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The simple analytics of the environmental Kuznets curve: a reformulation
Authors: Chingri Subhrasil , Mondal Debasis 
Published: October 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to review the relationship between per capita income and aggregate emission in an economy populated by rational agents. According to the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis, pollution–income relationship is an inverted U-shaped curve. This paper aims to derive that relationship in an endogenous way and extends the relevant literature in an important way.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper formulated a general equilibrium model of homogenous population with identical tastes and preferences. Production side is modelled with firms operating in a monopolistically competitive environment. The approach is modelling the economy in an analytical way so that closed form solutions can be achieved. Model simulations have also been performed to get a clear view of results.

Findings
This study shows that increasing returns to scale in abatement technology ceases to be a sufficient condition for the generation of the EKC hypothesis. The general equilibrium structure of the model allows studying the endogenous evolution of income, emissions and prices of the abatement goods in a unified setting.

Originality/value
The paper is novel and original in nature. The results are new in the literature. These results extend and generalise the previous research work in this area in an important way. The sufficient condition that is obtained in this study limits the applicability of EKC in an otherwise identical economy as used in previous literature. Therefore, this paper adds value to the ongoing research related to EKC.
Action research on circular economy strategies in fashion retail
Authors: Silva Susana C. , Neiva Carolina Rocha , Dias Joana Carmo 
Published: October 2024

PurposeThe aim of this study is to explore the role and impact of action research in the adoption of circular economy strategies by a fashion retail brand. This exploration is motivated by the need to address the underutilization of action research in management studies, despite its potential to foster a deep understanding of organizational processes and to drive positive transformations. The study seeks to illustrate how action research can contribute to the practical implementation of sustainability initiatives, specifically within the context of new environmental legislation and growing demands for sustainable practices in retailing.Design/methodology/approachThis research employs an action research methodology, particularly suited to the retail field, where understanding and influencing organizational processes are key. Through a detailed case study of a fashion retail brand, the study illustrates how action research facilitates the adoption of circular economy strategies.FindingsThe findings of this study underscore the effectiveness of action research in implementing circular economy strategies within the fashion retail industry. Specifically, it highlights how this approach has led to the successful reduction of waste and reintegration of products into their lifecycle.Originality/valueThe originality of this study lies in its thorough application of action research to measure and refine the outcomes of circular economy strategies in retailing. This novel approach provides substantial insights into the potential of the circular economy to drive practical innovations in business practices within retail.
The comprehensive analysis of magnetohydrodynamic Casson fluid flow with rectangular porous medium through expanding/contracting channel
Authors: Ahmadi Azar Ali , Jalili Payam , Jalili Bahram , Ganji D.D. 
Published: October 2024

PurposeThis study examines fluid flow within a rectangular porous medium bounded by walls capable of expansion or contraction. It focuses on a non-Newtonian fluid with Casson characteristics, incompressibility, and electrical conductivity, demonstrating temperature-dependent impacts on viscosity.Design/methodology/approachThe flow is two-dimensional, unsteady, and laminar, influenced by a small electromagnetic force and electrical conductivity. The Hybrid Analytical and Numerical Method (HAN method) resolves the constitutive differential equations.FindingsThe fluid’s velocity is influenced by the Casson parameter, viscosity variation parameter, and resistive force, while the fluid’s temperature is affected by the radiation parameter, Prandtl number, and power-law index. Increasing the Casson parameter from 0.1 to 50 results in a 4.699% increase in maximum fluid velocity and a 0.123% increase in average velocity. Viscosity variation from 0 to 15 decreases average velocity by 1.42%. Wall expansion (a from −4 to 4) increases maximum velocity by 19.07% and average velocity by 1.09%. The average fluid temperature increases by 100.92% with wall expansion and decreases by 51.47% with a Prandtl number change from 0 to 7.Originality/valueUnderstanding fluid dynamics in various environments is crucial for engineering and natural systems. This research emphasizes the critical role of wall movements in fluid dynamics and offers valuable insights for designing systems requiring fluid flow and heat transfer. The study presents new findings on heat transfer and fluid flow in a rectangular channel with two parallel, porous walls capable of expansion and contraction, which have not been previously reported.
Seizing overflows: exploring how accounting becomes emancipatory
Authors: Plesner Åsa 
Published: October 2024

Purpose
Through an in-depth case study, this paper aims to investigate how workplace struggles can meaningfully change management accounting practices.

Design/methodology/approach
This is an archival study drawing on 10 years of governmental documents, news media and a court case. The theoretical notions of framing and overflowing are used to investigate how a calculative change was introduced, problematized and reverted.

Findings
An initiative to increase care quality through the empowerment of care recipients led to a calculative change and to an intensification of work, which union representatives turned into a health and safety complaint. “Seizing” the overflow from the calculative change and “redirecting” it into the health and safety arena allowed the unions to draw support from the national work health and safety agency. In response, the organization rolled back the calculative change.

