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The quality of energy efficiency disclosures: an exploratory study of Australian cities
Authors: Mia Parvez , Hazelton James , Guthrie Am James 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
This study aims to evaluate the quality of the energy efficiency disclosures made by Australian cities. As cities are significant energy users, and energy use is a crucial source of greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency initiatives can play an essential role in addressing climate change. Yet, little is understood about the energy efficiency disclosures being made.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors developed an original energy efficiency disclosure index to assess the reporting quality of the eight largest Australian cities. The websites of these cities were analysed for information on energy efficiency measures from December 2018 to June 2019. Annual reports, environmental reports, climate action plans and any other material related to energy plans were downloaded and then coded using the index.

Findings
While all cities provided energy efficiency information, little financial information was provided, limited forward-looking information was disclosed, key challenges were not disclosed, and each city provided energy efficiency disclosures differently. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that public accountability is limited.

Research limitations/implications
An important implication is the need to standardise and improve cities’ energy efficiency reporting, especially concerning financial information. Cities, governments and the Carbon Disclosure Project (formerly the CDP) could achieve this, perhaps as part of the broader update of the CDP city-focused guidelines for greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting.

Originality/value
Although some studies on GHG reporting by cities have already been undertaken, including energy efficiency as part of their disclosure index, no study has focused on energy efficiency disclosures. The authors provide original insights concerning these practices. The study also provides an energy efficiency disclosure index that can be used in further research.
The cost of equity to earnings yield differential and dividend policy
Authors: Esqueda Omar , O'Connor Thomas 
Published: June 2023

PurposeThe authors measure the cost of equity to earnings yield differential for a sample of 2,035 non-financial firms. In a series of Logit and Tobit regressions, the authors examine if the cost of equity to earnings yield differential is related to dividend policy in the manner predicted by agency theory.Design/methodology/approachAgency theory says a firm's optimal dividend policy is partially determined by the relationship between the earnings yield and the cost of equity capital. When the cost of equity is higher (lower) than the earnings yield, firms are motivated to (not) pay dividends as this reduces the cost of capital and holding other things constant, increases corporate valuations. The authors test whether managers set dividend policies to maximize the value of the firm.FindingsThe study’s findings show that when the cost of equity is higher (lower) than earnings yield, firms are more (less) likely to be dividend payers and the payouts are higher (lower). The results are robust to the inclusion of share repurchases as an alternative to cash distributions. The study’s findings support the cost of equity hypothesis and are consistent with alternative dividend theories.Originality/valueThe study’s findings support the cost of equity hypothesis and are consistent with alternative dividend theories. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper testing the cost of equity hypothesis.
How to lead responsibly toward enhanced knowledge sharing behavior and performance: implications for human resource management
Authors: Afshari Leila , Ahmad Muhammad Shakil , Mansoor Talha 
Published: June 2023

PurposeThis paper investigates the relationships between responsible leadership and employees' knowledge sharing behavior and performance in the healthcare sector. The present study provides deeper insights into those relationships by uncovering the mechanisms through which relational and ethical dimensions of responsible leadership influence knowledge sharing outcomes. Drawing on the social exchange theory, this study examines the mediating role of trust in the leader and leadership support.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 445 healthcare professionals in Pakistan. Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the data.FindingsThe study findings revealed that responsible leaders enhance knowledge worker performance and knowledge sharing behavior through enhancing trusting relationships with followers and providing support. Furthermore, the authors investigated the moderating role of goal orientation, and the results showed that the effect of responsible leadership on knowledge worker performance was stronger for highly goal-oriented employees.Practical implicationsThis research suggests that human resource managers interested in fostering knowledge sharing behaviors, must focus on cultivating responsible leadership behavior within their organizations. Furthermore, this study findings propose that HRM practices should foster employee goal orientation in order to enhance knowledge workers' performance.Originality/valueThis study makes a novel contribution to the literature by shifting the research focus from the traditional view of leadership to a leadership style more responsive to the reciprocity nature of the relationships between employees and leaders. By shifting the focus to a relational-ethical based leadership style, the current study was able to fully uncover the underlying mechanisms linking responsible leadership to knowledge sharing outcomes.
Decision-making process of knowledge push service to improve organizational performance and efficiency: developing knowledge push algorithm
Authors: Rubel Rubel , Kushwaha Bijay Prasad , Miah Md Helal 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
This study aims to highlight the inconsistency between conventional knowledge push judgements and the price of knowledge push. Also, a three-way decision-based relevant knowledge push algorithm was proposed.

