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The contribution of digitalisation, channel integration and sustainability to the international performance of industrial SMEs
Authors: Fayos Teresa , Calderón Haydeé , Cotarelo Mitxel , Frasquet Marta 
Published: December 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand the contribution of digitalisation, channel integration and sustainability to the improvement of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)' international performance.Design/methodology/approachBased on a review of the literature, the authors developed a research model that included six hypotheses about the relationships between the constructs studied: digitalisation, channel integration, sustainability and international performance. The structural equation model was tested with data from a survey answered by 200 exporting industrial SMEs, by means of partial least squares regression.FindingsThe digitalisation of SMEs contributes positively to channel integration and sustainability, while channel integration is positively related to their international performance. Although a direct relationship between digitalisation and international performance was not observed, a mediated relationship through channel integration was confirmed. Additionally, the multi-group analysis according to the level of internationalisation revealed that sustainability positively influences the international performance of companies with a high degree of internationalisation.Originality/valueThis study is original insofar as it examined the role of digitalisation in the international performance of industrial SMEs, considering the mediating role of sustainability and channel integration.
Participatory management of natural resources in Africa: an imperative policy direction for sustainable development
Authors: Muchunguzi Sospeter 
Published: December 2022

PurposeThe quest for Africa's desire to achieve innovative and transformative ways in the use of natural resources and the implications this might have on people's lives for the present and future generations is now more critical than ever. This paper aims that in order to let African countries attain an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena, it is imperative that a coherent policy direction be set between individual countries and continental framework for participatory management of resources in order to address the global challenge of climate change.Design/methodology/approachThis article employs literature review of various sources, to get a deeper understanding of the situation of management of natural resources for sustainable development within the global and African development agenda.FindingsThe literature review indicates that nearly 1 out of every 9 people on Earth go to bed hungry every night; there is a challenge of having access to safe and affordable drinking water; fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions drastically result into climate change; more than half the world's population lives in cities posing a challenge to affordable public housing, upgraded slum settlements and investment in public transport, creation of green spaces; every country in the world is witnessing the drastic effects of climate change; fish stocks are overexploited and oceans are becoming more acidic.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is based on findings from literature review, specifically in line with the global development agenda and African agenda on sustainable development. More studies are needed to include findings from Africa and elsewhere so as to get a clearer global perspective about resource exploitation and sustainability.Practical implicationsThe work is expected to provide practitioners concerned with environmental conservation and development with the theoretical and policy gaps that need to be addressed when dealing with environmental management for sustainable development.Originality/valueThe review structures extant natural resource management literature and highlights its critical importance in development management research. Topical gaps in the literature are identified as areas for future research.
Potential for local communities in rural areas: sustainable development of prison siting in South Korea
Authors: Park Eun Joo , Baek Jin 
Published: December 2022

PurposeCorrectional facilities often constitute locally unwanted land use (LULUs), with local residents strongly demanding their relocation. Accordingly, the construction of correctional facilities is currently being promoted in regions that are far from city centres. Some local government officials consider relocating correctional facilities to rural areas as a golden opportunity to revitalise the economies of these areas. This paper focuses on the possibilities of local community participation in the sustainable development of prison siting in rural areas.Design/methodology/approachThe methods and procedure of this study are as follows: (1) to review the relevant literature about regulations or cohesion policies when correctional facilities are constructed, (2) to examine the current issues relating to the conflict between correctional facilities and the local community from the perspective of LULUs and (3) to compare the construction processes of correctional facilities and public buildings in South Korea. The latter focuses on Daegu Correctional Facility as a site study through which to investigate how the facility interacted with the local community when the government decided to locate the correctional facility in a rural area.FindingsThe case study confirmed that communication methods between correctional facilities and stakeholders at each stage affected the occurrence and resolution of conflicts between them. In particular, it was found that correctional facilities in rural areas can transform the characteristics of the community by providing an open facility that serves community needs and boosts the local economy.Originality/valueThis study contributes to a new vision for locating correctional facilities, wherein conflicts are resolved through communication with local communities in rural regions. In addition, the study argues that community participation could allow correctional facilities to function as living hubs in the community and so benefit the residents of rural areas.
User profiling and role evaluation of government microbloggers in the context of public emergencies
Authors: An Lu , Shen Yan , Tao Yanfang , Li Gang , Yu Chuanming 
Published: December 2022

