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The feasibility and impacts of renewable energy auctions in Bangladesh: lessons based on best practices
Authors: Shahi Md. Tanvir Alam , Somosi Sarolta 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
The present study aims to provide a roadmap for meeting the carbon-free, green energy production target within the stipulated period while also considering climate targets through a sustainable auctioning scheme.

Design/methodology/approach
The research outlines the opportunity to design auctions based on qualitative research, the impact of auctions on energy costs and thus the feasibility of suggested auctioning schemes based on country-specific empirical evidence and benefits.

Findings
The conclusions show that this may result in various advantages for emerging economies relating to technology-neutral site-specific auctions if designed according to state-specific socio-economic conditions.

Originality/value
The planned addition to the state-of-the-art in the renewable energy (RE) field of this paper is that it intends to bridge the gap between theory and practice. The analysis has concepts for research, practice and/or community. Thus, it can serve as a primary source of literature reference for those willing to learn more about the aspects of cost related to RE.
How social media fatigue feigning and altering emotion discourage the use of social media
Authors: Hsu Jack Shih-Chieh , Chiu Chao-Min , Chang-Chien Yu-Ting , Tang Kingzoo 
Published: December 2023

PurposeSocial media fatigue (SMF) has been widely recognized; however, previous studies have included various concepts into a single fatigue construct. Fatigue has typically been explored from the stressor-strain-outcome (SSO) or stimulus-organism-response (SOR) perspectives. To further investigate SMF, the authors split it into the two constructs of exhaustion and disinterest. Furthermore, the authors introduced the concept of emotional labor and identified rules that may affect surface and deep acting strategies.Design/methodology/approachThe authors designed and conducted a survey to collect data from social networking platform users.FindingsResults from 364 users of social networking platforms supported most of the authors' hypotheses. First, most of the display rules affect the choice of deep or surface acting. Second, both types of acting lead to exhaustion, but only surface acting leads to disinterest. Third, discontinuance intention is affected by both types of fatigue.Originality/valueThis study contributes to SMF research by adding more antecedents (deep and surface acting) based on the emotional labor perspective and showing the impacts of communication rules on emotional labor. In addition, this study also distinguishes disinterest-style fatigue from exhaustion.
Permissibility vs. Feasibility: AI in service from a CX perspective
Authors: Giebelhausen Michael , Poehlman T. Andrew 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
This paper aims to provide researchers and practitioners with a consumer-focused alternative for considering the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into services.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper reviews and critiques the most popular frameworks for addressing AI in service. It offers an alternative approach, one grounded in social psychology and leveraging influential concepts from management and human–computer interaction.

Findings
The frameworks that dominate discourse on this topic (e.g. Huang and Rust, 2018) are fixated on assessing technology-determined feasibility rather than consumer-granted permissibility (CGP). Proposed is an alternative framework consisting of three barriers to CGP (experiential, motivational and definitional) and three responses (communicate, motivate and recreate).

Research limitations/implications
The implication of this research is that consistent with most modern marketing thought, researchers and practitioners should approach service design from the perspective of customer experience, and that the exercise of classifying service occupation tasks in terms of questionably conceived AI intelligences should be avoided.

Originality/value
Indicative of originality, this paper offers an approach to considering AI in services that is nearly the polar opposite of that widely advocated by e.g., Huang et al., (2019); Huang and Rust (2018, 2021a, 2021b, 2022b). Indicative of value is that their highly cited paradigm is optimized for predicting the rate at which AI will take over service tasks/occupations, a niche topic compared to the mainstream challenge of integrating AI into service offerings.
Online learning effectiveness in private higher education institutions: the mediating roles of emotions and students’ learning behaviour
Authors: Seow Ai Na , Lam Siew Yong , Choong Yuen Onn , Choong Chee Keong 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate students’ attitudes, self-efficacy and emotional behaviour associated with online learning and the effectiveness of online learning.