Design/methodology/approach
Using a ratio of 80–20%, the experiment randomly splits the data into a training set and a test set. Each video is used as a knowledge unit (structure) in the research, and the category is used as a knowledge attribute. The limit is then determined using the user’s overall rating. To calculate the pertinent information obtained through experiments, the fusion coefficient is needed. The impact of the push model is then examined in comparison to the conventional push model. In the experiment, relevant knowledge is compared using three push models, two push models based on conventional International classification functioning (ICF), and three push models based on traditional ICF. The average push cost accuracy rate, recall rate and coverage rate are metrics used to assess the push effect.

Findings
The three-way knowledge push models perform better on average than the other push models in this research in terms of push cost, accuracy rate and recall rate. However, the three-way knowledge push models suggested in this study have a lower coverage rate than the two-way push model. So three-way knowledge push models condense the knowledge push and forfeit a particular coverage rate. As a result, improving knowledge results in higher accuracy rates and lower push costs.

Practical implications
This research has practical ramifications for the quick expansion of knowledge and its hegemonic status in value creation as the main methodology for knowledge services.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first theory developed on the three-way decision-making process of knowledge push services to increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
Efficacy of guselkumab in difficult‐to‐treat psoriasis regions: Data from VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2 Asian subpopulations
Authors: Jo Seong Jin , Huang Yu‐Huei , Tsai Tsen‐Fang , Kim Byung Soo , Reich Kristian , Saadoun Carine , Chang Chia‐Ling , Yang Ya‐Wen , Youn Sang Woong 
Published: June 2023

AbstractPatients with psoriasis were randomized to guselkumab, placebo or adalimumab in the VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2 studies. In this post hoc analysis, difficult‐to‐treat psoriasis regions in the Asian subpopulation for both the guselkumab and adalimumab groups were compared with placebo at week 16 and the active treatment groups were compared at week 24. Endpoints included patients achieving scores of 0 or 1 (clear or near clear) or 0 (clear) on the scalp‐specific Investigator's Global Assessment (ss‐IGA), Physician's Global Assessment of the hands and/or feet (hf‐PGA), and fingernail PGA (f‐PGA), and percentage improvement in target Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (NAPSI) score through week 24. Efficacy was also assessed by prior biologic experience at baseline. A total of 199 eligible Asian patients were included. The proportion of patients achieving “clear” or “near clear” with guselkumab was superior to adalimumab at week 24 for scalp psoriasis ss‐IGA (Asian patients, 72 [85.7%] vs 35 [67.3%], P = 0.004), hands and/or feet psoriasis hf‐PGA (29 [82.9%] vs 16 [61.5%], P = 0.054), and similar for fingernail psoriasis f‐PGA (28 [63.6%] vs 17 [54.8%], P = 0.412). Guselkumab mean improvements in NAPSI were comparable to adalimumab (39.9% vs 35.9%, P = 0.618). Overall, the complete clearance response of scalp, and hands and/or feet at week 24 occurred in a greater proportion of patients in the guselkumab group, irrespective of baseline biologic status (treatment‐naïve or treatment‐experienced). Guselkumab was superior to adalimumab for the treatment of scalp, and hands and/or feet psoriasis, and proportionally higher for fingernail psoriasis. Findings were comparable to the global study population.
Contrasting mycorrhizal growth responses in native and invasive woody species are associated with distinct root trait syndromes
Authors: Ebert Alexander R. , Frank Douglas A. , Fridley Jason D. 
Published: June 2023

Abstract

Invasive plant species often express resource‐acquisitive leaf traits that support rapid growth, but associated fine root traits and the role of microbial mutualists in invader whole‐plant functioning remain poorly understood.

