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Effects of atmospheric CO2concentration on transpiration and leaf elongation responses to drought in wheat, perennial ryegrass and tall fescue
Authors: Acker Victoria , Durand Jean-Louis , Perrot Cédric , Roy Eric , Frak Elzbieta , Barillot Romain 
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACTWe studied the effects of atmospheric CO2concentration ([CO2]) on the leaf growth response to drought in perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and wheat.Plants were grown in growth chambers at either 200 or 800 ppm of CO2. At leaf 6-7 unfolding, half of the plants were subjected to severe drought. Leaf elongation rate (LER) was measured daily, while plant transpiration was continuously recorded gravimetrically. Water-soluble carbohydrate concentration, water and osmotic potentials in the leaf growing zone were measured at drought onset, at mid-drought and at the time of leaf growth cessation.[CO2] caused stomata closure and therefore reduction of instantaneous transpiration rate and water loss. As a result, CO2mitigated the impacts of drought on LER and delayed growth cessation for all three species. For ryegrass, LER and soil relative water content (SRWC) relation was improved with CO2, presumably due to a better stomatal regulation. CO2did not affect nighttime water potential nor osmotic potential of the growing zone. Related to leaf growth, we observed the main effect of CO2on tillering but no effect on the plant development. In total, water consumption was similar (wheat, tall fescue) or greater (ryegrass) with CO2.
Microbiota of the sulfur cycle in an extremely contaminated Technosol undergoing pedogenesis: A culture-dependent and metagenomic approach
Authors: Demin K. , Minkina T. , Sushkova S. , Delegan Y. , Kocharovskaya Y. , Gorovtsov A. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractUnderstanding the microbial communities involved in the global sulfur cycle is crucial for comprehending key biogeochemical processes on Earth. However, most studies tend to focus on marine ecosystems, while investigations into the terrestrial sulfur cycle are scarce. In this study, we employed culture-dependent techniques and metagenomics to characterize sulfur-cycling microbiota in extremely contaminated soils. We analyzed shotgun and amplicon sequencing data to assess taxonomical diversity, metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) for functional diversity, and also calculated the most probable numbers (MPN) of sulfur-oxidizing and sulfate-reducing bacteria based on culture-dependent data. Our taxonomic profiling, using both shotgun and amplicon data, revealed a high diversity of sulfur cycle bacteria, which was found to be dependent on pH levels. Additionally, our findings confirmed recent modelling of specific taxa biogeographical distribution, such as the sulfur-reducing Mesotoga. Using a functional metagenomics approach, we identified non-canonical taxa involved in dissimilatory sulfur metabolism (e.g., sulfate-reducing acidobacteria and members of the Binatota phylum), and canonical taxa engaged in various oxidative, reductive, and organosulfur transformations (e.g., sulfur-oxidizing alpha-, beta-, and gammaproteobacteria). Furthermore, we discovered that multiple taxa in the studied Technosol encoded different enzymes capable of sulfite transformation and the removal of sulfite from various organosulfonate molecules, thus contributing to the cryptic cycling of sulfur compounds. Estimated MPNs of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria aligned with our shotgun and amplicon data, while those of sulfate-reducing bacteria contradicted functional metagenomic findings. Based on our overall analysis, we support the idea that sulfate-reducers belong to the rare biosphere in soil. We suggest that they behave differently in soils compared to aquatic habitats due to the high taxonomic diversity along with low absolute abundance. Our findings unveil a diverse and unique community of sulfur-metabolizing bacteria that has evolved in soil under severe technogenic pollution, high bulk sulfur content, and fluctuating redox states.
Social cognitive regions of human association cortex are selectively connected to the amygdala
Authors: Edmonds Donnisa , Salvo Joseph J. , Anderson Nathan , Lakshman Maya , Yang Qiaohan , Kay Kendrick , Zelano Christina , Braga Rodrigo M. 
Published: December 2023

SummaryReasoning about someone’s thoughts and intentions – i.e., forming a theory of mind – is an important aspect of social cognition that relies on association areas of the brain that have expanded disproportionately in the human lineage. We recently showed that these association zones comprise parallel distributed networks that, despite occupying adjacent and interdigitated regions, serve dissociable functions. One network is selectively recruited by theory of mind processes. What circuit properties differentiate these parallel networks? Here, we show that social cognitive association areas are intrinsically and selectively connected to regions of the anterior medial temporal lobe that are implicated in emotional learning and social behaviors, including the amygdala at or near the basolateral complex and medial nucleus. The results suggest that social cognitive functions emerge through coordinated activity between amygdala circuits and a distributed association network, and indicate the medial nucleus may play an important role in social cognition in humans.
New understanding on the critical factors determining stability of passive film on Fe-Cr alloy based on aberration-corrected TEM study
Authors: Zhang B. , Wei X.X. , Ma X.L. 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
In recent years, using aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy, the authors have achieved precisely detecting the structural evolution of passive film as well as its interface zone at atomic scale. The purpose of this paper aims to make a brief review to show the authors’ new understanding and perspective on the issue of critical factors determining stability of passive film of Fe-Cr alloy.

