valueThe study extends the literature on Chinese women’s work values and provides a better understanding of traditional Chinese culture’s effect on contemporary Chinese women, particularly in developing cities.
Guest Editorial: Expanding service research in the MEA (Middle East and Africa) region
Authors: Alkire Linda , Hammedi Wafa 
Published: October 2021

Purpose
The purpose of this special issue is to advance discussions on how the richness, complexities and challenges of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) context can contribute to the understanding of under-researched, as well as newly emerging, phenomena within the service research field.

Design/methodology/approach
This special issue of the Journal of Services Marketing consists of eight articles that focus on different service research topics emerging from the MEA region. The eight papers cover a variety of research methods (e.g. interviews, focus groups, ethnography, case study, survey), participants (e.g. customers, executives, households, refugees, human trafficking survivors, NGO leaders, government officials), countries (e.g. Zambia, Turkey, Nigeria, Morocco, South Africa, Senegal, Lebanon) and service industries (e.g. health care, finance, hospitality, faith-based services).

Findings
This editorial provides background information on the MEA context and proposes a unique research agenda for MEA development with a portfolio of intriguing research questions and inspiring opportunities for further research. Specifically, the editorial highlights six of the most promising and unique avenues for service research in the MEA context by considering the diversity and variations between the MEA nations: cultivate service inclusion; tackle service corruption and designing for justice; climate protection to mitigate further instability and conflict; closing the gap in digital technology: opportunities and challenges; prioritize essential service sectors (education, health care and tourism); and eradicate “service” poverty.

Originality/value
This special issue is a first attempt to explore the MEA region from a service research perspective. The editorial discusses unique challenges and opportunities from theoretical and managerial points of view and calls for embracing this region as the new frontier for service researchers.
Website quality and company’s market value: an exploration of SMEs and large firms in the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Authors: Thongmak Mathupayas 
Published: October 2021

Purpose
This paper aims to analyze the websites of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large companies in various industries in Thailand using an automated evaluation tool and explores the association between website quality and business success.

Design/methodology/approach
The data of 357 listed companies, both SMEs and large firms, are collected from the Stock Exchange of Thailand and SEOptimer. Non-parametric statistics are used for data analysis owing to the nonnormality of data.

Findings
Company market values are associated with large companies’ website quality, especially usability, social, security and overall quality. There are differences in the website quality and company market values of large companies in several industries. SMEs generally have lower website quality and company market values than large companies.

Research limitations/implications
This study has fewer numbers of SMEs in each category, which could limit statistical power.

Originality/value
This work is one of few studies assessing internal attributes of websites and links them with the success of companies in various sizes and industries.
The effect of mineralizer addition and temperature on synthesis of malayaitepink pigment
Authors: Mehrabi Romina , Rezaie Hamid Reza , Eftekhari Yekta Bijan 
Published: October 2021

PurposeThis study aims to the effect of NaF, Li2CO3and H3BO3minerals was investigated, and the best mineralizer was found to be H3BO3. Furthermore, the effect of temperature was investigated, and the synthesized samples were calcined at temperatures of 1100, 1200 and 1300 °C to select the optimum calcination temperature.Design/methodology/approachThis study was aimed at thoroughly investigating the effects of mineralizer addition and temperature on the synthesis of malayaite pink pigment based on raw materials of SnCl2-SiO2-Ca(OH)2-K2Cr2O7. To this end, the optimization of the synthesis parameters such as mineralizer addition and temperature was completely perused.FindingsThe optimum temperature was 1300 °C, and the color efficiency of pigments was evaluated by colorimetric (CIE L*a*b* system) analysis, and these parameters were close to those of industrial pigments.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, for the first time, the effect of mineralizer addition and temperature on the synthesis of malayaite pink pigment was investigated through the sol-gel method. Herein, different parameters were optimized to propose a novel pigment with a much better performance.
Different tenure phases of executives and audit fees
Authors: Kalelkar Rachana , Xu Qiao 
Published: October 2021

Purpose
The authors investigate whether the different tenure phases of executives have a differential effect on audit pricing. Two alternate views – career concern and power – can explain the effect of executives’ tenure on audit pricing. This paper aims to determine, which viewpoint dominates in explaining the relationship between audit pricing and executive tenure phases.

