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Mandatory CSR regulations and social disclosure: the mediating role of the CSR committee
Authors: Samarawickrama Dhanushika , Biswas Pallab Kumar , Roberts Helen 
Published: January 2024

Purpose
This study aims to examine the association between mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) regulations (CSR mandate) and social disclosures (SOCDS) in India. It also investigates whether CSR committees mediate the relationship between CSR mandate and SOCDS. Furthermore, this paper explores how business group (BG) affiliation moderates CSR committee quality and SOCDS.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses a data set of 5,345 observations from the Bombay stock exchange (BSE)-listed firms over 10 years (2011–2020) to examine the research questions. Baron and Kenny’s (1986) three-step model is estimated to examine the mediating role of CSR committees on the relationship between CSR mandate and SOCDS.

Findings
The study reveals that the CSR mandate positively impacts SOCDS in India due to coercive pressures. CSR committees mediate this relationship, with higher CSR committee quality leading to increased SOCDS. Furthermore, the authors report that SOCDS in India is positively related to CSR committee quality, and this relationship is stronger for BG firms. Finally, the supplementary analysis reveals that promoting CSR committee quality enhances firms’ likelihood of meeting CSR mandatory spending and actual CSR spending in India.

Originality/value
This research contributes to the academic literature by shedding light on the intricate dynamics of CSR mandates, CSR committees and SOCDS in emerging economies. Notably, the authors identify the previously unexplored mediation role of CSR committees in the link between CSR mandates and SOCDS. The creation of a composite index that measures complementary CSR committee attributes allows us to undertake a novel assessment of CSR committee quality. An examination of the moderating influence of BG affiliation documents the importance of CSR committee quality, particularly in governance, for enhancing SOCDS transparency within BG firms.
Multifunctional finishes on photochromic microcapsule-printed cotton fabrics using titanium oxide nanoparticles
Authors: Tamilmani Gobikannan , D. Venkhatesan , P. Santhosh , M. Tamilselvan , Pawar Suryappa Jayappa , Hirenbhai Navinbhai Amin 
Published: January 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to study the combination of photochromic microcapsules, which use the ultraviolet (UV) rays for colour changing phenomena, and titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs), which block the UV rays by their photocatalytic activity in the sunlight on the cotton fabric.

Design/methodology/approach
The TiO2 NPs mixed with photochromic printing paste are used for coating on cotton fabric and further curing is performed in a one-step process. The photochromic pigment printed fabric impregnated in a liquid solution is processed in a two-step process with two variables such as 1% TiO2 and 2% TiO2. The characterization of samples was done with a UV transmittance analyser, surface contact angle, antimicrobial test and fabric physical properties.

Findings
The UV protection of TiO2-treated photochromic printed fabric was high and gives the ultraviolet protection factor rating of 2,000 which denotes almost maximum blocking of UV rays. The antibacterial activity of the one-step samples shows the highest 36 mm zone of inhibition (ZOI) against S. aureus (gram-positive) and 32 mm ZOI against E. coli (gram-negative) bacteria. The one-step sample shows the highest static water contact angle of 118.6° representing more hydrophobicity, whereas the untreated fabric is fully wetted (0.4°). In two-step processes, as the concentration of TiO2 increased, the antibacterial activity, UV blocking and hydrophobicity became better.

Originality/value
This work achieves the multifunctional finishes by using photochromic microcapsules and NPs in a single process as a first attempt. The results inferred that one-step sample has achieved higher values in most of the tests conducted when compared to all other sample.
Anand constitutive modeling of multilayer Silver-Tin transient liquid phase foils using tensile and creep testing
Authors: Gharaibeh Mohammad A , Feisst Markus , Wilde Jürgen 
Published: January 2024

Purpose
This paper aims to present two Anand’s model parameter sets for the multilayer silver–tin (AgSn) transient liquid phase (TLP) foils.

