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Volatility dynamics in energy and agriculture markets: An analysis of domestic and global uncertainty factors
Authors: Simran  , Sharma Anil K. 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
This study aims to explore the intricate relationship between uncertainty indicators and volatility of commodity futures, with a specific focus on agriculture and energy sectors.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors analyse the volatility of Indian agriculture and energy futures using the GARCH-MIDAS model, taking into account different types of uncertainty factors. The evaluation of out-sample predictive capability involves the application of out-sample R-squared test and computation of various loss functions.

Findings
The research outcomes underscore the significant impact of diverse uncertainty factors such as domestic economic policy uncertainty (EPU), global EPU (GEPU), US EPU and geopolitical risk (GPR) on long-run volatility of Indian energy and agriculture (agri) futures. Additionally, the study demonstrates that GPR exhibits superior predictive capability for crude oil futures volatility, while domestic EPU stands out as an effective predictor for agri futures, particularly castor seed and guar gum.

Practical implications
The study offers practical implications for market participants and policymakers to adopt a comprehensive perspective, incorporating diverse uncertainty factors, for informed decision-making and effective risk management in commodity markets.

Originality/value
The research makes an inaugural attempt to examine the impact of domestic and global uncertainty indicators on modelling and predicting volatility in energy and agri futures. The distinctive feature of considering an emerging market also adds a novel dimension to the research landscape.
Unveiling the nexus: organization inclusion, ethical virtues and organizational citizenship behavior in the hospitality sector
Authors: Masood Ayesha , Ding Dan , Agarwal Reeti , Nijjer Shivinder , Sasso Pasquale 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the intricate dynamics within the hospitality service sector, which predominantly employs low-wage and low-skilled workers. These employees frequently encounter challenges related to breaches in their psychological contracts. Despite their critical role in customer service, their experiences are often overlooked in organizational inclusion research. We investigate the relationship between employees’ perceptions of organizational inclusion and their assessments of organizational ethical virtues (OEVs), considering the potential moderating effect of psychological contract breach. Furthermore, it explores how these factors influence customer- and organizationdirected organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs).

Design/methodology/approach
Our research design incorporates a two-stage moderated-mediation model to test our proposed hypotheses empirically. A two-source sample of 451 European hotel managers and employees extends the inquiry with the proposed model. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze the proposed relationships.

Findings
Findings reveal that organization inclusion is positively associated with OEV and employee-perceived OEV mediates an indirect link between organization inclusion on customer-oriented OCB. Moreover, psychological contract breach (P CB) attenuates the association between organization inclusion and OEV at the first stage and OEV, and OCB at the second stage.

Originality/value
The findings robustly corroborate our proposed model. The study findings culminate in a discussion accentuating the extensive implications of our findings for both research and practicality within the hospitality sector. Anchored in empirical revelations, we delineate avenues for future exploration in this pivotal domain.
The cost of debt around the IPO
Authors: Suleiman David 
Published: August 2024

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to provide empirical evidence on a possible economic explanation for changes in borrowing costs of US private firms that are going public.Design/methodology/approachUsing an OLS regression with firm fixed effects and the IPO as an information releasing event that alters information asymmetries between borrowers and lenders and relying on several proxies for pre-IPO information asymmetries, I analyze the impact of the IPO on changes in borrowing costs from before to right after an IPO of firms with high pre-IPO information asymmetries.FindingsMy findings indicate that small firms, firms with high R&D, firms with negative EBITDA and firms with a single lending relationship benefit more from going public by realizing larger decreases in borrowing costs after an IPO than firms with lower pre-IPO information asymmetries. The results are consistent with changing information asymmetries caused by the IPO event playing a role in changes in borrowing costs after the IPO. Furthermore, I provide empirical evidence that a reduction in the lender’s bargaining power due to the IPO event plays an important role in explaining changes in borrowing costs around that time.Originality/valueThis study uses a hand-collected data set of loans obtained from financial statements issued by US firms at the time of their IPO. As a result, I am able to comprehensively document changes of borrowing costs of US private firms going public and shed light on one of the economic forces behind those changes.
Mandatory environmental disclosure policy in the largest carbon emission country
Authors: Cai Wei , Bai Min , Davey Howard 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the impact of corporate environmental transparency (CET) on corporate financial performance under a mandatory environmental disclosure policy in China, the largest carbon-emitting country. It aims to clarify the concept of CET and investigate its short-term financial implications for key pollutant-discharging entities (KPEs).

