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The effectiveness of financial reward on improving the job performance of public sector employees through organisational commitment: the case of Maldives civil service employees
Authors: Sudha Aminath , Azam S.M. Ferdous , Tham Jacquline 
Published: September 2024

PurposeThough public sector organisations have continuously borrowed human resource management practices from the private sector, there seems to be sparse evidence on the effectiveness of financial rewards for public sector employees, especially in developing countries where pay remains low. Therefore, the objective of this research is to test the effectiveness of financial rewards on the job performance of those working in the Maldives civil service from the perspective of a developing country where public sector pay, especially civil pay, remains comparatively low. Additionally, this study tested the mediating effect of organisational commitment on the relationship between financial rewards and job performance.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study was conducted using quantitative design methodology, whereby data were collected from 341 employees working in the Maldives civil service and analysed using structural equation modelling.FindingsThe findings indicate that financial rewards negatively affect civil service employees’ job performance. However, financial rewards improve organisational commitment, which reduces the negative effects, although the effect sizes of the mediator are not very significant.Originality/valueThe results of this study present critical theoretical and practical contributions to public administration researchers on using financial incentives as a mechanism to boost job performance, particularly in developing countries, where salaries and other benefits remain low. Furthermore, it presents practical recommendations for managing employees in the Maldives and other countries, where the public sector is less developed and budget constraints remain a challenge.
Determinants of financial well-being for emerging adults: the moderating effect of financial risk tolerance
Authors: Alsuwaidi Reem , Ahmad Syed Zamberi , Khalid Khalizani 
Published: September 2024

PurposeThis study explores the determinants of financial well-being (FW) among emerging adults and investigates the moderating role of financial risk tolerance in the relationship between financial capability and financial behavior.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 257 useable data were collected from federal and private university students, representing Emirati emerging adults aged 18 to 29. The analysis employed a structural equation model through AMOS 17.0.FindingsStructural modeling results show that gender, monthly expenses, financial literacy and financial socialization influence financial capability and financial capability impacts both financial behavior and FW. Financial risk tolerance moderates the relationship between financial capability and financial behavior.Practical implicationsThis study offers insights useful for policymakers, industry players and educators seeking to address financial literacy, financial capability and financial behavior to enhance the FW of emerging adults.Originality/valueThe study sheds light on the intricate yet comprehensive FW model of emerging adults in a non-Western context. The study also offers a new, more complex view of the function of financial literacy and financial socialization in financial capability. Combining family financial socialization and risk-return theories in an organic viewpoint allows for a more in-depth examination of a critical distinction between the role of literacy and socialization in shaping attitude and behavior and its function as a platform for financial discourse, which can inform how educational efforts and social platforms can be leveraged to improve financial acumen and FW.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-08-2023-0668
Unveiling tourist typology: using online reviews and LDA to understand motivations for visiting Kyoto's prominent temples
Authors: Leung Rosanna , Handler Isabell 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
This study aims to identify motivations for visiting Kyoto's prominent religious attractions using latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) text analysis of online reviews; establish linkages between push motivational factors and pull factors of the religious sites, forming distinct tourist typologies; and suggest strategies for Kyoto's destination marketing based on the findings.

Design/methodology/approach
This study analyzed 37,772 TripAdvisor reviews for Kyoto's top 25 religious sites from the pre-pandemic period (March 2020). LDA topic modeling extracts 18 underlying thematic dimensions from the review texts. Axial coding of these dimensions revealed five distinct tourist motivation typologies.

Findings
Five motivation typologies emerged: cultural seekers drawn to Japan's unique heritage, nature lovers attracted by scenic landscapes, chrono-seasonal experiencers seeking distinct seasonal views, crowd-avoiders prioritizing less congested visits and city wanderers engaging in local activities.

Practical implications
The findings offer valuable guidance for destination marketers and managers in Kyoto, enabling the development of targeted strategies to enhance visitor experiences and manage overcrowding at popular religious sites.

Originality/value
This research provides novel insights into nonreligious tourists' motivations for visiting religious sites in a crowded destination. By identifying distinct motivation-based tourist typologies, the study informs strategies for enhancing visitor experiences tailored to diverse needs, contributing to tourism literature and practical destination management.
Cost-effective task offloading and trajectory optimization in UAV assisted edge networks with DDPG
Authors: Shen Jiaqing , Bai Xu , Tu Xiaoguang , Liu Jianhua 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), known for their exceptional flexibility and maneuverability, have become an integral part of mobile edge computing systems in edge networks. This paper aims to minimize system costs within a communication cycle. To this end, this paper has developed a model for task offloading in UAV-assisted edge networks under dynamic channel conditions. This study seeks to efficiently execute task offloading while satisfying UAV energy constraints, and validates the effectiveness of the proposed method through performance comparisons with other similar algorithms.

