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Cognitive as opposed to affective country image: the moderating effect of cognition-affect intra-valence nature
Authors: Ma Lin , Bian Xuemei , Song Zening 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
Taking the lens of a cue diagnosticity framework and affective primacy theory, this study aims to examine the relative effects of cognitive and affective country image on consumer cognitive judgement, affective evaluation and behavioural tendency in one integrated model. It also explores how the direct effects may vary with the intra-valence nature (ambivalent vs. univalent) of cognition-affect.

Design/methodology/approach
The proposed research model was tested using data from a large Chinese sample and consumer responses to products from four countries − the USA, Japan, Brazil and India.

Findings
The results show that the relative effects of cognitive and affective country image are complex and differ by the intra-valence nature of cognition-affect. On a general level, cognitive and affective country image exert equal influence on affective evaluation and behavioural tendency. In contrast, cognitive country image demonstrates a more prominent effect than affective country image on cognitive judgement. Compared with univalent, ambivalent cognition-affect strengthens the positive impact of affective country image but does not significantly alter the positive impact of cognitive country image on consumer reactions.

Originality/value
This research contributes to the ongoing debate regarding implications of two focal aspects of macro country image by revealing their relative importance in an integrated framework and enriches country-of-origin research through unveiling the uni/ambivalent cognition-affect as a moderator of the relationship between cognitive/affective country image and consumer reactions. The research findings provide implications as to whether and when marketing strategies should focus on leveraging positive (negative) cognitive or affective country image.
Local power, global reach: the rise and impact of domestic payment networks in the financial landscape
Authors: Aysan Ahmet Faruk , Ozturk Ozcan , Selim Noha Hesham 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
There is an increasing shift toward cashless societies worldwide, with electronic payment networks at the forefront of facilitating this transition. The purpose of this research is to explore the critical role of domestic payment networks and to propose recommendations for the effective implementation of such networks.

Design/methodology/approach
This research paper uses a multiple-case study design, informed by global best practices in domestic payment systems. Using thematic and content analysis methodologies, this research rigorously analyzes secondary data sources to investigate the strategic importance of domestic payment networks to national economies and the motivations driving their developments.

Findings
This paper illuminates the role of domestic payment networks in advancing cost-effective transactions, enhancing financial inclusion and safeguarding national sovereignty. It highlights the growing trend among nations to prioritize the development of their own payment systems. The research further explores the strategic initiatives undertaken by governments to prefer domestic over multinational networks, thereby maintaining control over their financial systems and safeguarding economic interests. Additionally, the study addresses the challenges these networks face, providing a thorough analysis that serves as insight for policymakers and financial institutions aiming to develop and improve their domestic payment infrastructures amidst current and future challenges.

Originality/value
This study contributes to the existing literature on domestic payment networks by studying their significance within the global financial ecosystem, particularly highlighting their role in advancing financial inclusion and ensuring national financial sovereignty. This research paper uses competition state theory as a foundation for its arguments and provides policy and practical recommendations for policymakers and financial institutions. Through this synthesis, the research aims to facilitate the enhancement and strategic development of domestic payment infrastructures globally.
The effect of startup marketing agility on new product creativity and new product performance: the moderating effect of technological turbulence
Authors: Jun Woo-Suk , Yi Ho-Taek , Amenuvor Fortune Edem 
Published: September 2024

PurposeThis study aims to examine the effect of marketing agility of startup companies on their new product creativity and new product performance while examining the moderating role of technological turbulence.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 319 South Korean startups and empirically analyzed using structural equations modeling technique.FindingsFirst, marketing agility is a potent catalyst that positively influences the novelty and meaningfulness of new products, thereby enhancing new product creativity. Second, marketing agility contributes significantly to new product performance across multiple dimensions, including market, financial, and customer performances. Third, this study underscores the pivotal role of new product creativity, with both novelty and meaningfulness proving to be key drivers of improved new product performance. Technological turbulence is revealed as a moderating force, amplifying the positive relationship between new product novelty and performance. However, while it substantiates some moderating effects, the study does not find significant support for the role of technological turbulence in moderating the relationships among new product meaningfulness, marketing agility, and new product performance.Originality/valueTo the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to analyze the effect of startups’ marketing agility on new product creativity and performance considering the moderating effect of technological turbulence, especially in the South Korean context. This study offers practical insights emphasizing the indispensability of marketing agility for startups operating in rapidly evolving markets. Additionally, it advocates a strategic emphasis on novelty in high-tech turbulence scenarios to bolster new product performance.
Politicizing and economizing – domestic water charges in Ireland – from a free public service, to pay-by-volume, and back again
Authors: Quinn Martin , Feeney Orla 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to explore why a country with significant under-investment in water infrastructure has not successfully imposed domestic water charges. Drawing on an economization lens, it examines how an economy emerged in the imposition of water charges but was subsequently hidden due to their politically motivated suspension.

