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Managing patronization portfolio for liquidity risk management in Islamic banks
Authors: Riaz Shakeel , Hussain Talat , Arshed Noman 
Published: February 2025

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore how changes in customer deposits influence the banking profits. The banking sector’s growth-promoting role is supported by its ability to perform the essential function of financial intermediation. However, Islamic banks go the extra mile by balancing the wealth of the rich and the poor and distributing risk more evenly. The effective operation of the services industry, including Islamic banks, depends on the active participation of their customers. Customers’ deposits in their accounts with Islamic banks are a crucial funding source. In actuality, two distinct sorts of demanding customers exist. Their expectations of the services provided by Islamic banks are different.

Design/methodology/approach
Panel quantile regression is applied using the collected data from Islamic banks’ audited financial statements for the time period from 2001 to 2021.

Findings
This study is expected to provide the breakdown of shares of current and saving deposits for Islamic banks, which supports managing liquidity risk. This breakdown will help the policymakers lay down a framework for managing the share of current and saving deposits in their favor.

Research limitations/implications
The study aims to empirically evaluate whether changes in the current and saving account patronization have a role in the liquidity risk. And determine how banks need to manage their deposit structure to manage liquidity.

Originality/value
Previous studies have been nose-dive in providing country-level comparisons of different types of deposits in the context of liquidity risk management.
Knowledge sharing between businesses and stakeholders for systemic and sustainable regional development. Insights in the agri-food sector
Authors: Scorrano Paola , Borin Elena , Thrassou Alkis , Cavallo Federica , Mastroleo Giovanni 
Published: February 2025

Purpose
The paper aims to interpret sustainable regional development (SRD) as an exchange ecosystem in which stakeholders provide reciprocal access to resources, benefiting both individual and systemic levels. This paper suggests that knowledge, as a shared and value-transcribed critical resource, nourishes a community’s motivational system (CMS), orienting it toward SRD. This inherently raises questions regarding the nature of social business models (SBM) that can best support community’s motivational system, as well as their sustainable regional development derivatives.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper employs the Fuzzy Expert System (FES) to analyze companies participating in the three most representative Italian consortia, aiming to empirically address the knowledge gap regarding the influence of social business model on sustainable regional development.

Findings
Applying our theoretical framework to Agro-food Protection Consortia – a specific type of hybrid social, regional value-oriented business organization – this paper demonstrates that knowledge sharing along environmental, social and economic dimensions enhances sustainable regional development. Using the IF (condition) → THEN (action) logic of fuzzy method, the study identified knowledge exchange as a key condition motivating actors to contribute to sustainable regional development. This dynamic approach enables better alignment between stakeholders and regional goals.

