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Commensal skin bacteria exacerbate inflammation and delay skin healing
Authors: Khadka Veda D. , Markey Laura , Boucher Magalie , Lieberman Tami D. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe skin microbiome can both trigger beneficial immune stimulation and pose a potential infection threat. Previous studies have shown that colonization of mouse skin with the model human skin commensalStaphylococcus epidermidisis protective against subsequent excisional wound or pathogen challenge. However, less is known about concurrent skin damage and exposure to commensal microbes, despite growing interest in interventional probiotic therapy. Here, we address this open question by applying commensal skin bacteria at a high dose to abraded skin. While depletion of the skin microbiome via antibiotics delayed repair from damage, application of commensals-- including the mouse commensalStaphylococcus xylosus, three distinct isolates ofS. epidermidis,and all other tested human skin commensals-- also significantly delayed barrier repair. Increased inflammation was observed within four hours ofS. epidermidisexposure and persisted through day four, at which point the skin displayed a chronic-wound-like inflammatory state with increased neutrophil infiltration, increased fibroblast activity, and decreased monocyte differentiation. Transcriptomic analysis suggested that the prolonged upregulation of early canonical proliferative pathways inhibited the progression of barrier repair. These results highlight the nuanced role of members of the skin microbiome in modulating barrier integrity and indicate the need for caution in their development as probiotics.
Trends in daily cigarette consumption among smokers: a population study in England, 2008-2023
Authors: Jackson Sarah E. , Tattan-Birch Harry , Buss Vera , Shahab Lion , Brown Jamie 
Published: December 2023

AbstractObjectivesTo estimate time trends in cigarette consumption among smokers in England between 2008 and 2023, and explore differences by key potential moderators.MethodsWe used data from 57,778 adult cigarette smokers participating in a nationally-representative monthly cross-sectional survey between January-2008 and September-2023. We estimated monthly time trends in mean daily consumption of (i) any, (ii) manufactured, and (iii) hand-rolled cigarettes among all smokers and by main type of cigarettes smoked, smoking frequency, age, gender, occupational social grade, region, nicotine replacement therapy use, and vaping status.ResultsOverall cigarette consumption fell from 13.6 [95%CI=13.3-13.9] to 10.6 [10.5-10.8] per day between January-2008 and October-2019 (a 22% decrease), then remained stable up to September-2023. Over this period, the proportion mainly/exclusively smoking hand-rolled cigarettes increased (from 30.6% [29.1-32.1%] in 2008 to 52.1% [49.7-54.5%] in 2023). As a result, manufactured cigarette consumption fell by 47%, from 9.5 [9.2-9.8] per day in January-2008 to 5.0 [4.7-5.3] in September-2023, while hand-rolled cigarette consumption increased by 35%, from 4.2 [3.9-4.4] to 5.6 [5.3-5.9]. The decline in overall cigarette consumption was observed across all subgroups, but was greater among non-daily smokers, younger smokers, and those who vaped.ConclusionsOver the last 15 years, the average number of cigarettes consumed each day by smokers in England has fallen by almost a quarter, but has plateaued since October-2019. There has been a sharp decline in the number of manufactured cigarettes consumed and an increase in the number of hand-rolled cigarettes consumed, as smokers have increasingly shifted towards using hand-rolled tobacco.
The absence of yeast Pex23 and Pex29 results in a mitochondrial fusion defect
Authors: Chen Haiqiong , de Boer Rinse , Krikken Arjen M. , Wu Fei , van der Klei Ida 
Published: December 2023

AbstractPex23 family proteins are membrane proteins of the endoplasmic reticulum that play a role in peroxisome and lipid body formation. The yeastHansenula polymorphacontains four members: Pex23, Pex24, Pex29 and Pex32. We previously showed that the loss of Pex24 or Pex32 results in severe peroxisomal defects, caused by reduced peroxisome-endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact sites. We now analyzed whether the absence of Pex23 proteins affects other organelles. Vacuoles were normal in all deletion strains. The number of lipid droplets was reduced inpex23andpex29, but not inpex24andpex32, indicating that peroxisome and lipid droplet formation require different Pex23 proteins. Inpex23andpex29cells, mitochondria were fragmented and clustered. This phenotype was not suppressed by an artificial mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum tether, indicating that the abnormalities were not caused by reduced membrane contact sites. Deletion ofDNM1inpex23cells partially suppressed the phenotype. Also, the level of the mitochondrial fusion protein Fzo1 was reduced inpex23andpex29cells. These observations indicate that certain Pex23 family proteins are required for normal mitochondrial fusion.
Deal completion in mergers and acquisitions: past accomplishment and future direction
Authors: Fuad Mohammad , Venugopal Ajith 
Published: December 2023