Originality/value
This paper introduces the notions of seizing and redirecting overflows. When combined with conduits of overflows, a part of Callon’s (1998) conceptual apparatus that previously has received little attention, these notions constitute a framework that helps identify conditions that make emancipatory uses of accounting and control outputs possible.
Experimental investigation on tailoring compressive properties and energy absorption of 3D printed gradient star re-entrant hybrid auxetic structure
Authors: Sondagar Hardik D. , Kumar Shailendra 
Published: October 2024

Purpose
Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is a widely used 3D printing technique for the fabrication of mechanical metamaterials with intricate geometries. Gradient strategy is applied to geometric parameters of gradient star re-entrant hybrid auxetic (GSRA) structure. Deformation behaviour is studied under compressive loading. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of gradient geometric parameters on mechanical properties, namely, specific strength (SS), specific modulus (SM) and specific energy absorption (SEA).

Design/methodology/approach
Response surface methodology (RSM) is implemented for the design of experiments of gradient geometric parameters to minimize the number of experimental tests. Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene material is used for the fabrication of GSRA structures by FFF technique. The best set of gradient parameters has been optimized maximizing all three responses using RSM and artificial neural network optimization technique.

Findings
During compressive testing, row-wise deformation is observed with two-stage plateau regions, which results in increase in SEA of the structure. Furthermore, based on analysis of variance and 3D response plots, it is found that height gradient is the most influencing gradient geometric parameter on SS and SM, whereas the wall thickness gradient has maximum influence on SEA. Meanwhile, the interaction effect of wall thickness gradient and height gradient has maximum influence on SS, SM and SEA.

Research limitations/implications
This study of applying gradient strategy to geometric parameters is limited to GSRA structure under compressive loading. In addition, findings are valid within the selected range of gradient geometric parameters. These findings are useful for the selection of gradient geometric parameters to maximize SS, SM and SEA of GSRA structure simultaneously. These outcomes pave the way for designing light-weight gradient hybrid auxetic structures in the field of construction, aerospace, automobile and biomedical engineering.

Originality/value
Limited experimental study is available on investigating the influence of gradient geometric parameters on mechanical properties, namely, SS, SM and SEA, and deformation behaviours of hybrid auxetic structures. This study directly addresses the above research gaps.
Physiological and morphological traits affect contemporary range expansion and implications for species distribution modelling in an amphibian species
Authors: Edwards Owen M. , Zhai Lu , Reichert Michael S. , Shaughnessy Ciaran A. , Ozment Logan , Zhang Bo 
Published: October 2024

Abstract

Species range shifts due to climate alterations have been increasingly well‐documented. Although amphibians are one of the most sensitive groups of animals to environmental perturbations due to climate change, almost no studies have offered evidence of poleward distribution shifts in this taxon in response to climate warming. Range shifts would be facilitated by variation in traits associated with the ability of species to persist and/or shift their range in the face of climate change, but the extent and consequences of intraspecific variation in these traits is unclear.

We studied the role of intraspecific variation in the ongoing range shift of green treefrogs (Hyla cinerea) in response to climate change. We explored factors that are often associated with range shifts to test the hypothesis that there are differences in these traits between recently range‐expanded and nearby historical populations. We then tested the consequences of intraspecific variation for modelling climate‐induced range shifts by comparing species distribution models (SDMs) that used as input either data from the entire species range or separate inputs from ‘subpopulations’ corresponding to the historical range or the recently expanded range. We expected that building a separate SDM for each population would more accurately characterize the species range if historical and expanded populations differed in traits related to their response to climate.

We found that critical thermal minimum decreased and thermal breadth increased with latitude, but the effect of latitude was significantly stronger for expanded populations compared to historical populations. Additionally, we found that individuals from expanded populations had longer leg lengths when compared to their historical counterparts. Finally, we found higher model accuracy for one of the population‐level SDMs than the species‐level SDM.

