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Public firm presence, growth opportunity and investment in fixed intangible assets of private UK firms
Authors: Danso Albert , Adu-Ameyaw Emmanuel , Boateng Agyenim , Iyiola Bolaji 
Published: November 2023

PurposePrior studies suggest that, in an industry in which several public firms operate (i.e. greater public firm presence), uncertainty about business operations within the industry is reduced due to greater analyst coverage and quality of information disclosure. In this study, the authors examine how UK private firms respond to investment opportunities in fixed intangible assets (FIAs) in an environment characterised by greater public firm presence (PFP).Design/methodology/approachUsing data from 61,278 (1,358) private (public) UK firms operating in ten sectors spanning from 2006 to 2016, the authors conduct this analysis by using panel econometric techniques.FindingsThe authors observe that private firms are more responsive to their FIA investment opportunities when they operate in industries with more PFP. Also, the authors find that firms in industries with better information quality use more debt and have longer debt maturity security but less internal cash flow. Overall, the findings indicate that PFP generates positive externalities for private firms by lessening industry uncertainty and enhancing more efficient FIA investment. The results are robust to endogeneity concerns.Research limitations/implicationsA key limitation of the study is that it focuses on a single country (the UK) and therefore there is a likelihood that the results found are specific to this setting but not others, particularly developing and emerging economies. Thus, future studies could explore these ideas from the viewpoint of multiple countries.Practical implicationsOverall, the study demonstrates the importance of information disclosure in driving investment decisions of firms.Originality/valueWhile this paper builds on the information disclosure and corporate investment literature, it is one of the first attempts, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, to explore how private UK firms respond to investment in FIAs in an environment characterised by greater PFP.
How to leverage flexibility-oriented HRM systems to build organizational resilience in the digital era: the mediating role of intellectual capital
Authors: Li Xiadi , Lin Hanchuan 
Published: November 2023

PurposeThe main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of flexibility-oriented human resource management (FHRM) systems on intellectual capital and organizational resilience. This study also examines the moderating effect of digital capability on the relationship between intellectual capital and organizational resilience.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 219 Chinese businesses in the Yangtze River Delta region of China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to verify the validity and reliability of the measurements, and hypotheses were tested using hierarchical regression.FindingsThe empirical results show that FHRM systems are positively correlated with intellectual capital and organizational resilience. Intellectual capital mediates the link between FHRM systems and organizational resilience. Moreover, digital capability serves as a positive moderator between intellectual capital and organizational resilience.Originality/valueFrom the perspectives of resilience theory, the resource-based view and the theory of dynamic capabilities, this study is among the first to identify the process mechanism by which FHRM systems affect organizational resilience through intellectual capital. Digital capability is introduced as a situational factor for understanding the effect of intellectual capital on organizational resilience, which provides new insights for further research.
It takes two to tango: a multidisciplinary bibliometric review across six decades of dyadic service encounter research
Authors: Walker David D. , Kim Su Kyung (Irene) , van Jaarsveld Danielle D. , Restubog Simon Lloyd D. , Marrone Mauricio , Lagios Constantin , Mehdipour Arman Michael 
Published: November 2023