PurposeMergers and acquisitions (M&As) are important strategic actions undertaken by firms to access resources and markets. However, firms face substantial challenges in M&As during deal completion. While prior literature reviews synthesize the studies on the post-merger consequences of M&As, the literature on deal completion is largely fragmented. In this paper, the authors synthesize prior literature on deal completion into the antecedents and consequences framework and map various studies across the international business and management, finance and accounting literature at the macro-, meso- and micro-levels.Design/methodology/approachThe authors adopt a content analysis-based methodology to conduct the review. First, the authors identify existing literature on deal completion based on keyword searches. Next, the authors propose a framework that integrates the extant literature from a multi-theoretic perspective across four broad themes: concepts, antecedents, implications and moderators. In this study, the authors consider not only empirical but also conceptual papers to strengthen the theoretical foundations of M&A literature. Finally, after synthesizing various studies, the authors highlight a future research agenda on deal completion.Findings Based on the review, this study provides important avenues for future research on M&A deal completion.Originality/value This study theoretically integrates multi-disciplinary and multi-country research on acquisition completion.
Entrepreneurial coaching for innovation in SMEs: development and validation of a measurement scale
Authors: Azizi Mohammad , Hosseinloo Hamid , Maley Jane F. , Dabić Marina 
Published: December 2023

PurposeCoaching is a widespread form of human development that has grown considerably in recent years. However, it is not well understood in entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and little is known about the success factors for coaching in SMEs. Thus, this article presents a theoretical framework for coaching SMEs. The paper reports on a study carried out to develop and validate a coaching model for entrepreneurship in SMEs.Design/methodology/approachA mixed methods approach was undertaken in SMEs in the Iranian pharmaceutical industry. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to confirm the samples and the model's dimensions.FindingsThe results show five chief constructs of the entrepreneurial coaching model. In particular, the authors determine the importance of early goal setting and identify the essential characteristics of an effective entrepreneurial coach.Research limitations/implicationsFirstly, the data relied solely on the pharmacy industry in Iran, indicating a need for future studies to explore coaching programs across various industries and countries. Additionally, a quantitative aspect of the research involved participants answering questionnaires based on their perceptions. This subjective nature introduces a potential for inaccuracies in participants' perceptions and expectations. Furthermore, the inherent bias of program stakeholders may have led to exaggerated responses. To mitigate these issues, it would be beneficial to conduct experimental and longitudinal research, which could address these concerns more effectively.Practical implicationsBy utilizing a theoretical framework, the authors goal is to define the essential features of coaching in SMEs and compare it to other developmental interventions to highlight both commonalities and distinctions. This approach addresses the recent suggestions in coaching literature to distinguish coaching practices tailored for particular groups, specifically entrepreneurs involved in SMEs.Originality/valueThis study contributes to understanding the essential features for successful entrepreneurial coaching in SMEs.
“For students shall not live by Zoom alone”: psychological factors explaining the engagement of students during the COVID-19
Authors: Gazit Tali 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to obtain valuable insights into students’ engagement and experiences within the virtual learning environment, especially in the context of crises. Among the innumerable challenges people throughout the world faced during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, those of students in institutions of higher education needing to engage in online academic studies are of special interest. Using an online survey, this study could predict students’ online engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic through three theoretical frameworks: the students’ academic motivation to study, the Big Five personality traits, and loneliness, and with a new tool measuring the participation in the Zoom platform.

Design/methodology/approach
To examine the psychological and technological factors predicting the students’ engagement, this study surveyed 547 students from different academic institutions of higher learning.

Findings
Findings show that the less lonely the students felt, the less neurotic they were, and the higher they scored in levels of extroversion, agreeableness, consciousnesses and openness to experience, the greater their engagement in their academic studies. In addition, students who were older, more educated, with higher intrinsic motivation and lower lack of motivation were more engaged in their online academic studies. Finally, participating in classes through the Zoom platform and experiencing it positively was a significant predictor of higher academic engagement.

Originality/value
Recognizing these factors can enable educators, institutions of higher learning, counselling services and students to obtain tools for higher engagement in online learning.
Revisiting the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and ESG disclosures in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Umar Umar Habibu , Firmansyah Egi Arvian , Danlami Muhammad Rabiu , Al-Faryan Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the effects of corporate governance mechanisms (board chairman independence, board independent director meeting attendance, audit committee size and audit committee meetings) on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) and its individual component disclosures of listed firms in Saudi Arabia.

Design/methodology/approach
The study used unbalanced panel data obtained from the Bloomberg data set over 11 years, from 2010 to 2020.

