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Managerial regulatory engagement, access to bank finance and the moderating role of institutional religiosity: a cross-country study
Authors: Liedong Tahiru Azaaviele , Aghanya Daniel E. , Saeed Abubakr 
Published: February 2025

Purpose
Despite politicians sometimes playing an active agentic role in firms’ resource dependency and in the outcomes of corporate political activity (CPA), there is limited research on the supply-side dynamics of political markets and the contingent role of normative institutions. This study aims to examine the relationship between managerial regulatory engagement (MRE) − a type of CPA − and access to bank finance, and how this relationship is moderated by country-level religiosity and religion policy regime.

Design/methodology/approach
Using data from over 37,000 firms in 43 sub-Saharan African countries and drawing on resource dependency and institutional theories, the authors deploy robust and sophisticated statistical analyses to test their hypotheses.

Findings
This study finds that MRE has a positive impact on access to bank finance. This effect is stronger in countries with more formal religion restriction where morality does not inhibit politicians’ discriminatory behaviour. However, this effect is weakened in countries where high levels of religiosity and more formal religion support curtail amoral rent provision.

Originality/value
These findings shed light on how firms’ use of CPA to manage resource dependency is affected by the influence of institutional religiosity on the agency of politicians. This study offers important theoretical contributions to the literature and generate useful implications for managers and policymakers.
Police legitimacy through procedural justice: examining the dual mediating role of institutional trust and obligation to obey
Authors: Lee Sunguook , Kwak Dae-Hoon , Yoo Youngjae 
Published: February 2025

PurposeThe procedural justice theory of police legitimacy has been examined extensively by previous scholars; yet more expansion of the legitimacy literature is warranted. Specifically, the current study examines the effects of institutional trust and obligation to obey as mediators between procedural justice and perceived legitimacy.Design/methodology/approachThe current study uses structural equation modeling (SEM) to test our hypotheses. Convenience sampling of South Korean university students (N = 2,188) was used to investigate our inquiry.FindingsThe results support our hypotheses in that while procedural justice was the primary predictor of legitimacy, institutional trust and obligation to obey were also significant mediators of procedural justice and perceived legitimacy.Originality/valueA multitude of research examining various predictors of police legitimacy exists (e.g. Baker and Gau, 2018; Boateng and Buckner, 2019; Boateng et al., 2022; Lee and Lee, 2021; Lee et al., 2022, 2024; Lee and Kim, 2023; Nagin and Telep, 2017). More importantly, various researchers have concluded that procedural justice does in fact have a positive impact on the public’s perception of governmental institutions (Hough et al., 2010; Mazerolle et al., 2013a; Murphy and Cherney, 2012; Sunshine and Tyler, 2003). A few research have directly examined institutional trust in the policing context (e.g. Boateng, 2018; Camp et al., 2021). Specifically, Boateng (2018) examined institutional trust and its relationship to police performance, and Camp et al. (2021) examined police officers’ prosody and its impact on the citizens’ institutional trust in police. However, the objective of the current research is to examine the relationship between procedural justice and legitimacy through the double mediating role of the public’s perception of institutional trust and obligation to obey.
From Scarcity to Sustainability: Impact of Environmental Poverty on Green Growth in Developing Countries
Authors: Shen Lanjun , Xin Chengguo 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTThis study contributes to the existing literature by comprehensively analysing the nexus between environmental poverty and green growth. This study uses the augmented mean group technique to explore the effects of environmental poverty on the advancement of sustainable development in developing nations between 1990 and 2023. The sample consists of various developing countries, examining data on environmental factors, socio‐economic metrics, and trade policies. The empirical methodology employs rigorous econometric methods, such as the Augmented Mean Group and Common Correlated Effects Mean Group estimators, to address cross‐sectional dependency and slope heterogeneity. The main findings indicate that environmental poverty significantly hinders green growth, with expansionary export policies exacerbating this negative impact. Conversely, green total factor productivity, the digital economy, sustainable innovation, contractionary export policies, and efficient use of labor and capital contribute positively to green growth. Policy implications include the need for broad policies to combat environmental poverty through better waste management, environmentally friendly farming, and natural habitat protection. To increase green growth, it is crucial to prioritize the digital economy, promote sustainable innovation, and maintain a balance in export policy. Global cooperation and financial support for environmentally friendly technology are essential for attaining sustainable development objectives.
Identification of ethanol analgesia quantitative trait loci and candidate genes in BXD recombinant inbred mouse lines
Authors: Rogers Walker D. , Presley Alyssa , Damaj M. Imad , Miles Michael F. 
Published: February 2025

