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Operational decisions of low-carbon supply chains with triple bottom line under carbon tax policy
Authors: Ma Peng , Lu Yujia 
Published: March 2023

PurposeUnder the carbon tax policy, the authors examine the operational decisions of the low-carbon supply chain with the triple bottom line.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses the Stackelberg game theory to obtain the optimal wholesale prices, retail prices, sales quantities and carbon emissions in different cases, and investigates the effect of the carbon tax policy.FindingsThis study’s main results are as follows: (1) the optimal retail price of the centralized supply chain is the lowest, while that of the decentralized supply chain where the manufacturer undertakes the carbon emission reduction (CER) responsibility and the corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the highest under certain conditions. (2) The sales quantity when the retailer undertakes the CER responsibility and the CSR is the largest. (3) The supply chain obtains the highest profits when the retailer undertakes the CER responsibility and the CSR. (4) The environmental performance impact decreases with the carbon tax.Practical implicationsThe results of this study can provide decision-making suggestions for low-carbon supply chains. Besides, this paper provides implications for the government to promote the low-carbon market.Originality/valueMost of the existing studies only consider economic responsibility and social responsibility or only consider economic responsibility and environmental responsibility. This paper is the first study that examines the operational decisions of low-carbon supply chains with the triple bottom line under the carbon tax policy.
A stacked ensemble learning method for customer lifetime value prediction
Authors: Asadi Ejgerdi Nader , Kazerooni Mehrdad 
Published: March 2023

PurposeWith the growth of organizations and businesses, customer acquisition and retention processes have become more complex in the long run. That is why customer lifetime value (CLV) has become crucial to sales managers. Predicting the CLV is a strategic weapon and competitive advantage in increasing profitability and identifying customers with more splendid profitability and is one of the essential key performance indicators (KPI) used in customer segmentation. Thus, this paper proposes a stacked ensemble learning method, a combination of multiple machine learning methods, for CLV prediction.Design/methodology/approachIn order to utilize customers’ behavioral features for predicting the value of each customer’s CLV, the data of a textile sales company was used as a case study. The proposed stacked ensemble learning method is compared with several popular predictive methods named deep neural networks, bagging support vector regression, light gradient boosting machine, random forest and extreme gradient boosting.FindingsEmpirical results indicate that the regression performance of the stacked ensemble learning method outperformed other methods in terms of normalized rooted mean squared error, normalized mean absolute error and coefficient of determination, at 0.248, 0.364 and 0.848, respectively. In addition, the prediction capability of the proposed method improved significantly after optimizing its hyperparameters.Originality/valueThis paper proposes a stacked ensemble learning method as a new method for accurate CLV prediction. The results and comparisons support the robustness and efficiency of the proposed method for CLV prediction.
European Super League: designing “new” football
Authors: Jayakumar Tulsi , Grover Lakshay 
Published: March 2023

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to use design thinking principles to understand the failure of the ‘new’ European Super League, and also understand how it could be redesigned.

Research methodology
This case has been developed from secondary sources, including news reports, social media sites, annual reports and websites of the Union of European Football Associations and the European football clubs. This case was classroom-tested with post-graduate management students in a design thinking course in May 2021 at an Indian business school, S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, in Mumbai, India.

Case overview/synopsis
In April 2021, a new football league – the European Super League, is announced as a breakaway rebel league, in direct competition with United European Footballers Association's Champions League. It is backed by the top 12 European clubs and officials in European football, besides the US investment bank, JP Morgan. The new league is touted as one intended to save football. It is, however, denounced by fans and shunned almost universally. The league, which has been planned for the past three and half years, faces collapse. Why did the European Super League fail? How could the founders design a new league?