Findings
The findings indicate that board chairman independence (BCI) and audit committee size (AC size) have a significant negative and positive association with ESG disclosure, respectively. However, the results show that board independent director meeting attendance (BIMA) and audit committee meetings (AC meetings) do not significantly influence ESG disclosure. Regarding the individual dimensions (components), the results show that only BIMA has a significant negative association with environmental disclosure. Besides, only BCI and AC meetings have a significant positive association with social disclosure. Also, only BIMA and AC size have a significant positive and negative relationship with governance disclosure, respectively.

Research limitations/implications
The study used a sample of 29 listed companies in Saudi Arabia. Each firm has at least four years of ESG disclosures. Besides, the paper considered only four corporate governance attributes, comprising two each for the board and audit committee.

Practical implications
The results provide insights to regulators, boards of directors, managers and investors to enhance ESG and its components’ reporting toward the sustainable operations and better performance of Saudi firms.

Originality/value
This study is among the few that provide empirical evidence on how some essential corporate governance attributes that have not been given adequate attention by prior studies (board chairman independence, board independent directors’ meeting attendance, audit committee size and audit committee meetings) influence not only ESG reporting as a whole but also its individual dimensions (components).
Nexus between foreign direct investment and ecological footprint in BRICS and Next-11: the moderating role of green innovation
Authors: Padhan Lakshmana , Bhat Savita 
Published: December 2023

PurposeThe study examines the presence of the pollution haven or pollution halo hypothesis in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) and Next-11 economies. Hence, it empirically tests the direct impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the ecological footprint. Further, it explores the moderating role of green innovation on the nexus between FDI and ecological footprint.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses the Driscoll–Kraay (DK) standard error panel regression technique to examine the long-run elasticities amongst the variables for the group of emerging countries, BRICS and Next-11, during the period of 1992 to 2018. Further, statistical robustness is demonstrated using the fully modified ordinary least squares technique.FindingsThe empirical finding shows that FDI degrades environmental quality by raising the ecological footprint. Thus, it proves that FDI is a source of pollution haven in BRICS and Next-11 countries. However, green innovation negatively moderates the relationship between FDI and ecological footprint. That means the joint impact of green innovation, and FDI proves the presence of the pollution halo hypothesis. Further, renewable energy consumption is reducing the ecological footprint, but economic growth and industrialisation are worsening the environmental quality.Practical implicationsThis study offers policy implications for governments and policymakers to promote environmental sustainability by improving green innovation and allowing FDI that encourages clean and advanced technology.Originality/valueNo prior studies examine the moderating role of green innovation on the relationship between FDI and ecological footprint in the context of emerging countries.
Mapping research in marketing: trends, influential papers and agenda for future research
Authors: Ramos Ricardo , Rita Paulo , Vong Celeste 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
This study aims to map the conceptual structure and evolution of the recent scientific literature published in marketing journals to identify the areas of interest and potential future research directions.

Design/methodology/approach
The 100 most influential marketing academic papers published between 2018 and 2022 were identified and scrutinized through a bibliometric analysis.

Findings
The findings further upheld the critical role of emerging technologies such as Blockchain in marketing and identified artificial intelligence and live streaming as emerging trends, reinforcing the importance of data-driven marketing in the discipline.

Research limitations/implications
The data collection included only the 100 most cited documents between 2018 and 2022, and data were limited only to Scopus database and restrained to the Scopus-indexed marketing journals. Moreover, documents were selected based on the number of citations. Nevertheless, the data set may still provide significant insight into the marketing field.

Practical implications
Influential authors, papers and journals identified in this study will facilitate future literature searches and scientific dissemination in the field. This study makes an essential contribution to the marketing literature by identifying hot topics and suggesting future research themes. Also, the important role of emerging technologies and the shift of marketing toward a more data-driven approach will have significant practical implications for marketers.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first comprehensive study offering a general overview of the leading trends and researchers in marketing state-of-the-art research.
The impact of pre‐operative depression on pain outcomes after major surgery: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Lee S. , Xue Y. , Petricca J. , Kremic L. , Xiao M. Z. X. , Pivetta B. , Ladha K. S. , Wijeysundera D. N. , Diep C. 
Published: December 2023

