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Brand attachment toward functional, symbolic and hedonic brands
Authors: Ugalde Cecilia , Vila-Lopez Natalia , Kuster-Boluda Ines 
Published: July 2022

PurposeFashionable brands need to develop brand attachment so that their consumers become fans and act as apostles by recommending them. But how can companies develop brand attachment? This paper aims to investigate, on the one hand, the role of four drivers of brand attachment (perceived quality, brand personality, credibility and awareness) and three effects (loyalty, buying intention and perceived risk). On the other hand, three groups of fashionable brands with different positioning strategies are compared to analyze if the brand positioning strategy moderates the proposed relationships in the analyzed country.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve the two objectives, surveys with the same instrument were conducted twice, and a sample of 1,922 consumers from the three most populated cities of Ecuador (Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca) took part in the study. They chose fashionable brands with functional (n = 1,066), hedonic (n = 463) and symbolic (n = 393) positioning strategies. They mentioned, for example, functional brands such as Avon, La Lechera, Nokia or Converse; hedonic brands such as Christian Dior, Oreo, Apple or Timberland and symbolic brands such as Axe, Coca-Cola/Coke, Motorola or DBond.FindingsThe results of this study show that (1) brand positioning affects attachment, (2) a functional positioning leads to higher consumers' loyalty, (3) a hedonic positioning leads to the strongest brand personality and credibility and (4) a symbolic positioning seems to be the less useful option in terms of desired effects.Originality/valueFirst, this paper considers three different subscenarios in launching a new product: hedonic, functional and symbolic brand positioning. The comparison of these three scenarios makes progress with respect to previous research since the connection between consumers' brand attachment and positioning brand strategy has been scarcely addressed to date. Second, no study has been found that assesses the simultaneous effect of four key antecedents capable of enhancing brand attachment (personality, quality, awareness and credibility), causing three major effects (loyalty, purchase intention and decrease in perceived risk).
The impact of ASC 842’s new leasing standards on default likelihood by industry
Authors: Hunsader Kenneth J. , Lawrey Christopher M. , Rich James 
Published: July 2022

Purpose
This paper aims to examine the impact on firm financial distress by industry of one of the most recent accounting changes in the treatment of operating leases, Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016–02, Leases released February 25, 2016. ASU 2016–02, also known as ASC 842, considerably changed how firms account for operating leases.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors use the Black–Scholes–Merton (BSM) option pricing methodology to estimate the change in default likelihood (DL) of nine different industries surrounding the adoption of ASC 842. In addition, the authors use univariate and multivariate analysis to test the statistical significance of firm-related factors.

Findings
The authors provide evidence that numerous industry’s DL increased following the FASB’s announcement of the new standard (ASC 842) regarding increased transparency in lease recognition. The effect is especially significant within the energy industry, although it is also shown in the consumer durables, manufacturing, hi-tech equipment, telecom, retail and wholesale and transportation industries. In addition, the authors find the effect is more pronounced for firms with high leverage, low financial slack, low operating return on assets, small market value and accounting for non-balance sheet recorded leases.

Practical implications
By investigating different industries, this study’s findings provide crucial insight to managers seeking lease financing as an operational strategy in a post-implementation environment and help them understand the impact of this new standard on their firm. Furthermore, this study answers the call of policy makers and academics to provide insight into the impact of updated leasing standards.