Originality/value
This paper presents practicable participatory strategic guidelines that balance informal and formal governance mechanisms with the catalytic and enhancing connection of strategic business initiatives for Sustainable Regional Development.
‘Learning to Export’ and ‘Learning By Exporting’: Revisiting the Relationship Between Innovation and Exports in African Firms
Authors: Avenyo Elvis Korku , Tregenna Fiona 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTThis article examines the relationship between innovation and export performance for African firms. We estimate a censored Tobit IV simultaneous model with selection, using a cross‐sectional data set from the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys for 28 African economies. The results show a two‐way positive relationship between innovation and export performance in African firms: innovation is important for both the ability to export (export propensity) and for export intensity, while exporting also increases the likelihood of innovating. These effects are driven mainly by direct exports and apply to both product and process innovations. The positive two‐way relationship is strengthened through two key mechanisms: a higher share of foreign ownership in firms, and firms having an internationally recognised quality certification. We argue that these results point to a two‐way relationship in which innovation enables firms to ‘learn to export’, while firms also ‘learn by exporting’. We discuss the implications of these findings for African firms and policymakers.
Genetic and Pharmacological Inhibition of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Signalling Extends Lifespan in Drosophila
Authors: Guan Cui , Otchere Abigail , Laskovs Mihails , Papatheodorou Irene , Slack Cathy 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTInvertebrate models have been instrumental in advancing our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of ageing. The isolation of single gene mutations that both extend lifespan and improve age‐related health have identified potential targets for therapeutic intervention to alleviate age‐related morbidity. Here, we find that genetic loss of function of the G protein‐coupled metabotropic glutamate receptor (DmGluRA) in Drosophila extends the lifespan of female flies. This longevity phenotype was accompanied by lower basal levels of oxidative stress and improved stress tolerance, and differences in early‐life behavioural markers. Gene expression changes in DmGluRA mutants identified reduced ribosome biogenesis, a hallmark of longevity, as a key process altered in these animals. We further show that the pro‐longevity effects of reduced DmGluRA signalling are dependent on the fly homologue of Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP), an important regulator of ribosomal protein translation. Importantly, we can recapitulate lifespan extension using a specific pharmacological inhibitor of mGluR activity. Hence, our study identifies metabotropic glutamate receptors as potential targets for age‐related therapeutics.
Understanding the Associations of Urogenital Microbiomes With Fertility and In Vitro Fertilization
Authors: Berard Alicia R. , Brubaker Douglas K. , Nemecio Dalí X. , Farr Zuend Christina 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTInfertility, defined as the inability to establish a clinical pregnancy after a year of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse, impacts 8%–12% of couples worldwide. Many of these couples turn to in vitro fertilization (IVF) to build their families. The success rate of IVF procedures is variable, with estimates of up to 40% of embryo transfers being unsuccessful. Herein we review the existing literature on the role of the female and male urogenital microbiomes and genital inflammation on fertility and IVF outcomes. We discuss the microbiome across the female reproductive tract (FRT) and identify associations with female infertility, female genital tract inflammation, and success of IVF procedures. We also discuss the male urogenital microbiome and the associations between microbial taxa, genital inflammation, and male fertility parameters. Finally, we consider microbial transfer within couples and the impact this may have on fertility and the success of IVF procedures.
Fatigue Behavior Up to Very High Cycle Regime of Laser Beam Welded Ti60 Joints
Authors: Ren Lisha , Chen Yao , Xu Guangpei , Li Fei , Wang Qiaoling , Zhou Jie 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTTi60 titanium alloy laser beam welding (LBW) joint exhibits significant microstructural heterogeneity, with the base metal (BM) having equiaxed α and intergranular β phases, the heat‐affected zone (HAZ) containing acicular α′ martensite and retained α phase, and the fusion zone (FZ) composed of acicular α′ martensite. This leads to uneven nanohardness and microhardness distributions, with the highest in the FZ. The fatigue strength of the welded joints is significantly lower than the BM up to a very high cycle regime, at 180 MPa, with failure modes including surface welded depression, welded pores in the FZ, and facet cleavage fracture in the BM. Dislocation distribution analysis reveals a mismatch between the soft and hard phases of α and β, with stress concentration around welded pores inducing dislocation nucleation and entanglement, ultimately leading to martensite laths breaking and recrystallizing into nanograins under fatigue loading.
Regional Occupancy Is Negatively Related to Richness Across Time and Space
Authors: Shipley B. R. , Saupe E. E. 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTAimBiological diversity is shaped by processes occurring at different spatial and temporal scales. However, the direct influence of the spatial and temporal scale on patterns of occupancy is still understudied. Today, occupancy is often negatively correlated with species richness, but it is unknown whether this relationship is scale dependent and consistent through time. Here, we use datasets of contemporary and paleontological communities to explore the occupancy‐richness relationship across space and time, examining how scale influences this relationship.LocationVarying spatial extents with global coverage.TimeVaries from 7 mya to 2021 CE.Taxaforaminifera, mammals, birds, fish, and plants.MethodsWe gathered datasets spanning different spatial, temporal, and taxonomic extents. We binned each dataset into distinct time periods and spatially subsampled them into regional pools of varying sizes. We calculated regional occupancy and richness for each pool, measuring the strength of the relationship between the two. Using linear mixed models, we related the occupancy‐richness relationship to the size of the regional pools, overall species richness, and climatic changes through time.ResultsWe observed nearly ubiquitous negative occupancy‐richness relationships across taxa, spatial scale, and time. The size of the regional pools and time bins had no consistent effects on the strength of the relationship, but the strength of the negative relationship varied substantially among taxa, with foraminifera and North American pollen showing weaker relationships than mammals and birds. Changes in this relationship through time were not driven by climatic perturbations but by the species richness observed across all regional pools.ConclusionsPatterns of regional richness and occupancy are consistently negatively related and independent of spatial and temporal scale and of direct climatic changes. However, differences in the ecology of species (e.g., dispersal ability) and changes in biodiversity and community composition through time may cause fluctuations in the strength of the occupancy‐richness relationship.
Contemporary Digital Dentistry for Complex Cases in the Anterior Maxilla
Authors: Pedrinaci Ignacio , Calatrava Javier , Toledano‐Osorio Manuel , Zhao Na , Lanis Alejandro , Sanz Mariano 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTObjectivesTo demonstrate how contemporary digitally driven workflow can enhance outcomes for complex esthetic dental cases, focusing on three distinct clinical scenarios involving implant placement, esthetic crown lengthening, and tooth autotransplantation (ATT).OverviewThree multidisciplinary clinical cases demonstrate our contemporary digital workflows, integrating diagnosis, treatment planning, patient communication, and guided execution. The first case involves replacing two anterior central incisors using digital planning, guided surgery, prefabricated customized healing abutments, and a digitally driven restorative process. The second case showcases an esthetic crown‐lengthening procedure, where Multifunctional Anatomical Prototypes (MAPs) serve as both mock‐up and surgical guides, enhancing patient communication on expected outcomes and ensuring precise tissue management to prevent soft tissue rebound. The final case features a tooth ATT, where virtual surgical planning and 3D‐printed tooth replica and guides ensure predictability in the therapeutic outcome. These digitally enabled strategies underscore the predictability and customization achievable with contemporary dental technology.ConclusionsDental treatments in the esthetic zone require meticulous planning and precise execution to achieve controlled results that ensure patient satisfaction and long‐term stability. Contemporary Digital Dentistry enhances predictability, creating a pathway that leads to success.
Accidental Trisodium Phosphate [Na3PO4] (TSP) Ingestion in a Child
Authors: Hoffmann William , Cooke Christopher , Bloomquist Ryan F. 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTBackgroundIt is not uncommon for a child to present to the hospital due to accidental ingestions, and oftentimes they are the result of a child accessing household cleaning or home improvement products. Typically, the upper gastrointestinal tract is the site of initial tissue insult and prognosis of these cases depends on a variety of factors, including the ingested substance, injury extent, and assessments and treatments rendered. Possible post‐ingestion complications that make management difficult may include mediastinitis, hemodynamic instability, gastrointestinal perforation, erosion and scarring.CaseIn this case, a 13‐month‐old boy accidently swallowed Trisodium phosphate [Na3PO4] (TSP), a common household all‐purpose heavy‐duty cleaner. After ingestion, the patient presented to the emergency department where a multi‐disciplinary team‐initiated care. Work‐up included regular vital checks, electrolyte profiles, blood profiles and an esophagogastroduodenoscopy. He was eventually discharged and scheduled to return for follow‐up with esophagram, without long term consequences.ConclusionsAlthough the ingestion of TSP has occurred before, the literature regarding consumption of this specific detergent is negligible. This case provides evidence regarding the treatment and outcome of a paediatric patient who accidentally swallowed TSP and offers guidance in the management of their care.
Sleep neuroimaging: Review and future directions
Authors: Pereira Mariana , Chen Xinyuan , Paltarzhytskaya Anastasiya , Pacheсo Yibran , Muller Nils , Bovy Leonore , Lei Xu , Chen Wei , Ren Haoran , Song Chen , Lewis Laura D. , Dang‐Vu Thien Thanh , Czisch Michael , Picchioni Dante , Duyn Jeff , Peigneux Philippe , Tagliazucchi Enzo , Dresler Martin 
Published: February 2025