SummarySymptoms of depression are common among patients before surgery. Depression may be associated with worse postoperative pain and other pain‐related outcomes. This review aimed to characterise the impact of pre‐operative depression on postoperative pain outcomes. We conducted a systematic review of observational studies that reported an association between pre‐operative depression and pain outcomes after major surgery. Multilevel random effects meta‐analyses were conducted to pool standardised mean differences and 95%CI for postoperative pain scores in patients with depression compared with those without depression, at different time intervals. A meta‐analysis was performed for studies reporting change in pain scores from the pre‐operative period to any time‐point after surgery. Sixty studies (n = 501,962) were included in the overall review, of which 18 were eligible for meta‐analysis. Pre‐operative depression was associated with greater pain scores at < 72 h (standardised mean difference 0.97 (95%CI 0.37–1.56), p = 0.009, I2 = 41%; moderate certainty) and > 6 months (standardised mean difference 0.45 (95%CI 0.23–0.68), p < 0.001, I2 = 78%; low certainty) after surgery, but not at 3–6 months after surgery (standardised mean difference 0.54 (95%CI ‐0.06–1.15), p = 0.07, I2 = 83%; very low certainty). The change in pain scores from pre‐operative baseline to 1–2 years after surgery was similar between patients with and without pre‐operative depression (standardised mean difference 0.13 (95%CI ‐0.06–0.32), p = 0.15, I2 = 54%; very low certainty). Overall, pre‐existing depression before surgery was associated with worse pain severity postoperatively. Our findings highlight the importance of incorporating psychological care into current postoperative pain management approaches in patients with depression.
Justice perceptions and well‐being: Belief in a just world is a personal resource and a coping resource
Authors: Correia Isabel , Carvalho Helena , Otto Kathleen , Nudelman Gabriel 
Published: December 2023

AbstractAlthough the perception of justice is a core need of all individuals, the adaptive value of belief in a just world (BJW)—in everyday life and when facing severe distress—has been typically investigated in separate studies. In this article, we tested, in only one study, the possibility that BJW can be a personal resource and a coping resource. We analysed data from the European Social Survey comprised of random representative samples of 27 European countries (N = 24,776 participants). We considered distressing circumstances both at an individual level (health impairment and financial difficulty) and at a macroeconomic contextual level. The results showed that for people both facing and not facing financial or health‐related distress, BJW was positively associated with well‐being, supporting BJW as a personal resource. Furthermore, we found that the decrease of well‐being of people facing distress, both at an individual level and at a contextual level, compared to people not facing distress, was lower for individuals with higher BJW than for individuals with lower BJW, supporting BJW as a coping resource.
Debate: How far can we modify the expression of autism by modifying the environment?
Authors: Mottron Laurent , Gagnon David 
Published: December 2023

Following Green (Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2023, 28, 438) the emergence of a manifest autistic phenotype, during preschool years, represents a discontinuity from preclinical or subclinical states. We propose that this discontinuity suggests that autistic children experience superior interest for, and processing of non‐social information, whereas children without autism favor social information processing. This is produced by perceptual over‐functioning, still allowing self‐taught non‐social language learning in a substantial fraction of prototypical autistic children. A new set of rigorous intervention studies using Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT), based on the synchrony principle, brought autistic children below the ADOS diagnostic threshold (Whitehouse et al., JAMA Pediatrics, 2021, 175, e213298). We now know that adaptation of the child's social environment can produce changes in the manifestations of autism in the pre‐school period and later. However, the limitation of these changes, combine with evidence of non‐social learning of language suggests that clinicians should combine lateral tutorship (the parallel, unsynchronous exposure of information) with the synchrony (early dyadic communication and engagement) principle to create a new generation of strength‐based interventions.
A review of the directly sampled endometrial cytology on LBC samples: Classification, microscopic criteria and beyond
Authors: Norimatsu Yoshiaki , Maeda Yoshinobu , Malara Natalia , Fulciniti Franco , Kobayashi Tadao K. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe Yokohama System for Reporting Endometrial Cytology (TYS) has been proposed by an expert meeting under the auspices of the International Academy of Cytology (IAC) in May 2016 at the IAC in Yokohama. Since its introduction, the TYS has been receiving worldwide acceptance, and this review aims to assess its global impact. The adoption of endometrial cytology as a diagnostic procedure has been hampered in the past by difficulties arising in interpreting the cellular findings due to a number of factors (such as excess blood, cellular overlapping and the complex physiology of endometrium). Recently, the use of liquid‐based cytology (LBC), with its ability to remove blood and mucus and to distribute cells uniformly in a thin layer on the slide, has provided an opportunity to re‐evaluate the role of endometrial cytology. LBC is a useful tool in the cytologic diagnosis and follow‐up of endometrial abnormalities, which remains complementary to the emerging molecular diagnostic cytopathology. The study of LBC from endometrial cytology could be challenging since it is affected by numerous look‐alikes and diagnostic pitfalls. This review discusses these various entities and takes into consideration the ancillary techniques that may be useful in the diagnostic procedure. In conclusion, our review of the published data suggests that the TYS is a valid classification scheme that has been widely accepted by cytopathologists globally, is highly reproducible and makes a valuable contribution to clinical therapeutic management. At present, molecular cytopathology is a rapidly evolving field of modern cytopathology, which underlines the effective interplay between genomics and cytology. This review aims to provide a comprehensive review of the drawbacks of endometrial cytopathology, particularly in terms of endometrial cancer diagnosis and molecular testing.