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Talent management: the way out of poor task performance
Authors: Jimoh Lukman Adams , Kee Daisy Mui Hung 
Published: July 2022

Purpose
The paper investigates how talent management influences employee performance in the banking industry in Nigeria. Despite various economic policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria aimed at reshaping the banking industry, talent management and development for the digital age is the concern of the most bank. Rapid digital transformation has been affecting the banking industry, which requires the banking industry to rethink a strategic way to achieve inclusive, resilient, and sustainable growth.

Design/methodology/approach
The questionnaires were used to obtain information from 302 full-time employees of the top five banks in the Nigerian banking industry. The collected data were analyzed using the Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM).

Findings
This study shows that talent attraction and development significantly and positively influence task performance. In comparison, talent retention was found to have no significant effect on task performance. This study found that work engagement positively mediates talent attraction, development and task performance. Work engagement did not mediate the relationship between talent retention and task performance.

Originality/value
For the industry to motivate high-performing employees in this digital economy, talent management will need to be carefully designed to create the most enduring competitive advantage. In conclusion, this study will benefit the Nigerian banking industry by apprehending the predictors of task performance so that the prevalence of poor task performance among the employees is well managed.
Distributed load-balancing for account-based sharded blockchains
Authors: Toulouse Michel , Dai H.K. , Le Truong Giang 
Published: July 2022

Purpose
Sharding of blockchains consists of partitioning a blockchain network into several sub-networks called “shards,” each shard processing and storing disjoint sets of transactions in parallel. Sharding has recently been applied to public blockchains to improve scalability through parallelism. The throughput of sharded blockchain is optimized when the workload among the shards is approximately the same. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the problem of balancing workload of account-based blockchains such as Ethereum.

Design/methodology/approach
Two known consensus-based distributed load-balancing algorithms have been adapted to sharded blockchains. These algorithms migrate accounts across shards to balance transaction processing times. Two methods to predict transaction processing times are proposed.

Findings
The authors identify some challenging aspects for solving the load-balancing problem in sharded blockchains. Experiments conducted with Ethereum transactions show that the two load-balancing algorithms are challenged by accounts often created to process a single transaction to optimize anonymity, while existing accounts sparsely generate transactions.

Originality/value
Tests in this work have been conducted on transactions originating from a blockchain platform rather than using artificially generated data distributions. They show the specificity of the load-balancing problem for sharded blockchains, which were hidden in artificial data sets.
Innovation-based diversification strategies and the survival of emerging economy village-owned enterprises (VOEs) in the COVID-19 recession
Authors: Yaya Rizal , Suryanto Rudy , Abubakar Yazid Abdullahi , Kasim Nawal , Raimi Lukman , Irfana Siti Syifa 
Published: July 2022

Purpose
The global recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the closure of thousands of village-owned enterprises (VOEs), which are community-managed enterprises that operate in the hostile rural areas in emerging economies. Thus, considering that a Schumpeterian view of economic downturn sees recessions as times where old products/services decline while new products/services emerge, this paper aims to explore the specific innovation-based diversification strategies that matter for the survival of emerging economy VOEs in recession periods to develop new theoretical insights.

Design/methodology/approach
The study is based on multiple-case studies of 13 leading VOEs operating in the rural areas of Java Island in Indonesia, an emerging economy. The data was analysed using within-case and cross-case analyses.

Findings
Overall, a number of major novel findings have emerged from the analysis, based on which the authors developed several new propositions. First, from the perspectives of both new product and new service diversification, “unrelated diversification” is the primary resilience strategy that seems to be associated with the survival of VOEs in the COVID-19 recession, over and above “related diversification”. Second, from an industrial sector diversification perspective, the most dominant resilient strategy for surviving the recession is “unrelated diversification into tertiary sectors (service sector)”, over and above diversification into the primary sector (agriculture, fisheries and mining) and secondary sector (manufacturing and construction).