Design/methodology/approach
The AgSn TLP test samples are manufactured using pre-defined optimized TLP bonding process parameters. Consequently, tensile and creep tests are conducted at various loading temperatures to generate stress–strain and creep data to accurately determine the elastic properties and two sets of Anand model creep coefficients. The resultant tensile- and creep-based constitutive models are subsequently used in extensive finite element simulations to precisely survey the mechanical response of the AgSn TLP bonds in power electronics due to different thermal loads.

Findings
The response of both models is thoroughly addressed in terms of stress–strain relationships, inelastic strain energy densities and equivalent plastic strains. The simulation results revealed that the testing conditions and parameters can significantly influence the values of the fitted Anand coefficients and consequently affect the resultant FEA-computed mechanical response of the TLP bonds. Therefore, this paper suggests that extreme care has to be taken when planning experiments for the estimation of creep parameters of the AgSn TLP joints.

Originality/value
In literature, there is no constitutive modeling data on the AgSn TLP bonds.
Leader feedback seeking from peers: extending the boundary of lateral feedback seeking
Authors: Kurian Prasad Oommen , Carvalho Sheldon , Carvalho Charles , Carvalho Fallan Kirby 
Published: January 2024

Purpose
The lateral feedback seeking literature has primarily examined lower-level employees’ feedback seeking from peers. Thus, the authors still know very little about feedback seeking when the leader is the “seeker” and peers are the “targets” of such seeking. The purpose of this paper is to expand existing discussions on lateral feedback seeking by discussing the types of feedback leaders may seek out from their peers.

Design/methodology/approach
The views presented here have been derived from the authors’ personal opinions on the topic of feedback seeking and a review of the academic and practitioner literature on feedback seeking.

Findings
The viewpoint suggests that leaders may engage in two forms of feedback seeking from peers – performance and growth feedback seeking – with each type of feedback seeking holding relevance to leader effectiveness.

Originality/value
Challenging previous research that argues that leaders may avoid seeking feedback from peers, this viewpoint suggests that leaders may seek feedback from peers because they stand to benefit from doing so.
Re‐considering and designing microbiomes for future waste biorefinery
Authors: Wu Menghan , Wang Hui 
Published: January 2024

