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The impact of COVID-19 on women’s labour market outcomes: evidence from four MENA countries
Authors: Hlasny Vladimir , Rizk Reham , Rostom Nada 
Published: March 2024

PurposeCOVID-19 has had various effects on women’s labour supply worldwide. This study investigates how women’s labour market outcomes in the MENA region have been affected by the stringency of governments’ COVID-19 responses and school closures. We examine whether women, particularly those with children at young age, reduced their labour supply to take care of their families during the pandemic.Design/methodology/approachTo investigate whether having a family results in an extra penalty to women’s labour market outcomes, we compare single women to married women and mothers. Using the ERF COVID-19 MENA Monitor Household Surveys, we analyse the key conditions underlying women’s labour market outcomes: (1) wage earnings and labour market status including remaining formally employed, informally, unpaid or self-employed, unemployed or out of the labour force and (2) becoming permanently terminated, being suspended, seeing a reduction in the hours worked or wages, or seeing a delay in one’s wage payments because of COVID-19. Ordered probit and multinomial logit are employed in the case of categorical outcomes, and linear models for wage earnings.FindingsWomen, regardless of whether they have children or not, appear to join the labour market out of necessity to help their families in the times of crisis. Child-caring women who are economically inactive are also more likely to enter the labour market. There is little difference between the negative experiences of women with children and child-free women in regard to their monthly pay reduction or delay, or contract termination, but women with children were more likely to experience reduction in hours worked throughout the pandemic.Research limitations/implicationsThese findings may not have causal interpretation facilitating accurate inference. This is because of potential omitted variables such as endogenous motivation of women in different circumstances, latent changes in the division of domestic work between care-giving and other household members, or selective sample attrition.Originality/valueOur analysis explores the multiple channels in which the pandemic has affected the labour outcomes of MENA-region women. Our findings highlight the challenges that hamper the labour market participation of women, and suggest that public policy should strive to balance the share of unpaid care work between men and women and increase men’s involvement, through measures that support child-bearing age women’s engagement in the private sector during crises, invest in childcare services and support decent job creation for all.
The struggle to deliver in squatters: a qualitative study on inter-state migrant women in Aligarh
Authors: Iqrar Sanoobia , Musavi Azra 
Published: March 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to understand the maternal health vulnerabilities of migrant women in slums and explore their challenges during and after childbirth.

Design/methodology/approach
The study used a qualitative approach, including in-depth interviews through purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Thematic analysis was used for analysing data. The consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative studies (COREQ)-32 items were followed for reporting this study.

Findings
The study found that migrant women were highly susceptible to adverse birthing outcomes due to risks involved in birthing, lack of care and hygiene, lack of skilled care in dealing with complicated pregnancies and exposure to domestic and obstetric violence.

Originality/value
The study intends to highlight the narratives of female migrants’ birthing and maternal health challenges. The entire process of childbirth in slums with consequences can result in maternal and infant morbidities and mortalities.
Actors' facial similarity and its impact on US movies' box-office performance in East and South-East Asia
Authors: Giannetti Verdiana , Chen Jieke , Wei Xingjie 
Published: March 2024

PurposeAnecdotal evidence suggests that casting actors with similar facial features in a movie can pose challenges in foreign markets, hindering the audience's ability to recognize and remember characters. Extending developments in the literature on the cross-race effect, we hypothesize that facial similarity – the extent to which the actors starring in a movie share similar facial features – will reduce the country-level box-office performance of US movies in East and South-East Asia (ESEA) countries.Design/methodology/approachWe assembled data from various secondary data sources on US non-animation movies (2012–2021) and their releases in ESEA countries. Combining the data resulted in a cross-section of 2,616 movie-country observations.FindingsActors' facial similarity in a US movie's cast reduces its box-office performance in ESEA countries. This effect is weakened as immigration in the country, internet penetration in the country and star power increase and strengthened as cast size increases.Originality/valueThis first study on the effects of cast's facial similarity on box-office performance represents a novel extension to the growing literature on the antecedents of movies' box-office performance by being at the intersection of the two literature streams on (1) the box-office effects of cast characteristics and (2) the antecedents, in general, of box-office performance in the ESEA region.
Trauma-informed practices and leadership education: A literature review
Authors: Holden Sarah , Bruce Jackie 
Published: March 2024

PurposeThis integrative literature review aims to explore themes within higher education that may be applicable to leadership education including: descriptions of trauma, trauma-informed practices and trauma-informed practitioners.Design/methodology/approachIntegrative, systematic literature review.FindingsThe results suggest that trauma and trauma-informed practices may have a place in leadership education pedagogy.Originality/valueThere is no work being done in trauma informed practice in leadership education. This study provides future direction for both research and practice.
Blending access-based services and triadic frameworks: an empirical evaluation of Packaging-as-a-Service
Authors: Fella Stefanie , Ratay Christoph 
Published: March 2024

