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Anticorruption practices in construction projects: looking through two theoretical lenses
Authors: Zarghami Seyed Ashkan 
Published: January 2024

PurposeAvailable studies on anticorruption practices in the construction industry are exploratory with a very limited theoretical basis. This paper aims to provide a solid theoretical foundation to examine situational factors that influence the corruption intentions of individuals and organizations in the construction industry.Design/methodology/approachThis paper conducts a systematic literature review to synthesize construction management literature that suggests anticorruption practices. The identified practices are then examined using two theoretical frameworks: the fraud diamond theory and Lange’s corruption control framework.FindingsThe results of this research demonstrate how the four elements of the fraud diamond theory may trigger corrupt behavior in construction projects. The results also highlight conceptual distinctions among different means of corruption controls based on Lange’s corruption control framework. In addition, the findings of this research suggest that anticorruption practices should address (1) the incentives to act corruptly, (2) the normative means of corruption control, (3) the internal means of preventing corruption and (4) the shift in organizational culture.Originality/valueThis paper departs from prior research on corruption in construction projects by (1) identifying a large spectrum of anticorruption practices, (2) presenting a detailed theoretical interpretation of these practices and (3) viewing anticorruption practices as multidimensional constructs, which, in turn, leads to novel ways of examining these practices in construction projects.
A perceived usefulness of entrepreneurship education as a marketing model for students’ choice of universities: Does the electronic word of mouth matter?
Authors: Ismail Ismail Juma 
Published: January 2024

PurposeThe current research aims at investigating the mediating effect of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) on the link between entrepreneurial education and choice of the university among students. The main focus of this paper is that when entrepreneurial education is properly-implemented at universities, it leads to several positive outcomes such as positive eWOM. Therefore, if the entrepreneurial education is used as a marketing model, it can be considered as the innovative model for attracting more students. By implementing this model, the university can enhance its approach to cultivating a positive image, potentially leading to increased student enrollments.Design/methodology/approachThe study used a sample of 483 undergraduate students in different universities. As well, it used a structured questionnaire during the data collection. Additionally, the study used partial least squares (PLS-SEM) in analyzing direct and indirect relationships.FindingsThe findings of this study suggest that entrepreneurial education and eWOM are critical factors for student selection to the universities. This is because eWOM significant mediates the link between entrepreneurial education and university choice.Research limitations/implicationsThis study used cross-sectional design. Therefore, future research can use a longitudinal design in examining the link between independent and dependent variables so as to look into the changes over time.Practical implicationsThe study presents potential strategies that universities can employ to market their programs more effectively. By strengthening their entrepreneurial education initiatives, universities can enhance their reputation and create positive eWOM, which can lead to higher enrollments.Originality/valueThis study offers innovative marketing approaches for universities and their programs. Instead of heavily investing in advertising, the study suggests that strengthening entrepreneurial education initiatives can be a more effective marketing strategy. The findings suggest that a positive reputation generated by strong entrepreneurial education initiatives can lead to positive eWOM, which, in turn, influences university selection. Therefore, universities can consider enhancing their entrepreneurial education offerings to attract more prospective students. The study also highlights the notion that quality speaks for itself, while a lack of quality requires advertising.
Transforming sport consumption: exploring motivated sport fans innovativeness in the context of AR live sport streaming
Authors: Kim Sungkyung , Manoli Argyro Elisavet 
Published: January 2024

PurposeThis study delves into the psychological processes underlying sport fans' post-purchase innovativeness behaviour. This exploratory research aims to establish a theoretical framework that elucidates the formation of sport fans' word-of-mouth (WOM) behaviours, particularly emphasising the structural relationship between motivated consumer innovativeness and satisfaction in using AR live-streaming services.Design/methodology/approachUtilising an online survey and convenience sampling, the study garnered a total of 243 usable responses from three online baseball fan communities in South Korea. Confirmatory factor analysis was employed to assess the psychometric properties of the constructs. Subsequently, a structural equation model was used to probe the influence of motivated consumer innovativeness on WOM, with a particular focus on the mediating role of satisfaction.FindingsThree dimensions of motivated sport fans innovativeness – functional, hedonic and cognitive – showed a positive association with WOM, partly mediated by satisfaction. In contrast, socially motivated sport fans innovativeness did not directly lead to WOM but influenced it solely through satisfaction. The full mediating role of satisfaction in the relationship between socially motivated fans innovativeness and WOM was found.Originality/valueThis research stands out as one of the scant studies exploring motivated sport fans innovativeness in the context of AR live sport streaming. The findings not only corroborate but also augment the extant literature by empirically confirming that three dimensions of motivated fans innovativeness, coupled with satisfaction, are pivotal antecedents to WOM intention.
Digital transformation and integration of artificial intelligence in financial institutions
Authors: Mohsen Sara Ebrahim , Hamdan Allam , Shoaib Haneen Mohammad 
Published: January 2024