PurposeThis study aims to profile the government microbloggers and evaluate their roles. The results can help improve the governments' response capability to public emergencies.Design/methodology/approachThis study proposes the user profiling and role evaluation model of government microbloggers in the context of public emergencies. The indicators are designed from the four dimensions of time, content, scale and influence, and the feature labels are identified. Three different public emergencies were investigated, including the West Africa Ebola outbreak, the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak and the Shandong vaccine case in China.FindingsThe results found that most government microbloggers were follower responders, short-term participants, originators, occasional participants and low influencers. The role distribution of government microbloggers was highly concentrated. However, in terms of individual profiles, the role of a government microblogger varied with events.Social implicationsThe findings can provide a reference for the performance assessment of the government microbloggers in the context of public emergencies and help them improve their ability to communicate with the public and respond to public emergencies.Originality/valueBy analyzing the performance of government microbloggers from the four dimensions of time, content, scale and influence, this paper fills the gap in existing literature on designing the user profiling and role evaluation model of government microbloggers in the context of public emergencies.
Tourism competitiveness measurement. A perspective from Central America and Caribbean destinations
Authors: Pérez León Víctor Ernesto , Guerrero Flor Mª , Caballero Rafael 
Published: December 2022

Purpose
This study aims to present diverse proposals for the measurement of tourism destination competitiveness that serve as alternatives to the travel and tourism competitiveness index (TTCI).

Design/methodology/approach
The proposal includes principal component analysis, the DP2-distance method, goal programming, data envelopment analysis and the Borda count. The study evaluates 17 destinations from Central America and the Caribbean.

Findings
These include the feasibility that the methodologies provide reliable competitiveness rankings and the possibility of using less information due to the strength of the statistical methodologies. International tourist arrivals, income from international tourism and travel and tourism contribution to the gross domestic product could be used as approximations of tourism destination competitiveness.

Research limitations/implications
The main limitation is the absence of major destinations from the region that constitutes fierce competitors.

Practical implications
New aggregation methods can build composite indicators for competitiveness measurement and their presentation in a more comprehensible way.

Social implications
The results serve as an alternative for countries that have yet to be considered in international tourism competitiveness comparisons.

Originality/value
A better explanatory power of the proposed index is given, thanks to their decomposition capacity and the reduction of the limitations of the original TTCI. Moreover, the proposals facilitate the inclusion of external information or the execution of a completely objective methodology.
Efficacy and safety of risankizumab in Japanese patients with generalized pustular psoriasis or erythrodermic psoriasis: Primary analysis and 180‐week follow‐up results from the phase 3, multicenter IMMspire study
Authors: Yamanaka Keiichi , Okubo Yukari , Yasuda Ikuko , Saito Nobuo , Messina Izabella , Morita Akimichi 
Published: December 2022

