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Corporate social responsibility impact on customer-based brand equity in the Moroccan luxury hotel context: mediating role of customer value co-creation
Authors: Abbass Zakaria , Benjelloun Andaloussi Omar , Rais Fatimazahra 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
This study aims to examine the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on customer-based brand equity (CBBE), with a focus on the mediating role of customer value cocreation (CVCC). The objective is to understand the direct and indirect links between CSR and the dimensions of CBBE (image, quality, awareness, loyalty) in the context of the luxury hotel industry, thus filling existing gaps.

Design/methodology/approach
This quantitative study of luxury hotel guests in Morocco used a questionnaire. After a pilot study with 10 professionals, the final version was administered, generating 204 valid responses. Purposive convenience sampling was chosen. PLS analysis was favored.

Findings
The results highlight the significant influence of CSR on the four dimensions of CBBE. Likewise, CVCC exerts a significant effect on CBBE aspects, except for brand loyalty. CVCC partially mediates the relationship between CSR and brand image, perceived quality and brand awareness. However, it does not have a significant mediating role in the CSR−brand loyalty relationship.

Research limitations/implications
The study, despite its contributions, is limited to the luxury hotel industry in Morocco, raising concerns of external validity. Future research should diversify service contexts and explore the multidimensionality of CSR.

Practical implications
Luxury hotel managers should prioritize authentic communication to optimize their CBBE through CVCC. An inclusive and strategic approach to cocreation is essential to strengthen the impact of CSR on CBBE. Integrating CSR into customer touchpoints and human resources policies is crucial.

Originality/value
This study, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, enriches understanding of the complex interactions between CSR, CVCC and CBBE in Morocco and North Africa. Its originality lies in its exclusive contribution to the region’s marketing literature, broadening the field of knowledge. By exploring these relationships in the specific context of the region, it offers new perspectives to researchers and practitioners interested in CSR, CVCC and CBBE.
Why do investors prefer sustainability? A bibliometric review and research agenda
Authors: Paulsy Leya , M Madhu Lal 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
The study aims to identify the trends in the scholarly works on investors preference toward sustainable investments by synthesizing their knowledge structures.

Design/methodology/approach
A systematic search approach using PRISMA protocol on the Scopus database was used to generate a sample of 403 publications for the purpose of bibliometric analysis. The study performed a range of analyses, including three-field plot analysis, thematic mapping and cluster analysis using the VOSviewer and Biblioshiny software.

Findings
The key findings comprise the identification of four clusters within the subject, namely, corporate social responsibility and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, ethical investing, green finance and socially responsible investments. This study offers a clear picture of the publishing advancement and research diversification of four selected clusters' research themes, and cluster subthemes.

Practical implications
The research reveals the social and intellectual structure of the field, which provides the future researchers an insights into emerging themes and provides them opportunities for collaboration as well. The outcomes of the research hold significance for policymakers, governing bodies, aspiring scholars, advocates for the environment and investors. It offers an insightful framework for implementing sustainable practices, balancing profits, and environmental risks and creating value from environmentally conscious research and practice.

Originality/value
The future direction and extensiveness of research work have been explored using the themes generated. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study, which combines the VOSviewer and Biblioshiny tools, is likely the first attempt to provide a thorough bibliometric analysis in the research sphere of investors preferences toward sustainable investments.
Germination phenology alters species coexistence outcomes
Authors: Diez Jeff , Schlauch Jen , DuCharme Elysa , Collings Jeremy , Erskine Sarah 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

Species‐specific phenological responses to changing climate are reshuffling the timing of species interactions, however we do not fully understand the consequences of these changes for species' population dynamics and community composition.

In this study, we experimentally manipulated the timing of germination for five annual plant species from southern California and used pairwise competition experiments and coexistence theory to quantify how phenological shifts may impact species interactions and coexistence.

