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Economic growth, poverty traps and cycles: productive capacities versus inefficiencies
Authors: Giombini Germana , Grassetti Francesca , Sanchez Carrera Edgar 
Published: December 2022

PurposeThe authors analyse a growth model to explain how economic fluctuations are primarily driven by productive capacities (i.e. capacity utilization driven by innovations and know-how) and productive inefficiencies.Design/methodology/approachThis study’s methodology consists of the combination of the economic growth model, à la Solow–Swan, with a sigmoidal production function (in capital), which may explain growth, poverty traps or fluctuations depending on the relative levels of inefficiencies, productive capacities or lack of know-how.FindingsThe authors show that economies may experience economic growth, poverty traps and/or fluctuations (i.e. cycles). Economic growth is reached when an economy experiences both a low level of inefficiencies and a high level of productive capacities while an economy falls into a poverty trap when there is a high level of inefficiencies in production. Instead, the economy gets in cycles when there is a large level of the lack of know-how and low levels of productive capacity.Originality/valueThe authors conclude that more capital per capita (greater savings and investment) and greater productive capacity (with less lack of know-how) are the economic policy keys for an economy being on the path of sustained economic growth.
Deposit withdrawal intentions of profit-sharing investment depositors: evidence from Morocco
Authors: Rhoudri Sana , Benazzou Lotfi 
Published: December 2022

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the factors affecting deposit withdrawal intentions among Moroccan profit-sharing investment account holders.

Design/methodology/approach
Applying the push-pull-mooring (PPM) theory, a quantitative survey, based on insights brought to light by a previous qualitative study, was developed and administered to 166 depositors from five participatory banks at branches located in Morocco. Structural equation modeling was then used to evaluate the significance of relationships between the various variables under study.

Findings
Empirical findings showed that the PPM model with a second-order construct structure exhibited a better representation of the observed variables as compared to a first-order factor model. The results of the structural analysis indicated a significant direct relationship between withdrawal intention and each of the PPM model constructs: push and pull factors were found to have a positive impact on withdrawal intention, while mooring factors had a significant inverse relationship with withdrawal intention. The results of this study also revealed that the moderating role of the mooring construct was found in both relationships between push and withdrawal intention and between pull and withdrawal intention.

Research limitations/implications
The absence of a longitudinal study measuring the actual withdrawal behavior is the main limitation of this study. Furthermore, withdrawal intention was examined without differentiating between individual and corporate depositors. Finally, despite being insightful, the empirical findings should be generalized with caution, as the sample was purposely chosen by the banks’ management.

Practical implications
This study implied that participatory banks should stress the importance of mooring factors, as they strongly inhibit depositors’ intention to shift their funds to the conventional banking system. Moreover, this study provides great indications to Moroccan regulators and policymakers on a number of issues that can be used to develop policies that could improve the participatory banking system.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study represents the first attempt to confirm the effectiveness of the PPM model in examining depositor-withdrawal intentions. This study is also the first of its kind to address profit-sharing investment depositors’ apprehensions in the Moroccan context, to the best of the authors’ knowledge.
To protect or not to protect? Renewal capital, knowledge protection and innovation performance
Authors: Ritala Paavo , Kianto Aino , Vanhala Mika , Hussinki Henri 
Published: December 2022

Purpose
Firms need to constantly renew themselves to keep up with the pace of competition and proactively establish innovations to the markets. This requires capabilities in learning and renewing of the firm’s knowledge base, conceptualized as renewal capital of the firm. On the other hand, firms that acquire high levels of competitiveness by renewing their knowledge base also need to protect that knowledge from unwanted spillovers. This study aims to examine how renewal capital affects incremental and radical innovation performance of the firm, moderated by the firm’s protection of its strategic knowledge.

Design/methodology/approach
The study is based on a multi-industry survey study with a time-lagged data set, with independent variables collected in the first wave, followed by a second wave four years later for the dependent variables. The authors test the hypotheses using partial least squares structural equation modeling.

Findings
The authors find that firms’ renewal capital is positively associated with the level of incremental and radical innovation. Furthermore, the authors find that knowledge protection negatively moderates the relationship between renewal capital and incremental innovation performance of the firm. In case of radical innovation performance, similar moderating effect is not statistically supported.