AbstractRisankizumab, a humanized immunoglobin G1 monoclonal antibody that specifically inhibits interleukin 23 by binding to its p19 subunit, is approved in Japan to treat numerous indications, including generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) and erythrodermic psoriasis (EP). Both GPP and EP are severe forms of psoriasis that have limited treatment options. In IMMspire (A Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Two Different Dose Regimens of Risankizumab Administered Subcutaneously in Japanese Subjects With Generalized Pustular Psoriasis or Erythrodermic Psoriasis) (NCT03022045), a phase 3, randomized, multicenter study in Japan, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of risankizumab for Japanese adults with GPP or EP. Patients were randomized (1:1) to receive open‐label risankizumab 75 mg or 150 mg at weeks 0 and 4 and every 12 weeks thereafter through week 160. The primary efficacy end point was GPP or EP clinical response at week 16. Other efficacy end points included GPP or EP clinical response, ≥90% improvement from baseline in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 90) and Dermatology Life Quality Index of 0 or 1 (DLQI 0/1) through 180 weeks (last follow‐up visit). Safety was assessed throughout. A total of 17 patients (eight with GPP and nine with EP) were enrolled. All patients achieved the primary end point of GPP or EP clinical response at week 16. Among patients continuing risankizumab treatment, achievement of GPP or EP clinical response, PASI 90 and DLQI 0/1 were generally sustained throughout the treatment. The safety profile remained consistent with the safety profiles noted in previous risankizumab studies. Risankizumab demonstrated clinically meaningful efficacy at week 16, with durable efficacy and a favorable long‐term safety profile in Japanese patients with GPP or EP.
Sustaining relational subjectivity: The experience of women with dementia
Authors: Tolhurst Edward , Weicht Bernhard , Runacres Jessica 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe experience of dementia can only be understood adequately if the influence of gender is fully recognised. Research accounts have, however, tended to portray dementia in gender‐neutral terms. This qualitative research study aims to redress this imbalance by investigating the gendered experience of women with dementia. The research addressed women’s negotiation of relationships with spousal partners, other family members, professionals, support groups and services. The study included 10 mixed‐sex spousal couples in which the woman had been diagnosed with dementia. Women took part in semi‐structured joint interviews alongside their partners. This research focuses on the responses provided by the women with dementia within these interviews. Four principal themes were identified within the data: upholding gendered subjectivities; the broader relational context; closer networks; and gendered care relationships. These themes elucidate the challenges women face in sustaining relational subjectivity via the spousal relationship and wider social associations while also dealing with the cognitive impacts of dementia. The article concludes by highlighting that a more nuanced social scientific perspective on dementia is required that acknowledges the complexity of gendered experience. This can assist policymakers and practitioners to tailor support to meet the requirements of women with dementia.
The people as ‘Volk’ or ‘Bürger’? The implications of ethnic and civic conceptions of the people for the measurement of populist attitudes
Authors: MEIJERS MAURITS J. , VAN DER VELDEN MARIKEN A.C.G. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractPopulists believe in the sovereignty of the people. Yet, the people can be construed in ethnic terms or in civic terms. Using a novel wording experiment in Germany (N = 7,034), we examine whether ethnic or civic conceptions of ‘the people’ affect respondents' adherence to key populist attitude items. ‘Volk’ in German has an ethno‐nationalist connotation and has been used throughout history to signify ‘ethnic Germans’. The concept ‘Bürger’, or citizens, by contrast, lacks an ethnic undercurrent. Similar ethnic connotations of ‘the people’ are also common in other languages. We find that there are statistically significant differences between items framed in an ethnic and a civic manner – and that this differs per item. This relationship is significantly moderated by respondents' degree of exclusive national identity and voting behaviour for the radical right. Our findings suggest that the way in which the people is conceptualized has important implications for the measurement of populist attitudes. When populist attitudes are measured with an ethnic understanding of the ‘the people’, the construct is biased towards right‐wing populism, inhibiting the measurement of populism as a ‘thin ideology’. Moreover, we demonstrate the importance of careful translations in comparative research, since some translated synonyms carry different semantic meanings and thereby change the concept under investigation.
Lenders’ pricing strategy: Do neighborhood risks matter?
Authors: Agarwal Sumit , Deng Yongheng , He Jia , Wang Yonglin , Zhang Qi 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis article explores the different pricing strategies of lenders who originate both government‐sponsored enterprise (GSE) and non‐GSE loans. We find that conditional on loan and borrower characteristics and some observable local economic factors, mortgage rates on GSE loans vary significantly across regions. However, we observe no sizable regional variation in loan amounts or default risk. By contrast, the mortgage rates on non‐GSE loans depend almost entirely on borrowers and loan characteristics. In addition, we find that spatial variations in GSE mortgage rates are highly responsive to regional prepayment risk. Our results are robust to various controls for neighborhood characteristics, including regional‐level bank competition, borrower accessibility to mortgages, and household income levels. Overall, the findings offer a novel insight into how lenders adjust pricing strategies in response to a changing lending environment. The results provide implications relating to the present and imminent dangers of housing bubbles and the intensified refinancing wave following the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Front‐of‐package nutrition labeling as a driver for healthier food choices: Lessons learned and future perspectives
Authors: Batista Mariana Frazão , de Carvalho‐Ferreira Joana Pereira , Thimoteo da Cunha Diogo , De Rosso Veridiana Vera 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the use of front‐of‐package nutritional labeling (FOPL), identify and characterize the major existing FOPL systems, examine the impact of FOPL systems on consumer behavior, and discuss future perspectives. The searched databases were PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, and papers in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French were considered. The integrative review method was used, comprising 68 papers. The FOPL system from more than 47 countries from North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Australia, and Asia was included in this study. The two main ways to characterize FOPL are the level of interpretation and the type of information provided. Interpretive schemes (such as warning labels, multiple traffic lights, and Nutri‐Score) appear to lead to better consumer understanding and support healthier food purchases. However, due to the differences among the results and the specificity of the contexts in which they are used, it is impossible to define one FOPL interpretation scheme superior to the others. Some potential factors that influence the effectiveness of FOPL on consumer attitudes have been identified, such as food taste, as a major intrinsic factor. Extrinsic factors, such as price, food category, cultural diversity, politics, and economics, were also relevant. The lack of availability of similar alternatives, lack of understanding of the importance of FOPL, and lower levels of income and education were also some cognitive and social aspects impairing FOPL effectiveness. Prospects for the United States, Europe, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina were discussed.
Use of legume flours and fiber for tailoring structure and texture of pea protein‐based extruded meat alternatives
Authors: Webb Delaney , Dogan Hulya , Li Yonghui , Alavi Sajid 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe overall objective of this study was to understand texturization of pea protein isolate (PPI) using low moisture extrusion, and investigate protein interactions, functionality, and cross‐linking with the inclusion of different levels of pea fiber (5–15%) and different types of starch‐containing legume flours (20% chickpea flour or pea flour). PPI/ legume flour raw formulations had 18–27% lower water absorption capacity (WAC) as compared to the PPI control. However, WAC increased by 8–16% with the addition of pea fiber to a PPI/ legume flour control. Rapid Visco Analysis trends mirrored these results with peak viscosity shifting to higher temperatures with the addition of legume flour and lower temperatures with the addition of pea fiber. The role of starch in interfering with protein hydrophilic interactions and that of fiber in decoupling this effect were discussed. These interactions determined extruded textured protein properties, with more layering and denser products (174–229% higher bulk density as compared to control) observed with the addition of legume flours leading to lower water hydration capacity (WHC), as opposed to more cellular and porous microstructure (55–58% lower bulk density as compared to control) with the addition of fiber. Bulk density and WHC trends due to these porosity and layering effects impacted the instrumental texture characteristics of ground hydrated product, including hardness that increased from 475 g to 837–2334 g with the higher layering caused by starch, but decreased from 1295 g to 534–1050 g due to the porosity induced by fiber. To summarize, the use of legume flours and fiber can allow flexibility in targeting specific qualities while reducing costs and increasing sustainability of plant‐based meats.Practical ApplicationHealth, environment, and animal welfare concerns are creating a growing movement toward plant‐based meat. Pea protein isolate and concentrate have become popular ingredients for texturized plant protein. Understanding of the role of starch and fiber in the structuring of textured pea protein could lead to use of legume flours and co‐products of protein isolation to reduce cost and increase sustainability and nutrition of meat alternatives while targeting desired textural attributes.
The short‐long‐short‐short sequence and polymorphic ventricular tachycardias storm
Authors: Liu Qifang , Li Jun , Yang Long 
Published: December 2022