Design/methodology/approach
Using a sample of 11,198 firm-year observations from 2007 to 2016, the authors adopt an ordinary least squares regression model to assess the impact of the middle and long phases of executives’ tenure on audit fees.

Findings
Audit fees are significantly lower when executives enter the middle and long phases of tenure. The reduction in audit fees is greatest as both chief executive officers and chief financial officers enter the long tenure phase. Although audit fees gradually decrease as executive tenure is extended, they start increasing two years before the end of executive tenure. Furthermore, the negative association between the executive tenure phase and audit fees is greater when the executive is appointed externally. Finally, the long phase of executive tenure also mitigates the positive relationship between audit fees and internal control weaknesses.

Research limitations/implications
This study is based on US data. Future research may extend this study to other countries.

Practical implications
The findings are important to firms, practitioners and academicians, particularly, as the length of tenure of top executives has increased in recent years. By documenting that executives’ middle and long tenure phases reduce audit fees, the findings highlight the importance of maintaining executives in the firm. Finally, the findings have implications for investors, policymakers and auditors to identify companies with high audit risk.

Originality/value
This study is the first to document the impact of executives’ middle and long tenure phases on audit fees.
The influence of emotional intelligence on team cohesion and the mediating effects of self-efficacy and trust: time-lagged approach
Authors: Kim Kihwan , Ko Eun-Jeong 
Published: October 2021

Purpose
Using the input-mediator-output-input (IMOI) model, this paper aims to use longitudinal data to test team level self-efficacy and trust as mediators in the relationship between team emotional intelligence (EI) and team cohesion (TC) and examine the relationship between TC and team performance.

Design/methodology/approach
In an experimental design, 347 senior business students (84 teams) played a simulation game for 12 weeks. The authors collected data at three different time points to avoid reverse causal effects in the mediation relationship.

Findings
As hypothesized, trust and self-efficacy mediate the relationship between EI and TC. Moreover, TC is a strong and significant predictor of team performance.

Research limitations/implications
The authors measured most variables using a self-reported survey, which can cause common method bias, and the authors used a business simulation game for the team task with student participants, which may limit the generalizability of the findings to other team contexts or populations.

Practical implications
When forming work teams, managers should consider levels of EI and self-efficacy because they facilitate the development of trust and TC, which, in turn, lead to improved performance.

Originality/value
This study contributes to the literature on EI and TC by revealing the mediating effects of trust and self-efficacy and contributes to the team literature by leveraging the IMOI model to explicate the mediation effects. This study’s longitudinal study design clarifies the causal relationship among EI, trust and self-efficacy and TC, thereby eliminating reverse causation concerns.
Ecosystem stability at the landscape scale is primarily associated with climatic history
Authors: White Hannah J. , Gaul Willson , León‐Sánchez Lupe , Sadykova Dinara , Emmerson Mark C. , Caplat Paul , Yearsley Jon M. 
Published: October 2021

Abstract

There is an increasing interest in landscape‐scale perspectives of ecosystem functioning to inform policy and conservation decisions. However, we need a better understanding of the stability of ecosystem functioning (e.g. plant productivity) at the landscape scale to inform policy around topics such as global food security.

We investigate the role of the ecological and environmental context on landscape‐scale stability of plant productivity in agricultural pasture using remotely sensed enhanced vegetation index data. We determine whether four measures of stability (variability, magnitude of extreme anomalies, recovery time and recovery rate) are predicted by (a) species richness of vascular plants, (b) regional land cover heterogeneity and (c) climatic history.

Stability of plant productivity was primarily associated with climatic history, particularly a history of extreme events. These effects outweighed any positive effects of species richness in the agricultural landscape.

A history of variable and extreme climates both increased and decreased contemporary ecosystem stability, suggesting both cumulative and legacy effects, whereas land cover heterogeneity had no effect on stability.

The landscape scale is a relevant spatial scale for the management of an ecosystem's stability. At this scale, we find that past climate is a stronger driver of stability in plant productivity than species richness, differing from results at finer field scales. Management should take an integrated approach by incorporating the environmental context of the landscape, such as its climatic history, and consider multiple components of stability to maintain functioning in landscapes that are particularly vulnerable to environmental change.