We performed an experiment of 12 phylogenetically grouped native and non‐native, invasive woody species, grown with or without a common inoculum of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) across two nutrient levels. We measured 10 fine root traits associated with nutrient uptake and suitability of AMF colonization.

The presence of AMF increased the growth rate of all species, but native species were significantly more dependent on AMF than invaders. Furthermore, invaders expressed a distinct syndrome of first‐order root traits, including longer, thinner roots of high specific root length, greater branching intensity and lower tissue density, which are traits associated with rapid nutrient uptake and low AMF association. This syndrome was independent of phylogeny, AMF inoculation and soil fertility.

An acquisitive fine root trait syndrome for invaders supports high photosynthetic and growth rates, linking above‐ and below‐ground functioning. The occurrence of this syndrome across phylogenetic groups indicates that lineages of woody invaders typically associated with arbuscular mycorrhizas may be generally less dependent on AMF than native species.

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Trends and patterns of antiseizure medication prescribing during pregnancy between 1995 and 2018 in the United Kingdom: A cohort study
Authors: Madley‐Dowd Paul , Rast Jessica , Ahlqvist Viktor H. , Zhong Caichen , Martin Florence Z. , Davies Neil M. , Lyall Kristen , Newschaffer Craig , Tomson Torbjörn , Magnusson Cecilia , Rai Dheeraj , Lee Brian K. , Forbes Harriet 
Published: June 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo examine antiseizure medication (ASM) prescription during pregnancy.DesignPopulation‐based drug utilisation study.SettingUK primary and secondary care data, 1995–2018, from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD version.Population or Sample752 112 completed pregnancies among women registered for a minimum of 12 months with an ‘up to standard’ general practice prior to the estimated start of pregnancy and for the duration of their pregnancy.MethodsWe described ASM prescription across the study period, overall and by ASM indication, examined patterns of prescription during pregnancy including continuous prescription and discontinuation, and used logistic regression to investigate factors associated with those ASM prescription patterns.Main Outcome MeasuresPrescription of ASMs during pregnancy and discontinuation of ASMs before and during pregnancy.ResultsASM prescription during pregnancy increased from 0.6% of pregnancies in 1995 to 1.6% in 2018, driven largely by an increase in women with indications other than epilepsy. Epilepsy was an indication for 62.5% of pregnancies with an ASM prescription and non‐epilepsy indications were present for 66.6%. Continuous prescription of ASMs during pregnancy was more common in women with epilepsy (64.3%) than in women with other indications (25.3%). Switching ASMs was infrequent (0.8% of ASM users). Factors associated with discontinuation included age ≥35, higher social deprivation, more frequent contact with the GP and being prescribed antidepressants or antipsychotics.ConclusionsASM prescription during pregnancy increased between 1995 and 2018 in the UK. Patterns of prescription around the pregnancy period vary by indication and are associated with several maternal characteristics.
Examination of nursing diagnosis skills of students receiving online education: A cross‐sectional study
Authors: Kurt Ece , Eskimez Zehra , Nazik Evşen 
Published: June 2023

