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Gender and food security in Nigeria: the role of corporate social responsibility in the oil-producing communities
Authors: Uduji Joseph Ikechukwu , Okolo-Obasi Nduka Elda 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies’ (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on gender and food security in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper adopts a survey research technique aimed at gathering information from a representative sample of the population. A total of 800 women respondents were sampled across the rural areas of the Niger Delta region. It is essentially cross-sectional, describing and interpreting the current situation.

Findings
The results from the use of a combined propensity score matching (PSM) and logit model indicate that the CSR interventions of the MOCs using GMoUs have contributed to empowering women to effectively discharge their role in food and nutritional security. This is achieved by enhancing coherence in policies on gender, agriculture, nutrition, health, trade and other relevant areas in the Niger Delta. The findings also show that the CSR intervention of MOCs supported ecologically sound approaches to food production, such as agro-ecology that promotes sustainable farming and women’s empowerment in the region.

Practical implications
This suggests that recognizing and respecting the local knowledge of farmers, including women farmers, will help develop locally relevant food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa.

Social implications
This implies that promoting the implementation of everybody’s right to food, particularly that of women, as well as giving women rights to other resources such as land, in addition to engaging women and men in challenging the inequitable distribution of food within the household, will help strengthen food security in Africa.

Originality/value
This research contributes to the gender debate in agriculture from a CSR perspective in developing countries and serves as a basis for the host communities to demand social projects. It concludes that corporate establishments have an obligation to help solve problems of public concern.
Technology-enabled leadership and performance enhancement outcomes: an empirical investigation from the dynamic capabilities perspective
Authors: Singh Shubham , Hong Paul C. , Jagani Sandeep 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the role of technology-enabled leadership (TEL) in achieving performance-enhancement outcomes. This empirical investigation is from a dynamic capabilities perspective.

Design/methodology/approach
A conceptual framework presents a general model with an overarching dynamic capabilities theory. The research model defines key variables – macroeconomic turbulence (MET), TEL, analytics-based responsiveness (ABR), knowledge-driven innovation (KDI) and performance enhancement outcomes (PEOs). Empirical tests of eight hypotheses are conducted using an original survey instrument based on the respondents (n = 203).

Findings
In response to MET, TEL is crucial in implementing ABR in strategic planning aspects and KDI in operational dimensions. In turn, ABR and KDI are key mediating variables that achieve a desirable level of PEOs.

Research limitations/implications
Despite the limitations associated with survey-based research, the findings suggest robust analytical results. For example, the alternative model suggests that MET negatively moderates the positive impact of TEL on ABR, while KDI positively moderates the positive impact of ABR on PEOs.

Practical implications
Outstanding firms demonstrate both TEL and data-savvy decision-making processes. Knowledge-intensive innovation allows firms to achieve multiple performance outcomes that help firms survive and thrive in challenging market environments.

Social implications
There has been a growing concern about how firms use customers’ data in choosing their business practices. Customers are concerned about privacy and data security issues if firms misuse the data while pursuing profit-based goals. However, this empirical investigation confirms that business analytics improve firm performance (e.g. firm productivity enhancements), ultimately benefiting the customers. Providing relevant data to firms has potentially positively enhanced customer services and thus benefits societal well-being.

Originality/value
Using an original survey instrument, this research empirically tests a research model that defines the complex paths between TEL and competitive performance outcomes.
Forced innovation: leveraging text data to analyse firms’ response to COVID-19
Authors: Angela Jovita , Iman Nofie 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore and present a clear overview of innovation topics during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and then organise these topics into various analyses.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors use multiple language analysis methods, such as text mining and latent Dirichlet allocation topic modelling, to address the research questions. A total of 440 news articles are analysed using Python and Google Colaboratory tools.

Findings
The analysis identified 20 innovation topics, highlighted sector-specific analyses and proposed phases of innovation. The authors suggest that each sector develops unique patterns and forms of innovation for long-term benefits and further research. This study expands upon existing literature on innovation and crisis at a theoretical level by incorporating an actor as the agency.

