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Does distribution and type of aid affect internal migration following a cyclone? Evidence from Bangladesh
Authors: Mustafa Shahed , Newport Darryl John , Rigg Clare , Islam Md Shahidul 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the impacts of aid in the form of food, cash, and agricultural inputs on internal migration following a series of cyclones in the southern coastal areas of Bangladesh. The impacts of sources of aid, such as institutional or social network sources, were also analysed. With the increasing frequency of extreme climatic events, it becomes crucial to understand the impacts of different post-cyclonic aid on human mobility.

Design/methodology/approach
A total of 472 households across 16 blocks (moujas) in the Patharghata sub-district of Barguna district were selected for participation using a stratified sampling strategy. Data were captured via a survey which included individual and household-level demographics, migration and aid-receipt following cyclones. Data were analysed using a mixture of descriptive and inferential statistical methods.

Findings
The analysis revealed that migration was significantly higher among households which did not receive institutional food aid. More specifically, non-receipt of food aid and cash aid after a cyclone, different sources of income, non-availability of alternative sources of income, lack of land ownership and severity of cyclones up to a certain level increased migration among the households where a minority of household members migrated. In contrast, the absence of food aid and the severity of cyclones were found to be significant factors in increasing migration among the households where a majority of household members migrated. The authors argue that the decision to migrate from the households where most members migrated increased with the rise in cyclone severity.

Originality/value
The contribution of this research in the field of aid and migration is unique. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no research was conducted before on the impacts of distribution and type of aid on internal migration following a cyclone.
Navigating real estate purchase decisions: an interplay of influential factors
Authors: Sam Asha Jaisy , Davidson Benny Godwin J. , George Jossy P. , Muttungal Peter Varghese 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between social trends, peer influence, personal attitudes regarding real estate purchase decisions, perception of long-term property value and the mediating effect of hedging in influencing property and real estate purchases.

Design/methodology/approach
Using a combination of quantitative surveys, this study aims to provide a comprehensive knowledge of the factors influencing real estate buying decisions. Data were obtained from 399 young consumers in four Indian cities. Using structural equation modeling, the suggested conceptual framework is examined.

Findings
The study’s findings suggest that attitude plays an important role in influencing real estate purchase decisions. Young adults also tend to look for long-term gains or value when purchasing a home. Developing durable products for the customers is the best way to grow business, according to the results.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper that examines the role of sentimental, personal and financial factors in real estate purchase decisions. The study provides insights into how these factors interact and affect the decisions of consumers in real estate. The authors hope that the findings will be useful for real estate professionals to better tailor their services to meet the needs of their customers.
Procedural content generation in pervasive games: state of affairs, mistakes, and successes
Authors: Silva Bruno Correia da , Rodrigues Maia José Gilvan , Viana de Carvalho Windson 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
In ubiquitous games, sensor data and the player’s dynamic profile personalize the experience, adapting scenarios and difficulty to the player’s context. However, manually creating custom virtual environments becomes impractical due to the scalability required in the real world, where gameplay depends on the player’s environment and various points of interest. Procedural content generation (PCG) naturally emerges as an automated solution. This study aims to review the state of the art among pervasive games that use procedural generation techniques.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors performed a systematic review of the literature on PCG techniques in ubiquitous games. The research methodology included initial database searches, forward snowballing and backward snowballing.

Findings
The authors selected 40 articles published from 2008 to 2022 after analyzing 1,017 PCG articles. Many of these paper use dynamic difficulty generation methods that affect game customization, balance and playability. The majority of titles are in the area of education and require rigorous evaluation. Some articles mention the use of PCG but provide limited details of algorithms or processes.

Research limitations/implications
The low presence of recent articles stands out, which can lead to two conclusions: poor use of indexing of articles in the area or low amount of research over these years. One of the search bases did not enter due to the number of keywords used.

Practical implications
The paper is a guide for researchers in the area of pervasive games who are interested in using PCG techniques in their games.