Design/methodology/approach
To address this issue, this paper proposes a task offloading and trajectory optimization algorithm using deep deterministic policy gradient, which jointly optimizes Internet of Things (IoT) device scheduling, power distribution, task offloading and UAV flight trajectory to minimize system costs.

Findings
The analysis of simulation results indicates that this algorithm achieves lower redundancy compared to others, along with reductions in task size by 22.8%, flight time by 34.5%, number of IoT devices by 11.8%, UAV computing power by 25.35% and the required cycle for per-bit tasks by 33.6%.

Originality/value
A multi-objective optimization problem is established under dynamic channel conditions, and the effectiveness of this approach is validated.
Impact of commitment misperception on channel conflict
Authors: Pang Fanglan , Wei Ruifeng , Zhuang Guijun 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to evaluate the effect of commitment misperception on channel conflict. It highlights the importance of trust and transaction-specific investments for business marketing strategies.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper develops a concept framework to understand how the direction (overestimated vs underestimated) and extent of commitment misperception influence channel conflict. The model is tested using dyadic data from 212 distributors and manufacturers across several industries in China.

Findings
The results show that the direction of commitment misperception affects trust, transaction-specific investments and channel conflict. Overestimated commitment induces positive illusion and enhances trust and transaction-specific investments and reduces channel conflict, whereas underestimated commitment induces negative illusion and reduces trust and transaction-specific investments and enhances channel conflict. Trust and transaction-specific investments mediate the impact of the direction of commitment misperception on channel conflict. The extent of commitment misperception plays the moderating influence on the direction of commitment misperception.

Originality/value
This study reveals the mechanisms and boundary conditions by exploring the mediating influence of trust and transaction-specific investments and the moderating effects of the extent of commitment misperception.
Evolving needs of learners and role of artificial intelligence (AI) in training and development (T&D): T&D professionals' perspective
Authors: Dixit Aparna Sameer , Jatav Sunita 
Published: September 2024

PurposeThe principal aim of this research is to acquire a deeper understanding of the opinion held by the training and development (T&D) professionals, regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the area of T&D. Particularly in response to the evolving needs of learners, the research aims to ascertain T&D professionals' perspective on the efficiency of AI in fostering T&D, while understanding the constraints and limitations associated with this technology.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on qualitative data. With the help of semi-structured interviews, qualitative data has been collected from 21 T&D professionals. Experts working with multinational corporations (MNCs) are selected as a study sample using a convenient sampling technique. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Conclusions were drawn based on the results of thematic analysis.FindingsThe findings of the study have revealed a notable and rapid evolution in the requirements of learners, particularly during and post-COVID-19 period. AI-based technology has emerged as a significant contributor, offering learners distinct personalised experiences and enhanced convenience. However, the implementation of AI in training remains in its early stages and has not reached widespread adoption. The findings of the study also highlighted various challenges and limitations, while using AI-based technology for training. It has been found that AI complements rather than replaces the role of a physical trainer.Originality/valueThe originality of this study lies in the application of AI-based training for professional learners, from the perspective of the T&D practitioners working with MNCs in Maharashtra, India. Numerous studies that have recently been published, emphasise the areas in which AI technology can transform the T&D industry. Yet, there are currently very less studies that have attempted to understand the evolving needs of learners and support of AI-based training for the same, from the perspective of the T&D professionals working in Maharashtra, India.
Get Simple Box – a contained case
Authors: Kelepouris Christos , Alsterhem Frida , Hetzer Delaney 
Published: September 2024

Research methodology
The case study used a mixed-method approach, combining qualitative data from interviews with Ross Black and quantitative data from company financials and market reports. The analysis focused on understanding the strategic decisions, operational challenges and market positioning of Get Simple Box.

Case overview/synopsis
Get Simple Box, led by Ross Black, specializes in versatile portable storage solutions, offering container rentals, sales, modifications and delivery services across seven locations. With a focus on simplicity and essential modifications like windows and AC units, the company has generated over $10m in revenue, primarily from container sales. Using a service-oriented approach, Get Simple Box emphasizes direct local business communication and cost-effective solutions, differentiating itself from competitors. Applying Oliver Gassmann’s Magic Triangle framework, the company targets diverse customers, maintains streamlined operations and provides practical value, positioning itself strongly in the growing market for shipping container solutions.

Complexity academic level
Undergraduate Business Students in Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
Local and regional processes drive distance decay in structure in a spatial multilayer plant‐pollinator network
Authors: Vitali Agustin , Goldstein Maya , Markfeld Matan , Pilosof Shai 
Published: September 2024

Abstract

Understanding spatial variation in species distribution and community structure is at the core of community ecology. Nevertheless, the effect of distance on metacommunity structure remains little studied. We examine how plant‐pollinator community structure changes across geographical distances at a regional scale and disentangle its underlying local and regional processes.