AbstractAimThis study aims to examine the nursing diagnosis skills of students who took the case‐based online nursing processes course during the COVID‐19 pandemic.MethodsThe study followed a descriptive and cross‐sectional design. The participants were first‐year students (n = 148) enrolled in the nursing principles course in the spring semester of the 2020–2021 academic year in the nursing department of a university. The course on nursing processes was delivered online due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. At the end of the course, students who volunteered to participate in the study developed nursing diagnoses for the cases assigned to them. The data were collected from the students using two forms and were evaluated using a form developed by the researchers. The data were analyzed with numeric and percentage calculations.FindingsAlthough 56.8% of the students stated that they had difficulty making nursing diagnoses, 56.8% of them thought online education was not useful. The most commonly made diagnoses by the students who participated in the study included hyperthermia (66.2%), ineffective breathing pattern (54.7%), risk of falling (39.9%), fatigue (34.5%), and anxiety (33.8%). It was also found that students were able to identify objective data more easily as diagnosis criteria, whereas they were not able to identify abstract concepts.ConclusionsIt was seen that the students who participated in the study had low levels of nursing diagnoses. Based on the findings, it is recommended that different teaching methods be employed in the online nursing processes course, and these methods be evaluated in terms of their effects on students’ learning outcomes.Implications for nursing practicesThe online nursing process course should be made more efficient. First‐year nursing students are not yet ready to identify nursing diagnoses in terms of knowledge and skills.
Management of rectal cancer in the era of total neoadjuvant therapy and watch and wait: A multidisciplinary team discussion at the Australasian Gastro‐Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) Annual Scientific Meeting 2022
Authors: Jain Ankit , Gormly Kirsten L. , Glyn Tamara , Sammour Tarik , Koay Eugene J. , Oar Andrew , Jameson Michael B. , Smyth Elizabeth C. , Vatandoust Sina 
Published: June 2023

AbstractRectal cancer is a common malignancy. The management of rectal cancer has recently evolved and has undergone a paradigm shift with the advent of treatment approaches such as total neoadjuvant therapy and the watch‐and‐wait approach. However, despite the recently available evidence, there is no consensus on the optimal management approach in the setting of locally advanced rectal cancer. To address some of the controversies, a joint multidisciplinary panel discussion was conducted at the Australasian Gastro‐Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) Annual Scientific Meeting in November 2022. Members from different subspecialties formed two panels and discussed three clinical cases in a debate format. Each case represented some of the complex issues faced by clinicians in this setting. The discussion is now presented in this manuscript, which depicts the different available management approaches and reiterates the importance of a multidisciplinary approach.
Severe hepatitis B flares with hepatic decompensation after withdrawal of nucleos(t)ide analogues: A population‐based cohort study
Authors: Hsu Yao‐Chun , Lin Yi‐Hsian , Lee Teng‐Yu , Nguyen Mindie H. , Tseng Cheng‐Hao , Ho Hsiu J. , Kao Feng‐Yu , Lin Jaw‐Town , Wu Chen‐Yi , Wu Chun‐Ying 
Published: June 2023

SummaryBackgroundFinite nucleos(t)ide analogue (NUC) therapy has been proposed as an alternative treatment strategy for chronic hepatitis B (CHB).AimTo quantify the incidence of severe hepatitis flares following NUC cessation in everyday clinical practice.MethodsThis population‐based cohort study enrolled 10,192 patients (male 71.7%, median age 50.9 years, cirrhosis 10.7%) who had received first‐line NUCs for at least 1 year before discontinuing treatment. The primary outcome was severe flare with hepatic decompensation. We used competing risk analyses to assess event incidences and associated risk factors.ResultsDuring a median follow‐up of 2.2 years, 132 patients developed severe flares with hepatic decompensation, yielding a 4‐year cumulative incidence of 1.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.5%–2.2%). Significant risk factors were cirrhosis (adjusted sub‐distributional hazard ratio [aSHR], 2.74; 95% CI, 1.82–4.12), manifestations of portal hypertension (aSHR, 2.46; 95% CI, 1.45–4.18), age (aSHR, 1.21 per 10 years; 95% CI, 1.03–1.42) and male sex (aSHR, 1.58; 95% CI, 1.04–2.38). In patients without cirrhosis or portal hypertension (n = 8863), the 4‐year cumulative incidence of severe withdrawal flares stood at 1.3% (95% CI, 1.0%–1.7%). For those patients with available data confirming adherence to the standard stopping rules (n = 1274), the incidence was 1.1% (95% CI, 0.6%–2.0%).ConclusionsSevere flares with hepatic decompensation were observed in 1%–2% of patients with CHB after stopping NUC therapy in daily practice. Risk factors included older age, cirrhosis, portal hypertension and male sex. Our findings argue against NUC cessation as part of routine clinical care.
The effect of antiplatelet therapy on outcomes in patients who underwent laparoscopic radical nephrectomy: A Japanese single‐center study
Authors: Nakayama Yuki , Sakano Shigeru , Shinohara Yota , Nishijima Jun , Ban Yoshimasa , Hidaka Yukihiro , Fukuda Masashi , Shiraishi Koji 
Published: June 2023