We found that phenological shifts may help promote coexistence when they confer an advantage for competitively inferior species, but in other cases promote dominance by competitively superior species. Earlier germination generally increased species' performance relative to competitors, but the relative changes in intra‐and inter‐specific interactions caused more complex effects on niche and fitness differences. Phenological differences tended to reduce stabilising niche differences for many species pairs and reduced overall coexistence probabilities.

Synthesis. While phenological differences among species have typically been considered a form of niche partitioning, it seems increasingly likely that phenological offsets could destabilise species coexistence. The net effects of changing phenology on species coexistence will depend on the complex combinations of effects on intra‐ and inter‐specific interactions, which remain challenging to predict.
Patterns and drivers of pollen co‐transport network structure vary across pollinator functional groups
Authors: Carneiro Liedson Tavares , Williams Jessica Nicole , Barker Daniel A. , Anderson Joseph W. , Martel Carlos , Arceo‐Gomez Gerardo 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

The patterns and drivers of pollen transport on insect bodies can have important consequences for plant reproductive success and floral evolution; however, they remain little studied. Recently, pollinator bodies have been further described as pollen competitive arenas, where pollen grains can compete for space, with implications for the evolution of pollen dispersal strategies and plant community assembly. However, the identity, strength, and diversity of pollen competitive interactions and how they vary across pollinator functional groups is not known. Evaluating patterns and drivers of the pollen co‐transport landscape and how these vary across different pollinator groups is central to further our understanding of floral evolution and co‐flowering community assembly.

Here, we integrate information on the number and identity of pollen grains on individual insect pollen loads with network analyses to uncover novel pollen co‐transport networks and how these vary across pollinator functional groups (bees and bee flies). We further evaluate differences in pollen load size, species composition, diversity and phylogenetic diversity among insect groups and how these relate to body size and gender.

Pollen co‐transport networks were diverse and highly modular in bees, with groups of pollen species interacting more often with each other on insect bodies. However, the number, identity and frequency of competitors that pollen grains encounter on insect bodies vary between some pollinator functional groups. Other aspects of pollen loads such as their size, richness and phylogenetical diversity were shaped by bee size or gender, with females carrying larger but less phylogenetically diverse pollen loads than males.

Synthesis. Our results show that the number, identity and phylogenetic relatedness of pollen competitors changes as pollen grains travel on the body of different pollinators. As a result, pollinator groups impose vastly different interaction landscapes during pollen transport, with so far unknown consequences for plant reproductive success, floral evolution and community assembly.
Contrasting responses of plant, soil fungal and above‐ground arthropod communities to plant invasion across latitudes
Authors: Gao Lunlun , Fan Fengyan , He Yifan , Wei Chunqiang , Xu Hao , Liu Xiaoyan , Lu Xinmin , Bardgett Richard D. 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

The proliferation of alien species that can suppress resident species via biotic interactions represents a growing concern worldwide. Yet, how above‐ and below‐ground communities simultaneously respond to plant invasion, particularly across large spatial scales, remains poorly explored. We hypothesized plant invasion has a greater impact on recipient above‐ and below‐ground communities at lower than higher latitudes given that biotic interactions play a more significant role in shaping communities in more favourable, lower latitude environments.

To test this hypothesis, we conducted a comprehensive field survey of 124 sites spanning a 1700‐km latitudinal gradient in China, to explore the effects of invasion of Alternanthera philoxeroides, a globally widespread invasive plant, on plant, soil fungal and above‐ground arthropod communities.

Invasion of A. philoxeroides had divergent effects on beta diversity (i.e. variation in taxa composition among sites) of plants, above‐ground arthropods and soil saprotrophic fungi, with negative, neutral and positive responses, respectively. Notably, the compositional dissimilarity of plant and arthropod communities between adjacent invaded and non‐invaded sites remained constant across latitudes. In contrast, the compositional dissimilarity of the entire and pathogenic fungal communities between adjacent invaded and non‐invaded sites increased with latitude. This resulted in a decreasing difference in invasion effects on the composition of plant and fungal communities with increasing latitude.

