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Political patronage, and banks’ profitability in Bahrain
Authors: Ahmed Fatma Ehab , Mohamed Ahmed Gamal 
Published: May 2023

Purpose
This paper aims to contribute to the political connection literature by investigating the impact of political connection on banks’ profitability in Bahrain.

Design/methodology/approach
Exploiting the unique natural experiment of the 2017 Qatar blockade crisis, this study uses primary data of political connection. The study uses the difference-in-difference (DID) methodology to investigate the effect of political connections on banks’ profitability.

Findings
The main finding is that political connections have a positive effect on bank profitability in Bahrain. The paper finds that the ongoing GCC crisis has had a negative effect on the banking sector of Bahrain. During the Qatar blockade crisis, politically connected banks suffered more than their non-connected counterparts.

Practical implications
The result suggests that the Qatar blockade crisis has had a notable effect on the banking system throughout the region, including both the boycotting countries as well as Qatar. In the banking sector, politically connected banks are the most harmed by the crisis. Investors can enhance their hedging and investment decisions by exploiting knowledge of how political connections affected bank profitability during the Qatar diplomatic crisis and how that effect can be transmitted from one market to another. In addition, regulators could use insights about the association between political connections and profitability in Bahrain to undertake strategies to increase banks’ profitability and mitigate the transmission effect of a crisis by ensuring adequate regulation and supervision.

Originality/value
This paper offers four novel contributions to political connection literature as follows: Firstly, the study fills in an important gap in the literature as it is the first attempt to quantify the impact of political connections on bank performance in Bahrain. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the role of political factors in Bahrain has not been studied about the banking system. Secondly, the study depends on primary data about political connections collected manually from various sources. Thirdly, this is the first study to investigate the effect of the Qatar blockade on the banking sector. Lastly, the evidence suggests that politically connected banks are more profitable than banks that lack political connections. However, the Qatar blockade crisis resulted in a sharp decrease in bank profitability, suggesting that the crisis significantly harmed the banking sector in Bahrain.
Financial innovation in Islamic banks: evidence on the interaction between Shariah board and FinTech
Authors: Mohd Haridan Nurfarahin , Sheikh Hassan Ahmad Fahmi , Mohammed Shah Sabarina , Mustafa Hasri 
Published: May 2023

Purpose
This study aims to investigate the significant role of the Shariah Board (SB) in the innovation of digital finance products through SBs’ interaction with financial technology (FinTech).

Design/methodology/approach
By using semi-structured interviews, the paper examines 34 views and experiences of scholars and other practitioners from the FinTech and Islamic banking industries to gain an in-depth understanding of SBs’ Shariah compliance roles in FinTech inclusion in Malaysian Islamic banks (IBs).

Findings
Taking advantage of Malaysia’s comprehensive Shariah Governance Framework for IBs, the study highlighted the importance of SBs to better address the opportunities and challenges of financial innovation for the development of IBs with the inclusion of FinTech. The authors found that digital solutions and tools, such as Robo Advisory system and blockchain, enhance SBs’ roles by providing more effective and timely Shariah assurance regardless of the volume of data information and storage.

Practical implications
Given SBs significant roles in conforming to the Shariah, the study contributed significantly to assisting the regulatory and policy promulgation that enhance SBs’ integrity and credibility in response to the growth of IB infrastructures and financial innovation.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the significant role of SBs in the innovation of digital finance products through their interaction with FinTech, while prior studies focused on the characteristics and structure of Islamic digital financial products.
Typologies and taxonomies of positioning strategies: a systematic literature review
Authors: Saqib Natasha 
Published: May 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature on positioning strategies, categorise them as typologies and taxonomies and propose generic positioning strategies for organisations from a theoretical viewpoint.

Design/methodology/approach
Typologies and taxonomies are defined and characterised, and then all product or brand positioning strategies are examined. Articles published in reputable marketing and strategic marketing journals from 1969 to 2022 are analysed for this purpose. The analysis was done using qualitative text mining: classification, coding and text analysis.

Findings
The review enables the identification of three generic positioning strategies widely accepted in the literature, as well as the distinction between conceptually derived positioning strategies (typology) and empirically derived positioning strategies( taxonomy).

Research limitations/implications
This study provides a comprehensive overview for researchers who wish to get broad-picture research on generic classifications in positioning strategy. Moreover, most notably for academics, to the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first study to classify positioning strategies into typologies and taxonomies based on their evolution.