PurposeIntegrating artificial intelligence (AI) into various industries, including the financial sector, has transformed them. This paper aims to examine the influence of integrating AI, including machine learning, process automation, predictive analytics and chatbots, on financial institutions and explores its various aspects and areas. The study aims to determine the impact of AI integration on financial services, products and customer experience.Design/methodology/approachThe research study uses quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as secondary data analysis. It investigates four AI subfields: machine learning, process automation, predictive analytics and chatbots.FindingsThe research findings indicate that integrating AI, particularly in machine learning and chatbot subfields, holds promise and high strategic potential for financial institutions. These subfields can contribute significantly to enhancing financial services and customer experience. However, the significance of predictive analytics integration and process automation is relatively lower. Although these subfields retain their usefulness, they might necessitate alternative workflows and tools that incorporate human involvement. Overall, AI integration minimizes human interactions and errors in financial institutions.Originality/valueThe research study contributes original insights by exploring the specific subfields of AI within the financial industry and assessing their strategic significance. It provides recommendations for financial institutions to adopt AI integration partially in multiple phases, measure and evaluate the impact of the transformation and structure internal units and expertise to strategize adoption and change.
Beyond the surface: understanding the mechanism between green HR practices and employees’ green creative behavior through mixed-methods exploration
Authors: Farrukh Muhammad , Rafiq Muhammad , Raza Ali , Iqbal Sahar 
Published: January 2024

PurposeMany studies have explored the relationship between green human resource management practices (GHRM) and employees’ green creative behavior (EGCB) within the hospitality industry. However, most prior studies have relied primarily on mono-method approaches, thereby limiting the depth of understanding about the underlying mechanism through which GHRM impacts employee behavior. The authors, in this paper, aim to argue that the connection between GHRM cannot be universal, and some individual factors will act as boundary conditions between these relationships. The authors employ a mixed-methods research design to address this gap to identify potential boundary conditions.Design/methodology/approachThe authors adopted a two-phase approach, integrating qualitative (study 1) and quantitative (study 2) methodologies. Through qualitative research, the authors uncover valuable insights and construct a framework that is subsequently tested in the quantitative phase.FindingsThe findings suggest that the strength of the GHRM-EGCB relationship is contingent on the level of Environmental Specific Psychological Empowerment (ESPE) among employees. Employees with a higher degree of ESPE exhibit a stronger connection between GHRM perceptions and EGCB. Furthermore, the authors identify employees’ altruistic values (EAV) as an important moderator, indicating that the intervening effect of ESPE on the GHRM-EGCB relationship is particularly pronounced among employees with high levels of altruism.Originality/valueBy unmasking the complexity through a mixed-methods design, this study contributes to the existing literature by providing a more nuanced understanding of the mechanism between GHRM and green creative behavior.
Linking social servicescape and restoration in dining settings: the moderating role of substantive servicescape
Authors: Lin Zhiwei (CJ) , Xiao Wenjie , Deng Baolin , Tao Changjiang (Bruce) , Wong IpKin Anthony 
Published: January 2024

PurposeWhile the rise of chain restaurants has attracted increasing research interest, few studies have taken servicescape into consideration to examine its effects on transformative service outcomes. This study aims to assess how social service elements can provide customers with restorative qualities, though social components are considered vital in constituting a dining locale's servicescape (AKA Social Servicescape).Design/methodology/approachThe study fills the void above by undertaking a survey-based quantitative research method. Using online surveys with a sample of 306 diners, the study employed structural equation modeling to explore a proposed moderated mediation model. A post-hoc interview followed to provide qualitative data to complement the findings developed from surveys.FindingsResults first point to a positive relationship between social servicescape and attention restoration. Moreover, the authors unveil that substantive servicescape has a moderating effect on the relationship of interest, suggesting the interplay of social and built servicescape in promoting restorative experiences.Research limitations/implicationsSocial and built stimuli can be intertwined to offer restorative qualities for customers. Through such an intertwined network of relationships, one may derive better mental health resources from hospitality settings.Originality/valueThis research presents new nuances to the existing field of inquiry by linking social servicescape and restoration through an intertwined network of attentional recovery.
How a particular STEAM model is developing primary education: lessons from the Teach-Make project (England)
Authors: Trowsdale Jo , Davies Richard 
Published: January 2024