Synthesis. Our study provides novel insights into the complexities of invasion effects by revealing contrasting responses of above‐ and below‐ground communities to plant invasion across latitudes. The contrasting responses could weaken or reshape above‐ and below‐ground interactions, and, in turn, affect future species invasions and the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems.
Nitrogen‐fixing plants increase soil nitrogen and neighbouring‐plant biomass, but decrease community diversity: A meta‐analysis reveals the mediating role of soil texture
Authors: Ortiz Sarah K. , Wolf Amelia A. 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

Several recent regional studies have cast doubt on the widespread assumption that nitrogen‐fixing plants (N‐fixers) act as facilitators of neighbouring plant communities.

We conducted a meta‐analysis to synthesize the effects of N‐fixers on plant communities and to understand how ecological context moderates these effects. We analysed studies that assessed paired effects of N‐fixers and non‐fixers on soil N, neighbouring‐plant (non‐fixer) biomass and plant community diversity; ecological moderators included climate, soil texture and N‐fixer growth form and invasive status.

N‐fixers led to higher soil N and neighbouring‐plant biomass, but lower community diversity compared to non‐fixers. The effect of N‐fixers on neighbouring‐plant biomass was strongly mediated by soil texture; N‐fixer invasive status and growth form were also significant mediators of the facilitative effects of N‐fixers.

Synthesis: N‐fixer effects lie on a continuum between facilitation and suppression that is moderated by intrinsic and extrinsic processes, and this analysis provides insight into how these factors moderate the effects of N‐fixers. Overall, N‐fixers facilitate neighbour biomass but suppress diversity, though high variation in these effects can be explained in part by ecological context.
High‐performance liquid chromatography coupled to Orbitrap mass spectrometry for screening of common new psychoactive substances and other drugs in biological samples
Authors: Nie Manqing , Zhang Tianai , Wang Xuan , Zhao Xuan , Luo Chunying , Wang Lian , Zou Xiaoli 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe complexity of the drug market and the constant updating of drugs have been challenging issues for drug regulatory authorities. With the emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and the nonmedical use of prescription drugs, forensic and toxicology laboratories have had to adopt new drug screening methods and advanced instrumentation. Using high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with Orbitrap mass spectrometry, we developed a screening method for common NPS and other drugs. Two milliliters of mixed solvent of n‐hexane and ethyl acetate (1:1, v:v) were added to 500 μL of blood or urine sample for liquid–liquid extraction, and methanol extraction was used for hair samples. The developed method was applied to 3897 samples (including 332 blood samples, 885 urine samples, and 2680 hair samples) taken from drug addicts in a province of China during 2019–2021. For urine and blood samples, the limits of detection (LODs) ranged from 1.68 pg/mL to 10.7 ng/mL. For hair samples, the LODs ranged from 3.30 × 10−5 to 4.21 × 10−3 ng/mg. The matrix effects of urine, blood, and hair samples were in the range of 47.6%–121%, 39.8%–139%, and 6.35%–118%, respectively. And the intra‐day precision was 3.5%–6.0% and the inter‐day precision was 4.18%–9.90%. Analysis of the actual samples showed an overall positive detection rate of 58.9%, with 5.32% of the samples indicating the use of multiple drugs.
Effects of climatic and time‐related variables on dung beetle communities: A case study in Central Spain
Authors: Grzechnik Sandra , Cabrero‐Sañudo Francisco José 
Published: August 2024

AbstractDung beetles are considered a key element in ecosystems as they are involved in many ecological processes, being one of the main decomposers of organic matter in the landscape. They can be classified into 3 subfamilies: Aphodiinae, Geotrupinae and Scarabaeinae, with each subfamily exhibiting specific adaptations and evolutionary strategies that have developed over time. The global patterns of dung beetle diversity are influenced by ecological factors, such as climatic (temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure) and time‐related variables. Thus, the aim of the study is to see how these variables affect a dung beetle community and whether there are different responses among the subfamilies. The study was carried out in Mataelpino, a town located in Central Spain (Madrid, Spain). Monthly sampling was conducted from May 2018 to February 2020. According to the results the variables considered exert an effect on dung beetles, with differences observed among the subfamilies. To our knowledge, atmospheric pressure has been considered for the first time in a study of this type, with a greater effect being observed in the Aphodiinae subfamily than in the rest of the dung beetle groups. Regarding the other subfamilies, it has been observed that temperature is a determining factor for Scarabaeinae species, whereas humidity seems to have a greater effect on Geotrupinae species.
New bacterial strains for ibuprofen biodegradation: Drug removal, transformation, and potential catabolic genes
Authors: Lara‐Moreno Alba , Costa Maria Clara , Vargas‐Villagomez Ayleen , Carlier Jorge Dias 
Published: August 2024