AbstractAlcohol consumption produces acute analgesic effects, and people experiencing pain conditions may drink alcohol to alleviate discomfort. However, tolerance to the analgesic properties of alcohol could prompt escalating consumption and dependence. Both nociception and alcohol‐induced analgesia are under significant genetic control. Understanding the genetic architecture of these processes could inform better treatment options for people with pain conditions. This study aims to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) driving variation in ethanol‐induced analgesia across BXD recombinant inbred mouse lines. Male and female mice from 62 BXD strains received ethanol or saline oral gavage for five days and were tested for hot plate (HP) latency at baseline, Day 1 and Day 5. QTL mapping of HP phenotypes identified a significant provisional QTL on chromosome 17 for Day 1 HP latency in mice receiving ethanol. An additional highly suggestive QTL was present on chromosome 9 for the difference in pre‐ and post‐ethanol thermal nociception. Candidate genes within QTL support intervals were provisionally identified using HP phenotypic correlations to transcriptomic database, expression QTL analysis and other bioinformatics inquiries. The combined behavioural and bioinformatic analyses yielded strong ethanol analgesia candidate genes, specifically Myo6. Thus, the results of this genetic study of ethanol‐induced analgesia in BXD mouse strains may contribute significantly to our understanding of the molecular basis for individual variation in the analgesic response to acute ethanol.
Management of maxillary permanent central incisors with combined injuries sustaining a second dental trauma: A case report with 8‐year follow‐up
Authors: Wu Zhifang , Wang Jian , Fang Linxian , Zhang Dandan , Shi Qiongling , Wang Manting , Gou Junzhuo , Deng Shuli 
Published: February 2025

AbstractRoot fractures often occur in immature maxillary permanent central incisors and can be combined with other injuries, making treating more difficult and prognosis uncertain. A 10‐year‐old girl sustaining a second dental trauma came to our hospital. Teeth 11 and 21 experienced root fracture following the first injury 15 months earlier. The second injury resulted in lateral luxation of the coronal fragment of Tooth 11 from the original fracture site and subluxation of Tooth 21. Tooth 11 was repositioned, and both Teeth 11 and 21 were splinted for 3 months. An apical plug was applied to Tooth 21 at 52 months. After 8 years of follow‐up, complete resorption was observed in the apical fragment of Tooth 11, and both teeth exhibited a favourable prognosis. It illustrates that complex root fractures sustaining two separate traumatic incidents can have a positive long‐term outcome through accurately judging and grasping the timing of sequential treatment.
Multiomics Analyses Demonstrate the Attenuation of Metabolic Cardiac Disorders Associated With Type 2 Diabetes by Stachydrine in Relation With the Transition of Gastrointestinal Microbiota
Authors: Yang Chaoxing , Zhong Huaping 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTStachydrine (STA) has therapeutic effects on heart disorders. The current study assessed its effects on Type 2 diabetes (T2D) induced cardiac disorders by focusing on the heart–gut axis. Mice were subjected to high‐fat diet (HFD) and streptozocin (STZ) to induce cardiac disorders such as inflammation and structural deteriorations, which were handled with STA. Changes regarding the composition and metabolism of gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota were then determined using a multiomics strategy, including amplicon sequencing and metabolomics. The data showed that STA improved heart function, reduced intestinal permeability, and suppressed inflammation in mice in a dose‐dependent manner. However, the compound had little influence on the overall alpha diversity of gut microbiota, while it did influence the beta diversity. The analyses based on the multiomics strategy demonstrated that certain GI microbial groups, including Paramuribaculum, Allobaculum, Bifidobacterium, and Adlercreutzia, responded to the STA administration, which contributed to the alternatives of metabolites in the gut. Correlation analyses showed that Duncaniella and Ruminococcus negatively impacted health, while Muribaculum, Paramuribaculum, and Prevotella positively influenced intestinal permeability and heart health. Collectively, STA attenuated T2D‐induced cardiac disorders by improving heart structure and function and suppressing inflammation, during which the GI homeostasis of the T2D mice changed to an alternative state that was different from that of healthy mice.
Gesture Reduces Mapping Difficulties in the Development of Spatial Language Depending on the Complexity of Spatial Relations
Authors: Ünal Ercenur , Kırbaşoğlu Kevser , Karadöller Dilay Z. , Sümer Beyza , Özyürek Aslı 
Published: February 2025