Design/methodology/approach
A multidimensional model is used to construct a comprehensive CET index for KPEs in China. Empirical tests are conducted to assess the relationship between CET and corporate financial performance.

Findings
The study finds a negative relationship between CET and corporate financial performance in the short term. Increased environmental transparency necessitates higher environmental resource allocation, adversely affecting profits. The results remain unchanged from a battery of robustness tests. Despite mandatory disclosure, companies tend to provide general and vague information rather than specific and meaningful environmental data.

Research limitations/implications
The findings provide rich practical implications for policymakers to improve a mandatory environmental disclosure policy. The paper also contributes to the existing knowledge by developing a measure of CET and presenting new evidence to the debate on whether corporate environmental disclosure can be regarded as transparency.

Practical implications
Policymakers are advised to refine mandatory environmental disclosure regulations to ensure genuine transparency and to implement policy measures that alleviate the financial burdens of companies with high CET levels, thereby encouraging sustainable practices.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to the existing knowledge by developing a measure of CET and providing new evidence on the debate over whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure equates to transparency. It emphasizes the complexity of transparency and the inadequacy of current environmental disclosure practices among KPEs. The study underscores the need for financial support for companies with high CET levels to alleviate short-term financial strains and promote long-term sustainability.
Investigation on influencing factors of wheel polygonization of a plateau high-speed EMU train
Authors: Li Wei , Yang Xiaoxuan , Wang Peng , Wen Zefeng , Han Jian 
Published: August 2024

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the cause of high-order wheel polygonization in a plateau high-speed electric multiple unit (EMU) train.Design/methodology/approachA series of field tests were conducted to measure the vibration accelerations of the axle box and bogie when the wheels of the EMU train passed through tracks with normal rail roughness after re-profiling. Additionally, the dynamic characteristics of the track, wheelset and bogie were also measured. These measurements provided insights into the mechanisms that lead to wheel polygonization.FindingsThe results of the field tests indicate that wheel polygonal wear in the EMU train primarily exhibits 14–16 and 25–27 harmonic orders. The passing frequencies of wheel polygonization were approximately 283–323 Hz and 505–545 Hz, which closely match the dominated frequencies of axle box and bogie vibrations. These findings suggest that the fixed-frequency vibrations originate from the natural modes of the wheelset and bogie, which can be excited by wheel/rail irregularities.Originality/valueThe study provides novel insights into the mechanisms of high-order wheel polygonization in plateau high-speed EMU trains. Futher, the results indicate that operating the EMU train on mixed lines at variable speeds could potentially mitigate high-order polygonal wear, providing practical value for improving the safety, performance and maintenance efficiency of high-speed EMU trains.
HLA‐C*06:02 in Danish patients with psoriasis and response to biological treatment
Authors: Bergmann Mie Siewertsen , Loft Nikolai , Schwarz Christopher Willy , Kaur‐Knudsen Diljit , Zachariae Claus , Skov Lone 
Published: August 2024