We use a multilayer network to represent linked plant‐pollinator communities as a metacommunity in the Canary Islands. We used modularity (i.e. the extent to which the community is partitioned into groups of densely interacting species) to quantify distance decay in structure across space. In multilayer modularity, the same species can belong to different modules in different communities, and modules can span communities. This enabled quantifying how similarity in module composition varied with distance between islands. We developed three null models, each controlling for a separate component of the multilayer network, to disentangle the role of species turnover, interaction rewiring and local factors in driving distance decay in structure.

We found a pattern of distance decay in structure, indicating that islands tended to share fewer modules with increasing distance. Species turnover (but not interaction rewiring) was the primary regional process triggering distance decay in structure. Local interaction structure also played an essential role in determining the structure similarity of communities at a regional scale. Therefore, local factors that determine species interactions occurring at a local scale drive distance decay in structure at a regional scale.

Our work highlights the interplay between local and regional processes underlying community structure. The methodology, and specifically the null models, we developed provides a general framework for linking communities in space and testing different hypotheses regarding the factors generating spatial structure.
PHANTOM REGIONS WITH PENUMBRAL BORDERS: Discussing the Palimpsest Spatialities and Hybrid Identities of Huizhou Region, China
Authors: Chen Pinyu , Zimmerbauer Kaj , Tao Ruyu , Kong Xiang 
Published: September 2024

AbstractTransformation of regional identities by administrative spatial restructurings has been relatively little studied, particularly in the context of regional deinstitutionalization. This article develops further a theoretical and conceptual framework of regional identities in spatial restructurings by discussing how deinstitutionalized ‘phantom’ regions with ‘penumbral’ borders beget more hybrid spatial identities. Empirically, the focus is on the Huizhou region in China: we study the changes in regional identity generated by several spatial de‐ and reconstruction processes. Underlining hybridity, we show that, although regional identity is shifting away from territorial belonging to Huizhou in some parts of the region (e.g. Wuyuan County), cultural identification with the Huizhou region remains strong even after a long period of administrative separation. Relatedly, we point out that deinstitutionalization in the Huizhou region has not been exhaustive and its regional identity is being increasingly reconstructed in a utilitarian manner for economic purposes. Despite (and partly because of) this, a sense of regional belonging has been maintained. Regional identities associated with Huizhou are relational and, more precisely, hybrid, as they are connected to regions that are neither fully institutionalized nor deinstitutionalized but appear as multilayered palimpsests that are being transformed through processes of constant making and remaking.
Patterns in paternal and maternal filicide: A comparative analysis of filicide cases in Turkey
Authors: Özcanlı Tuba , Okur İhsan , Aksoy Poyraz Cana , Kocabaşoğlu Neşe , Aslıyüksek Hızır 
Published: September 2024

AbstractFilicide is the act of a parent killing their own offspring. Previous studies indicate that there are both commonalities and distinctions between filicides committed by mothers and fathers. The main objective of this study was to compare maternal and paternal filicide with a major focus on clinical and sociodemographic features of perpetrators, incident details, and victims. Filicide cases were examined at the bedded unit of the Expertise Department of Observation of the Council of Forensic Medicine that were referred by the Turkish Ministry of Justice. A total of 51 perpetrators and 57 victims were analyzed from June 2014 to December 2023. The perpetrators were daily face‐to‐face interviewed by psychiatry and forensic medicine physicians. There were significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics and psychiatric conditions between maternal and paternal cases. Female perpetrators tended to be younger, unemployed, mostly targeted younger victims and used asphyxiation to kill, whereas males tended to target older victims and utilized firearms. The most common primary cause of filicide in maternal cases was “unwanted pregnancy,” whereas “spousal revenge” and “anger or impulsivity” were predominant in paternal filicides. All perpetrators who were not criminally responsible were mothers, mostly diagnosed with psychotic depression. Unwanted pregnancy, psychotic depression, and postpartum psychosis should be assessed when evaluating risk for mothers, especially for infanticide. The desire for revenge on a spouse, often seen with personality disorders, impulsivity and anger, access to firearms should be screened for risk of paternal filicide, particularly in older victims. Early recognition of these factors can help in implementing prevention strategies.
Unwrapping the immunological alterations in testicular germ cell tumors: From immune homeostasis to malignancy and emerging immunotherapies
Authors: Farahani Hadiseh , Darvishvand Reza , Khademolhosseini Aida , Erfani Nasrollah 
Published: September 2024

