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Anchoring effect in corporate social behaviors: evidence from donations and pollution
Authors: Li Qian , Wang Jianan 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThis paper examines the role of the anchoring effect, including internal anchor formed by prior experience or external anchor produced by similar external practices of industrial competitors and investor networks in the decision-making of corporate social behaviors (CSBs).Design/methodology/approachThis paper sets corporate donations and pollution as examples of CSBs, and conducts an empirical study through the data of A-share listed companies between 2010 and 2020 in China.FindingsThis paper found that both internal and external anchoring effects exist in CSBs. In addition, when internal and external anchors appear simultaneously, they will have the same intensity and promote each other.Originality/valueThis paper not only adds to the literature on the motives for CSBs and links cognitive and social psychology with strategic decisions but also has managerial implications for firms and managers.
Boundary layers at the interface of thermally radiative nanofluid and Ree–Eyring fluid with different shear strength
Authors: Goher Sana , Abbas Zaheer , Rafiq Muhammad Yousuf 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThe boundary layer flow of immiscible fluids plays a crucial role across various industries, influencing advancements in industrial processes, environmental systems, healthcare and more. This study explores the thermally radiative boundary layer flow of a shear-driven Ree–Eyring fluid over a nanofluid. The investigation offers valuable insights into the intricate dynamics and heat transfer behavior that arise when a nanofluid, affected by thermal radiation, interacts with a non-Newtonian Ree–Eyring fluid. This analysis contributes to a deeper understanding of the complex interactions governing such systems, which is essential for enhancing efficiency and innovation in multiple applications.Design/methodology/approachThe simulation investigates the convergence of boundary layers under varying shear strengths. A comparative analysis is conducted using γAl2O3 and Al2O3 nanoparticles, with water as the base fluid. The model’s numerical outcomes are derived using the bvp4c method through the application of appropriate similarity transformations. The resulting numerical data are then used to produce graphical representations, offering valuable insights into the influence of key parameters on flow behavior and patterns.FindingsThe temperature of the Al2O3 nanoparticles is always higher than the γAl2O3 nanoparticles, and hence, Al2O3 nanoparticles become more significant in the cooling process then γAl2O3 nanoparticles. It is also observed that the fluid velocity for both regions is enhanced by increasing values of the Ree–Eyring fluid parameter.Originality/valueThe results stated are original and new with the thermal radiative boundary layer flow of two immiscible Ree–Eyring fluid and Al2O3/γAl2O3 nanofluid.
Factors influencing the entry of logistics service providers (LSPs) into the logistics clusters: a case study of Casablanca city
Authors: El Moussaoui Alaa Eddine 
Published: November 2024

PurposeIn recent years, the concept of logistics cluster has attracted the attention of several researchers and practitioners. It is an agglomeration of different types of companies and operations: notably, those providing logistics services, such as supply chain organization, storage and distribution. The paper focuses on this concept by examining the factors influencing logistics service providers (LSPs) to enter the logistics clusters.Design/methodology/approachAn exploratory qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews was conducted. Regarding the sample size, the author interviewed 31 professionals belonging to logistics clusters located in the Moroccan economic metropolis: Casablanca.FindingsThe results show that the cost reduction, the reputation of the cluster, the learning from other LSP, the communal services, the geographical proximity, and the role of public authorities are the main factors impacting the entry of LSPs into these clusters.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study provide several practical insights for LSPs, government authorities, and cluster managers. For LSPs, understanding the key factors influencing their entry into logistics clusters—such as cost reduction, proximity and the role of public authorities—enables them to make strategic decisions that optimize their operations and enhance competitiveness. For cluster managers, the study highlights the importance of maintaining a strong cluster reputation and fostering collaboration between LSPs to attract new entrants. Finally, public authorities can leverage the insights to design policies that incentivize LSPs to join clusters by providing infrastructure, financial support and governance structures that align with industry needs.Originality/valueThis theme has never been investigated. Therefore, this research expands the literature review and tries to examine this gap of literature by studying the factors that can affect the adhesion of LSPs to these clusters.
Impact of structural characteristics on energy-absorption of 3D-printed thermoplastic polyurethane line-oriented structures
Authors: Shirazi Amirhossein Termebaf , Zamani Miandashti Zahra , Momeni Seyed Alireza 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
Additive manufacturing offers the ability to produce complex, flexible structures from materials like thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) for energy-absorption applications. However, selecting optimal structural parameters to achieve desired mechanical responses remains a challenge. This study aims to investigate the influence of key structural characteristics on the energy absorption and dissipation behavior and the deformation process of 3D-printed flexible TPU line-oriented structures.

Design/methodology/approach
Samples with varying line orientations and infill densities were fabricated using material extrusion and subjected to quasi-static compression tests. The design of experiments methodology explored the significance of design variables and their interaction effects on energy absorption and dissipation.

