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Do private and public sector banks respond to ESG in the same way? Some evidences from India
Authors: Jaiwani Megha , Gopalkrishnan Santosh 
Published: December 2023

PurposeThe banking industry faces increasing scrutiny from stakeholders regarding its environmental and social impacts, given its crucial role in fostering economic growth. Banks have been encouraged to adopt environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices to mitigate risks and safeguard their reputation. However, the effectiveness of ESG sensitivity within the banking industry is contingent upon ownership and structural factors. The extent to which banks can integrate ESG considerations into their operations and decision-making processes may vary based on their ownership structures. Therefore, this study aims to examine if the impact of ESG on the performance of Indian banks varies between private and public sector banks.Design/methodology/approachThe study employs six years of panel data from two separate samples of 12 private sector banks and 10 public sector banks in India. It utilises fixed and random effect estimation techniques with robust standard errors to derive accurate and reliable econometric results.FindingsThe main findings of this study reveal intriguing insights into the relationship between ESG factors and bank performance, considering the influence of ownership structure. For private sector banks, the ESG composite score, particularly the social dimension, negatively impacts financial performance. However, there is a contrasting positive effect on efficiency. In contrast, public sector banks demonstrate a positive and significant association between the environmental score and return on equity and non-performing assets.Practical implicationsThe findings highlight the need for tailored strategies that align with ownership structure to achieve sustainable financial and societal outcomes in the banking industry. Furthermore, it emphasises the need for private-sector banks to streamline their ESG initiatives, especially in the social dimension, to mitigate negative impacts on their financial performance.Originality/valueThis study introduces a novel dimension by addressing the “one size fits all” bias in prior research that overlooked bank ownership differences when examining the impact of ESG factors on bank performance.
A bibliometric analysis on factors influencing green consumer behaviour – research issues and future directions
Authors: Naini Shalini Reddy , Reddy M. Ravindar 
Published: December 2023

PurposeThis paper aims to present a summary of the green consumer behaviour (GCB) research conducted during the 2001–2021 period using the bibliometric analysis and to carry out a thematic and content analysis on the three clusters which comprise 57 articles resulting from the co-citation analysis and identify the significant green purchasing factors.Design/methodology/approachThe three-pronged methodology applied to this research analysis includes performance analysis of the literature using biblioshiny and R Studio; network mapping analysis using VOSviewer and Gephi; thematic analysis using word clouds generated with R Software and content analysis of each paper with the aid of within and between-study analyses.FindingsCluster one acted as a base for the theoretical foundations of GCB which aids in understanding the basic concepts of green marketing, its evolution and the methodologies, whereas cluster two determined the predictors of everyday green behaviour, which helps in gaining knowledge about the everyday sustainable activities the consumers indulge and the factors motivating to do so. Cluster three mainly focused on the psycho-socio demographic determinants of GCB, which assists in segmentation and predicting the purchase behaviour of the various consumer segments.Originality/valueThe significant variables and major gaps in each of the clusters were identified and authors have drawn the implications for future researchers and marketing managers.
Enacting disruption: how entrepreneurial ventures innovate value propositions to increase the attractiveness of their technologies
Authors: Antonio Jerome L. , Schmidt Alexander Lennart , Kanbach Dominik K. , Meyer Natanya 
Published: December 2023

PurposeEntrepreneurial ventures aspiring to disrupt existing market incumbents often use business-model innovation to increase the attractiveness of their offerings. A value proposition is the central element of a business model, and is critical for this purpose. However, how entrepreneurial ventures modify their value propositions to increase the attractiveness of their comparatively inferior offerings is not well understood. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the value proposition innovation (VPI) of aspiring disruptors.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used a flexible pattern matching approach to ground the inductive findings in extant theory. The authors conducted 21 semi-structured interviews with managers from startups in the global electric vehicle industry.FindingsThe authors developed a framework, showing two factors, determinants and tactics, that play a key role in VPI connected by a continuous feedback loop. Directed by the determinants of cognitive antecedents, development drivers and realization capabilities, aspiring disruptors determine the scope, focus and priorities of various configuration and support tactics to enable and secure the success of their value proposition.Originality/valueThe authors contribute to theory by showing how cognitive antecedents, development drivers and capabilities determine VPI tactics to disrupt existing market incumbents, furthering the understanding of configuration tactics. The results have important implications for disruptive innovation theory, and entrepreneurship research and practice, as they offer an explanatory framework to analyze strategies of aspiring disruptors who increase the attractiveness of sustainable technologies, thereby accelerating their diffusion.
Electricity consumption and economic growth in Ghana: how significant are electricity transmission losses?
Authors: Osei-Gyebi Samuel , Dramani John Bosco 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to analyze the nonlinear relationship between electricity consumption (EC) and electricity transmission losses (ETL) in Ghana. Also, we examined how ETL moderate the effect of EC on economic growth in Ghana from 1980 to 2021.