Originality/value
With a time-lagged research design, this study study reveals the interdependent roles of renewal capital and knowledge protection for firm’s innovation performance, and provides insights of when (and when not) it would be beneficial for a firm to seek renewal and protective oriented approaches.
General education requirements, the liberal arts and government intervention in higher education: a case from Jordan
Authors: Al-Mahadin Salam 
Published: December 2022

PurposeHeavily regulated higher education institutions may not be able to possess the autonomy to produce students who are both college and career ready. This paper aims to explore the role of the Ministry of Higher Education in Jordan in determining the content and direction of general education requirements, the historical roots of this type of intervention and its possible implications for the future of liberal arts in general education requirements.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is a critical and historical reflection that combines practitioner research perspectives – the author is a university president – with reference to a single case study from a Jordanian university to demonstrate the real-life context of government intervention in general education requirements.FindingsUniversity education is inextricably linked with employability rather than inquiry-based disciplines that produce both intellectual development and technical skills. Jordanian universities, heavily regulated by the government, are required to allocate between 21 and 27 credit hours to general education requirements. Lost between universities that are mandated to have them and policymakers who impose them, general education requirements, as recently reformed, possess neither the ability to produce intellectual skills or career-readiness skills.Originality ValueThis paper highlights the importance of university autonomy in determining its approach to general education requirements to allow students to develop both career-readiness and college-readiness skills.
Tourism towards healthy lives and well-being for older adults and senior citizens: Tourism Agenda 2030
Authors: Patterson Ian , Balderas-Cejudo Adela 
Published: December 2022

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive review of the contribution of tourism to the development of healthy lives and to promote feelings of well-being for older adults. This is related to the 2030 agenda sustainable development goal (SDG) 3 to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is presented as a conceptual review that will bridge the research gap between tourism and demography and will focus on travel for older tourists that supports a healthy lifestyle and helps to develop positive feelings of well-being.FindingsThe aging population and changing demographic structure will present both possibilities and difficulties for the economy, services and society. Developing innovative ways to assist people to remain active as they age is important, as well as providing measures to combat loneliness is paramount. Tourism and travel can play a significant role to achieve this SDG.Research limitations/implicationsA theoretical framework was developed to acknowledge the four contributions (from a physical, psychological [or intellectual], social and spiritual perspective), organizing the findings into a holistic model of health and wellness, which helped to delineate the research. There is a need for a deeper comprehension of a strategy to promote the benefits of leisure travelling that are linked to active ageing and well-being.Practical implicationsDestination Marketing Organizations and Tourism marketers need to carefully consider the challenges and implications and identify the key drivers that will be vital to propose strategic solutions and innovations to meet the future demands and expectations of older people in an ageing society. Destination management organizations need to promote and plan “memorable experiences” for older tourists that emphasize the physical health benefits, especially if it is feasible in a natural setting.Social implicationsSocial experiences are essential in older people’s lives that can help them avoid feelings of depression and isolation. The transformative promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its SDGs identify key drivers to propose strategic solutions and innovations to meet the future demands and expectations of older people in an ageing society.Originality/valueThis study provides a qualitative overview of extant literature, examining the role of tourism from a physical, psychological (or intellectual), social and spiritual perspective that has proved important in promoting a healthy lifestyle as well as creating positive feelings of well-being for older travellers. It also offers future directions and builds theory through a holistic model of the dimensions of wellness. Further, it proposes future research priorities related to older individuals that are linked to healthy lifestyles, which include tourism experiences.
A unified model for the permeability, electrical conductivity and streaming potential coupling coefficient in variably saturated fractured media
Authors: Thanh Luong Duy , Van Nghia Nguyen , Van Do Phan , Tien Du Pham , Jougnot Damien 
Published: December 2022