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Using organizational patterns as a strategy for teaching expository writing in an introductory food science course
Authors: Rock Cheryl , Metzger Elizabeth , Metzger Nzinga 
Published: October 2021

AbstractOrganizational patterns can serve as a teaching strategy for instructors and as a learning tool for students to develop their expository writing skills, which are commonly required for assignments (for example, laboratory reports and research papers) in Food Science courses and in their future careers. The article discusses the importance of organizational patterns for teaching expository writing through an interdisciplinary collaboration. The teaching collaboration occurred with professors from Food Science, English, and Anthropology in an introductory Food Science course (FSCI 232) taught at California State University Long Beach (CSULB). In FSCI 232, students learned how to use organizational patterns to interpret and explain the content of an infographic obtained from the Food Technology magazine, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). The infographic “Global Obesity's Expanding Girth, the World is Getting Fatter” served as a visual stimulus to help students identify these patterns, focusing on inquiry and analysis of scientific data and skills required for technical writing. Furthermore, the article illustrates those other potential applications of organizational patterns using the infographic could extend to interdisciplinary content (that is, Food Anthropology), which facilitates the development of cultural competency and sensitivity in food systems. Additionally, the article provides sample activities for teachers to use in their classrooms. To summarize, organizational patterns can serve as an effective teaching strategy to enhance students’ writing skills across Food Science and related disciplines.
Oral enzymatic detoxification system: Insights obtained from proteome analysis to understand its potential impact on aroma metabolization
Authors: Schwartz Mathieu , Neiers Fabrice , Charles Jean‐Philippe , Heydel Jean‐Marie , Muñoz‐González Carolina , Feron Gilles , Canon Francis 
Published: October 2021

AbstractThe oral cavity is an entry path into the body, enabling the intake of nutrients but also leading to the ingestion of harmful substances. Thus, saliva and oral tissues contain enzyme systems that enable the early neutralization of xenobiotics as soon as they enter the body. Based on recently published oral proteomic data from several research groups, this review identifies and compiles the primary detoxification enzymes (also known as xenobiotic‐metabolizing enzymes) present in saliva and the oral epithelium. The functions and the metabolic activity of these enzymes are presented. Then, the activity of these enzymes in saliva, which is an extracellular fluid, is discussed with regard to the salivary parameters. The next part of the review presents research evidencing oral metabolization of aroma compounds and the putative involved enzymes. The last part discusses the potential role of these enzymatic reactions on the perception of aroma compounds in light of recent pieces of evidence of in vivo oral metabolization of aroma compounds affecting their release in mouth and their perception. Thus, this review highlights different enzymes appearing as relevant to explain aroma metabolism in the oral cavity. It also points out that further works are needed to unravel the effect of the oral enzymatic detoxification system on the perception of food flavor in the context of the consumption of complex food matrices, while considering the impact of food oral processing. Thus, it constitutes a basis to explore these biochemical mechanisms and their impact on flavor perception.
Effects of high‐pressure processing on the functional properties of pork batters containing Artemisia sphaerocephala krasch gum
Authors: Zhao Sheng‐Ming , Li Zhao , Li Ning‐Ning , Zhao Yan‐Yan , Kang Zhuang‐Li , Zhu Ming‐Ming , Ma Han‐Jun 
Published: October 2021

