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Evaluation of green governance of energy projects along the Belt and Road
Authors: Chen Haonan , Wan Anxia , Wei Guo , Benhong Peng 
Published: July 2024

PurposeThis study aims to enhance the assessment of green governance in energy projects along the Belt and Road, reduce the influence of fuzzy judgment, and construct a grey network analysis model from the perspective of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG).Design/methodology/approachThe ESG concept is used to establish an evaluation indicator system. The Analytic Network Process (ANP) and the Grey System Theory are applied sequentially to determine the green governance grade of energy projects, exemplified by an evaluation of five projects.FindingsThe Karot hydropower project has the best green governance status among the five projects and is of excellent grade. This is followed by the Hongfeng photovoltaic project, the De Aar wind power project, and the Yamal liquefied natural gas project, which are of good grade. The Lamu coal power station project has the worst green governance and is at a medium level.Practical implicationsThis study can assist Belt and Road energy projects in identifying their deficiencies and promoting sustainable development by providing a robust framework for green governance evaluation.Originality/valueThe indicator system developed in this study includes social and project governance aspects in addition to environmental performance, reflecting the comprehensive green governance status of projects. The combined use of ANP and grey system theory fully considers the mutual influence relationship between indicators and improves the objectivity of green governance grade judgment.
The rise of the egocentric brand and consumer: the case of soulbound tokens (SBT)
Authors: Ramadan Zahy 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
The development of the next Web 3.0 digital generation will be built on a decentralized society and blockchain technologies such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and “soulbound tokens” (SBTs). These technologies will enable a digital proof of personhood that would make it possible for people to differentiate themselves through their unique credentials and reputation. SBTs can include unique information relating to the user’s identity that can enhance consumer’s self-perception, uniqueness and reputation building. The literature remains scant on the underlying consequences of SBTs from a consumer behavior perspective, and consequently the implications for brands given rising egocentric consumer needs which this study addresses.

Design/methodology/approach
This study adopted an exploratory approach using in-depth interviews with experts to increase our understanding related to SBTs, and their potential impact on consumers’ behaviors and brands’ marketing strategies.

Findings
The findings unveiled an SBT-led egocentrism cycle comprising the following stages: penetration and proliferation of SBTs, consumers’ need for uniqueness and differentiation, brand’s reputation, brand’s personality matching, brand-based NFTs’ characteristics and shift in the competitive landscape for both consumers and brands.

Originality/value
This research is among the first to study SBTs and their potential impact in the Web 3.0 environment where digital identities and ownership are decentralized and authentic.
Insights on the role of performance measurement systems in the digital servitization landscape: a longitudinal case study
Authors: Marelli Alessandro , Dello Sbarba Andrea 
Published: July 2024

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of performance measurement systems (PMS) within the context of digital servitization (DS), especially in collaborations involving multiple actors. The paper adopts a bottom-up ecosystem perspective to gain insights into how companies can effectively manage the complexities of digital transformation in the servitization domain.Design/methodology/approachThis research draws upon a longitudinal case study within the wine and spirit supply chain. It focuses on a logistics company, “GR”, which has promoted a DS strategy to offer advanced services and enhance the competitiveness of the entire ecosystem.FindingsThe study offers valuable insights into the evolution of PMS roles throughout the DS journey, promoting cooperation, coordination, collaboration and control among ecosystem actors, thereby facilitating the development of a DS strategy.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is focused on a logistics company with unique capabilities and networks. Future research should include a broader range of contexts. Furthermore, our analysis focuses on the initial stages of ecosystem emergence, particularly the initiation and momentum phases. Further research should explore how DS impacts organizations in the following ecosystem phases.Practical implicationsThis research offers valuable insights for managers, particularly in the development of DS strategy. It underscores the significance of PMS as key facilitators in crafting DS strategy and in the broader ecosystem evolution. The findings demonstrate that PMS is instrumental across different phases of the servitization process, improving aspects such as performance monitoring, resource allocation, collaboration and communication. Moreover, this study emphasizes the importance for small and medium-sized enterprises manufacturers and logistics firms to build and nurture collaborative relationships with various supply chain stakeholders to successfully implement a servitization strategy. In the wine industry, embracing a multiactor perspective is crucial. The delivery of advanced services necessitates a wide spectrum of knowledge and skills on one hand, and adaptability and flexibility in developing relationships on the other.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the literature on management accounting by exploring the role of PMS in DS. It reveals that PMS acts as a fundamental enabler, promoting seamless coordination and collaboration among various actors involved in DS. This sheds light on the transformative potential of PMS in creating a collaborative environment, where multiple organizations work together to offer value-added services.
Crack detection and localization in composite plates by intersection of first three normalized mode shape curves from experimental modal analysis
Authors: Shinagam Rama Krishna , Vengalasetti Deepak Raj Kumar , Maruvada Tarun 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
This study aims to identify the location of cracks in composite plates using a normalized mode shape curve algorithm. Crack in any structure is a destructive occurrence. Detecting these cracks early is pivotal for ensuring safety and preventing potential accidents. To prevent failure of structures, it is crucial to detect these cracks effectively and take the necessary precautions. Hence, crack detection and localization techniques are used to avoid sudden failures of structures while in operation.