Findings
The results revealed a statistically significant interaction between infill density and orientation, highlighting their combined influence; however, the effect was less pronounced compared to infill density alone. For low-density structures, changing the orientation from 0°/90° to 45°/−45° and increasing infill density enhanced energy absorption and dissipation, while high-density structures exhibited unique energy absorption behavior influenced by deformation patterns and heterogeneity levels. This study facilitates the prediction of mechanical responses and selection of suitable TPU line-oriented printed parts for energy absorbing applications.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the present work have investigated for the first time the energy-related responses of flexible line-oriented TPU structures highlighting the distinction between the low and high density structures.
Understanding policies through storytelling: Refugees and inclusion
Authors: Hewitt Shirley 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThis article summarises a storytelling process used to obtain data from five anonymised teachers as part of a doctoral thesis. The small story and story completion approach was used to gain insight into how teachers reconciled refugee/asylum seeker policies with inclusive practice. The process proved a useful way of enabling teachers to consider a range of influences on their personal and professional lives in a supportive environment. The teachers were able to reflect on challenges faced by refugee children and their teachers, including professional dilemmas. As well as providing useful data for the thesis, feedback indicated that the procedure enabled teachers to reflect on their practice, with some introducing changes which impacted positively on provision in their settings.
Contesting individualization and individualism in marriage in East Asia: Dual‐income couples' monetary practices
Authors: Hsu Chieh 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThis study uncovers Taiwanese dual‐earner couples' monetary practices and explores how the marriage institution is conceived of in the context of East Asian familism and the sweeping trend of individualism. Ample cross‐national research has investigated household finances and money management among couples over time, yielding mostly Western‐oriented insights. It is nevertheless matched with little evidence from East Asian societies that share similar trends of individualization. Drawing from interviews with 22 couples and 3 married individuals (N = 47) in Taiwan, who are at least university‐educated, middle‐class, and on average in their mid‐30s, this paper analyzes couples' monetary practices from a relationship constellation perspective that factors in resources from intergenerational transfer, as well as individual spouses' interpretation of their practices. Individualized management was found to be exceedingly prevalent among Taiwanese couples, unlike couples elsewhere that predominantly adopt pooling. Institutionalized individualization, on the one hand, posed higher hurdles for joint management and pooling. On the other, most interviewees showed an individualistic orientation in their practices, which can be seen as a strategy to anticipate and manage risks—marriage dissolution among others—in a highly uncertain world. Embedding monetary practices in the ‘individualization without individualism’ debate, this study unveils how the traditional marriage institution is implicitly challenged by not only increasing institutionalized individualization but also an ideational shift towards individualism, often assumed to not have taken root in East Asia. The empirical evidence from Taiwan sheds new light on both resource management in marriage and on how intimate relationships are constrained by institutional and socio‐cultural contexts.
Morphology and chronology of critical events for early‐life history survival of an old word killifish, Esmaeilius shirini (Teleostei: Aphaniidae): A conservation management approach
Authors: Esmaeili Hamid Reza , Asrar Tayebeh , Sayyadzadeh Golnaz 
Published: November 2024

AbstractIn this study, the live cell imaging microscopy of an old word cyprinodontiform fish, the Shirini toothcarp Esmaeilius shirini during its embryogenesis, is described and illustrated for the first time through the detailed morphological description and chronology of the events of all developmental stages (from fertilization to hatching). External fertilization of transparent, spherical, sticky and macrolecithal eggs bearing adhesive filaments with an average diameter of 0.83–1 mm is the first step in the ontogenesis of E. shirini. Embryogenesis continued with a process of meroblastic cleavage (approximately 2 and half h post‐fertilization, hpf), formation of blastula (blastulation), gastrula (gastrulation), neurulation, somatogenesis, organ formation (organogenesis) and pre‐hatching. The development continued with hatching (a stage between the embryonic and larval periods) at approximately 131 haf (at 24 ± 1°C). The new larvae were about 3.9–5.8 mm in length with distinct fin rays and pigmentation on the head, body and fins. Basic data from this study can be used in forthcoming investigations on the reproduction processes, breeding, behaviour and conservation of E. shirini. Fish development comprises an integrated, ordered and well‐mapped sequence of early life‐history events controlled by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Knowledge of fish developmental stages during embryogenesis/ontogeny is essential for a better understanding of their biology, breeding criteria, phylogenetic relationships, dietary requirements, conservation plans, environmental requirements and ecological preferences.
Cracking the code of the slow code: A taxonomy of slow code practices and their clinical and ethical implications
Authors: Andrist Erica , Meadow Jacqueline , Lawal Nurah , Laventhal Naomi T. 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe ethical permissibility of the “slow code” sparks vigorous debate. However, definitions of the “slow code” that exist in the literature often leave room for interpretation. Thus, those assessing the ethical permissibility of the slow code may not be operating with shared definitions, and definitions may not align with clinicians' understanding and use of the term in clinical practice. To add clarity and nuance to discussions of the “slow code,” this manuscript highlights the salient medical and moral components that distinguish resuscitative practices, resulting in a taxonomy that includes nine distinct entries: the Fake Code, Casual Code, Time‐Limited Code, Family Code, Contained Code, a la Carte Code, Preventive Code, Passive Code, and Accepted Code. We argue that cogent analyses of the ethical implications of the “slow code” must begin with clear, shared understandings of the practices under debate.
Depression, sleep and pain affect instrumental activities of daily living through cognitive functioning in adults with sickle cell disease: A report from the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium
Authors: Longoria Jennifer N. , Howell Kristen E. , Porter Jerlym S. , Treadwell Marsha , King Allison A. , Gordeuk Victor , Shah Nirmish , Abrams Christina M. , McCuskee Sarah , Gollan Siera , Hankins Jane S. , Heitzer Andrew M. ,   the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium
Published: November 2024

