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Impact of Environmental Disclosure on Firm Performance: The Mediating Role of Green Innovation
Authors: Malik Fizzah , Wang Fangjun , Li Jiyuan , Naseem Muhammad Akram 
Published: January 2023

This study focuses on the impact of environmental disclosure on financial performance. Moreover, the current study aims to explore the mediating impact of green innovation and provide novel evidence regarding this relationship using stakeholder and signalling theory. This study used a sample dataset comprising Chinese firms listed on Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchange for the period of 2005–2016. In our measurement model, green innovation is the partial mediator between the positive relationship of environmental disclosure and firm performance. Empirical results show that environmental disclosure affects firm financial performance directly and positively influences it through green innovation in Chinese firms. The study suggests that Chinese firms have implications for improved performance by increasing environmental disclosure and green practices
Este estudio se centra en el impacto de la divulgación de información medioambiental en los resultados financieros. Además, el presente estudio tiene como objetivo explorar el impacto mediador de la innovación verde y proporcionar evidencia novedosa con respecto a esta relación utilizando la teoría de las partes interesadas y de la señalización. Este estudio utilizó una muestra que comprende empresas chinas que cotizan en las bolsas de Shanghái y Shenzhen durante el período 2005-2016. En nuestro modelo de medición, la innovación verde es el mediador parcial entre la relación positiva de la divulgación ambiental y el rendimiento de la empresa. Los resultados empíricos muestran que la divulgación medioambiental afecta directamente al rendimiento financiero de la empresa e influye positivamente en él a través de la innovación verde en las empresas chinas. El estudio sugiere que las empresas chinas podrían mejorar su rendimiento aumentando la divulgación medioambiental y las prácticas sostenibles.
Survey-based Evidence on Positive Synergies between Adaptive Culture and a Balanced Scorecard
Authors: Gago-Rodríguez Susana , Vikson Tom 
Published: January 2023

Prior management accounting research has addressed how organizational culture may substitute or complement the use of decision-making and control of management accounting systems (MASs). However, this paper argues that not all organizational cultures and MASs are equal. Their compatibility determines whether their usage together creates any positive or negative synergies. This paper follows a 2017 survey-based methodology with 102 managers of different nationalities. Collected responses indicate the role that culture plays in their usage of the balanced scorecard (BSC) and their consciousness concerning Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Remarkably, our survey of managers reveals that adaptive cultures create positive synergies with the BSC and, consequently, positive judgments on the KPI scale.
Las investigaciones anteriores sobre contabilidad de gestión han abordado cómo la cultura organizativa puede sustituir o complementar el uso de la toma de decisiones y el control de los sistemas de contabilidad de gestión (SCG). Sin embargo, este artículo sostiene que no todas las culturas organizativas y los SCG son iguales. Su compatibilidad determina si su uso conjunto crea sinergias positivas o negativas. Este trabajo sigue una metodología basada en una encuesta realizada en 2017 a 102 directivos de diferentes nacionalidades. Las respuestas recogidas indican el papel que desempeña la cultura en el uso del cuadro de mando integral (CMI) y su conciencia sobre los indicadores clave de rendimiento (ICR). De forma notable, nuestra encuesta a los directivos revela que las culturas adaptativas crean sinergias positivas con el CMI y, en consecuencia, juicios positivos en la escala de los ICR.
Anti-corruption barriers, financial transparency and accounting quality in political parties: Evidence from Spain
Authors: Rodríguez López Ángel , Rodríguez Gutiérrez Gustavo , Rubio Martín Gracia-María 
Published: January 2023

