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Consumer trust in Thai street food vendors: implications for the post-pandemic era
Authors: Teangsompong Teerapong , Yamapewan Pichaporn , Sawangproh Weerachon 
Published: January 2024

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the impact of service quality (SQ), perceived value (PV) and consumer satisfaction on Thai street food, with customer satisfaction (CS) as a mediator for customer loyalty and repurchase intention (RI). It also explores how consumer trust (CT) in Thai street food safety moderates these relationships.Design/methodology/approachStructural equation modelling (SEM) was utilised to analyse the complex interrelationships between various constructs. Multi-group analyses were conducted to investigate the moderating effects of CT on the structural model, considering two distinct groups based on trust levels: low and high.FindingsThe findings revealed that SQ and PV significantly influenced CS and behavioural intention, while the perceived quality of Thai street food had no significant impact on post-COVID-19 consumer satisfaction. The study highlighted the critical role of CT in moderating the relationships between SQ, PV and CS, with distinct effects observed in groups with varying trust levels.Social implicationsThe research emphasises the importance of enhancing SQ and delivering value to customers in the context of Thai street food, which can contribute to increased CS, RI and positive word-of-mouth. Furthermore, the study underscores the critical role of building CT in fostering enduring customer relationships and promoting consumer satisfaction and loyalty.Originality/valueThis research offers valuable insights into consumer behaviour and decision-making processes, particularly within the realm of Thai street food. It underscores the significance of understanding and nurturing CT, especially in the post-COVID-19 landscape, emphasising the need for effective business strategies and consumer engagement.
Tying leaders' identity work and executive coaching research together: an overview of systematic reviews and agenda for research
Authors: Szekely Vince , Whiley Lilith A. , Pontes Halley , McDowall Almuth 
Published: January 2024

PurposeDespite the interest in leaders' identity work as a framework for leadership development, coaching psychology has yet to expose its active ingredients and outcomes.Design/methodology/approachTo do so, the authors reconcile published systematic literature reviews (SLRs) in the field to arrive at a more thorough understanding of the role of identity work in coaching. A total of 60 eligible SLRs on identity work and coaching were identified between 2010 and 2022. Four were included in the data extraction after selecting and screening, and the full texts of 196 primary studies reported therein were analysed.FindingsAmongst the coachee-related factors of effective coaching, the coachee’s motivation, general self-efficacy beliefs, personality traits and goal orientation were the most frequently reported active ingredients, and performance improvement, self-awareness and goal specificity were the most frequently supported outcomes. The analysis indicates that leaders' identity work, as an active ingredient, can be a moderator variable for transformative coaching interventions, while strengthening leadership role identity could be one of the lasting outcomes because coaching interventions facilitate, deconstruct and enhance leaders' identity work. Further research is needed to explore the characteristics of these individual, relational and collective processes.Originality/valueThis study adds value by synthesising SLRs that report coachee-related active ingredients and outcomes of executive coaching research. It demonstrates that the role of leaders' identity work is a neglected factor affecting coaching results and encourages coaching psychologists to apply identity framework in their executive coaching practice.
Lasting effects of avian‐frugivore interactions on seed dispersal and seedling establishment
Authors: Quintero Elena , Arroyo Juan Miguel , Dirzo Rodolfo , Jordano Pedro , Rodríguez‐Sánchez Francisco 
Published: January 2024

Abstract

The consequences of plant–animal interactions often transcend the mere encounter stage, as those encounters are followed by a chain of subsequent stages on the plant's reproductive cycle that ultimately determine fitness. Yet, the dissemination and recruitment stages of animal‐mediated seed dispersal are seldom analysed jointly, hindering a full understanding of the ecology of seed dispersal.

We analyse the dispersal and recruitment of a fleshy‐fruited plant (Pistacia lentiscus), from fruit production to seedling survival up to their second year. We link early reproductive investment of individual plants to seedling recruitment and explore the role played by seed viability, the coterie of frugivores and microhabitat seed deposition.

The proportion of viable seeds was generally low (mean = 34%) but highly variable among individual plants (range: 0%–95%). Seed viability did not seem to have a direct effect on individual plant's recruitment.

