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The development and psychometric properties of the Prison Fellowship-Well-being Index (PF WBI)
Authors: Denhof Michael , Crawley Rachel , Puckett Leigha , Wiese Jesse , Ferry Theresa 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to describe the development and validation of the Prison Fellowship Well-being index (PF-WBI), a new quantitative tool for assessing prisoner and staff well-being within prison cultures.

Design/methodology/approach
The PF-WBI was developed through an iterative process of item creation, administration alongside established well-being measures and a series of data analyses. Data was collected from both staff and prisoners (n = 989) across four North Dakota prisons.

Findings
Analysis supported a four-factor structure for the PF-WBI measuring motivation/self-esteem, relationships/community functioning, hope/mood and stress-related detriments. The PF-WBI demonstrated excellent internal consistency reliability, convergent validity with established well-being measures and criterion-related validity for both staff and prisoners. Measurement invariance across staff and prisoners was also confirmed.

Originality/value
The PF-WBI offers a new and versatile tool for researchers and practitioners to assess staff and prisoner well-being in correctional settings. It can be used to evaluate prison cultures and the effectiveness of culture improvement efforts.
Emotional intelligence and self-efficacy as mediators in the relationship between transformational leadership and proactive customer service performance
Authors: Sharma Praveen Kumar , Kumra Rajeev 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
This study aims to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and proactive customer service performance (PCSP) in the airline industry, considering self-efficacy and emotional intelligence as mediators.

Design/methodology/approach
Bandura’s self-efficacy theory was used for formulating hypotheses. Data were gathered from 500 frontline employees and 30 supervisors to create subordinate dyads, resulting in a final sample size of 370 participants. Structural equation modeling was employed for the purpose of data analysis.

Findings
The results indicated that supervisors’ transformational leadership impacted the self-efficacy and emotional intelligence of service and frontline employees, thereby influencing PCSP. Self-efficacy and emotional intelligence of frontline employees were positively correlated with PCSP. These findings add to the existing literature by providing empirical proof of a positive association between transformational leadership and perceived customer service performance. Furthermore, this study supported the mediating roles of self-efficacy and emotional intelligence of frontline employees as mediators, showing their importance in translating transformational leadership behaviors into enhanced customer service performance.

Practical implications
The airline sector will benefit significantly from the findings of this research. It highlights the significance of transformational leadership in improving PCSP. Organizations should emphasize the creation and growth of transformational leaders capable of inspiring and motivating staff to provide excellent customer service. In addition, the research highlights the significance of self-efficacy and emotional intelligence as factors that mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and PCSP. Organizations may foster PCSP by investing in training and development programs that seek to improve workers’ self-efficacy and emotional intelligence. These programs may help participants gain confidence in their ability to deliver excellent customer service as well as improve their knowledge.

Originality/value
This research paper presents novel theoretical and practical developments in the airline industry. This research paper collected data in two phases from supervisor–subordinate dyads.
Could you show me the path(s) to slow fashion consumption? An application of the prototype willingness model
Authors: van Gogh Roseline , Bats Yani , Walrave Michel , Poels Karolien 
Published: November 2024

PurposeSince buying slow fashion can be both a rational choice and socially reactive behavior, this study adopts the prototype willingness model to predict Flemish young adults’ slow fashion consumption.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey was administered to consumers aged 18–25 years old (N = 264). Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data.FindingsAttitude and descriptive norm predicted intention to buy slow fashion, which in turn predicted current self-reported slow fashion consumption. Injunctive norm, prototype favorability and prototype similarity predicted socially reactive willingness to buy slow fashion.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample is predominantly female and higher educated. The results were partially in line with the PWM, indicating that the model is suitable for predicting young adults’ self-reported slow fashion consumption.Practical implicationsSlow fashion brands might benefit from increasing the visibility of slow fashion consumption and the occurrence of socially reactive shopping situations as well as improving the prototypical image of slow fashion consumers and the perception of what others approve.Originality/valuePrior research generally uses rational behavioral models to predict slow fashion consumption. This study is the first to apply the PWM to slow fashion consumption, accounting for rational (i.e. reasoned) and non-rational (i.e. socially reactive) decision-making. Furthermore, this study argues the relevance of “prototypes” in sustainable decision-making.
Assessment of educational performances: the role of zakat and learning–teaching process in higher education institution in Malaysia
Authors: Mat Daud Mohamad Syahmi , Wahid Hairunnizam 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the effects of financial aid via zakat and the perceived learning–teaching process on the educational outcomes of undergraduate students in Malaysia.