Design/methodology/approach
A research model was formulated and analysed with the structural equation modelling technique. The respondents consist of 843 students pursuing their studies at a private university’s foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. A two-step systematic approach was used using the SmartPLS version 3 software to conduct statistical analysis and draw meaningful insights.

Findings
The study’s findings have demonstrated that students’ attitudes and self-efficacy exhibit a positive relationship with online learning behaviour (OLB). It is observed that the students’ emotions are related to online learning effectiveness (OLE) and mediate the relationship between OLB and OLE. Furthermore, OLB partially mediates the relationship between attitude and OLE and between self-efficacy and OLE.

Research limitations/implications
The operational instructions and digital resources have proven to be highly effective in providing valuable learning experiences to the students. As a result, the students are now expanding and applying their new encounters to a broader range of learning opportunities. This study has provided valuable insights for stakeholders, including scholars, higher education institutions and the Ministry of Higher Education, in providing the ideas of online learning or Web-based education.

Originality/value
The originality of this study sheds light on the role of OLB as a mediator. It was underlined that emotion is critical in improving students’ OLE. Thus, students’ attitudes and self-efficacy have been essential in reassuring OLB and enhancing OLE.
Accessible tourism: how people with vision impairment and blindness experience tourism and “see” the invisible
Authors: Noghan Nick , O’Connor Peter , Sigala Marianna 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
Traditionally vision-focused, tourism effectively ignores the other senses. With tourists travelling to “see” places, an understanding of how people with vision impairment or blindness (PwVIB) experience tourism is currently lacking. Borrowing from psychology, this viewpoint proposes innovative research approaches to address this knowledge gap, clarifying how PwVIB psychologically experience tourism, enabling tourism professionals to design meaningful and appropriate tourism products and services for this market.

Design/methodology/approach
Reviewing extant literature on the tourist experience of PwVIB, this study highlights the existing knowledge gaps regarding understanding how PwVIB experience tourism, proposing alternative theoretical approaches and methodologies for use in future studies.

Findings
Alternative research approaches, borrowed from psychology, are proposed to address this knowledge gap and clarify our understanding of how PwVIB experience tourism, serving as a call to action for researchers to attack this issue in innovative ways. An example study, using a mental imagery approach is discussed by way of illustration of how such techniques could be applied.

Originality/value
Highlighting a gap in the understanding of tourist experiences of PwVIB, this viewpoint proposes the adoption of innovative research methods from psychology as a means of delving into the cognitive and conceptual processes involved, offering a new perspective on how to address this important and topical issue and contribute to the design of inclusive and meaningful tourism experiences for this demographic.
Do voters differentially punish transnational corruption?
Authors: CHENG‐MATSUNO VANESSA , BERLINER DANIEL 
Published: December 2023

AbstractA large literature studies whether, and under what circumstances, voters will electorally punish corrupt politicians. Yet this literature has to date neglected the empirical prevalence of transnational dimensions to real‐world corruption allegations, even as corruption studies undergo a ‘transnational turn’. We use a survey experiment in the United Kingdom in 2020 to investigate whether voters differentially punish politicians associated with transnational corruption and test four different potential mechanisms: information salience, country‐based discrimination, economic nationalism and expected representation. We find evidence suggesting that voters indeed differentially punish transnational corruption, but only when it involves countries perceived negatively by the public (i.e. a ‘Moscow‐based firm’). This is most consistent with a mechanism of country‐based discrimination, while we find no evidence consistent with any other mechanism. These results suggest that existing experimental studies might understate the potential for electoral accountability by neglecting real‐world corruption allegations’ frequent transnational dimension.
Editorial: Is there a relationship between dysphagia, chest pain and mucosal innervation in patients with oesophageal motility disorders?
Authors: Sykes Catherine , Dervin Humayra , Sweis Rami 
Published: December 2023

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Sawada et al paper. To view this article, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17773
β‐glucosidase, driven by porcine transthyretin promoter, specific expression in the liver of transgenic mice
Authors: Zhang Feng , Li Yujiao , Xiong Qi , Chai Jin , Jiang Siwen 
Published: December 2023

