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An epoxy resin-based superhydrophobic coating incorporating pH-responsive functional multiwall carbon nanotubes assembled L-proline for corrosion protection
Authors: Lu Chenshuo , Kang Shumei , Cao Qidong , Sun Dongpeng , Li Jinghao , Chen Hong , Li Xintong 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to improve the corrosion resistance of AH36 carbon steel, an epoxy resin (EP)-based superhydrophobic coating was prepared on the surface of AH36 carbon steel.

Design/methodology/approach
The hydroxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes were used as nanocontainers, and the corrosion inhibitor L-proline was loaded by negative pressure method and then modified it with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane, got functionalized hydroxy carbon nanotubes (KH-CNTs@LP). The KH-CNTs@LP was mixed with the EP, and the KH-CNTs@LP/EP superhydrophobic coating was successfully prepared on the surface of the AH36 carbon steel matrix by spraying.

Findings
The results showed that the water contact angle of the KH-CNTs@LP/EP superhydrophobic coating is 155.2° and the rolling angle is 5°. The KH-CNTs@LP/EP superhydrophobic coating had a good corrosion resistance in the pH = 4 corrosion environment, |Z|0.01 Hz was 7.21 × 107 Ω·cm2.

Originality/value
The KH-CNTs@LP/EP superhydrophobic coating is pH-responsive and releases L-proline, which increased the impedance of the coating and can effectively improve the protection efficiency of the coating on the metal. The active protection is provided by loaded L-proline inhibitor from KH-CNTs@LP, whereas the passive protection is achieved through the water rejection of superhydrophobic surfaces.
Tune up or Tune down: does the sound frequency of music influence emotion and behavior in consumer environments?
Authors: Sekeroglu Yavuz 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
The aims of this research are (i) to examine the influence of music frequency (high vs low) as an atmospheric element on consumer behavior during a shopping experience and (ii) to investigate the function of emotional arousal in this relationship.

Design/methodology/approach
This study conducted a controlled lab experiment where (nonstudent, salary-earning) participants were presented with shopping trials under different music conditions (high vs low sound frequency) while their behavioral responses (product liking and willingness to pay [WTP]) and electrodermal activities were recorded in real-time.

Findings
Analyses revealed that product liking and WTP were higher when participants were exposed to high (vs low) frequency music. This difference was found to be mediated by arousal and occurred without participants’ awareness.

Research limitations/implications
This research presents an explanatory study simulated with a relatively small sample under laboratory conditions; therefore, researchers are encouraged to test further to extend the insights presented.

Practical implications
Music affects emotional and behavioral responses in consumer environments. The design of the music determines whether these responses will be in alignment with varying situational needs and demands. This research suggests a novel perspective for consideration in this design.

Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first study to attempt to consider music frequency as a discerning atmospheric element. It also enriches the understanding of contextual effects in consumer environments by revealing the mediating role of arousal (on behavior) through sensitive and unconscious emotional data.
Transitioning to an entrepreneurial career as a process of individuation: a study of graduate entrepreneurs in Ethiopia and the role of their parents
Authors: Bayissa Jebessa Teshome , Hellerstedt Karin , Brundin Ethel , Abtew Mohammed Seid 
Published: December 2024

PurposeIn the process of pursuing an entrepreneurial career, the role of the relational institution of the family depends on the economy in which the institutions are embedded. In emerging economies, parents play a more significant role concerning their children’s career in contrast to those in developed ones. In this respect, there is limited knowledge regarding the process of pursuing an entrepreneurial career while simultaneously handling parental relations in a context that does not support entrepreneurship. This paper investigates how parental dynamics influences the process of an individual’s transition to an entrepreneurial career after graduating from a university in a developing country.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on a longitudinal study of 15 graduate entrepreneurs in Ethiopia who were in the process of transitioning to entrepreneurial careers. Data was collected and analysed during a two and a half year period (2018–2020) drawing on 45 interviews with, and observations of, these entrepreneurs, and six interviews with parents.FindingsThe paper identifies patterns of how entrepreneurs embedded with or dis-embedded themselves from their parental relations as they developed their ventures. The findings show that there were shifts in the entrepreneur–parent relational dynamics from the pre-startup phase to the up and running phase. Drawing on these findings, the paper develops a theoretical framework of graduates’ transitioning to entrepreneurship as a process of individuation from parental relations. Further, we find that parents are both the context and the agents in the entrepreneurial process and that the graduates’ pursuit of entrepreneurial careers is instrumental for their individuation process. The findings contribute to the literature on family embeddedness in entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship career literature and individuation theory.Originality/valueAnswering the call for research on family embeddedness in entrepreneurship, this paper explores the role of parental dynamics when a family member transitions to an entrepreneurial career after graduating from a university. The study proposes and shows how individuation theory is a relevant perspective for understanding graduates’ transition to entrepreneurial careers.
Digital and analogical discretion: an exploratory study of Italian street-level bureaucrats
Authors: Paraciani Rebecca , Rizza Roberto 
Published: December 2024

