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Nigeria for women project (NFWP) and social cohesion in rural livelihoods
Authors: Uduji Joseph Ikechukwu , Okolo-Obasi Elda Nduka 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is critically examine the Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of NFWP on social cohesion in entrepreneurship development in Nigeria.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper adopts a quasi-experimental research design to address the scarcity of quantitative studies on women’s groups in Nigeria. A total of 2,400 respondents were sampled across the rural areas of the six geographical regions of the country.

Findings
Results from the use of a combined propensity score matching and logit model indicate that though scrimpy, the NFWP intervention targeted specifically for the empowerment of women, using the women’s affinity group model has recorded significant set up in improving women’s formation of social capital through advocacy, awareness creation, provision of credit, training of women on skill acquisition, among other activities.

Practical implications
This suggests that an increase in NFWP budget that seeks to expand participation of women in women’s groups, targeted at increasing women’s social cohesion, especially in the rural communities will help lift women and girls out of poverty in the country.

Social implications
It implies that women’s groups that serve as production cooperatives, saving associations and marketing groups can enhance women’s performance in entrepreneurship development and boost rural economy production in Nigeria.

Originality/value
This research contributes to the growing field of female entrepreneurial collaboration by proposing the moderation of social cohesion as a means to sustain agriculture and rural development in developing countries. It concludes that targeting women’s groups should form the foundation of public policy for social cohesion in women’s entrepreneurship development for rural economy.
Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian–Ukrainian war on cryptocurrency volatility
Authors: Moussa Wajdi , Regaïeg Rym , Mgadmi Nidhal 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian−Ukrainian war on the volatility of several cryptocurrencies.

Design/methodology/approach
To do this, the study uses the GJR-GARCH and dynamic conditional correlation (DCC)-GJR-GARCH models, which allow the author to estimate the conditional variance of the cryptocurrencies’ returns and assess their dependence structure over time.

Findings
The results show that the health crisis had a negative impact on all cryptocurrencies studied, except for Bitcoin, which experienced a positive impact. Additionally, the study finds that the Russian-Ukrainian war had a mixed impact on the cryptocurrencies studied, with some experiencing positive impacts (BNB, Dogecoin, Ethereum and Tether) and others experiencing negative impacts (Bitcoin, BUSD, Coin and XRP). Moreover, the author analyzes the spillover effects among the cryptocurrencies and observe significant interdependence during the periods under study.

Originality/value
Finally, the study discusses the implications of the findings for investors, policymakers and regulators, highlighting the importance of considering external factors when making investment decisions or designing regulatory frameworks for the cryptocurrency market.
Necessary but not sufficient – examining the Belmont principles’ application in social and behavioral research ethics from a Confucian perspective
Authors: Xia Huichuan , Liu Jinya 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
Much prior literature has discussed bioethics from a Confucian perspective in biomedical research, but little has applied Confucianism in examining ethics in social and behavioral research involving human subjects. This paper aims to reexamine the Belmont principles in social and behavioral research from a Confucian perspective to discuss their applicability and limitations and propose implications for revising or extending them potentially in the future.

Design/methodology/approach
A comparison is conducted on bioethics and social and behavioral research ethics. Afterward, a critical analysis is conducted on the Belmont principles of respect for persons, beneficence and justice from a Confucian perspective regarding their application in social and behavioral research.

Findings
From a Confucian perspective, the Belmont principles are necessary but may not be sufficient to cover the width and depth of ethical issues in social and behavioral research, such as those in crowd work-based research. This paper proposes that ethical guidelines for social and behavioral research may need to be updated from the Belmont principles adopting or incorporating certain Confucian ethics.

Originality/value
Social and behavioral research ethics have been relatively marginal compared to the bioethics deliberation in the existing literature. Unlike Beauchamp and Childress’s continued efforts in refining ethical guidelines for biomedical research specifically, little similar work has been done in this area since the Belmont report’s publication in 1979. This paper sheds light on building more refined and specific ethical guidelines to navigate the ever-growing numbers and diversities of nonmedical research topics, methodologies and contexts.
Co-developing a care pathway for patients discharged from inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa: a case study
Authors: Mallory Daniella , Papastavrou Brooks Cat , Kafle Eshika , Jenkins Catherine L. , Startup Helen 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
The transition period from eating disorder inpatient (IP) care to outpatient care can be difficult for patients and is often characterised by high relapse rates. This study aims to co-develop a novel treatment pathway to support patients during this critical period.