Design/methodology/approach
An experimental modal analysis is conducted on composite plates with and without cracks to determine the natural frequencies and mode shapes. For this purpose, an impact hammer, uniaxial accelerometer and four-channel vibration analyzer are used to find the natural frequencies and mode shapes. Numerical modal analysis is performed on no crack and cracked composite plates using ANSYS software, and these are validated by the experimental modal analysis results. The normalized mode shapes algorithm is trained using test data of the first three natural frequencies collected from numerical modal analysis on different cracked composite plates for localization of crack.

Findings
The natural frequencies derived from both experimental modal analysis and numerical modal analysis exhibit a variance of 9.6%. The estimation of the crack location is achieved with exceptional precision by intersecting the first three normalized mode shapes. The first three normalized mode shape curve intersections provide a solid indication of the crack’s location. As the difference in error between the actual and estimated crack locations is only 0.9%.

Originality/value
This study introduces the first application of experimental modal analysis in conjunction with the normalized mode shape curve algorithm for localizing cracks in composite plates. The normalization process of mode shapes, derived from experimental modal analysis, forms a fundamental component of the mode shape curve algorithm specifically designed for crack localization. Combining experimental modal analysis with a specific algorithm of normalizing mode shapes is used to identify and locate cracks within these composite plates.
From Trauma to Trust: The Case for Integrating Reconciliation Practices
Authors: Kyprianides Arabella , Taylor Emmeline 
Published: July 2024

AbstractDeep‐seated historical traumas continue to ricochet through communities, mediating how contemporary policing is viewed and experienced. This article presents a case for embedding reconciliation practices into policing strategies to repair and rebuild frayed relations with the public. It examines the practical applications of reconciliation practices, some barriers to implementation and suggested strategies for overcoming resistance. Drawing from limited, yet insightful, empirical research and international best practice, the article proposes a model comprised of five elements to promote healing, foster trust and highlight the importance of sustainable community‐police engagement.
Curating ‘the good story’: Care as representative performance in Danish veteran rehabilitation
Authors: Krause Eva Graae , Christensen Ulla , Svendsen Mette N. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractIn this article, we explore the intricacies of veteran care and show how care practices come to incorporate veterans’ ‘self‐performances’ to raise political attention and funding for future rehabilitation activities. By bringing into dialogue theories of care and theories of performance and representation, we illustrate how a seemingly classic form of care—veteran rehabilitation—takes the form of representative performance. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with the Danish Invictus Games team, we demonstrate how politics, research and TV documentaries are integrated into veteran care practices. Through this integration, mentally wounded veterans, while performing ‘themselves’ for shifting audiences with shifting agendas, come to assume the roles of both caregivers and care receivers. Crucially, we highlight that wounded veterans, while undertaking their personal rehabilitation journey, are curated into and (un)willingly positioned as representatives of others. By showing how caring for wounded veterans goes hand in hand with caring for fictive, future wounded veterans and for political, research and media agendas, this article offers new ways of thinking of and with care.
The Christian and the Philosopher: Defoe's The Storm Between Empiricism and Narrative
Authors: Mattana Alessio 
Published: July 2024

AbstractThis article examines the scientific background of Daniel Defoe's The Storm (1704). This work is a collection of letters on the Great Storm, a tempest which battered the south of England on 26–27 November 1703 causing casualties in the thousands and extensive damage. Like other extreme natural phenomena, the Great Storm was interpreted by many as divine warning. This article argues that, differently to Defoe's other works on the Great Storm, The Storm reconciles the traditional religious reading of catastrophes with recent breakthroughs in empiricist philosophy and early meteorology. In its concluding section, the article offers a reassessment of Defoe's interest in scientific ideas in The Storm so as to include early‐eighteenth‐century empiricism and examines Defoe's ambivalent attitude towards them.
Higher‐order dissimilarity in biodiversity: Identifying dissimilarities of spatial or temporal dissimilarity structures
Authors: Nakadai Ryosuke , Fukasawa Keita , Kadoya Taku , Ishihama Fumiko 
Published: July 2024