Originality/value
This is the only empirical study that examines the impact of ASC 842 on the DL of publicly traded firms by industry.
Personality traits and behavioral biases of Indian financial professionals
Authors: Baker H. Kent , Kapoor Sujata , Khare Tanu 
Published: July 2022

PurposeFinancial professionals are increasingly important in the Indian financial system. Our study examines the association between the Big Five personality traits and Indian financial professionals' behavioral biases when making investment decisions.Design/methodology/approachAfter testing our questionnaire's reliability and validity, we used it to obtain the sample responses. We used multiple regression analysis and other statistical tools to identify the relationships between the Big Five personality traits and behavioral biases.FindingsOur findings reveal a high level of extraversion and conscientiousness, a moderate level of agreeableness and openness and a low neuroticism level among financial professionals. The results show a significant association between neuroticism, extraversion, openness and all behavioral biases except anchoring bias. The neuroticism trait has a statistically significant relationship with all behavioral biases examined, whereas agreeableness and conscientiousness traits lack a significant association with behavioral biases. The openness trait is associated with many emotional biases and cognitive heuristics, while the extraversion trait has a significantly positive relationship with availability bias.Research limitations/implicationsFuture researchers could analyze primary (survey) and secondary investor data from brokerage houses. Using a larger sample could provide more generalizable findings. Researchers could also consider other aspects of investment decision-making using various asset classes. Understanding financial professionals' personality traits and behavioral biases could help them develop strategies to suit client needs.Originality/valueThis study provides the first comprehensive examination of the association between personality traits and behavioral biases of Indian financial professionals.
Pharmacokinetics of lanoconazole in human skin after repeated topical application
Authors: Imai Hiromitsu , Hashimoto Satoru , Ninomiya Ryo , Luo Jingna , Wakuda Hirokazu , Otani Naoyuki , Inoue Genta , Amagishi Hiroaki , Uemura Naoto 
Published: July 2022

AbstractDrug disposition after topical application to the skin has not been fully elucidated, especially after repeated application. We conducted a clinical trial to evaluate the pharmacokinetics in the stratum corneum of healthy adults after repeated application of lanoconazole cream as a model drug. We applied 25 mg of 1% lanoconazole cream onto the pre‐specified areas on the participants' back once daily for 5 days. The stratum corneum was sampled twice on each study day using a standardized tape‐stripping method, and the amount of lanoconazole contained in the samples was quantified using the tandem mass spectrometry method. The obtained data were used to evaluate lanoconazole pharmacokinetics in the stratum corneum. The amount of lanoconazole in the stratum corneum after once daily repeated administration reached a steady state on day 3, and it was eliminated from the stratum corneum with a half‐life of approximately 11 h after discontinuing application.
3D reflection seismic imaging of the Zinkgruvan mineral‐bearing structures in the south‐eastern Bergslagen mineral district (Sweden)
Authors: Gil Alba , Malehmir Alireza , Ayarza Puy , Buske Stefan , Carbonell Ramon , Orlowsky Dirk , Carriedo Jorge , Hagerud Anja 
Published: July 2022

AbstractMineral exploration is facing greater challenges nowadays because of the increasing demand for raw materials and the lesser chance of finding large deposits at shallow depths. To be efficient and address new exploration challenges, high‐resolution and sensitive methods that are cost‐effective and environmentally friendly are required. In this work, we present the results of a sparse 3D seismic survey that was conducted in the Zinkgruvan mining area, in the Bergslagen mineral district of central Sweden. The survey covers an area of 10.5 km2 for deep targeting of massive sulphides in a polyphasic tectonic setting. A total of 1311 receivers and 950 shot points in a fixed 3D geometry setup were employed for the survey. Nine 2D profiles and a smaller 3D mesh were used. Shots were generated at every 10 m, and receivers were placed at every 10–20 m, along the 2D profiles, and 40–80 m in the mesh area. An analysis of the seismic fold coverage at depth was used to determine the potential resolving power of this sparse 3D setup. The data processing had to account for cultural noise from the operating mine and strong source‐generated surface waves, which were attenuated during both pre‐ and post‐stack processing steps. The processing workflow employed a combination of 2D and 3D refraction static corrections, and post‐stack FK filters along inlines and crosslines. The resulting 3D seismic volume is correlated with downhole data (density and P‐wave, acoustic impedance, reflection coefficient), synthetic seismograms, surface geology and a 3D model of mineral‐bearing horizons in order to suggest new exploration targets at depth. The overall geological architecture at Zinkgruvan is interpreted as two EW overturn folds, an antiform and a synform, affected by later NS‐trending folding. Two strong sets of shallow reflections, associated with the Zn–Pb mineralization, are located at the hinge of an EW‐trending antiform, while a strong set of reflections, associated with the main mineralization, is located at the overturned apex of the EW synform. The NS Knalla fault that crosses the study area terminates the continuation of the mineral‐bearing deposits at depth towards the west, a conclusion solely based on the reflectivity character of the seismic volume. This study illustrates that sparse 3D data acquisition, while it has its own challenges, can be a suitable replacement for 2D profiles while line cutting, and environmental footprints can totally be avoided.
High temporal accuracy elastic wave simulation with new time–space domain implicit staggered‐grid finite‐difference schemes
Authors: Wang Jing , Liu Yang , Zhou Hongyu 
Published: July 2022