ABSTRACTWe present a new unified model for the permeability, electrical conductivity and streaming potential coupling coefficient in variably saturated fractured media. For those, we conceptualize the fractured medium as a partially saturated bundle of parallel capillary slits with varying sizes. We assume that the fracture size distribution of the corresponding medium follows a fractal scaling law, which allows us to establish a pressure head‐saturation relationship based on the Laplace equation. We first describe the flow rate, the conduction current and the electrokinetic streaming current within a single fracture. Then, we upscale these properties at the scale of an equivalent fractured media partially saturated in order to obtain the relative permeability, the electrical conductivity and the streaming potential coupling coefficient. The newly proposed model explicitly depends on pore water chemistry, interface properties, microstructural parameters of fractured media and water saturation. Model predictions are in good agreement with both experimental and simulated data and with another model from the literature. The results of this work constitute a useful framework to estimate hydraulic properties and monitor water flow in fractured media.
Constraining the composition and quantity of organic matter used by abundant marine Thaumarchaeota
Authors: Parada Alma E. , Mayali Xavier , Weber Peter K. , Wollard Jessica , Santoro Alyson E. , Fuhrman Jed A. , Pett‐Ridge Jennifer , Dekas Anne E. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractMarine Group I (MGI) Thaumarchaeota were originally described as chemoautotrophic nitrifiers, but molecular and isotopic evidence suggests heterotrophic and/or mixotrophic capabilities. Here, we investigated the quantity and composition of organic matter assimilated by individual, uncultured MGI cells from the Pacific Ocean to constrain their potential for mixotrophy and heterotrophy. We observed that most MGI cells did not assimilate carbon from any organic substrate provided (glucose, pyruvate, oxaloacetate, protein, urea, and amino acids). The minority of MGI cells that did assimilate it did so exclusively from nitrogenous substrates (urea, 15% of MGI and amino acids, 36% of MGI), and only as an auxiliary carbon source (<20% of that subset's total cellular carbon was derived from those substrates). At the population level, MGI assimilation of organic carbon comprised just 0.5%–11% of total biomass carbon. We observed extensive assimilation of inorganic carbon and urea‐ and amino acid‐derived nitrogen (equal to that from ammonium), consistent with metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses performed here and previously showing a widespread potential for MGI to perform autotrophy and transport and degrade organic nitrogen. Our results constrain the quantity and composition of organic matter used by MGI and suggest they use it primarily to meet nitrogen demands for anabolism and nitrification.
Towards a New Ireland
Authors: Richmond Neale 
Published: December 2022

AbstractDespite all the contemporary difficulties that we face on the island of Ireland, twenty‐four years on from the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, there is a clear sense of hope for a better future. We should be optimistic for our shared future, even if we do not agree on what form that should take. We cannot discuss Northern Ireland or its future without acknowledging that Brexit has significantly shifted the conversation. Not only has it brought Anglo‐Irish relations to a low not seen in the past twenty‐five years, but it has also damaged the reputation of the UK internationally and brought the topic of Irish unity back to the fore of our political discourse.
Acceptability of reproductive goals assessment in public mental health care
Authors: Goodsmith Nichole , Dossett Emily C. , Gitlin Rebecca , Fenwick Karissa , Ong Jessica R. , Hamilton Alison , Cordasco Kristina M. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo assess patient and provider perspectives on the acceptability of reproductive goals assessment in public mental health clinics and inform potential tailoring for these settings.Data Sources and Study SettingPrimary qualitative data from patients and providers at four clinics in an urban public mental health system serving individuals with chronic mental illness (collected November 2020–October 2021).Study DesignThis was an exploratory qualitative study with patients (English‐speaking women of reproductive age, primarily Black or Latina) and mental health providers (psychiatrists, psychotherapists, case managers, nurses). We examined the acceptability of reproductive goals assessment within mental health care and obtained feedback on two reproductive goals assessment conversation guides: PATH (Pregnancy Attitudes, Timing, and How Important is Pregnancy Prevention) and OKQ (One Key Question).Data CollectionWe conducted semi‐structured telephone interviews with 22 patients and 36 providers. We used rapid qualitative analysis to summarize interview transcripts and identified themes using matrix analysis.Principal FindingsPerceptions of reproductive goals assessment were generally positive. Providers said the conversation guides would “open the door” to important discussions, support a better understanding of patients' goals, and facilitate medication counseling and planning. A minority of patients expressed discomfort or ambivalence; several suggested providers ask permission or allow patients to raise the topic. Additional themes included the need for framing to provide context for these personal questions, the need to build rapport before asking them, and the challenge of balancing competing priorities. Many participants found both PATH and OKQ prompts acceptable; some preferred the “conversational” and “open‐ended” PATH phrasing.ConclusionsParticipants perceived reproductive goals assessment as a promising practice in mental health care with unique functions in this setting. Areas of discomfort highlight the sensitivity of these topics for some women with chronic mental illness and suggest opportunities to tailor language, framing, and provider training to support effective and appropriate implementation.
What is the role of selection bias in quality comparisons between the Veterans Health Administration and community care? Example of elective hernia surgery
Authors: Mull Hillary J. , Kabdiyeva Aigerim , Ndugga Nambi , Gordon Sarah H. , Garrido Melissa M. , Pizer Steven D. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between community care (CC) treatment and a postoperative surgical complication in elective hernia surgery among Veterans using multiple approaches to control for potential selection bias.Data Sources and Study SettingVeterans Health Administration (VHA) data sources included Corporate Data Warehouse (VHA encounters and patient data), the Program Integrity Tool and Fee tables (CC encounters), the Planning Systems Support Group (geographic information), and the Paid file (VHA primary care providers).Study DesignPrior works suggest patient outcomes are better in VHA than in CC settings; however, these studies may not have appropriately accounted for the selection of higher‐risk cases into CC. We estimated (1) a naïve logistic regression model to calculate the effect of CC setting on the probability of a complication, controlling for facility fixed effects and patient and procedure characteristics, and (2) a 2‐stage model using the hernia patient's primary care provider's 1‐year prior CC referral rate as the instrument.Data CollectionWe identified patients residing ≤40 miles from a VHA surgical facility with elective VHA or CC hernia surgery from 2018 to 2019.Principal FindingsOf 7991 hernia surgeries, 772 (9.7%) were in CC. The overall complication rate was 4.2%; 286/7219 (4.0%) among VHA surgeries versus 51/5772 (6.6%, p < 0.05) in CC. We observed a 2.8 percentage point increase in the probability of postoperative complication given CC surgery (95% confidence interval: 0.7, 4.8) in the naïve model. After accounting for the VHA provider's historical rate of CC referral, we no longer observed a relationship between surgery setting and risk of postoperative complication.ConclusionsAfter accounting for the selection of higher‐risk patients to CC settings, we found no difference in hernia surgery postoperative complications between CC and VHA. Future VHA and non‐VHA comparisons should account for unobserved as well as observed differences in patients seen in each setting.
Optimization of a novel vacuum sublimation–rehydration thawing process
Authors: Chen Shanshan , Wu Weidong , Mao Shijie , Li Kun , Zhang Hua 
Published: December 2022

