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Unmasking online fake job group financial scams: a thematic examination of victim exploitation from perspective of financial behavior
Authors: Ridho Wahyu Fahrul 
Published: August 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to critically examine a prevalent online scam mechanism, with the aim of understanding its exploitation of behavioral finance principles and group dynamics and propose effective countermeasures.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses a blend of case study and thematic analysis, drawing from behavioral finance, social psychology and criminology, using primary source testimonies of victims to provide a detailed exploration of the scam’s operations.

Findings
This research uncovers the strategic use of four key principles: loss aversion, overconfidence, scarcity bias and social proof, within the scam operation. These tendencies are manipulated to induce victims to progressively invest into the fraudulent scheme, even amid growing suspicions.

Research limitations/implications
While the research elucidates on the workings of one specific online scam, it is necessary to explore if and how these principles are used in various other online fraudulent schemes, to develop comprehensive countermeasures.

Practical implications
The findings underscore the urgent need for enhanced public awareness, stronger corporate responsibility and robust regulatory oversight. There is a call for concerted efforts encompassing public education campaigns, fortified security protocols and strong legal frameworks for preventing such scams.

Social implications
The research emphasizes the need for collective action in ensuring a safe online space. This involves the individual user’s prudence, businesses’ proactive education initiatives and stringent legal actions against fraudulent activities.

Originality/value
This research offers novel insights into the nuanced manipulation of behavioral finance principles within online scams, based on empirical data from victim testimonials. These findings contribute to the understanding of the psychological mechanisms at play in online scams and are instrumental in formulating effective preventive strategies.
Uncovering the hidden roots: the tapestry of working capital efficiency in Indian MSMEs
Authors: Tripathi Deepak Kumar , Chadha Saurabh , Tripathi Ankita 
Published: August 2023

Purpose
Working capital efficiency (WCE) is crucial for the sustainability of both large and small firms. This study aims to use the sample of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in India and tries to understand the critical determinants of WCE.

Design/methodology/approach
Using a fixed effect panel data model on a sample of 578 MSMEs (59 micro, 226 medium and 296 small firms), this study explores the relationship between the predictors of WCE. Additionally, the study adopted two metrics for measuring WCE among each type of firm (micro, small and medium).

Findings
Several firm-specific variables, including leverage (lever), firm age (AGE), firm size (Fsiz), profitability (Prof), extended payment terms (EPT), human capital (HCap), asset turnover ratio (ATR), reverse factoring (RF) and firm growth (FG), have a significant effect on working capital management efficiency (WCE). In contrast, tangibility (Tangib) and salary expenses (Sal) had an insignificant effect on working capital management efficiency.

Research limitations/implications
The study is based on secondary data. Future studies may incorporate some primary data, which will facilitate qualitative analysis.

Originality/value
The studies explore the relationship between WCE and expenses in HCap, EPT, RF and Sal as the predictors for WCE, which was not studied earlier in MSMEs scenario, especially in case of developing nation.
Implementing artificial intelligence in library services: a review of current prospects and challenges of developing countries
Authors: Barsha Sayantoni , Munshi Shamim Aktar 
Published: August 2023

Purpose
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of today’s rising technologies. AI is a commonly used technology in library services that have the potential to revolutionise the best offerings in the information age. With AI in libraries, users can explore the world of knowledge like never before with smart recommendations tailored to their needs. Overall, AI can enhance the library experience of both the users and library professionals with innovation and smart decisions. Hence, there is no doubt that AI and libraries have a close relationship; nonetheless, the usage and understanding of AI in library services continue to raise concerns, especially in the developing countries which this paper addresses. The purpose of this research paper is to review the current prospects and challenges of implementing AI in library services in developing countries. The primary objective of the study is to discern the pivotal predicaments and obstacles these nations face while implementing AI-based solutions and to propose pragmatic solutions.