Our results suggest that thermal tolerance and dispersal morphologies are associated with amphibian distributional shifts as these characteristics appear to facilitate rapid range expansion of a native anuran. Additionally, our modelling results emphasize that SDM accuracy could be improved by dividing a species range to consider potential differences in traits associated with climate responses. Future research should identify the mechanisms underlying intraspecific variation along climate gradients to continue improving SDM prediction of range shifts under climate change.
cba‐miR‐222‐3p involved in photoperiod‐induced apoptosis in testes of striped hamsters by targeting TRAF7
Authors: WANG Shuo , XU Jinhui , WANG Xingchen , WANG Mingdi , XUE Huiliang , WU Ming , FAN Chao , CHEN Lei , XU Laixiang 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThe role of miRNAs in the regulation of seasonal reproduction in rodents, particularly in relation to photoperiod changes, is still poorly understood. Previous studies on miRNA transcriptomes of striped hamster (Cricetulus barabensis) testes have indicated that the photoperiodism of testes, especially apoptosis, may be influenced by miRNAs. As a functional miRNA, cba‐miR‐222‐3p in striped hamster testes exhibits suppression under a short photoperiod. To elucidate the potential role of testicular cba‐miR‐222‐3p in the seasonal reproduction of striped hamsters, we exposed male striped hamsters to different photoperiods or injected miRNA agomir into the testes and observed the effects of these treatments, particularly some indicators related to apoptosis. The results showed that the levels of apoptosis in the testes increased in short daylength, accompanied by a significant decrease in cba‐miR‐222‐3p expression and an increase in TRAF7 expression. Dual luciferase reporter assays verified the targeting relationship between cba‐miR‐222‐3p and TRAF7 predicted by bioinformatics. In addition, the expression of TRAF7 decreased in the testes, which injected miRNA agomir, leading to inhibition of apoptosis, and the expression of key genes (MEKK3, p38, p53) in the downstream MAPK signaling pathway of TRAF7 was suppressed. These results suggest that short daylength induces testicular apoptosis in striped hamsters, and one possible mechanism is that the decreased expression of miR‐222‐3p in testes reduces the repression of TRAF7 translation, thereby activating the MAPK pathway and affecting the level of testicular apoptosis. These findings reveal the potential role of miR‐222‐3p in animal reproduction and provide new insights into the regulation of rodent populations.
Dis/incremental Dwelling and the Right to the Beach in Jamestown, Accra, Ghana
Authors: Malkoc Bianca , Johnson Leigh 
Published: October 2024

AbstractIn mid‐2020, the municipal authority of Accra, Ghana levelled the dwellings of approximately 450 residents remaining in an informal beach settlement in Jamestown, long the centre of an artisanal fishing economy. The destruction marked the culmination of at least four demolition cycles to clear ground for a Chinese‐financed commercial harbour. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between demolitions, we demonstrate how residents erected smaller, more precarious structures designed for ease of disassembly/reassembly using cheaper, salvaged building materials—a tactic we term dis/incremental dwelling. We interpret these practices of everyday refusal as asserting residents’ “right to the beach”—a claim to access beach and marine space, to participate in convivial associative life and the informal fishing economy, and to resist political marginalisation from infrastructure development and ocean grabbing. The right to the beach provides a conceptual and political vocabulary to centre just coastal futures in urban West Africa and beyond.
Midwifery Continuity of Care During Pregnancy, Birth, and the Postpartum Period: A Matched Cohort Study
Authors: Lundborg L. , Åberg K. , Liu X. , Norman M. , Stephansson O. , Pettersson K. , Ekborn M. , Cnattingius S. , Ahlberg M. 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTObjectiveTo compare pregnancy outcomes in a midwifery continuity of care (MCoC) model to standard midwifery care in Sweden.DesignMatched cohort study.SettingPublic healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth, Stockholm, Sweden.PopulationWomen giving birth at Karolinska University Hospital site Huddinge in Stockholm between January 1, 2019, and August 31, 2021.MethodsData on all births including MCoC and standard care, during the time period, were retrieved from the national Swedish Pregnancy Register. Propensity score matching was applied to obtain a matched set from the standard care group for every woman in the MCoC model. Based on the matched cohort, we estimated risk ratios (RR) for binary outcomes with 95% confidence intervals (CI).Main Outcome MeasuresInterventions during labor, mode of birth, and preterm birth (< 37 gestational weeks).ResultsCompared with standard care, women in the MCoC model were more likely to give birth spontaneously (RR 1.06 95% CI 1.02–1.10) and less likely to have an elective cesarean on maternal request (RR 0.24 95% CI 0.11–0.51). The risk of preterm birth was also reduced in the MCoC group (RR 0.51 95% CI 0.32–0.82).ConclusionThe MCoC model was associated with fewer medical interventions and improved pregnancy outcomes.
Ensuring that psychological interventions are delivered as intended on mental health inpatient wards
Authors: Berry Katherine , Handerer Fritz , Bucci Sandra , Penn Georgia , Morley Helen , Raphael Jessica , Lovell Karina , Price Owen , Edge Dawn , Drake Richard J. , Haddock Gillian 
Published: October 2024