PurposeThe authors systematically review empirical dyadic service encounter research published in top-tier journals between 1972 and 2022.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employed bibliometric techniques, co-citation analysis and bibliographic coupling analysis to map schools of thought and research frontiers within the dyadic service encounter literature. In total, the authors analyzed 155 articles. To ensure inclusion of high-quality research, the authors screened articles from 139 journals with “4” or “4*” ratings on the 2021 Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) journal list, in addition to articles published in three service sector-specific journals: Journal of Service Management, Journal of Services Marketing and Journal of Service Theory and Practice.FindingsThe authors' co-citation analysis identified four distinct clusters within the dyadic service encounter literature: (1) shaping and explaining service encounters; (2) emotions in service work; (3) modeling, manipulating and measuring encounter service quality and (4) emotional labor and regulation in dyadic service encounters. Furthermore, the authors' bibliographic coupling analysis generated three research clusters: (1) service encounter characteristics; (2) emotions and emotional labor and (3) service encounter interaction content.Originality/valueThe authors' comprehensive review synthesizes knowledge, summarizing similarities among research clusters within the service encounter realm. Noteworthy are research clusters that clarify the emotion-based underpinnings and reciprocal nature of behaviors and emotions within dyadic encounters. By conducting complementary bibliometric analyses, the authors trace the evolution of the service encounter literature, providing an overview of the present state of dyadic service encounter research. These analyses offer valuable insights into the current landscape of the field, identifying future dyadic service encounter research opportunities.
Overcoming challenges of embedding child and youth mental health research in community NHS services
Authors: Tazzini Gabriella , Gee Brioney , Wilson Jon , Weber Francesca , Brown Alex , Clarke Tim , Chatburn Eleanor 
Published: November 2023

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the barriers and facilitators of conducting and implementing research in frontline child and youth mental health settings in the UK.

Design/methodology/approach
Researchers, clinicians and commissioners who attended a workshop at the Big Emerging Minds Summit in October 2022 provided their expert views on the structural barriers and possible solutions to integrating research in clinical practice based on their experiences of child and young people mental health research.

Findings
The identified barriers encompass resource constraints, administrative burdens and misalignment of research priorities, necessitating concerted efforts to foster a research-supportive culture. This paper proposes the potential actionable solutions aimed at overcoming challenges, which are likely applicable across various other health-care systems and frontline NHS services. Solutions include ways to bridge the gap between research and practice, changing perceptions of research, inclusive engagement and collaboration, streamlining ethics processes, empowering observational research and tailored communication strategies. Case examples are outlined to substantiate the themes presented and highlight successful research initiatives within NHS Trusts.

Originality/value
This paper provides an insight into the views of stakeholders in child and youth mental health. The themes will hopefully support and influence clinicians and academics to come together to improve the integration of research into clinical practice with the hope of improving service provision and outcomes for our children and young people.
Alexa, may I adopt you? The role of voice assistant empathy and user-perceived risk in customer service delivery
Authors: Coker Kesha K. , Thakur Ramendra 
Published: November 2023

Purpose
Powered by artificial intelligence, voice assistants (VAs), such as Alexa, Siri and Cortona, are at early-stage adoption rates in service contexts. Customers express hesitance in using the technology. Furthermore, the effect of a relevant variable (VA empathy) as a determinant of VAs is not widely researched. This study aims to extend the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) and social response theory (SRT) to propose and test a conceptual model of the role of customer perceptions of VA empathy and risk on VA adoption and usage intensity.

Design/methodology/approach
In this study, data were collected from 387 VA users in the USA using a survey administered through Amazon MTurk. Data cleaning retained a final n = 318 for structural equation modeling analysis.

Findings
Findings show that perceived VA empathy enhances customers’ attitude toward VA and drives adoption, thereby increasing VA usage intensity. Perceived risk is a moderator; users with high perceptions of VA empathy have greater VA adoption rates when they have high (vs low) risk perceptions of using VA.

Originality/value
This research is one of the first known studies to provide empirical evidence of the role of customer perceptions of VA empathy and risk on VA adoption in service delivery. It goes beyond VA adoption research to provide empirical evidence of the impact of VA adoption on actual usage intensity. By extending the UTAUT and SRT, this research adds to the theoretical foundation for research on VA adoption, offering practical insights for firms regarding empathetic VA design to enhance customer service delivery.
Current state and predicted technological trends in global railway intelligent digital transformation
Authors: Li Ping , Xue Rui , Shao Sai , Zhu Yuhao , Liu Yi 
Published: November 2023