AbstractIt is an increasingly promising research direction using microbiomes to produce various chemicals in order to support people's growing need for sustainability. Currently, bottom‐up constructed defined microbiomes and top‐down constructed undefined microbiomes play an essential role in the fields of synthetic biology and environmental engineering, respectively. However, if we are goal‐oriented and want to align scientific principles with technology and engineering in future waste biorefinery, we need to reconsider and design microbiomes interdisciplinarily. In this editorial, we briefly review the latest applications of two approaches to microbiome design (bottom‐up and top‐down) and the dilemmas faced in using complex waste. Consequently, we introduce the concept of ‘sustainable synthetic microbiomics’ to apply combined bottom‐up and top‐down constructed microbiomes to provide products for human needs from low‐value waste. Furthermore, we outline the relatively comprehensive research contents and expected prospects based on the pressing problems. Finally, burning questions on key research contents are proposed for specific cases, hoping to provide valuable views for future microbiome biorefinery.
Establishment of synthetic microbial consortia with Corynebacterium glutamicum and Pseudomonas putida: Design, construction, and application to production of γ‐glutamylisopropylamide and l‐theanine
Authors: Benninghaus Leonie , Schwardmann Lynn S. , Jilg Tatjana , Wendisch Volker F. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractMicrobial synthetic consortia are a promising alternative to classical monoculture for biotechnological applications and fermentative processes. Their versatile use offers advantages in the degradation of complex substrates, the allocation of the metabolic burden between individual partners, or the division of labour in energy utilisation, substrate supply or product formation. Here, stable synthetic consortia between the two industrially relevant production hosts, Pseudomonas putida KT2440 and Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13032, were established for the first time. By applying arginine auxotrophy/overproduction and/or formamidase‐based utilisation of the rare nitrogen source formamide, different types of interaction were realised, such as commensal relationships (+/0 and 0/+) and mutualistic cross‐feeding (+/+). These consortia did not only show stable growth but could also be used for fermentative production of the γ‐glutamylated amines theanine and γ‐glutamyl‐isopropylamide (GIPA). The consortia produced up to 2.8 g L−1 of GIPA and up to 2.6 g L−1 of theanine, a taste‐enhancing constituent of green tea leaves. Thus, the advantageous approach of using synthetic microbial consortia for fermentative production of value‐added compounds was successfully demonstrated.
Thrombocytopenia and disease outcomes in a cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. A post hoc analysis of the COMOSLE‐EGYPT study
Authors: Mohamed Sally Samy , Gamal Sherif Mohamed , Mokbel Abir , Alkamary Alkhateeb Kadery , Siam Ibrahem , Soliman Ahmed , Elgengehy Fatema Talaat 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackgroundThrombocytopenia ranges from 20% to 40% in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is usually associated with severe disease manifestations and worse disease outcomes.Aim of the StudyTo identify the frequency of thrombocytopenia in a cohort of Egyptian patients with SLE and to examine the relationship of thrombocytopenia with various disease manifestations and disease outcomes.MethodsData on 902 SLE patients were collected, including demographics, clinical, laboratory, immunological findings, and medications. SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) at baseline, last visit, and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/ACR Damage Index (SLICC) were calculated. A comparison was done between patients with thrombocytopenia (group I) and patients without (group II) regarding different disease parameters. Regression analysis was done to examine if thrombocytopenia is a predictor of worse disease outcomes.ResultsThrombocytopenia was found in 33% of our cohort. Longer disease duration was observed in group I compared to group II (p value = .01). As regards clinical manifestations, significantly higher frequencies of constitutional manifestations, anemia, arterial thrombosis, pulmonary hypertension, cardiac manifestations, neurological manifestations, gastrointestinal tract (GIT), and hepatic manifestations were detected in group I compared to group II. The disease damage index was detected to be significantly higher in group I as compared to group II (p value < .001). Mortality was higher in group I (p value < .001). Although it was found that antiphospholipid antibodies (APL) were associated with thrombocytopenia and their presence resulted in higher damage (p value: .001), the presence of thrombocytopenia even in patients with negative APL antibodies was associated with higher damage and mortality. Apart from thrombocytopenia, the male gender was also found to be an independent risk factor for mortality.ConclusionThrombocytopenia was associated with more organ damage and higher mortality in SLE patients with or without APL antibodies. SLE patients with thrombocytopenia have a 3.4 times higher risk of mortality than patients without thrombocytopenia. Apart from thrombocytopenia, the male gender was also found to be an independent risk factor for mortality.
Identification of genomic regions associated with resistance to gastrointestinal parasites in an indigenous sheep by single‐ and multiple‐locus methods
Authors: Rafat S. A. , Barbato M. , Hajializadeh Valilou R. , Moghaddam G. H. , Nematollahi A. , Periasamy K. , Pichler R. , Ajmone Marsan P. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractWe investigated the association between 157 SNPs located in 75 candidate genes involved in the immune system and proxy traits for resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep. A total of 211 lambs from eight flocks were sampled. Nematode eggs per gram were counted and classified as: (i) Strongyles, (ii) Nematodirus spp., (iii) Trichuris spp. and (iv) Marshallagia marshalli. Single‐ and multiple‐locus models were used to test the marker–trait associations. Seven significant SNPs were identified on chromosomes OAR6, 15, 16, and 19. These findings provide insights for breeding nemarode‐resistant traits in low‐input production systems. General linear model, fixed and random model circulating probability unification, and Bayesian‐information and linkage‐disequilibrium iteratively nested keyway analyses identified a significant association between the eggs per gram of Strongyles nematodes and a specific variant of the PRLR gene.
Unwarranted variation and the goal of net zero for the NHS in England: exploring the link between efficiency working, patient outcomes and carbon footprint
Authors: van Hove M. , John J. B. , Ojelade E. , Ayyaz F. , Koris J. , Frame J. , Swart M. , Snowden C. , Briggs T. W. R. , Gray W. K. 
Published: January 2024