Design/methodology/approach
The present study adopts a qualitative approach, using content analysis techniques to glean meaningful insights. An extensive review of the extant literature on the subject was conducted, which was meticulously analysed to furnish the findings of this study. The review is limited to English language sources, and searches were conducted using various online academic databases.

Findings
The review reveals that the prospects of implementing AI in library services in developing countries are significant, with potential benefits including improved access to information, increased efficiency and productivity and enhanced user experience. However, the review also identifies several challenges, including the lack of infrastructure and resources, the shortage of skilled personnel, the absence of data privacy regulations, digital divide and the high cost of implementing AI-based solutions.

Practical implications
The review suggests several practical solutions to overcome the challenges faced by developing countries in implementing AI in library services. These include partnerships between libraries and technology firms, investment in infrastructure and resources, training and capacity building for library staff and the development of regulatory frameworks to protect user data.

Originality/value
This research paper provides a comprehensive review of the prospects and challenges of implementing AI in library services in developing countries. The study is original in its focus on the perspectives of developing countries, their problems and obstacles. The study also provides practical recommendations that can be used by library managers, policymakers and technology firms to support the implementation of AI-based solutions in developing countries.
How country governance situation affect firm financing arrangements: empirical evidence from selected Asian economies
Authors: Subhani Bilal Haider , Farooq Umar , Ashfaq Khurram , Tabash Mosab I. 
Published: August 2023

Purpose
This study aims to explore the potential impact of country-level governance in corporate financing structures.

Design/methodology/approach
A two-step system generalized method of moment was used due to the endogeneity issue. The whole sample comprises 3,761 firms in five economies – China, India, Pakistan, Singapore and South Korea – from 2007 to 2016.

Findings
The results indicate that the debt option for financing is not favorable under governments with an adequate governance arrangement. However, there is a direct and significant link between country governance and equity financing because in adequate governance arrangements, the possibilities of information asymmetry are minimal and businesses consider equity a more appropriate and safer financing instrument. In contrast, firms prefer to trade-credit financing in poor governance economies, which confirms an adverse link between trade credit and adequate governance.

Practical implications
The country’s governance should be considered a sensitive matter when deciding about corporate financing.

Originality/value
This arrangement of variables has not been previously analyzed in the literature, suggesting the study’s novelty.
The costs of living on the coast: Reduction in body size and size‐specific reproductive output in coastal populations of a widespread amphibian
Authors: Lorrain‐Soligon Léa , Périsse Luca , Robin Fréderic , Jankovic Marko , Brischoux François 
Published: August 2023

Abstract

Body size is a critical component of organismal biology. Body size is known to be influenced by a plethora of environmental conditions, among which exposure to large scale variations of salinity has been comparatively overlooked. Yet, exposure to salinity is known to affect energetic allocation toward growth and reproduction.

In this study, we investigated the morphological differences between inland and coastal individuals of spined toads (Bufo spinosus) in Western France.

We measured adult morphology both outside and during the reproductive season on 190 individuals, and assessed reproduction in pairs originating from inland (N = 20) and coastal (N = 30) environments.

Overall, we found that adult coastal toads were smaller and lighter than inland individuals. Reproductive correlates of these differences included lower fecundity and smaller egg size (but higher egg density) in coastal females. Interestingly, these differences were not allometric correlates of body size, as coastal females invested proportionally less in all components of reproduction (fecundity, egg size and egg protection).

These results suggest altered resource allocation to growth and reproduction in coastal amphibians, which may be related to the marked spatial gradient of salinity (measured in reproductive ponds) and the associated costs of osmoregulation (higher osmolality in coastal individuals), for which local adaptation and higher tolerance to salinity remains to be tested.