SummarySleep research has evolved considerably since the first sleep electroencephalography recordings in the 1930s and the discovery of well‐distinguishable sleep stages in the 1950s. While electrophysiological recordings have been used to describe the sleeping brain in much detail, since the 1990s neuroimaging techniques have been applied to uncover the brain organization and functional connectivity of human sleep with greater spatial resolution. The combination of electroencephalography with different neuroimaging modalities such as positron emission tomography, structural magnetic resonance imaging and functional magnetic resonance imaging imposes several challenges for sleep studies, for instance, the need to combine polysomnographic recordings to assess sleep stages accurately, difficulties maintaining and consolidating sleep in an unfamiliar and restricted environment, scanner‐induced distortions with physiological artefacts that may contaminate polysomnography recordings, and the necessity to account for all physiological changes throughout the sleep cycles to ensure better data interpretability. Here, we review the field of sleep neuroimaging in healthy non‐sleep‐deprived populations, from early findings to more recent developments. Additionally, we discuss the challenges of applying concurrent electroencephalography and imaging techniques to sleep, which consequently have impacted the sample size and generalizability of studies, and possible future directions for the field.
Early sensorimotor restriction in rats induces age‐dependent mitochondrial alterations in skeletal muscles and brain structures
Authors: Van Gaever Mélanie , Dupuy Olivier , Dupont Erwan , Canu Marie‐Hélène , Daussin Frederic 
Published: February 2025

