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Do fear and perceived knowledge of Covid-19 drive sustainable consumption behaviour in Muslims? The mediating role of religiosity
Authors: Batool Aysha , Shabbir Rizwan , Abrar Muhammad , Bilal Ahmad Raza 
Published: May 2022

PurposeThis research aims to investigate the impact of fear and perceived knowledge (PK) of Covid-19 on the sustainable consumption behaviour (SCB) of Muslim consumers and to test the mediating role of (intrinsic) religiosity.Design/methodology/approachA total of 417 responses were collected during Covid-19 lockdown through an online structured survey using the snowball technique. A two-step research approach was adopted. In Study 1, an exploratory factor analysis was performed on the SCB measurement scale through SPSS. In Study 2, hypothesised associations were analysed using SmartPLS-SEM.FindingsPK of Covid-19 pandemic directly motivates SCB in Muslim consumers, whereas fear has no direct effect on any factor of SCB. Religiosity is found to be a significant driver of SCB. Indirect effects also depict that religiosity positively mediates the association between fear and SCB as well as PK and SCB.Practical implicationsThe study may guide policymakers and marketers in using the current pandemic as a tool to inspire sustainable consumption. Religious values, teachings and knowledge about the pandemics can be publicised to create awareness and induce desired behaviour to cope with adverse events and adopt sustainable consumption patterns and lifestyles among Muslim consumers.Originality/valueThe article is the pioneer of its kind to present survey research about Covid-19 fear and PK’s impact on SCB through religiosity. It adds to the Islamic marketing literature about religiosity, coping theory, PK and fear of pandemics and their role in transitioning Muslim consumers towards SCB. Moreover, the use of partial least squares structural equation modelling in the context of Covid-19 research was extended.
Regulatory intervention and audit quality: new evidence from audit firm suspension
Authors: Feng Zhuoan , Li Lina Zixuan , Wong Hau Yan , Wong Jilnaught 
Published: May 2022

Purpose
This paper aims to examine how auditors respond through audit fees and audit quality following disciplinary actions imposed by audit regulators in an emerging market setting.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses the disciplinary actions in 2017 against two major audit firms in China as an exogenous shock to examine the effect of tougher enforcement actions on auditor behavior as reflected in their emended audit fees and audit quality. This paper sampled from publicly listed firms in China with requisite data for the period 2015 through 2018. Using a difference-in-differences model, this paper examines whether the enforcement action (i.e. the suspension of audit firms) significantly impacted the audit fees and audit quality for clients of the disciplined audit firms (hereafter, suspended audit firms) in the two-year period postsuspension relative to audit firms that were not disciplined (hereafter, nonsuspended audit firms).

Findings
This paper finds evidence of increased audit fees and improved audit quality by the suspended audit firms relative to the nonsuspended audit firms in the two-year period postsuspension. These findings suggest that in contrast to symbolic disciplinary actions such as public censures documented in prior literature (Boone et al.,2015), tougher punitive disciplinary actions are followed by an increase in audit fees and an improvement in audit quality by the suspended audit firms. This paper also finds that the deterrent effect from the audit firm suspension is exclusive to the penalized audit firms and had no positive spillover effects on their peers.

Research limitations/implications
A limitation of this study is the focus on the effect of audit firm suspension against two large local audit firms in China. Given the unique characteristics of the Chinese audit market and the Chinese regulatory environment, our findings may not be generalizable to audit firms in other countries and jurisdictions, especially where the audit market is dominated by the international Big 4 auditors that possess greater brand name capital than second-tier local audit firms.

