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A framework to evaluate sustainable construction principles in government building projects: the case of Jordan
Authors: Ayoub Heba , Sweis Ghaleb , Abu-Khader Waleed , Sweis Rateb 
Published: May 2022

PurposeThis study aimed to provide a framework that includes the principles of sustainable construction to evaluate their application in the construction of government building projects in various environmental, economic, and social aspects distributed over the project phases throughout its life cycle.Design/methodology/approachQualitative methods from literature review and analysis of sustainability assessment tools were used to design the framework. The designed framework included six main categories, comprising 19 indicators that include sustainable building principles to assess application levels in government construction projects. It was used to evaluate applying sustainability practices in Jordanian government construction projects. 133 questionnaires were distributed to a convenience sample of three government institutions concerned with the design, implementation, and management of government buildings in Jordan.FindingsAfter collecting the quantitative data, the results showed that there is an application of six sustainability principles during the initial planning, analysis, and design stages of Jordanian government construction projects. The results focused on the application levels in social sustainability principles versus environmental and economical, especially in the operating stages during the project life cycle.Originality/valueThis study contributes by providing a tool to evaluate the sustainability of government construction projects and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of these types of buildings in both the short and long term by making them more sustainable. Subsequently, recommendations are made on reorienting government construction projects toward a sustainable building approach.
Does stakeholder pressure matter in Islamic banks’ corporate social responsibility and financial performance?
Authors: Ali Muhammad , Khan Sadia Mehfooz , Puah Chin-Hong , Mubarik Muhammad Shujaat , Ashfaq Muhammad 
Published: May 2022

Purpose
This study aims to examine the impact of stakeholder pressure on Islamic banks’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices and financial performance.

Design/methodology/approach
A close-ended questionnaire was collected from 282 Islamic bank’s branch managers. Partial least square structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesized model. Both measurement and structural models were found to be fit for this research.

Findings
Results indicate that all components of stakeholder pressure (management, client, competitor, Sharia advisory board and community) have a significant positive impact on Islamic CSR. The findings of this study further revealed that Islamic CSR is a significant predictor of bank’s financial performance. Based on the present empirical results, this study suggests that Islamic bank managers should develop the best CSR practices to gain a competitive advantage and sustainable financial performance.

Originality/value
Overall, this study contributes significantly to the Islamic bank CSR literature. However, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, few studies have been conducted to establish a link between firm performance and CSR in Islamic banks using a comprehensive model of stakeholder pressure.
The impact of value conflict on academic adjustment among first-year students at Kuwait University: a quantitative study
Authors: Alrumaidhi Khaled 
Published: May 2022

PurposeConsidering the crucial role which academic adjustment plays in student success at university, gaining insight into how several factors affect this key metric is important. This empirical study investigated the impact of value conflict upon the academic adjustment of first-year students at Kuwait University.Design/methodology/approachThe data for this study were collected using the survey method from a random sample of 627 first-year university students. The data were analyzed using descriptive and regression statistical methods.FindingsThe findings showed that (1) student perceptions regarding the level of value conflict were moderate, with the highest level found in the political domain; (2) student perceptions about the level of academic adjustment were also moderate, with the highest level found in the goal domain; (3) value conflicts are a significant predictor of student academic adjustment, with political value conflicts influencing academic adjustment the most, and (4) value conflict explained 46.5% of the student academic adjustment variation.Practical implicationsThese findings imply that college administrations should integrate activities designed to improve student adjustment into co-curricular activities meant for youth development. Relevant recommendations are included.Originality/valueWhile significant attention has been given to student academic adjustment in higher education over the last few decades, little attention has been paid to how different factors predict adjustment especially in non-Western cultures such as higher education in Kuwait.
Thirty years of product and brand management research: a retrospective review of the Journal of Product and Brand Management using bibliometric analysis
Authors: Donthu Naveen , Kumar Satish , Sahoo Saumyaranjan , Lim Weng Marc , Joshi Yatish 
Published: May 2022

Purpose
The Journal of Product and Brand Management (JPBM) has a 30-year long history. To commemorate the journal’s 30th anniversary, this research paper aims to present a retrospective overview of JPBM.

Design/methodology/approach
This research examines the performance of the research constituents, social structure and intellectual structure of scholarly publications produced by JPBM between 1992 and 2021 using bibliometric analysis.

Findings
This research sheds light on the growing influence of JPBM through four major knowledge clusters (themes): strategic brand management; consumer behavior; product development and innovation management; and brand engagement. A temporal analysis of decade-by-decade cataloguing of the JPBM corpus revealed another set of three distinct knowledge clusters (themes): retailing and pricing strategies; marketing communications; and relationship marketing.