AbstractUnder the background of food security, using non‐grain feed instead of corn–soybean‐based feed is an effective measure to alleviate the food‐feed competition. While, non‐grain feeds are often rich in fiber, which cannot be digested by non‐ruminants. Producing heterologous enzymes in non‐ruminants to improve cellulose utilization rate is a new research strategy by transgenic technology. In this study, porcine transthyretin (TTR) promoter, signal peptide‐coding sequence (CDS), Saccharomycopsis fibuligera β‐glucosidase gene (BGL1)‐CDS, 6×His sequences fragments were fused into pGL3‐control vector to generate transgenic vector. Then, transgenic mice were generated by pronuclear microinjection of the linearized expression vectors. Transgenic mice and their offspring were examined by PCR‐based genotyping and copy number variation. Results showed that BGL1 was successfully integrated into the mouse genome and transmitted stably. Furthermore, reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR), Western blotting, and β‐glucosidase activity assay demonstrated that BGL1 was specifically expressed in the liver, and β‐glucosidase activity significantly increased. In addition, liver weight index, cellular morphology, and collagen fiber content of the liver showed that exogenous gene insertion did not cause any lesions to live. Taken together, our findings suggest that β‐glucosidase driven by TTR promoter was specifically expressed in the liver of transgenic mice.
Low vitamin B12 blood levels in sickle cell disease: Data from a large cohort study in Tanzania
Authors: Kisali Eka Patricia , Iversen Per Ole , Makani Julie ,   the Sickle Cell Programme, MUHAS
Published: December 2023

SummarySickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with high rates of undernutrition and stunting. Undernutrition in combination with chronic haemolysis may lead to deficiencies in micronutrients necessary for erythropoiesis. Here we examined selected levels of ferritin, vitamins B2, B6, B9 and B12, and vitamin C that were measured in blood samples from 820 SCD patients from Tanzania with no history of hospital admission, infections or painful episodes in the previous 30 days. We studied children (0–8 years), early adolescents (9–14 years), late adolescents (15–17 years) and adults (≥18 years). Severely low levels of vitamin B12 were observed across the four age groups. Despite the lowered vitamin B12 concentrations, total homocysteine concentrations were normal across both genders in all age groups. We found no significant gender‐related differences between the other measured micronutrients. In this large SCD population, spanning the whole life cycle, a low level of vitamin B12 was consistently found across both genders and all age groups. Given the pivotal role of vitamin B12 in cellular metabolism, particularly in erythropoiesis, more studies are required to unravel how to better detect clinically relevant vitamin B12 deficiency among SCD patients, and thus to identify more precisely those who need supplementation of vitamin B12.
Myelodysplasia cutis masquerading as granulomatous dermatitis
Authors: Yi Lauren G. , Guerra Ricardo , Irwin Lindsay , Noland Mary Margaret , Singh Amrit , Gradecki Sarah , Gru Alejandro A. , Flowers R. Hal 
Published: December 2023

AbstractMyelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of clonal hematopoietic neoplasms resulting from mutations in stem cells. They carry a risk of transformation to acute myeloid leukemia. Cutaneous manifestations of MDS, including myelodysplasia cutis or infiltration by MDS tumor cells, are rare, but significantly associated with increased risk of progression to high‐grade myeloid tumors. The clinical and histopathologic differential diagnosis for myelodysplasia cutis includes interstitial granulomatous dermatitis (IGD), a reactive granulomatous dermatitis (RGD) associated with systemic diseases including rheumatologic diseases, and hematologic malignancy like MDS. We report a patient with MDS who presented with myelodysplasia cutis masquerading as IGD both in a clinical and histopathological manner.
Risk‐based and individualised management of bleeding and thrombotic events in adults with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Authors: Lambert Catherine , Maitland Hillary , Ghanima Waleed 
Published: December 2023