Complexity academic level
This case could be used in an undergraduate or MBA classroom or an executive education programme in a design thinking course. It can also be used to teach marketing courses such as marketing strategy, new product development and consumer behaviour.
Immunization with autotransporter Vag8 prevents coughing induced by Bordetella pertussis infection in mice
Authors: Suzuki Koichiro , Hiramatsu Yukihiro , Nishida Takashi , Horiguchi Yasuhiko 
Published: March 2023

AbstractBordetella pertussis causes pertussis, which is characterized by paroxysmal coughing. This disease is generally prevented through vaccination; however, the number of pertussis cases is increasing worldwide despite high vaccination coverage. We previously reported that an autotransporter of B. pertussis, virulence‐associated gene 8 (Vag8), causes coughing in combination with pertussis toxin and lipooligosaccharide. Here, we show that immunization with Vag8 protected mice from coughing after B. pertussis infection and enhanced the efficacy of a current pertussis vaccine containing pertussis toxoid against the cough. Our findings indicate that Vag8 could be a vaccine antigen to prevent pertussis cough.
Arithmetics of research specialization
Authors: Popov Sergey V. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractIn hiring decisions, universities explicitly reward focusing on a specific field. I model the use of research specialization (focusing) in hiring as a signal of ability. Without explicit reward for focusing, candidates who focus are more likely to be able. However, if job market rewards focusing, less able candidates who would otherwise be indifferent between focusing or not, start focusing, which leads to smaller likelihood of observing an able candidate among those who focus than among those who do not. Specialization works as an effective ability signal only when generation of good ideas is highly likely for all ability levels.
Cortical iron accumulation in MAPT‐ and C9orf 72‐associated frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Authors: Giannini Lucia A. A. , Bulk Marjolein , Kenkhuis Boyd , Rajicic Ana , Melhem Shamiram , Hegeman‐Kleinn Ingrid , Bossoni Lucia , Suidgeest Ernst , Dopper Elise G. P. , van Swieten John C. , van der Weerd Louise , Seelaar Harro 
Published: March 2023

AbstractNeuroinflammation has been implicated in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) pathophysiology, including in genetic forms with microtubule‐associated protein tau (MAPT) mutations (FTLD‐MAPT) or chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf72) repeat expansions (FTLD‐C9orf72). Iron accumulation as a marker of neuroinflammation has, however, been understudied in genetic FTLD to date. To investigate the occurrence of cortical iron accumulation in FTLD‐MAPT and FTLD‐C9orf72, iron histopathology was performed on the frontal and temporal cortex of 22 cases (11 FTLD‐MAPT and 11 FTLD‐C9orf72). We studied patterns of cortical iron accumulation and its colocalization with the corresponding underlying pathologies (tau and TDP‐43), brain cells (microglia and astrocytes), and myelination. Further, with ultrahigh field ex vivo MRI on a subset (four FTLD‐MAPT and two FTLD‐C9orf72), we examined the sensitivity of T2*‐weighted MRI for iron in FTLD. Histopathology showed that cortical iron accumulation occurs in both FTLD‐MAPT and FTLD‐C9orf72 in frontal and temporal cortices, characterized by a diffuse mid‐cortical iron‐rich band, and by a superficial cortical iron band in some cases. Cortical iron accumulation was associated with the severity of proteinopathy (tau or TDP‐43) and neuronal degeneration, in part with clinical severity, and with the presence of activated microglia, reactive astrocytes and myelin loss. Ultra‐high field T2*‐weighted MRI showed a good correspondence between hypointense changes on MRI and cortical iron observed on histology. We conclude that iron accumulation is a feature of both FTLD‐MAPT and FTLD‐C9orf72 and is associated with pathological severity. Therefore, in vivo iron imaging using T2*‐weighted MRI or quantitative susceptibility mapping may potentially be used as a noninvasive imaging marker to localize pathology in FTLD.
A narrative review of alcohol control policies in Latvia between 1990 and 2020
Authors: Gobiņa Inese , Isajeva Laura , Spriņģe Lauma , Vrobļevska Elīna , Pelne Aija , Mārtiņsone Una , Lange Shannon 
Published: March 2023