Design/methodology/approach
The introduction of single crystal enabled the authors to obtain a distinct metal/passive film interface and better characterize the structure of the interface region. The authors use aberration-corrected TEM to conduct cross-sectional observation and directly capture the details across the entire film at a high spatial and energy resolution.

Findings
Apart from the passive film itself, the interface zone, including metal/film (Me/F) interface and the adjacent metal side, is also the site which is attacked. Accordingly, the nature of the interface zone, such as microstructure, composition and atomic configuration, is one of the critical factors determining the stability of passive film.

Originality/value
Deciphering the critical factors determining the stability of passive film is of great significance and has been a fundamental issue in corrosion science. Great attention has been paid to the nature of the passive film itself. In contrast, the possible role of the interface between the passive film and the metal is rarely taken into account. Based on the advanced analytical tool with high spatial resolution, the authors have specified the significant role of interface structures on the macro-scale stability of passive film.
Pandemic-related changes in alcohol use among LGB+ people with and without mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions: a multinational cross-sectional study
Authors: Connolly Dean J. , Gilchrist Gail , Ferris Jason , Puljević Cheneal , Maier Larissa , Barratt Monica J. , Winstock Adam , Davies Emma L. 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
Using data from 36,981 respondents to the Global Drug Survey (GDS) COVID-19 Special Edition, this study aims to compare changes, following the first “lockdown,” in alcohol consumption between lesbian, gay, bisexual and other sexual minority (LGB+) and heterosexual respondents with and without lifetime mental health and neurodevelopmental (MHND) conditions.

Design/methodology/approach
Characteristics and drinking behavior of respondents to GDS who disclosed their sexual orientation and past 30-day alcohol use were described and compared. LGB+ participants with and without MHND conditions were compared, and logistic regression models identified correlates of increased drinking among LGB+ people. The impact of changed drinking on the lives of LGB+ participants with and without MHND conditions was assessed.

Findings
LGB+ participants who reported that they were “not coping well at all” with the pandemic had twofold greater odds of reporting increased binge drinking. LGB+ participants with MHND conditions were significantly more likely than those without to report increased drinking frequency (18.7% vs 12.4%), quantity (13.8% vs 8.8%) and that changed drinking had impacted their lives.

Originality/value
This study, which has a uniquely large and international sample, explores aspects of alcohol use not considered in other COVID-19 alcohol use research with LGB+ people; and to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to explore alcohol use among LGB+ people with MHND conditions.
Navigating management changes in the post-COVID era: suggestions for adapting to the new dynamic work landscape
Authors: Insch Gary S. , Green Karen Yvonne , Franz Diana 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
The study investigates the current changes and future challenges in management practice as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to creative destruction theory, industry disruptions (e.g., advancements in technology) combined with economic shocks (e.g., effects of the pandemic) often force impacted industries to undergo significant changes in order to survive. Therefore, it is important to investigate the changes on current and future management practice in the post-Covid world.

Design/methodology/approach
This exploratory study uses semi-structured interviews with 20 experienced public accounting leaders (PAL) whose titles include partner, director, CFO, senior manager, and manager.

Findings
This study provides PAL perspectives on the challenges of managing in an increasingly hybrid environment, the shift of the organizational structure of firms, the changes in responsibilities/skill sets needed at all levels of the firm, and the expectation that these challenges will continue to evolve.

Originality/value
This study contributes to the literature by showcasing how management practice (through the lens of accounting leaders) has significantly changed. The accounting profession was deemed an essential industry and continued in operation throughout the COVID pandemic. This study identifies six issues that will continue to influence management practice and provides topics for future research.
Reconceptualising diversity management from a paradox lens
Authors: Brøgger Stina Rydell , Andersen Maria Dahl 
Published: December 2023

