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Interactive or not? Enhancing the interactive effectiveness of virtual brand ambassadors on consumer behavior
Authors: Shen Zheng 
Published: January 2025

PurposeNowadays, more and more brands are developing their own virtual ambassadors for interactive communication and marketing with consumers. Exploring the interactive effectiveness of virtual brand ambassadors on consumer behavior is crucial to understanding the interactions between brands, virtual ambassadors and consumers as well as further increasing consumer engagement in AI-mediated interactive marketing.Design/methodology/approachThis study investigated different interactive effects of virtual ambassadors on consumer behavior in terms of virtual ambassadors’ anthropomorphism, virtual experience and consumer behavior through a mixed method of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews.FindingsThe results indicate that consumers’ sharing, reviewing and purchasing behavior is significantly and positively influenced by virtual ambassadors’ anthropomorphism and virtual experience. In addition, specific anthropomorphic features and virtual experiences were discussed in detail.Originality/valueThis study helps brands develop and manage their virtual ambassadors and consumers in AI-mediated interactive marketing and communication.
Self-reported impulsivity, aggression and childhood trauma in the general population: a United-Kingdom-based online survey
Authors: Aubrey Olivia , Jones Katy A. , Paddock Elizabeth 
Published: January 2025

Purpose
The societal, economic and personal costs of aggression are indisputable. Impulsivity and childhood trauma (CT) play a role in aggression but less is known about the potential mechanisms underlying these associations. This study aimed to investigate the influence of CTs and impulsivity on aggression in the general population.

Design/methodology/approach
A total of 178 participants (aged 18–86, M = 30.93, SD = 14.50) including 65 men (36.5%), 110 women (61.8%), 3 participants self-identified (1.7%)(n = 2 nonbinary, n = 1 gender fluid) of the UK adult population completed an online survey. Questionnaires measured impulsivity (Short UPPS-P), adverse childhood experiences (CT Questionnaire) and aggression (Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire).

Findings
Emotional neglect and abuse were the most endorsed CTs (abuse and neglect). As predicted, results showed the impulsivity facet “negative urgency” was associated with the behaviour, emotions and cognitions of aggression. Findings showed a distinct effect of both impulsivity and emotional abuse on physical aggression, which may reflect a pathway in which impulsivity influences adverse childhood experiences and future violence. Types of aggression may have potentially distinct pathways. This study discusses the reasons for these observed results and future research.

Originality/value
The originality/value of the paper lies in the acknowledgement of the role of negative and positive urgency in behaviours related to emotional dysregulation. It also highlighted the importance of examining different types of aggression. There was a distinct effect of both impulsivity and CTs on physical aggression and hostility. Further research in larger samples should examine pathways in which impulsivity mediates the effects of adverse childhood experiences and adulthood aggression. These collective insights can help further our understanding of the role adverse and traumatic events in childhood and impulsivity has on aggression and may be relevant to tailored support and intervention strategies for individuals expressing aggressive behaviours.
Digital transformation and enterprise market value: a perspective on knowledge search and recombination
Authors: Huang Shicheng , Wang Yaqi , Gong Xiaoya , Deng Fumin 
Published: January 2025

Purpose
This paper aims to explore the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions through which equipment manufacturing enterprises can capture market value from digital transformation, with a specific focus on the roles of knowledge search and knowledge recombination.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses a double fixed-effects model to test the hypotheses, using a unique data set of “firm-year” observations from 739 publicly listed equipment manufacturing companies in China, spanning the period from 2018 to 2022.

Findings
Digital transformation drives market value creation in equipment manufacturing enterprises through both breakthrough knowledge recombination (BKR) and progressive knowledge recombination (PKR). In addition, the analysis of marginal conditions reveals that diversified knowledge search serves as a substitute for digital transformation in promoting BKR, while also positively moderating the relationship between digital transformation and PKR.

Originality/value
Grounded in the knowledge-based view theoretical framework, this study introduces the novel concepts of BKR and PKR and systematically examines how digital transformation impacts market value in equipment manufacturing enterprises.
Understanding the relationship between diversity-oriented leadership and knowledge sharing among public employees: the roles of internal communication
Authors: Tran Pham Toan Khanh , Tu Thuan Minh 
Published: January 2025

Purpose
Little study has focused on diversity-oriented leadership in the context of public organizations. Thus, this study aims to investigate how diversity-oriented leadership impacts knowledge sharing through transparent internal communication. In addition, this study also explores the moderating role of internal social network use in the proposed model.

Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from 422 public servants working in wards (grassroot-level government) in Vietnam. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses.