SummaryIn 2020 the NHS in England set a target of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Progress has already been made towards this goal, with substantial reductions in the use of environmentally harmful anaesthetic gases, such as desflurane, in recent years. Where an effective replacement already exists, changing practice to use low carbon alternatives is relatively easy to achieve, but much greater challenges lie ahead. The Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme is a clinically‐led, data‐driven clinical improvement initiative with a focus on reducing unwarranted variation in clinical practice and patient outcomes. Reducing unwarranted variation can improve patient care and service efficiency, and can also support the drive to net zero. In this article we set out what the GIRFT programme is doing to support sustainable healthcare in England, why it is uniquely positioned to support this goal and what the future challenges, barriers, enablers and opportunities are likely to be in the drive to net zero.
Refugees’ (In)dependency Conundrum: Obstructed Social Reproduction Activities and Unpaid Labour in Refugee Camps
Authors: Tazzioli Martina 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis article uses the analytical lens of (in)dependency conundrum to highlight how asylum seekers in refugee camps are pushed to be self‐reliant while, however, their autonomous social reproduction activities and spaces of liveability are hindered. Focusing on Greece, it intertwines critical migration scholarship with feminist geography literature on unpaid labour to investigate refugees’ obstructed social reproduction activities. It moves on by exploring the (in)dependency conundrum that refugees face in Greece from a condition of protracted carcerality enforced beyond detention. In the third section it highlights the continuum between social reproduction activities and other unpaid labours done by asylum seekers in camps, as a result of humanitarianism’ s subtle coercion. In the last section it draws attention to refugees’ collective mobilisations in Greek refugee camps: raising punctual demands about food and accommodation, they articulated expansive claims about their right to autonomous social reproduction activities and to build infrastructures of liveability.
Ontogeny of a threatened freshwater minnow: Implications for conservation
Authors: Karageorgou Evangelia , Kapakos Yiannis , Barbieri Roberta , Vardakas Leonidas , Karakatsouli Nafsika , Kalogianni Eleni 
Published: January 2024

AbstractInvestigating the ontogeny of threatened freshwater fishes is vital for designing future conservation actions that will increase the potential of species' persistence. This study provides a detailed description of the early life stages of a threatened freshwater fish species, the Evrotas minnow Pelasgus laconicus, which occupies aquatic ecosystems with extreme seasonal hydrological variation. The study of the embryonic and juvenile stages was conducted in vivo using light microscopy from eggs obtained from acclimatized wild spawners at 20 ± 1°C. Fertilized eggs were spherical and transparent with a mean diameter of 1.24 ± 0.06 mm and the average length of free embryos at hatching was 3.85 mm NL (notochord length). The main morphological changes observed are related to the absorption of the yolk, the increase and distribution of the melanophores and the sequential development of the fins. In conclusion, the Evrotas minnow was identified as a multiple spawner, exhibiting a protracted reproductive period (March to August), a particularly short egg‐hatching period (5–6 days), a short free embryo stage and a rapid onset of exogenous feeding (2 days). The conservation implications of our study, such as safety stock creation, population reintroduction, conservation of fish refugia and breeding habitats and beaver dam analogues, are discussed.
Inflation response in a New Keynesian model with money illusion
Authors: Tamegawa Kenichi 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis study investigates the role of money illusion (MI) in a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model. We introduce MI such that households, in their intertemporal optimization, erroneously recognize nominal variables as real ones. We find that first, our model could exhibit money nonneutrality in the long run; second, the Taylor principle is a sufficient condition for determinacy but not a necessary condition; third, the response to output in monetary policy rule matters for the model not to exhibit money nonneutrality in the long run; and finally, MI could flatten the slope that represents the output‐inflation trade‐off.
Investigating the impact of autistic children's feeding difficulties on caregivers
Authors: Gent Valerie , Marshall Jeanne , Weir Kelly A. , Trembath David 
Published: January 2024

