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Development of food sharing online networks for sustainability: Consumer perspectives on food security and sharing
Authors: Chang Hsiu-Hua 
Published: July 2024

PurposeSharing food through online communities is an effective channel for quickly exchanging edible food, avoiding food waste and promoting environmental sustainability. This study explores how the different characteristics of food sharing platforms influence consumers' perceptions of food safety, attitudes and intentions to engage in sharing activities.Design/methodology/approachIn-depth interviews are first used to identify the key platform mechanisms that consumers pay attention to. A 2 (protection rules) × 2 (food supply sources) × 2 (transaction volume) factorial between-subjects experiment is used to design 8 scenarios in the literal description. This study finally collects a total of 604 valid samples through a web-based questionnaire to test the hypotheses after conducting manipulation checks, reliability and validity.FindingsThe results of this study show that the three variables of protection rules, food supply sources and transaction volume are the most important among all factors and have different levels of effects in reducing consumers' perceived lack of safety of food shared on online platforms and in improving positive attitudes and behavioral intentions. A moderating role in improving consumers' perceptions, food knowledge and cooking techniques, is also demonstrated.Originality/valueThe findings of this study make a significant contribution to the literature, which lacks research on the influence of food (un) safety on consumer perceptions through platform mechanisms in non-Western countries, as digital technology platforms can effectively connect food providers and recipients. Some practical implications for consumers regarding wasting and sharing food are also provided.
The role of female directors in family firms’ annual report´s readability
Authors: Abínzano Isabel , Garcés-Galdeano Lucía , Martínez Beatriz 
Published: July 2024

PurposeThis paper investigates the impact of board gender diversity on the readability of the annual reports of family-controlled public companies.Design/methodology/approachGrounded in the premises of the restricted and extended views of the socioemotional wealth (SEW) approach and executive power theory, this paper explores the ways in which family-affiliated female directors influence report readability in a sample of 133 publicly traded US companies listed in the Fortune 1,000. We use the system GMM estimator, which deals with two key sources of endogeneity by controlling first for reverse causality, using the lags of the endogenous variables as instruments, and then for omitted variables, capturing the individual effect.FindingsOur analysis confirms that the significant enhancement in annual report readability is associated with the presence of female family directors, particularly those who are insiders within the company. In contrast, non-family female directors and family outsider directors appear to have a negative impact on annual report readability.Originality/valueWhile scholars have increasingly focused on variations in annual report readability among family firms, the contribution of female directors to this phenomenon has received minimal attention. In our study, we integrate the theories of restricted and extended SEW perspectives with the theory of women’s executive power within the board. This integration is essential for considering two critical factors: firstly, the primacy of their SEW objectives, and, secondly, their legitimacy within the board.
Dynamic incentive mechanisms in mega project-risk management considering the participation of the insurance company
Authors: Shi Qianqian , Yao Longyu , Bi Changwei , Zhu Jianbo 
Published: July 2024

PurposeThe construction of megaprojects often involves substantial risks. While insurance plays an important role as a traditional risk transfer means, owners and insurance companies may still suffer huge losses during the risk management process. Therefore, considering the strong motivation of insurance companies to participate in the on-site risk management of megaprojects, this study aims to propose a collaborative incentive mechanism involving insurance companies, to optimize the risk management effect and reduce the risk of accidents in megaprojects.Design/methodology/approachBased on principal-agent theory, the research develops the static and dynamic incentive models for risk management in megaprojects, involving both the owner and insurance company. The study examines the primary factors influencing incentive efficiency. The results are numerically simulated with a validation case. Finally, the impact of parameter changes on the stakeholders' benefits is analyzed.FindingsThe results indicate that the dynamic incentive model is available to the achievement of a flexible mechanism to ensure the benefits of contractors while protecting the benefits of the owner and insurance company. Adjusting the incentive coefficients for owners and insurance companies within a specified range promotes the growth of benefits for all parties involved. The management cost and economic benefit allocation coefficients have a positive effect on the adjustment range of the incentive coefficient, which helps implement a more flexible dynamic incentive mechanism to motivate contractors to carry out risk management to reduce risk losses.Originality/valueThis study makes up for the absence of important stakeholders in risk management. Different from traditional megaproject risk management, this model uses insurance companies as bridges to break the island effect of risk management among multiple megaprojects. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by designing appropriate dynamic incentive mechanisms in megaproject risk management through insurance company participation, and provides practical implications to both owner and insurance company on incentive contract making, thus achieving better risk governance of megaprojects.
Decision support system (DSS) for facilities rehabilitation and management (part 2): development of optimized intervention strategy
Authors: Aldeeb Owais , Qasem Altayeb 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
This paper (Part 2 of 2) aims to expand the previously developed performance assessment model (PAM) into a decision support system (DSS) to produce optimized decisions on rehabilitation of facilities.