AbstractWhether clinical and genetic markers can be used to differentiate patients with varying responses to different psoriasis therapies needs to be elucidated. Here, we assess whether human leukocyte antigen C (HLA‐C)*06:02 is associated with response to biologics. Response to treatment was defined as a Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score of ≤2 (PASI≤ 2) after 3 months. In total, 648 patients with psoriasis initiating treatment with biologics were included; 289 were HLA‐C*06:02 positive and 359 were HLA‐C*06:02 negative. Patients were treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors (n = 469), interleukin (IL)‐12/23 inhibitors (n = 92), IL‐17 inhibitors (n = 78), and IL‐23 inhibitors (n = 9). Significantly more patients positive for HLA‐C*06:02 achieved PASI≤ 2 compared with patients negative for HLA‐C*06:02 when treated with IL‐12/23 inhibitors. There was no significant difference between response in HLA‐C*06:02 positive and negative patients for TNF inhibitors or IL‐17 inhibitors. No analyses were conducted for IL‐23 inhibitors because of the limited number of patients. The data confirm that HLA‐C*06:02 may be used as a biomarker for response to anti‐IL12/23 treatment.
Approaches and methods to study wildlife cancer
Authors: Giraudeau Mathieu , Vincze Orsolya , Dupont Sophie M. , Sepp Tuul , Baines Ciara , Lemaitre Jean‐Francois , Lemberger Karin , Gentès Sophie , Boddy Amy , Dujon Antoine M. , Bramwell Georgina , Harris Valerie , Ujvari Beata , Alix‐Panabières Catherine , Lair Stephane , Sayag David , Conde Dalia A. , Colchero Fernando , Harrison Tara M. , Pavard Samuel , Padilla‐Morales Benjamin , Chevallier Damien , Hamede Rodrigo , Roche Benjamin , Malkocs Tamas , Aktipis Athena C. , Maley Carlo , DeGregori James , Le Loc’h Guillaume , Thomas Frédéric 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

The last few years have seen a surge of interest from field ecologists and evolutionary biologists to study neoplasia and cancer in wildlife. This contributes to the One Health Approach, which investigates health issues at the intersection of people, wild and domestic animals, together with their changing environments. Nonetheless, the emerging field of wildlife cancer is currently constrained by methodological limitations in detecting cancer using non‐invasive sampling. In addition, the suspected differential susceptibility and resistance of species to cancer often make the choice of a unique model species difficult for field biologists.

Here, we provide an overview of the importance of pursuing the study of cancer in non‐model organisms and we review the currently available methods to detect, measure and quantify cancer in the wild, as well as the methodological limitations to be overcome to develop novel approaches inspired by diagnostic techniques used in human medicine.

The methodology we propose here will help understand and hopefully fight this major disease by generating general knowledge about cancer, variation in its rates, tumour‐suppressor mechanisms across species as well as its link to life history and physiological characters. Moreover, this is expected to provide key information about cancer in wildlife, which is a top priority due to the accelerated anthropogenic change in the past decades that might favour cancer progression in wild populations.
Individual differences in text processing and recall in children with and without ADHD
Authors: Ward Olivia , Friesen Deanna C. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe current study examined whether children with and without ADHD differed in text processing when contradictory information was present. Forty‐seven children between 10 and 14 years old performed a self‐paced reading task. Half the passages contained contradictory information. Additionally, language and cognitive skills were assessed to examine the relationships between text processing and individual differences in these abilities (working memory, oral sentence recognition, verbal and non‐verbal intelligence, word reading fluency and decoding ability). Results indicate that the non‐ADHD group modulated their reading behaviour based on the presence of inconsistent information, whereas the ADHD group did so in response to the consistent information. However, this task effect in the ADHD group was primarily observed with children who scored low on background measures (e.g., verbal intelligence, working memory). Additionally, the children with ADHD recalled fewer units of information than their non‐ADHD peers. Correlations demonstrated that the pattern of relationships between the text comprehension measures (i.e., true‐false test and text recall) and the background measures differed between the two groups, such that measures were more closely associated with each other in the ADHD group. Results are discussed in terms of educational implications to support children with ADHD who experience reading comprehension difficulties.
Therapeutic apheresis treatment in rheumatic diseases: Insights from a single‐center experience
Authors: Çimen Güneş Ezgi , Tekgöz Emre , Çolak Seda , Sayın Selim , Şirin Hülya , Aylı Meltem , Çınar Muhammet , Yılmaz Sedat 
Published: August 2024