Design/methodology/approach
Approximately 350 zakat recipients (mustahiq) were selected to evaluate their educational outcomes, measured by the learning process, student readiness and academic performance. Partial least squares (PLS) regression was used to test the selected samples and approve the hypothesis.

Findings
In accordance with the underlying theories, the results of the PLS regression highlighted several major findings: financial aid, through zakat indeed increases positive effects in the learning process; zakat aid is found to increase student readiness in the education process and academic performance of undergraduate students; and student readiness in the education process plays a significant role in mediating the effect between zakat aid and the learning process and academic performance. This study also demonstrates that the learning process is equally important for student readiness and academic performance.

Originality/value
Importantly, this study contributes novelty by exploring the impact of zakat in education, specifically the higher education sector, because previous studies have enormously discussed zakat as a poverty-mitigating topic. The findings of this study are essential for zakat stakeholders to understand the contribution of zakat to developing human capital, particularly post-COVID-19 in Malaysia.
A framework to guide and support the design of a smart city based on the PDCA cycle approach
Authors: Correia Diogo , Lourenço Marques João , Teixeira Leonor 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
Information and communication technologies brought a new paradigm that allows policymakers to ground their actions on real-time events. Smart cities were initially conceived as a technological vision separate from urban planning. As a result, projects were rarely connected between departments, objectives were not aligned with strategic goals and there was a lack of citizen participation. This study aims to propose a framework to guide and support the design and implementation of a smart city.

Design/methodology/approach
Interviews with eight policymakers and one secretary of state are conducted to explore current decision-making processes, specifically, to understand if and how smart city strategies are designed and who their main contributors are. Based on these findings, an inductive thematic analysis of existing literature studies to inspire the steps of the proposed framework is performed. Finally, these steps are discussed in a focus group with nine smart city experts to characterize the guidelines comprehensively.

Findings
Policymakers confirmed the lack of a standard method and approach to orient their smart city strategies. Results describe a flexible, participatory framework that envisions 12 steps divided into 4 phases with dedicated guidelines.