The aim of this paper is to study the transparency and quality of the Spanish political parties’ accounting information, as well as the factors that determine it, in a temporal context marked by the introduction of the institutional anti-corruption barriers, which harden the obligations in terms of financial transparency. The sample is composed by all the political organizations audited in the Auditors Court (AC) during the period analysed. The econometric model is estimated through the statistical methodologies of the linear Panel Data fixed effects and the ordered logistic regression, both with different types of accounting information. One formed with original accounting data, and another corrected and improved using the AC reports. The results show that the quality of the accounting information of the political parties is deficient and so is the level of the financial transparency. Likewise, the explanatory power of the models estimated with corrected accounting information is more significant, being the ratio of the private and public income, age, debt and the saving rate, variables that strongly affect the quality of the accounting information. Finally, the institutional anti-corruption barriers imposed in terms of financial transparency have not been enough. In fact, last year was the worst in the time series, since there is no party that discloses the quality financial information.
Este trabajo estudia la transparencia y la calidad de la información contable de los partidos políticos españoles, así como los factores que condicionan la misma, en un contexto temporal marcado por la implementación una serie de barreras institucionales anticorrupción, que endurecen las obligaciones en materia de transparencia financiera. Se utiliza una muestra exhaustiva compuesta por todas las organizaciones políticas fiscalizadas por el Tribunal de Cuentas (TC) en el período analizado. Se implementan modelos lineales de Datos de Panel con efectos fijos y una regresión logística ordenada, ambos con diferentes tipos de información contable, una información original y otra corregida y mejorada utilizando los Informes del TC. Los resultados muestran que, la calidad de la información contable de los partidos es deficiente y, por lo tanto, también el nivel de transparencia financiera. Asimismo, el poder explicativo de los modelos que se estiman con información contable corregida es mayor, siendo la relación ingresos privados y públicos, la antigüedad, el endeudamiento y la tasa de ahorro, variables que afectan de forma significativa a la calidad de la información contable. Se concluye que las barreras institucionales anticorrupción impuestas en materia de transparencia financiera no han sido suficientes, siendo el último ejercicio evaluado, el peor de la serie estudiada, ya que no existe ningún partido que revele información financiera de calidad.
Influences of oxygen and temperature interaction on the antibacterial activity, antioxidant activity, serum biochemical indices, blood indices and growth performance of crucian carp
Authors: Wang Bin , Mao Hanping , Zhao Jian , Liu Yong , Wang Yafei , Du Xiaoxue 
Published: January 2023

The well-being of fish used in aquaculture is of great interest. Oxygen and temperature are the main factors affecting the welfare of the crucian carp (carassius); however, there are few studies on the combined effects of these on the species. Therefore, this study investigated the impact of different temperatures (18 °C, 24 °C, 30 °C) and oxygen concentrations (2.1 mgL−1, 5.4 mgL−1, 9.3 mgL−1) on serum antibacterial activity, antioxidant activity, hematological parameters and growth performance of the crucian carp. The results showed that there were greater antibacterial properties under conditions of hypoxia at 18 °C (L18) and hyperoxia at 24 °C (H24). The activities of catalase, glutathione peroxidase and total superoxide dismutase were the highest at 24 °C under hypoxia and hyperoxia. In addition, the contents of glucose and total protein first increased and then decreased with the change of temperature; triglycerides were the lowest at 30 °C. The blood parameters of the carp were within a normal range at 24 °C; however, the growth rate was at its lowest under hypoxia treatment at 30 °C (L30). This study showed that high temperature impairs the antibacterial ability, antioxidant capacity and growth performance of the crucian carp, and high oxygen levels can alleviate these adverse reactions. This research provides a theoretical basis for subsequent aquaculture studies.
Agricultural water allocation with climate change based on gray wolf optimization in a semi-arid region of China
Authors: Wang Zhidong , Zhao Xining , Wang Jinglei , Song Ni , Han Qisheng 
Published: January 2023

Background
We quantified and evaluated the allocation of soil and water resources in the Aksu River Basin to measure the consequences of climate change on an agricultural irrigation system.

Methods
We first simulated future climate scenarios in the Aksu River Basin by using a statistical downscaling model (SDSM). We then formulated the optimal allocation scheme of agricultural water as a multiobjective optimization problem and obtained the Pareto optimal solution using the multi-objective grey wolf optimizer (MOGWO). Finally, optimal allocations of water and land resources in the basin at different times were obtained using an analytic hierarchy process (AHP).

Results
(1) The SDSM is able to simulate future climate change scenarios in the Aksu River Basin. Evapotranspiration (ET0) will increase significantly with variation as will the amount of available water albeit slightly. (2) To alleviate water pressure, the area of cropland should be reduced by 127.5 km2 under RCP4.5 and 377.2 km2 under RCP8.5 scenarios. (3) To be sustainable, the allocation ratio of forest land and water body should increase to 39% of the total water resource in the Aksu River Basin by 2050.
Health Risk Assessment of PAHs from Wheat (Tritcum specie) Bambara Nut (Vigna subterranea) and Pigeon Peas (Cajanus cajanifolia) Consumed in Nigeria
Authors: Odika Ifeoma M. , Okoye Chuma B. , Odionyenma Obiageli M. , Aduaka Cecilia N. , Nwankwo Njideka V. 
Published: January 2023