AbstractTo better guarantee the quality of the thawed meat, maximize the thawing rate, and minimize the system energy consumption, the multiparameter and multi‐objective coupling optimizations for the newly proposed vacuum sublimation–rehydration thawing (VSRT) process was conducted. The polynomial nonlinear regression equations of single and comprehensive objectives were established by the central composite rotatable design, and the corresponding test of fitting degree and the analysis of influencing factors order were carried out. Furthermore, the interaction effects of influencing factors were investigated through the response surface methodology and were experimentally validated to obtain the optimal process parameters. The results showed that the established regression equations were in good agreement with the experimental values. For the different objectives, there were great differences in the influence order and interaction of factors. In the sublimation and rehydration stages, there existed an optimal region in the response surface to achieve a better value for the single and comprehensive objectives. When the sublimation time was 19 min, the heating plate temperature was 26°C, the rehydration water volume was 1634 ml, the rehydration water temperature was 29°C, the thawing time was relatively short (1.00 h), and the thawing loss (1.19%), the total color difference (1.02), and the system‐specific energy consumption (0.026 kW h/kg) were relatively low. The comprehensive performance of the VSRT system reached the best state.Practical ApplicationThe purpose of this work is to make the novel vacuum sublimation–rehydration thawing method not only better guarantee the quality of thawed meat but also maximize the thawing rate and minimize the energy consumption of the system, which can provide a new idea and reference for the development of new high‐efficiency thawing equipment.
Strong chū‐hai, a Japanese ready‐to‐drink high‐alcohol‐content beverage, and hazardous alcohol use: A nationwide cross‐sectional study
Authors: Yoshioka Takashi , So Ryuhei , Takayama Atsushi , Okubo Ryo , Funada Satoshi , Takada Midori , Wakabayashi Mami , Tabuchi Takahiro 
Published: December 2022

AbstractBackgroundA new ready‐to‐drink premixed high‐alcohol‐content beverage, called strong chū‐hai, was launched in Japan, and more recently, in Taiwan and Australia. We aimed to examine the popularity and association of strong chū‐hai with individual alcohol use, both of which remained unclear.MethodsWe conducted a cross‐sectional study using data from the Japan “Society and New Tobacco” Internet Survey conducted from February 1 to 28, 2022, in Japan. We enrolled 27,993 respondents (aged 15 to 81 years; male 48.5%), including 15,083 current alcohol users. Using inverse probability weighting of data from the 2016 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions on Health and Welfare, we estimated the weighted proportions of strong chū‐hai users among all respondents and constructed multivariable logistic regression models to estimate the weighted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of strong chū‐hai use for hazardous and harmful alcohol use, defined as a score ≥8 of the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, among current alcohol users.ResultsAmong all respondents, 56.2% (weighted proportions: past, 35.9%; and current, 20.3%) drank strong chū‐hai. Among drinkers, both past and current strong chū‐hai use, compared to never use, were associated with hazardous and harmful alcohol use (past, OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.42 to 2.12; current, OR 2.19, 95% CI 1.79 to 2.69).ConclusionsOur study found that more than half of the respondents experienced strong chū‐hai consumption, suggesting that it is widely used in Japan. In addition, both past and current strong chū‐hai use were associated with hazardous and harmful alcohol use among current alcohol users.