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Estimates of community stability using the invasion criterion are robust across levels of invader species richness
Authors: Castledine Meaghan , Padfield Daniel , Buckling Angus 
Published: April 2024

AbstractA key feature of natural communities is that the species within them stably coexist. A common metric used to test community stability is measuring the ability of each species to recover from rare. Here, each species is assumed to have negative frequency dependent fitness and have a greater fitness relative to the other community members. A conceptual issue with measurements of relative invader fitness is that single species are invaded from rare. In natural communities, multiple species would likely decline following perpetuations e.g. antibiotic application, global warming, natural disasters. In our study, we compare previous estimates of community stability in a five species microbial community to experimental results in which multiple species are invaded from rare. Our results showed that single species invasions were broadly predictive of whole community stability when multiple species are invaded simultaneously. Precise values of relative invader fitness were less comparable, however being non-significantly different in most comparisons in 3/5 species. This work provides the first experimental test of the robustness of relative invader fitness metrics under multi-species invasion scenarios.
Inherited mitochondrial dysfunction triggered by OPA1 mutation impacts the sensory innervation fibre identity, functionality and regenerative potential in the cornea
Authors: Meneux Léna , Feret Nadège , Pernot Sarah , Girard Mélissa , Sarkis Solange , Caballero Megido Alicia , Quiles Mélanie , Fichter Laura , Viaralet Jerome , Hirtz Christophe , Delettre Cécile , Michon Frederic 
Published: April 2024

AbstractMitochondrial dysfunctions are detrimental to organ metabolism. The cornea, transparent outmost layer of the eye, is prone to environmental aggressions, such as UV light, and therefore dependent on adequate mitochondrial function. While several reports have linked corneal defects to mitochondrial dysfunction, the impact of OPA1 mutation, known to induce such dysfunction, has never been studied in this context. We used the mouse line carrying OPA1delTTAGmutation to investigate its impact on corneal biology. To our surprise, neither the tear film composition nor the corneal epithelial transcriptomic signature were altered upon OPA1 mutation. However, when analyzing the corneal innervation, we discovered an undersensitivity of the cornea upon the mutation, but an increased innervation volume at 3 months. Furthermore, the fibre identity changed with a decrease of the SP+ axons. Finally, we demonstrated that the innervation regeneration was less efficient and less functional in OPA1+/-corneas. Altogether, our study describes the resilience of the corneal epithelial biology, reflecting the mitohormesis induced by the OPA1 mutation, and the adaptation of the corneal innervation to maintain its functionality despite its morphogenesis defects. These findings will participate to a better understanding of the mitochondrial dysfunction on peripheral innervation.
Sex-specific association of cardiovascular drug doses with adverse outcomes in atrial fibrillation
Authors: Moor Jeanne , Kühne Michael , Moschovitis Giorgio , Kobza Richard , Netzer Seraina , Auricchio Angelo , Beer Jürg Hans , Bonati Leo H. , Reichlin Tobias , Conen David , Osswald Stefan , Rodondi Nicolas , Clair Carole , Baumgartner Christine , Aubert Carole Elodie 
Published: April 2024

AbstractObjectivesWomen with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction receiving submaximal doses of beta-blockers and renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors have a lower risk of mortality or hospitalizations for heart failure. However, optimal doses of beta-blockers or RAS inhibitors in women with atrial fibrillation (AF) with and without HF are unclear. We investigated sex-specific associations of beta-blocker and RAS inhibitor doses with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with AF with and without HF.MethodsWe used data from the prospective BEAT-AF and Swiss-AF cohorts on patients with AF. The outcome was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including death, myocardial infarction, stroke, systemic embolization, and HF-related hospitalization. Predictors of interest were spline (primary analysis) or quartiles (secondary analysis) of beta-blocker or RAS inhibitor dose in percent of the maximum dose (reference), in interaction with sex. Cox models were adjusted for demographics, comorbidities and co-medication.ResultsAmong 3,961 patients (28% women), MACE occurred in 1,113 (28%) patients over 5-year median follow-up. Distributions of RAS inhibitor and beta-blocker doses were similar in women and men. Cox models revealed no association between beta-blocker dose or RAS inhibitor dose and MACE. In a subgroup of patients with AF and HF, the lowest hazard of MACE was observed in women prescribed 100% of RAS inhibitor dose. However, there was no association between RAS dose quartiles and MACE.ConclusionsIn these two cohorts of patients with AF, doses of beta-blockers and RAS inhibitors did not differ by sex and were overall not associated with MACE.What is already known on the subjectSex-specific analyses of beta-blocker and renin angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor doses in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction have revealed a lower hazard of death or heart failure-related hospitalisation in women receiving low doses compared to maximum doses.The pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of atrial fibrillation show sex differences, but the potential sex-specific associations of different drug doses with cardiovascular outcomes are unknown in this population.What this study addsThis study identifies no associations between beta-blocker doses and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation.How this study might affect research, practice or policyThe findings of the present study reassure that the recommended maximum doses of beta-blockers and RAS inhibitors appeared safe among patients of both sexes with atrial fibrillation.
Trump Says the WTO Is a Disaster
Authors: Debaere Peter 
Published: April 2024