SummaryDepression, disrupted sleep and pain are common comorbidities in sickle cell disease. We tested (1) if these comorbidities are associated with attention/executive functioning, processing speed and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), which describe complex skills that support independence, and (2) if cognitive symptoms mediate the relationship between comorbidities and IADLs. Participants (n = 2417) completed patient‐reported outcome measures through the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium. Mean age of participants was 28 years and HbSS/Sβ0 genotypes were prevalent (73%). Comorbidities of depression, pain frequency and disrupted sleep were associated with processing speed and attention/executive functioning (all p < 0.01) when controlling for stroke and demographics. IADLs were associated with depression, pain, sleep, attention/executive functioning, income (<$25 000) (all p < 0.001) and genotype (p = 0.0025) after controlling for covariates. The indirect effects of attention/executive functioning and processing speed were both significant (p < 0.001) in mediation models that examined pathways between comorbidities and IADLs. Attention/executive functioning accounted for 17.5% of the relationship between depression and IADLs and sleep and IADLs. Processing speed explained 10% of the relationship between sleep and IADLs and 8% of the relationship between depression and IADLs. Managing comorbidities should be prioritized to mitigate cognitive symptoms and improve complex daily living skills.
The Abnormal Proliferation of Midbrain Dopamine Cells From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Is Induced by Exposure to the Tumor Microenvironment
Authors: Xue Jun , Wu Dongyan , Bao Yuting , Wu Yifan , Zhang Xin , Chen Liang 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTAimsTumorigenicity is a significant concern in stem cell‐based therapies. However, traditional tumorigenicity tests using animal models often produce inaccurate results. Consequently, a more sensitive method for assessing tumorigenicity is required. This study aimed to enhance sensitivity by exposing functional progenitors derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) to the tumor microenvironment (TME) in vitro before transplantation, potentially making them more prone to abnormal proliferation or tumorigenicity.MethodsMidbrain dopamine (mDA) cells derived from hPSCs were exposed to the TME by coculturing with medulloblastoma. The cellular characteristics of these cocultured mDA cells were evaluated both in vitro and in vivo, and the mechanisms underlying the observed alterations were investigated.ResultsOur findings demonstrated increased proliferation of cocultured mDA cells both in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, these proliferating cells showed a higher expression of Ki67 and SOX1, suggesting abnormal proliferation. The observed abnormal proliferation in cocultured mDA cells was attributed to the hyperactivation of proliferation‐related genes, the JAK/STAT3 pathway, and cytokine stimulation.ConclusionThis study indicates that exposing functional progenitors to the TME in vitro before transplantation can induce abnormal proliferation, thereby increasing the sensitivity of tumorigenicity tests.
Senescence Biomarkers and Trajectories of Frailty and Physical Function After Kidney Transplantation
Authors: Lorenz Elizabeth C. , Smith Byron H. , Wadei Hani M. , Mour Girish , Kennedy Cassie C. , Schinstock Carrie A. , Kremers Walter K. , Cheville Andrea L. , Hickson LaTonya J. , Atkinson Elizabeth J. , White Thomas A. , Rule Andrew D. , LeBrasseur Nathan K. 
Published: November 2024

