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Effect of catalyst distribution in the combustion catalytic layer on heat and mass transport characteristics of the microchannel reactor
Authors: Kong Weiqiang , Shen Qiuwan , Huang Naibao , Yan Min , Li Shian 
Published: June 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of catalyst distribution in the combustion catalytic layer on heat and mass transport characteristics of the auto-thermal methanol steam reforming microchannel reactor.

Design/methodology/approach
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method is used to study four different gradient designs. The corresponding distributions of temperature, species and chemical reaction rate are provided and compared.

Findings
The distributions of species, temperature and chemical reaction rate are significantly affected by the catalyst distribution in the combustion catalytic layer. A more uniform temperature distribution can be observed when the gradient design is used. Meanwhile, the methanol conversion rate is also improved.

Practical implications
This work reveals the effect of catalyst distribution in the combustion catalytic layer on heat and mass transport characteristics of the auto-thermal methanol steam reforming microchannel reactor and provides guidance for the design of reactors.

Originality/value
The temperature uniformity and hydrogen production performance can be improved by the gradient design in the combustion catalytic layer.
Effect of human-centric technology adoption on sustainable construction success: a partial least square modeling
Authors: Waqar Ahsan , Othman Idris , Mansoor Muhammad Shoaib 
Published: June 2024

PurposeThe primary objective of this study is to examine the effects of integrating human-centric technology on the overall effectiveness of sustainable building practises. This study intends to address the knowledge gap regarding the influence of human-centered factors on the adoption of technology in the construction industry. Additionally, it wants to establish a strong correlation between the integration of technology and the promotion of sustainability.Design/methodology/approachThis research utilizes Partial Least Square Equation Modeling (SEM) as a comprehensive approach to analyze the intricate interrelationships within the building sector. This study examines a range of aspects, including “Change Management,” “Evaluation and Optimization,” “Integration and Coordination,” “Long-Term Planning,” “Safety and Compliance,” and “Training and User Engagement,” in order to evaluate their impact on the adoption of technology and the achievement of sustainable building outcomes.FindingsThe study reveals a robust and affirmative correlation between the use of human-centric technology and the attainment of success in the realm of sustainable building. The text elucidates the primary factors that influence the adoption of technology and underscores the need of adopting a comprehensive strategy that encompasses change management, adherence to safety standards, and optimization of resources.Originality/valueThis study contributes novelty by placing emphasis on the human-centric dimensions of technology adoption within the context of sustainable building. The results of this research provide a valuable contribution to the ongoing development of sustainable building practises and the adoption of new technologies in this sector.
Seeking social support on social media: a coping perspective
Authors: Chen Adela , Lemmer Kristina 
Published: June 2024

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the strength characteristics of a stressful event (i.e. novelty, disruption, and criticality) as factors that drive people’s social media use for seeking different types of supportive resources (i.e. emotional, appraisal, informational, and instrumental support) to facilitate emotion-focused and problem-focused coping. We further assess the impact of different types of social support obtained via social media use on people’s coping effectiveness.Design/methodology/approachOur study uses an online survey collecting data at two points in time from 291 social media users during the COVID-19 pandemic. Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis.FindingsEmpirical results reveal the usefulness and limitations of social media use as a coping mechanism. All three event strength characteristics influence people’s social media use for both emotion-focused and problem-focused coping. Event novelty motivates people’s pursuit of informational support on social media, event disruption drives social media use for seeking all four types of support, and event criticality motivates social media use for seeking emotional and informational support. However, only emotion-focused resources – emotional support and appraisal support – are found to significantly affect people’s coping effectiveness.Originality/valueOur study contributes to a better understanding of the role played by social media when people cope with a stressful event. Applying the three characteristics of event strength allows us to identify people’s need for different supportive resources depending on how they perceive the event. Our analysis of the main and mediating effects of the four types of social support shows that not all types of social support can significantly enhance users’ coping effectiveness.
Study on the asymmetrical impact of climate change on Myanmar’s agriculture in the short and long runs
Authors: Yuhuan Zhao , Thann Ode Htwee 
Published: June 2024