Practical implications
Knowledge of positioning typologies and taxonomies can assist managers in developing and implementing a strategy that allows their company to maximise the potential of its product/brand and achieve better results. The literature review contributes to theory development and helps companies understand their positioning strategies.

Originality/value
Despite considerable interest in positioning research, little effort has been made to examine positioning strategies’ current or future development. Some authors use the term taxonomy to describe their conceptually derived classification of positioning strategies, and it was discovered that authors frequently interchangeably use the terms typologies or taxonomies. When attempting to understand and compare the various classifications, this liberal use of the term’s typology and taxonomy creates misunderstanding and confusion. This paper fills that void.
A novel conflict free routing with multi pickup delivery tasks for autonomous vehicles
Authors: Sarıçiçek İnci , Yazıcı Ahmet , Aslan Özge 
Published: May 2023

Purpose
This study aims to propose a novel method for the conflict detection and eradication of autonomous vehicles which has predetermined routes to establish multi pickup and delivery tasks according to task priorities and vehicle capacity status on each pickup and delivery nodes in assembly cells in the automotive production.

Design/methodology/approach
In the designed system, the routing of autonomous vehicles (AVs) and scheduling of pickup and delivery tasks are established in production logistics. Gantt chart is created according to vehicle routes, and conflicts are detected using the proposed conflict-sweep algorithm. The proposed conflict-solving algorithm eliminates conflicts on intersections and roads by considering vehicle routes and task priorities.

Findings
In many production systems, there is a need to obtain flexible routes in each pickup delivery task group that changes during day, week, etc. Proposed system provides remarkable advantages in obtaining conflict-free routes for pre-scheduled multi transport tasks of vehicles by considering efficiency in production systems.

Originality/value
A novel method is proposed for the conflict detection and eradication of AVs. Proposed system eliminates conflicts on intersections and roads by considering pre-planned vehicle routes for a fleet of heterogeneous AVs. Unlike most of the other conflict-free algorithms, in which conflicts are solved between two points, proposed system also considers multi pickup and delivery points for AVs. This is pioneering paper that addresses conflict-free route planning with backhauls and scheduling of multi pickup and delivery tasks for AVs.
Floral presence and flower identity alter cereal aphid endosymbiont communities on adjacent crops
Authors: Zytynska Sharon E. , Sturm Sarah , Hawes Cathy , Weisser Wolfgang W. , Karley Alison 
Published: May 2023

Abstract

Floral plantings adjacent to crops fields can recruit populations of natural enemies by providing flower nectar and non‐crop prey to increase natural pest regulation. Observed variation in success rates might be due to changes in the unseen community of endosymbionts hosted by many herbivorous insects, of which some can confer resistance to natural enemies, for example, parasitoid wasps. Reduced insect control may occur if highly protective symbiont combinations increase in frequency via selection effects, and this is expected to be stronger in lower diversity systems.

We used a large‐scale field trial to analyse the bacterial endosymbiont communities hosted by cereal aphids Sitobion avenae collected along transects into strip plots of barley plants managed by either conventional or integrated (including floral field margins and reduced inputs) methods. In addition, we conducted an outdoor pot experiment to analyse endosymbionts in S. avenae aphids collected on barley plants that were either grown alone or alongside one of three flowering plants, across three time points.

In the field, aphids hosted up to four symbionts. The abundance of aphids and parasitoid wasps was reduced towards the middle of all fields while aphid symbiont species richness and diversity decreased into the field in conventional, but not integrated, field‐strips. The proportion of aphids hosting different symbiont combinations varied across cropping systems, with distances into the fields, and were correlated with parasitoid wasp abundances.

In the pot experiment, aphids hosted up to six symbionts. Flower presence increased natural enemy abundance and diversity, and decreased aphid abundance. The proportion of aphids hosting different symbiont combinations varied across the flower treatment and time, and were correlated with varying abundances of the different specialist parasitoid wasp species recruited by different flowers.