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs are carcinogenic and genotoxic in nature and have been of worldwide concern. This study aimed at determining the PAH contamination levels in types of wheat (Tritcum specie), bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) and pigeon peas (Cajanus cajanifolia) commonly consumed in the eastern part of Nigeria and assess the health risk associated with their consumption. The grain samples were analyzed of sixteen priority PAHs using gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detector, GC-FID after extraction by sonication. Estimation of daily intakes were carried out using adult male and female consumers while margin of exposure was used to assess the health risk applying bench mark dose levels for the indicators-BaP, PAH2, PAH4 and PAH8. The sixteen PAHs were detected in all the analyzed grains. The ∑16 PAHs concentrations (× 10¯²µg/kg) detected ranged from 25.004±20.553 in white pigeon peas to 36.493±20.305 in red pigeon peas. The eight probable carcinogenic PAHs (∑PAH8) detected ranged from 10.913±4.295 to 17.444±7.023 also in white and red pigeon peas respectively. From the estimation of daily intake calculated, the total dietary exposure of male (41.42 µg/kg bw/day) was less than that of female (48.24 µg/kg bw/day) implying that adult female are more exposed. The MOE for adult male individual ranged from 49,893 in pure white bambara groundnut to 392,943 in pigeon peas. While for adult female individual, the values of MOE ranged from 48,110 in bambara groundnut to 336,770 in pigeon peas. The values of margin of MOE obtained for all the indicators were much higher than 10000 which according to EFSA indicate low concern for human health and considered low priority for risk management actions. The PAHs values detected were all below 1.0 µg/kg which is the permissible limit established by EFSA. Based on these facts, these grains are safe for consumption.
CONTRIBUIÇÃO DAS MARCAS DE PROVENIÊNCIA NA RESSIGNIFICAÇÃO DE ACERVOS BIBLIOGRÁFICOS
Authors: Medeiros Joice de , Fujino Asa 
Published: January 2023

Identificar as marcas de proveniência existentes nos livros da Coleção Vital Brazil do Instituto Butantan é o objetivo deste artigo. Constatou-se que os exemplares que compõem a coleção apresentam uma gama diversificada de marcas de proveniência, entre as quais etiquetas de livrarias; selos do extinto setor de Gráfica e Encadernação da instituição, permitindo resgatar vestígios que relacionam a Biblioteca a outros setores, favorecendo a preservação da memória de uma área que atuou diretamente com o acervo; e inscrições ainda sob análise, como marcações numéricas que podem remeter a indicações temporais e organizacionais das obras em que estão presentes, o que favorece múltiplas possibilidades de pesquisas, configurando-se como objeto de estudos a partir de diversos prismas. Identificou-se 22 exemplares dedicados a Vital Brazil, dentre os quais 10 foram escritas pelos próprios autores das publicações. Conclui-se as marcas de proveniência, a nosso ver, têm dupla função informativa: na perspectiva administrativa, evidenciam o processo de institucionalização ao qual o livro foi submetido, na medida em que definem propriedade e atribuem à obra o sentido de pertencimento à coleção; e na perspectiva histórica - temporal, possibilitam evidenciar as múltiplas interações ao longo do tempo, portanto contextualizadas, entre o livro, os autores, os proprietários (individuais ou institucionais) e os leitores, e, com isso, conferem outros significados à obra, o que possibilita a construção de uma narrativa para além de critérios meramente administrativos de desenvolvimento de coleções e define seu potencial de contribuir para a ressignificação dos acervos.
Programmable Nucleation and Growth of Ultrathin Tellurium Nanowires via a Pulsed Physical Vapor Deposition Design
Authors: Li Sainan , Zhang Hao , Ruan Hongcheng , Cheng Zhiheng , Yao Yonggang , Zhuge Fuwei , Zhai Tianyou 
Published: January 2023