Design/methodology/approach
The research includes a comprehensive PAM that integrates analytical hierarchy process-multi attribute utility theory methods for the physical, operational, and environmental aspects of the mosque, as described in Part 1 of the study. An optimized intervention tool is added to the PAM to complete the DSS development. The tool determines the optimum maintenance decisions that are in line with the budget and condition criticality. The deterioration measures are created using a deterministic straight-line extrapolation technique, and the intervention actions used in the optimization are specified through literature review and in-depth interviews with 11 experts. The optimization model was simplified into a user-friendly visual basic application and applied to an existing facility case study depicting its useful functionality.

Findings
The optimization model recommendation of interventions recovered the overall condition rating index (CRI) of the facility while maintaining budget constraints. The CRI in the first approach (minimum budget to achieve acceptable overall performance) was improved from 6.5 to 7.76, costing 275,850 SAR. While the second approach (Maximum recovery with a selected budget constraint, 300,000 SAR in this case) CRI was improved from 6.5 to 8.3, costing 299,850 SAR.

Originality/value
The presented DSS in this paper offers a tool that enables the rehabilitation and overall management of any facility by its managers. The DSS can also be further customized to fit the facility manager’s specific strategies and achieve desired objectives.
Efficiency rankings of economic sectors: a focus on sustainability and circularity objectives
Authors: Bagheri Noushin , Abdelaziz Fouad Ben 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
Waste generation poses a significant environmental challenge in the United Arab Emirates due to the rapid urbanization, population growth and industrialization witnessed in recent decades. As a result, there has been a substantial surge in waste production. To fulfil its sustainability and circular economy aspirations in various economic domains, the UAE must prioritize efficient waste management. The purpose of this study is to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of the UAE’s economic sectors particularly within its vital energy sectors, which encompass crude oil, natural gas and mining, manufacturing and electricity, by gauging their adherence to sustainability and circularity objectives.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors used the data envelopment analysis input–output model to identify sectors that exhibit strong performance as well as those that are falling behind.

Findings
Based on this study, the agriculture, the crude oil, natural gas and mining sectors and financial services and banking were found to be the most efficient. The results of this study concluded that the UAE is making progress toward achieving its sustainability and circularity objectives; however, the findings suggest that more effort is needed to fully realize these goals.

Originality/value
By identifying high-performing and underperforming sectors, decision-makers can prioritize efforts to enhance sustainability and circularity in area of greatest need in the economy.
Are functional foods used as self-medication? Subjective health, self-reported disease symptoms, current medical treatment and functional food choices
Authors: Barauskaite Dovile , Barsyte Justina , Fennis Bob M. , Auruskeviciene Vilte , Kondo Naoki , Kondo Katsunori 
Published: July 2024

Purpose
Functional foods have been marketed as promoting health and reducing the risk of disease. While the market of functional foods is increasing across the globe, little is known about how actual and subjective health status are related to functional food choices and existing research evidence is inconsistent. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to systematically explore the relationship between functional food choices and perception related dimensions vs medical dimensions.

Design/methodology/approach
The study used data collected from a large-scale mail survey in Japan (N = 8,368) and a representative Internet survey in Lithuania (N = 900). It used structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the proposed conceptual model.

Findings
The general results indicated that functional foods could be used to maintain one’s subjective health status – the frequency of using functional food products was positively related to consumers’ subjective health status (p = 0.04). However, if consumers were experiencing health-related issues (self-reported disease symptoms or current medical treatment), there was no systematic relationship between such experience and the usage of functional food products.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is among the first to systematically analyze the relationship between subjective health status, self-reported disease symptoms, current medical treatment and the frequency of using different functional food product groups. The findings indicated that it is important to simultaneously consider different underlying factors, such as specific to functional food targeted disease symptoms and specific food product groups, which contributed to a more thorough understanding of functional food consumption.
Effect of glycosylation modification on structure and properties of soy protein isolate: A review
Authors: Chen Jinjing , Zhang Wanting , Chen Yiming , Li Meng , Liu Chang , Wu Xiuli 
Published: July 2024

AbstractSoybean protein isolate (SPI) is a highly functional protein source used in various food applications, such as emulsion, gelatin, and food packaging. However, its commercial application may be limited due to its poor mechanical properties, barrier properties, and high water sensitivity. Studies have shown that modifying SPI through glycosylation can enhance its functional properties and biological activities, resulting in better application performance. This paper reviews the recent studies on glycosylation modification of SPI, including its quantification method, structural improvements, and enhancement of its functional properties, such as solubility, gelation, emulsifying, and foaming. The review also discusses how glycosylation affects the bioactivity of SPI, such as its antioxidant and antibacterial activity. This review aims to provide a reference for further research on glycosylation modification and lay a foundation for applying SPI in various fields.
Embryo Quality Conditions the Secretory Profile of Tolerogenic Dendritic Cell DC‐10 During the Peri‐Implantation Period
Authors: Gori Soledad , Fernández Laura , Soczewski Elizabeth , Schafir Ana , Castagnola Lara , Grasso Esteban , Martínez Gustavo , Leirós Claudia Pérez , Ramhorst Rosanna 
Published: July 2024