AbstractAlthough bleeding is one of the main symptoms of primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), risk factors for bleeding have yet to be fully established. Low platelet count (PC; <20–30 × 109/L) is generally indicative of increased risk of bleeding. However, PC and bleeding events cannot be fully correlated; many other patient‐ and disease‐related factors are thought to contribute to increased bleeding risk. Furthermore, even though ITP patients have thrombocytopenia and are at increased risk of bleeding, ITP also carries higher risk of thrombotic events. Factors like older age and certain ITP treatments are associated with increased thrombotic risk. Women's health in ITP requires particular attention concerning haemorrhagic and thrombotic complications. Management of bleeding/thrombotic risk, and eventually antithrombotic therapies in ITP patients, should be based on individual risk profiles, using a tailored, patient‐centric approach. Currently, evidence‐based recommendations and validated tools are lacking to support decision‐making and help clinicians weigh risk of bleeding against thrombosis. Moreover, evidence is lacking about optimal PC for achieving haemostasis in invasive procedures settings. Further research is needed to fully define risk factors for each event, enabling development of comprehensive risk stratification approaches. This review discusses risk‐based and individualised management of bleeding and thrombosis risk in adults with primary ITP.
Correlations between serotonin impairments and clinical indices in multiple system atrophy
Authors: Nagao Ryunosuke , Mizutani Yasuaki , Shima Sayuri , Ueda Akihiro , Ito Mizuki , Yoshimoto Junichiro , Watanabe Hirohisa 
Published: December 2023

AbstractBackground and purposeMultiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disease with characteristic motor and autonomic symptoms. Impaired brain serotonergic innervation can be associated with various clinical indices of MSA; however, the relationship between clinical symptoms and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of 5‐hydroxyindole acetic acid (5‐HIAA), a main serotonin metabolite, has not been fully elucidated.MethodsTo compare CSF 5‐HIAA levels between patients with MSA and healthy controls, we included 33 controls and 69 MSA patients with either predominant parkinsonian or cerebellar ataxia subtypes. CSF 5‐HIAA levels were measured using high‐performance liquid chromatography. Additionally, we investigated correlations between CSF 5‐HIAA and various clinical indices in 34 MSA patients.ResultsCSF 5‐HIAA levels were significantly lower in MSA patients than in controls (p < 0.0001). Probable MSA patients had lower CSF 5‐HIAA levels than possible MSA patients (p < 0.001). In MSA patients, CSF 5‐HIAA levels were inversely correlated with scores in Parts 1, 2, and 4 of the Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale, and with systolic and diastolic blood pressure in Part 3. Structural equation modeling revealed significant paths between serotonin and clinical symptoms, and significance was highest for activities of daily living, walking, and body sway.ConclusionsSerotonin dysfunction, as assessed by CSF 5‐HIAA levels, may implicate greater MSA severity.
Abnormal dopamine transporter imaging in pure autonomic failure: a potential biomarker of central nervous system involvement
Authors: Alnasser Alsukhni Rana , Vichayanrat Ekawat , Koay Shiwen , Davis Laura May , Ingle Gordon , McNamara Patricia , Panicker Jalesh N. , Bhatia Kailash P. , Mathias Christopher , Bomanji Jamshed , Iodice Valeria 
Published: December 2023

