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Decision-making is an important, yet overlooked, factor in executive hiring
Authors: d’Arcangeli Francesca 
Published: November 2023

Purpose
Decision-making plays a vital role in business. Yet as a trait, it is often overlooked when identifying, assessing, onboarding and empowering leadership talent. This study, therefore, aims to focus on the dimensions of organisational decision-making and investigate whether it should be an integral factor in the hiring process. The survey also looks at the relationships between decision-making and executive leadership, talent strategy and employee satisfaction. Could good decision-making as a trait be a factor when it comes to retention, improving organisational thinking and thriving leadership?

Design/methodology/approach
A quantitative and qualitative survey was commissioned and conducted by FT Longitude, part of the Financial Times Group. This included a questionnaire sent out to 400 senior executives at C-suite, C-1 and C-2 levels. The respondents were from companies with more than 1,000 employees in 13 industries and from five countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. This was also accompanied by in-depth interviews with three experts from both the public and private sector.

Findings
Almost two-thirds (63%) of senior executives have resigned or considered resigning due to frustration with organisational decision-making, while 29% have considered quitting because they were frustrated with the way a company makes decisions. More than a third (34%) resigned for this reason. Yet, a quarter of senior executives say that their decision-making experience was not explicitly discussed before starting their job. Senior executives who were asked about decision-making in interviews were 1.4 times more likely to be satisfied with their jobs. The ability to make decisions should therefore play a central role in hiring senior executives.

Originality/value
Decision-making as a trait has been neglected when hiring executives. For the first time, this research shows how significant it is for leadership teams. If senior executives are to improve organisational decision-making, this trait needs codifying in HR processes. This has led Kingsley Gate to embed it in recruitment profiling.
Tourism metaverse from the attribution theory lens: a metaverse behavioral map and future directions
Authors: Hassan Thowayeb , Saleh Mahmoud Ibraheam 
Published: November 2023

PurposeThis study aims to highlight the importance of using attribution theory in metaverse tourism research. The study addresses the lack of clarity regarding the attribution theory’s dimensions (locus, stability, controllability) potential application in the metaverse tourism context.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses a comprehensive exploration of the research gap by searching top-tier journals in Scopus and Web of Science databases about the relevant literature to analyze relevant data to provide a foundation for future transformative research. The study examines the relationship between attribution theory and metaverse tourism and explores how attribution theory can inform the understanding of tourists’ judgments and actions in the metaverse context.FindingsThe study shows that attribution theory has the potential to significantly improve the understanding of metaverse tourism by illuminating tourists’ decision-making processes and the factors contributing to those decisions. The study highlights the importance of applying attribution theory to generate more impactful and reliable implications for the tourism industry.Originality/valueThis study is transformative because it provides a foundational understanding of the application of attribution theory in metaverse tourism research. The study is significant because it sheds light on an underexplored area where the theoretical framework is necessary to inform and guide tourism technology research. The study’s originality lies in its contribution to tourism by identifying room for improvement in metaverse tourism research and highlighting the potential benefits of using attribution theory.
The impact of monetary and fiscal policy on the climate investment in Nigeria
Authors: Okeke Charles C. , Adeyeye Awogbemi Clement 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis study aims to show the response of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to monetary policy (represented by money supply and interest rate) and fiscal policy (represented by tax revenues) in Nigeria during the period (1990–2021). The autoregressive distributed lag approach is employed to estimate long‐run relationship among variables. The results indicate that there is cointegrating long‐run relationship among the study variables. The study provides empirical evidence showing that an increase in the percentage of money supply to gross domestic product (GDP) by (0.971%) leads to a decrease in the percentage of FDI inflows to GDP by (0.975%), an increase in the percentage of tax revenues to GDP by (4.256%) leads to a decrease in the percentage of FDI inflows to GDP by (0.975%), an increase in interest rate by (1.164%) leads to decrease in the percentage of FDI inflows to GDP by (0.975%), and an increase in inflation rate by (0.329%) leads to increase in the percentage of FDI inflows to GDP by (0.905%).
Estimation of the contemporary effective population size from SNP data while accounting for mating structure
Authors: Santiago Enrique , Caballero Armando , Köpke Carlos , Novo Irene 
Published: November 2023