PurposeThe article examines how street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) manage the digital bureaucratic relationship in dealing with customer needs and the technological innovations introduced into organisations (digital tools). The topic of technological transformations from a street-level perspective has garnered limited interest so far, especially in Italy. The research question underlying the article is as follows: how does the discretion of SLBs change with the introduction of digital tools within the public administration? We expect that the characteristics of clients on the one hand, and the degree of institutionalisation of the digital tool in question on the other, will change the way in which SLBs exercise their discretion.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from two separate research projects in which the authors were involved: (1) the first was a doctoral research project concerning labour inspectors tasked with investigating labour irregularities reported by workers; (2) the second was a research project regarding the relationship between the elderly and public service caseworkers. Information gathered through a series of semi-structured interviews was analysed, with a focus on the digitalisation process. The interviewees included 15 labour inspectors, and 12 long-term care caseworkers. With regard to the interviews conducted with labour inspectors, we examined the online request for action submitted by workers reporting irregularities in their employment relationships. As regards the interviews with caseworkers involved in services for the elderly, the discussion revolved around the option introduced during the pandemic period in 2020, to request access to the services in question through submission of an online form rather than requesting such services in person.FindingsWhat emerges is that while the introduction of digitalised policies allows SLBs to obtain more information with which to assess the situation of individuals, the discretionary power exercised by front-line workers only results in the partial use of the digital tool, whilst favouring the traditional relationship between bureaucrats and their clients.Originality/valueWe introduce the concepts of “digital discretion” and “analogic discretion” in an attempt to understand how SLBs use their decision-making powers, which may prove to be useful analytical tools for studying the ways in which the discretion of SLBs is realised through new digital practices.
Exploring pedagogies, opportunities and challenges of teaching and learning programming in business school
Authors: Luo Xiaojun , Adelopo Ismail 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
This study aims to develops an interdisciplinary business and computer science pedagogy for teaching and learning computer programming in business schools at higher education institutions and explores its associated benefits, challenges and improvement.

Design/methodology/approach
Based on a body of theories, an interdisciplinary pedagogy is developed and tested for programming education in a business context. Meanwhile, based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, the authors used observation study and thematic analysis to explore opportunities, challenges and future improvements associated with this interdisciplinary pedagogy.

Findings
The developed pedagogy includes integrating humanism and construction theory, problem-based learning, cognitive development, active instructional strategies, synergy of individual and group programming tasks and creating an encouraging and inclusive learning environment. This study shows that business students perceive this novel pedagogy as highly valuable because it enhances their logical thinking and problem-solving abilities while giving them a sense of accomplishment. Although students face challenges in data preprocessing, error handling and translating theoretical knowledge, they find it useful to review teaching materials, seek peer support and learn independently through online resources. Further improvements in pedagogy include incorporating collaborative code reviews, using shared documents for troubleshooting and grouping students based on their prior programming experience.

Practical implications
This interdisciplinary pedagogy can guide business schools to improve the quality of programming-related modules, enhance students’ performance and prepare them for future careers.

Originality/value
This is the first interdisciplinary study investigating teaching programming in a business context.
Travel patterns and factors explaining green space use for outdoor learning among school and preschool children
Authors: Korkou Maria , Montalvan Castilla Johana Evelyn , Tarigan Ari K.M. , Sageidet Barbara Maria 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
This study aims to examine travel patterns and factors that explain children’s use of green space for outdoor learning. This knowledge will be valuable for urban planners and policymakers to plan, design, develop and maintain green spaces that consider children’s interests.

Design/methodology/approach
The analysis consists of three steps. First, this paper performed a mapping analysis to explain the accessibility and services of green spaces in supporting children’s education. Second, using data from a survey distributed to school teachers, this paper explored factors affecting trip frequency, travel distance and walking when visiting green spaces. Third, this paper interviewed teachers and conducted observations and conversations with children to gain additional insights.

Findings
The quantitative analyses found that size, path network linkages, path length, use for nature observation, play features, path density, walking and biking may influence children’s preference for using green spaces. This study identified five factors (playing, socialising, exploring, biodiversity and accessibility) that drive children to visit green spaces.

Originality/value
There is limited knowledge of the links between green space and children’s travel patterns and factors explaining the use of green spaces. To the ebst of the authors’ knowledge, this study seems to be the first attempt to introduce a mix of methods containing mapping, qualitative and quantitative analyses to explain children’s use towards green spaces.
EU corporate sustainability performance and qualified audit opinion: the role of audit committee independence
Authors: Dimitropoulos Panagiotis 
Published: December 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of corporate sustainability performance on the quality of financial reporting, proxied via the probability of external auditors, to offer a qualified audit opinion. Moreover, the impact of audit committee (AC) independence is considered as a mediating factor affecting the quality of sustainability performance and the opinion of external financial auditors.