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Intraoperative hemodynamics and risk of cardiac surgery‐associated acute kidney injury: An observation study and a feasibility clinical trial
Authors: Noe Khin M. , Don Andrea , Cochrane Andrew D. , Zhu Michael Z. L. , Ngo Jennifer P. , Smith Julian A. , Thrift Amanda G. , Vogiatjis Johnny , Martin Andrew , Bellomo Rinaldo , McMillan James , Evans Roger G. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractTargeting greater pump flow and mean arterial pressure (MAP) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) could potentially alleviate renal hypoxia and reduce the risk of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI). Therefore, in an observational study of 93 patients undergoing on‐pump cardiac surgery, we tested whether intraoperative hemodynamic management differed between patients who did and did not develop AKI. Then, in 20 patients, we assessed the feasibility of a larger‐scale trial in which patients would be randomized to greater than normal target pump flow and MAP, or usual care, during CPB. In the observational cohort, MAP during hypothermic CPB averaged 68.8 ± 8.0 mmHg (mean ± SD) in the 36 patients who developed AKI and 68.9 ± 6.3 mmHg in the 57 patients who did not (p = 0.98). Pump flow averaged 2.4 ± 0.2 L/min/m2 in both groups. In the feasibility clinical trial, compared with usual care, those randomized to increased target pump flow and MAP had greater mean pump flow (2.70 ± 0.23 vs. 2.42 ± 0.09 L/min/m2 during the period before rewarming) and systemic oxygen delivery (363 ± 60 vs. 281 ± 45 mL/min/m2). Target MAP ≥80 mmHg was achieved in 66.6% of patients in the intervention group but in only 27.3% of patients in the usual care group. Nevertheless, MAP during CPB did not differ significantly between the two groups. We conclude that little insight was gained from our observational study regarding the impact of variations in pump flow and MAP on the risk of AKI. However, a clinical trial to assess the effects of greater target pump flow and MAP on the risk of AKI appears feasible.
‘Fraternity for Frustrated Females’: The Gender Dynamics of 1970s Feminist Organising at the University of Waterloo, Canada
Authors: Blair Megan 
Published: August 2023

AbstractIn 1970, a male student at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario deemed the campus women's liberation group to be a ‘fraternity for frustrated females’. This perspective was commonplace at the supposedly liberal school, as male dissent against autonomous women's organising continued throughout the early 1970s. While women organised protests against sexist campus events, held consciousness‐raising groups and encouraged discussion about gender roles in society, many male students turned away from women's pleas for change and were not receptive to encouraging equality on campus. This research examines the attempted involvement of male students in the women's liberation movement at the University of Waterloo and the anti‐feminist rhetoric that percolated on campus. By using a micro‐history of the University of Waterloo and analysing the student newspaper, The Chevron, it illustrates the ways in which women students organised despite backlash from male students and the daily sexism women faced on campus. It reveals the challenges women faced in gaining equality and the climate of youth masculinity in a period of tumultuous social change.
Comparison of surface resistance‐based models for estimating maize evapotranspiration in a humid region of China
Authors: Liu Chunwei , Qiu Rangjian , Cui Ningbo , Zhang Baozhong , Wang Ranghui , Wang Zhenchang , Guo Weihua 
Published: August 2023