AbstractAimThe aim of this study was to investigate the influence of children's autism characteristics, sensory profiles and feeding difficulties on caregiver‐reported impact at mealtimes.BackgroundCaregivers of children (5–12 years) with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder completed an online survey examining (a) demographic characteristics, (b) children's autism characteristics (Social Communication Questionnaire), (c) sensory profiles (Sensory Profile 2–short form), (d) feeding difficulties (Behavioural Paediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale, BPFAS) and (c) caregiver‐reported impact of feeding difficulties (Feeding‐Swallowing Impact Survey, FS‐IS).ResultsSeventy‐eight caregivers completed surveys for 80 children. Children with clinically significant feeding difficulties on the BPFAS (n = 55, 68.8%) had higher levels of caregiver‐reported impact on daily activities, worry and feeding difficulties compared to children without clinically significant feeding difficulties (FS‐IS; U = 257.000, z = −4.471, p < 0.01). Spearman's rank correlation showed a statistically significant, moderate correlation between BPFAS total frequency score and FS‐IS Daily activities score, rs (98) = 0.56, p < 0.01, indicating that as the frequency of feeding difficulties increased, the impact of these feeding difficulties on caregivers also increased. Using multiple regression, a model comprising of the three factors was statistically significant (F[1, 78] = 87.75, p < 0.001, adj. R2 = 0.52), with children's frequency of feeding difficulties the strongest predictor of caregiver‐reported impact with a moderate effect size (r = 0.49).ConclusionAutistic children's feeding difficulties had a greater impact on caregivers than autism or sensory profiles, with the frequency of feeding difficulties and the caregiver impact of these feeding difficulties positively correlated. The findings demonstrate that efforts to understand and address feeding difficulties in autistic children must extend beyond the children to include their families.
How does ocular graft‐versus‐host disease fit under the dry eye umbrella? A review
Authors: Kantor Nicole B. , Tovar Arianna , Wang Trent , Galor Anat 
Published: January 2024

AbstractGraft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) is a systemic disease that can affect multiple organs as a consequence of an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant. One organ system that is often affected in GVHD is the eyes. Ocular GVHD (oGVHD) may involve various structures within the eye including the lacrimal glands, eyelids, conjunctiva, cornea, and nasolacrimal ducts, and is a source of morbidity in patients with GVHD. Common presenting features of GVHD overlap with dry eye disease (DED), including decreased tear production, epithelial disruption, and Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). In this review, we aim to compare oGVHD and DED to better understand the similarities and differences between the conditions, with a focus on pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical features, and treatments.
Preterm delivery and maternal obesity remain common complications in pregnancies with type 1 diabetes—A nationwide study in Sweden
Authors: Sandin Sven , Järnbert‐Pettersson Hans , Persson Martina 
Published: January 2024

AbstractAimA primary goal of obstetric care of women with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is to reduce the risks of preterm birth (PTB). Besides hyperglycaemia, maternal obesity is an important risk factor for PTB in T1D. However, it's unclear if public health efforts decreased risks of maternal obesity and PTB in pregnancies with T1D. We examined time‐trends over the last 20 years in the distribution of gestational ages at birth (GA) in offspring of women with T1D in Sweden, and in maternal BMI in the same mothers.MethodsPopulation‐based cohort study, using data from national registries in Sweden. To capture differences not only in the median values, we used quantile regression models to compare the whole distributions of GA's and early pregnancy BMI between deliveries in 1998–2007 (P1) and 2008–2016 (P2). Multivariable models were adjusted for differences in maternal age, smoking and education between periods 1 and 2.ResultsThe study included 7639 offspring of women with T1D between 1998 and 2016. The 10% percentile GA, increased with 0.09 days (95% CI: −0.11 to 0.35) between P1 and P2. The 90% percentile for BMI was 1.20 kg/m2 higher (95% CI: 0.57 to 1.83) in P2. Risks of PTB remained stable over time also when adjusting for maternal BMI.ConclusionDespite modern diabetes management, the distribution of GA, and consequently the risk of PTB in T1D, remained unchanged from 1998 to 2016. During the same time, maternal BMI increased, particularly in the already obese.