AbstractHere, the effect of high‐pressure conditions (0.1–400 MPa) on the water‐loss, texture, gel strength, color, dynamic rheological property, and water migration of pork batters containing 0.1% (W/W) Artemisia sphaerocephala krasch gum (PB–AG) is studied. Results indicated that the cooking yield, water‐holding capacity, texture, gel strength, L* values, and Gʹ values increased with the increase in pressure (0.1–300 MPa) (p < 0.05). Dynamic rheological results (Gʹ) revealed that the thermal gelling ability of the PB–AG gel gradually increased with pressure (0.1–300 MPa). The minimum of T22 content was observed and the proportion of immobilized water decreased at 300 MPa by low‐filed nuclear magnetic resonance. However, excessive high‐pressure processing treatments (400 MPa) resulted in lower gel strength, WHC, texture, and Gʹ. The scanning electron microscopy results shown that a denser network structure with small cavities was observed at 300 MPa. Therefore, moderate pressure treatment (≤300 MPa) may improve gelation properties of PB–AG gel, while excessive pressure treatment (400 MPa) may weaken the gelation properties.Practical ApplicationHigh‐pressure processing combining Artemisia sphaerocephala krasch gum could enhance the gelation properties of pork batters. To do so, establishing knowledge on gelation properties of pork batters with Artemisia sphaerocephala krasch gum at different pressure levels treatment would be of paramount importance, because this contributes furnishing engineering data pertinent to the technical progress for the processing of emulsion‐type meat with high quality.
The mediating role of gestational diabetes mellitus in the associations of maternal prepregnancy body mass index with neonatal birth weight
Authors: Hu Hao , Feng Pei , Yu Qian , Zhu Wei , Xu He , Wu Di , Wu Lei , Yin Jieyun , Li Hongmei 
Published: October 2021

AbstractBackgroundBoth prepregnancy obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have been linked to adverse neonatal birth weight. However, the mediating role of GDM between prepregnancy obesity and neonatal birth weight is unclear.MethodThe cohort study included 17 260 singleton pregnant women and their newborns. Participants' demographic characteristics, disease history, family history of the disease, and the perinatal outcomes were recorded. The association between maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) status and small for gestational age (SGA) or large for gestational age (LGA) neonates was analyzed using logistic regressions, before and after adjusting for covariates and GDM. The potential mediation of GDM on the association between prepregnancy BMI and adverse birth weight was examined.ResultMultivariate logistic regression demonstrated that prepregnancy underweight women were more likely to deliver SGA neonates compared to those who had normal weights, whereas prepregnancy obese pregnant women were more likely to have LGA neonates. The RMediation analyses illustrated that the mediation effect of GDM on the maternal prepregnancy BMI (continuous variable) and the risk of SGA was not significant, whereas the association between prepregnancy BMI and LGA was statistically mediated by GDM (95%CI of a*b: 0.009‐0.051). The Iacobacci (2012) method indicated that the impact of maternal prepregnancy overweight (Zmediation = 2.418, P = .015) and obesity (Zmediation = 2.165, P = .030) on LGA was partially mediated by GDM, with an indirect effect of 16.3% and 13.1%, respectively.ConclusionPrepregnancy BMI was observed to be associated with SGA and LGA. The association of prepregnancy overweight and obesity with LGA was found to be partially mediated by GDM.
A cross‐sectional study of psychological burden in Chinese patients with pulmonary nodules: Prevalence and impact on the management of nodules
Authors: Xiao Rongxin , Huang Yuqing , Meng Shushi , Liu Xianping , Zhao Xiaoyi , Wang Jun , Li Xiao 
Published: October 2021

AbstractBackgroundUncertainty after the detection of pulmonary nodules (PNs) can cause psychological burden. We designed this study to quantitatively evaluate the prevalence, severity and possible impact of this burden on the preference of patients for management of nodules.MethodsThe Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to evaluate psychological burden in patients. An independent t‐test and a Mann–Whitney U test were used to determine the significance of differences between groups in continuous variables. A chi‐square test was used to determine the significance of difference between groups in categorical variables.ResultsA total of 334 inpatients diagnosed with PNs were included in the study. A total of 17.96% of the participates screened positive for anxiety and 14.67% for depression. Female patients had significantly higher positive rates of both anxiety and depression screenings than male patients (21.57% vs. 12.31%, p = 0.032 and 18.05% vs. 9.30%, p = 0.028, respectively). Among patients screened positive for anxiety, the proportion of those who chose more aggressive management was significantly higher (34/60 vs. 113/274, p = 0.029). The rate of benign or precursor disease resected was significantly higher in patients with more aggressive management (46.94% vs. 9.63%, p < 0.01).ConclusionsAnxiety and depression are common in Chinese patients with PNs. Patients with positive HADS anxiety screening results are more likely to adopt more aggressive management that leads to a higher rate of benign or precursor disease resected/biopsied. This study alerts clinicians to the need to assess and possibly treat emotional responses.