PurposeClimate change negatively affects agriculture and food security, and jeopardizes Myanmar's agriculture, which is vital to ensure food security, rural livelihoods, and the economy. This study explores the asymmetric impacts of climate change on Myanmar's agricultural sector.Design/methodology/approachWe utilize the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) approach for the years 1991–2020, the Wald test to validate the asymmetric relationship between climate change and agriculture, and the FMOLS and DOLS approaches to confirm the validity of the outcomes.FindingsOur findings reveal that temperature has a positive impact on Myanmar's agriculture, whereas rainfall and CO2 have negative effects over the long and short terms. Evidently, decreasing temperatures more favorably impact agriculture than increasing temperatures, while increasing rainfall more negatively impacts agriculture than decreasing rainfall. Increasing carbon emissions have a more detrimental effect on agriculture than decreasing them.Research limitations/implicationsWe gathered data over periods longer than 30 years to provide more robust findings. However, owing to data limitations, such as missing values or unavailability, the study period spans from 1991 to 2020.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the existing literature on the asymmetric effects of climatic and non-climatic factors on agriculture. It is the first study in Myanmar to use the NARDL approach to measuring the effects of climate change on both the agricultural gross production index and value, providing robust findings.
Geopolitical risk and the sentiment connectedness among European stock markets
Authors: Le Thai Hong , Luong Tram Anh , Morales Heredia Sergio , Le Trang Thuy , Dong Linh Phuong , Nguyen Trang Thi 
Published: June 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the sentiment connectedness among 10 European stock markets between January 2020 and July 2022, associating such connectedness with the level of the geopolitical risk index.

Design/methodology/approach
For this purpose, a time-varying parameter vector autoregressive connectedness framework is used.

Findings
Results show a high degree of sentiment connectedness. Overall, the sentiments of Portugal, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Italy are net transmitters of shocks while those of Poland, Sweden, Norway and Romania are net receivers. Additional evidence indicates that when geopolitical risks increase, the sentiment connectedness tends to decrease. However, the reverse holds under extremely high levels of geopolitical risks.

Originality/value
Overall, this study provides some significant contributions to the literature. First, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is among the first few studies to examine the dynamic connectedness among stock market sentiment across countries. This issue needs special consideration for European countries because of their close geographical distance and strong integration due to the European Union’s co-development strategies. Second, the association of sentiment connectedness with geopolitical risk is examined for the first time. This is even more meaningful in the context of growing geopolitical risks stemming from the Ukraine war, which could affect international financial markets.
Public–private partnerships, boundary spanners and the boundary wall in the English National Health Service
Authors: Alexander James Duncan 
Published: June 2024

PurposeThe paper investigates English National Health Service (NHS) organisations partnering with private companies, a form commonly known as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). Successive governments have promoted PPPs as a way of improving the delivery of health care, making the best of the different skills/experience which both sectors bring. However, the task of making these relationships work on the ground often falls to individual leaders/practitioners (“boundary spanners”) whose role has been under-researched in this type of partnership.Design/methodology/approachThe paper opted for a comparative three case study approach, including 13 semi-structured interviews and questionnaires with employees representing middle and senior management involved in managing the partnerships. The data were complemented by documentary analysis, including minutes, descriptions of internal processes and press releases.FindingsThe paper provides conceptual and empirical insights by creating a framework called the “boundary wall” that indicates the ways in which different elements of the boundaries between organisations influence the role and activities of boundary spanners (managers of the partnership).Research limitations/implicationsThis is an initial framework in an under-researched area, so will need further testing and application to other case study sites in future research.Practical implicationsThe paper includes implications for both practice and policy.Originality/valueWhile we know an increasing amount about the role of boundary spanners in public partnerships, the paper makes a unique contribution by exploring these concepts in the context of relationships between the public and private sectors.
Enhancing service adaptability: a moderated mediation model of workplace ostracism, robot anthropomorphism, employees’ readiness to change, and performance efficacy
Authors: Patwary Ataul Karim , Hossain Md Sazzad , Mistry Trishna G. , Parvez M. Omar 
Published: June 2024

Purpose
This study aims to analyze workplace ostracism, robot anthropomorphism, employees’ readiness to change and employees’ service adaptive behavior. The moderating role of performance efficacy between employees’ readiness and service adaptive behavior was also assessed.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from 591 restaurant employees in Malaysia. The data were analyzed using partial least squares-structural equation modeling.

Findings
Workplace ostracism and robot anthropomorphism positively influence employees’ readiness to change and service-adaptive behavior. Employees’ readiness to change mediates the relationship between ostracism, robot anthropomorphism and service-adaptive behavior.

Research limitations/implications
This study provides an exclusively applied understanding of robot anthropomorphism and service employee adaptive behavior. In addition to restaurant employees’ readiness to change and collaborate with service robots, a longitudinal study can be conducted to track the advancement of restaurant employees’ technology adaptive behavior over an extended area.