Findings
Empirical findings indicate that diversity-oriented leadership positively impacts knowledge sharing through the mediating mechanism of transparent internal communication. Moreover, internal social network use moderates the nexus between diversity-oriented leadership and knowledge sharing.

Practical implications
The findings suggest that public managers can promote knowledge-sharing behaviors among employees by building diversity-oriented leadership and enhancing transparent internal communication. Moreover, public managers should encourage employees to use internal social network.

Originality/value
This inquiry advances the understanding of knowledge sharing in public organizations via the predictive role of diversity-oriented leadership and the mediating mechanism of transparent internal communication. Moreover, this study is among the pioneering studies investigating the moderating role of internal social network use.
The development of a Web-based in-text citation analysis tool
Authors: Yoganingrum Ambar , Maryati Ira , Yaniasih Yaniasih , Karsanti Hayuning Titi , Puspita Gita Citra , Marlina Ekawati 
Published: January 2025

Purpose
Critical evaluation of in-text citations is a substitute qualitative measurement method to determine the quality of scientific publications. Unfortunately, the development of tools to facilitate the measurement process has not received attention from academics. This study aims to develop a system to analyze the qualitative quality of publications in Indonesian-language or Indonesian written works.

Design/methodology/approach
The prototyping approach is used to develop applications with requirements gathered from previous research analysis and focus group discussions.

Findings
This research outcome, a Web-based system contains five methods for measuring publications based on in-text citations, namely, the location of citations (introduction, literature review, methods, result, results and discussion, discussion); frequency of citations, sentiment (positive, negative and neutral); function (utilization, introduction, comparison, explanation and links); and role of sources (data, supplements, methods and results).

Research limitations/implications
This tool has limitations that have the potential to be developed in further research. The notes given for each publication are made manually. In the future, this annotation process needs to be developed automatically and proposed to apply the Natural Language Processing methods. Thus, the analysis results will be faster and more accurate.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to the development of a system to analyze the citation quality of an Indonesian scientific paper. The system can be developed in the future to automatically detect the required attributes.
Informing mental health research priorities and design with rural and agricultural communities: a public involvement consultation case study
Authors: Teague Bonnie , Crouch-Read Louise , Haley Emma 
Published: January 2025

Purpose
The purpose of this case study is to undertake a public involvement consultation with members of a rural and agricultural mental health support organisation to explore mental health research priorities and factors relating to research study design that may support or prevent participation.

Design/methodology/approach
A multi-methods approach was used for data collection for this case study: an online survey (n = 29) and qualitative community group discussions (n = 10). Findings are presented descriptively and analysed with content analysis to generate indicative research priorities and recommendations for future mental health research study design.

Findings
Three research priority themes were identified: improving rural health service provision; understanding the impact of rural living and working on mental health; improving community connections. Research design recommendations involve where to promote studies to increase engagement in rural and farming communities, communicating clarity over time and place and clear involvement of farmers and rural community members as part of the research team.

Originality/value
This is the first reported mental health research consultation case study exploring the views of rural and agricultural community members about aspects of research study design and local research priorities.
From local innovation to national policy: Cross‐boundary policy entrepreneurship in China's health regulatory reform
Authors: Jingwei He Alex , Fu Hongqiao , Tang Na 
Published: January 2025

AbstractMany contemporary social problems are innately complex, increasingly requiring joint efforts across sectoral boundaries to find a resolution. Cross‐boundary policy entrepreneurship, a distinctive form of policy dynamism, represents a nascent approach to policy innovation in the face of emerging disruptive technologies. By analysing a major health regulatory reform in China that was catalysed by local innovation, this study explains how a coalition of entrepreneurial actors across the local government, the corporate sector, and public hospitals was formed, and how it secured policy adoption at both local and national levels. In‐depth interviews were extensively used in data collection, and a processual approach was adopted in qualitative analysis. This two‐episode case study characterises four types of policy entrepreneurs and explains their respective motivations and entrepreneurial strategies used in the reform. This study's findings illustrate how local innovations are scaled‐up into national policies in a multilevel governance structure through collective manoeuvres.Points for practitioners
Many contemporary social problems require joint innovative efforts across sectoral boundaries.
Policy entrepreneur, process broker, program champion, and technology innovator play distinctive roles in cross‐boundary policy innovations.
Issue framing, strategic planning, coalition building, venue‐shopping, persuasion, and leading by example are common entrepreneurial strategies in scaling up local innovations to national policies.
Caveats must be drawn from both legal and ethical grounds to scrutinise cross‐boundary policy entrepreneurship.
Will childcare subsidies increase the labour supply of mothers in Ireland?
Authors: Doorley Karina , Tuda Dora , Duggan Luke 
Published: January 2025