ABSTRACTCellular senescence is a biological mechanism of aging and age‐related diseases. The aim of this study was to examine whether senescence biomarkers are associated with frailty and physical function trajectories in patients undergoing kidney transplantation (KT). We also discussed the relationship between senescence biomarkers and KT function. In this multicenter study, we prospectively assessed plasma levels of senescence biomarkers, frailty as measured by the Physical Frailty Phenotype, and physical function as measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery prior to KT. Frailty, physical function, and KT function were also measured 1 year after KT. Variable associations were assessed using Cox and relaxed least absolute shrinkage and selection operation regression. The cohort consisted of 197 participants (mean age 53 ± 13 years, 61.4% male, and 80.2% White race). Higher pre‐KT levels of macrophage‐derived chemokine (MDC/CCL22) and growth differentiation factor‐15 (GDF‐15) were independently associated with less improvement in frailty and/or physical function during the first year after KT. Higher pre‐KT levels tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 6 (FAS) and MMP‐9 levels were independently associated with lower KT function one year after KT. Pre‐KT cellular senescence may contribute to frailty, physical function, and kidney function trajectories during the first year after KT.
Intellectual Property Policy and County Economic Growth: A Quasi‐natural Experiment from the Intellectual Property Powering County Project
Authors: Yu Changlin , Shen Bing 
Published: November 2024

AbstractAs fundamental economic units, county economies play a crucial role in China's national economic system. However, it remains unclear whether intellectual property rights policies at the county level can promote economic growth. We used a quasi‐natural experiment from the Intellectual Property Powering County Project (“the Project”) to measure their impact on county economic growth from 2009 to 2020, applying a multi‐period difference‐in‐differences method. County economic growth indicators were measured using Enhanced Vegetation Index‐calibrated nighttime light data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite. The findings demonstrated that the Project promoted economic growth significantly by incentivizing innovation, attracting high‐tech and new‐tech enterprises, and fostering brand creation. The Project also exhibited significant heterogeneity across districts and counties, along with spillover effects on economic growth in surrounding counties within approximately 80 kilometers.
Circulating inflammatory proteins are elevated in type 1 and type 2 diabetes and associated to complications
Authors: van Heck Julia I. P. , Ajie Mandala , Joosten Leo A. B. , Tack Cees J. , Stienstra Rinke 
Published: November 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe presence of low‐grade inflammation has been reported in people with type 2 diabetes and related to the development of (macro)vascular complications. Whether systemic inflammation is present in type 1 diabetes and linked to long‐term complications remains unknown. We used a targeted proteomics approach to compare inflammation in people with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes with control subjects and linked these proteins to diabetes related characteristics and complications.MethodsWe included 233 participants with type 1 diabetes, 387 participants with type 2 diabetes and 150 healthy controls. Plasma was collected and used to determine high sensitive C‐reactive proteins (hs‐CRP) and an additional 92 inflammatory proteins using the Olink proteomics platform.ResultsCompared to healthy controls, 41 circulating inflammatory proteins were higher in type 1 diabetes (FDR < 0.05) and 64 inflammatory proteins in type 2 diabetes (FDR < 0.05) (including CXCL5, IL‐15RA, MCP‐4 and AXIN1 for both groups). HbA1c levels were positively associated with 21 inflammatory proteins (including CDCP1, FGF‐21, HGF and IL‐18R1) in type 1 diabetes (FDR < 0.05), whereas a positive association existed between body mass index (BMI) and 26 inflammatory proteins (including IL6, IL17C, FGF‐23 and CSF‐1) in type 2 diabetes. Inflammatory proteins associated with the presences, of complications, particularly nephropathy, were similar in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. FlT3L and EN‐RAGE were associated with the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in type 2 diabetes.ConclusionsBoth type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are associated with increased circulating inflammatory protein concentrations, but the increase is more pronounced in type 2 diabetes. These results suggest both differences in drivers of inflammation between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes as well as potential similarities in pathways involved in the development of diabetes‐associated complications.
Sown wildflower meadows: Can they replace natural meadows in urban spaces for bees, butterflies and hoverflies?
Authors: Zajdel Barbara , Dylewski Łukasz , Jojczyk Agata , Banaszak‐Cibicka Weronika , Kucharska Kornelia , Borański Mikołaj , Gąbka Jakub 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
The decline in pollinator populations is partly due to human practices that have contributed to the loss of wild and flower‐rich habitats. In cities, especially city centres, urban green spaces, which are usually small, are often sown with wildflower meadows.
The study compared the number and species richness of three main groups of pollinating insects (wild bees, butterflies and hoverflies) for two types of meadows in Warsaw: sown wildflower meadows and the natural meadows.
The research results showed that there was no difference in the composition of insect‐pollinated plants between the meadow types. There was also no difference between the meadow types concerning the species richness of butterflies, bees and hoverflies. However, it was confirmed that the number of butterflies was twice as high in natural meadows than it was in sown floral meadows, while in the case of wild bees and hoverflies, no such differences were found.
The study confirmed that areas sown with wildflowers, usually of small area, concentrate pollinating insects and have a similar value for pollinators as larger areas of natural meadow. Sown wildflower meadows, if properly cared for, can ensure the richness of melliferous plant species and thus positively affect the diversity and number of pollinators.
Sown meadows can compensate insects for the absence of large, natural meadows, especially in the fragmented spaces in cities.