PurposeThere is a lack of clarity about what constitutes Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education and what the arts contribute. In this paper the authors discuss a distinct model, theorised from a five-year study of a particular, innovative STEAM education project (The Imagineerium), and developed by the researchers through working with primary school teachers in England within a second project (Teach-Make). The paper examines how teachers implemented this model, the Trowsdale art-making model for education (the TAME), and reflected on its value and positive impact on their planning and pedagogy.Design/methodology/approachThe paper draws on two studies: firstly, a five-year, mixed methods, participative study of The Imagineerium and secondly a participative and collaborative qualitative study of Teach-Make.FindingsStudy of The Imagineerium showed strong positive educational outcomes for pupils and an appetite from teachers to translate the approach to the classroom. The Teach-Make project showed that with a clear curriculum model (the TAME) and professional development to improve teachers' planning and active pedagogical skills, they could design and deliver “imagineerium-like” schemes of work in their classrooms. Teachers reported a positive impact on both their own approach to supporting learning, as well as pupil progression and enjoyment.Originality/valueThe paper argues that the TAME, a consolidation of research evidence from The Imagineerium and developed through Teach-Make, offers both a distinctive and effective model for STEAM and broader education, one that is accessible to, valued by and manageable for teachers.
Eclipta thermalis, a previously common weed, threatened by the expansion of the exotic congener E. alba in Japanese rice paddies
Authors: Kameyama Yoshiaki , Moriwaki Hiroki , Suzuki Yuto , Fujiyoshi Masaaki 
Published: January 2024

AbstractRice paddies are wetland ecosystems recognized as important habitats for many organisms; however, the hybridization‐related extinction risk of native plant species has not been investigated in this system so far. Eclipta L. (Compositae) is a common paddy weed in Japan; however, its genetic composition might be altered due to the hybridization between the native E. thermalis and the closely related exotic E. alba. We examined Eclipta's genetic composition using 12 microsatellite markers (612 samples collected from 109 populations) and found (i) widespread geographical distribution of E. alba in Japan, (ii) hybridization with E. thermalis, and a large number of later‐generation hybrids, and (iii) widely varying situations among regions and populations. Eclipta alba appears to have invaded an open niche in northern Japan but has not yet reached southern Japan. Both E. alba and E. thermalis were found in central Japan; however, the latter had become rare due to hybridization‐mediated processes such as competition, and demographic and genetic swamping. Notably, endogenous and exogenous selection plays an important role in the invasion of E. alba, but to varying degrees among different areas. In summary, considering the genetic variability in E. thermalis, the genetic cluster of mainland Japan is in a highly critical situation due to the invasion of E. alba.
The difference in extracellular matrix metabolism in women with and without pelvic organ prolapse: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Tian Zhao , Li Qiutong , Wang Xiuqi , Sun Zhijing 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackgroundStudies on the changes of extracellular matrix (ECM) in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) are still controversial.ObjectiveTo identify the changes in the ECM in POP patients.Search strategyComprehensive searching in Embase, PubMed, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library was carried out until 23 February 2023.Selection criteriaStudies comparing the protein levels of ECM‐related components between women with and without POP.Data collection and analysisQuality and risk of bias were assessed using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality assessment. Indicators were pooled with random or fixed effect meta‐analysis based on heterogeneity and sub‐grouped analysed by the biopsy site.Main resultsThirty cross‐sectional studies were included, comprising 840 POP cases and 755 controls. Overall results showed that the expression of type III collagen (COLIII) and several matrix metalloproteinases (MMP‐1, ‐2 and ‐9) were increased, whereas those of type I collagen (COLI), and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase‐1 (TIMP‐1) were decreased in patients with POP. Subgroup analysis showed that the expression of COLIII in the anterior vaginal wall (AVW) and COLIII, MMP‐2 and ‐9 in the uterosacral ligament (USL) were consistent with the overall results. However, the expression of COLI and MMP‐1 in the AVW showed no difference and the expression of COLI and MMP‐1 in the USL is still controversial based on current studies.ConclusionsPatients with POP have lower expression of COLI and TIMP‐1 and higher expression of COLIII and MMPs compared with non‐POP cases, but further studies are required to investigate in specified anatomical sites.
Identification of synthetic consortia from a set of plant‐beneficial bacteria
Authors: Wang Yixu , Dall'Agnol Rebeca Fuzinatto , Bertani Iris , Bez Cristina , Venturi Vittorio 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe use of microbial inoculants in agriculture as biofertilisers and/or biopesticides is an appealing alternative to replace or reduce the practice of agrochemicals. Plant microbiota studies are revealing the different bacterial groups which are populating plant microbiomes re‐energising the plant probiotic bacteria (PPB) translational research sector. Some single‐microbial strain bioinoculants have proven valid in agriculture (e.g., based on Trichoderma, mycorrhiza or rhizobia); however, it is now recommended to consider multistrain consortia since plant‐beneficial effects are often a result of community‐level interactions in plant microbiomes. A limiting step is the selection of a fitting combination of microbial strains in order to accomplish the best beneficial effect upon plant inoculation. In this study, we have used a subset of 23 previously identified and characterised rice‐beneficial bacterial colonisers to design and test a series of associated experiments aimed to identify potential PPB consortia which are able to co‐colonise and induce plant growth promotion. Bacterial strains were co‐inoculated in vitro and in planta using several different methods and their co‐colonisation and co‐persistence monitored. Results include the identification of two 5‐strain and one 2‐strain consortia which displayed plant growth‐promoting features. Future practical applications of microbiome research must include experiments aimed at identifying consortia of bacteria which can be most effective as crop amendments.
Gilteritinib in combination with venetoclax, low‐dose cytarabine and actinomycin D for relapsed or refractory FLT3‐mutated acute myeloid leukaemia
Authors: Zucenka Andrius , Griskevicius Laimonas 
Published: January 2024