AbstractA new method is developed to estimate the contemporary effective population size (Ne) from linkage disequilibrium (LD) between SNPs without information on their location, which is the usual scenario in non‐model species. The general theory of linkage disequilibrium is extended to include the contribution of full‐sibs to the measure of LD, leading naturally to the estimation of Ne in monogamous and polygamous mating systems, as well as in multiparous species, and with non‐random distributions of full‐sib family size due to selection or other causes. Prediction of confidence intervals for Ne estimates was solved using a small artificial neural network trained on a dataset of over 105 simulation results. The method, implemented in a user‐friendly and fast software (currentNe), is able to estimate Ne even in problematic scenarios with large population sizes or small sample sizes and provides confidence intervals that are more consistent than resampling methods.
Whole‐cell studies of substrate and inhibitor specificity of isoprene monooxygenase and related enzymes
Authors: Sims Leanne , Wright Chloe , Crombie Andrew T. , Dawson Robin , Lockwood Colin , Le Brun Nick E. , Lehtovirta‐Morley Laura , Murrell J. Colin 
Published: November 2023

AbstractCo‐oxidation of a range of alkenes, dienes, and aromatic compounds by whole cells of the isoprene‐degrading bacterium Rhodococcus sp. AD45 expressing isoprene monooxygenase was investigated, revealing a relatively broad substrate specificity for this soluble diiron centre monooxygenase. A range of 1‐alkynes (C2–C8) were tested as potential inhibitors. Acetylene, a potent inhibitor of the related enzyme soluble methane monooxygenase, had little inhibitory effect, whereas 1‐octyne was a potent inhibitor of isoprene monooxygenase, indicating that 1‐octyne could potentially be used as a specific inhibitor to differentiate between isoprene consumption by bona fide isoprene degraders and co‐oxidation of isoprene by other oxygenase‐containing bacteria, such as methanotrophs, in environmental samples. The isoprene oxidation kinetics of a variety of monooxygenase‐expressing bacteria were also investigated, revealing that alkene monooxygenase from Xanthobacter and soluble methane monooxygenases from Methylococcus and Methylocella, but not particulate methane monooxygenases from Methylococcus or Methylomicrobium, could co‐oxidise isoprene at appreciable rates. Interestingly the ammonia monooxygenase from the nitrifier Nitrosomonas europaea could also co‐oxidise isoprene at relatively high rates, suggesting that co‐oxidation of isoprene by additional groups of bacteria, under the right conditions, might occur in the environment.
Farm size, spatial externalities, and wind energy development
Authors: Winikoff Justin B. , Parker Dominic P. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe global push for renewable energy must overcome the local challenge of convincing neighboring landowners to lease their properties for wind power. Is this challenge more or less pronounced in rural landscapes with small landholdings? Our theoretical model combines ideas from literatures on the commons, anticommons, and spatial externalities to explain conditions when small landholdings could promote or inhibit voluntary leasing. Empirically, we estimate the effects of landholding size and landscape fragmentation on wind farm uptake across rural areas of the United States over the past 20 years. Evidence from three spatial levels of analysis (counties, square‐mile sections, and individual parcels) indicates that areas with more landowners have less installed wind capacity after controlling for windiness, access to transmission lines, and other relevant factors that vary across and within counties. The findings imply that fragmented ownership, which is an overlooked factor in studies of the feasibility of decarbonization, will pose an impediment to future wind expansion on private land as remaining areas without wind development become disproportionately fragmented.
Psychometric soundness and predictive factors of the NCAST Parent–Child Interaction Teaching Scale in urban Chinese population
Authors: Xu Mengxue , Ding Meiqi , Kong Wenrui , Jia Ni , Yan Shuangqin , Zhang Xuejiao , Zhang Qinglan , Oxford Monica Lynn , Guan Hongyan 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBackgroundQuality of parent–child interaction in early childhood functions as a critical indicator of nurturing care and is strongly associated with short‐term and long‐term development (health, cognition, language, social emotion, well‐being, etc.). NCAST PCI Teaching Scale (PCI‐TS), a video‐based assessment regarded as a gold standard to measure PCI, has been widely used worldwide. However, its psychometric soundness among the urban Chinese population is unclear. This study assesses the PCI‐TS's reliability and validity and explores predictive factors among urban Chinese parent–child dyads.MethodsPCI‐TS was adopted to code mother–child interaction among urban Chinese dyads recruited during the children's regular health checks in local maternal and child health centres. Reliability was evaluated by internal consistency (Cronbach'α coefficient) and test–retest reliability (Pearson correlation) with an average interval of 18 days. Score distribution of each subscale and total scale were compared with NCAST Database and Canadian community sample by single sample t‐test. Criteria‐related validity was conducted by Infant‐Toddler Home Observation Measurement of the Environment (Pearson correlation). Predictive factors was performed by multiple linear regression.ResultsFour hundred and twenty‐nine eligible mother–child dyads were included for data analysis among the 466 recruited samples. Four qualified local paediatricians accomplished video coding with an average agreement of 86%. The PCI‐TS has strong reliability among the Chinese population with the Cronbach'α coefficients of the Caregiver‐Infant total score, Caregiver total and Infant total scores of 0.81, 0.81 and 0.74, respectively; an acceptable test–retest reliability (r = 0.73, p < 0.01); and moderate correlation with IT‐HOME, ranging from 0.53 to 0.62. Child age, birth weight, maternal education, full‐time housewife, living with grandparent(s) and living space were predictive factors on PCI‐TS in the Chinese population.ConclusionPCI‐TS showed good psychometric properties for measuring mother–child interactions among urban Chinese dyads, offering clinicians and researchers a practical tool to evaluate PCI objectively. Child age, maternal education and living space were beneficial factors, while full‐time mothers and living with grandparent(s) were risk factors.