AbstractImplicit staggered‐grid finite‐difference methods are attractive for elastic wave modelling due to significantly enhanced spatial accuracy compared to explicit ones. However, the central‐grid finite‐difference operators used to approximate the temporal derivatives result in a limited accuracy in time. Temporal high‐order finite‐difference methods have the ability to weaken the temporal dispersion and improve the modelling stability. It is noted that the previous temporal high‐order and spatial implicit finite‐difference methods are all designed in the space domain for performing acoustic wave propagation. To implement 2‐D elastic wave simulation with high‐order accuracy both in space and time, we propose two time–space domain implicit staggered‐grid finite‐difference schemes, in which the spatial derivatives are approximated by the weighted average of a few extra off‐axial nodes and axial nodes of the conventional cross‐stencil. We derive the P‐ and S‐wave dispersion relations of the whole elastic wave equation and estimate the finite‐difference coefficients via a variable substitution‐based Taylor‐series expansion. Our Taylor‐series expansion‐based new scheme yields high‐order temporal and spatial accuracy. Besides, the spatial accuracy can be further enhanced by our newly proposed linear optimization strategy, which benefits from easy implementation since we only optimize the axial spatial coefficients via a least‐squares strategy and set the off‐axial temporal coefficients the same as the solution of the Taylor‐series expansion method. Besides, the P‐ and S‐wave separation approach is adopted to propagate the P‐ and S‐wavefields with the P‐ and S‐wave dispersion relation‐based finite‐difference operators, respectively. Our two new schemes are more capable of suppressing the numerical dispersion and exhibit better stability performance compared to conventional one, as we will illustrate via a detailed analysis of dispersion, stability and numerical experiments. In addition, a comparison of computation times demonstrates the efficiency advantage of two new schemes since small operator lengths and large time steps are allowed.
Les canaux de transmission des effets des TIC sur la mobilisation des recettes fiscales en Afrique
Authors: Ongo Nkoa Bruno Emmanuel , Song Jacques Simon 
Published: July 2022