ABSTRACTProblemThe decidualization process conditions monocytes to the immunosuppressive and tolerogenic dendritic cell (DC)‐10 profile, a DC subset with high IL‐10 production. Since the implantation process implies an embryo‐endometrium‐immune crosstalk, here we focused on the ability of embryonic soluble factors to modify decidual DC conditioning accordingly with its quality.Method of StudyHuman endometrial stromal cell line (HESC) decidualized with medroxyprogesterone and dibutyryl‐cAMP (Dec) was stimulated with human embryo‐conditioned media (ECM), classified as normal (ND) or impaired developed (ID) for 48 h (n = 18/group). Monocytes isolated from six healthy women were differentiated to DCs with rhGM‐CSF+rhIL‐4 in the presence/absence of conditioned media (CM) from decidualized cells stimulated with ECM or nontreated.ResultsWe found that decidualized cells stimulated with ECM sustain a myeloid regulatory cell profile on monocyte‐derived culture with increased frequency of CD1a‐CD14+ and CD83+CD86low cells. ND‐Dec sustained the higher expression of the DC‐10 markers, HLA‐G and IL‐10 whereas ID‐Dec diminished IL‐10 production (ID‐Dec: 135 ± 37.4 vs. Dec: 223.3 ± 49.9 pg/mL, p < 0.05). The treatment with ECM‐Dec sustained a higher IL‐10 production and prevented the increase of CD83/CD86 after LPS challenge regardless of embryo quality. Notably, TNF‐α production increased in ID‐Dec cultures (ID‐Dec: 475.1 ± 134.7 vs. Dec: 347.5 ± 98 pg/mL, p < 0.05).ConclusionsAlthough remaining in a tolerogenic profile compatible with DC‐10, DCs can differentially respond to decidual secreted factors based on embryo quality, changing their secretome. These results suggest that in the presence of arrested embryo, DCs could differentially shape the immunological microenvironment, contributing to arrested embryo clearance during the menstrual phase.
Construction of m6A‐Related Gene Prediction Model and Subtype Analysis in Non‐Obstructive Azoospermia Based on Bioinformatics
Authors: Li Guikang , Che Kai , Wu Jie , Yang Bin 
Published: July 2024

ABSTRACTPurposeNon‐obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is a severe and common cause of male infertility. Currently, the most reliable predictor of sperm retrieval success in NOA is histopathology, but preoperative testicular biopsy often increases the difficulty of sperm retrieval surgery. This study aims to explore the characteristics of N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) modification in NOA patients and investigate the potential biomarkers and molecular mechanisms for pathological diagnosis and treatment of NOA using m6A‐related genes.MethodsNOA‐related datasets were downloaded from the GEO database. Based on the results of LASSO regression analysis, a prediction model was established from differentially expressed m6A‐related genes, and the predictive performance of the model was evaluated using ROC curves. Cluster analysis was performed based on differentially expressed m6A‐related genes to evaluate the differences in different m6A modification patterns in terms of differentially expressed genes (DEGs), biological features, and immune features.ResultsThere were significant differences in eight m6A‐related genes between NOA samples and healthy controls. The ROC curves showed excellent predictive performance for the diagnostic models constructed with ALKBH5 and FTO. DEGs of two m6A modification subtypes indicated the influence of m6A‐related genes in the biological processes of mitosis and meiosis in NOA patients, and there were significant immune differences between the two subtypes.ConclusionThe NOA pathological diagnostic models constructed with FTO and ALKBH5 have good predictive ability. We have identified two different m6A modification subtypes, which may help predict sperm retrieval success rate and treatment selection in NOA patients.
Moderate and serious adverse reactions to antimicrobials among hospitalized children: A systematic review
Authors: Ramos Sheila Feitosa , do Sacramento Letícia Gomes , de Silva Rafaella Oliveira Santos , Aires‐Moreno Giulyane Targino , dos Santos Gomes Jonas , Mesquita Alessandra Rezende , Lima Elisangela Costa , de Lyra Divaldo Pereira 
Published: July 2024