PurposeRecently emerged Packaging-as-a-Service (PaaS) systems adopt aspects of access-based services and triadic frameworks, which have typically been treated as conceptually separate. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the implications of blending the two in what we call “access-based triadic systems,” by empirically evaluating intentions to adopt PaaS systems for takeaway food among restaurants and consumers.Design/methodology/approachWe derived relevant attributes of PaaS systems from a qualitative pre-study with restaurants and consumers. Next, we conducted two factorial survey experiments with restaurants (N = 176) and consumers (N = 245) in Germany to quantitatively test the effects of those system attributes on their adoption intentions.FindingsThis paper highlights that the role of access-based triadic system providers as both the owners of shared assets and the operators of a triadic system is associated with a novel set of challenges and opportunities: System providers need to attract a critical mass of business and end customers while balancing asset protection and system complexity. At the same time, asset ownership introduces opportunities for improved quality control and differentiation from competition.Originality/valueConceptually, this paper extends research on access-based services and triadic frameworks by describing an unexplored hybrid form of non-ownership consumption we call “access-based triadic systems.” Empirically, this paper addresses the need to account for the demands of two distinct target groups in triadic systems and demonstrates how factorial survey experiments can be leveraged in this field.
Responding to domestic and family violence in resource-constrained contexts: a case study on rural policing innovations in Melanesia
Authors: Watson Danielle Verlene Christal , Amin Sara N. , Robinson Amanda L. 
Published: March 2024

PurposeDiscussions about progressive gender reform across Melanesia highlight the need for more gender-inclusive policies and improved conditions for women and girls throughout all sectors. However, for many of these countries, attempts to address the problems are marred by insufficient resources and low prioritization of the issue and traditional, cultural and religious perspectives about gender and gendered roles. This article discusses how police responses are coordinated to address domestic and family violence (DFV) and provides a critical reflection on both internal responses and the complexities of multi-partner operations beyond urban spaces.Design/methodology/approachThis article draws on the findings from a stakeholder engagement focus group with 20 participants from four Melanesian countries – Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu – to provide insight into policing innovations in rural contexts.FindingsThere is a need for improved multisector partnerships, increased police presence and greater reliance on indigenous strategies to improve responses to DFV in resource-constrained contexts.Originality/valueThe article provides insight into an under-researched area and makes recommendations for improving responses to DFV in rural areas in small-island developing states.
Assessing the role of geographical indications in affecting the quality of imports
Authors: Vaquero Piñeiro Cristina , Curzi Daniele 
Published: March 2024

AbstractGeographical indications (GIs) aim to protect the names of specific high‐quality products (food and wine) to preserve and promote the uniqueness linked to their geographical origin and traditional know‐how. EU and extra‐EU countries register domestic products with GIs. This study disentangles the effects of such registrations on the quality of imports using country‐level product import data for the fruit, vegetable, coffee, tea, and spice sectors. Our results show that the registration of domestic products as GIs enhances the quality of imported goods only if the importing country has a lower level of quality of domestic production. The introduction of GIs into high‐quality domestic markets can discourage import quality upgrades. This is because domestic producers may prefer to compete for quality rather than price, and imported goods represent a less expensive alternative to high‐quality national goods for consumers. Conversely, in countries where domestic product quality is lower, the introduction of GIs may enhance import quality upgrading because the diffusion of GIs induces domestic consumers to become more demanding in terms of quality for foreign products.
Impact of treatment with GLP‐1RAs on suicide attempts in adults persons with type 2 diabetes: A retrospective comparative effectiveness study based on a global TriNetX health research database
Authors: Nassar Mahmoud , Misra Anoop , Bloomgarden Zachary 
Published: March 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the association between glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1RA) treatment and the risk of suicide attempts in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), with a focus on subgroups with and without a history of depression or suicide attempts.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study utilized TriNetX, a federated network of real‐world data. Using the Global Collaborative Network data, we collected electronic medical records from 113 health care organizations with 135 million patient records with 8 million with T2D, 83% from the United States. The four cohorts were identified based on age, medication, diagnosis, and presence of depression or suicide attempts. Analytic methods included measures of association and number of Instances, with propensity score matching employed to mitigate potential confounders. The primary outcome was the incidence of suicide attempts among people with T2D with GLP‐1RA treatment in comparison with dipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitor (DPP‐4i) treatment.ResultsPeople with T2D treated with GLP‐1RA consistently exhibited a lower risk of suicide attempts compared to those treated with DPP‐4i. This was particularly significant in people with a history of depression or suicide attempts. The risk and odds ratios were significantly lower in the GLP‐1RA‐treated cohorts than in DPP‐4i across all analyses.ConclusionAs compared with DPP‐4i, our analysis shows a protective effect associated with GLP‐1RA treatment on the risk of suicide attempts among people with T2D. However, further research, particularly prospective and randomized studies, is necessary to confirm these observations and understand the underlying mechanisms.image
Primary thoracic aorta angiosarcoma presenting with thromboembolism and progressive claudication despite anticoagulation
Authors: McKenzie Jane , Chander Sarat , Mitchell Catherine , Lewin Jeremy 
Published: March 2024