RésuméLe développement et l'usage des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (TIC) enAfrique ont considérablement progressé au cours des deux dernières décennies, et alimentent une littérature très féconde. Dans cet article, nous identifions les effets et les canaux robustes par lesquels les TIC améliorent la Mobilisation des Recettes Fiscales (MRF). À partir d'un échantillonde 54 pays, nous spécifions et estimons un modèle en données de panel par la méthode des Moindres Carrés Généralisés (MCG) sur la période 1996‐2019. Nos résultats montrent que l'usage des TIC (mesuré par les pénétrations d'internet, du téléphone mobile, du téléphone fixe et de la fibre optique) stimule significativement la MRF. Leurs effets transitent par le développement financier, l'ouverture commerciale, l'énergie et le capital humain. Nous suggérons un‐renforcement des infrastructures de télécommunications et des canaux de transmission pour une meilleure dématérialisation des procédures fiscales et une plus grande mobilisation des recettes.
Political Charity: The 1642 Collection for the Relief of His Majesties Distressed Subjects in Ireland
Authors: WALTER JOHN 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThis article revisits the 1642 Collection for the relief of the Protestant victims of the 1641 Irish Uprising. Based on an analysis of all extant (English) parish returns, it explores how the act of charity was understood by the thousands who contributed and what its consequences were for popular engagement in the politics of a country on the edge of civil war. Despite the relative historiographical neglect of the returns, the article seeks to show that they provide valuable evidence of politics at the most local level of the early modern state and society that contradicts an earlier historiographical emphasis on localism as the defining characteristic of provincial popular politics. Contributing to the Collection offered recognition and role to groups otherwise largely excluded by age, gender and class from formal participation in the politics of parish and nation. Conceived as an exercise in charitable benevolence to co‐religionists, the Collection demonstrates the political potential opened up in the politics of the gift, suggesting the possibilities of a protestant association with expansive boundaries and wider membership. In a political culture in which anti‐popery provided an imminent language to explain that crisis, a charitable collection for the protestant victims of Catholic cruelty was necessarily political and made the parish a space for political talk. Contextualising the Collection in the contemporaneous set of subscriptions to petitions and oath‐taking required from local communities, the article demonstrates how these developments helped politicise the parish and mobilise the country in the English Revolution.
Breaking the silence on femicide: How women challenge epistemic injustice and male violence
Authors: Cayli Messina Baris 
Published: July 2022