Originality/value
This paper provides novel evidence on the impact of strengthened enforcement on auditor behavior in an emerging market setting. This paper contributes to the existing literature examining the impact of regulatory interventions on financial reporting outcomes and audit quality. While there is evidence on how regulations affect financial statement preparers’ demand for high audit quality, there is limited research on how regulatory interventions affect auditor’s incentive to supply higher audit quality. This paper also contributes to the scant existing evidence on the effect of disciplinary actions against audit firms in emerging economies.
Optimization method of urban rail train operational plan based on O-D time-varying demand
Authors: Shi Feng , Tu Xian , Zhao Shuo 
Published: May 2022

PurposeUnder the constraints of given passenger service level and coupling travel demand with train departure time, this study optimizes the train operational plan in an urban rail corridor to minimize the numbers of train trips and rolling stocks considering the time-varying demand of urban rail passenger flow.Design/methodology/approachThe authors optimize the train operational plan in a special network layout, i.e. an urban rail corridor with dead-end terminal yard, by decomposing it into two sub-problems: train timetable optimization and rolling stock circulation optimization. As for train timetable optimization, the authors propose a schedule-based passenger flow assignment method, construct the corresponding timetabling optimization model and design the bi-directional coordinated sequential optimization algorithm. For the optimization of rolling stock circulation, the authors construct the corresponding optimization assignment model and adopt the Hungary algorithm for solving the model.FindingsThe case study shows that the train operational plan developed by the study's approach meets requirements on the passenger service quality and reduces the operational cost to the maximum by minimizing the numbers of train trips and rolling stocks.Originality/valueThe example verifies the efficiency of the model and algorithm.
Making the responsibility for practicing sustainability a company-wide strategic priority
Authors: Cooney Haynes , Dencik Jacob , Marshall Anthony 
Published: May 2022

Purpose
Recent research conducted by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that 53 percent of organizations will position environmental sustainability as a top business priority by 2024.

Design/methodology/approach
The 3000 CEOs in our 2022 CEO study report that the greatest pressure they experience for improved sustainability and transparency now comes from their board, investors and ecosystem partners.

Findings
For successful organizations, sustainability is an integral part of the business strategy.

Practical/implications
Moving toward a more sustainable enterprise is an opportunity to transform and drive innovation throughout and beyond the organization.

Originality/value
While most organizations now have a sustainability strategy, only 37 percent have aligned sustainability objectives with their business strategies. Leading organizations co-create with ecosystem partners in new ways, creating new business platforms, pursuing innovation and aligning sustainability measures.
In-store technologies to improve customer experience and interaction: an exploratory investigation in Italian travel agencies
Authors: Dini Mauro , Splendiani Simone , Bravi Laura , Pencarelli Tonino 
Published: May 2022

PurposeThis paper aims to deepen understanding of the role played by new technological tools used in customer–travel agency (TA) interactions by analysing the TA owner/managers' perceptions, pre- and post-Covid-19, regarding the effectiveness of in-store traditional and innovative tools.Design/methodology/approachThis exploratory study is based on a questionnaire-based survey conducted among Italian TAs and distributed via email from September 2020 to January 2021.FindingsThe study highlights how, even among TAs, the role of in-store technology is gradually taking on greater importance, and it delves into the specific business and socio-demographic factors that seem to cause differences among agencies.Research limitations/implicationsThe study focuses on the Italian context, which does not allow for any generalisations. Furthermore, it is only the travel agent perspective that is observed and not the consumer's.Originality/valueIn addition to helping to bridge the literature gap, this study on in-store technologies focuses on the TAs sector, where human resources and human relationships play a decisive role in customer experience and interaction. The paper investigates the travel agents' point of view regarding the introduction of new in-store technologies; it also highlights their growing adoption and use, overall, despite the travel catalogue still remaining the main tool for interacting with customers. The study also shows how the advent of Covid-19 has increased travel agents' propensity to use digital technologies.
Management effects on soil nematode abundance differ among functional groups and land‐use types at a global scale
Authors: Li Xianping , Liu Ting , Li Huixin , Geisen Stefan , Hu Feng , Liu Manqiang 
Published: May 2022

Abstract

Anthropogenic land use is threatening global biodiversity. As one of the most abundant animals on Earth, nematodes occupy several key positions in belowground food webs and contribute to many ecosystem functions and services. However, the effects of land use on nematode abundance and its determinants remain poorly understood at a global scale.

