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Determinants of customer perception on the adoption of takaful in Somalia
Authors: Mukhtar Yonis Ali , Barre Galad Mohamed 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to determine current and potential takaful customers’ perception of takaful product and its adoption in Somalia.

Design/methodology/approach
This study used three originally selected constructs of perceived relative advantage, perceived compatibility and perceived complexity of diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory and adds three additional constructs of level of customer awareness, culture and perceived trust. A total of 427 questionnaires were collected from the participants of the study using a nonprobability convenience sampling technique. For data analysis, Smart PLS3 and SPSS software were used. The survey was conducted in Somalia, with respondents being current and potential takaful product’s customers. The DOI theoretical model was put to the test using structural equation modeling.

Findings
The findings showed that perceived relative advantage, perceived compatibility, awareness, perceived culture and perceived trust have a positive and significant influence, whereas perceived complexity has an insignificant influence on the adoption of takaful products.

Originality/value
This research is a pioneering attempt to investigate the determinants of current and potential takaful customers’ adoption by changing the DOI theory, and it presents a unique contribution to the field with regard to Somalia.
High-impact practices (HIPs) benefits from study abroad country agent: a multi-method multi-perspective approach
Authors: Rickard Mary Kay Kay , Sams Doreen , Sams Jeniffer 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to extend the Blevins et al. (2020) study by empirically examining the benefits of using a customized study abroad host-country provider (hereafter referred to as “SAA”) of logistical and other services that support non-native host country (hereafter referred to as non-indigenous) college of business study abroad educators. This study also makes a significant contribution by extending Strange and Gibson’s (2017) call by examining transformative learning experiences (TLEs), a high-impact practice, from educators’ and students’ perspectives of two types of study abroad experiences (i.e. one with and one without an SAA).

Design/methodology/approach
A mixed methods and multiple perspectives triangulation of the three studies (i.e. student survey, student-produced artifacts data and faculty interviews conducted in Canada, Spain and the UK) was used for this study to increase confidence in the findings by providing a comprehensive picture of the results. A mixed methodology provides rich, in-depth data for analysis as to how study abroad experience [hereafter referred to as experience(s) abroad] benefits from contracting with an SAA to work with a non-indigenous business course educator.

Findings
This study's findings demonstrate the positive impact of transformative learning from a short-term study abroad experience from contracting with an SAA.

Practical implications
Benefits of contracting with a host-country SAA are increased time and a reduction in the emotional toll on educators. Educators are free to provide memorable international business educational experiences abroad, resulting in student satisfaction and transformative learning.

Originality/value
The originality of this study is the mixed methods and multiple perspectives approach to the topic.
A study of the impact of interdisciplinary citation on the aging of library and information science
Authors: Yang Qian , Shen Xukang , Song Yanhui , Chen Shiji 
Published: June 2023

PurposeThis paper aims to explore the citation aging pattern of Library and Information Science (LIS) and further investigate the impact of interdisciplinary citation on the aging of scientific literature.Design/methodology/approachThe study examines LIS journal articles published between 2016 and 2020. Articles were retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) and were organized using Scopus's discipline classification system. Citation aging patterns within LIS are described using literature aging indicators. The study examines the effect of interdisciplinary citations on the literature aging pattern by comparing the half-life of LIS literature and the median age of interdisciplinary citations.FindingsThe study results show that the citation aging rate of LIS in the last five years has been slow, and the rate of slowing down is decreasing. Interdisciplinary citations are sourced from various disciplines, focusing on computer science, social sciences and business. The proportion of self-citations is declining. The Reference Diversity Index (RDI) increases from 0.690 to 0.724 between 2016 and 2020. Currently, the median age of interdisciplinary citations is higher than the LIS's half-life. It has a diminishing effect on the citation aging rate. But the median age of interdisciplinary citations is decreasing. The interdisciplinary citation may contribute to the literature aging rate in the future. The effect of interdisciplinary citation on literature aging needs to be judged dialectically.Research limitations/implicationsThis study still has some limitations. Due to the wide variety of citation journals in LIS, there is no database to cover all journals, so it is impossible to match all citation journals with disciplines. Therefore, it is still feasible to analyze interdisciplinary citations based on the two-eight principle for large-scale data. This approach necessarily sacrifices some of the precision of the study. However, the results of this paper can still be helpful for the development of the discipline. In addition, LIS is a discipline with solid cross-cutting properties, and this paper concludes only with this interdisciplinary discipline in mind. It is necessary to test the applicability of the findings to other disciplines.Originality/valueThe study explores the impact of interdisciplinary citation on literature aging from a professional communication perspective. The results reveal underlying reasons for the aging of scientific literature. These findings further enrich the study of the effect of interdisciplinary communication.
What are the factors affecting the participation of postgraduate students in research processes? From motivational variables to demographic variables
Authors: Doulani Abbas , Hossaini Masoumeh 
Published: June 2023