AbstractPhysical vapor deposition (PVD) methods have been widely employed for high‐quality crystal growth and thin‐film deposition in semiconductor electronics. However, the fabrication of emerging low dimensional nanostructures is hitherto challenging in conventional PVD systems due to their large thermal mass and near‐continuous operation which hinder flexible control of the nucleation and growth events. Herein, a pulsed PVD method is reported that features finely controllable temperature and heating time (down to milliseconds), which enables programming of the vapor supersaturation and decoupling of nucleation and growth events. Take tellurium as an example, the pulsed PVD allows transient source vaporization (≈1000 °C, 30 ms) for burst nucleation, followed by relatively low‐temperature volatilization (≈600 °C, 5 min) for steady‐state growth with well‐suppressed random nucleation. As a result, uniform and high‐density tellurium nanowires are obtained at the ultrathin thickness of sub‐10 nm and length >10 µm, which is in sharp contrast to the randomly formed nanostructures in conventional PVD. When used in the field‐effect transistor, the thin tellurium nanowires display a high on‐off ratio of >104 and hole mobility of ≈40 cm2 V−1 s−1, showing the potential for high‐performance electronics. Pulsed PVD therefore enables to flexibly program and finely tailor the nucleation and growth events during vapor phase deposition, which are otherwise impossible in conventional PVD.
In Vivo Precision Evaluation of Lymphatic Function by SWIR Luminescence Imaging with PbS Quantum Dots
Authors: Meng Xinxian , Li Huizhu , Chen Yuzhou , Sai Liman , Feng Sijia , Li Ke , Xi Wenjing , Li Yunxia , Thanh Nguyen T. K. , Wang Yueming , Wo Yan , Yang Xing , Hao Yuefeng , Zhang Yixin , Chen Jun , Feng Shaoqing 
Published: January 2023

AbstractAdvancements in lymphography technology are essential for comprehensive investigation of the lymphatic system and its function. Here, a shortwave infrared (SWIR) luminescence imaging of lymphatic vessels is proposed in both normal and lymphatic dysfunction in rat models with PbS quantum dots (PbS Qdots). The lymphography with PbS Qdots can clearly and rapidly demonstrate the normal lymphatic morphology in both the tail and hind limb. More importantly, compared to ICG, SWIR luminescence imaging with PbS Qdots can easily identify the dominant lymphatic vessel and node with higher luminescence signal in rats. Moreover, lymphatic pump is identified as segment contracting sections with a size of ≈1 cm in rat by in vivo SWIR lymphograhy, which propose a direct feature for precise evaluation of lymphatic function. Notably, in vivo SWIR luminescence imaging with PbS Qdots also clearly deciphers the in vivo pattern of morphological and function recovery from lymphatic system in rat model. In summary, SWIR luminescence imaging with PbS Qdots can improve the lymphography and thus deepen the understanding of the morphology and structure of the lymphatic system as well as lymphatic function such as lymphatic pump, which will facilitate the diagnosis of lymphatic dysfunction in the future.
Distributed state estimation from infrequent and delayed measurements in large‐scale processes
Authors: Samandari Masooleh Leila , Arbogast Jeffrey E. , Soroush Masoud 
Published: January 2023

AbstractEffective control and monitoring of a process usually require frequent and delay‐free measurements of important process output variables. However, these measurements are often either not available or available infrequently with significant time delays. This article presents a method that allows for improving the performance of distributed state estimators implemented on large‐scale manufacturing processes. The method uses a sample state augmentation approach that permits using delayed measurements in distributed state estimation. The method can be used with any state estimator, including unscented Kalman filters, extended Kalman filters, and moving horizon state estimators. The method optimally handles the tradeoff between computational time and estimation accuracy in distributed state estimation implemented using a computer with parallel processors. Its implementation and performance are shown using a few simulated examples.
Idarubicin plus BuCy versus BuCy conditioning regimens for intermediate‐risk acute myeloid leukemia in first complete remission undergoing auto‐HSCT: An open‐label, multicenter, randomized phase 3 trial
Authors: Liu Hui , Huang Fen , Zhang Yu , Wu Meiqing , Xu Na , Fan Zhiping , Sun Zhiqiang , Li Xudong , Lin Dongjun , Xiong Yiying , Liu Xiaodan , Lin Ren , Shi Pengcheng , Xu Jun , Wang Zhixiang , Li Xiaofang , Sun Jing , Liu Qifa , Xuan Li 
Published: January 2023