Synthesis and applications. Floral plantings and flower identity had community‐wide impacts on the combinations of bacterial endosymbionts hosted by herbivorous insects, which correlated with natural enemy diversity and abundance. We recommend that integrated management practices incorporate floral resources within field areas to support a more functionally diverse and resilient natural enemy community to mitigate selection for symbiont‐mediated pest resistance throughout the cropping area.
Occupation‐centred practice and supervision: Exploring senior occupational therapists' perspectives
Authors: Phillips Kathleen , Di Tommaso Amelia , Molineux Matthew , Nicholson Ellen 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIntroductionOccupation‐centred practice is core to contemporary occupational therapy; however, knowledge and implementation of occupation in practice vary. New graduate occupational therapists find implementing occupation‐centred practice challenging, partly due to the influence of senior occupational therapists. However, little is known about senior therapists' views, knowledge, and use of occupation‐centred practice and the impact this has on new graduates. The aims of this study were to explore senior occupational therapists' perspectives on and use of occupation‐centred practice and the extent to which they influence the occupation‐centred practice of the new graduates they supervise.MethodsInterpretative phenomenology was used as the research design. Ten senior occupational therapists in Australia were purposively recruited to participate in semi‐structured interviews, which we transcribed. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse the data and develop themes.FindingsFive themes were discovered from the data: together, but apart; a link between knowledge and identity; navigating different cultures; making up for what is missing; and good supervisors. The themes revealed participants' varied knowledge and use of occupation‐centred practice, the influence of practice context, and the way supervision impacted on the practice of new graduates.ConclusionSenior occupational therapists valued occupation‐centred practice, but their understanding and implementation of it varied. Participants acknowledged that they held great power to influence new graduates' use of occupation‐centred practice through supervision. Consequently, if occupation is not central to supervision, this could perpetuate the ongoing challenges of delivering contemporary practice.
Prognostic impact of cytoreductive surgery conducted with primary intent, versus cytoreductive surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, in the management of patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancers: a multicentre, propensity score‐matched study from the FRANCOGYN group
Authors: Wohrer Henri , Koual Meriem , Bentivegna Enrica , Benoit Louise , Metairie Marie , Bolze Pierre‐Adrien , Kerbage Yohan , Raimond Emilie , Akladios Cherif , Carcopino Xavier , Canlorbe Geoffroy , Uzan Jennifer , Lavoue Vincent , Mimoun Camille , Huchon Cyrille , Koskas Martin , Costaz Hélène , Margueritte François , Dabi Yohann , Touboul Cyril , Bendifallah Sofiane , Ouldamer Lobna , Delanoy Nicolas , Nguyen‐Xuan Huyen‐Thu , Bats Anne‐Sophie , Azaïs Henri 
Published: May 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo compare survival and morbidity rates between primary cytoreductive surgery (pCRS) and interval cytoreductive surgery (iCRS) for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), using a propensity score.DesignWe conducted a propensity score‐matched cohort study, using data from the FRANCOGYN cohort.SettingRetrospective, multicentre study of data from patients followed in 15 French department specialized in the treatment of ovarian cancer.SamplePatients included were those with International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage III or IV EOC, with peritoneal carcinomatosis, having undergone CRS.MethodsThe propensity score was designed using pre‐therapeutic variables associated with both treatment allocation and overall survival (OS).Main Outcome MeasuresThe primary outcome was OS. Secondary outcomes included recurrence‐free survival (RFS), quality of CRS and other variables related to surgical morbidity.ResultsA total of 513 patients were included. Among these, 334 could be matched, forming 167 pairs. No difference in OS was found (hazard ratio, HR = 0.8, p = 0.32). There was also no difference in RFS (median = 26 months in both groups) nor in the rate of CRS leaving no macroscopic residual disease (pCRS 85%, iCRS 81.4%, p = 0.76). The rates of gastrointestinal tract resections, stoma, postoperative complications and hospital stay were significantly higher in the pCRS group.ConclusionsAnalysis of groups of patients made comparable by propensity score matching showed no difference in survival, but lower postoperative morbidity in patients treated with iCRS.
Tomorrow’s Country: Practice‐oriented principles for Indigenous cultural fire research in south‐east Australia
Authors: Rawluk Andrea , Neale Timothy , Smith Will , Doherty Tim , Ritchie Euan , Pascoe Jack , Murray Minda , Carter Rodney , Bourke Mick , Falconer Scott , Nimmo Dale , Price Jodi , White Matt , Bates Paul , Wong Nathan , Nelson Trent , Atkinson Amos , Webster Deborah 
Published: May 2023