To characterize nematodes' responses to land use across trophic groups, we used a dataset of 6,825 soil samples globally to assess how nematode abundance varies among regional land‐use types (i.e. primary vegetation, secondary vegetation, pasture, cropland and urban) and local land‐use intensities (i.e. human‐managed or not). We also quantified the interactive effects of land use and environmental predictors (i.e. mean annual temperature, annual precipitation, soil organic carbon, soil pH, global vegetation biomass and global vegetation productivity) on nematode abundance.

We found that total nematode abundance and the abundance of bacterivores, fungivores, herbivores, omnivores and predators generally increased or were not affected under management across land‐use types. Specifically, the most numerically abundant bacterivores were higher in managed than in unmanaged secondary vegetation habitats and urban areas, and herbivores were more abundant in managed than in unmanaged primary and secondary vegetation habitats. Furthermore, the numbers of significant environmental predictors of nematode abundance were reduced and the magnitude and the direction of the predictors were changed under management. We also found that nematode abundance was more variable and less determined by environmental factors in urban than in other land‐use types.

These findings challenge the view that human land use decreases animal abundance across trophic groups, but highlight that land use is altering the trophic composition of soil nematodes and its relationships with the environment at the global scale.
Evaluating staging habitat quality to advance the conservation of a declining migratory shorebird, Red Knot Calidris canutus
Authors: Mu Tong , Cai Shangxiao , Peng He‐Bo , Hassell Chris J. , Boyle Adrian , Zhang Zhengwang , Piersma Theunis , Wilcove David S. 
Published: May 2022

Abstract

Identifying where and when population ‘bottlenecks’ occur is critical to the conservation of migratory species, many of which are declining precipitously worldwide. Especially challenging is the evaluation of changes to staging sites. These sites are indispensable links in the migratory cycle but are typically used only briefly.

We devised a field‐based approach to assess the quality and carrying capacity of a critical staging site in Nanpu, China, for the declining, migratory Red Knot (Calidris canutus rogersi & C. c. piersmai) during northward migration. The Nanpu tidal flat supports 50,000–100,000 Red Knots annually, and while there, the knots feed almost exclusively on the bivalve Potamocorbula laevis. We simultaneously monitored changes in the abundance of Red Knots and bivalves across this entire staging site in spring 2018.

After taking into account potential competition with other shorebird species, we estimated that the Nanpu tidal flat was capable of supporting approximately 1.46–1.70 times the observed level of Red Knot usage of this site, and therefore is operating below, but close to, carrying capacity with respect to food resources for Red Knots. This result suggests that any further habitat loss or degradation at this site could harm the Red Knot population along the entire East Asian‐Australasian Flyway.

Synthesis and applications. Quantitative monitoring and evaluation of habitat quality of staging sites are essential to successfully conserve declining migratory species. In particular, researchers and conservation practitioners should incorporate both population size and staging duration to more accurately assess the importance of different sites and to quantify how changes in staging habitat quality may translate into changes in the population sizes of migratory species at both local and global scales.
Forearmed is forewarned: A prospective intervention observational time‐series study of patient empowerment for ultrasound‐guided peripheral intravenous access
Authors: Libbis Eng , Sweeny Amy L , Holmes Travis , Aggarwal Nisha , Snelling Peter J , Slaughter Eugene , Poncia Hugo , Watkins Stuart C 
Published: May 2022