AbstractIssuesLatvia has one of the highest alcohol per capita consumption in Europe. This study provides a narrative review of all evidence‐based population‐level alcohol control policies implemented in Latvia during the past 30 years.ApproachA review of country‐level alcohol control policies implemented in Latvia between 1990 and 2020 was conducted. The World Health Organization's “best buys” and other recommended interventions for alcohol control were used to guide the search.Key FindingsAlcohol control policies in Latvia have evolved significantly over the last three decades. The most changes to alcohol control policy occurred in the transitional period between regaining independence in 1991 and joining the European Union in 2004. A number of significant alcohol control policies have been implemented to reduce alcohol availability and affordability, to restrict alcohol marketing and to counter drunk‐driving. However, since 2010, when an increasing trend of alcohol consumption was observed, there has been a reluctance to pursue national public health policy actions to reduce alcohol consumption, and few adjustments to legislation to increase alcohol control have been made.ImplicationsDespite the progress in alcohol control, Latvia still has considerable potential for strengthening alcohol control to reduce the high levels of alcohol consumption.ConclusionAlthough several alcohol control policies have been established in Latvia, many of the planned activities to limit alcohol intake and related harm have not been executed. Public health goals rather than political and economic incentives should be prioritised to reduce high levels of alcohol consumption in Latvia.
A rare complication of pericardiocentesis: Pneumopericardium
Authors: Yilmaz Mustafa , Gurkan Okan , Arslanboga Elif Nur , Karaca Ozer Pelin 
Published: March 2023

AbstractPneumopericardium is the presence of air in the pericardial sac. Pneumopericardium after pericardiocentesis has been rarely reported in the literature. In the present case, we report a patient who presented with tamponade physiology during COVID‐19 and developed pneumopericardium after emergency pericardiocentesis. Immediate recognition and treatment are crucial and chest x‐ray, thorax computerized tomography, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) are used for diagnosis.
Non‐random interactions within and across guilds shape the potential to coexist in multi‐trophic ecological communities
Authors: García‐Callejas David , Godoy Oscar , Buche Lisa , Hurtado María , Lanuza Jose B. , Allen‐Perkins Alfonso , Bartomeus Ignasi 
Published: March 2023

AbstractTheory posits that the persistence of species in ecological communities is shaped by their interactions within and across trophic guilds. However, we lack empirical evaluations of how the structure, strength and sign of biotic interactions drive the potential to coexist in diverse multi‐trophic communities. Here, we model community feasibility domains, a theoretically informed measure of multi‐species coexistence probability, from grassland communities comprising more than 45 species on average from three trophic guilds (plants, pollinators and herbivores). Contrary to our hypothesis, increasing community complexity, measured either as the number of guilds or community richness, did not decrease community feasibility. Rather, we observed that high degrees of species self‐regulation and niche partitioning allow for maintaining larger levels of community feasibility and higher species persistence in more diverse communities. Our results show that biotic interactions within and across guilds are not random in nature and both structures significantly contribute to maintaining multi‐trophic diversity.
Outcomes of the second withdrawal of anti‐seizure medication in patients with pediatric‐onset epilepsy
Authors: Cho Jaeso , Kim Hunmin , Chae Jong Hee , Kim Ki Joong , Lim Byung Chan 
Published: March 2023

AbstractWithdrawal of anti‐seizure medication (ASM) is challenging, especially in patients with recurrent seizures. Only limited evidence exists regarding the success rate and recurrence risk factors after withdrawal of ASM for a second time in patients with pediatric‐onset epilepsy. In this observational study, we evaluated 104 patients with recurrent pediatric‐onset epilepsy who had ASM withdrawn for a second time. The success rate was 41.3% after the second withdrawal of ASM. The absence of a self‐limiting epilepsy syndrome, shorter seizure‐free intervals before the second withdrawal of ASM, and relapse during tapering after the initial withdrawal of ASM were negative factors significantly associated with the success of ASM withdrawal for a second time. Even after a second seizure recurrence, all patients eventually became seizure‐free after restarting their previous ASM (78.7%) or readjusting the ASM (21.3%). Our findings that 40% of patients with recurrent pediatric‐onset epilepsy could achieve long‐term seizure freedom and that all patients with a second seizure recurrence remained seizure‐free suggest that ASM may be withdrawn for a second time after carefully stratifying clinical risk.
National culture and green bond issuance around the world
Authors: Mertzanis Charilaos , Tebourbi Imen 
Published: March 2023