AimsThis systematic review aimed to investigate the occurrence of moderate and severe adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to antimicrobials among hospitalized children.MethodsThe PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Lilacs and CINAHL databases were searched in April 2023 to systematically review the published data describing the characteristics of moderate and severe ADRs to antimicrobials among hospitalized children. The search was carried out without date restrictions, up to the search date (April, 2023).ResultsAt the end of the selection process, 30 articles met the inclusion criteria. Cutaneous reactions were the primary serious clinical manifestations in most articles (19/30), followed by erythema multiforme (71 cases), Stevens–Johnson syndrome (72 cases), and toxic epidermal necrolysis (22 cases). The main antimicrobials involved in moderate and severe ADRs were penicillins, cephalosporins and sulfonamides. Regarding the primary outcomes, 30% (9/30) of the articles reported deaths, and 46.7% (14/30) of studies reported increased lengths of hospital stay, need for intensive care, and transfer to another hospital. Regarding the main interventions, 10% (3/30) of the articles mentioned greater monitoring, suspension, medication substitution or prescription of specific medications for the symptomatology.ConclusionsThe findings of this review could be used to identify areas for improvement and help health professionals and policymakers develop strategies. In addition, we emphasize the importance of knowing about ADRs so that there is adequate management to avoid undesirable consequences.
Evaluation of adherence to abiraterone therapy in prostate cancer patients based on a population pharmacokinetic model
Authors: Merdita Sara , Šíma Martin , Dvořák Jan , Matějů Martin , Richter Igor , Kozlík Petr , Křížek Tomáš , Královičová Jana , Bosák Jan , Petruželka Luboš , Slanař Ondřej 
Published: July 2024

AimsAbiraterone treatment requires regular drug intake under fasting conditions due to pronounced food effect, which may impact patient adherence. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate adherence to abiraterone treatment in patients with prostate cancer. To achieve this aim, an abiraterone population pharmacokinetic model was developed and patients' adherence has been estimated by comparison of measured levels of abiraterone with population model‐based simulations.MethodsA total of 1469 abiraterone plasma levels from 83 healthy volunteers collected in a bioequivalence study were analysed using a nonlinear mixed‐effects model. Monte Carlo simulation was used to describe the theoretical distribution of abiraterone pharmacokinetic profiles at a dose of 1000 mg once daily. Adherence of 36 prostate cancer patients treated with abiraterone was then evaluated by comparing the real abiraterone concentration measured in each patient during follow‐up visit with the theoretical distribution of profiles based on simulations. Patients whose abiraterone levels were ˂5th or ˃95th percentile of the distribution of simulated profiles were considered to be non‐adherent.ResultsBased on this evaluation, 13 patients (36%) have been classified as non‐adherent. We observed significant association (P = .0361) between richness of the breakfast and rate of non‐adherence. Adherent patients reported significantly better overall condition in self‐assessments (P = .0384). A trend towards a higher occurrence of adverse effects in non‐adherent patients was observed.ConclusionsWe developed an abiraterone population pharmacokinetic model and proposed an advanced approach to medical adherence evaluation. Due to the need for administration under fasting conditions, abiraterone therapy is associated with a relatively high rate of non‐adherence.
Women's experiences and views of routine assessment for anxiety in pregnancy and after birth: A qualitative study
Authors: Yuill Cassandra , Sinesi Andrea , Meades Rose , Williams Louise R. , Delicate Amy , Cheyne Helen , Maxwell Margaret , Shakespeare Judy , Alderdice Fiona , Leonard Rachael , Ayers Susan ,   The MAP Study Team
Published: July 2024

AbstractBackgroundAnxiety in pregnancy and postnatally is highly prevalent but under‐recognized. To identify perinatal anxiety, assessment tools must be acceptable to women who are pregnant or postnatal.MethodsA qualitative study of women's experiences of anxiety and mental health assessment during pregnancy and after birth and views on the acceptability of perinatal anxiety assessment. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 41 pregnant or postnatal women. Results were analysed using Sekhon et al.'s acceptability framework, as well as inductive coding of new or emergent themes.ResultsWomen's perceptions of routine assessment for perinatal anxiety were generally favourable. Most participants thought assessment was needed and that the benefits outweighed potential negative impacts, such as unnecessary referrals to specialist services. Six themes were identified of: (1) Raising awareness; (2) Improving support; (3) Surveillance and stigma; (4) Gatekeeping; (5) Personalized care and (6) Trust. Assessment was seen as a tool for raising awareness about mental health during the perinatal period and a mechanism for normalizing discussions about mental health more generally. However, views on questionnaire assessments themselves were mixed, with some participants feeling they could become an administrative ‘tick box’ exercise that depersonalizes care and does not provide a space to discuss mental health problems.ConclusionRoutine assessment of perinatal anxiety was generally viewed as positive and acceptable; however, this was qualified by the extent to which it was informed and personalized as a process. Approaches to assessment should ideally be flexible, tailored across the perinatal period and embedded in continuity of care.