In 2017, it was a challenge to assess the future of global trade. It was an open question whether the US financial crisis and the recession that it triggered would mark a turning point for the liberal post–World War II world order. If one looked toward Europe, China, Latin America, and Japan, there was a flurry of activity. New trade agreements were being completed and pursued. In Washington, DC, on the other hand, President Donald Trump seemed set on ripping apart and/or renegotiating any trade deal the United States was ever part of.This case explores Trump's opinions and emerging policy stance on trade, bilateralism, and the global economy, among others. It also gives an overview of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and asks whether the Trump presidency would constitute a major challenge to the WTO and what it stood for in 2017.
Small countries facing the technological revolution: fostering synergies between economic complexity and foresight research
Authors: Tiits Marek , Karo Erkki , Kalvet Tarmo 
Published: April 2024

Purpose
Although the significance of technological progress in economic development is well-established in theory and policy, it has remained challenging to agree upon shared priorities for strategies and policies. This paper aims to develop a model of how policymakers can develop effective and easy to communicate strategies for science, technology and economic development.

Design/methodology/approach
By integrating insights from economic complexity, competitiveness and foresight literature, a replicable research framework for analysing the opportunities and challenges of technological revolutions for small catching-up countries is developed. The authors highlight key lessons from piloting this framework for informing the strategy and policies for bioeconomy in Estonia towards 2030–2050.

Findings
The integration of economic complexity research with traditional foresight methods establishes a solid analytical basis for a data-driven analysis of the opportunities for industrial upgrading. The increase in the importance of regional alliances in the global economy calls for further advancement of the analytical toolbox. Integration of complexity, global value chains and export potential assessment approaches offers valuable direction for further research, as it enables discussion of the opportunities of moving towards more knowledge-intensive economic activities along with the opportunities for winning international market share.

Originality/value
The research merges insights from the economic complexity, competitiveness and foresight literature in a novel way and illustrates the applicability and priority-setting in a real-life setting.
Digital transformation for supply chain collaborative innovation and market performance
Authors: Yu Yubing , Zeng Hongyan , Zhang Min 
Published: April 2024

PurposeManufacturers increasingly resort to digital transformation to shape their competitiveness in the digital economy era, while supply chain (SC) collaborative innovation helps them cope with market uncertainties. However, whether and how digital transformation can facilitate SC collaborative innovation remain unclear. To address this gap, we aims to investigate the effects of digital transformation (strategy and capability) on SC collaborative (process and product) innovation and market performance.Design/methodology/approachWe use partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) with a sample of 210 Chinese manufacturers to investigate the effects of digital transformation (strategy and capability) on SC collaborative (process and product) innovation and market performance.FindingsThe results show that digital strategy and capability positively impact SC collaborative process and product innovation, which enhances market performance. In addition, SC collaborative innovation mediates the relationship between digital transformation and market performance.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the literature by identifying how digital transformation drives SC collaborative innovation towards improving market performance and providing practical guidance for enterprises in promoting digital transformation and SC collaborative innovation.
Pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities is not a choice: the interplay between gender norms, contextual embeddedness, and (in)equality mechanisms in entrepreneurial contexts
Authors: Stoker Saskia , Rossano-Rivero Sue , Davis Sarah , Wakkee Ingrid , Stroila Iulia 
Published: April 2024