AbstractPrimary aortic angiosarcomas (PAA) are rare angiosarcomas, frequently diagnosed in advanced stages due to initial misdiagnosis. This case describes a 66‐year‐old woman, initially presenting with a distal thoracic aorta thrombus and symptomatic bilateral popliteal emboli. Despite initial management and therapeutic anticoagulation, she experienced progressive lower limb claudication and 12 months following initial presentation she re‐presented with an obstructing distal thoracic aorta mass and metastatic disease. Histopathology confirmed metastatic epithelioid angiosarcoma. Despite urgent palliative radiotherapy, she died 6 weeks after diagnosis from complications of tumour thromboembolism. Suspicion for PAA should be raised in the case of thrombus in atypical segments (e.g. thoracic aorta) or progressive course despite anticoagulation. Multimodal imaging including MRI and FDG‐PET is useful to distinguish from benign aetiologies.
Revealing population demographics with environmental RNA
Authors: Hechler Robert M. , Cristescu Melania E. 
Published: March 2024

The analyses of environmental DNA (eDNA) and environmental RNA (eRNA) released by organisms into their surrounding environment (water, soil and air) have emerged as powerful tools for monitoring biodiversity. While eDNA has been widely adopted for the non‐invasive detection of species and characterization of community composition, the utilization of eRNA is still in its infancy. Due to its functional nature, eRNA holds intriguing potential for biodiversity monitoring offering new avenues of research beyond species detection. For example, conspecifics that are almost genetically identical can exhibit distinct transcriptomic differences depending on their life stage. In this issue of Molecular Ecology Resources, Parsley and Goldberg (2024) demonstrate, through a lab‐validated field study, that eRNA can be used to detect distinct life stages of amphibians. This study elegantly demonstrates that eRNA can be used not only to detect invasive or endangered species but also to reveal population demographic information important for guiding effective conservation strategies.
Transitions to polysubstance use: Prospective cohort study of adolescents in Australia
Authors: Black Nicola , Noghrehchi Firouzeh , Yuen Wing See , Aiken Alexandra , Clare Philip J. , Chan Gary , Kypri Kypros , McBride Nyanda , Bruno Raimondo , Slade Tim , Boland Veronica , Mattick Richard , Peacock Amy 
Published: March 2024