AbstractWe analyze the impact of Hofstede's culture dimensions on green bond issuance in 84 countries during 1991–2021, using novel International Monetary Fund data. We control for environmental, macroeconomic and institutional factors. Our results show that countries that score higher on individualism, masculinity and indulgence are associated with lower green bond issuance, whilst countries that score high on long‐term orientation and uncertainty avoidance are associated with higher green bond issuance. Culture appears to play a role in green bond market development. The culture effect remains broadly robust after applying sensitivity and endogeneity tests, adding new controls and performing coefficient stability and dominance analysis.
The effect of multiple family therapy on mental health problems and family functioning: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: van Es Carlijn Maria , El Khoury Beatrice , van Dis Eva A. M. , te Brake Hans , van Ee Elisa , Boelen Paul A. , Mooren Trudy 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe aim of this systematic review and meta‐analysis was to provide an overview of existing controlled trials focusing on the impact of multiple family therapy (MFT) on mental health problems and family functioning, and to examine the efficacy of MFT. Relevant studies were selected following a screening of 3376 studies identified by a systematic search of seven databases. The following data were extracted: participant characteristics, program characteristics, study characteristics, and information of mental health problems and/or family functioning. A total of 31 peer‐reviewed, English, controlled studies evaluating the effect of MFT were included in the systematic review. Sixteen studies presenting 16 trials were included in the meta‐analysis. All but one of the studies was at risk of bias, with problems concerning confounding, selection of participants and missing data. The findings confirm that MFT is offered in diverse settings, with studies presenting a variety of therapeutic modalities, focal problems, and populations. Individual studies reported some positive findings, including improvements in mental health, vocational outcomes, and social functioning. The findings of the meta‐analysis suggest that MFT is associated with improvements in symptoms of schizophrenia. However, this effect was found not to be significant due to the large amount of heterogeneity. In addition, MFT was associated with small improvements in family functioning. We found little evidence to suggest that MFT successfully alleviates mood and conduct problems. To conclude, more methodologically rigorous research is needed to further examine the potential benefits of MFT, as well as the working mechanisms and core components of MFT.
“Sendwòm Gran Sè”: The older sister syndrome
Authors: Francois Ericka 
Published: March 2023