AbstractBackground and purposePure autonomic failure (PAF) is a rare progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by neurogenic orthostatic hypotension at presentation, without other neurological abnormalities. Some patients may develop other central neurological features indicative of multiple system atrophy or a Lewy body disorder. There are currently no biomarkers to assess possible central nervous system involvement in probable PAF at an early stage. A possibility is to evaluate the nigrostriatal dopaminergic degeneration by imaging of dopamine transporter with DaTscan brain imaging. The objective was to evaluate subclinical central nervous system involvement using DaTscan in PAF.MethodsWe retreospectively reviewed pure autonomic failure patients who were evaluated at the Autonomic Unit between January 2015 and August 2021 and underwent comprehensive autonomic assessment, neurological examination, brain magnetic resonance imaging and DaTscan imaging. DaTscan imaging was performed if patients presented with atypical features which did not meet the criteria for Parkinson's disease or multiple system atrophy or other atypical parkinsonism.ResultsIn this cohort, the median age was 49.5 years at disease onset, 57.5 years at presentation, and the median disease duration was 7.5 years. Five of 10 patients had an abnormal DaTscan without neurological features meeting the criteria of an alternative diagnosis. Patients with abnormal DaTscan were predominantly males, had shorter disease duration and had more severe genitourinary symptoms.DiscussionDegeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons measured using DaTscan imaging can present in patients with PAF without concurrent signs indicating progression to widespread α‐synucleinopathy. It is advocated that DaTscan imaging should be considered as part of the workup of patients with emerging autonomic failure who are considered to have PAF.
Prediction of creep deformation based on the Zc parameter method
Authors: Kang Wen , Cao Tieshan , Cheng Congqian , Zhao Jie 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe prediction method of creep curve based on Zc parameter is proposed. The Zc parameter method is capable of effectively predicting creep curves and parameters (creep rate, minimum creep rate, and creep rupture life) under various experimental conditions, even with limited data. The predicted results are in accordance with experimental data, and all predictions are entirely within a 95% confidence interval, demonstrating the predictive reliability of the Zc method. Furthermore, on the premise of ensuring the accuracy of prediction, the setting of creep rupture strain for predicting creep rupture time using the Zc parameter method has a considerable range of options.
Valeriepieris Circles for Spatial Data Analysis
Authors: Arthur Rudy 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe Valeriepieris (VP) circle is the smallest circle containing half of the world's population. The Valeriepieris circle acts as a spatial median, splitting spatial data into two halves in a unique way. In this article the idea of the VP circle is generalized and a fast algorithm to compute it is described. This algorithm has been implemented in Python and is available for download and use. The VP circle is compared to other measures of center and dispersion for population distributions and is shown to reflect expected differences between countries and changes over time. By studying the VP circle as a function of the included population fraction, a new way of representing population distributions is constructed, as well as a mathematical model of its expected behavior. Finally a measure of population “centralization” is constructed which measures the tendency of a territory to be dominated by a single population center or to have a more even distribution of population. Thus, VP circles unify measures of population center, dispersion and centralization while also being useful for more detailed modeling efforts.
Coexistence of sarcopenia and self‐reported weight loss is a powerful predictor of mortality in older patients with heart failure
Authors: Ohori Katsuhiko , Yano Toshiyuki , Katano Satoshi , Nagaoka Ryohei , Numazawa Ryo , Yamano Kotaro , Fujisawa Yusuke , Kouzu Hidemichi , Nagano Nobutaka , Fujito Takefumi , Nishikawa Ryo , Ohwada Wataru , Furuhashi Masato 
Published: December 2023

AimWe examined whether the addition of self‐reported weight loss improves the accuracy of prediction of mortality caused by sarcopenia in heart failure (HF) patients.MethodsWe enrolled 477 HF patients (mean age 77 years) who received combined assessment of sarcopenia and self‐reported weight loss. Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the criteria of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia. If the patients answered “yes” to the question “have you lost 2 kg or more in the past 6 months?”, they were diagnosed as having self‐reported weight loss.ResultsSarcopenia and self‐reported weight loss coexisted in 32% of patients. During a median follow‐up period of 763 days, 65 patients (15%) died. Kaplan–Meier curves showed a significantly higher rate of mortality in HF patients with both sarcopenia and self‐reported weight loss than in HF patients with sarcopenia alone. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis showed that the coexistence of sarcopenia and self‐reported weight loss is an independent predictor of mortality in HF patients. Inclusion of the coexistence of sarcopenia and self‐reported weight loss in the baseline model consisting of established prognostic markers significantly improved both the net reclassification index and the integrated discrimination index.ConclusionsThe coexistence of sarcopenia and self‐reported weight loss is a powerful predictor of mortality in HF patients. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 95–101.