Originality/value
This approach revealed articles combining PCG and ubiquitous games, with no previous systematic reviews at this intersection.
Customer service experience for a smart automated coffee vending machine
Authors: Fakfare Pipatpong , Rittichainuwat Bongkosh , Manosuthi Noppadol , Wattanacharoensil Walanchalee 
Published: August 2024

PurposeThis research examined the influence of the service attribute components of a smart automated coffee vending machine on the enjoyment and choice behaviour of customers from the perspective of the Stimulus-Organism-Response paradigm.Design/methodology/approachTo gain an improved understanding of the influential factors that can yield the desired study outcomes, this research employed sufficiency logic and necessity logic to provide insights and practical implications for research.FindingsWhile this study identified “special benefits” as a sufficient factor to induce both enjoyment and choice behaviour, “interactive experience” and “ease of use” were found to be the fundamental factors for achieving these two desirable outcomes.Originality/valueThis research extends beyond the conventional approach of symmetric analysis by incorporating necessary condition analysis to explore the essential conditions necessary for enjoyment and choice behaviours during automated-vending-machine consumption. The smart feature, highlighted by the ‘interactive experience,’ is revealed as one of the necessary factors in fostering enjoyment and influencing consumer choice of beverages from smart automated vending machines.
A stochastic model of the economics of Internet search
Authors: Westland James Christopher , Mou Jian 
Published: August 2024

PurposeInternet search is a $120bn business that answers lists of search terms or keywords with relevant links to Internet webpages. Only a few companies have sufficient scale to compete and thus economics of the process are paramount. This study aims to develop a detailed industry-specific modeling of the economics of internet search.Design/methodology/approachThe current research develops a stochastic model of the process of Internet indexing, search and retrieval in order to predict expected costs and revenues of particular configurations and usages.FindingsThe models define behavior and economics of parameters that are not directly observable, where it is difficult to empirically determine the distributions and economics.Originality/valueThe model may be used to guide the economics of large search engine operations, including the advertising platforms that depend on them and largely fund them.
Factors influencing customers’ adoption of mobile payment in Pakistan: application of the extended meta-UTAUT model
Authors: Hassaan Muhammad , Yaseen Asif 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
Mobile payment (or m-payment), a relatively new digital banking system targeting Pakistani customers, is rapidly expanding. This study aims to explore the elements that impact customer behaviour and encourage the adoption of m-payment in Pakistan.

Design/methodology/approach
This study used a quantitative research design, surveying 315 m-payment users residing in three Pakistani cities. A conceptual framework was developed by extending the meta-unified theory of acceptance and use technology (meta-UTAUT) model to incorporate institutional privacy concerns (IPC) and institutional source reliability (ISR). Data analysis was conducted using partial least squares structural equation modelling via Smart PLS 4.0 software.

Findings
This study’s results indicate that behavioural intention (BI) is the primary driver ofm-payment use behaviour. The findings also reveal that attitude (AT), performance expectancy (PE), facilitating conditions (FC), social influence (SI), effort expectancy (EE), IPC and ISR significantly influence BI. Notably, PE and FC are positively associated with AT, while EE and SI have no significant impact on AT.

Research limitations/implications
This study has two key limitations. First, its focus on only Pakistani m-payment users limits the broader applicability of the results. Second, the cross-sectional design overlooks potential longitudinal changes in users’ attitude. Future research should aim to recruit diverse country samples and conduct comparative studies, thereby enhancing the understanding of m-payment adoption.

Practical implications
This study provides insights for service providers and marketers, identifying key factors that influence m-payment adoption. Convenience emerges as a critical consideration, suggesting it may drive customer behaviour.

Originality/value
This research significantly advances the field of m-payment studies by investigating the key factors influencing Pakistani consumers’ adoption of m-payment, extending the meta-UTAUT model to include IPC and ISR. By applying this extended framework to the context of Pakistani consumers’ acceptance and use of m-payment, this study provides new insights into the complex factors driving m-payment adoption in developing Asian countries like Pakistan, addressing a significant research gap and paving the way for future studies.
The mediating roles of trust on intentions toward mobile wallet adoption in social health insurance: a deep learning–based SEM-ANN analysis
Authors: Catacutan Zandro Marges , Mabesa Jaime Julius Osal 
Published: August 2024

Purpose
This study aims to examine the factors influencing Filipinos’ intention to adopt mobile wallets to pay social health insurance premiums.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors used an integrative model framework using the key indicators from the lenses of the technology acceptance model, the unified theory of acceptance and usage of technology model 2 and the theory of planned behavior with trust serving as a mediator. The sample size was calculated using an inverse square root ratio composed of 624 survey participants purposively identified across selected cities in the Philippines. The formulated hypotheses were examined using partial least squares structural equation modeling and deep learning–based artificial neural networks.