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the factors affecting the motivation of graduate students of information science in scientific and research activities and science production. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of type and method.Design/methodology/approachThe study's statistical population includes all postgraduate information science students studying in public universities. The random sampling method was simple. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and one-sample t-test, independent t-test, and ANOVA were used to analyze the collected data by SPSS software.FindingsFindings showed that all the main variables (internal motivations, external motivations, self-empowerment, and intellectual and specialized interactions) affect the participation of postgraduate students in research and scientific activities. Among the identified components, the creation of opportunities, research facilities, innovation, and formal relations between students and professors, has the most significant impact on students' motivation to participate in scientific and research activities and science production. There was no significant difference between education and age. From the results obtained from the present study, it can be said that the above variables, which were divided into four categories, with the intensity of the participation of graduate students of universities that in the present study examined the field of librarianship and information, with power and Or weakness are influential. This means that the students at the beginning of the research path, in other words, will be future researchers, should be constantly monitored as a source in the production of science.Originality/valueThis research is one of the few types of research that examines the influential variables in increasing the motivation to participate in the study, considering the population of postgraduate students of universities and scientific institutions as drivers of science production.
Mindfulness and banking customers’ quality of life
Authors: Burhanudin Burhanudin 
Published: June 2023

PurposeQuality of life is a concern of banking customers, but it has received little attention in studies conducted within the banking context. This study aims to investigate the influence of mindfulness on customers’ quality of life and the mediating role of service value, satisfaction and loyalty to the company in this relationship.Design/methodology/approachThree hundred banking customers participated in the survey. In this study, partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the relationship between the variables. Then, complementary methods were used to assess the robustness of the PLS-SEM results.FindingsIn this study, it was found that mindfulness directly influences service value, satisfaction and quality of life. Service value was also found to directly influence satisfaction. Satisfaction directly influences loyalty to the company. In addition, loyalty to the company, but not satisfaction, directly influences quality of life. However, this study did not find any evidence that service value, satisfaction and loyalty to the company mediate the influence of mindfulness on quality of life.Practical implicationsBanking marketing managers need to ensure that their customers have an impressive moment-to-moment experience with the services provided to support improving their quality of life.Originality/valueThe findings help to advance the understanding of how banks can improve their customers’ quality of life while maintaining the well-being of other stakeholders.
Servant leadership and tourism businesses’ outcomes: a multiple mediation model
Authors: Al-Azab Mahmoud Ramadan , Al-Romeedy Bassam Samir 
Published: June 2023

Purpose
This paper aims at explore the intervening role of servant leadership in tourism businesses' outcomes, in the context of travel agencies. Drawing on servant leadership theory, the authors develop a multimediation model exploring the relationships between servant leadership and person–job fit, work–life balance, work engagement, innovative work behavior and job crafting.

Design/methodology/approach
Using SmartPLS3, data collected from 942 travel agencies operating in Egypt, a questionnaire was used to obtain data on how travel agency employees envisage their organization’s adoption of servant leadership, person–job fit, job crafting, work–life balance, work engagement and innovative work behavior.

Findings
The authors show that servant leadership correlates positively with person–job fit, work–life balance, work engagement, innovative work behavior and job crafting, while job crafting correlates positively with work–life balance, work engagement and innovative work behaviors. The partial mediating roles of both job crafting and person–job fit in the link between servant leadership and work–life balance, and the partial mediating role of work engagement in the link between servant leadership and innovative work behaviors.

