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Understanding numeracy coach research in Canada: a review
Authors: Liu Peng , Li Xuyang , Zhuoma Ciren 
Published: July 2023

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to understand the research on numeracy coach in the Canadian context.Design/methodology/approachThis study was a systematic review of studies about numeracy coaching in Canada, which described the trend of knowledge production on this topic. The study made use of qualitative meta-analysis. According to Timulak (2009, p. 591), qualitative meta-analysis is “an attempt to conduct a rigorous secondary qualitative analysis of primary qualitative findings. Its purpose is to provide a more comprehensive description of a phenomenon and an assessment of the influence of the investigation on findings.” By using meta-analysis, this article analyzed the general pattern of knowledge production, the nature of the publications, the focal topics, the research methods and the citation impact of numeracy coaching studies in Canada. The literature analyzed in this review included all the available sources we were able to find with regard to Canadian numeracy coaches. The sources included peer-reviewed journal articles, online magazines, program reports and information from non-profit organizations, as well as doctoral theses.FindingsResearch about numeracy coaches in Canadian contexts remains in an initial stage, and there is, as yet, no accepted definition of a Canadian numeracy coach. Scholars in this area have been fond of empirical studies and qualitative research methods. This research has shown that numeracy coaches, who can be regarded as directors, evaluators and consultants in schools, also experience difficulties such as a lack of background knowledge in math. Scholars have advised several ways to improve the quality of coaching activities, including teacher collaboration and coaching models. The citation impact of the current Canadian literature about numeracy coaches has been quite uneven; only a few articles have been cited by other researchers. This article concludes by summarizing the results of this meta-analysis, its limitations and suggestions for future research.Originality/valueThis is one of important studies to explore numeracy coach research in Canadian context. Theoretical and practical significance is explored.
Board composition and corporate social responsibility: uncovering the effects of co-opted directors
Authors: El Saleh Ali I. , Jurdi Doureige J. 
Published: July 2023

PurposePrior research shows that co-opted directors adversely impact many corporate outcomes, yet little is known about these directors' impact on CSR performance. The authors investigate whether and how co-opted boards affect the firm's CSR score and component CSR scores.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use panel regression models to investigate this study's research questions and address endogeneity concerns using the system generalized method of moments (system GMM) and a quasi-natural experiment.FindingsThe authors report new evidence showing that co-opted boards negatively impact CSR performance based on the CSR score. Results identify board characteristics that accentuate or moderate the effect of co-option on the CSR score and show that board independence, the presence of women on the board, and CEO duality positively and significantly impact the CSR score. These findings are robust across alternative measures of co-option and in the results of models addressing endogeneity concerns. An extended analysis utilizing CSR component scores reveals a significant negative impact of co-option on the environment component score using various measures of co-option and on employee relations, product quality, and human rights component scores using selected measures of co-option.Practical implicationsFindings have implications for board structuring and composition for firms aiming at improving their CSR score.Originality/valueThe study provides new evidence on the impact of co-opted boards on CSR performance. The results help inform stakeholders such as policymakers, executives and directors, shareholders, and capital market participants on how board composition affects socially responsible activities and performance and identify CSR component areas that require attention.
The role of the dark triad and emotion regulation in women’ sexual coercion: a social information processing perspective
Authors: Escarguel Maxime , Benbouriche Massil , Tibbels Sarah , Przygodzki-Lionet Nathalie 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
The perpetration of sexual coercion is a complex public health problem associated with many kinds of deficits. The literature has shown that women also perpetrate sexually coercive behaviours. Recent work has suggested that this kind of behaviour could be explained by two distinct developmental pathways. However, this model does not allow the authors to identify how the individual processes social information in situ and may decide to resort to coercive behaviours. This study aimed to investigate the role of social information processing in women’s sexual coercion.

Design/methodology/approach
A sample of 125 French-speaking women from the general population were recruited to complete online questionnaires pertaining to dark triad personality traits, emotion abilities, alexithymia and antecedents of sexual coercion.

Findings
Results revealed that women with a history of sexual coercion had a significantly higher narcissistic traits score and more emotion regulation (ER) deficits than those without a history. For women with a history of sexual coercion perpetration, correlational analyses showed positive correlations, respectively, between psychopathic traits and alexithymia and between Machiavellianism and deficits in ER.

Originality/value
These results contribute to identifying the deficits relating to SIP in terms of sexual coercion perpetrated by women. Women with a history of sexual coercion perpetration appear to endorse more dark triad traits and to have ER issues. Certain level of these deficits could be a trigger and affect the SIP of women and increase the likelihood behaving in a sexually coercive manner.
Organizational learning and adaptation in participatory Islamic finance
Authors: Nouman Muhammad , Ullah Karim , Jan Shafiullah , Khan Farman Ullah 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
Islamic banking has undergone significant adaption since its inception. This study aims to investigate why and how Islamic banks adapt their services, using participatory financing as evidence.

Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative study is designed, using working capital financing and commodity operations financing in Pakistan as analytical units. The data for each analytical unit is analyzed using a qualitative content analysis, while the findings are synthesized using a cross-case synthesis method.

Findings
Findings suggest that participatory financing has undergone extensive adaptation in the Islamic banking industry of Pakistan, in the wake of resolving constraints to participatory financing and increasing its viability. Consequently, participatory finance has emerged as an attractive and viable option in Pakistan. These findings suggest that unlike in the past, where Islamic banks used to buffer themselves from the environment and ignore the market demands, they have learned to respond effectively to the market demands and the challenges posed by the environment.

Research limitations/implications
Findings suggest that the adaptation strategy is more effective than the migration strategy, because it enables the financial service systems to reduce the underlying risks by avoiding emergent threats and eradicating the inherent weaknesses.

Originality/value
The extant literature provides a generalized view on the adaptation process that Islamic banks undergo to comply with their environment. However, it is limited in terms of conceptualizing the adaptations and innovations in their products and the underlying structural variations. The present study fills this gap.
Tropical butterflies use thermal buffering and thermal tolerance as alternative strategies to cope with temperature increase
Authors: Ashe‐Jepson Esme , Arizala Cobo Stephany , Basset Yves , Bladon Andrew J. , Kleckova Irena , Laird‐Hopkins Benita C. , Mcfarlane Alex , Sam Katerina , Savage Amanda F. , Zamora Ana Cecilia , Turner Edgar C. , Lamarre Greg P. A. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract

Climate change poses a severe threat to many taxa, with increased mean temperatures and frequency of extreme weather events predicted.

Insects can respond to high temperatures using behaviour, such as angling their wings away from the sun or seeking cool local microclimates to thermoregulate or through physiological tolerance.

In a butterfly community in Panama, we compared the ability of adult butterflies from 54 species to control their body temperature across a range of air temperatures (thermal buffering ability), as well as assessing the critical thermal maxima for a subset of 24 species.

Thermal buffering ability and tolerance were influenced by family, wing length, and wing colour, with Pieridae, and butterflies that are large or darker in colour having the strongest thermal buffering ability, but Hesperiidae, small, and darker butterflies tolerating the highest temperatures.

We identified an interaction between thermal buffering ability and physiological tolerance, where species with stronger thermal buffering abilities had lower thermal tolerance, and vice versa. This interaction implies that species with more stable body temperatures in the field may be more vulnerable to increases in ambient temperatures, for example heat waves associated with ongoing climate change.

Our study demonstrates that tropical species employ diverse thermoregulatory strategies, which is also reflected in their sensitivity to temperature extremes.
Water use efficiency and climate legacies dominate beech growth at its rear edge
Authors: Olano J. M. , Sangüesa‐Barreda G. , García‐López M. A. , García‐Hidalgo M. , Rozas V. , García‐Cervigón A. I. , Delgado‐Huertas A. , Hernández‐Alonso H. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract

Rear‐edge tree populations are experiencing a combination of higher temperatures and more intense droughts that might push individuals beyond their tolerance limits. This trend towards rising atmospheric [CO2] is concurrent with an increase in intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE), which theoretically enhances photosynthesis and decrease evapotranspiration rates, consequently improving tree resistance to drought. However, it remains unclear whether iWUE is favouring tree growth under current climate conditions, particularly when climate and iWUE legacy effects are simultaneously considered.

We evaluated this question with an extensive sampling along Iberian rear‐edge (dry) populations comprising four mountain ranges and two distinct altitudes. We simultaneously examined the effects of climate and iWUE on secondary growth using annually resolved basal area increments (BAIs) for the period 1901–2017. We used linear mixed models including second‐order autocorrelation and 1‐year legacy effects of iWUE and summer drought.

BAI and iWUE increased across the studied period. iWUE increase was driven by changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration and water availability during the growing season. Climate and iWUE exerted direct and lagged effects on beech growth. Water availability during growing season was the main driver of tree growth, combining direct and indirect effects through its impact on iWUE. Legacy effects of water availability and iWUE were more important than growing season conditions. The net effect of iWUE shifted when lagged effects were considered, resulting in a net negative impact on tree growth.