AbstractObjectiveUltrasound (US) is a valuable adjunct to improve the success rates of difficult peripheral intravenous cannula (PIVC) insertions but is usually clinician initiated. The present study assessed for any change in clinician practice resulting from interventions aimed at empowering patients to advocate for early use of US if they self‐identified as having difficult PIVC access.MethodsThis was a prospective observational time‐series study using a rapid quality improvement (RQI) framework. Three ED waiting room intervention strategies (printed media, video and wristband) were tested over three 2‐week periods at a large teaching hospital. The impact of each intervention was assessed at eight time points during each intervention and compared to a pre‐intervention baseline period using trend and time‐series analysis.ResultsA total of 1611 PIVC insertions were surveyed over 42 time points. The proportion of US‐guided PIVC insertions was highest during Intervention 3 (wristbands; 5.5%) but all proportions remained below baseline (6.5%). Trend analysis identified an increasing frequency of US use during Intervention 1 (printed media, P = 0.01). However, no statistically significant trends were observed within the periods.ConclusionsThis is the first prospective study to assess the effect of various interventions to empower patients to self‐identify as having difficult PIVC access and advocate for the use of US‐guidance. The present study was indeterminate: no intervention tested in the present study noticeably influenced clinical practice, potentially attributable to the study design and confounding factors. This innovative study serves as a pilot for future research into patient empowerment, which is currently lacking in the literature.
Determinants and Consequences of the Severity of Executive Compensation Clawbacks*
Authors: Asante‐Appiah Bright , Sharma Divesh S. 
Published: May 2022

ABSTRACTWe examine the determinants and consequences of the severity of executive compensation clawbacks. As one of the most substantial, prolonged, and controversial proposals to reform executive compensation, clawback rules recently regained the SEC's focus. We construct an intuitive clawback severity score and find that clawbacks are considerably heterogeneous and not homogenous as assumed in the literature. Our determinants analyses suggest that clawback severity is increasing in firms with greater board effectiveness and with higher cash and stock awards in director compensation. In contrast, higher director stock option compensation and more powerful CEOs attenuate the severity of clawbacks. The consequences analyses indicate that while severe clawbacks deter financial restatements, management circumvents severe clawbacks by reducing R&D expenses to avoid earnings decreases. One consistent finding throughout our analyses is that the associations are entirely driven by more severe clawbacks. However, we observe that the financial reporting benefits of severe clawbacks can be diminished by the dynamics in the boardroom. Our study extends extant clawback literature, makes a timely contribution to the SEC's decision to reinitiate discussion on clawbacks, and informs various stakeholders interested in the efficacy of clawbacks. Finally, our clawback score can be used to evaluate clawback policies.
Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of lizard assemblages across habitats and seasons in a Brazilian Cerrado area
Authors: Barros Rafael Assis , Dorado‐Rodrigues Tainá Figueras , Strüssmann Christine 
Published: May 2022

AbstractOne of the core issues in community ecology is the understanding of mechanisms that determine community structure. In this study, we examine how two structurally distinct habitats (campo sujo – a grassy savanna habitat with low shrubby cover – and seasonal semi‐deciduous forest) and distinct hydrological seasons (dry and rainy) influence the taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of lizard assemblages in a savanna area in the Brazilian Cerrado. We used pitfall traps to sample lizards from May 2000 to February 2002. To quantify spatio‐temporal changes in the lizard assemblages, we used parameters of taxonomic (species richness – SR), functional (functional diversity – SES.FD, functional redundancy – FR and functional dispersion – FDis), and phylogenetic diversity (phylogenetic species richness – PSR and phylogenetic species variability – PSV). We also estimate functional and phylogenetic structure of the assemblages in each habitat during dry and rainy seasons. We recorded 182 lizards distributed among 14 species. Species composition differed among habitat types, but did not differ seasonally within habitats. SES.FD, FDis, and FR also differed among habitat types but not among seasons, with SES.FD and FDis being greater in seasonal semi‐deciduous forest, while FR was greater in campo sujo. SR, PSR, and PSV were not influenced by the factors analysed. The lizard assemblage of campo sujo was functionally clustered in the dry season and phylogenetically clustered in the rainy season. These results demonstrate that differences among habitat types and seasons are important in shaping the taxonomic, functional, phylogenetic diversity and structure of lizard assemblages in the savanna area studied. Our study also demonstrates the importance of using different measures of diversity to obtain a better understanding on the mechanisms that influence the lizard assemblages in a highly seasonal environment.
Airway remodelling rather than cellular infiltration characterizes both type2 cytokine biomarker‐high and ‐low severe asthma
Authors: Khalfaoui Latifa , Symon Fiona A. , Couillard Simon , Hargadon Beverley , Chaudhuri Rekha , Bicknell Steve , Mansur Adel H. , Shrimanker Rahul , Hinks Timothy S. C. , Pavord Ian D. , Fowler Stephen J. , Brown Vanessa , McGarvey Lorcan P. , Heaney Liam G. , Austin Cary D. , Howarth Peter H. , Arron Joseph R. , Choy David F. , Bradding Peter 
Published: May 2022