AbstractA sedentary lifestyle can lead to motor and cognitive deficits, increasing the risk of neurodegenerative diseases in ageing. Emerging hypotheses suggest that these functional alterations may be related to energy metabolism. Indeed, ATP produced by mitochondria is essential for muscle contraction, neurotransmission and brain plasticity processes. Although a sedentary lifestyle has been associated with mitochondrial alterations in skeletal muscle, the potential effects on brain structures have yet to be investigated. The present study aimed to determine whether early sensorimotor restriction (SMR) alters mitochondrial metabolism in rat muscles and brain structures. Enzyme activities of citrate synthase (CS) and respiratory chain complexes I, II and IV were measured using a spectrophotometric technique and mitochondrial respiration was assessed using high‐resolution respirometry in two hind limb muscles [soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL)] and four brain structures (sensorimotor cortex, striatum, prefrontal cortex and hippocampus) in control rats and rats experiencing early SMR from birth to day 28. Mitochondrial enzyme activities decreased in the soleus (complexes I and II), in the EDL (complex I) and in the hippocampus (complexes I and IV) in an age‐dependent manner, whereas no effect was observed in other brain structures. CS activity decreases in the soleus and increases transiently in the striatum and sensorimotor cortex at postnatal day 15. Mitochondrial respiration was reduced in the soleus and in the sensorimotor cortex (CI and CI+CII). Early SMR appears to induce quantitative and qualitative mitochondrial alterations in skeletal muscles and certain brain structures involved in cognitive and motor processes.
imageKey points
Early sensorimotor restriction (SMR) alters mitochondrial enzyme activities and mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscles and brain.
Mitochondrial alterations induced by early SMR are age‐dependent, structure‐dependent and complex‐dependent.
Mitochondrial enzyme activities increase during development and the evolution pattern is specific to the different structures.
Effect of Multicomponent Dual-Task Training on Gait in People With Intellectual Disability
Authors: Gutiérrez Cruz Carmen , Ruiz Peralvarez Francisco Javier , Latorre Román Pedro Ángel , Párraga Montilla Juan Antonio , Andrade-Lara Karina E. , Cabrera Linares José Carlos 
Published: February 2025

Purpose: Gait is a complex task that requires the interaction between motor and cognitive demand, being usually assessed using the dual-task (DT) paradigm. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of 21 weeks of application of multicomponent DT training on the spatiotemporal gait parameters, coefficients of variation, and DT cost in people with intellectual disability. Methods: A controlled longitudinal pre–post design with random assignment to two groups (experimental and control) was used. Fifty-seven participants with intellectual disability joined in this study (age: 39 ± 9 years). The OptoGait system was used to register spatiotemporal gait parameters in two different conditions: single task and DT. Results: The main findings revealed that in both conditions, the multicomponent DT training significantly reduced the coefficients of variation of spatiotemporal gait parameters (p < .001), whereas there was no effect on DT cost. Conclusions: These findings suggest that the multicomponent DT training elicited a more stable and confident gait pattern.
Association of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior With Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: A Structural Equation Modeling in Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Meneguci Joilson , Galvão Lucas Lima , Garcia Meneguci Cíntia Aparecida , Ferreira da Silva Antonio Paulo , Paula Eduardo da Silva , Virtuoso Júnior Jair Sindra 
Published: February 2025

Background/Objectives: Few conceptual models demonstrate how the relationship between behavioral factors, especially physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB), and depressive symptoms occurs in older adults. In this regard, understanding how these relationships occur may help in designing future behavior change interventions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the associations of PA and SB with depressive symptoms in older adults, accounting for functional capacity, sleep quality, self-esteem, and self-efficacy as possible mediators. Methods: In overall, 466 older adults aged ≥60 years participated in the study with a cross-sectional design. We subjectively assessed depressive symptoms, PA and SB, self-efficacy for walking and PA, instrumental activities of daily living, sleep quality, and self-esteem. Structural equation modeling was used to investigate the direct and indirect associations of PA and SB with depressive symptoms. Results: Although PA and SB do not have a direct association with depressive symptoms, these behaviors seem to have total effects on the outcome. The association of SB with depressive symptoms was mediated by functional capacity and sleep quality. And the association of PA was mediated by functional capacity and self-esteem. Conclusion: To reduce depressive symptoms in older adults, PA and SB interventions need to promote sleep quality, functional capacity, and self-esteem. Significance/Implications: Interventions that promote the continuation of regular PA and the reduction of time spent in SB should be encouraged, seeking to improve sleep quality and increase functional capacity, in order to reduce the rates of depressive symptoms in older adults.