AbstractWe study the effect of the largest childcare subsidy scheme in Ireland, a country where, historically, mothers provided childcare and did not participate on the labour market. In 2019, the cost of full‐time centre‐based childcare was among the most expensive in the OECD. At the end of 2019, a means‐tested childcare subsidy was introduced to improve childcare affordability, but nothing is known of the maternal labour supply effects. We model the joint decision of labour supply and childcare for lone and coupled mothers of children under six. Mothers are likely to respond to the introduction of childcare subsidies in 2019 by switching from informal childcare to formal childcare (12 percentage points), and by slightly increasing their participation in the labour market (0.5 percentage points). We simulate that recent (2023) reforms of the National Childcare Scheme, which increase the generosity and the scope of the subsidy, will increase mothers' participation by one further percentage point, but also substantially decrease the demand for informal childcare. Extending childcare subsidies to informal care (such as childminders and nannies) would decrease the demand for formal childcare and further increase maternal labour supply.
LncRNA‐HHCP5 Regulates KLF5 in ceRNA and m6A Pathways to Inhibit the Progression of Osteoarthritis
Authors: Jiang Peng , Song Yuxuan , Li Pengfei , Yang Yanhui , Zhang Jiyang 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTBackgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common bone disorders and has a serious impact on the quality of life of patients. LncRNA‐HCP5 (HCP5) is downregulated in OA tissues. However, the latent function and regulatory mechanisms of HCP5 in OA are unclear.MethodsIn the current study, IL‐1β‐induced C28/I2 cells were used to establish an in vitro model of OA. The expression of HCP5 in OA cartilage tissue and in the in vitro model of OA was detected by RT‐qPCR. Cell viability and apoptosis were assessed by CCK‐8 and Annexin V‐PI double staining. Western blotting was employed to detect the protein expression of MMP‐13 and aggrecan.ResultsThe results showed that the findings suggested that HCP5 was downregulated in OA cartilage tissue and IL‐1β‐induced C28/I2 cells. HCP5 overexpression greatly enhanced IL‐1β‐induced proliferation of C28/I2 cells, as well as prevented cell apoptosis and degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM). Besides, we have shown that HCP5 is a ceRNA that regulates KLF5 by sponging miR‐375. Furthermore, KLF5 is also regulated by m6A regulation induced by HCP5. Finally, overexpression of miR‐375, the m6A modification inhibitor, as well as KLF5 inhibition reversed the impact of HCP5 on IL‐1β‐induced C28/I2 cells.ConclusionIn summary, the present study demonstrated that the HCP5/KLF5 axis inhibited the progression of osteoarthritis.
Transcriptomic Analysis and Experimental Verification of Ferroptosis Signature Genes in Osteoarthritis
Authors: Gao Zhen‐yu , Yan Guo‐qing , Su Linchong , He San‐shan , Sheng Jiao‐e , Wu Qing‐chao , Huang Xia , Dai Yu‐fang 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTOsteoarthritis is a systemic disease that primarily damages articular cartilage and also affects the synovium, ligaments, and bone tissues. The key mechanisms involved are chondrocyte death and degradation of the extracellular matrix. This study aims to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with ferroptosis and investigate their roles in the development of osteoarthritis. We used several methods, such as transcriptomic data analysis, gene enrichment analysis, protein–protein interaction network construction, animal model experiments, and immune cell infiltration analysis. Our examination of the GSE114007 dataset uncovered 2614 DEGs, including 1300 that were upregulated and 1314 that were downregulated. From these, we identified eight ferroptosis‐related DEGs (FRGs‐DEGs). Functional enrichment analysis showed that these genes are significant for cellular migration and tissue remodeling. They are particularly involved in the HIF‐1 and PPAR signaling pathways. Additionally, our immune cell infiltration analysis indicated an increase in M0 and M2 macrophages in osteoarthritis samples, while levels of eosinophils and memory B cells were notably decreased. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis identified GJA1, TIMP Metallopeptidase Inhibitor 1 (TIMP1), and DPP4 as potential biomarkers for osteoarthritis diagnosis, with area under the curve of 0.91, 0.85, and 0.83, respectively. Moreover, RT‐qPCR validation in an osteoarthritis rat model confirmed the upregulation of TIMP1, supporting our bioinformatics results. In summary, our study identifies key FRGs‐DEGs and their potential roles in osteoarthritis. This research provides new insights into the disease's molecular mechanisms and suggests innovative therapeutic targets for clinical intervention. Future research should aim to include larger patient cohorts and clinical validation to improve the applicability of these findings.
Ankylosing Spondylitis and Cancer Risk
Authors: Su Shiuan‐Tzuen , Lee Yung‐Heng , Shih Po‐Cheng , Wei James C.‐C. 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTChronic inflammation is a major characteristic of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and is closely related to the mechanisms of cancer development. Persistent inflammatory responses can lead to DNA damage, gene mutations, and abnormal cell proliferation, all of which may increase the risk of cancer. We also explore the use of biologic therapy of AS and their potential cancer risks.
Accounting students' motivation during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A self‐determination theory perspective
Authors: Ozdil Esin , McDonald‐Kerr Lachlan , Tharapos Meredith , Khosa Amrinder , Burch Steven 
Published: January 2025