Design/methodology/approach
We used timeseries data from 1980 to 2021 within an autoregressive distributed lag framework to analyze the links among ETL, EC and economic growth in Ghana.

Findings
Findings show the existence of an asymmetric long-run relationship between EC and ETL. Also, the negative effects of ETL on EC are bigger in the long run. In addition, ETL and EC combine to reduce economic growth, in the long run, providing evidence for the energy-led growth theory in Ghana. Population and inflation were also found to have a significant effect on economic growth in Ghana.

Originality/value
We examined the nonlinear nexus of EC and ETL, which extant studies have ignored in discussing the link between EC and economic growth. Again, we showed that ETL reduces EC causing a reduction in economic growth.
Digital maturity index for accounting firms
Authors: Hentati Helmi , Boulila Neila 
Published: December 2023

Purpose
This study aims to develop a maturity model designed for assessing the current state of digitization in accounting firms.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors have developed this index where the maturity levels are defined from the life cycle theory. For the items of a maturity measure, the authors have adopted a multimethodological approach. That approach allows to identify 27 measurement items to cover the three dimensions of audit, reporting and taxation.

Findings
This research proposes a diagnostic tool specific to accounting firms. The authors have tested this index in the Tunisian context. The results show that there are two types of accounting firms. This study found the first firm in the embryonic phase and the other in the growth phase. This points out the active role of Tunisian accounting firms in technology integration.

Research limitations/implications
This study highlights the integration of technology in the accounting field. Specifically, it aims to address technology management in accounting firms by measuring the degree of digitization of accounting firms. This research projects the use of information technologies (artificial intelligence, cloud, big data, etc.) in auditing, reporting and taxation.

Practical implications
On a practical level, this research provides an organizational diagnostic tool to assess the status of their accounting firms in terms of digitization. This will motivate practitioners to make frequent assessments, thus contributing to continuous improvement toward digitization.

Originality/value
The theoretical foundation of this research is based on the theory of the life cycle of technologies. This study is using this theory to identify and describe the current phase of the organization. And that is by indicating the overall scores on the technological capabilities of the accounting firms.
The relationship between goodwill and capital structure and the moderating effect of financial market development
Authors: Thakur Oli Ahad , Tunde Matemilola Bolaji , Noordin Bany-Ariffin Amin , Alam Md. Kausar , Prabowo Muhammad Agung 
Published: December 2023

PurposeThis study empirically investigates the relationship between goodwill assets and capital structure (i.e. debt ratio) of firms and the moderating effect of financial market development on the relationship between goodwill assets and capital structure.Design/methodology/approachThis research applied a quantitative method. The article collects large samples of listed firms from 23 developing and nine developed countries and applied the panel data techniques. This research used firm-level data from the DataStream database for both developed and developing countries. The study uses 4,912 firm-level data from 23 developing countries and 4,303 firm-level data from nine developed countries.FindingsThe findings reveal a significant positive relationship between goodwill assets and capital structure in developing countries, but goodwill assets have a significant negative relationship with capital structure in developed countries. Moreover, financial market development positively moderates the relationship between goodwill assets and the capital structure of firms in developing countries. The results inform firm managers that goodwill assets serve as additional collateral to secure debt financing. Moreover, policymakers should formulate a debt market policy that recognizes goodwill assets as additional collateral for the purpose of obtaining debt capital.Research limitations/implicationsThe study has several implications. First, goodwill assets are identified as a factor of capital structure in this study. Fixed assets have been identified as one of the drivers of capital structure in previous research, although goodwill assets are seldom included. Second, this article shows that along with demand-side determinants, supply-side determinants also play an important role in terms of the firms' choice about the capital structure. Therefore, firms should take both the demand-side and supply-side factors into consideration when sourcing for external financing (i.e. debt capital).Originality/valueThe study considered goodwill as a component of capital structure. The study analysis includes a large sample of enterprises, including 4,912 big firms from 23 developing countries and 4,303 large firms from nine industrialized or developed countries, which adds to the current capital structure information. Furthermore, a large sample size increases the results' robustness and generalizability.
Nutrition during pregnancy: Influence on the gut microbiome and fetal development
Authors: Barrientos Gabriela , Ronchi Francesca , Conrad Melanie L. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractPregnancy is a finely tuned process, with the health and well‐being of the developing fetus determined by the metabolic status and dietary intake of the mother. The maternal gut microbiome is remodeled during pregnancy, and this, coupled with the maternal nutrient intake during gestation shapes the production of metabolites that can cross the placenta and affect fetal development. As posited by the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Hypothesis, such environmental influences can have major effects on the developing organ systems. When occurring at particularly sensitive gestational time points, these developmental programming events can have long lasting effects on offspring adaptation to the postnatal environment, and major health implications later in life. This review will summarize current knowledge on how pregnancy and maternal dietary intake intrinsically and extrinsically modify maternal gut microbiota composition and metabolite production. Further, we will assess how these factors shape the fetal landscape and ultimately contribute to offspring health.DOHaD, fetal development, metabolites, microbiome, nutrition, pregnancy, short‐chain fatty acids
Changing patterns in the epidemiology of drug allergy
Authors: Doña Immaculada , Torres Maria Jose , Celik Gulfem , Phillips Elizabeth , Tanno Luciana Kase , Castells Mariana 
Published: December 2023