Design/methodology/approach
This study is based on a sample of listed firms from 24 EU countries over the period 2003–2019, summing up to 144,317 firm-year observations. Panel logistic regression models were estimated.

Findings
Results indicated that firms with increased sustainability performance were less probable to receive a qualified audit opinion, suggesting that sustainability performance complements the quality of financial reporting. In addition, this negative association was significant for firms with above-average AC independence, verifying the mediating impact of firms’ governance structure on the quality of financial reporting.

Originality/value
This study quantifies a broader data set of sustainability information and uses a multi-country framework (24 EU countries), thus providing more concrete evidence on the issue, extending the study by Tuo et al. (2023). Also, this study responds to calls for more research on the mediating role of ACs made by Velte (2023) and Stuart et al. (2023) on the impact of sustainability performance on qualified audit opinion.
Outcomes of Postpartum Preeclampsia: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 1.3 Million Pregnancies
Authors: Amar Sam , Potter Brian J. , Paradis Gilles , Lewin Antoine , Maniraho Amanda , Brousseau Émilie , Auger Nathalie 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTObjectiveWe assessed the association between postpartum preeclampsia and the risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Evidence suggests that postpartum preeclampsia is initiated antenatally, but the impact on birth outcomes is unclear.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingAll deliveries in hospitals of Quebec, Canada.Population1 317 181 pregnancies between 2006 and 2022.MethodsWe identified patients who developed preeclampsia in the postpartum period. Using log‐binomial regression models, we estimated adjusted risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association of postpartum or antepartum preeclampsia with adverse pregnancy outcomes relative to no preeclampsia.Main Outcome MeasuresPreterm birth, placental abruption, severe maternal morbidity and recurrent preeclampsia.ResultsPostpartum preeclampsia was less frequent than antepartum preeclampsia (n = 4123 [0.3%] vs. 51 269 [3.9%]). Postpartum preeclampsia was associated with preterm birth (RR 1.45, 95% CI 1.34–1.57), placental abruption (RR 1.36, 95% CI 1.16–1.59) and severe maternal morbidity (RR 6.48, 95% CI 5.87–7.16) compared with no preeclampsia. Antepartum preeclampsia was also associated with these outcomes. Moreover, patients with postpartum preeclampsia in a first pregnancy were at risk of adverse outcomes in a subsequent pregnancy, particularly recurrent preeclampsia (RR 7.77, 95% CI 6.54–9.23).ConclusionsPostpartum preeclampsia is associated with adverse outcomes at delivery, despite being detected only postnatally. Our findings suggest that patients with adverse birth outcomes may benefit from blood pressure measurements up to 6 weeks following delivery.
Climate, crops, and postharvest conflict
Authors: Ubilava David 
Published: December 2024

AbstractI present new evidence of the effects of climate shocks on conflict. Focusing on political violence in Africa, I find that El Niño Southern Oscillation shocks during the crop‐growing season affect harvest‐related conflict in croplands exposed to this climate phenomenon. Specifically, a 1°C warming of sea surface temperature in the tropical Pacific Ocean, a proxy for a moderate‐strength El Niño event, reduces political violence in exposed locations with crop agriculture, relative to other areas, by approximately 3%, during the early postharvest season. This effect attenuates toward zero as the crop year progresses. This effect can reach as much as 15% after a strong El Niño event, such as that of 1997 or 2015, in highly exposed croplands, such as parts of Southern Africa and the Sahel. Conversely, a La Niña event, which is a counterpart of an El Niño event, has the opposite effect and thus increases conflict in the exposed croplands during the early postharvest season. Because these events can be predicted several months in advance, the findings of this research can contribute to creating a platform for early warnings about transitory spatiotemporal shifts in political violence in predominantly agrarian societies.
Single and Joint Associations Between Blood Cell‐Based Inflammatory Indicator in Early Pregnancy and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM): A Prospective Cohort Study
Authors: Xiao Yanling , Zhang Haonan , An Songlin , Yu Rui , Yang Jing , Zheng Xingting , Wu Nian , Tao Lin , Liao Dengqing , Deng Mingyu , Hu Zhongmei , Liu Yijun , Chen Qing , Zhou Yuanzhong 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTProblemThis study aims to introduce the Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) model to explore the single and joint associations between exposure to blood cell‐based inflammatory in early pregnant women and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).Method of StudyThe study included 536 singleton pregnant women from the Zunyi Birth Cohort. Logistic regression, restricted cubic spline regression, and BKMR were used to investigate single, nonlinear, and combined associations.ResultsIn this study, the adjusted odds ratio (OR) of white blood cell (WBC), neutrophil (NEUT), monocyte (MONO), platelet (PLT), neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and systemic immune inflammation index (SII) were 2.20 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.43–3.37), 2.27 (95% CI: 1.48–3.48), 1.67 (95% CI: 1.09–2.57), 1.66 (95% CI: 1.07–2.58), 1.65 (95% CI: 1.08–2.54), and 1.89 (95% CI: 1.23–2.91), respectively. Nonlinear associations of WBC (cutoff level: 7.91 × 109/L) and NEUT (cutoff level: 5.52 × 109/L) with GDM were also observed. Furthermore, BKMR analysis showed that the risk of GDM was linked with increased levels of blood cell‐based inflammatory indicators.ConclusionIn early pregnancy, multiple blood cell‐based inflammatory indicators are significantly positively correlated with the risk of GDM. Specifically, WBC and NEUT counts exhibit the most prominent association with GDM risk. Therefore, more attention should be paid to the inflammation levels of early pregnant women.
A Constant Error, Revisited: A New Explanation of the Halo Effect
Authors: Westbury Chris , King Daniel 
Published: December 2024