AbstractFirst Nations peoples are revitalising diverse cultural fire practices and knowledge. Institutional and societal recognition of these practices is growing. Yet there has been little academic research on these fire practices in south‐east Australia, let alone research led by Aboriginal people. We are a group of Indigenous and settler academics, practitioners, and experts focused on cultural fire management in the Victorian Loddon Mallee region. Using interviews and workshops, we facilitated knowledge sharing and discussion. In this paper, we describe three practice‐oriented principles to develop and maintain collaborations across Aboriginal groups, researchers, and government in the Indigenous‐led revitalisation of fire on Country: relationships (creating reciprocity and trust), Country (working with place and people), and power (acknowledging structures and values). Collaborations based on these principles will be unique to each temporal, social, cultural, and geographic context. Considering our findings, we acknowledge the challenges that exist and the opportunities that emerge to constructively hold space to grow genuinely collaborative research that creates change. We suggest that the principles we identify can be applied by anyone wanting to form genuine collaborations around the world as the need for social–ecological justice grows.
Effects of seedling conspecific density and heterospecific frequency on insect herbivory in a tropical dry forest
Authors: Abdala‐Roberts Luis , Berny‐Mier y Terán Jorge Carlos , Vázquez‐González Carla , Cohuo Ariel , León Jorge , Valle Limbenr , Mooney Kailen A. , Reyes‐Novelo Enrique , Moreira Xoaquín 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Conspecific plant density and heterospecific frequency are key drivers of herbivore damage. However, most studies have investigated their effects separately and for single (rather than multiple) focal plant species.
We conducted an experiment involving three tree species, namely: Cordia dodecandra (Boraginaceae), Manilkara zapota (Zapotaceae), and Piscidia piscipula (Fabaceae). We manipulated understory densities of M. zapota and C. dodecandra (focal species) and their frequency relative to P. piscipula. Three months after planting, we surveyed insect leaf chewer and sucking damage on the former two. Because these species are attacked by different herbivores, we predicted a negative effect of heterospecific frequency on herbivory.
Density and frequency varied in the direction and function of their effects on herbivory depending on the plant species and attacking herbivore. As expected, Piscidia piscipula frequency had a negative linear effect on M. zapota leaf‐chewer damage, whereas conspecific density did not affect chewer damage on this species. In contrast, density and frequency had non‐linear effects on C. dodecandra chewer damage, namely positive (hump‐shaped) and negative (U‐shaped) relationships, respectively. In addition, density and frequency had positive linear effects on C. dondecandra damage by leafhoppers.
These findings call for more work jointly assessing plant inter‐specific variation in density‐ and frequency‐dependent variation in herbivory and its underlying drivers.
Letter: 1‐kestose, the smallest fructooligosaccharide component, protection for mild to moderate ulcerative colitis patients—authors’ reply
Authors: Ikegami Shuji , Nakamura Masanao , Honda Takashi , Kawashima Hiroki 
Published: May 2023

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Ikegami et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17387 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17420
Editorial: adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine in adults with inflammatory bowel disease—time for universal recommendation?
Authors: Macaluso Fabio Salvatore , Orlando Ambrogio 
Published: May 2023

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Caldera et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17454 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17519
Editorial: ondansetron for patients with IBS‐D and bowel‐predominant symptoms—authors' reply
Authors: Gunn David , Ford Alexander , Farrin Amanda , Spiller Robin 
Published: May 2023

LINKED CONTENTThis article is linked to Gunn et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17426 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17462
Variability of bone microstructure and growth lines in the evolution of troodontids and dromaeosaurids
Authors: Martin Damien , Currie Philip J. , Kundrát Martin 
Published: May 2023

AbstractSince the beginning of the 1990s, palaeontologists have been interested in understanding biological processes recorded within the bone microstructure of deinonychosaurian theropods, the group comprising Troodontidae and Dromaeosauridae. Several studies were published on this subject, and the growing database requires the first revision of used terminology and older interpretations. Furthermore, a platform correlating the developmental characters of all investigated taxa is missing. Hence, we lack a perspective to evaluate the potential of deinonychosaurian osteohistology for understanding their evolution and that of their close relatives, including avialans. This study aimed to fill in this gap by offering a comprehensive review of the previous osteohistological investigations published on deinonychosaurians and Archaeopteryx. Four significant evolutionary phenomena are assumed from the investigated deinonychosaurian taxa: (1) it is likely that troodontids evolved general osteohistology closer to basal avialans than to dromaeosaurids, (2) in troodontids, reticular vasculature is correlated to maturation timing, (3) the first growth deceleration occurs later in smaller deinonychosaurs (e.g. Changyuraptor, Sinornithosaurus) than in larger forms (e.g. Buitreraptor), and (4) the growth rate of the deinonychosaurs' hind limbs might be correlated with a specific type of locomotion.