SummaryWe have conducted a retrospective, single‐centre analysis of 20 patients with relapsed or refractory FLT3‐mutated acute myeloid leukaemia (FLT3m AML) who received a salvage quadruplet regimen consisting of gilteritinib, venetoclax, low‐dose cytarabine and actinomycin D (G‐ACTIVE). G‐ACTIVE resulted in a 95% (19/20) overall response rate and 75% (15/20) complete remission and complete remission with an incomplete platelet recovery (CR + CRp) rate. Out of 13 transplant‐eligible patients, 11 (86%) proceeded to an allogeneic stem cell transplantation. The median overall survival and relapse‐free survival after G‐ACTIVE were 32 and 12.9 months respectively. The Day 60 mortality rate was 15%.
Decreased uncinate fasciculus integrity in functional seizures following traumatic brain injury
Authors: Byington Caroline G. , Goodman Adam M. , Allendorfer Jane B. , Correia Stephen , LaFrance W. Curt , Szaflarski Jerzy P. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractObjectiveThe uncinate fasciculus (UF) has been implicated previously in contributing to the pathophysiology of functional (nonepileptic) seizures (FS). FS are frequently preceded by adverse life events (ALEs) and present with comorbid psychiatric symptoms, yet neurobiological correlates of these factors remain unclear. To address this gap, using advanced diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI), UF tracts in a large cohort of patients with FS and pre‐existing traumatic brain injury (TBI + FS) were compared to those in patients with TBI without FS (TBI‐only). We hypothesized that dMRI measures in UF structural connectivity would reveal UF differences when controlling for TBI status. Partial correlation tests assessed the potential relationships with psychiatric symptom severity measures.MethodsParticipants with TBI‐only (N = 46) and TBI + FS (N = 55) completed a series of symptom questionnaires and MRI scanning. Deterministic tractography via diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) was implemented in DSI studio (https://dsi‐studio.labsolver.org) with q‐space diffeomorphic reconstruction (QSDR), streamline production, and manual segmentation to assess bilateral UF integrity. Fractional anisotropy (FA), radial diffusivity (RD), streamline counts, and their respective asymmetry indices (AIs) served as estimates of white matter integrity.ResultsCompared to TBI‐only, TBI + FS participants demonstrated decreased left hemisphere FA and RD asymmetry index (AI) for UF tracts (both p < .05, false discovery rate [FDR] corrected). Additionally, TBI + FS reported higher symptom severity in depression, anxiety, and PTSD measures (all p < .01). Correlation tests comparing UF white matter integrity differences to psychiatric symptom severity failed to reach criteria for significance (all p > .05, FDR corrected).SignificanceIn a large, well‐characterized sample, participants with FS had decreased white matter health after controlling for the history of TBI. Planned follow‐up analysis found no evidence to suggest that UF connectivity measures are a feature of group differences in mood or anxiety comorbidities for FS. These findings suggest that frontolimbic structural connectivity may play a role in FS symptomology, after accounting for prior ALEs and comorbid psychopathology severity.
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) cultivars have similar impacts on soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and microbial function
Authors: Mosier Samantha , Kelly Lauren , Ozlu Ekrem , Robertson G. Philip 
Published: January 2024

AbstractSwitchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) production for biofuel has the potential to produce reasonable yields on lands not suited for conventional agriculture. We assessed nine switchgrass cultivars representing lowland and upland ecotypes grown for 11 years at a site in the upper Midwest USA for belowground differences in soil carbon and nitrogen stocks, soil organic matter fractions, and standing root biomass to 1 m depth. We also compared potential nitrogen mineralization and carbon substrate use through community‐level physiological profiling in surface soils (0–10 cm depth). Average yields and standing root biomass differed among cultivars and between ecotypes, but we found no significant cultivar‐related impacts on soil carbon and nitrogen stocks, on the distribution of particulate and mineral‐associated soil organic matter fractions, nor on potential nitrogen mineralization or microbial community‐level physiological profiles. That these traits did not differ among cultivars suggests that soil carbon and nitrogen gains under switchgrass are likely to be robust with respect to cultivar differences, and to this point not much affected by breeding efforts.