Research limitations/implications
Though the state-of-the-art overview herein offers seminal and useful insights about product and brand management research curated by JPBM, which can be used by the editorial board and prospective authors to curate and position the novelty of future contributions, it remains limited to the accuracy and availability of bibliographic records acquired from Scopus.

Originality/value
This research advances the internal review and subjective evaluation of the evolution of brand management thinking in JPBM by Veloutsou and Guzmán (2017) with an objective retrospection on the performance and scientific evolution of product and brand management research in JPBM.
Top‐down effects on aquatic communities in subtropical lentic microhabitats
Authors: Kroth Nádia , de Souza Rezende Renan , Dal Magro Jacir , Albeny‐Simões Daniel 
Published: May 2022

AbstractNatural lentic microhabitats are important for aquatic invertebrate communities in subtropical aquatic systems, which are usually dominated by mosquitoes, predators and zooplankton. Subtropical lentic microhabitats might be strongly affected by top‐down effects of predators. We evaluated the predator effects on aquatic macroinvertebrate and zooplankton communities by using black plastic buckets (10 L) to simulate lentic microhabitats, which were divided into four treatments: predator absence and presence, and initial (on experiment start) and final (on experiment end) community controls. Large top predators (Odonata) had a stronger effect on community structure by their sit‐and‐wait predatory behaviour. The richness of total macroinvertebrates, Culex genus (most abundant organism), and zooplankton was highest in predators' absence. On the other hand, the sit‐and‐wait behaviour increased the density of organisms by selective predation on macroinvertebrates that feed in the bottom of the system. Also, the sit‐and‐wait behaviour increased the density of gathering and filtering collectors (top swimmers) by differences in space preference. We observed a positive species‐specific relationship between Culex and predators. We concluded that predators' presence contributes to the balance of lentic microhabitat in subtropical lentic microhabitats by top‐down control.
A missing link? Network analysis as an empirical approach for critical physical geography
Authors: Chignell Stephen M. 
Published: May 2022

AbstractCritical physical geography (CPG) calls for integrative research on material landscapes and the socio‐political dynamics of scientific knowledge production. Network analysis, a rich tradition of tools and approaches for analyzing relational information, has seen little use in the CPG literature to date. This represents a fruitful opportunity, as many of CPG's core interests—knowledge politics, histories of scientific concepts, and ecosocial relations—can be effectively analyzed using network techniques. In this article, I argue for adapting network approaches to CPG. First, I provide an overview of various network concepts, approaches, and their origins. I then discuss bibliometric network techniques for “science mapping” including co‐word, co‐authorship, and citation analyses. Next, I describe discourse network analysis, a recent mixed‐method approach from political science. Finally, I discuss overlaps with emerging approaches from qualitative and visual network analysis. In each section, I provide existing and hypothetical examples, as well as software and visualization techniques, that demonstrate how network approaches could add new insights to CPG and related scholarship. Linking CPG with the diverse traditions of network analysis has the potential to produce new empirical understandings and bring the field into conversation with a growing body of research that spans the social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities.
Family functioning under COVID‐19: An ecological perspective of family resilience of Hong Kong Chinese families
Authors: Wong Daniel Fu Keung , Lau Yin Yim , Chan Hiu Sze , Zhuang Xiaoyu 
Published: May 2022

AbstractThis study tested an ecological model of resilience that illustrated the influence of COVID‐19‐related stressors (i.e., social and health stressors) and various socio‐ecological factors at microsystem (i.e., parent–child conflicts and couple relationship) and exo‐system levels (i.e., the utilization of community resources) on family functioning among Chinese families during COVID‐19. An anonymous telephone survey was conducted using random sampling method. The sample contained 322 respondents who were co‐habiting with their child(ren) and their partner. Hierarchical regression analysis and structural equation modelling were used to examine the differential impacts of various levels of factors and the model that were proposed. Results showed that 13.2% of the households were categorized as at‐risk of poorer family functioning. Couple relationship and stressors significantly accounted for much of the variance in family functioning. While stressors had a significant direct effect on family functioning, couple relationship, but not parent–child conflicts or utilization of community resources, significantly mediated and moderated the impact of stressors on family functioning. The findings highlighted the impacts of both individual and ecological factors on family functioning under COVID‐19. Importantly, cultural and contextual factors should be considered when adopting ecological model of resilience to examine family functioning in diverse cultural groups.
Verb Metaphoric Extension Under Semantic Strain
Authors: King Daniel , Gentner Dedre 
Published: May 2022

