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Linking sustainable leadership with sustainable project performance: mediating role of knowledge integration and moderating role of top management knowledge values
Authors: Zada Muhammad , Khan Jawad , Saeed Imran , Zada Shagufta , Yong Jun Zhang 
Published: February 2024

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between sustainable leadership and sustainable project performance. Specifically, the study aims to examine the mediating role of knowledge integration, examining how knowledge integration within an organization influences project outcomes. In addition, the study seeks to explore the moderating role of top management knowledge values, examining how the values and beliefs of top management influence the relationship between sustainable leadership and project performance.Design/methodology/approachA three-wave survey of 392 employees working in construction sector projects in Pakistan used both hierarchical regression analysis and Hayes’ PROCESS macro method to evaluate the hypotheses.FindingsThe study results show that sustainable leadership positively relates to sustainable project performance and knowledge integration mediating this relationship. In addition, the top management knowledge value moderates the indirect effect of sustainable leadership on sustainable project performance via knowledge integration.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the model was tested using three-wave data, it is important to note that the data were obtained from a single source. Therefore, it is possible that common method bias may have influenced the results, and this cannot be disregarded.Practical implicationsOrganizations seek to prioritize sustainability and integrate sustainability considerations into their project management processes. Organizations can achieve improved sustainable project performance by investing in sustainable leadership development, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and learning, prioritizing top management support for sustainable performance and integrating sustainable considerations into project management processes.Originality/valueThe study’s grounding on organizational learning theory adds an original and valuable perspective to the relationship between sustainable leadership and sustainable project performance. This investigation is original, as it combines sustainable leadership, knowledge integration and the moderating role of top management knowledge value to understand their impact on sustainable project performance. This unique approach contributes to the literature by providing new insights into these relationships and mechanisms in the construction industry.
Impact of source credibility on behavioural responses to a mental health promotion social marketing campaign
Authors: Donovan Robert J. , Jalleh Geoffrey , Drane Catherine 
Published: February 2024

Purpose
Source credibility is a key influencing factor across both commercial and social marketing. It is perhaps even more important for the latter given that the issues under consideration generally have substantial implications for both individual and societal health and well-being. The Act-Belong-Commit campaign is a world-first population-wide application of social marketing in the area of positive mental health promotion. This study aims to focus on the perceived credibility of the Act-Belong-Commit campaign as a source of information about mental health as a predictor of three types of behavioural responses to the campaign: adopting mental health enhancing behaviours; seeking information about mental health and mental health problems; and seeking help for a mental health problem.

Design/methodology/approach
A state-wide survey was undertaken of the adult population in an Australian state where the Act-Belong-Commit campaign originated. The survey included measures of the above three behavioural responses to the campaign and measures of respondents’ perceptions of Act-Belong-Commit’s source credibility. Logistic regression analyses were performed to determine whether the three behavioural responses can be predicted based on perceived source credibility. The predictive performance of the model was examined by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.

Findings
Greater perceived source credibility was significantly associated with having done something for their mental health and for having sought information, and an increased likelihood, but not significantly so, of having sought help for a mental health problem.

Originality/value
Despite the acknowledged importance of source credibility, there has been little published research that the authors are aware of that has looked at the impact of such on the effectiveness of social marketing campaigns. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first published study of the association between source credibility and behavioural response to a social marketing campaign.
Catalyzing the growth of green bonds: a closer look at the drivers and barriers of the Canadian green bond market
Authors: Saravade Vasundhara , Weber Olaf 
Published: February 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the Canadian financial sector’s reaction to opportunities and risks created by the green bond market in a low-carbon and climate-resilient (LCR) economy.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors used a concurrent mixed methodological approach that undertakes an online survey and semistructured interviews with critical green bond market stakeholders.

Findings
The most significant market driver in Canada is the reputational benefit for stakeholders, i.e. its ability to meet the high demand for sustainable finance and the marketing potential of its green credentials. The major market barriers are transactional costs, i.e. additional tracking required for reporting purposes, lack of market liquidity and identification of environmental impact or additionality. Canadian green bonds are also more likely to be evaluated on their green impact than their global market peers.

Research limitations/implications
Limitations of this study include its focus on Canada, which may exclude or not apply to drivers and barriers in other green bond markets.

Practical implications
The paper helps create an accounting-based conceptual framework for key motivations and barriers that affect financial decision-making regarding green bonds.