AbstractEricka Francois, an advocate for young people living in and aging out of foster care, thoughtfully shares the events that led to her and her siblings being placed in the child welfare system. Her frank account of physical abuse over the course of her early years of life illustrates the struggles many families face. Her and her siblings' entry into the child welfare system, an intervention intended to improve well‐being for her and siblings, produced varied outcomes. Ericka describes her blossoming in her grandmother's care and the pain of watching her siblings languish and even decline while in the state's care. Ericka makes a powerful appeal for immediate system changes.
Mechanical behavior of adhesively bonded butt‐joints under cyclic loading: Experiments and constitutive model
Authors: Zhang Jun , Wang Zhuang Zhuang , Zhang Meng Jie 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThe cyclic loading experiments on HP‐172B sealant bonded tubular butt‐joints were carried out with the strain‐controlled mode, and the effects of strain amplitude and mean strain on the cyclic relaxation stress and cyclic softening variable of the bonded butt‐joint were investigated. The experimental results show that the stress–strain response curve of the butt‐joint presents a corrugated shape under cyclic loading. The cyclic stress relaxation and cyclic softening of the bonded butt‐joint occur. The increase of mean strain and strain amplitude intensifies the cyclic stress relaxation and cyclic softening behaviors. According to the experimental observation, a nonlinear viscoelastic model is proposed to predict the mechanical behavior of butt‐joints under cyclic loading, which considers the cyclic stress relaxation and cyclic softening of the bonded butt‐joint. The comparisons between the model calculation and the experimental data show that the calculated stress–strain curve is in good agreement with the experimental data.
Microbial influence on dolomite and authigenic clay mineralisation in dolocrete profiles of NW Australia
Authors: Mather Caroline C. , Lampinen Heta M. , Tucker Maurice , Leopold Matthias , Dogramaci Shawan , Raven Mark , Gilkes Robert J. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractDolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) precipitation is kinetically inhibited at surface temperatures and pressures. Experimental studies have demonstrated that microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) as well as certain clay minerals may catalyse dolomite precipitation. However, the combined association of EPS with clay minerals and dolomite and their occurrence in the natural environment are not well documented. We investigated the mineral and textural associations within groundwater dolocrete profiles from arid northwest Australia. Microbial EPS is a site of nucleation for both dolomite and authigenic clay minerals in this Late Miocene to Pliocene dolocrete. Dolomite crystals are commonly encased in EPS alveolar structures, which have been mineralised by various clay minerals, including montmorillonite, trioctahedral smectite and palygorskite‐sepiolite. Observations of microbial microstructures and their association with minerals resemble textures documented in various lacustrine and marine microbialites, indicating that similar mineralisation processes may have occurred to form these dolocretes. EPS may attract and bind cations that concentrate to form the initial particles for mineral nucleation. The dolomite developed as nanocrystals, likely via a disordered precursor, which coalesced to form larger micritic crystal aggregates and rhombic crystals. Spheroidal dolomite textures, commonly with hollow cores, are also present and may reflect the mineralisation of a biofilm surrounding coccoid bacterial cells. Dolomite formation within an Mg‐clay matrix is also observed, more commonly within a shallow pedogenic horizon. The ability of the negatively charged surfaces of clay and EPS to bind and dewater Mg2+, as well as the slow diffusion of ions through a viscous clay or EPS matrix, may promote the incorporation of Mg2+ into the mineral and overcome the kinetic effects to allow disordered dolomite nucleation and its later growth. The results of this study show that the precipitation of clay and carbonate minerals in alkaline environments may be closely associated and can develop from the same initial amorphous Ca–Mg–Si‐rich matrix within EPS. The abundance of EPS preserved within the profiles is evidence of past microbial activity. Local fluctuations in chemistry, such as small increases in alkalinity, associated with the degradation of EPS or microbial activity, were likely important for both clay and dolomite formation. Groundwater environments may be important and hitherto understudied settings for microbially influenced mineralisation and for low‐temperature dolomite precipitation.
MADE BY HISTORY: HEINRICH VON TREITSCHKE'S HERO AND THE ANXIETIES OF NINETEENTH‐CENTURY GERMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY
Authors: Graveney Jack 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACTThe German historian Heinrich von Treitschke has traditionally been associated with the notion of ‘great men’ in history and seen as a naïve personalist who concentrated agency in the hands of a select few heroic individuals. This article advances an alternative interpretation of Treitschke's historical writings, suggesting that the oft‐repeated axiom ‘great men make history’ is overwhelmingly unsatisfactory in capturing his stance on historical subjecthood. Rather, Treitschke's historiography is shown to evince a profound concern with ideal, structural and material factors, upon which the will of the heroic individual supervenes and without which their actions cannot be understood. This article then contextualises Treitschke's work within the historiographic landscape of nineteenth‐century Germany, investigating why the construct of the heroic individual appeared uniquely appealing even as it became ever less plausible. This development is explained above all with reference to increasing historiographic narrativisation, historical constructivism and anxieties around socioeconomic change.