AbstractThis paper explores the processes underlying verb metaphoric extension. Work on metaphor processing has largely focused on noun metaphor, despite evidence that verb metaphor is more common. Across three experiments, we collected paraphrases of simple intransitive sentences varying in semantic strain—for example,The motor complained → The engine made strange noises—and assessed the degree of meaning change for the noun and the verb. We developed a novel methodology for this assessment using word2vec. In Experiments 1 and 2, we found that (a) under semantic strain, verb meanings were more likely to be adjusted than noun meanings; (b) the degree of verb meaning adjustment—but not noun meaning adjustment—increased with semantic strain; and (c) verb meaning extension is primarily driven by online adjustment, although sense selection also plays a role. In Experiment 3, we replicated the word2vec results with an assessment using human subjects. The results further showed that nouns and verbs change meaning in qualitatively different ways, with verbs more likely to change meaning metaphorically and nouns more likely to change meaning taxonomically or metonymically. These findings bear on the origin and processing of verb metaphors and provide a link between online sentence processing and diachronic change over language evolution.
A permeability‐ and perfusion‐based PBPK model for improved prediction of concentration‐time profiles
Authors: Korzekwa Ken , Radice Casey , Nagar Swati 
Published: May 2022

AbstractTo improve predictions of concentration‐time (C‐t) profiles of drugs, a new physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling framework (termed ‘PermQ’) has been developed. This model includes permeability into and out of capillaries, cell membranes, and intracellular lipids. New modeling components include (i) lumping of tissues into compartments based on both blood flow and capillary permeability, and (ii) parameterizing clearances in and out of membranes with apparent permeability and membrane partitioning values. Novel observations include the need for a shallow distribution compartment particularly for bases. C‐t profiles were modeled for 24 drugs (7 acidic, 5 neutral, and 12 basic) using the same experimental inputs for three different models: Rodgers and Rowland (RR), a perfusion‐limited membrane‐based model (Kp,mem), and PermQ. Kp,mem and PermQ can be directly compared since both models have identical tissue partition coefficient parameters. For the 24 molecules used for model development, errors in Vss and t1/2 were reduced by 37% and 43%, respectively, with the PermQ model. Errors in C‐t profiles were reduced (increased EOC) by 43%. The improvement was generally greater for bases than for acids and neutrals. Predictions were improved for all 3 models with the use of parameters optimized for the PermQ model. For five drugs in a test set, similar results were observed. These results suggest that prediction of C‐t profiles can be improved by including capillary and cellular permeability components for all tissues.
The domestic struggle for traditional medical knowledge rights
Authors: Xia Nan 
Published: May 2022

AbstractIn China, the local communities and various ethnic minorities still hold, sustain and develop traditional medicial knowledge (TMK), innovations, and practices within the original communities. TMK also has pharmaceutical option value, which has attracted interests in commercial use of TMK for pharmaceutical innovation in China. However, the increased use of TMK for non‐traditional purposes might lead to a change in the customary treatment of TMK as common goods of relevant communities and peoples, and may lead to significant tension faced by both providers and users of TMK in China. We find there is a significant gap in literature analysing the phenonmenon of domestic biopolitics concerning TMK in China. Closely connected problem is the contradictory relationship between providers and users of TMK, especially between the indigenous and local communities, and corporate and industrial actors. Therefore, urgent research is needed to fill this literature gap.
Ethical obligation and legal requirements: On informed consent practices in Bangladesh
Authors: Mannan Sonia , Alam Jobair , Bari K. M. Ashbarul , Mamun S. M. A. A. , Orin Rehnuma Mehzabin 
Published: May 2022

AbstractInformed consent to medical intervention is fundamental in both ethics and law. But in practice it is often not taken seriously in developing countries. This paper provides an appraisal of informed consent practices in Bangladesh. Following a review of the ethical and legal principles of informed consent, it assesses the degree to which doctors adhere to it in Bangladesh. Based on findings of non‐compliance, it then investigates the reasons for such non‐compliance through an appraisal of informed consent practices in Bangladesh and provides recommendations aimed at improving such practices. The significance of this paper lies in unveiling the interdependence between the ethical and legal traits of informed consent and their ramifications on strengthening the patient‐oriented approach of duty to care.
Some benefit, some are left behind: NAFTA and educational attainment in the United States
Authors: Gómez‐Ramírez Leopoldo , Padilla‐Romo María 
Published: May 2022