Abstract

Elucidating biodiversity patterns and their background processes is critical in biodiversity science. Dissimilarity, which is calculated based on multivariate biological quantities, is a major component of biodiversity. As spatial and temporal biodiversity information availability increases, the scope of dissimilarity studies has been expanded to cover various levels and types of spatiotemporal biodiversity facets (e.g. gene, community and ecosystem function), and diverse pairwise dissimilarity indices have been developed. However, further development of the dissimilarity concept is required in comparative studies on spatiotemporal structures of biodiversity compositional patterns, such as those exploring commonalities of biogeographical boundaries among taxa, compared to the conventional ones to consider higher dimensions of dissimilarity: dissimilarity of dissimilarity structures.

This study proposes a novel and general concept, higher‐order dissimilarity (HOD), for quantitatively evaluating the dissimilarities of spatial or temporal dissimilarity structures among different datasets, proposes specific implementations of HOD as operational indices, and illustrates the potential resolution of scientific and practical questions through HOD.

We further demonstrate the advantages of the HOD concept by applying it to actual patterns, such as long‐term and/or large‐spatial hypothetical monitoring datasets.

Our conceptual framework on HOD extends the existing framework of biodiversity science and is versatile, with many potential applications in acquiring more valuable information from ever‐increasing biodiversity data.
Assessment of environmental DNA for detecting and monitoring translocated North American beaver
Authors: Burgher J. A. S. , Goldberg C. S. , Duke A. C. K. , Garrison S. , Piovia‐Scott J. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractThere is growing interest in working with beavers (Castor canadensis and Castor fiber) to restore and maintain ecosystem function, improve hydrologic conditions and build climate resiliency in freshwater ecosystems. Beaver translocation into historically occupied but degraded systems has been increasingly applied as a restoration practice over the last two decades. Knowledge of beaver distributions on the landscape is critical to understanding where and when beaver translocations may be effective. However, current understanding of beaver occupancy and translocation success is limited by uncertainty, subjectivity and inefficiency associated with available monitoring methods. We evaluated the efficacy and spatial inference associated with environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for detecting beaver presence in natural wetland and stream systems in the Cascade mountains of Washington State. We conducted eDNA sampling paired with radio‐tracking of translocated beavers at four relocation sites from October 2020 through October 2022 to elucidate spatial patterns of site use, eDNA detection probability and eDNA quantity. We found that eDNA techniques detected beaver rapidly over long distances – up to 2.9 km from known locations within the first week after release – and reliably detected beavers when they were upstream, with positive detections in 92.4% of downstream eDNA samples collected 1–3 months after release. We also found that eDNA quantity decreased with increasing distance from beaver and increased with the amount of upstream beaver activity. Our study suggests that eDNA is a sensitive tool for monitoring translocated beaver and can provide spatial information on beaver location and site use within a stream system. Hence, eDNA methods could be a valuable tool for rapid inventory and assessment of beaver occupancy and our findings highlight important implications for using eDNA to monitor other semi‐aquatic mammal species that share similar life histories.
Factors affecting microhabitat use in two agamid species from south‐eastern Australia
Authors: Westaway Dylan M. , Jolly Chris J. , Michael Damian R. , Nimmo Dale G. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractDespite being a central aspect of a species' ecology and having important conservation implications, the use of fine‐scale habitat features (microhabitats), and how they vary over time, are poorly known for most species. In this study, we leveraged 522 relocations of radio‐tracked mallee tree dragons (Amphibolurus norrisi) and painted dragons (Ctenophorus pictus) to investigate the effect of environmental and individual variables on microhabitat use. Mallee tree dragons were more likely to use trees on hot days and in the middle of the day (the hottest time of day), whereas shrub use was more likely on cool days and in the mornings. Painted dragons were more likely to use shrubs and grass trees on warmer days and during the middle of the day, whereas burrows were used during cooler days and in the mornings and afternoons. We expect these patterns represent animals moving from refuge resources, occupied during unsuitable thermal conditions, to microhabitats offering basking, foraging and social opportunities during periods of thermal optimum. Additionally, we found evidence of an ontogenetic shift, with larger mallee tree dragons favouring tree use and higher perches, suggesting a transition from shrub to tree use with age. Our findings underscore the need for diverse microhabitats to accommodate the thermoregulatory and ontogenetic requirements of lizards. These insights can inform conservation and habitat restoration efforts, ensuring the provision of essential microhabitats to support species persistence.
Exploring environmental factors that influence the distribution of poplar trees
Authors: Mapuru Morena J. , Xulu Sifiso , Gebreslasie Michael , Daemane Ernest M. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractPoplar is an invasive alien plant (IAP) that encroaches on fragile landscapes in South Africa, but the environmental factors that contribute to its spread are not well understood. To address this gap, we conducted a study using generalised linear models (GLM) to identify the most significant local environmental factors that drive poplar establishment and dispersion in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (GGHNP). We then ranked these variables according to their contribution to poplar occurrence using a random forests regression approach. Our GLM analysis revealed that soil properties such as soil organic carbon, sand and silt, topographical variables such as aspect and slope, normalised difference moisture index (NDMI) and poplar distance from rivers are significant factors affecting poplar survival. After ranking the variables, we found that the three most important factors influencing poplar occurrence were aspect, slope and poplar distance to rivers, followed by the sand, silt, NDMI, and soil organic carbon. Our results are consistent with previous studies, indicating that topographical variables and the availability of sufficient water supply are the primary drivers of the spread of IAPs. This study provides useful insights in managing and monitoring poplars in delicate landscapes.
Unique breeding biology of the recently described Beytell's bullfrog Pyxicephalus beytelli
Authors: Du Preez Louis H. , Lumpkin Steven K. , Netherlands Edward , Channing Alan 
Published: July 2024