AbstractIbuprofen (IBU) is a significant contaminant frequently found in wastewater treatment plants due to its widespread use and limited removal during treatment processes. This leads to its discharge into the environment, causing considerable environmental concerns. The use of microorganisms has recently been recognized as a sustainable method for mitigating IBU contamination in wastewater. In this study, new bacteria capable of growing in a solid medium with IBU as the only carbon source and removing IBU from a liquid medium were isolated from environmental samples, including soil, marine, mine, and olive mill wastewater. Four bacterial strains, namely Klebsiella pneumoniae TIBU2.1, Klebsiella variicola LOIBU1.1, Pseudomonas aeruginosa LOIBU1.2, and Mycolicibacterium aubagnense HPB1.1, were identified through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. These strains demonstrated significant IBU removal efficiencies, ranging from 60 to 100% within 14 days, starting from an initial IBU concentration of 5 mg per litre. These bacteria have not been previously reported in the literature as IBU degraders, making this work a valuable contribution to further studies in the field of bioremediation in environments contaminated by IBU. Based on the IBU removal results, the most promising bacteria, K. pneumoniae TIBU2.1 and M. aubagnense HPB1.1, were selected for an in silico analysis to identify genes potentially involved in IBU biodegradation. Interestingly, in the tests with TIBU2.1, a peak of IBU transformation product(s) was detected by high‐performance liquid chromatography, while in the tests with HPB1.1, it was not detected. The emerging peak was analysed by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, indicating the presence of possible conjugates between intermediates of IBU biodegradation. The proteins encoded on their whole‐genome sequences were aligned with proteins involved in an IBU‐degrading pathway reported in bacteria with respective catabolic genes. The analysis indicated that strain HPB1.1 possesses genes encoding proteins similar to most enzymes reported associated with the IBU metabolic pathways used as reference bacteria, while strain TIBU2.1 has genes encoding proteins similar to enzymes involved in both the upper and the lower part of that pathway. Notably, in the tests with the strain having more candidate genes encoding IBU‐catabolic enzymes, no IBU transformation products were detected, while in the tests with the strain having fewer of these genes, detection occurred.
On the role of antibody affinity and avidity in the IgE‐mediated allergic response
Authors: Bachmann Martin F. , Krenger Pascal S. , Mohsen Mona O. , Kramer Matthias F. , Starchenka Sviatlana , Whitehead Piers , Vogel Monique , Heath Matthew D. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractType I hypersensitivity, also known as classical allergy, is mediated via allergen‐specific IgE antibodies bound to type I FcR (FcεRI) on the surface of mast cells and basophils upon cross‐linking by allergens. This IgE‐mediated cellular activation may be blocked by allergen‐specific IgG through multiple mechanisms, including direct neutralization of the allergen or engagement of the inhibitory receptor FcγRIIb which blocks IgE signal transduction. In addition, co‐engagement of FcεRI and FcγRIIb by IgE‐IgG‐allergen immune complexes causes down regulation of receptor‐bound IgE, resulting in desensitization of the cells. Both, activation of FcεRI by allergen‐specific IgE and engagement of FcγRIIb by allergen‐specific IgG are driven by allergen‐binding. Here we delineate the distinct roles of antibody affinity versus avidity in driving these processes and discuss the role of IgG subclasses in inhibiting basophil and mast cell activation.
Impact of visceral fat obesity (obesity disease) on short‐ and long‐term outcomes of laparoscopic gastrectomy in gastric cancer
Authors: Yamamoto Kei , Oka Yoshio , Takada Naoya , Murao Shuhei , Higashiguchi Masaya , Takeda Takashi , Fukata Tadafumi , Noguchi Kozo , Danno Katsuki , Toyoda Yasuhiro , Nakane Shigeru , Yamamoto Hitoshi , Saeki Mika , Mito Takeshi , Fujino Shiki , Hirao Takafumi 
Published: August 2024