AbstractBackgroundThe most recognizable phenotype of severe asthma comprises people who are blood eosinophil and FeNO‐high, driven by type 2 (T2) cytokine biology, which responds to targeted biological therapies. However, in many people with severe asthma, these T2 biomarkers are suppressed but poorly controlled asthma persists. The mechanisms driving asthma in the absence of T2 biology are poorly understood.ObjectivesTo explore airway pathology in T2 biomarker‐high and ‐low severe asthma.MethodsT2 biomarker‐high severe asthma (T2‐high, n = 17) was compared with biomarker‐intermediate (T2‐intermediate, n = 21) and biomarker‐low (T2‐low, n = 20) severe asthma and healthy controls (n = 28). Bronchoscopy samples were processed for immunohistochemistry, and sputum for cytokines, PGD2 and LTE4 measurements.ResultsTissue eosinophil, neutrophil and mast cell counts were similar across severe asthma phenotypes and not increased when compared to healthy controls. In contrast, the remodelling features of airway smooth muscle mass and MUC5AC expression were increased in all asthma groups compared with health, but similar across asthma subgroups. Submucosal glands were increased in T2‐intermediate and T2‐low asthma. In spite of similar tissue cellular inflammation, sputum IL‐4, IL‐5 and CCL26 were increased in T2‐high versus T2‐low asthma, and several further T2‐associated cytokines, PGD2 and LTE4, were increased in T2‐high and T2‐intermediate asthma compared with healthy controls.ConclusionsEosinophilic tissue inflammation within proximal airways is suppressed in T2 biomarker‐high and T2‐low severe asthma, but inflammatory and structural cell activation is present, with sputum T2‐associated cytokines highest in T2 biomarker‐high patients. Airway remodelling persists and may be important for residual disease expression beyond eosinophilic exacerbations.Registered at ClincialTrials.gov: NCT02883530.
Online training module for micro suturing incorporating motor imagery and mental practice: a design and development research study
Authors: Rajaratnam Vaikunthan , Ng Hannah Jia Hui , Rahman Norana Abdul , Dong Chaoyan 
Published: May 2022

AbstractIntroductionThere have been reduced opportunities for surgical skill acquisition due to the COVID‐19 pandemic and the regulated training hours. Despite these challenges, self‐regulated learning allows trainees to learn continuously, and one form of this is through mental practice and motor imagery. The study aimed to design and develop an online basic micro suturing training module for skill acquisition for self‐regulated learning using a low‐fidelity rubber glove model.MethodsThis study utilized a design and developmental research framework and Mayer's multimedia theory guidelines. The primary author created an online instructional module on micro suturing based on the ADDIE instructional design model. This module was then evaluated in a pilot study comparing the new training model to traditional methods of learning using an experimental design.ResultsThis study describes the use of Design and Development Research to create a new model for surgical skill training and a tool for producing instructional materials and learning products for online learning. The product was evaluated using an experimental design and showed a significant effect on the quality of motor skill outcome and the richness of motor imagery using the resource developed in the research.ConclusionThis study describes the methodological approach of a design and developmental framework to create an online training module for micro suturing which has significant utility in hand surgery.