AbstractIn spoken languages, children acquire locative terms in a cross‐linguistically stable order. Terms similar in meaning to in and on emerge earlier than those similar to front and behind, followed by left and right. This order has been attributed to the complexity of the relations expressed by different locative terms. An additional possibility is that children may be delayed in expressing certain spatial meanings partly due to difficulties in discovering the mappings between locative terms in speech and spatial relation they express. We investigate cognitive and mapping difficulties in the domain of spatial language by comparing how children map spatial meanings onto speech versus visually motivated forms in co‐speech gesture across different spatial relations. Twenty‐four 8‐year‐old and 23 adult native Turkish‐speakers described four‐picture displays where the target picture depicted in‐on, front‐behind, or left‐right relations between objects. As the complexity of spatial relations increased, children were more likely to rely on gestures as opposed to speech to informatively express the spatial relation. Adults overwhelmingly relied on speech to informatively express the spatial relation, and this did not change across the complexity of spatial relations. Nevertheless, even when spatial expressions in both speech and co‐speech gesture were considered, children lagged behind adults when expressing the most complex left‐right relations. These findings suggest that cognitive development and mapping difficulties introduced by the modality of expressions interact in shaping the development of spatial language.
Relationship between parental self‐efficacy and parent–child relationships: Moderating roles of problem behaviors and autism stigma
Authors: So Wing‐Chee , Song Xue‐Ke , Lam Ho‐Wai , Chan Sze‐Man , Lau Ka‐Ho 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between parental self‐efficacy and parent–child relationships in families including children with autism and to identify the potential family‐based moderators.BackgroundMore families in China are being affected by autism. Parents often have difficulties establishing positive relationships with their children with autism. Parental self‐efficacy positively influences the relationship with typically developing children. However, this association and its potential moderators are understudied in families that include children with autism.MethodChinese caregivers of children with autism completed standardized instruments on parental self‐efficacy, parent–child relationships, children's behavioral problems, parents' endorsement of autism stigma, and spouse support. Moderation analyses were conducted.ResultsParental self‐efficacy was positively associated with parent–child relationships. Children's psychosomatic problems and parents' endorsement of autism stigma were the only significant moderators. More psychosomatic problems dampened the positive relationship between parental self‐efficacy and parent–child relationships, and less endorsement on autism stigma strengthened such relationship.ConclusionCaregivers with a greater sense of parental self‐efficacy will have better parent–child relationships. Such relationships were stronger when caregivers tended not to endorse autism stigma and weakened when children with autism exhibited more psychosomatic symptoms.ImplicationsChinese parents' lack of endorsement of autism stigma may offer a protective role for parent–child relationships, while psychosomatic problems of children with autism may serve as a risk factor. Our findings shed light on the direction of interventions for families including children with autism. In particular, it is necessary to identify those families whose parents endorse autism stigma and their children with autism who have psychosomatic problems. An intervention to help these families understand autism and accept their children is crucial for improving the parent–child relationship.
Antihypertensive Drug Use and COVID‐19 Disease Severity in Hospitalized US Veterans: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Huntsman Merodean , Marquez Jessica L. , Stoddard Gregory J. , Wei Guo , Miller Aaron J. , Agarwal Jayant P. , Jeyapalina Sujee 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTThis research investigated associations between hypertensive patients with COVID‐19 who did and did not use specific antihypertensive medications and had incurred hospital ventilation/death in the US Veterans Hospital System. This study included de‐identified medical records of 572 994 hypertensive US veterans who were diagnosed with COVID‐19 and hospitalized between March 1, 2020, and February 28, 2022, with a 60‐day follow‐up period. Mechanical ventilation and/or death within 60 days of COVID‐19 hospitalization served as the outcome variables. On multivariable analysis, CCB use was associated with a 9% increased risk of mechanical ventilation, while ACE inhibitors (HR: 0.90), alpha blockers (HR: 0.92), and CCB (HR: 0.93) users were associated with a significantly decreased risk of death. Additional multivariable analysis on those with and without additional comorbidities, such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), heart failure, and diabetes, revealed that in those with at least one additional comorbidity, CCB uses led to a 9% increased deleterious risk for ventilation. In contrast, the use of ACE inhibitors (HR: 0.86), alpha blockers (HR: 0.92), and CCB (HR: 0.93) demonstrated a moderate protective effect against mortality. Lastly, in hypertensive veterans without any additional comorbidities, there was a lack of significant association between hypertensive medication usage and mechanical ventilation and/or death. In summary, although CCB use was associated with an increased risk of requiring mechanical ventilation, it also demonstrated a protective effect against mortality. At the same time, ACEI, alpha blocker, and CCB usage led to a significantly decreased risk for death within all hypertensive hospitalized COVID‐19 veteran cohorts.
Diversity and Relevance of Non‐Sphingid Moths as Pollinators in the Neotropics
Authors: San Blas Germán , Devoto Mariano 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTUnderstanding the pollination mechanisms of “settling moths” (moths from families other than Sphingidae typically perched on corollas while feeding on flowers) in the Neotropics is crucial for assessing their contributions to plant reproduction and ecosystem resilience. Through extensive literature searches on Google Scholar and SCOPUS, this study identified 44 relevant studies from an initial pool of 410. These studies covered 37 ecoregions across over 30 million km2, primarily focusing on natural habitats, with Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico as major contributors. The research on Neotropical moth pollination has surged since 2000, with Noctuoidea, Geometridae, and Pyraloidea as the most cited moth groups. Despite the significant progress in documenting moth pollination, our assessment of taxonomic resolution revealed a heavy reliance on field observations, underscoring the need for collaboration with taxonomists to improve species‐level identifications and enrich ecological interpretations. Our network analysis of interactions between 37 plant families and 14 nocturnal moth families or higher taxon groups indicated a matrix fill of approximately 18.7%, with significant nestedness pointing to generalist‐specialist dynamics among plant and moth families. Modularity analysis identified distinct clusters of interactions, suggesting that specific plant and moth families engage in compartmentalised relationships shaped by ecological and evolutionary factors. Dominant groups, such as Asteraceae and Fabaceae among plants, and Erebidae and Noctuidae among moths, played central roles within these modules, underscoring their importance in maintaining nocturnal pollination networks. These findings emphasise the importance of both diverse and dominant pollinator groups in supporting Neotropical pollination dynamics. Our work highlights the need for pollinator‐centred studies, the adoption of standardised methodologies, and deeper exploration of exclusive moth pollination to advance understanding of plant reproduction across the Neotropics. Future research should aim to bridge gaps in species‐level identification and further investigate the ecological and evolutionary significance of nocturnal pollination across diverse environments.
Difficulties in providing nursing care to children with neurodevelopmental disorders admitted to child and adolescent psychiatric units for aggressive behavior
Authors: Kato Yuka , Kawahara Tae , Endo Yoshimi , Yamazaki Akemi 
Published: February 2025