Originality/value
This paper integrates the plan-do-check-act cycle approach into the thinking for urban planning design. In addition, it raises the need to reflect on the definition of a country’s strategic plan and the alignment and execution of cities’ roadmaps.
Total environmental target constraints and border air pollution effects: deterioration or alleviation?
Authors: Liu Bingbing 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to study the governance effect of total environmental target constraint policy (TETC) on border polluted areas. China’s administrative border areas are “pollution havens.” The paper analyzes how TETC affects the pollution situation in border areas. The TETC policy sets overall emission reduction targets for each province, and the achievement of these targets is closely related to the promotion of local officials. So, can TETC provide pollution control incentives for enterprises and governments? This deserves further research. By evaluating China’s overall environmental target policies, we can obtain directions for optimizing policy design.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses the difference-in-differences model to evaluate the impact of TETC on air pollution in boundary areas. Industrial enterprises located at the provincial border are in the treatment group, while industrial enterprises located within the province are in the control group. We also use group regression to analyze the policy impact effects caused by differences in urban resource endowment, types of corporate pollution and marketization levels. Finally, we constructed a spatial difference-in-differences model to analyze the distance heterogeneity of policy impacts.FindingsTETC significantly reduces the SO2 emissions of enterprises in province borders areas compared with intra-provincial enterprises. TETC has reduced the proportion of highly polluting enterprises at province borders. Incentives for promoting officials have prompted local governments to increase environmental law enforcement and environmental protection investment, and the pollution emissions of border enterprises have been effectively alleviated. The heterogeneity analysis shows that TETC significantly restrains the pollution emissions with high pollution types, non-resource-based cities and enterprises with low market levels.Research limitations/implicationsAs a developing country, China has generated a large amount of pollution during the process of industrialization. The government has taken a series of measures to reduce pollution emissions. The TETC is a typical policy with high policy constraints. Although this article tries to control the impact of some important air pollution policies as much as possible, it cannot control the impact of all other policies. So, the impact effects we empirically obtained may include some other policy factors, but these effects are relatively small and do not affect the overall regression results.Originality/valueThis paper has theoretical reference significance for optimizing the design of environmental policies, reducing the “principal-agent” problem of environmental governance and improving pollution control at province borders.
A decision support system for resilient vehicle route planning using mathematical modeling and artificial neural networks: a case study
Authors: Heidari Razieh , Ghazanfari Mehdi , Rasouli Mohammad Reza 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThe vehicle routing problem (VRP) is critical for the successful execution of logistics activities. However, there is strong evidence that efficiently solving the VRP is often complicated and requires more powerful – and possibly intelligent – support tools. In accordance with this necessity, the present study proposes a decision support system (DSS) applicable to the VRP, which includes both initial planning and replanning phases to support the real-time operations.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed DSS lies at the basis of resilience thinking to provide a capacity to absorb and withstand the impact of disruptions, where resilience is connected with the factors of preparedness, flexibility and redundancy. These factors are approached in this study through a number of operational strategies in the reactive and proactive modes. The DSS includes a multi-layer perceptron neural network to predict changes that may arise in dynamic contexts, a modified k-means clustering algorithm to group customers with both static and dynamic attributes and two mixed-integer programming models to produce primary and alternate routing plans.FindingsThe research is motivated by the operational challenges faced by a collaborative networked clinical laboratory, which seeks to enhance efficiency and productivity in the daily management of medical sample collection and delivery through the implementation of increased automation. The findings reveal that centralized planning leads to heightened vulnerability in route planning and increased costs for replanning. Furthermore, the effectiveness of resilience-enhancement strategies varies based on the source and level of uncertainty.Originality/valueThe contributions of this paper are as follows: incorporating resilience thinking into the operational planning of logistics services, managing the decision-making of transport and collection companies through a DSS framework to ensure proper support to real-time operations, addressing the clustered VRP in a dynamic setting and adopting forecasting approaches to cover possible sources of dynamism.
Exploring the interplay between foreign capital, institutional quality and financial development: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis and systematic review
Authors: Farzam Zamin , Dhume Shinkre Pournima , Borde Nilesh , Hegde Desai Purva 
Published: November 2024

PurposeThis study conducts a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis to explore the overarching trends, growth trajectories, key themes, significant contributors and scope of research concerning the interplay between foreign capital inflows, institutional quality and the dynamics of financial development.Design/methodology/approachPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines have been followed to identify the articles. A thorough literature review was then conducted, supplemented by a bibliometric analysis using the Biblioshiny software within the RStudio platform.FindingsEmpirical research consistently demonstrates a strong correlation between foreign capital inflows, institutional quality and financial development. The bibliometric analysis indicates a 5.56% annual growth rate in this area, alongside a steady increase in scientific output. Regarding country-specific scientific production, China, Malaysia and the United States rank among the world’s top 10 most prolific nations. Thematic map analysis further reveals that the keywords “institutional quality,” “financial development” and “foreign direct investment” are categorized as “basic themes,” highlighting their significant potential for future research.Research limitations/implicationsThe analysis relies on Biblioshiny software; future studies could incorporate other methods such as cluster analysis, citation and co-citation analysis using VOSviewer. Additionally, a more comprehensive meta-analysis covering a longer time span can be considered for future research.Practical implicationsThis study shall assist researchers in identifying recent advancements in the components of foreign capital and their direct and indirect effects on financial development through the lens of institutional quality. It provides valuable insights for scholars, aiding in recognizing emerging trends and patterns in the field. Additionally, it highlights key contributors, including leading authors, journals and countries, thereby fostering global academic collaboration.Social implicationsThis research offers policymakers a clear framework for formulating policies to effectively leverage foreign capital inflows for financial development. It also emphasizes the importance of a strong institutional environment in the relationship between foreign capital inflow and financial market development.Originality/valueThe study uncovers key gaps in the multidimensional aspects of financial development and the heterogeneity of foreign direct investment (FDI), thereby deepening scholars' understanding of trends, growth rates and potential future directions in the field.
Impact of pomegranate juice consumption on glycemic indices: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Ghaemi Fatemeh , Emadzadeh Maryam , Eid Ali H. , Jamialahmadi Tannaz , Sahebkar Amirhossein 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the effect of pomegranate juice (PJ) intake on glycemic control in adults.