We recorded 28 bird species feeding on P. lentiscus fruits or seeds. Their contribution to plant recruitment was mainly determined by their intensity of fruit consumption and probability to disperse viable seeds. Most frugivores presented non‐random microhabitat preferences, delivering uneven seed contributions to different sites.

Post‐dispersal seed predation by rodents was the most limiting phase in P. lentiscus recruitment. Yet, microhabitats showing the lowest predation rates received the lowest seed rain. Hence, we found a decoupling of the dissemination and recruitment stages: most seeds do not arrive at the most suitable microhabitats.

We estimate P. lentiscus plants need to produce c. 5 × 105 fruits to recruit a single seedling that survives to its second summer in our study site. Its success as a prevalent species in Mediterranean lowland landscapes relies on its high fecundity and thorough fruit removal and dispersal by a diversified frugivore assemblage, which compensates for the high seed unviability characteristic of this genus.

Synthesis: Measuring the delayed, post‐dispersal outcomes of animal frugivory interactions may overturn inferences based on consumption observations only. Seed rain patterns are often decoupled from microhabitats' suitability for seedling recruitment. Hence, more integrative studies that encompass the entire plant reproductive cycle (from fruit production to seedling recruitment) are needed to fully understand frugivores' lasting contribution to plant regeneration in natural populations.
Association between changes in prices and out‐of‐pocket costs for brand‐name clinician‐administered drugs
Authors: Lalani Hussain S. , Russo Massimilano , Desai Rishi J. , Kesselheim Aaron S. , Rome Benjamin N. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether annual changes in prices for clinician‐administered drugs are associated with changes in patient out‐of‐pocket costs.Data Sources and Study SettingNational commercial claims database, 2009 to 2018.Study DesignIn a serial, cross‐sectional study, we calculated the annual percent change in manufacturer list prices and net prices after rebates. We used two‐part generalized linear models to assess the relationship between annual changes in price with (1) the percentage of individuals incurring any out‐of‐pocket costs and (2) the percent change in median non‐zero out‐of‐pocket costs.Data Collection/Extraction MethodsWe created annual cohorts of privately insured individuals who used one of 52 brand‐name clinician‐administered drugs.Principal FindingsList prices increased 4.4%/yr (interquartile range [IQR], 1.1% to 6.0%) and net prices 3.3%/yr (IQR, 0.3% to 5.5%). The median percentage of patients with any out‐of‐pocket costs increased from 38% in 2009 to 48% in 2018, and median non‐zero annual out‐of‐pocket costs increased by 9.6%/yr (IQR, 4.1% to 15.4%). There was no association between changes in prices and out‐of‐pocket costs for individual drugs.ConclusionsFrom 2009 to 2018, prices and out‐of‐pocket costs for brand‐name clinician‐administered drugs increased, but these were not directly related for individual drugs. This may be due to changes to insurance benefit design and private insurer drug reimbursement rates.
Effects of kinetic energy and firearm‐to‐target distance on fracture behavior in flat bones
Authors: Edwards Delaney , Isa Mariyam 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis research implements a fractographic approach to investigate the relationships between kinetic energy, firearm‐to‐target distance, and various aspects of fracture behavior in gunshot trauma. Gunshot experiments were performed on pig scapulae (n = 30) using three firearms generating different muzzle (initial) kinetic energies, including a 0.32 pistol (103 J), 0.40 pistol (492 J), and 0.308 rifle (2275 J). Specimens were shot from two distances: 10 cm (n = 15) and 110 cm (n = 15). Features evaluated in fractographic analysis such as cone cracks, radiating cracks, crack branching points, and circumferential cracks could be easily identified and measured in flat bones and allowed for statistical comparison of crack propagation behavior under different impact conditions. Higher‐energy bullets produced more radiating cracks, more crack branching points, and longer fracture lengths than lower‐energy bullets. Distance had no significant effect on fracture morphology at the distances tested. That quantitative measures of crack propagation varied with energy affirms that kinetic energy transfer is important in determining the nature and extent of fracture in gunshot wounds and suggests it may be possible to infer relatively high‐ versus relatively low‐energy transfer using these features. Ranges obtained with the three firearms exhibited considerable overlap, however, indicating that other variables such as bullet caliber, mass, and construction influence the efficiency of energy transfer from bullet to bone. Therefore, fracture morphology cannot be used to identify a specific firearm or to directly reconstruct the muzzle (initial) kinetic energy in forensic cases.
Blind date: female fossorial amphisbaenians prefer scent marks of large and healthy males
Authors: MARTÍN José , RODRÍGUEZ‐RUIZ Gonzalo , NAVARRO‐CASTILLA Álvaro , BARJA Isabel , LÓPEZ Pilar 
Published: January 2024