Design/methodology/approach
Drawing on documentary evidence, a theoretically informed examination of the “economization” process is set out. This examination recognizes the central role sustainability plays in water management but illustrates how sustainability must be integrated with environmental, social, economic, cultural and political factors.

Findings
The findings set out the challenges experienced by a state-owned water company as they attempt to manage domestic water charges. The paper reveals that while the suspension of water charges has hidden the “economy” within government subvention, the economic and sustainable imperative to invest in and pay for water remains, but is enveloped within a political “hot potato” bringing about a quasi-political/quasi-economic landscape.

Practical implications
The findings demonstrate how the effective and sustainable management of domestic water supply requires collaboration between multiple participants, including the government, the European Union, private citizens and the water protest movement.

Social implications
While highlighting the challenges faced by a country that has seriously under-invested in its water resources, the paper reflects the societal consequences of charging individuals for water, raising important questions about what water actually is – a right, a product or a political object.

Originality/value
Showing how an economy around domestic water supply in Ireland was revealed, but subsequently hidden in “the political”, the paper illustrates how sustainability is as much about economics and politics as it is about ecological balance and natural resources.
Greenwashing effects inside organizations: How does it affect organizational citizenship behaviours for the environment (OCBEs)?
Authors: Santos Célia , Coelho Arnaldo , Marques Alzira 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
Based on social and moral identification theories, this investigation aims to analyse how corporate greenwashing impacts employees' organizational citizenship behaviours for the environment (OCBEs), both directly and through job satisfaction and affective commitment.

Design/methodology/approach
Data collected from a questionnaire administered to 398 Portuguese employees who recognized greenwashing practices in their employer firms was analysed using structural equation modelling techniques through AMOS.

Findings
The results show that greenwashing has destructive effects on job satisfaction, affective commitment and OCBEs. This means that in the presence of greenwashing, the work environment is impacted to such an extent that employees are less eager to give their best: their voluntary actions aimed at environmental improvement fade. Thus, greenwashing adversely affects OCBEs, both directly and through job satisfaction and affective commitment.

Originality/value
This study advances the human resources management literature by providing an improved insight into the harmful consequences of greenwashing on employees' emotions and, consequently, their voluntary engagement in environmental extra-role activities that are not directly related to their contractual duties.
Marriage in displacement: Gendered (self)resettlement strategies of Syrian women in Egypt
Authors: Taha Dina M. 
Published: September 2024

AbstractDrawing on fieldwork data among Syrian refugee women marrying Egyptian men amid forced migration, I explore how displacement reshapes the meaning and purpose of marriage. Many such unions, often customary or polygamous, provoke comparisons to forced marriage and gender‐based violence. Bypassing the reductive exploitation and static narratives, I ask: How does displacement alter refugee women's perceptions of marriage's purpose? And can marriage serve as a strategic tool for (self)resettlement? This investigation urges us to reevaluate the existing range of resettlement options and criteria, offering fresh perspectives on marital strategies post‐displacement. Rather, similar marriages often stem from both affective and practical considerations, challenging colonial dichotomies (e.g., agent/victim) and reinstating the role of factors such as social capital in the trajectories of the uprooted. This study expands understanding of gendered and Othered refugee experiences, highlighting marriage's transformative role in forced displacement and resettlement. It contributes to ongoing discussions on marriage, displacement, and resettlement, urging a nuanced approach that acknowledges the complexities of refugee agency and adaptation.
Comparison of GPR signals over simulated clandestine graves with domestic pigs (Sus Scrofa domesticus) and human remains
Authors: Armstrong Aidan , Doro Kennedy O. , Cristino Katrina , Ribéreau‐Gayon Agathe , Forbes Shari L. , Wadsworth William T. D. , Bank Carl‐Georg 
Published: September 2024

AbstractStudies assessing the use of ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) for locating unmarked human graves commonly use pigs as proxies, with recent concerns about the adequacy of pigs as substitutes for humans. Also, there is little agreement on how to identify and describe GPR signals associated with graves. Hence, this project's aim is to compare GPR signals acquired over simulated clandestine graves with pig and human remains. We established human, pig, and control graves at the REST[ES] human decomposition facility in May 2022 and monitored the graves over 17 months using a 250 MHz antenna GPR system. Our results showed the presence of perturbed and V‐shaped reflectors, diffraction hyperbolas, and reflectors with amplitude loss at depth between 0.6 and 0.75 m in the radargram for graves with human and pig remains. We corroborate recent studies which concluded that the use of proxies is a viable alternative to human cadavers. The observed radar signatures were classified into five key patterns, which are characteristic of similar data collected with 250 MHz above graves reported in the literature. These classes are: V‐shaped dipping reflections from grave walls (class A), small hyperbolic reflections superimposed onto a near‐linear reflector (class B), hyperbolic reflections from remains within the grave (class C), new high‐amplitude reflection patterns (class D) and significant loss or interruption of reflections (class E). Our proposed classification can help streamline future investigations where the goal is to interpret burials within large GPR datasets and provide language to communicate these results to the broader scientific community.
Concepts and criteria defining emerging microbiome applications
Authors: Kostic Tanja , Schloter Michael , Arruda Paulo , Berg Gabriele , Charles Trevor C. , Cotter Paul D. , Kiran George Seghal , Lange Lene , Maguin Emmanuelle , Meisner Annelein , van Overbeek Leo , Sanz Yolanda , Sarand Inga , Selvin Joseph , Tsakalidou Effie , Smidt Hauke , Wagner Martin , Sessitsch Angela 
Published: September 2024