AbstractWe described a case of a patient who developed repetitive episodes of polymorphic ventricular tachycardias with a stereotypical pattern of initiation. A short‐long‐short‐short (S‐L‐S‐S) cardiac cycle sequence preceded all episodes and was considered to be the underlying initiative mechanism for these fatal arrhythmic events. In the patient, the paroxysmal atrial fibrillation was responsible for S‐L‐S‐S sequence. It had been suggested that the electrophysiological mechanism by which the S‐L‐S‐S cardiac sequence induces ventricular tachyarrhythmias was reentrant excitation, not early afterdepolarization and triggered activity. Early attempts to restore and maintain sinus rhythm by administration of antiarrhythmic drug with amiodarone, the patient experienced no atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia recurrence.
Bidirectional 5‐year risks of diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and/or ocular hypertension: Results from a national screening programme
Authors: Sperling Signe , Stokholm Lonny , Thykjær Anne Suhr , Pedersen Frederik Nørregaard , Möller Sören , Laugesen Caroline Schmidt , Andersen Nis , Andresen Jens , Bek Toke , la Cour Morten , Hajari Javad , Heegaard Steffen , Højlund Kurt , Kawasaki Ryo , Kolko Miriam , Schielke Katja Christina , Rubin Katrine Hass , Vestergaard Anders Højslet , Grauslund Jakob 
Published: December 2022

AbstractPurposeWe aimed to investigate if diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma and/or ocular hypertension (OHT) are prospectively linked, as previous studies have proposed cross‐sectional associations, but longitudinal data from larger cohorts are lacking.MethodsWe performed a bidirectional 5 years prospective, registry‐based cohort study. We extracted data from national registers, including the Danish Registry of Diabetic Retinopathy, the Danish Civil Registration System, the Danish National Patient Register and the Danish National Prescription Registry. DR level was defined by the highest level of the two eyes. Glaucoma and/or OHT was defined by diagnostic codes (H40*) or at least three redeemed prescriptions of glaucoma medication (S01E*) within 1 year.We included 205 970 persons with diabetes and 1 003 170 age‐ and gender‐matched non‐diabetes controls. Exposures were level‐specific DR (i) and glaucoma and/or OHT (ii), and outcomes were hazard ratios (HRs) for 5 years incident glaucoma and/or OHT (i) and DR (ii).ResultsPersons with diabetes were more likely to develop glaucoma and/or OHT (multivariable adjusted HR 1.11, 95% CI 1.06–1.15), but this did not depend on the level of DR. In persons with diabetes, those with glaucoma and/or OHT were more likely to develop DR (multivariable adjusted HR 1.12, 95% CI 1.03–1.23) within 5 years.ConclusionIn a national cohort, diabetes associated with a little higher risk of upcoming glaucoma and/or OHT, and, inversely, the presence of the latter predicted a higher risk of incident DR. Nevertheless, our data do not seem to justify including glaucoma evaluation in the national Danish DR‐screening programme.