AbstractDrug allergy (DA) remains a complex and unaddressed problem worldwide that often deprives patients of optimal medication choices and places them at risk for life‐threatening reactions. Underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis are common and due to the lack of standardized definitions and biomarkers. The true burden of DA is unknown, and recent efforts in data gathering through electronic medical records are starting to provide emerging patterns around the world. Ten percent of the general population engaged in health care claim to have a DA, and the most common label is penicillin allergy. Up to 20% of emergency room visits for anaphylaxis are due to DA and 15%–20% of hospitalized patients report DA. It is estimated that DA will increase based on the availability and use of new and targeted antibiotics, vaccines, chemotherapies, biologicals, and small molecules, which are aimed at improving patient's options and quality of life. Global and regional variations in the prevalence of diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus and mycobacterial diseases, and the drugs used to treat these infections have an impact on DA. The aim of this review is to provide an update on the global impact of DA by presenting emerging data on drug epidemiology in adult and pediatric populations.
Long‐term survival and complications of Quad Zygoma Protocol with Anatomy‐Guided Approach in severely atrophic maxilla: A retrospective follow‐up analysis of up to 17 years
Authors: Davó Rubén , Fan Shengchi , Wang Feng , Wu Yiqun 
Published: December 2023

AbstractIntroductionThe objective of the study was to provide long‐term clinical outcomes and complications in the severely atrophic edentulous maxillae treated by means of the quad zygoma protocol (QZP) using the Anatomy‐Guided Approach (AGA).MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of all consecutive patients with severely atrophic edentulous maxilla and insufficient bone height and width in the anterior and posterior regions bilaterally, who underwent rehabilitation with the QZP between May 2006 and December 2021. All patients were followed for at least 1 year. All zygomatic implants (ZIs) were placed by the same surgeon. The primary endpoint of the study was the implant survival rate. Secondary endpoints were implant success rate, prosthesis success rate, complications, and Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life using the OHIP‐14 questionnaire.ResultsA total of 56 patients (men 16, women 40) with 224 ZIs (Nobel Biocare, n = 204; Straumann, n = 16; Southern Implant, n = 4) placement were included with a mean follow‐up period 8.8 ± 3.9 years (range, 1.2–17.0). The survival (success) rate was 97.7%. Five ZIs in four patients failed. The mean time between implant placement and failure was 8.6 years (range, 0.5–13.3). All patients received immediate loading with acrylic prosthesis. The successful rates for the definitive prosthesis were 98.2%. Forty‐two patients received posterior cantilever for rehabilitation of fixed definitive prosthesis. Local orofacial inflammation (35.7%) and Sinusitis (12.5%) were the most common complications, occurring at a mean follow‐up of 10.0 (range, 4.2–14.9) and 10.3 (range, 4.3–16.2) years, respectively. In 48 patients, the mean score of the OHIP‐14 questionnaire was 1.7 ± 2.6 with the follow‐up period of 9.0 ± 4.1 years.ConclusionsThe rehabilitation of severely atrophic edentulous maxilla using the QZP has shown a predictable and high survival rate in the long term. The implementation of an immediate loading protocol offers potential benefits in stabilizing ZIs with cross‐arch stabilization. Moreover, the use of a posterior cantilever in reconstruction can effectively establish functional occlusion through well‐distributed ZIs, eliminating the need for additional implant placement.
Cache‐aided multiuser UAV‐MEC networks for smart grid networks: A DDPG approach
Authors: Yang Chun , Wang Zhe , Xie Binyu 
Published: December 2023

AbstractMobile edge computing (MEC) is an important research topic in the field of wireless communication and mobile computing, as it can effectively decrease the latency and energy consumption due to the trade‐off between the communication and computing, where some intensive computing tasks can be offloaded to computational access points (CAPs), especially when the wireless transmission channel is in good condition. This article studies how to intelligently allocate the computing capability and wireless bandwidth among users for a cache‐aided multi‐terminal multi‐CAP MEC network with non‐ideal channel estimation, where there are mobile terminals and CAPs in the network. Each terminal has some tasks that need to be computed in a fast and efficient way. For such a system, we first design the system by jointly considering the computing capability and wireless bandwidth allocation, where the computing and communication delay is used as the performance of metric. To optimize the system performance, we then employ deep deterministic policy gradient to learn an effective strategy on the allocation of computing capability and wireless bandwidth, in order to decrease the system delay as much as possible. Simulations are finally conducted to show the superiority of the proposed studies in this article, especially about the advantages from cache.
Intraoral primary syphilis mimicking lymphoproliferative disorder
Authors: e Silva Larissa Doalla de Almeida , Silva Evânio Vilela , Silveira Heitor Albergoni , Silva Herberth Campos , Chahud Fernando , León Jorge Esquiche , Mesquita Ana Terezinha Marques 
Published: December 2023