AbstractIn recent years, microbiomes and their potential applications for human, animal or plant health, food production and environmental management came into the spotlight of major national and international policies and strategies. This has been accompanied by substantial R&D investments in both public and private sectors, with an increasing number of products entering the market. Despite widespread agreement on the potential of microbiomes and their uses across disciplines, stakeholders and countries, there is no consensus on what defines a microbiome application. This often results in non‐comprehensive communication or insufficient documentation making commercialisation and acceptance of the novel products challenging. To showcase the complexity of this issue we discuss two selected, well‐established applications and propose criteria defining a microbiome application and their conditions of use for clear communication, facilitating suitable regulatory frameworks and building trust among stakeholders.
Feedstock variability impacts the bioconversion of sugar and lignin streams derived from corn stover by Clostridium tyrobutyricum and engineered Pseudomonas putida
Authors: Ruhl Ilona A. , Nelson Robert S. , Katahira Rui , Kruger Jacob S. , Chen Xiaowen , Haugen Stefan J. , Ingraham Morgan A. , Woodworth Sean P. , Alt Hannah , Ramirez Kelsey J. , Peterson Darren J. , Ding Ling , Laible Philip D. , Linger Jeffrey G. , Salvachúa Davinia 
Published: September 2024

AbstractFeedstock variability represents a challenge in lignocellulosic biorefineries, as it can influence both lignocellulose deconstruction and microbial conversion processes for biofuels and biochemicals production. The impact of feedstock variability on microbial performance remains underexplored, and predictive tools for microbial behaviour are needed to mitigate risks in biorefinery scale‐up. Here, twelve batches of corn stover were deconstructed via deacetylation, mechanical refining, and enzymatic hydrolysis to generate lignin‐rich and sugar streams. These batches and their derived streams were characterised to identify their chemical components, and the streams were used as substrates for producing muconate and butyrate by engineered Pseudomonas putida and wildtype Clostridium tyrobutyricum, respectively. Bacterial performance (growth, product titers, yields, and productivities) differed among the batches, but no strong correlations were identified between feedstock composition and performance. To provide metabolic insights into the origin of these differences, we evaluated the effect of twenty‐three isolated chemical components on these microbes, including three components in relevant bioprocess settings in bioreactors, and we found that growth‐inhibitory concentrations were outside the ranges observed in the streams. Overall, this study generates a foundational dataset on P. putida and C. tyrobutyricum performance to enable future predictive models and underscores their resilience in effectively converting fluctuating lignocellulose‐derived streams into bioproducts.
Rejuvenation of the reconstitution potential and reversal of myeloid bias of aged HSCs upon pH treatment
Authors: Kumar Sachin , Vassallo Jeffrey D. , Nattamai Kalpana J. , Hassan Aishlin , Vollmer Angelika , Karns Rebekah , Sacma Mehmet , Nemkov Travis , D'Alessandro Angelo , Geiger Hartmut 
Published: September 2024

AbstractAged hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) show reduced reconstitution potential, limiting their use in transplantation settings in the clinic. We demonstrate here that exposure of aged HSCs ex vivo to a pH of 6.9 instead of the commonly used pH of 7.4 results in enhanced HSCs potential that is consistent with rejuvenation, including attenuation of the myeloid bias of aged HSC and restoration of a youthful frequency of epigenetic polarity. Rejuvenation of aged HSCs by pH 6.9 is, at least in part, due to alterations in the polyamine/methionine pathway within pH 6.9 HSCs, and consequently, attenuation of the production of spermidine also attenuated aging of HSCs. Exposure of aged HSCs to pH 6.9, or pharmacological targeting of the polyamine pathway, might thus extend the use of HSCs from aged donors for therapeutic applications.
Evaluating the impact of the fourth round of China's poverty alleviation program
Authors: Huang Kaixing , You Yaxuan 
Published: September 2024