A single‐center review of outcomes between COVID‐19 vaccinated and unvaccinated liver transplant recipients
Authors: Nolan Annelise , McGowan Melissa , Von Stein Lauren , Ross Adrienne , Kaur Manjit , Pesavento Todd , Singh Priyamvada 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBackgroundWith the availability of vaccines against SARS‐COV‐2, recommendations for vaccination of transplant candidates are widespread. At our institution, patients may receive liver transplant (LTx) regardless of vaccine status. The purpose of this study is to compare post‐LTx outcomes between vaccinated (VAX) and unvaccinated (UNVAX) LTx recipients.MethodsThis is a retrospective, single‐center study of LTx from January 1, 2021–March 30, 2022. The primary outcome is incidence of post‐LTx COVID‐19. Secondary outcomes include graft function, mortality, graft loss, and COVID‐19 treatment.ResultsOne hundred and seventy‐seven LTx recipients were included, 57% [101/177] VAX and 43% [76/177] UNVAX. Baseline characteristics were similar between groups. Overall, 28 (36.8%) UNVAX and 34 (33.7%) VAX tested COVID‐19 positive during the study period (p = .193) at a mean of 312.6 [255.4–369.8] days for UNVAX versus 254.6 [215.2–293.9] days for VAX (p = .084). COVID‐19 treatment was administered in 15 (53.6%) of the UNVAX compared to 22 (64.7%) in the VAX (p = .374), although eight (28.6%) of UNVAX required hospital admission for treatment compared with two (5.9%) of VAX (p = .016). There were no statistically significant differences in death, and no COVID‐19 related death or graft loss. There were no statistically significant differences in liver function tests at 3‐ and 12‐months post LTx.ConclusionIn a series with a large percentage of UNVAX patients, LTx appears to be safe, with no difference in the rate of COVID‐19 or transplant‐related outcomes compared to VAX. While we encourage vaccination to prevent severe COVID, based on our results, vaccine status should not be reason to deny lifesaving transplant.
Cutting the roots or transforming them? Luther and mysticism after 1522
Authors: Leppin Volker 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe paper argues that the image of Luther cutting his mystical roots when he became a reformer draws more from a concept of orthodox or even liberal Lutheranism than from Luther himself. It shows that Luther and Karlstadt did not divide about the question of following mysticism or not, but about the way mysticism was shaped theologically. For Luther, after his debate with Karlstadt, mysticism was always based on the Word. He also developed a sacramental mysticism, with the Eucharist at its core. One might say, thus, that Luther's mysticism shaped the central aspects of Lutheran ecclesiology.
Risk factors associated with development of colitis in horses post‐exploratory laparotomy
Authors: Givan Stephanie A. , Estell Krista E. , Martinez‐Lopez Javier , Brown James A. , Wong David M. , Werre Stephen R. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractBackgroundDiagnosis of colitis has been shown to impact morbidity and mortality in hospitalised horses. There are no studies to date that describe the incidence of infectious colitis after exploratory laparotomy.ObjectivesTo investigate risk factors associated with the development of colitis and infectious colitis post‐exploratory laparotomy.Study designRetrospective case–control.MethodsMedical records of equids admitted from 2011 to 2020 were reviewed. The primary outcome was a diagnosis of colitis following exploratory laparotomy. Bivariable associations between colitis and risk factors were assessed using the 2‐samplet‐test and Fisher's exact test. All risk factors were subjected to a backward elimination variable reduction algorithm within a logistic regression framework (p‐value set to 0.05). Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were computed for the final model.ResultsA total of 504 equids were included in the study. Forty‐two patients (8.3%) were diagnosed with postoperative colitis. Five patients were diagnosed withSalmonellaspp. and two withClostridioides difficile. The odds of postoperative colitis were higher among patients that had pelvic flexure enterotomy (OR = 3.7, 95% CI = 1.7–7.9,p = 0.001), postoperative leukopenia or leukocytosis (OR = 21.2, 95% CI = 9.7–46.7,p < 0.001), or plasma lactate 2.0–4.0 mmol/L (OR = 3.0, 95% CI = 1.3–6.7,p < 0.008). Patients diagnosed with colitis had a longer median length of hospitalisation (9 days; range 2–21) compared with patients without colitis (7 days; range 2–25). Patients with colitis had a survival to discharge rate similar to patients without colitis (95% compared to 93%).Main limitationsRisk factors for infectious colitis could not be determined due to variation in testing protocols in this retrospective study and the low number of positive cases.ConclusionsColitis as a postoperative complication does not negatively impact survival to discharge but is associated with longer hospitalisation. Pelvic flexure enterotomy, postoperative leukopenia or leukocytosis, and increased plasma lactate were identified as significant risk factors associated with colitis.
Association between secondhand smoke exposure and severe headaches or migraine in never‐smoking adults
Authors: Wu Junpeng , Yang Panpan , Wu Xiaodan , Yu Xiaoxuan , Zeng Fanfang , Wang Haitang 
Published: November 2023