AbstractBackgroundAs the incidence of obesity increases worldwide, laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) in obese patients with gastric cancer is more common. It is unclear how visceral fat obesity (obesity disease [OD]) may influence short‐ and long‐term outcomes after LG.MethodsThis study included 170 gastric cancer patients who underwent curative LG at Minoh City Hospital from 2008 to 2020. Patients were classified based on preoperative body mass index (BMI) and visceral fat area (VFA): normal (N; n = 95), visceral fat accumulation alone (VF; n = 35), obesity with visceral fat accumulation (OD; n = 35), and obesity alone (n = 5).ResultsCompared with normal VFA, high preoperative VFA (≥100 cm2) was significantly associated with longer operation time, greater blood loss, more frequent postoperative complications, and longer hospital stay. Multivariate analysis revealed the following independent risk factors for postoperative intra‐abdominal infectious complications: Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥4 (odds ratio [OR]: 3.1, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.2–8.5), dissected lymph node area (D2) (OR: 3.0, 95% CI: 1.2–7.1), and preoperative VFA (≥100 cm2) (OR: 3.7, 95% CI: 1.6–8.8). Intraoperative and postoperative courses were comparable between groups VF and OD. The 3‐year overall survival rate was significantly worse in group VF (73.2%) compared with groups OD (96.7%) and N (96.7%) (p < .0001). Recurrence‐free survival and cancer‐specific survival were comparable between groups VF, OD, and N.ConclusionVisceral fat accumulation strongly predicted postoperative morbidity. Despite increased perioperative risk, OD did not negatively impact successful lymphadenectomy or survival following LG.
Robotic‐assisted sacrocolpopexy with hinotori, a brand‐new surgical robot system produced in Japan; report of initial clinical case series
Authors: Ichino Manabu , Sasaki Hitomi , Takenaka Masashi , Zennami Kenji , Takahara Kiyoshi , Shiroki Ryoichi 
Published: August 2024

AbstractIntroduction and HypothesisRobot‐assisted sacrocolpopexy (RASC) is increasingly common due to the increased uptake of surgical robot systems. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the perioperative outcomes of the first patient cohort to undergo RASC using a brand‐new surgical robot system, the hinotori surgical system (robot‐assisted sacrocolpopexy with hinotori surgical system [h‐RASC]). This study also aimed to compare the outcomes of this group with those of the group of patients who had undergone RASC with the da Vinci surgical system (d‐RASC).MethodsThis study included 15 patients per group. Operative times, blood loss, complications, overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS; subjective measure), and urodynamic outcomes (objective measure) were compared between the groups.ResultsAll cases were completed without serious problems during RASC procedure. Perioperative outcomes were similar between the groups except for longer operation time (min) (h‐RASC 266 vs. d‐RASC 229; p < .01) and console time (min) (178 vs. 159; p = .02) in the h‐RASC group than in the d‐RASC. De novo stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) recurrence were comparable. LUTS improved in the postoperative OABSS total score (preoperative 6 vs. postoperative 3; p < .01) in the h‐RASC group. However, OABSS assessment (h‐RASC −3 vs. d‐RASC −4; p = .38) was similar between the two groups. Urodynamic studies showed similar outcomes in the median Qmax (maximum flow rate) values in both groups.ConclusionThis is the first report focusing on RASC using the hinotori surgical system. RASC using the hinotori surgical system could provide favorable perioperative outcomes as comparable with those of the existing da Vinci system.