AbstractThis study investigates the experiences and motivation of undergraduate accounting students during the COVID‐19 pandemic's emergency online learning period at an Australian university. Interviews reveal that psychological needs satisfaction – autonomy, competence, and relatedness – played a crucial role in student motivation. Effective communication by educators was pivotal in driving motivation and mitigating the psychological effect of isolation. While students valued the flexibility and autonomy of online learning, concerns emerged about technological barriers, the absence of networking opportunities, and difficulties in engaging deeply with complex accounting content. These findings highlight the importance of addressing both academic and psychological needs in online education.
Horizontal merger simulation in a Cournot oligopoly with competitive fringe: The U.S. broiler industry case
Authors: Pi Lulu , Vukina Tomislav 
Published: January 2025

AbstractThis article analyzes the impact of a recent merger between the third and the seventh largest broiler producers in the United States on the equilibrium of the downstream broiler market. Reflective of the broiler industry market structure, in the theoretical part of the article we adopt the model of a Cournot oligopoly with a competitive fringe and then apply merger simulation to predict the welfare effects. We fit our theoretical framework to the pre‐merger data under the assumption of different numbers of oligopoly firms. The results suggest that the merger between Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms will significantly increase the market price of chicken meat and decrease consumer surplus, and that the magnitude of these impacts hinges on the size of the oligopoly. The net welfare effect could be positive or negative, but it is not statistically significant at the 5% level.
Destination categories, channel choice, and beer distribution laws
Authors: Malinovskaya Anna , Richards Timothy J. , Rickard Bradley 
Published: January 2025

AbstractConsumers tend to choose the type of store, or grocery channel, on the basis of “destination categories,” or categories that tend to be important attractors relative to others. Whether or not a category is truly important to generating incremental market share, however, is a difficult empirical question, because there has been little exogenous variation that permits a clear test of whether categories tend to attract traffic. In this study, we leverage a change in beer distribution laws in the state of Colorado that permitted full‐strength beer to be sold for the first time in traditional supermarkets. We use a difference‐in‐difference estimation strategy to test whether the introduction of a new category of products represented an incremental gain in channel attraction using both consumer panel and retail scanner data. Our results show that the introduction of beer into grocery stores in Colorado led to an increase in total weekly sales (1.2%) and a relative increase in expenditures for some categories, notably those that are likely to be complementary to beer purchases. Additional results using the consumer panel indicate an increase in the frequency of grocery store visits by beer‐purchasing households as well as an increase in monthly grocery store expenditures (8.0%) among beer‐purchasing households.
Early markers of literacy and numeracy in Chinese children: The roles of counting and rapid automatized naming
Authors: Sun Ruinan , Yin Li , Joshi R. Malatesha 
Published: January 2025

AbstractThis study investigated the relationships between counting, Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN), and reading and arithmetic abilities in Chinese children at different developmental stages. Study 1 examined 51 kindergarteners (mean age 5.43 years) for character reading accuracy and arithmetic accuracy before formal schooling. Study 2 extended the investigation to 158 primary school children in Grades 1–3, assessing word and sentence reading fluency, arithmetic fluency, and associated cognitive factors. The findings from both studies revealed that RAN significantly predicts reading abilities across all age groups, with its importance increasing in older children. Counting was a crucial predictor for arithmetic skills, especially in early grades. While counting correlated with reading abilities in Chinese, it did not explain unique variance beyond RAN and phonological awareness. These results highlight differences across age groups in cognitive and academic skills, emphasizing the increasing role of RAN in both reading and arithmetic fluency as children progress through primary school. The study underscores the need for linguistically sensitive frameworks in education and suggests potential targets for early screening and intervention to enhance academic outcomes in Chinese children.