Design/methodology/approach
This was a mixed-methods case study using co-production methodology and a nested qualitative component. The authors co-developed an initial proposed pathway structure with clinicians and people with lived experience of an eating disorder, based on a review of the literature. They then conducted interviews with clinicians and patients (n = 8) to refine the pathway; these were analysed using framework analysis.

Findings
A four-component pathway structure was developed. Six main themes emerged from this qualitative analysis: autonomy, the need for holistic patient care, difficult experiences, service provision, relationships and feedback on the discharge pathway.

Practical implications
This study highlighted the importance of centring patient autonomy during treatment, as well as ensuring treatments are holistic in nature. This may reduce the high levels of relapse associated with discharge from IP treatment and improve the quality and effectiveness of eating disorder treatment delivered.

Originality/value
Co-production approaches were used to develop the IP discharge pathway with members of a Lived Experience Advisory Panel alongside clinicians. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study was also the first intervention development study aimed at providing targeted support for patients dealing with the adverse effects of hospitalisation and difficulties transitioning to outpatient care.
Wired for work: brain-computer interfaces’ impact on frontline employees’ well-being
Authors: Kies Alexander , De Keyser Arne , Jaramillo Susana , Li Jiarui , Tang Yihui (Elina) , Ud Din Ihtesham 
Published: November 2024