Findings
The results substantiate this study’s integrative model explaining the positive influence and relative importance of perceived usefulness, habit and subjective norms in developing trust in mobile wallet applications. Moreover, health insurance literacy, subjective norms and trust positively and significantly drive individuals’ intentions to adopt mobile wallets as a payment platform for social health insurance premiums. The mediation analysis also exemplified that trust positively mediates the influences of technology acceptance factors such as perceived usefulness, habit and subjective norms in the intention of individuals to adopt mobile wallet applications in social health insurance payment of premiums.

Originality/value
This study is a pioneering study in the Philippine context that used an integrative model to predict and explain the relative importance of predictors of Filipino intentions to adopt mobile wallets as a payment platform for social health insurance premiums.
Evidence for seasonal compensation of hunting mortalities in a long‐lived migratory bird
Authors: LeTourneux Frédéric , Gauthier Gilles , Pradel Roger , Lefebvre Josée , Legagneux Pierre 
Published: August 2024

Abstract

Understanding whether hunting mortality is additive to or compensated by other mortality sources is at the heart of managing harvested populations. Long‐lived species are expected to exhibit hunting mortality additive to other sources of mortality, making them ideal candidates for population management through sport harvest.

Previous studies on these processes have focussed on density‐dependent natural mortality compensating for hunting mortality, but when harvest occurs in distinct periods of the year, heterogeneity in hunting vulnerability between individuals could also lead to compensatory mortality between these periods. We explore this new idea using the case of the greater snow goose (Anser caerulescens atlantica), a harvested species whose population became overabundant in the late 20th century.

To control this population, wildlife agencies liberalised hunting regulations with unprecedented actions such as special hunting seasons implemented in spring 1999 in Canada and in winter 2009 in the USA. To determine the relative impact of each measure on survival, we estimated survival of adult geese on a seasonal basis using 30 years of capture‐mark‐reencounter data in a joint live‐and‐dead‐encounter multievent model. We also used this quasi‐experimental set‐up to evaluate possible compensation in hunting mortality between seasons.

We found that both special hunting seasons decreased goose survival in the seasons and periods in which they were implemented. However, survival increased during the spring hunting season after the establishment of the special winter hunting season in the USA in 2009. There was a negative relationship between annual spring and winter mortalities, suggesting that the increase in hunting mortality in winter was compensated by a reduction in spring mortality after 2009.

Synthesis and applications: To our knowledge, we report the first documented instance of hunting mortality in one season being compensated by a reduction in hunting mortality in a subsequent season. We suggest that heterogeneity in hunting vulnerability among individuals, possibly linked to the presence of juveniles, may explain this phenomenon. A better knowledge of seasonal patterns and relationships between mortality components is needed to improve our understanding of population dynamics and management of harvested populations.
Using transglutaminase to cross‐link complexes of lactoferrin and α‐lactalbumin to increase thermal stability
Authors: Zhou Yufeng , Lin Tiantian , Dadmohammadi Younas , Li Peilong , Dong Hongmin , Yang Lixin , He Yanhong , Meletharayil Gopinathan , Kapoor Rohit , Abbaspourrad Alireza 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe poor thermal stability of lactoferrin (LF) hinders its bioavailability and use in commercial food products. To preserve LF from thermal denaturation, complexation with other biopolymers has been studied. Here we present the complex formation conditions, structural stability, and functional protection of LF by α‐lactalbumin (α‐LA). The formation of the LF–α‐LA complexes was dependent on pH, mass ratio, and ionic strength. Changing the formation conditions and cross‐linking by transglutaminase impacted the turbidity, particle size, and zeta‐potential of the resulting complexes. Electrophoresis, Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, and circular dichroism measurements suggest that the secondary structure of LF in the LF–α‐LA complex was maintained after complexation and subsequent thermal treatments. At pH 7, the LF–α‐LA complex protected LF from thermal aggregation and denaturation, and the LF retained its functional and structural properties, including antibacterial capacity of LF after thermal treatments. The improved thermal stability and functional properties of LF in the LF–α‐LA complex are of interest to the food industry.
Efficacy of three pheromone lures on trapping the palm weevils Rhynchophorus palmarum and Dynamis borassi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Authors: Pinilla‐Gallego Mario S. , Santos‐Holguín Jenny M. , Mejía‐Salazar Julián Roberto , Moncayo Vanessa , Guzmán Félix Alberto 
Published: August 2024