AbstractBackgroundChildren with neurodevelopmental disorders admitted to child and adolescent psychiatric units often exhibit aggressive behaviors, posing challenges for nurses. It is unclear what experiences and challenges nurses have in these cases within the unique environment of hospitalization.PurposeThis study aimed to elucidate the difficulties faced by nurses in providing care for children due to their aggressive behavior in these units.MethodologyQualitative descriptive research was conducted through semi‐structured interviews with nurses with over 3 years of clinical experience in child and adolescent psychiatric units. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim, and text units related to nursing difficulties were extracted and categorized.ResultsWe interviewed 21 nurses, averaging 44 years old, with 6.8 years of experience in child and adolescent psychiatric units. Five categories of difficulties were identified: (1) building patient–nurse relationships, (2) encouraging behavior modification, (3) managing aggressive behavior, (4) facilitating reflection on aggressive behavior, and (5) establishing and maintaining appropriate behavior.ConclusionsNurses face numerous challenges in providing care for children with aggressive behavior. Despite experiencing physical and mental burdens in managing aggressive behavior, nurses strive to help children achieve social adjustment. Establishing systems to address nurses' difficulties can enhance the quality of nursing care.
The Outcomes of A Multifaceted Educational Intervention to Reduce Moral Distress Among Critical Care Nurses
Authors: Aljabery Mohannad , Coetzee‐Prinsloo Isabel , van der Wath Annatjie , Al‐Awabdeh Eman , Masenge Andries 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTAimTo measure the outcome of the implementation of a multifaceted educational intervention on the impact of moral distress among critical care nurses.BackgroundThe complex nature of critical care settings exaggerates different morally distressing situations that require ongoing development of interventions to mitigate the impact of moral distress. Despite the availability of research that has addressed moral distress among nurses in the literature, there is a debate about the effectiveness of the applied interventions in reducing moral distress.DesignA quasi‐experimental pretest‐posttest control group study design.MethodsCritical care nurses in two public hospitals in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE enrolled in a study that extended over 6 months. Hospital A was assigned as an experimental group (n = 76) and received four educational sessions and three booster sessions. Hospital B was assigned as a control group (n = 82) and didn't receive any moral distress‐related education. The Measure of Moral Distress for Health Care Professionals questionnaire and the Moral Distress Thermometer were utilised to measure the participants' moral distress frequency, intensity, and composite scores pre‐ and post‐intervention and identify the outcomes.ResultsThe multifaceted educational intervention exhibited statistically significant reductions in the experimental group frequency, intensity, and composite moral distress scores post‐test. Conversely, moral distress scores were increased among the control group. Moreover, the intervention significantly reduced the number of nurses who intended to leave their positions from 58 nurses to 47 nurses in the experimental group.ConclusionThe multifaceted educational intervention exerts positive outcomes in reducing moral distress across all the dimensions and improving the nurses' retention.Relevance to Clinical PracticeThe intervention provides materials that could enhance the nurses' moral knowledge and skills. It provides different tools, techniques, and strategies to help the nurses address and manage their moral distress.