AbstractThis paper examines the persistent effects of eliminating tariffs on Mexican imports, following the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), on Americans' human capital investment. We leverage quasi‐experimental changes in tariffs on Mexican imports across birth cohorts and within states. We show that NAFTA increases the probability of ever attending college and earning a degree. These results, however, mask important heterogeneous effects within the sample. We find white Americans drive these positive effects. In contrast, the educational attainment of racial and ethnic minorities, especially men, shrank under NAFTA, decreasing their probability of graduating from high school.
Old yellow enzyme of a novel fungi‐specific class
Authors: Yamasaki Kazuhiko 
Published: May 2022

Old yellow enzymes (OYEs) are flavoproteins that catalyze stereoselective reduction of a wide variety of small molecules including xenobiotic toxins, and are considered as synthetic tools in industrial and pharmaceutical applications. Despite their broad specificity, differences in the enzyme structures influence the yield and stereochemistry of the products. Singh et al. present the three‐dimensional structure and biochemical properties of an OYE of a necrotrophic fungus, Ascochyta rabiei, which belongs to a recently identified fungi‐specific class. Observations of distinct structural features and arrangements of the catalytic‐site residues should contribute to understanding the catalytic mechanism of OYEs of this class.Comment on: https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.16445
Amelioration on energy storage performance of KNN‐based transparent ceramics by optimizing the polarization and breakdown strength
Authors: Li Changxiao , Huan Yu , Wang Xiaozhi , Wang Xinjian , Wang Ting , Wei Tao 
Published: May 2022

AbstractTransparent ceramic capacitors have broad application prospects in electronic devices due to their excellent optical transparency and energy storage properties. However, the low polarizability and high remnant polarization of the existing transparent dielectric ceramics limit the promotion of energy storage performance. Here, Bi(Li0.5Nb0.5)O3 (BLN) was chosen to modify the (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 (KNN)‐based ceramics to optimize the optical transmittance and energy storage characteristics simultaneously. On the one hand, the grain growth is inhibited, contributing to the improved breakdown strength and transmittance. On the other hand, the doping BLN could reduce the polar nanoregions size, which makes them respond more quickly to the external electric field and, thus, improves the energy storage efficiency. As a consequence, 0.95KNN–0.05BLN ceramic possesses the excellent Wrec of 4.39 J/cm3, η of 81.4%, and transparency of 77.9% with an average grain size of ∼109 nm. This work opens up a paradigm to develop a transparent pulse capacitor.
Minerals solubilizing and mobilizing microbiomes: A sustainable approach for managing minerals’ deficiency in agricultural soil
Authors: Devi Rubee , Kaur Tanvir , Kour Divjot , Yadav Ashok , Yadav Ajar Nath , Suman Archna , Ahluwalia Amrik Singh , Saxena Anil Kumar 
Published: May 2022

AbstractAgriculture faces challenges to fulfil the rising food demand due to shortage of arable land and various environmental stressors. Traditional farming technologies help in fulfilling food demand but they are harmful to humans and environmental sustainability. The food production along with agro-environmental sustainability could be achieved by encouraging farmers to use agro-environmental sustainable products such as biofertilizers and biopesticides consisting of live microbes or plant extract instead of chemical-based inputs. The eco-friendly formulations play a significant role in plant growth promotion, crop yield and repairing degraded soil texture and fertility sustainably. Mineral solubilizing microbes that provide vital nutrients like phosphorus, potassium, zinc and selenium are essential for plant growth and development and could be developed as biofertilizers. These microbes could be plant associated (rhizospheric, endophytic and phyllospheric) or inhabit the bulk soil and diverse extreme habitats. Mineral solubilizing microbes from soil, extreme environments, surface and internal parts of the plant belong to diverse phyla such as Ascomycota, Actinobacteria, Basidiomycota, Bacteroidetes, Chlorobi, Cyanobacteria, Chlorophyta, Euryarchaeota, Firmicutes, Gemmatimonadetes, Mucoromycota, Proteobacteria and Tenericutes. Mineral solubilizing microbes (MSMs) directly or indirectly stimulate plant growth and development either by releasing plant growth regulators; solubilizing phosphorus, potassium, zinc, selenium and silicon; biological nitrogen fixation and production of siderophores, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, hydrolytic enzymes and bioactive compound/secondary metabolites. Biofertilizer developed using mineral solubilizing microbes is an eco-friendly solution to the sustainable food production system in many countries worldwide. The present review deals with the biodiversity of mineral solubilizing microbes, and potential roles in crop improvement and soil well-being for agricultural sustainability.