AbstractSelecting a good mate is a decision with important fitness consequences. For this reason, mate choice has promoted the evolution of sexual ornaments signaling the quality of an individual. In fossorial animals, inhabiting visually restricted underground environments, chemical senses should be very important for mate choice. We examined whether sexual chemical signals (substrate scent marks) produced by males of the Iberian worm lizard, Blanus cinereus, a strictly fossorial blind amphisbaenian, provide information to females on morphological traits and health state. We administered corticosterone (CORT) to males simulating a continuous stressor affecting their health. Females preferred settling at sites scent‐marked by males in comparison with similar sites with female scent or unmarked sites, but the attractiveness of males' scent differed between individuals. Females preferred scent marks of larger/older males and with a higher immune response, while their body condition and CORT treatment were unrelated to female preferences. Chemical analyses showed that proportions of some compounds in precloacal secretions of males (used to produce scent marks) were correlated with the morphological (body size) and health state (immune response and body condition, but not CORT treatment) of these males. These results suggest that females may make site‐selection decisions based on assessing the chemical characteristics of males' scent marks, which were reliably related to some of the traits of the male that produced the scent. Therefore, females might use chemical senses to increase the opportunities to find and mate with males of high quality, coping with the restrictions of the subterranean environment.
Julie von Bechtolsheim, a Political Life: Women's Work and Governance in the Age of Revolution
Authors: Anthony Patrick 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis article understands how women and girls in the Grand Duchy of Saxe‐Weimar‐Eisenach negotiated core issues in the Age of Revolutions: early industrialization and political representation. The baroness Julie von Bechtolsheim (1751–1847) leveraged war, widowhood, courtly connections, and poetry to pursue a public ‘career’ as First Principal of Eisenach's Women's Association (Frauenverein) from 1814 to 1831, establishing a material link between her private estate and the political estate. The Association itself was contrived as a polity in microcosm. Accusations of Bechtolsheim's ‘despotic’ governance prompted a majority bourgeois managerial staff to establish electoral conventions. Not all women had equal claim to citizenship, however. The Association's records reveal a Romantic theory of labour that reinforced a social order built on women's work, and its ‘Industry School’ sustained a supply of female labour into the state's predominant industry, linen manufacture, as into the servant's quarters of its affluent homes.
Population genetic simulation: Benchmarking frameworks for non‐standard models of natural selection
Authors: Johnson Olivia L. , Tobler Raymond , Schmidt Joshua M. , Huber Christian D. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractPopulation genetic simulation has emerged as a common tool for investigating increasingly complex evolutionary and demographic models. Software capable of handling high‐level model complexity has recently been developed, and the advancement of tree sequence recording now allows simulations to merge the efficiency and genealogical insight of coalescent simulations with the flexibility of forward simulations. However, frameworks utilizing these features have not yet been compared and benchmarked. Here, we evaluate various simulation workflows using the coalescent simulator msprime and the forward simulator SLiM, to assess resource efficiency and determine an optimal simulation framework. Three aspects were evaluated: (1) the burn‐in, to establish an equilibrium level of neutral diversity in the population; (2) the forward simulation, in which temporally fluctuating selection is acting; and (3) the final computation of summary statistics. We provide typical memory and computation time requirements for each step. We find that the fastest framework, a combination of coalescent and forward simulation with tree sequence recording, increases simulation speed by over twenty times compared to classical forward simulations without tree sequence recording, although it does require six times more memory. Overall, using efficient simulation workflows can lead to a substantial improvement when modelling complex evolutionary scenarios—although the optimal framework ultimately depends on the available computational resources.
The effect of corporate Twitter, Instagram and YouTube activity on investor attention and market liquidity
Authors: Crawford Steven , Kim Bumjoon , Koo Minjae , Le Thien 
Published: January 2024