PurposeIn recent years, railway systems worldwide have faced challenges such as the modernization of engineering projects, efficient management of intelligent digital railway equipment, rapid growth in passenger and freight transport demands, customized transport services and ubiquitous transport safety. The transformation toward intelligent digital transformation in railways has emerged as an effective response to the formidable challenges confronting the railway industry, thereby becoming an inevitable global trend in railway development.Design/methodology/approachThis paper, therefore, conducts a comprehensive analysis of the current state of global railway intelligent digital transformation, focusing on the characteristics and applications of intelligent digital transformation technology. It summarizes and analyzes relevant technologies and applicable scenarios in the realm of railway intelligent digital transformation, theoretically elucidating the development process of global railway intelligent digital transformation and, in practice, providing guidance and empirical examples for railway intelligence and digital transformation.FindingsDigital and intelligent technologies follow a wave-like pattern of continuous iterative evolution, progressing from the early stages, to a period of increasing attention and popularity, then to a phase of declining interest, followed by a resurgence and ultimately reaching a mature stage.Originality/valueThe results offer reference and guidance to fully leverage the opportunities presented by the latest wave of the digitalization revolution, accelerate the overall upgrade of the railway industry and promote global collaborative development in railway intelligent digital transformation.
Simultaneous analysis of seven 16S rRNA hypervariable gene regions increases efficiency in marine bacterial diversity detection
Authors: Leontidou Kleopatra , Abad‐Recio Ion L. , Rubel Verena , Filker Sabine , Däumer Martin , Thielen Alexander , Lanzén Anders , Stoeck Thorsten 
Published: November 2023