AbstractIntroductionWe aimed to evaluate the characteristics of the patients with a rheumatologic disease who underwent TPE.MethodA single‐center, retrospective study was conducted between January 2016 and June 2023.ResultsTwenty patients with a median age of 51 years received a median of 6 TPE sessions. Concurrently, immunosuppressive therapy was administered to 18 (90%) of them. During the follow‐up period, 9 patients (45%) died. Creatinine (p = 0.001), C‐reactive protein (p = 0.001), sedimentation rate (p = 0.002), leukocyte (p = 0.003), thrombocyte (p = 0.003), and neutrophil (p = 0.003) counts was decreased after TPE. Similarly, in the ROC analysis of post TPE laboratory parameters, urea, creatinine, CRP, hemoglobin, platelets, and lymphocytes predicted mortality with areas under the curve values ranging from 0.747 to 0.869. In the Cox regression analysis for mortality, creatinine was predictive for mortality (p = 0.030), HR 1.59 (95% CI: 1.05–2.41).ConclusionIn rheumatologic conditions, TPE is beneficial to fill the gap until the effects of immunosuppressants become apparent.
Immune‐inflammatory markers and clinical characteristics as predictors of the depth of response and prognosis of patients with PD‐L1 ≥50% metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer receiving first‐line immunotherapy
Authors: Zheng Xixi , Zhou Lili , Shi Hui , An Juan , Xu Weiran , Ding Xiaosheng , Hua Yichun , Shi Weiwei , Li Xiaoyan 
Published: August 2024

AbstractBackgroundPatients with programmed cell death‐ligand 1 (PD‐L1) ≥50% metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with first‐line immunotherapy showed heterogeneous tumor responses. In this study, we investigated the clinical and immune‐inflammatory markers distinguishing patients with metastatic NSCLC achieving high depth of tumor response (HDPR) from those with non‐high depth of response (NHDPR). The impact of clinical features on the prognosis of patients with PD‐L1 ≥50% were further clarified.MethodsThe clinical characteristics and immune‐inflammatory markers of 17 patients with PD‐L1 ≥50% metastatic NSCLC at Beijing Tiantan Hospital between July 2020 and December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.ResultsAmong the 17 patients, seven (41.2%) patients achieved HDPR (range: −50%, −72%) and 10 (58.8%) patients achieved NHDPR (range: −13%, −45%). Below normal CD4 + T lymphocytes/CD8 + T lymphocytes (CD4/CD8) ratio (p = 0.01) and oncogenes and/or tumor suppressor gene mutations (TP53/KRAS/EGFR) (p = 0.001) were found enriched for NHDPR compared with HDPR. With a median follow‐up of 26.0 months (range: 17.2–34.8 months), the median progression‐free survival (PFS) following first‐line immunotherapy and overall survival (OS) were 9.0 months (95% CI: 5.0–13.0) and not reached (NR), respectively. The neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was identified as an independent prognostic factor on first‐line PFS. Patients with an NLR ≥4 exhibited a shorter median PFS (7.0 months vs. NR; p = 0.033; 95% CI: 1.2–80.2) than those with an NLR <4 following first‐line immunotherapy.ConclusionsAmong patients with PD‐L1 ≥50% metastatic NSCLC who received first‐line immunotherapy, a lower CD4/CD8 ratio and the presence of genes mutations showed a diminished tumor response and a higher NLR ratio exhibited a worse median PFS.
Ghost cells as a two‐phase blood analog fluid: high‐volume and high‐concentration production
Authors: Schürmann Benjamin J. , Creutz Pia , Schmitz‐Rode Thomas , Steinseifer Ulrich , Clauser Johanna C. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractBackgroundHemolysis in mechanical circulatory support systems is currently determined quantitatively. To also locally resolve hemolysis, we are developing a fluorescent hemolysis detection method. This requires a translucent two‐phase blood analog fluid combined with particle image velocimetry, an optical flow field measurement. The blood analog fluid is composed of red blood cell surrogates. However, producing surrogates in sufficient volume is a challenge. We therefore present a high‐volume and high‐concentration production for our surrogates: ghost cells, hemoglobin‐depleted erythrocytes.MethodsIn the ghost cell production, the hemoglobin is removed by a repeated controlled osmolar lysis. We have varied the solution mixture, centrifugation time, and centrifugation force in order to increase production efficiency. The production is characterized by measurements of output volume, hematocrit, transparency, and rheology of the blood analog fluid.ResultsThe volume of produced ghost cells was significantly increased, and reproducibility was improved. An average production of 389 mL of ghost cells were achieved per day. Those ghost cells diluted in plasma have a rheology similar to blood while being permeable to light.ConclusionThe volume of ghost cells produced is sufficient for optical measurements as particle image velocimetry in mechanical circulatory support systems. This makes further work on experimental measurements for a locally resolved hemolysis detection possible.
Mapping review of register‐based cohort studies of bipolar disorder
Authors: Tennant Matthew , Porter Richard , Beaglehole Ben 
Published: August 2024