AbstractObjectivesTalk, Understand and Listen for InPatient Settings (TULIPS) was a multi‐centred randomized control trial of an intervention that aimed to increase patient access to psychological therapies on acute mental health wards. This paper aims to: (i) describe a strategy for designing a psychological intervention that is implementable in inpatient mental health settings; (ii) describe methods for assessing the fidelity of interventions within these settings; (iii) report on the extent to which fidelity was achieved in the TULIPS trial.MethodsThe TULIPS intervention was designed using information from a systematic review, stakeholder interviews, pilot work and a consensus workshop. We assessed fidelity to the model in terms of the delivery and dose of essential elements of the intervention, quality of intervention delivery, engagement of participants with the intervention and differentiation between the intervention and usual care.ResultsAlthough the TULIPS intervention targeted known barriers to the delivery of psychological interventions on mental health wards, we found issues in implementing aspects of the intervention that were dependent upon the participation of members of the multidisciplinary team. Psychologists were able to overcome barriers to delivering individual therapy to patients as this provision was not reliant on the availability of other staff.ConclusionsThe intervention period in the study was 6 months. A greater period of time with a critical mass of psychological practitioners is needed to embed psychological interventions on inpatient wards. Our fidelity framework and assessment methods can be used by other researchers implementing and testing psychological therapies within inpatient environments.
Association of human leucocyte antigen loci with vaccine‐induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia: Potential role of the interaction between platelet factor 4‐derived peptides and MHC‐II
Authors: Petito Eleonora , Bury Loredana , Antunes Heck Lilian , Sadler Brooke , De Candia Erica , Podda Gian Marco , Falanga Anna , Stefanini Lucia , Boccatonda Andrea , Sciancalepore Patrizia , Florio Igor , Imbalzano Egidio , Marcucci Rossella , Noris Patrizia , Panella Marta , Santoro Rita Carlotta , Turi Maria Costanza , Vaudo Gaetano , Di Paola Jorge , Rondina Matthew T. , Gresele Paolo 
Published: October 2024

SummaryNo risk factors have been identified for vaccine‐induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) so far. The aim of this study was to identify human leucocyte antigen (HLA) alleles potentially associated with VITT susceptibility. Specific HLA class II alleles were detected with significantly higher frequency in VITT patients compared with Italian controls: DPB1*17:01, DQA1*05:01, and DRB1*11:04. In silico analysis revealed increased affinity of DRB1*11:04 for a platelet factor 4 (PF4)‐derived peptide, ITSLEVIKA, that contains two amino acids present in the specific binding site of anti‐PF4 antibodies from VITT patients. Our findings show for the first time a genetic predisposition to developing anti‐PF4 antibodies in response to Ad‐vector vaccines.
Language Development of Japanese Children Raised in Institutional Care
Authors: Okumura Yuko , Higuchi Hiroki , Sakamoto Yuka , Minami Yasuhiro , Mugitani Ryoko , Ito Kayoko , Kobayashi Tessei 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTBackgroundNurturing environments have a critical influence on children's language development. It is unclear to what extent nurturing environments in institutions influence children's language development.MethodsThe present study investigated the early lexical development in Japanese children raised in institutional care (IC) (N = 86; 10–33 months; 37 boys) and compared their lexical skills to a large sample of age peers being raised in biological family care (BFC) (N = 1897; 937 boys) using vocabulary checklists.ResultsOur results present three main findings: (1) Japanese IC children did not exhibit a delay in productive vocabulary compared with BFC children, although their comprehensive vocabulary was delayed; (2) IC children who experienced maltreatment showed poorer vocabulary scores than non‐maltreated IC children; (3) both the duration at the institution and the number of books read to them significantly predicted children's vocabulary scores.ConclusionOur study suggests that the Japanese institutions included in the present study did not show a negative impact, at least on productive vocabulary, and may competently foster children's language development. We discussed the relationship between institutional environments and children's language development.
Genetic Variants Supporting the Diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in Japan
Authors: Hijikata Minako , Morimoto Kozo , Ito Masashi , Wakabayashi Keiko , Miyabayashi Akiko , Yamada Hiroyuki , Keicho Naoto 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTPrimary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD; OMIM 244400) is a rare genetic disorder affecting motile cilia and is characterized by impaired mucociliary clearance in the airway epithelium that leads to chronic oto‐sinopulmonary manifestations. To date, over 50 PCD‐causing genes have been identified, with these genes and their variants varying globally across populations. We performed targeted resequencing of 42 PCD‐causative genes in 150 Japanese patients suspected of having PCD and identified pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in 51 patients. Among these, 24 patients exhibited a homozygous deletion of DRC1 exons 1–4, the most common cause of PCD in Japan. The allele frequency of this deletion was estimated at 0.0034 (95% CI: 0.0025–0.0044), based on bioinformatic analysis of 7906 whole‐genome sequences from the general Japanese population. Additionally, RNA sequencing of nasal samples supplemented in silico variant predictions, aiding in the identification of causative variants. Considering potential ethnic differences, it is essential to accumulate global data on these variants and their functional impacts.