AbstractJudgments of character traits tend to be overcorrelated, a bias known as the halo effect. We conducted two studies to test an explanation of the effect based on shared lexical context and connotation. Study 1 tested whether the context similarity of trait names could explain 39 participants’ ratings of the probability that two traits would co‐occur. Over 126 trait pairs, cosine similarity between the word2vec vectors of the two words was a reliable predictor of the human judgments of trait co‐occurrence probability (cross‐validated r2 = .19, p < .001). Two measures related to word similarity increased the variation accounted for in the human judgments to 45%, cross‐validated (p < .001). In Experiment 2, 40 different participants judged similarity of word meaning within the pairs, confirming that the word pairs were not simply synonymous (Average [SD] = 40.8/100 [13.1/100]). Shared lexical context and word connotation play a role in shaping the halo effect.
Task and Timing Effects in Argument Role Sensitivity: Evidence From Production, EEG, and Computational Modeling
Authors: Nakamura Masato , Momma Shota , Sakai Hiromu , Phillips Colin 
Published: December 2024

AbstractComprehenders generate expectations about upcoming lexical items in language processing using various types of contextual information. However, a number of studies have shown that argument roles do not impact neural and behavioral prediction measures. Despite these robust findings, some prior studies have suggested that lexical prediction might be sensitive to argument roles in production tasks such as the cloze task or in comprehension tasks when additional time is available for prediction. This study demonstrates that both the task and additional time for prediction independently influence lexical prediction using argument roles, via evidence from closely matched electroencephalogram (EEG) and speeded cloze experiments. In order to investigate the timing effect, our EEG experiment used maximally simple Japanese stimuli such as Bee‐nom/acc sting, and it manipulated the time for prediction by changing the temporal interval between the context noun and the target verb without adding any further linguistic content. In order to investigate the task effect, we conducted a speeded cloze study that was matched with our EEG study both in terms of stimuli and the time available for prediction. We found that both the EEG study with additional time for prediction and the speeded cloze study with matched timing showed clear sensitivity to argument roles, while the EEG conditions with less time for prediction replicated the standard pattern of argument role insensitivity. Based on these findings, we propose that lexical prediction is initially insensitive to argument roles but a monitoring mechanism serially inhibits role‐inappropriate candidates. This monitoring process operates quickly in production tasks, where it is important to quickly select a single candidate to produce, whereas it may operate more slowly in comprehension tasks, where multiple candidates can be maintained until a continuation is perceived. Computational simulations demonstrate that this mechanism can successfully explain the task and timing effects observed in our experiments.
Ferroptosis in Osteoarthritis: Towards Novel Therapeutic Strategy
Authors: Zhang Yiming , Li Jing , Liu Jiane , Gao Yan , Li Kehan , Zhao Xinyu , Liu Yufeng , Wang Daijie , Hu Xiao , Wang Zheng 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTOsteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, degenerative joint disease primarily characterised by damage to the articular cartilage, synovitis and persistent pain, and has become one of the most common diseases worldwide. In OA cartilage, various forms of cell death have been identified, including apoptosis, necroptosis and autophagic cell death. Ever‐growing observations indicate that ferroptosis, a newly‐discovered iron‐dependent form of regulated cell death, is detrimental to OA occurrence and progression. In this review, we first analyse the pathogenetic mechanisms of OA by which iron overload, inflammatory response and mechanical stress contribute to ferroptosis. We then discuss how ferroptosis exacerbates OA progression, focusing on its impact on chondrocyte viability, synoviocyte populations and extracellular matrix integrity. Finally, we highlight several potential therapeutic strategies targeting ferroptosis that could be explored for the treatment of OA.