AbstractObjectivesThe number of patients receiving antiplatelet therapy (APT) who have undergone laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is increasing. However, it is unclear whether APT affects the outcomes of patients undergoing radical nephrectomy. We investigated the perioperative outcomes of radical nephrectomy in patients with and without APT.MethodsWe retrospectively collected data from 89 Japanese patients who underwent laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for clinically diagnosed renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at Kokura Memorial Hospital between March 2013 and March 2022. We analyzed information related to APT. We divided the patients into two groups: the APT group (patients receiving APT) and the N‐APT group (patients not receiving APT). Moreover, the APT group was further divided into the C‐APT group (patients with continuous APT) and the I‐APT group (patients with interrupted APT). We compared the surgical outcomes of these groups.ResultsAmong 89 patients eligible for the study, 25 received APT and 10 continued APT. Even though the patients who received APT had a high American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status and many complications, including smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and chronic heart failure, no significant difference in the intra‐ or postoperative outcomes, including bleeding complications, was observed regardless of whether the patients received APT or continued APT.ConclusionsWe concluded that in laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, continuation of APT is an acceptable strategy for patients with thromboembolic risk caused by interruption of APT.
Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer with a coexisting Retzius shunt and inferior mesenteric arteriovenous malformation: A case report
Authors: Furukawa Shunsuke , Hiraki Masatsugu , Akashi Michiaki , Kimura Naoya , Takahashi Yukihiko , Samejima Ryuichiro 
Published: June 2023

AbstractA coexisting short‐circuit from the inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) to the inferior vena cava, known as a Retzius shunt, and arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the inferior mesentery are extremely rare conditions. We encountered a case of rectal cancer with coexisting Retzius shunt and inferior mesenteric AVM successfully treated with laparoscopic surgery. Contrast computed tomography (CT) in a 62‐year‐old man with rectal cancer showed multiple dilated veins at the mesenterium of the descending sigmoid colon. These dilated veins were connected between the IMV and the left renal vein. A diagnosis of Retzius shunt was made, and laparoscopic low anterior resection with lymph node dissection was performed. A pathological examination of the colonic mesenterium revealed AVM communicating with the dilated IMV and Retzius shunt. The preoperative evaluation of aberrant vessels by three‐dimensional CT is particularly useful for patients with vascular malformations to ensure safe laparoscopic surgery.
Translational screening platform to evaluate chemotherapy in combination with focal therapy for retinoblastoma
Authors: Sinenko Irina L. , Kuttler Fabien , Simeonov Valentin , Moulin Alexandre , Aouad Patrick , Stathopoulos Christina , Munier Francis L. , Berger Adeline , Dyson Paul J. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractRetinoblastoma is the most common pediatric eye cancer. It is currently treated with a limited number of drugs, adapted from other pediatric cancer treatments. Drug toxicity and relapse of the disease warrant new therapeutic strategies for these young patients. In this study, we developed a robust tumoroid‐based platform to test chemotherapeutic agents in combination with focal therapy (thermotherapy) – a treatment option widely used in clinical practice – in accordance with clinically relevant trial protocols. The model consists of matrix‐embedded tumoroids that retain retinoblastoma features and respond to repeated chemotherapeutic drug exposure similarly to advanced clinical cases. Moreover, the screening platform includes a diode laser (810 nm, 0.3 W) to selectively heat the tumoroids, combined with an on‐line system to monitor the intratumoral and surrounding temperatures. This allows the reproduction of the clinical settings of thermotherapy and combined chemothermotherapy treatments. When testing the two main drugs currently used in clinics to treat retinoblastoma in our model, we observed results similar to those clinically obtained, validating the utility of the model. This screening platform is the first system to accurately reproduce clinically relevant treatment methods and should lead to the identification of more efficient drugs to treat retinoblastoma.