AbstractAccurate simulation of evapotranspiration (ET) is essential to enhance efficient irrigation management in the maize field. Here, we evaluated the performance of four mathematical models for estimating the ET of maize. The four models based on surface resistance calculate ET from different vapor sources, which are Penman‐Monteith (PM) through the “big leaf” model, the Shuttleworth‐Wallace (SW) model for distinguishing between soil and canopy, the clumping (C) model for distinguishing between canopy, soils under the canopy and bare soil, and the seasonal clumping (Cj) model for dividing ET into transpiration of sunlit leaves and shaded leaves, evaporation of bare soil surface, sunlit soil surface of canopy gap fraction, and canopy shaded soil surfaces. The models were calibrated by ET measured from a weighing lysimeter, transpiration by the sap flux method, and soil evaporation by micro‐lysimeters in 2014, 2015, and 2017. Results showed that the measured daily transpiration was 3.32 mm/day during the full‐grown stage of maize, and the mean measured daily soil evaporation was 1.46 mm/day. The performance of the sap flow for transpiration plus micro‐lysimeter for soil evaporation method was consistent with the large‐weighted lysimeter method in measuring daily ET. For simulating versus measuring hourly transpiration, the Cj model performed better than the C model with a slope of 0.94, determination coefficient (R2) of 0.85, mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.08 mm/h, and modified agreement index (d) of 0.81. In simulating daily soil evaporation, the Cj model also had a higher slope and less MAE than the C and SW models. Nevertheless, the Cj model yielded increased slope and d and decreased MAE between simulated and measured daily ET. The most sensitive environmental factor in the Cj model is temperature. With a 50% increase in temperature, ET, transpiration, and evaporation increase by 45%, 36%, and 69%, respectively. In summary, the Cj model improved the accuracy for hourly and daily ET of maize and helped separate plant transpiration and soil evaporation, thus giving an available approach for precision irrigation in water management of maize planting systems.
SETD1A‐mediated H3K4me3 methylation upregulates lncRNA HOXC‐AS3 and the binding of HOXC‐AS3 to EP300 and increases EP300 stability to suppress the ferroptosis of NSCLC cells
Authors: Shi Zhenliang , Zhang Hao , Shen Yimeng , Zhang Sipei , Zhang Xun , Xu Yijun , Sun Daqiang 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBackgroundHistone methyltransferases are crucial regulators in non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) development. This study explored the mechanism of histone methyltransferase SET domain containing 1A (SETD1A)‐mediated H3K4me2 methylation in NSCLC cell ferroptosis and provides novel targets for NSCLC treatment.MethodsUpon downregulation of SETD1A in NSCLC cell lines, cell proliferation potential, malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH) activities, iron content, and SETD1A, long noncoding RNA HOXC cluster antisense RNA 3 (lncRNA HOXC‐AS3), E1A binding protein p300 (EP300), glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) expressions were determined via cell counting kit‐8, ELISA, iron assay kits, RT‐qPCR, and western blot. Enrichment levels of SETD1A and H3K4me3 in the HOXC‐AS3 promotor were measured via chromatin immunoprecipitation, and the binding of HOXC‐AS3 and EP300 was analyzed via RNA immunoprecipitation. Rescue experiments were performed to confirm their roles in NSCLC cell ferroptosis. Xenograft tumor models were established to validate the role of SETD1A in vivo.ResultsSETD1A, H3K4me3, HOXC‐AS3, and EP300 were highly‐expressed in NSCLC cells. Silencing SETD1A inhibited NSCLC cell proliferation, increased MDA and iron levels, and decreased SOD, GSH, and GPX4 levels. SETD1A downregulation reduced H3K4me3 level, HOXC‐AS3 expression, the binding of HOXC‐AS3 to EP300, and EP300 stability. Overexpression of HOXC‐AS3 or EP300 reversed the promotion of silencing SETD1A on NSCLC cell ferroptosis. Silencing SETD1A reduced tumor volume and weight and positive rate of ki67 and increased ferroptosis through the HOXC‐AS3/EP300 axis.ConclusionSETD1A‐mediated H3K4me2 methylation promoted HOXC‐AS3 expression, binding of HOXC‐AS3 to EP300, and EP300 stability, thereby suppressing NSCLC cell ferroptosis.
Decoding of translation‐regulating entities reveals heterogeneous translation deficiency patterns in cellular senescence
Authors: Papaspyropoulos Angelos , Hazapis Orsalia , Altulea Abdullah , Polyzou Aikaterini , Verginis Panayotis , Evangelou Konstantinos , Fousteri Maria , Papantonis Argyris , Demaria Marco , Gorgoulis Vassilis 
Published: August 2023