Synthesis: Our results reveal that climate and iWUE legacy effects must be considered to assess the net iWUE effect on secondary growth. Considering lagged effects, the current increase in iWUE is constraining tree growth. Modelling efforts of tree growth response to climate warming should include climate and iWUE legacy effects to adequately assess terrestrial ecosystem carbon balance.
Are two occupational therapists better than one? Occupational therapists' perspectives of intra‐disciplinary practice within community health
Authors: Evans Melissa Kaye , Lane Haylee , Hitch Danielle Patricia , Tull Victoria , Pepin Genevieve 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIntroductionIntra‐disciplinary practice is rarely discussed in occupational therapy and the broader health‐care literature. Community‐based occupational therapists often work autonomously in clients' homes and consequently have limited access to routine intra‐disciplinary practices. Additionally, the community‐based role covers a large scope of practice requiring comprehensive expertise. This study aimed to describe occupational therapists' perspectives on intra‐disciplinary practice within community health settings.MethodsThis study utilised an online cross‐sectional survey design, collecting quantitative and qualitative data to explore perspectives of occupational therapists working within Australian community health services. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Both forms of data were compared and contrasted.Results/FindingsEighty occupational therapists completed the survey. Seventy‐eight participants (97%) previously used or currently use intra‐disciplinary practice in their workplace. Participants predominantly consult their peers when client needs are perceived as complex. Participants indicated that intra‐disciplinary practice can benefit the client, therapist, and workplace. Enablers and barriers to the use of intra‐disciplinary practice had overlapping themes, including access to therapists, attitudes towards intra‐disciplinary practice, management support, and funding influences. Most participants expressed a desire to utilise intra‐disciplinary practices (n = 70, 87%) and were also likely or extremely likely to incorporate it into their clinical work (n = 73, 91%). Participants who did not want to utilise intra‐disciplinary practices or who were unsure provided reasons related to cost, practice inefficiencies, and being uncertain of the benefit.ConclusionsOccupational therapists perceive intra‐disciplinary practice as beneficial for problem‐solving and an opportunity for knowledge sharing that supports therapist confidence with clinical reasoning. Conversely, some therapists believe its use may lead to client confusion, a greater need for communication and coordination among therapists, and that power differentials between therapists may discourage equal collaboration. Greater understanding of intra‐disciplinary practice will help guide how it is used and supported in community health settings.
Effects of adolescent ethanol exposure on adult nondrug reward seeking behavior in male and female mice
Authors: Giacometti Laura L. , Side Christine M. , Chandran Kelsey , Stine Sam , Buck Lauren A. , Wenzel‐Rideout Rebecca M. , Barker Jacqueline M. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractBackgroundAdolescent alcohol use is associated with an increased likelihood of developing an alcohol use disorder in adulthood, potentially due to the effects of alcohol exposure on reward‐seeking behavior. However, it remains unclear whether adolescent drinking is sufficient to alter nondrug reward seeking in adulthood. As adolescence is a period of both brain and sexual maturation, which occur in a sex‐dependent manner, males and females may be differentially sensitive to the consequences of adolescent alcohol exposure. The present study investigated whether adolescent ethanol exposure affected food reward taking and seeking in male and female adult mice.MethodsMale and female C57BL/6J mice underwent intermittent ethanol exposure (AIE) via vapor inhalation during early adolescence (28–42 days of age). At 10 weeks of age, the mice were trained in a conditioned place preference paradigm (CPP) for a food reward. We measured food consumption, CPP, and cFos expression in multiple brain regions following CPP testing. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance with exposure (air vs. AIE), sex, and time as factors.ResultsAIE exposure increased food consumption during CPP training in adult male mice, but reduced pellet consumption in adult female mice. AIE exposure impaired CPP expression only in female mice. Despite these behavioral differences, exposure to the reward‐paired chamber did not induce differential cFos expression following CPP testing in the prelimbic and infralimbic cortices or the nucleus accumbens core and shell.ConclusionThese findings indicate that adolescent ethanol exposure disrupted nondrug reward taking and seeking in adulthood in female mice and altered consumption in adult male mice.
A shocking result—Electric fences protect western saw‐shelled turtle (Myuchelys bellii) nests from depredation by foxes
Authors: Streeting Louise M. , Dillon Martin L. , Nesbitt Jack , Nesbitt Brad , Baker Lynn , Spark Philip H. , Chessman Bruce C. , McKnight Donald T. , McDonald Paul G. , Bower Deborah S. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIntroduced red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are a major predator of freshwater turtle nests in Australia. We evaluated the effectiveness of electric fences, in combination with individual nest protection, for shielding western saw‐shelled turtle (Myuchelys bellii: Chelidae) nests from predation by foxes. We compared the numbers of raided and intact turtle nests found in paired fenced treatment and unfenced control areas of streambank. We also individually protected all intact nests found in both area types with wire mesh or a steel cage. The total numbers of nests found in treatment and control areas did not significantly differ from parity, but significantly more intact nests were found in treatment areas and significantly more raided nests in control areas. The fences were occasionally damaged by livestock, wildlife and flooding, rendering them inoperative for varying periods of time until repair. However, foxes raided nests inside the fences on only two occasions, despite these breaks in functionality. Our study demonstrates that electric fences can provide an effective method of protecting entire nesting areas from depredation by foxes.
Strategic Task Decomposition in Joint Action
Authors: Gordon Jeremy , Knoblich Guenther , Pezzulo Giovanni 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe core of human cooperation is people's ability to perform joint actions. Frequently, this requires effectively decomposing a joint task into individual subtasks, for example, when jointly shopping at the market to buy food. Surprisingly, little is known about how collaborators balance the costs of establishing a joint strategy for such decompositions and its expected benefits for a joint goal. We created a new online task that required pairs of randomly matched participants to jointly collect colored items. We then systematically varied the cognitive costs and benefits of applying a color‐splitting strategy. The results showed that pairs adopted a color‐splitting strategy more often when necessary to lower cognitive costs. However, once the strategy was jointly adopted, it continued to be used even when the cost–benefits changed. Our results provide first insights on how people decompose joint tasks into individual components and how decomposition strategies may evolve into conventions.
Developing a model semantic‐based image retrieval by combining KD‐Tree structure with ontology
Authors: Le Thanh Manh , Dinh Nguyen Thi , Van Thanh The 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe paper proposes an alternative approach to improve the performance of image retrieval. In this work, a framework for image retrieval based on machine learning and semantic retrieval is proposed. In the preprocessing phase, the image is segmented objects by using Graph‐cut, and the feature vectors of objects presented in the image and their visual relationships are extracted using R‐CNN. The feature vectors, visual relationships, and their symbolic labels are stored in KD‐Tree data structures which can be used to predict the label of objects and visual relationships later. To facilitate semantic query, the images use the RDF data model and create an ontology for the symbolic labels annotated. For each query image, after extracting their feature vectors, the KD‐Tree is used to classify the objects and predict their relationship. After that, a SPARQL query is built to extract a set of similar images. The SPARQL query consists of triple statements describing the objects and their relationship which were previously predicted. The evaluation of the framework with the MS‐COCO dataset and Flickr showed that the precision achieved scores of 0.9218 and 0.9370, respectively.
U–Pb and fission‐track dating of Miocene hydrocarbon source rocks in the Akita Basin, Northeast Japan, and implications for the timing of paleoceanographic changes in the sea of Japan
Authors: Nakajima Takeshi , Iwano Hideki , Danhara Tohru , Hirata Takafumi , Asahina Kenta , Takahashi Koji U. , Hanamura Yasuaki 
Published: July 2023