AbstractUsing daily‐level data on corporate social media activity, we show that investor attention generally increases when firms post on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube and that the effect is stronger during earnings announcement periods. We find that stock market liquidity improves when firms post on social media, but the effects are the most consistent for Twitter. Finally, we document that when firms miss earnings, they post more on social media if the magnitude of the bad news is small but remain silent when the magnitude is large. This strategic behaviour is prevalent across all three social media platforms.
Combined use of frontal plane QRS‐T angle and platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio in the risk prediction of ischemic cardiomyopathy in STEMI
Authors: Colluoglu Tugce , Aksu Melahat Hicran , Akın Yesim , Onalan Orhan 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackgroundFrontal plane QRS‐T angle (fQRS‐T) and platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are highly important parameters that well‐predict unfavorable outcomes in patients with ST‐elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI).There are limited data on the predictive significance of ischemic cardiomyopathy (I‐CMP) from the combination of fQRS‐T and PLR in STEMI, compared to using fQRS‐T and PLR alone.AimWe aimed to evaluate the ability of the combination of fQRS‐T and PLR routinely obtained on admission to identify STEMI patients at risk of I‐CMP.MethodSix hundred and thirty‐eight consecutive patients with STEMI who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention between 2018 and 2021 were included. The assessment of I‐CMP was conducted through two‐dimentional (2D)‐echocardiography 6 weeks post‐STEMI and I‐CMP was defined as a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 50% or less. Multivariate logistic regression analysis and receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis were performed to predict the development of I‐CMP.ResultsIn ROC analysis, the cut‐off values of fQRS‐T and PLR for best predicting I‐CMP were 66.72° and 101.23, respectively. The model using the combination of two markers was the most powerful predictor of I‐CMP risk (OR: 3.183, 95% CI: 1.971–5.139, p = .001) when included in a single variable such as high fQRS‐T or high PLR (OR: 1.422, 95% CI: 0.870–0.232, p = .160). Additionally, the concomitant presence of high fQRS‐T and high PLR exhibited the highest specificity (77%) for I‐CMP relative to the individual presence of high fQRS‐T (66%) or PLR (49%).ConclusionThe combination of fQRS‐T and PLR, which is a simple and cost‐effective risk assessment, may serve as a more reliable prognosticator for I‐CMP as opposed to the use of fQRS‐T and PLR alone for STEMI.
Clinical implication of the geometric location (fundal end versus cystic ductal end) of gallbladder cancer
Authors: Yoo Daegwang , Kim Seong‐Ryong , Jun Eunsung , Park Yejong , Kwak Bong Jun , Lee Woohyung , Lee Jae Hoon , Hwang Dae Wook , Kim Song Cheol , Song Ki Byung 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackgroundManagement of early‐stage gallbladder cancer is becoming more important as the rate of early detection is increasing. Although there have been many studies about the clinical implication of the invasion depth or peritoneal/hepatic location of gallbladder cancers, there is no study on the clinical implication of the geometric location of cancer along the longitudinal length of the gallbladder.MethodsThe location of gallbladder cancer was defined as the geometric center of the primary site of a tumour, which lies on the longitudinal diameter of the surgical specimens. We compared the oncologic outcomes following surgery between gallbladder cancers located on the fundal end and those located on the cystic ductal end. We also analysed patients with stage 1 gallbladder cancer who recurred after surgery.ResultsA total of 575 patients with gallbladder cancer were included in this study. Patients with gallbladder cancer on the cystic ductal end had significantly lower rates of recurrence‐free survival (P = 0.016) and overall survival (P = 0.023) compared to those with gallbladder cancer on the fundal end. Among 90 patients with stage 1 gallbladder cancer, three patients had a recurrence, all of whom had cystic ductal end gallbladder cancer and showed cystic duct invasion or concomitant xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis in permanent pathology.ConclusionsGallbladder cancers on the cystic ductal end had worse postoperative oncologic outcomes compared with those on the fundal end.
The presence and the anatomical variations of the accessory appendicular artery: A systematic review of 604 cases
Authors: Savvakis Stavros , Karamitsou Paraskevi , Vardaxi Chrysoula , Forozidou Evropi , Emfietzis Panagiotis‐Konstantinos , Mantsopoulos Konstantinos , Anastasopoulos Athanasios , Poutoglidis Alexandros 
Published: January 2024