PurposeNeurotechnologies such as brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are rapidly moving out of laboratories and onto frontline employees' (FLEs) heads. BCIs offer thought-controlled device operation and real-time adjustment of work tasks based on employees’ mental states, balancing the potential for optimal well-being with the risk of exploitative employee treatment. Despite its profound implications, a considerable gap exists in understanding how BCIs affect FLEs. This article’s purpose is to investigate BCIs’ impact on FLEs’ well-being.Design/methodology/approachThis article uses a conceptual approach to synthesize interdisciplinary research from service marketing, neurotechnology and well-being.FindingsThis article highlights the expected impact from BCIs on the work environment and conceptualizes what BCIs entail for the service sector and the different BCI types that may be discerned. Second, a conceptual framework is introduced to explicate BCIs’ impact on FLEs’ well-being, identifying two mediating factors (i.e. BCI as a stressor versus BCI as a resource) and three categories of moderating factors that influence this relationship. Third, this article identifies areas for future research on this important topic.Practical implicationsService firms can benefit from integrating BCIs to enhance efficiency and foster a healthy work environment. This article provides managers with an overview of BCI technology and key implementation considerations.Originality/valueThis article pioneers a systematic examination of BCIs as workplace technology, investigating their influence on FLEs’ well-being.
Embedding behavioral biases into robo-advisory platforms-case of UAE investors
Authors: Banerjee Arindam , Kumar Raghavendra Prasanna , Mohnot Rajesh 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThis study aims to identify individuals' biases while making investment decisions and explore how these biases can be incorporated into a robo-advisory platform to help mitigate these biases. This paper identifies eight investment-related behavioral biases: mental accounting, gambler’s fallacy, hindsight, regret aversion, disposition, trend-chasing, loss aversion and herding.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses primary data from 263 respondents across various age groups, of which approximately 50 were wealth management professionals in the UAE. A random sampling method from probability sampling is employed to gather the primary data. The identified biases serve as dependent variables; the age and income of individuals serve as the independent variables.FindingsAge and income are significantly related to mental accounting, herding, gambler fallacy and loss aversion. Existing studies on behavioral finance demonstrate that individuals who make investment decisions are susceptible to cognitive fallacies, leading to nonrational investment decisions.Practical implicationsBy studying these biases affecting individuals of varying ages and income levels, wealth management professionals can tailor their financial robo-advisory services to address these biases and help clients build wealth with consistent investment.Originality/valueThis study uses survey-based sampling in the context of the UAE; hence, the data and analysis represent originality.
Analysis of European accounting and auditing firms: do they have different business viability?
Authors: Gelashvili Vera , Gómez-Ortega Alba , Macías-Guillén Almudena , Delgado Jalón María Luisa 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThe Audit and Accounting Firms (AAF) companies are of great importance as they audit companies in different sectors and report on their economic-financial situation. The academic literature has analysed these firms but has not gone as far as to review their economic and financial health. Therefore, this study aims to focus on the analysis of whether these companies are viable companies beyond the large firms, whether they generate profits from their activity or whether they tend to go bankrupt. In addition, the impact of COVID-19 has been studied, since it is questionable whether the effect on AAF has been negative or positive.Design/methodology/approachIn order to answer the hypotheses put forward in this study, analysis of the profitability, liquidity and solvency situation of AAF considering their size and age, as well as the impact of the pandemic on this sector has been done. In total, 12,469 European companies are analysed. After the descriptive analysis of the companies by ratios, the Altman Z-score model is used as a methodology to assess whether they are bankruptcy-prone companies based on their characteristics.FindingsThe results of the analysis of the study have shown that these are companies of great importance to the European economy and that, depending on their characteristics, there are companies that may be closer to the risk of bankruptcy. This study is an essential contribution to the academic literature, public administration and the management of auditing and accounting firms.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to analyse AAF at the European level with a panel data sample. The results obtained can be generalized and form the basis for future lines of research.
Individual effects and complementarities-in-performance: the long-run impacts of CSR on an acquirer’s performance in cross-border mergers
Authors: Shahiduzzaman Md 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relative effects of individual environmental, social and governance pillars on the performance of international mergers. We examine whether performance complementarity exists among the environmental, social and governance pillars.Design/methodology/approachWe draw on a global set of cross-border merger data covering 2002 to 2018 and employ pooled least squares (PLS) and instrumental variable (IV) approaches to gain novel and robust insights into the short- and long-term effects of the relationships among the three CSR pillars on acquisition returns. To study the examined interrelationships across three pillars, we rely on theories related to super-modular optimization and games.FindingsWe find positive and significant effects of the environmental pillar and the social pillar on changes in ROA and Tobin’s Q of acquirers during the three years following acquisitions. Furthermore, the governance pillar only impacts short-run ROA change. We found complementarities among the three pillars of CSR to attain performance synergy. The effects of CSR on post-merger performance are more profound in the long run.Originality/valueWe analyze the relative importance of CSR individual pillars (i.e. the environmental, social and governance pillars) and the nature of the relationship among them. This research question remained unexplored in the previous literature. Our analysis sheds light on prevailing concerns regarding the mutual relations among the different pillars of CSR; e.g. previous literature argued that the governance component is different from the social and environmental pillars.
The effect of preexercise meal composition on substrate oxidation during incremental cycling to exhaustion in recreationally active adults: randomized parallel pilot trial
Authors: Zawieja Emilia , Podgórski Tomasz , Zanchi Nelo Eidy , Durkalec-Michalski Krzysztof 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of three different preexercise meals: high-carbohydrate, low-glycemic index (LGI), high-carbohydrate, high-GI (HGI) and low-carbohydrate high fat (LCHO) on substrate oxidation during an incremental cycling test (ICT) in recreationally active adults.

Design/methodology/approach
This was a parallel, randomized study in which participants ingested one of three meals (LGI, HGI or LCHO) 3 h prior to exercise testing. Testing included ICT to exhaustion with continuous ergospirometry measurement.

Findings
Fat oxidation rate was significantly higher in LCHO compared to HGI (p = 0.039). Carbohydrate contribution to energy production was significantly lower and fat contribution higher in LCHO compared to HGI (p = 0.034). Fat-to-carbohydrates crossover point was achieved at significantly higher heart rate in LCHO group compared to LGI and HGI (p = 0.046 and p = 0.049, respectively). Peak fat oxidation occurred significantly later during exercises in LCHO group compared to HGI (p = 0.025). In conclusion, LCHO meal results in a higher fat oxidation, reduced carbohydrates contribution-to-energy production, delayed peak fat oxidation point and altered fat-to-carbohydrates crossover dynamics. There are no differences in substrate oxidation between high-carbohydrate preexercise meals that differ only in GI.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to compare the acute effect of both the amount of carbohydrates and the GI in a preexercise meal on substrate utilization during ICT.
Unveiling the dynamic linkages between energy, forex and financial markets amidst natural and man-made outbreaks
Authors: Yadav Miklesh Prasad , Kushwah Silky Vigg , Taghizadeh-Hesary Farhad , Mishra Nandita 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to analyze the dynamic linkages of the energy market with the forex market. The energy market is measured by crude oil WTI, while the forex market is proxied by Brazilian real (RBRL), Mexican peso (RMXN), South African rand (RZAR), Turkish lira (RTRY) and British pound sterling (RGBP) exchange rate.