AbstractBackgroundTesticular germ cell tumors (TGCTs), derived from primordial germ cells, are rare malignancies with high curative potential. However, the emergence of new evidence indicating that 15% of patients experience tumor progression, leading to death, underscores the need for innovative therapeutics.ObjectivesThis review aimed to explore the immune status in maintaining testicular health and the immune‐related aspects of malignancy. Furthermore, it presents an overview of current data on the use of immunotherapy for TGCT patients.Results and DiscussionRecent advances in immunology have opened a promising avenue for studying diseases and highlighted its role in treating diseases. While the immunopathological facets of TGCTs are not fully understood, investigations suggest a complex interplay among testis‐resident immune cells, testis‐specific cells (i.e., Sertoli cells (SCs) and Leydig cells (LCs)), and immune‐regulating mediators (e.g., sex hormones) in the normal testicle that foster the testicular immune privilege (TIP). Although TIP plays a crucial role in sperm production, it also makes testis vulnerable to tumor development. In the context of cancer‐related inflammation, disruption of TIP leads to an imbalanced immune response, resulting in chronic inflammation that can contribute to testicular tissue dysfunction or loss, potentially aiding in cancer invasion and progression.ConclusionComparing the immune profiles of normal and malignant testes is valuable and may provide insights into different aspects of testicular immunity and immune‐based treatment approaches. For patients resistant to chemotherapy and with a poor prognosis, immunotherapy has shown promising results. However, its effectiveness in treating resistant TGCTs or preventing tumor recurrence is still uncertain.
Romantic and sexual relationships of young adults born very preterm: An individual participant data meta‐analysis
Authors: Mendonça Marina , Ni Yanyan , Baumann Nicole , Darlow Brian A. , Horwood John , Doyle Lex W. , Cheong Jeanie L. Y. , Anderson Peter J. , Bartmann Peter , Marlow Neil , Johnson Samantha , Kajantie Eero , Hovi Petteri , Nosarti Chiara , Indredavik Marit S. , Evensen Kari Anne I. , Räikkönen Katri , Heinonen Kati , van der Pal Sylvia , Woodward Lianne J. , Harris Sarah , Eves Robert , Wolke Dieter 
Published: September 2024

AbstractAimTo compare romantic and sexual relationships between adults born very preterm (VP; <32 weeks of gestation) or with very low birth weight (VLBW; <1500 g) and at term, and to evaluate potential biological and environmental explanatory factors among VP/VLBW participants.MethodsThis individual participant data (IPD) meta‐analysis included longitudinal studies assessing romantic and sexual relationships in adults (mean sample age ≥ 18 years) born VP/VLBW compared with term‐born controls. Following PRISMA‐IPD guidelines, 11 of the 13 identified cohorts provided IPD from 1606 VP/VLBW adults and 1659 term‐born controls. IPD meta‐analyses were performed using one‐stage approach.ResultsIndividuals born VP/VLBW were less likely to be in a romantic relationship (OR 0.49; 95% CI 0.31–0.76), to be married/cohabiting (OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.53–0.92), or to have had sexual intercourse (OR 0.21, 95% CI 0.09–0.36) than term‐born adults. If sexually active, VP/VLBW participants were more likely to experience their first sexual intercourse after the age of 18 years (OR 1.93, 95% CI 1.24–3.01) than term‐born adults. Among VP/VLBW adults, males, and those with neurosensory impairment were least likely to experience romantic relationships.ConclusionsThese findings reflect less optimal social functioning and may have implications for socioeconomic and health outcomes of adults born VP/VLBW.
Letter: Beyond advanced fibrosis—The critical need for assessing NITs performance in identifying F2‐F3 fibrosis. Authors' reply
Authors: McPherson Stuart , Dyson Jessica K. , Jopson Laura , Masson Steven , Patel Preya , Anstee Quentin M. 
Published: September 2024

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to McPherson et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.18061 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.18171.
Long‐term outcomes in children with riboflavin transporter deficiency and surveillance recommendations
Authors: Fennessy Jack R. , Cornett Kayla M. D. , Donlevy Gabrielle A. , Mckay Marnee J. , Burns Joshua , Menezes Manoj P. 
Published: September 2024

AbstractThe aim of this longitudinal case series was to describe long‐term functional outcome in a group of individuals with riboflavin transporter deficiency (RTD) treated with high‐dose oral riboflavin. Data were collected between 2012 to 2022. Eleven individuals with RTD were assessed at 12‐month intervals for monitoring of disease progression. Patients had commenced high‐dose oral riboflavin from the time of genetic diagnosis. Individuals for whom riboflavin supplementation was initiated early after disease onset had better outcomes compared to those in whom diagnosis was delayed. Despite ongoing riboflavin supplementation, the Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease Pediatric Scale (CMTPedS) total score and the subitems of balance and the 6‐Minute Walk Test distance as well as respiratory function worsened, while grip strength improved. There was evidence of improvement in hearing loss and optic atrophy limited to the first 12 months of treatment. While treatment with riboflavin slowed disease progression, patients were left with residual disability. To track disease progression and response to riboflavin supplementation over time, we recommend using the RTD Pediatric Scale and provide a list of clinical measures for regular surveillance of children with RTD.