Originality/value
Up to date, research on the effects of servant leadership on person–job fit, job crafting, work–life balance, work engagement and innovative work behavior has been inadequate. In terms of contextual applicability, an empirical investigation of the relationship between these factors in travel agencies is not available. By empirically examining these relationships in the context of Egyptian travel agencies, the current study has bridged a gap in the tourism and hospitality literature, human resources management and organizational behavior literature.
The effect of pH on the phenolic content and antioxidant properties of three different mustard extracts
Authors: Nguyen Thu , Nandasiri Ruchira , Fadairo Olamide , Eskin Michael N. A. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractMustard seeds are cultivated worldwide due to their substantial agronomic value of their high protein, oil, and phenolic content. The latter bioactive compounds give mustard seeds various applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries, as antimicrobial, antioxidant, and chemoprotective agents. By modifying the pretreatment and extraction conditions, a significant improvement in the quantity and quality of these crucial compounds was obtained. Based on the electrostatic interactions between the solvents and the extracts, an alternative green extraction procedure was used on three varieties of mustard seeds (Oriental, black, and yellow). Preliminary results demonstrated an interesting trend in which the isoelectric pH value affected the antioxidant activity of the extracts. A number of different antioxidant assays together with total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) were conducted on the three different mustard seeds as affected by different combinations of times and pHs. With the exception of metal ion chelation assay, the other antioxidant methods, including ferric reducing/antioxidant power assay, 2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl free radical‐scavenging assay and ABTS•+ scavenging assay, significantly (p < 0.05) increased with the pretreatment time for all three pH levels studied. Interestingly, the TPC significantly increased (p < 0.05) with the lower pH level treatments. The highest TPC (2040.32 ± 360.12 mg/g dry weight basis) was obtained from yellow mustard seed under neutral treatment. Conversely, TFC showed no significant differences among the different pretreatment time conditions closer to the neutral pH.Practical ApplicationThe usage of food‐based solvents with the assistance of a home‐scale pressurized wet extraction model represents a green technology that can contribute to a wide variety of applications. This method significantly improved the phenolic content, flavonoid content, and antioxidant potential of the mustard extracts, thus making water the most promising extracted solvent.
Deficient knowledge in patients with heart failure: A study of diagnostic accuracy and etiological relationships
Authors: Santana de Araújo Suelayne , da Silva Cláudia Gabrielle , de Oliveira Mangueira Suzana , Brandão de Carvalho Lira Ana Luísa , de Oliveira Lopes Marcos Venícios , Lopes Camila Takáo , de Queiroz Frazão Cecília Maria Farias 
Published: June 2023

AbstractPurposeTo evaluate the accuracy of defining characteristics and causal relationships of the etiological factors of the nursing diagnosis deficient knowledge in individuals with heart failure .Data sourcesAn analytical, cross‐sectional study on the diagnostic accuracy of the defining characteristics and causal relationships of the etiological factors of the nursing diagnosis. The sample consisted of 140 patients with chronic HF and in outpatient follow‐up. The latent class analysis method was used to test the accuracy of measurements and estimate the prevalence of the diagnosis. The calculation of subsequent probabilities and the odds ratio ( were also parameters employed. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Pernambuco.Data synthesisThe diagnosis had an estimated prevalence of 38.57% in the sample. The inaccurate statements about the disease and/or therapy, self‐care deficient performance, and inadequate behavior were the clinical indicators that best predicted the presence of the diagnosis and demonstrated the same sensitivity value (1.0000), specificity (1.0000), and 95% confidence interval (0.9999–1.0000) for all. The populations at risk was elderly (OR = 2.12, confidence interval 95% = 1.05–4.27), and illiterate individuals (OR = 2.07, confidence interval 95% = 1.03–4.16) had an approximately twofold great chance of developing havening deficient knowledge.ConclusionThe evaluation of the accuracy of clinical indicators, corresponding to the defining characteristics in the study, contributed to screening and diagnostic establishment capacity in clinical practice, and to the translation of theoretical and practical knowledge.Implications for nursing practiceAccurate clinical indicators of the nursing diagnosis deficient knowledge facilitate the clinical reasoning of nurses and favor the professional's role in the development of health education strategies focused on the acquisition of knowledge about the disease by patients, family members, and caregivers.
Influence of environmental factors on small mammal communities along an altitudinal gradient of Mount Rungwe in South Western Tanzania
Authors: Upendo Richard , Flora Magige , Byamungu Robert M. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe study aimed to investigate the effects of environmental factors on the small mammal community in Mount Rungwe, Tanzania. To achieve this, three habitats low‐, mid‐mountainous forests at 1700–2000 and 2000–2400 m a.s.l., respectively, and bushland habitats at 2400–2800 m a.s.l. were sampled. Animal samples were collected during the wet and dry seasons in year 2020 and 2021 using live traps. A total of 12 species of small mammals were collected, comprising of nine rodents and three shrews. During the wet season, nine species were recorded, while 10 species were recorded during the dry season. Small mammals were more diverse and richer in the mid‐montane forests than in the low‐montane and bushland habitats. Furthermore, bushland habitats had significantly lower species composition than low‐ and mid‐mountain forests. In addition, low‐mountain forest exhibited high degrees of dominance and low level of evenness. The observed spatio‐temporal patterns of small mammals in terms of composition, richness, diversity, evenness and dominance are related to differences in habitat structure and seasonal variations. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended to monitor forest communities to ensuring sustainable biodiversity conservation, with a particular focus on protecting habitats to increase small mammal diversity under changing environmental conditions.
Functional genomics of the human epididymis: Further characterization of efferent ducts and model systems by single‐cell RNA sequencing analysis
Authors: Leir Shih‐Hsing , Paranjapye Alekh , Harris Ann 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe human epididymis is poorly studied due to the lack of availability of tissue samples. Our understanding of its structure and function depends upon anatomical and histological observations of archived material.ObjectivesHere we used single‐cell RNA sequencing (scRNA‐seq) technologies to elucidate the identity of cells within the human efferent ducts (EDs) and compared them to caput epididymis cells. We also compared the cellularity of primary tissues with those of 2D and 3D (organoid) culture models used for functional studies.Materials and methodsHuman epididymis tissue was dissected to separate different anatomical regions and digested to release single cells for processing on the 10X Genomics Chromium platform. Primary human epididymis epithelial (HEE) cells and HEE organoids were grown as described previously and subjected to scRNA‐seq. scRNA‐seq data were processed by standard bioinformatics pipelines and used for comparative analysis.ResultsWe define the cell types in the EDs which include specialized epithelial cells, connective tissue stromal cells, vascular endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and immune cells, but lack basal cells that are seen in the caput epididymis. Furthermore, we identify a sub‐population of epithelial cells which have marker genes found in the bladder and urothelium. Comparative genomics analysis of the 2D and 3D culture models shows cellular identities adapted to the culture environment while still maintaining similarity to the primary tissue.DiscussionOur data suggest that EDs are lined with a transitional epithelium, which like the urothelium is able to stretch and contract depending on luminal volume. This is consistent with its primary role in seminal fluid resorption and sperm concentration. Moreover, we describe the cellularity of models to study the human epididymis epithelium in vitro.ConclusionSingle‐cell RNA‐seq data from the human epididymis make a valuable contribution to our understanding of this highly specialized organ.
Does attendance in outdoor kindergartens reduce the use of antibiotics in children?
Authors: Olsen Nanna Julie , Larsen Sofus Christian , Køster‐Rasmussen Rasmus , Rohde Jeanett Friis , Østergaard Jane Nautrup , Heitmann Berit Lilienthal , Specht Ina Olmer 
Published: June 2023