AbstractObjectivesRegister‐based cohorts allow us to better understand bipolar disorder over a life course. They are inclusive and their long‐term data collection provides a longer scope than most clinical trials. This mapping review provides an overview of register‐based cohort studies of bipolar disorder to inform researchers of the strengths and limitations to this body of research and identify gaps for future research.MethodsA systematic search was performed of Medline, EMBASE, and PsycINFO databases. Cohort studies were included if they focused on bipolar disorder and had a minimum of 1 year of longitudinal data. Studies needed to be from databases that monitor the whole state or national population. A descriptive analysis of the studies' populations and methodology provides an overview of this field of study and identifies evidence gaps.ResultsA hundred and forty‐six studies were included. The majority were from databases in Taiwan (n = 63), Denmark (n = 38), Sweden (n = 23), and Finland (n = 11). Forty‐eight studies focused on aetiological questions. Sixty prognostic studies identified cohorts with bipolar disorder and described the impact of the illness by considering comorbidity, prescribing patterns, social functioning, and mortality. Thirty‐six treatment studies focused on the efficacy and adverse effects of pharmaceuticals and ECT. No studies focused on psychological treatments.ConclusionBipolar disorder research should include register‐based cohorts with greater geopolitical and cultural diversity. Custodians of health registers should consider how non‐pharmaceutical interventions such as psychotherapy are captured. Register‐based cohorts investigating treatments of bipolar disorder should consider long‐term social outcomes alongside the usual clinical outcomes.
A preliminary study of factors associated with accommodation of obsessive‐compulsive symptoms by romantic partners
Authors: Toohey Brianna G. , Quinlan Elly , Reece John , Wootton Bethany M. , Paparo Josephine 
Published: August 2024

AbstractObjectivesThe accommodation of symptoms of obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) by loved ones is highly prevalent and impactful on treatment outcomes; however, little is known about factors that influence accommodation by romantic partners of OCD sufferers. The aim of this preliminary investigation was to explore such correlates.MethodsA community sample of 50 patients self‐identifying with OCD (Mage = 29.3; SD = 9.3; 74% female) and 20 individuals self‐identifying as the partner of someone with OCD (Mage = 32.1; SD = 12.4; 65% female) participated in this study via an online questionnaire.ResultsAssociations were found between partner accommodation of OCD and a range of obsessions and compulsions across the patient and partner samples, as well as patient‐reported symptom severity, functional impairment and negative emotion states. Neuroticism was also positively associated with partner accommodation in the patient sample but did not contribute to its prediction over and above other known correlates of family accommodation. In the partner sample, extraversion was found to be a unique negative correlate of partner accommodation.ConclusionsThese findings highlight the vital role both patient and partner factors play in the accommodation of OCD behaviours by romantic partners and the importance of involving loved ones in the treatment of individuals with OCD.