Originality/value
The authors contribute to the literature on entrepreneurship in emerging economies by identifying the resilience diversification strategies that matter for the survival of VOEs in recession.
Stakeholders’ perspectives on “miracle examination centres” in Nigeria
Authors: Agwu Prince , Odii Aloysius , Orjiakor Tochukwu , Roy Pallavi , Nzeadibe Chidi , Onalu Chinyere , Okoye Uzoma Odera , Onwujekwe Obinna 
Published: July 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to describe the nature and operations of schools commonly regarded as “Miracle Examination Centres (MECs)” in Nigeria, through the lens of stakeholders in education. This study also assessed stakeholders’ perspectives on the possible solutions to the problem of MECs.

Design/methodology/approach
The study design was a stakeholders’ approach involving 39 key actors within the examination system from northern and southern Nigeria. The stakeholders comprised people from the Ministries of Education (MoE), Examination Councils (EC), school owners and teachers, security agencies and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) who were invited to interact, interrogate and debate the subject of MECs in Nigeria. Using thematic analysis, recurrent themes were identified from the data and used for a narrative synthesis of the findings.

Findings
MECs may attempt to circumvent quality assurance and regulatory requirements and may find support from prominent leaders and members of the communities through a wider informal economy. Interventions against MECs might only yield incremental results and must involve various groups like CSOs, anti-corruption agencies, EC and faith- and community-based groups. These interventions will be even more effective if the MoE will strengthen its integrity and improve its monitoring and regulatory functions without political interference.

Originality/value
This paper revealed that improving examination integrity and building a solid and reliable secondary educational level in Nigeria will be achieved through the combination of horizontal and vertical approaches that involve local actors and those in authority.
A comparison of investment behavior, attitudes, and demographics of socially responsible and conventional investors in India
Authors: Jonwall Renu , Gupta Seema , Pahuja Shuchi 
Published: July 2022

PurposeIndia is an emerging economy and one of the preferred investment destinations for environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund issuers. Institutional investors invest retail investors’ money, and hence, it becomes imperative for ESG fund managers to understand the social investment preferences of retail investors. This study aims to compare the Indian socially responsible (SR) investors and conventional investors in terms of their socially responsible investment (SRI) awareness level, opinions about broad and specific ESG issues, investment behavior and demographics. In addition, this paper makes an attempt to have a deeper insight into Indian investors’ behavior toward SRI by segmenting the Indian retail investors based on their SRI awareness level, attitude toward ESG issues and intention to accept lower financial returns, and choices made by them as consumers.Design/methodology/approachAfter collecting the data through the survey method an independentt-test is used to compare SR investors with conventional investors. Chi-square has been used to analyze the data related to demographics, and cluster analysis is used to identify segments among Indian retail investors.FindingsThe results indicated that Indian SR investors’ SRI awareness level is more, they are more concerned about broad and specific ESG issues, they are more into faith-based investing, and are responsible consumers vis-à-vis conventional investors. As per demographic, SR investors are in the middle age group of 30–40 years, male, hold a postgraduate degree and have an annual income of 10–20 lakhs in comparison to conventional investors. The results of cluster analysis indicated that Indian retail investors can be classified into three groups based on their SRI awareness, intention to sacrifice financial return, attitude toward ESG issues and choices made by them as consumers.Research limitations/implicationsResults have implications for national and international fund managers, policymakers, regulators and society. These results will help mutual fund companies to provide curated SR mutual funds as per the behavior and choice of retail investors and penetrate the Indian investment market more deeply.Originality/valueThis research study contributes to the literature on SRI by identifying the differentiating characteristics of Indian SR and conventional investors and segmenting Indian retail investors on the basis of their SRI awareness, the importance of ESG issues and choices made by them as investors and consumers.
Impact of comprehensive distance on inbound tourist satisfaction
Authors: Yang Yang , Qiu Yiqi , Wang Ying , Zheng Qingyan 
Published: July 2022