Research limitations/implications
Based on the findings, the authors conclude that the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted businesses to adopt dynamic capabilities. Furthermore, the authors provide several strategic recommendations for addressing the pandemic in the developing context. The study discusses the roles of policymakers, business practitioners and academia in this context as well.

Originality/value
Very few studies specifically explore and identify forced innovation topics in emerging countries during the pandemic. There has been no review of forced innovations implemented in Indonesia using news media as a source. Additionally, this study presents the trajectory of innovation during the time of crises.
Use of blockchain technology for smart health-care services: a critical perspective of ethnic minority group
Authors: Kumar Nishant , Jain Geetika 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
The essence of blockchain governance is a far departure from the cryptocurrency or Bitcoin that has led to innovation and changing the outline of medical services. The major challenge in medical services is the lack of accessibility of medical services and lack of awareness. A large group of the population belonging to an ethnic minority has a high rate of complications, re-operation and graft rejection. To connect with a minority group and address privacy and safety issues, blockchain-based e-health-care services have massive potential in the medical industry, especially from the perspective of the social aspect.

Design/methodology/approach
The study proposed a framework that describes the complex interplay of different stated factors, including perceived ease of use, trust, perceived usefulness and perceived security and privacy. The paper uses structural equation modeling to understand the ethnic minority group’s readiness to adopt blockchain-based e-health-care services.

Findings
It was found that all the direct relationships between variables are supported by the findings and have a significant positive relationship with the adoption intention. The tested framework will help regulatory bodies and marketers to develop support health-care service mechanisms for ethnic minority groups by addressing their issues related to security and privacy.

Originality/value
Blockchain-based e-health-care services have massive potential in the medical industry, although, its actual diffusion has not been explored much, with particular reference to an ethnic minority group. This study will explore the diffusion of smart health-care services with respect to ethnic minority group.
Evaluating the accuracy and effectiveness of machine learning methods for rapidly determining the safety factor of road embankments
Authors: Habib Maan , Bashir Bashar , Alsalman Abdullah , Bachir Hussein 
Published: July 2023

PurposeSlope stability analysis is essential for ensuring the safe design of road embankments. While various conventional methods, such as the finite element approach, are used to determine the safety factor of road embankments, there is ongoing interest in exploring the potential of machine learning techniques for this purpose.Design/methodology/approachWithin the study context, the outcomes of the ensemble machine learning models will be compared and benchmarked against the conventional techniques used to predict this parameter.FindingsGenerally, the study results have shown that the proposed machine learning models provide rapid and accurate estimates of the safety factor of road embankments and are, therefore, promising alternatives to traditional methods.Originality/valueAlthough machine learning algorithms hold promise for rapidly and accurately estimating the safety factor of road embankments, few studies have systematically compared their performance with traditional methods. To address this gap, this study introduces a novel approach using advanced ensemble machine learning techniques for efficient and precise estimation of the road embankment safety factor. Besides, the study comprehensively assesses the performance of these ensemble techniques, in contrast with established methods such as the finite element approach and empirical models, demonstrating their potential as robust and reliable alternatives in the realm of slope stability assessment.
Factors that make open innovation more successful than traditional approaches
Authors: Dencik Jacob , Fisher Lisa-Giane , Higgins Lisa , Lipp Anthony , Marshall Anthony , Palmer Kirsten 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
Four management capabilities for successfully operationalizing open innovation are: strategy and culture, ecosystem capability, internal capability and technology enablement. Surveying more than 1,000 executives on current open innovation practices and capabilities, IBM IBV was able to identify how the different operating model capabilities interact and complement each other to drive better innovation and business performance.

Design/methodology/approach
To help organizations build and improve their open innovation capabilities, the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) partnered with APQC to develop the Ecosystem-Enabled Innovation Maturity Model (EEIMM) - an open standards model encompassing four domain competencies required for successful open innovation. To assess the maturity and benchmark the performance of organizations’ open innovation capabilities, the IBV, in collaboration with Oxford Economics, used the EEIMM to survey over 1000 leaders responsible for open innovation at their organizations.