AbstractSyphilis can mimic, clinically and microscopically, many other diseases. By microscopy, typically syphilis presents with plasma cell infiltration, admixed with lymphocytes and macrophages, in lichenoid and/or perivascular/perineural distribution pattern. When exuberant, this inflammatory infiltrate can mimic a lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD), notably plasma cell neoplasia or lymphoma. To date, about 12 cases of secondary syphilis, all but one in extraoral location, suggesting initially a LPD, have been published. Here, to our knowledge, we report an unusual case of intraoral primary syphilis initially suggesting LPD, notably lymphoid hyperplasia (pseudolymphoma); however, mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma and follicular lymphoma could not be disregarded. Polyclonality of plasma cells on immunohistochemistry, in strict clinical correlation, was essential to arrive at the correct diagnosis.
Clinical effectiveness and cost‐impact after 2 years of a ketogenic diet and virtual coaching intervention for patients with diabetes
Authors: Strombotne Kiersten L. , Lum Jessica , Pizer Steven D. , Figueroa Stuart , Frakt Austin B. , Conlin Paul R. 
Published: December 2023

AbstractAimWe previously evaluated the impacts at 5 months of a digitally delivered coaching intervention in which participants are instructed to adhere to a very low carbohydrate, ketogenic diet. With extended follow‐up (24 months), we assessed the longer‐term effects of this intervention on changes in clinical outcomes, health care utilization and costs associated with outpatient, inpatient and emergency department use in the Veterans Health Administration.Materials and MethodsWe employed a difference‐in‐differences model with a waiting list control group to estimate the 24‐month change in glycated haemoglobin, body mass index, blood pressure, prescription medication use, health care utilization rates and associated costs. The analysis included 550 people with type 2 diabetes who were overweight or obese and enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration for health care. Data were obtained from electronic health records from 2018 to 2021.ResultsThe virtual coaching and ketogenic diet intervention was associated with significant reductions in body mass index [−1.56 (SE 0.390)] and total monthly diabetes medication usage [−0.35 (SE 0.054)]. No statistically significant differences in glycated haemoglobin, blood pressure, outpatient visits, inpatient visits, or emergency department visits were observed. The intervention was associated with reductions in per‐patient, per‐month outpatient spending [−USD286.80 (SE 97.175)] and prescription drug costs (−USD105.40 (SE 30.332)].ConclusionsA virtual coaching intervention with a ketogenic diet component offered modest effects on clinical and cost parameters in people with type 2 diabetes and with obesity or overweight. Health care systems should develop methods to assess participant progress and engagement over time if they adopt such interventions, to ensure continued patient engagement and goal achievement.
Predator densities alter the influence of non‐consumptive effects on the population dynamics of an agricultural pest
Authors: Mutz Jessie , Thaler Jennifer S. , Ugine Todd A. , Inouye Brian D. , Underwood Nora 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Augmentative release of predators is used in agriculture to suppress pest populations and minimise crop damage. However, predators affect prey populations not only through consumption but by inducing changes to prey morphology, physiology, behaviour and life history. These risk‐induced trait responses can increase prey fitness, potentially reducing the efficacy of certain predators as biocontrol agents.
We investigated how non‐consumptive effects contribute to the overall influence of predators by modelling the effect of the predator Podisus maculiventris on the population dynamics of a major agricultural pest, the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). We developed a demographic model incorporating both consumption and non‐consumptive Podisus‐induced shifts in beetle reproductive strategy. Our model combines data from multiple mechanistic experiments showing that predator‐exposed beetles produce fewer offspring but increase offspring provisioning, and that provisioned larvae have increased survival when predators are present. We simulated beetle densities across multiple beetle generations and a range of predator densities.
The influence of non‐consumptive effects depended on predator density. At low predator densities, non‐consumptive effects strengthened the negative effect of predators by up to 45%, and risk‐induced changes to offspring provisioning had a stronger effect on prey densities than reduced offspring quantity. In contrast, at high predator densities, non‐consumptive effects changed the effect of predators by <5%, likely because beetle densities were very low both with and without non‐consumptive effects.
Our results suggest that even adaptive responses to predation risk by prey do not necessarily reduce the ability of predators to suppress pest populations.