PurposeDistance is the core concept in tourism. However, previous studies focused on single distance dimensions and generated contradictory findings due to omitted variable biases. This paper aims to introduce the well-established CAGE (cultural, administrative, geographical, and economic) distance framework into international tourism research to measure the comprehensive distance and explore its impact on inbound tourist satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachThe comprehensive distance was calculated based on the Mahalanobis formula. Combining tourist review data from TripAdvisor, this study used ordinary least square regressions to explore the influence of the comprehensive distance on inbound tourist satisfaction and the mediating role of inbound tourist emotion.FindingsResults show that CAGE distance effectively describes the dynamic change in distance. The comprehensive distance also positively impacts tourist satisfaction, and tourist emotion plays a mediating role in this impact.Originality/valueThis paper advances knowledge about distance in international tourism by introducing the CAGE distance framework and addresses the contradictory findings with specific distance dimensions by the comprehensive distance.
Causality and the fate of climate litigation: The role of the social superstructure narrative
Authors: Otto Friederike E. L. , Minnerop Petra , Raju Emmanuel , Harrington Luke J. , Stuart‐Smith Rupert F. , Boyd Emily , James Rachel , Jones Richard , Lauta Kristian C. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractClimate litigation has become a strategic tool to push for climate justice, including compensation for losses caused by climate change. Many cases rely on the establishment of a causal relationship between the defendants' emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) and the plaintiffs' losses. All decided cases seeking compensation for a concrete climate related impact have been unsuccessful (thus far). Legal scholars as well as social and natural scientists have looked at individual cases and evidence of these unsuccessful claims, aiming to identify legal and scientific hurdles. Based on previous research where we analysed specific cases, we step back from a case‐specific analysis in this article and identify the social context in which law and science operate and intersect. We assert that without a general understanding of the urgency of climate change and the scientifically proven fact that climate change impacts the present, and that it is possible to attribute individual losses to human‐caused climate change, the fate and future of climate litigation focusing on losses and damages will continue to encounter major obstacles in courts. This is despite the increasingly sophisticated strategies of litigants; the positive outcome of some strategic litigation and improvements in the field of climate science, all of which would be expected to sway for a successful future of the fight against climate change.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation missed by bystanders: Collateral damage of coronavirus disease 2019
Authors: Stirparo Giuseppe , Fagoni Nazzareno , Bellini Lorenzo , Oradini‐Alacreu Aurea , Migliari Maurizio , Villa Guido Francesco , Botteri Marco , Signorelli Carlo , Sechi Giuseppe Maria , Zoli Alberto 
Published: July 2022

AbstractObjectiveThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic changed the time‐dependent cardiac arrest network. This study aims to understand whether the rescue standards of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) were handled differently during pandemic compared to the previous year.MethodsData for the years 2019 and 2020 were provided by the records of the Lombardy office of the Regional Agency for Emergency and Urgency. We analysed where the cardiac arrest occurred, when CPR started and whether the bystanders used public access to defibrillation (PAD).ResultsDuring 2020, there was a reduction in CPRs performed by bystanders (odds ratio [OR] = 0.936 [95% confidence interval (CI95%) 0.882–0.993], p = .029) and in the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) (OR = 0.621 [CI95% 0.563–0.685], p < .0001), while there was no significant reduction in the use of PAD. Analysing only March, the period of the first wave in Lombardy, the comparison shows a reduction in bystanders CPRs (OR = 0.727 [CI95% 0.602–0.877], p = .0008), use of PAD (OR = 0.441 [CI95% 0.272–0.716], p = .0009) and in ROSC (OR = 0.179 [CI95% 0.124–0.257], p < .0001). These phenomena could be influenced by the different settings in which the OHCAs occurred; in fact, those that occurred in public places with a mandatory PAD were strongly reduced (OR = 0.49 [CI95%, 0.44–0.55], p < .0001).ConclusionsCOVID‐19 had a profound impact on the time‐dependant OHCA network. During the first pandemic wave, CPR and PAD used by bystanders decreased. The different contexts in which OHCAs occurred may partially explain these differences.
The metabolic adverse effects of antipsychotic use in individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disability: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Smith Emily , Stogios Nicolette , Au Emily , Maksyutynska Kateryna , De Riddhita , Ji Andrew , Erlang Sørensen Mikkel , St. John Laura , Lin Hsiang‐Yuan , Desarkar Pushpal , Lunsky Yona , Remington Gary , Hahn Margaret , Agarwal Sri Mahavir 
Published: July 2022