AbstractDigital space has provided an important platform for women by enabling them to defy religious and patriarchal values while rendering their demands more visible in the public sphere. By analyzing the stories of 3349 murdered women, consulting 57 activist‐published materials, studying 37 protest‐focused videos, and using digital ethnography, this article explores Turkish women's struggles against femicide. I propose the emancipatory and democratizing counterpublics as an analytical concept to demonstrate how women challenge epistemic injustice and male violence. To this end, I investigate the struggles of women by studying their use of digital space as a means of breaking the silence on femicide, creating data, disseminating knowledge, and seeking justice. This article highlights the essential role of new media technologies in empowering vulnerable groups through the generation of new forms of knowledge, the formation of collective memory, and the elimination of epistemic injustice in opposition to the ruling authorities. The present study contributes to our knowledge of the sociology of epistemic injustice by demonstrating how digital space plays a limited but critical role in the efforts of activists living under authoritarian regimes to defend their fundamental rights to survive and prevent femicide, which has a devastating impact on the lives of millions of women.
Effects of Medicaid expansion on insurance coverage and health services use among adults with disabilities newly eligible for Medicaid
Authors: Creedon Timothy B. , Zuvekas Samuel H. , Hill Steven C. , Ali Mir M. , McClellan Chandler , Dey Judith G. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the effects of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion on insurance and health services use for adults with disabilities who were newly eligible for Medicaid.Data Sources2008–2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data.Study DesignWe used the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) PUBSIM model to identify adults aged 26–64 years with disabilities who were newly Medicaid‐eligible in expansion states or would have been eligible in non‐expansion states had those states opted to expand. Outcomes included insurance coverage; access to care; receipt of primary care, outpatient specialty physician services, and preventive services; and out‐of‐pocket health care spending. To estimate the effects of Medicaid expansion, we used two‐way fixed effects models and a triple differences framework to compare pre‐post changes in each outcome in expansion and non‐expansion states for adults with and without disabilities.Extraction MethodsWe simulated Medicaid eligibility with the AHRQ PUBSIM model, which uses state‐specific Medicaid rules and MEPS data on family relationships, state of residence, and income.Principal FindingsAmong adults with disabilities who were newly eligible for Medicaid, Medicaid expansion was associated with significant increases in full‐year Medicaid coverage (35.9 percentage points [pp], p < 0.001), receipt of primary care (15.5 pp, p < 0.01), and receipt of flu shots (19.2 pp, p < 0.01), and a significant decrease in out‐of‐pocket spending (−$457, p < 0.01). There were larger improvements for adults with disabilities compared to those without disabilities in full‐year Medicaid coverage (11.0 pp, p < 0.01) and receipt of flu shots (18.0 pp, p < 0.05).ConclusionsMedicaid expansion was associated with improvements in full‐year insurance coverage, receipt of primary and preventive care, and out‐of‐pocket spending for adults with disabilities who were newly eligible for Medicaid. For insurance coverage, preventive care, and some primary care measures, there were differentially larger improvements for adults with disabilities than for those without disabilities.
Modeling microRNA‐driven post‐transcriptional regulation using exon–intron split analysis in pigs
Authors: Mármol‐Sánchez Emilio , Cirera Susanna , Zingaretti Laura M. , Jacobsen Mette Juul , Ramayo‐Caldas Yuliaxis , Jørgensen Claus B. , Fredholm Merete , Cardoso Tainã Figueiredo , Quintanilla Raquel , Amills Marcel 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe contribution of microRNAs (miRNAs) to mRNA post‐transcriptional regulation has often been explored by the post hoc selection of downregulated genes and determining whether they harbor binding sites for miRNAs of interest. This approach, however, does not discriminate whether these mRNAs are also downregulated at the transcriptional level. Here, we have characterized the transcriptional and post‐transcriptional changes in mRNA expression in two porcine tissues: gluteus medius muscle of fasted and fed Duroc gilts and adipose tissue of lean and obese Duroc–Göttingen minipigs. Exon–intron split analysis of RNA‐seq data allowed us to identify downregulated mRNAs with high post‐transcriptional signals in fed or obese states, and we assessed whether they harbor binding sites for upregulated miRNAs in any of these two physiological states. We found 26 downregulated mRNAs with high post‐transcriptional signals in the muscle of fed gilts and 21 of these were predicted targets of miRNAs upregulated in fed pigs. For adipose tissue, 44 downregulated mRNAs in obese minipigs displayed high post‐transcriptional signals, and 25 of these were predicted targets of miRNAs upregulated in the obese state. These results suggest that the contribution of miRNAs to mRNA repression is more prominent in the skeletal muscle system. Finally, we identified several genes that may play relevant roles in the energy homeostasis of the pig skeletal muscle (DKK2 and PDK4) and adipose (SESN3 and ESRRG) tissues. By differentiating transcriptional from post‐transcriptional changes in mRNA expression, exon–intron split analysis provides a valuable view of the regulation of gene expression, complementary to canonical differential expression analyses.
Digital transformation for a sustainable agriculture in the United States: Opportunities and challenges
Authors: Khanna Madhu , Atallah Shady S. , Kar Saurajyoti , Sharma Bijay , Wu Linghui , Yu Chengzheng , Chowdhary Girish , Soman Chinmay , Guan Kaiyu 
Published: July 2022

AbstractAgriculture faces key challenges of increasing productivity while reducing adverse impacts on the environment. Conventional practices that rely on tillage, inefficient and over‐application of chemicals, and monoculture row cropping are leading to growing resistance of weeds and pests to chemicals, nutrient and sediment run‐off, and declining soil carbon stocks in the United States. Digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are enabling the collection of vast amounts of geo‐referenced information about growing conditions within the field, automated implementation of spatially varying input applications, and reduced reliance on chemical inputs. We discuss the pathways by which digital agricultural technologies have the potential to address the challenge of herbicide‐resistant weeds, over‐application of nitrogen and irrigation water, and cover crop planting for restoring soil health and contribute to the environmental sustainability of agriculture. Then, we discuss the economic factors, behavioral preferences of farmers, peer pressure, and social networks that can be expected to play a role in adoption decisions. We conclude with a discussion of approaches for ex ante assessments of the determinants of farmer willingness to adopt digital technologies and their diffusion in a region.