AbstractMiddle to Late Miocene organic‐rich siliceous mudstones (Onnagawa Formation) in the Akita Basin, Northeast Japan have been an important target for both paleoceanographic studies and hydrocarbon exploration in Japan. However, the reliable age of their formation has remained poorly constrained. Here, we report new zircon U–Pb and fission‐track ages of the Onnagawa Formation from a previously well‐studied outcrop route in the Yashima area, central Akita Basin. The thin tuff bed in the lower Onnagawa Formation was dated at around 11.6 Ma, whereas thin tuff beds in the upper Onnagawa Formation was dated at 10.4–9.6 Ma. The new age model constrains the base of the succession as older than 15.6–13.8 Ma and the top of the succession as 8.7–8.2 Ma. The results suggest that the lowest part of the succession was deposited before the Onnagawa Stage. The new age model indicates a rapid deposition in the lower Onnagawa Stage. The new age model also clarifies a temporary decrease in the sedimentation rate during 10.9–9.4 Ma, which coincided with a hiatus or slow deposition reported from other areas along the Sea of Japan coast. The new age model also revises the timing of paleoceanographic changes, of the best hydrocarbon source horizon, and of hydrothermal activity responsible for seafloor chemoautotrophic communities in the Akita Basin. This revised timing reveals that the onset of paleoceanographic changes from oxidizing to anoxic bottom environments favorable for hydrocarbon source rock formation was closely related to the tectonic uplift of the Northeast Japan Arc at ~12 Ma, whereas the timing of hydrothermal activity was related to the following extensional tectonics at ~9 Ma. The results of this study thus shed light on hitherto unclarified relationships between tectonics, volcanism, and paleoceanographic changes in the Sea of Japan.