AbstractObjectiveIndividuals with intellectual and/or developmental disability (IDD) are often prescribed antipsychotics (APs). However, despite their known propensity to cause metabolic adverse effects, including weight gain, diabetes, and increased risk of cardiovascular events, there is currently a limited body of literature describing the metabolic consequences of AP use in this population.MethodsWe searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO, CENTRAL, and CINAHL databases to identify all randomized trials that reported on the metabolic effects of APs in individuals with IDD. Random effects meta‐analyses were used to examine weight gain as both a continuous and dichotomous outcome.ResultsEighteen randomized trials met our inclusion criteria with a total of 1376 patients across a variety of IDDs. AP use was associated with significantly greater weight gain compared with placebo (Continuous: mean difference = 1.10 kg, [0.79, 1.40], p < 0.00001, I2 = 54%; Dichotomous: odds ratio = 3.94, [2.15, 7.23], p < 0.00001, I2 = 0). Sub‐group analysis revealed no significant effect of AP type. Data regarding the effects of APs on other metabolic outcomes were limited.ConclusionThis review (PROSPERO # CRD42021255558) demonstrates that AP use is associated with significant weight gain among patients with IDD. Concerningly, most reported studies were in children and adolescents, which sets up an already vulnerable population for adverse medical sequalae at an early age. There was also a lack of long‐term studies in adults with IDD. Further studies are required to better understand how AP use affects metabolic parameters in this group of individuals.
Neonatal outcomes following antenatal corticosteroid administration prior to elective caesarean delivery in women with pre‐gestational diabetes: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Thevathasan Iniyaval , Karahalios Amalia , Unterscheider Julia , Leung Laura , Walker Sofia , Said Joanne M. 
Published: July 2022

BackgroundThe benefit of antenatal corticosteroid (ACS) administration for the prevention of neonatal morbidity and mortality has been well described for preterm infants. Some studies have demonstrated a benefit for infants born by elective caesarean section (CS) at late preterm or term gestations. However, the neonatal benefits of ACS are not well described when given to pregnant women with diabetes.AimsThe aim of this study was to evaluate the neonatal outcomes following ACS administration in women with pre‐gestational diabetes mellitus (PGDM) when administered prior to elective CS after 36 weeks gestation.MethodsThis retrospective observational study included all women with PGDM who gave birth by elective CS between 36+0 and 38+6 weeks gestation. Neonatal outcomes for exposed participants were compared to outcomes for non‐exposed participants.ResultsOf the 306 women identified, 65 (21.2%) were exposed to ACS within seven days prior to birth and 241 (78.8%) were not. Although not statistically significant, ACS‐exposed infants born prior to 38+0 weeks were less likely to require respiratory support or neonatal nursery admission compared to those who were not exposed; however, exposed infants born after 37+0 weeks were more likely to require parenteral treatment for neonatal hypoglycaemia.ConclusionThis study did not demonstrate any statistically significant beneficial or harmful effects of ACS in neonates of women with PGDM who are born by elective CS. While it is plausible that ACS could reduce neonatal respiratory morbidity in this population, further prospective studies evaluating the benefits and harms are required before recommending this practice.
Incidence and factors impacting PTSD following the 2005 Eyre Peninsula bushfires in South Australia – A 7 year follow up study
Authors: Watts Richard , Liu Wai‐Man , Hooff Miranda Van , McFarlane Alexander , Sekhar Vimal , Kathiravan Tharun , Thiruvenkatarajan Venkatesan 
Published: July 2022