Design/methodology/approach
Materials and methods: PubMed (Medline), ISI Web of Science, Cochrane Library and Scopus databases, measuring glucose and/or insulin and Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) in adults, were searched from inception to December 11, 2021. Moreover, to examine whether grouping factors influenced heterogeneity between research results, subgroup analysis was used.

Findings
This meta-analysis showed that PJ intake reduced HOMA-IR significantly, especially if =250 mL was used. This reducing effect remained significant in females, nondiabetic patients and unhealthy subjects.

Originality/value
The authors believe the presented data would be highly motivating and of a wide readership for the readers of your journal, and this paper stimulating a surge of research on the impact of PJ consumption on glycemic indices.
Sweet craving and eating practices related to the consumption of sweets: comparison between Spanish and Brazilian undergraduate students of health courses
Authors: Ferreira Samanta Catherine , Anastacio Lucilene Rezende , Palma-Linares Imma , Gómez-López Gloria , de Moraes Prata Gaspar Maria Clara , Penaforte Fernanda Rodrigues de Oliveira 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
This study aims to evaluate and compare the occurrence of sweet craving and eating practices related to the consumption of sweets among undergraduate students of health courses in Brazil and Spain, as well as associated factors.

Design/methodology/approach
Sociodemographic data, presence of sweet craving and characterization of practices related to the consumption of sweets were assessed.

Findings
The prevalence of sweet craving was higher among Brazilian students (46.6% vs. 32.9%, p = 0.020). The percentage of students who reported they could not resist the sweet cravings (p < 0.001); consumed sweets to feel better (p < 0.001); ate increasingly higher quantities of sweets (p < 0.001); and consumed more sweets than intended (p < 0.001), was also higher among Brazilian ones. Gender, age and college major were not associated with sweet craving. However, the fact that students were Brazilian was independently associated with consuming sweets to feel better [odds ratio (OR): 4.02; 95% confidence interval (CI95%): 2.39–6.77], eating increasingly higher quantities of sweets (OR: 5.79; CI95%: 2.86–11.71) and always eating more than intended (OR: 3.33; CI95%: 2.03–5.46). Body mass index (BMI) was independently associated with sweet craving in both countries (OR: 1.09; CI95%: 1.03–1.16). The results of the present research show that cultural elements are interwoven with craving and eating practices related to sweets.

Originality/value
The manuscript investigated the occurrence of sweets cravings and eating habits related to the consumption of sweets among university students of health courses in Brazil and Spain, as well as the associated factors. The results highlight the influence of cultural elements on eating practices related to sweets. The research is relevant to the journal Nutrition and Food Science for its contribution to understanding cultural differences in food choices and their impact on health, which can inform strategies to promote healthy eating habits in different contexts.
Optimization of the application of tea stem natural dye in silk fiber dyeing process
Authors: Wang Xuemei , He Jixiang , Ma Yue , Zhao Hudie , Zhang Dongdong , Yang Liang 
Published: November 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the tea stem natural dye was extracted from tea stem waste and applied to dyeing silk fiber, after which the properties of dyed samples were tested and analyzed.

Design/methodology/approach
The dyeing process was optimized using the response surface methodology (RSM) approach. Dyeing temperature, pH and time were chosen as variables and the color difference value as a response. The properties of dyed samples were tested and analyzed.

Findings
The optimized dyeing process was as follows: dyeing temperature 70°C, pH 3.5 and time 110 min. The K/S and color difference value of silk fiber dyed with the optimal process dye enzymatic oxidation with laccase was 1.4 and 27.8, respectively. The silk fiber dyed has excellent color fastness, antioxidant and antibacterial property, which greatly increases the added value of the dyed products. Furthermore, the optimized dyeing process did not significantly affect the strength properties and handle of the silk fiber.

Originality/value
Researchers have not used statistical analysis to optimize the process of dyeing process of silk fiber by tea stem natural dye enzymatic oxidation with laccase using response surface methodology. Additionally, this dyeing process was a low-temperature dyeing process, which not only saves energy consumption and reduces silk fiber damage but also obtains superbly dyeing results and biological functional properties, achieve the effects of waste utilization and clean dyeing.