Findings
Four management capabilities for successfully operationalizing open innovation are: strategy and culture, ecosystem capability, internal capability and technology enablement. IBV analysis found that organizations that are more advanced in developing the four building blocks see significantly better performance across key financial and innovation metrics.

Practical implications
For every dollar of investment, the proportion of direct revenue attributed to open innovation is four times higher than for traditional innovation.

Originality/value
Leading organizations are embracing open innovation as a critical component of innovation strategy and investment. They recognize that adopting open innovation yields far greater returns than traditional innovation can. Recent research by the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBM IBV) reveals, for example, that as many as 84 percent of executives now view open innovation as important for their organization’s future growth.
Un‐disciplined: An invitation to flash ethnography
Authors: McGranahan Carole , Craig Sienna R. 
Published: July 2023

SummaryThis flash essay introduces a special section on flash ethnography. We consider how and why this genre has emerged as a vital intervention for ethnographic practice and theoretical storytelling. We invite questions about the value, methods, and scope of this form—a move toward un‐disciplining our writing and offering new ways of thinking about ethnographic wholes.
Paths of Erasure and Trails of Resistance in aNeo‐Settler‐ColonialCity
Authors: Huss Michal 
Published: July 2023

AbstractUrban displacement is receiving growing visibility within urban studies. However, most literature centres on the logic of late capitalism and tends to neglect colonial history and local resistance to displacement. This paper takes an alternative path: it relates (a) the history of colonialism and ethnic cleansing of the city of Jaffa with (b) the present‐day gentrification and displacement caused by neoliberal urbanism. To unpack this entanglement, the article focuses on political city walking tours led by Internally Displaced Palestinians in Jaffa, alongside a broader repertoire of urban subaltern tactics to reclaim it—ranging from community meetings to more overtly politicised acts of protest and initiatives to disrupt gentrification. The article therefore advances debates on urban displacement and urban citizenship mobilisation through the lens of post‐colonial theories, and by adopting a participatory interdisciplinary approach—from a novel perspective that centres local knowledge, lived experiences, and grassroots activism.
Inter‐individual variability in redox and performance responses after antioxidant supplementation: A randomized double blind crossover study
Authors: Margaritelis Nikos V. , Nastos George G. , Vasileiadou Olga , Chatzinikolaou Panagiotis N. , Theodorou Anastasios A. , Paschalis Vassilis , Vrabas Ioannis S. , Kyparos Antonios , Fatouros Ioannis G. , Nikolaidis Michalis G. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAimWe aimed to investigate the inter‐individual variability in redox and physiological responses of antioxidant‐deficient subjects after antioxidant supplementation.MethodsTwo hundred individuals were sorted by plasma vitamin C levels. A low vitamin C group (n = 22) and a control group (n = 22) were compared in terms of oxidative stress and performance. Subsequently, the low vitamin C group received for 30 days vitamin C (1 g) or placebo, in randomized, double‐blind, crossover fashion, and the effects were examined through a mixed‐effects model, while individual responses were calculated.ResultsThe low vitamin C group exhibited lower vitamin C (−25 μmol/L; 95%CI[−31.7, −18.3];p < 0.001), higher F2‐isoprostanes (+17.1 pg/mL; 95%CI[6.5, 27.7];p = 0.002), impaired VO2max(−8.2 mL/kg/min; 95%CI[−12.8, −3.6];p < 0.001) and lower isometric peak torque (−41.5 Nm; 95%CI[−61.8, −21.2];p < 0.001) compared to the control group. Regarding antioxidant supplementation, a significant treatment effect was found in vitamin C (+11.6 μmol/L; 95%CI[6.8, 17.1],p < 0.001), F2‐isoprostanes (−13.7 pg/mL; 95%CI[−18.9, −8.4],p < 0.001), VO2max(+5.4 mL/kg/min; 95%CI[2.7, 8.2],p = 0.001) and isometric peak torque (+18.7; 95%CI[11.8, 25.7 Nm],p < 0.001). The standard deviation for individual responses (SDir) was greater than the smallest worthwhile change (SWC) for all variables indicating meaningful inter‐individual variability. When a minimal clinically important difference (MCID) was set, inter‐individual variability remained for VO2max, but not for isometric peak torque.ConclusionThe proportion of response was generally high after supplementation (82.9%–95.3%); however, a few participants did not benefit from the treatment. This underlines the potential need for personalized nutritional interventions in an exercise physiology context.