AbstractIn the Americas, the palm weevils Rhynchophorus palmarum and Dynamis borassi are two of the most economically important palm pests, attacking crops including oil palms, coconut palms, Canary Islands date palms and peach palms. Mass trapping with aggregation pheromone‐baited traps has been used for several decades as the main way to monitor and manage palm weevil populations worldwide. Given that several species of palm weevils have the same main aggregation pheromone and that one species can be attracted to the aggregation pheromones of other species, it is important to compare the efficacy of multiple pheromone lures on several species of palm weevils. Here, we tested the commercial pheromone lure Dynalure (ferruginol) independently, and the lures Rhyncolure (rhynchophorol) and Metalure (89% ferruginol and 11% 2‐methyl‐4‐heptanol) jointly, for their efficacy at attracting R. palmarum and D. borassi in a palm growing area of Tumaco, Colombia. We found that Dynalure and Rhyncolure are effective at attracting both species, but traps with Dynalure attract more D. borassi, while traps with Rhyncolure attract more R. palmarum. Metalure had a repellent effect for both species, highlighting the importance of minor components in pheromone lures. For R. palmarum, captures were female‐biased in traps with the lures Rhyncolure and Metalure, while for D. borassi captures were male‐biased with all lures tested. While both species showed similar numbers of captures per trap at the beginning of the experiment, at the end of the 14‐month observation period, R. palmarum was the most abundant species captured in traps. Our results highlight the importance of evaluating the field efficacy of lures with different aggregation pheromones for mass trapping of palm weevils and to consider the effect of minor components in the lures, especially with the potential invasion of the red palm weevil to the Americas, and the urgent need to develop an integrated pest management programme that covers multiple species of sympatric palm weevils.
The international prevalence of prenatal alcohol use obtained via meconium biomarkers: A systematic literature review
Authors: Keating Orlagh , Brown Ruth H. , Kuenssberg Renate , Driscoll Sarah , McDougall Stewart , O'Rourke Suzanne 
Published: August 2024

AbstractFetal alcohol exposure is a growing public health concern. However, ascertaining its true extent remains challenging as maternal self‐reports may lack validity. Increasingly, interest has turned to more objective measures of prenatal alcohol use (PAU) of which one, meconium, is recognized as a valuable tool. This review assesses both the international prevalence of PAU obtained using meconium biomarkers in general maternity populations and, when feasible, the level of agreement between meconium biomarkers and self‐reported PAU. A systematic literature search for studies reporting the prevalence of PAU, as determined by meconium biomarker testing, was conducted using multiple electronic databases from 1990 to 2023. Seventeen studies were identified for inclusion and evaluated for methodological quality. Using fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) meconium biomarkers, PAU prevalence varied from 2.4% to 44%. Rates based on EtG (ethyl glucuronide) analysis ranged from 0% to 16.3%, and EtS (ethyl sulfate) analysis from 7.8% to 16.7%. Studies were of moderate quality with high heterogeneity. Prevalence rates based on self‐report data ranged from 0% to 46.4%. When reported, none of the reviewed studies identified agreement between meconium‐based and self‐report‐based PAU prevalence rates. Using both self‐reports to detect early pregnancy alcohol use, and meconium biomarkers to detect the occurrence of alcohol use later in pregnancy, may provide a more complete picture of PAU prevalence. Furthermore, research is warranted to develop stringent guidance on the ascertainment, storage, analysis, and reporting required in this field.
The effects of prevalence induced concept change on audit scepticism judgements
Authors: Richins Greg , Trotman Ken T. , Yang Di 
Published: August 2024

AbstractPublic oversight bodies have continued to issue a high proportion of negative inspection findings year after year despite the actions taken by audit firms to address deficiencies and empirical evidence suggesting audit quality is improving. We conducted an experiment where we manipulated the level of audit scepticism to explain the continued puzzling poor inspection results. Based on theory from psychology research on prevalence induced concept change we show that when audit quality improves our participants making inspection judgements are likely to subconsciously redefine what constitutes an acceptable audit thus leading to static judgements. Given these results, our theory suggests this is an alternative explanation for consistently high rates of negative inspection findings, and we provide suggestions for future research.