Social implications
The authors identify economic and policy-related barriers and drivers for green bonds, addressing the financing gap for the LCR economy.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to identify and compare Canadian green bond market drivers and barriers and to examine relevant stakeholder- and policy-related approaches that can be targeted to scale this market effectively.
Relationships between lean bundles and firm performance: a meta-analysis on the moderating role of national culture differences
Authors: Prashar Anupama 
Published: February 2024

PurposeEvolved from Toyota’s shop floor in Japan, lean bundles are universally accepted for boosting manufacturing performance. However, extant literature shows mixed findings on the effectiveness of lean bundles in non-Japanese settings. This meta-analysis is aimed at understanding the influence of national culture (NC) differences on the lean bundles-performance relationships.Design/methodology/approachA total of 224 effects from 12,569 observations across 48 empirical studies from 14 countries are meta-analyzed. Also, weighted least squares (WLS) meta-regression using NC scores from the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) study are conducted to test the moderating effect of NC dimensions.FindingsThe meta-analysis reveals a positive association between the lean bundles and firm performance; though, the strength of the association varies across the individual lean bundles. The meta-regression results show that lean practices are more effective in countries that value high future orientation, high collectivism, low-performance orientation and high assertiveness.Originality/valueThe results contribute to the literature on the role of local cultural influence on strategies and decisions related to the implementation of continuous improvement (CI) programs in cross-cultural settings.
Perennial flower margins reduce orchard fruit damage by rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea (Homoptera: Aphididae)
Authors: Howard Charlotte , Fountain Michelle T. , Brittain Claire , Burgess Paul J. , Garratt Michael P. D. 
Published: February 2024

Abstract

Sown or natural flower strips are a commonly used management practice in agroecosystems and have been demonstrated to increase the abundance of predators of orchard pests. There is less evidence of the extent to which such strips can reduce pest damage in orchards.

Here we examined the effect of managed, perennial flower margins on fruit damage by an economically significant crop pest, Dysaphis plantaginea, rosy apple aphid, in conventional apple orchards over 2 years, compared to orchards without flower margins.

We found orchard flower margins reduced the percentage of apple trees with fruit damage by D. plantaginea, from 80% to 48%. In 2021, a period of severe infestation (65% of trees had fruit damage), there was reduced spread of D. plantaginea on infested apple trees and the number of trees with fruit damage was significantly reduced up to 50 m into orchards. During 2022, a period of lower infestation (25% of trees damaged), fruit damage was significantly reduced up to 10 m from the flower margin.

A significant reduction in predation of aphids from bait cards in flower margin compared with control orchards suggests specialists, rather than generalist predators, may be driving the positive effects of the margin on pest pressure. There was no significant effect of flower margins on abundance of important aphid predators, including Syrphidae (hoverflies) and Coccinellidae (ladybirds).

Synthesis and applications: To our knowledge, this study is the first to detect a reduction in fruit damage by pests at harvest in orchards with a flower margin. We highlight the potential for established perennial flower margins to deliver measurable, sustainable, D. plantaginea control benefits and provide insights into the optimal spatial arrangement of flower strips in orchards.
Epigenome‐wide analysis of frailty: Results from two European twin cohorts
Authors: Mak Jonathan K. L. , Skovgaard Asmus Cosmos , Nygaard Marianne , Kananen Laura , Reynolds Chandra A. , Wang Yunzhang , Kuja‐Halkola Ralf , Karlsson Ida K. , Pedersen Nancy L. , Hägg Sara , Soerensen Mette , Jylhävä Juulia 
Published: February 2024

AbstractEpigenetics plays an important role in the aging process, but it is unclear whether epigenetic factors also influence frailty, an age‐related state of physiological decline. In this study, we performed a meta‐analysis of epigenome‐wide association studies in four samples drawn from the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging (SATSA) and the Longitudinal Study of Aging Danish Twins (LSADT) to explore the association between DNA methylation and frailty. Frailty was defined using the frailty index (FI), and DNA methylation levels were measured in whole blood using Illumina's Infinium HumanMethylation450K and MethylationEPIC arrays. In the meta‐analysis consisting of a total of 829 participants, we identified 589 CpG sites that were statistically significantly associated with either the continuous or categorical FI (false discovery rate <0.05). Many of these CpGs have previously been associated with age and age‐related diseases. The identified sites were also largely directionally consistent in a longitudinal analysis using mixed‐effects models in SATSA, where the participants were followed up to a maximum of 20 years. Moreover, we identified three differentially methylated regions within the MGRN1, MIR596, and TAPBP genes that have been linked to neuronal aging, tumor growth, and immune functions. Furthermore, our meta‐analysis results replicated 34 of the 77 previously reported frailty‐associated CpGs at p < 0.05. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate robust associations between frailty and DNA methylation levels in 589 novel CpGs, previously unidentified for frailty, and strengthen the role of neuronal/brain pathways in frailty.
Conflict in emergency medicine: A systematic review
Authors: Tjan Timothy Edward , Wong Lee Yung , Rixon Andrew 
Published: February 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe emergency department (ED) is a demanding and time‐pressured environment where doctors must navigate numerous team interactions. Conflicts between health care professionals frequently arise in these settings. We aim to synthesize the individual‐, team‐, and systemic‐level factors that contribute to conflict between clinicians within the ED and explore strategies and opportunities for future research.MethodsOnline databases PubMed and Web of Science were systematically searched for relevant peer‐reviewed journal articles in English with keywords relating to “conflict” and “emergency department,” yielding a total of 29 articles.ResultsNarrative analysis showed that conflict often occurred during referrals or admissions from ED to inpatient or admitting units. Individual‐level contributors to conflict include a lack of trust in ED workup and staff inexperience. Team‐level contributors include perceptions of bias between groups, patient complexity, communication errors, and difference in practice. Systems‐level contributors include high workload/time pressures, ambiguities around patient responsibility, power imbalances, and workplace culture. Among identified solutions to mitigate conflict are better communication training, standardizing admission guidelines, and improving interdepartmental relationships.ConclusionsIn emergency medicine, conflict is common and occurs at multiple levels, reflecting the complex interface of tasks and relationships within ED.
Situating microbes
Authors: Gitzen Timothy 
Published: February 2024