AbstractObjectivesTo identify the incidence and factors impacting post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at 6 months, 2 and 7 years following the 2005 Eyre Peninsula bushfires in South Australia.MethodsA questionnaire was used to assess symptoms.Design and SettingA longitudinal follow‐up study with responses collected from a self‐report booklet.Participants179 respondents were present at 6 months post bushfires, with 103 and 87 participants at 2 and 7 years, respectively.Main Outcome MeasuresPTSD rates and its precipitating factors.ResultsThe proportion of PTSD cases at times 1, 2 and 3 were 13.4% (24/179), 10.7% (11/103), and 4.8% (4/87), respectively. At 6 months, terrifying experience of fire reduced odds of developing PTSD (Odds Ratio [OR]: 0.45; 95% CI 0.21–0.96) while relocation increased odds (OR: 2.93; 95% CI 1.06–8.08). At 2 years, relocation (OR: 6.81; 95% CI 1.07–43.41) was a positive predictor. At 7 years, personal loss from the fires (OR: 2.82; 95% CI 1.17–6.77) positively predicted PTSD.ConclusionPTSD rates declined over time. Relocation may be a proxy measure of high levels of emotional trauma. Those most traumatised probably decided to relocate, and hence, relocation should be considered a trigger for PTSD in the aftermath of bushfire.
A Bayesian Multivariate Mixture Model for High Throughput Spatial Transcriptomics
Authors: Allen Carter , Chang Yuzhou , Neelon Brian , Chang Won , Kim Hang J. , Li Zihai , Ma Qin , Chung Dongjun 
Published: July 2022

AbstractHigh throughput spatial transcriptomics (HST) is a rapidly emerging class of experimental technologies that allow for profiling gene expression in tissue samples at or near single-cell resolution while retaining the spatial location of each sequencing unit within the tissue sample. Through analyzing HST data, we seek to identify sub-populations of cells within a tissue sample that may inform biological phenomena. Existing computational methods either ignore the spatial heterogeneity in gene expression profiles, fail to account for important statistical features such as skewness, or are heuristic-based network clustering methods that lack the inferential benefits of statistical modeling. To address this gap, we develop SPRUCE: a Bayesian spatial multivariate finite mixture model based on multivariate skew-normal distributions, which is capable of identifying distinct cellular sub-populations in HST data. We further implement a novel combination of Pólya–Gamma data augmentation and spatial random effects to infer spatially correlated mixture component membership probabilities without relying on approximate inference techniques. Via a simulation study, we demonstrate the detrimental inferential effects of ignoring skewness or spatial correlation in HST data. Using publicly available human brain HST data, SPRUCE outperforms existing methods in recovering expertly annotated brain layers. Finally, our application of SPRUCE to human breast cancer HST data indicates that SPRUCE can distinguish distinct cell populations within the tumor microenvironment. An R package spruce for fitting the proposed models is available through The Comprehensive R Archive Network.
Pyrimidine derivatives as EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non‐small‐cell lung cancer: A comprehensive review
Authors: Kizhakkedath Ratheesh Anandu , Pottankottu Jayan Ajay , Presanna Aneesh Thankappan , Nirmala Saiprabha Vijayakumar 
Published: July 2022

AbstractEGFR‐positive non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) due to primary mutation (EGFR DEL19 & L858R) has been recognized as a crucial mediator of tumor progression. This led to the development and approval of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors, which addresses EGFR‐mediated NSCLC but fail to show potency after initial months of therapy due to acquired resistance (EGFR T790M, EGFR C797S). Extensive research allowed identification of drugs for EGFR‐positive NSCLC, wherein the majority of compounds have a pyrimidine substructure offering marked therapeutic benefits compared with chemotherapy. This current review outlines the diverse pyrimidine derivatives with amino‐linked and fused pyrimidine scaffolds such as furo‐pyrimidine, pyrimido‐pyrimidine, thieno‐pyrimidine, highlighting pyrimidine EGFR TK inhibitors reported in research emphasizing structural aspects, design approaches, inhibition potential, selectivity profile toward mutant EGFR conveyed through biological evaluation studies. Furthermore, mentioning the in‐silico interaction profile of synthesized compounds for evaluating the binding affinity with key amino acids. The epilogue of review focuses on the recent research that drives forward to aid in the discovery and development of substituted amino and fused scaffolds of pyrimidine that can counteract the mutations and effectively manage EGFR‐positive NSCLC.