AbstractCellular senescence constitutes a generally irreversible proliferation barrier, accompanied by macromolecular damage and metabolic rewiring. Several senescence types have been identified based on the initiating stimulus, such as replicative (RS), stress‐induced (SIS) and oncogene‐induced senescence (OIS). These senescence subtypes are heterogeneous and often develop subset‐specific phenotypes. Reduced protein synthesis is considered a senescence hallmark, but whether this trait pertains to various senescence subtypes and if distinct molecular mechanisms are involved remain largely unknown. Here, we analyze large published or experimentally produced RNA‐seq and Ribo‐seq datasets to determine whether major translation‐regulating entities such as ribosome stalling, the presence of uORFs/dORFs and IRES elements may differentially contribute to translation deficiency in senescence subsets. We show that translation‐regulating mechanisms may not be directly relevant to RS, however uORFs are significantly enriched in SIS. Interestingly, ribosome stalling, uORF/dORF patterns and IRES elements comprise predominant mechanisms upon OIS, strongly correlating with Notch pathway activation. Our study provides for the first time evidence that major translation dysregulation mechanisms/patterns occur during cellular senescence, but at different rates depending on the stimulus type. The degree at which those mechanisms accumulate directly correlates with translation deficiency levels. Our thorough analysis contributes to elucidating crucial and so far unknown differences in the translation machinery between senescence subsets.
Rab27b promotes endometriosis by enhancing invasiveness of ESCs and promoting angiogenesis
Authors: Shan Jing , Chang Ling‐Yu , Li Da‐Jin , Wang Xiao‐Qiu 
Published: August 2023

AbstractProblemEndometriosis (EMS) is an estrogen‐dependent disease which is characterized with estrogen‐dependent growth of ectopic endometrium and increased local estrogen production. EMS performs tumor‐like biological functions such as invasiveness and angiogenesis. Rab27b is a member of the Rab family of GTPases, which is strongly associated with the growth, invasion and metastasis of a variety of tumors. However, little is known about the function of Rab27b in EMS. In this study, we intended to investigate the impact of Rab27b and its downstream molecule in the development of EMS.Method of studyNormal endometrium and endometriotic lesions were collected to investigate the expression levels of Rab27b. Then, ESCs were transfected with Rab27b siRNA. We analyzed the influence of Rab27b on the proliferation and invasive activity of ESCs. Conditioned media harvested from Rab27b siRNA‐treated ESCs were used to treat HUVECs. HUVEC Tube formation and ELISA were performed to explored the interactions between ESCs and HUVEC. In addition, ESCs were treated with different concentrations of estrogen. Based on biological database predictions, we explored possible mechanisms through which estrogen regulates the expression of Rab27b.ResultsThe expressions of Rab27b were significantly higher in endometriotic lesions than that in normal endometrium. Rab27b can promote the cell proliferation, migration and invasion of ESCs. The elevated expression of Rab27b, on the one hand, promotes the secretion of MMP9 and increases the invasiveness of ESCs. On the other hand, Rab27b may play a key role in the communication between ESC and endothelial cells, by simulating VEGF secretion and neovascularization. Besides, estrogen upregulated phosphorylated FOXO1 levels in ectopic ESCs, resulting in the promotion of Rab27b expression levels.ConclusionRab27b plays a key role in the development of EMS, which may provide new insights into the pathogenesis of EMS. Our findings may also contribute to the development of therapeutic interventions for EMS.
Electoral Discrimination, Party Rationale, and the Underrepresentation of Immigrant‐Origin Politicians
Authors: Auer Daniel , Portmann Lea , Tichelbaecker Thomas 
Published: August 2023

AbstractImmigrants and other minorities are underrepresented in politics in most Western democracies. We argue that strategically acting party gatekeepers who update their nomination strategies based on voter behavior contribute to this representation gap. Drawing on unique panel data from Swiss local elections, we find that candidates with a “foreign‐sounding” name systematically receive not only fewer votes but are also fielded on less promising list positions compared to native candidates. We track candidates across elections and show that this inequality is driven by voter discrimination in previous elections. Our study carries relevance for research on minority candidates by linking different stages in the electoral process and showing how parties indirectly discriminate due to their use of candidate‐performance information. It also bears practical implications, pointing to avenues how parties can break the cycle of discrimination in the electoral process.