AbstractAimThe aim of this study was to determine whether children enrolled in rural outdoor kindergartens had a lower risk of redeeming at least one prescription for antibiotics compared with children enrolled in urban conventional kindergartens, and if type of antibiotics prescribed differed according to kindergarten type.MethodsTwo Danish municipalities provided data including civil registration numbers from children enrolled in a rural outdoor kindergarten in 2011–2019, and a subsample of all children enrolled in urban conventional kindergartens in the same period. Civil registration numbers were linked to individual‐level information on redeemed prescriptions for antibiotics from the Danish National Prescription Registry. Regression models were performed on 2132 children enrolled in outdoor kindergartens, and 2208 children enrolled in conventional kindergartens.ResultsThere was no difference between groups in risk of redeeming at least one prescription for all types of antibiotics (adjusted risk ratio: 0.97 [95% confidence intervals 0.93, 1.02, p = 0.26]).Similarly, there were no differences between kindergarten type and risk of redeeming at least one prescription for systemic, narrow‐spectrum systemic antibacterial, broad‐spectrum systemic antibacterial or topical antibiotics.ConclusionCompared with children who were enrolled in conventional kindergartens, children who were enrolled in outdoor kindergartens did not have a lower risk of redeeming prescriptions for any type of antibiotics.
Risk perception in pregnancy: Patient‐physician discrepancies, information consumption, and mental health outcomes
Authors: Taouk Laura , Gunthert Kathleen , Schulkin Jay 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBackgroundLittle is known about the scope, causes, or consequences of risk overestimation. Our aim was to assess whether risk perceptions in pregnancy are heightened for a range of behaviors, related to consumption of health information, and associated with mental health indices.MethodsOne hundred and fifty members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists were invited to participate in a patient–physician study, and 37% returned surveys. Physicians (n = 73) and prenatal patients (n = 388) rated the perceived safety of exposure to 40 behaviors during pregnancy. A subset of prenatal patients completed a postpartum follow‐up survey (n = 103).ResultsStatistical comparison of means indicated that patients overestimated the risk of 30 behaviors. Anchoring patient ratings against average physician ratings, 87.8% of total discrepancy scores reflected net risk overestimation. Greater risk overestimation was associated with higher consumption of pregnancy‐related health information, but was not associated with anxiety or depression symptoms.ConclusionsRisk perceptions may be heightened across a range of behaviors during pregnancy, even when empirical evidence of risk is absent. Information consumption could be associated with risk estimation, but causality and directionality have not been established. Further research on risk perceptions could have implications for prenatal care.