PurposeAll entrepreneurs interact simultaneously with multiple entrepreneurial contexts throughout their entrepreneurial journey. This conceptual paper has two central aims: (1) it synthesises the current literature on gender and entrepreneurship, and (2) it increases our understanding of how gender norms, contextual embeddedness and (in)equality mechanisms interact within contexts. Illustrative contexts that are discussed include entrepreneurship education, business networks and finance.Design/methodology/approachThis conceptual paper draws upon extant literature to develop its proposed conceptual framework. It provides suggestions for systemic policy interventions as well as pointing to promising paths for future research.FindingsA literature-generated conceptual framework is developed to explain and address the systemic barriers faced by opportunity-driven women as they engage in entrepreneurial contexts. This conceptual framework visualises the interplay between gender norms, contextual embeddedness and inequality mechanisms to explain systemic disparities. An extra dimension is integrated in the framework to account for the power of agency within women and with others, whereby agency, either individually or collectively, may disrupt and subvert the current interplay with inequality mechanisms.Originality/valueThis work advances understanding of the underrepresentation of women entrepreneurs. The paper offers a conceptual framework that provides policymakers with a useful tool to understand how to intervene and increase contextual embeddedness for all entrepreneurs. Additionally, this paper suggests moving beyond “fixing” women entrepreneurs and points towards disrupting systemic disparities to accomplish this contextual embeddedness for all entrepreneurs. By doing so, this research adds to academic knowledge on the construction and reconstruction of gender in the field of entrepreneurship.
Developing an action-oriented performance framework for sustainability measurement in the new product development
Authors: Nappi Vanessa , Sousa-Zomer Thayla Tavares , Cauchick-Miguel Paulo A. , Rozenfeld Henrique 
Published: April 2024

PurposeThe integration of sustainability, performance measurement and new product development (NPD) is key for aligning environmental and social objectives with business strategies. While previous research has initiated proposals for integrating sustainability into NPD or incorporating sustainability into corporate measurement systems, there is a notable deficiency in studies that comprehensively integrate these three perspectives. In this sense, this study proposes a performance framework (PF) to integrate sustainability performance indicators (PIs) into the measurement system considering the company’s NPD phases.Design/methodology/approachThe PF was developed through a literature review and action research (AR). This resulting PF was positively evaluated by the practitioners in the company.FindingsFirst, the review enabled the synthesis of an initial conceptual PF with 188 sustainability PIs and a five-step procedure. Then, the empirical results of the AR led to a new PF that presents the systematisation of the PIs database and a practice-based seven-stage approach.Research limitations/implicationsThis action-oriented research limits the extent to which this study’s findings can be generalised. Future research should apply the PF in different research designs to produce managerially relevant knowledge.Practical implicationsThis PF may provide managers with actionable knowledge that best supports the measurement system integration with sustainability PIs considering the NPD phases.Originality/valueIntegrating sustainability, performance measurement and the NPD has been recognised as critical for supporting decision-making concerning the impact of processes and products. Compared with previous frameworks, the proposed PF extends the existing literature by introducing a systematised PIs database and a novel procedure for integrating sustainability measurement throughout the NDP.
Analysis of turbulent cavitation effects on water-lubricated bearing in single screw compressors
Authors: Wang Qingyang , Wu Weifeng , Zhang Ping , Guo Chengqiang , Yang Yifan 
Published: April 2024

Purpose
To guide the stable radius clearance choice of water-lubricated bearings for single screw compressors, this paper aims to analyze the effects of turbulence and cavitation on bearing performance under two conditions of specified external load and radius clearance.

Design/methodology/approach
A modified Reynolds equation considering turbulence and cavitation is adopted, based on the Jakobsson–Floberg–Olsson boundary condition, Ng–Pan model and turbulent factors. The equation is solved using the finite difference method and successive over-relaxation method to investigate the bearing performance.

Findings
The turbulent effect can increase the hydrodynamic pressure and cavitation. In addition, the turbulent effect can lead to an increase in the equilibrium radius clearance. The turbulent region exhibits a higher load capacity and cavitation rate. However, the increased cavitation negatively impacts the frictional coefficient and end flow rate. The impact of turbulence increases as the radius clearance decreases. As the rotating speed increases, the turbulence effect has a greater impact on the bearing characteristics.

Originality/value
The research can provide theoretical support for the design of water-lubricated journal bearings used in high-speed water-lubricated single screw compressors.

Peer review
The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/ILT-01-2024-0029/
Personality characteristics, preferences for rewards and the propensity to choose an auditing job
Authors: Alves Iryna , Gregório Bruno , Lourenço Sofia M. 
Published: April 2024

Purpose
This study investigates theoretical relationships among personality characteristics, preferences for different types of rewards and the propensity to choose a job in auditing by management-related higher education students. Specifically, the authors consider motivation, locus of control (internal and external) and self-efficacy (SE) as personality characteristics and financial, extrinsic, support and intrinsic as types of rewards.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected through a questionnaire targeted at management-related higher education students in Portugal. Partial least squares structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data.

Findings
The full sample results show that different types of motivation, locus of control and SE are related to different reward preferences. The authors also find a positive association between a preference for extrinsic rewards and the propensity to choose a job in auditing. Moreover, when the authors consider the role of working experience in the model, the authors find that the reward preferences that drive the choice of an auditing job differ according to that experience.