AbstractBackground and aimsAdolescent polysubstance use has been associated with adverse social and health outcomes. Our aim was to measure rates and transitions to polysubstance use during adolescence and identify factors associated with initiation and discontinuation of polysubstance use.DesignProspective cohort study. Multistate Markov modelling was used to estimate rates and identify correlates of transitions between substance use states.Setting and participantsAdolescent‐parent dyads (n = 1927; adolescents in grade 7, age ≈13 years) were recruited from Australian schools during 2010/11 (Wave 1). Adolescents were surveyed annually until 2016/17 (n = 1503; age ≈19 years; Wave 7) and parents were surveyed annually until 2014/15 (Wave 5).MeasurementsAlcohol, tobacco, cannabis and 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) use outcomes were collected at Waves 3–7. Potential confounders were collected at Waves 1–6 and consisted of sex, anxiety and depression symptoms and externalizing problems, parental monitoring, family conflict and cohesion, parental substance use and peer substance use. Covariates were age and family socioeconomic status.FindingsFew adolescents engaged in polysubstance use at earlier waves (Wave 3: 5%; Wave 4: 8%), but proportions increased sharply across adolescence (Waves 5–7: 17%, 24%, 36%). Rates of transitioning to polysubstance use increased with age, with few (<9%) adolescents transitioning out. More externalizing problems (odds ratio [OR] = 1.10; 99.6% confidence interval [CI] = 1.07–1.14), parental heavy episodic drinking (OR = 1.22; 99.6% CI = 1.07–1.40), parental illicit substance use (OR = 3.56; 99.6% CI = 1.43–8.86), peer alcohol use (OR = 5.68; 99.6% CI = 1.59–20.50) and peer smoking (OR = 4.18; 99.6% CI = 1.95–8.81) were associated with transitioning to polysubstance use.ConclusionsPolysubstance use in Australia appears to be rare during early adolescence but more common in later adolescence with low rates of transitioning out. Externalizing problems and greater parental and peer substance use are risk factors for adolescent polysubstance use that may be suitable intervention targets.
Pneumonia, wheezing and asthma were more common in children after thymectomy due to open‐heart surgery
Authors: Rantanen Rea , Honkila Minna , Kämä Hanna‐Riikka , Pokka Tytti , Pihkala Jaana , Rahkonen Otto , Mattila Ilkka , Renko Marjo , Helminen Merja , Heinonen Santtu , Kekäläinen Eliisa , Kallio Merja , Ruuska Terhi S. 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAimThis nationwide study evaluated the clinical impact that an early thymectomy, during congenital heart defect (CHD) surgery, had on the health of children and adolescents.MethodsThe subjects were patients aged 1–15 years who had undergone CHD surgery at the University Children's Hospital, Helsinki, where all CHD surgery in Finland is carried out, from 2006 to 2018. The parents or the cases and population‐based controls, matched for sex, age and hospital district, completed electronic questionnaires. We excluded those with low birth weights or a known immunodeficiency. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for prespecified outcomes.ResultsWe received responses relating to 260/450 (58%) cases and 1403/4500 (31%) controls and excluded 73 cases with persistent cardiac or respiratory complaints after surgery. The CHD group reported more recurrent hospitalisations due to infections (aOR 6.3, 95% CI 3.0–13) than the controls and more pneumonia episodes (aOR 3.5, 95% CI 2.1–5.6), asthma (aOR 2.5, 95% CI 1.5–4.1) and wheezing (aOR 2.1, 95% CI 1.5–2.9).ConclusionHospitalisation due to infections, pneumonia, wheezing and asthma was more common in children after a thymectomy due to open‐heart surgery than population‐based controls, underlining the importance of immunological follow‐ups.
Screening preterm‐born infants for autistic traits may help to identify social communication difficulties at five years of age
Authors: Torchin Héloise , Tafflet Muriel , Charkaluk Marie‐Laure , Letouzey Mathilde , Twillhaar Sabrina , Kana Gildas , Benhammou Valérie , Marret Stéphane , Basson Eliane , Cambonie Gilles , Datin‐Dorrière Valérie , Guellec Isabelle , Lebeaux Cécile , Muller Jean‐Baptiste , Nuytten Alexandra , Kaminski Monique , Ancel Pierre‐Yves , Pierrat Véronique 
Published: March 2024

AbstractAimThis study compared neurodevelopmental screening questionnaires completed when preterm‐born children reached 2 years of corrected age with social communication skills at 5.5 years of age.MethodsEligible subjects were born in 2011 at 24–34 weeks of gestation, participated in a French population‐based epidemiological study and were free of motor and sensory impairment at 2 years of corrected age. The Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) and the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M‐CHAT) were used at 2 years and the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) at 5.5 years of age.ResultsWe focused on 2119 children. At 2 years of corrected age, the M‐CHAT showed autistic traits in 20.7%, 18.5% and 18.2% of the children born at 24–26, 27–31 and 32–34 weeks of gestation, respectively (p = 0.7). At 5.5 years of age, 12.6%, 12.7% and 9.6% risked social communication difficulties, with an SCQ score ≥90th percentile (p = 0.2). A positive M‐CHAT score at 2 years was associated with higher risks of social communication difficulties at 5.5 years of age (odds ratio 3.46, 95% confidence interval 2.04–5.86, p < 0.001). Stratifying ASQ scores produced similar results.ConclusionUsing parental neurodevelopmental screening questionnaires for preterm‐born children helped to identify the risk of later social communication difficulties.
Improving dairy farmers’ welfare in Indonesia: Does cooperative membership matter?
Authors: Toiba Hery , Rahman Moh Shadiqur , Hartono Rachman , Retnoningsih Dwi 
Published: March 2024

AbstractDairy farmers in developing countries face numerous challenges, including price instability, limited credit access, outdated technology adoption, market barriers, and poverty. Cooperatives offer promising solutions to farmers’ problems and help them enhance their agricultural sustainability. Although the impact of cooperative membership has been widely investigated, little evidence is found in dairy farming households. This study estimates the impact of cooperative membership on dairy farmers’ household incomes, net returns, and profits from dairy products (processed and fresh milk). The cross‐sectional data were collected from 300 dairy farmers in East Java, Indonesia. Inverse probability weighting with regression adjustment (IPWRA) and two‐stage predictor substitution (2SPS) were used in the analysis to address the selection bias in the estimation. The findings are corroborated by a robustness check using propensity score matching. The results show that dairy farmers’ decisions to join a cooperative are positively and significantly influenced by farming experience, transportation ownership, number of cattle owned, and involvement in social activities and are negatively influenced by age. Cooperative membership significantly improves farmers’ welfare by increasing their household incomes, net returns, and profits from fresh milk products. However, the membership reduces profits from processed milk products. These findings suggest that the government should encourage farmers to participate actively in cooperatives.