AbstractObjectiveThe study aimed to examine the relationship between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and severe headaches or migraine in never‐smoking adults verified by serum cotinine.BackgroundCurrent evidence about the association between self‐reported SHS exposure and headaches or migraine is limited and contradictory. An important issue lies in the lack of actual SHS exposure assessment through biomarkers.MethodsWe conducted a cross‐sectional study on 4560 never‐smoking adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999–2004. The SHS exposure was evaluated by measuring serum cotinine concentrations. The information regarding severe headaches or migraine was based on self‐reporting.ResultsThe overall prevalence rate of severe headaches or migraine was 20% (919/4560). After adjusting for relevant covariates, we found that heavy SHS exposure (serum cotinine at 1 to 10 ng/mL) was positively associated with severe headaches or migraine (OR: 2.02, 95% CI [1.19, 3.43]); however, no significant association was found between low SHS exposure (serum cotinine at 0.05 to 0.99 ng/mL) and severe headaches or migraine (OR: 1.15, 95% CI [0.91, 1.47]). Restricted cubic spline analysis showed that the natural logarithm of serum cotinine had a linear relationship with severe headaches or migraine (p = 0.335 for nonlinearity). Stratified analysis indicated that individuals with a BMI of <25 (p < 0.001 for interaction) and sedentary activity (p = 0.016 for interaction) modified the relationship between SHS exposure and severe headaches and migraine. Even after altering the definition of SHS exposure, excluding drugs that might affect the metabolism of serum cotinine, and multiple imputation, our sensitivity analysis results remained stable.ConclusionsThe study demonstrated that heavy SHS exposure (serum cotinine at 1 to 10 ng/mL) had a significant positive association with severe headaches or migraine in never‐smoking adults. Prospective studies are necessary to verify this relationship in the future.
Effects of weight loss on metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease in Japanese people: Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Gifu area, longitudinal analysis study
Authors: Hasegawa Yuka , Okada Hiroshi , Nakajima Hanako , Kitagawa Nobuko , Okamura Takuro , Majima Saori , Senmaru Takafumi , Ushigome Emi , Nakanishi Naoko , Nakahata Yuki , Obora Akihiro , Kojima Takao , Hamaguchi Masahide , Fukui Michiaki 
Published: November 2023

AbstractAimMetabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a major health concern. This cohort study aimed to evaluate the association between weight loss and remission of MAFLD in the Japanese population to aid the development of efficient treatment strategies.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study was conducted at a Japanese health screening center. Participants included 3309 individuals diagnosed with baseline MAFLD between 2004 and 2016. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between MAFLD remission from baseline to 5 years and weight change.ResultsAfter 5 years, 671 participants achieved MAFLD remission. Weight loss was associated with MAFLD remission for every 1 kg of weight loss over 5 years; the odds ratio for MAFLD remission was 1.24 (95% CI 1.15–1.34) for participants with type 2 diabetes, 1.40 (95% CI 1.35–1.45) for overweight participants, and 1.51 (95% CI 1.33–1.72) for non‐overweight participants with metabolic dysfunctions. The cutoff values for weight loss for MAFLD remission were 1.9 kg for all participants, 3.0 kg for participants with type 2 diabetes, 1.9 kg for overweight participants, and 0.8 kg for non‐overweight participants with metabolic dysfunctions.ConclusionsAmong participants diagnosed with MAFLD, weight loss was associated with MAFLD remission regardless of the type of metabolic dysfunction in MAFLD. The results of this study may contribute to the development of novel approaches to achieve MAFLD remission.
RETRACTED: Effects of pneumatic compression therapy on wound healing in patients with venous ulcers: A meta‐analysis
Authors: Xu Qiuxiang , Li Zhuanzhuan 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis meta‐analysis assessed the effect of pneumatic compression therapy on the wound healing of venous ulcers, with the aim of providing a basis for the selection of clinical treatment. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on the application of pneumatic compression therapy to venous ulcers were collected by searching PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP, and Wanfang databases, with a timeframe from database inception to August 2023. After two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted information, and evaluated the quality of the included studies, a meta‐analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 software. Six RCTs with 367 patients were included, with 172 patients in the intervention group and 195 in the control group. The results showed that pneumatic and bandage compression therapies had a similar impact on wound healing rates of venous ulcers (54.65% vs. 53.84%, odds ratio [OR]: 1.02, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.49–2.12, p = 0.96), changes in wound area (standardised mean difference: −0.16, 95% CIs: −0.45 to 0.12, p = 0.26), adverse event rates (76.56% vs. 67.07%, OR: 1.62, 95% CI: 0.77–3.39, p = 0.20), and the differences were not statistically significant. Thus, current evidence suggests that the effects of pneumatic compression therapy on wound healing rates, changes in wound area, and the incidence of adverse events in patients with venous ulcers are similar to those of bandage pressure therapy. However, owing to the limitations in the number and quality of studies, more high‐quality RCTs are needed to clarify the feasibility and economics of pneumatic compression therapy in patients with venous ulcers.