PurposeSince the 1980's, diversity management (DM) has been regarded as a relevant scholarly and practical endeavour laden with different and often contrasting rationales and conceptualisations. In this regard, the current literature on DM largely differentiates between two overarching approaches – the instrumental and the critical approach with varying conceptualisations and underlying understandings of DM. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how a paradox lens can be utilised to bridge existing understandings of diversity management.Design/methodology/approachThe authors aim to discuss the current state of DM literature and reconceptualise DM from a paradox lens.FindingsThe authors argue that the use of a paradox lens on DM allows for challenges to be brought forward instead of ignored or hidden away by illuminating and actively acknowledging both the liberating but also the challenging and oftentimes constraining experiences for the actors involved. Thus, a Paradox lens offers space for embracing and utilising paradoxes when working with diversity.Originality/valueDiversity management is no new concept in the field of human resource management and several scholars argue that the longstanding divide between the instrumental and critical approach remains problematic and limiting for the practice of DM. Hence, the value of reconceptualising DM from a paradox lens lies in bridging the two approaches in order to give way to viewing DM as a nuanced, dynamic and multifaceted practice that can accommodate complexity and contradictions in new and potentially beneficial manners.
Innovation and happiness management enhancing transcendence at work in the banking sector in Spain
Authors: Sánchez-Hernández M. Isabel , Robina-Ramirez Rafael , Stankevičiūtė Živilė 
Published: December 2023

PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to delve into innovation and happiness management linked to the definition of transcendence at work. The paper analyses in the context of innovation and happiness management the relation of the three dimensions taken from Khari and Sinha (2020: Sense of we-ness, self-connectedness and work as a service. The paper also proposed indicators to applied transcendence and moral competencies to the banking sector guiding behaviour toward successful experiences at work as an antecedent of both, transcendence and employees´ performance.Design/methodology/approachThe article starts with a VOSviewer-based bibliometric analysis to examine the recent development of happiness management as an emergent topic of research. A co-word analysis served to identify that the main research theme related to the topic is transcendence at work. The theoretical framework serves for developing a conceptual model that is analysed by taking structural equations modelling (SEM) as the method and partial least squares (PLS) as the technique. To test the hypotheses, the authors employed a sample of 354 employees from the main banks in Spain in 2021 (Santander, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), CaixaBank, Bankia and Sabadell).FindingsThe results confirm that Innovation and happiness management is related to moral competencies, which refer to the set of knowledge, skills and abilities that facilitate ethical behaviour in the banking sector. Innovation and happiness management include individual attributes for good performance in each job; this research is in line with the prominent call in the literature to consider moral competencies in human resources management.Originality/valueOriginality lies on the answer of the question: what is the role of employee transcendence in the turbulent banking sector today? This paper seeks to approach and measure the relation of innovation, happiness and transcendence at work, Transcendence at work often arises when individuals connect their work to a higher purpose or mission, that connection is based on the idea that any effort to improve any of these three attributes provides successful solutions for the complex banking sector's performance.
The role of strategic intelligence for leadership in developing proactive work behaviours amongst universities' employees
Authors: Mohammed Sanaa Mostafa , Saadaoui Sawssan 
Published: December 2023

PurposeThis paper aims to bring these areas closer by exploring the relationship between the dimensions of strategic intelligence (SI) for leadership and the proactive work behaviours (PWBs) of Upper Egypt universities' employees. Therefore, the research question revolves around: is there a relationship between SI and PWB?Design/methodology/approachThe study relied on a descriptive analytical approach and a stratified random sample. The paper opts for a descriptive study using the survey lists that depends on three scales: strategic leadership intelligence. The sampling unit is represented by the individuals working in Upper Egypt Universities, distributed on a sample of 364 Upper Egypt universities' employees.FindingsThe results indicate a significant relationship between dimensions of SI for leadership and the PWBs.Originality/valueBecause of the chosen research approach, the research results may lack generalisability. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to test the proposed propositions further. This paper is the first to examine, to the authors' knowledge the relationship between intelligence for leadership and the PWBs.
The age of extremism: a crime script analysis of violent and nonviolent extremists according to age of first extremist act
Authors: Knight Sarah , Maroño Abbie , Keatley David 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to compare violent and non-violent extremists in terms of their age when they first perpetrate an extremist act, and to understand how this relates to other factors underlying extremist behaviours. While the end goal of many extremists may be functionally similar, the pathways into extremism vary, and the literature has demonstrated that a “one-size-fits-all” explanation does not exist. Motivational drivers are complex and dynamic; therefore, attempting to identify a terrorist “profile” has limited applied efficacy.

Design/methodology/approach
This study applied a temporal approach (“crime script analysis” or CSA) to identify, map and compare the sequential stages (or “scenes”) in the life histories of violent and non-violent extremists who have committed acts of extremism across different age groups. Crime scripts comprising mainly qualitative data for 40 male extremists (20 violent, 20 non-violent “cases”) were developed, and CSA was conducted according to the age at which they committed their first extremist offence.