Originality/value
Service robots have mainly been assessed from consumer perspectives in the hospitality industry. This research used the conservation of resources theory to evaluate the human–computer interaction of service robots and restaurant employees. Organizational and individual factors were considered to assess the impact on employees’ service adaptability.
Real Estate Insights: Establishing transparency – setting AI standards in property valuation
Authors: Cheung Ka Shing 
Published: June 2024

PurposeThis real estate insight scrutinises the emerging role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, in property valuation, advocating for establishing standardised reporting guidelines in AI-enabled property valuation.Design/methodology/approachThrough a conceptual exploration, this piece examines the shift towards AI integration in property valuation and the critical role of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in this transition. It discusses the CANGARU framework for developing inclusive and universally applicable reporting guidelines and the importance of human oversight in validating AI-enabled valuations.FindingsIntegrating LLMs into property valuation signifies potential efficiency gains and task automation but also introduces risks related to accuracy, bias, and ethical dilemmas. Standardised reporting guidelines are identified as essential for responsibly harnessing AI’s benefits.Practical implicationsThe article underscores the need for the real estate industry to adopt transparent reporting practices, with valuers acting as expert interpreters of AI outputs. Emphasising error reporting in XAI not only aids in understanding AI-generated insights but also builds trust among stakeholders, ensuring AI’s ethical and effective application in property valuation.Originality/valueThis commentary contributes to the discourse on AI’s role in property valuation by focusing on the need for standard reporting guidelines that align with professional standards and legal frameworks. It advocates for a balanced approach to AI integration, where technological advancements complement traditional valuation expertise, ensuring accurate, fair, and transparent property valuations.
Assessing consumer purchasing behaviour, use and disposal of clothes towards sustainable practices: a case in the Bolgatanga Municipality, Ghana
Authors: Kuupole Evelyn , Adjei Daniel Akuoko , Buami Edem Kwami , Awinzeligo Martin Harold 
Published: June 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to investigate consumer sustainability awareness. In addition, it examined consumer purchasing behaviour as well as the use and disposal of used clothes.

Design/methodology/approach
To investigate consumers’ understanding of sustainability, clothing consumption, use and disposal of cloth. Primary data was gathered through the use of open-ended questionnaires. The study used a total of 56 consumers.

Findings
It was shown that consumers are aware of sustainability as a worldwide concern. It was also established that customers occasionally buy garments based on their hobbies and end up not using all of the clothes before the season ends. They also revealed that destroying or discarding used clothing can be bad for the economy, the environment and society.

Research limitations/implications
Consumers in Bolgatanga were the primary subject of this investigation. Different outcomes might be produced if the study was conducted in different regions of Ghana.

Practical implications
Outlining the behaviour of consumers is important to advance awareness on sustainability to avoid congesting the environment/society with used clothes.

Social implications
To reduce the potential impact that clothing may have on the many agents of sustainability, fashion designers ought to provide instructions to consumers on how to use and dispose of clothing.

Originality/value
This study contributes to policy development strategies of disposing off used clothes and consumers purchasing behaviour of clothes.
After the PhD: the role of advisors and social connections in the job search process
Authors: West Moriah , McCain Jesse , Roksa Josipa 
Published: June 2024

Purpose
While ample literature describes students’ experiences during graduate school, fewer studies examine how doctoral students transition into full-time employment post degree completion. The purpose of this study is to examine how faculty advisors, as well as other individuals, shape students’ experiences during a critical period in their graduate education – the job search.

Design/methodology/approach
This study is based on interviews with 47 PhD students in biological sciences in the US. This is a descriptive qualitative study, based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews.

Findings
Results reveal distinct roles that faculty advisors play in the job search process, including supportive, unsupportive and sponsorship. Supportive advisors offer opportunities for skill development and specific guidance during the job search process. Sponsorship advisors go beyond providing general support to leverage their personal networks to assist in the transition into full-time employment. Unsupportive advisors are on the other end of the spectrum and do not provide any assistance. In addition, the majority of doctoral students rely on individuals beyond their advisors during the job search, and they do so regardless of what type of support they receive from their advisors.

Originality/value
Presented findings highlight the complex constellation of social connections that graduate students draw on for entry into the career and make a compelling case for extending socialization research to dedicate more attention to students’ transition into full-time employment after degree completion.
Negative association of sea lice from fish farms on recreational fishing catches of Atlantic salmon
Authors: Larsen Mari Lie , Vormedal Irja , Vollset Knut W. 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

The question of whether and to what extent sea‐louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infestations from salmon farms influence wild Atlantic salmon survival has been subject to sustained scientific debate and political controversy. Documenting population‐level effects of sea lice on wild salmon remains inherently challenging.

We employ comprehensive sea‐lice data and recreational catch data from Norway to assess the impact of farm sea‐louse infestations on wild salmon catches in different production areas (PAs).