AbstractIntroductionThe accessory appendicular artery (AAA) is an accessory source of blood supply to the appendix. Its existence and potential point of origin are seldom addressed in the literature.MethodsTo fill this knowledge gap, we performed a systematic review of all available studies involving both cadaveric and surgical specimens and documented the presence and the origin of the AAA, following the guidelines outlined in the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta‐analysis (PRISMA) statement.ResultsEleven studies, with an overall of 604 specimens were included. Our research revealed that the AAA is notably absent in most cases (83.6%). When present, it most commonly originates from the posterior cecal artery (12.4%), followed by the descending branch of the ileocolic artery (2%), and the ileal branch of the ileocolic artery (0.7%). Instances of origin from the anterior cecal, common cecal, or the ileocolic trunk were even more infrequent. Based on our observations, we introduced a new simplified classification system.DiscussionThe effect of an accessory artery on the process of appendicitis remains to be clarified. We firmly recommend that surgeons should consider the possible presence and various origins of the AAA during appendectomy procedures to avoid serious complications.
Editorial: The microbiome and gastric mucosal protection in aspirin users—Authors' reply
Authors: Løn Nina , Engel Sara , Damholt Anders , Wellejus Anja , Knop Filip K. 
Published: January 2024

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Løn et al papers. To view these articles, visithttps://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17817andhttps://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17821
Archaeometric study of the iron objects from the Xuechi sacrificial site and its implication for bloomery iron smelting during early Western Han period in China
Authors: Liu Yaxiong , Tian Yaqi , Chen Kunlong 
Published: January 2024

AbstractMetallographic examination and compositional study of slag inclusions on iron objects unearthed from Xuechi in Shaanxi, China, have revealed the smelting and manufacturing techniques employed at this Western Han dynasty sacrificial site. The results suggest two production systems among the samples: all knives, nails, and farming implements were made from cast iron that had been decarburised/malleablised through annealing or fining process. It is proposed that these samples were produced in designated state‐owned workshop. Two horse‐bit sets, on the other hand, were forged into shape using both bloomery iron and fined iron from various sources, with possible repairing and recycling involved in the manufacturing process. It is therefore argued that the horse bits found in the site came with the horse and had been produced separately from the other iron objects. Furthermore, this paper argues that although cast iron‐based production was the main method for large‐scale iron production, small‐scale bloomery iron smelting may have been practiced during the Western Han dynasty in certain regions as an alternate but economically viable method.
Older adults' name–face association learning is facilitated for names with high‐frequency first syllables
Authors: Headen Bianca A. , James Lori E. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractOlder adults have even greater difficulty learning name–face associations than young adults, although many variables reflecting properties of the names have been shown to affect young and older adults' name learning similarly. Older adults' name–face association learning was compared for names with high‐frequency (HF) first syllables versus names with low‐frequency (LF) first syllables. Twenty‐eight adults ages 65 to 80 learned five names with HF first syllables and five names with LF first syllables in association with 10 new faces over repeated testing rounds with feedback. Participants learned more name–face associations when the names had HF first syllables than LF first syllables. Findings indicate that older adults benefit from increased frequency of phonological segments within a word on a task other than word retrieval and are consistent with a theoretical framework that accounts for learning new name–face associations, the effects of linguistic properties of the names, and ageing.