Findings
Results demonstrated key temporal, developmental differences between the pathways of extremists who commit their first offence at different ages. One key difference was that for both the violent and non-violent extremists, those under 30 used the internet as a main means of joining networks and spreading information, whereas the over 30s made more personal, community links.

Originality/value
This research can aid identification of potential environmental triggers and potential increased susceptibility to triggers across certain age groups.
Do psychological and social factors drive female youth entrepreneurial readiness: the moderating effect of entrepreneurial education
Authors: Quagrainie Fanny Adams 
Published: December 2023

PurposeUsing resource-based theory as a base, this paper aims to analyse the moderating role of entrepreneurial education on the relationship between psychological (perseverance and fear of failure) and social (family support and role models) factors as they related to entrepreneurial readiness among female youth.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 1914 female youth who have pursued a formal entrepreneurial course was used to understand the relationship and its impact on entrepreneurial readiness. Liner regression technique was used to understand the hypotheses set for the study.FindingsThe results signify a positive impact of perseverance and family support for entrepreneurial readiness, while that of fear of failure was negative, role models were positive but non-significant. Entrepreneurial education was key for enhancing psychological and social factors abilities for female youth entrepreneurial readiness.Research limitations/implicationsThe cross-sectional data collected from females in an urban area makes the generalisation of the findings challenging.Practical implicationsPolicymakers and academia are to be cognizant of the fact that formal entrepreneurial education is a contributor to entrepreneurial readiness.Originality/valueThis study adds to the paucity of research on entrepreneurial readiness of female youth in developing economies like Ghana with the identification and explanation of its antecedents as well as situating it in both resource-based view and social capital theories.
Teaching parametric design: fostering algorithmic thinking through incomplete recipes
Authors: Vazquez Elena 
Published: December 2023

PurposeAlgorithmic and computational thinking are necessary skills for designers in an increasingly digital world. Parametric design, a method to construct designs based on algorithmic logic and rules, has become widely used in architecture practice and incorporated in the curricula of architecture schools. However, there are few studies proposing strategies for teaching parametric design into architecture students, tackling software literacy while promoting the development of algorithmic thinking.Design/methodology/approachA descriptive study and a prescriptive study are conducted. The descriptive study reviews the literature on parametric design education. The prescriptive study is centered on proposing the incomplete recipe as instructional material and a new approach to teaching parametric design.FindingsThe literature on parametric design education has mostly focused on curricular discussions, descriptions of case studies or studio-long approaches; day-to-day instructional methods, however, are rarely discussed. A pedagogical strategy to teach parametric design is introduced: the incomplete recipe. The instructional method proposed provides students with incomplete recipes for parametric scripts that are increasingly pared down as the students become expert users.Originality/valueThe article contributes to the existing literature by proposing the incomplete recipe as a strategy for teaching parametric design. The recipe as a pedagogical tool provides a means for both software skill acquisition and the development of algorithmic thinking.
A genomic view of environmental and life history controls on microbial nitrogen acquisition strategies
Authors: Reji Linta , Darnajoux Romain , Zhang Xinning 
Published: December 2023

AbstractMicroorganisms have evolved diverse strategies to acquire the vital element nitrogen (N) from the environment. Ecological and physiological controls on the distribution of these strategies among microbes remain unclear. In this study, we examine the distribution of 10 major N acquisition strategies in taxonomically and metabolically diverse microbial genomes, including those from the Genomic Catalogue of Earth's Microbiomes dataset. We utilize a marker gene‐based approach to assess relationships between N acquisition strategy prevalence and microbial life history strategies. Our results underscore energetic costs of assimilation as a broad control on strategy distribution. The most prevalent strategies are the uptake of ammonium and simple amino acids, which have relatively low energetic costs, while energy‐intensive biological nitrogen fixation is the least common. Deviations from the energy‐based framework include the higher‐than‐expected prevalence of the assimilatory pathway for chitin, a large organic polymer. Energy availability is also important, with aerobic chemoorganotrophs and oxygenic phototrophs notably possessing ~2‐fold higher numbers of total strategies compared to anaerobic microbes. Environmental controls are evidenced by the enrichment of inorganic N assimilation strategies among free‐living taxa compared to host‐associated taxa. Physiological constraints such as pathway incompatibility add complexity to N acquisition strategy distributions. Finally, we discuss the necessity for microbially‐relevant spatiotemporal environmental metadata for improving mechanistic and prediction‐oriented analyses of genomic data.