AbstractAt the time of the recent description of Beytell's bullfrog (Pyxicephalus beytelli), no information about the breeding biology of this frog was known to science. The intensive publicity in the social media that followed this description caught the eye of a USA‐based film maker who incidentally recently filmed the breeding biology of this frog in the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. This paper is based on these observations.
The c.‐265G>A GLA gene promoter variant causes Fabry disease: The hidden culprit identified
Authors: Zampieri Stefania , Cattarossi Silvia , Ferri Lorenzo , Graziano Claudio , Santostefano Marisa , Morrone Amelia , Dardis Andrea 
Published: July 2024

AbstractHere, we report the identification and functional characterization of a novel GLA variant, not detectable by routine molecular tests, in a family with FD suspicion.
Lipocalin‐2 induced LDHA expression promotes vascular remodelling in pulmonary hypertension
Authors: Wang Guoliang , Liu Shenghua , Kong Xiaohui , Jiao Hong , Tong Feng , Guo Zhangke , Zhang Meng , Guan Xiaoxing , Ren Na , Li Wanzhen , Qi Lihua , Wei Yingjie 
Published: July 2024

AbstractAerobic glycolysis is involved in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The mechanisms by which glycolysis is increased and how it contributes to pulmonary vascular remodelling are not yet fully understood. In this study, we demonstrated that elevated lipocalin‐2 (LCN2) in PH significantly enhances aerobic glycolysis in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) by up‐regulating LDHA expression. Knockout of Lcn2 or having heterozygous LDHA deficiency in mice significantly inhibits the progression of hypoxic PH. Our study reveals that LCN2 stimulates LDHA expression by activating Akt‐HIF‐1α signalling pathway. Inhibition of Akt or HIF‐1α reduces LDHA expression and proliferation of PASMCs. Both Akt and HIF‐1α play critical roles in the development of PH and are suppressed in the pulmonary vessels of hypoxic PH mice lacking LCN2. These findings shed light on the LCN2‐Akt‐HIF1α‐LDHA axis in aerobic glycolysis in PH.
Clinicopathologic features of pityriasis rosea‐like drug eruption secondary to imatinib: A case report and review of the literature
Authors: Durgin Joseph S. , Whittington Carli P. , Harrell Jane , Mervak Julie E. , Smith Emily H. 
Published: July 2024

AbstractPityriasis rosea is an acute, self‐limited exanthem that typically occurs in adolescence and young adulthood, classically featuring ovoid erythematous and scaly lesions on the trunk and proximal extremities. While its cause is not definitively known, the classic form of pityriasis rosea may result from the reactivation of latent human herpesvirus (HHV) infections (HHV‐6 and HHV‐7). Interestingly, drug eruptions that clinically and/or histopathologically resemble pityriasis rosea have also been reported. These pityriasis rosea‐like drug eruptions tend to occur at an older age and have a shorter duration than the classic type. As there are different management paradigms, the distinction between classic pityriasis rosea and the mimicking drug eruption is important to recognize. Herein, we report a case of a pityriasis rosea‐like drug eruption that occurred in association with imatinib mesylate treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia. We also review the clinicopathologic features of reported cases of pityriasis rosea‐like drug eruption, including those due to imatinib. While the clinical morphology of the cutaneous drug‐related eruption mimics the lesions seen in classic pityriasis rosea, the presence of unique histopathologic findings, including necrotic keratinocytes, interface dermatitis, and eosinophils, may aid in distinction.