MFN2 deficiency promotes cardiac response to hypobaric hypoxia by reprogramming cardiomyocyte metabolism
Authors: Zhang Ru , Yang Ailin , Zhang Lin , He Linjie , Gu Xiaoming , Yu Caiyong , Lu Zhenxing , Wang Chuang , Zhou Feng , Li Fei , Ji Lele , Xing Jinliang , Guo Haitao 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAimUnder hypobaric hypoxia (HH), the heart triggers various defense mechanisms including metabolic remodeling against lack of oxygen. Mitofusin 2 (MFN2), located at the mitochondrial outer membrane, is closely involved in the regulation of mitochondrial fusion and cell metabolism. To date, however, the role of MFN2 in cardiac response to HH has not been explored.MethodsLoss‐ and gain‐of‐function approaches were used to investigate the role of MFN2 in cardiac response to HH. In vitro, the function of MFN2 in the contraction of primary neonatal rat cardiomyocytes under hypoxia was examined. Non‐targeted metabolomics and mitochondrial respiration analyses, as well as functional experiments were performed to explore underlying molecular mechanisms.ResultsOur data demonstrated that, following 4 weeks of HH, cardiac‐specific MFN2 knockout (MFN2 cKO) mice exhibited significantly better cardiac function than control mice. Moreover, restoring the expression of MFN2 clearly inhibited the cardiac response to HH in MFN2 cKO mice. Importantly, MFN2 knockout significantly improved cardiac metabolic reprogramming during HH, resulting in reduced capacity for fatty acid oxidation (FAO) and oxidative phosphorylation, and increased glycolysis and ATP production. In vitro data showed that down‐regulation of MFN2 promoted cardiomyocyte contractility under hypoxia. Interestingly, increased FAO through palmitate treatment decreased contractility of cardiomyocyte with MFN2 knockdown under hypoxia. Furthermore, treatment with mdivi‐1, an inhibitor of mitochondrial fission, disrupted HH‐induced metabolic reprogramming and subsequently promoted cardiac dysfunction in MFN2‐knockout hearts.ConclusionOur findings provide the first evidence that down‐regulation of MFN2 preserves cardiac function in chronic HH by promoting cardiac metabolic reprogramming.
Childhood body mass index trajectories and asthma and allergies: A systematic review
Authors: Chang Chia‐Lun , Ali Gulshan Bano , Pham Jonathan , Dharmage Shyamali C. , Lodge Caroline J. , Tang Mimi L. K. , Lowe Adrian J. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractBackgroundPrevious systematic reviews have focused on associations between single time point measures of Body Mass Index (BMI) and asthma and allergic diseases. As BMI changes dynamically during childhood, examination of associations between longitudinal trajectories in BMI and allergic diseases is needed to fully understand the nature of these relationships.ObjectiveTo systematically synthesise the association between BMI trajectories in childhood (0–18 years) and allergic diseases (asthma, eczema, allergic rhinitis, or food allergies outcomes).DesignWe conducted a systematic review following the PRISMA guidelines, and two independent reviewers assessed the study quality using the ROBINS‐E and GRADE tools. A narrative synthesis was performed as the statistical heterogeneity did not allow a meta‐analysis.Data SourcesA search was performed on PubMed and EMBASE databases on 4th January 2023.Eligibility CriteriaLongitudinal cohort studies assessing the associations between childhood BMI trajectories and allergic diseases were included.ResultsEleven studies met the inclusion criteria with a total of 37,690 participants between 0 and 53 years of age. Ten studies examined asthma outcomes, three assessed association with allergic rhinitis, two assessed eczema, and one assessed food allergy. High heterogeneity and high risk of