AbstractThis study evaluates the impact of China's fourth round of the poverty alleviation program, which targeted 14 contiguous destitute areas containing 680 counties and a population of 240 million. From 2012 to 2019, China allocated a total of 813.6 billion yuan (US$126.1 billion), primarily to economic development programs within these 14 areas. Using county‐level data from 2006 to 2019, our difference‐in‐differences and difference‐in‐discontinuities estimates suggest that the program increased GDP per capita in the 14 areas by over 45% from 2012 to 2019, with substantial gains observed in both the agricultural and nonagricultural sectors. Our preferred estimates suggest that the rate of return to the program ranged from 155.8% to 165.8%. Using data from over 14,500 rural households from 2006 to 2015, we find that the program significantly elevated rural income and reduced rural poverty. Although the income growth of extremely poor households was driven more by agricultural income growth, the income growth of relatively poor households primarily resulted from nonagricultural sources.
Effect of sperm DNA fragmentation on the cumulative live birth rate in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment
Authors: Qu Zaiqing , Zhao Di , Wang Longda , Yang Shiyu , Zhao Shuhua 
Published: September 2024

AbstractBackgroundSperm DNA fragmentation testing is a valuable tool for predicting male infertility independent of routine semen analysis. However, it remains unclear whether sperm DNA fragmentation affects in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomes, especially their live birth rates. This study aimed to investigate the effects of sperm DNA fragmentation on the cumulative live birth rates over 1 year of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment.MethodsThis retrospective study included 5050 couples who had undergone in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment from 2016 to 2022. These patients were divided into four groups according to their sperm DNA fragmentation percentages (group 1: sperm DNA fragmentation ≤10%, group 2: > 10% to ≤20%, group3: > 20% to ≤30%, and group 4: > 30%) determined using the sperm chromatin dispersion assay. Both conservative and optimistic methods were used for estimating cumulative live birth rates, the primary outcome, was defined as an ongoing pregnancy leading to live birth that had arisen from all embryo transfers performed within 1 year following the first ovum pick‐up.ResultsThe conservative and optimistic cumulative live birth rates showed no significant differences between sperm DNA fragmentation groups when total patients or in vitro fertilization patients were analyzed while adjusting for the confounders. However, compared with those in the group with low sperm DNA fragmentation values (≤10%), the conservative cumulative live birth rate was significantly decreased in intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients in the group with sperm DNA fragmentation > 30%, and the optimistic cumulative live birth rates were significantly decreased in intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients in the three groups with high sperm DNA fragmentation values (> 10% to ≤20%, > 20% to ≤30%, > 30%). These results were further confirmed by the analyses of smooth curves generated by generalized additive models. In intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients, the cumulative live birth rates decreased significantly as the sperm DNA fragmentation increased (p = 0.034), and these effects were stronger with the increase in female age. A similar pattern of correlation between sperm DNA fragmentation and cumulative live birth rate was found in in vitro fertilization patients, but the correlation was not significant (p = 0.232).Discussion and conclusionSperm DNA fragmentation has a significant effect on the cumulative probability of achieving a live birth during 1 year of treatment involving intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
Renal resistive index in patients supported with a durable continuous flow left ventricular assist device
Authors: Barua S. , Robson D. , Eckford H. , Macdonald P. , Muthiah K. , Hayward C. S. 
Published: September 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe impact of continuous flow resulting from contemporary left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) on renal vascular physiology is unknown. Renal resistive index (RRI) reflects arterial compliance, as well as renal vascular resistance, contributed by afferent and efferent arteriolar tone, the renal interstitium as well as renal venous pressures.MethodsProspective, single center study with renal Doppler evaluation at baseline (pre‐implant) and at 3‐months support. Outcomes assessed include need for post‐operative renal replacement therapy (RRT), worsening renal function (WRF) defined as persistent increase from pre‐implant KDIGO chronic kidney disease stage, right ventricular (RV) failure, and survival to transplantation.ResultsPre‐implant RRI did not predict cardiorenal outcomes including right heart failure, need for renal replacement therapy or worsening renal function. Post‐implant RRI was significantly lower than pre‐implant RRI, with a distinct Doppler waveform characteristic of continuous flow. Post‐implant renal end‐diastolic velocity, but not RRI, correlated strongly with LVAD flow (Spearman rho −0.99, p < 0.001), with trend toward correlation with mean arterial pressure (Spearman's rho 0.63, p = 0.129). There was a negative correlation between post‐implant RRI and mean pulmonary artery pressure (Spearman's rho −0.81, p = 0.049), likely driven by elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (Spearman's rho −0.83, p = 0.058).ConclusionThe hemodynamic contributors to RRI in LVAD supported patients are complex. Higher mean pulmonary artery and pulmonary capillary wedge pressures seen in lower RRI may reflect a smaller difference in systolic and diastolic flow. Future simultaneous Doppler assessment of the LVAD outflow graft and RRI may help understand the hemodynamic interactions contributing to this index.