AbstractMicrobes are relational, and they foster multispecies relationality. In both mundane and profound ways, they connect, interlace, and affect bodies, and are affected by them in turn. This comes to the fore in two recent ethnographic volumes that interrogate microbial worlds: The Probiotic Planet: Using Life to Manage Life, by Jamie Lorimer, and With Microbes, edited by Charlotte Brives, Matthaus Rest, and Salla Sariola. Both books show how microbes bring species into relation with one another and suggest modes of ethnographic engagement with them. To situate microbes, these volumes demonstrate, is not only to query the situatedness of knowledge production with regard to microbes, but it is also to place microbes within a geopolitical landscape that renders global inequality a motivating (and causal) factor in cultivating certain microbial relations. Microbes’ continuous state of relational becoming requires “withnessing” to situate and disentangle the microbial relations flooding the Anthropocene.
Late‐onset neonatal sepsis was not associated with impaired neurodevelopmental outcome: Results from the EPICE/SHIPS‐PT cohort
Authors: dos Santos Engel Juliana , Mota de Almeida Maria Alexandra , Costa Raquel , Freitas Ana Isabel 
Published: February 2024

AbstractAimTo assess the impact of late‐onset neonatal sepsis (LONS) on the cognitive and motor development of five‐year‐old children who were born very preterm (VPT).MethodsThis study included 327 VPT children from the Portuguese EPICE/SHIPS cohort who attended the neurodevelopment assessment. Neuropsychological tests such as WPPSI‐R, MABC‐2 and NEPSY‐II (language domain) were used to assess the children's cognitive and motor development. Statistical analysis was performed to compare the socio‐demographic, clinical and neurodevelopment outcomes of VPT children with and without LONS. Regression analysis adjusted for confounding variables was performed when applicable.ResultsUnderperformance in intelligence quotient and language development was similar regardless of a neonatal diagnosis of LONS. In contrast, VPT children with LONS had a higher risk of movement difficulties than those without LONS (p = 0.02). However, the association was lost after adjusting for confounders (β = −0.25; p > 0.05).ConclusionLONS per se was not associated with the risk for poor long‐term cognitive or motor outcomes in VPT children. Social‐demographic and clinical characteristics assessed during the neonatal period and at the time of neurodevelopment assessment were similar between groups suggesting that social‐related factors such as parents' educational level could have mitigated the LONS impact.
Becoming a ‘good parent’: Social class and talk labour among South Korean parents
Authors: Kang Yoonhee 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThis ethnographic study explores how South Korean parents understand their language use as a significant resource for their children's education. By expanding the concept of ‘talk labour’, this article examines how South Korean parents report on managing their day‐to‐day communication with their children as part of their educational work and how they conceptualize and evaluate their talk labour in different ways according to their socioeconomic backgrounds. Acknowledging the multifaceted dimensions of talk labour, we can better understand the diverse strategies employed by South Korean parents in relation to their aspirations for their children's futures as well as their aspirations to become ‘good parents’.
The colonialism of the Modern Movement and the post‐USSR reaction in Central Asia
Authors: Turner Michael , Gak‐Vassallo David 
Published: February 2024