Originality/value
This study enriches the literature by assessing preferences for different types of rewards, considering multiple personality characteristics and a comprehensive set of rewards. Furthermore, the authors identify the reward preferences that drive the choice of an auditing career. This knowledge empowers auditing firms to devise recruitment strategies that resonate with candidates’ preferences, which boosts the capacity of these companies to attract new auditors.
Police officer attitudes toward pre-arrest behavioral health diversion programs: identifying determinants of support for deflection using a machine learning method
Authors: Donnelly Ellen A. , Stenger Madeline , O'Connell Daniel J. , Gavnik Adam , Regalado Jullianne , Bayona-Roman Laura 
Published: April 2024

PurposeThis study explores the determinants of police officer support for pre-arrest/booking deflection programs that divert people presenting with substance use and/or mental health disorder symptoms out of the criminal justice system and connect them to supportive services.Design/methodology/approachThis study analyzes responses from 254 surveys fielded to police officers in Delaware. Questionnaires asked about views on leadership, approaches toward crime, training, occupational experience and officer’s personal characteristics. The study applies a new machine learning method called kernel-based regularized least squares (KRLS) for non-linearities and interactions among independent variables. Estimates from a KRLS model are compared with those from an ordinary least square regression (OLS) model.FindingsSupport for diversion is positively associated with leadership endorsing diversion and thinking of new ways to solve problems. Tough-on-crime attitudes diminish programmatic support. Tenure becomes less predictive of police attitudes in the KRLS model, suggesting interactions with other factors. The KRLS model explains a larger proportion of the variance in officer attitudes than the traditional OLS model.Originality/valueThe study demonstrates the usefulness of the KRLS method for practitioners and scholars seeking to illuminate patterns in police attitudes. It further underscores the importance of agency leadership in legitimizing deflection as a pathway to addressing behavioral health challenges in communities.
Good, bad and ugly experiences of non-binary gender inclusion at the workplace to frame employee value proposition
Authors: Mehta Mita , Kappal Jyoti M. 
Published: April 2024

PurposeThe present study aims to gauge the experience of gender non-binary (NB) employees in the context of employee value propositions (EVP) in Indian enterprises and make suggestions for organizations to align their gender-aligned interventions with the EVP framework.Design/methodology/approachQualitative methodology was used for collecting data through semi-structured interviews and subsequent analysis of the transcripts. The data was gathered from 10 NB participants working in Indian enterprises with the use of non-probabilistic purposive snowball sampling.FindingsThe analysis revealed eight themes representing the good, bad and ugly experiences of NB individuals within the context of EVP. These findings underscore the potential of enriching value propositions for employees to promote gender inclusion in corporate settings, contributing to long-term organizational success.Practical implicationsThe study offers both theoretical and practical implications for fostering inclusivity at the workplace. It suggests that policymakers and organizations should align EVP with diversity and inclusion initiatives, re-evaluate hiring processes and promotion policies to ensure equal opportunities for NB individuals, provide regular staff training to address biases and implement inclusive insurance policies and representation in employee resource groups (ERGs).Originality/valueThis study provides unique insights into the experiences of NB employees within the framework of EVPs in Indian organizations.
The long‐term impact of vaginal surgical mesh devices on pain clinic and psychological service referrals, anti‐inflammatory testing and pelvic scans in UK primary care: A cohort study with the Clinical Practice Research Datalink
Authors: McFadden Emily , Heneghan Carl 
Published: April 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo examine long‐term complications in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP), with and without surgical mesh implants.DesignLongitudinal open cohort study from 1 April 2006 (or 1 April 2012) to 30 November 2018.SettingThe Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Gold database, which is linked to Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) inpatient data, the HES Diagnostic Imaging Dataset (DID), Office for National Statistics mortality data and Index of Multiple Deprivation socio‐economic status data.SampleWomen aged ≥18 years with a diagnostic SUI/POP Read code.MethodsRates are estimated using negative binomial regression.Main outcome measuresRates of referrals for: psychological and pain services; urinalysis, C‐reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) testing; and pelvic ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.ResultsA cohort of 220 544 women were eligible for inclusion; 74% (n = 162 687) had SUI, 37% (n = 82 123) had POP and 11% (n = 24 266) had both. Rates of psychological referrals and CT scans were lower in women with SUI mesh surgery, but this was offset by higher rates of CRP testing in women with SUI or POP mesh, MRI scans in women with SUI mesh, and urinalysis testing and referrals to pain clinics for women with POP mesh.ConclusionsOur results suggest a higher burden of morbidity in women with SUI/POP mesh surgery, and that these women may require ongoing follow‐up in the primary care setting.