Design/methodology/approach
For the study, daily observations of these constituent asset classes extending from December 31, 2019, to August 16, 2022, are taken as the data. Furthermore, it is categorized into two different sub-samples in the form of the COVID-19 outbreak (December 31, 2019 to February 23, 2022) and the Russo−Ukraine invasion (February 24, 2022 to August 16, 2022). For empirical estimation, Diebold and Yilmaz model (2014) and Barunik and Krehlik test (2018) are used to examine the dynamic linkages.

Findings
The study concludes that the Mexican peso (RMXN) receives and transmits the highest spillover, while crude oil (RCOWTI) receives and transmits the least volatility to the network connection in full sample. In addition, the authors report that the dynamic linkage is not constant in the short, medium and long run. Furthermore, the spillover index in the Russo−Ukraine invasion is higher (29.92%) than full observation (22.03%) and COVID-19 outbreak (21.10%) in the short run.

Originality/value
This paper ventures to offer insight to investors, traders and policymakers based on normal trading days and crisis periods.
SGR-AutoLap: Surgical gesture recognition-based autonomous laparoscope control for human-robot shared control in semi-autonomous minimally invasive surgical robot
Authors: Sun Yanwen , Shi Xiaojing , Zhai Shixun , Zhang Kaige , Pan Bo , Fu Yili 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the problem of vision based autonomous laparoscope control, which can serve as the primary function for semi-autonomous minimally invasive surgical robot system. Providing the surgical gesture recognition information is a fundamental key component for enabling intelligent context-aware assistance in autonomous laparoscope control task. While significant advances have been made in recent years, how to effectively carry out the efficient integration of surgical gesture recognition and autonomous laparoscope control algorithms for robotic assisted minimally invasive surgical robot system is still an open and challenging topic.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors demonstrate a novel surgeon in-loop semi-autonomous robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery framework by integrating the surgical gesture recognition and autonomous laparoscope control tasks. Specifically, they explore using a transformer-based deep convolutional neural network to effectively recognize the current surgical gesture. Next, they propose an autonomous laparoscope control model to provide optimal field of view which is in line with surgeon intra-operation preferences.

Findings
The effectiveness of this surgical gesture recognition methodology is demonstrated on the public JIGSAWS and Cholec80 data sets, outperforming the comparable state-of-the-art methods. Furthermore, the authors have validated the effectiveness of the proposed semi-autonomous framework on the developed HUAQUE surgical robot platforms.

Originality/value
This study demonstrates the feasibility to perform cognitive assistant human–robot shared control for semi-autonomous robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery, contributing to the reference for further surgical intelligence in computer-assisted intervention systems.
An autoethnography of physical education teacher educator: self-reflection for learning and teaching in Hong Kong physical education after the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Kam Wai-keung Kevin 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
This paper reported an autoethnographic study based on the author’s reflections during and after COVID-19 in Hong Kong. The author took on the role of a teacher educator in supporting the professional development of both pre-service and in-service teachers facing the related challenges and difficulties during the pandemic. Through ongoing dialogues with different stakeholders, including PE teachers, school principals, and university academics as well as the author’s own reflective self, the study drew upon the author’s deliberate choice to situate the efforts to engage with critical pedagogy about the broader context of changes made by PE Teacher Education in higher education institution during the COVID-19 in Hong Kong.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper presents a generic self-reflective model with an autoethnographic approach for PE teachers who might seek resolutions and insight by referencing the author’s reflections about learning and teaching in and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong.

Findings
The challenges and future development of PE were reflected.

Originality/value
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