Our analysis finds a significant correlation between declines in wild Atlantic salmon catches and increasing amounts of adult female sea lice per km2. The effect is most pronounced in PA 4 on the west coast of Norway, an area within the government's” traffic light” management system where out‐migrating salmon smolts are deemed to face high risk of louse‐induced mortality.

Our model predicts below‐average catches when the total sea‐louse load exceeds the limit of 0.1 average adult female sea louse per farmed fish within some production areas. Furthermore, our results indicate that the risk of below‐average catches increases by approximately 47% when salmon farms exceed this limit (estimated risk ratio of 1.47, 95% CI [1.10, 1.96]).

Synthesis and applications: Our study expands the existing body of evidence demonstrating a negative association between fish farming and the ecosystem services provided by wild salmon stocks. This has important implications for aquaculture management. First, it shows that farm sea lice directly affect peoples, rights holders and interest groups, such as landowners and anglers, who rely on viable populations of wild salmon. Second, it suggests that a >0.1 sea lice limit may be insufficient to prevent subpar catches in some areas. Furthermore, in the context of allowing further growth in farmed salmon biomass, setting absolute sea‐louse limits for entire production areas may be a more effective regulatory instrument than setting average lice limits per farmed fish. Our findings contribute to advancing a scientific basis for setting appropriate louse limits on farm and area scales.
Vascular Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome and pregnancy: A systematic review
Authors: Haem Théo , Benson Betty , Dernoncourt Amandine , Gondry Jean , Schmidt Jean , Foulon Arthur 
Published: June 2024

AbstractBackgroundVascular Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a hereditary connective tissue disorder associated with an elevated risk of vascular, uterine and digestive complications. Managing pregnancy in this context can be a challenge.ObjectivesTo systematically review the literature data on the complications in pregnancy associated with vEDS.Search strategyWe searched the Pubmed Medline and Embase databases for articles using the following terms “vascular Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome” or “vEDS” AND “pregnancy”.Selection criteriaWomen with vEDS.Data collection and analysisWe searched the PubMed® MEDLINE® database for publications evaluating obstetric outcomes in women with vEDS.Main resultsA total of 121 publications were screened, with six (accounting for 412 pregnancies) included in our review. Of the women included in this sample, 30% were infertile. The miscarriage rate was 13.8% (57/412) and 8.8% of the live births were premature. Obstetric anal sphincter injuries occurred in 11.3% (23/203) of the deliveries. The maternal mortality rate per pregnancy was 5.7%.ConclusionsWomen with vEDS present an elevated risk of uterine rupture, vascular events, digestive events and death during pregnancy. Women appear to be most at risk during the peripartum period; to avoid expulsive efforts, a caesarean section should be scheduled at 37 weeks of gestation.
Functional analysis of SDR112C1 associated with fenpropathrin tolerance in Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval)
Authors: Li Jinhang , Liu Jialu , Peng Lishu , Liu Jingui , Xu Lin , He Junfeng , Sun Longjiang , Shen Guangmao , He Lin 
Published: June 2024

AbstractShort‐chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDRs) are ubiquitously distributed across diverse organisms and play pivotal roles in the growth, as well as endogenous and exogenous metabolism of various substances, including drugs. The expression levels of SDR genes are reportedly upregulated in the fenpropathrin (FEN)‐resistant (FeR) strain of Tetranychus cinnabarinus. However, the functions of these SDR genes in acaricide tolerance remain elusive. In this study, the activity of SDRs was found to be significantly higher (2.26‐fold) in the FeR strain compared to the susceptible strain (SS) of T. cinnabarinus. A specific upregulated SDR gene, named SDR112C1, exhibited significant overexpression (3.13‐fold) in the FeR population compared with that in the SS population. Furthermore, the expression of SDR112C1 showed a significant increase in the response to FEN induction. Additionally, knockdown of the SDR112C1 gene resulted in decreased SDR activity and reduced mite viability against FEN. Importantly, heterologous expression and in vitro incubation assays confirmed that recombinant SDR112C1 could effectively deplete FEN. Moreover, the overexpression of the SDR112C1 gene in Drosophila melanogaster significantly decreased the toxicity of FEN to transgenic fruit flies. These findings suggest that the overexpression of SDR SDR112C1 is a crucial factor contributing to FEN tolerance in T. cinnabarinus. This discovery not only enhances our understanding of SDR‐mediated acaricide tolerance but also introduces a new family of detoxification enzymes to consider in practice, beyond cytochrome P450s, carboxyl/choline esterases and glutathione S‐transferases.