bias were observed. Overall, the quality of evidence was very low. Nevertheless, two consistent findings were identified: (1) a persistently high BMI between 6 and 10 years of age may be associated with an increased risk of asthma at 18 years and (2) a rapid increase in BMI in the first 2 years of life may be associated with subsequent asthma.ConclusionsMaintaining a normal BMI trajectory during childhood may reduce the risk of asthma. Future research that adequately addresses confounding and includes longer‐term follow‐up is needed. Moreover, additional studies examining potential associations with eczema, food allergies, and allergic rhinitis outcomes are needed.
Ultrasound reduces inflammation by modulating M1/M2 polarization of microglia through STAT1/STAT6/PPARγ signaling pathways
Authors: Hsu Chin‐Hung , Pan Yi‐Ju , Zheng Yin‐Ting , Lo Raymond Y. , Yang Feng‐Yi 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIntroductionActivated microglia can be polarized to the pro‐inflammatory M1 phenotype and the anti‐inflammatory M2 phenotype. Low‐intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) can attenuate pro‐inflammatory responses in activated microglia.ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effects of LIPUS on M1/M2 polarization of microglial cells and the regulatory mechanisms associated with signaling pathways.MethodsBV‐2 microglial cells were stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to an M1 phenotype or by interleukin‐4 (IL‐4) to an M2 phenotype. Some microglial cells were exposed to LIPUS, while others were not. M1/M2 marker mRNA and protein expression were measured using real‐time polymerase chain reaction and western blot, respectively. Immunofluorescence staining was performed to determine inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)‐/arginase‐1 (Arg‐1)‐ and CD68‐/CD206‐positive cells.ResultsLIPUS treatment significantly attenuated LPS‐induced increases in inflammatory markers (iNOS, tumor necrosis factor‐α, interleukin‐1β, and interleukin‐6) as well as the expression of cell surface markers (CD86 and CD68) of M1‐polarized microglia. In contrast, LIPUS treatment significantly enhanced the expression of M2‐related markers (Arg‐1, IL‐10, and Ym1) and membrane protein (CD206). LIPUS treatment prevented M1 polarization of microglia and enhanced or sustained M2 polarization by regulating M1/M2 polarization through the signal transducer and activator of transcription 1/STAT6/peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor gamma pathways.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that LIPUS inhibits microglial polarization and switches microglia from the M1 to the M2 phenotype.
Prevalence of work‐related skin symptoms and associated factors among tertiary hospital workers exposed to cleaning agents in Southern Africa
Authors: Sonday Zahida , Baatjies Roslynn , Mwanga Hussein H , Jeebhay Mohamed F 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIntroductionWorking with cleaning products is associated with occupational contact dermatitis in health workers (HWs), but information on predictors for these outcomes is limited.ObjectivesThis study investigated the prevalence of work‐related skin symptoms (WRSS) and associated factors in HWs exposed to cleaning agents in two Southern African tertiary hospitals.MethodsA cross‐sectional study of 697 HWs used an interviewer‐administered questionnaire and assessed for atopy using Phadiatop.ResultsHWs' median age was 42 years, 77.0% were female and 42.5% were atopic. The prevalence of WRSS in the last 12 months was 14.8%, 12.3% had probable contact dermatitis (PCD) and 3.2% had probable contact urticaria (PCU). Technicians (ORadj 3.91) and tasks involving cleaning and disinfection of skin wounds (ORadj 1.98) were associated with WRSS in the past year. Factors associated with PCD included sterilizing instruments, disinfecting skin before procedures and use of wound adhesives. Factors associated with PCU included specimen preparation using formalin, medical instrument sterilization tasks, and skin/wound cleaning and disinfection. Appropriate glove use when performing patients' skin/wound care was protective against WRSS.ConclusionsTasks involving cleaning and disinfecting patients' skin and wounds were associated with WRSS in HWs, especially when performed without gloves.