AbstractEnvironmental DNA sequencing is the gold standard to reveal microbial community structures. In most applications, a one‐fragment PCR approach is applied to amplify a taxonomic marker gene, usually a hypervariable region of the 16S rRNA gene. We used a new reverse complement (RC)‐PCR‐based assay that amplifies seven out of the nine hypervariable regions of the 16S rRNA gene, to interrogate bacterial communities in sediment samples collected from different coastal marine sites with an impact gradient. In parallel, we employed a traditional one‐fragment analysis of the hypervariable V3–V4 region to investigate whether the RC‐PCR reveals more of the ‘unseen’ diversity obtained by the one‐fragment approach. As a benchmark for the full deck of diversity, we subjected the samples to PCR‐free metagenomic sequencing. None of the two PCR‐based approaches recorded the full taxonomic repertoire obtained from the metagenomics datasets. However, the RC‐PCR approach detected 2.8 times more bacterial genera compared to the near‐saturation sequenced V3–V4 samples. RC‐PCR is an ideal compromise between the standard one‐fragment approach and metagenomics sequencing and may guide future environmental sequencing studies, in which bacterial diversity is a central subject.
Quantifying the effects of Anthropocene activities on Mexican endemic amphibians
Authors: Camarena‐Hérnandez A. , Ochoa‐Ochoa L. M. , Yáñez‐Arenas C. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIn order to make robust and feasible conservation plans, assessments of species' vulnerability or risk of extinction are ideally needed. However, there are wide differences in the criteria used to assess species vulnerability. Recently, a growing approach seeks to understand the patterns of biodiversity loss using life history traits because these traits show differential responses to environmental disturbances. In order to generate a functional vulnerability assessment for Mexican endemic amphibians, we integrated information from species distribution modeling, functional traits, and spatially explicit threats weighted differentially for each functional group. We obtained 124 distribution models evaluated by species, nine functional groups that represent the differential risk of species against anthropic threats, and 124 layers of spatial vulnerability. We found a generalized presence of threats to amphibians throughout the Mexican territory, highlighting the center of the country as the most affected area, while the southeast and north had a lower level of anthropic activity. We found differential vulnerability values in the distributions of Mexican endemic amphibians. In general, the anthropogenic impact on the distribution of Mexican endemic amphibians is high, and the percentage of habitat loss ranges from 51 to 97%, with an average of 83% lost to anthropogenic pressures. The functional group with the greatest loss of distributional area was found in the salamander genus Ambystoma, while functional groups 2 (frogs with arboreal habits, small size, and reproduction and development in bodies of water) and 4 (small or medium size frogs occupying terrestrial or riparian habitats with oviposition and development occurring in bodies of water or phytotelms) maintain the largest remaining suitable area after considering the threats. We present a replicable methodology that can be implemented anywhere, providing a new tool to generate specific layers that represent threats to functional groups. This allows for updated assessments of species distribution models that can be used in conservation planning, offering more robust data to make conservation planning decisions.
Revalue, reintegrate and reempower seniors: Educational level and continuing training make a difference
Authors: Campos‐García Irene 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIn recent years, the proportion of the active population over 55 years of age has increased and, with it, early retirement, unemployment of older workers and senior “push” entrepreneurs. Given the repercussions at a social and economic level, the debate about the need to recover and keep seniors in the labour market is becoming increasingly rife. The aim of this study is to evaluate the evolution and European tendency towards the training and reintegration of seniors and demomstrate how formal education and continuous training can make a difference when it comes to prolonging their working life and subordinate their conditions and employment opportunities. Data from the European Working Conditions Survey between 2010 and 2021 are used and a descriptive statistical analysis and a hypotheses contrast are carried out using the Student's t test. The results show: (1) a greater effort to train and revalue seniors; and (2) that educational level and training generate significant differences in terms of the type of tasks to be performed and some variables that condition job satisfaction.
Predator‐driven behavioural shifts in a common lizard shape resource‐flow from marine to terrestrial ecosystems
Authors: Lapiedra Oriol , Morales Nina , Yang Louie H. , Fernández‐Bellon Darío , Michaelides Sozos N. , Giery Sean T. , Piovia‐Scott Jonah , Schoener Thomas W. , Kolbe Jason J. , Losos Jonathan B. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractForaging decisions shape the structure of food webs. Therefore, a behavioural shift in a single species can potentially modify resource‐flow dynamics of entire ecosystems. To examine this, we conducted a field experiment to assess foraging niche dynamics of semi‐arboreal brown anole lizards in the presence/absence of predatory ground‐dwelling curly‐tailed lizards in a replicated set of island ecosystems. One year after experimental translocation, brown anoles exposed to these predators had drastically increased perch height and reduced consumption of marine‐derived food resources. This foraging niche shift altered marine‐to‐terrestrial resource‐flow dynamics and persisted in the diets of the first‐generation offspring. Furthermore, female lizards that displayed more risk‐taking behaviours consumed more marine prey on islands with predators present. Our results show how predator‐driven rapid behavioural shifts can alter food‐web connectivity between oceanic and terrestrial ecosystems and underscore the importance of studying behaviour‐mediated niche shifts to understand ecosystem functioning in rapidly changing environments.
Apparel and interiors student perceptions of class engagement, class motivation, and job preparedness
Authors: Markova Ivana , Vouchilas Gus 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis mixed‐method study analyzed student perceptions of engagement, motivation, and job preparedness in online courses. Results indicate that interior design students felt more engaged than apparel students. In addition, apparel student motivation and sense of job preparedness were lower than those of interior design students. Engagement and motivation are critical factors affecting learning. Students felt overall they were more engaged in synchronous, rather than asynchronous, courses. It is important to consider the proper mode to ensure students feel prepared for their industries of choice.
Metabolic management after sustained virologic response in elderly patients with hepatitis C virus: A multicenter study
Authors: Sano Tomoya , Amano Keisuke , Ide Tatsuya , Isoda Hiroshi , Honma Yuichi , Morita Yasuyo , Yano Yoichi , Nakamura Hiroki , Itano Satoshi , Miyajima Ichiro , Shirachi Miki , Kuwahara Reiichiro , Ohno Miki , Kawaguchi Toshihiro , Tsutsumi Tsubasa , Nakano Dan , Arinaga‐Hino Teruko , Kawaguchi Machiko , Eguchi Yuichiro , Torimura Takuji , Takahashi Hirokazu , Harada Masaru , Kawaguchi Takumi ,   SAKS Study Group
Published: November 2023

AbstractAimsHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) develops even in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) eradication by direct‐acting antiviral agents. Fatty liver and metabolic dysfunction are becoming major etiologies of HCC. We aimed to evaluate the impact of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a new definition of steatotic liver disease, on the development of HCC after HCV eradication.MethodsWe enrolled 1280 elderly patients with HCV eradication and no history of HCC. We evaluated α‐fetoprotein (AFP), Fibrosis‐4 index and MASLD after 24 weeks of sustained virological response. Decision tree analysis was used to investigate factors associated with HCC development after HCV eradication.ResultsA total of 86 patients (6.7%) developed HCC during the follow‐up period (35.8 ± 23.7 months). On multivariate analysis, serum AFP level (HR 1.08, CI 1.04–1.11, P = 0.0008), Fibrosis‐4 index (HR 1.17, CI 1.08–1.26, P = 0.0007), and MASLD (HR 3.04, CI 1.40–6.58, P = 0.0125) at 24 weeks of sustained virological response were independent factors associated with HCC development. In decision tree analysis, the initial classifier for HCC development was AFP ≥7 ng/mL. However, in patients with AFP <7 ng/mL, MASLD, rather than Fibrosis‐4 index, was the classifier for HCC development. No significant difference was observed in the cumulative incidence of HCC between patients with AFP ≥7 ng/mL and patients with AFP <7 ng/mL and MASLD.ConclusionMASLD at 24 weeks of sustained virological response is a risk factor for HCC development in elderly patients with HCV eradication. Additionally, decision tree analysis revealed that MASLD was associated with HCC development, even in patients with serum AFP levels <7 ng/mL.
Predictors of periapical bone healing associated with teeth having large periapical lesions following nonsurgical root canal treatment or retreatment: A cone beam computed tomography‐based retrospective study
Authors: Mosquera‐Barreiro Carolina , Ruíz‐Piñón Manuel , Sans Francesc Abella , Nagendrababu Venkateshbabu , Vinothkumar Thilla Sekar , Martín‐González Jenifer , Martín‐Biedma Benjamín , Castelo‐Baz Pablo 
Published: November 2023

AbstractAimSeveral factors influence the condition of the periapical tissues associated with root filled teeth. The primary objective of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the extent and speed of bone healing of large periapical lesions associated with nonsurgical root canal treatment or retreatment. The secondary objective was to analyse the relationship between the time to complete healing when analysed using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and other possible predictors that affect healing.MethodologySeventy‐nine patients were treated during the years 2013–2020 with large periapical lesions of endodontic origin (10–15 mm) as observed on intraoral periapical radiographs (IOPAR) were included. IOPAR and CBCT were available before treatment and during the follow‐up (IOPAR every 6 months and CBCT every 12 months). The volume of periapical lesions was calculated by OsiriX Lite software. Variables such as initial volume of the lesion, age, gender, type of treatment or type of root canal filling were compared to identify the differences between healed and unhealed lesions. Pearson's Chi‐square test was used for categorical variables, the t‐test for age and the Wilcoxon test for initial volume of the lesion. The association between time to healing and the variables was assessed using univariate analysis and multivariate analysis. The Wilcoxon test was used to observe the association of healing time with categorical variables and the correlation index was measured with the quantitative variables.ResultsOf the 79 cases analysed, 60 lesions (76%) were completely healed as verified by CBCT in a mean healing time of 19 months, of which 60% healed fully between 12 and 18 months. Increase in age of patient and larger initial volume of the lesion were associated with a significantly longer healing time (p < .001). Gender, filling material and type of treatment did not have a significant effect on the healing process (p > .05).ConclusionsClinicians should be aware that periapical lesions in older patients and larger areas of bone loss take longer to heal. CBCT monitoring of large periapical lesions is critical and it can help clinicians in the decision‐making process.