AbstractPolitical scientists and historians often credit the intangible heritage of language for the development or manufacturing of national identities. By controlling language through printing and media, it is possible to impose a common identity representing a political, diplomatic, and economic unity. This paper aims to illuminate the often‐unstated influences of urban and architectural language on the impact of cultural production, and to show how modernist syntax and vocabulary were hijacked into a colonial system through the control of the urban fabric, as an attempt to displace primary identity markers such as empire and religion. However, the socialist ideals of the Modern Movement that developed in the USSR after World War I, were a critical tangible component in this melting pot. At time of its ratification of the World Heritage Convention, the USSR did not nominate any properties in Central Asia, perhaps as a reaction against local identities. An exception was Itchan Kala which was nominated for inclusion as an “open‐air city museum.” ICOMOS in its evaluation of the long‐term risks involved in transferring all the settlement and artisanal areas beyond its borders, warned that Itchan Kala would become a dead city with the local population cast into the role of “benign traditionalists” (ICOMOS, Evaluation of the Nomination – Historic Centre of Itchan‐kala, Khiva. Paris: ICOMOS, 1990, 39). Following the fall of the Soviet Union, the entire Russian bloc faced issues arising from changing values and renewed identities, the speed of change and active vestiges of the past. The post‐USSR reaction in Central Asia was through a regenerated Timurid narrative in the inscription of World Heritage properties in Uzbekistan, particularly in Shakhrisyabz, Bukhara, and Samarkand. The shift from an emphasis on architectural monuments toward a broader recognition of the social, cultural, and economic processes in the conservation of urban values comes together with the need for integrative sustainable development. This is matched by a drive to adapt existing leftover planning policies from the Soviet regime by creating new tools to address this postcolonial national vision.
Renal outcomes with sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in Japanese people with grade 3 chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes: Analysis of medical administrative databases
Authors: Iijima Hiroaki , Gouda Maki , Hida Hideaki , Mori‐Anai Kazumi , Takahashi Akiko , Minai Ryoichi , Ninomiya Hideki , Saito Yoshiyuki , Miyawaki Atsushi , Wada Jun 
Published: February 2024

AbstractAimTo evaluate whether sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) therapy is associated with a reduction of renal events compared with other glucose‐lowering drugs (oGLDs) among Japanese people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and grade 3 (G3) chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a real‐world clinical practice setting.Materials and MethodsPeople with T2D who were newly prescribed an SGLT2i or an oGLD from April 2014 to November 2021 (without prior use of index drugs for ≥ 1 year prior to index date) and G3 CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≥ 30 to < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2) were selected from the Medical Data Vision database (MDV‐DB) and the Real‐World Data database (RWD‐DB). SGLT2i and oGLD users were matched (1:1) using propensity score on patient background characteristics. The primary endpoint was a composite of the development of end‐stage kidney disease or a sustained decline in eGFR of 50% or more. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated using the Cox proportional hazards model.ResultsOverall, 3190 (1595 per group) patients in the MDV‐DB and 2572 (1286 per group) patients in the RWD‐DB were included in the analyses. The composite outcome was significantly lower in the SGLT2i group than in the oGLD group in the MDV‐DB (HR 0.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.33 to 0.74, P < 0.001) and in the RWD‐DB (HR 0.57, 95% CI 0.37 to 0.88, P = 0.011).ConclusionsJapanese people with T2D and G3 CKD initiating an SGLT2i had a lower risk of renal events than people initiating an oGLD.
How does diversity affect the effectiveness of capacity building training? Evidence from the Republic of Korea
Authors: So Ga‐Young 
Published: February 2024

AbstractMotivationPrevious studies on the effectiveness of capacity building training, drawn from the experience of traditional donors, have been limited in their understanding the impact of the diversity of trainees and the diversity of training on the effectiveness of training. This is particularly problematic given the increasing prevalence of such training and the emergence of new donors with different approaches.PurposeThis article investigates the effectiveness of capacity‐building training across different participants and different training types, through the case of an emerging donor, the Republic of Korea (Korea). Korea is distinctive and under‐researched as a country relatively late to join the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC), with several policies explicitly locating capacity‐building training as a diplomatic strategy. Korea has made repeated efforts to diversify participants and types of training to gain a comparative advantage in international development and co‐operation.Methods and ApproachThe study constructs a generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) to analyse the effectiveness of training across layers of individual diversity (gender, rank, level of national income and extent of democracy) and group diversity (types of trainings). It draws on survey responses from 789 government officials in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).FindingsTraining effectiveness differs for diverse participants and training types. Effectiveness tends to decrease as job rank and national income rise, while it increases with the level of democracy. Training that fosters diverse interactions and experiences, such as multi‐country training and invitational training, tends to be more effective than other types.Policy ImplicationsOur results suggest implementing more collaborative and customized training to suit the heterogeneous needs of diverse participants. The results emphasize the need to develop and operate various training types that promote diverse interactions and experiences among participants.