AbstractWe report a randomized prospective phase 3 study, designed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of idarubicin plus busulfan and cyclophosphamide (IDA‐BuCy) versus BuCy in autologous hematopoietic stem‐cell transplantation (auto‐HSCT) for intermediate‐risk acute myeloid leukemia (IR‐AML) patients in first complete remission (CR1). One hundred and fifty‐four patients were enrolled and randomized to receive IDA‐BuCy (IDA 15 mg/m2/day on days −12 to −10, Bu 3.2 mg/kg/day on days −7 to −4, and Cy 60 mg/kg/day on days −3 to −2) or BuCy. The 2‐year incidence of relapse was 15.6% and 19.5% in IDA‐BuCy and BuCy groups (p = 0.482), respectively. There was no significant overall survival (OS) and disease‐free survival (DFS) benefit for IR‐AML patients receiving IDA‐BuCy (2‐year OS 81.8% in IDA‐BuCy vs. 83.1% in BuCy, p = 0.798; 2‐year DFS 76.6% in IDA‐BuCy vs. 79.2% in BuCy, p = 0.693). Grade 3 or worse regimen‐related toxicity (RRT) was reported for 22 (28.9%) of 76 and 9 (12.0%) of 75 patients in two groups (p = 0.015), respectively. AEs within 100 days with an outcome of death were reported for 4 (5.3%) and 0 patients in two groups. In conclusion, IDA‐BuCy has higher RRT and similar anti‐leukemic activity compared with BuCy in IR‐AML patients in CR1 undergoing auto‐HSCT. Thus, caution should be taken when choosing IDA‐BuCy for IR‐AML patients in CR1 with auto‐HSCT. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02671708, and is complete.
Thrombosis in multiple myeloma: Risk estimation by induction regimen and association with overall survival
Authors: Charalampous Charalampos , Goel Utkarsh , Kapoor Prashant , Binder Moritz , Buadi Francis K. , Dingli David , Dispenzieri Angela , Fonder Amie L. , Gertz Morie A. , Gonsalves Wilson , Hayman Suzanne R. , Hobbs Miriam A. , Hwa Yi L. , Kourelis Taxiarchis , Lacy Martha Q. , Leung Nelson , Lin Yi , Warsame Rahma , Kyle Robert A. , Rajkumar S. Vincent , Kumar Shaji 
Published: January 2023

AbstractLenalidomide‐containing (R) triplet and quadruplet regimens are the standard of care for multiple myeloma (MM) and have been shown to increase the risk of thrombosis. The association between thromboembolism (TE) and survival in the novel multidrug era is not yet delineated. In this study, we evaluated the incidence of TE during the first year of MM diagnosis, its association with the type of induction regimen, and its impact on overall survival. We studied 672 newly diagnosed MM (NDMM) patients who received a triplet or quadruplet lenalidomide‐based induction at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. TE was diagnosed in 83 patients (12.4%). Of these, 56 (8.3%) had a deep venous thrombosis (DVT), 23 (3.4%) had a pulmonary embolism (PE) with or without the DVT, and 4 (0.6%) patients had a stroke. Carfilzomib‐Rd (KRd) had the highest risk of TE (21.1%, 18/85), followed by quadruplets (11.1%, 5/45), bortezomib‐Rd (9.6%, 51/531), and 0/11 (0%), treated with other lenalidomide‐containing regimens. The difference in TE risk between KRd and the other regimens was statistically significant (OR = 2.6, p < .01). Nine patients developed a TE before being exposed to any treatment. Survival was significantly lower among patients that developed a TE (66 vs. 133 months, p < .01). The association of TE with reduced survival demonstrated in univariate analysis (HR = 2.2, 95% CI = 1.6–3.3) was maintained in the multivariable analysis adjusted for high‐risk interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), sex, age, receipt of an upfront transplant, the response at induction, and the International Staging System (ISS) (HR = 2.61, CI = 1.74–3.9). We conclude that TE is an important aspect of MM management, and effective management is especially relevant in the novel treatment era.
Oxygen‐Deficient Molybdenum Oxide Nanosensitizers for Ultrasound‐Enhanced Cancer Metalloimmunotherapy
Authors: Wang Yuanjie , Gong Fei , Han Zhihui , Lei Huali , Zhou Yangkai , Cheng Shuning , Yang Xiaoyuan , Wang Tianyi , Wang Li , Yang Nailin , Liu Zhuang , Cheng Liang 
Published: January 2023

AbstractOxygen‐deficient molybdenum oxide (MoOX) nanomaterials are prepared as novel nanosensitizers and TME‐stimulants for ultrasound (US)‐enhanced cancer metalloimmunotherapy. After PEGylation, MoOX‐PEG exhibits efficient capability for US‐triggered reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and glutathione (GSH) depletion. Under US irradiation, MoOX‐PEG generates a massive amount of ROS to induce cancer cell damage and immunogenic cell death (ICD), which can effectively suppress tumor growth. More importantly, MoOX‐PEG itself further stimulates the maturation of dendritic cells (DCs) and triggeres the activation of the cGAS‐STING pathway to enhance the immunological effect. Due to the robust ICD induced by SDT and efficient DC maturation stimulated by MoOX‐PEG, the combination treatment of MoOX‐triggered SDT and aCTLA‐4 further amplifies antitumor therapy, inhibits cancer metastases, and elicits robust immune responses to effectively defeat abscopal tumors.